View allAll Photos Tagged Back
I am back from Chitral. I went there to attend the polo festival at Shindur pass. I stayed with locals and the friends I made during my previous visit.
Shooting Polo with 55mm was a tough job. Most photographers were equipped with ultra zoom cameras or good quality tele lens but I managed to get some hard hitting action. That’s not all it, I was all over the place Dir, Mastuj, Chitral, Kailsah and Shandur and have came back with faces and street life of every place I visited. Expect a lot of stuff in the coming days.
This F-18 Hornet of the Swiss Air Force reaches the end of the runway before returning to the dispersal after a late afternoon sortie.
I've been in London this week, just an overnight stay whilst my tattoo got finished off.
Amy Winehouse died at the weekend, an official reason has yet to be announced but it is suspected to be drugs.
It was strange hearing the news, it was a shock- but not a shock. As many people have said already, it was always going to be this way, it was just a matter of when.
I've read a lot of articles and seen a lot of comments online- mostly along the lines of "Waste of talent, gone too young, No more music"
All of the above is true, yet I find myself more sorry about the fact that people did try to help her, she just didn't want to be helped.
That to me, is the real waste, that the demons within consumed her. Thats the bit that sits uneasily with me.
I spent Tuesday in Camden, I saw The Hawley Arms where she used to frequent- the message on the billboard outside just read Back to Black.
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to.....
I go back to us.
Project 365
48/366
It's been almost half a week with a very limited online access so this what I had in front of my eyes most of the day today...
Gotta check the pictures I've been taking and bring them up here =)
Akaroa, day two of my friends visit from London I took them over the Port hills to Akaroa. We had such a beautiful day and they enjoyed the trip.
Akaroa is a village on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for 'Long Harbour'.
Akaroa is 84 km by road from Christchurch and is the terminus of State Highway 75. In the 2006 New Zealand census of population and dwellings, the permanent population was 567, a decrease of 7 since 2001. The village has a high (29.6%) ratio of residents aged over 65.
Set on a beautiful, sheltered harbour and overlooked by craggy volcanic hills, Akaroa is a popular resort village and in summer the temporary population can reach 15,000 which places stress on the summer water supply, which is entirely dependent upon rainfall on the hills.
Many Hector's Dolphins may be found within Akaroa harbour, and 'swim with the dolphins' boat tours are a major tourist attraction.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaroa
Explore #449 do dia 17 de Dezembro de 2008.
He left no time to regret
Kept his dick wet
With his same old safe bet
Me and my head high
And my tears dry
Get on without my guy
You went back to what you knew
So far removed from all that we went through
And I tread a troubled track
My odds are stacked
I'll go back to black
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to.....
I go back to us
I love you much
It's not enough
You love blow and I love puff
And life is like a pipe
And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
Black, black, black, black, black, black, black,
I go back to
I go back to
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to black
Amy Winehouse.
Day 09 (17.04.2013)
Ross Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
he Japanese army built many bunkers, which still occupy vantage points in the island. But it wasn’t long before the victors turned into the vanquished and the Andaman Islands came under British control once more. Japanese forces surrendered to the British on October 9, 1945, after being defeated in World War II. This time, however, the Chief Commissioner preferred to stay at Port Blair. Rumours of the island sinking contributed to the decision and Ross remained abandoned. Once feted as the Paris of East, Ross Island became a ghost town occupied by crumbling structures hugged by vines.
Maple and ash windsor rod-backed side chair with 7 spindles, dished seat and bamboo turnings. Crest rail joined with wooden pegs. US origin, c.1810 - 1815. 34 5/8" tall, 22 3/4" wide.
Donated by Miss Susan Hart
ACC# 74.11
See more furnishings at flic.kr/s/aHskURW645.
(Photo credit Bob Gundersen www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/albums)
Used a Vivitar FD 24mm f/2.8 and a Soligor 21mm f/3.8 lenses for the star photos and a Minolta Rokkor 200mm tele for the moon shot.
Got a lot of stars, considering how light polluted the skies of the DC area are, however, I'm not super-happy with these pics.
There seems to be a lot of distortion no matter what combination of settings I use. Could simply be a matter of using cheap lenses.
Ah well, I'm still learning, and any advice would be gratefully appreciated.