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Walt Disney World
EPCOT Future World
Fountain of Nations
Alt. title: Fishing in the Fountain
One of the shots that I wanted to get during this trip was a unique perspective of the Fountain of Nations. There have been so many amazing shots of it, I wasn’t sure I could get one that hasn’t already been done before. When I arrived at EPCOT this particular day, there was an amazing sunset taking place so I quickly headed over to the fountain and started firing away. It was giving up some good shots, but I wanted something else, something different, and then it hit me... get inside the fountain. That’s something I hadn’t seen done before :).
Canon 5D MarkIII
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG USM
ISO 100 | F11 | 20 sec | 35mm
8 Frames
Lee Filters used
Big Stopper & Circ Pol
Fishermans Bay along the Nth Coast of NSW in Port Stephens.
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The Regen (Czech: Řezná) is a river in Bavaria, Germany, and a left tributary of the Danube, at Regensburg, Germany. The source of its main headstream, the Großer Regen ("Big Rain"), is located in the Bohemian Forest on the territory of the Czech Republic, near Železná Ruda. The river crosses the border after a few kilometres, at Bayerisch Eisenstein. The name in German evolved from the name in Latin, whose meaning is unknown. The Romans variously called the river Regana (feminine gender), Reganus (masculine), and Reganum (neuter).
At Zwiesel, the Großer Regen is joined by the Kleiner Regen ("Little Regen") to form the Schwarzer Regen ("Black Regen"). The Schwarzer Regen flows through Regen and Viechtach, and is joined by the Weißer Regen ("White Regen") in Kötzting. Beyond this confluence, the river is called Regen. The river's total length, including its headstreams Großer Regen and Schwarzer Regen, is 169 km.
The Regen Valley forms the main valley crossing the Bavarian Forest; many settlements within the mountains are located along the river. Cities along the Regen river include Cham and Regensburg.
Daylight savings has really thrown my inspiration for a loop.
Day 315 of 365 50
Copyright: Geoff Greene Photography
I was rather hoping there would be more snow Than this but by sunset most of it had melted away ...I had to clone out lots of footsteps in this shot which is made up of 4 images stitched together !
Orange Color Sentiment – Oranje (gevoel) during international soccer tournaments involving the Dutch team everything in the Netherlands turns orange, including the Dutch themselves. Another reason to go orange is the Queen Day
Tulips-Tulpen The tulip has come to be a loved symbol of the Netherlands. Many tourists visit the country just to see the bright coloured flower and the astonishing view over the bulb fields. The season in April the tulips blosssom to sometime in mid May, depending on the weather.
Eleven Cities Tour- Elfstedentocht – the world’s largest and longest (almost 200 km.) speed skating competition conducted on frozen canals, rivers and lakes between the eleven historic Frisian cities.
Herring- Haring- the famous Dutch brined herring, served with chopped onion
Drop- chewy kind of candy with a sweet and/or salty taste. The Dutch like it so much, that you can buy it in hundreds of different types. And none of them taste as the ones you can get outside the Netherlands.
Biking-Fietsen the bike is arguably the fastest way of transportation in some cities. Don’t forget to lock yours, unless you want to be the victim of that other Dutch tradition: bike-stealing.
Cheese-Kaas The Netherlands is the country of the true cheese eaters. Holland cheese exists in many types and sizes, one even tastier than the last. Dutch cheese not only is delicious, but healthy too: it is rich in healthy protein and naturally contains a lot of calcium.
Draaiorgels- Dutch Street organs are mechanical musical instruments. There is no player behind the keyboard, but the instruments are played by a moving music pattern. Sometime you can still see them on the street, but most likely you will find draaiorgels in the museum: www.draaiorgelmuseum.nl
Queen day-Koninginnedag-on April 30, is an annual public holiday, Holland goes crazy. Special concerts and events are held in the main squares, often featuring well-known DJ’s and bands
Complaining-Klagen Complaining about the weather is the favorite. But complaining about the government, foreigners, traffic jams, dog shit and public transport is popular too. Because everything and everyone is flawed.
Gezelligheid- Many try to translate it as a nice atmosphere or a great time, but I was told that gezelligheid is more about a feeling
Collecting bonus stamps- Zegeltjes sparen- For every Euro you spend on groceries at the supermarket you get one stamp. Save 100 and you get €10 Euro back. The Dutch love it!
Boerenkool-Kale or borecole is a form of cabbage used in the most famous Dutch winter dish-stamppot boerenkool
Bureaucracy- bureaucratie- The Dutch are utterly addicted to bureaucracy. Filling in forms and dealing with officialdom are national sports.
The Delta Works-Deltawerken- is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta from the sea. Delta Works have been declared one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Hagelslag- Dutch chocolate sprinkles pure chocolate, milk chocolate, white and milk chocolate mix, and fruit flavored. They are extremely popular at the Dutch breakfast table, to be sprinkled on top of buttered bread or rusts.
Erwtensoep (snert)- pea soup, It makes for a very hearty meal and usually eaten during the colder months in the Netherlands, especially after ice skating.
Koe-Cows- The cow was a symbol of prosperity to the Dutch, today the Frisian cow is a symbol of the Dutch landscape
Beschuit (met muisjes)- Biscuit with the Birth Mice, which are little anise seeds with many small layers of coating sugar around it, creating little balls. These are traditionally eaten when a baby is born.
Nederwiet is a common Dutch name for a “skunk” variation of marijuana bred in the Netherlands.
Ice-Skating-Schaatsen- is a national sport, Skating is also an important part of the Dutch sports heritage. Once hugely popular, it has recently been relegated from frozen waterways to indoor ice rinks due to the warmer weather of the last few years. Despite this, speed-skating (rather than figure-skating) is still a national obsession, though the Dutch have had few international champions of late.
Gracht and grachten- the city-canal. Gracht is a waterway in the city with streets on both sides of the water. You can see it in many Dutch cities including Amsterdam, Delf, Groningen.
Frugality- zuinigheid – the Dutch reputation for frugality as consumers is an extension of their former reputation as hard-bargaining traders.
Just act normal- Doe maar gewoon- “Doe maar gewoon, dan doe je al gek genoeg”, or simply “Doe maar gewoon”: Just act normal, and you will act crazy enough, meaning “Blend in, don’t stick out from the crowd.”- The Dutch do not like to stand out in a crowd
Nuchterheid- soberness, matter of fact, objectivity
Wagging finger- Opgeheven vingertje- the moral finger wagging is still taking place in the Netherlands.
Flat country – vlakke land. There is no word that describes this country better than “flat.” The largest hill that I have seen in the Netherlands was an artificial one used for raising part of a motorway junction.
Dutch peanut butter-Pindakaas-peanut cheese, the Calve Pindakaas is one of the most popular breakfast sandwich spread.
Delft Blue- Delfts Blauw -Traditionally it is a type of handcrafted earthenware, hand painted with typical (flower)patterns, and sometimes combined with landscapes and typical Dutch scenery
Skaftafelljokull, Skaftafell national park, ICELAND
Ciclope è addormentato, piccolissimi uomini valorosi camminano silenziosi tra le pieghe della pelle di una sua gamba
The leaves are still green, at least for a little while.
Day 277 of 365 50
Copyright: Geoff Greene Photography
Shot with Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Today its not so much about this image, even though I like it.
Its more about the camera, because I decided to make myself a present and get me a used 5D Mark II.
I made that decision not because I am unhappy with my 40D, but rather because I wanted to be able to shoot more available light, which was tough with my 40D most of the times.
The high ISO performance of the 40D is not really good, you can go to maximum 800 ISO, and that already produces an amount of noise, that I personally can hardly stand.
The 5D performs a lot better (and it definitely should for its price), and is opening a whole different world to me (at least thats what it feels like at the moment).
I only used it for two days now, and am, with a few exceptions, very happy with it.
Bascially, the images are amazing, the camera building is kind of so-so for me.
I will see how the cam performs in the long term, and will keep you posted.
Yay!!!
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I have re hashed my swan pic as I thought it needed a little something extra so I added the reeds in P.S. I am a bit happier with this image now ! Yes bev this is slightly different to the one you put the invite on....I could not resist fiddling with it ? : )
Westkapelle (51°32′N, 3°26′E) is a village in the municipality of Veere on the island Walcheren, in the province Zeeland of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, it had a population of 2,671. Westkapelle is on the westernmost tip of Walcheren and is surrounded by the sea on three sides.
Westkapelle is mainly known because of its lighthouse, standing prominently at the entrance to the village. This tower is the remains of a church that burned down in the 18th century. In the 19th century, a light was added to the top so that it could serve as a lighthouse.
Westkapelle was a separate municipality from 1816 until 1997, when it was merged with Veere.
So, I text my buddy Jave a.k.a. JavePhoto yesterday night to ask him if he is working today (Tuesday). I hear nothing back from him that night. But first thing in the morning I get a call, "Dude, I didn't feel like working today and you just gave me my excuse not to go in. When & where do you want to shoot?" I tell him that since there is no clouds, we can either do a star trail shot at shark fin cove or try to shoot the Bay Bridge at twilight just as the lights are coming on in the city and on the Bridge. I told him that I saw a picture that Patrick had posted on flickr that finally motivated me to get out there and shoot this Bridge. Well, Jave has shot the Bay Bridge before but never from this low angle. So he says, if there was a warning about danger, we're there.
So, we meet up at my office and Jave picks me up in his swanky BMW. This is living. Heated seats, power everything, leg room galore. I mean, I swear there was someone rubbing my shoulders as I sat in the passenger seat, but when I turned and looked in the back seat, there was no one. Spooky :-)
But anyhow, we left my office at 1:30pm to leave plenty of time to scope out the new shooting spot. But 880 is hell in a new dimension, this time of the year. I swear it was like stop and go the whole way. Including getting through the tole on the bridge. So, we finally exit the off ramp to Treasure Island not really knowing what we are looking for except for we should be facing San Francisco and the Bridge should be on the right of us. Well, lets just say we got shooed away by a guard at a gate on the wrong side of the Bridge, because we thought maybe we could drive around to the other side? WRONG! Well, after a few more runs around the island and a bunch of illegal U-turns. We just stop in the middle of a sort of driveway, put the hazards on, and walked around to try to figure out where to shoot. As we are walking towards what we are sure is the path down to this spot. A car drives by and screeches to a stop about 100 feet in front of us on the opposite side of the road. And a young girl jumps out and the car speeds off. Jave is like,"what the hell is going on here" because this girl is holding her crouch and jumping around doing some type of rain dance and staring at us, staring at her. Jave is like, "Dude this chick is wak!" I'm like, whatever, we're loosing friggin light here. But, she keeps jumping around and now she's coming towards us on our side of the road. And Jave says, this _itch better step off. And then she'll says "I'm sorry, I'm sorry and pulls here pants down and starts peeing right in front of us bare but and all.
Now, I've had my share of police run ins and security guards yelling at me for shooting pictures. But this took the cake. I was speechless, but I was on a mission to get a shot so Jave was like lets get back to the car. And as we get to the car there is that same car that speed off a few minutes ago parked next to us in this driveway area on the side of the off ramp. The girl was waiting for her peeing friend. We get in the car as the peeing girl comes running up the road and jumps into the car next to us. Then they make the same U-Turn as us and head down to the base where we decided to park the car and walk back up. As we are driving down to park, Jave says to me, this is gonna be a long walk back up, I don't think we'll make it in time. I'm gonna ask those two girls to drop us back off at the top. And when we park, he does and to my astonishment they said, "Sure why not." WHY NOT??? BECAUSE YOU JUST PEED IN FRONT OF US THAT'S WHY NOT. But neither Jave nor the girls seemed to have a problem with our recent encounter. So, we grab our gear and jump into their car. And BOOM it hits me. The sweet, sweet smell of POT. Jave Blurts out, so you guys are having a little party here I see, which was followed by the girls laughing uncontrollable until they dropped us off, back up on the hill. Again, I am at a loss for words.
So, we finally make it down to this spot and scout around very quickly because we don't want to miss the magical light. Jave busts out his iPhone and shows me the pic that Patrick took recently from here and says we gotta get lower and closer to the edge. I'm thinking, We don't gotta do NO SUCH THING. But our greed for a great shot overwelms us and we do just that. Now we are, may I say, sitting on soft sandy soil on the edge of a big cliff. I'm not happy and Jave is strattling the side of the cliff like a commando. We start arnchoring our tripods by stabbing them into the hillside, which is pretty soft, when we hear rustling from the bushes. even lower then us and farther left. It scares the shit out of Jave and me. But we have to look over the edge and we see this dude that's like 70 years old climbing the side of this cliff coming towards us. And Jave says to me, WTF??? I again am speechless! Then when this guy climbs his way over to us, he says, how did you guys get here? That way was a bit tricky. That, my friends, has got to be the understatement of the year.
So, after this guy settles in, we all take our shots. And there are some nice shots to be had this evening. I love light :-) After shooting for about an hour, the old guy asks us how are we getting out of here. I quickly reply,"not the way you came in" and start laughing. He says that if we show him an easier way to the road he would call his friend to pick us up and take us to our car. SCORE #2. It was the best way to end the evening of shooting. Once we got back to the car, Jave was like "computer engage seat heaters" OK, I may have just made that up. But the rest of this crazy day is all true. It took us a total of 9 hours since we left San Jose to get our shots. But I think, for today, it was worth it. I hope you all enjoy the photo. If you did not check out Jave's photos above, Here is his shot from this location :-)
Enjoy :-)
For the Techies :-)
Canon 5D Mark II
Exposure: 4sec
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 46 mm
ISO Speed: 50 (to get as even an exposure as possible)
Lens: Canon EF24-70mm f2.8L
Tripod Gitzo G 026
Head Gitzo G1178M
Filters: Standard B+W UV that never leave my lens