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Compressors are the heart of every underground coalmine.
During a mine closure, this vital part comes to a halt and the underground mining operation dies, due to a lack of oxygen and compressed air....
Beautiful slot canyon formations in Cardiac Canyon, including this one that resembles a howling dog or beast.
“In 1984 Gurudeva planted 108 trees with his own hands. He dedicated this forest to pilgrims and all Kauaians, inviting them to sit among the sacred trees to rest, meditate, have a picnic or tell stories to their children. Today the trees are fifty feet tall and produce hundreds of thousands of fruits each year. The English name is Blue Marble tree, since the one-inch diameter fruits are a rare cobalt blue. Their unusual color was written about in a Scientific American article. It seems there are two, and only two, living species on the Earth that create color using refraction and not reflection: a deep-sea crustacean and Eleocarpus ganitrus, the Rudraksha tree. Underneath the blue skin is a thin layer of flesh which is edible, but not too tasty. In Ayurveda, Rudraksha seeds, ground with healing herbs, are given to patients of heart disease to strengthen the cardiac muscle. The wood is also unusual. Almost white in color, it is said to have been the wood of choice in World War I for making airplane propellers; and in India the trees practically became extinct when they were chosen as the timber for railroad ties.”
Excerpt from www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/about/rudraksha-forest
The beautiful curves and waves inside Cardiac Canyon (given the name because of the very steep entrance/exit of pure deep sand, which will get your heart rate up very quickly on your way out).
Seen on Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour. They were dug out by convicts to store grain on the island. Unfortunately the wheat got wet from rain. Three convicts were sent down to investigate but were overcome by fumes, "impure or foul air" it was called in the 1850s. Three more convicts volunteered to go down and roped the first 3 out. That 3 were revived but the volunteers were found to be dead when they were pulled out. Searching Google about wet wheat it seems Phosphine gas was the problem. In high doses it causes shock, coma and cardiac arrest. There is no antidote even today I believe.
Cardiac Canyon is a separate section of the touristy, crowded Antelope Canyon near Page. The family that owns the canyon only allows a single group of up to 6 people to visit the canyon every day. It was just the two of us on the day we visited and the canyon was magical. The image title refers to a story that our guide told us about a Navajo hero who jumped across the canyon while protecting his tribe from the U.S. army.
I'm losing hope
I tell you baby I'm going under
I can't help that you set my soul
On fire living under your command
Can't get enough
My heart is rippling, rolling like thunder
I can't help that I'm laying on the table
While my life is in your hands
You say that you can save me
But it's all part of your plan
But it hurts so good when you cut me open
Taken my heart and made me heartbroken
It's a ghost town here up in my chest
I'm going into cardiac arrest
(Ooh whoa oh) yeah you got me
(Ooh whoa oh) yeah you got me
(Ooh whoa oh) yeah you got me
Going into cardiac arrest
Taken @ sunny's - Wait Here - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunny%20Photo%20Studio/212...
Strobist: 550ex and Vivitar 285 with a red gel placed in the boxes. WL1600 with a strip bank to the left and above camera. Triggered via pocket wizards.
It was cold out. Grey and white. Visiting Mobius at the time of winter... a pleasant time filled with the joys of the upcoming holidays, and the sweet sound of boots crunching in snow. Sonic recalled past moments, enjoying this time with his many friends... most of which were now dead.
Like him.
Sonic, though, was different from the others. He was given the role as an angel... which meant he could visit Mobius as much as he pleased, and God wouldn't bat an eyelash.
The hedgehog tightened the scarf around his neck. His wings, disguised as a piece of clothing. It now tightly hugged his mouth and nose. He didn't to wear the clothing. Because he was an angel - because he was already dead, he no longer had to feel the cold, or heat of the earth. He didn't have to... but he willed himself to feel the bitter cold anyway. He wanted to feel it... to embrace it...
... because it made him feel alive again.
His glowing green eyes looked up, and watched the snow drift lazily to the ground. Slow wasn't normally his thing, but sometimes you needed to enjoy the little things in life, or else you'd go stir crazy...
Suddenly, a child darted past him, and slipped on some ice. She would have fallen, if Sonic hadn't stuck his hand out and caught her.
"Thanks mister!" She squeaked. A mouse with amber eyes.
"What's the rush?" Sonic asked.
"My grandpa's very sick... I was gonna deliver a get-well card to him... oh! I need to go!" She then ran off again.
In silence, he "read" the girl. A power that the angels had. Once he had read someone, he knew of their thoughts, feelings, memories, and other such things. It was a good way to spot someone who was up to no good. Based on the memories he had read from that girl... her grandfather was more than just sick... he was DYING...
Sonic was never one who liked tears. He could only imagine that little girl being so upset when her grandpa finally kicked the bucket... well... not if HE could help it...
Like a shadow, he followed the girl until they arrived at a hospital. Still, he trudged behind her before she entered a small room. Sonic waited.
Inside, he heard a few whispers, and finally, the cry of the little girl. Grandpa had one more day to live, it seemed. Sonic's ears drooped. Death depressed him.
The hedgehog wrung his hands, then went back out to the hospital's main lobby. He sat in a chair, closed his eyes, and waited for the visiting hours to be over, head lowering.
three hours later, the last person (not including the staff) left, and Sonic's head rose... but only because the intern was tapping him on the shoulder.
"Yes?" He asked the young-adult, hiding his face with his scarf.
"Excuse me, sir, but visiting hours are over, and we'd like to ask you to leave the hospital..."
"fair enough." Sonic replied, and left the Hospital... or at least, it's interior. The hedgehog turned a corner, away from the watchful eyes of others, and... disappeared.
Well, if a mobian were to have seen him, that's what they would have said had happened. But Sonic didn't disappear. He had teleported himself into the room of the girl's grandfather.
He walked over to the poor, suffering creature, sleeping away his last few hours. With a gentle hand, he lightly touched the old mobian on the head.
Cardiac arrhythmia. A heart disease that made the heartbeat irregular. He had suffered from a cardiac arrest, and it was much too late to fully save him... or so the doctors thought.
Sonic moved his hand to the grandfather's chest. A blue aura surrounded both the old man, and Sonic.
Suddenly, the mobian took in a huge gasp of air. His heart moniter going from a weak, off beeping to a completelly normal beeping that you would find from a perfectly healthy mobian. The blue hedgehog smiled warmly at this.
Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes, and stared long and hard at his saviour. Sonic stared back.
"I... I know you..." The old man whispered. Sonic stayed silent. "Y... your Sonic the Hedgehog... you were always in the news... when I wasn't as old... but you're dead..."
Again, Sonic smiled.
"Happy holidays!" He told him cheerily, and disappeared without a trace.
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The next day, the doctors were completelly bewildered. This old mobian... the one who was going to dye that very day, had somehow managed to restore his own heart until it was like new.
"It's a miracle!" The little girl cried happily, and hugged her grandfather.
"Yes... A miracle..." The old mobian replied, hugging his grandaughter. Had Sonic the Hedgehog really saved him, or was he just dreaming? Either way, he was happy to be alive.
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Outside, Sonic leaned against the hospital, looking out, at the sky. He pulled his scarf down, and let the cool air nip at his nose and lips. Those lips curved into a small smile. Another gift given. Happy holidays, Mobius.
Many of you have heard me comment that after the heart attack and cardiac arrest, I'm restricted to a daily walk to our letterbox until surgery occurs.
Well... This is the walk (or at least: the driveway. The letterbox is at the other end; you just can't see it in this scene...!
It's been a long day; please forgive me if I Fave your latest photos. Unfortunately, I'm running a low on Energy tonight...
A very BIG "Thank You" for all your prayers and kind messages; thank you also for taking the time and the trouble to leave an encouraging Comment... It's especially nice to hear from you at the moment, and your comments are greatly appreciated thanks...!
Cardiac Canyon is an amazing, but nearly unknown slot canyon. It features some of the most dramatic desert varnish I've ever photographed, as captured in this image of one of Cardiac's incredible chambers.
It truly reminds me of what Antelope was 20 years ago when you could photograph there for hours (with a tripod) and rarely see another soul.
I'm sure the time will come when Cardiac will be as packed as Antelope is now. Then photographers will look back on these days with a tear in their eyes and reminisce about how great it was before it was loved to death.
Enjoy it while you can!
Cheers,
Jeff
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PS: I've written a detailed blog about Cardiac packed with tips, suggestions, and photos. Check it out here: www.firefallphotography.com/cardiac-canyon-the-new-antelo...
Olios argelasius is a species of huntsman spider found in the Mediterranean Basin.
Female 15 to 17 mm.
Abdomen yellow-brown to grey-brown with a faint grey cardiac mark and faint grey chevrons behind.
Carapace yellow-brown to orange-brown.
Legs and palps yellow-brown to orange-brown with black spots and dark metatarsi and tarsi.
Male 9 to 11 mm.
Markings and colors almost identical to the female.
Habitat
In hot, sparsely vegetated areas under stones, on walls and rocks and in orchards.
For more information please visit www.arachnophoto.com/en/sparassidae-2/olios-argelasius/
www.myspace.com/cardiacradiorock
Very nice guys from La Crosse, WI and they write some cool tunes! I shot these guys at Viterbo University before the Stick To Your Guns shoot for Century Media that afternoon.
Strobist
B800 in gridded medium softbox on front man
B800 boomed over left 2 guys in gridded large octabox
B800 in small octabox on far right guy
B800 back right bare w/20 degree grid
B800 back left bare w/20degree grid
Triggered with pocket wizards
Powered by 2 Vagabond II's
I couldn't have done it without my real good friend Luke Severson. Check his work at www.lukeshoots.com
Cardiac surgery operation room
Premiere of the new kind of operation called TAVI - aortic valve replacement without chest opening.
Cardiac Canyon is located in the Navajo Nation, near Page, Arizona. While not as famous as nearby Antelope Canyon, Cardiac Canyon limits visitors to six people per day. At Antelope Canyon, you might find yourself shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of tourists and photographers.
This image was generated and has been enhanced with the assistance of several digital imaging software programs, including Topaz Photo AI, Photoshop CC, Snapseed, and Adobe Firefly.
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This is two photos fused together, one is a mirrored image of a street dancer in Tampa Florida, and the other is a beautiful broken up sidewalk in Gainesville Florida, and somewhere in between the dancing girl on this sidewalk is a heart, hence the the name Cardiac Avenue 9/7/15
A few of my Pediatric Cardiac ICU baby sketches. For full gallery and a story that will make you cry click here. www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2015/10/05/four-storie...
Steepness redefined, this hill is aptly named by the locals in Gran Alacant, Spain. Trust me, you wouldn’t want to walking up this in the middle of August when temperatures can hit 34°c
I’ve done it a couple of times and now I’m cured, so I don’t need to relive the experience...on reaching the summit I felt as though my lungs were coming out of my gob!
Oh yeah, this is just the last half of it! There’s an equal but twistier stretch leading up from the beach. Gasp!
A few of my Pediatric Cardiac ICU baby sketches. For full gallery and a story that will make you cry click here. www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2015/10/05/four-storie...
......TROVATA IN RIVA AL MARE,SU UN TRATTO DI SCOGLIERA.....
.Classe: Monocotyledones Ordine: Orchidales Famiglia: Orchidaceae Genere: Solanacee
Il Hyoscyamus albus è una pianta pelosa annuale o biennale,con fusto eretto.Le foglie sono picciolate, ovali,ottusamente dentellate.
I fiori sono portati in racemi all'estremità dei rami,sono di colore giallo esternamente,porporina all'interno del fiore.
È una pianta di origini Euro Mediterranee.
Vegeta in ambienti ruderali e lungo i muri fino a altre 1200 metri s.l.m.E sulle rocce marine.....
Nome comune : Giusquiamo bianco.
PIANTA VELENOSISSIMA......
Tutta la pianta è tossica, e in particolare le foglie e i semi.
L'intossicazione può avvenire per ingestione.
Questo può provocare allucinazioni, delirio, alterazione del battito cardiaco, convulsioni e,nei casi più gravi la morte.
Contiene Alcaloidi iosciamina,ioscipicrina,scopolamina
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...... FOUND NEAR THE SEA, ON A TRACT OF CLIFF ......
The Hyoscyamus albus is a hairy annual or biennial plant,
The flowers are carried in clusters at the ends of branches, are yellow outside, purple inside of the flower.
It is a plant originally from Euro Mediterranee.
Vegeta in ruderal environments and along the walls up to another 1,200 meters slm...and on marine rocks .....
Common name: White Henbane.
PLANT poisonous ......
The whole plant is toxic, and in particular the leaves and seeds.
The poisoning may occur if swallowed.
This can cause hallucinations, delirium, abnormal heartbeat, seizures, and in severe cases death.
It contains alkaloids hyoscyamine, ioscipicrina, scopolamine
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