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There's a few things I better clarify.....
firstly this is not snow - It's my attempt at infrared, using the photo editing software, GIMP :)
and secondly, the moon belongs to a texture by talented and creative lady Lenabem-Anna www.flickr.com/photos/lenabem-anna/8094917840/in/photostr...
This shot was taken in October from a bridge near Tandragee, Co. Armagh.
We've had dreadful storms here in Northern Ireland over the last couple of days, very heavy winds, rain and tonight thunder and lightning. I've lost half a fence... well, I can't say lost, because I can still see it, it's just not where it used to be!!!!
thanks to all those who were concerned for my safety :)
Thank you also for your visits, comments and faves on my previous uploads, I appreciate and read every message :)
Enjoy your weekend everyone :)
USDA Prime Filet Mignon cooked sous vide then seared in clarified butter, Rosemary, garlic and then drizzled with black truffle oil
Caramelized Shallot sauce
Roasted garlic smashed potatoes
Sautéed Swiss chard
Paired with a 2012 Carnivor Cabernet Sauvignon
This is my new girl Hotaru :) I was working on her for ages, she is my very old project that I thought I will never finish ^-^ Just to clarify. she is 100% girl, physically and mentally. Just a badass girl :D
Butter lamps are to be found in all Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas. The lamps traditionally burn clarified yak butter, but now often use vegetable oil or vegetable ghee. Each morning Tibetan Buddhists offer butter lamps to represent the illumination of wisdom, along with seven offering bowls (See About Offering Bowls) containing pure water (or symbolic offerings of washing water, drinking water, flowers, scent, perfumed water, food, and sound) before the images on their household shrine. The butter lamp is usually placed between the fourth and fifth bowls. At funeral ceremonies or when visiting temples and going on pilgrimage to sacred sites, Tibetan Buddhists often light a large number of butter lamps together at one time.
In a world of vibrant hues, a tale unfolds,
Of 99 red balloons, their story yet untold.
Beneath a sky so vast, they soared on high,
But their meaning, dear friend, let me clarify.
At first, they danced with grace, a joyful sight,
Innocent and carefree, floating in the sunlight.
Each balloon carried dreams, hopes, and desires,
A symbol of the human spirit, rising higher.
But as they ventured far, across the land,
A sense of unease emerged, like shifting sand.
For those red balloons held more than meets the eye,
Their significance, a warning, amidst the sky.
They represented the fragility of peace,
In a world where tensions and conflicts never cease.
Each balloon a nation, an ideology to embrace,
Bound together in a fragile cosmic space.
Like whispers in the wind, they stirred unrest,
Igniting fears and doubts within each chest.
Anxiety spread, and paranoia took its hold,
As the sight of those red balloons grew bold.
Misinterpretation fueled the flames of war,
As hearts turned cold, love weakened at the core.
The sky, once a canvas of dreams and hope,
Became a battleground, where divisions would lope.
Yet, through the chaos, a lesson lies,
In those 99 red balloons that reached the skies.
A call to humanity, to pause and reflect,
On the consequences of actions, before we select.
For in our hands, the power lies to shape,
A world where understanding can escape.
Let us learn from the balloons' poignant tale,
To embrace compassion and harmony, without fail.
So, when you see those red balloons on high,
Remember their meaning, as they paint the sky.
A reminder to cherish unity, and let go of strife,
To create a world where love can truly thrive.
“Posh Bear, I am confused.” Said Barney looking to his friend to clarify things.
“Hello confused.” Giggled Bertie. “I thought your name was Barney.”
“It is, Bertie, you know it is. Now I am even more confused.”
“So, tell me Barney what are you confused about and I will try and explain.” Said Posh Bear.
“Well, I asked my friend who is a genius, Sky, and even he didn’t know the answer to my question. He said that just maybe you might.”
“Barney, I did not say that I didn’t know the answer to your question, what I said was that I didn’t know if I knew the answer to your question. I know so many things that the answer could be there somewhere but at that moment in time I couldn’t think if I knew and if so where I had put the answer.”
“I know, Sky, you usually know everything and I am always so grateful to you for sharing your knowledge.” Said Barney.
“That is alright, Barney, it is the very least a genius can do for his friends.” Said Sky smiling.
“Anyway, getting back to the original question, Barney. What is it that confuses you?” Asked Posh Bear.
“Well, as I am sure you are aware it is very cold outside the house, and at times it can be slightly chilly inside the house, especially when the man has gone outside and left the door open or has a window open.”
“Yes, Barney, I am well aware of all that.” Said Posh.
“Well, at dark-time, when it gets extra, extra cold we all snuggle under our blankets and keep toasty warm and have sleeps.”
“Yes, that is right Barney. When it gets dark and the man turns off all the lights there is no point in us staying awake and getting cold.” Confirmed Posh Bear.
“Well, I was wondering why we don’t do that all the time when it is cold outside and wake up when it becomes warmer.”
“That is called habitation.” Said Sky proudly. “I heard all about it from Wellington one day.
“No, it is called hydration, Sky, I am sure that is what it is called. I think.” Said Bertie.
“Maybe Wellington got it wrong then, but he is normally right in what he says.” Said Sky scratching his head with a paw.
“It is neither actually, it is called hibernation, and some real bears do hibernate. We, however are not that type of bear, Barnaby, we don’t sleep all the time it is cold.” Said Posh.
“Why is that, Posh?” Asked Barney.
“There are a few reasons, Barney, the first is that our job is to take care of our hooman friend, big or small, comfort them when needed. They can want us at any time and so we always need to be available for them when they need us most. Hoomans are often lonely or worried, and we are their most trusted friend, the one that they confide in the most. We keep their secrets, they trust us. Some bears are with their hooman all their lives and are needed just as much after lots and lots of sleeps as they were when they were new.”
“I see, that is a good reason, Posh. What are the other reasons?” Asked Barney.
“Well, take Sky for instance, can you imagine Sky being able to go without honey for many sleeps on end and without eating between those sleeps? I can’t. Another reason is the man needs to try and take our picture every week, even if he makes a mess of it every week. Without us being willing subjects, there is no telling what he might try and take a picture of.”
“Talking of which, Posh, here he goes. Time to watch and enjoy him trying to get this one right.”
“It is all so predictable; he really should just accept the inevitable.” Said Posh Bear shaking his head.
The books in the photograph are, Whatever Next by Jill Murphy and Hooray for Winnie-the-Pooh from stories by A. A. Milne.
The relationships between the species need to be further clarified
Hidden almost out of sight, just off the Huron Street bridge in downtown Stratford, Ontario lies the Shakespearean Gardens. This well manicured English garden offers a formal setting with boxwood hedges,stone walkways, benches and gazebo yet comes alive with the brilliant colour of an amazing array of flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees.
Bangbang baby.
Zita is an Iplehouse Carina.
Tatts and faceup: Me
Commission
Edit: Just to clarify, Zita is not my doll. Only had the privilege to paint her.
Some very atmospheric and eerie misty conditions yesterday at Port Eynon Point on Gower. Not sure if the clouds would be classified as sea fog or a cloud inversion. If any experts out there could clarify I would be most grateful!
Of Plan(e)t Pitting
Plan(e)t Pitting is an only recently discovered planet in our solar system. It's gashed surface with many deep lakes has been formed by heavy volcanic activity of the Apodemus sylvaticus (I assume; the exact origin of the volcanic activity has not been clarified, yet) which, for now, has come to a rest, but for how long, I wonder...
Close-up and extreme crop of what must have been a very yummy leaf. It reminded me of one of those "Earth from Above" (do you know the books by Yann Arthus-Bertrand?), or Earth from space captures, especially after processing (and I have no idea where the blue comes from, but it must have been there; it appeared when I removed the haze in LR), and cropping. It's not sharp all over, unfortunately; taking pictures in the forest yesterday was rather difficult, because it was windy, and halfway through we had to return to "civilisation" in great haste, because a heavy downpour started (we'd just made it to a nearby Café). Couldn't decide between a tiny lichen "trumpet", a lime leaf with nail gall mites on it, and this one. In the end the rather surreal leaf won.
A Happy Macro Monday, Everyone!
Macro Mondays: #AllNatural
Die Erde von oben
Oder besser: Plan(e)t Lochfraß
Diese angefutterte Blatt erinnerte mich, insbesondere nach Bearbeitung und Zuschnitt, an eines der "Erde-von-oben"-Fotos von Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Es ist leider nicht überall scharf, weil ich hier nur zwei Foto gemacht hatte, da das Blatt, in Gänze betrachtet, eher staubig (bodennah gewachsen) und nicht unbedingt "MM-würdig" aussah, mich aber die löcherige Struktur dennoch auch faszinierte. Erst bei der Bearbeitung kamen, nachdem ich in LR den Dunst enfernt hatte (was dieses seltsame Blau zur Geltung brachte), die doch sehr interessanten Details zum Vorschein. Es war ein kurzer Waldspaziergang, da das angekündigte Gewitter schon bald und heftig losbrach, immerhin konnten wir uns rechtzeitig in ein nahes Café retten ;-)
Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Frühsommer-Woche, liebe Leute ;-)
I was walking the dogs a couple of weeks ago ( I should clarify that they do get walked daily, not just fortnightly) and I was struck by the sheer natural beauty that surrounds us, so I thought I would share a few simple iPhone photos with you.
I wonder how many people just wander around oblivious to all of this, they’re possibly more preoccupied with the dilemma of having an extra shot in their Straciatella or whatever you call a posh coffee these days, or whether the latest edition of ‘Investors Chronicle’ will be waiting for them on the doorstep when they arrive back home.
How can you miss the simple beauty of a wildflower, the warm varied colours of a newly unfurled oak leaf or the apparent deception of a Wildebeest masquerading as a Birch tree? I’m sure so many people miss this.
One of the things about photography is that it makes us open our eyes and appreciate what is around us, it also makes me realise that maybe I should give Martha further clarification on the principles of Hide and Seek!
Gulou (Chinese: 鼓楼; pinyin: Gǔlóu), or Drum Tower of Beijing, is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street. Originally built for musical reasons, it was later used to announce the time and is now a tourist attraction.
Drums were musical instruments in ancient China. Later they were used by government and communities to announce the time. The Bell and Drum towers were central to official timekeeping in China in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
The Bell and Drum Towers continued to function as the official timepiece of Beijing until 1924, when the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty was forced to leave the Forbidden City and western-style clockwork was made the official means of time-keeping.
History
The Drum Tower was built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan, at which time it stood at the very heart of the Yuan capital Dadu. At that time it was known as the Tower of Orderly Administration (Qizhenglou). In 1420, under the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty, the building was reconstructed to the east of the original site and in 1800 under the Jiaqing Emperor of the Qing dynasty, large-scale renovations were carried out. In 1924, Feng Yuxiang removed the official status of the towers, replacing them with western time-keeping methods, and renamed the building "Mingchilou", or the "tower of clarifying shame". Objects related to the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of Beijing and later the May 30 Massacre of 1925 were put on display, turning the towers into a museum. Nowadays, the upper story of the building serves as the People's Cultural Hall of the East City District.
In the 1980s, after much repair, the Bell and Drum Towers were opened to tourists.
Architecture
The Drum tower is a two-story building made of wood with a height of 47 metres (154 ft). In ancient times the upper story of the building housed 24 drums, of which only one survives. Nearby stands the Bell Tower, a 33-metre-high (108 ft) edifice with gray walls and a green glazed roof.
北京鼓楼和钟楼都位于中国北京市东城区的地安门外大街上，是元明清三代北京城的击鼓报时之处。与一般钟鼓楼东西对立排列不同的是，北京的鼓楼在南，钟楼在北，一前一后地坐落在古城中轴线的北端，与南面的景山遥相呼应。1996年，北京鼓楼、钟楼被中华人民共和国国务院公布为第四批全国重点文物保护单位之一。
鼓楼通高46.7米，坐落在高4米的砖砌台基上，占地面积约7000平方米。楼体面阔五间，形制为三重檐歇山顶、灰瓦绿琉璃剪边屋面。从外观上看它是一座两层的建筑，实际在两层之上还有一个暗层。鼓楼的底层为砖石结构，前后各有券门三道，左右各有一道，东北角还设边门，内砌69级式石阶可通上下。二层以上为木结构，四周修有回廊，外侧设望柱和栏杆等。
鼓楼历史上曾经三毁四建。最初建于元至元九年（1272年），名齐政楼，取金、木、水、火、土、日、月七政之意，后来被火焚毁。大德元年（1297年）重建，之后再次毁于火灾。明永乐十八年（1420年）二度重建，不久因雷击被毁。嘉靖十八年（1539年）第三次重建，终于留存至今，只在清嘉庆五年（1800年）和光绪二十年（1894年）进行过部分修整。
鼓楼内部通体彩画，金碧辉煌。二层原本置宋代的铜壶滴漏和铙神，用来报时，但在清初遗失。清代起改用时辰香定更次，并设主更鼓1面和群鼓24面报时，象征一年二十四节气。现在仅存一面主鼓，直径1.71米，高2.22米，鼓面由整张牛皮蒙成，上面刀痕累累，是被八国联军所砍。1924年时，鼓楼曾一度改名为“明耻楼”，陈列展览八国联军的图片、实物和模型等。
鼓楼前在元代时是北京城重要的商业区。根据古代都城“左祖右社，前朝后市”的规制，鼓楼正处在皇城之后，而且附近多有权贵宅第，不远处的积水潭和什刹海也都是商贾云集之所，因此带动了鼓楼前商业的发展。直到王府井、西单等商业街兴起后，这里才逐渐衰落。1949年后，鼓楼商业街重新繁荣，在保留老字号的同时，又新开了许多商店、饭店和风味小吃店，成为北京城北地区的商业中心之一。
from Wikipedia
There is a lot of construction going on. Streets are pretty torn up and traffic has been bottled down to one lane each way in places and some streets have been closed completely. So during all the maneuvering to avoid the traffic jams. I went thru areas I normally stay out of. Let me clarify what I am about to say. I worked in Detroit for around 14 years ( actually in Dearborn Mi right across the street from the Ford World H.Q. ) My travels around the city were not limited to just Dearborn. I am not in any way exaggerating what I am about to say. There are areas in the city of Detroit that look like a war had been fought in them. There are gutted and crumbling buildings all over the place , Trash is piled up on the curbs and you can drive for blocks and it is like this. Some areas of the city are to dangerous to even go in ! ( I had a bullet ricochet off the top of my truck cab coming home from there after work on night. I still lived in Toledo at that time and was on 75 south just before the rouge bridge when that happened. Had the bullet trajectory been a little steeper it would have penetrated the cab and I would have been shot. Instead it just put a crease in the roof of my truck (about 7 inches long. ) I was passing through one of Detroit's more dangerous neighborhoods.
The point I am making here is that while I was creeping through traffic in downtown Toledo I noticed boarded up buildings , crumbling buildings ( the bricks from the upper front of the building were laying on the sidewalk ) Buildings that a few years ago were home to business ( now vacant some with all the windows busted out ) will probably meet the same fate as those in Detroit. Gone ! Today about a third of what used to be the richest city in the U.S. is gone. Toledo seems to be headed right down the same path as Detroit. ( Yes if you are wondering....democrats are running the show in both places )
Using a series of 'real' and 'fake' flybys, ESA's Mars Express has clarified a long-standing martian mystery: if and how Mars' largest moon, Phobos, reflects the solar wind.
This infographic shows three Mars Express flybys that occurred in July 2008, January 2016 and May 2017 – the former two being 'real' flybys completed in the vicinity of Phobos, and latter being a 'fake' flyby performed to clarify whether a particular signal detected by the spacecraft was a true detection of a process taking place on Phobos, or if it was due to reflection of particles from Mars Express itself.
Credits: ESA
Up to #367, Dec 6, 2008.
I think I have to clarify that this work is based on two shots, taken in difference focus
the basis is the normal one, which is the substrate..
the second shot, which is totally off focus to produce the bokeh, overlayed on the first one..
I use f/4 to my analog 24mm-f/2.8 lens here to produce those hexagonal bokeh marks.
On the nudist beaches should one or two masks be used?
¿En las playas de nudistas se debe usar una o dos mascarillas?
Whether human made artefacts / are resembling physics of their makers / or whether the spectator / is build to see its own origin / in such elements / has not been clarified.
The interest of these walkers in an invisible horizon point can only be clarified by a textual explanation. Before reading it, and this is the whole point of photographic practice, you can imagine a whole host of possible situations: a ship approaching the shore, the activity of a commercial port, the silhouette of a distant shoreline or rock, the contrast of a horizon line between sky and sea... For once, I'm going beyond the potential of the imaginary and giving you the real explanation behind the curiosity of the walkers on the quays of Saint-Jean-de-Luz: a dolphin had been spotted in the immediate vicinity of the beach, and all those who had been informed were trying to locate its fin so that they could follow the animal's movements. For my part, my curiosity as a street-watcher led me to observe the humans.
Finally got around to adding a cockpit for one of these. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done, and helps clarify the intended scale.
Awful but inevitable pun-sorry not sorry.
Also regarding the hideous cushion, just to clarify lest anyone thinks I have had an appalling lapse in taste, this is not taken at Roe Towers....but in a bar in Bristol. Inevitably, the entire flickr community will now rise as one to inform me that they either a} own or even b} designed the self same cushion. As a result of this awful insult, I will doubtless be tracked down to my safe house in Antwerp and forced to eat seafood every day for a month whilst perusing magazines extolling the aesthetic joys of HDR .
You'd never know that there were five dog beds in the house.
HFF!
Edit: To clarify...TWO dogs...FIVE beds..not counting the human ones...
And thanks for the good wishes..my birthday's not until tomorrow!
and here is what I found out about it (summarised from wiki entry):
In 1859, Robert Chesebrough, a chemist who formerly clarified lamp oil from sperm oil, was losing business as whale oil was replaced by coal oil. He travelled to the oil fields in Titusville, Pennsylvania to research what new materials might be created from this new fuel. There he learned of a residue called rod wax that had to be periodically removed from oil rig pumps. The oil workers had been using the substance to heal cuts and burns. Chesebrough took samples back to Brooklyn, extracted the usable petroleum jelly, and began manufacturing a medicinal product he called Vaseline, from German Wasser (water) and Greek elaion (oil).
The Chesebrough Manufacturing Company merged with Pond's in 1955 and was purchased by Unilever in 1987.
Vaseline is used as a topical moisturizer which prevents evaporation of water from the outermost skin layer and seals out external water. It is intended for external use only, to manage and relieve atopic dermatitis and eczema in adults.
When we were teenagers, my friends and I put Vaseline on our eyelashes at night, thinking it would make them grow longer and thicker. It didn't.
I should have clarified....this picture is a tribute to a dear friend of mine who just finished chemotherapy/radiation yesterday. She is my hero.
I forgot to ask the owner so I'm only guessing it's a -55 or -56 but at the end of the day, I have no clue! ;) I'm sure some of you experts will clarify! =)
For Ottergoose and others this shows the layout at Cardigan Jct. and how the operator accessed the depot. This is Soo Train 2 heading east at Cardigan Jct. on June 10, 1978.
For me, it's hard to say that people I meet in Second Life are "friends". I see them usually only as acquaintances. Perhaps here I will be able to clarify my views on what I believe a friend is and is not.
A friend is so much more than what we are capable of having in Second Life. A friend is someone that will stand beside you through the good and the bad times of life. They share a genuine interest and a physical presence in your life. You can reach out and touch them physically if you need that shoulder to cry on or their arms to hold you in a hug. We know where each other lives and our phone numbers. A friend is a physical presence in your life, not just a Second Life cohort.
Second Life is a virtual platform. We engage with avatars from around the world with different cultures, but how "real" are they, and just how "real" can they ever be? How much can you involve yourself in their lives when most of the time we know them only by their avatar's moniker? How much can you invest emotionally in these "friendships" and actually get beyond the pixels? Usually, we don't even know their real names and have limited accessibility outside. Most often distance is a huge factor. I do know and realize that Second Life friendships and love relationships have carried over to our real lives and even real-life weddings occur. Those are the exceptions to the norm.
I know from personal experiences how vulnerable you can make yourself to these "friends" by exposing your true personalities and real-life aspects. It can be too much real information becomes too much ammunition against you if you were to find yourself with issues and those SL "friends" ignore you or worse yet stab you in the back, betray your trust, kick you to the curb, and distance themselves from you either by unfriending you or by creating another alt avatar and going their separate way. Once they break your trust in this virtual world, you are more watching your back and careful about what you share and with who you share it. From then on what happens in SL is friendship Role Play. Romantic relationships and Second Life marriages are just Role Playing. So, unless you have met this person face to face and real to real it's hard to say they are your friend.
I think that in Second Life you can only take it so far, so unless I had a close relationship with somebody in both worlds that accepts me for who I am and what I stand for I cannot consider them second-life friends and not definitely not real friends. They have to earn my trust and not break it. Thanks to Asarith I have started to believe friendship may be possible again when we talk or practice
our samurai routines.
•OUTFIT
oCaboodle - Genzo Pants
oCaboodle - Genzo Wraps feet
oPucca Firecaster's Creations] ~Samurai Breastplate
o[ the.sanguine.tree ] Waist Bandage
•ACCESORIES
o[Danielito] Samurai Helmet
oMakeup: +Nuuna+ Lii red
oHouse of Blade - Ring Katana - Combat Version 1.5.2
•POSES / BACKDROP / LOCATION
oposes: -R.Bento- -Samurai Bento static
obackground: Red Dragons - Mada Koko - The Bearded Guy
oLocation: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/zzz/188/52/3047
Friend: Asarith
The original photo was taken early this morning in the Canley area of Coventry. The view is looking out across the field of Prior Deram Park at a nice golden sunrise.
The photo was taken using the app ExposerGL on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Snapseed to edit the picture. I cropped the image and applied the Tonal Contrast preset. I then boosted the Contrast, Saturation, Ambiance and Shadows. I also decreased the Highlights a little. After this I used the app Mextures to apply the formula called Dead by Dawn by Tony Detroit. Next I used PicsArt to apply the Artistic Oil Painting preset. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset and the Red/Blue Process FX. I then applied the Stucco texture and the Leather frame.
winter bare
“Red is the great clarifier bright and revealing. I can't imagine becoming bored with red it would be like becoming bored with the person you love.” Diana Vreeland (1903-1989)
Not much to say here, it’s a cyberpunk fig. There isn’t really a complicated character behind him, but I’ve mused on the idea of naming him Iasen (ī-zen)
(いせん). He’s a specialized swordsman who’s favored blade is a monofilament short sword. His legs are augmented to increase his speed (represented by grey minifigure hands attached to the back of his legs, pointing up).
From the Japanese city of Mirai No Toshi, he acts as a sword for hire, doing odd jobs if the pay is right, and toppling mega corporations if the pay is more than right, and nothing less.
The rope-around-the-eyes technique is not mine, I found it through Exetrius
Just want to clarify, this is was inspired by Exetrius’s “Lost Ronin” figure. I’d completely forgotten about his post way back when, but I guess the idea was so cool is stuck in my mind....
The image today was taken late this Afternoon in the Spon Street area of Coventry. The view is one of what is thought to be the oldest pair of Semi Detached houses in England. The buildings date back to the 15th Century and were restored between 1969 - 1970. The restoration of these houses marked the beginning of the ambitious Spon Street conservation and relocation project.
The photo was taken using the app ExposerGL on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Handy Photo to delete a couple of Ballards and an Advertisement sign from the front of the building. After this I used Snapseed to further edit the picture. I cropped and Straightened the image and applied the Tonal Contrast preset. I then boosted the Contrast, Saturation, Warmth and Shadows. I also decreased the Highlights. After this I used the app Mextures to apply the formula called Bleu by Cora Edwards. Next I used the app DistressedFX to add the Stirred Overlay and the Bliss Texture. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset, the Drama FX and a Large dark vignette. I then applied the Old Paper preset and the Leather frame.
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My first sunset picture- how'd I do?
To clarify- this is not the previous one edited- I merely put the other one up to show before the sunset and this was during/after the sunset. They are two different shots.
HDR'd :o)
Each day, while on my way to and from work, I pass a tree in the distance. Set against the backdrop of the not-so-distant mountains, I find myself looking to see what clouds are coming in from the coast or to see how much fog there is, or to check out what kind of sunset we're having today.
Well, this day I decided not to allow another passing to go by without at least trying to capture something of what makes that tree always pull on my attention so strongly. I got out of my car, parked along the road, and I walked back and forth shooting it from different angles until I settled upon this angle and composition that I most liked.
It was in post-processing, though, that this sort of "vintage" feel emerged, helping me clarify what I feel while moving daily through this space in Northern California where I live. It occurred to me that the landscape I see every day reminds me of the history of this region in particular and of California more generally. The impermanence of agriculture and the built environment, which will someday pass away, revert to its original state, or evolve into something new and not yet seen, all remind me of the relative permanence of the trees, the mountains, and the sky. Sometimes I look with envy at the photos of people who live in places like Europe and elsewhere, but today I realize just how much I love the "spectacular everyday-ness" of this magnificent place I call home.
I am always looking to invite a contemplative quality into my photography practice, making it an extension of my daily meditative practice. To be sure I do not always achieve it, but this image represents––at least for me––what it looks like when I do.
This is... me.
Litlte Wild Bee took advantage of the Sun, out for a couple of hours this morning. She's lading up with the bright yellow pollen of Sanguisorba officinalis., Great Burnet. The English name - referring to the brown-red of the flower - belies its use which the Latin clarifies: Official - that is to say, sold by apothecaries in their 'offices' - Blood Stauncher.
Just a quick upload....I tried to clarify this photo a little, but it did not help due to all of the salt water spray in the air. I just wanted to give you an idea of what Hurricane Bill is causing on the East Coast. Even though it's 1000 miles off shore....it's causing some major beach erosion here in NC. But the Surfers love it!! 14 foot waves today....Surfing pics to follow : ))
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!
In an effort to be ;less confusing with my pirate challenges... I will clarify which challenge this is...
One the sim of NeverlandX is the town of Goatswood.... a very pretty town... somewhere near this town is the mysterious place pictured above... to accept this challenge find your way to the sim.... take the train to the village... then explore.
The Challenge is back! This time purely for fun and adventure...
[6 Aug 2013 Note: This was the original challenge... looking at this picture I see that things at the standing stones have changes a little... But as long as this place exists then this challenge will remain active :)]
If you are interested in the pirate challenges please visit and join my group: www.flickr.com/groups/1480805@N22/
Today's image was taken earlier this evening in the Canley Ford community Wild Flower Meadow. The view is of a Metallic Sculpture called Kestrel. The sculpture made by Walenty Pytel stands at the northern edge of Meadow.
The photo was taken using the app ProCamera on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Snapseed to edit the picture. I cropped the image and applied the Tonal Contrast preset. I then decreased the Highlights and boosted the Ambiance, Warmth and Saturation. Next I used the app Lens Light to apply the Cool colour filter to the image plus I added the Solar Rays light flare to the eye of the Kestrel along with the Ice Ring light surround flare. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset, the Vibrant FX and a Medium Dark Vignette. I then added the Stucco texture and the Charcoal frame.
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
I only mention the title, because as you will see far my picture of the meaning of the letter, but would fail to my essence if not clarified, about this title.
My mother, she was a tailor
Sewed these new bluejeans
My father was a gamblin 'man
Way down in New Orleans
My mother, she would look at me
She said, they are, you've got a long road ahead
They are, some may roll and make you crazy
But do not forget these words I said
And do not forget what your name is
And know what the game is
From the North coast to the South coast
From country to country
Mind to mind
Generation to generation
From time to time
And to sniff across your mind
To go downtown
And to hang around
The House of The Rising Sun
Mother was a tailor
Sewed these new blue-jeans
Father was a gamblin 'man, yea yea
Way down, way down, in New Orleans
And the only thing a gambling man needs
Is some cash, ooh lord, and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied, already
Is when ...
Ya-aah, board and bought, oh no
To where, I do belong
I'm wandering back
To earn my pays, in The House
They call, the Rising Sun
Mother tell your baby children, yea yea
Do not do the things that I've done
Spend your life in without and misery
In The House, they call, the Rising Sun
Ohh
House, of The Rising, Sun
I think few understood the lyrics. speaks of a brothel, game house, ...
This is a sad song ........ those who have been walking out of the "house of the rising sun" in 5 am with empty pockets, fake dreams and lots of debts .... and straight to the end of the rope or under a train ... or those who have been lucky enough to have some kind of support, family or friends and managed to escape the terrible destiny but still scarred for the rest of their life ... there is a saying : king at midnight, beggar at dawn .... kids..don't go down that road ... the house always wins .....
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Hidden almost out of sight, just off the Huron Street bridge in downtown Stratford, Ontario lies the Shakespearean Gardens. This well manicured English garden offers a formal setting with boxwood hedges,stone walkways, benches and gazebo yet comes alive with the brilliant colour of an amazing array of flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees.
The views from the garden are just as impressive with the historic Perth County Courthouse to one side and the gently flowing Avon River on the other side. Stone steps and a pathway along the Avon River lead you underneath the old Huron Street bridge and towards the Shakespeare Festival.