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Not many people were in the upper room of the Mt. Rose ski lodge on Tuesday. I had a lively discussion about big dreams with my friend Victor when I saw this scene. Very fitting.
This is a balanced HDR photo based on three source exposures.
HDR, 3 RAW exposures, NEXT-6, _DSC4771_2_3_hdr3bal1f
Switzerland.
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Switzerland (German: Schweiz[note 3] [ˈʃvaɪts]; French: Suisse [sɥis]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvittsera]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or [ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ]), officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western and Central Europe,[note 4] where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres – Zürich and Geneva.
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Well, there is no escaping the fact that fall is here...
Lego Sopwith Camel F.1 - 1/9.2 scale (uncovered airframe)
I have been contemplating building an uncovered Sopwith Camel for a few years now after I acquired a 1/16 Hasegawa model kit of the same style. I built it alongside my Lego English Electric Lightning F.6, the two models together taking 1.5 years to complete. The scale was defined by the Lego 8x8 dish and 81.6 x 14.2 tyre and results in a model with a wingspan of 93cm. I have owned the two official Lego Sopwith Camel releases to date but the shape and proportions of those kits are very compromised so I liked the idea of producing a “UCS Camel”. The model has functioning control surfaces attached to the control column and rudder, a detailed cockpit and Clerget 9B rotary engine.
In order to make the wings strong enough with very little room for hidden structure I used aftermarket aluminium Lego style liftarms for the wing spars. The main wing, tailplane and undercarriage rigging is made from grey Lego string but the internal rigging and control wires are made from fine gauge steel wire as Lego string was too thick for a scale look. The internal rigging is not structural but the main wing rigging of the model serves a critical purpose as, much like real biplanes, it provides a lot of the strength to support the lower wing dihedral angle that in turn provides support to the upper wing via the cabane struts. Without the tensioned strings the model’s wings would sag considerably.
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A candid moment of a pretty girl in the local market selling merchandise clothes and house decor items
This Great Blue Heron is regaining its composure after a gull chased it off the breakwater levee.
(The former) Alameda Naval Air Base, Alameda, CA
England's James Anderson prepares to bowl during his final spell as an international cricketer. Third Day of the First Test, England versus West Indies at Lord's.
Thinking about the stars in the upcoming feature film, 'The Astronot' (www.TheAstronot.com). Photography by Dan Jackson of Manifest Photography in Vancouver, BC.
Northern or Red Cardinal male, one of my fave New World birds
Dutch: Rode kardinaal (Cardinalis cardinalis) - Burgers' Zoo
A pair of barn swallows thinking about their migration to warmer climes before too long. This was taken in Alberta when I was visiting my friend Don Delaney. I liked how the grain in the wood really shows how shallow the depth of field is with a longer lens.
One of my bird feeders is right outside my window. This cardinal is on the ground directly below the feeder. Eating the seed that squirrels knock off the feeder above. At night, possums like to feed here on seed, fruit bits and digging under for hidden larva & grubs.
Male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Garland, Texas
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Solitary meditation on a jetty that looks out into Lake Michigan. One often sees this scene when the lake waters are calm.
The material of music
is sound and silence.
Integrating these is composing.
I have nothing to say
and I am saying it.
(John Cage)
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And "listen".....