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Rafael Nadal lost his semi final of Rogers cup against the new tennis star Novak Djokovic from Serbia. (7-5, 6-3)
More pictures are coming form: Federer, Djokovic, Stepanek, Roddick and the best canadien player Dancevic and others.
During the night games, i shoot with the mode SPORT in my camera. Noisy pictures but better if i want to catch the movement (specially the service).
To see my tennis set
Macro Mondays - "Deception"
Photography can be very deceptive. What else can turn an innocuous piece of jewellery into a sinister figure, with the suggestion of an incorporeal body formed from bokeh.
The second arch of the Deception Pass Bridge, which connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island in the northern Puget Sound in Washington. Both arches were built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Both have about a 200 foot drop to the water, and span Deception Pass and Canoe Pass between the two islands. When the tides pass between the islands the water gets very fast and dangerous. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 11JUL09
Along the Stevens Pass Greenway on US Hwy 2 in northern Washington. This is a three level falls with a fine short hiking trail near the falls.
A 30 second exposure has smoothed out the water but there were in fact some decent sized waves breaking on the rocks.
The world of makeup .... for enhancing self-image, concealments and disguise.
For Macro Mondays theme "Deception".
Explore June 9, 2013
The Deception Pass area has been home to various Coast Salish tribes for thousands of years. The first Europeans to see Deception Pass were members of the 1790 expedition of Manuel Quimper on the Princesa Real. The Spanish gave it the name Boca de Flon. A group of sailors led by Joseph Whidbey, part of the Vancouver Expedition, found and mapped Deception Pass on June 7, 1792. George Vancouver gave it the name "Deception" because it had appeared to be a narrow bay instead of a strait.
In the waters of Deception Pass, just east of the present-day Deception Pass Bridge is a small island known as Ben Ure Island. The island became infamous for its activity of smuggling illegal Chinese immigrants for local labor. Ure and his partner Lawrence "Pirate" Kelly were quite profitable at their smuggling business and played hide-and-seek with the United States Customs Department for years. Ure's own operation at Deception Pass in the late 1880s consisted of Ure and his Native-American wife. Local tradition has it that his wife would camp on the nearby Strawberry Island (which was visible from the open sea) and signal him with a fire on the island's summit to alert him to whether or not it was safe to bring his illegal cargo ashore. For transport, Ure would tie the illegal immigrants up in burlap bags so that if customs agents were to approach then he could easily toss the bags overboard. The tidal currents would carry the discarded immigrant's bodies to San Juan Island to the north and west of the pass and many ended up in what became known as Dead Man's Bay.
View looking southwestBetween the years 1910 and 1914, a prison rock quarry[4] was operated on the Fidalgo Island side of the pass. Nearby barracks housed some 40 prisoners, members of an honors program out of Walla Walla State Penitentiary and the prison population was made up of several types of prisoners, including those convicted of murder. Guards stood watch at the quarry as the prisoners cut the rock into gravel and loaded it onto barges located at the base of the cliff atop the pass' waters. The quarried rock was then taken by barge to the Seattle waterfront. The camp was dismantled in 1924 and although abandoned as a quarry, the remains of the camp can still be found. The location, however, is hazardous and over the years there have been several fatal accidents when visitors have ventured onto the steep cliffs.
Upon completion on July 31, 1935, the 976-foot (297 m) span Deception Pass Bridge connected Whidbey Island to the tiny Pass Island, and Pass Island to Fidalgo Island. Prior to the bridge, travellers and businessmen would use an inter-island ferry to commute between Fidalgo and Whidbey islands.
Deception IslandDeception Pass is a dramatic seascape where the tidal flow and whirlpools beneath the twin bridges connecting Fidalgo Island to Whidbey Island move quickly. During low tides, the swift current can lead to standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies. This swift current phenomenon can be viewed from the twin bridges' pedestrian walkways or from the trail leading below the larger south bridge from the parking lot on the Whidbey Island side. Boats can be seen waiting on either side of the pass for the current to stop or change direction before going through. Thrill-seeking kayakers go there during large tide changes to surf the standing waves and brave the class 2 and 3
You can fool some of the people all the time, and all the people some of the time,
but you can't fool all the people all the time.
-- Abraham Lincoln[*]
[*] or so they say....
Looks indeed could be deceiving....
Noun: Deception (di'sepshun);
1. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.
2. A misleading falsehood.
3. The act of deceiving.
The view across Deception Bay taken from Scarborough, QLD after a ride along the excellent cycle paths. In the distance, the Glasshouse Mountains can be seen. Apart from a slight tweak on the sky, this is SOOC which isn't bad for a Panasonic Lumix.
~ Robert Henri
A capture of the Deception pass bridge as taken from the beach
The bridge, one of the scenic wonders of the Pacific Northwest, is actually two spans, one over Canoe Pass to the north, and another over Deception pass to the south. Construction began in August 1934, and the completed bridge was dedicated at noon on July 31, 1935. In 1982, the bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Bridge facts:
* Height from water to roadway: about 180 feet, depending on the tide
* Roadway: two 11 foot lanes, one in each direction
* Sidewalks: 3 foot sidewalk on each side
* Width of bridge deck: 28 feet
* Total length: 1487 feet (more than a quarter mile)
* Canoe Pass: one 350-ft arch and three concrete T-beam approach spans
* Deception Pass: two 175-ft cantilever spans, one 200-ft suspended span, and four concrete T-beam approach spans
* Vehicle crossings: 20,000 per day, average
* Maximum speed of current in Deception Pass at flood/ebb tide: 9 kts
* Maximum speed of current in Canoe Pass at flood/ebb tide: 10 kts
History of Deception Pass:
In the spring of 1792, Joseph Whidbey, master of HMS Discovery and Captain Vancouver's chief navigator, sailed through the narrow passage, now called Deception pass and proved that it was not really a small bay as charted by the Spaniards (hence the name "Deception"), but a deep and turbulent channel that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with the Saratoga Passage.
Source: Wikipedia.org
July 8, 2010, Deception Pass State Park, Washington, Time just flies by here.
For the orton processing the multiply layer is set at 85%, with detail pasted back into the centre of the flowers. The orton process was reapplied at 100% and the detail again added back in; the intent to create a moodier shot. The title deception applies to the poisonous nature of the flower.
Built in 1935 to link Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington (on the right) to Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, Washington. The bridge is 180 feet above the water.
From 1924 until the completion of the bridge, a small ferry called the Deception Pass ran between Yokeko Point and Hoypus Point. The ferry was owned and operated by Berte Olson, who was the first female ferry captain in the state of Washington.
Service on the small boat was, by most accounts, infrequent and the route was often canceled due to turbulent water conditions. Patrons were able to summon the ferry by hitting an old saw with a mallet. Fares were 50 cents for a car and driver, and 75 cents for larger vehicles.
taken from: here
Macromondays: Theme is Deception
The British government has a very odd attitude towards drugs. They continue to ignore all the scientific advice that by legalising certain drugs the overall level of harm can be reduced.
Yes people are harmed by drugs, but more people are harmed overall by the criminalisation of softer drugs. Several top government advisers resigned last year in protest - whilst it generated newspaper headlines, nothing positive resulted.
The problem is that "middle" England doesn't have a drug problem (yeah, right) and politicians are too afraid to loose their vote. So they continue to lie and tell us theirs is the best way forward. In the mean time more people end up with criminal records.
I have no beef here. I am not a drug user, but it does annoy me that policy is not made based on evidence. Rhetoric always wins the day :-(.
South Shetland Islands, South Atlantic.
This island is the caldera of an active volcano, which seriously damaged local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station.
The first Europeans to see Deception Pass were the spanish, members of the 1790 expedition of "Manuel Quimper" on the "Princesa Real". The Spanish gave it the name "Boca de Flon".
Joseph Whidbey (island named after him), part of the Vancouver Expedition, found and mapped Deception Pass on June 1, 1792. George Vancouver gave it the name "Deception" because it had appeared to be a narrow bay instead of a strait and hence the pass is called Deception pass.
It became a Washington state park in 1930s. Deception Pass State Park is a 4,134-acre marine and camping park with 77,000 feet of saltwater shoreline, and 33,900 feet of freshwater shoreline on three lakes. Rugged cliffs drop to meet the turbulent waters of Deception Pass. The park is outstanding for breath-taking views, old-growth forests and abundant wildlife.
Source: Wikipedia.org
July 8, 2010, Deception Pass State Park, Washington, Pacific northwest's unmatched beauty from here.