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Brian Lescher Ravens
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La vita è una straordinaria avventura nell'ignoto... e spesso le cose più belle sono proprio quelle inattese, come un arcobaleno che spunta, improvviso, in mezzo al cielo
Foto vicino casa, qualche mese fa
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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward.
William Arthur Ward (December 17, 1921–March 30, 1994) was an American motivational writer.
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. Winds are commonly classified by their spatial scale, their speed, the types of forces that cause them, the regions in which they occur, and their effect. The strongest observed winds on a planet in the Solar System occur on Neptune and Saturn. Winds have various aspects: velocity (wind speed); the density of the gas involved; energy content or wind energy. The wind is also a critical means of transportation for seeds, insects, and birds, which can travel on wind currents for thousands of miles.
In human civilization, the concept of wind has been explored in mythology, influenced the events of history, expanded the range of transport and warfare, and provided a power source for mechanical work, electricity, and recreation. Wind powers the voyages of sailing ships across Earth's oceans. Hot air balloons use the wind to take short trips, and powered flight uses it to increase lift and reduce fuel consumption. Areas of wind shear caused by various weather phenomena can lead to dangerous situations for aircraft. When winds become strong, trees and human-made structures are damaged or destroyed.
Winds can shape landforms, via a variety of aeolian processes such as the formation of fertile soils, such as loess, and by erosion. Dust from large deserts can be moved great distances from its source region by the prevailing winds; winds that are accelerated by rough topography and associated with dust outbreaks have been assigned regional names in various parts of the world because of their significant effects on those regions. Wind also affects the spread of wildfires. Winds can disperse seeds from various plants, enabling the survival and dispersal of those plant species, as well as flying insect populations. When combined with cold temperatures, the wind has a negative impact on livestock. Wind affects animals' food stores, as well as their hunting and defensive strategies.
The wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure which is mainly caused by temperature difference. When a difference in atmospheric pressure exists, air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area, resulting in winds of various speeds. On a rotating planet, air will also be deflected by the Coriolis effect, except exactly on the equator. Globally, the two major driving factors of large-scale wind patterns (the atmospheric circulation) are the differential heating between the equator and the poles (difference in absorption of solar energy leading to buoyancy forces) and the rotation of the planet. Outside the tropics and aloft from frictional effects of the surface, the large-scale winds tend to approach geostrophic balance. Near the Earth's surface, friction causes the wind to be slower than it would be otherwise. Surface friction also causes winds to blow more inward into low-pressure areas. Source Wikipedia.
TD : 1/20 f/8 ISO 100 @28 mm
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(43 years ago for this...one of the best albums of all time..Alas, where has the music gone?)
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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
-- e. e. cummings
These two are always going at it (rough housing) ....teeth bared and hooves flying. It took me by total surprise to turn around and see this for a change: )
Spiny Turtle in the forest! 🐢🌳
One thing I did not expect to see whilst wandering around the forest of Phuket was a turtle walking around! This big female Spiny Turtle was walking through the dense undergrowth on top of a rainforest hill away from any water. She was possibly searching for a suitable nesting site!
South-east Asia has a very impressive turtle/tortoise diversity and it's always so exciting to see one! 🐢
Didn't expect to see an Osprey that morning, but it picked a nice time to make its way above the tree tops. Caddo Lake, Texas, USA, November 2020
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the deeper the shadow.” ~ Jay Kristoff, Nevernight
Arcos de la Frontera
One of Andalucia's most dramatically positioned pueblos blancos (white villages), Arcos balances atop a rocky limestone ridge, its whitewashed houses and stone castle walls stopping abruptly as a sheer cliff face plunges down to the river Guadalete below.
Declared a national historic-artistic monument in 1962 in recognition of its exceptional architecture and impressive location, the old town is a tangled labyrinth of cobbled streets that lead up to a sandstone castle, the Castillo de los Arcos. As you’d expect from such a spectacular vantage point, there are exhilarating views over the town and the rolling plain below.
Although its time under the Moors was one of its most successful, Arcos has had a long history of occupation, as shown by the discovery of numerous archaeological remains from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Tartessian, Phoenician and Roman periods. Plentiful water and its superb defensive hilltop location were the main attractions for settlers.
EXPLORE. November 25, 2008.
Mé·lange (\mā-ˈläⁿzh, -ˈlänj\).
French, from Middle French, from mesler, meler to mix
: a mixture or assortment
: a mixture often of incongruous elements
Sometimes I get lucky with my photography. I get to "paint" with light and colours. :)
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I'm never quite sure what to expect these days as I hop on my bicycle for an evening ride. Riding gives me a much greater appreciation of the space in which I live. Makes me recall having the same feelings in my younger teens as I traversed the streets of my town by bike. I got to know every detail on every street. It's a much more intimate knowledge than you can ever develop driving in a car. Riding the bike, I slow down or stop wherever and whenever I please. I get to know the houses and yards that I pass, and the people I see out walking. It's all quite enriching. And if it stopped there, I would be fully content. But it does not stop there. At any moment, the familiarity of my surroundings can get upended by some jaw-dropping scene or situation. And it's almost always something that I would have been blissfully unaware of had I remained at home. This has become one of my photographer's mantras over the years. I've simply never taken a memorable photo from my easy chair.
The bike ride last evening is a case in point. Routine at first, but as I neared the local cemetery, this incredible sky came into view. For the umpteenth time this summer, I was faced with a scene that seemed completely implausible. One of those moments when I can't completely believe what I am seeing. I rode out into an open area, dismounted, and simply stood and gawked at the sky. Sunsets like this are dependent on the clouds to reflect sunlight even after the sun is below the horizon. It's a highly dynamic process as the clouds move as the sun dips ever lower. The colors actually deepen as the sky darkens. There is always a key moment when everything is in perfect balance. Last evening, this was that moment.
Image taken by Vik and representing quite well what 2 weeks of Iceland has been. Nevertheless, the expected “bad” weather provided some unexpected dramatic moments and shifts in mood which presented real challenges to be captured and worked on to display my images in a proper way.
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No whips, chains or handcuffs here - sorry to disappoint!
I was home on Sunday & the forecast was just dull but I thought I'd better get out for a blue hour shot I've been thinking of doing for a while near London Bridge before I forget what all the buttons & dials on the camera are for.
Twilight was just beginning & like a vampire or a hamster this is when I really get excited & start running around.
I wasn't expecting any colour but it started to kick off when I got near the river so I took a look here from one of my favourite nooks & crannies. Just managed to catch this unusual sky, The twinkly lights were coming on on Tower Bridge & London Bridge was turning orange - needless to say I was too late for the other shot.
I force myself to get out in London - I love to travel but don't we all think the other man's grass is greener & sometimes take things at home for granted????
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Winter Returns
We weren't expecting snow this morning, but were pleasantly surprised to see it falling on the Hartside Pass and over towards Alston.
Hartside Pass, Cumbria
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Camera - Sony A7RII
Lens - Sony FE70-200mm f4
Focal Length 104mm
Fstop - f5.6
Exposure Time - 1/200 second
ISOspeed - ISO100
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We’re expecting heavy rain from Hurricane Zeta over the next few days. Perfect timing to soften the ground for planting bulbs. Tulips, daffodils, red spider lillies. Maybe a few more hyacinth and crocus too. You can’t have too many flowers.
you can expect to see blue tits, a common spring bird, around Bough Beech Reservoir in Kent, especially during breeding season..Bough Beech Reservoir and the surrounding area are known for their diverse wildlife, including various bird species..
Romeo paid me a visit, early this morning when I wasn't expecting him, as always. It was a courtesy visit, not an interested one, as he didn't touch my little meat offerings :) /
Romeo m'a rendu visite, tot ce matin alors que je ne l'attendais pas, comme d'habitude !. C'etait une visite purement de courtoisie, pas du tout interessee puisqu'il n'a pas touche aux morceaux de viande - bien rouge et fraiche, pourtant - que je lui proposais :)
Expect the unexpected, believe in the unbelievable, achieve the unachievable.
モネの展示と睡蓮の池、楽しんできました♪
You can enjoy Giverny (known as the location of Claude Monet's garden and home) in SL here:
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October 29, approaching the paradise...
Now, some weeks later, the weather goes wild... incredibly strong wind and not only rain but deluges... yesterday, after a visit in the seaport, I couldn't return to my little bay, because the roads were completely flooded and covered with soil and rocks... so I had to take a hotel room, and here I am... still waiting for the weather to calm down, but I'm fine and finally there is some peace and quiet to upload some photos of the journey and the first days/weeks on the island. :-)
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Expect nothing. Live frugally
On surprise.
become a stranger
To need of pity
Or, if compassion be freely
Given out
Take only enough
Stop short of urge to plead
Then purge away the need.
Wish for nothing larger
Than your own small heart
Or greater than a star;
Tame wild disappointment
With caress unmoved and cold
Make of it a parka
For your soul.
Discover the reason why
So tiny human midget
Exists at all
So scared unwise
But expect nothing. Live frugally
On surprise.
~ Alice Walker ~
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Avian inhabitants on the verge of Edgewater Lake. Neighbors do drive up and feed them, bread unfortunately. Sugar Land, Texas.
You can plan to the best of your ability... but sometimes conditions don't live up to expectations. Last week I set out, hoping for a perfect sunrise, only to find the place shrouded in thick fog. After 30-40minutes, I was about to give up... then, there was the briefest of clearings, revealing a backlit Wallace Monument... within 5 minutes it was gone again.
Compare with how this place looked early summer
I caught this glimpse of the sunrise as I walked away from my carefully selected spot for a recent sunrise shoot. I was done for the morning, or so I thought. As I retraced my steps back across Blue Grass Island, I wanted a bit from the trail I took through the woods to explore a bit. Sun rays came and went across the side of my face they intertwined with the bare trees. I eventually turned left and noticed the crazy range between highlights and shadows. So I unpacked everything, set up the tripod and camera, and captured this photograph.
Back home later that morning, I gave it a black and white treatment just to experiment a bit. Black and white on a sunrise photograph? Sure, why not.
The final photograph gave me a lasting message from that cold morning shoot - expect the unexpected. I was happy with the photographs I had captured that morning and was heading back home when I found something I didn't expect to see. And editing the photograph in a way I normally wouldn't gave me a final result that I love.
So this photograph will always serve to remind me that, with photography, I should always expect the unexpected.
Sunrise through the trees on Blue Grass Island in the Maumee River in Northwest Ohio.
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I knew something would happen to Ahsoka at the end of the Clone Wars, I expected her to get assassinated or to be killed in combat but I NEVER expected her to become a sith. I was reading the topics about this on the Star Wars.com forums and I honestly can’t agree with them. They say that that it would be too dark for the kiddes if they kill her off on the show, but I can’t agree because during the Clone Wars we have seen Clones necks being snapped, Clones being impaled with lightsabers, choked to death etc. Another reason I think she turns to the Dark Side is because look at her face, she has cracks on her head, and yellowish/greenish eyes. That is EXACTLY was a Sith has. Now I can pretty much tell that something/someone convinces Ahsoka to learn the ways of the Dark side and she attacks Anakin, fails and dies at the hands of right then and there. Now I don’t know for sure. But telling from the little clip we got from the trailer, that’s what it looks like is going to happen. Why Ahsoka would turn to the Dark Side is beyond me, but as eclipsegrafx said she may find out about Padme and Anakin but I don’t think she would react that horribly. Ahsoka goes through so many battles, and learns so many things about both sides. Now during the Clone Wars Ahsoka seems to understand that the Republic are trying bring peace to the galaxy. Why would she think the Jedi were trying to do different?
Sorry for the long and dramatic description :P btw here is the link to where you can see Ahsoka as a Sith : www.starwars.com/theclonewars/?video=v001162#vid
So feel free to discuss your theories below :)
Oh, one more thing make sure you skip to 1:00 in the video to see what I am talking about.
Never expected to see a yellow F50 here in Shek O, small chance for a red one as there is a right hand drive one here (unlicensed). A truly amazing day.