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Cheetah Run at the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia.
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soon from rock a flower comes, gesture
for which not one reason is given, which goes
beyond each storm and breath, curious
into the waiting of no paricular save the hand
that tears in, for whatever moves is moved
as if by mistake, but then all would be
wrong, which is not possible, not the wind, not
the mountain, not the angle of light which tells
the stranger to begin again, as he carries
the flower all the way down without asking.
by sophie cabot black
I suspect that few other town centres can boast a rack labelled "Parking for brooms" but York is still in the grip of Harry Potter mania. Several years ago "The shop that should not be named" opened in Shambles. It was so popular that people queued to get in. Since then it has expanded into the shop next door, 31 Shambles. I sketched the rear of it while Having lunch from one of the food stalls in Shambles Market. The market had been struggling for some time but seems revived by the modern trend of eating out, from pseudo food trucks, small kiosks and trailers tucked into a corner of the space. One of my favourites is Los Moros, which does north African inspired food, and great salads. Sketching 31 Shambles made me notice the early brick infilling the wall panels of the timber frame, set on edge to create a thin but cheaper wall. I was also able to incorporate the snicket through to Shambles, through the adjoining 30 Shambles, one of several alleyways left over when the market place was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, when several medieval streets were cleared as they had become slums. Hard to imagine that by 1963 most of Shambles, one of York's biggest tourist attractions, now home to at least three Harry Potter shops, was also threatened with demolition.
Today is Pretty Pink Tuesday: a hint of pink , and I know how much Tony loves flowers in the group,
so this one's for you Tony!
Happy PPT and St. Paddy's Day!
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Today I read the news that Madeline, one of the cats of my friend Jenn, passed away. She had her for almost twenty years. Such a tragic loss.
Please take a look of her gallery to check for some fantastic photos of her and Madeline and Conor www.flickr.com/photos/kittyslave/
"I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul"
Quote by Jean Cocteau
Requiem for a friend: youtu.be/NlOr86WTl0E
#BringingSexyBack in this weather. Striped, cropped & a little extra, keeping it fun. Presenting Uniform TWO:
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Also including a slight collaboration with MASK featuring the “Marielle” Tee. Updated with graphics matching the “Trey” Crop, for his & hers. (16 Prints • Solids & “Sexy/Preppy” shirts available in original MASK Fatpack)
Fitted for Legacy Female, Lara X, Ebody & Kupra.
As always, DEMO before purchasing.
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"So this is Christmas,
And what have you done...
Another Year is over, and a new one just began...
And so Happy Christmas, and a Happy New Year..."
I wish a Christmas of Peace and Love for all my Friends here in Flickr...
Thanks you so much for this wonderful Flickr Year...
More than 80000 Photoviews and a lot of new friends...
Thank you so much!
To the Group Administrators: If this image is not good for your group, please remove it, but anyway Merry Christmas for you too... Thanks!
Um Super Feliz Natal pra todos os visitantes e amigos do Flickr.
E um super ano novo.
2005 foi um ano especial pra mim, o ano em que eu descobri a fotografia. E espero ke o 2006 seja um ano produtivo e inspirador.
Obrigado a todos voces ke visitaram, comentaram e de qualquer forma me ensinaram um pouco do que é FAZER uma boa fotografia. Espero aprender a cada dia mais....
Saudades infinitas do Brasil e do povo Brasileiro.
Obrigado mesmo..
Feliz Natal
UN BUONISSIMO NATALE A TUTTI I MIEI AMICI DEL FLICKR...
VI AUGURO TANTA FELICITà, PACE E EMOZIONI INFINITE..
E CHE IL 2006 SIA UN ANO RICCO ED INTENSO, E CHE NON CI VENGA A MANCARE IL NETTARE DELLA NOSTRA ESISTENZA, CIOè L'INSPIRAZIONE.
AUGURI DI CUORE, GRAZIE PER LE VISITE.
This was one of the most beautiful red roses in my collection, so here it is for all of my Flick Friends - Happy Valentines Day!
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Historic Stewart Farm,
Elgin Heritage Park,
Elgin, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
IPad and watercolour from photo.
Recent Portraits by Martin Beek from Blurb.com
A beautifully designed and illustrated book with a foreword by Julia Kay, introduction, sections covering different media, working studies and sketches, previously unseen drawings, photographs and an index of subjects.
Copyright © 2012 Martin Beek
Foreword copyright © 2012 Julia Kay
ISBN 978-0-9571417-0-4 hardback
ISBN 978-0-9571417-1-1 paperback
‘Each individual fills the page with their unique presence, and seems to glow from within.’
Julia Kay
Pectoral Sandpiper searching for the next meal on South Marsh East, Tophill Low Wildlife Reserve. (705)
Just read your profile and couldn’t resist setting this up for you at a brilliant customer’s house I’m estimating a Handyman job for. Thank you Justin: schwartz.justinr
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Cause a little sister will visit soon!
Hatty is wearing a helmet and scarf from Kassandra's Box, thanks again dear Kass and Maria!
This is Scala dei Turchi. Italian for "Stair of the Turks". It’s a rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle in southern Sicily, Italy. It has become a tourist attraction, partly due to its mention in Andrea Camilleri's series of detective stories about Commissario Montalbano. Fact toy: Andrea Camilleri is originally from Porto Empedocle.
The Scala is coastal formation formed by marl. A sedimentary rock consisting of calcium carbonate or lime-rich mud or mudstone with, a characteristic white color. It lies between two sandy beaches, and is accessed through a limestone rock formation in the shape of a staircase, hence the name. The latter part of the name derives from the frequent raids carried on by Moors.
In August 2007, the municipality of Realmonte applied for the inclusion of the Scala dei Turchi in the UNESCO Heritage List.
In February 2020, following years of complaints about the poor environmental protection of the site from erosion and tourist vandalism, Italian prosecutors seized control of the site. They ordered its temporary closure for monitoring, and announced that they were investigating a man who claimed ownership of the site in a dispute with the Realmonte local authority. One part is owned by the local authorities in Realmonte. Another part is subject of heated controversy, between the local administration and a man who claims to be the owner of a large area of the site, the one most visited by tourists. The prosecutor of Agrigento has announced that the man has been placed under investigation for occupation of public land.
Technical stuff
This panorama consists of 8 shots and spans roughly 188,93 degrees. The limited number of shot is due to the rather busy cliff and therefore not wanting to double up on people on the cliff. The shot have a range of 320ISO, f8.0, 1/2000-1/3200, -2/3 and 16 mils.
The initial pano was created with PS and post-production was done with LR. This included balancing the lighting condition between the white rocks and the surrounding areas. I also pushed the shadows al little so a lot of people on the formation are a bit more in tune. The original file was 17320x6816 pixels and 705MB (as I worked with only one layer). I resized it for Flickr to 3000x1181 (excluding the frame).
Finally, I added some copyright signs (in PS). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.
For TMI’s challenge: In the Style of ... Florals by Renoir, Dürer or de Longpré
Texture thanks to Temari 09 / Filters: Topaz / Photo: My Own
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Pictured together for the first time are these four fine NCME Palatine-bodied Volvo Olympians. From the left, former Liverbus of Huyton 211 ‘Andy’ L211SBG, former MTL North ‘Millenium Fleet’ 0317 (R317WVR). Also from the Millenium Fleet, but in the guise of Arriva Merseyside 3312 (R312WVR). Finally, and most recently completed is former MTL/Wirral Peninsula Buses 0277 (N277CKB), a coach-seated long wheelbase example, new for the cross-river services between Liverpool and the Wirral. All four buses are part of the excellent collection at the North West Vehicle Restoration Trust, based in Kirkby, near Liverpool. Their annual running day event is pencilled in for Sunday 6th June 2021.
Preparing for migration
Huge flocks of red winged blackbirds gathered at Bombay Hook NWR in preparation for migrating
2016_10_18_EOS 7D_IMG_8940_V1
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camera: CONTAX Aria
Ginkakuji (one of the World Heritages), Kyoto
october, 2003
For CHIARA, an amazing 9-year-old young lady that I was lucky enough to spend time with on Sunday. She loves owls, so yesterday, I went down to Fish Creek Park to see if I could find an owl, big or small, to photograph for her. Saw this beautiful Great Horned Owl. You can see that one eye is just open a tiny bit, to keep an eye on us.
Overslept by an hour and a half, so gotta post and run and see if there is any way to find the group of people I'm supposed to meet up with this morning!
Later: I had been invited to visit friends on Sunday, east of the city. Spent a few most enjoyable hours, catching up on the last few years. One very cute little three-year old girl was very shy, as she hadn't met me before : ) Hopefully, next time, I will get the chance to get to know her much better. Chiara, about 6 years older, is a grown-up, very smart girl (just like her Mom!), with an interest in photography. Her camera, much better than mine (lol), is very heavy compared to mine, yet she carries it around with no complaints. She showed me some of her photos, including ones taken when she did a photography course this summer - wow!!! Had to smile when she showed her mother that she had found the Flickr app on her iPad mini and asked if she could download it, as it was free! How different kids are today, but even so, I was taken aback at how grown-up this child is! She likes owls and was wearing a beautiful owl T-shirt. Even the placemats on the kitchen table were covered in owls. I can only imagine the photography skills Chiara will have if she continues to have an interest in taking photos. Such a joy to talk to.
Thanks so much, Jenn, for encouraging me to drive out to see you all. That was so kind of you and so very much appreciated! Kevin, it was so good to see you after all this time - we had so much to catch up on. Thank you both for lunch, too - including the banana bread you made specially, Jenn. Thank you both for being so very welcoming! Definitely a day to remember.
Taken way back when we lived in Étampes. We had hills there too, but not quite as many as there are here - and I'm sure they weren't as steep!
These houses were halfway up to the plateau and all built upwards, as you can tell from the front steps.
Not sure I'd want to take the shopping up those every week. Plus we'd get ice and snow there too!!
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :)
Tétouan is famed for its fine craftsmanship and musical delicacy and has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of Crafts and Folk Art since 2017. Its cultural heritage is the product of the interaction between different cultural influences throughout centuries. It is mainly characterized by its Andalusian style and way of living but both Berber, Jewish and Colonial Spanish influences are present too.
The streets are fairly wide and straight, and many of the houses belonging to aristocratic families, descendants of those expelled from Al-Andalus by the Spanish Reconquista, possess marble fountains and have groves planted with orange trees. Within the houses and riads the ceilings are often exquisitely carved and painted in Hispano-Moresque designs, such as are found in the Alhambra of Granada, and the tile-work for which Tetuan is known may be seen on floors, pillars and dados. The city has seven gates which were closed at night up until early 20th century. Many Sufi Zawiyas are scattered inside the walled old city.
Thank You...
...for being there for me
through good and bad.
...for giving me
what i never had.
...for caring for me
like no ones done before.
..for calming me down
after a long day was spent.
...for making me smile
when i didnt think i could.
...for hugging me and holding my hand
reassuring me you love me even more.
but most of all thank you..
for loving me and letting me love you in return.
and showing me the brighter side of life.
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