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Time for a little Halloween fun. Creepy enough for ya?
While walking around the grounds of the medieval German church shown in Here's the Church; It is in Stiepel, we stumbled upon a rather startling art installation tucked away in a corner of the property. All of the heads seem to be looking directly at the church. I've done a bit of research into the installation, but came up with nothing to explain this curious expression of creativity.
The fact that the installation is not far away from some ancient headstones makes it all the more oogie.
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HDR processed from three hand-held exposures, processed with a combination of Nik/Google's Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, and Viveza.
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Athletic Goddess! Nikon D810 Photos Pretty Swimsuit Bikini Fitness Model Goddess: Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Nikon Cameras!
Loved shooting the awesome Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Nikon Cameras! It was a bit tough sometimes to achieve optimum focus at F1.4 due to the shallow depth of field, but hey--not every eyelash has to be perfectly sharp! I could do it if I and the model were perfectly still, or F1.8 or F2.0 did the trick too. Kept switching it up! We had fun and she loves the photos! :)
All the best on your epic hero's odyssey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
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Modeling the new black & gold & "Gold 45 Revolver" Gold'N'Virtue swimsuits with the main equation to Dynamic Dimensions Theory on the swimsuits: dx4/dt=ic. Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! :) You can read more about my research and Hero's Odyssey Physics here:
herosodysseyphysics.wordpress.com/ MDT PROOF#2: Einstein (1912 Man. on Rel.) and Minkowski wrote x4=ict. Ergo dx4/dt=ic--the foundational equation of all time and motion which is on all the shirts and swimsuits. Every photon that hits my Nikon D800e's sensor does it by surfing the fourth expanding dimension, which is moving at c relative to the three spatial dimensions, or dx4/dt=ic!
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Fine art swimsuit model, ballerina, and ballet photography!
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After looking through my work,what do you think about Nikon vs. Sony? Do you prefer the Nikon D810 and Nikkor / Tamron / Sigma lenses /glass, or the Sony A7r and Sony Sonnar Carl Zeiss e-mount glass/lenses? I love them both! And I am so excited about the Sony A7rII !
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And all the best on Your Epic Hero's Odyssey!
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Millswood. Coonawarra House.
This interesting two storey mansion in the leafy street of Wood Street Millswood was built for one of South Australia’s most energetic late 19 the century explorers. David Lindsay was a government surveyor and then explorer. He was the SA surveyor based in Port Darwin for some years as what is now the Northern Territory was a part of South Australia until 1911. David Lindsay was appointed as surveyor of Darwin in 1883. Then later that year he led an exploration party across Arnhem Land which was greatly praised and lauded. Lindsay had a great interest in minerals and how he could make money from them. In 1885 he led another exploration trip from the top of
Spencers Gulf to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The party spent some time in Central Australia and he later formed a company to mine rubies in Central Australia but with no real success. That trip also has a side exploration into the Kimberley of Western Australia which resulted in criticism of Lindsay as several deaths occurred. Then in 1891 he was put in charge of the Elder (Sir Thomas Elder) financed exploration of Central Australia and Western Australia. Lindsay returned to Adelaide from Geraldton. As a result of this he was made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia. Whilst based in Adelaide Lindsay married Annie Reid in 1881 and had his first son at Kensington in 1884 followed by another son born at North Adelaide in 1889. He worked as a surveyor and land agent in Adelaide. He floated several mining companies and was made a member of the Adelaide Stock Exchange in 1890. In 1893 he spent a year in the WA goldfield s establishing companies and investing in gold mines. He travelled to England in 1896 raising investor money for his mining companies. Upon his return to Adelaide he had a mansion built in Wood Street Millswood in 1897. Prior to that he and his wife and children were living in Goodwood.
Lindsay does not appear to have named the house which had twelve main rooms, a double bluestone gable on the street façade and a towered porch entrance. The windows were cement rendered and presented in classical style with rounded pediments, decorative corbels etc. The southern side of the house had bay windows on the ground and first floors etc. Lindsay and his family only lived in Wood Street until 1909 when they sold up and moved to Sydney where he became a promoter of mining developments in the Northern Territory. In fact Lindsay died (born Goolwa 1856) in Darwin on a business trip in 1922. When advertised in 1909 the house, later known as Coonawarra House, was described as twelve main rooms, two bathrooms, hot and cold water system, entrance hall 16 by 18 feet, drawing room 26 by 18 feet and dining room 20 by 18 feet. AS with all grand houses of this era the kitchens, laundry rooms and maid rooms would not have been included among the twelve main rooms. The property had stables and a coach house. It was advertised by Bagot Shakes and Lewis stock and land agents. The property was purchased by William Shannon of Kapunda and Bagot Well who kept the property until 1918. It was then sold to the S Mackay family who appear to have had connections to the horse racing industry in the South East. They named the house Coonawarra which was referred to in Adelaide newspaper social columns in the 1920s. The Mackay family retained Coonawarra until 1972.
A blank 'For Rent' sign on a blue painted cinder block wall.
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For the most fun things to do in Niagara Falls this summer 2014, visit Nightmares Fear Factory, the scariest and best haunted house. One block east of the top of Clifton Hill and close to many Falls Attractions, Hotels, and Restaurants. We have paid supervised parking too!
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Under the ginkgo trees near Meiji Shrine. For several years I have been trying to capture the color at its peak but have always been too early. On this last visit, we went back 3 times from early to mid November and it still wasn't quite ready. So rather than focus on the color, I tried to document some of the people who were there for the same reason.
Reception Day for the Class of 2015 began early June 27 with new cadets beginning the transformation from civilian to West Point cadet. Photo by Mike Strasser, West Point Public Affairs
Ticket was for having no parking clock set but the clock is clearly visible top corner of windscreen
Last month, I decided to set up a Christmas scene in my kitchen diorama and wanted to add the family room next to it. I’ve been wanting to put together a family room dio for awhile now, but just haven’t been able to. I used a hodge podge of furniture and bare walls, and did one anyway, lol. I haven’t posted the photo set here yet. but doing that photo shoot motivated me to work on the family room now and I finished the doll afghan last night. The couch is from MinInteriors on Etsy and the blue starburst throw pillows are from Ronda Vallejo’s Etsy shop, Miniaturesfromavalon.
I’m a registered nurse.
In 2009 I had to go to Texas to be with my father who had been admitted to one or our nations ‘esteemed’ health care facilities. It was not a nursing home, this was a hospital. He died eventually, having never been able to get the hell away from the hospital. I could only enforce handwashing so many times by his nurses and CNA’s that worked with him. He was immunocompromised from his medicines and they were lazy. (honestly, I know the difference between lazy and busy-keep in mind that I’m a nurse). They finally gave him an infection that killed him. That was the final cause of death, but also listed on the death certificate was malnutrition. I took this and wrote it back then, but it seems like the whole episode should be revisited from time to time.
Feel free to check out the set ‘Goodbye America’ as well as the set about Texas. The whole dying process was recorded there in Texas-as well as some attempts (bad ones) of mine to get some artistic shots…couldn’t focus on them very well...
My father couldn’t use his right arm due to a previous fracture (created when they removed the tumor that had been in the bone for 5 years and had gone undiagnosed-the doctor never looked at the xrays he had ordered)
He could not sit up without assistance due to weakness and malnutrition. See where this table is in relationship to where he is? His meal is on that table.
Probably a good thing because at least 12 times during my time in Texas they served him food that is forbidden for dialysis patients (yes, food that could have killed him). Everyone including the case manager and charge nurse just giggled when I asked them ‘WHY?’ They rolled their eyes and said, ‘Oh, we go around and around with dietary all the time’. I said again, “Why?” They had no answer. Attempts to go up the chain of command in the hospital were equally as futile and infuriating.
I wondered when I initially got to Texas how he gotten so skinny…I wondered why he was so weak. He wasn’t in the hospital that long before I got there and he was able care for himself completely prior to admission. I wondered why the nurses hadn’t told me he was back on dialysis in my frequent phone converations with them. I wondered why they had failed to mention that he was curled in a fetal position covered with scabies and non verbal…(this was the state I found him in when I arrived-at the time of the above photo he had improved slightly and I had treated him myself several times for the scabies)
Also on that table: his dentures, glasses, and phone and call light. (about two weeks later they completely lost his dentures and said it was ‘impossible’ to have a dentist come fit him and make a new pair. They also lost his glasses and hearing aids.)
How long before you would go crazy? How long before you’d die? How long would you be able to fight for yourself despite being ill and trying to ‘heal'? Why should I feel terrible because I couldn’t stay at the hospital 24-7? Aren’t they responsible for ANYTHING? (Actually they forced me to leave during the night times.)
He had great insurance. His bills are paid. And there were a LOT of them. Staggering amounts of money were thrown into this miserable team of idiots that was meant to help him improve. Healthcare has officially now become wealthcare.
I will never have anything elective done in this country. I will go overseas again and again. (I had a hip replacement a year after my father died-in India…and I had an amazingly good outcome AND experience and it cost less than a fifth of what they would have tried to bill me here in this ‘land of the free’.)
If I ever end up a victim of health care, I hope to die quickly before they can steal my dignity and slowly and inhumanely snuff out MY fire.
For some reason I decided that it would be a good idea to watch The Star Wars Holiday Special at 6:00 in the morning
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For the first day of our backpacking trip, it was pouring rain all the way through the night. Finally, on the second day, the rain let up. We dried our gear (to an extent), and went on a day hike. When we got back at around sunset, the sky was looking very clear, so we decided to sleep on top of Indian Head itself. This was the resulting image. It's actually 492 images combined, which is all part of a much larger 900 picture video clip that I created as well.
Chikan Embroidery of Lucknow.
Lucknow was and is the centre of chikan embroidery, renowned for its timeless grace and its gossamer delicacy, a skill more than 200 years old. In fact, the craft is alive and struggling to regain some of its former beauty and elegance. Chikan embroidery is done on fine cotton fabric. The garments are first stitched and then embroidered, whereas skirts, saris, and table linen are first embroidered and then finished. A study of the origin of chikan reveals that this form of embroidery had come to India from Persia with Noor Jehan, the queen of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir. The word chikan is a derivative from the Persian word 'chikaan' meaning drapery. Some, however, insist that the craft migrated from Bengal. What we know is that chikankari came to Oudh when Mughal power declined in Bengal and the artisans moved to the Oudh durbars, seeking employment and patronage.
Dhobi Ghat at the bank of river Gomti.
“Dhobi” means a special community specialized in washing clothes, and “Ghat” means a place at the bank of a river or water pool where people take their bath or wash clothes. The Dilliwal Shaikh are a community of Muslim Dhobis, who are found in the cities of Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. They are said to have migrated from Delhi, some three centuries ago. They are specialize in washing the “chikan cloth”, a special type of fabric found in the Awadh region, Lucknow.
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This pic is a close up of a paper quilling order that I completed Oct 12,2008.A friend ordered this for her 2 month old niece for Christmas. See my photostream to view this completed order which took me aprox 20 hours to finish.
For years I pulled this plant out of my yard as a fast growing weed! But recently I discovered it growing in the wild and feel in love with it. Its rosy beauty. Its delicacy. And then learned its name... Rouge Plant.
A Native Florida shrub it grows to near 6 feet, with only the base becoming woody. The leaves are alternate with distinctly wavy margins. It grows inconspicuously till it produces wonderful clusters of pinkish-white flowers which bloom throughout the year And are followed by brilliant bright red berries.
It is self seeding but is not aggressive. Easy to remove if you choose. No nasty roots to fight. It. Grows in sun or shade, woods or hammocks.
Honey bee, Apis mellifera
Rouge Plant, blood berry, bloodberry, rougeberry
Rivina humilis L., Petiveriaceae
Biscayne Park FL
A portrait of model retro Rob, taken on a small pier that juts out into the Thames, and given the black and white treatment.
For many years I wanted to rebuild the container ship in the 7994-1 City Harbour to something a little bit more realistic, it was to be a main feature of my dream Legodtenstein layout., alas that dream is no longer. One of the things that had held me back was how to stow the lifeboats and launch them, I had made a couple of different Davit types for my former LCGS fleet but needed something different for a commercial vessel. I had looked at A Frame Davits and a number of other types but never took up the challenge. I had told a regular customer of mine about the 7994-1 set and he was keen to purchase it, I told him what I wanted to do with the set and he said okay lets go with that, with that as an incentive I then decided to go ahead with the plan.
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So after borrowing the Harlot for a photoshoot meetup event at my studio I was invited to do a feature shoot of the bike for Show Class magazine. The magazine is a dedicated subscription monthly book about the chopper world. Die hards know about it, the average magazine rack at your local store does not. This was exciting because of the credibility that is involved with getting your bike featured in such a mag, so when Eric the owner contacted me and asked if I would shoot for it, I jumped at the chance.
Rather than doing the typical portraits of a chopper amongst an auto shop, or near some industrial estate, I thought we could do something a bit different. Lots of the back alleys and old houses in the neighborhood nearby offered an "off the mainstream path" sort of depiction without getting out of the city. Neighborhoods where these enthusiasts tinker in their small garages, simply because they love the craft and art of these bikes. Seeing the dirt, overgrowth, and alike, meant that this isn't some poser show bike; it's a bike that gets to ride and be seen. We decided on almost 20 images for the article, but these two I've included I thought really captured the vibe of the day, and the rest were detail shots that showcase the build of the bike.
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"BREAKING NEWS!
PRN forces have been attacking the MLF's forces all over the Philippines. "We will not let these Ungrateful idiots take our land! The MLF is weak! We will be victorious! Fight for the motherland, fight for the PRN!"-President Cochran
The PRN also has said that immediately a bombing campaign of the MLF has begun. The PRN is asking all allies to help destroy the MLF and to leave no survivors. This has been channel 4 news!
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I'm pretty friken pissed off right now! I made this to show I invaded him but nooooo my sister had to be a jerk and not let me on the laptop! >.>
Also I'm pissed because he's invading just because he wants the Philippines becasue he lives there.... >.< ALSO....If you fave please comment. it means more to me. :)
Thanks for all your views, *** and (critical) kind review :))
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***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on May 4th 2015
CREATIVE RF gty.im/553035189 MOMENT OPEN COLLECTION**
This photograph became my 634th frame to be selected for inclusion and sale in the Getty Images 'Moment' collection and I am very grateful to them for such a wonderful oportunity.
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Photograph taken at 18:59pm on Wednesday 25th May 2013 off Marine Drive and Botany Road, in the centre of the famous chalk cliffs at the centre of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.
The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This frame is taken on the edge of Botany Bay by the tide carved cliff archway, looking over towards Kingsgate Bay.
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Nikon D800 14mm 1/200s f/11.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit) AF-S single point focus. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto white balance.
Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED IF. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. My memory 32GB class 10 20MB/s SDHC. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release.
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HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 8.1. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon VIEWNX2 Version 2.10.3 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit
Came across this today and decided to dress "Fatale" Venus in it. I think it's perfect for her. Skeleton bodysuit is still on underneath.
Stars on Plaid was made from dresses I had made for my only daughter... she has five big brothers , poor kid!
My wife was shopping for art supplies in Toronto’s west end today and invited me to go for a walk with my camera and return in a half hour. I’m sure it was a combination of wanting me to enjoy myself as well as giving herself some time to shop without me breathing down her neck.
The minute I stepped out the door I spotted this woman on the sidewalk on her cell phone. I thought she would make an interesting subject and felt her white outfit would match up well with a large concrete graffiti-covered “egg” (not sure how else to describe it) which was nearby. (I was at the same store a couple of months later and was able to ask about the "egg." I was told by a workman that it was a washroom attached to the sales center of a condominium building under construction. Who would have guessed?") I didn’t want to stray too far for fear of having her move on, yet I didn’t want to hover too obviously so I walked around the area, approaching her when she finished her call.
Clearly a bit surprised by my request, she quickly agreed, indicating she had “a minute or two” before meeting someone. I think my telling her that I felt she would make a great subject for my project and description of the concept I had in mind helped her decide to participate. Meet Karen.
I positioned her by the “egg” and had her facing north. It seemed there was better light coming from the sky in that direction as the south was somewhat blocked by the strip mall with the art store. I asked if she could sweep her hair away from her eyes a bit and told her they would be the focus of the portrait. We chatted a bit as I took the photos and I gave “permission” for her to vary her expression which she got more comfortable with doing.
Karen, who is 33, told me she has a business doing event management and public relations in Toronto but is on the verge of moving to Florida next month. Her parents have a place down there and she has visited many times and likes the city of Naples which I have been told is somewhat upscale and nice. In fact, Karen explained she is getting married next month and was at the art store to shop for a display piece for the wedding. “Wow! Congratulations. How did you meet your husband-to-be?” Karen laughed and said “I’ve just been down to Florida quite a few times and suddenly he stood out from the crowd. Actually, he really stood out. He’s a black man who is 6 foot 8 inches tall.” I couldn’t help asking “If he’s THAT tall, is he a basketball player?” Karen laughed. “Hardly. I think I’m a better basketball player than him. He works for BMW (the German automobile company) and he’s into design and fashion too.”
I wished Karen every success in her new life in Florida. When I asked about her work she said she’s ready for a change and once she gets her work permit she will start another business, this time in some form of design. She seemed to be an ambitious woman. I expressed some concern that I’d taken too much of her time and didn’t want to make her late for meeting her friend. She smiled and said “No, I wasn’t in THAT much of a rush. She’s always late; I’ve waited for her enough times.” We shared a laugh. I thanked Karen and wished her well.
Thank you Karen for participating in 100 Strangers. You are Stranger #469 in Round 5 of my project. Have a great life in Florida!
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