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Milano - 16/03/2019
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"Amo la fotografia e, soprattutto, amo la fotografia di strada, per questo motivo fotografo spesso nei luoghi pubblici in cui appaiono le persone. Nella maggior parte dei casi non chiedo il permesso di fotografare perché probabilmente cambierei le immagini che cerco di ottenere. Queste foto obbediscono sempre ad un intento culturale, estetico, artistico e / o documentaristico e in nessun caso hanno lo scopo di mostrare a nessuno una situazione che potrebbe lederne l'immagine, minacciare la loro dignità o ottenere un beneficio economico. Tutto questo non significa affatto che non mi interessi delle persone che appaiono nelle mie immagini, quindi se ti riconosci in una delle mie fotografie e questo ti infastidisce, devi solo farmelo sapere e la ritirerò immediatamente . Allo stesso modo se vuoi una copia della tua immagine su carta o in un formato che ti permetta di stamparla tu stesso , ovviamente è tua. Grazie."
" Volcan de type maar, le lac artificiel est niché pour partie dans un vaste cratère d’explosion dont on devine les bords. Possibilité d'en faire le tour à pied (1,5 km). Lac de pêche. Base nautique et baignade surveillée en juillet et août.
Le village de Saint Martial qui se reflète dans les eaux du lac forme un balcon en croissance perché au flanc Ouest de la dépression.
L’histoire du lac est relatée par Paul Camus (1927).
D’après les documents, c’est probablement entre 1688 et 1738 que s’ouvrit vers le Moulinou un exutoire naturel, qui provoqua la vidange du lac. Son emplacement fut alors occupé par un marais sur lequel la culture gagna peu à peu. En 1974 la construction d’un barrage au-dessus du Moulinou, conduisit à la création du lac artificiel actuel destiné à diversifier les potentialités touristiques du village.
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Sunrise on the Ottawa, or at least on a nice and open section of the River near the Deschesnes Rapids. The bird is swimming casually along an the edge of the ice that forms over a small bay outside the Rapids, a bay that offers the birds (when not frozen, or partially frozen) a sanctuary from the often violent water beyond.
Where I was lying on the ice is now open water, and the ice the duck was swimming beside as well. This is a seasonal image in the truest sense.
And the early light was amazing. That is seasonal as well, especially on the cold water.
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Eindhoven, Vlokhovenseweg (NL) 20-08-2024
Voormalige Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Lourdeskerk met pastorie.
Former Church of Our Lady of Lourdes with rectory.
Ehemalige Kirche Unserer Lieben Frau von Lourdes mit Pfarrhaus.
Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Lourdes avec presbytère.
Antigua Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes con rectoría.
Ex chiesa di Nostra Signora di Lourdes con canonica.
Antiga Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes com casa paroquial.
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2017 has already brought us a mish-mash of snow, rain, ice, warm & now cold temperatures!!! Looked like one of my bird feeders was turning into a little prison with the icicles getting longer & longer by the minute! Poor little birds! (Best viewed Large"
This Rock Pigeon rested for a few minutes on the railing along a walkway by the Norwalk River. I managed to get a couple of shots of the numbers and letters on the leg bands and with a bit of online research determined that this is a racing pigeon from a club in a nearby town. I sent them an email, but no response so far.
Allestito all’interno dell’Ex Palestra della Gioventù Italiana del Littorio, il Museo della Forma Urbis custodisce i frammenti superstiti di una grande planimetria di Roma incisa su 150 lastre di marmo tra il 203 e il 211 d.C., originariamente esposta sulla parete di un’aula nel Tempio della Pace, in seguito inglobata nel complesso dei SS. Cosma e Damiano. Si tratta di uno dei più rari documenti giunto a noi dall’antichità, che restituisce un panorama unico del paesaggio urbano di Roma antica. Nella sua integrità, su di una superficie di 18x13m circa erano rappresentati almeno 13.550.000 m2 di città attraverso una moltitudine di sottili incisioni che raffiguravano le planimetrie degli edifici di Roma, a una scala media di circa 1:240. Considerata la posizione, la difficile leggibilità e la generale assenza di dettagli, è probabile che la pianta marmorea avesse, più che una finalità pratica, una funzione di propaganda e di celebrazione del potere, fornendo all’osservatore una visione generale della città e dei suoi grandiosi monumenti, le cui sagome erano facilmente individuabili anche grazie all’uso del colore.
Anche se rinvenuti a centinaia, a partire dal 1562 e fino ai pezzi scoperti più di recente, i frammenti della Forma Urbis costituiscono circa un decimo della pianta originale, in uno stato di conservazione che varia da piccole schegge a settori di lastra con interi quartieri, case, portici, templi e botteghe. Solamente per circa 200 frammenti circa è stato finora possibile raggiungere un’identificazione e un’ideale collocazione sulla topografia moderna.
Silfra is a rift formed in the divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates and is located in the Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National Park in Iceland.
The plates drift about 2 cm (0.79 in) farther apart every year, building up tension between the plates and the earth mass above. This tension is relieved through periodic major earthquakes at approximately ten year intervals, which have caused cracks and fissures to form in Þingvellir valley; Silfra lies at the rim of the Þingvallavatn Lake and is one of the largest and deepest of these fissures.
The Silfra fissure intercepts a major aquifer, which feeds multiple springs at its base. Boulders and rocks falling into the widening cracks have formed caves within the fissures.
A week on and the frog embryos are developing into tadpole form (can be seen clearer if enlarged). Fascinating & wonderful to observe.
At this time of year the native Spotted Orchids begin to emerge. These beauties are Scotland's most widespread wild orchids. It’s always such a pleasure finding them in their natural environment.
"I see magic in the quiet light of dusk. I feel quiet, yet intense energy in the natural elements of our habitat. A sense of magic prevails. A sense of mystery. It is a time for contemplation, for listening - a time for making photographs."
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After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as well. Albert Einstein
macro monday / paint the moon - let's do 52 = negative space
Your Shadow is unleashed
with a sword shaped by lifetimes of courage,
and a map to a place no one is going to.
There's a faint flickering in the depth of these crimson eyes-
I will name you,
and I refuse to carry you in silence.
Sometimes we're forced onto paths
we ought to have chosen ourselves.
And maybe belonging is not a place,
but a person.
Eventually, I will- in one way or another,
maybe sooner rather than later.
Divination meets free will
when destiny is a mirror, not a cage.
And being wrong is tuition, not final verdict.
Fear is only the breath before transformation,
and I'm just awake enough to realize there's no escape.
But I was always meant to dance on fire.
And tomorrow has become today.
~ Poem by Bellaswan Garnet
An English Heritage Building built around 1750-60. It was never a real chapel but probably used as a summerhouse. Roughcast brick; plain tile roofs. Gothic revival building in the form of a church with cylindrical west tower and 2-bay 'nave'. Tower has 3 pointed windows with cast iron frames, each side of the nave has a panelled and nail studded door with 4-centred arch, and a mural cupboard with acutely pointed arch and boarded door; full-height pointed eastern entrance with double door, nail studded and formerly half-glazed. Pointed arch to apsidal chamber within the tower.
Erected in memory of William Shenstone who worked on the landscaping of the grounds during the 1750s and 60s.
Feeding on Betony.
Not only the best year I can remember for SWFritz, but the best for the rare Valesina form too... Popping up all over the place. Nice to see them out of the woods in the open meadows... :@)
L'enceinte forme un carré presque parfait de 69 mètres de côté flanqué de huit tours : une à chaque angle (hormis l'angle nord-est occupé par le donjon), une au milieu de chaque courtine et deux protégeant l'entrée.
Les courtines ont 2,65 mètres d'épaisseur et une hauteur d'environ 8 mètres : crénelées, elles supportaient le chemin de ronde.
I have been fascinated for some time by the diversity of texture and form of the plants that grow on the roadside verges.
The problem for image creation is that all the leaves are green. However, with the latest selection tools in Photoshop it is possible to select individual leaves and treat them differently,
I am currently trying two approaches: black and white which emphasises texture; and, colour.
This is one of my first attempts using colour. I think the use of colour should allow me to illustrate the competitive nature of the enviornment.
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✨POSSE ⚡ Pose Suicidal
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✨ROUPA Halloween set
HUD Texture Colors 17
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01 Nurse's Cap (02 HUD Colors) Simple and Blood
01 Witch Hat (05 Colors) Modify
03 Wedding Hat (White, Red and Black)
01 Bat (VAMPIRE) Colors - Lilac, Red, Orange, Purple and Violet
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When it was time to setup for an evening shot, the sun was teasing me with light. Although present and to my left, it was timidly hiding behind a low cloud. It seemed to mock me with its faint glow, provoking a shot, then just as quickly hiding, as if playing some game.
However, I knew the chance for side lighting would come because the clouds had vacated the horizon. I composed the shot with the use of tiny puddles in the mud. They appear disproportionate to the scene with the lens inches away. But lead the viewer in. Then for a moment the canceled becomes the revealed, and the side lighting changes the scene, helping shapes take form.
Das Jakobskreuz ist ein Aussichtsturm und zugleich ein begehbares Gipfelkreuz auf der Buchensteinwand, einem markanten Berg bei Fieberbrunn im Bezirk Kitzbühel im österreichischen Bundesland Tirol. Der 29,7 m hohe Turm hat die Form eines aufrecht stehenden Doppelkreuzes und wurde im Jahr 2014 von der Bergbahn Pillersee errichtet. Wikipedia
Swallowtail, southwest France this summer. I liked the way the insect and the leaf have the same shape and pattern
Galaverna:
In meteorologia la galaverna è un deposito di ghiaccio in forma di aghi, scaglie o superficie continua ghiacciata su oggetti esterni che può prodursi in presenza di nebbia quando la temperatura dell'aria è inferiore a 0°C.
La galaverna è costituita da un rivestimento cristallino, opaco e bianco intorno alle superfici solide; di solito non è molto duro e può essere facilmente scosso via. Essa si forma perché le goccioline d'acqua in sospensione nell'atmosfera possono rimanere liquide anche sotto zero (stato di sopraffusione). Questo stato è instabile e non appena le gocce toccano una superficie solida come il suolo o la vegetazione si trasformano in galaverna: si tratta quindi di solidificazione, ovvero passaggio dallo stato liquido a quello solido.
La galaverna richiede piccole dimensioni delle gocce di nebbia, temperatura bassa, ventilazione scarsa o nulla, accrescimento lento e dissipazione veloce del calore latente di solidificazione. Quando questi parametri cambiano si hanno altre formazioni, come per esempio la calabrosa, che si forma quando le gocce di nebbia sono più grosse e il vento è più forte.
La galaverna si distingue dalla brina perché questa non è coinvolta dal processo di sopraffusione delle gocce d'acqua e si forma per il brinamento del vapore sulle superfici raffreddate a causa della perdita di calore per irraggiamento durante la notte. Le formazioni di ghiaccio, simili alla galaverna, che si producono in assenza di nebbia con temperature molto basse e un'alta umidità relativa dell'aria superiore al 90% possono essere chiamate ugualmente galaverna (in inglese soft rime).
Ciro Chistoni descrisse un fenomeno assimilabile alla galaverna, che egli definì forte brinata invernale. Il fenomeno avviene con cielo inizialmente limpido e con formazione di brina sugli oggetti. Scendendo la temperatura, l'aria raggiunge il punto di saturazione di vapore acqueo e, per la presenza di nuclei di condensazione, si forma una nebbia bassa. In questa situazione avviene la solidificazione delle goccioline d'acqua nella nebbia con formazioni aghiformi di ghiaccio amorfo o cristallino che si sovrappongono alla brina. Il fenomeno sarebbe più frequente in autunno avanzato e più raramente in inverno, in particolar modo su oggetti compresi tra il suolo e quattro-sei metri d'altezza. Data la confusione allora presente tra fenomeni di brinamento e solidificazione della nebbia, è probabile che lo scienziato si riferisse a quella che oggi è la galaverna in senso proprio.
Ravens and crows together form the genus Corvus in the corvid family (Corvidae). The larger representatives are referred to as "ravens", the smaller ones as "crows". However, this is not a taxonomic classification. The genus includes 42 species, which are distributed almost worldwide and are missing only in South America. In Europe, the common raven, the carrion crow (carrion crow and hooded crow) and the rook occur. As a naturalized neozoon, the crow has also been breeding in the Netherlands since the late 1990s.
Ravens and crows are among the largest species within the order of passerines: the two largest representatives of the genus are the common raven (Corvus crassirostris) and the common raven (Corvus corax), each of which has a body length of between 60 and 70 cm and a body weight of up to Can reach 1.5 kg and are therefore the largest passerine birds ever.
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Raben und Krähen bilden zusammen die Gattung Corvus in der Familie der Rabenvögel (Corvidae). Die größeren Vertreter werden als „Raben“, die kleineren als „Krähen“ bezeichnet. Hierbei handelt es sich jedoch nicht um eine taxonomische Einteilung. Die Gattung umfasst 42 Arten, die fast weltweit verbreitet sind und nur in Südamerika fehlen. In Europa kommen der Kolkrabe, die Aaskrähe (Rabenkrähe und Nebelkrähe) und die Saatkrähe vor. Als eingebürgertes Neozoon brütet zudem die Glanzkrähe seit Ende der 1990er Jahre in den Niederlanden.
Raben und Krähen zählen zu den größten Arten innerhalb der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel: Die beiden größten Vertreter der Gattung sind der Erzrabe (Corvus crassirostris) und der Kolkrabe (Corvus corax), die jeweils eine Körperlänge zwischen 60 und 70 cm und ein Körpergewicht von bis zu 1,5 kg erreichen können und damit die größten Sperlingsvögel überhaupt sind.
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Sacred Kingfisher
Scientific Name: Todiramphus sanctus
Description: The Sacred Kingfisher is a medium sized kingfisher. It has a turquoise back, turquoise blue rump and tail, buff-white underparts and a broad cream collar. There is a broad black eye stripe extending from bill to nape of neck. Both sexes are similar, although the female is generally lighter with duller upper parts. Young birds are similar to the female, but have varying amounts of rusty-brown edging to feathers on the collar and underparts, and buff edges on the wing coverts.
Distribution: The Sacred Kingfisher is common and familiar throughout the coastal regions of mainland Australia and less common throughout Tasmania. The species is also found on islands from Australasia to Indonesia and New Zealand.
Habitat: The Sacred Kingfisher inhabits woodlands, mangroves and paperbark forests, tall open eucalypt forest and melaleuca forest.
Seasonal movements: In Australia, Sacred Kingfishers spend the winter in the north of their range and return south in the spring to breed.
Feeding: Sacred Kingfishers forage mainly on the land, only occasionally capturing prey in the water. They feed on crustaceans, reptiles, insects and their larvae and, infrequently, fish. The birds perch on low exposed branch on the lookout for prey. Once prey is located, the Sacred Kingfisher swoops down and grasps it in its bill, returning to the perch to eat it.
Breeding: For most of the year Sacred Kingfishers are mainly solitary, pairing only for the breeding season. Usually two clutches are laid in a season. Both sexes excavate the nest, which is normally a burrow in a termite mound, hollow branch or river bank. The nest chamber is unlined and can be up to 20m above the ground. Both sexes also incubate the eggs and care for the young.
Calls: The voice of the Sacred Kingfisher is a loud "ek ek ek ek" repeated continuously throughout breeding season. Birds also give a "kee kee kee" in excitement and a series of chirring, scolding notes when alarmed.
Minimum Size: 19cm
Maximum Size: 24cm
Average size: 21cm
Average weight: 45g
Breeding season: September to December; occasionally extended to March, if conditions are favourable.
Clutch Size: 3 to 6
Incubation: 18 days
Nestling Period: 26 days
(Sources: www.birdsinbackyards.net and "The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds - Second Edition")
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Con forma de castillo es, en realidad, un monumento dedicado a Cristóbal Colón y su llegada al Nuevo Mundo en un particular homenaje al descubrimiento de América. Fue construido por el Dr. Esteban Martín y Martín entre los años 1987 y 1994. Se encuentra situado en Benalmádena, Málaga.
El Castillo de Colomares es una fantasía arquitectónica que recoge diversos estilos.
Se trata de un pequeño castillo realizado y construido por un hombre de nuestro tiempo. Toda una obra arquitectónica gótica realizada en los años 80.
Es un lugar de obligada visita en Benalmádena por lo que enseña y por ver una obra fruto de la tenacidad y el esfuerzo humano.
A ScotRail "Inter7City" HST, formed of set HA18 with power cars 43031 and 43135, approaches Drumochter Summit, working 1H17 13.32 Edinburgh Waverley - Inverness. [Pole, 3/6 sections (~4m)]
I'm stood on top of a small mound, not as high or as wide as the one south of Dalnaspidal, but one I'd located (but not visited) back in March. After wishing I'd had it with me the previous day at Jamestown, I took the pole to both locations (but didn't need it on the other mound), and found that using it here meant I could get a slightly better angle; higher still would have been better, but there was a bit of a breeze.
I was actually after a shot looking the other way, but there was a northbound train due as well, about seven minutes before the southbound. The railings of a small bridge meant the shot of a train approaching was better than the shot of one going away when looking north, so the two trains had to be photographed looking in different directions. However, an added complication was that the northbound train - in theory due first - was running slightly behind schedule (it actually passed nine minutes late), while the southbound was slightly less late (it actually passed six minutes behind time); both could have lost or gained time, so I kept checking Realtime Trains for their estimated time at Dalnaspidal, which is about a minute or two south of this spot...
I decided that the northbound would appear first (and I had more warning of it approaching), so set up for that, even though the sun wasn't yet quite on the front. After I pressed the shutter there was just time to lower the pole, turn round and then raise it again before the southbound appears - the two sets of pictures were taken about two minutes apart.
The railway and A9 road are passing through the Pass of Drumochter, the highest stretch of mainline railway on the UK network. The sign at the summit proclaims it to be the Druimuachdar Pass, although the name in Gaelic is, according to internet sources, Druim Uachdair (two words, and with an extra "i").
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Dactylorhiza maculata subs. fuchsii (Orchidaceae) 178 22
Dactylorhiza fuchsii is a widespread and abundant orchid with a distribution throughout temperate Europe, as far east as Siberia and is a member of the large Dactylorhiza maculata group of the genus Dactylorhiza. Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Dactylorhiza maculata share a close morphological resemblance but their differing habitat choice is a key differentiation, with the latter species exclusively a plant of acidic or neutral substrates and Dactylorhiza fuchsii an orchid of alkaline soils. There are also morphological features that serve to distinguish them, among them, the more slender, pointed leaves and less centralized, more discreet lip markings of Dactylorhiza maculata. These characteristics seem to be less apparent in the central and eastern parts of their range and this greater convergence leads some botanists not to recognize any species separation.
Dactylorhiza fuchsii although exclusively tied to non acidic soils, is nonetheless tolerant of a wide range of conditions from the driest chalk grassland to marshes and from full sun to shade. Its flowers are typically pale with bold markings and it's not uncommon to find completely white examples.
Source: Orchids of Britain and Europe.
I remember the moment I chose this look - not for the world, but for him… or perhaps for the possibility of him. The kind of man who doesn’t just notice - he sees. And when that moment comes, I never leave anything to chance.
This is where the Brenda Dress by LF Design becomes my quiet advantage - my unspoken introduction.
There’s something undeniably magnetic about its silhouette. The deep plunging neckline dares without apology, sculpting a line that feels both confident and irresistibly feminine. The tailored waist - cinched with that perfectly balanced belt - draws everything inward, creating a soft hourglass that moves as I move. And those elongated sleeves, kissed with sheer striping, add just enough intrigue… a play between concealment and revelation.
The cut is deliberate - a harmony of structure and fluidity. The hemline floats just high enough to tease, while the vertical striping elongates my form, making every step feel like a statement rather than a movement. It’s not just a dress - it’s posture, presence, intention.
And then there’s the HUD - my personal palette of moods. 🎨 With a full spectrum of colorways and tint capabilities, I don’t just wear the Brenda Dress… I curate it. Soft neutrals for quiet afternoons, bold contrasts for nights when I want to be remembered. The textures respond beautifully under light, enhancing every contour with subtle realism and depth. It gives me control - and that control is power.
To complete the look, I slipped into the Zena Boots. They don’t whisper - they declare. The thigh-high rise wraps my legs in a sleek, second-skin finish, grounding the softness of the dress with a bold, unapologetic edge. The stiletto heel lifts not just my height, but my confidence… changing the rhythm of how I walk, how I pause, how I turn.
Their HUD is just as expressive - offering multiple color options from classic black to daring reds, allowing me to shift the entire mood of the ensemble with a single click. Whether I want mystery or fire… they deliver.
Together, this look becomes something more than fashion. It becomes a feeling. The kind you wear when you’re not searching anymore - but you’re ready to be found. Because when the right man enters your life… you don’t try to impress him - you simply arrive as your most unforgettable self. ✨
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