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to grapple with theories, and is killed outright by a sermon :-)
Agnes Repplier
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water lilies, north carolina museum of art, raleigh, north carolina
This little stumbled upon a bit of salmon scrap while following mom and siblings along the riverbank. He/she decided to stop and do a little taste test along the way. Don't want any of those scraps going to waste now do we!
As we walked across a small bridge at Hall Memorial Park, we spotted this Crow. He was walking back and forth on the bridge as he grappled with a piece of food. Now you know how this works, you never miss an opportunity for an up close and personal picture. We were not sure what he was having for lunch, but it made for an interesting image.
This quiet spot along Oregon Creek is not so easy to get to. You have to grapple down a steep hillside making sure not to drop your camera equipment along the way. But the rewards are many especially during the autumn months. Here, the creek flows smooth just before descending into a rocky cascade. This peaceful spot is definitely on my list of favorite "quiet places." Did I mention that getting back up was even tougher than going down.
Yuba County CA
It's a known fact, once the sun sets the city of Gotham faces a rise in crime. Even the most kindest citizens turn to criminal tactics to help save society from all that is wrong... One of those citizens is known as, "The Grappler."
Bruce Wayne fights crime as Gotham City's feared vigilante, their vigilant protector, their Dark Knight, their Batman.
The centerpiece of the collection, The Batman was the most important character to get right. I gave him a sense of bulk; a looming presence. He stands head and shoulders over most of the other characters in stature and in the height of his Crime Alley base stand. But also I wanted to give him emotion. His head is turned downward, facing his past, to reinvigorate the purpose of his vigilante mission.
Batman was surprisingly one of the easiest characters to build. His body was not challenging to construct, say in comparison to Joker, and really only his head was rather tough to pin down. I went though many different cowl ears and additionally I constantly altered the eyebrows to give him an increasingly angry appearance.
I custom made the cape, to avoid all the issues that come with official Lego capes (limited selection, discoloration, extremely expensive, poor sizes etc.), as well as ensure the style was to my liking. It was made to be exceptionally long, to give him a flowing appearance.
His belt was another key section, and my favorite area of the figure. I made it rather large, purposefully, to give the impression of preparation--that being Batman is ready for anything. It holds visible (perfectly scaled!) minifigure batarangs and a grappling gun and utilizes minifigure backpacks for pouches. I had at one point recolored the belt design in yellow for a Jason Todd Robin suit; although the character was pulled from the collection last minute.
I must say I'm particularity pleased with how the Batman turned out. Out of all the characters, that makes him the likely-est to not get smashed!
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Flying Fox- Fruit Bat
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Several colonies of these creatures invade the formal gardens at Werribee Mansion. Unfortunatley they do quite a bit of damage to the trees they chose to roost in.
While I've been off Flickr I've been experimenting with the Nikon 180-600mm on the little Z50 and have developed a fairly reliable inflight technique.
The little camera is quite good at holding focus, its getting it in the first place that is the challenge
Purple Gallinule ~ (Porphyrio martinica)
A war in the weeds. Two Purple Gallinules duke it out over what appeared to be a territory dispute. As one of the birds moved closer to the other, it seemed to invite a challenge. There was a flurry of kicking and clawing and then a winner was declared and the loser moved on.
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GRAPPLING GUN: Songbird Claw Revolver 1.0 by Aiizawa!
This gun is amazing, pulls you up the side of buildings, can double/triple grapple, lifts you up n top of buildings. Super fun and easy to use. Beautiful construction and all around awesome. Highly recommend.
CREDITS:
BODY: Legacy F
HEAD: Briannon by Lelutka
NAILS: Witchy hands by MUG
PANTS: Camo High-waisted pants by Tetra
HAIR: J0916 by Tram
SUNGLASSES” Mia by Nanika
JACKET: Dynamite by Blueberry
SNEAKERS: Gemini by REIGNxFLITE
AURA: Forgiven by Void
Photo taken @ Celestis
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Istanbul has a population speeding towards 20 million, its chaotic sprawl stretching from the fringe of Europe to deep into Asian Anatolia, the tide of humanity not only ebbs and flows it grapples, struggles and despite the body blows of urban gentrification it survives and does so often with humility.
For a street photographer, and am not really comfortable with the rank but I am a photographer and the streets do provide my subjects, Istanbul is a feracious playground.
I had been asked to help run a workshop for some visiting street photographers and had set out to scout some new locations, the old Khans of Istanbul provide excellent settings, you only have to watch the movies Taken and James Bond to recognize the potential, the ancient Caravansaries once served as bed and board for traders, the horses tethered in stables around a courtyard and the traveling salesmen would relax on the upper levels with whatever the Ottomans used prior to cable television.
These days the Khans are shops and ad-hoc workshops and as I wandered the upper most level of one a man stepped out of low arched doorway, his face blackened from the grime of his blacksmith forge, with his hands on his hips his stare unnerving, there are times though when you really cannot turn down an opportunity, I stopped and asked if I can take his picture, he seemed bemused I would want to do that but accepted, I shot, thanked him and moved on, he made one parting tongue in cheek comment of being African, possibly only then realizing why I had been so interested to photograph him.
Now normally it is about now the story would end, not quite, arriving home I edited the image and pleased with the result uploaded to my Facebook page, an hour or so later checking the notifications I noticed a new follower who had commented in Turkish, the translation said, “hey that’s me in the photograph” and sure enough it was. I am still not sure exactly how he found the image so quickly and can only assume the diligent use of appropriate hash tags connected me to Murat in this teaming teapot of a city of 20 million, he was very happy with the picture and very soon shared with his family and friends, I am taking him a print although finding the same workshop in the labyrinth will be a challenge.
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John Wreford is a freelance photographer based in Istanbul, Turkey.
It's a steep sunny slope leading down to the river, and not one you want to traverse, unless your desire is to roll down to the river. Actually, during the summer months, many a youngster will grapple down to the river to get to the swimming holes. I'm too old for that now, so I choose to sit back and smell the spring flowers. l have a real Ferdinand the Bull attitude these days. "Ferdinand the Bull" was my favorite childhood story. My mom read it to me, and I read it to my kids. I always liked the thought of him sitting under that cork tree in Spain peacefully sniffing the flowers. Now I'm off for a good sit and sniff.
Nevada County CA
This pic was basically a test of my photoshop skills and I think the floating stormtrooper came out pretty good even though the reflection got kinda weird, but I need to work on the lightsaber effects.
A quick build multi-purpose robot. Maybe a little influenced by the "Loaders" in the Bordarlands video games. I have wanted to try those hands and head ideas for a while now. .
Nitto Terra Grappler all-terrain tyre, designed for use on 4x4s and SUVs. Four such tyres will set you back $1,500.
Cherrybrook, Sydney
Grappling and submission holds are the order of the day in the Tasmanian Submission Championships in Launceston. No striking or kicking is allowed. The sport is about mental discipline and physical prowess.
Grappler
A collection of thieves, enforcers, and monstrosities omitted from the records of the Dark Hunters.
Photo edited by @the.overheating.orange
Lore entry written by @lamentte
I kept putting off uploading this shot because the Goshawks were a bit distant. But it is such an unusual shot with one bird flying upside down and raising its talons, that I had to post it. These are both immature Goshawks tussling over a territory, with the Peak District Moors in the background. I almost called it a dogfight, and the dictionary does define dogfight as close combat with two aircrafts. Why dogfight though? Well the etymology suggests that a fight between two women was known as a catfight, and as most fighter pilots were men, they called aircraft battles dogfights. It also mentions the similarity to two dogs chasing each other's tail.
I mentioned recently that Black-tailed Godwits spent a lot of time fighting, and someone asked if it was like sword fighting. Well not really as this one had jumped on the other one's back and was nipping or plucking, I'm not sure which. But the victim was giving a great display of his wing bar and tail pattern. If you are questioning my choice of crop, I didn't have a choice as this was straight off the camera. I was using a 700mm prime and they were right in front of the hide. The Black-tailed Godwits were keeping company with Ruff, which are famously pugnacious. Yet the Ruffs seemed perfectly chilled while the Godwits grappled. It surprised me as all of the Godwits (and Ruffs) were in non-breeding plumage so should not have high levels of testosterone at this time of year. This was taken at Martin Mere in Lancashire.
A grapple, (a real word) is, or was, an attempt to entice more children to eat fruit. An apple was "soaked" in grape juice so that the apple was infused with grape flvouring.
One thing I did notice when setting up this shot was that having cut the apple in half and scooped out the core so that the grape could sit in the middle, a few minutes had gone by, 5 at the most, and the apple was alread going brown from the centre.
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125 Pictures in 2025, theme # 76 Portmanteau Words
Mini mural incorporating a fire hydrant by Jaune aka @jaune_art, seen at 1812 35th Street in the Five Points area of Denver, Colorado.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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