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L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can
Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you
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Kampong Phluk is a commune in Prasat Bakong District in Siem Reap Province Cambodia. The name means "Harbor of the Tusks". The community largely depends on fishing for survival, spending Cambodia's wet season (May-October) fishing. During the dry season (November-April) as the river thins due to receding water, many turn to farming to supplement their income. Tourism, which started in the village approximately 10 years ago, is also a growing part of the local economy.
As of 2019, the commune has 911 families with a total population of 3,707. The commune consist of three villages: Tnaot Kambot, Dey Krahom and Kok Kdol.
this is a design I did for the "Remake community challenge" where threadless users get to pick old designs that didn't get printed and remake them in their own style (after getting permission from the original artist of course) I chose to remake an old design by Jared Stumpenhorst titled "the hunter" you can check out some of jared's newer stuff on his blog at : www.stumpyhorse.blogspot.com
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Gruppo del Cristallo:
Il Monte Cristallo è un massiccio montuoso delle Dolomiti Ampezzane nelle Dolomiti bellunesi, a nord-est di Cortina d'Ampezzo, la cui vetta più alta si erge per 3221 m s.l.m. Il Gruppo del Cristallo include pure nei suoi confini storici, naturali ed amministrativi il comune di Auronzo di Cadore. Fu conquistato per la prima volta dall'alpinista viennese Paul Grohmann, accompagnato dalle guide alpine ampezzane Santo Siorpaes e Angelo Dimai.
È uno dei monti più alti, più maestosi e più famosi di tutte le Dolomiti ampezzane e del Cadore. Esso chiude la Valle d'Ampezzo a nord (assieme all'antistante monte Pomagagnon), dividendola dalle valli circostanti.
This is the photo I will be exhibiting at Stockholms photo fair in November. I'm pretty excited because Stockholms photo fair is the Nordic region’s largest photography market and I'm so thankful I get the opportunity to exhibit at that place :)
The theme for the exhibition is "Limitless" and this is my interpretation of the theme.
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The National Railway Museum is a museum in York, England forming part of the Science Museum Group. The museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society
The Green engine is No 66 Aerolite ( built 1869) and was the official railway vehicle of the Chief Engineer of the North Eastern Railway. Over its life, it has been rebuilt twice and gained an extra pair of wheels in the process. Originally used to pull a luxury saloon. It finished it's working life in 1933
The middle engine is a Tank Engine No 1008 (built 1889) This is the only remaining example of the successful express passenger tank locomotive.
The last engine is LMS No 2500 (built-in 1934) This locomotive was designed specifically for suburban commuter traffic
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No. This is not Easter Island - but first Europeans to set eyes on this remote island (1722) in the Pacific were Jacob Roggeveen (1659-1729) from Zeeland, The Netherlands, and his sailors. Nor is the statue a Moai.
The head is called 'Loeres', an older Dutch word for simpleton or 'you've-been-had'. As indeed many people were on April 1, 1962. Washed ashore, it seemed, at Zandvoort was this large sculpture. The media - writing press and also radio stations - were immediately on the scene. An expert said to be from Norway - Thor Heyerdahl and his Kon-tiki (1949) were still popular in The Netherlands - gave an interview. And many, also foreign media, were taken in by the elaborate hoax.
It had all been the doing of a Dutch sculptor, Edo van Tetterode (1929-1996), who'd sculpted this head and hidden it in the sand breakwater, and who'd impersonated a Norwegian expert. He was aided and abetted by the NCRV, a Dutch Christian radio station.
It's highly amusing to look at the photographs of the time with serious dignitaries examining this wash-up now gracing a dune top.
Today with an Easter-Island Blue Sky I parked my rented bike to walk on the beach. For lunch I chose Havana on the Sea, but might just as well have gone to another place called Rapa Nui, the native name for Easter Island.
The date of this poem is 14.10.2008
milde Tage
ein Hund zieht vorwärts an der Leine
die Schnauze stiebt durch Blätterwerk
aus nassem Laube dampfen Eicheln
das Licht ist violett wie Wein
Löwenzahn und dort noch einer
ein Dohlenschwarm im Dohlenlärm
ein Sonnenstrahl für mich alleine
so schwer und süß wie bald Likör
milde Tage ess ich gern
sind so melancholisch
milde Tage leicht im Nebel
milde Tage federleicht
milde Tage leise Lieder
gedämpfte Schritte in der Flur
Tropf von Sonne Lied der Dohlen
hinter mir die Zeitung zu
der Hund zieht vorwärts an der Leine
die Schnauze sucht das Auge sucht
das Frauchen ja ja Frauchen schaut
vom Mais noch Stoppeln Maulwurfhaufen
Flug von Weihen Falken Tauben
Duft von süßen Äpfeln Most
streift jetzt ahnungsvoll das Land
milde Tage an den Hängen
milder Tage Morgentau
in milder Tage Zauberfängen
erwischt ihr mich beim Birnenklau
©Othmar Mahlmeister, 14.10.2008
mild days
a dog pulls forward on the leash
the snout pushes through the leaves
acorns steam out of wet foliage
the light is purple like wine
dandelions and another one there
a flock of jackdaws in the noise of jackdaws
a ray of sunshine for me alone
as heavy and sweet as soon to be liqueur
I like to eat mild days
are so melancholy
mild days light in the mist
mild days light as a feather
mild days quiet songs
muffled footsteps in the meadow
drip of sun song of jackdaws
behind me the newspaper closed
the dog pulls forward on the leash
the snout searches the eye searches
the mistress yes yes mistress looks
from the corn still stubble molehills
flight of harriers falcons doves
scent of sweet apples cider
now forebodingly roams the land
mild days on the slopes
mild days morning dew
in mild days' magic clutches
you catch me stealing pears
©Othmar Mahlmeister, 14.10.2008
This is a shot I took while driving across the Alvord Playa. It's quite the experience! I also highly recommend walking out there under the stars. It's breathtaking! Have a great weekend!
This photo is inspired by all of our loved ones who sadly cannot be with us.
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a 1,000 winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am the sun on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled light
I am the soft star that shines at night
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there; I did not die.
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"Winter Is Coming" is the motto of House Stark, one of the Great Houses of Westeros. The meaning behind these words is one of warning and constant vigilance. The Starks, being the lords of the North, strive to always be prepared for the coming of winter, which hits their lands the hardest.
Jackson County, Colorado -- approximately 11,300 feet AMSL.
This is a shot taken Jan. 3, 2025. These hawks will often hunt by hovering in place, flapping their wings if there is not enough wind. Red-tailed hawks will also do this.
In a stiff breeze they are able to just face into the wind and stay in place, known as kiting. I saw one of these hawks doing this today Jan 17, in a very stiff breeze, 20-30 mph. Some very cold weather is due to move in overnight.
Testing a preloved CANON RF 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS ST lens from MBP. Tricky shooting, the local mini forest is not actively managed and chaotic. The paths wander as trees grow and local dog walkers trim branches. We had a lot of trees blown down in storms over the last few years.
Aberdeenshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the old County of Aberdeen which had substantially different boundaries. Modern Aberdeenshire includes all of what was once Kincardineshire, as well as part of Banffshire. The old boundaries are still officially used for a few purposes, namely land registration and lieutenancy. Aberdeenshire Council is headquartered at Woodhill House, in Aberdeen, making it the only Scottish council whose headquarters are located outside its jurisdiction. Aberdeen itself forms a different council area (Aberdeen City). Aberdeenshire borders onto Angus and Perth and Kinross to the south, Highland and Moray to the west and Aberdeen City to the east. Traditionally, it has been economically dependent upon the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, and forestry) and related processing industries. Over the last 40 years, the development of the oil and gas industry and associated service sector has broadened Aberdeenshire's economic base, and contributed to a rapid population growth of some 50% since 1975. Its land represents 8% of Scotland's overall territory. It covers an area of 6,313 square kilometres
March 25 , 2024
At first I thought the nest was empty, but the opposite seems true.
Breeding is in full swing !
It looks like the nest was left for a while to get some rest during their renovation. Very disturbing indeed. This meant I couldn't get close enough to the nest to properly capture the breeding.
The trees directly in front of the restaurant have been cleared, which will hopefully yield some nice photos this year.
If you look closely you can just see the head sticking out above the nest in the bottom photo.
Photos - morning and late afternoon - taken with the
HD Pentax D FA* 50 mm F1.4 SDM AW
Shot with my 105mm macro lens and heavily cropped. :-) I will post an uncropped version in a day or two.
I apologize for my lack of participation lately. I’ve been going through a major slump, plus have been dealing with some health issues and stresses that have sapped my creative energy. Plus I am in the process of house hunting with plans to have a house built and move next spring. Exciting, but also stressful as I have been living in the same home for 35 years. I am trying to post to the group at least once a week, and comment as much as I can. I miss the group and hope to be back soon. Hopefully things will settle down soon. :-)
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Villa Erba is a 19th-century villa in Cernobbio, on the western shore of Lake Como in northern Italy. Its location is not far from the Villa d'Este luxury hotel in Cernobbio.
The villa was built by Luigi Erba, brother of the prominent Italian businessman Carlo Erba (founder of the Erba pharmaceutical company), to show off his wealth. After the death of Luigi Erba, the villa was inherited by his daughter Carla and was used by members of her family, including her son Luchino Visconti.
In 1986, the property was bought by a public consortium to use as an exposition and congress center.
In 2004, the building and grounds were used as a filming location for the movie Ocean's Twelve, serving as the villa of a gentleman thief named François Toulour.
In early 2005, American singer Gwen Stefani shot the music video for her 2005 single, Cool, on the villa's grounds. During the same year, a leg of Anastacia's Live at Last Tour was hosted in the villa's park.
Grace is wild. Grace unsettles everything. Grace overflows the banks. Grace messes up your hair. Grace is not tame.
- Doug Wilson
I know, it is skew.
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This is a picture of the Radio Tower (Funkturm) here in Berlin during festival of light 2014. I decided to create a composition based on a) a long exposure shot of the Radio Tower, b) a shot of a star scape over Berlin processed with StarStax and c) a picture of the super moon I shot some time ago. The post processing and blending of all the three shots was done with Photoshop, the pictures where taken with my Canon EOS 40D.
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You may notice that this green iguana is not in fact green! She came to The Living Rainforest after being a pet for a number of years. It is common in the pet trade to selectively breed individuals with more desirable traits, and artificially create different colour morphs. This can cause issues within the captive population of the species, as it often involves in-breeding.
The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana or the common green iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area; it is native from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico, and has been introduced from South America to Puerto Rico and is very common throughout the island, where it is colloquially known as gallina de palo ("bamboo chicken" or "chicken of the tree") and considered an invasive species; in the United States, feral populations also exist in South Florida (including the Florida Keys), Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Green iguanas have also successfully colonised the island of Anguilla, arriving on the island in 1995 after rafting across the Caribbean from Guadeloupe, where they were introduced.
A herbivore, it has adapted significantly with regard to locomotion and osmoregulation (the maintenance of constant osmotic pressure in the fluids of an organism by the control of water and salt concentrations) as a result of its diet. It grows to 1.5 m in length from head to tail, although a few specimens have grown more than 2 m with bodyweights upward of 9.1 kg.
This animal is a resident of The Living Rainforest which is an indoor greenhouse tropical rainforest that is located in Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire, England. It is an ecological centre, educational centre and visitor attraction consisting of three glasshouses, operated and run by the Trust for Sustainable Living. The glasshouses are named Amazonica, Lowlands and Small Islands respectively.
The Living Rainforest has been accredited by the Council for Learning Outside of the Classroom and awarded the LOtC Quality Badge. Each year around 25,000 children visit the Living Rainforest as part of their school's curriculum. It is open 7-days a week from 09:30 to 16:00.
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Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form taxon; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species), since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
Hamilton Gardens is a terrific place to visit is with its feature of many different types of intriguing and unique garden designs. Brilliant. There's this pond connecting some of the gardens. When passing I couldn't help noticing the strong and profound reflections created by the surrounding planting. It was a calm day so hardly any wind movements in the water. Not easy to find an intersting angel to shoot from (not made easier by the many people visiting that day) but I like the drama of the clouds. Nice quiet moment of exploring.
This is my LC Verse Carnage, I decided to keep the torso and legs for him because I thought it suited him more than anything I tried out. I gave him a more "Superior Carnage" look to his head and tentacles rather than the simple venom looking one. I also changed his name to something I found kind of interesting. The people who created Carnage were apparently going to call him "Ravage" but decided to change it to "Carnage". I thought this suited him quiet well however so decided to go with it.
Tell me what y'all think! My version of his backstory is below!
LC Verse Spider-Man
Ravage - Cletus Kasady
- Normon Osborn realised after the "betrayal" of Parasite (Agent Venom) he needed a more savage version of the creature. One who doesn't have a cool head to gather his thoughts, because that's what caused him to lose Parasite to join Spider-Man when he was convinced by the hero to be good. So Norman used his OSCORP facilities to genetically alter Banshee (Scream) so she produced 1 offspring through Asexual reproduction. He then realised that the symbiotes mimicked their hosts personalities so he decided to select a crazed individual and who better than a psychopath?
- Cletus Kasady was approached by OSCORP and was fused with the symbiote, immediately it took on the savage personality and radiated with rage. He called himself Ravage and now follows Norman Osborns orders to kill Spider-Man.
(From Wikipedia)
Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 m). During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet (2.1 m), with the deepest point being 12 feet (3.7 m), but during the rainy season this can increase by 5 feet (1.5 m).
The watershed area for the lake lies to a large extent to the north and west of the lake. The lake drains through the Nam Pilu or Balu Chaung on its southern end. There is a hot spring on its northwestern shore.
Although the lake is not large, it contains a number of endemic species. Over twenty species of snails and nine species of fish are found nowhere else in the world. Some of these, like the silver-blue scaleless Sawbwa barb, the crossbanded dwarf danio, and the Lake Inle danio, are of minor commercial importance for the aquarium trade. It hosts approximately 20,000 brown and black head migratory seagulls in November, December and January.
In June 2015, it becomes the Myanmar's first designated place of World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It was one of 20 places added at at the Unesco's 27th Man and the Biosphere (MAB) International Coordinating Council (ICC) meeting.
The people of Inle Lake (called Intha), some 70,000 of them, live in four cities bordering the lake, in numerous small villages along the lake's shores, and on the lake itself. The entire lake area is in Nyaung Shwe township. The population consists predominantly of Intha, with a mix of other Shan, Taungyo, Pa-O (Taungthu), Danu, Kayah, Danaw and Bamar ethnicities. Most are devout Buddhists, and live in simple houses of wood and woven bamboo on stilts; they are largely self-sufficient farmers.
Most transportation on the lake is traditionally by small boats, or by somewhat larger boats fitted with single cylinder inboard diesel engines. Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved for the reason that the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants making it difficult to see above them while sitting. Standing provides the rower with a view beyond the reeds. However, the leg rowing style is only practiced by the men. Women row in the customary style, using the oar with their hands, sitting cross legged at the stern.
In addition to fishing, locals grow vegetables and fruit in large gardens that float on the surface of the lake. The floating garden beds are formed by extensive manual labor. The farmers gather up lake-bottom weeds from the deeper parts of the lake, bring them back in boats and make them into floating beds in their garden areas, anchored by bamboo poles. These gardens rise and fall with changes in the water level, and so are resistant to flooding. The constant availability of nutrient-laden water results in these gardens being incredibly fertile. Rice cultivation is also significant.
This is the cat I asked you to look for in my previous photo. She was enjoying the very last rays of the sun in the freshly mown field in front of the farm Obere Fraumatt (Illgau) we were staying at.
----------------------------- JESUS ✝️ SAVES-------------------------------
SALVATION THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST - ALONE!
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
❤️❤️ IT'S ALL JESUS AND NONE OF OURSELVES! ❤️❤️
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the SALVATION of everyone WHO BELIEVES: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM GOD IS REVEALED, a righteousness that is by FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST, just as it is written: "THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH." (Romans 1:16-17)
16 KNOW that a man is NOT justified by observing the law, but by FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be JUSTIFIED BY FAITH in CHRIST and NOT by observing the law, BECAUSE BY OBSERVING THE LAW NO ONE WILL BE JUSTIFIED. (Galatians 2:16)
1. Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2. BY THIS GOSPEL YOU ARE SAVED, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4. that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5. and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8. and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
9. For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11. Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed. (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
7. Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9. I am the gate; whoever enters through me WILL BE SAVED. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10. The thief comes only to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY; I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the FULL. (John 10:7-10)
1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:1-13)
Jesus came to bring spiritual LIFE to the spiritually dead and set the captives FREE! FREE from RELIGION, ERROR and outright LIES, so WE might serve THE LIVING GOD! In SPIRIT and in TRUTH!
So you'll KNOW, and not think you're to bad for God to love. The Christian LIFE isn't about how good WE are, because NONE of us are! It's about how GOOD JESUS IS! Because JESUS LOVES US, so much he died in our place and took the punishment for all of our sins on himself. The wages of sin is DEATH, and Jesus took the death WE so richly deserved for us and died in our place. The good news is, there's no more punishment for sin left. WE, you and I were all born forgive as a result of the crucifixion of God himself on the cross that took away the sins of the whole world. All we have to do is believe it, and put your Faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. That my friends is REAL UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! YOU ARE LOVED. ❤️ ✝️ ❤️
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Debbie is the other half of the duo to be found working in the local shop. Debbie as well as serving is often to be found wielding a mop! and to my shame I often seem to end up walking on her freshly washed floor!
The girls are well liked and respected in the village both would walk the extra mile too.
On the way in to Västerhaninge (where I live), there is a field on the side of the road. During the summer of 2022, I noticed that along the edge of the field nearest to the road, there was a couple of meters deep with some sort of different crop.
This turned out to be sunflowers which I felt was a bit odd. Since I could see white butterflies fluttering around there I decided to bring my camera and have a look one day.
As I got there I noticed signs which explained it. It turns out that whoever owned that field had planted the sunflowers with the intent that you could pick as many as you wanted and pay by sending money (using your phone) to an organisation working to help Ukraine fight the Russian occupation. A nice little initiative and 100% of the proceeds went there.
I got several nice shots of other bugs, bu the only white butterfly that graced my camera sensor with a picture was this cabbage white (Pieris rapae) which landed fairly high up on one of the large leaves of a sunflower.
Other bugs I found were a four-spot orb-weaver here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52685314425/
and a vagrant darter: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52343369714/
Kōdai-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple that was established in the Higashiyama area of Kyoto in 1606 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s widow, Nene, in honor of her husband. Upon the death of Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Nene took the tonsure and became known by the name of Kōdaijin Kogetsuni,. Upon her passing in 1624 at the age of 76, the temple that she founded (with Tokugawa Ieyasu’s generous patronage), was aptly renamed Kōdai-ji.
The temple’s magnificent garden was supposedly designed by the legendary landscaper, architect, poet and tea master Kobori Enshū (1579-1647) .
Starke is a city in Bradford County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,449 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradford County.
Starke may have been named in honor of developer George W. Cole's fiancée or in honor of Madison Starke Perry, fourth governor of Florida and a Confederate States Army colonel.
The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, adds that the city may have been named after "Thomas Starke, a slaveholder who once owned much land around the area."
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This is the last passenger aircraft I flew as a professional pilot, between 2008 and 2015, where I logged more than 6,000 flight hours, also in the A319 (a shortened version of the A320) and the A321 (a lengthened version of the A320).
I made the transition from the great MD80, and this A320 represented a radical change, as it was the first time I flew an aircraft with a flight control system in which I no longer moved cables, servos, and pulleys, but rather a kind of electronic joystick (a Sidestick, in Airbus terminology) that communicated via fiber optics with the central control system.
It's the "fly by wire" philosophy already applied in other aircraft, such as the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon.
For all of us, let's say, "conventional" pilots, the transition to the "fly by wire" philosophy was a quantum leap.
We were dealing with Artificial Intelligence, although it didn't yet have that name.
And my conclusion is that it's a very safe airplane, one that continues to evolve with new "system updates," just like any other, to become increasingly safer and more profitable.
I think this flight control system was probably of great help when Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III and his co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles had to troubleshoot the failure of both engines after colliding with a flock of birds and landing on the Hudson River in New York City, saving all passengers and crew on January 15, 2009, on US Airways Flight 1549 (AWE1549). (Source: Wikipedia)
As a joke, it's said that an ATC controller asked the crew of an A320 why, even though they were cleared for takeoff, they hadn't yet started the takeoff roll.
The A320 crew replied to the controller that they were trying to solve it...
A Boeing pilot who was at the holding position, being number two for takeoff, said over the radio: "The best thing to do is press CTRL+ALT+DEL and do a hard reset."
(But that's probably an urban legend...)
AIRBUS A320 SERIES, 2025
Este es el último avión de pasajeros que volé como piloto profesional, entre los años 2008 y 2015, donde hice más de 6.000 horas de vuelo, también en los modelos A319 (versión acortada del A320) y en el A321 (versión alargada del A320).
Hice la transición desde el gran MD80 y este A320 supuso un cambio radical, ya que ha sido la primera vez que yo volaba un avión con sistema de mandos de vuelo en el que ya no movía cables, servos y poleas, sino una especie de joystick electrónico (Sidestick, según la terminología de Airbus) que se comunicaba por fibra óptica con el sistema central de mandos.
Es la filosofía "fly by wire" que ya se aplicaba en otros aviones, como el Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Para todos los pilotos, digamos, "convencionales", que hacíamos la transición a la filosofía "fly by wire" supuso un salto cuántico.
Estábamos tratando con la Inteligencia Artificial, aunque todavía no tenía ese nombre.
Y mi conclusión es que es un avión muy seguro, que sigue evolucionando con nuevos "system updates" igual que cualquier otro, para ser cada vez más seguro y rentable.
Pienso que probablemente este sistema de mandos de vuelo fue de gran ayuda cuando el capitán Chesley Burnett «Sully» Sullenberger III y su copiloto Jeffrey Skiles, tuvieron que solucionar el problema del fallo de ambos motores, tras el impacto con una bandada de aves y amerizar salvando a todos los pasajeros y tripulación en el rio Hudson de Nueva York el 15 de enero de 2009, en el vuelo 1549 de US Airways (AWE1549). (Fuente Wikipedia)
Como broma, cuentan que un controlador ATC le preguntó a la tripulación de un A320 que cuál era la razón por la que aun estando autorizados a despegar, no habían iniciado todavía la carrera de despegue.
La tripulación del A320 contestó al controlador que lo estaban intentando solucionar...
Un piloto de Boeing que estaba en el punto de espera, siendo número dos para despegar, dijo por la radio: "Lo mejor es que pulses CTRL+ALT+SUPR y haz un reset completo".
(Pero probablemente será una leyenda urbana...)
Chloé is a badass. This shoot was rainy, cold, dirty and pretty physically intense. She was totally down with it all. Champ.
more later this week.
Thank you for letting me take your picture lady, you were wonderful. Think up some way to equally torture me and I'll do it no questions asked.
So this is a setup shot taken to show what I did to take the previous, "One Word" shot.
This was a real world, practical setup to create the shot. No heavy-handed "Photoshop" work was done to create the image of the planet and word inside the drop of water.
To do this you need to set a lot up before you take the shot. Three things need to be lined up for a successful shot.
1) The subject and camera need to be lined up so you can see the drop of water on the end of the blade of grass in this case. Distance for the magnification and height to just see the thing.
2) Then I bring in the background/refraction subject. That needs to be lit harshly, yet no spill over light onto the drop of water. I use a focusable hand held flashlight. The angle of this light is very important.
But the distance of the background is something that you need to figure out by moving it up/down, left/right and forward and back. Each direction makes a small change in the refracted image inside the drop of water.
The background can be anything you want it to be. For the image I created I used a restriction free image that NASA released to the world a while ago. Its called, "The Blue Marble."
I then drew the letters for the word (a couple times actually to get the size right) and colored them in and cut them out using a razor blade from the single stick labels I made them out of. Then I stuck them onto the image.
This is a real image that was created in a practical way. Not all done in photoshop. Hell, I don't even own that software.
There are plenty of videos on YouTube covering this technique, just search Water Droplet Refraction.
It is always a dream of mine to be able to capture the sun beams and every time i have the opportunity to try it i go for it. Hope I didn`t mess it with post but i added some small contrast and color tweaks. If someone have suggestions please share them.
Karren is the name given to the distinctive fluted and ridged formations of limestone, eroded by the elements along natural fissures in the sedimentary rock. Limestone is the remains of marine organisms, deposited on ancient seabeds, and the alkaline rock is susceptible to corrosion by rainwater which has absorbed carbon dioxide from organic material, turning it into a weak carbonic acid. When acidic rainwater permeates fissures in limestone, it dissolves the rock, creating channels through which water can carry slit,sand and other material, which, in turn, erodes an even wider channel, carrying even more corrosive water, and more eroding material. This is how caves form, and, over thousands of years, massive passageways and caverns can form in the deepest and hardest limestone. In shallower, softer limestone, collapses and blockages are far more common, and caves, often, do not reach such massive proportions. Areas of limestone topography are known as karst landscapes, after an area of the former Yugoslavia, characterised by such topography.
This is the nebula rich region in the constellation of Monoceros the Unicorn with the dark Cone Nebula (left of centre) and the small V-shaped and bright Hubble’s Variable Nebula at bottom, a reflection nebula that varies in form and brightness. Above the Cone Nebula is the triangular Christmas Tree Cluster, NGC 2264, here upside down as the bright blue star 15 Mon is the base of the tree. The large region of nebulosity is Sharpless 2-273. The V-shaped dark nebula above centre is LDN 1603.
Near 15 Mon is a blue reflection nebula. Another blue reflection nebula IC 2169 and associated star cluster Collinder 95 is at left — I framed the field to contain this nebula. Other bits of reflection nebulosity surround it - clockwise: NGC 2245, NGC 2247 and IC 446 above the main nebula. The rich faint cluster near centre is Trumpler 5.
This is a blend of 8 x 5-minute exposures at ISO 800 unfiltered with 6 x 8-minute exposures at ISO 1600 shot through an Optolong L-Enhance dual-band nebula enhancement filter (it lets through only Oxygen III blue-green and Hydrogen-alpha red to really enhance the nebulosity). All exposures with the Canon EOS Ra mirrorless camera through the SharpStar HNT150 Hyperbolic Newtonian Astrograph at f/2.8, from home on a very clear moonless night January 26, 2020. All stacked, aligned and blended in Photoshop 2020.
From ancient times to the present, philosophers have repeatedly emphasized the importance of living a frugal or minimalist life. The ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes said, “True wealth is not in increasing possessions, but in reducing one’s needs.” Mahatma Gandhi pointed to the destructive side of human greed, stating, “The Earth has enough for everyone’s needs, but not enough for everyone’s greed.” From the Buddha to Karl Marx, across the passage of time, many have expressed similar ideas. This minimalist concept in philosophy has greatly influenced the photographer, and its mark is clearly visible in his vision and framing.
The absence of color or the use of minimal composition in framing reflects the photographer’s inclination toward a minimalist approach. The fog, wrapped like a thick winter blanket, creates a serene atmosphere. In this calm and pure dramatic setting, human presence becomes secondary. Before nature, even humanity’s vast achievements become insignificant. That is why the photographer has kept humans and their architectural achievements in the background, framing the scene in a minimalist style. Here, nature is the primary subject—not humans or their constructions.
According to nihilism, or the philosophy of pessimism, human life does not has inherent purpose. Evolutionary theory has shown that humans are an unintended outcome of nature’s evolutionary process. Yet human beings, regarded as the finest of creations, continue to exploit all their knowledge and effort into seeking meaning in life. They establish ever-greater architectural structures upon the heart of nature. In proving their superiority, they seem to challenge nature itself. Viewing nature as an adversary, humanity gradually distances itself further and further from it.
This is the Scottish Water Building that stands at the end of the esplanade at Prestwick beach ... the building is very m much curved and weathered!
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