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"Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who's in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It's like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven't seen in a long time."
- Kafka on the shore, Haruki Murakami
#Enough is Enough # Me Too
A few of the signs from yesterdays March4Justice in Melbourne.
These protest marches in Australia have been fueled by recent events in our Australian Parliament. Woman are furious, not only because of the events themselves, but the appalling handling by our Parliamentarians of rape and sexual harassment allegations.
Just to give you a taste of how out of touch our leaders are in terms of their response to the protests-
The Prime Minister and his staff would not walk out (a few hundred meters) and listen to or engage with the Protesters who gathered outside Parliament House. Instead, our Prime Minister offered to meet a small delegation behind closed doors. The very same closed doors where many of the allegations have taken place.
In his opening remarks in Question Time yesterday, Mr Morrison said it was "right and good" that people were able to congregate in peaceful protests as tens of thousands gathered to demand action against gendered violence in Australia.
"Not far from here, such marches, even now, are being met with bullets, but not here in this country, Mr Speaker," he said.
I can’t respond better than Jane Caro’s:
How Good Is Australia? You can get raped in Parliament but you are unlikely to get shot protesting about it
I am tired of beings scared. I am angry. This relates straight back to photography (as well as almost every aspect of the life in the day of being female) and the fact that I will rarely go out and photograph on my own. Instead I have to rely on others to feel safe. I resent that. I see my male colleges photographing on their own all the time, a privilege that I don't have.
I am away for work the next few days so will catch up when I can.
There is no texture used in this shot. But if you look, you can see how heavy the rain was coming down yesterday.
It's easier to see the heavy rain this way
The image below in large on black to see how soaked the kayaker is
Filter description for the "Lens Filters Group"
Circular polarizer, Cokin infrared P007 and post production on PC.
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Potsdam is the capital of Brandenburg in Germany, and always my favorite place when I stay in or at Berlin. This time with only a few visitors in the parc, how amazing!
A continuous Hohenzollern possession since 1415, Potsdam became prominent, when it was chosen in 1660 as the hunting residence of Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg, the core of the powerful state that later became the Kingdom of Prussia. It also housed Prussian barracks.
Voltaire at the residence of Frederick II in Potsdam.
After the Edict of Potsdam in 1685, Potsdam became a centre of European immigration. Its religious freedom attracted people from France (Huguenots), Russia, the Netherlands and Bohemia. The edict accelerated population growth and economic recovery.
Later, the city became a full residence of the Prussian royal family. The buildings of the royal residences were built mainly during the reign of Frederick the Great. One of these is the Sanssouci Palace (French: "without cares" or "no concern", by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, 1744), famed for its formal gardens and Rococo interiors. Other royal residences include the New Palace and the Orangery.
(Vung Tau)
"Vung Tau is the port capital of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. Located on a peninsula in Southern Vietnam. Vung Tau has history and all the bells and whistles befitting a trading port dating back to the 14th Century.
Vung Tau was once a hub for European trading ships which anchored in the calm waters for shelter (the name: Vung Tau translates into “Anchorage”). Yet, through up and down of the country, Vung Tau has maintained its charm and inviting seaside vibe. In fact, the cliffs of Vung Tau (Mui Nghinh Phong) translate into “Cape of Breeze Welcome.”
Back in the time, the French found Vung Tau an idyllic, if not elite, seaside getaway with many French colonial mansions dotting the hillside haven. (..)"
More if you click the link to the source below:
vietnam.travel/things-to-do/vung-tau-sightseeing-wonderland
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« Vung Tau est la capitale portuaire de la province de Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Située sur une péninsule au sud du Vietnam, Vung Tau possède une histoire et tous les attributs d'un port commercial datant du XIVe siècle.
Vung Tau était autrefois une plaque tournante pour les navires marchands européens qui jetaient l'ancre dans ses eaux calmes pour s'abriter (le nom « Vung Tau » signifie « mouillage »). Pourtant, malgré les aléas du pays, Vung Tau a conservé son charme et son atmosphère balnéaire accueillante. En fait, les falaises de Vung Tau (Mui Nghinh Phong) se traduisent par « Cap de la brise bienvenue ».
À l'époque, les Français considéraient Vung Tau comme une station balnéaire idyllique, voire élitiste, avec de nombreuses demeures coloniales françaises parsemant le havre de paix à flanc de colline. (..) »
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Rudbeckia is a plant genus in the Asteraceae or composite family. Rudbeckia flowers feature a prominent, raised central disc in black, brown shades of green, and in-between tones, giving rise to their familiar common names of coneflowers and black-eyed-susans. Wikipedia
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Rudbeckia
Rank: Genus
Higher classification: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Rudbeckiinae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Miami is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Florida and its Atlantic coast. As the seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, central, and the most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S., with a population of around 5.5 million.
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked 33rd among global cities. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets, and citywide recycling programs.
According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
Miami has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises. Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries.
For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital of the World", has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world. It accommodates some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations and is the busiest port in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.
Metropolitan Miami is the major tourism hub in the American South, number two in the U.S. after New York City and number 13 in the world, including the popular destination of Miami Beach.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
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This is from the east half of the Owens Valley, just a bit SE of Bishop. I'm looking east at the western side of the White Mtn range. You can't see it, but the Owens River is about a quarter mile beyond that big solo tree. Over on the right side, that "dirt road" is headed up Black Canyon.
I like the calm gentleness of this image. Whereas the Sierra mountains behind me are jagged and dramatic with contrasty couloirs and a sawtooth-like horizon contour, the Whites are soft and rounded. The diffused light on the foothills here make them look a bit like clouds to me.
This is a pretty common bird in our neighborhood, and back when we moved here in 2009 we saw it in the yard pretty often. But several years ago, back when I started compiling photos of the different yardbird species (which now runs to fifty-seven), I realized it was the only confirmed species for which I had never posted a photo. It seems that in the years we've lived here the yard has grown more overgrown and enclosed, a change which the other birds prefer, but which has kept this one away. Anyway, today one dropped in, so I finally have a photo of it to complete the collection. Mourning dove, backyard Olympia.
7. pine-siskins
8. bushtits
11. brown creepers
12. crows
13. flickers
16. starlings
17. mourning doves
21. house finches
22. gold finches
26. stellar's jays
28. fox-sparrows
30. song-sparrows
31. house sparrows
34. varied thrushes
35. hermit thrushes
41. black-throated gray warblers
42. bewick's wrens
43. pacific wrens
44. cedar waxwings
46. cooper's hawks
47. lazuli buntings
48. hutton's vireos
50. western tanagers
54. purple finches
55. warbling vireos
what've I've spent the majority of Valentine's Day building:
-Granny Goodness
-Steppenwolf
-Thanos but better
-Desaad
-Glorious Godfrey
That's all for now, happy Valentine's Day (if you live in corporate America)
...and will suffice. This is a closeup of the ice shelf last December at Upper Oneonta Falls (or, the real Oneonta Falls, whichever you prefer to call it... the one off the seldom-traveled boot trail. The sketchy one... you know.) The sheet of water in the background is the falls itself, up close and personal.
I wouldn't have been able to capture this detail without sacrificing life and limb if I hadn't been able to use a friend's Pentax 6x7 - and with it, a telephoto lens. Just one of the many things on my "want list"... a telephoto lens, that is, and specifically to take shots such as this - those details found when you look beyond the traditional landscape.
All walking is discovery. On foot we take the time to see things whole.
Hal Borland
no rules, no limitations, no boundaries it's like an art™
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... but they grow up so fast ...
Canada Goose Goslings
Sterne Park, Littleton, CO
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/id
Branta canadensis
ORDER: Anseriformes
FAMILY: Anatidae
The Petit Palais is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). Located near the Champs-Élysées, it faces one side the of the Grand Palais, also built for the 1900 exhibition.
Arranged around an octi-circular courtyard and garden, the palace is similar to the nearby Grand Palais. Its ionic columns, grand porch and dome echo those of the Invalides across the river. The tympanum depicting the city of Paris surrounded by muses is the work of sculptor Jean Antoine Injalbert.
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Textures 82 and 88 by Anna Lenabem: www.flickr.com/photos/lenabem-anna/5377434850/ and www.flickr.com/photos/42396059@N07/5395004065/in/photolis...
The shot is not really good, just don't have time to take photos this week and I'm playing with some old pics :)
Used the "Aqua Dream" preset from the "Flowericious" Adobe Camera Raw Set.
Exposure set from +0.45 to 0.00
You can get my Flowericious Adobe Camera Raw Set here
Unfortunately I have at the time problems with my paypal account and I can't receive money on it. Hope to fix the problem within a week, please be patient, there will be one bonus preset for those who order until 15th of September.
Sorry again, you can try my free Monday presets until I fix my paypal account :)
This is my little sister in-front of our chicken coop petting Pierre.
I like B&W pictures much more than colored. When you take a colored photo, your capturing their surroundings and cloths. But in B&W the focus is shifted to the scene it's self........If that makes any sense.
Stay Safe, Eat Doughnuts (╭☞▰ᗜ▰)╭☞
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We're standing here by the abyss and the world is in flames.
Two star-crossed lovers reaching out to the beast with many names.
He is
He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see.
And he is. Insurrection, he is spite, he's the force that made me be.
He is. Nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater.
He is.
We're hiding here inside a dream and all our doubts are now destroyed.
The guidance of the morning stars will lead the way into the void.
He is
He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see.
And he is. Insurrection, he is spite, he's the force that made me be.
He is. Nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater.
He is.
He is. He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see.
And he is. Insurrection, he is spite, he's the force that made me be.
He is. He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see.
And he is. The disobedience that holds us together.
He is. Nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater.
And we are falling over the precipice.
(A Nameless Ghoul/s)
A series of abstracts from a fading advertising hoarding. A new leisure facility was being built and someone had change the 'i' in fitness to an 'a' so it read - where fatness is fun. Made me laugh!
No dramatic stories here. No adverse conditions, just good times with people that I care about, and make the images and experiences even more memorable. You see, for those that don't know me, in this medium...photography, this is all I have. I have a simple life. Work, family, and all that normal stuff. But photography, It's my outlet, and there's a connection with nature and the life I live. One of the things that I enjoy about this photography journey is being able to get out and emerse myself with my surroundings. It gives me a chance to just get out and clear my head and do what I love. As was the case with this image. 3 weeks prior to this outing, I lost my mother to cancer. By far one of the most traumatic experiences in my life. Just trying to function as a "normal" human being was hard. On this particular weekend, it had been my first trip since my mothers passing, and it was therapeutic. I can say it was one of the few times in the past few weeks where I felt somewhat normal again. I'm not looking for any sympathy of any sort. Im simply sharing how the art of photography is a part of my life, and how it helps me escape the stresses of life. Continue to inspire each, shoot for yourself, be well. Peace and Love.
... sometimes...
Il a souri, il a ri avec moi, nous avons éclaté de rire, mâché des chewing-gum et avalé des bonbons et je ne cessais de voir le parfait contraste entre son visage lumineux et amusé et son aspect pauvre et miséreux... C'est du misérabilisme, je sais... mais en regardant ces photos pendant le déjeuner, je n'ai pu m'empêcher d'y repenser...
Voici l'image que j'avais à l'esprit à ce moment là... "The Young Beggar " de Murillo...
He smiled, he laughed with me, we burst out in laughter, chewed gum and swallowed candies; and I ceased not seeing the perfect contrast between his luminous, amused face and the poor, pauperish aspect of his being, and ... It is cynical, I know... but looking at these photographs over lunch, I could not help but consider these things ...
Friendly translated by Raphie Frank
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province.
Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, it was the most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the fin-de-siecle period, it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. However, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Trieste's union to Italy after World War I led to some decline of its "Mittel-European" cultural and commercial importance. Enjoying an economic revival during the 1930s and throughout the Cold War, Trieste was an important spot in the struggle between the Eastern and Western blocs. Today, the city is in one of the richest regions of Italy, and has been a great centre for shipping, through its port (Port of Trieste), shipbuilding and financial services.
For further information on this fascinating city please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste
another from the soon to be eBay sale. This one is a cute number for an evening out. The arms do get a little cheeky as they have a tendency to slip down when you're not looking. I like the contrasting materials in this one.
At first I thought Iceland is a land full of ice lol! It never came to my mind that the island is highly geologically active with many volcanoes.
Geysir derived from the word Geyser erupts every 5-10mins interval. Its a pretty amazing sight to see. So far its one of the most interesting foregrounds to shoot but it also poses a challenge. Being careful which path to step on, Cleaning your filter each time the wind blows at you and at the same waiting for the perfect time to click the shutter.
Here is my take on our sunrise shoot @ Geysir. Woke up late, hurried to walk across the street and to be honest I was running towards this spot haha just in time to set up and capture this image.
! WARNING: THIS PICTURE IS EDITED !
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Hair: Stealthic - Polar
Head: Lelutka - Camila
Body Tattoo: [Black Lotus] - Zoya [ @Mainstore ]
~Clothes&accessories:
Top: Pseudo- Mission Halter
Choker: {minuit} Taeyeon Choker
Gum: .LeLUTKA Gum Gum Boom
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Pants: - TRIGGERED - & theROOM - Bianca Full Bottom [ @Equal10 ]
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... What goes around comes back around. We all exist within this circle, human wishing, human seeing, human living, human being.
This one is one of my favorites from the trip.
We enjoyed a beautiful morning on the The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, in Osage County, OK. The grass was beginning to come up where the resent burns had been done. There were some new born calves in the groups. Expect to see more in the coming weeks. More info at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallgrass_Prairie_Preserve