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Here is a 4-stitch image captured at 17mm at Cobble Beach in the morning while at Acadia National Park. After twisting and jamming my foot between two cobble stones at York, Maine and nearly breaking my foot I was very leery of climbing down here and walking around. Needless to say I took the chance. Mainly because I met another photographer there this morning and he followed me down. I figured if I tried to break my foot again I had someone to get me help ;)
These cobble rocks range from one to three feet in diameter and are quite interesting to walk among as they are all not that stable.
This is the Costa e Silva Bridge, one of the four over the Paranoa Lake. The shot was taken from "Pontão", a complex of bars and restaurants.
Brasilia, Brazil
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Ponte Costa e Silva
The Tiare flower is indigenous to the South Pacific. The plant needs full to partial sunlight and frequent watering to blossom. Overwatering will cause it to wither.
The Tiare flower grows on a bush that can be 20 feet tall during the blooming season which coincides with the islands’ dry season (March to November).
Tahitian Gardenia, Gardenia taitensis, Tiare,
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
This is a shrine set in shallow water just south of Isola del Tinetto. South of Porto Venere, Cinque Terre. I couldn’t find out much about this statue but I imagine it is some sort of sea faring shrine.
This is the ninth photo of my rain serie from Prague. I took this photo serie while under cover on the Charles bridge during a heavy rain.
If you like this there is eight more of the same earlier in my photo stream or in my album "Prague rain serie" Se below.
Thank you for visiting!
Listening: Eminem - Space Bound & Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
View on Black
Credits on False Mirrors
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I wasn't lookin but I stumbled
Onto you, must've been fate,
But so much is at stake,
What the f*** does it take?
Let's cut to the chase
Before the door shuts in your face,
Promise me if I cave in and break
And leave myself open
That I won't be makin a mistake
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A large falcon that is endemic to South Asia including parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. This is as large as a Peregine Falcon and taller than Saker Falcon, but more leaner unlike the bulky build of Saker Falcon or Peregrine Falcon. We sighted them on two days in action - they were hunting in the area and one of them was fighting with the Saker Falcon. They seem to be quite common in the desert regions and as a fan of falcons was delighted to be sighting them and seeing them in action.
This was sighted in Pokhran, again a desert region. The bird was hunting in the area possibly targeting the many small birds like Pipits, Larks, Crested Larks, Wheatears etc.. There was no dearth of prey. Unfortunately, we didn't see it with any catch though and we were in a rush to see the Indian Bustards, so had to move along.
Many thanks in advance for your views, faves and feedback - very much appreciated.
This is in th e"Not Terribly good club" I heard when I got to Royal Park today there was a female Pink Robin hanging around the park. I finally found it, but could not get a clear shot of it. There's always tomorrow.
This plant is almost 30 years old.... it started out as a very small ficus when I was learning how to create my own bonsai plant...
it's in a small rectangular and shallow bowl and the roots have grown out of the pot.... and still as healthy as ever with lots of twists and turns!!
This is Josephina. She is a very fit twenty something year old ex-racing horse who belongs to my neighbours. She has stable companions, and I see her munching grass in the paddock when I go for my walk in the woods.
This photo is from Marado [Mara Island]. Marado represents the southernmost point in South Korean territory. The island is about 30km from the southern port of Jeju and the trip by ferry took about 15-20 minutes. The island is comparatively small (approximately 0.3 square kilometers) and you can walk around its entirety at a leisurely pace in about 90 minutes. Marado is home to about 90 residents and "…has long been known for its population being composed of strong women and docile men." (Wiki). While there, we saw traditional "haenyeo" women divers actively working at their trade of free diving to gather seafood.
Edzná is a Maya archaeological site in the north of the Mexican state of Campeche.
The most remarkable building at the site is the main temple located at the plaza. Built on a platform 40 m high, it provides a wide overview of the surroundings. Another significant building located in the plaza is a ball court. Two parallel structures make up the ball court. The top rooms of the ball court were possibly used to store images of the gods associated with the events, along with items needed for the games.
Edzná was already inhabited in 400 BC, and it was abandoned c. 1500 AD. During the time of occupation, a government was set up whose power was legitimized by the relationship between governors and the deities. In the Late Classic period Edzná was part of the Calakmul polity. Edzná may have been inhabited as early as 600 BC but it took until 200 AD before it developed into a major city. The word Edzná comes from "House of the Itzaes". The architectural style of this site shows signs of the Puuc style, even though it is far from the Puuc Hills sites. The decline and eventual abandonment of Edzná remains a mystery today.
Edzná was discovered in 1907. The first organised excavations started in 1958. In 1986, coordinating agencies began to employ Guatemalan refugees in the excavation, restoration and maintenance at Edzná.
Hoekelum is a castle and estate between Ede and Bennekom, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The earliest mention dates from 1396, when Randolph van Hoekelum, hunter master of the Duke of Gelre, was loaned with it. The building was almost completely rebuilt around 1735, and converted around 1914 to a design by Johan Wilhelm Hanrath. In 1988 the estate was transferred to the Geldersch Landschap.
This is one of the most unique AND creepy windows I have ever seen. It is in the Capela dos Ossos, in Evora, Portugal. The Chapel was built as an extension to the Convent of Sao Francisco in the first half of the 17th Century. The Chapel is an invitation to reflect on the transitory nature of the human condition. An inscription over the entrance to the Chapel translated to English reads, "We bones here, for yours await."
Happy(?) Window Wednesday!
Though this photo is posted and "taken" after I joined this site, this photo is actually from my old Flickr account I started back in January of 2011, a year before I made this account. I never posted anything on that stream except for this photo. I only made that account to enter in this contest. Five and a half years later and I found myself looking through my old photos and noticed that I had posted this already but I don't think anyone saw it or even remembers it.
I've come along way since my labeled figured and CustomLegoMinifigures rip off figures.
The building in the background is Saffron Square tower is.
Well, it's hard to miss it even if you tried.
The 43-storey tower stands a whopping 134 metres tall and is the borough's second tallest building, behind only 101 George Street, the tallest modular tower in the world.
Saffron Square tower is visible from several miles away and is undoubtedly a distinctive part of Croydon's skyline, mainly due to its purple, shiny appearance.
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blue skies and spring blossoms. The approaching spring fills me with such happiness!!!
This is for the group Parallel Vision~Word of the Week~Happy(~.~)
Now that flickr is working again, I will be doing some catching up! Thanks to all of my wonderful contacts, for all of your encouragement and support. You are all so sweet and inspire me to no end!
Edit~I used this texture from les brumes as well as one from Skeletal Mess.:-)
The Hague is famous as the International City of Peace and Justice. Also, The Hague is the government city of The Netherlands, and it’s the city where the Dutch Royal Family lives. The city is one of the most multicultural cities in The Netherlands.
Valle de la Luna is a part of the Reserva Nacional los Flamencos and was declared a Nature Sanctuary in 1982 for its natural environment and strange lunar landscape, from which its name is derived.
The Atacama desert is also considered one of the driest places on earth, as some areas have not received a single drop of rain in hundreds of years, but last week. A prototype for a Mars rover was tested there by scientists because of the valley's dry and forbidding terrains.
"Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them." (John Ruskin)
Have a fine day - I'll try to visit your photostreams tonight...
Is love blind by Kate E.
It has been said that real love is blind.
But, with that I simply cannot agree.
Love just helps us all to find
a sweetness that others cannot see.
Love sees the beauty deep within.
A gentleness that's not easy to show.
But, one you can see again and again.
A side that only you are allowed to know.
Real Love does not see imperfections.
Does not see shape, size, or color.
It relies only on their own interactions
knowing they never want to hear goodbyes.
No, love is certainly not blind
for it sees what others may miss.
We love from the heart, not the mind
sealing that love with a touch, or a kiss.
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OK... why do my eyes keep going black like that? Made for a cool pic but damn!
This is a merged image of 3 sets of HDR. Since the low fog changed rapidly and HDR can present its 3D effect. Lake Kawaguchi Bridge is showing in the fog.
拍攝富士山雲海時，發現HDR比較能呈現雲海立體的感覺，所以拍攝了三組各七張的相片，組合成這張全景，下面若隱若現的是河口湖大橋。
~天下茶屋前, 河口湖, 山梨県, 日本
Lake Kawaguji, Japan
- ISO 100, F16, 1/80~1/2 sec(3 sets of 7 shots HDR), 70 mm
- Canon 5D MarkIII with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- Sunrise @ 6.16am (112º) / Shot @ 6.45am
- Visibility 0.21km @ 7.00am/ Humidity 100% @6.50am
- Temperature 11.1ºC @ 6.50am
This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.
Rumi
Doel is a small village on the left bank of the river Schelde. It had to disappear because of the expansion of the Antwerp harbor. So, since about 20years most of the houses are abandoned; only 5 or 6 are still lived in. The village became a ghost village. The powerplant is in operation since 1975; the fourth reactor is in operation since 1985. The powerplant should be out of use by now, but the government kept it in operation because of a lack of energy. Next days I wil post photo's of the ghost village. With lots of graffiti!
These stamps were inherited from my Granddad to my Dad then Dad to me.
Macro Mondays "Queen"
[Queen Elizabeth II is a great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Elizabeth's father was George VI (1895 - 1952). He married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900 - 2002) in 1925, and they had two daughters, Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.
George VI's father was George V (1865 - 1936), Elizabeth's grandfather. He married Mary of Teck (1867 - 1953) in 1893, a German princess raised in England.
George V's father was Edward VII (1841 - 1910). Elizabeth's great grandfather. He married Alexandra of Denmark (1844 - 1925), a Danish princess.
Edward VII's mother was Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901), Elizabeth's great great grandmother. She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819 - 1861) in 1840.] www.thoughtco.com
- Theodore Dreiser.
Another image of the beautiful Christine falls from Mt Rainier National Park. In my earlier posts about our visit to the park, I have talked about how our trip to the park coincided with a storm. The storm pretty much covered the entire park in clouds, and the whole time we were there, we couldn’t even seethe main attraction of the park, Mt Rainier itself. We were not discouraged, though and the reason for our bright outlook was the sheer number of beautiful waterfalls around the park.
The stormy overcast conditions were perfect for waterfall photography. Christine Falls, located on the eastern side of the park, and with such a beautiful setting, we could not afford not to visit the waterfall. While the scene at Christine falls is gorgeous, it’s the only composition you can make here as I am not sure getting to the fall's base is even possible. After taking the standard composition, I tried some variations in attempting to frame the waterfall with a tree near the viewing platform. I intended to give a certain depth to the scene. The technical details are pretty straight forward. I used a polarizing filter and a three-stop ND filter to slow the shutter speed and cut down the foliage glare.
A bird that is in my yard almost every day this time of year. This is the first winter i have seen Spotted Towhees almost every day. Californian Quail are year-round visitors. Yakima County, Washington. IMG_1326
Happy Holidays!
Meols is a village on the northern coast of the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is contiguous with the larger town of Hoylake, situated immediately to the west.
Kiddie art is childs' play...
Uploaded for the weekly theme "It's a Colourful World" in The Flickr Lounge .
Photographed at Randfontein in South Africa.
Using the Helios 44-2 2/58 lens.
I shoot full manual in Raw and edit in GIMP.
Critique is welcomed.
Thank you all very much for your visits, favs and comments.
Your first love is always alive and lives all time in your heart. How much you try to forget.It never goes away from your heart!
It happens only for once and second time is always a compromise made to forgot the first love.
The first love was,is and will be serene...
This is the oldest British flyable aircraft.
Built in 1912 by Robert Blackburn, it is the only one of this model constructed.
If you look very carefully, you can just see the engine cylinders, below the propeller shaft, which rotate around the crankshaft in the opposite direction to the propeller, as this is a rotary engine (not to be confused with a radial engine.)
Turns are aided by warping or twisting the wings via cables. Wing warping was invented and patented by the Wright Brothers, who vigorously defended their patents - it is likely that Wilbur, in particular, spent more time in court than he ever spent in the air.
Despite its fragile appearance, the Blackburn type D was capable of 60mph and a flight duration of more than 2 hours.
The aircraft was damaged in a landing accident in 1914 and later purchased by Richard Shuttleworth. It was restored to flight in 1947 and can be seen on calm days flying at The Shuttleworth Collection's base of Old Warden.