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The use of ropes for hunting, pulling, fastening, attaching, carrying, lifting, and climbing dates back to prehistoric times.
It is likely that the earliest "ropes" were naturally occurring lengths of plant fibre, such as vines, followed soon by the first attempts at twisting and braiding these strands together to form the first proper ropes in the modern sense of the word. The earliest evidence of suspected rope is a very small fragment of three-ply cord from a Neanderthal site dated 50,000 years ago.
This item was so small, it was only discovered and described with the help of a high power microscope. It is slightly thicker than the average thumb-nail, and would not stretch from edge-to-edge across a little finger-nail.
There are other ways fibres can twist in nature, without deliberate construction.
A tool dated between 35,000 and 40,000 years found in the Hohle Fels cave in south-western Germany has been identified as a means for making rope.
It is a 20 cm (8 in) strip of mammoth ivory with four holes drilled through it.
Each hole is lined with precisely cut spiral incisions.
The grooves on three of the holes spiral in a clockwise direction from each side of the strip.
The grooves on one hole spiral clockwise on one side, but counter-clockwise from the other side.
Plant fibres have been found on it that could have come from when they fed through the holes and the tool twisted, creating a single ply yarn. Fiber-making experiments with a replica found that the perforations served as effective guides for raw fibers, making it easier to make a strong, elastic rope than simply twisting fibers by hand spiral incisions would have tended to keep the fibres in place.
But the incisions cannot impart any twist to the fibres pulled through the holes.
Other 15,000-year-old objects with holes with spiral incisions, made from reindeer antler, found across Europe are thought to have been used to manipulate ropes, or perhaps some other purpose.
They were originally named "batons", and thought possibly to have been carried as badges of rank.
Impressions of cordage found on fired clay provide evidence of string and rope-making technology in Europe dating back 28,000 years.
Fossilized fragments of "probably two-ply laid rope of about 7 mm [0.28 in] diameter" were found in one of the caves at Lascaux, dating to approximately 15,000 BC.
The ancient Egyptians were probably the first civilization to develop special tools to make rope.
Egyptian rope dates back to 4000 to 3500 BC and was generally made of water reed fibres.
Other rope in antiquity was made from the fibres of date palms, flax, grass, papyrus, leather, or animal hair. The use of such ropes pulled by thousands of workers allowed the Egyptians to move the heavy stones required to build their monuments. Starting from approximately 2800 BC, rope made of hemp fibres was in use in China.
Rope and the craft of rope making spread throughout Asia, India, and Europe over the next several thousand years.
From the Middle Ages until the 18th century, in Europe ropes were constructed in ropewalks, very long buildings where strands the full length of the rope were spread out and then laid up or twisted together to form the rope.
The cable length was thus set by the length of the available rope walk. This is related to the unit of length termed cable length. This allowed for long ropes of up to 300 yards (270 m) long or longer to be made.
These long ropes were necessary in shipping as short ropes would require splicing to make them long enough to use for sheets and halyards.
The strongest form of splicing is the short splice, which doubles the cross-sectional area of the rope at the area of the splice, which would cause problems in running the line through pulleys.
Any splices narrow enough to maintain smooth running would be less able to support the required weight.
Rope intended for naval use would have a coloured yarn, known as the "rogue's yarn", included in the layup.
This enabled the source to be identified and to detect pilfering.
Leonardo da Vinci drew sketches of a concept for a ropemaking machine, but it was never built.
Remarkable feats of construction were accomplished using rope but without advanced technology:
In 1586, Domenico Fontana erected the 327 ton obelisk on Rome's Saint Peter's Square with a concerted effort of 900 men, 75 horses, and countless pulleys and meters of rope.
By the late 18th century several working machines had been built and patented.
Some rope is still made from natural fibres, such as coir and sisal, despite the dominance of synthetic fibres such as nylon and polypropylene, which have become increasingly popular since the 1950s.
Nylon was discovered in the late 1930s and was first introduced into fiber ropes during World War II.
Indeed, the first synthetic fiber ropes were small braided parachute cords and three-strand tow ropes for gliders, made of nylon during World War II.
Eastern Veil
Imaged over a few recent clear nights @ 550mm focal length. Ionised filaments of Hydrogen and Oxygen appear like glowing ribbons in Cygnus 2400 light years away. This is part of the Cygnus loop in the Northern night sky.
The Eastern limb of a Supernova star explosion 20 x greater in size than the Sun the light would have been visible in the day time on Earth when it happened. These objects are alot bigger in the sky than people think but are faint and take several hours to resolve the fine detail.
Around 15 hours of 600 second shots tracked with Heq5 tracking mount and 550mm Telescope from Durham in September
Hawthorn Shieldbug, Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Length 13-15 mm.
A distinctive species, although confusion with the smaller Birch Shieldbug is possible.
The lateral extensions of the pronotum are larger in A. haemorrhoidale, and are marked with red, while the scutellum is green and the abdomen frequently red-tipped.
Overwinters as an adult, emerging and mating in the spring. The larvae occur May-October, feeding mainly on Hawthorn berries, although a range of other deciduous trees are also used, including Oak, Hazel and Birch.
The new generation is complete from August/September or even later; adults may
become darker before hibernation.
Common and widespread across Britain, becoming scarce in Scotland.
MEASUREMENTS
Both Sexes
Length: 2.8-3.1 in (7-8 cm)
Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (4-6 g)
Caught this Bushtit feeding on the Giant Thistles , these grow over 10 feet in height .
The Bushtit is the only member of its family in the Americas; seven other species are found in Eurasia.
All have similar complex hanging nests.
A breeding Bushtit pair often has helpers at the nest that aid in raising the nestlings.
This already rare behavior is made more unusual by the fact that the helpers are typically adult males.
For most breeding birds, only one adult at a time sleeps on the nest, but all Bushtit family members sleep together in their large, hanging nest during the breeding season.
Once the young fledge, they all leave the nest and thereafter sleep on branches.
“These are large, long-tailed sparrows with small heads and short but stout, seed-eating bills. Golden-crowned Sparrows feed on seeds and insects on the ground and in low vegetation. They whistle their slow, mournful-sounding songs from high perches and nest in dense, low vegetation. In migration and winter, they gather in loose flocks and mix with other sparrows, especially White-crowned Sparrows. Golden-crowned Sparrows are most visible during migration and winter, when they frequent forest edge, shrubs, chaparral, and backyards of the West Coast. They nest much farther north, in low, shrubby areas of tundra or at the edges of boreal forests….. When day length increases in the spring, the Golden-crowned Sparrow detects the change through photoreceptors (light-sensitive cells). Its body responds by putting on fat and getting an urge to migrate.”
Status : Least Concern
Source : Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Brown Acres – Jackson County – Oregon - USA
thanks to the folks at Motorland, in Arundel, Maine, for letting me photograph their lovely old cars.
sony nex-7, minolta md 50mm f1.4, roxsen lens turbo focal length reducer. the dreaded "purple spot" is in evidence here. I did not try to fix that in post... that is beyond my meager skills to do, and I did not find its presence that offensive. I have heard that the new model doesn't do this, or doesn't do it to the same degree.
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Ex Guaguas Municipales nº 638
Total: 3 [638 - 640]
Lote / batch: 2 / 3
Años en servicio: 2009 - 2026
Longitud / Length: 10 m
Length: 13 cm
Weight: 12-25 g
The Sardinian Warbler appears like the most widespread of the southern species of genus Sylvia. Very secretive, this pretty warbler frequents the maquis scrub. This is a bulky and robust warbler.
The adult male has dark ash-grey upperparts and wing-coverts, whereas mantle and scapulars are tinged brown. The flight feathers are blackish with grey edges. The tail is blackish with whitish edges and white tip.
The underparts are greyish-white. Chin and throat are white.
The head is glossy black. The bill is blackish with paler base of lower mandible. The eyes are red-brown, surrounded by reddish eye-ring. Legs and feet are brownish.
The Sardinian Warbler frequents various types of warm habitats, from low elevation and up to 1200-1300 metres, and even up to 1800 metres in NW Africa.
This species usually occurs in dry coastal habitats, garrigue, maquis, gardens, but also in cultivated areas such as olives, almonds, orchards, citrus groves and vineyards in Mediterranean regions. It also needs some vegetation with bushes, hedgerows, pine thickets, and low dense forest with bushy undergrowth.
During winter and on passage, the Sardinian Warbler favours all scrubby habitats, semi-desert and desert oases.
The Sardinian Warbler feeds mainly on arthropods, but it also takes fruits and berries in autumn and winter, and throughout the year according to the food availabilities. This bird may consume nectar too, especially in late winter and early spring, and probably regularly.
Some birds sometimes defend part of their feeding areas against smaller species. They usually forage in scrub, on the ground and in low trees.
During the breeding season, the resident male performs flight displays accompanied by song in February. The bird rises 2-3 meters into the air and glides with raised wings. Then, it returns to the same perch or another one.
The territory is defended all year round, and the male gives advertising calls from perches. But the short typical song-flight enhances the result of this territorial song, by adding the sight of the moving bird.
The flying bird performs slow wing beats, making it more conspicuous. This type of flight occurs in relatively open areas.
The Sardinian Warbler is partially migratory. The birds of coastal regions and coasts are more sedentary than inland and northern populations. There is a post-breeding migration from late August to December. Most movements are short, but long-distance migrations probably occur too.
For more information, please visit www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-sardinian-warbler.html
The city of Zadar is usually just a stop on my route, so an opportunity to just walk through the streets of Zadar was a rare one. September 2022.
Here, a street in Zadar Old Town and a bell tower of the Cathedral of St. Anastasia in the back.
Taken with plastic Nikon AF240SV compact film camera and its built-in 28mm F5.6 autofocus lens on AgfaPhoto APX 400 black & white film. Developed in Adox Adonal, 1+50 dilution.
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 8100 using VueScan.
File: 2025001-0286
Somewhere in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, on Friday 14th March 2025.
Notice: The photo is not geotagged, and I won’t mention where exactly. This is out of respect for the models’ privacy and safety, if the photo-shoot is at or around their homes.
About the photograph.
This is Kylie Britain, a model I booked for a two hours outdoor photo-shoot.
She is seen posing in a casual winter style outfit demonstrating a white T-shirt, blue jeans tucked into below-knee length boots, and a large blue M&S faux fur coat. The blue fur coat is part of their M&S Collections range. She is also wearing her own bobble hat.
While planning the photo-shoot, I asked her to wear whatever casual outfit she thinks goes well with the blue fur coat, which is why she chose to use the bobble hat.
The photo was taken on the grounds of a former garden centre, long since closed down and knocked down.
In the photograph, she is seen posing with my Minolta X-700 manual focus 35mm film SLR camera, which I have since 1985, but sadly stopped working, so I kept it purely for sentimental value and as props.
She is posing as if she’s someone, an artist or a photographer, whom is out and about, doing some photography.
Kylie is also an actress, have appeared in various publication, and have her own video channel on her website.
About M&S.
Marks and Spencer, often commonly abbreviated as M&S, was formed in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds, as a penny bazaar.
Over the next many years, they moved to different towns and cities, and had many market stalls around the North West of England. Spencer passed away in 1905, and Marks died in 1907.
Michael Marks’s son, Simon Marks became the chairman, acquired other penny bazaars, and the company grew into a retail empire.
They sold textiles and food, they also sold clothes under the St Michael brand, which was then dropped in 2000. M&S often sells quality food and clothes.
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Best on black
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Program:Manual
Lens:12-28mm f/4 G
F:4.0
Speed:1/2000
ISO:400
Focal Length:14.0 mm (35 mm equivalent 21.0 mm)
Focus Mode:AF-C
AF Area:Dynamic Area (3D-tracking)
Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, [3], Auto ISO
VR:Off
WB:Auto2
Picture Control:Standard
Focus Distance:1.26 m
Dof:1.73 m (0.83 - 2.56)
HyperFocal:2.45 m
Full length ballgown skirts are very elegant and pretty. However, they also hide lots of girly goodies, like legs, stockings and petticoats. A casual stocking check overcomes this limitation.
I give the magic little pull of joy, and you get a peek of the girly goodies. Sweet seduction in style and everybody happy.
Explore #69
Camera: Panasonic DMC-L1
Lens: Zuiko 11-22 ed f2.8-3.5
Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
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Sandwich, Kent, England.
Length: 19-21cm
Wingspan: 40cm
Weight: 50g
Average lifespan: 8 years
Conservation status
Classified in the UK as Amber under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015).
When to see
January to December
The Common Sandpiper is a small wading bird which breeds along fast-moving rivers and near lakes, lochs and reservoirs in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Northern England. Wintering birds may be spotted along the south coast, but passage migrants can be seen at the edge of freshwater lakes or on estuaries during spring and autumn. It bobs up and down when standing, known as 'teetering', and has a distinctive, stiff-winged flight.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/wading-bir...
casual olive green linen blazer for the spring ironed and practise lining removed
(for the photo lining placed in front of the dressmaking book)
still to do
2 button holes
2 buttons covered in the green linen
sleeves and length to be hemmed
lining to be recut, assembled, machined and inserted
back neck facing to be stitched into position on the shoulder and centre back (just a couple of stay stitches)
final iron
2metres of green linen @ £6 per metre width 1m 50cm
(reduced from £7 per metre)
2 metres of a darker green silky fabric for the lining (not silk)
£2 per metre width 1m 50cm
i'm following the classic blazer pattern downloaded from this reference book flic.kr/p/2q55djV
'the dressmaking book' by alison smith mbe publisher dk
alongside the reference book i use you tube tutorials that i search for when more explanation is needed
Sewing a coat/jacket lining
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils6xkQu2nI
Adding a Lining to an Unlined Coat Sew Along
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4iNiib0_TA
How to Sew Jacket Lining
www.wikihow.com/Sew-Jacket-Lining
How to Sew Darts | Beginner & Advanced www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9x-i-txyfo
5 Tips on how sew non-pointy darts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8M_TLn_do4;
how to understitch www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFz4tsplENI
what is understitching?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRDeKqKgto
ten top stitching tips www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDRXfYgkU4k
Buttonholes
3 Sewing Tips to Make Buttonholes Neatly and Quickly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oOz28Ybk8I
How to Machine-Sew and Custom-sized Buttonhole
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6P-TKK3tjg&t=135s
setting the sleeve www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqo-SIy8MXY&t=178s
How to Sew an Invisible Zipper
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaza9t-CAiQ
How to Sew an Invisible Zipper - Updated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG8CSr11kjA
How To Sew Invisible Zipper On Shirt / Dress | Sewing Technique Tutorial
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHNrRoCSxaE
Invisible Zipper
www.youtube.com/shorts/npDSSAMzNNc
Super clever invisible zip trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UyfKL5G-Bw
Top and Dress
Detailed Sewing Tutorial For A Beginner : Simple Linen Top, Bias Binding Neckline【Free Pattern】
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cFiT8UcU54
Download the Pattern
www.madebysachi.com/2021/09/27/super-simple-top/
LINEN DRESS DIY【Free Pattern +Easy Draft】Step by Step Guide for Beginner /back opening /Skirt Pleats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDFRlF_yEtA&t=0s
Download the Pattern
www.madebysachi.com/2021/09/27/super-simple-top/
BASIC SEAM POCKET
www.madebysachi.com/2022/07/09/basic-seam-pocket/
How to Sew Pleats | Box Pleat, Knife Pleat, Inverted Box Pleat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRlHcPh38MY
Forming Box Pleats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNXJ_BIsb1E
Inverted Pleat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfdE3DlJdFQ
coat pattern instructions www.sewmag.co.uk/free-sewing-patterns/serena-wool-coat#lo...
How to properly sew a shawl collar jacket/sewing techniques for beginners www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjeqgIfSt9c
Easy Way To Sewing shawl collar | Coat Collar Tutorial Cutting and Stitching | Sewing Tutorial www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUZjA9JErI
my sewing machine JL220 flic.kr/p/2odruLA from john lewis www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-jl220-sewing-machine-pepperm...
sewing machine maintenance flic.kr/p/2q9GVTh
How to Use your SEWING MACHINE (for Beginners)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmaZBTMzkoY
A Beginners' Guide To Using Your Sewing Machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=imryOl_LNaw
Beginners Sewing Course - Day 1 - The Basics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGITrkYdjJs
Seam Finishes
10 SEAM FINISHES Without a Serger || Basic to Couture
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYt7JxC_bIc&t=596s
7 Seam Types and How to Make it- Sewing Lesson for Beginner
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax6JDDP_6O8
French Seam Pockets
How to Add Pockets to a Side Seam using French Seams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aatWJL_aAYY
Lining
How to add lining to ANY dress pattern | Sewing Tutorial
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENKI3fSBQBo
How To Sew a Slip Stitch by Hand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjky55Cp1_Iwww.youtube.com/watch?v=_d06GhQx_Wg
How to Fix a Low Neckline
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U-W6W5fh-4
Interfacing
How to fuse iron-on interfacing to fabric
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7idVbAkUBTU
reference books
i'm a complete beginner at dressmaking. posting photos of progress to encourage myself to continue www.flickr.com/photos/connect2012/albums/72177720305370633/ i'm not making any recommendations ...
The common buzzard measures between 40 and 58 cm (16 and 23 in) in length with a 109–136 cm (43–54 in) wingspan and a body mass of 427–1,364 g (0.941–3.007 lb), making it a medium-sized raptor and has a wide variety of plumages which can vary in Britain from almost pure white to black, but usually shades of brown. They breed in woodlands, usually on the fringes, but favour hunting over open land. They eat mainly small mammals, and will come to carrion. A great opportunist, it adapts well to a varied diet of pheasant, rabbit, other small mammals to medium mammals, snakes and lizards. They are fiercely territorial, and, though rare, fights do break out if one strays onto another pair's territory, but dominant displays of aggression will normally see off the interloper. Pairs mate for life. To attract a mate (or impress his existing mate) the male performs a ritual aerial display before the beginning of spring. This spectacular display is known as 'the roller coaster'. He will rise high up in the sky, to turn and plummet downward, in a spiral, twisting and turning as he comes down. He then rises immediately upward to repeat the exercise.
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in Japan kyoto
They run from the northwest of Kiyomizu temple to the halfway point of Kiyomizu-zaka approach.
The total length of them is about 400 meters.
They are gentle and narrow sloping roads with flagstones and stone steps.
Along the streets, ther are many souvenir shops, the shops of kiyomizu-ware (a pottery created around Kiyomizu temple), tea houses and Japanese restaurants.
The streets has a Kyoto's unique atmosphere, so there is an endless stream of visitors.
"Ninen-zaka" means "slope of two years", and "San'nen-zaka" means "slope of three years".
It is said that you will die within two years when you fall down on Ninen-zaka and you will die within three years when you fall down on San'nen-zaka.
Please be careful not to fall down here.
Additionary, the different kanji characters of San'nen-zaka (the parenthetic characters above) have a meaning as "slope to pray for a safe delivery".
産寧坂（さんねいざか）は京都市にある坂。三年坂（さんねんざか）とも呼ばれる。 東山の観光地として有名である。狭義には音羽山清水寺の参道である清水坂から北へ石段で降りる坂道をいうが、公式には北に二年坂までの緩い起伏の石畳の道も含む。
二年坂を介して北にある八坂神社、円山公園、高台寺、法観寺（八坂の塔）と南にある清水寺を結んでいるため、観光客が絶えない。沿道は土産物店、陶磁器店、料亭などが並ぶ。文化財保護法に基づき重要伝統的建造物群保存地区として選定されている。幕末の明保野亭事件の舞台である。
「産寧坂」の語源には諸説あり、この坂の上の清水寺にある子安観音へ「お産が寧か（やすらか）でありますように」と祈願するために登る坂であることから「産寧坂」と呼ばれるようになったという説が有力だが、一方で清水寺に参拝した人がこの坂道を通る際に念願を強くし、願いが叶ったあとで観音様への御礼に再度お参りする時に通る坂であることから「再念坂」と呼ぶようになったという説もある。
同名異字の「三年坂」で転ぶと、三年以内に死ぬ。また転べば三年の寿命が縮まると伝記が三年坂通りのある和歌山市で有名であるが、直接関係あるのかは不明である。
若想盡情享受京都風趣，絕不可錯過京都散步小徑的代表－「産寧坂」。小徑上林立著京都料理餐廳、古道具店、京都特產店及充滿古樸氣息的各式精品店，在這46段十分古典的石頭街道上熱鬧而自然，還有莊嚴穩重的古宅邸參雜其中，增加了遊覽産寧坂的樂趣，這個著名的傳統建造物保存地區，也成為歷史古都的另一種風景。
在多條小徑中，「清水坂」是通往清水寺的主要道路；而「産寧坂」則是由山下連接到「清水坂」的街道。順便一提的是，由産寧坂通往圓山公園的街道稱為「二年坡」，通到下河原的則稱為「一念坂」，每條街道皆具有自己的獨特風味。
産寧坂中的「青龍苑」，聚集了醬菜及香的專賣店、咖啡店等，多為代表京都的名店。由於位在京都皇宮的東方，因「掌管東方的四神青龍」而得名。青龍苑佔地6,600平方公尺，本來是幕府時代末期，有志之士群聚的日本料理店「明保野」。園內有日本大正時代初期建設的日本料理店「阪口」以及日式庭園，另外也新建了京町家、數寄屋、登合掌造等日式建築，與日本料理店及日本庭園融為一體，在園內可自由散步，感受古都獨有的靜謐氣息。
「産寧坂」又稱「三年坡」。有關「産寧坂」名稱的由來有許多的說法，如今大多數人的說法，是因該街通往祈求生產平安的廟宇「子安塔」，所以稱産寧坂。「產」意為生產，「寧」意指容易。據說在8世紀(清水寺尚未創建之前)，聖武天皇及光明皇后在此祈求生產順利，在平安生下孝謙天皇後，於泰産寺立下子安塔。從此，子安塔成為孕婦祈求順利生產的塔，民眾虔信不疑。也有一說指坂上田村麻呂於808年(日本大同3年)開闢的街道，因此稱為「三年坡」。
産寧坂歷史悠久，可回溯至日本平安都城之前，以坐落於清水寺、法觀寺及祗園社(八坂神社)等名剎附近的街道為起源。日本江戶時代(1603年~1867年)之後，這些廟宇周邊的街道逐漸形成市區，至今仍可在産寧坂下面看到幾間獨特的居家「京町家」，堪稱京都代表。到了日本明治及大正時代市區擴大，大部分的建物是明治以後所建，逐漸形成今日所見的繁榮景象。
・在JR「京都」站轉搭市營公車206系統約10分鍾，在「清水道」站下車，徒歩約10分鍾即可抵達。
・由京阪電氣鐵道京阪本線「清水五條」站徒歩約20分鍾即可抵達。
A Reflective Sunset
Sunset at Glencaple looking down the River Nith towards Dumfries, beautiful reflections of a stunning sunset.
Glencaple, Dumfries and Galloway
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Camera - Sony A7RII
Lens - Sony FE28mm f2
Focal Length 28mm
Fstop - f11
Exposure Time - 1/2 second
ISOspeed - ISO100
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© Brian Kerr Photography 2016
Taken at 5.04 PM
sunset starts
Exif data
Camera
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Exposure
0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture
f/5.0
Focal Length
12.7 mm
ISO Speed
160
Exposure Bias
-1/3 EV
|- Location: Dhaka Shadar Ghat, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
|- Shooting Date/Time : 31-12-2017, 01:38:28 PM
|- Gear : Canon 550D
|- Lens : EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
|- Focal Length : 60.0mm
|- Shooting Mode : Manual Exposure
|- White Balance Mode : Shade
|- Metering Mode : Evaluative Metering
|- Tv Shutter Speed : 1/1000
|- Aperture Value : 5.0
|- ISO Speed : 400
|- Picture Style : Standard
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Program:Aperture-priority AE
Lens:Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD (A005)
F:8.0
Speed:1/250
ISO:100
Focal Length:200.0 mm (35 mm equivalent 300.0 mm)
Focus Mode:AF-A
AF Area:Dynamic Area
Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, [3]
VR:Off
EV:-1/2
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
WB:Auto
Picture Control:Standard
Focus Distance:28.18 m
Dof:6.40 m (25.34 - 31.74)
HyperFocal:249.62 m
A full-length portrait of Martha Washington, by E.F. Andrews, hangs in the south gallery
Memorial Continental Hall was built in 1905 by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to serve as the organization’s national headquarters and to hold their annual convention. Today, it is the epicenter of an active DAR, but it is also a unique D.C. destination open to the public. Memorial Continental Hall houses one of the world’s most important genealogical libraries, an extensive collection of antique home furnishings displayed in more than 30 period rooms and glamorous spaces available to the
public for an array of different occasions
Bottega, John,, photographer.
[Whitney Young, three-quarter length portrait, standing next to a bookcase, facing front, reading book]
1963.
1 photographic print.
Notes:
New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Young, Whitney M.
Format: Portrait photographs--1960-1970.
Photographic prints--1960-1970.
Rights Info: No copyright restriction known. Staff photographer reproduction rights transferred to Library of Congress through Instrument of Gift.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, http: //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c21755
Call Number: NYWTS - BIOG--Young, Whitney--Urban League
Dendrocygna autumnalis
(Black-bellied Whistling-Duck / Pisingo)
Shaped more like geese than ducks, whistling-ducks are moderately large (48 cm length), birds with long legs and necks and an erect posture. They fly with a distinctive profile—neck outstretched with the head held slightly lower than the body. Adults are easily recognized by the combination of their coral red bill, pink legs and feet, gray head with chestnut crown and white eye ring, gray (Panama and south) or chestnut (north of Panama) breast, chestnut lower neck and mantle, white horizontal stripe along the side (perched) and black belly.
Goose-like in their feeding as well, whistling-ducks often graze in very shallow water or in drier, upland habitats away from water. The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is a colorful bird that inhabits mangroves, coastal lagoons, river edges, freshwater swamps and marshes, natural and artificial lakes and reservoirs, savannas and agricultural fields, and even residential areas with mature trees. It ranges from southeastern Arizona to east Texas and south to Argentina.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Photo taken at the AVIARIO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, Barú, Cartagena, Colombia..
Colombia is the number one country in the world to have the largest varieties of birds, having about 1,876 species and almost 70 kinds that belong specially to Colombia. AVIARIO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA has done an amazing job to show that. You see some of birds free and others in beautiful habitats. Peacocks, Toucans, Pink Flamingos, Crane Corona, Guacamayas, Pelicanos, Ducks, all types of little colorful birds Colombia is most famous for it, every imaginable birds are here.
This place is so well design, and so well taking care of, that you think some times you are in paradise!
www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g1507145-d982271...
Program:Manual
Lens:24-70mm f/2.8 G VR
F:16.0
Speed:1/400
ISO:450
Focal Length:24 mm
AF Fine Tune Adj:+16
Focus Mode:AF-C
AF Area:Dynamic Area (3D-tracking)
Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, [3], Auto ISO, [9]
VR:On
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
WB:Auto0
Picture Control:Neutral
Focus Distance:11.89 m
Dof:inf (1.09 m - inf)
HyperFocal:1.20 m
After alot of apprehension and an amount of trepidation I have come to the conclusion it is now the time to post some full length photos of her. This is the final step to coming out of the closet for everyone on Flickr to meet Davina.
Camera Model Name: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Tv (Shutter Speed): 1/500
Av (Aperture Value): 11.0
Metering: Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed: 200
Focal Length: 400.0 mm
Flash: Off
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DAY 16
Distance & Time: By car - 86 km / 3 hrs.
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“…The nature of a man who has realized Mahamudra is cool, tranquil, and serene. Whatever he does walking, sitting, standing or lying, he always acts in accordance with the Dharma – leading a life of humility, cultivating total awareness and ever aspiring to – final release. He stays in wilderness of rock and snow, in the seclusion of forests or cemeteries eradicating his ego – clinging once and for all. Wishlessness has arisen in his heart; no vestige of attachment can be traced. Entanglements are cut off, illusions gone by themselves, worldly dharmas becoming meaningless. He is more concerned with the welfare of others than his own and is thus able to exchange his own happiness for the suffering of others. As the unity of Samsara (the eternal cycle of birth, death, rebirth and suffering) and Nirvana (attainment of indescribable ultimate wisdom and compassion) itself to him, he fully realizes that all phenomena are nothing but the manifestations of his own mind.
Mind itself, luminous and void, is the realm of the absolute. Compassion as means and wisdom are intrinsically one. The yogi continually abiding at this level of reality has accomplished the essence of meditation. Unperturbed and preserving, he experiences without interruption the Clear Light in the oneness of Emptiness and Compassion. He has made his Samadhi (higher level of concentrated meditation) become Omnipresent.”
- Drubchen Ngawang Tsering
It gives me goose bumps to think about the yogins of this land, the mystics who were known to meditate alone in the caves with very little or no food, who were not afraid of dying alone and no one knowing about it or even their name. Who were able to regulate the body temperatures at will (with the help of yoga) and thus survive in extreme climates without any aides and some were said to posses powers of flying (which might be an allegory)!
As monasticism grew within Buddhism in the early formation days, many still remained wanderers. They were free from the tighter rules of the community, open to forest, sky, gorge, and valleys and to interact with people. It was from within this lineage of wanderers, practitioners of Buddhist yoga, strongly influenced by grass root tendencies towards devotion of personalized deities, emotional expression and catharsis through chant and dance that the tantric yogin emerged upon the scene.
Yogic practices were already developed in Dravidian India before the Aryan invasion and were probably used by shamans to produce their tasks as seers and healers. With the emergence of the caste system, yoga became the means of both self-transcendence and social emancipation.
In 11th century an ascetic from south India, Phadampahad Sangyé (also known as Dampa Sangye or Pha Dhampa Sangye) traveled to Dingri in Tibet, where along with his disciple and consort Yogini Machig Labdron jointly created a practice, wherein the yogin dances in cemetery or wild place and donates his body to the spirits and other denizens of place to learn the nature of mental emptiness. This practice is known as ‘Chöd’, which means ‘to cut’, the central focus of practicing detachment of mind and body. It is carried out at night in the cemeteries in order to maximize the potential for working with fear and self-protection centered on the body. It also creates an extreme situation survival of which will ensure competence in other environments.
Yogins such as these were distinct in appearance from the monastic faction by sporting long hair in pigtails and beard, danced around the fire in the dark of the night with their sexual consorts, surrounded by demons of mind, which they had power to transform into their personal protectors were the ancestors of the yogins of Ladakh. They are also known as mahasiddha, ‘maha’ meaning great and ‘siddha’ is the one who posses psychic and spiritual powers.
Snap out of my thought on hearing the voice of Ankur and a little monk coming up, when he was busy looking around in the dukhang (assembly hall), had made my way on to the terrace. The concept of ‘sunyata’ or emptiness of Buddhism is well reflected in the landscape around us, a vast barrenness. However, the effect is calming even encouraging a brief sense of mind and body detachment.
We witness the magic mysticism of nature in the far off mountains and the tiny village at its foot; the shadow of the clouds caressing all that is on the way of its sail.
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Please note:
* We did not meet any 'Yogin' or 'Yogini' during our travel in Ladakh, because apart from their secret and reclusive nature, in all probability none exists anymore.
* Drubchen Ngawang Tsering was a great mahasiddha born in 1717 in a poor family in the village of Ating in Ladakh.
* Those who might be interested in further read about the Siddha tradition and Mahamudra may refer to the books mentioned below. However, they are result of research work meant as reference for higher education, rather than for entertainment or light read.
1. The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India by David Gordon White
2. Masters of Mahamudra: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas by Keith Dowman
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Rizzuto, Angelo,, 1906-1967,, photographer.
[Nun, half-length portrait]
05/1959 [May 1959]
1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in. format)
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff.
On verso: "5-59, 19".
Corresponding contact sheet: RZ-1959-5-19.
Forms part of: Anthony Angel Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Nuns--New York (State)--New York--1950-1960.
African Americans--Women--New York (State)--New York--1950-1960.
United States--New York (State)--New York.
Format: Gelatin silver prints--1950-1960.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Anthony Angel Collection..." www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/730_ange.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Anthony Angel Collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 94837687
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.70520
Call Number: LOT 15144-K, no. 17
SLR Class :- Y
Introduction year :- 1969 to 1970
No of Locos :- 28
Loco Nos :- 675 to 702
Builder :- Hunslet Engine Co Ltd
State :-England
Prime Mover :- Rolls Royce - DV 8T
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Hydraulic
Power :- 530 H.P.
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 45 ton
Length :- 25’
Wheel arrangement :- 0-6-0
Brake system : - Vacuum
Max speed :- 37 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Shunting Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Yard shunting
680 and 693 repainted Red and Silver for C.M.E. Department use.. 680 again repainted Black.
702 repainted Red and Green colour for 50th Year celebration in 2019.
691 destroyed due to Fire near Bluemendal.
27 Locomotives still on service.
Information as at 25.02.2022
Program:Manual
Lens:15mm f/2.4 G
F:2.4
Speed:1/2000
ISO:160
Focal Length:15 mm
AF Fine Tune Adj:0
Focus Mode:Manual
Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, [3], Auto ISO, [9]
VR:Off
EV:-1/3
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
WB:Auto0
Picture Control:Neutral
Focus Distance:14.13 m
Dof:inf (2.56 m - inf)
HyperFocal:3.12 m
Program:Manual
Lens:70-300mm f/4-5.6 G VR
F:10.0
Speed:1/800
ISO:100
Focal Length:125 mm
AF Fine Tune Adj:-1
Focus Mode:AF-C
AF Area:Dynamic Area (3D-tracking)
Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, Auto ISO, [9]
VR:Off
EV:-2
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
WB:Auto0
Picture Control:Neutral
Focus Distance:28.18 m
Dof:42.90 m (18.31 - 61.21)
HyperFocal:52.00 m
Blood pheasants have the size of a small fowl, about 17 in (43 cm) in length with a short convex, very strong black bill, feathered between bill and eye, and a small crest of various coloured feathers. The colour of the plumage above is dark ash, with white shafts, the coverts of the wings various tinged with green, with broad strokes of white through the length of each feather, the feathers of the chin deep crimson; on the breast, belly and sides feathers are lance-shaped, of various length, the tips green with crimson margins, collectively resembling dashes of blood scattered on the breast and belly. The tail consists of twelve sub-equal feathers, shafts white, rounded, the ends whitish, the coverts a rich crimson red.
Both males and females have red feet and a distinct ring of bare skin around the eye that typically is crimson colored, but is orange in a few subspecies. Females are more uniformly colored, being overall dull brown and often with some gray to the nape. Although some of the subspecies that have been described are highly distinctive, others are not, and some variation appears to be clinal. Consequently, the number of valid subspecies is disputed, with various authorities recognizing between 11 and 15. They mainly vary in the plumage of the males, especially the amount of red or black to the throat, forehead, neck, chest and tail, and the presence or absence of rufous in the wings.
At up to two feet in length these lizards found on Gran Canaria don’t have the most imaginative name. They are quite a good deal larger than typical European lizards. As such they are called Gran Canaria Giant Lizards. Photo taken at Maspalomas at the southernmost point of Gran Canaria.
Camera: Sony DSLR-A200
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 28 mm
Minolta-Maxxum-AF-zoom-28-85mm-f/3.5-4.5-with-Macro
Hoya Pro1 Digital Clear Filter
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off
* Minolta AF 28-85 mm
* Year of Production: 1985
* Focal lenght: 28-85 mm
* Aperture: 3.5-4.5 - 22-27
* Aperture type: 7 blades
* Angle of view: 75°-29°
* Minimum focus distance: 0.8 m (0.25 m - macro)
* Elements / groups: 13 / 10
* Filter diameter: 55mm
* Dimensions (D x L): 68.5 x 85.5 mm
* Magnification: 1/8.3x (1/4)
* Weight: 520g
* Filter rotates while focusing
* Lens hood round, "clip-on" mounted
* Features: macro switch
Love look of pencil skirt and knee length boots,wore with strappy top.love feeling long hair round my shoulders
Detroit, Michigan, USA
bulk carrier
flag: Marshall Islands [MH]
owner FEDNAV, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
length: 199.98m / 656ft.
built: 2015
snow storm ...
The perigee full Moon of Jan. 2009. "The moon was very bright and BIG!
Johannes Kepler explained the phenomenon 400 years ago. The Moon's orbit around Earth is not a circle; it is an ellipse, with one side 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other. Astronomers call the point of closest approach "perigee," and that is where the Moon will be this weekend.
Perigee full Moons come along once or twice a year. 2008 ended with one and now 2009 is beginning with another. It's the best kind of déjà vu for people who love the magic of a moonlit landscape.
January is a snowy month in the northern hemisphere, and the combination of snow + perigee moonlight is simply amazing. When the Moon soars overhead at midnight, the white terrain springs to life with a reflected glow that banishes night, yet is not the same as day. You can read a newspaper, ride a bike, write a letter, and at the same time count the stars overhead. It is an otherworldly experience that really must be sampled first hand.
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height since 2014 is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet), down from 3,764 m (12,349 ft) before December 1991, due to a rockslide and subsequent erosion. It lies in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the length of the South Island.