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In this picture it is possible to see the planet Mars (that in these days is very bright) that is rising.
If you want to identify it, you can use the app "Sky Map" of Google... it is very funny!
Have a great weekend, dear friends! ;-)
A one-way ticket on the Mars expedition - no return.
David Bowie knew it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UipTt-qqZOE
I don't think I will have to tell you the name of the iconic singer here ;-) but for the very young ones: it's DAVID BOWIE of course
Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 17 December 1971.
Compared to the guitar-driven hard rock sound of The Man Who Sold the World, Bowie opted for a warmer, more melodic piano-based pop rock and art pop style on Hunky Dory. His lyrical concerns on the record range from the compulsive nature of artistic reinvention on "Changes", to occultism and Nietzschean philosophy on "Oh! You Pretty Things" and "Quicksand"; several songs make cultural and literary references. He was also inspired by his stateside tour to write songs dedicated to three American icons: Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. The song "Kooks" was dedicated to Bowie's newborn son Duncan. The album's cover artwork, photographed in monochrome and subsequently recoloured, features Bowie in a pose inspired by actresses of the Hollywood Golden Age.
Upon release, Hunky Dory and its lead single "Changes" received little promotion from RCA who were wary that Bowie would transform his image shortly. Thus, despite very positive reviews from the British and American music press, the album initially sold poorly and failed to chart. It was only after the commercial breakthrough of Bowie's 1972 follow-up album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars that Hunky Dory itself became a commercial success, peaking at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Retrospectively, Hunky Dory has been critically acclaimed as one of Bowie's best works, and features on several lists of the greatest albums of all time. Within the context of his career, it is considered to be the album where "Bowie starts to become Bowie", definitively discovering his voice and style.
"Life on Mars?" is described by Buckley as a "soaring, cinematic ballad". Although Bowie was fixated on becoming Ziggy Stardust at the time of its recording, the song has no connection to Mars itself; the title was a reference to the recent media frenzy of the US and Soviet Union racing to get to the red planet. The song is a parody of singer Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and uses the same chord sequence for its opening bars. (from Wikipedia)
The song: youtu.be/AZKcl4-tcuo
Happy 50th anniversary, Hunky Dory!
I have high hopes that one day a Mars rover will uncover something like this set of fossilised terrestrial ammonites!
I created a few centimetres of Mars in our dining room with a block of fossils, LED lights and ground coffee. I now have a piece of ancient rock that smells of Starbucks.
The Red City - Vivid Sydney, 2024.
Photographed from the Sydney Habour Bridge.
The opening night of Vivid Sydney, 2024.
Friday, 24th May, 2024.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software
I've just received this rather wonderful custom minifigure of one of my favorite music artists. So thought I'd create a little scene to show him off.
He's well worth buying and is available here
Bamburgh, Northumberland
I chose the title for my picture from the lyric in David Bowie's song Life on Mars? I like his well known songs:-Space Oddity, Starman, Heroes, Ashes to Ashes, Let's Dance to name but a few, but I wouldn't call myself a true fan. He played Manchester several times from the early 70s to his last concert at the Manchester MEN Arena in Nov 2003, if my facts are correct, but I didn't try to get tickets to see him. In hindsight I wished I had for how many times recently have we all realised what true talent really is when it's all too late.
In the papers this week, there is to be a series of concerts around the world to celebrate his music and what would have been his 70th birthday on the 8th January 2017.
For David Bowie - a British and World pop icon.
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Under South Pier, again....
Typical windy Blackpool causing the movement on the water.
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Seine Musik begleitet mich seit frühester Jugend. Und seine Musik wird bleiben.
This was taken somewhere in the SW US, sometime in the mid-1980's. I don't know who painted the faces on the rocks, but I think they are perfect.
Are we really alone in the universe (or even the second verse)?
H. G. Wells would have loved this place. Knowing what it is adds a certain atmosphere to it.
Technically the track wandering past the vents and cinder cones in the middle distance is probably the Rauðhóllvegur and it lies off the road to Dettifoss in North Iceland.
The landscape is just desolate with a few sparse clumps of moss among the brittle-looking lava littering the landscape.
Fans of Andy Weir's The Martian will get the reference. Perhaps more so because of the approaching dust storm...
Fuji X-T1, XF 18-55/2.8-4, 1/320th sec at f/10, ISO 200
A little archive find while looking for a different pic.
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This shot reminds me of an alien planet so I've named it after one of my favourite David Bowie songs. Here's a link to a video of it. It was also the name of one of the best British drama shows ever. If you haven't seen it, check it out - the British version, not the remake which wasn't as good.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 5 exposures (-2.-1,0,+1,+2 EV)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Contrast adjustment in Lightroom
Sharpening in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as 3000 x 2000 JPEG
Equipped with a core extractor proboscis, a sonic scanner and spectral searchlights, this nimble mech is designed for locating and sampling Biodium deposits on the surface of Mars. Once its mission is complete, it can use its mosquitoid wings to quickly zip back to base! Seats one Martian.
Built for the preliminary round of Bio-Cup 2024.
Theme: Space
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.What would life on Mars be like? Will Earth be like Mars in a million years. Will alien archeologists exhume our remains and try to decipher our ancient culture?
or just more fun at the beach.
it was a full moon, kept my shutter open for 40 seconds - everyone ran (while it was still open) - and then kept it open for 30 more seconds after that...i love the moon spots...
.... Liquid water runs down canyons and crater walls over the summer months on Mars, according to researchers who say the discovery raises the chances of being home to some form of life....
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