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The World's Largest and most Sensitive Radiotelescope located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. More information about this place here.
I am fascinated by stars & our galaxy. This place is amazing!
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-Processed by Photomatix. 3 photos (-2, 0, +2) & no tripod used.
-I used a cokin graduated neutral density filter. There is a slight vignetting to capture the entire scene. There were tons of people around. :)
Most Metra stations have very few commuter's heading to Chicago these days with the COVID -19 Virus ,I caught this lonely man waiting for the next train at Bartlett station .Hopefully thing get better soon
Pied crows look a bit similar to Eurasian magpies, considered the most (!) intelligent birds on the planet. Pied crows are very intelligent too. Here is an interesting story published at blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatbirdblog/2013/05/06/crows-as-p... :
“I live in a country where these amazing birds are indigenous. We found Mort as a 3-week-old baby who we presume had fallen out of his nest. We couldn’t find a nest in any of the large trees nearby, so we took him home. We discussed outside aviaries for when he was older, and by the time we had decided on where to put it, Mort had taken to roosting on the top of our bedroom door at night …. and the rest is history.
He doesn’t have an aviary, has free range of the house and garden, and despite how scary that sounds, it actually works. We have a very large house and garden. When we go to bed at night, we find bundles of sticks, stones, etc that he is squirreled away. I think he sort of sees our bed as his nest, as he will patrol up and down it, and not even let my kids on it sometimes. I spent a lot of time with him when he was still a baby, keeping him in my shirt and taking and singing to him, so he has imprinted on me completely.
What is interesting is how the wild pieds interact with him, we have thousands flying around here. Mort will parade around on the verandah, cawing and immediately there will be a few wild pieds who are interested. They come and sit in the big trees in front of Mort or right onto the roof and look at him and Mort clacks his beak at them. He then starts to show off, and actually brings some of his toys outside and nonchalantly plays with them. The wild crows come closer and closer, until our dogs come out and they move off.
He is, without doubt, the most intelligent animal I have ever seen. Surprisingly, he is great friends with our cats and they often all hang out together.”
Most of the time, I enjoy colorful sunset scenes but some images work better in black and white. I think this is one of them. I realized this image presents a totally different atmosphere and drama from the original color image. Photographed at Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, CA
Making the most of the surviving semaphores at Blackpool. They and the signal box ( Blackpool North No2 signal box) in the background will be gone forever in November 2017 when the line is electrified and new signalling installed.
Tatra T3M3s 302 and 303 are heading north out of the Chemopetrol stop. They began life in 1987 as type T3SUCS. In the week between Christmas and New Year there didn't seem to be too much in the way of peak traffic.
Most gemstones are minerals and are cut from naturally occurring crystals. To qualify as a gem, the specimen should be hard and tough to resist scratching and have beautiful clarity, colour or 'fire'. Value is based on rarity and rare quality.
Most gems are coloured by a limited number of metals present either as impurities or as essential constituents of the atomic structure.
The most common minerals affecting colour are; chromium, iron, manganese, titanium and copper.
It is chromium which produces the intense red of ruby and the brilliant green of emerald. In garnet, spinel, sapphire, peridot and chrysoberyl it is iron that is responsible for the more subtle red, blue and yellow colours. The best sapphires are coloured by both titanium and iron whilst copper is responsible for the blue and green of turquoise and malachite, and manganese the pink of rhodonite.
The most important coloured stone localities in the world are the Mogok area of Burma, Sri Lanka, Brazil, the Malagasy Republic Madagascar, and, more recently, East Africa. Each of these areas produces a number of different gemstones in significant quantities.
Although coloured gemstones –such as emeralds, rubies, and sapphires- have been mined since ancient times, they are non-renewable resources and their supply from geological deposits is finite. However, unlike many other resources, they are extremely durable.
Gemstones are mined in a wide range of geological contexts. Finding and extracting them is a challenging feat and often unprofitable due to geological and engineering difficulties that are encountered in the exploration and extraction stages. A ruby of 5 grams (25 carats) can be worth several hundred thousand dollars, or practically nothing. This sets coloured gemstones apart from many other resources. Unlike gold or coffee, there are no commodity or listed prices for coloured gemstones.
Coloured gemstones can also be found in river gravels, and methods similar to the panning of gold are used to collect them.
The most distinctive behavior attributed to the Eastern Phoebe is the 'tail-wag,' in which the bird sweeps its tail widely up and down and then side to side when alighted on a perch. One of the most important factors in the spread of the phoebe into the U.S. is its growing habit of building nests on human structures or under bridges, giving it the nickname 'bridge pewee.' Its migrations follow the insect emergence northward in spring and frost-induced insect decline southward in fall.
The Eastern Phoebe is predominantly insectivorous, consuming mostly flying insects such as wasps, ants, flies and wild bees. Invertebrates such as grasshoppers, airborn spiders, hairworms from the water and even small fishes from shallow water round out their diet. It has been observed that it can survive on fruit when insects are unavailable. Flycatching is its main means of obtaining food, usually done from a perch less than 10 meters off the ground. It also occasionally chases flying insects to the ground, pounces on insects on the ground, and picks insects from trees while hovering. Its most active foraging period occurs in the morning.
I found this one perched on a Loquat Tree limb in my backyard.
Lake Wales, Florida.
Most of you probably know that I am not a huge fan of pastel colors, but I love the soft colors in this shot. The evening light made the lavender glow. Have a great Tuesday.
What is the most important organ in an artist?
The hands (to conduct, to write, to paint, to click the shutter)
The eyes (to see and envision)
The brain (to create, to organize and arrange)
The heart (to feel)
This is snapshot taken in the photo walk with my photo club friends in Gastown and we have the mission to shoot in-camera B&W pictures.
Happy SUNday!
Fuji X10 compact
In-camera B&W processing
“Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden - it's something you have to make. And you must use your imagination too.” - Joyce Cary
The Azadi Tower, Tehran’s most iconic landmark and symbol of Tehran, was built in 1971 to celebrate the 2,500 years of the Persian Empire. The name, which means Freedom Tower, was changed in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution. It is formed by eight thousand white marble blocks brought from the Esfahan, area and was designed by Iranian architect Hossein Amanat, with elements of old Persian and Islamic architecture. It also inspired Argel’s Monument to the Martyrs.
Taken @Teheran, Iran
Most field guides say cere, eye ring and legs are yellow to yellow- orange. This guy really got into the orange.
Anatone Flats, Asotin County, Washington, USA
Most I see don't have any red but every now & then I find a really colorful specimen. This one was stunning.
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis)
Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)
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In most other town's St Mary's church would be the star attraction, a splendid cruciform late medieval building in the Perpendicular style that is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the country, but in Beverley it is somewhat eclipsed by the far grander edifice at the other end of the town (the one that really draws the visitors, many of whom likely never know or think to seek out its smaller sibling at the northern edge of town).
That St Mary's is a joy in its own right is attested by many things, the architecture is a fine example of late Perpendicular crowned by a spiky central tower, while clerestories punctuate the nave, choir and transepts to flood the interior with light. The south wall of the transept is propped up by flying buttresses which add a touch of drama, while the doorway in the south porch (the main entrance) is adorned with some amusing carved faces.
Within an impressive space is revealed, both nave and choir are flanked by substantial aisles and the ceilings above are enlivened with colour, that in the choir being especially renowned for its depiction of various kings of England from the mythical Lochrine (now repainted as George VI) to Henry VI, one shown in each panel; all were however repainted by restorers in the 1860s so the effect of the original medieval work can only be guessed at (the designs were likely closely followed while the colouring was probably brightened up a fair bit).
One of the joys of St Mary's is the profusion of carvings found throughout the church, some of the best being in the roof bosses while others of note can be seen in the sumptuously vaulted north east chapel. In the nave is the 'minstrel's pillar' with a set of small figures of the men who donated it, while in the choir is a fine set of carved misericords that rewards study (and are fortunately usually on show).
Of course if the visitor only has time to visit one church in Beverley then it has to be the Minster, but St Mary's is a real gem and deserves to be better known, thus Beverley can proudly boast that both its medieval churches are first rate and shouldn't be missed.
Most of the leaves have fallen, and the forest is a very different place than it was last week. We’ve had a spell of Indian summer — temperatures 10° higher than normal — so hiking feels a bit odd.
I got curious about the yellow trees, so flew over for a better look. They appear to be tamarack.
This High Dynamic Range 360° aerial panorama was stitched from 78 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, processed with Color Efex, and touched up in Affinity Photo and Aperture.
Original size: 25000 × 12500 (312.5 MP; 1.02 GB).
Location: East Duffins Headwaters, Ontario, Canada
Most of the buses have pink and purple ribbons affixed to the grilles to honor Joan Corwin.
This bus was driven by one man for over 10 years.
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Most would consider it a bad buy and chuck them in the trashcan . Not me 😍 . Making holes in wellies to let water in is one thing , wellies with natural damage is the real thing .
YAHOO CEO Marisa Mayer speaks with Pattie Sellers of Fortune Magazine on November 27, 2012 at the the Fortune Most Powerful Women Dinner held at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, CA. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images for Fortune)
A Robber Fly (Stenopogon sp., Stenopogoninae, Asilidae) kills and consumes one of it's own...
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Explored Highest position: 98 on Friday, November 27, 2009
New Camera!:D D200 and a 50mm Lens I have no Idea how to use it but here is an attempt haha!
Most Improved Hockey player of the season. Miss Five is pretty pleased with herself and rightly so. She went from busy dancing with her stick at the beginning of the season to scoring goals at the end of it.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Fortune The Most Powerful Women
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11:15 AM PROGRAM TRACK CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Growth and Innovation: How to Create Community in a Digital World
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How great companies build lasting customer relationships online
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The most amazing place I have ever been. A complete privilege to visit this stunning palace. It is steeped in spirituality and wisdom. You feel it in the walls as you walk around the inside.
In Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India. It is now a museum and World Heritage Site.
The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. The 5th Dalai Lama started its construction in 1645 after one of his spiritual advisers, Konchog Chophel (died 1646), pointed out that the site was ideal as a seat of government, situated as it is between Drepung and Sera monasteries and the old city of Lhasa. It may overlay the remains of an earlier fortress called the White or Red Palace on the site, built by Songtsen Gampo in 637.
The building measures 400 metres east-west and 350 metres north-south, with sloping stone walls averaging 3 m. thick, and 5 m. (more than 16 ft) thick at the base, and with copper poured into the foundations to help proof it against earthquakes. Thirteen stories of buildings—containing over 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and about 200,000 statues—soar 117 metres (384 ft) on top of Marpo Ri, the "Red Hill", rising more than 300 m (about 1,000 ft) in total above the valley floor.
Tradition has it that the three main hills of Lhasa represent the "Three Protectors of Tibet". Chokpori, just to the south of the Potala, is the soul-mountain of Vajrapani, Pongwari that of Manjusri, and Marpori, the hill on which the Potala stands, represents Avalokiteśvara.
Most people visit Blackwater in the winter to see the spectacular numbers of wintering waterfowl. The sheer numbers of birds are amazing. It would be easy to overlook the smaller species...unless they are sparrows which are always spectacular :)
Most of the time i use the Raynox MSN-202 (+25dpt) on the 105mm Sigma macro.
It allows me to get the small springtails "big" (like Sminthurididae) and i have enough DOF for
bigger species like Dicyrtominae.
Most of the monarchs have all left the grove, so you'll be seeing them in search of nectar and milkweed plants. My front yard is full of milkweed and I'm seeing lots of visitors.
Most of the "wild swimming" (or just "swimming" as we called it when I was a kid!) folks I see, especially in the cold weather, tends to be women of a certain age (and boy are they hardy! Swim even in the icy days of winter!). But this weekend there was a group of student-age young men and women dashing into the Firth of Forth at Porty. Must have been freezing on a January day, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves!
Most years at around this time I would normally be getting excited about a trip to RSPB Minsmere. But not this year. Instead I’m unearthing photos from previous trips - here’s an early morning capture of a beautiful Avocet at East Hide. I’d forgotten how sharp the x2 Teleconverter is when attached to the excellent 300mm f/2.8 VR lens.