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Looking south on 14th Street NW in Columbia Heights, DC after the blizzard of 2010. Note the glaciers of snow hanging off the roof of the Tivoli Theater at upper left. Also, I don't understand how these RWD police cars get around in the snow. Traction control, limited-slip differentials, chains?
Flickr Explore, Feb. 7, 2010.
What would life be without music?
The world would be a very quiet place. Music is in many ways the fabric of our lives and the definition of society.
Music has had a very strong impact on my life. I have been brought up in a musical environment. My parents are great musicians and my idols. Musical melodies bound my family together. I believe that music has healing powers. If we had arguments or family problems, we used to sit together, sing, dance and spend a musical evening. These musical evenings are embedded in my soul as beautiful memories. I dedicate this project to those precious moments.
In this project, I desire to emphasize that common men, women and children practise the art of music besides their daily routine work. Firstly It seems in recent years being busy has become the rule rather than the exception. Anywhere you go you would find people who have no time for themselves and therefore no time for exploring their musical talents.
Secondly in India we do not really appreciate careers in the unconventional fields of music and arts. The mindset of parents and society is such that it does not allow such talents to come out. They want their children to grow up to be either doctors or engineers. Any field in which the future is uncertain or risky is strongly discouraged.
The fact remains that there are so many people who are very talented but are either not able to explore their talent or not able to use it. It is due to this reason that these people go unheard.
However there are people who fight against all odds to follow their dreams. They take time out from their busy schedules be it their work or studies to practise music. Through this project I would like the highlight and bring to limelight the hidden musical talent in people; people who obey Shakespeare when he says, “If music be the food of love, play on...!”
The other photographs related to this project will be published as part of a book... The preview can be seen in my facebook profile...
model: Abhilash Sudhindran
musical instrument: flute
profession: student @NID
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Garden of Eden, Lucas, Kansas
1996.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
United States--Kansas--Lucas.
Format: Slides--1990-2000.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.03557
Call Number: LC-MA05- 3557
Designed and drawn by Michelle Fung (me).
Design notes here: www.michellefung.net/origami/teddy-bear-v2
Folded model here: www.flickr.com/photos/m_fung/47990723021
Video of folding process coming soon! (A reminder that my YouTube channel is here: www.youtube.com/MichelleFung )
Note: this photo was published in a Jul 24, 2009 blog titled "Full moon." It was also published in a Dec 6, 2009 blog titled "The business world is full of two kinds of people—builders and traders." And it was published in a Dec 31, 2009 blog titled "Once in a Blue Moon: Be Sure to Look Up This New Year’s Eve."
Moving into 2010, the photo was published in a Jan 29, 2010 blog titled "Friday Recap: Wolf Moon Edition," which discussed the "wolf moon" phenomenon that occurred on Jan 29th. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with this photo -- which was taken roughly six months earlier. Indeed, I had considered photographing the "real" wolf moon, but by the time I became aware of it, it was already high in the sky and no longer interesting from a photographic perspective. Interestingly, it was also situated quite a lot further north than this particular photo -- in which the moon had risen right above 96th Street, and illuminated part of the entrance into Central Park...
Anyway, it was also published in a Jul 4, 2010 blog titled "Events for or Less Sunday." It was also published in an Oct 6, 2010 blog titled "Folklore Confirmed: The Moon's Phase Affects Rainfall (via @sciencenow)," and an Oct 29, 2010 blog titled "The Secret Behind Day Trading Software And a Reason to Use It." It was also published in a Nov 6, 2010 blog titled "Day Trading Software Along With the Perks of Technology," and a Nov 8, 2010 blog titled "How to Select the Best Day Trading Software." It was also published in a Dec 8, 2010 blog titled "E mini S&P Index Trading Perfect Tool for Full-TIme Day-traders."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 24, 2011 blog titled "Will you see a fuller moon tonight … or tomorrow?" And it was published in a Jul 14, 2011 blog titled "Understanding full moon," which was republished in a Jan 8, 2012 blog with the same title . It was also published in an Aug 29, 2011 blog titled "Day Software Stock Trading – Is Trading Software Right Choice For You?
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Jan 11, 2012 Slate France blog titled "La Lune est-elle à la portée des entrepreneurs?" It was also published in a Sep 7, 2012 blog titled "Has the Moon created the world’s most enduring optical illusion?"
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Feb 25, 2013 blog titled "Understanding Full Moon."
Moving into 2014, the photo was published in a Mar 7, 2014 blog titled "Nightshift."
Note: A large percentage of my "landscape" photos (including the ones in this set) are now copyright-protected, and are not available for downloads and free use. You can view them here in Flickr, but if you would like prints, enlargements, framed copies, and other variations, please visit my SmugMug "NYC HDR" gallery by clicking here.
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These photos were taken a couple days after my first HDR efforts on the 4th of July weekend, in an attempt to get a decent image of the full moon rising over the east side of Manhattan, from the terrace of my apartment over on the Upper West SIde. Not particularly memorable or spectacular results, but it gave me a chance to experiment with some of the parameters and settings in the Photomatix program I'm using to merge/combine the HDR shots.
Full disclosure: in addition to the HDR shots, I also took some "traditional" shots of the full moon a little later, after it had risen higher in the sky; these were taken with a manual setting of f/11 and 1/250th second (as recommended by Scott Kelby, in his Digital Photography books). I then used Adobe Photoshop Elements to extract just the moon out of that photo, and pasted it into this HDR composition in a separate "layer", which I was then able to enlarge to a ridiculous extent.
The original HDR image had a much more interesting orange-colored moon ... but when I tried to blow it up to a larger size, using Photoshop, the edges were so rough and grainy that it was embarrassing. So I think I'll stick with this composite, for better or worse...
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The initial set of photos were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...
Tintern Abbey from guest house
[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].
1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Notes:
Title from item. Title also in the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.
Print no. "10980".
Forms part of: Views of the British Isles, in the Photochrom print collection.
Subjects:
Wales--Tintern.
Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Views of the British Isles (DLC) 2002696059
More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.08904
Call Number: LOT 13415, no. 917 [item]
This little ice crystal is in the exact shape of an eighth note! (Click on my photo to view it large.)
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Frost and ice in Florida? Yes! We have many winter days with temps (F) in the 20s. Hard freezes and frost are not uncommon. One year it was so cold that the giant wild pythons in the Everglades were freezing to death, and it even got to freezing temps in the Keys. Not anywhere near as severe as the NY winters I used to experience, but 25 degrees anywhere is cold!
These are micro shots of ice crystals from the frost on various bits of vegetation in my yard. I have to shoot them early in the morning because even the heat from my breath will start them to melting, and even if the temp is 30F, when the sun hits the yard the frost vanishes in minutes so I have to move fast.
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An assortment of micro (macro) photographs of various and sundry subjects in my set, "Assorted Micros:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157631525787513/
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Here both X's can be seen: The X is cut out from the front cover and glued onto the back cover. Bound in a buttonhole style, 272 pages.
please note: simple invites to post an image to a particular group are always welcome but no pictures, awards, or badges in comments. i call it dumping on the lawn. thanks very much for understanding, and I sincerely appreciate your visits.
for those interested in iphonography, the itemization of the workflow used for the images in this series might prove helpful.
oh, and i've created a group for black and white images. you might wanna join.
Scallop sign at the door of a lodging house in the old town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the Way of St. James, with a handwritten note that there are no vacancies left, Pays Basque Region, France
Some background information:
With its almost 1,600 residents Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a little town in the French part of the Pays Basque. The town is located in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques within the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is situated directly at the Spanish border, just 76 km (47 miles) away from the Spanish city of Pamplona and 53 km (33 miles) away from the Atlantic coast.
In English the municipality’s current name means "Saint John at the foot of the pass", which points to its location at the beginning of the mountain pass leading to the hamlet of Roncesvalles in Spain. However, in times past the town also had the name "Santa Maria Cabo el Puente" (in Spanish) resp. "Sainte-Marie du Bout du Pont" (in French). At Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the rivers Laurhibar and Nive d’Arnéguy issue into the River Nive.
Although Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is only a very little town, it is quite bustling, important and well-known. The reason is that the community is a vital place for a rest at the famous Way of St. James. For one thing, it is the first municipality after the three French Ways of St. James Via Podiensis, Via Lemovicensis and Via Turonensis have blended into one Way of St. James, which is named Camino Francés on its further route through Northern Spain. And for another thing, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is the last community before the Camino Francés (leading to Santiago de Compostela) crosses the Roncevaux Pass and hence, the mountain range of the Western Pyrenees. That’s why the town is an essential stop and place of recovery for all pilgrims on this route.
Before the settlement was founded in the Middle Ages, there used to be an original town at nearby Saint-Jean-le-Vieux. But in 1177, this town was razed to the ground by the troops of the English King Richard the Lionheart after a siege. Shortly afterwards the Kings of Navarre refounded the municipality on its present site. From that moment on it served as a border fortress of the Kingdom of Navarre. In 1191, Chateau de Mendiguren was built, a stronghold on the hill above the town. Subsequently, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port became the seat of the sheriff of the Lower Navarre district and in 1329, Philipp of Navarre granted the community market rights.
Between 1512 and 1530, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port was one of the scenes where the conquering expeditions of the Crown of Aragon against the Kingdom of Navarre took place. Many houses as well as defensive works were destroyed and King Henry II of Navarre decided to transfer the seat of the royal institutions to Saint Palais on safety grounds. However, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port stayed one of the main towns in the remaining Kingdom of Lower Navarre. In 1589, Lower Navarre passed to France and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port became the administrative centre of the Basque province of Saint-Jean. In 1625, Chateau de Mendiguren was converted into a fortress but until 1728, the defensive works were again rebuilt by the famous French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
If people enter the town from the northeast, they come into the town through Porte Saint-Jacques, a medieval town gate, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France" since 1998. In Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port’s old town pilgrims can find a lot of low-priced lodging houses and collective accommodations, which offer beds for a night’s rest.
Some of the pilgrims start their journey to Santiago de Compostela in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. But most of them come from one of the three French Ways of St. James, which have blended into one way right at the edge of the town. Hence, they might have been on the tramp for weeks when arriving in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. However, already on the next day, almost all pilgrims continue their way to Santiago de Compostela as they still have about five weeks of wanderings left. By the way, the scallop is the symbol of the Way of St. James and also the symbol of all the pilgrims on this way. That’s why most of them carry a scallop shell with them.
This note, found inside a lovely daguerreotype of a young man, reads "This is a Daguerreotype Portrait. about 1845. These photos were taken between 1842-1857. The Chief Librarian at the Victoria & Albert Museum said it was a splendid specimen & well worth retaining.
Centenary of Photography 1839-1939.
12 January 1939"
Notes and description of specimens collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, circa 1908
1908
Having bagged his spot on a trolley, a spotter notes down 86030 as it runs through Crewe light engine on 30th May 1978. White Adidas bag is a classic!
Zenit EM Scanned from a Kodacolour negative
Notes: also known as The Marked Tree
Format: albumen photoprint, 182 mm x 106 mm, Caney photo, Mt. Victoria, no. 164
Date Range: about 1883
Location: The Western Road, Katoomba
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of: Local Studies Collection, The McBroom album.
Provenance: Mr Hugh McBroom
Links:
Post card from 1950s - flic.kr/p/4Vvv3N
E. Oreades - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_oreades
The Power House Museum timber specimen taken from the tree in 1901 is classified as White Mountains Ash, E. Oreades - www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=224034&...
Note to whom it may concern: As a member of the Philippine Bus Enthusiasts Society (PhilBES) and its junior and affiliate group, the Philippine Bus Photographers Association (PBPA), both of which are communities/groups of bus and coach enthusiasts and amateur photographers, that focus on bus companies' history, technical specifications of vehicles, and other related subject matter, that is based in the Philippines, I would like inform you that the number plate of the bus on this photo has been blurred out to prevent it being used as evidence by any agencies, whether be it privately-owned or government-owned, to apprehend the said vehicle or the operating company of the vehicle on the photo at times when the said vehicle may be involved in any motoring mishap, incident, or accident. This is to prevent the involvement of myself, and/or any members of the groups stated to any such cases or the hassles and possible dangers presented with being involved at such cases. I would also like to stress out that I am NOT a part nor am I affiliated or connected in any way with any bus companies inside or outside the country. At times when you may experience any of employees of the operating company of the bus on the photo behave in an offensive manner; such that of reckless driving, lack of manners towards the passengers, incorrect and excessive charging of fare, and any other offenses they may commit, I do advise you report them to their respective managements for further action.
However, despite the limitation I stated earlier about the use of my photos, any person is free to download and use any of my photos to any general or civilian use such as advertisement and other promotional use, school works, or personal interests about the subject.
Shot Location: Alabang City Bus Terminal Station, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines
Date Taken: February 22, 2012
Basic Details:
Operator: JAYROSS LUCKY SEVEN TOURS
Fleet Number: 7164716
Classification: Air-Conditioned City Operation Bus
Seating Configuration: 3x2 Seats
Seating Capacity: 61 Passengers
Body:
Coachbuilder: Santarosa Philippines Motor Works, Inc.
Body Model: SR NV-Series (SR620)
Air-Conditioning Unit: Dependent Overhead Unit
Chassis:
Chassis Manufacturer: Nissan Diesel Motor Company, Ltd.
Chassis Model: Nissan Diesel JP251PSN
Layout: Rear-Mounted Engine Rear-Wheel Drive (4x2 RR layout)
Suspension: Leaf Springs Suspension
Engine:
Engine Manufacturer: Nissan Diesel Motor Company, Ltd.
Engine Model: Nissan Diesel FE6-T
Cylinder Displacement: 422.494 cu. inches (6,925 cc / 6.9 Liters)
Cylinder Configuration: Straight-6
Engine Aspiration: Turbocharged
Max. Power Output: 217 bhp (220 PS - metric hp / 162 kW) @ 2,800 rpm
Peak Torque Output: 470 lb.ft (637 N.m / 65 kg.m) @ 1,400 rpm
Transmission:
Type: Manual Transmission
Gears: 6-Speed Forward, 1-Speed Reverse
* The specifications may be subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice...
Mom's note on this album page says, "The Patient Fisherman (Where are Mom and Dad?)"
And on the album page, it says, "Summer 1949". I've arbitrarily chosen a date of mid-July of that year.
All of the photos in this album are “originals” from the 3-month period that my family spent in Denver from 1947-50 — i.e., the period before I lived in Omaha, Riverside, Roswell, Ft. Worth and a separate stay in Denver in 1951-53 (which you may have seen already in my Flickr archives).
Before I get into the details, let me make a strong request — if you’re looking at these photos, and if you are getting any enjoyment at all of this brief look at some mundane Americana from 65+ years ago: find a similar episode in your own life, and write it down. Gather the pictures, clean them up, and upload them somewhere on the Internet where they can be found. Trust me: there will come a day when the only person on the planet who actually experienced those events is you. Your own memories may be fuzzy and incomplete; but they will be invaluable to your friends and family members, and to many generations of your descendants. (Actually, I should listen to my own advice: unlike my subsequent visits to Roswell, Riverside, and Omaha I did not even track this early home down, let alone take any photos.)
So, what do I remember about the 3 early-childhood years that I spent in Denver? Since I was only 3 years old when we first moved there, the simple answer is: hardly anything. Here are the few random memories that I can dredge up:
1. I don’t think my Dad had even seen the ocean as a boy, but that didn’t stop him from enlisting in the Navy a while after he graduated from high school (there weren’t many other jobs on the Utah-Colorado border in those Depression-era days). He got sent out to the Pacific on some kind of naval vessel … and as it turned out, his ship was behind schedule getting back to home port in Hawaii on the evening of December 6, 1941. The submarine nets into Oahu harbor had been drawn closed, and his ship had to anchor outside … which helps explain why his ship didn’t end up at the bottom of the harbor the next morning.
2. Fifty years later, on December 7, 1991, I happened to be in a big park in downtown Tokyo, surrounded by thousands of young Japanese citizens, cheering as they waved their red-and-white national flags back and forth — waiting for a glimpse of the new Japanese empress, who was being presented to the public for the first time after her wedding. I heard someone near me speaking in English, so I asked him if he thought there was anything special about the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. He was polite, but he was also puzzled and confused: he had never heard the phrase before.
3. But I digress … Dad eventually got back to the U.S. and left the Navy in 1947 while stationed in Washington, DC. Like so many of his generation, he decided to go to college, with most expenses paid for by the G.I. Bill. He managed to get into Denver University, and he went on ahead of my mother and me. I vaguely remember that we took the train all the way out there. (I probably don’t remember it at all; but my mother repeatedly told me about some strange man grabbing me out of her arms, and dashing off to the restroom on the train … all I know is that we arrived in Denver safely.)
4. We lived in an old form of military housing, known as Quonset Huts, at the edge of the D.U. campus, and I had a tiny bedroom to myself. I have only a few memories of the place: during the brutally-cold winters, Dad would use a garden hose to fill the tiny patch of grass outside the front door with a sheet of water … which froze, and provided the neighborhood kids with a place to ice-skate.
5. Though it wasn’t a hardship, I do remember that we had relatively little money for food. My grandparents still lived out near the Utah-Colorado border (just south of the small town of Vernal), and once a week they would send a dozen fresh eggs to us, packed in a carefully padded wooden box. We also made our own ice cream, and I’ll never forget the time Dad used some food-coloring to make blue ice-cream. I had no idea that ice cream could be any color other than brown (chocolate) or white (vanilla).
6. During our last year in Denver, I attended kindergarten. I was allowed to walk to school, which felt like it was miles away, across several interstate highways. But there were no Interstates at the time, and it was probably just a two-lane street a few blocks away…
7. At Christmas and a few other times of the year, we drove from Denver to spend the holidays with my grandparents. Not only were there no Interstate highways in those days, but there were also no ski resorts: no Vail, no Aspen. I think we drove on the old highway U.S. 40, and we went through a mountain pass (Rabbit Ear pass?) that was always snow-filled, bitter-cold, and dangerous in the winter. Invariably, Dad had to stop to put tire-chains on the car, a process that entailed much cursing and yelling. But we always got there.
8. Dad went to school 12 months of each year, and got a B.S. in Electrical Engineering after just 3 years, in June of 1950. I was allowed to wear his graduation cape and gown for a few minutes, and I snuck a paper airplane into the huge gymnasium where friends and families gathered to watch the graduation ceremony. We were way in the back, way up high; and I was convinced that my airplane would sail all the way across the gym, if only I could throw it. If only, if only … but I didn’t.
9. Dad must have gotten a job (back in Glen Oaks, NY) right away, and their lease/rental of the Quonset Hut must have ended at about the same time. I mention that only because he drove back East alone, leaving me and my very pregnant mother behind. We lived in a tiny apartment at an old Air Force base at the edge of Denver (Buckley Field?) until July, when it was time for my mother to head to the hospital and deliver my sister, Patrice. Meanwhile, I was picked up by Dad’s older brother, and driven all the way out to Utah to spend a week with my grandparents … before everyone reconnected in Denver, and we took an airplane flight back East.
10. There is probably more … but that’s all I can remember at this point...
I keep a paper record of the photos I add to my two 365 groups. This is the list for the daily self-portrait group 365 Days of which (by dint of long-service) I'm one of the admins.
You will note that this is photograph 3543 of my daily selfies. Early in 2007 I saw Flickr folk posting daily self-portraits but I'd missed the obvious starting point of the First of January so I waited until my 65th birthday on 21 April 2007
The hereios of the We're Here! group have paid a visit to a group which we have each set up for the purpose. I have set up the Bulldog clips group. Admission is free to all, but submissions will be ruthlessly moderated. BULLDOG is a registered trademark of Brandsley Limited which is licensed to Faire Bros & Co Limited. Its registration as a trademark in the United Kingdom dates back to 1944.
Stuck for an idea for your daily 365 shot? Try the hereios of the We're Here! group for inspiration.
The hair! The faces on the people around them........the doorman who you can't see in this photo that asked them to "calm the dancing down". Hahahahahahahahahaha!
I have seriously started a Lauren Fanclub. She's the person who gets the most comments & favourites out of all my photos. I think I can safely say you can 'hire' her for a party for the small price of getting her really, really drunk.....
She is also a free spirit now that she graduated today.....That is correct people....she is also very intelligent as well as being a pretty face.......(pretty sure she has an English degree now or something)
She is going travelling throughout Europe this summer so if you want her to come to your party let me know!
The next day, I met my friend in town. I rushed to greet him and gave him a little note. He didn't understand why and left me there.
Confined obliges, I search in the bottoms of hard disks to create a set "People of the world". I did not find any blurry black / white. Only color with sharpness and many smiles of people with whom I have discussed