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The 19th day of our resistance is over. Historical war. Another difficult day, which is still approaching our victory. Approaching peace for Ukraine.
As before, the enemy is confused. They did not expect such resistance. They believed in their propaganda, which has been lying about us for decades.They still can't recollect themselves. But they have already begun to understand that they will not achieve anything by war.
Their soldiers know this. Their officers are aware of this. They flee the battlefield. They abandon equipment.
We take trophies and use them to protect Ukraine. Today, Russian troops are, in fact, one of the suppliers of equipment to our army. They could not imagine such a thing in a nightmare.
And I want to tell the Russian soldiers. Those who have already entered our land. And who are just about to be sent to fight against us.
Russian conscripts! Listen to me very carefully. Russian officers! You’ve already understood everything. You will not take anything from Ukraine. You will take lives. There are a lot of you. But your life will also be taken.
But why should you die? What for? I know that you want to survive. We hear your conversations in the intercepts, we hear what you really think about this senseless war, about this disgrace and about your state. Your conversations with each other. Your calls home to your family. We hear it all. We draw conclusions. We know who you are.
Therefore, I offer you a choice. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I give you a chance. Chance to survive. If you surrender to our forces, we will treat you the way people are supposed to be treated. As people, decently. In a way you were not treated in your army. And in a way your army does not treat ours. Choose!
Our brave defenders continue to inflict devastating losses on Russian troops.
Soon the number of downed helicopters of Russia will reach hundreds of units. They have already lost 80 warplanes. Hundreds of tanks and thousands of other units of equipment.
In 19 days, the Russian army has lost more in Ukraine than in two bloody and years-long wars in Chechnya. For what?
I am grateful to those Russians who do not stop trying to convey the truth. To those who fight disinformation and tell the truth, real facts to their friends and loved ones. And personally to the woman who entered the studio of Channel One with a poster against the war. To those who are not afraid to protest. As long as your country has not completely closed itself off from the whole world, turning into a very large North Korea, you must fight. You must not lose your chance.
The European Union has approved the fourth package of sanctions against Russia. The fourth - and I'm sure not the last.
We are working with partners on new restrictions that will be applied against the Russian state. Everyone who is responsible for the war. Everyone who is responsible for the destruction of democracy. Everyone who is responsible for repression against people. Everyone will get an answer. The answer of the world. And this is just the beginning.
Responsibility for war crimes of the Russian military is inevitable. Responsibility for a deliberate humanitarian catastrophe in Ukrainian cities is inevitable. The whole world sees what is happening in Mariupol. Kharkiv. Chernihiv. Sumy. Okhtyrka. Hostomel. Irpin. In all our cities.
All our partners are informed of the crimes of the invaders against civilians and local self-government in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. In the temporarily occupied areas. There will be an answer for that. Necessarily. For the disrupted humanitarian corridors. Necessarily.
During the day of March 14, 3,806 Ukrainians were evacuated from the cities and towns of the Kyiv and Luhansk regions.
Our convoy with one hundred tons of what is most necessary for Mariupol is still kept in Berdyansk. For three days already. But we will try. We will do everything to ensure that Mariupol residents receive food, water and medicine.
I provided full information about the actions of the invaders on the Ukrainian land in conversations with friends and partners of our state. Every aggressive action of the invaders only pushes the world to new sanctions.
I spoke with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. With President of Poland Andrzej Duda. Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel. We have 100% mutual understanding.
The conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Bennett was also important. As part of a negotiation effort to end this war as soon as possible. With a fair peace.
Our delegation also worked on this in negotiations with the Russian party. Pretty good, as I was told. But let's see. They will continue tomorrow.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has agreed on a package of decisions to support our economy.
So that business works. So that people have jobs. Where security allows. Where people are ready for it.
First, we are starting tax reform. Instead of VAT and income tax we give a rate of 2 percent of turnover and simplified accounting. For small businesses - this is the first and second group of sole proprietors - we set a voluntary payment of a single tax. That is, if you can - pay. You can't - no questions asked.
The second is maximum business deregulation. We cancel all inspections for all businesses. So that everyone works normally. So that the cities come to life. So that life continues wherever there is no hostilities.
The only condition is that you ensure the normal operation of your business in the framework of Ukrainian law.
These are just the first two steps of our tax reform. To be continued.
And finally.
I have just signed a decree on awarding state awards of Ukraine to 234 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who showed personal courage and heroism in the fight for our land. For our independence. 59 of them posthumously.
May the memory of everyone who gave life for our state live forever!
Eternal gratitude to all our heroes!
Glory to Ukraine!
They're ready to use their catapult, but first they've wanted to just listen and feel the breath of the forest moon of Endor within their rather large noses. Those big redwood trees around them offers them a very good place to live as they believed themselves to be descendants of the Great Tree, a sacred tree in the forests.
Well, I'm gonna leave them enjoy their moment!
This is an another addition to my LEGO on Endor series featuring two Ewoks, that are probably already familiar to a frequent follower of my stream.
An array of crepuscular rays over the Derwent Valley on a day of ever-changing light. Happy Christmas to anyone who views this image. Many thanks to everyone who's shown an interest in my images over the past year; it's always appreciated. And thanks to all those I follow for posting some amazing images over the past year. So much to be inspired by. Pete.
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At the end of my high school years
My little father gave me a camera
"It's a graduation present. Please take a good picture with this"
What he handed me was Canon AE-1 and FD 50mm/f1.4 lenses.
It was a time when cameras were precious in Korea.
Furthermore, having an SLR was a time when cameras were so expensive that I couldn't even dream of having one.
The price of Canon SLR cameras was equivalent to half a year's salary for office workers.
When I got into college, I had a camera around my neck
I used it well to attract pretty girls.
Anyway, Begin started taking cameras and photos as props for smooth socializing with girls, but I soon became interested in my photography life.
I've come to the point where I have to devote most of my money to photography.
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This camera was given as a gift by Kim Hyung-pal, who was playing taking pictures with him at the time.
When I used this camera, the range finder didn't fit well.
Then I got this camera repaired by a well-known company in the camera repair industry. However,
The Volkanite broke during the repair process and came back.
Rangefinder still doesn't fit, damn it!!
I was so angry that I took off the camera shell.
I have a bad personality.
I haven't used film for a long time.
Now I'm writing this as a photo prop from time to time.
When you gave it to me, it was really clean and perfect...
I'm sorry, my friend
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A tight formation of these two old beauties kept everyone's eyes to the skies over Hampton, Virginia. These immaculately restored warbirds, a P-51D Mustang and an F-4U Corsair, looked much the way they did back when they came off the assembly line in 1945.
The Mustang saw service in the European Theater of WWII, while the Corsair flew off the aircraft carrier USS Boxer in the Japanese Theater. While many here were quite thrilled to see them in such close proximity, it was likely more so for the Allied bomber pilots and ground forces that they covered for back in the day.
Our modern Air Force is such that only fools would provoke... but these old veterans led the way. Good to see them still airworthy.
Continuing my series of sunsets at the Ponce De Leon Park in southern Florida... This lone, defeated tree stump standing out in the water had caught my attention each time for the past couple of years when I visited the mangrove shoreline. I've taken pictures of it before but never quite captured what I was looking for. I guess it simply needed to be enhanced with an interesting sunset. ツ
I didn't realize that there was a flock of birds on the horizon (in the pink area) until I was processing this image. It's one of those things that you don't see when looking through the view finder.
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The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples at Abu Simbel, near the border with Sudan. The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC, during the 19th dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. They serve as a lasting monument to the king and his queen Nefertari, and commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. Their huge external rock relief figures have become iconic.
Hathor-Tempel zur Erinnerung an Nefertari, die königliche Gemahlin von Ramses II.
Die Felsentempel von Abu Simbel, befindet sich im ägyptischen Teil Nubiens und wurde im 13. Jahrhundert v. Chr. unter Pharao Ramses II. errichtet.
The Bridge of Arta is a stone bridge that crosses the Arachthos river in the west of the city of Arta in Greece. It has been rebuilt many times over the centuries, starting with Roman or perhaps older foundations; the current bridge is probably a 17th-century Ottoman construction.
The folk ballad "The Bridge of Arta" tells a story of human sacrifice during its building. From the ballad, a number of Greek proverbs and customary expressions arose, associated with interminable delays, as in the text of the ballad: "All day they were building it, and in the night it would collapse."
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Taken at the 4th of July parade in Fremont. I've been wanting to go for a few years now, and finally made it this year. There's been a Gatka float the past 3 years, I believe, and they won 1st place in the competition in 2006 as well as 2007 - don't know about this year.
This is one of the Pirates of Emerson. They looked so wicked! I've been hearing about the haunted house for years, and hopefully I'll actually be able to go this year =D Especially since I now have a buy one get one free coupon from them =p They were just standing around before the parade started, and whenever someone would walk by them, they'd sort of yell and jump at them - they scared the heck out of quite a few ladies ^_^ Aman made me cross the street so we wouldn't have to go past them haha
Dedicated to my late night partners in crime from this morning - you know who you are!
Leo Villareal. "Multiverse". National Gallery of Art. Washington DC.
Leo Villareal (born 1967 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American artist living and working in New York City. His work combines LED lights and encoded computer programming to create illuminated displays.
Multiverse, the largest and most complex light sculpture created by Leo Villareal, may be experienced by visitors as they pass through the Concourse walkway between the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art. The work features approximately 41,000 computer-programmed LED (light-emitting diode) nodes that run through channels along the 200-foot-long space.Installation took place between September and December 2008.
Sundown on the Lake of Menteith, Trossachs, Scotland. We only have one lake in Scotland, this is it. I have an old book from 1901 which calls this the 'Loch of Menteith'. For the conspiracy theorists, the renaming is probably part of a dastardly plot by An Sassanach (The English) to gradually rename all of Scotland's iconic landmarks. Whatever will be next? : )
After recently unveiling the road map at a Downing Street briefing, Bo Jo said, “outdoor sporting activities could resume from 29 March 2021”. ⚽️🏈⛳️
As a result of this information the following statement has been released by a spokesperson on behalf of the Ladies Village Synchronised Botty Coughing Team.📖💨
The team are pleased to announce that training will recommence with immediate effect in preparation for the forthcoming summer tour.🏃♀️🏃♀️💨
Mrs Trebillcock (SNR) has been appointed team Captain for the 2021 season, this decision was unanimous after she was the inaugural winner of the 2019 South West of England freestyle botty coughing championships held on Salisbury Plain. 👵🏆💨💨💨
This accolade by Mrs Trebillcock received much praise by aficionados in botty coughing circles, a headline in The Telegraph read, “This achievement was not to be sniffed at”.📃👃
Mrs T held a Zoom meeting with the team to outline her plans for the new season. She informed them that they must restart (I said restart not!) training sessions in order to perfect their art, (there is no f in art).
Training will begin with emphasis on diet, which should ideally consist of high octane curries, beans, and mixed spices all washed down with copious amounts of Sharp’s Doom Bar.🎥🌶🌶🍳🍺🍺🍺
After the diet is up and running, so to speak, Mrs Trebillcock was of the opinion that muscle strengthening exercises will be a key factor in achieving tone, clarity and being able to hold a note. (Musical note Darling)
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Mrs Trebillcock did warn members that during the initial training sessions discipline would be the watch word as prior to lock down some of the ladies did get a bit carried away after a few pints and started lighting their botty coughs. On one occasion Polly Polkinghorne experienced a flash over and suffered slight structural damage to her nether regions, fortunately she still has a cheeky smile. 🍺🍺🍺💨💨💨🔥🔥🚒
That concludes this statement, if I get wind of any more developments we will break it to you.
This beach holds happy memories as I have taken both Lynne Berry and Mark Dixon here on different occasions. They may not have had the same experience I should add. 😱🙈😜
Thank you so much for viewing my photos, the comments and banter you leave are much appreciated.
Have a good weekend🍺🍺🍺🍷🍷🍷💃🐎🐷😎😂😂😂
The Valley Of Fire was well named that day. It was 108º F... Of course, I'm not going to get any sympathy from my friends in the Phoenix area, where 108º is a cold spell. I was talking to my friend Wes (BamaWester) yesterday. His specialty is fog, and waterfalls, and foggy waterfalls. He was upset with me that I was posting fog photos, and waterfalls that were better than his. I'm sorry Wes. So... No more fog and waterfalls. I'm just going to post red sandstone, desert crap from now on!
The balance of nature is a theory that proposes that ecological systems are usually in a stable equilibrium or homeostasis, which is to say that a small change in some particular parameter (the size of a particular population, for example) will be corrected by some negative feedback that will bring the parameter back to its original "point of balance" with the rest of the system. It may apply where populations depend on each other, for example in predator/prey systems, or relationships between herbivores and their food source. It is also sometimes applied to the relationship between the Earth's ecosystem, the composition of the atmosphere, and the world's weather.
The Gaia hypothesis is a balance of nature-based theory that suggests that the Earth and its ecology may act as co-ordinated systems in order to maintain the balance of nature.
The theory that nature is permanently in balance has been largely discredited, as it has been found that chaotic changes in population levels are common, but nevertheless the idea continues to be popular. During the later half of the twentieth century the theory was superseded by catastrophe theory and chaos theory.
Predator-prey populations tend to show chaotic behavior within limits, where the sizes of populations change in a way that may appear random, but is in fact obeying deterministic laws based only on the relationship between a population and its food source illustrated by the Lotka–Volterra equation. An experimental example of this was shown in an eight-year study on small Baltic Sea creatures such as plankton, which were isolated from the rest of the ocean. Each member of the food web was shown to take turns multiplying and declining, even though the scientists kept the outside conditions constant. An article in Journal Nature stated; "Advanced mathematical techniques proved the indisputable presence of chaos in this food web ... short-term prediction is possible, but long-term prediction is not.
Although some conservationist organizations argue that human activity is incompatible with a balanced ecosystem, there are numerous examples in history showing that several modern day habitats originate from human activity: some of Latin America's rain forests owe their existence to humans planting and transplanting them, while the abundance of grazing animals in the Serengeti plain of Africa is thought by some ecologists to be partly due to human-set fires that created savanna habitats.
Possibly one of the best examples of an ecosystem fundamentally modified by human activity can be observed as a consequence of the Australian Aboriginal practice of "Fire-stick farming". The legacy of this practice over long periods has resulted in forests being converted to grasslands capable of sustaining larger populations of faunal prey, particularly in the northern and western regions of the continent. So thorough has been the effect of these deliberate regular burnings that many plant and tree species from affected regions have now completely adapted to the annual fire regime in that they require the passage of a fire before their seeds will even germinate.
Despite being discredited among ecologists, the theory is widely held to be true by the public. At least in Midwestern America, the "balance of nature" idea was shown to be widely held by both science majors and the general student population. In a study at the University of Patras, educational sciences students were asked to reason about the future of ecosystems which suffered human-driven disturbances. Subjects agreed that is was very likely for the ecosystems to fully recover their initial state, referring to either a ‘recovery process’ which restores the initial ‘balance’, or specific ‘recovery mechanisms’ as an ecosystems’ inherent characteristic
Every step that you take makes part of your life.It determines you,leads you,enrich you.Use your power and step trough the day the best way you can.Doing that,even the top of the world is not an impossible goal to reach. So...Go!
*The main aim of our film is to present that sometimes,even small things, can be enough for people to move themselves,make a difference and make their,or someone's else day happier than it is.Our day was full with unbelievable fun,enthusiasm and willingness that was transmitted in only one minute.
We made our step...and everyone of us , at least at that one moment,felt the top of the world.
One of many pet portraits commissioned from me. Visit www.sally-jane.com/photographic_art/pet-portraits.html for more information.
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A welcome change saw the diversion of main line traffic between Bridgend and Cardiff along the Vale of Glamorgan line on 13th May. 60091, “Barry Needham” in charge of empty oil tanks, makes its way across Porthkerry Viaduct near Barry, working the 6B33 Theale – Margam.
Smile on Saturday - theme of February 16th, 2019: Shades of Brown
Happy Smile on Saturday everyone :)
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Macro Mondays - theme of April 9th, 2018: Circles
My circular wooden incense stick holder - with a lot of different circles : ))
width of the picture: exactly 7,5 cm (2.95 inches)
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Macro Mondays - Thema: Kreise / Ringe
Smile on Saturday - Brauntöne
Created out of the magical universal soup ~ We are here to post as many great images on flickr as we can ~ That is our purpose in life ~ And we are not happy with the answer being 42;-)) So we keep experimenting and searching for the most unique images all the time...
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Dear friends, I wish I had more time for the wonderful world of your photos and sharing my own visual discoveries of the amazing world around us. This was one of the gorgeous sunsets when I was overloaded with work again, and could look at the magic of the evening sky only through my window. But it was so wonderful that I had to grab my camera and try to capture at least a tiny framed area of the magnificent sky seen from my balcony.
I have to sincerely thank all of you who warmly encouraged me to not disappear completely from Flickr and left small friendly reminders here and there. I hope that my current tight multi-project schedule won't last forever, and that I will be able to switch to things and creative projects of my own that allows more time for things that I truly enjoy and love.
The light, beauty, and inspiration from this wonderful scenery I wanted to share with you all.
One of the most photographed locations in my hometown but anytime I can people to the flavor of the capture it makes me happy. These people are located next to the Scout Statue, which is not identified in this image. This area is South of downtown and obviously overlooks the "Heart of America".
Kansas City, Missouri
Mike D.
We have had a very busy first half of the year here at Action Photo Tours. Our Action Photog loyalty community is growing and our workshop portfolio is expanding. Outside of the Desert Southwest, we have added exciting workshops in the Pacific Northwest. Next year, we will bring you international workshops in the Canadian Rockies and Iceland. Collaboration with local award-winning photographers Kevin Finn McNeal and Sigurður William Brynjarsson will ensure, in addition to iconic locations, we take you off the beaten path and capture stunningly unique images! What we offer outside of our core Southwest portfolio will be specially curated and differ from year to year. So stayed tuned and join us by visiting actionphototours.com!
This action shot of our group was during our recent Southwest Shootout workshop. The moon was rising over Lake Powell with some of the most colorful Belt of Venus I've ever seen! To get everyone in the group, I extended my tripod as long as it would go and held it high above my head. It was a total guess on composition, leveling, and took a few tries to get it right. But look at these Action Photogs!
Picture from the west side of the Markt (Market) in Oudewater.
The canal on the left is the "Lange Linschoten".
The street on the right is the "Peperstraat".
Oudewater is a little old town in the southwest of the province of Utrecht in the center of the Netherlands. The town was granted city rights in 1265 by the bishop of Utrecht.
Foto vanaf de westzijde van de Markt in Oudewater.
De gracht links is de "Lange Linschoten".
Het straatje rechts is de "Peperstraat".
Oudewater is een kleine oude stad met circa 6700 inwoners in het zuidwesten van de provincie Utrecht. De stad kreeg van de bisschop van Utrecht rond 1265 stadsrechten.
Oudewater heeft veel monumenten. De binnenstad is voor een groot deel tot beschermd stadsgezicht verklaard en heeft 95 gemeentelijke monumenten en 127 rijksmonumenten.
Bij het stadhuis staat een borstbeeld van Swiebertje, de zwerver uit de televisieserie, dat in 2003 werd onthuld door de acteur die deze rol speelde: Joop Doderer. In het stadje en de omgeving waren destijds veel buitenopnames voor de serie gemaakt.
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The Sound Of Seil ferry pulls into Hunters Quay near Dunoon on the Holy Loch. In the distance can be seen the small village of Strone..
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Taken here: goo.gl/maps/BGKd6RYvLzv
"Venus of Manhattan" is a work by sculptor Wheeler Williams and it adorns the façade of 980 Madison Avenue
Sunset over The Bay of Fires in Tasmania.... The Colours in the rocks are amazing..
Sony A7r2
Carl Zeiss 50mm F1.4 PlanarT
ISO 100 | 50mm | F11 | 2 sec
8 shot stitched panorama
Lee Filter - Little Stopper
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Just a crop of this infrared panorama (due to Flickr's "best display size" which obviously seems to vary between free and pro users):
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Also black & white, 8:5 aspect ratio, 7157 x 4474px (32MP).
It's cool how the ripples on the lake are confined to a certain area, outside of it, the water is flat like a mirror.
Nikon D90 (APS-C, fullspectrum mod)
Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di ll VC HLD
Hoya R72 (720nm infrared pass-filter)
ISO200, 24mm, f/6.3, 0,8sec
panorama head, tripod, remote
The Brown Wood Owl is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to western Indonesia and south China. This owl is medium large (45-57 cm), with upperparts uniformly dark brown, with faint white spotting on the shoulders.
The Brown Wood Owl is a shy, nocturnal bird. During the daytime it roosts in a dark, densely foliaged tree. If disturbed, it will compress itself into a shape resembling a stub of wood, while watching through half-closed eyes. If this fails, it will fly off silently.
This owl feeds on small mammals such as rats, mice and shrews. It will also take small birds, frogs and reptiles.
This example is 18-month-old Wicket who resides at the Secret Owl Garden in Pembrokeshire.
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Single White Lightning 1600 in Octabox about 20 feet above. Pocket Wizardry and plenty of compositry!
This is the first time I've walked along this stretch of beach, on the north side of a county park. I noticed this 10x10 inch post half buried in the sand. Nothing in the immediate area uses that size post (other than the pier several hundred feet down the beach), so I'm guessing this was driven there by the storm surge during Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. I don't know if the wind is currently eroding the dune away from it, or if the wind is slowly burying it in the dune, although I suspect the latter. In either case it showcases the forces of wind and water. For 120 pictures in 2020 #43 "Forces of nature".
As it turned out, -30 degree (°C) weather is not so good for outdoor walking, but quite interesting for the shapes of industrial smoke
The Dubliners - Fields Of Athenry
The Fields of Athenry è una celebre canzone popolare irlandese.
Il testo della canzone narra della Grande carestia irlandese, e più precisamente della narrazione di un immaginario prigioniero irlandese che attraverso il muro di una prigione ascolta la conversazione di un giovane uomo con sua moglie.
Il giovane deve essere trasportato dopo sentenza alla colonia penale australiana di Botany Bay per aver rubato del cibo per mantenere la sua famiglia ridotta in povertà dalla carestia.
L'uomo probabilmente viene da Athenry, come suggeriscono il titolo ed il ritornello della canzone, un villaggio della Contea di Galway che in quel periodo soffrì terribilmente la carestia. L'ultimo verso narra la dipartita della nave-prigione, che scompare all'orizzonte sotto gli occhi della donna, proprio mentre l'ultima stella della notte scompare.
Da Wikipedia