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Beautiful Image of Ender Falls. I was around this location for a different shoot and when that didn't pay out I turned to this location. I'm glad I did ...
The falls weren't as fierce, but nonetheless, they were still beautiful.
#88: As of 10/26/22, of my 3300+ pics, this is listed as #88 in most # of views.
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#761: As of 9/10/21, under Flickr's popularity rankings of my 3000+ pics, this is listed as #761 in "interestingness."
For a fun interlude, this is a close-up/headshot image based off one of my more popular pics posted here on flickr in the last year+. This particular image was generated with the help of the FaceApp application, where I took a photo of a close-up of the "1992-August pic3" pic I've posted here. Then I just applied a filter in FA in part to help with the graininess of this close-up - and to have some fun with the look... :-)
this part of the Oaxacan market was devoted to meats of all sorts, grilled, cooked, smoked.. all delicious. The air is full of smoke from charcoal grills and grilled food.
Photo also gives an example on the difference in height between me and most Mexicans.. Im holding the cam to my eye here.. :p
"Close Encounters Of The Buzz Kind" :-)
Had the privilege of witnessing a rare phenomenon in our own back garden last Bank Holiday Monday!
Our garden birds suddenly gone quiet and disappeared in a flash!!!
Then, out of nowhere, a massive swarm of honey bees descended from the sky onto one of our pine tree in the back garden! Within a matter of minutes, a large mass of bees was formed and occupied one of the top branch and the truncate of the tree. The noise was unbelievable! it sounded just like watching motorcycles circuit racing event from a distance!
The swarm settled and stayed for few hours before taking off to the sky again and left!
I managed just a few shots of them from a distance.
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
www.markcarmodyphotography.com
The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European Starling, or in Ireland and the British Isles as just the Starling, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen, which is speckled with white at some times of year. The legs are pink and the bill is black in winter and yellow in summer; young birds have browner plumage than the adults. It is a noisy bird, especially in communal roosts and other gregarious situations, with an unmusical but varied song. Its gift for mimicry has been noted in literature.
The common starling has about a dozen subspecies breeding in open habitats across its native range in temperate Europe and western Asia, and it has been introduced to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, South Africa and Fiji. This bird is resident in southern and western Europe and southwestern Asia, while northeastern populations migrate south and west in winter within the breeding range and also further south to Iberia and North Africa.
The species has declined in numbers in parts of northern and western Europe since the 1980s due to fewer grassland invertebrates being available as food for growing chicks. Despite this, its huge global population is not thought to be declining significantly, so the common starling is classified as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The common starling is a highly gregarious species, especially in autumn and winter. Although flock size is highly variable, huge, noisy flocks - murmurations - may form near roosts. These dense concentrations of birds are thought to be a defence against attacks by birds of prey such as peregrine falcons or Eurasian sparrowhawks. (wikipedia)
This youngster was begging for food relentlessly from its weary parents along the Wicklow coast, Ireland.
Hi, my friends! Here it is a blue hour view of the Tree of life at Expo 2015 in Milan.
My family and I dashed off the Expo 2015; not much time and chances to take photographs, nevertheless I tried to capture a moment of the light and water show of the Tree of life, the symbol and arguably the single greatest attraction of the event. Not a masterpiece, admittedly, nevertheless I am glad to share this with you :-)
The Tree of Life, a 37 meters structure made of steel and wood, has a great symbolic appeal and an incredible scenographic impact - especially by night. The lighting system of the Tree, spread over its elaborately woven wooden structure, produces beautiful, everchanging streaks of coloured lights moving along the lines, endowing the whole structure with a pulsating life. During the evening shows the lights and the fountains dance together at the rhythm of the music in an evocative coreography, so that you can imagine to contemplate a magnificent recapitulation of the miracle of life on our Mother Planet :-)
It is interesting to know that the design of the wooden structure of the Tree has its roots deep in the Renaissance, intimately recalling the beautiful paving of Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome ( = Capitoline Hill - not the copy of the White House in Washington), which was designed by Michelangelo in 1534 as a part of his redesign of the whole place. Due to the shape of the square, Michelangelo's decoration is oval-shaped, whereas the Tree of Life is circular.
I hope you will like this shot; we will go back there and I hope to have better opportunities to capture this beautiful Tree of Life.
MIDDLE OF THE WOODS
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING...I call my paintings experiments...because that is the stuff of life...aren't we all ''experimenting with it''??...
It is just beginning to look like a touch of fall in the grasses and trees here in Michigan...some places more than others.
The Befreiungshalle ("Hall of Liberation") is an historical classical monument upon Mount Michelsberg above the city of Kelheim in Bavaria, Germany. It stands upstream of Regensburg on the river Danube at the confluence of the Danube and the Altmühl, i.e. the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal.
King Ludwig I of Bavaria ordered the Befreiungshalle to be built in order to commemorate the victories against Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation that lasted from 1813 to 1815.
@Wikipedia
Magnificent 'Children of Lir' sculpture (by artist Malcolm Robertson) at Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland -
commemorating the legend of the 4 children of King Lir who were turned into swans by their jealous stepmother Queen and spent 300 years on the Sea of Moyle. The dramatic cliffs of Fair head on the horizon and Scotland beyond that.
Crown of Thorns: modular origami from 8 units. Each unit is from an 8:1 rectangle of paper and all units can be precreased as a single square only to be cut at the end.
Wild daisy flowers growing in the North of Malta. Taken with the Canon 5D4 and their 50mm 1.4 lens at f/2.0 and converted to black and white in Lightroom.
#290 on Explore May 4th, 2007
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I've seen other members with beautiful photos of these little lights from Istanbul's Grand Bazaar so when I saw them on our recent trip to Side I just had to take a picture.
Castles of South Bohemia - Rožmberk Castle
Considered as one of the oldest castles in Bohemia, the Rožmberk Castle stands on a promotory carved out on three sides by the river Vltava. It was was founded in the first half of the 13th century
It is regarded as the cradle of the House of Rožmberk, also known as the "Lords of the Rose", a historical Czech aristocratic family.
Um dos mais antigos castelos da Boémia, o Castelo de Rožmberk fica situado num promontório esculpido em três lados pelo rio Moldava. Foi fundado na primeira metade do século 13 e é considerado como o berço da Casa de Rožmberk, também conhecida como os "Senhores da Rosa", uma histórica família aristocrática Checa.
View of the Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne and the surrounding area, April 1958 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/4/976/6). It also shows a train crossing the High Level Bridge in the background.
Tyne & Wear Archives presents a series of images taken by the Newcastle-based photographers Turners Ltd.
The firm had an excellent reputation and was regularly commissioned by local businesses to take photographs of their products and their premises. Turners also sometimes took aerial and street views on their own account and many of those images have survived, giving us a fascinating glimpse of life in the North East of England in the second half of the Twentieth Century.
(Copyright) We're happy for you to share these digital images within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email archives@twmuseums.org.uk
End of passion play, crumbling away
I'm your source of self-destruction
Veins that pump with fear, sudden dark is clear
Leading on your deaths construction
Taste me you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
how I'm killing you
Come crawling faster
obey your Master
your life burns faster
obey your Master
Master
Master of Puppets I'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Needlework the way, never you betray
life of death becoming clearer
Pain monopoly, ritual misery
chop your breakfast on a mirror
Taste me you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
how I'm killing you
Come crawling faster
obey your Master
your life burns faster
obey your Master
Master
Master of Puppets I'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Master, Master, Where's the dreams that I've been after?
Master, Master, You promised only lies
Laughter, Laughter, All I hear and see is laughter
Laughter, Laughter, laughing at my cries
Hell is worth all that, natural habitat
just a rhyme without a reason
Neverending maze, drift on numbered days
now your life is out of season
I will occupy
I will help you die
I will run through you
Now I rule you too
Come crawling faster
obey your Master
your life burns faster
obey your Master
Master
Master of Puppets I'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, `cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Master of Puppets, "Master of Puppets" (1986) - Metallica
one less heart of darkness in the world today
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image : black heart graffiti found on a wall in sao paulo....
European Reggae Festival.
25 years Walking Together (1994-2018)
Rototom Sunsplash 2018 | 25th anniversary
Benicássim from 16 to 22 of August 2018
www.spurnpoint.com/Spurn_Point.htm
Spurn is a very unique place in the British Islands. Three and a half miles long and only fifty metres wide in places.
Extending out in to the Humber Estuary from the Yorkshire coast it has always had a big affect to the navigation of all vessels over the years. Help to some and a danger or hindrance to others. This alone makes Spurn a unique place.
Spurn is made up of a series of sand and shingle banks held together with mainly Marram grass and Seabuckthorn. There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s. The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling. This is making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.
One of the most striking features of Spurn is the black and white lighthouse near to the end of Spurn. Now just an empty shell not used since it was closed down at dawn on the thirty first of October 1986.
There have been many Lighthouses on Spurn over the years the first recorded at around 1427. The present light was built from 1893 TO 1895. The small tower on the beach on the Estuary side was originally the low light. It was built and put in to operation at around 1852. This light was no longer needed when the present lighthouse was opened in 1895.At a later date the light was removed and it was used as a store for explosives and later as a water tower. The tank can still be seen on the top. When it was operational there was a raised walkway from the shore to the lighthouse so it could be reached at all stages of the tide.
The present lighthouse was built to replace an old lighthouse that was positioned just to the south of the present one. You can still see the round perimeter wall surrounding the old keepers cottages and the base of the old lighthouse which had to be demolished due to it settling on it's foundations making it unsafe.
The only light on Spurn today is a flashing green starboard light on the very end of the point and the fixed green lights marking the end of the Pilots jetty.
Because of Spurns ever moving position there have been many Lighthouses over the years. There is a very good book by George.de.BOAR, called History of the Spurn Lighthouses, produced by the East Yorkshire Local History Society. This is one of a series of books on local history.
www.spurnpoint.com/Around_and_about_at_Spurn.htm
Around and about there are plenty of places to eat and drink. Starting from the north of Spurn at Kilnsea there is the Riverside hotel offering good quality food drink and accommodation. Coming south towards Spurn and still in Kilnsea there is the Crown and Anchor pub. A welcoming place serving bar meals fine beers and offering bed and breakfast at very reasonable rates. At the crossroads before you turn towards Spurn there is the Spurn heritage coast visitors centre. Where there is a small cafe and exhibition. At the entrance Spurn point nature reserve is an information centre and bird observatory selling books pamphlets, etc., and the last toilet on Spurn.
Past the lighthouse is the last car park. Two hundred metres further on you find the Humber Lifeboat and Pilot stations. Near the houses is a Small caravan selling tea, coffee, cold cans, hot and cold food, crisps and sweets.
All are open all year round apart from the heritage centre which is open thought the season.
BIRD WATCHING.
Is a very popular pastime as Spurn is internationally famous for birds. There are up to two hundred species recorded at spurn every year. Some of which are extremely rare. The Marmora's Warbler seen at Spurn In June 1992 was only the third recorded in Britain.
SEA FISHING.
The beaches of Spurn provide some of the best sea fishing in the area, with Cod and Whiting and Flats being caught through the winter and Skate, Flats and Bass through the summer. There is sport to be had all the year.
At the very end of Spurn is deep water ideal for Cod but this only fishes best two hours either side of low water, the tide is to strong at other times. All along the seaward side of Spurn is good for all species of fish at all times though over high water being the better. The riverside of Spurn is very shallow and only produces Flats and the bass over high water.
THE BEACH.
The beaches at Spurn are of soft sand and shingle. Whichever way the wind is blowing you can just pop over the dunes to the outer side. There are fossils and all manners of things to find beach combing. Swimming is not safe any were near the point end as there are very strong tides at up to six knots at times. But in side Spurn around the point car park is perfect at high water. The beach does not shelf to fast and very little tide. You can have the place to your self at times, as Spurn is never really busy weekdays.#
A very popular pastime at Spurn is Fossil hunting. There is a good abundance of fossils to be found in amongst the pebbles and shingle.
The Shark Trust has a very interesting PDF file tell you all about Shark Skate and rays the mermaids purses you find on the beach are egg shells from sharks and Rays. Click the link to down load the Shark Trust Brochure.
WALKING.
Walking or strolling at spurn is very easy, as there are no hills. There are various sign posted paths up and down the point. For the fit a complete walk round the whole point is about 8 miles, taking in all the point round the point end and back to the "warren" information place at the start of Spurn. You will need good footwear, as much of the paths are sand. There is limited access for disabled, but not to the point end, as you have to go via the beach.
You can park your car at the point car park and walk round the point end and back to the car park about a mile, or just stroll around the point were you choose. The only place you are not allowed to go are down the pilot's jetty and the centre square of the Lifeboat houses.
In spring and early summer Spurn is covered with a large amount of wild flowers of all species.
There are common to the not so common; from Orchids to bluebells. I must remind you Spurn is a nature reserve and the picking of all flowers is prohibited. When visiting please enjoy Spurn, as it is a very beautiful place and leave only your footprints.
Horse Riding.
There is riding available nearby at the North Humberside Riding Centre. The stables are ideally located with rides along quiet country lanes, by-ways, plus miles of sandy beach and riverbanks. The cross-country course offers a variety of fences for both the novice and the more experienced rider.
www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/
A Brief History of Spurn Bird Observatory
Following visits to Spurn by several members of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union in the late 1930's, a communal log for ornithological observations was instituted in 1938. This included a roll-call of species, the beginnings of a recording system, which later became standard in bird observatories. Realising the potential of the Spurn peninsula for the regular observation of bird migration a group of enthusiasts, notably Ralph Chislett, George Ainsworth, John Lord and R.M. Garnett, had the idea of setting up a bird observatory, with the Warren Cottage at the northern end of the peninsula as an ideal headquarters. Unfortunately the outbreak of war forced them to put their plans on hold but shortly after hostilities ceased a lease for Warren Cottage was obtained from the War Department and the observatory was established shortly afterwards under the auspices of the Y.N.U. with the four members mentioned above forming the first committee. A preliminary meeting was held in September 1945 to decide on the site for a Heligoland trap, work on which was begun almost immediately and the first bird (a Blackbird) was ringed on November 17th. The first minuted committee meeting was held on March 9th 1946 and the observatory was opened to visitors at Whitsuntide that year.
Initially coverage was limited to the main migration seasons, being extended to winter weekends in the early 1950's to trap and ring some of the large numbers of Snow Buntings which used to occur at that time of year and gradually coverage was increased (whenever possible) to cover the late spring and summer. In 1959 there was an important development when the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust (now the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) became the owners of the peninsula and thus the observatory's landlord. In 1960 a full time warden was appointed by the Trust, and although having no official connection with the observatory the fact of having an observer on the peninsula year-round inevitably helped to improve the ornithological coverage. This was especially the case from 1964 when the current warden, Barry Spence, was appointed, in conjunction with the fact that an interest in birds and their migrations was steadily growing and more bird-watchers were staying at the observatory, often for longer periods.
When the observatory opened there was accommodation for seven visitors in Warren Cottage and facilities included two chemical toilets, the Warren Heligoland trap and an ex-army hut as a ringing hut. Over the next ten years a further five Heligoland traps were constructed along the peninsula, although today only three remain in existence. In 1959 the observatory gained the use of the Annexe, one of two ex W.D. bungalows built at the Warren during the early 1950's, thus increasing the accommodation capacity to seventeen and providing much improved toilet facilities. Over the years the accommodation and facilities have been gradually improved to try to make the visitor's stay at Spurn as comfortable as possible. Other improvements have also taken place, in 1968 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Point was converted into a ringing laboratory ready for the first B.T.O. Ringing Course, held in autumn of that year and in 1971 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Warren was also converted into a ringing laboratory. The other part of this building became a laboratory for the use of students of Leeds University but this also became available to the observatory in the mid 1980's when the University no longer had a use for it. Subsequently it was converted into a self-contained accommodation unit for two, complete with kitchen facilities, and although officially known by the somewhat unimaginative name of Room F (the rooms in the Annexe being known as Rooms A, C, D & E, - whatever happened to Room B?), it was somewhat irreverently christened "Dunbirdin" by regular visitors to Spurn.
In 1965 a sea-watching hut was erected east of the Warren beyond the line of the former railway track. Due to coastal erosion it became necessary to move this in late 1974, when it was hoped that it would last at least as long as it had in its first position. Alas this was not to be, as the rate of erosion increased dramatically in the mid 1970's, necessitating a further move in early December 1977. In that year a clay bank had been built across the field behind Warren Cottage (Clubley's field) to prevent the flooding of arable land by wind-blown sea water, but on January 11th 1978 Spurn suffered its worst flooding ever when a strong to gale-force north-westerly wind combined with a spring tide. In late 1981 due to extensive construction works at Easington a large quantity of boulder clay became available and this was used to build up and extend the bank across Clubley's field, south towards Black Hut and north beyond Big Hedge to join up with an existing bank (which had been built in 1974) behind the scrape. In 1982 the sea-watching hut was repositioned on top of this bank, where it remained until the bank itself was washed away in the early 1990's.
A number of other changes to the observatory recording area began to take place from the early 1970's, including extensive building operations at the Point, commencing in 1974, with the construction of a new jetty for the Humber Pilot boats, new housing for the Spurn Lifeboat crew and the conversion and renovation of various existing buildings for use by the Coastguard and the Pilots. In 1978 following damage to the existing road south of the Warren area a new tarmac road was laid to the west of the original one, this lasted until 1988 when a second "new road" loop had to be laid, followed in 1991 by the construction of the existing loop road running along the Humber shore from just south of the Warren to just beyond Black Hut. The construction of this road resulted in the destruction of the actual Black Hut, although the area still bears the name. In 1981 the lines of wartime concrete anti-tank blocks running from the seashore to the Canal Zone were removed to fill in a breach at the Narrow Neck. This resulted in the southward extension of the Scrape field by the farmer up to Big Hedge and the start of a gradual decline in the condition of this hedge and its attractiveness to birds. In 1982 a local resident excavated a pond for shooting purposes in the wet area adjoining the Canal Zone. This never really proved successful and the land was later purchased by the Y.W.T. and the pond enlarged to become what is now known as Canal Scrape. In 1984 a famous Spurn landmark, the Narrows "Hut", a wooden migration watch shelter which had stood at the Narrow Neck for twenty-three years, was set fire to by person or persons unknown and completely destroyed, it was replaced the following year by a more solid construction made from breeze-blocks.
A period of considerable change began in 1988 when the Spurn peninsula was designated as part of the Spurn Heritage Coast. Projects undertaken include the enlargement of the Canal Scrape mentioned above and the erection of a hide overlooking it, a hide overlooking the Humber wader roost at Chalk Bank, a public sea-watching hide alongside the observatory one, provision of additional car-parking space, the restoration of the short-turf habitat in the Chalk Bank area, provision of footpaths, etc. A major project was the renovation of the Blue Bell in Kilnsea for use as offices, an information centre and a small cafe, which became fully operational in 1995. Another fairly recent project has been the creation of another scrape/pond on Clubley's field.
In 1996 the observatory celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and for the first time in its history SBO employed a full time seasonal warden. This position has since been expanded and the observatory now enjoys the services of a year- round warden. In 1998, with a view to the future, a small bungalow in Kilnsea was purchased with money bequeathed by the late John Weston, a long time committee member, who regrettably died in 1996. This was followed in 1999 by the purchase of a strip of land adjacent to the property and is now known as the ‘Church Field’, this is planted with a sacrificial crop every year, and has also had several groups of trees planted and a feeding station placed in the north-east corner. Access to this field is available by becoming a member of ‘Friends of Spurn Bird Observatory’, a venture set up in 2003 to eventually help with the building of a new observatory when the old one falls way to the sea.
April 1976 B&M's Springfield yard. It appears 5 Bangor and Aroostock GP-9's are returning home, part of the makeup of a northbound freight out of the yard, but the locos are not running. I may post this on the Facebook B&M page, just to see if anyone has a recollection of what is going on here.
Rotunda of Mosta, The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady or Rotunda of St Marija Assunta. Sometimes called The Mosta Dome is a church in Malta. It is said s miracle happened here during World War 2 when a German 500lb bomb smashed through the roof and into church floor in the middle of 300 worshipers. The bomb did not explode and nobody was killed or seriously injured. Beautiful building.
Decided on an spur of the moment expedition as the weather was good and decided to revisit some old locations. This is an amazing place however, the clouds of midges made me their all you can eat buffet and only got a few shots. Now look as if I have measles!
Since the end of 2015 it can legally be used for graffiti art.
Photos of this series: goo.gl/b0Y4sS
OLDENBURG - Grundschule / primary school (Eßkamp) / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/ngAi7d
OLDENBURG - Youth Club Ofenerdiek / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/g8r9of
OLDENBURG - Rudolf-Diesel Straße / Burmesterstraße / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/ZsI9AI
OLDENBURG - Sportshall TuS Bloherfelde / Graffiti, Street Art: tinyurl.com/ycftt9gl
OLDENBURG - Metal Wall - Stedinger Str., Drielaker 'Str. / Graffiti, Street Art: tinyurl.com/y7w3kfh5
OLDENBURG - Bridge Gallery / bridges near the city center - Brücken in Innenstadtnähe / Graffiti, Street Art: t1p.de/3ngz
OLDENBURG - UTKIEK : the old landfill / alte Mülldeponie / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/qcHfkz
OLDENBURG - Melkbrink / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/fQj9wO
OLDENBURG - an verschiedenen Plätzen / at different locations / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/7e1fkZ
` OLDENBURG ´ - is an independent city in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.
Population 165.000 ( Dec. 31. 2015 ) ( Metropolitan Region `Bremen / Oldenburg´ 2.4 million people )
This shot is further along the old Switzerland Trail, the Denver, Boulder & Western RR, from the last shot after it dips south again at the point where it curves back north again. The grade curves through a cut of almost no point because it could simply have been leveled if they had wanted. Once again, the grade is nearly flat. It appears that shrubs and aspen keep chipping away at the edges of the grade. For the time being, this section is drive-able if you don't mind brush scratching against the sides of your vehicle. I chose to walk anyway. There are places to park a-plenty. These aspen were still colorful because sheltered. Nothing is turning orange-red here this year.
Google maps shows how another route was forged to cut off the curve and head up the side of the hill only to peter out. Other 4WD traces can be seen. Some need to blast away the environment; have 4WD will blaze... just like acquiring bump stocks to allow blazing away.
This year, I was wind blown on my way up to Gold Hill, where I only spent time at the Gold Hill Mill. I got hit by monster snow flakes as I headed west toward Gold Hill Station where it tapered off as you can see. I plunged along the Colorado & Northwestern railroad grade to the Ward mining camp into aspen groves. This looks like the well traveled mountain road is a little rougher. though less than a one-hundredth percent grade.
The D&RG had a 4% grade west of Denver, where they started to gain serious elevation. Well... the grade on most of this section is almost level while there are enough curves to cause slow motion neck whiplash. One of the designers admitted at least one curve was too tight for the engines that were on order. They simply changed the curve labels on the surveys ever so slightly. Apparently, the engine design had that much built in. (source, a mechanical engineering student of one designer) That's why the inner drivers were "blind" and without flanges on the consolidation type engines (2-4-0s).
Portions can be driven in high-centered (not necessarily 4WD, it's level). Get out and walk for an encompassing experience and a lot of shots. Well along the grade from here it's cut off by the Sawmill road. Find the Switzerland Trail on Google maps - Ward, CO then 2 1/2 miles S-E to here. Zoom in, many segments of the grade is marked on Google maps. Take the camera, a snack and hydration. You need the exercise (the current best way, not Amazon's Echo, to insure longevity), the reason for my excursions. Much is missed from the vehicle; park it in a handy spot. On such a trek on the Switzerland Trail, it is impossible to get lost; follow the grade! You'll find a lot of scenes with the Rockies in the backdrop.
It's easy to follow the grade on Google Maps and easier when on the ground. It is pretty darn easy to see the RR grade from this shot. The color was somewhat short of peak but it may not look like it while in the depths. The autumn leaves look like mosaic tile art. Indian Peaks Wilderness Area is the background... at least intil Ryan Zinke sells it off to HIS big money interests.
-SILVER COFFEEPOT: American Design Series
Set of 6 Stamps (2007)
This Stamp shows a silver coffeepot made around 1786 in Philadelphia. Brewed tea, coffee, and chocolate became enormously popular in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Wealthy customers asked the silversmiths to make beautiful vessels to serve these drinks.
-ORNATE CHORUS FROG: Reptiles & Amphibians Series
Set of 5 Stamps (2003)
Populations of many reptiles and amphibians are declining due to habitat destruction and climate changes. Those with porous skin are particularly sensitive to pollutants.
-STATUE OF FREEDOM (CAPITOL) Set of 3 Stamps (2018)
American sculptor Thomas Crawford (1814–1857) created the allegorical Statue of Liberty in the mid-1850s. The statue wears a variation of a Roman helmet: surrounded by stars, topped with an eagle's head, and adorned with plumes of feathers that evoke the headdresses of Native Americans.
Installation of the statue in the new Capitol dome was completed in 1863.
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Sent by Peggy from Monterey, California (USA)
Postcrossing Card / 5 August, 2022
A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF THE GRIANAN OF AILEACH
GRIANAN OF AILEACH (OR AILIGH) IS AN IMPRESSIVE STONE RINGFORT WITH SURROUNDING EARTHWORKS PERCHED ON THE SUMMIT OF GREENAN MOUNTAIN. THE STONE RINGFORT ALSO KNOWN AS A CASHEL, IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN BUILT IN 1700BC. THE NAME GRIANAN OF AILEACH HAS BEEN VARIOUSLY TRANSLATED AS "STONE PALACE OF THE SUN", "FORTRESS OF THE SUN" AND "STONE TEMPLE OF THE SUN". ALTHOUGH HEAVILY RESTORED, THIS STONE RINGFORT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS IN IRELAND.
CASHEL IS OF WELL-FITTED DRY-STONE CONSTRUCTION AND THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE 5M HIGH WALLS HAS A GRACEFUL CURVED FORM. THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE TODAY HAS A DIAMETER OF 23.6M NORTH-SOUTH, AND IS REACHED THROUGH A LINTEL-COVERED ENTRANCE PASSAGE 4.65M LONG AND 1.86M HIGH.
THERE ARE EXCELLENT VIEWS FROM THE FORT ACROSS LOUGH SWILLY, LOUGH FOYLE AND THE INISHOWEN PENNINSULAR, IT IS CLAIMED THAT ON A CLEAR DAY FIVE OF THE NINE COUNTIES OF ULSTER CAN BE SEEN FROM THIS VIEWPOINT.
ODC topic: "A Macro of Anything."
I don't take my macro lens with me on my morning walks through the marsh, but my 18-200 gets in pretty close, and with a bit of cropping, I guess you could call this a macro, sort of... Maybe a pseudo macro... Anyway, a cheery new blossom against a clear blue sky is a heartening sign that spring is rapidly approaching, and I'm sure that means more to most than whether this is technically a macro or not.
Lady of Light Explored
Self Portraits in 2012
I have been obsessed with lines of light and these little hard light cracks that fall in between posts and such. last night I did a few instagram shots using a crack in our den door, now on my way into the condo I saw this shaft of light right on our front door. Having an itch already to do something fun today with my camera and the light, I ran outside with Kerry to help me look less like an idiot lol.
Spotted near one edge of the park; bordering to the Lake; Under dense mangrove ecosystem. I'm taking this handheld wide open, 1600 ISO and 1/40th.
For photo technical humans Birds pupil dilation explains the here is the relationship of Large Aperture and Lights.
With this sighting I've completed all six spices recorded to be found in Sri Lanka to date , happy birding everyone :-)
Striated Heron, Butorides striata ( 19-11-2017 @ Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte - Sri Lanka )
If you are a birder or a bird photographer pay a visit to this newly built Urban Wetland to get some awesome shots.
with very busy schedule and limited time in hand I went for a quick walk and spotted few species. Park is has a small entry fee , details are on www.beddaganawetlandpark.com/
365 Days in Colour ... pale blue
Our Daily Challenge ... framed
"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #27 - Repetition" "Macro Monday"
Thousands of protesters and supporters gathered along the Embarcadero in San Francisco today to watch the official run of the Olympic Torch as it visited San Francisco and the United States.
Unfortunately most spectators and protesters were disappointed when after gathering for hours city officials changed the torch route at the last minute.
Rather than run the torch along the previously arranged route along the Embarcadero, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, the torch instead travelled from McCovey Cove to Van Ness Avenue where runners then ran the torch down Bay Street and Marina Blvd.
The change in route for the torch run did not change the protest mood down along the Embarcadero however. Supporters of the Olympics exchanged chants and shouts with protesters who mostly seemed to be protesting China's continued occupation of Tibet. Flags were waved and protest signs were carried in an overall peaceful demonstration.
To see my complete set of images from today's protest you can click through here.
Cats are aliens, I`m sure of it. Cute, vicious, furry purring delights maybe, but aliens all the same. I read it in a book when I was a kid ... well, ok, it was sci-fi, but that doesn`t mean it`s not true!
(Blinky`s eye is missing, but the socket seems to be healing ok. These are some of about a dozen cats that live in one house up my street.)
Trying to get into the Flickr rhythm. Hasn't quite happened yet. Maybe with practice and a faster interface with all things binary ... until then, most of my stuff is still going up on Fotolog. I'm really not sure what the site admins are doing these days but it's my first webfoto home and besides, i'm a creature of habit (some good, some crippling). But I want to give this Flickr thing a go. It's an entirely different animal.
The Tower of London was built my the Normans and dates back to 1066 with the White Tower being built in 1078. The castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Niet Ban Tinh Xa - Temple of Nirvana.
Niet Ban Tinh Xa is both the famous pagoda and scenic beauty site, attracting hundreds of visitors daily. People come to the pagoda either to make ceremonial offerings or to enjoy the scenic view to the ocean.
I was not paying attention to our tour guide so not much info to share for this place.
A grim looking station with narrow platforms. But a very busy and useful station nonetheless, with its excellent link to the Docklands Light Railway station alongside it.
The mainline station has history going back to 1840 and was once a larger station than it is today. I still remember it as Stepney East Station, back in the days of slam door trains. Nowadays a Trenitalia C2C station just down the line from London Fenchurch Street Station.
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Swell of the east. (FUJIFILM GFX 50 R shot (32 - 64))
(FUJIFILM GFX 50 R shot(32-64))
Kujukuri Beach. Chiba Prefecture. Japan. 2018. shot ... 4 / 8
(Today 's picture, it is unpublished.)
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Robbie Nevil - Too soon.
Robbie Nevil:Too Soon Lyrics
lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Robbie_Nevil:Too_Soon
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Profile.
In November 2014, we caught the attention of the party selected to undertake the publicity for a mobile phone that changed the face of the world with just a single model, and will conclude a confidentiality agreement with them.
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/03/tokyo-big-s...
youpic.com/photographer/mitsushironakagawa/
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Interviews and novels.
About my book.
I published a book in old days.
At that time, I was uploading my interview on the net on the net.
That Japanese and English.
I will make it public for free.
Details were explained to the Amazon site.
How to write a novel.
How to take pictures.
Distance to the work.
They all have a common item.
I made a sentence about what I felt, and left it.
I hope that my text can be read by many people.
Thank you.
Mitsushiro.
1 Interview in English
「interview_eng.pdf」
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
2 novels. unforgettable 'English version.(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
「novel_unforgettable_eng.pdf」
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
3 Interview Japanese version
drive.google.com/file/d/1w5l2hrV5a6lraDiC_Lz2tG_HqatqUCO5...
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
4 novels. unforgettable ' JPN version.
「novel_unforgettable_jpn.pdf」
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
5 A streamlined trajectory. only Japanese.
「streamlined_trajectory.pdf」
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
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iBooks. Electronic Publishing. It is free now.
0.about the iBooks.
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2017/03/about-digit...
1.unforgettable '(ENG.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216576828?ls=1&...
2.unforgettable '(JNP.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216584262?ls=1&...
3. Streamlined trajectory.(For Japanese only.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/%E6%B5%81%E7%B7%9A%E5%BD%A2%E3%8... =11
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My Novel >> Unforgettable'
(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
Mitsushiro Nakagawa
All Translated by Yumi Ikeda .
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U2 - No Line On The Horizon Live in Dublin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
There are two reasons why a person faces the sea.
One, to enjoy a slice of shine in the sea like children bubbling over in the beach.
The other, to brush the dust of memory like an old man who misses old days, staring at the shine
quietly.
Those lead to only one meaning though they do not seem to overlap. It’s a rebirth.
I face myself to change tomorrow, a vague day into something certain.
That is the meaning of a rebirth.
I had a very sweet girlfriend when I was 18.
After she left, I knew the meaning of gentleness for the first time and also a true pain of loss. After
she left, how many times did I depend too much on her, doubt her, envy her and keep on telling lies
until I realized it is love?
I wonder whether a nobody like me could have given something to her who was struggling in the
daily life in those days. Giving something is arrogant conceit. It is nothing but self-satisfaction.
I had been thinking about such a thing.
However, I guess what she saw in me was because I had nothing. That‘s why she tried to see
something in me. Perhaps she found a slight possibility in me, a guy filled with ambiguous, unstable
tomorrow. But I wasted days depending too much on her gentleness.
Now I finally can convey how I felt in those days when we met.
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U2 - No Line On The Horizon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
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Title of my book > unforgettable'
Author : Mitsushiro Nakagawa
Out Now.
ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
in Amazon.
www.amazon.co.jp/Unforgettable’-Mitsushiro-Nakagawa/dp/...
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The schedule of the next novel.
Still would stand all time. (Unforgettable '2)
(It will not go away forever)
Please give me some more time. That is Japanese.
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An exhibition in 2019.
May 18th. 19th.
theme.
Silence Is the Way.
place. Tokyo Big Site.
Sponsoring. Design festa.
2020.
Date unknown.
DIC Kawamura Memorial Art Museum attached gallery.
place. Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture.
theme.
From that day, forever ...
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flickr.
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/
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YouTube.
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instagram.
www.instagram.com/mitsushiro_nakagawa/
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Pinterest.
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YouPic
youpic.com/photographer/mitsushironakagawa/
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fotolog
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twitter.
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facebook.
www.facebook.com/mitsushiro.nakagawa
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Do you want to hear my voice?
:)
I updated Youtube.
It is only in Japanese.
I explained comments on photos etc.
If your time is permitted, please look.
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About the composition of the picture posted to Flicker. First type.
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About the composition of the picture posted to Flicker. Second type.
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About when I started Fotolog. Architect 's point of view.
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Why did not you have a camera so far?
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What is the coolest thing? The photo is as it is.
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About the current YouTube bar. I also want to tell, I want to leave.
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About Japanese photographers. Japanese YouTube bar is Pistols.
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The composition of the photograph is sensibility. Meet the designers in Milan. Two questions.
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What is a good composition? What is a bad composition?
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What is the time to point the camera? It is slow if you are looking into the viewfinder or display.
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Family photos. I can not take pictures with others. The inside of the subject.
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About YouTube 's photographer. Camera technology etc. Sensibility is polished by reading books.
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About the Japanese newspaper. A picture of a good newspaper is Reuters. If you continue to look at useless photographs, it will be useless.
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About Japanese photographers. About the exhibition.
Summary. I wrote a novel etc. What I want to tell the most.
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Japanese is the following.
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タイトル。
東のうねり。( FUJIFILM GFX50R shot(32-64) )
( FUJIFILM GFX50R shot(32-64) )
九十九里浜。千葉県。日本。２０１８年。 shot … 4 / 8
(今日の写真。それは未発表です。)
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Robbie Nevil - Too soon.
Robbie Nevil:Too Soon Lyrics
lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Robbie_Nevil:Too_Soon
次の小説のイメージ。
Still would stand all time.(unforgettable'2)
（いつまでもなくならないだろう）
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プロフィール。
2014年11月、たった1機種で世界を塗り替えた携帯電話の広告を請け負った選考者の目に留まり、秘密保持同意書を結ぶ。
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インタビューと小説。
僕の本について。
僕は、昔に本を出版しました。
その際に、僕のインタビューをPDFでネット上へアップロードしていました。
その日本語と英語。
僕は、無料でを公開します。
詳細は、アマゾンのサイトへ解説しました。
小説の書き方。
写真の撮影方法。
作品への距離感。
これらはすべて共通項があります。
僕は、僕が感じたことを文章にして、残しました。
僕のテキストが多くの人に読んでもらえることを望みます。
ありがとう。
Mitsushiro.
１ インタビュー 英語版
「interview_eng.pdf」
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
２ 小説。unforgettable’ 英語版。
「novel_unforgettable_eng.pdf」
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
３ インタビュー 日本語版
drive.google.com/file/d/1w5l2hrV5a6lraDiC_Lz2tG_HqatqUCO5...
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
４ 小説。unforgettable’ 日本語版。(この小説は未来のアーティストへ捧げます)
「novel_unforgettable_jpn.pdf」
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
５ 流線形の軌跡。 日本語のみ。
「streamlined_trajectory.pdf」
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2018/08/interviews-...
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iBooks.電子出版。（現在は無料）
0.about the iBooks.
stealaway.cocolog-nifty.com/stealaway/2017/03/about-digit...
1.unforgettable’ ( ENG.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216576828?ls=1&...
For Japanese only.
2.unforgettable’ ( JNP.ver.)(この小説は未来のアーティストへ捧げます)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216584262?ls=1&...
3.流線形の軌跡。
itunes.apple.com/us/book/%E6%B5%81%E7%B7%9A%E5%BD%A2%E3%8...
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僕の小説。英語版
My Novel Unforgettable' (This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
Mitsushiro Nakagawa
All Translated by Yumi Ikeda .
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U2 - No Line On The Horizon Live in Dublin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
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Title of my book > unforgettable'
Author : Mitsushiro Nakagawa
Out Now.
ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
in Amazon.
www.amazon.co.jp/Unforgettable’-Mitsushiro-Nakagawa/dp/...
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次の小説の予定。
Still would stand all time.(unforgettable'2)
（いつまでもなくならないだろう）
もう少し時間をください。それは日本語です。
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２０１９年の展示。
5月１８日。１９日。
テーマ。
Silence Is the Way.
場所。東京ビッグサイト。
Sponsoring. Design festa.
２０２０年。
日時未定。
DIC川村記念美術館付属ギャラリー。
場所。千葉県佐倉市。
テーマ。
あの日から、ずっと…
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flickr.
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/
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YouTube.
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instagram.
www.instagram.com/mitsushiro_nakagawa/
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Pinterest.
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YouPic
youpic.com/photographer/mitsushironakagawa/
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fotolog
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あなたは僕の声を聞きたいですか？
:)
僕はYoutubeを更新しました。
日本語だけです。
僕は写真などの解説をしました。
もしも、あなたの時間が許されれば、見てください。
:)
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フリッカーへ投稿した写真の構図について。１種類目。
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フリッカーへ投稿した写真の構図について。２種類目。
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Fotologを始めた時について。 建築家の視点。
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なぜ、今までカメラを手にしなかったのか？
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何が一番かっこいいのか？ 写真はありのままに。
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現在のユーチューバーについて。僕も伝え、残したい。
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日本人の写真家について。日本のユーチューバーはピストルズ。
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写真の構図は、感性。ミラノのデザイナーに会って。二つの質問。
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良い構図とは？ 悪い構図とは？
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カメラを向ける時とは？ ファインダーやディスプレイを覗いていては遅い。
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家族写真。他人では撮れない。被写体の内面。
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ユーチューブの写真家について。カメラの技術等。感性は、本を読むことで磨く。
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日本の新聞について。良い新聞の写真はロイター。ダメな写真を見続けるとダメになる。
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日本の写真家について。その展示について。
まとめ。僕が書いた小説など。僕が最も伝えたいこと。
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