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Overlooking the cityscape of Ho Chi Minh City. An older one I took a few years back while travelling through Vietnam.
Explore #338
My son has been transferred from Brampton Civic Hospital, where we live, to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. It's a lot further from home, but everyone there is a pediatric specialist. He's on a cocktail of antibiotics and painkillers and will be there for the rest of the week at least.
I was able to get outside for a quick walk this afternoon and grabbed this beautiful tree against a perfect autumn sky. I'm afraid that for the most part I will miss the colours this year!
Primarily a bird of the southeast, where its rolling calls are familiar sounds in swamps and riverside woods. Omnivorous and adaptable, this woodpecker has also adjusted to life in suburbs and city parks, and in recent years it has been expanding its range to the north. Despite the name, the red on the belly is not often visible in the field.
Forages by searching for insects on tree trunks and major limbs. Climbs and perches among branches to pick berries and nuts, and sometimes catches flying insects in the air. Nuts and seeds taken in fall may be stored in bark crevices, eaten during winter. Omnivorous. Like most woodpeckers, eats many insects. Diet may be more than 50% plant material at some seasons, including acorns and other nuts, wild and cultivated fruits, seeds. Occasional items in diet include tree frogs, eggs of small birds, oozing sap, and even small fish.
Red-bellied Woodpeckers are attracted to noises that resonate. The male will tap loudly on metal gutters, aluminum roofs and even vehicles to attract a mate.
The male has a wider tongue tip and longer bill than the female, allowing him to reach deeper into crevices to find prey. Studies have shown the male forages on the tree trunk, while the female forages mostly on limbs.
This Male and it's mate raised a family in the Raintree in my backyard this year. Lake Wales, Florida.
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Dont know about this one...but for the sake of uploading something here it is lol.
This boat sits outside our home on the river. This morning I woke to see this. Yes, this is the view out my bedroom window...Im am so grateful for where we are able to live. Could it be any more beautiful?
Each morning there is a small fog that sits just on top of the water but today it was a bit more dramatic.
To all the Canberrans though, the fog was gone by 9am and its now a balmy 20 hehehe.....
Unfortunately I was too busy to enjoy the weather today :(, so here's a quick snap of a glorious sunset from last week.
This photo was shot through the screened window on my sister's sun porch. Sure wish I could have taken photos from outside, but I didn't want to chance scaring the cub off.
Local: Águas Santas - Tiradentes (MG).
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Happy New Year !
May your New Year filled with Sunshine !
Mesa Arch during Winter Sunrise !
Mesa Arch, Canyonlands national park :- One of the most popular sunrise vista in Southwest, US. Mesa arch creates natural frame for spectacular view of surrounding canyons, washer woman arch and La sal mountains at a distant. But mesa arch got its fame for its spectacular views at sunrise, when bottom of arch glows red just when sun rises above the horizon.
Its an amazing sight to witness. Because of its popularity among photographers and tourists this place is always crowded.
But I was hoping that in winter I might beat the crowd. How wrong I was. To reach Mesa arch, I started from Moab around 5 am in the morning for Sunrise at 7.30am. Mesa arch which is in Canyonlands National Park an hour drive from Moab, UT. There were light snow showers night before so the roads were slippery. And Since I arrived just evening before in Moab I didn’t get a chance to scout for the location, which I normally do. I spent that evening before photographing Delicate arch at sunset. More on that later….
Back to Mesa Arch, when I reached Canyonlands National Park my cellphone couldn’t get signal, so no GPS anymore, and since it was early in the morning no visitor centre was open.
I decided to drive through but there were no visible sign boards specifically for Mesa Arch.
Finally after driving through icy roads for few miles I saw the sign board of mesa arch parking lot. Sigh of relief ! I reached around 6 am to the parking lot. Outside temp was showing 16 F, freezing cold. But there were already 3 cars in the parking lot, so I was not the only crazy one :) After a short hike for 15mins I reached the “spot”. After arriving I asked for permission to setup my tripod to other photographers who were there earlier. Before coming to Moab i did some research by looking into some of the photographs taken during the winter time. I did realize that during winter season, sun rises more toward right side(south) of the arch, so although it was not best spot I was not disappointed with the spot I got. Within next 20 mins there were more than 10 tripods in the same row.It was freezing, to adjust camera or tripod I couldn’t take out your gloves for more than few mins. Afterwards another photographer asked my permission to "squeeze in”, I was ok with it as long he was not in my frame. Had a nice chat with that guy. During all this I was shivering just to give an idea my display screen and adjacent area were frozen just with my breath.
By the time of Sunrise there were more than 40 photographers and viewers at that vista, all wanted to witness that spectacular show. When finally Sun started to rise above the horizon all I heard was clicking sound.
As a composition wise I wanted to get view of Washer woman arch and la sal moutons along with the red underbelly of the arch and starburst of sun, just to give glimpse of the spectacular view. Although this pic might not give real idea of that spectacular view, this is just an attempt.
By the time I finished which is around 8.30am, around 2.5 hours in 16 F temp I was feeling dehydrated and dizzy. While Returning My shoeless were getting loose but I didn’t bother to tie them as I didn’t want to take off my gloves :) . After reaching to the car I reviewed some of these photographs, I thought I got few good ones, I was happy. I weathered that cold with some results :)
I will post more of pics from Arches, Canyonlands and Bryce from same trip. But What I realized during this winter trip in some insane temp that hot showers are heaven :)
Single shot , Single Exposure !
Hermosa Beach turned out to be a really nice change for me from Venice. Even though Venice beach isn't so crowded, the area by the pier, along the boardwalk and then surrounding streets are full of people and traffic and parking in that area can be a nightmare sometimes. From the time I got to Manhattan Beach until parking in a lot right behind Hermosa Beach pier, each block I drove through had a sleepy feel to it. Hardly any cars on the road and just a handful of people around town and the beach. I normally have to hussle quickly from the car to that one spot on Venice I shoot to so frequently because either traffic is bad, I get a late start or parking is bad. It's nearly always 2 of those 3. At Hermosa, I sort of just slowly wandered down to the shore and took an abnormally long time to set up. Perhaps it was because it was a monday evening and overcast but it was definitely a low stress evening.
I set up to the right of the pier (and yes, every photo I post from this trip will be some slight deviation from this one spot and in the 18-35mm range. It was low stress but it made me feel kind of lazy at the same time which was funny because the photographer I talked later to on also mentioned feeling a bit lazy at Hermosa. Either way, it was enjoyable and I honestly wasn't too worried about the shots. I was really just glad to be out in a peaceful setting in time for the sunset. I probably shot about half long exposure and half quick shutter speeds and for the first time in a while, didn't even try for a panorama.
This was shot a few minutes after the the photo I posted a few days ago after the color started to get more and more yellowish orange. At the time of this shot, I was still trying to deal with shooting directly into the sun and with the 10 stop ND, i was having issues with exposure and glare. A few times I moved left until the sun was just behind the end of the pier and gave me enough shade to manage the glare. I love some of these older wooden piers like this one and the pier at Manhattan Beach because the wooden trestles allow a good amount of concentrated sunlight and dark, distinct shadows to seep through when the positioning is right.
This sunset got nicer the more I look through my set of photos from that evening. The sky went from yellow to dark orange before shifting more towards the dusk colors of orange with bluer skies and purple/crimson clouds between the layers. When the other photographer and I spoke about it being a less than perfect sunset, I think we both had just hoped for more colors even though these few were quite rich for a while. Some of the skies I've seen at Venice are so amazing and colorful, I'm not even sure how they can be possible. This wasn't one of those skies but it was a very beautiful sky and an enjoyable evening. I'll certainly be back soon. Today I went to Bed Bad and Beyond and then grocery shopping instead of somewhere for the sunset. There was a 50/50 chance it would just be hazy and clear but that turned out incorrect, at least over Hollywood. You can make fun of me if you like.
WHEN & WHERE
Hermosa Beach Pier
Hermosa Beach, California
October 24th, 2016
SETTINGS
Canon T4i
EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
@24mm
ISO 100
f/6.3
14 seconds
ND1000
CPL
After a being inside while it rained all day i was aching to head outside, and the passing storm clouds gave me a great opportunity to get a shot i had in mind.
I've taken one similar to this before but i wanted more dramatic clouds with the tree smaller in the frame.
I got soaked by both rain and wet crops taking this but it was well worth it.
Water Cascades through a Lush Green Streambed in the Smokies
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Accessed via the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
Date taken: June 8, 2014
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I'll be co-instructing a "Spring in the Smokies" workshop this coming April with Tommy White of Mountains to Sea Workshops. I'm super excited to get back to these amazing mountains to witness the bloom of dogwoods and redbuds as the streams and foliage turn electric green with new growth. If you're interested in the opportunity, check out this link for more information!
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Author John Lane writes, “Sublime in the southern wilderness is always closed in, cramped by trees, cliffs, hills. Everything closes in on you down here, everything, close enough to touch, both the beautiful and the ugly. If you can’t see beauty in closeness you’ll really never see it in the south” (p.83). I’ve thought about this statement frequently as I’ve worked my own way through the wilderness of the Southern Appalachians, often while trying to satisfy and understand my own preferences for what I shoot and view through the camera lens. My first camera was purchased with only one lens, a wide-angle 12-24mm, and I didn’t feel limited in the slightest for many years of shooting around Western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachians. Eventually I felt the tug and purchased a 70-200mm lens, a shift that also occurred after the personal realization that overlook scenics were more desirable by public consumption in general, verifying some light research I was doing previously with evidence-based design principles suggesting that perhaps we’re genetically wired from evolution to prefer and feel safer subconsciously when viewing open vistas versus closed in. However, there is still no doubt for me personally that the most authentic scenics from the Southern Appalachian mountains, despite perhaps the genetic reactions of apprehension and danger I might feel subconsciously, are close, cramped, dark, green, wet and otherwise intimate places within the landscape. While I, too, enjoy the incredible aerial scenics from man-made Lake Jocassee or the many overlooks along the Blue Ridge Parkway that have been cleared of laurel thickets and carved from the sides of rocky mountains, when I see photographs of green streams choked with vegetation and rock I know right away that I’m looking at something genuine, something with its own wild nature, something authentically Appalachian.
Lane goes on to say that “Southern beauty is full of moments and surprises usually associated with nearby places closed off from the world” (p.84). Many folks seem to discount those places that are near a road or populated town as somehow inferior to other harder to reach areas. What I’ve come to understand for myself as a photographer is exactly the opposite, that as author John Lane stated, surprises and moments of amazing happen just as frequently with these nearby places as they do with the harder to reach and further away destinations; the difference is only in mental appreciation of the work and effort to reach the latter.
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is a six mile, narrow, one-way loop road just outside of Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Here visitors will find a vigorous mountain stream gathering waters from Mount LeConte above and bouncing off some of the most green, lush, rocky streambeds I know of! Friend and photographer Dave Allen introduced me to the loop a couple of years back and I’ve been meaning to get in there and concertedly photograph since then. I finally made it happen in early June of this year and this is one of the takes that I came away with!
Heading back to the Lake Louise area on this particular evening, trying to find a spot to enjoy sunset. We knew we wouldn't make it to Lake Louise or Moraine Lake in time, so I suggested heading for the bridge right outside of town that crosses the Bow River. Moments later, the sun dropped behind the mountains, and we were treated to this amazing sunset.
Sigh....yet another weekend is over; crazy how time flies. Have a wonderful week ahead and as always, thanks for all your visits and comments!!!!
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Para mi grupo favorito de Flickr, Me, my camera and..{ outside}
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To my lovely group Me, my camera and.. {outside}
Moulting Bay
Tasmania
This will be the last shot posted for a while I reckon- a few consecutive weekends of weddings leading up to Christmas will have has busy busy til the new year. Followed by moving out of home for renovations and gallery preparation! I've realised that among my posts, Tasmania this year seems relatively under-represented. This is one from the archives taken just outside of Binalong Bay and St Helens.
I wasn't sure about uploading this one as it has been fudged a bit in photoshop.
The story.
When I go to walk up the Wrekin (covered in mist on the right hand side of the shot) I pass this field just outside of Little Wenlock and I noticed that there were a load of round hay bales in the field the other day with a wonderful vista looking over toward what I think are the Clee Hills.
Tonight, whilst watching Coronation Street I noticed that the sun was setting very nicely, so I jumped in the car and hot footed it up to the field with my camera and tripod, set up and snapped a couple of shots, trying to capture the scene as well as possible. Unfortunately, I missed the best of the skies thus my hesitation as I will return there on another night.
In the end I had to bracket a couple of shots which were then merged in Photoshop, one exposure for the skies and one for the field.
As I say, a bit of a fudge but I think it turned out pretty ok.
I'm not a big fan of HDR but I thought it would make an over photographed place a little more exciting.
Mount Victoria is the mountain with the glacier on it.
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia the free encyclopedia:
Great Egret
For the similar Australasian species, see Eastern Great Egret.
The Great Egret (Ardea alba), also known as the Great White Egret or Common Egret or (now not in use) Great White Heron,[1][2] is a large, widely-distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized. In North America it is more widely distributed, and it is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the rainforests of South America. It is sometimes confused with the Great White Heron in Florida, which is a white morph of the closely related Great Blue Heron (A. herodias). Note, however, that the name Great White Heron has occasionally been used to refer to the Great Egret.
Description:
The Great Egret is a large bird with all-white plumage that can reach one meter in height, weigh up to 950 grams (2.1 lb) and a wingspan of 165 to 215 cm. It is thus only slightly smaller than the Great Blue or Grey Heron (A. cinerea). Apart from size, the Great Egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet, though the bill may become darker and the lower legs lighter in the breeding season. In breeding plumage, delicate ornamental feathers are borne on the back. Males and females are identical in appearance; juveniles look like non-breeding adults. It is a common species, usually easily seen. It has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, ibises, and spoonbills, which extend their necks in flight.
The Great Egret is not normally a vocal bird; at breeding colonies, however, it often gives a loud croaking cuk cuk cuk.
Systematics and taxonomy:
Like all egrets, it is a member of the heron family, Ardeidae. Traditionally classified with the storks in the Ciconiiformes, the Ardeidae are closer relatives of pelicans and belong in the Pelecaniformes instead. The Great Egret—unlike the typical egrets—does not belong to the genus Egretta but together with the great herons is today placed in Ardea. In the past, however, it was sometimes placed in Egretta or separated in a monotypic genus Casmerodius.
Subspecies
There were four subspecies in various parts of the world, which differ but little. Differences are bare part coloration in the breeding season and size; the largest A. a. modesta from Asia and Australasia is now considered a full species, the Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta). The remaining three subspecies are:
Ardea alba alba (Europe)
Ardea alba egretta (Americas)
Ardea alba melanorhynchos (Africa)
Ecology and status:
The Great Egret is partially migratory, with northern hemisphere birds moving south from areas with colder winters. It breeds in colonies in trees close to large lakes with reed beds or other extensive wetlands. It builds a bulky stick nest.
The Great Egret is generally a very successful species with a large and expanding range. In North America, large numbers of Great Egrets were killed around the end of the 19th century so that their plumes could be used to decorate hats. Numbers have since recovered as a result of conservation measures. Its range has expanded as far north as southern Canada. However, in some parts of the southern United States, its numbers have declined due to habitat loss. Nevertheless, it adapts well to human habitation and can be readily seen near wetlands and bodies of water in urban and suburban areas. In 1953 the Great Egret in flight was chosen as the symbol of the National Audubon Society, which was formed in part to prevent the killing of birds for their feathers.[3][4]
The Great Egret is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Diet:
The Great Egret feeds in shallow water or drier habitats, feeding mainly on fish, frogs, small mammals, and occasionally small birds and reptiles, spearing them with its long, sharp bill most of the time by standing still and allowing the prey to come within its striking distance of its bill which it uses as a spear. It will often wait motionless for prey, or slowly stalk its victim.
Though it might appear that they feed on the parasites of African buffaloes, they actually feed on leafhoppers, grasshoppers and other insects which are stirred open as buffaloes move about in water.
In culture:
The Great Egret is depicted on the reverse side of a 5-Brazilian reais banknote.
"White Egrets" is the title of Saint Lucian Poet Derek Walcott's fourteenth collection of poems.
A seguir, texto em português da Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre:
Garça-branca-grande
A garça-branca-grande (Casmerodius albus, sin. Ardea alba), também conhecida apenas como garça-branca, é uma ave da ordem Ciconiiformes. É uma garça de vasta distribuição e pode ser encontrada em todo o Brasil.
Dieta:
Se alimenta de presas aquáticas, depois de aproximar-se sorrateiramente com o corpo abaixado e o pescoço recolhido e bicar seu alimento, esticando seu longo pescoço.
Taxonomia:
Subespécies
C. a. modesta - Ásia e Australasia
C. a. alba - Europa
C. a. egretta - América do Norte
C. a. melanorhynchos - África
Ipê Amarelo, Tabebuia [chrysotricha or ochracea].
Ipê-amarelo em Brasília, Brasil.
This tree is in Brasília, Capital of Brazil.
Text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Trumpet tree" redirects here. This term is occasionally used for the Shield-leaved Pumpwood (Cecropia peltata).
Tabebuia
Flowering Araguaney or ipê-amarelo (Tabebuia chrysantha) in central Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Tribe: Tecomeae
Genus: Tabebuia
Gomez
Species
Nearly 100.
Tabebuia is a neotropical genus of about 100 species in the tribe Tecomeae of the family Bignoniaceae. The species range from northern Mexico and the Antilles south to northern Argentina and central Venezuela, including the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Cuba. Well-known common names include Ipê, Poui, trumpet trees and pau d'arco.
They are large shrubs and trees growing to 5 to 50 m (16 to 160 ft.) tall depending on the species; many species are dry-season deciduous but some are evergreen. The leaves are opposite pairs, complex or palmately compound with 3–7 leaflets.
Tabebuia is a notable flowering tree. The flowers are 3 to 11 cm (1 to 4 in.) wide and are produced in dense clusters. They present a cupular calyx campanulate to tubular, truncate, bilabiate or 5-lobed. Corolla colors vary between species ranging from white, light pink, yellow, lavender, magenta, or red. The outside texture of the flower tube is either glabrous or pubescentThe fruit is a dehiscent pod, 10 to 50 cm (4 to 20 in.) long, containing numerous—in some species winged—seeds. These pods often remain on the tree through dry season until the beginning of the rainy.
Species in this genus are important as timber trees. The wood is used for furniture, decking, and other outdoor uses. It is increasingly popular as a decking material due to its insect resistance and durability. By 2007, FSC-certified ipê wood had become readily available on the market, although certificates are occasionally forged.
Tabebuia is widely used as ornamental tree in the tropics in landscaping gardens, public squares, and boulevards due to its impressive and colorful flowering. Many flowers appear on still leafless stems at the end of the dry season, making the floral display more conspicuous. They are useful as honey plants for bees, and are popular with certain hummingbirds. Naturalist Madhaviah Krishnan on the other hand once famously took offense at ipé grown in India, where it is not native.
Lapacho teaThe bark of several species has medical properties. The bark is dried, shredded, and then boiled making a bitter or sour-tasting brownish-colored tea. Tea from the inner bark of Pink Ipê (T. impetiginosa) is known as Lapacho or Taheebo. Its main active principles are lapachol, quercetin, and other flavonoids. It is also available in pill form. The herbal remedy is typically used during flu and cold season and for easing smoker's cough. It apparently works as expectorant, by promoting the lungs to cough up and free deeply embedded mucus and contaminants. However, lapachol is rather toxic and therefore a more topical use e.g. as antibiotic or pesticide may be advisable. Other species with significant folk medical use are T. alba and Yellow Lapacho (T. serratifolia)
Tabebuia heteropoda, T. incana, and other species are occasionally used as an additive to the entheogenic drink Ayahuasca.
Mycosphaerella tabebuiae, a plant pathogenic sac fungus, was first discovered on an ipê tree.
Tabebuia alba
Tabebuia anafensis
Tabebuia arimaoensis
Tabebuia aurea – Caribbean Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia bilbergii
Tabebuia bibracteolata
Tabebuia cassinoides
Tabebuia chrysantha – Araguaney, Yellow Ipê, tajibo (Bolivia), ipê-amarelo (Brazil), cañaguate (N Colombia)
Tabebuia chrysotricha – Golden Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia donnell-smithii Rose – Gold Tree, "Prima Vera", Cortez blanco (El Salvador), San Juan (Honduras), palo blanco (Guatemala),duranga (Mexico)
A native of Mexico and Central Americas, considered one of the most colorful of all Central American trees. The leaves are deciduous. Masses of golden-yellow flowers cover the crown after the leaves are shed.
Tabebuia dubia
Tabebuia ecuadorensis
Tabebuia elongata
Tabebuia furfuracea
Tabebuia geminiflora Rizz. & Mattos
Tabebuia guayacan (Seem.) Hemsl.
Tabebuia haemantha
Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) Toledo – tajy
Tabebuia heterophylla – roble prieto
Tabebuia heteropoda
Tabebuia hypoleuca
Tabebuia impetiginosa – Pink Ipê, Pink Lapacho, ipê-cavatã, ipê-comum, ipê-reto, ipê-rosa, ipê-roxo-damata, pau d'arco-roxo, peúva, piúva (Brazil), lapacho negro (Spanish); not "brazilwood"
Tabebuia incana
Tabebuia jackiana
Tabebuia lapacho – lapacho amarillo
Tabebuia orinocensis A.H. Gentry[verification needed]
Tabebuia ochracea
Tabebuia oligolepis
Tabebuia pallida – Cuban Pink Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia platyantha
Tabebuia polymorpha
Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.[verification needed] (= T. pentaphylla (L.) Hemsley) – Pink Poui, Pink Tecoma, apama, apamate, matilisguate
A popular street tree in tropical cities because of its multi-annular masses of light pink to purple flowers and modest size. The roots are not especially destructive for roads and sidewalks. It is the national tree of El Salvador and the state tree of Cojedes, Venezuela
Tabebuia roseo-alba – White Ipê, ipê-branco (Brazil), lapacho blanco
Tabebuia serratifolia – Yellow Lapacho, Yellow Poui, ipê-roxo (Brazil)
Tabebuia shaferi
Tabebuia striata
Tabebuia subtilis Sprague & Sandwith
Tabebuia umbellata
Tabebuia vellosoi Toledo
Ipê-do-cerrado
Texto, em português, da Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre.
Ipê-do-cerrado
Classificação científica
Reino: Plantae
Divisão: Magnoliophyta
Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclasse: Asteridae
Ordem: Lamiales
Família: Bignoniaceae
Género: Tabebuia
Espécie: T. ochracea
Nome binomial
Tabebuia ochracea
(Cham.) Standl. 1832
Sinónimos
Bignonia tomentosa Pav. ex DC.
Handroanthus ochraceus (Cham.) Mattos
Tabebuia chrysantha (Jacq.) G. Nicholson
Tabebuia hypodictyon A. DC.) Standl.
Tabebuia neochrysantha A.H. Gentry
Tabebuia ochracea subsp. heteropoda (A. DC.) A.H. Gentry
Tabebuia ochracea subsp. neochrysantha (A.H. Gentry) A.H. Gentry
Tecoma campinae Kraenzl.
ecoma grandiceps Kraenzl.
Tecoma hassleri Sprague
Tecoma hemmendorffiana Kraenzl.
Tecoma heteropoda A. DC.
Tecoma hypodictyon A. DC.
Tecoma ochracea Cham.
Ipê-do-cerrado é um dos nomes populares da Tabebuia ochracea (Cham.) Standl. 1832, nativa do cerrado brasileiro, no estados de Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Paraná.
Está na lista de espécies ameaçadas do estado de São Paulo, onde é encontrda também no domínio da Mata Atlântica[1].
Ocorre também na Argentina, Paraguai, Bolívia, Equador, Peru, Venezuela, Guiana, El Salvador, Guatemala e Panamá[2].
Há uma espécie homônima descrita por A.H. Gentry em 1992.
Outros nomes populares: ipê-amarelo, ipê-cascudo, ipê-do-campo, ipê-pardo, pau-d'arco-do-campo, piúva, tarumã.
Características
Altura de 6 a 14 m. Tronco tortuso com até 50 cm de diâmetro. Folhas pilosas em ambas as faces, mais na inferior, que é mais clara.
Planta decídua, heliófita, xerófita, nativa do cerrado em solos bem drenados.
Floresce de julho a setembro. Os frutos amadurecem de setembro a outubro.
FloresProduz grande quantidade de sementes leves, aladas com pequenas reservas, e que perdem a viabilidade em menos de 90 dias após coleta. A sua conservação vem sendo estudada em termos de determinação da condição ideal de armazenamento, e tem demonstrado a importância de se conhecer o comportamento da espécie quando armazenada com diferentes teores de umidade inicial, e a umidade de equilíbrio crítica para a espécie (KANO; MÁRQUEZ & KAGEYAMA, 1978). As levíssimas sementes aladas da espécie não necessitam de quebra de dormência. Podem apenas ser expostas ao sol por cerca de 6 horas e semeadas diretamente nos saquinhos. A germinação ocorre após 30 dias e de 80%. As sementes são ortodoxas e há aproximadamente 72 000 sementes em cada quilo.
O desenvolvimento da planta é rápido.
Como outros ipês, a madeira é usada em tacos, assoalhos, e em dormentes e postes. Presta-se também para peças torneadas e instrumento musicais.
Tabebuia alba (Ipê-Amarelo)
Texto, em português, produzido pela Acadêmica Giovana Beatriz Theodoro Marto
Supervisão e orientação do Prof. Luiz Ernesto George Barrichelo e do Eng. Paulo Henrique Müller
Atualizado em 10/07/2006
O ipê amarelo é a árvore brasileira mais conhecida, a mais cultivada e, sem dúvida nenhuma, a mais bela. É na verdade um complexo de nove ou dez espécies com características mais ou menos semelhantes, com flores brancas, amarelas ou roxas. Não há região do país onde não exista pelo menos uma espécie dele, porém a existência do ipê em habitat natural nos dias atuais é rara entre a maioria das espécies (LORENZI,2000).
A espécie Tabebuia alba, nativa do Brasil, é uma das espécies do gênero Tabebuia que possui “Ipê Amarelo” como nome popular. O nome alba provém de albus (branco em latim) e é devido ao tomento branco dos ramos e folhas novas.
As árvores desta espécie proporcionam um belo espetáculo com sua bela floração na arborização de ruas em algumas cidades brasileiras. São lindas árvores que embelezam e promovem um colorido no final do inverno. Existe uma crença popular de que quando o ipê-amarelo floresce não vão ocorrer mais geadas. Infelizmente, a espécie é considerada vulnerável quanto à ameaça de extinção.
A Tabebuia alba, natural do semi-árido alagoano está adaptada a todas as regiões fisiográficas, levando o governo, por meio do Decreto nº 6239, a transformar a espécie como a árvore símbolo do estado, estando, pois sob a sua tutela, não mais podendo ser suprimida de seus habitats naturais.
Taxonomia
Família: Bignoniaceae
Espécie: Tabebuia Alba (Chamiso) Sandwith
Sinonímia botânica: Handroanthus albus (Chamiso) Mattos; Tecoma alba Chamisso
Outros nomes vulgares: ipê-amarelo, ipê, aipê, ipê-branco, ipê-mamono, ipê-mandioca, ipê-ouro, ipê-pardo, ipê-vacariano, ipê-tabaco, ipê-do-cerrado, ipê-dourado, ipê-da-serra, ipezeiro, pau-d’arco-amarelo, taipoca.
Aspectos Ecológicos
O ipê-amarelo é uma espécie heliófita (Planta adaptada ao crescimento em ambiente aberto ou exposto à luz direta) e decídua (que perde as folhas em determinada época do ano). Pertence ao grupo das espécies secundárias iniciais (DURIGAN & NOGUEIRA, 1990).
Abrange a Floresta Pluvial da Mata Atlântica e da Floresta Latifoliada Semidecídua, ocorrendo principalmente no interior da Floresta Primária Densa. É característica de sub-bosques dos pinhais, onde há regeneração regular.
Informações Botânicas
Morfologia
As árvores de Tabebuia alba possuem cerca de 30 metros de altura. O tronco é reto ou levemente tortuoso, com fuste de 5 a 8 m de altura. A casca externa é grisáceo-grossa, possuindo fissuras longitudinais esparas e profundas. A coloração desta é cinza-rosa intenso, com camadas fibrosas, muito resistentes e finas, porém bem distintas.
Com ramos grossos, tortuosos e compridos, o ipê-amarelo possui copa alongada e alargada na base. As raízes de sustentação e absorção são vigorosas e profundas.
As folhas, deciduais, são opostas, digitadas e compostas. A face superior destas folhas é verde-escura, e, a face inferior, acinzentada, sendo ambas as faces tomentosas. Os pecíolos das folhas medem de 2,5 a 10 cm de comprimento. Os folíolos, geralmente, apresentam-se em número de 5 a 7, possuindo de 7 a 18 cm de comprimento por 2 a 6 cm de largura. Quando jovem estes folíolos são densamente pilosos em ambas as faces. O ápice destes é pontiagudo, com base arredondada e margem serreada.
As flores, grandes e lanceoladas, são de coloração amarelo-ouro. Possuem em média 8X15 cm.
Quanto aos frutos, estes possuem forma de cápsula bivalvar e são secos e deiscentes. Do tipo síliqua, lembram uma vagem. Medem de 15 a 30 cm de comprimento por 1,5 a 2,5 cm de largura. As valvas são finamente tomentosas com pêlos ramificados. Possuem grande quantidade de sementes.
As sementes são membranáceas brilhantes e esbranquiçadas, de coloração marrom. Possuem de 2 a 3 cm de comprimento por 7 a 9 mm de largura e são aladas.
Reprodução
A espécie é caducifólia e a queda das folhas coincide com o período de floração. A floração inicia-se no final de agosto, podendo ocorrer alguma variação devido a fenômenos climáticos. Como a espécie floresce no final do inverno é influenciada pela intensidade do mesmo. Quanto mais frio e seco for o inverno, maior será a intensidade da florada do ipê amarelo.
As flores por sua exuberância, atraem abelhas e pássaros, principalmente beija-flores que são importantes agentes polinizadores. Segundo CARVALHO (2003), a espécie possui como vetor de polinização a abelha mamangava (Bombus morio).
As sementes são dispersas pelo vento.
A planta é hermafrodita, e frutifica nos meses de setembro, outubro, novembro, dezembro, janeiro e fevereiro, dependendo da sua localização. Em cultivo, a espécie inicia o processo reprodutivo após o terceiro ano.
Ocorrência Natural
Ocorre naturalmente na Floresta Estaciobal Semidecicual, Floresta de Araucária e no Cerrado.
Segundo o IBGE, a Tabebuia alba (Cham.) Sandw. é uma árvore do Cerrado, Cerradão e Mata Seca. Apresentando-se nos campos secos (savana gramíneo-lenhosa), próximo às escarpas.
Clima
Segundo a classificação de Köppen, o ipê-amarelo abrange locais de clima tropical (Aw), subtropical úmido (Cfa), sutropical de altitude (Cwa e Cwb) e temperado.
A T.alba pode tolerar até 81 geadas em um ano. Ocorre em locais onde a temperatura média anual varia de 14,4ºC como mínimo e 22,4ºC como máximo.
Solo
A espécie prefere solos úmidos, com drenagem lenta e geralmente não muito ondulados (LONGHI, 1995).
Aparece em terras de boa à média fertilidade, em solos profundos ou rasos, nas matas e raramente cerradões (NOGUEIRA, 1977).
Pragas e Doenças
De acordo com CARVALHO (2003), possui como praga a espécie de coleópteros Cydianerus bohemani da família Curculionoideae e um outro coleóptero da família Chrysomellidae. Apesar da constatação de elevados índices populacionais do primeiro, os danos ocasionados até o momento são leves. Nas praças e ruas de Curitiba - PR, 31% das árvores foram atacadas pela Cochonilha Ceroplastes grandis.
ZIDKO (2002), ao estudar no município de Piracicaba a associação de coleópteros em espécies arbóreas, verificou a presença de insetos adultos da espécie Sitophilus linearis da família de coleópteros, Curculionidae, em estruturas reprodutivas. Os insetos adultos da espécie emergiram das vagens do ipê, danificando as sementes desta espécie nativa.
ANDRADE (1928) assinalou diversas espécies de Cerambycidae atacando essências florestais vivas, como ingazeiro, cinamomo, cangerana, cedro, caixeta, jacarandá, araribá, jatobá, entre outras como o ipê amarelo.
A Madeira
A Tabebuia alba produz madeira de grande durabilidade e resistência ao apodrecimento (LONGHI,1995).
MANIERI (1970) caracteriza o cerne desta espécie como de cor pardo-havana-claro, pardo-havan-escuro, ou pardo-acastanhado, com reflexos esverdeados. A superfície da madeira é irregularmente lustrosa, lisa ao tato, possuindo textura media e grã-direita.
Com densidade entre 0,90 e 1,15 grama por centímetro cúbico, a madeira é muito dura (LORENZI, 1992), apresentando grande dificuldade ao serrar.
A madeira possui cheiro e gosto distintos. Segundo LORENZI (1992), o cheiro característico é devido à presença da substância lapachol, ou ipeína.
Usos da Madeira
Sendo pesada, com cerne escuro, adquire grande valor comercial na marcenaria e carpintaria. Também é utilizada para fabricação de dormentes, moirões, pontes, postes, eixos de roda, varais de carroça, moendas de cana, etc.
Produtos Não-Madeireiros
A entrecasca do ipê-amarelo possui propriedades terapêuticas como adstringente, usada no tratamento de garganta e estomatites. É também usada como diurético.
O ipê-amarelo possui flores melíferas e que maduras podem ser utilizadas na alimentação humana.
Outros Usos
É comumente utilizada em paisagismo de parques e jardins pela beleza e porte. Além disso, é muito utilizada na arborização urbana.
Segundo MOREIRA & SOUZA (1987), o ipê-amarelo costuma povoar as beiras dos rios sendo, portanto, indicado para recomposição de matas ciliares. MARTINS (1986), também cita a espécie para recomposição de matas ciliares da Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, abrangendo alguns municípios das regiões Norte, Noroeste e parte do Oeste do Estado do Paraná.
Aspectos Silviculturais
Possui a tendência a crescer reto e sem bifurcações quando plantado em reflorestamento misto, pois é espécie monopodial. A desrrama se faz muito bem e a cicatrização é boa. Sendo assim, dificilmente encopa quando nova, a não ser que seja plantado em parques e jardins.
Ao ser utilizada em arborização urbana, o ipê amarelo requer podas de condução com freqüência mediana.
Espécie heliófila apresenta a pleno sol ramificação cimosa, registrando-se assim dicotomia para gema apical. Deve ser preconizada, para seu melhor aproveitamento madeireiro, podas de formação usuais (INQUE et al., 1983).
Produção de Mudas
A propagação deve realizada através de enxertia.
Os frutos devem ser coletados antes da dispersão, para evitar a perda de sementes. Após a coleta as sementes são postas em ambiente ventilado e a extração é feita manualmente. As sementes do ipê amarelo são ortodoxas, mantendo a viabilidade natural por até 3 meses em sala e por até 9 meses em vidro fechado, em câmara fria.
A condução das mudas deve ser feita a pleno sol. A muda atinge cerca de 30 cm em 9 meses, apresentando tolerância ao sol 3 semanas após a germinação.
Sementes
Os ipês, espécies do gênero Tabebuia, produzem uma grande quantidade de sementes leves, aladas com pequenas reservas, e que perdem a viabilidade em poucos dias após a sua coleta. A sua conservação vem sendo estudada em termos de determinação da condição ideal de armazenamento, e tem demonstrado a importância de se conhecer o comportamento da espécie quando armazenada com diferentes teores de umidade inicial, e a umidade de equilíbrio crítica para a espécie (KANO; MÁRQUEZ & KAGEYAMA, 1978).
As levíssimas sementes aladas da espécie não necessitam de quebra de dormência. Podem apenas ser expostas ao sol por cerca de 6 horas e semeadas diretamente nos saquinhos. A quebra natural leva cerca de 3 meses e a quebra na câmara leva 9 meses. A germinação ocorre após 30 dias e de 80%.
As sementes são ortodoxas e há aproximadamente 87000 sementes em cada quilo.
Preço da Madeira no Mercado
O preço médio do metro cúbico de pranchas de ipê no Estado do Pará cotado em Julho e Agosto de 2005 foi de R$1.200,00 o preço mínimo, R$ 1509,35 o médio e R$ 2.000,00 o preço máximo (CEPEA,2005).
Denton Branch Falls is located just outside of Tate City. It is part of or very near the headwaters of the Tallulah River. Though you really can't tell from this shot, Denton Branch is about 45 feet tall. There was a lot of spray being blown around this spot, so getting "mist free" shots was hard.
The creek flowing out of the waterfall was very "Sipsey-esque" and I got some shots that most of us from North Alabama would swear were from the Sipsey.
Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada. We actually saw some snow here in Iowa today... luckily it didn't stick to the ground. The weather finally looks promising for the coming weekend though and things are looking a little like Spring outside. I promise a few new images from me won't be too far behind. ;-) Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of the week guys.
Our nation's symbol is a year-round resident found throughout Florida. However, in late spring many of Florida's eagles head north and return in the fall. From late fall to spring, it is estimated that more than 1,100 pairs of this magnificent raptor breed in Florida. Bald Eagles will reuse the same nest each year; nests are typically built in a tall Pine tree near water, but Oaks and Cypress are sometimes used. Bald Eagles feed primarily on fish, but will also eat carrion, birds and small mammals. They will also steal food from other birds, especially Ospreys and crows. Florida has the third largest Bald Eagle breeding population in the U.S. after Alaska and Minnesota.
I found this one on Marsh Rabbit Run, at Circle B Bar Reserve. Polk County, Florida.
De`scen´sion
n.1.The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.
Oblique descension
An elegant,but badly decaying old farmhouse near Minooka,IL.This farmhouse was a showcase in its day with many ornamental trappings on both the inside and outside.The interior boasts elegant wood trim,a spiral staircase,and high ceilings.
For sci-fi movie fans,this farmhouse was used in the filming of last years movie,"Jupiter Ascending".I had watched the movie-which I was not real enthralled with-before visiting this place and remember it well.There is little evidence of the production inside,and they definitely didn't make any improvements anywhere.But it is a stunning and sad place nonetheless...
Thanks to friend and fellow explorer Aces & Eights Photography for showing this one off...enjoy his adventures here....
www.flickr.com/photos/acesandeightsphotography/with/24456...
In explore at #236. Super light just as the sun drops below the horizon. A 3 stop grad on the 17-70 on the 70D handheld for this. Didn't have time to get the tripod out. Loved the colours in the sky here too. Bracketed exposure to try to get best exposure possible. Have been watching this old tree for a while to see if I could get the right backdrop. Think this one does it justice.
Again from rolling around on my neighbors lawn.
"Buttercup" redirects here. For other uses, see Buttercup (disambiguation).
Ranunculus
Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
L.
Species
250-400+; see text
Ranunculus glacialis, one of the white-flowering species
Blooming outside Conservatory of Flowers
Seed head of Ranunculus showing developing achenes
Ranunculus (pronounced /ræˈnʌŋkjʊləs/)[1] is a large genus of about 400 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. It includes the buttercups, spearworts, water crowfoots and the lesser celandine (but not the greater celandine of the poppy family Papaveraceae).
They are mostly herbaceous perennials with bright yellow or white flowers (if white, still with a yellow centre); some are annuals or biennials. A few have orange or red flowers and occasionally, as in R. auricomus, petals may be absent. The petals are often highly lustrous, especially in yellow species. Buttercups usually flower in April or May but flowers may be found throughout the summer especially where the plants are growing as opportunistic colonisers, as in the case of garden weeds.
The Water crowfoots (Ranunculus subgenus Batrachium), which grow in still or running water, are sometimes treated in a separate genus Batrachium. They have two different leaf types, thread-like leaves underwater and broader floating leaves although for some species, such as R. aquatilis, a third, intermediate leaf form occurs.
Ranunculus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hebrew Character and Small Angle Shades. Some species are popular ornamental flowers in horticulture, with many cultivars selected for large and brightly coloured flowers.
(Wkipedia)
Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy en.normandie-tourisme.fr/normandy-tourism-109-2.html in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. Its inhabitants are called Honfleurais. It is especially known for its old, beautiful picturesque port, characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted many times by artists, including in particular Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind, forming the école de Honfleur (Honfleur school) which contributed to the appearance of the Impressionist movement. The Sainte-Catherine church, which has a bell tower separate from the principal building, is the largest church made out of wood in France. The first written record of Honfleur is a reference by Richard III, Duke of Normandy, in 1027. By the middle of the 12th century, the city represented a significant transit point for goods from Rouen to England. Located on the estuary of one of the principal rivers of France with a safe harbour and relatively rich hinterland, Honfleur profited from its strategic position from the start of the Hundred Years' War. The town's defences were strengthened by Charles V in order to protect the estuary of the Seine from attacks from the English. This was supported by the nearby port of Harfleur. However, Honfleur was taken and occupied by the English in 1357 and from 1419 to 1450. When under French control, raiding parties often set out from the port to ransack the English coasts, including partially destroying the town of Sandwich, in Kent, England, in the 1450s. At the end of the Hundred Years' War, Honfleur benefited from the boom in maritime trade until the end of the 18th century. Trade was disturbed during the wars of religion in the 16th century. The port saw the departure of a number of explorers, in particular in 1503 of Binot Paulmierde Gonneville to the coasts of Brazil. In 1506, local man Jean Denis departed for Newfoundland island and the mouth of the Saint Lawrence. An expedition in 1608, organised by Samuel de Champlain, founded the city of Quebec in modern day Canada. After 1608, Honfleur thrived on trade with Canada, the West Indies, the African coasts and the Azores. As a result, the town became one of the five principal ports for the slave trade in France. During this time the rapid growth of the town saw the demolition of its fortifications on the orders of Colbert. The wars of the French revolution and the First Empire, and in particular the continental blockade, caused the ruin of Honfleur. It only partially recovered during the 19th century with the trading of wood from northern Europe. Trade was however limited by the silting up of the entrance to the port and development of the modern port at Le Havre. The port however still functions today. On August 25, 1944, Honfleur was liberated together by the British army - 19th Platoon of the 12th Devon's, 6th Air Landing Brigade, the Belgian army (Brigade Piron) on 25 August 1944.[1] and the Canadian army without any combat. en.normandie-tourisme.fr/articles/honfleur-278-2.html
When I left the dentist's office yesterday, there was still some frost in the shade. These 4 pics are of some ornamental cabbage that was outside the dentist's office.
This photo was taken during the 2014 Winter season at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
The photo shows one of the tracked vechicles used to get around outside in Antarctica. This vehicle is called an LMC and it holds about 5 people uncomfortably. During the summer we had a lot of other vechiles up and running including snowmobiles, cranes, loaders, LMCs and a tracked van. During the winter we had only two of these LMCs running and a couple loaders. The LMCs were always on standby for an emergency response.
The big bright ball is a super moon and the haze is the LMC's exhaust.
Explore position # 52 . Thank you very much for your support and nice comments
It's raining all day here and I'm doing home office too lol :-). There was a break for a couple of hours but very few people came outside unless it's really needed.
When I tried to shoot this Car Adda nearby I noticed only the Bird is flying accross but anyway it's not going to buy a car lol :-). Weather.com tells me that weekend would be good....hopefully you guys have good time...have a great week friends...
Tech Note: DRI blending of 2 exposures using 10.5mm Nikkor Fisheye. Bird is 15% zoomed with additional layer masking to make it more prominent....my challenge was low light and i didn't have tripod as I rushing to my home before the cloud makes me wet :-). But Nikkor 1.5mm is awesome is damn good in low light too due it's high range of f/stop values...
My name is Wonka...I'm Jimmy's room mate in the new Aviary at the Ecomuseum in Montreal, Qc
BTW, in spite of her name, Jimmy's a female Golden Eagle.
We get along real great !
I’ve been in California with Scotch for nearly 10 months now and in that time—including the 10 day drive from Washington, DC—I’ve filled up 9 32GB memory cards and have taken roughly 10,000 photos. I’d also estimate that 75% of those shots came in the first 3 months. As was the case back home before leaving, a lot of my trips were either exploring new places or shooting in bulk, hoping I’d eventually be able to post all the photos I wanted even as they’d get pushed further back with each trip.
I knew there was a drought and I knew Southern California was supposed to be a place with consistently perfect weather, but you’d never have known that in the early days of my trip that turned into a move. Sunny clear days and evenings were an anomaly and my biggest challenge was trying to deal with the Santa Ana winds when shooting long exposures. I know…sounds really tough haha.
As March and April came, I realized that while the winter here was incredible to shoot, the spring and summer brought the weather everyone (but me) desired. Gone were the clouds and rain, gone were the colorful skies and a golden haze crept over the area for months. A couple times each month, clouds would come back or overnight rain would push away the haze but for the most part, every day felt the same.
The weather here has cooled considerably and with it, some cloudy days have returned. It even rained a bit late Sunday night into the early morning but the early evenings are still generally cloudless. I’ve set out with Venice in mind 6 times in the last month, but only actually went 3 times. Of the voided trips, once was due to terrible traffic that would’ve had me arriving after dark and the others because the clouds I was promised from weather forecasts vanished half way there. From home, I drive straight towards Venice so I end up with 55 minutes of skyline in front of me and it’s usually pretty easy to tell if there will be a great sunset or if the trip will be a dud.
Really the only positives from those long breaks from shooting outdoors have been the ability to spend more time photographing and hanging out with Scotch, time to both go through my archives and work on my editing skills and upload some of the shots I never got a chance to show. I’ve been trying very hard to streamline my editing process the last few months and come up with a more consistent way to color correct images and reduce the amount of steps needed to get the photo right.
One of the first places I visited here back in January was Manhattan Beach and it also ended up being one of the more interesting trips I took. I arrived late afternoon to a golden, hazy sky which was initially disappointing until I got down to the pier and starting shooting. It was really crowded on the beach and after trying to wait out the people hovering by me or walking by, I finally switched to the 10 stop filter and kept it on for the rest of the visit. I essentially spent the time until dark in 2 places: directly beneath the pier and then just to the right of the pier. I posted a handful of shots from here many many months ago but always wanted to go back when I had a chance to edit some of the remaining images using the methods I use today. My hope was to get a significantly more accurate image that matched what my eyes saw as closely as possible. I really lucked out with the position of the sun and was able to shoot long exposures as the sun dipped and then hid behind the pier until it was gone. I took a few dozen images from here ranging from a few seconds to several minutes and while similar, the changing position of the sun and varying exposure times created different shadows and reflections which was amazing to see. Manhattan Beach is another place I expect to return to quite a bit once the cloudy fall and winter days return but in the interim, I do love looking back on many of the trips that helped to convince me not to return to Maryland :)
▪️ WHERE & WHEN ▪️
• Manhattan Beach Pier
• Manhattan Beach, California
• January 15th, 2016
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▪️ SETTINGS ▪️
• Canon T4i
• EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
• @18mm
• ISO 100
• f/20
• 76 seconds
• ND1000
• CPL
(snoring) Zzzzzzzz… oh shit, hi. (cough cough)…ok……umm….. Hi there! You just happened to wobble right on in to day 355 of my already completed but not quite posted 365-day self-portrait project.
You know in the history of our species on this planet, there isn’t a more widely known popular notion that was eventually proven wrong as this: the world being flat.
Ask anyone, even the biggest moron you know, and he or she more than likely will know that “everyone” used to think the world was flat at some point. I assume this wasn’t challenged much in those days. Hell it makes sense if I wasn’t told otherwise. It seems flat to me. It even feels flat when I walk on it. You do walk on flat things, not spheres, right?
Hell maybe it is flat!?
I doubt it. But if you think about it, how do I know? I am basing my undoubted faith that this world is the shape of a sphere based on pictures I’ve seen. And of course the thousands among thousands of times I’ve been told this by everyone I know including my family and teachers and everyone on TV. Everyone.
What if everything isn’t as it appears to be? We are all conditioned to believe certain things, such as the shape of our planet, without even giving them a glancing doubt.
Take the word of a pimp when I say this: There is something much more momentous to our existence here and the reality we think we live in. This may exist here on Earth in our own souls or in the depths of space, or both, or neither. But there is much more than meets the eye.
We don’t know as much as you think we do. In fact, we as a species don’t know shit. We don’t know where we came from pre-birth and we don’t know where we go post-death.
And please, don’t give me what your particular religion has bestowed upon you as an argument. Your opinions are faith based and hold no substance outside of your religious circle.
The shot at hand? Well it was raining outside, which for many equates to miserable. For pimp it typically spells the word “p h o t o g r a p h”. The clouds as you can see were incredibly awesome. I shot the reflection of the puddle like this with intending to rotate it later. This was actually REALLY difficult to frame properly with my reflection being the main subject. Especially with me having to run across puddles on a 12 second timer and 2 kids in the car bitching at me.
Location: Grand Street boat ramp; Alameda, California
Taken: November 27th, 2009
Posted: May 16th, 2010
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Cute rascals. In 2013 the zoo of Copenhagen celebrated the first successful breeding of the endangered animals outside Australia when two female devils gave birth to a total of seven joeys.
The last Calgary skyline shot for a while. I'm going to wait until the Bow is topped finished on the outside and the cranes are gone before doing any more.
Had another fantastic adventure with Sammie today.
We decided to go to the Injebreck Reservoir for a little wander. It was good to get out and get some fresh air and to 'escape' the hassles of school and home.
This location is actually where I have been training to become an Assistant Instructor at an outdoor centre in the Isle of Man. It has been a non-stop exciting experience and I can't wait to look back at the end of this year and see what I will have achieved from it.
Spider's headmill in winter in the Open Air Museum in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Wooden mills like this were used for draining pastures, particularly in Friesland, and prevented the level of the groundwater from becoming too high. They were usually owned by the farmer himself. The open archimedean screw is used to raise the water, which then flows into a spillway outside a small dike.
The mill is from Gorredijk, municipality of Opsterland.
First recorded in 1800, relocated in 1922.
Spinnekopmolen in de winter in het Nederlands Openluchtmuseum in Arnhem.
Houten molens als deze dienden voor het bemalen van weilanden, vooral in Friesland.
Ze zorgden ervoor dat het grondwater niet te hoog kwam te staan.
Meestal waren ze eigendom van de boer zelf. De open vijzel schroeft het water omhoog. Dat water stroomt vervolgens buiten een dijkje een watergang in.
De molen komt uit Gorredijk, gemeente Opsterland (Fr.).
Oorspronkelijk gebouwd rond 1800, naar het museum verplaatst in 1922.
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Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám ,sometimes incorrectly called "Temple of Literature" is a Temple of Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam.
The temple hosts the "Imperial Academy" (Quốc Tử Giám, 國子監), Vietnam's first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. The temple is located to the south of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long.
The various pavilions, halls, statues and stelae of doctors are places where offering ceremonies, study sessions and the strict exams of the Đại Việt took place. The temple is featured on the back of the 100,000 Vietnamese đồng banknote. Just before the Vietnamese New Year celebration Tết, calligraphists will assemble outside the temple and write wishes in Hán characters. The art works are given away as gifts or are used as home decorations for special occasions.
The temple was built in 1070 and was reconstructed during the Trần dynasty (1225–1400) and in the subsequent dynasties. For nearly two centuries, despite wars and disasters, the temple has preserved ancient architectural styles of many dynasties as well as precious relics. Major restorations have taken place in 1920, 1954 and 2000.
"In the autumn of the year Canh Tuat, the second year of Than Vu (1070), in the 8th lunar month, during the reign of King Lý Thánh Tông, the Văn Miếu was built. The statues of Confucius, his four best disciples: Yan Hui (Nhan Uyên), Zengzi (Tăng Sâm), Zisi (Tử Tư), and Mencius (Mạnh Tử), as well as the Duke of Zhou (Chu Công), were carved and 72 other statues of Confucian scholars were painted. Ceremonies were dedicated to them in each of the four seasons. The Crown Princes studied here."
In 1076, Vietnam's first university, the "Quốc Tử Giám" or Imperial Academy, was established within the temple to educate Vietnam's bureaucrats, nobles, royalty and other members of the elite. The university remained open from 1076 to 1779. In 1802, the Nguyễn dynasty's monarchs founded the Huế capital where they established a new imperial academy. The academy at the Hanoi temple lost its prominence and became a school of the Hoài Đức District.
Under the French protectorate, the Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám was registered as Monument historique in 1906. Campaigns of restoration were pursued in 1920 and 1947 under the responsibility of École française d'Extrême-Orient (French School of the Far East) and again after World War II.
The Emperor Lý Thánh Tông built the school. It was built in 1076 AD at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It was built as a school for the rich and royals to study because education is very important. After that, it was used as university for everyone because there weren't enough universities for everyone in Hanoi. They wanted that a lot of people would go to the school so they expanded to make more space for more people and since it was expanded for more people wanted to go to the school to study well. It was rebuilt because the wood that the Emperor used in the olden days had been so old that it started to break and fall apart. As the days went by, the kings kept replacing the wood and now we have replaced the wood with concrete or metal,stone and new wood. When the French ruled Vietnam at around 1945- 1954, they destroyed some parts of the temple to make room for the sick and wounded since the hospitals were full.
I took this picture of the Lincoln Memorial while traveling to DC for work.
I took a photo walk all the way from Foggy Bottom to the National Archives and took some nice pictures along the way. This was one of my favorite pictures from the photowalk. More to come.
San Francisco Chinatown is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia as well as the oldest Chinatown in North America.
It is one of the top tourist attractions in San Francisco.
San Francisco's Chinatown was first established in the mid 19th century, attracting immigrants mostly from China's Guangdong Province.
Many visitors head to Chinatown to explore its unique shops, restaurants, and the overall culture of the area.
My kids loved "Fraggle Rock", an '80s Jim Henson-created TV show. One race of people on the show, the "Doozers", were tiny green muppets who carried tools and wore construction helmets and loved to work.
The busy scene outside of our Brooklyn Sheraton hotel window reminded me of the Doozers. They worked from day to night, each day we were in the room. It was very interesting to watch 25-30 men scurrying about, each completing his own task.
This area of Brooklyn is undergoing a transformation, with new buildings sprouting up everywhere. One impetus for this action is the opening of the entertainment/sports venue, the Barclays Center; another reason is the high price of property in Lower Manhattan.