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Celebrating one year with my first "real" camera. During the year I've taken over 34000 shots, whew! I've added a few other pieces of gear, lenses etc. There are some new words in my vocabulary, (like aperture and bokeh). And I've learned a few things. Now instead of calling myself a beginner, I call myself a beginner who has learned a few things! And best of all I've gained some new friends from around the world. Flickr has made this adventure so much fun. Thanks for all the comments, critiques, advice and great ideas you have shared with me. They are most appreciated. I'm looking forward to another year of fun!
The third and last successful exposure of the series. This time I bothered to open the file in Photoshop and did some dreamy processing. Do you like it or is it too unnatural? :)
Thanks everyone who have watched, faved and commented the previous two star photos. I'm really surprised that those got so much attention and positive feedback.
I am very pleasantly surprised at the number of positive comments this upload received. It is my very first 'public' showing of work with textures - a technique that I find that only few can do really well. Thank you all.
I have started a Gallery showing examples of such work
Texture by Boccacino.
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- A prism of words, for the lucky who reads Neruda in spanish …
Poema El pozo
de Pablo Neruda
A veces te hundes, caes
en tu agujero de silencio,
en tu abismo de cólera orgullosa,
y apenas puedes
volver, aún con jirones
de lo que hallaste
en la profundidad de tu existencia.
Amor mío, qué encuentras
en tu pozo cerrado?
Algas, ciénagas, rocas?
Qué ves con ojos ciegos,
rencorosa y herida?
Mi vida, no hallarás
en el pozo en que caes
lo que yo guardo para ti en la altura:
un ramo de jazmines con rocío,
un beso más profundo que tu abismo.
No me temas, no caigas
en tu rencor de nuevo.
Sacude la palabra mía que vino a herirte
y déjala que vuele por la ventana abierta.
Ella volverá a herirme
sin que tú la dirijas
puesto que fue cargada con un instante duro
y ese instante será desarmado en mi pecho.
Sonríeme radiosa
si mi boca te hiere.
No soy un pastor dulce
como en los cuentos de hadas,
sino un buen leñador que comparte contigo
tierra, viento y espinas de los montes.
Ámame tú, sonríeme,
ayúdame a ser bueno.
No te hieras en mí, que será inútil,
no me hieras a mi porque te hieres.
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=hyperantus
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus (a-fan-TOH-puss hy-per-AN-tuss)
Wingspan
Male: 42 - 48mm
Female: 46 - 52mm
Checklist Number
59.009
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:SatyrinaeBoisduval, 1833
Tribe:ManioliniGrote, 1897
Genus:AphantopusWallengren, 1853
Subgenus:
Species:hyperantus(Linnaeus, 1758)
Introduction
This is a relatively-common butterfly that is unmistakable when seen at rest - the rings on the hindwings giving this butterfly its common name. The uppersides are a uniform chocolate brown that distinguish this butterfly from the closely-related Meadow Brown. Despite this uniformity, a newly-emerged adult is a surprisingly beautiful insect, the velvety wings providing a striking contrast with the delicate white fringes found on the wing edges. The dark colouring also allows this butterfly to quickly warm up - this butterfly being one of the few that flies on overcast days.
Variation in this butterfly is primarily focused on the rings on the hindwings, the lanceolata aberration being particularly striking, where the rings are elongated to form teardrops. Other aberrations occur where the rings are greatly reduced or completely absent. Huggins (1959) also describes a form in Kerry, Ireland, that is of normal size until 600 feet, when it starts to be replaced by a dwarf form that, at 1,000 feet, takes over completely.
This butterfly can be found throughout most of the British Isles, south of a line between the South Ebudes in the west and Banffshire in the east. It is also absent from the western parts of northern England, north-west of the Midlands, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. This butterfly forms discrete colonies where numbers vary from a few dozen to several thousand.
Aphantopus hyperantus
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758)
Conservation Status
This is one of the few species that is doing well, with evidence of increases in both distribution and population. It is not, therefore, a priority species for conservation efforts.
Habitat
A variety of habitats is used, although sites characterised as being sheltered and damp are preferred, such as woodland clearings, woodland edges and rides, meadows, hedgerows, road verges and country lanes, where the full heat from the summer sun can be avoided and where the foodplant is lush. The butterfly is not typically found in open areas, such as grassland or heathland.
Life Cycle
There is one generation each year, with adults emerging in the second half of June, peaking in mid-July, with a few individuals continuing into August. The flight period is relatively-short when compared with its close relatives.
Imago
Male and female are almost identical in appearance, although it is just possible to make out the feintest of sex brands on the forewings of the male, which contains special scent scales used in courtship. Males adopt an exclusive strategy of patrolling for mates and are often seen in ones and twos fluttering among the grasses that typify their habitat.
A mated female lays her eggs in a somewhat-chaotic fashion, typically perched on a grass stem and ejecting a single egg at random, often into the air, causing it to land in the vegetation. Both sexes take nectar from a variety of sources, Bramble and Thistle being particular favourites.
Adults feed primarily on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.).
Ovum
Eggs are a pale yellow when first laid, but soon turn a pale brown. The stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.
Larva
The larva is nocturnal and hides by day at the base of a grass tussock, emerging at night to feed on the tenderest parts of the foodplant. The larva hibernates while in the 3rd instar, but will feed on particularly warm evenings during the winter. Regular feeding resumes in the spring when the larvae can be found by torchlight feeding on grass stems, although they will fall to the ground with the slightest disturbance. There are 4 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Common Couch (Elytrigia repens), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Meadow-grasses (various) (Poa spp.) and Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa).
Pupa
The pupa is formed in a flimsy cocoon, comprising just a few strands of silk, at the base of a grass tussock. This stage lasts around 2 weeks.
Sorry for a crappy face shot. I was really busy today and by the time I was 1/3 done with my work it was nightime...
I'm pretty much started to hate what I'm doing, I'm irritable, I'm getting catty, I'm getting overly defensive. I sleep everywhere I go (I swear, even when I'm eating I can fall asleep)
I feel that ever since I entered this school I've changed for the worse. It makes you a more fucked up person. You got through so much shit, stress and drama that sometimes you change into the person you hate without really realizing it. ,
I used to love getting critique, my teachers used to say that they never met a student more willing to listen to criticism. But after I entered design school it started to irritate me. Well, depending on how the critique was phrased.
Sometimes critique sounds very rude and tactless. I've gone through harsh and at times, unreasonable critiques from lecturers.
Sometimes what they're saying is just "That's ugly, please re-do it." but they have to put you through at least 5 minutes of how ugly they think it is, and in front of the whole class. They don't even tell you how you can work on it to improve.
I'm so sick of this place, we work nearly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it changes you, it warps you into someone you don't want to be, now I finally understand why so many of my schoolmates quit.
1. You change (for the worse). 2. You get constantly backstabbed and bitched about. 3. You face unreasonable lecturers. 4. Your skin turns bad, you develop eye bags, you feel tired all the time 5. You don't get enough time to sleep, rest etc.
And yet all your hardwork doesn't ensure that you'll get a good grade because after all that hard work you can be just put down in front of the class.
3 more days of torture. Then freedom for a short while.
I can't wait.
Peratallada que ha sido declarada conjunto histórico artístico, es uno de los núcleos más importantes del Ampurdán en cuanto a arquitectura medieval se refiere. De un extraordinario atractivo y belleza, conserva su antiguo aspecto feudal, donde hay que destacarn el castillo fortificado con su torre del homenaje y el palacio (s. XI-XIV), las murallas (s. XII-XIII) y la iglesia de San Esteban (románica, de principios del s. XII ). Llama la atención el gran foso que rodea a esta localidad, excavado en la roca viva. De aquí procede el nombre de la Villa: Piedra Tallada.
La villa conserva la misma distribución urbana medieval: desde la Plaza Mayor, con sus singulares porches, hasta la trama de estrechas callejuelas, donde descubriremos un interesante conjunto de arquitectura popular.
Peratallada that has been declared historical artistic, is one of the most important nuclei Ampurdán about medieval architecture is concerned. In a special attraction and beauty, retains its old feudal aspect, where destacarn that the castle with its tower and the palace of the tribute (s. XI-XIV), walls (s. XII-XIII) and the church of San Esteban (Romance of the early twelfth century). Draws attention to the great moat that surrounds the town, dug into the rock. Hence the name of the Town: Stone carving.
The village retains the same distribution medieval city: from Piazza Maggiore, with its unique porch, until the fabric of narrow streets, where they discover a set of interesting architecture.
♫♪Sta Limania♫♪, de Natasa Theodoridou, de la BSO de la película "Un toque de canela".
Rescato estas fotos porque ya no sé cuando volveré a tener tiempo para probar a hacerlas de nuevo y como lo que reflejan me gusta tanto, prefiero pasar por encima de calidades técnicas y perfeccionismos varios.
El lugar resulta curioso: es el casino del pueblo en el que vivo desde que nací. No es un casino de los de mesas de tapete verde y señores adinerados, no. Es una asociación cultural, por llamarlo de alguna forma. No sé los años que tendrá, pero seguro que pasa de un siglo, por la zona en la que se encuentra y por la construcción en sí. Es un amplio local -puede que, de lejos, el bar más grande de la población- en el que sólo se reúnen hombres a jugar la partida de cartas o la de dominó. Las únicas mujeres que se ven son las dos trabajadoras que gestionan la cafetería, integrada en el enorme salón en el que hay una mesa de billar, un rincón dedicado a la lectura de la prensa y el resto, a mesas para juegos varios.
El acceso a los que no están asociados es libre, pero, por ejemplo, los periódicos están reservados y los partidos de fútbol retransmitidos por la televisión, también.
Da a dos calles y tiene enormes ventanales. La única planta de la construcción se levanta un poco del nivel de la calle por lo que los habituales del casino están en un escaparate permanente. De ahí que a mí la situación del rincón de lectura me resulte tan atrayente: la misma gente, día tras día, leyendo el periódico a diferentes horas. Casi todos mayores; los más, bastante mayores. Una rutina que forma parte de mi vida, sobre todo, desde que tengo a Zas y he de salir a diario a pasearlo.
El local es la sede del Círculo Instructivo Musical, esto es, la Banda de Música municipal y desde el salón principal se puede acceder a un frontón de pilota valenciana, en el que se celebra, de cuando en cuando, alguna competición. Hace muchos años -y ahora también, pero mucho menos- era un lugar reservado sólo para hombres, en los que se apostaba de manera habitual. La imagen más representativa de esta "forma de ser" que se extinguirá por el paso del tiempo, cuando desaparezca esta generación de mayores, es la del señor repeinado, con bigote y puro en la mano, endomingado, con presencia de hombre satisfecho.
La dificultad que entrañaban las fotos era hacerlas sin que ellos me vieran, por lo que tuve que utilizar el zoom desde la acera de enfrente y aprovechar, en dos de ellas, la caida de la noche, porque salvo la primera que pude hacerla desde enfrente de la fachada, a unos diez metros de distancia y con la luz a favor, los reflejos de los cristales, en las otras tomas, se comían la escena. De ahí que tengan ruido y no estén bien enfocadas... esconderse detrás de un coche no es una buena manera de atinar a la hora de hacer una fotografía.
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Ex #6 Again not the shot I set out to get, tide was too high when I got here, bla bla bla. I had been on the beach for an hour and a half without one successful shot before I took shelter behind the old harbour wall to get this. The exposure is a bit too long as I lost a lot of detail in the clouds, but it was the only shot I got, i live and learn.
Looking for the Dog ? FWT can you find it ?
I've been running, trying to be one who sees
I've been working, this salvation out on my knees
There is nothing better than knowing
We are redeemed
I'm believing, trusting in creative hands,
I am praying for our world to bow to your plan
And this one thought is unmistakable
To take up my cross and follow You Lord
When You stand, the tall tress and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees
I'm forgiven by a Savior who did not deserve death
He was blameless and I was lost in shamefulness
Undelivered, but it doesn't seem right
Unless I keep my eyes focues on the Savior who gave His life
In the middle of a world that denies it believes
It is breaking apart at the very seams
There is one thing to be alive for
And it's to take up my cross and follow You Lord
When You stand, the tall trees and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees
I will take up my cross and follow Lord where You lead me
And I will take up my cross and follow wherever you go
When You stand, the tall trees and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans are still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees
Fall to my knees
Have a party to go to tomorrow night, this is the invite:
[We are having a little party to celebrate the re-publication of...]
** SKY PIRATES...
** DRAGon LadIES...
** RazoR GirLS...
** Prim SmuggLERS...
** AndROID SlaVERS...
** And a FEW
JUST plain
F R E A K S.
CHARACTER & COSTUME
WE expect YOU to come in character of course...
but in the 'ZONE, character... CHARACTER?
... well, it is a matter of intensity, not form.
And if you are still mystified, read the accompanying history, in this loooooong, involved, tedious note.
Above is what I came up with, below are the details.
Style Card:
Hair: .+*Inem*+.Silver [MS]
Skin: ND/MD Galaxia masked skin
Ears: .: Black Heart :. Cyber Neko Ear I Blue Preset
Tail: .: Black Heart :. Iron Scorpio Tail ((Modded to invis the scorpian stinger))
Bracers: .: Black Heart :. Solaris Patrol Forearm I
Dress: *League* Scoop! Dark Grey/Black
Boots: Blaze* Stiletto Boots - Black
Shape: Alady
Model: Bianca Bender
See where this picture was taken. [?]
Pictured:
Illuminations: Reflections of Earth
World Showcase
Epcot
Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
November, 2008
This picture made it to Flickr Explore November 21, 2008 - #14 - thanks everyone!
Featured in the Digital Photography School blog post "Long Exposure Photography: 15 Stunning Examples" - I'm honored to have been included among such amazing photographs - thank you DPS!!
Disney Photo Challenge winner in "Fireworks" - thanks for your votes!
Thanks for stopping by!
There are so many variations to the skin on this one that it simply had to all be put into some kind of a composite image: 6 skins for ladies and 6 for gentlemen. Some ornate, others less so, some incorporating typographic elements, others without typography. Other than that there are shoulder pads, shoes, a mohawk and a pelvic attachment, which for lack of a better word we are simply calling a "skirt".
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Where: Sweden, Östergötland, Linköping: google maps
When: 20100415, at the Linköping sailingboat harbour.
How and why: The long pier, the fast moving clouds. A long exposure with ND filter to smooth things out.
Editing: increased shadows and decreased brightness, added contrast.
EXPLORE # 2!
I took this photo during my 5-day backpacking trip in High Sierra: from Onion Valley to Rae Lakes.
My team of 8 hiked about 40 miles, including going through tough Glen Pass 11798 ft (3596 m) and Kearsarge Pass 11760 ft (3550 m)
This was taken at evening before spending very first night near Matlock Lake. I walked around lake at evening - and took a number of macro shots with frogs and flowers. And I took this beautiful sunset photos of near-by Flower Lake.The whole trip was amazing, opening my eyes at beauty of high mountains filled with dozens and dozens of alpine lakes...It was not easy to carry a 40-pound backpack and climb high elevation passes while the air is so thin, but it was worh the effort and I surely will return here again
'The little church at San Bernolfo - Bagni di Vinadio - Cuneo, Italy - # 15' On Black
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Text of this ancient document preserved at the interior of the churh.
CULPAE RESERVATAE
IN CUNEENSI DIOCESI
I. Blashpemia contumeliosa in Deum, vel Deiparam Virginem, aut aliquem ex Sanctis, quae a doubus, aut pluribus audita fuerit; et blasphemia haeriticalis, etiam nullo audiente prolata.
II. Incantationes, maleficia, et sortiligia cum abusu sacrarum rerum.
III. Homicidium voluntarium, quod quis sive per se, sive per alium perpetraverit. Abortus quoque foetus sive animati, sive inanimati, etiam irrito effectu tentatus.
IV. Suffocatio infantis anno expleto minoris in lecto, ob praetermissam cautionem cunarum, vel alterius repaguli.
V. Bonorum ad loca pia spectantium conversio in proprios usus ab administratoribus facta, si, anno expleto, integre non satisfecerint, vel si requisiti, administrationis suae rationem non dederint.
VI. Horrendum scelus bestialitatis aut sodomiae, tam activae, quam passivae.
VII. Incestus inter consanguineos in primo et secundo gradu; inter affines in primo gradu; inter cognatos spirituales; et tactus impudici habiti a Confessario cum filia confessionis.
VIII. Copula carnalis inter sponsum et sponsam ante celebrationem matrimonii per verba de praesenti.
IX. Perjurium in judicio, et falsum testimonium; inductio quoque falsi testis in judicium.
X. Denunciatio falsi impedimenti, ne matrimonium ineatur; vel omissio revelationis impedimenti, quod quis noverit matrimonio obstare, antequam ipsum celebretur.
XI. Percussio et maledictio parentum, patris nempe, vel matris.
XII. Baptismatis ultra octavam diem a parentibus protractio.
XIII. Qui callide per se, vel per alium malitiose impediunt, quominus Parochus, aut alius Confessarius ad aegrotum accedant Sacramenta conferendi gratia, vel quominus condatur testamentum.
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Omnes confessarii adprobati facultatem habent in hac Dioecesi a culpis ut supra reservati absolvendi.
1.° Eos qui vincti in carceribus detinentur -- 2.° Aegrotantes, qui muniaendi sunt sacrosancto Corporis Christi viatico -- 3.° Eos, qui totius vitae, vel saltem anteacti triennii exhomologesim faciunt -- 4.° Clericos spiritualibus exercitationibus operam dantes ad sacros Ordines recipiendos -- 5° Tum etiam sponsos et sponsas, a quibus aedem vel proxime sequenti die suscipiendum est sacramentum matrimonii --6.° Eos, quibis sine scandali, aut gravis probri periculo nequit prorogari absolutio, quum aliunde censeantur ad eam recipiendam satis praeparati.
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A difficult time of the year to be a photographer in this part of the world, but you make do with what you got. Here, I liked the light on the pole and its reflections in the water, then it was a matter of composing it with the edge of the ice.
View of San Gimignano from a nearby hill.
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena (Tuscany, north-central Italy). With its towers, whose construction dates back to the 11th and 13th centuries, it rises on a hill dominating the Val d’Elsa. For this, it is known as the town of the beautiful towers (la città dalle belle torri). Nowadays, only 15 of the 72 towers remain, unbroken or cropped, but they are enough to give an unmistakable mark to the town, declared by UNESCO to be part of the World's Architectural Heritage.
The town is known for its pure saffron and the Vernaccia di San Gimignano, a delicious white wine grown in the area.
Texture with thanks to Emma Cox
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After quiet a while, I discovered, that I got a new testimonial.
So it is time to thank my dear friend Ewa for the wonderful words she found.
Thank you, my dear.
To look at her wonderful stream, click HeRe
Look HeRe for more infos about the statue from Lucius Munatius Plancus.
Play it loud and………
The texture comes from les brumes.
Merci ma chère
on black. <----!!!!!!!
hey guyyyys!
im sosoooosososososo sorry im getting so behind and stuff.
our team gives us RIDICULOUS amounts of homework. this is our 8th day of school and i already have 3 tests coming up on friday/monday. wooooohoo. x(
i wont be on much anymore during the weekdays now, im really sorry. ill try to upload at least twice a week, but im trying my best!! i know i have like 8 tags to do.. but i just dont have time right now. DD: ahhh. eigth grade suckkks. i hate algebra. officially. :P
anyways.. i hope you guys are having an awesome week! and for those of you who are starting school soon- good luck, i wish you the best. (:
if you join ill love you forever:D
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"Non avrai altro Dio all'infuori di me" spesso mi hai fatto pensare.
Genti diverse venute dall'Est dicevano che in fondo era uguale:
Credevano ad un altro diverso da te, non mi hanno fatto del male,
credevano ad un altro diverso da te, non mi hanno fatto del male.
Non nominare il nome di Dio, non nominarlo invano.
Con un coltello piantato nel fianco gridai la mia pena ed il suo nome:
ma forse era stanco, forse troppo occupato, non ascoltò il mio dolore;
ma forse era stanco, forse troppo lontano, davvero lo nominai invano.
Onora il padre ed onora la madre, e onora anche il loro bastone:
bacia la mano che ruppe il tuo naso perche' le chiedevi un boccone.
Quando a mio padre si fermò il cuore, non ho provato dolore,
quando a mio padre si fermò il cuore, non ho provato dolore.
Ricorda di santificare le feste, facile per noi ladroni,
entrare nei templi che rigurgitan salmi di schiavi e dei loro padroni,
senza finire legati agli altari sgozzati come animali,
senza finire legati agli altari sgozzati come animali.
Il quinto dice "non devi rubare", e forse io l'ho rispettato
vuotando in silenzio le tasche già gonfie di quelli che avevan rubato:
ma io senza legge rubai in nome mio, quegli altri nel nome di Dio,
ma io senza legge rubai in nome mio, quegli altri nel nome di Dio.
Non commettere atti che non siano puri, cioè non disperdere il seme...
Feconda una donna ogni volta che l'ami così sarai uomo di fede,
poi la voglia svanisce ed il figlio rimane e tanti ne uccide la fame.
Io forse ho confuso il piacere e l'amore ma non ho creato dolore.
Il settimo dice "non ammazzare se del cielo vuoi essere degno":
guardatela oggi questa legge di Dio tre volte inchiodata nel legno.
Guardate la fine di quel Nazzareno, un ladro non muore di meno!
Guardate la fine di quel Nazzareno, un ladro non muore di meno!
Non dire falsa testimonianza ed aiutali ad uccidere un uomo...
Lo sanno a memoria il diritto Divino, ma scordano sempre il perdono.
Ho spergiurato su Dio e sul mio onore e no non ne provo dolore,
ho spergiurato su Dio e sul mio nome e no non ne provo dolore.
Non desiderare la roba degli altri, non desiderarne la sposa...
Ditelo a quelli, chiedetelo ai pochi che hanno una donna e qualcosa...
Nei letti degli altri già caldi d'amore non ho provato dolore.
L'invidia di ieri non è già finita, stasera v'invidio la vita.
Ma adesso che viene la sera ed il buio, mi toglie il dolore dagli occhi.
E scivola il sole al di là delle dune a violentare altre notti:
io nel vedere quest'uomo che muore, madre io provo dolore;
nella pietà che non cede al rancore, madre ho imparato l'amore.
(Fabrizio de Andrè, Il testamento di Tito)
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As I enjoyed my morning latté at the Café Augusta, a cute little almost four-year-old girl had a tea party (helped by the wait staff) with her Pooh Bear. I fortunately had my camera with me, and could not resist the charming photo op. I promised the mother I would not show her daughter on-line, but I'm sure your imagination will do just as well - just picture a bright-faced, smiling little girl with blond hair! Look at Winnie's smile. Pooh Bear is having a wonderful time.
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One of the things I love the most about photography is how as a photographer you are in total control to tell a story through the picture. The mood, setting, as well as the feelings the picture portrays are all completely within your control. How you compose and capture a particular scene can tell such a different story from one photograph to another.
This photograph and my previous post linked below are a great example of how by simply changing a few minor elements, I was able to drastically change not only the mood, but the emotion the scene conveys. Both photographs from this location were taken on the same morning. In fact, no more than five minutes separates the two shots. As well the photographs were taken from within ten feet of each other, and yet they convey such different scenes to the viewer.
The composition of my earlier post conveys a sense of order and symmetry. The smoothed out long exposure water adds a sense of calm to the scene. The B&W conversion further adds to the lack of drama and emphasizes a smoothness and flow from front to back. Overall the image conveys that sense of peace throughout.
In comparison the composition of this image conveys a sense of asymmetry and disorder. The motion of the water and waves exploding on the foreground pier adds a sense of danger and excitement. The raw power of the waves building in the ocean amplifies the drama of the scene. Lastly the warmer red and yellow colors on the horizon convey a sense of warmth and energy.
To me, this is the true heart of photography, the ability to capture and convey the emotion of a scene in a manner that it tells a unique story.
I always appreciate your critique on any of my images, as it helps me to improve.
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Tech Info:
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Canon 5D mark II
Canon 24-105L lens @24mm main shot, 105mm moon shot
.4 sec. (moon .3 sec) @ F8
ISO 50
Hitech .9 GND Soft
Main scene and moon RAW files processed in Lightroom 3
Moon exposure hand blended in PS. Neither the existence or location of the moon is fake.
TIFF file processed with Photoshop CS4
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Son et lumière (French, lit. "sound and light"), or a sound and light show is a form of nighttime entertainment that is usually presented in an outdoor venue of historic significance. Special lighting effects are projected onto the façade of a building or ruin and synchronized with recorded or live narration and music to dramatize the history of the place. The invention of the concept is credited to Paul Robert-Houdin, who was the curator of the Château de Chambord in France, which hosted the world's first son et lumière in 1952. Another was established in the early 1960s at the site of the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt.
This night time medium naturally lends itself to ecclesiastical buildings, stately homes and ruins, and has rapidly become very popular in France where about 50 annual productions take place, principally in the Loire Valley, at the Palace of Versailles and at Les Invalides in Paris.
Essentially the format involves no active participation by actors but a recorded narrative of the history of the building concerned by one or a cast of voices. To this is added music or sound effects as appropriate, all of which is synchronised to lighting effects which provide the visual dimension. Pyrotechnic effects are occasionally included to give added spectacle.
A relatively recent variation is that, rather than the music and narration coming through a concert-like sound system, they may use headsets, such as in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's "Lights of Liberty". This allows an audience to move through a historic district as the show proceeds.
No HDR for this image from a very hot , dramatic sunrise !!
Sunrise did not look promising as i got here , the funny thing about this shot was poor mollys reaction to me setting the timer running across the pebbles climb up on the rock and pose , eveytime i turned around she was at the base of the rock . SIT !!! anyone watching must have been crying with laughter !!! SIT !! STAY !!! SIT !!!
I very much doubt the images i took before this will ever get processed or seen !
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Here is the flickr set
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Aphantopus hyperantus (a-fan-TOH-puss hy-per-AN-tuss)
Wingspan
Male: 42 - 48mm
Female: 46 - 52mm
Checklist Number
59.009
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:SatyrinaeBoisduval, 1833
Tribe:ManioliniGrote, 1897
Genus:AphantopusWallengren, 1853
Subgenus:
Species:hyperantus(Linnaeus, 1758)
Introduction
This is a relatively-common butterfly that is unmistakable when seen at rest - the rings on the hindwings giving this butterfly its common name. The uppersides are a uniform chocolate brown that distinguish this butterfly from the closely-related Meadow Brown. Despite this uniformity, a newly-emerged adult is a surprisingly beautiful insect, the velvety wings providing a striking contrast with the delicate white fringes found on the wing edges. The dark colouring also allows this butterfly to quickly warm up - this butterfly being one of the few that flies on overcast days.
Variation in this butterfly is primarily focused on the rings on the hindwings, the lanceolata aberration being particularly striking, where the rings are elongated to form teardrops. Other aberrations occur where the rings are greatly reduced or completely absent. Huggins (1959) also describes a form in Kerry, Ireland, that is of normal size until 600 feet, when it starts to be replaced by a dwarf form that, at 1,000 feet, takes over completely.
This butterfly can be found throughout most of the British Isles, south of a line between the South Ebudes in the west and Banffshire in the east. It is also absent from the western parts of northern England, north-west of the Midlands, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. This butterfly forms discrete colonies where numbers vary from a few dozen to several thousand.
Aphantopus hyperantus
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758)
Conservation Status
This is one of the few species that is doing well, with evidence of increases in both distribution and population. It is not, therefore, a priority species for conservation efforts.
Habitat
A variety of habitats is used, although sites characterised as being sheltered and damp are preferred, such as woodland clearings, woodland edges and rides, meadows, hedgerows, road verges and country lanes, where the full heat from the summer sun can be avoided and where the foodplant is lush. The butterfly is not typically found in open areas, such as grassland or heathland.
Life Cycle
There is one generation each year, with adults emerging in the second half of June, peaking in mid-July, with a few individuals continuing into August. The flight period is relatively-short when compared with its close relatives.
Imago
Male and female are almost identical in appearance, although it is just possible to make out the feintest of sex brands on the forewings of the male, which contains special scent scales used in courtship. Males adopt an exclusive strategy of patrolling for mates and are often seen in ones and twos fluttering among the grasses that typify their habitat.
A mated female lays her eggs in a somewhat-chaotic fashion, typically perched on a grass stem and ejecting a single egg at random, often into the air, causing it to land in the vegetation. Both sexes take nectar from a variety of sources, Bramble and Thistle being particular favourites.
Adults feed primarily on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.).
Ovum
Eggs are a pale yellow when first laid, but soon turn a pale brown. The stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.
Larva
The larva is nocturnal and hides by day at the base of a grass tussock, emerging at night to feed on the tenderest parts of the foodplant. The larva hibernates while in the 3rd instar, but will feed on particularly warm evenings during the winter. Regular feeding resumes in the spring when the larvae can be found by torchlight feeding on grass stems, although they will fall to the ground with the slightest disturbance. There are 4 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Common Couch (Elytrigia repens), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Meadow-grasses (various) (Poa spp.) and Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa).
Pupa
The pupa is formed in a flimsy cocoon, comprising just a few strands of silk, at the base of a grass tussock. This stage lasts around 2 weeks.
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One of the rollerbladers last night in the Grand Palais, doing a grind on a metallic railing . No special effects here, this is straight out of the camera :-)
If you look closely (easier with large size), you can see the 2 dark silhouettes of the skater still jumping onto the rail a moment before, and sliding a moment after. I'm not sure what caused this, might be a combination of my own flash and someone's else on the other side I think ?
Part of RUE at the Grand Palais
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FAHRZEUGGESCHICHTE
__.__.1975 Auslieferung an DR - Deutsche Reichsbahn "132 242-9"
30.08.1975 Abnahme
01.01.1992 Umzeichnung in "232 242-8"
01.01.1994 => DB AG - Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Traktion "232 242-8"
__.__.199x Umbau durch Werk Cottbus [bis __.05.1994]
25.05.1994 Umzeichnung in "234 242-6"
01.01.1998 => DB AG - Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Nahverkehr "234 242-6"
01.07.1999 => DB Regio AG "234 242-6"
__.04.2003 an DB Cargo AG "234 242-6"
__.__.2009 an DB Fernverkehr AG "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-DB]
08.01.2015 z-Stellung
04.02.2014 Überführung von Berlin-Rummelsburg nach Hagen, Güterbahnhof
13.12.2016 Überführung von Hagen nach Sassnitz-Mukran (Rügen) [bis 14.12.2016]
29.03.2018 an SEL - Martin Schlünß Eisenbahnlogistik, Wankendorf "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SEL]
__.05.2019 Vermietung an EGP - Eisenbahngesellschaft Potsdam mbH, Potsdam "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-EGP] [bis __.05.2019]
17.05.2019 Vermietung an SRS - Salzland Rail Service GmbH, Schönebeck (Elbe) "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SRS] [bis 17.03.2020]
__.__.2020 Vermietung an DB Fahrwegdienste GmbH, Berlin "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SEL] [bis __.__.2022]
01.09.2022 Vermietung an SRS - Salzland Rail Service GmbH, Bernburg (Saale) "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SEL] [bis __.__.202x]
__.07.2023 Vermietung an SKL Schienen Komplex Logistik Magdeburg GmbH & Co. KG, Magdeburg "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SEL]
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Now you’re looking for me
Or anyone like me
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Found this guy so loaded down with pollen and sweetness that he could hardly fly!! His posture and delight make me laugh. Always a surprise with Mother Nature. Another photo from my NC mountain vacation, although I'm back in Florida. I think the flowers are lupine-- but any help with ID is welcome, and as always, I so appreciate critical feedback and help so that I can improve and become better at photography.
As taken, 6/7/09, Uploaded 6/25/09 #5036
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