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El Benicadell és el pic més alt (1.104m) de la serra del mateix nom. Es tracta d'una autèntica paret muntanyosa que separa les comarques valencianes de la Vall d'Albaida i del Comtat. Amb una direcció bètica (concretament del Prebètic extern) de nordest a sudoest, el característic pic de Benicadell té forma de cresteria rocallosa de litologia calcària que li dona una singularitat al paisatge.
La serra del Benicadell fou declarat Paisatge Protegit pel Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana en dues fases. En un primer lloc la solana o cara sud i més recentment l'ombria o cara nord.
L'interés d'aquest paratge rau en el paisatge d'erosió càrstica produïda pels agents atmosfèrics, originant nombroses coves, avencs, fondalades i enderrossalls. Però és de destacar la formació d'una llacuna endorraica al terme de Gaianes, coneguda com Albufera de Gaianes. La Ombria és molt més humit que no pas la Solana, amb una vegetació més exuberant, i destaca per la presència de brolladors i fonts.
La presència humana es considera com a factor clau en l'estructura del paisatge. Així cal mencionar els importants jaciments arqueològics que es troben a les diferents coves del paratge (Coveta del Mig, el Sercat, Cova del Moro o Cova del Mig), les diferents torres i castells de l'Edat Mitjana (Castell de Carbonera, Castell de Penya Cadiella o el Castell de Carrícola) o les magnífiques neveres d'elevat valor etnològic (nevera de Benicadell, de Dalt, de Baix, de la Lloma Solaneta, de Xamarra i del Corral de Diego).
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La sierra de Benicadell se extiende a lo largo de unos veinticinco kilómetros en dirección nordeste- sudoeste, separando las comarcas de la Vall d’Albaida (perteneciente a la provincia de València), por el norte, y del Comtat (correspondiente a la provincia de Alacant), por el sur. Su núcleo principal está adscrito a los términos municipales de Atzeneta d’Albaida, Beniatjar, Carrícola, Albaida y Salem, en lo que afecta a la provincia de València, y a Muro de Alcoy, Gaianes, Beniarrés y l’Orxa, en lo relativo a la provincia de Alicante. Por el este, la sierra de Benicadell finaliza en los barrancos por los que discurre el río Serpis que, procedente de la Sierra Mariola, de las tierras alcoianas, del embalse de Beniarrés y de l’Orxa, se dirige por el imponente “Estret de l’Infern” hacia Villalonga y Gandia, en donde desemboca en el Mediterráneo. Por el oeste, la sierra de Benicadell concluye en el Port d’Albaida (620 metros de altitud), por donde pasa desde hace muchos siglos la principal vía de comunicación entre València y Alacant por el interior, o lo que es lo mismo, por Xàtiva, Albaida, Muro de Alcoi, Cocentaina y Alcoi. La sierra de Agullent (que comienza en el antedicho puerto de Albaida) es una prolongación natural de la sierra de Benicadell, y se extiende unos doce kilómetros hacia el oeste, delimitando también las provincias de Alacant (Muro de Alcoi y Agres) y de València (Albaida, Agullent, Bocairent y Ontinyent), finalizando en el “Pou Clar”, en Ontinyent.
2012 - Architectural Étude #1 - Berlin, on Black
Dear Flickr friends,
After your really warm welcome on my 2012 tree images, I am uploading two Architectural images.
For those who have seen this on G+, I fine tuned the processing, it looks definitely better now.
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They were shot during the splendid Photowalk we had in Berlin last May.
Two fantastic days with special people and some incredible moments I will never forget.
Anyway, I will be leaving in three days, don't know if I will be able to upload something on Monday, so I wish you now the best possible holidays ever.
Wish me some special light!
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II ir, EF 17-40@32, f/6.3, 343 s, ISO 100
- Mirror Lockup, Remote Shutter
- Lee Big Stopper (10 stops ND filter) + ND Pro Glass 0.9 (3 stops ND filter)
- Tripod
The shot
Berlin
The Processing
Photoshop:
- Added many soft light layers to adjust the light;
- Added some custom gradients to equalize the light;
- Added a few curves to improve contrasts;
- Applied Noise Reduction
- Resized for the Web (1200px);
- Applied an Unsharp Mask to slightly improve contrast;
- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (On luminosity 'blending mode', with the sky masked off);
- Framing and Signature.
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@ You all
Comments and faves are always welcome!
Hope you're doing great! I will try to get back to your latest works on the next days
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Update
Explore #9 (FWIW) that's what you get with the old cliches! ;-)
Btw, I delete comments with *huge* banners and reference to people's own pix. So now you know. Ta! :-)
About this shot
I was deffo in two minds about uploading (one of) the ultimate cliche shot(s) of Westminster Bridge and The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace (whatever) you know - hehe. *blush* But I walked past the London Eye and couldn't help myself looking back over my left shoulder... I had to take the shot anyway! It was a perfect job for my Nikon 50mm f/1.4 from that angle, and oh boy that piece of glass is *SO* sharp it scares me (see 100% crop below).
Hope you like it - at least the sharpness of it all - althought it's been done to death a thousand times. I'll come up with some more original shots soon enough! ... oh wait, I've got a couple of other cliches waiting down the line as well, hehe. I'll try and make it an interesting mixture then! ;-)
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Date: March 5, 2012 at 7.33pm CET
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Camera Nikon D700
Exposure 20 sec.
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 50 mm (Nikon 50mm f/1.4)
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1/3 EV
Single RAW shot, tweaked in Photoshop CS5. Wait, before I forget, for the (at 20 seconds wa-hay over exposed) Big Ben clock I took another short exposure shot and glued it into this shot, to be perfectly honest. :-)
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Dans ses premiers jours d'existence, la chenille du Machaon s'observe aisément parmi les tiges de carotte ou de fenouil comme ici grâce à sa couleur noire et rouge qui tranche avec le vert de son environnement. Mais la tâche blanche sur son dos lui donne l'aspect d'une fiente. Parade ingénieuse vis-à-vis des éventuels prédateurs que sont les oiseaux, car aux yeux de ceux-ci, elle devient alors sans intérêt.
in english :In its early days of the swallowtail caterpillar occurs easily among the stalks of carrot or fennel as here with his black and red contrasting with the green environment. But the white spot on his back gives him the appearance of droppings. Parade ingenious vis-à-vis potential predators such as birds, because the eyes of these, it becomes irrelevant.
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Active Assignment of the Week September 28 – October 5: Paper
For this assignment take photos of paper or things made of paper. There are many items made of paper so let your imagination run. Items could range from a creative display of a single sheet of paper to a great shot of complex origami.
Restriction: No scrapbook pages.
Dare: Go minimalistic or abstract
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See comment below for the steps I followed to get this image. The light in the room was on the low side, so I used the on-board camera flash to avoid blur and keep the page edges crisp and sharp.
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ILCE-7RM2 + FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS @ 16 mm - 1/60 sec at f/8.0, ISO 160
Aperture priority mode @ -3/10 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
My first full morning in the Sawtooths brought a quiet sunrise and still waters. The night before I had hiked until dusk and decided to scramble down off the trail and look for a couple decent sized trees to hang my hammock from.
Fortunately, tree line was another 1,000 feet above me, so I had plenty to choose from, and found a nice copse before it got too dark.
I remember it being colder than I had expected, and the rest of the nights that trip, I would boil a bit of water and jam it down by my feet to stay warm.
Just an hour or two after I took this photo, I crested the ridge above Edith Lake, another 1,500 feet above me. Little did I expect this to be one of the most moving moments of my entire life, seeing the entire Sawtooths open up before me after cresting this final rise. I was so shocked that I broke down crying. It was as if like some burden had been lifted from me that I did not know was there. I can feel it, even now.
I often come back to that moment in my mind's eye, and it continues to be a source of strength and peace for me to this day.
43°58'52.85" N 114°55'50.939" W, 7724.7 ft
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
Stanley, Idaho, United States
Taken on 08.16.2017, uploaded on 05.18.2019.
©2017 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
1/60 sec at f/8.0, 16 mm,
FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS, ILCE-7RM2, ISO 160,
no flash, "Aperture priority mode", 2017,
August, "August 16 2017",
"Self Rating: 4 stars", 43°58'52.85" N 114°55'50.939" W, Stanley, Idaho, United States, "Stanley, Idaho, United States", "Subject distance: Unknown"
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Vintage lady my own...
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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/10
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What is pretty is beautiful in a delicate or graceful way.
So many beauties in this appealing world
The true beauty lies in the beholder's eyes
There is beauty in the child's innocence and in mother's love
There is beauty in a friend's affection and in a tender heart
There is beauty in a pretty smile and caring eyes
There is beauty in the morning sun and a rainy day
There is beauty in the flaky slow and a pleasant spring
There is beauty in the milky moon and the graceful rivers
There is beauty in a hard earned victory and a hopeful soul
There is beauty in me and beauty in you
So many beauties in this spectacular world and its dazzling life
And the true beauty lies in the beholder's eyes
-Kavitha Krishnamurthy
Taken at the Boardwalk in Myrtel Beach, South Carolina summer of July 2007.
Same place, but a different perspective with Multiplicity #1.
Sembawang Wharves, Yishun, Singapore. Another great place found by my flickr friend Rajesh (rags1969). We somehow managed to get into that place without being checked at the security gates (two of them)!
Technical note: 5 exposures tone mapped HDR with Photomatix, then post-processed with CS2. Please check the whole HDR set.
End of the demonstration, reaching the Place de la Nation.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Régimes Spéciaux (Recommended as a slideshow)
Every trip has its highlight in Lisbon it was visiting the monastery of Jeronimos in the suburb of Belem. I have never seen such delicate stonework both the church and its cloisters are quite remarkable. Took the shot hand held no tripod
A bit from the guidebook
The monastery is one of the most prominent monuments of the Manueline-style architecture (Portuguese late-Gothic) in Lisbon, classified in 1983 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém. The construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501 (and were completed 100 years later). King Manuel originally funded the project with money obtained from the Vintena da Pimenta, a 5% tax on commerce from Africa and the Orient, equivalent to 70 kilograms (150 lb) of gold per year, with the exception of pepper, cinnamon and cloves (which went directly to the Crown. With the influx of riches, the architects were not limited to small plans, and resources already prescribed for the Monastery of Batalha were redirected to the project in Belém.
Manuel I selected the religious order of Hieronymite monks to occupy the monastery, whose role it was to pray for the King's eternal soul and to provide spiritual assistance to navigators and sailors who departed from the beach of Restelo to discover the world.
The monastery was designed in a style that later became known as Manueline: a richly ornate architectural design that includes complex sculptural themes incorporating maritime elements and objects discovered during naval expeditions, carved in limestone. Diogo de Boitaca,[ the architect, pioneered this style in the Monastery of Jesus in Setúbal. On this project Boitaca was responsible for the plans and contracting work on the monastery, the sacristy, and the refectory. He used calcário de lioz, a local gold-coloured limestone, that was quarried from Ajuda, the valley of Alcántara, Laveiras, Rio Seco and Tercena, for its construction. Boitaca was succeeded by the Spaniard Juan de Castilho, who took charge of construction around 1517. Castilho gradually moved from the Manueline to the Spanish Plateresque style, an ornamentation that included lavish decorations that recall silverware (Spanish: plata). The construction came to a halt when the King Manuel I died in 1521.
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Often my daily photos are pretty random, but sometimes I begin the day with an idea for a specific photograph. Last January 9 was one of those days.
I set out with a couple ideas, actually, for pics along Tupper Lake Road. One notion was to photograph the telephone poles that line both sides of that road; another was to capture a snowy image of a shed that I'd photographed a couple times before.
As expected, I easily got the photo of the parallel phone lines. But the lot with the shed had changed--they'd added a small log cabin. And, very much to my surprise, the cabin's yard features a sculpture of what seems to be a disintegrating motorcycle. The change was certainly worth a photograph. So I took it.
Then I went home and posted a landscape photo, also taken from Tupper Lake Road.
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This photograph is an outtake from my 2024 photo-a-day project, 366 in 2024.
Number of project photos taken: 11
Title of folder: Tupper Lake Road
Other photos taken on 1/9/2024: I took ten pix of our indoor kitties, mostly of them watching the snow through the living room window.
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Novelda (Alacant).
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El Santuari de Santa Maria Magdalena.
Aquest edifici religiós va estar construït a partir d'un projecte que va traçar l'enginyer novelder Josep Sala Sala que impregnant així el seu projecte de l'estil modernista català. Aquest santuari recorda al Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família. La seua construcció, començada en 1918, va necessitar de tres fases, per donar per acabada l'obra en 1946. A la façana principal destaquen dues torres laterals de 25 m. d'alçada culminades per una creu pètria que també es troba en la cúpula i sobre els arcs superiors de la façana. Té forma de pitxer, simbolitzant el pitxer que la Santa portà de bàlsam a Jesús. Esta forma original és també única en el món. Els motius decoratius deuen tenir antecedents en els estils medievals, barrocs i en la pròpia naturalesa. Influències aquestes que van dur l'autor a combinar cudols del riu Vinalopó, taulells policromats, rajoles rogenques, maçoneria, etc..., es troba Santa Maria Magdalena, patrona de Novelda, i al darrere de l'altar podem admirar un bell quatre atribuït a Gaston Castelló.
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El Santuario de Santa María Magdalena es un edificio religioso que se encuentra en Novelda (Alacant) y fue construido a partir de un proyecto trazado por el ingeniero noveldense José Sala Sala, que realizó sus estudios en Cataluña. La edificación es de estilo modernista catalán, y guarda un enorme parecido con el Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia de Antonio Gaudí. Tiene forma de jarro, simbolizando el jarro que la Santa llevó de bálsamo a Jesús. Esta forma original es también única en el mundo.
Su construcción, comenzada en 1918, necesitó de tres fases (una de ellas de paralización), para dar por terminada la obra en 1946. Para la financiación de las obras se emplearon diferentes recursos, como las galas líricas de zarzuela en donde intervino el barítono noveldense Eduardo Mateo-Quirant y su mujer, la tiple Josefina Landete (padres ambos de Paloma Mairant), entre otros.
En la fachada principal destacan dos torres laterales de 25 m. de altura culminadas por una cruz pétrea, que también se halla en la cúpula y sobre los arcos superiores de la fachada. Los motivos decorativos tienen antecedentes en los estilos medievales, barrocos y en la propia naturaleza. Estas influencias llevaron al autor a combinar guijarros del río Vinalopó, azulejos policromados, ladrillos rojizos, mampostería, etc., que se reflejan por todo el exterior del edificio.
El interior del santuario está compuesto por una nave central rectangular con dos espacios laterales adosados; al fondo, en el ábside, se encuentra el camarín de Santa María Magdalena, patrona de Novelda, y detrás del altar se puede admirar un hermoso cuadro atribuido a Gastón Castelló. Para el año 2010 está prevista la incorporación de un órgano construído enteramente en marmol, obra del innovador organero Iván Larrea, que se convertirá en el único en el mundo con estas características.
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Barcelona - Catalunya
Gothic sandcastle On Black and large
♫ Theme - gothic-santuary - Nightwish
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Pls don't post here any group invite, glitter text or stuff like that.
El Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia (en catalán Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família), conocido simplemente como la Sagrada Familia (Sagrada Família), es un gran templo católico de Barcelona (España), diseñado por el arquitecto español Antoni Gaudí. Iniciado en 1882, todavía está en construcción (enero de 2010). Es la obra maestra de Gaudí, y el máximo exponente de la arquitectura modernista catalana.
La construcción comenzó en estilo neogótico, pero, al asumir el proyecto Gaudí en 1883, fue completamente replanteado. Según su proceder habitual, a partir de bocetos generales del edificio improvisó la construcción a medida que avanzaba. Se hizo cargo con sólo 31 años, dedicándole el resto de su vida, los últimos quince en exclusiva.
Una de sus ideas más innovadoras fue el diseño de las elevadas torres cónicas circulares que sobresalen apuntadas sobre los portales, estrechándose con la altura. Las proyectó con una torsión parabólica dando una tendencia ascendente a toda la fachada, favorecida por multitud de ventanas que perforan la torre siguiendo formas espirales.[1]
El templo, cuando esté terminado, dispondrá de 18 torres: cuatro en cada una de las tres entradas-portales y, a modo de cúpulas, se dispondrá un sistema de seis torres, con la torre cimborio central, dedicada a Jesús, de 170 metros de altura, otras cuatro alrededor de ésta, dedicadas a los evangelistas, y un segundo cimborio dedicado a la Virgen. El interior estará formado por innovadoras columnas arborescentes inclinadas y bóvedas basadas en hiperboloides y paraboloides buscando la forma óptima de la catenaria.
En 1926 murió Gaudí; sólo se había construido una torre. Del proyecto del edificio sólo se conservaban planos y un modelo en yeso que resultó muy dañado durante la Guerra Civil española.[2] Desde entonces han proseguido las obras: actualmente están terminados los portales del Nacimiento y de la Pasión, y se ha iniciado el de la Gloria, y están en ejecución las bóvedas interiores. La obra que realizó Gaudí, es decir, la fachada del Nacimiento y la cripta, ha sido incluida por la Unesco en el año 2005 en el Sitio del Patrimonio mundial «Obras de Antoni Gaudí».
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4/23/10 - I've been super lost lately...there is so much going on in my head at any given moment, and it is leaving me somewhat insane. I felt like I should express it in a photo. Let me know what you think!
*update* 4/24/10 - not sure what everyone's religion is nor does it matter, but I did a whole lot of praying last night......woke up today totally refreshed and feeling like a champ....I guess I'll have to make a happy picture now haha.
thanks to my friend and fellow flickrite Shuck for pressing the shutter on this one.
5d w/ 50 1.8
strobist:
- vivitar 285hv 1/4 through brollie high cam left
- vivitar 285hv 1/2 bounced off brollie high cam right aimed at my shoulder and wall
*fired w/ cactus v2s
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These pink stockings are up for auction for charity through StockingsHQ. They are Eleganti Bubblegum Pink Cuban heel seams... and were only worn for these pics.
♪♫Dance of the Knights♫♪, de Sergei Prokofiev, incluido en el ballet "Romeo y Julieta".
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Nombre común: lechuguilla.
Otra de las identificaciones de la que no soy responsable: si no fuera por la ayuda de los usuarios de Infojardin, aún estaría sin saber qué es lo que se ve en la fotografía.
Su porte, si tiene posibilidades para crecer, es muy llamativo: las hojas se quedan tiesas, como si estuviesen almidonadas. Los nervios están muy marcados y en el central, por el envés, está cubierto por unos pelillos. Sus flores son liguadas -los pétados tienen forma de lengua-, de color amarillo. Cuando hice la foto no había ni tan siquiera dado señales de vida. A ver si me paso uno de estos días y les pongo cara, :-)
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FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA
La Fuchsia magellanica (o F. macrostemma) è originaria dell'Amercia centrale e meridionale ed è tra le diverse specie sicuramente la più rustica. Può arrivare a 4 m di altezza e 2 m di larghezza.
Presenta foglie ovali, verticillate (tre per nodo) ed opposte e fiori penduli con il calice di colore cremisi e la corolla di colore rosso dalla quale fuoriescono lunghi stami. Dall'estate e fino all'autunno (luglio-ottobre) produce i fiori riuniti in gruppi di 3-4 all'ascella delle foglie lunghi 3-4 cm.
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Location
This image was taken at Opemican , one of my favorite places to visit that is close by. For more details about Opemican, see this photo. This image was taken with my buddy Martin who should post his version soon.
Technical
This is my second attempt at star trails. This image is a 31 minute exposure while the light painting of the house as done on another exposure which was blended. So what do you do for 31 minutes in the dark while this exposure is being recorded? Easy - Since this Ghost town is on the lakefront of Lake Temiscaming, you head out to sit on the dock to gaze at the stars and mostly think about the fact that this place is Haunted! (Oh yeah I forgot. A cold Canadian Beer helps quench your thirst while you wait.)
Strobist
The house interior was exposed with several flashes of an SB-25 at full power. I used DIY gels. They are actually cutouts from colour binders purchased at the Dollar Store. The house was then illuminated with a 12V Spot Light pointed into a silver umbrella. The house needed to be painted with light in order to expose it all. I couldn't expose the far end as I would have been seen by the camera.
The Haunted House – READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
This house has a history of haunted stories. I have been told some stories of this ‘resident ghost’ by the son of the caretaker who managed this establishment many years ago when it was in operation. And when this similar image was taken a year ago, something mysterious happened that makes me believe that there may be some truth behind these stories. And that said, whether you believe in these stories or not, I can tell you that when you enter this house at night in total darkness in order to flash the rooms with gels, you start to think about what you may encounter. And like always I tend to not close my eyes fast enough when firing the flash which ends up worsening my ability to see. So as I walk around the house, blinded by flashes, I must use my hands and feel around, looking for walls and doorways to get from room to room. And as I navigate throught the house, I always dread the thought of touching something.....that may be warm, that may move or even grab me……
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This is a fairly often photographed house on the outskirts of Chipping Campden, in the Cotswolds. The boxwood hedges seem to be over 100 years old. It looks like the owners had just finished pouring several hundred thousand Pounds on its restoration when we walked past it in July.
We took a few quick pictures under poor lighting conditions when we were in this quintessential Cotswolds town for an hour or so in July. They do not begin to do justice to this beautiful place but I'm putting them up as a brief introduction to the charms of the place. For a better representation of Chipping Campden, see other sites on Flickr such as:
www.flickr.com/photos/flash-of-light/sets/72157600036658448/
www.flickr.com/photos/flash-of-light/sets/72157605466095900/
El careto de Rafelot
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KDD València grup Amics de la Càmera 18-04-2010
CAT:
CARETOS és una sèrie de retrats tipus caricatura, que espere no ofenguin a ningú, ja que la seva finalitat és riure tots una mica, que falta ens fa.
Tots els que apareixen en la Sèrie CARETOS, són aficionats o professionals de la fotografia i estan en Flickr.
ESP:
CARETOS es una serie de retratos tipo caricatura, que espero no ofenda a nadie, ya que su finalidad es reirnos todos un poco, que falta nos hace.
Todos los que aparecen en la Serie CARETOS, son aficionados ó profesionales de la fotografía y están en Flickr.
Best Viewed Large: View On White
Yepeee....I won in the coveted Sinulog photo contest! I never expected it considering I'm a newbie against so many good photographers around (600+) and over 7,000 entries! My year is up for a good start...I'm super elated!
Over a hundred ships and boats joined this year annual fluvial parade in honor the the Sto. Nino (Child Jesus). Its was my second time to witness such event the first time when I was just 5 years old. This time I had my camera in tow together with hundreds of photographers. I was a spectacle to see as well as enjoyable as I've met many fellow photographers from all over the world.
The fluvial procession is a reenactment of the coming of Magellan to the old Cebu Village, in particular his landing at the old beach which is now the heart of the city. Over 440 years ago, the Spaniards led by Magellan landed in the Cebu village of Rajah Humabon on April17, 1521. On the shore he planted he planted a cross which is said to be extant up to his time. Today, the city’s busiest street thoroughfare, Magallanes, is found where the cross is still preserved and now venerated as a relic. This historical chapter, Magellan’s coming, is reenacted as the advent of the new faith (www.sinulog.ph).
@ Sinulog Fluvial Parade, Mandaue-Mactan Bridge, Mandaue City, The Philippines
lotus flower / white / green / leaf / - , ハスの花, 莲花, گل لوتوس, Fleur de Lotus, Lotosblume, कुंद, 연꽃,
Please view this white lotus flower and the leaf image on black BackGround- thanks
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Lotus flower video (on white) + music by Ahmad Farzad
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl4TKsmj_Ks&feature=channel
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White Lotus Flower / green / leaf / white / flower / background /
The lotus flower appeared in legends originating from ancient Egypt. It played an important part in ancient Egyptian religion. The pure white lotus flower, the only plant to fruit and flower simultaneously, emerges from the depths of the muddy swamp. Growing from the mud at the bottom of ponds and streams, the exquisite Lotus flower rises above the water and is usually white or pink with 15 or more oval, spreading petals, and a peculiar, flat seedcase at its center.
Sesen A Lotus Flower. This is a symbol of the sun, of creation and rebirth. Because at night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. According to one creation myth it was a giant lotus which first rose out of the watery chaos at the beginning of time. From this giant lotus the sun itself rose on the first day. A symbol of Upper Egypt .The lotus flower played a prominent role in the version of the creation story that originated in Heliopolis. Before the universe came into being, there was an infinite ocean of inert water which constituted the primeval being named Nun. Out of Nun emerged a lotus flower, together with a single mound of dry land. The lotus blossoms opened, and out stepped the self-created sun god, Atum, as a child. A slightly different version of the creation story originated in Hermopolis. In that version, the sun god who formed himself from the chaos of Nun emerged from the lotus petals as Ra. The lotus is a flower which opens and closes each day. His history went on to say that the petals of the lotus blossom enfolded him when he returned to it each night.
The lotus flower has been featured extensively throughout the art of ancient Egypt. In various works of art, you may see it held in the hand of a god or human, serving as a border to outline a section of the artwork, unfolding to reveal various gods or humans, and many other depictions. The ancient Egyptians from the 4th dynasty greatly valued the sacred lotus, in religious ceremonies and funerals. The ancient Egyptians developed the art of counting to a high degree, but their system of numeration was very crude. For example, the number 1,000 was symbolized by a picture of a lotus flower, and the number 2,000 was symbolized by a picture of two lotus flowers growing out of a bush.
Link to other images by Bahman Farzad with green / GREEN / on flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/21644167@N04/3031353198/
www.flickr.com/photos/21644167@N04/2336853336/
www.flickr.com/photos/21644167@N04/2105078536/
www.flickr.com/photos/21644167@N04/2539132736/
www.flickr.com/photos/21644167@N04/2873153858/
www.flickr.com/photos/21644167@N04/2838699666/
www.flickr.com/photos/21644167@N04/4817452232/
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Link to Bahman Farzad's images with a touch of green:
Link to a whie flower with a green patch
Link to a whie lotus flower with a green leaf on a white background
Link to a pink fractalius lotus flower with a green background
Link to a white lotus flower with a green background reflections
Link to a fractalius red lotus flower with a green background leaf
HBM!
Took this picture this morning, went to work all day, and finally got the chance to edit it and get it up!
This time of the year always brings me back to the days when I practiced for hours and performed in the Nutcracker. It was hard work, but a lot of fun! It's hard for me not to break out in dancing whenever I hear any of the music.
Having been in The Nutcracker for so many years, I have many nutcrackers. Some small, some large, some medium. As well as a nice collection of nutcracker ornaments.
I hope you all are doing well and have a most wonderful week before Christmas and a blessed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
my bench monday group (you should join!)
Oh The Places You'll Go! <New group! Check it out!
PLEASE KEEP PRAYING FOR MY FRIEND ANDREW! (He's doing so much better!! Thanks for all your prayers!)
As the astute amongst you will have noticed, the theme this week is "puppets." The even more astute will have guessed that as we're doing something stupid, it was my idea. Don't worry, next week it's Kim's turn, so we'll be doing something more arty and interesting.
My original concept started out as "Gottle of Geer" but turned into "When Puppets go bad..." when Kim suggested that it looked like he was stealing my beer. So I expanded it, with some trepidation, to a triptych. To round out the theme, there's a little outtake below of what happened later in the shoot when Joey got riled. I'm hoping it won't scar too badly.
I also have one other, non-puppet, shot to share from this shoot, the light was pretty good - maybe you'll see that soon.
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I've been kind of busy the last few days. This is my first post for a week. Someone said to me the other day "you don't know how much you value something until you don't have it." I have not missed watching the view count, but I have really missed the interaction and comments from my friends. I'm not out of the busy woods just yet, but I'll try and spend a bit of time with you all presently. This little enforced break has reminded me of how much my flickr friends mean to me. Thank you.
Let me know what you think, especially if I'm overdoing the triptychs.
My self-portrait project involves taking a picture each week that I post the following week on a Thursday. Feel free to critique - I welcome it. Thanks
Had to edit out my elastic in this one, it was distracting. I wear an elastic on my wrist like it's a bracelet. =P My hands and nails are all dirty in this. My cousin and I had to hike up and down this huge hill when I was taking her portraits. (Took this the same day) And I have left over nail polish that I never took off after my sister's wedding haha.
There are so many people that inspire me on flickr. I'm not going to make a list, because it would be never ending. But before I started taking pictures, I would always browse flickr and just look at photos and be completely awestruck by the amazing talent of so many photographers and I thought, "Wow, I want to be able to take pictures like that." And it was then that I decided I wanted to really get into photography.
So, this is for all you amazing flickr photographers that inspire the hell out of me. :)
Ayuda a protejerlos / Please, helps protect them:
www.greenpeace.org.ar/cyberacciones/index.php?cyberaccion...
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www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/climate-change...
gracias / thanks
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Dear friend, thanks for your visit, your feedback and your fave, really appreciated.
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Press L - Best view with Large black background.
I have already mentionned that I love ... cows, my favorite animal.
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One more click to see
More photos on Cows
My whole gallery on black background or My Xplor
Crédits : Thanks to Kerstin Frank art for her texture KF Texture Set VIII 10
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Where: Sweden, Östergötland, Bjärka säby. google maps
When: 20100621
How and why: Chased this sunset for quite a while as I was stuck deep in the forest and glimpsed the yellow glow through the trees, an hour later and I got down to the water, mounted the 50mm and added the 10 stop nd filter for a long exposure. The colours are genuine.
Editing: Minor adjustments.
Exposure: 300s
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
If you have not done so recently, you can click here to see more of my seedhead experiments:
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/peggyhr,seedhead
PS this is not a car roof reflection.
Here's wishing you a wonderful weekend and thanks for swinging by.
Thanks for the visit, comments, awards, invitations and favorites.
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KDD València grup Amics de la Càmera 18-04-2010
CAT:
El Palau del Marqués de Dosaigües és un dels edificis civils d'estil barroc i rococó més significatius de la ciutat de València i seu del Museu de Ceràmica.
La construcció de l'antic edifici del palau es deu a la família Rabassa de Perellós, qui des del 1496 ostentava la baronia de Dosaigües.
Aquest palau fou declarat monument historicoartístic el 1941 i adquirit el 1949 pel Ministeri d'Educació per a ubicar la important col·lecció de ceràmica donada a l'estat el 1947 per Manuel González Martí i la seua dona Amèlia Cunyat. Durant set anys la col·lecció va tindre la seua seu al domicili del fundador, però després de la rehabilitació del Palau de Dosaigües, duta a terme entre 1950 i 1954, s'hi instal·là definitivament el Museu Nacional de Ceràmica.
Entre 1969 i 1972 s'amplià en bastir-se una nova ala que en el seu exterior reproduïa fidelment l'estil de la façana del segle XIX. En els anys 1980 el museu necessitava millorar la seua infraestructura i instal·lacions i el 1990 es tancà per rehabilitar-ho. Després d'anys de romandre tancat, durant la dècada següent s'obrí novament.
ESP:
El palacio de los Marqueses de Dos Aguas sito en la calle Rinconada Federico García Sanchiz de la ciudad de València, es producto de una radical reforma llevada a cabo sobre la antigua casa solariega de los Rabassa de Perellós, titulares del marquesado de Dos Aguas, en la década de 1740 en un acusado estilo rococó.
De planta cuadrangular irregular, organizado en torno a un patio y con torres en las esquinas, sus fachadas se alzan con planta baja y dos alturas, y en un lateral se abre la puerta principal, realizada en alabastro por Ignacio Vergara sobre diseño de Hipólito Rovira. Presidida por la imagen de la Virgen, desde ella descienden dos caudales de agua en alusión al título de los marqueses, con dos atlantes a los lados que simbolizan dos ríos, todo con aspecto de desbordante voluptuosidad.
En esa época toda la fachada estaba decorada con frescos de Rovira, pero en 1867 el palacio sufrió una nueva remodelación, y en ella desaparecieron las pinturas, que estaban en mal estado por la humedad, siendo sustituidas por estucos en tonos grises y rosas imitando mármoles, y además se realizaron también los balcones de sabor francés, con barandillas ondulantes.
En su interior aún podemos observar hoy las carrozas del siglo XVIII y los salones decimonónicos con su decoración original, recientemente restaurada, mientras que la segunda planta acoge el Museo Nacional de Cerámica González Martí, con una importante colección de piezas desde la Antigüedad a los más modernos diseños.
Back in 2003 I traveled to Yellowstone National Park with one of my first
digital cameras, an Olympus C5050Z. I had recently read on the Internet
about a guy who had stitched together a 1 Giga-pixel image and since my
field of view was limited I thought I'd try my hand at it. Needless to say,
when I got home and tried using his technique my results were less than
stellar. A shame since the scenery was so stunning. While browsing the
old images and thinking man, I wish I had my Nikon D300 back then. Then I
remembered that I had been having considerable luck stitching with newer
versions of Photoshop. Piecing the images together wasn't easy as it is
with my Nikon images but with a lot of work it finally started to come together. Back when I took this I was still new to digital photography and shooting in Program Mode so needless to say, none of the images matched exposure or metering. A bit
more work in Photoshop and finally it started to look like an image. I
still wish I had the Nikon back in 2003 but it's equivalent (or
approximation of what was available at the time) would have cost more than
my car.
So here, hopefully for your enjoyment, is the finished result of the storm that blew in over Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park. This is actually the lower Yellowstone Falls. The upper falls are just around the bend and out of sight. The
lower falls drop in to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the name is
fitting. Bright yellow and orange rocks surround the falls and steep canyon
falls. It's not hard to understand why this became the world's first
National Park. The lower falls is a 308ft drop. The blue green river
water is a stark contrast against the yellow rocks. The roar of the falls
can be heard clearly from where the picture was taken. More than 63,000
gallons of water flow over the fall every second in the spring time. The
image was taken from the famous Painters Point which is a small outcropping
that extends into the canyon providing one of the most awesome sites you
will ever see. The only place that has perhaps moved me more than this
view is that of coming through the tunnel at Vista Point in Yosemite
National Park. The two parks are in stark contrast. Yellowstone is carved
by fire while Yosemite is carved by ice. Two places I would put at the top
of any nature lovers list of places to see in your lifetime.
I hope you enjoyed the image and if you read this, the story behind the
picture. Because technology continues to improve, I never throw out any
digital image. Storage is cheap. Loosing this image would have cost me
much more.
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
California Photographer