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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.
ESP:
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.
Die Möwe und mein Herz
Hin gen Norden zieht die Möwe,
Hin gen Norden zieht mein Herz;
Fliegen beide aus mitsammen,
Fliegen beide heimatwärts.
Ruhig, Herz! du bist zur Stelle;
Flogst gar rasch die weite Bahn -
Und die Möwe schwebt noch rudernd
Überm weiten Ozean.
Theodor Storm
Gift Of The Seagull
by Munda
A lonely seagull flies the winds
Majestic... soaring...gliding wings
A single screech sounds from the sky
Come fly with me... come here and fly
My spirit floats to be a part
I feel the beating of its heart
My soul, one with this bird of sea
Now knows the meaning to fly free
I feel the winds caress my soul
And soar the streams without a goal
My being trembles of delight
A treasure I received tonight
The seagull's flight of soaring high
The gift of what it means to fly
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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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♪♫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, :-)
A photo of myself walking up to Burg Eltz in Wierschem, Germany, Europe
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About this photo: I just returned from a trip to Europe as I was in Belgium for about 2 weeks to visit my mom who turned 80. My friend came with me as my hubby and daughter couldn’t join me this time. We flew into Amsterdam where we stayed for one night. After that we headed for Belgium and stayed with my mom. We did manage to visit some cities/towns in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
This photo was taken at Burg Eltz in Wierschem,Germany. It was one of the highlights of our trip. I wanted to visit this castle and saw photos of this place with people walking up to the castle before I went on my trip. I really wanted a photo like that for myself. So, when we found the castle and had it practically to ourselves, I managed to get in a few shots with my tripod and this was my favourite one of the bunch. I was just in awe when I saw this beautiful place! If you ever visit, go in the winter as there is hardly anyone there. The castle is closed for visitors though, it opens to the public from the spring until fall.
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony ILCA-77M2
*Focal Length: 16mm
*F-Number: F/8
*Exposure Time: 1/80 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-125
*Exposure Program: Manual (M)
Thank you for dropping by and I hope you like this photo!
Ann :-)
Some information about Burg Eltz (Eltz Castle): Burg Eltz is a beautiful Medieval castle in Germany that has remained unscathed by wars. This castle has been occupied the same family for 33 generations, more than 850 years. It still has many of the original furnishings from 8th centuries ago. Construction of this castle was between the 11th-13th century, with numerous additions made throughout the years. Restoration of the castle began somewhere in the 19th century and more restoration work took place in 2009-2012. So, today the castle is in pristine condition for all of us to enjoy!
The castle is only open from April until November for visits inside the castle itself, there is a restaurant, gift shop, guided tours and more. But you are free to visit the castle site any time of the year and can walk up right to the castle doors. From the parking lot there is 1.3km gradual trail that takes you to the castle or you can use the shorter but steeper shuttle bus route (paved road, and only road accessible for strollers).
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Honfleur is a commune in the Norman département of Calvados in France, 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 8 177 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.
Kampung Janda Baik, 28750 Bentong, Pahang
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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
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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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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
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
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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/
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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
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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.
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I took several pics at Barry Island last summer , the majority looking seaward. This was taken looking inland and is a photomerge between two images. I used a gradient tool with an overlay blend to create a neutral density filter effect for the sky but it was basically as it is.
Las casas están construídas con gran armonía entre la montaña y como es natural son calles estrechas y enpinadas. El término se extiende por el altiplano de Collsacabra, las sierras de Tavertet y los riscos de Aiats y Falgars. Si bien en la economía tradicional es la agricultura de secano (cereales, legumbres, forrajes, patatas y maíz) y la ganadería eran las principales actividades, en la actualidad, el turismo constituye la mayor fuente de ingresos. El desarrollo del fenómeno turístico ha conllevado la aparición de numerosos establecimientos comerciales y restaurantes que ofrecen al turista de verano o de fin de semana todos los servicios necesarios, como el Hostal Estrella que se encuentra en el centro de Rupit.
Una carretera local comunica el término con la C-153. En el núcleo urbano pueden admirarse edificios de los siglos XVI y XVII, de piedra, con ventanales de tipo gótico o gótico tardío y portales dovelados con antiguas inscripciones, la calle del Fossar es la más típica. El castillo de Rupit se alza sobre un espolón rocoso. La iglesia de Sant Miquel de Rupit, es de estilo barroconeoclásico. Palacio de la notaría de los Soler, con jardín colgante. Capilla de Santa Magdalena, del siglo XVII. La iglesia románica de Sant Joan de Fábregues, a 4 kilómetros de la población. Las masías son de notable interés (la Sala, el Colell, Mas Corriol). Pruit, cuenta con la iglesia románica de Sant Andreu (de los siglos XII - XIII). Iglesia románica de Sant Lloreno; Dosmunts, cerca del gran Mas de les Viles. Masías del Bac de Collsacabra, la Cassassa de Pruit y Comajoan
An early attempt using my new 10-24mm wide angle lens ! The building backs onto a dis-used railway line that became the UKs First Country Park ! It also houses a great bird hide, which I have mentioned previously on other bird photo 's !
Moving left to the photo ' takes you to West Kirby (just under 4 miles / 6 Kms) and to the right takes you to Hooton (just under 13 Kms / 8 miles) !
Great place for dragonflies during the summer months, as well as Coot, Moorhen, a variety of Finches, last but not least a great horde of the Common House Sparrow (currently under a long term study)
The pond has Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Sticklebacks and Minnows and a Great Spot for Frogs early spring !
i need to keep my life as simple as i could, especially these days when work and other personal matters have been taking up much of my time. i have not had the luxury of enjoying the amazing images you all have been posting lately. i also don't get to spend as much time writing meaningful comments on your posts - and that is what i regret the most. i don't want to continue to leave smiley faces and "wow" comments on your pictures. you deserve more than that from me.
i have decided to spring-clean my contacts list. i can see that some of you no longer feel a need (for lack of a better word) to visit my stream. and that is perfectly alright with me. some of you may not even care whether or not i comment on your posts, because you already get hundreds more on a regular basis. that, too, is perfectly alright with me. although i value reciprocity, i have never considered commenting as a quid pro quo. i don't visit your streams to get you to visit mine (although many times i have been made to feel by a few that i only deserve a comment after i've given one). i want to say though that i am very much aware how most of you have stood by me through good times and bad. you who have been there during my uninspired moments, and when i have been too busy to visit your streams. and can i ever overlook Imagoism Thursday? for all that i shall always be grateful.
unlike many of you though, i simply don't have the time to visit hundreds of contacts every single day, sometimes once or twice a day. but i do want to find more time for those who truly value my work and continue to appreciate my comments -- and i pretty much have an idea who you are, regardless of how often or how infrequently you visit my stream.
to those of you who have added me as a contact the last several weeks, i am sorry if i've been slow to respond. my initial assumption is that you are only bookmarking my stream, especially if you have not left any comment. if that assumption is wrong, please feel free to send me a Flickr mail.
i do hope you all will understand my need to keep things simple.
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. :)
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
Best View On Black
The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.). In Chinese the wall is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng" which means 10,000-Li Long Wall (10,000 Li = about 5,000 km).
After subjugating and uniting China from seven Warring States, the emperor connected and extended four old fortification walls along the north of China that originated about 700 B.C. (over 2500 years ago). Armies were stationed along the wall as a first line of defense against the invading nomadic Hsiung Nu tribes north of China (the Huns). Signal fires from the Wall provided early warning of an attack.
The Great Wall is one of the largest building construction projects ever completed. It stretches across the mountains of northern China, winding north and northwest of Beijing. It is constructed of masonry, rocks and packed-earth. It was over 5,000 km (=10,000 Li) long. Its thickness ranged from about 4.5 to 9 meters (15 to 30 feet) and was up to 7.5 meters (25 feet) tall.
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Great Wall was enlarged to 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) and renovated over a 200 year period, with watch-towers and cannons added.
The Great Wall can be seen from Earth orbit, but, contrary to legend, is not visible from the moon, according to astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Jim Irwin.
El monasterio de Sant Cugat es una antigua abadía benedictina situada en la localidad catalana de San Cugat del Vallés (España). El monasterio, construido en el siglo IX, destaca por su impresionante claustro. Fue el monasterio de mayor importancia de todo el condado de Barcelona. Los orígenes del monasterio se sitúan en el siglo IX cuando se decidió unir la iglesia que contenía los restos de San Cucufate o San Cucufato (Cugat en catalán) con una fortificación anexa. La pequeña iglesia, construida en el siglo V, era un pequeño recinto de planta cuadrada alrededor de la que se cree existía ya una comunidad de monjes. Sin embargo, no se tienen noticias documentadas de la existencia de esta comunidad hasta el año 878. En los inicios del siglo X la importancia del monasterio empieza a ser notable. Los abades de San Cugat tomaban parte en actos de relevancia y las posesiones de la comunidad se amplían llegando a tener tierras desde la zona del Penedés hasta la del Montseny. En el año 985, el ataque de las tropas sarracenas capitaneadas por Almanzor afectó al monasterio aunque no causó daños excesivamente graves. El abad que regía el monasterio en esa época, Odón, inició las obras de reconstrucción del cenobio. A finales del siglo XI, Berenguer Ramón II dispuso que el monasterio quedara sometido al de San Ponce de Tomieres, en la zona de la Provenza, lo que creó discrepancias entre los monjes de Sant Cugat. El abad de San Ponce se trasladó hasta el monasterio catalán y aquellos monjes que estaban en desacuerdo con su gestión fueron expulsados. Sin embargo, el obispo de Barcelona reclamó sus derechos sobre el monasterio que volvió a quedar sometido a la diócesis barcelonesa. Fue en ese periodo cuando más se ampliaron los dominios de San Cugat. Quedaron sujetos al mismo los monasterios de Santa Cecília, el de Sant Llorenç del Munt, Sant Pau del Camp, Sant Pere de Clará y el de Sant Salvador de Breda. A mediados del siglo XII se iniciaron las obras de construcción de un nuevo monasterio. Se amplió la iglesia existente en una obra que se prolongó en el tiempo, ya que su construcción no finalizó hasta el año 1337.
En el año 1350 se iniciaron las obras de fortificación del monasterio. El rey Pedro III amplió esta fortificación añadiendo algunas torres de guardia. Sin embargo, en este periodo se inició el declive de Sant Cugat. El abad Pere Busquets suprimió la elección directa del abad por parte de los monjes del monasterio. Los nuevos abades eran nombrados desde la diócesis y algunos de ellos ni siquiera visitaban el monasterio. Aunque se siguieron realizando algunas obras, San Cugat ya no tenía el poder de antaño. Durante la Guerra de Sucesión Española, el monasterio fue ocupado por las tropas del Archiduque Carlos, ocupación que causó graves desperfectos en el edificio. Se llevó a cabo una restauración que finalizó en 1789.
En 1835 los monjes abandonaron el monasterio; el abandono fue causado en parte por la ley de desamortización que obligaba a las órdenes religiosas a abandonar sus pertenencias, y en parte por el asalto de un grupo de habitantes de la zona. Sant Cugat quedó abandonado hasta 1851, año en el que la Comisión de Monumentos Históricos decidió restaurarlo.En 1931 fue declarado Monumento Histórico Artístico.
Tal vez lo más destacado de todo el conjunto del monasterio de San Cucufato es su impresionante claustro. Se trata de un claro ejemplo del arte románico catalán y fue construido en el siglo XII. En el siglo XVI se le añadió un segundo piso y se construyó también el atrio de entrada. Con una longitud de más de 30 metros, el claustro es obra del artista Arnau Gatell. Su planta es casi cuadrada y tiene arcos de medio punto, apoyados sobre pares de columnas. Cada una de estas columnas está decorada con capitel es finamente elaborados, con detalles variados que van desde la representación de animales a las escenas bíblicas. Se pueden contra 72 pares de capitales. Otro elemento destacado es la basílica, construida en este caso en estilo gótico. El edificio, de 52 metros de largo por 23 de ancho, consta de tres naves cubiertas con bóvedas sostenidas por columnas. Llama la atención el rosetón de 8,2 metros de diámetro, muy parecido al de la catedral de Barcelona y a la de Tarragona. La iglesia contiene un retablo gótico, conocido como el retablo de Todos los Santos, realizado en 1375 por el artista Pere Serra.
The monastery of Sant Cugat is a former Benedictine abbey located in the Catalan town of Sant Cugat del Valles (Spain). The monastery, built in the ninth century, noted for its impressive cloister. It was the most important monastery throughout the county of Barcelona. The origins of the monastery is located in the ninth century when he decided to join the church containing the remains of St. Cucufate or San Cucuphas (Cugat in Catalan) with a fortification attached. The small church built in the V century, was a small square enclosure around which people believe there was already a community of monks. However, there are reports documented the existence of this community until the year 878. In the early tenth century the importance of the monastery began to be noticeable. The abbots of San Cugat took part in important events and possessions of the community is coming to have land extending from the Penedes area to Montseny. In the year 985, the attack of the troops commanded by Mansur Saracens hit the monastery but did not damage too severe. The abbot, who ruled the monastery at that time, Odo began the reconstruction of the monastery. In the late XI, Berenguer Ramon II decreed that the monastery becomes subject to St Ponce de Tomieres, in the Provence area, creating discrepancies between the monks of Sant Cugat. The abbot of St. Ponce moved to the Catalan monastery and the monks who disagreed with his administration were expelled. However, the bishop of Barcelona claimed their rights over the monastery which was once again subjected to the diocese of Barcelona. It was during this period when most were extended domains San Cugat. Were liable to the same monastery of Santa Cecilia, the Sant Llorenç del Munt, Sant Pau del Camp, Sant Pere de Clará and Sant Salvador de Breda. A mid-twelfth century began construction of a new monastery. Existing church was expanded in a work that lasted over time, since its construction was not completed until 1337.
In the year 1350, work began defense of the monastery. King Pedro III extended this fortification by adding a few guard towers. However, in this period began the decline of Sant Cugat. The abbot Pere Busquets abolished the direct election of the abbot by the monks. The new abbots were appointed from the diocese and some of them even visited the monastery. Although it continued to make some plays, San Cugat longer had the power of old. During the War of Spanish Succession, the monastery was occupied by troops of the Archduke Charles, an occupation that caused serious damage to the building. It undertook a restoration that ended in 1789.
In 1835 the monks left the monastery, the abandonment was caused in part by the law that forced confiscation of religious orders to abandon their belongings, and in part by the assault of a group of locals. Sant Cugat was abandoned until 1851, when the Landmarks Commission decided restaurarlo.En 1931 was declared a Historic Artistic Monument.
Perhaps the highlight of the whole of the monastery of San Cucuphas is its impressive cloister. This is a clear example of Catalan Romanesque art and was built in the twelfth century. In the sixteenth century added a second floor and also built the entrance hall. With a length of over 30 meters, the cloister is work by the artist Arnau Gatell. Its plan is almost square and has round arches, supported on pairs of columns. Each of these columns is decorated with capitals is finely produced, with detail varied, ranging from animals to represent biblical scenes. You can expect 72 pairs of capital. Another feature is the basilica, built in Gothic style in this case. The building, 52 meters long by 23 wide, has three naves covered with vaults supported by columns. It is striking rosette of 8.2 meters in diameter, much like the cathedral of Barcelona and Tarragona. The church contains a Gothic altarpiece, known as the altar of All Saints, made in 1375 by artist Pere Serra.
A prayer to Benazir Bhutto was held on Jan. 3, 2008 in Liaqat Bagh park in Rawalpindi, where she was murdered a week before.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Pakistani Elections (Recommended as a slideshow)
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La fotografía la tome en el museo de "La infancia recordada", se encuentra en Defensa 219, en San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hay muchos juguetes expuestos donados por los vecinos y la verdad que es un túnel del tiempo hacia la nostalgia. El museo esta abierto de lunes a domingo de 11 a 19. Lunes y miércoles entrada gratuita, el resto de la semana los adultos pagan $1.
{El escrito en la imagen es una estrofa de la canción República Feliz - Joaquín Sabina}
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“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
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So I've been playing around with composites more. Its really amazing to be able to create a world right on your computer. I often have trouble justifying that it's photography, when it comes down to it, it's not. Because it was always something I loved to do, and so many people told me to go into graphics instead. Although I'm sure I could eventually use my own stock photos and it could be photography?
Stock credit:
The rest is my own.
(Original picture of me, here.)
Also, I really enjoy doing sort of an informal 365. I never really thought I could do one if I was actually in one, but flickr in general motivates me to create lots of work. More work, and more creative work, than what I do while in school. Which is sad.
Best Viewed On Black | My Photostream On Black | Desktop Background
Coming in from Fresno I rolled in to Yosemite a bit late in the day and was treated to this very much Rembrandt view of Yosemite Valley with the bright mid day sun was beaming down on Bridal Veil falls making it the spot light of the image. The lower half of El Capitan glowed a golden hue while the top remained dull gray due to the building afternoon clouds that are typical in the park in the spring time. It looked like some painting that Albert Bierstadt painted but it was in fact the real deal. The lighting was so
perfect and I rushed to get the camera set up and this was my first shot. As expected, it didn't last long and soon the brilliant white gleam of Bridal Veil Falls was dimmed by the sun. I have seen the park hundreds of times but each time I come through the tunnel from Highway 49 the view takes my breath away as I exit the tunnel. The parking lot was full with the exception of one parking slot and I quickly grabbed it. I couldn't have
asked for better lighting and this will undoubtedly be one of my personal top images on Flickr in the near future. Every so often you just get there are the right time and this was certainly one of them. At the time of this posting, this Yosemite Valley shot reigns as my Windows 7 desktop wallpaper.
For those of you that have not had the fortune to see Yosemite, let me take you on a small tour of all the features in this image. Yosemite Valley lies about dead center of the California Sierra Nevada Mountains. It was carved by several receding glaciers over several ice ages that covered most of North America and the flat valley floor later formed as Yosemite Lake filled with sediment. Today most of Yosemite Valley is forested but there are still several large meadows hidden deep in the valley.
This photograph was taken at the Tunnel View which is a few hundred feet below Inspiration Point where Yosemite Valley was fist viewed by the Mariposa Battalion. To the left you can see the single largest piece of exposed granite known as El Capitan. It is Yosemite Valley's single largest icon standing at just under 3000ft (910 meters). To the right, beautiful Bridal Veil Falls which is often lifted by strong winds as they enter Yosemite Valley and whip the falls in to a lacey mosaic of water and rock giving it the name Bridal Veil. In the far distance, you can see Half Dome and just to its left, Clouds Rest both suitably named. I was fortunate to get the cloud cover this time of year. The Icelandic volcano which has caused much havoc amongst European travelers has extended California's rainy season in to mid May and as a result, several storms have
recently blown though Yosemite. Just two days before this shot, a storm blew though and dumped several inches of snow on the upper elevations.
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For the technically inclined who want to know all the gory details:
Nikon D300
Nikkor 15-55mm
26mm (39mm equivalent)
Mode - Manual
f/2.8
1/1600s
ISO 200
ND Grad Filter
Circular Polarizer
Center Weighted Exposure
Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Tripod
RC Remote Release
Original Image Size 4288 x 2848
Posted Size 1920 x 1275
JPEG file used with only minor editing.
Processed in Photoshop CS5 (Trial Version)
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Granted the tripod and remote release was probably not required for this shot but I find it is always best to use a tripod. It also helps as I am often asked to take pictures for many of the tourist and wanting them to have a good California experience I always oblige their request and just continue to click off shots on with my remote as I take their shot and talk about the view. It is also a great place to meet fellow Flickr photographers.
Hope you find this one as enjoyable as I do and please feel free to use the Original Size as your Windows or Mac desktop background.
Prints of this shot are available upon request in most sizes. Please contact me for details.
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
A friend of mine, Ray is a tenor sax player who studied under Jackie McLean. He definitely sounds like Jackie at times, and melodious like Sonny Rollins. He now lives in Japan, playing in Tokyo and is beginning to really establish himself. He's played for the up and coming singer Tiffany ( www.tiffany-vocal.com ) on two Sony label albums (with Hank Jones, Omar Hakim, Terumasa Hino).
He is visiting home now and had a show Friday night...I had to skip work and see him play. He sounded great, playing some of his originals. I am really happy for him, and hope he continues to shine. My wife says, "Ray has an angel." I believe it.
Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir. Sudddenly, all people, coming and going, formed a perfect line of silhouettes. I took a shot and felt uneasy: there was really a weird sense of them being after me, vaguely threatening, oppressive, like an army of zombies with no face in the backlight ! A second later, the pattern broke down and they were just people enjoying the late sun...
Part of "L'autre passerelle"
Explored
Throughout this series of 366 images...
- I jumped for 11 of them
- I made a silly facial expression for 69 of them.
- 10 of them included brightly colored walls.
- I traveled to Boston for 1, and Canada for another.
- 8 were taken in NYC, and another 8 in Maryland.
- I wore my Red scarf for 16 of them
- Green scarf = 6
- 19 images had my Blue scarf.
- 157 of them were taken with natural light.
- 21 of them were messy. ( i still have dried paint under my fingernails from today!)
This is almost surreal, it's weird to be finally done with it. I feel both relieved to have accomplished it, yet wondering what to do with myself not feeling obligated to shoot self-portraits of myself. It's been one of the smartest decisions of my life, because not only did i learn a whole lot about photography, but I learned a lot about myself, my life, and the people that i interact with.
There's always been those un-creative days, the busy days where I never wanted to put effort into it. But luckily I've had those close friends, great photographers, flickr contacts or those friends who'd randomly tell me that they secretly follow my 365 that they found out through facebook. Haha, those were the nuggets of encouragement that kept me motivated throughout the course of the project, so thanks for that.
So far 4 people have congratulated me today, some who have asked me what I'm going to do... For one, I'm definitely not going to stop shooting. I don't think i could ever do that, photography is such a big part of who I am. I secretly did consider a 2nd year, because I looked back at how much I've grown as a photographer since day 1/365 and I never want to stop learning and growing. So we'll see what happens :)
So if you TL:DR'd this wall of text, you can tune in now.
PEACE OUT FOOLS, I'M DONE!! Ahaha,
I can't resist! Strobist Info: 430EXII into 43" brolly box camera high left, 430EX into 32" Wescott shoot-through camera right. 420EZ into 3ft. AB Octabox camera far left on wall, subject rear. Triggered via Cybersyncs.
The third round of this year’s RogueOlympics over on RogueBricks asked for some 'volume'.
Sure, volume is sound or an amount of space, but being the bookworm that I used to be, I immediately had to think of the numerous volumes that I had binge-read over the years. And so this week's MOC is a little love letter to the written word, and the imaginary worlds that those can conjure.
The RogueOlympics require you to stick to 101 elements or less so this little scene was built with a total of 100 bricks.
Five more rounds to go, we barely started! Feel free to join in on the fun!
3-8-11
Yeah let's go
To the sand, the purest sand
Into the sea, yeah let's go
Leaving reason far behind
Nothing here is cruel or kind
Only your desire to set me free…
Let us lie here all alone
Worn away like river stone
Let us be the sirens of the sea
I... can not... resist... your call
Oceanlab- Sirens of the Sea
I've been exploring some highly personal aspects of my life lately with the project, and it feels right. I think there are others out there that can relate to these aspects of life, and when you inspire or touch others it makes it all worth it. To me, this is just one of the many things that makes a good photo. If you look within, there is a tale of longing that this photo tells... a longing to hold the hand of someone who isn't afraid to follow wherever I might go... I promise to never lead you astray, and I will light our way. But not before the time is right. I'm ready. Are you ready... yeah? Let's go...
14-24mm
1 AB1600/gridded in photo
1 AB1600/gridded camera left
CyberCommander/CyberSyncs
Explore #309, Sept 27, 2008 - Thank you my flickr friend :) !!!
Zauberhafte Efeu Blüten
Der Gemeine Efeu (Hedera helix) ist eine Kletterpflanze und der alleinige mitteleuropäische Repräsentant der Familie der Araliengewächse (Araliaceae).
Die immergrüne Pflanze ist fähig mit ihren Haftwurzeln an Bäumen und Mauern bis zu einer Höhe von 20 Metern emporzuklettern. Efeu ist der einzige einheimische Wurzelkletterer in Mitteleuropa und kann bis zu 450 Jahre alt werden.
Die unscheinbaren, kleinen, gelbgrünen Blüten stehen in halbkugeligen Dolden und erscheinen in den Monaten September bis Oktober. Mit dieser späten Blütezeit ist der Efeu eine Besonderheit innerhalb der mitteleuropäischen Flora, die hauptsächlich in den Frühjahrs- und Sommermonaten blühen.
Zudem ist er aufgrund dieser späten Blüte und des hohen Nektargehaltes eine wichtige Nahrungsquelle für Bienen, Wespen und Schwebfliegen. Von den Schmetterlingen besucht der Admiral die Blüten. Die Efeu-Seidenbiene (Colletes hederae) hat sich sogar auf Efeu-Pollen für die Aufzucht ihrer Brut spezialisiert. (Quelle: Wikipedia)
The common ivy (Hedera helix) is a twiner and the only Central European representative of the family Araliaceae.
The evergreen plant is able to climb up to at least 25 meters to trees and walls with their roots. Ivy can reach the age of 450 years.
The small, yellow-green blossoms are umbels and appear in the months of September through October. With this late flowering ivy is a specialty within the central European flora with their mainly flowering in the spring and summer and an important food source for bees, wasps and hoverflies. Of the butterflies, the admiral visited the blossoms. The silk ivy-bee (Colletes hederae) has even exclusively specializing on ivy pollen for rearing their broods . (Source: Wikipedia )
My most interesting photos on black on one site
© 2008 Ursula Sander - All rights reserved.
The Monastery of Sant Benet de Bages is a former Benedictine monastery, in the Catalan comarca of Bages. The Romanesque monastery was thoroughly restored at the beginning of the twentieth century by the Catalan architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The monastery was founded about 950 by the noble Salla and his consort Ricarda, of the house of the viscounts of Osona . According to the founding legend, Salla traveled to Rome to have his institution authorized, and to have it depend directly on the Holy See, the usual method for preserving the community from interference from the bishop— in this case of Vic— in whose diocese it lay. The abbey church was consecrated 3 December 972, witnessed by a gathering of notables: Borrell II, Count of Barcelona, the bishops Frugifer of Vic, Guisad of Urgell and Pere of Barcelona, the viscount Guadald of Osona, and three of the four offspring of the recently deceased founder, his son Isarn and the sisters Quíxol and Ego, at the head of witnesses both laymen and priests, in a grand ceremonial recorded in the surviving act of consecration. The community was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and to Benedict of Nursia (Sant Benét in Catalan) founder of the order, and Peter and Andrew, all guarantors of its future orthodoxy. The founder secured dispensations that the future abbots would be chosen from among their descendents, making the abbey a form of proprietary church, an agreement that would soon lead to disputes among the various branches of their lineage as to choice of abbots.
From 965, the abbey church held the supposed relics of Saint Valentine, enclosed in a wooden reliquary with plates of silver depicting miracles of Saint Valentine, which was rediscovered in 1863 in the church of Navarcles. At the beginning of the eleventh century the monastery passed under the direction of the Abbey of Saint Peter of Tomeras at Narbonne, from which the community freed itself in 1108. In 1125 Sant Benet de Bages suffered from an attack by Moors that required a rebuilding, financed by local nobles who required in return the right to be buried in its consecrated ground. The most splendid age of Sant Benet de Bages was in the fourteenth century, until the Black Death left the community with only two survivors, in a period that witnessed the beginning of its decline. On 9 November 1593, by order of Pope Clement VIII the community passed under the direction of the Abbey of Montserrat, and remained so until it was suppressed in 1820, serving as a place of retirement for Montserrat's community of monks. By the "law of desamortización" of 1835, all religious orders in Spain were required to render upo their possessions. The crumbling ancient structure attracted the interest of intellectuals who organised visits to it in the late nineteenth century. The architect Puig i Cadafalch and the painter Ramon Casas encouraged the mother of Casas to buy the property in 1907; in 1910 it passed into the hands of Casas, who commissioned Puig i Cadafalch to restore it. Since 2000, when it was purchased from Casas' heirs it has belonged to the Caixa de Manresa, a financial institution that has undertaken its maintenance.
You just cannot miss this LARGE ON BLACK: The Heliades I
Dear Flickr friends,
As promised, this is the first image coming from the project I've been working on, 'The Heliades'.
Here is the description of the series, the reason which stands/stood behind these works.
" While reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses, I came across an episode that changed my vision of my surroundings forever: the ‘Heliades’, daughters of the Sun, after the death of their brother Phaeton are transformed into Poplar trees on the banks of the Po river.
I have always loved to walk on those banks, but now, every time I stop and listen, it almost feels like I can hear their laments and whispers in the wind."
I'm also pleased to say that this series received four honorable mentions at the 2012 International Photography Awards.
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Hope you're all doing great.
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II ir, EF 70-200@191, f/8, 15 s, ISO 100
- Mirror Lockup, Remote Shutter
- Lee Big Stopper (10 stops ND filter)
- Tripod
The shot
Shot on the banks of the Po river, not far from where I live.
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');
- Framing and Signature.
@ You all
Comments and faves are always welcome!
I will be checking your streams and images in these next hours
Dawn yesterday morning at Mt Clear in the Namadgi NP. My helpful assistant was up with me watching the sunrise. This is a three frame HDR ... I took another couple of series of the sunrise (as you do...) but I really liked this one with my assistant in frame ... it lends a sense of scale to the place ...that's him in the colourful beanie in lower left ;-) ... it was a superb day too :-)
Godetevi il panorama in grande, è gratis!!!!!
Sella del diavolo.
La leggenda racconta che un giorno i diavoli, attratti dal fascino e dalla bellezza del golfo di Cagliari se ne impadronirono, Dio mandò allora i suoi angeli prediletti guidati dall'arcangelo Michele per scacciare Lucifero e i suoi adepti, ma nella fuga quest'ultimo perse la sua sella che cadde e si pietrificò, il promontorio fu quindi chiamato sella del diavolo e il golfo tanto ambito golfo degli angeli.
Veduta dalla zona del pomolo della sella.
La torre in primo piano è stata edificata durante la dominazione spagnola (1280 circa) ed è denominata del poueht, che in catalano significa pozzetto, per via di un'adiacente cisterna di origine punica, denominazione in seguito estesa a tutto il litorale col nome di Poetto.
Guardate la cartina, vi impressionerà la sua posizione.
Oggi sarò un pò assente. Ci sarà la laurea di mia figlia, in Biologia.
Tre figli e tre lauree, non male!
So today was my second day in Edinburgh, still getting used to this whole driving on the left side rule. Quite odd to get used too especially when you see little old ladies driving down the street and you think to yourself "NOBODIES DRIVING THAT CAR!!!" But I do have to say the round-abouts are quite nice keeps traffic moving and they are a bit fun to drive around.
So this is the window in my room and I was thinking it would be a great location for a photo. I almost used it last night but then decided I wanted some daylight for it. So I took this!
Tomorrow we head up to Loch Ness and I sure hope the Loch Ness Monster makes an appearance cause it would be quite swell to take a photo of it. Maybe even hop in and take my 365 with it! haha.
Anyhow hope your doing well or whomever read this far! :)
Lake Pichola, situated in Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is an artificial fresh water lake, created in the year 1362 AD, named after the nearby Picholi village.It is one of the several contiguous lakes, and developed over the last few centuries in and around the famous Udaipur city. The lakes around Udaipur were primarily created by building dams to meet the drinking water and irrigation needs of the city and its neighborhood. Two islands, Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir are located within Pichola Lake, and have been developed with several palaces to provide views of the lake.
Three of the numerous lakes found in the vicinity of Udaipur which connect with the Pichola lake built by Maharana Dharma Chand Pichholiya and the Saroop Sagar Lake connected by an arched bridge built by Maharana Swaroop Singh (1842-1861) which in turn connects to the Fateh Sagar Lake, the crystal watered lake in the midst of tree lined hills and the smaller Arsi vilas.
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i oftentimes look far and wide for magic in my life only to realize that it is everywhere and anywhere where i happen to be. the past week spent with four dear friends, great photographers, whom i've only known virtually on Flickr has been magical. we were blessed with gorgeous sun moments. the rains managed to stop when it was time for us to get our cameras and shoot. and we shared many a joyous moment. pretending to be castaways on this island. having a hard time opening a can of tuna. walking barefoot on a shore strewn with shells, driftwoods, black corals, flip-flops and what-have-you's. it was a magical time. and at that very instance when i took this shot, i was saying a prayer of thanksgiving for all the magical moments - and the friendships - which certainly will keep me on the hold for a lifetime.
and to those of you who haven't yet met my friends, here they are with me in this now famous jump shot - Mirror, mirror on the shore. . .
It's 2:30am
I can't sleep
and I'm in an editing mood.
This picture is from awhile ago. I just rediscovered it.
and I was thinking a lot tonight and I got a lot of inspiration from other photos today.
I want to start writing a lot more on here. I guess you could call it journaling. But I want to look back years from now and know what I was thinking today....about this picture, life, anything.
I remember this day perfectly (in this picture) Eric took me to this park. I wish I could remember what it was called but it was amazing. This lake was huge and it couldn't have been a nicer day. and we rode the bike there which was even better. but I just remember feeling so free. Everybody who was there was just off doing their own thing. I saw this boy sitting on this bench singing and playing his guitar, and I envyed him for a minute. It just seemed like he didnt have a care in the world for that moment and he probably didnt, and then I realized neither did I. becasue I had everything I needed right there. I had the person I love more than anything in the world and who loves me back right there with me, and I was doing what I loved, taking pictures and running in the grass barefoot. and I wish everyday could be like this day but I know they won't be, and that's why I want to write about it, so I can come back and read about it, and relive it when I need to.
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Taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi.
**Settings**
ExposureTime : 1/4000Sec
FNumber : F1.8
ExposureProgram : Aperture Priority
ISOSpeedRatings : 100
ShutterSpeedValue : 1/4000Sec
ApertureValue : F1.8
ExposureBiasValue : EV0.0
MaxApertureValue : F1.8
MeteringMode : Division
Flash : Not fired(Compulsory)
FocalLength : 50.00(mm)
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