I'll be fine. I always am.

I’m going to be taking another break from Flickr. I need to put my head on straight, and this site is only distracting me from that right now. I need to start taking care of my health (which has been suffering lately) and well-being, and I need to start paying attention to school, at least until this semester is over. I'm okay, trust me, but this is just not good for me right now, if I want to keep my grades up, as well as my own personal happiness.

I know, I know I take breaks almost constantly, and I always say the same thing, but I’m going to try to stick to it right now, at least for a little while. As always, I will still be coming onto Flickr occasionally to follow your streams, but I have to stay away as much as I can right now, for various reasons. I will be back soon.

TTFN.

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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! :)

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29-years old MD-82 face to face with spotter at Poznań-Ławica (EPPO/POZ). Flight H6 5849 from Varna (VAR).

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Piątkowy poranek, kilka minut po godzinie szóstej rano, pora można by rzec nieco abstrakcyjna... pasja jest jednak pasją... czas nie gra roli

Na poznańskiej Ławicy ląduje niecodzienny gość prosto z 🇧🇬Bułgarii - McDonell Douglas MD-82✈️ w barwach European Air Charter.

Nie licząc jednej maszyny zarejestrowanej na 🇺🇦Ukrainie dla Bravo Airways, Bułgaria jest jedynym europejskim operatorem tego typu samolotów. Dwie maszyny należą do ALK Airlines ( LZ-ADV, LZ-DEO), pozostałe latają w barwach European Air Charter. Obecnie przewoźnik posiada 7 samolotów MD-82 z średnią wieku 29 lat.

Piątkowy okaz po raz pierwszy wzbił się w powietrze 1 lutego 1993 roku, początkowo latał dla włoskiej Alitalia, od 2010 przeszedł w posiadanie bułgarskiego operatora. ( www.planespotters.net/airframe/mcdonnell-douglas-md-82-lz... )

Sam przewoźnik do stycznia 2021 nosił nazwę Bułgarian Air Charter, jest spółką akcyjną z siedzibą w Sofii, założoną 22 lata temu (2000 rok). European Air Charter współpracuje z wiodącymi europejskimi touroperatorami, m.in. jak TUI, DER Touristik/Exim, Coral Travel Poland, FTI. To już kolejny sezon, kiedy możemy podziwiać tą konstrukcję na polskich lotniskach. Konstrukcję, która zapewne niebawem odchodzić będzie do przeszłości.

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✈️Aircraft type: McDonell Douglas MD-82

🔡Registration: LZ-LDN

▶️Owner/User: European Air Charter

📍Location: EPPO/POZ Port Lotniczy Poznań-Ławica im. Henryka Wieniawskiego

📅Date: 17.06.2022 6:10 am

🙋‍♂️Photographer: Paweł Wędrychowicz

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On 31st of Dec 2009, me and my buddy theCipher were trying to capture this last sunset around campus point. Ya he is in SB :) and its so great to get together after almost one and half years.

It's been a while away from flickr. Holiday time :) I'll be catching up with your stream!

Happy New Year to you all :) Hava wonderful year ahead !!!

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Kids having fun with me in the small village of Sohan, outside of Islamabad ;-)

Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set

Part of Pakistani Lifestyle (Recommended as a slideshow)

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I keep on fear, keep on loathing

Nothing brings it on I keep on falling

Decide what it is I can not find

It's subsides what you make it

Never feel like you're gonna break it

It's gonna be alright alright

Sleep until the morning comes

The sun will warm your soul

Sleep until the morning comes for you

Til the morning

it's alright

I can walk into the sunlight, into the day,

I feel it falling, nothing comes to my mind

Bring it on in a different tide

I feel alright, alright

I feel strong, i feel rigid

It's nothing to do with the vision

Oh feels so right, so right

Sleep on tight, sleep on tight

Sleep until the sunlight

Sleep on tight, til the sunlight burns you happy

Til the sunlight burns you happy, till the sunlight burns a happy whole in

Your heart,

In your heart

In your heart...

By Thievery Corporation "Until The Morning"

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Il borgo medievale oggi abbandonato fu fondato molto probabilmente dai Longobardi.

Realizzato in posizione elevata S.Severino si trova in una posizione altamente strategica, infatti il suo castello (oggi ancora visibile) formava con quello di Palinuro e Molpa una cinta difensiva che si rivelò di importanza vitale nella guerra Angioino Aragonese.

Il villaggio appare molto semplice, seguendo la strada principale si arriva in uno spiazzo dove si affaccia l´antica chiesetta dedicata a Santa Maria degli Angeli e San Severino risalente al XIX secolo.

The medieval village left today was founded by Longobards.

Elevated S.Saverino position, it is in higly strategic position, in fact its castle (today still visible) formed with that of Palinuro´s and Molpa´s a defensive wall that reveled of vital importance in the war Angioino Aragonese.

The village appeared very simple , following the main street arrive in a room where an old little church dedicated to Santa Maria degli Angeli and San Severino dates from the nineteenth century.

www.cilentocultura.it/cultura/severin/severin2.htm

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Das Zisterzienserkloster Vyšší Brod (deutsch Kloster Hohenfurth) befindet sich in der gleichnamigen Ortschaft Vyšší Brod im Bezirk Böhmisch Krumau in Tschechien. Es wurde im Jahr 1259 gegründet und ist seit 750 Jahren ein geistliches und kulturelles Zentrum Südböhmens.

Da das Kloster und auch der kleine See von einem zwei Meter hohen Gitterzaum umgeben sind, musste ich erst eine Kletterpartie wagen, um überhaupt von einer Stelle aus dieses Foto machen zu können.

The Cistercian monastery Vyšší Brod (German Hohenfurth monastery) is located in the same village in the district Vyšší Brod Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1259 and is 750 years since a spiritual and cultural center of southern Bohemia.

Since the monastery and the small lake are surrounded of a two meter high fence, I had to climb a venture to make at all from one location this photo.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Vyšší_Brod

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Part of "A stroll in Paris"

Smell the salt air!

What:

Part 3 of the Peggy's Cove tour, Finally!!

When:

Just as the sun was setting last Sunday evening. About 5 minutes before the last shot I posted.

Where:

Peggy's Cove

Nova Scotia, Canada

About:

So, continuing from part 2... this was taken from exactly the same spot on the dock in PC but I turned about 45 degrees to right. So if I can manage to stitch these three shots together I shot be able to get over 180 degree view of the cove. I don't really have any shots looking behind where I am here but it certainly isn't as picturesque as these three views. To get another angle or perspective of where I am here, check out this photo from last week where I put a note right on this dock. It was shot from the road down at the end of the cove. You can see the little dory there if you look really close.

Processing:

This was shot with the normal 3 frames bracketed (0,-2,+2ev) and I manually blended the exposures in photoshop so I could get the proper sky combined with the proper foreground exposures. I did a layer of curves and a little tweak of the shadows/highlights. After resizing and posting I can see it's over saturated but what the hell, it's meant to look like a postcard! :-)

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El petit municipi de l'Estany, situat al nord-oest del Bages i en ple altiplà del Moianès, ocupa un indret frescal que es caracteritza per la seva alçada i per una pluviositat més gran que la resta de la comarca. A la població, situada a 870 m., s'hi accedeix sobretot per la carretera que s'enfila cap al nord de Moià. Després d'una àrea de grans pagesies disperses entre boscos i conreus, molt aviat s'entra en un pla ben aprofitat on destaca la població de l'Estany. El nucli de l'Estany, arrecerat al nord per un serrat, s'alça a la vora d'on hi havia un antic estany, dessecat l'any 1570 per ordre de l'abat Carles de Cardona per tal d'escórrer les aigües i evitar així els focus d'epidèmies que comportava. L'estany encara es torna a omplir en època de grans pluges. Les cases són de pedra i constitueixen un bon exemple de poble rural, gairebé muntanyenc. Els visitants van a l'Estany atrets pel seu bon clima i per l'extraordinari monestir romànic de Santa Maria, amb la seva església restaurada, un claustre magnífic amb 72 capitells de temes bíblics, heràldics i florístics, i un petit museu annex on es resumeix la història del cenobi. Altres indrets destacables del municipi són el Puig Rodó i el Puig de la Caritat, i la diversitat de fonts naturals que hi ha. Les festes i tradicions més notables són la Festa Major (8 de setembre), la Fira (8 de desembre) i el Pessebre Vivent.

El pequeño municipio de l'Estany, situado al noroeste del Bages y en pleno altiplano del Moianès, ocupa un lugar fresco que se caracteriza por su altura y por una pluviosidad mayor que el resto de la comarca. En la población, situada a 870 m., se accede sobre todo por la carretera que sube hacia el norte de Moià. Después de un área de grandes campesinas dispersas entre bosques y cultivos, muy pronto se entra en un plan bien aprovechado donde destaca la población de l'Estany. El núcleo de l'Estany, protegido al norte por una loma, se alza a orillas de donde había un antiguo lago, desecado en 1570 por orden del abad Carles de Cardona para escurrir las aguas y evitar así los focos de epidemias que comportaba. El lago aún se vuelve a llenar en época de grandes lluvias. Las casas son de piedra y constituyen un buen ejemplo de pueblo rural, casi montañoso. Los visitantes al Lago atraídos por su buen clima y por el extraordinario monasterio románico de Santa María, con su iglesia restaurada, un claustro magnífico con 72 capiteles de temas bíblicos, heráldicos y florísticos, y un pequeño museo anexo donde se resume la historia del cenobio. Otros lugares destacables del municipio son el Puig Rodó y el Puig de la Caridad, y la diversidad de fuentes naturales que hay. Las fiestas y tradiciones más notables son la Fiesta Mayor (8 de septiembre), la Feria (8 de diciembre) y el Pesebre Viviente.

The small town of Lake, located northwest of Bages and full Moianès plateau, occupies a cool place that is characterized by its height and a higher rainfall than the rest of the region. In the town, located 870 m above is accessed by the road that climbs north of Moia. After a large area of scattered peasant between forests and crops, soon entered into a plan which highlights the best advantage of the lake population. The core of the lake, sheltered on the north by a serrated stands at the edge where there was an ancient lake dried up in 1570 by order of Abbot Charles Cardona to drain water and prevent outbreaks of epidemics entailed. The lake is still refills at times of heavy rainfall. The houses are stone and are a good example of rural village, almost mountainous. The visitors were attracted to the lake for its good climate and the extraordinary Romanesque monastery of Santa Maria, with its restored church, a magnificent cloister with 72 capitals of biblical themes, floristic and arms, and a small museum in which there are summarizes the history of the monastery. Other notable places are the town's Round Puig and Puig de la Caridad, and diversity of natural resources there. The festivities and traditions most notably the Festival (September 8), Fair (December 8) and the Living Nativity.

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Taken about 50 yards away from where the swan is in the water. The fence on the left is the canal lock and just below that is where the swan was sunning his self. It's a lovely walk along the old towpath which could turn into a nine and a half mile hike which would take you all the way to the River Derwent.

Restoration of the canal began in 1971 and is still ongoing with a section being designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest - and consequently, all restoration and activity has to be by agreement between British Waterways and Natural England.

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Marienplatz U-Bahn Station, Munich, Germany

In complete contrast to the previous station but still just as bold, they love their bold colours on their underground system in Munich and I think they are awesome!

This is probably one of the busiest U-Bahn stations on the Munich Metro as its a busy interchange and serves the city centre so I had to be very quick in getting the photo I wanted without people in. I actually quite like the discarded newspaper you see in the photo, gives the image a slight '28 Days Later' feel about it.

I think the only orange like this that I can think of that is on our London Underground network is at Bond Street unless I am mistaken (please tell me if I am) but this whole station is completely orange.

Apologies to those who are a bit lost off with the title of this image or it has become lost in translation somewhere. I have named this image after an advert that aired in the early 1990s here in the UK for a popular orange soft drink called 'Tango'. It was a very funny advert and well worth a watch again if you get chance (I have provided you with the link below). All this orange just reminded me of this advert from when I was a kid.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Mg96vu4BM

Anyway, hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday afternoon.

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Sony Alpha SLT-A99 / ISO1000 / f/11 / 1/15s / Sony Carl Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM @ 20mm

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München Marienplatz is an important stop on the Munich S-Bahn and U-Bahn network, located under the square of the same name in Munich's city centre. The S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S6, S7 and S8 intersect with the U-Bahn lines U3 and U6. The station is one of the most frequently used stations in the network, with up to 24,400 people transferring and 8,000 passengers entering or exiting each hour. In 2007, 175,400 used the station daily on weekdays, including entries, exits and transfers.

In October 1966 construction was started, finishing in October 1971 as part of the new S-Bahn network for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Until early 2003 there were almost no further refurbishments done at the station. From 2003 to 2006, the platforms of the U-Bahn were widened to expand passenger capacity and were lifted by 4 cm to secure same-level boarding.

Under the Zweite Stammstrecke ("Second main line") tunnel project, Marienplatz station is to be connected to a second station further north, Marienhof, via the enlarged subway access tunnels on the fourth level.

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In case you haven't caught on to what's happening, I taped the fortune from my crappy fortune cookie to the mirror, and then made an attempt to get macro-esque with it. Just trying something new. Actually, I didn't even eat Chinese last night... wasn't even supposed to be my cookie, but if it's sitting on the kitchen counter, you snooze you lose, ha.

Since uploading this, it means I'm officially caught up from posting backlog which is a wonderful, wonderful thing and a great feeling. Over the past two days, I've been watching videos my contacts have posted in the Hi, I'm... group. Just have to say they are amazing, and Flickr really is a great community. Some people outside of the Flickr world don't seem understand, but you guys really are great friends and just awesome people, who have great personalities that take fabulous photos.

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L'intérêt avec le martin, c'est qu'il a un territoire assez limité (1 km). Une fois repéré, il suffit de venir se poster discrètement, et attendre. L'attente peut être assez longue ( il m'est arrivé d'attendre 3 heures pour le voir 30 secondes). Mais, souvent il revient se poser sur un perchoir.

Ici, après ma première visite, j'ai installé ce perchoir, pour l'obliger à se poser à l'endroit qui convient le mieux (distance et exposition à la lumière). Puis, on attend ! Et bingo, il vient. Avec un peu de pratique, on peut mémoriser son chant et le deviner avant même qu'il se pose sur le perchoir. Je vous mets, ici, un lien vers le chant du martin : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3

Interesting thing with the kingfisher is that it lives within a relatively limited area (1 km). Once spotted, just come post quietly and wait. The wait can be quite long (I happened to wait 3 hours to see it 30 seconds). But often it came back and landed on a perch.

Here, after my first visit, I installed this perch, to force it to land at the place that best suits (distance and exposure to light).

Then you wait! And bingo, it comes. With a little practice, you can memorize the song and guess before it lands on the perch. I put here a link to the song of the kingfisher : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3

Interés con el martín pescador es que tiene una zona bastante limitada (1 km). Una vez descubierto, acaba de llegar después tranquilamente y esperar.

La espera puede ser muy larga (se me ocurrió que esperar 3 horas para ver 30 segundos). Pero a menudo regresó y aterrizó en una percha.

Aquí, después de mi primera visita, he instalado esta percha, para obligarlo a aterrizar en el lugar que mejor se adapte a distancia (y la exposición a la luz).

Después de esperar! Y bingo, venga. Con un poco de práctica, usted puede memorizar la canción y adivinar antes de que aterrice en la percha. Pongo aquí un enlace a la canción del martín pescador : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3

Interesse com o kingfisher é que ele tem uma área relativamente limitada (1 km). Uma vez identificados, acabado de chegar de pós em silêncio e esperar.

A espera pode ser muito longo (aconteceu de eu esperar 3 horas para ver 30 segundos). Mas muitas vezes ele voltou e pousou em uma vara.

Aqui, depois de minha primeira visita, eu instalei esta vara, para forçá-lo a pousar no local que melhor se adequa (distância e exposição à luz).

Então você espera! E bingo, ele vem. Com um pouco de prática, você pode memorizar a música e acho que antes de ele cair no poleiro. Eu coloquei aqui um link para a música do martim-pescador : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3

Bonne journée à tous. merci pour vos visites et commentaires.

Have a nice day. Thanks for your visits and comments.

Buenos días a todos. gracias por sus visitas y comentarios.

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Good morning "San Diego Sunrise" is taken entering San Diego Bay

This image is dedicated to all my Flickr Friends in the US

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This article is about the city in California. For the metropolitan area, see San Diego metropolitan area. For other meanings of "San Diego", see San Diego (disambiguation).

San Diego

— City —

City of San Diego

From top San Diego Skyline, middle left - Coronado Bridge, middle right — museum in Balboa Park, bottom - Hotel del Coronado

Location of San Diego

within San Diego County

San Diego is located in the USA

San Diego

Location in the United States

Country United States

State California California

County San Diego

Demonym San Diegans

Founded July 16, 1769

Incorporated March 27, 1850

Area

- City 372.1 sq mi (963.6 km2)

- Land 324.3 sq mi (840.0 km2)

- Water 47.7 sq mi (123.5 km2)

Elevation 72-400 ft (22 m)

Population (January 1, 2010)[1]

- City 1,306,300 (8th In US)

- Density 4,174.8/sq mi (1,611.9/km2)

- Urban 2,880,000

- Metro 3,053,793

Demonym San Diegan

Time zone PST (UTC-8)

- Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

Website www.sandiego.gov/

San Diego (pronounced /ˌsæn diːˈeɪɡoʊ/), named after Saint Didacus (Spanish: Diego de Alcalá), is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California, after Los Angeles, with a population of 1,306,300 (Jan 2010) within its administrative limits on a land area of 372.1 square miles (963.7 km2). The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. The urban area of San Diego extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 2,880,000. San Diego is also the county seat of San Diego County[2], the 5th largest county, by population, in the United States.

The city is the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos Metropolitan Area considered congruent with the county. The city was rated the fifth-best place to live in the United States in 2006 by Money magazine.[3] According to Forbes magazine, San Diego is the fifth-wealthiest city in the United States and the 9th safest city in the top 10 list of safest cities in the U.S.[4] San Diego's top four industries are manufacturing, defense, tourism, and agriculture.[5] San Diego's economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business services, ship repair, ship construction, software development, telecommunications, wireless research, and tourism. The presence of the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) with the affiliated UCSD Medical Center promotes research in biotechnology.[6] San Diego is also designated as an iHub Innovation Center by Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Office of Economic Development.[7][8]

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(Eric Hoffer)

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The housefly (also house fly, house-fly or common housefly), Musca domestica, is the most common of all flies flying in homes, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects; it is often considered a pest that can carry serious diseases.Each female fly can lay approximately 500 eggs in several batches of about 75 to 150, eggs [1]. The eggs are white and are about 1.2 mm in length. Within a day, larvae (maggots) hatch from the eggs; they live and feed in (usually dead and decaying) organic material, such as garbage or faeces. The flies depend on warm temperatures; generally, the warmer the temperature the faster the flies will develop. In winter, most of them survive in the larval or the pupa stage in some protected warm location.

The average lifespan of an adult housefly is approximately 15 to 25 days.

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La mosca doméstica o común (Musca domestica) es un díptero braquícero de la familia Muscidae. Es la mosca más común y habitual en la mayoría de los climas de la tierra. Cada hembra puede dejar cerca de 8,000 huevos. Los huevos son blancos y de unos 1.2 mm de longitud. A lo largo de un día las larvas eclosionan de los huevos; viven y se alimentan por regla general de detritus orgánicos, tales como la basura o las heces. Las moscas que salen de la pupa pueden alcanzar períodos de vida de medio mes, pudiéndose prolongar este tiempo en el laboratorio.En los climas calientes esta variedad de moscas conviven sólo con los humanos. Suelen tener una tendencia a agregarse y son muy poco sociables. A pesar de ello son capaces de acarrear cerca de 100 enfermedades patógenas, tales como las fiebres tifoideas, la cólera, la salmonella, la disentería de bacilos, la tuberculosis, el anthrax, y gusanos parásitos.

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Bad weather over France this days, it rained all day so we had to deal with.

I had really no idea for today's shot so we went to town with Loic.

Today is something new, something different, maybe more poetic and abstract.

Don't know what to think about but I kind like this shot.

I've been tagged by Lisa yesterday, thanks to her, so here is ten things about me :

1 - I love to hang out barefoot, I love to wear just a short, I love when it's warm and sunny.

2 - Kelly Slater is a very inspiring person for me.

3 - I'm in love with Tristan Prettyman and Katie Melua, just love their music.

4 - I love to travel, I'm lucky I've seen various places and countries, I can't wait to travel to Australia one day.

5 - I quit sport and focus on photography after a motorbike accident that took me 4 surgeries on my right knee to recover

6 - I don't like to run but I like to swim... that's maybe not surprising !

7 - I smoke too much, I decided to stop smoking until the end of 2010...

8 - My brother has always been inspiring for me, I may have try close to everything he did

9 - I was scared to see what's under the surface until I dive with sharks last year

10 - I would love to know how to play guitare, I try, but I've to admit I'm really bad at it !

So I'm going to tag 10 contacts that I like to check their stream and they'll do this 10 stuff if they want !

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Reial Santuari de Nostra Senyora de la Font de la Salut.

La història del Real Santuari va començar amb l'edificació d'una petita capella en 1384. La Font de la Salut, comença a ser coneguda més enllà de les fronteres comarcals. Il·lustres personatges de la història d'Espanya com el papa Alexandre VI, Carles V i Felip II, entre uns altres, amb la seva visita i interès pel santuari, van afavorir que entre els segles XV i XVIII estigués acabat aquest impressionant conjunt. L'ermita té dos accessos amb portades adintelades. Remata l'edifici amb una espadanya de l'antic temple gòtic del 1439. El seu interior és d'una sola nau dividida en quatre trams amb creuer. Arcs de mig punt en la nau i arc triomfal en la capçalera. En la capella major es troba el camarí de la Verge i al capdamunt, als peus, el cor amb barana de fusta del segle XVIII. Entre la seva decoració, sobresurten les pintures al fresc atribuïdes tradicionalment als Guilló, encara que la historiografia moderna ha revelat que no són obra d'aquests artistes. El seu estil és de caràcter figuratiu-alegòric quan tracta els personatges bíblics, i un to més narratiu, en les escenes de la Verge de la Font de la Salut. Són també importants, les yeseries daurades amb motius de rocalla, així com les restes d'un fris de sòcols de Manises.

Segons compte la tradició, en el segle XIV, va tenir lloc l'aparició a dos pastors d'una imatge mariana, dintre de la deu d'aigües curatives que allí es troba. Des de llavors, els romers de nombrosos municipis de l'entorn, recorren tots els anys aquest camí, jalonat per set creus de terme que simbolitzen els Set Dolors de la Verge.

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Reial Santuari Verge Font de la Salut.

La historia del Real Santuario comenzó con la edificación de una pequeña capilla en 1384. La Fuente de la Salud, comienza a ser conocida más allá de las fronteras comarcales. Ilustres personajes de la historia de España como el Papa Alejandro VI, Carlos V y Felipe II, entre otros, con su visita e interés por el Santuario, favorecieron que entre los siglos XV y XVIII estuviese terminado este impresionante conjunto. La ermita tiene dos accesos con portadas adinteladas.Remata el edificio con una espadaña del antiguo templo gótico del 1439. Su interior es de una sola nave dividida en cuatro tramos con crucero. Arcos de medio punto en la nave y arco triunfal en la cabecera. En la capilla mayor se encuentra el camarín de la Virgen y en lo alto, a los pies, el coro con barandilla de madera torneada y balaustrada del siglo XVIII. Entre su decoración, sobresalen las pinturas al fresco atribuidas tradicionalmente a los Guilló, aunque la historiografía moderna ha revelado que no son obra de estos artistas. Su estilo es de carácter figurativo-alegórico cuando trata los personajes bíblicos, y un tono más narrativo, en las escenas de la Virgen de la Fuente de la Salud. Son también importantes, las yeserías doradas con motivos de rocalla, así como los restos de un friso de zócalos de Manises

Según cuenta la tradición, en el siglo XIV, tuvo lugar la aparición a dos pastores de una imagen mariana, dentro del manantial de aguas curativas que allí se encuentra. Desde entonces, los romeros de numerosos municipios del entorno, recorren todos los años este camino, jalonado por siete cruces de término que simbolizan los Siete Dolores de la Virgen.

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When the night shows

the signals grow on radios

All the strange things

they come and go, as early warnings

Stranded starfish have no place to hide

still waiting for the swollen Easter tide

There's no point in direction we cannot

even choose a side.

I took the old track

the hollow shoulder, across the waters

On the tall cliffs

they were getting older, sons and daughters

The jaded underworld was riding high

Waves of steel hurled metal at the sky

and as the nail sunk in the cloud, the rain

was warm and soaked the crowd.

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Jeita Grotto is a compound two separate but interconnected limestone caves. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb valley. Jeita accommodates two crystallized grottoes with natural sculptural beauty with rock formations that seem to glow in the dark.

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El abejaruco europeo o abejaruco común (Merops apiaster) es una especie de ave coraciiforme de la familia Meropidae, característico por la policromía de su plumaje.

Descripción

Su tamaño es generalmente de 25 a 29 cm de largo,2 y una envergadura alar de entre 36 y 40 cm.2 3 Pesa entre 50 y 70 gr.

Ave inconfundible por la multitud de colores que presenta: pecho azul, vientre verdoso, cabeza canela, cuello amarillo y la lista negra que adorna su ojo, pico típico de insectívoro, largo, fino y algo curvo.

En el año 1890 el naturalista Edward Wright realizó un estudio sobre la coloración de esta ave,4 llegando a la conclusión de que todos los colores excepto el rojo estaban presentes en su plumaje, el rojo no estaba presente en su plumaje pero sí en el iris de los ojos de los ejemplares adultos.

Su voz es un "priurr" o un "riiuup". Viven entre 5 y 10 años.

Taxonomía

Descrito por Linneo en 1758 como Merops apiaster.5 Es una especie monotípica, es decir, sin subespecies reconocidas

Alimentación

Posee un agudo sentido de la vista que le permite distinguir una abeja a aproximadamente veinte metros.[cita requerida] Suele escrudiñar los alrededores desde una atalaya sobre la que se posa en busca de insectos. Cuando divisa alguno que pasa cerca, se lanza sobre el y lo pinza con el pico.

Sus presas preferidas son sobre todo abejas, pero no le desagrada ningún otro insecto volador: mariposas, libélulas, tábanos, avispas y abejorros. A estos últimos, una vez pinzados con el pico, los mata y después los golpea hasta que el aguijón se desprende para poderlos engullir

Distribución y hábitat

Es un ave migradora. Está presente en España en época estival, desde finales de marzo y hasta finales de septiembre. No está presente en alta montaña por encima de los 1.500 m .

Existen teorías de que es una especie de origen tropical,[cita requerida] debido sobre todo a la variedad de colorido, puesto que las aves de las zonas templadas presentan coloraciones más discretas adaptadas a una función de camuflaje, con algunas excepciones como el martín pescador, la urraca o la oropéndola. Esto habría sido posible gracias a su facilidad para colonizar nuevos territorios como cortes en el terreno de vías ferroviarias, carreteras, autovías, etc.

Vive en zonas abiertas: cultivos, pastizales, con vegetación dispersa; que tengan cortados en las que pueda anidar.

Comportamiento

Es un ave gregaria y sociable. Suele posarse a descansar en los cables de tendido eléctrico, casi nunca en el suelo. Posee un vuelo acrobático, con aleteos rápidos y planeos.

Reproducción

Colonia de abejarucos.

Nidifica en los taludes del curso medio de los ríos y muy comúnmente en los taludes y terraplenes de las carreteras. Horada un agujero en la pendiente, de trayectoria oblicua de unos 20-30 grados respecto de la horizontal, que puede llegar a los 2 metros de longitud. Al final de dicho agujero acondiciona una pequeña cámara donde pone de 4 a 6 huevos blancos directamente en el suelo y que incuba entre 19 y 21 días.

Life is too short not to live it to the fullest.

When do you actually just get to live life?

You are born. One, two years later and you are already getting prepared for day care, nursery school, followed by pre-school which only prepares you for kindergarten.

Kindergarten only teaches you to be a first grader, and eventually a second grader, who’s only purpose is to get you prepared for third grade and so on, which only makes sure you are ready for middle school.

When middle school comes around you are only getting prepped for high school, in which there are exams to qualify you for college.

College. Finally leaving home for the big world out there. But the reason you go lays on the fact that you want a job.

However a job only prepares you to save up money for when you are older, having a possible family.

Suddenly you realize you are considered a elderly grand parent as your children go away to school. After preparing your children for the world, they are off, to learn things of their own, and you are suddenly planning for when they become your age.

And then, just like that, life comes and sweeps you off your feet, and you ask yourself: where did my life go; when did I simply get to just live...

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Fotografía tomada en el Jardín Japones de Palermo - Buenos Aires - Argentina.

Flor de cerezo: Sakura.

A mi me gusta mucho con esta canción con volumen suave de fondo: Hojas de tilo - Ana Prada ♪♫♪♫,

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Que tengan un lindo viernes y un mejor finde!!!

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for my new favorite group ever: Musically Challenged.

i loved taking the photo prior to this. actually grabbing inspiration from a specific song, singling out a lyric or two, and then creating an image to be paired with it.

this photo, though, was not intended for any song. this image is one of my favorite ones from Seattle. it's in Pike Place Market. this gorgeous, sloped, cobblestone street that leads down to an even more interesting alley.

so i selected a song amidst the ten to choose from per week and matched the song to the photo. not as gratifying, but i miss this little cobblestone street, dammit!

"The Sound of Silence", by Simon and Garfunkel

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Hello darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

Because a vision softly creeping

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Still remains

Within the sound of silence

And touched the sound of silence

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Street scene from Rawalpindi, inside the "old" city. This is not a tourist "souk" or bazaar, in fact, you never see any foreigner ! People are all the more happy to see you, discuss (even if it's in a broken english) and often, offer you tea ;-)

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Final [4 of 4] of a short 'Mood' street series. [Or, just another excuse to play around with post processing techniques! : ) ] All these shots were taken in a 2-3 minute walk up the high street, and all shots were taken with my camera at chest level. [That is, making no real attempt to hide the camera, but making eye contact with people, while holding the camera in an obvious/suspicious way.]

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Impressive, atmospheric, just a little frightening, the long black and red hooded and robed figures of the Procession de la Sanch march slowly through the streets of Perpignan to the solemn beat of black veiled tambourines The Procession de la Sanch, which takes place every ’Vendredi Saint’, (Good Friday), opens the celebration of the Easter Holy week.

The brotherhood of “La Sanch” (the blood) was founded in1416 by Vincent Ferrier at the church of St Jaques in Perpignan, its origin to assist and accompany the condemned to their execution. A preacher, Ferrier is said to have undergone a life changing experience in 1398 when he nearly died of the fever, but was miraculously cured after Christ appeared to him in an apparition. He attracted followers, penitents from all walks of life, who he led around Europe, preaching penance and helping sinners to prepare for judgment and punishment. The wearing of the black and red hooded robes (orcaparutxe) was to prevent criminals being recognized and ‘lynched’ in the streets as pay back for crimes committed, and prisoners, penitents, (there to give solace to the person about to die), and executioner were hooded for maximum confusion.

Over the centuries the Sanch has been forbidden several times. It has always survived.

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Out of Walmart and it was snowing to my surprise. Walmart is a cesspool of a merchant retailer serving the masses. I don't like being there. So it was time to get out while the getting was good. I made a decision to drop off my dad and go take a picture.

Music: Aerodynamic Beats / Forget About The World by Daft Punk.

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Alarm went off 2.45am ugh!! rain and heavy cloud was forecast 4.00am as i drove up to brecon light spots hit the windscreen , got to the road leading up to the reservoir and for the first time ever the gate was shut and locked with the army or rangers on the radios so no idea what was going on , so i had an even longer walk poor molly.Been here so many times and today got a sky and flat calm reflections but no real array of sunrise lighting but s happy !!!

Witness how tranquil it was this morning here

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Taken with camera phone as dont have a clue yet how to use the 5d mark II video !!!

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winter solstice . deep bass notes . dark sacred night . dark of the moon

purest stillness . falling snow . ancient awe . stars aglow

sacred gifts to gather our peace

peace all around us

peace within us

every breath, a prayer for peace

every breath, a prayer of gratitude

shhhh ... find the still place within

tonight we may dream of faraway drumbeats

in the morning we will know a secret

it was mother nature's wakening heartbeat

the sound of light returning

so we take this peace

gathered in the stillness of winter solstice

and spread it like seeds in the warming ground

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... I published my first photo in Flickr. One was gulls in the border of a channel of Amsterdam, and I did it as always had made the photos, without thinking about: frame & shoot.

Concepts like composition, vanishing point, depth of field… they was Greek for me. Little by little I was knowing people and seeing their photos, and with this I discovered techniques like the HDR, Orton, tilt-shift, cut-out… and what meant those concepts that was Greek for me. I began to crop, to adjust levels, to play with “the constructive” adjustment of photos, in which without altering the composition it could give another air to them… I discovered the beauty of black and white and the nostalgic air of the old photography. In addition now I can imagine the photographies before to shoot them. I imagine the framing, the values of exposure and diaphragm… even what treatment I will give them later.

In summary, in this year I have learned many things of photography, and what is more important still, I have known a lot of people, magnificent photographers of all around the world to whom I admire and I envy their work, and simultaneously moves to me when they say that they like some photo mine.

Now beginning a new year in Flickr, and I do not think to let learn new things and experiment with them. Good proof of it is this reedition of my first photo, to that I have applied to a HDR and Fattal tone mapping, and then “draganized”. I already know that “draganized” goes better with portraits in first plane and well illuminated, but I wanted to prove it here, and I have liked the result. I hope that to you too, and if no, let me know.

Since you see, also I have changed my buddy icon and my name. I am not very friend to be changing of name, but I only signed in Flickr to organize my photos and to show them of a simple way to family and friends, and smb_flickr was “an accidental” name. What I did not know that it go to become so popular (I look for it in Google and it appears 57,200 times) and I take advantage of the anniversary to be more serious. ;-)

Thanks to visit and to comment my photos. It serves me to learn and to improve.

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... publiqué mi primera foto en Flickr. Se trataba de unas gaviotas en la orilla de un canal de Amsterdam, y la hice como siempre había hecho las fotos, sin preocuparme de nada: encuadrar y disparar.

Conceptos como composición, punto de fuga, profundidad de campo... me sonaban a chino. Poco a poco fui conociendo gente y viendo sus fotos, y con ello descubrí técnicas como el HDR, el Orton, el tilt-shift, el cut-out... y qué querían decir aquellos conceptos que me sonaban a chino. Empecé a recortar, a ajustar niveles, a jugar con el retoque "constructivo" de fotos, en que sin alterar la composición podía darles otro aire... Descubrí la belleza del blanco y negro y el aire nostálgico de la fotografía antigua. Además ya imagino las fotografías antes incluso de hacerlas. Me imagino los encuadres, los valores de obturación y diafragma... incluso qué tratamiento les daré después.

En resumen, en este año he aprendido muchas cosas de fotografía, y lo que es más importante aún, he conocido a un montón de gente, magníficos fotógrafos de todo al mundo a los que admiro y envidio su obra, y a la vez me emociona cuando me dicen que les gusta alguna foto mía.

Ahora inicio un nuevo año en Flickr, y no pienso dejar de aprender cosas nuevas y experimentar con ellas. Buena prueba de ello es esta reedición de mi primera foto aquí, a la que he aplicado un HDR y mapa de tonos Fattal, y luego he "draganizado". Ya sé que el "draganizado" va mejor con retratos en primer plano y bien iluminados, pero me apetecía probarlo aquí, y el resultado me ha gustado. Espero que a vosotros también os guste, y si no, me lo hagais saber igualmente.

Como habréis visto, también he cambiado mi icono y hasta mi nombre. No soy muy amigo de ir cambiando de nombre, pero me apunté en Flickr sólo para organizar mis fotos y enseñarlas de una manera sencilla a familiares y amigos, y smb_flickr fue un nombre "accidental". Lo que yo no sabía es que fuera a hacerse tan popular (busco en Google y aparece 57.200 veces) y aprovecho el aniversario para tomármelo más en serio. ;-)

Gracias por visitar y comentar mis fotos. Me sirve para aprender y mejorar.

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Emotions are something very sensitive, it differs from person to person. How they react to a situation and how they emote to a situation is something very personal to them. Some times we don't get hurt even after some swearing from our friends, but get hurt even when we see some one smiling at us when we are down. Such is the power of emotions, but how many times do you feel you have emoted the way you wanted to be? When we were kids our emotions were spontaneous, we just behaved the way we thought. It was much simple when we were like that, but once the maturity factor started creeping into us, we made this wonderful and simple thing more complicated. Yeah we tried really hard and stopped being spontaneous. We started emoting according to our surroundings, we wanted to show we are more intelligent and decent by emoting according to the person in front and stopped responding to the real us. We also know when we can camouflage our emotions then others can do it too and this has taken away the factor called belief in between everyone. We feel everyone is acting in front of us and so we should do the same too, doing this slowly we too follow what we hated initially. Lets try to be truthful to our emotions at least in front of someone who we really love, yeah its going to be difficult to accommodate after all our acting classes, but lets at least give it a try.Thanks for all your visits, comments and favs

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Sincerest Critic of my Prose or Rhyme,

Tell how thy pleasing Stowe employs thy Time.

Say, Cobham, what amuses thy Retreat,

Or Schemes of War, or Stratagems of State?

Dost thou recall to Mind with Joy or Grief

Great Marlborough's Actions, that immortal Chief,

Whose slightest Trophy raised in each Campaign

More than sufficed to signalise a Reign?

Does the Remembrance, rising, warm thy Heart

With Glory past, where Thou thyself hadst Part,

Or dost thou grieve indignant, now, to see

The fruitless End of all that Victory?

To see the Audacious Foe, so late subdued,

Dispute those Terms for which so long they sued,

As if Britannia now were sunk so low,

To beg that Peace she wonted to bestow.

Be far that Guilt, be never known such Shame,

That England should retract her rightful Claim,

Or, ceasing to be dreaded and adored,

Stain with the Pen the Lustre of her Sword!

Or dost thou give the Winds afar to blow

Each vexing Thought and Heart-devouring Woe,

And fix thy Mind alone on rural Scenes,

To turn the levelled Lawns to liquid Plains,

To raise the creeping Rills from humble Beds,

And force the latent Springs to lift their Heads,

On watery Columns Capitals to rear

That mix their flowing Curls with upper air?

Or dost Thou, weary grown, these Works neglect,

No Temples, Statues, Obelisks erect,

But seek the morning Breeze from fragrant Meads,

Or shun the Noontide Ray in wholesome Shades,

Or slowly walk alone the mazy Wood,

To meditate on all that's wise and good?

For Nature, bountiful, in Thee has joined

A Person pleasing with a worthy Mind,

Not given the Form alone, but Means and Art

To draw the Eye or to allure the Heart.

Poor were the Praise in Fortune to excel,

Yet want the Way to use that Fortune well.

While thus adorned, while thus with Virtue crowned,

At Home in Peace, Abroad in Arms renowned,

Graceful in Form and winning in Address,

While well you think what aptly you express,

With Health, with Honour, with a fair Estate,

A Table free, and elegantly neat,

What can be added more to mortal Bliss?

What can he want who stands possessed of This?

What can the fondest wishing Mother more

Of Heaven attentive for her Son implore?

And yet a Happiness remains unknown,

Or to Philosophy revealed alone;

A Precept, which unpracticed renders vain

Thy flowing Hopes, and Pleasure turns to Pain.

Should Hope and Fear thy Heart alternate tear,

Or Love, or Hate, or Rage, or anxious Care,

Whatever Passions may thy Mind infest,

(Where is that Mind which passions ne'er molest?)

Amid the Pangs of such intestine Strife,

Still think the Present Day thy Last of Life;

Defer not till to-Morrow to be wise,

To-Morow's Sun to Thee may never rise.

Or should to-Morrow chance to cheer thy Sight

With her enlivening and unlooked-for Light,

How grateful will appear her dawning Rays,

As Favours unexpected doubly please!

Who thus can think and who such Thoughts pursues,

Content may keep his Life, or calmly lose;

A Proof of this Thou mayest thyself receive,

When Leisure from Affairs will give thee Leave.

Come, see thy Friend, retired without Regret,

Forgetting Cares, or trying to forget;

In easy Contemplation soothing Time

With Morals much, and now and then with Rhyme;

Not so robust in Body as in Mind,

And always undejected, though declined;

Not wondering at the World's new wicked Ways,

Compared with those of our Forefathers' Days;

For Virtue now is neither more or less,

And Vice is only varied in the Dress.

Believe it, Men have ever been the same,

And all the Golden Age is but a Dream.

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Hohensalzburg Castle (Festung Hohensalzburg) is a castle in the Austrian city of Salzburg. It sits on Festungsberg hill. With a length of 250 meters and a width of 150 meters, it is one of the largest medieval castles in Europe.

This is again from my archives a single RAW file tonemapped and digitally blended using Photoshop.

Trivia

During the early 20th century it was used as a prison, holding Italian prisoners of war during World War I and Nazi activists (before the Anschluss with Germany) in the 1930s. It was refurbished in the 20th century and became a major tourist attraction, with a cable car, built in 1900, leading up from the town to the Hasengrabenbastei. It stands today as one of the best preserved castles in Europe. Source: Wikipedia