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Typ: Stern Trawler
Flag: Germany
Port of registry: Cuxhaven
Year built: 1973
Owner: DFFU Cuxhaven
Gross tonnage: 3.071
Deadweight: 1.846t
Length 91.98m
Beam: 15.00m
Draft: 5.80m
Propulsion: 3.530 kW
Speed: 15,5kn
Callsign: DEOF
IMO: 7234636
MMSI: 211207270
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Living in Southern California has some real advantages, like visiting Laguna Beach. I took this photo from the outdoor patio of a fabulous restaurant there - what a view!
In this photo I used Photoshop filter Fractalius to enhance the original with a "painterly" effect. (The original photo is below in the comments section.)
INFORMATION ON LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA:
Laguna Beach includes 7 miles of coastline with some of Southern California most scenic beaches and coves you'll find along the Southern California coast. The best tide pools, diving opportunities, and best sunsets on this region of California coast are right in Laguna Beach. Home to mansions and quaint cottages that line bluffs above the sandy coves, for over 100 years, tourists have flocked to a little piece of paradise to scuba dive, to paint the colors of nature which seem more vibrant there and to enjoy natural beauty not seen elsewhere. Laguna Beach enjoys healthy tourism with over 3 million visitors each year. Note: These numbers do not factor in local day visitors within a close radius to Laguna Beach.
Laguna Beach holds the distinction of having one of the greatest number of localized beaches of any city on the California coast. The list includes the northern beaches of Irvine Cove, Crescent Bay, Shaw's Cove, Boat Canyon, Diver's Cove, Picnic Beach and Rockpile. Central Beaches include Main Beach, Sleepy Hollow, St. Ann's Street, Thalia Street, Oak Street, Brook's Street and Mountain Road Beach. Southern Laguna Beach (South Laguna Beach) beaches include Bluebird Canyon, Pearl Street, Wood's Cove, Moss Point, Rockledge, Victoria Beach and Treasure Island. Guarded by a premier force of lifeguards, Laguna Beaches are operated under the City of Laguna Beach Lifeguard Services. www.lblg.org
What's unique about the Laguna Beach beaches are their tourist and hotel friendly locations. With properties constructed on and near the beach before the California Coastal Commission regulations changed the building permit process, you'll see some spectacular hotel and resorts sitting on cliffs above the ocean in South Orange County. That's why tourists love visiting and staying overnight in Laguna Beach. You can park your car and walk down to the on location beach at many hotels, or walk downtown to the great shops, restaurants and art galleries. Of all the Orange County cities that range from San Clemente, Dana Point, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach and Surfside, Laguna Beach offers the most beach hotel rooms directly on the sand without crossing Pacific Coast Highway. Montage, the newest resort property, is spectacular with its views, pools, lawns and beaches that are open to the public. You'll be hard pressed to find a more luxurious resort destination than Laguna Beach.
Laguna got its name long ago from the Ute-Azteca Indian word for lakes, Lagonas. Spaniards who arrived later called it Canada de las Lagunas (Canyon of the Lakes) and in 1904, the area became known as Laguna Beach.
Around the same time artist Norman St. Clair traveled from Los Angeles to capture the scenery on canvas. His artist friends were so impressed with his paintings and reports of a balmy year-round climate that they joined him. (He and his wife actually lived in Laguna off and on prior to 1912.) The plein-air artists who painted in the style of French impressionists, settled and by the late 1920’s, half of the residents were artists.
Following the artists came the Hollywood film makers who found Laguna to be every bit as appealing on the silver screen as it was painted on canvas. Many of Hollywood’s famous stars like Bette Davis, Mary Pickford, Judy Garland, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Rooney maintained homes in Laguna Beach.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Steinbeck also went to Laguna for inspiration and relaxation, frequenting landmarks like the White House and the Cabrillo Ballroom.
Laguna’s universal allure is best expressed on a famous gate built in 1935 (which still
stands on the corner of Forest and Park Avenues); it reads “This gate hangs well and
hinders none, refresh and rest, then travel on.”
Source: www.beachcalifornia.com/laguna.html
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Information Center
Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce
357 Glenneyre
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
USA
Phone: (949) 494-1018
Fax: (949) 376-8916
Email: info@lagunabeachchamber.org
I've travelled from Texas
To Old Loussianne
Through mountains and valleys and plains
Footsore and weary
I rested a while
On the banks of old Pontchartrain
The fairest young maiden
That I ever saw passed by when it started to rain
We both found a shelter
Beneath the same tree
On the banks of old Pontchartrain
I ventured a smile but she thought I was bold
I hastened to try and explain
Somehow I knew I would linger a while
On the banks of old Pontchartrain
We hid from the shower and hour or so
She asked me how long I'd remain
I told her I spend the rest of my days
On the banks of old Pontchartrain
As time drifted by we fell deeper in love
A love that would just bring her pain
I knew that one day I would leave her alone
On the banks of old Pontchartrain
I just couldn't tell her that I ran away
From a jail on the West Texas plain
I prayed in my heart I would never be found
To the banks of old Pontchartrain
Then one day a man put a hand on my arm
Said I must go west the same day
I said I couldn't without saying goodbye
On the banks of old Pontchartrain
Tonight I sit here alone in my cell
I know that she is waiting in vain
And hoping and praying someday to return
On the banks of old Pontchartrain
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the Piazza Navona. Designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini, it is emblematic of the dynamic and dramatic effects sought by High Baroque artists. It was erected in 1651 in front of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, and yards from the Pamphilj Palace belonging to this fountain's patron, Innocent X (1644-1655).
The four gods on the corners of the fountain represent the four major rivers of the world known at the time: the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Plate. The design of each god figure has symbolic importance.
Design
Bernini's design was selected in competition. The circumstances of his victory are described as follows:
So strong was the sinister influence of the rivals of Bernini on the mind of Innocent that when he planned to set up in Piazza Navona the great obelisk brought to Rome by the Emperor Caracalla, which had been buried for a long time at Capo di Bove for the adornment of a magnificent fountain, the Pope had designs made by the leading architects of Rome without an order for one to Bernini. Prince Niccolò Ludovisi, whose wife was niece to the pope, persuaded Bernini to prepare a model, and arrange for it to be secretly installed in a room in the Palazzo Pamphili that the Pope had to pass. When the meal was finished, seeing such a noble creation, he stopped almost in ecstasy. Being prince of the keenest judgment and the loftiest ideas, after admiring it, said: “This is a trick … It will be necessary to employ Bernini in spite of those who do not wish it, for he who desires not to use Bernini’s designs, must take care not to see them.”
Paraphrase from Filippo Baldinucci, The life of Cavaliere Bernini (1682)
Public fountains in Rome served multiple purposes: first, they were highly needed sources of water for neighbors in the centuries prior to home plumbing. Second, they were monuments to the papal patrons. Earlier Bernini fountains had been the Fountain of the Triton in Piazza Barberini, the fountain of the Moor in the southern end of Piazza Navona erected during the Barberini papacy, and the Neptune and Triton for Villa Montalto, whose statuary now resides at Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Each has animals and plants that further carry forth the identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river's navigability. The Nile's head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile's source was. The Danube touches the Papal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means silver in Spanish). Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men's fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk (built for the Roman Serapeum in AD 81), symbolizing by Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). In addition, the fountain is a theater in the round, a spectacle of action, that can be strolled around. Water flows and splashes from a jagged and pierced mountainous disorder of travertine marble. A legend, common with tour-guides, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese by his rival Borromini could crumble against him; in fact, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church.
The dynamic fusion of architecture and sculpture made this fountain revolutionary when compared to prior Roman projects, such as the stilted designs Acqua Felice and Paola by Fontana in Piazza San Bernardo (1585-87) or the customary embellished geometric floral-shaped basin below a jet of water such as the Fontanina in Piazza Campitelli (1589) by Giacomo della Porta.
Unveiling
he Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was unveiled to the populace of Rome on 12 June 1651. According to a report from the time, an event was organised to draw people to the Piazza Navona. Beforehand, wooden scaffolding, overlaid with curtains, had hidden the fountain, though probably not the obelisk, which would have given people an idea that something was being built, but the precise details were unknown. Once unveiled, the full majesty of the fountain would be apparent, which the celebrations were designed to advertise. The festival was paid for by the Pamphili family, to be specific, Innocent X, who had sponsored the erection of the fountain. The most conspicuous item on the Pamphili crest, an olive branch, was brandished by the performers who took part in the event.
The author of the report, Antonio Bernal, takes his readers through the hours leading up to the unveiling. The celebrations were announced by a woman, dressed as the allegorical character of Fame, being paraded around the streets of Rome on a carriage or float. She was sumptuously dressed, with wings attached to her back and a long trumpet in her hand. Bernal notes that "she went gracefully through all the streets and all the districts that are found among the seven hills of Rome, often blowing the round bronze [the trumpet], and urging everyone to make their way to that famous Piazza." A second carriage followed her; this time another woman was dressed as the allegorical figure of Curiosity. According to the report, she continued exhorting the people to go towards the piazza. Bernal describes the clamour and noise of the people as they discussed the upcoming event.
The report is actually less detailed about the process of publicly unveiling the fountain. However, it does give ample descriptions of the responses of the spectators who had gathered in the Piazza. Once there, Bernal notes, the citizens of the city were overwhelmed by the massive fountain, with its huge life-like figures. The report mentions the "enraptured souls" of the population, the fountain, which "gushes out a wealth of silvery treasures" causing "no little wonder" in the onlookers. Bernal then continues to describe the fountain, making continuous reference to the seeming naturalism of the figures and its astonishing effect on those in the piazza.
The making of the fountain was met by opposition by the people of Rome for several reasons. First, Innocent X had the fountain built at public expense during the intense famine of 1646-48. Throughout the construction of the fountain, the city murmurred and talk of riot was in the air. Pasquinade writers protested the construction of the fountain in September 1648 by attaching hand-written invectives on the stone blocks used to make the obelisk. These pasquinades read, "We do not want Obelisks and Fountains, It is bread that we want. Bread, Bread, Bread!" Innocent quickly had the authors arrested, and disguised spies patrol the Pasquino statue and Piazza Navona
The streetvendors of the market also opposed the construction of the fountain, as Innocent X expelled them from the piazza. The Pamphilij pope believed they detracted from the magnificence of the square. The vendors refused to move, and the papal police had to chase them from the piazza. Roman Jews, in particular, lamented the closing of the Navona, since they were allowed to sell used articles of clothing there at the Wednesday market.
Navona Square (Piazza Navona).
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in first century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.[1] The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred to it from the Campidoglio, the Piazza Navona is a significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art. It features sculptural and architectural creations: in the center stands the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi; and the Pamphilj palace also by Rainaldi and which features the gallery frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.
The Piazza Navona has two additional fountains: at the southern end is the Fontana del Moro with a basin and four Tritons sculpted by Giacomo della Porta (1575) to which, in 1673, Bernini added a statue of a Moor, or African, wrestling with a dolphin, and at the northern end is the Fountain of Neptune (1574) created by Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune in the northern fountain, the work of Antonio Della Bitta, was added in 1878 to make that fountain more symmetrical with La Fontana del Moro in the south.
At the southwest end of the piazza is the ancient 'speaking' statue of Pasquino. Erected in 1501, Romans could leave lampoons or derogatory social commentary attached to the statue.
During its history, the piazza has hosted theatrical events and other ephemeral activities. From 1652 until 1866, when the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every Saturday and Sunday in August in elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family. The pavement level was raised in the 19th century and the market was moved again in 1869 to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza.
Other monuments on the Piazza Navona are:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Palazzo Braschi (Museo di Roma)
Sant'Agnese in Agone
Literature and films
The piazza is featured in Dan Brown's 2000 thriller Angels and Demons, in which the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi "The Fountain of the four rivers"(the Danube, the Gange, the Nile and the River Plate) is listed as one of the Altars of Science. During June 2008, Ron Howard directed several scenes of the film adaptation of Angels and Demons on the southern section of the Piazza Navona, featuring Tom Hanks.
The piazza is featured in several scenes of director Mike Nichols' 1970 adaptation of Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was used in the 1990 film Coins in the Fountain. The characters threw coins into the fountain as they made wishes. The Trevi Fountain was used in the 1954 version of the film.
A Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, é maior das três fontes, localizada no centro da praça. Na fonte dos rios, Bernini projetou quatro estátuas representando os rios dos quatro continentes: o Nilo, o Danúbio, o rio da Prata e o Ganges. As estátuas estão montadas sobre um obelisco egípcio, sendo circundadas por leões e outros animais fantásticos, tendo no cume uma pomba em bronze, símbolo da paz no mundo e da família Pamphili. Para realçar a rivalidade entre Bernini e Borromini, que fez a igreja de Santa Agnese, os romanos criaram uma lenda em torno da fonte dos rios, que fica em frente a esta igreja. Segundo os romanos, as estátuas duvidam da solidez do projeto de Borromini. A que retrata o rio da Prata, tem a mão erguida, a proteger o corpo do desabamento da igreja; a que retrata o Nilo, traz a cabeça coberta por um véu, a recusar a ver a obra de Borromini.
A seguir um texto, em português, da Wikipédia a Enciclopédia Livre:
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios), foi esculpida por Gian Lorenzo Bernini entre 1648 e 1651, artista do barroco italiano, foi concebida por uma ordem do Papa Inocencio X o Papa da familia Pamphili, cujo tinha sua casa nesta praça.
Esta localizada na Praça de Navona, em Roma. Ela representa os quatro principais continentes do mundo cortados por seus principais rios: Rio Nilo, na África; Rio Ganges, na Ásia, Rio da Prata, na América e o Rio Danúbio, na Europa.
A seguir, texto em português do site Wiki lingue:
A escultura da Fonte dos Quatro Rios, encontra-se na Piazza Navona de Roma (Itália) e foi criada e talhada pelo escultor e pintor Gian Lorenzo Bernini em 1651 baixo o papado de Inocencio X, em plena época barroca, durante o período mais prolífico do genial artista e cerca da que em outro tempo fué a Chiesa dei San Giacomo de gli Spagnoli
A fonte compõe-se de uma base formada de uma grande piscina elíptica, coroada em seu centro de uma grande mole de mármol, sobre a qual se eleva um obelisco egípcio de época romana, o obelisco de Domiciano .
As estátuas que compõem a fonte, têm umas dimensões maiores que na realidade e são alegorias dos quatro rios principais da Terra (Nilo, Ganges, Danubio, Rio da Prata), a cada um deles em um dos continentes conhecidos na época. Na fonte a cada um destes rios está representado por um gigante de mármol .
As árvores e as plantas que emergem da água e que se encontram entre as rochas, também estão em uma escala maior que na realidade. Os animais e vegetales, gerados de uma natureza boa e útil, pertencem a espécies grandes e potentes (como o leão, cavalo, cocodrilo, serpente, dragão, etc.). O espectador, girando em torno da fonte, descobre novas formas que dantes estavam escondidas ou cobertas pela massa rocosa. Com esta obra, Bernini quer suscitar admiração em quem olha-a, criando um pequeno universo em movimento a imitação do espaço da realidade natural.
A fonte foi submetida a restauração, um trabalho que se deu por concluído em dezembro de 2008. Constitui um dos palcos finque da novela e o filme Anjos e Demónios, à qual é arrojado um dos cardeais sequestrados, e Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) se lança à água para lhe salvar.
Os animais da fonte
A fonte apresenta figuras de sete animais, além de uma pequena pomba e o emblema dos Pamphili. Para poder observá-las basta com dar uma volta ao redor da fonte. As figuras são: um cavalo, uma serpente de terra (na parte mais alta, cerca do obelisco), uma serpente de mar, um delfín (que funciona também como desagüe), um cocodrilo, um leão e um dragão. Notar também a vegetación esculpida que parece real.
Praça Navona.
A seguir, um texto em português, da Wikipédia a Enciclopédia livre:
A Praça Navona (em italiano: Piazza Navona) é uma das mais célebres praças de Roma. A sua forma assemelha-se à dos antigos estádios da Roma Antiga, seguindo a planificação do Estádio de Domiciano (também denominado entre os italianos de Campomarzio, em virtude da natureza rude e esforçada dos exercícios - manejo de armas - e desportos atléticos que aí se realizavam). Albergaria até 20 mil espectadores sentados nas bancadas. A origem do nome deve-se ao nome pomposo que lhe foi dado ao tempo do Imperador Domiciano (imperador entre 81-96 d.c.): "Circo Agonístico" (do étimo grego Agonia, que significa precisamente - exercício, luta, combate). Actualmente o nome corresponde à corruptela da forma posterior in agone, depois nagone e finalmente navone, que por mero acaso significa também "grande navio" na língua italiana.
As casas que entretanto e com o passar dos anos foram sendo construídas sobre as bancadas, delimitariam e circunscreveriam até à actualidade o tão afamado Circo Agonístico.
A Navona passou de fato a caracterizar-se como praça nos últimos anos do século XV, quando o mercado da cidade foi transferido do Capitólio para aí. Foi remodelada para um estilo monumental por vontade do Papa Inocêncio X, da família Pamphili e é motivo de orgulho da cidade de Roma durante o período barroco. Sofreu intervenções de Gian Lorenzo Bernini (a famosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios, 1651) ao centro); de Francesco Borromini e Girolamo Gainaldi (a igreja de Sant'Agnese in Agone); e de Pietro de Cortona, que pintou a galeria no Palácio Pamphilj, sede da embaixada do Brasil na Itália desde 1920.
O mercado tradicional voltou a ser transferido em 1869 para o Campo de' Fiori, embora a praça mantenha também um papel fundamental em servir de palco para espectáculos de teatro e corridas de cavalos. A partir de 1652, em todos os Sábados e Domingos de Agosto, a praça tornava-se num lago para celebrar a própria família Pamphili.
A praça dispõe ainda duas outras fontes esculpidas por Giacomo della Porta - a Fontana di Nettuno (1574), na área norte da praça, e a Fontana del Moro (1576), na área sul.
Na extremidade norte da praça, por debaixo dos edifícios, foram postas a descoberto ruínas antiquíssimas, a uma cota muito abaixo da actual, comprovando a primeva utilização daquele imenso terreiro. Outros monumentos com entrada para a praça:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Curiosidades
Na Piazza Navona, está localizado o Palazzo Pamphilj, propriedade da República Federativa do Brasil, sede da Embaixada Brasileira e da Missão Diplomática do Brasil para a Itália.
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Il progetto fu attuato da diverse celebri figure dell'automobilismo di quegli anni: Nebbia, Fessia, Giacosa e Zerbi che costruirono una vettura dalle prestazioni di classe ma dai costi relativamente contenuti. Il modello viene presentato alla Fiera di Milano il 12 aprile del 1932 in occasione del Salone dell'automobile e si caratterizzava soprattutto per il cambio a tre marce.
Montava anteriormente un motore a quattro cilindri in linea di 995 cc di cilindrata capace di sviluppare circa 20 CV a 3500 rpm, e che aveva le valvole situate lateralmente ai cilindri. La trazione era posteriore e l'auto montava freni a tamburo su tutte e quattro le ruote, la vettura poteva spingersi a circa 80 km/h di velocità massima.
Tale versione venne sostituita però due anni dopo dalla Balilla a quattro marce e munita di carrozzeria aerodinamica a due o quattro porte.
Gli esemplari prodotti fra le varie serie dal '32 al '37 furono ben 112.000, complice il basso costo dell'auto, 10.800 lire contro le 18.500 della Fiat 509 che permise alla Fiat una produzione senza precedenti di questa fortunata realizzazione.
La Balilla veniva prodotta negli stabilimenti torinesi del Lingotto e fu venduta in tante configurazioni diverse berlina, spider, torpedo, coloniale, sport spider e berlinetta Mille Miglia, facendo anche la fortuna di molti carrozzieri che ne sfruttarono il telaio: ricordiamo in particolare Garavini, Savio, Balbo, Bertone, Casaro e Ghia.
Oltre che in Italia venne anche prodotta in Polonia e messa in vendita con il marchio Polski-Fiat 508, al prezzo di 5.400 Zł. Fu prodotta in 3 versioni successive.
Venne fabbricata anche in Francia dalla neonata Simca-Fiat. Presentata il 18 settembre 1932, fu prodotta in 26.472 esemplari fino nel 1937.
Fu anche fabbricata presso la NSU-Fiat in Germania.
La sua diretta erede fu la Fiat 508C "Nuova Balilla 1100" (1100A musetto) presentata nel 1937 con nome di progetto Fiat 508 C.
Valle del Frances
- Torres Del Paine National Park - Patagonia - Chile
Vallée des Français - Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Patagonia - Chile,XII.
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What comes down must go up (... or is it the other way around?). Loading the harleys into the truck after the show.
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on black. --please view!:D
summer- plain and simple.
so how were you guys' weekend?? mine was pretty good, i saw "the karate kid" with my friend.. it was pretty good i guess, but i thought it shouldve been PG-13. xD i liked it when the bully got ninja kicked in the face. (:
i really wish it was sunny when i took this.. but its been uber hot and humid and icky the past few days, and its starting to rain now anyways. :\ booooo.
i hope you guys have an AMAZING rest of the week!:D
im sorry ive been a lousy no good contact- i shall get to your streams right now!:D
One of the gates, leading to one of the doors, at one of the entrances, to All Souls College, Oxford.
Israel delays aid trucks from Egypt to Gaza "France sent technical equipment to help Gazans draw water from the ground. The Swiss sent blankets and plastic tarps. Mercy Corps, a relief agency, sent 12 truckloads of food. And on Tuesday all of it, including dozens of other trucks carrying sugar, rice, flour, juice and baby formula, sat in the hot sun here going nowhere."
"All our lunchmeat, it's all going to go bad," said Abdullah "We have trucks we loaded up five days ago still sitting here, waiting." said said Hany.
At the United Nations, John Holmes, an emergency relief coordinator, said the scale of the destruction meant that far more than the current movement of aid was needed urgently. "Enough will always be allowed in for people to exist, but not enough for the conditions for people to live,"
This is a Photoshop enhancement of a Navajo Rug post-processed with the PS plug-in called "Fractalius".
INFORMATION ON NAVAJO INDIAN WEAVING:
There is an ageless beauty to Navajo weaving. Navajo weavings are many things to people. Above all else, Navajo weavings are masterworks, regardless of whose criteria of art is used to judge them. They are evocative, timeless portraits which, like all good art, transcend time and space. Navajo weaving has captured the imagination of many not only because they are beautiful, well-woven textiles but also because they so accurately mirror the social and economic history of Navajo people. Succinctly, Navajo women wove their life experiences into the pieces.
Navajo people tell us they learned to weave from Spider Woman and that the first loom was of sky and earth cords, with weaving tools of sunlight, lightning, white shell, and crystal. Anthropologists speculate Navajos learned to weave from Pueblo people by 1650. There is little doubt Pueblo weaving was already influenced by the Spanish by the time they shared their weaving skills with Navajo people. Spanish influence includes the substitution of wool for cotton, the introduction of indigo (blue) dye, and simple stripe patterning. Besides the "manta" (a wider-than-long wearing blanket), Navajo weavers also made a tunic-like dress, belts, garters, hair ties, men's shirts, breechcloths, and a "serape-style" wearing blanket. These blankets were longer-than-wide and were patterned in brown, blue and white stripes and terraced lines.
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Strobist Info:
SB24 with Homemade Grid Camera Right High....Give Spotlight Effect
Nikon D300
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I have been a HUGE fan of this man's work for a very longtime. I have played at many of the theatres he has designed. He is a Theater Designer and has worked on some of the most recognized theatres in the WORLD. It was an honor to get to spend a few hours with him and get to see him work! He showed me ALL the work he has done in his lifetime, I got to sit with him at his desk where he creates and designs these masterpieces!!!!!! I kept having to stop and just take it all in, when you have followed a person's work, and then get to actually sit and see them work, it is breathtaking. He is an ARTIST in every sense of the world. He knew he wanted to design theatres at the tender age of 4, when his mom took him to see a show. The lights, colors, textures, patterns, dancers, actors, etc all left a lifetime impression on him that lasts till this very day! He has miniature 1/8 scale models of all of his work, the intricate details that he puts into his models is beyond AMAZING!!! I feel truly inspired, blessed, and privileged to be one of the few people that have taken his portrait. He has invited me over to do more and also he let me know I can use his studio to do photoshoots anytime I want to. His studio in itself is a work of art, I will be sharing more pics of his studio and models in the days to come. I hope you enjoy this picture as much as I do.
Hector
P.S. My Hard Drive crashed yesterday, which is a bummer, but all is not lost. I was able to retrieve ALL of my Raw files, however lost ALL of my post processed pics. I only was able to retrieve my web resolution shots. So I have A LOT of work to do, but it is ok. I get to wake up and do what I LOVE to do everyday!
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Wicklow, Irish: Cill Mhantáin, meaning "church of the toothless one"[1][2]) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census.[3] The town is situated to the east of the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail network, with Dublin commuter services now extending to the town. Additional services connect with Arklow, Wexford and Rosslare Europort, a main ferry port. There is also a commercial port, mainly importing timber and textiles.
Situata nella parte sud-occidentale della Basilicata, la Valle prende il nome dal fiume Agri ed è una delle valli più belle e caratteristiche dell'Italia Meridionale.
La forma della valle è quella di un'ampia varice, circondata dai rilievi montuosi, e presenta ambienti e zone molto diversificate.
I centri abitati sono posti sulle colline situate lungo la parte iniziale del tragitto del fiume (lungo 136 Km) che nasce alle pendici del monte Volturino e sfocia in mare nei pressi di Policoro.
La zona è dominata da due monti: il Volturino (1856 m.) ed il Monte di Viggiano (1725 m.) sul quale ha sede il Santuario della Madonna di Viggiano, uno dei più noti di tutta l'Italia Meridionale.
Le bellezze naturali in Val d'Agri sono innumerevoli; degne di nota sono la faggeta del Volturino, ricchissima di fiori di bosco come i ciclamini rosso scuro, l'agrifoglio, i gigli rossi ed i narcisi; la faggeta di Moliterno dagli alberi imponenti e i castagneti di Tramutola.
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Esta fotografia foi tirada em 11 de Junho de 2010, quase no Verão. Apesar disso, tem este ar invernoso resultado da densa neblina que existia na altura.
A serra do Marão tem sido fonte de inspiração para grandes autores portugueses, como Miguel Torga e outros. Mas, para Teixeira de Pascoaes ela é a Montanha Sagrada, por meio da qual toda a natureza ascende ao Cosmo (panteísmo) e, daí, ao espírito universal.
Ele escreve a propósito do Marão no seu poema mais conhecido (o Marânus):
"Espectros nebulosos,
Remotos ascendentes
Emergem na penumbra que flutua
E rodeiam-nos tristes, misteriosos..."
This photograph was taken on June 11, 2010, almost Summer time, though the wintry look. This Northern Mountain, Marão, also has heavy mists and has been a source of inspiration to many Portuguese Authors, like Miguel Torga and others. But, toTeixeira de Pascoaes, my favourite, Marão is the Sacred Mountain through which Natures aspires to Cosmos (pantheism), thus attaining the Universal Spirit. He wrote a well known poem (Marânus) and described the atmosphere in Marão this way:
"Fuzzy Ghosts,
Of ancient ancestors
Emerge in the misty shadows
And surround us, sad and mysterious ...."
Translated by Chilliwack Jack
I found a very interesting site in English about this poet and his philosophy.
Built on a basalt outcrop, the castle was known to the native Britons as Din Guardi and had been the capital of the British Kingdom of Bryneich from the realm's foundation in c.420 until 547, the year of the first written reference to the castle. In that year the citadel was captured by the Anglo-Saxon ruler Ida of Bernicia and became Ida's seat. It was briefly retaken by the Britons from his son Hussa during the war of 590 before being relieved later that same year.
His grandson Æðelfriþ passed it on to his wife Bebba, from which the early name Bebbanburgh was derived. The Vikings destroyed the original fortification in 993.
The Normans built a new castle on the site, which forms the core of the present castle. William II unsuccessfully besieged it in 1095 during a revolt supported by its owner, Robert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland. After Robert was captured, his wife continued the defence until coerced to surrender by the king's threat to blind her husband.
Bamburgh then became the property of the reigning English monarch. Henry II probably built the keep. As an important English outpost, the castle was the target of occasional raids from Scotland. In 1464 during the Wars of the Roses, it became the first castle in England to be defeated by artillery, at the end of a nine-month long siege by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick.
The Forster family of Northumberland provided the Crown with twelve successive governors of the castle for some 400 years until the Crown granted ownership to Sir John Forster. The Forster family retained ownership until Sir William Forster (d. 1700) was posthumously declared bankrupt and his estates, including the castle, were sold to Lord Crew, Bishop of Durham ( husband of his sister Dorothy) under an Act of Parliament to settle the debts.
The castle deteriorated but was restored by various owners during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was finally bought by the Victorian industrialist William Armstrong, who completed the restoration.
During the Second World War, the Royal Navy corvette HMS Bamborough Castle was named after it.
En 1690, le marquis de Louvois, Ministre de Guerre de Louis XIV, ordonne à l'intendant Bégon la construction d'un fort sur la pointe d'un rocher nommé « Le Chapus ». Construit face à la citadelle du Château d'Oléron, il permettait de croiser les tirs des canons et de verrouiller l'accès sud à la rade de Rochefort.
La réalisation des plans est confiée à François Ferry. L'ingénieur dessine un fort ovale, à deux étages de canons, relié à la côte par une chaussée de 400 mètres submersible à marée haute.
Ce projet ambitieux est remis en cause à la mort de Louvois. Vauban réduit le projet : seule la moitié de l'ovale est réalisée, donnant ce plan en fer à cheval doté d'un unique étage de batteries et d'un donjon central entouré d'une douve.
La construction débute en 1691 et s'achève en 1694. Il est le dernier ouvrage de fortification maritime commandé par Louis XIV.
Le 10 septembre 1944, après la libération de Marennes, les Allemands qui occupent encore Oléron tirent des obus sur le fort depuis l'île. Très endommagé, il est acheté par la commune de Bourcefranc en 1960 et restauré. Il ouvre au public en 1972. La caserne, le donjon et le magasin à poudre sont aujourd'hui des espaces muséographiques
The Viceregal Lodge, Obervatory Hill, Shimla, India, by Henry Irwin. Completed 1888; tower height increased later by Lord Curzon. Local grey sandstone and light blue limestone, with iron girders, beams, and trusses.
Built on a high 331-acre site, levelled for the purpose, this mock-Tudor or baronial-style building is visible from far down the hillside, and was intended as a proud symbol of Empire. Over the portico at the main entrance is a coat of arms with inscriptions above it naming the architect (Irwin), the executive and assistant engineers (F. B. Hebbert and others) and the Earl of Dufferin as the current Viceroy. Dufferin was the first to occupy the new Lodge. The columned arches along the façade are echoed in the arches of alternating widths supporting the verandas. Just visible to the left of the main entrance, on the first floor, is one of the unobtrusive external iron spiral staircases provided for the lowliest menial staff, the bathroom sweepers.
Inside, the main hall is panelled in teak. The unicorn originally carved over the impressive main fireplace has since been replaced by the Indian wheel of progress. The double-galleried corridor off to the left is lit by mullioned windows and a glass ceiling, and leads to the ballroom, now the library of the Institute of Advanced Studies. On the ground floor were also the dining hall, lounge and drawing room. On the upper floors were the Viceroy's office and rooms. To the right of the main hall is a splendid three-storey high teak staircase, the kind of feature, no doubt, that earned Irwin his eulogy in the Madras Mail, to the effect that his genius was displayed in his interiors. In the morning room and visitors' lounge on this side, finishing touches like a walnut ceiling with a Kashmiri design, lavish wall-coverings (some of which remain more or less intact), an original chandelier and so on, can still be seen. Maple & Co, London, were the western suppliers. A large picture of one of the Vicereines, Lady Elgin, hangs over the fireplace of the visitors' lounge.
For its day, the Lodge had state-of-the-art technology. It had its own steam generator, and was the first building in Shimla to employ electric lighting. Indeed, Lady Dufferin, the first Vicereine in residence, is said to have first used an electric light switch here. The original light panel is still in place (with an added fusebox). The Lodge also had running hot and cold water, together with a sophisticated system for collecting and storing bath and rainwater, including two tanks under the front lawn.
Outside in the landscaped grounds stands a tall tulip tree, a rarity in an area dominated by pines and deodars. It was planted during the stay of the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Viceroy who replaced Dufferin in 1888.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Roses - Queen of Flowers Set: www.flickr.com/photos/14176959@N05/sets/72157621238980222/
THE ROSE...
Some say love it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you it's only seed
It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed
that with the sun's love
in the spring
becomes THE ROSE
By Amanda McBloom for the movie The Rose.
It was sung by Bette Midler for the first time.
Hear the song here by Bette Midler...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mht0Bzm_Cgs&feature=related
And another with better video
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A great rendition, less than good quality, but amplifies the words best....
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La garza blanca o garceta grande (Ardea alba) es una especie de ave Ciconiiforme de la familia Ardeidae. Es una de las garzas más ampliamente distribuidas por el mundo.
Descripción
La garza blanca es un ave grande de plumaje blanco que puede alcanzar el metro de altura y pesar arriba de 950 gramos. Es ligeramente menor a la garza ceniza (A. herodias). Además del tamaño, la garza blanca puede diferenciarse de otras garzas del mismo color por el pico amarillo y las patas negras, aunque el pico puede tornarse más oscuro y las patas más claras en la estación de cría. En el plumaje de cría, delicadas plumas ornamentales salen de la espalda. Machos y hembras son idénticos en apariencia.
Posee un vuelo lento, con el cuello retraído. Esto es característico de garzas y avetoros, y es lo que los distingue de cigüeñas, grullas, ibis y espátulas, que mantienen el cuello extendido al volar.
Comportamiento
La garza blanca es parcialmente migratoria; las aves del hemisferio norte provenientes de áreas de inviernos fríos se desplazan hacia el sur. Se alimenta en aguas poco profundas o hábitats más secos, alimentándose principalmente de peces, ranas, pequeños mamíferos, y ocasionalmente aves pequeñas y reptiles, atrapándolos con su pico largo y afilado, la mayor parte del tiempo quedándose quieta y dejando que la presa se acerque hasta poder alcanzarlas con el pico, que utiliza como arpón. A menudo esperará inmóvil a la presa, o caminará lentamente hacia ella. Es una especie común, normalmente fácil de ver. Reproducción
Se reproduce en colonias en árboles cercanos a lagos de juncos o humedales. Forma el nido con palos pequeños secos entrelazados con juncos y totoras, y colocando generalmente entre 3 y 5 huevos de color celeste claro.
Amenaza
En Norteamérica un gran número de garzas fueron asesinadas alrededor de finales del siglo XIX, para usar sus plumas para decorar sombreros. Su población se ha recuperado desde entonces como resultado de las medidas de conservación. Su rango se ha extendido hacia el norte, hasta el sur de Canadá. Sin embargo, en algunas partes del sur de Estados Unidos, su número ha disminuido debido a la pérdida de su hábitat. Aún así, se adapta bien al hábitat humano y puede ser fácilmente vista cerca de los humedales y cuerpos de agua en zonas urbanas y suburbanas.
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Congregation Ohab Zedek, or OZ, as it is fondly known, is more than just a synagogue. Under the leadership of Rabbi Allen Schwartz, the Shul is known for its open doors and big heart. OZ has broad ties with the surrounding Jewish community and its Upper West Side neighborhood as a whole. A random visitor could easily encounter an up and coming scholar from Israel, or members of the local fire station. It is an informal, comfortable, inclusive community.
OZ is a modern Orthodox congregation, but any individual is welcome, regardless of background or means. It is a Shul of interlocking communities--young families who find a relaxed setting on Shabbos morning to introduce their toddlers to services; singles, who famously crowd the steps on Friday night; and seniors, many of whom have been members of OZ for decades. It is home to those tentatively exploring Judaism as well as the most learned, who are stimulated by a broad array of lecturers and classes.
OZ is known for its wide range of Chesed activities, which include a long-time Bikur Cholim group that visits Mount Sinai Hospital each Shabbos and on holidays, as well as its members' regular visits to homebound seniors. Members also subsidize seats for those in need on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
OZ has a proud history. The Shul was founded in 1873 on Avenue B and Houston Street on the Lower East Side as the First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek. After a sojourn on West 116th Street in Harlem, the Congregation moved to its present location at 118 West 95th Street in 1926. Today, as part of a revitalized Upper West Side that has drawn an ever-expanding population of families and young adults, OZ is a vibrant and dynamic Jewish center for prayer, learning and social activities.
L'Arboç, Tarragona (Spain).
Wiki Loves Monuments Code: RI-51-0012083
Vertical panorama from 3 shots. Later readjusted white balance.
ENGLISH
The first news of the existence of the church of Sant Julià goes back to years 1136 and 1138. The conserved oldest part of the medieval church corresponds to the present chapel of Dolors (sorrows). The used equipment is of ashlars well fitted and cut. They are left also two lateral gothic chapels.
The present church of Sant Julià is a Renaissance building constructed between years 1631 and 1647, during the “War of Segadors (reapers)”. It is a church of a single nave, 40 by 12 meters, with six lateral chapels by side, semi-circular arch and barrel vault. The apse is pentagonal and the main vault is maintained by semicircular archs and is composed by five pointed vaults with nerves and decorated key. In the main facade it emphasizes the great baroque gate conformed by four columns that maintain friso. The bell tower, built before the church between 1622-1627, conserves the romanesque base and an inner chapel gothic covered with barrel vault.
In the chapel of Dolors (sorrows) there are an important franc-gothic painting set mural discovered during the restoration of the chapel made in 1968. The set occupies about 50 m² and has been dated around year 1300. It is conformed by three sections, the central is an allegorical representation of the tree of the Cross, and the lateral compositions are formed by scenes of the life of Jesus, Saint John Baptist and Saint John Evangelist.
In October 2007 it was declared "Cultural good of national interest" in the category of Historical Monument.
The Catalan Revolt (known in Catalan as the Guerra dels Segadors or Reapers' War) affected a large part of Catalonia between the years of 1640 and 1659. It had an enduring effect in the Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ceded the county of Roussillon and the northern half of the county of Cerdanya to France (see French Cerdagne), thereby splitting the Catalan population.
The war had its roots in the discomfort generated in Catalan society by the presence of Castilian troops during the wars between France and Spain as part of the Thirty Years' War. Catalan peasants were forced to quarter Castilian troops and responded on Corpus Christi day with an uprising known as 'Bloody Corpus' (Catalan Corpus de Sang), under the slogans "Long live the faith of Christ!", our lord", "Long live the land, death to bad government". This 'Bloody Corpus' of 1640, which began with the death of a reaper and led to the somewhat mysterious death of the Count of Santa Coloma, viceroy of Catalonia, marked the beginning of the conflict. The irregular militia were known as 'Miquelets'.
Pau Claris, head of the Generalitat of Catalonia, turned the social unrest of the Catalans into a political cause and proclaimed a Catalan Republic. The Generalitat obtained an important military victory in the battle of Montjuïc (January 26, 1641). A little later, the death of Pau Claris created a difficult local and international situation, which resulted in the proclamation of Louis XIII of France as count of Barcelona and sovereign of Catalonia, Lluís I de Barcelona.
The conflict extended beyond the Peace of Westphalia, which concluded the Thirty Years' War in 1648, with the confrontation between two sovereigns and two Generalitats, one based in Barcelona, under the control of Spain and the other in Perpinyà (Perpignan), under the occupation of France. In 1652 the French authorities renounced Catalonia, but held control of Roussillon, thereby leading to the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.
More info: www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=indilex&..., en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Revolt
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CASTELLANO
La primera noticia de la existencia de la iglesia de Sant Julià se remonta a los años 1136 y 1138. La parte más antigua conservada de la iglesia medieval corresponde a la actual capilla dels Dolors. El aparejo empleado es de sillares bien encuadrados y cortados. Quedan también dos capillas laterales góticas.
La iglesia actual de Sant Julià es un edificio renacentista construido entre los años 1631 y 1647, durante la "Guerra dels Segadors". Es una iglesia de una sola nave, de 40 por 12 metros, con seis capillas laterales por banda, con arco de medio punto y bóveda de cañón. El ábside es pentagonal y la bóveda principal está sostenida por arcos semicirculares y está compuesta por cinco vueltas de ojiva con nervios y clave decorada. En la fachada principal destaca la gran portada barroca conformada por cuatro columnas que sostienen un friso. El campanario, levantado antes que la iglesia entre 1622-1627, conserva la base románica y una capilla interior gótica cubierta con bóveda de cañón.
En la capilla dels Dolors se encuentra un importante conjunto de pintura mural franco-gótica descubierto durante la restauración de la capilla realizada en el año 1968. El conjunto ocupa unos 50 m² y ha sido datado alrededor del año 1300. Está conformado por tres secciones, la central es una representación alegórica del árbol de la Cruz, y las composiciones laterales están formadas por escenas de la vida de Jesús, de San Juan Bautista y de San Juan Evangelista.
En octubre del 2007 fue declarado "Bien cultural de interés nacional" en la categoría de Monumento Histórico.
La Sublevación de Cataluña (o "Guerra dels Segadors") afectó a gran parte de Cataluña entre los años 1640 y 1659. Tuvo como efecto más duradero la firma de la Paz de los Pirineos entre la monarquía hispánica y el rey de Francia, pasando el condado del Rosellón y la mitad del de la Cerdaña, hasta aquel momento partes integrantes del principado de Cataluña, uno de los territorios de la monarquía hispánica, a soberanía francesa.
La guerra comienza a raíz del malestar que generaba en la sociedad catalana la presencia de tropas, fundamentalmente castellanas, durante las guerras entre Francia y España, enmarcadas dentro de la Guerra de los Treinta Años (1618 - 1648). Los hechos del Corpus de Sangre de 1640, desencadenados por el amotinamiento de un grupo de unos 400 o 500 segadores que entraron en Barcelona y que conducirían a la muerte del conde de Santa Coloma, noble catalán y virrey de Cataluña, marcan el inicio del conflicto.
Más info: www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=indilex&..., es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublevaci%c3%b3n_de_Catalu%c3%b1a_(...
One of the most beautiful and charming places in Paris - smaller and more intimate than the Tuileries and the Luxembourg gardens. A place to rest in, relax, shop, and watch people surrounded by magnificent architecture.
Originally known as the Place Royale, the Place des Vosges was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. A true square (140 m x 140 m), it embodied the first European program of royal city planning. The Place des Vosges, inaugurated in 1612 with a grand carrousel to celebrate the wedding of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, is the prototype of all the residential squares of European cities that were to come. What was new about the Place Royale in 1612 was that the housefronts were all built to the same design, probably by Baptiste du Cerceau, of red brick with strips of stone quoins over vaulted arcades that stand on square pillars.
Former illustrious Residents of the Place des Vosges:
No. 1bis Madame de Sevigné was born here
No. 6, ""Maison de Victor Hugo"" Victor Hugo from 1832–1848, in what was then the Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée, now a museum devoted to his memory, managed by the City of Paris
No. 7 Sully, Henri IV's great minister
No. 8 poet Théophile Gautier and writer Alphonse Daudet
No. 11 occupied from 1639-1648 by the courtesan Marion Delorme
No. 15 Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, wife of Cosimo III de' Medici
No. 17 former residence of Bossuet
No. 21 Cardinal Richelieu from 1615–1627
No. 23 post-impressionist painter Georges Dufrénoy {From Wikpedia}"
Photos taken at the Grounds for Sculpture on JANUARY 6th, 2010 in
Hamilton, New Jersey USA
Photos of a male house finch - carpodacus mexicanus- up in a tree.
© All Rights Reserved - No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without the Written Consent of Frozen in Time photos by Marianne.Unauthorized use or reproduction for any reason is prohibited.
House Finch (carpodacus mexicanus)-is a medium-sized finch.
Adults have a long brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep grey on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked. In most cases, adult males have a reddish color to their heads, necks and shoulders. This color sometimes extends to the stomach and down the back, between the wings. The male coloration varies in intensity with the seasons and is derived from the berries and fruits in its diet. As a result, the colors range from pale, straw yellow, to bright orange, to deep, intense red. Adult females have brown upperparts and streaked underparts.
These birds are mainly permanent residents; some eastern birds migrate south. Their breeding habitat is urban and semi-open areas from southern Canada to Mexico.
House Finches forage on the ground or in vegetation. They primarily eat grains, seeds and berries, being voracious consumers of weed seeds such as nettle and dandelion; included are incidental small insects, such as aphids and plant lice. They are frequent visitors to feeders throughout the year, particularly if stocked with sunflower seeds or Nyjer/thistle seed, and will congregate at hanging Nyjer sock feeders. They are considered a pest in fruit orchards.
Nests are made in cavities, including openings in buildings, and also on various kinds of vegetation, sometimes nests abandoned by other birds will be used. Nests may be re-used for subsequent broods or in following years. The nest is built by the female, sometimes in as little as two days. It is well made of twigs and debris, forming a cup shape, usually 1.5m to 2m above the ground.
Eggs are laid from February through August, two or more broods per year with 2 to 6 eggs per brood. The eggs are a pale, bluish-green with few black spots and a smooth, somewhat glossy surface. The female incubates the eggs for 12 to 14 days and the young leave the nest about 11 to 19 days after hatching. Dandelion seeds are among the preferred seeds fed to the young.
During courtship, the male may present the female with choice bits of food and, if she imitates the posture of a hungry chick, he may actually feed her. The male may also feed the female during the breeding and incubation period.
House Finches are one of the few birds that are aggressive enough to keep House Sparrows out of their birdhouse and evict them.
Originally only a resident of Mexico and the southwestern United States, they were introduced to eastern North America in the 1940s. The birds were being sold illegally in New York while marketed as the "Hollywood Finch." Many vendors and owners released the birds into the wild in order to avoid prosecution. The released birds spread rapidly and, in some unforested areas, have displaced the native Purple Finch. In 1870, they were introduced into Hawaii.
Information was taken from this web site:
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: THAT'S HOW I MET HIM (1 of 2) /
ASÍ LO CONOCÍ (1 de 2)
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Morgana: Comiiiing! Une second!
/
Morgana: Ya vaaaaaa! Un momento!
COLLABORATION:
- Miercole's Morgana Collaboration
- Morgana y Valo en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
Flickr Photographers Project
I have been wanting to start a project for awhile, I had been bouncing ideas around for a bit, and finally decided to do a project photographing Flickr Photographers. I know we all hate being in front of the lens but, I thought it would be neat to put a face to the awesome works of the people we visit on a daily basis.
My first subject for this project was my good friend Stephen AKA SMGALLERY, please visit his stream it's amazing!!!!! Stephen is an amazing landscape photographer and his portraits ain't no joke either. Stephen is a self-taught photographer with an amazing eye, he loves to shoot anything and everything. He loves Peter Lik's work and is a huge inspiration to Stephen as well. Stephen is 28 years old and has been shooting for about 3 years now and is on his way up!!!!!!! He started with point and shoots and he was getting a ton of great feedback, so his dad helped him get his first DSLR a Nikon D80. He is now shooting with a D300 and an array of lenses. I am privileged to call him a friend and also happy he wanted to be a part of my project.
Hector
P.S. I am looking for other Flickr Photographers that would be interested in letting me shoot them for my project. Please send me a flickrmail if you are interested and I will get in touch to set up a time. Thanks!!!!!
There is no great big ending, no sunset in the sky
There is no string ensemble, and she doesn't even cry
And just as I begin to say that we should make another try
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
There is no big explosion, no tempest in the tea
The world does not stop turning round, there's no big tragedy
Sitting in a coffee shop with cheesecake and some apple pie
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye, said so easily, Good-bye, said so quietly
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye,
just two always strangers avoid each other's eyes
One still make believing, one still telling lies,
she tells me that I'm not to blame
But when I ask the reason why
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye, said so easily. Good-bye, said so quietly
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye (she quietly says) / sung by Frank Sinatra
Prades, Tarragona (Spain).
“The Hispania” was a company of buses founded in Reus between 1905 and 1909 and that communicated the populations of the Priorat with Reus until year 2004. This one was the bus stop of Prades.
"La Hispania" era una compañía de autobuses fundada en Reus entre 1905 y 1909 y que comunicó las poblaciones del Priorat con Reus hasta el año 2004. Ésta era la parada de Prades.
ENGLISH
Located near the highest point of the Muntanyes de Prades range, of which region it is the capital, the ‘red town’ of Prades, which gets its name from the characteristic red stone of the area, is located in the middle of a plateau at an altitude of 940 m, in a densely forested part of the comarca (roughly equivalent to a county) of Baix Camp in the province of Tarragona.
In the surroundings there are traces of prehistoric settlement, some neolithic, and also of Iberian/Pre Roman times. There is as yet no clear historical record until the time of the Reconquista (the reconquest by Christian forces of territory formerly under Saracen control) in the 1150s. At that time, these mountains were of key strategic importance and served as a defence line against the Saracens who had settled in the area around Siurana. Once Lleida and Tortosa fell to the Christian forces, Siurana was besieged and finally conquered, the Saracens were banished and the territory then settled by the victors. The political centre of gravity of the range then moved from Siurana to Prades, which received its township charter in 1159.
It is important to remember the Counts of Prades were always prominent in matters of internal politics and in the campaigns of expansion across the Mediterranean, and that in the grandest age of the County, as direct descendants of the King, they ranked high amongst the Catalan nobility. Their aristocratic power lasted until Mendizabal’s land disentailment law of 1835 and the title of Count of Prades is still preserved in the line of the Dukes of Medinaceli.
During the War of Separation (also known as the war of the Segadors) in the 17th century, in which Catalonia fought against Spain, the county of Prades was an important war zone. As a result of that war, parts of the walls and the castle were destroyed.
More info: www.prades.es/angles/angles.htm
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CASTELLANO
Situado cerca de la cima de Las Montañas de Prades, de las que ostenta la capitalidad, la villa vermella (rojiza) de Prades se encuentra en medio de un altiplano a 940 mts. de altitud en una zona de gran densidad boscosa de la comarca del Baix Camp en la provincia de Tarragona.
El entorno de Prades conserva indicios de poblamiento prehistórico, con restos de la época neolítica, que llegan hasta los asentamientos iberico--pre-romanos. No se tiene certeza de hechos históricos hasta la Reconquista durante la cual estas montañas constituyeron una pieza clave ya que sirvió como elemento de defensa a los serracenos que se habían establecido en el entorno de Siurana hasta que el Conde de Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer IV, a mediados del siglo XII, después de apoderarse de Lleida y Tortosa, estando Siurana totalmente sitiada, fue reducida y expulsó a los sarracenos y repobló la zona. El centro de gravedad política del macizo, en este momento, se desplazó de Siurana a Prades que el año 1159 recibió una Carta de Población.
Es importante remarcar que los condes de Prades estuvieron siempre presentes en los hechos de la política interior y en las campañas de expansión por el Mediterráneo y que en la época más esplendorosa del condado, como descendientes directos del rey, ostentaron categoría de primer orden entre la nobleza catalana. Su dominio señorial duró hasta la desamortización de Mendizábal en 1835 y el título de Conde de Prades aún se conserva en poder de los Medinaceli.
Durante la Guerra de Separación o de los Segadors (s. XVII), que enfrentó Cataluña con España, el condado de Prades fue un importante centro de operaciones bélicas. Como consecuencia de la guerra, fue destruida parte de la muralla y del castillo.
Más info: www.prades.es/espanol/espanol.htm
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /
CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Akari: Movie trailers just began ^^
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Akari: Ya empiezan los trailers ^^
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /
CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Shortly after...
MOVIE: Mmmm, don't go... please, I want to do it now. Mmmm... Oooohh... You like this?...
Dom: ^_^u
Akari: ^_^uu
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Poco después...
PELI: Mmmm, no te vayas... porfavor, quiero hacerlo ahora. Mmmm...Aaahh... te gusta esto?...
Dom: ^_^u
Akari: ^_^uu
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
But forget about me today.
Honor my fallen comrades and those who are still in harms way on this Memorial day.
“They said this mystery never shall cease: the priest promotes war, and the soldier peace”
~ William Blake
Nikkor 50mm ƒ1.8
Strobist: AlienBee 800 with HOBD-W camera left. AlienBee 800 with reflective umbrella camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
Then we were inside her car.
Passenger seats, second row.
The lights blinded as they flew past, but we were silent.
Then we kissed.
They were little kisses, escaped little bits of air in between our lips.
The dark enveloped our touch, and I lost my mind. As she kept breathing, the car receded in flame, and we were floating.
Like little specks of dust into the ether.
They wouldn't be noticeable to anyone who walks to quickly, but when you paused,
I bet you could see us.
Holding hands, and just feeling each others hearts fade in and out.
I wanted to die remembering this taste, her and me and feeling free.
The skyline shifted as we turned corners, and we descended.
The car came to a slow, and I pulled away, and looked into the eyes of the one I could stay three inches from for a lifetime.
Her and I, well you haven't seen much before us.
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I captured this image of the Tricolored Heron at the Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park in Florida. According to Wikipedia, the Tricolored Heron (formerly known in North America as the Louisiana Heron, is a small heron and a resident breeder from the Gulf of Mexico states of the USA and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to central Brazil and Peru. There is some post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. Tricolored heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. In each clutch, 3–7 eggs are typically laid. This species measures from 22 to 30 inches (56 - 76cm) long and has a wingspan of 38 inches (96cm). The slightly larger male heron weighs about 14 /12 ounces (415gm) on average, while the female averages 11.8 ounces (334gm). It is a medium-large, long-legged, long-necked heron with a long pointed yellowish or greyish bill with a black tip. The legs and feet are dark. Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back. The tricolored heron stalks its prey in shallow or deeper water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, crustaceans, reptiles, and insects.
Tricolored Heron on a Branch at Everglades National Park, Florida
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Aperture: f/ 1.4
ISO-Speed: 100
Focal Length: 30mm
Lens: SIGMA 30mm 1.4 DC HSM
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fr: Les duplex de la rue Pontiac, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
HDR from 5 different exposures - Photomatix - EXIF from +0ev exposure - levels and curves adjustments - 16mm
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Beginning of the firefighters' demonstration in Denfert Rochereau, the main banner in the middle says "All together" (Tous ensemble). This is taken from the top of bus stop.
Part of "Au feu, les pompiers !" (please watch in the order of the set, to better understand the chronology of events)
These rather large beauties are right on our property line so my neighbor and I share them and share credit for their beauty
The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it - every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
John D. Rockefeller III
"If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; If you would know, and not be known, live in a city"
(Charles Caleb Colton)
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SHIN'S BASS SOLO (1 of 1) /
EL SOLO DE SHIN (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 29 of 48) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Ren: - whispering – It was a kind of welcome party because we just finished building our first dioramas, but that night you had a meeting with the producers.
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Ren: - susurrando- Era una especie de Fiesta de inauguración porque acabamos de construir los primeros dioramas, pero ese día tu tenías reunión con los productores.
LINKS:
- FOTOHISTORIAS en casa de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Shin y Yashiro en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Hilo de la Relación entre Shin y Yashiro en la sección de Penpals de Pullip .es
- Ayrin and Sheryl PHOTOSTORIES at Flickr
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La curruca capirotada (Sylvia atricapilla) es una especie de ave paseriforme del género Sylvia dentro de la familia Sylviidae. Es un pájaro de pequeño tamaño de color sobrio y discreto, canto agradable, vuelo ágil, comportamiento activo e inquieto, que se alimenta de insectos y frutas. Habita principalmente en sotobosques y está ampliamente distribuido por Europa. Se trata de una curruca frecuente, y localmente abundante, que está muy repartida por toda España. Descripción Mide entre 13 y 15 cm de longitud, con una envergadura de entre 20 y 23 cm, y un peso de unos 14 a 20 g. Presenta el cráneo levemente aplanado. El pico (en ambos sexos adultos) es negruzco con la mandíbula inferior gris pizarra. Los tarsos y los pies son gris azulado. El iris es de 3,5 mm de diámetro y de color castaño. Plumaje A simple vista tiene un aspecto discreto e insignificante, ya que la sobriedad de su plumaje le permite pasar desapercibido para todo aquel que no haya aprendido a identificarlo, que lo confundirán con el gorrión común cada vez que se lo crucen fugazmente en su camino (ocurriendo esto más veces de lo que cabe imaginarse). El macho, para quien sabe identificar esta especie, resulta inconfundible; el macho adulto presenta sus partes superiores (laterales de la cabeza, del cuello y el pecho) de color verde oliva, o bien puede describirse como un tono pardo grisáceo. El obispillo es gris claro. El vientre blanco. Su cola y las alas son de un gris negruzco. El píleo y la frente son de color negro brillante.2 La hembra se diferencia del macho principalmente por el píleo que es pardo o castaño rojizo. El resto de las partes superiores son pardo oliváceas, y en los lados de la cara hay un tinte grisáceo. El pecho y los flancos son de un tono más pálido, algunas veces con un tinte gris, pero siempre se presenta con un color más pardo que el del macho. Los ejemplares inmaduros son similares a las hembras adultas, con el capirote castaño jengibre. Tal vez se pueda apreciar en la espalda y dorso de las alas un tinte más rojizo que en los adultos. El color de las partes inferiores, como son el pecho y los flancos, se presentan considerablemente más oscuros que en los adultos. Nota: Apenas se observan diferencias entre las distintas subespecies de Sylvia atricapilla, no obstante, morfológicamente sí que podrían encontrarse leves diferencias fácilmente apreciables. Es una especie forestal que cría en terrenos arbolados, umbríos y con denso sotobosque, aunque también pueden hacerlo en parques y jardines con abundante maleza, ya que siempre van de copa en copa, de mata en mata, e inquietamente de rama en rama. Ejemplos donde estas currucas se desarrollan son los robledales, fresnedas y otras formaciones de planifolios. También habitan bosques de coníferas, quejigares y bosques mixtos, monte bravío, huertos de frutales y también olivares. Evitan zonas muy secas por ello son frecuentes en la vegetación de riberas, junto a los arroyos, donde los índices de humedad son mayores y donde los árboles se presentan más desarrollados. Cuando las ciudades ofrecen mayor cantidad de alimento, o por motivos climáticos, etc., recurren a estas, pasando desapercibidas por ser desconfiadas y a la vez activas. Altitudinalmente esta especie ocupa rangos muy dispares, desde el nivel del mar hasta los 1.500 m (en Tenerife), incluso 1.700 m en Pirineos centrales o los 1.800 en el Sistema Central y 1.850 m en las Cordilleras Béticas. Alimentación Fruto del espino común. La curruca capirotada se alimenta de insectos, fruta cultivada y bayas o frutos silvestres. Durante la primavera se centra básicamente en la captura coleópteros y dípteros, aunque no son estos los únicos insectos que caen presa de este pajarillo. A partir del nacimiento de sus pollos se dedican a recoger infinidad de pequeñas orugas y larvas, mas estos también son cebados con cerezas, higos y otros frutos silvestres del tiempo. Durante el invierno ingieren gran cantidad de manzana, aprovechándose de las cosechas más próximas lo que les permite resistir el invierno sin apenas moverse de zonas reducidas. Les gustan los frutos de la hiedra, así como las bayas de las plantas de adorno que encuentran en jardines o parques. Presentes en su dieta podrían estar, el saúco, el espino, el aligustre, la rosa silvestre, la zarzamora, la madreselva, el tejo, el acebo, etc., sintiendo especial predilección por todos ellos. Nido Curruca con hierba seca en el pico para construir su nido. El nido es una construcción muy pobre, "transparente", ligero y escaso en materiales. Normalmente es el macho quien elige el lugar de emplazamiento colocando allí dos o tres hierbas secas, aunque es la hembra quien principalmente lo construye. Entre el macho y la hembra consiguen terminarlo en unos 3 o 5 días generalmente. Los materiales de construcción usados por esta curruca son básicamente hierbas secas, musgo, y raicillas, estando forrado interiormente con pelos y hierba más fina, para lograr un cierto confort. Se localizan escondidos en arbustos u otra maleza, sujetos en ramas débiles y a una altura del suelo que no suele bajar de 80 cm ni subir por encima del 1,70 m. Los polluelos permanecen en el nido durante un periodo de tiempo que oscila en unos 11 y 14 días.Enfermedades Los parásitos que hospedan a Sylvia atricapilla son motivo de las posibles distintas enfermedades infecciosas que pueden afectar a estas aves. Un ejemplo es el parásito de la malaria de la curruca capirotada, que puede hacer bastante daño a la especie si su capacidad de transmisión y dispersión se presenta con demasiada potencia y facilidad. Predadores Como toda pequeña ave de sotobosque, desde que es un simple polluelo la curruca capirotada puede ser presa de todo tipo de vertebrados, pues reptiles, diferentes pequeños mamíferos, y otras aves (como una simple urraca), codician este tipo de capturas. También el ser humano puede convertirse en un "predador parcial" para un gran número de especies de aves, entre ellas la curruca capirotada, pues el dulce canto de estas aves las hace muy atractivas para mantenerlas en cautiverio, y existen todo tipo de prácticas ilegales por medio de las que se captura con redes y otros sistemas a estos pajarillos