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C’est à Samuel de Champlain que nous devons le nom du Bic. Au printemps de 1603, Champlain mouille dans ce qui est aujourd’hui le havre du bic et baptise du nom de « Pic » le massif rocheux qui s’élève devant lui.
"Le bic" is a small village near Rimouski located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River (Québec)
Caméra: Sony Alpha A850
Lentille (lens): Sony 24-105mm F3.5
Exposition (exposure): 0,001 sec (1/1500)
Ouverture (aperture): f/11
Focale: 26 mm
ISO: 200
Format: RAW
Traitement (process): CS4 (Camera Raw)
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Copyright © 2011, Pierre Lavallée.
Life on earth is a temporary assignment.
The Bible is full of metaphors that teach the
brief, temporary, transient nature of life on
earth. Life is described as a mist, a fast runner,
a breath, and a wisp of smoke. The Bible says,
“For we were born but yesterday. . . . Our days on
earth are as transient as a shadow.”
To make the best use of your life, you must
never forget two truths: First, compared with
eternity, life is extremely brief. Second, earth is
only a temporary residence. You won’t be here
long, so don’t get too attached. Ask God to
help you see life on earth as he sees it. David
prayed, “Lord, help me to realize how brief my
time on earth will be. Help me to know that I am
here for but a moment more.”
Repeatedly God’s Word compares life on
earth to temporarily living in a foreign country.
This is not your permanent home or final destination.
You’re just passing through, just
visiting earth. The Bible uses terms like alien,
pilgrim, foreigner, stranger, visitor, and traveler
to describe our brief stay on earth. David said,
“I am but a foreigner here on earth,” and St.
Peter explained, “If you call God your Father, live
your time as temporary residents on earth.”
- Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life
Lagotto Romagnolo family.
Moka is very happy with her 6 wonderful puppies.
This is a dog specialised in finding truffles on any type of ground whatever, the only breed recognised as having this ability. It is an ancient breed for retrieving from water, known from the 16th Century in the Comacchio (Italy) valleys and the Ravenna (Italy) lagoons, which became widely distributed as from the 19th Century in the plains and hills of Romagna (Italy) with the specific role of truffle hound.
It is a typical aquatic dog, medium to small in size, mesomorphic and square built; its general appearance is stout, strong and well proportioned, making its capability for the job apparent. Its expression is attentive, intelligent and lively.
While working it displays passion and efficiency, exploiting its innate ability for the search and its excellent sense of smell.
The instinct for the chase has been eliminated, so that it is not distracted by game. It is affectionate and strongly attached to its master, making it also an excellent companion dog; it is highly trainable.
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Part of my major .
This image was very tricky to shoot and difficult to manipulate because I did not have any idea on how to make it work.
There's only very slight motion going on because I wanted to make it look almost like a freeze frame.
The final works are actually not in print format, they're projected onto the center of the frame she enters (in the First Phase) coupled with a soundtrack and sound effects. I have the video but didn't do a recording of it being projected onto the frame. It's probably going to go up for exhibition at my school so maybe I'll a recording then.
So glad it's over! Sleeping, getting back to games and online shopping are currently my top priorities.
I'll still be shooting, but I might be trying a new style. (This whole series was quite new to me, having the make the settings etc, it's also aesthetically quite different from my preferred ghostly themed work or vintage inspired photographs) I'm not sure yet but possibilities are endless. One thing though, I really don't like studio lights, it just doesn't seem to fit what I do so I'll still be using natural lighting :D Might want to try incorporating drawing with photography or maybe take up digital painting and see how things go from there.
Fire from : shaedsofgrey
Taken with a homemade 4x5 camera.
Shoot to 4x5 Fuji Color instant film.
Soft focus and colour manipulation with Tiffen lens filter.
Author : IMRE BECSI
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Modell : Blanka (My small daughter )
Location of shoot : My garden, Csobánka, Hungary, Central-Europe
Time of shoot : 08.05.2009.
PICTURE MADE WITH :
( Home-made assembled 4x5 camera be composed of
few original photography equipments )
Camera body : plant pot ( from IKEA )
Film back holder : Cambo Revolving Back Assembly with Focusing glass (Graflock style)
Objective mount : Polaroid 600 SE
Lens : Mamiya 5,6/150 mm (from Polaroid 600 SE set)
Back Vewfinder : Cambo Reflex Viewing Hood
Top Viewfinder : Mamiya 75 mm
Top Vewfinder Raising : Hama
Shutter release : Nikon
Matte Box : Old bellows style Arriflex MB with two 3X4 filter holders (from my Eclair s16 movie camera set)
Rods mount : Chrosziel
Rods : Homemade
Grip : Furnitur handle (from IKEA)
Quick release plates : Manfrotto
Picture from this camera here :
www.flickr.com/photos/jonespointfilm/3241557820/
Tripod : Sachtler 14
Ballhead : Manfrotto
Filters : Double-Fog 1/4 and Sepia 1 (3x3 Tiffen)
Film Back : 550 model
Film : FUJI FP-100c45 Professional Instant Color 4X5 Film
Light : Late afthernoon sun
Exposure : 1/8 sec./8 (Minolta Light Meter III)
Dev. : 120 sec. ( normal )
POST WORK :
Scanner : Epson Perfection 3200 Photo (1200 dpi)
Scanner software : SilverFast SE
Final work : PS
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I just got back from a week of vacation with the family in Summit County. The weather did not cooperate much for photography, but everyone managed to have a great time.
Yesterday morning I left Breckenridge at 2:30 AM to make the hopeful drive over to the Maroon Bells to catch sunrise. I knew when I left that I would need to get lucky, but if you don't go, there's no reward. Besides, if you do happen to get lucky in poor weather, it's typically much more rewarding.
I drove through cloudy and rainy skies off and on throughout the entire trip. When sunrise was about to arrive everything was still clouded in and I was waiting patiently in a gentle rain. I started to think that the morning wasn't going to be all that productive, but when I looked over my shoulder I noticed the sun lighting up the underside of the cloud layer. I immediately waded into the the wet foliage and setup. The glow started very slowly and then quickly increased in intensity. The rainbow was simply the icing on the cake!
I decided that I wanted to catch the wildflowers in the foreground and avoided the lake shore as there are probably 20 million (or more) other renditions of the Maroon Bells reflecting in Maroon Lake. If I had more time, I would have captured that image also; but the whole scene lasted less than 5 minutes. Besides there were about a half dozen other photographers setup along the lake and I was the only one out in the meadow. Finally, wildflowers come once a year, there are countless calm days with reflections.
I have to give credit to my wife for making the trip with me! My mother came also, but she feels the same way about sleep as I do (guess I know where I get it from). They were both impressed with what they saw...though I don't think they really fully understood just how lucky they were!
Colònia Sant Corneli (920 m.) - Cercs, Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
Cercs is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river above the Baells reservoir. It is the site of an important power station which burns the lignite extracted at Fígols and Saldes. The town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga and the Cadí tunnel.
In 1893 the Basque businessman Jose Enrique de Olano y Loyzaga bought the mines of Cercs and commanded to construct the colony Sant Corneli in the entrance of the mine so that the miners and their families, mainly originating of Asturias, Cantabria and Navarre lived there. First the basic buildings were constructed: elementary school, church, supplies store, bakery and houses. Later one added a theater-cinema, a convent of nuns and offices. In the best times they live 3,000 people.
The most aspiration of boys was to become miners, and those of the girls to be wife of a miner. The chaplain taught to the children arithmetical elementary and to pray, and the nuns the same taught to the children and in addition to sew, to cook, to wash and to iron. The women without pair were going to work to a textile factory, whereas the married ones washed the clothes of the miners.
The houses were of between 30 and 40 m2 and in each one lived 5 or 6 families, although only 4 simultaneously at the most. They had 2 rooms, a kitchen, a toilet and a closet. When families worked in the mine or the factory, the others were in the house, and every 12 hours interchanged. This system was called “camacaliente” (hot bed).
At the beginning the miners received according to the coal whom they extracted, but Jose Enrique de Olano y Loyzaga changed the system and implanted a low pay but fixed, to which every 15 days were added to him the meters pricked according to the category of the miner. First they received with “bonds” exchangeable in the supplies store stores and the shops, and later it was paid with currency. The miners were numbered, and when entering the mine they left cards that they indicated that they were inside, and when leaving they turned them. Thus they knew if somebody died in the mine. The numbers of the dead miners never were replaced.
The mines of Cercs have lived some revolutionary episodes. In 1932 the anarchists took the company, and were evacuated by the army. In 1977 was carriet out a confinement in the occasion of the dismissal of 430 miners. Carbones de Berga S.A. closed definitively in 1991 dismissing the miners progressively or giving them work in other mines.
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CASTELLANO
Cercs, municipio de la provincia de Barcelona en Cataluña. Pertenece a la comarca del Berguedà. Situado al norte de la ciudad de Berga, se extiende desde los Rasos de Peguera hasta las cimas de Vallcebre, a la derecha del río Llobregat y a la orilla del embalse de Cercs. El nombre de la villa procede del término "quercus" (roble en latín).
En 1893 el empresario vasco José Enrique de Olano y Loyzaga compró las minas de Cercs y mandó construir la colonia Sant Corneli en la boca de la mina para que viviesen los mineros y sus familias, procedentes en gran parte de Asturias, Cantabria y Navarra. Primero se construyeron los edificios básicos: escuela, iglesia, economato, panadería y casas elementales. Más tarde se añadió un teatro-cine, un convento de monjas y unas oficinas. En los mejores tiempos llegaron a vivir 3.000 personas.
La máxima aspiración de los niños era llegar a ser mineros, y las de las niñas ser mujer de un minero. El capellán enseñaba a los niños aritmética elemental y a rezar, y las monjas enseñaban lo mismo a las niñas y además a coser, cocinar, lavar y planchar. Las mujeres sin pareja iban a trabajar a una fábrica textil, mientras que las casadas lavaban la ropa de los mineros.
Las casas eran de entre 30 y 40 m2 y en cada una vivían 5 o 6 familias, aunque sólo 4 a la vez como máximo. Tenían 2 habitaciones, una cocina, una comuna y un armario. Cuando unas familias trabajaban en la mina o en la fábrica, las otras estaban en la casa, y cada 12 horas se intercambiaban. Este sistema se llamó "camacaliente".
Al principio los mineros cobraban según el carbón que extraían, pero José Enrique de Olano y Loyzaga cambió el sistema e implantó un sueldo bajo pero fijo al que cada 15 días se le sumaban los metros picados según la categoría del minero. Primero cobraban con "vales" canjeables en el economato o en las tiendas, y más tarde se pagó con moneda. Los mineros estaban numerados, y al entrar en la mina dejaban unas fichas que indicaban que estaban dentro, y al salir las giraban. Así sabían si moría alguien en la mina. Los números de los mineros muertos nunca se sustituían.
Las minas de Cercs han vivido algunos episodios revolucionarios. En 1932 los anarquistas tomaron la empresa, y fueron desalojados por el ejército. En 1977 se llevó a cabo un encierro con motivo del despido de 430 mineros. Carbones de Berga S.A. cerró definitivamente en 1991 despidiendo progresivamente a los mineros o recolocándolos en otras minas.
ENGLISH
Bread is one of the oldest prepared foods, dating back to the Neolithic era. The first breads produced were probably cooked versions of a grain-paste, made from ground cereal grains and water, and may have been developed by accidental cooking or deliberate experimentation with water and grain flour. Descendants of these early breads are still commonly made from various grains worldwide, including the Mexican tortilla, Indian chapatis, rotis and naans, Scottish oatcake, North American johnnycake, Middle Eastern Pita bread (Kmaj in Arabic and Pitot in Hebrew) and Ethiopian injera. The basic flat breads of this type also formed a staple in the diet of many early civilizations with the Sumerians eating a type of barley flat cake, and the 12th century BC Egyptians being able to purchase a flat bread called ta from stalls in the village streets.
The development of leavened bread can probably also be traced to prehistoric times. Yeast spores occur everywhere, including the surface of cereal grains, so any dough left to rest will become naturally leavened. Although leavening is likely of prehistoric origin, the earliest archaeological evidence is from ancient Egypt. Scanning electron microscopy has detected yeast cells in some ancient Egyptian loaves. However, ancient Egyptian bread was made from emmer wheat and has a dense crumb. In cases where yeast cells are not visible, it is difficult, by visual examination, to determine whether the bread was leavened. As a result, the extent to which bread was leavened in ancient Egypt remains uncertain.
There were multiple sources of leavening available for early bread. Airborne yeasts could be harnessed by leaving uncooked dough exposed to air for some time before cooking. Pliny the Elder reported that the Gauls and Iberians used the foam skimmed from beer to produce "a lighter kind of bread than other peoples." Parts of the ancient world that drank wine instead of beer used a paste composed of grape juice and flour that was allowed to begin fermenting, or wheat bran steeped in wine, as a source for yeast. The most common source of leavening however was to retain a piece of dough from the previous day to utilize as a form of sourdough starter.
Even within antiquity there was a wide variety of breads available. In the Deipnosophistae, the Greek author Athenaeus describes some of the breads, cakes, cookies, and pastries available in the Classical world. Among the breads mentioned are griddle cakes, honey-and-oil bread, mushroom shaped loaves covered in poppy seeds, and the military specialty of rolls baked on a spit. The type and quality of flour used to produce bread could also vary as noted by Diphilus when he declared "bread made of wheat, as compared with that made of barley, is more nourishing, more digestible, and in every way superior." In order of merit, the bread made from refined flour comes first, after that bread from ordinary wheat, and then the unbolted, made of flour that has not been sifted."
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread
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CASTELLANO
El pan fue el alimento básico de la humanidad desde la Prehistoria. Probablemente, los primeros panes estarían hechos con harinas de bellotas o de hayucos. Los arqueólogos han desenterrado fragmentos de pan ácimo en las excavaciones de los poblados cercanos a los lagos suizos. Se sabe que los egipcios elaboraban pan desde hace mucho tiempo y de ellos datan también las primeras evidencias arqueológicas de la utilización de la levadura en el pan, se cree que descubrieron la fermentación por casualidad. El pan comido por los Hebreos no llevaba ningún tipo de levadura.
En Roma, en la República ya había hornos públicos. Para los legionarios romanos el pan era un alimento habitual y era corriente que su dieta fuese en gran medida aceitunas y pan. Se les entregaba tres libras de trigo al día, que trituraban en un molinillo de mano compartido por un grupo limitado de soldados. La harina se hacía bucellatum o se metía en el horno para hacer pan. En algunas regiones que no formaban parte del imperio como Alemania o Suecia, algunos habitantes que habían combatido en el ejercito romano adoptaban el consumo de pan, y de aquí se extendía a sectores de la población.
Este gran consumo de pan durante el imperio romano implicó la gran importancia que tuvo el cultivo y comercio del trigo.
Con la caída del imperio romano se produjo un desabastecimiento de trigo en casi toda Europa, que ya se había acostumbrado de manera masiva a su consumo. Las exportaciones hacia el norte desaparecieron por completo. Prueba de la amplia difusión del pan en esa época la palabra inglesa "lady" significa en inglés antiguo "la persona que amasa el pan".
En Escandinavia, la población, ante la escasez de trigo tuvo acostumbrarse a elaborar panes de centeno y cebada, siendo corriente que se le añadiese a la masa corteza de pino molida.
En la Edad Media empiezan a elaborarse distintos tipos de pan ante la escasez de trigo, y como consecuencia de ello comienza su comercio; el pan blanco era un privilegio de los ricos y el pan negro de cebada, centeno o avena era para el resto de la población. Se hacía a mano, en el propio hogar o en hornos públicos.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan
Chongqing is called Yu for short. It is situated in the southeast of the Sichuan Basin and the confluence between the Yangtze River and the Jialing River. It is the largest and most densely populated municipality directly under the Central Government. Efforts are being made to turn Chongqing into a modern metropolis with the largest foreign market oriented industrial base in West China. On March 14, 1997, Chongqing was officially proclaimed the fourth municipality directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Government.
The Gay Head Lighthouse has always been perilously close to the ever-eroding cliffs. The red brick light was built in 1844 to replace a wooden tower authorized by President John Quincy Adams. In 1856, the marvelous Fresnel lens with its 1,009 prisms was installed, after having been proudly exhibited at the World's Fair in Paris. It is now preserved at the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society in Edgartown, and is lighted every evening after dark throughout the year.
The Gay Head, East Chop, and Edgartown Lighthouses are maintained by the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society under a 30-year lease with the United States Coast Guard. Each light has a large, fenced-in park area that makes a perfect place to relax and enjoy the island's view. The Gay Head and East Chop Lighthouses are open for sunset tours from late June through mid-September, from 1.5 hours before sunset to 0.5 hour after. The Gay Head Lighthouse is open Friday to Sunday; the East Chop Lighthouse just Sundays. Musicians and vocalists often perform impromptu. A $3 admission fee is requested for adults; children under 12 are admitted free.
The lighthouses are available for wedding ceremonies and other special events. Call the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society at 508-627-4441. Tax-deductible donations to help save the lights may be designated as "lighthouse donations" and mailed to The Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, P.O. Box 827, Edgartown MA 02539.
For someone who lives in a place where it never snows, it was pretty exciting to wake up the other day and have such a thick layer of frost on everything! Skylar and I had some fun running around in our yard and garden taking photos before school.
The frost was beautiful and so was the light! A perfect opportunity! I haven't been this photographically excited in a while! ;)
So, my Sister-In-Law left today back to San Antonio, Texas. She spent 1 week out here with me and my wife, it was nice to see her and have her for a visit. We took her to LA 1 night and our friend HoneyBeeJen, was nice enough to take us out to get a few cool views of the city. I did not have my tripod with me, so Jen was kind enough to loan me hers for a few. I was having a hard time getting a proper exposure as the foreground was so dark, and the background so lit up. I am still learning how to do long exposures and having fun doing so. I feel like I am learning from the best, Steven has been teaching me, but he is off trekking the Midwest working the carnival circuit at the moment. So I am stuck practicing and trying to learn this artful, and difficult technique. I am not sure how I feel about this particular picture as, I am not happy with the exposure. However, I know a lot of you will tell me what is wrong and help me grow in my learning! I hope you all have a great weekend, and I will be visiting your streams and commenting as I am back to work on Monday!!!!!!!
Enjoy,
Hector
Happy Tall Ship Tuesday everyone! LOL
What:
The Virginia
(State Ship of Virginia)
Where:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When:
During the Tall Ships Festival of 2009
About the Ship:
Two-masted pilot schooner 122' sparred length, 24' beam, 99 gross tons
Owner - Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation,
The schooner Virginia is a reproduction of an early 20th century Virginia pilot schooner, originally used to help guide vessels into Virginia’s ports at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Launched in December 2004, the Virginia is one of the newest Tall Ships in the United States.
Links:
Tall Ships Festival Nova Scotia
Please, no invites or crazy glittery graphics. Just a simple comment is nice.
Thank You
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Nikon D90 : Nikkor 18-200mmVR : B&W polarizer @ 48mm : 1/200s @ f/8 : ISO 200
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Italia a Zandvoort
The Orange Bull
Another shot of this great day!
I really liked the angle on the SV here, I don't know why I didn't put this shot on my stream before.
This Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce probably was the most eye-catching car at the track. It stood in the boxes at the paddock and only came out a few times to do some laps on the track.
I was at the paddock when this beast came of the track, immediately a crowd formed around the car but I managed to get this shot just before it took off for some more laps.
I was glad to have taken a few decent shots of this car at the event but I was really amazed when I encoutered this car, and was able to get some trackingshots of it, very unexpected on the highway that evening.
Best Viewed LARGE on Black: bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3728270985&size=large&...
I'm starting a new set of pictures today. I hope that this will be an ongoing series. The plan is to pair each picture in the set with a poem by our best known local poet, Byron Herbert Reece, who lived and wrote in the Choestoe area of Union County, Georgia, less than 20 miles from my home. The name Choestoe - pronounced "Chowee Stowee" is a Cherokee Indian word usually translated as "the place of the Dancing Rabbits." (I doubt that I will be patient or fortunate enough to actually get a shot of any rabbits dancing - I'm not sure my new camera even does videos!)
At any rate, I've started the set with a few pictures that I took this past Saturday at the Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center. If you click on the set to the right you can learn more about the poet and the efforts to preserve his legacy.
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Poem # 1:
ELBOWS ON THE SKY
If man might lean his elbows on the sky
As farmers lean their weight upon a wall
To look upon their ample fields that lie
Heavy with harvest in the yellow Fall
Then he might dicker with close-fisted fate,
Himself decide what to reject or keep
Before he comes at length beyond the gate
Where he may choose not anything but sleep.
Yet if he leaned but once upon a star
And saw his earth, and himself a fugitive,
As long as breath could keep life's door ajar
He would be happy but to breathe and live,
With little care for what he shall be when
Of death's gray waste he is a citizen.
from Ballad of the Bones and Other Poems 1945
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Herbert_Reese
La iglesia de la Porciúncula es un templo religioso de culto católico dedicada a la Porciúncula (lugar donde comenzó el movimiento Franciscano) en la ciudad de Bogotá, en Colombia. Esta iglesia está sita en la Calle 72, en pleno corazón financiero de la capital de Colombia.
En los actuales terrenos de La Porciúncula se construyó originalmente en 1919 una casa para hermanos Franciscanos y que además sirviera como colegio de teología y Filosofía. En octubre de 1923 llegaron los primeros frailes a habitar la construcción.
En febrero de 1924 llegan los primeros estudiantes de Teología al nuevo convento que de aquí en adelante se llamaría La Porciúncula, en recuerdo del santuario de Asís, Italia. La obra fue terminada en 1943. La Iglesia de la Porciúncula fue denominada parroquia el 12 de marzo de 1942 por el Arzobispo de Bogotá.
En 1980 los estudiantes fueron transladados y desde entonces la Porciúncula dejó de ser Casa de Estudios y quedó como parroquia unicamente.
De estilo neogótico, destacan sus torres puntiagudas laterales, el rosetón, los sencillos ornamentos que revisten los muros y los arcos ojivales de los portones. Hay enormes vitrales en el interior que representan, en su mayoría, imágenes de santos franciscanos.
Barcelona. Catalonia.
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Barcelona (English /bɑrsɨˈloʊnə/, Catalan: [bərsəˈɫonə], Spanish: [barθeˈlona]) is the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of 101.4 km2 (39 sq mi). The urban area of Barcelona extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of between 4,200,000[1] and 4,500,000[2] within an area of 803 km2 (310 sq mi),[1] being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, the Ruhr, Madrid and Milan. About five million[3][4][5][6][7] people live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is also the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and is bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola ridge (512 m/1,680 ft).
This wonderful scene is from Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Bug Sur. This particular spot might be one of the prettiest locations I've ever been to. It is just gorgeous. And a beautiful waterfall (McWay Falls) spilling out into the ocean just tops it off.
Single exposure with CPL.
I have to say thanks very much to Joshua Cripps for the tips on what beaches to visit during my time here. I would have likely stumbled across some of the places, but his tips proved invaluable.
Thanks also to Jill Clardy for her tips in and around San Francisco.
My own little disclaimer to myself...I'm working off the laptop screen, so I may have to go back and re-look at a number of the shots I post while on travel.
Thanks for looking!
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On Explore/Flickr Top 500, May 26, 2009
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I'd have to interrupt the Rome/Vatican series with this photo. I missed uploading this yesterday, but its ok, I'm uploading it now.
Shot taken at Normandy's American Cemetery, Omaha beach sector -- on a typical foggy day. Much of those who are buried here died in the days shortly before, during and after D-Day -- with much of them died in the beach, hit by machine gun fire from the fortified German bunkers. This cemetery overlooks the English Channel, and a long stretch of beach code named Omaha Beach during Operation Overlord (D-Day). Came here a day after arriving in Paris. Its a 2 hour train ride and coming here from Paris, visiting the D-Day landing sites can cost you a day. But it was worth it.
Normandy American National Cemetery
Omaha Beach
Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy
France
[fr]: Belle soirée au café Louis-Philippe, Paris, France
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White Lotus: Reworked for full sun - India's national flower
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Youtube video of Lotus Flowers + Music by Ahmad Farzad:
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White Lotus Flower
The lotus flower appeared in legends originating from ancient Egypt. It played an important part in ancient Egyptian religion. The pure white lotus flower, the only plant to fruit and flower simultaneously, emerges from the depths of the muddy swamp. Growing from the mud at the bottom of ponds and streams, the exquisite Lotus flower rises above the water and is usually white or pink with 15 or more oval, spreading petals, and a peculiar, flat seedcase at its center.
Sesen A Lotus Flower. This is a symbol of the sun, of creation and rebirth. Because at night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. According to one creation myth it was a giant lotus which first rose out of the watery chaos at the beginning of time. From this giant lotus the sun itself rose on the first day. A symbol of Upper Egypt .The lotus flower played a prominent role in the version of the creation story that originated in Heliopolis. Before the universe came into being, there was an infinite ocean of inert water which constituted the primeval being named Nun. Out of Nun emerged a lotus flower, together with a single mound of dry land. The lotus blossoms opened, and out stepped the self-created sun god, Atum, as a child. A slightly different version of the creation story originated in Hermopolis. In that version, the sun god who formed himself from the chaos of Nun emerged from the lotus petals as Ra. The lotus is a flower which opens and closes each day. His history went on to say that the petals of the lotus blossom enfolded him when he returned to it each night.
The lotus flower has been featured extensively throughout the art of ancient Egypt. In various works of art, you may see it held in the hand of a god or human, serving as a border to outline a section of the artwork, unfolding to reveal various gods or humans, and many other depictions. The ancient Egyptians from the 4th dynasty greatly valued the sacred lotus, in religious ceremonies and funerals. The ancient Egyptians developed the art of counting to a high degree, but their system of numeration was very crude. For example, the number 1,000 was symbolized by a picture of a lotus flower, and the number 2,000 was symbolized by a picture of two lotus flowers growing out of a bush.
2nd place winner in our "Contest #38...Waterdroplets on Flowers..."thread at Unforgettable Flowers group 8th Dec 09 :-)
3rd Place - Excalibur Awards 1st October 09
Received an HONOURABLE MENTION in Round 7 of our "OUR WORLD" SERIES: FLOWERS Perpetual Contest - November 2009 Colour Photo Award - PREMIER. - 18th Nov 09 :-)
4th Place - mywinners contest - Pink 29th Nov 09
Some more pretty colours from the flowers that my daughter gave me..................
Thank you all so much for your visit/comment/award and faves!! It's really very much appreciated - have a great day and a wonderful week :-)
My dear friends, this is my last upload for 2012.
As I did in 2010 and 2011, it is time to take a look back.
This has been an extremely intense year, with great ups and downs.
Many things happened, some of which provided sheer joy, others extreme sorrow. Some were 'caused' by me, some weren't.
Anyway, all these events will be essential to my turning point in 2013.
When I take a look at the resolutions for my 2012, I am definitely happy about how this year actually went.
I was able, for the first time, to concentrate on monothematic projects; I joined some important contests and photographic meetings, receiving a really positive feedback; I attended the greatest number of exhibition I could imagine and I didn't give up training.
I also improved in architecture photography, and bought an Epson 3880 printer and start to experiment with it.
I couldn't set up a full 'printing system' because of the prohibitive costs associated to it; moreover I couldn't spend all the time I wanted with printing, but I will fix that in 2013.
As for #8, I took very little time with multiple lights setups, but I am approaching still life photography and will be experimenting with multiple lights and eventually get proficient with those during this next year.
Time to set out my resolutions for 2013!!! (as always, random order, limited to eight)
1) Keep improving myself: study, read, attend museums and exhibitions, listen to music (gotta celebrate Verdi and Wagner's 200th birthday!);
2) Make my agency, Glass Star Agency, up and running at full speed;
3) Approach Still Life and Portrait photography;
4) Keep up with training;
5) Become proficient with printing, framing and matting;
6) Meet some new people with similar interests - Travel;
7) Complete at least two NEW monothematic projects - Enter them in International Competitions;
8) Last but not least: decide about my future (already made some big improvements over last year, but still far away from my goals!)
I will work all myself into pursuing those, especially #2 (which will eventually help me solving #8).
Anyway, if you want to meet up, I will be in Rome with Michael Diblicek from the 3rd until the 8th of January.
Send me an email with your phone number, I'll be glad to call you back and schedule a meeting!
Hope your 2012 has been extremely good; wish you a fantastic 2013 full of joy, happiness and freedom.
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Cari Amici,
anche per quest'anno è arrivato il momento di 'tirare le somme'.
Il 2012 è stato estremamente intenso, caratterizzato da enormi alti e bassi; sono passato da immense gioie ad una situazione più complessa, caratterizzata da un susseguirsi di diversi momenti difficili.
Sono sicuro che comunque tutto questo contribuirà alla mia crescita personale ed alla mia svolta nel 2013.
Avendo appena letto i proposti per il 2012, non posso che dirmi soddisfatto.
Per la prima volta mi sono concentrato su progetti monotematici, che mi hanno arricchito moltissimo.
Ho partecipato a concorsi e ricevuto i primi importanti riconoscimenti.
Ho speso moltissime giornate in musei, mostre e luoghi magnifici, ho viaggiato quasi quanto avrei voluto e non ho abbandonato l'allenamento.
I punti su cui mi vedo più debole sono il numero 1 ed 8: ho acquistato una stampante (Epson 3880) ma non ho avuto il tempo di sfruttarla come avrei dovuto.
Il punto 8, invece, è stato quello che ho maggiormente trascurato.
Nei prossimi mesi comunque (per cause di 'forza maggiore') affronterò la fotografia Still Life ed aumenterò la mia preparazione nella gestione di sistemi a più luci.
Visto che il passato è passato, è tempo di elencare i propositi per il 2013:
(ordine casuale)
1) Continuare il mio processo di crescita personale: studiare, leggere, visitare mostre e musei, ascoltare musica (anche per celebrare il duecentesimo compleanno di Verdi e Wagner!)
2) Avviare, promuovere e dedicarmi alla mia agenzia Glass Star Agency;
3) Affrontare la fotografia Still Life e di ritratto;
4) Continuare l'allenamento;
5) Perfezionarmi con la stampa, il montaggio e l'incorniciatura;
6) Incontrare nuove persone con gli stessi interessi - Viaggiare;
7) Portare a termine almeno DUE progetti monotematici - Partecipare ad altri concorsi internazionali;
8) Ultimo, ma sicuramente non meno importante: decidere del mio futuro! (ho sicuramente fatto diversi passi avanti dallo scorso anno, ma sono ancora lontano dalla meta)
Dedicherò tutto me stesso per seguire questi propositi, specialmente il numero 2 (che sicuramente aiuterebbe a risolvere il numero 8).
Ad ogni modo, dal tre all'otto Gennaio sarò a Roma, con Michael Diblicek; se vi trovate da quelle parti, mandatemi una mail con il vostro numero: sarò felicissimo di chiamarvi e fissare un incontro!
Spero che il vostro 2012 sia stato estremamente positivo; vi auguro un 2013 fantastico, pieno di gioia, serenità e libertà.
Un po' di auto-promozione: La mia Pagina Facebook:Date un'occhiata e non dimenticatevi di cliccare 'mi piace' e condividere!!!
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II IR, EF 17-40 @ 40 mm, f/8, 91 s, ISO 100
- Mirror Lockup, Remote Shutter
- Lee Big Stopper (10 stops ND)
- Tripod
The shot
Shot during my week workshop in Tuscany, last April
The Processing
Photoshop:
- Black and white conversion using Silver EFEX Pro 2;
- Added many Soft Light layers to adjust light;
- Addes some custom shaped localized gradients to add mystery;
- Added two curve layers to adjust contrast;
- Added a Level layer to improve contast;
- Resized for the Web (1200px);
- Applied an Unsharp Mark to slightly improve contrast;
- Applied some slight noise reduction in the sky;
- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (with the sky masked off);
- Framing and Signature.
Take a look at it, LARGE on Black :
Thank you, I will be visiting your streams tonight
Prettier Scene Viewed On Black
Made my first trip this afternoon to Huntley Meadows Park. I do believe I'll make numerous return trips. While I mostly saw Mallards and Canadian Geese on this trip, the list of birds is impressive to say the least. The landscape isn't too shabby either.
I got a little wet from a sun shower after this shot was taken.
Single exposure with CPL and (reverse) GND.
Thanks for looking!
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Comments and constructive criticism always appreciated.
Finally, it is time to go out and play. I have been working on my PhD proposal defense for the last month, and Jim has been getting reading for the art show season ( the circus). Last Saturday the moment came when I was finally trying to figure out what I would talk about during my hour long speech, when Jimmie made me go out and see the firework show put on by the Boardwalk. This year marks the 85th anniversary of one of the greatest wooden roller coasters in the country, the Giant Dipper.
The last celebration that I went to at the boardwalk was for another celebration of the Giant Dipper, I believe they were celebrating the 80th anniversary. But on that day you could ride the Big Dipper for free. So of course, I skipped work with a few of my closest girlfriends and we rode all day only to end up with bruises all along our sides the next day... but they were well worth it.
Luckily, I need not have any battle scares from this year's activities, only the successful completion of another milestone in my life.
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Fonte do Mouro (Fontana del Moro) - Fountain of the Moor - At the southern end of Piazza Navona, in front of the brazilian embassy, we find the Fontana del Moro, designed by Giacomo della Porto and erected in 1575. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1654, Bernini carved the central figure, a muscular Triton riding a dolphin, that resembles a "Moor". Thus, the fountain is called the Fountain of the Moor. During a restoration in 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made and are still on the fountain.
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.
Fonte do Mouro.
Fontana del Moro está localizada ao sul da Piazza Navona. Tem este nome devido à representação de um etíope (mouro) a lutar com um golfinho. A obra foi projetada por Bernini, para dar conclusão à fonte de Giacomo Della Porta, construída em 1576, e esculpida por Giovanni Antonio Mari, em 1654. A estátua do etíope é acompanhada por tritões e máscaras, que são cópias das originais hoje postas em algumas fontes dos jardins da Villa Borghese.
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.
The colorful Turquoise-browed Motmot with its striking long tail feathers is one of the most beautiful birds of Costa Rica. They rival the Quetzals in their glorious colors, and are certainly easier to find.
Motmots don't build their nest in trees, but in an earth hole on a steep slope. They are related to the kingfishers and are only found in the Neotropics.
hilton hotel(reflection)also reflected in this picture are giant cubes(mencap photographic exhibition,please try&visit it 2 – 15 January, 2011 ) which have award winning photographs on them taken by either a person with a learning disability or of a person with a learning disability,this area is known as the liverpool one area in liverpool,heres the link to the mencap photographic exhibition www.artinliverpool.com/blog/2010/12/snap-mencap-photograp...
Dad's Cameras Inheritted On Black
Photochange Day #263: Camera
Dad had few beautiful cameras!! We were not allowed to touch!! I still remember the clicks, the rewinding sounds and how we had to stay still for him to focus and him saying "I need your nose" for profile portrait, or "without moving raise your index" for full face individual or family portraits!! When he realized how poor quality prints I had with my automatics/instamatics he gave me his Kodak Retina III C (the lower from the two)!!! The Argus stayed with my brother after dad passed 20 years ago!!!
Last year my brother said you can have the Argus if you like you're crazier than I am about photography and cameras!!!
Today these two cameras, in their original cases, the way dad had them set and all are showcased in place of honor in my wall unit. Pull them out little while ago, and memories rushed into my mind. It took me few hours to decide should I take a shot? should I post? Here they are a little piece of my past with today's photochallenge assignment.
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Eivissa. Pitiüses.
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Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa [əjˈvisə])[p] is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, 79 kilometres (49 miles) off the coast of the city of Valencia, in eastern Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. Its largest cities are Ibiza Town (Catalan: Vila d'Eivissa, or simply Vila), Santa Eulària des Riu, and Sant Antoni de Portmany. Its highest point, called Sa Talaiassa (or Sa Talaia), is 475 metres (1,558 feet) above sea level.
While it is one-sixth the size of nearby Majorca, Ibiza is over five times the size of Mykonos (Greece), or ten times the size of Manhattan Island. Ibiza has become famous for the association with nightlife and the electronic music that originated on the island. It is well known for its summer club scene which attracts very large numbers of tourists, though the island's government and the Spanish Tourist Office have controversially been working to promote more family-oriented tourism.
Ibiza is the home of the noted port in Ibiza Town, a popular stop for many tourists and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
Ibiza and the nearby island of Formentera to its south are called the Pine Islands, or "Pityuses".
Au fond d'une vallée, douce et accueillante, se blottit à la croisée des chemins le château d'Escorolles... ou du moins ce qu'il en reste.
Les châteaux s'égrènent dans la vallée de Cheylade comme dans un pays de Cocagne !
De celui d'Escorolles, propriété privée agricole, s'élève encore de nos jours la tour du XVème siècle avec ses corbeaux soutenant le sommet portant la poivrière couverte de lauzes.
Elle est attenante au logis du XVIIIème, remanié au XIXème. L'architecture en pierre et les toits couverts de lauzes illustrent parfaitement la traditionnelle robustesse de l’habitat cantalien.
On distingue en arrière-plan le célèbre Puy Mary, sommet emblématique des Monts du Cantal qui domine fièrement par sa forme pyramidale le plus grand volcan d'Europe... De ses 1787 mètres d’altitude, le Puy Mary offre un panorama époustouflant, sept vallées glaciaires rayonnent en étoile autour du sommet. Le Puy de la Tourte qui sur la photo semble vouloir donner un coup de tête à la tour du château, côtoie le grand seigneur avec humilité... pour nous offrir de merveilleuses randonnées.
( Château d'Escorolles, vallée de Cheylade, Cantal, "Parc national des volcans", Auvergne, France - www.parc-volcans-auvergne.com )
Vilanova de Sau és un municipi de la comarca d'Osona. Limita amb la comarca de la Selva. El Pantà de Sau i les Guilleries ocupen part del seu paisatge. Està situat a la dreta del riu Ter. El Pantà de Sau, del municipi, porta molts turistes ja que es practiquen molts esports d'aigua. Sau fou una demarcació formada per cinc parròquies:Sant Romà de Sau, Sant Pere de Castanyadell, Santa Maria de Vilanova, Sant Andreu Bancells i Sant Martí de Querós, agrupades entorn del castell de Corneli o Conile, documentat al 917. Era una zona rural poc habitada que s'agrupava la voltant del riu Ter. El nom de Sau passà als primers senyors, en Ramon Borrell de Sau al segle XII, estinguint-se aquesta línia al segle XV que passà als Cabrera per enfeudament. També al segle XV apareix documentat el senyor de Savassona fins el darrer baró de Savassona, en J.F. Ferrer de Llupià (1764-1826). Durant els segles XVII i XVIII la població augmentà, fins a les 167 famílies del 1782. El nucli de Vilanova, a l'entorn de l'esglèsia, fou el que adquirí més vitalitat i per això és el que constitueix la capital del terme municipal. De mitjans segle XIX fins al 1930 es perdé geirebé la meitat de la població, només revifada durant l'època de la construcció del pantà. Un cop acabat, el despoblament ha estat progressiu i força important. El 1992 hi havia 309 hab., 210 a Vilanova de Sau, 75 a Sant Romà de Sau, 14 a Sant Pere de Castanyadell i 10 a Sant Andreu de Bancells.
El 1962 s'inaugurà el pantà i el poble de St. Romà va desaparèixer sota les aigües. El poble, no obstant emeregeix de les aigues en èpoques de sequera, destacant-ne el campanar i l'esglesia i les restes del cementiri. Vilanova de Sau, en canvi, va créixer i l'antic poble rural ara combina la història amb la creació d'un centre de serveis dedicats a l'oci i el turisme.
Vilanova de Sau is a municipality in the county review article. It borders the region of La Selva. The Sau and Guilleries occupy part of the landscape. Located right by the River Ter. The Sau, the municipality has many tourists as they practice many water sports. Sau was a demarcation consisting of five parishes: Holy Roman Sau, St. Peter Castanyadell Santa Maria Vilanova, Sant Andreu and Sant Martí Bancells Querós, grouped around the castle or Conile Cornelius, documented in 917. It was a very rural area inhabited grouped around the River Ter. The name of the first ladies went Sau, Sau Ramon Borrell in the twelfth century, estinguint to this line that went to the fifteenth century by enfeudament Cabrera. Also in the fifteenth century the lord of Savassona previously documented to last Baron Savassona in JF Llupia Smith (1764-1826). During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the population grew, to the 167 families in 1782. The town of Vilanova, around the church, which was acquired for more vitality and that is what is the capital of the municipality. From mid-nineteenth century until 1930, lost geirebé half the population, only revifada during the construction of the reservoir. Once finished, the progressive depopulation has been pretty strong. In 1992 there were 309 inhabitants., 210 in Vilanova de Sau, 75 Sau San Roman, 14 at St. Peter Castanyadell and 10 in San Andres de Bancells. In 1962 the reservoir was opened and the people of St.. Roman disappeared under water. The people, however emeregeix water in times of drought, stressing out the bell tower and the remains of the church and cemetery. Vilanova de Sau, however, grew and the old rural town now combines history with the creation of a service center dedicated to leisure and tourism.
Vilanova de Sau es un municipio de la comarca de Osona. Limita con la comarca de la Selva. El Pantano de Sau y las Guilleries ocupan parte de su paisaje. Está situado a la derecha del río Ter. El Pantano de Sau, del municipio, lleva muchos turistas ya que se practican muchos deportes de agua. Sau fue una demarcación formada por cinco parroquias: Sant Romà de Sau, Sant Pere de Castanyadell, Santa María de Vilanova, Sant Andreu Bancells y Sant Martí de Querós, agrupadas en torno al castillo de Cornelio o Conile, documentado en el 917. Era una zona rural poco habitada que se agrupaba la alrededor del río Ter. El nombre de Sau pasó los primeros señores, Ramón Borrell de Sau en el siglo XII, estinguint en esta línea en el siglo XV que pasó a los Cabrera por enfeudament. También en el siglo XV aparece documentado el señor de Savassona hasta el último barón de Savassona, en JF Ferrer de Llupià (1764-1826). Durante los siglos XVII y XVIII la población aumentó, hasta las 167 familias del 1782. El núcleo de Vilanova, en el entorno de la iglesia, fue el que adquirió más vitalidad y por eso es lo que constituye la capital del término municipal. De mediados del siglo XIX hasta 1930 se perdió geirebé la mitad de la población, sólo revivir durante la época de la construcción del pantano. Una vez terminado, el despoblamiento ha sido progresivo y muy importante. En 1992 había 309 hab., 210 en Vilanova de Sau, 75 en Sant Romà de Sau, 14 en Sant Pere de Castanyadell y 10 en Sant Andreu de Bancells. En 1962 se inauguró el pantano y el pueblo de St.. Romano desapareció bajo las aguas. El pueblo, sin embargo emeregeix de las aguas en épocas de sequía, destacando el campanario y la iglesia y los restos del cementerio. Vilanova de Sau, en cambio, creció y el antiguo pueblo rural ahora combina la historia con la creación de un centro de servicios dedicados al ocio y el turismo.
www.snakecatchers.com.au/snake-information.php
The common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a species of death adder native to Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and globally. While it remains widespread (unlike related species), it is facing increased threat from the ongoing Australian cane toad invasion.[citation needed]
The common death adder has a broad flattened, triangular head and a thick body with bands of red, brown and black with a grey, cream or pink belly. It can reach a maximum body length of 70–100 centimetres (2.3–3.3 ft). Death adders possess the longest fangs of any Australian snake. Unlike the common or European adder (Vipera berus), the common death adder is a member of the Elapidae family, rather than the Viperidae family of snakes, which are not found in Australia.[2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The common death adder occurs over much of eastern and coastal southern Australia – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. It is more scarce in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and the west parts of South Australia.[2] It is also native to Papua New Guinea.[1]
Common death adders are found in forests, woodlands, grasslands and heaths of the eastern coast of Australia. The death adder is a master of camouflage, due to its band stripes, hiding beneath loose leaf litter and debris in woodland, shrubland and grassland.[2]
Diet[edit]
Common death adders eat small mammals and birds as a primary diet. Unlike other snakes, the common death adder lies in wait for its prey (often for many days) until a meal passes. It covers itself with leaves—making itself inconspicuous—and lies coiled in ambush, twitching its grub-like tail close to its head as a lure. When an animal approaches to investigate the movement, the death adder quickly strikes, injecting its venom and then waits for the victim to die before eating it. The death adder is not aggressive and less of a threat to humans.[2]
Reproduction[edit]
Unlike most snakes, death adders produce litters of live young. In the late summer, a female death adder will produce a litter of live babies, approximately 3–20, however over 30 young have been recorded in a single litter.[2]
Baixada de La Seu - Manresa, Barcelona (Spain).
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Manresa is the capital of the Bages comarca (county), located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. Saint Ignatius of Loyola stopped to pray in the town on his way back from Montserrat in 1522. As such, the town is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics.
It is believed the comarcal name "Bages" comes from a corruption of the Latin "Bacchus" due to the extensive production of wine in the area. The wine was grown mainly in terraced vineyards, and many of these old terraces can be seen today. Wine ceased to be the main product of the area as a consequence of phylloxera, but is still a very important part of the Manresa/Bages economy.
During the Napoleonic invasion, the volunteer troops of Manresa (sometent in Catalan) defeated the French troops in the Bruch Pass (June 1808), but the retreating French burned and demolished much of the town. After the expulsion of Napoleon's troops, Manresans rebuilt the town using the rubble. This is the reason for the strange "jerry-built" look of the city.
The February 21 of every year is celebrated the "Festa de la Llum", that recalls the Miracle of the Light, a legend of the manresan tradition that explains how a mysterious light originating from Montserrat crossed the stained-glass windows of the old church of the Carmen the February 21 of 1345, causing that ended the excommunication of the city ordered by the bishop of Vic because of the passage of the Sèquia (channel) of Manresa by territories of the bishopric. The channel canalized the water of the Llobregat from Balsareny to Manresa and, with its construction, it was ended the water shortage that the town suffered.
The celebration coindiced with the "Fira de l'Aixada", a market granted to Manresa in 1683 by king Carlos II as prize and recognition of the commercial activity and the manresan influence in the agriculture of the region.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manresa
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Manresa es la capital de la comarca del Bages, en la provincia de Barcelona, Cataluña, España. Se encuentra a unos 50 km de la ciudad de Barcelona, en el corazón de Cataluña, marcando límite entre un entorno industrial al sur, y rural al norte.
Manresa tiene industrias de tejidos, hilados, química, maquinaria. En las últimas décadas ha sustituido la industria por el comercio. Es una ciudad con un interesante conjunto medieval, con sus puentes sobre el río Cardener y su iglesia de estilo gótico (llamada Seo, en catalán Seu). Además también podemos encontrar iglesias de estilo barroco así como interesantes edificaciones modernistas.
Está ubicada justo en el ángulo en el que confluyen los ríos Llobregat y Cardener. Nudo importante de comunicaciones, en especial con el eje del Llobregat y el eje transversal, entre la montaña y el mar, entre los valles interiores de Urgel y Segarra, y las comarcas orientales del país. Ha jugado siempre, a lo largo de la historia, un papel muy destacado en la organización de la Cataluña central.
El 21 de febrero de cada año se celebra la Festa de la Llum, que rememora el Milagro de la luz, una leyenda de la tradición manresana que explica cómo una misteriosa luz proveniente de Montserrat atravesó las vidrieras de la antigua iglesia del Carmen el 21 de febrero de 1345, provocando que se pusiera fin a la excomunión que pesaba sobre la ciudad llevada a cabo por el obispo de Vic a causa del paso de La Sèquia (acequia) de Manresa por tierras del obispado. La acequia canalizó el agua del Llobregat desde Balsareny hasta Manresa y, con su construcción, se acabó la escasez de agua que padecía el pueblo.
La fiesta coincide con la Fira de l'Aixada, un mercado concedido a Manresa en 1683 por el rey Carlos II como premio y reconocimiento de la actividad comercial y la influencia manresana en la agricultura de la comarca.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manresa, es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milagro_de_la_luz
Du 3 Octobre au 14 Décembre, plus de 300 familles ont dormi dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion. Après avoir affronté le froid, la pluie, l'incompréhension, les évacuations(parfois musclées), etc., un accord a finalement été signé avec le Ministère du Logement pour reloger, sous différentes modalités et délais, l'ensemble des familles.
Ici, le 25 Novembre, une grande fête a été organisée pour célébrer la naissance de 4 bébés parmi les familles de la rue de la Banque depuis le début du campement.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive.
When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again.
When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree.
(Antoine de Saint Exupéry)
Not much to add to this, except maybe, why Saint Exupéry TODAY (tonight) and here!?!
EVERYBODY must know the book LE PETIT PRINCE... if you don't; let me know and I'll organise the library bus to bring you a copy!!!
I have read and re-read this little booklet in German, French, English and most likely even in Italian - it's easy to understand and it contains 'stuff' to re-think for ages.... it's subtly bringing facts of life to the point and it is so lovingly written that you can't hold anything against the writer - even if you sometimes might want to! It is - in short - probably the most lovable book anybody can find.
After having bought copies of a very beautiful CD, read by Will Quadflieg (in German) for my nearly blind mother, my little sister and the children of my bros-in-law, I got a copy of my gift sent back to me by little sis..... and after a very long time I have inserted it in the car CD player, where I listen to it on my way to .... somewhere! It made me aware once again how absolutely wonderful this aviator and writer is expressing himself in his work.
These four-leaf-clovers are my latest pride and joy. The make lovely red flowers and if you care to stroll down in the comments, you'll find more close-up shots of those little darlings. I wish all of you who still live through Thursday, A HAPPY GORGEOUS GREEN THURSDAY and to the rest of us a BEAUTIFUL GREEN FRIDAY!
For the shutter sisters: Hello..... (sunshine, morning, night, happiness, smiles!)
Good night, little princesses, little princes - sleep tight!
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Originariamente, bajo la actual ubicación de la catedral, la Legio VII Gemina había construido termas y otros edificios públicos. Recientemente se han descubierto algunos de estos restos romanos, junto a la fachada sur. Con la reconquista cristiana, son convertidos en palacio real. En el año 916 el rey Ordoño II, que hacía pocos meses había ocupado el trono de León, venció a los árabes en la batalla de San Esteban de Gormaz. Como señal de agradecimiento a Dios por la victoria, cedió su palacio para construir la catedral. Bajo el episcopado de Fruminio II, es transformado el edificio en lugar sagrado.
Acoge los restos del rey Ordoño II, fallecido en Zamora el año 924. El templo estaba custodiado y regido por monjes de la orden de San Benito, y es muy probable que su estructura fuera muy similar a la de tantos otros existentes durante la mozarabía leonesa.
Nos hablan las crónicas del paso de Almanzor por estas tierras a finales del siglo X, devastando la ciudad y destruyendo sus templos. No obstante, parece que los daños ocasionados a la fábrica de la catedral debieron de ser inmediatamente reparados, ya que el año 999 era coronado en ella, en un acontecimiento lleno de esplendor, el rey Alfonso V. Tras una sucesión de revueltas políticas y de duras empresas bélicas, hacia el 1067 el estado de la Catedral era de suma pobreza. Ello conmovería al rey Fernando I de León, quien, después de trasladar los restos de San Isidoro a León, «se volcó en favores a la misma». Con este rey se inició una época pacífica, cosechando grandes triunfos en la expansión del reino cristiano. Era el momento del florecimiento del románico isidoriano.
Con la ayuda de la princesa doña Urraca, hermana del rey, se inicia la construcción de una segunda catedral, acorde con las aspiraciones de la cristiandad románica, y dentro de su estilo arquitectónico. Ocupaba la sede episcopal Pelayo II. Aunque inicialmente románica, su estilo era fundamentalmente gótico, construida en ladrillo y mampostería, con tres naves rematadas en ábsides semicirculares, dedicado el central a santa María, como en la iglesia anterior. Aunque toda ella estuviese ejecutada dentro de las corrientes internacionales, contemplando lo que ha pervivido de su estatutaria, podemos averiguar que tenía su carácter autóctono, utilizándose aún el arco de herradura, al menos como forma decorativa. Fue consagrada el 10 de noviembre de 1073. Es de suponer que en ella trabajasen los mismos canteros que estaban construyendo la Basílica de San Isidoro de León.
Esta catedral se mantuvo en pie hasta finales del siglo siguiente. Cuando accede al trono el último rey de León, Alfonso IX, se asiste en la ciudad y en el reino a un importante cambio social, de creatividad artística y desarrollo cultural.
La construcción de la tercera catedral se inicia hacia 1205 y su estructura fundamental se finaliza en 1301, aunque la torre sur no se termina de construir hasta el siglo XV. Gran parte del solar se asienta sobre restos romanos, hipocaustos del siglo II, lo que dificultó la buena cimentación de los pilares. La acumulación de humedades y la filtración de aguas ocasionó graves inconvenientes a los maestros. Por otra parte, la mayoría de los sillares de la catedral son de piedra de mediocre calidad, de tipo calizo, con escasa resistencia ante los agentes atmosféricos. Además, la sutilidad de su estilo es un desafío a la materia; los numerosos soportes son sumamente frágiles, las líneas se reducen a una depuración total, de modo que varios arquitectos de la época pusieron en duda que tal proyecto pudiera mantenerse en pie.
Interior de la Catedral de León.Éstas han sido algunas de las razones más importantes por las que, ya desde finales del siglo XIV, comenzaron a verse fallos en su arquitectura. En aquella época se resintió al hastial sur, por haberse desequilibrado los pilares torales. Hubo que construir la "silla de la reina", obra del maestro Jusquín. El año 1631 se derrumbaron parte de las bóvedas de la nave central. El cabildo recurrió a Juan Naveda, arquitecto de Felipe IV de España, quien cubrió el crucero con una gran cúpula, rompiendo los contrarrestos del sistema gótico, tan distintos de los del barroco. Tanto el hastial como las capillas del sur volvieron a estar en peligro. Aquél tuvo que ser reedificado en el año 1694. Quiso poner remedio a estos desastres Joaquín de Churriguera levantando cuatro grandes pináculos sobre los pilares del crucero, a principios del siglo XVIII, pero las consecuencias de esta intervención serían nefastas.
Por León fueron desfilando grandes arquitectos, como Giacomo de Pavía, mientras los males seguían agravándose. El terremoto de Lisboa del año 1755 conmovió a todo el edificio, afectando de manera especial a los maineles y a las vidrieras. El año 1830 aumentaron los desprendimientos de piedras en el hastial sur y, para salvarlo, Sánchez Pertejo reforzó los contrafuertes de toda la fachada.
El cabildo temió un desenlace fatal, cuando el año 1857 comenzaron nuevamente a caer piedras de las bóvedas. Intervino entonces la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, y el gobierno encargó las obras a Matías Laviña. Éste se dispuso a desmontar la media naranja y los cuatro pináculos que la flanqueaban, pero el peligro de un total hundimiento se hacía más inminente. A su muerte se responsabilizó de las obras Hernández Callejo, quien pretendía seguir desmontando el edificio, cuando fue cesado en el cargo. Con los proyectos de Laviña, continuó la restauración Juan Madrazo el año 1869. Éste era un gran medievalista, buen conocedor del gótico francés. Modificó notablemente la disposición de las bóvedas, volvió a rehacer desde la arcada el hastial del sur y planificó todo el templo tal y como lo encontramos hoy. A Juan Madrazo le sucedió en el cargo Demetrio de los Ríos el año 1880. Purista, como el anterior, continuó dando a la catedral el aspecto primitivo, según su pensamiento racionalista, y desmontó el hastial occidental, que había sido hecho por Juan López de Rojas y Juan de Badajoz el Mozo, en el siglo XVI. A su muerte fue nombrado arquitecto de la catedral Juan Bautista Lázaro, que concluyó los trabajos de restauración arquitectónica en la mayor parte del edificio, y el año 1895 emprendió la ardua tarea de recomponer las vidrieras. Estas llevaban varios años desmontadas y almacenadas, con grave deterioro. Fue ayudado por su colaborador, Juan Crisóstomo Torbado.
El 27 de mayo de 1966 un incendio arrasó toda la techumbre de las naves altas.
En las últimas décadas se está trabajando con gran intensidad en el refuerzo de las estructuras y suelos y el tratamiento de la piedra con las más novedosas técnicas, en un esfuerzo por conservar para la Humanidad esta maravilla arquitectónica.
If you don't know what an at-at is...here. Taken back during the summer at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Have a great weekend and thanks for looking!
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My first dragonfly! oh, yeah, baby!
HBW!
Now I don't particularly remember the day being colorful but today I am in a good mood and hope that you are too!
I keep thinking of how to sign my photos. Any ideas? I just would like to - why not?
XOXO
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Shah Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in the city of Isfahan, Central Persia (now Iran). It was built in 16th Century durin Safavid Dynasty, more specifically Shah Abbas the Great. This was the last time Persia was a glorious kingdom, being equal to its European counterparts.
This is the main entrance of the mosque. The door is made of wood and metal plates.
This was shot around 1999-2000, with my very first SLR, a Russian-made Zenit, on an 35mm ISO 100 color film.
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Crossing the passerelle Solférino on a rainy day. In the back, Notre Dame cathedral.
Part of a series of shots from the same "Passerelle"
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La ultima de la mini serie.....no voy a aburrir mas...
Die Letzte der mini Serie....will nicht langweilen...
Buena semana, amigos mios...
Schöne Woche, meine Freunde...
Happy week, dear friends...
Casa Asia tiene su Sede Social en la ciudad de Barcelona, en el Palau Baró de Quadras, un edificio modernista del arquitecto Puig i Cadafalch. El palacete, catalogado como Monumento Histórico Artístico de Interés Nacional, se encuentra en el número 373 de la Avenida Diagonal, en Barcelona. Se trata de un edificio singular que cuenta con unas instalaciones que permiten albergar las diversas iniciativas que Casa Asia desarrolla en los diferentes ámbitos de trabajo, que se ha convertido en centro de información cultural y de referencia sobre Asia y el Pacífico, que ha dotado a la ciudad de un espacio que fomente el encuentro entre la sociedad española y el mundo asiático.
Casa Asia has its headquarters in Barcelona, in the Palau Baró de Quadras, a Modernist building designed by the architect Puig i Cadafalch. The building, which is classified as an Artistic and Historical Monument of National Interest, is located at number 373 of Avinguda Diagonal in Barcelona. It is a unique building, with facilities well suited for accommodating Casa Asia's wide range of initiatives. Casa Asia has become a reference point and a center for cultural information on Asia and the Pacific and has provided the city with a meeting point between the Spanish society and the Asian world.