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Capture taken during recent trip to NYC. The local security personal did prevent looking for other options and perspectives during that visit...doing what they are supposed to do...next time...have a good remaining week. Thanks, Udo.
Created for the Kreative People Contest 40: "Locked & Latched"
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The Weather was grey, it was not a day to make nice pictures outside. This did not prevent us to take a walk in the charming old town of Tournus, a well preserved town with a lot of typical old houses.
Other places to visit are the Hotel Dieu, and a museum dedicated to the painter Greuze, a famous painter of the 18th century native of Tournus. Both were closed, it will be for me the occasion of another visit when the weather will be better.
Returning to the Abbey Saint-Philibert we had visited on our arrival, we began to see it illuminated in the distance as the afternoon ended. Therefore, I pulled out the camera. . .
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L'abbaye s'illumine
Il faisait gris, ce n'était pas un temps à faire de belles photos dehors. Cela ne nous a pas empêchés de faire un petit tour dans la charmante vieille ville de Tournus, une ville bien préservée avec pas mal de vieilles maisons typiques.
On peut aussi y visiter l'hôtel Dieu, et un musée dédié au peintre Greuze, célèbre peintre du 18ème siècle natif de Tournus. Les 2 endroits étaient fermés, ce sera pour moi l'occasion d'une autre visite lorsque le temps sera meilleur.
En retournant vers l'abbaye Saint-Philibert qu'on avait visitée en arrivant, on a commencé à l'apercevoir illuminée au loin alors que l'après-midi se terminait. J'ai alors ressorti l'appareil photo . . .
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Abbaye Saint-Philibert - Tournus - Bourgogne du Sud / South Burgundy - France
Circumstances prevented me from going on the River Park Walk this morning but that did mean I got to see the Stream Train that was on the Werribee line before heading to North Geelong and on to Ballarat. The two locos were under power as they came up the grade from Hoppers Crossing Station. Loco Y 112 was trailing at the rear of the train.
A rush job has prevented me from spending time on taking photos. I am busy but it makes photography all the more interesting and exciting. I visited my house where I used to live last Sunday. On my way back I found a filed of poppy. I would have visited it earlier in the daytime if I had known that I could see such scenery. The sun was beginning to sink in the west.
Low point of view in a tunnel. If you look close you will see salt on the road to prevent icing. 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Die Pferde stehen an einem Zaun, deshalb der beengte Schnitt am rechten Bildrand ;-)
Das Islandpferd, auch Isländer oder Islandpony genannt, ist eine aus Island stammende, vielseitige und robuste Pferderasse beziehungsweise ein Kleinpferd, das dank seines kräftigen Körperbaus auch von Erwachsenen geritten werden kann. Islandpferde gehören zu den Gangpferden, da sie nicht nur über die Grundgangarten Schritt, Trab und Galopp verfügen, sondern zusätzlich über die genetisch fixierte Gangart Tölt. Viele von ihnen verfügen auch über die Gangart Pass. Als „Islandpferd“ anerkannt werden nur reingezogene Tiere, ohne Fremdbluteinkreuzung, deren Abstammung lückenlos bis nach Island zurückzuverfolgen ist. In Island ist die Einfuhr von Pferden zur Vermeidung von Krankheiten verboten. Daher können Pferde, die in Island geboren wurden und einmal die Insel verlassen haben, nicht wieder nach Island eingeführt werden. (Wikipedia)
The horses are standing at a fence, hence the cramped cut on the right edge of the picture ;-)
The Icelandic horse, also known as the Icelandic horse or Icelandic pony, is a versatile and robust breed of horse or small horse that comes from Iceland and can also be ridden by adults thanks to its strong physique. Icelandic horses are gaited horses because they not only have the basic gaits walk, trot and canter, but also the genetically fixed gait tölt. Many of them also have the Gait Pass. Only purebred animals without cross-breeding, whose ancestry can be traced back to Iceland without any gaps, are recognized as “Icelandic horses”. Horses are banned in Iceland to prevent disease. Therefore, horses born in Iceland, once leaving the island, cannot be re-entered Iceland. (Wikipedia)
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"Paddington, see what I have found here!" Molly happily pulls something out of water
"No, no! Dont pull the rope Molly, there may be a ship tied up on the other end! You might pull it on the rocks!" Paddington shouts
We believe that Paddington managed to prevent maritime disaster
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday!
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This butterfly was seen in the Countrywood/Bancroft neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California.
Notice how the rear end looks like a butterfly head. This may be to prevent predators from attacking the real head.
A carnivorous animal in the same family as weasels, badgers, mink etc. that lives primarily on a diet of fish but also includes frogs, crayfish, crabs and even a few waterfowl.
A coat of long guard hairs over their insulated underfur keeps them warm and dry so they can stay comfortable throughout the North American winters. They are very successful at hunting prey in our rivers, streams and ponds aided by their webbed feet, long muscular tail and sharp claws coupled with the ability to hold their breath for extended periods. As a preventative measure to becoming waterlogged they do spend a lot of time on land and enter the water only to hunt or travel much unlike the sea otters that spend most of their lives in the ocean. An overland sprint of 10 to 18 miles while searching for prey is not uncommon.
River otters seem to have the ability to live alone or in pairs but are quick to socialize in groups when other members are encountered. After mating and going through a gestation period of 80 - 90 days a female will give birth to 1 - 5 pups in a den called a holt or couch which she excavates under tree roots or a cache of rocks. Prior to the birth the female called a bitch or sow will drive the male (dog or boar) away and the pups or cubs will be tended to by the female and older offspring if still around. The pups will begin emerging from the den at about 1 month of age and mom will entice them into the water for their first swim at about 2 months. After the pups are weaned dad may return and help raise the juveniles until probably 1 year of age. Females attain sexual maturity at 2 years of age and males at 3.
River otters range in size from 10 to 33 lbs and 2.5 to 5 ' in length with females being about 1/3 the size of males. When not hunting prey they spend much time playing and frolicking with each other. This individual is one of a trio that has clawed its way onto the ice to enjoy the spoils caught underwater.
You have got what you wanted, or rather what one half wanted and the other half tried to prevent from happening. A self-declared messiah with an unlimited sense of self-importance. He will try to subdue to his nativistic logic what is in fact a multitude of diversity, points of view and interests - in the US and world-wide. Such attempts at denying plurality and exchanging it for one's own monologue usually end in tears. Brace yourself. Sony A7iii.
The Bahia Palace, set in extensive gardens, was built in the late 19th century by the Grand Vizier of Marrakesh, Si Ahmed ben Musa (Bou-Ahmed). Bou Ahmed resided here with his four wives, 24 concubines and many children. With a name meaning "brilliance", it was intended to be the greatest palace of its time, designed to capture the essence of Islamic and Moroccan architectural styles. Bou-Ahmed paid special attention to the privacy of the palace in its construction and employed architectural features such as multiple doors which prevented passers-by from seeing into the interior. The palace took seven years to build, with hundreds of craftsmen from Fes working on its wood, carved stucco and zellij.The palace is set in a two-acre (8,000 m²) garden with rooms opening onto courtyards. The palace acquired a reputation as one of the finest in Morocco and was the envy of other wealthy citizens. Upon the death of Bou-Ahmed in 1900, the palace was raided by Sultan Abd al-Aziz.
“The Kerala backwaters are a network of brackish lagoons and canals lying parallel to the Arabian Sea of the Malabar coast of Kerala state in south-western India. It also includes interconnected lakes, rivers, and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways, and sometimes compared to bayous. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both man made and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range. In the midst of this landscape there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater cruises. There are 34 backwaters in Kerala. Out of it, 27 are located either closer to Arabian Sea or parallel to the sea. The remaining 7 are inland navigation routes.
The backwaters have a unique ecosystem: freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea. A barrage has been built near Thanneermukkom, so salt water from the sea is prevented from entering the deep inside, keeping the fresh water intact. Such fresh water is extensively used for irrigation purposes. Many unique species of aquatic life including crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water birds such as terns, kingfishers, darters and cormorants, and animals such as otters and turtles live in and alongside the backwaters. Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, various leafy plants, and bushes grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape.”
M. Wulumuqi Rd. & Wuyuan Rd., Shanghai
At 16:45 on the 27th, a large crowd gathered outside the blockade area at the intersection of Middle Wulumuqi (Urumqi) Road and Wu Yuan Road. A traffic policeman tries to disperse the crowd so that a large number of police cars can enter the blockade area. The crowd surrounds him and were raising their smartphones to shoot videos at him in order to prevent him from committing violent acts.
Shortly afterwards, the police cars stepped in closer and the crowd had to give way. The police didn't actually plan to do it at daylight. They used the rest of the day to keep increasing the number of police officers until later that night to make the arrest.
On the night of 26 November 2022, a demonstration took place in Middle Wulumuqi (Urumqi) Road, Shanghai in memory of the victims of the fire in Wulumuqi (Urumqi), Xinjiang, the casualties of which were caused by the building being locked up as a result of absurd anti-epidemic measures which made it impossible for residents to escape. The police ended up arresting many of the demonstrators and loading three police buses:
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On the evening of the 27th, a large area of the neighbourhood where the demonstration took place last night was suddenly blocked off, allowing only people to leave and not enter, perhaps to prevent further demonstrations from gathering there.. A large number of people gathered at the intersections of the blocked-off neighbourhoods, which gradually festered into a new demonstration.
The demonstration on the night of the 27th:
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Mesa Verde National Park
The ruins blend so well into the cliffs that it's easy to miss the upper tier of ruins. Several of the sites at Mesa Verde have an upper tier such as can be seen here at Sunset House. I can't help but wonder how the inhabitants gained access. At this site it was probably from the ledge on the left margin of the picture. It looks like they fortified the entrance to the ledge under the overhang probably to restrict access but not prevent it. Nevertheless, how did they get to the ruins on the right side of the ledge? There is almost no ledge left at all out in the middle. A crawl across there looks death defying to me. Also the ledge looks like it is probably too high for ladders.
To prevent this Cathedral from collapsing onto people passing by in the frequent Christchurch earthquakes, a row of containers on top of each was propped against the building. As you can see the quakes caused this column to rub against the containers leaving these marks.
While the storm conditions prevented much color in the sunrise this morning, it still provided a dramatic backdrop at the always nice South Tufas.
Reminder that the Los Angeles DWP is keeping Mono lake artificially low below the state-mandated level and actively harming its ecosystems in order to supply only ~1-2% of just the city of LA's water supply. The city of LA uses ~30% of its water on watering grass lawns.
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, also known as Golden Rock) is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Burma. It is a small pagoda (7.3 metres (24 ft)) built on the top of a granite boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by devotees. According to legend, the Golden Rock itself is precariously perched on a strand of the Buddha's hair. The balancing rock seems to defy gravity, as it perpetually appears to be on the verge of rolling down the hill. The rock and the pagoda are at the top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo. It is the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Burma after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Pagoda. A glimpse of the "gravity defying" Golden Rock is believed to be enough of an inspiration for any person to turn to Buddhism.
The legend associated with the pagoda is that the Buddha, on one of his many visits, gave a strand of his hair to Taik Tha, a hermit. The hermit, who had tucked it in the tuft of his hair safely, in turn gave the strand to the king, with the wish that the hair be enshrined in a boulder shaped like the hermit's head. The king had inherited supernatural powers from his father Zawgyi, a proficient alchemist), and his mother, a naga serpent dragon princess. They found the rock at the bottom of the sea. With the help of the Thagyamin, the king of Tawadeintha Heaven in Buddhist cosmology, found the perfect place at Kyaiktiyo for locating the golden rock and built a pagoda, where the strand was enshrined. It is this strand of hair that, according to the legend, prevents the rock from tumbling down the hill. The boat, which was used to transport the rock, turned into a stone. This is also worshiped by pilgrims at a location about 300 metres (980 ft) from the golden rock. It is known as the Kyaukthanban Pagoda or stupa (literal meaning: stone boat stupa).
Legends also mention that pilgrims undertaking the pilgrimage by trekking from the Kinpun base camp three times consecutively in a year will be blessed with wealth and recognition.
This place is so peaceful, I could sit here all day and lose myself in its essence. This is the perfect spot for meditation but the sensory deliciousness of it prevents the mind from becoming still enough!
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You probably wonder what is that horse with stripes and paint markings ?! Well, let me answer that question. It's a cute cross between a paint horse and a zebra. Hence why it does have those cute ears and strange tail. We are so glad she take the markings from her mama and the stripes from her dad. So happy to be able to call this cutie ours, she'll grow up a little more but not so much cause we all know, zebras aren't that tall !
You might have another question about the collar the mare have on her neck, well, this pretty here is cribbing on fences that means she'll literally destroy them with her teeth ! This collar will avoid her to do, don't worry it's without danger for her, it have a little furred part on the top and under her jaw as well. It will prevent us as well to change the fences every weeks.. We'll see how it goes !
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I believe this Barn Swallow was stealing feathers from a Tree Swallow's nest because the Tree Swallow kept flying over and stealing them right out of the Barn Swallow's beak. I did get some images, but they were never on the same depth of field.I will put one in the comments that shows the Tree Swallow about to steal the feather (if I can figure out how to do that).
Barn Swallows are threatened in Ontario and are likely to become endangered if steps are not taken to prevent that from happening. Metal barns with no windows and pesticides that decrease the amount of insects in their territory are two of the reasons for their decline.
Last year, I visited Comet Falls at the end of July and promised myself I'd get back earlier in the year this summer to see higher flows. I was thwarted by late snowmelt, preventing any visits without crampons and an iceaxe before the end of July. I had to put my visit off a week after the official opening of the trail, but Crisse and I made it up at last.
This waterfall and I had a rude introduction. I was running late after belting up the hill (1,400' in less than two miles), out of breath, crabby and thinking I wasn't going to make it before dark (had no flashlight--dummy). Now I'm beyond giddy when we meet. I have to run right up to the base and tell her how much I missed her. Then I get soaked in the return greeting, and everyone is reacquainted. Yes, I'm a nerd. Yes, I talk to waterfalls. It's easy--most have personalities as distinct as people.
After my proper soaking, Crisse and I went back down the hill to the lower tiers. You can see a little peek of the huge slab of snow and ice at the base of the second tier. Even in August! I saw layer after layer of freeze and refreeze, blue ice and snow melted together as a record of each passing day of winter. I can only imagine the violence of the winters at Comet.
So here she is in her 380' of "spring" glory. I still like my first shot better (much deeper greens, and the flowers were out), but I love being able to see all the water flowing down. This shot has a slight touch of bokeh on the falls itself, due to shooting at f/5 with the ND filter. Here is a place to spend hours and hours while playing!
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My health company, every three months, for three days, sends me to cover a shortage of staff, in the Lipari hospital, (and so do my colleagues), in the little free time I have available, I dedicate myself to my photographic passion.
Lipari is the largest island of the Aeolian Islands (they are located north of Sicily, one hour by hydrofoil from Milazzo); Lipari, under the fascist dictatorship, was the seat of forced confinement for political opponents, it was considered "a Sicilian Alcatraz", among all the islands of confinement, Lipari was most likely the most liveable, both for its considerable size that favored the relations of the confined with the inhabitants, both because, to a greater extent than elsewhere, in Lipari, confined persons were allowed to live in private residences, together with their families or other companions. I found written: "Being on an island that belongs to another island means feeling doubly foreign, tied to the will of the gods and nature, where every certainty can be swept away by the waves of that sea that laps it in every intimate part, but it is a sensation that lasts for a few minutes, the Liparoti (the inhabitants of Lipari, ed) know it well (as all Sicilians know), the Greek concept of Xenia, hospitality, is inherent in them, a written rule, is a duty that provides sanctity and protection for the guest ".
Lipari has a long history as a place of detention. It is the island where the common criminals were initially confined, then with the law of November 6, 1926 (the twenty-year fascist period begins with the seizure of power by fascism and Mussolini, officially occurred on October 31, 1922), Lipari thus became the a place to isolate and confine opponents; the life of the confined began immediately after disembarkation, with lodging in the dormitories of the Castle, under the strict surveillance of the police and the fascist militia, every morning, the confined were subjected to the appeal and they received a daily pay of 10 lire; they could move freely in the town, without however exceeding the demarcation line that surrounded the inhabited center; walking was the main activity, the saddest and most melancholy ones pushed to the limit allowed, to see the ferries arrive from Milazzo, aware that the sea was guarded by motorboats armed with machine guns. A situation that will not prevent Nitti, Rosselli and Lussu from fleeing the island, on a moonless night, between 27 and 28 July 1929.
I made some photo-portraits of people I didn't know, I thank them very much for their sympathy and their availability; I tried to capture the essence of minimal photographic stories, collected walking along the streets of Lipari ... in search of fleeting moments ...I used a particular photographic technique for some photographs at the time of shooting, which in addition to capturing the surrounding space, also "inserted" a temporal dimension, with photos characterized by being moved because the exposure times were deliberately lengthened, they are confused -focused-imprecise-undecided ... the Anglo-Saxon term that encloses this photographic genre with a single word is "blur", these images were thus created during the shooting phase, and not as an effect created subsequently, in retrospect, in the post-production
La mia azienda sanitaria, ogni tre mesi, per tre giorni, mi manda a ricoprire una carenza di organico, nell’ospedale di Lipari, (e così anche i miei colleghi), nel poco tempo libero che mi resta a disposizione, mi dedico alla mia passione fotografica.
Lipari è l’isola più grande delle isole Eolie (si trovano a nord della Sicilia, ad un’ora di aliscafo da Milazzo); Lipari , sotto la dittatura fascista, fu sede di confino coatto per gli oppositori politici, essa era considerata “un’Alcatraz siciliana”, fra tutte le isole di confino, Lipari fu molto probabilmente quella più vivibile, sia per le sue notevoli dimensioni che favorivano i rapporti dei confinati con gli abitanti, sia perché, in misura maggiore che altrove, a Lipari veniva consentito ai confinati di abitare in residenze private, insieme ai propri familiari o ad altri compagni. Ho trovato scritto: “Trovarsi su un Isola che appartiene a un’altra Isola, vuol dire sentirsi doppiamente straniero, legato al volere degli dei e della natura, dove ogni certezza può essere spazzata via dalle onde di quel mare che la lambisce in ogni intima parte, ma è una sensazione che dura solo per qualche minuto, i Liparoti (gli abitanti di lipari, n.d.r.)lo sanno bene (come lo sanno tutti i siciliani), è connaturato in loro il concetto greco della Xenia, l'ospitalità, non è una norma scritta, è un atto dovuto che prevede sacralità e protezione per l’ospite”.
Lipari ha una lunga storia come luogo di detenzione. È l’isola dove all’inizio erano confinati i delinquenti comuni, poi con la legge del 6 novembre 1926 (il ventennio fascista inizia con la presa del potere del fascismo e di Mussolini, ufficialmente avvenuta il 31 ottobre 1922), Lipari divenne così il luogo dove isolare e confinare gli oppositori; la vita del confinato iniziava subito dopo lo sbarco, con l’alloggio nelle camerate del Castello, sotto la rigida sorveglianza della polizia e della milizia fascista, ogni mattina, i confinati erano sottoposti all’appello e alla consegna della "mazzetta", ossia la paga giornaliera di 10 lire; potevano circolare liberamente nel paese, senza però superare la linea di demarcazione che circondava il centro abitato; passeggiare era la principale attività, i più tristi e malinconici si spingevano fino al limite consentito per vedere arrivare i traghetti da Milazzo, consapevoli che il mare era sorvegliato da motoscafi armati di mitragliatrici. Situazione che non impedirà a Nitti, Rosselli e Lussu di fuggire dall’isola, in una notte senza luna, tra il 27 e il 28 luglio del 1929.
Ho realizzato dei foto-ritratti di persone che non conoscevo, le ringrazio veramente tanto per la loro simpatia e la loro disponibilità; ho cercato di cogliere al volo l’essenza di storie fotografiche minime, raccolte camminando per le strade di Lipari... alla ricerca di attimi fugaci s-fuggenti ...
Ho utilizzato per alcune fotografie una tecnica fotografica particolare al momento dello scatto, che oltre a catturare lo spazio circostante, ha "inserito" anche una dimensione temporale, con foto caratterizzate dall’essere mosse poiché volutamente sono stati allungati i tempi di esposizione, sono confuse-sfocate-imprecise-indecise...il termine anglosassone che racchiude con una sola parola questo genere fotografico è "blur", queste immagini sono state così realizzate in fase di scatto, e non come un effetto creato successivamente, a posteriori, in fase di post-produzione.
The Small White Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium candidum) is a rare, endangered, perennial orchid with tiny white flowers that occurs in isolated patches in Ontario. As with all orchids, fungus found in the soil are interdependent for their nourishment and survival. The orchid requires approximately three years to produce its first leaf and as many as 16 years to produce its first flower after germination. The species is capable of extended dormancy, surviving underground for as long as six years, until suitable conditions occur for above ground growth.
It is important to be aware of the ecological sensitivity of the location. I stay on the trails and minimize my impact on the environment at all times. I practice wildflower-friendly photo techniques only, to prevent damage to flowers and their habitat. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
Blick beim Aufstieg zum Fjellheisen über den Tromsøysundet auf die Insel Tromsøya und natürlich auf die Stadt Tromsø.
Ein Havila-Kreuzfahrtschiff auf dem Weg in Richtung Nordkap unterquert gerade die 36 m hohe Tromsø-Brücke. Die Reederei Havila Kystruten ist ein Konkurrent der berühmten Hurtigruten auf der Postschifflinie entlang der Norwegischen Küste. Die Gründung der Reederei Havila Kystruten 2019 geht auf eine Initiative der norwegischen Regierung zur Vermeidung eines Monopols auf der Postschifflinie durch Hurtigruten zurück.
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Hiking up to Fjellheisen the view goes over the Tromsøysundet to the island of Tromsøya and of course to the city of Tromsø.
A Havila cruise ship on its way to the North Cape is currently passing under the 36 m high Tromsø Bridge. The shipping company Havila Kystruten is a competitor of the famous Hurtigruten on the mail ship line along the Norwegian coast. The founding of the shipping company Havila Kystruten in 2019 goes back to an initiative by the Norwegian government to prevent Hurtigruten from having a monopoly on the mail ship line.
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Lower Slaughter is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire, located in the Cotswold district, 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of the town of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village is built on both banks of the River Eye, which also flows through Upper Slaughter. At the west end of the village there is a 19th-century water mill with an undershot waterwheel and a chimney for additional steam power. There is a ford where the river widens in the village and several small stone footbridges join the two sides of the community. While the mill is built of red brick most of the 16th and 17th century homes in the village use Cotswold sandstone and are adorned with mullioned windows and often with other embellishments such as projecting gables. Records exist showing that Lower Slaughter has been inhabited for over 1000 years. The Domesday Book entry has the village name as “Sclostre”. It further notes that in 1066 and 1086 that the manor was in the sheriff's hands. Lower Slaughter Manor, a Grade-II listed 17th-century house, was granted to Sir George Whitmore in 1611 and remained in his family until 1964. The 13th century Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. Much of the current structure was built in 1866; however, the spire and peal of six bells was recently restored. In May 2013 it was reported in the national news that the Parish Council were fiercely opposed to the presence of an icebox tricycle selling ice creams for seven days a week, six months of the year, citing that the trading times were excessive, increased footfall would prevent the grass from growing and that children could climb on the trike and fall into the nearby river.
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The Slaughters Country Inn is privately owned and offers a relaxed ambience, a style that is sympathetically balanced between the original features of a 17th Century building and contemporary design. The blend of old and new creates the perfect retreat in a beautiful country location
A reflection of the day. If I could have seen so clearly ahead of me to all the great walks I remember on those hills I might have prevented the sky falling into a hole before me. The sky scowled in anger, moody clouds in the wings, and me just the wrong side of where I wanted to be, mourning my regret.
I didn't write this but I confess it is mighty similar to some of the nonsense I produce:
Hidden away on a bleak edge of the south west part of the Staffordshire Peak District is Blake Meer, or Black Mere Pool, sometimes known as Blackmere Pond, which, according to local legend has its very own mermaid. It was believed to be a bottomless pool though in more modern times it has been proved otherwise. According to local legend Blake Mere is reputed to be linked to nearby Doxey Pool by a "U" shaped tunnel. Both are a similar height above sea level and maintain similar water levels but one has been shown to be higher than the other and the local geology is not thought to uphold the notion of a tunnel.
Landlocked Blake Mere Pool
What is a mermaid doing in Staffordshire, a landlocked county in England with Blake Mere Pool many miles from the nearest sea? There are legends of other pools with mermaids inhabiting them in the Peak District and other parts of England also miles distant from the sea. Some are said to be linked to the sea by a tunnel which the mermaid traverses at certain times of the year such as Easter. Blake Mere Pool has two very different explanations concerning the origin of its mermaid.
For the love of a sailor!
One account tells how a sailor from Thorncliffe, a nearby town, fell in love with a mermaid he met on one of his voyages and brought her to the pool so that they could both live close together. However he was a mortal and she was an immortal being and the sailor eventually died leaving her in the pool all alone.
She is said to have wept bitterly at his death and pined and pined over many long years for her love. She longed to leave the small, land-locked lake which now seemed like a prison to her and yearned to return to the freedom of the open sea but could not do so because it was so far away. Eventually she grew bitter and angry towards humans and haunted the lake, luring people to their death.
The condemned girl
The other account is more violent and brutal and tells of how a beautiful local girl refused the affections of Joshua Linnet, a local man. Linnet, furious at being spurned falsely accused the girl of witchcraft. She was tried and sentenced to death by drowning in Blake Mere Pool.
As she drowned, with her dying breath she is said to have cursed Linnet. His body was found three days after at the side of the pool with his face bloodied and rent by claw marks. Local legend says that animals will not drink from the pool, or birds fly over, or settle on it, because the girl’s spirit turned into a mermaid and haunts the pool.
Sightings
Many people have claimed to have seen the mermaid. In the 19th century local people tried to drain the pool to see if it was indeed bottomless. They commenced digging a ditch from the southern banks of the lake. Evidence of this can still be seen.
As they were digging the Mermaid is said to have rose menacingly from the lake and frightened them into stopping the work. She warned them she would drown the local towns of Leekfrith and Leek unless they ceased immediately. Terrified they obeyed and returned home.
"Mere-maid" or mermaid?
In the second explanation it may be the spirit is a "mere-maid" rather than a mermaid. It may refer to the girl who was accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death by drowning.
What ever the original explanation it does seem extraordinary that mermaids are reputed to inhabit such pools of water so far from the sea. There are two other pools in the Peak District reputed to be the homes of mermaids, the Mermaid’s Pool, Kinder Scout and Doxey Pool. Like Black Mere Pool they are also said to be connected to the Atlantic Ocean. These are two common traits that are held by other pools in Britain that are reputedly the home of mermaids.
The Mermaid Inn
Nearby the pool is the 17th century Mermaid Inn is a Grade II listed 17th Century Coach Inn that has great traditional and modern facilities with marvellous views of the area. It is about 500 metres or a 10 minute walk to Blake Mere Pool from the inn.
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School work is preventing me from getting these pics up quickly. I know my stream has been pretty simple lately, but I don't mind too much. Shooting for myself is the only thing keeping me sane.
Words of advice: never, never, never discuss politics at the dinner table. It will end ugly.
Rain didn't prevent this Big Fellow from Fishing for Salmon along a river in Katmai National Park, Alaska.
The Alaska Peninsula Brown Bear is a member of the grizzly bear family that lives in the coastal regions of southern Alaska.
Alaska Peninsula brown bears are a very large brown bear subspecies, usually ranging in weight from 800 to 1,200 pounds. They are found in high densities along the southern Alaskan coast due to the large amount of clams and sedge grass and the annual salmon run. This allows them to attain huge sizes, some of the biggest in the world.
They gather in large numbers at feeding sites in Katmai National Park.
Alaska Peninsula brown bears are the second largest type of brown bear in the world, only after the giant bears of Kodiak Island. They usually measure 8 feet in length, usually have a shoulder height of about 4-1/2 feet. The average weight for a coastal male is around 900 lbs. For a female, the average weight is approximately 500 lbs.
Although variable from blond to nearly black, grizzly bear fur is typically brown in color with white tips. A pronounced hump appears on their shoulders; the hump is a good way to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly bear, as black bears do not have this hump.
Brown bears on the Alaskan Peninsula usually feed on spawning salmon, and use many different ways to catch them. These include waiting at the bottom of the falls for the fish to jump, or standing at the top of the falls waiting to catch the fish in midair (sometimes in their mouths). Bears also have much experience at chasing fish around and pinning the slippery animals with their claws. After the salmon runs, berries and grass make the mainstay of the bears' diets, after which they put on sufficient fat reserves and go into hibernation.
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Dati Tecnici
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a) Fujifilm xPro1 + Fujinon ASPHERICAL LENS SUPER EBC 35mm f/1,4 + Filtro Leica UV (ripresa effettuata dopo dell'aggiornamento del firmware alla versione 3.10 del corpo e dell'ottica);
b) Tempo 1/52s con apertura diaframma a f.5,6 +2/3 di stop in manuale (a mano libera);
c) Lettura Esposimetrica esterna effettuata con Gossen Lunalite (effettuate 3 misurazioni a luce incidente e 1 lettura di equiparazione e bilanciamento con l’Esposimetro della Fujifilm xPro1);
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- Letture/Misurazioni:
1)......la prima lettura sulle spalle della ragazza in prossimità della parte scura del velo;
2)......la seconda sul lato sinistro della ragazza è precisamente con l’esposimetro quasi poggiato sulla mano quella che tocca l’infisso;
3)......la terza lettura rilevata con l’esposimetro posizionato al centro della scena davanti il velo che copre mento della ragazza;
4)......La media ottenuta dalle esposizioni precedenti è stata confrontata con il valore t/d (tempo/diaframma) ottenuto dalla quarta lettura effettuata con l’esposimetro della macchina;
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d) Impostazione nel corpo camera Fuji XPro1: ISO/ASA 1000, DR (auto), WB Bilanciamento del Bianco (auto), Simulazione Film (Provia), Colore (0,0), Nitidezza (+1), Riduzione disturbo (+1), Gamma Dinamica (auto), Qualità Immagine (fine), Dimensione Immagine (3:2 - S);
e) Tecnica di ripresa esposimetrica con il sistema dell”Esposizione a Destra;
f) Prima Post-Produzione per la correzione del bilanciamento cromatico/tonale (dopo la desaturazione) delle varie aree e zone di colore per compensare l’intensità di luce (ore 13,30 di ripresa) con Nikon Capture NX 2;
g) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe Photoshop CS6 per il bilanciamento delle zone d’ombra;
h) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2 e CorelPhoto-Paint X5 per il completamento e la sistemazione finale del "Sistema Zonale".
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Now We Are Free - Lisa Gerrard
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Luigi Mirto/ArchiMlFotoWord's most interesting photos on Flickriver
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Ora siamo liberi……
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Il lungo silenzio della notte
oramai volge al termine.
La campagna tutt'intorno
riposa ancora nell'irreale silenzio,
raggi di sole fan capolino
dalle imponenti nubi
del brillante mattino.
Trepida è l’attesa,
ma a volte vorrei,
come un uccello librare e
dalle grandi onde del vento
lasciarmi accarezzare,
dal silenzio infinito circondare
e con la mente trasportare.
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La paura oramai tace,
senza parole voglio stare.....
è l'onda infinita nel tempo cavalcare
un'emozione diversa….provare
senza mai più dimenticare,
che, da quei angoli oscuri
lontana voglio stare.
Ora siamo liberi…….di ascoltare,
più per me stessa...devo fare,
senza mai più dimenticare
i brutti ricordi allontanare.
Quel muro invalicabile ho superato
in quella lunga notte buia l’ho lasciato
e il varco dell’amore infinito ho trovato.
…………………………..Luigi Mirto
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Now we are free…..
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The long silence of the night
now coming to an end.
The campaign all around
still rests in the unreal silence,
rays of sun peek
by the impressive clouds
the brilliant morning.
Is anxiously waiting,
but sometimes I wish,
soar like a bird,….and
from large wind waves
let me caress,
from the infinite silence surrounding
and mind carry.
The fear now is silent,
I want to be speechless .....
is infinite in time to ride the wave
different emotion......try
never to forget,
that, on those dark corners
I want to stay away.
Now we are free......to listen,
more for myself.....I do,
never to forget
the bad memories away.
That impenetrable wall I passed
in that long dark night I left
and the passage of the infinite love I've found.
…………………………..Luigi Mirto
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Elysium - Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard
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La vita, un grande dono che l’uomo ha ricevuto, la terra un immenso giardino per poterlo vivere, l’amore la cosa più bella che possa essere dato da un essere umano all’altro..…per questo….non sprechiamo nulla, la vita è molto breve anche se sembra un’eternità.
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The Life, a great gift that man has received, the earth a huge garden to be able to live, love, the most beautiful thing that can be given from one human to another ..... to this .... do not waste anything , life is very short even if it seems like an eternity.
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Italiano
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Questa immagine è tratta da un reportage in continua evoluzione che sto effettuando nella ricerca di particolari volti che esprimano particolari sensazioni, scene di particolare enfasi ambientale, espressioni e sentimenti profondi trasmessi attraverso semplici sguardi, di particolari posture del corpo o anche dai semplici abiti e decorazioni fisiche.
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Tali immagini verranno raccolte in un “Manuale Artistico Tecnico Fotografico” nella quale saranno descritte le particolari tecniche di ripresa, i materiali impiegati, l’attrezzatura fotografica, i luoghi e le condizioni sceniche ambientali.
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English
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This image is from a report in continuous evolution that I am making in the search for specific faces expressing particular feelings, scenes of environmental emphasis, expressions and deep feelings conveyed through simple look, a particular posture of the body or even from simple clothes and decorations individuals.
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These images will be collected in a "Artistic Photography Technical Manual" which will describe the special filming techniques, materials, photographic equipment, sites and scenic environmental conditions.
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