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The one chance we may ever have to shoot a lunar eclipse during blue hour and over city lights and it was cloudy here! Earlier in the evening, a lady came up to me and asked me where the eclipse was. I said, 'It's in this direction and behind the clouds.' She asked me, 'Do you know when are they going to make the clouds go away?' I said, 'I'll ask.' The Moon finally did make an appearance...
This is a composite of three shots taken last night from the same spot.
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# LOTD 154 # YoUnique Couture - Carlie capsule, Small - Bling necklace
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✿ outfit: YoUnique Couture - Carlie full set * sponsored *
✿ necklace: Small - Bling Necklace #Dubai * sponsored *
✿ hair style : Doux -Shai
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Gorgeous set from YoUnique Couture. If you like Carlie, please chek out YoUnique main store. Also a great Flicker to visit, where you can check all her latest and talented creations.
From Small store, a gorgeous necklace to complete the look, Bling, that was available at @Dubai event and now at Small Main store or on the Market place
Shot at home.
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A true open-air museum, Rome has preserved and enriched its beauty over the centuries. Each corner of the streets reveals a treasure, be it ancient, religious, architectural or even gastronomic. All roads lead to Rome, and one should not resist, simply take it and go, enjoy the beauty and admire the eternal city.
The early morning mist had started to burn away and reveal a couple of small islets. We had stayed the night at the wonderfully remote youth hostel on the shores of Loch Ossain and would have a very long day ahead so an early start was made and with it we caught the low in alls its splendour.
A low tide at Meadfoot beach reveals the rocks below as the day begins over Torbay, South Devon, UK.
Scotch Argus Butterfly:
Despite its name, the Scotch Argus is not only found in Scotland; it is also found at two sites in the north of England. A freshly emerged Scotch Argus is a sight to behold; the dark brown velvety upper sides making the butterfly appear almost jet black from a distance. The butterfly is unmistakable when seen basking with its wings open, when orange bands containing distinctive spots are revealed. This butterfly lives in well-defined colonies that are often very large.
Like the Mountain Ringlet, the ability of this butterfly to survive cool temperatures means that it was probably one of the first species to recolonise the British Isles after the last ice age, over 10,000 years ago. The English colonies, Arnside Knott and Smardale Gill, are both found in Westmorland. Colonies are much more numerous in Scotland, where this butterfly can be found in most of northern, western and southwest Scotland. This butterfly is absent from the lowlands of central Scotland, many of the western isles (including the Outer Hebrides), Orkney and Shetland.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
Another chance at this opportunity with better conditions. The glorious 8247 working NS’s Lombard terminal.
Same spot handheld waiting for the clouds to roll over the Argus Range from 15 miles away. The light was rapidly changing.
Moments of solace are often found at different points within the world. Overcoming challenges like solitude have created some ecstatic hair standing moments in my life. For me spiritual experiences and ultimately serenity is easier to locate when confronted by the raw power of the natural world. I've found that part of the medicine for my being is to create, confront, and overcome hardships, which allow me greater understanding of the human condition. Through the process of constant challenge, and overcome, I've found that I'm often able to manifest or create my desire. For me, personally, this picture is testament that with a goal in mind and the will to make it happen the desired outcome will surely come to pass.
To all the people that I met on my latest journey, thank you for helping create an overall positive experience and making room to connect.
NJ Transit GP40PH-2 4101, sporting its new NJDOT "bluebird" heritage scheme, sits on Track 8 at the Meadows Maintenance Complex for a brief photo opportunity.
The 4101 is the only unit of the 13 CNJ GP40Ps to retain its original Conrail number after its 1991 rebuild in Juniata, and was one of four GP40Ps to wear this scheme. As one of the people involved with this project I cannot express how ecstatic I am to see how great this unit turned out.
Liked this view looking down river over the rocks and potholes revealed ... looking towards the warmer sunrise light as the blue hour was leaving.
View along the pretty Gunpowder River in Maryland.
Captured here with my new 14mm f2.8 lens, captured at f/22. The prime manual lens is pretty sharp ... well worth the cost I think, that was not too bad for the Rokinon lens.
Lotus flowers don't last long - this is later in the 2nd day of flowering and much is revealed regarding the life cycle of the lotus.
A short tele-photo photo reveals the innards of a lotus flower.
As you can see, there are many petals, this variety is white (they are often pink or some combination of the two).
In the center of the flowers, there are many yellow stamens with white tips and an obconical receptacle with many holes, each containing an ovary. The receptacle develops into a large, obconical, spongy structure, flat on top, and maturing some 20–30 nuts generally - this one is smaller. The nuts are ellipsoidal or obovoidal, deep brown in color with hard shells, and about 2 cm long.
The history of the lotus can be traced back to the diluvia epoch, the formation of which, in central Japan, contains the fossil rhizomes and fruits of lotus. Records show that it was grown in ancient Egypt and that a white-flowered variety was grown in India as early as 500 bc (this is likely a descendent).
Splitting bark on birch.
The main reason that birches split or shed their bark is that the tree is growing. As the bark can't stretch or expand, it splits making way for the next layer underneath. The patterns created can be fantastic and the contrasts between old and new are lovely too.
Thorp Perrow Arboretum, North Yorkshire.
A secret barn of sorts - not visible during the summer with all the trees and shrubbery hiding its ruby facade. But with the leaves gone, and the shrubs died back from winter freeze, her rugged and weathered beauty is displayed.
A line of glass marbles reflected in a mirror, refracting the spotted background within their glass interior. The background, to reveal a secret, is a cheese grater ..
Barns normally deteriorate from top down as moisture creeps in broken shingles and leaky cupolas and starts an ongoing process. Often farmers years ago sought life extension for barns by using tin sheets over both the roof and siding. As tin sheets get loosened over time the underbelly of red painted wood gets revealed as it does on this barn.
Oxburgh Hall is a 15th Century moated manor house near Swaffham in Norfolk, UK. Here the gardens are revealed.
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Further along the same beach, this chunk of driftwood had been stripped of all its bark and there were some lovely patterns on the bare, sea bleached wood.
This was our first morning at Canisbay Lake in Algonquin Park and our first time camping there. We had been down by the lake in the dark the night before, so were curious to see it in daylight.... a heavy mist greeted us, but as we waited the reveal began.