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Zoos have evolved over the years to make the life of an animal less and less traumatic, although it is still a prison for entertainment. Unlike those parks where the work to preserve species and recover those at risk of extinction seems to me to be an extremely important social and environmental job. Seeing that there are still zoos where you see that it is simply a prison makes me sad and angry, seeing the aggressive attitude of many animals in these zoos already gives you an idea of the discomfort they feel there and in those conditions. I have mixed feelings, but I am clear that if they gave me the option to choose, I would release them all. I dedicate this series to all those animals that in one way or another live in a prison, or simply have their freedom stolen from them.
Los zoo durante años han evolucionado para que cada vez sea menos traumática la vida de un animal, aunque sigue siendo una cárcel para entretener. A diferencia de aquellos parques donde el trabajo para preservar especies y recuperar aquellas en riesgo de extinción me parece un trabajo social y ambiental sumamente importante. Ver que todavía existan zoo donde ves que simplemente es una cárcel me genera tristeza y rabia, ver la actitud agresiva de muchos animales en estos zoo ya te dan a entender el malestar que tienen estando allí y en esas condiciones. Tengo mis sentimientos encontrados, pero tengo claro que si me dan la opción a elegir, los soltaría a todos.. Esta serie se la dedico a todos aquellos animales que de una u otra manera viven en una cárcel, o simplemente les roban su libertad.
Always amazes me how far folks are willing to go risking themselves for an image. ..
From June this year with big sea's rolling in over Bombo Quarry.
Olympus OM-1 w M.Zuiko 40-150/2.8 Pro
ISO640 f/4.5 90mm 0ev
Single frame raw developed in DxO PhotoLab 8, colour graded in Nik 7 Color Efex and Luminar Neo, tweaked in Topaz AI-3 and finished off back in PhotoLab.
Bombo Historic Site, Kiama, NSW
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Risco waterfall, dialled up to 11. Insane :-)
Camisetas disponiveis.
Edição limitada não por opção, mais por pouca verba.
É tudo nosso, viva a rua !!!
MODELOS.
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Kalbarri coastline in Western Australia - it is a wonderful place with steep cliffs as well as plenty of other interesting rocks formations... this is a seascape taken on the rocky shelves near Jakes Point... the waves were quite big and i had to be on a constant look out for a stray one heading my way... a couple of times they got pretty close but i was able to avoid them and the photos i took make that risk worth taking...
ISO 100 | f/16 | 1 sec | 24mm | Reverse GND Filter
A pair of classic, chinese red Bloomer Line GP10's sandwich an LTEX Geep as they shove a soy bean train around the curve at Risk Junction.
August 4th, 2016
For Karen and Keith
Two hearts...one spirit
This quote from Christopher Logue is about risk and trust - taking that 'leap of faith'
The trouble with steam trains - it only takes a spark from the chimney to set the banking alight. And so it happened at Ihala Kotte on the way to Kandy.
Luckily, none of the nearby crops belonging to local people were damaged.
Sri Lanka. February 2020. © David Hill.
I am missing peak autumn in Central Park this year.
At the risk of being labeled a whiner and complainer, I must still point out that being forced to leave New York for Florida at this time of year really sucks.
But at least I found some swamp asters.
No claims as to authenticity !
A general technique, made up as I go along.
Depending on what's in the 'fridge and needs eating up ?
We misjudge risk if we feel we have some control over it, even if it's an illusory sense of control.
Robert Kiyosaki
My son made a piece of art centered around the apparatus that was removed from my hip after a parachuting accident in the early 80s.
The title "Misjudged" perfectly labels the actions that led to the accident...
Canada's Largest Mural Done By Muralist RISK From Los Angeles California
Explored September 7th 2019
Minolta Maxxum 7
Minolta 50mm f1.7
Portra 400
"Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth."
Katharine Mansfield
NZ writer 1888-1923
This quote speaks to me since at 62, I'm still growing up. More and more I'm learning to be who I truly am. This is hard business....this shedding of old skins. Anyway...each Spring I marvel at the new growth and am reminded how constant and reliable a companion, nature is. This was taken on a walk around the "hood" in Toronto.
FlyPaper Textures
Pompeii Stucco (Set 1)...Soft Light @ 50%
Colosseum Sienna (Set 2)...Soft Light @ 40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider : NVIDIA Custom Resolution @ anti-aliasing (SMAA4x), In-Game Photomode, Frans Bouma's Tools.
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, Buskskvätta
Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
"Near threatened (NT)" "Near Threatened" "nära hotad" "red list" "red listed" rödlistad NT
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The Perfect Ear Worm for this Cause: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2oTp3mBm1w
España - Ciudad Real - Almadén - Plaza de toros hexagonal
ENGLISH:
Building declared UNESCO World Heritage Site on june, 30th, 2012, unique in the world with its hexagonal shape and possibly the oldest bullring in Spain.
The construction of the Plaza de Toros of Almadén is closely linked to the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
In early August 1752, the superintendent of the mines, which at the time was Mr. Francisco Javier de Villegas, given the frequent epidemics and high mortality among the population and forced laborers in the mines, proposed the foundation of the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
These epidemics were motivated, among other reasons, by the housing shortage to accommodate the seasonal workers of the mines. This resulted in the construction of 24 houses shaping a hexagonal plaza with a dual purpose, to avoid overcrowding in the neighborhood - 4 or 5 families per house - which increased the risk of epidemics, and to contribute, with its rental, with money to build the Mining Hospital.
These 24 houses, in turn, formed a ring for the celebration of bullfighting festivals and was a meeting place for the general population, with a capacity of 4,000 people, investing likewise the income obtained in such celebrations in the construction of the San Rafael Royal Mining Hospital.
Another reason for the construction of the bullring was the spread of the mining works to the plaza where, up to then, the bullfighting celebrations had been taking place (currently Plaza de la Constitución). In fact, there is a winch (mineshaft) located in what today are the stairs to the Church of San Juan. For this reason, the arc located under Almadén Town Hall is known as “el toril", since it is the place where the bulls were enclosed. At the same time, and for the same reason, Antonio Blazquez Street is locally known under the name of "street of the bulls," as this is the street by where the bulls were brought to the pen to be enclosed.
Once the "Plaza Nueva" was built, the project of at least six annual bullfight festivals, with five or six bulls each, was established with the aim of raising revenue for the construction of the hospital.
The Villegas superintendent did not wait for the approval of his superiors to start working on the plaza. In an official statement on August 16, 1752 he reported the commencement of the construction, while requesting permission to hold the first bullfights celebration in order to get the first money to meet the loans granted for its construction by the town residents, mainly mine journeymen and members of the Charity Congregation.
These requests are approved by Royal Order of August 28, 1752. On April 4, 1753 all interior and exterior walls up to the first floor had been built in order to celebrate the first festivals. The rental of the houses, mainly intended for seasonal workers accommodation, began in late 1753 with only 8 inhabited houses and in 1755 more than half of them were inhabited and the number of occupants exceeded 200.
Between 1755 and 1757 the works were forced unemployment of the mine workers due to the fire that affected the mines, and which lasted for two and a half years. During this period, both the square and the hospital itself-which began its construction in November 1755- benefited from the use of a greater number of workers in an attempt to avoid a massive emigration.
The old houses are placed on two floors surrounding the arena, which is formed in turn by two galleries in height, being the lower built in whitewashed arcade and the upper by wooden columns and wooden structure holding elements. After their rehabilitation in 2003, still today important bullfighting festivals take place and it also houses the Bullfighting Museum, exhibition hall, Tourist Office, restaurant and hotel.
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ESPAÑOL:
La plaza de toros de Almadén, construida a partir de 1752, es única en el mundo por su forma HEXAGONAL, además está considerada como una de las plazas de toros más antigua de España.
La construcción originaria de la plaza de toros de Almadén, hay que vincularla a la construcción del Real Hospital de Mineros de San Rafael. El entonces superintendente de las Minas, D. Francisco Javier de Villegas, ante las reiteradas epidemias y alta mortandad que existía en la población y en los forzados que trabajaban en las minas, propone la fundación del Real Hospital de Mineros. Las epidemias y la falta de alojamientos, fueron motivo para que se construyeran veinticuatro VIVIENDAS en esta plaza hexagonal. Dichas viviendas tendrían una doble finalidad: evitar el hacinamiento de vecinos en las casas de la localidad, que estaba en cuatro o cinco familias por casa, lo que aumentaba el riesgo de epidemias y aportar dinero con el alquiler de las mismas, para la construcción del Hospital de Mineros. La plaza en sí, con capacidad para unas cuatro mil personas, se destinaría a la celebración de festejos taurinos y serviría de centro cívico de la población.
De dos pisos de altura, constituido por una sola manzana, integrada por veinticuatro viviendas al exterior con cubierta de teja acusada y curiosas e interesantes chimeneas; se mantiene el zócalo y el encalado, en su interior se diseñó la plaza de toros propiamente dicha, con dos alturas, la baja formada por arcos y la superior adintelada por soportes.
En 1754, Fernando VI prohibió la celebración de festejos taurinos en todo el Reino. Con esta disposición, pretendía la recuperación de la cabaña ganadera, diezmada por la sequía y las epidemias. Pero esta medida no afectó a Almadén, ya que el Superintendente Villegas, argumentando el destino benéfico de los ingresos, obtuvo una dispensa para la celebración de festejos.
Desde 1979 es Monumento Histórico Nacional y desde 2012 es Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco.
Actualmente es un edificio privado. Su última restauración finalizó en el año 2003, y hoy día se celebran importantes festejos taurinos, así como alberga sala de exposiciones, oficina de turismo, hotel y restaurante.