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Suggested - Se sugiere: L vista de caja de luz

Probably Meligethes aeneus, like Nick Elsey suggests.

Hyatt Regency San Francisco is a hotel located at the foot of Market Street and The Embarcadero in the financial district of San Francisco, California. The hotel is a part of the Embarcadero Center development by Trammell Crow, David Rockefeller, and John Portman.

The building was sold by its owner, Strategic Hotel Capital LLC, in January 2007 for close to US$200 million to Dune Capital Management and DiNapoli Capital Partners – roughly $250,000 for each of the hotel's 802 rooms.

The Regency Club Lounge was once the Equinox, a rooftop revolving restaurant, but is now a stationary elite club for certain hotel guests offering 360-degree views of the city and the bay.

The Hyatt Regency's atrium lobby served as the lobby of the Glass Tower in 1974's The Towering Inferno. Replicas of John Portman's trademark pill-shaped elevators were built for use in the film and are featured throughout, including in an extended sequence where one is lifted from the stricken tower by helicopter. The Hotel was also featured in the 1977 Mel Brooks Comedy High Anxiety, the film Telefon from 1977, and in Time After Time (1979 film), a tale of H.G. Wells chasing Jack The Ripper into the future of 1979.

As well as being a setting for numerous films, the lobby is itself inspired by a film. Architect John Portman has stated that its design was suggested to him by viewing the 1935 science fiction film Things to Come.

Painted Lady Butterfly: -

This species is a migrant to our shores and, in some years, the migration can be spectacular. The most-recent spectacle, in 2009, is considered to be one of the greatest migrations ever, with sightings from all over the British Isles that are definitely on a par with previous cardui years.

This species originates from north Africa, and it has been suggested that the urge to migrate is triggered when an individual encounters a certain density of its own kind within a given area. This theory makes perfect sense, since this species can occur in high densities that result in food plants being stripped bare on occasion with many larvae perishing as a result.

Unfortunately, this species is unable to survive our winter in any stage. This is a real shame, for not only does this species often arrive in large numbers, but is a welcome sight as it nectars in gardens throughout the British Isles in late summer. This butterfly has a strong flight and can be found anywhere in the British Isles, including Orkney and Shetland. An interesting fact is that this butterfly is the only butterfly species ever to have been recorded from Iceland.

Courtesy: UK Butterflies website

As the name suggests, the Marsh Harrier lives in wetland habitats. They are a success story now after being extinct in Britain in the 19th Century. Since the first pairs bred in 1971 in Suffolk they have increased very well indeed, as has the wetland management on which they depend. It is now a regular sight to see these wonderful large harriers hunting over our marshes. I photographed this one locally, something that I would not have thought possible only 30 years ago.

Thank you for having a look at my photos. Comments or faves are very welcome and much appreciated.

The title has been inspired by the U.K comedy duo, Little and Large from the 1970s and 80s. They were hugely popular around that time and as the name suggests comprised one who was a lot bigger and fatter, Eddie Large and the other who was smaller and thinner, Syd Little!

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Male.

Scientific name: Sympetrum danae.

The Black darter is a small, narrow-bodied dragonfly that is on the wing from June to October. This is a common dragonfly of moorlands, heaths and bogs. As their name suggests, Black darters have a darting and somewhat skittish flight, moving forward suddenly from a hovering position to catch their insect-prey.

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São José do Rio Preto-SP

Brasil

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Shane and I went to the beautiful Yosemite this weekend looking for Honeymoon locations...Its beautiful here Id suggest looking.

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My work for week 51 with the theme "panning", a technique to suggest fast motion.

Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya

East Africa

Happy Caturday!!

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae. The leopard occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because leopard populations are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation and are declining in large parts of the global range.

Contemporary records suggest that the leopard occurs in only 25% of its historical global range. Leopards are hunted illegally, and their body parts are smuggled in the wildlife trade for medicinal practices and decoration.

Compared to other wild cats, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but generally has a smaller, lighter physique. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguar's do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers.

The leopard is distinguished by its well-camouflaged fur, opportunistic hunting behavior, broad diet, and strength (which it uses to move heavy carcasses into trees), as well as its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe, including arid and montane areas, and its ability to run at speeds of up to 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph). – Wikipedia

A great day out with Pete Rowbottam in the Wasdale Valley. It wasn't the plan A, it was another of those spur of the moment Plan B trips. I had planned to meet up with Pete and head up to Ullswater but I checked the weather first thing and suggested we try a walk up the Lingmoor Beck in the morning and get this type of shot at the bottom off the lake, late afternoon before heading back.

That turned out to be such a good call. The weather was nothing like the forecast and we had a great day out. More to come from this outing and this was one of the last shots I took before we made the long drive back. Great to meet up with Pete and it was one of his first trips out for quite a while.

Un luogo tanto selvaggio e desolato quanto affascinante e suggestivo sulla più grande delle isole Aran, autentiche perle nell'oceano Atlantico irlandese

These large wading birds are a Schedule 1 species. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they're more greyish-brown.

Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female black-tailed godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other).

They're very similar to bar-tailed godwits, which breed in the Arctic. Black-tailed godwits have longer legs, and bar-tailed godwits don't have striped wings. As the names suggest, the tail patterns are different, too. What they eat: Insects, worms and snails, but also some plants, beetles, grasshoppers and other small insects during the breeding season(Courtesy RSPB).

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Rangitoto Island from Kohimarama Beach, Auckland New Zealand

OS DEGRAUS

Não desças os degraus do sonho

Para não despertar os monstros.

Não subas aos sótãos - onde

Os deuses, por trás das suas máscaras,

Ocultam o próprio enigma.

Não desças, não subas, fica.

O mistério está é na tua vida!

E é um sonho louco este nosso mundo...

Mario Quintana - Baú de Espantos

( obrigado amiga VI pelo belíssimo poema )

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Nella suggestiva cornice di Calafuria, con la sua famosa torre ed il bel mare, transita un treno sporadico di pianali di barre di ferro da Udine a Fiorentina di Piombino, trainato dalla Taurus E190 313 di InRail.

The E190 "Taurus" 313 by InRail hauls the Cargo Iron Train from Udine to Fiorentina di Piombino, here running in the wonderful scenary of Calafuria.

Get off my tree!!!

This Brown Creeper has been a regular visitor to my yard in Chester County, PA right through the Winter. Recently I noticed a second Brown Creeper and I thought they might be a pair until I witnessed my resident bird adopting this threat display when the second one got too close, and then subsequently chasing the intruder away.

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PS. Some people have suggested that this my be not be aggression, but possibly courting behavior.

An October dandelion seed head.

Taraxacum officinale.

The common dandelion is the subject of many myths and games, one of which suggests that if you pick it, or even just touch it, you will wet the bed - an idea that forms many of the local common names, including 'Wet-the-bed' and 'Tiddle-beds'.

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As I was ready to call it a day, I together with a couple of photographers saw this Pileated Woodpecker attack a parked SUV. This is the last shot I took before deciding to leave the bird on its quest. It was suggested that this may be a sub species known as the Pileated Carpecker.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II, EF400mm f/5,6L USM, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 1600

Klimt poster and Chinese plastic girls

I've had some posters for years but they are too big to be put on my overcrowded walls , so I decided to use them as backgrounds !

2013

Tilted towards one another, the pears suggest gathering of people.

I have taken this photo in 2013 when I visited Canberra ( ACT - Australian Capital Territory ).

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This must be a Gymnadenia conopsea, but I don't dare to suggest which variety.

This rather charming building is found in the Museum Gardens in the City Of York

The Hospitium was built as part of St Mary’s Abbey in the medieval period.

The name Hospitium (related to hospitality) suggests that the building was used for housing guests. Originally, the Hospitium would have been very close to the River Ouse and the archway that can be seen to the south east would have led to a water gate – allowing boats up very close. Being this close to the river and the shape of the building suggests that it may have been a warehouse as well as a guest building.

The stone ground floor mostly dates to the 1300s with the water gate arch added around 1500. The stone building would have been necessary given that the River Ouse would have flooded even more regularly in the past.Since the dissolution of the abbey the Hospitium has gone through numerous stages of reuse, disrepair and renovation. Its now popular for weddings and the like.

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Mala Mala Game Reserve

South Africa

Near Kruger National Park

Happy Caturday!!!

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae. The leopard occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because leopard populations are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation and are declining in large parts of the global range.

Contemporary records suggest that the leopard occurs in only 25% of its historical global range. Leopards are hunted illegally, and their body parts are smuggled into the wildlife trade for medicinal practices and decoration.

The leopard is distinguished by its well-camouflaged fur, opportunistic hunting behaviour, broad diet, and strength (which it uses to move heavy carcasses into trees), as well as its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe, including arid and montane areas, and its ability to run at speeds of up to 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph). – Wikipedia

En grande, sobre fondo negro

MY FRIENDS,

I KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY HARD AND DANGERIOUS PERIOD AND WE ALL ARE CLOSED IN OUR HOMES AND CANNOT GO OUTSIDE..

EASTER WILL BE NOT SO HAPPY AS BEFORE AND WE WILL NOT HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO ENJOY SPRING AND FLOWERS,

BUT THIS CUTE DUCK IS NOT TO END SMILING...

I WISH YOU ALL, MY FRIENDS,

ALL THE BEST..

STAY AT HOME AND BE SAFE...

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Spring is again

with the sun and rain

but always joy is

and i wish for you all only this...

Spring has colors deep inside

and magic is side to side...

flowers are all over the world

and we can hear only one word:

Joy, Life, Magic for today

every moment day by day...

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The evening sun was low and gave bright backlighting to this scene of colourful beech leaves and green moss. The National Trust's Ashridge Estate includes part of the Ridgeway National Trail through the Chilterns. As the name doesn't suggest, the oldest parts of the forest are predominantly grand old beech trees. And that was true before the scourge of ash dieback.

Clouds are more than just intrinsically beautiful; they also serve as a canvas for light and color.

They are born, they grow, travel vast distances across the sky and then disappear into nothingness. They are in a constant state of changing shape, size and in some cases color and brightness

The Lady of the Lake

by Scott, Sir Walter

The rocks, the bosky thickets, sleep

So stilly on thy bosom deep,

The lark's blithe carol from the cloud

Seems for the scene too gayly loud.

My dear friend Franziska www.flickr.com/photos/m_f_d/ suggested this wonderful Walz to match the picture!

Waltz No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich

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I am grateful and very happy to announce that I have been selected to be part of THE DICKENS PROJECT OPEN ART SHOW, amongst many wonderful artists.

The opening will take part on Sunday, Dec. 22, 11am SLT.

Caledonia Skytower will be the DJ for the occasion.

Dress-code: (Victorian Attire Suggested)

TP to THE DICKENS PROJECT

Hope to see you there.

The picture was

taken at the Dickens project sim.

I would like to take the opportunity to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas. I am GRATEFUL to all of you for your constant uplifting support and huge encouragement that you have given me. I so much appreciate you all.

Resting on a make-shift chair of a groyne while out fishing at sunset. The seaside can be a quiet place out of season

An intermediate, or yellow-billed, egret (ardea intermedia) taking off from a lily covered pond in Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Thailand. As its name suggests, this egret is somewhere in size between a little egret and a great egret.

Architects/Collaborators

Weary & Kramer, Akron (architects)

Doerzbach and Decker, Sandusky (builders)

Style

Richardsonian Romanesque

History

The construction of Baldwin Cottage, a small-dorm complement to stately Talcott which rose more or less simultaneously next door, began soon after the 1886 fire which destroyed the Second Ladies Hall. It was named for Elbert Baldwin, a Cleveland dry goods merchant from whom Adelia Field Johnston, Oberlin's leading woman administrator, extracted a gift of $20,000. The village paper announced that Baldwin would be done "in the Queen Anne style, with broken roof lines, with the effect of earlier colonial houses" -- language suggesting that wonderfully elastic range of "Queen Anne". Weary and Kramer's design reached for the informal intimacy of a cottage look through variety in massing, texture, and detail. The studied unexpectedness of Baldwin's shapes--its squat tower, its low double-arched entry porch, the broad and gentle slopes of its roof lines, the episodic placement of its windows and dormers--made it a local triumph in the art of organic irregularity popularized by Henry Hobson Richardson. The roofing material, a warm red diamond-shaped tile, introduced a theme that would govern the campus building projects for the next 45 years. Dark, rich woodwork helped carry a friendly "nook-and-cranny" mood through the interior, making Baldwin one of the most durably popular living places on the campus.

After so many bright colors that I have shown here in the last few days, I can allow myself to add a somewhat gloomy picture (from February this year) without the whole mood changing. It doesn't tip over for me anyway because, on the one hand, it's my favorite place on the small Winterberg in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, which I'm fascinated by in all weathers, and on the other hand, I'm just about to pack my suitcase. Because tomorrow I'm going on a photo tour east for two weeks.

As the title suggests, this photo was taken in a 30 minute break between two rain showers. They made sure that there wasn't much (or nothing) of the sunrise that I actually came up here to see. At the same time, however, an extraordinary atmosphere was created that makes this picture one of my favorites from here.

And since I've photographed this tree about fifteen times now, that's saying something.

Nach so viel leuchtenden Farben, die ich in den letzten Tagen hier gezeigt habe, kann ich es mir erlauben ein etwas düsteres Bild (aus dem Februar diesen Jahres) einzufügen, ohne dass gleich die ganze Stimmung kippt. Für mich kippt sie sowieso nicht denn zum einen ist das mein Lieblingsort auf dem kleinen Winterberg im Elbsandsteingebirge, von dem ich bei jedem Wetter fasziniert bin) und zum anderen bin ich gerade dabei meinen Koffer zu packen. Denn morgen gehts für mich für zwei Wochen gen Osten auf Fototour.

Dieses Foto entstand, wie der Titel schon vermuten lässt, in einer 30 minütigen Pause zwischen zwei Regenschauern. Die haben zwar dafür gesorgt, dass von dem Sonnenaufgang, wegen dem ich eigentlich hier hoch gekommen bin, nicht viel (bis garnichts) zu sehen war. Gleichzeitig wurde jedoch eine außergewöhnliche Atmosphäre geschaffen, die dieses Bild zu einem meiner Favoriten von hier macht.

Und da ich diesen Baum nun schon an die fünfzehn mal fotografiert habe, will das schon was heißen.

more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de

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As the common and scientific names suggest, this is a tiny species and the smallest New World shorebird (wader). It weighs a mere 20 grams or so (less than one ounce), which is less than most songbirds. Despite its small size, migration sees it make considerable journeys between its breeding grounds in northern North America and winter territories that may be as far distant as northern South America. This individual was at Whiffin Spit near Sooke on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Yes, this beautiful little male leucistic Anna's Hummingbird is still around. He has some issue with his bill on the left side. It was suggested that it is a fungal infection. Hope it gets better... it hasn't affected him otherwise, he is still very active.

If it is foggy, rainy and gloomy, go shoot spring waterfalls with an umbrella (for the camera of course)

thought we were gonna wash away...

which version looks better on your monitor? I struggle with images coming out too dark on my laptop

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