View allAll Photos Tagged Simplify
painting on the weekend. i gathered the whole family, gave them a limited palette of colors and turned them loose with brushes and canvas. these two were my efforts. i only managed to paint 2 in the time sabin painted 7!
This is my new favorite Hipstamatic lens/film combo and its perfect for pretty things. :)
Lens: Helga Viking
Film: Ina's 1969
©2012 LKG Photography
That is what I want to do in my life more than anything right now.
Carved stick, gold leaf under glass and gesso with graphite. Steel and sterling cable.
Viewed before its remodelling and simplification is Immingham East Junction itself.
Number 50 signal in front of me protects the junction from the Immingham Docks Eastern Jetty direction, whilst visible to the left is number 45 signal applying to the approach from Grimsby via the Light Railway.
Straight ahead are the lines leading towards Immingham Reception Sidings SB, with access to Immingham TMD being round the corner just out of sight to the right.
The semaphore signalling here was all worked by the pneumatic slide frame in Immingham East Junction SB.
About five months after this photo was taken, the box was closed with its area of control being remodelled and taken over by a small NX panel in a modular building round the corner.
The short lived replacement Immingham East Junction box itself ceased to be a signalling control location from Christmas Eve 2015 when it was closed and control transferred to the North Lincs Workstation at York ROC, photos of which can be found later in this album.
www.flickr.com/photos/194923731@N02/52496637660/in/album-...
Airline: Air China (CA/CCA) (Simplified Chinese: 中国国际航空公司/Traditional Chinese: 中國國際航空公司)
Aircraft type: Boeing B777-39LER
Registration: B-2035 (Smiling China livery)
MSN: 38674
LN: 1051
First flight: 04/10/2012
Delivered new 29/10/2012
Location: London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
"Smiling China" special colours on final approach to runway 09L as Air China 937 Heavy (CA937/CCA937) from Beijing/Capital (PEK/ZBAA). Apologies for the mark on the left hand side of the photo, caused by a clump of sensor dust that got into one of the filters in my camera lens.
Mount Hua
Hua Shan (simplified Chinese: 华山; traditional Chinese: 華山; pinyin: Huà Shān, sometimes spoken Huá Shān) is located in the Shaanxi Province, about 120 kilometres east of the city of Xi'an, near the city Huayin in China. Also known as Xi Yue, The Western Sacred Mountain, it is the western mountain of China's Five Sacred Taoist Mountains, and has a long history of religious significance. Originally classified as having three peaks, in modern times the mountain is classified as five main peaks, of which the highest is the South Peak at 2160 m.
Huashan is located near the southeast corner of the Ordos Loop section of the Yellow River basin, south of the Wei River valley, at the eastern end of the Qinling Mountains, in southern Shaanxi province. It is part of the Qin Ling Mountain Range that divides not only northern and southern Shaanxi, but also China.
This is my four year old daughter jessica. we were asleep when Jessica entered our bedroom all proud and impressed with herself wearing her favourite white dress that I couldn't help but get out of bed and take her to the park for a couple of photos.
T-72M1 (E1994.6) - After World War 2 Soviet tanks developed along logical traditional lines. In 1960 work began on a new design, the T-64, which incorporated many revoluntionary and untried features but it was not a great success and in 1970 the prototype of T-72 appeared, which could be described as a simplified version of T-64.
In 1995 production was estimated at around 25,000 tanks, although this included licence built versions from India, Poland, Romania, the former Czechosolvakia and Yugoslavia. Our exhibit was in service with the former East German Army; it is the model T-72M which was produced for export only. Tanks of this type were employed by the Iraqi Republican Guard during the Gulf War (1991), by the Syrian Army in Lebanon, by various elements in the former Yugoslavia and, of course, in Chechnya.
The striking feature of T-72 is the low profile. This is achieved by careful design but in particular by the elimination of the loader who, because he has to work standing up, largely dictates the height of a tank. He is replaced in this vehicle by an auto-loader, which can feed the gun at any angle with a separate projectile and charge case. The ammunition is arranged around the turret rather like the carousel of a slide projector. Ammunition stowage is limited, the rounds are unprotected so there is a high fire risk, the mechanical equipment is prone to break down and the rate of fire, due to the action of the auto-loader, is slow.
Precise Name: Main Battle Tank T72M1
Other Name: Obiekt 172M-1, Ural
The T72 is the most widely used main battle tank in the world. It has been manufactured in six countries, is in service with the armies of 35 nations and has fought in all the major wars of the last 20 years.
In 1967 the Soviet Army adopted the T64 Main Battle Tank as its future standard tank. The most revolutionary aspect of the new tank was the use of an auto-loader to feed its 115mm smooth bore gun. The T64 was very complex and very expensive; characteristics that made it unsuitable for export to the Soviet Union’s allies. Moreover the T64’s high cost would limit the number of tanks that could be bought and worse, the early versions proved unreliable.
The Vagonka Design Bureau was running out of work as T62 development finished. Its leader, Leonid Kartsev, persuaded the Minister responsible for tank production to allow him to modify the T64 and also to permit the Vagonka Bureau to build six prototypes. This decision was made without reference to the Main Armour Administration in the Soviet Defence Ministry who were supposed to control tank policy! The revised tank, Obiekt 172, had a new, more reliable, Vagonka auto-loader, a 125mm gun, a redesigned suspension and a new engine and power train.n.Obiekt 172 tanks were tested during 1968-70. Following modifications Kartsev’s new tank was accepted as the T72 in 1971. This was a compromise between the advocates of the T64 and those who wanted a cheaper tank that could be bought in large numbers. It gave the Soviet Army a ‘high/low mix’ of vehicles: the T64 at the high end would equip first echelon units in East Germany, the low end T72 would go to the follow up forces and for export. The adoption of the T72 also kept the Vagonka Bureau in business.
Gun - 125 mm Smoothbore Autoloader
Armament - Main Weapon Type
12.7 mm & 7.62 mm Machine Guns
V-46.6, 12 cylinder, water cooled
60kph Maximum (Speed - Road)
Diesel Type (Fuel)
125mm Calibre (Main Gun)
780bhp Power (Engine Output)
220gall Volume (Fuel)
550km Radius (Range)
Maximum (Armour Thickness)
44rounds Number (Projectile)
6.95m Length (Overall)
3.59m Width (Overall)
41,500kg Weight (Overall)
2.19m Height (Overall)
a simplified version of my family heritage - but what is it with all the food !!
1/4 Italian (Naples - the family claims to have invented the Margarita pizza)
1/4 Cockney (Covent Garden markets)
1/4 Scottish (the clan crest talks about cutlery)
1/4 Irish - (well - they came to Australia after the potato famine)
“What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer.”
William Albert Allard
Ürümqi or Ürümchi (play /uːˈruːmtʃi/; Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی, ULY: Ürümchi; simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí), is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country.
With an urban population of over 2.5 million people, Ürümqi, whose name means "beautiful pasture" in the Mongolian language of the Dzungar people, is the largest city in China's western interior. Since the 1990s Ürümqi has developed economically and now serves as a regional transport node and commercial centre.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi
Urumqi is quite famous for its claim that it is the most inland major city in the world, that being the furthest from any ocean.
There are two major ethnic groups, the Uyghur and Han. Other ethnic groups in Urumqi include Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Mongols and Hui Muslims.
Most people in Urumqi can speak some level of Mandarin Chinese, however it is not as dominant as Uyghur, a Turkic language. Few people speak English, even in some of the large hotels. When taking a taxi, it is a good idea to have a piece of paper with the name of your destination written in Chinese.
"Lately I have realised
That I need to simplify.
Thoughts pass like ships in the sky.
Do, or do not, there is no try.
Life became complicated
When modern times arrived.
Board games are underrated.
I want a different life.
They say, 'Well, get out of the city!'
We say, 'Well, there's no such thing as a house in the country.'
Simplify your life."
- Marina & the Diamonds
It will be just the 3 of us having Thanksgiving Dinner at home this year. Little K requested that we eat early so we can pull out the Christmas Decorations and start putting them up. She even offered to help me cook (which is not something she likes to do, since I usually turn it into a lesson of some sort).
She planned the menu with me - picking out recipes from our cook books. Nothing fancy, just the basics. I am GRATEFUL to her for reminding me that not everything has to be over the top (although I do usually believe that More is Better). I'm looking forward to spending time together, cooking, eating and decorating, and I am hopeful that this focus on simplicity will result in a happier mommy.
Taken during various visits to the Temple of Heaven in China's capital city, Beijing.
Some info on the Temple of Heaven from Wikipedia:-
The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (simplified Chinese: 天坛; traditional Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán; Manchu: Abkai mukdehun) is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It has been regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.
The temple complex was constructed from 1406 to 1420 during the reign of the Yongle Emperor, who was also responsible for the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The complex was extended and renamed Temple of Heaven during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor in the 16th century. The Jiajing Emperor also built three other prominent temples in Beijing, the Temple of Sun (日壇) in the east, the Temple of Earth (地壇) in the north, and the Temple of Moon (月壇) in the west . The Temple of Heaven was renovated in the 18th century under the Qianlong Emperor. Due to the deterioration of state budget, this became the last large-scale renovation of the temple complex in the imperial time.
The temple was occupied by the Anglo-French Alliance during the Second Opium War. In 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion, the Eight Nation Alliance occupied the temple complex and turned it into the force's temporary command in Beijing, which lasted for one year. The occupation desecrated the temple and resulted in serious damage to the building complex and the garden. Robberies of temple artifacts by the Alliance were also reported. With the downfall of the Qing, the temple complex was left unmanaged. The neglect of the temple complex led to the collapse of several halls in the following years.
In 1914, Yuan Shikai, then President of the Republic of China, performed a Ming prayer ceremony at the temple, as part of an effort to have himself declared Emperor of China. In 1918 the temple was turned into a park and for the first time open to the public.
The Temple of Heaven was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 and was described as "a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world’s great civilizations..." as the "symbolic layout and design of the Temple of Heaven had a profound influence on architecture and planning in the Far East over many centuries."
The surroundings of the Temple of Heaven are now a very popular park for exercising.
The Temple grounds cover 2.73 km² of parkland and comprises three main groups of constructions, all built according to strict philosophical requirements:
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿) is a magnificent triple-gabled circular building, 36 meters in diameter and 38 meters tall, built on three levels of marble stone base, where the Emperor prayed for good harvests. The building is completely wooden, with no nails. The original building was burned down by a fire caused by lightning in 1889. The current building was re-built several years after the incident.
The Imperial Vault of Heaven (皇穹宇) is a single-gabled circular building, built on a single level of marble stone base. It is located south of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and resembles it, but is smaller. It is surrounded by a smooth circular wall, the Echo Wall, that can transmit sounds over large distances. The Imperial Vault is connected to the Hall of Prayer by the Vermilion Steps Bridge, a 360 meter long raised walkway that slowly ascends from the Vault to the Hall of Prayer.
The Circular Mound Altar (圜丘坛) is the altar proper, located south of the Imperial Vault of Heaven. It is an empty circular platform on three levels of marble stones, each decorated by lavishly carved dragons. The numbers of various elements of the Altar, including its balusters and steps, are either the sacred number nine or its nonuples. The center of the altar is a round slate called the Heart of Heaven(天心石) or the Supreme Yang(太阳石), where the Emperor prayed for favorable weather. Thanks to the design of the altar, the sound of the prayer will be reflected by the guardrail, creating significant resonance, which was supposed to help the prayer communicate with the Heaven. The Altar was built in 1530 by the Jiajing Emperor and rebuilt in 1740.
In ancient China, the Emperor of China was regarded as the Son of Heaven, who administered earthly matters on behalf of, and representing, heavenly authority. To be seen to be showing respect to the source of his authority, in the form of sacrifices to heaven, was extremely important. The temple was built for these ceremonies, mostly comprising prayers for good harvests.
Twice a year the Emperor and all his retinue would move from the Forbidden city through Beijing to encamp within the complex, wearing special robes and abstaining from eating meat. No ordinary Chinese was allowed to view this procession or the following ceremony. In the temple complex the Emperor would personally pray to Heaven for good harvests. The highpoint of the ceremony at the winter solstice was performed by the Emperor on the Earthly Mount. The ceremony had to be perfectly completed; it was widely held that the smallest of mistakes would constitute a bad omen for the whole nation in the coming year.
Earth was represented by a square and Heaven by a circle; several features of the temple complex symbolize the connection of Heaven and Earth, of circle and square. The whole temple complex is surrounded by two cordons of walls; the outer wall has a taller, semi-circular northern end, representing Heaven, and a shorter, rectangular southern end, representing the Earth. Both the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Circular Mound Altar are round, each standing on a square yard, again representing Heaven and Earth.
The number nine represents the Emperor and is evident in the design of the Circular Mound Altar: a single round marmor plate is surrounded by a ring of nine plates, then a ring of 18 plates, and so on for a total of nine surrounding rings, the outermost having 9×9 plates.
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests has four inner, twelve middle and twelve outer pillars, representing the four seasons, twelve months and twelve traditional Chinese hours respectively. Combined together, the twelve middle and twelve outer pillars represent the traditional solar term.
All the buildings within the Temple have special dark blue roof tiles, representing the Heaven.
The Seven-Star Stone Group, east of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, represents the seven peaks of Taishan Mountain, a place of Heaven worship in classical China.
And more info here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_heaven
After stenciling SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY on my Kayak paddle we decided to burn the cutout letters with the help of a lot of lighter fluid.
Another rendition using Topaz Simplify set on Line and Ink - Cartoon by D. Pacheco.
_________________________________________________________________
Please don't invite me to over-regulated and restricted groups.
PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF GRAPHICS OR IMAGES IN COMMENTS
(I will delete them without notice).
POR FAVOR NO USE NINGÚN TIPO DE GRÁFICA O IMÁGENES EN COMENTARIOS
(Los suprimiré sin el aviso).
Your real comments and constructive criticism are appreciated and welcome.
_________________________________________________________________