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This male peacock was demonstrating his mating display at the Cascade Gorge Gardens. The colours are magnificent of course, but infrared here provides us with something else. Not only can we see the intricate pattern of the feathers, but infrared highlights the shafts or struts that support the plumes.
One thing that is obvious is that the peacock was in perpetual motion*, and hence the slight blurring of the image. However, if you enlarge this one you can still see a great deal of subtle definition in the way the infrared light is shining through the feathers.
* I found this example from a scientific paper:
"In previous studies, scientists discovered that male peacocks shake their feathers at a specific resonant frequency that is not only energy efficient but also hypnotizes the females. The eye spots appear to be motionless while the large feathers vibrate at high speeds, which has a mesmerizing effect on potential mates." www.earth.com/news/male-peacocks-courtship-display/
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Bach Cello suites
Casals
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Fournier
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Daniil Safran
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Tortelier
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Maria Yudina plays Scriabin 10 Preludes Op. 11, 1952
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Clara Haskil plays Mozart "Duport Variations" K573
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Youra Guller plays Chopin Nocturne in D flat major
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Moiseiwitsch plays Chopin Nocturne in E Op. 62 No. 2
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Godowsky
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Lazar Berman :
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Schubert-Liszt, Liszt, de Falla - 1981
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Tatiana Nikolayeva : Ravel, Scriabin, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev - 1990
Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
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Whakaari ou White Island est une petite île d'environ 2 km sur 2,5 Km. Cette île est le sommet émergé d'un volcan sous-marin gigantesque, haut de 1600 mètres et dont la base fait 18 km sur 16 km.
Ca fume de partout et le bruit y est assourdissant. C'est un endroit incroyable et unique. Malgré une traversé en bateau éprouvante (je suis très malade sur mer), je ne regrette pas une seconde la visite effectuée.
Depuis décembre 2019, les visites sont suspendues car suite à une série d'éruptions volcaniques plus de 20 personnes ont malheureusement perdu la vie.
White Island is a small island of about 2 km by 2.5 km. This island is the emerged summit of a gigantic underwater volcano, 1600 meters high, whose base is 18 km by 16 km.
It smokes everywhere and the noise is deafening. It is an incredible and unique place. In spite of a trying boat trip (I'm very sick at sea), I don't regret the visit for a second.
Since December 2019, the visits are suspended because following a series of volcanic eruptions more than 20 people unfortunately lost their lives.
We are fortunate enough to have a few Osprey's in the area and the trick for me, out on a casual photoshoot, was to get close enough for a shot, but not so close as to disturb it. I was kicking myself that I hadn't brought an extender for my lens. This one was returning to his/her penthouse suite to finish a meal.
I gather Ospreys have some interesting adaptations, including a reversible outer toe that allows them to grasp a fish with two toes in front and two behind for a more secure grip. In addition to long hooked talons, they also have spicules on their feet that feel like coarse sandpaper - to help grasp slippery fish - and their nostrils close when they plunge under water in pursuit of prey.
They leave again sometime in the fall and amazingly, can log 160,000 migration miles over their 15-20 year lifespan.
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If you are staying at the Lotus Palace, spending a bit extra on a suite is definitely recommended.
Like in the rest of the hotel, the detail is incredible. But with a suite you get a bedroom with a four poster bed a courtyard with small pool, a huge living and dining room, and a mini spa with jacuzzi, shower and massage tables.
My review of the Lotus Palace is out next week.
Corner suite in the old Hotel Adler in Sharon Springs, N.Y.
The room and its contents are literally starting to compost, thanks to rain through holes in the roof. The higher you climb in this hulking resort spa hotel, the worse the rot.