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There is no Beauty Without Some Strangeness
- Edgar Allan Poe
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The Raven:
Ravens are among the smartest of all birds, gaining a reputation for solving ever more complicated problems invented by ever more creative scientists.
The Raven is an acrobatic flier, often doing rolls and somersaults in the air. Young birds are fond of playing games with sticks, repeatedly dropping them, then diving to catch them in midair.
People around the world sense a certain kind of personality in ravens. Edgar Allan Poe clearly found them a little creepy. The captive ravens at the Tower of London are beloved and perhaps a little feared: legend has it that if they ever leave the tower, the British Empire will crumble.
Common Ravens can mimic the calls of other bird species. When raised in captivity, they can even imitate human words; one Common Raven raised from birth was taught to mimic the word “nevermore.”
The oldest known wild Common Raven was at least 22 years, 7 months old. It was banded and found again in Nova Scotia.
(Nikon D750, Nikor 80-200/5.6, 1/320 @ f/8.0, ISO 400, edited to taste)
Used
Hayden Panettiere
You come walking 'round here
Acting like we're something
Then you up and disappear
And make it real clear
That we're nothing
I've been used
Damaged by you
Oh, I've been used, now I'm crying
By you, now I'm dying
'Cause I've been used
Guess I knew
'Cause that's what you do
Well, if love was just a crime
You would never do the time
Now, would ya
Could you love somebody else
The way you love yourself
If it suits ya
I've been used
Damaged by you
Oh, I've been used, now I'm crying
By you, now I'm dying
'Cause I've been used
Guess I knew
'Cause that's what you do
Well, I gave you what you asked
You gave…
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Up close with an Australian icon. The Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti), feared by early settlers, was historically responsible for 12 deaths . An antivenom has been available since 1956, and there have been no deaths directly due to redback bites since its introduction. The female spider, as seen in this shot, is much larger then its male counterpart and has the distinctive red stripe on its abdomen. The female 'digests' the male during a successful mating process, which seems to be unique to Latrodectus hasselti. Females reach around 1 cm in size while males are 3-4 mm when mature. Shot was taken with a 100mm macro lens. NSW, Australia
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Love Life, Love Photography
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soa3gO7tL-c
My shadow's, the only thing that walk beside me
My shallow's heart, the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till Then I Walk Alone...
West Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England
And now for something completely different! Slight interlude in the Scottish photos for something taken at the weekend.
The forecast was nothing special but the tides seemed right for shooting something at Shoreham mid morning. I decided I'd get up early and head over to Brighton to shoot the West Pier again.....who knows how much longer it will survive? This time I wanted to capture some posts (old pier supports?) that I'd seen.
Sure enough the sky was pretty grey and nothing much going on with the sea so I thought I'd try a 'Gary Gough Fine Art' type image. I'll leave it to you all to decide if I succeeded!
Had some challenges sorting out the lens distortion effect as I had to get quite close to the posts to make sure I excluded any beach. Another Tog there said he would clone out the beach if necessary but I wanted to avoid that. It's not 100% perfect but I think the distortion is removed as far as my capabilities/the software allow.
If you want to learn about the history of West Pier then pleasse see a shot I took last year of a Supermoon over the pierhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/184798091@N07/51409111073/in/album-72157719746898331/
© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Very well, then. It's a series - once I have a name for it. At least it's not facing left, though.
After all, what's better than a constant, when combatting the restlessness brought about by impending change?
Another fishing boat docked for the night in the small village of Alma on the Bay of Funday. Now this name of “Fundy Fury”, I can understand as I have experienced some of the fierce winds of the Maritimes. We actually drove down just after a light hurricane breezed through the Atlantic Provinces. That is another bonus of being retired. We can change our plans to avoid the bad weather! Then we get to enjoy the peaceful side of Fundy; like this scene.
Even last winter this plant was already trying to escape over the wall. I posted a picture of the same plant a few weeks ago. It had fruit then.
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 8:12
King James Version
September 3pm hour. A mesmerizing treasure trove of golden sunshine sparkles appeared in the water as I was walking around Ventura Harbor. Then in the fresh ocean breeze, along came a stand-up paddleboarder, unencumbered and uncluttered. After swirling through the sparkles like a lightweight nomad, he turns and looks back. I wonder if he saw the same thing I did. Anyway, it looks like he was freely enjoying the afternoon and I hope he goes home happy.
To be here was such a treat. I wanted a picture with boats for my 'Hours' picture because I was born in September in the 3pm hour on what is now 'International Talk Like A Pirate Day', so it worked out well. Arrr, Matey!
September is so lovely and it will transition into Fall before we know it. As Summer fades, it leaves its door open just a little...
Thank you again for your patience, my Flickr friends. I'm still off and on for awhile longer.
For the hours
More about thehours
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The first picture of this series shows the egrets enjoying the rice field by themselves But when people, animals and machines come, the fields are worked to produce rice for the millions of people of India.
If you can fly, then you can perhaps afford to be a little nonchalant. This young chap sat atop his perch like this for about ten minutes, confidently ignoring the incessant waves that continually threatened to dethrone him.
Eventually the inevitable happened and he calmly extended his wings and floated gently upwards about a second before the raging waves overcame the rock.
That’s what having wings will do for you.
I did get a shot of his escape, but it was rubbish.
Hartland Quay, North Devon, January 2020
In the image is my sister (right) and me (left). It was the classic camera on the tripod with a 10s timer and then run (!!!) setup.
What a beautiful evening! Perfect reflections. Perfect sunset. I don't really have much to say about this! Hope you are having a stunning evening wherever you are <3
Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me by Mel Carter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKturN4Beyg
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" is a song written by Harry Noble and originally performed by Karen Chandler in 1952. It has been re-recorded several times since then, with the most notable covers being by Mel Carter in 1965 and by Gloria Estefan in 1994.
Bento Mesh Head: Catwa Blueberry
Bento Mesh Body: Maitreya Lara
Face/Body Applier: Ice Elf by Scarlet Fey
Body Tatt: Summer Rainbow: [TWC]
Hair: Quiet Waters by Exile
Supernova Eyes Applier: ARTE
Aasimar Horns: Cerridwen's Cauldron
Eye Shadow: Caitie by Zibska
Ice Bracers & Breast Piece: Scarlet Fey
Fey Circlet (silver): AIR
Centaur: JINX
Centaur Wings: JINX
Rhinon Armour for Centaur: JINX (exclusive from WLRP 7/19, incl. body armour, leg armour & belt)
Crystal Warrior HUD for Rhinon Armour: JINX
White Applier for Centaur: Whymsikal
Sparkles for Centaur: JINX
Pastel Wings Applier: Valkyrie Designs
Dyed Easter Hooves: Lunstice
Pearl Staff w/ color change: Sadaze
Mystical Unicorn Reclining: JINX
Mystical Unicorn Standing - "Poe": JINX
Mystical Unicorn Reclining - "Poe": JINX
Mystical Unicorn Standing - "Poe": JINX
*Unicorn - Midnight Wanderer: *HEXtraordinary*
Unicorn - Amethyst Wanderer: *HEXtraordinary*
Weeping Tree Fountain ( small ): 3rd Eye
Winter tree 4: Khargo
Ivy Tree [M02-No leaves] Purple Night: E.V.E
Gaia Underbrush Blue Grass Irreg L-Scales: Cerridwen's Cauldron
Gaia Underbrush Blue Grass Field S-Scales: Cerridwen's Cauldron
Gaia Underbrush Blue Grass Hilly L-Scales: Cerridwen's Cauldron
SIM: IPPOS @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ippos/12/39/21
When I saw this iPhone advertising hoarding at an underground station last summer and then glanced inside the open doors of the train that was just getting ready to depart I thought to myself - "This is just too easy...". That didn't stop me from taking the shot though! 😄
Eriksberg Shipyard; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriksbergs_Mekaniska_Verkstad
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden. It is situated by Kattegatt on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 570,000.
Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony in 1621. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years`War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the river Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries
Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo was founded in Gothenburg in 1927. Other key companies are SKF and Astra Zeneca.
POULTON-LE-FYLDE
Photograph taken at the Shard Restaurant, Poulton
An afternoon out at the garden centre & then visit Skippool Creek to shot the moored boats at low tide.
Do not use a Sat Nav in this area, never found the place
Ended up at a little restaurant on the banks of the River Wyre, which I would recommend if you are in this area
Now found the creek on google maps, its just around the bend in the photograph
At least next time we know a good place for a pie & a pint !!!!!
It was just a very ordinary walk in the same Helsinki suburb surroundings, still with patches of ice here and there, but sun already was shining warmer and friendlier than a couple of weeks ago. And then behind a turn of the path opened a view over a little bay, and sunlight fell on the tops of last year dropworts in so marvelous angle that all the scene was flooded with light... I deliberately let the flare come into the photo, because it reveals the feeling from that moment like fairies would be dancing in the branches and chasing the winter away. :-)
Property of the Crown, then royal residence, Chenonceau Castle is an exceptional site not only because of its original design, the richness of its collections, its furniture and its decorations, but also because of its destiny, since it was loved, administrated and protected by women, who were all extraordinary and who, for the most part have marked history.
For the historical background, the “Château des Dames” was built in 1513 by Katherine Briçonnet, and successively embellished by Diane de Poitiers then Catherine de Medici. Chenonceau was protected from the hardship of the revolution by Madame Dupin.
The iron, but very feminine, fist in the velvet glove has always preserved Chenonceau during times of conflict and war in order to make it forever a place of peace.
Chenonceau Castle has an exceptional museum collection of the Old Masters’ paintings: Murillo, Le Tintoret, Nicolas Poussin, Le Corrège, Rubens, Le Primatice, Van Loo... as well as an extremely rare selection of Flanders Tapestries from the 16th century.
Throughout its history, this emblematic Castle has always attracted talent and inspired great artists. Conveying beauty and combining the elegance of architecture with that of the spirit is also sharing an elegant way of life.
At Chenonceau Castle, the flower display in every sumptuously furnished room adds to its elegance. The room of Five Queens, the living room of Louis XIV, the grand gallery overlooking the River Cher, fabulous kitchens constructed in the piers of the bridge, the Green Cabinet of Catherine de Medici...Step by step, Chenonceau takes you back in time to share its dreams and reveal its secrets.
Then summer fades and passes and October comes.
We'll smell smoke then, and feel an unexpected sharpness, a thrill of nervousness, swift elation, a sense of sadness and departure.
~ Thomas Wolfe
Very curious loons. They swam straight to me as soon as they saw me. Checked me up and then swam away.
Remnants of an old grain elevator, now part a cow pasture, on the outskirts of a sleepy Oklahoma town...Have a great fence friday all,60° here Sunday! It's snowing right now so we will see...LOL
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
(John 6:28-29)
And then, suddenly, in the midst of night and sleep,
I heard you sing. Not a song, just singing. It didn't last
long, but it kept me awake for about an hour, waiting
for more to come. Why would anyone sing in his sleep?
Why would you? Tell me that.
KHOP - Sleepy time.
And then my soul saw you... And it kind of went, "Oooh.. there you are... I've been looking for you."
I'd go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low,
I'd go wherever you will go.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2xeaGFi2q0&list=FLhl89nkv4hs...
Location @ Beautiful Pinoy
I tried to get a good photo of this flying bird and the one that was sharp I had this country villa in the background.
then sit in my car and count how many people ask me if I'm leaving :-)
Steven Wright
waterlilies, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
At times, we thought we were in a real rally: our 4X4 drivers gave the impression to race, the odometer exceeded the 90 km/h (56 mph) on the track, all in the middle of clouds of dust.
I was never afraid, however, because they drove very well, and the 4x4 were so well suspended that we were practically not shaken.
Here, our driver had started with a bang and got a little ahead. Then, he had the good idea to stop us at the top of a hill, the time to make us admire 2 other cars of our expedition that were rushing behind us to catch up with us.
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Le rallye
Par moment, on se serait cru dans un vrai rallye : nos chauffeurs de 4X4 donnaient l'impression de se faire la course, le compteur kilométrique dépassait allègrement les 90 km/h sur la piste, tout cela au milieu de nuages de poussière.
Je n'ai cependant jamais eu peur, car ils conduisaient très bien , et les 4x4 étaient tellement bien suspendus qu'on n'était pratiquement pas secoués.
Ici, notre chauffeur avait démarré en fanfare et pris un peu d'avance. Puis , il avait eu la bonne idée de nous arrêter en haut d'une côte, le temps de nous faire admirer 2 autres bolides de notre expédition qui fonçaient derrière nous pour nous rattraper.
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Désert Sud Lipez - Bolivie / Southern Lipez desert - Bolivia
When there's no one else, look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend, just trust the voice within
Then you'll find the strength that will guide your way
If you will learn to begin to trust the voice within