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Leica M8, Voigtlaender NC 1.4/35. A wooden sculpture of a peregrine falcon among the gravestones of St Leonard's, Flamstead, Hertfordshire. There are other such sculptures here (owl, bat). They certainly create a degree of interest though the underlying motivation is the protection of nature. It is, of course, pure coincidence, that a falcon recently attacked several villagers in Flamstead. The story went viral and became national news. A falcon is "nature", but nature is not always kind.
Despite looking random, I suspect there is some underlying structure behind these hand-drilled holes. Do you see them aligned horizontally, vertically, something in between – or do you consider me a victim of pareidolia?
Capitol Reef National Park has a varied landscape, from soaring domes of sandstone to streams shaded by cottonwoods to this landscape of bentonite clay hills. The hills are devoid of greenery not because the soil is so poisonous, but because the surface layers slide faster downhill than underlying layers, snapping the roots of any plants that get started. Volcanic ash, buried for long time periods, transforms into bentonite clay.
Exploring Essen #97
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OK, I have used the iPhone today to measure and guide my bicycle tour... BUT I have always this underlying feeling that we rely more and more on digital remedies and if we loose the phone (God forbid!) one day... we will be lost. That is why I have analog thingies at home... to find my way. I hope you find yours in 2022 - or continue on the brightest one if you already got the right one. Happy New Year
Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.
Alum Bay is the location of a classic sequence of upper Paleocene and Eocene beds of soft sands and clays, separated by an unconformity from the underlying Cretaceous Chalk Formation that forms the adjoining headland of West High Down. Due to geological folding of the Alpine orogeny, the strata in the main section of the bay are near vertical, with younger rocks with progressively lower dips to the west. The sands are coloured due to oxidised iron compounds formed under different conditions.
Alum Bay Chine begins as a small wooded valley descending eastward from the junction of the B3322 and the road to Headon Hall. It soon broadens into the clay ravine through which the path and chairlift from Needles Park descend to the beach.
On the clifftop there is an amusement park with fairground rides, souvenir shops and a cafe. During the summer season a chair lift takes tourists to and from the pebble beach below. Alternatively, a footpath leads to the beach via Alum Bay Chine. From the beach boat trips frequently leave to tour the Needles.
A traditional product of Alum Bay, and a fixture of Isle of Wight tourist shops, is the creation of ornaments using the coloured sands layered in vials and jars. The sands also were used for pictures, a popular craft in Victorian times known as marmotinto. In the past, visitors to the bay could climb the foot of the cliffs and dig out the sand themselves, but are now discouraged from doing so because of Health and Safety restrictions. The Needles Park has a facility where people can make bottles of sand, using sand gathered from the frequent rockfalls. In the past it was possible to buy Alum Bay coloured sand by mail order and make ones own sand pictures and bottles at home.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum_Bay
The Isle of Wight /ˈaɪl əv ˈwaɪt/, is a county and the largest and second most populous island of England. It is located in the English Channel, about 4 mi (6 km) off the coast of Hampshire and is separated from mainland Great Britain by the Solent. The island has several resorts which have been holiday destinations since Victorian times.
The history of the Isle of Wight includes a brief period of time as an independent kingdom in the 15th century. Until 1995, like Jersey and Guernsey, the island had a Governor.
Home to the poets Swinburne and Tennyson and to Queen Victoria, who built her much-loved summer residence and final home Osborne House at East Cowes, the island has a maritime and industrial tradition including boat building, sail making, the manufacture of flying boats, the world's first hovercraft, and the testing and development of Britain's space rockets. The Isle hosts annual festivals including the Bestival and the Isle of Wight Festival, which, in 1970, was the largest rock music event ever held. The island has well-conserved wildlife and some of the richest cliffs and quarries for dinosaur fossils in Europe.
The Isle of Wight was part of the County of Southampton until 1890, when it became an independent administrative county. Until 1974 it continued to share its Lord Lieutenant with Hampshire, when it was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan ceremonial county which gave it its own Lord Lieutenant and was recognised as a postal county.
The quickest public transport link to the mainland is to and from Southsea (Portsmouth) by hovercraft, while five ferry services shuttle across the Solent.
For more information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight and www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/
Exploring Mülheim #3
The rural side of the Ruhrgebiet
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Parque Nacional Las Tablas de Daimiel, Villarrubia de los Ojos, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
El parque nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel es un espacio natural protegido español que protege el humedal homónimo. Se encuentra situado en los términos municipales de Daimiel y Villarrubia de los Ojos, en la provincia de Ciudad Real, comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. Es además una zona de especial protección para las aves (ZEPA) y parte de la Reserva de la Biosfera La Mancha Húmeda. Con 192 025 visitantes anualmente (2015), las Tablas de Daimiel es el decimotercer parque nacional más visitado de España.
Las Tablas son uno de los últimos representantes de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman al desbordarse los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y la escasez de pendientes. El humedal se forma en la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Cigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de la península ibérica por la variedad y calidad de la fauna y flora que habitan en ella, así como por aquellas aves que la emplean en los pasos migratorios. Las Tablas sirve de refugio a más de 2.000 especies (plantas, aves, insectos, peces, réptiles... ).
Las Tablas son el último representante de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman por los desbordamientos de los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y por la escasez de pendientes.
El parque cuenta con unos humedales formados a partir de la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Gigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de España debido a la fauna y flora que habitan en ella. También es importante por el gran número de aves migratorias que pasan por la zona como los ánades y los ánsares.
Las Tablas de Daimiel pueden considerarse, dentro de una clasificación hidrológica-estructural de los humedales, como un "hidrohumedal de recarga"; en teoría, con disposición plurianual de agua superficial, que recarga constantemente el acuífero infrayacente. Aunque en los tiempos actuales, a veces se asemeja más a un "higrohumedal", de recarga temporal.
Las Tablas de Daimiel están formadas por las aguas de dos ríos de diferente naturaleza, lo que las convierte en un ecosistema privilegiado: el agua del río Gigüela que procede de los páramos de Cabrejas en la serranía conquense aporta aguas salobres, mientras que el río Guadiana aporta aguas dulces que surgen de sus ojos aproximadamente a unos 15 km al norte del parque nacional, en el término municipal de Villarrubia de los Ojos.
The Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a protected natural area in Spain that protects the wetland of the same name. It is located in the municipalities of Daimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos, in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is also a special protection area for birds (ZEPA) and part of the La Mancha Húmeda Biosphere Reserve. With 192,025 visitors annually (2015), the Tablas de Daimiel is the thirteenth most visited national park in Spain.
The Tablas are one of the last representatives of an ecosystem called river tables that are formed when rivers overflow in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorrheism phenomena and the lack of slopes. The wetland is formed at the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Cigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in the Iberian Peninsula due to the variety and quality of the fauna and flora that inhabit it, as well as the birds that use it for migratory passages. Las Tablas serves as a refuge for more than 2,000 species (plants, birds, insects, fish, reptiles...).
Las Tablas is the last representative of an ecosystem called river tables, which are formed by the overflow of rivers in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorheism phenomena and by the lack of slopes.
The park has wetlands formed from the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Gigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in Spain due to the fauna and flora that inhabit it. It is also important because of the large number of migratory birds that pass through the area, such as ducks and geese.
The Tablas de Daimiel can be considered, within a hydrological-structural classification of wetlands, as a "recharge hydro-wetland"; in theory, with a multi-year supply of surface water, which constantly recharges the underlying aquifer. Although in current times, it is sometimes more similar to a "hygro-wetland", with temporary recharge.
The Tablas de Daimiel are formed by the waters of two rivers of different nature, which makes them a privileged ecosystem: the water of the Gigüela river that comes from the Cabrejas moors in the Cuenca mountain range provides brackish water, while the Guadiana river provides fresh water that emerges from its springs approximately 15 km north of the national park, in the municipality of Villarrubia de los Ojos.
On the northern side of Sunlight Basin In Shoshone National Forest near east flank of White Mountain, Sunlight Creek has cut a short narrow canyon up to 200' deep. The rim of the Canyon is forned by an outcrop of Cambrian Pilgram Limestone (Gallatin Group). The contact of dolotomized limestone and the underlying shale is marked by a series of springs that feed cascades that fall down the canyon walls.
The victims of the current atrocities are and were human beings in the first place. The assumption underlying the atrocities is that they are not. This assumption, and the atrocious act itself, places the perpetrator firmly in the camp of barbarism. Barbaric deeds undermine the words used for the defense of one's postulated just cause. The result is traumatic for generations to come, victims and perpetrators. Fuji X-Pro3.
Cività di Bagnoregio - Lazio - Italia/Italy
Civita di Bagnoregio is a town in the Province of Viterbo in central Italy, a frazione of the comune of Bagnoregio, 1 km east from it.
Civita was founded by Etruscans more than 2,500 years ago. By the 16th century, Civita was beginning to decline, becoming eclipsed by its former suburb Bagnoregio.
At the end of the 17th century, the bishop and the municipal government were forced to move to Bagnoregio because of a major earthquake that accelerated the old town's decline. In the 19th century, Civita's location was turning into an island and the pace of the erosion quickened as the layer of clay below the stone was reached in the area where today's bridge is situated. Bagnoregio continues as a small but prosperous town, while Civita became known in Italian as il paese che muore ("the town that is dying"). Civita has only recently been experiencing a tourist revival.
The town is noted for its striking position atop a plateau of friable volcanic tuff overlooking the Tiber river valley. It is in constant danger of destruction as the edges of the plateau collapse due to erosion, leaving the buildings to crumble as their underlying support falls away. As of 2004, there were plans to reinforce the plateau with steel rods to prevent further geological damage.
The town was placed on the World Monuments Fund's 2006 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites, because of threats it faces from erosion and unregulated tourism.
An inlier is an area of older rocks surrounded by younger rocks. Inliers are typically formed by the erosion of overlying younger rocks to reveal a limited exposure of the older underlying rocks.
Conversely an outlier is an area of younger rock completely surrounded by older rocks. An outlier is typically formed when sufficient erosion of surrounding rocks has taken place to sever the younger rock's original continuity with a larger mass of the same younger rocks nearby.
These two cyclists are on their ways near Neumarkt (Upper Palatiniate), an area possessing many outliers (in German Zeugenberge).
Text adapted from Wikipedia.
I was exploring Swami's point at a very low tide. During the fall, the sand erodes and exposes more of the underlying rocks that are not visible in the summer. this poo lone rock was hanging in there as the tide started to raise. Of course the setting sun finding the right holes in the clouds set the mood of perfectly.
Five shades each of orange, yellow, blue and neutral grey with overlaid text letting the outlines of the underlying shapes come through. A mix of own software and Adobe Illustrator. Location: Manchester Victoria Station, UK, some years back.
The Norber erratics are one of the finest groups of glacial erratic boulders in Britain. They are found on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, close to the village of Austwick in the Yorkshire Dales.
The Norber erratics are classic geomorphological features from the glaciation of northern England. In his chapter on the Pennines, Trueman (1949, p.169) wrote: "Particularly well known are the great perched blocks of dark grit which stand on the limestone platform at Norber near Settle.
Many of the Millstone Grit boulders at the site are perched on pedestals of limestone up to 30cm high. The boulders were probably deposited by melting ice sheets at the end of the last ice age, around 12,000 years ago. The pedestals have developed because the erratic boulders have protected the underlying limestone from solution by rainfall, giving estimates of the rate of lowering of the surrounding limestone pavement of around 25mm per 1000 years. Recent cosmogenic dating suggests that the boulders have been exposed for around 17,900 years.
Exploring Essen #111
Stinky Emscher
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The Tower of Pisa is not the only structure with a lean, but gets far more attention than the ancient church of St. Martin de Tours In Gloucestershire. The stone church, built in the Early English style, is on a small hill and is said to lean at a greater angle than its more famous Italian counterpart.
The lean is caused by the underlying geologic structure of Crane Hill, which has a high level of clay, making it subject to unpredictable shifts over time. So pronounced did the leaning tower become that Italian engineers were called in, and in 1970 they inserted a number of long steel rods set in concrete beneath the tower. Fifty years later, the tower is still standing - and still leaning!
While touring the Kenai Fjords, the boat operator put us up close to some shear cliffs that had waterfalls on them. This looked to be a fan waterfall but with some interesting interactions with the underlying cliff causing the water to radiate and spray in a specific pattern.
Taken 26 August 2022 in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Exploring Bottrop #12
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This image is of shadows on very still water, from the leaves of Bulrushes. The silvery things are some vegetation, which were lying beneath the surface but poking through here and there. Interesting how the shadows are intersected and bent around the underlying vegetation where it breaks the surface tension?
Psychosis
A period of psychosis is when an individual loses touch with reality, seeing and hearing things that are not there and being inable to distinguish reality.
The common psychotic disorders include:
1. Bipolar disorder - Such patients have severe mood swings. Their mood might be high and very good a minute and suddenly they might experience psychotic symptoms.
2. Delusional disorder - These patients strongly believe in things that are not real.
3. Schizophrenia - Such patients interpret reality abnormally and it is a lifelong disease, which can result in psychotic symptoms.
4. Psychotic depression - It is a type of major depression with symptoms of psychosis
Psychosis can be triggered by traumatic experiences, stress, or physical conditions, such as Parkinson's disease, a brain tumour, or as a result of drug misuse or alcohol misuse. How often a psychotic episode occurs and how long it lasts can depend on the underlying cause.
The DSM*-5 states that psychosis involves abnormalities in one of the following categories or domains:
* Hallucinations: Experiences a person perceives to be real despite the lack of stimulus to cause them.
* Delusions: False beliefs that a person holds despite a lack of evidence or proof.
* Disorganized thought: Having thoughts that are not logical, unrelated, or loosely connected. A person’s thought process may drift away from the topic. Their speech may make no sense to others.
* Catatonia: The person may become unresponsive or oppose stimuli (negativism) or present with unintentional movements or activities that lack purpose (catatonic excitement).
* Disorganized behavior: Unpredictable or inappropriate emotional responses that are not in line with the situation.
* Negative symptoms: A decline in emotions, words, movements, or motivation (anhedonia).
* Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
How is psychosis treated?
With the right support it is possible to manage the symptoms of psychosis and recover!
Treatment usually involves a combination of:
* medicine/s
* education about the illness (psychoeducation)
* psychotherapy or counselling
* community support programs
* family support
* practical support
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Related (short) videos:
I. What is psychosis:
youtu.be/RRGGxK3OpNc?si=07EMmhWjZ7QUMWn2
II. Neurobiological description:
youtu.be/g3q5TaqOsKA?si=4FOlYtUu1k5VeAri
III. Simple schizophrenia (patient interview):
youtu.be/PcMJ98sNZOk?si=u3M3uWzZluEGcYKS
IV. Psychosis (patient interview):
📌 Carmine Superiore (Lago Maggiore)
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✏ Carmine Superiore is a tiny village of medieval origin, reachable only on foot from the underlying hamlet of Carmine Inferiore. Consisting of a small number of stone houses, it stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking the western shore of Lake Maggiore.
Its evocative alleys, dominated by ancient stone and the silence of a late January afternoon, reminded me of the charm of the magical village of Hogsmeade.
Parque Nacional Las Tablas de Daimiel, Villarrubia de los Ojos, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
El parque nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel es un espacio natural protegido español que protege el humedal homónimo. Se encuentra situado en los términos municipales de Daimiel y Villarrubia de los Ojos, en la provincia de Ciudad Real, comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. Es además una zona de especial protección para las aves (ZEPA) y parte de la Reserva de la Biosfera La Mancha Húmeda. Con 192 025 visitantes anualmente (2015), las Tablas de Daimiel es el decimotercer parque nacional más visitado de España.
Las Tablas son uno de los últimos representantes de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman al desbordarse los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y la escasez de pendientes. El humedal se forma en la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Cigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de la península ibérica por la variedad y calidad de la fauna y flora que habitan en ella, así como por aquellas aves que la emplean en los pasos migratorios. Las Tablas sirve de refugio a más de 2.000 especies (plantas, aves, insectos, peces, réptiles... ).
Las Tablas son el último representante de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman por los desbordamientos de los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y por la escasez de pendientes.
El parque cuenta con unos humedales formados a partir de la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Gigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de España debido a la fauna y flora que habitan en ella. También es importante por el gran número de aves migratorias que pasan por la zona como los ánades y los ánsares.
Las Tablas de Daimiel pueden considerarse, dentro de una clasificación hidrológica-estructural de los humedales, como un "hidrohumedal de recarga"; en teoría, con disposición plurianual de agua superficial, que recarga constantemente el acuífero infrayacente. Aunque en los tiempos actuales, a veces se asemeja más a un "higrohumedal", de recarga temporal.
Las Tablas de Daimiel están formadas por las aguas de dos ríos de diferente naturaleza, lo que las convierte en un ecosistema privilegiado: el agua del río Gigüela que procede de los páramos de Cabrejas en la serranía conquense aporta aguas salobres, mientras que el río Guadiana aporta aguas dulces que surgen de sus ojos aproximadamente a unos 15 km al norte del parque nacional, en el término municipal de Villarrubia de los Ojos.
The Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a protected natural area in Spain that protects the wetland of the same name. It is located in the municipalities of Daimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos, in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is also a special protection area for birds (ZEPA) and part of the La Mancha Húmeda Biosphere Reserve. With 192,025 visitors annually (2015), the Tablas de Daimiel is the thirteenth most visited national park in Spain.
The Tablas are one of the last representatives of an ecosystem called river tables that are formed when rivers overflow in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorrheism phenomena and the lack of slopes. The wetland is formed at the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Cigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in the Iberian Peninsula due to the variety and quality of the fauna and flora that inhabit it, as well as the birds that use it for migratory passages. Las Tablas serves as a refuge for more than 2,000 species (plants, birds, insects, fish, reptiles...).
Las Tablas is the last representative of an ecosystem called river tables, which are formed by the overflow of rivers in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorheism phenomena and by the lack of slopes.
The park has wetlands formed from the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Gigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in Spain due to the fauna and flora that inhabit it. It is also important because of the large number of migratory birds that pass through the area, such as ducks and geese.
The Tablas de Daimiel can be considered, within a hydrological-structural classification of wetlands, as a "recharge hydro-wetland"; in theory, with a multi-year supply of surface water, which constantly recharges the underlying aquifer. Although in current times, it is sometimes more similar to a "hygro-wetland", with temporary recharge.
The Tablas de Daimiel are formed by the waters of two rivers of different nature, which makes them a privileged ecosystem: the water of the Gigüela river that comes from the Cabrejas moors in the Cuenca mountain range provides brackish water, while the Guadiana river provides fresh water that emerges from its springs approximately 15 km north of the national park, in the municipality of Villarrubia de los Ojos.
Questa è la foto originale inviata al mio libro.it per la stampa della copertina e del retro-copertina del libro che contiene i cinquantuno testi pubblicati in oltre due anni qui su Flickr. Sono stata un po' assente dal sito perché impegnata nella impaginazione dei testi e delle foto, impaginazione ripetuta più volte per arrivare a un risultato che fosse abbastanza soddisfacente.
Rileggendo ho ceduto alla tentazione di correggere o integrare alcuni passaggi, ma sostanzialmente mi sono attenuta agli originali. È stato un lavoro laborioso e faticoso perché ho dovuto imparare a muovermi con programmi abbastanza ostici, e soprattutto a trovare degli escamotage quando non riuscivo a venire a capo delle barriere che trovavo nell'interpretazione delle regole sottese a ogni programma, ma alla fine sono riuscita a giungere al traguardo.
Una settimana dopo l'invio dei files ho ricevuto a casa alcune copie stampate di Fotografare la memoria, 191 pagine con più di 90 foto inserite.
Nonostante abbia inserito foto ad alta risoluzione, ho riscontrato una relativa qualità delle foto, in alcuni punti molto più scure degli originali e con colori abbastanza discordanti, come si potrà notare dalla pubblicazione prossima della copertina e retro-copertina elaborata dalla tipografia del miolibro.it.
Ma, considerato il costo per singola copia, davvero esiguo per la gran quantità di foto a colori, devo dire che il lavoro ricevuto è più che soddisfacente.
This is the original photo sent to my libro.it for printing the cover and back cover of the book that contains the fifty-one texts published in over two years here on Flickr. I was a bit absent from the site because I was busy with the layout of the texts and photos, a layout repeated several times to arrive at a result that was satisfactory enough.
Rereading I gave in to the temptation to correct or integrate some passages, but basically I stuck to the originals. It was a laborious and tiring job because I had to learn to move with fairly difficult programs, and above all to find some loopholes when I couldn't get to the bottom of the barriers that I found in the interpretation of the rules underlying each program, but in the end I managed to reach the finish line.
A week after sending the files I received at home some printed copies of Fotografare la memoria, 191 pages with more than 90 photos inserted.
Despite having inserted high-resolution photos, I found the quality of the photos to be relatively good, in some places much darker than the originals and with quite discordant colors, as you will notice from the upcoming publication of the cover and back cover created by the typography of miolibro.it.
But, considering the cost per single copy, really low for the large quantity of color photos, I must say that the work received is more than satisfactory.
A couple of days ago I quoted the greatest novelist the world has ever read, Fyodor Dostoevsky. His enigmatic statement that, "Beauty will save the world," (from his novel entitled, The Idiot) has engendered wide debate over the years.
My own view is that he was simply applying his Russian Orthodox faith in the power of aesthetics (Ikons as aids to prayer), to indicate that Beauty (with a capital 'B') has a redemptive function. This has its roots in Plato's doctrine of universal ideals of which Beauty, Truth and Love forms a kind of trinity underlying the meaning of the cosmos.
So how can photography help us here? Well, those unfocussed lights are naturally enlarged in the lens to produce a pattern that some might call beautiful amidst the growing darkness as night falls. So despite some people thinking the steel mill is ugly (see my next photograph), there is an underlying beauty there that can be brought out by the camera and lens.
Leafalligraphy 2 is a macro photograph of dried oleander leaves.
I photograph the leaves on a light box. The light from the light box shines through the leaves, revealing their details. The white space around them gives the feeling of their being suspended.
The creative work is done in Photoshop. I have the ancient CS 5!
In this photo, the composition felt as if it was missing something, so duplicated it, flipped it horizontally and vertically and used the darken blend mode. Darken blend mode knocks out the white in an image and allows for superimposing images painlessly.
The superimposed images were merged but now there wasn't enough white space, so I used the free transform function to make my composition slightly smaller.
It still looked a bit static, so I created a new layer and placed it under the layer with the image.
The main image was rotated -32 degrees. Getting the angle right took a few tries.
Now I had blank spaces in parts of my image, so I highlighted the underlying layer I had created, selected new fill layer, and filled it in with white. The layers were merged.
I have learnt that images on white pop if they have a black border.
I created another new layer, and placed it under the merged image.
To create the black border, I selected the underlying white layer, and clicked in 'canvas size' in Images. and typed in one centimeter for height and width.
Now I have a frame, but it had grey and white checks on it, meaning it was transparent!
all I had to do to fix that was to keep the transparent underlying layer selected, select new fill layer in the layers tab and fill it in with black.
I saved an unmerged PSD file and a JPEG file.
This is all a lot less complicated than it sounds!
Hope you find it useful.
We live in a Universe (...Multiverse?) that remains a magnificent mystery to us. On a beautiful planet of elegantly repeating patterns. Fractals and algorithms and random bursts of magic on all levels. When we're in a plane at 20,000 feet, we can see the cities and highways below us laid out in patterns that mimic the arteries and blood vessels in our bodies; which mimic the branches and roots of trees; which mimic the underlying structures of plants (...and almost everything, really) around us. And in a simple dried, snow topped, Winter leaf: a Universe...amazing..this place we call home. :)
The goal of this model was to grant the viewer a look into a narrow and crooked medieval alleyway.
The main challenge of this built was the underlying layout of the houses, because non of the houses stands parallel or vertical to the next one.
Another focus was oin building each house unique in terms of color palette, woodwork and roof design, but keep them consistent stylewise.
Raw build time was 400+ hours over about three and a half months. I had to crunch a little to get this MOC done for Bricking Bavaria 2022 in mid November.
I’m not sure why the heather is cut like this but I believe the cropped heather is transported to areas where the heather is damaged and the underlying peat subject to erosion. The cut heather binds the top layer of peat but also seeds re-establish new growth. UPDATE. Apparently the information I’ve provided here is not correct. See here for full details www.britishmoorlands.com/grouse-management/narrow-strip-m...
I have to say though, after recent uncontrolled fires on the moors near me I have seen large bags of cut heather being imported so there may be some truth to my own description. Check out these links for details of the latest of these fires www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-56931147 .
Exploring Essen #98
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I've posted a lot of musicians in performance mode but I actually like the inbetween more human, less performative moments a lot more. Nick Cave is a very complex human and his songs have always had a strong sense of depth and poetry. This was taken before his son's death but you can vividly see an underlying sadness in his eyes.
Maybe not the best choice for a Happy Birthday shot....but then again aren't we as adults never more aware of our mortality on these days? This is why I never really celebrate my own.
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Parque Nacional Las Tablas de Daimiel, Villarrubia de los Ojos, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
El parque nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel es un espacio natural protegido español que protege el humedal homónimo. Se encuentra situado en los términos municipales de Daimiel y Villarrubia de los Ojos, en la provincia de Ciudad Real, comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. Es además una zona de especial protección para las aves (ZEPA) y parte de la Reserva de la Biosfera La Mancha Húmeda. Con 192 025 visitantes anualmente (2015), las Tablas de Daimiel es el decimotercer parque nacional más visitado de España.
Las Tablas son uno de los últimos representantes de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman al desbordarse los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y la escasez de pendientes. El humedal se forma en la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Cigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de la península ibérica por la variedad y calidad de la fauna y flora que habitan en ella, así como por aquellas aves que la emplean en los pasos migratorios. Las Tablas sirve de refugio a más de 2.000 especies (plantas, aves, insectos, peces, réptiles... ).
Las Tablas son el último representante de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman por los desbordamientos de los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y por la escasez de pendientes.
El parque cuenta con unos humedales formados a partir de la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Gigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de España debido a la fauna y flora que habitan en ella. También es importante por el gran número de aves migratorias que pasan por la zona como los ánades y los ánsares.
Las Tablas de Daimiel pueden considerarse, dentro de una clasificación hidrológica-estructural de los humedales, como un "hidrohumedal de recarga"; en teoría, con disposición plurianual de agua superficial, que recarga constantemente el acuífero infrayacente. Aunque en los tiempos actuales, a veces se asemeja más a un "higrohumedal", de recarga temporal.
Las Tablas de Daimiel están formadas por las aguas de dos ríos de diferente naturaleza, lo que las convierte en un ecosistema privilegiado: el agua del río Gigüela que procede de los páramos de Cabrejas en la serranía conquense aporta aguas salobres, mientras que el río Guadiana aporta aguas dulces que surgen de sus ojos aproximadamente a unos 15 km al norte del parque nacional, en el término municipal de Villarrubia de los Ojos.
The Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a protected natural area in Spain that protects the wetland of the same name. It is located in the municipalities of Daimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos, in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is also a special protection area for birds (ZEPA) and part of the La Mancha Húmeda Biosphere Reserve. With 192,025 visitors annually (2015), the Tablas de Daimiel is the thirteenth most visited national park in Spain.
The Tablas are one of the last representatives of an ecosystem called river tables that are formed when rivers overflow in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorrheism phenomena and the lack of slopes. The wetland is formed at the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Cigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in the Iberian Peninsula due to the variety and quality of the fauna and flora that inhabit it, as well as the birds that use it for migratory passages. Las Tablas serves as a refuge for more than 2,000 species (plants, birds, insects, fish, reptiles...).
Las Tablas is the last representative of an ecosystem called river tables, which are formed by the overflow of rivers in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorheism phenomena and by the lack of slopes.
The park has wetlands formed from the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Gigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in Spain due to the fauna and flora that inhabit it. It is also important because of the large number of migratory birds that pass through the area, such as ducks and geese.
The Tablas de Daimiel can be considered, within a hydrological-structural classification of wetlands, as a "recharge hydro-wetland"; in theory, with a multi-year supply of surface water, which constantly recharges the underlying aquifer. Although in current times, it is sometimes more similar to a "hygro-wetland", with temporary recharge.
The Tablas de Daimiel are formed by the waters of two rivers of different nature, which makes them a privileged ecosystem: the water of the Gigüela river that comes from the Cabrejas moors in the Cuenca mountain range provides brackish water, while the Guadiana river provides fresh water that emerges from its springs approximately 15 km north of the national park, in the municipality of Villarrubia de los Ojos.
Parque Nacional Las Tablas de Daimiel, Villarrubia de los Ojos, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
El parque nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel es un espacio natural protegido español que protege el humedal homónimo. Se encuentra situado en los términos municipales de Daimiel y Villarrubia de los Ojos, en la provincia de Ciudad Real, comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. Es además una zona de especial protección para las aves (ZEPA) y parte de la Reserva de la Biosfera La Mancha Húmeda. Con 192 025 visitantes anualmente (2015), las Tablas de Daimiel es el decimotercer parque nacional más visitado de España.
Las Tablas son uno de los últimos representantes de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman al desbordarse los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y la escasez de pendientes. El humedal se forma en la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Cigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de la península ibérica por la variedad y calidad de la fauna y flora que habitan en ella, así como por aquellas aves que la emplean en los pasos migratorios. Las Tablas sirve de refugio a más de 2.000 especies (plantas, aves, insectos, peces, réptiles... ).
Las Tablas son el último representante de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman por los desbordamientos de los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y por la escasez de pendientes.
El parque cuenta con unos humedales formados a partir de la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Gigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de España debido a la fauna y flora que habitan en ella. También es importante por el gran número de aves migratorias que pasan por la zona como los ánades y los ánsares.
Las Tablas de Daimiel pueden considerarse, dentro de una clasificación hidrológica-estructural de los humedales, como un "hidrohumedal de recarga"; en teoría, con disposición plurianual de agua superficial, que recarga constantemente el acuífero infrayacente. Aunque en los tiempos actuales, a veces se asemeja más a un "higrohumedal", de recarga temporal.
Las Tablas de Daimiel están formadas por las aguas de dos ríos de diferente naturaleza, lo que las convierte en un ecosistema privilegiado: el agua del río Gigüela que procede de los páramos de Cabrejas en la serranía conquense aporta aguas salobres, mientras que el río Guadiana aporta aguas dulces que surgen de sus ojos aproximadamente a unos 15 km al norte del parque nacional, en el término municipal de Villarrubia de los Ojos.
The Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a protected natural area in Spain that protects the wetland of the same name. It is located in the municipalities of Daimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos, in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is also a special protection area for birds (ZEPA) and part of the La Mancha Húmeda Biosphere Reserve. With 192,025 visitors annually (2015), the Tablas de Daimiel is the thirteenth most visited national park in Spain.
The Tablas are one of the last representatives of an ecosystem called river tables that are formed when rivers overflow in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorrheism phenomena and the lack of slopes. The wetland is formed at the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Cigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in the Iberian Peninsula due to the variety and quality of the fauna and flora that inhabit it, as well as the birds that use it for migratory passages. Las Tablas serves as a refuge for more than 2,000 species (plants, birds, insects, fish, reptiles...).
Las Tablas is the last representative of an ecosystem called river tables, which are formed by the overflow of rivers in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorheism phenomena and by the lack of slopes.
The park has wetlands formed from the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Gigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in Spain due to the fauna and flora that inhabit it. It is also important because of the large number of migratory birds that pass through the area, such as ducks and geese.
The Tablas de Daimiel can be considered, within a hydrological-structural classification of wetlands, as a "recharge hydro-wetland"; in theory, with a multi-year supply of surface water, which constantly recharges the underlying aquifer. Although in current times, it is sometimes more similar to a "hygro-wetland", with temporary recharge.
The Tablas de Daimiel are formed by the waters of two rivers of different nature, which makes them a privileged ecosystem: the water of the Gigüela river that comes from the Cabrejas moors in the Cuenca mountain range provides brackish water, while the Guadiana river provides fresh water that emerges from its springs approximately 15 km north of the national park, in the municipality of Villarrubia de los Ojos.
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
USA
Hot springs are the most common hydrothermal features in Yellowstone. Beginning as precipitation, the water of a hot spring seeps through the bedrock underlying Yellowstone and becomes superheated at depth. An open plumbing system allows the hot water to rise back to the surface unimpeded. Convection currents constantly circulate the water, preventing it from getting hot enough to trigger an eruption.
At times, fierce, boiling waters within a hot spring can explode, shooting water into the air, acting much like a geyser.
Many of the bright colors found in Yellowstone's hydrothermal basins come from "thermophiles" —microorganisms that thrive in hot temperatures. So many individual microorganisms are grouped together, trillions of them that they appear as masses of color.
Different types of thermophiles live at different temperatures within a hot spring and cannot tolerate much cooler or warmer conditions. Yellowstone's hot water systems often show distinct gradations of living, vibrant colors where the temperature limit of one group of microbes is reached, only to be replaced by a different set of thermophiles.
The Wagner Creek cascades over rock ledges in this area before emptying into the Anna River, creating a beautiful scenic spot. The ledges and waterfalls that occur in this area, and throughout this region, are due to its underlying geology: a hard, resistant cap rock (siliceous dolomite) that overlays a much weaker and more easily eroded sandstone. This is an outstanding scenic spot during the color season.
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A scene looking across Glen Lake in Leelanau County, Michigan, photographed from a scenic overlook. This lake is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the Great Lakes region.
The waters here are filtered by the underlying and surrounding sands, making it remarkably clear and pure with an indigo blue color. The lake consists of two large bodies of water connected by a narrow channel, which is traversed by a causeway that also supports highway M-22.
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Fresh snow covers white bark pine ( Pinus albicaulis) and the underlying granitic rocks along the Beartooth Highway in Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming. The whitebark pine grows at high evelavations near the treeline. This photo was taken near a benchmark reading 10,040’ along the road just below the timberline on the Beartooth Plateau. The rocks exposed here belong to a igneous-metamorphic rock complex of Archean age which has been dated radiometrically at around than 2.6 billion years old. These rocks represent a time when Wyoming was a separate microcontinent called the Wyoming Craton which existed 500 million years before the North American Continent formed.
Europe, Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Coolsingel, Coolse Poort, Groosman & partners (uncut)
The ‘Coolse Poort’ office building (Rob van Erk (Groosman & Partners, 1979) is a Rotterdam landmark. Not in a strictly positive way. During the planning stage, the city council discussed the building and the underlying urbanistic concept. The post- WW2 ‘ wederopbouw’ (reconstruction) of the city was well underway and this had led to the construction a slew of high rise office buildings. It was part of the city’s initial high rise policy’, an essential part of the functionalistic city plan that was based on the separation of functions. Severely curtailing the livability of the city centre.
The discussion eventually led to an urbanistic policy shift through new zoning rules, which ordered the direct context of office high rises to be low rises with non-office and preferable recreational functions. In the case of the Coolse poort, 'De Veste' was realized next to it (demolished in 1995): a small-scale multiplex cinema ('Alhambra, the last years of its life a 'riksbioscoop' (all tickets 1,25 Euro)), a discotheque and two restaurants. A few years later, high-rise policy 2.0 was introduced, favouring high-rise apartment buildings over office ones and assuring a 'repopulation' of the city centre. A recent result of this policy is the previous post, the Karel Doorman, which is placed on top of a 'Wederopbouw' department store.
After the 'Coolse Poort' was constructed, the public knew what to do and called it the ‘Rode biet’ (Beet root) and the ‘Aubergine’ (Eggplant) because of the hues of the aluminium and glass panels in the façade.
As an element of the ongoing Hart 010 redevelopment plan, the building is being transformed while retaining the architecture from 1965-1990. The facade and plinths will be renewed according to the original design. The transformed building will provide hotel, office, and retail space.
This is number 744 of the Rotterdam architecture album.
It was built in the 1650s although its underlying structure goes back to the 12th century.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizwa_Fort
Exploring Mülheim #6
The rural side of the Ruhrgebiet
If you are interested in the underlying concept of this series please read the description of the album.
To know that the Caribbean island of Aruba was formed by volcanic processes, one need only to make the short trip to the eastern Atlantic Ocean side of the isle where wave action batters the shore due to the steady tradewinds from the northeast. This wave action leaves the underlying rock exposed. In the foreground you see basalt rocks and a basalt outcropping on the left; in the middle ground on the other side of this little cove you see the remains of an ancient lava flow.
The image showcases an interior wall of a house in Herculaneum, adorned with exquisite paintings and mosaics. The wall is divided into several sections, each displaying distinct artistic elements.
The centerpiece of the wall is a rectangular mosaic panel framed by intricate designs in vibrant colors. The mosaic depicts two figures, likely representing mythological or historical characters. The figure on the left appears to be a male, possibly a deity or hero, and the figure on the right is a female, possibly a goddess or noblewoman. They stand under an ornate arch with detailed patterns in blue, green, and gold hues. The background of the arch includes geometric and floral motifs.
To the left of the central panel, there is another section of mosaic art. This mosaic depicts a scene with an animal, possibly a deer or similar creature, set against a detailed natural background. The colors here are predominantly blue and green, with intricate designs that complement the central panel.
Surrounding the mosaics are frescoes with different levels of preservation. To the right of the central mosaic, the wall shows a reddish area with what appears to be a large vase or plant in the lower section. The fresco here is partially damaged but still displays vibrant colors and intricate details.
The upper section of the wall features areas of cracked and peeling plaster, revealing the underlying stone structure. This gives a sense of the ancient age and the preservation challenges of the site.
The wall's uppermost section reveals a stone texture, with small, roughly cut stones creating a patterned background. This stonework adds to the historical ambiance, showing the construction techniques used in ancient Herculaneum.
Overall, the wall is a stunning example of ancient Roman art and architecture, blending detailed mosaics with fresco paintings, all set against a backdrop of aged stone and plaster.
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📌 Carmine Superiore (Lago Maggiore)
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✏ Carmine Superiore is a tiny village of medieval origin, reachable only on foot from the underlying hamlet of Carmine Inferiore. Consisting of a small number of stone houses, it stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking the western shore of Lake Maggiore.
Its evocative alleys, dominated by ancient stone and the silence of a late January afternoon, reminded me of the charm of the magical village of Hogsmeade.
Kitch-iti-kipi is located just west of Manistique at Palms Book State Park. Go 6 miles west of Manistique on US 2 to Thompson, take M-149 north for 12 miles to the park.
One of the Upper Peninsula's major attractions, Kitch-iti-kipi or "The Big Spring" is two hundred feet across and forty feet deep. Over 10,000 gallons a minute gush from many fissures in underlying limestone, the flow continuing throughout the year at a constant 45 degree temperature so the spring never freezes and can be enjoyed any season of the year.
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Some of the rugged scenery around Port MacDonnell in South Australia on what is known as the Limestone Coast. This was as far as I dared to push my walker. As you can see, the cliff edge can overhang the underlying cliff face by quite a bit. Best viewed large for some nice detail.
Parque Nacional Las Tablas de Daimiel, Villarrubia de los Ojos, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
El parque nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel es un espacio natural protegido español que protege el humedal homónimo. Se encuentra situado en los términos municipales de Daimiel y Villarrubia de los Ojos, en la provincia de Ciudad Real, comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. Es además una zona de especial protección para las aves (ZEPA) y parte de la Reserva de la Biosfera La Mancha Húmeda. Con 192 025 visitantes anualmente (2015), las Tablas de Daimiel es el decimotercer parque nacional más visitado de España.
Las Tablas son uno de los últimos representantes de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman al desbordarse los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y la escasez de pendientes. El humedal se forma en la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Cigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de la península ibérica por la variedad y calidad de la fauna y flora que habitan en ella, así como por aquellas aves que la emplean en los pasos migratorios. Las Tablas sirve de refugio a más de 2.000 especies (plantas, aves, insectos, peces, réptiles... ).
Las Tablas son el último representante de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman por los desbordamientos de los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y por la escasez de pendientes.
El parque cuenta con unos humedales formados a partir de la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Gigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de España debido a la fauna y flora que habitan en ella. También es importante por el gran número de aves migratorias que pasan por la zona como los ánades y los ánsares.
Las Tablas de Daimiel pueden considerarse, dentro de una clasificación hidrológica-estructural de los humedales, como un "hidrohumedal de recarga"; en teoría, con disposición plurianual de agua superficial, que recarga constantemente el acuífero infrayacente. Aunque en los tiempos actuales, a veces se asemeja más a un "higrohumedal", de recarga temporal.
Las Tablas de Daimiel están formadas por las aguas de dos ríos de diferente naturaleza, lo que las convierte en un ecosistema privilegiado: el agua del río Gigüela que procede de los páramos de Cabrejas en la serranía conquense aporta aguas salobres, mientras que el río Guadiana aporta aguas dulces que surgen de sus ojos aproximadamente a unos 15 km al norte del parque nacional, en el término municipal de Villarrubia de los Ojos.
The Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a protected natural area in Spain that protects the wetland of the same name. It is located in the municipalities of Daimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos, in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is also a special protection area for birds (ZEPA) and part of the La Mancha Húmeda Biosphere Reserve. With 192,025 visitors annually (2015), the Tablas de Daimiel is the thirteenth most visited national park in Spain.
The Tablas are one of the last representatives of an ecosystem called river tables that are formed when rivers overflow in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorrheism phenomena and the lack of slopes. The wetland is formed at the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Cigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in the Iberian Peninsula due to the variety and quality of the fauna and flora that inhabit it, as well as the birds that use it for migratory passages. Las Tablas serves as a refuge for more than 2,000 species (plants, birds, insects, fish, reptiles...).
Las Tablas is the last representative of an ecosystem called river tables, which are formed by the overflow of rivers in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorheism phenomena and by the lack of slopes.
The park has wetlands formed from the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Gigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in Spain due to the fauna and flora that inhabit it. It is also important because of the large number of migratory birds that pass through the area, such as ducks and geese.
The Tablas de Daimiel can be considered, within a hydrological-structural classification of wetlands, as a "recharge hydro-wetland"; in theory, with a multi-year supply of surface water, which constantly recharges the underlying aquifer. Although in current times, it is sometimes more similar to a "hygro-wetland", with temporary recharge.
The Tablas de Daimiel are formed by the waters of two rivers of different nature, which makes them a privileged ecosystem: the water of the Gigüela river that comes from the Cabrejas moors in the Cuenca mountain range provides brackish water, while the Guadiana river provides fresh water that emerges from its springs approximately 15 km north of the national park, in the municipality of Villarrubia de los Ojos.