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I used to walk by this street very often, but since the new MRT line started last winter, I changed my daily route to another alley: www.flickr.com/photos/shangpc/albums/72157651625181588
That day I was in a hurry to go to a family lunch gathering, saw this scene on the way without my camera in hand. After the lunch, I went straight home, grabbed my camera, and returned to this location. Fortunately, nothing was changed.
The owner of the prosthetic leg was about ten meters away on a wheel chair, selling chewing gums. He asked if I were a reporter. He said he does not need report, nor help from the government or anyone. He just lost his leg a few months ago, things had been tough, but he thought as long as he can sell 40 gums a day, he can support himself no problem.
I thanked him for allow me to take pictures, wished him good luck and left, but didn't ask why he had to put the leg so far away from himself.
A few days later, I bumped into him again, this time I asked him why, and his answer was quite amusing. He said he is sick and tired of looking at the leg, that's why. But once he putted it further away, about triple the distance as it is now, a janitor came by and thought someone dumped it, then tried to carry it away, so he had to chase the janitor (on his wheel chair). Therefore it appears the way it is now: far enough, but not too far.
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Spanish
La Puerta de AlcalƔ es una de las cinco antiguas puertas reales que daban acceso a la ciudad de Madrid (EspaƱa).
Se encuentra situada en el centro de la rotonda de la Plaza de la Independencia, diseƱada por el urbanista Ćngel FernĆ”ndez de los RĆos en el aƱo 1778. En el cruce de las calles de AlcalĆ”, Alfonso XII, Serrano y Salustiano OlĆ³zaga, junto a las puertas del Retiro: Puerta de EspaƱa, Puerta de la Independencia (entrada principal a los jardines del Retiro) y Puerta de Hernani.
La puerta daba acceso a aquellos viajeros que entraban antiguamente a la poblaciĆ³n desde Francia, AragĆ³n o CataluƱa. En la actualidad es una puerta monumental que se encuentra ubicada junto a la Fuente de Cibeles y el Parque del Retiro. Fue construida por mandato de Carlos III en sustituciĆ³n de otra puerta anterior que existĆa ya desde el siglo XVI. El diseƱo y obra pertenece al arquitecto italiano Francesco Sabatini. Compitieron con Sabatini otros proyectos por parte de arquitectos espaƱoles: Ventura RodrĆguez y de JosĆ© de Hermosilla, siendo finalmente elegido personalmente por el Rey el diseƱo de Sabatini.
Se trata de una puerta de estilo neoclĆ”sico y aspecto monumental similar a los Arcos de Triunfos romanos, se erigiĆ³ mirando su exterior a oriente en el aƱo 1778. La puerta ha sido posteriormente restaurada en cinco ocasiones en mĆ”s de dos siglos de existencia, siendo la Ćŗltima a finales del siglo XX. La originalidad de su fĆ”brica consiste en ser el primer arco de triunfo construido en Europa tras la caĆda del Imperio romano, siendo precursor de otros como el Arco de Triunfo de ParĆs y la Puerta de Brandeburgo en BerlĆn.
Ha sufrido desde sus comienzos diversas transformaciones urbanĆsticas en su entorno. Pasando de ser la frontera exterior de Madrid, a un centro turĆstico de obligado paso que aparece insertada casi en el medio de la misma ciudad. Este cambio se ha debido al ensanche del siglo XIX a lo largo del barrio de Serrano y la prolongaciĆ³n de la calle de AlcalĆ”. Finalmente es desde 1976 considerado por el Estado EspaƱol como un Monumento HistĆ³rico-ArtĆstico, extendiendo su categorĆa a la misma Plaza de la Independencia.
La puerta ya desde su ubicaciĆ³n final fue adquiriendo desde finales del siglo XVIII relevancia en el pueblo madrileƱo, y a finales del siglo XIX era ya uno de sus iconos mĆ”s caracterĆsticos que aparece en numerosas ilustraciones de la ciudad. Al ser uno de los monumentos mĆ”s representativos, en su doble condiciĆ³n de mirada hacia el interior de la ciudad y al exterior de la misma. la Puerta de AlcalĆ” ha servido como soporte para todo tipo de manifestaciones polĆticas y artĆsticas y en sus inmediaciones se han producido numerosos hechos histĆ³ricos.
English
The Puerta de AlcalĆ” ("AlcalĆ” Gate") is a Neo-classical monument in the Plaza de la Independencia ("Independence Square") in Madrid, Spain. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is bisected by AlcalĆ” Street, although the street itself doesn't cross through the monument, and it is the origin of the Alfonso XII, Serrano and OlĆ³zaga streets. Its name originates from the old path from Madrid to the nearby town of AlcalĆ” de Henares.
Madrid in the late 18th century, still remained a somewhat drab villa in appearance, surrounded by medieval walls. Around the year 1774, king Charles III commissioned Francesco Sabatini to construct a monumental gate in the city wall through which an expanded road to the city of AlcalĆ” was to pass, replacing an older, smaller, gate which stood nearby. It was inaugurated in 1778.
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Using the new Camden Head from Lelutka. Quite impressed with it. Shape was made by the one and only Pipalotta Varela. Excellent job my lovely! <3
I used a Lee Big Stopper with this shot creating some unusual colour shifts. The reds are not as vivid as usual and look more like blackberry. I find that using a LBS with Aerochrome the results are a bit hit and miss.
Hasselblad 903 swc
Kodak Aerochrome
B+W 099 filter
March 2016
As you know by now, I love when artists use music to tell a story, weaving the music and the lyrics into a tale filled with emotion and colours. Don McLean is one of those Artists who masterfully achieve this. Vincent is an Ode to the dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890). He struggled with mental illness all through his life and died at his own hands at the age of just 37. During his life, he barely sold any of his paintings. Which makes the fact that these days they are worth millions kind of a cruel joke. Don McLean weaved numerous paintings of VanGogh into his Lyrics, which is another nice touch
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy, linen land
Now, I understand what you tried to say to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
Starry, starry night
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue
Colors changing hue
Morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
Now, I understand, what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
For they could not love you
But still your love was true
And when no hope was left inside
On that starry, starry night
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could have told you, Vincent
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you
Starry, starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've met
The ragged men in ragged clothes
The silver thorn of bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Now, I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will
Jumping spiders use their legs to pounce on their prey, which is typically other insects. Amazingly, jumping spiders don't have special leg muscles, like grasshoppers, to help them leap. They propel themselves by suddenly changing the blood flow in their body. Terminix
Jumping spiders or the Salticidae are a family of spiders. As of 2019, it contained over 600 described genera and over 6000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Wikipedia
Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera 6X6
Estenopeica, hecha en casa.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mi galeria en Color www.flickr.com/photos/samycolor
Mi Galeria en B&N www.flickr.com/photos/samycollazo
Fomapan Classic 100
Exposure: 8 sec
Pinhole-15 (6X6)
Pinhole .3mm
F.L. 37mm
F:123
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
When I was a kid my sisters and I would look up to the clouds and see where our imagination would take us. Use your and see if you can see two people hugging
Redone after using Lightroom distortion to take out the leaning back of the house and crooked lines. I left the left hand side in to give it some depth Sedat. I also thought it would look nicer in sepia. Thanks for your suggestions, I have now learnt some more in Lightroom.
well there's been a few shots of the sunrise in Auckland already on Flickr today, here's my contribution - was a beaut morning, the ship was a very slow beast so managed to take out the tiny bit of blur from the exposure.
There was even a seal bobbing around, never seen one in the gulf before and bit to far out for my 10-22mm but so good to watch this seen unfold in total peace with this chap.
(not HDR), colours were quite strong this morning
FG @ 1.6sces f8, sky 1/10 @ f8, DRI,-currently replacing my crap filters even though I did use my 3stop GND on this (not quite enough though)!
If you use the zoom tool. the yellow lore patch is visible. This feature distinguishes this swan species from my previously posted Trumpeter Swans. Trumpeter Swans never have the yellow lore patch (Sibley)
Lois Hole centennial Provincial Park. St. Albert, Alberta.
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Activists for birds and wildlife
Winkworth Arboretum, near Hascombe in Surrey, is always a lovely place to visit ā but in autumn itās absolutely spectacular.
This magnificent land area hosts more than 1,000 species of tree and shrub, and covers some 95 acres (38 hectares). Itās the result of one manās vision and passion: Dr Wilfrid Fox, one of Britain's leading dermatologist who bought the land next to his house in 1937.
This was the perfect site for him to experiment with planting styles and different tree species, and wanting to preserve his work for future generaions he donated Winkworth to the National Trust in 1952, ten years before he died.
āIt now provides an excellent showcase for what Dr Fox described as āusing plants to paint a pictureāā, says the Trust. Some picture!
On this one I used the sun peaking through the shade at a medium slow shutter speed 1/40 second to make little squiggly lines in the water ripples from the sun's reflection on the water, this is done in bright afternoon light in the shade, now you know how to do this trick,
it's about imagination and the love of light, break free, feel the light. you can do anything with a camera, get a idea in your head and then figure out how to do it, and bring it to life, might take a few try's, learn what went wrong as you attempt your creation, and end up with the image you wanted, it is not magic, it is you. be yourself, and use the light
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When I used to do concert photography more regularly, it seemed so easy for me to bike way across the city, shoot shows without payment and do this multiple times per week sacrificing sleep just to get the photos in earlier and then going to a very demanding day job. This was one such night...I believe it was a Tues. I biked in pouring rain 8 miles each way to photograph The Yeah Yeah Yeahs at The Aragon Ballroom and then biked all the way to The Empty Bottle to photograph the Norwegian band I Was a King and then came home and edited photos all night and went to work the next day. I should also mention that, on this particularly night, I vividly recall how I got THREE flat bike tires throughout the bicycling which made this almost beautiful tragic quality to the evening.
Anyway, I digress...this is some more rambling because I often get younger hipper people asking me "Oh my God! How did you get that photopass!" And then I tell them that I've invested $25,000+ of my own money which I will never recoup, sacrifice all my own sleep, time, and energy, and half the time have publicists either blank out or make me sign a photo contract and I slowly see all the envy fade from their eyes. The highs are high but the lows are way too low.
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Found this very small 1 to 2 mm snail with shell , Molluscs with shell on a mushroom on Duffins trail in Discovery bay , cropped Macro photograph , photograph converted to black and white using Flickr greyed filter , Martinās photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , July 3. 2021
Snail with shell
Jack-in-the-pulpits
A fallen tree
beautiful Trilliums
smaller trees
Shadows
Reflections
Molluscs with shell
Large mushroom
Snail on a Mushroom
Fiddleheads
Duffins creek
Discovery bay
cropped photograph
closeup photograph
Martinās photographs
Ajax
Ontario
Canada
May 2021
July 2021
June 2021
Favourites
IPhone XR
Mushroom
Large Mushroom
wildflowers
Trout lilies
Trilliums
Solomonās seal and
white Deadnetles
Duffins trail
River
Dogwood
Favourites
White Trilliums
Unique shaped tree
Duffins marsh
Duffins creek
Ferns
Trilliums
Photograph converted to black and white
Monochrome
Black and white
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Song: Trust
By Chris Stapleton
ā ļøPhoto Taken at Aeternus Paradisus- a tropical paradise year round! ā„ā ļø Landmark to Aeternus Paradisus
Just a āgap fillerā pic I used on Instagram, might as well share here too. No editing, ran through Lightroom is all.
My lil home, the Zanzibar Hideaway by Scarlet Creative.
I always seem to gravitate back to using this lil house on a rock.
I donāt know why, apart from itās so cute.
When I first joined Second Life I believe this was one of the very first houses I purchased, way before PBR, even paid full price for it!
Every time I decorate it, I always think āgod Iād live there for realā and then I think about carrying bags and bags of groceries up all those stairs and I say āprobably notā
But anyway, when my pic says āphoto taken at homeā this is where the magic happened.
Typically, Gerard used a very sensual image, that of a ripe berry bursting with fluid full in the mouth, to describe how Christās instress, once acknowledged, could flood and change a person: āHow a lush-kept plush-capped sloe / Will, mouthed to flesh-burst, / Gush!āflush the man, the being with it . . . / Brim, in a flash, full!āHither then, last or first, / To hero of Calvary, Christ,āās feetā / Never ask if meaning it, wanting it, warned of itāmen go.ā
-A Heart Lost in Wonder The Life and Faith of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Catharine Randall
Story illustration of my childhood...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=j64H2aWWU0E
Green Green Grass of Home
Song by Tom Jones
The old hometown looks the same
As I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mama and papa
Dow the road I look and there runs Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
Yes, they'll all come to meet me
Arms reaching, smiling sweetly
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
Listen
... The old house is still standing
Though the paint is cracked and dry
And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on
Down the lane, I walk with my sweet Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
... Yes, they'll all come to see me
In the shade of that old oak tree
Then I awake and look around me
At four grey walls that surround me
And I realize, yes, I was only dreaming
For there's a guard and there's a sad, old padre
On and on, we'll walk at daybreak
Again, I'll touch the green, green grass of home
As they lay me
'Neath the green, green grass of home...
...
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Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera 6X6
Camara Estenopeica, hecha en casa.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mi galeria en Color www.flickr.com/photos/samycolor
Mi Galeria en B&N www.flickr.com/photos/samycollazo
Arista Edu 100
Exposure: 10sec.
Pinhole-8 (6X6)
Pinhole .25mm
F.L. 33mm
F:132
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
One of the recently purchased ex. CITI Rail ES44AC's leads CN train 180 east at Mackay Alberta. While CN did have a number of these units on lease, the recent purchase was of a group previously leased to the BNSF
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11 000 large scallop shells were used as roof tiles, with a further 4,500 crushed into aggregate for the building's concrete front patio. This summer refuge was constructed towards the end of the loop known as the 'Circuit des cabanes' in Limognes-en-Quercy, on the high plateau above the river Lot. Over 20 shepherd's huts and cabanes, along with many associated walls were restored by a talented team over a period of some 20 years. The quality of their work certainly deserved recognition and financial support, as the 'petit patrimoine' of the Occitanie is in much need of skill-set, raw material and chronophage purpose. The above building offers new lines and is the second example of modern refuge, or sleep-over point along the Europes main pilgrim's path to north west Spain. A second example - Super-Cayrou (linked below) - helps to add dynamic to the subject of dry stone. The above 'Pecten Maximus' project is not without interest, despite an entrance that perhaps feels closer to 'residential supplement' than rural practicality.
AJM 04.12.22
Photographs taken may or may not have meaning but yet has meaning to the photographer. Nobody to walk in these shoes
Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera 6X6
Camara Estenopeica, hecha en casa.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mi galeria en Color www.flickr.com/photos/samycolor
Mi Galeria en B&N www.flickr.com/photos/samycollazo
Fomapan Classic 100
Exposure: 6 (sec.
Pinhole-8 (6X6)
Pinhole .3mm
F.L. 33mm
F:110
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
Lightroom 3
Photographed using a Helios 40-2 85mm Lens
The flare was actually caught with the lens. Flare is quite prominent with this lens. It just happened to be in the right place this time so I kept the photo.
Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family, Nyctaginaceae. They are native to Brazil, Peru, and Argentina. There are between 4 and 22 species in the genus. The inflorescence consists of large colourful sepal-like bracts which surround three simple waxy flowers, gaining popularity for the plant as an ornamental. The plant is named after explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), after it was documented on one of his expeditions.
The species grow 1 to 12 metres (3 to 39 ft) tall, scrambling over other plants with their spiky thorns. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs all year, or deciduous if there is a dry season. The leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate, 4ā13 cm long and 2ā6 cm broad. The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colours associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes called "paper flower" because its bracts are thin and papery. The fruit is a narrow five-lobed achene.