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... it was super windy on that day and whatever this Ruddy Turnstone found always blew away. It ran after it a few times until it was able to actually eat it.
Wertvoller Fang..
... es war ein sehr windiger Tag und was dieser Steinwälzer auch immer gefunden hat, es wurde mehrfach weggeweht. Er lief jedes Mal hinterher bis er es endlich fressen konnte.
What is the most valuable thing in life? Probably the time ⏳
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So maybe it's worth capturing priceless moments? Is it meaningful, personal, emotional, kind, important?
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just over 350 species in Britain and Ireland. Their services are particularly valuable to agriculture .
Basically Nazis, but modern, plus ACUs, and based in New York. Highered by Wallstreet companies to protect valuable papers during the outbreak they are led by one Lieutenant Colonel Charles Bliss. Abandoned when the crisis worsened the LMB is fuled by a vengence and goal of retaking New York and establishing a new world order. When compaired to the other factions the LMB is technologically far superior, with many different specialists, Shade Tech, rouge agents, fortifed positions, etc. they certainly know how to fuck your day up.
Probably my favorite faction, but the flip to that is they are the most difficult and annoying, these specialists sure say why, featured we got; Scout, aka another rushing shot-gun asshole who looks like he belongs in the HECU from Half-Life, Rifleman aka M4 homies, and Grenadier, another asshole who loves to disrupt cover and just fuck up your day.
Do this by the numbers! - Last Man Battalion
This prototype craft is equipped with communications jamming systems which can interfere with Imperial fleet transmissions.
Teal 1 is a valuable asset to the squadron as it can help buy time, blocking Imperial attempts to warn their fleet or call for reinforcements when Teal Squadron makes a surprise attack. It is also a fast and powerful starfighter, well equipped to make a difference in any skirmishes.
Crew is one pilot, one communications specialist and one astromech droid. The droid can enter and exit through the base of the ship in a similar way to the Naboo starfighter. The four engines tilt upwards for landing, causing the landing legs to fold out.
Teal Squadron is a collaboration with Inthert, Rogue Bantha, wami_delthorn, hhcBrick, Bricking It, lamborghiniwafflesauce and threeadventures
Most Valuable 7 out of 10
When I really think about it I guess my cameras would most definitely fall into my most valuable category. With out them how could I record and journal our families lives and events.
Well, not what I had envisioned when I set the shot up. Union Pacific No. 1111, the "Powered By Our People" SD70ACe is leading the NS 344 into Meridian, Mississippi. The train had been making its way into town from the New Orleans as I had been making my way into town from Atlanta.
The powder blue nose and reflective UP logo got a touch over exposed as I shot head on across from the airport. Still nice to have the unit leading now. I'll change tactics next time.
Excerpt from settlementstoriesquilttrail.org/migratinggeese:
Migrating Geese:
MCS is a charitable organization governed by a local Board comprised of the Mennonite member churches and offers valuable services to all immigrants and to the wider community. The beginnings of MCS took root in the early 1970's when it became evident that the Low German newcomers to East Elgin required special help and Mennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCC) contributed some funding to the 'Information and Help Centre'. It quickly became evident that specialized services were required and MCC began a small satellite in Aylmer in 1975.
As services expanded, the Mennonite churches also began working together, purchasing the building at 16 Talbot Street E and opening the thrift store, Aylmer Mennonite Community Store. Eventually the building next door at 20 Talbot St was also purchased and renovated to expand MCC's services as it opened the Aylmer Resource centre. In 1999 first steps were taken to localize governance by hiring the first Executive Director to supervise the MCC work as well as the thrift store.
The local Low German radio station, De Brigj - CHPD 105.9, began broadcasting in 2003 and is widely heard in different parts of Canada, Mexico, Paraguay and Belize. Low German Mennonites comprise approximately 35% of the East Elgin population and account for much of the small business ownership.
The Quilt block, "Migrating Geese", symbolizes the trip south for the winter and north for the summer that Geese make. Many of the Low German Mennonites make the same trip as the Geese every year... south to Mexico for the winter and coming back to Ontario for the summers. As well, the flying formation of geese is such that each takes turn being the leader of the 'V' flying formation and the ones behind honk in support. The MCS Board and staff are very much like that... leadership comes from within and there is great support of the people and for the work being accomplished.
“The mosquitoes will eat you alive.”
2011 had been an extremely snowy year in the Sierra and the massive snowpack was keeping the meadows marshy and bugs buggy a full month later than usual. As I chugged my way up the Blue Lake trail into the Eastern Sierras’ Sabrina Basin that refrain kept ringing in my ears and I debated turning back because of the dire warnings.
Yet 45 minutes into the hike I was still bite-free. I began to think the mosquito warnings were just a bit of overblown trail rhetoric, the kind of things you whine and bitch about but really aren’t all that bad. The more I hiked, the more confident I felt that things had been blown out of proportion. “Those foolish people and their mosquito talk, what were they afraid of. Ha ha ha, I’m so cool, and they are not.” And then I decided to stop and check my map.
Like little bloodsucking ninjas, a horde of mozzies swept out of the shadows to inflict bodily harm upon me. Every patch of my exposed skin was a target as they relentlessly swooped in to slurp the blood out of me. There was only one way out of this: keep walking.
But the mosquitoes weren’t going to be fooled that easily. Oh no, they had caught my scent and were sticking to me like tiny bloodhounds. So I fell back on another alternative: DEET, lots and lots of DEET. I imagined I could hear the mosquitoes sizzling and popping whenever they touched down on the chemical death now covering my body. But I didn’t feel any sympathy; quite the opposite: I was almost dancing in my petty triumph.
Over the next few days I fell into a standard routine: walk, DEET, swat. Eventually the mosquitoes and I came to an uneasy truce and they seemed to understand that if they got too close I was going to turn them into mosquito pulp. Soon the bugs stopped bothering me altogether and gave me the freedom to take pictures. Even the occasional sneak attack didn’t rile me up, because I learned a valuable lesson that trip: some views are worth the itch.
Carnival Splendor.
Operated by Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Splendor was built by the Italian ship builder Fincantieri, Sestri Ponente with the yard number of 6135 and was laid down in 2007 and was launched 3rd August 2007 at a completion cost US$697 million.
The Concordia-class cruise ship was completed 28th June 2008 had her maiden voyage 2nd July 2008 and was christened 10th July 2008.
Carnival Splendor has a 13 deck levels with a length of 290 metres (950 ft) and a beam of 35.54 metres (116.6 ft) and a draught of 8.3 metres (27 ft) and can produce a speed of 21 knots (39 kp/h, 24 mph).
Boasting a crew of 1,150 the ship has the capacity to cater for 3.012 passengers.
During the course of its lifetime the cruise ship has undertaken many cruises and carried thousands of passengers to many and varied locations and experiences but on 23rd February 2012 22 passengers received and experience that definitely was not on the tourist brochure.
In the Mexican port of Puerto Vallarta 22 passengers were participating in the Carnival organised “City and Jungle Tour” when they were confronted by an armed bandit.
The bandit made off with money, cameras, passports, purses and a variety of other valuables.
Fortunately no shots were fired and nobody was hurt but they did have some great stories to tell after the event and there has been no reports of a repeat performance.
Carnival Splendor was berthed at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Circular Quay on 8th February 2024 to take onboard passengers before continuing on its cruising adventure.
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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A small and humble place but one very fascinating and enjoyable to spend time at. It is a valuable place for migrants who can stop off and refuel. The hills in the background belong to North Wales.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/reserves/red-rocks-marsh
Chesire's only coastal reserve, consisting of sand dunes, reedbeds and marsh
This reserve lies on the edge of the extensive Dee Estuary and unusually is a separate SSSI to the Dee. The reserve consist of an important range of sand dune from embryo dunes against the sea to much more established yellow dunes behind and then to grey dunes that extend on to The Royal Liverpool Golf Course. As with all dune systems specialised plants that can survive in dry sandy conditions grow in the dips (slacks) and on the hilly bits. Such plants as sea holly and Mackays horsetail. In the slacks behind the embryo dunes small brackish pools can be found in which a small population of Natterjack toads cling on. The once extensive sand dune habitat has been reduced around this coastal area so much that this species has become isolated and will probably die out shortly. In the slack behind the yellow dune fresher water collects and enables common reed to flourish. This reedbed is important for migratory birds as well as species such as reed warbler that nest and feed in the reed. Here can be found large populations of common toad that thrive in the shallow water. Their tadpoles will eat any Natterjack tadpoles found in this area.
Species and habitats
Habitats
Coastal, Grassland, Ponds
Species
Natterjack Toad, Common Frog, Wheatear, Water Rail, Snow Bunting, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler
Reserve information
Location
Behind the Royal Liverpool Golf Course, north of West Kirby Parade, Holyake, Wirral
West Kirby
Cheshire
CH47 1HN
Map reference
SJ 206 880
Great for...
birdwatching
getting away from it all
spring flowers
spring migrant birds
stunning views
Opening Times
Open at all times
Size
4.00 hectares
Walking information
Please keep to forshore and marked paths and do not enter the reedbeds
Parking
Cars should be left in West Kirby and proceed on foot. From the Holyake direction park in Stanley Road
Dogs
Dogs allowed
Reserve manager
Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Tel: 01948 820728
¿Quien nos iba a decir hace pocos meses que el aceite de estas flores tendría tanto valor?
Qui ens anava a dir fa pocs mesos que l'oli d'aquestes flors tindria tant de valor?
Who was going to tell us a few months ago that the oil from these flowers would be so valuable?
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“Our hearts resonate at the same frequency as the earth and the universe. Therefore, we are all valuable instruments in the orchestration of the world and its harmony. We must always be aware of the vibrations we emit individually and collectively. Always be in command of your music. Only you can control and shape its tone. If life throws you a few bad notes or vibrations, don't let them interrupt or alter your song.”
― Suzy Kassem
Well not valuable, but they are a few of my treasures from my childhood in East Africa and a return trip there in more recent years.
The backdrop is a goatskin footstool, the beads are a Masai wedding necklace. An ebony carved elephant, a Kenyan painted leather bag and an African painted picture frame with me on safari in Tsavo East National Park. I dream of returning someday.
Dark corner in a shabby old school on a gloomy day. The classrooms seem to have all had these wood-and-glass-door bookcases … the glass is mostly broken, of course, but the bookcases remain and are mostly still standing upright.
I read that the school was abruptly abandoned due to mold, with most furniture and documents left in place and only the more valuable equipment evacuated.
-Elmas, milattan önceki yıllarda ilk Hindistan’da bulunmuştur.
-Pırlantanın işlenmeden önceki ham haline elmas denir.
-Pek çok kimse, elmas ve pırlantanın farklı iki taş olduğunu zanneder, oysa ikiside aynı taştır, yalnızca kesim şekilleri farklıdır.
-En genç elmas 900 milyon yaşında, en yaşlısı da 3.2 milyar yaşındadır.
-Elmas insanoğlunun tanıdığı en sert doğal maddedir. Yeryüzündeki en sert madenden 58 misli daha serttir.
-Bir elması sadece başka bir elmas kesebilir.
-Bir elmasla kömür arasındaki tek fark karbon atomlarının sıkışma oranı farkıdır.
Not:
"İnsanın ruhi terbiyesinin önemi" mevzu bahsinde konuyu elmasın macerasıyla mukayeseli olarak anlatmayı denedim, umduğumdan daha güzel neticeler verdi, tavsiye ederim...
Bu kadar bahsetmişken "kanlı elmas" diye bir film vardı, onu da tavsiye ederim :p
Son olarak, bu resim elmas değildir, pırlanta hiç değildir, halis muhlis avize taşıdır :))
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90hp, weight 4170kg.
A valuable H0 scale (1/87) model.
More interesting agricultural equipment in
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90CV, pesado 4170kg.
Un valioso modelo de escala H0 (1:87).
Mas equipos agrícolas más interesantes en
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DEUTSCH:
90PS, Gewicht 4170kg.
Ein wertvolles Arbeitsgerät im Massstab H0 (1:87).
Weitere interessante Landwirtschaftsgeräte in
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cork oaks make up about 23% of Portugal´s forests...they are the source of cork, one of Portugal´s biggest exports...no tree is felled to harvest the cork..it is illegal to cut down any cork oak, alive or dead, without permission from the government
Each day is valuable
Moments cherished in my heart
The smells
The sights
Keeping the memories alive by adding it all up
Time flies
Being not aware of the small joys will be a loss
So
I'm sucking it all in
"The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever."
May Sarton
Original Iphone6 Plus image and processing by me.
Alright, the final Antelope Canyon photo I will post... for now. I came back with quite a few that I really liked, which is quite rewarding, but the ability to edit one's photos, to pare them down to just the favorites or the best, is almost as valuable of a skill as the ability to take the photos in the first place. Actually that is something I want to talk about on a later post, teaching yourself the value in being able to edit your own images. Some do it well, others do not, but it is an important thing for every photographer to learn and practice, and practice it takes too.
So Antelope Canyon itself is an amazing place. I think I mentioned that already. ;-) Unfortunately as amazing as it is, and I think this hold true for many amazing places, us humans have an equally amazing ability to muck it all up. Not all the time mind you, but often enough to be tiresome. Before I get much further, I want to say that I met a couple really cool photographers while in this canyon. One fellow's name was Thomas and he was visiting all the way from the Czech Republic. We had a lovely conversation about pinhole photography. I hope you found your way to my stream Thomas to see the pinhole image of this canyon I posted.
Unfortunately beautiful places like this also tend to attract the "ugly" photographer. They are like "ugly Americans" just with cameras. I really don't want to waste too much of my time complaining about such people, they are a simple fact of life it seems, but maybe by spending a bit of time doing so I can help those who read this (myself included on very rare occasions) nip this kind of behavior in the bud.
See the Ugly photographer is the type of person who for some reason feels that they are in some way superior to all other photographers. Not necessarily in a braggartly sort of fashion, though that often happens too. They exhibit a more condescending or patronizing air, the attitude that they will tolerate you and your cameras in their presence as long as you don't get in their way. And even this could be bearable. I really don't care what goes on in the head of the photographer standing next to me when I am somewhere like this. If he wants to inwardly sneer at my old Nikon FM2 or beat up wooden pinhole compared to his shiny Canon 40D, let him. I am there to take photos and marvel, not to get into some sort of ego deathmatch.
Sadly though Ugly photographers, or at least the really bad ones, are not content to just think condescending thoughts about those fellows around them trying to enjoy life through photography, they have to treat them that way too.
To get specific, there was a small group of three photographers in the tour through the canyon that Wendi and I took. Three total in a group of twelve is not too bad, but it is still amazing how much one bad apple, let alone three, can dampen a mood. They were older gentlemen, late 40's I would guess, far enough along to have forgotten their own amatuerish roots I wonder. One of them sported a Tamrac photovest, funny how this poor accessory has become so maligned because of the photographers they tend to end up on.
So, the canyon is super crowded. People left, right, in front of you, behind you, everywhere. Shooting in here requires a lot of patience because people wander through. And they have all paid their money to get in. This is not a free place, you pay $30-50 just to get into the canyon, and you are only alloted so much time, an hour or two, to explore and photograph. I know these two things place stress on photographers to get their photos as quickly as they can, I certainly felt it a bit at first. You just have to be patient and realize that you are going to have to share the canyon. Your fifty dollars is no more important than the fifty dollars spent by the fellow next to you, it doesn't matter if they are carrying a cheap point and shoot and you have a professional SLR. They are there for the same reasons, and the photos they take, amatuerish or not, to them will be as priceless as the ones you will take.
Well these three didn't agree. They got into the canyon and proceeded to act like they were there on divine mandate and those who got in their way were pesky irritations.
They complained constantly of photographers getting in their way. At one point Wendi had her pinhole set up and was a few minutes into an exposure and only had a minute or two to go and one of these fellows came up and decided he wanted to set up behind her. No need to mention that she was in that spot first by a few minutes, but that did not really matter much to him I suppose because as soon as his tripod was set up he asked her to move aside for him. So she stepped aside politely to accommodate him as much as possible.
"No, I didn't mean you, I meant your camera. Your camera is in my way" Was his reply. Not a thank you for moving. Not an apology. Just a "move your camera out of the way of my camera". Excuse me? So she explained she was in the middle of a shot. He stood there for a moment, then asked her again, "Can you move your camera now, it is in my way". She finally got it through to him that she had about a minute left and then she would move on. I think that type of behavior is pretty rude. Photography etiquette 101 says that the early bird catches the worm. If you are in a spot first, then all other photographers will have to make do. I have been on both sides of this, arriving to spots early and late. When I am early, I try to be generous and allow others to work around me as much as we all can to get beautiful photos. When I am late, I find the best vantage I can, and things usually work out alright. But I never ask someone who was there first to move out of my way.
They weren't done yet though. Then they moved down to the end of the canyon and happened to find our guide there waiting for everyone to get their fill. So one of them goes up the our Navajo guide and in his best indignant put-out voice asks him if he can stop people from walking through the canyon, they keep getting in the way of their photos.
The guide said he would do what he could and sent them back into the canyon.
"Man, why do I always get all the crybabies" was his response as soon as they were out of earshot. Hehe, then he starts yelling down the canyon after this small group of troublemakers "Coming through, hold your photos!" Making them groan curse audibly every time he did so.
Anyway, I could go on a bit more. Our adventures with them were not quite finished. But why bother, this has been long enough already. The real point was not to complain necessarily. Complaining about them is not going to accomplish much, rather I just wanted to share the story to remind everyone when you are out photographing somewhere, be courteous and respectful. It doesn't matter if the fellow next to you even has a camera, let alone a professional one. Let them enjoy the space as well. You take better photos when you are enjoying yourself.
By the way, of the three photos I have posted, actually of all the photos I took in this place, this one is easily my favorite. I think because it is a bit of a more unique take on the canyon. It has a hint of the amazing color, but it is not awash in it. And the light. As Galen Rowell once said, "My first thought is always of light."
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Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26
Ammolite is a rare and valuable organic gemstone, which is found in southeastern Alberta, is taken from the shells of fossilized ammonites, composed primarily of aragonite.
In 1981, ammolite was given official gemstone status by the World Jewelry Confederation. In the same year, ammolite started to be commercially mined.
Ammolite comes in the full spectrum of colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Millions of years of tectonic pressure, glacial temperatures and minerals created this beautiful gem from the fossilized remains of the ammonite shell.
Each ammolite gem is unique in brilliance, colours and pattern.
This rare, natural expression of the spectacular gem is believed to awaken positive energy with its joyful beauty and ancient heritage. Wearers and collectors call them gems of enlightenment.
The quickly depleting world supply of ammolite makes the gemstone an excellent investment.
Kastav is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, built on a 365 m high hill overlooking the Kvarner Gulf in the northern part of the Adriatic coast. It is in close vicinity of Rijeka, the largest port in Croatia, and the Opatija Riviera, one of the popular tourist destinations in Croatia.
The history of Kastav dates back to prehistoric times, which is borne out by numerous archaeological finds. A valuable archaeological site is the Illyrian necropolis found in the Mišinci karst valley at the foot of the town. It is where the Iapodes, one of the Illyrian tribes, buried their deceased. Pieces of jewellery, buttons and needle pins were also found.
It is not known for sure how Kastav gained its name. Some claim the name is derived from the Celtic word kast (rock) while others say it is derived from the Latin word castellum (fort, castle).
Valuable monuments preserved to this day witness the medieval liveliness of the Kastav area. Among them are the town's Kaštel, the Municipal Loggia, the Volta (arched doorway), The Parish Church of Saint Jelena Križarica, Lokvina square, the remains of the Crekvina and the Church of the Holy Trinity and a number of ornaments embedded in the nucleus of the town.
Writings in various books witness the town's rich history. Kastav is mentioned in all the important editions that deal with the history of Croatia as well as in those that deal with the history of this part of Europe.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
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Tribute to Lord Lichfield. Professional Photographer to the rich, famous and beautiful.
The above photograph isn't mine, I found it on Blue Sky Seminars website.
"I don't think old photographers retire .... they just go out of focus" - Lord Lichfield
Photographer Lord Lichfield dies
Friday, 11 November 2005
Royal photographer Lord Lichfield has died at the age of 66 after suffering a major stroke.
The Queen was among the first to pay tribute to Lord Lichfield, saying she was "deeply saddened" at the news.
Lord Lichfield was the Queen's first cousin once removed and was the official photographer at the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Diana.
He was being treated in the stroke unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford after falling ill.
The renowned photographer had been staying in the area with friends when he suffered a stroke. He died at 0400 GMT on Friday.
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "It's a private matter. The Queen is deeply saddened and will be sending private condolences."
Lord Lichfield - who inherited the earldom of Lichfield in Staffordshire from his grandfather - has often been asked by the royals to take their official portraits.
He photographed the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for her Golden Jubilee in 2002.
In July 1981, he took the official wedding photographs for the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
"He wasn't complicated, he wasn't pretentious, he wasn't an intellectual, he just loved making beautiful images" - Geordie Greig, Tatler editor.
Tatler editor Geordie Greig said Lord Lichfield was an "old-fashioned gentleman" whose best work had been his shots of the wedding.
"The royal wedding was spectacularly memorable, he got the intimacy of the Royal Family, he got that fairytale magic.
"There was a sort of almost Hollywood magic dust spread throughout that shoot and the world enjoyed it.
"He wasn't complicated, he wasn't pretentious, he wasn't an intellectual, he just loved making beautiful images."
Former royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter said Lord Lichfield had been very close to the Royal Family and was noted for the easy way he handled them during shoots, using a whistle to marshal guests at the wedding of Charles and Diana.
"One year, we were shooting a Christmas card at Windsor Castle it was all over in about 15 minutes, he was almost a one-shot man, he would get it perfect the first time."
Baroness Thatcher, whose recent 80th birthday photos were taken by Lord Lichfield, said: "Patrick Lichfield was not only one of the most talented and professional of photographers, he was also an absolute delight to sit for.
"Always courteous and considerate, he had a rare skill which is now sadly gone."
Friend and photographer Terry O'Neill said Lord Lichfield's style was always spontaneous.
"He did go for the moment. He was instinctive. It was part of his nature."
He remembered that the aristocrat liked to be viewed as "one of the chaps".
In a career spanning 40 years, Lord Lichfield worked for Vogue and photographed many stars, including Sixties singer Marsha Hunt, Michael Caine and Joanna Lumley.
As well as editorial photography, he worked on advertising commissions across several industries, including fashion, tobacco and pharmaceuticals.
He was recently commissioned by the British Tourist Authority, and was involved in Hot Shots, a television series for Discovery Real Time in which amateur photographers are taught by professionals.
Interviewed in October by the BBC News website, he told reporter Caroline Briggs: "Remember that the person you are photographing is 50% of the portrait and you are the other 50%.
"You need the model as much as he or she needs you. If they don't want to help you, it will be a very dull picture."
Lord Lichfield's long-term partner was Lady Annunziata Asquith, and he had had three children with ex-wife Lady Leonora Grosvenor - a son, Tom, and two daughters, Rose and Eloise.
Lord Lichfield : BBC News Website Obituary
Friday, 11 November 2005
Lord Lichfield stretched beyond his privileged upbringing to become a world-renowned photographer.
He first used a camera at the age of seven, taking pictures of his family, pets and scenes at his beloved home, the stately Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire.
He attended Harrow School, and took his first pictures of the Queen as he played cricket against Eton.
While his upbringing was aristocratic, Lichfield's great passion for photography carried him far beyond any blue-blooded barriers, and through an extremely successful 40-year career.
The son of Viscount Anson and Princess Anne of Denmark, Patrick Lichfield - the 5th Earl of Lichfield - was the Queen's first cousin once removed.
He made his break into photography in 1962, after leaving the Grenadier Guards.
Starting out as a photographer's assistant on £3 a week, he made the most of his showbusiness and aristocratic connections, snapping everybody from Mick and Bianca Jagger on their wedding day to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in exile.
Lichfield's memory of the latter encounter was of deliberately falling off his chair to force smiles out of his straight-faced subjects. The result got him a contract with Vogue magazine.
He also worked for a range of other newspapers and magazines, including Life.
One of his most iconic images, which he recently recreated, was the naked pose of the singer Marsha Hunt, complete with a huge afro hairdo for the musical Hair.
Another was Swinging London, which featured Roman Polanski, David Hockney and Lady Antonia Fraser. Other famous subjects included Michael Caine, Joanna Lumley and a host of 1960s glitterati.
His long career was celebrated two years ago with an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, and he was awarded fellowships of both the British Institute of Professional Photographers and the Royal Photographic Society.
Most recently, he took a special set of pictures of Baroness Thatcher to mark her 80th birthday.
His position and profession came together most famously in July 1981, when he took the official wedding photographs of the Prince and Princess of Wales, before sitting down to the wedding feast with hundreds of other royals.
From his studio in north Kensington, Lichfield became renowned the world over for his skill with the lens, and personally admired for his straightforward manner.
Although he was one the official photographers of the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he liked being addressed as plain Patrick Lichfield and was at his happiest poring over shots in his studio.
A self-professed "spiv" and admirer of feminine beauty, one of Lichfield's favourite commissions was the famous Unipart calendar, shot in glamorous locations all over the world with an emphasis on stunning models.
Lichfield admitted to having relationships with many of his pretty subjects but, away from the camera, he found companionship in his own well-bred circle.
He was married for 11 years to Lady Leonora Grosvenor, sister of the Duke of Westminster, with whom he had three children.
His most recent partner was the biographer, Lady Annunziata Asquith.
Like the late Princess Margaret, he often took refuge on the Caribbean island of Mustique. It was at his holiday home there in 1992 that he suffered a very bad fall, from which he had difficulty recovering.
Despite this, he continued to work throughout his life, becoming a champion of the digital revolution, and attending to the photography that he described as his "calling".
As he got older, Lord Lichfield reflected on his legacy, wondering what he would leave behind.
Acknowledging his pedigree, he was delighted that Shugborough was smaller but better managed. But he always added: "There are the pictures."
Readers Comments about Lord Lichfield
Here are some of his Quotes, Tips & Tricks
I thought you all may like...I did.....
"I don't think old photographers retire .... they just go out of focus"
"The queen would walk into the room at 6.25 and walk out again at 6.30 giving me less than four minutes to capture the perfect portrait."
About digital .... "its better because its easier to lie your arse off with digital"
"Remember that the person you are photographing is 50% of the portrait and you are the other 50%"
"You need the model as much as he or she needs you. If they don't want to help you, it will be a very dull picture."
"The last shot of the day usually is your best shot"
"Master your technique. This allows you to be as creative as possible."
"On sunny days shoot your model in open shade, not direct sunlight."
"When the sky is overcast use reflectors to bounce light onto the model's face."
"When shooting indoors, the best light is from a north-facing window."
"Interact with your model to put them at ease. This will help you get better results."
"Use a long lens for a more flattering perspective. Too short and it can make the model's nose look huge."
"Use a digital camera. This way you can take lots of photographs and not waste money."
"For group portraits I keep a whistle in my pocket and quickly blow it and get there surprised looks then quickly followed by their laughter."
"A good photographer will know the most flattering angles but generally it is not standing square on to the lens. Most people look best three quarters facing the camera, with their shoulder towards it and the head turned."
"Weddings.. Most people don't realise what a complicated and precise science wedding photography can be. In 40 years of taking photgraphs, it's the nearest thing I know to news photography.. it's the only thing you cannot do again."
"Weddings.. Shoot some photos in black and white: it helps capture the atmosphere of the Big Day"
"Weddings.. Appoint a project manager - the bride's mother is ideal. Don't expect the bride or groom to attend to the details on their day."
"Weddings.. Visit the venue, do a "recce", plan every last detail in advance. walk through with the photographer the events and timing or the day ( a similar rehearsal to that of the bride and groom) so he/she has a precise knowledge of the layout, expected details and location of the wedding event. Then, add time and a half to account for unforeseen circumstances on the actual day."
"Weddings.. Make sure you know who the important family members are - otherwise you will find strangers creeping into your valuable photographs"
"Weddings.. Photograph the bride before she gets into the car to take her to the ceremony - if wearing a veil this is the only time you will find her with it in place over her face. Make sure when she gets out of the car you have the children in place."
"Weddings.. Always start your post -ceremony photographs with the biggest group and then start to discard individuals, this means you will not be searching for people at the last minute. Expect to work right through to the last photograph of just the bride and groom. "
"Weddings.. Get the children in the first photograph - otherwise they will get their clothes messy, tired and emotional or even lost!"
"Weddings.. Be ready for the speeches and cake"
"Weddings.. the photographer must not be distracted by the prettiest bridesmaid!"
"Weddings.. Be aware of the time the bride and groom are likely to depart - shots of confetti and the car are important"
His quotes...
"I don't think old photographers retire .... they just go out of focus"
"The queen would walk into the room at 6.25 and walk out again at 6.30 giving me less than four minutes to capture the perfect portrait."
About digital .... "its better because its easier to lie your arse off with digital"
"Remember that the person you are photographing is 50% of the portrait and you are the other 50%"
"You need the model as much as he or she needs you. If they don't want to help you, it will be a very dull picture."
"The last shot of the day usually is your best shot"
"Master your technique. This allows you to be as creative as possible."
"On sunny days shoot your model in open shade, not direct sunlight."
"When the sky is overcast use reflectors to bounce light onto the model's face."
"When shooting indoors, the best light is from a north-facing window."
"Interact with your model to put them at ease. This will help you get better results."
"Use a long lens for a more flattering perspective. Too short and it can make the model's nose look huge."
"Use a digital camera. This way you can take lots of photographs and not waste money."
"For group portraits I keep a whistle in my pocket and quickly blow it and get there surprised looks then quickly followed by their laughter."
"A good photographer will know the most flattering angles but generally it is not standing square on to the lens. Most people look best three quarters facing the camera, with their shoulder towards it and the head turned."
"Weddings.. Most people don't realise what a complicated and precise science wedding photography can be. In 40 years of taking photgraphs, it's the nearest thing I know to news photography.. it's the only thing you cannot do again."
"Weddings.. Shoot some photos in black and white: it helps capture the atmosphere of the Big Day"
"Weddings.. Appoint a project manager - the bride's mother is ideal. Don't expect the bride or groom to attend to the details on their day."
"Weddings.. Visit the venue, do a "recce", plan every last detail in advance. walk through with the photographer the events and timing or the day ( a similar rehearsal to that of the bride and groom) so he/she has a precise knowledge of the layout, expected details and location of the wedding event. Then, add time and a half to account for unforeseen circumstances on the actual day."
"Weddings.. Make sure you know who the important family members are - otherwise you will find strangers creeping into your valuable photographs"
"Weddings.. Photograph the bride before she gets into the car to take her to the ceremony - if wearing a veil this is the only time you will find her with it in place over her face. Make sure when she gets out of the car you have the children in place."
"Weddings.. Always start your post -ceremony photographs with the biggest group and then start to discard individuals, this means you will not be searching for people at the last minute. Expect to work right through to the last photograph of just the bride and groom. "
"Weddings.. Get the children in the first photograph - otherwise they will get their clothes messy, tired and emotional or even lost!"
"Weddings.. Be ready for the speeches and cake"
"Weddings.. the photographer must not be distracted by the prettiest bridesmaid!"
"Weddings.. Be aware of the time the bride and groom are likely to depart - shots of confetti and the car are important"
Spectacular Sunset Sky Spans Valuable Vessels' Vivid Venue, Yearning Yachtsmen's Yachting Yarns, Fun Florida Fabulous Fort (Lauderdale Lovers' Lively Luscious Truly Tempting Tall Tales) - IMRAN™
All my life I have loved water, boats, sunsets, and stories of the sea. Even though there were no old men of the seas and gone days, or even young ladies of the waterways or coming nights, to be seen on any of vessels when I alighted on the scene, I could only imagine the stories the seamen, and yachtsmen, yearned to weave, and the fairy tales their seafaring companion angels and sea goddesses could tell.
This stunning new memory of a magical moment, was also full of the memories, and future promises, of places visited, people loved, (water)marks left, and intricate intertwined sinewy bonds made and to be made onboard when I had two vessels, a boat and a yacht, and two bold beloved willing vassals, there, both of which, and both of whom, I would often take past this very spot, and the points of no returns, a decade ago. And I would always keep coming back for more, as would they, the ones in the past and the ones ready to come soon.
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This panorama was made from 12 handheld iPhone 11 Pro Max photos I took walking over the bridge on the intracoastal waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Tap twice to zoom in...Thank you for all your valuable comments and encouragement in my first year on Flickr, Steve 😊
‘Happy December’. Here's a 'seasonal' shot that I took earlier on in the year...Portrait of an adult Robin, Erithacus rubecula perched on a growth of seasonal ivy 😊🎄West Yorkshire.
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
Notes:-
The much-loved Robin is a garden favourite and one of our most familiar birds, adorning Christmas cards every year...It is very territorial, however, and will defend its post with surprising ferocity.
Species information
Category
Thrushes, chats, flycatchers, starling, dipper and wren
Statistics
Length: 14cm
Wingspan: 21cm
Weight: 18g
Average lifespan: 2 years
Conservation status
Common. Classified in the UK as Green under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015).
When to see
January to December
About
The robin is one of the most familiar birds of the UK, regularly visiting gardens. Robins are also common in parks, scrub and woodland, making their presence known with a loud, territorial song. They sing from prominent perches right through the winter, when both males and females hold territories; indeed, they are fiercely territorial, driving off intruders and even fighting. During the breeding season, the female is allowed into the male's territory where she sets up a nest of dead leaves, moss and hair. Nests often crop up in the oddest of places, such as plant pots, old wellies and shelves, but Ivy and other shrubs are their natural choice.
How to identify
The robin really is unmistakeable: brown above, with a white belly and a famously red breast. Young robins are mottled gold and brown, and do not have a red breast.
Distribution
Widespread.
Habitats
FarmlandWoodlandTowns and gardens
Did you know?
Robins have been associated with Christmas ever since Victorian times; Victorian postmen, who were known as 'Robin Red-breasts' because of their red waistcoats, are thought to be the inspiration for so many robins appearing on our Christmas cards. Whether it's the case or not, robins certainly make themselves known in winter with their loud, aggressive song! TWT Notes,
This Class B building is one of the most recognized on the West Palm Beach skyline," said Ron Kent, senior vice president of Jack Lupo. "It displays architectural charm from another era and is an extremely valuable and prestigious property."
At 93,000-square-feet, the building boasts a roster of more than 100 tenants, said Tom Robertson, director, and co-broker at Jack Lupo. "Due to its proximity to the courthouse, it is home to numerous law firms, as well as brokerages and other professional services companies.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.loopnet.com/Listing/224-Datura-St-West-Palm-Beach-FL/...
www.emporis.com/buildings/130878/harvey-building-west-pal...
www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2001/12/17/daily...
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"Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends."
-- H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (American author best known for his inspirational book, Life's Little Instruction Book)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Not only uncontaminated nature and crystal clear sea, Maratea is also art and culture witnessed in valuable architectures, monuments of inestimable value and coastal towers.
While you reach the village, going through steep hairpin bends overlooking the sea, you can still enjoy an unrivaled landscape where colors and perfumes merge between unforgettable sensations.
Once you reach the historic center you can get lost among the streets, portals and eighteenth century noble buildings among which Palazzo De Lieto stands out. After a break in the cafes of the lovely little square, in the day shopping center in small local craft shops and in prestigious boutiques, in the evening a hub of concerts, exhibitions and cultural events, it is a must to visit at least some of the 44 churches of the city, all custodians of interesting artistic jewels.
Leaving the hamlet, while looking for new wonders, you can admire the coastal towers (XVI century) and the castle of Castrocucco, from 2005 national monument, then pointing towards the locality Acquafredda, you can visit Villa Nitti, structure of great historical value for having been the home of President Francesco Saverio Nitti.
Our Daily Challenge: Wee, Tiny with Lots of Detail
This is actually a tiny ball of aluminum foil. I'm quite surprised how many details are visible. Furthermore, it's of course not only valuable for art. That's why it went into the proper recycling bin after photographing.
Life is the most valuable thing to me. I value my life as well as all the precious life on our planet. And today I also value the wind that causes a soap bubble to float in front of a tree!
Taken for our daily challenge - Valuable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-L6rEm0rnY
........................ shot at Calas Galadhon Park Sims
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Sharing the beautiful moments with you ... The memories. Standing to contemplate a detail ... To drink in the daylight ... Sharing it as one mind ... is bliss.
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My most grateful THANKS to all of you, each and everyone !!!
For your additions, comment & valuable feedback <3
ORTAKÖY CAMİİ:The building, also known as the Great Mecidiye Mosque, was built by Sultan Abdulmecid.The mosque was building in Baroque style by architect Nikogos Balyan. Ortaköy Mosque is one of the most important and valuable architectural works of the Bosphorus.
All I know, time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
A Bumble Bee on a Zinnia. Bees are vital to humans because they pollinate roughly one-third of the food we eat, including most fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. Sometimes the smallest of things are the most valuable of things. For 125 Pictures in 2025 #114 Valuable.
A deposit of copper bearing ore 14km southeast of Duchess at Trekelano was exploited by the Hampden Co for use at its Kuridala smelter. The ore body was one of the richer ones in the Cloncurry area, averaging around 13% copper and lesser amount of silver and gold. Trekelano ore was particularly valuable as a smelting aid.
The deposit was first worked in about 1906 in a small way, mostly for development work, and gradually increased its output of economical volumes by 1915. In time, the mine was equipped with a semi-marine type Babcock & Wilcox boiler, a Walker geared winding engine, Fraser & Chambers compressor, electric light from a 40hp Hornsby gas engine and wood producer, a picking plant, and ore bins. Narrow gauge tramways were used to move the ore to the dumps to the loading state and to fart firewood to the boiler house. Associated facilities were a change room, an engine room, a boiler shed, magazines, offices, stores, and staff quarters. At its peak, the mine employed 60 men. A school and post office were provided from 1918 and these remained viable until 1928.
When the railway was extended from Malbon to Duchess, the company began sending Trekelano ore to Duchess using a traction engine and wagons. This arrangement was not satisfactory in the long term so as soon as the railway was extended from Duchess to Dajarra, the company immediately took steps to lay a connecting tramway. The link was 12.3km in length.
The line was funded and built by the company under the Tramways Act. Engineering specifications were based on QR standards but were more economical in regard to the road bed and ballasting. The company sourced the rails and sleepers from QR and secured them on time payment based on a rebate from a premium placed on every ton carried. The company also paid the line maintenance fees.
Construction commenced on the 10th of September 1917 some 7.5km from Duchess at 553 miles and 21 chains, later known as Juenburra. Accommodation comprised a loop siding on the left from which was laid the branch proper which consisted of a curve to the southeast where another loop was placed on the right. From here the line continued southeast to the mine, which was 130 rail kilometres from Cloncurry.
A passenger service was offered but it was minimally supported because the Trekelano community had a road coach service to Duchess station. The coach departed Duchess at 7am on Monday and Friday for a same day return. Passenger rail journeys were around 200 per year to 1921 and then tailed off to virtually nothing, ceasing altogether soon after.
From 1941 the train day became a Monday and was worked by the Cloncurry-Dajarra-Cloncurry weekly mixed running on a Sunday-Monday overnight rest schedule. Ore loadings had dropped by half at this time to around 3500 tons due to shortages of labour and machinery spare parts. One train a week sufficed. Loadings diminished even further to less then 2000 tons by 1943. The mine closed that year and the train service ceased at this time. A small community remained until the end, and this included several school aged children who were driven to Duchess each day for their education.
The mine owners retired to the coast and after the war put the mine and tramway on the market. There were no takers for the assets as a going concern so the plant was sold for scrap. The rails were purchased by the North Eton Sugar Mill and were removed by 1947. The telephone pole line was dismantled at the same time. The sleepers had no value and were left in situ. The official closure of the tramway is the 14th of May 1947.
The original Trekelano mine produced 220 000 tons of ore over its lifetime to yield 20 000 tons of copper and 3000 oz of gold. In the 1990s the site was gone over by the drivers of Mineral Commodities NL to locate and estimated 400 000 tonnes of 2.2% copper and 0.6 grams/tonne of gold. The deposit was reopened in 2005 by Osborne Mines and worked as a massive pit, this development swallowing the remains of the original mine and tramway. The Trekelano ore was carted to a concentrating plant at Mount Osborne, south of Selwyn, and the treated ore despatched by rail through to Phosphate Hill.
The mine is no longer in use.
Source: Copper in the Curry by Norman Houghton.
famous historic Iranian village near the city of Natanz in Isfahan Province.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyaneh)
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This Class B building is one of the most recognized on the West Palm Beach skyline," said Ron Kent, senior vice president of Jack Lupo. "It displays architectural charm from another era and is an extremely valuable and prestigious property."
At 93,000-square-feet, the building boasts a roster of more than 100 tenants, said Tom Robertson, director, and co-broker at Jack Lupo. "Due to its proximity to the courthouse, it is home to numerous law firms, as well as brokerages and other professional services companies.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.loopnet.com/Listing/224-Datura-St-West-Palm-Beach-FL/...
www.emporis.com/buildings/130878/harvey-building-west-pal...
www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2001/12/17/daily...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.