Vas'ka gnaws the knitted wolf made by my daughter.

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Actually victory was short lived for this nosy tree swallow. At White Lake, the bluebirds share airspace with other types of birds and this morning there were plenty of tree swallows circling about. While the bluebirds were off gathering supplies this one thought a little investigation was in order. It flew about, looked inside the nest box and then perched on top, sounding the call of victory. It's victory was short lived, the bluebirds returned and off the swallow went!

This is actually three different frames that I superimposed to make this image. The center shot is the original and I added the frame to the right and to the left. The three individual shots are pretty nice but I think the combined shot tells the story a bit better.

Happy Wing Wednesday!

From the 2009 archive.

The Victory Monument is located on 35th and Martin Luther King Jr Drive in the historic district of Bronzeville in Chicago, a few blocks from where I lived for over a decade. Even though many things have changed since I've been gone, it felt good being in a familiar territory. Home is always home.

Umbrella Time ☂️

Saliha, the sister of our Afghan mountain climber friend Mariam, can come to Germany!!!

She braved so many hurdles, worst of all futile days and nights at Kabul airport and then a dangerous trip across the border, and now even the German authorities succumbed to her charm 😊

We are so happy, and grateful to all of you who hoped and helped!

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An athlete celebrating victory on the athletics track.

Constructed in honour of Russia’s victory in the Great Patriotic War (World War II), Park Pobedy offers powerful reminders of Russia’s suffering during the war as well as providing views over the skyscrapers of Moscow. The entrance to the park is marked by a long promenade surrounded by fountains, which leads up to a 142-meter high obelisk covered in representations of scenes from the war. Behind the obelisk there’s also a war memorial museum and further on down the hill an exhibition of tanks, war planes and other heavy weaponry. Beyond that the park stretches on into the forest and down towards a tributary of the Moscow River. It’s great for history buffs and also those who enjoy vast green spaces.

Bald eagle landing on the icy Des Moine River, south of the Cedar St. Dam, Des Moines, Iowa.

On Saturday 17 March, Gerardine (Ged) Kearney was elected in a by election to the Australian Parliament as the representative for Batman which is in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne where I live. I went to watch Ged being declared our new local member and then sneaked into her post declaration celebration to capture this picture of her with some celebratory champagne and her victory cake.

Holga ist auch schon etwas in die Jahre gekommen. Wenn es sehr kalt ist, funktionieren weder der Verschluss zuverlässig, noch meine eingefrorenen Finger. Wie auch immer, hier gab es offensichtlich eine Doppelbelichtung. Eigentlich ein Fall für den Mülleimer, andererseits sah das Negativ so ungewohnt schön schmuddelig aus.

The Holga is also getting a bit long in the tooth. When it's very cold, neither the shutter works reliably, nor do my frozen fingers. However, there was obviously a double exposure here. Actually a case for the rubbish bin, but on the other hand the negative looked so interestingly grubby.

Holga 120N, Plus-X @ISO 320 in eco film developer.

Kallitype onto HPR,

developer Potassium sodium tartrate - Sodium tungstate mixture (44g+40g/950ml).

The Seattle to Chicago Z train wastes no time as it flies through Victory, WI on the Aurora Sub, with a warbonnet at the head end. We nearly got cloud dinged here, but got lucky enough to narrowly avoid it. Weird to think that when I took this, it was in the 70s and it almost felt like summer. As of writing this on Halloween, there is snow outside and temps are in the 30s. You really never know what fall will bring in the midwest.

I don’t know why I do this to myself.

The world of motorcycles, alas, is a closed chapter in my life but, like moth to a flame, I’m inexorably drawn to big bikes.

This one was so purty and shiny that I felt it needed two versions uploading.

In the midst of darkness,

Lies a beacon of light,

Which valiantly defies the night

With uncanny prowess.

Victory seems dutiful,

Success, vain,

But no kingdom can fall

With no loss gained.

The future is uncertain,

And the present is collapsing,

The weak are weeping,

Those strong in Him, forever living.

Victory Monument is a bustling Bangkok intersection with a skywalk and makes for a great location to shoot light trails.

Only one problem, tripods are not allowed. But who follows rules :-) Security guard told me NO; I apologized moved a few meters and set up again.

Waterfront Station, Vancouver Downtown

Sony A7RII + FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

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Zagreb, Croatia

Roars erupt from the jam packed Nest (aka Nathan Phillips Square) as Toronto wins 6-3 over the Texas Rangers in an epic Game 5 of the AL Division Series. It was Toronto's first home playoff win since the 1993 World Series.

Fleet No.: 7007

Reg. No.: CXG 111

Manufacturer: Sta. Rosa Motor Works, Inc.

Model: Modulo

Chassis: MAN A85 (18.280 HOCL-CKD)

Engine: MAN D0836LOH

*Specifications are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

Further Reading:

Santa Rosa Modulo

Fleet No.: 7012

Reg. No.: CXK 352

Manufacturer: Almazora Motors Corp.

Model: '10 Tourist Star RE

Chassis: MAN A85 (18.280 HOCL-CKD)

Engine: MAN D0836LOH

*Specifications are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

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Victory Liner 7012 at Victory Liner bus waiting area, Tuguegarao City

Rocky' view of Philly.

Fleet No.: 2129

Reg. No.: CWV 926

Manufacturer: Del Monte Motor Works, Inc.

Model: Lion's Star

Chassis: MAN A55 (18.310 HOCL-SKD)

Engine: MAN D2866LOH

*Specifications are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

Related Pictures: (also in my photostream)

Victory Liner 2129 at Robinsons Starmills Pampanga

Veliky Novgorod, Russia.

The monument was opened on January 20, 1974 - on the day of 30th anniversary of the liberation of Novgorod from fascist invaders.

Монумент Победы.

Body No.: 84

Class: De Luxe

Body: Hyundai Motors Korea "Universe Xpress Noble"

Engine: Hyundai D6AC

Route: Cubao-Baguio

Location: VLI Terminal, Cubao, Quezon City

*bagong hilamos, bago bumiyahe.. tagal ko ng nakikita to every time na pumupunta akong Cubao, ngayon ko lang napicturan, ngayon ko lng kasi napasok terminal nila dito, napagalore tuloy ako sa pagpicture dito.. hehe

Body No.: 1805

Body: Santarosa Philippines "Flexstar"

Chassis.: Nissan Diesel RB46SR

Engine: Nissan Diesel PE6T

Route: Sampaloc-Olongapo

Location: A.H. Lacson Ave., Sampaloc, Manila

*regular sa Sampaloc together with 1815..

Body No.: 7001

Class: De Luxe

Body: Santarosa Philippines "Modulo"

Chassis: MAN 18.280

Engine: MAN D0836LUH02

Route: Cubao-Tuguegarao

Location: VLI Terminal, Kamias, Quezon City

*re-uploaded & cropped.

Bus Operator: Victory Liner, Inc.

Bus number: 680

Area of Operation: Provincial Operation

Seating Configuration: 2x2

Seating Capacity: 49

Bus Manufacturer: Nissan Diesel Philippines Corporation

Model: NDPC Euro Bus

Chassis: Nissan Diesel JA430SAN

Engine: Nissan Diesel PE6T

Suspension: Air Suspension

Taken at: Victory Liner Kamias Terminal, Kamias, Quezon City, Philippines

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Valley of the Paper Mills, Toscolano, Lake Garda, Italy

Toscolano_034

Moment the football team of my prefecture has league title

I was out in New Jersey over the weekend and took this shot of the Victory Bridge. I had my mini tripod with me (Ultrapod 2) which I always carry in my bag whenever I head out, and took this shot as closest to the water as I could. I also upgraded from the kit lens to a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8. I spent the weekend trying it out and testing it's low light performance. So far I'm loving the quality of pictures this lens is producing.

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Canon t4i / Tamron 17-50mm

Lightroom 5

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Berlin Victory Column

From my archives, taken in Nov 2013 during visit to Berlin. I captured this image in a wet evening.

Berlin Victory Column is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack, after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873.

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Camera Canon 5D Mark III .

Exposure 1.6

Aperture f/11

Focal Length 28 mm

ISO Speed 200

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