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Ladies View overlooks the Lakes of Killarney, Derrycunnihny Oak Woods, the Eagles Nest, Torc Mountain either side of the lakes. To the left the Gap of Dunloe, Purple Mountain and the Macgillycuddy Reeks. Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting visited here during the royal visit in 1861. They were so enraptured with the view that it was named after them.
A cool perspective from the moss-covered water flumes curving through the fall foliage. Choosing a different view point makes all the difference in the world.
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The Pittsburgh skyline is flanked by the Clemente (right) and Warhol bridges crossing the Allegheny River. Pic taken from the Allegheny Landing next to PNC Park.
A better view of what I wore to work last Saturday.
Probably not the choice considering I was doing my real job inspecting accident damaged vehicles for insurance companies.
It was a good experience it has to be said, Imagine if you can being one of my customers a guy in his late forties with a ford ford with front end damage, You walk into the building up to the bodyshop desk and find me! You introduce yourself and i respond by confirming who you are the model and reg of the car you own followed by OK i will be right with you.
You look not really believing what has just happened.
I had that look twice, Not so much the my being trans but more it was me who was going to inspect the damage.
It got even better at the vehicle with me bending over the engine bay, kneeling down to look at the damage and explaining how we were going to repair the damage or advising that the vehicle was a total loss.
Each customer was very good and after the initial reaction they settled and accepted the situation.The reaction would have been same had i been a genetic woman.
So my first customer facing work experience went brilliantly.
However storm clouds are gathering on the horizon. Don't worry nothing bad as such.
View of an impressive city with a rich industrial past...
Vues sur une ville impressionnante et au riche passé industriel...
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America
Iconic Waterfall in Yellowstone. Can just see part of a rainbow to the right of the falls.
Going back and taking a look at photos I never processed last year. This is a view of the Manhattan skyline from the Liberty House Restaurant. I was given access for a few moments to the upstairs balcony since a wedding was in progress.
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This View you can't see in just 100 years
Actually it takes 100's years to make such thing like this, and the nature was very generous to give us suck nice view.
This is in place called AlKhiran, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Looking forward to see you there :)
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Hooded Grouse Locust - Paratettix cucullatus
I did not really have a dorsal view, but this does show the top of the hopper a bit better. Quoting comments by @aispinsects on iNaturalist at:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/34278065
"Median carina of pronotum flat near anterior edge, not undulate, always extending past tips of hind femora, mid femora ventrally with 2-3 distinct lobes"
I believe the ridge (carina) on the pronotum is shown here a bit better than in the other images.
To finish off the photos from my week in California, here's the Tunnel View taken a few minutes after the sun went down for day. Yosemite truly is an amazing place and I enjoyed every second I got to spend wandering along trails of varying length and challenge and driving around, spending time looking at the various vistas that provide some of the most awe-inspiring views I've ever seen.
Unfortunately, my trip to America was cut short due to illness but I definitely plan on going back. Next time, I'm going to spend a couple of weeks in Arizona and Utah, ticking off a few of the things I didn't get to see this time round.
If you want to see all of the photos I edited from this trip to California, they're all available in this imgur album. From now on, I only plan on uploading highlights to Flickr with links to the full set of photos in albums like this.
Not sure what appeals me in this shot. I mainly see, as usually, what is wrong: since I wanted to use a low ISO and at the same time blur what is behind the butterfly, what I got is a loss of details on the wings. I recovered some with the HDR process, but I even wonder whether the merging was completely correct (the little fellas were quite kind to me, but sometimes couldn't help moving a little bit). The head isn't much visible and perhaps it is a good thing, since it looks quite out of focus.
The only reason I usually mention the negatives is because I suppose it is a way of improving, the trying to detect what could be done better. At the same time I like the way the butterfly stands, and the view 'inside' the wings. Nothing special, but probably a slightly unusual point of view. I kept focusing on the 'buckeye' and probably it wasn't a brilliant idea, but again: the final result does not displease me too much.
And I hope I got the name, common one and scientific one, right, this time :)
And that is what it is , the Grandstand at Epsom Downs Racecourse - home of the Derby . Come June this place will be heaving with people here to watch the races .
The first race at Epsom Downs was recorded in 1661 and the predominantly flat course was mentioned in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Similarly, Charles II was said to be a regular attender of races. Epsom houses the third largest racehorse training facility in the country and the course featured heavily in the 1952 film ‘Derby Day’. Epsom Downs is situated on the largest remaining public space south of London, and as it is a public area people can watch the Derby for free – a race that used to be the most attended sporting event of the year.
With an overall course capacity of 120,000, Epsom also opened a new Duchess’s stand in 2009, which holds 11,000 people and cost a total of £23.5 million to build. Just a few minutes down the road from Epsom town centre, Epsom Downs is extremely easy to get to by car, accessible by coming off Junction 9 of the M25.
During the racing season AA signs direct racegoers from the motorway to the course. If travelling by train, there are three stations all with very good access to the track. Epsom train station is just a ten-minute taxi or bus ride away, with a shuttle bus service available on Derby day. Epsom station is well served by services from London Waterloo and London Victoria. Alternatively, Tattenham Corner station is a half mile walk from the course, with Epsom Downs station slightly further away.
The grade 1 course at Epsom Downs is one of the best in the country as you would expect of a track that hosts two Classics. Shaped like a horseshoe and measuring 1m4f in circumference, Epsom hosts flat racing only.
The grandstand is positioned to the left of the open end of the left-handed horseshoe which is stiff and undulating in nature. Although the home straight at Epsom is 3½f in length, a chute coming off Tattenham Corner allows for 5f straight races to take place. There are two other chutes that allow for six and seven furlong contests with a slight left bend prior to the reasonably sharp left turn onto the home stretch. There is a minor elevation on the right hand side but the hint of bias is largely cancelled out by the slightly better ground usually being on this side of the course.
Horses at Epsom have to deal with the difficult undulations, with a rise of 105ft in the first 5f of the course alone. The second last turn goes into an incredibly steep downhill, with a 92ft decline spread out over 3½f. This makes the final part of the course exceptionally fast paced with the result being exceptionally exciting finishes in tightly contested events.
An absences of long distance races means that this is far from an uncommon sight either. As there’s no complete circuit at Epsom, the course cannot hold races greater than a mile and a half.
Five Furlongs at a Rapid Pace
The straight 5f course at Epsom is virtually downhill all the way, bar the final 100 yards, making it the fastest of its kind anywhere in the world. The high-standing of the course also allows it to attract some very talented sprinters, ensuring some rapid times are posted for minimum distance races.
In 2012, this was something officially recognised in the Guinness World Records as Stone of Folca won the Epsom Dash in an incredible time of 53.69s. Some still believe that the course record belongs to Indigenous though, who clocked 53.60s in June 1960 but this was prior to the introduction of electronic timing. Stone of Folca was a 50/1 outsider when storming to a record-breaking win. He started from stall number two, trailed by Desert Law and Catfish who began out in gates 16 and 15 respectively.
There aren’t a huge number of contests over the minimum distance. A lack of five furlong races means it’s hard to get a real sense if there’s any bias but from the little info we do have, a spot away from the middle appears to be preferable.
This didn’t always used to be the case as research published in 1983 found that for the preceding seven years, there were three times as many winners from the top four stalls than the bottom four stalls. Whether the drainage has trained or this was just a statistical anomaly is unclear but for now there isn’t much bias over the straight five furlong course.
In terms of races over six to eight furlongs, once again there is little in the way of bias. Whilst there is a left-handed turn to contend with, there have been a number of wins for horses with high draws, suggesting the vagaries of the going tend to equal things out.
An Ultimate Thoroughbred Test
When looking at shape, distance and undulations, Epsom has certain similarities with Brighton but there’s nothing else that really compares with the test the Surrey course offers. Its turns, hills and cambers mean that horses must work every muscle when competing here. A fine sense of balance is an absolutely essential trait too, as is plenty of raw speed in the shorter races as those setting the early pace often end up being difficult to catch on the downhill finish.
The stiffness of the test produces shocks here and there (see 50/1 Qualify in the 2014 Oaks) but, ultimately, Epsom is a course that continues to identify some of the best colts and fillies around. A long list of truly great names have claimed glory on the switchback course and this will continue to be the case.
The biggest race every year at Epsom is without doubt the Epsom Derby. Scheduled to run each June, the Derby was first contested in 1780 and runs over a distance of 1m4f. Widely known as Britain’s richest race, the Derby is the most prestigious of the five ‘Classics’, and is the middle leg of the Triple Crown.
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has seen his horses win the previous three, becoming the first person to train three consecutive winners at the Derby (2012-2014). Two other famous races also run at Epsom every June are the Epsom Oaks and the Coronation Cup. The Oaks was established in 1779 and measures 1m4f, whilst the Coronation cup wasn’t run until 1902, and measures the same distance.
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The return from Mount Stilwell walk with Charlotte Pass in sight. That valley view!
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This photo was taken during my trip from Ehrwald to the Zugspitze and is shows the sunrise over Ehrwald with the Tiroler mountains in the Background.
Over the New Year Holiday I was sitting in my usual spot on my couch due to my non weight bearing foot surgery when what to my wondering eye should appear but a beautiful sunset worth a cheer! I took a shot of the image far away but needed to get closer by scooter way! The next images are the bottom of the sunset, the bright oranges, then the top half with blues and pinks. So beautiful I went up and down, down and up,never able to get all in one shot. Photo images credited to Vickie L Klinkhammer of Vickielynne Photography and Designs (VLP&Designs) Photo Images May appear on wearableart and/or home essentials @vlpdesigns.com