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A tilt-shift style photo created with Midjourney AI V5.1
Prompt: “Tilt-shift photography, a cute little Troll in a magical forest, intricate detail, 4k, cinematic lighting, realism, in the style of Albert Bierstadt, photo-realistic, extreme definition, extreme quality, sharp, realistic, blur, dust particles, bokeh, light leaks, Takumar 105mm f/ 2. 8 c 50 --ar 16:9 --v 5.1 --style raw --s 750 “
More of the 'Tiny World' series: tinyurl.com/3ckb685m
Per questa ricorrenza ho scelto di non fotografare la "bellezza", ma la tenerezza.
Nei commenti il contesto in cui vive questo gatto di strada dai bellissimi occhi color ambra
In case you didn’t know, the photographic process of Daguerreotype was gifted to the world by ipernity’s host country, France. This was done on August 19th, 1839 – 182 year ago!
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From time to time I go back to my Central Asia pictures. I still have so many nice shots from that wonderful journey that I made in 2019. This image was taken in Baku at the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center. An impressive piece of architecture.
I also have a nice panorama of this building, but I chose this one since it shows the contrast between modern day life in big cities and the natural environment that is every where under big pressure of our ever growing human population.
In my travels I have seen so much destruction that I am very pessimistic about the future of mankind. Our ever growing hunger for metals will demolish large parts of the world, and that is only one of the many threats to the natural environment, that world that I really love.
20 September 2019 I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.
Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!
We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.
And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming people. The woman often dressed in wonderful dresses, and bringing a lot of color in the streets of almost of all countries we visited.
sunset seen from behind a plexiglass barrier that separates the pier of the port of Trapani from the road.
Around The World In A Tea Daze | Shpongle
youtu.be/PP2hWvVyyUM?si=BQwl2dlvELbOFVk8
… “Dönülmez akşamın ufkundayım, vakit çok geç
Bu fasıldır ey gönlüm, nasıl geçersen geç
Cihana bir daha gelmek hayal edilse bile
Avunmak istemeyiz, böyle bir teselli ile"…
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… “I'm on the horizon of the irreversible evening, it's too late
This is a chapter my heart, no matter how you pass it.
Even if we dream of coming to this world again
We do not want to be consoled by such consolation." …
Endless Beach
Beach with sun or rain
Sunrise - Amanhecer
Praia com sol ou com chuva
Light HDR editing
Photo Edition - Photo Art
Software: Windons;
Google Fotos
(11/05/2018)
Praia de Atalaia
Coroa do Meio
Aracaju, Sergipe, Brasil
Art Week Gallery Theme 2024
1 Dec..- 7 Dec.. our theme is:
~~~ By the Sea ~~~
BMW Welt (English – BMW World), is a multi-functional customer experience and exhibition facility of the BMW AG, located in Munich, Germany. In direct proximity to the BMW Headquarters and the Olympiapark, it is designed to present the current products of BMW, be a distribution center for BMW cars, and offer an event forum and a conference center.
Design and Construction:
In 2001 an international architectural design competition was sponsored by BMW AG. Twenty-seven offices participated in the competition four of which were awarded prizes. The jury awarded two offices Sauerbruch Hutton and COOP HIMMELB(L)AU first prize and made the recommendation for the competitors to rework their design submissions in a third design phase in order for BMW to determine which office would be awarded the contract.
The contract was awarded to the Vienna-based architects COOP HIMMELB(L)AU and the facility was constructed from August 2003 through summer 2007 at a cost of US$200 million. Originally conceived to be open and ready for World Cup 2006, it eventually opened on October 17, 2007, and deliveries commenced on October 23, 2007. The first customer to take European delivery of a new BMW at the Welt was Jonathan Spira. There were 2,200,000 visitors during the first 12 months of operation. The number of visitors increased to 2,930,000 in 2013, of which 60% came from Germany.
Designed with an 800 kW solar plant on its roof, "the building does not have the boredom of a hall, it is not only a temple, but also a market place and a communication center and meeting place for knowledge transfer", said architect Prix at the opening ceremony.
Source: Wikipedia
Soundtrack // Bande-son: SPAIN ("WORLD OF BLUE"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxINOsOGFrw
"Blue is such a cold shelter..;"
Ce site de 80 hectares aménagé en espace de loisirs par la Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque au début des années 70 propose en fait deux plans d'eau, qui constituent un relais migratoire important pour plusieurs espèces migratoires.
Malheureusement, la balade n'est pas particulièrement jouissive, les nuisances sonores apportées par l'autoroute Lille-Dunkerque qui longe le site rompant très rapidement le charme...
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This 80-ha spot, layed out as a leisure center by the Dunkerque City Council at the beginning of the 70ies, offers two ponds which are important for some birds migratory flows. Apart from that, a stroll around is not particularly brilliant, with all the charm-breaking noise pollution coming from the motorway nearby...
"Beautiful smooth shimmer." (Elliot MARGOLIES / www.flickr.com/photos/elliotmar/)
"La photo, très lumineuse, est splendide." (SOPHIE C. ./ www.flickr.com/photos/sophie-clb/)
Own texture
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31st May 2023 - World Otter Day
Taken from a recent trip to The Isle of Mull.
World Otter Day occurs on the last Wednesday of May, which is May 31 this year. Otters are beautiful, playful animals that live in wetlands across the world. Species are declining due to habitat destruction, reduction of prey, roadkill, and illegal trade for fur and as pets. There are 13 different species, 12 of which are disappearing. Seven of these species are classified as vulnerable and five are endangered. The International Otter Survival Fund founded World Otter Day with two goals in mind. First, to help raise awareness of the dangers that otters face. Second, to educate people on how to protect their habitats.
Dear World -Echosmith
This old wooden, cracked and sun beaten, faded globe sits in a window of the Bodie Schoolhouse. It looks out over what remains of the ghost town, of which a part is reflected in the window glass.
Seems kind of fitting with what's going on in the world.
Körperwelten sind seit 1996 bestehende Wanderausstellungen plastinierter, überwiegend menschlicher Körper. Initiator der Ausstellungen ist der Anatom Gunther von Hagens. Die Ausstellungen sind auf Grund der Exponate umstritten.
Verfahren:
Das Verfahren läuft prinzipiell in vier Stufen ab:
Der erste Schritt ist die Fixierung in Formalin oder farberhaltenden Zubereitungen, welche das Gewebe stabilisieren und dadurch die Schrumpfung minimieren. Außerdem verhindert die Fixierung den Zerfall des Gewebes bei einer eventuell erforderlichen Präparation. Diese dient zur Freilegung und damit Darstellung bestimmter Strukturen mit Skalpell und Pinzette. Präparate für die („primäre“) Scheibenplastination werden jetzt auf einer Bandsäge oder mit einer anderen Schneidemaschine zerschnitten.
Bei dem sich anschließenden Gefrieraustausch und der Entfettung wird dem Präparat in einem −25 °C kalten Aceton-Bad das Gewebewasser entzogen. Das Wasser gefriert, das Aceton löst erst das Wasser, dann gegebenenfalls bei Raumtemperatur das Fett heraus. Bei Bedarf wird noch gründlicher mit Dichlormethan entfettet, welches einen höheren Dampfdruck als Aceton hat. Wasser und Fett sind nun durch Aceton ersetzt.
Der dritte Schritt und der eigentliche Kern der Plastination ist die forcierte Imprägnierung. Hierbei wird das Präparat in einer Kunststofflösung unter Vakuum gesetzt. Durch den hohen Dampfdruck beginnt das Aceton zu sieden und „perlt“ aus dem Präparat heraus. Dadurch entsteht ein Volumendefizit, sodass das gleiche Volumen an Kunststoff ins Gewebe hineingesaugt wird. Das Präparat ist danach vollkommen mit Kunststoff durchtränkt und wird eventuell in die anatomisch richtige Stellung gebracht.
Der letzte Schritt ist die Härtung. Die Kunststoffe werden jetzt je nach Kunststoffart durch Wärme, UV-Licht oder gasförmigen Härter auspolymerisiert. Bei der „sekundären Scheibenplastination“ wie auch bei der „Tissue Tracing Technique“ erfolgen entscheidende Bearbeitungsschritte nach Abschluss der Härtung. Komplett plastinierte Körperteile, dicke Scheiben oder Blöcke werden bei der sekundären Scheibenplastination in dünne parallele Scheiben geschnitten oder bei der Tissue Tracing Technique gezielt so geschliffen und zugeschnitten, dass anatomische Strukturen in Scheibenplastinaten verfolgt werden können.
Body Worlds (German title: Körperwelten) is a traveling exposition of preserved human bodies and body parts. In this exhibit what is enticed to see are real skinned humans and other anatomical structures of the body that have gone through the process of plastination. Plastination is “a process in which unite subtle anatomy and modern polymer chemistry.”Plastination is a process that a German man named Gunther Von Hagens created in the late 70’s in which the body is preserved to keep it from decaying.
Process:
There are four steps in the standard process of plastination: fixation, dehydration, forced impregnation in a vacuum, and hardening. Water and lipid tissues are replaced by curable polymers. Curable polymers used by plastination include silicone, epoxy and polyester-copolymer.
The first step of plastination is fixation. Fixation, frequently utilizing a formaldehyde based solution, serves two functions. Dissecting the specimen to show specific anatomical elements can be time consuming. Formaldehyde or other preserving solutions help prevent decomposition of the tissues. They may also confer a degree of rigidity. This can be beneficial in maintaining the shape or arrangement of a specimen. A stomach might be inflated or a leg bent at the knee for example.
After any necessary dissections have taken place, the specimen is then placed in a bath of acetone. Under freezing conditions, the acetone draws out all the water and replaces it inside the cells.
In the third step, the specimen is then placed in a bath of liquid polymer, such as silicone rubber, polyester or epoxy resin. By creating a vacuum, the acetone is made to boil at a low temperature. As the acetone vaporizes and leaves the cells, it draws the liquid polymer in behind it, leaving a cell filled with liquid plastic.
The plastic must then be cured with gas, heat, or ultraviolet light, in order to harden it.
A specimen can be anything from a full human body to a small piece of an animal organ, and they are known as 'plastinates'.[citation needed] Once plastinated, the specimens and bodies are further manipulated and positioned prior to curing (hardening) of the polymer chains.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination
Eine Welt ohne Bienen ist undenkbar
Der 20.Mai ist Weltbienentag. An diesem Tag gedenken wir der pelzigen Tierchen, denen wir einiges zu verdanken haben. Denn eine Welt ohne Bienen ist undenkbar. Die Bedeutung von Bienen als Bestäuber für Biodiversität und Ernährungssicherheit ist elementar für die Menschheit. Die Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen hat deshalb den 20. Mai als World Bee Day ausgerufen. Damit unterstreicht die Weltgemeinschaft auch die Erkenntnis über den Rückgang der weltweiten Bienenpopulation und den dringenden Schutz der Bienen.
Weltweit und auch in Deutschland ist ein enormes Bienensterben zu verzeichnen. Eine Welt ohne Bienen wäre jedoch undenkbar für unsere biologische Artenvielfalt. Letztlich auch für unser Überleben, denn unsere Ernährung hängt von der Bestäubungsleistung der Biene ab.
Die Gründe für das Sterben von Honig- und Wildbienen sind vielschichtig: Die Zerstörung von Lebensräumen, zählt neben den zunehmenden Monokulturen in der Landwirtschaft sowie dem Pestizideinsatz zählen zu den größten Faktoren.
Upside down, and more interesting that way 😊
The rather cluttered window and ceramic tiled table on a sunny day seen through the crystal ball.
I've collected many (of all sizes and a few colours) over the years, before they were re-named as 'lensballs' and I've always called them crystal spheres or balls. But I guess they are the essentially the same 😉
My Bokeh set: Here
Crystal ball, prisms and marbles: Here
My Lines & Curves: Here
I designed a world of my own
Where there are two moons to dream
Where the long avenue has no end
Where maybe I won't be alone
Because a different world
it's a common dream
(my)
The little church near Cleveland, Tasmania. It's just off the side of the highway and I think i've wanted to pull over and photograph this for a few decades now ... well today I did.
For more on this one, you could have a look at my blog: davewhatt.wordpress.com/2022/06/22/is-that-a-meaningful-p...