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شعلـــــه مضيئة وكلمة جريئة وطني وطني الغالي وطني
الله الله يا شمس الحياة يا كويت يا كويت يا نبض الحياة
الله يا كويت يا كويت الله الله يا كويت أنتي الحياة
From Hello February Festival
الصورة الفائزة بالمركز السابع في مسابقة العلم
Part of:
Kuwait Independence Day - Hello February Set
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There are times I curse at the street lights and at the lights from the Cliff House, but this night I found them to be quite the blessing.
If you should ever come to my village, rebelxtned, I hope, you will find the way to the lonesome tree by having this picture in mind!
Yukon Quest is a sled dog race that takes places every February. Mushers compete for the grand prize of $200 000. Usually this prize money is also suplemented by some amount of real gold (gold coins, or brick of gold etc.)
The race is 1000 miles long and has many international attendees.. It starts in Whitehorse, Yukon and finishes in Fairbanks, Alaska or vice versa. The direction of the race alternates each year. Mushers take 10 to 14 days to complete the race. High percentage of racers do not finish. Air rescues are not uncommon because of the remoteness of the area and extreme weather.
Other photos of dogs and mushers, both from me and from other photographers, can be seen at the The Yukon Quest pool.
okay, ^o^ here is a photo taken with my favorite natural lighting condition and subject… yeah, ö_ö the precious & gorgeous golden lighting at sunrise with those translucent back-lighted wings.
Õ_õ before shooting this frame, those little egrets were flying with an incredible synchronism, together all the time, quite like an egret carrying a mirror aside; ö_ö many times they were showing off some incredible maneuvers right in front of my nose. lols… ò_ó frustrating for me, because the fact was happening at very near time of dawn and i hadn’t sufficient light to click the shutter. ó_ò hmmm… increasing iso for more than 400 would give me too much granulation in the entire composition and the use of flashlight *even with a diffuser* most probably would be disastrous. ö_ö yeah, it was hard to remember constantly that they were wild, they could get scared easily and pluff… ö_ö disappear in a blink of an eye. ~_^
ö_ö i was lucky, they came back later on and eventually, i got this shot. controlling lens flare was a bit difficult but my crew were very cooperative, they promptly answered my request of *don’t move, be quiet, no breathing and heads down* and ö_ö i could maneuver my big lens comfortably. ^o^lols
photography taken in Nusa Dua - Bali – Indonesia - Southeast Asia
hi there! it’s monday, hope you’re all fine and happy ^o^
see you y’all later and have a super week!
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certo, ^o^ aqui está uma fotografia feita com o assunto e condição de luz natural favorita. sim, ö_ö a preciosa & bela luz dourada do amanhecer com essas asas translúcidas iluminadas em contraluz.
Õ_õ antes de clickar este enquadramento, estas garças-brancas-pequenas estavam voando com um sincronismo incrível, juntas todo o tempo, muito como se a garçota tivesse um espelho ao seu lado; ö_ö muitas vezes elas exibiam algumas manobras incríveis bem na frente do meu nariz. rsrs... ò_ó frustrante para mim, porque este fato sempre acabava acontecendo numa hora muito cedo, pertinho do amanhecer e eu não tinha luz suficiente para clicar o shutter. ó_ò hmmm… aumentar o iso para mais que 400 daria-me muita granulação na composição inteira e o uso do flash *mesmo com um difusor* provavelmente seria desastroso. ö_ö yeah, foi duro lembrar constantemente que elas eram selvagens, elas poderiam assustar-se facilmente, e pluff... ö_ö desapareceriam em uma piscadela de olho. ^_~
ö_ö eu tive sorte, elas voltaram mais tarde e ao menos consegui esta foto. :P controlar o reflexo de lente foi um pouco difícil mas, a minha equipe foi bem cooperativa, prontamente eles responderam meu pedido de * não movam, calados, não respirem e abaixar cabeças* e ö_ö eu pude manobrar a minha lente grande confortavelmente. ^o^rsrs...
fotografado em Nusa Dua - Bali – Indonésia - Sudeste Asiático
ô de casa! é segunda, espero que vocês estejam bem e felizes ^o^
vejo vcs todos mais tarde e tenham uma semana super!
This lone oak tree stands in a field just a few hundred yards from my front door. This was last weekend as the sun came up on a frosty Saturday morning. Moments before this was taken my youngest daughter who chose to accompany me to watch the sunrise had been swinging on the rope hanging down from one of it's branches.
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Kiev is a cold place in the winter. I can't for the life of me figure out why the Germans chose to invade these old Russian cities in the winter months. They say the Russians had some significant success because they initially did not depend on tanks, which are not great in the snow, but instead relied on horse-cavalry.
All of this ultimately made me think that the only thing worse than being a German soldier during a Kiev winter would be being a Russian horse.
Over on the right there, you can see the huge statue celebrating the Great Patriotic War, which we know as WWII.
I am headed to Iceland in a few hours to hang out with Asmundur - I can't wait! I also took a few interesting shots here in Amsterdam, but I've had no time to process them.... coming soon!
Hello!!! I took this photography from a boat last summer. Mediterranean Sea seems a swimming pool. Its incredible!!!!!!
Hola!!!Hice esta foto desde un barco el pasado verano. El mar Mediterráneo parece una piscina, es increíble!!!!!!
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okaaay, ô_õ here i’m again with my bazooka lens, ^o^lols i was aboard on this tiny fiberglass boat with my crew when mr. Sempurno *the boat rower* told mr. Agus *my local guide and translator* that a big lens was pointing at our direction. no doubt, another spy shoot of me! lols ò_ó it was Con Foley’s big lens ^o^lols. a wildlife photographer whom i’d a great opportunity to meet on that day.
let’s be perfectly honest, no glamorous looking person can be seen here ó_ò hahah… ó_ò sweat was pouring my face, dripping into my eyes and camera’s viewfinder; i was feeling like i was inside of a turkish bath fully dressed… and hOly mOley, mites, ants and spiders had plugged my pores and, left annoying itching red pustules. lols and also in this marvelous technicolor scenario my hair was a soaking wet mess inside my hat. ^o^ but hey, i loved the show that was rolling in front of my eyes, although this performance was only for no more than 20minutes per day. ö_ö ö_ö ö_ö
photography taken at Taman Burung Lagoon
Nusa Dua – Bali – Indonesia
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okaaay, ô_õ aqui estou outra vez com a minha lente bazuca, ^o^lols eu estava a bordo neste barco minúsculo de fibra de vidro, com a minha equipe, quando o sr. Sempurno *o remador do barco* disse para o sr. Agus *meu guia local e tradutor* que uma lente grande estava em pontaria em nossa direção. sem dúvidas, outro spy shoot de mim! lols era a enorme lente de Con Foley ^o^lols. um fotógrafo da vida selvagem quem eu tive a grande oportunidade de conhecer nesse dia.
ò_ó sejamos perfeitamente honestos, nenhuma pessoa glamorosa pode ser vista aqui ó_ò ahuahuah…ó_ò suor diluviava meu rosto, goteja nos meus olhos e no visor da câmera; sentia-me como se eu estivesse no interior de um banho turco completamente vestida… e nOssa, pequenos parasitas, formigas e aranhas haviam plugado os meus poros e, deixaram pústulas vermelhas que coçavam irritantemente. lols e também neste maravilhoso cenário tecnicolorado, meus cabelos eram uma massa encharcada dentro do meu chapéu. ^O^ mas, êi, amei o show que rolava na frente dos meus olhos, ainda que este desempenho era só por não mais do que 20minutos por dia. ö_ö ö_ö ö_ö
fotografado na lagoa de Taman Burung
Nusa Dua – Bali – Indonésia
Shot during a trip last year to White Sands National Monument. We camped over night in the Monument, and we had the park to ourselves. It was a moonless night, so a good time to shoot some star trails. This was shot looking north, and it looks like some city lights on the horizon. However, I can't think of what city/town that would be. Alamagordo is to the east and not in the picture.
Update 3/23/2007
Strobists: I think this qualifies for the Strobist group. Left shutter open until battery died (see comments below) and walked over to the tent and popped my Sigma 500 Super DG on full power while inside. Then went to bed.
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Down at the sea in Shankill looking across Killiney Bay in south county Dublin as the light is finally fading.
A lot of the super wealthy and famous have grabbed a piece of land here.
This is a 30 second exposure and I've used a torch/flashlight to illuminate the rocks.
This shot made it to #19 on the Flickr Explore/Interesting pages for 24 January 2007.
Published in Discover Magazine 2007
Used by NASA to promote the SOFIA Program in 2009
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McNaught Comet over Big Swamp South Australia.
Discovered by Australian Robert McNaught in August 2006.
Canon 5D
2007:01:22 21:42:10
24-105mm @ 24mm
30 sec, f/4
Mode: Manual
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 800
AF mode: Manual Focus
Drive: Single frame shooting
Self-timer: 10 secs
White balance: Daylight
Flash: Off
File size: 10.8MB
Image size: 4368 x 2912
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: 3
Contrast: Normal
Sharpness level: 3
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 2: Long exposure noise reduction: On
RAW converted in Breeze Browser Pro.
Why 24mm focal length?
Photographed the week before with a 100 - 400mm and missed most of the tail.
Wanted to give the comet a sense of scale/size by going wide and including the two trees (living and dead) and the swamp.
Watch out for a future copy of Discover Magazine (USA) with this photo as it Masthead Image, Horizons 9th Edition in 2009 and the Kodak Bill Board in Times Square New York :)
Getting a different take of the frenzy of the street dancing is not easy. The performers always move too fast. That I am partial to shots clean of extraneous elements like the crowd and the ever present photographers angling for the same shots compound the challenge. So when I got a clear shot of the ever flashinhg hand of the lead dancer, I took it. This, for me, is a representation of grace in action.
at the Sinulog street mardi gras, Cebu City, the Philippines
be entertained by scenes from Sinulog 2007 in colloidfarl.blogspot.com/
Filtered sunset, puffy clouds making puffy reflections.
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Sanshiro take a seat and clean himself. After cleaning, he was sitting by this way. And he always look at everything around him with curious eyes. Still on his great learning phase of life. Raising him, I learn to understand and read cat mind, if he want to go to toilet then he bites my shirt and pull. He always pursuade us to play with him. Now he plays much with rabbit but he enjoyed alone while young rabit just jump and jump. In my car, he always move towards me, I think he is hungry but when he reach me, he then sit still and sleep on my lap. He is the cat that need love very very much.
We all fall in love with him.
At home, Nonthaburi
Thailand
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Thalankuppam is a small fishing hamlet, at the extreme north of Madras city. A river - called variously the Kourtaliayaar, Mogathwaram, Thalankuppam - meets the sea here, at Thalankuppam. A wide, sandy beach, broken piers, fishing boats, and more make for a great way to spend the evening.
Thalankuppam, otherwise just a small dot in the map of Madras, has one little thing going for it. Fresh fish. Locals and people from far flock to the daily and weekly fish market here. Fish here is sold in big lots, and buyers bid for it.
Apparently, the British Raj too bought its fish from here. They would board their ships at the Fort St. George, sail north for 17 kilometres, and buy their lord's favourite here, 200 years ago.
More about Thalankuppam, from my post on Metroblogging Chennai
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The British expedition to Gondogoro La and their porters stands dwarfed by K2, it's glacier the Godwin Austen Glacier, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum IV, the Baltoro Glacier and the West-Vigne Glacier.
Baltistan District
Northern Areas
Pakistan
Gondogoro La Trek
August 2006
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Another view of the same place can be found HERE
Even best things finish. For all of you, enjoy every single remaining minute of this crazy year. Cheers. Nico. (Russia, Moscow, Red Square, July 2006)