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Ayrmer Cove is a beautiful, secluded sandy beach, which you can reach on foot most easily from either Challaborough Beach or the nearby village or Ringmore.
On this particular day we walked down from the National Trust car park and were surprised at the fury of the Ocean and you can imagine my desperation to capture the mood. First of all I took some LE a couple way back in this account but my remote release stopped working (and why I bought cable releases now for my camera’s) I just don’t tether my iPhone never have. It was possibly the most exhilarating photo session I personally ever had. It was very cold and very windy but I loved it...
Below is the link where the famous Shark fin rock is more clearly visible...
The Katsura is a deciduous tree with red or green flowers on different trees. These tiny red flowers indicate a male tree. My husband chose this for planting.
Loving trees. Loving this rainy day.
In January 2022 I asked for help, and a Flickr support hero removed my accounts from the Explore algorithm. I feel more relaxed and sincere.
The East Entrance Road curves around the base of Lake Butte as it approaches the shores of Yellowstone Lake. A wildfire in 2003 burned the forest in the Lake Butte area which accounts for the burned trees at the bend in the road.
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Macro Monday - Wood
These are miniature wooden cotton reels, from my craft stash, the smallest is about 2cm high and the largest about 5cm. HMM
I got locked out of my Flickr account today, I don't know if it was because I'm not on Flickr so much or if it was just being a bad panda but luckily after a while it recognised my password. Anyone else had this problem?
This might come as a big surprise to all my friends here on flickr but there is a new addition to the family. Please welcome wee Tilly. Ashala has got a new baby sister. Tilly is a 5 and half month old border collie and is a wee rescue dog from The Pound. My sister Gina seen a ad for her on one of her Whatsapp groups that she just joined a month before and a member was asking did anybody want to take on a wee rescue pup. Gina phoned up on the Friday and by the Monday the 29th April we brought wee Tilly home. We named her after our Mother who has recently passed away. Tilly and her two siblings were dumped in the dog pound just weeks ago. They had never been handled and would only come out of their shelter for minutes at a time in The Pound before scurrying back in again. The person on Whatsapp was Tilly's foster Mother for just around a week but she quickly gained Tilly's confidence. Tilly is a remarkable wee pup and has come on leaps and bounds since we brought her home 5 days ago. Took her to a dog class that I was taking Ashala to last night to get her socialized and she was perfect. The trainer said she was very bright. She is a very gentle wee thing and has fitted into our home perfectly. There was a wee bit of jealousy between Ashala and Tilly at the beginning but as each day has gone on the jealousy has decreased. The jealousy was more on Tilly's part she didn't want us patting Ashala and would run over to separate us from stroking her. I think Tilly is going to be one very special wee dog especially with the way she is now and how she has over come most of her fears when she hadn't been socilized for the first 5 months of her life. This pic was taken just after Tilly had her first swim in the sea that is why she has the wet look...lol.
This shot, in my mind, has been over a year in the making. I stumbled across a Flickr account from "waldronyoung" of a few different trains at this spot. It took over a year and some creative scouting to find this location and find a way to shoot it. Everything lined up today and the consist was equally attractive. Here is A418 southbound on the Westlock Sub on the outskirts of St Albert, AB.
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I got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight M's in my bank account, yeah (oh God)
In my bank account, yeah (oh God)
In my bank account, yeah (oh God)
In my bank account, yeah (oh God)
In my bank account, yeah (oh God)
In my bank account, yeah (oh God)
I got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight shooters ready to gun you down, yeah (fast)
Ready to gun you down, yeah (oh God)
Ready to gun you down, yeah (oh God)
Ready to gun you down, yeah (oh God)
Ready to gun you down, yeah (oh God)
Ready to gun you down, yeah (oh God)
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese Proverb
Spanaway, WA
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Olá amigos, com o dólar na estratosfera aqui no Brasil, e depois de 6 anos, não consegui renovar minha PRO. E eles vão apagar minhas fotos!! Uma vergonha!
Hi friends, with the dollar in the stratosphere here in Brazil, and after 6 years, I haven't been able to renew my PRO. And they're going to delete my photos!! What a shame!
I write this with a heavy heart. The last couple of years have found me with a progressively debilitating spinal column and joint problems. If it were just me, I would never ask, but I have 2 young daughters that look to me for support, so I have to swallow my pride...
If you are in a position to help, I have setup an account to accept donations, even as little as the price of a coffee. Anything would be greatly appreciated. See my "About" page on Flickr for the link. Thank you.
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I write this with a heavy heart. The last couple of years have found me with a progressively debilitating spinal column and joint problems. If it were just me, I would never ask, but I have 2 young daughters that look to me for support, so I have to swallow my pride...
If you are in a position to help, I have setup an account to accept donations, even as little as the price of a coffee. Anything would be greatly appreciated. See my "About" page on Flickr for the link. Thank you.
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In his account of the Voyage he made under Bruni d'Entrecasteaux to find some sign of the lost French 'La Pérouse' expedition, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière (1755-1834) waxes euphoric over the beauty of this flower. He found it somewhere along the D'Entrecasteaux Channel in southern Tasmania in May 1792. Immediately - as a good botanist - he sees the difference with European varieties of the Iris family and thus names his discovery 'Diplarrena'.
The Voyage is much worth a read and it is quite exciting too: Labillardière describes almost every adventurous footstep he and his companions took and intersperses his story with fine scientific descriptions of the naturalia encountered - including tales of scary wild animals. There's a good translation into English published in 1800 which you can read online.
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Een behoorlijke lading staalrollen laten zich bijna iedere zaterdag wanneer ik me in Duitsland begeef zien achter een duo 151. Of het nu in Bornheim is of zoals in dit geval Lintorf, deze trein met zijn toch net wat interessantere tractie lijkt erg gewillig te zijn op foto te gaan.
De 151 099 en 151 062 zijn samen met een aantal soortgenoten inmiddels eigendom van leasemaatschappij Railpool (zoals ook blijkt aan de inmiddels grijs geworden machine) maar doen in dit geval toch weer dienst voor DB Cargo.
Het grootse gewicht van de trein maakt dat in multiple tractie gereden wordt wanneer het drietal Nederlandse fotograferen passerend op het moment dat Lintorf binnengereden wordt terwijl het geheel onderweg is van Oberhausen Osterfeld naar Andernach.
What could I say ? The landscape speaks for itself. When crowds are stacked in Zadar or Split, this place is almost empty. a some people in the port, hike 30min and you'll be on your own. Sounds like the older I get the less I understand people.
Anyway, you want Etretat, Moher ? I rise you Telasica Nature Park.
Featuring crystal clear water, salted water lake and sea urchins. A freaking lot of sea urchins.
Little news ! I've started an IG account, @backpacking_bear feel free to take a look !
A pre-Flickr account photo from 2009 when I stopped in Stillwater to grab a photo of the Zephyr trainset next to the depot. I am glad I grabbed a photo when I did. I wanted to plop this one on Flickr to add to my "All Minnesota Railroads" album after grabbing photos of the Ellis & Eastern near Org, Minnesota and completing my goal of photographing them all.
My Flickr Pro Account will expire this month and have decided not to renew it. The reason....I am sick of people stealing my images and using them as their own on external sites. I will still post images in the future just not as often as I used to and will still comment on my contacts beautiful images.
Thankyou all for supporting and inspiring me especially msummerchick, Anirban Brahma, Annie D62, Oracle, Jmumma, Dogma, Zenotri, Jayspost, Ojoyous,TVWriter and Donna@ALifeinfocus.
This was not an easy decision but one that had to be made.
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It's Guardian Angels day today 02/10/22 so I thought it would be an opportunity to use one of Asha's last photoshoots shot just a few weeks before she passed away. The background is her Ballywhiskin Beach. When I read up on this Guardian Angels Day I was surprised that the Catholic church and other faiths believed in Guardian Angels. I just thought this was something authors created to sell books as I only remember Angels from the bible being more warriors and not what I personally associate angels to be. I have always believed in guardian angels, but I just thought this was my own personal view and not a bibical view. So it was lovely to read that the Church believe in guardian angels. Now I have my own guardian angel who is called Asha.
Surveys have shown that close to 75% of Americans believe in guardian angels. Guardian Angels Day, also known as Guardian Angel Day, is for giving recognition and thanks to the guardian angels in our life, and to do something special to recognize them. It is a day to learn about the role that guardian angels have played in our lives, as well as to learn about the roles they have played in different cultures and religions.
Today also is an official day of the Catholic Church, known as Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels or the Feast of Guardian Angels. This Catholic festival is celebrated on October 2 each year and is a day to thank God for one's guardian angels. Local celebrations of guardian angels date to the eleventh century CE, and the belief that every human had a guardian angel was widespread in the Catholic church by the twelfth century. The feast was first observed in 1500, by the Franciscan Order.
In 1608, Pope Paul V officially authorized the feast. It originally was a supplement of sorts to the Feast of Saint Michael. In the 1670s, Pope Clement X made October 2 the official date and made the day an obligatory double feast. Leo XIII made it a double major feast in 1883, and since 1976 it has been ranked as an obligatory memorial.
According to Catholic belief, both Christians and non-Christians have a guardian angel assigned to them, that gives them guidance throughout their lives. Guardian angels are from the lowest rank of angels. The angels protect their assigned person from demons and encourage them to do good works. Everyone is reunited with their guardian angel when they reach heaven.
According to beliefs throughout the world, guardian angels may protect people, groups, kingdoms, or countries. The concept of guardian angels goes back to ancient Judaism; in the Hebrew Bible, angels sometimes were given missions to intervene in the affairs of humans, and they are mentioned as being guides and intercessors. Psalm 91:11 is often cited as evidence of guardian angels: "For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways."
The New Testament also mentions angels that go between God and man. By the fifth century CE, the belief in guardian angels was prevalent in Christianity. Belief in guardian angels is largely held in the Anglican Communion, and the Eastern Orthodox Church sees guardian angels as friends and protectors. The Catholic Church's beliefs are as described above. Many other Christian denominations, such as Lutherans and Methodists, have some form of belief in guardian angels.
In Islam, there is a belief in mu'aqqibat, which has to do with guardian angels. Some Muslims believe everyone has two guardian angels—one in front of them and one in back of them. In Zoroastrianism, each person has a guardian angel which guides them throughout their life. The belief in guardian angels crosses cultures and religions, and today everyone who believes in their power gives them thanks.
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Wachten wordt beloond wanneer de mate van geduld bijna op is maar toch het verlossende woord komt dat de tweede klus voor de 6481 en 6484 in dienst van Railtraxx begonnen is en de eerder uit Athus binnengekomen trein koers heeft gezet naar het havengebied. Daarop besluiten we de trein aan Spoorlijn 10 op te wachten omdat dit ons ruim voldoende tijd geeft stelling in te nemen op de volgende spot.
Met wederom een prachtig groene en goed beladen wagenset verschijnt de trein in het beeld van de fotografen en werd na het maken van de foto verplaatst naar de Kallosluis in de hoop nog een geslaagd plaatje bij brugpassage te kunnen maken. In eerste instantie was de Farnesebrug de mogelijke keuze omdat de meer gebruikte Melselebrug open stond om een groot schip doorgang te verlenen. De trein liet echter danig op zich wachten dat die brug sloot en er een twijfel ontstond wat men zou doen. Even overwegende en op pure goik werd besloten toch naar de Melselebrug te gaan. Of dit de juiste keuze was zal blijken uit een latere foto!
Well This account It's For my Own Competition called: ' The Model of The Year '.
Only my dolls // Solo mis muñecas, Sorry But I can't make it International because I'm not ready lol // Lo SIento, pero no puedo hacerlo Internacional porque no estoy preparado para hacerlo.
Descrption Translated // Descripción Traducido in English & Spanish (más abajo)
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Language:In English
The competition is based on 6 Girls that They need to be Model Of the Year .
Every MONTH I'll upload 1 photo [1 each 1] with the selected theme of the 3 Judges
Elimination
The girls won't be eliminated, -Yeah I know, 3 judges... blah blah blah- , This Will be with statistics [every month] of Comments, Faves, Viewers and YOU CAND JUDGE TOO! I'll read your opinions and I will also qualify them :) .
I'll compare the statistics of The Girls.
Remember
The girl who has the highest statistics will be ... THE MODEL OF THE YEAR
[Sorry for my bad english, I use the transale of some words]
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Idioma: En Español
Este Concurso Trata de 6 chicas que quieren ser ' La Modelo del Año ' .
Cada Mes se subirá 1 foto [1 de cada chica] con el tema que eligirán los 3 Juzgados.
Eliminación:
Las Chicas no serán eliminadas, -Si lo sé, 3 Juzgados blah,blah,blah-, Se las juzgará con Estadísticas De Comentarios, Favoritos, Vistas y ¡TÚ PUEDES JUZGAR TAMBIÉN! , Leeré vuestras opiniones y las calificaré :).
Compararé las estadísticas de las chicas
Recuerda
La Chica que Tendrá las estadísticas más altas será... ¡LA MODELO DEL AÑO!
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Models at the moment // Modelos ahora mismo
Kalia Hewitt Crawford [Barbie Basics Jeans #.4]
Skipper Scott Thorne [Barbie Sisters (Skipper)]
Bianca Leal Solís [Barbie Fashionista SwappinStyles W2, Glam]
Only 3 Models more... // Solo Faltan 3 Modelos más...
I'll Wait and Buy Them.// Esperaré y las compraré...
This 3 Dolls Will be the next models:
Any Barbie Fashionista Raquelle
Any Barbie Fashionista Teresa
Any Barbie With Dark Skinned , Like Artsy or other doll ...
Currently, I'm running a crowd funding activity to initiate my 2016 personal Flickr's Project, Here I sincerely need each and every kind souls to pay some effort and attention,
Any Amount
Crowds funding donation can send straight to my Paypal account if you really appreciate and wish my photography project to come alive.
Please directly PayPal any amount of your contribution to : men4r@yahoo.com
Email me or public comments below your contribution amount for good records purpose and i shall sent out my very good condition canon 6D as random draw to either one Thankful contributor once crowd funding target achieve.
Now, I cordially invite and look forward with eagerness a strong pool of unity zealous strength to participate in this fundermental ideology yet sustainable crowd fund raising task.
Basically is a substantial crowd funding amount achievable with many even those with just good heart and might not even be filty rich nor famous to help me accomplish raising my long yearning photography career fund that been schedules down the journey but unfortunately, somehow I had badly fall shortage behind racing with time due to personal limited financial and some gradual physical inability to fulfill in near future time soon.
Honestly, with aspiration and hope, I appeal to urge on this media for a strong humanity mandate through good faith of sharing and giving generously on this particular crowd funding excercise to achieve my desire n is not just purely a dread dream , is also flickers first starter own crowds funding strength turning impossible into reality through this pratical raising method that I confidently trust it will turn fruitful from all your small effort participation, every single persistency will result consolidating piling up every little tiny bricks into an ultimate huge strong living castle.
In reality, I have trust and never look down on every single peny efforts that been contributed as helpful means, turning unrealistic dream alive is the goal in crowd funding excercise, No reason any single amount is regard to be too small when the strength of all individual wish gather to fulfill my little desire to make exist and keep alive. .
I sincerely look forward each and every participants who think alike crowds funding methodlogy works here no matter who come forwards with regardless any capital amount input be big or small , please help gather and pool raise my objective target amount as close to USD$10K or either acquisition from donation item list below:
1- ideally a high mega pixel Canon 5DS ( can be either new or use ok)
2- Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS lens ( can be either new or use ok)
Last but not least, a photography journey of life time for a trip to explore South Island of New Zealand and Africa.
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My intended schedule may estimate about 1 month round trip self drive traveling down scenic Southern Island of New Zealand for completing the most captivating landscape photography and wander into the big five, the wilderness of untamed Africa nature for my project 2016 before my physical body stamina eventually drain off.
During the course, I also welcome sponsor's to provide daily lodging/accommodation, car rental/transportation, Fox Glacier helicopter ride and other logistic funding expenses, provide photographic camera equipments or related accessories .
Kindly forward all sponsors request terms of condition n collaboration details for discussion soon.
Great Ocean Drive- the 12 Apostle's
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LewDie is proud to finally release the Rigged Bento and BOM Muscle arms made specially for the Female Legacy body!
Come with 2 muscle materials!
Only on Marketplace currently:
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Twitter Account: twitter.com/LewdieStore
Discord Group: discord.gg/E5Zx5NCV6G
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Contents:
- Original Sized Muscle Arms (No alpha HUD)
- Original Sized Muscle Arms Experimental (With alpha HUD)
- Slim Sized Muscle Arms (No alpha HUD)
- Slim Sized Muscle Arms Experimental (With alpha HUD)
- Materials and no alpha layers HUD
- Experimental Materials + Alpha Layers HUD
- Muscle Reflection (Height highlight) and Ambient Occlusion BOM layers
- Muscle Reflection (Height highlight) and Ambient Occlusion Textures
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DISCLAIMER:
Because of a few current Second Life limitations in the Rendering department, you WILL see some horizontal seams on the Experimental versions due to the material splitting so they'd work with the Alpha HUD. That is why I made 2 versions for each arm. One with and one without alpha divisions.
This issue will be fixed once PBR comes out and the new rendering system is introduced.
The Slim version is made for both those who think the original size is too large and to better fit clothes.
Based on accounts of Biblically Correct Angels, Ofanim was referred to as the "many eyed one" in the Second Book of Enoch. They are often seen with Cherubim as part of the Cherubim soul resides in them. They classed together as "Thrones" with Cherubim and Seraphim.
Add Ofanim to yourself and have it watch over you, or rez it for some celestial decor. Multiple Static and animated versions available. 5-8 Land Impact. Comes with a HUD with 7color variants, and an Event Exclusive color on sale for 50%.
Opens 07/23/2021
Since Flickr has changed their policies, I've decided to create a Twitter account and slowly migrate over depending on how the SL Flickr community adjusts to the new policies.
Feel free to follow me on Twitter!
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>>> kathrin's world <<<
Many of you already know ... I have got a new flickr-account where you can find already lots of new pictures taken by me. So please follow my new account if you want to see more pictures, because I won't upload any photos here any more. See you soon in my new stream :-)
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Model Ana Beatriz Barros backstage before the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida on November 15, 2008 .
This, too, is a Valentine's Day trip a few years back. It was such a beautiful day, and surprisingly mild for February. Glad we were able to enjoy the beach for Valentine's! Hope you enjoy as well!
Cape Disappointment Coast Beach
Cape Disappointment State Park
Ilwaco, Washington
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Red-crowned Woodpeckers are residents of both arid and moist habitats including coastal and desert scrub, dry forests, humid forest edges, second growth, deciduous forests, plantations, urban parks, and other cultivated areas. In areas with full wooded coverage, they are more likely to be found at higher levels, while in more open areas, they tend to come to lower levels. In regions where this woodpecker overlaps with the Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani), the Black-cheeked is dominant in wooded areas. Red-crowned Woodpeckers forage individually or in pairs at all levels of the forest, searching for insects, fruit, or even taking nectar from flowers. Both males and females drum and give hard rattling calls. Among their common nesting sites are cacti, fence posts, and trees. Pairs stay together year-round but sleep individually in holes.
Another sunset in New Brighton North West England
The Original Perch Rock
Perch Rock, New Brighton Lighthouse, sits next to the fort, it was originally, a wooden "Perch", hence its name. A large post held a light on top and was supported by a sort of tripod. It was erected on the Black Rock in 1683 by the Liverpool Corporation.
When foreign ships, passed the old perch, they were charged sixpence for its respect and to keep it in repair. But it was often washed away and a boat had to be launched to recover it from Bootle Bay. In February 1821, the pilot boat "Liver" crashed into the perch and carried it away. It has been said that it was washed away in March 1824 and not recovered until the December.
However the cost of replacing it all the time grew too expensive and it was decided to build a new one.
Construction of the Lighthouse
The foundation stone of the new lighthouse was laid on 8th June 1827 by Thomas Littledale, Mayor of Liverpool. It was designed on the lines of Eddystone by Mr. Foster and built of marble rock from Anglesey by Tomkinson & Company. It rises 90 feet above the rocks and is considered to be a masterpiece of craftsmanship. The granite cost 1/6d a cubic foot.
Each piece of stone is interlocked into the next. The whole stonework, when finished , was coated with what is known as "Puzzellani" a volcanic substance from Mount Etna which, with age, becomes rock hard. The first 45 feet is solid. A spiral staircase leads to where the keeper lived and then on to the lantern house. The revolving light was said to be the first in the country. It cost £27,500 to construct.
The Lighthouse In Use
Work was only possible at low tide and it was not completed until 1830. Its first light shone on the 1st March of that yea and consisted of two white flashes, followed by one red, with a range of 14 miles. The light was 77 feet above the half-tide level. It was eventually electrically connected to the mainland.
The Lighthouse last shone its light on 1st October 1973 as it was no longer needed on account of the radar system operating in the River.
Sorry Friends today i m a little busy and Don't able to visit your Stream , Sorry :'( and No new Image i have to Upload so i just post my Art work Again which i post in Pro Account Contest.
But Now i Try to Catch you All ;)
Thank You.
Love You All =)
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The Instagram account @IGersBoston hosted a great photowalk yesterday as part of instagram's #WWIM14 - worldwide instameet 14. I guess that means there have been 14 of them, but I only went to my first one last spring and this was my second.
"Despondency never takes into account the firmament."
Alda Merini
“Lo sconforto non tiene mai conto del firmamento.”
Alda Merini
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A history of Taormina.
Her name was Cheryl and she was 65, he was called Christopher and he was 59, they both came from Australia; before reaching Taormina, in Sicily, they had traveled far and wide in various European countries, finally they came to Italy to visit some cities of art and tourism such as Florence, Rome, Sorrento, Amalfi ... the reason for this great to wander? The answer will be known after their tragic ending: to look for a "beautiful place" where they can die ... They weren't married, they didn't behave like lovers or boyfriends do, they certainly were good friends, or maybe they were simply a so-called open couple. Physically and temperamentally they were the exact opposite: Cheryl was sunny, cheerful, decidedly nice, a little chubby, overweight, she loved to wear large handkerchiefs which she then tied on top of her head to form showy bows, Christopher instead was a bit skittish , closed and sad, of few words, thin, tall, with possibly gay attitudes, but both were very friendly, so much so that they had made friends above all with the hotel staff, indeed, to be honest, they made small gifts, they were objects of good workmanship that they had brought with them and bought somewhere, demonstrating their sincere attachment (they had chosen a famous hotel in Taormina, staying in a Junior Suite - Sea View, in Taormina they should have stayed a week, later they would go to Syracuse). On the day of departure, 02-October -2013, at 14.00, Cheryl and Christopher do not show up in the hall to hand over the keys to the room, with extreme embarrassment the assistant manager of the hotel and the housekeeper go to knock on their door , over and over again, and seeing that they do not answer, they open the door with the electronic passe-partout: as soon as they enter they see reflected in the mirror the shape of their bodies that appear stretched out in bed, motionless: quick and convulsive thousand questions pile up in the mind of the two women, the housekeeper is terrified and runs away, while the lady assistant director must be able to understand what is happening and approaches, what she sees is a surreal scene: they are clearly dead, lying and rigid on the bed, they are not hugging each other , however, they are lying next to each other, under them, to cover the blankets and sheets of the bed, they have placed a large sheet of cellophane, like the one used by painters, to prevent any the humors freed from lifeless bodies, could dirty; on the back of the bed hung a row of Halloween flags, with printed skulls, and, among these, other flags, those used for birthday parties, each with a letter forming the phrase "dance of death"; on the bedside table there were two empty bottles (200 - 300 ml), which each contained a lethal substance, there were keys (for the locks of the suitcases), and a letter, in which they reported their last wishes: they left the money to honor the hotel expenses, they donated the contents of their suitcases to the hotel, and finally asked forgiveness for the inconvenience that their extreme action would certainly have caused to the hotel. The scant news on the web at the time (all photocopies of a single article) reported that both suffered from serious health problems, but that was not the case, certainly there was some minor ailment, but nothing really serious and unsolvable. Cheryl and Cristopher now lie in the cemetery of Taormina, higher up, closer to the sky than to the earth, even with the high ladder it is not easy to get close, even if only to lay a flower, the Australian embassy was contacted, but no one asked that their bodies were repatriated to their homeland, Australia.
Saint Augustine does not seem to say "those who sing, pray twice", but it would be nice to think that I, in posting my photos and dedicating them to them, maybe I am praying for them.
Post Scriptum: I thank Mrs. Luisa, without her I would never have been able to reconstruct the last hours of their lives with some accuracy, the news on the web is imprecise and laconic; many thanks to mr. Bambara, a funeral director, who having buried their bodies in 2013, showed me, accompanying me in person, where exactly their location is.
All the photos I present were taken in the town of Taormina and its surroundings (Sicily); I made photos related to "street photography";
I tried to capture the essence of minimal photographic stories, collected walking down the street ... in search of fleeting moments ...
For some photographs I used a particular photographic technique at the time of shooting, which in addition to capturing the surrounding space, also "inserted" a temporal dimension, with photos characterized by being moved because the exposure times were deliberately lengthened, they are confused -focused-imprecise-undecided ... the Anglo-Saxon term that encloses this photographic genre with a single word is "blur", these images were thus created during the shooting phase, and not as an effect created subsequently, in retrospect, in the post-production.
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Una storia di Taormina.
Lei si chiamava Cheryl ed aveva 65 anni, lui si chiamava Christopher ed aveva 59 anni, entrambi provenivano dall’Australia; prima di giungere a Taormina, in Sicilia, avevano girato in lungo ed in largo in vari paesi d’Europa, infine giunsero in Italia per visitare alcune città d’arte e turismo come Firenze, Roma, Sorrento, Amalfi… il motivo di questo gran girovagare? La risposta si saprà dopo il loro tragico epilogo: cercare un “posto bello” dove poter morire…Non erano sposati, non si comportavano come fanno gli amanti od i fidanzati, certamente erano dei buoni amici, o forse erano semplicemente una cosiddetta coppia aperta. Fisicamente e caratterialmente erano l’esatto opposto: Cheryl era solare, allegra, decisamente simpatica, un po’ pienotta, sovrappeso, amava indossare dei grandi fazzoletti che poi annodava in cima al capo a formare dei vistosi fiocchi, Christopher invece era un po’ ombroso, chiuso e triste, di poche parole, magro, segaligno, alto, con atteggiamenti forse da gay, però entrambi erano molto cordiali, tant’è che avevano fatto amicizia soprattutto col personale d’albergo, anzi, a dirla tutta, acostoro facevano dei piccoli regali, erano oggetti di buona fattura che avevano portato con se ed acquistati chissà dove, a dimostrazione del loro sincero attaccamento (avevano scelto un famoso albergo di Taormina, alloggiando in una Junior Suite –Vista Mare, a Taormina sarebbero dovuti restare una settimana, dopo si sarebbero recati a Siracusa). Il giorno della partenza, il 02-ottobre -2013, alle ore 14,00, Cheryl e Christopher non si presentano nella hall a consegnare le chiavi della stanza, con estremo imbarazzo la vicedirettrice dell’albergo e la governante vanno a bussare alla loro porta, più e più volte, e, vedendo che non rispondono, aprono la porta con il passe-partout elettronico: appena entrate vedono riflessa nello specchio la sagoma dei loro corpi che appaiono distesi nel letto, immobili: rapide e convulse mille domande si affastellano nella mente delle due donne, la governante è terrorizzata e fugge via, mentre la vicedirettrice deve poter capire cosa sta succedendo e si avvicina, quello che vede è una scena surreale: loro sono chiaramente morti, distesi e rigidi sul letto, non sono tra loro abbracciati, però sono coricati l’uno accanto all’altra, sotto di loro, a coprire le coperte e le lenzuola del letto, hanno posto un grande foglio di cellophane, come quello che usano gli imbianchini, per evitare che eventuali umori liberatisi dai corpi esanimi, potessero sporcare; sulla spalliera del letto era appesa una fila di bandierine di Halloween, coi teschi stampati, e, tra queste, altre bandierine, quelle che si usano per le feste di compleanno, ognuna con una lettera a formare la frase “dance of death” (la danza della morte); sul comodino c’erano due flaconi (200 – 300 ml) svuotati, che contenevano ognuno una sostanza letale, c’erano delle chiavi (per le serrature delle valigie), ed una lettera, nella quale riportavano le loro ultime volontà: lasciavano i soldi per onorare le spese dell’albergo, donavano all’albergo il contenuto delle loro valigie, ed infine chiedevano perdono per il disagio che il loro gesto estremo avrebbe certamente arrecato all’albergo. Le scarne notizie sul web di allora (tutti articoli fotocopia di un solo articolo) riportarono che entrambi soffrivano di gravi problemi di salute, ma le cose non stavano così, certo qualche piccolo malanno c’era, ma nulla di veramente grave ed irrisolvibile. Cheryl e Cristopher adesso giacciono nel cimitero di Taormina, in alto, più vicini al cielo che alla terra, neanche con la scala alta è facile avvicinarsi, anche solo per deporvi un fiore, fu contattata l’ambasciata australiana, ma nessuno chiese che i loro corpi venissero rimpatriati nella loro patria, l’Australia.
Sant’Agostino sembra non disse “chi canta prega due volte”, ma sarebbe bello pensare che io, nel postare le mie foto e nel dedicarle a loro, forse io stia ugualmente pregando per loro.
Post Scriptum: ringrazio la signora Luisa, senza di lei non sarei mai riuscito a ricostruire con una certa accuratezza le ultime ore della loro vita, sul web le notizie sono imprecise e laconiche; ringrazio il sig. Bambara, impresario di pompe funebri, che avendone tumulato i loro corpi nell’anno 2013, mi ha indicato, accompagnandomi di persona, dove si trova esattamente la loro ubicazione.
Tutte le foto che presento sono state realizzate nella cittadina di Taormina e nei suoi dintorni (Sicilia);
ho realizzato foto riconducibili alla “street photography”;
ho cercato di cogliere al volo l’essenza di storie fotografiche minime, raccolte camminando per la strada ... alla ricerca di attimi fugaci s-fuggenti ...
Ho utilizzato per alcune fotografie una tecnica fotografica particolare al momento dello scatto, che oltre a catturare lo spazio circostante, ha "inserito" anche una dimensione temporale, con foto caratterizzate dall’essere mosse poiché volutamente sono stati allungati i tempi di esposizione, sono confuse-sfocate-imprecise-indecise...il termine anglosassone che racchiude con una sola parola questo genere fotografico è "blur", queste immagini sono state così realizzate in fase di scatto, e non come un effetto creato successivamente, a posteriori, in fase di post-produzione.
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Als je sommige accounts mag geloven dan schijnt in Nederland altijd de zon. Geen idee waar dat dan is, maar hier in Putten is dat zeker niet het geval. Kijk maar!
Trein 634 reed vandaag met twee ICM's, en als het regent kun je bij dat materieel altijd van die fraaie regensluiers achter de pantografen zien verschijnen. Dat fenomeen wordt extra goed zichtbaar als je een telelens gebruikt.
Hier rijdt ICM 4235 voorop, gevolgd door de 4073. De karakteristieke voetbrug blijft voor mij toch altijd een heerlijk herkenbaar Puttens decor. Voor het maken van deze plaat ben ik tot bijna helemaal naar het kopje van het perron gelopen.