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African Crowned Crane
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
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Greifswald / Kreative Gestaltung von Nadja Knut
(siehe im Leuchtkasten)
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Thanks again to Volupturaptor Perl for providing the inspiration for this outfit ❤️
Credits:
Body: Lara from Maitreya
Head: Catya from Catwa
Skin: Selina for Catwa new from Glam Affair at The Gacha Garden
Hair: Heidi new from DOUX at Equal10
Dress: Lula new from Tres Blah at FaMESHeD
Bag and Hold Pose: Strapped Monogram Bag new from Revoul at FaMESHeD
Headband: My Star new FaMESHeD 6th anniversary group gift from Monso
Location: Isle of May
Vala Real. Benavente, Portugal
Texture by Jerry Jones
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”
Buddha
Thousands of people poured into Manchester City Centre on 24th August 2024 for the annual Pride celebrations.
The streets were filled full of colour as the Manchester Pride parade set off from Deansgate. Taking on a 'Buzzin to be Queer Theme' inspired by the hardworking Manchester bee, 17,000 took part in the parade - the biggest ever number of participants according to Pride bosses.
Held each year, the parade takes place from Deansgate towards the Gay Village and sees thousands of people line the streets to take in the positive vibes of the event and to show unity with the LGBTQ+ community.
As usual, this year’s parade saw drag artists, community groups and allies take part, with the likes of Danny Beard, Tia Kofi, Su Pollard, DJ Paulette, Russell T Davies and Charity Shop Sue amongst some of the famous faces taking part.
Amongst the corporations, community groups and clubs taking part in this year’s parade were the Manchester Runners, George House Trust, Aer Lingus, Moxy Manchester, African Rainbow Family, The Proud Trust, Village Manchester Football Club and Heart radio station.
Speaking about the parade, Mark Fletcher, CEO of Manchester Pride, told the Manchester Evening News: “I am overwhelmed by the turnout of the Parade this year - it is the longest parade we have ever had, and that’s an achievement considering what we’ve had in the past. It’s free for all the community groups and LGBTQ+ organisations to take part, and we always encourage them to take part as much as possible. One of the things I always say is how proud I am of our allies who take part in the parade too.”
Adding about the theme to this year’s parade, Mark said: “We wanted to take the worker bee, which represents Manchester, and adopt that almost in a way that charts the progress of how far we’ve come in terms of LGBTQ+ equality as well as the need to ‘buzz’ the progress on a little bit too. That’s why we created the Progress Bee - we’ve used that symbol as a degree of ownership and identity. It’s part of the fabric of what Manchester stands for, and the support that we’ve had and that so many pioneers have stepped out and pushed the movement forward.
“We wanted to chart it as a hive of progress recognising all of those that have gone before us and those who take the bee on today and march for continued progress.”
Bastian with his rosette for "Distinguished Show Merit" - i.e. 10 wins or more in 2 years. Henceforth he will officially be listed as Bastian DSM. Quite an achievement for a cat adopted from a shelter at the age of five. :)
My submission for Flickr's "Your Best Shot 2018"
Shot at Racekatten's cat show in Friheden, Hvidovre.
Bastian (mixed breed), 12.05.2018.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
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Displayed in Maria Maria Restaurant. Owned by Carlos Santana and DSE Corp.
sharaf goes to the podium and takes the note of thanks from his pocket and starts
"Thank you, thank you all who helped me through, to learn about this wonderful world of photography blah blah....
Thank you Virginia for helping me out about Copyright and Licensing thing."
applause yayyyyyyyy, whistles.
Shot from Nikon D300 Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8G AF-S lens. F/5.3. ISO 320
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh. JPG compression from Camera Raw, curve adjustments. Cropped.
I have just returned home after spending the day hiking fourteen miles up Catbells (1,479ft), High Spy (2,142ft) and Dale Head (2,470ft) alongside Derwentwater in the Lake District and I have to say that my body is broken but my mind is strong and the sense of satisfaction and achievement is immense.
The Lake District has enjoyed several weeks of pure blistering sunshine and temperatures in the mid to high 20's yet today (on the day that I go with a friend of mine), the rain came down, the temps plummted to around 14 degrees and the wind picked up and the whole scene of Causey Pike from Catbells looked incredibly threatening but I would always take these kind of conditions over pure blue skies and no clouds any day of the week.
I took up my Canon 5D MK4 DSLR complete with the Benro Angel carbon fibre travel tripod (FTA28CV1) and it was bloody fantastic. Small and compact, lightweight, strong and stable even in the wind. I took this image using it. Amazing piece of kit. Super impressed.
Well it's time for a shower now and something to eat followed by relaxing in front of the TV and falling asleep no doubt. The fancy piece of watch tech on Trish's wrist recorded that we had walked 29,000 steps and 22.48km. Phew. Night all :D
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 24mm
f9
1/125 sec
ISO100
Official Nisi Filter Promoter
Benro FTA28CV1 Angel Travel Tripod & Ballhead
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Boom. After 8 years of missed opportunities, being in the wrong location, being at work, being away, I finally have captured a full on shelf cloud. A monster storm with so many lightning strikes, a dozen captured with my Pluto trigger including this one. #sydneystorms D810 & 14-24mm with Pluto trigger.
Crowning Moment - Breakfast Crown - backlit window - rays
SUNRISE at Sea - Atlantic Ocean - 7AM - intense glare
Just North of Cuba - Day Two - 2/24/26 - looking East
Tuesday Morning - Caribbean - Bahamas - calm sea
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Sea-Eye Rising! - Bright!]
*[bowshot: sun is due-east of bow - 30mph sustained-wind!]
*[a little bit about this windy sunrise shoot: I literally had to hold my camera up against the bow-flagpole-stantion to steady it, as I kept myself behind the narrow stantion as a wind-block! The wind was so strong you could not stand-still without getting blown back! I turned my cap around and it still got blown off! LOL Earlier, the bow gate was locked. They all saw from the bridge I was disappointed. The captain sent a security-officer to unlock the gate. I was the only one out there. Captain & crew behind me! Was it worth it? Absolutely!!]
Rock Legends Cruise XIII - February 23rd-27th, 2026
Fort Lauderdale - Grand Turk - Fort Lauderdale (5 days)
19 Bands! - Five Day Party! - Three Stages! - 58 Shows!
Concerts all day-and-night from 10:00 AM to 2:00 AM
-----all shows at all 3 venues are 90-minute shows-----
Port Everglades, FL - Grand Turk - Port Everglades, FL
---Liberty of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line---
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida
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2026 Bands: - The Guess Who - The Gene Simmons Band
Kevin Cronin - Art Garfunkel - Blue Oyster Colt - Uriah Heep
John Oates - Jefferson Starship - Rick Springfield - Outlaws
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Willie Nile Band - Soul Asylum
Gary Hoey - Robert Jon & The Wreck - Parker Barrow
Two Wolf Band - The Retrograde - Lower Case Blues
*Rock Legends VII - (Feb 2019) - Cruise Video Montage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pIMWuGq2WI&feature=youtu.be&...
*ALL proceeds from ALL the Rock Legends Cruises go to NAHA :
Native American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.
*[this was our 9th consecutive (annual) Rock Legends Cruise
(1-year postponed w/ covid). We already booked RLC XIV 2027
"And in the end, the love you take, is equal
to the love you make" ---Paul McCartney
After a nice meal out with the family, drove along the sea front and stopped at 3 beaches. We were at each beach for only 5 minutes but managed to take lots of sky pics.