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I wasn’t going to get another Steve Trevor doll but I saw him on Amazon for $17 which was a pretty good price for one working doll. The seller took longer than expected to ship out so I’ve been waiting to swap parts around so I didn’t take any before pics.
Anyway, as you know, swapping his legs with Wonder Woman was super easy, but I really like Steve’s head on the Batman body so they swapped heads.
I’m a bit annoyed he came with an eyebrow rub but I can fix that.
But hey, welcome my twins Steve and Trevor.
The third installment in mine and Bartu's Amazon collaboration: Destruction.
There are many threats to the Amazon forest, one of them being small illegal gold mines that both destroys and poisons the forest by ruining the soil and dumping mercury waste. This build portrays such a mine.
This is a more somber theme than the previous two, as is the intention. Colors are more muted, with more olive and dark green. The dark tan ground is mostly exposed with vegetation struggling.
The whole setup is very makeshift and temporary, and nothing here is made to last. People are here to get what they can and then move on, giving no care to what state they leave things in. I tried to portray this by making things rather messy and cluttered.
One of the things I was pondering for a while was the inclusion of minifigs in the build. I've had many interesting conversations on whether it would be wise to include them or not. It was important for the build that the issues were not trivialized by making it childish or less natural. With a medium that is often seen as a toy this can sometimes be tricky. For this purpose I went with flesh heads rather than yellow ones, and made sure to avoid any polarizing facial expressions, like the standard "bad guy" faces.
Though certainly not innocent, the workers are not the main culprits in this, but rather other people who are far away from what is actually happening, bear the biggest blame. Often these people who are the main cause of this are not even found in South America, but may reside in Europe, Asia or North America, and this was something that was unfortunately not possible to portray in this build.
When it comes to Lego techniques, much of the focus here was on the man-made parts, which I don't build that often. The nature is not really something new, but I do like the staggered wedge plates technique for a varied incline.
On his side, Bartu created some fantastic sounds, made by on his violin, mimicking the sounds of ongoing destruction of the forest.
Hope you like the build, and that you feel this issue has been properly portrayed.
The sloop AMAZON, with Cdr J E Hunter, was on her way from Spithead to Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was a new vessel just commissioned and was constructed of wood. Early on the morning of Tuesday, July 10th, 1866, the sloop was off Portland when she ran into the s.s. Osprey, Capt. Burtridge, of the Cork Steam Navigation Co., cutting her in two and causing her to sink in a few minutes with the loss of ten lives. The AMAZON sustained vital damage and her crew, after picking up 22 survivors from the Osprey, were ordered to take to the boats. Fortunately there was sufficient room for all on board and there were no casualties among the sloop´s complement. A court-martial was held on board H.M.S. Victory at Portsmouth under presidency of Rear Admiral George C. Wellesley, C.B. Evidence was placed befo re the Court to the effect that the sloop was under command of Sub. Lt. Alfred C. Loveridge at the time of the collision which took place about 1 a.m., the AMAZON striking the Osprey on the port quarter about one third of her length from the stern. The navigation lights on both vessels were burning brightly and the night was clear and calm. The steamship, which was under command of the first mate, sank within five minutes and the AMAZON sank at about 3.30 a.m., just as the weather was beginning to thicken. Sub. Lt. Loveridge was dismissed from the service, but recommended to the favorable consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty "... on account of the high character given him for zeal in the
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VIDEO at: youtu.be/c_bAmuf4OqU
Since 2017, I've been engaging in a number of short, private crossdressing opportunities at home, after acquiring and trying out some new clothes, shoes, and accessories. This is another pic posted from this renewed CD activity, and was taken inside my house.
As usual, I really enjoy color-coordinating attractive/sexy/cute outfits, and this one features:
* a Sepia Collection "Broadway" long layered curly frosted golden blonde wig with bangs, from Wig Factory in SF;
* OnlyMaker yellow faux-suede lace-up 6.2"-stiletto-heel 2"-platform ankle-high shooties, from amazon;
* an Arizona "yellow floral" floral-print a-line button-front spaghetti-strap sleeveless rayon juniors midi dress, from JC Penney;
* a Miss Chievous yellow "tuscan sun" sheer crocheted-lace open-front juniors long kimono, from Kohl's;
* a Steve Madden amber-mustard-yellow fold-over clutch handbag with gold-chain crossbody strap, from TJ Maxx;
* a yellow/gold neck scarf;
* a mustard faux-suede 1.5"-wide belt, from Forever 21;
* tan wide-net fishnet tights;
* a gold anklets set, from Forever 21;
* gold & yellow necklaces and bracelets;
* gold rings & earrings; and
* gold/clear "ear cuffs" (long dangling jewelry cuffed to the sides of the ears), from Forever 21.
This particular pic is a snapshot from a video I took at home. The video, 2019-08-21 video, is posted with my other, older YouTube videos at youtu.be/c_bAmuf4OqU. Please check it out and comment/fave here if you like.
More about this and other 2017-19 pics has been written up in my profile or "About" page here on Flickr. It details some choices made for these 2017-19 pics.
Let me know your thoughts... :-)
This is another large Kingfisher of tropical Central and South America. It closely resembles the smaller Green Kingfisher and can be difficult to separate them. Amazon is usually distinguished by the lack of white spots on its flight feathers (not visible here) but confusingly, Amazon juveniles have white wing spots. Amazon Kingfisher is 28cm long while Green Kingfisher is 19cm long, but Amazon is three or four times heavier. Amazons are occasional wanderers as far north as the US (where Green occurs) and I understand there is one in Texas at the moment that is attracting lots of attention. This is a female, which lacks an orange breast band photographed in Brazil's Pantanal. Its scientific name Chloroceryle amazona literally translates as Amazon Green Kingfisher (or Green Kingfisher of the Amazon).
Here is the full diorama of all four Amazon builds created for mine and Bartu's Amazon collaboration!
First of all: Be sure to check out the Full Video of this build! This includes Bartu's masterful compositions, which is how this collaboration really comes alive! Don't miss it! :D
Hope you've enjoyed this collaboration! It has been quite a different one, working in two separate mediums, but I really want to thank Bartu for initiating this! It's been a very fun, interesting and intense month! Thanks!
One last thing: You seriously need to check out the VIDEO result of this collab to see how the music and lego builds work together. If not, you will just be seeing half of it :)
The Ariau River is a tributary of the Rio Negro in the Amazon Rainforest. This is a shot as seen from a small wooden boat. The piranha were mighty plentiful along here.
Thanks for looking!
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Comments and constructive criticism always appreciated.
X This is from Brazil these two boys were enjoying themselves swimming in one of the small channels off the main River Amazon . They clearly had no fear of piranhas
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT HAVE A GREAT DAY
Spotted this the other day. Apparently these trailers are new for Amazon.
www.cnet.com/news/amazon-unwraps-new-truck-trailers-just-...
ODC-Fruit & Mirrors
Amazon Adam knows the benefits of eating fruit...especially Apples! This was created in Photoshop!
Amazon Tree Boa (Corallus hortulanus) is a non-venomous boa species found in South America. No subspecies are currently recognized.
15Challenges - Begins with a "S" -2019-09-06
Those nice people, are members of an Amazon Indian tribe - Yagua
As our guide said - They asked a nearby lodge for a land in which they live together - as a tribe, speak their own language, and preserve their traditions - craft, music, clothes and so on, if asked they preformed happily for the tourists in those traditional outfits- as a way to make little money and to share their old way of living.
Here they are teaching us how to use a blowgun.
This image is a tribute to them - to their joy of life, and to old traditons.
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Look VÍDEO ( os 2 em ação ).
Essa foi cena que chamou muito minha atenção nesta viagem de Santarém para Belém num barco. Na verdade é uma das muitas pois é uma realidade da região.
A habilidade, a força e a facilidade com que essas crianças desempenham esse trabalho me deixaram muito impressionado.
Vejam o video, mas no inicio, que não deu para filmar, eles jogam um gancho com uma corda nos pneus atrelados ao barco , que esta em alta velocidade, e sobem nele para vender coisas ( camarão, palmito, frutas regionais , etc ).
É uma realidade que entristece por um lado, afinal são crianças que arriscam suas vidas para sobreviver, mesmo o fazendo com uma habilidade fantástica, tem seus perigos.
Os dois do vídeo aparentemente não tem nem 10 anos de idade.
Mas é uma realidade da região, como falei acima..... essas crianças nascem fazendo isso. Em uma foto que mostrarei em breve com um video, as mãe os levam desde cedo para a lida.
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Character - Diana of Themyscira
Cosplayer - Jessienoochies Cosplay
Character - Queen Hippolyta
Cosplayer - Magic Pants Cosplay
From - Wonder Woman
Country - UK
Photographer: Ibrahim D Photography (Facebook)
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Event - MCM Manchester
The Amazon has a long history of human settlement. Contrary to popular belief, sizeable and sedentary societies of great complexity existed in the Amazon rainforest. These societies produced pottery, cleared sections of rainforest for agriculture, and managed forests to optimize the distribution of useful species. The notion of a virgin Amazon is largely the result of the population crash following the arrival of the Europeans in the sixteenth century. Studies suggest that 11.8 percent of the Amazon's terra firme forests are anthropogenic in nature resulting from the careful management of biodiversity by indigenous people. However, unlike those using current cultivation techniques, these Amazonians were attuned to the ecological realities of their environment from five millennia of experimentation, and they understood how to sustainably manage the rainforest to suit their needs. They saw the importance of maintaining biodiversity through a mosaic of natural forests, open fields, and sections of forest managed so as to be dominated by species of special interest to humans.
Many of these populations existed along whitewater rivers where they had good means of transportation, excellent fishing, and fertile floodplain soils for agriculture. However, when Europeans arrived, these were the first settlements to be affected, since Europeans used the major rivers as highways to the interior. In the first century of European presence, the Amerindian population was reduced by 90 percent. Most of the remaining peoples lived in the interior of the forest: either pushed there by the Europeans or traditionally living there in smaller groups.
From Pizarro's conquest of the Incan empire until the end of the Brazilian rubber boom around the beginning of World War I, the Spanish and Portuguese, in the name of Catholicism with the blessing of popes, continued the long tradition of abuse against these people—one that would be continued by colonists, rubber tappers, and land developers…
shot from Rurrenabaque's mirador. Amazon rain forest. El Beni. Bolivia.
The Beni River (Spanish: Río Beni) is a river in the north of Bolivia.It rises north of La Paz and flows northeast. It is the most important tributary of the Madre de Dios River. Two of Beni's tributaries are the Madidi River and the Tuichi River in the Madidi National Park and Madidi National Park respectively. Tuichi River joins the Beni River upstream from the town Rurrenabaque. South of Rurrenabaque, the Beni River runs through the Amazon rainforest. About 30 km (19 mi) before joining the Mamoré River at the Bolivia-Brazil border, the rapids of Cachuela Esperanza interrupt the upstream navigability of the river.
Variation of a text-prompt generation in AI Deep Dream. The text contained the words QUEEN, WARRIOR and AMAZON.
The option of Text Prompt is a new feature on Deep Dream.
Prompt: warrior princess in amazon armor and golden winged Viking helmet, front center portrait - Modifiers: elegant, extremely detailed, oil on canvas, sensuality, award winning, fantastic view, hyperrealistic, Pre-Raffaeliite
without a seed image - second version (evolved) at 70% - I love this version! Taking me to Valhalla would be a pleasure, when that time comes!