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Loch Chon, Trossachs: the outlet of the loch to the Water of Chon.
Given that the Water of Chon flows, via Loch Dhu, into Loch Ard, which outlets to the River Forth, a reasonable argument may be advanced that THIS is the de facto source of the River Forth and not the outlet from Loch Ard.
Double-crested cormorants arguing about roosting rights. I took twenty photos of the squabble. I combined two of them to show the best facial expressions and wing positions.
Nach meinem Ausflug in den Stoteler Wald machte ich noch einen kurzen Abstecher zum Windpark Langeheide bei Heilshorn. Mit dem seitlich einfallenden Licht der untergehenden Sonne ergab sich dieses schöne Farbenspiel.
Ich persönlich finde Windräder unglaublich ästhetisch und ich kann sagen, dass sie neben der Natur eines meiner Lieblingsmotive sind. Wenngleich auch mit eines der schwersten, Stichwort stürzende Linien (Kamera nach oben geneigt) und Bewegungsunschärfe (zu lange Belichtungszeiten).
Bei all der sehr emotional geführten Debatte um das Für und Wider halte ich sie für einen unverzichtbaren Bestandteil der Energiewende, die wir so dringend benötigen.
Gleichzeitig möchte ich die Argumente der Gegner nicht einfach wegwischen. Ein wesentlicher Nachteil sind die Schallemissionen, die bei entsprechender Windlage in den Gärten der naheliegenden Siedlungen zu hören sind.
Wie ist eure Meinung zu Windrädern?
Ich wünsche euch allen ein schönes Wochenende.
After my trip to the Stotel forest, I made a short detour to the Langeheide wind farm near Heilshorn. With the light from the setting sun falling from the side, this beautiful play of colors resulted.
Personally, I find wind turbines incredibly aesthetic and I can say that, along with nature, they are one of my favorite motifs. Albeit with one of the difficultiest, the keyword falling lines (camera tilted upwards) and motion blur (too long exposure times).
With all the very emotional debates about the pros and cons, I consider them to be an indispensable part of the energy transition that we so urgently need.
At the same time, I don't want to just wipe away the arguments of the opponents. A major disadvantage are the noise emissions that can be heard in the gardens of the nearby settlements when there is a corresponding wind situation.
What is your opinion on wind turbines?
I wish a great weekend to all of you.
Bonneval-sur-Arc est une commune française située dans le département de la Savoie, en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, sur le cours de l'Arc. Le village, situé au fond de la vallée de la Maurienne dans le parc national de la Vanoise, est l'un des 157 villages qui adhèrent à l'association les plus beaux villages de France chargée de promouvoir les arguments touristiques de petites communes rurales riches d'un patrimoine de qualité. Il concourt à l'édition 2015 de l'émission de télévision française Le Village préféré des Français.
Dejo esta imagen de la ciudad de Ushuaia…Bahía Golonddrina , playa del hotel Tolkeyen.
Aquí tomó esta imagen mi hijo mayor , que con su Handpan, aprovechó, sus dos horas libres para salir del barrio y tocar en libertad…
En primer plano el Handpan. Este término se usa para un grupo de instrumentos musicales que resulta de “El Hang”,instrumento inventado y construido por la compañia suiza PANArt Hangbau AG., de Berna en el año 2.000. Hang , es mano en este idioma.
Este instrumento…se basa en el Steeldrum, de percusión melódica, de acero, originario de Trinidad y Tobago creado en 1951. Inspirado en la costumbre de los jóvenes de tocar ritmos con latas o bidones en las calles…Y también en el Gatham, instrumento de cerámica utilizado en la India.
El término Handpan fué discutido con bastante controversia, argumentando entre otras cosas, que la palabra "pan" es de uso cultural en las bandas de Steelpan en Trinidad y Tobago, que no tienen nada que ver con el lugar de origen del Hang.Los que estaban a favor, resaltaban la necesidad de un término genérico.
Finalmente"Handpan"se convirtió en la expresión convencionalizada entre los interesados en éste instrumento.
Well actually an argument
But despite all the snarling and noise no injuries., not even a dropped feather
When it comes to 'handbag' fights these guys are experts!
& very entertaining!
LECTURA ASOCIADA A LA PROFUNDIDAD DE CAMPO.
FOCO AL ALA.
1 PUNTO.
RESULTADO DEL VÍNCULO A LA TÉCNICA.
RESULTADO DE UN MEDIO PROFESIONAL.
VELOCIDAD DE OBTURADOR SEGURA.
EL DESENFOQUE SE ASOCIA A LA FOCAL,APERTURA Y LA DISTANCIA DE ENFOQUE AL MOTIVO.
LA LENTE POSEE 9 PALAS.
BUSCO DE FORMA SISTEMÁTICA FONDOS LIMPIOS.
ESTA ÚLTIMA AFIRMACIÓN ES CUESTIONABLE CUANDO NO TE AVALA NINGÚN ARGUMENTO.
TÉCNICA.
MATERIALIZAR EL DESTINO DEL INGENIERO AL FOTÓGRAFO.
FUNCIONAMIENTO DEL LENTE MACRO:
AMPLIACIÓN 1:1
EL MOTIVO QUE PROYECTA EL LENTE.
NO SUPERA EL TAMAÑO DEL CAPTOR.
SE REPRODUCE A TAMAÑO REAL.
SE LLENA TODO EL ESPACIO DEL CHIP.
EL PLANO FOCAL Y EL EXTREMO DEL LENTE DISTAN 30 CM.
ESTABILIZA 3 PASOS.
ES DE USO SENCILLO.
I will have a little break in my holiday photos from Poland, I thought I heard someone yawning back there!
So I rather post a contribution in the ongoing discuss of dog versus cat. When was the last time you saw a cat in such beautiful surroundings smiling this honest and friendly? Never? I thought so.
I have to appologize for the quality of the photo. I still struggle to handle the Canon camera, dumb farmer you know. So I tend to compensate the editing in Picasa 3. Yeah, again dumb farmer attitude.
There are some more photos in the first comment.
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"La VIBRATION de l' UNIVERS"
de SERGE - REIVER NAZARE .
vadeker.net/beyond/contact/lois_sur_les_extraterrestres.html
"LOIS et REGLEMENTS sur le CONTACT avec les EXTRATERRESTRES" ... aux USA .
"C' est dans l' air du temps que cette ""paranoïa anti-extraterrestre"" soit devenue mondiale . Il faudrait se méfier de tout contact avec un intelligence extraterrestre ou toutes formes de vie extraterrestre . Et, comme chacun le sait , nul n' est censé ignorer la Loi , même si c' est pour réglementer un contact avec un phénomène qui n' est pas censé exister , car il n' est pas officiellement reconnu , mais qui pourrait tout de même l' être si on ouvre grand les yeux .
Les Gouvernements jouent ainsi avec les contradictions et ils ne manquent pas d' imaginations ni d' arguments pour légiférer sur un contrôle de ceux qui seraient confrontés au phénomène ovnien . Nous retrouvons des Lois à géométrie variable parce qu'on ne sait jamais ce qui pourrait se passer dans la tête d' un terrien ...
Les Politiques en parlent , les Militaires les craignent , les Stratèges ne savent plus sur quel pied danser ...
Un bref aperçu pour avoir une idée du contexte culturel et idéologique dans lesquels émergent ces Lois ..."
(Motion Blur)
Thank you , my Friends , for your Visits ...
We had a nice weekend at Caves Beach Bungalows, with plenty of relaxed walks along the shore. A large colony of seagulls gathered at one end of the beach, but this pair of stragglers lingering here caught my eye.
Let’s talk about the “gull” part of seagull. It got me thinking: what does gull actually mean? So I googled it. Apparently it means “one easily cheated; a dupe.” Which makes sense of course -gullible!
And then my brain may have wandered off a bit: gullible > gullibull... From there the question became unavoidable:
what would be better — a gull the size of a bull, or a bull the size of a gull?
I’m a bit torn but leaning towards gull-sized bulls.
On one hand, a gull-sized bull would be a perfect meal size. You could confidently announce to the family or friends, “We’re having whole bull tonight", without needing an oven the size of the garage and a large empty freezer. They would probably do a decent job on the lawn too, although it might confuse the dogs & terrify the snails.
On the other hand, a bull-sized gull has some social & economic advantages. Garbage tips? Gone. Entire beaches cleared of unattended chips in minutes. That said, I doubt I’d ever feel safe eating chips at the beach again. And the car would require more regular intense cleaning after their flyovers.
In the end, I remain torn. Which proves I’m gullible .... and the argument itself is absolute bull ;)
Have a great week out there and thanks for any comments. They are always greatly appreciated.
I’ve just read a comment from a photographer who said it’s time to stop shooting in black and white. He claimed we don’t see the world in black and white and it was something only done in the past due to the limitations at the time and it’s time to move on. Here’s a number of reasons why I think it’s critical to shoot black and white from time to time, and how it can help nurture your photographic eye.
Ansel Adams, Cartier Bresson, David Bailey, Karsh, Sebastio Salgado, Albert Watson, Peter Lindbergh, Herb Ritts, Irving Penn, Daidō Moriyama, Sally Mann, Avedon – the list of master photographers, alive or dead, who saw black and white not simply as a technical limitation but as a creative choice, could be an entire article in itself. But why did they choose it?
Here are some key reasons:
1. Color No Longer Distracts
2. You’ll See Light Differently
3. It Helps Emphasize Emotion
4. The Timeless / Classic Quality From Black And White
5. It Amplifies How You Use Negative Space
6. It Highlights Shape, Form and Pattern In The Image
7. To Highlight Beauty and Skin Tones
8. It Helps Focus On Composition
So What About Color?
The argument of not shooting black and white because it’s a thing of the past is a little odd to me, especially given that color photography is not necessarily a modern invention. Kodachrome for 35mm cameras has been around since the 1930s. The far more interesting (and possibly meaningful question) may be:“Why is black and white still so prevalent today, given we've been able to shoot color for so long?”.
I still shoot color and love playing with it, but I certainly enjoy the challenge and creative push from shooting in black and white.
"Ha intentado hacerse indiferente a los sentimientos mediante la razón, que es como intentar convencer con palabras y argumentos a un paquete de dinamita de que no explote”
"La mujer justa" de Sándor Márai
The morning air was cool and fresh as my car pushed its way up the Tioga Pass Road toward the Yosemite High Country. It was May in the Eastern Sierra and the snowmelt had made little lakes out of what would be grassy meadows later in the year. I stopped for a bit to walk around one of the lakes… snapping pics and enjoying the quiet. It was a Delightful Day !!
A little further up the Tioga Pass Road lies Tuolumne Meadows, one of the largest high-elevation meadows in the Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne Meadows at 8,600 feet has been also among the most visible to past pioneers, and present visitors and scientists.
There’s a lot of argument about which stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail has the most breathtaking scenery, but for lovers of high-alpine landscapes, it’s tough to beat the stretch of trail through Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows, the largest subalpine meadow in the Sierra Nevada. This is stark, fragile, granite country. The beauty of this region's glacial-cut peaks, gem-like lakes, verdant meadows, and abundant wildlife make it a hiking paradise.
Note: The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) is a treasured pathway through some of the most outstanding scenic terrain in the United States. Beginning in southern California at the Mexican border, the PCT travels a total distance of 2,650 miles through California, Oregon, and Washington until reaching the Canadian border.
Nikon Z6, 14-24/2.8 @ 16.5 mm, 8 sec @ f/11, ISO 100, processed to taste)
An argument in my living room that gets out of hand.
I absolutely do not tolerate this.
I have to stop them before it's too late.
merci à parée erica pour la texture Stony Grunge flic.kr/p/5NEQcS
Fleuves - Hanter dro youtu.be/wAEhB4u2OKY
Avec de magnifiques arguments, Locronan est entré dans les clubs très fermés des "petites cités de caractère" et des "plus beaux villages de France". on le comprend rapidement pourquoi en découvrant, à pied, les superbes demeures qui rayonnent autour de la belle place centrale et de son puits.
d'autres photos flic.kr/s/aHsm1kBVrt
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* Paisaje típico de la Comarca Subbética desde la ventana de un cortijo andaluz en un extenso olivar. Término municipal de Cabra de Córdoba, (La Igabrum tartesso-romana). Centro geográfico de Andalucía.
* Esta fotografía fue tomada desde la misma ventana desde la que, en mis años juveniles, realicé la anterior 40 años antes (aquella de las granadas y membrillos). El paso del tiempo parece que deja las cosas casi iguales pero la pátina del implacable transcurrir de las horas hinca su mella tanto en los elementos físicos como en el recuerdo.
Se trata de esos pequeños detalles que hacen que nosotros seamos “…yo y mis circunstancias…” como argumentaba Ortega y Gasset, y como suelo añadir a mis alumnos “…más mis recuerdos…”, porque sin recuerdos no seriamos nadie.
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* Bueno traer en nuestra evocación poética la letra de una canción muy bella de Serrat: Para escuchar (To listen) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo1ceeYqQsk
Pequeñas cosas
Uno se cree
que las mató el tiempo y la ausencia
pero su tren
vendió boleto
de ida y vuelta.
Son aquellas pequeñas cosas
que nos dejó un tiempo de rosas
en un rincón,
en un papel
o en un cajón.
Como un ladrón,
te acechan detrás
de la puerta;
te tienen tan
a su merced
como hojas muertas
que el viento arrastra allá o aquí,
que te sonríen tristes y
nos hacen que
lloremos cuando
nadie nos ve.
(JUAN MANUEL SERRAT. Del álbum musical “Mediterráneo”.)
An elephant roadblock first thing in the morning; gotta love Africa. Below, an extract from my Journal of this day:
This morning I ate breakfast with Mary and Joe, while Owner cooked for us and waited on tables. Mary said she couldn’t understand a word the man says, and besides, what religion was he? As it happens, I knew Owner belongs to the Zion Christian Church, he wears an insignia on his uniform. Mary didn’t believe me, she had never heard of the ZCC and she hadn’t seen any churches. We had the makings of an argument before we’d had our eggs. Joe said nothing.
Right out of the camp we came upon a family of 8 elephants (see the above photo) which should have been a good start to the day. Mary didn’t want to see elephants, she wanted to see lions. In the next couple of hours we saw impala, lechwe, kudu, tsessebe, warthogs, giraffe and birds, but no lions.
Owner read his new guests really well, he drove past the animals and said nothing unless I asked a question or requested we stop for a photo. Mary again said she couldn’t understand anything Owner said and insisted I “translate” for her. She was the quintessential ugly American and I felt embarrassed for her. Joe said nothing.
Around 10:30 we stopped for refreshments, Mary said she felt the morning was wasted, and asked me if it was always like this. I said game drives were 90% searching and 10% excitement, and yes this was a typical game drive. What I didn’t say was that for me it’s 90% excitement and 10% off the Richter Scale.
Owner confided that two lions had recently passed our way and he was tracking them, but not a word to Mary.
– Neil Sedaka
I know this is corny but I love Christmas. It is such a magical time of the year. I know some would disagree with me. Their argument, it is crowded, commercialized and people are cranky. Perhaps.....but, everything is in perspective. Let me explain....yes, I have been alone and sad on Christmas. I have felt times where buy buy buy commercials have frustrated me. Moments where if I got hit by one more person and their rushing cart, that I might lose it. Trust me, I too have been there. But I started to realize, I could either focus on the bad, or the good. Instead of wallowing in self pity because I am alone on Christmas, I can instead go to the local church parish or nursing home and see if anyone needs anything. Someone else is surely lonely too and needs a tender word or a small gift to cheer them. When we see past our own circle around us we tend to see things a little differently. You can truly have your own "Christmas Carol" experience if you only soften your heart. Allow the real magic of Christmas to envelope you this year, see where it takes you. It will be an adventure you won't soon forget.
100 x Scenery 90/100
Foto de mi amigo Escai que me ha prestado para hacer el su procesado distinto y luego pasarnos la info del como lo hemos hecho. Me parece divertidisimo.
Asi que si alguien se anima ya sabéis...sin problemas.
Escai la foto es muy buena.
Se que la foto es de Galicia, el podrá argumentar mas sobre el sitio.
Tengo problemas con mis horarios y no se si podre estar mucho por aquí para ver vuestras fotos, si es así disculpad.
Os dejo su link:
The Squirrel
A squirrel to some is a squirrel,
To others, a squirrel's a squirl.
Since freedom of speech is the birthright of each,
I can only this fable unfurl:
A virile young squirrel named Cyril,
In an argument over a girl,
Was lambasted from here to the Tyrol
By a churl of a squirl named Earl.
-- Ogden Nash
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Con i miei cani Gioia Kitty e Kelly ci riuniamo mensilmente per parlare di libri.... a volte gli argomenti mancano, e semplicemente parliamo del tempo! :-)
With my dogs Gioia Kitty and Kelly we meet every month to talk about books .... sometimes the arguments are lacking, and we just talk about the weather! :-)
"The best arguments in the world won't change a person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.”
― Richard Powers, The Overstory
If you read Overstory (and I highly recommend it), you will never look at trees the same way again. "Trees communicate, they take care of each other, they sense the presence of other nearby life, they learn to save water, they feed their young and synchronize their masts, bank resources and warn their kin".
This was taken at Warburton over the weekend. As I have just finished the book it was perfect timing to allow me to "see" the trees and listen.
A forest knows things.
I like the way it looks almost like the forest is closing in, wrapping itself around the Sherpa up ahead. We are nothing without trees.
Trees take care of us but do we take enough care of them?
We were told much about the pacification of the favelas, and how a high police profile had changed life in these communities. With this in mind I shot this street scene, and ventured to the end of what was a dead end street.
At the far end I found three police men (you can see one of them in this shot) skived off and doing nothing. Could this have been a stake out, I wondered, it certainly wasn't an undercover job.
They gave me to understand I was not to take their photos. I did the numbers, decided I wasn't looking for the unwinnable argument and left them to their high profile task of favela pacification.
Geese have their little territorial argument, and the result is a virtuosic aquatic ballet scene.
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One of my doctoral students (he was from Africa, incidentally) asked me once why I had flowers in the house. His argument was that a 'home', as a human space, was opposed to the non-human space that surrounded it, namely nature, and that the other living things of nature (flowers, dogs, cats etc.) had no place in a home. I was perplexed because his argument had and still has some force. Agapanthus blossom, taken with the Samyang 2/135 at approx. F16 plus a 16mm macro extension tube.
This Eurasian Magpie was standing on the fence, with another one in the Poplar above it. They seemed to be having a conversation when, all of a sudden, this bird became quite agitated :)
This handsome wild Stallion was taken in Utah. There are many bands of wild horses in the west. My understanding is that they arrived with the Spanish and became feral over time. They are a controversial subject in that the cattle farmers feel that they compete with the sometimes meager resources available in a lot of the BLM land and argue that they eat deeper into the roots of the vegetation. My horse whisperer friends deny that and make the strong case that the where the horses have roamed for years the vegetation has remained unchanged. Water sources are often provided by the hand of man and I'm not sure how well the horses would do without our aid. In Dugway, where this image was taken, the herds have been culled due to lack of resources. Similarly, in Nevada, herd culling is always underway and the controversies and arguments there are never ending. Nevada uses prisoners to capture and break the horses for eventual resale, I hope. I think if I were serving time I'd volunteer for that job. My take is that many of these states are failing to realize the potential tourist dollars that could be earned by attracting more outdoor photographers to wild horse country. Not that I'm complaining!
There was an argument about Tuesday.
Rosalind thinks it is Coosday
Stumpy the tree thinks it is Tree-mendous Tuesday
As this picture proves, it's both.
Happy, Crappy Tuesday. In beautiful Glen Lonan
It started with a careless squawk, and now they barely talk.
Arara Azul / Blue Macaw, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Go find your own dead squirrel.
A couple of crows fighting over a scrap of squirrel fur in Mendocino, California.
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Kleine discussie tussen twee spelende kinderen op een pleintje in Kroatië. Dertig seconden later waren ze weer dikke vrienden.
My first time in the "North Country", the part of NH north of the White Mountains. Ironic that it was my first time here, since I've been numerous times to the White Mountains. It was a few weeks ago that I went to Dixville Notch. I think it's one of the first places in the US that reports on elections because only 5 people live there! The original argument for going to the North Country was that if I kept on going north sooner or later I'd reach peak foliage colors. I think that mostly worked out. I didn't have to cross the border into Canada, LOL (It was only 30 min away). The colors on the mountain were the best I saw on the trip.
Best viewed in large.
Enjoy the weekend!