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Today is a green day at Color my World Daily and we all need vitamins. So why not an orange, egg and lemon mix to boost our vitamins intake. And since I have a very busy day ahead (with some major laundry folding, vacuuming and a 10km run) I will need the extra energy and motivation for sure!!
Happy green day !! See you later my friends !!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and well!! And see you soon on Flickr !!
I'm quite sure it's still in use during the warmer months. Parked in someone's yard on CR 15, Walsh County.
Promoters of Echinacea believe it boosts the immune system. Seeing these first thing on a dewy morning certainly boosted my mood even without ingesting any of it.
Featuring new release from Kartel & Bondi!
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I took this yesterday on my neighborhood walk. I boosted it with the Chrome option on my phone for Sliders Sunday - HSS!
Cashapp & Venmo: $AnnairaOtakuOnna
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Weapon: Bird Guantlets by [AiiZawa] www.flickr.com/photos/188661871@N02/
22-07-14 Taken with a Canon 60D using a Tamron SP AF70-300mm VC USD Zoom lens. Image cropped and enlarged and levels and curves altered to boost lunar contrast a little
In front of Natalia Seranade's images (part of her exhibition 'The Meaning of Love) @ Nitroglobus
Taxi: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunshine%20Homestead/38/25...
Looking down from The Peak, highest point on Hong Kong Island, towards the Skyline of Hong Kong Island.
As early as the 19th century, the Peak attracted prominent European residents because of its panoramic view over the city and its temperate climate compared to the sub-tropical climate in the rest of Hong Kong. The sixth Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Richard MacDonnell had a summer residence built on the Peak circa 1868. Those that built houses named them whimsically, such as The Eyrie, and the Austin Arms. These original residents reached their homes by sedan chairs, which were carried up and down the steep slope of Victoria Peak. This limited development of the Peak until the opening of the Peak Tram funicular in 1888.
The boost to accessibility caused by the opening of the Peak Tram created demand for residences on the Peak. Between 1904 and 1930, the Peak Reservation Ordinance designated the Peak as an exclusive residential area reserved for non-Chinese. They also reserved the Peak Tram for the use of such passengers during peak periods. The Peak remains an upmarket residential area, although residency today is based on wealth.
The Peak is home to many species of birds, most prominently the black kite, and numerous species of butterflies. Wild boar and porcupines are also seen, along with a variety of snakes.
With seven million visitors every year, the Peak is a major tourist attraction of Hong Kong with its views of the city and its waterfront. The viewing deck also has coin-operated telescopes that the visitors can use to enjoy the cityscape. The number of visitors led to the construction of two major leisure and shopping centres, the Peak Tower and the Peak Galleria, situated adjacent to each other.
The Peak Tower incorporates the upper station of the Peak Tram, whilst the Peak Galleria incorporates the bus station used by the Hong Kong public buses and green minibuses on the Peak. The Peak is also accessible by taxi and private car via the circuitous Peak Road, or by walking up the steep Old Peak Road from near the Zoological Botanical Gardens or the Central Green Trail from Hong Kong Park.
Victoria Peak Garden is located on the site of Mountain Lodge, the Governor's old summer residence, and is the closest publicly accessible point to the summit. It can be reached from Victoria Gap by walking up Mount Austin Road, a climb of about 150 metres. Another popular walk is the level loop along Lugard and Harlech Roads, giving good views of the entire Hong Kong Harbour and Kowloon, as well as Lantau and Lamma Islands, encircling the summit at the level of the Peak Tower.
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There She Was Just A Walkin' Down The Street...
Singing "Here kitty, kitty, kitty cat, kitty cat..."
It's been about 3 years since I last saw a Florida Panther (in the wild)... way too long; but the males roam approx. 200 sq miles and the estimated population is less than 200.
Not a good shot photographically, but I'll take it.
This is from earlier this year. The sun was setting when I spotted her down a dirt road.
I had to boost the ISO to get any reasonable exposure on her before she disappeared into the tall grass ahead of her.
f you need a confidence boost, try riding an elephant in public. You’ll be the talk of the town! You’ll be the coolest girl around!
There are a lot of Blythes to name here! They are Tsumori Spirit, Cadence Majorette, Yellow Marshmallow (Middie), Cream Cheese and Jam, Fighting Milk Saranghae, and Cool Pool Lemonade (Middie). The background is a poster. I found the elephant at the antique mall. For “Confidence Boost” and Animal Kingdom”.
to help you to stay healthy.
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See the full version on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMFtYVQvIHA
With: DahliaDust, Lexa Heda, Virginia Stella
Directed by Clarissa Bughuntress
Costume:
Violet Skies - Billie Dress maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fox%20District/72/144/22
Filmed at Desideria Club: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Alysons%20Secret/133/30/2805
View in lightbox, then plus, on full screen and definitely in the dark!
Taken in situ and with 100% natural lighting, albeit very poor :-(
I've often noticed that these very tiny flowers seem to glow, like lanterns, in the dark. So I decided to try and capture this phenomenon for posterity's sake by taking a photo of one in the dark. - Don't say it!!!
Well, it wasn't exactly pitch-dark but as the original photo (new tab) shows, my little camera couldn't quite cope with the vibrant-colour challenge imposed on it by the poor lighting conditions; the use of a flash being out of the question, of course :-(
So I had to muster up all my talent, charm and cunning to restore the little flower to its former glory while, at the same time, making the background as nocturnal-looking as possible, without using Photoshop. I then cropped it and, using Gimp, added my first ever homemade smoky texture to enhance the glowing effect¹, I hope!
I also hope that my little Christmassy gift will brighten your day. It was, of course, meant for Christmas but, alas, it was not to be² :-(
Don't hesitate to come back for a boost whenever your day is a little on the dull side!
I hope you had a lovely Christmas and that your New Year will be full of little surprises; nice ones, of course, like mine! ;-)
Please select full screen (F11) and view my little gift in lightbox. Then, while still on full screen, check out the following photos; but mind the prickles, you’ll be very close indeed! ;-)
Life in ‘the bush’ (new tab)
Life in ‘the bush’ up very close indeed (new tab)
And try this for size! (new tab) They are rather tiny, aren't they?
Tools of the trade! (new tab) Shh!!! Mum's the word!
Take care and thanks for coming,
Colin … ;-)
¹ The glow of a lighted candle will only illuminate its immediate
surroundings leaving everything else in total darkness. It was this
effect that I was seeking!
² it was not to be = la vie en a décidé autrement
References :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulex_europaeus (new tab)
www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/gorse (new tab)
WARNING :
With your brightness too high, you could remain dazzled for life! ;-)
Scroll down the page a bit to see more pictures.
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The best way to view my photostream is to select lightbox, while on full screen, and flip through it by clicking on the arrow to the right of each picture in turn. You can also zoom in on some of the pictures, (about half); this one, for example. This is how I view your pictures!
Many a time I've been wondering whether there is a "pathway", a "recipe" that leads a specific profession or activity to the top of its peers' list ? Whether there are quality characteristics of steady nature, whose presence boosts a given venture into a diachronic success, while their absence turn other similar ventures to subsequent mediocrity and gradual oblivion ?
When I posed this very question to a professor of mine once, he came to me with an amazing answer: "The key to success ... " he said " ... in every venture you decide to undertake is to try not to be a little something to almost everybody but to be almost everything to only a bunch of people".
The University of Cambridge followed that recipe and managed to be steadily ranked amongst the top five Academic Institutions of this planet for quite a few centuries now. It has a reputation that acts like "honey to the bees" to young, gifted minds from all over the globe, while at the same time it unsparingly provides both high standards' academic programs for almost all sciences, as well as an amazing Medieval environment whithin which these programs are followed and completed.
The above scene was taken from a floating boat over the river Cam. A few more will follow ...
NIKON D90 DSLR with Nikon Nikkor 18 - 55 lens, Shutter priority mode, shutter speed 1/100 s, ISO 100, f 4.5, focal length 29 mm, use of HOYA ND X 2 filter, cloudy weather white balance, center weighted average metering mode, HDR processing derived from only one RAW file, no flash, no tripod ...
1953 Kaiser Manhattan
In 1951, Frazer debuted a new design that would continue until the company’s end of U.S. passenger car production in 1955. Designed by Howard “Dutch” Darrin, the cars were longer, lower, and swoopier. The top-of-the-line Manhattan cost just over $3,000, and fewer than 300 were produced in all.
For 1952, the Manhattan name was shifted to the Kaiser nameplate, and the car received a markedly different exterior that was consistent with the rest of the brand. Most notably, a pronounced dip adorned the center of the windshield and rear glass, and the grille had a simple top bar that curved around the front fenders. For this model year, body style choices were greatly revised, as the convertible model was removed, a club coupe and a two-door sedan were added, and Traveler configurations could be ordered. List prices dropped considerably, and production numbers were much higher.
The 1953 model year was mostly the same, though the Manhattan could be ordered with “Bambu” interior, and body choices were limited to a two-door club sedan, and four-door sedan, and a Traveler sedan. For 1954, Darrin redesigned the Manhattan’s grille in a new “jet air-scoop” design, supposedly borrowed from the Buick XP-300 show car. More importantly a McCulloch supercharger became standard on the Manhattan’s old flathead six, which boosted output to 140 hp. Even so, sales dropped to 4,325 Manhattans.
By 1955, it was all over. Only 1,231 supercharged Manhattans were built that year, with 1,021 being sent to Argentina. The tooling was sent down to Buenos Aires and the Kaiser Manhattans continued to be sold in South America until 1962 as the Carabella.
More photos using a Canon FD 50mm f1.4 at f2. I tossed in a sunset just to see if it worked. Years ago, when I was using this lens on my Canon F1, I would have had a hard time getting this photo without a fill flash. I had to boost the shadows a lot but while the picture is not perfect it's close to good.
This winter we really have played hide n seek with the sun here in Sweden. Rain rain rain, cloudy, shit load of snow (like 50cm in 2 days), a week with good weather and now we're back in rain rain rain. No need to say that the shit load of snow is long gone here in the southern parts now? :-P
20096 + 20107 working SRPS Railtours 'The Seven Counties Rambler' 1Z32 Carlisle - Preston with 37403 on the rear, the sun had gone behind a bit of squiffy cloud so Lightroom needed to boost the brightness a bit
Seemingly random phrases stencilled into the rusty metal facade of the Wave apartment building on Gilles Street in the city.
Looking good on both ends back on May 4, 1980 as the daily eastbound Toledo Peroria & Western freight headed by their lone GP30 gets an old fashioned boost out of Peoria by Nickle Plate 765 which had arrived the day before and would pull excursions the following weekend.
The Cloisters at Canterbury Cathedral. Being on the far side of the cathedral out of the sun they were quite dark and gloomy so I've had to lighten the shot and boost the contrast a bit.
These where made at ExPornStar on Newyearseve in Happy Dayzz. A club in Culemborg.
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mackeral alongside chips, salad, vegetable bake topped with tomato, side servings of plum butter and cranberry relish, all drizzled with cheese sauce
tinned mackeral in olive oil www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-mackerel-f...
michael mosley just one thing the benefits of oily fish
(SMASH Salmon Mackeral Archovies Sardines Herring)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/Y0RzgnlkbG6ckfZw43DwPw/...
michael mosley the benefits of olive oil
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001y2z6#:~:text=Michael%20Mosle....
chips cooked in olive oil two white potatoes were top and tailed, the body of the potato was squared and sliced into mini chips
cheese sauce with added turmeric www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cheese-sauce a potted portion removed from the countertop freezer and heated
vegetable bake flic.kr/p/2qAZXbD
cranberry relish flic.kr/p/2qBtAP3 with thanks to Thomas Cizauskas flic.kr/p/Bkne7k
plum butter flic.kr/p/2qBiqYZ made in the slowcooker www.daringgourmet.com/plum-butter-pflaumenmus/ with thanks to jchants flic.kr/p/2jyCqjH
just one thing with michael mosley
food special with professor tim spector
7 days 30 different plant based foods
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ngjx
ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my personal taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily ...
i've created a group www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ to gather ideas and encourage myself to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...
The vitamin boost doesn't just apply to grapes and tomatoes. Photography often gives me a positive boost (and sometimes a bit frustation when things don't work out well). So now I'm curious what gives you positve energy?
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