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Y'day while I was cheking my mail box for mail from flickr I saw this wonderful comments by a person who does not have a single upload, has 4 followers and follows 8
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Seems I had a very twitchy shutter button finger this night back in January - I took loads of photos!
Trying out a new (to me) long sleeved velvet dress, quite a classy looking dress, if I do say so myself!
Not entirely sure about it. It shows off my figue in a very flattering way, which I love, but I'm not totally sold on the neckline.
Great Ocean Road Trip, Victoria, Australia.
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London Arch (formerly London Bridge) is an offshore natural arch formation in the Port Campbell National Park, Australia. The arch is a significant tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell in Victoria. This stack was formed by a gradual process of erosion, and until 1990 formed a complete double-span natural bridge.
The span closer to the shoreline collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990, leaving two tourists stranded on the outer span before being rescued by helicopter. No one was injured in the event. Prior to the collapse, the arch was known as London Bridge because of its similarity to its namesake. Wikipedia.
The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243 kilometres (151 miles) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. Wikipedia.
I joined my daughter who lives in Adelaide South Australia, her partner, Tom, and my two grand kids (age 1 and 5) for this long drive through Victoria and South Australia. We drove to Melbourne, spent one night there, than to Torquay where we spent two nights, then on to Portland for one night.
We visited the Melbourne Sea Life Aquarium, the St. Kilda Botanical Garden, and the waterfront in Port Phillip, a suburb of Melbourne. In Torque, Taylor Park was a nice spot to get bird photos early in the morning although with cloud cover the light was poor.
We visited a Erskine Falls in Great Otway National Park, but needed at least one more day to explore the park.
The highlight of the trip was the stretch of coastline near and beyond the Twelve Apostles. We finally got some blue sky and sun while in Port Campbell National Park (Twelve Apostles) but the wind was howling.
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Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhingidae
Description: The Darter is a large, slim water bird with a long snake-like neck, sharp pointed bill, and long, rounded tail. Male birds are dark brownish black with glossy black upperwings, streaked and spotted white, silver-grey and brown. The strongly kinked neck has a white or pale brown stripe from the bill to where the neck kinks and the breast is chestnut brown. Females and immatures are grey-brown above, pale grey to white below, with a white neck stripe that is less distinct in young birds. The Darter is often seen swimming with only the snake-like neck visible above the water, or drying its wings while perched on a tree or stump over water. While its gait is clumsy on land, it can soar gracefully to great heights on thermals, gliding from updraft to updraft. It has a cross-shaped silhouette when flying.
Distribution: In Australia, the Darter is found from Adelaide, South Australia, to Tennant Creek, Northern Territory and then to Broome, Western Australia. it is also found in south-western Australia, from Perth to Esperance. Worldwide, it has been thought of as one of two mainAnhinga species (the other, A. anhinga, is found in North America), found in the southern half of Africa, Madagascar, Iraq, Pakistan, India, south-east Asia, Indonesia and New Guinea. However, A. melanogaster is now considered to be further divided into three species, with rufa being found in Africa, melanogaster in south Asia and novaehollandiae in New Guinea and Australia (the Australasian Darter).
Habitat: The Darter is found in wetlands and sheltered coastal waters, mainly in the Tropics and Subtropics. It prefers smooth, open waters, for feeding, with tree trunks, branches, stumps or posts fringing the water, for resting and drying its wings. Most often seen inland, around permanent and temporary water bodies at least half a metre deep, but may be seen in calm seas near shore, fishing. The Darter is not affected by salinity or murky waters, but does require waters with sparse vegetation that allow it to swim and dive easily. It builds its nests in trees standing in water, and will move to deeper waters if the waters begin to dry up.
Feeding: The Darter catches fish with its sharp bill partly open while diving in water deeper than 60 cm. The fish is pierced from underneath, flicked onto the water's surface and then swallowed head first. Smaller items are eaten underwater and large items may be carried to a convenient perch and then swallowed. Insects and other aquatic animals, including tortoises, may also be eaten, as well as some vegetable matter. In hot weather, adult birds may pour water from their bills into the gullets of their young chicks when they are still in the nest.
Breeding: The Darter is usually a solitary bird, forming pairs only while breeding. Breeding is erratic, happening whenever water levels and food supplies are suitable, but most often occurs in spring and summer. Nests are usually solitary, but Darters may nest within loose colonies with other water birds that nest in trees, such as cormorants, spoonbills and ibis. The male decorates a nest-site with green leafy twigs and displays to attract a mate, with elaborate wing-waving and twig-grasping movements. The male carries most of the nest material to the nest-site, which is normally in the fork of a tree standing in water, usually about 3.5 m above the water's surface. Both sexes complete the nest, incubate the eggs and raise the young. Chicks are kept warm by brooding continously (or cooled down by shading with spread wings) for up to a week after hatching and both adults stay in the nest with the chicks overnight. In hot weather, the adults will even shake water over the chicks after a swim. Chicks can swim after about four weeks in the nest and start to fly at about 50 days.
(Source: www.birdlife.org.au)
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To the east of the Silicon Valley is Sunol Regional Wilderness, a regional park with a diverse flora and fauna. We hiked up a dirt road that follows a Alameda Creek until we reached a spot called the Little Yosemite, which has cascading waterfalls and boulders in the creek. On the way we saw a field of thistles, and one with a visitor that had a damaged wing. I only had my crop sensor camera and kit lens with me, so the bokeh is nothing special.
I enjoy seeing flowers, but I am not a flower person, e.g. usually I am not interested in taking photos of flowers. However, I also don't want to limit myself. Experimenting is good, what do you think?
I processed a balanced, a photographic, and a paintery HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance. I welcome and appreciate your critical feedback.
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The original pier was built in 1830, one of the earliest in the country. It was built for landing goods and passengers from steamers and was originally 300 ft long (91 m), later extended to 800 feet (240 m). The pier was badly damaged in a storm in January 1871. A second pier opened in 1880, which also did not last.
In 1895, the Walton-on-the-Naze hotel and pier company (then owners of the pier) opened a replacement pier 500 ft longer (150 m) than the original. Several extensions have increased the pier's length to 2,600 ft (790 m), the third longest in the UK. When the new pier opened in 1895, an electric tramway was installed to take passengers from the steamers to the front of the pier. This was in use until 1935 when it was upgraded to a battery-powered carriage. In 1945 fire damaged the pier, and the carriage was replaced by a diesel locomotive train. This was removed during the 1970s.
Today, the pier remains a popular attraction, with amusements and funfair rides in a hangar-type building. Beyond this, the pier extends into a promenade popular with anglers.
--WIP-- a sneak peek at a new top currently working on in Substance Painter. Anyone want to throw out ideas for a graphic I should use on it? The idea that gets chosen will receive the top for free once its in production. As long as its a body I have access to dev kit for. ie Reborn, GenX Classic, Curvy, Legacy., Meshbody Classic, Star Mesh, Tell me your favorite ides for a custom made top with a graphic chosen by you. just remember per copyright laws, Im limited a bit. No requests for Mickey Mouse or Star Wars etc. trust me id love to have Chewbacca on this but cant lol
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Zhang Zeduan's "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival"
張擇端版 《清明上河圖》
Animated version of the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival
電子動態版 "清明上河圖"
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Asia World-Expo
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A few photos from a night in wearing my Aztec print dress.
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What a fantastic weekend!
It had been a few months since Gemma was last in Hull (too long!) and for the second time this year (Birmingham in March was the first) we went to see Kinky Boots at the theatre
What an awesome show it was - again!
What made this time extra special was that my Mum was with us this time.
It was the first time my Mum (and my Dad, since he gave us a lift to the theatre) had met Gemma, and the first time they had met me in full glam.
After a brilliant show, we walked across town to The Star. The same night in Hull, Adam Ant was playing and our lovely friend Mike went to see him, so Mike came to meet us in The Star afterwards as well!
Pics from in The Star. Shameless posing at the bar, lol.
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This species breeds colonially in marshes, usually nesting in bushes or low trees. Its breeding range extends from the western United States south through Mexico, as well as from southeastern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia south to central Argentina, and along the coast of central Chile. Its winter range extends from southern California and Louisiana south to include the rest of its breeding range.
The white-faced ibis is very similar to the glossy ibis in its non-breeding plumage, but it tends to be slightly smaller and the plumage color is somewhat warmer. Breeding adults have a pink bare face bordered with white feathers (rather than a bluish bare face with no bordering feathers), a grey bill, and brighter colored, redder legs. Adults have red eyes year-round, whereas glossy ibises have dark eyes. Juveniles of the two species are nearly identical
~Wikipedia~
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Quinn: Good news, Chief Garfield. It appears that Deadpool and Latte have found our missing witness, AA Kubrick.
Garfield: Her eyes look glazed. Has she been eating a donut?
Quinn: (groans quietly.) She's apparently radioactive. The cat-scan didn't show any other problems. She's currently unconscious but stable.
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