Leicaflex SL

50mm Summicron

Agfa Vista 200

Banes Grove, Floral City, FL

The law doesn't mess around when it comes to protecting agricultural crops.

I really like the vintage look of this film and it turned out to be a pleasing choice for old Florida subjects. I say "choice", but it wasn't a conscious decision as I was shooting a borrowed camera loaded with donated film. There has to be some payback for giving up a whole shelf of freezer space to a film stash, right?

Same tree. Different day.

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My thinking is derailed

I'm tied up to the tracks

The train of consequences

There ain't no turning back

Active sInkhole consuming freshly layed asphalt and road marker.

Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Palace Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe.

Keeping everyone home to fight the spread of COVID19 has an unintended consequence. Fires have increased during the lockdown. Its an alarming trend, almost double the rate of last year. The leading cause of residential fires is unattended cooking and more people at home means more cooking. It also means more people smoking at home, another leading causes of home fires mostly caused by smokers flicking lit cigarette buts off a balcony.

In Slavutych, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena paid tribute to the Ukrainians who eliminated the consequences of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident.

“38 years ago, the Chornobyl disaster occurred. A radiation accident whose consequences went far beyond Ukraine, and even our entire Europe. The world felt that disaster. But still, it was localized. People stood up to defend life and fulfilled their duty,” the Head of the State said.

The memory of heroes — liquidators of the Chornobyl disaster was honored with a minute of silence.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked everyone who protected lives 38 years ago and presented the Orders of Merit of the third class and the Orders “For Courage” of the third class to Chornobyl NPP employees and liquidators of the accident.

The President expressed his respect to all the people in Slavutych for saving us all then and helping Ukraine in the spring of 2022, during the full-scale Russian invasion.

“Slavutych did not submit to the occupiers. It showed its temper. It fought. It defended itself. And we all saw you right here on this square. We also saw the heroism of those of our people who worked shifts at the station during the Russian occupation. People saved Ukraine in 2022, and it is only people, our entire nation, that will defeat Putin. No evil can stand against brave people who do everything to protect life,” he noted.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also talked to the residents of Slavutych, including the relatives of the captured National Guardsmen, who appealed to the Head of State to return the Chornobyl NPP defenders home.

“We will definitely return everything. Not only our territory, but first of all our people, all our POWs: both military and civilians, warriors of both our Armed Forces and our National Guard. We remember everyone. We will definitely do it,” the President assured.

Pentax Espio 80 Delta 400 Adox FX-39II 01/20/2024

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This one is inspired by Gregory Crewdson and his use of light, and the way he sets up cinematic scenes. I did a recent inspiration bit with him on my site.

It was about 10pm at night when I did this. The setup is the westcott apollo softbox outside the shutters set to about 3/4 power on the canon 430exii, Lumiquest LTP softbox camera right and about 6 foot high on my tripod set to about 1/2 power on the canon 430exii. Settings are f/8, 1/125 (to block out any ambient light), ISO 1600 (so I could use f/8). There's also a reflector behind me to bounce some more light on me. The drink is actually water with a splash of coffee for color. This is a composite shot, one of me sitting, then another of me laying on the ground.

I hope to play with more lighting setups like this because they tie in my love for movies :D

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I broke the first rule of photography yesterday. CLEAN your lens. I spent the entire day out taking shots with this splotch just above the mid line of my lens and as a consequence, many shots are unusable. Nevertheless, I did come away with some that are so-so.

Fooling around with Macro...

[love and consequences]

photo take for setteperuno.

colours looks better on black.

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“Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.”

― Jean-Paul Sartre

Scandalous Consequences.

Salamandres nécromanciers empires respiration invisibles répercussions absurdes arriérés lois,

построенные молнии недобросовестный трудности зондирующие трупы перерывов несравнимо противный,

vigoratur actus timere chlamys ardet retro quaestiones recipiunt ad aenigmata,

επιδεικτική παιχνίδια δαιμόνιος διάνοιες αυστηρή περιττά γκροτέσκο περιστάσεις άγρια αποτελέσματα,

derivato deliberateness mentale distinti periodi meditativi assorbenti riflessioni comprensioni sorprendenti,

Beobachtungen genietet verstümmelte Untersuchungen gewalttätige Eindrücke, die unzufriedene Feinde kalt machen,

нанете осакаћени резултати необичног сведочење је прегледи тајанствени оптужити послови затворени Лаугхс,

Założenia przenoszony błahe zarzuty rzucanie zbieżne poglądy próbami uprzedzeń,

آراء قاطعة لا غنى عنها يتصور قطع الاتصالات فهم مجلة يدخل في,

消え去る詩の仮定悪党の理由収入極端な争いの抽出者裏切り者の夢.

Steve.D.Hammond.

set the ball a rollin

i'll be clicking off the miles

on the train of consequences

my boxcar life o' style

my thinking is derailed

i'm tied up to the tracks

the train of consequences

there ain't no turning back

Two hours earlier…

Deep down, I always knew this day would come. The day when Batman would destroy Bruce Wayne. Part of me always hoped it would never come to be, at least no with Alfred still around. I always knew that it would break his heart. Hell, it even upsets me and I’ve spent the best part of my life loathing the damn place. But it’s for the greater good, and Alfred knows that. If that weren’t the case, he would have almost certainly fought to stop me.

”Are you alright beloved?”

”As good as can be expected.”

”You’re worried about what my father will do to your allies.”

”What if we run? If your father’s anger lies solely with me, surely if I leave Gotham he’ll abandon this assault and pursue us both?”

”Even if we did do that beloved, you know my father’s ways, and my father knows yours. If we did flee, he’d destroy Gotham simply to draw you back. We both know there’s no way you could just look away from all the destruction that was being in your name. My father always intended to destroy Gotham whether you fell to Damian’s blade or not.”

”All to make a statement. No-one betrays the Head of the Demon.”

”And to lay to rest the rumours of his ill health.”

”Are they genuine?”

”It’s not my place to….”

”Talia, I need to know everything about him if we’re to stand a chance. Please….. tell me.”

”My father has been slowly dying for almost two decades. The Lazarus pit sustains him, but his body is reaching the point at which it cannot survive without daily exposure to the pit.”

”The very thing that’s keeping him alive is slowly killing him. That’s why he’s spent all this time trying to find an heir, his time is running out.”

As I utter those words I notice a single tear drop down the left cheek of Talia’s face. Her statement is genuine. Ra’s is running out of time. That’s why he’s choosing to act now. Damian’s place in the League is uncertain thanks to my desertion, so to demonstrate his rite to the title of Heir to the Demon, Ra’s intends for him to slay the one person he has been unable to.

Bruce Wayne.

Batman and Gotham are merely collateral damage in all of this.

Despite my best attempts to excuse all this, reality is hard to ignore. This is all my doing, what comes next is the result of my actions. It’s all down to me as to what those actions become. The only consolation to all this is that this fight will not be my own. No matter how much I wish it were.

With that thought racing through my head, I take a moment to wipe away the tear on Talia’s cheek in the hopes of cheering her up. She knows deep down that there’s realistically only one way this will end.

She’ll lose either her father or me.

Assuming Jason makes it to Gotham with the Lucifer in time that is. Otherwise, poor health or not, Ra’s will ultimately triumph. Even with my above normal physical endurance, it would only be a matter of time until I made one fatal error, and that’s all Ra’s would need.

”Hey. Everything’s going to be alright.”

”We both know that’s not true, Bruce. Like it or not chances are someone from my family isn’t walking away from this.”

”Not if I can help it.”

”If you don’t kill my father he’ll just bath in the pit´s waters once more and continue this crusade against you. Whether you like it or not, there’s only one way to end this.”

”I won’t kill him Talia, even after all he’s done to us.”

”You have no choice, Bruce. Even if you do somehow manage to miraculously defeat him without taking his life, unless you let him bath in the pit he’s going to die. And when you do, he’ll fight you again, and again, and again. Until one of you breaks the cycle. Like it or not, either you’re going to kill him, or your morality is going to kill you.”

I take a moment to pause and consider Talia’s words. They’re of course correct. It’s almost impossible for me to claim that I wouldn’t expose Ra’s to Lazarus if I were fortunate enough to take him prisoner. After all, choosing not to save someone is just the same as killing them yourself. That’s why to this day I still believe that Batman killed Harvey Dent. I chose to save his daughter, but not him. My own actions were the reason for Two-Face terrorising Gotham.

Whether we like it or not, all our actions have consequences. It’s merely a case of deciding which ones we can live with.

As Talia and I enter the house’s basement, I take a moment to inspect the fake wall my father had built long before I was brought into this world. My mind always wondered what his reason for building this wall was. Did he have a sordid affair that he chose to hide from the world? Was he a black-market dealer? Or did he just simply crave an area dedicated only to himself.

I may never know the answer as to why the wall was built, but it has proven to useful at times. On the day of my parents’ funeral, I came here to hide from Alfred intending to take my own life. Fortunately, I was never very good at hiding from Alfred. At least, not as Bruce Wayne. Since then, the room has become a hidden storage of sorts. My contingency in case I needed to destroy Bruce Wayne but protect Batman.

As I push the wall back to reveal the concealed entrance, I lay my eyes on the four gasoline cans that have been there since I first put the cowl on. A primitive method of erasing evidence, but that was the point. A well organised explosion would arouse suspicion, imply that something was being concealed. But a setup like this? You’d have to be Batman to know that it was a rouse.

Whilst I begin to carry two of the canisters out of the room and towards the front entrance of the house, Talia takes a moment to glance inside the room.

”Why is everything in here broken?”

”It’s a reminder.”

”A reminder of what?”

”Of the pain I felt that night. And a reminder of my promise. That no other child should have to feel that pain.”

”You came here that night?”

”I came here most nights after Crime Alley. It wasn’t until the day of their funeral that I decided to stop coming here.”

”That was the day you considered taking your life.”

”You see that rifle? I stole that from its mounting in the hallway and ran here with the intent on taking my life.”

Talia appears surprised that I would admit to that so easily, then again most people are always so hesitant about admitting to suicidal thoughts. Most people these days use it more as a joke than actually committing to the act itself.

”What stopped you?”

”It jammed.”

”Bruce….”

”Alfred stopped me. He reminded me that they gave their lives to save mine. To throw my life away as well would have been the ultimate betrayal. I owed them so much more.”

Without a moment’s pause, Talia picks up the other two canisters and begins to follow behind me. She says nothing, but she doesn’t have to say anything at all. Her actions speak volumes.

”How do you plan to detonate these?”

”A small breaching charge from my belt will suffice. We’ll put them in the front entrance of the house, that way most of Gotham should be able to see the explosion.”

”What then?”

”Well first, we give them a warning. Then we’ll use this as the proof.”

”A warning? From who? Batman?”

”No. From Ra’s Al-Ghul.”

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Seems like everything in Truth or Consequences is as unique as the town's name. The town was originally called Hot Springs but changed it's name to Truth or Consequences in 1950. Ralph Edwards, the host of a popular radio quiz show announced that he would air the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show. Hot Springs won. It's name is usually shortened to T or C. Just 30 miles away is the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport Virgin Galactic plans to provide sub-orbital spaceflights to the paying public. Let's hope they don't rename the town again to Virgin or Branson, I like T or C better :)

Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, NM

Plasencia es una ciudad y municipio español de la provincia de Cáceres, situada en el norte de la comunidad autónoma de Extremadura. El municipio, que no forma mancomunidad con los pueblos que le rodean, geográficamente limita con poblaciones de seis mancomunidades: Valle del Jerte, La Vera, Monfragüe y su entorno, Valle del Alagón, Valle del Ambroz y Trasierra - Tierras de Granadilla. Físicamente, la ciudad se halla en la puerta de entrada al Valle del Jerte, a pesar de que oficialmente no pertenece al mismo ya que los cuatro grandes núcleos de población en Extremadura (Badajoz, Cáceres, Mérida y Plasencia) no se encuentran adscritos a ninguna comarca ni mancomunidad.

Fue fundada como ciudad por el rey Alfonso VIII de Castilla en 1186. Su establecimiento en el lugar se debía a razones de estrategia militar propias de la Reconquista, pues a escasos kilómetros de la ciudad se hallaban las fronteras castellanas con el reino de León al oeste y con los musulmanes al sur. La frontera con los leoneses estaba marcada en esta zona por la vía de la Plata, una importante calzada romana que hoy se usa como ruta de senderismo. Hasta el siglo XIX, fue la capital del sexmo de Plasencia, comunidad que llegó a abarcar la cuarta parte del territorio de la actual provincia. Pese a no haber tenido más de veinte mil habitantes hasta el censo de 1960, en la ciudad han ocurrido acontecimientos importantes como la boda de Juana la Beltraneja en la Guerra de Sucesión Castellana y la iniciativa de compra del voto en Cortes que dio lugar a la creación de la provincia de Extremadura en 1653.

La economía del municipio se basa principalmente en el sector servicios, pues en la ciudad hay más de mil establecimientos comerciales. Es importante el turismo, pues su conjunto histórico está declarado bien de interés cultural. La ciudad posee un centro universitario dependiente de la Universidad de Extremadura en el que se estudian cuatro titulaciones de grado.

Plasencia se encuentra 83 km al norte de Cáceres, 150 km al norte de Mérida y 70 km al este de la frontera con Portugal.

Plasencia cuenta con un destacado conjunto monumental. El conjunto histórico de la ciudad está declarado bien de interés cultural desde 1958, y en distintos momentos han sido incluidos a título individual en la lista de bienes de interés cultural tres monumentos placentinos: la catedral de Santa María, el palacio Carvajal-Girón y el palacio de Mirabel. Además, son candidatos al título de bien de interés cultural la iglesia y convento de Santo Domingo, la iglesia de San Nicolás, la iglesia del Salvador, el santuario de la Virgen del Puerto y la plaza de toros.

La ciudad de Plasencia presentó en octubre de 2008 una candidatura conjunta con Trujillo, el parque nacional de Monfragüe y la dehesa extremeña para conseguir la declaración de Patrimonio de la Humanidad que otorga la Unesco. La candidatura fue incluida en octubre de ese mismo año por el Consejo Nacional de Patrimonio Histórico en la lista indicativa de lugares que optan a dicho nombramiento. Sin embargo, en julio de 2009 el Consejo de Patrimonio Histórico decidió que la candidata española a dicha consideración sería la sierra de Tramontana.

Plasencia - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

Información turística de Plasencia en Cáceres - Plasencia Turismo

Plasencia is a walled market city in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Western Spain. As of 2013, it has a population of 41,047.

Situated on the bank of the Jerte River, Plasencia has a historic quarter that is a consequence of the city's strategic location along the Silver Route, or Ruta de la Plata. Since the 15th century, the noblemen of the region began to move to Plasencia, defining its current appearance.

Although Plasencia was not founded until 1186, pieces of pottery found in Boquique’s Cave provide evidence that this territory was inhabited long before. Pascual Madoz's dictionary details that this ancient territory, either called Ambroz or Ambracia, was originally given the name Ambrosia before becoming Plasencia.

In the same year that the city was founded, Alfonso VIII of Castile gave the city its independence and the Diocese of Plasencia was created. The original motto of the city, Ut placeat Deo et Hominibus, means to please God and man. Ten years after its birth, Plasencia was taken over by the Almohad Caliphate, a Moroccan Berber-Muslim dynasty that dominated the Iberian peninsula throughout much of the 12th century. King Alfonso VIII and his forces recaptured the city within the same day. At the end of the 13th century, the Charter of Plasencia was created, allowing the Christian, Muslim and Jewish people to live peacefully together within the city. This charter prompted the formation of a Jewish community in Plasencia, which became the largest Jewish community in Extremadura at that time and held a considerable amount of economic power.

The regimiento system of local government was established in the city by Alfonso XI of Castile on 11 January 1346.

The 15th century was a vital period in Plasencia’s history, because it was at this time that a jurisdiction of lordship was established. In 1442, King John II of Castile gifted the city to the House of Zúñiga and its right to vote in the Cortes of Castile was lost. In 1446, the first university in Extremadura was installed in Plasencia, according to the wish of the Bishop. As a result, everyone from the surrounding areas who could afford to study in the university moved to Plasencia.

In the second half of the 15th century, Plasencia got caught up in some warlike affairs. Henry IV of Castile was deposed from the throne in favour of the infant Alfonso after the count of Plasencia stole the sword of this king’s wooden statue, signifying that without the sword, he had no power.

Later in the 15th century Joanna la Beltraneja and Afonso V of Portugal were married, making the former queen consort of Portugal, also becoming a claimant to the Crown of Castile.

In 1488, the duke died and his grandson, Ávaro de Zuñiga y Perez de Guzmán, succeeded him. The nobility took advantage of this situation and rebelled against the House of Zúñiga, trying to recover the power that they had over Plasencia before it was gifted away. The Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, stood by them and made the revolt a success. Ferdinand swore to defend and protect the freedom and charters of Plasencia until his death.

Plasencia had a certain importance in the American conquest too. Doctors recommended this place to King Ferdinand as the healthiest place in his kingdom and the place where he should establish his residence. The monarch moved here in 1515, and died in Madrigalejo during his travel to Guadalupe.

When the original 18 provinces of Castile arose in 1502, they were established according to their votes in the Cortes. There were no cities in Extremadura with the right of vote, because most of them were property of Salamanca. Due to this, the inhabitants of Plasencia decided to buy the right which they previously held, and asked other important cities such as Alcántara, Badajoz, Cáceres, Mérida and Trujillo to help them. This was the moment in which the province of Extremadura was formed.

During the Peninsular War, Plasencia became a strategic location for French troops. In June 1808, uprisings occurred which later were ended through murder and lynching of French. Some time later, the inhabitants of Plasencia established a local military junta to defend their own interests; however, the city was overtaken and villages, such as Malpartida, were burnt down. French soldiers took control of Plasencia 12 times by forcible means and apart from the high number of buildings that were destroyed, the inhabitants too were also tortured and killed.

Once the Old Regime was abolished, Extremadura was divided into two different provinces: Cáceres and Badajoz. Plasencia argued with Cáceres about which of them should be the capital of the province, arguing that it had a higher number of population, it was more affluent and it had the bishop's palace. Despite these advantages, other traits were considered more important and Cáceres was chosen as the capital of the province.

The Restoration was a revolutionary era for Plasencia because the city witnessed many reforms that affected its economy and society. For the first time the city had a drinking water network, public lighting, and an improved sewer system. Furthermore, the agrarian economy evolved into an industrial one thanks to the railway station which was founded in the city. A curiosity of this period, the painter Joaquín Sorolla immortalized the city in his painting El mercado in 1917, in which you can see the landscape of the city from the river Jerte.

During the Spanish Civil War, the military uprising of 1936 led by Francisco Franco rapidly swept Plasencia. The Lieutenant Colonel José Puente took control of the city easily, and as a result, the Republican prisoners were forced to build one of the city’s most famous parks, The Pines Park.

The final chapter of the 20th century was an extraordinary period for Plasencia and its development; the number of inhabitants has tripled in the last 60 years, and during this period of time many public works have been constructed including the hospital Virgen del Puerto, the reservoir of Plasencia, the Municipal Sport Centre and many useful roads. In addition, several university degrees are offered at the present university campus.

Main sights:

The double line of walls, with six gates and 68 towers, dating to 1197. The Keep (or Alcázar) was demolished in 1941.

Remains of a 16C aqueduct, locally called Arcos de San Antón.

Las Catedrales, a complex of two cathedrals. In 1189, by request of Alfonso VIII, Plasencia was declared head of dioceses by Pope Clement III and work on a Romanesque Cathedral started shortly after, concluding sometime in the 18th century, by which time fashions had changed and Gothic elements had been added in the forms of pointed arches to the Nave and a rose window to the main South Entrance, while the cloister, on the East side bordering the city walls, was entirely Gothic. In the 15th century the Dioceses decided to build a grand Gothic Cathedral in the same site, demolishing the old cathedral as the new one was being built. Work started in 1498 and by the 16th century, standard Renaissance elements had been added such as the East Entrance and the elaborate Choir Seating, while the local style of the period, Plateresque, is present in the West (main) and the Presbytery Entrances. Work continued until the 18th century, when, with only the Sanctuary and the Transept of the New Cathedral finished, the project was abandoned leaving behind a somewhat odd result, as most of the Nave of the Old Cathedral, its cloister and its unique Octagonal Tower housing the Sala Capitular Chapel is still attached to the New Cathedral, while the new choir, that was supposed to stand along the New Nave, was positioned across the transept. In the Main Chapel, there is an altarpiece by Gregorio Fernández (17th century), and the choir by Rodrigo Alemán.

The Museum, near the Cathedral, is home to artworks by Jusepe de Ribera and Luis de Morales.

Renaissance Town Hall, in the Plaza Mayor

Casa consistorial (16th–18th centuries)

Palacio de los marqueses de Mirabel (16th century) with a two-order court

Church of San Martín (13th century). It has a nave and two aisles, and a retablo by Luis de Morales (1570).

Church and convent of Santo Domingo (St. Dominic, mid-15th century)

Church of San Esteban (15th century), with an apse in Gothic style. The high altar is transitional Plateresque-Baroque style.

Sanctuary of Virgen del Puerto, some 5 kilometers from the city, begun in the 15th century but finished three centuries later.

Nature resorts include the Monfragüe National Park.

Canchos de Ramiro y Ladronera Protected Area.

Plasencia - Wikipedia

Take them into Consideration ..

* from the archive =/ took it while waiting fil airport

Part I

The consequences of ... child-abuse stories for an actual child, then, is a form of paedophobia among adults--a fear of touching "the child" both in its literal and metaphorical sense--as anyone who comes too close to the child automatically enters the danger zone of being cast as a paedophile him-or herself.

Strange spaces of alterity: identity and its limits in Todd Field's Little Children