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A throwback to the deep freeze in December and consistent temperatures between -20C and -30C (-4F and -22F) that caused the ice jam on the Nechako River in Prince George. The town declared a Level 1 emergency when the ice jam reached the confluence of the Fraser River. Ice jams cause the river level to rise and can lead to flooding. The ice in an ice jam is dangerous and unstable and not suitable for walking on.
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Well let me see if I can provide the grounds for somekind of explanation regarding this photo. Well along the consistent lines and the themes for which can be found in the American version of the bible. I began thinking about Adam and Eve. It is not that I even beleive in the bible or that I even read the bible. But I wanted to be able to do something of an artistic nature for which could be inspired of the bible. Therefore I used Corel Paintship Pro to complete this photo. In this photo you are able to see for what is the most ripe and the most succulent of straw berries not to mention the bursting reds for that can be seen here. I suppose for nothing else but the purpose of color and for composition. I went ahead and I put some bright yellow citrus lemons right there in the center of the photograph growing amid the bush of the ripened and luscious strawberries. Honestly I really lke this photo. There might be something psychologically pleasant about the color red. Even though it could possibly represent the blood in our bodies. Well for me anyway. It represents obsession and romance and strong chemical attraction to a mate. And as I am sure everyone whose ever read the bible. The human race went into the shitter because of Eve biting that fucking peice of fruit off of the tree. Honestly, I really do not think that Adam and Eve were two real and actual biological people who were created from God and who liveed here on the earth. But perhaps this photo can help to show how beautiful it might be to imagine for what living in the fabled tales of the garden of Eden might have been like in your mind.
al suo suonare, il mondo intorno si dissolveva, sbiadiva. perdeva consistenza.
sparivano i pensieri, le ombre.
le ho chiesto allora di svuotarmi, di risucchiarti e disperderti in forma di nota, fuori di me.
ha sorriso e mi ha detto no, questo non lo posso.
non lo poteva.
nemmeno io, del resto. neppure cantando. in alcun modo.
Whistler Mountain's renowned "Peak to Creek" run is touted as the longest consistent piste in North America (11 km, 6.8 mi) with a huge vertical drop of 1,565 m (5,133 ft).
The legendary chutes and steep powdery back bowls - Flute Bowl, Oboe and Cowboy Ridges, Fissile Peak, Overlord Glacier - are found on the other (northern) side of the mountain, behind Whistler Peak (2284 m, 7494 ft).
A frozen glacier-fed Alta Lake in the foreground, Coast Mountain Range, British Columbia.
Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains together served as the alpine site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. They are touted as a skier's and boarder's dream destination - the ultimate big mountain experience with over 8,100 acres (3,307 hectares) of snow-covered slopes, steep-and-deep powder bowls, gnarly couloirs, craggy chutes, long wide-groomed top-to-bottom cruisers, and ready access to spectacular backcountry freeride terrain.
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Oh backlighting. How I love you. I admittedly don't use it that often or that well (at least consistently), but boy can it create interesting scenes. This one was from Vancouver island and some wonderful backlit moss. It was more challenging to shoot than I expected - every time I got setup the light would move and the scene wouldn't speak to me any more. This scene really drew me in as the tree reminded me of a dancer, and the scene didn't change too quickly! What a treat!
Shot with a Canon 5D IV and a 70-200 f/2.8L ii with a LEE landscape polarizer. Processed from two images (to retain just a
bit more detail in the highlights) in Camera Raw and Photoshop.
[f & m] Prairie Warblers in SW Florida consistent of both residents and winter visitors. Otter Mound and Corkscrew.
Just over twelve months ago, one of those regularly mundane and tiresome events in life happened to me, for what remains still the last time to date. I caught a cold. In the twenty-one years I’ve been working in a further education college, the annual sequence of unpleasant symptoms have followed a pattern so consistent that it has almost become possible to predict the weeks in which a sore throat will be followed by a headache, a runny nose and finally a seemingly endless chesty cough that finds me emptying the shelves of the local chemist in a form of open wallet surgery. In September the students all come back, and so does the first infection of the new academic year. With them they bring eighty-five percent of the staff who've been on leave all summer while the few of us who didn't get the memo have had to carry on working like the clappers. Not that I'm bitter about it. By late December all of the staff are down to the last few fumes of octane in the tank and a Christmas collapse is pretty well guaranteed. One year I arrived at the restaurant we'd booked for our annual Christmas social and stood outside where I texted Katie and told her that I felt so ill I was going home instead. It was a Greek restaurant too - I'd been looking forward to my meze that evening. February never departs without its accompanying volley of coughs and sneezes, and in the ever bizarrely difficult month of June, the final splat of vaporising chest rub is wrested from the pot in desperation while I curse myself for wasting precious single malt whisky in a hot toddy that only warrants the blended version. I really should have a bottle of the cheap stuff handy for those man flu moments.
But the last year has been different. All of this washing our hands every six nanoseconds in a party sized bucket of industrial grade antiseptic has certainly had me wondering. It’s not that I didn’t wash my hands before, but I can’t swear that I sang the national anthem twice while I was doing it, nor did I help myself liberally to a handful of antibacterial gel from every available dispenser on the way back to the office. As this generally involves passing three such dispensers along the new one way route back to my desk, that’s quite a lot of gel. And that’s before I have a final dose from the one next to my desk. Combined with an heroic display of mask wearing in front of all and sundry, the result of this extra care and attention has resulted in not the slightest hint or a sniff or splutter in over thirteen months. I think that even when the nasty invisible monster we’re all facing gets seen off the premises by the vaccine I’m going to continue to hide behind the mask and wash my hands until I can almost see through them as if we’re still in lockdown. I don’t miss the sore throat, and as for the chesty cough. Of course now I’ve said it, I’ll probably sneeze in a minute.
The last time I had a cold was a week after coming home from Snowdonia - and it was a nasty one at that, lingering for three weeks into March after the symptoms were at their most unfriendly. I did wonder a few months afterwards whether I'd had the unmentionable, but I suppose there's no way of telling that now. The trip had been hampered by the arrival of Storm Ciara and our time in the mountains was shortened by a Government warning to stay indoors for fear of flying debris in the very strong wind. That was all after a very enjoyable morning on the mountainside above Llyn Ogwen, looking back towards Tryfan. Scrambling up the slope along the falls, the two best spots had already been taken by a man and a woman who each had their tripods perched over the valley. I went higher still but I'd already decided I wanted to try a shot from where the man had set up. He looked like Nigel Danson. In fact I'm still not convinced that it wasn't him, apart from the fact that he told me they were from Tamworth (Nigel lives in Cheshire somewhere).
I love being in places like this. One of the very few downsides of living in Cornwall is how far we are from mountains. Apart from the distant road, there's nothing at all to evidence humanity as you stand and listen to the soothing sounds of flowing water at your side. Somewhere below me, Dave and Lee were wandering around in their own contented little worlds, and for a couple of hours, each of us was lost in a quiet reverie as we plotted our compositions and watched the sky darken to the west behind Tryfan. Strange to think that just a few weeks later we'd all be in lockdown and places like this would feel further away than they ever did before.
It's Friday, which means tomorrow is Saturday and a brief interlude of freedom. It's also nearly time for tea. I'd better go and wash my hands eight times first. Have a good weekend everyone.
If someone were to apply for National Register status for this building in Chinook, Oregon, the application might read something like this:
Summary Statement of Significance
The house at 692 is a well preserved example of a late 19th century vernacular Queen Anne cottage, representative of domestic architecture commonly erected in small towns and rural communities of the Pacific Northwest during the period of settlement and consolidation circa 1885 to 1905. Modest in scale yet rich in detail, the building embodies the characteristic adaptation of national architectural fashions to local materials, craftsmanship, and economic realities.
The house is a one and one half story wood frame dwelling with a steeply pitched intersecting gable roof clad in composition shingles. Its asymmetrical massing, front facing gable, and projecting porch align it squarely with the Queen Anne idiom, while the restrained ornamentation reflects the vernacular interpretation typical of non urban contexts. Particularly notable is the decorative shingle work in the front gable, arranged in a scalloped pattern and framed by delicately sawn bargeboards, which provides the primary decorative focus of the facade.
The full width front porch, supported by turned posts with ornate scroll cut brackets, remains intact and retains its original proportions and relationship to the main block of the house. The porch serves both as a transitional architectural element and as an expression of late Victorian domestic ideals emphasizing sociability and engagement with the street. Fenestration consists of vertically oriented double hung wood sash windows with simple surrounds, consistent with the period and largely unaltered. The front entrance retains historic fabric, including a paneled door with colored glass lights, adding a subtle yet distinctive decorative accent.
In form, materials, workmanship, and design, the house exhibits a high degree of integrity, with no major alterations that compromise its historic character. Later changes, such as roofing material replacement and minor exterior maintenance, are compatible and reversible, and do not detract from the buildings overall significance.
A noteworthy survival is the presence of early exterior storm windows, top-mounted and hinged, with their original metal attachment hardware intact and clearly visible.
This type of storm window—designed to be propped open at the bottom during warm weather for ventilation—was widely used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a practical response to seasonal climate variation, predating mechanical cooling. Their continued presence provides rare physical evidence of historic domestic practices, illustrating how occupants balanced insulation, airflow, and comfort using passive means.
Unlike later replacement storms or interior storm panels, these exterior units retain their historic mode of operation and relationship to the primary sash, contributing meaningfully to the building’s integrity of materials, workmanship, and feeling. The survival of both the storm windows and their operating hardware underscores the house’s high level of authenticity and careful stewardship over time.
The property is significant under Criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places as a representative and intact example of vernacular Queen Anne residential architecture. It illustrates the diffusion of architectural styles through pattern books and builders traditions, as well as the aspirations of middle class homeowners at the turn of the twentieth century. As such, the house contributes meaningfully to an understanding of regional architectural development and domestic life during a formative period in the area's history.
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Una corona muralis és un tipus de condecoració (i després decoració simbolica heraldica) consistent en una corona en forma de muralla. Aquí ho construiren de veritat.
monestir romanic de Sant Miquel de Fluvià no és molt conegut, però força interessant. Fou fundat el 1045, tot i que la església data del 1066. Era una dependencia de St. Miquel de Cuixà, i cap al s. XVII, a St. Pere de Galligans. Continuà com a monestir fins el 1835.
S'en conserva la magnifica església i campanar romanics, fortificats molt després, al s. XV. Com a part de la fortificació, s'excavà un fossat entorn l'església, esbentrant el claustre romanic pel bell mig. Actualment s'ha excavat i restaurat parcialment tant el claustre com el seu fossat destructor. El campanar mostra el que semblen impactes de projectils de setge a la part superior, pel que sí que sembla que serví com a fortificació, potser durant la guerra civil catalana.
www.monestirs.cat/monst/aemp/ae49fluv.htm
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A "corona muralis" or walled crown is a Roman condecoration and latter a heraldic element of a lot of city coats-of-arms. Here they really crowned with walls this apse.
The Romanesque monastery of Sant Miquel de Fluvià is not very well known, but quite interesting. It was founded in 1045, although the church dates from 1066. It was a dependency of St. Miquel de Cuixà abbey, and towards the s. XVII, of St. Peter of Galligans abbey. It continued as a monastery until 1835.
The magnificent Romanesque church and bell tower are the main remains of the abbey, fortified much later, in the XV Century. As part of the fortification, a moat was dug around the church, splitting and destroying the Romanesque cloister. Currently, both the cloister and its destructive moat have been excavated and partially restored. The bell tower shows what appear to be impacts from siege projectiles at the top, so it does seem to have served as a fortification, perhaps during the Catalan Civil War.
I think I have found a way to repeat this shape (not consistently) by setting larger first drop (S1=80), relatively short first delay(D1=50), smaller second drop (S2=20), very short second delay (D2=5), medium third drop (S3=30). With this settings, I can get this shape much easier.
(For those who does not understand what it is above, those are parameters used for my Water Drop Kit, currently on KickStarter)
The reasoning is the larger first drop will create high jet with relatively more momentum, and because of relatively short first delay, when the smaller second drop collides with the jet, it creastes a smaller splash but the jet is still going up because the second drop is small. Then when the third drop collides with the splash, liquid flows along the first splash forming a long tube. Of course, this is my guess, need to see this under my high speed camera once I build my high power light source for it.
Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia
I've seen this differently described as "Middle Blood Mountain Creek Falls" or "Falls on Blood Mountain Creek," but I figured since it's the tallest single slide of the creek I'd title it as so, since that seems a little more consistent on the internets....
True love is not only the passion between two people. It's sharing the same experiences,being yourself without any fear of being mocked or criticized.
It's being able to share silent moments without awkwardness.
It's laughing with the one you love for the most silly things.
It's having respect for the needs of your beloved.The complete trust you have for each other.
It is an element calmer and deeper than any other feeling you'll experience.
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A recent article in Outdoor Photographer by and about Gary Wagner interested me enough to buy his book. I like his philosophy and approach to black and white photography, and I’ve found it to be inspiring. He is very clear that his intent is to create art that is consistent with his vision, his interpretation of the scene. He focuses on the emotional and visual intent more than realistic representation. That appeals to me, and I have been looking at some of my older color work, seeing what I think might translate well to monochrome and processing those images. I’ll be posting quite a few in the future, but I’ll try to get some color images out there also.
I know black and white photography is not quite as popular on Flickr, but if you have taken the time to read this, chances are you like black and white. I usually do not ask for criticism, but if you are inclined, I would like to hear what you think I could do better with monochrome processing. I’m okay with what you think works, but I’m especially interested in what you think does not. I appreciate your time and input.
-John
We have good opportunities to photograph this uncommon and beautiful Sparrow this season due to drier conditions in the local wetlands. These conditions favor the LeConte's and Nelson's Sparrows. They both nest in the Sedges which are now closer to the trail. I posted three shots of this LeConte's in different attitudes to help with identification. One of these shots shows it singing.
The sound it makes does not seem consistent with the effort it makes to produce it.
Click on the link below to hear the song.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Le_Contes_Sparrow/sounds
Big Lake Interpretive Trail. Parkland County. Alberta.
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After three years of anticipation, here we are! Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has finally been released in theaters, and my god it was amazing. I've already seen the film three times while in Kansas City. It was everything I hoped it would be. The entire movie is incredible. It truly is the kick starting of the DC Cinematic Universe, and I could not be more excited for Justice League Part One in November 2017!!
Alright, here we go!
(this is all very rough, so please bare with me lol)
Batman:
Ever since the initial black & white reveal photo of Ben Affleck in the Batsuit, I had always wondered "How the hell am I gonna make that cowl?" That question was answered for me toward the end of 2015 when I came across minifigmadness' Batman cowl. As soon as I saw it, I knew with a little sanding, I could make it look a hell of a lot closer to the BvS cowl than anything I'd be able to do by modding Lego's. As soon as I got a hold of one, that's exactly what I did! I know not everyone will agree, but I think it turned out great! Also, thanks to a lot of feedback later on in the process of making the figure I sculpted a chinstrap onto the cowl that really completed the whole thing. That in itself was a real challenge, because I had already painted the cowl in my own black color, and sculpting onto something after you already painted it tends to mess things up pretty bad. Anyway, the chinstrap was sculpted in three sections, the main strap itself, and then the two separate pieces that create the curve in each corner. I had a couple of major concerns with it though, the sturdiness of it for one, and how consistent it would look with the rest of the cowl. A few days of sanding and a ton of sealant/various layers of thick paint later, I managed to solve both of those issues! The rest of the figure was really just continuing the pattern that Lego already had going on their printed torso, and if there's one thing I absolutely hate while making figures, it's repetition. Painting the exact same two little lines all over the entire figure while trying to keep it all organized wasn't exactly what I would call enjoyable. Regardless, I knew it would look awesome in the end, and so I pressed on lol. Throw a few black lines in certain areas on top of that, and I had a properly upgraded Ben Affleck Batsuit! Finally, for his weapon, I decided to go with the grenade gun that he uses during both his fight with Superman, and when the Trinity assembles to face Doomsday (hence my decision to allow both the regular Batman and the Armored Batman to share it). At first, I tried to heavily modify a BrickArms D9-8R and glue on a Tiny Tactical grenade launcher attachment. That failed miserably, so I ended up modifying a Coreburner instead, and then I cut the grenade launcher off of a CombatBrick gun instead of potentially wasting another one from TT. This version ended up being a much better idea, and once all of the base colors were applied I painted a fair amount of detail on both sides. Oh and he has a pair of TT glove tops as well, because they're great, they look great on so many figures, and I don't care what anyone else says ;)
Superman:
Ok, this figure was definitely a lot simpler. When it comes to body suits on characters, I can paint them with a decent amount of reference over a period of time no problem. However, getting likeness to an actor right is never an easy thing to do. Thankfully, and I realize not everyone will agree here either, but I think I nailed it on the first try. This isn't always the case, but I'm glad it was this time around! His hairpiece is the same one that Lego debuted with the official BvS Superman minifigure, and despite me saying I wasn't going to use it and that it wasn't Henry Cavill's hairstyle, I quickly realized (thanks to epicnick100) that sanding the sides of it down would make all the difference. Originally, I was going to use a classic Superman hairpiece and just slice off the 'S' curl and paint over that. I still think that could've worked just fine, but this I feel was the better option of the two. Then the rest of the figure's look stems from the printed torso, and to give that more depth, I painted various areas in my own dark blue and metallic blue colors. Kal-El also sports a pair of TT glove tops, but this time painted in metallic blue. Right above that on each arm is the wrist design he now has that I've painted on as well (and it wraps around the entirety of each arm by the way). Finally, his thighs both feature the same metallic blue details on the sides, and his boots are painted to wrap around all four sides of each leg as well. Also, for whatever reason, painting the front of each of his boots was a living hell and I have no idea why lol.
Wonder Woman:
For a printed minifigure in a set, I thought Lego's Wonder Woman figure was brilliant. The new hairpiece, shield, head, torso designs, and leg printing…everything is great. It was one of their best superhero minifigs in recent years, but I wanted to take it a lot further. So that meant taking their amazingly printed minifigure, and dropping the sword, legs, and torso. As I mentioned, I loved the super accurate torso designs on the original fig, and I did my best to paint my own version of them over onto an Arealight curved torso while also making the straps 3D. The heavily modified/painted CapeMadness waistcape that I decided to make in favor of Lego's printed version was by far the biggest change I made. Before even attempting it, I first had to steal and brasso a pair of flesh legs from the bacta-tank Luke Skywalker minifigure. For whatever reason though, despite the more precise cutting that was involved with Wonder Woman's waistcape, I found it easier to make than any of the ones I did for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. As you might be able to tell, the painting process of it was definitely more than just the denim lines. I had to extend the gold plated and heavily detailed armor that I already had on the torso onto the waistcape itself. It wasn't easy to keep it consistent, but I think it turned out pretty good and I definitely tried my hardest. So back to talking about the legs; they were easily the most time consuming part of the figure, and it was almost like painting an Iron Man suit due to all of the detail selection I had to do in order to make sure what I painted would be as accurate as possible. I'm really happy with how they turned out, and the gold areas do have a bit of mild weathering as well. Her gauntlets were painted to be a full wrap around extension of the small chunk Lego had already managed to print onto the arms in the first place. I think it worked out quite well, and I'm especially fond of the painted details on them that are closest to the torso. For the longest time, I had planned on making my own Wonder Woman face using the tiara design that Lego already had on their head, but in the end I decided that there was really no reason for it. Lastly, I decided to scrap the sword she came with in the set, and paint one of BrickForge's instead, with weathering added to the sword's guard as well. Oh and the shield is the same one from the set, but I gave it plenty of battle damage :)
Armored Batman:
I'll say this first; my Armored Batman figure would either look drastically different or just flat out not exist at all if it weren't for Brickzalive. The entire figure is a painted cast made from his incredible sculpt of the movie's iconic armor that he worked on for several months. After collaborating with Josiah on the Halo 5: Guardians Arbiter, I was not only super excited that he was able to get this one produced, but just being able to work on another one of his sculpts in general! So, after a night of sanding and eventually priming the whole thing, I got to work on what ended up being a fairly simple paint job actually. Batman's armor in the movie does have some dark grays/dark metallic colors here and there (which I made
sure to portray on the figure), but it's mostly all silver with a lot of weathering. I was pretty specific with the order in which I painted everything; for most of it, I would start at the top and work my way down to the bottom. Once each piece was fully painted in its base colors, all of the weathering would always be the final touch. The cape is painted in a very dark gray color, because I thought black would've looked too invasive on the rest of the figure. Finally, as mentioned above, he shares the same grenade gun with the normal Batman, but to keep his accessories at least a little bit unique to him, I gave him one or BrickArm's grenade shells to represent a Kryptonite round. Also, I realize not everyone is big on toe sculpting, but it's not something that has ever bothered me really :)
Lex Luthor:
Man, this figure was about as last minute as it gets for me. Knowing Lex's outfit wouldn't be that difficult for me to tackle, I decided to put it off until I was done with everyone else lol. Let me start off by saying the entire figure was mostly based on his character poster, along with a few screenshots from the rooftop scene. The hairpiece I decided to paint for him was the obvious choice; the real challenge of the figure was getting the likeness right. I've painted a lot of faces before, but Jesse Eisenberg was a bit of a challenge. The main issue was definitely the mouth, at first I tried a smirk, I really didn't like it at all, and it almost made him look "older" than I wanted it to. Lex does smirk quite a bit in the movie, but he also has his fair share of serious moments as well. With that in mind, I went for a serious expression, and I think it looks a hell of a lot better than what I had originally. His coat is a modified CapeMadness trench coat, fully painted in dark gray with buttons galore. The figure's arms are also painted in my own dark gray color, with the wrist of each hand painted in white. So basically this entire figure is 100% painted, and that of course includes the torso, which may not be totally color accurate, but is mostly accurate nonetheless! Lex's legs are pretty basic, featuring only a couple of rings on his shoes, this was because I had pretty much no idea what they looked like aside from a blurry screenshot of his back, and they get covered up by the coat anyway. Lastly, I painted the bandage onto his right hand, and painting a design around the entirety of a minifigure's hand is something I rarely do. Poor Alexander will never be able to grip an accessory in his right hand ever again, but...WORTH IT!
Doomsday:
My third big-fig, Doomsday! I remember when him being in the movie was just a rumor, but the moment he was revealed in the second trailer, I knew any chances of making Alfred or the Knightmare Batman suit had just bit the dust. Regardless of what you might think about his appearance, Doomsday was absolutely incredible in the movie, the CGI for him was fantastic, and thankfully he really didn't go through any drastic changes during the fight, so my figure is still pretty accurate! When I first approached this, I knew I was going to use one of Decool's big-figs as a base once again like I did for The Thing. Eventually, I ended up ordering their Venom, and sanding away any part of it that resembled that character. I'm not at all ashamed of using it either, I think I turned it into something pretty awesome, and tearing off a Hulk hairpiece, or sanding the crap out of a Darkseid big-fig is just unnecessary. It was also pretty clear that more sculpting would need to be done on top of the bone protrusions. This involved sculpting entire sections around his eyes, chin, chest, and knees. None of which were particularly easy, especially the tiny bone protrusions on top of each eye section, but thankfully sculpting/painting the larger protrusions scattered around the upper half of his body were a little easier to do. A few of the ones you see behind his head along with most of the ones on his shoulders are meant to be accurate, however the rest on his back are pretty much all randomized due to lack of reference. The painting process was a little extensive as you can imagine, and once everything was sculpted on I started by basically lathering the whole thing in dark gray paint. Then came the light gray weathering and the brownish skin effect; finding a proper balance between the two was time consuming to say the least lol. Doomsday also had me struggling a bit with likeness again, as I got his eyes right fairly quickly, but the mouth was more difficult. In the end, I based the entire mouth off of Lego's Hulk big-fig. To wrap this all up, I do want to point out that the scar on his upper right breast was carved in on purpose, because it certainly stands out quite a bit on his body. Also, the scar that was on General Zod's face is Doomsday's face in the movie too, so of course I painted it onto my figure because that's just a really cool detail for me to pass it up.
These figures were a blast to finally make, and I'm really proud of each one. Why no Alfred though? Or Knightmare Batman? Or Lois? Well, I'm only one person, with one hell of a tight schedule for 2016, and I can't make everyone.
Thank you so much for reading through all of that, and if you drop this a favorite, let me know what you think in the comments too!!
Watch "LEGO Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice Minifigures - Showcase" via YouTube:
Fuerteventura is a top surfing destination, known for its year-round waves, warm waters, and consistent Atlantic swells. With a mix of beach breaks for beginners and powerful reef breaks for experienced surfers, it offers something for every level of rider.
I know my photos are very random and I'm not a consistent artist. I'm always trying a new way to edit, a new way to photograph and therefore all my photos are often different and random. I know a lot don't like that, but why make all the photos the same? Why not experiment and play around with them? Isn't that how you find what you like the most? Why should we conform to the social media algorithms?
Hector the Convector is a cumulonimbus thundercloud that forms regularly nearly every afternoon on the Tiwi Islands (90 km NNW of Darwin) in the Northern Territory of Australia, from approximately September to March each year. Hector is known as one of the world's most consistently large thunderstorms, reaching heights of approximately 20 kilometres (66,000 ft).
Named by US and Australian airforce pilots during the Second World War, (who were attempting to defend Darwin against Japanese bombing) the recurring position of the thunderstorm made it a navigational beacon for pilots and mariners in the region. Hector is caused primarily by a collision of several sea breeze boundaries across the Tiwi Islands and is known for its consistency and intensity. Lightning rates and updraft speeds are notable aspects of this thunderstorm and during the 1990s National Geographic magazine published a comprehensive study of the storm with pictures of damaged trees and details of updraft speeds and references to tornadic events.
Since the late-1980s the thunderstorm has been the subject of many meteorological studies, many centred on Hector itself, but also utilising the consistency of the storm cell to study other aspects of thunderstorms and lightning.
Hector the Convector is a cumulonimbus thundercloud that forms regularly nearly every afternoon on the Tiwi Islands (90 km NNW of Darwin) in the Northern Territory of Australia, from approximately September to March each year.
Hector is known as one of the world's most consistently large thunderstorms, reaching heights of approximately 20 kilometres (66,000 ft).
Named by US and Australian airforce pilots during the Second World War, (who were attempting to defend Darwin against Japanese bombing) the recurring position of the thunderstorm made it a navigational beacon for pilots and mariners in the region.
Hector is caused primarily by a collision of several sea breeze boundaries across the Tiwi Islands and is known for its consistency and intensity. Lightning rates and updraft speeds are notable aspects of this thunderstorm and during the 1990s National Geographic magazine published a comprehensive study of the storm with pictures of damaged trees and details of updraft speeds and references to tornadic events.
Since the late-1980s the thunderstorm has been the subject of many meteorological studies, many centred on Hector itself, but also utilising the consistency of the storm cell to study other aspects of thunderstorms and lightning.
It has been a LONG time since I've posted consistently. Lots going on -- many changes coming this year, a little later. I was driving home several days ago and had to stop to capture these clouds and this beautiful sunset.. It's Lake Mangonia in West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Landscape 45-01
Coexisting with wildlife
A statement from Project Coyote
"...The keys to coexistence are education, communication, science, and behavior modification. We work in collaboration with municipalities, wildlife agencies, humane societies, wildlife rehabilitation facilities, research institutions, and schools. Project Coyote’s Coyote Friendly Community™ program, adopted by many jurisdictions, emphasizes consistent messaging, agency collaboration, and community empowerment.
www.projectcoyote.org/programs/coyote-friendly-communities/
Many thanks to those that take the time to visit and/or comment and fav...it is sincerely appreciated!
the weather is consistently beating me. on the plus side, though, my little bundle of *things* to use in photographs is growing.
i've decided that i'm going to go for a run either tomorrow night or wednesday. i have my second university interview on wednesday and already have an offer from the previous one.
36 days left and my stream is all over the place aha
This afternoon I sat on a Rotterdam cafe terrace in Delfshaven. A lady was telling me an interesting story. The story came from a different context than mine and it had different rules. But it was a good story and it sounded surprisingly consistent. What I liked was the different reality living unnoticed in our midst.
I promised to find a few pictures that might fit the story. Here they are.
I wish the story and it's author much success.
Whole story here:
NYC: GWB / Night Lights
Testing the 135/2D DC after contacts cleaned (more consistent response now)
Nikon D700 | Nikon 135 DC | ƒ2 | 1/80s | ISO6400 | Handheld
2024-12-28 9847-CR3-L1T3
Another overcast dull breezy Sunday morning at the Ravines with very little light. Only about another 3 months of this grey overcast skies before we get a little more consistent sunlight.
Hotel Bristol Genova
"Lo scalone Liberty che ispirò Alfred Hitchcock
Uno dei dettagli più pregiati dell’Hotel, dal punto di vista architettonico e culturale, è lo scalone ellittico in marmo bianco in puro stile Liberty: se osservato dall’alto, oppure dal basso, offre una prospettiva vertiginosa ed esteticamente molto appagante.
Allo scalone del Bristol Palace è legata una leggenda che sicuramente ha un fondo consistente di verità: la sua delicata e avvolgente spirale avrebbe ispirato ad Alfred Hitchcock – al Bristol per girare alcune scene di Caccia al ladro – il film “Vertigo”, conosciuto in Italia come “La donna che visse due volte”.
In effetti, il grande regista è stato uno dei frequentatori dell’Hotel, al punto che vi soggiornò già nel 1925, quando girò il suo primo film “The pleasure garden”. All’epoca ventisettenne, il futuro Maestro del brivido non aveva ancora alcuna esperienza di regia. Quando molti anni dopo Francois Truffaut lo intervistò per scrivere la sua famosa biografia “Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”, il cineasta raccontò gustosi aneddoti e retroscena della sua permanenza a Genova con una troupe piuttosto improvvisata, intenta a girare alcune scene, in particolare al porto, e spesso alle prese con imprevisti di ogni genere. Nonostante tutto, il “battesimo del botteghino” premiò i suoi sforzi: il London Daily Express definì Hitchcock “young man with a master mind”, un giovane con l’intelligenza di un maestro. La sua via era tracciata: sarebbe diventato uno dei più grandi artisti della settima arte, legando il suo nome alla città."
Now that I can consistently find Sigma Octantis (southern Polaris) with my sky tracking mount, I'm able to image deep space objects like Carina - yay! :-)
I would definitely like a much better lens though as my longest focal length lens is not really fast, f/5.6 at 300mm. Time to spend some money....
Consistently ranked in the top 10 waves along Australia's 10,685 beaches, the point at Lennox Head was the third site in Australia to be declared a National Surfing Reserve. Lennox Head, New South Wales, Australia. www.robertdowniephotography.com
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Guys I am having the worst issues with my blogs server as it is consistently maxing out the server CPU, so they block my website. I am constantly being put in the virtual corner and it sucks. What is the use of a website if you cant have more than 2k visiting it everyday? It just doesn't make sense. Can you share who your server is and how they deal with your blog load? The next option for me is a significant cost increase to like 80 dollars a month.... and that is insane.
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SN/NC: Gmelina Philippensis, Lamiaceae Family
The spelling of the name of this taxon has invariably been Gmelina philippensis. However, in A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae), Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329; 2012; Rogier de Kok, it is consistently spelled Gmelina philippinensis. Since the original name (as per IPNI) was spelled Gmelina philippensis, we are assuming this to be an error and are retaining the original name. Common names are parrot's beak, wild sage, badhara.
Gmelina philippensis is an evergreen, usually spiny, straggling or climbing shrub or small tree. It can grow up to 7 meters tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental throughout the tropics. It appears in East Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines. Also in India and most of Asia.
The juice of the fruit is applied to eczema of the feet. It is also used as a leech repellent. The fruit, pounded with lime, is applied as a poultice to the throat as a remedy for cough. The extract of the roots is used internally as a stimulant, resolvent, and in treating diseases of the joints and nerves. The juice of the roots is used as a purgative and in treating fatigue. An extract of the leaves is used externally as a stimulant, resolvent, and in treating diseases of the joints and nerves.
Gmelina philippensis is een groenblijvende, meestal stekelige, achterblijvende of klimmende struik of kleine boom. Hij kan tot 7 meter hoog worden. De plant wordt uit het wild geoogst voor lokaal gebruik als medicijn. Het wordt op grote schaal gekweekt als sierplant in de tropen. Het komt voor in Oost-Azië - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodja, Vietnam, Filippijnen. Ook in India en het grootste deel van Azië.Het sap van de vrucht wordt aangebracht op eczeem van de voeten. Het wordt ook gebruikt als bloedzuiger. De vrucht, fijngestampt met limoen, wordt als kompres in de keel aangebracht als middel tegen hoest. Het extract van de wortels wordt intern gebruikt als stimulerend middel, oplossend middel en bij de behandeling van gewrichtsaandoeningen en zenuwen. Het wortelsap wordt gebruikt als zuiverend middel en bij de behandeling van vermoeidheid. Een extract van de bladeren wordt uitwendig gebruikt als stimulerend middel, oplossend middel en bij de behandeling van gewrichtsaandoeningen en zenuwen.
Gamelina é o nome desta trepadeira no Brasil. Originária da Índia, tem o nome científico ligado às Filipinas onde parece ter algo de sua origem, não se sabe com exatitude pois ora se referem a ela como filipense ora como filipinense. Mas o nome original é filipense. Em outros países recebe o nome de bico-de-papagaio pelo formato engraçado das flores que lembram o bico desta ave. Pode chegar a 7m de altura, se enreda ou cresce como arbusto. É tida como excelente planta medicinal para tratar a tosse e também como estimulante para acalmar os nervos e também as juntas. O suco de suas raízes se usa para diminuir a fadiga, cansaço. Sem falar que tem lindas flores… de um formato único que chama a atenção de todos. A combinação marrom-amarelo é sem dúvida muito bonita.
Gmelina, planta originaria de la India y la especie más conocida es la gmelina arborea y no la enredadera gmelina philippensis. Fue introducida en Centro y Suramérica y es usada para la cura de muchas enfermedades como garganta , nervios, estrés. No es muy común y es de gran belleza visual. Su nombre en inglés si puede traducir como pico-de-papagaio.
During this time period the Utah Railway consistently had an empty coal train depart Provo in the morning hours and it was a good bet you would catch it somewhere on Soldier Summit at first light. In this case at the west switch of Kyune on an absolutely beautiful late Fall day. This train would veer off the main at Utah Railway Junction and load their train at Wildcat. Once loaded they would bring their train to Martin where a 6-unit mid-train helper would added for the shove to Soldier Summit. Usually you would find these trains cutting out the help at either Kyune or Colton and on occasion the summit
Hoy le toca a mi cérvido preferido.
Había remitido la lluvia y el bosque chorreaba por todas partes. Cuando apareció silenciosamente en la linde del bosque este macho de corzo (Capreolus capreolus). Debido a la consistencia del sustrato húmedo me pude acercar silenciosamente hasta colocarme detrás de un acebo. Tenía la esperanza de que él saliera de la espesura para pastar en un claro del bosque. Y ésta vez sucedió así, cuando oyó el disparador de la cámara , me detectó y antes de huir otra vez a la protectora espesura del hayedo, me dedicó un sonoro ladrido, el reclamo propio de esta especie.
Los machos establece un territorio mediante vocalizaciones similares al ladrido de un perro, y un marcaje olfativo a través de sustancias químicas. Esta sustancias son liberadas por diversas glándulas odoríferas, presentes en la frente, junto a los ojos, en el pie posterior y entre las pezuñas delanteras.
Espero que os guste.
This is a shot of a snow-covered street as seen through a screen door. The lights are from cars and from street lamps. I used the screen as a focal point in order to capture the blue and orange colour contrasts that the lights provided along with the texture in the screen. I noticed this effect while focusing on an object on the other side of the screen and I tried this shot as a result. I hope you like the image.
Consistent recoil SMG.
The Combat Advanced Round Submachine Gun (C.A.R. SMG) is a Pilot weapon in Titanfall 2 known for its hipfire accuracy and striking paint job.
The LEGO C.A.R. is 29” long (93 studs) and has many features: moving trigger, reloadable magazine, sliding charging handle that moves the bolt, folding foregrip, opening right-side dust cover, and all attachments. The attachments include all sights (factory issue, HCOG Ranger, Holosight, Threat Scope), Extra Ammo mod, Pro Screen, suppressor from the first Titanfall, and the light ammo/heavy ammo swap from Apex Legends.
More photos and a video to come; full photo set coming first to my website www.NickBrick.com
One of the most consistently exciting and suspenseful movie franchises of all time is Mission Impossible. I love these movies, and this scene of Ethan Hunt infiltrating the Black Vault is one of my favorites.
I played around with jumper plates and tiles to add that pressure plate look to the floor, and added a rat in the ventilation shaft. And of course, I used the official Ethan Hunt minifigure. Hope y’all like this one!
-Patrick
Se denomina descubrimiento de América al acontecimiento histórico del 12 de octubre de 1492, consistente en la llegada a América de una expedición dirigida por Cristóbal Colón por mandato de los Reyes Católicos, Isabel de Castilla y Fernando de Aragón. Colón había partido del Puerto de Palos dos meses y nueve días antes y, tras cruzar el océano Atlántico, llegó a una isla del continente americano, Guanahani, creyendo que había llegado a la India. Este hecho es uno de los momentos fundamentales de la historia universal y representa el encuentro de dos mundos que habían evolucionado independientemente desde el poblamiento de América.1
Varios años después de la llegada de Colón, los europeos fueron percatándose de que el lugar al que habían llegado no estaba conectado por tierra a Europa y el resto de la «tierra conocida», como se esperaba de la India, sino que formaba un continente distinto. Así, a partir de 1507 se le comenzó a llamar América. En los siglos posteriores al descubrimiento del nuevo mundo, España, Portugal y en menor medida Inglaterra, Francia, Holanda, Rusia, Dinamarca y Noruega, Suecia y otras potencias europeas, compitieron por la exploración, conquista y colonización del continente americano, e introdujeron como
esclavos a millones de personas secuestradas en África, lo cual llevó a procesos de disolución y anomia de cultura milenarias, así como al surgimiento de nuevas conformaciones étnicas, culturales y políticas.
Eres más que bienvenido para comentar mi fotografía y mencionar el nombre de tú grupo. Por favor no me dejes uno de esos enormes logos que pululan por la red. Gracias también por los más de cinco millones de visitas que he recibido en redes.
You are more than welcome to comment my photography and even leave the name of your group. But please do not leave one of those big logos, that are flooding the network. Thank also for the + 5 million visits that I receive in networks.
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Just another photo of the Potsdamer Platz. As you may have experienced, I am using a new consistent style of post processing - which is rather using hard contrasts than much color.
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The consistent hum of idling locomotives is overcome by the piecing squeal of dynamic brakes as the UP 7695 guides a heavy MROMI through Gold Run, California. After staging in Gold Run for a couple of days, the spreaders prepare to depart eastward up the mountain. The dark clouds overhead signify the end of the storm break; it’s time to get back to work.
UP 7695 — MROMI 05 — Gold Run, California
March 7th, 2023
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La chiesa di San Lorenzo rappresenta l’unica testimonianza materiale dell’antico insediamento di Ognanum, ancora esistente nel secolo XII ma probabilmente quasi del tutto scomparso nel ‘400.
La parte certamente originale della prima edificazione è l’abside, la cui muratura è composta da blocchi di arenaria e da mattoni, ascrivibile per confronto al secolo XII.
Il basamento dell’abside è stato oggetto di rifacimento e rinforzo, così come anche sarebbero da riferire ad un successivo intervento le ultime due campate, verso la facciata settentrionale, dove si ritrova una tessitura assai particolare, che non trova corrispondenze stilistiche con altre chiese romaniche del territorio.
All’interno, in corrispondenza dell’abside, vi è un lacerto di muratura con un accenno di curvatura, forse superstite della struttura originaria. Sulla superficie si è conservato un affresco, datato 1661, che rappresenta la Vergine e sant’Antonio Abate: è stato recentemente scoperto che proprio nel corso del Seicento il luogo era abitato da alcuni eremiti, probabilmente devoti al Santo.
La struttura interna è stata pesantemente modificata e potrebbe ricondursi al XVIII secolo. I rifacimenti hanno riguardato la creazione di una volta a botte e di un semicatino sull’abside, oltre alla formazione di alcune paraste segnate in sommità da una cornice.
Proprio lo sviluppo della volta absidale ed il venire a mancare la necessità funzionale dei contrafforti laterali tra il presbiterio e l’aula, potrebbero aver dato origine all’anomala conformazione della copertura, tamponata tra il tetto e la muratura romanica dell’abside, che ricorda la prua di una nave.
Dei contrafforti laterali ne rimane una parte sul lato nord, mentre risulta assente sul lato meridionale, dove è ritrovabile un intervento di raccordo e rabbercio tra la facciata e l’abside.
Nel corso degli anni Ottanta è stata consolidata la volta ed è stato ripassato il tetto, ripristinando come manto di copertura i coppi. Un consistente intervento di riqualificazione, che ha sostanzialmente rinnovato la chiesa, è stato infine operato negli anni 2014/2015, con la sistemazione della copertura, il restauro delle facciate esterne, il ripristino degli intonaci e delle tinteggiature interne, la revisione dei serramenti e la pulizia del pavimento in cotto. Fonte: archeocarta.org/mombello-di-torino-to-chiesa-di-san-lorenzo/
Per vedere i lavori di restauro e gli affreschi dell'interno: www.studiomaccagno.it/pieve-di-san-lorenzo/
After a very stormy and wet start to the summer southern Wisconsin is finally seeing some consistently clear night skies. Last night was particularly clear and didn't have much haze in the atmosphere, resulting in a crisp and clean view of the galactic core. I believe I was just south of Lone Rock, Wisconsin.
10117 is seen on the 252 at Rainham after being a consistent Leyton bus all of its life, seen here at Harrow Lodge Park towards Hornchurch. This bus carried the pink 275 Barkingside branding at one point.
CCT - pauta: projeto que permite o plantio de cana de açúcar em áreas degradadas da Amazônia Legal está na pauta da Comissão de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovação, Comunicação e Informática (CCT). Também em análise, projeto que estabelece a sanção aplicável ao ilÃcito penal consistente na interceptação ou recepção não autorizada dos sinais de TV por assinatura e o que torna obrigatória a utilização de sistema de rastreamento por satélite nos veÃculos utilizados para o transporte de cargas perigosas. Também serão analisados projetos de decreto legislativo autorizando o funcionamento de emissoras de rádio e televisão em diversas regiões do paÃs.
Geral do plenário durante a reunião da comissão.
Na mesa:
Presidente da CCT, senador Zeze Perrella (PDT-MG).
Sandhill cranes are cherished members of the Florida ecosystem. They stand almost 4 feet tall and their bugling or rattling calls are haunting and beautiful. Sandhill cranes occur in pastures, open prairies and freshwater wetlands in peninsular Florida from the Everglades to the Okefenokee Swamp.
Florida sandhill cranes are present in many urban areas and some unlikely places such as golf courses, airports and suburban subdivisions. This is probably due in part to the rapid development of their native habitat by humans. Cranes are probably attracted by the open setting (mowed grass) and availability of some foods (acorns, earthworms, mole crickets, turf grubs).
People inadvertently put them in harms way when they attract these birds to their yards with feed. Some "feeding" is accidental such as when bird seed is spilled from feeders by other animals onto the ground below making a nice feeding station for cranes. But, some people deliberately feed sandhill cranes. In 2002, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made it illegal to feed sandhill cranes.
Why is feeding cranes prohibited?
Cranes fed by humans can become aggressive toward people. In several instances, children have been attacked by cranes. Cranes fed by humans also have been known to damage window screens and do other property damage. This behavior is probably a response of the birds to seeing their reflection, bringing out a territorial defense behavior (scratching at windows or shiny automobiles). Cranes also are more likely to tangle in human garbage in areas populated by people. Cranes are more likely to crash into power lines in urban areas where such aerial hazards are concentrated. Cranes attracted to people's yards for feed are put at risk as they walk across roads. Many sandhill cranes are killed each year on Florida roads. Attracting cranes to urban areas increases the threat of predation (especially to young cranes) by dogs or cats. Further, the cranes' diets, which normally are quite diverse, are disrupted when they eat one food item (such as corn), consistently. Heavy pesticide use in urban lawns also is of concern. Young sandhill cranes have died from pesticide poisoning.
Conclusion
It's never a good idea to feed wildlife. People inadvertently put cranes in harms way when they attract these birds to their yards with feed. Florida sandhill cranes have an abundance of natural foods (insects and small animals) and they do not need handouts from humans. There are many reasons why cranes should not be intentionally fed by humans. For the good of the cranes, please do not feed them.
No I wasn't feeding this one, although I did get fairly close. Found it along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.