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The Japanese saw the line was crucial to their occupation of South-East Asia. An estimated 16 000 allied prisoners-of-war and 100 000 Asians lost their lives during the construction of the railroad line.

así se viven en nuestro país, ponemos en juego nuestra libertad ,y nuestros valores . Hay mucho en juego mañana, Dios nos ilumine...

seamos libres, ...lo demás, se arregla...

Como no amar estos paisajes...

Quebrada de las Conchas en Salta

Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use. Carlos Castaneda

Early Spaniards believed Yumani’s spring was a fountain of youth and for the Incas the three streams represented their national motto: Ama sua, Ama llulla, Ama khella (Don’t steal, don’t lie and don’t be lazy). Up until 2015, the fountain was a crucial source of water for locals, who came daily to fetch and carry it up the steep trail. Now, most residents have running water.

something crucial to your welfare is being taken care of for you :-)

Robert Brault

HGGT! Justice Matters!

Heaven Scent cape jessamine gardenia, 'Madga 1', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Une fois introduits dans le torréfacteur, les grains sont chauffés à une température supérieure à 190 °C. Pendant la chauffe, le café vert perd son humidité et change progressivement de couleur : du vert, il passe au blond, puis du blond au brun, puis du brun au noir. Dans le même temps, il grossit, se lisse, et exhale – enfin ! – toute une palette d’arômes.

Plus la chaleur est intense, plus le grain est torréfié, et plus le café est fort en goût. L'art de la torréfaction, c’est de trouver le juste équilibre en fonction du degré de cuisson recherché : quelques degrés de plus ou de moins peuvent en effet avoir un impact sur le produit fini. C’est pourquoi l’expertise du maître torréfacteur est primordiale : si les grains ne sont pas torréfiés suffisamment longtemps, les huiles aromatiques ne remonteront pas à la surface, et le café n’aura pas de saveur. En revanche, s’ils ne sont pas retirés à temps ou si la température est trop élevée, le café aura un goût de brûlé. La sensibilité du maître torréfacteur, notamment sa vue, sont donc les éléments clés d’une bonne torréfaction.

The rains continue to fall. It rained on St Swithin's Day and so we expect another 40 days of it. As each drop of rain falls, I feel my fear and worries rise. I am once again picking our son up from the floor following a seizure induced fall. His new specialist epilepsy neurologist is seeing us soon and I am documenting his current condition in his ‘seizure diary’. It does not make good reading.

I fear how I will convey this crucial information. I can talk about epilepsy and autism as well as his other conditions fluently and with confidence. But this meeting will be about our son. When I talk about the pain and torment our son lives through each day, I am always overcome with emotion.

The diary will help, and it will contain thoughts and questions that I will refer to if I need prompts. I am not expecting anything in particular, we have been trying different things over many years now. But his condition is getting worse. In front of our very eyes, we see the changes.

My fears are as plentiful as the endless raindrops falling outside. I just hope this new neurologist listens to my story and commits to continuing to support us through whatever the future holds …

All bees are hairy, a crucial trait for pollen collection. Flowers and flourishing vegetation often attract bees, and there is no insect as important as the bee when it comes to pollination. Many female bee species have rows of bristles on their hind legs which form a hollow basket. When the bee lands on a flower, pollen grains are combed into the hollow basket and bristles. Cross-pollination occurs when the displaced grains of pollen are distributed to the fertile pistils of other flowers as the bee alights upon them. Although only females are able to transfer pollen, all bees are able to sip the nectar from flowers using a tonguelike organ. This nectar is their primary source of energy. Pollen is sustenance for both adult and larval bees, as it contains protein and other nutrients necessary to their survival. Bees possess an organ that converts nectar into honey, which is collected, depending on the species, inside the hive or bee colony.

Crucial moment

Inferential paradigm

Primordial dimension

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All bees are hairy, a crucial trait for pollen collection. Flowers and flourishing vegetation often attract bees, and there is no insect as important as the bee when it comes to pollination. Many female bee species have rows of bristles on their hind legs which form a hollow basket. When the bee lands on a flower, pollen grains are combed into the hollow basket and bristles. Cross-pollination occurs when the displaced grains of pollen are distributed to the fertile pistils of other flowers as the bee alights upon them. Although only females are able to transfer pollen, all bees are able to sip the nectar from flowers using a tonguelike organ. This nectar is their primary source of energy. Pollen is sustenance for both adult and larval bees, as it contains protein and other nutrients necessary to their survival. Bees possess an organ that converts nectar into honey, which is collected, depending on the species, inside the hive or bee colony.

From Cornell:

The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the biggest, most striking forest birds on the continent. It’s nearly the size of a crow, black with bold white stripes down the neck and a flaming-red crest. Look (and listen) for Pileated Woodpeckers whacking at dead trees and fallen logs in search of their main prey, carpenter ants, leaving unique rectangular holes in the wood. The nest holes these birds make offer crucial shelter to many species including swifts, owls, ducks, bats, and pine martens.

Green Cay native.

Iron Gate - is a crucial part of the valley of the Danube, separating the Carpathians and Mountains Wschodnioserbskich. The length of this section of the river is about 100 km. Historically, navigating through the Iron Gate hampered thresholds rock blown up in 1890-1896. In this region is a dam with sluice and hydroelectric generating station.

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Żelazna Brama (inaczej Żelazne Wrota) — to przełomowy odcinek doliny Dunaju, oddzielający Karpaty od Gór Wschodnioserbskich. Długość tego odcinka rzeki wynosi około 100 km. Dawniej żeglugę poprzez Żelazną Bramę utrudniały progi skalne, wysadzone w latach 1890–1896. W rejonie tym znajduje się zapora wodna ze śluzą i hydroelektrownią.

Another journey into the world of manual focus — this time with the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 Macro X2 lens on the Canon EOS R7. Handheld shot, using natural light.

Aperture f/5.6, shutter speed 1/320 s.

The star: likely Hycleus polymorphus, exploring a flower dusted with pollen — like a child smeared with biscuits. A second beetle peeks from the top right, but neither was in the mood for a double portrait. 😉

Technical challenges:

Even the lightest breeze can nudge the subject out of focus.

Nature is always moving — insects don’t pose for long.

Distance estimation must be done instantly — no time for refocus.

Aperture selection is crucial to balance sharpness and dreamy blur.

Despite all this, the experience was excellent. The lens feels solid in hand, responds well to light, manual settings are intuitive, and the images are sharp. In tandem with the R7, this manual lens has become my go-to companion for walks in nature.

This is a sight I had never seen before last year, Gannets flying in tight formation the crucial thing is the date March 1st . Its not a great shot but I wanted to keep a record

We had gone to Bempton just to walk the cliff tops not really expecting much bird activity . However a RSPB warden told us that the Gannets were just beginning to the return to the cliffs and they arrive back in large groups . When they have mated they tend to hunt individually

Northern Gannets mate for life. Young birds reach maturity between the ages of four and five. They begin breeding between March and April. Northern Gannets mainly breed in colonies and breeding sites, also called “gannetries”, on cliffs and offshore islands. They tend to stay loyal to their breeding sites and return to the colony they were born in. Experienced adults usually arrive at the breeding grounds earlier than juveniles, to re-bond with their mate and to defend their territory against rival seabirds.

Their migration routes differ depending on their age. The timing and duration of their migration could also substantially change the geographical location of “gannetries” can also influence the migration patterns of this seabird.

THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT TO MY STREAM.

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Tropical Pitcher Plant, Nepenthes sp. (Nepenthaceae) at Oxford Botanical Garden

"The trap contains a fluid of the plant's own production, which may be watery or more viscous, and is used to drown the prey. This fluid contains viscoelastic biopolymers that may be crucial to the retention of insects within the traps of many species. The trapping efficiency of this fluid remains high, even when significantly diluted by water, as inevitably happens in wet conditions.

The lower part of the trap contains glands which absorb nutrients from captured prey. Along the upper inside part of the trap is a slick, waxy coating which makes the escape of its prey nearly impossible. Surrounding the entrance to the trap is a structure called the peristome (the "lip"), which is slippery and often quite colorful, attracting prey, but offering an unsure footing." (Wikipedia)

Indian wild dogs, also known as dholes (Cuon alpinus) are highly social and intelligent predators found in forests across South and Southeast Asia. They are known for their distinctive reddish-brown fur, erect ears, and bushy tails.

These animals play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance but are classified as endangered due to habitat loss and poaching.

The house conserves both the memory of Gaudí and many examples of furniture and other objects that he designed. Crucial to forming an idea of how the great Catalan architect worked, these works also illustrate the craft production system in Catalonia during the Art Nouveau period.

The original purpose of the building – that of acting as a “show house” for Park Güell – gives the site added value. Although it is a public space today, Park Güell, one of Gaudí’s major undertakings, was originally planned as a private residential area.

HR:

Tihi trenutak iz travnate intime – dvije livadne ivanjske ptičice (Zygaena filipendulae) u ljubavnom zagrljaju na cvjetovima kineskog jorgovana (Syringa pekinensis).

Rijetko viđen prizor, kratak poput ljetnog daha, ali ključan za nastavak čudesnog svijeta kukaca.

Makro svijet krije male priče, dovoljno velike da nas zaustave u hodu.

EN:

A quiet moment of grassy intimacy – two Six-spot Burnet moths (Zygaena filipendulae) in a tender embrace on the blooms of Syringa pekinensis, the Chinese lilac.

A rare sight, brief as a summer breath, yet vital for the continuation of the wondrous insect world.

The macro world holds small stories – large enough to stop us in our tracks.

FR:

Un instant d’intimité dans l’herbe – deux Zygènes de la filipendule (Zygaena filipendulae) en étreinte sur les fleurs de lilas chinois (Syringa pekinensis).

Une scène rare et fugace, mais essentielle à la magie du monde des insectes.

DE:

Ein stiller Moment inmitten der Wiese – zwei Sechsfleck-Widderchen (Zygaena filipendulae) in zärtlicher Umarmung auf den Blüten des Chinesischen Flieders (Syringa pekinensis).

Ein seltener, flüchtiger Anblick, doch bedeutsam für das fragile Insektenleben.

IT:

Un momento di intimità nei prati – due falene bruciate a sei macchie (Zygaena filipendulae) in un abbraccio amoroso sui fiori del lillà cinese (Syringa pekinensis).

Una scena rara e fugace, ma fondamentale per l’equilibrio della natura.

ES:

Un momento de intimidad en la pradera – dos polillas de seis puntos (Zygaena filipendulae) abrazadas sobre las flores del lila chino (Syringa pekinensis).

Una visión rara, breve pero crucial para la continuidad del mundo natural.

Introduction

2019 English Christian Hymn | "God Incarnate Does the Most Crucial Work of Saving Man"

www.holyspiritspeaks.org/videos/God-incarnate-saving-man/

I

The work done by God incarnate is the greatest of God’s work.

The work done by God incarnate, most profound of all God’s work.

Of the three stages of God’s work, the most crucial are these two,

these two stages of the work, the work of God incarnate.

The most crucial part of the work of God is done in the flesh.

The salvation of every man by God must be done in the flesh.

Though man feels God in flesh is unrelated,

yet in fact this flesh concerns the fate and existence of all mankind,

as He does the most crucial work.

II

The corruption of man is a hindrance to God incarnate’s work.

The environment is hostile, man’s quality is so poor.

The work of the last days is especially hard.

Yet the appropriate outcome will be reached at the end of this work.

The most crucial part of the work of God is done in the flesh.

The salvation of every man by God must be done in the flesh.

Though man feels God in flesh is unrelated,

yet in fact this flesh concerns the fate and existence of all mankind,

as He does the most crucial work.

III

God’s work will achieve the greatest result.

Without any flaws, God’s work will achieve it.

This is the effect of the work, the work in the flesh,

more persuasive than the work of the Spirit.

The three stages of work shall be concluded, concluded by God in the flesh.

The three stages of work must be concluded by God incarnate, no less.

The most crucial part of the work of God is done in the flesh.

The salvation of every man by God must be done in the flesh.

Though man feels God in flesh is unrelated,

yet in fact this flesh concerns the fate and existence of all mankind,

as He does the most crucial work.

from Follow the Lamb and Sing New Songs

Recommended for you: Meaning of Incarnation

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Sculpture d’Henri-Honoré PLE, captée aux Beaux-Arts de Lille. (Bronze . 1887)

Penchée vers l’avant, cette jeune maman accompagne avec attention son enfant dans ses premiers pas. Le bambin maintenu par un morceau de tissu semble concentré pour tenir en équilibre. Avec un réalisme certain, l’artiste parvient à saisir un moment crucial dans la vie de ces deux personnages.

....Take the love out and it means nothing. There's an aspect of photography that has nothing to do with whether a photo is shot with digital or conventional techniques, and the photographer must consider it :-)

Nobuyoshi Araki

HMM! Character Mattters!

anemone, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

Feeling comfortable is crucial when sitting on a bicycle !

En los últimos días, si queremos acoger al Señor, no sólo debemos tener un discernimiento de los comportamientos de los falsos Cristos, sino que, lo que es más importante, debemos conocer la esencia de Cristo, lo cual es la verdad más fundamental y crucial.

Dios Todopoderoso dice: “Aquel que es Dios encarnado poseerá la esencia de Dios, y Aquel que es Dios encarnado tendrá la expresión de Dios. Puesto que Dios se hace carne, manifestará la obra que pretende llevar a cabo y puesto que se hace carne expresará lo que Él es; será, asimismo, capaz de traer la verdad al hombre, de concederle la vida y de señalarle el camino. La carne que no contiene la esencia de Dios definitivamente no es el Dios encarnado; de esto no hay duda. Si el hombre pretende investigar si es la carne encarnada de Dios, entonces debe corroborarlo a partir del carácter que Él expresa y de las palabras que Él habla. Es decir, para corroborar si es o no la carne encarnada de Dios y si es o no el camino verdadero, la persona debe discernir basándose en Su esencia. Y, así, a la hora de determinar si se trata de la carne de Dios encarnado, la clave yace en Su esencia (Su obra, Sus declaraciones, Su carácter y muchos otros aspectos), en lugar de fijarse en Su apariencia externa”.

“El Dios que se hizo carne se llama Cristo, y así el Cristo que les puede dar a las personas la verdad se llama Dios. No hay nada excesivo en esto, porque Él posee la esencia de Dios, y posee el carácter de Dios, y posee la sabiduría en Su obra, que el hombre no puede alcanzar. Los que así mismos se llaman Cristo, pero que no pueden hacer la obra de Dios, son fraudes. Cristo no es sólo la manifestación de Dios en la tierra, sino que también es la carne particular asumida por Dios a medida que lleva a cabo y completa Su obra entre los hombres. Esta carne no puede ser suplantada por cualquier hombre, sino que es una carne que puede soportar adecuadamente la obra de Dios en la tierra, expresar el carácter de Dios y representarlo bien, y proveer la vida al hombre. Tarde o temprano, aquellos que suplantan a Cristo caerán porque, aunque afirman ser Cristo, no poseen nada de Su esencia. Y así digo que la autenticidad de Cristo, el hombre no la puede definir, sino que Dios mismo la contesta y la decide”.

Extracto de “La Palabra manifestada en carne”

De las palabras de Dios, podemos ver que la esencia de Cristo es Dios encarnado. En otras palabras, el Espíritu de Dios del cielo se reviste de carne y se convierte en el Hijo del hombre para obrar entre los hombres. Aunque es ordinario y normal por fuera, posee una esencia divina. Por lo tanto, Cristo es capaz de expresar la verdad, la voz de Dios y hacer la obra de salvar a la humanidad. Así como el Señor Jesús, quien era Dios encarnado, Cristo, y a pesar de que era una persona común y corriente en apariencia, puso fin a la Era de la Ley y abrió la Era de la Gracia, expresando la verdad, otorgando a las personas el camino del arrepentimiento, haciendo la obra de redimir a toda la humanidad mediante la crucifixión y mostrando muchos milagros y prodigios. Además, el Señor Jesús también predicó por todas las partes, expresó la verdad en toda ocasión según las necesidades prácticas de las personas para proveer y pastorear a ellas, y Sus palabras y Su obra confirmaban plenamente que Él era Cristo. De la misma manera, Dios Todopoderoso encarnado ha venido en los últimos días, ha realizado la obra de juicio comenzando por la casa de Dios, ha expresado todas las verdades que purifican y salvan a la humanidad, ha revelado todo el misterio del plan de gestión de Dios y ha expuesto la raíz de del mal y tiniebla del mundo, la naturaleza satánica y los caracteres corruptos de la humanidad que peca y se resiste a Dios, al mismo tiempo, le ha indicado el camino de ser purificada del pecado, etc. De no haberse encarnado Dios, ¿quién podría expresar la verdad que purifica y salva a la humanidad? ¿Quién podría hacer la obra de purificar y salvar a la humanidad? Solo Dios encarnado es capaz de hacer estas obras. Por lo tanto, por la verdad expresada y la obra realizada por Dios Todopoderoso, podemos reconocer que Cristo de los últimos días, Dios Todopoderoso, es el regreso del Señor Jesús, Dios encarnado, Dios mismo, el único.

Yesterday's photo of the early morning harbor in Hamburg had a crucial weakness.

These were the two pillars that stick out of the water near my bank. Unfortunately, it couldn't be avoided to somehow integrate them into the photo.

But both the excessive presence and the position in the picture gave me a headache when I was there. So I tried two different compromise solutions.

Yesterday's was the compromise, where I can show as many details as possible from the other side of the bank. While this compromise is limited to the area around the Elphilharmonie and the pillars are a not so close and therefore a little less disruptive (at least in my opinion).

By the way, there is a seagull sleeping on the smaller of the two. I only noticed that when I published the photo. That makes the pillars cool again

Mein gestriges Foto vom früh morgendlichen Hafen in Hamburg hatte eine entscheidene Schwachstelle.

Und zwar waren das die zwei Pfeiler, die in der Nähe meines Ufers aus dem Wasser ragen. Leider liess es sich nicht vermeiden, die irgendwie mit ins Foto zu integrieren.

Doch sowohl die zu hohe Präsenz als auch die Position im Bild haben mir schon vor Ort Kopfzerbrechen bereitet. Also habe ich zwei verschiedene Kompromisslösungen versucht.

Die gestrige war dabei der Kompromiss, bei der ich so viele Details wie möglich von der anderen Uferseite zeigen kann. Während sich dieser Kompromiss hier auf den Bereich rund um die Elphilharmonie beschränkt und dafür die Pfeiler nicht so dicht stehen und damit etwas weniger störend wirken (finde ich zumindest).

Auf dem kleineren der beiden schläft übrigens eine Möwe. Das ist mir gerade erst aufgefallen als ich das Foto veröffentlicht habe. Das macht die Pfeiler ja gleich wieder cool.

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6:35 am. It's just moments after sunrise, desert air cool and dark, as the first traces of light rise above the rocky hills sprouting up haphazardly amidst the barren plains of the Mojave. As the sun makes its first entrance onto a new day, peering its lazy eyes over the horizon for the first time, cool lavender-like hues greet the desert landscape--starting at the tips of the geographic formations before rapidly descending the mountain slopes toward their bases. On the floor at Hector, 32 miles east of Barstow, CA, the sun has yet to bask the valley with its presence, but the Needles Subdivision has already woken--in fact, it never went to sleep--as BNSF Z STOWSP7 13L shoots across Main 2 with hotshot cargo for Chicago, one of the countless Zs that make this former Santa Fe racetrack a crucial artery for the conveyance of goods in the United States. In less than a quarter of an hour, the lowly lineside sign identifying the mostly forgotten station of Hector will warm from direct rays of the sun as a new day gets underway and the Mojave officially rises from its slumber.

Sometimes your colors are crucial.

Flüchtlinge in Europa

Refugees in Europe

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The best time to photograph Sandend in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is when the tide is about half-way out. When the water is high, most of these fantastic rocks aren't visible at all and it makes for a somewhat less impressive scene.

Lizard is a collective name for the different species of lizard that are found in the warmer climates around the world. The lizard is a reptile with scaly skin, and some species of lizard can shed their tails when they are in danger, but not all species of lizard are capable of doing this.

There are around 5,000 different species of lizard ranging from small lizards that are just a few centimeters in size, to much larger and more predatory lizards that measure a few meters from the head of the lizard to the tip of their tail.

Most species of lizard are either good climbers, or failing that good at sprinting which enables all the different species of lizard to escape danger in a flash.

Lizards are reptiles which means that lizards are cold blooded. Lizards tend to be more active during the night as lizards spend the day basking in the hot sun in order to warm themselves up. Lizards are therefore able to recharge their batteries during the day and can hunt with success at night.

For most species of lizard, sight is crucial both for locating prey and for communication between other lizards. Due to their extremely tuned eyesight, many species of lizard have highly acute color vision. When communicating most lizards rely heavily on body language as lizards use specific postures, gestures and movements to define their territory, resolve any disputes, and entice mates.

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Khurtisi Castle is located near the Jvari Pass in the Kazbegi region of northern Georgia. This historic fortress once played a crucial strategic role in guarding the mountain passage. Although the castle is now in ruins, its remains still bear witness to the rich history and importance of the Caucasus as a trade route. The remains show a typical medieval Georgian architectural style, with sturdy stone walls and a strategic location on a hill, which offers a magnificent view of the surrounding valley. Khurtisi Castle is a place where history and nature harmoniously merge, with a serene and timeless atmosphere against the backdrop of the imposing Mount Shani. Mt. Shani, a majestic peak of approximately 4,451 meters high, is located in the vicinity of the Jvari Pass and is considered one of the prominent mountains in the region. The mountain not only offers a challenge to experienced mountaineers, but also acts as a visual icon in the landscape. The snow-capped peak of Mount Shani towers over the valleys, with sheer rock faces and glistening ice fields, creating an impressive backdrop for the historic Khurtisi Castle.

The Jvari Pass, located at 2,379 meters, is part of the Georgian Military Highway, a historic route that connects Tbilisi to Vladikavkaz in Russia. The pass is known for its spectacular views, with winding roads that wind through deep gorges and past picturesque villages. Together, Khurtisi Castle and Mount Shani create a unique blend of history, culture and natural beauty, making the Jvari Pass an unforgettable destination.

Khurtisi Castle ligt nabij de Jvari-pas in de regio Kazbegi, in het noorden van Georgië. Het is een historisch fort dat ooit een strategische rol speelde bij het bewaken van de doorgang door de bergen. Het kasteel, hoewel tegenwoordig een ruïne, getuigt van de rijke geschiedenis en het belang van de Kaukasus als handelsroute. De overblijfselen tonen typische middeleeuwse Georgische bouwstijl, met robuuste stenen muren en een strategische ligging op een verhoging, wat een prachtig uitzicht biedt over de vallei. Het kasteel is een plek waar geschiedenis en natuur samenkomen, en het biedt een serene, tijdloze sfeer tegen de achtergrond van de ruige berg Shani. Mount Shani is een indrukwekkende piek die tot ongeveer 4.451 meter reikt. De berg ligt dicht bij de Jvari-pas en wordt beschouwd als een van de prominente toppen in de regio. Shani is niet alleen een uitdaging voor bergbeklimmers, maar het is ook een visueel icoon voor de omgeving. Het wordt vaak bewonderd door reizigers die de Georgian Military Highway volgen. De besneeuwde top van Mount Shani torent majestueus boven de omliggende valleien uit, met steile rotswanden en glinsterende ijsvelden. Het is een perfecte achtergrond voor het historische Khurtisi Castle. De Jvari-pas 2.379 meter hoog maakt deel uit van de Georgian Military Highway, een historische route die Tbilisi met Vladikavkaz in Rusland verbindt. De pas staat bekend om zijn adembenemende uitzichten, met kronkelende wegen die door diepe kloven en langs pittoreske dorpjes slingeren.

The Elbe River plays a crucial role in Hamburg’s status as a major European port.

Here's what AI helped me to put together some facts:

Over the years, extensive modifications have been made to accommodate increasingly large container ships. The fairway depth has been adjusted to allow vessels with a draft of up to 16.10 meters to navigate the river. This deepening ensures that container ships, which can be up to 400 meters long and 62.5 meters wide, can enter the port with a draft of 13.10 meters regardless of the tide. Under favorable tidal conditions, these ships can arrive with a draft of 15.40 meters and depart with a draft of 14.10 meters.

Additionally, the fairway has been widened in certain areas to facilitate the passage of large vessels. For example, between Wedel and Blankenese, an encounter box with a width of 385 meters was created, allowing ships to pass each other more easily. These improvements significantly enhance Hamburg’s ability to handle the world’s largest container ships, ensuring efficient cargo transport and maintaining the port’s competitive edge.

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37418 is seen propelling Caroline off of Tiddy Viaduct whilst working the 5Z02 0925 Penzance to Cardiff.

Yesterdays inbound trip was scuppered because of a torrential downpour just at the crucial moment. This morning was soooo much better.

Following an epic sunrise where the sun made an appearance during the final crucial minutes, we tore ourselves away from shooting just long enough to purchase tickets on the 1.5 hour round trip cruise to Spirit Island. We almost balked at the $65 price tag, but we reminded each other that it was in Canadian dollars and that we REALLY wanted to shoot Spirit Island and that the only alternative seemed to be renting a canoe and rowing our butts off for the entire day. As we still wanted to shoot the Icefields Parkway on our way back to the lakes down South, this left us with only one option.

So 260 Canadian dollars later, we boarded the first boat out at 9:45 AM. Our fellow passengers looked to be mostly retirees and a tour group from somewhere in Asia. Our first question to the boat operators was....can we go outside and stand in the back? After we heard "Of course!", we spent the majority of the next 45 minutes freezing our butts off in the small standing area at the back of the boat. For most of the journey it was just the crazy American photographers and a couple of other guests who braved the cold wind whipping around us. This particular shot caught my eye as I was leaning as far out over the edge of the boat as I could get without falling in. (Picture a dog with his head out the window...holding a camera.)

As we approached Spirit Island, the boat swung around hard to the East and this panoramic view suddenly opened up. As we were the first boat in the water that day and the wind had died down, I was now looking at a sea of topaz-colored glass spreading out in front of me. Suddenly the $65 price tag seemed far too small. I quickly shot a couple of brackets before the view shifted again and Spirit Island came into view.

(To be continued...)

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The picture has notes crucial to the understanding of the situation. If you can't see them, going to lightbox and back again should do the trick. It's simply a Flickr quirk.

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A lesson in how to cope with fowl on the prowl and feeling a little peckish. Incidentally, all the ducks in my picture were female: Must have been the legs!

Now I love ducks really, but part of me says ; prudence, they can be rather dangerous! This one was just a little too close for comfort. One more millisecond just doesn't bear thinking about. 💀

Best viewed in lightbox, from a safe distance and with adequate protection! Check it out and imagine the legs are yours, it's even more frightening! That's the duck not the legs!

The picture was taken in rather a hurry! You see I had noticed that, while I was focusing on her, she was focusing on me and homing in at full throttle!¹ Realizing that I was in a vulnerable position, she obviously took me for a sitting duck² and said to herself "Well, all is fair in love and war"³ (ツ)

The photo is a remake of one first uploaded in February 2006. If, by any chance, you’ve already seen it; then I apologize for reopening old wounds.

P.S. And in case you're worrying, I got by⁴ without a "remake"! (ツ)

P.P.S. If you scroll down the page just a bit, you will see the answer

I gave to someone who wanted to know “what happened next”!

It would seem that blatant curiosity knows no limits. (ツ)

Erratum : "part ... says ..." should read "parts ... say ...", of course!

Moral:

Steer well clear of⁵ ducks that are feeling a little peckish!⁶ when all you have on offer is bread! (ツ)

¹ at full throttle = à toute vitesse

² a sitting duck = une cible facile

³ all is fair in love and war = en amour comme à la guerre

⁴ to get by = s'en sortir

⁵ to steer well clear of = éviter à tout prix

⁶ to be peckish = avoir un petit creux

⁷ what's good for the goose is good for the gander (see note).

ce qui est bon pour l’oie est bon pour le jars

⁸ to mean business = être sérieux (see note)

🎃 Happy Halloween, dear friends,

Take care and many thanks for calling,

Colin

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Almost airborne, Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) on the final hop and downbeat as it leaves the creek surface. Currumbin Creek Estuary, Gold Coast Queensland.

One of the many DJ'd events in Bellisseria

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The Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys), photographed at La Minga Ecolodge near Cali, Colombia, embodies the dynamic beauty of the Andean cloud forests. Captured mid-flight while feeding on a vibrant magenta flower, the bird’s delicate speckled throat, muted green plumage, and subtle iridescent highlights stand out against a lush, softly blurred background. The vibrant colors of the flower and the bird’s fluttering wings create a striking balance between motion and tranquility, emphasizing the intricate beauty of this species in its natural habitat.

To capture this fleeting moment, I used the Canon R5 paired with the RF 100-500mm lens at 500mm. A shutter speed of 1/750 second allowed me to freeze the bird’s swift movements while still capturing the natural flow of its wingbeats. ISO 800 balanced the diffused forest light, ensuring clarity and preserving the rich details of the scene. Positioning and timing were crucial in showcasing the hummingbird’s grace while maintaining a composition that draws attention to the connection between the bird and its environment. This photograph highlights the challenge and reward of capturing such delicate creatures in their natural settings.

©2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer

These are the bridge pins of a piano. "The bridge plays a crucial role in the sound of the piano. It is the job of the bridge to connect the source of the sound (the strings) to the amplifier of the sound (the soundboard)." (excerpt from the link below) The pins hold the strings in place and spaced correctly.

www.piano.christophersmit.com/bridge.html

This photo encompasses about 2 1/2 inches of the bridge.

Happy Macro Monday!

The lifeboats of the RMS Titanic played a crucial role in the disaster of 14–15 April 1912. The ship had 20 lifeboats that, in total, could accommodate 1,178 people, approximately half of the 2,208 on board the night it sank. RMS Titanic had a maximum capacity of 3,547 passengers and crew.

18 lifeboats were used, loading between 11:45 p.m. and 2:15 a.m., though Collapsible Boat A floated off the ship's partially submerged deck, and Collapsible Boat B floated away upside down minutes before the ship upended and sank.

Many lifeboats only carried half of their maximum capacity; there are many versions as to the reasoning behind half-filled lifeboats. Some sources claimed they were afraid of the lifeboat buckling under the weight, others suggested it was because the crew were following orders to evacuate women and children first. As the half-filled boats rowed away from the ship, they were too far for other passengers to reach, and most lifeboats did not return to the wreck, due to fear of being swamped by drowning victims. Only lifeboats 4 and 14 returned to retrieve survivors from the water, some of whom later died.

1,503 people did not make it on to a lifeboat and were aboard Titanic when she sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. 705 people remained in the lifeboats until later that morning when they were rescued by RMS Carpathia. Those aboard the lifeboats were picked up by Carpathia over the course of 4 hours and 30 minutes, from about 4 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and 13 of the lifeboats were also taken aboard. The lifeboats were returned to the White Star Line at New York Harbor, as they were the only items of value salvaged from the shipwreck, but subsequently vanished from history over time.

Although nothing remains of the original lifeboats, some surviving fittings can still be seen such as nameplates reading 'S.S. TITANIC' of which several are known to exist in museums and private collections, along with brass numbers, port plates reading 'LIVERPOOL' and house flags of the White Star Line such as a burgee removed from the hull of one lifeboat by a souvenir hunter and now displayed in the museum of the Titanic Historical Society. A full-size, accurate replica lifeboat is now on display at the maritime museum in Falmouth, England and a less accurate one in Belfast at the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction.

"A l'adolescence se pose la question cruciale du rayonnement : sera-t-on dans la lumière ou dans l'obscurité ? J'aurais aimé pouvoir choisir."

Amélie Nothomb

I understand that when you buy photographic products like dry plate

tintypes you're basically a beta tester. Whenever anyone makes anything at home, you're sort of along with them on their journey as you use their products.

But oh I have some bad luck with this stuff. I've seen others take magical photos using both glass dry plates and dry plate tintypes. I've seen beautiful ambrotypes too. There's a good reason why this tintype was scanned in black & white.

I've not really documented my "struggles" with it, but there have been quite a few bad plates.

I'm good at following directions for exposure, good at calculating light and even good at figuring out the UV factor. Hell, I do a podcast about developing (which doesn't mean I'm necessarily good at developing, but I'm no spring chicken).

What I'm not good at however - and this is crucial to photography with dry plates - is photography with dry plates.

Sure, I might get the occasional, oddball goodish plate (pictured above), but most are simply bad.

And I'm okay with that. I'm not whining at Zebra or J. Lane over some defective this or that. Partially it's because I'm well aware that there are going to be defects here and there. They're literally doing it out of their homes. And partially (mostly) because I know that any number of things can go wrong on my part - especially in how and where I photograph and develop.

After this box of tin is finished, I'll probably not explore it too much further until I have a better darkroom set up (which is sort of in the works in a way that's almost totally out of my control).

Maybe I'll get better - I'm sure I'll have some great shots here and there. But I'll probably just stick to x-ray film for my orthochromatic needs.

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'Violence Against'

Camera: Chamonix 45F-2

Lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Actinar 4.5; 135mm

Film: Zebra Dry Plate Tintypes

Exposure: f/9; 1sec

Process: HC-110+ Ammonium Thiocyanate

Washington

October 2022

Learning how to support yourself is crucial

As we trot along on our path we slowly get to deal with life

Ups and downs

The good feeling you get when you are seeing that you manage to support yourself, embrace yourself, starting to respect yourself, grows

You can be on your own and be totally OK

But you can also be together with someone special

The support I have from my man is bigger than what I could even hope for

But it couldn't have come before I had done the job myself

I needed to support myself first

To be supported and to support is a good balance

That is what I have in my life now

Bring on the good stuff

Bring on the light

In the light it is only positivity

My chosen man is full of light - I think I captured that here