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Still finding some gems in the old slides. This one's from December of '03. Looking upstream on the Devil's River, north of Comstock, Texas.
A portrait of a longhorn beetle Protomocerus pulcher, Lamiinae from Rustenburg-area, South Africa.
Place: Ledig, Rustenburg-area, South Africa, Oct. 2012.
Canon 40D, MP-E 65mm. Focusing stack in studio. 96 exposures stacked in Zerene Stacker.
The brightly colored pieces of cloth that you find
hanging in some of the trees along the Tower Trail
and elsewhere in the Monument are referred to as
prayer cloths, prayer bundles, prayer ribbons, prayer
ties, and prayer flags. They are physical, symbolic
representations of prayers and are here by American
Indian people as part of their religious ceremonies.
Please do not touch, take, or disturb these prayer
cloths in any way. It is considered culturally
insensitive to photograph these items and we request
that you do not do so.
---- the Devil is a talented dancer, but also its prey .... is not far behind .... ----
---- il Diavolo è un valente ballerino, ma anche la sua preda .... non è da meno .... ----
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This is at the same time a long and short report , about the traditional sacred and profane feast with pagan roots, called "u Ballu di Diavuli" (The Dance of the Devils) that I made this year on the afternoon of Easter in the Sicilian village of Prizzi (in the province of Palermo); this feast, which has medieval origins, is the representation of the eternal struggle of Evil (two Devils and Death) against the Good (Christ and the Virgin Mary). Devils wears a wool suit in red (the color of the fire of hell ...), also wearing a flashy iron mask with a big mouth adorned with big teeth and a lolling tongue, the mask is surmounted by two horns while the back is covered with a fleece of a goat that covers shoulders and back (a Devil has a black fleece, the other Devil a white fleece), and Devils shake pieces of iron chains which are agitated bumping against the masks; the Death wears a wool suit of yellow ocher, wearing a leather mask always yellow, which looks like a skull, from his mouth come out long teeth, it holds in its hands an "instrument of death" very similar to a medieval crossbow. The feast begins on Easter morning, Death along with the two devils (which have become even four, to involve as many passers-by) roam the streets of the town of Prizzi, engaging with the passers jokes and cajoling, passers are invited to dance with them at the sound of the well-paced band music. Often the two devils "capture the spirit" of a passer, which to be able to see his liberated soul .... must issue a small donation symbolic .... Nevertheless, the name of the Sicilian feast "the Dance of the Devils" originates from a very special time of the event, when the two statues of the Risen Christ and the Virgin Mary are in front each other of them to meet (U 'Ncontru): it is here, between the two statues, the two Devils and the Death staged a bustle of dancing, jumping, coaxing ... with the aim of preventing this meeting, but they will be slain by the swords of the Angels (Angels to guard the Risen Christ), so the Mother and her Son can meet, in a blaze of joy of the devotees, with the Good that has defeated the well forces of Evil ...
These are made to the same scale as the imps shown a little further on; the figures would be about 15 cm tall if they were standing erect. The body was made for another reason, then it occurred to me that it bore some resemblance to one of Signorelli's flying devils at Orvieto. The wings, also modelled on the frescoes, are made separately then glued on. The original clay models for these figures would be about 40 cm tall, if standing erect, so these reproductions are quite detailed.
Normally, when I get or find freebies, i create a look, and then, as a last production step in SL (after theres editing the pictures and writting and uploading and... pheww), I choose a nice place to take my pictures at... well, this one was the other way round... i found this super cool Sim, the Devils Moon, and tried to create a look to fit in. perfect ocasion to show off the new Sn@tch freebie!
Normalmente, quando eu recebo ou acho freebies, eu crio um look, e daí, no último passo no SL (depois vem editar as imagens e escrever e fazer upload e... ufa), eu escolho um lugal legal pra tirar minhas fotos... bem, dessa vez foi o contrário, eu achei um Sim super legal, o Devils Moon e tentei criar um look que combinasse. Ocasião perfeita pra mostrar meu freebie da Sn@tch!
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Top: **CKSD** Flirt Halter Wavy (Group Gift), $0L subscribe-o-matic
hair/Cabelo: *TRUTH* Phoenix [Noir], $50L
Bracelets/Pulseiras: [RN]FreeWristband(Rusty), $1L + [RN]Feather Bangle, $0L @ On the Raven's Nest
Eyes/Olhos: [RN]Rainbow eye, $0L Lucky Chair Item @ On the Raven's Nest
Pants/Calças: (A&K) Black Leather, $10L (outside the main store/fora da loja principal)
Skin: Isabelle Dec, $0L @ Damiani
Shoes/Sapatos: BM Satin Pump Aqua, $0L group gift /presente de grupo @ Baby Monkey
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hair/Cabelo: *TRUTH* Gypsy [Noir], $50L
Pants/Calças: *~PureStyle~*capripants(red), $15L
Coat/casaco: :::Sn@tch Harlot Coat:::, $0L
Shoes/Sapatos: BM Satin Pump Black, $0L group gift /presente de grupo @ Baby Monkey
Belt/Cinto: Ladies Spiked Hipster Belt - A&K, $45L
Pants/Calças: (A&K) Black Leather, $10L (outside the main store/fora da loja principal)
Photos @ Devils Moon
links @ freesecond.blogspot.com
Road trip southwest USA 2014
Day 7 : Spent my afternoon looking for Zebra Slot Canyon. Went left instead of straight, so I took the very wrong way, and walked for about 2h30. Didn't found it obviously, and decided to go back the day after, with some more information about the real trail. I finished the day photographing the sunset at Devils Garden, a cool rock formation not far from Zebra Slot Canyon.
Shot with Canon EOS 5D Mk. I + Tamron SP AF Aspherical Di LD IF 17-35 f/2.8-4 @19mm (geolocated in Flick'R map)
No graphic content in comments please! Thanks
Thorny Devil an Australian Outback oddity that uses the distinctive coverage of many sharp spikes to collect humidity from the extremely dry atmosphere of the Desert that covers much of central Australia. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter to get FREE Access to download the Large Format Full Size Images. FREE To Download, Free To Use as you like. www.facebook.com/brian.steampunkwestin / www.twitter.com/Steampunk1867
American Indians use the Tower as a place of
worship. Most of the ceremonies that take place are
small groups or individuals, who have gathered for
prayer, pipe ceremonies, the tying of prayer cloths, or
vision quests.
Taken in Devil's Canyon, Arizona, near globe. Vivitar 285 w/ umbrella camera right, bare vivitar 285 pointed at the couple's faces camera left. Yep they're sitting on the edge of a very intimidating cliff.
Thankfully (they often aren't at wildlife sanctuaries) the Tassie Devils were all up on the day we went to the Australian Reptile Park. The Park is one of the top breeding facilities for the mainlands Ark program. The program is aimed to ensure a backup population for when (not if, extinction in the Tasmanian wilderness seems quite certain) the Devils go extinct in the wild. The reason for this imminent and tragic extinction is the Devil Facial Tumour Disease. See the information below for more.
Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harrisii
The Tasmanian Devil is the second largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, second only to the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, which though considered recently extinct (early 1900s), a very slight possibility of their existence still remains and there are thousands of unconfirmed but reliable sightings since the death of the 'last' Thylacine in 1936 cannot be ignored.
Unfortunately, the Devil too faces extinction. In 1996, the first example of Devil Facial Tumour disease was found on a female devil on the east side of the island. Within 14 years, the 100% fatal cancer has killed more than 95% of the wild Tasmanian Devil population. Because of the Devils aggressive nature towards each other, they will often (particularly when competing for food around a carcass) nip or bite each other. The cancer cells are grafted on to the other devils jaw by the diseased devil during this behaviour, and because of thousands of years of developing on a small, confined island, the genetics are so similar, almost identical, like twins, that the immune system does not realise that the cancer cells are alien. The tumour grows without defiance, and kills the devil within less than a year.
A natural geographical boundary of mountains and rough terrain still remains, however, which acts as a natural fence between the diseased Devils on the east side of the island and the disease free devils on the west side. However, the effectiveness of the geographical fence can not be the only thing that must be depended on to save the devils. Zoos and sanctuaries all over Tasmania and the Mainland have taken in a population of devils for captive breeding programs, to ensure a population fit to restart the species when reintroduced into the Tasmanian wilds. So far there are about 600 in captivity, but at least 1000 will be needed before any hope of a successful reintroduction can even be hoped for.
A little known fact about the Tasmanian Devil is that for it's size it has the strongest jaws of any animal. When feeding together devils will consume the entire animal, sometimes only leaving a small bit of fur behind. In a Tasmanian Devil feeding scrum the gory sound of bones cracking becomes very regular.
Also, despite what some might say, the Tasmanian Devil is very capable of hunting. It will more often scavenge, as it is far easier for it, but they do have an ability to hunt that is not given enought credit to, however slightly limited it is.
To draw attention to the plight of the Tasmanian devil I am going to be making a work a day throughout October inspired by Tasmanian Devils.
Tasmanian Devils population has declined by 90% in large areas of Tasmania due to Devil facial tumor disease. In November I will be taking part in the Garmin Point to Pinnacle; a 21.4km long and just over 1,270 meters in elevation run up Tasmania's Mount Wellington to raise money for The Devil Island Project (www.savethetasmaniandevil.org.au/) If you would like to sponsor me you can at this link> garmin-point-pinnacle.everydayhero.com/au/Liz
Devil Sails Poster
A very toxic and attractive poster wich can be used for a multiple variations of events from workshops and club or bar parties.
Font links included in the info file.
Devils Wall.
This is the „Teufelsmauer“, a geologic oddity that can be found near the Harz mountains and near to my stay last weekend. I visited the place before, it's a strange landmark. Weather was great, bot so much the time I got there, but at least some landscape pictures.
Uscita vespertina con Fireman89 e Francesco Cantoni tra le rovine di una ex colonia marina del periodo fascista.
Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harrisii
The Tasmanian Devil is the second largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, second only to the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, which though considered recently extinct (early 1900s), a very slight possibility of their existence still remains and there are thousands of unconfirmed but reliable sightings since the death of the 'last' Thylacine in 1936 cannot be ignored.
Unfortunately, the Devil too faces extinction. In 1996, the first example of Devil Facial Tumour disease was found on a female devil on the east side of the island. Within 14 years, the 100% fatal cancer has killed more than 95% of the wild Tasmanian Devil population. Because of the Devils aggressive nature towards each other, they will often (particularly when competing for food around a carcass) nip or bite each other. The cancer cells are grafted on to the other devils jaw by the diseased devil during this behaviour, and because of thousands of years of developing on a small, confined island, the genetics are so similar, almost identical, like twins, that the immune system does not realise that the cancer cells are alien. The tumour grows without defiance, and kills the devil within less than a year.
A natural geographical boundary of mountains and rough terrain still remains, however, which acts as a natural fence between the diseased Devils on the east side of the island and the disease free devils on the west side. However, the effectiveness of the geographical fence can not be the only thing that must be depended on to save the devils. Zoos and sanctuaries all over Tasmania and the Mainland have taken in a population of devils for captive breeding programs, to ensure a population fit to restart the species when reintroduced into the Tasmanian wilds. So far there are about 600 in captivity, but at least 1000 will be needed before any hope of a successful reintroduction can even be hoped for.
A little known fact about the Tasmanian Devil is that for it's size it has the strongest jaws of any animal. When feeding together devils will consume the entire animal, sometimes only leaving a small bit of fur behind. In a Tasmanian Devil feeding scrum the gory sound of bones cracking becomes very regular.
Also, despite what some might say, the Tasmanian Devil is very capable of hunting. It will more often scavenge, as it is far easier for it, but they do have an ability to hunt that is not given enought credit to, however slightly limited it is.
Deviled Eggs
Rooster sauce, Tennessee chow chow. ($4)
Knox Mason
Knoxville, Tennessee
(May 17, 2014)
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Make-up: Nathalie Strömberg
Setup: FX 400 with grid above model. FX 400 with giant octa cam right. FX 400 with strip box behind model cam left as rim. Maybe also one flash for bg cam right. Triggered with PW & sensors. Textures Bittbox. Setup