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This was one of those nightmarish days you only dream about.
It began at 7:30 with that crazy park lady. I walk far away from her now. I park in a different place and walk a quarter-mile from her. But when she sees me, she walks directly at me, no matter where I am and who I'm with. Today, I was picking raspberries. I stopped when she walked toward me. I walked in the woods. I think she followed me, but I went fast, came out on the other side, and walked in the road. She is really ruining my days when I see her, which, fortunately, is once a week.
I came home and worked on cutting glass for awhile, and then I went skating. I also dropped some things off at the post office and attempted to buy stamps, but my card wouldn't scan, and the post office REFUSED to enter the number manually. They said it was against store policy. I asked for the manager. He wouldn't come out. I banged on his door. He wouldn't come out. A supervisor came to talk to me. She couldn't answer any of my questions. All she knew was, "They wouldn't take mines, either."
I went home angry and found a message from my mother that the travel agent wants to make sure my daughter has a passport confirmation. Except that I have tried that every day, and it hasn't worked. It still didn't. I called the passport office once again (I called last week, and a woman said she'd e-mail DC to put a rush on it), and I was told to press one and three and zero, and then the machine told me there were too many callers waiting, and it hung up. Seventeen times. And then when I finally got through, I was on the phone for 59 minutes.
The woman at the passport office told me there's no record of my daughter's application, that I can try to make an appointment for one of the three days this week that it's open before the trip, but she won't guarantee that I get an appointment, and no one's reimbursing us the thousands of dollars for the tickets.
Then I called the post office, and I was told, "This is what I can do for you, ma'am. I will call myself." I asked about the canceled money order, and the woman said, "I just told you what I could do for you. Don't try to tell me what I can do for you. I am doing what I told you I would do, now let me do that without telling me...."
She said she'd call in the morning. Meanwhile, I can pay $5 to put a trace on the money order.
I wrote to my congressman. I sent a third e-mail to the passport office, and it was actually answered today. There's no record of my daughter's passport. The person who wrote told me to call the passport office again.
I went to a self-defense class tonight. I punched the bag very, very hard. It was a very, very bad bag.
(But the instructor's son, holding the bag, was truly a hottie.)
(For 365 Days. This is Day 262. )
I skated for one hour today. It was my only pleasure. I didn't even enjoy the beers.
I can still laugh, as long as there's Engrish.
Morella is 1073 meters above sea level, and to get to the fortress, you have to overcome a difficult climb, but it will be very interesting: steep steps, narrow streets, ancient squares, souvenir shops, restaurants with traditional national cuisine, and houses of the indigenous locals. When you get to the top, you can enjoy magnificent views of the mountains and gorges, as well as the city buildings of different eras.
From a slide. Reptiles are difficult to photograph well because they are so long and thin. Undoubtedly a head shot would have had more impact but that would have entailed going much closer ....
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A walk to the park...
These difficult times of Covid have affected our freedom to mobilize, go out and enjoy the world, but it has also taught us to value the true meaning of love, union and among others to enjoy the simple ... A walk to the park for example ... In this case this photo has a history, I wanted to play a little with shadows and lights; I like them a lot, it's my style, and stealing moments I found a very loving dog, I called him to give me a look and in conclusion he licked the camera ... The lens was bathed but the end was very happy, with the result of the photo and with the love of the dog 😍 🐶.
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Estos tiempos difíciles de Covid nos ha afectado la libertad de movilizarnos, salir y disfrutar del mundo, pero también nos ha enseñado a valorar el significado verdadero del amor, la unión y entre otras a disfrutar de lo simple.... Una caminata al parque por ejemplo... En este caso esta foto tiene historia, yo buscaba jugar un poco con las sombras y las luces; a mi me gustan mucho es mi estilo, y robando instantes encuentro un perro muy amoroso, lo llame para que me diera una mirada y en conclusión se lanzó a lamer la cámara.... La lente quedó bañada pero el final fue muy feliz, con el resultado de la foto y con el amor del perro 😍 🐶.
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1. tulipano, 2. Teatro Civico di Tortona, 3. angelo, 4. Teatro civico di Tortona (AL), 5. Racconigi, 6. dolce pasquetta, 7. The Abominable Snowman's daughter!, 8. I wish you a sweet easter,
9. fontana delle tartarughe, 10. Noi e Gorby, 11. scorci romani, 12. stazione centrale, Milano, 13. Stazione Centrale, Milano, 14. lucernai, 15. Milano, 16. Ebe,
17. croco, 18. tramonto a Basaluzzo, 19. la finestra sul cielo, 20. altare della patria, 21. in viaggio, 22. Il Vittoriano, 23. colosseo, 24. a sunny sky on the snow,
25. gruzzolo, 26. che poi.., 27. tris di cioccolati, 28. Teatro Eliseo, 29. maschera, 30. javier marin, 31. luna sul Vaticano, 32. fontana di trevi,
33. rialto, 34. il cielo su Lugano, 35. la fortuna di prendere il bus, 36. Lugano, 37. P, 38. natale a Venezia, 39. Sona (vr), 40. venezia,
41. Alessandria, 42. rialto, 43. lights!, 44. venezia, 45. happy new year!, 46. un nebbioso canaletto, 47. venezia, 48. Piazza Garibaldi vestita a festa,
49. pomodori, 50. venetian, 51. sul vaporetto, 52. solitudine, 53. auguri! best wishes!, 54. inusual venice, 55. birra, 56. Venezia,
57. osteria dal ponte, 58. allegria, 59. Isola San Giulio, 60. sull'orlo della sera, 61. Solvay Solexis, 62. lago d'Orta, 63. isola san giulio, 64. winter view,
65. isola san giulio, 66. celle, 67. snowy sunset, 68. arnaldo pomodoro, 69. Arnaldo Pomodoro a Orta San Giulio, 70. edicola affrescata, 71. scorcio, 72. ciclamini
73. love me fender, 74. fili d'erba, 75. elettrocitta', 76. in the mist, 77. crisantemi, 78. la boheme, 79. 'o babbasone, 80. Ciclamini,
81. stati d'animo, 82. Betty Boop, 83. semaforo rosso, 84. leone, 85. nebbia, 86. tramonto, 87. mollette multicolor, 88. accendini,
89. gialla, 90. luce d'autunno, 91. foliage, 92. scorcio romantico, 93. cicogne, 94. fuochi d'artificio, 95. sauternes, 96. cielo,
97. St Agricole, 98. archi e contrafforti, 99. attraverso una monofora
Kosñipata Valley, Southeast Peru
Photographing primates in a tropical rainforest environment is notoriously difficult and frustrating due to the nature of the habitat, the amount of vegetation you’re trying to avoid and, of course, the lack of light penetrating the canopy. And that’s assuming that you’ve found some monkeys in the first place that are at a lower level and remaining in the area, rather than just making their way through the tree tops. I was therefore delighted to find that the first lodge we stayed at on this trip had a local group of Tufted Capuchins that could often be seen in a clearing early in the morning and occasionally late afternoon. I had three very memorable encounters with them that allowed me to capture a good variety of images.
Grooming is a serious affair and an important part of any primate's daily routine, and if you can find a pair fully engrossed in the task as these two were, you’ll usually find that they’ll remain quite still, which obviously helps keep the shutter speed and resultant ISO as low as possible.
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
"CR" Critically endangered species
Extremely endangered and very critical species. Only a couple of hundred individuals left. Highly distinctive stint with spatulate bill tip that can be difficult to spot at a distance when held in profile. An incredible effort and interest are being spent currently to protect the generation of the species in Thailand.
Photo has been captured in the nature after so many attempts to find such rare species.
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The Venetian harbour of Chania was built between 1320 and 1356. The harbour was used for commerce and also to control the Sea of Crete against pirates.
The Venetian harbour had room for 40 galleys, but it constantly silted up and was never very deep, so it kept having to be dredged, a difficult job with the equipment of the time.
On its north side the harbour is protected by a breakwater. Near the middle of this is a small bulwark like a gun emplacement and the tiny chapel of St Nicholas. This was where the Venetians and Turks executed condemned prisoners.
The Firkas Fortress at the harbour entrance and the St Nicholas bastion in the middle of the breakwater defended the harbour from raiders.
Today, the Venetian harbour offers moorage for fishing boats and other small craft, while the commercial and passenger port of Chania is seven kilometres to the east, in Souda Bay.
The lighthouse is a distinctive feature of the harbour. It was built at the harbour entrance by the Venetians and restored in its present form by the Egyptians (1830-1840). The lighthouse of the Venetian harbour of Chania always fascinates visitors and is one of the most-photographed monuments in Crete.
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It is difficult to get a photo of this area with no one around at Disney's Epcot. The World Showcase opens at 11am and I was there right at 11am to get a running start to capture this area before it started to fill up. It took less than a second to fire off a few photos to get this "clean" view.
Well, in these difficult days I'll photograph any form of wildlife that will sit still for long enough!! I spotted this little fellow in a dark corner of our sitting room. Grabbed the camera which, fortunately, already had the macro lens and flashgun on it and grabbed a few shots. Funny, I always think of Daddy-longlegs as being late-summer / early autumn insects.
I like Asian street food. It has variety, is tasty and it is cheap. Sometimes difficult to eat, but usually it is served in ecological way, such as banana leaf, coconut shell or even just paper bag. Each food stand has only 1-3 dishes, but next to it is another one with different choices.
The idea of food truck arrived to North American cities only few years ago. It is something which is probably older than slice bread. I do not like the street food in Toronto. It is overpriced, over-packaged and nothing to write home about it.
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We watched this momma moose & her calf struggling in snow for meager bit of food.
I had to shoot from across the road. The snow on the other side made it difficult to get a shot.
Here's the thing with the iPhone photography. It's been an interesting experiment and I'll continue with it for the week, but it's been photographic suicide too. A bit like writing one's second difficult novel...you know, nothing's quite working. And I miss my camera (I admit I've been taking pics on the side with it)....
Anyways, it's Guy Fawkes' Night here, which is always exciting! Thought this fence might look a bit like a firework in the background there.....well, sort of.
HFF! And have a fab weekend all.
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It’s difficult to believe that more than half of Lassen Volcanic National Park has burned in the Dixie Fire this horrendous wildfire season. I’m wondering what the park will look like when I’m able to return. I’ve intended to revisit the magical landscape of the painted hills and lava beds on the east side of the park but for now, will revisit some of my images taken in 2019 and hope that the landscape is still as it was.
Managing to gaze into the open eyes of a snowy in daylight can be difficult, at best. Their sensitive retinas leave them squinting throughout most of the day… that is when they are not actually sleeping. But in the minutes before sunrise, when its rays lazily find their way above the horizon, the beaches and bays are eerily blue and the golden iris of the snowy glows with pupils as large as saucers. It takes luck! Luck finding a bird in a suitable place, luck having a cloudless sunrise, and luck finding an owl motionless enough to allow for a photograph in such low light. As luck would have it, we were -- quite lucky. It was a brief but memorable moment at twilight dawn, indeed. #SnowyOwls
We finally got to visit the windmill which is one of the biggest in Norfolk. It is quite difficult to get to as there is no road and unless you have a boat which we don't it is a six mile round trip walk although there is a tiny railway request stop fairly nearby. I was really impressed by the size of the mill so it was well worth the walk.
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"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."
quote by Henri Matisse
I think it goes for photographers too?
Yet some discard this and will just copy?
From my garden, a rose called appropriately: Fire & Ice. A bloom and bud.
These duo-toned roses are plump and opulent but are non-fragrant.
The weather was mad, raining, thunder and lightning, so in between showers, you can still see some drops on the petals, drying up quickly though under the studio-light... yep, I rushed out, yep another 'rescue' job, lol.
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and thank your your visit, M, (*_*)
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It was very difficult to capture a decent picture since it was raining very hard.
Es war fast unmöglich, gute Fotos zu machen, da es so stark geregnet hat.
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After almost twenty (20) long and difficult days, I'm back !
It's going to take a while to catch up with everyone, but I will try my best !
In the meanwhile, I'm posting a fresh new photograph, which I took last weekend in a beautiful place near my new house !
See you !
Christophe
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Social distancing hasn't been that difficult to be honest. We live in a remote place in a sparsely populated area, and we're not really the most sociable pair in the world. Add to that I'm an accountant who does landscape photography to deal with the slings and arrows of an oddly chosen career - I was good at maths at school but lacked the imagination to do anything more interesting or rewarding - and you get the picture. Like many of us, I'm happiest when alone, or in the company of a very small number of carefully chosen companions.
Still, social distancing for the last 8 weeks has meant not going out with the camera, and I resigned myself to that fact happily, in support of those who are doing far more important and often dangerous work to keep the nation operating in some sort of way, and to save lives of course. Finally, we are allowed to head out, with caution of course, but it's in the nature of many of us as photographers to head for places at times when we can spread out and point our cameras at views like this.
It was nice to catch up with Lee, who I've not seen since we headed down to the tip of Cornwall at the beginning of March to scope out Kenidjack Valley. This time last year we were planning an adventure to Iceland with enormous excitement. Now, we're just pleased to be at large on our own stomping grounds. It might be all we get to do this year, with plans for wider adventures on hold, but I won't complain. How could I when I have places like this half an hour's drive from the door?
St Michael's Mount rewarded us for two months of patience, with the setting sun over nearby Penzance lighting the subject beautifully. A chance to revisit old haunts and see them anew.
Keep well everyone - keep safe.
It was very difficult to reach King of Wings. The trail was covered with tumble weeds, the kind of tall grass which can roll. We had to kick them away from the trail so our car could pass through. After multiple noisy cratches on the car by the tall weeds, we finally arrived at the dirt parking lot. Tracked by GPS, we walked about a mile, crawled under the metal fence, slid down some slopes, we finally got to meet the King :) After the shooting, we walked back in pitch black, totally relied on the GPS to track back the same way that we went in.
This is a composite of two shots. The wing was shot at blue hour. Without moving tripod and composition, we waited and waited until stars showed up. 16 mins long exposure captured the star trails in one shot.
Experementing with red :)
still not 100% satisfied, i hate the light in our house! very difficult to control
but thought of sharing anyways :)
It is difficult to make interesting bokeh photos on a very cloudy day. But, Pentacon Prakticar MC 50mm f1.8 as its older sibling M.O.G. Oreston, is so perfectly imperfect that even in those condition bokeh is painterly and engaging.
Fotografiar limícolas en vuelo es un reto, pero hacerlo además mientras realizan giros y piruetas es casi una cuestión de suerte.
Chorlito gris ( Pluvialis squatarola) girando en vuelo sin perderme de vista
Photographing waders in flight is a challenge, but doing it while doing turns and pirouettes is almost a matter of luck.
Black bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) turning in flight without losing sight of me.
The Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces form a historical building complex in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which has been listed as a UNESCO cultural World Heritage Site since 1984. The buildings are connected by the spacious gardens and trees of the Schlosspark. Augustusburg Palace (German: Schloss Augustusburg) and its parks also serve as a venue for the Brühl Palace Concerts.
The palaces were built at the beginning of the 18th century by the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Clemens August of Bavaria of the Wittelsbach family. The architects were Johann Conrad Schlaun and François de Cuvilliés. The main block of Augustusburg Palace is a U-shaped building with three main storeys and two levels of attics. The magnificent staircase was designed by Johann Balthasar Neumann.
The gardens were designed by Dominique Girard. An elaborate flower garden for an area south of the palaces was also designed, but it was restructured by Peter Joseph Lenné in the 19th century and turned into a landscape garden. Attempts to renovate the area have proven difficult, due to poor source material availability.
Falkenlust hunting lodge was designed by François de Cuvilliés and built from 1729 to 1740, in the style of the Amalienburg hunting lodge in the park of Nymphenburg Palace.
From shortly after World War II until 1994, Augustusburg was used as a reception hall for guests of state by the German President, as it is not far from Bonn, which was the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany at that time.
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Landing in San Diego is difficult. SAN is listed as one of the worlds 10 most extreme / difficult airports to land at (depending on which list you find).
You have to fly over this hill (Balboa Park), then get the plane down before you run into the next hill (Point Loma).or before you run off the end of the short runway. So the runway is in this sort of valley, and it can be VERY difficult for pilots at times. It is a very difficult approach because of the steep angle required over the hill. There are no jumbo jets regularly flying in here like at other major airports ie LAX, JFK, DFW.
I love flying aircraft, I love aviation, so therefore, I posted this video. It is really amazing and incredible to get this kind of footage of a plane landing in San Diego.
I previously wrote about how exactly I got this video including some of the difficulty involved. But I decided to be more discreet, to edit out that part, to leave you guessing.
You can imagine the 'powers that be' discourage a lot of looky-loo's from hanging around the approach end of runways.
I suppose a fascination with the machines of transportation has long been a human thing. I remember when I was a kid, I would take my younger brothers by bicycle to the local Hicksville train station to see the mighty train engines up close. That was a regular part of our Sunday routine. First stop was church, then afterwards to the train station, last stop was Baskin-Robins for ice cream.
Church and ice cream make sense. But the train station? Why did we go there? I remember so vividly for some reason the elevated platforms of the Hicksville train station. For some reason it was just an interesting place to hang around for a kid.
I'd say it's about fascination with the machines of transportation.
Trains and Planes. Big fancy machines that move people from point A to point B. But fascinating for some reason in how they do it.
So fascinating I suppose, that I even managed to make a career out of the business. And what form of human transport could be more fascinating that a flight in a hot air balloon? Going only where the wind carries you? No steering, just riding with the wind! What a concept.
So to tie it all together, landing a balloon is difficult, extreme, and fascinating. And it all started out because my father made me take my brothers to church, and for entertainment afterwards we would go check out the trains. Go figure. Like this could really all be tied together, but perhaps.
I did not really have a key point to make with all this. It is just a sort essay on my thoughts as to why I got this video of the plane landing. I hope someone reads this and enjoys it. Maybe I'll get my brothers / sister / mom to read this since they come here sometimes, they might appreciate the references to life growing up and the Hicksville train station
It's sometimes difficult to actually find out what things are called. There is a Pennant River (I think), but this may not be it, the Flickr map is calling it Pennant Run. In this part of the world, they often call the watercourse connecting a string of lakes a 'Run.' There are many in the area, and this might well be one of them. The water empties into Pennant Cove, and there are East and West Pennant communities.
Almost a year in planning and eventually i got the chance to go and photograph from the "Shard " in London.
Conditions were very difficult with the haze and reflections of the structure.Trying to get a wide angle shot is next to impossible due to the reflections but this im happy with.
Such a fantastic place with incredible views all over London.
Thankyou to my photographer friend Alpha Whiskey flic.kr/ps/yxgZ6 who joined me for this trip, we had a giggle and managed a few shots too ... always a pleasure my friend.
This is a handheld image ( i could not believe it ! , check out the exif )
Exif;
Nikon D750 + Nikon 24-120VR
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F4
@50mm
iso 10000 ( yes ten thousand ! )
I have others that are of a longer exposure while resting the camera on my bag ( tripods not allowed )... but this has become my favourite so far.
I always find it difficult to photograph long, thin creatures ! In addition this reptile has implausible grey patches on its skin. I can assure you they were real; this is not a quirk of my editing tool !
Males often show these vibrant colours during the breeding season while females and juveniles are more subdued browns or greys.
The Kenyan rock agama is diurnal and frequently seen basking on rocks to thermoregulate.
It lives in arid and rocky areas, but is also commensal with humans, as here. Head bobbing is used as a means of communication.
The species is primarily insectivorous — it eats beetles, spiders, ants etc.
Range: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia.
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It's difficult to imagine how this could be dangerous. Maybe if you went at it with a concrete cutter it could be a bit dicey. There are wires up there--waaay up there, so it seems rather silly to warn the public about that since they're all over the city. I think they just don't want people messing with the concrete poles.
Nikon FM with Zoom-Nikkor 43-86mm f/3.5 (Type 2) on Fuji 200
April 27, 2105
Yangpyeong, South Korea
These birds are so pretty in flight but so very difficult to capture in a photo. I will keep trying until I can show off the metallic blue , green and purple colors.
A place difficult to reach due to steep terrain but very rewardful experience.
Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
It was quite a difficult place to get in, unless you plan way ahead of coming and obtain the necessary tickets, otherwise, good luck. Even with ticket, with some specific reserved time, it was confusing where to go and what to do since once you get to the ticket office, you'd need to exchange your online tickets with the real tickets and there were lines of people lining up and which lines are which...(a long walk uphill to the ticket office where you'd get in). If you missed you reserved time, then you'd not be able to see some of the main places inside. All in all, quite a hassle, but I think if you go to Granada, then I believe that you'd want to visit this place.
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From Wikipedia:
The Alhambra (/ælˈhæmbrə/; Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء [ʔælħæmˈɾˠɑːʔ], Al-Ḥamrā, lit. "The Red One"),[Note 1][Note 2] the complete Arabic form of which was Qalat Al-Hamra,[Note 3] is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a small fortress in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications, and then largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the mid-13th century by the Moorish emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada, who built its current palace and walls. It was converted into a royal palace in 1333 by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada.[1] After the conclusion of the Christian Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand and Isabella (where Christopher Columbus received royal endorsement for his expedition), and the palaces were partially altered to Renaissance tastes. In 1526 Charles I & V commissioned a new Renaissance palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor in the revolutionary Mannerist style influenced by Humanist philosophy in direct juxtaposition with the Nasrid Andalusian architecture, but which was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada.
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Taken with my "cheap" Nikon 24-85mm...
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
There are lots of beavers here in the area and it's not too difficult to find them when they start getting busy around nightfall. Unfortunately my camera isn't really made for bad light conditions and the beavers avoid coming close. This is the best shot I got in the last few months, and I'm not absolutely happy with it, but it's a start ;-)
With a maximum working distance of just 10.1 cm the Canon MP-E65mm isn't the best tool for chasing damselflies like this variable bluet (Coenagrion pulchellum) as it is both difficult to fit the entire damsel in frame as well as not scaring them away as you have to get so close.
This was taken at 1:1 magnification which is a s far away as you can get and only by framing it with the body diagonally, I was able to fit it in frame. As for why it didnn't fly away this particular time, I have no idea - but I am not complaining!
Also, don't you think the wings seriously look like they were made out of plastic on this one?