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It looks like I've put a vignette on this photo (which I haven't), so much so that it got me wondering and checking other photos with that lens - which seem fine to my rubbish eye. I centre weighted the metering on the white flowers so it must be a combo of that and the shady light. Can't think what else created that effect - never noticed it on other lenses. Any other explanation will be glad to hear it........
I think it works quite well though.
The Tebinquinche Lagoon is a large lagoon in the Salar de Atacama that impresses by the amount of salt. On the day of my visit, we could hardly see the thick layer of salt, a lot of rainwater, forming an impressive scenery with the blue of the sky, against mountains and volcanoes.
It is not allowed to enter the lagoon, nor to get too close. The whole area is preserved and we can only walk along a marked trail around the Tebinquinche Lagoon. In this place we did a walk that lasted about half an hour, with some stops along the way where our guide gave several explanations about the origin of the place and also other interesting information of the Atacama region.
Gerrie was explaining to Huntley what the white cups were for. I personally like tea over coffee but do like it occasionally.
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday
A young Boreal owl, raised in a wildlife park. This was the day it came out of its nest the first time, and it was so amazing to watch this little fellow exploring the world.
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It's said that the West was built on legends...and that legends are a way of understanding things greater than ourselves. Forces that shape our lives. Events that defy explanation. Individuals whose lives soar to the heavens...or fall to the earth. This is how legends are born.
A little robin siniging its song. Springtime! What a beautiful, photogenic season...
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One of last year's lesser flamingo photos. What a photogenic bird!
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Qui no comprèn una mirada, tampoc comprendrà una llarga explicació (proverbi àrab)
Who does not understand a look, will not understand a long explanation (Arabic proverb)
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Kuddel the black beauty. He and Flo are now about 4 months in our family, and we can't imagine a life without them. They learn to trust more and more.
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The number 7 is both deep and wise. It is not satisfied with simple explanations and surface-level information -- this is frivolous stuff. It knows that the real gold is buried deeper and won't stop until it finds it ... and then it'll keep digging for more. Asking questions, researching, listening, and sensing are all special skills the 7 uses in its search for awareness.
Though spirituality is especially important to the number 7 in Numerology, it takes a more intellectual approach to life than an emotional one. It is an analytical number that enjoys gathering and filtering through information to find answers. Still, it has a more powerful intuition than you might expect which it uses as a guide. This combination of conscious and subconscious thinking allows the mind of the Numerology number 7 to shine a light into the very deepest realms to access hidden truths.
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The folklore explanation of Hvítserkur aside, the scientific community has another explanation for how Hvítserkur was formed. Erosion from the cascading sea water has carved three large holes through the basalt rock, sculpting and shaping it into what appears as some petrified, mythological animal.
The base of the stack has been reinforced with concrete to protect its foundations from the sea, but this has not stopped visitors interpreting the rock’s peculiar shape to suit their imagination.
Hvítserkur takes its name from the birdlife that nests on top of it. In Icelandic, the name translates to “white shirt”, a nod to the colour of the bird droppings that cover the rock.
I've mentioned "karst" in my previous photo and I'd like to visualize it with this photo.
I was talking about the "Gottesacker", a Karst landscape on the Hoher Ifen. Imagine the cracked rock face in this photo as a huge area with even deeper cracks and crevasses, lying under your feet. That is a Karst landscape. It took millions of years for rain and streams to dissolve part of the limestone (like the one we see here).
This photo was taken from the same spot as the previous one.
This song sparrow was telling me the reason I shouldn't approach any further on the path. Unfortunately, I had too far to go to return back the way I came, so it eventually had to be the one to yield.
We went to Kniepsand, a sandbank offshore Amrum, which has connected to the island over time. Here you will find a unique landscape, consisting only of sand and beach grass. The vastness is impressive, it's like being in another world.
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An otter swimming in its pond. I loved it how its nose is reflected in the water. Thery're such cuties.. well, maybe not if you're a fish. 😁
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On the edge of Solaris, my mind out of my mind, no questions, no answers, no explanations, no logic, living the unknown
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The turn of 23-24 June, or St John’s Eve, is the shortest night during the year. To understand its special position in our culture one needs to go back to the custom of Kupala Night, a Slavic holiday of Sun and Moon which falls on 21 and 22 June, and relates to the summer solstice. In the tradition of Slavic peoples it was a celebration of water, fire, love and fertility.
The legend has it that Moon married Sun the first spring after the world’s creation. Being of an amorous disposition, however, Moon went astray and had an affair with the Morning Star. Ever since then, Sun and Moon have been bitter foes. Their conflict always reaches its climax during the summer solstice, when the night is shortest and the day longest.
According to ancient beliefs, rituals performed during this magic night had the power of purifying, ensuring health and good crops, and protecting against the evil. Celebrations featured bonfires, with revellers jumping over, dancing around and throwing herbs into the fire to keep dark powers at bay. Another go-to method to defeat the evil was to walk around homesteads carrying torches lit from the dying bonfires. Young girls would weave garlands, and float them on a nearby lake or river. What happened to the garland – how far it went, whether it sank or was fished out by young men – would be taken as an omen of a girl’s marital prospects. Still another tradition would have young unmarried girls venture into the forest alone to find a fern flower, a symbol of happiness.
Explanation
The night of Kupala, that is the night of the summer solstice, it isn't a Midsummer's Night,
which here is 23-24 June
The June solstice is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Winter Solstice the Southern Hemisphere.
The date varies between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year, and which time zone you are in.
In 2016, a full Moon, also commonly known as Strawberry Moon, will coincide with the June Solstice. The 2 events haven't occurred on the same day since 1967 and will not coincide again until 2062.
Memories: Last summer at the north sea island Amrum. I still smell the wadden sea, feel the wind and hear the screaming of the gulls. What a wonderful place to calm down.
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Who does not understand a look, will not understand a long explanation (Arabic proverb)
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For some reason grebes feed their offspring feathers. The explanation you hear the most is it helps them digest their food. Ya, maybe, but how do they know that?
Steam locomotive 99 7247-2 of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (German: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen or HSB) en route from the town of Wernigerode to the Brocken (the highest point (1,141 m) of the Harz mountains).
The Harz Narrow Gauge Railways is a network of 1,000 mm gauge railways in the Harz mountains, in central Germany. It connects the principal towns of Wernigerode, Nordhausen and Quedlinburg and several smaller towns in the area with about 140 kilometres of track, much of which is steeply graded and picturesque.
The most popular destination on the network is the Brocken, an old Soviet listening post on top of the tallest peak in the Harz mountains, accessed by a spiral railway line, the Brocken Railway.
The railway is notable for running a significant number of its trains with steam haulage, mostly employing 1950s vintage 2-10-2 tank locomotives, hauling traditional open-platform bogie carriages.
The trains run daily to a timetable and it operates more than ten steam locomotives and seven diesel railbuses.
Stoomlocomotief 99 7247-2 van de Harzer Smalspoorbanen (Duits: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen of HSB) onderweg van de stad Wernigerode naar de Brocken (met 1.141 meter het hoogste punt van het Harz middelgebergte).
De spoorwijdte is 1000 millimeter (meterspoor).
De standaardspoorbreedte; normaalspoor is 1435 millimeter.
De Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH (HSB) is, met een totale spoorlengte van 140,4 kilometer, het grootste smalspoorbedrijf van Duitsland. De HSB vervoert circa 1 miljoen mensen per jaar.
De HSB heeft in totaal 44 stations, 25 stoomlocomotieven, 16 diesellocomotieven, 10 motorwagens en circa 230 werknemers.
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Following comments by Daniel Myers and James Burns and a specific question by Sccart, I managed to find on the Ephrata website an explanation of these strange buildings : they form a stage, build in 1970, and facing an amphitheater (that I had not photographed and then forgotten about, that was some 3 year ago...). It was first used for outdoor drama, and now for special programs.
That said, they are thin, but of normal height.
Wyoming, USA - In a bizarre turn of events, residents of the picturesque state have reported multiple sightings of peculiar flying objects resembling ice cream cones soaring through the sky. Speculation and excitement have reached unprecedented levels as the enigmatic phenomena continue to captivate the imagination of the community.
Reports describe the objects as large, sometimes dripping cones, adorned with vibrant colors and trailing delicious-looking swirls of ice cream. Witnesses claim the cones maneuvered gracefully, exhibiting precise movements that defied the known laws of aerodynamics.
Government agencies have also been drawn into the frenzy, with local law enforcement working alongside federal agencies to investigate the reports. Official statements from the authorities emphasize that the sightings are being taken seriously, and all efforts are being made to determine the origin and nature of the flying ice cream cones.
Conspiracy theorists, as expected, have put forth a range of intriguing explanations. Some claim that the cones are a secret government project, while others suggest a playful extraterrestrial or extradimensional presence.
While skeptics argue that the sightings are nothing more than an elaborate prank or an optical illusion, the fervor surrounding the flying ice cream cones shows no signs of abating. Wyoming's skies have become a stage for the unexpected, leaving residents and visitors eagerly awaiting the next sighting and wondering what secrets these frozen delights might hold.
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Adelaide Central Market. Nice to be back and it was a busy day. This lady was busy selling to the assembled group who looked interested. Silver Efex Pro 2: Agfa APX Pro 100 with 55% Green filter
A lot of scenes in the desert evade explanations. The rusting tank is there now, it doesn't really matter why.
I was wondering if there are young sumo wrestlers too. And I found an interesting article on internet about the 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai. If you want to see and read about him, just click
here.
I also was curious if there are female sumo wrestlers and found another interesting article "sumo-wrestling-women-what-are-your-rules/? " with more information (so if you want to read more about it, just follow the link) and an explanation (see below):
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Why the resistance to inclusion in professional skills?
In the Shinto traditions blood is related to death and at the same time is a symbol of impurity. The woman’s body is structured for a menstrual period every 28 days (more or less). This makes her an impure being to practice sumo, since it would be contaminating the place where the confrontation is taking place (ring).
Due to existing conflicts and contradictions, the female gender can only practice sumo in amateur tournaments. In these also men compete, with the difference that they can advance to the highest level. What’s more, amateur tournaments are not officially recognized by the Sumo Association of Japan, in charge of professional sumo.
This discriminatory stance has prevented Japan from aspiring to have its national sport considered Olympic.
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Model: origami Sumo Wrestler
Design: Eiji Tsuchito
Diagrams in NOA magazine #471
Folded from two pieces of duo-color paper: one for the head 7,5x7,5cm and one for the body 15x15cm. Final size height 8cm.