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ELABORATE RITUAL DISPLAYS,, being performed in early springtime at Stodmarsh N.R in Kent. This Grebe is so elegant and graceful, love its long slender neck and dagger-like bill, It was pure joy seeing these, and made my trip worthwhile.
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The elaborate facade is all that remains (above ground) of St. Paul's Cathedral in the historic center of Macau. The cathedral was built in 1620-ies, mostly by Japanese Christians expelled from Japan. It was destroyed by fire during a typhoon in 1835 (at the first glance the typhoon should have brought enough water to quench the fire, but obviously it did not happen).
Elaborate architectural details of a typical Parisian building on Place Vendome, yes. But the interesting part of this shot is the mystery figure, half-hidden in the shadows, suspiciously watching the photographer. Clearly, security is top notch here.
of common columbines / Gewöhnliche Akelei (Aquilegia vulgaris)
in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
for a HBW!
Sitting on 5 eggs.....Fingers x'd!
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps Cristatus
The great crested grebe has an elaborate mating display. Like all grebes, it nests on the water's edge, since its legs are set relatively far back and it is thus unable to walk very well. Usually two eggs are laid, and the fluffy, striped young grebes are often carried on the adult's back. In a clutch of two or more hatchlings, male and female grebes will each identify their 'favourites', which they alone will care for and teach
Unusually, young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them.
The great crested grebe feeds mainly on fish, but also small crustaceans, insects small frogs and newts.
This species was hunted almost to extinction in the United Kingdom in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was set up to help protect this species, which is again a common sight.
The great crested grebe and its behaviour was the subject of one of the landmark publications in avian ethology: Julian Huxley's 1914 paper on The Courtship‐habits of the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
Population:
UK breeding:
4,600 pairs
UK wintering:
19,000 individuals
"I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." -- excerpt from Trees by Joyce Kilmer
An elaborately branched tree in Kyoto, Japan
With their elaborate headdresses, the crowned pigeons are probably the most beautiful pigeons. They look majestic and impressive - but can also be different as we see in this photo. Deep down inside, they're looking just as sweet as sugar!
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Church on the Spilled Blood, St Petersburg Russia
This is St Petersburg's most elaborate church, with a classic Russian Orthodox exterior and interior decorated with some 7000 sq meters of mosaics. Designed by architect AA Parland and the archimandrite Ignaty, the church incorporates elements of 18th-century Russian architecture from Moscow and Yaroslavl, and is so lavish it took 24 years to build and went over budget by 1 million roubles - en enormous sum for the times.
Elaborate stone masonry is a characteristic of the landscape in Hinohara and Okutama municipalities. It is needed to build houses, Shinto(u) shrines, play ground for children, car parking space etc. as the flat land is scarce.
This photo was taken at a settlement on the riverside of the Akigawa, a tributary of the Tamagawa.
One circular structure, which frames the Borrowdale Valley, is believed to have been made from local slate and created by a “very talented [and] patient individual”.
The artist has been compared to Banksy by the local village because it is unclear who is behind several structures. A number of hikers have shared images online after spotting them while out walking.
Elaborating on an early creation of mine
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The elaborate ornate gateway entrance to the small wooden platform. Providing the space to sunbathe and swim from the lakeside of Lake Garda The owner clearly out to make an impression and keep the casual visitor away.
The male mandarin duck has the most elaborate and ornate plumage with distinctive long orange feathers on the side of the face, orange 'sails' on the back, and pale orange flanks.The female is dull by comparison with a grey head and white stripe behind the eye, brown back and mottled flanks.
They were introduced to the UK from China and have become established following escapes from captivity.
There are many elaborate names for hummingbird species, but Gould’s Jewelfront is one of the most intriguing. (The species is also known as Gould’s Brilliant, which is equally fascinating.) Jewelfront aptly describes the small but colourful forecrown (often more prominent on males), while Gould’s refers to famous English ornithologist John Gould (1804-1881), who wrote the first scientific account of the species. The female in this image (with a buff rather than dark chin as on males) was seen at a private sanctuary on the lower part of the renowned Manu Road in Peru.
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Elaborate frost shines in the first light of the morning, with delicate branches and elaborate platelets, especially in the lower right. I find photographing frost difficult, as it often has an overwhelming amount of intricate detail. In the right light with some magnification it begins to be manageable, as long as you don't bump into or breathe on your subject.
Elaborately carved Zanzibar doors manifest the cultural roots of the Swahili coast in Eastern Africa. The clash of Swahili, Arab, and Indian traditions is most notable in the design of Zanzibar doors. These giant teak masterpieces tell stories of the residents’ social status, religion, and profession.
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Prompts: Fairy with delicate elaborate elegant wings,
beautiful, exquisite, ethereal, ultra realistic facial features
Style: Flora v2
Input: One of my free textures was used to seed this for light and color
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Enjoy and much appreciation for your views and comments!
I sometimes think my photography days are numbered, nearly over. It'll be due to pain if so. More on that when I have time to elaborate.
HWW!
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Minimalism has a certain appeal. Not least because it avoids the need to rummage about in the attic for stuff to shove in the frame.
The elaborate auditorium of the theatre is designed according to the atmospheric style which was popular in movie houses built in the 1920s. This style simulates an outdoor theater-going experience. The Coronado's auditorium walls are decorated with the facades of gilded Spanish and Italian-style buildings, and the ceiling looks like a deep blue sky filled with twinkling stars and floating clouds. The auditorium is full of gilded detail.
Elaborating on the Meliosma cuneifolia...
...and getting caught by Rata on the dot, is that luck or fate? 😶
Sich an der Meliosma cuneifolia abarbeiten...
...und dabei von Rata punktgenau erwischt zu werden, ist das Glück oder Schicksal? 😶
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I met a professor who used elaborate gear to take gigapixel composites of flat concrete surfaces, with texture but without perspective. Intentional wordplay on “concrete” and “abstract”. A how-to book from a local library said the essential challenge in abstraction was division of the plane. This guy I just googled,
thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/abstract-non-objective-art
distinguishes Representational (realistic), Abstract (distorting reality), and Non-Objective (devoid of reality). Maybe Hilla Rebay would agree.
Oxalis triangularis, ten-image focus stack, cropped 16:9.
26 Oct 2021; 11:15 CDT; Velvia +
western spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus), male
The spinebill feeds on the nectar of tube-like flowers. Yellow pollens can be seen on the base of its bill. It intermittently sticks out its tongue as if it has to practise its art of gathering nectar.
Her work consists of metal boats and an elaborate web of red yarn. Shiota uses boats as a metaphor for the journey between the certainty and uncertainty of existence.
The tangled threads reflect her mental state and human relationships.
Haar werk bestaat uit metalen boten en een uitgebreid web van rode wol. Shiota gebruikt boten als een metafoor voor de reis tussen zekerheid en onzekerheid van het bestaan.
De verstrengelde draden weerspiegelen haar mentale toestand en menselijke relaties.
Ihr Werk besteht aus Metallbooten und einem kunstvollen Netz aus rotem Garn. Shiota verwendet Boote als Metapher für die Reise zwischen Gewissheit und Ungewissheit des Daseins. Die verschlungenen Fäden spiegeln ihren Seelenzustand und ihre zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen wider.
La sua opera è composta da barche di metallo e da un'elaborata rete di filo rosso. Shiota usa le barche come metafora del viaggio tra la certezza e l'incertezza dell'esistenza.
I fili aggrovigliati riflettono il suo stato mentale e le relazioni umane.
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Lonely Planet: This expansive temple, founded in the late Ayuthaya era, holds quite a bit of history. Foremost are the faded murals inside the beautiful bòht (ordination hall), which date back to about 1700, making them some of the oldest Thai-temple murals still in existence. Mostly they're rows of various deities though the entrance wall vividly shows the demon Mara and his army trying to stop the Buddha from reaching enlightenment.
Next door is a large, elaborate teak săh·lah (open pavilion; often spelt as sala) built in Ayuthaya during the 17th century and later moved to Phetchaburi by boat. Legend has it that the gash in the ornately carved wooden back door dates to the Burmese attack; however, this is highly unlikely. Finally there are also two hŏr đrai (sacred manuscript libraries) on stilts to guard against termites, a petite one in a pond and a tall one on land next to the monks' quarters.
www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand/upper-southern-gulf/phetcha...
Once again from the festival of Durga Puja.......the deity in all her splendour.
The elaborate ritual of worshipping Devi Durga, in Bengal particularly, also involves showcasing the goddess in all her glory. Traditional handicrafts are frequently employed in decorating the goddess and her places of worship ("pandals" in local parlance). The intricacies of the crown, the background and all of the deity's other adornments here are essentially designed from pith and cardboard.
The genus Pan consists of two extant species: the common chimpanzee and the bonobo. Taxonomically, these two ape species are collectively termed panins; however, both species are more commonly referred to collectively using the generalized term chimpanzees, or chimps. Together with humans, gorillas, and orangutans they are part of the family Hominidae (the great apes, or hominids). Native to sub-Saharan Africa, common chimpanzees and bonobos are currently both found in the Congo jungle, while only the common chimpanzee is also found further north in West Africa. Both species are listed as endangered. Chimpanzees and bonobos are equally humanity's closest living relatives. As such, they are among the largest-brained and most intelligent primates: they use a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. Their learning abilities have been extensively studied. 60741
In my dreams I am always wearing an elaborate crown...what do you think that means?
Wearing:
Sacred Bracelet
Leather Lace Pearls Bracelet
!dM LaSombra - VampireNecklace
*{Junbug}* The London Ruff
*{Junbug}* The Empress Dress
AZOURY - Machiavelique Mask
Glam Silver Eyeshadow
::TI:: Ear Cuffs V1 - anthracite - White diamond
Maitreya Lara
With an elaborate, and accurate, illusion created for the Hogwarts Astronomy class, many a student was literally starstruck at the sight. Caspian and Marigold, of course, ended up taking some time to enjoy a quiet moment to observe after class was over.
Elaborate, Eclectic, Flamboyant. These are just a few of the words used to describe the Victorian era’s popular Queen Anne house style…
‘Think gingerbread trim, towers, turrets, and wraparound porches with multi-angled roofs and fancy lead-glass windows”.
Queen Anne homes are asymmetrical, with highly ornamented facades and more than one story. The Queen Anne style is all about decorative excess, with a variety of surface textures and materials like patterned brick, stone, wood, and occasionally stucco.
A great fall day for a photo of this historic home.
Victorian Queen Anne Style… painted lady.
Die Schrankflügel-Orgel der Fuggerkapelle in der Annakirche in Augsburg (1512)
Renaissance cabinet wing organ of the Fugger Chapel in St. Anne's Church in Augsburg (1512)
"The Church of St. Anne (German: St. Anna-Kirche) is a medieval Evangelical Lutheran parish church in Augsburg, Germany. Originally built in 1321, it has undergone several significant renovations since, and is notable for its elaborate interior decoration, and its role in Protestant-Catholic relations in Germany.
The choir of the church, a memorial chapel dedicated to the Fugger family, dates to the early 16th century, and is one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture north of the alps. Despite the church becoming Protestant in 1548, the Fugger Chapel has remained Catholic since its construction."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Anne's_Church,_Augsburg
Jörg Breu the Elder (1475–1537) painted the wings for the organ, which was built by Jan Behaim in 1512.
www.st-anna-augsburg.de/kunst-der-fuggerkapelle
วัดแสนเมืองมาหลวง (วัดหัวข่วง)
The sweeping multi-tiered roof, chofa and hang hong of Wat Saen Muang Ma Luang. Chiang Mai.
Cape Of Good Hope
South Africa
The South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa.
The Ostrich (struthio camelus) is a member of a group of birds known as ratites, that is they are flightless birds without a keel to their breastbone. Of the 8,600 bird species which exist today, the ostrich is the largest. It cannot fly, but they are very fast runners.
Ostriches are mainly vegetarian, eating grass, succulents, berries and seeds, though they will also eat insects. They swallow large numbers of pebbles which help grind the harder food in the gizzard and aid digestion.
Ostriches normally mate for life, and they share the task of incubating the eggs. Ostriches form bisexual groups with a complex structure. Territorial males compete for flocks of 3 to 5 hens. Mating includes elaborate displays of hisses and dancing.
Most wild ostriches are found in fragmented groups in West, East and South Africa. - Wikipedia
We met this stately man in a chai shop and he kindly agreed to pose for us. With his elaborate turban and magnificent moustache he presents an iconic image of Rajasthan.
I have to elaborate a bit on the story behind this picture, but the situation I experienced on location was just too bizarre to not mention it here:
After an unsuccessful morning shoot at Lake Gerold, I was already on my way back when I received a message from Richard (a local photographer friend): I should take a look at the little village of Wamberg on the way, which offers a great photo motif with the village church in front of the Zugspitze.
Coming from the B2 (E533), the quite narrow road leads directly to the village (as seen here), which seemed completely quiet, almost deserted, when I arrived.
For lack of a better alternative, I parked my car somewhat unorthodoxly on a steep dirt road. If, contrary to expectations, someone had had to pass by there, I would have been in the immediate vicinity and could have moved the car - but apparently such a scenario was not to be expected.
But if you don't reckon with Bavarian beasts, you reckon wrong!
I was not yet 50 steps away from the car when a tractor coming from the village approached, honking loudly. It was obvious that this cacophony was dedicated to me and my awkwardly parked car, so I instantly came back to move the car.
Surprisingly, the farmer did not honour my return in any way, but stopped - continuing to make noise - at full speed towards me, capping his wild ride with an official full stop right at my feet. In the face of this dangerous kamikaze action, I abruptly lost my composure and in a split second turned from a peaceful photographer into a battle-ready hulk.
However, an elderly, quite small farmer jumped red-headed from the tractor, approached me with raised fists and started to insult me with a heavy Bavarian dialect (including „“SAKRAKRUZIFIX!“, „“SCHLEICH DI!“, “WIE SIAHST ÜBERHOAPT OAS MIT DEI HAARE?“) of which I, as a Westphalian, only understood the fragments reproduced here.
My anger quickly dissipated at the sight of Rumpelstiltskin foaming with rage, swearing in Bavarian and swinging his fists - and unpleasantly gave way to a kind of amusement.
The fact that I was so unimpressed by his behaviour apparently irritated the farmer so much that short breaks came up in his hate speech, and at some point I was able to mention I would gladly clear the way - if only he would let me.
Accompanied by wild imprecations, I moved the car and the farmer roared past with his tractor.
While I photographed Wamberg afterwards, Rumpelstiltskin went about his day's work, passing my car several times, which was parked on a slope in the meantime. Each time I squinted anxiously, expecting the farmer to push the car with his tractor into the ravine - but it remained peaceful.
In the afternoon I met with Richard and told him about the incident. Apparently, the farmer's frustration was caused by the big problems with the many tourists who spent their 2020 holidays in Bavaria due to the Corona pandemic. Moreover, Wamberg is probably no longer an insider tip, but has long been discovered by the Instagram community - with all the accompanying problems of over-tourism.
So in retrospect, the farmer's anger seems quite understandable to me. In the end, nothing happened, except that I came home that day with a nice picture and a - hopefully entertaining - story.
Kind regards,
Marcus
By the way: This is image number 500 I have uploaded to Flickr, but since I like my photostream small and tidy, most of my images go to the non-public area after some time …
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