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It's the same in every churchyard you said
These memories of endless love
Etched out in unforgiving stone
But I would rather you told me now
Rather than when I am cold and dead
I thought we would be together
I didn't think I would be here alone
The stones are more for the living
A promise never to forget
A love to go on
I expect you think me ridiculous
Tidying up the flowers and the edges
As if you were still in bed
But I miss you my darling
So I have to be here instead
A section of the churchyard had been restored recently, and some graves and the inscriptions cleaned. This particular grave belonged to a couple who had passed away in the 1970's.
But somebody had come, after the restoration, and left a token in memory.
Wilmington Churchyard, East Sussex, UK.
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Visitors to Morano can expect to be transported to an era where the pace of life was dictated by the ringing of church bells and the rhythm of artisanal crafts. The town's atmosphere is charged with a magical quality, almost as if time has stood still, allowing modern-day explorers to soak in the rich cultural heritage that permeates every corner. These narrow, winding pathways, some chiseled into the very rock, ascend steeply, weaving through a tightly-knit tapestry of homes, religious edifices, and historical structures. The town's layout is a marvel of medieval urban planning, with houses, churches, monasteries, arches, portals, underpasses, stairways, and squares all interlocking in an intimate dance of stone and history. Whether you're a history enthusiast, an architecture aficionado, or simply in search of Italy's lesser-known locales, Morano Calabro offers an experience that is as enriching as it is visually stunning.
I took this on Sept 21rst 2023 with my D850 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 at 36mm, 1/250s, f5.6, ISO 72 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO
Never would I have expected to have an accidental encounter with a Rolland-Pilain... I couldn't even have expected that, because the name is completely new to me, it didn't even ring a bell.
It seems to have a special body, since F28's (as it says on the radiator grille) or D26's (as the license plate information reads) on Google are nothing like this.
On top of all this: Look at that happy dog!
This is a different photo than I expected today, but snow in April wins over what I had planned. ALSO, a photo of a stranger?? This was a quiet goal for myself, and he certainly made it easier by approaching me for a photo. But still, I count this as a "riders among us" win. Lucky me, I live right near this trail. So, I was down there with camera in hand! (I'm so glad he was riding an orange bike for the pop of color.)
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thanks to jet-lag and a 5-hour nap, i was up at 04.30 and took a solitary walk around the ferry while my friends were still sleeping. i managed to find a lack of people on the non-smoking side of the deck, as the smoking side seemed to be grey-haired-men-over-the-age-of-60-early-morning-pipe-and-cigar-hour, and there are at least three criteria i didn't meet for participation.
the trip was decent; the ferry only got hammered by waves in the open sea, which is expected, but sounds pretty terrifying when you're half asleep and coming out of a benadryl-induced quasi-coma.
but, oh, the things we do for cheaper travel options :)
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The beaver has been extinct in the UK since the 16th century, however up and down the land there are now numerous reintroduction projects. Apart from the wish to see the introduction of a large mammal back into our countryside there are now strong arguments that the beaver through its dam creation will help transform many of our smaller rivers. It is expected that by building the dams the flow of water will reduce after heavy rain and therefore gradually release the run off rather than produce the deluge we often see. Of course dam creation creates ponds and floodplains which in turn will have a knock on effect on the environment. There is one such designated release area not too far from me but I have yet to see the star attractions.
This photo was taken on our recent American trip in Oregon close to the coast at Barview which is just north of Tillamook. I should have expected we might have struck lucky as Oregon is known as the "Beaver State".
I had spotted somewhere to photograph a heritage diesel service and whilst I waited the beaver appeared. Alas I only had my standard lens to hand. The diesel passed, I got my shot and returned to the car to grab my long lens. This time Shirley accompanied me and for once was pleased I had stopped for a railway photograph. Thankfully it was quite active and reappeared a couple more times. Clearly it was an industrious individual.
I got up early today and drove to Lewiston, ME expecting to photograph hot air balloons but that never happened as rain was expected. Very briefly the sun shown through some clouds and this is the result. There are several large mills in Lewiston that have not been occupied since the 1950's or so. The one here has been repurposed to be used for businesses. The out of place apartment building was built about 20 years ago I was told by a former resident.
The oranges in the maple belt are just beginning to pop on a perfect September afternoon in 2004 west of Taconite Harbor, Minn. Today's westbound Cliffs Erie train of ore empties is powered by an A-B-B-B-A set of F9s. The former Erie Mining Co. has run on multiple occasions since what was to be the last train ran in 2001, giving many of us the chance to photograph a railroad we expected we'd missed out on.
My friends probably expected me to take a photo of bars of chocolate for this topic - an obvious choice for me. But, amazingly, those bars were still on the shelf when I finished shopping today. I would like any of them, except chilli. Of course, I may need shopping again later this week…!
... has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get
— only with what you are expecting to give — which is everything.
Katharine Hepburn
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Texture with thanks to Parée Erica
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Well that was not what I was expecting , I get the impression there is someone over that way with some foody bits for birds .
Such is life on the water at Earlswood Lakes with 2 or 3 dozen swans , an assortment of ducks , some coot , a cormorant and an uncountable number of gulls .
I cannot actually say how many of what sort of fish there are in the water - it can't be much fun for the fish with anglers often to be seen on the banks of the lake !!
Sometimes, fireworks don't explode where you expect them... Thanks to photoshop, I develop my own technique to put them where I want them to be plus combining this with my DRI technique.
Parfois les feux d'artifices n'explosent pas toujours là où on voudrait... Grâce à photoshop, j'ai développé ma technique qui me permet de les mettre là où je les veux en la combinant à ma technique DRI.
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My technique is alway the same:
Three exposures -2EV, 0, +2EV and then temperature adjustement using Lightroom and layering with luminosity mask using photoshop. Removal of distracting stuff with the stamp tool or patch tool. High pass filter to enhance details. Then saturation, contrast selectively control, dodge and burn where need...
DRI stand for Dynamic Range Increase. Three RAW files are used to achieve this. Rather than using a software like Photomatix for instance, I simply use mask to blend, my own way, the light, dark and normal shot with Photoshop and Lightroom.. To me, It looks more natural than the usual HDR treatment that I would normally applied.
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Ma technique est toujours la même:
Trois prises de vue -2EV, 0, +2EV. Ensuite ajustement de la température de couleur avec Lightroom et usage de calques et masques de luminosités avec Photoshop. Retrait d'éléments de distraction avec l'outil tampon. Filtre High pass pour le rehaussement des détails. Ensuite saturation et contraste ajustés de façon sélectives et locales. Dodge and burn là où requis...
DRI vient de l'anglais Dynmic Range Increase, qui pourrait se traduire par étendue dynamique améliorée. Les même 3 fichiers RAW entrent dans la composition d'un DRI. Plutôt que de se servir d'un logiciel comme Photomatix qui fait tout le travail, je me sers plutôt de masques pour filtrer l'éclairage dans photoshop et Lightroom. De mon point de vue, cette façon de faire donne une image plus naturel que le traitement HDR que j'employais auparavant.
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haven't been active on flickr lately: too many things going on + holyday planning.
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'Dingdong’ says the doorbell of Mummy Marian's house.
ME:
I am in the kitchen, can anyone see who is at the door?
OLEG:
I'll go and see who it is
PETER:
I'll go with you.
AUNT LUCY:
Wait a minute you two. I think it's for me.
(Aunt Lucy walks to the door and opens it.)
Well...well...my dear ma'am as in Ham!
How nice to meet you again. I have received the message of your arrival. It has been a while since we have seen each other.
PETER:
It's her...I mean.... it's...it's her really....it's Queen Lilibet.
I need to brush my teeth....and.... I have to brush my hair...be right back.
OLEG:
Wait Peter!
First make a bow to Her Majesty and welcome her.
(Peter and Oleg bow to Her Majesty)
We are so happy to see you again Your Majesty.
HM QUEEN LILIBET:
I'm also so happy to see you all again.
Me and my butler Benjamin are making a stopover in the Netherlands before travelling on to Bearingham Palace. We are coming straight from Australia.
Um...Benjamin...can you take my gloves?
BENJAMIN:
At your service Your Majesty!
AUNT LUCY:
Let's go inside. I'll put the kettle on.
We'll have a cup of tea.......
Benjamin and Her Majesty Queen Lilibet are bears from the UK, hand crafted in Merrythought, a British historical factory. The plush is mohair and the paws are made of cotton velvet
Aunt Lucy is a Steiff Bear.
As expected, Stormtrooper Bruce knew Vader's 'gift' of a week off, to recuperate from his monthlong Trooper Sitting duty of Palpatine's nephew, would be followed by a nightmare week once he returned back to his duties. But, STB doesn't have time to worry about that, now. While he was away, the plant that the P's nephew gave him has become a different kind of nightmare.
STB: Guys, thanks for coming early! Don't worry, we'll have a normal Movie Night once I can get rid of this plant. I'm donating it to the P's Botanical Gardens, where it can get proper care. They're coming for it first of next week.
TK-432: What happened to it!?!?!
TK-1110: Great Galaxy! It's ... humongous! Last week it was big, but now it's ... it's ... And what's that twitching tentacle snake thingy?
TK-432: So technically, you're regifting the kids gift? Isn't that a bit dangerous?
STB: Technically, I'm paying it forward. I want to ... um ... share it with everyone. And no idea what that twitching tentacle snake thingy is.
TK-432: If you say so, but why did we have to get here early?
STB: To help me rearrange my quarters. No way we can watch movies with that thing blocking the t.v. I'm putting Audrey in the corner until it's gone.
TK-1110: So, technically, we're having to work for our dinner?
TK-432: Looks that way. So let's just get to work so we can get Movie Night started. Then you can tell us all about your nightmare week. We knew Vader had something awful planned for you. He's infamous for his "I'll give you this, but you'll pay for it" ploys.
STB: Aww, give Vader a break. He's a nasty widdle Sith Lord. He can't help that he's evil and twisted. Besides, after all the times we've messed with him, I knew there would eventually be some kind of payback.
TK-1110: Maybe so, but can you explain why the kid gave you this hideous alien plant thingy that dances to music?
STB: That's one of life's sweet mysteries. And watch out, it's twitching again! So, let's get to work to try and save this Movie Night. We deserve a night of fun, food, flicks and maybe figuring out more ways to mess with Vader!
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"Cilla" at Liverpool's Epstein Theatre, which has just celebrated its 100th Birthday.
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bamboozle was incredible. then again, i didn't expect anything less.
i think it's safe to say that my life is complete, especially after seeing something corporate.
i'll be going to bed with a huge smile on my face.
hope everyone had a great time as well. :)
#169: jack (barakat) told me his "the truth is..." photo is saved on his computer. O.o? + :D! = my reaction.
I know it doesn't look like I've made much progress for having an entire free day to do it, but it's been a very frustrating build experience. I actually built those segments that loop under the armpits, only to find that I didn't make the loop exaggerated enough, and whenever I rested my arms by my sides, they broke under the pressure. Also, things just started to fall apart in general, such as a the entire bottom of the backpack, and the joints between the front and back of the suit also started cracking, so I had to resort to some extreme measures that I am ashamed of: I used glue, LOTS of glue, and so far it's worked pretty well. But I guess I can't do a good balance of aesthetics and durability. Well, you should DEFINiTELY expect this to be done by tomorrow. I swear.
We wanted to share the good news with all of you and what better day than Mother's Day! We just ended our first trimester and baby is due in August! Stay tuned to see if it's a boy or girl and follow along on this journey with us. We are both so excited!
I hadn't expected the temperature to plummet a few minutes before sunset, and certainly not enough for mist to form at 260 m asl on the moorland road.
This minor road is the direct route between Lancaster and Clitheroe via the Trough of Bowland.
[How did I forget to post this one? I processed it years ago!]
So NF (a rapper I love, heres a song from him I'd you dont know him: youtu.be/fnlJw9H0xAM ) is going on tour because he just dropped his latest album last week. I saw that he's having a concert in October that's only an hour away, but I wasnt sure if I'd be able to earn enough money to go. So my grandparents just straight up bought me tickets to go😂AND I'M GONNA BE IN THE PIT!! I'm so excited for this, and I hope it's as awesome as I'm expecting it to be. Alright, excited post over, stay frosty, bros and broditas!
-FANTXTIK
So, we finally got to a computer that was capable of running the Spore Creature Creator. We've only used the free trial edition at this point, but, as expected, Sophia and Enzo created a series of interesting creatures. See some of them in this set. My personal favorites are Whale, Human and Pickle (my name for that one).
Balloon is my favorite of all – in no small part because The Red Balloon was one of my favorite films while growing up and is still in my top ten. I haven't seen this one yet though.
Spore Creature Creator is now highly recommended by us and we are all looking forward to playing the game Spore (more here) when it is released in September. By then we will have upgraded our operating system and should have no problem.
Balloon is my favorite of all. In no small part because The Red Balloon was one of my favorite films while growing up and is still in my top ten. I haven't seen this one yet though.
Spore Creature Creator is now highly recommended by us and we are all looking forward to playing the game Spore (more here) when it is released in September. By then we will have upgraded our operating system and should have no problem.
Balloon is my favorite of all. In no small part because The Red Balloon was one of my favorite films while growing up and is still in my top ten. I haven't seen this one yet though.
Spore Creature Creator is now highly recommended by us and we are all looking forward to playing the game Spore (more here) when it is released in September. By then we will have upgraded out operating system and should have no problem.
I wasn't expecting this. I watched this eagle drop down and grab a fish in the water, well out away from where I was standing in the wooded area. I knew that it would likely carry the fish back to the nest, which would likely take the eagle over my head.
I expected the Bald Eagle to fly above the trees, as it had a ways to go. Instead, it dove down and flew through the trees, right in front of me. You can see it's flight path relative to the trees around it, and the brush in front of me as I was photographing.
And I'll never stop being amazed at how eagles can soar around over the water, then suddenly stall out, drop their legs, and grab fish swimming under the surface of the water.
You might not expect to see a string of 100 bright blue Rock Island coal hoppers in Provo, Utah, but from May 1978 through July 1979, a unit train operated between a coal mine at Wattis, Utah on the Utah Railway and the Union Pacific and Rock Island routes to the Union Electric coal-fired power plant at Labadie, Missouri.
I hadn't expected to see 68067 at the head of a 6 coach passenger train, but it turned out after a diesel loco failure (sixties realism?) it was empty stock being taken away from the platform to the up carriage siding.
GCR Spring steam weekend event
Telluride, CO
When you go on a 8 day road trip to capture the fall colors and aspens you would think your best shots are going to be of the aspens, right?!?! Nope. This and another waterfall shot may just be my favorites. I haven't used my neutral density filter in a long time, but this area was perfect. We actually went to go find another waterfall and found this one as well. I wasn't expecting such good water flow after such a dry year. The fall colors also helped add a little more color to the scene.
Ficedula albicollis (french name : Gobemouche à collier) - Near Plitvice NP, Croatia
From a western Europe inhabitant point of view, this bird is fascinating, mainly because in my place we only have the European Pied Flycatcher during migration, also because Collared has this distinctive aesthetic touch (namely the white collar) that makes it more attractive, a strengthened feeling if we consider the situation of its nesting area retricted to the central-eastern part of Europe, a region rarely visited by foreign birders.
I planed first to look for this bird during my first hours in Croatia, coming from Triest, Italy, and making a detour through Plitvice National Park, the best known place to find it in the country. But I learnt the entrance fee only arriving there, and I was not able to pay 40 euros (!) only for one bird, my lone target in forested area for this 3 days in Croatia.
So when going back to France through Slovenia three days later, I took the detour again, knowing a possible location just outside the Park to see it. On the road to this location, I entered the forest and made a stop at the first roadside parking available. And I do not know if it was a coincidence, but a Collared Flycatcher had his nest in a tree just few meters from this roadside !
I could then enjoy watching him going back and forth, catching prey that it provides to a nestling in the cavity. The habitat was as expected, large forest composed of old trees with a clear understory, giving to the species the space to hunt inside the forest. Maybe it is my number one bird sighting during this short trip in Croatia, and the very last, after having been the first target.