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Just love the way it's taking off on little tippy toes, all I've got are deer pics from Bradgate Park at the moment, I'm like a little lost sheep in the evenings without foxes to go and see.
You might not expect to come upon a castle while visiting Spokane, but that is exactly what you will do if you visit the Spokane County courthouse. Most of us associate such architecture with romantic old castles in Europe, or perhaps something out of the world of Walt Disney or fairy tales. To find such a building in the center of a modern, growing regional hub city such as Spokane is a bit startling.
The courthouse is said to closely resemble two famous 16th century chateaux in the Loire Valley of France, the Chateau de Chambord, built in 1519 and the Chateau d'Azay Le Rideau built in 1516. Many architects through the years have commented on the masterly replica of a 16th century French Renaissance design, its fine lines of style and proportion with regard to the towers and turrets, the sculpture, iron and brickwork which excel in pattern and craftsmanship. Detailed exterior trim such as shell patterns with wreaths and festoons and decorative arches are a few of the outstanding features of its design. The beautiful center tower, now lighted at night, is a masterpiece of detail in itself.
NRHP #74001980
Expecting a nice sunset, I went for a drive. I noticed these interesting clouds forming to the east so I scrambled to find a subject to photograph. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to compose my foreground the way I wanted (wet marsh), but when those clouds lit up....... wow!
Be expecting more morbid and dark themed concepts in the future. Just to be clear, an inverted pentacle has nothing to do with satanism as many would assume. instagram.com/yanweitan
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me
It's suppose to rain later today. Expect some rain pictures.
I just wanted to thank everyone for the explores. I had three in a row! That is crazy.
(350/365)
Heat wave expected in Vancouver
Vague de chaleur prévue pour Vancouver
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Shot with a very cheap 28mm f2.8 gemini... I wasn't expecting much, but I was surprised to get such a decent result
2nd Surprise of the Day in Colour
I love Peking Duck but have never seen how it is made. Our first surprise came in a market where this guy was doing Peking Duck the traditional way (even if in a metal in stead of a clay oven). He kindly allowed me to take photos of the process. The golden ones are cooked, the white ones uncooked. The rest is self-explanatory.
Went Walkies yesterday, looking for one thing unsuccessfully but found many other surprises in this amazing city.
"NOBODY expects the Collie Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the sausage .... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... "
A moment thinking about the halcyon days of Monty Python! .. and yes, actually it's quite expected.
CPKC train 40B, the 'Final Spike' steam tour, is seen approaching Ludlow, MO on former Milwaukee Road trackage on the afternoon of May 11, 2024. The train is easing through a maintenance zone where quite a bit of track work is taking place.
When CP and KCS first announced their intent to merge in 2021, I would not have guessed the revival of CP's dormant steam program would be one of the first tangible results of the union, but here we are, as the 2816 and its entourage journey from Calgary to Mexico City to commemorate the first anniversary of the creation of CPKC.
The 'chessboard' being a section of one of the bridges running through the Thames between Kingston and Twickenham (provided I am not wrong).
I remember it was a beautiful day with a glorious light. I was really enjoying the surroundings, where I was walking for the first time, curious about every detail.
Ok: every conceivable detail, since I didn't expect at all what you can see on the picture.
Obviously I cannot be completely sure that what I portrayed is related to the game of chess, since I couldn't see nearby any kind of plaque or explanation.
But the chess player that I was long time ago (at modest levels, but with great fun) cannot harbour any doubt about the nature of that object.
At the end of the
second week in September a cart came in through Bywater from the direction
of the Brandywine Bridge in broad daylight. An old man was driving it all
alone. He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver
scarf. He had a long white beard and bushy eyebrows that stuck out beyond
the brim of his hat. Small hobbit-children ran after the cart all through
Hobbiton and right up the hill. It had a cargo of fireworks, as they rightly
guessed. At Bilbo's front door the old man began to unload: there were great
bundles of fireworks of all sorts and shapes, each labelled with a large red
G and an elven rune. That was Gandalf s mark, of course, and the old man was Gandalf the
Wizard, whose fame in the Shire was due mainly to his skill with fires,
smokes, and lights. His real business was far more difficult and dangerous,
but the Shire-folk knew nothing about it.
-JRR Tolkien
Having checked the Watercress Line's website earlier in the week, I was expecting only diesels to be hauling trains this weekend due to the hot, dry weather and associated fire risk. That made it a nice surprise when I heard a whistle in the distance and saw S15 Class 506 heading up the hill from Alresford.
Locomotive: LSWR Urie S15 Class 4-6-0 506.
Location: Northside Lane foot crossing near Ropley, Mid-Hants Railway/Watercress Line, Hampshire.
Sometimes a magical moment happens when least expected that gives you the most memorable event of a trip. A few of us had spent a few hours at Oxbow Bend and the weather did not cooperate at all. Mount Moran was totally socked in, the weather wasn't so hot, and, all in all, it was a morning to forget. My good buddy Jeff Clow suggested that we head to Cattleman's Bridge to see if we could find a bald eagle or two flying above the water. As we all looked up for the eagles, someone spotted some movement down river. There, amid the low-lying mist were quite a number of elk that were crossing the river onto an island. It was so unexpected and one of the coolest moments I have experienced. The fact that I also got some decent photos of the event was a bonus.
This shot was my "unicorn" of the trip. My good friend Chris Nitz has the best description of what a unicorn is to a photographer. In Chris's words, "... the “unicorn” is that single image that makes an entire trip. It is that moment that you compose your photo, click that shutter button, check the LCD and immediately know that you could never take another photo during your trip and be completely happy with what you have." I couldn't say it any better (which is why I stole Chris' words).
Oh... wow. I finally managed to upgrade my pissweak 3 year old desktop. I has rez. I has sculptys. I has windlight. I can take photos of OTHER people now!
Don't expect me to though. It's always about ME.
Featuring the "Bone Boots" from Bad Bobbysocks.
Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.
I'd like to dedicate this to a lady photographer from Uzbekistan, Umida Akhmedova, who was found guilty of "damaging the spiritual values" of Uzbekistan and "slandering the nation". All because of pictures she took that, for me, are of a life rich in traditions that we all can learn from.
For us who live in places where artistic freedom is taken for granted, let us be thankful for this privilege and always remember that with this freedom comes responsibility.
New release! Take your bikini off the closet and head down to the beach, new momys need to keep thier vitamins up to keep their babies healthy... today we are going for the D! Hope you enjoy! lol
XoXo ♥
Original digital painting with Procreate, iPad Pro, and Apple Pencil.
The image started as a brush test of the new Keith Haring brush set from Adobe and I was doing multiple layers to test different brushes. When I started using layer modes to blend the unrelated images together I got this - it turned out “Better Than Expected.”
One of the defining features of Oswestry depot over recent years was the sheer volume of unusual or unexpected vehicles that would turn up, often for a matter of days or weeks only, but occasionally staying a little longer to enliven the scene. Here Arriva Midlands, Shrewsbury P&R liveried Dennis Dart SLF 2305 - N305 ENX is pictured while on loan at the depot, having been displaced from its home town by a batch of brand new Optare Versas.
this one started as a Parka Coat but became more abstracted & I added an abstract head....this was mirrored & framed.....decided to add water droplets which also reflect parts of the image......didn't realize this included the boarder.....remind me of early flying aces...."tallyho old chap...what what"
thanks for looking.....best bigger....hope you have a great day
added to Mel's "Vivid Mirror Challenge"....VIVID IMAGINATION
Friday night...another week done...accomplishments and failings fading quickly...much like the Sun outside...ready for nothing...I looked out the back window...there were three deer casually grazing in the back yard...two Canada Geese hung out nearby...the Purple Martins were on the house...could this be Eden or just a Dream...the kisses eluded me...I never seem to wake up.
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All the leaves are gone, and most of the leaf color. The berries remain to add a little color to all the brown tones.
The bokeh of this Z lens is better than I expected.
The amount of parking space required in commercial and office districts is staggering.
Just imagine how much space could be freed for nicer things than just hulking, immobile pieces of metal and plastic, if everyone, on average, used her or his car to go to work or to go shopping only 50% of the time he or she does now. I'm not even expecting people to give up their beloved private transportation completely.
Then behind the windows in this shot there would have been life, and people, and movement, as it should be. And the bike rack would have been full.
First roll of black & white film I use on this camera and first roll of Tri-X 400 I ever shot. The entire roll was accidentally exposed at ISO 160 but apparently that did not matter.
I have created a new Flickr group for film photography using the Contarex series cameras and lenses --> Click
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Contarex (built in 1965-1966)
Lens: Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2 50mm Contarex Mount
Kodak 400TX black & white negative film
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
The dark shrouded figure placed his hand on the vault door. Closing his eyes, he felt every gear and spring in the mechanism. He paused, remembering a time when he had been a hero. When he had fought against what he had become. He banished that thought and continued with his work. The people he had dedicated his life to protect had repaid him with alienation, calling him a monster, freak, and mutant. They were fools. Now it was time to get what he deserved!
Suddenly there was a tremendous crash as glass flew across the room. The figure that stood in the shattered remains of the window was his old friend, whom he betrayed and left for dead. The only one who could spoil the criminal's plan.
The newcomer smiled, brushing glass shards off his cape.
"Expecting me?"
We can regularly expect to see two of our four US Sapsuckers up here in the mountain (8600 ft. msl). The other one that is regular is the Williamson's. The Red-breasted is primarily a West Coast bird, and the Yellow-bellied is mainly an Eastern bird... although vagrants may show up anywhere in North America. Because of limited high-altitude access to areas favored by the Williamson's, that species is probably the most sought after by listing NM birders. Although this Red-naped Sapsucker is a mostly only a Rocky Mountains species, it still has a wider mapped range than the Williamson's.
IMG_1418; Red-naped Sapsucker
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The interior corridors of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara on the Lake is exactly what you would expect a grand old hotel to be. It takes you back in time (but there's also a good wifi signal)