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California Sea Lions soaking up the early morning sun, Morro Bay Harbor.
Sea lions are brown, bark loudly, "walk" on land using their large flippers and have visible ear flaps. Seals have small flippers, wriggle on their bellies on land, and lack visible ear flaps. ... Secondly, sea lions have small flaps for outer ears. The "earless" or "true" seals lack external ears altogether.
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The Vyne is a Grade I listed 16th-century country house in the parish of Sherborne St John, near Basingstoke, in Hampshire, England. The house was first built circa 1500–10 in the Tudor style by William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, Lord Chamberlain to King Henry VIII. In the 17th century it was transformed to resemble a classical mansion. Today, although much reduced in size, the house retains its Tudor chapel, with contemporary stained glass.
Another external from this empty hospital sat in the hills of Europe lying unused and open to the elements.
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“Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
201 Waiotapu Loop Rd, RD3, Reporoa, New Zealand.
New Zealand's most colourful geothermal attraction - just a short drive from either Rotorua or Taupo. An area in which the landscape has been sculptured by geothermal activity and where unique volcanic features can be viewed from well defined tracks.
Named as "One of the 20 Most Surreal Places in the World" Thousands of years in the making, visitors can choose one or all of three walks which take between 45 and 90 minutes. Unique features include the world famous Champagne Pool naturally coloured springs, bubbling mud, steaming ground, expansive vistas, huge volcanic craters and sinter terrace formations. The natural bush setting adds another dimension to the experience as does the Lady Knox Geyser which erupts daily at 10.15 am to heights of up to 20 meters. The modern Visitor Centre has a wide range of New Zealand souvenirs and a cafe which has internal and external dining areas. Self-guided tour.”
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Colored glass, single external flash at two positions, CPL filter 0 and 90 degrees, HDR.
External wall decor in the resort town of Salthill, near Galway in Ireland. That sign is a bit weather-faded...that emoji looks familiar... where have I seen one like that before?
I wonder if the broken window is the result of external forces or the result of the bully smashing the head of the little guy against the window? Ah, some things never change.
Having posted several photos from the inside with reflections in this all glass dome I thought I would actually post a photo of the exterior, albeit partial.
EXPLORE #296 of 28 August 2008
One of the external lifts at Lloyd's looking across at The Leadenhall Building. Note the fraction of a reflection of the Gherkin in the elevator glass.
Another leaf petal from the light colored poinsettia. The plant was covered with sparkles.
Captured with iPhone and Aukey x20 Macro lens.
Edited on the iPad. First standard image tuning in Snapseed Be sure to check up the new tools I played with the curves on this image.
And then again in Fotograf for black and white editing.
Con una poco gradevole temperatura di +35°C a settembre inoltrato, questa E494 di Mercitalia Rail transita a forte velocità nella stazione di Itri con un TCS Milano Smistamento - Villa San Giovanni (destinato poi all'imbarco verso la Sicilia e la sua destinazione finale di Catania Bicocca), uno dei pochi treni merci diurni fotografabili sulla Direttissima Roma - Napoli.
Situata all'uscita della lunga galleria Vivola, e decentrata rispetto al centro cittadino posizionato sulle pendici dei Monti Aurunci, la stazione è ormai da diversi anni stata declassata a semplice fermata, con la rimozione del binario centrale di precedenza di cui ancora sono ben visibili le tracce tra i due binari esterni di transito.
With an unpleasant temperature of + 35° C in mid September, this E494 of Mercitalia Rail passes at high speed into Itri station with a TCS Milano Smistamento - Villa San Giovanni (then Sicily --> Catania Bicocca), one of the few daytime freight trains that can be photographed on the "Direttissima" Rome - Naples.
Located at the exit of the long Vivola tunnel, away from the city center positioned on the slopes of the Monti Aurunci, the station has been downgraded to a simple stop since several years, with the removal of the central third track of which are still visible traces between the two external transit tracks.
Janus 0-6-0 twin engine diesel electric no 38, bult by the Yorkshire engine co. of Sheffield, works no.2798 of 1961 sits stabled by the weighbridge at the Stocksbridge steel mill above Sheffield on Easter Saturday, April the 8th 2023. This loco shunts internal traffic, heated ingots and rolled steel, external traffic having ceased over a year ago.
Stabled nearby was another Janus, an earlier 1959 product to the same design, numbered 33. A look here ten days later saw the mill at work. 38 had disappeared, 33 had been moved and parked again at a similar spot. Rails show good use. I waited almost two hours, nothing came.. Maybe another time.
This place, along with an almost dormant Aldwarke arc furnace and mill is the last user of this successful type.
The windmill tower seen here was built sometime between 1760 and 1774. The tower is more than 7.5 metres (25 feet) high and has an external diameter of over 3.5m (12 feet).
The mill stopped working in 1927, for the next thirty years it stood idle with only a brief period of use a Home Guard post during the Second World War.
In 1958, the mill was renovated restoring the stonework, fitting a boat-shaped roof, new doors and new sails.
Limited Edition Prints of this image are available HERE
- Listed on Explore 8th January 2014
Rainscape - Mt Airy, Philadelphia, PA - USA (Sony a7 Mark II - Voigtlander 110mm F2.5 APO Macro + Atomos Shinobi External Monitor)
Kaikoura Penninsula
Fur seals and sea lions are distinguished from other seals by their external ear flaps and hind flippers which rotate forward, allowing them to move quickly on land.
New Zealand fur seals can be distinguished from sea lions by their pointy nose and smaller size. In New Zealand, fur seals also tend to be found on rocky shorelines, whereas sea lions prefer sandy beaches.
This pointy-nosed seal has long pale whiskers and a body covered with two layers of fur. Their coat is dark grey-brown on the back, and lighter below; when wet, kekeno look almost black. In some animals the longer upper hairs have white tips which give the animal a silvery appearance.
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Simulazione pellicola Fujifilm Acros filtro giallo.
Fuji's Film Mode Acros Yellow filter. No external post processing except text watermark.
---- procession of Holy Agate, Catania (Sicily). On February 4th: the procession makes the so-called "external tour" which touches some places of martyrdom of the young Saint Agate in the Catania city. On February 5th: he procession take place along the "aristocrat path", which runs along the main street of Catania, Etnea street, the parlor of Catania. On this day the devotees carry on their shoulders long candles of varying thickness, while the "candlemas" anticipate with their passage the arrival of the float of Saint Agatha. ----
---- processione di Sant'Agata, Catania (Sicilia). Il 4 febbraio: il corteo compie il cosiddetto "giro esterno" che tocca alcuni luoghi del martirio della giovane "Santuzza Agata" nella città catanese. Il 5 febbraio: il corteo avanza lungo via Etnea, la principale strada di Catania, in questo giorno i devoti porteranno in spalla ceri di tutte le misure, che verranno accesi all’imbrunire, anticipando, insieme al passaggio delle “candelore” l’arrivo della vara di Sant’Agata. -----
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In the city of Catania (Sicily) in occasion of the feast of her patron Saint Agatha, which took place on the 3, 4 and 5 February (this dates commemorates the martyrdom of the young Saint), and on 17 August too (this date celebrates the return to Catania of her remains, after these had been transferred to Constantinople by the Byzantine general Maniaces as war booty, and there remained for 86 years), when the Sicilian city is dressed up to feast, with a scent of orange blossom and mandarins, and its citizens show that they possess an extraordinary love and bond with the young martyr saint Agatha.
The religious sicilian feast of Saint Agatha is the most important feast of Catania, its inhabitants from five centuries, during the three days of the feast in honor of her "Santuzza" (young Saint), create a unique setting, with celebrations and rituals impressive, which means that this event is regarded as the third religious festival in the world (some say the second ...) after the "Semana Santa" in Seville and the "Corpus Christi" in Cuzco, Peru. Unlike other religious holidays, more sober, to Sant'Agata highlights a vocation exuberant typical of the south Italy, who loves to combine the sacred with the profane.
The cult of the young Santa dates back to the third century, when the teenager Agatha was martyred for refusing the roman proconsul Quintiziano. One year after the death of the young Agatha, on 5 February of the year 252, his virginal veil was carried in procession, and it is said it was able to save Catania from destruction due to a devastating eruption of Mount Etna.
The festivities begin with the procession of the "Candlemas", that are giant Baroque wooden "candlesticks" paintings in gold, each representing an ancient guild (butchers, fishmongers, grocers, greengrocers, etc.), which are brought by eight devotees; the candlemas anticipate the arrival of the "float" of Saint Agatha during the procession. Devotees, men and women, wearing a traditional garment similar to a white bag, cinched at the waist by a black rope, gloves and a white handkerchief, and a black velvet cap, and it seems that such clothing evoke nightgown with the qule the Catanese, awakened with a start by the touch of the bells of the Cathedral, welcomed the naval port, in 1126, the relics of the Holy which fell from Constantinople. On float, consisting of a silver chariot sixteenth of thirty tons, which is driven by a double and long line of devotees with the robust and long ropes, takes place the bust of Saint Agatha, completely covered with precious stones and jewels. On February 4, the parade celebrates the so-called "external path" that touches some places of martyrdom in the city of Catania; the next day, the 5 instead the procession along the "aristocrat path", which runs along the main street, Via Etnea, the parlor of Catania. On this day the devotees carry on their shoulders the long candles of varying thickness, there are some not very big, others are fairly heavy, but some skim exceptional weights.
I am posting here, on Flickr, photographs taken during the two days of February 4 and 5 of this year 2023.
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Nella città di Catania (Sicilia) in occasione della festa della sua giovane santa patrona Agata, che ha avuto luogo come ogni anno il 3, il 4 ed il 5 di febbraio (questa data commemora il martirio della Santa giovinetta), festa che viene ripetuta anche il 17 agosto (questa data rievoca il ritorno a Catania delle sue spoglie, dopo che queste erano state trasferite a Costantinopoli da parte del generale bizantino Maniace come bottino di guerra, spoglie che ivi rimasero per 86 anni); per questa occasione la città siciliana è vestita a festa con profumi di fiori d'arancio e mandarini, coi suoi cittadini che mostrano di possedere uno straordinario amore e legame con la giovane martire Agata.
Gli abitanti di Catania, oramai da cinque secoli, nei tre giorni della festa in onore della "Santuzza", danno vita ad una scenografia unica, con celebrazioni e riti imponenti, che fanno si che questo evento sia considerato come la terza festa religiosa al mondo (qualcuno dice la seconda ...) dopo la "Semana Santa" di Siviglia ed il "Corpus Domini" a Cuzco, in Perù. A differenza di altre feste religiose, più sobrie, quella di Sant'Agata mette in luce una vocazione esuberante tipica del meridione, che ama unire il sacro col profano.
Il culto della giovane Santa risale al terzo secolo, quando l'adolescente Agata fu martirizzata per aver rifiutato il proconsole romano Quintiziano. Un anno dopo la morte della giovane Agata, avvenuta il 5 febbraio dell'anno 252, il suo velo virginale venne portato in processione, e si narra esso riuscì a salvare Catania dalla sua distruzione a causa di una devastante eruzione del vulcano Etna.
I festeggiamenti iniziano con il corteo delle "candelore", le quali sono dei giganteschi e pesanti "candelabri" in legno, in stile barocco, dipinti in oro, ognuna rappresentante una antica corporazione (macellai, pescivendoli, pizzicagnoli, fruttivendoli, ecc.), che vengono portati da otto devoti: esse anticipano l'arrivo della "vara" di Sant'Agata durante la processione. I devoti, sia donne che uomini, indossano un tipico indumento simile ad un sacco bianco, stretto in vita da una cordicella nera, guanti ed un fazzoletto bianchi, ed infine una papalina di velluto nero, sembra che tale abbigliamento rievochi la camicia da notte con la quale i Catanesi, svegliatisi di soprassalto dal tocco improvviso delle campane del Duomo, accolsero al porto navale, nel 1126, le reliquie della Santa che rientravano da Costantinopoli. Sulla vara, costituita da un carro argentato cinquecentesco di trenta quintali, trainata da una doppia e lunghissima fila di devoti tramite delle robuste e lunghe funi, prende posto il busto di Sant'Agata, completamente ricoperto di pietre preziose e gioielli. Il 4 febbraio, il corteo compie il cosiddetto "giro esterno" che tocca alcuni luoghi del martirio nella città catanese; il giorno dopo, il 5, il corteo percorre il "giro aristocratico", che percorre la strada principale, la via Etnea, salotto buono di Catania. In questo giorno i devoti portano in spalla dei lunghi ceri di vario spessore, ce ne sono alcuni non molto grossi, altri sono discretamente pesanti, ma alcuni sfiorano pesi eccezionali.
Io sto postando qui, su Flickr, fotografie realizzate nelle due giornate del 4, e del 5 febbraio di quest'anno 2023.
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Internal & External beauty of the legendary M62 locomotive 💚
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Innere und äußere Schönheit der legendären "Wumme" M62 💚
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These scans come from my rather large magazine collection. Instead of filling my house with old moldy magazines, I scanned them (in most cases, photographed them) and filled a storage area with moldy magazines. Now they reside on an external harddrive. I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history.
Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts or impressions... Thanks in advance!
The dark, clear February sky shines with a million pinpricks of starlight over the gleaming, snow-clad Flatiron Formation south of Eldorado Springs, Colorado. The familiar pattern of Orion is clearly visible toward the left of the image.
As my hiking buddy and I climbed into the car to drive to the trailhead, we noticed that the external temperature sensor read a balmy 7˚F. I suddenly felt more justified that I chose to wear my shell pants with fleece pants underneath. We made our way into the South Boulder Creek drainage, and unfortunately, drainages being what they are with respect to temperature stratification, we found ourselves in even colder 5˚F air when we arrived at the trailhead.
We strapped micro spikes to our boots and began to walk quickly up Doudy Draw through the snow, in order to generate a modicum of body heat. My eye sockets felt cold, and there was a crinkly feeling in the outer spaces of my nose every time I inhaled: nose hairs briefly freezing. There was no moon, and I was surprised at the amount of light the open spaces away from the trees were able to reflect from the nearby cities and the stars.
When I stopped briefly to make this photo, I was forced to remove my mittens for several minutes. Worse, the metal legs of my tripod were physically painful to the touch, and I did not have the requisite dexterity to break it down while wearing the mittens. As such, I dedicated very little time to optimizing my composition and exposure before it was time to re-sling the gear onto my back and keep moving down the trail.
Technical notes: Single 25s exposure, developed with two masks in Photoshop CC, one for the sky and one for the foreground landscape; I used an additional curves layer with the sky mask to enhance contrast. I also manually adjusted the white balance in Lightroom because I find the camera struggles to assess reasonable white balances at night.
This is a shot of Edward Thompson designed Class B1 of 4-6-0 wheel arrangement and having twin external cylinders. She was built in North British in Glasgow and was new to traffic in 1948. She has been in preservation since 1967.
This year she has been a regular and popular visitor to the westcountry.
This shot shows her along the River Teign just east of Newton Abbot passing a local area known as Red Rock which i am standing on.
She was working the 1Z69 1700 Plymouth to Nantwich.
Unfortunatly the sun had ducked behind some clouds as she approached but she did put on a spirited display as she passed looking and sounding fantastic.
Orpheus and Cerberus (1519) statue by Baccio Bandinelli - courtyard of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence
Il palazzo è un'opera del Michelozzo, commissionata dal patriarca delle fortune dei Medici, Cosimo il Vecchio.
L'architetto realizzò un palazzo cubico dall'aspetto esterno imponente, ma sobrio ed austero (1444-1452 o 1460), intorno ad un cortile centrale quadrato con colonne corinzie, ispirandosi in parte al recupero di elementi classici operato da Leon Battista Alberti.
The palace is a work by Michelozzo, commissioned by the patriarch of the Medici fortune, Cosimo il Vecchio.
The architect created a cubic palace with an imposing external appearance, but sober and austere (1444-1452 or 1460), around a square central courtyard with Corinthian columns, inspired in part by the recovery of classical elements by Leon Battista Alberti.