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This was the hotel I stayed in in Istanbul earlier this year. I'm just practicing a technique for a forthcoming trip to New York.
I would appreciate really constructive critisism on it
Salish cedar-root basketry served many functions, from storing medicines and personal belongings to even heating water. Basket making as a skill became more widespread in the early to mid-twentieth century, when demand for basketry among settler tourists and collectors soared, ad it became a source of income for many First Nation Women. While the market declined after the 1950s, artists such as Andrew preserved the tradition, passing her knowledge on the her daughter Doreen, who is also a basket weaver.
This is the entrance to the National Wine Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.
One of South Australia’s leading industries and exports is quality wine. The National Wine Centre, opened in 2001, is a public building designed to showcase everything to do with wine. There is an interactive permanent exhibition of winemaking, explaining the technology, varieties and styles of wine. There are also educational facilities, meeting rooms, a function hall, restaurant, cellaring and tasting areas
The architecture of National Wine Centre reflects many aspects of wine making. The exterior, pictured here, looks like a section of a wine barrel. Inside the walls of the Exhibition Hall form a vat-like shape and the industrial qualities of the bridges and ramps crossing the space add to the impression. As the visitor moves towards the tasting areas, the finishes gradually change from the course and robust to the fine and smooth surfaces, reflecting the refining aspects of the winemaking process.
Photo created by merging 6 shots with the Sequator application. Of the 6 shots, two had the building illuminated with a laser. With the Sequator tool, it was able to align the stars. The resulting canvas was staked, and the two shots with laser illumination were stacked with the LUA plugin for Darktable with function MAX. Finally, the merged canvas was processed with Darktable following my traditional pipeline.
This is the Orangery, the function room at the botanical garden. It was dark inside on this opening night of the Holiday Lights, and made a dramatic statement beside the multi colored lights throughout the rest of the garden.
Some kind of LEGO Insectoids prequel. Unknown minifigure species use advanced insect-inspired spacecraft in order to explore nearby planets and look for useful resources.
Form follows function is a principle associated with 20th-century modernist architecture and industrial design which says that the shape of a building or object should primarily relate to its intended function or purpose.
Stoat - British Wildlife Centre, Surrey, England - Sunday August 17th 2008.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ The Ermine (Mustela erminea) is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. It is also known as the stoat and the short-tailed weasel.
Natural history ~ The Ermine can be found almost everywhere throughout the northern temperate, subarctic and Arctic regions, of Europe, Asia, and North America. In an unsuccessful attempt to control the rabbit population, it was introduced into New Zealand. Ermines are largely nocturnal or crepuscular but will sometimes come out during the day.
Physical description ~ The Ermine is a member of the family Mustelidae, which also includes other weasels, mink, otters, ferret, badgers, polecats, the wolverine, martens, the tayra, the fisher and in some taxonomical classifications skunks. This is one of the most species-rich families in order Carnivora. The Ermine moves in a sinuous manner when pursuing its prey extremely quick over the ground considering its small size, and is also a strong swimmer that is able to colonize offshore islands. Although it inhabits northern latitudes, the Ermine is built long and thin, leading to an increased surface area-to-volume ratio and increased dissipation of heat from its body. The advantage of this shape is that it is one of the few species able to follow burrowing animals into their own homes. It partly compensates for this shape by having short legs, small ears, a fast metabolism and, in winter, thick fur. Ermines may grow up to 30 cm long, with males much larger than the females. In most areas it coexists with the weasel (Mustela nivalis, also known as the Least Weasel), the smallest member of order Carnivora. Where the weasel is absent the Ermine is smaller (~70 g).
The Ermine's coat is a rich medium brown with an off-white belly. In winter, the coat is thicker and in regions that experience an inch or more of snow for at least forty days of the year (such as in Armenia[1]), the color changes to clean white. This white fur is known as "ermine", a term originating either from the Latin phrase "Armenius mūs" ("Armenian rat") or from a word common to the Germanic and Baltic languages, hence the scientific name. At this stage, where the animal is known as a "stoat", it may be referred to as ermine, or as being "in ermine". The winter Ermine has been used in art as a symbol of purity or virginity. The white fur was highly prized, and used in the robes of the Lord Chief Justice of England. Both the animal and the heraldic tincture are symbols of Brittany. The furs would be sewn together making a pattern of black dots. A version of this pattern is used in heraldry as ermine tincture.
In all seasons the Ermine has a black tip to its tail. The black tip probably serves as a decoy to predators, which would include almost any carnivore large enough to eat a Ermine (e.g. wolves, foxes, wolverines, and some birds of prey). This kind of coat is very similar to the coat of the long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), a related animal of about the same size which also moults into white in the northern part of its range, and it is easy to confuse these kinds of weasels. The North American name for the Ermine, the "Short-tailed weasel" arose because its tail length distinguishes it from the long-tailed weasel. In general it is found farther north. Both species can be distinguished from the weasel because the weasel lacks a black tip on its tail.
Geographical range ~ The Ermine is native to the area between the 40th parallel (north) and the beginning of the Arctic Circle, which encompasses most of northern Eurasia and North America.
They have been introduced to New Zealand and Australia to control a rabbit overpopulation but found an alternative source of food easier to catch thus leaving the rabbit problem unsolved. They were also brought to Terschelling Island to control water voles (Arvicola terrestris). Ermines can swim up to 1.5 kilometers across seawater and have already reached several New Zealand offshore islands unaided. Maud Island which is 900 meters offshore has been colonised multiple times in the past 20 years.
Diet ~ The Ermine is a carnivore. It eats insects, rabbits; rodents such as the mouse, vole and rat; other small mammals; birds and their eggs and young; and sometimes fish, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. It is a very skillful tree climber and can descend a trunk headfirst, like a squirrel. The Ermine is capable of killing animals much larger than itself. When it is able to obtain more meat than it can eat it will engage in "surplus killing" and often stores the extra food for later. When this is the case, it will often kill by breaking the prey's neck without marking the body, presumably so its cache does not spoil easily.
There are several recorded instances of Ermines 'transfixing' rabbits by exhibiting a tumbling routine akin to a dance. Rabbits appear hypnotised by this activity and fail to notice the Ermine approach within striking distance. Once close enough, the rabbit falls easy prey to the Ermine.
Like other mustelids it typically dispatches its prey by biting into the base of the skull to get at the centers of the brain responsible for such important biological functions as breathing. Sometimes it will also make preliminary bites to other areas of the body. In most areas in which Ermines and least weasels co-exist, the weasel generally takes smaller prey and the Ermine slightly larger prey. The larger male Ermines generally take larger prey than females. Commonly, the Ermine falls prey to animals such as the wolf, fox, cat or badger.
Reproduction ~ Young Mustela ermineaThe Ermine is territorial and intolerant of others in its range, especially others of the same sex. Within its range, it typically uses several dens, often taken from prey species. It usually travels alone, except when it is mating or is a mother with older offspring. It breeds once a year, producing several young kits (or kittens) per litter, and its mating system is promiscuous. Copulation occurs during the mating season with multiple partners and is often forced by the male, who does not help raise the offspring. Sometimes it occurs when the female is so young she has not even left the den. In spite of being such a small animal, the Ermine's gestation is among the longest reported for mammals (11 months) because of the adaptation of delayed implantation, or embryonic diapause, in which a fertilized egg is not implanted in the uterus until months later. The animal's "real" gestation is much shorter. This is presumably an adaptation to the highly seasonal environment in which the Ermine lives.
Senses and behavior ~ Communication (and also location of prey) occurs largely by scent, since the Ermine as typical of mammals has a sensitive olfactory system. As a result much of this communication is missed by human observers. However, Ermines are believed to identify females in estrus by scent, and also the sex, health and age of prey. Some kinds of rodents such as voles have counter-adapted by being able to shut down reproduction (which makes females slower and easier to catch) if they smell the odor of mustelids. The Ermine's visual resolution is lower than that of humans and color vision is poor, although night vision is superior. Like most other non-primate mammals they have dichromatic colour vision (they can distinguish long from short wavelengths of light, but cannot make distinctions of hue within those bands). Tactile information is conferred by the vibrissae, or whiskers. When alarmed, a Ermine can release a powerful musky smell from glands near its anus.
Finally getting back to some building again :)
Both bikes are Minifig scale with fully functioning wheels/steering etc.
Kaleidoscope and spirograph meet in a tunnel. Collaborative effort with { tcb } He did most of the lighting while I worked the optics
Garrison Church of St. Alexei (1894-1896). Currently the Roman Catholic Church of St. George. Modeled after Russian military churches, the structure combines a sacred function with that of a horse riding arena, incorporating "Russian-style" forms. During the interwar period, the onion-shaped helmets were removed, transforming the church into a Roman Catholic church. Łódź, Poland.
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Part of the Petronas University of Technology complex in Seri Iskandar, Masjid An-Nur was completed in 2005. Its function extends beyond a house of prayer – it is also a house of learning, a place whereby knowledge and wisdom are acquired.
This floating mosque adopts an unconventional modern approach to design, which focuses on comfort and a clean look and feel with minimal distractions. Its design is also geared towards maximising daylight as a source of natural lighting and encouraging natural ventilation, as well as providing ease of access and convenience for visitors. Its main dome is shaped like a bell and resembles that of the Asy-Syakirin Mosque in KLCC. 80 prefabricated mini domes deck the roof of its prayer hall. Its interior is embellished with a combination of concrete, glass, marble and pebbles.
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It's not the camera, it's the photographer. It's just that the camera usually looks better.
The Nikon F2. its probably the best handling camera I have ever used. Never gets in the way, no menu system, no custom functions, no battery needed (Sunny 16 baby!).
Bright clear finder, smooth advance.
Match needle meter. Get one.
Built this for my son and RC was built-in, however my son prefers playing with it by his hands instead of RC, lol...
Der Buckingham Palace ist die offizielle Residenz der britischen Königin in London. Das Gebäude im Stadtbezirk City of Westminster dient neben seiner Funktion als Wohnung von Königin Elisabeth II. und Prinz Philip auch offiziellen Staatsanlässen. So werden dort ausländische Staatsoberhäupter bei ihrem Besuch in Großbritannien empfangen. Für Touristen gehört der Buckingham Palace zu den Top-Sehenswürdigkeiten in London.
Buckingham Palace is the official Residence of the British Queen in London. The Building in the City of Westminster District, in addition to serving as the Home of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, also serves official State functions. For Tourists, Buckingham Palace is one of London's top tourist Attractions.
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its function is to make the worse appear the better :-) George Santayana.
little theatre rose garden, raleigh, north carolina.
Explorific!
Tried the new LR 6 Panorama function. Picture came out maybe juuust a tad too contrasty after postprocessing. Kind of like it though.
As yet unfinished, but It gives an idea of how it will come out.
Yes, Technical problems meant that day 21 is missing, but I will get there in the end.....
I'll get a better video up eventually, but this one gives you the idea of how the grindstone works.
Also, Isaac has his first module up, check it out here: www.flickr.com/photos/66620538@N04/sets/72157651674040298
I was the very first visitor of the day, to take pictures like these…
The Panthéon (Latin: pantheon, from Greek πάνθειον (ἱερόν) '(temple) to all the gods'[1]) is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary châsse containing her relics but, after many changes, now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens. It is an early example of neo-classicism, with a façade modelled on the Pantheon in Rome, surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's Tempietto. Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. Designer Jacques-Germain Soufflot had the intention of combining the lightness and brightness of the Gothic cathedral with classical principles, but its role as a mausoleum required the great Gothic windows to be blocked. (Wikipedia)
Taken back in January of 2006, two months after the October 9, 2005 catastrophic flood in Alstead. Here's a Huffy Bicycle beside a shed, looking like it's not going to see any use until after the snow melts. We were returning from a camera club function near Lebanon, New Hampshire and decided to pass through Alstead to see how the town was recovering. Parts of the town were still a mess and we decided we would NOT photograph any of the damage caused by this deadly weather event. Seeing the destruction was enough.
This was taken with my old Kodak P850 point & shoot camera, a great little 5 MP camera having a 12x image stabilizing zoom lens. Any bad images I got with it were NOT the fault of the camera. Last week after going through some images taken with it years ago, I brought it "out of hibernation", charged up its battery and did some macro shooting in my back yard. It still functions 100% as new. Except for the white lettering around a function button having worn off, it looks new too. I like using my older cameras that are "sleeping" in the back of my cabinet. They're too good to just have sitting around taking up space.
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Les Vielles tours de Montréal, Québec, Canada
composite HDR* (using mean and minimum function) - 7 exposures - EXIF from +3ev - Curves and levels adjustments - 10mm
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153385, a former EMR dogbox, now in faithful Network Rail service stopped at Leeds as it worked back and forth between there and Bradford Interchange.
21/03/23
that has been misunderstood.
Form and function should be
one, joined in a spiritual union.
- Frank Lloyd Wright
(This is probably my favorite photo from Saturday's trip.)
One in a series of images titled 'Form minus Function'.
It's fair to say that type and ink only ever meet on a printed page. In this series of images, the two elements are presented to us in a way that is a little more unusual. Images of black and white ink in water are accompanied by small typographical letters to generate strange yet captivating forms that appear to float effortlessly in the air.
A contemporary tribute to traditional methods of print.
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Just a little (and probably incorrect) mock-up of Storm Beast's function. It's very clever and yet simple. However I have to admit I'm a little disappointed with how far you need to move the tail to get the full rotation, which is pretty small 90 degrees anyway. In the video I activate the function slowly, trying to make the arms swing faster means flailing the tail around all over the place like a maniac. All in all it's fun but it feels more similar to controlling a stringed puppet more than a function. It requires a certain carefulness to use or else to becomes too chaotic.