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Explored 22 August, 2021
Entrance Hall of the newly opened Humboldt Forum, photographed from the tribune on the first floor. The Humboldt Forum (named after the Prussian scholars Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt), built between 2012 and 2020 on the site of the Berlin Palace (which, after World War II, had been torn down and replaced by the Palast der Republik – the former seat of the GDR government), is an architectural mix of "historical and modern". Its façade is a replica of the baroque Berlin Palace, while the interior has been newly designed by Italian architect Franco Stella. The Humboldt Forum houses the non-European collections from the Berlin State Museums, the (temporary?) exhibition "Berlin Global", and it will also be used for different events. Btw., that organic shaped thing on the left is a construct made of several projection surfaces that display all kinds of informations, regarding Berlin's history, for instance, but not at the moment I took the photo ;)
Back in 2015, after the topping out ceremony, the Humboldt Forum's shell construction had been opened for the public for one weekend. I've included an imaged I'd taken back then from almost the same spot as I've taken this photo from, you can find it in the first comment (and for more photos of that 2015 event, please see my album), I think it's an interesting "then and now" comparison. My new photo is an HDR made from three images, processed in HDR Efex. I've also bumped up the clarity, so it would match the look of my 2015 photo (I've only used LR back then).
HSS, Everyone!
Humboldt-Gewusel
Blick in die riesige Eingangshalle des neu eröffneten Humboldt Forums, aufgenommen von der Galerie im ersten Stock. Errichtet zwischen 2012 und 2020, ist das Humboldt Forum ein (nicht unumstrittener) Mix aus historisierend (die Fassade, die eine Replik des nach dem 2. Weltkrieg abgerissenen und durch den Palast der Republik ersetzten Berliner Stadtschlosses darstellt) und vollkommen neu (das vom italienischen Architekten Franco Stella modern gestaltete Interieur). Es beherbergt die außereuropäischen Sammlungen der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, die zuvor in Dahlem gezeigt worden waren (und die ebenfalls nicht unumstritten sind, Stichwort: Beutekunst). Außerdem ist als größte moderne Ausstellung momentan "Berlin Global" zu sehen. Das organisch geformte Ding links im Bild ist übrigens ein Konstrukt aus mehreren Projektionsflächen, die z.B. Verschiedenes zur Berliner Geschichte und andere Infos im Wechsel anzeigen, nur gerade nicht in dem Moment, als ich die Belichtungsreihe gemacht habe ;)
2015, nach dem Richtfest, konnte man ein Wochenende lang den Rohbau des Humboldt Forums besichtigen. Ich habe, als Vergleich, im ersten Kommentar ein Foto von diesem Wochenende verlinkt, das ich damals von fast exakt demselben Standpunkt aus fotografiert hatte wie mein neues Foto. Weitere Fotos von 2015 findet Ihr im Album. Das neue Foto ist ein HDR aus einer Dreier-Belichtungsreihe, die ich in HDR Efex zusammengefügt habe. Um eine kleine optische Verknüpfung zu 2015 herzustellen, habe ich das neue Foto dann noch ein wenig in LR (welches damals mein einziges Bildbearbeitungsprogramm war) angepasst.
Habt einen schönen Restsonntag und einen guten Wochenstart!
Le manchot de Humboldt doit son nom à la région qu’il occupe. En effet, cette espèce vit sur les côtes continentales et insulaires du Chili et du Pérou, qui sont baignées par le courant de Humboldt, un courant marin d’eau froide riche en nutriments… et en poissons ! Bien qu’il passe la majeure partie de son temps dans les eaux costales, il doit régulièrement retourner à terre pour se reposer, se reproduire et s’occuper des jeunes ou pendant qu’il mue. Le manchot de Humboldt renouvelle complètement son plumage une fois par an. Pendant cette mue, le plumage perd ses propriétés imperméables et isolantes. Le manchot ne rentre donc pas dans l’eau tant que son plumage n’a pas retrouvé des conditions optimales.
Ses pattes palmées le propulsent sous l'eau, et sa queue lui sert de gouvernail. Le manchot se nourrit de petits poissons, qu'il détecte sous l'eau grâce à ses yeux adaptés à la vision sous marine.
Les manchots de Humboldt sont des animaux très sociables, qui vivent et nichent en groupes et communiquent entre eux grâce à un mode de communication sonore très évolué.
Le devant est blanc; le dos et la tête sont d’un noir brillant. Une bande noire se trouve sur la poitrine et le ventre; des taches noires sont sur la poitrine. La,peau de la tête est rose et le bec noir. Les pieds sont noirs et roses. Les oiseaux juvéniles (moins de 2 ans) n’ont pas la tête distinctive, la bande et les taches noires.
Couleur des yeux: Marron-rouge Taille: Environ 68 cm Poids: Entre 4,5 et 4,9 kg
Longueur du bec: Environ 6 cm Taille des ailes: Environ 17 cm
Humboldt Penguin - RN Islas Ballestas, Ica, Peru
Bird Species # (629) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
eBird Report and listing details - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/637917352
The Humboldt Creek has a large flat riverbed that can be crossed by the swing bridge to the Hollyford Track.
Humboldt Penguin has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Vulnerable www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697817/182714418
This Humboldt Penguin shows the substantial bill of the species. These birds have spines on the tongue, used to grasp prey (mainly fish) obtained in dives that can go to over 50 metres deep.
This bird and several others were observed from the water, quite high up on cliffs of a small island near the fishing community of Pucusana, south of Lima, Peru, South America.
Humboldt Penguin has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Vulnerable www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697817/182714418
The Humboldt Penguin is found all along the coast of Peru except for the far north (and off much of Chile except for the far south). A report by the IUCN published in 2018 gave the entire population as only 32,000 and declining; the species is rated Vulnerable on the Red List.
Both the bird species and the ocean current are named after famed naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
(The two birds below the penguins are Inca Terns: see www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/52459642180/in... and www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/52459468994/in... for more images of this species.)
These Humboldt Penguins were seen from a small boat on a trip around an island about one square kilometre in area near the fishing community of Pucusana, south of Lima, Peru, South America.
Coastal Humboldt County, California, a land of fog, evergreens, and improbable prairies.
I find the vibrant greens offset by the somber grays to be quite beautiful. I also love the desolation of the place.
CP JH15 pulls out of Humboldt and across I-94 behind an ex-SOO GP38-2 and a BNSF grain train that will be taken down towards Shoreham.
The Humboldt penguin is a South American penguin living mainly in the Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve in the North of Chile, although its habitat comprises most of coastal Peru. Its nearest relatives are the African penguin, the Magellanic penguin and the Galápagos penguin.....ThIs one was seen in the Zoo at Sewerby Hall and Gardens in East Yorkshirel
Taken at Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay.
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A clean pair of IC SD70s lead A408 through Humboldt, Illinois continuing south towards Centralia. Another delightful chase on the Illinois Central draws to a close.
Cab profile of CP #6025 getting ready to lead J42X out of Humboldt as 445 heads west on the Paynesville Sub. #6025 is one of a handful of PTC-equipped CP SD40-2s in the States and is a regular on transfers and locals in Minnesota.
Taken at Twycross Zoo, Atherstone.
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The least colorful but most interesting (to me) unit in the lashup, a Deathstar SD70 leads CN A40891 south through Humboldt, IL during the last few minutes of daylight on a cool late September evening.
Not looking very happy with the state and colour of the water behind him, Photographed in the Zoo section at Sewerby Hall & Gardens near Bridlington in East Yorkshire,
The Humboldt penguin is a top predator endemic to the west coast of South America.
The Humboldt penguin's breeding distribution ranges from southern Chile along the dry and arid coastal regions of the Atacama Desert to subtropical Isla Foca in north Peru. Its range is restricted to the coast and offshore islands affected by the Humboldt current, which provides a continuous supply of nutrients and food, thus supporting huge populations of seabird. In Chile, the most important breeding colony is at Isla Chañaral