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Couple of Lego Mandalorian-related figs and builds. Also, yellow background because the white background was too small to fit everything :/ From left to right:
Mini Razorcrest: Pretty happy with how this turned out. I didn't want to make a huge Razorcrest because I knew I wouldn't have all the pieces, so I decided to scale it down a lot. The scale's kinda inspired by the mini Slave 1 from the Cloud City set, and the ship can seat the Mandalorian at the cockpit and Cara Dune and Baby Yoda at the back. Hoping to show more angles of this in future Mandalorian-related posts.
The figures are pretty straight forward, Mando has Firestartoys arms and a Brickarms pistol, and rubber glovetops cut from a hose piece. Cara Dune's the official Lego figure with no changes at all.
I did the best I could with Baby Yoda lol, I thought the head from Lego's OG yoda would fit him best because the color's decently accurate, and the head doesn't have that gray hair print on the back.
Blurrg: My absolute favorite "thing" to come out of the Mandalorian. Yeah, I know the Blurrgs were featured in TCW and Rebels, but seeing them in live-action was something else. Really love their design, and I thought I'd make it in Lego form. Getting it to scale was the primary goal, and I think it fits in pretty well with minifigs. Only thing I would change are the eyes if I had more Lego printed eye parts, but these were the best thing I could find.
What do you guys think? Comments are, as always, very much appreciated!
I like leaves pictures as macro and close-up photography. The autumn leaves look more beautiful. We can take leaves pictures anytime. It is easier to take leaves pictures than flower pictures because there a lot of trees in the nature than flowers. We should make sure that the leaves are clean and beautiful. I took this picture with Sigma 105mm F2.8 macro lens. The lens is special for macro. I like the bokeh quality of this lens, unfortunately this lens discounted because the market interested in mirrorless camera and lenses, So I think no more Sigma DSLR lenses come out in future. Have a great day!
Pose: Jess Poses - Couple Bento #30 (Coming April 15 to the Virtual Design Event)
Model: My dearest Cykes Silver. He's one of those people I can just instantly connect with and I was so thrilled he was available to shoot with me. Cuddle Piles with Cykes are the best, even when he falls asleep on me.
Pants: These are a group gift by Blueberry and available at the Main Store.
A word about the pose ... when my model and I sat on our pose balls, we assumed the pose and it alligned well and we both felt it was adorable. However, the balls themselves did not disappear. I was able to right click > Edit, then increase the transparency to 100% to make them go away. Just a note to the creator that she will want to fix that in future efforts.
This is Castle Hill in Lincoln this evening, way too busy for me. This was a lull in the throng of people wandering by.
This is not my usual style of photography these days but while I was there with all the camera gear it would have been rude not to shoot it. I'll stick to non city landscapes in future!
21 may 2021
Found it in the basement. 40 years ago, 1981, I typed out my whole Biochemistry undergraduate research project dissertation, 'Carbamylation of Bovine Lens Crystallins' on this very Olivetti typewriter belonging to my (now) wife :-) The protein chemistry project was carried out at the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford Eye Hospital, Walton Street, Oxford, UK, me a student, she a research assistant. Note: The Blavatnik School of Government has now landed on the site of that lab, now at the John Radcliffe II Hospital complex..And on a camera note, back then, I remember, my wife had a Pentax S1 SLR, I had a Canon Canonet rangefinder. My fondness for Pentax can be traced back to the year 1981 when I met my wife for the first time at the ophthalmology lab.
Camera: Pentax K-50 16 Mpixel Digital SLR + Vivitar 2.8/ 24mm M42 screwmount lens. Staged action shot.
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Today was the last day of my work. So I drink to good friendships gained and to new adventures in future as a freelancer, primary in southern France.
northern pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) - Contra Costa County, CA, USA
The same rattlesnake as from the previous photo, but this time with a wideangle take to show off its environment. Taken from as close as I could get the laowa while remaining safe and retaining good control of the camera and not dropping it on the snake! Afterall I didn't want to disturb it. I will have to look into methods to get the camera closer in a safe way in future.
first time out with this drone so just a couple of photos for now the camera that's on it doesent handle iso well so will have to try to keep it iso 100 in future these two were done in full auto so it went for iso 400 which makes it too grainy for me
So many layers of history and legend piled on top of each other it will be hard to know where to begin when I start to explain White Horse Hill in future postings. Luckily the weather and cloud cover played ball and gave me some wonderful, if hazy low level light.
A view over the Vale of the White Horse, a shallow wide valley drained by the gentle River Ock that enters the Thames at Abingdon hidden by the rising land on the right.
In the centre of the image, somewhere in the distance, hidden by a roll in the landscape must be Oxford.
The flat topped hill in the distance is Dragon Hill, a rare free-standing chalk knoll, its flat top created in the Iron Age and the site of where St George slayed the dragon. There's still a patch on the summit where grass will never grow, poisoned by the dragon's blood.
Just leaving the NT car park here, and my other half and driver paying and finding a bench to enjoy the view whilst I belt around.
Etwa auf halber Höhe des Abhangs teilen sich die Wege, wenn man sich links hält, kommt man zum alten Schiffshebewerk, das wir schon mehrfach besichtigt haben, biegt man nach rechts ab, gelangt man auf dem hier unterhalb der neuen Trogbrücke sichtbaren Zugang zum neuen Hebewerk, unserem Ziel dieses Mal. Während das Alte auch ohne Führung besichtigt werden kann, ist das Neue nur im Rahmen einer Führung zugänglich.
About halfway up, the paths divide. Keeping left, you get to the old ship lift we already visited several times. Turning right, and passing below the new trough bridge, you get to the new one, our destination for this day . Whereas the old lift can be visited without a guide, the new one gives access only to guided tours.
An der Grenze der Hochfläche des Barnim zur Niederungslandschaft Oderbruch, etwa 60 km von Berlin entfernt, überwinden Schiffe den Höhenunterschied von 36 m mit einem Fahrstuhl. Das alte Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow ist das älteste seiner Art in Deutschland, das noch in Betrieb ist, und das schon seit dem 21. März 1934. Nach einer Bauzeit von sieben Jahren und Kosten von 27,5 Millionen Reichsmark konnte so die benachbarte vierstufige Treppenschleusenanlage abgelöst werden. Der Schleusengang verkürzte sich von zwei Stunden auf 20 Minuten. Das Schiffshebewerk befördert in seinem Trog (82,5 m lang, 12 m breit und 2,50 m Wassertiefe) Schiffe innerhalb von nur fünf Minuten über eine Hubhöhe von 36 Metern innerhalb des Oder-Havel-Kanals am Rande einer Hochfläche. Mit einer Länge von 94 Metern, einer Breite von 27 Metern und einer Höhe von 52 Metern ist das bestehende Schiffshebewerk aufgrund der modernen Bauweise der heutigen Lastschiffe an seine Kapazitätsgrenze gestoßen. So entstand gleich neben dem „Alten“ seit 2008, das nach zweijährigem Probebetrieb im Oktober 2022 eingeweiht wurde. Es wird mit 133 Metern Länge und 55 Metern Höhe zukünftig auch größeren Schiffen das Passieren des Eberswalder Urstromtals ermöglichen. Sein Trog erhält eine nutzbare Länge von 115 Metern, eine Breite von 12,5 Metern und eine Trogwasser-Tiefe von 4 Metern. Wassergefüllt wiegt er 9.800 Tonnen gegenüber 4.300 Tonnen bei dem alten Schiffshebewerk, das aber parallel noch weiter betrieben wird.
Quellen: bad-freienwalde.de/schiffshebewerk-niederfinow/
und de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerk_Niederfinow_Nord, beide gekürzt und leicht bearbeitet
On the border between the Barnim plateau and the Oderbruch lowlands, about 60 km from Berlin. ships overcome the difference in height of 36 m with a lift. The old Niederfinow Ship Lift is the oldest of its kind in Germany still in operation, and has been since 21 March 1934. After a construction period of seven years and costs of 27.5 million Reichsmarks, it replaced the neighbouring four-stage flight of locks system. The lock passage was reduced from two hours to 20 minutes. The ship lift transports ships in its caisson (82.5 metres long, 12 metres wide and 2.50 metres deep) over a lift height of 36 metres within the Oder-Havel Canal at the edge of a plateau in just five minutes. With a length of 94 metres, a width of 27 metres and a height of 52 metres, the existing ship lift has reached its capacity limit due to the modern design of today's cargo ships. This led to the construction of a new lift right next to the ‘old’ one in 2008, which was inaugurated in October 2022 after two years of trial operation. With a length of 133 metres and a height of 55 metres, it will enable even larger ships to pass through the Eberswalde glacial valley in future. Its caisson has a usable length of 115 metres, a width of 12.5 metres and a water depth of 4 metres. When filled with water, it weighs 9,800 tonnes, compared to 4,300 tonnes for the old ship lift, which will continue to operate in parallel.
Sources: bad-freienwalde.de/schiffshebewerk-niederfinow/
and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerk_Niederfinow_Nord, both abridged and slightly edited
Beautiful sunlight at sunset was falling quickly amongst ominous storm clouds moving in over Future World, I grabbed my son and we took off to Future World to capture the light while The Daughter and The Mr held a spot in Norway awaiting Illuminations.
Promenade in Future World | Epcot Center, Walt Disney World
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Lettermacaward, County Donegal, Ireland
The river Gweebarra is a 20 mile stretch of river which starts flowing from Lough Barra deep in the Derryveagh mountains. From around halfway this mountainous river water gradually becomes estuarine water. This is where freshwater meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean, which is pushed up the river estuary inland for miles during each high tide.
This estuarine river creates brackish water around the mouth of the bay. What I love about the area around the Gweebarra Bridge is that you can clearly see where both water types collide and mix into one. The fresh brownish tainted bogland river water suddenly meets the clear blue salt waters of the Atlantic Sea, creating a river of two different colours which I find fascinating to whiteness
This really shows and proves how connected our waterways and our oceans truly are. Anything deposited into these lakes, streams and rivers even 20 miles inland from the shore will gradually flow and find its way out to sea. I hope it's only peat and natural minerals that make their way along our rivers in future and nothing man-made 💚
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The secret world of the STS
This is the last episode of the current series of STS: Who Dares Shoots, unless Flickr commission another series or they decide to film a celebrity version or a Christmas special. So far, we have seen the recruits cope with barren living conditions, strength sapping yomps to locations on their doorstep, marmite and whiskey initiation ceremonies and shooting conditions to push them to their very limits of tolerance and sanity.
However, they must prove themselves and pass the most hideous task of all... a task so brutal and torturous that most military organisations have outlawed it. To this day only the STS and the SAS (a more humane version than the STS it must be said) employ the skills of the “Umpire”.
It is the Umpire’s sole purpose to utilise tactics that have been outlawed by the Geneva convention since the end of the Second World War. However, at the highest level, they are still permitted solely for training purposes in case the STS are ever called into action behind enemy lines or for domestic crises. Each recruit must recognise these tactics and handle the situation without retaliation. To this day all active Umpires within the STS are not known publicly and only the recruits from each intake have seen their faces. Their word is final and overrules all DT commands such is the responsibility of their role.
Unbeknown to the recruits, the Umpire had been planted within this intake from the very outset – watching, listening, observing! From the very start, subtle tactics were being employed – on day one, up on the glen overlooking Buachaille Etive Mòr the first signs were visible, but not to the uninitiated. Only when the recruits congregated around a feature such as a pond or a rock for foreground interest did the Umpire come into play, strategically placing tripod legs in the way of the recruit’s compositions. Later in the day the recruits travelled the road that winds down the glen to Loch Etive, bypassing the cliché shot that is James Bond and Skyfall - it’s only for the tourists now, although C4 couldn’t resist and bagged a couple of frames.
At the end of the glen is a lone tree framed by a classical glacial-formed u-shaped valley. Few know of this location and even fewer have ventured this far down, but C6 had recced the location in advance... could he be a DT or more importantly the Umpire? Many shots were taken at this location by all the recruits but equally, many were ruined by a tog wandering across their compositions and setting up a tripod mid-shoot. It wasn’t C6!
Maybe, in future uploads some of the recruits will share with us the number of canned images spoilt by the Umpire. I have it on good authority that C4 canned 137! If you find this Dick Dastardly technique of sabotage too unpalatable to cope with, rest assured it’s all in the name of training.
In most locations the recruits coped admirable, jostling for key positions, but keeping their cool about elbows and tripods in confined spaces. All except C7 who tended to wander off on his own at locations. The DTs will have to bring him in for a chat to see if the tactics of the Umpire from day one has psychologically affected the youngest member of the intake.
The climax came at Elgol and a location generally known in togging circles as Joe Cornish’s boulder or JCB... some of the wittier recruits renamed the ‘B’ with an anatomical part, but after all this is a family series so we’ll leave that up to your own imagination.
Such is the choice of locations and compositions in this area that the recruits split up in order to mitigate the effect of the Umpire – could they have worked it out? Where they all on the way to completing and passing the course... the next few hours would tell. C4 and C8 headed straight for JCB and bagged a few early bankers while the others spread themselves out leaving the Umpire to revert back to normal togging. It was only with the setting sun did the recruits congregate at JCB, but the Umpire had anticipated this and had encamped there first. It was a massacre... big tripod legs came out, spread wide and low. No gorilla pods, beanbag or handheld shooting here. The recruits were flummoxed – this was meant to be one of the holy grails of Skye for togs!
C8 had already proved to be nimble out in the wild and opted for the lowest position on the right where most of the other togs, including the Umpire couldn’t get into. The ever so enthusiastic and highly competitive C5 took his chance and encamped on the left - right under the nose of the Umpire... brave man! C2 arrived next but was forced to wait until the slightest of gaps opened... fair play to the recruit, he took his chance and was in like Flynn. Four down... three to go!
C4 arrived next but had to wait, so took the opportunity to polish his equipment as no chance of gate-crashing that spot. Eventually C2 gave way, presumably suffering from cramp, and allowed C4 to grab a few desperate shots as the last sun rays retracted from the JCB. Five down... two to go!
Alas, this is as good as it got. C6 never made it to the JCB, but to his credit opted for other, less shot compositions (that will count well with the DTs in the final selections – originality counts big!) It is not clear if C7 was ever aware of JCB, but true to his unique skills-set went in search of other gems (which will also count well with the DTs).
But readers do not be disheartened with this outcome, the objective of this STS course is to find the very limits of togging endurance, tenacity, team building and comradeship... and to push beyond. The important thing is, not one recruit went VW.
If you have a location, if no one else will go with you and if you can find them, maybe you can join the Tog-Team!
But remember – the first rule of STS is: You do not talk about STS.
And finally, if you’re out shooting and a man wearing a red cap walks into your shot or sets up a tripod too close for comfort, just remember he may be a member of the STS. Just don’t mess with the best!
Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called the "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Manor Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe.
Rund 15 Prozent der Erdoberfläche werden von Savannen bedeckt. Damit gehören sie zu den größten und wichtigsten Lebensräumen des Planeten. Seit dem 26. Mai 2023 wird Besucher*innen im Tierpark Berlin ein Einblick in diese faszinierende Landschaft gewährt und sie können mehr über die unterschiedlichen Bewohner der ostafrikanischen Savanne und ihren natürlichen Lebensraum erfahren.
Ein wahrer Höhepunkt der neuen Tierpark-Savanne ist der 120 Meter lange Giraffenpfad: Hier werden die Gäste den bis zu fünf Meter hohen Grazien der Savanne zukünftig auf Augenhöhe begegnen können – wer sich traut, bahnt sich den Weg durch den Wald bis zu den Aussichtsplattformen über eine abenteuerliche Hängebrücke. Der Tierpark Berlin erreicht mit der Eröffnung der Afrikanischen Savannenlandschaft ein neues Etappenziel auf seinem Weg zu einem Zoo der Zukunft. Seit knapp neun Jahren wird der 1955 gegründete und 160 Hektar große Tierpark Berlin zu einem naturnahen Geozoo umgebaut. Um einen Einblick in den Lebensraum der einzelnen Tierarten und deren Interaktionen, Besonderheiten und Problematiken zu ermöglichen, werden die Tiere im Tierpark größtenteils nach geografischen Gesichtspunkten zu sehen sein.
www.tierpark-berlin.de/de/aktuelles/alle-news/artikel/wil...
Around 15 per cent of the earth's surface is covered by savannahs. This makes them one of the largest and most important habitats on the planet. Since 26 May 2023, visitors to Tierpark Berlin have been given an insight into this fascinating landscape and can learn more about the different inhabitants of the East African savannah and their natural habitat.
A true highlight of the new zoo savannah is the 120-metre-long giraffe trail: here, guests will be able to meet the up to five-metre-high graces of the savannah at eye level in future - those who dare will make their way through the forest to the viewing platforms via an adventurous suspension bridge. With the opening of the African Savannah Landscape, Tierpark Berlin has reached a new milestone on its way to becoming a zoo of the future. For almost nine years, the 160-hectare Tierpark Berlin, which was founded in 1955, has been transformed into a near-natural geozoo. In order to provide an insight into the habitat of the individual animal species and their interactions, peculiarities and problems, the animals in the zoo will largely be seen according to geographical aspects. www.tierpark-berlin.
And here are another dresses for LDoll Festival, this time more fantasy style :)
And another dresses soon!
Btw. we finally gave a name for our Vesuvia - Merrick. She will have a bit different stylization in future (she needs a mod and new face-up), because she is a shifter in our history, but we will do everything after LDoll ;)
Rainy winter days = picture processing time! 😎
Here is a picture from Passau in Germany, that I shot last week. I would have preferred this view without the ship, but when on the road we have to work with what is there. Anyway I really liked this charming little town, so I might pay it another visit in future 😍
We are saying goodbye to SaNaRae with this relelase. Our first Gacha Ever! 🍧🎲
Gacha contains 25 items, with 24 names and a RARE Fatpack available in Arabic language. Names comes as Bakes on Mesh tattoo layers, that fit all bodies from Maitreya/Belleza/Legacy..etc.
🍒 Available today 7PM SLT @SaNaRae event 🍒
Your name is not here? leave a comment with your name to feature it in future releases! 💯
P.S: Dont forget to grab your RAMILLA GIFT while you are there ! 🎁
This is one of my favorite spots for shoting sunsets .. my best and most favorable shots.
Sunset shots hunting season starting soon :)
once the sun gets back to its usual spot !
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Small Arms Limited, Long Branch Arsenal
Adjacent to the west side of Marie Curtis Park (now Marie Curtis Park West) in Toronto Township is the former site of the Small Arms Limited Long Branch Arsenal. The Federal Government had owned the lands south of Lake Shore Road, between the Etobicoke River to just west of Cawthra Road, from the late 1800s into the early 20th-Century.
The Ordnance Branch of the Department of National Defence authorized the construction of the factory in 1940. After transfer to the Department of Munitions and Supply, a Crown Corporation, Small Arms Ltd. was formed to operate the facility. By June 1941, the first five rifles had been produced. Huge quantities of British-pattern military small arms were manufactured there during the Second World War, including the No.4 MkI* Lee–Enfield bolt-action rifle, and the Sten submachine-gun (or machine-carbine). Small Arms Ltd. ceased operations at the end of December 1945. Beginning January 1, 1946, operations continued as the Small Arms Division, Canadian Arsenals Limited. The factory was closed June 30, 1976. The property was later used by Canada Post as a distribution centre.
The factory complex was demolished and the "Arsenal Lands" are now being used for the stockpiling of landfill for use in future aquatic park development. The lands are slated to be eventually become part of Marie Curtis Park West. The buildings of the office complex at the foot of Dixie Road were saved for public use, while only the water tower remains from the factory complex.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeview,_Mississauga
Squeaking in at the last minute for our joint monthly project but the fact I managed to take this photo earlier today makes me so happy. A month ago, I really wasn't certain Flynn & Barney would ever be able to go outside for any kind of "walk" together.
We got Barney a buggy last week because although it's very important he moves & tries to practice walking as much as possible... there's a limit to how long I can hold his back end up, before my arms & back give up! I wasn't sure how he'd take to it but he actually seemed to immediately understand what - & who - the buggy was for, he asks to go in it & settles nicely (although we do have to zip the front up once we're moving, or he'll occasionally try to jump out - regardless of currently only having 2 working legs!).
Today was the first time Flynn's come out with Barney in the buggy. I had been rather nervous about if Flynn would worry about the weirdness of his "brother" being inside, or that he'd dislike the noise of the wheels etc. It turns out, Flynn was so overjoyed to be finally going OUT for a "walk" with Barney again, he didn't care! It was quite sweet - these two don't seem overly affectionate but Flynn was clearly delighted when he saw Barney would be accompanying us. They were both barking about how much fun it was as we went down the road! We didn't go far at all today but hopefully we can go a little further in future.
For those in the 52 WfDs group - my dear old Barney, who was in the group for a few years, before Flynn joined us, suffered from a spinal stroke at the end of May. It was a huge shock - the poor lad suddenly became paralysed in both his back legs. It's painless & he should hopefully regain some/most of his former mobility (the degree of recovery varies a lot between dogs) but it usually takes many weeks, or months to see significant improvement. Esp considering Barney's age (14.5yrs), he's doing so well. Initially both back legs were completely limp, unable to support any weight at all & lacking all feeling. A little over a month later, Barney's very, very nearly able to stand up unassisted & is getting close to doing a hobbled-y "walk" on grass - albeit with me supporting his back end. He's trying very hard!
Veluwezoom National Park is a part of the forest and heaths between Arnhem and Dieren (Gelderland, Netherlands). It is one of the oldest national parks of The Netherlands. Many animals feel at home here due to the large area (5000 hectares) and the varied landscape. In this area the herbivorous animals are common: Scottish Highlanders, Icelandic horses, deers. The largest mammal of the Netherlands is elk. But smaller animals also find home here such as boars, hares, foxes and squirrels. In future Veluwezoom will be connected to the Oostvaardersplassen area in Flevoland, Netherlands and wild nature areas in Germany.
Source: www.parksandlandscapes.org/blog/veluwezoom-national-park-...
Inside the Manchester Unity Arcade cnr. Swanston & Collins Strs Melbourne (Being weekend doors closed will take further shots during BH in future)
First photograph in a while, and it proves unexpectedly controversial...
Wistman’s Wood is a victim of its own success, not only as a place of local legend but also for its convenience. Being just a short, level walk from Two Bridges Hotel, it’s an easy visit. And when you’re done you can pop into the hotel for tea and scones. What’s not to like?
The only problem is the impact on the woodland itself, a precious remnant of the ancient high altitude oak forest that once covered vast areas of Dartmoor. There are now signs asking walkers to avoid the path through the Wood and walk round it. I understand the reasons. Too many people treat it as a playground, picnic area and barbecue site, damaging the trees, mosses and lichens.
Photographically, of course, this is a non-starter. You can’t photograph woodland from the edge. You have to get among the trees. For my own part, I take great care where I put my feet, tripod and camera bag in these very special places. Even so, I dutifully avoided the main path. Instead, I skirted round the lower section of the woodland, venturing only a short distance beneath the canopy for the occasional photographic foray.
Was even this a step too far? Or do I have the right to walk where I want on open National Park land? I don’t know. I haven’t visited Wistman’s for a few years, and the signs caught me off-guard. I didn’t want to turn back with nothing to show for my visit. But will I – should I – stay away in future? I’d be interested to hear your views.
Original photograph copyright © Simon Miles. Not to be used without permission. Thanks for looking.
I am posting this for my friend Emily in Indiana, PA who is the Project Manager & Conservation Planner for Working Lands for Wildlife. Her specific tasks are to work with the landowners in PA to create wildlife habitat conducive for the breeding of Golden-winged Warblers.
These birds are very close to Endangered status and need all of our help...same goes for the Cerulean Warbler as well.
Both birds are species of special concern to the American Bird Conservancy who has been supporting Emily's work and the work of Dr. Jeffrey Larkin of the University of Indiana Pennsylvania for the past 4 or 5 years .
Dr. Larkin and his students and graduate students have been woking in the field for years studying the GWWA regarding habit preferences for nesting, nesting materials, preferred altitude above sea level, types of trees and shrubs in areas they prefer, what they like to eat, etc.
Their research and findings have been most valuable to the scientific community.
I encourage everyone to join and support the American Bird Conservancy----
This photo may also appear in future ABC publications.
Bonjour à tout les FICKR.De retour de vacance avec se premier clicher,un panoramique sur la ville de Millau prise par un épais brouillard.D'autres photos suivront dans les semaines avenir.
Hello all FICKR.De back vacancy with first stereotype is a panoramic city of Millau taken by a thick brouillard.D'autres photos will follow in future week.
Guess who busted out the MOCing bin again
Anyway this one doesn't have a name but I'm happy to leave it that way, just real happy I could make something tbh
hopefully more stuff in future? who knows
Geisha Makeup by SoBeBotanicals at Etsy.com, Mask by Koonelli, to be used in future Kinono Shrug Product Photo shot in collaboration
It's sooo cold outside, I can see the coldness coming off my breathe. I had to snap a pic to show you just how cold it is and the cute outfit and makeup i was sporting☺ Booty's Beauty sent out a new pack to all her bloggers and I was sooo excited to get it. A bunch of makeup and there was one in particular I wanted to show you. The Revive lipstick for the Catwa wearers out there. The shine. The perfect fit on the lips. Everything about it is awesome and ladies you have to run down to Booty's Beauty mainstore and get it. While you're there, check out her other new releases ladies, I'm sure you're gonna see them in future blog posts coming to you from Cherry's Styles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ladies Happy shopping ladies! ☺
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This 5m high traveling globe was made from 6000 plastic bottles after they were just dumped by careless citizens. The artist is Peter Smith who named it: "the World of Litter". This initiative is to create more awareness for the damage plastic does to our beautiful planet. I shot this yesterday morning very early and it is also my first go at night shots. Unfortunetely the streetlamps are a bit blown out. Any advise how to avoid that in future would be appreciated. I took a position where the light was shining nicely through the globe.
I could not believe my eyes as I saw this rainbow start to form *right over* Mont Saint Michel, one of the most famous and spectacular religious sites in the western world. It was one of those moments that could challenge ones beliefs and at the very least leave one in absolute awe of the beauty of nature's finest and man's finest coming together in such an astounding way.
I scrambled frantically to wipe the rain from my lens as the light from the rising sun over my right shoulder peeked over the extensive clouds for just a brief moment and created this beautiful display of the visible light spectrum, and it struck me then that I might stand in this spot every day for a year (probably longer) and never again see this confluence of elements. The OED definition of providence is "the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power". It did seem some spiritual power intervened on my behalf on this day but of course that would be incredible self-centered of me and it doesn't jive with my world view, but being lucky is perhaps just as good in the end as being under the protection of a higher power, and embrace and be happy with the occasional lucky bounce.
For a little backstory: I have been caught up in a grueling few months of work with little room for picture taking. I had two weeks of business activity in Europe and it didn't make much sense to try to fly home in between so after some indecision on how to spend the weekend, I settled on a stopover in Paris and a drive out to the Normandy region, backpack full of photo gear in tow. I've always loved the images of Mont Saint-Michel in all its grandeur rising up above the green pastures and tidal grasslands surrounding it, and rather than trying for a quantity of different photo locations, I decided I'd settle in and thoroughly scout this one location. The weather unfortunately turned to typical North Atlantic spring weather, cold, rainy and dreary, the moment I showed up. Nonetheless I hiked all around, probably at least 12KM in all in 5 or 6 different locations around the bay trying to find just the right foreground and viewpoint. I finally found my ideal spot on Saturday afternoon, shot some photos in dreary and high wind (50+ KPH!) conditions and then retired for the evening back to town to sample some of the local Abbey ciders (quite nice!). I consulted the weather apps and concluded that I was not going to be blessed with the hoped for sunrise light. I set an alarm and decided to wake up in time to double-check anyway but I perhaps secretly longed for a sleep-in.
I woke up, cursed my 5:00am alarm, consulted the weather apps again, and nearly went back to the warm bed when something made me decide "screw it, I'm here, I came to take pictures, and you never know, sometimes the best light comes when you're sure it looks hopeless". So I gathered my raingear and hiked out across the dikes to my reconoittred spot, and as I walked I could see a hole in the clouds forming to the east and some hints of light emerging! I picked up the pace and arrived literally moments before the sun broke through and cast its beam through the front line of this incoming rainstorm, fracturing in to its component color bands. I was momentarily stunned and I scrambled to get the camera on the tripod and in place to grab a couple of wide angle shots. Then the rain and wind started driving in on me, so I swapped the wide angle for a zoom lens and just started shooting handheld. I may post one of the telephoto shots in future.
An amazing experience and perhaps a small personal reward for the many, many times I've gone out in the soaking wet and/or bone-chilling wind only to come away with nothing. And a strong reminder that one never knows when nature will put on its show or what form that will take, so get out there and persevere and if it doesn't appear today, keep faith that the rainbow will come out tomorrow!
Also, Mont Saint-Michel is incredible. The island is a classic medieval fortified town design, with the abbey's gorgeous cathedral at the pinnacle of the mountain. A UNESCO world heritage site, it is in beautiful condition (it's defenses were never breached in spite of several attempts). If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend a visit.
I didn't intentionally take this image as something to admire it was meant to be used as a reference should I lose my way in the woods. It wouldn't be the first time I've run into a snake, my biggest fear walking through a jungle in Asia, and taken a rapid detour in several different directions at the same time!
The funny thing is, I often look back through my images on the back of the camera when I come to the end of a shoot, usually in the nearest coffee shop, and wonder where on earth I took them to start with so a fat lot of good they would have been if I had gotten lost anyway! Still, I'm very happy to have taken this one, if I can't find a field of barley, and I'm not likely to here, then I would rather be in amongst the trees. :)
I think in future I should consider taking all of my hand held shots in the same way using a compose, point and click approach through the LCD. The auto-focus and 5-axis stabilisation on this particular camera seems to achieve fairly good results for close up shots and I can hold the camera more firmly in a crouched position as well as concentrate on the composition rather than worrying about whether each and every element is razor sharp which I seem to struggle with anyway. Besides, when I use manual focus through the eyepiece without a tripod I'm often thrown off balance with having one eye shut!
Thank you for passing by :)
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If you are fan of Nik Collection, there is a good new out there today. DxO has acquired assets of Nik Collection from Google and is planning to continue developing Nik Collection in future. Nik ColorEfex and SilverEfex is big part of my workflow and happy that it will be available in future. Have a great day everyone.
Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Canada ⛰🇨🇦 =========================
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Settings: f/9.5, 1/15 sec, ISO 100
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Cinesphere is the world's first permanent IMAX movie theatre. Built in 1971, its design is of a triodetic-domed structure, akin to a geodesic dome, similar to that of the later Spaceship Earth, the icon of Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park. The theatre is located on the grounds of Ontario Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Architect: Eberhard Zeidler
Tuesday Clancy, May 17 2016
183. Clancy, 3yrs 26wks (I'm 3 1/2 years old!)
We feel touched by nostalgia through this photo, having had Cousin Duke with us for many fun walks that are getting rarer as time passes.
He is still a happy sweet fellow, though limited now in his mobility, and is with us for a couple of days, so we should have a photo or two more to show in future of his visit.
Prescott-Russell Trail, Ottawa, ON
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Here's a different view of my build for Ch. 13 of Black Star.
The main shot is lovely from a cinematic standpoint, but it shows rather little of the build, hence why I decided to post another angle.
Hope you've enjoyed the collab so far! I've got a sweet sweet WIP to share publicly in the coming week or two as well. Stay sharp!
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I built this when lockdown first started in 2020. I was deep in university work at the time and wanted to make something that would bring me a lot of joy as well as something that would act as a great stress reliever. This project ended up being exactly that. Star Wars bases are cool, they are something I love seeing in a variety of Star Wars video games. I think from the games I played in my youth there is an element of that really etched into my love of Star Wars. So this MOC doubles as being a fun and cool thing, but also a symbol for an aesthetic aspect of Star Wars that I've always loved.
I also built this to be used in a homebrew Star Wars TTRPG I have made that my friends and I are playing currently, but the narrative changed from early drafts of the story and this was unfortunately written out... but it will for sure be used in future games ;)
Enjoy!
As you can see, the tree on the right hand side has been butchered/pruned by the landowner/farmer into what can only be called a "toilet brush" now and all because they want to get as close to the tree as possible with their farm machinery now that a no ploughing process has finally arrived at Normanton. Why do they not leave a headland around them??
These trees at what was part of Normanton Park were formally part of a large estate and would have had grazing land surrounding them but unlike the Lyndon Estate who look after their trees in the landscape, this farmer/landowner is recklessly pruning them so hard that now they are in danger of been blown down during future storms because they are now top heavy. Is this their intention?. I think it is!!.
I find it utterly disgraceful that these so called "Custodians" of the British countryside are allowed by any means available to them to destroy our once beautiful landscape.
My local county council has done nothing to stop this reckless behaviour of the mutilation of these old parkland trees.(I have asked them!).
I will show you more of these trees in future posts over the next few days.
Taken 28/05/18
Southern Transit's brand new CM1 & CM2, which are coach spec E400MMC City's, have never been allowed on rail replacement nor on service work. However, for the very first time, CM1 worked on route 3 just solely covering the 1830 journey one way from Horsham to Shoreham. The director was driving and claimed this would be the only time he'd do this as he was doing this to cover RCL2260's last trip which that crew couldn't do and had worries that the trees will damage the paint work of the CM's in future if they were used on the route. So, with me and Tim Raffield taking a ride on this bus and being the only passengers, it was very nice to get an exclusive ride on route 3 with this gorgeous motor for what should be the only time this will happen. Better still, we were able to do a photo stop, at the kindness of Neil Bird, at Shermanbury as per pic at 19:06, pushing the remaining sunlight to the very limits! (hence why it is so bright, orange and admittedly over exposed!)
Both CM1 & CM2 have personalised number plates (CM1 being GB18 RML, CM2 being GB18 AEC), and both have very high spec interior; wooden effect flooring, high back seats in a routemaster moquette (very unique!), USB power sockets and glass roof upstairs bringing in lots of light into the bus.
Balas alienígenss dentro del cargador. (Gruyère - Suiza)
Alien bullets inside the magazine. (Gruyère - Switzerland).
Español:
En la población de Gruyéres en Suiza hay un museo y un bar dedicados a (Alien el Octavo Pasajero) creado por ,H.R.Giger, un artista nacido en Coira, Suiza y que de su mano le dió forma al monstruo de la película
La entrada a dicho bar es como si entraras en una nave espacial alienígena, es sorprendente y un poco terrorífica.
A la entrada del bar, en la fachada hay una escultura de una pistola que podemos ver su interior con el cargador lleno de balas que a su vez son pequeños alienígenas y que esta fotografía es un pequeño detalle de la misma.
En futuras fotografias subiré fotos del interior del bar, es sorprendente.
H.R.Giger, su mundo de figuras fantásticas a quienes bautizó biomecanoides y sus escenarios oscuros y amenazadores, fueron objeto de múltiples exposiciones a partir del estreno de la peli en 1979.
Una de ellas tuvo lugar en el Castillo de Gruyères en Suiza. Sí, el pueblo de los quesos y de donde está realizada esta fotografía.
Un cordial saludo amigos. Antoni Gallart.
English:
In the town of Gruyéres in Switzerland there is a museum and a bar dedicated to (Alien the Eighth Passenger) created by, H.R. Giger, an artist born in Chur, Switzerland and who shaped the monster of the film with his hand
The entrance to said bar is as if you were entering an alien spaceship, it is surprising and a little terrifying.
At the entrance of the bar, on the facade there is a sculpture of a pistol that we can see inside with the magazine full of bullets that are small aliens, and that this photograph is a small detail of it.
In future photographs I will upload photos of the interior of the bar, it is surprising.
H.R.Giger, his world of fantastic figures whom he baptized biomecanoids and his dark and threatening scenes, were the subject of multiple exhibitions since the film's premiere in 1979.
One of them took place at the Gruyères Castle in Switzerland. Yes, the cheese town and where this photograph is made.
Kind regards friends. Antoni Gallart.
One of the city's major convention hotels, this Hyatt was designed in 1967 by famed Atlanta architect John Portman. A column in the center of the lobby atrium rises to the skylight above the 23 stories. Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. "Framing the Future: Atlanta Forward Now" -- this is the kind of bold architectural statement that should figure in future constructions; artistic landmarks help build a city's image.
Not original, but it's something I have wanted to try for a while so the theme 'Balanced' was the perfect opportunity.
A fresh brown egg rested on the tines of two interlocked forks. I need more practice with lighting so it is something I will revisit in future.
I am Zoë, I live in Belgium, near Lier. I am 13 years old and I do have one brother. I love posing for the camera. It's my dream to become a professional model in future...
Our local fox made another appearance at work today. Having seen this image, my daughter suggested that we name it 'Rusty'. The people who have been feeding the fox have been asked to stop, so we may be seeing less of him or her in future.