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First manned fligh.The first clearly recorded instance of a balloon carrying passengers used hot air to generate buoyancy and was built by the brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier in Annonay, France. After experimenting with unmanned balloons and flights with animals, the first tethered balloon flight with humans on board took place on October 19, 1783 with the scientist Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, the manufacture manager, Jean-Baptiste Réveillon and Giroud de Villette, at the Folie Titon in Paris. The first free flight with human passengers was on November 21, 1783. King Louis XVI had originally decreed that condemned criminals would be the first pilots, but de Rozier, along with Marquis Francois d'Arlandes, successfully petitioned for the honor. - Wikipedia
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Maritime Center at Night - Charleston, SC
These results were not created by software - this is how the light was interpreted as it entered through the lens on what was to me, at least on the surface, a very black night.
Honeycombed brickwork in a wall of Flemish garden wall bond.
The honeycombs were used (back in the day) for allowing air to circulate. In this instance the circulating air was used to help keep animal food stuffs (such as hay) fresh.
The building is a former stable and barn, with space for horse & carriage to drive through the width of the barn, also to store the carriage in the barn.
Flemish garden wall bond consists of 3 stretchers (the brick laid longways) to 1 header (the brick laid short ways) all along each course.
Headers in a wall provide strength (English bond has many headers, and is the strongest bond). It’s very difficult to make a wall look nice on both sides with lots of headers being used (they can vary in length, but should be exactly 215mm long). So garden wall bonds are used, that have some headers, but not too many to make it difficult to face a wall on both sides.
I think you’ll find Flemish garden wall bond very attractive to the eye.
The current owners use tea-lighters to enhance and show off the now decorative honeycombed brickwork.
Sherbourne, Warwickshire.
HWW!
Equipped here with a fast (f/2) 28mm Kiron wide angle, which is a pretty good lens, though probably not as sharp as the Zuiko equivalent, that I haven't had the chance to compare. I intend to buy the f2/28mm Zuiko one day just to compare.
The Olympus OM-2n is a great classic. Introduced in 1974, it was a minor upgrade of the OM-2 introduced two years earlier. The OM-1 and the OM-2 were the world's first compact SLRs, designed by the famous Olympus designer Yoshihisa Maitani. who joined Olympus in 1956, and who designed among others also the half-frame Olympus Pens in the early 60's, which engendered half-frame cameras from most other manufacturers. And in the early 80's the remarkably compact full-frame 35, the XA and its siblings, which also engendered compact 35's from many other manufacturers. The OM-1 and OM-2 created an entire generation of compact SLRs from practically every other manufacturer during the late 1970's.
The OM-2n works quite nicely, and about its only drawback from my point of view is that the winding is a bit rough (with all-steel gears inside, instead of alternating steel and brass, which provide smoother action).
Leitz Canada made the same mistake with the M4-2, introducing all-steel gearing, unlike the M4 made in Germany earlier, which had smoother winding with steel and brass.
An SLR with a 28mm lens would not generally be considered ideal for street photography at close quarters (where the 28mm focal length is good) because SLRs are usually noisier than RF cameras. But the OM cameras with their pneumatic-cylinder mirror-damping are quieter than the average SLR (and can be made even quieter by lowering curtain spring tensions - and I will try doing that). Curtain tension adjustments in these cameras are under the top cover, on the right hand side.
I will be anxious to try this outfit for street photography at close distances (for instance during Montreal's famous Jazz Festival) when summer comes.
Another thing I'd like doing with an OM-2n is flower photography (with a macro lens) and flash (flash would freeze flowers that sway in the wind). And the OM-2 provides automatic flash exposures with the special Olympus flash made for it, using the meter cells inside the camera.
My camera was resting on a rare Hungarian cushion embroidered with silk yarn, for this picture.
Introduction
I am not the photographer of this fine Duesenberg J however, the background image being used in this composite image was photographed by yours truly this past June while attending the 2016 Grand Experience / Grand Classics event at the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan.
This exquisite automobile has shown at practically all the major Concours events throughout the United States and in many instances, taken top honors in its class.
History
The Duesenberg Model J's debut at the New York Auto Show in 1928 was front-page news. The combination of the Duesenberg reputation and the Model J's grand concept made it the star of the show. Even during the Great Depression, the Duesenberg's power and luxury was a metaphor for prosperity and success. Known for their formal limousines, Derham built relatively few open cars, and this Tourster design is considered to be the firm's masterpiece.
About
This Model J - chassis number 2646 with engine J-448 - is one of the few retaining the original body, chassis, engine and other major components. The 420 cubic-inch 'Straight Eight' engine delivered 265 horsepower in naturally aspirated form with dual overhead cams and four valves per cylinder. When new, this was the only Model J equipped with vertical hood louvers. The SC-specification external exhaust pipes provided period flair and performance is enhanced by an exhaust system dump at the flip of a lever on the floor. The exhaust-dump system was a rare option; it bypasses the exhaust system and redirects the airflow through a three-inch open pipe.
The Tourster features a wind-up rear windshield that could be cranked from inside the front seat back. The deletion of the rear side vents and the rear cowl made it easier for passengers to enter and exit.
This car was one of eight Derham Toursters designed by Gordon Buehrig.
The current owners of this example have driven J448 on several thousand miles cross-country touring events. It has a continuously documented history.
Source: www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z14238/Duesenberg-Model-J.aspx
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Another instance where patience paid off in Patagonia as we waited for storm clouds to disperse around the peaks of the southern Andes looming over Lake Viedma outside El Chalten, Argentina.
One of the reason's I haven't been doing anything SL wise is in part due to this game I've been sucked into -- here is one of the things you can do, its an instance set to 400% difficulty - but this character I have is somewhat "broken" and just melts everything (so fun) - plus trying a new video capture that gives no lag when recording. The game is also free if anyone is interested and I can help you with whatever you need.
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My technique is alway the same:
Three exposures -2EV, 0, +2EV and then temperature adjustement using Lightroom and layering with luminosity mask using photoshop. Removal of distracting stuff with the stamp tool or patch tool. High pass filter to enhance details. Then saturation, contrast selectively control, dodge and burn where need...
DRI stand for Dynamic Range Increase. Three RAW files are used to achieve this. Rather than using a software like Photomatix for instance, I simply use mask to blend, my own way, the light, dark and normal shot with Photoshop and Lightroom.. To me, It looks more natural than the usual HDR treatment that I would normally applied.
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Ma technique est toujours la même:
Trois prises de vue -2EV, 0, +2EV. Ensuite ajustement de la température de couleur avec Lightroom et usage de calques et masques de luminosités avec Photoshop. Retrait d'éléments de distraction avec l'outil tampon. Filtre High pass pour le rehaussement des détails. Ensuite saturation et contraste ajustés de façon sélectives et locales. Dodge and burn là où requis...
DRI vient de l'anglais Dynmic Range Increase, qui pourrait se traduire par étendue dynamique améliorée. Les même 3 fichiers RAW entrent dans la composition d'un DRI. Plutôt que de se servir d'un logiciel comme Photomatix qui fait tout le travail, je me sers plutôt de masques pour filtrer l'éclairage dans photoshop et Lightroom. De mon point de vue, cette façon de faire donne une image plus naturel que le traitement HDR que j'employais auparavant.
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A lone Norfolk Southern locomotive pulls a long transfer from the Alton and Southern Gateway Yard in East St. Louis. Its destination is the Terminal Railroad Association Madison Yard.
After seeing several photographers get great shots of this transfer in front of the Arch, I thought I'd give it a try. Next time I hope I can get better lighting and a more interesting locomotive leader.
I totally blew it the day before: ATCS showed it happening and I came here to wait but gave up too soon. Turned out the train was led by two UP locos and the consist included a few other cats and dogs (KCS, for instance). Would have been pretty cool to see.
Terminal Railroad Association
Wiggins East Side Sub
Malcolm Martin Memorial Park
East St. Louis, Illinois
The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
My take on a local land mark. In this instance we have eclipsed our neighbours I think.
eclipse
ɪˈklɪps/Submit
verb
past tense: eclipsed; past participle: eclipsed
(of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body).
"Jupiter was eclipsed by the Moon"
deprive (someone or something) of significance or power.
"the economy has eclipsed the environment as the main issue"
synonyms:outshine, overshadow, put in the shade, surpass, exceed, excel, be superior to, outclass, outstrip, outdistance, outdo, top, cap, trump, transcend, tower above/over, dwarf, upstage, shame, put to shame; More
literary
obscure or block out (light).
"a sea of blue sky violently eclipsed by showers"
synonyms:blot out, block, cover, obscure, veil, shroud, hide, conceal, obliterate, darken, dim;
i love dance; it's my favorite thing ever.
i love combining it with photography. i've only shot a live dance performance once (not as a job, just because i wanted to), and it was a really great experience. i guess it helps to be dancer because you know when to click the shutter button to get a perfect grande jete at its peak, for instance.
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While many owls are among the first birds to nest each season (our regions great horned owls are sitting on eggs even in tonight's snowstorm, for instance), Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) are among the latest of nesters. Why? Their fondness for berries, of course. They time the rearing of their young with prime berry-picking season. And while other birds are growing strong feasting on caterpillars and grasshoppers, cedar waxwings munch on mulberries, serviceberries, raspberries, and even honeysuckle berries. So rich in fruit is their diet, that cowbird fledglings parasitizing their nests will not typically survive!
Did YOU see the second waxwing in the shadows? :)
Bus Bench.
Word on the street.
Edmonton, Alberta
We have the highest instance of Covid-19 per capita in the country.
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"The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral. All moments, past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist. The Tralfamadorians can look at all the different moments just the way we can look at a stretch of the Rocky Mountains, for instance. They can see how permanent all the moments are, and they can look at any moment that interests them. It is just an illusion we have here on Earth that one moment follows another one, like beads on a string, and that once a moment is gone, it is gone forever.
When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in a bad condition in that particular moment but that same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and saw what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is 'So it goes.'"
"Everything was beautiful and nothing hurts."
Rest in peace, grandma.
“Nobody of any real culture, for instance, ever talks nowadays about the beauty of sunset. Sunsets are quite old fashioned. To admire them is a distinct sign of provincialism of temperament. Upon the other hand they go on.”
Oscar Wilde
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Winter can be brutal, but for some it is unbearable. Take this man for instance, who trying to go about his business on a Saturday finds that life is actually quite complicated when you cannot breathe because of the air quality.
We believe in clean air for everyone. The right to breathe is, well, right.
Poznan, Poland
Winter
A rare instance of a Sea Otter attacking and eating a bird. Normally Sea Otters feast on shellfish not birds. More on this encounter can be found on my blog entry Sea Otter Attacking a Western Grebe
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This picture is a reproduction of one I first saw in the Athleta catalog (for instance athleta.gap.com/browse/outfit.do?cid=1047782&oid=OUT-...), which seems to arrive at our house once a week. The landscape in the Athleta photo looked at lot like Utah and the signs on the trailhead board offered some clues for a location but it took using a magnifying glass to make out the words. I discovered this is Faux Falls right outside of Moab, Utah. Coincidentally, we were going to be traveling through Moab on our way back from New Mexico and so I got the directions on the internet and we made the slight detour and then the hike to the falls. It was extremely hot. Jessica complained about hiking from the car being the worst experience of her life. When it came to recreating the Athleta picture, as you can see, only one of my models, Kellie, was cooperative while the other one was only looking for shade. Faux Falls got its name because although the water looks like it is coming right out of the desert rock, this is actually a man-made waterfall build by diverting a water source with pipes. Still beautiful!
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This was an instance where I just wanted to satisfy the image that had popped into my brain...
Texture by SkeletalMess
Birds by Shadowhouse Creations
Trees by MidnightsTouch
Just before the lockdown and the travel restrictions came into force we decided to have one final outing when I could combine some shopping with some photography, and we drove across to South Warwickshire. Shipston-on-Stour is a beautiful little market town with numerous coaching inns. It once sat on the main road between Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon, and is on the fringes of the Cotswolds.
The dominant building on the former main road is the 15th century west tower of the Grade II*-listed Church of St Edmund. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1855, designed in the 14th century style by the renowned church architect G E Street.
We are blessed in this country with our numerous medieval stone churches, but by the middle of the 19th century most of them had fallen into disrepair. Fortunately, by then England had become the richest country in the world as a result of the industrial revolution, and local benefactors paid to have their churches refurbished and in some instances rebuilt. I don't think I have come across a single medieval stone church in England that was not refurbished in the latter part of the 19th century.
A rare instance of a Sea Otter attacking and eating a bird. Normally Sea Otters feast on shellfish not birds. More on this encounter can be found on my blog entry Sea Otter Attacking a Western Grebe
©2008 Jim M. Goldstein, All Rights Reserved
This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
Here's an instance where I really could've used a different focal length. Sometimes I really wish the G617 had the ability to zoom or switch lenses. In this case, I would've loved to zoom out just a little so the top of McGown Peak wasn't so close to the edge of the frame.
Fuji G617
Velvia 50
I thought it apt after the previous image, to show a working on the last operational day for Vulcan Halt June 12th 1965. As in so many instances Eddie was on hand to record a piece of history, Standard 2MT 2-6-0 78058 of Bangor shed works through with an unidentified parcels train (one to research).
The Vulcan Halt was opened by the LNWR in 1916 with the works expanding its workforce during WW1.
Eddie's father worked Vulcan Bank box along with many others in the area around this time.
yesterday we passed through many flower meadows with lots of wildflowers. So that made it worth to get the macro lenses out :) The flower depicted is a tiny blue wildflower, not larger than than a thumbnail and I still don't know the name of this bewitchingly beautiful wildflower but I had to showcase it in proper manner in a triptych.
Since I became a Christian, I’ve always said that ‘God is my Lord’, but have had multiple instances of not really letting him be Lord of my Life. I often want to be in control. I’ve have a long history of doing too much, and then being really fried. I often want control to feel safe, but when I’m in control I often mess things up…… on the other hand, any time I’ve trusted Jesus (at least that I can remember) it’s as always worked out well, and I’ve grown closer to Him.
I’ve been pondering Matthew 11:28-30. It’s always been a verse that infuriated me because it seemed to be a lie. I always felt exhausted. But looking back, I never did my part in this verse. I never took HIS yoke upon me instead of MY yoke: my control. So, I never found his rest
my hope for today is to stop throughout the day and pray for Jesus’ instructions. To let his voice trump my plans, because I need his rest.
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
In this instance, the title is factual as what appears to be a misty day at the reservoir was in fact somebody burning a lot of stuff nearby and the smoke was drifting over the water at Trenchford reservoir.
Mouse: Linus wake up ! Linus ! LINUS !!!
Linus: What ... do ... you ... want ?!!!
Mouse: I have to tell you a story.
Linus: No !
Mouse: What do you mean, no ? It's important !
Linus: I have enough of your stories and I'm sleeping.
Mouse: How come you are talking if you are asleep ?
Linus: I always talk in my sleep, ask mom !
Mouse: So you listen to my story now ?
Linus: NO ! I need my sleep to recharge my batteries !
Mouse: To do what ?
Linus: Hunt pesky mice, for instance !
Mouse: You haven't caught any mouse in months.
Linus: I could catch one if I wanted to. I could catch YOU !
Mouse: I don't think so.
Linus: And why ? I'm a cat after all !
Mouse: Yes, but you are specialised on THE BIRDS. Mice are different, we are smarter.
Linus: I wouldn't tempt fate if I were you. Cats are quite smart too.
Mouse: Cats in general, maybe, but you .....
Linus: That's enough ! You better sneak off now before I forget that I'm specialised on birds !
There is another capture in the comments. :)
The Northern Lights of The Aurora Borealis form amazing displays. As humans through identify threat and food we begin to see all sorts of things within all sorts of often none related things. Pareidolia is the term applied to our making sense of shapes and patterns that brings an acceptance of a structure in an image that many will be also able to see such as either a face for instance, or maybe here a Dragon? The Dragon was visible forming and flying on all through one area of The Northern Lights of The Aurora Borealis that were dancing and continually moving.
As for the title, “is it better either One, Number Two, or Three, maybe Four,” would it be of no surprise to mention that I have seen an Optician recently?
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It's interesting how scarcity alters the perception. For instance, I happen to think that the magpie (Pica pica) is one of the absolutely most beautiful birds we have in Sweden with that high contrast white and black plumage and a metallic green shimmer hiding in the black parts - but since it's an extremely common bird, people seem to rarely notice its beauty.
This here is a bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) which if not common, at least not rare around these parts. I posted a shot of one of these several years back and got an impressed comment from someone in the UK as I in his eyes had shot an extremely rare beetle - as it is much more scarce in the UK than here.
This of course works both ways as there are loads of cool UK bugs that would be awesome to come across up here.
This particular bee beetle was enjoying pollen on a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) near the boat pier at Lillsved in the northern part of the peninsula of Värmdö, just east of Stockholm, Sweden.
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A very rare instance of a car that had previously looked abandoned, but for one reason or another was brought back into use. Currently taxed and MOT'd until September 2022. A few more new photos in this upload, but I'm determined not to forget about the stuff from the last couple of years that I keep meaning to upload.
“The hypothesis of God, for instance, gives an incomparably absolute opportunity to understand everything and know absolutely nothing. Give man an extremely simplified system of the world and explain every phenomenon away on the basis of that system. An approach like that doesn't require any knowledge. Just a few memorized formulas plus so-called intuition and so-called common sense.”
Arkady Strugatsky, Roadside Picnic
and dream well,
A rare instance of a Sea Otter attacking and eating a bird. Normally Sea Otters feast on shellfish not birds. More on this encounter can be found on my blog entry Sea Otter Attacking a Western Grebe
©2008 Jim M. Goldstein, All Rights Reserved
This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
After all my pictures in Armidi, i deserved something nice : and what could be better than a Paper Couture session (to buy the last three things i had not already in my inventory, like a bag for instance)?… But when i left the Lu sisters’ store, one of these sticky insects called paparazzi pounced on me and tried to steal my face for a terrible gossipy and filthy magazine I’m sure (I love these crappy papers, but not when I’m in cover !) !... Oh my god ! What will happen to me when I’ll be famous ? !
For instance, look at this poor angel, left out in all weathers, either with a goose for company or to contend with. Isn't it time we put an end to child abuse?
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The magnificient temple complex is one of the finest monuments built by the Hoysalas and is regarded as the most exquisite shrine of the South. Its construction was initiated in 1117 A.D., at the instance of King Vishnuvardhana and was completed by his son Narasimha I and grandson, Veera Ballala II. According to historical records, it took about 103 Years to complete this profusely sculpted masterpiece of Hoysala architecture. The temple is said to be built to commemorate the victory of Hoysalas over the Cholas in the great battle of Talakkad. Some also believe that it was constructed when Vishnuvardhana adopted Vaishnavism under the influence of the great Guru Sri Ramanujacharya. The ornamental temple was built in chloritic Schist, a light green soapstone, ideal for carving which acquires granite like harness after getting exposed to the atmosphere.
TEMPLE COMPLEX:
The huge temple complex enclosed by a high wall has a large paved courtyard with a main temple surrounded by subsidiary shrines, colonnades and other structures. There are two gateways, but only the main eastern gateway is crowned by a gopuram, which was built in 1397, by gunda, a general of Vijayanagara King Harihara II, after the original Mahadwara was burnt down by Ganga Salaer, a officer of Tughalaks during the invasion and seize of the shrine. The Vijayanagara kings alos considered the presiding deity as their Kuldevta of patron courtyard is dedicated to Lord Vijayanarayan or Keshava, one of the twenty four forms of Lord Vishnu. The presiding deity is popularly known as Chenna Keshava or the 'handsome' Keshava. The Chenna Keshava temple facing Channigraya. Some other important temples here are of Narasimha, Anjeaneya etc. The courtyard has an idol of Praying Garuda sthambha or pillar erected during the Vijayanagara era and a Deepa sthamba built by the Hoysalas.
TEMPLE PLAN:
The temple is built in charecteristic stellate plan of the Hoysalas and looks like a carved casket made of wood and polished to perfection. It is larger in size as compared with other Hoysalas temples and is about 443 ft. long and 396 ft broad. The main temple set on a raised platform (Jagati) is 178 ft. long from east to west and 156 ft broad from North to South. The platform is also star shaped,similar to the temple built upon it. It is an example of ekakuta vimana or single shrine design. The temple comprises of a garbha griha (Sanctum sanctorium), a large sukhanasi (vestibule) connecting the navaranga mandapa (pillared hall) and garbha griha. The navaranga mandapa noted for its lathe turned pillars and capital was originally an open one, with only parapets. Later on , the space between parapet and the roof was covered by beautiful filigreed panels or pierced window screens depicting puranic themes and geometrical designs, while the base of the temple is decorated with eight levels of horizontal friezes.The unusual Vimana (tower) of the sanctum, made of brick and mortar was supported by wood work and plated with gold glided copper sheets. Unfortunately, the crumbling vimana had to be dismantled in 1879, to protect the main sanctum. The tower was built in bhumija style and not in the regular star shape. The curvelinear outline with a central verticle band and four coulmns of miniature nagar nikharas per side makes it a type of nagara (North India) tower. This type towers can be seen on the miniature shrines.
In a strikingly specific instance of mimicry, the patterns on the wings of this moth (Macrocilix maia) appear to resemble two flies feeding at a glistening bird dropping. This, coupled with a pungent odor that the moth emits, may be enough to dissuade a predator from considering a meal. Although flies are certainly edible, they nevertheless sometimes serve as models for mimicry because they are so quick and agile that most birds won't bother pursuing them. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
Many believed that trees possessed a unique energy, a life force that could be transferred to humans through physical contact. In Native American cultures, for instance, the act of hugging trees was seen as a way to connect with the wisdom of nature and to heal both body and soul
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A Juvenile Northern Flicker and I named this one for his obvious outcropping of white feathers. His two siblings have no such markings...He is sunning and preening in this instance....
For tonight's post, this is Beachy Head lighthouse - revisited. I don't often process monochrome imagery. The reason is I simply love colour! However due to a special request I have revisited this one to convert to black and white.
I have to say I do really enjoy the tones and the feel - by changing your processing routine you can really bring out a whole different feel to the scene.
What do you guys think? Do you prefer my colour posts or in this instance does black and white work?
the wheel, New York, wars and so on — whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man — for precisely the same reasons :-)
Douglas Adams, The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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prunus, dwarf flowering peach, 'NCSU Dwarf Double Red', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
That’s the cheapest gasoline I’ve purchased in quite some time.
And for the record, not directly related to Obama’s administration, as far as I know. (Though it was a talking point of Newt Gingrich and other GOP presidential candidates in 2012)
for instance:
The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere, and the eighth-largest terminal lake in the world. In an average year the lake covers an area of around 1,700 square miles (4,400 km2), but the lake's size fluctuates substantially due to its shallowness. For instance, in 1963 it reached its lowest recorded size at 950 square miles (2,460 km²), but in 1988 the surface area was at the historic high of 3,300 square miles (8,500 km2). In terms of surface area, it is the largest lake in the United States that is not part of the Great Lakes region.
The lake is the largest remnant of Lake Bonneville, a prehistoric pluvial lake that once covered much of western Utah. The three major tributaries to the lake, the Jordan, Weber, and Bear rivers together deposit around 1.1 million tons of minerals in the lake each year. As it is endorheic (has no outlet besides evaporation), it has very high salinity (far saltier than seawater) and its mineral content is steadily increasing. Due to the high density resulting from its mineral content, swimming in the Great Salt Lake is similar to floating. Its shallow, warm waters cause frequent, sometimes heavy lake-effect snows from late fall through spring.
Although it has been called "America's Dead Sea", the lake provides habitat for millions of native birds, brine shrimp, shorebirds, and waterfowl, including the largest staging population of Wilson's phalarope in the world.
The Great Salt Lake is a remnant of a much larger prehistoric lake called Lake Bonneville. At its greatest extent, Lake Bonneville spanned 22,400 square miles (58,000 km2), nearly as large as present-day Lake Michigan, and roughly ten times the area of the Great Salt Lake today. Bonneville reached 923 ft (281 m) at its deepest point, and covered much of present-day Utah and small portions of Idaho and Nevada during the ice ages of the Pleistocene Epoch.
Lake Bonneville existed until about 16,800 years ago, when a large portion of the lake was released through the Red Rock Pass in Idaho. With the warming climate, the remaining lake began to dry, leaving the Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake, Sevier Lake, and Rush Lake behind.
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Aegna, a small island that from its shores has always observed the Estonian capital Tallinn. It
hosted few settlements of fishermen in its golden days, a soviet base in the darkest ones, and
nowadays abandoned constructions along with wild nature. Now the population is accounted to be
of six people, who are not to be found despite any effort; mainland dwellers fleeing the city for a
greener place are instead the only humans that can be spotted. Exploring the island I've indeed
found a summer centre for Buddhist meditation and a couple of monks in spiritual retire, but then
only ran-down or even crumbling facilities of the soviet era, new built estates with the typical traits
of the Scandinavian architecture, spiritual spots for offerings to unknown deities, as well as many
other puzzling and inapprehensible things, like feathers scattered on a pathway for an instance. Not
the actual inhabitants though, except the ones buried in the local cemetery, which counts dozens of
tombstones on a musky field adorned by lichens. Here the people are at the best just an ephemeral
phenomenon, solely consistence of the residuals of their past existence.