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another instance of York's impressive Victorian railway station. You can tell that I am a convert ;)
Other than the stray cats and trees, the other living thing in significant numbers at Dakota Crescent happen to be the pigeons, which can be seen hanging in the most unusual places sometimes. Like for in this instance, hanging on a clothes drying pole.
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.
Sandhill cranes are cherished members of the Florida ecosystem. They stand almost 4 feet tall and their bugling or rattling calls are haunting and beautiful. Sandhill cranes occur in pastures, open prairies and freshwater wetlands in peninsular Florida from the Everglades to the Okefenokee Swamp.
Florida sandhill cranes are present in many urban areas and some unlikely places such as golf courses, airports and suburban subdivisions. This is probably due in part to the rapid development of their native habitat by humans. Cranes are probably attracted by the open setting (mowed grass) and availability of some foods (acorns, earthworms, mole crickets, turf grubs).
People inadvertently put them in harms way when they attract these birds to their yards with feed. Some "feeding" is accidental such as when bird seed is spilled from feeders by other animals onto the ground below making a nice feeding station for cranes. But, some people deliberately feed sandhill cranes. In 2002, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made it illegal to feed sandhill cranes.
Why is feeding cranes prohibited?
Cranes fed by humans can become aggressive toward people. In several instances, children have been attacked by cranes. Cranes fed by humans also have been known to damage window screens and do other property damage. This behavior is probably a response of the birds to seeing their reflection, bringing out a territorial defense behavior (scratching at windows or shiny automobiles). Cranes also are more likely to tangle in human garbage in areas populated by people. Cranes are more likely to crash into power lines in urban areas where such aerial hazards are concentrated. Cranes attracted to people's yards for feed are put at risk as they walk across roads. Many sandhill cranes are killed each year on Florida roads. Attracting cranes to urban areas increases the threat of predation (especially to young cranes) by dogs or cats. Further, the cranes' diets, which normally are quite diverse, are disrupted when they eat one food item (such as corn), consistently. Heavy pesticide use in urban lawns also is of concern. Young sandhill cranes have died from pesticide poisoning.
Conclusion
It's never a good idea to feed wildlife. People inadvertently put cranes in harms way when they attract these birds to their yards with feed. Florida sandhill cranes have an abundance of natural foods (insects and small animals) and they do not need handouts from humans. There are many reasons why cranes should not be intentionally fed by humans. For the good of the cranes, please do not feed them.
No I wasn't feeding this one, although I did get fairly close. Found it along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.
Sometimes when I look at pictures I've taken at rallies I find mysteries. In this instance the woman seated in the lawn chair has a walkie talkie jammed into her cup holder. Why and who would bring a walkie talkie to a protest? Don't most people communicate with smart phones these days? Even if she were a covert agent for the police (who were otherwise not physically present) wouldn't she have some device less obvious?
DXO Photolab 8 + Silver Efex Pro
Radio units shove on the rear of a long westbound stack train alongside I-84 through Henefer. Since the obligatory Grey Poupon is covering up that fresh rebuild, suppose this would be an instance of "wrong trailer."
Like this lamppost is alien between the trees I feel often alien between other humans.
Alien - Lebanon Hanover
I like to wander some graveyards alone
And think of all that I've become
What kind of box I would go and would you even notice?
My disappearance
My impressions
Iʼm just waiting... waiting...
[Chorus]
And until then, my desolation
Will be my trademark, I'll always remain alien
And however hard I try to integrate
I'll always remain alien
[Verse 2]
You say I should go out
In every brutal town
There is someone of substance
Forcing me to do things I never do
For instance, laugh at jokes of you
Small talks have simply no relevance
[Chorus]
And until you change, I'll keep my delighted face
It is my trademark to always remain alien
And however hard I try to integrate
Iʼll always remain alien
Bologna, Italy
Summer
Such a short visit and so much to see. Here is a passing moment as it swept by. Everything about this trip seemed like a snapshot from someone eases memory or photo book. So many cool little instances...I keep going back through my own images and finding cool stuff. I cannot wait to go back..
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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;
Animations consist of individual frames - at a rate of 20 frames per second our eyes can't distinguish between the individual frames (images) but perceive motion.
The "action scene" I made consists of some 1,100 frames. You don't have to make each individual frame yourself though.
For instance, you can define the location (in 3D - on X, Y and Z axis) of an object at a certain frame, for instance frame 470. Then move the object to a different location (defined in X,Y,Z coordinates) for frame 1100. And then tell Blender how to get from the first to the last location and at what speed. Blender will then generate all the frames in between.
The above is a screen capture of the Blender workspace.
Top left you can see the (solid view) epilogue of the action scene after the spaceship drops out of warp. This epilogue starts at frame 470 (where the scene also switches to camera 3).
There are various ways to animate an object. For this epilogue I wanted the ship to move on a curved trajectory. So I first added a curve (the thin black line) that I manipulated to nicely bend around the moon.
Then I added a physical constraint to the spaceship, indicating that this spaceship has to follow the curve, starting from frame 470. And it has to arrive at the end of the curve at frame 1,000.
Then you can define at what speed the ship moves along the curve. This can be done in the Graph Editor (bottom half of the above screen capture). You can, for instance, make it move at a steady speed with linear interpolation or at viriable speeds with a Bezier curve interpolation (like in the above example).
You can manipulate this "speed" curve - you can stretch it, skew it, subdivide it, make it go up and down to get variable speeds or make the object pause for a while before resuming its course etc at any point along its trajectory.
As show in the lightblue curve in the Graph Editor, the ship comes in fast (when it drops out of warp) and then slows down (curve becomes flatter) as it approaches the moon and takes a turn to hide behind it and then comes to a standstill (curve flatlines).
Believed to be the first instance of a 5 engine lashup on the SCFE, CSX sending TRRA 3004 (USSC 6327) back and forth through Florida for a week ultimately coincided the delivery of 3004 with the completion of traction motor swaps at Childs for 6322 and 6323, making for a massive power move of 3 SD40s DIT. One of the wackiest consists to date
SCFE SBT-25 w/ USSC 4204, USSC 6325, USSC 6322, TRRA 3004 (USSC 6327), & USSC 6323
I believe the adult is a hen. Males and females have similar appearance except for their bill, but even that is not easy to discern in this instance. "A close relative of the Mallard, the Mottled Duck is the only dabbling duck specialized for nesting in southern marshes, far to the south of most of its relatives. Unlike most waterfowl, Mottled Ducks are almost never seen in large flocks, generally traveling in pairs or small groups. A major threat to their survival is the release of numerous pet Mallards in Florida and elsewhere in southeast; these feral birds interbreed with Mottled Ducks, diluting the wild population of the latter." Source: audubon.org "There are two distinct populations of mottled ducks. One population, A. fulvigula maculosa (mottled duck), lives on the Gulf of Mexico coast between Alabama and Tamaulipas (Mexico); outside the breeding season individual birds may venture as far south as to Veracruz. The other, A. fulvigula fulvigula (Florida duck), is resident in central and south Florida and occasionally strays north to Georgia." Source: wikipedia.org
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.
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
i miss fresh time-zero. here's an old shot that i have never scanned until now for polaroid week.
time-zero
polaroid sx-70
Not perfect, but a big improvement on other attempts to catch a White-Faced Heron in flight. In this instance, the bird was swooping across the upper reaches of the Pauatahanui Estuary on "Finals" for a fast-approaching sandbar!
My apologies for Absence; I've been "down" with a "Dreaded Lurgy" but hope to be back up and running tomorrow!
Chandeshvara Nayanar
The South Indian legend, narrated, for instance, in the Periyapuranam, states that he was born into a Brahmin family and was called Visarasarman. When he was a young boy, he found that cows remain uncared for, and hence he himself commenced tendering and caring for the cows. While doing so, he would pour some milk on a lingam, which he made of sand. The news of this wastage of milk reached the ear of his father, Datta; and he himself came to the field to scold his son. Chandesha was deep in meditation in front of the sand lingam, and he did not see his father. The enraged father kicked the sand lingam. At this Chnadesha’s meditation was interrupted, and he struck his father’s leg with a staff. The staff turned into an axe and his father’s leg was severed. At this point, Shiva manifested himself, and blessed Chandesha, declared that he would become a father to Chandesha; and restored the severed leg of Datta to normal state.
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
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Constructed between 1894 and 1930, the Nativity façade was the first façade to be completed. Dedicated to the birth of Jesus, it is decorated with scenes reminiscent of elements of life. Characteristic of Gaudí's naturalistic style, the sculptures are ornately arranged and decorated with scenes and images from nature, each a symbol in its own manner. For instance, the three porticos are separated by two large columns, and at the base of each lies a turtle or a tortoise (one to represent the land and the other the sea; each are symbols of time as something set in stone and unchangeable). In contrast to the figures of turtles and their symbolism, two chameleons can be found at either side of the façade, and are symbolic of change.
The façade faces the rising sun to the northeast, a symbol for the birth of Christ. It is divided into three porticos, each of which represents a theological virtue (Hope, Faith and Charity). The Tree of Life rises above the door of Jesus in the portico of Charity. Four steeples complete the façade and are each dedicated to a Saint (Matthias, Barnabas, Jude the Apostle, and Simon the Zealot).
Originally, Gaudí intended for this façade to be polychromed, for each archivolt to be painted with a wide array of colours. He wanted every statue and figure to be painted. In this way the figures of humans would appear as much alive as the figures of plants and animals.
Gaudí chose this façade to embody the structure and decoration of the whole church. He was well aware that he would not finish the church and that he would need to set an artistic and architectural example for others to follow. He also chose for this façade to be the first on which to begin construction and for it to be, in his opinion, the most attractive and accessible to the public. He believed that if he had begun construction with the Passion Façade, one that would be hard and bare (as if made of bones), before the Nativity Façade, people would have withdrawn at the sight of it.[48] Some of the statues were destroyed in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, and subsequently were reconstructed by the Japanese artist Etsuro Sotoo.
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Lyrics
MRS. LOVETT:
Seems a downright shame...
TODD: Shame?
LOVETT:
Seems an awful waste...
Such a nice, plump frame
Wot's 'is name has...
Had...
Has!
Nor it can't be traced...
Bus'ness needs a lift,
Debts to be erased...
Think of it as thrift,
As a gift,
If you get my drift!
No?
Seems an awful waste...
I mean, with the price of meat
What it is,
When you get it,
If you get it...
TODD: HAH!
LOVETT:
Good, you got it!
Take, for instance, Mrs. Mooney and her pie shop!
Bus'ness never better using only pussycats and toast!
And a pussy's good for maybe six or seven at the most!
And I'm sure they can't compare as far as taste!
TODD:
Mrs. Lovett, what a charming notion
LOVETT:
Well, it does seem a waste...
TODD:
Eminently practical
And yet appropriate as always!
LOVETT:
It's an idea...
TODD:
Mrs. Lovett, how I've lived
Without you all these years, I'll never know!
How delectable!
Also undetectable!
LOVETT:
Think about it!
Lots of other gentlemen'll
Soon be comin' for a shave,
Won't they?
Think of
All them
Pies!
TODD:
How choice!
How
Rare!
TODD:
For what's the sound of the world out there?
LOVETT:
What, Mr. Todd?
What, Mr. Todd?
What is that sound?
TODD:
Those crunching noises pervading the air!
LOVETT:
Yes, Mr. Todd!
Yes, Mr. Todd!
Yes, all around!
TODD:
It's man devouring man, my dear!
BOTH:
And [LOVETT: Then] who are we to deny it in here?
TODD: (spoken) These are desperate times,
Mrs. Lovett, and desperate measures are called for!
LOVETT: Here we are, now! Hot out of the oven!
TODD: What is that?
LOVETT:
It's priest. Have a little priest.
TODD:
Is it really good?
LOVETT:
Sir, it's too good, at least!
Then again, they don't commit sins of the flesh,
So it's pretty fresh.
TODD:
Awful lot of fat.
LOVETT:
Only where it sat.
TODD:
Haven't you got poet, or something like that?
LOVETT:
No, y'see, the trouble with poet is
'Ow do you know it's deceased?
Try the priest!
TODD: (spoken) Heavenly!
Not as hearty as bishop, perhaps,
But then again, not as bland as curate, either!
LOVETT:
And good for business, too -- always leaves you wantin' more!
Trouble is, we only get it on Sundays!
Lawyer's rather nice.
TODD:
If it's for a price.
LOVETT:
Order something else, though, to follow,
Since no one should swallow it twice!
TODD:
Anything that's lean.
LOVETT:
Well, then, if you're British and loyal,
You might enjoy Royal Marine!
Anyway, it's clean.
Though of course, it tastes of wherever it's been!
TODD:
Is that squire,
On the fire?
LOVETT:
Mercy no, sir, look closer,
You'll notice it's grocer!
TODD:
Looks thicker,
More like vicar!
LOVETT:
No, it has to be grocer --
It's green!
TODD:
The history of the world, my love --
LOVETT:
Save a lot of graves,
Do a lot of relatives favors!
TODD:
Is those below serving those up above!
LOVETT:
Ev'rybody shaves,
So there should be plenty of flavors!
TODD:
How gratifying for once to know
BOTH:
That those above will serve those down below!
LOVETT: (spoken) Now let's see, here... We've got tinker.
TODD: Something... pinker.
LOVETT: Tailor?
TODD: Paler.
LOVETT: Butler?
TODD: Subtler.
LOVETT: Potter?
TODD: Hotter.
LOVETT: Locksmith?
Lovely bit of clerk.
TODD:
Maybe for a lark.
LOVETT:
Then again there's sweep
If you want it cheap
And you like it dark!
Try the financier,
Peak of his career!
TODD:
That looks pretty rank.
LOVETT:
Well, he drank,
It's a bank
Cashier.
Never really sold.
Maybe it was old.
TODD:
Have you any Beadle?
LOVETT:
Next week, so I'm told!
Beadle isn't bad till you smell it and
Notice 'ow well it's been greased...
Stick to priest!
Now then, this might be a little bit stringy,
But then of course it's... fiddle player!
TODD: No, this isn't fiddle player -- it's piccolo player!
LOVETT: 'Ow can you tell?
TODD: It's piping hot!
LOVETT: Then blow on it first!
TODD:
The history of the world, my sweet --
LOVETT:
Oh, Mr. Todd,
Ooh, Mr. Todd,
What does it tell?
TODD:
Is who gets eaten, and who gets to eat!
LOVETT:
And, Mr. Todd,
Too, Mr. Todd,
Who gets to sell!
TODD:
But fortunately, it's also clear
BOTH:
That [L: But] ev'rybody goes down well with beer!
LOVETT: (spoken)
Since marine doesn't appeal to you, 'ow about... rear admiral?
TODD: Too salty. I prefer general.
LOVETT: With, or without his privates? "With" is extra.
TODD: What is that?
LOVETT:
It's fop.
Finest in the shop.
And we have some shepherd's pie peppered
With actual shepherd on top!
And I've just begun --
Here's the politician, so oily
It's served with a doily,
Have one!
TODD:
Put it on a bun.
Well, you never know if it's going to run!
LOVETT:
Try the friar,
Fried, it's drier!
TODD:
No, the clergy is really
Too coarse and too mealy!
LOVETT:
Then actor,
That's compacter!
TODD:
Yes, and always arrives overdone!
I'll come again when you have JUDGE on the menu!
LOVETT: (spoken) Wait! True, we don't have judge yet,
But we've got something you might fancy even better.
TODD: What's that?
LOVETT: Executioner!
TODD:
Have charity towards the world, my pet!
LOVETT:
Yes, yes, I know, my love!
TODD:
We'll take the customers that we can get!
LOVETT:
High-born and low, my love!
TODD:
We'll not discriminate great from small!
No, we'll serve anyone,
Meaning anyone,
BOTH:
And to anyone
At all!
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Stephen Sondheim
Our Daily Challenge ...yes and no, black and white.
In life, there are many instances when it is difficult to make a definite yes or no decision about whether something is good or bad. There is a saying for these situations ... "Things aren't always black and white". I hope this serves as a metaphor for this old and very true saying.
Bighorn sheep have true horns that continue to grow throughout the sheep's life whereas antlers are shed and regrown every year. Within each horn there is a living core that provides a continuous flow of blood beneath the hard keratin sheath. Both male (ram) and female (ewe) bighorn sheep have horns, however, rams' horns are bigger and curvier.
Interesting fact: When developing state-of-the-art head protection and helmets for athletes various instances are studying the injury and shock wave mitigation mechanisms by animals that experience frequent head impacts, such as bighorn sheep and woodpeckers! The composition of the horns is looked closely and modeled into different areas, including the honeycomb cells, of these head protection helmets for humans.
Till Sunday 13th
This (in this instance I am referring to the point of focus - the Anthers) like countless others, isn't 100% sharp. There's nothing wrong with the lens... if I use a tripod and photograph a stationary object at f11 ... no problem at all.
Each time I photograph tulips I realise that I haven't nailed my macro photography at all. It's a huge challenge. The tulips sway in the breeze. The camera focus system isn't flawless... certainly not on a "we must track this moving tulip on a macro scale". I have so many images "almost" sharp. And probably only more experimenting will yield answers. e.g. do I need a shutter speed of 1/640 instead? Are shutter vibrations (at lower speeds) potentially also an issue?
Unfortunately I can't tell, by reference to the camera screen, whether a photo is "totally sharp"... only find out when you get it back on the computer. I am probably pixel-peeping too carefully!
Love to hear from those experienced in this area!
Had lunch today with a friend from work (I'll post that picture later!), reminded me, man, folks come in and out of your life, don't they?
For instance, Chris here, we hung out a few times, what, nine years ago? Got along swimmingly! But then work (mine) and work (his) kept pushing the next hang out farther and farther away, and next thing you know, haven't talked to that guy in almost a decade.
And how many people have I been acquaintances with, friends with, for a year, a few years, sometimes even decades, and then...gone. Out of each other's lives.
Except, and here's the running theme: I've still go the pictures. Might've forgotten all about Chris, but nope, still got the photos from our first time hanging out, still got the photos from that time I took him to my favorite restaurant and the food looked so good he took a picture of it.
I've got phrases I say, opinions I hold, rumors I keep, all from people I probably would've forgotten, if not for the pictures.
All that "all these moments, lost like tears in rain"...that guy should've carried a camera around!
This is a common sight when one takes a boat in Yamuna, Allahabad. One such instance during ardh kumbh on Mauni Amavasya day.
Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters...Disney California Adventure Park
Inspired by my earlier photos of spinning teacups at Disneyland, I wanted to attempt a similar photo here at Luigi's...
My take on the teacups has been to include spinning people in the photo, that are not just spinning smears, along with the teacups making spectacular trails of color. In order to accomplish this to my vision, it is necessary to make multiple exposures; long exposures for the color trails, and short exposures to capture the people. Tripod use is mandatory here. These exposures are blended in post processing using various masking techniques.
Since Luigi's is very similar to teacups in essence, (fast-moving set-pieces on a permanent stage) it is a similar setup and execution. I shot several instances of the ride in action, some long exposures, at both the beginning of the sequence and the end of the sequence, in order to catch the motion before and after the movement and spinning. I chose to use the ending sequence of the ride here, where the cars spin for a short time, and then park themselves in their spots. The tricky part is switching from slow to fast exposures while the ride is going through its paces.
In Lightroom, the exposures were adjusted for light and color values. In Photoshop, they are blended, and adjusted for texture, detail, and artistic touches.
This was shot during Halloweentime, so...Cadillac Range is purple....
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).
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
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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Excerpt from the Information Board:
Drawing on religious and supernatural phenomena, the Guardians of Time are statues that are cloaked in hooded robes and situated to seem like they are moving forth in some kind of ritual. In some cases, the statues stand alone; in other instances, they are grouped together as if whispering to each other. Kielnhofer places his statues in public places like ancient castles, old mines, plazas, and parks. They are installed and moved without fanfare, heightening the eerie, mystic aura they give off.
Around local midnight time on April 8, 2015, astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of Paris, often referred to as the “City of Light.”
The pattern of the street grid dominates at night, providing a completely different set of visual features from those visible during the day. For instance, the winding Seine River is a main visual cue by day, but here the thin black line of the river is hard to detect until you focus on the strong meanders and the street lights on both banks.
The brightest boulevard in the dense network of streets is the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, the historical axis of the city, as designed in the 17th century. Every year on Bastille Day (July 14), the largest military parade in Europe processes down the Champs Élysées, reviewed by the President of the Republic. This grand avenue joins the royal Palace of the Tuileries—whose gardens appear as a dark rectangle on the river—to the star-like meeting place of eleven major boulevards at the Arc de Triomphe.
The many forested parks of Paris stand out as black polygons—such as the Bois de Boulogne and Vincennes. Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports are distinguished by their very bright lights next to the dark areas of runways and surrounding open land. Paris’s great ring road, the Boulevard Périphérique, encloses the city center.
Astronaut photograph ISS043-E-93480 was acquired on April 8, 2015, with a Nikon D4 digital camera using a 400 millimeter lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center.
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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 draconian ruling of the Polish Constitutional Court which bans pregnancy terminations even in instances where a foetus is diagnosed with a serious and irreversible birth defect, has brought thousands of people to the streets. At the same time, the recently appointed catotaliban minister of education announced that students and teachers involved in the protests will be punished. This photo was taken at a rally opposed to that minister of education and demanding his resignation.
Here are some online petitions supporting women's rights in Poland:
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I believe it is more difficult to work with color than black and white. A good photograph should have perfect focus, exposure and white balance. Preferably straight out of the camera. When a RAW file is processed into black and white the need to achieve perfect white balance (on the camera or on the computer) becomes less important. To some extent even blown out highlights and lost detail can be partially obscured during post processing. I guess we have all seen instances of blurred and out of focus monochrome (and color) images which are happily labeled as "art"! Nevertheless a good b&w photograph evokes simplicity, purity and timelessness in a manner which a good color photograph with its distraction of multiple colors may fail to achieve. B&W photography is enticing and challenging. Preferably with an analogue camera and b&w film (a pain in the digital era) or with a digital camera without a Bayer filter. For the moment I have neither. The photographs in this album are RAW files converted into monochrome JPEGS with little or no further post processing.
Properly known as The Burnley Embankment, the 'Straight Mile' section of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal is built around 10 metres above the town centre. This was seen as a less-expensive alternative to constructing a series of locks to navigate the changes in height across the town. The normal method would have been for the canal to follow the contours of the land, but in this instance, there were significant objections from local landowners to having the canal traverse their land.
Burnley, Lancashire, UK
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Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
A common bird in the South African bush but
being a common resident does not mean that this bird is boring.
Their breeding behaviour for instance is very interesting. Yellow-billed hornbills are monogamous and will live in breeding pairs or small family groups. When they begin their courtship the male will feed the female for up to a month by bringing her small bits of food in his mouth. Once they have mated, the pair will seek out a hole in a tree, usually facing north - east, and will use an array of leaf litter and bark as their nesting material. When the nest is ready the female will enter the hole and close the opening with her faeces, leaving a small slit in the entrance for her devoted partner to feed her while she incubates her eggs.