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Another shot from the ‘Big Gay Skate 2022’ in St. Peter’s Square; part of the ‘Manchester Pride’ weekend. All wheels were welcome not just skates.
You can look large at either one if you like... Thanks so much and have a fantastic weekend......;-)))
#207/365 The Tour de France finale stage is today. This shot is a tribute to Lance Armstrong. If all goes well, he should finish 2nd or 3rd overall. If you don't know the history here is run down. Lance survived testicular cancer, a tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996. Then starting in 1999 he won a record of seven stright Tour de France titles. He then retired only to come out of retirement this year at the age of 37. This guy really is superhuman. This year's tour was really dramatic and I believe he could have won it this year. He announced next year that he is putting together his own team (Team Radio Shack) and will ride again to try to win. Hope everyone has a great Sunday...Enjoy Life!
We are very much like these puppets, our strings are in the
hands of Almighty...
As i look at puppets i see how happily they surrender to
the wish of their master..and play their role on the stage &
yet come out happily !!
Yet they leave smile on everyones face....:)
Question to ourselves here ... are we ready to surrender our
lives to our master..the Almighty ?? and believe everything to
be His wish and come out with smile on our faces..of
contentment..feeling of Divine selfless love and care be it
in rewarding or testing times...???
Love makes it possible to answer all bitter questions and
logic plays of our mind. We become like puppets, change
our habits and moods for person whom we love deeply.
So as a gradual shift before loving Almighty, are we even
committed to love? It is love only which makes one reach God.
True Love is best bliss and then bliss of surrendership is
enhanced..as one leaves total control to Him. Can we control
deep sleep, dreams? Then why not leave control on one who
sees our best?
Loving God...is like loving Air..we know air's impotance yet cannot
feel love for air. To love someone we need that someone in person
live in front of us, and not just abstract concepts. Flower leaves its
fragrance so does God in Human form does it. Have we
smelled it ever???
If yes, then one will love God immediately and His wish will
be our wish as its love now which matters.
My selfless love is Prasangam with living heart:
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True love matters....nothing else matters.
Does anything in our life exceed than true love?? If yes
then we (the puppets of time) are also puppets of our
own mind!!!! Think carefully:)
So...Get Beyond Time and Mind; Feel Divinity..seek Divinity.
PS: See the tags too:)
Craft Project: Make a finger puppet and reflect.
Okay..... I am a HUGE fan of Lance Armstrong. I named my 6-year-old after him, and he has been a huge inspiration. My favorite quote of his is: pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever. Anyway, I don't get much time to watch the news and I had NO idea he was going to be in town until I turned on the radio at work and they were reading the 8:30 a.m. news and announced he was going to be at the Capitol in Denver making a big announcement at 10 a.m.. And then after the announcement there would be an impromptu bike ride.
I sat at my desk anguishing whether I should ask to take off work or not. I hate asking for time off. I have my bike at work too. Around 9:00 I couldn't stand it anymore.... I was talking to a co-worker and I was just a nervous wreck.... I had to go. I went in to my boss (he is a great boss, and not just for letting me go to this) and I told him, "I am really embarrased to ask you this, but.... Lance Armstrong is in Denver today and I really want to go down and see him. Would it be okay if I took half a day off?" (I have to take time off anyway by the end of the year). He said fine. Whoo Hoo! Now I was really wound up! Now.... to fit my bike in my car.... it wouldn't fit and I don't have a bike rack. I tried and tried to get my bike to fit (the wheel doesn't come off) and it just wouldn't fit. By that time it was about 9:10 and I work about 10 miles out of Denver. It doesn't sound bad but there is a ton of construction on the highway right where I was going by.
So I took my bike back in to work and put it in my office. But I was going! So I zoomed down there as fast as I could. The next question was where to park. I didn't want to drive too close to the capitol because if the traffic was bad I would waste time trying to park. So I parked about a mile away at 9:42 a.m. right in front of a sign that said "no unauthorized parking". I crossed my fingers and hoped I wouldn't have a ticket or be towed. I ran a mile to the capitol area and got there a little before 10:00. This is the scene when I arrived. I am so excited about this big turnout.
I moved to the middle of the crowd and got my camera ready. The governor talked for a little bit and introduced Lance Armstrong. He announced that they are bringing a stage race back to Colorado in August 2011. I can't wait! This will be huge for the Colorado economy. They talked and answered questions for about 20-25 minutes and then told us where the start of the impromptu bike ride was. I thought, "hmmm, maybe it is good that I don't have my bike, I can go to the starting area and get some shots of him right at the front.
So I went with the crowd to the starting area. SO many people participating, it was awesome! I got to the intersection this was at, the very first Quizno's restaurant. We waited and waited for a while. A golf cart and big black SUV drove up, in which I thought Lance and the governor were in. Well, we were looking in the wrong direction. The motorcycle cops came up the street behind us and led the pack. I held my camera up and snapped a picture, but I don't even know if Lance was in it or not. Bummer!
A guy that I had been talking to was parked closer than I was and offered me a ride back to my car. So I went, and he dropped me off. Then we drove to the park where they were all going to end up. But by the time we got through traffic they were already done. Oh, well. It was a blast!
I was totally wound up the rest of the day. It was hard for me to settle down. I will be putting up more shots from this awesome day. I got back to work around 1:00.
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Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France 7 years in a row. This statue of him stands in front of an antique store in the little town of Calvert, Texas.
I took this pic standing in the middle of the road on L'alpe d'huez back when I only had a point-and-shoot. I had to wait for the first motorbike to go buy, then jump in the middle of the road and press the shutter, wait 3 seconds for it to take the picture, then jump out of the way so I don't get run over. There were I think 1 million+ people on the 21 turns that day, an experience I will remember for the rest of my life.
Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone. #LanceArmstrong
Life is like a bicycle, is pedaling forward to keep his balance
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Explore 7/3/10 #11
El origen de la población fue una antigua masía árabe que explotaba unas antiguas minas de plata. Los primeros documentos escritos sobre Alforja son de 1152 donde aparece citada en un pergamino de Ramón Berenguer IV. En 1158 fue concedida el acta de población en favor de Ramón de Ganagot con la obligación de que creara una población que facilitara el control de la zona, recientemente reconquistada a las tropas sarracenas. El pueblo debía recibir el nombre de Santa Maria de la Vall d'Alforja (en español, Santa María del Valle de Alforja).
En 1243 el término quedó en manos del monasterio de Bonrepòs aunque ese mismo año fueron compradas sus tierras para formar parte de la baronía de Alforja, también en manos del clero. Entre 1283 y 1393 se instaló en el pueblo una importante comunidad judía que formó su propio barrio. El pueblo de Alforja se vio en la necesidad de pagar al rey Juan I un perdón real en 1393. Compensaban así los excesos que se habían cometido con la población judía.
The 2009 AMGEN Tour of Californa rolls though Montara, California near McNee Ranch State Park on Highway 1 durring Stage 2 of the race.
Photo By: Scott Fong / www.scottfongphoto.com
"I'd rather Make a Photograph, than to take it"
So yeah, yesterdays shot wasn't really my kind of photography.. I really like things that I make; make in the meaning of really creating the photograph.. The photographs I really like to shoot are the ones that I is already photographed in my mind, I know exactly what I want, I know what lighting, what pose, and I just have to excecute it..
This shot was worth the time, we shot this actually 3:30-6:30AM!
More about the shot, my friend G Shit See Him Here and Here (Yes, thats his nickname) had this photo of Lance Armstrong By Annie Leibovitz and he really wanted a similar one so we tried our best to do it, and actually it went really well.. I was in the right side of him splashing him with water, while the camera was on timer mode.. haha..
And NO! he had a banana leaf on his banana, cause no way in Hell I wanted to see his banana..
strobist info:
*Sb-600 @ 1/1 back right of subject 24mm with blue gel shooting thru some glassess and christmas lights
*Studio strobe directly above subject pointing down thru softbox @ 1/16
When the rapture came, the world was so full of evil that things didn't quite go to plan... Jesus rallied his Superfriends to rescue the chosen few.
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The Adversary (front row center)
Satan (Hebrew: שָּׂטָן satan, meaning "adversary") brings evil and temptation, and is known as the deceiver that leads humanity astray. Some religious groups teach that he originated as an angel who fell out of favor with God, seducing humanity into the ways of sin, and who now rules over the fallen world.
Lance Armstrong
The Evilest man alive today. Crushing the hopes and dreams of generations. Survivors and fans alike were left desolate by his admission that he was just a dirty ol' cheat. Operating as a "fixer", he oils the wheels that make things happen. Using his brazen attitude and charisma to convince those weaker than him to bend to his will. He also works in hot zones as a dispenser of "stim" boosts to those deemed worthy by the Adversary.
Osama Bin Laden
Murderous, Vile - Al Qaeda's head honcho til America's finest cast him into a watery grave with a good dose of lead poisoning. He organises terrorist activities for the Adversary. He also trains and supplies Guerilla fighters for active duty in the 100 year war.
Jack the Ripper - .is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. Also known as the "Whitechapel Murderer" or simply "leatherapron" Jack prays on the weak, usually attacking women, when cornered he is a savage close quarters fighter. A doctor by profession, Jack is usually found performing Triage to combatants in the 100 year war.
Genghis Khan
In the Middle East and Iran he was renowned as a destructive and genocidal warlord who caused enormous damage and destruction to the population of those areas. It has been written that overall, the Mongol violence and depredations killed up to three-fourths of the population of the Iranian Plateau, killing as many as 10 to 15 million people. Resurrected and invigorated Genghis leads Death Squads for the Adversary.
Adolf Hitler
Between 1939 and 1945, the Schutzstaffel (SS), assisted by collaborationist governments and recruits from occupied countries, was responsible for the deaths of at least eleven million people, including 5.5 to six million Jews (representing two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe and between 200,000 and 1,500,000 Romani people. Deaths took place in concentration and extermination camps, ghettos, and through mass executions. Many victims of the Holocaust were gassed to death, whereas others died of starvation or disease or while working as slave labourers.
His evil knows no bounds, reinvigorated he has been chosen to general the loyal legions of maniacs known simply as "the lost and the damned" who follow the Adversary..
In 2011 a tornado tore through Alabama. In an effort to help the citizens of Alabama, each year Bo Jackson does a bike ride and auction (Bo Bikes Bama) to build storm shelters and warning alarms. This year, Lance Armstrong came out to support Bo's efforts. Great event.
Tour de Luxembourg
prologue
strobist: 2 sb800's; 1 (with 1/4 CTO) mounted on a Manfrotto-superclamb and attached to whatever was available around the course, 1 on cam as commander (+fireing)
dragged the shutter for motion blur
flash mounted similar as this one:
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100+ professional cycling events organized by prestige, format, and geographic location. You can read more about it here: cyclocosm.com/2010/01/a-periodic-table-of-professional-cy...
Source file I used is here: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Periodic_radiac.svg
You can buy it as a poster, too:
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Picture dedicated to anyone who is fighting cancer or anyone who has known somebody who has fought the disease.
Awards:
Picture of the Day Award 7/30/09- Be Selective About Your Color
This past weekend was the Tour de California leg that went past our little town. Having never shot action before, I was in for a huge shock as to how difficult it was. I was only 10 feet from the action, and thus my shots were slightly out of focus! LOL, I just kept firing away, because it was so exhilarating to see these professionals fly by at such high speeds. It was over in a second, so could not adjust my settings:
Canon 50D
lens = EF 17-40mm
ISO 400
f/ 10.0
1/500 speed
Subject distance: 3.7 m
I decided to add a filter because I was not thrilled with the lack of focus. But thought is was fun that I captured Lance Armstrong, so had to post!
"Another 700 meters. Just look around, no one to be seen. A little further turn the head - still no one. The loot is in and so Lance Armstrong starts his triumphal march 400 meters before the finish: blowing kisses away, pointing forefingers in the sky, spreading arms like an albatross, (almost) singing and dancing in the pouring rain, like a cycling Gene Kelly!
The 1993 UCI Road World Championships were held in and around the Norwegian capital Oslo on 29 August.
What Louis had done with his trumpet and Neil on the moon, Lance did with the bicycle for the first time in 1993: astonish the world. By flying towards the rainbow jersey in a rainy Oslo as a just 21-year-old superman - already on forbidden kerosene." (*)
LANCE ARMSTRONG (1971) achieved the biggest victory of his career to date that day. Earlier that year, the American had already won a stage in the Tour de France.
Between 1999 and 2005 he won the Tour de France seven times in a row. These victories were taken from him at the end of 2012, as well as all his other cycling results from August 1998, due to doping use.
Armstrong stated in 2020 that he "probably" started using doping at the age of 21, which would mean that he was no longer "clean" during the 1993 World Championship in Norway...
(*)(photo "Digital archive Sport / Voetbal magazine", photonews, Belgium)
American LANCE ARMSTRONG (1971) became world champion in 1983. Between 1999 and 2005 he won the Tour de France seven times in succession.
In 2009 he made a comeback and finished third in the Tour de France, 22nd in 2010.
In 2020, Armstrong admitted that he had probably used doping since he was 21. He also linked the testicular cancer from which he suffered (1996) to performance-enhancing drugs (growth hormones). His Tour victories were all taken from him, also his later performances...
With his organization Livestrong he raised 500 million US dollars for the fight against cancer.
(wikipedia)
- Originally worn by testicular cancer survivor and cycling champion lance armstrong, the yellow live strong band is the first wristband of it's type to be worn as a show of support to a particular cause.
Tour de Luxembourg
prologue
strobist: 2 sb800's; 1 (with 1/4 CTO) mounted on a Manfrotto-superclamb and attached to whatever was available around the course, 1 on cam as commander (+fireing)
dragged the shutter for motion blur
flash mounted as similar as this:
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Lance Armstrong cornering in a stage of the 2004 Tour de France. On this stage, he took the yellow jersey.
This was taken during the Amgen Tour of California 2009 in Sta. Clarita. I literally waited for the Team Astana and got the break. Lance Armstrong was about 3 ft. away from me.
I have experienced elbowing with several Paparazzis' like me..hahahahaha.
Mind you, I was very ecstatic when I got this shot with news and cameramen.