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...::: T H E V I L L A G E :::... in the Arcade (maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sogno/224/160/1121)
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Shot for Active Assignment Weekly, theme "Let's Play"!
WIT
This is a miniature Black Jack set, ment for holidays. So far it has not been used, we are not so keen on board games. I like to go biking, canoeing, climbing, walking and the lot. This shot is more or less SOOC
I've always been amused when British photographers feel the need to explain themselves after capturing a nice shot from a layby, known in America as a scenic overlook. Yet I was feeling a twinge of guilt myself as I took this one in the Canyonlands near Moab, Utah. Not only did I not leave the parking lot, I didn't even leave the shadow of the car. But I had my reasons, I can assure you. First, we had already used up the magic light back at the famous Mesa Arch, and the canyon in the distance was badly washed out with glare. And the bland blue sky needed something in the foreground to offset it, so I used the parking lot fence that they had made of deadwood. Besides, I was tired and badly in need of coffee, having been too wound up the night before to sleep well. Hmmm ... too much explaining. I should have just said I hiked three miles in country to bag this shot, with no water. Captured on Jeff Clow's Dirt Cheap Photo Tour.
As people we sometimes find ourselves compelled to want things. Those things are either good for us or bad for us. Sometimes we don’t know which until we are in possession of it. We are bound to want things in which plague our thoughts with desire and until we have them we feel…incomplete. We feel in want. We feel as if somehow we are missing out. The things I speak about are both physical and mental. They are both good and bad, they are parallel and identical, they are exactly what we need, and exactly what we do not need. Many a person has fallen victim to the desire of things in which are destructive to them. They are things which can eat away at both the mind and the body. Now, you probably think I mean substance abuse, and of course, that is definitely something which slowly, and surely, takes over a person’s life. However, I have found that everyday normal things can, in a sense, have the same affect. We seek these things to make us feel like we can do them, that despite the affects on us we will overcome any negative influence. What a positive thought to have and I truly wish it would always work out for the better, but what about when you try so hard and it simply fails to make a difference? What about when you do something and it simply tears another piece of you away? For instance, what about trying to stay in a relationship that just doesn’t work? Or keeping a friend that belittles you at every opportunity? What about trying so hard to fit in, when everybody turns their back on you? What about the moment when you feel as confident as you have ever felt in your life, and that little voice inside your head tells you different when you catch your reflection in a window, or a mirror?
The truth is we can only hold on to these negative things for as long as we can hold on to wet paint. It will slowly escape through our hands and despite anything we do, we have very little chance of ever trying to retrieve it. Some thing's simply are not meant to stay in our lives, some thing's simply can't stay in our lives. This is what I say…let it go.
“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” - Ann Landers Copyright © 2014 Amy Morris. All Rights Reserved.
Run away hunnie stay with me, we'll live above the scene,
giving up and giving in is always easy
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Chaney Guennet brings home 1st place in the Les Gets Crankworx Pump Track Challenge
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Foto por Misael Rojas
pd: viajando en el bus vi como estan los aromos en el sector de Peñuelas, es una maravilla!!!, es como un bosque frondoso color oro, y dura tan poquita la floracion, asi que si algun fotografo esta interesado en aprovechar semejante maravilla, porfa, hagamos algo!!
Someone said that two pictures of him which I took on the train, felt like the film 'Let me in'. Unfortunately I haven't seen it because I don't like horror films. haha
Rolleiflex Automat X
Fuji ultra 400
Salisbury, 2008
Second place in Musican contest at: www.flickr.com/groups/icngroup/discuss/72157624434349436/
Third place in urban people at: www.flickr.com/groups/mexico_siglo_xxi/discuss/7215762473...
Third place at music contest
Starting from these words of wisdom:
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
-Mother Teresa-
You don't have to travel to some remote mountain retreat in order to experience peace. You don't have to convince all the other people in your life to be peaceful in order to experience peace. You don't need to resolve every conflict before you can experience a deep and abiding sense of peace. You don't have to solve every problem in your life before you can enjoy being at peace.
To experience peace is very simple and always available to you. To experience peace, gently let go of all else and allow peace to fill your awareness. Peace is always there, ready for you whenever you choose to let it be a part of your life. Choose often to fill your moments with peace and the positive power will resonate throughout your whole life.
Peace requires no special preparations or conditions. Peace asks only that you allow yourself to fully know and experience it. The more you experience peace, the more you'll want to express and to spread it in all that you do.
Let peace continue to fill you, and it will soon overflow into the world in which you live.
Taken: Morning over the valley of Kaghan, Pakistan
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This photographic story of mine, with descriptive text, was created in Novara di Sicilia (ME) on August 15th of this year, on the occasion of a suggestive traditional religious and popular celebration, that of the Apotheosis of the Assumption (in Heaven), which takes place every 5 years, however due to the bans issued during the Covid, it was not celebrated in 2020, so this celebration had not been held for 10 years. I would like to tell the origins of this ancient tradition, which began with the arrival of the Normans in Sicily around the year 1000. At that time, Southern Italy was a coexistence of peoples, religions, and languages, the most diverse. The majority were the Lombards. There were also the Greeks, with the Greek population of Calabria and Salento (i.e., the Byzantines), with the Greek Church based in Constantinople. It was not a foreign Byzantine domination, but rather the people of those lands for centuries. Then there were the Arabs who had conquered Sicily, and even under the Arabs in Sicily, Greeks, Latins, and Jews coexisted; the populations coexisted with each other, and the leaders waged war against each other. Then, in southern Italy, the Normans arrived, seeking adventure and fortune. They were French from Northern France, and the descendants of the Vikings from Scandinavia. the Norman Roger 1st of Sicily (known as the Great Count Roger) together with his brother, conquered Puglia, Calabria, subsequently they allied themselves with an Arab emir reigning in Sicily, who asked them for help because he was fighting against another Arab emir present in Sicily, Roger landed in Messina in February 1061 managing to occupy the eastern part of Sicily, thirty years after his landing in Sicily, in 1091 Roger could say he was master of all of Sicily; Ancient literature credits Great Count Roger with initiating the celebrations of the Assumption, whose banner featured the image of the Our Lady Ascending to Heaven. Under his patronage, the process of "re-Christianization" of the island began. Devotion to the Virgin was strengthened in the territory of Novara di Sicilia in the 12th century with the arrival of the French abbot Hugh (also proclaimed a saint), sent to Sicily by Bernard of Clairvaux, of the Cistercian Order, which has the figure of the Assumption as a cornerstone of its religious institution. This celebration-feast has seen mixed fortunes. Before the Second World War, the float with the Assumption was carried in procession along with approximately 15 floats of various saints. After that conflict, the bishop banned carrying statues of saints alongside the Assumption. With the Great Jubilee of 2000, the ancient tradition was revived with the Saints preceding the Assumption's exit. They arrive in the town's main square, forming a semicircle, awaiting the arrival of the Assumption, which in the meantime has been carried in procession through the town's streets. Upon her return to the square around midnight, the Assumption of Mary is reunited with all the Saints, giving life to the supreme expression of the Apotheosis of Mary Assumed into Heaven, amidst songs, litanies, and prayers. This, in short, is a great, heartfelt procession that begins in the afternoon and continues late into the night, with the many floats of saints preceding that of the Assumption of Mary, characterized by having their arms raised high, and the presence of more than 150 candles being lit. The official logo of the Solemn Apotheosis of the Assumption encloses the presence of the 15 saints as if they were 15 roses, arranged in a crown around the monogram "M - A" (Our Lady Ascending to Heaven): for Dante Alighieri in the Divine Comedy the "Mystical Rose" is "the Love of God", a symbol of divine perfection, peace, and the beauty of Paradise, linked to the figure of Mary, the Mystical Rose par excellence. Thus the Apotheosis is nothing other than the Embrace that God, through Mary and the Saints, addresses to all men.
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Questo mio racconto fotografico, con testo descrittivo, è stato realizzato a Novara di Sicilia (ME) il 15 di agosto di quest’anno, in occasione di una suggestiva celebrazione tradizionale religiosa e popolare, quella della Apoteosi dell’Assunta (in Cielo), che prende vita ogni 5 anni, purtuttavia causa i divieti emanati durante il covid, nel 2020 non venne celebrata, sicchè questa celebrazione era da 10 anni che non veniva svolta. Desidero raccontare le origini di questa antica tradizione, essa nasce con l’arrivo dei Normanni in Sicilia attorno all’Anno Mille, in quel periodo nell’Italia Meridionale c’era una convivenza di popoli, religioni, lingue, le più diverse, la maggioranza era data dai Longobardi, c’erano i Greci, con la popolazione greca della Calabria, del Salento (ovvero i Bizantini) con la Chiesa Greca che faceva capo a Costantinopoli, non era una dominazione bizantina straniera, ma erano i popoli di quelle terre da secoli, poi c'erano gli Arabi che avevano conquistato la Sicilia, ed anche sotto gli arabi in Sicilia, convivenao Greci, Latini, Ebrei, le popolazioni convivevano tra loro, erano i capi che si facevano la guerra tra di loro; poi nel meridione d’Italia arrivarono i Normanni, in cerca di avventura e di fortuna, essi erano francesi della Francia del Nord, essi erano i discendenti dei Vichinghi provenienti dalla Scandinavia; il Normanno Ruggero 1° di Sicilia (detto il Gran Conte Ruggero) insieme al fratello, conquista la Puglia, la Calabria, successivamente si allearono con un emiro arabo regnante in Sicilia, che chiedeva loro aiuto perché in lotta contro un altro emiro arabo presente in Sicilia, Ruggero sbarcò a Messina nel febbraio del 1061 riuscendo ad occupare la parte orientale della Sicilia, dopo trent'anni dal suo sbarco in Sicilia, nel 1091 Ruggero poté dirsi padrone di tutta la Sicilia; l’antica letteratura indica il Gran Conte Ruggero promotore dei festeggiamenti dell’Assunta, sul cui stendardo campeggiava l’immagine dell’Assunta, sotto la cui protezione ebbe inizio il processo di “ricristianizzazione” dell’isola, devozione verso la Vergine che si rafforza nel territorio di Novara di Sicilia nel XII secolo con l’arrivo dell’abate francese Ugo (anch’egli proclamato Santo), inviato in Sicilia da Bernardo di Chiaravalle, dell’Ordine Cistercense, che ha come pilastro portante la figura dell’Assunta nella sua istituzione religiosa. Questa celebrazione-festa ha visto alterne fortune, prima del secondo conflitto mondiale la vara con l’Assunta veniva portata in processione assieme a circa 15 vare di diversi santi, dopo tale conflitto ci fu il divieto vescovile di portare le statue dei santi insieme all’Assunta; col Grande Giubileo del 2000 l’antica tradizione riprese vita coi Santi che precedono l’uscita dell’Assunta, giungendo nella piazza principale del paese, disponendosi a semicerchio, aspettando l’arrivo dell’Assunta che nel frattempo è stata condotta in processione nelle vie del paese, al suo rientro in piazza verso mezzanotte Maria Assunta si ricongiunge con tutti i Santi, dando vita alla massima espressione dell’Apoteosi di Maria Assunta in Cielo, tra canti, litanie e preghiere. Questa, in sintesi, è una grande, sentita, processione che inizia nel pomeriggio, per proseguire a notte fonda, con le tante vare di santi che precedono quella di Maria Assunta, caratterizzata dall'avere le braccia rivolte in alto, e la presenza di più di 150 candele che vengono accese. Il logo ufficiale della Solenne Apoteosi dell’Assunta racchiude la presenza dei 15 santi come fossero 15 rose, disposte a corona attorno al monogramma “M – A” (Madonna Assunta): per Dante Alighieri nella Divina Commedia la “Rosa Mistica” è “l’Amore di Dio”, simbolo della perfezione divina, pace, bellezza del Paradiso, collegata alla figura di Maria, Rosa Mistica per eccellenza, ecco che l’Apoteosi altro non è che l’Abbraccio che Dio, tramite Maria ed i Santi, rivolge a tutti gli uomini.
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Hat: :WetCat&OhDeer-"Kasa" Hat Prop Set [Bento] - @Okinawa New Years Festival 2025 - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ryukyu/37/22/38
main store - wetcat - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Morise/211/205/3001
OhDeer! - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Missing%20Melody/178/228/2501
Skin & Stickers: .HEOL Yi-seo EVOX - @Okinawa New Years Festival 2025 - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ryukyu/37/22/38
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Follys%20End/194/40/22
Earrings: -Just Tony- Takoyaki Earring - @Okinawa New Years Festival 2025 - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ryukyu/37/22/38
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shinigami/110/32/3
Candy Cane: .Tarfdish. Teddy Cookie Cane - main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tardfish/128/228/23
Snake & Sake: Schadenfreude Neck Snake & Schadenfreude Shinnen Sake Set - @Okinawa New Years Festival 2025 - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ryukyu/37/22/38
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nouveau/223/207/33
Kimono & Snow Man: [ Atelier SpecOps ] Maneki Weave & [ Atelier SpecOps ] Golly! It's Snowy! - @Okinawa New Years Festival 2025 - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ryukyu/37/22/38
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cicciottella/114/226/757
Shorts, Socks & Heels: No!Saint - Anouk Outfit - Fatpack - Reborn - @Dollholic Event - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sweet%20Daydream/53/208/28
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Amor%20Island/199/110/1114
Toe Nails: Beauty Nails- Pedicure Arcane - EBODY # 4 Position - @GothCore - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CORE/128/241/3501
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/xLUMINOUS%20HALLWAYx/63/94/22
Snake Vehicle: *Arts&Gear* HebiHariko - @Okinawa New Years Festival 2025 - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ryukyu/37/22/38
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/japan%20canvas/182/93/2002
Onsen & Bench: ++Twilight++ Infinity Onsen & ++Twilight++ Infinity Onsen wood bench - @Okinawa New Years Festival 2025 - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ryukyu/37/22/38
main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pals%20meadow%20Clover/69/...
Let The Sunshine In
We starve-look at one another
Short of breath
Walking proudly in our winter coats
Wearing smells from laboratories
Facing a dying nation
Of moving paper fantasies
Listening for the new told lies
With supreme visions of lonely tunes
Somewhere
Inside something there is a rush of greatness
Who knows what stands in front of our lives
I fashion my future on films in space
Silence tells me secretly
Everything
Everything
Manchester England England
Manchester England England
(Eyes look your last)
Across the Atlantic Sea
(Arms take your last embrace)
And I'm a genius genius
(And lips oh you the doors of breath)
I believe in God
(Seal with a righteous kiss)
And I believe that God believes in Claude
(Seal with a righteous kiss)
That's me, that's me, that's me
The rest is silence
The rest is silence
The rest is silence
We starve-look at one another
Short of breath
Walking proudly in our winter coats
Wearing smells from laboratories
Facing a dying nation
Of moving paper fantasies
Listening for the new told lies
With supreme visions of lonely tunes
Singing
Our space songs on a spider web sitar
Life is around you and in you
Answer for Timothy Leary, deary
Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sun shine in...
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About
A nice cracking fireplace after a long walk in the crackling snow is one of the great things in life. But this is not my cabin... I'm a long way from home... Let me in! I'm freezing out here...
Photo
- Canon 40D
- Sigma 10-20mm
- Tripod
- 4 RAW exposures converted to DNG (-4 -2 0 +2)
- 1/125, 1/30, 1/8, 1/2 at f/19 ISO100 16mm focal length (35mm eq: 25mm)
Post Process
I tweaked the white balance a couple thousands kelvin up to get the image warmer on all the 4 original RAW files. HDR & Tonemapping done in PhotoMatix. On the the final tonemapped image, I then twisted the blue hue a little to get the real blue back, Some work on saturation too :)
Finally I removed some dust spots that became very visible due to the small aparture and did some noise reduction to clear the sky :)
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Taken during a test game for my local football team, they were trying out new players who had signed during the winter break. We won 5:1.
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Scene from James Cameron's 1986 movie 'Aliens'
Vasquez minifigure & smart-gun by Matthias www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=57638&st=50