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"Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without" - quote from The Matrix
....and such the true words at times when there is so much misinformation about Covid-19.
Looking back down the valley at the path I should have stuck too instead of going this way. It was dangerous and I was scared actually. Ill know better next time!!! Misinformation on a website! I got talking to a few other climbers who got in trouble in the same spot so its not just me.. Luckily Ive a little bit of experience but its easy get caught and nobody is really completely safe. These mountains can be treacherous.
Mind you, lifes paths often lead you off the beaten track sometimes or in my case most times!!
Hope you like the pic.
Pat.
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This is a wall of rocks approximately 35 meters (114.83 ft) high and 65º incline, considered an easy level climb, but it can be considered a grade 1 climb. However, this does not mean that it is easy for all.
We must climb through cracks in the rock wall, finding places to rest our feet and hands. On the way up it is usually easier because we can see all the support points. Going down, however, is more complicated as you can't see very well where to put your feet.
It is at this time that many people are “frozen” in stone without knowing what to do. Many start screaming and end up creating an atmosphere of panic that spreads to everyone around them. At that moment, one person's fear was amplified for others who are not 100% prepared or safe to go down the Holm Oak Tree / Carrasqueira. As you can imagine, the risk of an accident also increases.
One of the main reasons for accidents in Carrasqueira is misinformation. Many hikers think they are experienced and take the risk of climbing this stretch without a more experienced companion who knows the trail and has the necessary safety equipment to prevent a possible accident.
After the Holm Oak Tree / Carrasqueira, it's another 25 minutes walk to the summit on a very obvious path. There is only one fork in this path and we must go left.
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I hired two guides with all the required safety equipment for this trail.
14th June 2015 - Sepecat Jaguars XZ117 (ES) and XX835 (EX) stalk down the runway at DCAE Cosford in what is rumoured to be the last performance due to the fleet being disposed of next year... I really hope i'm misinformed.
Doing the naughty field next year as the lights fookin aweful (excuse my language) at this show.
Just hope i'm wrong and the cats are still there!!
The sun rising over the city of Vancouver, BC - seen through a lot of window condensation! Hoping for more human warmth and kindness, and a bit more light and knowledge wouldn't hurt either.
September 29-30, 2021 marks the 80th anniversary of one of the most tragic pages in history: September 29-30, 1941 in Babyn Yar, in just two days, the Germans shot 33,771 Kyivans just because they were Jews.
29-30 вересня 2021 вшановуються 80 роковини з часу однієї з найтрагічніших сторінок історії окупованого нацистами Києва – початку масових розстрілів у Бабиному Яру, коли лише за два перших дні німці розстріляли 33 771 киян лише через те, що вони євреї.
Древний Киев многим поражает своих гостей. И одной из его "визиток" являются кручи и многочисленные овраги на правом берегу Днепра. В городе много оврагов: Протасов и Репьяхов, Вознесенский и Кмитов, Крещатый и Кучмин, Мокрый и Кожемяцкий ... Но наиболее известным из них является Бабий Яр.
В урочищі Бабин Яр.
National Historical Memorial Preserve "Babyn Yar". Kyiv. Ukraine.
“Babyn Yar is a common tragedy of the Ukrainian and Jewish peoples, it is an open wound for Ukraine and all mankind. We have a duty to protect the memory of Babyn Yar from the political manipulation and misinformation that are often used as weapons in Russia’s war against Ukraine. To honor the memory of innocent victims and preserve it for future generations, the UWC supports the Ukrainian state concept of establishing the Babyn Yar Museum and Memorial Complex in Ukraine. May the memory of the victims of Babyn Yar be eternal!” said Paul Grod, President of the UWC.
'All the business of war, and indeed all of the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do.'
Duke of Wellington
With all the misinformation about THE virus becoming more exposed by the day, I thought a report on fungus might be refreshing. This definitely points to five turkey tail specimens thriving on this tree....though "models" suggest that thousands upon thousands of spores await the opportunity to attack.
Perhaps we should cut down the forest?
Proud of the Canadian truckers and the Canadian people who uphold civil liberties, democracy and freedom against unjust tyrannical government.
Political Science does not over rule Medical Science!
Beware of the #JAB_JUNKIES and their propaganda.
FAVE if you support the Canadians!
Flight LH2513 from Birmingham to Munich 04.04.2018
Window: Waiting Room at Gate 59 Airport Birmingham International/GB
View: Aircraft Airbus A319 prepared for boarding
Background: My flight to Munich had been booked for the previous day, but was cancelled due to a general computer failure in Europe, which caused loss of data for European flight coordination. This was a nightmare, as we, the passengers were re-booked for the following day and after hours of misinformation and lack of service we finally got to know that those who were not able to return to their homes sround Birmingham had to stay overnight in a hotel to catch the first flight the next morning. It really was an adventure, which I had not experienced before although I am a frequent flyer.
This photo was not only taken for the group but also as a kind of ‘souvenir’ of this disastrous day !
Taken with my Blackberry Mobile
Dedicated to C.F. (ILYWAMHASAM)
Qu'il s'agisse d'une nouvelle découverte ou d'un astéroïde géocroiseur revenant à proximité de la Terre après plusieurs années, vous allez voir de nombreuses informations erronées. De la fake news à la mauvaise traduction, faisons un peu le tour des écueils à éviter.
Et surtout, souvenez-vous : pas de panique.
Et une bonne dose d'indulgence…
Cet astéroïde va-t-il frôler la Terre ?
Tout d'abord, il faut revenir un peu sur ce que sont les astéroïdes géocroiseurs.
Du moment qu'il s'agit de corps mineurs du Système solaire et que leur orbite passe à moins de 200 millions de kilomètres du Soleil (ou 1,3 unité astronomique), ils entrent dans cette catégorie. Inutile de le préciser, mais cette dernière compte évidemment des dizaines de milliers de membres, dont plusieurs milliers sont découverts chaque année.
Ils sont d'ailleurs répartis en différentes familles (Apollon, Aten, Amor, Atira), mais ce n'est pas le sujet du jour.
Ce qu'il faut retenir, c'est que les géocroiseurs (ou NEO, pour Near Earth Objects en anglais) ne sont pas nécessairement proches de la Terre.
Alors, à votre avis, est-il bien nécessaire d'écrire ou d'aller lire un article sur un astéroïde qui va « frôler » notre planète, sous prétexte que c'est un géocroiseur potentiellement dangereux ?
Ce n'est pas à nous de juger, mais juste une information de fréquence : dans la seconde moitié du mois de mars 2023, ce sont au moins 8 astéroïdes géocroiseurs qui vont s'approcher de notre planète, et tous sont classés « potentiellement dangereux ».
Aucun ne passera cependant à moins de 2,8 millions de kilomètres, ils auront donc autant d'influence sur vous que du sel de table manipulé en Islande, ou que votre signe astrologique …
Excellent dimanche les artistes … il va encore pleuvoir mais pas des astéroïdes 😉
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Whether it's a new discovery or a near-Earth asteroid coming back close to Earth after several years, you're going to see a lot of misinformation. From fake news to bad translation, let's take a look at the pitfalls to avoid. And above all, remember: do not panic.
And a good dose of indulgence...
Will this asteroid pass Earth ?
First of all, let's go back a bit to what near-Earth asteroids are.
As long as they are minor bodies in the Solar System and their orbit passes within 200 million kilometers of the Sun (or 1.3 astronomical units), they fall into this category. Needless to say, but the latter obviously has tens of thousands of members, of which several thousand are discovered each year.
They are also divided into different families (Apollo, Aten, Amor, Atira), but this is not the subject of the day.
What should be remembered is that near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are not necessarily close to the Earth.
So, in your opinion, is it really necessary to write or read an article on an asteroid that will "graze" our planet, under the pretext that it is a potentially dangerous near-Earth object?
It's not up to us to judge, but just frequency information: in the second half of March 2023, at least 8 near-Earth asteroids will approach our planet, and all of them are classified as "potentially dangerous". ".
None will pass less than 2.8 million kilometers, however, so they will have as much influence on you as table salt handled in Iceland, or your astrological sign...
Excellent Sunday artists … it will still rain but not asteroids 😉
FXE 4087 and 4063 bring M338 east through Dyer on the J. After missing this duo going west due to misinformation (if you want to call it that) I'm glad I was able to finally nab them today going back east. The sun even cooperated a little bit too. 8/9/16
to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye :-) Jim Henson
HBW!!
fragrant wintersweet, 'Luteus', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
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Previously unpublished street photography captured in Glasgow during 'The Beast from the East' weather event in March 2018.
The 'Beast from the East' is calling the shots. I never imagined in my lifetime that I would witness the president of the United States parroting Russian lies and propaganda and siding with a Russian dictator over conflict on European soil.
Ukraine was invaded by Russia.
Volodymyr Zelensky was democratically elected.
Free and fair elections cannot be held when a country is at war and a large swathe of land is occupied by the enemy.
The so called 'leader of the free world' spreading lies and misinformation is a dangerous place to be for the world.
We need to get back to promoting objective facts instead of subjective opinions.
I feel like I am living in a completely alternate reality to the one I was born into.
Slava Ukraini.
"The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage." -- Carl Bernstein
After removing the outer, paper-like skin from these soup shells, the strengthening ribs have been revealed. These of course add nothing to the flavour of the soup itself, but rather, they help to keep the constituent particles and fluids safe as they complete their migratory travels.
Once liberated from the metal fortress, the soup is surprisingly soft, with viscosity varying according to species. Flavours are extremely varied also, ranging from delicious to disgustingly inedible.
As a bonus, the lightness and strength of the discarded shells makes them useful for all sorts of technical projects, with the two shown here being prepared for use in an experimental solar heating system for a greenhouse.
No one really knows where soup comes from and the internet is full of misinformation on the subject. But, thanks to painstaking new research from universities on several continents, it now seems highly likely that this universal delicacy really is the product of the (once thought to be) mythical Soup Dragon.
Remember though, this new hypothesis should be taken with a pinch of salt.
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Usual caveats.
Our society seems to be collapsing under the weight of the technology we’ve created. Misinformation and hate spreading like an unstoppable virus…..
This shot accompanies yesterdays post as it was taken only twelve minutes after. It looks like I misinformed you yesterday in saying that the sky was clear to the west, as there are obviously high clouds in this scene, but there was no colour to the sky except at the bottom. So not an impressive sunset, but still some nice light to work with The clouds and sky may not have been as intense in real life, but with a few gradient mask selections and some dehazing in Photoshop it was easy to give them some life.
Taken on my way home at the west end of the park, I liked the tall grasses and tried a few angles and ended up liking this one the best.
Entrance foyer. Here for a BBC Radio 4 recording with Professor Brian Cox and a panel of scientists plus health experts to discuss how the COVID pandemic was dealt with and how we should be prepared in future including dealing with misinformation.
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
~ Miss Piggy
(I know, I know...I have some catching up to do!)
Off Early from work...clear skies...a drive up to the West View of Sugarloaf Mountain...less than a mile from home...took the wide angle...I just couldn't get it together...so this is what happened.
The Stone Walk Way to what I call the "Fort" and they call i the "Fort" so no misinformation on my part :))
Oddly I liked my shots at f/11 the best.
Here is a link for more info about Sugarloaf Mountain.
www.sugarloafmd.com/sl_facts.html
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Me and my gang of friends celebrated our 10th year anniversary last weekend, traveling to this wonderful place :)
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« Méfiez-vous de la majorité lorsqu’elle est mentalement empoisonnée par la désinformation, car l’ignorance collective ne devient pas sagesse. » - William JH Boetcke
“Beware of the majority when mentally poisoned with misinformation, for collective ignorance does not become wisdom.” ― William J. H. Boetcke
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N'est-il pas évident pour de nombreux téléspectateurs qu'il ne s'agit pas d'une photographie d'un oiseau et que le message, quel que soit son objectif, est entaché par l'inclusion de telles images ? Regardez la poubelle au premier plan, c'est un gobelet en papier aux pattes de l'oiseau. Si c’était à l’échelle, cet oiseau mesurerait plus de cinq pieds de haut. Est-ce que quelqu'un se soucie de ces détails ?
Is it not obvious to many viewers that this is not a photograph of a bird and that the message regardless of its purpose is tainted by the inclusion of such imagery? Look at the trash in the foreground, that is a paper cup at the bird’s feet. If this was to scale that bird would stand over five feet tall. Does anyone care about such details ?
Qui sait où cela mènera ? Une seule chose est sûre. L'IA est là pour rester. La question est : l’humanité peut-elle utiliser cette technologie étonnante pour faire le bien dans le monde ? L’IA pourrait être la clé pour guérir le cancer et mettre fin à la faim dans le monde. En attendant, nous devrons faire de notre mieux pour éviter les inconvénients négatifs de cette technologie. Nous devons veiller à ce que la vérité l’emporte toujours sur la tromperie et la désinformation.
Who knows where this will lead? Only one thing is certain. AI is here to stay. The question is, can humanity use this amazing technology to do good in the world? AI may hold the key to curing cancer and ending world hunger. In the meantime, we will have to do our best to avoid the negative downside of this technology. We need to ensure that truth always prevails over deception, deceit, and misinformation.
A propos de l'auteur : Shane Balkowitsch est un photographe au collodion humide. Il pratique depuis plus d'une décennie le procédé historique donné au monde par Frederick Scott Archer en 1851. Il ne possède pas d'appareil photo numérique et l'analogique est tout ce qu'il connaît. Il possède des planches originales dans 71 musées à travers le monde, dont le Smithsonian, la Bibliothèque du Congrès, le Pitt Rivers Museum de l'Université d'Oxford et la Royal Photographic Society du Royaume-Uni. Il vante constamment les mérites de la photographie analogique auprès de tous ceux qui veulent bien l’écouter. L'œuvre de sa vie s'intitule « Les Amérindiens des plaines du Nord : une perspective moderne des plaques humides », un voyage visant à capturer 1 000 Amérindiens d'aujourd'hui dans le processus historique.
About the author: Shane Balkowitsch is a wet plate collodion photographer. He has been practicing for over a decade the historic process given to the world by Frederick Scott Archer in 1851. He does not own a digital camera and analog is all that he knows. He has original plates at 71 museums around the globe including the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, The Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford, and the Royal Photographic Society in the United Kingdom. He is constantly promoting the merits of analog photography to anyone who will listen. His life’s work is “Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective” a journey to capture 1,000 Native Americans in the present day in the historic process.
P.S. : La photo de base était en couleurs et a été retraitée complètement avec LR & PS !
The basic photo was in color and was processed with LR & PS !
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Nandina domestica, commonly known as nandina, heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina. It is widely grown in gardens as an ornamental plant with a number of cultivars that display bright-red fall foliage in the cool months, and attractive new foliage growth in spring. "Although a popular ornamental shrub, the berries are toxic to birds." We looked into that in 1974, and after consulting Sunset and the Audubon Society, found that that was false. From my trail hopping on Mt. Diablo, and seeing a heap of scat, coyotes and raccoons eat the most berries. I have never seen a bird eat them, not in almost 50 years, during which time, I've usually been awake.
Of interest, and this from the Audubon Society, "homeowners plant Nandina to specifically to provide food for birds, including the Cedar Waxwing, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Western Bluebird and other birds that depend on winter fruits to survive." So you see, there was misinformation even before online "resources."
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When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try to control how others see you. The misinformation will feel unfair, but stay above it, trusting that other people will eventually see the truth... just like you did. ~Jill Blakeway
The Western media is having a field day reporting on the "Chinese virus" that smacks of racist overtones and China phobia.
The true victim is in fact our sense of humanitarianism.
We should all support what the Chinese government is doing by trying to contain the spread of the virus.
We all live in the same global village and should all work together in unison rather than disparaging the Chinese Government who to date has accomplished more than what the US government accomplished during the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic.
When the swine flu pandemic died down in April 2010, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 60.8 million Americans had contracted the virus, 274,304 were hospitalised and 12,469 had died.
In December last year, the flu season arrived unexpectedly early in the US, afflicting at least 19 million people, hospitalising 180,000 of them and killing 10,000. This is according to the CDC's Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report on Jan 25.
As of Wednesday, the coronavirus has, within China, afflicted over 24,300 people and killed 490. Outside China, it has afflicted at least 186 people and killed one.
However, commentators online are expressing greater terror over ethnic Asians than the ongoing regular flu.
Know the facts from the fallacies and keep up the spirit of helping our fellow human beings in our shared time of need.
Part of an essay by Ashton Ng for Straits Time , "The true victim of Corona Virus: Our sense of humanitarianism"
Daisy flower taken at MIFGS 2019.
Happy Friday and dont' forget to wash your hands, sneeze into a tissue and refrain from touching your face
“The term (political correctness) first appeared in Marxist-Leninist vocabulary following the Russian Revolution of 1917. At that time it was used to describe adherence to the policies and principles of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (that is, the party line).” – Encyclopedia Britannica
The communists killed millions and millions of their people in order to create a utopian society based on equality. In communism, one must be “politically correct.” If you say something wrong you might disappear in the night, never to be seen again. Of course, self-censorship and voluntary compliance are preferred by the regime. Indoctrination keeps an individual within the proper ideological bounds of the state.
“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” – William Douglas
Many cannot recognize the threat of censorship, because they are ignorant of the crimes of communism. The public is more aware of the atrocities of the Nazis, as opposed to the atrocities of the communists. This is what happens when universities are bastions of Marxism, and professors are fond of Karl Marx. (Karl Marx and Frederick Engels wrote The Communist Manifesto). My grandpa, who went through the Great Depression, used to say, “People go to university to become socialists.” So this stuff is nothing new! This is what leftists call the “long march through the institutions.” The plan was to infiltrate the institutions of the West in order to transform them from the inside out. The Long March of the 1960s sowed the doctrines of critical theory (neo-Marxism). (Critical theory came out of the Frankfurt School). These seeds produced various kinds of critical theory: critical race theory, queer theory, postcolonial/decolonial theory, feminist theory, critical environmental theory, and critical pedagogy. Our children are being taught these subversive ideologies, even though they are rooted in evil. The fruits of these ideologies have produced mass death and misery. They gave us Stalin’s Great Purges and Mao’s Great Leap Forward. Indeed, the communists regulated speech, and millions died.
“Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.” – Potter Stewart
Regulating hate speech is undemocratic; it is rooted in totalitarianism. Regulating hate speech is a way of enforcing the politically correct doctrine of the day. It suppresses free speech, and it suppresses open dialogue. It suppresses critical thinking, and it suppresses creativity. And it will eventually lead to the criminalization of ideological opposition.
“Misinformation, disinformation, hate speech and other risks to the information ecosystem are fueling conflict, threatening democracy and human rights, and undermining public health and climate action.” – United Nations
The West is losing its freedom of speech. People in England are being arrested for social media posts. In Germany, they are trying to ban a political party. We saw Western governments colluding with big tech to censor dissenting views during COVID-19. Various politicians want to fight misinformation and disinformation. The European Union also wants to crackdown on what it deems as misinformation and disinformation. What they are doing, however, is fighting against freedom of speech—against freedom.
“The proliferation of misinformation and disinformation threatens to erode the credibility of public institutions and limit their capacity to implement policies that enhance public well-being.” – World Bank
When central bank digital currencies and social credit scores are implemented, you better watch what you say or do. If you say or do the wrong thing, you will have your money frozen. You will be like the Canadian truckers, who had their bank accounts frozen during COVID-19. With quantum computing, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data-driven technologies, a surveillance apparatus is being built. This Beast system will be an authoritarian dystopia like the world has never known.
“In this case wisdom is needed: Let the person who has understanding calculate the total number of the beast, because it is a human total number, and the sum of the number is 666.” – Revelation 13:18
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I found out this morning that they have been evacuating the Sumas Prairie over night. Rely on the real news not Facebook or other social media too much misinformation. I hope things work out for everyone. I am in no danger as I live way up the hill.
Off Early from work...clear skies...a drive up to the West View of Sugarloaf Mountain...less than a mile from home...took the wide angle...I just couldn't get it together...so this is what happened.
The Stone Walk Way to what I call the "Fort" and they call i the "Fort" so no misinformation on my part :))
Oddly I liked my shots at f/11 the best.
Here is a link for more info about Sugarloaf Mountain.
www.sugarloafmd.com/sl_facts.html
© Please do not use without my explicit permission
© All Rights Reserved
Walter C Snyder
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We live in a world where science education is more important than ever. The internet has allowed relatively small groups of people with whacky views (e.g. flat earthers) to find each other and the amount of science misinformation has grown exponentially.
On the other hand, the disciplines of science have also been captured by political and social agendas. The very idea there is a "consensus view" in science is anathema to the scientific method. As Galileo showed, one right idea about the universe dispels any amount of false consensus. By its very nature science is heretical, always challenging the safe orthodoxies which have grown up around pet ideas.
So we need science education more than ever, because unlike the arts (which let's face it are merely luxury beliefs), science and technology builds our world.
Questacon is a fine museum of science in Canberra with the express purpose of educating the young and encouraging careers in the sciences. The hands-on exhibition, Science on the Move, recently came to Launceston QVMAG and provides children with fun opportunities to experiment and play with various science tools. Making science fun is a very important part of educating more scientists for the future.
My wife and I went on a hike seeking this view but were misinformed about the length. What we expected to be about a 4.5 mile hike ended up being nearly double that, with several false summits. Still, once we finally got to this point, it all felt worth it. A great overlook at the top of John Rock in Pisgah National Forest, looking out at one of the most famous local features, Looking Glass Rock.
This is a stitch of 9 photos. I noticed Flickr is presenting a really small view of this image for some reason. Presumably something to do with width constraints. The original, very large image is viewable here.
This is National Coyote Week (yes, that is real thing) and it is time to dispel some of unwarranted misinformation about coyotes. Coyotes play a critical role in our multi species communities. They regulate disease transmission by managing rodent populations and culling sick animals and keep communities clean by scavenging carrion.
"It is said that when someone looks at the stars it is as if they wanted to find their own dimension lost in the universe."
(Salvador Dalì)
Self-portrait taken in the middle of the night at 3,000 meters on Mount Thabor, in the upper Vallée Étroite (France), which portrays myself contemplating the heart of the Milky Way (the so-called Great Rift).
Among my photographs, this is perhaps the one that comes closest to what the human eye actually sees, at night, when the moon is absent or set, in a place as far as possible from the light pollution of our cities.
Today's cameras (reflex or mirrorless), when combined with bright lenses, offer amazing performances and have allowed “anyone” to immortalize the starry sky.
The only peculiarity, in my opinion always good to notify, is that the ability of a quality photographic equipment to capture the light at night (working on high ISO, long exposures and almost maximum focal apertures) allows to face a very different reality (more detailed and rich of colors) from that one our eyes have always allowed us to observe.
This must be said and must be well notified, to avoid creating false expectations or misinformation.
It is a fact that most of night photography illustrate a "discovered reality" very different from what an adventurous, trained and well motivated person can observe in person, hiking, perhaps with great sacrifices, to remote places.
It goes without saying that there is no fairer view than the other, but this difference must be kept in mind if the aim is to return the nocturnal idea of a place.
I have been practicing this specific sector for 15 years now, and I have always paid great attention in searching a balance between the human vision and that offered by technology.
Research continues today.
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I wanted to call this 'reed warblers" but thought better of it in these misinformation times ;-)
Thanks for having me back... you've helped more than you might imagine.
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She gave birth to a baby boy on June 16th. Both the child and mother are healthy and doing great. Thanks for your wishes.
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Colonnes de Buren / Palais Royal / Paris
FR : Près de quarante ans après leur installation (1986), les colonnes de Buren suscitent toujours autant l’enthousiasme (Et même parfois l'hystérie) des touristes auto-satisfaits, et illustrent à merveille l’expression "Mettre quelqu’un sur un piédestal"
On remarquera que le type du fond, déguisé en colonne, s'est trompé dans le sens des rayures !
Sans doute mal informé par son agence de voyages...
EN: Nearly forty years after their installation (1986) the columns of Buren still arouse as much the enthusiasm (And sometimes the hystery) of the self-satisfied tourists, and wonderfully illustrate the expression "Putting someone on a pedestal"
One can notice that the guy in the back made a mistake with the direction of his stripes!
Probably misinformed by his travel agency...
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Camera: Canon EOS 400D
Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length: 54mm (35mm equivalent: 92.7mm)
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
I have always thought that the summer solstace happened on the 21st of June. As such, I have tried to go out taking photos on the same evening.
Imagine my horror when I found that the solstace was on the 20th this year. So horrified, I have not even looked into it. Was it a one off? Does the solstace always occur on the evening between the 20th and 21st?
I don't want these questions answered, you understand. I am happy to live in my ignorance.
Thank you to all my friends who take their time to view my pictures and leave a comment or add them as favs, Thank you once again for all your love :)
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