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yes, I've made my own superhero. We've all done it at one point.
Jerrick Davao's childhood was dark. It was only him and his twin sister. His parents were virtually nonexistent. He believed that they abandoned him and his sister in Gotham, and hated them for that. His already dark attitude was pushed into an all-out fury when his sister was brutally stabbed to death in front of him. He swore he would get revenge on not just the murders of his sister, but also every high-level criminal in Gotham. Jerrick started in his teens, finding street drug dealers and cutting off one of their hands. later in his life, now an adult, Jerrick stopped a group of burglars from robbing a cargo boat on the docks, leaving most of them broken. What he found in one of the crates was a heavy, near impenetrable suit of armor. This was the birth of a new force against crime. This was the birth of Bloodfall.
Facts:
-known for brutality towards criminals, and willingly kills some (though these tend to be types of criminals who should be dead to start with; cereal killers, child molesters, ect).
-Has a sarcastic, dark-humored, somewhat insane attitude towards his small list of allies.
-Has red eyes, adding on to his already intimidating appearance.
-Remarkable, almost inhuman accuracy with throwing knives. Could ricochet a knife off a wall and hit a target literally between the eyes.
-Though nowhere near as intelligent as Gotham's most famous hero, Batman, is smart enough to actually defeat him in combat.
-Carries a stylized steel sword.
-Above peak physical condition.
THEME: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUAcDMHuC2E
Introducing my Self-MOC! This is actually the 12th version (12.4 to be exact) and a character reboot, though, and I have revamped the whole thing again since this version, too. I will post a picture showing some of the previous versions (I don't have pictures of pre-7th versions, except for the very first), just so you can get an idea of the evolution of the character.
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Nicknamed "Rahksha" due to her Makuta heritage, Nyctoria is somewhat of a Toa: the most accurate way to put it is, she's a protector...of sorts. She has a strong link with the Netherverse, enabling her to draw on its dark power to perform necromancy, as well as harvest souls and summon them as Netherwalkers (inhabitants of the Netherverse) with her scythe. She can also reanimate corpses to serve her by using seals on their Kanohi.
However, the power of the Netherverse always takes it toll, and the user's soul - and therefore body - will decay the more they use it. The only way to maintain oneself is to harvest the souls of others. Hence, Nyctoria hunts down villains to defeat and consume.
While Nyctoria does defend others from Makuta and other threats, she is not altrustic in her motives -- she will just as easily consume innocents if there is no other source available, and rarely helps others unless she perceives them or the target as useful in her quest for revenge against her "father", Teridax -- and by extension, her de facto creator, Mutran.
As an individual, Nyctoria is largely anti-social, apathetic and an on-off misanthrope - hardly surprising considering her origins. That being said, she is not without a sense of justice and empathy, although her concept of morality is nonexistent at worst and dubious at best.
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NAME: Nyctoria
ALIASES: Rahksha, Daughter of Teridax, Destral's Shadowborne
SPECIES: Rahkshi/Toa (mutant; Kraata infused with energy from a Nui Stone)
GENDER: Female
KANOHI: N/A
ELEMENT: Shadow
WEAPON: Harvest Scythe - "Slayer's Slave"
Ghost spider (Wulfila sp.), its underside visible within its silken retreat on the underside of a leaf. The silk retreats of these spiders are often so shear that they appear to be virtually nonexistent.
Size: ~0.25 inch (6 mm)
October 02, 2024
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
On the amphora main body fight between warriors and Amazons. All characters are named. At center of the scene, Herakles, retr. hερακλες, fights against the Amazon Andromache, Ανδρομαχε. Near the main scene two more fights: Ifis, [Ι]φις, vs. Pantariste, Πανταριστε, and Telamone, retr. Τελαμον, vs. Ainipe, Αινιπ[π]ε. Neck decoration: palmette-lotus festoons.
With Hyppolyte, the queen of the Amazons, willing to hand over her prized belt, Herakles’ ninth labor seemed rather simple. But the goddess Hera infected the Amazons with the notion that Herakles and his band of companions intended to abduct their queen. The ferocious women warriors therefore rushed to save Hippolyte from her nonexistent doom. Herakles ordered her warriors to attack, and killed the Amazons queen, taking the belt by force.
Tyrrhenian amphorae type is produced during the second quarter of the sixth century B.C. Made by the Athenians for export, perhaps filled with prime Attic oil, and aimed at a market which had been conditioned to the wares of Corinth, the Tyrrhenian amphora takes its name from that area in Italy, north of Rome, where they were found ( and once believed to have been made).
Black-figured Tyrrhenian neck amphora
Attributed to Prometheus Painter (Bothmer)
Second quarter 6th century BC
Athens, National Archaeological Museum, inv. n. 27524
a self-portrait set in a totally nonexistent environment. this was an experiment and is mostly enthusiasm, mixed with haste. I'm the laziest masker in the world, but aside from that I think it's a good start. Really I just wanted to practice the lighting and shadows, which are pretty hard.
oh, yeah, I forgot: some stock photos (the frames, the couch) from Morguefile. Morguefile rocks.
Also known as the Loneliest Road in America. Traffic is almost nonexistent. It's like this for over 200 miles. One of my favorite road trips. And yes, I was cruising at 85-90 mph.
The Dark Matters (the twenty-second photo of the series)
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Youtube: Dream Factory
I finally reached the hill. It is very cold in here. And dark. Light is virtually nonexistent.
Location: Aşot / Sürmene / Trabzon (Gümüşhane) / Turkey / Planet Earth
Google Earth: 40°38'11.59"K (N) 40° 2'30.02"E
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Black Swan Events were characterized by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book (revised and completed in 2010), The Black Swan. Taleb regards almost all major scientific discoveries, historical events, and artistic accomplishments as "black swans"—undirected and unpredicted. He gives the rise of the Internet, the personal computer, World War I, and the September 11 attacks as examples of Black Swan Events.[2]
The term black swan was a Latin expression—its oldest known reference comes from the poet Juvenal's characterization of something being "rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno" (6.165).[3] In English, this Latin phrase means "a rare bird in the lands, and very like a black swan." When the phrase was coined, the black swan was presumed not to exist. The importance of the simile lies in its analogy to the fragility of any system of thought. A set of conclusions is potentially undone once any of its fundamental postulates is disproved. In this case, the observation of a single black swan would be the undoing of the phrase's underlying logic, as well as any reasoning that followed from that underlying logic.[citation needed]
Juvenal's phrase was a common expression in 16th century London as a statement of impossibility. The London expression derives from the Old World presumption that all swans must be white because all historical records of swans reported that they had white feathers.[4] In that context, a black swan was impossible or at least nonexistent. After a Dutch expedition led by explorer Willem de Vlamingh on the Swan River in 1697, discovered black swans in Western Australia,[5] the term metamorphosed to connote that a perceived impossibility might later be disproven. Taleb notes that in the 19th century John Stuart Mill used the black swan logical fallacy as a new term to identify falsification.
APPROXIMATE RELEASE DATE: 2009
HEAD MOLD: "Josefina"
PERSONAL FUN FACT: I honestly thought that my "Year of the Girls" in 2022 was over when I found Kanani at the local flea market. Since the flea market season was winding down and I was staying strictly off eBay, it seemed impossible that my collection would grow anymore. It's not like American Girls just show up at my doorstep everyday! Funnily enough, that's almost exactly how Chrissa joined the dolly family. It was especially exciting that this doll found me, since she was not a character I'd ever planned on picking out myself. But don't misconstrue that to mean I didn't WANT Chrissa. As a self proclaimed doll addict, I can quite literally convince myself I want and desperately need just about any plastic creature (ahem, Kira Bailey).
When Chrissa debuted in 2009, I was finishing high school. Boy does that make me feel old. Chrissa was a wee little doll baby, being unleashed into the world as the latest, greatest Girl of the Year. I didn't have any idea that she existed back then. At some point, American Girl stopped sending us catalogues on a regular basis. They'd still show up in the mailbox on the rare occasion. That's how I found out about Cecile and Marie-Grace's debut two years later. By the time I was a senior in high school, I had convinced myself I was no longer into dolls. It made it a little easier to avoid gazing at dolls we saw in the wild at flea markets or in stores, and I certainly could restrain myself from flipping through a catalogue. The desire was still there, just deeply buried. I didn't get introduced to Chrissa until my adult collecting days. I'm not entirely sure...but I'm guessing I learned of her sometime in 2011. I didn't fully immerse myself into American Girl dolls until 2014. But I did spend a considerable amount of time watching Youtube videos about AGs, or researching them on the internet. I do recall hearing an awful lot about Sonali, Chrissa's companion friend. I thought it was the most absurd thing ever...that the limited edition Girl of the Year had TWO best friends. I think American Girl got a little greedy with the success of the best friends in the late 2000s.
One thing that stood out to me about Chrissa in those early days was her adorable short hair. I grew up in the American Girl era of the late 90s/early 2000s. Back then, the dolls were far more simple than they have become in recent years. Short hair was almost entirely nonexistent. Only Kit had that sort of hairdo, but certainly not any of the contemporary dolls that were available during my childhood (they all sported medium length tresses with thick, straight bangs). Her long bob and blue eyes reminded me a bit of my beloved Kit. But Chrissa was even more fetching, given that she sported the Josefina head mold. Even as a fresh adult collector, I knew Chrissa would have tickled my fancy as a child. Her collection wasn't so much up my alley as say Saige's (she was an artist/horse lover after all). But the pure aesthetic of Chrissa herself would have been enough to woo me into wanting her as a kid.
I mentioned Chrissa quite a bit whenever the Girl of the Year discussion came up between my sister and me. I could have spotted her anywhere at anytime...I was that familiar with Chrissa. Colleen could never quite recall what she looked like, and did not feel confident she'd know a Chrissa doll if they crossed paths. She also did not know Chrissa's wardrobe the way I did. Granted, the few scraps we acquired with my Bitty Twins in 2018 were innocuous (a pair of undies and a sweater). So even I didn't recognize those pieces. But I knew Chrissa's "Meet" dress the moment I saw it laying in a pile of American Girl garments at the flea market in 2022. I swear, that seller's items brought us luck. Shortly after purchasing Kanani's "Meet" dress, pjs, and swimsuit, Kanani herself turned up at the flea market. I joked that it was fate we acquired the clothes and the doll in such immediate succession. I also playfully said that Chrissa would be next, given I'd purchased her "Meet" dress from the same vendor. Lo and behold, I predicted the future.
It was November 2022 when Colleen hopped into the Jeep one evening, toting a large reusable shopping bag. She had a delighted, saucy grin on her face as she swung open the door, clutching the bag to her body. I inquired what she was holding, figuring it must be some sort of craft supply for a weekend work project. She gleefully informed me that I was going to LOVE who was in the bag and perhaps "poop" myself with excitement. She mentioned that there were two dolls stowed away--one we already had (but I'd be excited about), and another that was a top notch treasure. Once we were at the gas station, I begged her to let me see which new friends she had with her. Funnily enough, Colleen HAD identified Chrissa on the spot, when her work friend brought the dolls in. I guess between my Chrissa blabber and Colleen's cruising of the AG Playthings website during her lunch hour, she finally could distinguish her!!! Also in the reusable tote was a 2005 era Felicity and a Julie doll's arm (sadly not the rest of her). I couldn't be more thrilled or shocked.
The story behind the dolls was interesting. Colleen changed schools earlier that year, but stayed in the same district (they move people around depending on what schools need). Anyways, she still saw an old coworker at her second, after school job. That friend brought in someone else's dolls. Colleen always loves to tell people about our doll hobby and pets (I feel bad for anyone that has to look at the pictures she is bound to show and prattle on about). Over the years, a number of friends and coworkers have brought her their kids' old, unwanted dollies. But we NEVER received American Girl stuff. So the idea that we got not one, but TWO from someone was mind blowing. Plus, who could have picked a more perfect doll than Miss Chrissa?!!! She was already on my brain since I'd found her dress that summer, but she wasn't a character I'd have ever sought out on eBay or Mercari. The dolls were also in great condition, despite the neglect from children who lost interest.
I guess it's useless ever thinking you are done collecting something. I was so sure that I wouldn't be buying American Girls for a long time at the start of the year, after snagging Corinne. But good deals and opportunities happened to present themselves to me over the course of 2022. And who could turn down a doll who literally showed up (maybe not at my door, but at my Jeep door which is practically the same thing given how much I drive)?!! It makes Chrissa and the Felicity doll (aka Peridot) all that much more special, knowing that someone was thoughtful enough to give them to Colleen. Plus, it makes me happy knowing that the girls were probably sitting around unloved for a few years, thinking their good lives were over. Now they can relax and partially retire...after they had a fabulous day at the spa. Actually, given that I had to take the girls apart to wash their cloth torsos and stuffing, the spa day was probably not their favorite moment. My inner child is so excited to own Chrissa Maxwell, even if she didn't exist when I was younger. Lucky for my dad, the Girl of the Years became popularized when I was on a dolly hiatus....otherwise he'd have bought me them. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect, exciting story that I will remember for years to come; Chrissa will always be a little extra special!
WEEK 20 – Former Lone Star, Southaven, MS
Here’s a shot of the left side of the repainted restaurant, with a bit of the front façade visible in the frame as well. This angle should be fairly comparable to the first two images of today’s set.
I should note that Lone Star Steakhouse, for those of you who are curious or may never have heard of them, once had many locations but does no longer. Most recently it existed with broken chain status following a 2017 Chapter 7 bankruptcy, but since that time it would seem even the final straggler locations mentioned in Zap’s linked post (dated January 2019) have closed, leaving the brand totally nonexistent in the continental US. As of May 2020, only the independently-owned location in Guam remains, literally the “lone star” of the now-former steakhouse chain.
Lone Star Steakhouse (now closed) // 6365 Airways Boulevard, Southaven, MS 38671
(c) 2020 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
The greatest LEGO Space theme that never was, Seatron was conceived right after Futuron and would have given us our first (and more creative and interesting) LEGO aliens most of a decade before the UFO theme released.
All we have is some intriguing preliminary shots of a fascinating theme with a white, black and trans red "surface" palate and an Aquanauts-like yellow, black and trans blue "underwater" palate.
Anyway, I think it would have been a great theme, and it's well worth a MOC or several. And it being FebRovery let's make a rover.
Probably the Seatron faction minifigures would have been more Futuron-like than CS-like, but my Futuron minifig supplies are practically nonexistent.
I've done some Seatron-like MOCs before, connected with the Ice Planet faction as explorers of a subsurface ocean within Planet Krysto (a subtheme I call "Ice Planet: Aquarius Project"), but this is my first actual Seatron MOC.
....Here we are, standing at a door step of peace.
A war in which difference between a soldier and a civilian were nonexistent is now over.
This day, the 25th of September 2023 will be remembered as begging of a new age of humanity......
Check out the full gallery: www.flickr.com/photos/angelo_s/sets/72157630763011096/
My newest MOC, I think it is the first time I do something bigger related to modern military theme.
I don't have nothing much to say, about the creation, I just hope you enjoy it ;)
Every comment and fave is highly appreciated, so don't be shy!
I photographed this Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) in Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska as it was chilling out on an iceberg that had broken-off from the front of Sawyer Glacier. Tidewater glacial fjords are important habitats for harbour seals in Alaska, especially during pupping season when they support a disproportionally high number of mothers and pups relative to seal populations in the area. This suggest that these seals especially travel to these glaciers for pupping, despite having to travel further to forage than seals staying in terrestrial areas. It is thought that glacial areas make preferred haul-out sites due to the fact that predation risk is much lower as the possibility of an attack from terrestrial predators (e.g. wolves and bears) is almost nonexistent. Additionally, many terrestrial haul-out sites are tidal and therefore are submerged at high tide, increasing the risk of attack from aquatic predators (such as Orcas) and therefore reducing the amount of time the seals can rest. As icebergs float independently of tidal patterns they provide a continuously available haul-out site in glacial fjords. Unfortunately, the increasing loss of glacial ice due to rises in global temperatures may result in higher predation on these harbour seals, especially during the pupping season, which could lead to population declines in these lovely marine mammals which are already listed as an Alaska Species of Special Concern.
A sculpture of a swan that I made from LEGO bricks. This is actually a combination of two different species of swans. I grabbed various characteristics from the two of them, making a probably nonexistent species. It took maybe 40 hours to design and build.
The head and feet are recycled parts from my old bird, made a 1.5 years before this one. The old one fell off of a shelf, and I didn't want to repair it, so I made a better version.
The wings of this sculpture ended up being too heavy to sustain their own weight (although they are pretty durable), but the cross support holds them firmly in place.
I'm gobsmacked by several things here. First, the light was nonexistent. Yet the Sony A7RII performed extremely well at incredibly high ISO. Second, using knowledge developed around a digital Zone System, I knew precisely where I wanted the tonal values and was able to place them accordingly. Third, I am happy to confirm the dynamic range of the sensor extends usefully to below Zone 0 (Zone -2!), even at such high ISO settings. Fourth, 1950s German optics can do the trick. These images were made using a triplet wide angle. Who would design such a thing and make it work? Micro-contrast is something to be seen, otherwise you wouldn't believe it.
The usual...
Pretty soon, migrant hawks will be flying over, and the apparent docile behavior displayed in this picture will be nonexistent. Usually, the Red-shoulders will be up and in the air, making sure any passerby know that this is their area... especially the Broad-wings.
Abandone Benelux -
Industrial archaeology (IA) is the systematic study of material evidence associated with the industrial past. This evidence, collectively referred to as industrial heritage, includes buildings, machinery, artifacts, sites, infrastructure, documents and other items associated with the production, manufacture, extraction, transport or construction of a product or range of products. The field of industrial archaeology incorporates a range of disciplines including archaeology, architecture, construction, engineering, historic preservation, museology, technology, urban planning and other specialties, in order to piece together the history of past industrial activities. The scientific interpretation of material evidence is often necessary, as the written record of many industrial techniques is often incomplete or nonexistent. Industrial archaeology includes both the examination of standing structures and sites that must be studied by an excavation.
Is the unlucky one who has to team up with me whenever we play badminton. In the game we played after this photo was shot, the third man was Maddi :); Vinay and Raj played against us.
[My friend who used to play badminton at state level once told me long back that if I ever wanted to get good at this sport I should play with guys because they will be much more aggressive and their smashes will be much more difficult to return. I can say for sure playing is loads of fun but since I started playing so late in life I do not have the moves - my backhand is nonexistent and my smashes are weak at best :(. Hopefully, I will improve and maybe then, the third man will be lucky when I team up with him! ]
Made it through another Black Friday. I think I lucked out this year and
got the easy shift. I went in at midnight and worked until 11:00 am.
I have to admit that there were times that I had no clue what day it was or whether it
was time for breakfast, lunch or dinner... but as long as there was food, it’s all good.
I was in the break room when the manager walked in and proudly announced...
“ I got cereal!” My response....” yeah, and NO MILK!!” He did that last year too and I can’t believe after busting him
about for an entire year, he did it again. He said “ Yeah, I thought about that later, but I got Half & Half” I really had to bite my tongue
to not say, “Yeah, and no coffee.” Who puts Half & Half on cereal? I could go on to say that there were 6 ft sub sandwiches and a knife that wouldn’t cut through them,
and no plates, (but there were cups for the nonexistent coffee) and warm cans of soda that no one put in the fridge...but let’s not go there. At least they did feed us!
There were also customers with brilliant questions like “How big is a 32” TV?” Yeah, a fun day ... and Sharon and I got to wear antlers that light up
and the day went really fast, all 11 fun filled hours of it!
Remodel, Week 8
Last up from Walmart comes this scene – cosmetics without its makeup, so to speak (ba-dum-tss). The home reset didn't look to be finished – in fact, the main actionway from the left-side vestibule to the rear of the store is nonexistent currently due to so many dislocated shelves and pallets of stock – but the remodel crew is moving on anyway, what with this and sporting goods. Actually, in these cases it's more than likely store employees just carrying out the resets rather than a remodel crew, but you get my point!
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
The adult humpback whale is generally 14–15 m (46–49 ft) long, though individuals up to 16–17 m (52–56 ft) long have been recorded. Females are usually 1–1.5 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in) longer than males.
The species can reach body masses of 40 metric tons (44 short tons). Calves are born at around 4.3 m (14 ft) long with a mass of 680 kg (1,500 lb)] The species has a bulky body with a thin rostrum and proportionally long flippers, each around one-third of its body length. It has a short dorsal fin that varies from nearly nonexistent to somewhat long and curved.
Like other rorquals, the humpback has grooves between the tip of the lower jaw and the navel. The grooves are relatively few in number in this species, ranging from 14 to 35. The upper jaw is lined with baleen plates, which number 540–800 in total and are black in color.
The dorsal or upper side of the animal is generally black; the ventral or underside has various levels of black and white coloration. Whales in the southern hemisphere tend to have more white pigmentation. The flippers can vary from all-white to white only on the undersurface. Some individuals may be all white, notably Migaloo who is a true albino. The varying color patterns and scars on the tail flukes distinguish individual animals.[
The end of the genital slit of the female is marked by a round feature, known as the hemispherical lobe, which visually distinguishes males and females.
Unique among large whales, humpbacks have bumps or tubercles on the head and front edge of the flippers; the tail fluke has a jagged trailing edge. The tubercles on the head are 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) thick at the base and protrude up to 6.5 cm (2.6 in).
They are mostly hollow in the center, often containing at least one fragile hair that erupts 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) from the skin and is 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) thick. The tubercles develop early in gestation and may have a sensory function, as they are rich in nerves. Sensory nerve cells in the skin are adapted to withstand the high water pressure of diving.
In one study, a humpback whale brain measured 22.4 cm (8.8 in) long and 18 cm (7.1 in) wide at the tips of the temporal lobes, and weighed around 4.6 kg (10 lb). The humpback's brain has a complexity similar to that of the brains of smaller whales and dolphins.
The structure of the eye indicates that eyesight is relatively poor, being only able to see silhouettes over long distances and finer details relatively close. Computer models of the middle ear suggest that the humpback can hear at frequencies between 15 Hz and 3 kHz "when stimulated at the tympanic membrane", and between 200 Hz and 9 kHz "if stimulated at the thinner region of the tympanic bone adjacent to the tympanic membrane". These ranges are consistent with their vocalization ranges.
As in all cetaceans, the respiratory tract of the humpback whale is connected to the blowholes and not to the mouth, although the species appears to be able to unlock the epiglottis and larynx and move them towards the oral cavity, allowing humpbacks to blow bubbles from their mouths. The vocal folds of the humpback are more horizontally positioned than those of land mammals which allows them to produce underwater calls. These calls are amplified by a laryngeal sac.
This image was taken in Andvord Bay, in Antarctica
An eastbound empty coal crawls out of the siding in Canmore, Alberta with a solo CP up front. On this day, due to the wildfires in Jasper, there was a lot of smoke in the air, causing for an almost nonexistent mountain backdrop
The Mourning Babbler, previously the Short-tailed Babbler, is a species of bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae. A long-legged babbler with an almost nonexistent stump for a tail, found in primary and secondary evergreen lowland and foothill forest.
It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Anambas Islands, Sumatra, Banyak Islands, Batu Islands, Riau Islands, Lingga Islands and the Natuna Islands.
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Today's post is brought to you by Gild main store, and a perfect outfit for the nonexistent winter weather, and abnormally warm early change to the season. This style can go with just about anything from club wear to street wear, or anything in between that may tickle your fancy, or even for that date with that special someone that may have caught your eye.
~What the stylish outfit consists of:~
Pants: Classic_[Gild] color denim pants_black
Shoes:[ VERSOV ]<WONZOV_Black&White
Vest/Tanktop Combo: Warm air vest with long/T black
It's been a couple of (long) years... With "stay home" orders, park closure and overcrowding, my visits to BPNP had been nonexistent. It was time to see if it still has a place in my heart ...
It's a bit scabby round the edge has a crack and the ford badge is nonexistent but I still had to have it ;))
The 150 canals of Venice are its streets - roads for land passenger vehicles are nonexistent. Everyone must travel by foot or boat, tourists and locals alike.
Venice is just fascinating, getting lost is part of the adventure!
This month’s challenge called I Smell A (Modern) Rat asks us what would rat rodding be like if we applied the same principles to modern cars. For this I chose a Dodge Magnum with a V-8 Hemi. Instead of a more predictable post-apoc Mad Max look, I went with a beach combing car with rugged tires, wood paneling, and a nonexistent roof and tailgate. Just enough rust and patina adds a bit of well loved character while a wooden deck and benches gives this “Magnum Opus” a boat-like appearance that’s suitable for fishing, surfing, or just soaking up some rays. Its the perfect modern rat rod for a hot summer day!
Those days when...
You’ll rather lock yourself in your room and tune out the world.
Be consumed by your emptiness and wish to be nonexistent.
You get easily bruised; live with them for awhile and feel completely torn the next day.
Isn’t it grand that you will get out of your way for absolutely anyone, to make them thrilled with life and no one will ever do the same for you because they think you are perfectly fine???
I’m not!!!;(
Bottom line:
I’ll take a breather; maybe a day or two or perhaps a week, until I feel whole again.
One bridge; three Prontos.
For some reason whenever I see Lincoln's the Pronto liveried MMCs it always tends to be when they're heading north over Pelham Bridge, which is a bit unfortunate as the background is pretty nonexistent here. On this particular afternoon, I saw all three at this typical location!
10972, the 18 plate with its orange destination blinds, is out of service, and shows we've had the blinds updated to show the Stagecoach web address instead of the scrolling thing about contactless and exact fare.
28.4.23
remote nighttime stobe. A possible historical source for Ophelia was Katherine Hamnet, a woman who fell into the Avon River and died in December 1579. Though it was eventually concluded that she had overbalanced while carrying some heavy pails, rumours that she was suffering from a broken heart were considered plausible enough for an inquest to be conducted into whether her death was a suicide. It is possible that Shakespeare - 16 at the time of the death - recalled the romantic tragedy in his creation of the character of Ophelia.[1] The name "Ophelia" itself was either uncommon or nonexistent; the only known prior text to use the name (as Ofelia) is Jacopo Sannazaro's Arcadia, presumably etymologically deriving from Ancient Greek ὄφελος "help, good, benefit, advantage". The early modern stage in England had an established set of emblematic conventions for the representation of female madness: disheveled hair worn down, dressed in white, bedecked with wild flowers, Ophelia's state of mind would have been immediately 'readable' to her first audiences.[12] "Colour was a major source of stage symbolism" Pre-Raphaelite painters siezed on this legend and made great noise of it. (Look up Lizzie Siddal, the original super UeberModel of 1880. View FULL SIZE. always have my SB900 in the water on the gorillaPOD!
I'm gobsmacked by several things here. First, the light was nonexistent. Yet the Sony A7RII performed extremely well at incredibly high ISO. Second, using knowledge developed around a digital Zone System, I knew precisely where I wanted the tonal values and was able to place them accordingly. Third, I am happy to confirm the dynamic range of the sensor extends usefully to below Zone 0 (Zone -2!), even at such high ISO settings. Fourth, 1950s German optics can do the trick. These images were made using a triplet wide angle. Who would design such a thing and make it work? Micro-contrast is something to be seen, otherwise you wouldn't believe it.
This week the Val Marie group of 4 assignment was "blue". I thought it would be difficult, but it wasn't. Although blue sky was nonexistent for most of the week, I found plenty of blue subjects around the house.
For this photo I had my camera on a tripod and the lens stopped down to a small aperture. Blueberries, of course, are more purple than blue, so I shot the first image at 2500 degrees K - which turned the daylight from my kitchen window very blue indeed. I could have done this in post processing, but wanted to see the result while shooting. Then I made a few shots using auto white balance, and finished with several out of focus shots from the same camera angle, at a wide f-stop. I ended up using one of these in the final composite.
In RAW adjustments, I boosted the contrast so that most of the middle tones were eliminated. Then in Photoshop I did some extreme sharpening, and sandwiched the shot with one of the out of focus images, adjusted the opacity until I had the blend I wanted, et voila!
Most important, though, is that the milk was poured OVER the frozen blueberries so that it partially froze too, and under the blueberries was some Greek yogurt, and under the Greek yogurt was some hot oatmeal with raisins. All of which I ate.
Here are the other interpretations of "blue":
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What would be a Finnish summer without weddings? I don't know how it happens in the rest of the world, but in Finland majority of weddings are arranged in summer when there is plenty of light and warm. So it happened that my own sister Senja was getting married with Esa and she asked if I could take some pictures of the event. Now, I've never done any wedding photography before but I thought that while I'm trying to stay active with my photography I should also throw myself into situations that are far beyond my comfort zone – and besides being a close relative I couldn't have said 'no' for her anyway. So I decided to try out some wedding photography.
In overall the situation was not as challenging as it first sounds because my role was to act as a 'second shooter' which also meant that I didn't have to sweat for the formal wedding portrait (phew), and I could concentrate on being there at the moment armed with my camera. I chose to work this through with the Batis 1.8/85 and Batis 2/25 because of their autofocus capability. I had plenty of excitement already and I didn't want to mix the challenge of manual focus with the Loxias there. This was definitely an oddball setup as I was basically missing some of the most used focal lengths and was kind of working with the extreme ends of standard 24-70 mm lens which is pretty common in wedding and event photography. Afterwards I think I should have tried the Loxias there as well because for certain kind of pictures focusing manually isn't really a problem (and I've become accustomed to it quite a bit actually). Working with Batis lenses was great from image quality's point of view, but I have to admit that nothing beats a fast zoom like the new Sony 24-70 f/2.8 GM as it would have given me a lot more agility during the fast moments.
I already knew beforehand that the most challenging part of the day would definitely be the ceremony. It's been awhile since I've attended to a wedding and to be honest I didn't have any clue how the ceremony would progress. But preparation is everything and I walked it through with my sister couple of days before the actual event and composed myself a strategy of what I would shoot, where I would be and when I would switch lenses. This was some of the best decisions I made regarding the whole wedding and it was a great help for better pictures. During the rehearsal the light was pretty low inside the church (constantly above iso1600) which made me a bit nervous for the actual wedding day, but when the day came it was a lot better - considering it afterwards it seems I had a bit of beginner's luck as it could have been a lot more difficult regarding the light during the ceremony.
When the ceremony was done the celebration was kicked off in a small local vineyard and I stayed there photographing the event until the night. Over the whole day I shot approximately 1400 shots, and already at the party I thought that the large quantity of pictures could be a potential headache later on when post processing them. Add in a different kind of low light and mixed light situations I was afraid that editing all pictures could turn out to be too laborious work which I would be chewing weeks after the event. In short, I thought this could turn out to be a potential nightmare.
But this is where the Mastin Labs presets kick in (see what I wrote about them earlier here). Since I got the presets and I've liked them a lot I decided that I would edit the whole shoot with just them and nothing else. This way I would become familiar with them and see how they work in this kind of more demanding situation. This turned out to be a very wise choice since the Portra pack, especially the Portra 800 preset, gave me a very nice starting point for the whole project. From 1400 shots I chose 120 final shots which I edited all in just three nights. With my old post processing routines this would have taken a lot more time, and I'm pretty sure I like the result is even better this way. Especially the skin colors were lot easier to achieve and I only had to resort to Photoshop in couple of pictures (everything was originally edited in Lightroom). Another big plus regarding the Portra pack was the consistent look I was able achieve. This is something I haven't really paid attention before, but now that I used basically just one preset (Portra 800) as starting point for the whole project, the end result looks more consistent and 'professional' – if I dare to say that with my nonexistent wedding photography experience (for the b&w I used the Ilford pack which also came out pretty nice in my eye though I'm clearly no expert when it comes to b&w photography). All in all I have to say that the Mastin Labs presets saved me from drifting into too laborious work, and I got the job done with results that I really like. I'm really happy that I came across them since they have change the way I approach the whole post processing thing.
In the end I think I made it through with honorably, and Senja & Esa were also happy with the pictures I did. Of course I missed some situations during the day and having more experience of weddings could have improved my output, but in the end I'm also happy with the results. Being there at their wedding was also one of the summer highlights which I had been waiting for whole summer. And in retrospect it's easy to say that our summer would not have been complete without this wedding celebration. Again, congratulations to Senja & Esa!
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I mentioned that the sunset behind me was just as beautiful as the Golden Gate before me. But I only had one camera and one tripod…and I was pretty sure I'd have only one moment in which to shoot the bridge lit up with that golden glow.
Still! I whipped around a few times and snuck shots of the sunset with my Nexus 5X. I only got a few before my battery crapped out.
I've been tempted by the iPhone 7 Plus and Google's new Pixel phone. On a technical level, they both have much better cameras.
But I've become convinced that the difference between "the best" phone cameras and a merely "very good" one is slim today. Do those 2016 phones take better pictures than my 2015 Nexus? Yup! But when we factor in "five or ten minutes of fiddling with the photo, with a free app" the differences become razor thin...or even nonexistent.
So: This was shot with a $300 Nexus 5X, in HDR+ mode (I leave it in this mode all the time). Then I fiddled with it for about ten or fifteen minutes in Snapseed on my iPad.
"Oh, sure..._after_ you fiddled with it!" Yes. It's a fair cop. But I would have fiddled with it later, no matter what camera I used.
Plus! This phone cost me $400 less to begin with. And! I didn't have to spend $700 for a new phone last fall.
(Edited to add: Oh! I stand corrected: I shot this with my iPad Mini 3! Because I had exhausted the battery on my Nexus 5X.
If anything, it's even more wow-able! The iPad Mini 3 came out the same year as my Nexus 5X _and_ it wasn't meant to be an A+ camera to begin with.
Just goes to show: it's hard to come away with a poor photo when you start with a spectacular sunset and you dump it into a good photo editor.)
Purchased from Transdev Lancashire United, and still in their livery but with same-style branding applied for York route 36, Volvo B10BLE Wright Renown T128 OAH is passing by York Maze heading to the city centre - during the school summer holidays most 36 journeys have been extended further down Elvington Lane beyond the air museum in order to serve the maze, the bus turns around in a small service yard. Before York Pullman took over operating the 36, connections to the Maze by bus from York were poor at the best of times if not nonexistent on some days
WEEK 25 – Columbus Kmart, Set 1
What you're looking at here is the store's major vertical actionway; there are several such actionways that traverse the store from front to back, but this one is dead center, and also appears to be the widest one of the bunch, to boot. As you can likely guess from the tables and chairs peeking in on the left of the photo, the clothing departments are very soon about to make way for furniture as our stour progresses...
It feels like much of what I've shown you so far are exclusively actionway shots. Sorry about that. I do like actionway shots, don't get me wrong, but I usually try to get departmental shots too, to balance everything out. Not sure why I got so few in this store. I guess maybe it's because the décor is practically nonexistent, and what is here looks so cheap that I didn't care to photograph it...
(c) 2018 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
APPROXIMATE RELEASE DATE: 2016-2021
DOLLS IN LINE: Willa; Camille; Ashlynn; Kendall; Emerson
HEAD MOLD: "Willa"
***The girl on the far right is wearing Glitter Girls Ladybug Shimmer.
PERSONAL FUN FACT: For me, I always knew Wellie Wishers were a "when" scenario, not an "if." By that I mean I had immediately connected with the Wellies, but held out for the perfect timing. These dolls debuted in 2016, when I was a full blown American Girl addict. There were so many delightful things to ogle online or in the pages of the catalogue back then. Yet, I still felt drawn to the Wellie Wishers. Admittedly the concept of the line was a tad baffling. Were the doll designers huddled up at a meeting too long, tossing back and forth new ideas for a doll line? Were they cooped up so long that some over caffeinated, under slept business person jumped up and said, "AHA! We can give them wellies and call them...wait for it...WELLIE WISHERS!!!" Why I ask myself constantly. It's not like every outfit has wellies either...as if they possess some magical power that the girls acquire when wearing them. Maybe I'm missing something...I'm not familiar with the background of the dolls. Despite the obvious idea reach, I love the dolls. Even the name is charming (although I can imagine how my dad would twist it to be inappropriate, but I'll spare you). The outdoorsy, cutesy, innocent vibe of these charming dolls is compelling.
Right away, Colleen and I clicked with Kendall and Willa. Emerson was a close third...but Ashlynn and Camille were the "bland" ones. I felt a bond to the dolls because they reminded me a bit of an updated version of the Hopscotch Hill line. In the early 2000s, the Hopscotch Hill gals were the middle aged American Girls. You had Bitty Baby for the young girls, Hopscotch Hill for the early elementary school aged, and of course the 18" dolls for the oldest. The Hopscotch Hill dolls were short lived...and questionably homely. They featured these strange grimacing smiles and jointed bodies (which were notorious for going limp...and the doll hospital stopped repairing them years ago). Don't misinterpret me though...I wanted a Hopscotch Hill doll as a kid (which is why I pounced on Gwen at the local Salvation Army in 2017). I am a lustful doll glutton after all, and American Girl could sell me just about anything if you give them 45 minutes to make a pitch (or if you leave me unattended and bored with a catalogue for 30 minutes). In a strange way, the Wellie Wisher brought me back to my childhood, because they filled in the empty spot that the Hopscotch Hill dolls left behind. Honestly, I expected this line to be a flop, which is part of why I didn't bother putting much thought into getting a Wellie Wisher.
The more time progressed, the more I couldn't resist the lure of the Wellies. They had some of the most eye catching spreads in the catalogue. The photos reminded me of my elaborate outdoor garden setups I'd painstakingly put together as a kid. It also was even harder to resist the dolls when they started appearing at non-American Girl stores. American Girl licensed the Wellies to some other retailers, like Barnes and Noble, Kohl's, Toys 'R' Us, and even Amazon. There were even exclusive outfits only sold at some of these locations. This meant I was likely to encounter one of the cuties in the "wild." I remember before Toys 'R' Us closed, Colleen and I spent WAY too much time ogling the Wellie Wishers. It was the last time we ever went before the store permanently closed its doors. To our disappointment, all the fashion dolls were either not marked down, or not interesting. The Wellies weren't discounted either...but American Girl is strict with things going on sales (like you can't use a store discount on them). There was a moment of strong contemplation...do we buy one? In the end, my rational, responsible side won out. I did not need to splurge $60 on a Wellie Wishers doll and heaven knows how much more on an elaborate wardrobe for her. The time would come...but that occasion wasn't it.
I was pleasantly surprised by how well the Wellies seemed to sell (pun intended). Rather than being discontinued, their little world seemed to develop more and more. I was astonished by how many outfits American Girl cranked out for them. When Colleen and I realized that the Wellies had a matching Star & Snow Dress made for them in 2020, we both desperately wanted a Wellie of our own. What could be cuter than having a Bitty Baby, Truly Me, and Wellie Wishers dolls all wearing MATCHING dresses?!!! I guess fate decided that the time had finally come. If things had played out any other way, I don't think Willa would be standing in this photo before you. It was a dreary Sunday in April...what was supposed to be our second flea market weekend of the year. Since we had done some online shopping that week (cough, Cave Club bonanza), I was hesitant to spend MORE money on dolls. It was cold, dark, and wet from the snow that had melted. We had just gotten a little storm that Friday that left us with four inches of super slushy snow. While it had melted on Saturday, the ground was muddy. I woke up that Sunday morning determined not to go to the flea market. Colleen had also had her second COVID vaccine the day before. We were anticipating that she'd be sick from side effects. However, she felt like her usual ray of sunshine and we were both restless. It's very hard to resist going to the flea market during the first month of the season. The BEST deals are always at the start or end of the season...and we hadn't even reconnected with regular sellers (since the opening week was so slow).
I thought we would go home empty handed as we strolled around the last two aisles of the flea market. Despite the fact that there were a considerable amount of sellers, nobody had anything worthwhile. Then I spotted two friendly faces, and a very distinctive pile of dolls. The elderly couple Colleen and I had been buying from since 2012 had returned!!! They love the flea market as much as we do. It had become a wonderful buyer/seller relationship over the nine years we'd known them. It all started with three "ugly" Bratz dolls they were happy to unload in 2012 (one of them being my first Pretty 'N' Punk Cloe). After that they kept bringing in more and more dolls...and the more we bought, the more deals we got. I was so distracted by "Doll Mountain" that I didn't even look over at the other end of the booth where their more expensive items were usually displayed. It wasn't all that uncommon for this couple to have some sort of American Girl (obviously ones we already had, generic ones we weren't interested in, or overpriced ones). I had already paid for the four fashion dolls when I spotted three Wellie Wishers.
I assumed at a distant glance they'd be expensive. But curiosity compelled me to book it over to the Wellies. It turns out they were just $20 and fully dressed. Well, one of the Willa dolls was missing her boots. I pretended I needed "time" to ponder this purchase. Secretly I'd already made up my mind, but I was feeling guilty about buying two Wellie Wishers because I knew I'd have to get them clothes. You can summarize my personality with "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie." However, my story would go more like this: "If you give Shelly a doll, she'll have to buy her an outfit. Once she has the outfit, she'll have to make her accessories. Once she's done that, the doll will need a friend...." You get the idea...I may or may not have a problem. Anyways, we double backed to the booth after finishing the last aisle and getting some money from the ATM (I was like $5 short). The seller was not surprised that we bought the Wellie Wishers. She knew they'd sell that day since they were affordable and American Girl. She even made sure we snagged the Willa who had her boots (doll on left side of photo). Other than the missing hair accessories, Willa and Camille were complete. Camille had some staining on her face, and part of Willa's wig was coming undone. I had to sew down the prominent weft that was hanging off her head by her hairline. After a bath and laundering their clothes, the gals were good as new...and of course we had to hit up the AG website to get some goodies for them.
All the stars aligned the day we got Willa. If Colleen had side effects from her vaccine, we wouldn't have gone to the flea market. Likewise, if it had rained sooner or if the snow had not melted we would have stayed home. Had we gone later, Willa and Camille might have been sold to someone else! Somehow, I always knew Willa would be one of our first Wellie Wishers. I also had a similar feeling about Camille, despite the fact that I thought she was more boring than the other characters. It's also special that both dolls were bought together. I'm guessing they originated from the same previous home. It was a pleasant addition to the story that we got them from our favorite flea market sellers (who share our passion for said flea market). The best part of the story though was the excuse to finally get my hands on the wonders of the world of the Wellies. These dolls have some of the most whimsical fashions I've ever seen! I also found that Willa and Camille were far more attractive in person than I ever anticipated (and that was with a messed up wig and stained face). Willa is the perfect little sister for my 18" dolls, and a friend for Gwen (who hopes to profit off all the Wellie clothes because she can fit some). Timing really is everything, and I'm so glad that the Wellies joined our dolly family in 2021!
The longer we had Wellies, the more I fell for their fragile, childlike features and whimsical fashions. That's why I was SO excited when five more showed up at my door. It was a little bit before lunchtime one Thursday in February of 2023. I was listening to a Youtube video, while working on a dolly flooring project. I looked up from the table to see the mail truck pulling out of our driveway. I knew that a package must have been delivered, but I was flummoxed. I wasn't expecting anything...so what could have been dropped off? I opened the door to see an ENORMOUS Chewy box sitting on the mat. I was even more baffled...I hadn't ordered anything for the guinea pigs or chinchillas. Then I realized it was a gift, that had simply been packed into a reused Chewy box. Inside there were fifty some odd dolls. FIVE were Wellie Wishers. The doll in the middle of the photo was from the "Wondrous Wellie Wishers Lot" as we dubbed it. She was in the worst condition of the bunch--given her nicked face and messed up wig. Plus, not a single doll had a stitch of clothing on (other than Kendall, who was sporting a non-AG fashion). Although I didn't "need" this duplicated Willa, the thought of turning her out was nonexistent. She was an extremely generous gift, and was in need of TLC. Plus, Wellies are quite small and don't take up too much space. I named this little lady Willow, and found her a "meet" outfit from a lot on Mercari. I didn't "need" another "meet" getup, but I feel weird when my American Girls are missing them (even if they are a duplicate). Her hair went straight after the boil wash--it was so gnarly and dry I had no other choice. Rather than curling it, I kept it sleek for easier maintenance. Plus, it gives Willow her own personality, separate from Willa's. It's funny that the day we bought our first Willa there was a second one at the flea market booth. In the end, we got a second Willa...just not from the same seller!!!
You can tell Willa is a very popular doll...because we ended up with a third. Ironically, the girl on the far right of this photo was also a gift. In July of 2024, my sister and I were surprised with two boxes of dollies! They had been generously sent to us as a surprise. One of the packages contained mostly Barbies. The other, larger one, had bigger scale dolls...like Cabbies and American Girls. This lady needed some work. Her hair was a disaster, she was nude, and she was squalid. Based on the accompanying letter, I believe she was rescued from a thrift store. Wellie Wishers are fortunately very forgiving, so it was easy fixing her up. We opted to name her Wella (keeping the "w" themed name trend going). One day I'd like to get her a "meet" outfit too, but it wasn't a priority when we first got the bin. She too is very special, as she was an incredibly generous gift!
hand made fantasy map. I 'design' complete fantasy cities, no new one, but places that are grown over centuries. This city is situated at beginning/end (how does that work?) of an inlet, where two rivers end in sea. Completely drawns with pencils, so notice the colour difference between north and south... as I ran out of pencils :(
2011.
The Mourning Babbler, previously the Short-tailed Babbler, is a species of bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae. A long-legged babbler with an almost nonexistent stump for a tail, found in primary and secondary evergreen lowland and foothill forest.
It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Anambas Islands, Sumatra, Banyak Islands, Batu Islands, Riau Islands, Lingga Islands and the Natuna Islands.
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Week 15 theme: Contronym 7 April- 13 April
Not exactly a Contronym, but hopefully close enough
Inspiration, motivation, mojo… nonexistent over the past 2-3 week. Being extremely busy at work does not help either. I've been going through the motions for this 365 lately but I guess that's expected at one point or another. I just did not think it would happen this early.
But I'm still here. Hopefully things will get better.
Inspired on Venice, Mississippi delta, Dutch compact cities and English neighbourhoods (e.g. Southampton).
Handdrawn with pencils. In the western suburb I erroneously used a black pencil instead of blue. I decided to upload the orginial map as after all it's not too bad (but stupid, stupid me). I don't draw perfect cities as they should be, but realistic cities how they are. But then imaginary.
The city lies within a broader estuary without notable tidal effects (like in the Mediterranian). It's blocked by a dam (north of the mapped area) if a flood should occur. Another city upstream was been absorbed by 1920s expansions, but further urbanisation of open lands came to a halt due to the need of open river water reservoirs in times of high water levels.
Water managment
Upstream, north of the meander, a lock system was built, which regulate water flows into the city center.
At the very mouths of the braches debris platforms collect the sediments and dredge (slib). In the very north of all suburbs a amphitheatre-like neighbourhood is constructed with the material.
North of all built-up environments inundation areas limit town's expansions, as in case of floods the fields will overflow to prevend damage to the city.
Infrastructure
The city is mostly car free. Northern canal districts are connected by roads, but as all roads entering the entire city require toll duties, parking spaces on the western and eastern coast directly link the highway with vaporettos, no fees raised. On the western coast, a multi transport hub exists with a highway, secondary roads, bus routes, a railway, transit railway, a marina, vaporetto stops, float plane base and (for police) helicopter platforms. And of course bicycles, Dutch/Danish-like loads of them. Some canals have been filled up and are visible as broad boulevards, just as happened in many European countries after wars.
Appr. 40×40 cm. 2012. ©
On the amphora main body fight between warriors and Amazons. All characters are named. At center of the scene, Herakles, retr. hερακλες, fights against the Amazon Andromache, Ανδρομαχε. Near the main scene two more fights: Ifis, [Ι]φις, vs. Pantariste, Πανταριστε, and Telamone, retr. Τελαμον, vs. Ainipe, Αινιπ[π]ε. Neck decoration: palmette-lotus festoons.
With Hyppolyte, the queen of the Amazons, willing to hand over her prized belt, Herakles’ ninth labor seemed rather simple. But the goddess Hera infected the Amazons with the notion that Herakles and his band of companions intended to abduct their queen. The ferocious women warriors therefore rushed to save Hippolyte from her nonexistent doom. Herakles ordered her warriors to attack, and killed the Amazons queen, taking the belt by force.
Tyrrhenian amphorae type is produced during the second quarter of the sixth century B.C. Made by the Athenians for export, perhaps filled with prime Attic oil, and aimed at a market which had been conditioned to the wares of Corinth, the Tyrrhenian amphora takes its name from that area in Italy, north of Rome, where they were found ( and once believed to have been made).
Black-figured Tyrrhenian neck amphora
Attributed to Prometheus Painter (Bothmer)
Second quarter 6th century BC
Athens, National Archaeological Museum, inv. n. 27524
P98 screams out of town and heads past one of the few deciduous trees in the area. Most of the trees in Eastern NC are pine trees, so fall foliage is practically nonexistent.
After a super disappointing overnight for the nonexistent first light, the second one was a hell lot better. Big Huat to everyone of you for this 2015!
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Bonded (Slave) Child Laborer at a Brick Kiln
West Bengal, India
A 9-year-old girl trafficked from a catchment area in neighboring state pulls excess clay from a brick form. The discoloration in her hair is due to vitamin deficiency from a poor diet and long hours of exhausting work in 100 degree plus temperatures. The bricks behind her represent a day’s work. Grinding poverty, race, caste and gender prejudice, bad economic policy, and greedy profit taking all contribute to the terrible plight of the 250 million children that are represented in Stolen Childhoods.
THOUSANDS OF BRICK KILNS LINE LINE THE RIVERBANKS IN BENGAL AND THE SURROUNDING STATES OF INDIA. MOST OF THE WORKERS HERE ARE BONDED (SLAVE) LABORERS. THE FAMILIES THAT WORK HERE ARE EXPLOITED 12-16 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. THEIR WORLD CONSISTS ONLY OF THESE MUD HOLES, DRYING FIELDS AND KILNS. AT NIGHT THEY SLEEP IN THE OPEN OR IN MAKESHIFT SHANTYS WHERE SANITARY CONDITIONS ARE NONEXISTENT. THERE ARE NO SCHOOLS HERE, AND FOR MANY OF THE CHILDREN THERE AREN'T EVEN FAMILIES. OVER 1/4 OF THE CHILDREN WORKING HERE HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED FROM OTHER AREAS WHERE THEIR PARENTS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO EITHER SELL THEM INTO DEBT BONDAGE (SLAVERY) OR, IF THEY ARE LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO BE BONDED, ARE DEPENDENT ON THE MEAGER WAGES THAT THESE CHILDREN CAN PROVIDE.
THE WORK IS EXTREMELY BRUTAL, HAZARDOUS, ABUSIVE AND SOMETIMES LETHAL. WORKING ALL DAY IN THE HOT SUN WHERE TEMPERATURES REGULARLY CLIMB ABOVE 100F (37C), THEY CARRY WELL OVER A TON OF CLAY A DAY AND CROUCH FOR HOURS AS THEY FABRICATE THOUSANDS OF BRICKS IN OLD FASHION MOLDS. THE PAY, IF THERE IS ANY, AND CONDITIONS FALL WELL BELOW MINIMUM LEVELS REQUIRED BY LAW AND ARE ILLEGAL FOR CHILDREN. NONETHELES THE KIDS COME, DRIVEN BY NECESSITY, OFTEN UNAWARE OF WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTO AND SOMETIMES TRICKED OR VIRTUALLY KIDNAPPED BY UNSCRUPULOUS AGENTS AND MIDDLEMEN. FOR MANY, THEIR DEBT ACTUALLY INCREASES OVER TIME DUE TO DISHONEST ACCOUNTING.
THE POOR PAY AND HARD WORK ARE JUST THE BEGINNING. BRICK KILN CHILDREN TEND TO BE CHRONICALLY TIRED FROM THE LONG HOURS AND IRREGULAR REST, INCREASING THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND DEFORMITY. DISEASE, MALNUTRITION AND PERMANENT SKELETAL INJURY ARE THE COMMON LOT.
UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE EDUCATION TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED BY LAW, THEY ARE POWERLESS TO ACT, AND TRAPPED IN A CONTINUAL CYCLE OF GRINDING POVERTY.
Bonded Labour, slave labour, CHILD LABOUR TRAVAIL DES ENFANTS Trabajo infantil Kinderarbeit
CHILDREN Kids ENFANTS Niños Kinder
SLAVERY ESCLAVAGE Esclavitud Sklaverei
An imaginary city I drew by hand. This one is appr. 55x35 cm (14x21 inches). I used to draw my maps in blue, but the pencil shop doesn't sell my pencils any longer - only some red ones were left.
The city is inspired on Dordrecht and Amsterdam. It's a typical Dutch city, as in Holland places can't just expand wherever people want to build; new buildings must be around existing towns. Urban sprawl simply doesn't exist, except very old urban sprawl. Therefore, cities are always distinct from other towns, agglomeration of suburbs is not possible. Between ever-expanding cities, green buffers must prevent cities from growing into one, large megacity,
The city is on the northern bank of the imaginary east-west river (being not far away from the river's mouth into the sea) while at the point where the southern river flows into the main river, a fortress was built in order to have a good view of the river during war time.
The old road to the fortress from the south is still in use, new neighbourhoods have been built around it, so it's a perfect bicycle/bus lane. In the southwest on the river, the Plaza area with a cruise quai, schools, station, P+R, ferry dock, sports palais, outlet shops, many offices and a hotel make this shore a vivid place. Newer neighbourhoods (Dutch: VINEX) are built at the southeastern bank of the river.
2011.
Each day, we see people like him, but we hardly ever notice them. It’s ironic but true. It’s like they are visible ghosts whose existence is on the contrary, nonexistent as far as we are concerned. Let’s wake up and see if we can help, be it as inexpensive as a smile for nothing but a better world to live in.
SHot with : Nikon D700 + Nikon 85mm AF f1.4D IF @ 2500 iso 1/ 125 @ f1.4 Spot