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An optional "extra" at the Edgewater Resort in Rarotonga was an evening called "Island Night". For an extra $65 per person, the evening consisted of a buffet Banquet, live entertainment, and traditional dance...
In the scene above, the women (from memory) are performing a slow dance accompanied by guitars, ukuleles and song which had Love at the centre of it - either love for a person, or love for something in nature (eg a flower).
The other type of dance that night were examples of the Drum Dance - danced to the furious beating of hollow wooden drums, skin drums and kerosene tin drums! And whilst the womens' hip movements in this type of dance were incredibly fast, so too were the scissor-like leg movements of the men...!
This Dance Troupe, though small in number, were very, very good...!
All in all, it was a wonderful evening with mouth-watering food and a wonderful colourful taste of traditional Cook Island Dance... An evening which we felt was excellent value for money!
This was also a wonderful way to wind up our short stay on the beautiful island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands'. However, try as we might, we couldn't ignore the fact that the next afternoon, we were faced with the 3,000 kilometre flight south to New Zealand - a New Zealand, we were warned, that was experiencing very, very severe weather "bombs" throughout the country...!
Ah well... It had been wonderful while it had lasted, but it couldn't last forever... Could it???
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Very intensely watching all the online weather reports, radar, webcams… I decided to chase three severe thunderstorm cells to Crater Lake three days in a row. In 14 years of doing landscape photography full time, I don’t know if I have ever witnessed such a spectacular show of light or as much lightning! On this evening, I took 2150 images in about an hour and a half, using two cameras, running back and forth between them. The Ranger next to me said that in 12 years of working at Crater Lake, hiking daily and often hiking the rim on his days off, he had never seen anything like it.
This is a single shot with the Sony A7R and the Canon 14mmL2. One of the hardest things about processing the image was to take the colors that were severely unrealistic to the eye, as well as unrealistic in the initial Raw default settings, and dummy them down, and settle on a point where they would be more believable but not lose the original craziness. I decided to attempt to strike a balance between the ridiculousness of the light we saw that night (which runs the risk of turning some people off) and a more neutral realistic version. We can never please everyone but with some critical help I ended up settling on this version.
Troia, 2011
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"Desert Waterfall Sunset 2:" I was grateful that a lesser-known ephemeral waterfall in the Saguaro National Park in Tucson, AZ was still flowing when I went to visit last month. The contrast of the cool flowing water with the rugged desert landscape, dotted with saguaros and ocotillo paint an uncommon scene. As a bonus, I was thrilled to also see some beautiful scarlet monkeyflowers on the flanks of the falls. One magical thing still photos can't share that I experienced is the wonderful sound of the canyon frogs that began their chorus here exactly as the sun had set, followed by the long hike back in the dark!
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Troia, 2011
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A Blue Line train approaches Wood Island station. I'm not sure why, but the red, blue, and orange lines operated without headlights, even in the tunnels.
Wood Island Station
Blue Line - MBTA
when I'm wearing "human skin" . . . foxes are staring at me.
Visit this location at Route 12 Clothing Optional Reststop in Second Life
ODC. Oh what fun.
Surrealism has began! I've been inspired recently by some levitation images I've seen floating around the internet... so I thought I'd try my hand at it, and I must say I'm obsessed! And I can't wait to try some more.
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Back to the working week and a guy smartly dressed in suit and tie but without any socks. It looks a bit wrong to me but I know nothing about fashion. A lucky break with the crooked paving slab in the frame which keeps the shot balanced by centring the eyes after exploring the shot. Enjoy!
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Athens, 2018
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Welcome to Me Again Monday!
The theme this week is something about me...so here is something about me:
The reading glasses are not a prop - although I like to tell myself they make me look wise rather than old.
Blue is my favourite colour
On special occassions, like the start of a new group, I like to show up with no pants on :)
I'm really excited to see everyone's self portrait submissions...and let me be the first to say:
Happy Me Again Monday!
Leyland Atlantean with Park Royal body in Leeds city centre West Yorkshire September 1998. New in 1978 to National Bus Company subsidiary London Country Bus Services as AN147, then after deregulation became part of London Country South West and Drawlane London&Country. In August 1998 it was acquired by Lynn of Horsforth trading as Optional Bus, who retained the London&Country livery. The company and the bus later became part of First Group subsidiary Quickstep Travel.
Optional Mini Challenge for the Nine Kingdoms on ImperiumDerSteine.de - Build a postcard-motive on a 14x14 vignette. My build shows the Shrine of Monrin, build after he stole the golden apples of the Lurvenheimeriden.
The irony about this shot is that we are in a little tiff today. And by little tiff I mean, he is horribly wrong and I am waiting for him to realize it.
No, I am kidding. We do have it all worked out, but I just giggle that this is my post this morning. The truth is, I wouldn't want to fight with anyone but him.
Thanks for all your comments and faves, much appreciated.
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there were no signs requesting these be used.
I didn't feel any danger was coming to my head that I didn't welcome.
and the reflection is a bonus!! :)
Optional Bus XPG 201T is seen operating in Leeds, still in the Mercury FM overall advert livery in which it arrived from London & Country. It is a Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R with Roe bodywork, new in 1979 as London Country Bus Services AN201.
It was later acquired by Yorkshire Rider (no. 6462) and allocated to the Quickstep fleet, later moving to Rider York.
7K Clothing Optional Run at Sunny Rest Resort, Palmerton, PA
Runner No. 229 resting in car afterwards.
Finished 114 out of 116 runners and proud of it.
Photo taken on Solomon Beach, St. John!
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Chassis n° 300941
- Early short-wheelbase model
- Optional five-speed gearbox
- Full black leather interior (a very rare option)
- Professionally restored 2,500 miles ago
- Registered in France
- Matching Numbers (Chassis and Engine)
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A 'modern classic' if ever there was one, Porsche's long-running 911 sports car first appeared at the 1963 Frankfurt Show as the '901', but shortly after production proper commenced in 1964 had become the '911' following Peugeot's complaints about the use of '0' model numbers. The preceding Type 356's rear-engined layout was retained but the 911 switched to unitary construction for the body/chassis and dropped the 356's VW-based suspension in favour of a more modern McPherson strut and trailing arm arrangement. In its first incarnation, Porsche's single-overhead-camshaft, air-cooled, flat-six engine displaced 1,991cc and produced 130bhp; progressively enlarged and developed, it would eventually grow to more than 3.0 litres and, in turbo-charged form, put out well over 300 horsepower.
Chassis number '300941' is one of the early, short-wheelbase 911s much favoured by the Historic rallying fraternity, a situation that has led to unmodified examples such as this one becoming a great rarity and consequently much in demand. It belongs to the '0-Programme' series built from the start of production in August 1964 up to the introduction of the 'A-Programme' model in August 1967, and thus represents the Porsche 911 in its earliest and purest form.
Although a left-hand drive model, this Porsche 911 was delivered new on 20th April 1965 via the UK importer AFN Ltd to Mr. Irwin Edward Leventen in London. Chassis number '300941' left the factory finished in Light Ivory with the full black leather interior (a very rare and hardly ever seen option). The accompanying Porsche certificate shows that the car was delivered fitted with the desirable five-speed gearbox, tinted glass, headrests, Blaupunkt Köln radio, loudspeaker and antenna, Dunlop tyres and a Webasto heater. It has since been fitted with Weber carburettors. The original Solex carburettors and corresponding air filters are still in the possession of the current owner and will be supplied to the future owner.
This car's early history may be traced in the service book, which records several services between 1965 and 1967 in London, Fellbach, Stuttgart, Berlin and Rimini. The Porsche was then left in an underground car park in Paris for 17 years having travelled around 27,000 miles when taken off the road.
A mechanic in the south-west of France discovered and bought the car in 1984 before it was finally purchased by the current owner in 1986, when the odometer showed 34,000 miles. The long immobilization had stuck the piston rings and marked the cylinders, which were changed by Paris-based Porsche mechanic Michel Pailleux. In 1991 the Porsche participated in the 'International Meeting 356' at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and by 2009 had travelled another 10,000 miles.
In 2012 the 911 was entrusted to the well-known Porsche specialist RSO Motorsport for an extensive restoration. The car was fully stripped and the right rocker panel and the two front wings replaced; the floors remain original. According to our vendor, the car was found to be exceptionally healthy. The engine was simply removed and cleaned, the carburettors adjusted (by B2H) and the distributor renewed. The brakes are new all around. It was decided to leave the nicely patinated interior and carpets in place as they were in very good original condition like the rest of the car. The windscreen was changed but unfortunately it proved impossible to find a green-tinted example like the original. There are restoration bills on file totalling €29,000.
The Porsche has travelled a mere 2,500 miles since its restoration (the current odometer reading is 46,561 miles). The vendor advises us that the engine, transmission, chassis, body and paintwork are all in very good condition, while the engine is said to be smooth and powerful and the gearbox easy and precise. During our test drive, we noted that the car handled very well on both slow and fast stretches of road. The spare wheel is unused and the original Solex carburettors and their air filter are supplied with the car. Registered in France, this lovely early Porsche 911 comes with its maintenance booklet, its certificate issued by Porsche France confirming that the car has matching chassis and engine numbers, jack, tool kit (non-original), car cover and a luggage rack to be fitted to the engine cover.