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Macro Mondays' assignment of this week is: bubbles.
I took this macro shot of a soap bubble and adjusted it a little bit in Photoshop CC to give it an earthly look. Just before the bubble bursted, I managed to capture it.
I hope you like it.
HMM everyone!
I must tell you this before we move on to matters which have occurred in the village recently.🏡🏡🏡
Just before the lockdown a gentleman knocked at the door to which Horace answered dressed in his butlers outfit (come on what’s strange about this, you would not want to see Horace in the buff) this gentleman asked Horace if he would like to make a donation towards a new community swimming pool being built in a neighbouring parish, so Horace scuttled off and returned with a glass of water.🚰💧🏊♂️🏊♀️
Where were we, yes as has been reported previously, our village is known for its community spirit, some residents have more spirit than others, it just depends on the size of their drinks cabinet.🍷🍷🍷
Though a small village there are many organisations within it, such as, the runner bean growing society, the ladies exhibition drinking team, and of course the newly formed botty coughing club who were going out on tour in 2020, so the lockdown has come as a bit of a blow to them.🍺🍷🍺💨💨💨
However, one of the newer organisations is the bee keeping club who’s Honorary Secretary is Tizzy Talskiddy a founder member of the exhibition drinking team, so as you can imagine, alcohol runs in her veins.🐝🐝🐝
Tizzy felt in these times of lockdown that of a Saturday evening, using the miracles of technology such as Skype, the bee keeping club could hold an on line yard of ale drinking competition (this could get messy)📡⌨️💻
Most members of the bee keeping club are quite extravert so it will come as no surprise they keep quite a few gallons of beer tucked away at home for a rainy day, so they had plenty of ammunition in order to participate in this event.😜🍺🍺🍺
You may be asking, what would be used for the yard glass, as luck would have it Nancy Nancarrow (of Reliant Robin fame) just happens to do a bit of glass blowing on the side and in recognition of the bee keeping club being set up, she made every member a yard glass and engraved their name into it.🚙🍹🍸
I can hear you all saying who would go first for timing purposes etc, well Agnes Penrose (Walter’s wife) had thought of this and had arranged for Horace’s dog Nipper to load up his wheelbarrow with tins of beer and deliver a can and place on each club members driveway.🐶
What the competitors had not realised was that Agnes had vigorously shaken one of the cans, everyone was asked to open their tins together on Skype, you guessed it whoever got sprayed in beer had to go first. 💦💦💦💦💦
You must all try this one night with your family and friends on line, it really is good fun and gets everyone revved up for the evening in these abnormal times.
“Mrs P have you put extra washing powder on the shopping list”.😂😂😂
I will leave you with this thought, Horace wants to do his bit in order to protect the ozone layer. He has decided to stop using spray on deodorant, and bought himself one of the old fashion deodorant sticks. He read the instructions which said “remove cap and push up bottom”.🙈
Thank you so much for looking at my photographs, the comments and banter you leave are so appreciated. Take care and have a lovely weekend.
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Today is the "International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone" and the inspiration for this shoot came from this event.
The dimming of the sun and its consequences....
Pollutants in the air block the sun. But these same pollutants have superfically suppressed the effects of global warming. But not for long. Time is running out for the nations of the world to drastically reduce pollution of our air and its consequence of the altering of the earth's climate.
My painting was inspired by The PBS Nova program which recently explored this earth-endangering situation.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sun/dimming.html
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The lunar eclipse of 27.07.2018. Observe the blue "ozone" band on the left, moments after totality.
Photography and Licensing: doudoulakis.blogspot.com/
My books concerning natural phenomena / Τα βιβλία μου σχετικά με τα φυσικά φαινόμενα: www.facebook.com/TaFisikaFainomena/
Today is Earth Day, a day to think about how our actions have affected our planet and what we can do to save our home.
While most communities focus on reducing environmental pollution today, Messiah Foundation International raises awareness of the need to reduce spiritual pollution in our world. In order to eliminate hatred and encourage global harmony to prosper, humanity must become inclined towards the spiritual sciences. When divine energy will enlighten humankind, divine attributes will become dominant in our society. Then, respect for all creation and respect for our planet will be the norm everywhere!
Photographed January 2017 : Canon FP &Canon lens mount convertor 'E' + Meyer-Optik Trioplan 50mm/2.9 , FOMAPAN 400 rated ASA200 developed in ADOX ATOMAL 49 (125ml >600ml , 15min 15sec @ 20*C)
Above the sky, where the air was getting thinner...
Sadly, there were no tripods allowed up here (believe me, I tried everything), due to the exteme wind, so I had to improvise: I took one of the massive public binoculars, turned them around 180° and missused them as a tripod. It was not optimal, but the result is very satisfying :)
Please contact me for any commercial usage or licensing info.
In 1985, a British scientist working in Antarctica discovered a 40 percent loss in the ozone layer over the continent. When Goddard Space Flight Center researchers reviewed their data, they confirmed the ozone loss. Since then, scientists have relied on instrumentation developed by Goddard to keep track of the environmental phenomenon, which in the 1990s prompted a worldwide ban on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), a chemical used for refrigeration and other industrial uses. In this image, the blue/purple areas show low ozone, while the red areas indicate higher ozone levels. Although ozone is considered a pollutant in the troposphere, the atmospheric layer that contains the air we breathe in higher altitudes, notably in the stratosphere, ozone is considered vital. Stratospheric ozone blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation produced by the Sun. Scientists worry that the large ozone opening over the poles generally deplete ozone levels around the globe, which could cause a health risk to animals and plants.
Image # : 049
If you live near the Arctic Circle, winter can be a dark, dull time of year (especially compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere). During the winter, the sun drops below the horizon, casting a dark shadow over the people there for weeks on end. It may seem dreary to some, but during that...
viralworld.news/2016/01/these-photos-of-the-arctic-circle...
Seeing the picture is more important. Didn't mean to catch lens flare from the sun above (center area) when taking photo.
From now on, whenever I come across them, I hope to at least get a photo from that day.
BURACO NA CAMADA DE OZÔNIO - Hole in Ozone Layer
O ozônio (O3) se encontra na estratosfera e corresponde a uma camada da atmosfera, esse gás está situado entre 10 e 50 quilômetros de altitude, denominado de camada de ozônio.
Essa camada é indispensável para o desenvolvimento e manutenção da vida na Terra, uma vez que essa realiza uma espécie de filtragem dos raios solares promovendo a retenção dos raios ultravioletas que são prejudiciais, impedindo que atinja a superfície terra.
Por volta de 1930, surgiu o gás CFC (clorofluorcarbono) com finalidade industrial, a empresa pioneira no uso dessa substância foi a General Motors. No decorrer do tempo o uso dispersou-se pelo mundo, especialmente nos países industrializados, então o CFC foi inserido em bens de consumo, como geladeiras, ar condicionado, sprays, entre outros.
Nas primeiras décadas da utilização do gás não foram detectados prejuízos ao ambiente, mas a idéia de que tal gás era inofensivo foi superada no fim da década de 70, momento esse que foi realizado diversos tipos de estudos que constatou uma modificação na camada de ozônio na Antártica. Tal constatação foi feita a partir de informações obtidas através de imagens de satélites, os cientistas através dos dados adquiridos desvendaram que havia ocorrido uma redução de 60% na camada da região.
Doravante a essa descoberta, os cientistas estabeleceram uma relação direta entre a emissão do gás CFC e a diminuição da camada de ozônio. O gás CFC expelido para a atmosfera sobe para as camadas mais elevadas da mesma, onde são submetidas às ações dos raios ultravioletas, que ocorre da seguinte forma: o CFC se fragmenta, o cloro começa a interagir com o ozônio e a partir desse processo ocasiona a quebra desse tipo de molécula e conseqüentemente destrói a camada de ozônio.
A diminuição da quantidade de ozônio resulta no aumento da entrada de raios ultravioleta na superfície terrestre, alterando toda composição natural do clima e das paisagens, provocando algumas doenças nos seres humanos, como câncer de pele, catarata e queda da imunidade e pode comprometer a vida no planeta.
Diante das constatações acerca da diminuição da camada de ozônio e os riscos que ela acarreta, as grandes economias se reuniram em 1987 na cidade canadense de Montreal e implantaram o Protocolo de Montreal, que tinha como principal objetivo estipular metas de redução do gás CFC em primeiro momento e, posteriormente, deixar de utilizá-lo definitivamente.
Esse acordo obteve grande êxito, uma vez que todos os países aderiram e executaram as metas.
Eduardo de Freitas
Graduado em Geografia
Equipe Brasil Escola
waterfront sculpture of the settlement of Punta Arenas by the arrival of the Tripulantes Goleta Ancud.
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America
About half of all the electricity generated in the United States comes from coal-fired power plants.
Recycling ...in the New Year seems like a good way to start. Excesses after Christmas and New New Festivities quickly build up. Dont forget to recycle your real Christmas Trees too :)
A white support is covered by two countdowns, counting oppositely, in an imaginary measurement unit. A superposition of three cubes stands on this white support. It is likely to collapse at any time. Each face of these cubes is covered by two different colors. These colors are separated by words that evoke the causes of a possible disappearance of the human species in the near future. Here is the list of these words:
Making weapons of mass destruction. Polluting soil. Waging war. Being selfish. Changing the climate. Killing. Despising. Destroying. Desiring. Idolizing. Envying. Hating. Going too fast. Corrupting. Becoming richer. Despairing. Being jealous. Lacking solidarity. Polluting the oceans. Ostracizing. Destroying the ozone layer. Polluting water. Massacring. Polluting air. Exploiting. Speculating. Reducing biodiversity. Destroying forests. Disfiguring the landscape. Contaminating. Raising the level of the oceans. Always wanting more. Feeling resentful. Emitting greenhouse gases.
Technique: paper, cardboard. Size: 30 x 40 x 60 cm.
On the left, a campaigning snowman, on the steps of - perhaps appropriately - the Martyrs' Memorial in Oxford on Thursday morning. On the right, the remains of the snowman 24 hours later. At least some kind person had given him a carrot - sorry, a parsnip - for a nose.
The Nao Victoria Museum
Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile
a full-size replica of the first ship ever to circumnavigate the world: Ferdinand Magellan's Nao Victoria.
It was visible @ around 4-5 pm @ Cebu City.
April 30, 2008
(If you are asking whose fault is this, well, its a simple answer. IT'S OUR FAULT!)
Created by: Greenpeace UK
Campaign: Ozone
In the 1990’s a new environmental problem emerged – a hole in the Ozone layer of the earth’s atmospheres. This is the layer that protects us from the worst of the sun’s harmful UV rays.
It was evident that the cause of this hole was man-made pollution, from industrial processes using destructive chemicals and refrigerants. Protecting the ozone layer became a major Greenpeace campaign.
The ‘ICI makes holes in the sky’ is a slogan from Greenpeace UK in the mid-1980’s. The UK office campaigned against the use of chemical CFCs in refrigeration, which were a major cause of the problem. The Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was at that time a major UK Chemical company making CFCs.
We ran a full-page newspaper advertisement in the Daily Telegraph and London Times with the same design of the T-Shirt. It caused huge reaction from ICI, which began working to change its practices.
Greenpeace later developed a solution - Greenfreeze refrigeration technology - which used alternatives to ozone-damaging CFCs. Major companies now use the technology in goods sold throughout many countries.
オゾン層を守ろう
「ICI社が空に穴を空けている！」
英国
1980年代、新たな環境問題が浮上しました。地球の大気圏にあるオゾン層に穴があいていることがわかったのです。オゾン層とは、太陽光線の中でもっとも有害な紫外線から人間を守ってくれます。薬品や冷却材を使う産業工程で人間が生み出してしまった大気汚染が、この穴の原因であることは明らかでした。オゾン層の保護は、グリーンピースの重要な活動になりました。
「ICI社が空に穴をあけている！」は、1980年代半ばのグリーンピースUK（英国）のスローガンでした。ICI（インペリアル・ケミカル・インダストリーズ社）は、当時フロンガスを製造していた英国の大手化学薬品企業です。私たちは新聞に、このＴシャツと同じデザインの全面広告を掲載しました。ICI社は私たちの抗議を厳しく受け止め、企業活動を改善し始めました。
その後、グリーンピースはオゾン層を破壊するフロンガスを使わない冷却法、グリーンフリーズ冷却技術を開発しました。現在では、この技術が多くの国で使用され、日本ではノンフロン冷蔵庫として知られています。