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Entitled The Great Wall Of China [1907] H Ponting. [RESTORED] I repaired spots and small defects, adjusted contrast, tonality, and adding a sepia tone.
Ponting's placement of a person (or in this case, persons) somewhere in the foreground was a de rigueur photographic technique of the day. It was done primarily to add a human element and to provide a sense of scale to the scene.
The Great Wall of China 萬里長城 is a misnomer (at least in its English translation, the Chinese meaning is more along the lines of "ten thousand Li long city"). It would be more accurate to describe it as the Great Walls of China, as they are the remnants from a historic series of stone and earthen barriers. Erected throughout northern China, they were mostly built and revised over two thousand years between the 5th century BC and the 16th century. Origins of each wall section from various times were contingent upon their political and military needs in accordance to their dynastic periods.
The oldest, original walls were constructed for the purposes of protecting against Xiongnu nomadic incursions into the areas occupied by the various disparate states that were to later form China. After the Qin consolidation, these separate structures were then integrated into an almost continuous whole, mostly using rammed earth structures. Unfortunately, little of that wall actually exists today. The majority of the wall that still remains (ie the one that we have generally come to know) was built during the Ming dynasty, which relied more heavily on integration of brick and masonry work. History, legends and myths about the Great Wall abound. In the last hundred year or so, industrialization and modernization of the areas which the wall passes through has endangered it as entire sections were destroyed to reclaim construction materials. Other sections were refurbished, in some cases rebuilt using modern engineering, and have seen heavy use as tourist attractions; still others have been entirely overgrown or reclaimed by nature. Reportedly, less than 30 percent of the wall remains intact. Nevertheless, it is considered to be one of the most important historic constructions of man and specific parts of it was listed since 1987 as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The present wall starts from Shanhaiguan, dipping into the Bohai Sea in the east, and ends at Xinjiang's Lop Nur in the west, following along the southern border of the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia. The most comprehensive survey to date has determined that the wall as currently recognized covers a distance of 8,851.8 km (or 5,500.3 miles), consisting of 6,259.6 km (3,889.5 miles) actual wall, combined with various other structures like trenches and natural defensive barriers of impassable hills and rivers. Contrary to popular myth, you cannot see the wall from outer space or the moon.
The Great Wall varies from tourist trap (like the section at Badaling, near Beijing) to extreme, off the beaten path wilderness. Certain sections are so dangerous that it would be suicidal to attempt ascending unless one has special climbing equipment with a technical and advanced mountaineering support team. Try as I might, I was not able to gather any real statistics on Great Wall related accidents or deaths, which is unusual as every tourist location has accidents. In any case, I suspect that the PRC government doesn't really want to keep such statistics to begin with.
In another forum dedicated to just information about the Great Wall, one writer told of how one tourist was killed, and offered some safety tips:
www.greatwallforum.com/forum/great-wall-china-general-inf...
(Copyright © 2012 K Harwin)
Taken with Sean Harding on a day trip to the Isle of Sheppey.
Great day with stunning weather. Thanks again.
Before you ask, Yes this is me taken by me using self timer. lol
Equipment & Settings Used.
Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Remote
Tripod: Giottos 9351B
Tripod Head: Giottos MH1300-621 Ball Head
Please do not download, copy, edit, reproduce or publish any of my images. They are all my own work and are not for use without my express written permission.
A Dibbly Down and Out...Or Just....Out and Dobbly Down
PS...You have to be British with a mental age of Six coming on Seventyish to get the gist of the humour
My grandfather´s grandmother
Meine Ururgroßmutter Laura Emilie Gelbhaar (1850 - 1939)
Leckwitz (Sachsen) 1912
I've known him since high school, but he's still there. You understand why I'm telling you he's the happiest person because he has nothing to worry about, never demands anything, and never dreams. If you give him two pieces of taka, one of which is 100 and the other of which is 500, He will take the 100 taka note if the 500 taka note isn't fresh . Such a good heart and soul, may Allah constantly make him joyful and grant him everything he desires even when he does not express them. Keep smiling man
Erica: "¿Me ayudas a salir de aquí? Es que me he colao´dentro"
Marina: "Pero ¿cómo que te has colao´? ¿qué estabas haciendo?
Erica: "Pues coger un chicle, ¿tú que crees?"
I walked through the university campus in downtown Toronto prior to my class, keeping an eye out for an interesting person to meet and photograph when I saw her. She appeared to have stepped outside on this beautiful fall day for a break between buildings and was listening to music through earbud headphones. I walked up to her and she responded with a smile and removed the earbuds. She listened with obvious interest to my introduction and invitation to become part of my project. “I’ll do it” she said without further ado. We shook hands. Meet Julianne.
We were in a rather unattractive location, between some buildings in a laneway with dumpsters and little that was positive – other than the light which was diffuse and good for a portrait. I suggested we take a few steps and use some painted plywood on the side of a building as a simple grey background. By closing the lid of a dumpster and positioning myself and Julianne carefully I was able to get a “clean” background and avoid the advertising messages above. It was all a bit iffy at first and Julianne was patient with the process and seemed a bit bemused by my efforts to transform the junkheap location into a studio.
Julianne was a natural smiler so I took the initial few photos of her smiling. I then suggested a few with a more neutral expression and explained my thinking – that sometimes peoples’ individuality shines through more when they move away from the traditional smiling pose. I knew I would have a hard time choosing later on. Once I was sure I had some usable images, I asked if she had a few more minutes to try a location I had noticed around the corner featuring metal grating over some store windows. She was good-natured about it and picked up her backpack and followed me to the storefront where we completed a few more portraits before settling into chat mode.
Julianne is 22 and was born and raised in Toronto. She is studying Philosophy at university and when I asked what she was going to do when she graduates, she hopes to pursue a graduate degree and mentioned both the University of Toronto and the University of Chicago as possibilities. I’ve studied at both universities and we had a nice time with me telling her a bit about Chicago.
When I asked Julianne what has been the greatest challenge she has had to deal with in life she asked “You mean really?” “Yes, really” I replied. “Mental illness” she replied. “Can you tell me more?” I asked. “Yes. Depression. Deep depression. I spend four years in that pit in high school and it is terrible.” “How are you doing now?” I asked. “So much better” she said. “I’m really doing well and enjoying life again.” I explained that I knew about depression both through my career as a therapist and through the experience of people in my life and it was wonderful to hear that she is now doing so well. “How did you get to this better place?” I asked. “Did you get therapy and/or medication?” “No, I didn’t” she said. “I just did it myself.” “How?” I asked, thinking it might be useful to others who read her story. “I just made myself reach out to others because I knew social contact would be the way forward, even though it didn’t feel like it would. I also made myself listen to music and read, both of which I knew would be healthy for me.” “And now?” I asked. “There is no comparison” she said with a smile. I told her others have likened it to having the world change from black and white to color and she agreed with the description. It was an inspiring story of one woman’s recovery from depression. While many benefit from medication and a therapy relationship, occasionally one meets someone like Julianne who manages to create her own way out although it was clear that human connections were an important part of her path to health.
In her spare time Julianne enjoys reading science fiction, a genre my brother loves but one which I have not learned how to enjoy very much. I told her I have a hard time suspending my disbelief but that it is interesting the way science fiction often paves the way for inventions and discoveries in the fields of science and technology. When I asked how her friends would describe her, Julianne said somewhat shyly “Probably that I’m smart and a good, loyal friend.” “You don’t have to feel arrogant saying that” I told her. “It’s just your friends talking, right?” We laughed. Her message to others? “Reach out, the world is a magical place. Enjoy it fully.”
"What was it like to be approached by a complete stranger to take part in his photography project?" "I was flattered" she replied. "I really like the way you described your project and everyone has a story to tell."
It was time to say goodbye and thank Julianne for her candor and for joining my Human Family project. Double-checking about permission to share her story, she smiled and said “Of course you can tell it. I wouldn’t have shared it otherwise.” I think it is through the courage and honesty of people like Julianne that issues like depression are being seen for what they are – illnesses which can ruin lives but which can also be overcome. I found the time I had spent with Julianne very enjoyable and very inspiring.
Thank you Julianne for taking the time and for your engaging with The Human Family. Stay healthy and I wish you well with your studies. If you make it to the University of Chicago, I hope you enjoy the unique community of Hyde Park where I grew up.
This is my 80th submission to the Human Family group on Flickr.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
Un socorrista acuático o guardavidas, también llamado salvavidas, es la persona entrenada para vigilar, prevenir y atender, brindando respuesta inmediata de rescate acuático y/o primeros auxilios de emergencia a aquellas en situación de riesgo dentro o alrededor del agua en las áreas acuáticas de recreación y deporte, tales como piscinas, ríos, lagos o playas.
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Fuente: “El libro Gordo de Petete”
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Thanks to Wivi Szani, I got some measurements done and I wanted to share them with you guys!
1. Shoulder to Shoulder = 4.0 cm
2. Arm Length = 5.5 cm
3. Top Arm Width Around = 4.0 cm
4. Wrist Width Around = 3.0 cm
5. Thigh Width Around = 5.0 cm
6. Inner Leg Length = 6.0 cm
7. Ankle Width Around = 3.0 cm
8. Torso (from collar to crotch) = 6.0 cm
Other Measurements
Height = 19 cm
Head = 17.5 cm
Wig Size = 6/7
Neck = 4 cm
Waist = 7.7 cm
Hips = 8.6 cm
Eye Size = 14 - 16 mm
Feet Size = 2.2 cm
The last time I came here wasn't very pleasant, a walker had unfortunately taken a tumble down a climbing route to a tragic end.
www.flickr.com/photos/b-star/8669831294/in/photolist-cHUe...
Just over 1 year later I returned to finish off the route I set out to do that day.
Thoughts go out to his family.
;-) Texto en castellano mas abajo ;-)
Excuse me the many mistakes that sure I have committed in the translation, I hope that it is understood regardless!
Introduction to the trilogy blog-pride-persons
I am going to dedicate this trilogy of photos to explain, and to explain myself too, because I use the captions (feet) of my photos as if they were my personal blog. To explain it I have to develop before the bases on which it is sustained. And the principal base consists of the vision that I have of the others and in my concept of person.
What do you see when you look at the others? You see women, fat men, disabled persons, children, bald men, gays, nice girls, blacks, foreigners, unfaithful, millionaires, old people … an infinite variety of adjectives. These adjectives are very useful for us, essential of fact, allow us to represent, to understand and to handle our reality. But this great skill leads us with excessive frequency to big mistakes, in fact, for me it is the cause of almost all (to not say all) the misfortunes caused by the man. We forget the obvious thing, the basic, forget that the adjectives are … adjectives. We replace the noun, what we are really, our common base, our essence, the substantive, to an alone specific adjective. This noun that defines us is … person, we are persons. I will put an example of what I want to say, when you see a woman, what do you see?, you see a woman who is a person, or you see like I do it, a person who is a woman. In the second case the noun is person, the essence and the main, and as characteristic note the adjective says to us that this person is woman, which awards some differentiated characteristics. In this second example I relate to a person and the adjective only is bear in mind when it is pertinent. Nevertheless in the first case, the noun is woman, to whom I give the person's category, and there is when the problems come. In this case, if I am a man the relation is totally different, we are different and share the characteristic of which both are persons. And as the adjectives are relative, we can do that some weigh more than other; we can do that they have different intensities, in this case, might be more or less person, we might apply the whole scale; and also they can change, today you are blond and tomorrow dark-haired, today you are person and tomorrow not. In this case it would produce machismo, even with our better intentions. And like with this adjective with all, and already you know the multiple discriminations that it produce: feminism, racism, homophobia, etc … all with the same evil of base. It is possible even in positive tone, like with the handsome ones, one does not see any more than the beauty and it annuls any other characteristic of the multiple ones that define a person. In fact not only annul them, but that in addition we invent ourselves. If she is handsome then implies that she is silly, is presumed, serves only as object of desire, that is … This one is another evil that is frequent, and with all the adjectives, for me, for example, to be a woman only means it, does not imply any other associate adjective, more clever to be a woman?, or more silly? The reality clarifies us it, the intelligence is another different and independent characteristic, in general the adjectives are not related a priori between themselves, for much that we insists in the contrary to simplify the world (sometimes yes, but the less). An adjective only means … what it means (it seems to be easy, but at the moment of the truth …). All of us make these mistakes, in a degree or other, but we must try to avoid it and to have very clear what we are and what are the others … we are persons!
Explanatory note: For these big brains, always there is someone, which instead of catching the message, has realized that woman is not an adjective, morphologically speaking, but a noun, to say to them that I have done it to conscience, I have used it for the example, not only because it concerns the half of the population, but because as noun subordinated to the principal noun, it should expand the concept that I want to express on any type of not conceptual barrier that should intervene, or this it is my intention (wooow!, this is a phrase!;-D).
Si veis que está mal traducido, echarme una manita y decírmelo, please! ;-D
Introducción a la trilogía blog-orgullo-personas.
Voy a dedicar esta trilogía de fotos a explicar, y a explicarme a mi misma de paso, el porque utilizo los pies de fotos como si fueran mi blog personal. Para explicarlo he de desarrollar antes las bases sobre las que se sustenta. Y la base principal consiste en la visión que tengo de los demás y en mi concepto de persona.
¿Qué veis cuando miráis a los demás? Veis mujeres, gordos, discapacitados, niños, calvos, mariquitas, listos, tontos, negros, ricos, extranjeros, poderosos, infieles, viejos… una infinita variedad de adjetivos. Esos adjetivos nos son muy útiles, esenciales de hecho, nos permiten representar, entender y manejar nuestra realidad. Pero esta gran habilidad nos lleva con excesiva frecuencia a grandes errores, de hecho, para mi es el causante de casi todas (por no decir todas) las desgracias causadas por el hombre. Olvidamos lo obvio, lo mas básico, olvidamos que los adjetivos son… adjetivos. Sustituimos el sustantivo, lo que somos realmente, nuestra base común, nuestra esencia, por un solo adjetivo en concreto. Ese sustantivo que nos define es… persona, somos personas. Pondré un ejemplo de lo que quiero decir, cuando veis a una mujer, ¿que veis?, veis a una mujer que es una persona, o veis como yo lo hago, a una persona que es mujer. En el segundo caso el sustantivo es persona, la esencia y lo principal, y como nota característica el adjetivo nos dice que esa persona es mujer, lo cual le confiere determinadas características diferenciadoras. En este segundo ejemplo yo me relaciono con una persona y el calificativo solo se tiene en cuenta cuando es pertinente. Sin embargo en el primer caso el sustantivo es mujer, a la que le doy la categoría de persona, y ahí vienen los problemas. En este caso, si soy hombre la relación es totalmente diferente, somos distintos y compartimos la característica de que ambos somos personas. Y como los adjetivos son relativos, podemos hacer que unos pesen más que otros; podemos hacer que tengan diferentes intensidades, en este caso, podría ser más o menos persona, podríamos aplicar toda una escala; y también pueden cambiar, hoy eres rubia y mañana morena, hoy persona y mañana no. En este caso produciría machismo, incluso con nuestras mejores intenciones. E igual que con este adjetivo con todos, y ya sabéis las múltiples discriminaciones que producen: feminismo, racismo, homofobia, etc… todas con el mismo mal de base. Se puede producir incluso en tono positivo, como con las guapas, no se ve más que la belleza y eso anula cualquier otra característica de las múltiples que definen a una persona. De hecho no solo las anulan, sino que además nos las inventamos. Si es guapa conlleva que es tonta, es presumida, solo sirve como objeto de deseo, es… Este es otro mal que se da frecuentemente, y con todos los adjetivos, para mi, por ejemplo, el ser mujer solo significa eso, no implica ningún otro adjetivo asociado, ¿se es mas lista por ser mujer?, ¿o mas tonta? La realidad nos lo deja muy claro, la inteligencia es otra característica distinta e independiente, en general los adjetivos no están relacionados a priori entre si, por mucho que nos empeñemos en lo contrario para simplificar el mundo (a veces si, claro, pero las menos). Un adjetivo solo significa… lo que significa (parece fácil, pero a la hora de la verdad…). Todos caemos en estos errores, en un grado u otro, pero debemos intentar evitarlo y tener muy claro que somos y que son los demás… ¡Somos personas!
Nota aclaratoria: Para esas grandes inteligencias, siempre hay alguna, que en vez de captar el mensaje, se haya dado cuenta de que mujer no es un adjetivo, morfológicamente hablando, sino un sustantivo, decirles que lo he hecho a conciencia, lo he utilizado para el ejemplo, no solo porque afecta a la mitad de la población, sino porque como sustantivo supeditado al sustantivo principal, debería expandir el concepto que quiero expresar sobre cualquier tipo de barrera no conceptual que pudiera interponerse, o esa es mi intención (¡¡hala!!,¡¡vaya frase me he marcado!! ;-D).
PS: Si quieres ver un video con este look (If you want see a video with this look):