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She calls herself blue, a lovely wild blue flower that lives next to a deserted ocean side.
She isn’t alone, but she has secrets not to tell. Each time the sea breeze free flows in the air with orange sunset reflecting, she wonders where her destiny lies... her own true destiny…
I keep on fear, keep on loathing
Nothing brings it on I keep on falling
Decide what it is I can not find
It's subsides what you make it
Never feel like you're gonna break it
It's gonna be alright alright
Sleep until the morning comes
The sun will warm your soul
Sleep until the morning comes for you
Til the morning
it's alright
I can walk into the sunlight, into the day,
I feel it falling, nothing comes to my mind
Bring it on in a different tide
I feel alright, alright
I feel strong, i feel rigid
It's nothing to do with the vision
Oh feels so right, so right
Sleep on tight, sleep on tight
Sleep until the sunlight
Sleep on tight, til the sunlight burns you happy
Til the sunlight burns you happy, till the sunlight burns a happy whole in
Your heart,
In your heart
In your heart...
By Thievery Corporation "Until The Morning"
OK, so today I wanted some creativity. My hubby found a large and dense spiderweb in the garage and was about to wipe it out but for my plea he kept it. I went on attack with a water spray bottle and started shooting--without a tripod ... no room there to fit it in - with my 100mm macro. This is a shot of the water drops in the spider web, which get a play on light through the window that is marbled to some degree from the water drops itself. I used a gorillatorch flashlight and played with channel mixer to get the colors in Photoshop. I think it is kind of cool. If the web is still there tomorrow, I will try to put a tripod in and some flowers and things in the background and see what I can get.
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El petit municipi de l'Estany, situat al nord-oest del Bages i en ple altiplà del Moianès, ocupa un indret frescal que es caracteritza per la seva alçada i per una pluviositat més gran que la resta de la comarca. A la població, situada a 870 m., s'hi accedeix sobretot per la carretera que s'enfila cap al nord de Moià. Després d'una àrea de grans pagesies disperses entre boscos i conreus, molt aviat s'entra en un pla ben aprofitat on destaca la població de l'Estany. El nucli de l'Estany, arrecerat al nord per un serrat, s'alça a la vora d'on hi havia un antic estany, dessecat l'any 1570 per ordre de l'abat Carles de Cardona per tal d'escórrer les aigües i evitar així els focus d'epidèmies que comportava. L'estany encara es torna a omplir en època de grans pluges. Les cases són de pedra i constitueixen un bon exemple de poble rural, gairebé muntanyenc. Els visitants van a l'Estany atrets pel seu bon clima i per l'extraordinari monestir romànic de Santa Maria, amb la seva església restaurada, un claustre magnífic amb 72 capitells de temes bíblics, heràldics i florístics, i un petit museu annex on es resumeix la història del cenobi. Altres indrets destacables del municipi són el Puig Rodó i el Puig de la Caritat, i la diversitat de fonts naturals que hi ha. Les festes i tradicions més notables són la Festa Major (8 de setembre), la Fira (8 de desembre) i el Pessebre Vivent.
El pequeño municipio de l'Estany, situado al noroeste del Bages y en pleno altiplano del Moianès, ocupa un lugar fresco que se caracteriza por su altura y por una pluviosidad mayor que el resto de la comarca. En la población, situada a 870 m., se accede sobre todo por la carretera que sube hacia el norte de Moià. Después de un área de grandes campesinas dispersas entre bosques y cultivos, muy pronto se entra en un plan bien aprovechado donde destaca la población de l'Estany. El núcleo de l'Estany, protegido al norte por una loma, se alza a orillas de donde había un antiguo lago, desecado en 1570 por orden del abad Carles de Cardona para escurrir las aguas y evitar así los focos de epidemias que comportaba. El lago aún se vuelve a llenar en época de grandes lluvias. Las casas son de piedra y constituyen un buen ejemplo de pueblo rural, casi montañoso. Los visitantes al Lago atraídos por su buen clima y por el extraordinario monasterio románico de Santa María, con su iglesia restaurada, un claustro magnífico con 72 capiteles de temas bíblicos, heráldicos y florísticos, y un pequeño museo anexo donde se resume la historia del cenobio. Otros lugares destacables del municipio son el Puig Rodó y el Puig de la Caridad, y la diversidad de fuentes naturales que hay. Las fiestas y tradiciones más notables son la Fiesta Mayor (8 de septiembre), la Feria (8 de diciembre) y el Pesebre Viviente.
The small town of Lake, located northwest of Bages and full Moianès plateau, occupies a cool place that is characterized by its height and a higher rainfall than the rest of the region. In the town, located 870 m above is accessed by the road that climbs north of Moia. After a large area of scattered peasant between forests and crops, soon entered into a plan which highlights the best advantage of the lake population. The core of the lake, sheltered on the north by a serrated stands at the edge where there was an ancient lake dried up in 1570 by order of Abbot Charles Cardona to drain water and prevent outbreaks of epidemics entailed. The lake is still refills at times of heavy rainfall. The houses are stone and are a good example of rural village, almost mountainous. The visitors were attracted to the lake for its good climate and the extraordinary Romanesque monastery of Santa Maria, with its restored church, a magnificent cloister with 72 capitals of biblical themes, floristic and arms, and a small museum in which there are summarizes the history of the monastery. Other notable places are the town's Round Puig and Puig de la Caridad, and diversity of natural resources there. The festivities and traditions most notably the Festival (September 8), Fair (December 8) and the Living Nativity.
More Mist when viewed On Black
Soms baden je gedachten en dromen in de mist, zijn de contouren niet zo scherp en afgelijnd als je zelf willen zou.
Maar als de mist optrekt, dan vuren de ogen terug en flakkert de gezonde rebellie gedempt.
Vorig jaar organiseerden we op mijn werk een veiling van talenten en gekkigheden in het kader
van Music For Life : www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY1mqoCVVV0&feature=related
Miel bood het hoogste bedrag voor een mini-shoot en na een jaar vol mist, trokken we 2 weken geleden eindelijk, een zondagochtend voor dag en dauw ,op pad.
Toeval of niet, de Lierse polder verstilde in dichte mist, en waar de Grote en Kleine Nete samenvloeien schitterde er die ochtend geen zilveren knoop*, maar vonkten ogen vol vastberadenheid.
BTW als je een straffe freelance strateeg zoekt, dan is hij dé man: wavelab.be/
*Felix Timmermans
Sigo con el ordenador en Terapia Intensiva... pero no me desanimo. Ya llegará la renovación.
Estoy con mucho trabajo atrasado. Ya los iré visitando con más tiempo y calma. Por ahora, les dejo la libertad de un cielo...
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UN PRESO SINGULAR
Era un hombre que había sido encarcelado. A través de un ventanuco enrejado que había en su celda gustaba de mirar al exterior. Todos los días se asomaba al ventanuco, y, cada vez que veía pasar a alguien al otro lado de las rejas, estallaba en sonoras e irrefrenables carcajadas. El guardián estaba verdaderamente sorprendido. Un día, ya no pudo por menos que preguntar al preso:
-Oye, hombre, ¿a qué vienen todas esas risotadas día tras día?
Y el preso contestó:
-¿Cómo que de qué me río? ¡Pero estás ciego! Me río de todos esos que hay ahí. ¿No ves que están presos detrás de estas rejas?
El Maestro dice: Por falta de discernimiento puro, no sólo estás en cautiverio, sino que ni siquiera llegas a darte cuenta de que lo estás.
101 CUENTOS CLÁSICOS DE LA INDIA
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Una sugerencia, permitirse escuchar esta melodía: Cançó D'Amor, de Lluís Llach. La letra está en catalán y en español en el mismo sitio.
¡UN MARAVILLOSO DÍA PARA TODOS USTEDES!!!
¡UN BESOTE INMENSO!!!
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Reial Santuari de Nostra Senyora de la Font de la Salut.
La història del Real Santuari va començar amb l'edificació d'una petita capella en 1384. La Font de la Salut, comença a ser coneguda més enllà de les fronteres comarcals. Il·lustres personatges de la història d'Espanya com el papa Alexandre VI, Carles V i Felip II, entre uns altres, amb la seva visita i interès pel santuari, van afavorir que entre els segles XV i XVIII estigués acabat aquest impressionant conjunt. L'ermita té dos accessos amb portades adintelades. Remata l'edifici amb una espadanya de l'antic temple gòtic del 1439. El seu interior és d'una sola nau dividida en quatre trams amb creuer. Arcs de mig punt en la nau i arc triomfal en la capçalera. En la capella major es troba el camarí de la Verge i al capdamunt, als peus, el cor amb barana de fusta del segle XVIII. Entre la seva decoració, sobresurten les pintures al fresc atribuïdes tradicionalment als Guilló, encara que la historiografia moderna ha revelat que no són obra d'aquests artistes. El seu estil és de caràcter figuratiu-alegòric quan tracta els personatges bíblics, i un to més narratiu, en les escenes de la Verge de la Font de la Salut. Són també importants, les yeseries daurades amb motius de rocalla, així com les restes d'un fris de sòcols de Manises.
Segons compte la tradició, en el segle XIV, va tenir lloc l'aparició a dos pastors d'una imatge mariana, dintre de la deu d'aigües curatives que allí es troba. Des de llavors, els romers de nombrosos municipis de l'entorn, recorren tots els anys aquest camí, jalonat per set creus de terme que simbolitzen els Set Dolors de la Verge.
ESP:
Reial Santuari Verge Font de la Salut.
La historia del Real Santuario comenzó con la edificación de una pequeña capilla en 1384. La Fuente de la Salud, comienza a ser conocida más allá de las fronteras comarcales. Ilustres personajes de la historia de España como el Papa Alejandro VI, Carlos V y Felipe II, entre otros, con su visita e interés por el Santuario, favorecieron que entre los siglos XV y XVIII estuviese terminado este impresionante conjunto. La ermita tiene dos accesos con portadas adinteladas.Remata el edificio con una espadaña del antiguo templo gótico del 1439. Su interior es de una sola nave dividida en cuatro tramos con crucero. Arcos de medio punto en la nave y arco triunfal en la cabecera. En la capilla mayor se encuentra el camarín de la Virgen y en lo alto, a los pies, el coro con barandilla de madera torneada y balaustrada del siglo XVIII. Entre su decoración, sobresalen las pinturas al fresco atribuidas tradicionalmente a los Guilló, aunque la historiografía moderna ha revelado que no son obra de estos artistas. Su estilo es de carácter figurativo-alegórico cuando trata los personajes bíblicos, y un tono más narrativo, en las escenas de la Virgen de la Fuente de la Salud. Son también importantes, las yeserías doradas con motivos de rocalla, así como los restos de un friso de zócalos de Manises
Según cuenta la tradición, en el siglo XIV, tuvo lugar la aparición a dos pastores de una imagen mariana, dentro del manantial de aguas curativas que allí se encuentra. Desde entonces, los romeros de numerosos municipios del entorno, recorren todos los años este camino, jalonado por siete cruces de término que simbolizan los Siete Dolores de la Virgen.
First of I want to say thank you to everyone for the views, comments, and favs on yesterdays photo. You guys have made it my first explore photo and I am very greatful beyond belief. Thank you! :)
So for todays photo I ended up talking with my flickr bud Emyah during the process. We both decided to take our photo at a parking garage then see what the other came up with. Emyah is an amazing photographer and super talented, She blows me away with every shot she posts and you really need to check her stuff out.
My first on Getty - Repost on Flickr
This panorama of San Diego Skyline has to be Viewed Large On Black
Good morning "San Diego Sunrise" is taken entering San Diego Bay
This image is dedicated to all my Flickr Friends in the US
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in California. For the metropolitan area, see San Diego metropolitan area. For other meanings of "San Diego", see San Diego (disambiguation).
San Diego
— City —
City of San Diego
From top San Diego Skyline, middle left - Coronado Bridge, middle right — museum in Balboa Park, bottom - Hotel del Coronado
Location of San Diego
within San Diego County
San Diego is located in the USA
San Diego
Location in the United States
Country United States
State California California
County San Diego
Demonym San Diegans
Founded July 16, 1769
Incorporated March 27, 1850
Area
- City 372.1 sq mi (963.6 km2)
- Land 324.3 sq mi (840.0 km2)
- Water 47.7 sq mi (123.5 km2)
Elevation 72-400 ft (22 m)
Population (January 1, 2010)[1]
- City 1,306,300 (8th In US)
- Density 4,174.8/sq mi (1,611.9/km2)
- Urban 2,880,000
- Metro 3,053,793
Demonym San Diegan
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Website www.sandiego.gov/
San Diego (pronounced /ˌsæn diːˈeɪɡoʊ/), named after Saint Didacus (Spanish: Diego de Alcalá), is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California, after Los Angeles, with a population of 1,306,300 (Jan 2010) within its administrative limits on a land area of 372.1 square miles (963.7 km2). The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. The urban area of San Diego extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 2,880,000. San Diego is also the county seat of San Diego County[2], the 5th largest county, by population, in the United States.
The city is the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos Metropolitan Area considered congruent with the county. The city was rated the fifth-best place to live in the United States in 2006 by Money magazine.[3] According to Forbes magazine, San Diego is the fifth-wealthiest city in the United States and the 9th safest city in the top 10 list of safest cities in the U.S.[4] San Diego's top four industries are manufacturing, defense, tourism, and agriculture.[5] San Diego's economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business services, ship repair, ship construction, software development, telecommunications, wireless research, and tourism. The presence of the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) with the affiliated UCSD Medical Center promotes research in biotechnology.[6] San Diego is also designated as an iHub Innovation Center by Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Office of Economic Development.[7][8]
Listening Crepuscolaria - Otto Ohm
Mi chiedo cosa lascerà
l’estate dopo il suo rumore
dopo un’attesa così lunga per raggiungerla
non sembra mai così speciale
Ti chiamerò solo se chiamerai
e ci sarò solo se ci sarai
Crepuscolari come le illusioni
svanito il giorno solo cattivi pensieri
il ricordo di un’estate che si arena sulla spiaggia
come collanine rotte sulla sabbia
rivivere il ritorno come cambiamento
la partenza come senza ritorno
alla fine dell’estate ti rimane dentro
il sapore delle libertà che in fondo hai scelto
D’estate non c’è tempo per la solitudine
la lasci a casa insieme a tutte le bollette
nelle giornate che trascorri sotto il sole puoi
dimenticare tutte quante le promesse fatte
Ci sarò solo se ci sarai
ti chiamerò solo se chiamerai
Crepuscolari come le illusioni
svanito il giorno solo cattivi pensieri
il ricordo di un’estate che si arena sulla spiaggia
come collanine rotte sulla sabbia
rivivere il ritorno come cambiamento
la partenza come senza ritorno
alla fine dell’estate ti rimane dentro
il sapore delle libertà che in fondo hai scelto
Ti chiamerò solo se chiamerai
e ci sarò solo se ci sarai
Crepuscolari come le illusioni
svanito il giorno solo cattivi pensieri
il ricordo di un’estate che si arena sulla spiaggia
come collanine rotte sulla sabbia
rivivere il ritorno come cambiamento
la partenza come senza ritorno
alla fine dell’estate ti rimane dentro
il sapore delle libertà che in fondo hai scelto
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Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day ♪♫♪♫
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.
Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say.
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{Time - Pink Floyd}
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En ruta
Tomada desde el auto en algún lugar de la ruta 2 camino al partido de la costa - Buenos Aires - Argentina
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“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
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Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Exposure: 5 exposures (-2,-1,0,+1,+2 EV)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO Speed: 100
Accessories: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 19 November 2010 5.24am
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Exported tonemapped image to CS5
Curves layer for contrast adjustment
Hue/Saturation layer
Noise reduction layer
Unsharp mask filter
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as JPEG
From Wikipedia:
Southbank was formerly an industrial area and part of South Melbourne. It was transformed into a densely populated district of high rise apartment and office buildings beginning in the early 1990s as part of an urban renewal program. Though few buildings built before this time have been spared redevelopment, Southbank does retain some significant heritage including many buildings in the major cultural precinct at the St Kilda Road end and some warehouses and wharves towards the area now known as "South Wharf".
The central feature of Southbank is Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct, a retail, eating, and entertainment precinct on the southern bank of the Yarra River. Southgate features the iconic sculpture Ophelia by Deborah Halpern, which is the big Y symbol (representing Melbourne) that stands at Bear Brass cafe. The entertainment precinct extends along the Yarra and includes Crown Casino. The suburb also includes an office precinct and a hi-density residential precinct which has many skyscrapers, the tallest of which is the Eureka Tower. The Queensbridge Precinct includes Queensbridge Square, a pedestrian plaza and meeting place.
View On BlackIt really worth it
Hagia Sophia (from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.[1]
The Church was dedicated to the Logos, the second person of the Holy Trinity,[2] its dedication feast taking place on 25 December, the anniversary of the Birth of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ.[2] Although it is sometimes referred to as Sancta Sophia (as though it were named after Saint Sophia), sophia is the phonetic spelling in Latin of the Greek word for wisdom – the full name in Greek being Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, "Church of the Holy Wisdom of God".[3][4]
Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture."[5] It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and was the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the previous two having both been destroyed by rioters. It was designed by the Greek scientists Isidore of Miletus, a physicist, and Anthemius of Tralles, a mathematician.[6]
The church contained a large collection of holy relics and featured, among other things, a 49 foot (15 m) silver iconostasis. It was the seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople and the religious focal point of the Eastern Orthodox Church for nearly one thousand years. It is the church in which Cardinal Humbert in 1054 excommunicated Michael I Cerularius – which is commonly considered the start of the Great Schism.
In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who subsequently ordered the building converted into a mosque.[7] The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed and many of the mosaics were plastered over. Islamic features – such as the mihrab, minbar, and four minarets – were added while in the possession of the Ottomans. It remained a mosque until 1931 when it was closed to the public for four years. It was re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey.
For almost 500 years the principal mosque of Istanbul, Hagia Sophia served as a model for many other Ottoman mosques, such as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque of Istanbul), the Şehzade Mosque, the Süleymaniye Mosque, the Rüstem Pasha Mosque and the Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque.
WISH YOU A GREAT AND HAPPY DAY MY FRIENDS XOXOXO
@Thanks for your nice friendship,coments and faves.I really like them and they make me happy
108/365 - Tears And Rain - James Blunt
Bad weather over France this days, it rained all day so we had to deal with.
I had really no idea for today's shot so we went to town with Loic.
Today is something new, something different, maybe more poetic and abstract.
Don't know what to think about but I kind like this shot.
I've been tagged by Lisa yesterday, thanks to her, so here is ten things about me :
1 - I love to hang out barefoot, I love to wear just a short, I love when it's warm and sunny.
2 - Kelly Slater is a very inspiring person for me.
3 - I'm in love with Tristan Prettyman and Katie Melua, just love their music.
4 - I love to travel, I'm lucky I've seen various places and countries, I can't wait to travel to Australia one day.
5 - I quit sport and focus on photography after a motorbike accident that took me 4 surgeries on my right knee to recover
6 - I don't like to run but I like to swim... that's maybe not surprising !
7 - I smoke too much, I decided to stop smoking until the end of 2010...
8 - My brother has always been inspiring for me, I may have try close to everything he did
9 - I was scared to see what's under the surface until I dive with sharks last year
10 - I would love to know how to play guitare, I try, but I've to admit I'm really bad at it !
So I'm going to tag 10 contacts that I like to check their stream and they'll do this 10 stuff if they want !
Link to Tears And Rain - James Blunt live music video.
Canon EOS 7D - Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Sébastien Huruguen
Se encuentra situado en una colina, y a sus pies pasa el río Matarraña. Rodeado de altas montañas y de pinares. Una de estas elevaciones es Peña Aznar o La Caixa, con forma de mesa (1014 m.). De entre los elementos que definen el paisaje de Valderrobres, pocos son tan característicos como esta roca con forma de antigua caja de caudales, visible desde casi cualquier punto del territorio. La historia asociada a ella es asombrosamente antigua. Restos encontrados en la cima, nos dicen que ya era conocida en tiempos de los iberos, pero su importancia como elemento definitorio empieza en tiempos de la dominación musulmana, cuando algunas fuentes empiezan a asociarla con el Conde Aznar Galindo, fundador del condado de Aragón. según parece, él mismo, o más posiblemente alguno de sus continuadores toma “la caixa” como punto estratégico desde el que dirigir sus ataques a las posiciones musulmanas. Desde entonces será conocida como peña de Aznar Lagaya, siendo este último termino una deformación del vocablo medieval que definía precisamente una caja. Acabada la reconquista, Alfonso II en su documento de donación al arzobispado de Zaragoza, llama al valle en el que hoy se asienta Valderrobres “Valle de la peña Aznar lagaia” definiendo con ella todo el territorio. En los siglos posteriores, La Caixa ha ido acumulando leyendas e historias a su alrededor y ha sido desde refugio de pastores hasta objeto de culto pagano, llegando hasta el presente y siendo el mejor testimonio de las raíces más antiguas de Valderrobres y también de Beceite, municipio vecino, que comparte la mitad de la peña con el municipio valderrobrense.
Se entra al casco antiguo por un puente gótico sobre el Matarraña, Difícilmente podría Valderrobres tener una entrada más espectacular que la que le brinda el impresionante puente medieval y el portal de San Roque. Pieza fundamental de su arquitectura e imagen perfectamente reconocible allí donde se mencione el pueblo. La construcción del puente parece estar asociada a la de sus murallas, así que podríamos fechar el inicio de las obras para construir el mismo en torno a 1390, con la petición que el arzobispo Garcia fernandez de Heredia hace ante Juan I para construir dichas fortificaciones. Mucho más difícil seria afirmar con seguridad la fecha de su conclusión, seguramente a principios del siglo XV y estando Valderrobres bajo la prelatura de Dalmao de Mur responsable también de las plantas más altas de nuestro castillo. Se trata de un puente completamente medieval, de cuatro agujeros, extremadamente sólido y provisto de tajamares en forma de cuña pensados para protegerlo de fuertes riadas y evitar la acumulación de troncos. En el siglo XVI se asienta sobre su último tramo el ayuntamiento, modificando por tanto el aspecto del puente en su tramo final al conectar con la plaza. El puente atraviesa la antigua puerta principal de acceso al recinto amurallado. A finales del siglo XVI este portal fue consagrado a San Roque, protector ante las epidemias y Patrón de la población, quedando hoy en día como uno de los portales mejor conservados de todo el conjunto.
Highest position in Explore # 8 on 13th Sept'09
Tanah Lot is one of the main temples in Bali located on a rock formation at the west coast of Bali. Its one of the most conservative temples and tourists are not allowed to get near it.
Sunset is the best time to visit Tanah Lot, when the golden red skies frame the temple and waves crash into the rocks. Fortunately or unfortunately during the lovely sunset it was again interrupted by ominous clouds!!
Dramatic effect in the shot was created by tonemapping single RAW image in Dynamic Photo and finishing touch was provided in Photoshop.
Trivia
Myth says there are still poisonous snakes live in the nearby caves to guard the temple and contribute to the temple's dangerous reputation.
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The housefly (also house fly, house-fly or common housefly), Musca domestica, is the most common of all flies flying in homes, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects; it is often considered a pest that can carry serious diseases.Each female fly can lay approximately 500 eggs in several batches of about 75 to 150, eggs [1]. The eggs are white and are about 1.2 mm in length. Within a day, larvae (maggots) hatch from the eggs; they live and feed in (usually dead and decaying) organic material, such as garbage or faeces. The flies depend on warm temperatures; generally, the warmer the temperature the faster the flies will develop. In winter, most of them survive in the larval or the pupa stage in some protected warm location.
The average lifespan of an adult housefly is approximately 15 to 25 days.
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La mosca doméstica o común (Musca domestica) es un díptero braquícero de la familia Muscidae. Es la mosca más común y habitual en la mayoría de los climas de la tierra. Cada hembra puede dejar cerca de 8,000 huevos. Los huevos son blancos y de unos 1.2 mm de longitud. A lo largo de un día las larvas eclosionan de los huevos; viven y se alimentan por regla general de detritus orgánicos, tales como la basura o las heces. Las moscas que salen de la pupa pueden alcanzar períodos de vida de medio mes, pudiéndose prolongar este tiempo en el laboratorio.En los climas calientes esta variedad de moscas conviven sólo con los humanos. Suelen tener una tendencia a agregarse y son muy poco sociables. A pesar de ello son capaces de acarrear cerca de 100 enfermedades patógenas, tales como las fiebres tifoideas, la cólera, la salmonella, la disentería de bacilos, la tuberculosis, el anthrax, y gusanos parásitos.
When the night shows
the signals grow on radios
All the strange things
they come and go, as early warnings
Stranded starfish have no place to hide
still waiting for the swollen Easter tide
There's no point in direction we cannot
even choose a side.
I took the old track
the hollow shoulder, across the waters
On the tall cliffs
they were getting older, sons and daughters
The jaded underworld was riding high
Waves of steel hurled metal at the sky
and as the nail sunk in the cloud, the rain
was warm and soaked the crowd.
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Water faestock
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Birds midnightstouch
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A break in the Weather...
The forecast was a moments relief from the recent downpours. There would be a clear night and a nearly full moon. The tide was on its way out. It would be rude not too..
A trip to Monknash with Mr Rob Hudson was a great way to spend the perfect conditions. The previous weeks rains had left enough run-off to create a splendid set of falls beneath the headland. A few wispy clouds overhead and hey-presto!
All it took was a bit of preparation, a trek in the dark, a thermal base layer, two T-Shirts, a fleece, two coats, two pairs of trousers, thick socks, waterproof boots and a minute and a half of exposure!
me = happy.
Jeita Grotto is a compound two separate but interconnected limestone caves. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb valley. Jeita accommodates two crystallized grottoes with natural sculptural beauty with rock formations that seem to glow in the dark.
This rare and marvelous natural wonder features a lower cave where the visitor can take a short dreamy cruise on a rowboat for a distance of approximately 450 meters of the 6200 meters from the explored part of the site.
In 1958, Lebanese speleologists discovered the upper galleries 60 metres above the lower cave which have been accommodated with an access tunnel and a series of walkways to enable tourists’ safe access without disturbing the natural landscape. The upper galleries house the world’s largest stalactite. The upper cave contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns.
The Jeita caves have formed over millions of years due to the dissolution of limestone. The limestone is dissolved by carbonic acid charged rain water and groundwater. It is the longest cave complex in the Middle East.
Photography inside the caves is banned. The visitors have to leave their cameras and mobile phones outside before entering the caves. The Jeita Grotto is one of the finalist candidate for the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition.
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El abejaruco europeo o abejaruco común (Merops apiaster) es una especie de ave coraciiforme de la familia Meropidae, característico por la policromía de su plumaje.
Descripción
Su tamaño es generalmente de 25 a 29 cm de largo,2 y una envergadura alar de entre 36 y 40 cm.2 3 Pesa entre 50 y 70 gr.
Ave inconfundible por la multitud de colores que presenta: pecho azul, vientre verdoso, cabeza canela, cuello amarillo y la lista negra que adorna su ojo, pico típico de insectívoro, largo, fino y algo curvo.
En el año 1890 el naturalista Edward Wright realizó un estudio sobre la coloración de esta ave,4 llegando a la conclusión de que todos los colores excepto el rojo estaban presentes en su plumaje, el rojo no estaba presente en su plumaje pero sí en el iris de los ojos de los ejemplares adultos.
Su voz es un "priurr" o un "riiuup". Viven entre 5 y 10 años.
Taxonomía
Descrito por Linneo en 1758 como Merops apiaster.5 Es una especie monotípica, es decir, sin subespecies reconocidas
Alimentación
Posee un agudo sentido de la vista que le permite distinguir una abeja a aproximadamente veinte metros.[cita requerida] Suele escrudiñar los alrededores desde una atalaya sobre la que se posa en busca de insectos. Cuando divisa alguno que pasa cerca, se lanza sobre el y lo pinza con el pico.
Sus presas preferidas son sobre todo abejas, pero no le desagrada ningún otro insecto volador: mariposas, libélulas, tábanos, avispas y abejorros. A estos últimos, una vez pinzados con el pico, los mata y después los golpea hasta que el aguijón se desprende para poderlos engullir
Distribución y hábitat
Es un ave migradora. Está presente en España en época estival, desde finales de marzo y hasta finales de septiembre. No está presente en alta montaña por encima de los 1.500 m .
Existen teorías de que es una especie de origen tropical,[cita requerida] debido sobre todo a la variedad de colorido, puesto que las aves de las zonas templadas presentan coloraciones más discretas adaptadas a una función de camuflaje, con algunas excepciones como el martín pescador, la urraca o la oropéndola. Esto habría sido posible gracias a su facilidad para colonizar nuevos territorios como cortes en el terreno de vías ferroviarias, carreteras, autovías, etc.
Vive en zonas abiertas: cultivos, pastizales, con vegetación dispersa; que tengan cortados en las que pueda anidar.
Comportamiento
Es un ave gregaria y sociable. Suele posarse a descansar en los cables de tendido eléctrico, casi nunca en el suelo. Posee un vuelo acrobático, con aleteos rápidos y planeos.
Reproducción
Colonia de abejarucos.
Nidifica en los taludes del curso medio de los ríos y muy comúnmente en los taludes y terraplenes de las carreteras. Horada un agujero en la pendiente, de trayectoria oblicua de unos 20-30 grados respecto de la horizontal, que puede llegar a los 2 metros de longitud. Al final de dicho agujero acondiciona una pequeña cámara donde pone de 4 a 6 huevos blancos directamente en el suelo y que incuba entre 19 y 21 días.
Tanjung Keling, Malacca
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Fotografía tomada en el Jardín Japones de Palermo - Buenos Aires - Argentina.
Flor de cerezo: Sakura.
A mi me gusta mucho con esta canción con volumen suave de fondo: Hojas de tilo - Ana Prada ♪♫♪♫,
Espero les guste!
Que tengan un lindo viernes y un mejor finde!!!
Un abrazo apretado!
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Street scene from Rawalpindi, inside the "old" city. This is not a tourist "souk" or bazaar, in fact, you never see any foreigner ! People are all the more happy to see you, discuss (even if it's in a broken english) and often, offer you tea ;-)
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Impressive, atmospheric, just a little frightening, the long black and red hooded and robed figures of the Procession de la Sanch march slowly through the streets of Perpignan to the solemn beat of black veiled tambourines The Procession de la Sanch, which takes place every ’Vendredi Saint’, (Good Friday), opens the celebration of the Easter Holy week.
The brotherhood of “La Sanch” (the blood) was founded in1416 by Vincent Ferrier at the church of St Jaques in Perpignan, its origin to assist and accompany the condemned to their execution. A preacher, Ferrier is said to have undergone a life changing experience in 1398 when he nearly died of the fever, but was miraculously cured after Christ appeared to him in an apparition. He attracted followers, penitents from all walks of life, who he led around Europe, preaching penance and helping sinners to prepare for judgment and punishment. The wearing of the black and red hooded robes (orcaparutxe) was to prevent criminals being recognized and ‘lynched’ in the streets as pay back for crimes committed, and prisoners, penitents, (there to give solace to the person about to die), and executioner were hooded for maximum confusion.
The procession as a whole commemorates the Passion and the Agony of Christ. At the head of the parade walks a red robed figure “le regidor”, warning the crowds of the procession’s approach. by intermittently ringing an iron bell as he leads the penitents to the gallows. They carry ‘misteris’ (full-size representations of the different scenes of the Passion) through the streets of Perpignan. Of course, over the years the Sanch has become a great crowd puller and a fabulous photo opportunity but for the ‘penitents’ carrying crosses, crucifixes and religious statues weighing up to thirty to fifty kilos, this re- enactment of Christ’s Passion is real enough. The procession takes place in silence – some walk bare-foot, others are on their knees…... only the sound of the tambourine, and the occasional peal of the bell breaks the eerie atmosphere, along with the Goigs, traditional Easter songs which accompany the march.
Over the centuries the Sanch has been forbidden several times. It has always survived.
Out of Walmart and it was snowing to my surprise. Walmart is a cesspool of a merchant retailer serving the masses. I don't like being there. So it was time to get out while the getting was good. I made a decision to drop off my dad and go take a picture.
Music: Aerodynamic Beats / Forget About The World by Daft Punk.
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Explored: January 18th, 2009 to #375.
Alarm went off 2.45am ugh!! rain and heavy cloud was forecast 4.00am as i drove up to brecon light spots hit the windscreen , got to the road leading up to the reservoir and for the first time ever the gate was shut and locked with the army or rangers on the radios so no idea what was going on , so i had an even longer walk poor molly.Been here so many times and today got a sky and flat calm reflections but no real array of sunrise lighting but s happy !!!
Witness how tranquil it was this morning here
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winter solstice . deep bass notes . dark sacred night . dark of the moon
purest stillness . falling snow . ancient awe . stars aglow
sacred gifts to gather our peace
peace all around us
peace within us
every breath, a prayer for peace
every breath, a prayer of gratitude
shhhh ... find the still place within
tonight we may dream of faraway drumbeats
in the morning we will know a secret
it was mother nature's wakening heartbeat
the sound of light returning
so we take this peace
gathered in the stillness of winter solstice
and spread it like seeds in the warming ground
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lovelight to You*
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During our vacation in the Ardennes, we had a great time at this side of the river in the beautiful picturesque city called Durbuy in the Belgium area of the Ardennes. My daughter and I spend quite some time playing and walking in this part of the river, searching nice little polished stones, watching small fishes come by and just enjoy the cold crystal clear water...
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Original exposure: + 1/160s . f/16 . ISO 400 . 28 mm
Pre-processing: basic image adjustments, pre-sharpening and white-balancing in Lightroom.
Post-processing: extensive use of Photoshop's Art History brush with a handful of different brushes. I probably used more then 10 layers and masks for the paint-job. Two mild-crunchy textures used for a finishing touch.
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In Idaho's Swan Valley is this old school house. We had a great day with cloud-filled skies. Here, the lighting was changing by the minute as the clouds moved by.
I placed the old building off-center and put the far-away red-roofed farm house buildings to the left as a minor element of the composition.
komando moriles - me asomo por la ventana
la bisbal d'empordà
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La Bisbal d'Empordà és la capital de la comarca del Baix Empordà i cap del partit judicial de la Bisbal a la província de Girona, Catalunya.
El municipi es troba a la Plana de l'Empordà, adjacent al massís de les Gavarres i regat pel riu Daró.
Per al seu origen caldria remontar-se a la vil·la romana de Fontanetum. Posteriorment s'anomenà Fontanet fins que rebé el seu nom actual de La Bisbal, ja esmentat el 1019, després de la seva cessió al bisbe de Girona durant el domini carolingi.
La jurisdicció, que havia estat discutida pel llinatge dels Cruïlles, va ser cedida plenament al bisbe de Girona per Jaume I. Durant el segle XIII es té constància de l'existència d'un call jueu. El 1322 Jaume II li va concedir la celebració de mercat setmanal els divendres, i encara subsisteix.
L'antic palau episcopal en forma de castell, va ser seu dels bisbes de Girona. Al segle XIV, la vila, que era regida per quatre cònsols i un consell electiu de 40 persones, va ser emmurallada. Pere el Conestable de Portugal ocupa la vila el 1465 després d'haver estat vençudes les forces defensores de Pere de Torroellai li canvià el nom a la vil·la pel de Camp-reial, que durà molt poc.
A partir del segle XVI es produeix una expansió urbana amb l'establiment a la vila de senyors territorials de la comarca.
L'any 1906 rebé per Reial Decret d'Alfons XIII el títol de ciutat.
monuments i llocs d'interes
Castell-palau
Església de Santa Maria
El Call jueu
Les Voltes
El Convent
El Pont Vell
El Passeig
esglesia de la pietat
l'aigüeta (ceramica)
Tradicionalment l'agricultura i la ramaderia han estat una de les primeres fonts de riquesa del municipi. A començaments del segle XX, cal destacar el despuntament de la indústria del suro. Actualment la terrissa, la ceràmica industrial i artística representen els puntals de l'economia bisbalenca.
Són molt populars els dolços de les seves pastisseries.
Bisbalenc ,Càntir i el Rus
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La Bisbal del Ampurdán (en catalán y oficialmente La Bisbal d'Empordà, popularmente reducido a La Bisbal) es un municipio catalán de la provincia de Gerona, (España) y capital de la comarca del Bajo Ampurdán. Se asienta sobre el llano del Ampurdán, adyacente al macizo de les Gavarres y regado por el río Daró. Su origen se halla en la villa romana de Fontanetum. Su nombre actual se debe a la cesión de la localidad al obispo de Gerona durante el dominio carolingio.
Tradicionalmente la agricultura y ganadería han sido las principales fuentes de riqueza de la población. A comienzos del siglo XX destacó la industria del corcho. En la actualidad, la cerámica industrial y artística representan su principal registro económico y turístico. También es reconocido por sus populares dulces de pastelería.
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La Bisbal d'Empordà is the capital of the comarca of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain.
The town is 29 km south east of Girona, 12 km west of Palafrugell and 19 km north west of Palamós. The town lies on the C-66 road between Girona and Palafrugell/Palamós where it becomes the C-31. The GI-660 to Calonge and Sant Feliu de Guíxols and GI-664 to Cassà de la Selva cross the Gavarres mountains.
The town's name is derived from the Catalan bisbe, meaning "bishop", as the town was under the control of the bishops of Girona from the Carolingian period. It is constructed on the site of the Roman settlement of Fontanetum, and is sometimes referred to as Fontanet in Old Catalan. The Spanish name of La Bisbal del Ampurdán is no longer in official use.
The current settlement can be dated at least to the consecration of the church of Santa Maria de la Bisbal in 901 (the current baroque building dates from the seventeenth century). The fortified episcopal palace occupies a large part of the historic town centre.
The municipality lies on the northern edge of the Gavarres mountains and on the banks of the Darò river a tributary of the River Ter.
The town became home to a substantial number of French immigrants after the French Revolution of 1789. The saw several battles during the Napoleonic Wars (Peninsular War). General O'Donnell routed the French forces of General Schwarz at La Bisbal in 1811. The town was briefly occupied by Carlist forces in 1874 during the Third Carlist War.
The towns economy is heavily based on pottery as well as agriculture.
The town is one of the traditional centres of the sardana dance.
If you are a die hard Mac user like I am, then no trip to NY is complete without a visit to the Apple Store on 5th Ave near Central Park. The store is below ground and entry is through a well guarded glass cube, and although no photos are allowed within the glass cube or in the store, I managed to squeeze off this shot from just inside.....:-)))
Take a look at this panoramic view of the area on opening day in 2006
BTW, for those of you who have frequently asked about the processing I use, it is almost exclusively done using Aperture II (Apple's Professional Photo Program) on my Mac Book Pro. For me Apple provides the right combination of tools and I could not imagine being without them....:-)))
Para una persona con gran sensibilidad que hoy cumple años. Molts d'anys CONXITA !
Además de ovejitas y corderos, también realicé alguna foto de plantas ...
El nombre "me lo se" ... lo tengo en la puntita de la lengua, je,je,
pero no hay problema, estoy segura de que mi amiga Pilar clarordelluna ,
me ayudará con la identificación de ésta "floreta lila" ;-)
... bueno, por si acaso ... se admiten otros voluntarios.
(Excursión del Curso de "Fotografia de plantes endèmiques i de paisatge vegetal" organizada por el JBS, a la que también fueron clarordelluna, Wuniatu y Ziga-zaga)
Edito- Gracias a Antramir por identificarla como erodium cicutarium,
también conocido como "pico de cigüeña" y "alfilera" .
¡Lo que se aprende en flickr! ;-)
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"Entire generations may pass devoid of great discoveries".
This was almost one of those generations.
The year 4561 saw the end of the Terpon Zoning Wars with the lion's share of the spoils going to the Beulorians. Most of the wars were fought in the courtrooms and the Beulorians were defending what they considered to be a fair claim. The Terpon Cluster was an uninhabited star grouping that sat on the fringes of the secluded Vierian System and was mostly considered a vast wasteland. Beulor was the only planet that supported life in the Vierian System. When their explorations reached as far as the Terpon Cluster, they discovered a widely spanning asteroid field. It was believed they were verging on something quite amazing. The cluster remained to that date unclaimed and despite their reputation as rash businessmen, Beulor's interest in the region quickly drew a crowd of suitors.
The Beulorians fought passionately in the Universal Courts for the cluster. Their win was attributed mostly to their command of their native tongue, which they insisted on using and was largely unintelligible by most other civilized races.
In the six years immediately following their 'victory', the Beulorians began mining the asteroids. Their exhaustive exploration revealed nothing, and tons of it. Their resources were quickly drained and living up to their well-deserved reputation, the Beulorians looked to sell the lot. The potential investment was overwhelmingly ignored.
A coalition of interstellar industrialists took interest. This coalition was represented by the biggest stakeholder Llwyngwril Systems. Already famous for their manufacturing of practical yet ridiculous vehicles, as well as the virtual impossibility of correctly pronouncing the company name without pulling a muscle, the representatives of Llwyngwril saw potential where other parties saw only insurmountable risk. They lowballed the Beulorians with an offer that they, themselves, considered completely unreasonable. But seeing it as the only opportunity to dump an investment they felt was destined to yield no return whatsoever, the Beulorians hastily accepted the offer. They went on and toasted themselves 'the greatest salesmen in the Universe'.
Within mere days of the property changing hands, the new owners started setting up mining facilities on the largest asteroids in the field. Adler Corporation planted several bunkers, CS fanatics became active on the surface, Tequilatron began plasmamining, Llwyngwril deployed their Gourmet Grinders and several private contractors initiated deep core mining. The representatives were surprised that the Beulorians had not yet mined these rocks. This astonishment was soon replaced by joy when several deep core miners stumbled across a new element. In an effort to make it easy to pronounce, the coalition named the element ABS, or ABSinite. It was easily smelted, melted down into a variety of ABS shapes, easily dyed and was bulletproof. Its potential profitability was immediately recognized.
The Beulorians who facilitated the transaction were promptly outsmarted and dealt with. According to the planet's laws, for the most punishable and commonly committed crime of being rash. The coalition took over the asteroid fields and expanded their effort till the very last rock. This started an era that would become known as 'The Great Terpon Mining Frenzy'.
As all businesses eventually experience, the criminal element wormed its way into the action. Completely incapable of original ideas that lead to any semblance of profitability, but perfectly adept at being ruthless and covered in unmanageable hair, Thondan pirates made frequent passes through the cluster. Their aim was set for cargo carriers and freighters destined for the more populated and high-demand regions of the Universe. Recently discovering stealth technology, the criminals of Blacktron found their way into the cluster as well, secretly scanning remaining asteroids for small profits. Tapping and stealth mining became an almost regular thing. The alien species of Ethel Mertz too noticed the boost of activity in the region. So they began storming the nebulae situated in the cluster and learned how to extract ABS from the toxic clouds. Being at war with the humans from 4518 to 4546, the coalition had a bitter aftertaste about the Mertz' presence in the area. Nebulae mining was mostly tolerated though, as the clouds were marked as too irradiated for their vessels to approach.
To combat the criminal activity, the coalition funded an effort to patrol and survey ongoing mining operations. The powerful Galactic Anthropic Imperial Armada (GAIA) stepped in and signed the lucrative contract. Now overseeing daily business in luxury cruiseliners converted into battleships, GAIA keeps an eye out for smugglers, pirates and criminals. With an inexhaustible supply of weaponry and hubris. The system is well known for their ships now hovering in the middle of dense industrial territory. Their singular mission being to fire 'tiny' missiles at approaching enemies and occasionally pointing their formidable triple cannons at the intruders only to extend the middle one into the air. Hubris.
The arrangement has proven reasonably effective and the benefit of fewer troubles with pirates allowed the coalition to overlook the fact that the gigantic spaceships frequently clogged up viable trade routes.
The system is now one of the most active industrial zones in the history of the Interstellar Transport Agency. The huge variety of ships and building styles in the system attracts spaceship spotters from all across the galaxy.
Individual builds and backgrounds
- Topsy Creatori
- Creation: D.U.D. Barges, space cargo
Built and piloted by Darkla's M3D Marauders, the typical red/black D.U.D. Barges are seen flying in to the asteroid field to collect ABS. Little is known as to what purpose Darkla's empire would use the resources. The archives only show a lucrative private contract, set up with an anonymous company.
- Starscream Soundwave
- Creation: Private party, heavy duty mining ships
Extracting as much ABS as is available for the highest bidder. This is the aim of the submarine-like mining fleet. Their appearance is matched with their heavy armor, protecting the valuable goods inside. Two mining lasers on the front do the extracting. Contents are usually picked up by mobile processing ships or high capacity freighters.
- Locutus666
- Creation: Blacktron I, # 6985 upgraded ABS Prospector
Blacktron got word of the mining operations going on in section D 887. They just needed to venture out and take their slice. Joining the party in the second stage, a stealth prospector is seen scanning the remaining asteroids for quantities of ABS.
- Marc Edge R.unde
- Creation: GAIA, HMS Misirlou
With the increasing threat of pirates within the quadrant, local authorities called upon the Galactic Anthropic Imperial Armada to oversee ongoing operations. An Alexandria Class Destroyer (HMS Misirlou) is seen bombarding an incoming Thondan pirate ship.
- David Roberts
- Creation: Llwyngwril Systems, 'Gourmet' Asteroid miner
Llwyngwril Systems' Gourmet Grinder is a mining machine with and integral smelting furnace under its belly. It is serviced by two smaller ships. One has big tongs for removing the ore from the back of the smelter and the other one carries it away to the nearest station or processing facility.
- David Alexander Smith
- Creation: CS, Mineral Sorting Plant
General deposits of ABS found on the surface of asteroids are mostly exploited by the CS fanatics. Industrial mineral sorting stations pop up everywhere, as well as the landvehicles scraping the soil.
- Clayton Marchetti
- Creation: Space Freighter S.S. 5906 "Goliath"
The golden carriages of the galactic speedways. Carrying vast amounts of cargo, these freighters are slow but very profitable. Usually these ships buy up all local resources, which get transported to areas with a high demand rate. Their big fuselages make easy targets to get a lock on for ill tempered pirates though.
- Matt Rowntree
- Creation: Ethel Mertz, Thurston Howell mkIII, Lurch class ABS extraction frigate
Unlike most human explorers and miners, this alien species is able to extract ABSinite from the irradiated nebulae efficiently. The Ethel Mertz and Terran miners continue to co-exist as they do not venture into eachother's territory. Means of contact and communication remain strictly forbidden though, causing a tenuous relationship.
- Tom Remy
- Creation: Liquid ABS processing facility
The deep core extraction pillar digs into the asteroid, extracting and processing the highly toxic liquid absinite. This is the kind that can be turned into hard, transparent clear, cat-hair proof-absinite products. Dropships fly in and out of the landing pad to deliver the goods to local buyers.
- Tim Clark
- Creation: The 'Scallywag', Thondan pirate ship
Thondan pirates are well equipped and known for their ruthless tactics. Not interested in interstellar politics or trade, their goal is nothing but personal profit. The ominously looking Scallywag is seen warping into the sector, directly locking on to a freighter. That Absinite is going nowhere.
- Stephan Niehoff
- Creation: Adler Corporation, fuel refinery
In this facility, the mineral Reebit is won out of ABS. Reebit is prepared in powder form of two quality standards. Reebit is stored in silos for fueling and an explosive component. The refinery is sturdily built like a bunker, relying on it's defensive capability and protection from others.
- Pico van Grootveld
- Creation: Tequilatron, deep space drill operation
Tequilatron is the universe's number 1 provider in salts and liquor, famed for their spirits and tuk-tuks. The new Mobile 'King' drill, a walker and several type II plasmadrills are seen extracting ABS for their next new drink prototype. Scientist are still in search of a fitting name for their green spirit.
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September 2012, update
Hi folks. I reprocessed (and replaced) the above shot this week to transfer it to canvas and large prints.
The wide angle lenses I use (back in 2011 I used the Sigma 10-20 on DX, now the Sigma 12-24 on FX) give quite some distortion, especially in the far corners. It's not always easy to get rid of it.
This time I went through the whole process again to correct the Ferry House, and bring it back to its true proportions.
Why am I doing this? Well, because I have my first exhibition Saturday, September 29. Where? Over here in this old Ferry house itself! :) Due to the 350th anniversary of the Hoge Brug in Overschie there's all kinds of festivities. One of them is the Ferry House opening its doors in the afternoon. The owner asked me to show my Overschie photo work over here, and I gladly agreed.
Info: www.museumoudoverschie.nl/nl/main/agenda/350-jaar-hoge-br...
Everybody's welcome of course to meet and greet and you can win a nifty canvas too. At the end of the day I'm selling my large prints (50x75 and 30x45) at special prices.
I'll keep you posted. I'm busy with processing, flyers, prints and marketing the whole thing, so I'll be on and off. Ta!
November 2011, nice story...
The Ferry House (Veerhuis) which I regularly shoot in Overschie was sold to a new owner.
I got contacted by him recently, and was asked if I could deliver a blow-up of one of my recent shots he loved (see below), to put it on the wall of his new home. Of course I gladly accepted the assignment! Yesterday I brought a huge canvas of the image (see below) to the Ferry house (wasn't easy, it's located on an impossible spot!) which is heavily renovated at the mo'.
I got a 'guided tour' through the house (from 1747) and I found out that Anton Pieck had lived here, which was news to me. There was a huge stone in the living room wall saying "Anton Pieck, November 1982". You can find Anton Pieck's take on the Ferry house and church over here. It's really nice (from 1948). A very nice experience all-round! Thx Joost, succes with the renovation!
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Shot it at Kumbha Mela 2010.Its a greatest show on Earth.
In Hindu mythology, its origin is found in one of the popular creation myths and the Hindu theories on evolution, the Samudra manthan episode (Churning of the ocean of milk), which finds mention in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana.
The Gods had lost their strength, and to regain it, they thought of churning the Ksheera Sagara (primordial ocean of milk) for amrit (the nectar of immortality), this required them to make a temporary agreement with their arch enemies, the demons or Asuras, to work together with a promise of sharing the nectar equally thereafter. However, when the Kumbha (urn) containing the amrita appeared, a fight ensued. For twelve days and twelve nights (equivalent to twelve human years) the gods and demons fought in the sky for the pot of amrita. It is believed that during the battle, Lord Vishnu flew away with the Kumbha of elixir, and that is when drops of amrita fell at four places on earth: Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik, and that is where the Kumbh Mela is observed every twelve years.
First written evidence of the Kumbha Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese traveller, Huan Tsang or Xuanzang (602 - 664 A.D.) who visited India in 629 -645 CE, during the reign of King Harshavardhana.
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LM: Hosoi Ichiba Group, Hosoi Mura - Edo Period Japanese Village, Okiya and RPG sim, Japan Kansai (34, 42, 35)
Thank you for showing me this beautiful sim and for adding this story to my pic so i could post it on "sl storytelling snap" group.
"AS IT IS TOLD IN THE STARS…"
Like so many days before, the princess and her beloved guardian wolf went exploring. It should be told here that the bond she and the wolf have is a mystery for all. When the wolf was just 5 years old, a peculiar old lady, gifted the wolf to the family of the princess upon her birth and since then the wolf never left the princess’ side. He slept at her crib, watched over her as she played; she was never out of his sight.
As she grew older, they began to explore the lands together. This is something they loved to do. The wolf allowed her to ride on his back since he was very large and very strong.
During the nights the princess would lay cuddled against the wolf longing to have him forever.
On this particular night, which happened to be night of the princess’ 18th birthday, the princess lay with her wolf, as they have done since she was a child. The sound of thunder suddenly startled the wolf awake. Worried and protective as he always was he stood over his beloved princess. Nothing more happened and she caressed his fur to calm him and make him sleep again.
While exploring the next day in the mountains the wolf and princess came upon a small, strange, sparkling creature. Being his usual protective self the wolf growled at it. Worried that it might try to harm his precious princess. The princess stroked his fur softly, leaned to his ear, and whispered “Shhhhh, my wolf, it is just a fairy.” This did not calm him since he did not trust this creature one bit. He growled at her even more as the fairy smacked him on the nose with her sparkling stick. At that very moment the wolf felt a strange sensation, his mind began to spin. The fairy flew off quickly, giggling until she was out of sight. He looked up and whimpered at the princess, wanting a kiss on his nose in return for making the fairy go away. She leaned down and kissed him as she did so many times. This time he felt the kiss was different, it warmed his heart and soul as always but this time it also gave him a feeling as if there were butterflies in his tummy.
They wandered back into the village, returning home at dusk. The princess fed the wolf and they climbed into bed together. He licked her on the nose and rolled on his side so she could cuddle up to him. That night the wolf had strange dreams. He dreamt he was a human and not a wolf. The wolf was finally able to talk with her, to hold her, to kiss her, to do things he saw so many lovers do and only wished he could.
He woke from this nightmare and gasped. Looking down at his paws, he saw human hands. He quickly looked to his body; there was no fur, but instead his naked human skin. He lay back down moving closer to the princess, caressing her soft, silken skin. This sensation gave him tingles throughout his body. He kissed her neck, her cheek and finally her lips softly. The princess opened her eyes quickly, scared of this man next to her, pushing him away, screaming for her wolf to protect her. He placed his hand over her mouth and tried to calm her by saying, “ssshh…..it is I, my princess, your wolf.“
From that day forward the princess had her wolf as a human and as a strong wolf.
For many years they kept it a secret that he was a shape shifter…
To Be Continued...
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Man, I hate working Sundays. Should be in bed. I love sleeping late on the weekends. But no, here I am downtown looking for a God damn parking spot. 7:30am not a soul around. Even the construction guys erecting the new WTC have off. Driving down Barclay, eyes all over. I will kill for a spot today, do not fuck with me…damn I need a coffee. Cop pulling out, shit yeah. Pull in, still have time to get that coffee…should I bring the Panny? You never know. Grab it. Slam the door, beep the locks shut.
MT ; Dude, got a match?
Man sittin in a doorway, down low, didn’t even notice him. Homeless for sure. Has his survival gear all around him.
SS ; No man, no matches, here gimme the cig I got a lighter in my car here.
I light it up and hand it over. He takes a big drag. He’s been waiting a while. Downtown is a ghost town early Sunday mornings.
MT ; Thanks wanna magazine? Got lots here, people throw em out, brand new ones too, I sit here and read as many as I can.
SS ; Hmm, lets see, is that a ‘Ladies Home Journal’ ? Looks new, don’t think I read that one yet. If you don’t mind I’ll take that one.
MT ; Sure, take whatever you want.
SS ; Getting a coffee, want one? I’ll be right back. What’s your name? Like your hat.
MT ; Names Mikey Tribeca.
SS ; Good one, named yourself after the neighborhood I see. Mind if I take your picture Mikey? I’ll make a copy for you. Hey am I seein’ right are your eyes different colors?
MT ; Missing a lens, hard to read these magazines with one eye. Want another one? This 'Mademoiselle' looks new.
SS ; Sure love reading 'Mlle'. Hows your coffee, watcha listening to by the way?
MT ; Oh, these phones aren’t connected to nothing, I just tuck the cord in my shirt I like wearing them, cuts the noise out. Helps me sleep.
SS ; Well, nice talking with you Mr. Tribeca, I gotta get my ass to work. See that big ugly brown building over there that’s where I’ll be today. Sure wish I could hang with you a bit more. Hope you find another lens and maybe a lost Ipod with all the music you ever loved on it. Be well friend, I’ll be lookin for you.
MT ; Here, take this copy of 'Good Housekeeping', don’t think I’ll be needing it.
View Moonrise and Moving Clouds, Rialto on Black
View Moonrise and Moving Clouds, Rialto Map/EXIF
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II + 16-35 mm @ 16 mm - 30.0 sec at f/2.8, ISO 400
Manual mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
This was actually my test exposure to get a baseline for a smaller aperture. When I saw it come out of the camera, I really liked what the clouds were doing, but, try as I might for an hour or so, I couldn't replicate it. Interesting how fast things can change.
47°56'23.72" N 124°38'54.52" W, 17.6 m
Rialto Beach, 3283 Mora Rd, Forks, WA 98331, USA
Forks, Washington, USA
Taken on 08.12.2011, uploaded on 09.07.2011.
©2011 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info