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This was taken last year along the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake.
My original text from my photoblog:
I took this picture of an old trolley car that used to drive people out to Saltair, an old amusement park on the Great Salt Lake that used to be a pretty big deal around the turn of the century. It was well after dark, so it's a 30 second exposure, and I hit the rear end of the car with a flashlight to give it the glow you see. Even though you are only maybe 40 feet from the I-80 freeway from where my tripod was setup, the place is still quite eerie.
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Flowerpot Island Lighthouse
The original lighthouse on Castle Bluff on Flowerpot Island, built of hand-hewn timbers, stood so high its rays could be seen from its tall imperial lighthouse relatives along the shoreline.
The lighthouse was built on the north-easterly point of the island in 1897, during the heyday of the Great Lakes shipping industry. A square wooden tower, it stood 88' above the water and was first tended by Donald Smith, paid $300 a season for his duties as lightkeeper. A season ran from April till December. This lightstation retained a lightkeeper for 90 years.
In 1909, a fog building and fog alarm were constructed at the cliff site, replacing the less-effective bells and hand-horns. Today's observation deck is the site of the original fog building.
A severe winter storm destroyed the concrete dock in 1987, the remains of which can still be seen underwater from the cobble beach in front of the keepers' homes.
Saving the lighthouse
In 1969, the lighthouse building was pushed from the cliff and replaced with a steel tower, still a functioning beacon at the site. Concerned about the deteriorated condition of the lightstation, the Friends of Fathom Five and the Canadian Coast Guard came to an agreement in 1995, handing over to the Friends lightstation maintenance and restoration, which began in 1996.
Attendees participate in Pollinator Habitat Planting Event on Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Plymouth, Ind. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AP Images for National 4-H Council)
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It was a very poorly lit street but the D700 with the Nikon AF-S 24mm f/1.4G lens does its magic with incredible details restitution. Due to their exquisite sharpness and unmatched color rendition, the Voigtlander Nokton 58mm SLII and this latest 24mm from Nikon are my two favorite lenses for night photography (Color or B&W). Here I am pleased of the reproduction of the texture from the cobblestone street and the wood door as well as the curved lines - a quasi graphical composition - of the cobblestones fading away in the dead end road.
Nikon D700 and lens Nikkor AF-S 24mmG ED mounted on Gitzo tripod. Taken at ISO 1000, 1/5s, f/3.5 with mirror locked-up and RF wireless remote Phottix Cleon II. B&W Post processing with silver Efex Pro and Lightroom 3.
Un manifestant avec un autocollant de la FIDL (Fédération Indépendante et Démocratique Lycéenne) pendant la manif du 18 Mars.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Ecole en danger ! (Recommended as a slideshow)
Manifestation à Paris le 29 Novembre 2007 contre la réforme de la carte judiciaire par Rachida Dati. Quittant l'Assemblée Nationale, les manifestants partent en "manif sauvage" (!) rejoindre leurs collègues place Vendôme, mais ils sont arrêtés rue de Castiglione par le cordon de police qui verrouille toute la place, et après quelques pourparlers, ils feront le tour jusqu'à la rue de la Paix pour rejoindre le reste de la manifestation.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Non à la carte judiciaire ! (Recommended as a slideshow)
I was tagged ! so here it goes..
1. If you needed directions to anywhere in new jersey or the eastern side of PA, I could probably tell you how to get there and the best roads to take. my mind is a map. legit.
2. I talk on the phone more than I text. It used to be the other way around.. but now I lovelovelove talking on the phone
3. I go to shows like it's my job. I go to one at least once a month. next weekend I'm going to take action & in march i'm seeing black eyed peas!
4. i'm probably going to be all alone when i'm older, as in no husband. It's not that I don't like people, I just get bored of them so easily.
5. I want to travel. Everywhere. I want to be able to tell my grand children that I've been to all 50 states, and every continent. It just seems like such a cool thing.
6. I listen to music constantly. I don't think there's a minute without my ipod by my side, and in my ear.
7. I take my camera everywhere. Even if I don't take pictures, I still feel right when it's right next to me.
8. I don't fit in anywhere. I have friends within a lot of different groups, and I have yet to find my place. Not that I need one.
9. I just recently became vegetarian. and I want to keep going with it. It's been three days, and it's pretty hard considering all my diet was, was chicken. everyday, all day.
10. Up until this year, I always knew what I wanted to do with my life. Now, I don't have a clue, and it freaks me out.
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life had a certain rhythm. an easy downhill flow. seconds,
mintues, hours, days, a segue of perpetual motion.
everything in its proper place, at its proper time. moring
alarms, kitchen clatter, bus gears, school bells, teacher
talk. locker clang,hallways laughter, slamming doors.
even school queries. homework, music, TV.
contentment thrived in repetition, routine, and
familiarity.
more shots from yesterday. i happen to like this.
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Production & Photography: Pablo Henríquez Palma
Model: Anna Cristina / Elite
Styling and Clothes: Cote Bari
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El lleó (Panthera leo) és un mamífer de la família dels felins. El lleó mascle és conegut per la seva crinera (melena) i pot arribar a pesar més de 250 kg. Les femelles son molt més petites i pesen devers 180 kg. Els lleons son carnívors i viuen en grups familiars que consisteixen en femelles emparentades, les seves cries dels dos sexes i un mascle sense llaços sanguinis que s'aparella amb les femelles adultes.
Les femelles s'ocupen de caçar mentre que els mascles es dediquen principalment a protegir els límits del seu territori. Els mascles són expulsats del grup en arribar a la maduresa.
Els lleons son polígams i la femella cria cada 18 o 26 mesos en estat natural; en captivitat, els lleons es reprodueixen una vegada a l'any. Després d'una gestació de 110 dies, la femella té entre un i quatre lleonets, que neixen amb un pèl espès i clapat. En captivitat, un lleó pot viure fins als 30 anys d'edat, però en llibertat la mitjana són 12 anys pels mascles i 16 per les femelles.
The lion (Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight,[2] it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with a critically endangered remnant population in northwest India, having disappeared from North Africa, the Middle East, and western Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene (about 10,000 years ago), the lion was the most widespread large land mammal beside humans. They were found in most of Africa, much of Eurasia from western Europe to India, and the Bering land bridge and, in the Americas, from the Yukon to Peru.
Lions live for approximately 10–14 years in the wild, while in captivity they can live over 20 years. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. Lions are unusually social compared to other cats. A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The lion is an apex and keystone predator, although they will resort to scavenging if the opportunity arises. While lions, in general, do not selectively hunt humans, some have been known to become man-eaters and seek human prey.
The lion is a vulnerable species, having seen a possibly irreversible population decline of 30 to 50% over the past two decades in its African range;[1] populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks. Although the cause of the decline is not well-understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern. Lions have been kept in menageries since Roman times and have been a key species sought after and exhibited in zoos the world over since the late eighteenth century. Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies.
Visually, the male is highly distinctive and is easily recognized by its mane. The head of the male lion is one of the most widely recognized animal symbols in human culture. It has been depicted extensively in literature, in sculptures, in paintings, on national flags, and in contemporary films and literature.
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Almost 2000 years ago, four writers recorded the life and teaching of Jesus. The first four books in the New Testament bear their names: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Matthew was one of Jesus' twelve disciples. He offers a first-hand account of what Jesus said and did over a three-year period.
Luke was a physician who became a follower of Jesus after Jesus' life on earth. He spent time with many who were close to Jesus during His earthly ministry. Jesus' mother Mary gave Luke a mother's insight into the birth and early life of Jesus.
John wrote the last of the four histories. Of the twelve disciples, no one was closer to Jesus than John. He was the disciple who stood alone at the foot of the cross. Jesus demonstrated His great trust in John by committing to John the care of His mother Mary. At the time he wrote the last of the four histories, John was the only disciple of the original twelve who was still living.
Mark's record is the earliest of the four accounts. A young boy during the latter part of Jesus' life, Mark grew up to travel with Peter, one of Jesus' first followers and closest friends. Peter was a fisherman who followed Christ personally and traveled with Him for more than three years. We know from early church historians that Mark wrote what he learned from Peter as he preached about Jesus to all who would listen. Irenaeus wrote in A.D. 175, "Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter, also transmitted to us in writing the things preached by Peter."
Of the four histories, Mark's Gospel is the simplest, shortest and most direct presentation of Jesus' life, written in the common language of the marketplace. None of the other Gospels devotes as great a portion of its content to Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection. Mark does not mention Christ's genealogy or birth. Instead, he begins his Gospel by describing John the Baptist's preaching and baptism, followed by the baptism and temptation of Jesus. Then he leads into Jesus' public ministry in Galilee, giving special attention to His miraculous works that prove Him to be the Son of God.
As in all Peter's sermons about Jesus recorded in the Book of Acts, the presentation about Christ in the Gospel of Mark answers two simple but critical questions. It is divided almost perfectly in two equal halves, the first presenting who Jesus is and the second presenting why He gave His life.
From the earliest part of chapter 1 through the end of chapter 8, Mark records Jesus' miraculous works and repeatedly draws attention to the significance of who Jesus is. That is why in the first half of Mark's gospel the word "who" occurs so often.
In the first chapter, Mark clearly declares that Jesus is the Son of God1 Even demons gave this testimony: "I know who you are — the Holy One of God!" But, Jesus did not permit the demons to speak, "because they knew who he was."2
In chapter 2, the scribes said, "Who can forgive sins but God alone?"3 In chapter 4, after Jesus miraculously calmed the storm, the disciples said to one another, "Who then is this that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"4
The climax of Mark's presentation of who Jesus is in the first half of the book comes at the close of chapter 8: "And Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, 'Who do people say that I am?' And they told Him, saying, 'John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.' And He continued by questioning them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Peter answered and said to Him, 'You are the Christ.'"5
The second half of Mark's 16 chapters describe the final week of Jesus' life on earth — His suffering, death and resurrection. In a series of statements Jesus reveals the purpose for which He was sent into the world: "He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again."6 "He said to His disciples, 'The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.'"7 ''We are going up to Jerusalem,' he said, 'and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.'"8
Also contained in Mark are three dramatic "confessions." In the first verse, Mark himself confesses Jesus as the Son of God. 9 This is followed by Peter's confession in the middle of the book, "You are the Christ,"10 and builds to the Roman centurion's confession, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"11
As you read through Mark's record of the life and teachings of Jesus, you will discover that His life touches the very center of your life.
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Note: Clicking on any footnote number will take you to the reference.
1 Mark 1:24, NIV
2 1:34, NIV
3 2:7, NIV
4 4:41
5 8:27-29
6 8:31
7 9:31
8 10:33,34
9 1:1
10 8:29, NIV
11 15:39, NIV
The Ticketing Business Forum at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Thursday December 02, 2021.
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www.darckr.com/username.php?username=9099757@N05 -------------- Illumination of the Brueckenkopfpark Jülich ------ Eine spektakuläre Licht- und Farbinszenierung verwandelt den Brückenkopf-Park in eine Welt voll zauberhafter Stimmungen: Wege glänzen in warmen Tönen, die Wallanlagen schimmern geheimnisvoll, Büsche und Baumwipfel heben sich hell gegen den dunklen Nachthimmel ab… Illuminationen aus Lichternetzen, Scheinwerfern und Projektionen lassen Bäume, Sträucher, Wiesen und Gebäude des Parks in wunderschönem Glanz erstrahlen und erschließen sich dem Betrachter manchmal erst bei genauerem Hinsehen. Scheinbar bekannte Ecken erscheinen auf einmal in ganz neuem Licht und Orte, die am Tag eher versteckt sind, kommen dank der Lichtinszenierung bei Einbruch der Dämmerung ganz groß heraus.
Sobald es dunkel wird, verwandeln LEDs, Strahler, Projektoren, Scheinwerfer, Lichterketten und Lampions das Parkgelände in eine phantasievolle Lichterlandschaft. Lichtkunstobjekte sorgen für eine stimmungsvolle, fast irreale Atmosphäre. Das muss man einfach gesehen haben! Nach einem romantischen Spaziergang durch die leuchtende Oase strahlen die Besucher mit der Illumination um die Wette.
Verantwortlich für die künstlerische Konzeption des „Herbstleuchtens im Park“ ist der Lichtkünstler Wolfgang Flammersfeld aus Unna, der in den letzten Jahren Parks, Höhlen, Stauseemauern und Schlösser spektakulär beleuchtet hat. Gemeinsam mit seinem Team freut er sich insbesondere auf die Illumination der Südbastion. Die vielen Gänge und Nischen bieten einem Lichtkünstler viele phantasievolle Möglichkeiten, mal hell und buntleuchtend, mal gruselig mit sich bewegenden Schatten. Man darf gespannt sein.
FERNANDO AMORSOLO (1892 - 1972)
Evening Meal on a Raft House
Estimate: PHP 7,500,000 - 8,000,000
Signed and dated '1933' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
38 x 46 cm (15 x 18 in)
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued and signed by Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo
National Artist Fernando Amorsolo’s impressive and extensive oeuvre single-handedly reshaped the standards of genre painting in the country — his techniques and utilization of the academic style becoming the norm during and long after his lifetime.
Having temporarily lived in the coastal town of Daet in his childhood served as early exposure to the delights of rural living for the young Amorsolo, which clearly manifests in the lot on offer. Painted in 1933, during the master’s so-called “Golden Era,” Evening Meal on a Raft House is a rare and captivating example of the artist’s idyllic figurative style showing subject matter that hearkens back to simpler and more peaceful times. Central to the painting is a family of four settling down for their evening meal in the light of the setting sun. They reside in a bamboo raft house, where a fishing boat can be seen anchored on the far left, thus clueing the viewer that Amorsolo is depicting a family of fisherfolk. What makes this artwork so collectible is its departure from usual motifs — here, instead of daytime scenes featuring farmers toiling in the fields and women bathing or washing clothes in the riverside, the artist instead chooses to illustrate fishermen winding down to rest with their families at the end of the day. The influence of Impressionism and the artist’s mastery over oil painting is clearly exhibited in the carefully painted dapples of light shining off the water, and in the distorted reflection of the hut in the ocean. The romantic atmosphere that would dominate his later works is evidenced by the gentle hues of the cloudy sky — rendered in a soft hued symphony of orange, blue, and white — amplifying the dream-like calm that settles over the scene, and embodying the innocent charm and delicacy that makes Amorsolo’s works so embedded in the Filipino consciousness and beloved by collectors the world over.
Lot 70 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on June 25, 2022. Please see salcedoauctions.com for more information.
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Bodega Marqués de Riscal. Año 1858.
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My librarian.net mail is a lost cause, but I need a way to be contacted via librarian.net. I have an address that librarian.net email goes to and I filter it with procmail so that it goes into one folder. I use WordPress. I dislike all the WordPress solutions I have found so far including Contact Form ][ and Secure Form Mailer.
I'd like something that I can style to fit my themes (often more than one of them) and one where I could set a custom subject line. I'd like it to not attract spambots and I'd like it to not have a CAPCHA if at all possible.
I'm not sure where to go from here. Suggestions?
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Toy: 17/04/1994 - 17/09/2006
" Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.... "
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This is a set of photos I took some 10 years ago at my home in Lisbon, with an old point&shoot Kodak.
My Toy loved to jump around the house, always seeking the highest points ...
For 12 years he was a faithful loving friend and companion. He was The Master of the House :-) and he definitely filled it with his presence.
He will always be there... and with us.
Thank you so much, Toy, for having been with us and for those 12 years of joy and tenderness!
I do hope you come to meet me one day... at the Rainbow Bridge.
Lots of love,
Vanda
Ecocentro Danaus (<-- video) is located a couple miles east of La Fortuna Costa Rica. It's a fairly small reserve, 600 meters of walking trails, but boy, do they pack a LOT in such a small area. Danaus was created about 13 years ago when some forward thinking people decided it might be better to grow life than cut it down. Danaus is like a mini oasis since it's completely surrounded by pasture and cattle land. Here's what Ecocentro Danaus says about itself: 'Ecocentro Danaus is an ecological reserve that preserves a natural regenerating secondary forest. Many different biological processes take place here and there is a great biodiversity of flora and fauna in its natural state.'Danaus is worth a look if your in the La Fortuna area and you need something to do for a couple hours.
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Le vent fera craquer les branches
La brume viendra dans sa robe blanche
Y aura des feuilles partout
Couchées sur les cailloux
Octobre tiendra sa revanche
Le soleil sortira à peine
Nos corps se cacheront sous des bouts de laine
Perdue dans tes foulards
Tu croiseras le soir
Octobre endormi aux fontaines
Il y aura certainement,
Sur les tables en fer blanc
Quelques vases vides et qui traînent
Et des nuages pris aux antennes
Je t'offrirai des fleurs
Et des nappes en couleurs
Pour ne pas qu'Octobre nous prenne
On ira tout en haut des collines
Regarder tout ce qu'Octobre illumine
Mes mains sur tes cheveux
Des écharpes pour deux
Devant le monde qui s'incline
Certainement appuyés sur des bancs
Il y aura quelques hommes qui se souviennent
Et des nuages pris sur les antennes
Je t'offrirai des fleurs
Et des nappes en couleurs
Pour ne pas qu'Octobre nous prenne
Et sans doute on verra apparaître
Quelques dessins sur la buée des fenêtres
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My father was slaughtered by a six-fingered man. He was a great swordmaker, my father. When the six-fingered man appeared and requested a special sword. My father took the job. He slaved a year before it was done...
...The six-fingered man returned and demanded it, but at one tenth his promised price, my father refused. Without a word, the six-fingered man slashed him through the heart. I loved my father. So naturally, I challenged his murderer to a duel. I failed. The six-fingered man left me alive, but he gave me these scars...
...I was eleven years old. And when I was strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing. So the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six-fingered man and say, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Can anyone name the movie? Its a good one! Here is my picture to go along with the quotes!
Strobist info: One visatec 1600b camera left, but almost directly where subject is facing but not quite through soft reflective dish honeycomb grid
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ze strony cepl.sggw.pl/edukacja/ptaki_drap/wypluwki.htm :
Co to są wypluwki?
Około 300 gatunków ptaków produkuje wypluwki. Są to niedużych rozmiarów szczątki, wypluwane przez ptaki. Zawierają niestrawione resztki pożywienia.
Najczęściej do badań wykorzystuje się wypluwki sów. Ponieważ zazwyczaj sowy połykają swoje ofiary w całości lub dużych fragmentach, sposób trawienia nie uszkadza zbytnio części kostnych ofiary. Ptaki drapieżne natomiast w większym stopniu uszkadzają podczas zjadania ofiarę i bardziej rozdrabniają elementy kostne (jednakże również można do badań zawartości wypluwek wykorzystać wypluwki myszołowów).
W wypluwkach sów i ptaków drapieżnych znajdują się elementy kostne, fragmenty pancerzy owadów, sierść i pióra. Wszystko jest ze sobą mocno zespolone i tworzy jedną całość. W wypluwkach innych grup ptaków znajdują się pozostałości po owadach, mięczakach, rybach oraz pokarmie roślinnym (głównie nasiona). Wypluwki produkują również m.in. kormorany, czaple, zimorodki, mewy, bociany.
Jak powstają wypluwki?
Po połknięciu ofiary w żołądku ptaka części miękkie zwierzęcia są trawione, natomiast takie, jak kości, pióra, sierść, chitynowe elementy szkieletu owadów, utwory rogowe ptaków i gadów nie są trawione lub trawione częściowo i z żołądka są wypluwane przez dziób.
Wypluwki nie wchodzą w proces trawienia ptaka i nie mają nic wspólnego z odchodami. Są pozbawione nieprzyjemnego zapachu i stanowią bezpieczny materiał do badań.
Sowy produkują dwie, czasami trzy wypluwki w ciągu doby. Od momentu połknięcia ofiary do wyprodukowania z niej wypluwki mija około 6-8 godzin.
Jak zdobyć wypluwki?
Jest to najtrudniejsze zadanie, które należy wykonać przed rozpoczęciem zajęć. Odszukanie sowich wypluwek wymaga znajomości zachowań tych ptaków. Najłatwiej jest je znaleźć w miejscach wypoczynkowych sów, gdzie przesiadują i "plują", czyli wypluwają wypluwki, i wówczas w takim miejscu występują w dużych ilościach. Należy pamiętać, że wszystkie gatunki sów i ptaków drapieżnych są objęte ochroną. Nie wolno ich płoszyć z miejsc lęgowych i wypoczynkowych. Można również nawiązać kontakt z lokalną organizacją zajmującą się ochroną przyrody, parkiem narodowym lub krajobrazowym, lub z ośrodkami, gdzie leczy się zranione ptaki, ogrodem zoologicznym.
Zebrane wypluwki należy przetrzymywać w zamkniętych pojemnikach, gdyż mogą zawierać larwy moli, które chętnie odżywiają się resztkami sierści znajdującej się w wypluwce. Jednak jeśli mają być przechowywane dłużej w taki sposób, należy je przed włożeniem wysuszyć, aby nie zapleśniały w zamkniętym pudełku. W tym celu wystarczy je włożyć na kilkanaście minut do tradycyjnej kuchenki (w temperaturze ok. 200°C) lub na 20 sek. do kuchenki mikrofalowej.
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1 . I love cakes , chocolate , chantilly et "creme au beurre"
2 . I love cinema , in black and white with exceptionnal contrasts
like "The night of the Hunter" of Charles Laughton
The filmography of John Cassavettes and etc....
3 . I love music since i was young , My style is almost minimalist composers
and british composers
But i listen a lot of sort of music of all the world , if they are good ( Flamenco , Indian music , etc.. ). I play different instruments so I'm not good enough but I like all this changes ( Drums , guitar , bass , piano , percussion )
4 . I Hate computers because they make me soffering all the day at work !!
5 . I take pleasure to ride my motocycle ( big german roadster ) with
my camera and lens on my back ( cause i have fear of the vibrations
for my photographic instruments! )
6 . I Hate to speak from me and to shot myself. I do a great effort !!
7 . Sometimes i think photography is the painting of the lazy people ! (urhghh)
8 . The shot is the instant of the time who spread out ! We must be there
to show this life. Too Many busy people don't see anything !!
9 . I'm happy to be in the photoblog's Family ! HorstWortz is a Kobaia's word
Kobaia is a imaginary planet of the french group MAGMA , I listen they since I was fourteen ( inspiration Coltrane, Carl Off and Stravinsky ).
Wortz would say World.
10. I'm sorry to not write so well in english. I go usually in Britain
but i shot or drink beers in the pub ! No progress !! :)
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1. Orange Sunset behind Winter Branches, 2. Out my Window, 3. Park Avenue Condominiums, 4. Five Points Mural Cutout 1, 5. Sunset on "Five Points" Neighborhood, 6. Sky Wire 2, 7. Five Point Sunset, 8. First Sunset in August, 9. Denver's Tallest Tower On Silky Sky, 10. Five Points Mural Cutout 2, 11. Sky Blue, 12. Light Noise at Night, 13. Another Sky Wire, 14. Halloween Sunset, 15. Saturated Sky over Denver, Colorado USA, 16. Five Points Mural Cutout 3, 17. Sunset, Tree, and Another part of Denver, 18. Brilliant Winter Sunset (2), 19. Cheeseman Setting Sun, 20. Sunset/Sunrise, 21. Contrast and Corner Balconies, 22. Another Sunset Behind downtown Denver, 23. Amaryllis on Setting Sunbathed Skyline, 24. Sunset/Sunrise, 25. Cloud Spread 2, 26. Swirling Sky around Republic Plaza, 27. Building of "Spire", 28. Blocking out the Sun, 29. Blue Glass, 30. Sunsetting Behind downtown Denver, 31. Federal Courthouse and Setting Sun, 32. Sunset/Sunrise, 33. Night Setting in, 34. Abstract on the Security Life Center, 35. Cap Hill Summer Sunset, 36. Branches
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*JPEG conversion has again ruined this compared to pretty-aperture-appearance, but meh, the noise was enough to kill it for me :/ *
So, I had the worst night shooting -ever- last night. Went out to see what I thought of the new Hydrostatic ball head (overrated, I'd say. 16kg weight limit is a joke - 4 kilo at best!). First the sunset was -crap-, then not to be discouraged I took some really lovely nature shots that all looked great on the LCD, only to notice 5 minutes before packing up that they were all shot at 1250ISO. IDIOT. Something about magic hour shots with no flash at 1/1000th should have twigged, shouldn't it?!
Anyway, I was determined to get something out of this shoot, considering how far I'd driven for it. So I mounted up the 70-200 with teleconverters and pointed it at the virtually full moon. Had some -really- high winds which kept ruining exposures as I was miles from shelter, so had to take this at ISO400 in the end, but I hope you like it anyway. I know it's nothing special, but the moon is pretty, and ultracool in the context of this
I wish I had the money/time/location for astronomy/astrophotography, but such is life!
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My father and I went for a bike ride, and I saw the clouds and decided to bring my camera along. I figured it would be a pretty sunset.
This is where we ended up as the colors peaked. Nothing great, but it was about the best composition I could get given the circumstances.
Really this shoot was more of a validation of a previous post I made about correct histograms and getting as much detail in the highlights as possible.
I would say it works. This image has a beautiful exposure and tonal range, in my opinion.
I actually didn't have my graduated neutral density filters with me, so I added a gradient adjustment layer in photoshop. That said, I still had plenty of detail in the sky, but I didn't like the ground being quite so dark.
www.chassmiddleton.com/property-details.php?property_ID=16
Location: The ranch is located along the Canadian River in the western Texas Panhandle.
Acres: 71,059 Acres, more or less
Terrain: Approximately 29 miles of the Canadian River runs through the middle of this scenic ranch. The topography varies from rolling uplands to elevated mesa points descending to wide river bottom country. This is truly a beautiful ranching property.
Water: The ranch is exceptionally well watered by the Canadian River, numerous creeks and springs, water wells and earthen ponds.
Improvements: The Canadian River Cattle Company Ranch is considered to be exceptionally well improved. The main lodge has over 7,000 square feet and features 6 bedrooms, 6 and 1/2 baths, and a rustic trophy/game room. Other improvements include pilot's quarters, hand houses, a manager's house, barns, pens, etc. All improvements are very well maintained.
Access: Access is provided by a graded road to the southeast corner of the property. There is no public access through the ranch, and the front gate can be locked to assure privacy. For the convenience of the owner, a 4,500' paved landing strip and airplane hanger are located adjacent to the main lodge.
Hunting/Recreation: The Canadian River Cattle Company offers some of the best hunting to be found in this area of Texas. Recently, two state record mule deer have been harvested, and numerous other trophy quality mule deer were taken from this ranch, but not entered in the Texas Big Game Awards Contest. The ranch also offers quality whitetail deer, antelope, turkey, quail and waterfowl.
In recent years, elk, lion, and bear have also been sighted on the ranch. Without question, this game is following the Canadian River Corridor, which is a major travel route for wildlife.
Price: $475.00 per acre
Remarks: The seller will convey all of his mineral and water right interest. This is one of the most productive, scenic, large blocks of real estate to come on the market in recent years. The ranch has many different historical points of interest, and in an effort to preserve the size, open space, wildlife, and history of this outstanding ranch, the owner placed a conservation easement on the majority of this property. This carefully planned easement will secure the unique features of this ranch for generations to come.
"La carn vol carn."
Ausiàs March
"No hi havia a València dos amants com nosaltres.
Feroçment ens amàvem del matí a la nit.
Tot ho recorde mentre vas estenent la roba.
Han passat anys, molt anys; han passat moltes coses.
De sobte encara em pren aquell vent o l'amor
i rodolem per terra entre abraços i besos.
No comprenem l'amor com un costum amable,
com un costum pacífic de compliment i teles
(i que ens perdone el cast senyor López-Picó).
Es desperta, de sobte, com un vell huracà,
i ens tomba en terra els dos, ens ajunta, ens empeny.
Jo desitjava, a voltes, un amor educat
i en marxa el tocadiscos, negligentment besant-te,
ara un muscle i després el peço d'una orella.
El nostre amor és un amor brusc i salvatge
i tenim l'enyorança amarga de la terra,
d'anar a rebolcons entre besos i arraps.
Què voleu que hi faça! Elemental, ja ho sé.
Ignorem el Petrarca i ignorem moltes coses.
Les Estances de Riba i les Rimas de Bécquer.
Després, tombats en terra de qualsevol manera,
comprenem que som bàrbars, i que això no deu ser,
que no estem en l'edat, i tot això i allò.
No hi havia a València dos amants com nosaltres,
car d'amants com nosaltres en són parits ben pocs."
Vicent Andres Estelles
LOS AMANTES
"La carne quiere carne".
Ausiàs March
"No había en Valencia dos amantes como nosotros.
Ferozmente nos amábamos de la mañana a la noche.
Lo recuerdo todo mientras tiendes la ropa.
Han pasado años, muchos años; han pasado muchas cosas.
De pronto aún me atrapa aquel viento o el amor
y rodamos por el suelo entre abrazos y besos.
No comprendemos el amor como una costumbre amable,
como una costumbre pacífica de cumplidos y telas
(y que nos perdone el casto señor López-Picó).
Se despierta, de pronto, como un viejo huracán,
y nos tumba a los dos en el suelo, nos junta, nos empuja.
Yo deseaba, a veces, un amor educado
y el tocadiscos en marcha, negligentemente besándote,
ahora un hombro y después el lóbulo de una oreja.
Nuestro amor es un amor brusco y salvaje,
y tenemos la añoranza amarga de la tierra,
de andar a revolcones entre besos y arañazos.
¡Qué queréis que haga! Elemental, ya lo sé.
Ignoramos a Petrarca e ignoramos muchas cosas.
Las Estancias de Riba y las Rimas de Bécquer.
Después, tumbados en el suelo de cualquier manera,
comprendemos que somos unos bárbaros, y que esto no puede ser,
que no estamos en la edad, y todo esto y aquello.
No había en Valencia dos amantes como nosotros,
porque amantes como nosotros se han parido muy pocos."
Vicent Andres Estelles
Photo & Post: Pablo Henríquez Palma
Models: Javi, Ana Luisa, Anna Cristina, Jesu / Elite
Styling and Clothes: Cote Bari
Make Up: Sole Donoso
City streets of Lhasa (Tibet). This photo was taken from the roof of my Hotel. Potala Palace on the mountain in the background.
Tibet Blog - Day 1
I have access to my own oxygen bar, sucking back air from a tube is quite a fun experience I did not expect to encounter. Luckily I didn’t actually have to experience this pleasantry for my siblings got to do that for me. I slept.
The flight from Beijing to Lhasa left at 7am on August 6th 2009. That means in order to get your lifeless body to the airport in time to make the flight, you needed to wake up at the ghastly hour of 4am. Or maybe it was actually closer to 5am. All I know is that I never fully woke up.
Halfway through the flight I felt myself becoming incredibly tired. It was as though I had awoke at 4am. And not just that one morning, but every morning previous for as long as I could remember. Needless to say, I fell asleep. This brought me one disadvantage, I missed all offerings of water during the flight which meant my mouth was about as dry as a mouthful of instant coffee. (The kind of coffee one has when they wake up at 4am and are not awake enough to realize that these instant coffee grounds need water. Or maybe that’s what they really mean by “instant”. No water.) I was parched to say the least, but worse yet, I was not feeling too well.
Lhasa, “The Roof of The World” (many probably claim this title) sits at about 3600 meters above sea level. There are over 3000 hours of annual sunshine, magnified due to the high altitude. For the average bloke like me, these statistics mean trouble. There is essentially no air for one to breathe, and your skin roasts the moment it encounters a ray of sun. Sunscreen is a good idea even though it is akin to rubbing yourself down with yak butter or other oils (depending on where you are from) 15 minutes prior to any outdoor activity.
This high altitude means altitude sickness. Somehow I managed to get it while I was on the plane. I had never heard of pre-altitude sickness before (neither has Microsoft Word) but apparently I had it. Before departing Beijing I took Diamox. It is a drug that is supposed to help one adjust to altitude sickness. I just took it because my mom said so, and you always listen to your mother right? Anyways, this drug has a countless number of side effects, all of which I experienced on route to Lhasa. Headache, nausea, extreme tiredness and lack of energy, tingly fingers and toes, the list goes on. So I slept.
I woke up in time to see the flight attendant walk down the isle carrying everyone’s empty water cups. How I craved water then. More interesting and captivating at the time was that I could see in front of the plane! The pilot had turned on a camera underneath the plane so we could see all the mountains and rivers below. Everything looked so green until I looked out of the window. Brown. Not a lot of rain this year at the right time so none of the green things were able to develop properly.
Soon enough we were there! I would have been much more excited had I not felt like an almost lifeless form, one still with enough life in him to wait at the baggage pickup before shuffling over to the awaiting van. I couldn’t wait to find a pillow to lay my head on! The trip from the airport to the hotel took much longer than I would have liked. I was grateful for the new road built which shortened the trip from 100km to 60km. Still, the new road very quickly turned into the old bad road. When your head hits the roof more than once you know the road is bad. I shouldn’t have sat in the back. Nausea was one of the side effects of the drug and this didn’t help.
Things were looking up for me once I took a 4-hour nap at the hotel. For supper we ventured across the street to eat because we were all to weak to go much further. We ended up at a bar/restaurant. I thought it best not to have alcohol due to my slight reaction to the anti-altitude drugs and the altitude itself. I compromised by drinking my ice tea out of a shot glass. We ordered a light Tibetan meal to accompany our drink. Noodles, yak curry with rice, and cucumbers. The food was probably more of a Chinese/Tibetan fusion, but tasty just the same. Following dinner two of the waitresses sang two Tibetan songs for us. One was about love, and the other about a father passing on. Personalized entertainment is the best. Though sleep is better, at least it was then, so that’s what I did. Slept.
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A storefront in Fort Bragg, California that is more like a museum of physics experiments and rock collections. Following is a (genuine) quote from (as the sign states) Larry Spring (from) www.teslatech.info/ttstore/articles/spring/discover.htm
".... I extended the QUANTUM THEORY far beyond the way it is being taught today, when in 1989, I recognized the need for change from the ATOM MODEL with orbiting electrons, to the SPRING ATOM with electrons moving hack and forth, the NEUTRON being an electron and proton pair, and when in 1995, I determined the inversion of the radiated magnetic field during reflection from an opposing repulsion magnetic field produced by an induced electrical current on a surface, or a resonant length metalic rod, many TRUTHS were revealed, and many THEORIES of the past were discarded..... "
I love the way this guy talks..... as I'm sure anyone who likes the comedian Norm Crosby would...
Yes, Its another year and another decade coming to us, I have come to realize this coming 10 years will probably be the most important 10 years of my life, I understand it takes every single step to get there, get to our future, so let me wish you all the best start of this year and our new decade! Lets break the obstacles, hold true to our hearts and make our dreams come true!
About this picture, It was my second time in New York City. I wanted to take a picture of the lower Manhattan from the top of the Brooklyn Bridge, heard there was a pretty good place to observe the island. but the temperature of the night was -10 and the wind was really gaining its strength on the streets. I had to cancel my plan, but some of my friends suggested to just take a drive to the other size of Manhattan, parked below the shoulder of Brooklyn Bridge, looked at the lower Manhattan.freezing cold that was, but was very pretty up there. Perhaps I could find a better spot next time going to New York City.
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