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Republic forces in retreat! While rescuing General Aayla Secura from certain defeat, Anakin Skywalker has been seriously injured. After a narrow escape, our heroes crash-landed on the remote world of Maridun. Stranded, and with no way to contact the Republic, the Jedi receive medical aid from the peaceful Lurmen colonists. But even on this tiny planet, the war threatens to follow the Jedi....
Star Wars The Clone Wars means so much to me. It defined so much of my childhood all the way into my teenage years, and even now it still impacts me. Then you also have Rebels, it never ends haha :P
I'll currently rewatching Star Wars the Clone wars in canon order and am close to finishing Season 5. Still such incredible content! As I've been going I've been jotting down ideas from episodes I want to build, and this was one of the first on the list. This is of course from the Episode Jedi Crash. I have lots more planned (and currently have 2 others built) So get hyped. But yeah you know, exciting! There'll be MOC's from Seasons 1 through to 5 and most likely even the Lost Missions too.
I know I've watched Seasons 1 and 2 more time then I can remember, and this episode was always a very enjoyable one for me. Not my favourite by any means, but very enjoyable!
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Yo no veo otra salida, no quiero pasar la vida
sin que la vida pase a través de mí...
Y aunque me pierda completamente, no voy a ser yo
quien se esconda de lo que siente, no voy a ser yo
No voy a pisar el freno, no voy a ser yo
el que se ande con más o menos, no voy a ser yo
Hay gente que no debería involucrarse
con cosas que luego no pueden manejar.
Yo no veo otra salida, no quiero pasar la vida,
pisando una piedra y volviéndola a pisar...
♫ No voy a ser yo - Kevin Johansen♫
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AHH. It's winter. I did not expect it to come this quickly! It's been so cold, so I'm hiding in scarves, and Skyrim. It's crazy, I went outside to take a picture, and had to run inside and get a scarf and warmer jacket.
This happened.
My hair is also a really light blue, now, I loove it! I might try to put a baby-blue dye over it, though. :3
Also, the texture I put over it was a picture of sparkling snow, that I took when it snowed for two weeks last winter~ <3
Also, Kaskade's album "Fire & Ice" is amazing. So, listen to this.
L'Obelisco Lateranense è uno dei tredici obelischi antichi di Roma; attualmente si trova a piazza San Giovanni in Laterano.
Con la sua altezza di 32,18 m (con il basamento e la croce raggiunge i 45,70 m.) è l'obelisco più alto del mondo.
Fu realizzato all'epoca dei faraoni Tutmosis III e Tutmosis IV (XV secolo a.C.) e proviene dal tempio di Ammone a Tebe (Karnak) in Egitto. Fu portato a Roma per volere dell'imperatore Costanzo II nel 357 ed eretto dal praefectus urbi Memmio Vitrasio Orfito sulla spina del Circo Massimo, dove già si trovava l'obelisco Flaminio.
Venne ritrovato in tre pezzi nel 1587, insieme all'obelisco Flaminio, e fu eretto nella sua attuale collocazione nel 1588 dall'architetto Domenico Fontana per volontà di papa Sisto V.
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm
Exposure: 30 sec (30)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Explored - Jan 3, 2011.
He is an artist, the best that I came across, who absorbs his thoughts through apertures, mesmerizes his viewers with each shutter click and paints his pictures with the grandeur mix of light and shadow. In his spirit he stands tall beyond anything. He is a man I consider a mentor, and a man I know to be a friend.
Folks years come and then they end, but the memories we build up last forever. In many ways 2011 is going to be one of those years for me that will define me for years to come. I hope you will all have a blissful and progressive 2011.
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Update: To assure my fellow photographers - Please note that this is not our beloved Aftab bhai of 2010, just his spirit! This IS Aftab in his mid 20s! At any rate it's hard to id, wouldn't you agree :P
se accetto il sole,il caldo,l'arcobaleno,devo accettare anche il tuono,il fulmine e la tempesta."
kahlil gibran
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Qualunque nube può oscurare il sole
sebbene tu desideri il sereno
ed ogni giorno offre ciò che vuole
sebbene ciò non ti soddisfi appieno.
... il solito bacio, invece, per chi la guarda a grandezza originale :D
"La rocca fu costruita nel sec. XI, tra il 1073 ed il 1077, dall’abate di S. Scolastica Giovanni V, allo scopo di instaurare sul castello di Subiaco il dominio monastico.
Venne parzialmente distrutta dal terribile terremoto del 1349, nel 1461 venne abitata per un breve periodo da Giovanni Torquemada ( zio del più celbe inquisitore) inviato lì da papa Callisto III.
I lavori più radicali di ricostruzione e mutamento furono eseguiti nel 1476 dal cardinale Rodrigo Borgia, suo successore, il quale, nella parte orientale, elevò una fortificata torre quadrangolare.
Opera dell’architetto Baccio Pontelli, fu messa a difesa della vecchia fortezza con la quale comunicava attraverso un corridoio assai angusto e provvisto di trabocchetto. La torre, corredata di merlature e feritoie, baluardi e carceri, fu l’espressione-sintesi del programma politico del Borgia, che la disse eretta in onore di S. Benedetto, a tutela dei monaci, dei castelli abbaziali e dei confini dello stato pontificio. In tal senso parla un’epigrafe, incassata tuttora nella parte occidentale della torre.
La Rocca ospitò Vannozza De Captaneis, l’amante di Rodrigo che, tra il 1476 ed il 1486, vi diede alla luce i celebri rampolli del commendatario Cesare e Lucrezia.
Nel 1492, eletto Rodrigo papa con il nome di Alessandro VI, Rocca e commenda sublacense passarono al cardinale Giovanni Colonna, quale compenso del voto datogli in conclave, e per lui alla sua famiglia, il cui dominio si prolungò per 116 anni.
La Rocca conobbe i piacevoli ozi e la vita scorretta del commendatario Pompeo, il quale ne fece un baluardo contro papa Giulio II che, censurandone la condotta, gli ordinò di cedere carica e privilegi al cugino Marcantonio. La morte del Pontefice, però, vanificò l’imperativo della Santa Sede.
Fu solo nel 1513 che Pompeo, previa assoluzione da parte di Leone X, cedette la commenda al proprio nipote Scipione. Tre anni dopo le truppe di Pompeo attaccarono quelle papali che, per ritorsione, assalirono i feudi Colonnesi tra i quali Subiaco dove bruciarono alcune case e demolirono parte della Rocca.
Questa venne completamente smantellata nel 1556 dai soldati di Paolo IV, durante le lotte cruente intercorse tra i colonnesi ed il papato, che catturarono il commendatario Francesco e lo tradussero nelle prigioni di Castel Sant’ Angelo.
Rimesso in libertà, questi provvide ad effettuare nella Rocca rilevanti restauri tra i quali un suntuoso appartamento detto, appunto, dei “Colonna”.
Nel 1633 la commenda fu affidata da Urbano VIII dei Barberini ai suoi nipoti così che la Rocca per 105 anni rimase al centro degli atti del loro governo autoritario e severo.
I Barberini. però, nulla fecero per ingrandirla e fortificarla e quando nel novembre del 1753, Benedetto XIV tolse ai commendatari la giurisdizione temporale, la Rocca cessò di avere ogni interesse feudale ed importanza militare.
Nuovo lustro le donarono i lavori commissionati nel 1778 da Pio VI all’architetto Pietro Camporese che, nell’eseguirli costruì la carrabile, il portale, l’androne per le carrozze, l’orologio pubblico apposto sulle mura occidentali, dimezzò la rocca borgiana e decorò gli appartamenti con pregevoli affreschi.
Rese, insomma, la Rocca una degna dimora per l’abate commendatario cancellandone, però le originarie caratteristiche di fortezza medievale.
Infine, l’occupazione napoleonica del 1799 la depauperò di ogni preziosa suppellettile così che, attualmente, i saloni sono adorni solo di notevoli affreschi della seconda metà del settecento di Liborio Coccetti e dei fratelli Zuccari.
Nel 1915 la commenda venne soppressa per volere di papa Benedetto XV e la Rocca restituita definitivamente all’abate di S. Scolastica. "
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We attended a landscape photo workshop yesterday (Sunday). Not too close - 4hr drive to location in South Moravia, Czech Rep. so we had to wake up at 4am and got back home too tired around 11pm. But it was so worth it. Location was stunning and well known by the pro photographer who was leading the workshop. And he even managed to secure ideal weather somehow LOL. Area was full of rolling hills that are used for agriculture so the fields were vibrant and varied. Sky was nice and blue almost all day with those puffy white clouds moving very fast in the strong wind and that resulted in an amazing light&shadow show on the fields.
At one moment I spotted a triangle illuminated in the sea of shadows so I immediately turned the ball head on my tripod, prefocused manually, adjusted polarizer & 1-stop hard edge grad filter, set the exposure and fired. Post process included only the adjustment of the levels to achieve better contrast, tiny bit of saturation and square crop.
Didn't have time to play with all the photos yet but this one is my personal winner - at least I think so ;) Anyways... expect more photos soon.
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We arrived in Tahoe early in the afternoon, did the whirlwind tour of Tahoe. What a pretty day, sunny, warm and party cloudy. Our first goal was to scout out the location of known photo ops, but also to find some new ones. We found several areas that we are going to go back to when the weather is better. A few parts in the back country, which I am really happy about. Since I have been trying to get Jim to go on a back packing trip for years.
Our scouting led us into Nevada to look for the elusive bonsai rock. Luckily, I had a GPS with the coordinates. So I set the GPS to navigate, so we would know how close we were to the parking/trailhead as we drove south. I looked over the edge of the cliff and could see bonsai, but the GPS still said 4.2 miles, then after another minute of driving the GPS beeped to illustrate that we were there. Oh well, just goes to show that technology still has a way to go.
We took the long straight down, boulder hoping route to bonsai. With camera gear, wading boots and extra warm clothes in tow... it was a bit of a journey. Luckily, we spent a few hours there, so the trip was worth it.
I posting an image from twilight, since Jim's sunset can not be beat.
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It's been a very long day at work today, left the house at 7:30 this morning, got back at 9:30 tonight and have had a somewhat hectic time inbetween (productive though!) I'm quite surprised I managed to remember to take a photo of the day tonight with the little brain function I have left! LOL!
There is (as often the case!) a bit of a story here. Some of the older children at school were selling flowers this evening as part of their enterprise project. When I left to come home there was just one sad and lonely and very wilted gerbera sitting in a bucket of water. It looked such a sad specimen I couldn't resist taking it home, giving it a trim and some water and then immortalising it with a photo! There's something quite satisfying about taking an ugly duckling and turning into a swan! ;-))
Anyway, the Gerbera has perked up and I'm waffling, I should really go to bed! Will catch up tomorrow! :-)
O è il riflesso della luna o sei proprio bella, se vuoi siediti!
hai parcheggiato e camminato non sai quanto non sai dove sei, ma sei qui
lontana da te, lontana da voi, lontana da uno specchio che non dice chi sei
se sotto il cielo c'è qualcosa di speciale passerà di qui prima o poi
prima o poi, comunque tu lo sai ......
♫ "Ligabue " ♫
oggi è un giorno di lutto nazionale...concedetemi di esprimermi per una volta esclusivamente in italiano e concedetemi anche di accostare a tutti i caduti italiani di tutte le guerre questa che è la preghiera del marinaio…l’ho ritrovata qualche giorno fa all’entrata del faro della vittoria a trieste ed ha risvegliato in me vecchi ricordi di quando la voce di mio nonno me la sussurrava ed io mi addormentavo sicuro di avere il petto più forte del ferro...pur pensando che a qualcuno farà fare un sorriso di scherno, ho voluto fotografarla perchè rileggendola, per un attimo, m’ha fatto battere più forte il cuore
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This was not my original idea, I had something planned out, and it would have really been something. but, it didn't work out. That's something that happens with me, i can never plan out a shot, i get too excited about it and it falls short. This time I just couldn't get past the NO TRESPASSING gate. but, I love this shot more than I think that original shot.
totw:: movie lines- from casablanca, but more so, from "As Time Goes By."
like my switch from yesterday's shot to this? haha from OMG scurry to aw flowers. heh
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I’m done.
And my oh my, that’s nice to say :) So I’ll now go through the typical 365 final shot description part…
I started flickr because someone told me about it and figured it would be a pretty good place to get some feedback on my photos other than my friends on myspace and facebook. I didn’t have much to use, and my stream was less than buzzing with comments. Then I found this group for a “One object 365 days project” and thought that would be pretty cool. Each day do something different with the same object. So I chose this little stuffed rat “Felix” and got pretty far, around day 23 I found FGR. Then little by little my “One object 365” dropped and I started doing more self portraits. Then, when I decided to do a Self Portrait 365 project I dropped my other project and started one Tuesday in August. The date meant nothing to me, and it doesn’t now. August 12th. It was just a day. Just a day that started this whole mess of amazingness. Just a day. But, I really think every time August 12th rolls around, I’m going to remember it was the start of something more awesome than I ever though possible.
I didn’t grow up knowing I wanted to work with art. I switched around with my “future plan” a lot. But I’d always loved to take pictures. I used to own a Polaroid and I would run out of film faster than we could buy it. Then I obviously went mad and sold it. Dumb. It wasn’t until high school that I realized that I belonged in some sort of art field. And it wasn’t until flickr that I knew it was photography. And, now, it’s switched again. I’ve fallen in love with theatrics. Theatrical makeup is where my heart is now. And I’ve got you all to thank for that. I used to play with my makeup in my mirror late at night. Trying to do what the makeup artists do in movies. Halloween soon became my favourite time of year because I could actually SHOW people what I did, without looking foolish.
I owe so much to this photo sharing site and this 365 project. It’s silly sounding, but it’s true. It has become a sort of therapy for me. I’ve let so much out with each picture I’ve posted. I’ve shared with you all more than I’ve shared with my family. I had no idea it would be so easy to tell you all everything that I have. My secrets, and quarks, random facts and tidbits. I suppose it’s because it’s just text on a screen rather than face to face.
I’ve met so many amazing people. Please, if I don’t include you personally, if you’ve followed me this far, know you mean a lot to me :) These are in no particular order.
-Abe.Oh Abe. I don’t even know what to start with. You’ve helped me so much more than anyone knows. When I was ready to give up you were there ready to pick me up. I’ve cried to you, and laughed with you. You’re an inspiration. Each day, each time you ABE a damn photo ;-) I am reminded how lucky I am.
-Liina. :) You, like your sweet hubby, have helped me so much. I hope one day, I’ll be able to meet you in person just to give you the hug you deserve. ♥
-Steven. I just can’t think of the words. You’re more amazing each day. I doubt you even know how much I look toward you. Each time you upload something it’s something new, something exciting, something beautiful. You’re one of the most amazing artists I’ve ever ‘met’ And hell, you’re funnier than most people in the world :)
-Erin and Ashley. You girls are freaking amazing. Everything you do. Erin with your film work, oy I just love you. :D and Ashley…you’re just the bees knees!!! Hehe. I love you girls. I know one day, when I move to LA we are going to have a road trip and have slumber parties and we’ll play with makeup and have pillow fights and prank call steven and vic :)
-Justin. My asian friend. Heh. You’ve been just one of the best contacts. You’re always so honest in your photography. And lets face it, you’re just awesome. Who else gives asian hugs? No one. Not like you. Hahaa
-Jenni. You were one of my first favourite on flickr. :) I think the first picture I saw of yours was “To Flickr with love”. I knew I had to follow you from what I saw. You’ve been the biggest inspiration here. Your art is just perfection, and you’re so natural at it. It looks like just another part of you. I’m completely envious of your ability to show so much in a photograph. From the simplest photographs to the most complex, I’m always amazed. Whenever I find myself in an idea slump I always find myself looking through all your photos and each time I’m amazed.
-Michelle. You’re my lovely, and I miss out note battles :)) you know you mean a lot. ♥♥
-Maite. Aw, maite mouse :) you’re like the cool aunt who buys me beer and sneaks me into bars. I look up to you. And your epic paleness ;-) Love you. Xoxo
-Carrie. You’re like the cool sister-in-law who drinks the beer with me Maite bought and dances in the club. You’re just wonderful. YOU’RE an angel sent down to make the world brighter ;-) I love you. xoxo
-Brookie. My skype buddy. You are just fucking amazing. You’re so real, that’s something I truly admire. You know what you want, and you’re doing anything to get it. I’m so proud to call you my friend. I wish I knew what else to write. You know how much you mean to me. You’ve been someone I can talk to about anything with. You’re an amazing person. A beautiful person. I hope you know that. ♥
And everyone else:: Hannah, Annick, Ellie, Tom, Julia, Jen, Vic, Joel, Charlie, Pete, Wendy, Tony, Rea, Dave, Martha, Paula, Kimmers, Pixie, Rich, Charlie, Ryan, Bex, Gooner, Flooz, Mike, Amanda and K. I love you all. I wish I could write to everyone. I know I’ve forgotten someone.
I know I’ve written a novel. But, I can’t help it. I just have to thank you all for following me through this crazy journey. Now I'm ready to start a new one.
NO not a year two. Not any time soon at least. but Something better. I've learned so much through this project. I've got to put it to use other than photographing myself everyday.
Thank you guys so much. for everything ♥
I wont disappear. I've got my 52 weeks. I'll be around watching your streams ;-)
I love you kids.
*mwah*
Where the S-curve used to be on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. I believe the dome there is a swimming pool & fitness area. East of Millennium Park.
Explore September 22, 2012
I love turtles and often I see them basking in the sun ...; )
Aquatic turtles love basking in natural sunlight. While heat is radiated to their bodies from their shells, they often stretch out their legs which is to collect additional heat.
P.S. After you hit the alarm, stretch! Animals and babies stretch when they wake up, but somewhere along the way, many of us adults forgot how to have a good stretch. Stretching out the muscles after waking up can help you feel more alert and less anxious throughout your day.
Explore # 56 Aug 13, 2009 .................Bottlenose dolphin View On Black
Atlantic Bottle Nosed Dolphin.................. Has to be seen in original size!
Nose Dip will give you an idea :-)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common and well-known members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Recent molecular studies show the genus contains two species, the Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), where previous thought was that this was one species. Bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide.
Bottlenose dolphins live in groups called pods that typically number about 15 dolphins, but group size varies from solitary bottlenose dolphins up to groups of over 100 or even occasionally over 1000 animals. Their diet consists mainly of forage fish. Dolphin groups often work as a team to harvest schools of fish, but they also hunt individually. Dolphins search for prey primarily using echolocation, which is similar to sonar. They emit clicking sounds and listen for the return echo to determine the location and shape of nearby items, including potential prey. Bottlenose dolphins also use sound for communication. Sounds used for communication include squeaks and whistles emitted from the blowhole and sounds emitted through body language, such as leaping from the water and slapping their tails on the water.
There have been numerous investigations of bottlenose dolphin intelligence. Such testing has included tests of mimicry, use of artificial language, object categorization and self-recognition. This intelligence has driven considerable interaction with humans. Bottlenose dolphins are popular from aquarium shows and television programs such as Flipper. They have also been trained by militaries for tasks such as locating sea mines or detecting and marking enemy divers. In some areas they cooperate with local fishermen by driving fish towards the fishermen and eating the fish that escape the fishermen's nets. Some encounters with humans are harmful to the dolphins: people hunt bottlenose dolphins for food, and dolphins are killed inadvertently as a bycatch of tuna fishing. A bottlenose dolphins can jump up 16 feet out of the water.[citation needed]
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I was real excited about combining three loves today and all were washed away.
I had hoped t go to the NH High Hopes Family Fun Festival complete with hot air ballooon launches and the 10th Annual All-British "Show of Dreams" Car Show with the intent of participating and fining lots of great things to photograph.
Well...it's all a wash today as the big event of the day is rain. I think I'll just do laundry.
The Palace of Fine Arts was built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which was held in San Francisco. None of the buildings were meant to be permanent. However, the Palace of Fine Arts was so beautiful that it was not torn down after the fair. Miraculously, the palace survived the 1989 earthquake with little damage. The Beaux-Arts style structure features and dome and Roman-style curved colonnades. Surrounding the palace is a park with a duck pond. Adjacent to the palace is the San Francisco Exploratorium, which is a discovery museum with hands-on exhibits on science, art and human perception.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS:
"The Palace was not designed as 'a Valentine for San Francisco.' Maybeck visualized its colonnade streaming with people, finding a reward within the great doors."
The task of creating a Palace of Fine Arts for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition fell to the architect Bernard R. Maybeck, then fifty years old and known for his innovative ideas. Setting to work on this new project, he chose as his theme a Roman ruin, mutilated and overgrown, in the mood of a Piranesi engraving. But this ruin was not to exist solely for itself to show "the mortality of grandeur and the vanity of human wishes .... " Although it was meant to give delight by its exterior beauty, its purpose was also to offer all visitors a stimulating experience within doors.
In playing host to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, The Fair, which opened on February 20, 1915, San Francisco was honoring the discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the completion of the Panama Canal; it was also celebrating its own resurrection after the shattering earthquake and fire of 1906.
The problems of choosing the exact site in the city had finally been overcome and groundwork had been going on for some time. Last of the buildings to be erected, on the lagoon and close by a group of Monterey cypresses, was Maybeck's Palace of Fine Arts. With its exhibition hall to house the work of living artists (dominated by the Impressionists), its colonnade, and its rotunda -- plans for all of which had dazzled the Commissioners when the huge brown-paper sketch was put before them -- it fulfilled the architect's dream: it was as beautiful reflected in the water as it was against the sky. And when the Palace was completed (Roman in style although a freely-interpreted, purely romantic conception, and Greek in decorative treatment) its exceptional harmony gave it instant appeal to the public.
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Alligator sinensis Fauvel, 1879
Etymology
Alligator：將西班牙語el lagarto「蜥蜴」英語化而來，發音則受詞意無關之拉丁語alligator「打繩結的人、綁捆的人」影響。而el lagarto源自拉丁語lacertus「蜥蜴、上臂」。
sinensis：「來自中國的」，由拉丁語前綴sino 「中國」和後綴ensis「起源於、原產於、有關於」所組成。sino源自Sinae，Sinae溯自梵語cina「秦、秦朝」。
鱷目 Order Crocodilia
鼉科 Family Alligatoridae
短吻鱷屬 Genus Alligator
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Vilafamés és un municipi del País Valencià que es troba a la comarca de la Plana Alta (Castelló de la Plana).
Va pertànyer històricament al Maestrat de Montesa. Fou conquistada la plaça el 1233 per les tropes reials, i donada a poblar el 30 d'agost del 1241 a G. Ramon de Viella i d'altres. Englobava dins del seu territori els llocs de Moró i Vall d'Alba (aquest últim s'independitzaria com a municipi el 1925), passant cap el 1264 a poder dels santjoanistes. En fundar-se l'orde de Montesa, va revertir al seu senyoriu, seguint les vicissituds històriques dels pobles montesians. Fou unionista i agermanada, en contra del seu senyor, el maestre. Contra la pròpia orde s'enfrontaria al consistori de Vilafamés l'any 1635, quan hom va sol·licitar a la Santa Seu la compra de la jurisdicció alfonsina, incorporant-se des d'aleshores al Patrimoni Reial. Durant les guerres carlines del XIX Vilafamés fou escenari en repetides ocasions de les escaramusses hagudes entre isabelins i les tropes comandades per Cabrera, Serrador i Forcadell.
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Vilafamés es un municipio del País Valencià situado en la provincia de Castelló, en la comarca de la Plana Alta.
Ocupa una posición estratégica sobre lo alto de una mole que forma parte del extremo septentrional de la Sierra de les Conteses. Esta ubicación le confiere amplias vistas sobre el llano que se extiende a sus pies y los paisajes circundantes. A su vez, su posición a medio paso entre las tierras del interior y el litoral, hace que el municipio disponga de las características propias de una población de interior con las ventajas que supone su proximidad a la costa por lo que goza de las características climáticas propias de una población mediterránea, con inviernos suaves y veranos calurosos.
Las primeras evidencias de ocupación del entorno de Vilafamés, se centran en los hallazgos arqueológicos realizados en él , donde se localizaron restos antropológicos. Sus orígenes se remontan al Pleistoceno Medio, según el descubrimiento de los restos del llamado "homo erectus vilafamensis" en la Cova de Dalt del Tossal de la Font con una antigüedad de 80.000 años. Una continuidad en la ocupación del medio estaría reflejada en la Cova del Matutano, yacimiento del Paleolítico Superior. Las primeras manifestaciones artísticas aparecen con las pinturas esquemáticas de la Edad del Bronce.
Por lo que respecta al núcleo urbano, el mismo topónimo AVilahameç, ABeniffamez, denota su origen en época musulmana. De este periodo se conservan entre otros elementos, la cimentación del castillo que corona el cerro sobre el que se asienta el municipio y el trazado urbano de la zona contigua al mismo, de estrechas callejuelas tortuosas. Quedan asimismo vestigios de las antiguas fortificaciones constituidas por lienzos de muralla y restos de torres.
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So here we go yet another Marvel build from me. Like I said at the start this is going to be a bit of a series. I'm going to build 4 more smaller vigs each depicting the battle at the end of the 2nd Avenger's movie. I'll likely do a Hulkbuster diorama too. so yeah :) They'll all be about the same size and be likely having minor creative licence, slightly changing stuff. Slightly.
So Wanda using her powers here is a little bit of creative license. Sure she kinda does this when *spoilers* Her brother died, but I guess you could argue her flying and the way she's attacking may not be all that accurate but, I'm a big fan of Scarlet Witch, reading things like The Childern's Crusade. House of M and Avengers Dissambled I've come to love her as a character, and the power she has is awesome, so I was more inspired by the comics then I was by what's in the movie... kinda :P
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So this Diorama spawned because of the last one I built. This was done simply because I felt the tiny diorama needed a friend. I had so much fun building the tank, I'm very proud of it! I actually totally forgot to put an Aayla Secura Figure in this Diorama (I currently have one on the way that I just bought, so it'll be here real soon and I'll post an updated photo of the MOC with her in it)
The tree design on this MOC was very different for me, used a lot of SNOT and Mixel Joints and I think the design is really cool, it needs to be played with more but I figured I'd test it in this built and expand on things later :)
Next up is another Bionicle, then another Clone Wars MOC, Just the one though, there won't be 'Five' of them, but they will 'Echo' some of my favourite episodes (WINK WINK)
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Incredible ! After a hazy day suddenly all these sheep's clouds appeared and the sun set them a light !
This image was shot on my back lawn while laying in the grass with the 500mm propped up on a coffee cup
Learn to express rather than impress. Expressing evokes a "me too" attitude while impressing evokes a "so what" attitude.
E. James Rohn
2nd floor landing and stairwell, abandoned DLP Rehearsal Studios, Dallas, Texas.
Alternate Title: "She's Got Legs" (with apologies to ZZ Top)
Alternate Title #2: "Mannequins, 50% off!"
Alternate Title #3: "My Half Sister" (Thanks Mojavegirl!)
Camera position for this shot is almost directly above the one for this shot.
This is an interesting little place; a long, two-story building with a half-sunken basement in what is now a really rough industrial neighborhood, it had obviously in it's past at one point been used by a company called Austin Industries, based on the reams of files and cancelled checks found in several of the rooms. At some point a few years ago though, it had been repurposed as a band rehearsal studio complex, and throughout the building there were posters, handbills, and flyers to that effect. Interestingly, when I found out about this abandonment, I thought that it sounded like a place I had rehearsed with a band several years earlier (I’m a musician when I’m not photographing), and sure enough, it was! It was interesting to see it again, abandoned, in total darkness, and trashed beyond recognition.
Here's an aerial view if you're interested in how it looks externally.
The east end of the basement was under a few inches of water from a broken pipe that was leaking at a pretty good rate; frankly, I was surprised the water was still on, as the place had obviously not been used in some time and had been scavenged and trashed by vandals and appeared to be the home of a few homeless folks from time to time...fortunately not while Phil and I were there though.
It took quite a while for us to explore the whole place; 3 floors with lots of little rooms on each side of the long hallway, most of which were filled with some sort of trash of one sort or another; a bass drum case here, a mannequin there, a tacky guitar-clock here...lots to see! So the extended exploration coupled with technical difficulties we were both experiencing that night really cut down on our photo ops.
This is a place I wouldn't want to go back to without a mask or respirator of some sort; there's basically zero ventilation, as all the windows and doors are boarded up (well, except for one!), and with all the trash, water mildew, residue, possibly asbestos and who knows what else...it seemed like a good place to develop some respiratory issues.
Night, very, very slight amount of ambient sodium through the block glass window, blue, green, and red-gelled strobes, LED flashlight and mini-maglite. White-balanced at 2500K.
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
A szeretet és hűség ne hagyjon el téged!
The love and loyalty do not leave you!
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EXPLORE!!!
Nov 26, 2009 #438
on Explore FP
A Natale puoi
fare quello che non puoi fare mai:
riprendere a giocare,
riprendere a sognare,
riprendere quel tempo
che rincorrevi tanto.
È Natale e a Natale si può fare di più,
è Natale e a Natale si può amare di più,
è Natale e a Natale si può fare di più
per noi:
a Natale puoi.
A Natale puoi
dire ciò che non riesci a dire mai:
che bello è stare insieme,
che sembra di volare,
che voglia di gridare
quanto ti voglio bene....
A Natale puoi.
strobist info:
sb-800 off camera left
sb-600 off camera right
Mom - Lemon Dropper (thanks for the extra hand!)
im so excited! Sara and I will be doing a collab... so in about a month or so you can expect a series inspired but Chevelle's new album, Sci-Fi Crimes. if you havent listened to it you seriously should. One of the best albums this year, i think.
i just wanted to send you ALL a HUGE thank you. Today, i saw that my stream has passed 200,000 views. i am uterly stunned, humbled, and in love with each one of you. so thank you. truly.
Ver en grande sobre fondo negro
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Assilah, antigua Arcila española, es una ciudad de 25.000 habitantes al borde del océano Atlántico 45 km al sur de Tanger.
La ciudad, hoy en día, es conocida principalmente debido a sus largas playas de fina arena, su festivales culturales internacionales en el mes de agosto y su Universidad y su Foro Cultural Árabe – Africano.
Las murallas que rodean la ciudad fueron construidas en el siglo XV por el monarca portugués Alfonso V, de quien aún se puede observar su escudo en una de las torres.
La presencia española se manifiesta en la arquitectura y el urbanismo de la nueva ciudad, mientras que la medina representa la típica arquitectura de la zona.
Dentro del centro histórico, lo más llamativo es la medina con sus casas blancas. Algunas decoradas con pinturas murales. En la medina se conservan algunos edificios de la época del protectorado, como las escuelas de Sidi Mohamed Ali Marzok y la medersa coránica, obras de Larrucea de los años .
Junto al mar destacan el cementerio musulmán y el mausoleo de Sidi Ahmed El Mansur