View allAll Photos Tagged php
I know I said I am coming to the end of my Old Tukai Elephant series but I just realised there are a few more shots I would like to share here. I think I am experiencing some kind of inertia about moving over to other animals. I still have tons of photos I like and would love to upload, but I find myself transfixed by the elephants. And Amboseli skies. Does this happen to you guys? Do any of you think back to a particular photo adventure and find it difficult to move on from it?
This photo was in my deleted pile for the longest time as I didn’t like the way the elephants are spaced out, but when I looked at it yesterday night I fell in love with it. This photo is perhaps the most moody of all my Ol Tukai photos; the swirling rain clouds and the solemn elephants present an almost stoic picture. And I love the way their tusks always seem to glow in against their dark skin. Ironic isn’t it, their most impressive asset is also their most cursed
Excerpt from reptileanddinosaurpark.org/index.php/about-sanctuary/:
Canada’s Only Registered Non-Profit Reptile Sanctuary. Canada’s Dinosaur Park was established in 1998. In 2001, the sanctuary became a training facility for all Canadian Federal Wildlife Officers as well as several other government agencies. In 2009, the sanctuary became a not-for-profit organization and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) registered charity* in order to gain public support. The sanctuary focuses its efforts on the protection of the world’s reptile species. Today Canada’s Dinosaur Park is the leader in its field – actively participating in internationally regulated conservation programs and is primarily devoted to education.
We provide visitors with the opportunity to view over 200 reptiles in climate-controlled conditions. Each enclosure presents reptiles in their natural setting and features specific information about each species.
These animals act as ambassadors for their species, allowing visitors to safely get close to reptiles that they would not likely see in the wild. We work passionately to protect all reptile species and maintain a large number of animals that are not on display; so that our animals can be rotated on and off display in order to reduce stress.
All of our reptiles are rescued animals from the pet trade and many others are endangered species that have been seized by Federal Wildlife Officers. These are animals that cannot be returned to the wild for various reasons. Some of our endangered animals are in regulated breeding programs to help save species from extinction (SSP).
Special Note: We do not breed, buy or sell animals. We are a sanctuary for rescued reptiles, not a breeding facility.
Zoo - Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), also known as the Robust Chimpanzee, is a great ape. The name troglodytes, Greek for 'cave-dweller', was coined by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in his Handbuch der Naturgeschichte (Handbook of Natural History) published in 1779. Colloquially, it is often called the chimpanzee (or simply 'chimp'), though technically this term refers to both species in the genus Pan: the Common Chimpanzee and the closely-related Bonobo, or Pygmy Chimpanzee.
Common Chimpanzees are found in the tropical forests and wet savannas of Western and Central Africa. They once inhabited most of this region, but their habitat has been dramatically reduced in recent years.
Human and Common Chimpanzee DNA is very similar. The DNA sequence differences between humans and chimpanzees is about thirty-five million single-nucleotide changes, five million insertion/deletion events, and various chromosomal rearrangements. Typical human and chimp protein homologs differ in only an average of two amino acids. About 30% of all human proteins are identical in sequence to the corresponding chimp protein. Duplications of small parts of chromosomes have been the major source of differences between human and chimp genetic material; about 2.7% of the corresponding modern genomes represent differences, produced by gene duplications or deletions, during the approximately four to six million years since humans and chimps diverged from their common evolutionary ancestor.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Chimpanzee
--------------------------------------
CASTELLANO
El chimpancé común (Pan troglodytes) es una especie perteneciente a los grandes simios. Los chimpancés son los parientes más cercanos al ser humano; su rama evolutiva se separó de la rama de los humanos hace aproximadamente 7 millones de años y comparten el 96% del ADN con ellos, lo que ha llevado a Jared Diamond a utilizar el término "el tercer chimpancé" para referirse a nuestra propia especie.
Podemos encontrar chimpancés en las selvas tropicales y sabanas húmedas de África central y occidental. Solían habitar la mayor parte de esta región, pero su hábitat ha sido drásticamente reducido en los últimos años.
Los chimpancés adultos pueden medir hasta 130 cm (hembras) y 160 cm (machos), y los adultos pesan entre 40 y 70 kg, aunque poseen una fuerza muy superior a la humana. Sus cuerpos están cubiertos por un pelaje grueso de color marrón oscuro, con excepción del rostro, dedos, palmas de la mano y plantas del pie. Tanto sus pulgares como el dedo grande del pie son oponibles, permitiendo un agarre preciso. La gestación del chimpancé dura ocho meses. Las crías son destetadas aproximadamente a la edad de tres años, pero generalmente mantienen una relación cercana con su madre por varios años más. La pubertad es alcanzada a la edad de ocho a diez años y su esperanza de vida es de 50 años en cautiverio.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_troglodytes
Blue Light Alarm
LET THE LIGHTS TURN GREEN AND
LET THE ROADS BE CLEAR AND
LET NOBODY BE IN THE WAY
DAYLIGHT TRAFFIC MOVES SO SLOW
GOING TO FINALLY LET YOU GO
DOGWOODS BLOOM BY THE RIVER
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER YOU LL BE THERE WHERE I OUGHT TO
NOW I ALWAYS WANT TO BE THERE
WHEN YOU WORK THE WHOLE THING THROUGH.
YOU ASK ME TO DECIDE
LIKE THERE S A CHOICE THAT MATTERS,
LIKE WRITING LETTERS EVERYDAY.
BROKE AT LAST,YOUR EYES WON T FAIL
WAKING OUT ON THE WRONG DAY,
GOING TO LOVE YOU ANYWAY
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER YOU LL BE THERE WHERE I OUGHT TO
NOW I ALWAYS WANT TO BE THERE
WHEN YOU COME OUT OTHER SIDE
EVERYTHING I THOUGHT WE KNEW,
SOMEONE S OLD IS OUR NEW,
HITS ME LIKE A HURRICANE
BLUE EYED MORNINGS DON T COME CHEAP,
TALK TOO MUCH,TOO EASILY
BUT THERE S ALWAYS MORE TO SAY
Cerys Matthews
Pope Benedict recently visited the United States and shared a message relevant to our country and our world. The quote below is only one small sample of his multifaceted message. But this small reference seems to fit this image of a beautiful flower, that continues to provide the beauty that was part of its creation, in spite of being "less than whole"... Our ways of seeing are often not His ways of seeing.
"The Gospel teaches us that true freedom, the freedom of the children of God, is found only in the self-surrender which is part of the mystery of love. Only by losing ourselves, the Lord tells us, do we truly find ourselves (cf. Lk 17:33). True freedom blossoms when we turn away from the burden of sin, which clouds our perceptions and weakens our resolve, and find the source of our ultimate happiness in him who is infinite love, infinite freedom, infinite life. "In his will is our peace". Real freedom, then, is God's gracious gift, the fruit of conversion to his truth, the truth which makes us free" (cf. Jn 8:32).
-Pope Benedict XVI, April 20, 2008, Yankee Stadium
Easter flowers.
March 23, 2008.
IMG_0631
Io seguo la notte
Non posso sopportare la luce
Quando comincerò a vivere ancora?
Un giorno volerò via lasciando tutto questo al passato......
.........Perché vivere la vita di sogno in sogno temendo il giorno in cui i sogni finiranno?
I follow the night
Can't stand the light
When will I begin to live again?
One day I'll fly away leave all this to yesterday.........
..........Why live life from dream to dream and dread the day when dreaming ends?
by the movie "Moulin Rouge!" Baz Luhrmann
Gorgeous dash of brightness in the garden, once again, I succumbed to the temptation!
PURE EYE CANDY large and On Black
Yes, where that's concerned, my resistance is low...
magdaindigo.blogspot.com/2007/12/1.html
Thanx, M, (*_*)
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
Why not view the set as a slide-show?
Also I often upload more than one image at the same time, I see a tendency to only view the last uploaded...
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
THE PARK(3 of 3): Akari's suitors /
EL PARQUE (3 de 3): Los pretendientes de Akari
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 52 of 95) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Akari: You don't know what do you like?
Dom: (idiot, you are looking like a fool... ò_ó) Yeah, yeah well...
/
Akari: No sabes que te gusta?
Dom: (iditoa, que estás quedando fatal... ò_ó) Claro, claro...
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1259536601
Una bandada de Tucancillos trabaja arduamente para construir un nido todos trabajan en equipo.
esta es una especie que poco a poco se va adaptando al ser humano y debido a esa situacion va ganando terreno, se le puede ver en bosques y en zonas urbanas, come semillas de palmeras pero tambien se la ha visto asaltando nidos de otras aves para robar sus huevos, ademas se han observados ejemplares llevando crias de pequeños mamiferos.
Foto tomada en el Parque El Cafetalon, Santa Tecla El Salvador
Shot with Nikon 50mm 1.8 lens.
aao manaye jashne mohabbat jam uthaye jam ke baad
shaam sey pehle kaun ye soche kya hona hai sham ke baad
aao manaye ...
hamari tamanna tumhe pyar karna
hame aur karna kya - 2
mohabbat me ruswa huye bhee toh kya hai .. duniya sey darna kya
aage koi ilzaam nahee hai chahat ke ilzaam ke baad
aao manaye jashne mohabbat jam uthaye jam ke bad
aao manaye ..
yeh aalam hai jaise udda ja raha ho
tumhe leke bahon me - 2
tumhare labon sey hamare labo tak nahee koyee rahon me
kaise koyee ab dil ko sambhale itane hansi paigham ke baad
aao manaye jashne mohabbat jam uthaye jam ke baad
shaam sey pehale kaun ye soche kya hona hai shaam ke baad
aao manaye ..
Written by Late Shri Majrooh Sultanpuri Sahab.
Key West
Florida
Key West Cemetery
Robert Eugene Otto
Robert Eugene Otto was born into an affluent Key West family in October 1900. The family ran their home , later called 'The Artist House,' with the assistance of servants from the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Robert "Gene" Otto was an only child who was cared for by a nanny, believed to have been of Bahamian descent.
In 1904, when Robert was 4 years old, he was given a doll, claimed to have been made for him by his nanny. It was also claimed that the hair on the doll's head was Robert's. Young Robert was enthralled by this toy and was rarely seen without it. He was even heard to speak to the doll, and some say that the doll could be heard to answer back. The boy and his doll could be seen in town dressed in an identical sailor suit, and the doll had his own chair at the family's dinner table. At some point in time Robert demanded that he only be called "Gene" because his doll was named "Robert." Whenever "Gene" was accused of committing some sort of mischief he would declare, "Robert did it!" By all accounts the attachment to this toy was a strange one. It has been rumoured that the doll was imbued with powers through the use of voodoo by four servants, including the creator of the doll.
Robert "Gene" Otto kept the doll throughout his life and the attic was decorated as a room for Robert the Doll, including his own furniture. Eventually Gene married a woman named Anne, and even as an adult the doll was still used as a scapegoat. On many occasions after arguing with his wife "Gene" would later claim that "Robert did it!" Anne despised the doll and insisted that it remain in the attic. Upon Gene's death Anne placed the doll in a trunk, left it in the attic and sold the house.
www.anomalous-phenomena-investigations.co.uk/featured/rob...
'Marocco d'Africa - Meditation' On Black
Come tutti gli stati dove lo stato ha profonde radici religiose, cioè dove il potere politico ha coinciso con quello religioso, i palazzi sono una via di mezzo tra compiti istituzionali e luoghi di culto e meditazione.
MI sono trovato di fronte a questo scorcio, durante la visita a uno dei palazzi storici di Marrakech.
g
Explore, position 93
Osteospermum.
For best results, please View On Black
As the smaller guy on the right seems to be supporting the bigger guy, today's Mupic (Music and Picture combination) came to mind. Another Sixties classic; He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, by The Hollies. I spotted them while mowing the lawn and the overall colour combination also appealed to me.
Have a great weekend, Peeps :-)
Please right click on the following blue link and select "Open Link in New Tab."
♪ ♫ He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ♪ ♫ ~~ by The Hollies..
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy he's my brother
He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
large | seascapes | sunsets | popular
Magma from the mantle intruded the deep crust and cooled slowly. Pyroxene and olivine started to crystallize from the magma. Since these where heavier than the surrounding magma, they sank to the bottom of the magma chamber where they became layered. Later, the remaining melt intruded higher levels of the continental crust, where it cooled and crystallised as tønsbergite, larvikite or lardalite. Some million years later the rock was carved and polished by glaciers during the ice age.
www.geoportalen.no/nasjonalbergart/artikler/nationaltreas...
www.nhm.uio.no/geomus/nettutstillinger/Osloriften/larviki...
Featured on the front cover and December month of the 2009 calendar from the New Scientist Magazine (Australia and New Zealand).
One more entry for the SteamWars Madness on FBTB. But the last one.
After some great weeks the building contest on FBTB comes to an end. There were six rounds and each single one was a new challenge. This round was no different.
With no given category this time my decision fell on the iconic Boonta-Eve on Tatooine. All contest long i wanted a Podracer, but it wasn't allowed to build it in the "Speeder"-category. Now I finally was able to do so.
I don't just switched everything of metal into wood, but also changed Watto's Junkyard into a victorian JunkVilla.
I hope you like my take in this topic.
Because this is the last model of a Steampunk-series, i want to take the chance to thank the FBTB-team for hosting this great contest, all contestants for building so many cool entries and last but not least the people that voted for my creations and postet some great feedback here on flickr. :)
I PROMISE IT'S BETTER LARGE ON BLACK
fear not if you find yourself
in this land of tears
embrace the sorrow
and allow it to nurture your strength
the sun will soon shine unabashed
reflected many times over
in every drop of tears
-V, 09March2009
306 days to go before my next trip to the Philippines
p.s. quite a few have asked about the "accidental magic". this was not a planned shot - i hardly, if ever, "stage" my shots. i was arranging a bunch of flowers i bought from the supermarket. misted them (force of habit), lay down a few of the daisies on a tray which happened to be mirrored. kept arranging. and as i was about to pick up the daisies i saw this. out came the camera and the macro lens. framed the shot "in camera" and snapped without a tripod. simple process really.
View On Whiteand LARGE
Several years ago, my son and I were given a pre-show, back-stage tour before one of Jack's appearances here in Florida as a guest of Mr. Hanna. We were able to hold and pet the visiting baby fennec fox which was a great thrill. (The Ocelot was a different story--we kept our distance!) We always enjoy seeing these lovely little animals again when Mr. Hanna is in town. Jack's daughter, Julie is the handler. Julie works for the Columbus, Ohio Zoo in the Promotions Department as an animal educator and specializes in the care of baby animals.
Fennec foxes are among the most attractive desert mammals. Their most outstanding features are enormous ears, which are up to six inches long. Their ears have the dual purpose of helping track prey while remaining alert to enemies, as well as acting as a radiator to rid their small bodies of excess heat.
* These small canines are only 14 to 16 inches longs, and weigh approximately 3 pounds
* Their fur varies from reddish cream to pale fawn with long, bushy, white or black-tipped tails about 7 inches long
* Fennec foxes are primarily nocturnal whose large, dark eyes provide good night vision
* They have thick hair between their toe pads to move quickly and quietly across sandy surfaces
Fennec foxes live in arid regions of North Africa, the Sinai and Arabian Peninsulas. Primarily found in sandy areas, they usually live in burrows lined with a collection of soft materials such as feathers and bits of fur. The fennec fox is similar in appearance and life-style to the North American kit fox. --background information from livingdesert.org.
The anatomy of a stolen glance.
Wikipedia says, "Eye contact is an event when two people look at each other's eyes at the same time. It is a form of nonverbal communication known as oculesics and has a large influence on social behavior. Frequency and interpretation of eye contact vary between cultures."
Joan Baez, on the other hand, crooned: ~
As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust.
Ensaio Geral
O balet conta uma história onde a fantasia e magia, típicas de um romantismo, contam as aventuras de um quebra-nozes de aparência humana, vestido como um soldado, mas que tem as pernas e a cabeça de tamanho desmensurado. A heroína, Clara, gostava tanto da sua aparência que o pediu como presente de natal ao seu padrinho. Assim o padrinho Herr Dosslmeyer fabricante de relógios disse "Era precisamente para ti", logo em seguida Clara experimenta-o e vê que ele quebra as nozes sempre sem perder o seu sorriso e também com grande eficácia. Seu irmão Fritz, que tinha visto como o quebra-nozes funcionava, também quis usá-lo, mas escolhe as nozes maiores que havia no cesto. Então o quebra-nozes, sendo usado grosseiramente pelo irmão dela, acaba quebrando um de seus braços. Diante das reclamações da pobre Clara, seu pai o juiz Stahlbaun, entrega à filha o seu quebra-nozes como propriedade exclusiva, tendo Fritz que sair para brincar com os seus brinquedos. Logo em seguida Clara pega no chão o braço de quebra-nozes e o consola abraçando-o em seus braços até ele dormir e Clara, também acaba dormindo. Com o adormecimento, Clara sonha... Clara volta ao esconderijo onde havia colocado o seu quebra-nozes, mas encontra o salão cheio de ratazanas enormes que o seu padrinho Dosselmeyer criou. A casa desapareceu e no lugar onde ficavam os móveis estavam árvores gigantescas. Não foi só isso que mudou; o Quebra-Nozes de Clara agora é um soldado de carne e osso e que tem às suas ordens um pelotão de soldados como ele. Começa uma batalha entre as ratazanas e o pelotão do Quebra-Nozes. Jogando enormes sapatos até às ratazanas, os soldados vencem a batalha, e com isso o rei das ratazanas e também as suas ratazanas fogem rapidamente. O bosque se transforma numa linda estufa de inverno. E o Quebra-Nozes transforma-se num lindo príncipe que leva Clara até o Reino das Neves, onde apresenta ao rei a rainha a menina e dançam juntos. Fim do 1º Acto.
Acto II
- 2º Ato
No início do 2º acto Clara e o príncipe Quebra-Nozes despedem-se e seguem para o Reino dos Doces pelo Caminho da Limonada, onde pastéis de todos os reinos do mundo dançam com os dois. Depois deste sonho tão mágico e fantástico Clara acorda e percebe que havia sonhado,ficando triste por isso. Deste modo, vai se despedir do padrinho mago, que tinha ido para casa na companhia do sobrinho. Então, para surpresa de Clara, o tal sobrinho é na verdade o príncipe Quebra-Nozes. Assim acaba o 2º Acto.
A Companhia de Dança Ana Unger apresentará o espetáculo 'Quebra Nozes', no Teatro da Paz, de 2 a 6 de dezembro, às 16h30 e 20h, e dias 16 e 17 de dezembro, no mesmo horário, com participação da Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro da Paz. O ingresso à venda na bilheteria do teatro custa a partir de R$ 10. Informação: (91) 3223-1929.
Ok now I finally took the time to process one of my favourite shots from the trip to cornwall. I usually tend to get a bit anxious when it comes to processing the shots which during vacation just looked so gorgeous and about which I was the most excited. I often fear that I don't do the scene justice with the shot and the processing. As you can guess this is not out of camera, that wouldn't have been enough for me to convey the emotions connected to this scene. It's a focusstacked DRI image. And I did a little more than usual to enhance the color contrasts between warm and cool and green and magenta.
It's such a bliss when after a clouded day the sun comes into view for sunset. I was desperately waiting for this moment since I knew it would come to bath the foreground into a warm light and give the sky a kind of ethereal look... Well might also be that this is only how the scene looked or felt for me, but I hope you guys also like it!!
cheers
---
66/365 - Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Tuesday was sunny but not my day...
It was a beautiful spring journey, warm and colorful, so I went downtown with Loic after classes to take pictures but I wasn't able to find something decent.
On the way back home, I unlocked my door but it was still not opening : the second bolt, the one on the door handle I never use has been unfortunately locked before I closed the door and left my place.
The only problem was that I only had the second keys set, the main keys set with this key was inside.
That was the cherry on the cake of bad day with no inspiration at all.
So I had to broke the glass of my window to get in my flat.
After cleaning all the broken glass I closed the hole with my Nike 6.0 box and some tape...
So this is the story of today's crappy shot, and I found it mix perfectly with Daniel Powter's lyrics.
Hope you'll forgive me for posting a so bad picture.
Link to Bad Day - Daniel Powter live music video.
Canon EOS 7D - EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Sébastien Huruguen
www.hwpictures.fr/dotclear/index.php?post/2010/05/14/Intrig
Illustration fantastique avec une petite série de photos en studio avec un simple cadre de chez un très célèbre vendeur de meuble discount suédois, un joli modèle.
Le reste se construit sur la base d'un Matte painting à partir
d'un fauteuil téléchargé sur Fotolia (pas d'aussi beau spécimen de ce type dans ma banque d'images et je le regrette).
Le matte painting est une technique qui consiste à recréer un univers irreséel sur une base de photo qui elle est bien réelle. Grâce à de multiples outils qu'offrent la plus part des nouveaux logiciels de traitement d'image et des ressources de texture accumulés lors de multiples expéditions en URBEX.
Par exemple pour cette illustration j'ai donc mit le fauteuil en situation, sur un fond nuageux dont je me suis servi en tant que tapisserie.
Cette même tapisserie rognée, texturée, déchirée ... pour enfin arrivé à ce résultat.
Résultat qui offre une image de plus de 5000x5000px pour un poids de 1.20go en format .psd, un beau bébé dont je vous laisse apprécier la qualité du détail ci dessous.
iwan and frost are THAT happy to see me arrive in LA hahaha....
(but really they're on santa monica beach where we went to take some photos/go to urban outfitters!)
www.southholdernesscountrysidesociety.co.uk/70163/info.ph...
A lagoon is a body of saline water that is partially separated from the adjacent sea and which keeps a proportion of saltwater at low tide. As well as providing an important habitat for seabirds, waterfowl and marshland birds, lagoons also contain unique invertebrates and specialist plants which make this type of habitat important to the UK’s overall biodiversity.
37 acres of littoral land and saline lagoons was purchased by the Society in 1991, with assistance from English Nature (now Natural England), after almost four years of fundraising and negotiations with the land owner. This area lies immediately south of a 33 acre area, which includes Easington Lagoon, which is owned by the Environment Agency and leased to the Society. A further 22 acres of land to the direct south of the Lagoons was purchased in 2000. This package of land is know as Beacon Lagoons, though has also variously been known as Beacon Ponds, Kilnsea Lagoons and Easington Lagoons. It was initially purchased primarily because of the Society’s interest in the little tern colony situated there.
The BLNR contains a variety of coastal habitats including sand dunes, shingle, salt marsh, saline lagoons and pools. The site is situated on the Holderness coast, 2km north of the Spurn peninsula and south-west of the village of Easington. It holds SSSI designation and is a potential SPA and a proposed Ramsar site because it comprises a variety of important features including:
· Its saline lagoons, which are a UK priority Annex 1 habitat under the EC ‘Habitats Directive’
· Its importance for its colony of over 1% of the British breeding population of little terns on its shingle beach and as a feeding and roosting site for important numbers of migratory birds
· Lagoons are included as a priority feature under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan
· Plants and animals which are either mainly or entirely restricted to a lagoonal habitat. These species include flora and fauna protected under schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981).
The SHCS is responsible for the management of the BLNR, with the Spurn Bird Observatory involved in the organisation of the Little Tern Protection Scheme. A Tern warden (kindly funded by BP Exploration) is employed during the breeding season to help protect the birds against predation and from the accidental intrusion of beach users.
The water in the lagoons is strongly saline but not tidal, though storm surges may occasionally temporarily connect the lagoons with the sea. These breaches introduce marine organisms that may survive in the lagoons for several years. There is also an area of non-tidal salt marsh and some low dunes.
The main threat to the flora and fauna of the lagoons is the erosion of the beach by the North Sea and by the rise in sea levels. This ultimately threatens the site with ‘coastal squeeze’ whereby the lagoons will become tidal, eventually eliminating them altogether. It is expected the southern addition will eventually acquire a similar aspect to the present lagoons, which will prolong the life of the habitat and its associated flora and fauna.
Some vulnerable plant species such as Divided Sedge (Carex divisa) and Saltwort (Salsola Kali) occur here, along with Spiral Tasselweed (Ruppia cirrhosa) which is close to qualifying as a threatened species in the near future, and Sea Wormwood (Seriphidium maritimum) which is an Internationally important species.
Invertebrates characteristic of such lagoons as these are found here. Species include the mollusc Ventrosia ventrosa, the crustaceans Palaemonetes varians and Idotea chelipes, and the bryozoans Conopeum seurati. These are just a small example of the many different species in the lagoons.
Geschubde inktzwam (Coprinus comatus)
Click here to show my stream not justified
My flickr photostream looks much better on Fluidr or with Portfolio
Thanks for your visit and comments, I appreciate that very much!
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © all rights reserved.
Regards, Bram (BraCom)
My Homepage | Twitter | Facebook | 500px | Panoramio
Big on black ******************************* Website****************************** Facebook
I took a trip to one of Brisbane neighbouring Islands this weekend just gone and rode around on the pushy with my best mate, camera in tow of course. We managed to stumble up on these dead trees, some nice jetties and beautiful beaches! I love little explorations!
A re-visit to these fellas at sunset is a must!
Brønden. View On Black
- A prism of words, for the lucky who reads Neruda in spanish …
Poema El pozo
de Pablo Neruda
A veces te hundes, caes
en tu agujero de silencio,
en tu abismo de cólera orgullosa,
y apenas puedes
volver, aún con jirones
de lo que hallaste
en la profundidad de tu existencia.
Amor mío, qué encuentras
en tu pozo cerrado?
Algas, ciénagas, rocas?
Qué ves con ojos ciegos,
rencorosa y herida?
Mi vida, no hallarás
en el pozo en que caes
lo que yo guardo para ti en la altura:
un ramo de jazmines con rocío,
un beso más profundo que tu abismo.
No me temas, no caigas
en tu rencor de nuevo.
Sacude la palabra mía que vino a herirte
y déjala que vuele por la ventana abierta.
Ella volverá a herirme
sin que tú la dirijas
puesto que fue cargada con un instante duro
y ese instante será desarmado en mi pecho.
Sonríeme radiosa
si mi boca te hiere.
No soy un pastor dulce
como en los cuentos de hadas,
sino un buen leñador que comparte contigo
tierra, viento y espinas de los montes.
Ámame tú, sonríeme,
ayúdame a ser bueno.
No te hieras en mí, que será inútil,
no me hieras a mi porque te hieres.
The time back turn to the front the time again the time left the time to take the time to re-time the time the time to create time the time to count.
The countless time.
#ink #painting #drawing #peterseelig #art #artlife #ContemporaryArt
#ComposingMyDay
Tormenta que nos encontramos en las cercanias del aeropuerto de el Prat, BCN
KDD improvisada con:
Explore Highest position: 23 on Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Camellero en Erg Chebbi se protege del sol del ataedecer en lo alto de una duna.
El Erg Chebbi, situado en el sueste de Marruecos y cercano a la frontera con Argelia, con una extensión de unos 30 km de largo por 6 km de ancho en su máxima extensión y es lo más accesible y próximo a la idea que todos tenemos del gran desierto del Sahara, arenas finisimas de color anaranjado, dunas de más de 350 metros de alto, hombres azules, dromedarios y unos atardeceres de ensueño.
Para ver mis fotos más interesantes:
(juanma36's Most Interesting Photos on Flickriver)
Un amanecer en Castalla.
Escogida por Flickr como una de las 500 fotográfias más interesantes del dia 7/2/10:
www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/2010/02/07/page1/
També la podeu veure en l'espai de l'oratge de Canal 9 (7-2-10 - Migdia):
También la podeis ver en el espacio de El Tiempo de Canal 9 (7-2-10 - Mediodia):
www.rtvv.es/video/video_informa.asp?id=07022010_orat.flv
23/2/10.- 500 vistes, 49 favorites, 42 comentaris. Moltes gràcies a tots.
5/7/11.- Premi Especial a la millor imatge sobre nuvols en el XI Concurs de Fotografia de la Natura 2011 organitzat per LIMNOS (Associació de Defensa del Patrimoni Natural del Pla de l'Estany)
© Tots els drets reservats. Queda totalment prohibit utilitzar les fotos de la meua galeria sense el meu permís exprés. Gràcies.
© Todos los derechos reservados. Queda totalmente prohibido utilizar las fotos de mi galeria sin mi expreso permiso. Gracias.
My entry for round 1 of The Middle Earth LEGO Olympics over on MOCpages. The category was to create a build based on one of J.R.R Tolkien’s poems or songs. Here is the one I chose:
Farewell we call to hearth and hall!
Though wind may blow and rain may fall,
We must away ere break of day
Far over wood and mountain tall.
To Rivendell, where Elves yet dwell
In glades beneath the misty fell,
Through moor and waste we ride in haste,
And whither then we cannot tell.
With foes ahead, behind us dread,
Beneath the sky shall be our bed,
Until at last our toil be passed,
Our journey done, our errand sped.
We must away! We must away!
We ride before the break of day!
I tried to portray the 3 main themes of the song: hearth and home, travel through the wild, and Rivendell.
My monday has been very mundane. Somehow I managed to go to bed at 5am and wake up once at 8 to wake my dad and make his tea, and then twice more for Dash to go out but really I didn't stay awake until after 1pm...I never do that! But oh it felt sooo nice...I needed that extra sleep badly.
I also had a day free of writers block! Go me *snoopy dance*
I also somehow managed to lose my neck in my photo...I know, I'm so talented pfft =^_^=
Sometimes I wonder where I am going to go with all this photography malarkey at the end of the day. I am very lucky, in that I have an audience of great people on here who are willing to read and look at what I have to say, so it makes sense for me to say something worth reading, right?
Lately I've been wondering alot about art, mostly modern, and what it actually says about anything. I get so frustrated when I see a piece of modern "art" and all it is is a load of dots that I'm sure I have as wallpaper somewhere. When I develop my photos more I want to be able to say something through them. I love banksy because his concepts are clear and well thought out, he has something to say and he says it. I hope I can be like that one day. Even if I was struggling to make enough money and no one wanted to hire me, I'd be satisfied in that my work had a purpose and wasn't pure crap passed off as "art". Fingers crossed by audience will hang around and want to see it ;)
"Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little" - Banksy on modern art (my favourite quote!)
Blog! for a before and after of this shot :) and a big fat update in general
Not the intended location , Urbex was the plan but it was out of the question :-( walked the lake , took some images of swans , hoped the wind would drop of so i could get a reflection :-) i got my chance !!! brief but got it .
VIEW MY WEB SITE AND SHOP HERE
MY GETTY COLLECTION HERE
www.gettyimages.com/search/search.aspx?assettype=image&am...
Here is my first published work even though did it as a freebie its great seeing your work on a web site
www.thewhitehartvillageinn.com/index.html
Here is the flickr set
I View Sydney in White On Black I
Although I find this sort of photography ( infrared ) too messy to do to often I found this one in my archive so quick PP and here we go....sight on Sydney CBD in infrared.
Worst part of doing and PP infrared images it is the reducing high noise in background due long exposure... this image is one of my first IR shots done with Canon 30D....it is winter here in Australia so it is good to see Sydney in White...
About photo:
F: 4 / E: 30' / FD: 25 mm / ISO: 200 / WB: Custom / Filters: Hoya R72 /
All comments and suggestions welcome.
Copyright: Mario Bekes Photography ©
:::: BIGGER ....is better for your eyes and soul...almost a MUST in this case!
:::: Latest!
:::: Have a coffee!
:: Québec à la brunante!, Beauport, Québec, Canada.(Archives)
Copyright © 2009 Gaëtan Bourque. All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.
PixNote:
This is an unusual point of view of Québec city ...it was captured from the east near Montmorency Falls where I could include Orleans Island bridge into the scene.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi.
**Settings**
ExposureTime : 1/800Sec
FNumber : F6.3
ExposureProgram : Manual
ISOSpeedRatings : 100
ShutterSpeedValue : 1/800Sec
ApertureValue : F6.3
ExposureBiasValue : EV0.0
MaxApertureValue : F3.5
MeteringMode : Division
Flash : Not fired(Compulsory)
FocalLength : 18.00(mm)
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
View my Most Interesting Photos on FlickRiver
With the statue of Dante, the loggia del Consiglio (on the left) and the Palazzo del Comune (on the right).
Loggia del Consiglio: one of the most stylish Renaissance creations in the Veneto Region. The arcaded building is characterized by yellow and red frescoes on the upper floor and five ancient celebrities of Verona on the rooftop.
Palazzo del Comune (1193) with the winged lion of Venezia is joined to the Palazzo dei Tribunali by a ark.
All rights reserved - copyright © Frank Smout
100608-VERONA-CPG-2713-3400