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Two vertically shifted images shot with the 24mm TS-E lens, stitched.
Each image shot with the new Formatt Hitech Filters Firecrest 16 stops IRND filters, no stacking.
Exposure time: 241 seconds for each image @f/8.0
The next photos in my Visual Acoustics architecture series will all be shot with the new Formatt-Hitech Firecrest 16 stops IRND filters. Why? I already wrote a review on that a few weeks ago on my blog, and I can tell you again that there’s no colour cast at all, not even when shooting in poor light conditions and that the accuracy is very high and that there’s no vignetting with the circular filters, simply because they’re so thin and you don’t need to stack, but I’m not going to say that again. Just look at all the other reviews by independent photographers or read my review here or convince yourself. And if you're interested in how to create images like this, then all this is explained on my website and also in my book that you can find on my website.
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Elliot last July .. We had just moved here in May..I think he felt pretty much at home! ; ) I had this new stand custom made for him at this place here called Purrniture (so he could fit on the top)... He is really a big boy.. ; ) The top of his kitty stand is almost as big as my table on the deck! ; )
Here's a link to the store...This cat furniture is made so much better than the stuff at the pet stores.... It's in St. Paul Minnesota.. Just click on store to see all the stuff this guy custom makes...
Just managed to take this shot in the foyer of an upscale shopping centre (Astoria) in Istanbul before guards told me that the taking of photos in the mall was forbidden. Anyway, I bought myself a stunning "little black dress" (on sale) there and wore it that same night when we went to a dinner and entertainment show at a posh hotel :-)
Have a wonderful Thursday and thanks as always for your visits and kind comments.
See it Large: 'Hide & Go Seek-2 year old style' On Black
Giving this a go in the deleteme group. We shall see.
She is the hider. NOT the seeker. During our walk i told her to go hide so Lola could find her, and this is her interpretation. To be a 2 year old. :)
Another from my first attempt at RAW in CS2, enjoying it. I used a bit of vignetting in this one too, more obvious here.
When I was shooting this, my friend said he could see what I'll make of it.... I hope this doesn't fall short of what he expected me to do...
and BTW, for those of you who have been unfortunate enough to see the previous upload, this is the storm that I was talking about.. hehe... :P :D
This is going straight to my portfolio coz this defines me as a photographer and the kind of work I like.
Hope you all like this....
And yes, I'm so touched by all your comments/faves/views on my stream, I read them over and over again inspite of the training that has me running most of the time....
I dedicate this to Ambuj Bhaiya, the one who believed in me so much that he bought and sent me the SLR that I wanted from Japan (My KissX2) inspite of me repeatedly saying "No, That'll be too much." and to Papa, who said, "Go, touch your dream. I'll take care."
I could have done this at the time when I posted my first shot from the SLR. But I was waiting for The photograph that could do what it was supposed to.
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El río Urumea (del euskera, ur, «agua», y mehea, «fina») nace en el puerto de Ezcurra (Navarra), en uno de los lugares más lluviosos de España y desemboca en San Sebastián.
En su recorrido desciende por un valle estrecho y hondo hasta Goizueta. Recibe al Añarbe discurriendo en rápida pendiente a partir de Artikutza, atraviesa los núcleos de Pagoaga y Pikoaga hasta llegar a Hernani. Prosigue por Astigarraga, Martutene, Loyola, separa a Eguía y Gros de Amara y centro de San Sebastián, para desembocar en el Mar Cantábrico entre el Monte Urgull y la playa de la Zurriola. Su cuenca es de solamente 229 km² y tiene 40 km de longitud.
La forma actual de la desembocadura es muy diferente a la de otros tiempos. Entonces era muy ancha, entre los montes Ulía e Igeldo, Urgull era solo un islote que salía en el centro y las aguas discurrían por gran parte del actual Gros y la totalidad de Amara nuevo, formando marismas y terrenos pantanosos.
El río Urumea suele registrar las mayores crecidas en otoño y a principios del invierno , produciéndose ocasionalmente algunas inundaciones en Hernani , Astigarraga y en el barrio donostiarra de Martutene. Al tener una cuenca pequeña y pocos km de recorrido su caudal puede variar de forma rápida, puede subir su nivel en pocas horas y si en unos cuántos días no se producen precipitaciones éste puede descender considerablemente.
I don't know how to let you go
I've given to you all of me, all that will ever be
We share the same heart and soul
I want you to believe in me
See through my eyes and you will know
I'll take my chance that you will come home to me
Even if it takes some time for you to work it out
I'll be there.
I've still got a ways to go,
So far away from home.
Inside I always knew,
I'd Find My Way to you.
If I could be everything you want
If I could change everything that I have done
Only you'd know where I have gone
I wanna prove I am worthy to be called yours
I need you more than I ever have
And I don't wanna stay, try to find me if you can
If I get lost along the way, please don't forget me
Know that I'll be here.
I'll be there, I'll be there
這是一張失敗的作品..... Orz
向山遊客中心中最吸引人目光的一個水池, 可是要拍攝這個水池著實讓我們困擾了好久, 構圖是一個難處, 黑卡要怎麼搖又是另一個難處!
就像之前幾位已經來這邊拍過的朋友所言, 這邊不管水平怎麼抓都好像怪怪的, 也不容易營造出像勻淨湖或是涵碧樓的水池那種無限延伸感的FU....., 再加上日頭出來之後的黑卡不知道要怎麼搖.......
真是個還要花點腦筋想想看要怎麼攻克的點 !!
El monasterio benedictino de Ripoll fue fundado por el conde Guifré el Pilós en el año 879. El 20 de abril del año 888 el monasterio de Ripoll fue solemnemente consagrado y dedicado a Santa María.
La creciente importancia del monasterio de Ripoll como centro cultural, con biblioteca,scriptorium y escuela monástica medieval, motivó sucesivas ampliaciones del edificio, siendo la efectuada por el abad Oliba (1008-1046) la que conformaría sus formas definitivas : 60 por 40 metros en un edificio petreo de formas austeras y macizas, de cinco naves, con un cuerpo de edificio delantero encima del cual se levantaron dos torres de campanarios y en la parte posterior un grandioso transepto coronado por un ábside central y tres absidiolos a cada lado.
El templo ha sufrido diversas restauraciones. En especial la realizada tras el terremoto de 1428 y la de 1830 que redujo a tres las cinco naves originales.Las dimensiones de la nave principal son las originales : 60 m. de largo por 9 de ancho. En el crucero y en los muros de la nave central se hallan las tumbas de muchos delos condes de Besalú y Barcelona como Guifré el Pelós, Ramon Berenguer III y IV.
La obra principal del monasterio y de la escultura románica de Catalunya, es la portada del siglo XII. Se divide en siete franjas horizontales donde se representan escenas bíblicas, históricas y alegóricas. La rica iconografía combina los grupos temáticos entre motivos florales de gran exuberancia y ornamentaciones de líneas geométricas, sin ningún lugar en que el cincel no se haya dejado sentir.A ambos lados del portal están las imágenes mutiladas de San Pedro y San Pablo.
El claustro del templo consta de dos pisos. Fué iniciado en siglo XII, quedando paralizada la construcción hasta fines del siglo XIV. La galería superior quedó completada en el siglo XVI. Tiene forma trapezoidal y consta de 112 arcos semicirculares y 252 columnas de capiteles esculpidos con motivos religiosos, mitológicos y populares.
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The Benedictine monastery of Ripoll was founded by the Count Guifré Pilos in the year 879. On April 20 the year 888 the monastery of Ripoll was solemnly consecrated and dedicated to Santa Maria.
The growing importance of the monastery of Ripoll and cultural center, library, medieval monastic scriptorium, and school, motivated successive enlargements of the building being completed by Abbot Oliba (1008-1046) to settle its final form: 60 by 40 meters in building stone of an austere and solid forms of five ships, with a body above the front building was erected two towers and steeples on the back a great transept topped by a central apse apsidioles and three on each side.
The temple has undergone several restorations. Especially the one made after the earthquake of 1428 and 1830 it dropped to five ships originales.Las the three dimensions of the nave are the original: 60 m. long by 9 wide. In the cruise and on the walls of the nave are the tombs of many counts of Besalú models and the Pelós Guifré Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer III and IV.
The main work of the monastery and the Romanesque sculpture of Catalunya, is the cover of the twelfth century. It is divided into seven horizontal bands which represent biblical scenes, allegorical and historical. The rich iconography combines clusters between floral ornaments of great exuberance and geometric lines, with no place where the chisel has not stopped both sides of the portal sentir.A are images of mutilated San Pedro and San Pablo.
The cloister of the temple consists of two floors. It was begun in the twelfth century, was paralyzed construction until the end of the fourteenth century. The upper gallery was completed in the sixteenth century. Have trapezoidal shape and consists of 112 semicircular arches and 252 columns capitals carved with religious, mythological and popular.
Once upon a time, three little girls lived in a cottage in the middle of the woods while their parents went on a business trip.
Goldilocks, Whiteylocks and Hazelocks.
You have most probably read about Goldilocks's story before, but have you heard of what happens next?
After Goldilocks fled from the home of the 3 bears, she was angry and humiliated, being the spoiled little girl she was, she felt that she had done no wrong. She vowed to get them back somehow, some day.
One early morning, Goldilock's youngest sister Hazelocks barged into her room excitedly announcing that a baby bear was in their kitchen. Hazelocks had medium length brown hair, she was tomboyish and did not act like a proper lady, she also had certain strange sadistic habits and was fascinated with torturing insects.
Goldilocks was delighted when she rushed to the kitchen and saw the familiar bear, although it had messed up the kitchen and was even stealing oatmeal from one of their bowls. Hazelocks started jumping around in excitement, and Goldilocks started formulating a plan.
Goldilocks was vain, arrogant and as aforementioned, terribly spoiled. She wanted a fur coat, her parents had promised to buy her one but their business trip was taking forever. She came up with a stupid and cruel plan, she wanted to skin the bear and use the baby bear's fur for a coat.
She told her sister who happily agreed that she would help Goldilocks with any "bloody disgusting" jobs when they skinned the bear. She was as excited as her sister and because of her warped mind, she enjoyed seeing any living organism suffer, except for herself or her family members.
Just then, Goldilock's 2nd sister, Whiteylocks (the middle child) rushed in and in her gentle persuasive tone, tried to stop her sisters from such acts of cruelty against animals. Whiteylocks was demure, gentle, well-mannered and she loved animals. Like all sickeningly sweet fairy tale princesses, she was adored by everyone but her eldest sister who was jealous of her.
Ignoring Whiteylocks, Goldilocks and Hazelocks were still bent on carrying out their plans. Advancing towards the bear cub with a knife, Hazelocks had a murderous look in her eyes as she raised the sharp deadly object.
The bear cub sensed danger and started squealing and calling for its mother in its own bear-speak that none of the three girls understood.
Just then, the girls heard a growl and charging with miraculous speed for an animal so large, the mother bear jumped through the window and continued growling menacingly at the three girls while protectively defending her baby cub.
She recognized Goldilocks as the intruder to her home and roared with anger, firstly, she had stolen their food, ruined their furniture and slept in her baby's bed and now, she wanted to hurt her baby.
Goldilocks and her sisters were already cornered, in her fury, the mother ripped Goldilocks apart and that sent her other 2 sisters screaming and crying, running for their lives. The mother bear turned to chase Hazelocks whom she had seen holding the knife and tore her into shreds. Whiteylocks being well read knew that there were 2 ways to escape a bear,
1. Climb a tree
2. Act dead
and since there was no tree in the house, she sprawled on the floor, trying to hold her breath and keep her calm, faking death. But the mother bear did not hurt her, she and her baby cub left the house which had been so clean a few minutes ago. (In comparison to it's current state the messed up kitchen would have been considered "clean")
Whiteylocks stared at her sister's dead bodies, or rather, what was left of them, and froze, her already semi-white hair turned whiter from shock into a pure white, her naturally pale skin paled further and her large eyes remained opened to the fullest, she couldn't stop shaking, she couldn't talk, she sat there in the house in the same position for days.
Eventually when the parents of the three girls returned, they were shocked to see the blood and the torn up bodies.
Whiteylocks was also dead. She sat in the same position, wrapping her arms around her own body. She had died from the lack of water and food.
And that was the sad end of the three little girls who lived in the cottage in the middle of the woods.
credits: Little-Crow-Stock
for the bear
and
Drezdany-stocks for the garden.
Leonard Cohen - Avalanche please listen (if you're not normally a fan, it doesn't matter.. I'm not either.... but they go together)
Well I stepped into an avalanche,
It covered up my soul;
When I am not this hunchback that you see,
I sleep beneath the golden hill.
You who wish to conquer pain,
You must learn, learn to serve me well.
You strike my side by accident
As you go down for your gold.
The cripple here that you clothe and feed
Is neither starved nor cold;
He does not ask for your company,
Not at the centre, the centre of the world.
When I am on a pedestal,
You did not raise me there.
Your laws do not compel me
To kneel grotesque and bare.
I myself am the pedestal
For this ugly hump at which you stare.
You who wish to conquer pain,
You must learn what makes me kind;
The crumbs of love that you offer me,
They're the crumbs I've left behind.
Your pain is no credential here,
It's just the shadow, shadow of my wound.
I have begun to long for you,
I who have no greed
I have begun to ask for you,
I who have no need.
You say you've gone away from me,
But I can feel you when you breathe.
Do not dress in those rags for me,
I know you are not poor
You don't love me quite so fiercely now
When you know that you are not sure,
It is your turn, beloved,
It is your flesh that I wear.
This is the image I created for an exhibition based on the songs and lyrics of Leonard Cohen.
The pose is now available Del May Mainstore
The show is now open at Palais Orleans Art Studio and runs until 18th March 2012.
Participating artists:
Acacia Merlin
Ariel Brearly
Burk Bode (B.Bode)
Cat Boccaccio
Corinne Helendale (Corinne J Helendale)
Danteliicia Ethaniel
Del May
Harbor Galaxy (harborgalaxy)
Johnfrancis Laville
Kato Salyut
Kira Westland
Lily Laufer (✿LILY✿)
Maloe Vansant
Meilo Minotaur
Morgana Nagorski
Patricie Sapphire (Patricie)
Sanam Sewell
Skip Staheli
Tamzin Xigalia
Zebra Thursday
A couple weeks ago I organized a "glitter party," which was basically just a mass photoshoot involving lots of people, glitter, and a field. Unfortunately, the internet on my computer is down and has been down for about a week or so now. I can't seem to figure out how to get reconnected to the internet, neither can my brother. So my internet usage is reduced to whenever I can get on somebody else's computer. I don't like it at all.
(more in comments)
I have been so bored without the internet. Its pathetic.
1. I deleted over 1000 songs on my itunes.
2. I wrote seven letters I have been meaning to for months and sent them out today
3. I got my first roll of film developed.
4. I rode a bike for the first time in years.
5. I finally figured out the perfect combination for my starbucks coffee
6. I ate over 21 rolls of Mentos in two days. Im not kidding. Im about to run out and get more.
7. I rediscovered my love for Harris Teeter.
They got rid of all of them in GA and here in NC they are all over the place.
8. I read two very long magazines devoted to Michael Jackson's life. My mother is in love with him and I had nothing else to do. Members of my family will appreciate that. Just take my word for it, that meant I was literally dying of nothing to do.
9. I got to know the cashier at ACE hardware while going there to purchase a dryer aghast pipe.
Apparently her husband lost his son for over 27 years because his first wife ran off with him as a baby. The husband found him though, he was in FL, and they are now reunited and the husband of the cashier was able to attend his long lost sons wedding last month.
Large on black or at 1280 x 640 pixels.
In-Betweener / Tussendoortje! Some wild idea I had, oh well... :-)
Sunrise (left) & sunset (right) January 31, 2012.
Overschie/Rotterdam. Terrible skies these days! Grmph.
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death..."
Pink Floyd / Time <<linky :)
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The usual subject from a rather usual angle, if compared to my previous jetty shot, which was a bit unusual...
For anyone interested: an article on Infrared photography is now available on my website. This very interesting article has been provided by Luca Cesari who has some great IR work. Check out his stream here on flickr.
Check my profile for info on my website.
Technical info:
ND110 - 10 stops.
f/18
ISO100
17 mm
150s (2min30sec) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 3.0
PS CS5 - Silver Efex Pro
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Oeschinensee near Kandersteg, Switzerland
Oeschinen Lake is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 4 kilometres east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. At an elevation of 1,578 metres (5,177 ft), it has a surface area of 1.1147 square kilometres (0.4304 sq mi). Its maximum depth is 56 metres (184 ft).
The lake is fed through a series of mountain creeks and drains underground. The water then re-surfaces as the Oeschibach. Part of it is captured for electricity production and as water supply for Kandersteg.
After a few posts from other parts of Brazil, I am continually drawn back to my favorite location there, Iguazu Falls. The name "Iguazu" comes from the Guarani or Tupi words y [ɨ], meaning "water", and ûasú [waˈsu], meaning "big". wiki That said, I'd be hard pressed to not call this place "land of the waterfalls" or "terra das cachoeiras".
This is a 6 shot vertical pano (w/reverse ND Grad) taken 10 mins. prior to and up stream from this post. With the nice light, I was really hoping this pano would turn out. You can see all of the mist, so I was kept busy wiping off the lens in between shots. I couldn't get Photoshop to stitch these together, so after numerous tries I went a different route and am very glad I was able to salvage it.
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Experimented with DoF, this one was interesting, the bigger flower was little away from my focus and smaller one was my PoF, and as always this piece of nature also has a great message for us, not every body is equal in this world, some are rich, some are poor, some have disabilities and some have rare abilities, but no matter who you are and how you are there is something special in everyone of us, everyone one of us are special in some way are the other. Never underestimate yourself, if you are not special to yourself then don't expect others to expect that you are special. Belief in yourself, you are special, no matter who you are. Thanks for all your comments and fav
திடீரென்று பூக்களுக்குள் யுத்தம்,எல்லாப் பூக்களும் இறந்து உதிர்ந்துவிட்டன,
சற்றுப் பூக்கள் வேண்டும் அவைகளுக்கு மலர்வளையம் செய்வதற்கு,
இருந்தால் கொடுங்கள், கடனாகத்தான் - பாவம்
மனிதர்களுக்கு மட்டுமே மலர்வளையமாய் இருந்து வெறுத்துவிட்டதுபோலும் அவைகளுக்கும்
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View On Black - vor Schwarz betrachten - siyah arkaplan ile
die Festplatte ist voll - es ist Zeit, aufzuräumen - und da stolpere ich über alte Sachen.
The harddisk is full, so it's time to clean it up a little bit - and while doing so, I found some old stuff ...
Harddisk dolu, bu yüzden eski fotograflarin düzenliyorum ve bunu yaparken eski bir sey buldum ...
08-10-27-3113
HaPPY Blue MoNDaY WiTHouT Me
Wish you all a wonderful blues on Monday and for all of you who have Sunday, enjoy the other colours……………….
This blues I found at a place called Ko Ngai, a small island with not much tourists or hotels.
The blues are emerald like in this shot.
Oh yes, don´t ask if I was diving there……………..
My favourite place the Andaman sea of Thailand.
A sad thing of the tsunami is, that the temperature raised 1,3°C degrees in average there.
The corals and the reefs were not really damaged by the bad wave years ago, but by now they gonna die really soon because of the warming of the ocean.
Nobody know why this happens……………………
So enjoy this blues
I will be away and from time to time you will see me
So don´t count on me and miss me
Take all good care and enjoy life
Today you have the choice for the music…………..click and………..
Or maybe click here and…………
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh one more choice…………….
NL In het uiterste noorden van Duitsland vinden we de neg, de Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll. Deze maatschappij rijdt een paar lijnen, zoals het bijna 14 km lange schattige lijntje van Niebüll naar het havenstadje Dagebüll aan de Noordzee. De lijn vindt zijn oorsprong in 1895 waarbij het altijd in private handen is geweest (maar zeker niet aanbesteed). Sinds 2004 is de exploitatie evenals de infrastructuur in handen van de Luxemburgse spoorwegen, de CFL.
Hoewel de CFL ook in het bezit is geweest (nou ja, nu dus weer via de neg) van twee stellen van het type 628, is dit motorstel van de baureihe 628 niet van Luxemburgse oorsprong. De VT 71a is in 1995 gebouwd voor de Frankfurt-Königsteiner Eisenbahn. In 2006 is deze overgenomen door de Hessische Landesbahn en is in 2010 weer doorgeschoven naar de neg (bron). De VT 71a passeert hier het plaatsje Deezbüll en is onderweg met rit nummer 35 van Niebüll naar Dagebüll Mole. Gezegd moet worden dat het er veel geluk was met de zon tijdens het maken van deze foto...
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Petit coin sympathique découvert avec Yoann hier après midi accessible à marée basse après une petite marche sur la plage précédente. Cette plage est bordée de très grands palétuviers et le sable recouvert par endroits de feuilles mortes. Quand nous sommes arrivés, le soleil passait déjà sous l'horizon, il a fallut trouver rapidement des éléments de composition (en évitant de se faire piquer par une escadrille de taons :-). Rémire-montjoly (Guyane française) le 20 novembre 2008, route des plages à l'embouchure du fleuve le Mahury.
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Sympathetic spot discovered with Yoann yesterday afternoon accessible to low tide after a small walk on the preceding beach. This range is bordered with very high mangroves trees and the sand covered by places with black leaves. When we arrived, the sun was nearly below the horizon, we had to quickly find elements of composition (while avoiding being bitten by a group of horseflies :-). Rémire-montjoly (French Guiana) on November 20, 2008, road of the beaches to the mouth of the river Mahury.
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The river in shallows murmured and chattered,
In deep pools, sighing, swishing, and swirling.
The sun blazing down on great patches of gold.
The Gorse bushes popping, their seed pods exploding.
While the Broom gently swayed, wafting its perfume
On the delicate touch of the breeze from the river.
Nature could not have been kinder
That day, as we walked in its splendour.
We shyly held hands - it was our first meeting.
Then we sat on the grass in quiet conversation.
Long pauses, deep sighs, then trickles of words,
Nervous laughs, like the sounds of the river
As it flowed past our feet.
We turned to each other with lips slightly pouting,
Both of us nervous of that very first kiss.
Our lips barely touched, like a butterfly flutter,
Or was it a puff from the wind on the river?
Your sweet tiny face seemed mounted in gold,
Eyes open wide and Kingfisher blue.
New love, young love, needs time to mature,
But we drifted apart, then found love once again.
True love, mature love, but not with each other.
Yet still the Broom, its perfume heart stopping,
And the Golden Gorse goes on pleasing,
Down by the river, for other lovers walking,
Just as it did when we were so young.
(David Lewis)
Lutry, my favourite village (actually, it's the most beautiful of Switzerland - in my view), my favourite iron bridge, being populated by a couple in love, a mother with her three children (!!), and underneath neatly arranged a few ducks and water birds... All this gently decorated and framed with the last leaves of a large tree.
The small river is leading here into Lac Léman (Lake Leman or Lake Geneva) which again has EVERYTHING, sandy and pebbly beaches, benches, rocks and the most clear and wonderful (and often cold) water... - and NOW let me go back to my day dreams!:)
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Eli's Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/elis_photostream/
So this Build marks the 6th year Eli and I have displayed together at Brickvention. Every year we both build one half of a diorama. Together we then place our two sides together and the final model comes together for 4 days only at the convention... Sounds tough right? Well add the additional factor of both of us living on opposite sides of Australia (I'm in Perth, Eli is in Brisbane) and we have to fly our MOC down to Melbourne to set up and display. This year we added the challenge of placing Eli's sides on top rather then next to mine, another fun challenge. Lots of hard work and planning go into these annual collaborative builds, and I speak for both of us when I say we've very proud with the end result this year.
I meet and caught up with so many talented and kind hearted people at Brickvention 2018 this year and it was honestly one of the best years yet! We were lucky enough to win the commendation prize as pictured above, couldn't have done it without Eli!
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The Kingdom of Rhorevia is at peace once again, the various Kingdoms are united after the 'High King's Accords' were signed by many across the Realm... However the Golbin and Orc armies united under the Shadow Triad have returned staging daring protests and attacks, every day their power grows, threatening to return to what it once was prior to the Destruction of Bahnhof. The High King fears that the treaty may not be enough to stop the mystical power of the Shadow Triad! To ensure the safety of the Kingdom, he tasks the Wizard Arakoth to use his knowledge of the mystic arts to find something that can end The Shadow Triad before it's power destroys the Kingdom.
After weeks of research, Arakoth finds a map to Volsung Hall, the ruined and abandoned city of an ancient people who died off centuries ago. The catacombs had never been explored, perhaps they held treasures or secrets that could fulfil the Kings wishes? Arakoth gathered the best mages, Adventures, and mercenaries in all the Realm and together this band of Adventurers set out to Volsung Hall... However so did the Orc and Goblin Armies.
Upon entering, the Band of Adventures were attacked by Draugr, undead warriors of the fallen Civilization that once lived in Volsung's underground Halls. The Adventures were separated by the Draugr's unrelenting attacks, but this worked in Arakoth's favour. Arakoth entered a large room and before him stood a bright glowing egg, papers and books nearby explained that this was a Dragon end. The Egg was placed below in the deepest chambers of Volsung so that none would find it. A keen spirited Warrior leapt forth to snatch the egg only to be turned into an undead warrior. It seemed the Egg had some sort of curse of the undead laid upon it to prevent it from hatching, or to prevent it from leaving Volsung Hall.
Arakoth knew much about the Mystic Arts, he searched the chamber for some kind of counter-spell of counter-measure to lift the curse from the egg. A bright Blue glowing crystal caught Arakoth's attention, could this be the way to lift the curse? As Arakoth's fingers began to grasp the crystal, a roar echoed through out the cavern. Arakoth's eyes widened in fear, a crimson Red Dragon stood before him, towering over him, it's eyes narrowed ready to attack!
Will Arakoth and the Band of Adventures find a way to take the Dragon egg? Will they survive the Mother's attack? Will they make it out in one piece? Only time will tell..
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Couple final things:
I have a Flickr, take a look if you wish:
www.flickr.com/photos/bencossy
Also check out my Youtube for weekly videos:
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And I post pretty much daily on Instagram, so check that out:
Please don´t hesitate with any comments, questions or criticisms...
Till Next Time
See Ya~
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cuando pasabas con tu otoño a cuestas
mayo por mi ventana
y hacías señales con la luz
de las hojas finales
¿qué me querías decir mayo?
¿porqué eras triste o dulce en tu tristeza?
nunca lo supe pero siempre
había un hombre solo entre los oros de la calle
pero yo era ese niño
detrás de la ventana
cuando pasabas mayo
como abrigándome los ojos
y el hombre sería yo
ahora que recuerdo.
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[Otro Mayo - Juan Gelman]
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No usar esta imagen en páginas web, blogs u otros soportes sin mi autorización, © Todos los derechos reservados.
Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
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Por favor no agregues imágenes demasiado grandes en los comentarios
Please do not add images too large in the comments
Lisboa, 30/04/2011
With the company of mister Nelson Bolinhas.
Despite the bad weather, we decided to shoot another sunrise, to remember how good it feels to wake up at 5:00 ...
The aim was to repeat the visit to the piers in Povoa de Santa Iria, but after an attack of thousands of mosquitoes we decided to look elsewhere, and we went to this place never after photographed.
The weather was bad, the colors and the sun didn't appeared and this was my last record already in the rain.
Apesar do mau tempo, decidimos fazer mais um nascer do dia, para recordar como é bom acordar às 5:00...
O objectivo era repetir a visita ao cais palafítico da Póvoa de Santa Iria, mas depois de uma ataque de milhares de melgas decidimos procurar outras paragens, e fomos até este sitio muito pouco fotografado.
O tempo estava mau, as cores e sol não apareceram e este foi o meu último registo já debaixo de chuva.
A circa 15 mesi dal trasferimento del ramo d'azienda da Gemini S.I. S.p.A. alla Libeccio S.r.L. (successivamente gruppo OMEGA S.p.A.) e dalla nascita della società Video On Line 2 S.r.L. si presenta nuovamente, per uno tra i più grandi Call-Center del cagliaritano, la quinta crisi societaria capace di mettere a repentaglio il posto di lavoro di circa 500 famiglie sarde.
Le vicende della Libeccio (amministratore unico Claudio Marcello Massa, Procuratore Salvatore Riccardo Cammalleri), e del gruppo Omega rischia di travolgere la società Video On Line 2.0 con sede a Cagliari in via Montecassino, polo di eccellenza sardo nel settore dei “servizi di qualità” alle imprese.
Quanto è accaduto a più di 9000 lavoratori e lavoratrici di aziende del gruppo Omega: Agile , Phonemedia, RAF S.p.A., Soft4Web e Multimedia Planet, toccherà presto anche all’azienda cagliaritana che con i suoi 500 dipendenti gestisce l’assistenza tecnica per i clienti di Telecom Italia ed IPSOA.
La vertenza VOL2 riguarda lavoratori che operano per Telecom Italia da più di 14 anni, i quali con l’elevata professionalità riconosciuta dalla stessa Telecom Italia, oltre che dalla clientela 187 e Business, garantiscono al committente standard di qualità e professionalità superiori alla media.
I lavoratori di Via Montecassino a Cagliari vivono, nuovamente, da mesi con la costante preoccupazione che l’azienda fallisca e con essa i posti di lavoro su cui 500 famiglie sarde hanno costruito il proprio futuro.
© Brian Callahan 2009 All rights reserved.
(nice with this Schubert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FVzhHtCwY4 )
i carry your heart with me
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
ee cummings
(another in the comments)
I am only back for a moment to say:
My Pro account expires on August 6th and seeing as I had to block the man that gifted me with it last year because it turns out he's addicted to porn....I will be gone for a while longer I suppose.
And several of you have been asking whats wrong with my tumblr, I just changed the url:
I havent gotten a chance to read any messages either so please dont think you are being ignored.
K, that is all.
Thank you.
EDIT:
A beautiful girl just bought me another pro account.
Thank you so much Grace
I owe you the world.
:D
This shot was created using an LED colour changing light unit and a glass paperweight.
SOOC except for the border and signature.
Thanks to Jane in Colour for her encouragement.
Please check out her wonderful photos here: Light in Motion
Part of my Light Painting (Set)
© Jon Downs 2010 All Rights Reserved.
…Taken on a trip to Dow Gardens located in Midland Michigan. This place is so beautiful, and just wondering what it would look like on a blue sky sunny day already has me planning another trip back before summer is over. According to my brochure, the gardens cover 110 acres and include some of the finest horticultural displays in the Midwest. Due to time and the weather I missed a lot to, so that’s another reason to go back. I’ve included two links in case your interested, and the second link has a little clip of pictures that were taken from other flickr members.
El poeta Carlos Mastronardi ha escrito:
"No tenemos un lenguaje para los finales. Quizá un lenguaje para los finales exija la total abolición de otros lenguajes"
Y yo me adhiero a sus palabras. Vuelvo a emprender otro viaje, por razones de trabajo. Será por varios meses y por lo tanto, estaré alejada de Flickr durante todo ese tiempo. Nunca es fácil decir adiós. Sí quiero agradecerles todo el cariño que he recibido durante este año flickeriano, eso es inolvidable!!!
Mi regalo, una flor de despedida. Una flor de un almendro que me cautivó estando en España y por la que caí (literalmente) por no mirar por donde caminaba, del embeleso que tenía.
¡Un besote inmenso para todos!!! ¡Sigan tomando excelentes fotos!!!
¡EN ALGÚN LUGAR, EN ALGÚN MOMENTO, NOS VOLVEREMOS A ENCONTRAR!!! ¡HASTA LA VUELTA!!!
SI UN ADIÓS DE AMOR FUERA TODAVÍA AMOR
(SI UN ADÉU D'AMOR FOS ENCARA AMOR)
Lluís Llach, Jocs (2002)
Oh, si un adiós de amor fuera sólo el gesto
del dolor compartido
por no haber sabido volar más alto.
Oh, si un adiós de amor fuera todavía amor.
Oh, si un adiós de amor fuera polvo de un camino
sin lugar para reproches,
sólo un paso en el bello don de continuar en el intento,
ese antiguo intento de amar y soñar
desde siempre, para siempre y siempre libremente.
Oh, que nunca acabe tu paso a través de mí,
ni este juego de los sentidos
que ahora nos hacen señales de un amor tan denso,
raro entramado de miedo y deseo del más allá...
Oh, si un adiós de amor fuera todavía amor,
para siempre, desde siempre y siempre libremente.
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A veces cuando pienso que todo esta perdido
voy hacia algunas formas de la muerte
me pego un tiro con una palabra
que alguna vez me fue tan transparente.
En la ternura del agua que corre
me recuerdan la llegada de unos trenes
sales de los mares curvas de los puertos
con mujeres descalzas en el verde
Voy hacia el fuego como la mariposa
y no hay rima que rime con vivir
no te pares no te mates
solo es una forma mas de demorarte.
En las tardes tranquilas
cuando extraño todo
pienso que todo no es lo que perdi
una rosa de feria
y aun a costa de perder
se pierde pero se gana
La lucha es de igual a igual contra uno mismo, ♪♫
y eso es ganarla
no te pares, no te mates
solo es una forma de mas de demorarse.
Recuerdo la quietud de la tierra
la quietud de estar adentro
se cree mas en los milagros
a la hora del entierro
Este hombre trabajo
quien escribira su historia
la cal reseca la viuda que sueña
los amigos que siguen igual
La gloria en zapatillas
el florero vacío
quien sabe si se puso a pensar
para que vivo
vivo para no perder.
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{El Tempano - Juan Carlos Baglietto}
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Si tienen tiempo denle al link que no tiene desperdicio esta canción
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Un atardecer del febrero en San Clemente del Tuyú - Partido de la Costa - Buenos Aires - Argentina
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No usar esta imagen en páginas web, blogs u otros soportes sin mi autorización, © Todos los derechos reservados.
Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
[soundtrack: cara catastrofe - le luci della centrale elettrica]
Tutti i nostri occhi pieni di disordini, di chiavi duplicate di nascosto e poi perse. Cara catastrofe in quei corridoi bianchi interminabili. Cara catastrofe e i tuoi aerei dispersi. Ancora tu e i nostri piatti rotti. I nostri inutili patti atlantici, notturni. Tra il bianco delle lenzuola e tutti gli altri continenti che volevamo andare a volare assieme. E aspettando gli aiuti umanitari guardiamo un po' raitre. Quando per razionalizzare ci siamo scardinati il torace. E per le trasfusioni vuoi la vernice rossa perché è più coreografica. Mi hai detto che all'inizio non ero così. che ti ho fregata. Io te e i nostri scudi di plexiglas. i compromessi storici per non ferirci. E appena sei ripartita è come se avessi sentito sulle gambe il caldo dell'aria che usciva dal tubo di scappamento. Anche nei prossimi anni circoleranno ancora veicoli a benzina. E poi mi ritrovo che cammino come non so chi tra le fabbriche lunghe come l'orizzonte. E non capisco quasi niente. altri minatori sottopagati lavorano diciotto ore nei nostri cuori. e se gli alberghi appena costruiti coprono i tramonti tu non preoccuparti. non preoccuparti
© Angela M. Lobefaro - Explore - Frontpage -
taken on Lago Maggiore, Piedmont - Lombardy Italy
A legend tells that in 1170 a rich merchant, Alberto (Besozzi family - Arolo), while he was sailing with his boat on the lake, a storm breaks over him. He trusted in S. Caterina (Alessandria) and decided to do penance if he survived the storm; so he avoid dead and once landed, he went to live alone in the place where now is the monastery. In 1195 Alberto stroke against the plague that hit the surroundings and, following the revelation of the angel, he made the "sacello" to be build like the one hosting the remains of S. Caterina on the Sinai. In 1205 when he died his corpse was buried in the chapel near S. Caterina.
The monastery was built after the miracle, so the supernatural help continued to draw his life. When in 600 some stones fell on Alberto's grave, destiny wanted them to stop a few cm from the soil and made them to pose quietly on the land years later. This event contributed to associate definitively the pray zone with the miracle. Since 1379, it was the territory of hermits, in 1670 belonged to the Carmelite friars and afterwards in the 2nd half of 1700 was cancelled. The province of Varese bought and financed long restorations, ended in 1986. Its structure was entitled to some Dominicans friars.
from www.lagomaggiore.net/old/uk/attractions/eremosantacaterin...
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I am organizing again another fundraiser for this project: Stop AIDS at Birth
----therefore I have not much time for flickr... sorry my friends, I'll visit your streams as often as I can ---
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Please consider a donation to this project:
donazioni.cesvi.org/index-ing.asp
Thanks
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Explore: 12.17.2008
John 8:32 is a blunt, to-the-point bottom line on why we need the truth. "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Some of us live like the truth will scare us to death or hurt too much. But it can't hurt nearly as much as avoiding the truth about yourself - the truth that continues to poison your relationships, limit your life, and bring you down. Someone may be your "mirror" that is irritating or painful to hear from. But God put those people in your life because He loves you too much to let you keep running from the truth that is costing you so much.
The Bible says, "Iron sharpens iron; so a friend sharpens the countenance of his friend." It may be that someone you might consider an enemy has said some things no one else would say to you about you. And while they mean to hurt you, there may be at least some mirror of truth in what they said.
The truth that might be painful never really goes away. Everywhere you go, you take you with you. God loves you too much to let you keep running, denying, and living a lie. So He's put someone in your life to hold up a mirror. Don't reject what the mirror is trying to show you. And don't blame the mirror - it's the message the mirror is trying to give you, not the messenger that's the issue.
Thank God for the mirror He's given you. The truth may be hard to face. It may mean opening up to someone who can really help you with it. It may mean removing a mask you've been hiding behind for a long time, but it's worth all that and more. Because it's the truth, and only the truth, that will finally set you free.
-Ron Hutchcraft
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=urticae
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Genus: Aglais
Subgenus:
Species: urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Wingspan:-
Male: 45 - 55mm
Female: 52 - 62mm
Introduction
The Small Tortoiseshell is one of our most-familiar butterflies, appearing in gardens throughout the British Isles. Unfortunately, this butterfly has suffered a worrying decline, especially in the south, over the last few years. This butterfly has always fluctuated in numbers, but the cause of the most-recent decline is not yet known, although various theories have been proposed. One is the increasing presence of a particular parasitic fly, Sturmia bella, due to global warming - this species being common on the continent. The fly lays its eggs on leaves of the foodplant, close to where larvae are feeding. The tiny eggs are then eaten whole by the larvae and the grubs that emerge feed on the insides of their host, avoiding the vital organs. A fly grub eventually kills its host and emerges from either the fully-grown larva or pupa before itself pupating. Although the fly attacks related species, such as the Peacock and Red Admiral, it is believed that the lifecycle of the Small Tortoiseshell is better-synchronised with that of the fly and it is therefore more prone to parasitism. This is one of our most widespread butterflies, occurring throughout the British Isles, including Orkney and Shetland.
Aglais urticae
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758) as shown here (type locality: Sweden).
Phenology
The adult butterflies can be seen at any time of the year, even on the last days of December or first days of January if the temperature is high enough to wake them from hibernation. However, adults normally emerge from hibernation at the end of March and start of April. There are typically 2 broods each year, except in the north, where there is usually only a single brood. Whether single or double-brooded, the butterfly is a familiar sight in late summer as it takes nectar to build up essential fats in preparation for hibernation.
Habitat
This butterfly can turn up almost anywhere, from city centres to mountain tops. As such, it is one of our most successful butterflies. It is most-often seen, however, where nettles grow in abundance, such as field margins. This butterfly is often encountered while hibernating in an outbuilding, such as a garage, shed or barn, where they may be found in the company of other individuals. Other hibernation sites include hollow trees and wood piles.
Larval Foodplants
The primary larval foodplants are Common Nettle (Urtica dioica) and Small Nettle (Urtica urens).
Nectar Sources
Adults feed primarily on Betony (Stachys officinalis), Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris), Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.), Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis), Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis), Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea), Hawkweeds (Hieracium/Hypochoeris), Heather (Calluna vulgaris / Erica spp.), Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Ivy (Hedera helix), Knapweeds (Centaurea spp.), Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Primrose (Primula vulgaris), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.), Thyme (Thymus polytrichus) and Water Mint (Mentha aquatica).
Imago
The two sexes are almost identical in appearance, with the distinctive yellow and orange uppersides providing a contrast with the drab undersides that provide the butterfly a good deal of camouflage when hibernating.
In the afternoon, males set up territories, usually close to a nettle patch, where they rest of the foodplant or ground with their wings open, waiting for a passing female. When a female enters the territory, a most curious courtship begins. The male approaches the female from behind and starts to "drum" his antennae on the hindwings of the female, making a feint sound that is audible to the human ear. The female may fly a little distance, with the male following, where the process repeats. This can go on for several hours with the couple spending a good amount of time basking together. Eventually, usually in early evening, the female will lead the male into vegetation, often a nettle patch, and crawl between stems with the male following, where they eventually mate. They remain coupled until the following morning.
Aberrations
This species displays considerable variation in both the upperside ground colour and the familiar upperside pattern and markings.
Much work has been carried out in this species to discover how temperature shock in the late larval/ early pupal stage can affect the development of pigments in the imago. These experiments have assisted our understanding of how and when the pigments are 'mapped' in the Vanessid butterflies. The Small Tortoiseshell appears to be particularly sensitive to temperature shock, and this species has been widely bred in the past in the hope of producing extreme environmentally controlled aberrations such as ab. semi-ichnusoides.
Extreme shocks of either heat or cold during the last 24 hours of the larval stage and the first 48 hours of the pupal stage can disrupt the natural process of metamorphosis and inhibit the normal processes in which organic chemicals create the colouration of the wing scales.
The expression of aberration through temperature shock is a graduated process; one level of exposure creates ab. semi-ichnusoides, a little more fuses all three black blotches along the costa of the forewing to create ab. conjuncta, and the most extreme exposure produces an almost entirely melanic form known as ab. osborni. The conditions required to produce the latter forms are thought to be so extreme that they lie right on the very cusp of extremes of temperature that would be fatal to the larva or pupa. Consequently these forms are rare in captivity and extremely unlikely to be met with in the wild.
It is difficult to ascertain how frequently any of these aberration occur in the wild, however it is a rare event that exposes the newly formed pupa or transitional larva to the necessary conditions for metamorphosis to be disrupted in this way, and this is supported by the paucity of historical sightings of the extreme aberrations in the wild. That is not to say that the lesser of the aberrations do not occur however, and an ab. semi-ichnusoides presents a particularly striking sight when nectaring on a garden buddleia amongst typical individuals.
It has been speculated that severe late frosts could possibly cause instances of these aberrant forms, as well as a larva/pupa being exposed to particularly strong sunlight after having the normally sheltered pupation site disturbed in some manner.
Environmental influences are not the sole cause of aberration in this species however, and there are many genetic aberrations which the observer could encounter at any time. Occasionally the orange ground colour is replaced entirely by a pale whitish buff (ab. lutea), as well as various transitional shades leading to this. Similarly, sometimes the orange colour is replaced by a brownish-purple hue and this is known as ab. brunneoviolacea.
There are in excess of 105 named aberrations known to occur in Britain. Click here to see a full list of aberrations for this species.
ab. nigrita (Fickert)
On the forewings the two upper black costal spots are united to form a single black blotch. The twin discal spots are absent. Hindwings entirely black with no marginal lunules.
Ovum
The female is quite choosy about where she lays, which is not surprising since she lays her green eggs in large batches and needs to ensure that the location is just right for the developing larvae. Typical sites are nettle patches containing relatively-new growth, and that receive full sun. Eggs are laid on the underside of a nettle leaf, usually one near the top of the stem and at the edge of the nettle patch. The eggs are not laid in neat rows, but piled on top of one another. Egg batches can contain up to 80 eggs which take some time to lay - typically between 20 and 90 minutes. The egg stage lasts between 1 and 3 weeks, depending on the weather.
Larva
On emerging from their eggs, the larvae build a communal web, usually at the top of the nettle, from which they emerge to bask and feed. As the larvae grow, they move to new plants, building new webs along the way. This leaves a trail of webs, decorated with shed larval skins and droppings, that show the passing of time, and allows the patient observer to trace the larvae all the way back to the plant where the eggs were laid. The first experience that some people have of a Small Tortoiseshell is seeing these webs as they extend over stretches of nettle, with the larvae resting communally and quite visibly on the surface of the web, or feeding from nearby leaves.
Larvae have several techniques to avoid predation. When disturbed, a group of larvae will often jerk their bodies from side to side in unison, which must be a formidable sight to any predator. The larvae will also regurgitate green fluid and will, if necessary, curl up in a ball and drop to the ground. Larvae feed by both day and night and there are 4 moults in total.
Pupa
The larvae disperse as they become fully grown, and eventually wander off to find a suitable pupation site. The pupa is formed head down, attached to a stem or leaf by the cremaster. The colour of the pupa is quite variable, often having a beautiful metallic sheen. This stage lasts between 2 and 4 weeks, depending on temperature.
Sites
Arthur's Seat, Bedfont Lakes Country Park LNR, Bryncelyn Hall, Darley, Devil's Ditch, Dundas Castle, Eakring Meadows Nature Reserve, Glenarm, Horsenden Hill, Hounslow Heath LNR, Howardian Local Nature Reserve, Hutton Roof Crags, Hyde, Kenfig Pool, Kinghorn Loch Path, Lavernock, Mansmead wood, Mayford Pond, Meanwood Park, Moss Field, Mynydd Marian, Old Down, Basingstoke, Rookery, Ryton Woods Meadows, Sutton Bingham Reservoir, Tophill Low, Viking Field/LesleySears, West Williamston Salt Marshes, Winkleigh, Winsdon Hill
Conservation Status
Despite being a widespread and common species in certain areas, the declining fortunes of this butterfly, especially in the south, mean that this butterfly is a species of conservation concern.
Although this shot has been my most popular high alpine photograph, I have never been happy with the processing of my original post. At the time I will admit I really had very little clue about what I was doing with post processing and fumbled it up in my opinion. From setting a poor white balance for the scene to my blending technique and managing dynamic range, I just didn’t know enough to due this photograph justice, so I decided to take another crack at it recently.
This time around I decided from the start to go with the full un-cropped version. It does center my foreground a little, but I found I really loved the beautiful reflection of the more colorful clouds in the lower right. From there I carefully processed each RAW file and then did a meticulous hand blend to try to maximize dynamic range. I paid a lot of attention in Photoshop to try to balance out the light for a more even exposure throughout the scene, despite the use of a filter.
The end result was an image I was much happier with, and one that I feel more accurately represented the scene that morning. I know that in the world of post processing there is a never ending learning curve, so sometimes it pays to go back and revisit an old image. That is one reason why I always keep my original RAW files around. I would love to get some feedback on this shot and see what you all think.
Thanks for viewing and I hope you all have a wonderful week.
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Tech Info:
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Canon 5D mark II
Canon 16-35L lens @16mm
2 & 3.2 sec. @ F22
ISO 100
Hitech .6 GND Soft
Two RAW files for further dynamic range processed in Lightroom 3
TIFF files hand blended and processed with Photoshop CS4
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Para poder ver la senda bien ver en grande
El viernes pasado en compañía de Roberto (Konkuidao) decidimos hacer esta excursión que ya le teníamos ganas y para ya nos fuimos, en pleno Desfiladero de La Hermida se encuentra Urdón lugar de partida de esta dura ruta para subir al pueblo de Tresviso, la ruta se divide yo diría en 4 partes la primera muy llevadera pues es una ascensión muy leve, la segunda ya con una gran inclinación que se endurece muchísimo, la tercera al dar la vuelta a la parte por la que estamos ascendiendo algo más liviana y ya la cuarta que para mí la más tranquila de las tres últimas, todas ellas las veréis en la serie pues están todas marcadas y en tamaño original para que las podáis ver bien.
La primera toma es una panorámica de dos tomas en vertical para que se vea toda la subida y esta sacada desde la montaña de enfrente que después de subir a Tresviso hemos subido la otra montaña para hacer esa foto (cosa de locos) pero creo que mereció la pena y espero que toda la serie sea de vuestro agrado.
Un abrazo a tod@s
addendum - Straight Out Of the Camera (SOOC) shot of two marbles.
Part of my Marbles (Set)
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Day 92
9th November 2009
We drove back from Norfolk to Somerset today, it look 7 hours. Eek. We took in some castles and had a picnic in the cold on the way, which admittedly did contribute to the length of time it took us to get home!
The weather was very strange this morning but good rainbow weather. This shot is obviously very processed but I thought it could get away with it