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A close up of a Whooper Swan that I took on the outskirts of Reykjavik. I was taken to see them by my contact Helgi, they were very used to his visits so I got to view them at very close quarters
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Peafowl are two Asiatic species of flying birds in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae, best known for the male's extravagant eye-spotted tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen, and the offspring peachicks.[1] The adult female peafowl is grey and/or brown. Peachicks can be between yellow and a tawny colour with darker brown patches.
The species are:
Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus, a resident breeder in South Asia. The peacock is designated as the national bird of India and the provincial bird of Punjab.
Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus. Breeds from Burma east to Java. The IUCN lists the Green Peafowl as vulnerable to extinction due to hunting and a reduction in extent and quality of habitat.
Flussaue eines Bachlaufs in den Edersee bei Niedrigwasser
Floodplain of a small river leading into the lake Edersee at low level
HDR, 3xp, (0ev,-2ev,+2ev)
Mich hatten ein paar Sachen in der Bearbeitung der Version Auenland 1.0 gestört. Da ich noch weitere Belichtungsreihen vom gleichen Motiv hatte und ich nicht eine neue HDR-Bearbeitung an der alten Version versuchen wollte, habe ich für diese Bearbeitung drei andere Belichtungen im Hochformat verwendet. Nach HDR-Generierung und Tonemapping unter Photomatix, bestand die Nachbearbeitung in Photoshop Elements vorwiegend in einer Kontrastanhebung über Farbkurven und zusätzlicher Farb-Überblendung des maskierten Himmels über einer hauptsächlich im Blau-Kanal reduzierten Schwarzweiss-Umwandlung des Photomatix-Ergebnisses.
There were a few disturbing things of version Auenland 1.0. Since I still had some more bracketing shots of the same motive and I did not want to try a new HDR treatment to the old version I edited another three exposures in portrait mode. After HDR generation and tonemapping under Photomatix the main post processing in Photoshop Elements consisted in a contrast increase on curves and an additional color blending of the masked sky above a mainly blue-channel reduced monochrome conversion of the Photomatix result.
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White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
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Black Drawing Chalks live RockLab. (Brazil)
Edimar Filho - Guitar
Bio
Black Drawing Chalks stoner rock quartet is one of Goiania - Brazil.
The idea of forming the band came out in college for Graphic Design. Victor Rocha and Douglas Castro are part of the studio without Brake Bike (responsible for the visual identity of many concerts and festivals Goiânia) and decided to call Denis de Castro, brother of Douglas and student of architecture, to found the Black Drawing Chalks. At the time, Victor shared the chords and vocals with Marco Bauer. In early 2007, Marco decided to leave the band and Renato Cunha is invited to join the quartet. The band's name, meaning "coal black to draw," comes from a German brand of drawing materials, constant influence on the lives of boys.
In 2007, they released their acclaimed debut album, Big Deal, the label Monstro Discos. After releasing the album, the band played throughout Brazil. In the same year they opened for the American Idols of Nashville Pussy, a tradition that would become common. The band has toured alongside names like The Datsuns, Motörhead and Eagles Of Death Metal.
In 2009, with more maturity, the group released their second album, Life Is a Big Holiday for Us, also by Monster Records, after a tour of Canada where the band performed at Canadian Music Week festival.
With frequent media exposure, long tours and participation in major festivals in Brazil, the group won three nominations VMB 2009 in the categories of Bet MTV, Rock and Alternative Video of the year, with the music video My Favorite Way, made in a partnership Without the collective Bike Brake Nitrocorpz with the studio, responsible for several vignettes on MTV.
In 2009 the single "My Favorite Way" was named by Rolling Stone Brazil, the best song of the year.
In 2010, four members joined with Chuck Hipolitho, Forgotten former boys and made parallel with the Love Bazuka.
Also in 2010, attended the first day of the festival SWU, the biggest festival of music and art of the year we had a platform of sustainability and care for the environment. The band of Goiania was responsible for opening the air stage, where they played Los Hermanos, Infectious Grooves and Rage Against the Machine.
www.myspace.com/blackdrawingchalks
Photo of the recording disk of black drawing chalks.
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a) Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon Battery Grip BG-E6 Impugnatura con impostazione live View;
b) Canon Lens EF 85mm f/1,2 L II USM + Anello Canon Extension Tube EF12 II + filtro Hoya Pro1 Digital 72mm MC Protector + Paraluce Canon ES-79II;
c) Formato “24:36” – Dimensione Immagine Originale“L-5616x3744 Dpi” – Dimensione Originale File Mb 23,7 – Qualità “Raw” – Espsizione “SPOT” – I. Dinamico “HIGH” – Spazio Colore “S-RGB” – Stabilizzazione “MODE 1” – Messa a Fuoco “Auto” – Impostazione Iso “100” – Bilanciamento del Bianco “Auto 1” – Regolazione Immagine Colore “0-0-0-0” – NR su ISO Elevati (Moderata- Bassa);
d) Focale impiegata 85mm;
e) Rapporto di Riproduzione Ingrandimento 0,73/1,00;
f) Esposizione Tempo 1/3200s con apertura a f.3,2 a Mano Libera;
g) Sono stati impiegati due Flash: il primo di schiarita lo Speedlite Canon 580EXII Wireless montato sul supporto mobile (su piedino) posizionato a sinistra sopra il fiore a circa 100cm con la parabola rivolta verso la farfalla programmato sul “CanaleA” con riduzione del lampo di 1/3 di stop + diffusore a cupola SW-13H (Nikon) + il secondo Metz Flash Anulare Macro 15 MS-1 Digital + Diffusore Metz + (riduzione del lampo delle lampade di – 1/3 stop + Canon Speedlite Trasmitter ST-E2 montato sulla slitta della macchina:
h) Lettura Esposimetrica Spot con impostazione a priorità dei diaframmi;
I) Impostazione Asa 100/Asa;
l) Conversione del File Raw in Tiff con Nikon Capture NX 2;
m) Prima Post-Produzione Corel Photo-Paint X5 e Nikon Capture NX 2;
n) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe Photoshop CS6;
o) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2.
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Os muestro el barrio judio visto desde el rio, unas tomas que recorde de Aitana y gracias a ello baje a la otra orilla del rio para sacarlas, por lo que te doy las gracias Aitana
Hervás, perteneció al Señorío de Béjar y llegó a ser territorio de la Orden del Temple. Imprescindible recorrer la Judería o barrio judío, ya que es uno de los más importantes de la Península Ibérica. Sus calles, rincones y plazuelas te sumergen en el Medievo. Está declarado Conjunto Histórico-Artístico. Se encuentra muy bien conservado.
Esta toma quiero dedicarsela a Rufino, un primo nacido muy cerca de Hervas.
Un saludo a tod@s
Mas adelante mostrare el barrio judio por el interior
La catedral tiene planta de cruz latina, compuesta por una nave central y dos laterales, amplio crucero de tres naves; cabecera curva con girola y cinco capillas radiales. Contrasta el exterior de la catedral, de estilo ecléctico en el que predominan las líneas neoclásicas y barrocas, con el interior, que sigue los patrones del estilo neogótico, incluyendo vidrieras polícromas y triforio.
La cubierta de la nave principal, a diferencia de las laterales que siguen los esquemas góticos (bóveda de crucería simple), se resuelve mediante una ingeniosa solución de hormigón alveolado, lo que permitió reducir costes y trabajo. La decoración pictórica de esta estructura es de carácter geométrico, obra del pintor José Luis Galicia, dentro de un estilo que recuerda los tradicionales artesonados mudéjares, sobre todo en la profusa utilización del pan de oro y gamas de colores contrastantes.
Fun! I have been tagged by Tadoette and Ay Naku!
Ipod Tagging Game (works with other MP3 players as well..)
1. Put your iTunes/ ipod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 or more friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got it from.
So here are my shuffle of songs (this is in the exact order they were played):
1. What would best describe your personality?
I'll be - Edwin Mc Cain
2. What do you like in a guy/girl?
Right Now - Akon
3. What is your life's purpose?
How to Save a Life - The Fray
4. What is your motto?
Breakeven - The Script
5. What do your friends think of you?
Everything - Lifehouse
6. What do you think about often?
Lips of an Angel - Hinder
7. What is 2+2?
Cat and Mouse - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
8. What do you think of your best friend?
If Everyone Cared - Nickelback
9. What do you think of the person you like?
Pretty Vegas - INXS
10. What is your life story?
Hallelujah - Kate Voegle
11. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Face Down - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
12. What do you think when you see the person you like?
Collide - Dishwalla
13. What do your parents think of you?
I Dont Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
14. What will you dance at your wedding?
Innocent - David Cook
15. What will they play at your funeral?
A Love That Will Last - Renee Olsteadi
16. What is your hobby/interest?
Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
17. What Do You Think Of Your Friends?
Moving On - Earl Klugh
18. What's the worst thing that could happen?
Everything I Own - Bread
19. How will you die?
Make Up Sex - Montell Jordan
20. What is the one thing you regret?
Tanging Sa 'Yo Lamang - Eddie Katindig
21. What makes you laugh?
Kanlungan - Buklod
22. What makes you cry?
Strike While the iron is hot - Orange and Lemons
23. Will You Ever Get Married?
My Baby Just Cares for Me - George Michael
24. What scares you the most?
Down That Road - Shara Nelson
25. Does anyone like you?
Ikaw Lamang - Carol Banawa
26. If you could go back in time, what would you change?
Can Find No Reason - Louie Heredia
27. What hurts right now?
Love Me Again - Vernie Varga
I tagged ten people from my contact list, and sent it via Flicker Mail! Enjoy!
strobist info:
sb-800 off camera left
sb-600 off camera right
Mom - Lemon Dropper (thanks for the extra hand!)
My last shot is ending up to be the most popular in my short time here on Flickr, so yesterday afternoon I ventured out to the same spot in Brisbane’s bayside in search of some cloudy reflections .
Nature unfortunately didn’t play the game, and not a single puffy cloud was in sight :<
The sun had just set and I turned around to see this beautiful layer of colors in the sky and the moon begging for some attention!!!
This spot was given to me by Kane, check out his stream, it’s impressive!
“Be real, because a mask only fools people on the outside. Pretending to be someone you're not takes a toll on the real you, and the real you is more important than anyone else.” - Alexander William Gaskarth
I'm really proud of this photo. Oh and, I have developed a fascination for Masquerade Masks, so expect to see them later in my stream.
I feel like I need to do some soul searching because I have had no motivation lately. Hence why I'm two weeks behind on this project. Quitting will not be an option, however. Even if I'm a few weeks behind the whole time, I'm not giving up on this project.
School has been going pretty good. I'm still not a fan of it. I wish I just had all the tools to go out and get a career right now, but alas, I do not. I aced my first midterm in math though!
I hope that you are all doing great! :)
November 23rd,2009(sooc) ON BLACK
Today was beyond nice. i cleaned a lot:D(me love cleaning eheh), cleaned the stove, my bathroom, washed clothes, and tomorrow i'm going to vacum my room and wash some more things. I made a delicious lunch,eggs with tomatoes and onions, i read a lot, i edited all the pictures from the 17th until now, i dressed up, i danced around my room, i laughed my head off, i smiled, i did lots of fun stuff. I'm easily pleased and entertained so i'm never bored and i find things to keep myself busy or entertain myself. The simplest things make me happy. I worked for almost 4hrs tonight, and it was fun working with brooke. i've never closed with her before and it was beyond fun. She's so cute and she looks like taylor swift..in my opinion. just wish she didn't cover her beauty with all that makeup but hey whatever floats her boat. I found out that she wants to be a special needs teacher, like me:D:D her and i got so excited about that. At work i was dancing around and shaking my booty, i didn't care who was watching i refused to be bored at work, since it was sooo slow tonight. More and more that i'm thinking about it the more and more i want it to happen. Me not making more than 50k a year. It's not that i want to be poor, but there is something i just love about struggling. haha ok that may sound funny..let me explain*looks around to see whose she's talking to* I like using coupons for food, i like scrapping together money to buy things, i love shopping at thrift stores,for clothes,i love looking through trash cans to see if anyone threw away still good things, i love garage sales, i love target,i love deals, i love love having to work with what i have, i love mending my own things, i love reading, writing letters, and making home made things,gifts, and etc. I love going to sales. I love it all. I can't explain it. I guess because i grew up with it, and it was so fun and i always felt so at home in low class, poor areas. I feel off and not myself in rich areas, or around things that are really richy. I have nothing against rich people or people that buy really rich things, but i feel so homey, and comfortable in poor, low class houses, or areas, middle class as well. I LOVE handme downs, i love re gifts from familys, that have been passed down. I love things that are old and have been in the family forever. I love using "ghetto" things. I'm not saying i don't like buying things when i need to, but i like shopping at the doller store, and not buying really expensive things and clothes. Haha never mind i can't explain myself. I just never want to be rich..not that i'm scared i will loose this side of me, but i just feel better when i'm not rich. If i ever am rich i'll just keep doing what i do now, and save the money i have for things like trips to travel the world or what not. Plus i think having very expensive material possesions won't make you happy. There is one thing i want a lot of when i get older FOOOOOODDDD! haha indeed i will be cooking EVERYTHING home made when i move out, you can be sure of that, even if i don't have a lot of money i will scrape things together..i always do. haha but yeah today was so great and just what i need. don't work until wednesday night. oh and about the barcode..i love them..and also it's just a silly thing for jonel..of course he doesn't own me but it's like me saying "i'm faithfully yours and no matter what happens i will always stay by your side you can count on me to be yours." he calls himself the halima expert or as i say"limaoligist" ahha i can't wait until he calls me from ait so i can tell him about that. today and last night i felt great i didn't cry or anything, i'm so positive actually seeing jonel has made me even better than i was before i saw him. the first two days were horrible but now i'm stronger than ever. love it. I'm sorry it's been so long since i've uploaded i'm back now. and if you guys read all this haha i love you.
more pictures in the comments and here are the rest of the 365 updates
Ne volim januar i bele zimske vragove
U svakom snegu vidim iste tragove
Tragove malih stopa, broj 30 i ko zna
Kako polako odlaze.
Vise ne prolazim ulicom Dositejevom
I nemam pojma kad neko pita gde je to
Tih 206 koraka, duzinom tog sokaka
Nikada nisam brojao
Nisam te nikad cuvao
Nisam te nikada mazio, pazio
Tvoju sam ljubav gazio, svemu smisljao broj.
Nisam te nikad stedeo
I nisam umeo stati i ostati
Sta ce od mene postati
Mali andjele moj.
Djordje Balasevic , Ne volim januar
fr: Examiner ses souvenirs futurs de Paris, France
HDR from 4 exposures -2ev, -1ev, 0ev, 1ev) - EXIF from 0ev exposure - Local Curves Adjustments in Photoshop
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Elle levait davantage ses bras, et lui, avec une poussée plus forte, enfonçait son visage dans leur creux. J'étais obligé d'être le complice de cette profanation. J'étais obligé d'être spectateur de ce déhanchement inouï; d'assister à l'alliage forcé de ces deux êtres, dont un abîme incommensurable séparait les natures diverses...
[Lautréamont] - Les Chants de Maldoror
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French Website / Site en français
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Ranked #1 of about 528 for "poem'pictures" on Google
Ranked #1 by Google.com for "spider with gold web" of about 305,000
Now Yahoo's number one search for "large beautiful nature" Google.com
ranked#4 of 545000 for "Gold web spiders".
Google Ranking 40 out of 30,000,000 for gold web also
#1 for "gold moon" ranked #4 of 380,000 for "moon with gold" by Google.
#2
#8 on flickr explore
#10 on Google for "hungry celeb"
# 10 of about 153,000 for "transformation illusions"
#10.of about 1,280,000 for "a web to catch the moon".
#14 of about 97,300 for Creeping thief
Google images #6 of 140,000 for "nature's Finest photoshopped"
#97 of about 1,010,000 for beautiful nature poetry570000 for "Drawing down the moon" on google images.
#4 of about 1,180,000 for beautiful nature pictures with poems"rebirth of a butterfly" #6 on Yahoo for "moon poetry"
#5 of 216,000 for "poetry spider" #3 of 336,000.
#85 for "celeb beauty" on Google images. WOW.
#147 of about 22,400,000 for "beautiful nature".
#1 on Yahoo for &of about 1,010,000 for beautiful nature poetry;sun moon drawing"
I try to catch the sunlight
You're drawing down the moon
You know
That some small flying thing
Will be here soon
I'm casting into cyberspace
The tendrils of my web
A hungry, unknown artist
Not
Another dull celeb
The beauty of my photograph
Will catch you if it can
Spinning world illusions
All for unsuspecting men
I ask you
For a little while
To stick with me
Immersed in poem-pictures
Life suspended
On the cyber-tree
The web of granma spider
Will drain you of your blood
While
Cocoons of poem-pictures
Can transform your mood
If you think you are a caterpillar
Climbing up a leaf
I bring a transformation
And a solace for your grief
Unlike the hairy spider
I am not a creeping thief
From your dreary daily burdens
I bring relief
If looking into beauty
You fear that you will die
I offer you a rebirth
See
A butterfly
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Liencres, Cantabria, Spain, 26th Oct 2012
Shot of my better half while photographing the door of the Liencres sea, the sun had just set and there was absolute stillness.
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Liencres, Cantabria, Spagna 26/10/2012
Scatto della mia dolce metà mentre fotografa la porta del mare di Liencres, il tramonto era appena passato e la quiete era assoluta.
Foto realizada durante la quedada de amigos Valencianos y Catalanes en Barcelona.
Puede que os suene la foto, LombartBCN tiene una en el mismo angulo, no es casualidad, tal como llegas ahi desde la Barceloneta es el mejor angulo posible para pillarla entera.
A protestor on bike with a union flag, the smoke behind is coming from flares. Same spot as this one.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Régimes Spéciaux (Recommended as a slideshow)
Con el nuevo AVE Madrid-Valencia no sé yo si mi querido regional seguirá iluminándome las noches de insomnio...
Me imagino este puente con estas vías llenas de matojos en breve.
Feliz fin de semana!
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Tutoriales sobre fotografía nocturna
Canal TV en YOUTUBE sobre fotografía nocturna
Exif:
Camera Nikon D700
Exposure 300.5
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 16 mm
ISO Speed 500
WB 2,500K
No moon light
Steel wool and warm light torch.
Hey little sister what have you done?
Hey little sister who's the only one?
I've been away for so long
I let you go for so long
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.
There is nothin' fair in this world
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
And there's nothin' pure in this world
Look for something left in this world
Start again
Thank you, Essence of a dream for this wonderful texture!
The groundskeeper came by to check out their exhibit. The Bald Eagles showed their resentment to the person that invades their home.
Taken at the Detroit Zoo [?], Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.A. (IMG15060)
Tea is Wearing.
Beauty.
Hair: tram F1120 hair
Just MagnetizedBeauty marks
Just Magnetized Perfect Brows
. MILA . Messy Eyelashes
ALME Summer Hits - Metallic Ombre | saturday sales | 50L
Bolson @ Anthem event - Lux Collection - Agape
Bossie. metallic eyeliners
Body.
CATWA HEAD Catya.
Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara
*YS&YS* Danana Tone 02 Skin Applier CATWA
Wearing.
Lenox @ Anthem event -Windbreaker
SIIX// Bloom Lingirie // White
Emery - Maxi Skirt Mulholland
TETRA Air Sneakers
Accessories.
etham - Lariat Necklace # 6
(Yummy) Wave Midi Ring (L) - RoseGold
Poses.
Poses by SAPA * excluding portrait pose (custom)
Decor.
i am rhythm
i am a pulse
sometimes simple
sometimes interlocked
sometimes syncopated
i am rhythm
sometimes moderato
sometimes allegro
sometimes simply at rest
i am rhythm
feel my beat
experience my motion
then take my hand
and come, dance with me
This one is for ARNEL aka LENAREH, Pinoy Kodakero's poet laureate. Perhaps what I appreciate more about Arnel is his ability to see the lighter side of life. I truly enjoy the simplicity of his view on life as expressed in many of his images. I have enjoyed his “can you guess” posts, his blue sky set, his food and sari-sari shots. His stream is full of treasures which can certainly make you smile. And Arnel is generous. He almost always never leave my stream without a few simple verses of encouragement, sometimes of humor. I feel honored to be his friend and godmother to his young son, Nico. And I am looking forward to meeting him and his family in person and spend some time exploring and shooting some of the beautiful places in the Philippines in October.
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...
He cambiado de piel tres veces
Me ha costado darle la vuelta al mundo
Para llegar al punto de partida
Mis piernas me sostienen mejor
Tengo una cicatriz en el pecho
Más bien una costura, un bolsillo roto
Acceso directo al corazón
Estoy de regreso de mí mismo
Noches enteras buscando una estrella fugaz
Que me conceda un deseo
Nada extravagante
Tan sólo la habilidad de reconocer
La verdad de la mentira
Es otoño aún y los días son largos
La luz se recuesta cálida sobre la montaña
Quiero decir que el horizonte se distingue
¿El horizonte es una línea firme?
¿Es una pintura mural que cambia cada día
Movida por tempestades de color?
¿Hay un atajo para llegar al horizonte?
Quizás sirva de algo haber adquirido
Una cicatriz en el pecho
Una costura de piel y nervio
Una entrada directa al corazón
Poemas de Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
(please no multiple invites ;-)
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
Schacht XII/Shaft XII
explored
Highest position:
#303 on Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001 and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant (erected 1957-1961, closed on June 30, 1993), ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in Bauhaus style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the "most beautiful coal mine in the world".
After it had been closed down in 1993, the coking plant was planned to be sold to China. The negotiations failed and it was subsequently threatened to be demolished. However, another project of the state of NRW set the coal mine on a list of future exhibition sites resulting in first gentle modifications and the cokery also became an official memorial in 2000.
On its 25th session in December 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared both the sites of the shafts 12 and 1/2/8 and the cokery a World Heritage Site.
(from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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A big huge thanks to you guys for commenting on my previous couple of photos. Unfortunately I've been flat out with assignments and I've not had any time to come visit your streams. I promise that I'll do so as soon as I can. I hope you are all well.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Exposure: 5 exposures (-2.-1,0,+1,+2 EV)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Accessories: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 30 April 2010 4.54pm
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Exported HDR to CS3
Curves layer for contrast adjustment
Unsharp mask filter
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Slight cropping in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as JPEG
Really better viewed LARGE ON BLACK.
I accentuated the two different colors with photoshop but I kinda had the idea in mind while shooting. I just wasn't sure which picture I'll choose to edit like this. And so I kept the colors soft to be able to edit the rest of the pictures with more "natural" colors.
Setup shot is HERE (thanks to Zoraida !).
Strobist:
Cactus V5s
1 LP160 @ 1/8th with 1/4 CTB in 50" inches Apollo JS softbox on the left, just outside the frame.
Sun setting on the right, warm orange light.
Canon EOS 5DmkII with EF 135mm f/2L @ 1/200th sec; f/2; iso100.
Se encuentra situado en una colina, y a sus pies pasa el río Matarraña. Rodeado de altas montañas y de pinares. Una de estas elevaciones es Peña Aznar o La Caixa, con forma de mesa (1014 m.). De entre los elementos que definen el paisaje de Valderrobres, pocos son tan característicos como esta roca con forma de antigua caja de caudales, visible desde casi cualquier punto del territorio. La historia asociada a ella es asombrosamente antigua. Restos encontrados en la cima, nos dicen que ya era conocida en tiempos de los iberos, pero su importancia como elemento definitorio empieza en tiempos de la dominación musulmana, cuando algunas fuentes empiezan a asociarla con el Conde Aznar Galindo, fundador del condado de Aragón. según parece, él mismo, o más posiblemente alguno de sus continuadores toma “la caixa” como punto estratégico desde el que dirigir sus ataques a las posiciones musulmanas. Desde entonces será conocida como peña de Aznar Lagaya, siendo este último termino una deformación del vocablo medieval que definía precisamente una caja. Acabada la reconquista, Alfonso II en su documento de donación al arzobispado de Zaragoza, llama al valle en el que hoy se asienta Valderrobres “Valle de la peña Aznar lagaia” definiendo con ella todo el territorio. En los siglos posteriores, La Caixa ha ido acumulando leyendas e historias a su alrededor y ha sido desde refugio de pastores hasta objeto de culto pagano, llegando hasta el presente y siendo el mejor testimonio de las raíces más antiguas de Valderrobres y también de Beceite, municipio vecino, que comparte la mitad de la peña con el municipio valderrobrense.
Se entra al casco antiguo por un puente gótico sobre el Matarraña, Difícilmente podría Valderrobres tener una entrada más espectacular que la que le brinda el impresionante puente medieval y el portal de San Roque. Pieza fundamental de su arquitectura e imagen perfectamente reconocible allí donde se mencione el pueblo. La construcción del puente parece estar asociada a la de sus murallas, así que podríamos fechar el inicio de las obras para construir el mismo en torno a 1390, con la petición que el arzobispo Garcia fernandez de Heredia hace ante Juan I para construir dichas fortificaciones. Mucho más difícil seria afirmar con seguridad la fecha de su conclusión, seguramente a principios del siglo XV y estando Valderrobres bajo la prelatura de Dalmao de Mur responsable también de las plantas más altas de nuestro castillo. Se trata de un puente completamente medieval, de cuatro agujeros, extremadamente sólido y provisto de tajamares en forma de cuña pensados para protegerlo de fuertes riadas y evitar la acumulación de troncos. En el siglo XVI se asienta sobre su último tramo el ayuntamiento, modificando por tanto el aspecto del puente en su tramo final al conectar con la plaza. El puente atraviesa la antigua puerta principal de acceso al recinto amurallado. A finales del siglo XVI este portal fue consagrado a San Roque, protector ante las epidemias y Patrón de la población, quedando hoy en día como uno de los portales mejor conservados de todo el conjunto.
I've chosen to feature this castle in sepia to emphasize its history, its place in a bygone age and above all, its sense of mystery and yes, even romance.
"The castles which are today such an unmistakable feature of the Rhein landscape date back to the Middle Ages. Their founders were feudal overloards, who, so far from cherishing any romantic notions, built them with one simple aim in mind: to protect their lands from marauders and predatory neighbours. They chose mountain-tops as strategically ideal situations, and we today, looking back through the haze of ninteenth-century medievalism, are still often prone to see them as objects of mystery and splendour, forgetting the warlike function for which they were built and the back-breaking labour of the feudal serfs, whom we must presume to have been forcibly employed in quarring the huge stone blocks and dragging them up the mountain slopes.
Since Roman times the Rhein valley has been a line of communication of vital strategic importance. In the Middle Ages the German emperors used it for their frequent progresses into Italy, and rich merchants sent their goods to and fro along it. Obviously anyone owning a castle overlooking the valley was in a powerful position, since he was able to survey and regulate the flow of traffic across his particular territory and levy tolls on merchants. This accounts for the large number of castles along the Rhein from Mainz to Bonn, particularly in the narrow gorge connecting Bingen and Koblenz. Along this stretch of river, which has a length of only thirty-five miles, there are more castles than in any other river valley in the world. "
Text Taken from:
Castles On The Rhein by Dr Walther Ottendorf-Simrock
2nd Edition Wilelm Stollfus Verlag Bonn
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That were once filled
With brilliant fantasy,
Of all that could be.
Close my eyes,
And imagine soaring,
Flying through sapphire skies
And shimmering stardust...
Never ending dreams.
Empty spaces
That once held
Indescribable love
And soul destroying lust.
Grasped at one-thousand kisses
And wiped away a thousand tears.
Empty spaces,
Which when you filled them,
Showed me off to the world
And to myself.
A touch to open my eyes.
Empty spaces,
Where your fingers
Once wound around mine.
Empty spaces,
That will be filled again someday.
one recently weekend afternoon, i happened to drive around downtown after a quick coffee break with my sister. somehow, i drove through this freeway overpass. i came down my car with tripod and a 10 stop filter... thinking some long exposure sunset shoots would be nice....
but when i saw all these cars and peole heading different directions to their own way, all the sudden, i felt like a headless chicken (aka - KFC :P). not feeling like to set up anything, not inspiring. i then point & shoot a few single exposures and headed back to pick up my son.
have you had one of those blurr moment before, just don't feel like to shoot anything? bleh bleh... bleh bleh bleh....
Chambered Tomb in South Glamorgan. The Welsh name for this site is Gwal-y-Filiast, the Greyhound Bitch's Lair. There was once a mound of earth or stones covering this Neolithic burial chamber, but only slight traces remain.
Now there are three upright stones supporting a 14-foot long by 10-foot wide by 21/2-foot thick capstone, truly a remarkable feat. There are no excavation finds, but one 19th Century researcher recounted seeing bones and pottery mixed up with earth thrown out of the chamber.
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.
View On Black - Vista en grande
"Sé que voy a quererte sin preguntas
sé que vas a quererme sin respuestas".
Mario Benedetti.
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Música : Eres para mi la más bella del mundo
Sabes que para todos no serás el mundo
Pero siempre habrá alguien que para él o ella seas todo su mundo,…
El centro de su universo…
Aquél o aquella que sentirás que te mima y cuida
Que te hará sentir especial y diferente….
Distinto o distinta…..único…única.
Y que te exhibirá orgulloso u orgullosa de ti ante todos...
Y , de repente…
Nos hará sentir ser el más bello centro del bouquet de su vida
Y sin necesidad de preguntas...
Sin necesidad de respuestas.…
Así nos querremos, también,...Tú y Yo.
María.-
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Shot with my very nifty 50mm F1.4. Has to be the best lens purchase I have ever made.
The difference between whether you say, 'I wish I would have,' or 'I'm glad I did,' at the end of your life is whether or not you take DECISIVE ACTION during your life.
Chris Widener
Listen Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby you're the best
I wasn't looking but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me, the spy who loved me
Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Sometimes I wish someone would
Nobody does it half as good as you
Why'd you have to be so good
The way that you hold me, whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from running, but just keep it coming
How'd you learn to do the things you do
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Baby, baby
Baby you're the best
Baby you're the best
Baby you're the best
Baby you're the best
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American singer/songwriter and musician. She is also an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and two-time Grammy Award winner. Simon was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Con una rosa hai detto
vienimi a cercare
tutta la sera io resterò da sola
io per te..
muoio per te..
con una rosa sono venuto a te
bianca come le nuvole di lontano
come la notte amara passata invano
come la schiuma che sopra il mare spuma
bianca non è la rosa che porto a te
gialla come la febbre che mi consuma
come il liquore che strega le parole
come il veleno che stilla dal tuo seno
gialla non è la rosa che porto a te
sospirano nell'aria le rose spirano
petalo a petalo mostrano il color
ma il fiore che da solo cresce nel rovo
rosso non è l'amore
bianco non è il dolore
il fiore solo è il dono che porto a te
rosa come un romanzo di poca cosa
come la resa che affiora sopra al viso
come l'attesa che sulle labbra pesa
rosa non è la rosa che porto a te
come la porpora che infiamma il mattino
come la lama che scalda il tuo cuscino
come la spina che al cuore si avvicina
rossa così è la rosa che porto a te
lacrime di cristallo l'hanno bagnata
lacrime e vino versate nel cammino
goccia su goccia, perdute nella pioggia
goccia su goccia le hanno asciugato il cuor
portami allora portami il più bel fiore
quello che duri più dell'amor per sé
il fiore che da solo non specchia il rovo
perfetto dal suo cuore
perfetto dal dolore
perfetto dal dono che fa di sé
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Between 6th and 7th Street there is a small area that is infested with drug dealers and gang members. I was told many times not to walk in that area. You think I listened? Well, whilst in that area I came across this man. He has caused quite a commotion amongst you. It was a hot day…brilliant sunshine but he was sat in the shade….back resting against a wall. I approached and asked if he minded me sitting next to him for a while. He said no…so I parked my ass down on the curbside. He asked me what I was doing with my cameras and I explained I was a crazy Englishman who didn’t value his life. He laughed of course, which was beautiful to see because I have never seen a face as sad in all my life. I gave him a cigarette. In fact I gave him the whole pack. I went on to explain how I took pictures of homeless people and shared them online. He smiled again. I wondered what I said that was so funny. He went on to explain that there are MANY photographers who go down to that area but in the majority of cases they hang their lenses out of the car window and never get out. “That’s fucking wrong” he retorted. I nodded my head and asked would he mind me taking his picture. “Of course not…you asked” he replied.
We talked some more. Mostly about shit that doesn’t matter but for those few hours or so…it kinda did….you know….
Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, Utah at sunrise.
Jess and I spend a couple days hiking through spectacular landscape in southern Utah. We visited Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park.
The weather was extremely cold, especially when we got up at 5 to catch the sunrise; like here at Mesa Arch.
There are a ton more pictures in the works...
oh and a very happy New Year to everyone!
Would you like to license this photo or get a print? You got it: www.simonchristen.com
Best Viewed BLACK
IT WAS DARK AND SCARY.. THEY CAME OUT OF NOWHERE... Yikes...
it is October 31st.. they will be out tonight.. so beware.. IT'S HALLOWEEN AND THERE ARE BATS IN SIAM PARAGON... YES..
This is the proof and the second of the series.... I had my trusty old d300 set on B/W and voila or bingo I captured this instant BAT frenzy.. then ran for my dear life i had all the security personel on my back.. cannot shoot cannot shoot..
I said no not shooting only taking picture with a dumb look pn my face as I casually walked away..and blended sort of with the masses..lol
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERY ONE.. AND A GREAT WEEKEND TOO.:-)
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Fallait bien mettre en evidence Halloween meme ici en Thailande ou on y comprend que dalle.. mais ou on s'amuse quand meme.. Donc deuxieme de la serie.. Prise a Siam Paragon semaine derniere au cours des preparatifs pour aujourd'hui.. Voila.. Bon weekend a toutes et a tous..
JOYEUX HALLOWEEN AT SUPER WEEKEND (FIN DE SEMAINE) :-)
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.
Thanks for looking!
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Comments and constructive criticism always appreciated.
Whittington Castle..BEST VIEW ON View On Black
Whittington Castle is very impressive and picturesque, situated in the heart of Whittington village.
Although little remains today of Whittington Castle to suggest the glory of its magnificent hay-day, the gatehouse towers are still standing, reflected in the clear water of the moat, home to a small community of swans and ducks.
Whittington Castle looks especially good when floodlit, with the light reflected in the water of the moat.
The famous Bishop Howe, a son of Shrewsbury and author of the hymn 'For All The Saints', was a rector of the Georgian church in Whittington for 28 years.
The village of Whittington, near Oswestry is the setting for the remains of a feudal fortress.
Whittington Castle is first mentioned in 1138, when it was fortified by the Norman Chief, William Peverell against King Stephen.
William Peverell, the reputed son of William the Conqueror, who had fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 was given property and lordships in Derbyshire and he was also awarded Whittington castle.
William Peverell demolished the original wooden castle and replaced it with one built from stone.
The Castles position on the border with wales gave it a valuable role in history and the Peverells held it until the twelfth century.
On the death of William Peverell, the castle passed to his son Pain Peverell, who in turn left it to his son William. This is where the male right to succession seemed to end, as William had no son, only two daughters.
In the early twelfth century, ownership of Whittington Castle passed from the Peverells to Warine de Metz who became founder of the line of Fulk-Warines. Warine de Metz was succeeded by Fulk Fitz Warine, his son, who was knighted by Henry the First.
The next Fulk became a famous warrior, fighting and slain in the battle of Lewis, Sussex. He left a son and heir, and a daughter called Eve. In 1221 Fulk was given a licence to fortify the Castle, to repel Welsh invaders.
The main feature of the new defenses at Whittington was a rectangular inner bailey, en-circled by a stone wall
with semi-circular towers at it four corners.
A succession of Fulks followed, one of which was also a warlike warrior, who attended the Black Prince into Gascoigne and the Earl of Warwick into Flanders, amongst other places.
This Fulk expressed a wish that upon his death he be buried in the chancel of the church at Whittington. It is rumored that his remains, found in an Oak coffin three inches thick, were found in the porch of the present St. John the Baptist church in the eighteenth century.
Fulk Fitz Warine III and his family held the castle at Whittington until 1420, upon the extinction of the male line.