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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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Canon EF 17-40 f/4 L (21mm@f/14) | ISO 50 | 30 sec. | Singh-Ray reversed GND3 filter | Lee ND6 filter | Lee ∅105mm Polarizer filter | PP in Aperture/CS4: cleaning, contrast, saturation, sharpening (maybe a way too much :-).This is not a composite nor a HDR image.
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Explore #1, thank you !
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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.
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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
Please View Large On Black (I Beg You) ;-)
Just in case anyone is wondering, this image has been at least triple processed (really I just lost count after the first three passes), It has been softened, exposed, saturated, desaturated, vibrated, contrasted, brightened, has had every possible slider, color level, hue, tint, temperature setting poked and prodded. Why? Because this is close to the way I wanted the image to look when I took the shot. I took a good amount of shots, and have a good amount of other versions of this, but this strikes the right balance for me. Also In case you are wondering, the shot was taken while riding up one of the biggest escalators I have ever seen located in Bethesda Maryland (a city right next to Washington DC in the states), which takes people from an underground rail to the light of day.
(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
Hay días en que las situaciones nos supera y somos presa de la desesperación.
Esos días la paciencia escasea y el miedo nos desenfoca.
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There are days when situations overwhelms us and we are in despair.
Those days there's a shortage of patient and the fear cloud our vision.
Strobist info: SB-900 1/128 power 200mm zoom with 25cm snoot camera right behind hand and against white wall. Triggered by PW.
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
Stavropoleos Monastery, Bucharest, Romania
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From My Blog
Kind of funny story with this one... The kid was very enthralled with me taking pictures in the park and so I turned around and pointed at my camera and then at him and his parents were extremely happy so I knew they wouldn't mind me taking a picture so I took one, showed it to them on the LCD, and they walked off.
When I got home I loaded this up and noticed that he had wet himself and his pants were almost totally soaked. I had to crop out a large amount of the photo to keep it clean here as well as extend his shirt with the clone tool.
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
© 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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'Even Haley wanted in on the NEW and IMPROVED Feet Up Friday Group' On Black
So this shot is for one of my best girls, Insatiably Sassy.
She was banned from the OTHER Feet Up Friday group.
OMG TOO funny!
If you are confused see details here -
www.flickr.com/photos/10412644@N00/466224865/
Haley and I are honored to be in the NEW and IMPROVED Feet Up Friday group!
*grin*
And OMG babe, do you remember these black shoes of mine?!
My damn Tommy shoes.
I last wore them to the Nickelback concert.
OMG remember they were hurting my feet SO damn bad that I ended up just wearing my socks for the LONG walk back to our car?!
In blizzard like conditions, HA!
Good time, Good times.
Happy Weekend Everyone!
PS Check out the NEW and IMPROVED Feet Up Friday group here -
Looks much better on black :o)
This photo is last one from me for this year. I wish you amazingly good and personal happy New Year 2009. And I hope that we will become better friends and I will get a change to meet some of you :) .
Thanks for all coments and visits. Hope to see you in 2009 :o) .
More of the same spot
More Human Silhouettes an Outlines shots here
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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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Canon 16-35L lens @16mm
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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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This Wayside Shrine - in Austria called "Marterl" - is located in Obernberg, Tirol, Austria on the hiking trail to the Lake Obernbergersee. This Shrine should remind the pedestrian to make a quiet pray or put some flowers or a candle into the Shrine. The style, this "Marterl" is built, is typical for Tirol, Austria - Bayern, Germany and Alto Adige, Italy. In other parts of Austria they are built in another style. So this is very unique and beautiful to look at. Most of the "Marterlen" here in Tirol are in a very good condition and they are mostly filled with flowers or candles.
Shot was taken shortly before sunset - as you may see, the sunlight comes from left behind. It was a wonderful and magic moment for a shot. Luckily I had my camera with me...
Comments are very welcome... 8-)
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.
This is dedicated to my dearest friend SIGI for her birthday - .HAPPY BIRTHDAY!.. with my very best wishes of a fantastic day filled with joy and love and lots of fun as well as lots of creation for you are such an artist as well a a wonderful person inside and out - you always send me a bit of our beloved Africa so for you voila a bit of Lisbon at the magic hour - may your "new year" be also magic and golden.
Here you can see the Praça do Comerçio (downtonw city center with its stadue the of King Don Jose I (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_I_of_Portugal)- the last of the " golden age" and after the huge hearthquake in 1755 ( actually it was a tsumani) which destroyed the city and surrounding areas - at the time Lisbon was one of the biggest cities in Europe and Portugal the 2nd biggest Empire in the world (which is not very well know these days - it was re-build under guidance of the Marques de Pombal .. after and still today one can see the " Avenida da Liberdade) - a huge Avenue the Champs-Élysées of Lisbon, which goes from one hill down to the river and sea .. - they are mixed here ... ( in pertect sintony - you can look at the one on the top of the hill (of Pombal square)- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A3o_Jos%C3%A9_de_Carvalh. to the King and they are one straight line to the Marques de Pombal statue (his chief Minister - who made it all and one must say quite well - which makes a a lovely Avenue from the top of one of the 7 hills of Lisbon to the river and then sea .. -- from here sailed the first " caravelas" (caravels) to discover the New World see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravel - this is the "main square in Lisboa " - where one can enjoy both the river Tejo (Tagus) and appreciate both its beauty and " taste in many ways a bit of good Lisboa" - now it you can even enjoy a 3D film of the its history and soon more to come - also here concerts and many "happenings" take place" now - you can see the "old city" of the "Baixa" - downtow or the "old city - it literally means " low city " near the water in this case - Lisbon is made as Rome of 7 hills - this picture was taken at the " the golden hour" that little magic time btw sunset and all else .... when all stands still and its kind of magic - as I know and hope my dearest friend Sigi will visit this beautiful city soon (or as soon as it can be) - we are waiting for you my dear, now it's all renovated and one can really enjoy it - most relaxing at most times of the day and a lovely place to unwind after a long visit to the city - just showing a bit of it and some info :
Info : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon
www.ucityguides.com/cities/top-10-most-beautiful-cities.html
"He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe".
Marcus Aurelius
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”
― John Lennon
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The resident Cob Mute Swan (previous photo' s have been posted) of the Princess Dock and surrounding areas of water will not, under any circumstances, tolerate the presence of any Canada geese and spends a huge portion of his daily time patrolling the water chasing the geese away !
The Canada Goose is a wild goose which is native to Arctic and Temperate Regions of North America, having a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body !
It is often called the Canadian Goose, but that name is not the ornithological standard, or the most common name !
The geese were first introduced in Britain in the late 17th century as an addition to King James II's waterfowl collection in St. James's Park !
During the second year of their lives, Canada Geese find a mate ! They are monogamous, and most couples stay together all of their lives, however, if one is killed, the other may find a new mate ! The female lays 3–8 eggs and both parents protect the nest while the eggs incubate, but the female spends more time at the nest than the male ! During this incubation period, the adults lose their flight feathers, so they cannot fly until their eggs hatch after 25–28 days !
Although parents are hostile to unfamiliar geese, for protection purposes they may form groups of a number of goslings and a few adults, called crèches ! Adult geese are often seen leading their goslings in a line, usually with one parent at the front, and the other at the back ! The offspring enter the fledging stage any time from 6 to 9 weeks of age !
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The day following the expulsion, a demonstration took place in the front of the Ministère de la Crise du Logement to denounce the conditions of the police intervention. After what they had endured at night, it was a release for many people and spirits were high !
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I went out this morning with a fellow GRIPS member ... www.gripskw.ca ... to a favorite place of mine (Puslinch Lake). Dave... www.flickr.com/photos/dave_van/ and I probably took a couple hundred photos between us. We started shooting just before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunrise.
The fog was very heavy and should lend itself to a lot of fantastic photos (fingers crossed)... this one of many to be uploaded by me.
One of Dave's photos here... www.flickr.com/photos/dave_van/4086285587/?addedcomment=1...
As we were shooting this series, Angie walked by and said hi... check out one of her shots here... www.flickr.com/photos/26156338@N07/4086102885/
Del castell de Talamanca en tenim notícies ja a l'any 967. En el testament sacramental de Ramon Folc, vescompte de Cardona, apareix l'any 1086,el castell de Talamancha com a propietat familiar. En el s.XII ens consta en diversos documents l'existència de la família Talamanca, castlana del territori. Sembla ser que un tal Guillem de Talamanca es casà amb Dolça de Santa Coloma, inserint-se així aquest darrer cognom. El 1288, Berenguer de Talamanca era senyor del castell de Talamanca. En els fogatges que van de 1365 a 1370 hi apareix el "Castell de Talamancha, d'en Ramon de Talamanca, XXX focs". El 1406 Andrea de Talamanca es casà amb Joan Aymerich. En el mateix segle s'introdueix també per casament el cognom de Planella. El 1668 Maria Francesca es casà amb Joan d'Amat i Despalau, senyor de Castellbell, del matrimoni nasqué el fill que esdevingué el primer marquès de Castellbell. Al 1714 entraren al castell de Talamanca les tropes castellanes de Felip V capitanejades pel marquès de Poal. Al 1717 el castell fou desmantellat del tot, encara que les seves pedres serviren per edificar el Casal conegut per "El castell" o "El castell del Marquès" (per al.lusió a la família marquesal dels Castellbell).
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You can walk the entire length of Oberstraase, the main street of Bacharach, in about ten minutes. However, on our first outing in the village, my wife and I took a more leisurely approach and spent an hour or so photographing the half-timbered houses, wandering the side streets, and soaking up the unpretentious charm of this delightful riverside town.
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What a morning that was.
www.flickr.com/photos/22979429@N05 was sploshing through the foot deep,fast receding tide to get to dry ground.It was the most marvelous of sunrises.
Later on we met www.flickr.com/photos/97764679@N00/ and www.flickr.com/photos/ianbramham/ who had driven all the way up from Manchester.
During a walk before I heard from other dogowners that there had to be a dogparadise near Kuinre called the wet nose path "natte neuzen pad". For a dog addicted to water, it seems to me the perfect spot. So we went looking for it. Now, Daja, is sleeping in the livingroom. Dreaming over trees and leaves, waterpooles, lot's of other dogs, playing and playing and playing. And he's tired, oh so tired, but oh so such a happy dog he is!
View On Black. Para ver en grande sobre fondo negro pincha aquí.
Voy a subir una serie de 15 fotos de esta Iglesia, en tres tandas de 5 fotos cada una y es que no me podía decidir por una única toma y eso que que no pude fotografiar el osario, que ya queda para otra visita. Mañana o por la noche una serie del interior.
Otra de mis dudas fue elegir que foto ponía de principal, así es que al final puse esta un poco al azar. Quiero dedicar estas fotos a todos los que odian el HDR para que vean que a veces tampoco es tan malo usarlo.
La iglesia de Santa María, tal y como está estructurada hoy día, cuenta con tres naves, un crucero no señalado en planta y tres capillas rectangulares en la cabecera. El crucero y la cabecera son de época mozárabe, del siglo X. Se trata de un espacio muy compartimentado, separado con pilares sencillos que soportan arcos de herradura. Uno de los pilares del lado de la Epístola conserva un capitel tallado a bisel con formas vegetales estilizadas. Algunas bóvedas son de cañón, con generatriz de herradura y otras han sido rehechas. El cuerpo de la iglesia es románico de finales del siglo XII; consta de tres naves separadas por pilares compuestos de núcleo rectangular y columnas adosadas, con capiteles de tres tipos: con motivos vegetales, con figuraciones animalísticas y monstruosas, y con representaciones historiadas, como el Pecado Original, la Gula, el Peso de las Almas y otras. Los arcos son apuntados y de rosca doblada y la cubrición es de madera. Entre las portadas destaca la de los pies, que tiene un tímpano y va protegida por un tejaroz con canecillos decorados con figuras de animales y cabezas humanas. Las tres columnas de las jambas llevan capiteles con decoración animal y vegetal y las arquivoltas se decoran con lóbulos y gruesos boceles.
En el muro del testero de la capilla mayor se conservan restos de pintura al fresco que parecen imitar la decoración de una tela oriental. Entre la imaginería que conserva la iglesia hay que destacar un Cristo en madera policromada del tercer cuarto del siglo XVI, de clara influencia berruguetesca,que se acerca a los tipos de Francisco Giralte. Entre los retablos hay que fijarse en un retablo de pintura de principios del siglo XVI, de dos cuerpos y tres calles, con una arquitectura de estilo plateresco. La tabla central representa la Epifanía, flanqueada por Santa Catalina con un donante y San Pedro y San Pablo. En el espacio homónimo se encuentra la escena del Llanto por Cristo Muerto, flanqueada por San Juan Bautista, con donantes femeninos y San Miguel, con donantes masculinos.
Pero además Wamba cuenta con dos ermitas, la del Humilladero y la de la Virgen de la Encina.
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The Johnson Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the harbour of Victoria, British Columbia. It is nicknamed "Big Blue" because of its distinctive blue colour.
The bascule spans were designed by the Strauss Bascule Company Limited and were fabricated in Ontario. The sub-structure was built by the City of Victoria Engineering Department and required 9, 144 cubic metres of concrete. The bridge was completed in January 1924 at a cost of C$918,000. The original wood deck was replaced by a steel grid in 1966 and the steel structure was repainted in 1979 as part of an extensive renovation.
The bridge has two opening spans of 45 m (148 ft) that operate independently, a three-lane highway span of 350 tonnes and a railway span of 150 tons. The approaches are fixed girders, the east is 34 m (112 ft) and the west is 22 m (72 ft). The counterweights are made of hollow concrete and total 780 tonnes. Daily traffic is 30,000 vehicles.
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Three raw exposures taken at -2, 0, +2 EV. Tonemapped in Photomatix, then bumped contrast and did an Unsharp Mask in PSE7 to enhance the details.
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Hibisco 'Hamabo' - Hibiscus syriacus 'Hamabo' ou althea frutex 'Hamabo' (latim)
Dimensão adulta: Altura até 2,50 metros, largura até 2 metros.
Folhagem: Caduca.
Tipo de solo: Evitar os extremos.
Clima: Torna-se rústico com a idade (até -21°C). No entanto, proteger do gelo nos primeiros anos.
Exposição: Sol.
Características e utilizações: Bela e abundante floração que se renova desde o mês de Junho até às primeiras geadas. As flores solitárias desenvolvem-se sobre os rebentos do ano, daí que seja útil efectuar uma poda severa, no fim do Inverno para reforçar a floração seguinte. Pode trabalhar o hibisco em tufo ou em talo e fica muito bem nos pequenos jardins, talvez plantados em canteiro.
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The general term ice age or, more precisely, "glacial age" denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. There have been at least four major ice ages in the Earth's past. Outside these periods, the Earth seems to have been ice-free even in high latitudes. There is evidence that greenhouse gas levels fell at the start of ice ages and rose during the retreat of the ice sheets, but it is difficult to establish cause and effect (see the notes above on the role of weathering). Greenhouse gas levels may also have been affected by other factors which have been proposed as causes of ice ages, such as the movement of continents and vulcanism. Although the last glacial period ended more than 8,000 years ago, its effects can still be felt today. For example, the moving ice carved out landscape in Canada, Greenland, northern Eurasia and Antarctica. The erratic boulders, till, drumlins, eskers, fjords, kettle lakes, moraines, cirques, horns, etc., are typical features left behind by the glaciers.
This is the Marken lighthouse, given its name due to its shape ('paard' means 'horse' in dutch). The original was built in 1700, then reconstructed on top of the early foundations in 1839. It's still in use today.
Photo of hummocks taken at the lighthouse of Marken. A red airplane flew pretty low around the lighthouse to enjoy the view of the sea of ice. A hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field, Hummocky ice is caused by slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice, and by unequal structure and temperature at a later period.
Een ijstijd of glaciatie is een geologisch tijdvak waarin ijskappen voorkomen. In het Engels wordt dit een periode van ice-house genoemd, als tegenhanger van een ijskaploze periode, de greenhouse ("broeikas"). Aangezien er gletsjers liggen op bijvoorbeeld Groenland of Antarctica, leven we tegenwoordig in een ijstijd. Men neemt aan dat dit in de gehele geologische geschiedenis van de Aarde minstens vijfmaal het geval is geweest, waarvan eenmaal zelfs zo sterk dat de ijskappen van de polen vrijwel tot aan de evenaar waren opgerukt. Ook zijn er periodes dat er aanzienlijke opwarming optrad waarbij die ijskappen grotendeels waren weggesmolten. Het klimaat op Aarde wordt beïnvloed door vele factoren, zoals de intensiteit van de zonnestraling, de ligging van de continenten, de continentverplaatsingen, vulkanisme, de zeestromen, de bedekking van het land door vegetatie, het weerkaatsingsvermogen van het aardoppervlak en vele kleine andere factoren. Met behulp van klimaatmodellen wordt door wetenschappers een reconstructie van het klimaat en de klimaatveranderingen in het verleden gemaakt. Alhoewel er een zekere consensus bestaat onder wetenschappers, zijn er nog vele onzekerheden en tegenstrijdigheden in dit onderzoek.
Hierboven een foto van kruiend ijs. Zoetwatermeren kunnen spectaculair bevriezen. Grotere meren zoals het IJsselmeer (IJmeer) hierboven hebben bijna altijd wel golven, en dit werkt directe bevriezing van het wateroppervlak tegen. Eerst vormen zich kleine ijsschotsen, die naar de kust drijven onder invloed van de wind. Deze schotsen vormen zo een ijsveld op het water dat de golven dempt, en uiteindelijk vriezen alle schotsen aan elkaar vast tot een massa. Voordat dit gebeurt schuren de schotsen voortdurend langs elkaar heen en schrapen zo stukjes ijs van elkaar af; elke schots krijgt zo een witte rand. Zulk ijs is dus totaal niet geschikt om op te schaatsen. Wanneer grotere delen van het meer bevriezen beginnen de platen, die soms een paar vierkante kilometer groot zijn, langzaam tegen elkaar te bewegen onder invloed van de wind en stroming. Dit heeft kruiend ijs tot gevolg: de ijsschotsen worden met kracht gebroken en op elkaar gestapeld langs de dijken langs het meer. Dit hoeft niet alleen bij dun ijs te gebeuren; soms kruit het ijs bij een dikte van meer dan 20 cm. De stapels ijs worden dan hoog, en het geluid is oorverdovend. Het Paard van Marken is een vuurtoren van Marken. De vuurtoren is gebouwd in 1839 en staat op de oostelijke punt van het eiland. De toren heeft een hoogte van 16 meter en een lichtbereik van 16,7 km.
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El Rastro de Madrid or simply el Rastro is the most popular open air flea market in Madrid (Spain). It is held every Sunday and public holiday during the year and is located along Plaza de Cascorro and Ribera de Curtidores, between Calle Embajadores and the Ronda de Toledo (just south of La Latina metro station).
A great variety of products (new and used) can be found at el Rastro. A number of antique shops in the local area are also open on Sunday.
El Rastro means "the trail". The market probably owes its name to the tanneries that were once located in Ribera de Curtidores (Ribera de Curtidores means 'riverside of tanners'). Close by, on the banks of the Manzanares River, was an abattoir. Transporting the slaughtered cattle from the abattoir to the tannery left a trail (rastro) of blood along the street. An alternative etymology suggests el Rastro once meant “outside”, referring to the fact el Rastro was once outside the jurisdiction of the mayor’s court.
According to municipal rules, el Rastro takes place every Sunday and public holiday of the year, from 9 am to 3 pm, in the barrio de Embajadores ('Ambassador’s district') in the Central District of Madrid. The Madrid town council regulates the markets. A maximum of 3500 stalls cover the area from the Plaza de Cascorro, with its statue dedicated to Eloy Gonzalo, who was an Spanish soldier who fought in the Cuban War of Independence in which he distinguished himself and is regarded as a heroe, in the north, along the main thoroughfare of Ribera de Curtidores and adjoining streets to Calle Embajadores in the east and the Ronda de Toledo and Plaza del Campillo del Mundo Nuevo in the south.
El Rastro’s promotional page advises those wanting a “tourist experience” to go to el Rastro at 11am, as this when the market is busiest. Those wishing to haggle for a bargain in the stalls should be at the market a little earlier, between 9 and 10am. The crowds usually being to thin around midday, as people head for the bars at the edges of the market and around La Plaza de Cascorro for a drink and some tapas. The stalls gradually shut and by 3 or 4 pm (depending if it is winter or summer).
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Rastro
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El Rastro de Madrid o simplemente El Rastro es un mercado al aire libre que se organiza los domingos y festivos en el centro histórico de Madrid.
Debe su nombre a que en la zona donde se instala se ubicaban antaño varias tenerías o curtidurías en torno a la calle de la Ribera de Curtidores cerca del matadero que se encontraba en la ribera del Río Manzanares, por lo que al transportar arrastrando las reses ya muertas con sus pieles desde el matadero hasta las curtidurías, se dejaba un rastro de sangre. Una oscura leyenda atribuye también el nombre a la sangre que dejaban los condenados a garrote vil, que eran ejecutados públicamente en este lugar. El término también significaba las afueras, límite hasta donde alcanzaba la jurisdicción de los alcaldes de Corte.
Según la normativa municipal, el Rastro tiene lugar todos los domingos y días festivos del año entre las 9:00 y las 15:00 horas en el barrio de Embajadores, en el distrito Centro. Un máximo de 3.500 puestos de venta se extienden en torno a la Plaza de Cascorro y su monumento dedicado a Eloy Gonzalo en el extremo norte, el eje de la calle de Ribera de Curtidores y calles aledañas, la calle Embajadores al este, y la Ronda de Toledo y la Plaza del Campillo del Mundo Nuevo al sur.
Tradicionalmente, la actividad comercial se centra en artículos que no se comercializan en los mercados y establecimientos clásicos, como mercancías viejas y extrañas, rarezas y objetos diversos.
Dentro del horario del Rastro, la afluencia del público es variable en función de la hora. Según la página de promoción del mercado, si se está interesado en vivir la experiencia como turista, es aconsejable acudir hacia las 11:00, que es la hora a partir de la cual se congrega un mayor número de gente. Si lo que se desea es regatear en algunos de los puestos con la intención de adquirir algún artículo, lo aconsejable es pasarse antes, entre las 9:00 y las 10:00. El momento álgido del mercado es hacia las 13:00.
A medida que se acerca el mediodía, la gente suele acercarse a los bares que hay en los extremos y en torno a la Plaza de Cascorro para tomar el "vermut", por ejemplo, un chato de vino o una caña de cerveza acompañados de alguna tapa. A partir de las 14:00, el Rastro empieza a bajar en afluencia y los puestos se van cerrando poco a poco hasta que hacia las 15:00 (invierno) ó las 16:00 (en verano) ya no hay casi actividad comercial.
Excerpt from taipingkoon.com.hk/index.php/en/about/milestone:
Tai Ping Koon Restaurant (TPK) was founded in 1860 (Qing Dynasty-10th year of Xianfeng) by Mr. Chui Lo Ko who originally worked as a Chef for a western trading company in Guangzhou and his specialties were western dishes. He left the company and became a hawker. Created a fusion of Chinese and Western dishes, which were appreciated by his customer. In 1860, Mr. Chui started up his own restaurant in Tai Ping Sha of Guangzhou and he named it according to the venue. It was the first restaurant in Guangzhou specializing in western cuisine.
The most special dishes such as roasted pigeon, smoked pomfret, Baked Coconut Chicken in Portuguese Style were created by Mr. Chui and renowned in Southern Guangdong. The Marinade invented by the successors became an incomparable classical dish as well. The historic customers include Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Zhou Enlai, Chiang Kai-shek. In 1938, successors of Mr. Chui started up the first TPK in Hong Kong and became the first ancestor of Hong Kong Style Western Restaurant. TPK obtained an important status in the culture of Hong Kong Diet. Nowadays, Hong Kong Tai Ping Koon restaurant is still run by the Chui family. (No branch in Mainland China)
From left to right:
PK Style Fried Flat Noodle with Sliced Beef in Premium Soy Sauce 太平館乾炒牛河, Rolled Garoupa 捲筒石斑, Smoked Pomfret 煙䱽魚, Four Vegetable in Portuguese Sauce 葡汁焗四蔬, TPK Style Chicken Wings in Swiss Sauce 太平館瑞士雞翼
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Taken during the LG Action Sports World Tour in Paris, Trocadéro. No PS (just in case !).
Part of LG Action Sports in Paris
Daisies infinite Uplift in praise their little growing hands, O'er every hill that under heaven expands.
Ebenezer Elliott
Demonstrators writing with flares on the pavement of Nation square.
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)
Light show in Beaubourg by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, called "A la belle étoile". The 10mn show will be projected every night from 7pm to 8am until Feb. 26. Tip: pretend you're going to the restaurant on the 6th floor and stop at the 5th floor, which is opened and from where you can see the show from above without any glasses interfering :-) The previous link is also offering a webcam of the show.
Part of A la belle étoile
We had a plan to visit the Kambala event this weekend, but it has been canceled due to some unfortunate circumstances. It happens you see. I have been posting black and white pictures in 2010 till now, so thought will post a color one for a change. Also it looked like a picture for the Valentines day. Its not often that we react for some ones pain instantly, we smile for some ones success instantly, the instant reaction happens when something happens to us, because we know what we have gone through to get to that point, so if some one reacts to your feelings, then it clearly shows they live in a different body but still they breath for you when you need it, they smile for you when you feel it, they cry for you when you are in pain, they fight for you when you are down. Such is the power of the emotion called love. It cannot be explained, at some point it may even look insane. But that's how it has been designed. Wish you all a happy Valentine's day.Thanks for all your views, comments and favs
பொக்கிஷமாய் மாறிப்போன அழுக்கேறிய அவளின் பள்ளிக்காலத்து புகைப்படம்,
"என்ன சொல்ல, நீ சொல்லு", "அப்புறம்" என்றபடி ஏதுமே சொல்லாமல் மணிக்கணக்காய்த் தொடர்ந்த உரையாடல்கள்,
ஏதும் பேசாமல் மௌனமாய்க் கரைந்து போன அந்த முதல் சந்திப்பு,
அவள் சிந்திவிட்டுப் போன புன்னகையை நினைத்தபடியே விழித்திருந்த இரவுகள்,
8 எழுத்துப் பிழைகளும் ஒரு மாற்றிவைக்கப்பட்ட ஒற்றுப்புள்ளியோடு அவளுக்கு எழுதிய முதல் கடிதம்,
பயணத்தில் தோள் சாய்ந்து உறங்கையில் அவள் நெற்றிக் குங்குமத்தால் கறையாகிப்போன அந்த நீலச்சட்டை,
புத்தகங்களுக்கூடே என்றோ ஒரு நாள் தூக்கிப் போடச் சொல்லி அவள் கொடுத்த வாடிப்போன பூக்கள்,
காதலுக்கு அடையாளமாகிப் போன எத்தனையோ இதயங்களுக்குள்,
எனக்காக துடிக்கும் ஒரு இதயத்துக்காக நான் சேமித்த வைத்திருக்கும் எனக்கான அடையாளங்கள் இவை.
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As requested by Alex "Orion Pax" , pictures of my two revised GMC Sierra pickup trucks from the 80's TV show "The Fallguy".
Both MOCs were sittin' on my shelf for a few years now and collecting dust., because I wasn't satisfied with some details, so I never took pictures until now.
Some of you may remember my first 6-wide version:
www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=362971
This old version in the link was part of a dispute between me and Alex.
He was thinking I stole some of the ideas of his GMC Fallguy MOC:
www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3668277
While I wasn't even aware of his works at that point in time.
However, we were able to bury our dispute peacefully and today I'm happy to had become aware of his highly inspiring works due to that fact.
As you can see, the smaller version of my revised MOCs "borrows" even more ideas from his old GMC truck.
Hope he doesn't mind today...;)
Oh, and if you wonder what piece the antenna on the small truck is: It is a whisker from my cat - non LEGO at all...;)
Don't miss "Orion Pax" newest Fall Guy GMC in awesome dark brown and dark tan!