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I really like this shot, not that it is particularly stunning, but there are two things that set it apart... the swans in the background , and the fact that I have managed to get both shadows, and reflections of the boats in the one shot... as if i actually meant it!!..

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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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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!

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I saw these two slowly walking arm-in-arm on the opposite side of the road to me, so I patiently waited for them to walk into my mind’s eye frame in a shop window. But, at the last moment, they paused and crossed the road, walking right towards me; their eyes fixed on the display in a window immediately over my left shoulder.

My initial reaction when they stopped before my originally imagined scene was ‘Grrr…’ But, clearly, some pictures are just meant to be.

[Note: If you look carefully, you’ll see the woman closest to me has just become aware of my presence, and moments later she yanked her handbag up to cover and face and the whole scene quickly degenerated into laughter. : )]

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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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Argynnis aglaja (ar-GIN-iss a-GLY-uh)

Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815

Subfamily:HeliconiinaeSwainson, 1827

Tribe:ArgynniniSwainson, 1833

Genus:ArgynnisFabricius, 1807

Subgenus:MesoacidaliaReuss, 1926

Species:aglaja(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Dark Green Fritillary is the most widespread fritillary found in the British Isles and is a pleasure to see as it flies powerfully over its grassland habitats, frequently stopping to nectar on Thistles and Knapweed. It gets its name from the green hue found on the underside of the hindwings, which are peppered with large silver spots. This butterfly can be found throughout the British Isles, although it is less common in central and eastern England. Outside of central Scotland and southern England, it is most frequently found in coastal areas and is the only fritillary found in Orkney and the Outer Hebrides. Despite its powerful flight, it is somewhat surprising that this species is not particularly mobile, staying within its breeding grounds.

Taxonomy Notes

Historically, several authorities have referred to f. scotica, defined in Watkins (1923), that is not recognised in current taxonomy. This form differs from the nominate form in that individuals are larger in size have much heavier black markings on both upper and undersides, especially in the female, and the underside has a darker green flush, with more prominent silver spots on both fore and hindwings. Different authorities described different distributions of scotica. Dennis (1977) says "The most extreme development of the morph is found in the Outer Hebrides, especially on Pabbay (Barra group), south Rona, north Raasay and on Orkney. Subspecies scotica has also been described by Heslop-Harrison for Scalpay, Soay, Rhum, Eigg, Canna and Coll, but everywhere in addition to specimens showing extreme development, others transitional to aglaia are found". The most recent analysis is given in Thomson (1980). Riley (2007) suggests that this form is found in Scotland (apart from southern localities), Ireland (where it is the only form found) and the Isle of Man. However, Riley's inclusion of Ireland is questioned by Nash (2012) who assigns all Irish specimens to ssp. aglaja. Thomson (1980), Emmet (1990), Riley (2007) and Nash (2012) elevate the aglaja forms to subspecific status. The counties where scotica was thought to be found, as mentioned by Thomson (1980), are shaded green in the image below.

Argynnis aglaja

This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758) as shown here (type locality: Sweden).

The nominate form is found throughout its range in the British Isles.

Conservation Status

Although this species has declined considerably since the 1970s, especially in eastern England, the butterfly remains our most widespread fritillary and is not considered a priority species for conservation efforts.

Habitat

The characteristic habitat of this butterfly is open, windswept calcareous grassland. However, in some areas it can also be found in woodland clearings and coastal dunes.

Life Cycle

Adults generally emerge in the middle of June, reaching a peak in early July. In northern Scotland, adults emerge a little later at the end of June, reaching a peak at the end of July and early August. There is one generation each year.

Imago

Both sexes are avid nectar feeders and typically feed in early morning or late afternoon, when they will constantly fly from flower head to flower head staying at each flower for only a few seconds. This behaviour makes them very difficult to observe and it is sometimes easier to find a favourite flower and wait for a butterfly to come to you!

The males are the more conspicuous of the two sexes, and can be seen patrolling over large areas of habitat looking for a virgin female which often rest low down in vegetation. Once found, mating takes place almost immediately. A mating pair may be found resting on vegetation and will even continue to nectar while coupled.

Females are somewhat-easier to see when egg-laying, where they intersperse periods of nectaring with basking and bouts of egg-laying, when they will crawl deep in vegetation, searching out the lushest growths of larval foodplant before laying a single egg, although several eggs are often laid in the same area.

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Eggs are laid either directly on the foodplant, or on a suitable platform nearby, such as a twig, grass stem or dead leaf. Eggs are yellow when first laid but turn a dark purple after a few days and, eventually, a dark grey just before the larva emerges. This stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.

Larva

The larva eats the eggshell on hatching and immediately enters hibernation in a curled up leaf or other piece of debris. The larva emerges in the spring and starts to feed on the tenderest new growth of the foodplant, either eating large chunks out of the leaf lobes, or eating the leaf entirely with the stem left standing. The larva is most active during sunny periods and can often be seen wandering across bare ground or short turf in search of the foodplant. The mature larva has a distinct colouring, being mostly black with a feint yellow band running down its back and a series of red spots running down each side. There are 5 moults in total.

The primary larval foodplants are Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana), Hairy Violet (Viola hirta) and Marsh Violet (Viola palustris).

Pupa

The larva creates a loose tent by drawing together several leaves and other pieces of vegetation together. The pupa is formed upside down, secured to the top of the tent by the cremaster. This stages lasts between 3 and 4 weeks, depending on the weather.

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Garden, The Netherlands

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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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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)

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Photo prise à la forteresse de Râşnov. Ces touristes étaient posté au point le plus haut de la forteresse et admiraient le paysage. Je les ai repéré et j'ai attendu qu'ils aient une attitude photogénique :) J'ai titré "commander of the clouds" mais je crois qu'il disait "Mon intuition me dit qu'on aura une bonne bière dans le bistro qu'on voit là bas !"

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Taken at the Râşnov fortress. These tourists were standaing at the higher point of the fortress. I spotted them and waited that they have a photogenic pose :) I choose this title but i think the guy was meaning "My intuition tells me we'll have a good beer in this pub down there".

Model: Anna

MUA: Unknown

Photography & Editing: Me

I have lots and lots and lots of pics of this photoshoot with Anna, but this might be the last upload. I'd like to change things up and upload other kinds of stuff...

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MIS MEJORES DESEOS PARA TODOS!!! MUCHAS FELICIDADES Y PROSPERIDAD PARA EL PRÓXIMO 2010!!!

Volar de día nos permite visualizar cielos espectaculares a través de las ventanillas... Sentirnos libres y emocionados al ver tanta magia... Y a veces nos encontramos con estos "mares de nubes" como copos de algodón. Esta es una vista a unos 7000 metros de altura entre Colombia y Ecuador. No es una toma de gran calidad porque fue realizada con un celular... pero me gustó la vista... y quería compartirla con todos ustedes.

Rabo de Nube

Silvio Rodríguez

Si me dijeran pide un deseo

preferiría un rabo de nube,

un torbellino en el suelo

y una gran ira que sube.

Un barredor de tristezas,

un aguacero en venganza

que cuando escampe parezca

nuestra esperanza.

Si me dijeran pide un deseo,

preferiría un rabo de nube,

que se llevara lo feo

y nos dejara el querube.

Un barredor de tristezas,

un aguacero en venganza

que cuando escampe parezca

nuestra esperanza.

(1977)

Y una sugerencia para escuchar... Rabo de Nube: Silvio Rodríguez y Luis Eduardo Aute

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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.

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#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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IMoRe WaRHoLiCiouS oN BLaCKI

HaPPY WaRHoLiCiouS GReeN THuRSDaY

Oh yeah, today my idols birthday is, 6th of August.

Happy Birthday, Andy Warhol

Click on the blues and look who he was The BLueS

For those who are arguing about this notes on my pictures

Go and click under the picture the blue line for having a look on large and without the notes

And for all who make notes?

Go on, I love it !!!

I have to thank again my dear friend Angela for the textures I used

Look here at here stream, amazing textures

Danke, Angela

here are the 2 links to the textures I used

first this one

I turned it 180 degrees

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Put on the sunglasses and…………..

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Hello flickr, how have you been?

Thank you all for the well-wishes and emails during my absence. I'm fine, I've just been lazy. I needed to check out for a while, and I did just that. It's likely I won't be around as much in the near future: its winter and I seem to lose a lot of motivation. I have a hard time finding the beauty in things when I can't feel my toes and its dark @ 4:30pm. I'm still trying to shoot and I've got lots of archive stuff (see above) so I don't think I'll be going dormant. A photo a day seems like a bit of a stretch though.

Photographically speaking, 2009 was a pretty amazing year for me. Much of my success is due to the amazing network of contacts and friends I've developed here. Your commentary and criticism is fantastic, your work is inspiring. All of you drive me is some way to become a better storyteller through photos. You all rock, I really can't thank you enough.

So, Happy (much belated) New Year. I wish you the very best in 2010, I cant wait to see what you have to show in the coming year!

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While the chief is fighting on Requiem, the fight on earth continues

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Pinoy Kokadero driving along Quezon Avenue

The photo above is a Philippine Jeepney. It is the most popular public transport all around the Philippines. I believe Quezon Avenue is quite a popular avenue in Manila (capital of the Philippines).

This is a tribute to ALL Pinoy Kodakeros out there! And most especially to those who continually keep this group fun and very enjoyable.

I keep learning new things from the members of this group.

Having said that... I don't want to discount my non-Filipino friends... You too are also my sources of inspiration! Without your support... I wouldn't be enjoying photography as I am enjoying it now... so many many thanks!

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Ps. OK, so I took the Christmas lights out again... After uploading the photo last night... I had this idea to take some more bokeh shots... I'm sure some of you are finding this quite boring now... sorry! I felt like taking more bokeh shots... Oh well... :)

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Mejor verla en grande

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.

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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.

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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

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◘ Informação Adicional: Quem visita Maracaípe, geralmente também dá uma esticadinha para conhecer o "Pontal". É nesse local que as águas do rio Maracaípe encontram-se com o mar. As atrações daqui são:

- passeios de jangada pelos manguezais;

- passeios de lancha e caiaque;

- caminhadas por trilhas que são oferecidas por alguns hotéis da região;

- águas mornas e calmas para banhistas;

- tranqüilidade;

- Projeto Hippocampus, onde é possível conhecer o habitat do cavalo-marinho;

- almoço na beira do rio, com direito a quiosque.(fonte: Porto de Galinhas - UOL)

Fiz o Passeio com o Jangadeiro Pato Donald, recomendo :D

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Young Romance # 83

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Young Romance @ Wikipedia

" Young Romance is a comic book series created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics in 1947. Generally considered the first romance comic, the series ran for 124 consecutive issues under Prize imprint, and a further 84 (issues #125-208) published by DC Comics after Crestwood stopped producing comics..."

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YOUNG ROMANCE @ Don Markstein's Toonopedia™

" In one way or another, romance has been part of the comic book scene since the comics became a mass medium...

But it wasn't until 1947 that romance became the main focus of a comic book. For the fact that the genre got into comics at all, we can thank the extraordinary team of…Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...

...The first actual romance comic, aimed at grown-up readers interested in stories about grown-up emotions, was Young Romance #1, dated Sept-Oct. 1947. Simon and Kirby's company published it in partnership with Crestwood Publications (also known as Prize Comics). A blurb on the cover said it was "For the more adult readers of comics"...

...Young Romance lasted 208 issues altogether. The last one was dated Nov-Dec. 1975. "

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Art of Romance, Chapter 32, The Kirby Beat Goes On

(May – October 1956: Young Romance #83 – #84,

Young Love #71 – #72, Young Brides #28 – #29)

© Harry Mendryk

" This weblog is about the great comic book collaboration between Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. But it is not just about the art of Simon and Kirby, it is also about the comics they produced, the studio they had, and the artists that worked for them. '

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GOLDEN AGE -- PRIZE COMICS

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Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

Schacht XII/Shaft XII

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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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One of the most visited religious structures in the United States, the Chapel of the Transfiguration frames some of the most gorgeous landscape America has to offer.

After composing a few HDR of the interior, I stepped outside and headed back to my truck. I was very happy to follow the fence line and discover these yellow beauties growing up along the fence, and had to compose them with the church.

If anyone can tell me what they are, I'd appreciate it. Probably some sort of flowering weed, but "The More You Know!"

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A shot from a very short summer holiday in the beautiful Val d'Orcia in Tuscany. I was there last week but now I really think the best period would have been late Spring / early Summer, when its rolling hills are covered by many different colors and temperatures are not so high!

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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. "

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Castles On The Rhein by Dr Walther Ottendorf-Simrock

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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 !).

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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.

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L’antic terme del Pi comprenia part dels actuals municipis de Sant Agustí de Lluçanès i de Sora (Osona); (s’estenia des de l’església de Sant Genís del Pi, de Sant Agustí de Lluçanès, fins al mas Casa-ramona, de Sora). Depenia al s XI de la jurisdicció del monestir de Ripoll ; perdé l’autonomia com a terme avançat el segle XVI

Quan a la parròquia de Sant Genís del Pi prop del mas Casademunt, al NE del terme el lloc pertanyia a Ripoll des d’abans del 938. Els homes del Pi gaudien d’autonomia i d’organització civil pròpia, que depenia del paborde de Palau, del monestir ripollès. Avançat el segle XVI es desféu d’aquesta organització, i part de la gent restà sotmesa a Sora i part a Sant Agustí. L’església era proveïda pel paborde de Palau, i encomanada al rector de Sant Agustí al segle XVII.

L’edifici actual fou construït al segle XVIII, i el 1878 perdé els atributs parroquials. Malgrat això, en el petit cementiri observem la construcció recent de nínxols,flors i estris de naturalesa funerària, que son clares senyals justament del manteniment d’algunes activitats especifiques i pròpies de les Parròquies.

L’Alou és un petit nucli, al N del terme, format per un carrer amb força pendent al llarg del qual es troben les cases. Just al costat oposat de la Vall que conformen juntament amb la Parròquia i el Cementiri del Pi.

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En la Plaza de Armas, que fue en la época colonial el centro de la vida oficial y publica de La Habana, se alza un monumento llamado El Templete. En su columna conmemorativa hay una inscripción en latín, casi borrada, que traducimos como sigue: "Detén el paso, caminante, adorna este sitio con un árbol, una ceiba frondosa. Fue tenida por primera vez la reunión de los prudentes concejales hace ya mas de dos siglos: era conservado por una tradición perpetua: sin embargo, cedió al tiempo. La inscripción da fe de que en ese lugar hubo una ceiba y que bajo su sombra se celebro la primera misa y el Cabildo recibió la guarda y custodia de los fueros y privilegios de la villa de La Habana, según costumbre y usanza de las leyes de Castilla.

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Photo taken at the Shelly Beach - Manly and I still remember that morning, it was adventure as Mick G9 promised. I was never fan of HDR photography but sometimes we need to experiment and Michael Lynch was kind enough to be still for couple minutes till I take 10 different exposures and this is the product. Dark side of HDR is high noise, once when I started to correct noise I lost clarity...bugger...I hope you like..

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Ok..so here's the dealio..I woke up early as usual and was sitting at our dining room table enjoying my coffee and reading the paper when out of the corner of my eye I saw HOT PINK in the sky due south lol..I had another photo in mind to post today and was taking my time this morning. I couldn't stand it so I left my jimmy jams on put on my coat and shoes and headed on down to the Lake for a few sunrise shots lol..Can you believe it? Anyway, this was the first one I took and it captures the colours so well...I hope you all enjoy my morning here in Port Credit, Ontario CANADA!!

Have a great day everyone..Mine started off fantastic as you can see! It pays to be an early riser!! hehehe

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