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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
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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) :-)
You gave me courage to believe that all your goodness I will see and if it had not been for you standing on my side where would I be
If not for your goodness if not for your grace I don't know where I would be today if not for your kindness I never could say I'm still standing if not for your mercy if not for your love I most likely would have given up if not for your favor I never could say I'm still standing but by the grace of God
To you I lift my offering and set my heart on higher things for if it had not been for you standing on my side where would I be
I'm still standing I'm standing I'm still standing but by the grace of God
.......................................................................................................Mejor en grande
♥
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“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
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Lisboa, 30/04/2011
With the company of mister Nelson Bolinhas.
Despite the bad weather, we decided to shoot another sunrise, to remember how good it feels to wake up at 5:00 ...
The aim was to repeat the visit to the piers in Povoa de Santa Iria, but after an attack of thousands of mosquitoes we decided to look elsewhere, and we went to this place never after photographed.
The weather was bad, the colors and the sun didn't appeared and this was my last record already in the rain.
Apesar do mau tempo, decidimos fazer mais um nascer do dia, para recordar como é bom acordar às 5:00...
O objectivo era repetir a visita ao cais palafítico da Póvoa de Santa Iria, mas depois de uma ataque de milhares de melgas decidimos procurar outras paragens, e fomos até este sitio muito pouco fotografado.
O tempo estava mau, as cores e sol não apareceram e este foi o meu último registo já debaixo de chuva.
Dad playing the Wii. Which is very hilarious to me because Jeremy wants one SO bad but my dad refuses to buy him another video game system. We have 2 NES's, one SNES, one N64, 2 PS1's, 2 PS2's and a Game Cube. Plus we have the first Gameboy, and Jeremy personally (personally meaning he doesn't share them with the family, hah) has the first colour Gameboy, a flippy Gameboy, and 2 of the touchy pencil thingy Gameboys. And for each system we have over 20 games in addition to controlers, rumble packs, memory cards, all those accessories. Yeah, add it up. The boy is OBSESSED with video games. My dad is vehemently against buying him any more because that's all he seems to do anymore is play video games. So It was just really funny to me that my dad got sucked into playing the Wii at a friends house on New Years. Jeremy didn't come to the party obviously, because if he had my dad would not have touched the damn thing. And he had SO much fun playing it! It was fun to watch him. You can see he's sort of smiling here. :)
Featured on the Front Page of the group Artist Spotlight (thru Artist Spotlight Thursday) .
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If you have not done so recently, you can click here to see more of my seedhead experiments:
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The wispy seed heads of the Pasque Flower are attractive in their own right.
[...], another common name for Pasque flower (or "Pasqueflower") is "Easter flower." Pasque is the Old French spelling for "Easter," and it is around that time of year that the plant blooms, in some regions. According to Botanical.com, the famous herbalist, John Gerard, "informs us that he himself was 'moved to name' this the Pasque Flower, or Easter Flower, because of the time of its appearance, it being in bloom from April to June."
landscaping.about.com/od/perennialflowers/p/pasqueflowers...
Seen in my sister-in-law's garden. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Have a wonderful Thursday and thank you so much for your visit.
EXPLORE # 8 - EXPLORE. Thank You very much!
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The river in shallows murmured and chattered,
In deep pools, sighing, swishing, and swirling.
The sun blazing down on great patches of gold.
The Gorse bushes popping, their seed pods exploding.
While the Broom gently swayed, wafting its perfume
On the delicate touch of the breeze from the river.
Nature could not have been kinder
That day, as we walked in its splendour.
We shyly held hands - it was our first meeting.
Then we sat on the grass in quiet conversation.
Long pauses, deep sighs, then trickles of words,
Nervous laughs, like the sounds of the river
As it flowed past our feet.
We turned to each other with lips slightly pouting,
Both of us nervous of that very first kiss.
Our lips barely touched, like a butterfly flutter,
Or was it a puff from the wind on the river?
Your sweet tiny face seemed mounted in gold,
Eyes open wide and Kingfisher blue.
New love, young love, needs time to mature,
But we drifted apart, then found love once again.
True love, mature love, but not with each other.
Yet still the Broom, its perfume heart stopping,
And the Golden Gorse goes on pleasing,
Down by the river, for other lovers walking,
Just as it did when we were so young.
(David Lewis)
Lutry, my favourite village (actually, it's the most beautiful of Switzerland - in my view), my favourite iron bridge, being populated by a couple in love, a mother with her three children (!!), and underneath neatly arranged a few ducks and water birds... All this gently decorated and framed with the last leaves of a large tree.
The small river is leading here into Lac Léman (Lake Leman or Lake Geneva) which again has EVERYTHING, sandy and pebbly beaches, benches, rocks and the most clear and wonderful (and often cold) water... - and NOW let me go back to my day dreams!:)
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This shot was created using an LED colour changing light unit and a glass paperweight.
SOOC except for the border and signature.
Thanks to Jane in Colour for her encouragement.
Please check out her wonderful photos here: Light in Motion
Part of my Light Painting (Set)
© Jon Downs 2010 All Rights Reserved.
A couple weeks ago I organized a "glitter party," which was basically just a mass photoshoot involving lots of people, glitter, and a field. Unfortunately, the internet on my computer is down and has been down for about a week or so now. I can't seem to figure out how to get reconnected to the internet, neither can my brother. So my internet usage is reduced to whenever I can get on somebody else's computer. I don't like it at all.
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I hope you have had a nice day! :)
2 days for weekend!!
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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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Explore #1, thank you !
Demonstrators writing with flares on the pavement of the 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)
So heres what happened.
Danbo had stayed up all night inspite of not sleeping well for many days before that. He was awake till 4:30 AM chatting with my friends in Manipal and had planned on going to the beach with me for capturing the Kaup lighthouse. So we left at 4:30AM with CB..
When we reached near the beach, the sun was still not up and hence he decided to wait for a little while at the bus stop... At around 5:30AM, he left for the beach and when he reached there,it felt as if the whole space was glowing white... The world around him looked bewitching and extremely beautiful... He found a hollow palm tree lying on the beach and decided to hop on it (with a little bit of my help, of course) to have a better view. He stood there for quite some time before he realised I was taking his photos from the back. :D :D :D
He was happy with this one the most so here am I, uploading this for you. Hope you like it.
Loads of Love
2k
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If you want a Danbo for yourself, this would surely help.
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'You breathed infinity into my world
and time was lost up in a cloud and in a whirl.
We dug a hole in the cool grey earth and lay there for the night.
Then you said, "wait for me we'll fly the wind,
we'll grow old and you'll be stronger without him" but oh,
now my world is at your feet.
I was lost and I was found,
but I was alive and now I've drowned.
So now I will be waiting for the world to hear my song
so they can tell me I was wrong...'
i love this song.
i love this song.
i love these words.
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) .
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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'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 -
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sé que estàs cansada, els ulls s'et fan petits,
deixa'm abraçar-te
tendrament i calla
que és molt tard i arriba l'hora de dormir.
Posa el cap
a la meva falda i deix la meva mà
espolsar els fantasmes
que t'amoïnen i t'espanten,
tanca els ulls que jo et vigilo des d'aquí.
Dorm tranquil·la i digue'm bona nit,
deix que et porti en braços fins al llit,
jeu ben a la vora,
saps que no estàs sola
mentre et dic a cau d'orella bona nit.
La lluna pel balcó t'esguarda i sé que et fa un petó,
res no té importància
fins demà a trenc d'alba
quan de sobte t'acaroni la claror.
Dorm tranquil·la i digue'm bona nit,
deix que et porti en braços fins al llit,
jeu ben a la vora,
saps que no estàs sola
mentre et dic a cau d'orella bona nit, molt bona nit.
Tangga Batu, Malacca
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Explore: 12.17.2008
John 8:32 is a blunt, to-the-point bottom line on why we need the truth. "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Some of us live like the truth will scare us to death or hurt too much. But it can't hurt nearly as much as avoiding the truth about yourself - the truth that continues to poison your relationships, limit your life, and bring you down. Someone may be your "mirror" that is irritating or painful to hear from. But God put those people in your life because He loves you too much to let you keep running from the truth that is costing you so much.
The Bible says, "Iron sharpens iron; so a friend sharpens the countenance of his friend." It may be that someone you might consider an enemy has said some things no one else would say to you about you. And while they mean to hurt you, there may be at least some mirror of truth in what they said.
The truth that might be painful never really goes away. Everywhere you go, you take you with you. God loves you too much to let you keep running, denying, and living a lie. So He's put someone in your life to hold up a mirror. Don't reject what the mirror is trying to show you. And don't blame the mirror - it's the message the mirror is trying to give you, not the messenger that's the issue.
Thank God for the mirror He's given you. The truth may be hard to face. It may mean opening up to someone who can really help you with it. It may mean removing a mask you've been hiding behind for a long time, but it's worth all that and more. Because it's the truth, and only the truth, that will finally set you free.
-Ron Hutchcraft
What do you do if you are an available light freak, but still receive a gift of one of the best flash units in the business from a very dear friend.
Well I accepted the gift and tried it of course, as I did not want to offend my friend.
I was impressed with the flash, and how it handled the lighting.
Check out the details in the subject's shirt in the foreground. Better viewed in LARGE.
Now reconsidering Flash Photography seriously. Hmmmmmm
Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar
Photographed with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, and Canon EF 50mm F1.2 IS USM L Lens with Sigma DG UV Filter. Handheld. Fired with Canon Speedlite 580 EX II flash, mounted on the camera.
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addendum - Straight Out Of the Camera (SOOC) shot of two marbles.
Part of my Marbles (Set)
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This may shock you but i made my decison and im going to major in photography ive only been shooting for 4 months now but one day ill be good enough to be a professional if I keep up with it and ive never loved anything more in my entire life.
Probably the first non vintage edit i ever uploaded this is pretty much sooc used cs4 for a little tweaking.
I LOVE this picture I can see how i was subconciously inspired by my favorite photographer.
Thanks for the visit, comments, awards, invitations and favorites.
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without my explicit permission.
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La Fontana di Trevi és la font barroca més gran i coneguda de Roma. Data del segle XVIII i barreja classicisme i barroc, i potser la seva part més coneguda és l'escultura del déu Neptú.
El tema de l'escultura és el mar. L'escenografia està dominada per un carro amb forma de petxina damunt del qual es troba la gran estàtua de l'Oceà, o Neptú, de Pietro Bracci, a la fornícula esquerra es troba l'estàtua de l'Abundància i la de la Salut a la dreta, les dues de Filippo Valle. Els relleus superiors representen a Agripa aprovant la construcció de l'Aqua Virgo i la llegenda del seu origen. Es situa davant del Palazzo Poli, i té 19'8 metres d'amplada i 25'9 d'alçada, a manera de gran arc triomfal.
ENG:
The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi rione in Rome, Italy. Standing 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city.
ESP:
La Fuente de Trevi (en italiano Fontana di Trevi) es la mayor (con 25,9 m de alto y 19,8 de ancho) y más ambiciosa de las fuentes barrocas de Roma (Italia). Según la actual división administrativa del centro de Roma, está situada en el rione de Trevi.
(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
Without flash and tripod
Read about the monastery here.
The song from the text below on youtube. The English translation was made by myself. :-)
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Ohne Blitz und Stativ
Informationen über das Kloster gibts hier.
Herr, ich suche deine Ruhe,
fern vom Getöse dieser Welt.
Ich hör jetzt auf mit allem was ich tue,
und tu das eine, das im Leben zählt.
Ich geh im Geist jetzt vor dir auf die Knie
und höre auf die Stimme meines Herrn!
Führe du mein Innerstes zur Ruhe
und lass dein Feuer meine Hast verzehrn.
Du bist ein starker Turm,
du bist das Auge im Sturm!
Du sprichst zum aufgewühlten Meer
meiner Seele in mir, Herr,
Friede mit dir, Friede mit dir.
Herr, ich suche deinen Frieden,
das was die Welt nicht geben kann,
in Harmonie und tief versöhnt zu leben,
denn das fängt erst in deiner Nähe an!
Ich löse mich von allen Ambitionen
und werd so still wie ein grad gestilltes Kind!
Denn du hast mehr für mich als Illusionen,
dein Rat für mich verweht nicht mit dem Wind!
Text und Musik: Martin Pepper © 1998 mc-peppersongs
Dieses Lied auf youtube
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Taken a while back while on one of my morning outings.. Thais love affair with fashion and face values is a very real facet of Thai society.. they will go to extremes for the upkeep their look and appearance... To the point of using skin whiteners... and anything to get that healty white look....
But hey to each is own I say and from what I see here I am not fully convinced that these products do really work .. Thais look great whatever they use LOL.. .. But they are very busy bees when it comes to the glitz and glam of things.. here the proof on the pudding.. :-)
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Prise voici deja un petit moment lors d'un de mes raids matinal.. Les Thai sont en general fou de luxe et glamour et ils feront tout pour se montrer au meilleur jour.. Leur amour pour tout ce qui est mode.. Parfums bijoux cosmetiques est legendaire et ca ne changera pas de ci tot.. Lol :-)
Bon dimanche
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-)
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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I am sorry but I am a mostly OFF - so I cannot comment on all of you but will catch up as soon as I can,I am so behind and busy -
♫ Listen ♫ by Roberta Flack - one of my all time favorite.
Not my photo, but sure was fun to play with (see this cool group link below)! Gorgeous texture from Vanessa.
Will be back next week. Going on a trip :-)
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This is my edited version of RusticUrban's photo.
I did this for the Process my photo (not better, just different) Group (Week 1))
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One of those rare occassions whereby I'm pleased with a photograph of architecture ! This photo' was taken from the rear of the Cathederal as there is far to much light pollution and street furniture obstructions in and around the stepped Main Entrance situated in Mount Pleasant !
People often ask 'Why "Metropolitan"?' One obvious answer is that Liverpool is fortunate enough to possess two mighty symbols of the Christian faith in the two Cathedrals which face each other at opposite ends of the aptly-named Hope Street ! Both are dedicated to Christ: the Anglican one to Christ and the Blessed Virgin and the Catholic one to Christ the King, so it helps avoid confusion to refer to one as 'Liverpool Cathedral' and the other as 'The Metropolitan Cathedral ' !
A term of endearment bestowed locally is " Paddys Wig-Wam " !
But the term "Metropolitan" indicates a wider remit than just Liverpool or indeed Merseyside, for this building is the seat (Greek 'Cathedra') of the Archbishop of Liverpool who is the spiritual leader of all the faithful of the Northern Province of the Catholic Church in England comprising seven dioceses in all !
So peaceful and quiet at this time of day at the pond... There were three ducks swimming, but it was almost dark so I added notes as to where they are...To me every hour of the day and night is an unspeakable perfect miracle..; )
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Hare ~ Havergate Island ~ Orford Ness ~ Sufflolk ~ England ~ Saturday July 25th 2015.
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Here's another close up of one of the hares I encountered on Havergate Island in July..:)
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Hare ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~
"Jackrabbit", "Lepus", and "Leveret" For other uses, see Hare (disambiguation), Jackrabbit (disambiguation), Lepus (disambiguation) and Leveret (disambiguation).
Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares are classified into the same family as rabbits and are of similar size, form, and diet as rabbits. They are generally herbivorous, long-eared, and fast runners, and typically live solitarily or in pairs. Hare species are native to Africa, Eurasia, North America, and the Japanese archipelago.
Five leporid species with "hare" in their common names are not considered true hares: the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus), and four species known as red rock hares (comprising Pronolagus). Meanwhile, jackrabbits are hares rather than rabbits.
A hare less than one year old is called a leveret. The collective noun for a group of hares is a "drove"
Biology ~ Hares are swift animals: The European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) can run up to 56 km/h (35 mph). The five species of jackrabbit found in central and western North America are able to run at 64 km/h (40 mph), and can leap up to 3m (ten feet) at a time.
Normally a shy animal, the European brown hare changes its behavior in spring, when hares can be seen in daytime chasing one another; this appears to be competition between males to attain dominance (and hence more access to breeding females). During this spring frenzy, hares can be seen "boxing"; one hare striking another with its paws (probably the origin of the term "mad as a March hare"). For a long time, this had been thought to be intermale competition, but closer observation has revealed it is usually a female hitting a male to prevent copulation.
Differences from rabbits ~ Hares do not bear their young below ground in a burrow as do other leporids, but rather in a shallow depression or flattened nest of grass called a form. Young hares are adapted to the lack of physical protection, relative to that afforded by a burrow, by being born fully furred and with eyes open. They are hence precocial, and are able to fend for themselves soon after birth. By contrast, the related rabbits and cottontail rabbits are altricial, having young that are born blind and hairless.
All rabbits (except the cottontail rabbits) live underground in burrows or warrens, while hares (and cottontail rabbits) live in simple nests above the ground, and usually do not live in groups. Hares are generally larger than rabbits, with longer ears, and have black markings on their fur. Hares have not been domesticated, while rabbits are kept as house pets. The domestic pet known as the "Belgian hare" is a rabbit that has been selectively bred to resemble a hare.
Hares have jointed, or kinetic, skulls, unique among mammals. They have 48 chromosomes while rabbits have 44.
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Cette année, j'ai eu la chance, à l'occasion du brame du cerf, de rencontrer cet animal à l'approche très difficile pour le photographe, en particulier.
En effet, le cerf ne pointe le museau dehors qu'au lever du jour ou à la tombée de la nuit; au moment où la lumière est très faible, de plus il s'expose très peu de temps , a un odorat très puissant qu'il est difficile de tromper.
Pas facile dans ces conditions d'obtenir de bons clichés. Souvent, je suis revenu bredouille, mais quand même j'y suis retourné avec l'espoir d'avoir un peu plus de chance.
J'y retournerai l'annèe prochaine, un peu plus aguerri peut-être.
This year, I had the chance, at the call of the deer, meet the animal to approach very difficult for the photographer in particular.
Indeed, the deer does not point out the muzzle at daybreak or dusk, when the light is very low, the more it exposes a very short time, has a very strong smell that it is difficult to deceive.
Not easy in these conditions to get good shots. Often, I returned empty-handed, but still I went back hoping to have a bit more luck.
I will return next of year, a little more seasoned, perhaps.
Este año, tuve la oportunidad, a la llamada de los ciervos, conocer al animal a acercarse muy difícil para el fotógrafo en particular.
En efecto, el venado no señala el hocico al amanecer o al atardecer, cuando la luz es muy baja, más se expone a un tiempo muy corto, tiene un olor muy fuerte que es difícil de engañar.
No es fácil en estas condiciones para obtener buenas tomas. A menudo, volví con las manos vacías, pero aún así me volvió la esperanza de tener suerte un poco más.
Voy a volver al lado de año, un poco más experimentado, tal vez.
Este ano, tive a oportunidade, ao chamado do cervo, conhecer o animal se aproximar muito difícil para o fotógrafo em particular.
Na verdade, o veado não apontar o focinho ao amanhecer ou ao anoitecer, quando a luz é muito baixa, mais ele expõe um tempo muito curto, tem um cheiro muito forte de que é difícil de enganar.
Não é fácil, nestas condições, para obter boas fotos. Muitas vezes, voltei de mãos vazias, mas ainda voltei com a esperança de ter um pouco mais de sorte.
Voltarei próximo do ano, um pouco mais experiente, talvez.
Bonne journée à tous. merci pour vos visites et commentaires.
Have a nice day. Thanks for your visits and comments.
Buenos días a todos. gracias por sus visitas y comentarios.
Laiya, Batangas
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A resort about 2 hours south of Manila. Yesterday, we left at about 0815 and arrived at the venue at about 1430 or approximately 6 freaking hours! There was a vehicular accident in Calamba, Laguna the previous night and it was not yet resolved by the time we passed by.
As we did not have any previous reservation, and only got the name of this resort from one of our passengers, we did not know what to expect. We did not want to go home empty handed after what we have been through that we were willing to settle for anything just as long as we can shoot. And to our delight, the beach front and the landscape of this resort was majestic. Certainly, we saw the Light!
We left the resort at about 2130, exhausted and hungry. We were back in Manila at about 1230 in the morning.
An exhausting but fulflling 18 hour travel and shoot day!
Going out the whole day.. Will catch up tonight. Thanks for your understanding.
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