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Dec.28,2010 - Explore #108
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Explored! #393 on 1/10/2025. Thanks!
Often my daily photos are pretty random, but sometimes I begin the day with an idea for a specific photograph. Last January 9 was one of those days.
I set out with a couple ideas, actually, for pics along Tupper Lake Road. One notion was to photograph the telephone poles that line both sides of that road; another was to capture a snowy image of a shed that I'd photographed a couple times before.
As expected, I easily got the photo of the parallel phone lines. But the lot with the shed had changed--they'd added a small log cabin. And, very much to my surprise, the cabin's yard features a sculpture of what seems to be a disintegrating motorcycle. The change was certainly worth a photograph. So I took it.
Then I went home and posted a landscape photo, also taken from Tupper Lake Road.
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This photograph is an outtake from my 2024 photo-a-day project, 366 in 2024.
Number of project photos taken: 11
Title of folder: Tupper Lake Road
Other photos taken on 1/9/2024: I took ten pix of our indoor kitties, mostly of them watching the snow through the living room window.
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Novelda (Alacant).
CAT:
El Santuari de Santa Maria Magdalena.
Aquest edifici religiós va estar construït a partir d'un projecte que va traçar l'enginyer novelder Josep Sala Sala que impregnant així el seu projecte de l'estil modernista català. Aquest santuari recorda al Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família. La seua construcció, començada en 1918, va necessitar de tres fases, per donar per acabada l'obra en 1946. A la façana principal destaquen dues torres laterals de 25 m. d'alçada culminades per una creu pètria que també es troba en la cúpula i sobre els arcs superiors de la façana. Té forma de pitxer, simbolitzant el pitxer que la Santa portà de bàlsam a Jesús. Esta forma original és també única en el món. Els motius decoratius deuen tenir antecedents en els estils medievals, barrocs i en la pròpia naturalesa. Influències aquestes que van dur l'autor a combinar cudols del riu Vinalopó, taulells policromats, rajoles rogenques, maçoneria, etc..., es troba Santa Maria Magdalena, patrona de Novelda, i al darrere de l'altar podem admirar un bell quatre atribuït a Gaston Castelló.
ESP:
El Santuario de Santa María Magdalena es un edificio religioso que se encuentra en Novelda (Alacant) y fue construido a partir de un proyecto trazado por el ingeniero noveldense José Sala Sala, que realizó sus estudios en Cataluña. La edificación es de estilo modernista catalán, y guarda un enorme parecido con el Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia de Antonio Gaudí. Tiene forma de jarro, simbolizando el jarro que la Santa llevó de bálsamo a Jesús. Esta forma original es también única en el mundo.
Su construcción, comenzada en 1918, necesitó de tres fases (una de ellas de paralización), para dar por terminada la obra en 1946. Para la financiación de las obras se emplearon diferentes recursos, como las galas líricas de zarzuela en donde intervino el barítono noveldense Eduardo Mateo-Quirant y su mujer, la tiple Josefina Landete (padres ambos de Paloma Mairant), entre otros.
En la fachada principal destacan dos torres laterales de 25 m. de altura culminadas por una cruz pétrea, que también se halla en la cúpula y sobre los arcos superiores de la fachada. Los motivos decorativos tienen antecedentes en los estilos medievales, barrocos y en la propia naturaleza. Estas influencias llevaron al autor a combinar guijarros del río Vinalopó, azulejos policromados, ladrillos rojizos, mampostería, etc., que se reflejan por todo el exterior del edificio.
El interior del santuario está compuesto por una nave central rectangular con dos espacios laterales adosados; al fondo, en el ábside, se encuentra el camarín de Santa María Magdalena, patrona de Novelda, y detrás del altar se puede admirar un hermoso cuadro atribuido a Gastón Castelló. Para el año 2010 está prevista la incorporación de un órgano construído enteramente en marmol, obra del innovador organero Iván Larrea, que se convertirá en el único en el mundo con estas características.
Die Möwe und mein Herz
Hin gen Norden zieht die Möwe,
Hin gen Norden zieht mein Herz;
Fliegen beide aus mitsammen,
Fliegen beide heimatwärts.
Ruhig, Herz! du bist zur Stelle;
Flogst gar rasch die weite Bahn -
Und die Möwe schwebt noch rudernd
Überm weiten Ozean.
Theodor Storm
Gift Of The Seagull
by Munda
A lonely seagull flies the winds
Majestic... soaring...gliding wings
A single screech sounds from the sky
Come fly with me... come here and fly
My spirit floats to be a part
I feel the beating of its heart
My soul, one with this bird of sea
Now knows the meaning to fly free
I feel the winds caress my soul
And soar the streams without a goal
My being trembles of delight
A treasure I received tonight
The seagull's flight of soaring high
The gift of what it means to fly
Violetta d'acqua o erba scopina.
"Specie acquatica molto rara, di acque tranquille permanenti e stagnanti, in stazioni ombrose e su fango torboso"
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4/23/10 - I've been super lost lately...there is so much going on in my head at any given moment, and it is leaving me somewhat insane. I felt like I should express it in a photo. Let me know what you think!
*update* 4/24/10 - not sure what everyone's religion is nor does it matter, but I did a whole lot of praying last night......woke up today totally refreshed and feeling like a champ....I guess I'll have to make a happy picture now haha.
thanks to my friend and fellow flickrite Shuck for pressing the shutter on this one.
5d w/ 50 1.8
strobist:
- vivitar 285hv 1/4 through brollie high cam left
- vivitar 285hv 1/2 bounced off brollie high cam right aimed at my shoulder and wall
*fired w/ cactus v2s
The new Flickr view is definitely so much better - I like it ;)
#1 on Flickr's Explore, June 26 2010. If that means anything...
Shot at the Dutch coast while there was a strong wind. I've recorded an HD movie of this scene. Just to get an impression how this really looks like.
This was actually low tide, you can't see the posts at high tide.
Technical info:
ND110 - 10 stops.
f/8
ISO100
24 mm
329s (5min29s) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 3.0
PS CS5 - Silver Efex Pro
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different view of an expressionist:
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2) - ►Using www.DARCKR.com tool
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♪♫Dance of the Knights♫♪, de Sergei Prokofiev, incluido en el ballet "Romeo y Julieta".
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Nombre común: lechuguilla.
Otra de las identificaciones de la que no soy responsable: si no fuera por la ayuda de los usuarios de Infojardin, aún estaría sin saber qué es lo que se ve en la fotografía.
Su porte, si tiene posibilidades para crecer, es muy llamativo: las hojas se quedan tiesas, como si estuviesen almidonadas. Los nervios están muy marcados y en el central, por el envés, está cubierto por unos pelillos. Sus flores son liguadas -los pétados tienen forma de lengua-, de color amarillo. Cuando hice la foto no había ni tan siquiera dado señales de vida. A ver si me paso uno de estos días y les pongo cara, :-)
Hierophis viridiflavus carbonarius, Green Whip Snake, Western Whip Snake, Dark Green Snake, Schwarze Zornnatter, Crna poljarica, 7938 Fa, 20200828 Lukeži,
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FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA
La Fuchsia magellanica (o F. macrostemma) è originaria dell'Amercia centrale e meridionale ed è tra le diverse specie sicuramente la più rustica. Può arrivare a 4 m di altezza e 2 m di larghezza.
Presenta foglie ovali, verticillate (tre per nodo) ed opposte e fiori penduli con il calice di colore cremisi e la corolla di colore rosso dalla quale fuoriescono lunghi stami. Dall'estate e fino all'autunno (luglio-ottobre) produce i fiori riuniti in gruppi di 3-4 all'ascella delle foglie lunghi 3-4 cm.
It was hard for me to believe how accesible scenes like this were during our travels around Scotland. This looks like an image from a calendar, yet I stood right there by the banks of that lake and shot the image myself! Look in the darker parts of the water and see how the water was crystal clear. View it large!
This is the spot where they have placed the memorial to the Highlanders who joined forces with bonnie Prince Charlie, and were eventually defeated at the battle of Culloden (if I have my history right!).
Anyway, from this point if you turn around 180 degrees and look the opposite direction you will see the viaduct where the Harry Potter movie was filmed! We were going to ride the train that travels along this way (the Road to the Isles), and over the viaduct, but decided to drive our rental instead so that we could stop when we wanted and take pictures, like this one! :o)
The Confederacy of Free Systems: www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/168891-f...
Left to Right:
Colonial Defenders – While some are former rebels, enforcers, or Imperials, many battle-trained colonists hail from planetary guard forces or other backgrounds. With intelligence and grit, they stand ready against any pirate, thief, or warlord who gives their colonies even a second glance.
Mon Quaramari Farmer – A hybrid from the world of Mon Cala, and a living example of reconciliation between enemies. This farmer takes the time and effort to care for the land well, and reaps the rewards.
Talz Forester – His duty is to make sure the forest and the animals that live within are healthy, and that the trees suitable for carbonculling are in good condition when it comes time to harvest.
Duros Droidsmith – Droids make life easier in the frontier colonies, but not every freed Imperial-slave-turned-colonist has the know-how to keep them up-and-running. This Duros travels from colony to colony to fix, teach, and help where he can.
Mato Rook – Once an enforcer for the Hutts, Mato escaped criminal servitude to a peaceful life on Wayland. There he found a family and a purpose, and a love for the seven-string halikset.
Mirialan Child – She gave mom and dad the slip to hear the music from across the field. Chores are dumb. She wants to dance!
Drall Colonist – This elderly female is past the point of doing much field work, instead she stays in the village center and teaches the children. But music has always been one of her passions, and she’s not too old to show it.
Zabrak Engineer – A gearhead who maintains the village’s skimmers and iontractors. She prefers order, logic, and cause-and-effect. Music fits into that perfectly, so she happily accompanies Mato on her handmade synthetic gnarlhorn.
Dubravan Defender – Once a member of a Coruscant martial warrior guild, this farmer takes a few days a week to watch for dangerous wildlife and prepare other defenders, just in case.
View Farley Lake Sunrise on Black
View Farley Lake Sunrise Map/EXIF
ILCE-7RM2 + FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS @ 16 mm - 1/60 sec at f/8.0, ISO 160
Aperture priority mode @ -3/10 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
My first full morning in the Sawtooths brought a quiet sunrise and still waters. The night before I had hiked until dusk and decided to scramble down off the trail and look for a couple decent sized trees to hang my hammock from.
Fortunately, tree line was another 1,000 feet above me, so I had plenty to choose from, and found a nice copse before it got too dark.
I remember it being colder than I had expected, and the rest of the nights that trip, I would boil a bit of water and jam it down by my feet to stay warm.
Just an hour or two after I took this photo, I crested the ridge above Edith Lake, another 1,500 feet above me. Little did I expect this to be one of the most moving moments of my entire life, seeing the entire Sawtooths open up before me after cresting this final rise. I was so shocked that I broke down crying. It was as if like some burden had been lifted from me that I did not know was there. I can feel it, even now.
I often come back to that moment in my mind's eye, and it continues to be a source of strength and peace for me to this day.
43°58'52.85" N 114°55'50.939" W, 7724.7 ft
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
Stanley, Idaho, United States
Taken on 08.16.2017, uploaded on 05.18.2019.
©2017 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
1/60 sec at f/8.0, 16 mm,
FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS, ILCE-7RM2, ISO 160,
no flash, "Aperture priority mode", 2017,
August, "August 16 2017",
"Self Rating: 4 stars", 43°58'52.85" N 114°55'50.939" W, Stanley, Idaho, United States, "Stanley, Idaho, United States", "Subject distance: Unknown"
bighugelabs.com/flickr/onblack.php?id=2839473826&size...
This is a fairly often photographed house on the outskirts of Chipping Campden, in the Cotswolds. The boxwood hedges seem to be over 100 years old. It looks like the owners had just finished pouring several hundred thousand Pounds on its restoration when we walked past it in July.
We took a few quick pictures under poor lighting conditions when we were in this quintessential Cotswolds town for an hour or so in July. They do not begin to do justice to this beautiful place but I'm putting them up as a brief introduction to the charms of the place. For a better representation of Chipping Campden, see other sites on Flickr such as:
www.flickr.com/photos/flash-of-light/sets/72157600036658448/
www.flickr.com/photos/flash-of-light/sets/72157605466095900/
View Larger on Black is Recommended
Location
This image was taken at Opemican , one of my favorite places to visit that is close by. For more details about Opemican, see this photo. This image was taken with my buddy Martin who should post his version soon.
Technical
This is my second attempt at star trails. This image is a 31 minute exposure while the light painting of the house as done on another exposure which was blended. So what do you do for 31 minutes in the dark while this exposure is being recorded? Easy - Since this Ghost town is on the lakefront of Lake Temiscaming, you head out to sit on the dock to gaze at the stars and mostly think about the fact that this place is Haunted! (Oh yeah I forgot. A cold Canadian Beer helps quench your thirst while you wait.)
Strobist
The house interior was exposed with several flashes of an SB-25 at full power. I used DIY gels. They are actually cutouts from colour binders purchased at the Dollar Store. The house was then illuminated with a 12V Spot Light pointed into a silver umbrella. The house needed to be painted with light in order to expose it all. I couldn't expose the far end as I would have been seen by the camera.
The Haunted House – READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
This house has a history of haunted stories. I have been told some stories of this ‘resident ghost’ by the son of the caretaker who managed this establishment many years ago when it was in operation. And when this similar image was taken a year ago, something mysterious happened that makes me believe that there may be some truth behind these stories. And that said, whether you believe in these stories or not, I can tell you that when you enter this house at night in total darkness in order to flash the rooms with gels, you start to think about what you may encounter. And like always I tend to not close my eyes fast enough when firing the flash which ends up worsening my ability to see. So as I walk around the house, blinded by flashes, I must use my hands and feel around, looking for walls and doorways to get from room to room. And as I navigate throught the house, I always dread the thought of touching something.....that may be warm, that may move or even grab me……
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HBM!
Took this picture this morning, went to work all day, and finally got the chance to edit it and get it up!
This time of the year always brings me back to the days when I practiced for hours and performed in the Nutcracker. It was hard work, but a lot of fun! It's hard for me not to break out in dancing whenever I hear any of the music.
Having been in The Nutcracker for so many years, I have many nutcrackers. Some small, some large, some medium. As well as a nice collection of nutcracker ornaments.
I hope you all are doing well and have a most wonderful week before Christmas and a blessed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
my bench monday group (you should join!)
Oh The Places You'll Go! <New group! Check it out!
PLEASE KEEP PRAYING FOR MY FRIEND ANDREW! (He's doing so much better!! Thanks for all your prayers!)
As the astute amongst you will have noticed, the theme this week is "puppets." The even more astute will have guessed that as we're doing something stupid, it was my idea. Don't worry, next week it's Kim's turn, so we'll be doing something more arty and interesting.
My original concept started out as "Gottle of Geer" but turned into "When Puppets go bad..." when Kim suggested that it looked like he was stealing my beer. So I expanded it, with some trepidation, to a triptych. To round out the theme, there's a little outtake below of what happened later in the shoot when Joey got riled. I'm hoping it won't scar too badly.
I also have one other, non-puppet, shot to share from this shoot, the light was pretty good - maybe you'll see that soon.
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I've been kind of busy the last few days. This is my first post for a week. Someone said to me the other day "you don't know how much you value something until you don't have it." I have not missed watching the view count, but I have really missed the interaction and comments from my friends. I'm not out of the busy woods just yet, but I'll try and spend a bit of time with you all presently. This little enforced break has reminded me of how much my flickr friends mean to me. Thank you.
Let me know what you think, especially if I'm overdoing the triptychs.
My self-portrait project involves taking a picture each week that I post the following week on a Thursday. Feel free to critique - I welcome it. Thanks
You can also find this photo here:
📍 www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=1668946
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The machine in the new Icelandair livery, in the pink version, on February 13, 2022 took its second rotation after arriving from the paint shop in Norwich.
Nowe malowania zawsze wzbudzają sporo emocji, szczególnie jeśli poprzednie były rozpoznawalne i estetyczne. Od kilkunastu dni po Europie latają już trzy a od wczoraj cztery maszyny 737-8MAX należące do 🇮🇸Icelandair w nowej szacie graficznej. Są nimi TF-ICE (niebieski), TF-ICY (żółty), TF-ICU( różowy), TF-ICR (seledynowy). Cechą charakterystyczną zmienionej koncepcji barw będzie zmieniający się kolorowy pasek widniejący na stateczniku pionowym.
W minioną niedzielę przed moim obiektywem pojawił się różowy TF-ICU wykonujący rotację TF528 z Keflavik (BIKF/KEF). Samolot wykonywał w tym dniu drugą komercyjną rotację (KEF-BER-KEF) po opuszczeniu lakierni w Norwich.
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✈️Aircraft type: Boeing 737-8MAX
🔡Registration: TF-ICU
▶️Owner/User: Icelandair
📍Location: EDDB/BER Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt
📅Date: 13.02.2022
🙋♂️Photographer: Paweł Wędrychowicz
✈️Flight: TF528 Keflavik (BIKF/KEF)- Berlin Brandenburg (BER) - Willi Brandt (EDDB)
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Se cocina rapido, combina con todo, le gusta a todo el mundo.
Arroz, el compañero perfecto.
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It cooks fast, it combines with everything.
Rice, the perfect companion.
Strobist info: SB-900 1/64 power 200mm zoom with 25cm snoot camera left. Triggered by PW.
Best Viewed Large: View On White
Yepeee....I won in the coveted Sinulog photo contest! I never expected it considering I'm a newbie against so many good photographers around (600+) and over 7,000 entries! My year is up for a good start...I'm super elated!
Over a hundred ships and boats joined this year annual fluvial parade in honor the the Sto. Nino (Child Jesus). Its was my second time to witness such event the first time when I was just 5 years old. This time I had my camera in tow together with hundreds of photographers. I was a spectacle to see as well as enjoyable as I've met many fellow photographers from all over the world.
The fluvial procession is a reenactment of the coming of Magellan to the old Cebu Village, in particular his landing at the old beach which is now the heart of the city. Over 440 years ago, the Spaniards led by Magellan landed in the Cebu village of Rajah Humabon on April17, 1521. On the shore he planted he planted a cross which is said to be extant up to his time. Today, the city’s busiest street thoroughfare, Magallanes, is found where the cross is still preserved and now venerated as a relic. This historical chapter, Magellan’s coming, is reenacted as the advent of the new faith (www.sinulog.ph).
@ Sinulog Fluvial Parade, Mandaue-Mactan Bridge, Mandaue City, The Philippines
Back in 2003 I traveled to Yellowstone National Park with one of my first
digital cameras, an Olympus C5050Z. I had recently read on the Internet
about a guy who had stitched together a 1 Giga-pixel image and since my
field of view was limited I thought I'd try my hand at it. Needless to say,
when I got home and tried using his technique my results were less than
stellar. A shame since the scenery was so stunning. While browsing the
old images and thinking man, I wish I had my Nikon D300 back then. Then I
remembered that I had been having considerable luck stitching with newer
versions of Photoshop. Piecing the images together wasn't easy as it is
with my Nikon images but with a lot of work it finally started to come together. Back when I took this I was still new to digital photography and shooting in Program Mode so needless to say, none of the images matched exposure or metering. A bit
more work in Photoshop and finally it started to look like an image. I
still wish I had the Nikon back in 2003 but it's equivalent (or
approximation of what was available at the time) would have cost more than
my car.
So here, hopefully for your enjoyment, is the finished result of the storm that blew in over Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park. This is actually the lower Yellowstone Falls. The upper falls are just around the bend and out of sight. The
lower falls drop in to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the name is
fitting. Bright yellow and orange rocks surround the falls and steep canyon
falls. It's not hard to understand why this became the world's first
National Park. The lower falls is a 308ft drop. The blue green river
water is a stark contrast against the yellow rocks. The roar of the falls
can be heard clearly from where the picture was taken. More than 63,000
gallons of water flow over the fall every second in the spring time. The
image was taken from the famous Painters Point which is a small outcropping
that extends into the canyon providing one of the most awesome sites you
will ever see. The only place that has perhaps moved me more than this
view is that of coming through the tunnel at Vista Point in Yosemite
National Park. The two parks are in stark contrast. Yellowstone is carved
by fire while Yosemite is carved by ice. Two places I would put at the top
of any nature lovers list of places to see in your lifetime.
I hope you enjoyed the image and if you read this, the story behind the
picture. Because technology continues to improve, I never throw out any
digital image. Storage is cheap. Loosing this image would have cost me
much more.
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
California Photographer
December 13th,2009(sooc and in comments too)ON BLACK
wow does the quality of this picture look amazing or what? i think soo. anyways. I've come to this conclusion..i loathe the action of assuming. I don't like it when i do it, or when anyone does it. It never makes anything better, so why do it. People that think to much, tend to assume a lot, hehe that's an assumption because i'm sure not everyone who thinks a lot assumes. I really wish that action wasn't possible. I mean you never know what someone is thinking, so you really can't assume.
So today was chill. I made strawberry pancakes(i cut up real strawberries and put them in the batter yum) for lunch.. but extreme,haha, EPIC FAIL. you know why? i put wayyyyy to much baking powder. instead of 3 TEASPOONS i put 3 TABLESPOONS ahaha so my pancakes were uber big and puffy(pictures in comments). It's funny i've made pancakes from scratch and i've never done that, i was so hungry i didn't read the recipe ahah. also wheat flour tastes sooo different then white flour, and cane sugar tastes sooo different then ruglar sugar as well. It's probably because they are both healthier and in their natural state. the pancakes tasted soo cinnamony to me..though there was no cinnamon in them. I was getting a bit flustered and annoyed, and cooking never makes me angry or flustered, i'm quite patient with it. haha. so that was fun. My dad made and yummy spaghetti dinner, though i took out the meat in the meat sauce...they were making fun of me for that. jonel texted/called me. hehe my hibernating baby. so cute. we talked from 5:30pm-almost 8pm:D he is the greatest guy on the planet. the best, funniest, most understanding, great listener, sweet, unique, random, guy i've ever met. he's so laid back, down to earth, and chill..then at times crazy, wild and silly. he's also extremely beautiful, he's so accepting of me and i'm so crazy and silly and hyper on the phone, from lack of talking to him i get all hyper and crazy. it could just be because as the days pass by more and more i'm falling deeper in love with him. he's got me in a spell i sware. i was joking with him telling him"what if i moved back to florida?" *jonel's voice gets all excited*"are you going to?!!" "hehe do you want me too?" *jonel even more anticipated and excited then before*" are you going to?" haha him and adela really really want me to move back. Even though i miss florida like crazy, i don't want to move back, yet. Maybe in two years. idk i love california. though i miss my home even more. it's crazy when you live somewhere, you don't always appreciate it and what it has to offer but then when you move away, you see what it had, and you wish you appreciated it more. I miss florida a lot. It was my home for the past 8 years, and soooo much happened in that little time. My whole life went upside down then back up again in 8 years. It was incredible. though things happened that i didn't like..i will probably always call florida my home..more than chicago..maybe because i only spent a 11 years of my life in chicago and in those 11 years, i really can't remember much. The memories i do remember are vague, yet wonderful. I loved chicago but florida is more of my home now, it's more me. Chicago has changed a lot since i was there, and i don't like what it has become..regardless of no snow in florida i don't think i will ever go back to chicago. AHAH i so got off topic. Ah well. i'm sure you don't want to hear about jonel anyways. ok well i love you life, and jonel, and ee everything. i need to go make my lunch because i'm getting up at 5:45am(eep) to open tomorrow and i work until 3pm. how fun diddy fun. hope jonel passes his test tomorrow. hope everyone had a fun sunday. i know i did. and i love all you flickr friends. you say such nice things to me
this is SO not worth it unless it's large on black
this is also old, from september. i was going back through old pictures and editing them since i was bored...i'm going to try to finally take some new pictures tomorrow, though.
model is liz and her lovely olympus :)
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The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.). In Chinese the wall is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng" which means 10,000-Li Long Wall (10,000 Li = about 5,000 km).
After subjugating and uniting China from seven Warring States, the emperor connected and extended four old fortification walls along the north of China that originated about 700 B.C. (over 2500 years ago). Armies were stationed along the wall as a first line of defense against the invading nomadic Hsiung Nu tribes north of China (the Huns). Signal fires from the Wall provided early warning of an attack.
The Great Wall is one of the largest building construction projects ever completed. It stretches across the mountains of northern China, winding north and northwest of Beijing. It is constructed of masonry, rocks and packed-earth. It was over 5,000 km (=10,000 Li) long. Its thickness ranged from about 4.5 to 9 meters (15 to 30 feet) and was up to 7.5 meters (25 feet) tall.
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Great Wall was enlarged to 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) and renovated over a 200 year period, with watch-towers and cannons added.
The Great Wall can be seen from Earth orbit, but, contrary to legend, is not visible from the moon, according to astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Jim Irwin.
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One of my contacts named my little beauty the other day and I have completely forgotten what she called her so now, please add her name for me please
This is another crop of this photo : I think the former crop was too tight, and the original angle and composition (shown here) are better ?
Part of "A stroll in Paris"
El monasterio de Sant Cugat es una antigua abadía benedictina situada en la localidad catalana de San Cugat del Vallés (España). El monasterio, construido en el siglo IX, destaca por su impresionante claustro. Fue el monasterio de mayor importancia de todo el condado de Barcelona. Los orígenes del monasterio se sitúan en el siglo IX cuando se decidió unir la iglesia que contenía los restos de San Cucufate o San Cucufato (Cugat en catalán) con una fortificación anexa. La pequeña iglesia, construida en el siglo V, era un pequeño recinto de planta cuadrada alrededor de la que se cree existía ya una comunidad de monjes. Sin embargo, no se tienen noticias documentadas de la existencia de esta comunidad hasta el año 878. En los inicios del siglo X la importancia del monasterio empieza a ser notable. Los abades de San Cugat tomaban parte en actos de relevancia y las posesiones de la comunidad se amplían llegando a tener tierras desde la zona del Penedés hasta la del Montseny. En el año 985, el ataque de las tropas sarracenas capitaneadas por Almanzor afectó al monasterio aunque no causó daños excesivamente graves. El abad que regía el monasterio en esa época, Odón, inició las obras de reconstrucción del cenobio. A finales del siglo XI, Berenguer Ramón II dispuso que el monasterio quedara sometido al de San Ponce de Tomieres, en la zona de la Provenza, lo que creó discrepancias entre los monjes de Sant Cugat. El abad de San Ponce se trasladó hasta el monasterio catalán y aquellos monjes que estaban en desacuerdo con su gestión fueron expulsados. Sin embargo, el obispo de Barcelona reclamó sus derechos sobre el monasterio que volvió a quedar sometido a la diócesis barcelonesa. Fue en ese periodo cuando más se ampliaron los dominios de San Cugat. Quedaron sujetos al mismo los monasterios de Santa Cecília, el de Sant Llorenç del Munt, Sant Pau del Camp, Sant Pere de Clará y el de Sant Salvador de Breda. A mediados del siglo XII se iniciaron las obras de construcción de un nuevo monasterio. Se amplió la iglesia existente en una obra que se prolongó en el tiempo, ya que su construcción no finalizó hasta el año 1337.
En el año 1350 se iniciaron las obras de fortificación del monasterio. El rey Pedro III amplió esta fortificación añadiendo algunas torres de guardia. Sin embargo, en este periodo se inició el declive de Sant Cugat. El abad Pere Busquets suprimió la elección directa del abad por parte de los monjes del monasterio. Los nuevos abades eran nombrados desde la diócesis y algunos de ellos ni siquiera visitaban el monasterio. Aunque se siguieron realizando algunas obras, San Cugat ya no tenía el poder de antaño. Durante la Guerra de Sucesión Española, el monasterio fue ocupado por las tropas del Archiduque Carlos, ocupación que causó graves desperfectos en el edificio. Se llevó a cabo una restauración que finalizó en 1789.
En 1835 los monjes abandonaron el monasterio; el abandono fue causado en parte por la ley de desamortización que obligaba a las órdenes religiosas a abandonar sus pertenencias, y en parte por el asalto de un grupo de habitantes de la zona. Sant Cugat quedó abandonado hasta 1851, año en el que la Comisión de Monumentos Históricos decidió restaurarlo.En 1931 fue declarado Monumento Histórico Artístico.
Tal vez lo más destacado de todo el conjunto del monasterio de San Cucufato es su impresionante claustro. Se trata de un claro ejemplo del arte románico catalán y fue construido en el siglo XII. En el siglo XVI se le añadió un segundo piso y se construyó también el atrio de entrada. Con una longitud de más de 30 metros, el claustro es obra del artista Arnau Gatell. Su planta es casi cuadrada y tiene arcos de medio punto, apoyados sobre pares de columnas. Cada una de estas columnas está decorada con capitel es finamente elaborados, con detalles variados que van desde la representación de animales a las escenas bíblicas. Se pueden contra 72 pares de capitales. Otro elemento destacado es la basílica, construida en este caso en estilo gótico. El edificio, de 52 metros de largo por 23 de ancho, consta de tres naves cubiertas con bóvedas sostenidas por columnas. Llama la atención el rosetón de 8,2 metros de diámetro, muy parecido al de la catedral de Barcelona y a la de Tarragona. La iglesia contiene un retablo gótico, conocido como el retablo de Todos los Santos, realizado en 1375 por el artista Pere Serra.
The monastery of Sant Cugat is a former Benedictine abbey located in the Catalan town of Sant Cugat del Valles (Spain). The monastery, built in the ninth century, noted for its impressive cloister. It was the most important monastery throughout the county of Barcelona. The origins of the monastery is located in the ninth century when he decided to join the church containing the remains of St. Cucufate or San Cucuphas (Cugat in Catalan) with a fortification attached. The small church built in the V century, was a small square enclosure around which people believe there was already a community of monks. However, there are reports documented the existence of this community until the year 878. In the early tenth century the importance of the monastery began to be noticeable. The abbots of San Cugat took part in important events and possessions of the community is coming to have land extending from the Penedes area to Montseny. In the year 985, the attack of the troops commanded by Mansur Saracens hit the monastery but did not damage too severe. The abbot, who ruled the monastery at that time, Odo began the reconstruction of the monastery. In the late XI, Berenguer Ramon II decreed that the monastery becomes subject to St Ponce de Tomieres, in the Provence area, creating discrepancies between the monks of Sant Cugat. The abbot of St. Ponce moved to the Catalan monastery and the monks who disagreed with his administration were expelled. However, the bishop of Barcelona claimed their rights over the monastery which was once again subjected to the diocese of Barcelona. It was during this period when most were extended domains San Cugat. Were liable to the same monastery of Santa Cecilia, the Sant Llorenç del Munt, Sant Pau del Camp, Sant Pere de Clará and Sant Salvador de Breda. A mid-twelfth century began construction of a new monastery. Existing church was expanded in a work that lasted over time, since its construction was not completed until 1337.
In the year 1350, work began defense of the monastery. King Pedro III extended this fortification by adding a few guard towers. However, in this period began the decline of Sant Cugat. The abbot Pere Busquets abolished the direct election of the abbot by the monks. The new abbots were appointed from the diocese and some of them even visited the monastery. Although it continued to make some plays, San Cugat longer had the power of old. During the War of Spanish Succession, the monastery was occupied by troops of the Archduke Charles, an occupation that caused serious damage to the building. It undertook a restoration that ended in 1789.
In 1835 the monks left the monastery, the abandonment was caused in part by the law that forced confiscation of religious orders to abandon their belongings, and in part by the assault of a group of locals. Sant Cugat was abandoned until 1851, when the Landmarks Commission decided restaurarlo.En 1931 was declared a Historic Artistic Monument.
Perhaps the highlight of the whole of the monastery of San Cucuphas is its impressive cloister. This is a clear example of Catalan Romanesque art and was built in the twelfth century. In the sixteenth century added a second floor and also built the entrance hall. With a length of over 30 meters, the cloister is work by the artist Arnau Gatell. Its plan is almost square and has round arches, supported on pairs of columns. Each of these columns is decorated with capitals is finely produced, with detail varied, ranging from animals to represent biblical scenes. You can expect 72 pairs of capital. Another feature is the basilica, built in Gothic style in this case. The building, 52 meters long by 23 wide, has three naves covered with vaults supported by columns. It is striking rosette of 8.2 meters in diameter, much like the cathedral of Barcelona and Tarragona. The church contains a Gothic altarpiece, known as the altar of All Saints, made in 1375 by artist Pere Serra.
A prayer to Benazir Bhutto was held on Jan. 3, 2008 in Liaqat Bagh park in Rawalpindi, where she was murdered a week before.
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Part of Pakistani Elections (Recommended as a slideshow)
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La fotografía la tome en el museo de "La infancia recordada", se encuentra en Defensa 219, en San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hay muchos juguetes expuestos donados por los vecinos y la verdad que es un túnel del tiempo hacia la nostalgia. El museo esta abierto de lunes a domingo de 11 a 19. Lunes y miércoles entrada gratuita, el resto de la semana los adultos pagan $1.
{El escrito en la imagen es una estrofa de la canción República Feliz - Joaquín Sabina}
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So I've been playing around with composites more. Its really amazing to be able to create a world right on your computer. I often have trouble justifying that it's photography, when it comes down to it, it's not. Because it was always something I loved to do, and so many people told me to go into graphics instead. Although I'm sure I could eventually use my own stock photos and it could be photography?
Stock credit:
The rest is my own.
(Original picture of me, here.)
Also, I really enjoy doing sort of an informal 365. I never really thought I could do one if I was actually in one, but flickr in general motivates me to create lots of work. More work, and more creative work, than what I do while in school. Which is sad.
The near wagon is one that I have shot before. It is a Hack Passenger Wagon c. 1862 that is in the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History collection. It was manufactured by Abbot-Downing Co. Concord, New Hampshire
This four passenger wagon is the smallest of the Hack Passenger Wagons. The lighter versions of the East were called Concord Coaches. The heavy version, suited for the rough conditions of the West, was often called a "mud wagon" or "the poor man's Concord". The leather suspension system gave a ride that was smooth by the day's standards.
This coach belonged to Petra Vela Kenedy, wife of Mifflin Kenedy. Mr. Kenedy built a ranching empire in South Texas in the mid-19th century. By the time of Mrs. Kenedy's death in 1885, the ranch comprised 390,000 acres. This coach was most likely the preferred mode of transportation for Mrs. Kenedy, who traveled frequently from the La Parra Ranch in Kenedy County to the Kenedy home on the bluff in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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I love this picture because it is a perfect example of how something so simple as a character meet and greet can be so magical for the children. Alice was quick to take the girls by the hands and began telling her stories. These are the things that make Disney special. How could anyone not smile at this kind of thing?
One of the things that I love about Disneyland that you’ll rarely find at Walt Disney World, is how the characters will spontaneously show up without notice or character handlers and just start their story telling and signing autographs and picture taking. …just another little piece of the puzzle that makes Disneyland outstanding and so very magical.
A little about this picture:
HDR Orton done in Dynamic Photo HDR to give it the “dreamy” effect. After that I imported to PSPX2, duplicated the layer, desaturated and brought the color layer to the top. Then rubbed away the background to show b&w. I did this because the background was distracting. I would have liked Olivia’s face (left) a touch more in the picture, but that was how I framed it. So to balance it out a little I cropped in from the right and down from the top a little, also cutting a little more of the busy background out.
Hope you like it!
Alice In Wonderland
Main Street USA
Disneyland
Anaheim, California
August, 2008
Disney Photo Challenge winner in "Magically Manipulated" - thanks for your votes!
This picture made it to Flickr Explore October 4, 2008 - #22 - thanks everyone!
Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend everyone!
Bridge that connects the upper and lower peninsula of Michigan. It's pretty long, 5 miles from shore to shore (although it didn't really seem like that).
I have no idea if this looks correct on your guys' monitor because I have been having some serious issues with CS4 wacking out on me for the past 3 days. Everything I save as an sRGB JPEG comes out way darker than it's supposed to and it's driving me freakin crazy. I have no idea what happened or how it happened. I even uninstalled and then reinstalled Photoshop. The only way I could figure out how to get around it is to save the JPEG in the Dell 2007WFP color space. Seriously hate photoshop right now and would like to kick it in the face. Hard.
EDIT: I figured out that I had somehow toggled on Proof Colors which changed the file to CMYK and I guess that's why it was coming out strange. So happy to be done with this issue. It's so frustrating when PS is acting weird and you have no idea why or how to fix it. Sometimes I think it's too complicated of a program for my own good.
(borrowed) D90
Sigma10-20mm
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Coming in from Fresno I rolled in to Yosemite a bit late in the day and was treated to this very much Rembrandt view of Yosemite Valley with the bright mid day sun was beaming down on Bridal Veil falls making it the spot light of the image. The lower half of El Capitan glowed a golden hue while the top remained dull gray due to the building afternoon clouds that are typical in the park in the spring time. It looked like some painting that Albert Bierstadt painted but it was in fact the real deal. The lighting was so
perfect and I rushed to get the camera set up and this was my first shot. As expected, it didn't last long and soon the brilliant white gleam of Bridal Veil Falls was dimmed by the sun. I have seen the park hundreds of times but each time I come through the tunnel from Highway 49 the view takes my breath away as I exit the tunnel. The parking lot was full with the exception of one parking slot and I quickly grabbed it. I couldn't have
asked for better lighting and this will undoubtedly be one of my personal top images on Flickr in the near future. Every so often you just get there are the right time and this was certainly one of them. At the time of this posting, this Yosemite Valley shot reigns as my Windows 7 desktop wallpaper.
For those of you that have not had the fortune to see Yosemite, let me take you on a small tour of all the features in this image. Yosemite Valley lies about dead center of the California Sierra Nevada Mountains. It was carved by several receding glaciers over several ice ages that covered most of North America and the flat valley floor later formed as Yosemite Lake filled with sediment. Today most of Yosemite Valley is forested but there are still several large meadows hidden deep in the valley.
This photograph was taken at the Tunnel View which is a few hundred feet below Inspiration Point where Yosemite Valley was fist viewed by the Mariposa Battalion. To the left you can see the single largest piece of exposed granite known as El Capitan. It is Yosemite Valley's single largest icon standing at just under 3000ft (910 meters). To the right, beautiful Bridal Veil Falls which is often lifted by strong winds as they enter Yosemite Valley and whip the falls in to a lacey mosaic of water and rock giving it the name Bridal Veil. In the far distance, you can see Half Dome and just to its left, Clouds Rest both suitably named. I was fortunate to get the cloud cover this time of year. The Icelandic volcano which has caused much havoc amongst European travelers has extended California's rainy season in to mid May and as a result, several storms have
recently blown though Yosemite. Just two days before this shot, a storm blew though and dumped several inches of snow on the upper elevations.
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For the technically inclined who want to know all the gory details:
Nikon D300
Nikkor 15-55mm
26mm (39mm equivalent)
Mode - Manual
f/2.8
1/1600s
ISO 200
ND Grad Filter
Circular Polarizer
Center Weighted Exposure
Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Tripod
RC Remote Release
Original Image Size 4288 x 2848
Posted Size 1920 x 1275
JPEG file used with only minor editing.
Processed in Photoshop CS5 (Trial Version)
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Granted the tripod and remote release was probably not required for this shot but I find it is always best to use a tripod. It also helps as I am often asked to take pictures for many of the tourist and wanting them to have a good California experience I always oblige their request and just continue to click off shots on with my remote as I take their shot and talk about the view. It is also a great place to meet fellow Flickr photographers.
Hope you find this one as enjoyable as I do and please feel free to use the Original Size as your Windows or Mac desktop background.
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Camera : Pentax K-7
Lens : Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM
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Luc Planson, a friend of mine, and I are making a 50|50 in the same time !!!
Please, take a look to his 50|50 Set
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Explore highest position : 34 on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 ! Thanks everybody !!!
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The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady) is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair.
The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. Upon its completion, it surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930; however, due to the addition in 1957 of the antenna, the tower is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France after the 2004 Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift, to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by elevator. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.
The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city - Eiffel Tower, Wikipedia
A friend of mine, Ray is a tenor sax player who studied under Jackie McLean. He definitely sounds like Jackie at times, and melodious like Sonny Rollins. He now lives in Japan, playing in Tokyo and is beginning to really establish himself. He's played for the up and coming singer Tiffany ( www.tiffany-vocal.com ) on two Sony label albums (with Hank Jones, Omar Hakim, Terumasa Hino).
He is visiting home now and had a show Friday night...I had to skip work and see him play. He sounded great, playing some of his originals. I am really happy for him, and hope he continues to shine. My wife says, "Ray has an angel." I believe it.
Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir. Sudddenly, all people, coming and going, formed a perfect line of silhouettes. I took a shot and felt uneasy: there was really a weird sense of them being after me, vaguely threatening, oppressive, like an army of zombies with no face in the backlight ! A second later, the pattern broke down and they were just people enjoying the late sun...
Part of "L'autre passerelle"
This is a fleshy perennial which grows on coastal cliffs and rocks ! The pale pink 5-petalled flower (8 - 12mm across) differs from other Sea spurreys in that it doesn't have a white centre ! The fact that the flowers have equal size petals and sepals also helps to differentiate this wildflower ! Each flower has 10 stamens, the narrow, flattened leaves have fine points and the plant, which blooms from June to September, reaches about 20cm high ! It is one of the native plants of Ireland and it belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family !
www.wildflowersofireland.net/index.php
Having purchased a wild flower book late last year, I was attracted to it being sectioned by colour, I decided to give it a go and found this little gem ! As part of I.D. clarification I found an interesting site from which I took the above info' and have E-mailed, providing my flickr account link, hoping that I' m right ~
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Hi all,
This was taken during a walk with some of the guys the other evening, Nanagyei, Eric, Ian, Tyopfly and Jestoni.. It was a fun night, and I think we'll be going out again very soon.. I borrowed Jestoni's 10-22mm lens for this shot..
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 15 secs
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 10mm
ISO Speed: 320