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Del castell de Talamanca en tenim notícies ja a l'any 967. En el testament sacramental de Ramon Folc, vescompte de Cardona, apareix l'any 1086,el castell de Talamancha com a propietat familiar. En el s.XII ens consta en diversos documents l'existència de la família Talamanca, castlana del territori. Sembla ser que un tal Guillem de Talamanca es casà amb Dolça de Santa Coloma, inserint-se així aquest darrer cognom. El 1288, Berenguer de Talamanca era senyor del castell de Talamanca. En els fogatges que van de 1365 a 1370 hi apareix el "Castell de Talamancha, d'en Ramon de Talamanca, XXX focs". El 1406 Andrea de Talamanca es casà amb Joan Aymerich. En el mateix segle s'introdueix també per casament el cognom de Planella. El 1668 Maria Francesca es casà amb Joan d'Amat i Despalau, senyor de Castellbell, del matrimoni nasqué el fill que esdevingué el primer marquès de Castellbell. Al 1714 entraren al castell de Talamanca les tropes castellanes de Felip V capitanejades pel marquès de Poal. Al 1717 el castell fou desmantellat del tot, encara que les seves pedres serviren per edificar el Casal conegut per "El castell" o "El castell del Marquès" (per al.lusió a la família marquesal dels Castellbell).
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The Johnson Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the harbour of Victoria, British Columbia. It is nicknamed "Big Blue" because of its distinctive blue colour.
The bascule spans were designed by the Strauss Bascule Company Limited and were fabricated in Ontario. The sub-structure was built by the City of Victoria Engineering Department and required 9, 144 cubic metres of concrete. The bridge was completed in January 1924 at a cost of C$918,000. The original wood deck was replaced by a steel grid in 1966 and the steel structure was repainted in 1979 as part of an extensive renovation.
The bridge has two opening spans of 45 m (148 ft) that operate independently, a three-lane highway span of 350 tonnes and a railway span of 150 tons. The approaches are fixed girders, the east is 34 m (112 ft) and the west is 22 m (72 ft). The counterweights are made of hollow concrete and total 780 tonnes. Daily traffic is 30,000 vehicles.
Technique...
Three raw exposures taken at -2, 0, +2 EV. Tonemapped in Photomatix, then bumped contrast and did an Unsharp Mask in PSE7 to enhance the details.
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Red Powder Puff or Fairy Duster.
Calliandra is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs and rarely small trees growing 0.5-6 m tall, with bipinnate leaves. The flowers have numerous long slender stamens, and are produced in cylindrical or globose inflorescences; the stamens give rise to the common name of Powder-puff/ Powder puff Plant and Fairy Duster.These plants flower all year round, but the best blooming is in spring and summer. They can be easily pruned.
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Have a lovely Thursday and thanks for dropping by.
My wife and I went on a no destination bike ride last weekend. We felt like kids just riding our bikes around aimlessly and one of the places we ended up is a garden we hadn't been to in over 10 years. She read a book by the pond while I ran around with my new camera chasing dragon flies. Can't think of a better way to totally clear my head of all the work stuff that seems to consume my life right now.
Super busy with work right now, so I apologize in advance if it takes me a while to get to your photostream =(
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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.
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december.........07/2009
Eppure il vento soffia ancora!!! Pierangelo Bertoli
E l'acqua si riempie di schiuma il cielo di fumi
la chimica lebbra distrugge la vita nei fiumi
uccelli che volano a stento malati di morte
il freddo interesse alla vita ha sbarrato le porte
un'isola intera ha trovato nel mare una tomba
il falso progresso ha voluto provare una bomba
poi pioggia che toglie la sete alla terra che è vita
invece le porta la morte perché è radioattiva
Eppure il vento soffia ancora
spruzza l'acqua alle navi sulla prora
e sussurra canzoni tra le foglie
bacia i fiori li bacia e non li coglie
Un giorno il denaro ha scoperto la guerra mondiale
ha dato il suo putrido segno all'istinto bestiale
ha ucciso, bruciato, distrutto in un triste rosario
e tutta la terra si è avvolta di un nero sudario
e presto la chiave nascosta di nuovi segreti
così copriranno di fango persino i pianeti
vorranno inquinare le stelle la guerra tra i soli
i crimini contro la vita li chiamano errori
Eppure il vento soffia ancora
spruzza l'acqua alle navi sulla prora
e sussurra canzoni tra le foglie
bacia i fiori li bacia e non li coglie
eppure sfiora le campagne
accarezza sui fianchi le montagne
e scompiglia le donne fra i capelli
corre a gara in volo con gli uccelli
I am totally overwhelmed and very grateful for all the comments on my previous photo! Thank you all so much! I really appreciate every single word! And, with all that encouragement I of course had to post another one from the very grey day at the beach last Saturday... There was a very thin light "crack" in the clouds, and I thought this would be an ideal opportunity to apply the "rule of thirds" :-)
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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
HBW Peeps!! I just love these flowers - I think they're so cute!!!
I used a cross processing action here for an extra pop!!
Hope you're all having a FAB day.
Explored highest #228
Thinking of warmer times..... (supposed to drop to 20F tonight here in upstate NY)
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View On Black - Really draws the colors out on black - worth a peek!
listen to Gabrielle Aplin version of "My heart"
listen to Gabrielle Aplin version of "The Liar and the lighter"
I am finding out that maybe I was wrong
That I've fallen down and I can't do this alone
Stay with me,
This is what I need,
Please.
[Refrain:]
Sing us a song and we'll sing it back to you
We could sing our own but what would it be without you?
I am nothing now and it's been so long
Since I've heard the sound, the sound of my only hope
This time I will be listening.
[Repeat Refrain]
This heart, it beats, beats for only you (2x)
This heart, it beats, beats for only you
My heart is yours
This heart, it beats, beats for only you
My heart is yours
(My heart, it beats for you)
This heart, it beats, beats for only you (It beats, beats for only you)
My heart is yours (My heart is yours)
This heart, it beats, beats for only you (Please don't go now, please don't fade away)
My heart, my heart is yours (Please don't go now, please don't fade away)
(Please don't go now, please don't fade away) My heart is yours
(Please don't go now, please don't fade away) My heart is yours
(Please don't go, please don't fade away)
(Please don't go now, please don't fade away) My heart is...
El éxito de la aventura cisterciense explica Poblet. Cister es fundado en 1098, y Poblet en 1150, cuando todavía no han pasado cien años. Los siglos XII y XIII son fundamentales en la historia de nuestro monasterio. De hecho, ellos nos dejan acabadas las principales dependencias de la casa: un espacio, bello y funcional a la par, para la búsqueda de Dios, que nos ha llegado casi intacto en su totalidad. El XIV es todavía un siglo de grandes realizaciones, y también el del declive, lento pero indefectible. Se ha de decir que la documentación conocida sobre la vida privada de la comunidad de Poblet no refleja, a lo largo de los siglos, desviaciones notables del ideal inicial de los fundadores de Cister y, a su vez, de los fundadores de Poblet, provenientes de Fontfroide. De hecho, ésta, la auténtica historia de Poblet, aún no ha sido escrita ni seguramente lo será nunca; la de los monjes que, dia a dia, enfilando salmos, aseguraron el crecimiento y la continuidad de la casa, la domus Populeti. Podríamos explicar así la sucesión de los días y de los años que completan los siglos XV, XVI, XVII y XVIII: Poblet, la institución, la comunidad, sus monjes, buscan dar un nuevo rostro, formas diferentes a aquello que viven en la intimidad del propio corazón. Sin embargo, no siempre lo podrán hacer con la transparencia y el vigor del primer ideal. El siglo XIX, con una sociedad que experimenta cambios profundos, plantará, con el abandono y el progresivo expolio del monasterio desierto, la semilla de una futura recuperación. Una recuperación que también hará posible, con el retorno de los monjes el año 1940, la vuelta a una formas de vida más puras, más auténticas, más profundamente benedictinas y, por tanto, también más evangélicas. Los monjes actuales, herederos de los antiguos, nunca lo podremos agradecer suficientemente, porque la autenticidad es, quizás, uno de los valores más importantes que podemos y debemos ofrecer a los hombres y mujeres de nuestro tiempo.
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Para Chena con todo mi cariño,
gracias por tus bellas palabras
y tú sincera amistad!!!
Te quiero mucho :))
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Nome Científico: Callistephus chinensis
Sinonímia: Aster chinensis, Aster sinensis
Nome Popular: Áster-da-china, Sécia, Rainha-margarida, Rainha-do-mercado, Astér, Malmequer-de-sécia
Família: Asteraceae
Divisão: Angiospermae
Origem: China e Japão
Ciclo de Vida: Anual
O áster-da-china é uma planta anual, de floração ornamental, que surpreende a todos com suas flores coloridas em tons de aquarela. Sua textura é herbácea, com caule ereto. As folhas são irregularmente denteadas, simples, alternas, verdes e espatuladas. Apresenta inflorescências do tipo capítulo, grandes, com o disco central amarelo e as lígulas (pétalas) dispostas em um fileira simples na variedade típica. No entanto, atualmente as variedades mais freqüentes são dobradas, com inflorescências cheias, esféricas. Suas cores variam de tons delicados de azul, rosa, vermelho, branco e violeta. Floresce no verão e outono.
Promo du film "FAUBOURG 36" de Christophe Barratier avec Clovis Cornillac et Nora Arnezeder.
Sur la photo de gauche à droite Clovis Cornillac, Nora Arnezeder et Christophe Barratier .
Film promotion "FAUBOURG 36" by Christophe Barratier with Clovis Cornillac and Nora Arnezeder.
Pictured from left to right are Clovis Cornillac, Nora Arnezeder, and Christophe Barratier.
Santa Pau es un municipio catalán, (España), en la provincia de Girona, ubicado en la comarca de La Garrotxa.
Está situado en el centro mismo del Parque Natural de la Zona Volcánica de la Garrotxa, entre los municipios de Olot y Mieres, de relieve accidentado por los conos volcánicos del Croscat, Roca Negra y Santa Margarita y por las sierras de Finestres, el Corb y Sant Juliá del Mont.
Santa Pau is a town Catalan (Spain), in the province of Girona, located in the region of La Garrotxa.
Situated in the heart of the Natural Park of the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone, between the towns of Olot and Mieres, rugged relief by volcanic cones Croscat, Black Rock and Santa Margarita and Finestres saws, and the Corb Mont Sant Juliá.
Yeah my new hair. First self portrait in forever. And the colours look weird because I had to edit it on the PC because Photoshop STILL isn't working on my Mac and I can't find my serial number for PS Elements. But anyway this is pretty close to what my hair really looks like, alot lighter than before and I lovelovelove it. Anyway, I know I've been away for a while and I've gotten lots of emails and comments - I'm not leaving, I promise. And I'll try to pop back in more often. Hopefully I'll have a blog post up tomorrow explaining everything, I don't feel like writing much tonight. Anyway, I've got tons of new goodies in my Etsy shop (check my Flickr profile for the banner link!)
I'll be back soon!
<3nicole
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Scabiosa atropurpurea L
Esta planta vulgarmente conhecida pelos nomes de Saudades, Saudades-roxas, Escabiosa-dos-jardins e Saudade-dos-jardins, entre outros, com o nome científico de Scabiosa atropurpurea L. (e sin: Scabiosa atropurpurea L. var. villosa (Coss.) Franco; Scabiosa maritima L.; Scabiosa maritima L. var. amansii Rouy; Sixalix atropurpurea (L.) Greuter et Burdet; Sixalix atropurpurea (L.) Greuter et Burdet subsp. maritima (L.) Greuter et Burdet) tem a sua distribuição confinada à Região Mediterrânica e à Macaronésia, com exclusão de Cabo Verde. Em Portugal distribui-se pelas regiões Centro e Sul do país, surgindo espontaneamente em terrenos incultos e à beira de estradas e de caminhos, em zonas com alguma humidade. Também é cultivada como planta ornamental.
Its amazing to see how these little Prairie Dog 's, picking up every tiny piece of food with
such long fingers.... And don't have a problem at all!
I've once tried chopsticks, and I must say...a great way to stay slim!
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Have a wonderful weekend my friends!
As I come to the end of my Ol Tukai Elephant series I am posting one of the most serene photos I took there. There are few things more adorable and heart breaking than a baby elephant following its mummy. Don’t you guys think so? I saw loads of such examples in Amboseli; little ones following the elders in their herd, knowing that one day they would have to stop being innocent calves and be an adult elephant in a perilous world. If they are bulls, they have to be out in the world on their own. If they are females, they have to care for each other and seize the best opportunities for finding food, water and mud! And all this amidst an ever increasing threat from the biggest enemy of wildlife out there; humans.
But there is time for that, today is just about enjoying a sunny afternoon in the savannah.
...a few years ago, my friend Andrey (right side on photo, black shirts and pants ) and me, my person....
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As requested by Alex "Orion Pax" , pictures of my two revised GMC Sierra pickup trucks from the 80's TV show "The Fallguy".
Both MOCs were sittin' on my shelf for a few years now and collecting dust., because I wasn't satisfied with some details, so I never took pictures until now.
Some of you may remember my first 6-wide version:
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This old version in the link was part of a dispute between me and Alex.
He was thinking I stole some of the ideas of his GMC Fallguy MOC:
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While I wasn't even aware of his works at that point in time.
However, we were able to bury our dispute peacefully and today I'm happy to had become aware of his highly inspiring works due to that fact.
As you can see, the smaller version of my revised MOCs "borrows" even more ideas from his old GMC truck.
Hope he doesn't mind today...;)
Oh, and if you wonder what piece the antenna on the small truck is: It is a whisker from my cat - non LEGO at all...;)
Don't miss "Orion Pax" newest Fall Guy GMC in awesome dark brown and dark tan!
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as a few of my friends would tell you, i had this shot in mind for some time. to make a city of nuts and bolts. the photographer friends kept asking me to do it. i didn't have the knowledge of lighting i wanted to pull off even a half reasonable job. At the monday night class im attending, the teacher gave us an assignment; shoot any still object and, light it how we like. the class was divided in 4. as i was the last in my group i didn't get a chance to have a turn as we ran out of time. but promised my group i would attempt it at home. Juanita, as promised ;)
not enough room inside. had to move all the gear under the pergola outside, the friggin logistics lol. a big thanks to karla for all her help.
strobist info - sb800 camera left high @ 1/16 power, sb800 camera right and low @ 1/64 power both fired through umbrellas, sb600 fired to white backdrop @ 1/64 power. all flash heads zoomed to 85mm.
it didn't turn out exactly as i pictured on paper, but close enough. there are a few hot spots i know. it was getting late last night and wanted to pack the equipment and didnt bother with re shooting ;). the blur on the bottom is caused by my lens being butted up against the board the bolts were balanced on. wanted to get down low as i could to make the bolts look bigger then they were.
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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Playa of Tengradin, Noja, Cantabria, Spain 25th October 2012
I took a very peculiar shot of the beautiful Beach of Tengradin, Noja. It was not long before dawn and that particular light made me feel I was in a different planet, which is why I chose a photoshoped accentuated post with long closed shades and an electric blue that accentuated the "alien" feeling.
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Playa di Tengradin, Noja, Cantabria, Spagna 25/10/2012
Scatto molto particolare della bellissima Playa di Tengradin di Noja, mancava ancora un po' prima del sorgere del sole e la luce particolare mi ha proprio dato la sensazione di essere su un altro pianeta, per questo motivo ho deciso per una post un po' spinta con le ombre parecchio chiuse e un blu elettrico che accentuasse la sensazione "aliena".
View On Black Explore #65 07-22-09
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
All of my friends who think that I'm blessed
They don't know my head is a mess
They don't know who I really am
And they don't know what
I've been through like you do
It's true...I was made for you
I will be leaving to visit a relative of mine this coming weekend. Will be back by end of next week. See you around in your photostreams =)
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This is an HDR merge of three exposures. It took a fair amount of trickery to get the outside scene dark enough to blend naturally, and I think the inside scene might be a bit too dark as a result. Maybe a manual blending would be more appealing.
The Chapel of the Transfiguration is located within Grand Teton National Park on property owned and maintained by St. John's Episcopal Church of Jackson, Wyoming. The chapel is one of the most visited religious structures in America and has been seen and admired by thousands of tourists from all over the world who have visited the Tetons each summer since the chapel was built in 1925. The chapel was purposely built in the center of the dude ranch country. It was erected through private contributions as a venture of faith, and is an example of how the early settlers in the valley met their needs by sharing resources. The land was donated by Maud Noble, money was donated by the dude ranches, and labor was donated by those the chapel would serve.
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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.
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday there was that compulsion to post an image devoid of colors. Today, the colors are back. While waiting in my car for some Thai food I ordered to go, I noticed that I was parked under a flowering myrtle tree. Focused on some leaves and saw this beautiful melange of colors created by the flowers and the leaves and the blue sky beyond. You bet I didn't hesitate pressing that shutter.
HAVE A RESTFUL SUNDAY, YOU ALL!
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"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum is the product of vision, inspiration and generosity. The Museum features four galleries of world-class art and artifacts and is located in a unique building and picturesque setting on the banks of the Mississippi River. Along with the new gallery featuring Impressionism and Hudson River School artists, the MMAM exhibits marine art rotating from one of the finest private collections in the country. Visitors can also view whimsical folk art from the Leo Smith Collection and images of the Mississippi River by 19th century photographer Henry Bosse. In addition, there are over 60,000 native plants and grasses to stroll and enjoy along the riverwalk. Each visit will provide new education opportunities and enlightening experiences. "
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The Star of India is the world's oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863 at Ramsey Shipyard in the Isle of Man, it was an experimental design utilizing iron instead of wood. Launched as Euterpe, a full-rigged ship named after the Greek goddess of music, the ship's initial voyages involved some rough sailing. Her first trip included a collision and mutiny. She came face to face with a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal on her second journey. Her topmasts cut away, she barely made port. Following that, the first captain died on board and was buried at sea.
The waters finally quieted and it was smooth sailing during numerous uneventful voyages and several "change of owner" transactions. She served as a cargo ship to India, a passenger vessel hauling emigrants to New Zealand and a commercial salmon fishing and packing facility. Her name was changed to Star of India in 1906 and after 60 years of solid performance in 1923, she was towed to the San Diego bay. Saved from the ax or torch by concerned historians, she sat in port for over 50 years until funding helped renovate the tired old lady which was once a star. In 1976, the fully restored Star of India put to sea for the first time in fifty years, under the command of Captain Carl Bowman. She sailed beautifully that day, to the applause of half a million fans, ashore and afloat. Since then, the Star of India has sailed on numerous special occasions.
She has been called the foremost symbol of San Diego, for ships like her were the original sinews of the city's progress. Yet she is more than that-she is the essence of a vanished age, a glorious time when men and women voyaged under towers of masts and clouds of canvas.
I give up on this one! I have wanted to get a shot here for a few months now. I have taken photos in this little inslet my last three trips to the Marginal Way without any positive results. To me this is a tremendously difficult shot, there is moving water, deep shadows, the sun comes in from the front and a steep walls on either side limit your framing options. I worked through a few of my shots trying to get something that will do this spot justice but at this point, I don't think my photography OR processing skills enable me to get what I want out of this.
No amount of rescue work got me to what I had in my mind. HDR didn't work, DRI didn't work, manual blending didn't work. I still think the shot is there somewhere but I'm not willing to spend any more time at this point trying to coax it out.
Think I need to do a little more homework or take a PS class or two. At least there's no tidal pool in this shot!
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FAHRZEUGGESCHICHTE
__.__.1975 Auslieferung an DR - Deutsche Reichsbahn "132 242-9"
30.08.1975 Abnahme
01.01.1992 Umzeichnung in "232 242-8"
01.01.1994 => DB AG - Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Traktion "232 242-8"
__.__.199x Umbau durch Werk Cottbus [bis __.05.1994]
25.05.1994 Umzeichnung in "234 242-6"
01.01.1998 => DB AG - Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Nahverkehr "234 242-6"
01.07.1999 => DB Regio AG "234 242-6"
__.04.2003 an DB Cargo AG "234 242-6"
__.__.2009 an DB Fernverkehr AG "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-DB]
08.01.2015 z-Stellung
04.02.2014 Überführung von Berlin-Rummelsburg nach Hagen, Güterbahnhof
13.12.2016 Überführung von Hagen nach Sassnitz-Mukran (Rügen) [bis 14.12.2016]
29.03.2018 an SEL - Martin Schlünß Eisenbahnlogistik, Wankendorf "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SEL]
__.05.2019 Vermietung an EGP - Eisenbahngesellschaft Potsdam mbH, Potsdam "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-EGP] [bis __.05.2019]
17.05.2019 Vermietung an SRS - Salzland Rail Service GmbH, Schönebeck (Elbe) "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SRS] [bis 17.03.2020]
__.__.2020 Vermietung an DB Fahrwegdienste GmbH, Berlin "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SEL] [bis __.__.2022]
01.09.2022 Vermietung an SRS - Salzland Rail Service GmbH, Bernburg (Saale) "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SEL] [bis __.__.202x]
__.07.2023 Vermietung an SKL Schienen Komplex Logistik Magdeburg GmbH & Co. KG, Magdeburg "234 242-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1234 242-6 D-SEL]
Explored! #293 on 8/25/2025. Thanks!
Last January 24 we headed into Grand Ledge to meet our friends at Toad's Coffeehouse. As Joan drove down highway M-43 I dug out my camera and took pix of the fog and the scenery. (I do this to her regularly.)
All the day's pix were versions of photographs I'd taken before, as we've traveled those eight miles thousands of times. That said, this is the best image I've ever managed of that barn. And the photo I posted a year ago, of the state highway and the highway's sign, is one of my favorites. The framing there is odd, but it came out well.
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My Olympus E-M1 Mk II has been my "good" camera for a bit over seven years, now. The 12-40 f/2.8 lens I carried last January was part of the original purchase. It's an excellent lens, the one I mount when I know my first concern is a sharp photo.
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This photograph is an outtake from my 2024 photo-a-day project, 366 in 2024.
Number of project photos taken: 21
Title of folder: Foggy Morn to GL
Other photos taken on 1/24/2024: none
2012 - Architectural Étude #1 - Berlin, on Black
Dear Flickr friends,
After your really warm welcome on my 2012 tree images, I am uploading two Architectural images.
For those who have seen this on G+, I fine tuned the processing, it looks definitely better now.
I have started a : Facebook Page Have a look and help me growing by sharing and liking it!
They were shot during the splendid Photowalk we had in Berlin last May.
Two fantastic days with special people and some incredible moments I will never forget.
Anyway, I will be leaving in three days, don't know if I will be able to upload something on Monday, so I wish you now the best possible holidays ever.
Wish me some special light!
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II ir, EF 17-40@32, f/6.3, 343 s, ISO 100
- Mirror Lockup, Remote Shutter
- Lee Big Stopper (10 stops ND filter) + ND Pro Glass 0.9 (3 stops ND filter)
- Tripod
The shot
Berlin
The Processing
Photoshop:
- Added many soft light layers to adjust the light;
- Added some custom gradients to equalize the light;
- Added a few curves to improve contrasts;
- Applied Noise Reduction
- Resized for the Web (1200px);
- Applied an Unsharp Mask to slightly improve contrast;
- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (On luminosity 'blending mode', with the sky masked off);
- Framing and Signature.
Take a look at it, LARGE on Black :
@ You all
Comments and faves are always welcome!
Hope you're doing great! I will try to get back to your latest works on the next days
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Where: Sweden, Östergötland, Linköping: google maps
When: 20100411, at the Linköping sailingboat harbour.
How and why: Sunset, water, trees, reflections... sometimes it gets clichéd, but rarely boring.
Editing: HDR tone mapped.
A morning at Kampung Genting, Tioman
It was certainly unusual to see the moon bright in bright and early but it set an interesting mood to the morning. The sky was less intense with colours since this shoreline was facing West and what was most captivating was still the moon and the vast ocean at the end of the pier
EXPLORE May 13, 2009