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It's 2:30am
I can't sleep
and I'm in an editing mood.
This picture is from awhile ago. I just rediscovered it.
and I was thinking a lot tonight and I got a lot of inspiration from other photos today.
I want to start writing a lot more on here. I guess you could call it journaling. But I want to look back years from now and know what I was thinking today....about this picture, life, anything.
I remember this day perfectly (in this picture) Eric took me to this park. I wish I could remember what it was called but it was amazing. This lake was huge and it couldn't have been a nicer day. and we rode the bike there which was even better. but I just remember feeling so free. Everybody who was there was just off doing their own thing. I saw this boy sitting on this bench singing and playing his guitar, and I envyed him for a minute. It just seemed like he didnt have a care in the world for that moment and he probably didnt, and then I realized neither did I. becasue I had everything I needed right there. I had the person I love more than anything in the world and who loves me back right there with me, and I was doing what I loved, taking pictures and running in the grass barefoot. and I wish everyday could be like this day but I know they won't be, and that's why I want to write about it, so I can come back and read about it, and relive it when I need to.
This is a nature area that is behind my favorite college in the city.. So nice to have nature, beauty and peace right here in the heart of the city! This is where the baby ducklings were.. Someone was sitting on a bench way in the background.
A contact/friend informed me that one of my photo's is featured on the front page of nature's Garden Group..It is their one year anniversary.. So check out the group! I was so surprised and happy that my photo was one of the ones chosen! ; )
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Camera : Pentax K-7
Lens : Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM
Exposure : 0.005s (1/180)
Aperture : f/9.0
Focal Length : 50 mm
Sensibility : ISO 100
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La scène ne se prêtant pas à un cliché "Behind the Strobist Scene" je vais mettre les info directement sur la photo !
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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Kids having fun with me in the small village of Sohan, outside of Islamabad ;-)
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Part of Pakistani Lifestyle (Recommended as a slideshow)
A new series following Another Day in Capital City. I rarely go to London these days, but this is my third visit with camera in hand during the past 12 months… and the atmosphere, the city noise, the r-u-s-h hits me like a tidal wave every time.
Here… Another example of people inhabiting the same space, and yet still managing to preserve their own personal space. I generally find the underground in London to possess a similar atmosphere to that of some giant lift or doctor's waiting room!
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On 31st of Dec 2009, me and my buddy theCipher were trying to capture this last sunset around campus point. Ya he is in SB :) and its so great to get together after almost one and half years.
It's been a while away from flickr. Holiday time :) I'll be catching up with your stream!
Happy New Year to you all :) Hava wonderful year ahead !!!
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La Mare de Déu del Lledó és la Patrona de Castelló de la Plana.
El nom Lledó prové de la traducció al valencià del nom almez, que és l'arbre sota el qual es va trobar la petita figura que avui és venerada com a Mare de Déu del Lledó.
Segons la llegenda, un agricultor, anomenat Perot de Granyana, va trobar la imatge mentre llaurava les seves terres. Perot duia l'arada conduïda per dos bous que, a l'acostar-se a l'arbre, van deixar de llaurar i es postraren sota aquest. Perot no va fer cas dels bous i els va aixecar, però estos van tornar a postrar-se davant l'arbre. Perot, estranyat, es va posar a buscar els motius, va furgar i va trobar una petita figureta de la Mare de Déu.
Perot va dur la figura a la ciutat per a ensenyar-la a les autoritats. Però com era ja tard, la figura hauria de passar la nit a casa de Perot. Al matí, quan aquest anava a ensenyar la imatge a les autoritats, es va trobar amb que la figura no es trobava en la seva casa. Va anar a buscar-la a l'hort, i la va trobar en la mateixa posició que la primera vegada. Va insistir i la hi va tornar a dur a la ciutat.
Al matí següent va tornar a desaparèixer. El Consell va prendre per boig a Perot, però el va seguir fins a l'hort. Allí es van trobar la figura envoltada d'àngels. Davant aquest miracle, el Consell Municipal va decidir edificar en el lloc de la troballa una petita ermita gòtica.
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La Virgen del Lledó (en valenciano Mare de Déu del Lledó, y traducción cercana al castellano como Virgen del Lidón) es la Patrona de Castelló de la Plana.
El nombre Lledó proviene de la traducción al valenciano del nombre almez, que es el árbol bajo el cual se encontró la pequeña figura que hoy es venerada como Virgen del Lledó. El nombre Lidón no es una traducción correcta, pues debería ser Virgen del Almez.
Cuenta la leyenda que un agricultor, llamado Perot de Granyana, encontró la imagen mientras labraba sus tierras.
Perot llevaba el arado conducido por dos bueyes que, al acercarse al árbol, dejaron de labrar y se postraron bajo éste. Perot no hizo caso de los bueyes y los levantó, pero éstos volvieron a postrarse ante el árbol. Perot, extrañado, se puso a buscar los motivos de la parada, escarbó y encontró una pequeña figurilla de la Virgen María.
Perot llevó la figura a la ciudad para enseñarla a las autoridades. Pero como era ya tarde, la figura debería pasar la noche en casa de Perot. Por la mañana, cuando éste iba a enseñar la imagen a las autoridades, se encontró con que la figura no se encontraba en su casa. Fue a buscarla al huerto, y la encontró en la misma posición que la primera vez. Insistió y se la volvió a llevar a la ciudad.
A la mañana siguiente volvió a desaparecer. El Consejo tomó por loco a Perot, pero le siguió hasta el huerto. Allí se encontraron la figura rodeada de ángeles. Ante este milagro, el Consejo Municipal decidió edificar en el lugar de la troballa una pequeña ermita gótica.
No crop, just B&W conversion. That's where the auto-ISO function came handy :-)
Part of "A stroll in Paris"
6 July 2010
Phacelia - bee plant
This is an annual herb which grows erect to a maximum height near 100 centimeters. The wild form is glandular and coated in stiff hairs. The leaves are mostly divided into smaller leaflets deeply and intricately cut into toothed lobes, giving them a lacy appearance. The very hairy inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers in shades of blue and lavender. Each flower is just under a centimeter long and has protruding whiskery stamens. The seeds are "negatively photoblastic", or photodormant, and will only germinate in darkness.
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More Part 1, .......... More Part 2,........ More Part 3
What:
Part 3 of the Peggy's Cove tour, Finally!!
When:
Just as the sun was setting last Sunday evening. About 5 minutes before the last shot I posted.
Where:
Peggy's Cove
Nova Scotia, Canada
About:
So, continuing from part 2... this was taken from exactly the same spot on the dock in PC but I turned about 45 degrees to right. So if I can manage to stitch these three shots together I shot be able to get over 180 degree view of the cove. I don't really have any shots looking behind where I am here but it certainly isn't as picturesque as these three views. To get another angle or perspective of where I am here, check out this photo from last week where I put a note right on this dock. It was shot from the road down at the end of the cove. You can see the little dory there if you look really close.
Processing:
This was shot with the normal 3 frames bracketed (0,-2,+2ev) and I manually blended the exposures in photoshop so I could get the proper sky combined with the proper foreground exposures. I did a layer of curves and a little tweak of the shadows/highlights. After resizing and posting I can see it's over saturated but what the hell, it's meant to look like a postcard! :-)
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ci si dà sempre le spalle, negli addii.
così come nei salutisemplici, quelli da ciao ciao arrivederci
le spalle mi significano una distanza che intercorre fra chi fino a giusto poco prima, solo poco prima, era comunanza di sguardo, allontanando un faccia a faccia.
ci sono le spalle curve, stabilizzate da anni di avversione per l'equilibrio
(l'equilibrio invecchia, dice la mente di qualcuno)
e ci sono quelle che stanno diritte, ma leggermente protese in avanti, verso il passo dell'andar via.
quando una schiena decide di farsi presente, cambiano le strade degli occhi.
e si comincia, poi, a guardare da un'altra parte:
ché il tramonto ritira la luce, sì, ma lascia i colori morbidi delle ombre, tutti orizzonte e prospettive.
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I Just Wanna Say Thanks To Everyone For All The Support For My Pictures. I've Had A Blast Checking All Your Streams And Gotten So Much Inspiration. I'm Gonna Be Gone For A Few Days On A Road Trip Down The Coast To Big Sur! I'm Excited About The Trip And Really Need The Vacation! :D
Anyways This Is A Shot Of My Palo Alto Sunrise That I Dug Up And Did A Quick Tone Map In Photomatix. Its the 1020 Again Shot From The D90 On A Tripod! To be Honest I Hate Shooting On Tripods But I Guess It Just Goes With The Territory. Anyways I'm off for my trip, hate to post and run but I wanted to THANK YOU all again for all the feedback and helping my last shot be my 3rd front page! I'm Still Amazed That Shots I Take Can Share Such Wonderful Company.
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Marienplatz U-Bahn Station, Munich, Germany
In complete contrast to the previous station but still just as bold, they love their bold colours on their underground system in Munich and I think they are awesome!
This is probably one of the busiest U-Bahn stations on the Munich Metro as its a busy interchange and serves the city centre so I had to be very quick in getting the photo I wanted without people in. I actually quite like the discarded newspaper you see in the photo, gives the image a slight '28 Days Later' feel about it.
I think the only orange like this that I can think of that is on our London Underground network is at Bond Street unless I am mistaken (please tell me if I am) but this whole station is completely orange.
Apologies to those who are a bit lost off with the title of this image or it has become lost in translation somewhere. I have named this image after an advert that aired in the early 1990s here in the UK for a popular orange soft drink called 'Tango'. It was a very funny advert and well worth a watch again if you get chance (I have provided you with the link below). All this orange just reminded me of this advert from when I was a kid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Mg96vu4BM
Anyway, hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday afternoon.
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Sony Alpha SLT-A99 / ISO1000 / f/11 / 1/15s / Sony Carl Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM @ 20mm
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Lightroom 5
Color Efex Pro 4
Location Information
München Marienplatz is an important stop on the Munich S-Bahn and U-Bahn network, located under the square of the same name in Munich's city centre. The S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S6, S7 and S8 intersect with the U-Bahn lines U3 and U6. The station is one of the most frequently used stations in the network, with up to 24,400 people transferring and 8,000 passengers entering or exiting each hour. In 2007, 175,400 used the station daily on weekdays, including entries, exits and transfers.
In October 1966 construction was started, finishing in October 1971 as part of the new S-Bahn network for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Until early 2003 there were almost no further refurbishments done at the station. From 2003 to 2006, the platforms of the U-Bahn were widened to expand passenger capacity and were lifted by 4 cm to secure same-level boarding.
Under the Zweite Stammstrecke ("Second main line") tunnel project, Marienplatz station is to be connected to a second station further north, Marienhof, via the enlarged subway access tunnels on the fourth level.
El petit municipi de l'Estany, situat al nord-oest del Bages i en ple altiplà del Moianès, ocupa un indret frescal que es caracteritza per la seva alçada i per una pluviositat més gran que la resta de la comarca. A la població, situada a 870 m., s'hi accedeix sobretot per la carretera que s'enfila cap al nord de Moià. Després d'una àrea de grans pagesies disperses entre boscos i conreus, molt aviat s'entra en un pla ben aprofitat on destaca la població de l'Estany. El nucli de l'Estany, arrecerat al nord per un serrat, s'alça a la vora d'on hi havia un antic estany, dessecat l'any 1570 per ordre de l'abat Carles de Cardona per tal d'escórrer les aigües i evitar així els focus d'epidèmies que comportava. L'estany encara es torna a omplir en època de grans pluges. Les cases són de pedra i constitueixen un bon exemple de poble rural, gairebé muntanyenc. Els visitants van a l'Estany atrets pel seu bon clima i per l'extraordinari monestir romànic de Santa Maria, amb la seva església restaurada, un claustre magnífic amb 72 capitells de temes bíblics, heràldics i florístics, i un petit museu annex on es resumeix la història del cenobi. Altres indrets destacables del municipi són el Puig Rodó i el Puig de la Caritat, i la diversitat de fonts naturals que hi ha. Les festes i tradicions més notables són la Festa Major (8 de setembre), la Fira (8 de desembre) i el Pessebre Vivent.
El pequeño municipio de l'Estany, situado al noroeste del Bages y en pleno altiplano del Moianès, ocupa un lugar fresco que se caracteriza por su altura y por una pluviosidad mayor que el resto de la comarca. En la población, situada a 870 m., se accede sobre todo por la carretera que sube hacia el norte de Moià. Después de un área de grandes campesinas dispersas entre bosques y cultivos, muy pronto se entra en un plan bien aprovechado donde destaca la población de l'Estany. El núcleo de l'Estany, protegido al norte por una loma, se alza a orillas de donde había un antiguo lago, desecado en 1570 por orden del abad Carles de Cardona para escurrir las aguas y evitar así los focos de epidemias que comportaba. El lago aún se vuelve a llenar en época de grandes lluvias. Las casas son de piedra y constituyen un buen ejemplo de pueblo rural, casi montañoso. Los visitantes al Lago atraídos por su buen clima y por el extraordinario monasterio románico de Santa María, con su iglesia restaurada, un claustro magnífico con 72 capiteles de temas bíblicos, heráldicos y florísticos, y un pequeño museo anexo donde se resume la historia del cenobio. Otros lugares destacables del municipio son el Puig Rodó y el Puig de la Caridad, y la diversidad de fuentes naturales que hay. Las fiestas y tradiciones más notables son la Fiesta Mayor (8 de septiembre), la Feria (8 de diciembre) y el Pesebre Viviente.
The small town of Lake, located northwest of Bages and full Moianès plateau, occupies a cool place that is characterized by its height and a higher rainfall than the rest of the region. In the town, located 870 m above is accessed by the road that climbs north of Moia. After a large area of scattered peasant between forests and crops, soon entered into a plan which highlights the best advantage of the lake population. The core of the lake, sheltered on the north by a serrated stands at the edge where there was an ancient lake dried up in 1570 by order of Abbot Charles Cardona to drain water and prevent outbreaks of epidemics entailed. The lake is still refills at times of heavy rainfall. The houses are stone and are a good example of rural village, almost mountainous. The visitors were attracted to the lake for its good climate and the extraordinary Romanesque monastery of Santa Maria, with its restored church, a magnificent cloister with 72 capitals of biblical themes, floristic and arms, and a small museum in which there are summarizes the history of the monastery. Other notable places are the town's Round Puig and Puig de la Caridad, and diversity of natural resources there. The festivities and traditions most notably the Festival (September 8), Fair (December 8) and the Living Nativity.
In case you haven't caught on to what's happening, I taped the fortune from my crappy fortune cookie to the mirror, and then made an attempt to get macro-esque with it. Just trying something new. Actually, I didn't even eat Chinese last night... wasn't even supposed to be my cookie, but if it's sitting on the kitchen counter, you snooze you lose, ha.
Since uploading this, it means I'm officially caught up from posting backlog which is a wonderful, wonderful thing and a great feeling. Over the past two days, I've been watching videos my contacts have posted in the Hi, I'm... group. Just have to say they are amazing, and Flickr really is a great community. Some people outside of the Flickr world don't seem understand, but you guys really are great friends and just awesome people, who have great personalities that take fabulous photos.
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L'intérêt avec le martin, c'est qu'il a un territoire assez limité (1 km). Une fois repéré, il suffit de venir se poster discrètement, et attendre. L'attente peut être assez longue ( il m'est arrivé d'attendre 3 heures pour le voir 30 secondes). Mais, souvent il revient se poser sur un perchoir.
Ici, après ma première visite, j'ai installé ce perchoir, pour l'obliger à se poser à l'endroit qui convient le mieux (distance et exposition à la lumière). Puis, on attend ! Et bingo, il vient. Avec un peu de pratique, on peut mémoriser son chant et le deviner avant même qu'il se pose sur le perchoir. Je vous mets, ici, un lien vers le chant du martin : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3
Interesting thing with the kingfisher is that it lives within a relatively limited area (1 km). Once spotted, just come post quietly and wait. The wait can be quite long (I happened to wait 3 hours to see it 30 seconds). But often it came back and landed on a perch.
Here, after my first visit, I installed this perch, to force it to land at the place that best suits (distance and exposure to light).
Then you wait! And bingo, it comes. With a little practice, you can memorize the song and guess before it lands on the perch. I put here a link to the song of the kingfisher : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3
Interés con el martín pescador es que tiene una zona bastante limitada (1 km). Una vez descubierto, acaba de llegar después tranquilamente y esperar.
La espera puede ser muy larga (se me ocurrió que esperar 3 horas para ver 30 segundos). Pero a menudo regresó y aterrizó en una percha.
Aquí, después de mi primera visita, he instalado esta percha, para obligarlo a aterrizar en el lugar que mejor se adapte a distancia (y la exposición a la luz).
Después de esperar! Y bingo, venga. Con un poco de práctica, usted puede memorizar la canción y adivinar antes de que aterrice en la percha. Pongo aquí un enlace a la canción del martín pescador : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3
Interesse com o kingfisher é que ele tem uma área relativamente limitada (1 km). Uma vez identificados, acabado de chegar de pós em silêncio e esperar.
A espera pode ser muito longo (aconteceu de eu esperar 3 horas para ver 30 segundos). Mas muitas vezes ele voltou e pousou em uma vara.
Aqui, depois de minha primeira visita, eu instalei esta vara, para forçá-lo a pousar no local que melhor se adequa (distância e exposição à luz).
Então você espera! E bingo, ele vem. Com um pouco de prática, você pode memorizar a música e acho que antes de ele cair no poleiro. Eu coloquei aqui um link para a música do martim-pescador : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3
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.
Sigo con el ordenador en Terapia Intensiva... pero no me desanimo. Ya llegará la renovación.
Estoy con mucho trabajo atrasado. Ya los iré visitando con más tiempo y calma. Por ahora, les dejo la libertad de un cielo...
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UN PRESO SINGULAR
Era un hombre que había sido encarcelado. A través de un ventanuco enrejado que había en su celda gustaba de mirar al exterior. Todos los días se asomaba al ventanuco, y, cada vez que veía pasar a alguien al otro lado de las rejas, estallaba en sonoras e irrefrenables carcajadas. El guardián estaba verdaderamente sorprendido. Un día, ya no pudo por menos que preguntar al preso:
-Oye, hombre, ¿a qué vienen todas esas risotadas día tras día?
Y el preso contestó:
-¿Cómo que de qué me río? ¡Pero estás ciego! Me río de todos esos que hay ahí. ¿No ves que están presos detrás de estas rejas?
El Maestro dice: Por falta de discernimiento puro, no sólo estás en cautiverio, sino que ni siquiera llegas a darte cuenta de que lo estás.
101 CUENTOS CLÁSICOS DE LA INDIA
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Una sugerencia, permitirse escuchar esta melodía: Cançó D'Amor, de Lluís Llach. La letra está en catalán y en español en el mismo sitio.
¡UN MARAVILLOSO DÍA PARA TODOS USTEDES!!!
¡UN BESOTE INMENSO!!!
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V tej dobe jediná z piatich prevádzkyschopných normálne rozchodných MXS624 (dodané kanadskou MLW, dnes Bombardier) miestne označená ako 060-DP-151 vozila jediný osobný vlak v Tunisku vedený v klasickej súprave na rozchode 1435 mm. Ostávajúcich 17 vyrobených pre SNCFT je prevádzkovaných na úzkom rozchode a sú používané na vedenie nákladných vlakov.
Fotka zachytáva popoludňajší vlak TA/013 [Tunis Ville – Ghardimaou] v úseku Sidi M´Himech – Béja s panorámou viaduktu pri meste Béja, ktorý je turisticky vyhľadávaný na fotografie aj pre bežných ľudí, ktorí o železnicu nejavia záujem. V tomto traťovom úseku sa nachádza dokonca aj druhý viadukt, no vzhľadom k jeho menej dostupnej polohe nie je tak známy ako tento ležiaci nad hlavnou cestou C52.
V tom čase šlo o jedinú klasickú súpravu jazdiacu po tejto trati, pričom ostatné vlaky boli vedené v čínskych jednotkách CSR Nanjing. Tento stav sa behom roku 2024 zmenil a po tejto trati, kde osobné vlaky končili v pohraničnej stanici Ghardimaou, jazdí pravidelne 1 pár rýchlika, spojujúceho Tunis a alžírske štvrťmiliónové mesto Annaba. Ten je tiež vedený v klasickej súprave a jeho vozbu zaisťujú alžírske hnacie vozidlá.
Straits of Malacca
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This panorama of San Diego Skyline has to be Viewed Large On Black
Good morning "San Diego Sunrise" is taken entering San Diego Bay
This image is dedicated to all my Flickr Friends in the US
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This article is about the city in California. For the metropolitan area, see San Diego metropolitan area. For other meanings of "San Diego", see San Diego (disambiguation).
San Diego
— City —
City of San Diego
From top San Diego Skyline, middle left - Coronado Bridge, middle right — museum in Balboa Park, bottom - Hotel del Coronado
Location of San Diego
within San Diego County
San Diego is located in the USA
San Diego
Location in the United States
Country United States
State California California
County San Diego
Demonym San Diegans
Founded July 16, 1769
Incorporated March 27, 1850
Area
- City 372.1 sq mi (963.6 km2)
- Land 324.3 sq mi (840.0 km2)
- Water 47.7 sq mi (123.5 km2)
Elevation 72-400 ft (22 m)
Population (January 1, 2010)[1]
- City 1,306,300 (8th In US)
- Density 4,174.8/sq mi (1,611.9/km2)
- Urban 2,880,000
- Metro 3,053,793
Demonym San Diegan
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Website www.sandiego.gov/
San Diego (pronounced /ˌsæn diːˈeɪɡoʊ/), named after Saint Didacus (Spanish: Diego de Alcalá), is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California, after Los Angeles, with a population of 1,306,300 (Jan 2010) within its administrative limits on a land area of 372.1 square miles (963.7 km2). The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. The urban area of San Diego extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 2,880,000. San Diego is also the county seat of San Diego County[2], the 5th largest county, by population, in the United States.
The city is the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos Metropolitan Area considered congruent with the county. The city was rated the fifth-best place to live in the United States in 2006 by Money magazine.[3] According to Forbes magazine, San Diego is the fifth-wealthiest city in the United States and the 9th safest city in the top 10 list of safest cities in the U.S.[4] San Diego's top four industries are manufacturing, defense, tourism, and agriculture.[5] San Diego's economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business services, ship repair, ship construction, software development, telecommunications, wireless research, and tourism. The presence of the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) with the affiliated UCSD Medical Center promotes research in biotechnology.[6] San Diego is also designated as an iHub Innovation Center by Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Office of Economic Development.[7][8]
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Hagia Sophia (from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.[1]
The Church was dedicated to the Logos, the second person of the Holy Trinity,[2] its dedication feast taking place on 25 December, the anniversary of the Birth of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ.[2] Although it is sometimes referred to as Sancta Sophia (as though it were named after Saint Sophia), sophia is the phonetic spelling in Latin of the Greek word for wisdom – the full name in Greek being Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, "Church of the Holy Wisdom of God".[3][4]
Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture."[5] It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and was the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the previous two having both been destroyed by rioters. It was designed by the Greek scientists Isidore of Miletus, a physicist, and Anthemius of Tralles, a mathematician.[6]
The church contained a large collection of holy relics and featured, among other things, a 49 foot (15 m) silver iconostasis. It was the seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople and the religious focal point of the Eastern Orthodox Church for nearly one thousand years. It is the church in which Cardinal Humbert in 1054 excommunicated Michael I Cerularius – which is commonly considered the start of the Great Schism.
In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who subsequently ordered the building converted into a mosque.[7] The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed and many of the mosaics were plastered over. Islamic features – such as the mihrab, minbar, and four minarets – were added while in the possession of the Ottomans. It remained a mosque until 1931 when it was closed to the public for four years. It was re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey.
For almost 500 years the principal mosque of Istanbul, Hagia Sophia served as a model for many other Ottoman mosques, such as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque of Istanbul), the Şehzade Mosque, the Süleymaniye Mosque, the Rüstem Pasha Mosque and the Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque.
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Date and Time: 19 November 2010 5.24am
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Southbank was formerly an industrial area and part of South Melbourne. It was transformed into a densely populated district of high rise apartment and office buildings beginning in the early 1990s as part of an urban renewal program. Though few buildings built before this time have been spared redevelopment, Southbank does retain some significant heritage including many buildings in the major cultural precinct at the St Kilda Road end and some warehouses and wharves towards the area now known as "South Wharf".
The central feature of Southbank is Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct, a retail, eating, and entertainment precinct on the southern bank of the Yarra River. Southgate features the iconic sculpture Ophelia by Deborah Halpern, which is the big Y symbol (representing Melbourne) that stands at Bear Brass cafe. The entertainment precinct extends along the Yarra and includes Crown Casino. The suburb also includes an office precinct and a hi-density residential precinct which has many skyscrapers, the tallest of which is the Eureka Tower. The Queensbridge Precinct includes Queensbridge Square, a pedestrian plaza and meeting place.
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The housefly (also house fly, house-fly or common housefly), Musca domestica, is the most common of all flies flying in homes, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects; it is often considered a pest that can carry serious diseases.Each female fly can lay approximately 500 eggs in several batches of about 75 to 150, eggs [1]. The eggs are white and are about 1.2 mm in length. Within a day, larvae (maggots) hatch from the eggs; they live and feed in (usually dead and decaying) organic material, such as garbage or faeces. The flies depend on warm temperatures; generally, the warmer the temperature the faster the flies will develop. In winter, most of them survive in the larval or the pupa stage in some protected warm location.
The average lifespan of an adult housefly is approximately 15 to 25 days.
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La mosca doméstica o común (Musca domestica) es un díptero braquícero de la familia Muscidae. Es la mosca más común y habitual en la mayoría de los climas de la tierra. Cada hembra puede dejar cerca de 8,000 huevos. Los huevos son blancos y de unos 1.2 mm de longitud. A lo largo de un día las larvas eclosionan de los huevos; viven y se alimentan por regla general de detritus orgánicos, tales como la basura o las heces. Las moscas que salen de la pupa pueden alcanzar períodos de vida de medio mes, pudiéndose prolongar este tiempo en el laboratorio.En los climas calientes esta variedad de moscas conviven sólo con los humanos. Suelen tener una tendencia a agregarse y son muy poco sociables. A pesar de ello son capaces de acarrear cerca de 100 enfermedades patógenas, tales como las fiebres tifoideas, la cólera, la salmonella, la disentería de bacilos, la tuberculosis, el anthrax, y gusanos parásitos.
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Royal Armouries, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
After looking around Clarence Dock for a while I decided to head into the Royal Armouries. The last time I was here in this museum was back in 1996 when it first opened and all I remember being was this building situated in the middle of a massive car park, a member of staff confirmed this. This area is non recognisable compared to what it was when it first opened, completely redeveloped the area.
Anyway, I had a great time looking around all the exhibits (just like I did back in 1996) and if you have never been its worth a visit as after all its free to get in too.
The image here that I have taken is of the entrance way and looking straight up towards the stunning atrium. Its a little abstract but I wanted to capture the way the light shone off the concrete surface and the way the dark squares seem to disappear into the wall. Also this is one of the many walkways that cross between the two sides within the museum.
I may do a B&W version of this to compare and get that uploaded too.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
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The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a national museum which displays the National Collection of Arms and Armour. It is part of the Royal Armouries family of museums, the other sites being the Tower of London, its traditional home, Fort Nelson, Hampshire, for the display of its National Collection of Artillery, and permanent galleries within the Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The Royal Armouries is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The Royal Armouries Museum is a £42.5 million purpose built museum located in Clarence Dock that opened in 1996. Its collection was previously on display or in storage at the Tower of London where the Royal Armouries still maintains a presence and displays in the White Tower.
As at all UK National Museums, entry is free, though certain extra attractions are charged for.
Until recently the Museum used live presentations in addition to the static displays to explain the collection. Due to a reorganisation of the Museum in 2010/11, prompted by funding cuts, the interpretation department closed on 31 March 2011.
108/365 - Tears And Rain - James Blunt
Bad weather over France this days, it rained all day so we had to deal with.
I had really no idea for today's shot so we went to town with Loic.
Today is something new, something different, maybe more poetic and abstract.
Don't know what to think about but I kind like this shot.
I've been tagged by Lisa yesterday, thanks to her, so here is ten things about me :
1 - I love to hang out barefoot, I love to wear just a short, I love when it's warm and sunny.
2 - Kelly Slater is a very inspiring person for me.
3 - I'm in love with Tristan Prettyman and Katie Melua, just love their music.
4 - I love to travel, I'm lucky I've seen various places and countries, I can't wait to travel to Australia one day.
5 - I quit sport and focus on photography after a motorbike accident that took me 4 surgeries on my right knee to recover
6 - I don't like to run but I like to swim... that's maybe not surprising !
7 - I smoke too much, I decided to stop smoking until the end of 2010...
8 - My brother has always been inspiring for me, I may have try close to everything he did
9 - I was scared to see what's under the surface until I dive with sharks last year
10 - I would love to know how to play guitare, I try, but I've to admit I'm really bad at it !
So I'm going to tag 10 contacts that I like to check their stream and they'll do this 10 stuff if they want !
Link to Tears And Rain - James Blunt live music video.
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Se encuentra situado en una colina, y a sus pies pasa el río Matarraña. Rodeado de altas montañas y de pinares. Una de estas elevaciones es Peña Aznar o La Caixa, con forma de mesa (1014 m.). De entre los elementos que definen el paisaje de Valderrobres, pocos son tan característicos como esta roca con forma de antigua caja de caudales, visible desde casi cualquier punto del territorio. La historia asociada a ella es asombrosamente antigua. Restos encontrados en la cima, nos dicen que ya era conocida en tiempos de los iberos, pero su importancia como elemento definitorio empieza en tiempos de la dominación musulmana, cuando algunas fuentes empiezan a asociarla con el Conde Aznar Galindo, fundador del condado de Aragón. según parece, él mismo, o más posiblemente alguno de sus continuadores toma “la caixa” como punto estratégico desde el que dirigir sus ataques a las posiciones musulmanas. Desde entonces será conocida como peña de Aznar Lagaya, siendo este último termino una deformación del vocablo medieval que definía precisamente una caja. Acabada la reconquista, Alfonso II en su documento de donación al arzobispado de Zaragoza, llama al valle en el que hoy se asienta Valderrobres “Valle de la peña Aznar lagaia” definiendo con ella todo el territorio. En los siglos posteriores, La Caixa ha ido acumulando leyendas e historias a su alrededor y ha sido desde refugio de pastores hasta objeto de culto pagano, llegando hasta el presente y siendo el mejor testimonio de las raíces más antiguas de Valderrobres y también de Beceite, municipio vecino, que comparte la mitad de la peña con el municipio valderrobrense.
Se entra al casco antiguo por un puente gótico sobre el Matarraña, Difícilmente podría Valderrobres tener una entrada más espectacular que la que le brinda el impresionante puente medieval y el portal de San Roque. Pieza fundamental de su arquitectura e imagen perfectamente reconocible allí donde se mencione el pueblo. La construcción del puente parece estar asociada a la de sus murallas, así que podríamos fechar el inicio de las obras para construir el mismo en torno a 1390, con la petición que el arzobispo Garcia fernandez de Heredia hace ante Juan I para construir dichas fortificaciones. Mucho más difícil seria afirmar con seguridad la fecha de su conclusión, seguramente a principios del siglo XV y estando Valderrobres bajo la prelatura de Dalmao de Mur responsable también de las plantas más altas de nuestro castillo. Se trata de un puente completamente medieval, de cuatro agujeros, extremadamente sólido y provisto de tajamares en forma de cuña pensados para protegerlo de fuertes riadas y evitar la acumulación de troncos. En el siglo XVI se asienta sobre su último tramo el ayuntamiento, modificando por tanto el aspecto del puente en su tramo final al conectar con la plaza. El puente atraviesa la antigua puerta principal de acceso al recinto amurallado. A finales del siglo XVI este portal fue consagrado a San Roque, protector ante las epidemias y Patrón de la población, quedando hoy en día como uno de los portales mejor conservados de todo el conjunto.
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Reial Santuari de Nostra Senyora de la Font de la Salut.
La història del Real Santuari va començar amb l'edificació d'una petita capella en 1384. La Font de la Salut, comença a ser coneguda més enllà de les fronteres comarcals. Il·lustres personatges de la història d'Espanya com el papa Alexandre VI, Carles V i Felip II, entre uns altres, amb la seva visita i interès pel santuari, van afavorir que entre els segles XV i XVIII estigués acabat aquest impressionant conjunt. L'ermita té dos accessos amb portades adintelades. Remata l'edifici amb una espadanya de l'antic temple gòtic del 1439. El seu interior és d'una sola nau dividida en quatre trams amb creuer. Arcs de mig punt en la nau i arc triomfal en la capçalera. En la capella major es troba el camarí de la Verge i al capdamunt, als peus, el cor amb barana de fusta del segle XVIII. Entre la seva decoració, sobresurten les pintures al fresc atribuïdes tradicionalment als Guilló, encara que la historiografia moderna ha revelat que no són obra d'aquests artistes. El seu estil és de caràcter figuratiu-alegòric quan tracta els personatges bíblics, i un to més narratiu, en les escenes de la Verge de la Font de la Salut. Són també importants, les yeseries daurades amb motius de rocalla, així com les restes d'un fris de sòcols de Manises.
Segons compte la tradició, en el segle XIV, va tenir lloc l'aparició a dos pastors d'una imatge mariana, dintre de la deu d'aigües curatives que allí es troba. Des de llavors, els romers de nombrosos municipis de l'entorn, recorren tots els anys aquest camí, jalonat per set creus de terme que simbolitzen els Set Dolors de la Verge.
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Reial Santuari Verge Font de la Salut.
La historia del Real Santuario comenzó con la edificación de una pequeña capilla en 1384. La Fuente de la Salud, comienza a ser conocida más allá de las fronteras comarcales. Ilustres personajes de la historia de España como el Papa Alejandro VI, Carlos V y Felipe II, entre otros, con su visita e interés por el Santuario, favorecieron que entre los siglos XV y XVIII estuviese terminado este impresionante conjunto. La ermita tiene dos accesos con portadas adinteladas.Remata el edificio con una espadaña del antiguo templo gótico del 1439. Su interior es de una sola nave dividida en cuatro tramos con crucero. Arcos de medio punto en la nave y arco triunfal en la cabecera. En la capilla mayor se encuentra el camarín de la Virgen y en lo alto, a los pies, el coro con barandilla de madera torneada y balaustrada del siglo XVIII. Entre su decoración, sobresalen las pinturas al fresco atribuidas tradicionalmente a los Guilló, aunque la historiografía moderna ha revelado que no son obra de estos artistas. Su estilo es de carácter figurativo-alegórico cuando trata los personajes bíblicos, y un tono más narrativo, en las escenas de la Virgen de la Fuente de la Salud. Son también importantes, las yeserías doradas con motivos de rocalla, así como los restos de un friso de zócalos de Manises
Según cuenta la tradición, en el siglo XIV, tuvo lugar la aparición a dos pastores de una imagen mariana, dentro del manantial de aguas curativas que allí se encuentra. Desde entonces, los romeros de numerosos municipios del entorno, recorren todos los años este camino, jalonado por siete cruces de término que simbolizan los Siete Dolores de la Virgen.
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Tanah Lot is one of the main temples in Bali located on a rock formation at the west coast of Bali. Its one of the most conservative temples and tourists are not allowed to get near it.
Sunset is the best time to visit Tanah Lot, when the golden red skies frame the temple and waves crash into the rocks. Fortunately or unfortunately during the lovely sunset it was again interrupted by ominous clouds!!
Dramatic effect in the shot was created by tonemapping single RAW image in Dynamic Photo and finishing touch was provided in Photoshop.
Trivia
Myth says there are still poisonous snakes live in the nearby caves to guard the temple and contribute to the temple's dangerous reputation.
When the night shows
the signals grow on radios
All the strange things
they come and go, as early warnings
Stranded starfish have no place to hide
still waiting for the swollen Easter tide
There's no point in direction we cannot
even choose a side.
I took the old track
the hollow shoulder, across the waters
On the tall cliffs
they were getting older, sons and daughters
The jaded underworld was riding high
Waves of steel hurled metal at the sky
and as the nail sunk in the cloud, the rain
was warm and soaked the crowd.
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I have a two page photo feature ( 3 of my works ) in the latest issue of DIGIFOTO PRO.
It is a Dutch photo magazine coming out of The Netherlands and distributed throughout Europe.
Not long ago, the editor-in-chief, Raymond Luijbregts found me on Flickr and said he would love to feature my art in his next issue. Hell yeah! Sure feels good. Thanks Raymond.
The scan I did sucks ...... so if you care to view the published photos look here ;
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Break The Rules,
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Apologies to the featured cover photographer Pepeyn Langedijk. I had to doctor up your photo less the Flickr police deem my stream as pornographic and censor me. They are still behind ( very behind ) in what is considered art and what is pornographic.
Anyone caring to view the original cover, click here;
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Jeita Grotto is a compound two separate but interconnected limestone caves. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb valley. Jeita accommodates two crystallized grottoes with natural sculptural beauty with rock formations that seem to glow in the dark.
This rare and marvelous natural wonder features a lower cave where the visitor can take a short dreamy cruise on a rowboat for a distance of approximately 450 meters of the 6200 meters from the explored part of the site.
In 1958, Lebanese speleologists discovered the upper galleries 60 metres above the lower cave which have been accommodated with an access tunnel and a series of walkways to enable tourists’ safe access without disturbing the natural landscape. The upper galleries house the world’s largest stalactite. The upper cave contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns.
The Jeita caves have formed over millions of years due to the dissolution of limestone. The limestone is dissolved by carbonic acid charged rain water and groundwater. It is the longest cave complex in the Middle East.
Photography inside the caves is banned. The visitors have to leave their cameras and mobile phones outside before entering the caves. The Jeita Grotto is one of the finalist candidate for the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition.
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El abejaruco europeo o abejaruco común (Merops apiaster) es una especie de ave coraciiforme de la familia Meropidae, característico por la policromía de su plumaje.
Descripción
Su tamaño es generalmente de 25 a 29 cm de largo,2 y una envergadura alar de entre 36 y 40 cm.2 3 Pesa entre 50 y 70 gr.
Ave inconfundible por la multitud de colores que presenta: pecho azul, vientre verdoso, cabeza canela, cuello amarillo y la lista negra que adorna su ojo, pico típico de insectívoro, largo, fino y algo curvo.
En el año 1890 el naturalista Edward Wright realizó un estudio sobre la coloración de esta ave,4 llegando a la conclusión de que todos los colores excepto el rojo estaban presentes en su plumaje, el rojo no estaba presente en su plumaje pero sí en el iris de los ojos de los ejemplares adultos.
Su voz es un "priurr" o un "riiuup". Viven entre 5 y 10 años.
Taxonomía
Descrito por Linneo en 1758 como Merops apiaster.5 Es una especie monotípica, es decir, sin subespecies reconocidas
Alimentación
Posee un agudo sentido de la vista que le permite distinguir una abeja a aproximadamente veinte metros.[cita requerida] Suele escrudiñar los alrededores desde una atalaya sobre la que se posa en busca de insectos. Cuando divisa alguno que pasa cerca, se lanza sobre el y lo pinza con el pico.
Sus presas preferidas son sobre todo abejas, pero no le desagrada ningún otro insecto volador: mariposas, libélulas, tábanos, avispas y abejorros. A estos últimos, una vez pinzados con el pico, los mata y después los golpea hasta que el aguijón se desprende para poderlos engullir
Distribución y hábitat
Es un ave migradora. Está presente en España en época estival, desde finales de marzo y hasta finales de septiembre. No está presente en alta montaña por encima de los 1.500 m .
Existen teorías de que es una especie de origen tropical,[cita requerida] debido sobre todo a la variedad de colorido, puesto que las aves de las zonas templadas presentan coloraciones más discretas adaptadas a una función de camuflaje, con algunas excepciones como el martín pescador, la urraca o la oropéndola. Esto habría sido posible gracias a su facilidad para colonizar nuevos territorios como cortes en el terreno de vías ferroviarias, carreteras, autovías, etc.
Vive en zonas abiertas: cultivos, pastizales, con vegetación dispersa; que tengan cortados en las que pueda anidar.
Comportamiento
Es un ave gregaria y sociable. Suele posarse a descansar en los cables de tendido eléctrico, casi nunca en el suelo. Posee un vuelo acrobático, con aleteos rápidos y planeos.
Reproducción
Colonia de abejarucos.
Nidifica en los taludes del curso medio de los ríos y muy comúnmente en los taludes y terraplenes de las carreteras. Horada un agujero en la pendiente, de trayectoria oblicua de unos 20-30 grados respecto de la horizontal, que puede llegar a los 2 metros de longitud. Al final de dicho agujero acondiciona una pequeña cámara donde pone de 4 a 6 huevos blancos directamente en el suelo y que incuba entre 19 y 21 días.
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Hoy celebramos el cumpleaños de Fancalo, un gran fotógrafo y uno de los dinamizadores de un peculiar grupo: “La bodeguilla de Olympus”. Sé que los dulces no le convienen, pero una copita de buen vino no le hace daño a nadie. ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Antonio!
Brindo también por vosotros y os pido disculpas: he reducido el tiempo de estar en flickr y por tanto mis visitas a vuestras galerías también son más espaciadas.
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Fotografía tomada en el Jardín Japones de Palermo - Buenos Aires - Argentina.
Flor de cerezo: Sakura.
A mi me gusta mucho con esta canción con volumen suave de fondo: Hojas de tilo - Ana Prada ♪♫♪♫,
Espero les guste!
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so first of all, i would like to thank you guys SO MUCH for making this photo explored! im so, so happy! i cant thank you guys enough:DD
also, this month is my 1 year anniversery with flickr! how about that? :D wow i cant believe its been one year already.. flickr has changed my life so much, and im so glad i joined this website- i met so many amazing people and made a lot of new friends! so thank you flickr. and thank you all my flickr friends!!:D
i hope you guys had a fantastic day, and i hope you have an awesome rest of the week:D
and i reached 9,000+ views a couple days ago and i forgot to mention it!:D SO THANK YOUUUUUUUUU! hehe this is the best week ever!
and this probably will be deleted later. i dont like it. :P
well unless you guys like it, ill keep it. :D haha nevermind!:D
and i just realized i forgot to do my tag so.. ill do it later. im sorry D:
for my new favorite group ever: Musically Challenged.
i loved taking the photo prior to this. actually grabbing inspiration from a specific song, singling out a lyric or two, and then creating an image to be paired with it.
this photo, though, was not intended for any song. this image is one of my favorite ones from Seattle. it's in Pike Place Market. this gorgeous, sloped, cobblestone street that leads down to an even more interesting alley.
so i selected a song amidst the ten to choose from per week and matched the song to the photo. not as gratifying, but i miss this little cobblestone street, dammit!
"The Sound of Silence", by Simon and Garfunkel
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Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
Tanjung Keling, Malacca
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Final [4 of 4] of a short 'Mood' street series. [Or, just another excuse to play around with post processing techniques! : ) ] All these shots were taken in a 2-3 minute walk up the high street, and all shots were taken with my camera at chest level. [That is, making no real attempt to hide the camera, but making eye contact with people, while holding the camera in an obvious/suspicious way.]
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Impressive, atmospheric, just a little frightening, the long black and red hooded and robed figures of the Procession de la Sanch march slowly through the streets of Perpignan to the solemn beat of black veiled tambourines The Procession de la Sanch, which takes place every ’Vendredi Saint’, (Good Friday), opens the celebration of the Easter Holy week.
The brotherhood of “La Sanch” (the blood) was founded in1416 by Vincent Ferrier at the church of St Jaques in Perpignan, its origin to assist and accompany the condemned to their execution. A preacher, Ferrier is said to have undergone a life changing experience in 1398 when he nearly died of the fever, but was miraculously cured after Christ appeared to him in an apparition. He attracted followers, penitents from all walks of life, who he led around Europe, preaching penance and helping sinners to prepare for judgment and punishment. The wearing of the black and red hooded robes (orcaparutxe) was to prevent criminals being recognized and ‘lynched’ in the streets as pay back for crimes committed, and prisoners, penitents, (there to give solace to the person about to die), and executioner were hooded for maximum confusion.
The procession as a whole commemorates the Passion and the Agony of Christ. At the head of the parade walks a red robed figure “le regidor”, warning the crowds of the procession’s approach. by intermittently ringing an iron bell as he leads the penitents to the gallows. They carry ‘misteris’ (full-size representations of the different scenes of the Passion) through the streets of Perpignan. Of course, over the years the Sanch has become a great crowd puller and a fabulous photo opportunity but for the ‘penitents’ carrying crosses, crucifixes and religious statues weighing up to thirty to fifty kilos, this re- enactment of Christ’s Passion is real enough. The procession takes place in silence – some walk bare-foot, others are on their knees…... only the sound of the tambourine, and the occasional peal of the bell breaks the eerie atmosphere, along with the Goigs, traditional Easter songs which accompany the march.
Over the centuries the Sanch has been forbidden several times. It has always survived.