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@Today first flowers begin to bloom in my garden. Hope spring finally is coming!
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Here is a recent image to break up my recent Tahoe photos. I had to go tonight and see the impending storm that is making its way down the Pacific coast. Early this morning we had hail, which is unique since we live right on the beach. I ran up the coast just North of Santa Cruz. The whole way up all I could do was keep my eyes on these crazy sun beams. Seriously the whole ocean was lit up by isolated beams hitting the surface North, South and West of Santa Cruz.
As I ran down the cliff to the beach I watched the beams disappear. I just missed them. I am sure that up North they were going off, but I was already down at the site by that time, and it would take 30 minutes to run up the hill and find another site.
Here is my version of the approaching storm, that is sure to bring a week of power outages, flooding and more snow and hail.
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Singh-Ray 3 stop reverse
Lee .6 soft GND
do itttttt^^^^^^ ya know you wanttt tooooo ;)
dont know why: norah jones
absolutly love her song..had it in my head all day when we went to busch gardens..and took lots of pics accordingly lol. hope ya likey XD
hoverfly... good for gardens! (thanks, nutmeg66!!!) supping on a cosmos bloom
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
as always, you can check out my Explore set here: www.flickr.com/photos/starlisa/sets/72157594588852642/
or my most interesting 30 shots here:
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woo woo~! thank you all, Explore #20 tonight September 7 (0r is it the 8th now?)
Goodnight!
Explored - Feb. 16, 2009 - Thank you all so very much!
Thanks Donna for the explore update!
Where:
Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When:
Near midnight after a snow storm last month
What:
Roaming the streets downtown just after a snow storm last month. I've tried shooting these street lamps with the lit wreaths around them a couple times. Once from the pedway above the street but never really liked the PoV I got. Anyway a couple buddies wanted to go downtown to get some snow shots. I crossed the street here with the camera setup on the tripod and just plunked it down, fired off a shot and ran before the truck ran over me! :-)
I mentioned it before but I just can't get over the cool starburst from this cheap "nifty-fifty" lens. If you own a Nikon, Canon or Pentax (maybe the others too?) go out and spend the $100 and pick up one of these lenses!
After always posting up pictures of fishing boats and villages I thought I should show you a little bit of the city for a change :-)
What I learned:
Wear a big coat to protect your camera from the snow when you aren't shooting. Also bring lots of little lens wipes.
You:
I appreciate all comments, tips, questions & faves! No need for glitzy awards, your "real" comments are much better!
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Nikon D90 : Nikkor 50mm 1.8D lens : 3s @ f/22 : ISO 400
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Can't remember the name of this shrub/tree.. so ID welcome.. View On Black
EDIT:.. Thanks to those who gave the ID.. it is a 'Weigela'..
Shot in semi 'High Key'.. HGGT..!! Have a wonderful day.. thanks for looking..
if you do not view large on black i will stick you in a freezer and let you turn into an ice cube.
liz & i had a shoot today. we shot at one location in the morning and another one at sunset; this is from our sunset shoot. lots more coming tomorrow! i've been waiting to do a balloon shoot forever, and i'm hoping to do another one sometime soon since we only had about 15-20 minutes of good light to shoot these.
this was the coldest shoot ever; it was about 30 degrees + wind. my hands went totally numb! not to mention we got a lot of strange looks, seeing as we were walking through the park carrying a bunch of balloons and wearing dresses. it was completely worth it, of course.
these are only minorly edited; the light was so incredible i kind of wanted to cry. +4 in comments, click each to view large or i'll kill you.
go write in my formspring! (it's a place where you can anonymously write whatever you want to me and i'll reply in the comments of the picture below, for those of you who don't know) :)
Anthurium Lily, one of my favourite exotic blooms.
Anthurium (pronounced /ænˈθjʊəriəm/)[1] (Schott, 1829), is a large genus of about 600- 800 (possibly 1,000) species, belonging to the arum family (Araceae). Anthurium can also be called "Flamingo Flower" or "Boy Flower", both referring to the structure of the spathe and spadix.
TROPICOS lists 1901 types, although some of these are duplicates. It is one of the largest and probably the most complex genus of this family; certainly it is one of the most variable. Many species are undoubtedly not yet described and new ones are being found every year. The species has neotropical distribution; mostly in wet tropical mountain forest of Central America and South America, but some in semi-arid environments. Most species occur in Panama, Colombia, Brazil, the Guiana Shield and Ecuador.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthurium
Enjoy your evening / morning and thanks so much for dropping by.
Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória, more commonly known as the Batalha Monastery, is a Dominican monastery in the Portuguese town of Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style.
The Batalha Abbey was added in 1983 by the UNESCO to its list of World Heritage sites: whc.unesco.org/en/list/264
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Ilford HP5+ (at 400 ISO)
Canon CanoScan 8400f
So many times I have been asked about my process, I hope this helps.....
For as long as I can remember I have had a fascination and love of how both the natural and manmade environments compliment and sometimes echo each other. I have a strong feel for the innate nature of both these environments and also how they relate and react to the influence of the 'Human Presence'. My work is about harmony and balance and about how the naturalistic form creeps into the eye of the architect, how if left nature reclaims her soil. There is a sense of a coexistence, a realization we are only but custodians leaving fragments for the future of a former life.
I feel in our ever changing environment an importance to document and record the image of today. My vision was born of this passion and of a desire to show the sometimes familiar and everyday through my eyes, eyes that hold a fascination and interest of an earlier age, to record layers of civilization, layers of consciousness, the rhythms of beauty and decay merging in cycles of time. Adopting a style of times past, my vision of the naturalistic and manmade invented landscape pays homage to the craftsmen and architects of our environment. An environments that is sometimes forgotten, sometimes familiar. We need only to stop and look.
The initial stage of any new proposed work relies hugely on my first reaction and feeling when visiting a location for the first time. I make notes on how the subject makes me feel, what I would like to say about the location, on architectural detail, a record of the day and of the subject, its environment and its sense of place.
On my return to the studio I try to gain as much information on the proposed location as possible. Knowledge and history of place are key factors within my working process. I need to understand the subject’s past, the original architect’s vision and how that reflects and translates today, the skill of the craftsman, the use of his hand and eye and how all of this works within the location and its place in time. I require a strong sense of self to be found, revealing a resonance between my eye and the proposed work.
Inevitably, this connection is not found in all locations and proposed subjects; the subject has to be pleasing to my eye to be able to reflect a resonance within my finished work.
I pay a second visit to the proposed location where I need to collect much more visual information about the subject. I achieve this by producing open sketches, working drawings, further written notes on detail, which both pleases and catches my eye.
Constantly on my mind when collecting this visual information is the final image. I develop ideas: balance, angle, lighting, composition, structure, distortion, fragment are all considerations that require focus at this point.
I shoot many hundreds of photographs as a visual factual record, also to use later through my working process. At this point I need a clear vision as to what the bones of the work will reflect. "Photographic harvesting" also aids in collecting locational texture; whether creeping nature, or stone grain and form, a discarded sweet wrapper denoting a human presence. All are collected for the selection of the final work.
I also collect locational chalk and graphite rubbings, which form a factual essence of location, an element which plays an integral role within my working process and final print. I may also collect physical objects; a fragment of discarded plaster, stone or brick. While working in the studio, natural forms, such as leaves or roots are essentially 'Location' to me. Some I may use within the final work, to take a print directly from the object or to be used as a reference material when creating a texture, or tone and colour way.
Once all of the locational material is collected I start to build the final image. The vision from within my mind and my eye start to come to life. An open sketch is the starting process, followed by application of separate layers of imagery; a montage. Slowly the work develops, applying more and more locational information. The key to this process is the understanding of how the previous and following applications affect the current working space. A clear vision is needed throughout. Several times before the final work is complete I may need to go to print, I may feel this necessary to be able to go forward to be able to understand how my work visually interprets my original vision. Once satisfied, the final work is produced, proofed and screened. My vision is complete.
Now to the question of why? I find the ‘how' of my chosen process easy to explain, but on the question of ‘why’, well all I can say the vision of my final work is my own, why a brush stroke? why a pencil line? and why in that location within the final work? I can only say, because it is. If it were not it would not be my work or my vision. My work comes from within, and is born of a need to express this vision onto paper.
An original work is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an original is motivated by necessity. It is marvellous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
Man Ray ( 1890 - 1976 )
Street scene from Rawalpindi, inside the "old" city. This is not a tourist "souk" or bazaar, in fact, you never see any foreigner ! People are all the more happy to see you, discuss (even if it's in a broken english) and often, offer you tea ;-)
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Pakistani Lifestyle (Recommended as a slideshow)
- Jeff Buckley, Hallelujah
**Explored**
Yes, I am fully aware this is technically a Leonard Cohen song. But I've been in love with the Jeff Buckley version for years. It's so hauntingly beautiful, it chokes me up and makes me cry every time I hear it. Have a listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIF4_Sm-rgQ
Well, I accepted that job offer today. I'm not sure whether I'm starting in a week or two weeks, but either way, I'm sad to see my extended summer vacation come to an end. I'm not sad, however, about the fact that I will have income again. My savings have been dwindling. The job is in Michigan, but it's too far for us to stay at the lake house. The commute would be around an hour and forty minutes each way, and I'm just not going to do that. So for the time being, I think we're going to spend week days/nights at my folks' house and weekends out here. At least until we find a place of our own.
I'm sort of excited to get back to work, but more than anything, I'm feeling apprehensive and scared. I was so unhappy at my last two firms, that thinking about going back to work just fills me with dread. I'm hoping this new job will put an end to that sick, uneasy feeling and be exactly what I need to embrace the practice of law again. It will be an entirely different environment from the big firms I've worked for previously, so it's got that going for it. And the attorney I'll be working for seems really cool. It'll be an adventure.
And I'd just like to say how lucky I am to have Andy. I mean, I know that sounds sappy and like it should go without saying, but I am so blessed. Sometimes we take our significant others for granted. But today I realized that I really can tackle anything life throws at me as long as I have him by my side. And that makes me feel so much stronger. Love you, Bird.
365 Days (self portraits): Day 171
30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 18 (Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley)
totw: Lyrically Inspired
trp: chair sessions
I want to thank everyone of my contact and friends but time would not permit me to do this so instead I post a THANK-YOU this way. My little squirrel How's My Whiskers, made over 1000 views in just over 24 hours and The Flickr Front Page and without each and everyone of you that would not be possible. It is also fantastic to know how many friends a person has here on Flickr, the email and well wishes I received while in the hospital was quite overwhelming.
You are all wonderful and if I have not answered your email please be patient as I am answering them all.
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When I arrived at the foot of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Rock, a group of half dozen of Griffon vultures began to fly over me, in circles… When they verified that I did not have thought to fall down the precipice, they retired to rocks near the house of the hermit.
Although these birds are considered ugly and of bad omen, its majestic flight in this place seemed to me one of the things more beautiful than I have never seen.
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The Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is an Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.
The Griffon Vulture is 95-110 cm (37-43 in) long with a 230-265 cm (91-105 in) wingspan, and it weighs between 6 and 13 kg (13.2 and 29 lb). It is a typical Old World vulture in appearance, with a white bald head, very broad wings and a short tail. It has a white neck ruff and yellow bill. The buff body and wing coverts contrast with the dark flight feathers.
Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals which it finds by soaring over open areas, often moving in flocks. It grunts and hisses at roosts or when feeding on carrion.
It breeds on crags in mountains in southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia, laying one egg. Griffon Vultures may form loose colonies. The population is mostly resident.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffon_Vulture
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Cuando llegué al pie del Santuario de la Virgen de la Peña, un grupo de media docena de buitres leonados empezó a volar sobre mí, en círculos... Cuando comprobaron que no tenía pensado caerme por un barranco, se retiraron a unas rocas cercanas a la casa del ermitaño.
Si bien son consideradas aves feas y de mal agüero, su majestuoso vuelo en aquel paraje me pareció una de las cosas más bellas que he visto nunca.
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El Buitre leonado (Gyps fulvus) es una de las mayores rapaces que puede encontrarse en la Península Ibérica, superando en envergadura (hasta 260 centímetros) incluso al águila imperial ibérica. Junto con el buitre negro, el quebrantahuesos y el alimoche (en verano), es una de las pocas especies de buitres que pueden verse en Europa, pues se le puede encontrar en España, Portugal, zonas aisladas de Francia (donde ha sido reintroducido) e Italia, buena parte de los Balcanes y Crimea. El resto de su distribución abarca varias partes de África septentrional y Asia occidental, desde Turquía, Arabia y el Cáucaso hasta las estribaciones del Himalaya y el noroeste de la India.
Aunque no se considera una especie especialmente amenazada, el buitre leonado es un ave protegida en varios países. En otros tiempos los ganaderos perseguían y mataban a los buitres por considerarlas aves de mal agüero, que amenazaban al ganado próximo a parir.
En la actualidad, el buitre leonado ha visto reducido su alimento en Europa desde que las normativas de la UE prohíben el abandono de ganado muerto en el campo, sobre todo a partir de la crisis de las vacas locas. Dada la escasez de grandes ungulados en este continente como ciervos, gamos o muflones debido a la caza y la desaparición de los bosques, las carroñas dejadas por los pastores constituyen una parte importante de la dieta de este animal.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buitre_leonado
This is a close crop of a photo I took of Chihuly's glass art exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. I used the Photoshop filter "Fractalius" to enhance the photo and focus on the beautiful colors and shapes. These colorful glass globes are presented stacked in a rowboat in the desert landscape!
Dale Chihuly's glass art exhibition at the Garden is named "Chihuly: The Nature of Glass" and Chihuly's work is displayed from November 22, 2008 to May 31, 2009. The Nature of Glass exhibit features new and unique works of glass artfully located throughout the Garden. Dale Chihuly is known for his innovative glass sculptures, and his work is immediately recognizable for its grand scale and vibrant colors. This is Chihuly's first exhibition in an outdoor desert environment.
“The artist permits and encourages photography of the artwork in this exhibition for educational and non-commercial use only.”
INFORMATION ON ARTIST DALE CHIHULY:
Dale Patrick Chihuly (b. September 20, 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, United States) is an American glass sculptor. Chihuly graduated from high school in Tacoma. Supported by his mother, after his brother George's death in a flight-training accident in Florida and his father's death of a heart attack, he enrolled at the College of the Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound) in 1959.
In 1967, he received a Master of Science in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chihuly lives and works in his 25,000 square foot (2300 m²) studio, nicknamed "The Boathouse" for its former use, on Lake Union. Since losing the vision in one of his eyes in a car accident in 1976, Chihuly (who wears an eyepatch) no longer has the depth perception necessary to handle the molten glass himself. Instead, he conceptualizes each project with paint and canvas and then employs a team of artists to do the work.
About his work: His fascination with abstract nature forms comes from his mother's garden in Tacoma, Washington. One of his sculptures would be prominently displayed on the sitcom Frasier, which is set in nearby Seattle. His love for the ocean and its creatures is also reflected in his art.
Over the past forty years, Chihuly's glass sculptures have explored color, design, and assemblage. Although his work varies in size and color, he is best known for his multipart blown masterpieces. Also interested in Irish culture, he has produced a sizeable volume of "Irish cylinders," which are more modest in conception than his blown glass works.
Some of Chihuly's works cover whole ceilings of casinos and hotels, while others are hand-sized abstract flowers. Chihuly uses intense colors to bring his work to life. He is also known for using neon and argon.
Chihuly uses nature as a setting for his pieces, and tries to create his pieces as though they are part of nature. He sometimes entwines his pieces around tree branches and trunks. He also suspends them in space and floats them in water. Although it is not widely known, some components of Chihuly's installations (for example, the stacked aqua-colored chunks that decorate the Tacoma "Bridge of Glass") are made of an acrylic-type material rather than glass.
Source: Wikipedia
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.
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The Fountain of Nations is a musical fountain in the Epcot theme park, designed by Mark Fuller and his team from WET. The fountain contains about 200,000 gallons of water, has about 300 nozzles and can shoot water between 30 and 150 PSI to over 150 feet high.
The original fountain was built in 1982 with the rest of the park. In the dedication ceremony, representatives from 22 nations poured water from their countries into the fountain. In 1993, the fountain was refurbished to perform water shows synchronized to a handful of pieces of music. At night, the fountain illuminates with 1,068 different colored lights. During Epcot's Holidays Around the World celebration, the fountain dances to Christmas music. It is also synchronized with The Lights of Winter archway that is over the bridge connecting Future World and World Showcase.
The fountain has multiple nozzles. There are 212 "microshooters" that shoot water 80 feet into the air, 40 "minishooters" that shoot water at a 70-degree angle 100 feet into the air, and 12 "supershooters", which can shoot water 150 feet into the air. The supershooters have a distinct popping noise due to their use of air pressure for a launching system. There are also 60 spray nozzles. Since the fountain shoots water up to 150 feet into the air, crosswinds often blow mist onto nearby guests.
The fountain plays a variety of music, some of which comes from old Epcot and Walt Disney World attractions. The automated shows are performed on every quarter-hour. The fountain also dances to this music until the park is fully cleared out so people can watch it after the IllumiNations firework show. (The fountain is shut off during the show so as not to interfere with the fireworks.) From November to the end of December, the regular music is played until around 6:00 pm. This is when the Lights of Winter Archway lights up and starts to play holiday music.
Pictured:
Fountain of Nations
Epcot Future World
Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
November, 2008
Disney Photo Challenge winner in "EPCOT Fountain of Nations" - thanks for your votes!
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Icy wind blows between the houses, flashes quickly in the night on the streets of the rotten city. A shade, a woman, her eyes are shiver and charm, her look magnetize you, it won't let you go.
The photoshoot shows the creature in an own perspective, who became nowadays very popular in books, films and series. The vampire. The immortal being of the past, the present and the future.
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Az időn át - Vámpír krónikák (a jelen)
Jeges szél süvít a házak közt, fürgén cikázik az éjszakában a romlott város utcáin. Egy árny, egy nő, a szeme borzongás és igézet, megbűvöl a tekintete, nem ereszt.
A sorozat saját szemszögünkből mutatja be azt a lényt, aki mára oly divatossá vált könyvekben, filmekben és tévésorozatokban. A vámpírt. A múlt, a jelen és a jövő alakját, aki halhatatlansággal bír.
Nézd meg a sorozat többi darabját is!
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Concept, model: Ágnes Vincze
Makeup artist: Dóra Vízhányó
Hair stylist: Gábor Antal
Strobist info:
Metz 58 AF-1 @ 1/4 power at camera right 80º into a reflective white umbrella, fired with Phottix Tetra PT-04II wireless trigger
Strobist.hu info:
Metz 58 AF-1 @ 1/4 teljesítményen kamera jobb 80º-ról, fehér visszaverő ernyőbe Phottix Tetra PT-04II-vel indítva.
Tech info: 3exp HDR tonemapped in Photomatix
Unsharp mask, LucisArt, and noise reduction in Photoshop
le chemin médiéval, Puy-l'Evêque, Lot, France
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Histoire: Puy-l'Évêque est une cité médiévale.
En 1228 pendant la croisade des Albigeois l’évêque de Cahors, Guillaume de Cardaillac, prend possession de la ville et lui donne le nom actuel : Puy l’Evêque. A la révolution la ville prends le nom de Puy Libre.
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LOL Yesterday I went back to see if my little Eastern Screech-Owl family was still there. I guess you can see that they were. Unfortunately, there were deeper into the trees this time..However, these two definately had they're eyes on ME..Aren't they cute? I just can't get enough of seeing them. Two owls are better than one hehehe ;)
"The Eastern Screech Owl was first described by Carolus Linnaeus (the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organise plants and animals), who classified it in 1758. The word "Asio" is attributed to Pliny the Elder in his "Naturalis Historia" around 77 AD, and is Latin for 'Horned Owl'. Eastern Screech Owls have also been called the common screech Owl, Ghost Owl, Dusk Owl, Little-eared Owl, Spirit Owl, Little Dukelet, Texas Screech-Owl, whickering Owl, little gray Owl, mottled Owl, the red Owl, the mouse Owl, the cat Owl, the shivering Owl, and the little horned Owl."
"The Eastern Screech Owl is a small, nocturnal, woodland Owl. There are two colour morphs, a gray phase and a reddish-brown phase."
This is double the pleasure isn't it? haha..Enjoy this cute pair of Eastern Screech Owls. Yes, it's true..I no longer have OWL ENVY now..Phew.
This is my entry to the LCC Global Contest #6, Unrestricted category (AxB > 32x32).
Show your character preparing for rebellion against the Queen’s forces. This can be stockpiling/forging weapons, gathering intelligence on the enemy, secretly assembling troops, etc.
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The SEAL team split up. Wolfgang headed north to his father's lair to fetch the silver that Sir Caelan paid them. The rest of the gang bought some supplies in the nearby city of Grahnhaven and then moved to Uncle Woolsey's cave. They were supposed to meet Wolfgang here but he did not show up on the due date.
Four days passed by... The gang became concerned so they decided to head north and meet Wolfgang half way. They encountered some really depressed travellers on the road; all of them were complaining about the new Queen's forces who apparently started to gain control of this outlying area in southern Garheim too. A new patrol enforces the taxation orders of the Queen (which is basically "shut up and give us all your money").
The forest turned slowly into a rocky countryside. As they got around a huge boulder they ran right into the Queen's patrol.
"Halt! In the name of Queen Galainir, we demand that you pay the taxes!" said a black knight, the supposed commander of the patrol.
"But we are outlaws, good Sir knight! I thought her Highness had a we-charge-no-outlaws policy! Can't we just carry on? asked Söndör.
"None shall pass until you payed us!" the black knight looked at his troops and nodded towards the gang. The soldiers drew their weapons and started to surround them...
"As you wish, good Sir. How much do we need to pay?"
"Let's start with all your money! And the wagon... If we take the wagon, we also take the supplies on it, so you don't have to carry those heavy goods. Just to show you how generous I am, I let you keep your weapons.
There was nothing to do. The team was outnumbered, their weapons were on the wagon and the soldiers were just waiting for a suspicious movement to storm them. The gang handed over all their possession and hit the road followed by the laughter and taunts of the soldiers.
"That is just great!" said Zlorf. "Wolfgang won't be thrilled. He was not fond of the Queen till now, but he will be enraged, especially when we tell him that not only our supplies have been confiscated but Oinky and Porky too!"
"I agree, let's find him for starters." said Letz.
To be continued...
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La Défense (where else !). Finally some sun, and I found a new "spot" :-) Sorry about the square crop, but it fitted the composition quite well so I couldn't resist.
Part of "A stroll in Paris"
HDR image processed from 5 exposures with Photomatix Pro.
Seen and captured (this time with tripod :-) ) in Berne ... the lovely town where I was born. Showing Kramgasse in the medieval old town with the famous Zeitglockenturm in the background.
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Try To View "New Years Bird" Brown Booby - Sula leucogaster - Large On Black
This bird was sighted on the west Coast of Panama on New Years morning about 30 Nautical miles Offshore.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. The adult brown booby reaches about 76 cm. (30 in.) in length. Its head and upper body are covered in dark brown, with the remainder being a contrasting white. The juvenile form is gray-brown with darkening on the head, wings and tail. While these birds are typically silent, bird watchers have reported occasional sounds similar to grunting or quacking.
Their heads and backs are black, and their bellies are white. Their beaks are quite sharp and contain many jagged edges. They have short wings and long, tapered tails.
This species breeds on islands and coasts in the pantropical areas of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They frequent the breeding grounds of the islands in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This bird nests in large colonies, laying two chalky blue eggs on the ground in a mound of broken shells and vegetation. It winters at sea over a wider area.
Brown Booby pairs may remain together over several seasons. They perform elaborate greeting rituals.
Brown Boobies are spectacular divers, plunging into the ocean at high speed. They mainly eat small fish or squid which gather in groups near the surface and may catch leaping fish while skimming the surface. Although they are powerful and agile fliers, they are particularly clumsy in takeoffs and landings; they use strong winds and high perches to assist their takeoffs.
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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.
Belgium.
National Botanic Garden.
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The azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe. It is notable for its distinctive black and blue colouring. They are commonly found around ponds and lakesides during the summer.
Mating in damselflies, as in dragonflies, is a complex, precisely choreographed process involving both indirect insemination and delayed fertilisation. First, the male has to attract a female to his territory, continually driving off rival males. When he is ready to mate, he transfers a packet of sperm from his primary genital opening on segment 9, near the end of his abdomen, to his secondary genitalia on segments 2–3, near the base of his abdomen. The male then grasps the female by the head with the claspers at the end of his abdomen; the structure of the claspers varies between species, and may help to prevent interspecific mating. The pair fly in tandem with the male in front, typically perching on a twig or plant stem. The female then curls her abdomen downwards and forwards under her body to pick up the sperm from the male's secondary genitalia, while the male uses his "tail" claspers to grip the female behind the head: this distinctive posture is called the "heart" or "wheel"; the pair may also be described as being "in cop".
Bottlenose dolphin View Nose Dip On Black
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Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common and well-known members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Recent molecular studies show the genus contains two species, the Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), where previous thought was that this was one species. Bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide.
Bottlenose dolphins live in groups called pods that typically number about 15 dolphins, but group size varies from solitary bottlenose dolphins up to groups of over 100 or even occasionally over 1000 animals. Their diet consists mainly of forage fish. Dolphin groups often work as a team to harvest schools of fish, but they also hunt individually. Dolphins search for prey primarily using echolocation, which is similar to sonar. They emit clicking sounds and listen for the return echo to determine the location and shape of nearby items, including potential prey. Bottlenose dolphins also use sound for communication. Sounds used for communication include squeaks and whistles emitted from the blowhole and sounds emitted through body language, such as leaping from the water and slapping their tails on the water.
There have been numerous investigations of bottlenose dolphin intelligence. Such testing has included tests of mimicry, use of artificial language, object categorization and self-recognition. This intelligence has driven considerable interaction with humans. Bottlenose dolphins are popular from aquarium shows and television programs such as Flipper. They have also been trained by militaries for tasks such as locating sea mines or detecting and marking enemy divers. In some areas they cooperate with local fishermen by driving fish towards the fishermen and eating the fish that escape the fishermen's nets. Some encounters with humans are harmful to the dolphins: people hunt bottlenose dolphins for food, and dolphins are killed inadvertently as a bycatch of tuna fishing. A bottlenose dolphins can jump up 16 feet out of the water.[citation needed]
Children Go Where I Send You
Performed by Nina Simone
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you one by one,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you four by four,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you six by six,
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five for the gospel preacher,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you eight by eight,
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate,
Seven for the seven came down from heaven,
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five for the gospel preacher,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, one for the little biddy baby,
One for the little biddy baby. He was born, born,......
He was born in Bethlehem.
I really struggled with this Great Blue Heron shot. The focus is nice and crisp, and the exposure and DOF are pretty good, but somehow this bird just looked unreal, against the background. There's a wide variety of post-processing stuff thrown in here: Camera Raw, HDR, Exposure Fusion, texture layers, and misc. other PSE adjustments and effects.
Photograph taken at Gatorland, in Florida.
Thanks to NinianLif and Flypaper for a couple of the texture layers (the rest are my own).
Isola Madre Lago Maggiore.
E' la più grande delle isole Borromee, sorge in mezzo al golfo e si presenta con un magnifico palazzo rinascimentale avvolto da un incredibile giardino tra i più antichi ed importanti d'Italia. Evocata da Flaubert quale "paradiso terrestre", l'isola affascina per l'atmosfera raccolta e serena che aleggia attorno ad un ambiente surreale fatto di mille colori e profumi.
Anticamente fortificata, fu a cominciare dal XVI secolo che la famiglia Borromeo (subentrata ai Visconti dal 400) progettò di trasformarla in confortevole residenza estiva. La mitezza del clima ha consentito lo sviluppo su cinque diversi terrazzamenti di un incredibile orto botanico, con oltre 150 varietà diverse di camelie, un maestoso cipresso del Kashmir, piante e fiori tipici dell'ambiente subtropicale, esemplari unici e particolari quali le piante del sapone, della cera, del ferro, dell'anice, del caffè e l'albero del fazzoletto del Tibet, autentico prodigio naturale.
Il fascino di una tanto rigogliosa natura d'eccezione viene ulteriormente accentuato dalla presenza di animali esotici quali pavoni bianchi, fagiani di ogni tipo e pappagalli variopinti, tutti straordinariamente liberi di muoversi tra i sentieri del giardino.
Il palazzo, eretto sin dal XVI secolo, è stato restaurato nel 1978 dalla Principessa Borromeo che lo ha arredato con beni provenienti da altre dimore di famiglia, trasformandolo in un museo dove all'interno si possono ammirare deliziose ricostruzioni d'ambienti d'epoca, numerose collezioni di livree, arazzi e porcellane, un celebre teatrino delle marionette, una ricca pinacoteca del Seicento Lombardo ed un affascinante museo delle bambole con pezzi da collezione dell'Ottocento di produzione francese e tedesca.
Sull'isola sorge anche una Cappella di Famiglia fatta costruire da Vitaliano IX Borromeo nel 1758 e dedicata a S. Carlo.
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Entre el 8 y el 10 de octubre de 1871, el Gran Incendio de Chicago destruyó la mayor parte de la zona central de la ciudad, casi 6,5 km. Después del incendio, surgió un Chicago más grande. Arquitectos de fama internacional vinieron a la ciudad para su reconstrucción. En pocos años, Chicago resurgió y fue elegido para acoger la Exposición mundial colombina de 1893 para dos millones y medio de visitantes.
La Cloud Gate (en inglés: “Puerta de la nube”) es una escultura pública del artista indo-británico Anish Kapoor, es la pieza central de la Plaza AT&T en el Millennium Park en Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos. Fue construida entre 2004 y 2006. Compuesto por 168 placas de acero inoxidable soldados entre sí, en su exterior está pulido por lo que no tiene uniones visibles. Se trata de una escultura de 10 m × 20 m × 13 m.
Coloquialmente se le apoda The Bean (La Alubia), pues su forma recuerda a la de esta legumbre. El diseño de Kapoor se inspiró en el mercurio líquido y la superficie de la escultura refleja y distorsiona el horizonte de la ciudad.
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Cloud Gate, a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park within the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed "The Bean" because of its bean-like shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It is 33 feet by 66 feet by 42 feet (10×20×13 m). Kapoor's design was inspired by liquid mercury and the sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline.
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Las Vegas - Plafond du hall d'entrée de l'hôtel Bellagio.
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Bellagio est un AAA Five-Diamond, Mobil hôtel cinq étoiles de luxe nominale et le casino situé sur le Strip de Las Vegas dans le domaine de la non constituée en société Paradise Clark County, Nevada, Etats-Unis. Il est la propriété de MGM Mirage et a été construit sur le site de l'hôtel et du casino démoli Dunes. Inspiré par la station du lac de Côme en Italie du Bellagio, Bellagio est célèbre pour son élégance. Une de ses caractéristiques les plus notables est un lac de 8 acres (32.000 m2) artificielle entre le bâtiment et de la bande, qui abrite les Fontaines du Bellagio, une fontaine dansante grande eau synchronisés à la musique.
Bellagio a été conçu par Steve Wynn et construite par sa compagnie, Mirage Resorts, Inc suivant l'achat et la démolition de l'hôtel et le casino légendaire Dunes en 1993. Bellagio a été conçu par Marnell Corrao Associates et Jon Jerde. Bellagio a eu un coût de construction initial de US $ 1,6 milliard.
Le Bellagio emploie quelque 10.000 personnes. À l'automne 2006, le casino a été rénové et de nouveaux uniformes ont été émises, en changeant la couleur originale à un type plus élégant.
fleurs en verre Chilhuly sous plafond hall.
A l'intérieur Bellagio, Dale Chihuly de Fiori di Como, composé de plus de 2.000 fleurs en verre soufflé à la main, couvre 2.000 m² (190 m2) du plafond hall. Bellagio est le foyer de la production aquatique du Cirque du Soleil de "O", que le spectacle permanent pour la deuxième production de la troupe de renommée mondiale.
Bellagio is an AAA Five-Diamond, Mobil Five-Star rated luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise area of unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, USA. It is owned by MGM Mirage and was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino. Inspired by the Lake Como resort of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is famed for its elegance. One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (32,000 m2) artificial lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music.
Bellagio was conceived by Steve Wynn and built by his company, Mirage Resorts, Inc. following the purchase and demolition of the legendary Dunes hotel and casino in 1993. Bellagio was designed by Marnell Corrao Associates and Jon Jerde. Bellagio had an original construction cost of US$1.6 billion.
The Bellagio employs approximately 10,000 people. In the fall of 2006, the casino floor was remodeled and new uniforms were issued, changing the original color scheme to a more elegant type.
Chilhuly glass flowers under lobby ceiling.
Inside Bellagio, Dale Chihuly's Fiori di Como, composed of over 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers, covers 2,000 sq ft (190 m2) of the lobby ceiling. Bellagio is home to Cirque du Soleil's aquatic production of "O", only the second permanent production show for the world-renowned troupe.
So near, yet so far. View from port side .50-cal. waist gunner position aboard the WWII-era classic "Witchcraft", a B-24J Liberator bomber -- the only flying B-24J remaining from the thousands produced during the war. Saturday, June 12, 2010.
www.nps.gov/alca/index.htm Alcatraz reveals stories of American incarceration, justice, and our common humanity. This small island was once a fort, a military prison, and a maximum security federal penitentiary. In 1969, the Indians of All Tribes occupied Alcatraz for 19 months in the name of freedom and Native American civil rights. We invite you to explore Alcatraz's complex history and natural beauty.