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This was taken in Park Island Hong Kong SAR, China.
TSING MA is a bridge in Hong Kong, China. It is the world's seventh-longest span suspension bridge. The bridge was named after two of the islands in Hong Kong, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan . It has two decks and carries both road and rail traffic, which also makes it the largest suspension bridge of this type. The bridge has a main span of 1,377 metres (4,518 ft) and a height of 206 metres (676 ft). The span is the largest of all bridges in the world carrying rail traffic.
The 41 metres (135 ft) wide bridge deck carries six lanes of automobile traffic, with three lanes in each direction. The lower level contains two rail tracks. There are also two sheltered carriageways on the lower deck for maintenance access and as backup for traffic when particularly severe typhoons strike Hong Kong. Though road traffic would need to be closed in that case, trains could still get through in either direction.
If you are a die hard Mac user like I am, then no trip to NY is complete without a visit to the Apple Store on 5th Ave near Central Park. The store is below ground and entry is through a well guarded glass cube, and although no photos are allowed within the glass cube or in the store, I managed to squeeze off this shot from just inside.....:-)))
Take a look at this panoramic view of the area on opening day in 2006
BTW, for those of you who have frequently asked about the processing I use, it is almost exclusively done using Aperture II (Apple's Professional Photo Program) on my Mac Book Pro. For me Apple provides the right combination of tools and I could not imagine being without them....:-)))
Photographed in Sanpete County, Utah.
Newly plowed alfalfa hay fields lay below snow-covered mountains in central Utah. We estimated over two-thousand Mule Deer foraging in these fields over a thirty-mile span of US-89 which runs through the Sanpete valley.
Since settlement(1850s), Sanpete County's economy has been based on agriculture. In its first few decades it served as Utah's granary. Sheep dominated the local economy from the 1880s through the 1920s, and the county played a prominent part in world markets for a time. Turkeys, grown casually as a farmyard animal, became a cooperative, integrated industry in response to the 1930s Great Depression. Today they rule the roost in Sanpete, which ranks among the top ten turkey-producing counties in the country. Sanpete's location at Utah's geographical heart masks its isolation. Much interstate and recreational traffic bypasses it. The small, scattered towns with their long and interesting rivalries have never allowed the development of a dominant county economic center.
The Snow-Storm
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,
And veils the farm-house at the garden's end.
The sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet
Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of storm.
Come see the north wind's masonry.
Out of an unseen quarry evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer
Curves his white bastions with projected roof
Round every windward stake, or tree, or door.
Speeding, the myriad-handed, his wild work
So fanciful, so savage, nought cares he
For number or proportion. Mockingly,
On coop or kennel he hangs Parian wreaths;
A swan-like form invests the hidden thorn;
Fills up the farmer's lane from wall to wall,
Maugre the farmer's sighs; and, at the gate,
A tapering turret overtops the work.
And when his hours are numbered, and the world
Is all his own, retiring, as he were not,
Leaves, when the sun appears, astonished Art
To mimic in slow structures, stone by stone,
Built in an age, the mad wind's night-work,
The frolic architecture of the snow.
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Emotions are something very sensitive, it differs from person to person. How they react to a situation and how they emote to a situation is something very personal to them. Some times we don't get hurt even after some swearing from our friends, but get hurt even when we see some one smiling at us when we are down. Such is the power of emotions, but how many times do you feel you have emoted the way you wanted to be? When we were kids our emotions were spontaneous, we just behaved the way we thought. It was much simple when we were like that, but once the maturity factor started creeping into us, we made this wonderful and simple thing more complicated. Yeah we tried really hard and stopped being spontaneous. We started emoting according to our surroundings, we wanted to show we are more intelligent and decent by emoting according to the person in front and stopped responding to the real us. We also know when we can camouflage our emotions then others can do it too and this has taken away the factor called belief in between everyone. We feel everyone is acting in front of us and so we should do the same too, doing this slowly we too follow what we hated initially. Lets try to be truthful to our emotions at least in front of someone who we really love, yeah its going to be difficult to accommodate after all our acting classes, but lets at least give it a try.Thanks for all your visits, comments and favs
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......and you will see this plant is entirely covered in fine white hairs, even on the flowers!
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Shot it at Kumbha Mela 2010.Its a greatest show on Earth.
In Hindu mythology, its origin is found in one of the popular creation myths and the Hindu theories on evolution, the Samudra manthan episode (Churning of the ocean of milk), which finds mention in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana.
The Gods had lost their strength, and to regain it, they thought of churning the Ksheera Sagara (primordial ocean of milk) for amrit (the nectar of immortality), this required them to make a temporary agreement with their arch enemies, the demons or Asuras, to work together with a promise of sharing the nectar equally thereafter. However, when the Kumbha (urn) containing the amrita appeared, a fight ensued. For twelve days and twelve nights (equivalent to twelve human years) the gods and demons fought in the sky for the pot of amrita. It is believed that during the battle, Lord Vishnu flew away with the Kumbha of elixir, and that is when drops of amrita fell at four places on earth: Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik, and that is where the Kumbh Mela is observed every twelve years.
First written evidence of the Kumbha Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese traveller, Huan Tsang or Xuanzang (602 - 664 A.D.) who visited India in 629 -645 CE, during the reign of King Harshavardhana.
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i know i just finished (belatedly) my 52 weeks, but i kind of miss uploading a lot.. so (as i do sometimes), i've designed a project for myself. it's called the month of march .
i've been really excited for march to come because of this (yay)
so here it goes
for the next five weeks i don't have one day off from classes or work (besides the weekend) so, i've decided to attempt a project to keep me from falling on my bum with the overload of work.. and to just try it. see if i can. keep me (and hopefully you) entertained for this month.
-in the next 31 days i'm only going to have to upload 20 photographs. i'm just trying to be reasonable here..
-at the very least, 50% of the photographs have to be taken in march (i have tons of old images that i haven't had the chance to get around to sharing)
-4/20 must be black and white
-5/20 must be film
-i'm also going to try to be uploading other mediums of art.. i do a shit-ton of drawing/collage/painting and want to start sharing some of them on here!
well, i'm wishing you all the most wonderful march!
cheers to this new month
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September 2012, update
Hi folks. I reprocessed (and replaced) the above shot this week to transfer it to canvas and large prints.
The wide angle lenses I use (back in 2011 I used the Sigma 10-20 on DX, now the Sigma 12-24 on FX) give quite some distortion, especially in the far corners. It's not always easy to get rid of it.
This time I went through the whole process again to correct the Ferry House, and bring it back to its true proportions.
Why am I doing this? Well, because I have my first exhibition Saturday, September 29. Where? Over here in this old Ferry house itself! :) Due to the 350th anniversary of the Hoge Brug in Overschie there's all kinds of festivities. One of them is the Ferry House opening its doors in the afternoon. The owner asked me to show my Overschie photo work over here, and I gladly agreed.
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Everybody's welcome of course to meet and greet and you can win a nifty canvas too. At the end of the day I'm selling my large prints (50x75 and 30x45) at special prices.
I'll keep you posted. I'm busy with processing, flyers, prints and marketing the whole thing, so I'll be on and off. Ta!
November 2011, nice story...
The Ferry House (Veerhuis) which I regularly shoot in Overschie was sold to a new owner.
I got contacted by him recently, and was asked if I could deliver a blow-up of one of my recent shots he loved (see below), to put it on the wall of his new home. Of course I gladly accepted the assignment! Yesterday I brought a huge canvas of the image (see below) to the Ferry house (wasn't easy, it's located on an impossible spot!) which is heavily renovated at the mo'.
I got a 'guided tour' through the house (from 1747) and I found out that Anton Pieck had lived here, which was news to me. There was a huge stone in the living room wall saying "Anton Pieck, November 1982". You can find Anton Pieck's take on the Ferry house and church over here. It's really nice (from 1948). A very nice experience all-round! Thx Joost, succes with the renovation!
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la bisbal d'empordà
català
La Bisbal d'Empordà és la capital de la comarca del Baix Empordà i cap del partit judicial de la Bisbal a la província de Girona, Catalunya.
El municipi es troba a la Plana de l'Empordà, adjacent al massís de les Gavarres i regat pel riu Daró.
Per al seu origen caldria remontar-se a la vil·la romana de Fontanetum. Posteriorment s'anomenà Fontanet fins que rebé el seu nom actual de La Bisbal, ja esmentat el 1019, després de la seva cessió al bisbe de Girona durant el domini carolingi.
La jurisdicció, que havia estat discutida pel llinatge dels Cruïlles, va ser cedida plenament al bisbe de Girona per Jaume I. Durant el segle XIII es té constància de l'existència d'un call jueu. El 1322 Jaume II li va concedir la celebració de mercat setmanal els divendres, i encara subsisteix.
L'antic palau episcopal en forma de castell, va ser seu dels bisbes de Girona. Al segle XIV, la vila, que era regida per quatre cònsols i un consell electiu de 40 persones, va ser emmurallada. Pere el Conestable de Portugal ocupa la vila el 1465 després d'haver estat vençudes les forces defensores de Pere de Torroellai li canvià el nom a la vil·la pel de Camp-reial, que durà molt poc.
A partir del segle XVI es produeix una expansió urbana amb l'establiment a la vila de senyors territorials de la comarca.
L'any 1906 rebé per Reial Decret d'Alfons XIII el títol de ciutat.
monuments i llocs d'interes
Castell-palau
Església de Santa Maria
El Call jueu
Les Voltes
El Convent
El Pont Vell
El Passeig
esglesia de la pietat
l'aigüeta (ceramica)
Tradicionalment l'agricultura i la ramaderia han estat una de les primeres fonts de riquesa del municipi. A començaments del segle XX, cal destacar el despuntament de la indústria del suro. Actualment la terrissa, la ceràmica industrial i artística representen els puntals de l'economia bisbalenca.
Són molt populars els dolços de les seves pastisseries.
Bisbalenc ,Càntir i el Rus
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castellano
La Bisbal del Ampurdán (en catalán y oficialmente La Bisbal d'Empordà, popularmente reducido a La Bisbal) es un municipio catalán de la provincia de Gerona, (España) y capital de la comarca del Bajo Ampurdán. Se asienta sobre el llano del Ampurdán, adyacente al macizo de les Gavarres y regado por el río Daró. Su origen se halla en la villa romana de Fontanetum. Su nombre actual se debe a la cesión de la localidad al obispo de Gerona durante el dominio carolingio.
Tradicionalmente la agricultura y ganadería han sido las principales fuentes de riqueza de la población. A comienzos del siglo XX destacó la industria del corcho. En la actualidad, la cerámica industrial y artística representan su principal registro económico y turístico. También es reconocido por sus populares dulces de pastelería.
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La Bisbal d'Empordà is the capital of the comarca of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain.
The town is 29 km south east of Girona, 12 km west of Palafrugell and 19 km north west of Palamós. The town lies on the C-66 road between Girona and Palafrugell/Palamós where it becomes the C-31. The GI-660 to Calonge and Sant Feliu de Guíxols and GI-664 to Cassà de la Selva cross the Gavarres mountains.
The town's name is derived from the Catalan bisbe, meaning "bishop", as the town was under the control of the bishops of Girona from the Carolingian period. It is constructed on the site of the Roman settlement of Fontanetum, and is sometimes referred to as Fontanet in Old Catalan. The Spanish name of La Bisbal del Ampurdán is no longer in official use.
The current settlement can be dated at least to the consecration of the church of Santa Maria de la Bisbal in 901 (the current baroque building dates from the seventeenth century). The fortified episcopal palace occupies a large part of the historic town centre.
The municipality lies on the northern edge of the Gavarres mountains and on the banks of the Darò river a tributary of the River Ter.
The town became home to a substantial number of French immigrants after the French Revolution of 1789. The saw several battles during the Napoleonic Wars (Peninsular War). General O'Donnell routed the French forces of General Schwarz at La Bisbal in 1811. The town was briefly occupied by Carlist forces in 1874 during the Third Carlist War.
The towns economy is heavily based on pottery as well as agriculture.
The town is one of the traditional centres of the sardana dance.
Alarm went off 2.45am ugh!! rain and heavy cloud was forecast 4.00am as i drove up to brecon light spots hit the windscreen , got to the road leading up to the reservoir and for the first time ever the gate was shut and locked with the army or rangers on the radios so no idea what was going on , so i had an even longer walk poor molly.Been here so many times and today got a sky and flat calm reflections but no real array of sunrise lighting but s happy !!!
Witness how tranquil it was this morning here
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Crystal clear water, white sand and blue sky; maybe this is the definition of tropical paradise.
Located 20 minutes east of Phuket, Koh Khai Nok is a tiny idyllic island; little more than a forested lump poking out of the sea ringed by white sand and coral. I heard during high tides only peak of these rocks can be seen while rest goes under the water.
Trivia
Khai Nok Island where the white sandy beach meets the emerald Andaman Sea is famous among tourists for feeding fish.
Vista nocturna del Hemisfèric
Es la sala más grande de España que alberga dos sistemas de proyección en una pantalla cóncava de 900 metros cuadrados:
* cine en gran formato, IMAX Dome.
* proyecciones digitales. Representaciones astronómicas y espectáculos de entretenimiento.
Inaugurado en 1998, el Hemisfèric fue el primer edificio de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias que abrió sus puertas al público. Es un edificio espectacular diseñado por Santiago Calatrava, que cuenta con una cubierta ovoide de más de 100 metros de longitud, que alberga en su interior la gran esfera que constituye la sala de proyecciones.
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"AS IT IS TOLD IN THE STARS…"
Like so many days before, the princess and her beloved guardian wolf went exploring. It should be told here that the bond she and the wolf have is a mystery for all. When the wolf was just 5 years old, a peculiar old lady, gifted the wolf to the family of the princess upon her birth and since then the wolf never left the princess’ side. He slept at her crib, watched over her as she played; she was never out of his sight.
As she grew older, they began to explore the lands together. This is something they loved to do. The wolf allowed her to ride on his back since he was very large and very strong.
During the nights the princess would lay cuddled against the wolf longing to have him forever.
On this particular night, which happened to be night of the princess’ 18th birthday, the princess lay with her wolf, as they have done since she was a child. The sound of thunder suddenly startled the wolf awake. Worried and protective as he always was he stood over his beloved princess. Nothing more happened and she caressed his fur to calm him and make him sleep again.
While exploring the next day in the mountains the wolf and princess came upon a small, strange, sparkling creature. Being his usual protective self the wolf growled at it. Worried that it might try to harm his precious princess. The princess stroked his fur softly, leaned to his ear, and whispered “Shhhhh, my wolf, it is just a fairy.” This did not calm him since he did not trust this creature one bit. He growled at her even more as the fairy smacked him on the nose with her sparkling stick. At that very moment the wolf felt a strange sensation, his mind began to spin. The fairy flew off quickly, giggling until she was out of sight. He looked up and whimpered at the princess, wanting a kiss on his nose in return for making the fairy go away. She leaned down and kissed him as she did so many times. This time he felt the kiss was different, it warmed his heart and soul as always but this time it also gave him a feeling as if there were butterflies in his tummy.
They wandered back into the village, returning home at dusk. The princess fed the wolf and they climbed into bed together. He licked her on the nose and rolled on his side so she could cuddle up to him. That night the wolf had strange dreams. He dreamt he was a human and not a wolf. The wolf was finally able to talk with her, to hold her, to kiss her, to do things he saw so many lovers do and only wished he could.
He woke from this nightmare and gasped. Looking down at his paws, he saw human hands. He quickly looked to his body; there was no fur, but instead his naked human skin. He lay back down moving closer to the princess, caressing her soft, silken skin. This sensation gave him tingles throughout his body. He kissed her neck, her cheek and finally her lips softly. The princess opened her eyes quickly, scared of this man next to her, pushing him away, screaming for her wolf to protect her. He placed his hand over her mouth and tried to calm her by saying, “ssshh…..it is I, my princess, your wolf.“
From that day forward the princess had her wolf as a human and as a strong wolf.
For many years they kept it a secret that he was a shape shifter…
To Be Continued...
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Two days later the leaves on the trees were all gone...
Where: Sweden, Östergötland, Bjärka säby. google maps
When: 20101015
How and why: The path littered with autumn leaves in morning sun.
Editing: HDR tone mapped.
Este es el nombre que le da el escultor Antonio Lopez a una de las dos esculturas de cabezas gigantes de bebés, la otra cabeza es el día y se puede ver al bebe con los ojos abiertos. Como podéis apreciar en las fotografías, las esculturas son de un gran tamaño, alcanzando los tres metros de altura y ambas han sido talladas en bronce. Ambas esculturas, Dia y Noche, están inspiradas en la nieta del autor, algo que recordará a la bebé cuando crezca, el tributo que le brindó su abuelo de por vida. Las esculturas se encuentran situadas en la Estación de Atocha de Madrid y parecen recibir a todos los viajeros que llegan con el AVE.
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II + 16-35 mm @ 16 mm - 30.0 sec at f/2.8, ISO 400
Manual mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
This was actually my test exposure to get a baseline for a smaller aperture. When I saw it come out of the camera, I really liked what the clouds were doing, but, try as I might for an hour or so, I couldn't replicate it. Interesting how fast things can change.
47°56'23.72" N 124°38'54.52" W, 17.6 m
Rialto Beach, 3283 Mora Rd, Forks, WA 98331, USA
Forks, Washington, USA
Taken on 08.12.2011, uploaded on 09.07.2011.
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I have been working on this one to enter in our county fair. I photoshopped out the eaves that were showing in the original version.
Bummer, just noticed when I put it on a black background that I didn't get all the eaves. *sigh*. Think I got it!
Highest spot on Explore #197 on Jan 2, 2009. My Third photo in Explore. Thanks to all of you that visit my photostream and have so many wonderful things to say about my images.
I am going back to my archives. So here is just a typical nice photo with no wow factor or excitement. I need to go on a photo shoot to get some more material for my daily post. Hope you at least enjoy this calm, tranquil shot wishing for warmer weather.
Thank you for those that have left and in advance for those that do leave comments either positive or constructive. I am trying to give the world the best photography I can give and it is other professionals like you that help me to that goal.
Dimanche 3 Février après-midi, le DAL (Droit Au Logement) a occupé un gymnase rue du Renard pendant quelques heures. Après la promesse d'un rendez-vous avec Delanoë la semaine prochaine, les 150 à 200 militants et familles ont quitté les lieux vers 20h30, après une brève manifestation jusqu'à la place de l'Hôtel de Ville.
Dans le gymnase, les enfants passent le temps en jouant, sautant des espaliers sur les matelas.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Droit Au Logement (Recommended as a slideshow)
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When I rise above what I can see
Beyond the windows of eternity
And there I’m known for what I can be
For where I’ve flown to set me free.
More important than what I can become
Is the fact that I have the power of the sun
To make things grow within my heart
Inside of every vision wherein I start.
This moment makes me strong
And I remember well the song
That sings of purposes fulfilled
And of flowers fragrance that thrilled.
Recognize the power that is in this hour
Make your dreams for real with what you feel
Know inside what cannot hide that opens wide
And shows you that yes you can every now and when.
See it. Say it. Show it. Prove it. Become it.
Friday Poems ©Mark Siet 2008
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Candidate for my 52 weeks for Dogs project. What do you think? Another to follow soon.
Jake and I send you greetings from our NC mountain vacation. Here we are at about 4600 ft.- and are above the clouds below us. Often there are beautiful inversions- where the top of a mountain is in sunshine above the clouds covering the valleys below. This moment is one of those magical ones. Jake is a 9 month old standard poodle puppy- he has been hiking with me in the woods- and running through the woods. I just comb out the dirt. Poodles are actually fairly easy to keep, in spite of their bad rep.
Limited computer access- so will catch up sometime.
Taken 6/8/09, posted 6/10/09
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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I lose control because of you babe
I lose control when you look at me like this
There's something in your eyes that is saying tonight
I'm not a child anymore, life has opened the door
To a new exciting life
I lose control when I'm close to you babe
I lose control don't look at me like this
There's something in your eyes, is this love at first sight
Like a flower that grows, life just wants you to know
All the secrets of life
It's all written down in your lifelines
It's written down inside your heart
You and I just have a dream
To find our love a place, where we can hide away
You and I were just made
To love each other now, forever and a day
CWD321 - Assignment: Numbers
A visual metaphor, obviously. Of course, binary itself is a sort of metaphor, too, for microscopic switches turning on and off, so perhaps it could be a metaphor within a metaphor.
These little zeros and ones could possibly be considered the most important numbers of our current age, yet they are also rapidly becoming so commonplace that Internet access is itself a commodity anymore much like water and gas, and computers are yet another household appliance. Before long, future generations will look back and not be able to even comprehend how society managed without it, much like we view electricity.
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Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Exposure: 5 exposures (-2,-1,0,+1,+2 EV)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 15mm
ISO Speed: 100
Accessories: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 26 November 2010 2.40pm
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Exported tonemapped image to CS5
Curves layer for contrast adjustment
Hue/Saturation layer
Noise reduction layer
Unsharp mask filter
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as JPEG
From Wikipedia:
St Paul's is built in a revival of the style known as Gothic transitional, being partly Early English and partly Decorated. It was designed by the distinguished English architect William Butterfield, who was noted for his ecclesiastical work. The foundation stone was laid in 1880. Butterfield never saw the site and the building work was frequently delayed by disputes between Butterfield, in England, and the Church authorities on the spot. Butterfield resigned in 1884 and the building was finished by a local architect, Joseph Reed. Consequently the design of the spires differs greatly from those originally planned (similar to those built at Christ Church, South Yarra). The Cathedral Chapter has a scale model of the original completed design.
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
Yashica Electro 35 GTN
Ilford HP5+ (at 400 ISO)
Canon CanoScan 8400f
winter solstice . deep bass notes . dark sacred night . dark of the moon
purest stillness . falling snow . ancient awe . stars aglow
sacred gifts to gather our peace
peace all around us
peace within us
every breath, a prayer for peace
every breath, a prayer of gratitude
shhhh ... find the still place within
tonight we may dream of faraway drumbeats
in the morning we will know a secret
it was mother nature's wakening heartbeat
the sound of light returning
so we take this peace
gathered in the stillness of winter solstice
and spread it like seeds in the warming ground
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lovelight to You*
alight
Explore: May 20, 2009 #430
"We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation" (Romans 5:3-4, NLT).
Did you know that the way you handle your adversities has a huge impact on your success in life? If you shrink back, choose to get bitter, and lose your enthusiasm, then you are allowing the difficulties of life to bury you. You are allowing hardship to keep you from your God–given destiny. But if you choose to keep pressing forward with a smile on your face, rejoicing even in the hard times, you are allowing God´s character to be developed inside of you. You are setting yourself up for promotion.
Did you know that the only difference between a piece of black coal and a priceless diamond is the amount of pressure that it´s endured? When you stand strong in the midst of the trials and difficulties in life, when you allow God to shape and mold your character, it´s like going from a piece of coal to a priceless diamond. Those difficulties are going to give way to new growth, new potential, new talent, new friendships, new opportunities, new vision. You´re going to see God develop your life in ways that you´ve never even dreamed!
-Joel Osteen
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taken in Koh Yao, Thailand. June 2008
My Most interesting photos for a guy called Isaias
Ko Yao (Thai: เกาะยาว) is a district (Amphoe)
Ko Yao (เกาะยาว), sometimes written Koyao, is a group of islands between Phuket and Krabi. There are two main islands, Ko Yao Noi ("Small Long Island") and Ko Yao Yai, with Noi being the more developed of the two.
Ko Yao Noi remains a beautiful island, where most people still believe that the island should be preserved from human degradation.
Sea Gypsies (Moken people) were inhabiting the Bay before anybody else, except maybe other nomadic people like forest hunters and collectors (Sakai, Negritos). The 3,500 or so inhabitants of Koh Yao Noi are thought to be recent migrants from the Malay Peninsula (Satun, Trang).
The Mon population, linguistically and culturally belonging to the Khmer ethnolinguistic group, did settled in peninsular Thailand since ever, ruling maritime states like the one of Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat). They melt continuously with Southern migrants from Malaysia and with Northern rulers (Thai), over centuries of commercial exchanges and political conflicts. Most probably the Mon stock remains prevalent for most of the people living nowadays in Southern Thailand, including people of Koh Yao.
Numerous cave paintings hidden in the many islands of the bay, extending from 2000 years ago to last century, attest the influence of distinct communities in the emergence of a mixed origin population, living now in the provinces of Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi and Satun.
The most recent migrations (17th-18th century) from Satun and Trang to Ko Yao Yai and Koh Yao Noi is attested by the fact that the particular dialect spoken on the island still bear obvious Malaysian lexical traces, particularely regarding toponyms and vernacular names of the flora species.
The main industries on the island are fishing and rubber planting. A little rice farming and some fruit, palm and coconut plantations are evident. Boat building and farming techniques here have been passed from father to son and, while some of the youngsters leave Ko Yao to seek the bright lights of Phuket, most return to their tight knit community
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphoe_Ko_Yao
A very special place with no one in sight, kind of scary and surreal.
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.
Nikon D300
Tokina 11-16mm @ 11mm
ISO 100
f/11 for 2s
Singh-Ray 3 stop reverse
Lee .6 soft GND
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All Rights Reserved
taken in Koh Yao, Thailand. June 2008
My Most interesting photos for a guy called Isaias
Ko Yao (Thai: เกาะยาว) is a district (Amphoe)
Ko Yao (เกาะยาว), sometimes written Koyao, is a group of islands between Phuket and Krabi. There are two main islands, Ko Yao Noi ("Small Long Island") and Ko Yao Yai, with Noi being the more developed of the two.
Ko Yao Noi remains a beautiful island, where most people still believe that the island should be preserved from human degradation.
Sea Gypsies (Moken people) were inhabiting the Bay before anybody else, except maybe other nomadic people like forest hunters and collectors (Sakai, Negritos). The 3,500 or so inhabitants of Koh Yao Noi are thought to be recent migrants from the Malay Peninsula (Satun, Trang).
The Mon population, linguistically and culturally belonging to the Khmer ethnolinguistic group, did settled in peninsular Thailand since ever, ruling maritime states like the one of Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat). They melt continuously with Southern migrants from Malaysia and with Northern rulers (Thai), over centuries of commercial exchanges and political conflicts. Most probably the Mon stock remains prevalent for most of the people living nowadays in Southern Thailand, including people of Koh Yao.
Numerous cave paintings hidden in the many islands of the bay, extending from 2000 years ago to last century, attest the influence of distinct communities in the emergence of a mixed origin population, living now in the provinces of Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi and Satun.
The most recent migrations (17th-18th century) from Satun and Trang to Ko Yao Yai and Koh Yao Noi is attested by the fact that the particular dialect spoken on the island still bear obvious Malaysian lexical traces, particularely regarding toponyms and vernacular names of the flora species.
The main industries on the island are fishing and rubber planting. A little rice farming and some fruit, palm and coconut plantations are evident. Boat building and farming techniques here have been passed from father to son and, while some of the youngsters leave Ko Yao to seek the bright lights of Phuket, most return to their tight knit community
SEE Tree - 2012 - #3 Large On Black
Check www.lucacesari.com and its totally new layout!
Dear Flickr friends,
I can't believe it's more than THREE months without any upload from me. I'm concentrating on many different projects, and I am spending less and less time online these days.
I have finally completed the project I was working on since last September.
It evolved substantially by what I had in mind when I first started, and I am definitely happy with it.
You will see the images in the next months; meanwhile I will be uploading these other ones, that have been sitting forgotten on my hard drive for too many months.
Moreover, I have many important announcements which will be made public in these next weeks/months.
Anyway, this image is one of those coming from my (many) studies on trees.
It will not be included in my 'final' series, but I still think it's worth sharing.
It was shot last November, before winter arrived and made all the leaves on this black puplar fall.
p.s. Those who also follow me on Google+ have probably seen this, but I'm sure many here haven't!
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II ir, EF 17-40@19, f/9, 64 s, ISO 50
- Mirror Lockup, Remote Shutter
- Lee Big Stopper (10 stops ND filter)
- Tripod
The shot
Italy
The Processing
Photoshop:
- Added many soft light layers to adjust the light;
- Added some custom gradients to equalize the light;
- Added a few curves to improve contrasts;
- Applied Noise Reduction
- Resized for the Web (1200px);
- Applied an Unsharp Mask to slightly improve contrast;
- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (On luminosity 'blending mode', with the sky masked off);
- Framing and Signature.
@ You all
Comments and faves are always welcome!
Hope you're doing great! I will try to get back to your latest works on the next days
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From Wikipedia:
Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan. (It) is famous for its suspension roof design.
It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events during the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The arena holds 10,500 people and is now primarily used for ice hockey and basketball.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 5 exposures (-2.-1,0,+1,+2 EV)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Exported tonemapped image to CS5
Curves layer for contrast adjustment
Hue/Saturation layer
Noise reduction layer
Unsharp mask filter
Spot removal layer
Crop tool
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as JPEG
Another spectacular Alberta sunset.
Titled after the song, "Burning Down the House,"as performed by the Talking Heads.
Watch out you might get what you're after
Cool baby strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
Hold tight wait 'til the party's over
Hold tight we're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
Here's your ticket pack your bag; time for jumpin' overboard
Transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire
All wet yeah you might need a raincoat
Shakedown thieves walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty five degrees
Burning down the house
It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work say baby what did you expect
Gonna burst into flame
My house S'out of the ordinary
That's right Don't want to hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
No visible means of support and you have not seen nothing yet
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire
Burning down the house
Click here to watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM
Thanks for stopping by.
Must See It On Black and... Large !!!
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Nikon D90 | Sigma 18-200 | 18mm | f/11 | 1/500s | ISO200 | -0.7 Exp. | Cokin P.121 Grad Filter | Handheld | ACR Post Processing
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Monemvassia (Greek: Μονεμβασία, Μονεμβάσια, Μονεμβασιά), and known by the Franks as Malvasia, is a well-known medieval fortress with an adjacent town, located on a small peninsula off the east coast of the Peloponnese in the Greek prefecture of Laconia. The peninsula is linked to the mainland by a short causeway 200m in length. The ruins include the defensive structures and many Byzantine churches. The town's name derives from two Greek words, mone and emvassia, meaning "single entrance". Many of the streets are narrow and fit only for pedestrians. The bay of Palaia Monemvassia is to be found to the north. Monemvassia's nickname is the Gibraltar of the East or The Rock. The rock is 300 m tall and 1.8 km long.
From Wikipedia
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
Review filter holter Lucroit + Filter ND PRO STOP IR (10 Stops) + GND 0,6 (2 stops) tucucumba.1x.com/journal/2357
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During our vacation in the Ardennes, we had a great time at this side of the river in the beautiful picturesque city called Durbuy in the Belgium area of the Ardennes. My daughter and I spend quite some time playing and walking in this part of the river, searching nice little polished stones, watching small fishes come by and just enjoy the cold crystal clear water...
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Original exposure: + 1/160s . f/16 . ISO 400 . 28 mm
Pre-processing: basic image adjustments, pre-sharpening and white-balancing in Lightroom.
Post-processing: extensive use of Photoshop's Art History brush with a handful of different brushes. I probably used more then 10 layers and masks for the paint-job. Two mild-crunchy textures used for a finishing touch.
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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.
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.