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La estatua ecuestre de Carlos III, considerado popularmente como el mejor alcalde de Madrid, está situada en la Puerta del Sol. Es una reproducción en bronce de Miguel Ángel Rodríguez y Eduardo Zancada de una obra de Juan Pascual de Mena conservada en la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
La marca Tío Pepe fue registrada por vez primera en 1888, aunque ya por entonces era conocida y respetada por los exportadores, sobre todo del Reino Unido.
El prestigio del fino “Tío Pepe” fue creciendo hasta que en la tercera década del siglo XX tuvo una expansión inusitada, contribuyendo a ello el ingenio creativo de Luis Pérez Solero, quien en 1935 vistió la botella con chaquetilla roja y sombrero, creando el icono publicitario que hoy es el símbolo de la empresa.
En el año 1935 se solicita el anuncio luminoso de La Puerta del Sol. En un principio no se utiliza el logotipo del Tío Pepe, sino una copa apoyada en la letra G de González Byass y el lema “Vinos Jerez Coñac”. Años después se repara el anuncio y se cambia su diseño por el que podemos ver hoy en día. Desde 1975 se han sucedido diversos intentos de regular la publicidad en la Puerta del Sol quitando los anuncios luminosos que alojaba.
Por unas razones u otras el anuncio de González Byass, el Tío Pepe, ha sobrevivido a estos intentos, por ser considerado parte importante del paisaje de la Puerta del Sol.
En 2009, se declara por el ayuntamiento como patrimonio histórico de los madrileños.
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We spent five nights in the magnificent YHA Hostel that is located in this village. We used it as a base for cycling on the Tissington Trail and the High Peaks Trail, and for walks into Beresford Dale, Biggen Dale, Wolfscote Dale, and Dovedale.
The town itself, though quite small, had much to recommend it. Here are some quotes from the Wikipedia Entry:
"Hartington is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, lying on the River Dove. According to the 2001 census the parish of Hartington Town Quarter, which also includes Pilsbury, had a population of 345. Formerly known for the mining of ironstone, limestone and lead, the village is now known for cheese-making and tourism.
Notable buildings in the village include: the market hall (formerly the site of a market); the 13th century parish church of Saint Giles; and 17th century Hartington Hall. A prominent house in the centre of the village is Bank House, built by the former village mill owner and in the past used as the village bank. A half-mile to the south of the village, on the Dove, is the fishing house of the famous angler Charles Cotton. In the north of the village is Pilsbury Castle,[1] an 11th century motte-and-bailey castle, that survives only as an earthwork.
Near Hartington is the finest neolithic stone circle in the Peak District, Arbor Low. There are numerous ancient tumuli and cairns in the landscape around Hartington, probably dating from the Bronze Age. Hartington Mill, now a private house, stands by the River Dove. This was the local water mill for grinding corn.
The village has a youth hostel at Hartington Hall, which serves two major National Cycle Network routes; the Tissington Trail and the High Peak Trail, which meet at nearby Parsley Hay. These trails pass just under one mile to the east of the village, and offer 30 miles of off-road cycling and walking along old railway trackbeds through the Peak District National Park. Hartington signal box, on the site of the former Hartington railway station, and nearly two miles distant from the village, has been renovated and converted to a Visitor Centre.
A little south of the village, overlooking the Dove, stands Wolfscote Hill (388m at grid reference SK137583), a good viewpoint, now in the care of the National Trust.
Three miles to the south-west lies the small settlement of Hulme End, which marks the northern starting point of the Manifold Way, an 8 mile tarmacked walk- and cycle-route following the route of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway.
Hartington was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth forty shillings.[2] The parish was originally quite large, and part of the hundred of Wirksworth. Hartington had four townships, known as the Town Quarter, Nether Quarter, and Middle Quarter, and Upper Quarter, which are now all separate parishes. These became separate civil parishes in their own right in 1866.[3] They are marked on Ordnance Survey maps.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartington
Press play and let go. You know that feeling, when your insides just turn to mush. Your eyes close and you become so lost, it's overwhelming. It becomes hard to breathe, but it feels incredible and there are no words to be said. Even if it's about pain, it feels so good. Sometimes you know why the music does this to you, and sometimes you don't. It doesn't matter, the feeling just takes over and you crumble. The music isn't always good, and it's not always your favorite. It can be something you hate, but you feel it on an entirely different level.
This feeling is something everyone can relate to. If you can't, my heart goes out to you and somehow I hope you find it.
I'm honestly on the verge of tears right now. Not because I'm sad, but out of joy.
It pulls out your soul.
This is where I get lost.
Circuit Breaker - Royksopp
Speeding Cars - Imogen Heap
Wolf Like Me - TV on the Radio
Starts with One - Shiny Toy Guns
Chemistry of a Car Crash - Shiny Toy Guns
You Are The One - Shiny Toy Guns
Talk Amongst Yourselves - Grand National
It's Amazing - Jem
So Begins Our Alabee - Of Montreal
Be Yourself - Audioslave
Let Go - Frou Frou
A Perfect Lie - The Engine Room
When You were young - The Killers
Beautiful Things - Ming & Ping
Like Eating Glass - Bloc Party
Enjoy the Silence - Lacuna Coil
Angel on my shoulder - Kaskade
Adagio for strings - Tiesto
Just Be - Tiesto
Wait... you're still here? I think you're my new hero.
Your turn.
What does it to you?
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- CALA MARIOLU -
Descrizione:
Cala Mariolu si trova in Sardegna, tra Cala Gonone e Arbatax, a circa
100 chilometri da Orosei e all’interno del Parco naturale del Golfo di
Orosei e del Gennargentu.
Il nome di questa baia, Mariolu, deriverebbe da un’antica leggenda
secondo cui un misterioso ladro “Mariolu” avrebbe derubato del loro
pescato i pescatori ponzesi che si rifugiavano nell’insenatura per
riparare le loro barche dalle mareggiate. In realtà i ladri non erano
altri che le foche monache che popolavano quel tratto di mare.
Raggiungere questo luogo stupendo non è semplicissimo: ci si
arriva solo in barca, in gommone o affidandosi ad una delle
escursioni che vengono organizzate nella zona. La spiaggia, dove
non ci sono servizi di alcun genere, è ciò che si definisce un sogno:
formata da sassolini di marmo bianco, lisci e dalle dimensioni
microscopiche, è sovrastata da una scarpata di calcare ricoperta
dalla macchia mediterranea. Alcune rocce calcaree affioranti dal
mare formano delle piccole isole. Il fondale è roccioso e adatto alle
immersioni. In questa cala il sole batte solo la mattina e nel primo
pomeriggio, mentre durante il resto della giornata la spiaggia è in
ombra.
Fonte: www.travelblog.it
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Hey all it's been a long time. I will over the next few days catch up with all my contacts shots. Have been extremely busy with all things photography just not much time for flicker of late. As mentioned in my previous post the website and blog are coming, the designer has been extremely busy and has promised to make a start after easter. The site is in action just nothing to show at the moment.
With this shot i wanted something a little more artistic ; with a painted feel to the image. With the merging of the stitch the horizontals and verticals were a bugger to get even, due to this being shot handheld and having all the textures and frame work the same made it a prick with merging in software.
Replaced original shot with a slightly more brighter image and different set up, bride caring case.
Have a great easter weekend and will catch up soon.
nikon d300, 50mm prime @f5.6 1/125 sec
2 image stitch for background and one for the model
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Kurtalan Express, který zahájil provoz 25 let po vzniku Turecké republiky a je tak v provozu již více než 75 let, se v posledních letech těší značnému zájmu cestujících napříč všemi společenskými vrstvami, kteří dávají přednost pohodlnému a romantickému cestování vlakem. Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi (Jižní Kurtalanský expres), vyjíždějící z Ankary a končící v Kurtalanu v provincii Siirt, udělá na své více než 1 200 kilometrů dlouhé trase přes 70 zastávek. Mezi nejvýznamnější patří města Kırıkkale, Kayseri, Sivas, Malatya, Elazığ, Diyarbakır a Batman. Cestujícím tak nabízí nejen komfortní způsob dopravy napříč Anatolií, ale také možnost obdivovat rozmanitou a působivou krajinu východního Turecka. Dne 16. září 2023 v čele tohoto prestižního vlaku AH 52013 "Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi" [Kurtalan–Ankara] stanula lokomotiva DE 22.023 a na tomto snímku projíždí stanicí Uluova.
This is probably one of the most picturesque photographs I have ever taken. This is what I mean when I talk about biodiversity in the African savannah. The mighty elephant, the dramatic zebra and the modest Thompson Gazelle all roam and graze together. Without a care in the world. And sometimes they even look out for each other! When faced with shutter crazy tourists, they look up, give a pose, then promptly shrug their heads and go back to grazing!
Amboseli is bona fide heaven for elephant watching. We had been on the safari for an hour and had just seen two massive herds of elephants. Being super excited we were chatting away merrily in our vehicle. Further down the road we saw two elephants trying to cross our path. This one seemed more confident, strutting around sure footedly, crossing the road, even posing in the middle of the road, then egging on its partner to do the same. Funnily enough, this made out inner David Attenborough leap out into the forefront; we spent the next 20 minutes trying to analyse elephant behaviour and theorise what they might be saying to say to one another! The truth for all we know might be quite different; those two might have just wanted some privacy to enjoy their date!
Yokohama (横浜市 ,Yokohama-shi?) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area. Read More...
Taken at Port of Yokohama
For this one I wanted to try something a bit more scary and post-atomic. The texture adds a bit of oldness to it. I've always liked photo's with gasmasks, it creates that special mood which I really like. This is my first try with textures.
Please, View Large On Black to get the best idea of the atmosphere I tried to reach.
Thanks to Lennart for acting as model.
Texture thanks to: Ishkamina
Mother
Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?
Mother do you think they'll like this song?
Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls?
Mother should I build the wall?
Mother should I run for president?
Mother should I trust the government?
Mother will they put me in the firing line?
Mother is it just a waste of time?
Hush now baby, baby, dont you cry.
Mother's gonna make all your nightmares come true.
Mother's gonna put all her fears into you.
Mother's gonna keep you right here under her wing.
She wont let you fly, but she might let you sing.
Mama will keep baby cozy and warm.
Ooooh baby ooooh baby oooooh baby,
Of course mama'll help to build the wall.
Mother do you think she's good enough -- to me?
Mother do you think she's dangerous -- to me?
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
Mother will she break my heart?
Hush now baby, baby dont you cry.
Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you.
Mama wont let anyone dirty get through.
Mama's gonna wait up until you get in.
Mama will always find out where you've been.
Mama's gonna keep baby healthy and clean.
Ooooh baby oooh baby oooh baby,
You'll always be baby to me.
Mother, did it need to be so high?
-----------------------------------The Wall, Pink Floyd
Here is a crazy thought, sholdn't parents keep their baby's childhood full of fun? Or do they need to be treeted like a day labor for study??
Sadullahpur, Dhaka. Bangladesh 2010
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Copyright: Adnan Arsalan
E-mail: adnan.arsalan@gmail.com
This is a view towards downtown Vancouver seen from the Stanley Park seawall just after sunset, British Columbia, Canada.
About this photo: I was going to go on a Friday to take some photos of the fall foliage in Stanley Park, but it was quite foggy and cloudy with some drizzle that day so I decided not to go. I would wait until after the weekend as the forecast was calling for nicer weather. Now it happened to be nice weather that weekend, so my husband said if he was done on time with a few errands we were going to go to Stanley Park that afternoon with our little girl. Lucky me, he was done on time so we made it to Stanley Park by about 4.00pm.
The sun was still in and out a little bit, but more clouds were rolling in which was not so good for the fall foliage. But we did get to enjoy a lovely sunset around 6.00pm and I got to take some nice shots at dusk, which rarely happens nowadays with a 3 1/2 year old daughter in the house that goes to sleep around 7.00pm. So, I was very fortunate and I took full advantage of it! :)
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony SLT-A57
*Focal Length: 40mm
*F-Number: F/25
*Exposure Time: 13 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Shutter Priority (S)
*Exposure Compensation (E/V): -0.3 step
Thank you for dropping by and I hope you like this photo!
Ann :-)
Some information Vancouver: Vancouver is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Vancouver is Canada's third largest city and is located by the Pacific Ocean on a peninsula surrounded by water and in the distance there are the mountains. Vancouver is considered a pretty clean and safe city with a great variety of shops, museums, theatre, outdoor activities (hiking, walking, kayaking, sailing, skiing on the local mountains in the winter) and more. Walking around Stanley Park is a favourite thing to do for tourist and locals alike. This beautiful park extends from the city centre of Vancouver almost to the North Shore. With wonderful views of the mountains and the ocean around every corner, downtown Vancouver is one of the most picturesque cities in the world. Walk along Robson Street, the most popular shopping street. Experience Chinatown with the different kinds of building and stores, walk on the beaches of English Bay and the seawall of Stanley Park, enjoy a walk in Gastown with the old steam clock and the many gift shops.
Look out for some Hollywood film sets as Vancouver is used for many big Hollywood movies and shows. That's why you might hear that Vancouver is called "Hollywood North". Here are some examples of shows and movies that were/are filmed here: "The X-Files", "Dark Angel", "Stargate-SG1", "The 6th Day", "Kiss of the Dragon", "Small Ville" and many more. Then there is also the Canada Place, the stadiums, the Harbour Lookout, the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Science World, the Vancouver Art Gallery and much more! All of these attractions are located within minutes from the city centre.
Vancouver is also popular in the winter for winter activities. There are 3 local mountains where you can do any type of winter sport. There is Grouse Mountain, most famous for it's stunning views over the city and fresh powder snow. Grouse Mountain is accessible by skyride...this is a big airtram that will take you up to the top of the mountain. Mount Seymour and Cypress Mountain are famous too and you also get wonderful views from the top of these mountains. As you can see...Vancouver has lots to offer. The Winter Olympics were held here in 2010 as well.
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28 de Abril, 2008: Día Mundial de la Seguridad y la Salud en el Trabajo
El Día Mundial de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo es una campaña internacional destinada a promover tanto la salud y la seguridad en el trabajo como el trabajo decente.
Cada año mueren más de 2 millones de personas a causa de accidentes o enfermedades relacionadas con el trabajo.
De acuerdo con estimaciones moderadas, se producen 270 millones de accidentes en el trabajo y 160 millones de casos de enfermedades profesionales.
La seguridad en el trabajo difiere enormemente de país en país, entre sectores económicos y grupos sociales.
Los países en desarrollo pagan un precio especialmente alto en muertes y lesiones, pues un gran número de personas están empleadas en actividades peligrosas como agricultura, construcción, industria maderera, pesca y minería.
En todo el mundo, los pobres y los menos protegidos – con frecuencia mujeres, niños y migrantes – son los más afectados.
La OIT (Organización Internacional del Trabajo) pone especial atención en desarrollar y aplicar una cultura de seguridad y salud preventiva en el lugar de trabajo.
En 2003, la OIT instituyó el 28 de abril como Día Mundial de la Seguridad y la Salud en el Trabajo para destacar la necesidad de prevención de enfermedades y accidentes laborales, utilizando como punto de apoyo el tripartismo y el diálogo social.
El 28 de abril es también el Día Mundial que el movimiento sindical asocia a la conmemoración de las Víctimas de Accidentes o Enfermedades relacionadas con el Trabajo.
Para escuchar, una sugerencia: Madrugada
¡Espero que empiecen muy bien la semana!!! ¡Un besote inmenso para todos!!!
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Eso es lo que me transmitía esta persona que vi por la calle. Aunque no lo parezca es un robado y me costó muchísimo ponerme de acuerdo conmigo mismo para tomarla.
The reason for the emptiness inside is because we don’t belong to the One we were made for, but that took an unthinkable sacrifice on His part, pouring out His life on a cross to pay for and erase the sin that has made a relationship with Him impossible. And maybe He’s calling you today, saying in your heart, “I’m ready to show you the way home.” Don’t miss Him.
© Ronald P. Hutchcraft
Huling Photowalk Ng Taon (Dec 26, 2009)
maraculio.09 © All rights reserved
My other photos on my PhotoBlog / Mes autres photos sur mon PhotoBlog
If you want see my little Tutorial for make an HDR image, see my website:
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The Fool or The Jester is titled Le Mat in the Tarot of Marseilles, and Il Matto in most Italian language tarot decks. These archaic words mean "the madman" or "the beggar", and may be related to the word for 'checkmate' in relation to the original use of tarot cards for gaming purposes.
In the earliest Tarot decks, the Fool is usually depicted as a beggar or a vagabond.
The Tarot of Marseilles and related decks similarly depict a bearded person wearing what may be a jester's hat; he always carries a bundle of his belongings on a stick slung over his back. He appears to be getting chased away by an animal, either a dog or a cat. The animal has torn his pants. In the Rider-Waite Tarot deck and other esoteric decks made for cartomancy, the Fool is shown as a young man, standing on the brink of a precipice. In the Rider-Waite deck, he is also portrayed as having with him a small dog.
In many esoteric systems of interpretation, the Fool is usually interpreted as the protagonist of a story, and the Major Arcana is the path the Fool takes through the great mysteries of life and the main human archetypes. This path is known traditionally in Tarot as the Fool´s Journey, and is frequently used to introduce the meaning of Major Arcana cards to beginners. The Fool is the spirit in search of experience. He represents the mystical cleverness bereft of reason within us, the childlike ability to tune into the inner workings of the world. He is seemingly unconcerned that he is standing on a precipice, apparently about to step off.
The number 0 is a perfect significator for the Fool, as it can become anything when he reaches his destination. Zero plus anything equals the same thing. Zero times anything equals zero. Zero is nothing, a lack of hard substance, and as such it may reflect a non-issue or lack of cohesiveness for the subject at hand.
Textures:
Universia, by me.
Avocado Grunge, By Pareé Erica
Festive Green by SkeletalMess.
Stock:
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Where: Sweden, Östergötland, Bjärka säby. google maps
When: 20100619
How and why: The green fern unfolding like a flower, the blue river, the calm...
Editing: HDR tone mapped
J'ai beaucoup apprécié cette sortie avec cet autocar ! Un peu courte, j'aurais aimé rester bien plus longtemps dans un Heuliez de 1968 aussi beau ! 😁
Informations suplémentaires officielles :
Janvier 1968, est la date probable de la fabrication du châssis CITROËN, puis il a été envoyé chez le carrossier HEULIEZ, dans la nouvelle usine de Rothais,dans le département des Deux-Sèvres, proche de l'usine mère de Cerisay, située à quelques lieues de là. C'est donc à Rethais que le châssis sera revêtu de sa robe de type "Belphégor".
Son certification d'immatriculation sera enregistré au nom d'HEULIEZ et non à celui de CITROËN.
L' Heuliez 350P HLZ, affecté à l'armée de l'air, a été révisé aux ateliers de réparation de l'armée de l'air 624 (A.R.A.A. 624) de Mérignac, le 20 mars 1979. Vendu probablement par les domaines, en 1986 à une association des Vosges de la commune de Bertrimoutier, il prend l'immatriculation suivante: 9097 RG 88. Acheté par A.T.P. le 26 novembre 2008, restauré, non ré immatriculé à ce jour, son contrôle technique est valable jusqu'au 27 mars 2017.
Source : camionclubdefrance.a.free.fr/heuliez350p.php
Immatriculation actuelle : 9097 RG 88 (1986)
- N° de série : 6505239
- Puissance fiscale : 13 CV
- Moteur diesel 4 cylindres Perkins 236D 3860 cm3 73 ch DIN.
- Boîte de vitesses à 4 rapports
- Freinage hydraulique haute pression Citroën à 2 circuits séparés
- Capacité : 29 places assises
- Poids total : 6,600 t
- Poids à vide : 4,060 t
Véhicule provenant de la collection Alain Gros.
Source : autocarsanciensdefrance.fr/collection-autocars.php?p=3#
Les infos ne sont pas à jour, elles sont un peu vieilles ! 😅
Fiches techniques :
camionclubdefrance.a.free.fr/heuliez350p.php
autocarsanciensdefrance.fr/collection-autocars.php?p=3#
fotobus.msk.ru/vehicle/2191761/
[Photo un peu améliorée par Affinity Photo 2]
2 sets standard exposure -2/-1/0/+1/+2 EV total of 10 shots. Photomatix tonemapped using "details enhancer". Photoshop process for curves, saturation and unsharped mask.
so, i was tagged a few times again...
one. i rarely go to be before midnight...i come alive at night, and then i spend the majority of the day feeling tired and wishing i'd gone to bed earlier. silly, i know.
two. i collect songs. only amazing ones though. i adore music.
three. i've been to america, new zealand, fiji and japan twice, but there are so many other places i want to travel to...
four. i'm a total sweet-tooth. i used to prefer savoury, but i converted recently. i love lollies. and chocolate. and pretty much all things sweet.
five. i love floral patterns. i have so many floral tops it's actually ridiculous.
six. i love to write. i do alot of it. but i wish i had time for more.
seven. i love lists. i have lists for everything. i like them becuase once they're on paper, they're not buzzing around in my head.
eight. i wear earrings and rings every day. i feel incomplete without them. and yet, the first thing i do when i get home is take them all off!
nine. i adore the ocean.
ten. if i could, i would go barefoot everywhere.
ten and a half. i love eden and cloe. (they made me put this in because they helped with this list...but i do adore them, it's true).
i tag:
rach
jade
sherri
peppermint
miranda
courtney
azarah
ps. this is shiloh
explored!
HDR image processed from 7 exposures with Photomatix Pro.
Seen and captured again at the lakeside of Zurich in Stäfa ... just chosen a slightly different location and time than used for the "Red Bench" shot.
I chose a French title since - let's be honest - French titles sound f... sexy! :-)
Still a few minutes to go until entering the "blue hour", however it had to be that title!
Please check this one in Large and discover all the details (stones and stuff) in the water, which the HDR processing managed to awaken. Use the new flickr or check in Large and on Black!
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the image that is posted here bears only a slight resemblance to the image i had in my mind when i went about my merry little way to purchase some rainbow colored balloons.
i was meant to have heaps more balloons than this and this was meant to be in a park with beautiful skies filled with clouds. and i envisioned something more like a one sheet for a film (the theatrical poster they use in the theaters that are lit from behind and are a touch better brighter more fantasy than the regular flat poster. sort of).
i thought i'd include my hand. have the ribbons twisted around my wrist and the rainbow strips cascading to the ground, gracefully. and the massive amount of balloons. like they could carry me away.
instead it was about 97 degrees in Hollywood, which broke a record for that day. there was no way to have one balloon, let alone heaps of them survive inside a super hot car ride (air conditioning can only do so much for the delicate little things). clearly, the park was out.
then sky was just all endless blue. you know those amazing skies you see on Flickr? the ones filled with colorful, thick, amazing clouds? yeah, we don't really get those in LA.
and it was windy as well, another anomaly for this time of year, causing the balloons to tangle up.
and the store had only a few of the sort of balloons i wanted. i left with 7.
and i ended up trying to take my photos on this little no-name, sort of run down side street in east Hollywood.
after trying out several "ideas" for Interesting Photo Ever, nothing was working. so i tied them to my left ankle, lifted it towards the sun, laid out flat on my back on a grungy SIDEWALK. with people watching, thinking i'd clearly gone mental, while attempting to wrangle them towards the sun with my other foot.
it was a bit of a mess.
so, i didn't get the shot i had conceived of. but surprisingly, i had fun. and eventually i will have heaps of balloons, just you wait! so, until then i have these 7 balloons plus flare (!!) and awesome brick-like textures.
the end.
El castillo de Montbui ya consta como organizado en el año 936. El conde Borrell II lo cedió al obispo Ató de Vic en el año 970. Las primeras noticias de la iglesia datan de los años 972 y 993, cuando el obispo Fruià levantó, en la cumbre del Montbui, un nuevo castillo y una iglesia, pero esta quedó inacabada a causa de una fuerte sequía que obliga a emigrar a los repobladores de la comarca. En el año 1023 el obispo Oliba enfeudó la fortaleza al levita Guillem de Oló, que repobló definitivamente el término, restauró el castillo y acabó la iglesia. La iglesia es un edificio construido a finales del siglo X e inicios del XI. Es de planta basilical de tres naves, cabeceadas por ábsides semicirculares, cubiertos con bóvedas de cuarto de esfera. El perímetro de la iglesia se ensancha hacia la cabecera y únicamente es roto por unos contrafuertes ataludados y una capilla moderna. Los ábsides llevan decoración lombarda con arquerías entre lesenas. Las naves laterales quedan separadas por dos series de seis arcadas de donde arrancan las vueltas que las cubren. Los dos primeros tramos, seguramente corresponden a la iglesia más antigua, anterior al 990 y quizás nunca acabada. Estas dos primeras arcadas apoyan sobre pilares cuadrangulares, las restantes, hacia la cabecera, reposan sobre columnas cortas y gruesas. Las vueltas de las naves son irregulares, ya que a lo largo de su recorrido adoptan diferentes perfiles, pasando por un arco de medio punto, hasta convertirse en un arco ultrapasado o de ligera herradura. El muro oeste es coronado por un campanario de pared de dos aperturas que se erigió posteriormente. Debajo hay una ventana en forma de cruz. La puerta de acceso, abierta al muro sur, corresponde a un remodelaje posterior, seguramente del siglo XVI. En el interior se conserva una sencilla pila bautismal y otra pieza utilizada como pila benditera. Muy cerca se conservan los restos del castillo del siglo X. De planta rectangular con los ángulos redondeados. El interior bastante modificado, se organiza a partir de una planta baja, desdoblada en un recibidor y una sala cubierta con bóveda de medio punto. La planta superior solo conserva los muros. La puerta de entrada original se encuentra más arriba, a nivel del primer piso, a modo de ventanal.
The castle has already Montbui as organized in 936. Count Borrell II Atomic traded him to the bishop of Vic in the year 970. The first news of the church dating from 972 and 993, when Bishop frui up, Montbui on top of a new castle and a church, but this remained unfinished because of a severe drought that forced the settlers to emigrate of the region. In 1023 the bishop Oliba feuded strength to coat Guillem de Olo, who repopulated the term finally, restored the castle and the church ended. The church is a building built in the late tenth century and the beginning of XI. It has a basilica with three naves, apses doze by semicircular arches covered with quarter-sphere. The perimeter of the church widens toward the top and is only broken by buttresses ataludados and a modern chapel. The apses are decorated with arches between lesen Lombard. The aisles are separated by two series of six arches where they dig up the laps that cover. The first two installments, probably corresponding to the oldest church, before the 990 and perhaps never finished. These first two arches resting on square pillars, the other, toward the head, resting on short columns and thick. The turns of the vessels are irregular, because along its course take different profiles, to a semicircular arch, into an arc or slightly surpassed horseshoe. The west wall is topped by a tower wall was erected two starts later. Below is a cross-shaped window. The access door is open to the south wall, represents a later remodeling, probably sixteenth century. In Inside is a simple font and another room used as benditera stack. Nearby is the remains of the castle of the tenth century The rectangular with rounded corners. The much modified inside, is organized from the ground floor, split into a reception room and a roof deck with a half-point. The upper floor retains only the walls. The original entrance is located above the first floor level, as a window.
Cudillero (en asturianu Cuideiru) es un concejo y una parroquia de la Comunidad Autónoma del Principado de Asturias, España. Limita al oeste con Valdés, al sur con Salas y Pravia y al este con Muros del Nalón y Pravia de nuevo. El concejo tiene una población de 5.885 habitantes (INE 2008), sus núcleos principales son: la villa de Cudillero que es su capital, Villademar (Villamar),La Atalaya (La Telaya) y Aroncés.
Importante puerto pesquero y durante los meses de verano importante atractivo turístico.
Su relieve se divide en tres partes. La primera es la rasa litoral que se eleva unos 100 metros sobre el nivel del mar con unos acantilados a veces rotos por numerosas playas o ensenadas, destacando en su geografía costera el Cabo Vidio (Cabu Vidíu en asturiano). En una segunda parte los valles interiores de gran fertilidad, atravesados por los ríos Esquieru, Uncín, Ferrera y Piñera. Su tercera parte más al sur, es la zona montañosa con sus picos Penas de Cuetu de 783 metros y Picu Paradiella de 720 metros que son las mayores altitudes de concejo.
Parte de su costa está declarada Paisaje Protegido y la turbera de las Dueñas está considerado Monumento Natural.
Tiene buenas comunicaciones como la N-632 y está a una distancia de 56 kilómetros de Oviedo.
Cudillero is a small village and municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. These days, Cudillero's main economic activities are related to tourism, but it is also known for its fishing ships. A legend says that it was founded by the Vikings. People from Cudillero speak Spanish and a dialect called Pixueto. Its capital is Cudillero.
On Sunday we were just north of Leeds at a memorial to remember the fallen from a battle which took place at a remote Yorkshire village called Towton.
The battle took place on March 29th 1461 between the waring factions of the Yorkists and the Lancastrians. This was the largest, bloodiest and most murderous battle ever fought in Britain. It is estimated that around 30.000 people died on Psalm Sunday all those years ago - more men died here on that day than on the first day of the battle of the Somme during the 1st world war. No quarter was given at all on this killing field. This was one of the battles fought during the Wars of the Roses
Anyway there was a display of Falconry at the re-enactment this Owl was amongst the birds of prey on display and he is in my opinion a very fine chap.
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Tie your heart at night to mine, love,
and both will defeat the darkness
like twin drums beating in the forest
against the heavy wall of wet leaves.
Night crossing: black coal of dream
that cuts the thread of earthly orbs
with the punctuality of a headlong train
that pulls cold stone and shadow endlessly.
Love, because of it, tie me to a purer movement,
to the grip on life that beats in your breast,
with the wings of a submerged swan,
So that our dream might reply
to the sky's questioning stars
with one key, one door closed to shadow.
Pablo Neruda
thanks to Katherine for reminding me about flowers and words
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Winter Wonderland written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (composer)
and Richard B. Smith (lyricist).
There are lots of interpretations. Here comes Pat Boone:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8D52xD4uw
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.
Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until the other kids knock him down.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY !!!
Five years old bringin comedy.
Everytime I look at you I think man a little me, just like me.
If the world attacks and you slide off track,
you can cry isn’t shame in it.
Remember one fact I got your back.
I hear the cyrstal raindrops fall
On the window down the hall
And it becomes the morning dew
Just the two of us
Building them’ castles in the sky
Just the two of us
You and I
Just two of us by Will Smith & Bill Withers.
( thank you Tess for saving the screen shot for me and thank you all my friends for your wonderful visit and support. )
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La Iglesia Católica considera El Arcángel San Miguel como patrono y protector de la Iglesia Universal; y el primero de los siete arcángeles, junto con Gabriel y Rafael. Supuestamente tocará la trompeta el día del arrebatamiento (1° Tesalonicenses 4, 16), y es el encargado de frustar a Lucifer o Satanás. Por eso en el arte se le representa como un ángel con armadura de general romano, amenazando con una lanza o espada a un demonio o dragón.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc%c3%a1ngel_Miguel
El Centro de Cultura Contemporánea (CCCB) es un museo de la ciudad de Barcelona. Acoge exposiciones fijas dedicadas a diversos estilos artísticos que van desde la fotografía a la escultura, pasando por la pintura o los frescos.
El CCCB se inauguró el 25 de febrero de 1994. El proyecto arquitectónico del CCCB incluía la remodelación del antiguo convento de los Ángeles así como de la Casa de la Caridad. La Casa de la Caridad fue un centro de beneficencia entre 1802 y 1956. El edificio que la albergaba fue construido en 1749 y redecorado en 1929 en pleno auge del modernismo. El centro funcionó hasta 1956 cuando las instalaciones se trasladaron a los Hogares Mundet. El edificio quedó abandonado hasta que en 1980 se le incluyó en el plan de reforma previsto para el barrio del Raval.
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Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, or CCCB (Catalan for Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture), situated in El Raval, in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, is a museum adjacent to the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA). The building is a mixture of old and new styles, dating from the early 18th century up to recent renovation of a facade in the Plaça de les Dones.
The centre, one of the most visited museums in Barcelona, hosts temporary exhibitions, a cinema, concerts and other cultural events. It opened in 1994 as a centre of urban development and urban culture studies administered coinjointly by the City Council of Barcelona and Diputació of the province of Barcelona, but soon after that became a museum about eclectic and varied subjects ranging from photography to sculpture or video art. Its thought-provoking temporary exhibitions frequently refer to social topics (immigration, international borders, Apartheid...) and art related to or coming from them. CCCB also includes a library, classrooms where conferences and seminars are held, and a concert hall.
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Saint Michael the Archangel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_(archangel)
I was walking on the sidewalk and I saw this guy come out of a door. I immediately said to myself, "I gotta get a shot of him." I went around some cars, hid behind one and tried to wait for the right time so he would'nt see me. I popped up, pointed my camera and he was looking straight at me. LOL! I would make a horrible spy or ninja there was no point in me hiding.
Another hazy sunset shot from a few weeks ago when the fires were blazing all around the Cape. All of that smog makes for beautiful (if hazy) sunsets.
Sweet dreams to everyone on their way to dreamland. Wishing everyone a super-sexy Friday. I'm still in bed with flu and feeling worse than on Monday - is that even possible?!!!
Some clouds in life have a golden lining, not only silver. Always remember that whatever you're going through, you can be sure it's going to change - things always change. Don't give up. This is in honour of the One Friend that knows just what to say at the very right time - the One Friend we all have... Thank you for loving me!
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City Perception Series (2/5)
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I've been living in big cities ever since I was a little girl. For sure every city has its unique look, but I experience similar crowds, sounds, colors, and space in cities like Taipei, Hong Kong, and Vancouver. Compared to Taipei where I grow up, Vancouver is quite unique in a way that I can reach beaches or forests within 10-minute driving from the city center. It provides a great diversity of life styles for people living in such a beautiful city. Indeed city life in the concrete jungle is not much different in various cities. However, in Vancouver, I see people jogging and biking around the seawall at dawn while people spotted a lady pondering over with or without her camera gears the same time. To me, that's the beauty of living in Vancouver!
The Series is done in the past few days for my class assignment (yes once again...). I feel I can elaborate on the Series with more details! Your comments are more than welcome as usual! :-)
歡迎點閱我最新的文章「孤獨，一位永遠的朋友」，或是我的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！
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Downtown, Vancouver, Canada
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- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- Sunset @4.17pm (236º) / Shot @ 4.30pm
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A Candid Shot Of Joanna, One Of The Main Student Dancers From The Liverpool Samba School, Taken Recently During Carnival Preparations At A Dance Class Run By Simone
All The Info' Regarding This years Event Can Be Found By Clicking Here
Taken Using The Lens That Cost An Obscene Amount Of Money ~ Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM ~ Under Fluorescent Lighting ~ F2.8 ~ ISO 3200 ~ 1/200th ~ @ 200mm !
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My 999th Up-Load ~ One More To Go For The 1000th At Which Point I Will Be Taking An Extended Break To Concentrate On My " Too " Account As There Are a Lot Of Local Events Taking Place Between Now And The End Of August !
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This is the midway point in the laerdal tunnel, the 24,5 kilometers long tunnel has 3 of these colored caves. They are designed to break up the mind numbing monotony that sets in during the 20 minute drive, the other two are blue. The rooms are truly astounding, beautifully lit, and the acoustics are just plain freaky. I wanted to make a 360 pano, but standing in the middle of the road with a tripod just seemed like a very bad idea..
From wiki: "Construction started in 1995 and was completed in 2000, thus succeeding the Gotthard Road Tunnel as the longest road tunnel in the world. The tunnel is a part of the E16 main route between Oslo and Bergen."
Note : Hope the color is correct here, it looked way to green in firefox, so i had to mess around with the colorprofile. This one is uploaded as adobe rgb, looks ok in safari and firefox on my imac now. I am also unsure if i should crop more of the ceiling, any thoughts?
Light show in Beaubourg by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, called "A la belle étoile". The 10mn show will be projected every night from 7pm to 8am until Feb. 26. Tip: pretend you're going to the restaurant on the 6th floor and stop at the 5th floor, which is opened and from where you can see the show from above without any glasses interfering :-) The previous link is also offering a webcam of the show.
Part of A la belle étoile
Bus stop
Wandal oli täna esimene teatriabonemendi etendus Viinis ja me käisime Paulaga kooli ees laste bussil vastas. Ilmad on jälle soojemad ja õhtud mõnusad. Wanda oli etendusest väga vaimustatud ja nii õnnelik! - tjah, mitte just järjekordse foto tegemise üle koduteel...
See bussipeatus on Pestalozzi algkooli ees, kus Paula 2. klassis käib (ja Wanda 4 aastat käis).
Wanda had her first theatre abonnement trip to Vienna today and Paula came with me to meet the children's bus at the gymnasium. The weather is getting warmer again and the nights are lovely. She was very excited about the play and so happy! - Well, not with me wanting to take a photo at the bus stop on our way home...
From the Website
The Tower Hamlets Trayned Bandes were, of course, by their nature, a social as well as military organisation. This is also especially true of the re-created regiment, and is reflected in the civilian roles: craftsmen make useful items and repair equipment, musicians entertain us and the public, preachers watch out for our moral wellbeing, servants and clerks bring order to the lives of officers and goodwives and families lend their support and cater to the inner man!
Upcoming Events
14th/15th August 2010, Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire
28th/29th/30th August 2010, Basing House, Hampshire (Major Muster)
11th September 2010, St John the Evangelist Church, Leeds.
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Have we lost our way?...
We must return again to the call of nature ...
This call is muted with the hurts around us ...
Destruction of the good and bad ...
We must return, not as aliens, but as Keepers of all
things that are a part of us ...
Some are forever gone ...
Others are crying out in despair ...
Just as our Ancestors kept the faith with all things
Great and Small ...
So must we be the guardians of the Sun, the Moon
and the Stars ...
It is because of them, and our respect for their powers
that we must raise our voices to be heard ...
We are not just the Red Man, we are THE PEOPLE ...
Our fathers before us worshipped all things of nature ...
This is good, for Nature is the Heart of all things ...
All of us spring from Mother Earth and must return to
her bosom ...
If we poison Her, so will our future be poisoned ...
She will rebel against the hurts and we will be the losers ...
We must return ...
You are looking at the Bridal Veil Falls of the American (Niagara) Falls on the extreme right of this photo..This is the beauty of the American Falls as I saw it on Sunday. I'm happy with the sensor in this new little sony of mine ;) I hope you enjoy this wintery scenic view of Niagara Falls...USA. Each and every time we go I see the beauty no matter what the weather conditions. I like the sensor on this new little sony ;) camera.
Niagara Falls is Romantic, 'kitschy' and fun!!
"•The Falls at Niagara are about 12,000 years old
•Falls were formed when melting glaciers formed massive fresh-water lakes (the Great Lakes) one of which (Lake Erie) ran downhill toward another (Lake Ontario). The rushing waters carved out a river in their descent and at one point passed over a steep cliff like formation (the Niagara escarpment). From the original falls going over the Niagara Escarpment, the water began to wear its way back up the river. The path that it left is known today as the Niagara Gorge (a deeply-cut and very scenic river path).
•The word Niagara comes from the word "onguiaahra" which means "a thundering noise".
•An "Old Scow" (a steel barge) remains stranded a few hundred meters above the Falls and has been marooned there since August 6, 1918 when a near tragedy was averted by three men who opened the dumping hatches of the barge to let water in and ground the out-of control boat.
•Water that flows over the Falls at Niagara ultimately ends up in Lake Ontario - from there, water drains by way of the St. Lawrence River in to the Atlantic Ocean.
•One of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812 took place on July 25, 1814 at Lundy's Lane in Niagara Falls, Ontario... A total of 7500 Americans and Canadians fought for six hours. At the end, 1,000 soldiers lay dead or wounded."
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"Sometimes a hurt is so deep deep deep
You think that you're gonna drown
Sometimes all I can do is weep weep weep
With all this rain falling down
Strange how hard it rains now
Rows and rows of big dark clouds..."
-Patty Griffin
So for those few of you that might actually follow my flickrstream, I apologize with the lack of 365 updates over the past week. I had finals and stuff last week, then I went to Nashville, TN this past weekend to visit some friends and have a mini-vacation before my summer classes start tomorrow.
I promise to get back on the 365 project this week. And will hopefully be trying out some more creative things. Also, I've got some real shoots scheduled for the near future. Anyways, thanks to those of you who follow and comment. It's always encouraging. Thank you.
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[...] The sky is eternity. And "sun, moon and five stars" are "the manifestation of the time, which imitate eternity and a number of law following turn, are the moving images of eternal being who is" alone and not the will obey. What we see with our senses, is not heaven, not the original eternal being itself, solely by God's Spirit West. If we "want to live in the light of eternity," therefore, we need to get into the spirit of God.
"Is that possible?" You might ask. But, it's not about the possibility of achieving this goal - but the need.
Otherwise we would not even be able to only this to our time-bound and living in days and nights, months and years, measured life.
What is needed, however, which must be possible.
If the eternal, refuses to manifest in the "Forms of Time", then left it to the forms of time but not helpless themselves
If the Eternal is the moving, changing, sentient forms of the time denied it burrow yet in them. [...]
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[…] Der Himmel ist die Ewigkeit. Und „Sonne, Mond und die fünf Sterne“ sind „die Erscheinungsformen der Zeit, welche die Ewigkeit nachahmen und einem Zahlengesetz folgend sich drehen“, sind die sich bewegende Abbilder des ewigen Wesens, das allein „ist“ und nicht dem Werden gehorchend. Was wir mit unseren Sinnen sehen, ist nicht der Himmel, nicht das ursprüngliche ewigen Wesens selbst, das allein Gottes Geist durchwest. Wenn wir daher „ im Licht der Ewigkeit leben wollen“, müssen wir in Gottes Geist eindringen.
„Ist das möglich?“ könnte man fragen. Allein, es geht nicht um die Möglichkeit, dieses Ziel zu erreichen – sondern um die Notwendigkeit.
Andernfalls wären wir nicht einmal in der Lage, auch nur dieses unser an die Zeit gebundenes und nach Tagen und Nächten, Monaten und Jahren gemessenes Leben zu leben.
Was aber notwendig ist, das muss möglich sein.
Wenn das Ewige, sich weigert, sich in den „Formen der Zeit“ zu manifestieren, dann überließe es die Formen der Zeit dennoch nicht hilflos sich selbst.
Wenn sich das Ewige sich den bewegten, wechselnden, fühlenden Formen der Zeit verweigert, so verbärge es sich dennoch in ihnen. […]
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Source: D.T. Suzuki, „Der westliche und der östliche Weg“ (The Western and Eastern Weg),
Chapter: „Leben im Licht der Ewigkeit“ (Living in the Light of Eternity)
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A little break from the California trip. This is from last evening on the VA side of Great Falls Park.
Sort of a 3 part story. The Good = this shot. I was happy with the location I found right down on the water coupled with the pretty tones in the sky. The Bad = the below shot. Not that it's terrible or anything, but I wish it were 'epic' or something along those lines, because I paid for it. The result of the below shot, was The Ugly. A cracked filter, and more painful, a cracked knee...it's an evening I won't soon forget.
A reminder that bad things can happen very very quickly. Stay safe out there...
Thanks for looking!
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