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The feeder by the window must have the best food! At times, there where up to 6 Blue Jays there at the same time! Unfortunately, it didn't make a good photo.

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Yes, back at one of my favorite spots. Again taken Wednesday, I was all over that day.

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L’Etacq – A Community of Sea and Stone

"The story of L’Etacq is deeply affected by its surroundings. Its nutrient rich côtils and proximity to the sea has seen farming and fishing featuring heavily in its history. Also the rocky cliff faces, which gave L’Etacq its name, have proved a great source of stone for quarrying."

"However, that is not to say that nothing of significance has happened in the area. In the 1890s the community was shaken by an unsolved murder which came to be known as the ‘St Ouen’s Murder Case’. Other tragedies were also seen with the dangerous northwest coast claiming a number of victims through shipwrecks. Overall the study of L’Etacq is a fascinating insight into a local coastal rural community."

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The bengali wedding ceremony (Bengali: বিবাহ or বিয়ে bibaho/bie) follows the gaye holud ceremonies. As the wedding ceremony is arranged by the bride's family, much of the traditions revolve around embarrassing the groom. The groom, along with his friends and family, traditionally arrive later than the bride's side. As they arrive, the younger members of the bride's family barricade the entrance to the venue, demanding money from the groom in return for allowing him to enter. There is a bargaining between groom and the bride's family members on the amount of money of the admission. There is typically much good-natured pushing and shoving involved. Another custom is for the bride's younger siblings, friends, and cousins to conceal the groom's shoes for money; to get them back the groom must usually pay off the children. Siblings, friends and cousins also plays many practical jokes on the groom.

For a Muslim wedding, the bride and groom are seated separately, and a kazi (person authorized by the government to perform the wedding), accompanied by the parents and a witness (Bengali: ওয়াকিল wakil) from each side formally asks the bride for her consent to the union, and then the groom for his.

For a Hindu wedding, a priest asks the couple to chant mantras from the holy texts that formalises the following:

Kanyadaan (Bengali: কন্যাদান konnadan lit. "giving the bride"): the ceremonial giving away of the bride by the father of the bride

Saat Phera (The couple walks round the ceremonial fire seven times. See Saptapadi.)''

The actual formalizing of the wedding and the signing of paperwork is now done before the ceremony for convenience. Usually it is carried out on the morning of the wedding and the feast is at night.

At this time, for Muslim weddings, the amount of the dowry or mahr is verified, and if all is well, the formal papers are signed, and the couple are seated side by side on a dais. The bride's veil (Bengali: ওরনা or ঘোমটা orna/ghomṭa) is draped over both the bride and groom, and a mirror is placed in front of them. The groom is then supposed to say something romantic on what he sees in the mirror—notionally the first time he has laid eyes on his bride. A traditional answer is to say that he has seen the moon. The bride and groom then feed each other sweets, while the bride's family members try to push the groom's face into the food. All the guests then celebrate the union with a feast.

In Hindu marriages on the day of the marriage (after wedding ceremony is over), close friends and relatives remain awake for the entire night. This is called the Basor Raat. Generally the day on which wedding is held Basor Raat starts after midnight if the wedding ceremony is over by evening. Most Hindu Bengali marriages happen in the evening. The next day, preferably before noon, the couple make their way from the venue to the groom's home, where a bridal room has been prepared.

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It's funny when taking a picture then editing you never realize what kind of sense you get from the finished piece - this came out completely different than I imaged but I do sincerely like it. It's like surprising yourself! Something rare but quite enjoyable (:

I've gotten many questions lately which relate to how I edit my pictures - and I do hope that one day soon I may be able to put out a tutorial or some kind of helping element - but for now I just want to say that I don't always change the main coloring in my pictures; All I mainly do is enhance the natural toning. I am not a fan of fake color in images so I try to change lighting and shadows more so - that's probably the biggest change in my edits!

Just to kinda clear things up a tad! But as I said, I do hope one day soon I will be able to help you guys out a bit more! :)

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This is an image I took last December while out with Joel Tjintjelaar and Kees Smans in Rotterdam.

I don't think my photographic life will ever be the same; Joel introducted me to architecture and I have been extremely impressed by how beautiful is shooting buldings.

After finishing the project I'm working on now, I will devote myself to architecture: many ideas about that!

By the way, this is my first ever attempt at architecture.

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- CANON 5d Mark II ir, TS-E 24, f/7.1, 183 s, ISO 100

- Mirror Lockup, Remote Shutter

- Lee Big Stopper (10 stops ND filter)

- Tripod

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Processing

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- Added a few curves to improve contrasts;

- Applied Noise Reduction

- Resized for the Web (1200px);

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- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (On luminosity 'blending mode', at low opacity, building only);

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Hate it. No time for much of anything the past 3 days..

Lots of mistakes so don't look too hard. ( i am in a better mood, therefore liking it a bit more now. ;^))

last one i am doing regarding mental disorders...i am pretty sure anyhow. I am running out of ideas, so any suggestions, LOL...

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On another note i am getting hella fed up with facebook. My acct keeps being "unavailable" due to site maintenance, and it is getting old. It is finally working again, after about 8 fucking hours.

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These two fallen bougainvillea bracts caught my eye as I stepped over a puddle in the Devonian Botanic Garden's greenhouse.

Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus. The name comes from Louis Antoine de Bougainville, an admiral in the French Navy who discovered the plant in Brazil in 1768. [...].

The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colors associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes referred to as "paper flower" because the bracts are thin and papery.

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Montseny. Catalonia.

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Montseny Natural Park is a natural park that protects part of the Montseny massif. It was established in 1977 and is managed by the Barcelona Provincial Council since 1977 and the Council of Girona since 1978. Also since 1978 is a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. It was established as a national park in 1987. It covers part of the municipal Aiguafreda El Brull, Campins and Cànoves Samalús, Figaro-Montmany, hotbed of Montclús, La Garriga Gualba Montseny Palautordera St. Stephen, St. Peter Vilamajor Seva Tagamanent Arbúcies Breda , Rails Montseny, Sant Feliu de Buixalleu and Viladrau. The top of the park is the Turó de l'Home 1706.7 meters.

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I always feel weird when I go shooting in the middle of the night alone. The little kid in me seems to have some fear and respect for the dark of night. Last night, the little kid's voice in my head was going overtime trying to talk me out of going to the coast to shoot this image. I finally at length decided this voice is useless (mostly). I feel much better now.

I mean, after all, next month I'll be trotting all over the place all by myself in dangerous conditions across the central plains, both day and night, and so I better grow a pair now if I'm going to ever respect myself. Seriously, I'm now glad I listened the my inner sense of reason.

Once I was at the lighthouse, it was about Midnight and the wind was howling and cold. I got my jacket on, and went to my camera bag and discovered I left my remote at home once again. The moonlight was plenty strong, so I knew I'd get a shot, but I wanted to try some real long exposures, and now it wasn't going to happen. The atmosphere was quiet, other than the crashing waves against the cliffs and the high winds, and I would actually call it peaceful and calming, at least that's how I felt at the time.

I wound up taking all the usual shots, and was feeling sort of frustrated until I came up to the fence line here. Immediately, I knew what I wanted to get. This feels like an Edward Hopper Painting to me. I like the shadows, and the fence-line a lot. Clouds were flying by, and I got some cool shots with blurred clouds, but this shot seemed to sum up the feeling of the night best.

I'm sure glad I didn't chicken out this late evening.

Voyenno-Morskoy Flot Rossii

When I took these photo' s a couple of weeks ago I thought " last of a splendid summer " yet lo and behold, a contact in Scotland (Buspass) came across them in droves a few weeks later !

(Her shots are much better than mine)

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This is not with the D700, this was earlier this month with my 'old set-up' the D90+Sigma 10-20mm.

Ultra wide angle + HDR, two of my 'weaknesses'.

I think I'm on some sort of quest for magic realism with these two tools... I keep searching!

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You were planned for God’s pleasure.

The moment you were born into the world, God was there as an unseen witness, smiling at your birth. He wanted you alive, and your arrival gave him great pleasure. God did not need to create you , but he chose to create you for his own enjoyment. You exist for his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight.

Bringing enjoyment to God, living for his pleasure, is the first purpose of your life. When You fully understand this truth , you will never again have a problem with feeling insignificant. It proves your worth . If you are that important to God, and he consider you valuable enough to keep with him for eternity, what greater significance could you have?You are a child of God, and you bring pleasure to God like nothing else he has ever created. The Bible says, “ Because of his love God already decided that through Jesus Christ he would makes us his children – this was his pleasure and purpose’’

One of the greatest gifts God has given you is the ability to enjoy pleasure. He wired you with five senses and emotions so you can experience it. He wants you to enjoy life, not just endure it. The reason you are able to enjoy pleasure is that God made you in his image.

- Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life

"Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open."

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The Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley is a impressive sight and the largest château in the region. Originally built as a hunting lodge the Chateau has only been lived in for a handful of years throughout its history. It is particularly famous for its double helix staircase in the centre of the keep (you can just see it at the top in the centre).

Taken with a 10x stop ND (3.0) and GND filters, giving an exposure time of ~48 secs. Minor editing (levels, sharpening, etc) in Capture NX.

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South Melbourne Town Hall is a civic building located at Bank Place in South Melbourne, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

The South Melbourne Town Hall is now home also to the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), which is the national centre for performance excellence for the further development of musicians with outstanding talent in Australia.

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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: 2 August 2010 12.29pm

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Captured pretty much at the beginning of our Scotland trip in Saint Andrews ... just a bit north of Edinburgh. A lovely old cathedral from the 11th century.

My clunky Nikon 14-24mm monster unleashed the necessary dramatic perspective :-)

I just love this old stuff ... castles, churches, whatever ... standing there, being aware that people walked around these same places a thousand years ago. How was life by then, what did they think, what did they feel ...

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Questions, questions, questions - as long as you feel you are the luckiest girl on Earth... For you, My Love

I don’t put a smile upon your face no more

I can’t make your heart shine like it did before

You don’t listen to my stories anymore

You can’t comfort me the way you did before

Was I too loud, was I too bad

Was I too open

Was I too high, was I too fast

Was I too close

I don’t feel your lips like the first kiss

I’d rather run away than sit to face the truth

Was I too proud, was I too hopeful

Was I too needing

Was I too crazy, was I too long

Was I too giving

No matter how far, no matter how long

I will be there

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One Saturday morning in late June I decided to try out my new DSLR on one of the shaded streets in this beautiful area. If you click on the set to the right and run the SLIDESHOW in Full Screen Mode you can follow me up and down this street and get an idea of the architecture of the area.

"Druid Hills is an upper-class neighborhood east of Midtown, Atlanta, in DeKalb County, Georgia. The planned community was initially conceived by Joel Hurt, and developed with the effort of Atlanta's leading families, including Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler. It contains some of Atlanta's historic mansions from the late 19th and early 20th Century. Druid Hills includes the main campus of Emory University, which relocated to Atlanta in 1914. Ponce de Leon Avenue bi-sects the community.

Druid Hills was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and was one of his last commissions. A showpiece of the design was the string of parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue, designated as Druid Hills Parks and Parkways and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1975."

Some find it hard to believe that this magnificent urban neighborhood was conceived and executed as one of Atlanta’s first suburbs. Yet it remains today essentially unchanged and was recently described by the U.S. Department of the Interior to be "significant as the finest example of late 19th and early 20th century comprehensive planning and development in the Atlanta area, and one of the finest period suburbs in the Southeast."

There is a beautifully done Tour of Homes and Gardens each April during the peak bloomtime for the thousands of dogwoods and azaleas that fill the neighborhood. Here are some links:

www.druidhills.org/overview/index.htm

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid_Hills,_Georgia

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Durante la mayor parte del año los archibebes comunes son aves sociables, que se mezclan con otros limícolos en las riberas abiertas y fangosas, reuniéndose con frecuencia en considerables bandos; pero cuando llega la época de cría, las parejas prefieren anidar por separado en algún rincón herbáceo o marisma.

El grito del Archibebe Común es un resonante «tiubebe» al cual hace referencia su onomatopéyico nombre.

Al volar, el Archibebe Común muestra el borde posterior de las alas de color blanco, detalle que lo identifica también cuando el ave estira sus alas al descansar; ningún otro limícolo de tamaño parecido tiene un borde blanco tan ancho en el ala. Cuando desconfía hace un movimiento de cabeceo y al espantarse vuela errático.

En España cría repartido por casi todo el país, tanto en zonas costeras como en puntos apropiados del interior, aunque generalmente en muy pequeño número a excepción de algunas localidades, como las Marismas del Guadalquivir, en las que anida en gran cantidad, particularmente en ciertos años. Muy común en pasos y como invernante en zonas adecuadas.

Identificación: Pardo-grisáceo con marcas más oscuras; por debajo, claro; patas largas rojo-anaranjado; obispillo [Rabadilla de los pájaros] blanco y marcas blancas en el dorso de las alas; es más oscuro en verano que en invierno; sexos iguales.

Nidificación: Ambos sexos hacen hoyo en el suelo pantanoso, en general bien oculto por manojo de hierba; hembra lo forra con hierba seca; pone, mediados de abril-junio, 4 huevos con forma de pera, ocráceos con puntos y marcas marrón oscuro; incubación, unos 23 días, por ambos padres; los pollos, alimentados por la pareja, dejan el nido al nacer, volando unas cuatro semanas después.

Alimentación: Principalmente insectos, pequeños moluscos y gusanos; alguna materia vegetal.

Hábitat: Marismas y zonas palustres.

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No tripod needed for this one. There's a nice chest high wall that's plenty deep enough to rest a camera on. A beanbag certainly helps and is one of the most useful things in my camera bag... The reason the log at the top of the hill is "frozen" even though this is a 30sec exposure, is ride's flash for the on ride photo. If you look really closely at the "stream" towards the bottom of the picture you can see the blur from other logs coming through.

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Splash Mountain

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I watched this Blue Jay and her mate for some time and they didn't go far without the other. While one came down for a visit the other waited patiently on top of our evestrough lol ;) I never saw the two of them together on the railing........They were always calling out to one another .........Noisy birds that's for sure ;) Cool to watch though...I'm happy they visiting our backyard so frequently.

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Goodbye to you, my trusted friend.

We've known each other since we're nine or ten.

Together we climbed hills or trees.

Learned of love and ABC's,

skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.

Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die,

when all the birds are singing in the sky,

Now that the spring is in the air.

Pretty girls are everywhere.

When you see them I'll be there.

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.

But the hills that we climbed

were just seasons out of time.

Goodbye, Papa, please pray for me,

I was the black sheep of the family.

You tried to teach me right from wrong.

Too much wine and too much song,

wonder how I get along.

Goodbye, Papa, it's hard to die

when all the birds are singing in the sky,

Now that the spring is in the air.

Little children everywhere.

When you see them I'll be there.

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.

But the wine and the song,

like the seasons, all have gone.

Goodbye, Michelle, my little one.

You gave me love and helped me find the sun.

And every time that I was down

you would always come around

and get my feet back on the ground.

Goodbye, Michelle, it's hard to die

when all the bird are singing in the sky,

Now that the spring is in the air.

With the flowers ev'rywhere.

I whish that we could both be there.

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.

But the stars we could reach

were just starfishs on the beach

Terry Jacks

Mésanges bleues

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This spiral staircase is located inside Scotty's Castle, a popular destination inside Death Valley National Park. I used my Nikon 10.5 mm fisheye while lying on the floor to get the shot. Good thing this was the end of the tour.

Three exposure HDR, Photomatix and Photoshop CS4.

His eyes Large On Black are unreal!

Arco is my co-workers 6 month old weinheimer.

This is probably my favorite photo from the Dog Shoot this morning. This is also probably my favorite of the black and white shots I've taken so far. The sky was overcast and everything was muddy from the rain last night so it wasn't ideal shooting conditions. I used the 70-200mm f/4.0L IS exclusively for this photo shoot. Using a telephoto takes a little getting used to, but I think it is worth it.

My fees for my work this morning? A Pizza from the Neapolitan Pizzeria downtown, yum!

All comments and feedback are greatly appreciated. I'd also like to know what you think of this black and white filter I used. If you'd like to see the "before" shot let me know and I'll upload it.

Listen Dante's Prayer Loreena Mckennitt

When the dark wood fell before me

And all the paths were overgrown

When the priests of pride say there is no other way

I tilled the sorrows of stone

I did not believe because I could not see

Though you came to me in the night

When the dawn seemed forever lost

You showed me your love in the light of the stars

Chorus:

Cast your eyes on the ocean

Cast your soul to the sea

When the dark night seems endless

Please remember me

Then the mountain rose before me

By the deep well of desire

From the fountain of forgiveness

Beyond the ice and the fire

Chorus

Though we share this humble path, alone

How fragile is the heart

Oh give these clay feet wings to fly

To touch the face of the stars

Breathe life into this feeble heart

Lift this mortal veil of fear

Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears

We'll rise above these earthly cares

Chorus

Please remember me

Please remember me, ...

El municipio aparece citado en el documento de consagración de la catedral de Urgel del año 839,en que aparece escrito como Balcebre. En el año 983 existía en el pueblo un castillo del que no queda ningún vestigio. La señoría estaba compartida por el abad de Bagá y por los barones de Peguera hasta que en el siglo XV pasó a formar parte de las posesiones de la familia Foix.

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San Simeon Pier is a wooden structure with pristine ocean views. It is very near Hearst Castle, one of the most popular tourist attractions in all of California.

The small town of San Simeon is steeped in history, much of it relating to Hearst Castle. There is a state park and a state beach at San Simeon. They are located on the beach side of California Highway 1 directly below Hearst Castle, and, along with the castle, are operated by the California State Park system. The 1,000 foot-long fishing pier and crescent shaped beach of William R. Hearst Memorial State Beach offers a family picnic area with a grassy lawn on a hill above the beach. The facility measures only 2 acres but is a beautiful spot with a protected cove perfect for relaxing and swimming.

In 1878, Senator George Hearst (father of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst) had a new wharf constructed. The wharf extended 1000 feet into the water that was deep enough to handle the largest ships of the era. Rails were laid on the pier to allow flat cars to move cargo to and from the new warehouse on shore. The pier handled shipments for the quicksilver (mercury) mines in the area. This was necessary because there way no road that could sustain the area which was thus isolated and could be accessed only by boat. California scenic SR1 connecting San Luis Obispo with the Monterey Peninsula, which passes the beach, was not completed until the 1950s'. From 1919, all of the building materials for the Hearst Castle and other buildings on the Hearst estate were landed at the pier. William Randolph Hearst, built other warehouses near the pier to house material and goods, which were later taken to the castle.

Today the pier, located on William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach, is used for fishing and is a tourist attraction in itself. Near the pier and within the San Simeon State Park are several large beach front homes belonging to the Hearst Family, a one room school-house built in the nineteenth century and an nature interpretive center.

Tamron 10-24 mm AF @ 10mm. Exposure 1/400 of a second, f10, ISO 200 SOOC. That is not an optical illusion at the ocean end of the pier, it is not leaning. The pier was built with a 30 degree angle turn to the left to make docking and offloading easier.

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La mujer Kuna usa la tradicional blusa con las mangas cortas y holgadas, cortado en un tejido impreso muy coloreado, y en el cuál, en frente y detrás, se integran las extraordinarias molas. La falda a media pierna (saburete), es un simple pedazo de tela, enrollado alrededor de la cintura, con colores mas apagados. También usan el pañuelo (muswe) generalmente rojo y naranja: para protegerse el pelo corto del sol.

Enrollados sobre sus antebrazos y piernas, los “Uinnis” largas cadenas de pequeños abalorios de colores, se enhebran una a una para formar adornos geométricos. Los estilos de los brazos y de las piernas son una muestra de la belleza para los Kunas.

Un anillo de oro en la nariz, collares de oro y aretes de oro son las joyas tradicionales.

sanblassailing.com/San Blassailing/espa/kuna.html

Cómo se hace la Mola- Esta es una técnica de "appliqué" inversa: consiste en apilar 3 o 5 capas de tela de diversos colores, y cortar el contorno en forma de adornos, a partir de la primera capa para mostrar el color de las que están debajo. El corte entonces se dobladilla finalmente. El color de la capa más baja crea el contorno de la imagen. Solo la última capa no es cortada.

ES- Etnia Kuna - es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuna_(etnia)

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The mola forms part of the traditional costume of a Kuna woman, two mola panels being incorporated as front and back panels in a blouse. The full costume traditionally includes a patterned wrapped skirt (saburet), a red and yellow headscarf (musue), arm and leg beads (wini), a gold nose ring (olasu) and earrings in addition to the mola blouse (dulemor)

How is a mola made?

This is a technique of appliqué/inverse: it consists of stacking 3 to 5 layers of fabric of different colors, and it cutting the outline of motifs, from one layer to show the color of the one below. The cutting are then finely hemmed. The color of the lowest layer creates the outline of the image. Only the last layer will not be cut.

EN Kuna people - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuna_(people)

Mola (art form) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mola_(art_form)

The Kuna indians thorup.com/cuna.html

sanblassailing.com/San Blassailing/kuna.html

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i'm feeling a bit ill today and don't have the energy to process a whole lot of my more recent images -- the best i can offer today is this image of a tavern that's hidden away at the windmills area in chios (tolis has a beautiful gallery). i couldn't see it from the road -- i spotted it only when i was walking around the windmills themselves.

i don't know how, but my train of thought led me to imagine a huge party for flickr friends and contacts, with everyone holding a camera, shooting each other and looking for something interesting.

i'll try to get around to your streams today -- (it cheers me up!) -- but i hope you forgive me if i don't succeed.

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Yesterday I returned to the scene of the crime to see if that big puddle was still there and if there would be anything nice reflected in it again. It was quite a different scene then the two days before, and I was absolutely delighted to find that this time I didn't need to stand in the puddle in order to get a nice reflection shot, and also that I could shoot in the opposite direction and get a more interesting background (with the closer oak trees and such)

It was kinda crazy, but I literally got out of my car, walked over to this spot, set up the tripod, fired off the camera ... and this is the first shot I took. OMG! It was the first shot I took and when I looked in the viewfinder I couldn't believe how sweet it was. I don't think I got another great shot all afternoon but I really didn't care.

This was also my first time using a tripod for landscape work. Wow. Can't believe the difference. Doesn't it look sharper than my other landscapes? I used to do everything hand-held, then very recently moved on to using a monopod, then after my last sunset shoot I was really wishing I had a tripod so I ordered a good one yesterday (decided to spring for a manfrotto after reading all the reviews). The tripod I used yesterday was my friend's that I borrowed. It was cheap and I was grateful to have it but it made me so happy that I had sprung for a higher-quality one!!

Using a tripod also made me think a LOT more about each shot, and whether or not it was really worth it, which I think will be good for me. I tend to take a lot of mediocre shots just because I can and then when I get home I have to wade through so much junk and do a lot of culling. If I am forced to be more selective about what I shoot I think that will be an improvement!

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I was looking through Barry Hutton's website and made a realisation that I can't post anymore colour shots of Buttermere! This guy has done an incredible job in capturing some stunning light and colours of Lake district, specificly Buttermere! So I am sticking to monochrome! :)

This was a calm but rather dull morning!

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i'm back.

and i apologize for all my absence.

i shall be fully more present in the next few weeks before i head back to classes. and so much to share(:

the mums was the most wonderful model for this, and the water was chilly! but i am happy with this <3

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a flower-chained thank you to the sweetest of sweets for the testimonials<3

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and 31 facts? lil much.

i'll go with half that(:

1. i don't want summer to end

2. i don't want classes to start

3. those were too negative to start

4. onto the happier subject that i'm home now

5. home sweet home(:

6. its nice

7. very much so

8. this water really was chilly

9. and my mums is such a darling

10. and there shall be more from my family trip

11. and from when my cousins visited(:

12. i truly appreciated all the feedback on my last two photos

13. makes me happy

14. love

15. love

belle<3

explore #85 august 14th

FOR THE GREAT EXPERIENCE:

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On our way back from the beautiful North-Yorkshire Heritage Coast, the haze made for a very soft pastel sunset, the winding road regales you with some amazing views, a surprise around each bend, up and down through The Yorkshire Wolds.

Some INFO:

The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the East Riding of Yorkshire in North-Eastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie. On the western edge the Wolds rise to an escarpment which then drops sharply to the Vale of York. The highest point on the escarpment is Bishop Wilton Wold (also known as Garrowby Hill), which is 246 metres (807 feet) above sea level. To the north, on the other side of the Vale of Pickering lie the North York Moors, and to the east the hills flatten into the plain of Holderness.

I enhanced this image Blue to create even more emotion... the so very important ingredient in a photograph.

Have a fine day and thanx for your visit and comments, M, (*_*)

Explore: Apr 6, 2009 #355

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So many of us spend our whole life looking for, but missing, where we were created to be. And it is only the One who created you who can ultimately tell you where you were created to be. And He has in our word for today from the Word of God. In six little words, our Creator spells out for us the reason for our existence, the answer to life's most ultimate question, "Why am I here?" In Colossians 1:16, speaking of Jesus, God says, "All things were," and here are the six words, "created by Him and for Him."

So you were created by Jesus, you were created for Jesus, and you're going to have hole in your heart until you have Jesus. It could be you've been trying to fill that hole in your heart for a long time. But no relationship you've ever had has done it, no accomplishment, no experience, no religion. They can't. The hole in your heart is so big it can only be filled by the person who created you.

And the reason we can't find the meaning we've been looking for, and the peace, the lasting love, the reason is that we're away from the One we were made for. We're away from Him, not by His choice, but by ours. We were created for Him, but we've lived for ourselves. That's what "sin" is all about. Notice, the middle letter of sin, it's "I." And nothing is really working, nothing is really fulfilling because your sin - your running of your own life - has cut you off from the love you were created for.

That's why Jesus came. In Colossians 2:13-14, the Bible says, "God forgave us all our sins, having canceled ... what was against us; He took it away, nailing it to the cross." When you come in your heart to the cross where Jesus died for every wrong thing you've ever done; when you give yourself to the One who gave Himself for you, the sin-wall comes down and you begin for the first time in your life to be "where you were created to be."

Your life really begins when you finally are where you were created to be: in the relationship you were made for, with the Person you were made by. And that relationship can begin for you today. You don't have to be outside His love one more day.

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Made for the Second Global challenge of LCC

Mark of Falworth politely paid his respects to the High Lord Godfrey Wenseclaus II and Lord Teherean at the capitol of Stonewald. After which he searched through the ancient records of Lenfald for the location of the lands once held by the Duke Wirklich Nervig, the last known owner of the Sword of King Karlamac. Mark discovered that the area he was searching for lay south of Armendahls Mountains and he set out with his companions thither.

“Well, when you put it that way...” “I guess I will be glad to help you.“ The hermit said with a nervous grin.

For the Glory of Loreos!!!

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Maybe Tomorrow

-stereophonics-

I've been down and

I'm wondering why

These little black clouds

Keep walking around

With me

With me

It wastes time

And I'd rather be high

Think I'll walk me outside

And buy a rainbow smile

But be free

They're all free

So maybe tomorrow

I'll find my way home

So maybe tomorrow

I'll find my way home

I look around at a beautiful life

Been the upperside of down

Been the inside of out

But we breathe

We breathe

I wanna breeze and an open mind

I wanna swim in the ocean

Wanna take my time for me

All me

So maybe tomorrow

I'll find my way home

So maybe tomorrow

I'll find my way home

So maybe tomorrow

I'll find my way home

So maybe tomorrow

I'll find my way home

So maybe tomorrow

I'll find my way home

So maybe tomorrow

I'll find my way home

Straits of malacca

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Transportation service:

交通服務:

Servicio de transporte:

Service de transport:

خدمة النقل:

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kwikcar.my/index.html

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This light at the end of the tunnel photo is a long-time exposure (107.7 seconds) of the Narnia trees I am doing the four seasons series with. Very little was done to this image other than curves, denoise and a bit of cloning out of a distracting detail. The color and overall look is how it came off the camera.

Last night we got 3-5 inches of rain in just a couple of hours, quite the exciting storm! No flooding at our place thankfully, but there was some throughout town. I of course found the conditions impossible to resist and embarked for some night photography.

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MV CAP SAN DIEGO is the world's largest seaworthy museum cargo ship.

Notable for its elegant silhouette, it was the last of a series of six ships known as the white swans of the south atlantic, and marked the apex of German-built bulk carriers before the advent of the container ship and the decline of Germany's heavy industry.

History

The Cap San Diego was built and launched by Deutsche Werft in 1961 for Hamburg Süd as the last of a series of six ships. The 159 m, 10000 dwt ship ran a regular schedule between Germany and South America, completing 120 round trips until 1981. After being sold and running under different names and flags of convenience as a tramp trader, the run-down ship was scheduled for scrapping in 1986, when it was bought by the city of Hamburg.

Museum Ship

The ship was restored mainly by the labour of enthusiasts and laid-off dock workers, and is kept operational to date. Most of the time, the Cap San Diego is moored at the port of Hamburg, where visitors can access virtually all areas of the ship from the bridge to the engine. One of the cargo holds hosts temporary exhibitions. Passenger cabins can be booked for overnight stays. Several times a year, the ship leaves the harbour for trips on its own power, mostly on the river Elbe or to Cuxhaven. In 2001, the ship was awarded the Maritime Heritage Award by the World Ship Trust, and in 2003 it was declared a protected item of cultural heritage by German law.

Details

Type: General Cargo Ship

Flag: Germany

Port of Registry: Hamburg

Owner: Stiftung Hamburger Admiralität, Hamburg

Manager: M/S "CAO SAN DIEGO" Betreibergesellschaft mbH, Hamburg

Year built: 1962

Built by: Deutsche Werft AG,Hamburg

Length: 159.40m

Beam: 21.47m

Draft: 6.50m (8.46m max.)

Gross tonnage: 9.998 tons

Net tonnage: 5.728 tons

Deadweight: 10.017 tons

Engine type: MAN K 9 Z 78/140 D two-stroke 9 cylinder diesel

Engine power: 8.569 kW

Speed: 20.3 knots

Callsign: DNAI

MMSI: 211855000

IMO: 5060794

TAUCHER O.WULF 3

Type: Tug

Flag: Germany

Port of registry: Cuxhaven

Owner: Otto Wulf,Cuxhaven,Germany

Year built: 1993

Built by: Mützelfeldt Werft Cuxhaven

Length: 23.80 m

Beam: 8.40 m

Draft: 4.10m max.

Gross tonnage: 170,05 tons

Main Engines: 2 x Deutz SBV 6 M 536 each 800 hp

Auxiliaries: 1 diesel generator set 75 kW, 85 kVA, 380/220 V

1 diesel generator set 25 kW, 30 kVA, 380/220 V, 1 generator 24 V

Propulsion: 2 Voith-Schneider size 24/150

Bunker: 42530 litre diesel

Bollard pull: 20 tons

Callsign: DDTC

IMO: 5419244

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SEVILLA -ANDALUCIA (ESPAÑA)

La Torre del Oro de Sevilla es una torre albarrana situada en la margen izquierda del río Guadalquivir, en la ciudad de Sevilla, junto a la plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza. Posiblemente su nombre en árabe era Bury al-dahab, Borg al Azahar, o Borg-al-Azajal en referencia a su brillo dorado que se reflejaba sobre el río. Durante las obras de restauración de 2005, se demostró que este brillo, que hasta entonces se atribuía a un revestimiento de azulejos, era debido a una mezcla de mortero cal y paja prensada.

Es una torre formada por tres cuerpos, El primer cuerpo, dodecagonal, fue construido entre 1220 y 1221 por orden del gobernador almohade de Sevilla, Abù l-Ulà. El segundo cuerpo, también dodecagonal, fue mandado construir por Pedro I el cruel en el siglo XIV El cuerpo superior, cilíndrico y rematado en cúpula, fue construido en 1760 por el ingeniero militar Sebastián Van der Borcht.

Ver En Negro y En Grande

Bueno después de las fiestas tocaban las vacaciones, y como tenía pensado, quería llevar a la novia a la ciudad de Cuenca, yo ya había estado en el 1994, pero era un niño y no me enteraba de nada, asique planeamos este viaje hace ya mucho tiempo, en total hemos hecho desde el viernes hasta hoy lunes 1200 Km de coche, hemos visto muchas cosas, y espero plasmarlas en las fotos que he hecho, en total 380, no sé si son muchas, pero desde donde estábamos hospedado hasta Cuenca, teníamos que hacer 70 Km, y el cansancio también hacia su trabajo, ya que este fin de semana había congreso de no sé qué, y estaban todos los hoteles al completo, asique no tuvimos más remedio que hospedarnos por los alrededores, voy a empezar con el emblema de de Cuenca. Cuenca (Castilla La Mancha)

Nota: El procesado ha sido un segundo re encuadre, para enderezar las foto, un leve procesado por la zona de los setos, y máscara de enfoque.

Cámara: D40

Modo De Exposición: Manual

ISO: 200

Velocidad: 1/400

Focal: 55.0 mm

F/ 5.6

Objetivo: 18.0-55.0 mm F/ 3.5 -5.6

Procesado: Light room 2

Camera Raw 4.3

Photoshop Cs 3