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The last photo of the mini-series called 'Until you wake up'... I guess, after this I just have to wake up. :)
Jokes aside, I really like simplicity and this is what I tried to use here. This is my interpretation of fear in our sleep. Now, fear is a little bit complex here, because theoretically in our dreams we see things and we react to them, depending on the person and situation and I'm pretty sure that on a lot of other things too. So we call a nightmare the dream in which we got scared or it wasn't pleasant. It's so interesting that actually our mind processes the events of that day, combines them to store them up and this is how dreams come to being. Think about it: all we dream is a consequence of real events. Luckily, I have very little experience in nightmares. My dreams are weird.
This photo is not inspired by the Eminem & Rihanna song. Don't get me wrong, I like the song, but I wanted to show something else here. The light left on refers to the people who are afraid in the dark. Lets face it, light won't rescue us from our nightmares, but it gives us confidence. (the scene with Dumbledore and the example with the candle came to my mind; I have to re-watch the HP series.)
The glasses for me, signify reality. Without them I can't see, so it's like I can't come back from my dreams. The hand from under the bed wants to take advantage of this - because he knows me - and stop me from putting on the glasses. Although, I'm still asleep, he knows that I'm going to reach for the glasses, because I want to be sure, that there is no one in my room. This way, I will probably be stuck between reality and dreams... I will dance in the dark for forever and a day.
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Explore: Apr 6, 2009 #355
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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Last night, Gregg Cooper and I put off all the other stuff that we were supposed to be doing and headed down to the Disney California Adventure at 10 PM in hopes of catching both Carsland and Buena Vista Street without many people in the shot. As it turned out, we didn't leave until almost 1 AM (the park closed at 11 PM) and we were literally the last two individuals to leave the park for the night. They closed and locked the gates just as we left.
I tried a couple of different ideas for this shot, but I went with mono as it seemed that once you ignore the entrance gates in the background, this could very well be a shot of Oswald's Gas in the 1930's. I went with 1937 specifically as it's the year Snow White premiered and the street is themed to the Carthay Theater/Reastaurant down on the end of the street. That, and the fact that the year is printed on the license plate behind the car. I'm also a huge fan of the great jazz photographer Herman Leonard . Even though he didn't start shooting until 1947, this scene evoked the type of B&W contrast and mood that I've seen in much of his work.
In other news, this is the first shot I've posted using the Nikon D800, which showed up last Monday from Amazon. It was taken using the Nikkor 14-24, 2.8 which showed up on Thursday. I am now officially broke and will be spending my next few weekends standing next to the onramp to the 57 freeway with a sign that says "Spent all of my money on camera gear. Will shoot for food." Keep an eye out for me. With any luck, I should have this stuff paid off by the Summer of 2014. Let's hear it for Amazon's 24 month, 0 percent financing!
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The crowned crane is the most primitive of the living Gruidae. Primitive species of crowned cranes date back in the fossil record to the Eocene period. Archaeologists discovered that at least eleven species of crowned cranes once existed in Europe and North America. Because crowned cranes are not cold hardy, it is believed they died out in these areas as the earth cooled, and only survived in warmer Africa. --from the ICF.
The International Crane Foundation (ICF) is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 crane species. The ICF works to protect some of the most endangered birds in the world.
This Grey Crowned Crane would approach anyone who viewed his pen--an example of the strong territorial association that most cranes exhibit.
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This place and sunrise still ellusive .
Sky was full of drama but little colour.
I got soaked taking this shot was sat happy on a rock and the wave went right up my back and shorts ;-) no risk to camera however .I then met up with opobs for Sgwg Einion Gam with wet shorts ugh !!!!!
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
Nagoya Castle (Nagoya-jō?) is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, central Japan. During the Edo period, Nagoya Castle was the center of one of the most important castle towns in Japan—Nagoya-juku— and it included the most important stops along the Minoji, which linked the Tōkaidō with the Nakasendō.
Here you can find a lot of information about Nagoya Castle:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Castle
To get a good shot on the castle you need to climb a tree :-))) The guards didn't like that idea...
Going too close with wide angle gives the wrong perspective of the beautiful roof.
Have a nice week all Flickr friends!
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First attempt for this weeks Twitter Photo Challenge #TwPhCh063
Theme : Splash / Full sprut
What's the first thing photo enthusiast (or maybe it's called a maniac:)) does when he comes to New York? I went directly to B&H Superstore and thought that I had come to heaven, but I managed to buy just the things that I had decided before I came there :)
I had to try the new equipment and this is from the first walk with my new Pentax K-7.
New York has been extremely hot for a while and it's still somewhere between 30-35 °C.
It's very warm and people have to find a way to cool down.
This photo is from a playground in Central Park where the kids had lots of fun and
the grown ups wanted to be kids again :)
"The Ashopton Viaduct is a major bridge in the Peak District, where the A57 crosses the Ladybower Reservoir. It was built along with the rest of the reservoir works, and opened in 1943. It is the only major crossing of the whole reservoir.
The viaduct itself stands directly on top of the old village of Ashopton, which was controversially demolished and flooded to make way for the reservoir. Construction began in 1935, but like many other projects was interrupted by the Second World War, which slowed progress.
In 1947, due to low water levels following a drought, the spire of the old Ashopton church reappeared next to the viaduct."
www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Ashopton_Viaduct
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
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... atteindre le sommet du " Géant de Provence ", le mythique mont Ventoux!
Du haut de ses 1912 mètres, il règne en maître. De son sommet, il fait découvrir l’un des plus vaste panorama d’Europe, dominant la Vallée du Rhône, les Baronnies et le plateau du Vaucluse. Son sommet, aux pentes dénudées et caillouteuses est couronné d'un observatoire, ce qui le rend reconnaissable à plus de 100 km à la ronde.
Paysage aux milles facettes, le Ventoux est surtout un lieu de légende pour les cyclistes que l'on rencontre, le souffle court dans la montée, et le visage marqué, mais épanoui par le défi relevé dans la descente.
En faire l'ascension à pied, lorsque le soleil baisse à l'horizon, à la fin d'une journée lumineuse mais froide d'un début de mois d'avril, c'est à celui qui sera le plus fort....
wow, I can still see after all that work! (see last photo if you do not know what I mean...) but now I am off to another 12 hour shift... shudder... at least I love my job taking care of these 6 elders!!! They are like my moms and dads!
update... it is now 9am on Monday, and I am running away once more to the mountains, and no work today or "fingers crossed" Tomorrow! woo woo, more time to play... and next coming up in Bird Creek Meadows we are starting to see RED foliage on the low growth alpine huckleberry plants! oh dear... so pretty, but it means SNOW is right around the corner up there, and no more trips to my fave spot after another month!
so I am gonna run and enjoy it all... thank you all SOO MUCH for the wonderful comments, awards, faves, invites... sorry I am not taking time today to put it in all the groups, but the mountains are calling my name! You understand....
so see ya in a couple days! **beaming love to my Flickr Friends"
and thanks to all of you for this being in Explore Aug 26 #162!
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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Aldwych Underground Station, London, England
Drumroll please...........this is my first Full Frame image with my new Sony A99! Such a great camera and I really enjoyed it. The fact it was not too different from my A77 allowed me to get working with it straight away. Also this image was taken with my new Samyang 14mm which is a great lens on initial impressions but I have to get use to it a little bit. Also the low light handling capabilities made it a joy to use the A99.
Anyway, back to Aldwych Underground Station. I went to this station December 2012 and went again couple of days ago as I really enjoyed the tour so much, if you have never been before I suggest going as they have a lot more days available this month, just book your tickets via the London Transport Museum. This tour was as popular as last year with about 20 people in my tour. We got to visit the same stuff as last year but the tour guide did surprise me and said he has some new stuff to show us, will show you these uploads in the next couple of days. The only thing I felt is that the paint work of parts of the station has deteriorated a little since I was there last year. Also what amazes me how this station was so over engineered when it was built as they expected it to busier than it actually turned out to be, sadly it was never to be. Anyway, I better get ready to go out, back out with the camera again today :-).
Photo Details
Sony Alpha SLT-A99 / ISO800 / f/5.6 / 1/5 / Samyang 14mm F2.8 @ 14mm
Software Used
Lightroom 5
Location Information
Aldwych is a closed station on the London Underground, located in the City of Westminster in central London. It was opened in 1907 with the name Strand and was the terminus and only station on the short Piccadilly line branch from Holborn that was a relic of the merger of two railway schemes. The station building is close to the junction of Strand and Surrey Street. During its lifetime, the branch was the subject of a number of unrealised extension proposals that would have seen the tunnels through the station extended southwards, usually to Waterloo.
Served by a shuttle train for most of their life and suffering from low passenger numbers, the station and branch were considered for closure several times. A weekday peak hours-only service survived until closure in 1994, when the cost of replacing the lifts was considered too high compared to the income generated.
Disused parts of the station and the running tunnels were used during both World Wars to shelter artworks from London's public galleries and museums from bombing.
The station has long been popular as a filming location and has appeared as itself and as other London Underground stations in a number of films. In recognition of its historical significance, the station is a Grade II listed building.
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.
El petit municipi de l'Estany, situat al nord-oest del Bages i en ple altiplà del Moianès, ocupa un indret frescal que es caracteritza per la seva alçada i per una pluviositat més gran que la resta de la comarca. A la població, situada a 870 m., s'hi accedeix sobretot per la carretera que s'enfila cap al nord de Moià. Després d'una àrea de grans pagesies disperses entre boscos i conreus, molt aviat s'entra en un pla ben aprofitat on destaca la població de l'Estany. El nucli de l'Estany, arrecerat al nord per un serrat, s'alça a la vora d'on hi havia un antic estany, dessecat l'any 1570 per ordre de l'abat Carles de Cardona per tal d'escórrer les aigües i evitar així els focus d'epidèmies que comportava. L'estany encara es torna a omplir en època de grans pluges. Les cases són de pedra i constitueixen un bon exemple de poble rural, gairebé muntanyenc. Els visitants van a l'Estany atrets pel seu bon clima i per l'extraordinari monestir romànic de Santa Maria, amb la seva església restaurada, un claustre magnífic amb 72 capitells de temes bíblics, heràldics i florístics, i un petit museu annex on es resumeix la història del cenobi. Altres indrets destacables del municipi són el Puig Rodó i el Puig de la Caritat, i la diversitat de fonts naturals que hi ha. Les festes i tradicions més notables són la Festa Major (8 de setembre), la Fira (8 de desembre) i el Pessebre Vivent.
El pequeño municipio de l'Estany, situado al noroeste del Bages y en pleno altiplano del Moianès, ocupa un lugar fresco que se caracteriza por su altura y por una pluviosidad mayor que el resto de la comarca. En la población, situada a 870 m., se accede sobre todo por la carretera que sube hacia el norte de Moià. Después de un área de grandes campesinas dispersas entre bosques y cultivos, muy pronto se entra en un plan bien aprovechado donde destaca la población de l'Estany. El núcleo de l'Estany, protegido al norte por una loma, se alza a orillas de donde había un antiguo lago, desecado en 1570 por orden del abad Carles de Cardona para escurrir las aguas y evitar así los focos de epidemias que comportaba. El lago aún se vuelve a llenar en época de grandes lluvias. Las casas son de piedra y constituyen un buen ejemplo de pueblo rural, casi montañoso. Los visitantes al Lago atraídos por su buen clima y por el extraordinario monasterio románico de Santa María, con su iglesia restaurada, un claustro magnífico con 72 capiteles de temas bíblicos, heráldicos y florísticos, y un pequeño museo anexo donde se resume la historia del cenobio. Otros lugares destacables del municipio son el Puig Rodó y el Puig de la Caridad, y la diversidad de fuentes naturales que hay. Las fiestas y tradiciones más notables son la Fiesta Mayor (8 de septiembre), la Feria (8 de diciembre) y el Pesebre Viviente.
The small town of Lake, located northwest of Bages and full Moianès plateau, occupies a cool place that is characterized by its height and a higher rainfall than the rest of the region. In the town, located 870 m above is accessed by the road that climbs north of Moia. After a large area of scattered peasant between forests and crops, soon entered into a plan which highlights the best advantage of the lake population. The core of the lake, sheltered on the north by a serrated stands at the edge where there was an ancient lake dried up in 1570 by order of Abbot Charles Cardona to drain water and prevent outbreaks of epidemics entailed. The lake is still refills at times of heavy rainfall. The houses are stone and are a good example of rural village, almost mountainous. The visitors were attracted to the lake for its good climate and the extraordinary Romanesque monastery of Santa Maria, with its restored church, a magnificent cloister with 72 capitals of biblical themes, floristic and arms, and a small museum in which there are summarizes the history of the monastery. Other notable places are the town's Round Puig and Puig de la Caridad, and diversity of natural resources there. The festivities and traditions most notably the Festival (September 8), Fair (December 8) and the Living Nativity.
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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I love the sumptuous jewel like nature of these drops on the cotinus leaves. When I took this in October we had had an unsually dry autumn and this day was like a magical gift, of fat heavy raindrops on the leaves.
This coincidentally is a bit like my outfit that I wore last night when I sang in a band for the first time, in front of 600 people (just the one song). Although unfortunately there is no photoographic evidence as people were constantly told not to take photos.
for the record: I was wearing a pink short sleeved dress in t shirt material that miraculously, being a size 10/12 fitted me (I am not sure how), and it had jewels sewn on the bodice. Shocking pink leggings, black boots (unfortunately I was not able to put my hands on a pair of silver platform boots) a long piece of tinsel and a reddish wig.
Considering how little practice we were able to have, our one song in the concert went well except my mike was not loud enough, which I am gutted (really gutted) about.
I nearly forgot to write about the floods in Cumbria UK which have been really bad - there's me obsessing about a mike that didn't work - so these raindrops remind me of the floods. Luckily we have had no floods here, although it is raining (again)
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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
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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Radagast the brown? That guy with the bird poop in his face?
-Exactly! ;)
About one year ago Peter Jackson brought us the first Hobbit movie and i love it like the three Lord of the Ring movies. I'm especially a fan of the nice landscapes and great settings. Not at least they are phenomenal inspiration for MOCs i build and MOCs i will build.
One of my favorite characters of the movie is of course Radagast. His outfit, doing and in particular his house are so strange and unique but that makes him so cool.
My realization of this hut was build for the Bricking Bavaria 2013 in Munich and a i really liked the challenges this build gave me. And especially to solve them and find a solution.
I hope you like it. More pictures on MOCpages and in my Photostream.
NOTE: This is a little dark when viewed small on a bright background.
I have seen so many great images of Convict Lake with the fall colors on
flickr.com I decided to go up and try and catch some of that fall color for
myself. (See my previous images) So I headed off on the long drive over to
the Eastern Sierra. As it turned out Convict Lake had experienced an early
freeze which had turned the trees brown. To boot the day I picked was right
in the middle of a $10,000 fishing tournament. Needless to say fishermen
lined the banks and boats filled the lake as the sun arrived so it was a
good thing I turned up early as I managed to squeeze off a few shots as the
sunlight just started to cause Mt. Laurel to glow.
I dragged my camera and tripod out at O dark-thirty and stood there freezing
my butt off on the shores of the lake. The sun had not yet rose
sufficiently to actually light Mt. Laurel but the stars were awesome. Even
at a 30 second exposure the image needed some lightning and noise reduction
in Photoshop but turned out great. The light you see on Mt. Laurel in this
image is referred to as Alpine Glow and occurs before the mountain was
directly being lit by the rising sun. The stars are streaked slightly
showing you just how much the Earth rotates in 30 seconds.
Convict lake sits at the base if Mt. Laurel (11,812 ft). In the spring you
can see small waterfalls on the far side of the lake and a good size stream
feeds the lake. Convict Lake sits just off Highway 395 which is one of
most spectacular drives you can take in the US. It starts in the stark
deserts of Southern California and runs along the back side of the Sierra
Mountains which just up suddenly out of the high desert. I highly recommend
this drive to photographers in both spring and then once again in the fall.
-Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
California Photographer
I was in New Orleans for business and had gone the night before to dinner & to see the famous "Bourbon Street". It lived up to it's reputation, lol...as I was getting ready for bed I was thinking about all the people & mess (beads, garbage) I saw on the street. I wondered what it would look like the morning after..so, I got up at 6 am (didn't sleep much, excited wondering, lol) and wandered over there before my 8 am meetings. I got there at 6:35, but it took almost 10 minutes for my lens to defog and I was able to shoot..lol (I did try to shoot anyway - no dice) My lens wasn't completely fog free here but I was missing the best...
As most things it looked a lot different in the light of day!
The truck had jet hoses and two guys (one on each side) that blew the trash into the middle of the street and then a big sweeper truck sucked it all up...
It was sooooo humid all the windows were fogged, someone (staff I guess) drew the heart in the resturant window. 2nd Photo - It made me think of Adri ( <---there ) and this beautiful shot she took somewhat along these lines...
Be well my friends...the party is not over yet, not by a long shot! lol
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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.
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Festive Green by SkeletalMess.
Stock:
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!
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3 exposure-HDRI (Photomatix), Cross-Processing (Alien Skin Exposure 2, Plug-In for PS), adding some textures, desaturate with the sponge-tool, Bleach Bypass (Nik Color Efex Pro, Plug-In for PS).
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Children's rights in Swaziland (2006)
Children's access to education was limited by the impact of poverty, HIV/AIDS, sexual violence and discrimination on the basis of gender and disability. The number of children orphaned by AIDS was estimated at 70,000 and 10 to 15 per cent of households were headed by children, mostly by girls who were vulnerable to multiple forms of abuse.
Additional training and capacity for the police Domestic Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (DV Unit), the establishment of child friendly interview facilities and the development of Community Child Protection Committees at local level began to improve children's access to justice in cases of abuse.
In September the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) expressed concern at the lack of a "systematic and comprehensive" legislative review to bring domestic legislation into line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The CRC was also concerned at the lack of protection under the law against early and forced marriage, the position of adolescent girls suffering marginalization and gender stereotyping and their low school completion rates. The CRC criticized the persistence of corporal punishment in the family and in schools, and the provision in the Constitution which permitted "moderate chastisement" of children. The courts continued to impose corporal punishment on under-18-year-old boys.
The government significantly increased its national budget allocation for the education of orphans and vulnerable children, but continuing delays in payments to schools jeopardized the children's access to education. In November the Swaziland National Association of Teachers applied to the High Court for an order to compel the government to make the payments. The case was postponed until 2007 because of the shortage of judges.
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.
A bit iffy on this one, composition-wise, he seems way too far on the edge of it.. but maybe he's just an edgy-as-fuck guy, you know?
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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 ...
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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.
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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?
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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Winter Wonderland written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (composer)
and Richard B. Smith (lyricist).
There are lots of interpretations. Here comes Pat Boone:
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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.
Arrojo piedras al cielo y ninguna vuelve, raramente golpean contra mi cabeza y me pregunto qué tendré sobre la misma, quizás sea allí allá donde se guardan las esperanzas, en el cielo, esa, nuestra nube particular, donde nuestras palabras son cúmulos de sueños y nuestros suspiros las lágrimas de nuestra alma.
Porque el sueño de caminar sobre una nube solamente somos capaces de cumplirlo cuando dormimos, y cuando conseguimos soñar nos encanta tanto aquello que vivimos de el que no queremos despertar nunca, no es algo ponerlo en práctica pero no hay que olvidar nunca que por debajo de nuestros pies hay algo mas que nubes, dura tierra.
Ser conscientes de estar en la tierra ayuda a ser precavido con la vida y calcular las cosas, no hablo de una barrera en nuestros sentimientos, si no de ser realistas y saber que todo puede pasar en ésta vida.
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“Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of rightness and justice” (Isaiah 41:10, AMP).
It’s easy to look around at what’s happening in the earth today and be tempted to feel afraid or dismayed. Circumstances may seem overwhelming. Maybe your business is struggling, maybe you lost your job, maybe you’re struggling in a relationship or concerned about the economy. During times like these, it’s important to remember that God has promised that He will never leave us nor forsake us. In fact, not only is He with us, He has promised to strengthen us and harden us to difficulties. That means, when tough times come, they just bounce right off of you. You don’t allow your circumstances to steal your peace and joy. You have the attitude that says, “This may be a big problem, but my God is bigger!”
Rupit, Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
Rupit and Pruit (in Catalan Rupit i Pruit) are a municipality of the region of Osona located to the northeast of the region and the east of the Sierra de Cabrera. It is integrated by two urban nuclei: Rupit and Pruit, that they were independent until year 1980. It is the last town of the province of Barcelona in the highway that unites the municipalities of Vic, capital of the region of Osona and Olot, capital of the region of the Garrotxa (Girona).
The origin of the town we found in the castle that was constructed around year 1000, replacing the one of Fàbregues, where they went constructing houses around.
In 14th century the population underwent a reduction but it recovered, arriving in 17th and 18th centuries at the maximum splendor that has never had the town. The church was possibly built between 13th and 14th centuries, and it was dedicated to San Miguel Arcángel.
Pruit already names in year 955, when it belonged to viscounts of Osona. Always there is been united to the castle and jurisdiction of Rupit.
Sources: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupit_y_Pruit and pieraedicions.com/rupitpruitbreuhistoria.htm.
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CASTELLANO
Rupit y Pruit (en catalán Rupit i Pruit) es un municipio de la comarca de Osona situado al noreste de la comarca y al este de la Sierra de Cabrera. Está integrado por dos núcleos urbanos: Rupit y Pruit, que fueron independientes hasta el año 1977. Es el último pueblo de la provincia de Barcelona en la carretera que une los municipios de Vic, capital de la comarca de Osona y Olot, capital de la comarca de La Garrotxa (Gerona).
La iglesia de Sant Joan de Fàbregues y su castillo están documentados desde el año 968. Hacia el siglo XII surgió el pueblo de Rupit habitado por familias nobles. En 1878, la iglesia de Rupit dejó de depender de Sant Joan de Fàbregues y en 1959 el municipio pasó a llamarse Rupit. En 1977 se unieron los municipios de Rupit y Pruit.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupit_i_Pruit