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My neighbour in the TGV (French high-speed train) this afternoon, coming back from Avignon to Paris.
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!
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!
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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.
My thanks to those of you who responded to my previous upload (The Dolphins). I'm glad that you were amused by the image and I sincerely appreciate your support.
As an image, I liked The Dolphins. I thought it was fun. But perhaps my judgement was influenced by the fact that it was taken in the course of wonderful day spent with my son, exploring Barcelona. The response on Flickr, on the other hand, based on numbers of views, comments and favourites, clearly ranks it as the least appealing of the images I have uploaded from Barcelona so far.
When the response to an upload differs significantly from my expectations, I reflect on why this might have been the case; and my reflections usually turn into an essay. If you want to read the essay in which I ponder this particular outcome, please click here.
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I decided to do something different today and stay close to home and check
out a small and well hidden regional park known simply as Round Valley.
It's just over the hill from my house and I had yet to explore it even
after 12 years living in the area. As often is the case a few contacts
here on Flickr had some awesome shots that inspired me to go so I have to
thank them. (Marc Crumpler & Mani Sheriar)
I woke at about 4 AM and hoping to get sunrise shots I got underway by 5 AM.
I did some quick research on Google Maps looking for the easiest way in to
the Valley. Driving over the Morgan Territory Road I made my way to Los
Vaqueros Reservoir hoping to access Round Valley from the southern end based
on a road that shows up on Google Maps and would enter Round Valley right on
the southern edge. It would be just an easy walk in to the valley. I
arrived at the Reservoir just in time for a somewhat interesting sunrise
only to be thwarted by a closed road. I enquired within only to find out
that the road is a service road / public trail. Drat!!! Public vehicles
are banned and it's was a good long hike to Round Valley from the gate.
They suggested I contact the water district to see if I could obtain special
access. So I drove the 10 miles around the Reservoir only to be told that
wasn't possible. They suggested I hike in from the north access along
Marsh Creek Road. By this time the weather was shutting me down so I drove
back home somewhat disappointed at the wasted time but vowed to return
someday in the near future and see the park.
As it turned out, that day would be one and the same. At home I sat down
to review my Flickr account and manage the California Photographer group.
Sunlight burst through the window next to my desk and I took a look. It was
sunny with MASSIVE thunderhead clouds. I grabbed the wife and the dog and
threw them in to the car and drove up to the North entrance to Round Valley
Regional Park. We arrived and the skies looked AWESOME. I was feeling
up. Got to the end of the parking lot ready to start the trail and
DOH!!!! No dogs allowed!!!! GRRRRRRRR!!!!! My wife pushed me to go
it alone and she'd sit with the dog at the lot. I felt bad but the day was
looking too good to pass up. I took a radio walkie-talkie so we could at
least keep in touch. It looked on the map like a 3 mile hike in to the
hills. Now I love to hike but I have to admit that I cope with a condition
that causes my muscles to ALWAYS ache as if I have over exerted them so I
wasn't sure how far I'd get. The good news was that the hike is only a
moderate hike for most and the only difficult part is the first hill or so.
After that it's all pretty easy and flat...at least until you have to make
the return trip to the car. So as it turned out, I made my muscles really
earned their ache today.
Round Valley Regional Park turned out to be much more than I had hoped.
Everything was emerald green and the California Oak Trees were just starting
to leaf out. The clouds soared above the perfectly green meadows of lush
grass. That same grass was mowed up and down the hills by the many
cattle that roam freely alongside the trails. They keep the grass neatly
manicured like some wealthy kings personal back yard. A small clear
stream trickles though the meadows and out the entrance of the park
providing many water shots and reflections along the way (yet to be posted).
As I was starting my trek back, the clouds began to move in above me. I
had just read an article in Outdoor Photographer how Ansel Adams would shoot
the dramatic skies. So I pulled the camera off the tripod and carefully
shot several shots sweeping the camera vertically till it was pointed
straight up in the air. I didn't know until I got home that these images
would stitch perfectly together to make a 30 Megapixel image.
In short, it looked like my photographic day had fallen apart and I was
really bummed. But sticking to the plan eventually panned out and I have a
bunch of images to go through and post in the next few days. Checking
Flickr's map feature for local photo opportunities, reading up in Outdoor
Photographer and learning while in the field all came together to create
this shot. It will be painful tonight but I have this feeling of
satisfaction! I have posted a smaller size but the final image measures
4473 x 6648 and I am quite pleased with how it looks. More to come on this
set.
If you have read this far... thanks! I hope you enjoyed it.
Regards,
Darv
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East African Crowned Crane ~ Wingham Wildlife Park ~ Wingham ~ Kent ~ England ~ Friday January 2nd 2015.
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Grey crowned crane ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~
The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. They can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes in eastern from the Uganda and Kenya, south to South Africa. This animal does not migrate. There are two subspecies. The East African B. r. gibbericeps (crested crane) occurs from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through Uganda, of which it is the national bird represented in its national flag, and Kenya to eastern South Africa. It has a larger area of bare red facial skin above the white patch than the smaller nominate species, B. r. regulorum (South African crowned crane), which breeds from Angola south to South Africa. This species and the closely related black-crowned crane are the only cranes that can roost in trees, because of a long hind toe that can grasp branches. This habit, amongst other things, is a reason why the relatively small Balearica cranes are believed to closely resemble the ancestral members of the Gruidae.
Behaviour ~ The grey crowned crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It has a booming call which involves inflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honking sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane species. Both sexes dance, and immature birds join the adults. Dancing is an integral part of courtship, but also may be done at any time of the year.
Flocks of 30-150 birds are not uncommon.
Reproduction ~ During the breeding season, pairs of cranes construct a large nest; a platform of grass and other plants in tall wetland vegetation. The grey crowned crane lays a clutch of 2-5 glossy, dirty-white eggs, which are incubated by both sexes for 28–31 days. Chicks are precocial, can run as soon as they hatch, and fledge in 56–100 days.
Description ~ The grey crowned crane is about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and weighs 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs)and a wingspan of 2 m (6.5 ft). Its body plumage is mainly grey. The wings are also predominantly white, but contain feathers with a range of colours. The head has a crown of stiff golden feathers. The sides of the face are white, and there is a bright red inflatable throat pouch. The bill is relatively short and grey, and the legs are black. They have long legs for wading through the grasses. The feet are large, yet slender, adapted for balance rather than defence or grasping. The sexes are similar, although males tend to be slightly larger. Young birds are greyer than adults, with a feathered buff face.
Explore # 71
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).
Info:
Exposures: 1/30Sec.; 1/125Sec.; 1/8Sec.
Aperture: f/1.4
ISO-Speed: 100
Focal Length: 30mm
~ Sigma 30mm f/1.4 strikes back !!! ~
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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Dear Santa,
I’ve been a very good boy this year. For example I helped the world economy by buying a new D300, Tokina 11-16, a new back pack and all kinds of accessories. I didn’t swear that much nor did I drink too much. I didn’t do anything bad to my sister and listened to my mommy and daddy. I listened, that doesn’t mean I did what they said.
So this year I’d like a new tripod as my 25 year old Manfrotto is just not as good as a new one. Oh yeah, considering how good of a boy I’ve been, maybe you can load that sleight of yours with a new Nikon D3 and a small smorgasbord of FX lenses. While you are at it, throw in a Mac Pro and MacBook – don’t be cheap on the memory and disk space as that won’t take any extra space in your sleight.
I’d also like to broaden my photographic creativity. It was a toss up between coin photography and boudoir. The sheer excitement off handling exotic coins was too much for me so I’ve opted for boudoir. I’ve got absolutely everything I need for this except for one thing, willing models! So could you trade in that old red sleight of yours for a big yellow school bus and fill it with models. Don’t forget to leave that back seat for all the wonderful camera gear you plan on giving me.
Oh yeah one last thing. I have so many good Flickr friends and they too have been very good this year. So could you please rent a U-Haul trailer to hook behind that bus and load that puppy up with camera gear, both Nikon and Canon. Then go through my contact list and drop off a little surprise to each of them.
Your good buddy,
Pierre
P.S. No need to waste your time to confirm how good I was with my wife, sister, mommy or daddy. I’d hate to get into a debate on semantics. Good is good!
Cádiz (Spain).
ENGLISH
The expression “to have elf” (tener duende) is used mainly in the Community of Andalusia to designate to the person whom has a special enchantment (synonymous, also of the lexicon Andalusian, to have angel) or whom is enabled for the art in some of its manifestations. The inspiration has often been compared with “elf” hidden that lives in some place of the soul of the artist, to whom it puts in grace state, and that is the one that activates the creative process.
The expression “to have elf” became very popular after its use by the poet Federico Garcia Lorca in a famous speech that had like subject “'duende' in the flamenco art” and in that it praised the artistic virtues and almost magicians of the famous flamenco singer Niña de los Peines.
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CASTELLANO
La expresión "tener duende" se utiliza sobre todo en la Comunidad de Andalucía para designar a la persona que tiene un encanto especial (sinónimo, también del léxico andaluz, de tener ángel) o que está capacitado para el arte en alguna de sus manifestaciones. La inspiración se ha comparado muchas veces con un “duende” escondido que habita en algún lugar del alma del artista, al que pone en estado de gracia, y que es el que activa el proceso creativo.
La expresión “tener duende” se hizo muy popular tras su utilización por parte del poeta Federico García Lorca en un célebre discurso que tenía como tema “El duende en el arte flamenco” y en el que alababa las virtudes artísticas y casi mágicas de la famosa cantaora Niña de los Peines.
Fuente: www.elpelao.com/letras/1240.html
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
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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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.
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.
texture by .. boccacino
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
I left all the scan dust in for artistic effect... & a some pure laziness on my behalf!
With digital SLR's i was frustrated by sensor dust, with film it is dusty negatives & scanners...
You can never win!!
Pentax 67
45mm f/4
Fujicolor Superia Reala 100
Pushed to ISO 200.
Grad Filter.
Crete, Greece.
2009.
fr: La Conciergerie de Nuit, Paris, France
EXIF: Nikon D200 - ISO 100 - 36mm - F/8.0 - HDR from 3 exposures (2s, 4s, 8s)
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Cyprian Kamil Norwid, (24 IX 1821– 23 V 1883)
MARIONETTES
1
Wouldn't you be bored when a million
Silent stars shine around the world,
Each cluster sparkling in a different mould,
All still - yet flying?
2
Still the earth, the aeons vast,
And those living at this hour
Of whom not a bone will last,
Though men will be as now.
3
Wouldn't you be bored on a stage
So amateurish and small,
Where everyone's Ideals rage
And the show is paid with life ?
4
Truly, how is one to kill the time,
I am most sincerely bored;
What remedy, Madam, should I explore,
Shall I write prose or rhyme ?
5
Or write nothing... just sit in the sun
Absorbed in that fine romance
Composed by the Flood upon grains of sand,
Doubtless for the amusement of man(!)
6
Or better still - I know a braver way
Against this damned ennui:
Forget p e o p l e, make calls on p e r s o n s ,
Wear a neatly fastened tie ! ...
C.K.N. /1861/
/Trans. Adam Czerniawski/
[fr]: Une vieille maison médiévale de Paris, France
[image info]: HDR from 5 exposures - Sigma 10-20mm@10mm - EXIF from -2ev
[Level of Retouching]: 30% (HDR processing, levels, local curves) - total processing time: 30 minutes
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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.
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.
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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.
CCCB - Barcelona ...............................................................................En grande - View On Black
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.
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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)
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
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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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Hey everyone... I'm still unable to find time to Flickr aside from quick peeks here and there... I would be lying if I promise that I can visit your streams... the fact is, I can't. Not yet...
So much things happening at work at the moment... There's a lot of uncertainties... And there are other more important things taking priority at this stage... Flickr can always wait...
But just to ensure I don't totally get disconnected from Flickr... I'll endeavor to upload 1 photo per week...
Have a great rest of the week.......
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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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Morocco.
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Morocco (Arabic: المغرب al-Maghrib ; Berber: ⴰⵎⵕⵕⵓⴽ or ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ[8] Ameṛṛuk or Lmaġrib; French: Maroc), officially the Kingdom of Morocco.[2] Arabic name al-Mamlakat al-Maghribiyyah (Arabic: المملكة المغربية) translates to "The Western Kingdom". Al-Maghrib (Arabic: المغرب), or Maghreb, meaning "The West", is commonly used. The Kingdom of Morocco is the most westerly of the North African countries. It has Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, and a rugged mountain interior.
Morocco has a population of over 32 million and an area of 446,550 km2 (172,410 sq mi); if Western Sahara is included that would be 710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi). The political capital is Rabat, although the largest city is Casablanca; other major cities include Marrakech, Tangier, Tetouan, Salé, Fes, Agadir, Meknes, Oujda, Kenitra, and Nador. Morocco has a history of independence not shared by its neighbours. Its rich culture is a blend of Arab, Berber (indigenous African) and also other African and European influences.
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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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The title for this shot comes from a Colbie Caillat song. Regulars will know that I'm a big fan of her music. Here the link to the video.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Exposure: 5 exposures (-2,-1,0,+1,+2 EV)
Aperture: f/18
Focal Length: 16mm
ISO Speed: 100
Accessories: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 5 September 2009 4.34pm
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Exported tonemapped image to CS5
Lens correction filter
Curves layer for contrast adjustment
Hue/Saturation layer
Noise reduction layer
Unsharp mask filter
Crop tool
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as JPEG
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After a few gloomy days mixed with rains and light snows, we finally see sunshine yesterday afternoon! We were thinking about either biking or taking an easy stroll in Stanley Park after the windstorm on Monday, which was southeast gusts of 70 to 100 km/h across parts of Metro Vancouver. We at last decided to take it easy and had a walk around the Seawall! What a lovely view to enjoy! :)
On a separate note, I cannot decide if I like colored or B&W version better, so I post both of them! Let me know how you think!
歡迎點閱我最新的文章「相遇」，或是我的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！
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VRC, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
- manually blended with two exposures
- ISO 50, F22, 1 & 1.6 sec, 16mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- Sunset @7.16pm (267º) / Shot @ 6.30pm
- Low Tide 0.9m @4.46pm, Water Level 1.2m @6pm / 1.7m @7pm
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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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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?
Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect the city's famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives.
Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. Cloud Gate sits upon the At&T Plaza.
"What I wanted to do in Millennium Park is make something that would engage the Chicago skyline…so that one will see the clouds kind of floating in, with those very tall buildings reflected in the work. And then, since it is in the form of a gate, the participant, the viewer, will be able to enter into this very deep chamber that does, in a way, the same thing to one's reflection as the exterior of the piece is doing to the reflection of the city around."
-Anish Kapoor
See where this picture was taken. [?]
Pictured:
China Pavilion
Epcot World Showcase
Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida
November, 2008
This picture made it to Flickr Explore January 21, 2009 - #490 - thanks everyone!
Disney Photo Challenge winner in "Epcot's World Showcase (China, Germany & Italy)" - thanks for your votes!
Thanks for stopping by!
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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EXPLORE # 135 - 22 august 2009
Uitgang ondergrondse parkeergarage en een stukje fietspad op het Museumplein te Amsterdam
Stupid me forgot my tripod today aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh !! thank god for a jessops bean bag and a pebble or two for support
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Here is my first published work even though i did it as a freebie its great seeing your work on a web site !
www.thewhitehartvillageinn.com/index.html
Here is the flickr set
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I don't know if you all know but this year's Vday clashes with the first day of the Lunar New Year.
And to be honest, I can't be arsed with both.
I don't celebrate V-day, even if I'm attached, I just don't see the point. I'd rather have a good make out session than a bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates, but that's just me.
And Chinese New Year?
I really dislike visiting people, especially certain relatives whom my family members aren't on good terms with.
And this year, my Chinese New Year break is pathetic because I've got 2 major assignments due right when school starts again. One good thing though, is that I've gotten my hands on Dante's Inferno Death Edition, I have ALWAYS been fascinated with the poem and it's awesome that there's a game based on it!!! Will probably do an inspired shot or something soon =)
I think the next game I want to get my hands on will be Heavy Rain.
This shot was pretty spontaneous, I wore that qipao thingy and was wondering what to shoot, so I just randomly threw my quilt on the floor, grabbed some random items from my table and took some photos.
I had quite a few different edits for this shot and an outtake which will be in the comments.
Happy Vday to all and Happy CNY to asian flickrites =)
(Ps. I hope the colour looks ok on your screen cause on some screens it can tend to look toooo yellow, sorry if on your screen it does!)