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dug into my archives for this one . . . i have almost forgotten that. although i am not a portrait photographer, i do have some studio portraits i took during a 3-hour workshop a year ago. i have posted a few before but i think i have a few more worth sharing. this was my first and (so far) only experience in studio portrait photography. don't ask me for lighting information because i have no clue. i do remember that i used a remote-controlled strobe light on this one. didn't turn out too badly . . . i think..
catala...
La sardana és una dansa popular catalana i és el ball nacional de Catalunya. Es balla en cercle i corresponent amb ritme i dinàmiques a la música d'una cobla. El nom pot fer referència tant al ball com a la música.
Un nombre indeterminat de balladors formen un cercle agafant-se de les mans i mirant al centre, ballant en rotllana cap a dreta i esquerra amb tempo canviant, encara que principalment lent i concentrat. Els components han de ser preferiblement parelles formades per home-dona però només cal un mínim de dues persones agafades per les mans per considerar que ja han creat una rotllana. La sardana és una dansa no excloent, de manera que qualsevol persona pot afegir-se individualment o en parella en qualsevol moment del ball (a no ser que es tracti d'un concurs o una exhibició).
El ball és més complicat del que sembla. Els balladors han de comptar el número de passos, així com identificar els canvis de ritme, de volum i d'altres motius musicals per a interpretar-ho correctament amb els passos, amb recursos com el salt, passos de moviment més ample, etc.
La música de la sardana és tocada per una cobla, consistent en 12 instruments tocats per 11 músics. Quatre d'aquest instruments (tenora, tible, flabiol i tamborí) són instruments típicament catalans; els altres són més convencionals (contrabaix, trompeta , trombó i fiscorn). La música de la sardana (que forma part del que genèricament es coneix per música de cobla) té generalment un compàs de 6/8 i pot ser escoltada en forma de concert. Algunes composicions afegeixen un acompanyament coral. Hi ha més de 25.000 partitures per sardana però només les versions instrumentals són usades per ballar.
La sardana fou prohibida durant la dictadura de Franco com a símbol nacional.
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castellano
La Sardana es una danza en grupo y en círculo, que se baila generalmente en Cataluña, Andorra y la llamada Cataluña francesa (Rosellón). Los participantes se cogen de las manos por parejas, entendiendo como pareja un hombre que coge con la mano derecha a una mujer, que resulta por lo tanto en un patrón alterno de hombre-mujer-hombre-mujer. Por lo que se refiere a la longitud de una sardana, hay sardanas de 7 y de 10 "tirades", que tienen unas estructuras definidas de pasos "curts" (cortos) y "llargs" (largos). Una variedad menos usual es la sardana revessa, una sardana donde es muy difícil encontrar el tiraje (número de compases que tiene la música) por lo que un miembro del grupo lo calcula a partir de peños motivos musicales y sus diferencias. Parte del éxito de la sardana como danza social radica en su carácter de danza abierta que admite un número altamente variable de parejas y que, al menos a nivel público, no requiere especiales condiciones físicas para su práctica, aunque no es así cuando se trata del "Bàsic d'Honor", la competición de sardanas nacional de Cataluña.
La sardana tiene su origen en la isla de Cerdeña donde se baila un baile típico hace siglos que se llama "Su passu torrao" entre otras modalidades. De allí se la trajeron los catalanes en sus viajes junto a Alfonso el Magnánimo en pleno renacimiento. Comenzó a resurgir tras varios siglos en las comarcas del norte de Cataluña, específicamente en la zona que va del Rosellón a La Selva, pasando por el Ampurdán, que era donde tenía más arraigo y fuerza. Su popularidad y extensión crecieron considerablemente en las últimas décadas del siglo XIX. Aunque el momento de su aparición permanece desconocido, existen testimonios de su popularidad desde el siglo XVI. La composición de la cobla y la coreografía actual de la danza fueron fijadas y unificadas en el siglo XIX, aunque persisten variantes y usos locales. Algunos expertos teorizan que la sardana tiene dos mil años de antigüedad, pero estas teorías tienen hoy en día pocos adeptos.
Aunque en su origen la música fue tocada por solistas o mínimas agrupaciones instrumentales de composición variable, la sardana es tocada actualmente por una cobla (una banda de viento con contrabajo), que consta de 12 instrumentos tocados por 11 músicos. Cuatro de estos instrumentos (tenora, tible, flabiol y tamboril) son instrumentos típicamente catalanes o versiones diferenciadas sólo usadas en Cataluña. Los otros (trompeta, trombón, fiscorno y contrabajo) son más convencionales.
Aunque su repertorio incluía diversas danzas sociales europeas de la época (vals, mazurka), corresponde principalmente a Pep Ventura la formación actual de la cobla y la estabilización del patrón rítmico fundamental en torno al compaseo en 6/8. Muchas sardanas tienen letra, pero sólo las versiones instrumentales suelen ser usadas para bailar.
En Cataluña y Rosellón, existen aproximadamente ciento treinta coblas activas, la mayor parte de las cuales no son profesionales. La única cobla existente fuera del territorio catalán es la Cobla La Principal, en Ámsterdam (Países Bajos).
Existen dos modos básicos de marcar los pasos la llamada empordanesa y la selvatana. Hasta la década de 1920, la variante empordanesa se caracterizaba también por mantener constantemente los brazos en posición alzada.
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English
The sardana (Catalan plural sardanes) is a type of circle dance typical of Catalonia.
There are two main types, the original sardana curta (short sardana) style and the more modern sardana llarga (long sardana), which is more popular. Other more unusual sardanas are the sardana de lluïment and the sardana revessa.
Nobody knows when the sardana originated, but it has been popular since the 16th century. Some believe the sardana is two thousand years old, but such theories have few adherents. Modern choreography was established as late as the end of the 19th century and features slight differences from the original North-Catalonian dance. Pep Ventura's band is credited for stabilizing different variants around a clear 6/8 rhythm and fixing the instrumental ensemble. Though some Iberian and Mediterranean circle dances follow similar patterns, instrumental music for the sardana has achieved a complexity of its own. As a non-performance dance, sardana does not require special fitness. Moreover, the circle can be opened to a highly variable number of dancers.
Music for the sardana is played by a cobla, a band consisting of 10 wind instruments, double bass and a so called "tamborí" (very small drum) played by 11 musicians. The cobla has five woodwind instruments: The flabiol is a kind of Block flute. The tenora and the tible (two of each) belong to the oboe family. These instruments plus the tamborí are typical of Catalonia. The brass instruments include: two trumpets, two fiscorn (a tipe of saxhorn created by Adolph Sax during the 19th century), and one keys-trombone. The double bass is normally a three-goat-stringed one.
In Spanish and French Catalonia about one hundred and thirty coblas are active, most of which are amateur orchestras. Outside Catalonia there is one more cobla: Cobla La Principal d'Amsterdam.
Many sardanas have lyric versions and were widely sung in the 20th century, but mostly instrumental versions are used for dancing.
This one's for Bill for the beautiful testimonial he wrote for me. You're pretty special, my friend. You'll always be in my heart. Thank you for your loving friendship! xxx
I took this shot the same night as the one below. It's a bit grainy but I love how the stars are already visible with the fading sunset. I just love how the light brightens the otherwise dark night.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3XdXEJEI4E
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujn4tocR4Qs
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Mattina ore 6 circa,altra levataccia per cogliere quello che la luce al tramonto, due giorni prima, non mi ha regalato.Forse il fatto di essere li da solo...in verità ci sono altri due pazzi come me, ma il silenzio e l'atmosfera sono tali che riesco ad isolarmi.A tu per tu con la natura, uno di quei momenti che solo certi posti riescono a trasmettere.Il gruppo del Latemar si specchia nel lago di vetro, una carezza per lo sguardo...
About 6 a.m., I wake up early to catch what the light at sunset two days before has not given me. Perhaps the fact to be alone them...in truth there are other two crazy persons as me, but the silence and the atmosphere are such that I succeed in isolating me. A face to face with the nature, one of that moments that only certain places succeed in transmitting. The group of the Latemar is mirrored in the lake of glass, a caress to the eyes .. .( sorry for my bad translate )
...chi apre la porta deve richiuderla
sia che resti
sia che decida di andare via...
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Coldplay - Lost
...Solo perchè sto perdendo
non significa che sono perso
non significa che mi fermerò
non significa che mi opporrò
solo perchè sto ferendo
non significa che io sia ferito
non significa che non otterrò
quello che merito
niente di meglio e niente di peggio
mi sono appena perso
ogni fiume che ho provato ad attraversare
ogni porta che abbia mai provato
ad aprire era chiusa a chiave
e sto solo aspettando che svanisca la luce ...
Visited the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. While on the auto tour we came across this group of Cinnamon Teal. They are one of my favorite ducks for color and markings. If you wish, each image can be viewed large below.
Coque bateau planche bois jaune bleu ATANA studio Anthony SÉJOURNÉ
Disponible à la vente / Available for sale
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cette potentille se rencontre au printemps. Elle aime les pelouses sèches et les pentes ensoleillées. Ses feuilles sont généralement composées de 5 folioles dentées sur le haut, velues mais aux poils non étoilés. Ses fleurs sont d’un beau jaune vif, aux pétales échancrés, laissant largement apparaître les sépales. Les pétales, sépales et divisions du calicule sont au nombre de cinq.
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One look at love
And you may see
It weaves a web
Over mystery,
All ravelled threads
Can rend apart
For hope has a place in the lovers heart.
Hope has a place in a lovers heart
Whispering world,
A sigh of sighs,
The ebb and the flow
Of the ocean tides,
One breath, one word
May end or may start
A hope in a place of the lovers heart,
Hope has a place in a lovers heart.
Look to love
You may dream,
And if it should leave
Then give it wings.
But if such a love
Is meant to be;
Hope is home, and the heart is free.
Under the heavens
We journey far,
On roads of life
Were the wanderers,
So let love rise,
So let love depart,
Let hope have a place in the lovers heart
Hope has a place in the lovers heart.
Look to love
And you may dream,
And if it should leave
Then give it wings.
But if such a love
Is meant to be;
Hope is home, and the heart is free.
Hope is home, and the heart is free.
Enya
'The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.'
Steve Jobs
February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
The architecture of BSSR House is the physical expression of a way of being: the form does not follow a particular fashion, it follows a particular life. BSSR House is designed and built on the principles of “less is more”, “doing more with less” and “less but better”.
The name of the house is “Minimum to the Max!” which I believe also aptly describes the feel of this room. In the desk and workspace area, there are only computers, desks, task lighting, and chairs.
Likely, when the space is in use, there are also project materials strewn about the desks. However, at the end of the day, all items are put away and stored on the bookcase.
The bookcase is built into the wall and was part of the original design of the home. Without the bookcase, the space would feel empty or impersonal. With the bookcase, the space transforms into an inspiring studio that can provide clarity and creativity.
The long window that runs along the wall opposite of the bookshelf is also nice for bringing natural light into the space.
BSSR Office Space seen in several lifestyle magazines and E-zines. Below a random selection 'discussion threads'. Comments and Critics welcome!
Explore BSSR House
www.flickr.com/photos/55176801@N02/sets/72157625373026635/
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'Went through the slideshow on Flickr and absolutely love the home.'
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'Sorry but this just looks like an old schoolhouse renovated.'
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'All the (Continental) European homes I’ve ever visited have all looked pretty much the same, with white walls, lots of bookshelves and uncarpeted floors. That kind of style is not to my taste at all – it’s just not cosy enough – and nor is this office, but I have to say it is beautifully done. It looks a bit like a library with the identical desks and chairs. And I can’t imagine any other computer but a Mac in that space.'
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'Maybe the low windows are motivation to stay seated and finish your work — you can’t gaze out the window while standing?? I do like the large bookshelf, though.'
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'I do like how neat and clean it is.'
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'The design is a little stark for my tastes, but I am inspired by the modern lines and clean, functional spaces.'
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'What’s striking to me is that even though the bookcases are used for organizing supplies, books and related documents, the shelves aren’t overflowing. So often wall-spanning bookcases like this can be a clutter magnet, but in this picture, some of the cubbies have barely anything in them. Impressive.'
'Where is the file cabinet? Are we to understand that this office is completely paperless?'
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'Not to my taste but it works, by the standards of that style.'
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'Fun to find a house only a few miles from mine on a website written on the other side of the world. The windows are not as small as you’think by seeing the pictures.'
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'I *don’t* like how it looks, but I feel like that might be the point. It would be a perfect craft studio for me – nothing distracting from the task at hand, plenty of storage for supplies and works-in-progress. It’s a blank slate of a room, empty of all but potential and the means to achieve it. If this were intended to be an entertaining area or a living space it would fail horribly – but as a workspace, it’s right on target.'
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'W-o-w! Really, really great minimalist design.'
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'The windows next to the desk seem positioned so that you would have an open horizon if you were sitting at the desk. Maximizing window space, maybe?'
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'I thought the architect’s statement at the beginning of the album summed it up perfectly:
The only universal measure is whether the space feels comfortable and right to the people who use it (emphasis mine). Minimalism – or, as the sculptor Donald Judd preferred to put it, the simple expression of complex thought – is only one valid response of an aesthetically diverse society, answering the needs of particular individuals and provoking debate in society at large about how we choose to live and how we expect architecture to support these choices.
The windows make sense to me, both as frames for a specific view of the surrounding countryside and as a way of minimizing resource use: great big windows can equal “great big opportunity for heat loss”.'
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Untitled 2011 Oil and paint on canvas, 150 x 120 cm by Ron Schouten (550). One of eight oil paintings on canvas by Ron Schouten acquired in the permanent Art collection of the BSSR House - Ambassador of Abstract Art - in the Maastricht Region.
Link Art Ron Schouten and the power of creativity
Blinded by the light..I'm not sure if these are actual words to a song, but it came to mind when I saw this leaf & all the bright yellow ones behind it!
[explored!]
i was sitting on my bed in my favorite red sweats and an old hoodie
i was on the edge of the right side, the left side screaming for warmth.
the left side confused.
the left side lacking.
my phone buzzed
the only faint reminder that i was still living on this miserable planet.
"look out your window"
there was no name on the screen. this person was foreign.
i rolled over and looked at the clock
1:34 AM
i'd been laying there since 7 pm, trying to think of something new to think about, but it seemed that everthing had been covered already, at some point,
in the course of my sixteen years.
i was fading, minute by minute, away from everything i'd ever created, ever worked for, ever hoped for.
but now, i was awake.
i pulled back my anthropologie faded quilt,
and tip toed to the windows, which were outlined with smooth silver lines from the soft moonlight.
his car was outside.
him.
the boy.
the boy who was the only boy i ever felt for.
the only boy who ever new me.
and the only boy who ever left.
the boy who i'd almost forgotten.
when i reached his car i saw his face. it was silk.
his hair flowed gently across his perfectly round head.
he offered a huge grin, which lit up his eyes immediately.
the spark of the movement flew into me.
and i remembered who we were.
i climbed in, shivering, in the dark.
he grabbed a wool blanket from the back, and carefully tucked it around me, managing to make breathtaking eye contact at the exact same time.
let's escape, he said.
it's time.
all you have to do is breathe now.
all you have to do is breathe.
and we drove.
You were planned for God’s pleasure.
The moment you were born into the world, God was there as an unseen witness, smiling at your birth. He wanted you alive, and your arrival gave him great pleasure. God did not need to create you , but he chose to create you for his own enjoyment. You exist for his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight.
Bringing enjoyment to God, living for his pleasure, is the first purpose of your life. When You fully understand this truth , you will never again have a problem with feeling insignificant. It proves your worth . If you are that important to God, and he consider you valuable enough to keep with him for eternity, what greater significance could you have?You are a child of God, and you bring pleasure to God like nothing else he has ever created. The Bible says, “ Because of his love God already decided that through Jesus Christ he would makes us his children – this was his pleasure and purpose’’
One of the greatest gifts God has given you is the ability to enjoy pleasure. He wired you with five senses and emotions so you can experience it. He wants you to enjoy life, not just endure it. The reason you are able to enjoy pleasure is that God made you in his image.
- Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life
Hate it. No time for much of anything the past 3 days..
Lots of mistakes so don't look too hard. ( i am in a better mood, therefore liking it a bit more now. ;^))
last one i am doing regarding mental disorders...i am pretty sure anyhow. I am running out of ideas, so any suggestions, LOL...
:)
On another note i am getting hella fed up with facebook. My acct keeps being "unavailable" due to site maintenance, and it is getting old. It is finally working again, after about 8 fucking hours.
The Lamborghini Aventador , exhibited during the recently concluded Qatar Motor Show in Doha, Qatar
Like previous Lamborghinis, the Aventador name was chosen for its symbolic connection to the world of fighting bulls, sharing a name with the legendary Aventador, a trophy-winning bull in the world of Spanish bullfighting.
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Yes, back at one of my favorite spots. Again taken Wednesday, I was all over that day.
Enjoy and don't forget to check out my blog: Christopher.F Photography
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This is not with the D700, this was earlier this month with my 'old set-up' the D90+Sigma 10-20mm.
Ultra wide angle + HDR, two of my 'weaknesses'.
I think I'm on some sort of quest for magic realism with these two tools... I keep searching!
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Date: Taken on December 2, 2011 at 10.24 h / 10.24am CET
Exif data
Camera Nikon D90
Exposure 3x HDR (1/60) (1/125) (1/250)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 10 mm (Sigma 10-20mm)
ISO Speed 200
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Lyrics from Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls.
This is the hardest thing. I find it so hard to be honest with myself, let alone other people. I constantly find myself becoming somebody I'm not. Somebody I don't want to be.
I feel like I'm going in the completely wrong direction.
Love:
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
I will never get tired of this.
(edit: I just realized this looks a lot like some of Meagan's photos. That was completely unintentional, although she is amazing.)
Malacca Strait
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I always feel weird when I go shooting in the middle of the night alone. The little kid in me seems to have some fear and respect for the dark of night. Last night, the little kid's voice in my head was going overtime trying to talk me out of going to the coast to shoot this image. I finally at length decided this voice is useless (mostly). I feel much better now.
I mean, after all, next month I'll be trotting all over the place all by myself in dangerous conditions across the central plains, both day and night, and so I better grow a pair now if I'm going to ever respect myself. Seriously, I'm now glad I listened the my inner sense of reason.
Once I was at the lighthouse, it was about Midnight and the wind was howling and cold. I got my jacket on, and went to my camera bag and discovered I left my remote at home once again. The moonlight was plenty strong, so I knew I'd get a shot, but I wanted to try some real long exposures, and now it wasn't going to happen. The atmosphere was quiet, other than the crashing waves against the cliffs and the high winds, and I would actually call it peaceful and calming, at least that's how I felt at the time.
I wound up taking all the usual shots, and was feeling sort of frustrated until I came up to the fence line here. Immediately, I knew what I wanted to get. This feels like an Edward Hopper Painting to me. I like the shadows, and the fence-line a lot. Clouds were flying by, and I got some cool shots with blurred clouds, but this shot seemed to sum up the feeling of the night best.
I'm sure glad I didn't chicken out this late evening.
The Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley is a impressive sight and the largest château in the region. Originally built as a hunting lodge the Chateau has only been lived in for a handful of years throughout its history. It is particularly famous for its double helix staircase in the centre of the keep (you can just see it at the top in the centre).
Taken with a 10x stop ND (3.0) and GND filters, giving an exposure time of ~48 secs. Minor editing (levels, sharpening, etc) in Capture NX.
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AFRIKAANS gelukkige nuwejaar
ALBANIAN Gëzuar vitin e ri
ALSATIAN e glëckliches nëies / güets nëies johr
ARABIC aam saiid / sana saiida
ARMENIAN shnorhavor nor tari
AZERI yeni iliniz mubarek
BAMBARA bonne année
BASQUE urte berri on
BELARUSIAN З новым годам (Z novym hodam)
BENGALI subho nababarsho
BERBER asgwas amegas
BETI mbembe mbu
BOBO bonne année
BOSNIAN sretna nova godina
BRETON bloavezh mat / bloavez mad
BULGARIAN честита нова година (chestita nova godina)
BIRMAN hnit thit ku mingalar pa
CANTONESE kung hé fat tsoi
CATALAN bon any nou
CHINESE xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao
CORSICAN pace e salute
CROAT sretna nova godina
CZECH šťastný nový rok
DANISH godt nytår
DUTCH gelukkig Nieuwjaar
ESPERANTO felicxan novan jaron
feliæan novan jaron (Times SudEuro font)
ESTONIAN head uut aastat
FAROESE gott nýggjár
FINNISH onnellista uutta vuotta
FLEMISH gelukkig Nieuwjaar
FRENCH bonne année
FRIULAN bon an
GALICIAN feliz aninovo
GEORGIAN gilotsavt aral tsels
GERMAN ein gutes neues Jahr / prost Neujahr
GREEK kali chronia / kali xronia
eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos (we wish you a happy new year)
GUARANÍ rogüerohory año nuévo-re
HAITIAN CREOLE bònn ané
HAWAIIAN hauoli makahiki hou
HEBREW shana tova
HINDI nav varsh ki subhkamna
HUNGARIAN boldog új évet
ICELANDIC farsælt komandi ár
INDONESIAN selamat tahun baru
IRISH GAELIC ath bhliain faoi mhaise
ITALIAN felice anno nuovo, buon anno
JAPANESE akemashite omedetô
KABYLIAN asseguèsse-ameguèsse
KANNADA hosa varshada shubhaashayagalu
KHMER sur sdei chhnam thmei
KIRUNDI umwaka mwiza
KOREAN seh heh bok mani bat uh seyo
KURDE sala we ya nû pîroz be
LAO sabai di pi mai
LATIN felix sit annus novus
LATVIAN laimīgu Jauno gadu
LINGALA bonana / mbula ya sika elamu na tonbeli yo
LITHUANIAN laimingų Naujųjų Metų
LOW SAXON gelükkig nyjaar
LUXEMBOURGEOIS e gudd neit Joër
MACEDONIAN srekna nova godina
MALAGASY arahaba tratry ny taona
MALAY selamat tahun baru
MALTESE sena gdida mimlija risq
MAORI kia hari te tau hou
MONGOLIAN shine jiliin bayariin mend hurgeye (Шинэ жилийн баярын мэнд хvргэе)
MORÉ wênd na kô-d yuum-songo
NORWEGIAN godt nytt år
OCCITAN bon annada
PERSIAN sâle no mobârak
POLISH szczęśliwego nowego roku
PORTUGUESE feliz ano novo
ROMANI bangi vasilica baxt
ROMANIAN un an nou fericit / la mulţi ani
RUSSIAN С Новым Годом (S novim godom)
SAMOAN ia manuia le tausaga fou
SANGO nzoni fini ngou
SARDINIAN bonu annu nou
SCOTTISH GAELIC bliadhna mhath ur
SERBIAN srecna nova godina
SHONA goredzwa rakanaka
SINDHI nain saal joon wadhayoon
SLOVAK stastlivy novy rok
SLOVENIAN srečno novo leto
SOBOTA dobir leto
SPANISH feliz año nuevo
SRANAN wan bun nyun yari
SWAHILI mwaka mzuri
SWEDISH gott nytt år
SWISS-GERMAN es guets Nöis
TAGALOG manigong bagong taon
TAHITIAN ia orana i te matahiti api
TAMIL iniya puthandu nalVazhthukkal
TATAR yana yel belen
TELUGU nuthana samvathsara subhakankshalu
THAI สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sawatdii pimaï)
TIBETAN tashi délek
TURKISH yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun
UDMURT Vyľ Aren
UKRAINIAN Z novym rokom
URDU naya saal mubarik
VIETNAMESE Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới / Cung Chúc Tân Niên / Cung Chúc Tân Xuân
WALOON ("betchfessîs" spelling) bone annéye / bone annéye èt bone santéye
WELSH blwyddyn newydd dda
WEST INDIAN CREOLE bon lanné
YIDDISH a gut yohr
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To all friends Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Danish (Dänisch): Glaedelig Jul og Godt Nytt Aar.
Dutch (Niederländisch, Holländisch): Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar.
English (Englisch): Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Flemish (Flämisch; z.T. in Belgien): Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar.
French (Französisch): Joyeux Noel et une Bonne Année.
German (Deutsch): Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein Glückliches Neues Jahr.
Greek (Griechisch): Kala Christougenna Kieftihismenos 0 Kenourios Chronos/ Kala Khristougena kai Eftikhes to Neon Ethos.
Italian (Italienisch): Buon Natale e Felice Nuovo Anno.
Hindi (Hindi; Indische Landessprache.): Krist Janm Parb Mubarak Ho, Nutaan Varshki Mangalkamna Hne.
Japanese (Japanisch): Shinnen omedeto Kurisumasu Omedeto.
Kurdish (Kurdisch): Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be.
Luxemburgish (Luxemburgisch): Schéi Kreschtdeeg an e Schéint Néi Joer.
Norwegian (Norwegisch): God Jul og Godt Nytt Aar.
Polish (Polnisch): Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku.
Portuguese (Portugiesisch): Boas Festas e un Feliz Anno Nuovo/ Feliz Natal e un Ano Novo cheio de prosperidade.
Romanian (Rumänisch): Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit/ Sarbatori Fericite La Multi Ani.
Russian (Russisch; transskribiert aus dem Kyrillischen.): Pozdravljaem vas s prazdnikom Rozhdestva Hristova i s Novym Godom.
Spanish (Spanisch): Feliz Navidad y Próspero Ano Nuevo.
Swahili (Kisuaheli; Afrika.): Heri ya Krismasi na Mwaka mpya.
Swedish (Schwedisch): God Jul och Gott Nytt Ar.
Tamil (Tamil; Landessprache in Indien und Sri Lanka.): Christmas Puthandu vazhthukkal.
Turkish (Türkisch): Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun.
Ukranian (Ukrainisch; transskribiert,s.o..): Vselich svjat Rizdva Xristovoho i Sjtsjaslivoho Novoho Roku.
Vietnamese (Vietnamesisch): Chuc mung nam moi va Giang Sing vui ve.
Yiddish (Jiddisch): Gute Vaynakhtn un a Gut Nay Yor.
Sorry for eventually made mistakes! Please tell me, what's correct!
Thanks a lot!
c U - effi . . from Germany
Archive from 2007
camera roll - recent turn
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=hyperantus
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus (a-fan-TOH-puss hy-per-AN-tuss)
Wingspan
Male: 42 - 48mm
Female: 46 - 52mm
Checklist Number
59.009
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:SatyrinaeBoisduval, 1833
Tribe:ManioliniGrote, 1897
Genus:AphantopusWallengren, 1853
Subgenus:
Species:hyperantus(Linnaeus, 1758)
Introduction
This is a relatively-common butterfly that is unmistakable when seen at rest - the rings on the hindwings giving this butterfly its common name. The uppersides are a uniform chocolate brown that distinguish this butterfly from the closely-related Meadow Brown. Despite this uniformity, a newly-emerged adult is a surprisingly beautiful insect, the velvety wings providing a striking contrast with the delicate white fringes found on the wing edges. The dark colouring also allows this butterfly to quickly warm up - this butterfly being one of the few that flies on overcast days.
Variation in this butterfly is primarily focused on the rings on the hindwings, the lanceolata aberration being particularly striking, where the rings are elongated to form teardrops. Other aberrations occur where the rings are greatly reduced or completely absent. Huggins (1959) also describes a form in Kerry, Ireland, that is of normal size until 600 feet, when it starts to be replaced by a dwarf form that, at 1,000 feet, takes over completely.
This butterfly can be found throughout most of the British Isles, south of a line between the South Ebudes in the west and Banffshire in the east. It is also absent from the western parts of northern England, north-west of the Midlands, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. This butterfly forms discrete colonies where numbers vary from a few dozen to several thousand.
Aphantopus hyperantus
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758)
Conservation Status
This is one of the few species that is doing well, with evidence of increases in both distribution and population. It is not, therefore, a priority species for conservation efforts.
Habitat
A variety of habitats is used, although sites characterised as being sheltered and damp are preferred, such as woodland clearings, woodland edges and rides, meadows, hedgerows, road verges and country lanes, where the full heat from the summer sun can be avoided and where the foodplant is lush. The butterfly is not typically found in open areas, such as grassland or heathland.
Life Cycle
There is one generation each year, with adults emerging in the second half of June, peaking in mid-July, with a few individuals continuing into August. The flight period is relatively-short when compared with its close relatives.
Imago
Male and female are almost identical in appearance, although it is just possible to make out the feintest of sex brands on the forewings of the male, which contains special scent scales used in courtship. Males adopt an exclusive strategy of patrolling for mates and are often seen in ones and twos fluttering among the grasses that typify their habitat.
A mated female lays her eggs in a somewhat-chaotic fashion, typically perched on a grass stem and ejecting a single egg at random, often into the air, causing it to land in the vegetation. Both sexes take nectar from a variety of sources, Bramble and Thistle being particular favourites.
Adults feed primarily on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.).
Ovum
Eggs are a pale yellow when first laid, but soon turn a pale brown. The stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.
Larva
The larva is nocturnal and hides by day at the base of a grass tussock, emerging at night to feed on the tenderest parts of the foodplant. The larva hibernates while in the 3rd instar, but will feed on particularly warm evenings during the winter. Regular feeding resumes in the spring when the larvae can be found by torchlight feeding on grass stems, although they will fall to the ground with the slightest disturbance. There are 4 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Common Couch (Elytrigia repens), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Meadow-grasses (various) (Poa spp.) and Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa).
Pupa
The pupa is formed in a flimsy cocoon, comprising just a few strands of silk, at the base of a grass tussock. This stage lasts around 2 weeks.
Taken during the LG Action Sports World Tour in Paris, Trocadéro.
Part of LG Action Sports in Paris
Technical properties:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Processing-program: Adobe Photoshop CS4
Framed and signature: Photo Scape
Tripod: Giottos MTL9251B + MH5001-3 way Pan Head
Remote: Canon Remote Switch RS-80N3
Copyright © 2009 by pixel@work . All rights reserved.
HDR image processed from 7 exposures with Photomatix Pro.
Captured pretty much at the beginning of our Scotland trip in Saint Andrews ... just a bit north of Edinburgh. A lovely old cathedral from the 11th century.
My clunky Nikon 14-24mm monster unleashed the necessary dramatic perspective :-)
I just love this old stuff ... castles, churches, whatever ... standing there, being aware that people walked around these same places a thousand years ago. How was life by then, what did they think, what did they feel ...
Please check this one in Large and discover all the details. Use the new flickr or check in Large and on Black!
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One Saturday morning in late June I decided to try out my new DSLR on one of the shaded streets in this beautiful area. If you click on the set to the right and run the SLIDESHOW in Full Screen Mode you can follow me up and down this street and get an idea of the architecture of the area.
"Druid Hills is an upper-class neighborhood east of Midtown, Atlanta, in DeKalb County, Georgia. The planned community was initially conceived by Joel Hurt, and developed with the effort of Atlanta's leading families, including Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler. It contains some of Atlanta's historic mansions from the late 19th and early 20th Century. Druid Hills includes the main campus of Emory University, which relocated to Atlanta in 1914. Ponce de Leon Avenue bi-sects the community.
Druid Hills was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and was one of his last commissions. A showpiece of the design was the string of parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue, designated as Druid Hills Parks and Parkways and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1975."
Some find it hard to believe that this magnificent urban neighborhood was conceived and executed as one of Atlanta’s first suburbs. Yet it remains today essentially unchanged and was recently described by the U.S. Department of the Interior to be "significant as the finest example of late 19th and early 20th century comprehensive planning and development in the Atlanta area, and one of the finest period suburbs in the Southeast."
There is a beautifully done Tour of Homes and Gardens each April during the peak bloomtime for the thousands of dogwoods and azaleas that fill the neighborhood. Here are some links:
www.druidhills.org/overview/index.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid_Hills,_Georgia
...
aphrodite, godess of love, was born when ouranos was castrated by his son cronus, who threw his severed genitals into the sea. the immortal flesh eventually spread into a circle of white foam... from this foam, (aphros) arose aphrodite her name literally means foam-born.
though she was intended to rule solely over sexual passion, aphrodite's adventures, and the adventures of her children, caused as much misery and bloodshed as any of the immortals.
it was of course aphrodite's meddling that caused the trojan war. aphrodite, hera, and athene all claimed to be the most beautiful of the godesses and appealed to zeus for a ruling. zeus put the choice in the hands of paris of troy. aphrodite bribed paris to choose her by giving him the most beautiful mortal woman in the world, helen, the wife of a greek king. the result was the destruction of troy by the greeks.
aphrodite's own son was killed in that war. she attempted to rescue him from battle but, receiving a scratch on her hand from a soldier, dropped him.
©2009 gideon ansell. all rights reserved. use without permission is illegal
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Noční vlaky jsou nedílnou součástí železniční dopravy v Itálii, přičemž relace, směřující z vnitrozemí na Sicílii, patří k nejvytíženějším. Jen ze samotného Říma jezdí hned dva páry spojů, doplněné o vlak z Milána, který cílů na ostrově ve Středozemním moři dosahuje až odpoledne, a i ve směru do Milána vlak odjíždí z obou sicilských destinací nedlouho po poledni. Cestujícím zejména posledně jmenovaného páru se tak naskýtají překrásné výhledy na Tyrhénské moře, neboť železniční trať je vedena v těsné blízkosti pobřeží od Sicílie až téměř po Neapol. Vzhledem ke zmíněné vytíženosti jsou všechny tři páry vlaků složeny pouze ze spacích vozů a poté, co se přepraví ze vnitrozemské italské železniční sítě přes Messinskou úžinu na tu sicilskou pomocí trajektu, se ve stanici Messina Centrale rozdělují Zatímco jedna část vlaků je vedena po severním břehu ostrova do stanice Palermo Centrale, druhá část vlaků směřuje na jih přes Katánii do Syrakus.
Na snímku vlaku ICN 1963 "Intercity Notte" [Milano Centrale – Siracusa], pořízeném dne 23. března 2024 u letoviska Praia a Mare, lze spatřit všechny tři typy spacích vozů, kterými lze v těchto vlacích cestovat. Nejpočetnější lehátkové vozy, nabízející pouze čtyřmístná a o poznání komfortnější kupé, než bývá v Evropě zvykem, představují zástupce dvou sérií, které vznikly v letech 1996–2001 přestavbou starších vozů konstrukce UIC-X ze 60. a 70. let v celkovém počtu 230 vozů. Lůžkový vůz je zde zastoupen v západní Evropě nejrozšířenějším typem MU rovněž po modernizaci. Na vzniku celkem 283 vozů během let 1963 a 1990 se podílely hned tři společnosti a vozy tohoto typu jezdily i ve Francii či v zemích Beneluxu. Zatímco zcela původní francouzské vozy dnes dožívají v Černé Hoře, všechny dnes provozované italské vozy prošly modernizací a jsou dodnes v provozu, jak se lze na tomto snímku přesvědčit. S celkovou kapacitou až 36 osob nabízí jedno-, dvou- či třílůžková kupé standardních parametrů.
Nejzajímavější je ale třetí vůz na snímku – jedná se o lůžkový vůz typu T3S, který vznikl v počtu 11 vozů v letech 2007–2008 ve firmě RSI Costa Masnaga přestavbou starších lůžkových vozů typu T2S z roku 1982. Jedna polovina vozu je tvořena standardními třílůžkovými oddíly, druhá polovina pak představuje netradičně provedená čtyřlůžková kupé s vlastním WC a sprchou. Vozy tohoto typu byly mj. nasazeny v letech 2017–2020 na páru nočních vlaků Benátky–Paříž, avšak po ukončení provozu tohoto spoje v důsledku pandemie viru Covid-19 v roce 2020 byly staženy do vnitrostátního provozu a dnes jsou vozy nasazovány na všechny tři páry nočních vlaků na Sicílii, avšak pouze do skupiny vozů Miláno/Řím – Syrakusy a zpět.
Praia a Mare je obec v regionu Kalábrie, která je známá jako plážové letovisko u Tyrhénského moře. Celkem dva kilometry dlouhá pláž je částečně pokryta atraktivním černým lávovým pískem. Na jižním konci se nachází skalní ostrov Dino, kde se nachází několik velkých mořských jeskyní, přístupných malými plavidly. Na nejjižnějším výběžku pláže se na výběžku sopečné skály tyčí středověká věž Fiuzzi, postavená byzantskými silami k ochraně pobřeží.
I watched this Blue Jay and her mate for some time and they didn't go far without the other. While one came down for a visit the other waited patiently on top of our evestrough lol ;) I never saw the two of them together on the railing........They were always calling out to one another .........Noisy birds that's for sure ;) Cool to watch though...I'm happy they visiting our backyard so frequently.
Happy Thanksgiving to my American Flickr friends ;)
Enjoy! Best viewed LARGE.
La Costa Brava, el agreste litoral de la provincia de Girona, cuenta con una villa medieval a pocos kilómetros de su perfil marítimo. Su centro histórico se levanta sobre una colina rodeada de llanuras, que en su origen fue zona pantanosa. Hay que remontarse al siglo IX para encontrar los primeros documentos escritos que hablan de esta población, época a la que pertenece su castillo. Continuos enfrentamientos bélicos hicieron que durante siglos sólo se conservase la Torre del Homenaje de esta construcción defensiva. Se trata de una torre románica de planta circular levantada entre los siglos XI y XIII. Sus 15 metros de altura se asientan sobre una plataforma de roca natural, en la que también se encuentran numerosas tumbas visigóticas. Durante el siglo XV fue empleada como campanario, por lo que se la conoce como la Torre de las Horas. En la actualidad, el solar del castillo lo ocupa la casa de la familia Pi i Figueras, promotor de la restauración del Recinto Gótico de Pals. De factura moderna, esta casa mantiene los mismos rasgos arquitectónicos que el resto de la urbe. Calles empedradas interrumpidas por arcos de medio punto, fachadas con ventanas ojivales y balcones de piedra son los signos distintivos de Pals. La muralla es otro de los lugares que transportan al viajero a la Edad Media. Cuatro torres de planta cuadrada se mantienen aún en pie, a pesar de que datan del siglo XII. Torres con nombre propio como Ramonet, Rom, Xinel·lo y Hospital. Otros puntos de interés son el mirador Josep Pla, la Plaza Mayor, las sepulturas de la calle Mayor y la iglesia de Sant Pere. El escritor palafrugellense da nombre a una de las atalayas naturales, desde donde se divisan los campos del Ampurdán y las islas Medes. Arcos góticos y sepulturas medievales son los otros hitos que encontramos en el camino. Parte de los sillares de piedra del castillo fueron empleados en el siglo X para edificar la iglesia de Sant Pere. En su estructura final se distinguen la base románica, el ábside y nave gótica, y el pórtico y campanario barrocos. La mejor manera de recorrer Pals es perderse por su calles medievales, pero antes de esto merece la pena acercarse a una casa fortificada del siglo XV, sede del Museo de Arqueología Submarina. Entre otras curiosidades, podemos conocer la historia de los vinos y cavas de Cataluña, gracias la exposición permanente que exhibe. A las afueras de la villa se extiende otra parte del municipio de Pals, los Masos de Pals, antiguo conjunto de masías (casas de campo catalanas) que actualmente acogen a un nutrido núcleo urbano. Y en la costa, la playa de Pals. Más de cuatro kilómetros de aguas transparentes donde el viajero podrá disfrutar del benigno clima mediterráneo y de todas las oportunidades de ocio que la Costa Brava ofrece. Campos de golf, deportes náuticos y visitas al Parque Natural Illes Medes son sólo algunas de ellas. Pals también se convierte en una excelente oportunidad para acercarnos a la gastronomía del Baix Ampordà, que aúna productos del mar y la tierra. Las habas y los guisantes de la huerta aparecen junto a esqueixadas (ensalada de bacalao), escalivadas (asado de berenjena, cebolla y pimientos) o guisos de pollo o conejo con marisco. Por su parte, gambas, lubinas y doradas se preparan de multitud de maneras. Entre los postres, las frutas tienen una gran importancia (fresas, melocotones, melones, sandías, naranjas...), y se convierten en verano en helados y sorbetes.
Digamos que esta es de las foto que más me gusta de esta noche, ya que es una simple composición de rocas y cielo, pero la verdad que con luz de luna y la contaminación lumínica de bolnuevo ayuda baste, ya sé que la foto es un poco irreal, le he dado ese color al cielo para simular lo que no es, pero bueno a todos nos gusta soñar un poco con poderlo ver alguna vez, seguramente la próxima foto que suba será la original de esta foto -Playa de Cueva de los Lobos – Bolnuevo.
Nota: Os quiero comunicar que mi estado de baja ya llega a su fin, y que el jueves me incorporo de nuevo al trabajo, asique ya no tendré tanto tiempo para estar por aquí.
Cámara: D40
Modo De Exposición: Manual +Trípode
ISO: 200
Velocidad: 175 Segundos
Hora: 00:03:26
Focal: 18.0 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
Recomiendo ver en tamaño grande
So, if God has slowed you down or shut you down, relax in the knowledge that you are living His plan. This is His love. This is His assignment for you right now. This is His way to give you what you need most. Sure, the traffic has braked to a halt, you're frustrated that you can't go very fast or go at all. You can't do all you usually do, but you're in God's construction zone. Like that cab driver said, "It will be worth the inconvenience." You'll be so much better when the construction is finished, so be still and know that He is God.
-Ron Hutchcraft
www.hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/sl...
blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/15/photoshop-techniques-cross-...
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I'd say there are two photographers who were primarily responsible for inspiring me to take up photography. One of them is famous. His name is Galen Rowell. The other one is not. His name is Charles Uibel, and I don't remember how I came across his photos but he was one of my first flickr contacts. I followed his work for years before I became seriously interested in photography and decided to buy my first "real" camera. I was mesmerized by the relationship he had with the Great Salt Lake. It seemed like every day he could go out and find something completely new and fascinating, yet familiar. Featured in many of those photos is Antelope Island -- sometimes dominant, sometimes looming in the distance. It's often an anchor and a thread that weaves his images together. Always the same place, always seen in a new way.
Anyway, despite what my title suggests, I don't have hundreds of photos from this place. But Mickey Butte did remind me of Antelope Island. And the Mickey and Alvord basins are places worthy of the same sort of attention Uibel gives the Great Salt Lake. This was the third time I had been out here, and I plan to return as often as I can. I'm much more interested in seeing a place captured in a hundred different ways than I am in seeing a single trophy shot.
i'm feeling a bit ill today and don't have the energy to process a whole lot of my more recent images -- the best i can offer today is this image of a tavern that's hidden away at the windmills area in chios (tolis has a beautiful gallery). i couldn't see it from the road -- i spotted it only when i was walking around the windmills themselves.
i don't know how, but my train of thought led me to imagine a huge party for flickr friends and contacts, with everyone holding a camera, shooting each other and looking for something interesting.
i'll try to get around to your streams today -- (it cheers me up!) -- but i hope you forgive me if i don't succeed.
on the blog: toomanytribbles.blogspot.com/2009/09/friends-of-gold.html
EDIT: hey, look where my moon candy landed! www.focus.it/natura/gallery/10092009-1252-113-astronomi-p...
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If I could tell the world just one thing
It would be that we're all OK
And not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these
I won't be made useless
I won't be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
Poverty stole your golden shoes
It didn't steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn't ever after
We'll fight, not out of spite
For someone must stand up for what's right
'Cause where there's a man who has no voice
There ours shall go singing
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
I am never broken
In the end only kindness matters
In the end only kindness matters
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
We are never broken
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's mind
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's heart
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's eyes
We are God's hands
We are God's hands
Best Viewed On Black or view in Fluidr
One of my favorite things is to drive up and down the Northern California
Pacific coastal highway looking for new areas to photograph. I have
collected a number of shots of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse and swear I will
avoid it this next time but inevitably I stop and take more images and it
seems to always pay off.
As you head south from San Francisco you first get a glimpse of the
lighthouse as you pass around a bend in the road. It grabs your attention
as the area is generally flat. A flashing Coast Guard light replaces the
magnificent 24 beam first order Fresnel lens. Fortunately each November
they revert back to the days of old and light the main 24 beams of light
which extend to the horizon. The lighthouse is one of the tallest on the
California coast and was constructed after the Carrier Pigeon and several
other sailing ships ran aground on the rocks just off shore. Modern
technology has since made the structures obsolete and there is not much of
any effort by the government to maintain the lighthouses. Pigeon Point now
belongs to the State of California and is in a sad state of disrepair which
is why you see the unattractive chain length fence surrounding the base.
When I first visited the lighthouse it was open to the public and I took my
then young kids to the top for a view they still remember to this day. It
was quite a climb to the top up the spiral staircase but once there the view
was stunning. Point Arena Lighthouse looked exactly like this one at
Pigeon Point unit it was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake. It has
since been replaced by a large cement structure that while functional lacks
the beauty of design seen in the Pigeon Point Lighthouse.
This image makes a great Windows (and probably Macintosh) desktop
background.
Click here to view the lighthouse on the California Coastal Records Project
Enjoy!
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
See where this picture was taken. [?]
No tripod needed for this one. There's a nice chest high wall that's plenty deep enough to rest a camera on. A beanbag certainly helps and is one of the most useful things in my camera bag... The reason the log at the top of the hill is "frozen" even though this is a 30sec exposure, is ride's flash for the on ride photo. If you look really closely at the "stream" towards the bottom of the picture you can see the blur from other logs coming through.
Pictured:
Splash Mountain
Frontierland
Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida
November, 2008
Thanks for stopping by!
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Disney Photo Challenge winner in "Show Me" - thanks for your votes!
Best Viewed Large - 'Winter Straight Ahead' On Black
Goodbye to you, my trusted friend.
We've known each other since we're nine or ten.
Together we climbed hills or trees.
Learned of love and ABC's,
skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.
Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die,
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Pretty girls are everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the hills that we climbed
were just seasons out of time.
Goodbye, Papa, please pray for me,
I was the black sheep of the family.
You tried to teach me right from wrong.
Too much wine and too much song,
wonder how I get along.
Goodbye, Papa, it's hard to die
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Little children everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the wine and the song,
like the seasons, all have gone.
Goodbye, Michelle, my little one.
You gave me love and helped me find the sun.
And every time that I was down
you would always come around
and get my feet back on the ground.
Goodbye, Michelle, it's hard to die
when all the bird are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
With the flowers ev'rywhere.
I whish that we could both be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the stars we could reach
were just starfishs on the beach
Terry Jacks
B/W version 1st commet | Large on black | Link to prints available on my profile page
Yesterday I returned to the scene of the crime to see if that big puddle was still there and if there would be anything nice reflected in it again. It was quite a different scene then the two days before, and I was absolutely delighted to find that this time I didn't need to stand in the puddle in order to get a nice reflection shot, and also that I could shoot in the opposite direction and get a more interesting background (with the closer oak trees and such)
It was kinda crazy, but I literally got out of my car, walked over to this spot, set up the tripod, fired off the camera ... and this is the first shot I took. OMG! It was the first shot I took and when I looked in the viewfinder I couldn't believe how sweet it was. I don't think I got another great shot all afternoon but I really didn't care.
This was also my first time using a tripod for landscape work. Wow. Can't believe the difference. Doesn't it look sharper than my other landscapes? I used to do everything hand-held, then very recently moved on to using a monopod, then after my last sunset shoot I was really wishing I had a tripod so I ordered a good one yesterday (decided to spring for a manfrotto after reading all the reviews). The tripod I used yesterday was my friend's that I borrowed. It was cheap and I was grateful to have it but it made me so happy that I had sprung for a higher-quality one!!
Using a tripod also made me think a LOT more about each shot, and whether or not it was really worth it, which I think will be good for me. I tend to take a lot of mediocre shots just because I can and then when I get home I have to wade through so much junk and do a lot of culling. If I am forced to be more selective about what I shoot I think that will be an improvement!
More pictures in comments - Detalle de mola y abalorios más abajo. View On Black
La mujer Kuna usa la tradicional blusa con las mangas cortas y holgadas, cortado en un tejido impreso muy coloreado, y en el cuál, en frente y detrás, se integran las extraordinarias molas. La falda a media pierna (saburete), es un simple pedazo de tela, enrollado alrededor de la cintura, con colores mas apagados. También usan el pañuelo (muswe) generalmente rojo y naranja: para protegerse el pelo corto del sol.
Enrollados sobre sus antebrazos y piernas, los “Uinnis” largas cadenas de pequeños abalorios de colores, se enhebran una a una para formar adornos geométricos. Los estilos de los brazos y de las piernas son una muestra de la belleza para los Kunas.
Un anillo de oro en la nariz, collares de oro y aretes de oro son las joyas tradicionales.
sanblassailing.com/San Blassailing/espa/kuna.html
Cómo se hace la Mola- Esta es una técnica de "appliqué" inversa: consiste en apilar 3 o 5 capas de tela de diversos colores, y cortar el contorno en forma de adornos, a partir de la primera capa para mostrar el color de las que están debajo. El corte entonces se dobladilla finalmente. El color de la capa más baja crea el contorno de la imagen. Solo la última capa no es cortada.
ES- Etnia Kuna - es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuna_(etnia)
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The mola forms part of the traditional costume of a Kuna woman, two mola panels being incorporated as front and back panels in a blouse. The full costume traditionally includes a patterned wrapped skirt (saburet), a red and yellow headscarf (musue), arm and leg beads (wini), a gold nose ring (olasu) and earrings in addition to the mola blouse (dulemor)
How is a mola made?
This is a technique of appliqué/inverse: it consists of stacking 3 to 5 layers of fabric of different colors, and it cutting the outline of motifs, from one layer to show the color of the one below. The cutting are then finely hemmed. The color of the lowest layer creates the outline of the image. Only the last layer will not be cut.
EN Kuna people - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuna_(people)
Mola (art form) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mola_(art_form)
The Kuna indians thorup.com/cuna.html
sanblassailing.com/San Blassailing/kuna.html
Nueva foto con la camera nueva...
Neues Foto mit der neuen Camera...
The Torre Agbar, or Agbar Tower, is a 21st century skyscraper at Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and built by Dragados. It opened in June 2005 and it was inaugurated officially by the King of Spain on 16 September 2005. The Torre Agbar is located in the Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona and is named after its owners, the Agbar Group, a holding company whose interests include the Barcelona water company Aguas de Barcelona.
According to Nouvel, the shape of the Torre Agbar was inspired by the mountains of Montserrat that surround Barcelona, and by the shape of a geyser of water rising into the air. Jean Nouvel, in an interview, described it as having a phallic character. As a result of its unusual shape, the building is known by several nicknames, such as "el supositori" (the suppository), "l'obús" (the shell) and some more scatological ones.[5] It has 30,000 m² (323,000 ft²) of above-ground office space, 3,210 m² (34,500 ft²) of technical service floors with installations and 8,351 m² (90,000 ft²) of services, including an auditorium. The Agbar Tower measures 144.4 m (473.75 ft) in height[7] and consists of 38 storeys, including four underground levels.
Its design combines a number of different architectural concepts, resulting in a striking structure built with reinforced concrete, covered with a facade of glass, and over 4,500 window openings cut out of the structural concrete. The building stands out in Barcelona; it is the third tallest building in Barcelona, only after the Arts Hotel and the Mapfre Tower, both 154 m (505.25 ft).
A unique feature of the building is its nocturnal illumination. It has 4,500 LED luminous devices that allow generation of luminous images in the facade. In addition, it has temperature sensors in the outside of the tower that regulate the opening and closing of the glass blinds of the facade of the building, reducing the consumption of energy for air conditioning. It will house the head office of the Aigües de Barcelona Group (Spanish: "Aguas de Barcelona", English: "Waters of Barcelona").
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!
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.
www.hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/where-...
One of sculptor Antony Gormley's famous statues in the sea at Crosby beach near Liverpool.
Technical info:
Nikon D700 and 70-300 zoom lens at 300mm (saves me getting my feet wet!)
15 second exposure using a Lee 'Big Stopper' nd filter (10 stops) to smooth the small waves from the incoming tide.
f5.6 and iso 200
Get to know radioactive man. ∆
In the Simpsons episode "Radioactive Man," Bart encounters a lonely man in an abandoned Spirograph factory while looking for Milhouse. The man says to Bart: "Wait! Did you know that there's a direct correlation between the decline of Spirograph and the rise in gang activity? Think about it."