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Cunit, Tarragona (Spain).
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Already it is spring here, and it is not the one of the Corte Inglés (a Spanish chain of department store that always bosats to wear the seasons of the year before the others). It has arrived today at 6:48, and in Spain it is predicted that it brings cold to us…
I take advantage to dedicate to this photo to Maytevidri, that arrived at this world with spring, since tomorrow day 21 is its birthday. Congratulations Mayte!
By the way this one will be my last photo… until next Monday or Tuesday, when I come back. Happy Easter for all!
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Ya está aquí la primavera, y no es la del Corte Inglés (una cadena española de grandes almacenes que siempre presume de estrenar las estaciones del año antes que los demás). Ha llegado hoy a las 6:48, y en España está previsto que nos traiga frío...
Aprovecho la ocasión para dedicar esta foto a Maytevidri, que llegó a este mundo con la primavera, ya que mañana día 21 es su cumpleaños. ¡Felicidades Mayte!
Por cierto que ésta será mi última foto... hasta el lunes o martes que viene. ¡Feliz Semana Santa a todos!
Tenerife.
Jungle park.
Parque Las Aguilas del Teide.
www.aguilasjunglepark.com/index.php
The Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, is a bird found throughout most of the Americas. It's also known in some North American regions as the Turkey Buzzard (or just Buzzard), and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John Crow or Carrion Crow.[2] One of three species in the genus Cathartes, in the family Cathartidae, the Turkey Vulture is the most widespread of the New World vultures,[3] ranging from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands, pastures, and deserts.[1] A large bird, it has a wingspan of 170–183 cm (67–72 in), a length of 64–81 cm (25–32 in), and weight of 0.85–2.26 kg (1.9–5 lb).[4][5][6][7] It has dark brown to black plumage; a featherless, purplish-red head and neck; and a short, hooked, ivory-colored beak. Its life expectancy in the wild ranges upward of 16 years, with a captive life span of over 30 years being possible.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Vulture
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It's always tricky trying to choose a good day to photograph the beach
especially when you live an hour away so a lot of it is based on Internet
research before making the trip. I have found that webcams can offer some
insight as to beach conditions and I have many bookmarked which I check
before making the choice to head to the beach. The weather is even more
difficult to judge. Many times I have left dramatic skies only to find the
clear skies over the Pacific. Then there are the surf conditions.
Granted there are sites that cover the surf but reading them is somewhat
tricky. Finally I use Google Earth with the weather maps and cloud maps
turned on. If I am going for the sunset, I will also take a peek at a free
program called The Photographer's Ephemeris which shows the angle and times
of the sunset. This can be very helpful in determining when and where the
sun will set in relation to the land. In the end though, there is still an
element of lucky. I've gone out on great days only to be shut down by a
storm on the beach. Other days I have gone out when the weather really
sucked and to find it open up and become perfect right at the sunset. On
those rare occasions I am often the only one on the beach. Not so on this
day. There was a group of photographers crowded along the beach. I
thought to stop and chat but was busy catching the last bits of light.
Turned out that there were several people there who I have listed as
contacts on Flickr. Perhaps next time.
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
Sin tí no soy nada - Amaral
Sin ti no soy nada,
Una gota de lluvia mojando mi cara
Mi mundo es pequeño y mi corazón pedacitos de hielo
Solía pensar que el amor no es real,
Una ilusión que siempre se acaba
Y ahora sin ti no soy nada
Sin ti niña mala,
Sin ti niña triste
Que abraza su almohada
Tirada en la cama,
Mirando la tele y no viendo nada
Amar por amar y romper a llorar
En lo más cierto y profundo del alma,
Sin ti no soy nada
Los días que pasan,
Las luces del alba,
Mi alma, mi cuerpo, mi voz, no sirven de nada
Porque yo sin ti no soy nada
Sin ti no soy nada
Sin ti no soy nada
Me siento tan rara,
Las noches de juerga se vuelven amargas
Me río sin ganas con una sonrisa pintada en la cara
Soy sólo un actor que olvidó su guión,
Al fin y al cabo son sólo palabras que no dicen nada
Los días que pasan,
Las luces del alba,
Mi alma, mi cuerpo, mi voz, no sirven de nada
Qué no daría yo por tener tu mirada,
Por ser como siempre los dos
Mientras todo cambia
Porque yo sin ti no soy nada
Sin ti no soy nada
Sin ti no soy nada
Amaral es un conjunto musical zaragozano (España) formado por Eva Amaral (vocalista y compositora) y Juan Aguirre (guitarrista y compositor). Su estilo musical se podría denominar Folk Rock, pero fusionado con ritmos latinos, sintetizadores, y con letras de alto contenido poético.
Amaral hasta la fecha (2008) ha vendido más de 2 millones de copias de sus 4 discos.
Amaral is a music group from Zaragoza, Spain. The band consists of Eva Amaral (vocalist) and Juan Aguirre (guitarist). They write their songs together. Eva Amaral started out as a drummer in another group until she set out with Aguirre to play her own material in 1997. Their musical style is often called pop rock, but it is often fused with Latin beats, folk rock, synthesizers, and complex poetic lyrics. Juan Aguirre was born in San Sebastián (also known as Donostia) in the Guipúzcoa province of Spain. He spent his childhood in the town of Gros and currently resides in Zaragoza.
In Wordpress In Blogger photo.net/photos/Reinante/ In Onexposure
Built on top Colina da Penha or Penha Hill, also known as Bishop Hill because of the Bishop Residence, is a Chapel of Our Lady of Penha which was first built in 1622.
The first chapel was erected by the crew and passengers of a ship which had a narrow escape from the Dutch.
Later the chapel served as shrine for sailors embarking on often hazardous voyages.
The chapel today dates back to 1837 when it was completely rebuilt along with the Bishop's Palace.
It is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.
The bell tower of the Church is very distinctive and can be seen anywhere from the harbor.
On one side of the large open courtyard fronting the church is a marble image of the Blessed Virgin Mary facing the border of China, as if praying for that magnificent land.
Her prayers are definitely bearing fruit because now thousands of Chinese tourist dutifully climb up her little hill.
At the foot of a flight of stone steps is a popular grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Along the grotto is also a nice garden with fountains, seating and children's playground.
Nearby is a bronze gravestone with Portuguese inscriptions indicating the resting place of Bishop John Bouner of Macau who was buried here on 18 February 1918
On a clear day the panoramic view from here includes not only Macau but across the Pearl River into China.
One can see the whole harbor and a great collection of old and modern architecture: the Chief Executive's Palace, other colonial residences, the Macau Tower, and the man-made lakes.
macauEvery year, on the 13th of May, thousand of faithful joins the image of Our Lady of Fatima for a pilgrimage and procession.
The procession begins from Sto. Domingo Church and meanders through the narrow streets of Macau.
The procession finally ends in the little courtyard of Penha Church.
Every year at this day, thousands of devotees coming from all over, never fails to accompany the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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From my trip to see Clairey in England this April. This was only part of the Castle on a rainy day...it started to pour right as we left. We didn't get to go into the main section, but I loved this cemetery right outside it...
The next time I go, we are going Castle hunting!! What better place to do it! lol
Be well all!
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"Los Guardianes" (Xavier Mascaró)
El Paseo de Recoletos está ocupado por un ejército de hierro.
Son esculturas de hasta tres metros de alto, forjadas en hierro, que forman parte de la exposición Escultura Monumental, del artista parisiense Xavier Mascaró.
La exposición cuenta con 11 figuras de guardianes de hierro oxidado.
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Paseo de Recoletos is occupied by an army of iron.
Sculptures are three feet tall, wrought iron, which form part of the Monumental Sculpture exhibition of Parisian artist Xavier Mascaró.
The exhibition features 11 figures of guardians of pig iron.
© 2010 Jose Miguel
اهل الخير - gold - اذاعة - القران الكريم - استضافة المواقع - مواضيع - الطفل - الاسرة - الديكور والازياء - الاخبار - الصحف الاسرائيلية - رياضة - المسلمة -الفتاة المسلمة - الاسلام - تاريخ -مأكولات وصحة - نكت وتسالي - فيديو - اغاني واناشيد - خطب - افلام - برامج - اناشيد - هكر - برامج -دليل المواقع - فلسطين - اليوتيوب - بنات الضفة - توبيكات - العاب - تصميم فلاش - تصميم فوتوشوب - معا - القدس - العاب - بلياردو - فيس بوك - عشاق الحور- منتدى- جوالات- جوال - عشاق- رسائل- استضافة- الدعم الفني-المصارعة-صور-الحياة الزوجية-الحور-منتديات فلسطينية-العاب 2011-مقالات - تقارير
www.lokomotivy.net/adm/zobraz2.php?rada=r751sk&loko=3604
S ucelenou soupravou nově vyrobených vozů je zachycena dvojice lokomotiv 751.036 a 740.529. Toho času se jednalo o přesun od výrobce k deponii do Březnice, kde vozy čekaly na své další využití. Parného, ještě letního dne je vlak o délce přesahující 500 metrů, čítající rovných čtyřicet vozů, zachycen v táhlém stoupání mezi stanicemi Příbram–Milín a jako Pn 53725 se bezmála dvaceti kilometrovou rychlostí představují poblíž "hald".
It was a very cold day and to the left there was a building with a heavily smoking chimney, so you see the smoke rising up against the building and hitting the roof, from where you can see it going up in a straight line . . . !
Source of inspiration
The name “Het Strijkijzer” did not appear out of the blue.
Architect Paul Bontenbal’s design was inspired by the Flatiron Building in New York. With Het Strijkijzer he hopes to recapture the intimacy of Rijswijkseplein of the past……
Highest residential tower block
On this incredibly small plot - just 30 by 35 metres - a 130 metre-high residential tower block, the highest in The Hague, Het Strijkijzer stands.
Het Strijkijzer has 351 housing units: three hundred studios for young people and 51 luxury rental apartments. The building has a number of sun lounges, two separate entrances and a total of five lifts. But there is more. It also has a trendy Grand Café, a launderette and workspaces. And a special panorama terrace on the 41st floor, accessed by an impressive glass lift.
fr: Le Dépanneur très coloré, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
HDR from 5 different exposures - Photomatix - EXIF later (lol) - Very few basic levels and curves adjustments - 11.5mm
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Still busy uploading 25 pictures a week to alamy.com. I hope to have around 500 pictures on sale at the end of the year. Thanks all for your encouragements, faves and comments.
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See my most interesting pictures here or take some time to view the slideshow .
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HDR image processed from 7 exposures with Photomatix Pro.
Seen and captured at the very beginning of our Scotland trip in Edinburgh ... within the impressive St. Giles Cathedral.
Fortunately people in churches love guys like us, taking pictures ... hehe, the usual story ;-)
Especially this one is worth to check in large ... many details everywhere. Use the new flickr or check in Large and on Black!
Please don't use this image on any media without asking for permission.
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"Hark, I hear a robin calling!
List, the wind is from the south!
And the orchard-bloom is falling
Sweet as kisses on the mouth.
In the dreamy vale of beeche
Fair and faint is woven mist,
And the river's orient reaches
Are the palest amethyst.
Every limpid brook is singing
Of the lure of April days;
Every piney glen is ringing
With the maddest roundelays.
Come and let us seek together
Springtime lore of daffodils,
Giving to the golden weather
Greeting on the sun-warm hills."
-Lucy Maud Montgomery, Spring Song
Special gratitude and appreciation for the following generous contributors:
playingwithbrushes for fancy back texture
h_roach for Helen's Textures #2
EnragedLioness for the adorable bunny
diamonddavej for the robin
Degu Mischief for the almond branch
and tamakisono for the babies breath
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: PULLIP.ES - BCN: Parque Guinardo - 26/02/2011
Meeting!! (2 of 5): L and the sweets /
Kedada!! (2 de 5): L y las chuches
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 04 of 07) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Girls: Hey!! I want one!! Me too! Gimme two! This tastes good!!! Great job rikku!! XD
L: O_O
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Chicas: Eh!! Yo quiero una!! Yo también! A mi dame dos!! que rico!!! Como te lo has currao!! XD
L: O_O
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Shin y Yashiro en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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Taken Saturday morning following our temple run..
Canal life has long been a part of Thai culture. The Europeans used to call Bangkok "Venice of the East". That was fifty years ago, when Bangkok still had hundreds of canals (klongs). In the mid-nineteenth century, the mighty Chao Phraya River flowed through a city with two-thirds of its residents living on floating houses. Then they started filling in and paving over the canals, to make roads.
Today there are many fewer klongs and most people take the roads instead of the waterways, but a klong is still an attraction. The many klongs that snake through Bangkok offer multiple opportunities and provide a unique look into the everyday lives of the population.
Many Thais live along the waterways, in small wooden houses that rise out of the water on wooden stilts. As you pass by, you can see them doing laundry or bathing while small children are playing. They are wonderful people..
Long flat boats can be seen laden with exotic produce and colorful fare plying the waterways as they have done for centuries. This pic depicts in some ways a feel for life as it was decades ago. Truly impressive ... and hot.. :-) enjoy my man in blue (MIB).. LOL..
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Prise lors de ma sortie de Samedi.. cette photo lance une mini serie sur la vie et les images que l'on peut trouver le long des canaux renommes de Bangkok.. On s'est bien amuse a marche sur pres de 6 Km. A vous maintenant de decouvrir et la serie continue.. ..
Bonne semaine a toutes et a tous.. :-)
I don't usually do people shots, or portraits for that matter. I take and post pictures here in my stream primarily to my own liking. If I think the shot makes me happy, then that's all that matters (not that your wonderful comments and faves don't send me to flickr heaven. Oh, they do. And I always, always appreciate every single one of them. (",) you guys rock!).
Portraits are different. The idea of somebody else's --- the subject's --- opinion weighing in on the shot is too much pressure for me. What may look good in my eyes may not necessarily be so for the subject. I can be a people pleaser at times, so taking shots of others and them actually appreciating it, means so much to me.
And when they display my shots of them as profile pics on facebook, multiply or friendster, my heart dances a lil bit inside.
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by the way, this is Em, a new travel buddy I met on my last trip. She takes pretty pictures too with a camera that has way too many buttons. :D
Knee high socks are now my favorite! They keep my legs nice and warm in the cold weather. (and don't you think they look awesome with converse?!?) ;)
Today is the first day of classes for the semester! A new beginning for me! I'm excited about new classes and teachers, but really nervous cause i'm taking some pretty hard classes (at least that's what i've been told...). I'm going to try really hard not to procrastinate, and i say that every semester, but last semester I actually did pretty good on not procrastination (except for on the papers), so this semester i'm going to try and do even better! =)
And on Mondays I don't have class until 2! so most of the time i should be able to get a bench monday up (if i remember!) :)
anyways, HBM!!! :D
p.s. Finally made it to explore! thanks so much everyone :D
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La casa Botines, o casa Fernández y Andrés es un edificio de estilo modernista, situado en la ciudad de León, capital de la provincia homónima, España. Originalmente almacén comercial y residencia particular, fue construido y diseñado por el arquitecto español Antoni Gaudí entre 1891 y 1894, siendo esta una de sus tres obras fuera de Cataluña, junto al palacio episcopal de Astorga, también en León y al Capricho de Gaudí de Comillas, en Cantabria.
Ubicado junto al palacio de los Guzmanes, sede de la Diputación de León, de estilo renacentista, fue restaurado en 1951, declarado Monumento Histórico en 1969, es en la actualidad la sede de Caja España, entidad que lo rehabilitó en 1996, actividad que le valió el premio Europa Nostra.
El término casa Botines deriva del apellido del fundador de la sociedad, Joan Homs i Botinàs, empresario y comerciante español asentado en la capital leonesa, que dirigían Mariano Andrés Luna y Simón Fernández Fernández, responsables del encargo de la casa a Antoni Gaudí.
Shot during a mini meet-up with with a Flickr contact of mine DSLR_MANIA
There was a very heavy fog when I took this shot and I had to focus manually to get this one.
If you want to, take a look at downtownlalife magazine , I'm being featured right now
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My New Year's resolutions:
1. Try to improve my photography.
2. Shoot more portraits - portraiture is my first love and I'm a big admirer of portraiture/model photographers like Richard Avedon and Irving Penn.
3. Shoot with film - I'm looking for a good med format film camera, maybe even a large format film.
4. Looking for a job with less responsibilities, less working hours and less stress and more time to shoot photos and spend quality time with my loved ones. That's what really matters.
Technical info:
ND110 - 10 stops.
f/16
ISO100
179 mm
185s (3min05s) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS4 - Silver Efex Pro
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I started my day quite early, even before sunrise, driving around to explore downtown Boston. Unfortunately, I got lost and wasn't able to find anything exciting. Therefore, I decided to come back to the Seaport District where we briefly stopped by in the previous afternoon and saw how it looked in the early morning...
I walked from Fan Pier to the Courthouse. The water is calm, the sky is clear, the buildings look fabulous, and even the city is silent in the early morning. To me, it's a perfect way to start my day in Boston, or any big city! :-)
p.s. 歡迎光臨我新闢的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！
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~波士頓，麻薩諸塞州，美國~
Boston, MA, USA
- ISO 50, F22, 10 sec, 19mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- sunrise @ 5.11am / shot @ 5:45am, 2011//6/30
© copyright 2011 Hsiang Wei Chao
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Die Kugelbake ist ein aus Holz errichtetes Seezeichen in Cuxhaven. Der Ausdruck Bake geht auf das Mittelalter zurück, in dem alle Seezeichen – also auch Leuchttürme – so genannt wurden. Sie ist das Wahrzeichen von Cuxhaven, und seit 1913 ist ihr Abbild im Wappen der Stadt vorhanden. Ein Vorgängerbauwerk diente auch als Leuchtturm; heute wird sie aber nur noch als Touristenattraktion nachts angestrahlt.
Sie steht an einem stark befahrenen Schifffahrtsweg in Cuxhaven-Döse und war ein wichtiger Orientierungspunkt für die Schifffahrt. Geographisch endet hier die Elbe, und es beginnt die Nordsee; aus nautischer Sicht trennt sie Außen- und Unterelbe. Die Elbmündung hat auf Höhe der Kugelbake eine Breite von etwa 18 km. Gleichzeitig markiert die Kugelbake den nördlichsten Punkt Niedersachsens. Symbolisch betrachtet, trennt das etwa 30 Meter hohe Seezeichen das Elbe- und das Weser-Mündungsgebiet voneinander.
Errichtet wurde die erste Kugelbake wahrscheinlich 1703 auf Veranlassung des Lotseninspektors Paul Allers, nachdem der bis zu dem Zeitpunkt dort vorhandene Peilpunkt, eine Gruppe von Bäumen, von einer heftigen Sturmflut fortgespült worden war.
Das Bauwerk ist aus Holz errichtet, die Lebensdauer war nie sehr lang, da Holzfäulnis, Witterung, Sturm und Flut der Bake heftig zusetzten, so dass sie spätestens nach 30 Jahren erneuert oder instandgesetzt werden musste. Die erste Erneuerung fand vermutlich 1737 statt.
1853 wurde das Kugelbakenlicht als nächtliche Orientierungshilfe eingerichtet, um die schwierige Fahrwasserkrümmung zu markieren. Es brannte in einer Hütte, die sich innerhalb der Kugelbake befand.
Bei Ausbruch des Deutsch-Französischen Krieges im Jahr 1870 wurde die Leuchthütte aus taktischen Gründen abgebaut, um dem Feind keinen Anhaltspunkt zu bieten. Auch zu Beginn des 1. Weltkriegs musste die Kugelbake weichen. 1924 wurde sie erneut errichtet. Allerdings wurden, anstelle der namengebenden Kugel, zwei runde rechtwinklig zusammengesetzte Scheiben an der Spitze angebracht.
Das Kugelbakenlicht wurde ab 1878 nur noch als Reserve benötigt, da ein Feuerschiff ganzjährig ausgelegt wurde.
Der berühmte Seefunkpionier Jonathan Zenneck versuchte um 1900 eine Funkverbindung zwischen dem Festland und den Schiffen auf der See herzustellen. Innerhalb der Kugelbake wurde eine Holzhütte errichtet, die mit den dafür notwendigen Antennen und technischen Geräten für die allererste Küstenfunkstelle ausgestattet war.
2001 gab die Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung die Kugelbake an die Bundesvermögensstelle zurück, da das Seezeichen seine nautische Bedeutung verloren hatte. Es wurde dann eine Stiftung zum Erhalt dieses historischen Wahrzeichens gegründet. So ist die Kugelbake seit 2002 im Besitz der Stadt Cuxhaven und steht unter Denkmalschutz. Die heutige Konstruktion stammt aus der Zeit nach 1945.
McGreer Hall is named in honour of Arthur Huffman McGreer (1883–1947), Principal from 1922 to 1947. Under his leadership, the curriculum in Arts was greatly strengthened, teaching in experimental science was initiated, enrolment was doubled and financial stability and academic autonomy achieved. The original central five bays of the Hall were constructed in 1846, and the Lodge at the west end was added in 1847 as the residence of the first Principal. Following the fire of 1876 which gutted the central block, the Hall was rebuilt with improved facilities, and in 1898, thanks to a fund established in memory of Robert Hamilton, it became possible to extend the third floor from the Lodge to the ante-chapel and to add the central tower. In 1908 the Lodge was converted to student and faculty use and in 1909 the Library wing was added.[...Wikipedia
Lighting Info:
Nikon SB-800 Held By VAL (aka Steve Moore)
Triggered via CLS
Nikon D300
Sigma 18-50mm 2.8
This was the absolute last shot of the night, and 2SiiCK's first official wedding shoot. I must take my hat off to ALL the amazing wedding photographers, this stuff is not easy!
Steve and I, had the pleasure to shoot this wedding this past Saturday, at The Prado in Balboa Park. It was my first time as a lead shooter, as I had shot a few as a 2nd before. We had a blast and the wedding was super cool. The band was amazing and everyone had a great time! At the very end of the night as everyone was getting on the buses to take them back to their hotel, the newlyweds were finally alone for the first time. It was quiet, and Steven and I had our cameras in our bags walking back to the car. We turned and saw the bride and groom running out of the reception hall. He turned to me and asked if I still had my camera out, and I said "in a second I will". He wanted a shot alone with his wife, Steven grabbed a flash and I grabbed my camera. I was hoping I could get a good shot, but only had time to take 3 shots, so I was not expecting much. They posed for the first shot, and it was ok, but I did not want a posed moment. So after the 2nd shot we told them we got it and they turned and said something to each other. I told Steven to hold up the flash again, and I said her name right as he kissed her, she turned and smiled, and we got the shot.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John and Anne Nolie.
Enjoy,
Hector
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From the Wikipedia entry:
"Hardwick Hall in Doe Lea, Derbyshire is one of the most significant Elizabethan country houses in England. In common with its architect Robert Smythson's other works at both Longleat House and Wollaton Hall, Hardwick Hall is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of the Renaissance style of architecture, which came into fashion when it was no longer thought necessary to fortify one's home.
Hardwick Hall is situated on a hill top between Chesterfield and Mansfield, overlooking the Derbyshire countryside. The house was designed for Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury and ancestress of the Dukes of Devonshire, by Robert Smythson in the late 16th century and remained in that family until it was handed over to HM Treasury in lieu of Estate Duty in 1956. The Treasury transferred the house to the National Trust in 1959. As it was a secondary residence of the Dukes of Devonshire, whose main country house was nearby Chatsworth, it was little altered over the centuries and indeed, from the early 19th century, its antique atmosphere was consciously preserved. Hardwick's skyline features six rooftop pavilions with Bess of Hardwick's initials "ES" (Elizabeth Shrewsbury) carved into the balustrade.
Hardwick is a conspicuous statement of the wealth and power of Bess of Hardwick, who was the richest woman in England after Queen Elizabeth I herself. It was one of the first English houses where the great hall was built on an axis through the center of the house rather than at right angles to the entrance. Each of the three main stories is higher than the one below, and a grand, winding, stone staircase leads up to a suite of state rooms on the second floor, which includes one of the largest long galleries in any English house and a little-altered, tapestry-hung great chamber with a spectacular plaster frieze of hunting scenes. The windows are exceptionally large and numerous for the 16th century and were a powerful statement of wealth at a time when glass was a luxury: "Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall" the saying went. There is a large amount of fine tapestry and furniture from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A remarkable feature of the house is that much of the present furniture and other contents are listed in an inventory dating from 1601.
Hardwick Hall contains a large collection of embroideries, mostly dating from the late 16th century, many of which are listed in the 1601 inventory. Some of the needlework on display in the house incorporates Bess's monogram "ES", and may have been worked on by Bess herself.
Hardwick is open to the public. It has a fine garden, including herbaceous borders, a vegetable and herb garden an orchard. The extensive grounds also contain Hardwick Old Hall, a slightly earlier house which was used as guest and service accommodation after the new hall was built. The Old Hall is now a ruin. It is administered by English Heritage on behalf of the National Trust and is also open to the public.
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank selected the Hall as one of his five choices for the 2006 BBC television documentary series Britain's Best Buildings"
«Esta es sin duda una de las playas de arena más populares de toda la isla de Malta, no sólo por su extensión sino también porque está totalmente equipada para los turistas. Es un buen lugar para ir a pasar todo el día con tu familia, tus amigos o tu pareja, ya que tiene un encanto particular. Además, si eres de esos viajeros a los que les gusta caminar podrás disfrutar de un bonito paseo por la playa y acercarte a Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, otra bonita playa que se encuentra a 5 minutos de Golden Bay.»
Its birthday time in my family, my sis is celebrating her birthday today, always my birthday and hers fall on the same day, mine is Nov 3 and hers is 24th so its Tuesday this year. We have fought a lot in childhood and I always have a pleasure in making her cry, but it has changed a lot. One thing I admire about her is her courage, she has fought and have come out of situations that I cannot even imagine of fighting. Happy birthday Priya, wish you a ever smiling future. Thanks for all your wishes
உனக்கு வலித்தால் நான் சிரித்த நாட்களுண்டு,
உன்னை அடிப்பதை மட்டுமே நான் விளையாட்டாய்க் கொண்ட நாட்களுண்டு,
இன்றோ,
நீ வென்ற சில நொடிகளை நான் போராடாமலே தோற்றிருப்பேன்,
இவ்வுலகில் இனி யார் தோற்றாலும் உன் புன்னகை மட்டும் தோற்காமலிருக்கட்டும்,
இனிய பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் தங்கச்சி
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The Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) is the largest and most spectacular of the guineafowl bird family. It is a resident breeder in northeast Africa, from southern Ethiopia through Kenya and just into northern Tanzania.
It breeds in dry and open habitats with scattered bushes and trees, such as savannah or grassland. It lays its usually 4-8 cream-coloured eggs in a well-hidden grass-lined scrape.
although all other guineafowl have unfeathered heads, this species looks particularly like a vulture because of the long bare neck and head.
The slim neck projects from a cape of long, glossy, blue and white hackles. The breast is cobalt blue, and the rest of the body plumage is black, finely spangled with white.
The sexes are similar, although the female is usually slightly smaller than the male and with smaller tarsal spurs. Young birds are mainly grey-brown, with a duller blue breast and short hackles.
Vulturine Guineafowl is a gregarious species, forming flocks outside the breeding season typically of about 25 birds. This species' food is seeds and small invertebrates. This guineafowl is terrestrial, and will run rather than fly when alarmed. Despite the open habitat, it tends to keep to cover, and roosts in trees. It makes loud chink-chink-chink-chink-chink calls.
Paris. France.
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Paris (English /ˈpærɪs/, i/ˈpɛrɪs/; French: [paʁi] ( listen)) is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on the river Seine, in the north of the country, at the heart of the Île-de-France region. Within its administrative limits (the 20 arrondissements), Paris has a population of about 2,230,000, and its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centres in Europe, with more than 12 million inhabitants.
An important settlement for more than two millennia, Paris had become, by the 12th century, one of Europe's foremost centres of learning and the arts and was the largest city in the Western world until the turn of the 18th century. Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.
Paris and the Paris region account for a quarter of the gross domestic product of France and has one of the largest city GDPs in the world, with €572 billion in 2010. Considered as green and highly liveable, the city and its region are the world's leading tourism destination, hosting four UNESCO World Heritage Sites and many international organizations, including UNESCO and the European
The Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea).
My thanks to Thomas Frejek for the name. See his photostream here: www.flickr.com/photos/thomasfrejek/
This gorgeous, large dragonfly posed for me on our balcony railing long enough for me to take several photos. This is one of them. Hope you like it as much as I do.
The Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea), known as the Blue Darner in the Western Hemisphere, is a 70 mm long species of hawker dragonfly.
It is large, with a long body. It has green markings on the black bodies, and the male also has blue spots on the abdomen.
The Southern Hawker breeds in still or slow-flowing water, but will wander widely, and is often seen in gardens and open woodland. This is an inquisitive species and will approach people.
The adult eats various insects, caught on the wing. The nymphs feed on aquatic insects, tadpoles and small fish ambushed in the pond they frequent until they emerge as adults in July and August after three years’ development.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hawker
A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. Even though dragonflies possess 6 legs like any other insect, they are not capable of walking.
Dragonflies are valuable predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, and butterflies. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic.
Nymphs can deliver a painful bite when threatened. The wound should be cleaned thoroughly to prevent water-borne infections.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly
Just back from a most relaxing long weekend at our vacation log home on Bluebird Estates, Alberta, Canada.
Hope you also had a wonderful Labour Day weekend and thanks so much for dropping by!
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This is the very well known Cathedral of Brasília by Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most important names in international modern architecture.
Na praça de acesso ao templo, encontram-se quatro esculturas em bronze com três metros de altura, representando os evangelistas.
Saber mais sobre a Catedral de Brasília (wikipedia)
Links to this picture:
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Mandvi’s Vijay Vilas Palace stands majestically amidst the landscaped and beautifully manicured gardens watered by a number of water channels and equally impressive marble fountains. Located on the banks of the Rukmavati River, Mandvi was a bastioned town that used to serve as the summer retreat of the Kutch Kings. Tourists visiting Mandvi won’t grudge about the paucity of tourist attractions. Enjoying a distinctive popularity among the other major tourist hot spots is the Vijay Vilas Palace in Mandvi. The palace is a brilliant exemplification of Rajput architecture. One look at the palace and it won’t take the knowledgeable ones to understand that there is much similarity between the Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandvi and those of the Orcha and Datia palaces. Some of the noteworthy features of the palace comprise of central dome supported by pillars, the windows graced with colored glasses, the intricate and exquisite window carvings, the bastions at the corners and the extended porch. Another aspect that makes this place such a hot favorite for the tourists is the private beach that features air-conditioned and tented accommodation. If you claim to be a beach lover, you can’t possibly ignore the appeal of the beach that boasts of a pristine and untainted beauty.
la maison colorée avec la vieille pompe, Village des Éboulements, Charlevoix, Québec
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Shadows of passers-by in front of a press kiosk showing a photo by Magum photographer Abbas, as part of an exhibition organized throughout Paris to celebrate Magnum 60th anniversary.
Part of "A stroll in Paris"
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Well you pass around the pipe and you all get high
Never even stop and wonder why
Maybe it’s because you wanna die
Maybe it’s just the way things have to be
You stay up late and drink too damn much whiskey
You know that sort of thing is kind of risky
Maybe it’s just because you like to feel frisky
Maybe it’s just because you like to feel free
Saddle Tramp
How many people watch you ridin’ by
Like a thunder cloud that floats
Across the Arizona sky
And wonder if they’re looking
At a mighty happy man
Or just a lonely breeze that drifts
Across the endless desert sand
Well it’s gettin’ kinda cold in Ruidoso
Abilene ain’t gettin’ any closer
One more drink, one more hand of poker
‘Cause a fool and his money’s
Gonna have to part
You’re too proud to ever show your sorrow
You don’t steal and you won’t beg or borrow
You may be here today but you’re gone tomorrow
There ain’t no strings on your boot heels
Or your heart
Saddle Tramp
How many people watch you ride away
Wonder why you never promise
To come back some day
Maybe thinking you were holding
All the pieces in your hand
Or are they slippin’ through your fingers
Like the endless desert sand
Kindred souls and anxious hearts
As the twain met decades apart.
And as the clouds ushered in the stars,
They knelt and said a prayer.
For once more the King of kings,
Had brought love back from Hades.
Once more love had triumphed,
Resurrection, salvation, jubilation
And then they were alone-
Together, many winters apart.
Bitterly they wept silent tears,
And lost themselves in deep embrace.
What life is life without love’s blood?
What spring is spring without rose’s bloom?
No winter could penetrate their embrace tonight-
No typhoons of fate could make them part.
The embrace of two souls-
Lost in each other beyond reckon.
The union of emotions that they share,
Make this a paradise right here.
- Ambarish Singh Roy
I saw these two during my afternoon in millenium park...The one on the left is the same person in the destiny photo further down in my photostream...I asked them if i could take their picture and they didn't speak a bit of english...In return they asked me to take their pic as well...So, it was a cool opportunity and shot with some interesting guys in which we had no common language other than our cameras...That was an epic afternoon, everyone was out and in a good mood. It was the essence of Chicago and everything we love about it. I hope I did these two justice...
btw, I found it this one made it into the flickr explore set of photos...thx all for looking this is the first one I have had make it into the flickr explore set...
taken in Tubingen - Germany - August '06
Dedicated to Denis Collette
Dear Friends
I am very busy with my being a volunteer
I am organizing again a fund raising event in Biella (my home town) for:
this project:
STOP AIDS AT BIRTH
The major Cesvi campaign to defeat Hiv/Aids in Sub-Saharan Africa.
www.cesvi.eu/index.php?pagina=pagina_generica.php&id=720
Now my project is on line on the official CESVI site! wow!:
www.cesvi.org/?pagina=pagina_generica.php&id=1264
Therefore when I will visit your great shots, often I will just leave a fave, with no comment nor invites.
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We all know that Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives genetically. They look like us, behave like us, raise families like us and even laugh like us! However I had never thought I would get to see them relax like us. We saw this endearing family at the Chimpanzee sanctuary at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and it was probably one of the most fascinating hours I have ever spent. We saw them playing with each other, picking lice, inspecting each other nether regions and whacking the younger ones when they fell out of line. And when it all became too much, the elders literally just put their feet up. I mean who doesn’t want to do that from time to time hey?
You know what’s my favourite part of this photograph? It’s the soft multi-stroke multi-colour background. I know it is a gigantic leap of faith, but it reminds me of the kind of strokes Van Gogh used for his pictures. They were all distinct, sharp, yet part of a consolidated whole. I can’t pretend that was my idea when I took the photograph, it was very much an accident, but I did darken the image significantly to draw out the colours. Such accidents delight me to no ends, even though they might not be a big deal to anybody else. Does it happen to you too?!
And on a lighter not happy weekend Guys! Time to put your feet up!
Strobist Info:
B1600 in Alienbee 22" Beauty Dish Camera Left
Silver Reflector Camera Right
B1600 with 20 degree Grid Behind Subject Camera Right Hairlight
Nikon D300
Nikkor 24-70mm 2.8
Cybersyncs
Makeup and Hair: Cynthia Cruz
I really love this shot, and it was so simple to do and process. But My did such a great job delivering the emotion that I wanted for this shot. She has a very intense stare, and looks through the lens. Will definitely be working with her more in the near future!