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This will be my last post of 2010 so I would just like to wish everyone all the best for the New Year!
Thank you all for your friendship and support throughout the year!
Have an excellent 2011!
Here are some other shots I've done using the same crystal ball: Gotta catch 'em all!, Didn't catch this one and blues
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Here is my first (serious) Close-up Strobist...This is one of the photos we had the Workshop in the Swansea University.
This is one of the photos we had the Workshop in the Swansea University. A big credit to Marc Holmes, the president of Swansea Photography Society, who initiate the workshop and deal with plenty of set-up. Tom Littlehead and Elsa Morgan who also made a great contribution on the set-up on that day...
It is not perfect but I really want to see how you think about this...... So, anyone has some suggestions, I would be more than appreciate....
If you want to see the setup photo. Feel free to click HERE
Strobist info:
Medium softbox behind object with Full Power
ISO 200 : f/22 : 55 mm : 1/250 sec
Your comments, feedbacks and suggestions would be more than appreciate ;)
P.S. Sorry, I mess up quite a lot on my photostream. I still love to try on a lot of things. So Please bare with me!!!
A hidden cove we stumbled upon (see story below) on the way back.The sun was about to set which further saturated the already amazing color of these rock formations. This really needs to be viewed Large On Black or with B l a c k M a g i c.
Canon 5D Mark II + EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM. 17mm 5sec at f/18, ISO400,Tripod.
After testing our Hummer in deep sands the previous afternoon, we decided that it may be the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attempt the arduous unmarked 4-wheel drive on sandy track to the remote South Coyotte Buttes area in the Paria Canyon Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area. The next morning we tried our luck again at the Paria ranger station for the 10 walk-in permits to the North Coyote Buttes (the famous "Wave") and not too surprisingly, didn't get it 2 days in a row. The permits to the South Coyote Buttes, on the other hand, are easily available due to the difficulty of access.
So the journey began.
Planning to shoot around Cottonwood access area at dusk, we entered the wilderness area in the afternoon. Most people have finished their day hikes and left this 112,500 acres region south of highway 89. Not maintaining enough revs at the first ascent after Paw Hole, our Hummer got buried in the sands and refused to go any further. The afternoon storm decided to drop in at the perfect timing while we used shovels, floor mats, tree trunks..etc to bring this monster out of the sands again. The rest of the road until the Cottonwood Cove access is more enjoyable after this lesson.
The evening light was unflattering so we just scouted the Cottonwood Teepees area before heading back to the tent.
The rain came in again around midnight and stayed on and off until 10am next morning. The color of the sandstone was deeply saturated under overcast sky and I just kept finding more and more bizarre formations around this otherworldly place.
We were sitting at the north end of the Cottonwood Teepees after the sun came out, gazing at the distant North and South Teepees, about 1.5 miles away. North Coyote Buttes is probably another 1.5 miles further, we were guessing. The Wave seemed so close. After quite some discussions the two of us decided to march north and perhaps accidentally enter the North Buttes...
All we have was one GPS location of The Wave, which is accurate according to Google Earth. Our GPS, however, led us to a place turned out to be half mile away from The Wave, after 4 hours of walking in deep sands and scrambling on the slickrock.
The Anasazi spirits were probably messing with us.
Frustrated, exhausted, and more importantly, out of water, heading back before sunset was the only option. The camera equipments seemed to gain weight with every step and we had to take naps whenever we found big enough trees to offer shades. I was tortured by the thirst, but lying under the trees and watching the lazy clouds over us was strangely relaxing...
On the way back to Cottonwood Teepees the sun started to set. Knowing that we had roughly the right direction, we headed toward the middle section of these alien rock formations instead of following the outer path where we came from. We stumbled upon a nice hidden sand cove after scrambling up a ridge, but only to find that there is no way to get down the other side which happened to be hundreds feet of vertical drop on slick rocks. It's 7pm and the daylight had almost faded with only a hint of color in the sky. We backtracked and decided to follow the outer edge in hope to find the way we came. With only one headlamp we climbed one sand dune after another in darkness. The waypoints and tracks on our GPS were so entangled that we didn't know what to follow any more. Bushes and rocks, near and far, were all mixed together under the moonlight that we found ourselves in the middle of a maze. Lack of water for hours I might have slight delusion and started to believe that we have to stay right there in the desert for the night, without any water, and exposed to all sorts of unknown beasts in the wilderness.
We took a final look at the GPS and carefully examined the track record. At some point our track did intercept with the earlier ones we left the previous day when scouting. Forgetting all the conflicting messages the surrounding landscape was casting on us, we decided to blindly follow the GPS.
Another hour later, we were finally back at the tent.
[fr]: Le vieux passage vers la porte de bois, Conflent, Pyrénées Orientales, France
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The Gay Head Lighthouse has always been perilously close to the ever-eroding cliffs. The red brick light was built in 1844 to replace a wooden tower authorized by President John Quincy Adams. In 1856, the marvelous Fresnel lens with its 1,009 prisms was installed, after having been proudly exhibited at the World's Fair in Paris. It is now preserved at the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society in Edgartown, and is lighted every evening after dark throughout the year.
The Gay Head, East Chop, and Edgartown Lighthouses are maintained by the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society under a 30-year lease with the United States Coast Guard. Each light has a large, fenced-in park area that makes a perfect place to relax and enjoy the island's view. The Gay Head and East Chop Lighthouses are open for sunset tours from late June through mid-September, from 1.5 hours before sunset to 0.5 hour after. The Gay Head Lighthouse is open Friday to Sunday; the East Chop Lighthouse just Sundays. Musicians and vocalists often perform impromptu. A $3 admission fee is requested for adults; children under 12 are admitted free.
The lighthouses are available for wedding ceremonies and other special events. Call the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society at 508-627-4441. Tax-deductible donations to help save the lights may be designated as "lighthouse donations" and mailed to The Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, P.O. Box 827, Edgartown MA 02539.
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In the last days it happened to me to think to the many, good friends I've found here - and how I've been lucky to meet them, and how gratefull I am for this.
really I'm - dears!
so, this is for you - with my best thoughts and my best: thank you!
Many thanks to adele for the beautiful texture :-)
and thanks to barbera to have sent me a beautiful song, today ... :-))))
Porto Venere is located in the West Coast of the Gulf of La Spezia, province of the Liguria (Italy). Southwards Porto Venere is protect and archipelago composed by the islands ofPalmaria, tino and Tinetto . It is very closed to 5 Terre ( northwards) andTuscany ( south – eastwards). From Porto Venere are easily reachable the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and all the islands of Tuscan Archipelago.
Main sights:
-The Grotta dell'Arpaia (now collapsed), known as Byron's Grotto, from which the English poet Byron swam across the gulf of La Spezia to San Terenzo to visit Shelley in Lerici, in 1822.
-The Gothic church of St. Peter, consecrated in 1198. It was built over a pre-existing fifth century Palaeo-Christian church, which had rectangular plan and semicircular apse. The new part, from the thirteenth century, is marked externally by white and black stripes.
-The Romanesque church of St. Lawrence, erected in 1098 by the Genoese. It probably occupies the site of ancient temple dedicated to Jupiter. The church was damaged by a fire in 1340 and by the Aragonese attack in 1494, and was further restored in 1582.
-The Doria Castle.
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Perché il dono dell'amore è timido,
non dice mai il suo nome,
attraversa rapido l'ombra,
diffondendo un fremito di gioia attraverso la polvere.
Coglilo al volo o perdilo per sempre.
(Tagore, Poesie d'amore)
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Electrical Storm - U2 it.youtube.com/watch?v=ROD4OLJijkk
The sea it swells like a sore head
and the night it is aching
Two lovers lie with no sheets on their bed
and the day it is breaking
On rainy days we go swimming out
on rainy days, swimming in the sound
On rainy days we go swimming out
You're in my mind all of the time
I know that's not enough
if the sky can crack
there must be some way back
for love and only love
Car alarm andback tosleep
you kept awake dreaming some else's dream
coffee is cold, but it will get you through
compromise, there's nothing new to you
let's seecolours that have never been seen
let's go to places no one else has been
You're in my mindall of the time
I know that's not enough
if the sky can crack
there must be some way back
to love and only love
Electrical Storm
Electrical Storm
Electrical Storm
Baby don't cry
It's hot as hell, honey in this room
sure hope the weather will break soon
the air is heavy, heavy as a truck
hope the rain will wash away our bad luck
heeeeyheeeey
If the sky can crack, there must be some way back
for love and only love
Electrical Storm
Electrical Storm
Electrical Storm
Baby don't cry
EXPLORE: 01.12.2009 #138
There have been a few times in my life…OK, more than a few when I’ve thought I was driving full speed toward the destination I wanted, only to find out that I was hopelessly lost on the wrong road. Now as stupid as those mistakes might have been, there were no lasting consequences. That’s why I’m so glad that someone told me how to get to the one destination I do not want to miss called heaven. Because if I miss the right road on that one, I’ll be lost forever.
I heard a story that tells us a lot about the road to heaven. This missionary was lost in a dense jungle, and he came upon a village in the middle of all these trees, and he asked a resident to lead him out. The villager said, “Okay.” Well, they walked for about an hour, and the villager walked ahead of him chopping his way through the foliage with a machete. Eventually, the missionary said, “Are you sure we’re going the right way? Isn’t there a path somewhere?” The villager smiled and he just said, “Friend, I am the path.”
I’ll tell you, that’s pretty much what Jesus said when He told us how to get to His Father’s Heaven. He said, ”I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). We live in a culture that encourages pluralism, many ways to God. How can Jesus make this claim? What keeps us out of heaven is our sin; sin has a death penalty and can only be paid by someone dying. Only Jesus could or would die in our place to pay that penalty. The only hope we have is to grab Jesus as our only hope. It’s not Christianity that gets you to heaven. Jesus doesn’t show you the path. He is the path.
John 14:6
As requested by Alex "Orion Pax" , pictures of my two revised GMC Sierra pickup trucks from the 80's TV show "The Fallguy".
Both MOCs were sittin' on my shelf for a few years now and collecting dust., because I wasn't satisfied with some details, so I never took pictures until now.
Some of you may remember my first 6-wide version:
www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=362971
This old version in the link was part of a dispute between me and Alex.
He was thinking I stole some of the ideas of his GMC Fallguy MOC:
www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3668277
While I wasn't even aware of his works at that point in time.
However, we were able to bury our dispute peacefully and today I'm happy to had become aware of his highly inspiring works due to that fact.
As you can see, the smaller version of my revised MOCs "borrows" even more ideas from his old GMC truck.
Hope he doesn't mind today...;)
Oh, and if you wonder what piece the antenna on the small truck is: It is a whisker from my cat - non LEGO at all...;)
Don't miss "Orion Pax" newest Fall Guy GMC in awesome dark brown and dark tan!
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Une photo de 3 minutes de pose prise quelques instants avant le début du feu d'artifice de Cologne « Kölner Lichter Musical Fireworks ».
De nombreux bateaux illuminés naviguent sur le Rhin à faible vitesse, sous le regard de plusieurs milliers de personnes.
La photo non traitée laissait apparaître un ciel totalement terne et marron que j'ai retraité comme ci-dessus, pour davantage coller à l'ambiance et au sentiment alors présents. La trace de lumière générée par un avion de ligne a aussi été retirée.
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A 3 minutes long shot, taken few instants before the “Kölner Lichter Musical Fireworks”.
A lots of illuminated boats comes slowly along the Rhine, where thousands of people are waiting for the show.
On the non-processed picture, the sky as entirely dull and brown, so I adjusted it the way you can see above to better fits the ambient and feelings of the moment. The light trail from a liner aircraft had also been removed.
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The Summer Palace or Yihe yuan (traditional Chinese: 頤和園; simplified Chinese: 颐和园; pinyin: Yíhé Yuán; literally "Gardens of Nurtured Harmony") is a palace in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. The central Kunming Lake covering 2.2 square kilometers was entirely man made and the excavated soil was used to build Longevity Hill. In its compact 70,000 square meters of building space, one finds a variety of palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures.
The Summer Palace started out life as the Garden of Clear Ripples (traditional Chinese: 清漪園; simplified Chinese: 清漪园; pinyin: Qīngyī Yuán) in 1750 (Reign Year 15 of Emperor Qianlong). Artisans reproduced the garden architecture styles of various palaces in China. Kunming Lake was created by extending an existing body of water to imitate the West Lake in Hangzhou. The palace complex suffered two major attacks--during the Anglo-French allied invasion of 1860 (with the Old Summer Palace also ransacked at the same time), and during the Boxer Rebellion, in an attack by the eight allied powers in 1900. The garden survived and was rebuilt in 1886 and 1902. In 1888, it was given the current name, Yihe Yuan. It served as a summer resort for Empress Dowager Cixi, who diverted 30 million taels of silver, said to be originally designated for the Chinese navy (Beiyang Fleet), into the reconstruction and enlargement of the Summer Palace.
In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List. It declared the Summer Palace "a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value." It is a popular tourist destination but also serves as a recreational park. - Wiki
Fotografía nocturna de larga exposición. 45 minutos (9 tomas de 5 minutos cada una).
Long exposure nightshot. 45 minutes (9 shots of 5 minutes each).
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Make your own Tiramisù ...it's really not that hard. This is mamma's recipe, which has been in our family and loved by everyone for years. The phrase "tirami su" literally means "pick me up" or "pull me up" in reference to the effects of the sugar and espresso.
What you'll need
2 eggs (separate yolks and whites)
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
9 ounces Mascarpone cheese
4 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups strong espresso, room temperature
1 package of traditional Italian ladyfingers (Savoiardi in Italian; about 36)
1 bar of bittersweet chocolate, for shavings
Bittersweet powdered cocoa, for garnish
How to Make It
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer with whisk attachment, beat egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale, about 5 minutes. Add Mascarpone cheese and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
In a medium bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff, then fold with a rubber spatula into the mascarpone mixture until well blended.
In a small shallow dish, combine espresso with milk and sweeten to taste. Float each ladyfinger into the espresso, turning and coating both sides. Be quick, letting the ladyfingers soak too long will cause them to fall apart. Layer the bottom of a 13 by 9 inch glass or ceramic dish with the soaked ladyfingers, coating the bottom of the pan entirely, and breaking them in half if necessary in order to fit the bottom.
Spread half of the Mascarpone mixture evenly over the ladyfingers. Sprinkle the layer with a dusting of cocoa powder and shaved chocolate. Arrange another layer of soaked ladyfingers on top, spread the remaining Mascarpone mixture, dust with cocoa and shaved chocolate once more, and voilà. Cover your tiramisù with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
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The Monastery of Sant Benet de Bages is a former Benedictine monastery, in the Catalan comarca of Bages. The Romanesque monastery was thoroughly restored at the beginning of the twentieth century by the Catalan architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The monastery was founded about 950 by the noble Salla and his consort Ricarda, of the house of the viscounts of Osona . According to the founding legend, Salla traveled to Rome to have his institution authorized, and to have it depend directly on the Holy See, the usual method for preserving the community from interference from the bishop— in this case of Vic— in whose diocese it lay. The abbey church was consecrated 3 December 972, witnessed by a gathering of notables: Borrell II, Count of Barcelona, the bishops Frugifer of Vic, Guisad of Urgell and Pere of Barcelona, the viscount Guadald of Osona, and three of the four offspring of the recently deceased founder, his son Isarn and the sisters Quíxol and Ego, at the head of witnesses both laymen and priests, in a grand ceremonial recorded in the surviving act of consecration. The community was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and to Benedict of Nursia (Sant Benét in Catalan) founder of the order, and Peter and Andrew, all guarantors of its future orthodoxy. The founder secured dispensations that the future abbots would be chosen from among their descendents, making the abbey a form of proprietary church, an agreement that would soon lead to disputes among the various branches of their lineage as to choice of abbots.
From 965, the abbey church held the supposed relics of Saint Valentine, enclosed in a wooden reliquary with plates of silver depicting miracles of Saint Valentine, which was rediscovered in 1863 in the church of Navarcles. At the beginning of the eleventh century the monastery passed under the direction of the Abbey of Saint Peter of Tomeras at Narbonne, from which the community freed itself in 1108. In 1125 Sant Benet de Bages suffered from an attack by Moors that required a rebuilding, financed by local nobles who required in return the right to be buried in its consecrated ground. The most splendid age of Sant Benet de Bages was in the fourteenth century, until the Black Death left the community with only two survivors, in a period that witnessed the beginning of its decline. On 9 November 1593, by order of Pope Clement VIII the community passed under the direction of the Abbey of Montserrat, and remained so until it was suppressed in 1820, serving as a place of retirement for Montserrat's community of monks. By the "law of desamortización" of 1835, all religious orders in Spain were required to render upo their possessions. The crumbling ancient structure attracted the interest of intellectuals who organised visits to it in the late nineteenth century. The architect Puig i Cadafalch and the painter Ramon Casas encouraged the mother of Casas to buy the property in 1907; in 1910 it passed into the hands of Casas, who commissioned Puig i Cadafalch to restore it. Since 2000, when it was purchased from Casas' heirs it has belonged to the Caixa de Manresa, a financial institution that has undertaken its maintenance.
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Fort Totten is a former U.S. Army installation near Bayside, Queens in Queens County, New York. It is located on the north shore of Long Island, on a peninsula named Willets Point. Fort Totten is at the head of Little Neck Bay, which is also the place where the East River widens to become Long Island Sound. While the U.S. Army Reserve continues to maintain a presence at the fort, the property is now owned by the City of New York.
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I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.
I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
By John Masefield (1878-1967).
(English Poet Laureate, 1930-1967.)
Published in Carve Surf Magazine UK 2011
The first view of the Pangong far out in the distance.
Pangong Tso (or Pangong Lake; Tso: Ladakhi for lake) is a lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,250 m (13,900 ft). It is 134 km (83.3 mi) long and extends from India to China. Two thirds of the length of this lake lies in China. The lake is 5 km (3 mi) wide at its broadest point. In winter, the lake surface freezes completely despite being salt water. The army patrol jeeps actually drive on the frozen lake during the winter months !!
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This photo was taken by Jonas Hansson, a very good Swedish friend of mine, on his trip with his father Hans (another great friend) in 2006 (via their vintage Volvo PV hot rod convertible) across the USA on Route 66. Here Hans sits in his converted Volvo PV along Route 66 near Barstow, California. I've known Hans and his wife Margareth since 1970 when I lived in Sweden, and it was great fun to see Hans and Jonas when they visited me in San Diego, CA in 2006 after their fabulous trip down "The Mother Road".
With Jonas' permission, I've been selecting some of my favorite photos of their road trip along the "Mother Road" and doing some post processing... enhancing, cropping, tone mapping, special effects, etc. In this photo I enhanced and cropped the original. They had such a wonderful time - a trip of a lifetime for Hans and Jonas.
As the song by Bobby Troup goes:
If you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, the highway that's the best.
Get your kicks on Route 66!
Below is a link to Hans and Jonas' blog about their historic trip:
hanssonroute66.blogspot.com/2006/07/information-in-englis...
INFORMATION ON ROUTE 66:
U.S. Route 66 (also known as Route 66, U.S. Highway 66, The Main Street of America, The Mother Road and the Will Rogers Highway) was a highway in the U.S. Highway System. One of the original U.S. highways, US 66 was established on November 11, 1926. It originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles for a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km).
Route 66 was a major path of the migrants who went west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and supported the economies of the communities through which the road passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive even with the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System.
US 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System on June 27,1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, New Mexico, and Arizona have been designated a National Scenic Byway of the name "Historic Route 66". It has begun to return to maps in this form. Some portions of the road in southern California have been re-designated "State Route 66", and others bear "Historic Route 66" signs and relevant historic information.
Over the years, U.S. Route 66 received many nicknames. Route 66 was advertised as The Main Street of America by the U.S. Highway 66 Association to promote the highway. In the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath, the highway is called The Mother Road, the title that The Route most often receives today. Lastly, Route 66 was unofficially named The Will Rogers Highway by the U.S. Highway 66 Association in 1952.
In 1990, Route 66 associations were founded separately in both Arizona and Missouri. Other groups in the other Route 66 states soon followed. The same year, the state of Missouri declared Route 66 in that state a "State Historic Route". The first "Historic Route 66" marker was erected on Kearney Street at Glenstone Avenue in Springfield, Missouri. Other historic markers now line—at times sporadically—the entire 2,400 mile (3,860 km) length of road.
Many preservation groups have tried to save and even tried to landmark the old motels and neon signs along the road in different states. In 2008, The World Monuments Fund added Route 66 to its World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites. Sites along the route, such as gas stations, motels, cafes, trading posts, and drive-in movie theaters are threatened by development in urban areas, and by abandonment and decay in rural areas.
As the popularity and mythical stature of Route 66 has continued to grow, demands have begun to mount to improve signage, return Route 66 to road atlases and revive its status as a continuous routing. Along these lines Route 66 has been established as a National Scenic Byway in Illinois, Arizona and New Mexico with National Scenic Byway status pending in Oklahoma and Missouri as of 2007. Another move is also afoot that aims to reinstate Route 66 as an official U.S. Route.
Source: Wikipedia
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Explore December 16 2009
Baby gulls, people walking dogs, the seaside, a windfarm, mist/haze, fish 'n' chips - all in Yellow
This is another one from my trip to Bridlington last weekend.
Someone asked when commenting on a previous photo if I have any SOOC or something like that. It sounded very much like an STD to me. I thought to myself, "I like these guys at flickr but that's getting a wee bit personal for even me." So I did what every red blooded male does when faced with an unsureity of a *£$%£al nature - I googled it.
The legend was then revealed - "straight out of the camera." Phew...................
So, I had a look to see if there was anything that I considered worthy of showing you nice folks. Something that I hadn't dressed up with textures and other PP. There's a smidging of sensor dust in the top right third that I would have cleaned up a bit but apart from that It's straight out the box.
So, here it is, shot straight into the sun using a 75-300mm (almost fully extended) proper minolta glass through f.25 @1/100th.
I hope you like it naked!!!!
I am not afraid as I descend,
step by step, leaving behind the salt wind
blowing up the corrugated river.
The damp city streets, their sodium glare of rush-hour headlights pitted with pearls of rain;
For my eyes still reflect the half remembered moon.
Already your face recedes beneath the station clock,
a damp smudge among the shadows mirrored in the trains wet glass.
Will you forget me? Steel tracks lead you out past cranes and crematoria,
boat yards and bike sheds,
ruby shards of roman glass and wolf bone mummified in mud,
The rows of curtained windows
like eyelids heavy with sleep,
to the city's green edge.
Now I stop my ears with wax, hold fast
the memory of the song you once whispered in my ear.
Its echoes tangle briars in my thick hair.
You turned to look.
Seconds fly past like birds,
my hands grow cold. I am ice and cloud.
This path unravels.
Deep in hidden rooms filled with dust
and sour night-breath the lost city is sleeping.
Above, the hurt sky is weeping,
soaked night gales have ceased to sing.
Dusk has come early.
I am drowning in blue.
I dream of a green garden where the sun feathers my face
Like your once eager kiss.
Soon, soon I will climb
from this blackened earth
into the different light.
SUE HUBBARD
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Name: Miseuron
Species: Makuta
Occupation: Captain to the Corrupted Crown
Titles: The Mind Machine, The Machine with No Touch
Alignment: Evil
Personality: He is calculated, cold, intelligent. He relies on his knowledge and his love for secrets to gain the upper hand
Element: Shadow
Side Powers: Unmatched telekinetic prowess, 42 Rahkshi powers
Kanohi: Avsa
Weapons: None
Backstory:
Miseuron is a dear ally to the Corrupted Crown. During the early years of the Corrupted Crowns plans to rule over Aeos, he was involved in mortal combat with Toa Raphael. Toa Raphael, being a very adept Toa of gravity, was able to match Miseuron’s telekinetic ability to a point. The battle left Miseuron in a fatal state. Left forsaken on a concrete bridge, the Corrupted Crown recovered him before he could breathe his last breath. The Corrupted Crown worked with his allies to preserve Miseuron’s vitality, producing for him a suit that could give him constant life support and essential needs for life. Without this suit, Miseuron would surely perish from his wounds. Ironically enough, this protosteel prison had also released a new potential in his telekinetic abilities, increasing them tenfold. His new telekinetic abilities let him repel the strongest of blasts, the heaviest of objects, and the most powerful of foes. Miseuron is not usually one for revenge, but he secretly waits for the day that he can eliminate his rival, Toa Raphael, and leave his body to rot in stone.
Body credit goes to Levi Acosta
I was on a days photography last Saturday with Leeechy and Mike Spriggs and we ended up at the lighthouse at the Point of Ayr in north Wales at dusk.
There were quite a few photographers there but the anticipated sunset never really materialised and everyone but John and I had left the beach as night fell. I'm glad we didn't leave with the others as 'out of the blue' we were lucky enough to witness the most amazing moonrise that either of us has ever seen.
You can see John's version here: www.flickr.com/photos/leechypics/5543542696/in/photostream/
For the 2013 MocAthalon.
Team:Team Theocracy.
8. Redesign a Classic Lego Set.
Choose any Lego set released in the year 2003 or earlier and redesign it. Add more details, change the minifigures, smooth it out more, do what you want to make it your own! On your entry page, provide the set number and name of the set you redesigned. If you need help finding a Lego set to remake or set name/number, the center column titled "Sets released in…" sorts Lego sets by year released: brickset.com/browse
As soon as I saw this category, I thought of one thing...CASTLE! The CCCX had the same thing, so I decided to try and build another one, except better. :D I found this one, and Bingo! :D Enjoy!
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Mañañana, jueves, día 16 de mayo de 2013, a las 20.00 horas, será proyectado en el Salón de Actos del Centro Cívico Juan de Austria, el audiovisual CANCIÓN DE MAR, realizado por un servidor, en versión ampliada del que fuera presentado el jueves, día 19 de abril de 2012, en el marco de la celebración del II Maratón Audiovisual Ciudad de Valladolid , en la cuarta jornada de dicha edición.
Este trabajo ha sido elaborado conjuntamente con una exposición y una publicación, integrantes de un proyecto fotográfico que inicié en el año 2006, hasta darlo por concluido en el año 2010, bajo el título "De boquerones y marengos", que trata de contar a través de imágenes el día a día de las duras jornadas de trabajo de los pescadores del litoral malagueño. Para poder elaborar el proyecto, en el que inicialmente trabajé sobre un total de más de 2.000 instantáneas, me embarqué en un pesquero de arrastre patroneado por un buen amigo, Sebastián, durante los veranos de los años 2006, 2007 y 2010. A él, a su tripulación, y al resto de marineros del litoral de la Axarquía está dedicado esta pequeña muestra del proyecto.
Castello del Boccale, Livorno, Italia, 18/09/2013
Primo scatto fatto al bellissimo Castello del Boccale vicino a Livorno, la giornata prometteva alla grande ma appena prima del tramonto il sole è rimasto intrappolato dietro alle nuvole facendomi pensare che ogni speranza fosse persa. Fortunatamente poco dopo ho potuto sfruttare questo squarcio di luce per portare a casa questo scatto che è solo il primo di una serie di 3 di un bellissimo tramonto.
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Boccale Castle, Livorno, Italy, 18th Sep 2013
First shot taken of the wonderful Boccale Castle, near Livorno. The day was very promising but just before the sunset, the sun hid behind the clouds making me lose hope. Luckily, just after that, I saw this burst of light that made it possible for me to take this shot which is just the first of a series of 3 shots of a wonderful sunset
The colorful Turquoise-browed Motmot with its striking long tail feathers is one of the most beautiful birds of Costa Rica. They rival the Quetzals in their glorious colors, and are certainly easier to find.
Motmots don't build their nest in trees, but in an earth hole on a steep slope. They are related to the kingfishers and are only found in the Neotropics.
Best viewed large on black
Horses in the middle of Iceland main road, less than 200 km from Reykjavik. Just had time to stop the car, grab my camera and pull out in the middle of the road to take a couple of shots :-)
Part of Iceland
Antigonish
As I was going up the stair I saw a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away...
When I came home last night at three The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall
I couldn’t see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don’t you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don’t slam the door... (slam!)
Last night I saw upon the stair A little man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away
- By Hughes Mearns.
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Camera & Glass Info:
Canon Digital Rebel XS/ 1000D
Sigma 70-300mm F/4-5.6 DG Macro
Flash - NO
Photo Info:
Focal Length : 81mm
Shutter Speed: 10 sec.
Lens Aperture: F/22
ISO Speed : ISO-100
Tripod Used : Yes
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I had been looking at these great horse tail (cirrus) clouds in the sky all
day but the forecast was for them to disappear before sunset. Gambling
that there might be a few left I headed out for the hour drive down to the
beaches. When I arrived, most of the clouds left were above the land and
there was not much out to sea. I continued to drive from San Francisco
down the coast looking for a good place to turn out. I arrived at Bean
Hallow beach and took a few quick shots of the waves to the south but it was
rather mushy that day and other than some large splashes there wasn't much
left. I was thinking of heading back but noticed there were some clouds to
the south so I headed that direction hoping to get there before sunset.
After a few minutes in the car we noted the sun was setting and it was now
or never. I really hadn't been paying much attention to where I was and
then right around a turn the Lighthouse came in to view. So I pulled out
off the road and took a look at the sunset to the west. Nothing but the
sun. But to the south there were a few clouds towards Santa Cruz hanging
over the lighthouse. I walked out on to the lush green ice plant which
was in boom and took a few descent shots and was approached by a couple
asking if I could help out and take their picture. As always, I was happy
to help out and we started talking. The sun had long since sank in to the
sea as our conversation continued and I noticed the pink clouds in the
distance and took an without really looking closely took few shots.
Arriving home I discovered those last few shots were some of the best in
part due to the longer exposure. All in all it was worth the trip.
Tentative plans for tomorrow are to head toward the beaches north of San
Francisco. Current weather reports show partly cloudy.
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
Sant Romà de Sau, Girona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The reservoir of Sau, constructed between 1949 and 1962, covered the town of Sant Romà de Sau, the rest of which, specially of the bell tower of the romnesque church of 11th century, they are visible when the level of the dammed water is low and at times of drought prolonged the town is in the open and even it is possible to visit.
The origins of Sau go back to year 917, and the parochial church to 11th century. The present population formed in 1962 when finalizing the construction of the dam and the waters had to cover the old town of Sant Romà de Sau. Although he was enough uninhabited (in the nomenclator of 1860 the parish appeared like “uninhabited”), counted with some masias, a Romanesque bridge and a Romanesque church of 11th century of Lombard style.
At the moment of the photos the reservoir is approximately at 10% of its capacity, its historical minimum, mainly because the long run drought that has been undergoing this part of Catalunya for years. The proliferation of nonnative fish introduced by practisers of sport fishing, the low water level and the high insolation of the zone cause a high level of plancton and microscopic seaweed that contaminates the water, reason why in autumn of the 2005 began a draining of this dam in the one of Susqueda to improve the quality of the drinking water, and the collection of fish before they die by lack of oxygen and gets worse still more the quality of the water. Rains of October 2005 temporarily interrupted the draining, that has become to reactivate at beginning of 2008.
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CASTELLANO
El pantano de Sau, construido entre 1949 y 1962, cubrió el pueblo de Sant Romà de Sau, los restos del cual, especialmente del campanario de la iglesia románica del siglo XI, son visibles cuando el nivel del agua embalsada es bajo e incluso en épocas de sequia prolongada el pueblo queda al descubierto y es posible visitarlo.
Los orígenes de Sau se remontan al año 917, y la iglesia parroquial al siglo XI. La población actual se formó cuando en 1962 al finalizar la construcción del embalse y las aguas debían cubrir el antiguo pueblo de Sant Romà de Sau. Aunque estaba bastante despoblado (en el nomenclátor de 1860 la parroquia figuraba como "deshabitada"), contaba con algunas masías, un puente románico y una iglesia de estilo románico lombardo del siglo XI.
En el momento de las fotos el embalse está aproximadamente al 10% de su capacidad, su mínimo histórico, debido principalmente a la larga sequía que sufre esta parte de Catalunya desde hace años. La proliferación de peces no autóctonos introducidos por practicantes de pesca deportiva, el bajo nivel de agua y la alta insolación de la zona provocan un alto nivel de plancton y algas microscópicas que contaminan el agua, por lo que en otoño del 2005 se inició un vaciado de este embalse en el de Susqueda para mejorar la calidad del agua potable, y la recogida de peces antes de que mueran por falta de oxígeno y empeore aún más la calidad del agua. Las lluvias de octubre del 2005 interrumpieron temporalmente el vaciado, que se ha vuelto a reactivar a primeros del 2008.
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NIKON D810 + 24-70 mm f/2.8 @ 58 mm - 2.5 sec at f/8.0, ISO 31
Manual mode @ 1 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
Haley and I drove up past Waimea to Saddle Road and steadily climbed towards the top of Mauna Kea. Unlike Maui's volcano, the drive seemed to take very little time - maybe because I was looking forward to it so much.
We ended up at the visitor's center at around 9200 feet and went for a short hike up to the crest of a small butte to watch the sunset from. We settled in and I ended up down the crest of the hill a bit to get out of other's folks' way while still being able to compose from a variety of angles.
This was taken just after the sun had dropped below the horizon. Soon thereafter, it got bitter cold. I stayed out for another 30-45 minutes to watch the stars rise, and was the last person to leave the hilltop.
Haley and I then finished off our awesome night by gazing at the Orion Nebula, Venus, and the moon through a number of scopes the astronomical society had set up.
19°45'14" N 155°27'32" W, 9452.1 ft
Mauna Kea Visitor's Center, Mauna Kea
Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Taken on 01.09.2017, uploaded on 01.21.2017.
©2017 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
Du 3 Octobre au 14 Décembre, plus de 300 familles ont dormi dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion. Après avoir affronté le froid, la pluie, l'incompréhension, les évacuations(parfois musclées), etc., un accord a finalement été signé avec le Ministère du Logement pour reloger, sous différentes modalités et délais, l'ensemble des familles.
Ici, le 25 Novembre, une grande fête a été organisée pour célébrer la naissance de 4 bébés parmi les familles de la rue de la Banque depuis le début du campement.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Zoo - Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The Red Deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor and parts of western and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Algeria and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red Deer have been introduced to other areas including New Zealand and Argentina. In many parts of the world the meat (venison) from Red Deer is widely used as a food source.
Although at one time Red Deer were rare in some areas, they were never close to extinction. Reintroduction and conservation efforts, especially in the United Kingdom, have resulted in an increase of Red Deer populations, while other areas, such as North Africa, have continued to show a population decline.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer
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CASTELLANO
El ciervo común, ciervo rojo "ciervo colorado" o venado (Cervus elaphus) es una especie de ciervo ampliamente distribuida por el Hemisferio Norte. Se han documentado unas 27 subespecies distintas con un rango de distribución que se extiende desde el Magreb, la Península Ibérica y Gran Bretaña hasta gran parte de América del Norte, que se diferencian entre sí por el tamaño, longitud y color del pelo y forma de las cuernas. Las seis subespecies de uapitíes norteamericanos, antaño clasificados en la especie propia Cervus canadensis, se clasifican actualmente como subespecies de Cervus elaphus.
El ciervo común es un ciervo de gran tamaño (sólo superado por el alce dentro del conjunto de los cérvidos vivos), con un tamaño ordinario de 160 a 250 centímetros de longitud y un peso en los machos de hasta 200 kilos. Esta especie presenta dimorfismo sexual, siendo las hembras más pequeñas y menos corpulentas que los machos. Los individuos de sexo masculino presentan cuernas que renuevan cada año y, en algunas subespecies, una densa melena de pelo oscuro en cuello y hombros. El color del pelo es normalmente pardo en todo el cuerpo salvo en el vientre y los glúteos, blanquecinos, y puede variar en la intensidad de su tonalidad según los individuos. Las crías de pocos meses presentan una coloración rojiza, con manchas y rayas blancas que les ayudan a esconderse de los depredadores.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervus_elaphus
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Taken on an early morning walk before breakfast. We spent five nights in the magnificent YHA Hostel that is located in this village. We used it as a base for cycling on the Tissington Trail and the High Peaks Trail, and for walks into Beresford Dale, Biggen Dale, Wolfscote Dale, and Dovedale. If you click on the set to the right, you can run the SLIDESHOW in FullScreen Mode, see the hostel itself, and follow us around the town .
The town itself, though quite small, had much to recommend it. Here are some quotes from the Wikipedia Entry:
"Hartington is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, lying on the River Dove. According to the 2001 census the parish of Hartington Town Quarter, which also includes Pilsbury, had a population of 345. Formerly known for the mining of ironstone, limestone and lead, the village is now known for cheese-making and tourism.
Notable buildings in the village include: the market hall (formerly the site of a market); the 13th century parish church of Saint Giles; and 17th century Hartington Hall. A prominent house in the centre of the village is Bank House, built by the former village mill owner and in the past used as the village bank. A half-mile to the south of the village, on the Dove, is the fishing house of the famous angler Charles Cotton. In the north of the village is Pilsbury Castle,[1] an 11th century motte-and-bailey castle, that survives only as an earthwork.
Near Hartington is the finest neolithic stone circle in the Peak District, Arbor Low. There are numerous ancient tumuli and cairns in the landscape around Hartington, probably dating from the Bronze Age. Hartington Mill, now a private house, stands by the River Dove. This was the local water mill for grinding corn.
The village has a youth hostel at Hartington Hall, which serves two major National Cycle Network routes; the Tissington Trail and the High Peak Trail, which meet at nearby Parsley Hay. These trails pass just under one mile to the east of the village, and offer 30 miles of off-road cycling and walking along old railway trackbeds through the Peak District National Park. Hartington signal box, on the site of the former Hartington railway station, and nearly two miles distant from the village, has been renovated and converted to a Visitor Centre.
A little south of the village, overlooking the Dove, stands Wolfscote Hill (388m at grid reference SK137583), a good viewpoint, now in the care of the National Trust.
Three miles to the south-west lies the small settlement of Hulme End, which marks the northern starting point of the Manifold Way, an 8 mile tarmacked walk- and cycle-route following the route of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway.
Hartington was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth forty shillings.[2] The parish was originally quite large, and part of the hundred of Wirksworth. Hartington had four townships, known as the Town Quarter, Nether Quarter, and Middle Quarter, and Upper Quarter, which are now all separate parishes. These became separate civil parishes in their own right in 1866.[3] They are marked on Ordnance Survey maps.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartington
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Durant els anys 1984 a 1996 vaig compartir la meva afició fotogràfica amb la canina. Vaig recórrer tota Espanya amb els meus gossos participant en certàmens de bellesa tant a nivell nacional com internacional, i de tot això tinc un gran arxiu analògic de fotos sobretot d'exemplars de gran bellesa i gairebé tots campions d'Espanya i d'altres països. Amb la possibilitat que avui dia oferix l'edició m'he decidit a escanejar algunes fotos analògiques i tractar-les per a poder anar mostrant a poc a poc aquest interessant món dels gossos de raça i exposició.
ESP:
Durante los años 1984 a 1996 compartí mi afición fotográfica con la canina. Recorrí toda España con mis perros participando en certámenes de belleza tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, y de todo ello tengo un gran archivo analógico de fotos sobre todo de ejemplares de gran belleza y casi todos campeones de España y de otros países. Con la posibilidad que hoy día ofrece la edición me he decidido a escanear algunas fotos analógicas y tratarlas para poder ir mostrando poco a poco este interesante mundo de los perros de raza y exposición..
Foto original realizada con una Nikon F90X analógica y escaneada en papel con
Epson Perfection 2400 PHOTO.
Sempre m'han agradat els galgos. En Espanya se'ls crida galgos, però internacionalment són més coneguts com lebreles. En la foto el galgo espanyol Jebel el Arak Zaman quan tenia 3 mese d'edat i que després seria un gran Campió d'Espanya guanyant moltes exposicions nacionals i internacionals. Al seu costat el galgo afganès Bari que a pesar del seu gran potencial de cara a la competició, va menjar menjar enverinat mentre jugava pel camp i va morir abans dels dos anys d'edat. Foto de 1985.
Siempre me han gustado los galgos. En España se les llama galgos, pero internacionalmente son más conocidos como lebreles.
En la foto el galgo español Jebel el Arak Zaman cuando tenía 3 mese de edad y que luego sería un gran Campeón de España ganando muchas exposiciones nacionales e internacionales. A su lado el galgo afgano Bari que a pesar de su gran potencial de cara a la competición, comió comida envenenada mientras jugaba por el campo y murió antes de los dos años de edad. Foto de 1985.
>> Best View: View on black :)
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris (tortured by my HDR attempt)
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>> Some interesting facts:
1. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch built between 1806-1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year.
2. The monument is 63 feet (19 m) high, 75 feet (23 m) wide, and 24 feet (7.3 m) deep
3. The 21 feet (6.4 m) high central arch is flanked by two smaller ones, 14 feet (4.3 m) high
4. Around its exterior are eight Corinthian columns of granite, topped by eight soldiers of the Empire
5. The arch is derivative of the 'Septimius Severus' triumphal arche in Rome
6. The quadriga atop the arch is a copy of the so-called Horses of Saint Mark that adorn the top of the main door of the St Mark's Basilica in Venice.
7. The Quadriga sculpted by Baron François Joseph Bosio depicts Peace riding in a triumphal chariot led by gilded Victories on both sides.
8. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is at the eastern end of the so-called Axe historique ('grand historic axis') of Paris, a nine-kilometre-long linear route which dominates much of the northwestern quadrant of the city.
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Aaahh yes, at last a pic from my Paris trip : )
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>> Dedicated to all my amazing flickr friends who constantly pull me out of my laziness without ever loosing their hope :)
>> Special thanks to Sriram for spending time and guiding us through this beautiful city :)
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Shot At: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (Louvre Museum), Paris, France.
Dad's Cameras Inheritted On Black
Photochange Day #263: Camera
Dad had few beautiful cameras!! We were not allowed to touch!! I still remember the clicks, the rewinding sounds and how we had to stay still for him to focus and him saying "I need your nose" for profile portrait, or "without moving raise your index" for full face individual or family portraits!! When he realized how poor quality prints I had with my automatics/instamatics he gave me his Kodak Retina III C (the lower from the two)!!! The Argus stayed with my brother after dad passed 20 years ago!!!
Last year my brother said you can have the Argus if you like you're crazier than I am about photography and cameras!!!
Today these two cameras, in their original cases, the way dad had them set and all are showcased in place of honor in my wall unit. Pull them out little while ago, and memories rushed into my mind. It took me few hours to decide should I take a shot? should I post? Here they are a little piece of my past with today's photochallenge assignment.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!!
Your can still comment on my previous if you like!!
Benvenuto raggio di sole, a questa terra di terra e sassi
a questi laghi bianchi come la neve, sotto i tuoi passi stanchi
a questo amore a questa distrazione, a questo carnevale
dove nessuno ti vuole bene, dove nessuno ti vuole male.
A questa musica che non ha orecchi, a questi libri senza parole
benvenuto raggio di sole, avrai matite per giocare
e un bicchiere per bere forte, e un bicchiere per bere piano
un sorriso per difenderti e un passaporto per andare via lontano
Benvenuto a questa finestra, a questo cielo sereno
a tutti i clackson della mattina, a questo mondo gia' troppo pieno
a questa strana ferrovia, unica al mondo per dove può andare
ti porta dove porta il vento, ti porta dove scegli di ritornare
A questa luna tranquilla, che si siede dolcemente
in mezzo al mare c'è qualche nuvola ma non fa niente
perché lontano passa una nave, tutte le luci sono accese
benvenuto figlio di nessuno, benvenuto in questo paese.
Seen in Paris streets during the demonstration of March 19, 2009 against Nicolas Sarkozy's politics (the "Petit Nicolas", little Nicolas, is in fact a famous comic book's character, created by Sempé and Goscinny).
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On March 19, 2009, between 1.2 (police source) and 3 million (organizers) people demonstrated in France to protest against Sarkozy's policies and his handling of the crisis. Clashes with the riot police erupted at the end of the demonstration place de la Nation , where 300 people were arrested and 49 convicted.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Manifestements Manifestifs de Manifestations (Recommended as a slideshow)