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C’est à Samuel de Champlain que nous devons le nom du Bic. Au printemps de 1603, Champlain mouille dans ce qui est aujourd’hui le havre du bic et baptise du nom de « Pic » le massif rocheux qui s’élève devant lui.
"Le bic" is a small village near Rimouski located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River (Québec)
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Exposition (exposure): 0,001 sec (1/1500)
Ouverture (aperture): f/11
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ISO: 200
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The chinese Hall of Friendshop is situated in the Chinese garden nestled in a vineyard (Stuttgart, Germany). The garden and its buildings were built in 1993. Chinagarten Stuttgart
Lovely to view Large On Black
Die Halle der Freundschaft steht im "Garten der schönen Melodie" in Stuttgart. Ursprünglich 1993 als Attraktion der IGA im Rosensteingarten gebaut wurde der chinesische Garten mit dem Namen Qingyin an der Birkenwaldstraße / Panoramastraße 1996 neu errichtet
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I was all set to leave the wetlands when he flew in by surprise. It was very obscure and really could not get a clear shot, hence the debris overhead, which may or may not add to the framing of the image, hope everyone likes it and thank you for visiting.
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This wonderful small garden is in Bourton-on-the-hill in Gloucestershire, England near Moreton in Marsh. It was recently named Garden of the Year. Its creator is Monique Paice, who generously showed me around in May, 2007, and has a very deft eye for color and plant combinations. It received the prestigious Historic Houses Association/Christie's GARDEN OF THE YEAR award. I liked it so much I went back with my wife in July, 2008.
Sadly, I just discovered that it is now open to the public only for pre-booked group tours.
Here is a link to their excellent website:
www.bourtonhouse.com/index.htm
There is also an excellent DVD and companion book available here:
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: PULLIP.ES - BCN: Parque Guinardo - 26/02/2011
Meeting!! (5 of 5): L y Near Photosession/
Kedada!! (5 de 5): La Sesión de L y Near
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 06 of 06) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
L: Can you see Near? This is the world we must take care of. We have to save it from any evil, and this means hard work.
Near: I know ^^
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L: Ves Near? Este es el mundo que tenemos que cuidar. Hay que librarlo de cualquier mal y para eso hay que trabajar duro.
Near: Lo sé. ^^
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- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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.
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Now my project is on line on the official CESVI site! wow!:
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Therefore when I will visit your great shots, often I will just leave a fave, with no comment nor invites.
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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
Roccella Valdemone is found in the province in Messina, exactly to the feet of the point of Castelluzzo and to 810 meters on the level of the sea.
Its other geographical coordinates to be remembered are first of all the proximity with the Regional Park of the Nebrodis and that of the Etna, whose outline dominates the landscape city, and good part of the Stream Roccella. The city understands around 1.000 inhabitants.
From the 1296 Roccella it was initially barony and then marquisate of the noble family of the Spadaforas.
From the cultural point of view the city offers the possibility to admire the Mother Church the Church entitled to the hearing and the ruins of the feudal Castle. From the naturalistic point of view, instead, the excursions can be effected already near her quoted peak of the Point of Castelluzzo, near the End Left-handed Cross and to the strata of the Volcano Etna.
Roccella Valdemone si trova in provincia di Messina, esattamente ai piedi della punta di Castelluzzo e ad 810 metri sul livello del mare.
Le sue altre coordinate geografiche da ricordare sono innanzitutto la vicinanza con il Parco Regionale delle Nebrodi e quello dell'Etna, la cui sagoma domina il paesaggio cittadino, e buona parte del Torrente Roccella. La citta' comprende circa 1.000 abitanti.
Dal 1296 Roccella fu inizialmente baronia e poi marchesato della nobile famiglia dei Spadafora.
Dal punto di vista culturale la citta' offre la possibilita' d'ammirare la Chiesa Madre, la Chiesa intitolata all'Udienza ed i ruderi del Castello feudale. Dal punto di vista naturalistico, invece, si possono effettuare le escursioni presso la gia' citata vetta della Punta di Castelluzzo, presso il Pizzo Croce Mancina ed alle falde del Vulcano Etna.
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New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.[6] The city is referred to as New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part. A global power city,[7] New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters,[8] New York is an important center for international diplomacy[9] and has been described as the cultural capital of the world.[10][11]
On one of the world's largest natural harbors,[12] New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a county of New York State.[13] The five boroughs—the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898.[14] With a census-estimated 2013 population of 8,405,837[4] distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2),[15] New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States.[16] As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York,[17][18] making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.[19] By 2013 census estimates, the New York Metropolitan Area's population remains by a significant margin the United States' largest Metropolitan Statistical Area, with approximately 19.9 million people,[20] and is also part of the most populous Combined Statistical Area in the United States, containing an estimated 23.4 million people.
Tenerife.
Jungle park.
Parque Las Aguilas del Teide.
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The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. It is the national bird and symbol of the United States of America. This sea eagle has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the White-tailed Eagle. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.
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Shot it at Gangasagar fair.Gangasagar Mela(fair) is the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal. This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a nexus. Hence the name Gangasagar Mela. The river Ganga which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains at Haridwar, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites such as Benares and Prayag, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. Sagar Island, at the mouth of the river Hooghly in Bengal where the Ganga breaks up into hundreds of streams, and drains into the sea, is honored as a pilgrimage site.
A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga drains into the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius and this town becomes home to vast fairs, drawing visitors and recluses from all over the state. There is a common belief among the locals that the girls who take the holy dip get handsome grooms and the boys get beautiful brides. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect.
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Caminando sobre el fondo, el cuerpo transparente de Thecamoeba quadrilineata se desliza silenciosamente, fundiéndose paso a paso con cada gota de agua en la que se deshace a cada instante sobre este infinito acuático del Lago de Sanabria bajo la invisible capa de su camuflaje arrugado, discreto y casi inmóvil.
Cuando avanza, Thecamoeba extiende su lisa lengua múltiple y viva sobre el fondo, imperceptiblemente, y como si fuese lava fría, barre así cualquier poso de vida que cayó a los sedimentos imitando una lluvia, lluvia incesante de pequeñas partículas de otros seres: bacterias, minúsculas algas que ahora se mezclan y fluyen en corrientes por su interior.
Varios pliegues rígidos y casi paralelos son el esqueleto de estas amebas del género Thecamoeba , quizá uno de los endoesqueletos más primitivos y sencillos que existan en la Naturaleza -apenas unas estrías marcadas en su interior-. Son los raíles por los que esta ameba de cuerpo plano de deja deslizar dirigiendo su movimiento en cada momento y son también los invisibles muros de contención, a los que su cuerpo se ancla en sus paseos por las superficies del fondo acuático.
La ameba Thecamoeba no extiende su cuerpo en brazos al caminar como lo hacen otras de sus hermanas como Amoeba o Mayorella, camina por los surcos imperceptibles de su dorso, tres o cuatro repliegues rígidos que contienen su cuerpo dentro de una fina película completamente invisible.
En el interior de Thecamoeba quadrilineata se sitúa un núcleo liso en forma de disco que dirige toda la actividad de esta avalancha transparente y fluida. En la parte posterior, se abre como un cráter una gran vacuola pulsante, que expulsa el exceso de líquido que se acumula en el interior de este diminuto cuerpo bombeándolo hacia el exterior a ritmo de un corazón muy lento.
Thecamoeba quadrilineata es casi hermana gemela de Thecamoeba striata, pero tiene un núcleo con nucleolo íntegro y de contorno circular. Ambas hermanas siempre viven sobre superficies húmedas o sumergidas a poca profundidad.
Thecamoeba quadrilineata es una de las numerosas amebas que viven sobre los fondos del Lago de Sanabria de donde se cita desde aquí hoy por primera vez.
Bajo los fondos oscuros del Lago de Sanabria hay un trabajo incesante, el de todos los seres silenciosos que grumo a grumo recogen la lluvia de desechos que el hombre ha provocado al dejar que lleguen a este Lago, hoy de cristal empañado y verde, las aguas sucias de cinco depuradoras que solo tienen la mentira de su nombre como excusa y la de seis puntos de vertido consentidos y escondidos que amenazan de muerte a este Lago que tanto ha cambiado.
Y entre todos estos seres, algunas amebas como la de hoy, Thecamoeba barren el lecho de arena gruesa y roca cubierto de restos de naufragios, infinitos brotes de vida que como diminutas algas se desarrollan desde hace tiempo en estas aguas abonadas por la indecencia consentida.
La fotografía, realizada a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia, se ha tomado sobre una muestra procedente de los fondos del Lago, junto a la Isla de Moras, a cinco metros de profundidad y recogida por Cristina Lorente y Javier Fernández el día 15 de noviembre de 2016 en el Lago de Sanabria (Zamora), desde el catamarán Helios Sanabria el primer catamarán construido en el Planeta propulsado por energía eólica y solar.
LIBRO: Lago de Sanabria 2015, presente y futuro de un ecosistema en desequilibrio
Presentación ponencia congreso internacional de Limnología de la AIL
Informes de contaminación en el Lago de Sanabria
informe de evolución de la contaminación en el Lago de Sanabria
La Plaza de la Concordia o en francés, place de la Concorde está situada al comienzo de la Avenida de los Campos Elíseos en el distrito 8, de París, en Francia ( [mostrar el lugar en un mapa interactivo] 48°51′55.81″N 2°19′15.95″E / 48.8655028, 2.3210972). Se trata de la décima más grande de Francia después de la Plaza de Quinconces en Burdeos.
Durante la Revolución francesa, la plaza es el lugar de paso obligado por los cortejos, improvisados o preparados por el protocolo de las fiestas. Será uno de los grandes lugares de alianza del período revolucionario, sobre todo cuando la guillotina estuvo allí instalada.Es donde Luis XVI y María Antonieta fueron ejecutados.
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La place de la Concorde est située au pied de l'avenue des Champs-Élysées dans le 8e arrondissement à Paris, en France. Il s'agit de la deuxième plus vaste place de France (après la place des Quinconces à Bordeaux). Métro Ce site est desservi par la station de métro : Concorde.
Dès le 12 juillet 1789, les bustes de Jacques Necker et de Philippe d'Orléans y sont exhibés ; le prince de Lambesc et ses dragons chargent les manifestants. Le lendemain, la foule pille les armes du Garde-meuble (situé dans le bâtiment nord-est) pour « aller à la Bastille ». Le 6 octobre, Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, et le dauphin (futur Louis XVII), ramenés de Versailles à Paris par le peuple, font leur entrée au palais des Tuileries en traversant la place Louis-XV.
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The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
The center of the Place is occupied by a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of the pharaoh Ramses II. It is one of two the Egyptian government gave to the French in the nineteenth century. The other one stayed in Egypt, too difficult and heavy to move to France with the technology at that time. In the 90's, President Mitterand gave the second obelisk back to the Egyptians.
The obelisk once marked the entrance to the Luxor Temple. The viceroy of Egypt, Mehemet Ali, offered the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk to France in 1831. The obelisk arrived in Paris on December 21, 1833. Three years later, on October 25, 1836, King Louis-Philippe had it placed in the centre of Place de la Concorde, where a guillotine used to stand during the Revolution.
The red granite column rises 23 metres (75 ft) high, including the base, and weighs over 250 metric tons (280 short tons). Given the technical limitations of the day, transporting it was no easy feat — on the pedestal are drawn diagrams explaining the machinery that were used for the transportation. The obelisk is flanked on both sides by fountains constructed at the time of its erection on the Place.
Missing its original cap, believed stolen in the 6th century BC, the government of France added a gold-leafed pyramid cap to the top of the obelisk in 1998.
Without warning, in 2000 French urban climber Alain "Spiderman" Robert, using only his bare hands and feet and with no safety devices, scaled the obelisk all the way to the top.
Most people (anyway, most consumers of media in the west) have seen this place before. A lot. During the week you can practically assume you'll see some kind of filming or photography happening here.
And why not? It's a weird, beautiful, fantastic place. It's easy for film crews and average people to access. As a Los Angeles County Park, it's free to visit (you'll need to buy a permit for major filming though). People come here to hike, picnic, and climb the rocks (as the pair in this picture have done, even though lightning is crashing bumptiously from the sky not far to the east.) The park itself is much more than just this particular set of rocks, but these are the most iconic ones. The park comprises almost 1,000 acres of this freakish, alien, haphazard terrain created by sandstone strata tossed about willy-nilly by the ever fascinating San Andreas Fault.
And so, given that photographing and filming this place is almost a cliche, why do I keep coming back here to shoot? Maybe because the landscape of Vasquez Rocks is ingrained in my being. I came of age yearning to be roaming in landscapes like this when instead I was trapped in classrooms not that far away. When I was able, weekends and after school, I did roam in a landscape much like this, either hiking or riding horseback, dreaming of different ways I could conspire to be someone else. Someone not me. Vasquez Rocks is like that place I came of age in, only moreso. More of everything. Bolder, vaster, bigger, stranger: In a word, it's even more landscapey.
Occasionally, when I close my eyes, I see this place without meaning to--without even desiring to. I drive by here every evening and when I think the light is just right, I stop and shoot. It doesn't matter to me how many times this place has "been done." I'll keep coming back with a camera as long as there is sweet light and as long as I remain happy to be me.
Here's a partial list of where you may have seen Vasquez Rocks before:
Movies:
Star Trek (2009), Alpha Dog (2007), Bone Eater (2007; TV), A.I. Assault / Shockwave (2006), Cars (2006), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Holes (2003), Joe Dirt (2001), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Planet of the Apes (2001), Bubble Boy (2001), Epoch (2000), Very Bad Things (1998), Free Enterprise (1998), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Guns of El Chupacabra (1997), Jingle All the Way (1996), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995,) The Flintstones (1994), In the Army Now (1994), Army of Darkness (1993), Mom and Dad Save the World (1992), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), The Rapture (1991), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987), Short Circuit (1986), Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983), Parasite (1982), Hearts of the West (1975), Blazing Saddles (1974), Apache (1954), A Thousand and One Nights (film) (1945), Werewolf of London (1935), Dracula (1931)
Television:
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Saving Grace, From The Earth To The Moon—episode 10: "Galileo Was Right", The Twilight Zone (the original series), Medium, Have Gun—Will Travel, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Rifleman, Maverick, Broken Arrow, Mission: Impossible, 24, Airwolf, Bonanza, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Roswell, Star Trek: The Original Series (notably the episodes "Arena", "The Alternative Factor", "Shore Leave", and "Friday's Child"), Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Who Watches the Watchers"), Star Trek: Voyager ("Initiations"), Star Trek: Enterprise, NCIS ("South By Southwest"), The Outer Limits, Korg: 70,000 BC, Alias, Mr. Show with Bob and David, The Fugitive (TV series), Alien Hunter, Alias Smith and Jones Hunter, Helltown, The Invaders, MacGyver, The Rat Patrol, Space: Above and Beyond, Charmed, Sliders, Friends, Fear Factor, Lassie, Las Vegas, Logan's Run, Zorro, Voyagers!, Daniel Boone, Alien Nation, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin The Big Valley, Buffalo Bill Jr., Cimarron Strip, The Cisco Kid, Stories of the Century, The High Chaparral, Johnny Ringo The Range Rider, The Bionic Woman, Numb3rs, The Middleman, Prey, Street Hawk, Dinosaurs (TV series)
Commercials, Music Videos, Fashion Shoots, Magazine Spreads and other Advertising:
Way too many to list. Seriously. (list of productions snagged from wikipedia)
Cette photo a failli partir à la poubelle... Elle était techniquement réussie mais ne donnait pas l'effet recherché... puis j'ai eu l'idée de détourer l'arbre et d'en faire un noir&blanc !
This photo was about to go to the trashcan... It was technically ok but didn't sugest anything... then i had the idea to remove the sky and to convert it into b&w !
1BRETHREN, IF any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also.
2Bear (endure, carry) one another's burdens and [a]troublesome moral faults, and in this way fulfill and observe perfectly the law of Christ (the Messiah) and complete [b]what is lacking [in your obedience to it].
3For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another's load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself.
- Galatians 6:1-3 (Amplified Bible)
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Il mio tempo in Montagna!
Preoccupiamoci della Natura il nostro futuro dipende da essa!
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La Vallée d'Aoste à ma guise - La Valle d'Aosta a modo mio - Aosta Valley in my own way
Vivre en Montagne, au quotidien, pour satisfaire la Curiosité de la Photographie de la Nature...
Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste
(Une Montagne d'émotions...)
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Obiettivi:
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Posta all'estremo lembo settentrionale di Lombardia, che con la sua valle si incunea nel cantone svizzero dei Grigioni, Chiavenna, "Clavenna" per i Romani, fu un importante centro di transito fin dall'epoca di Augusto tra la pianura Padana e il nord Europa. Costituisce il centro della Valchiavenna, composta a sua volta da tre valli minori: il Piano di Chiavenna a sud, dove anticamente continuava il lago di Como (oggi sopravvive il lago di Mezzòla), la val San Giacomo verso il passo dello Spluga e la val Bregaglia verso il passo del Settimo un tempo (oggi percorso da un sentiero turistico) e verso quello del Maloja, accesso all'Engadina. Quest'ultima valle, infatti, è divisa dal confine di stato, che fu stabilito dall'imperatore Ottone I fin dal 960.
Della romanità di Chiavenna fanno fede due carte stradali romane: l'Itinerarium Antonini e la Tabula Peutingeriana, che registrano pure "Summus lacus" (oggi Samòlaco).
Gli imperatori assegnarono la Valchiavenna, come il resto del territorio della diocesi, ai vescovi di Como, e il comune di Chiavenna, attestato nel 1097, è il primo a comparire nel territorio dell'attuale provincia di Sondrio. Nel 1335 al vescovo subentrarono i Visconti di Milano e quindi gli Sforza, quando Ludovico Maria Sforza detto il Moro, per difendersi dai vicini Grigioni costituiti in repubblica delle tre Leghe, fece costruire le mura di cinta attorno al borgo (1488-1497).
Ma a poco servirono, perché, sconfitto Ludovico il Moro dalla Francia, a questa passò la valle fino al 1512, quando i Grigioni riuscirono a conquistarla. La terranno fino al 1797, con l'intervallo di un ventennio seguito al cosiddetto Sacro Macello del 1620, durante il quale in Valtellina furono uccisi 400 protestanti. Si trattò di un'insurrezione sanguinosa motivata ufficialmente dalla reazione dei cattolici contro i protestanti (lo erano in maggioranza i Grigioni), in realtà fomentata per motivi politici dalla Spagna, che aveva il ducato di Milano confinante con la Valtellina, e dai nobili valtellinesi, esautorati dalla nobiltà grigione. Non vi partecipò la Valchiavenna, legata ai traffici commerciali con i dominanti, ma ne subì le conseguenze politiche, con l'allontanamento dei Grigioni fino al Capitolato di Milano del 1639.
Il borgo, che era stato dato alle fiamme durante una incursione degli stessi Grigioni nel 1486, risorse a partire dal XVI secolo, quando nacque il centro storico che si vede tuttora, caratterizzato da una strada principale, detta "Paart de mèz" (vie Quadrio, Dolzino, Pedretti), delimitata da case e palazzi a cui si accede da portali in pietra ollàre con date e iscrizioni religiose e morali. Nelle piazze sopravvivono fontane nella stessa pietra locale: da quella cinquecentesca (ma solo relativamente alla vasca ottagonale) del "Cantón" (piazza Pestalozzi) a quella con tazza circolare e sculture del 1732 in piazza San Pietro, a quella tardo ottocentesca di "piaza Növa" (piazza Crollalanza) ecc.
Più o meno parallela alla "Paart de mèz", verso ovest, era la zona artigianale, già servita dal canale derivato dal fiume Mera. Si snoda lungo le vie della Marmirola, al Maglio vecchio, Cappuccini e Molinanca. Sul lato opposto era la zona agricola, servita dalle vie Macolino, delle Agostiniane e Lena-Perpenti. Quest'ultima diventerà zona abitativa a partire dal 1886, quando vi fu costruita la stazione ferroviaria.
Della dominazione grigione rimangono, sulle pareti esterne e soprattutto interne del Pretorio, abbondanti tracce di affreschi dei commissari che ogni due anni venivano inviati dal governo come rappresentanti e giudici, oltre che affreschi sulle case, come quella in via Dolzino, appartenente a un medico riformato, il quale nel 1591 fece decorare la facciata a monocromo con due scene bibliche e, in alto, i re di Francia Enrico III e IV, che fino ad allora si erano distinti nell'appoggio agli ugonotti.
Oltre il fiume, perpendicolare alla "Paart de mèz", si snoda la contrada di Oltremera (via Bossi), fino a una ottantina di anni fa unica via di accesso alla val San Giacomo.
Allontanati i Grigioni nel 1797 dalle truppe napoleoniche, la Valchiavenna entrò nella Cisalpina fino alla sconfitta di Napoleone e dal congresso di Vienna fu aggregata al regno lombardo-veneto, dominato dagli Austriaci, costituendo con la Valtellina la provincia di Sondrio. Nel frattempo, a partire dal 1804, la repubblica dei Grigioni entrava nella Svizzera come cantone. Nel 1861 la Valchiavenna entrò nel Regno d'Italia.
Durante i quasi tre secoli di dominio grigione Chiavenna con la sua valle aveva goduto di un certo benessere, grazie soprattutto alla sua posizione sulla via più diretta tra Milano e il nord Europa. Ciò non fermò il flusso migratorio di parte della popolazione verso altre terre europee, come Austria, Germania, Boemia e Polonia e - da parte di ceti più popolari - verso città italiane, come Venezia, Roma, Napoli, Palermo ecc.
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The Mumbles lifeboat station has a remarkable history of bravery for over 170 years and its crews have been presented with 33 awards for gallantry. The station has also witnessed tragedy with 18 lifeboat crew losing their lives saving others at sea.
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Most people familiar with my stream will be aware of my fascination with people. But my recent retreat to some gloriously deserted coastline made for an equally glorious peopleless distraction.
So… here’s a short series playing with the light in The Gower [South Wales].
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A storm during fall color in Zion national park. The negative was made in 2005. This is an early work for my 8x10 camera.
At almost every year during this time, I am more happy than ever. I feel of those holiday season. I feel of a great time, great memory. It is a time which I remember most of how happy we all can be.
Yesterday was the first day of fall, I was busy working and was so tired after work. I actually intended to do this yesterday. Well, here I am. Better to be late than never.
Eventhough, my new body of work is the other worlds way from this, but they are connected within me. I usually think back of what I had done during this moment of time in years before. It reminds me of great memories. Everything, and everyone are part of who I am today. Thank you to all.
p.s sorry for a bad scan. There is limited space on a harddrive.
shedding.
im losing my petals one at a time, and it hurts me to see them go.
oh my gosh this is lame. today went so terribly wrong in so many strange ways.
first off, i went up to the lake to shoot with laina, had this fantastic idea... realized i didnt have enough black paint, shot about ten failed photos, and then my camera died.. again. my camera always dies because im always using it. :(
so then i went home... feeling a little saddened. but then the day seemed a little brighter when i spotted a turtle in my front yard. she was oh so cute. i carried her around with me for a bit while i finished some errands and planned for my 365 to be all about my new friend. so i went outside and got all set up. i set my turtle in the grass while i got ready, and when i turned around she was gone!!! i thought turtles were supposed to be slow?? i looked everywhere, but she had surely disappeared. so this photo is what came next. i was just thinking about how many opportunities i missed today. i also felt like a winter wonderland princess lost and confused in a field of green.
p.s. that is a christmas tree skirt i am wearing. my famiy thought i was losing my mind when they saw me wearing it.
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"Better poor on Aargau than rich anywhere else."
Nothing more than a slogan to entice visitors. There was more money on Aargau than almost anywhere in the galaxy, and it did not make it into the hands of the poor.
The fall of the Empire freed many planets from tyranny, but the civilized worlds suffered the most. Instability leads to fear, fear leads to hoarding, hoarding leads to desperation, and then there is violence, on both sides.
Any hint of unrest in the undercity, and the armed guards of the city elite pulled people from their homes. Anything to quell the rumors, to stabilize the markets. The weakest in the undercity began to disappear, and their value to the planet at large dwindled into nothing.
You were safer on Aargau walking around in Stormtrooper armor than hand-me-downs. The local remnant capitalized on this.
Late night visits to the houses still populated, brute squads culling the lower class for conscripts. Nobody would miss them.
I felt the same about the stormtroopers themselves.
I have become known by the denizens of the undercity as the Shagha, Aargauese for "vengeful spirit". At the very least, they understood what I was doing.
I move quickly and quietly, my years killing for Black Sun finally benefitting someone besides the Princes.
A slain trooper here, a headless guard there, and a legend begins to grow. I pray it gives the people hope. I cannot truly better their lot, but I can protect them until the wind changes, I can keep them in their homes and away from the brutality of war.
There is irony in my bringing brutality to their streets, instead. Only when it is useful.
I know little of morality and even less of good. My methods are not perfect; I am a kind of monster. I have long known this. But there are times in the past where it has been more true, and faced with the current situation, I cannot stand by. This is all I know to do. Perhaps I can yet earn some measure of peace.
- The "Shagha"
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
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The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the Piazza Navona. Designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini, it is emblematic of the dynamic and dramatic effects sought by High Baroque artists. It was erected in 1651 in front of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, and yards from the Pamphilj Palace belonging to this fountain's patron, Innocent X (1644-1655).
The four gods on the corners of the fountain represent the four major rivers of the world known at the time: the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Plate. The design of each god figure has symbolic importance.
Design
Bernini's design was selected in competition. The circumstances of his victory are described as follows:
So strong was the sinister influence of the rivals of Bernini on the mind of Innocent that when he planned to set up in Piazza Navona the great obelisk brought to Rome by the Emperor Caracalla, which had been buried for a long time at Capo di Bove for the adornment of a magnificent fountain, the Pope had designs made by the leading architects of Rome without an order for one to Bernini. Prince Niccolò Ludovisi, whose wife was niece to the pope, persuaded Bernini to prepare a model, and arrange for it to be secretly installed in a room in the Palazzo Pamphili that the Pope had to pass. When the meal was finished, seeing such a noble creation, he stopped almost in ecstasy. Being prince of the keenest judgment and the loftiest ideas, after admiring it, said: “This is a trick … It will be necessary to employ Bernini in spite of those who do not wish it, for he who desires not to use Bernini’s designs, must take care not to see them.”
Paraphrase from Filippo Baldinucci, The life of Cavaliere Bernini (1682)
Public fountains in Rome served multiple purposes: first, they were highly needed sources of water for neighbors in the centuries prior to home plumbing. Second, they were monuments to the papal patrons. Earlier Bernini fountains had been the Fountain of the Triton in Piazza Barberini, the fountain of the Moor in the southern end of Piazza Navona erected during the Barberini papacy, and the Neptune and Triton for Villa Montalto, whose statuary now resides at Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Each has animals and plants that further carry forth the identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river's navigability. The Nile's head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile's source was. The Danube touches the Papal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means silver in Spanish). Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men's fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk (built for the Roman Serapeum in AD 81), symbolizing by Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). In addition, the fountain is a theater in the round, a spectacle of action, that can be strolled around. Water flows and splashes from a jagged and pierced mountainous disorder of travertine marble. A legend, common with tour-guides, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese by his rival Borromini could crumble against him; in fact, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church.
The dynamic fusion of architecture and sculpture made this fountain revolutionary when compared to prior Roman projects, such as the stilted designs Acqua Felice and Paola by Fontana in Piazza San Bernardo (1585-87) or the customary embellished geometric floral-shaped basin below a jet of water such as the Fontanina in Piazza Campitelli (1589) by Giacomo della Porta.
Unveiling
he Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was unveiled to the populace of Rome on 12 June 1651. According to a report from the time, an event was organised to draw people to the Piazza Navona. Beforehand, wooden scaffolding, overlaid with curtains, had hidden the fountain, though probably not the obelisk, which would have given people an idea that something was being built, but the precise details were unknown. Once unveiled, the full majesty of the fountain would be apparent, which the celebrations were designed to advertise. The festival was paid for by the Pamphili family, to be specific, Innocent X, who had sponsored the erection of the fountain. The most conspicuous item on the Pamphili crest, an olive branch, was brandished by the performers who took part in the event.
The author of the report, Antonio Bernal, takes his readers through the hours leading up to the unveiling. The celebrations were announced by a woman, dressed as the allegorical character of Fame, being paraded around the streets of Rome on a carriage or float. She was sumptuously dressed, with wings attached to her back and a long trumpet in her hand. Bernal notes that "she went gracefully through all the streets and all the districts that are found among the seven hills of Rome, often blowing the round bronze [the trumpet], and urging everyone to make their way to that famous Piazza." A second carriage followed her; this time another woman was dressed as the allegorical figure of Curiosity. According to the report, she continued exhorting the people to go towards the piazza. Bernal describes the clamour and noise of the people as they discussed the upcoming event.
The report is actually less detailed about the process of publicly unveiling the fountain. However, it does give ample descriptions of the responses of the spectators who had gathered in the Piazza. Once there, Bernal notes, the citizens of the city were overwhelmed by the massive fountain, with its huge life-like figures. The report mentions the "enraptured souls" of the population, the fountain, which "gushes out a wealth of silvery treasures" causing "no little wonder" in the onlookers. Bernal then continues to describe the fountain, making continuous reference to the seeming naturalism of the figures and its astonishing effect on those in the piazza.
The making of the fountain was met by opposition by the people of Rome for several reasons. First, Innocent X had the fountain built at public expense during the intense famine of 1646-48. Throughout the construction of the fountain, the city murmurred and talk of riot was in the air. Pasquinade writers protested the construction of the fountain in September 1648 by attaching hand-written invectives on the stone blocks used to make the obelisk. These pasquinades read, "We do not want Obelisks and Fountains, It is bread that we want. Bread, Bread, Bread!" Innocent quickly had the authors arrested, and disguised spies patrol the Pasquino statue and Piazza Navona
The streetvendors of the market also opposed the construction of the fountain, as Innocent X expelled them from the piazza. The Pamphilij pope believed they detracted from the magnificence of the square. The vendors refused to move, and the papal police had to chase them from the piazza. Roman Jews, in particular, lamented the closing of the Navona, since they were allowed to sell used articles of clothing there at the Wednesday market.
Navona Square (Piazza Navona).
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in first century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.[1] The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred to it from the Campidoglio, the Piazza Navona is a significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art. It features sculptural and architectural creations: in the center stands the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi; and the Pamphilj palace also by Rainaldi and which features the gallery frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.
The Piazza Navona has two additional fountains: at the southern end is the Fontana del Moro with a basin and four Tritons sculpted by Giacomo della Porta (1575) to which, in 1673, Bernini added a statue of a Moor, or African, wrestling with a dolphin, and at the northern end is the Fountain of Neptune (1574) created by Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune in the northern fountain, the work of Antonio Della Bitta, was added in 1878 to make that fountain more symmetrical with La Fontana del Moro in the south.
At the southwest end of the piazza is the ancient 'speaking' statue of Pasquino. Erected in 1501, Romans could leave lampoons or derogatory social commentary attached to the statue.
During its history, the piazza has hosted theatrical events and other ephemeral activities. From 1652 until 1866, when the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every Saturday and Sunday in August in elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family. The pavement level was raised in the 19th century and the market was moved again in 1869 to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza.
Other monuments on the Piazza Navona are:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Palazzo Braschi (Museo di Roma)
Sant'Agnese in Agone
Literature and films
The piazza is featured in Dan Brown's 2000 thriller Angels and Demons, in which the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi "The Fountain of the four rivers"(the Danube, the Gange, the Nile and the River Plate) is listed as one of the Altars of Science. During June 2008, Ron Howard directed several scenes of the film adaptation of Angels and Demons on the southern section of the Piazza Navona, featuring Tom Hanks.
The piazza is featured in several scenes of director Mike Nichols' 1970 adaptation of Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was used in the 1990 film Coins in the Fountain. The characters threw coins into the fountain as they made wishes. The Trevi Fountain was used in the 1954 version of the film.
A Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, é maior das três fontes, localizada no centro da praça. Na fonte dos rios, Bernini projetou quatro estátuas representando os rios dos quatro continentes: o Nilo, o Danúbio, o rio da Prata e o Ganges. As estátuas estão montadas sobre um obelisco egípcio, sendo circundadas por leões e outros animais fantásticos, tendo no cume uma pomba em bronze, símbolo da paz no mundo e da família Pamphili. Para realçar a rivalidade entre Bernini e Borromini, que fez a igreja de Santa Agnese, os romanos criaram uma lenda em torno da fonte dos rios, que fica em frente a esta igreja. Segundo os romanos, as estátuas duvidam da solidez do projeto de Borromini. A que retrata o rio da Prata, tem a mão erguida, a proteger o corpo do desabamento da igreja; a que retrata o Nilo, traz a cabeça coberta por um véu, a recusar a ver a obra de Borromini.
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios), foi esculpida por Gian Lorenzo Bernini entre 1648 e 1651, artista do barroco italiano, foi concebida por uma ordem do Papa Inocencio X o Papa da familia Pamphili, cujo tinha sua casa nesta praça.
Esta localizada na Praça de Navona, em Roma. Ela representa os quatro principais continentes do mundo cortados por seus principais rios: Rio Nilo, na África; Rio Ganges, na Ásia, Rio da Prata, na América e o Rio Danúbio, na Europa.
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A escultura da Fonte dos Quatro Rios, encontra-se na Piazza Navona de Roma (Itália) e foi criada e talhada pelo escultor e pintor Gian Lorenzo Bernini em 1651 baixo o papado de Inocencio X, em plena época barroca, durante o período mais prolífico do genial artista e cerca da que em outro tempo fué a Chiesa dei San Giacomo de gli Spagnoli
A fonte compõe-se de uma base formada de uma grande piscina elíptica, coroada em seu centro de uma grande mole de mármol, sobre a qual se eleva um obelisco egípcio de época romana, o obelisco de Domiciano .
As estátuas que compõem a fonte, têm umas dimensões maiores que na realidade e são alegorias dos quatro rios principais da Terra (Nilo, Ganges, Danubio, Rio da Prata), a cada um deles em um dos continentes conhecidos na época. Na fonte a cada um destes rios está representado por um gigante de mármol .
As árvores e as plantas que emergem da água e que se encontram entre as rochas, também estão em uma escala maior que na realidade. Os animais e vegetales, gerados de uma natureza boa e útil, pertencem a espécies grandes e potentes (como o leão, cavalo, cocodrilo, serpente, dragão, etc.). O espectador, girando em torno da fonte, descobre novas formas que dantes estavam escondidas ou cobertas pela massa rocosa. Com esta obra, Bernini quer suscitar admiração em quem olha-a, criando um pequeno universo em movimento a imitação do espaço da realidade natural.
A fonte foi submetida a restauração, um trabalho que se deu por concluído em dezembro de 2008. Constitui um dos palcos finque da novela e o filme Anjos e Demónios, à qual é arrojado um dos cardeais sequestrados, e Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) se lança à água para lhe salvar.
Os animais da fonte
A fonte apresenta figuras de sete animais, além de uma pequena pomba e o emblema dos Pamphili. Para poder observá-las basta com dar uma volta ao redor da fonte. As figuras são: um cavalo, uma serpente de terra (na parte mais alta, cerca do obelisco), uma serpente de mar, um delfín (que funciona também como desagüe), um cocodrilo, um leão e um dragão. Notar também a vegetación esculpida que parece real.
Praça Navona.
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A Praça Navona (em italiano: Piazza Navona) é uma das mais célebres praças de Roma. A sua forma assemelha-se à dos antigos estádios da Roma Antiga, seguindo a planificação do Estádio de Domiciano (também denominado entre os italianos de Campomarzio, em virtude da natureza rude e esforçada dos exercícios - manejo de armas - e desportos atléticos que aí se realizavam). Albergaria até 20 mil espectadores sentados nas bancadas. A origem do nome deve-se ao nome pomposo que lhe foi dado ao tempo do Imperador Domiciano (imperador entre 81-96 d.c.): "Circo Agonístico" (do étimo grego Agonia, que significa precisamente - exercício, luta, combate). Actualmente o nome corresponde à corruptela da forma posterior in agone, depois nagone e finalmente navone, que por mero acaso significa também "grande navio" na língua italiana.
As casas que entretanto e com o passar dos anos foram sendo construídas sobre as bancadas, delimitariam e circunscreveriam até à actualidade o tão afamado Circo Agonístico.
A Navona passou de fato a caracterizar-se como praça nos últimos anos do século XV, quando o mercado da cidade foi transferido do Capitólio para aí. Foi remodelada para um estilo monumental por vontade do Papa Inocêncio X, da família Pamphili e é motivo de orgulho da cidade de Roma durante o período barroco. Sofreu intervenções de Gian Lorenzo Bernini (a famosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios, 1651) ao centro); de Francesco Borromini e Girolamo Gainaldi (a igreja de Sant'Agnese in Agone); e de Pietro de Cortona, que pintou a galeria no Palácio Pamphilj, sede da embaixada do Brasil na Itália desde 1920.
O mercado tradicional voltou a ser transferido em 1869 para o Campo de' Fiori, embora a praça mantenha também um papel fundamental em servir de palco para espectáculos de teatro e corridas de cavalos. A partir de 1652, em todos os Sábados e Domingos de Agosto, a praça tornava-se num lago para celebrar a própria família Pamphili.
A praça dispõe ainda duas outras fontes esculpidas por Giacomo della Porta - a Fontana di Nettuno (1574), na área norte da praça, e a Fontana del Moro (1576), na área sul.
Na extremidade norte da praça, por debaixo dos edifícios, foram postas a descoberto ruínas antiquíssimas, a uma cota muito abaixo da actual, comprovando a primeva utilização daquele imenso terreiro. Outros monumentos com entrada para a praça:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Curiosidades
Na Piazza Navona, está localizado o Palazzo Pamphilj, propriedade da República Federativa do Brasil, sede da Embaixada Brasileira e da Missão Diplomática do Brasil para a Itália.
Part of my major .
This image was very tricky to shoot and difficult to manipulate because I did not have any idea on how to make it work.
There's only very slight motion going on because I wanted to make it look almost like a freeze frame.
The final works are actually not in print format, they're projected onto the center of the frame she enters (in the First Phase) coupled with a soundtrack and sound effects. I have the video but didn't do a recording of it being projected onto the frame. It's probably going to go up for exhibition at my school so maybe I'll a recording then.
So glad it's over! Sleeping, getting back to games and online shopping are currently my top priorities.
I'll still be shooting, but I might be trying a new style. (This whole series was quite new to me, having the make the settings etc, it's also aesthetically quite different from my preferred ghostly themed work or vintage inspired photographs) I'm not sure yet but possibilities are endless. One thing though, I really don't like studio lights, it just doesn't seem to fit what I do so I'll still be using natural lighting :D Might want to try incorporating drawing with photography or maybe take up digital painting and see how things go from there.
Fire from : shaedsofgrey
.. in more ways than one. There were tons of such scenes on our drive down South.
View on black, it makes a hell lot of difference.
Explored! #10
I have been tagged by Jayashree and Madhu, so here are 16 things about me.
1. I think 16 is way too big a number.
2. I just watched a crappy movie and am watching another one now - my 10th movie this week. I'm quite a movie buff, but this series of crappy movies is something I've never done.
3. I don't usually like making lists, but am compelled to write this after seeing other flickr friends do it :-)
4. I like reading - anything. After reading the extremely influential Ayn Rand's works, I have hugely cut short on reading nonsense fiction.
5. I don't really "play" piano, but I like "playing with" my piano (well, keyboard, actually).
6. I've spent a TON of time on photography in the last 6 months.
7. I'm a vegetarian.
8. I hated Social Studies as a kid, but now am quite interested in History and Economics. And I've always liked Geography anyway.
9. I like dark chocolate. I am not much into sweets or even ordinary milk chocolate.
10. Cricket is my favorite sport. I spent so much time on it as a kid that my dad threatened to disown me if he saw me with the bat again. (of course, he didn't :P)
11. I like Philosophy and Psychology, and to think about the "why/how" of things.
12. I have a list of 'places to visit' (Peru to Turkey to Ireland to.. ), and I hope I get a chance to visit all of them.
13. I like music, all kinds of them. I sometimes tend to completely ignore the lyrics and just let the music/tune stick in my head.
14. I keep wishing that people looked at the bigger picture, stopped fighting about religion, money, gas etc., and worried about more important things instead.
15. While growing up, I wanted to be an astronomer, cricketer, and a doctor - ended up designing/writing software.
16. I once bought 'Learn Tamil in 30 days' book so that I could watch the following episode of Marma Desam in Tamil right after the one in Telugu. I managed to learn only a few words, but can now read/write Tamil. :D
17. And oh, I'm a *HUGEEEE* fan of Matrix.
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=tithonus
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus (py-ROH-nee-uh ti-THOH-nuss)
Male: 37 - 43mm
Female: 42 - 48mm
Checklist Number
59.011
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:SatyrinaeBoisduval, 1833
Tribe:ManioliniGrote, 1897
Genus:PyroniaHübner, [1819]
Subgenus:
Species:tithonus(Linnaeus, 1771)
Subspecies:britanniae(Verity, 1915)
Introduction
The Gatekeeper, also known as the Hedge Brown, is a golden butterfly that provides a welcome sight in the middle of summer, when the fresh adults start to emerge. This butterfly spends much of its time basking with wings open, when the sexes are easy to tell apart - only the male has the distinctive sex brands on the forewings. In England and Wales this common and widespread species is found south of a line between Westmorland in the west and South-east Yorkshire in the east. In Ireland it is confined to coastal areas of the south and south-east counties. The butterfly is also found in the Channel Islands, but is absent from Scotland and the Isle of Man. The habitat this butterfly requires is found over most of the British Isles, and so we can only assume that the restriction to its range is governed primarily by climate. Colonies vary greatly in size, depending on the available habitat, ranging from a few dozen individuals to several thousand.
Pyronia tithonus ssp. tithonus
The species was first defined in Linnaeus (1771) as shown here (type locality: Germany). The nominate subspecies has not been recorded in the British Isles.
Pyronia tithonus ssp. britanniae
This subspecies was first defined in Verity (1915) as shown here (type locality: England). Records from the British Isles are of this subspecies.
Conservation Status
This butterfly is relatively stable in terms of both distribution and population and it is not currently a species of conservation concern.
Habitat
This species can be found wherever shrubs grow close to rough grassland. In fact, some of the largest colonies can be found at field edges and along hedgerows and we can expect to find this butterfly in scrubby grassland, woodland rides, country lanes, hedgerows and the like anywhere within its range.
Life Cycle
There is one generation each year, with adults emerging in July, peaking in early August, with only a few adults remaining until the end of the month. In contrast with its close relative, the Meadow Brown, this butterfly has a relatively-short flight period.
Imago
Males set up small territories, often centred on a particular shrub or bush, and will fly up from their perch to investigate passing butterflies in the hope of finding a mate. Pairing occurs without any obvious courtship and, once mated, a female will typically lay between 100 and 200 eggs.
Although both sexes feed from honeydew, they will also feed from whatever nectar sources are available - Bramble and Ragwort being particular favourites.
Adults feed primarily on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris), Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis), Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.), Thyme (Thymus polytrichus) and Water Mint (Mentha aquatica).
Ovum
Eggs are laid singly, usually in shade underneath a shrub, either on the foodplant, on nearby vegetation or at random - ejected into the air over a suitable patch of foodplant. Eggs are pale yellow when first laid but soon develop brown patches, giving a mottled effect. They darken further as the larva develops within the egg. This stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.
Larva
The larva eats its eggshell on hatching and proceeds to feed on the tenderest parts of the foodplant by day, before hibernating after its first moult at the base of a grass clump, usually within a withered grass blade. Larvae resume feeding in the spring and typically only feed at night. There are 2 colour forms of the larva - light brown and green and there are 4 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Bents (various) (Agrostis spp.), Fescues (various) (Festuca spp.) and Meadow-grasses (various) (Poa spp.). Common Couch (Elytrigia repens) is also used.
Pupa
The pupa is formed low down in vegetation, hung upside down and attached by the cremaster. This stage lasts around 3 weeks.
View larger on black. Featured on the BlogTO Radar page for April 10, 2009.
At centre is Convocation Hall at the St. George campus of the University of Toronto. It is used for graduation ceremonies, as a lecture hall for some of the largest courses (like Psych 100), and also for concerts and other events. I been in this building at various times for all of these purposes, including for a first-year course, and for convocation.
On the right is Knox College, and on the left is the Sandford Fleming building, home to the Computer Science department and the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
The smoke stack is on campus about a block beyond, near Huron Street. I never knew what it was for, but bytepusher below writes: The smokestack is for the University's central steam plant on Russell Street, where steam is generated for heating and transmitted to most of the buildings on campus through a network of underground tunnels. Thanks for the info!
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This is "pseudo-HDR", a blend of 7 layers derived from 3 raw files, exposures of 25, 13 and 4 seconds at f/5. Alignment was done using Hugin/autopano-SIFT/Enfuse, and I hand-blended using layer masks in the GIMP. Not perfect, but we only learn by trying.
Elderly Look So Much Better Here
Another land of the lost picture. Love going through old shit.
I'm afriad of getting old. yeah I know it's inevitable but it's scary seeing yourself deteriorate. I work in a hospital and you see death literally everyday. Some young many old but it's stil an experience.
Seriously can you imagine your self . Things you have done so many times over and over in your life seems like grueling chorus. It's bewildering how things can rapidly change. Then comes the realizing that you are going to die. That creeps me out. I rather not think about it until I'm forced to. On the other hand my boyfriend has actually planned how he would like to pass and the arrangements after. Yeah I know a bit freaking weird right.
I wonder what her life was. If she had some major regrets. She looks like she is thinking about something big. Hope it's not rent. Beacuse been there and it's not fun. Damn i hate money.
Hopefully she has lived a fufilled life and is content with her mark in life. beacue sleeping without a peace of mind is one of the true tortures. the infamous question "what if?"
The Manali-Leh highway
One of the highest and most rugged highways in the world, the journey on the Manali - Leh highway is one that leaves the traveller gasping for breath on all accounts...dream like landscapes taking your breath away at almost every turn and sheer breathlessness from the lack of oxygen as you cross some of the highest roads and mountain passes in the world.
It connects the Manali valley to Kullu valley, Lahaul and Spiti and Ladakh and is open only between June and mid-September when snow is cleared from the road. Prominent passes that one crosses include Rohtang La (3,978m), Baralacha La (5,045m), Lachulung La (5,059m) and Tanglang La (5,325m). Between Lachlung La and Taglang La the road crosses the More plains, a vast desert like expanse at an altitude in excess of 4,500mts.
The journey along the road normally takes two days and many travellers make overnight stops at Jispa and tented camps such as Sarchu. Alternately, overnight stops can be made at Keylong. Owing to the high altitudes and the low-oxygen air, many travelers experience breathlessness, headaches and nausea or in some cases even acute mountain sickness.
The highway was designed, built, constructed and is maintained in its entirety by the Indian Army and is capable of supporting the heaviest of their vehicles. This journey is often referred to as the ultimate challenge for riding and off-roading enthusiansts and attracts bikers from all over the world.
I shot it at Kolkata in the transit camp in the time of Gangasagar fair.
I write a lot about indian children,specially the rural children.still I rigth it again just to remember....
With credible estimates ranging from 60 to 115 million, India has the largest number of working children in the world. Whether they are sweating in the heat of stone quarries, working in the fields sixteen hours a day, picking rags in city streets, or hidden away as domestic servants, these children endure miserable and difficult lives. They earn little and are abused much. They struggle to make enough to eat and perhaps to help feed their families as well. They do not go to school; more than half of them will never learn the barest skills of literacy. Many of them have been working since the age of four or five, and by the time they reach adulthood they may be irrevocably sick or deformed-they will certainly be exhausted, old men and women by the age of forty, likely to be dead by fifty.
Most or all of these children are working under some form of compulsion, whether from their parents, from the expectations attached to their caste, or from simple economic necessity. At least fifteen million of them, however, are workingas virtual slaves.3 These are the bonded child laborers of India. This report is about them.
India has 375 million children, more than any other country in the world. Their condition has improved in the last five decades, with child survival rates up, school dropout rates down, and several policy commitments made by the government at the national and international levels. Resource allocations by the State, however, remain quite inadequate to take care of the survival and healthcare needs of infants and children, their education, development and protection.
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I'm not really sure whether these sandpipers were fighting or whether the entire act was a courtship ritual - It was quite funny to watch the entire display. I love the expression on the bird that's sitting down. :-)
I stopped to snap a pic of a flying Black Ibis - By the time I got the camera out of the bag, the bird was already gone - I noticed a bunch of Black Winged Stilts nearby, and these Sandpipers were busy with their ritual. I ended up getting a few photographs of the sandpipers.
Scientific Name : Tringa ochropus
Shot near Kokrebellur, off Bangalore Mysore Road
I have been tagged by Chitra - I have to write 16 things about myself - So for those who're here for the photograph, skip this section. :-)
1. I'm 26 years old - I've been in Bangalore since 2004. I came to Bangalore right after graduation - I was offered a job in a Software Firm. It's been a long way, and I'm now working for a different organization.
2. I've been living away from home since 2000 - Many a times, I miss home terribly, especially during those festivals (God help me - Today's one!). Home is Kalpakkam, where I studied, and grew up. It's a small town a couple of hours drive from Chennai. My parents live there and I visit once in a while - It's been a while since I've been there now though. As long as I've been there, I'd never realized how good the place was. I owe a lot to my parents, my teachers, my parent's friends - They're the reason for my well being and where I am now.
3. I have a very strong love for music - I like music that's very complex. Dream Theater is my biggest inspiration, and my current taste in music is completely influenced by them. Dream Theater was introduced to me by one of my best friends, Anand, at college. Though I dind't like the music initially, I was dumbstruck at the complexity and variety of music these guys could dish out. As soon as I started to dig this band, a whole new world of music opened out for me. I can safely say that this particular choice that I made has changed my life. Thank you Dream Theater for all the wonderful music. :-)
4. I am a food freak - I love good food. I am an eggitarian (Vegetarian who eats eggs). I am not afraid to try out new dishes or cuisines as long as it doesn't contain meat. I tend to eat out a lot - I am not that much of a cook. This doesn't reflect my preference though - I'd like to eat food prepared at home - Make that good food prepared at home. :-)
5. I used to be addicted to coffee - I managed to get over the addiction a while ago. I like my coffee black, and very strong, with no sugar. I have no ideas how I started to like this particular mix of coffee though!
6. I like to travel, meet new people and explore different cultures. Work doesn't allow me to take a lot of time off, nor does my work allow me to travel much. Maybe sometime in the future, I may take up a job that might allow me to travel more. :-) I've covered a lot of places in Tamil Nadu (Thanks to mom and dad who dragged me out early in the mornings when I was a kid - I am appreciating it now), some around Bangalore, and a few places outside of India. The best experience was immediately after my graduation - I and seven other folks went on a (partly planned, mostly unplanned) trip to Sikkim, Darjeeling and Nepal. I'll never be able to forget that trip.
7. I used to be around animals and birds since I was a kid - The love for animals and birds is the reason why they are my primary subjects in photography. I feel they are God's gift to the us humans.
8. I don't understand women - They're too confusing.
9. I trust people easily - I believe everyone has good intentions. And when the trust is broken (accidentally or intentionally), it is extremely difficult for me to trust the person again - I just can't!
10. I don't watch TV much - In fact, the last 4-5 months, the Rs. 200 towards cable connection has been a complete waste! Given the choice, I'd watch TV shows involving psychology, Sci-Fi and good humor.
11. I consider myself to be a person with a lot of patience. I don't get angry very easily. But sometimes, even I can be made to tip over.
12. I am a person who needs a lot of space - I don't appreciate people prying into my activities. I like to have my own time to do things that I want to - I don't know if it's good or bad though.
13. I have to learn how to process photos better - I totally suck at post processing. :-) Most of my photos are minimally processed - It's because I don't know what to do or how to make them better.
14. The hidden mysteries and past of this world amaze me - I am fascinated by the wonders (natural and man made) of the world!
15. I don't want to write anything as a fifteenth point. ;-)
16. This has been one of the toughest things that I've ever done. :-)
Whew!! That did take a long time - In case you're wondering why it could be that hard, you try it yourself.
Recent find - There are plenty of these near a lake off Sarjapura Road. Approaching them is tough - They are fast on their feet as well. It's hard to find this bird sitting at one place.
Shot this lying flat on the ground - took a while to approach, but the bird wasn't able to see me which ended up being good for me. :-)
One of my first attempts at backlit shots - I'm not too excited about the results though.
Scientifc Name : Cisticola juncidis
Not to be confused with Indian Bushlark - Bushlark has a thicker bill.
PS: Probably the number of posts in the last / current month speaks for itself - Hope to get back to normal.
PPS : Check EXIF for surprise. Got a used new toy for a very good price. :-)
EXIF Details are messed up again, so here they are:
ExposureTime - 1/160 seconds
FNumber - 5.60
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 1.33
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
Flash - Not fired
FocalLength - 400 mm
Explored #186 on Mar 9, 2009
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Turbio fondeadero donde van a recalar,
barcos que en el muelle para siempre han de quedar...
Sombras que se alargan en la noche del dolor;
náufragos del mundo que han perdido el corazón...
Puentes y cordajes donde el viento viene a aullar,
barcos carboneros que jamás han de zarpar...
Torvo cementerio de las naves que al morir,
sueñan sin embargo que hacia el mar han de partir...
Amarrado al recuerdo
yo sigo esperando...
¡Niebla del Riachuelo!...
De ese amor, para siempre,
me vas alejando...
Nunca más volvió,
nunca más la vi,
nunca más su voz nombró mi nombre junto a mí...
esa misma voz que dijo: "¡Adiós!".
Sueña, marinero, con tu viejo bergantín,
bebe tus nostalgias en el sordo cafetín...
Llueve sobre el puerto, mientras tanto mi canción;
llueve lentamente sobre tu desolación...
Anclas que ya nunca, nunca más, han de levar,
bordas de lanchones sin amarras que soltar...
Triste caravana sin destino ni ilusión,
como un barco preso en la "botella del figón"
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Nieblas del Riachuelo - Letra Enrique Cadícamo / Interpretada por Bebo y Cigala
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{Foto de Archivo} otras del 2009 cuando me estrenaba con mi cámara....
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No usar esta imagen en páginas web, blogs u otros soportes sin mi autorización, © Todos los derechos reservados.
Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
"Let's take the train to anywhere
I wanna feel the wind in my hair with you.
Let's tell them all, that soon they'll know
How very wrong they were to think we'd never go,
And if you tell me yours I'll tell you mine
And we will clean the cobwebs out of one another's minds. "
DON'T EVER - Missy Higgins
Taken on the way back from a recent road trip to Rolleston - weather was miserable the whole 4 days prior. As usual with my luck the sun came out the day we drove home. After seeing these Sunflowers on the way up we quickly pulled over when we drove past on the return trip.
This wonderful scene is from Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Bug Sur. This particular spot might be one of the prettiest locations I've ever been to. It is just gorgeous. And a beautiful waterfall (McWay Falls) spilling out into the ocean just tops it off.
Single exposure with CPL.
I have to say thanks very much to Joshua Cripps for the tips on what beaches to visit during my time here. I would have likely stumbled across some of the places, but his tips proved invaluable.
Thanks also to Jill Clardy for her tips in and around San Francisco.
My own little disclaimer to myself...I'm working off the laptop screen, so I may have to go back and re-look at a number of the shots I post while on travel.
Thanks for looking!
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New York City.
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New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.[6] The city is referred to as New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part. A global power city,[7] New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters,[8] New York is an important center for international diplomacy[9] and has been described as the cultural capital of the world.[10][11]
On one of the world's largest natural harbors,[12] New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a county of New York State.[13] The five boroughs—the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898.[14] With a census-estimated 2013 population of 8,405,837[4] distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2),[15] New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States.[16] As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York,[17][18] making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.[19] By 2013 census estimates, the New York Metropolitan Area's population remains by a significant margin the United States' largest Metropolitan Statistical Area, with approximately 19.9 million people,[20] and is also part of the most populous Combined Statistical Area in the United States, containing an estimated 23.4 million people.
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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".
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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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