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one of my long term contacts Rob Hudson is currently undertaking a project that pushes creative thinking and thoughts its a total turn around from his usual inspiring work that i so hoped to do one day reach when i first joined flickr
I have processed this image many months ago and have been thinking of images i can re work and process how i saw them on the day this morning was @ Talybont with my usual friends it was dark , bitter cold , misty due to water levels in the river it was my first time here since i have returned so many times , next time i go i will think along different lines im sure now i have learnt PS .I spent around 3 hours processing this
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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!!!!
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Para todo los Jordi´s...
Für alle Georg´s, Schorchs...
La Diada de Sant Jordi, also known as el dia de la rosa (The Day of the Rose) or el dia del llibre (The Day of the Book) is a Catalan holiday celebrated on April 23 similar to Valentine's Day with some unique twists that show the ancient practice of this day. The main event is the exchange of gifts between sweethearts, loved ones and respected ones--historically, men gave their girlfriends and wives roses, and women gave their boyfriends and husbands a book to celebrate the occasion.
Fuente: Wikipedia
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Happy Tall Ship Tuesday everyone! LOL
What:
The Virginia
(State Ship of Virginia)
Where:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When:
During the Tall Ships Festival of 2009
About the Ship:
Two-masted pilot schooner 122' sparred length, 24' beam, 99 gross tons
Owner - Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation,
The schooner Virginia is a reproduction of an early 20th century Virginia pilot schooner, originally used to help guide vessels into Virginia’s ports at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Launched in December 2004, the Virginia is one of the newest Tall Ships in the United States.
Links:
Tall Ships Festival Nova Scotia
Please, no invites or crazy glittery graphics. Just a simple comment is nice.
Thank You
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Nikon D90 : Nikkor 18-200mmVR : B&W polarizer @ 48mm : 1/200s @ f/8 : ISO 200
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Went on a lovely Flickr Wirral photowalk with Iain, Marion, Matt and Sara to Hilbre Island, West Kirby and had a beautiful afternoon. Great weather and company and a very pleasant way to bow off the Christmas cobwebs.
Been a long, long time since I've done some landscape photos so it was great to get out and do something different.
Hilbre Island is just off the edge of West Kirby and has great views out to the Irish Sea and the North Wales coastline. I liked the shaft of light coming down from the sky and the bleakness of the area.
European Balloon Festival. Igualada. Catalonia.
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The European Balloon Festival is the largest hot air balloon festival in Spain and one of the largest in Europe.[1] It takes place every year during the first fortnight of July in Igualada, Catalonia, Spain, a city located within 60 km from Barcelona.
The festival lasts four days (Thursday to Sunday) and attracts thousands of spectators. It includes a hot air balloon competition and recreational exhibitions such as a night glow and fireworks. The flights take place early in the morning and late in the afternoon, when weather conditions are the optimal ones. It also offers visitors the opportunity to fly on a balloon, by booking a flight in advance.
The festival is organized by the Igualada City Council, with technical support from the company Ultramagic, the world's second largest manufacturer of hot air balloons, and Kon-Tiki Balloon Flights, a company specialized in balloon flights.
experimenting did an HDR rendering then turns it black and white and tweked the contrast quite like the effects on the clouds
Pezzi di storia, pezzi di divisione
Pezzi di Resistenza, pezzi di Nazione
Pezzi di Casa Savoia, pezzi di Borbone
Pezzi di corda, pezzi di sapone
Pezzi di bastone, pezzi di carota
Pezzi di motore contro pezzi di ruota
Pezzi di fame, pezzi di immigrazione
Pezzi di lacrime e pezzi di persone
Ognuno è figlio della sua sconfitta
Ognuno è libero col suo destino
Butta la chiave e vai in Africa, Celestino!
"Vai in africa, Celestino" - F. De Gregori
Nikon N8008s
Ilford Hp5 400
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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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.
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I was walking along a canal bank in the Louisiana outback and looking for some birds or trees to photograph and this big boy was lying there watching me!!! He is about 10 feet long! I quickly looked about me to see if its twin was lying close! I've seen bigger ones but this is pretty darn big! I don't want to end up on the menu as selection for the day!!! :-)
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The term Haveli was applied by the Vaishnava sect to refer to their temples in Gujarat. In the northern part of India havelis for Lord Krishna are prevalent with huge mansion like constructions. The havelis are noted for their frescoes depicting images of gods, goddesses, animals, scenes from the British colonization, and the life stories of Lords Rama and Krishna.
Later on these temple architectures and frescoes were imitated while building huge individual mansions and now the word is popularly recognized with the mansions themselves. Between 1830 and 1930, Marwaris erected buildings in their homeland, Shekhawati and Marwar. These buildings were called havelis. The Marwaris commissioned artists to paint those buildings which were heavily influenced by the Mughal architecture.
The havelis were status symbols for the Marwaris as well as homes for their extended families, providing security and comfort in seclusion from the outside world. The havelis were to be closed from all sides with one large main gate.
The towns and villages of Shekhawati are famous for the embellished frescoes on the walls of their grandiose havelis. Such is the magnificence and artistry of these frescoes, that they attract tourists from all over the world. In this context, the Patwa havelis & Chirriya Haveli of Jaisalmer deserve special mention. Tourists from all over the world come down to Jaisalmer to glimpse the Patwa havelis & Chirriya Haveli intricate stone-carved jharokhas (balconies).
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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.
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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.
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HMS Illustrious, the Nation's Strike Carrier will be paying a high profile visit to Liverpool from 22 - 27 October 2009 as the centrepiece of the Royal Navy's continuing celebrations to mark this year's Centenary of Naval Aviation ~ Fly Navy 100 !
The ship, which will be moored at the City of Liverpool Cruise Terminal berth close to the Royal Liver Building, will be taking part in a busy programme of events, the highlight of which will be a Centenary Fly Past over the Carrier on Friday 23 October 2009 !
The flypast will consist of 40 current and historic Royal Navy aircraft including Merlin, Sea King and Lynx helicopters, Falcon and Hawk jets, 2 GR9 Harriers, 4 Fireflys and classic Naval favourites, the Seafire and Sea Fury ! The aircraft will form a sequence of formations flying along the River Mersey and passing directly over the carrier !
(notes prepared 22-10-'09) !
( Aircraft Below )
[fr]: Belle soirée au café Louis-Philippe, Paris, France
[image info]: DRI from average (HDR from 5 exposures) and minimum exposures- Nikon D200 - tripod - Sigma 10-20mm@16mm - 5000K WB
[Level of Retouching]: 15% (averaging, blending, perspective correction, basic levels and curves (dodging)) - total processing: 25 minutes
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This photo was taken on an early walk on Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park in Washington State, USA. This photo was processed in an HDR program.
About this photo: On our last day in Olympic National Park we spent most of the afternoon at Rialto Beach where we walked to "Hole in the Wall" at low tide. When the sun was starting to go down, we settled ourselves at some logs on the beach to enjoy the sunset. My eye fell on this huge log sitting on the beach with a big hole in it...I decided I'd have a closer look and noticed you had a nice little view through this natural window. I just had to take a photo of it!
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony DSC-H5
*Focal Length: 6mm
*F-Number: F/5.8
*Exposure Time: 1/125 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-125
*Exposure Program: Aperture Priority (A)
*Exposure Compensation (E/V): -0.7 step
I used a polarizing filter for the original photo and then processed it in an HDR program. I also ran this photo through NeatImage to get rid of accessive noise.
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Some information on Rialto Beach: Rialto Beach is one of the most accessible of the West End beaches. It is also one of the most popular beaches on the Olympic Peninsula. Rialto Beach boosts some of the most awesome views of the Pacific Coast. Just a few miles away from the small town of La Push, Rialto Beach is an easy hike, with Hole-in-the-Wall a popular destination.
Rialto Beach starts at the mouth of the Quillayute River and extends 6.5km/4mi past sea stacks and tide pools. The winter months bring heavy storms which can be enjoyable to watch, as well as rewarding. As the beach turns northward, Cake Rock is the massive sea stack that rises far up out of the churning sea. Dahdayla Island is also a sight to see but is much closer to the beach. It is recommend coming at low tide, but you can traverse the beach quite nicely no matter what tide it is.
Some information on Olympic National Park: Olympic National Park is located on the Olympic Peninsula west of Seattle and in the most north western corner of the mainland of the USA. This park is such a diverse and amazing place to visit. No wonder they say it's 3 parks in one! You can enjoy the amazing surf and beautiful beaches, you will see a spectacular alpine country dotted with sparkling lakes, lush meadows, glaciers, waterfalls and North America's finest temperate rain forest.
Olympic National Park is a wilderness park with much of its interior accessible only by trail. A variety of roads lead off the major Highway (101) to various destinations around the park. There are several scenic drives including the drive to Hurricane Ridge, along the Pacific Coast and through the forested valleys of the Sol Duc, Hoh and Quinault Rivers. This all provide glimpses of Olympic National Park's diversity.
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.
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)
Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive.
When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again.
When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree.
(Antoine de Saint Exupéry)
Not much to add to this, except maybe, why Saint Exupéry TODAY (tonight) and here!?!
EVERYBODY must know the book LE PETIT PRINCE... if you don't; let me know and I'll organise the library bus to bring you a copy!!!
I have read and re-read this little booklet in German, French, English and most likely even in Italian - it's easy to understand and it contains 'stuff' to re-think for ages.... it's subtly bringing facts of life to the point and it is so lovingly written that you can't hold anything against the writer - even if you sometimes might want to! It is - in short - probably the most lovable book anybody can find.
After having bought copies of a very beautiful CD, read by Will Quadflieg (in German) for my nearly blind mother, my little sister and the children of my bros-in-law, I got a copy of my gift sent back to me by little sis..... and after a very long time I have inserted it in the car CD player, where I listen to it on my way to .... somewhere! It made me aware once again how absolutely wonderful this aviator and writer is expressing himself in his work.
These four-leaf-clovers are my latest pride and joy. The make lovely red flowers and if you care to stroll down in the comments, you'll find more close-up shots of those little darlings. I wish all of you who still live through Thursday, A HAPPY GORGEOUS GREEN THURSDAY and to the rest of us a BEAUTIFUL GREEN FRIDAY!
For the shutter sisters: Hello..... (sunshine, morning, night, happiness, smiles!)
Good night, little princesses, little princes - sleep tight!
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Cool car + cheap plastic camera + bad processing = interesting vintage effect? View large on black.
I've now made it most of the way through my stockpile of exposed black and white film, but meanwhile my stockpile of exposed color film has kept growing and growing. I've got a new C-41 kit waiting to be mixed up, but I was curious to find out if my old batch of Arista C-41 chemistry still had any life in it. I had mixed that batch last May and hadn't used it since July, so I knew it was risky, but I decided to sacrifice a roll of Kodak Ultra Max 400 that I had shot with my Ancso Pix Panorama on the altar of science. I increased developing time to try to compensate for the age and exhaustion of the developer, but I evidently didn't increase the time enough, as the negatives came out extremely thin. Even so, I was able to get some scannable images. Normally I'd try to clean up all those drying marks and other junk in the image, but here I think they contribute to the overall effect.
Ansco Pix Panorama with "panoramic" mask removed, Kodak Ultra Max 400 developed in outdated/used up Arista C-41 liquid kit chemistry.
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Hay luôn để tâm trí mình đầy ắp những kỷ niệm đẹp. Hồi tưởng lại những giây phút đã qua, a có thể sử dụng chúng những khi thấy buồn chán. Hãy viết ra một cuốn sách, hay dành một file riêng trong máy tính để khi cần là có nhé.
Việc tập hợp các bức ảnh mang dấu ấn thời gian trong cuộc sống của chính mình sẽ giúp a nhớ lại những giờ khắc vui vẻ. Cuốn album sẽ càng trở nên có ý nghĩa hơn khi a trang trí và chú thích đầy đủ cho từng bức ảnh.
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Went to Springbrook to shoot sunset tonight and had excellent conditions. After several windy days, we finally got a nice calm evening. The eastern and western skies took turns lighting up tonight, and my shooting buddy, Manuel and I kept running back and forth from one side of Plainfiled-Naperville road to the other chasing the color.
Sorry for posting so many images from this same location lately, but this time of year the appearance of the prairie changes almost daily. I love watching the different waves of color wash across these landscapes from now through autumn.
Shot it at Kumbha Mela 2010.Its a greatest show on Earth.
In Hindu mythology, its origin is found in one of the popular creation myths and the Hindu theories on evolution, the Samudra manthan episode (Churning of the ocean of milk), which finds mention in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana.
The Gods had lost their strength, and to regain it, they thought of churning the Ksheera Sagara (primordial ocean of milk) for amrit (the nectar of immortality), this required them to make a temporary agreement with their arch enemies, the demons or Asuras, to work together with a promise of sharing the nectar equally thereafter. However, when the Kumbha (urn) containing the amrita appeared, a fight ensued. For twelve days and twelve nights (equivalent to twelve human years) the gods and demons fought in the sky for the pot of amrita. It is believed that during the battle, Lord Vishnu flew away with the Kumbha of elixir, and that is when drops of amrita fell at four places on earth: Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik, and that is where the Kumbh Mela is observed every twelve years.
First written evidence of the Kumbha Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese traveller, Huan Tsang or Xuanzang (602 - 664 A.D.) who visited India in 629 -645 CE, during the reign of King Harshavardhana.
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min.þögin. islandic for "my silence."
Inspired by the house made by jordan giant for her shop nordari.
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since i know her work inworld and also her photos at flickr i´m a fan of jordan. her houses are so beautiful, i realy can´t find words for it. they are telling a story, they give you that "you are six and grandma will tell you a story befor your afternoon nappin at a warm summerday". her house "min.þögin" inspired me to do this selfportrait with a cello.
in rl i love cello, but i can´t play it. so of course i have one in sl ^^. But why a cello for a picture called "my silence / min.þögin"? because in a very special way music can be part of silence for me, part of silence like wind or nature sounds. in my personal silence there is always a cello.
and i think jordan understand what i mean ^^.
so in short terms: this is a hommage at jordan giant - thank you for your work and time to make sl a bit more special and beautiful :).
you know that i never understood why people always link music to there pics - has the pic nothing to say for itself? maybe you can´t hear it because the music is to loud? ^^
BUT: because i play cello in that pic i will give you the first and also the last time in my flickr life a link to my special silence tune - that is what i would play if i could in my silence:
Pablo Casals: Bach, Cello Suite # 1, Prelude
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIzKdmDxdD0
ahhh.....maestro casals.... :)
I'm so so sorry I have no idea what to title this photo :( AHHH!
I really thought every photo would end up as a disaster, I'm thankful they did not.
I tried playing with the lighting using a lamp.
I had this feeling I would not be able to come up with a proper photo and end up uploading a crappy one, I hope this isnt crappy, I tried playing with different tones, I hope they look ok on your computer because as usual, I'm having colour problems, it looks pretty fine on my laptop so I hope it looks fine on your screen! :)
I'll be uploading the other shots from this shoot, this is my new white wig, I love it! It's so cute and fun!
Christmas is coming! I hope everyone's having fun!
*I dont know if anyones reading my descriptions but can you see my mole? I never actually knew I had one there until a few days ago*
*This photo got explored thank you all!*
Au fond d'une vallée, douce et accueillante, se blottit à la croisée des chemins le château d'Escorolles... ou du moins ce qu'il en reste.
Les châteaux s'égrènent dans la vallée de Cheylade comme dans un pays de Cocagne !
De celui d'Escorolles, propriété privée agricole, s'élève encore de nos jours la tour du XVème siècle avec ses corbeaux soutenant le sommet portant la poivrière couverte de lauzes.
Elle est attenante au logis du XVIIIème, remanié au XIXème. L'architecture en pierre et les toits couverts de lauzes illustrent parfaitement la traditionnelle robustesse de l’habitat cantalien.
On distingue en arrière-plan le célèbre Puy Mary, sommet emblématique des Monts du Cantal qui domine fièrement par sa forme pyramidale le plus grand volcan d'Europe... De ses 1787 mètres d’altitude, le Puy Mary offre un panorama époustouflant, sept vallées glaciaires rayonnent en étoile autour du sommet. Le Puy de la Tourte qui sur la photo semble vouloir donner un coup de tête à la tour du château, côtoie le grand seigneur avec humilité... pour nous offrir de merveilleuses randonnées.
( Château d'Escorolles, vallée de Cheylade, Cantal, "Parc national des volcans", Auvergne, France - www.parc-volcans-auvergne.com )
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Es característica destacable de la hoz del río Huécar su entorno natural. Espléndido exponente de un bosque de ribera sumergido en un entorno húmedo rodeado de espectaculares paredes de roca caliza, un cañón de origen cárstico por cuyo interior fluyen las aguas del río.
Impresionates las maravillosas vistas que rodean a Cuenca por las hoces de este río.
Cámara Nikon D50
Exposición 0,002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/8.0
Lente 100 mm
Iso: 200
Objetivo: Nikon 28-100
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View Sunset over Sand Point Map/EXIF
ILCE-7RM2 + FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS @ 24 mm - 1.6 sec at f/18, ISO 50
Aperture priority mode @ -7/10 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
Over the Memorial Day weekend, I headed out to Sand Point to collect my thoughts and hike around on the coast. I've been to the area many times now, but every time is just wonderful and reminds me how great living here is.
I left quite early in order to beat the Memoria Day crowds and ended up getting a spot I've been lusting after for years. Got rained on for the first 24 hours, but had great weather after that for the remaining several days. Vitali and his awesome kid met me out there for a couple of the days - nice to have a mix of solitude and company, for sure.
48°7'35" N 124°42'44" W, 0 ft
Sand Point, Pacific Northwest Trail
Clallam Bay, Washington, United States
Taken on 05.28.2016, uploaded on 06.25.2016.
©2016 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
1.6 sec at f/18, 24 mm,
FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS, ILCE-7RM2, ISO 50,
no flash, "Aperture priority mode", 2016,
May, "May 28 2016",
"Self Rating: 4 stars", 48°7'35" N 124°42'44" W, Clallam Bay, Washington, United States, "Clallam Bay, Washington, United States", "Subject distance: Unknown"
Explore # 43
[Technical Notes]: HDRI from 3 exposures( see below for details) using Photomatix, Tonemapping using LucisArt (Plug-In for PS CS3) and in Nik Color Efex Pro (Tonal Contrast), adding a vignette.
Info:
Exposures: 1/8 Sec.; 1/30 Sec.; 0.5 Sec.;
Aperture: f/ 10
ISO-Speed: 100
Focal Length: 18mm
Lens: Canon 18-55mm 4.5-5.6
Yesterday morning we returned from our trip to The Gambia. Now I understand why they call it The Smiling Coast... People are extremely friendly and despite their poorness they all look so happy. We 'spoiled' people have still a lot to learn!
Again, we have had such a wonderful trip and met a lot of great people. With a rented car we explored the beautiful country by ourselves. We have visited many (national) parks and have seen the most gorgeous (tropical) birds, monkeys, lizards, snakes, bats, crocodiles and hippo's.
It has been a trip which I will not forget but ofcourse way too short...
*This image shows some fishermen on the river Gambia who return home in the late afternoon. Captured during a boattrip right after we had seen the hippo's near Janjanbureh, formerly known as Georgetown.
View On Blackand in LARGE
Shoebill stork--"Balaeniceps rex", Latin for King Whalehead. In Arabic, his name means: "Father of the Shoe"
It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.
This species was only discovered in the 19th century when some skins were brought to Europe. It was not until years later that live specimens reached the scientific community. However, the bird was known to both ancient Egyptians and Arabs. There are Egyptian images depicting the Shoebill, while the Arabs referred to the bird as abu markub, which means one with a shoe, a reference to the bird's distinctive bill.
Shoebills feed in muddy waters, preying on lungfish and similar fish, as well as frogs, turtles,carrion, and even baby crocodiles. They nest on the ground and lay 2 eggs.
The population is estimated at between 5,000 and 8,000 individuals, the majority of which live in Sudan. BirdLife International have classified it as Vulnerable with the main threats being habitat destruction, disturbance and hunting.
Lowry Park Zoo
Tampa, Florida
El rey Joao II ideó una barrera defensiva que consistiría en tres fuertes: el Fuerte de San Sebastián de Caparica, la Torre de San Antonio en Cascais, y una tercera fortificación en Belém.
La torre de Belem, originariamente llamada Torre de San Vicente de Belém, en homenaje al patrón de Lisboa, fue construida por el arquitecto Francisco de Arruda, orientado por Diogo Boitaca, que por entonces estaba a cargo de la construcción del Monasterio de los Jerónimos, situado muy cerca de esta. Los trabajos comenzaron en 1514 y finalizaron en 1520.
Con el tiempo la estructura fue perdiendo su caracter defensivo original y fue utilizada como aduana, puesto telegráfico, faro y como prisión para presos políticos en el nivel inferior. Algunos historiadores sostienen que debido a su altura y a su ubicación, poco disimulada en el paisaje, la torre fue creada en realidad para funciones administrativas más que defensivas.
Si se compara con las clásicas construcciones medievales, mas bien austeras, la Torre de Belem se diferencia por su abundante decoración, que refleja el gusto del rey Manuel I, un estilo que con el tiempo se conocería como "manuelino".
Es una torre cuadrangular que se eleva sobre un bastión con forma de hexágono irregular que apunta hacia el río. Una sencilla pasarela permite acceder desde la orilla y tras atravezar un puente levadizo se entra directamente al bastión.
La torre tiene una altura de 35 metros y consta de cuatro pisos y terraza, desde la que hay una extraordinarias vistas del río Tajo.
Fue declarada Monumento Nacional en 1910.
"H is for HITMAN"
So AriesEffects finished his 365, and somewhere around his 250th photo
i decided i would tribute him by doing my own set of Agent 47 photos.
if you havent seen his work OR his awesome Series
... well, you are just really missing out.
Aside from being a really funny,creative guy... he has a style
all his own. I cant even figure out how he gets his images to look
the way they do, but i always know from the thumbnail,its his.
Go congratulate him,and check out his stream.
OR ELSE.
For TOTW " Alter Ego"
because the hitman games have been one of my favorites,
and not just because we both sport the same hairstyle.
aside from being addictive and awesome, the game really
makes you think thru how to progress thru it.
Ontop of that it has consistently one of the best soundtracks
in any games, thanks to Jesper KId.
He has gone on to do the scores for many games,
most notably Assassins creed I and II. me and my brother
have collected almost all of his soundtracks,he kicks ass.
big thanks to my brother for helping me with this photoshoot,
he saved me alot of time in setting up the frame.
I have wanted to do a shoot like this for awhile,and finally
got to use my spiffy suit again in my 365.
(the red tie and the pistols were bought JUST for this tribute. :P)
One day God handed me a gift. He said, "Here, my dear... I have made something especially for you. It's a beautiful kitty. She is very soft and comforting to hold. I know you don't feel well at times, so I have given her an extra soothing purr to calm your heart. She will be good for your mind, too. When she curls up on your pillow next to you, press your forehead to hers and your restless thoughts will calm right down and help you sleep.
"She will run to meet you when you come home from the store, to tell you all about her big "hunts" and how much she missed you. She does cute little things, too, and has a very charming personality, which should bring you many hours of laughter and delight. And I have filled her eyes with the sparkling colors of tropical waters.
"There is one other thing I should tell you, however... those beautiful blue eyes are also a bit crossed. I felt this would be a wise addition for a couple of reasons. First of all, everyone needs to be reminded from time to time that something doesn't need to be perfect to be worth loving. And oddly enough, you will soon discover imperfections have a way of fading in the light of love.
"Secondly, crossed eyes can make it difficult for a kitty to see well. She might sometimes feel a bit insecure with sudden movements or forms she can't make out.. even yours. You will need to be sensitive to her fears and comfort her if she is frightened. This will help you focus more on her anxieties and less on yours.
"In short, I have designed her to be medicine for you, but most of all, a constant reminder of how very much I love you."
using my textures
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Man Mo Temple or Man Mo Miu (traditional Chinese: 文武廟) is a temple in Hong Kong, China, that reveres the God of Literature, Man Tai (文帝), Man Cheong （文昌） and the God of War, and Mo Tai (武帝) or Kuan Ti, Kwan Yu（關羽).
The temple itself also made an appearance in the video game Shenmue II for the Dreamcast and Xbox consoles. You can explore the temple and its grounds, however its location in the game is different from its true location.
The one on Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan was built in 1847. It has been managed by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals since 1908. It is one of Grade I historic buildings in the District.
Il campanile di Giotto è la torre campanaria di Santa Maria del Fiore, la cattedrale di Firenze, e si trova in piazza del Duomo.
Le sue fondamenta furono scavate attorno al 1298 all'inizio del cantiere della nuova cattedrale, quando capomastro era Arnolfo di Cambio.
La posizione inusuale del campanile, allineato con la facciata, riflette la volontà di conferirgli una grande importanza come segno di forte verticalità al centro della Insula Episcopalis, oltre probabilmente alla necessità pratica di liberare la visuale della zona absidale per la grande cupola, prevista sin dal progetto arnolfiano.
Nel 1334 Giotto di Bondone subentrò nell'incarico di capomastro[1] occupandosi subito della costruzione del primo piano del campanile e disinteressandosi - secondo quanto sostiene una leggenda - del cantiere della basilica.
Giotto fornì un progetto originale del campanile, con una terminazione a cuspide piramidale alta 50 braccia fiorentine (circa 30 metri), secondo cui l'elevazione totale sarebbe dovuta essere di 110-115 metri circa (l'altezza attuale è invece di 84,75 metri).
informazioni tratte da Wikipedia