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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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Benvenuto raggio di sole, a questa terra di terra e sassi
a questi laghi bianchi come la neve, sotto i tuoi passi stanchi
a questo amore a questa distrazione, a questo carnevale
dove nessuno ti vuole bene, dove nessuno ti vuole male.
A questa musica che non ha orecchi, a questi libri senza parole
benvenuto raggio di sole, avrai matite per giocare
e un bicchiere per bere forte, e un bicchiere per bere piano
un sorriso per difenderti e un passaporto per andare via lontano
Benvenuto a questa finestra, a questo cielo sereno
a tutti i clackson della mattina, a questo mondo gia' troppo pieno
a questa strana ferrovia, unica al mondo per dove può andare
ti porta dove porta il vento, ti porta dove scegli di ritornare
A questa luna tranquilla, che si siede dolcemente
in mezzo al mare c'è qualche nuvola ma non fa niente
perché lontano passa una nave, tutte le luci sono accese
benvenuto figlio di nessuno, benvenuto in questo paese.
HDRI from 3 exposures, Cross-Filter in Alien Skin Exposure (Plug-In for PS CS3), Unsharp Mask, adding a vignette+texture.
Info:
Exposures: 1 Sec.; 1/4 Sec.; 4 Sec.
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO-Speed: 100
Focal Length: 18mm
This is a part of the most interesting photos from the Halle/ Saale ~ HDR/ DRI pool
www.lokomotivy.net/adm/zobraz2.php?rada=ghr_2044&loko...
Lokomotiva 2044.016 v čele vlaku EN 1152 [Split – Bratislava-Nové Mesto] právě opustila tunel Torina Draga o délce 58 metrů a nadále překonává sklonově náročný úsek směrem k vrcholové stanici Labin Dalmatinski. Úsek je charakterizován výrazným podélným sklonem a členitým terénem, typickým pro dalmatské pobřeží. V pozadí je patrný Kaštelský záliv, jehož vodní hladina poskytuje vhodné podmínky pro plachtění, kajakářství a rekreační rybolov.
Na fotografii lze rovněž identifikovat kostel sv. Nofra, předrománskou stavbu několikrát historicky obnovovanou, jejíž vznik je datován do roku 1475. Sv. Onofrij (také známý jako sv. Nofar) byl egyptský poustevník a světec 3.–4. století. V regionální dalmatské kultuře je jeho uctívání spojováno s ochranou místních osad a farností a integruje se do lidových náboženských tradic.
Před tunelem se nachází pevnost, reprezentující jeden z mnoha kaštelů – opevněných sídel obdobného charakteru, rozprostřených podél pobřeží mezi městy Split a Trogir ve Splitsko-dalmatské župě. Historický vývoj oblasti zahrnuje období 15.–16. století, kdy šlechtické rody stavěly venkovská sídla a postupně je opevňovaly pro obranu proti tureckým nájezdům. Z původních třinácti kaštelů se dochovalo sedm, které daly název oblasti Riviéra sedmi kaštelů. Původně obranná architektura byla v průběhu staletí adaptována na obytné účely, přičemž byla zachována většina charakteristických architektonických prvků.
Fotografie byla pořízena dne 12. července 2025 a dokumentuje současný stav železniční infrastruktury, historických staveb a krajinného kontextu v Dalmácii.
Hi everyone, can you guess what this is? This was supposed to be my Thursday's post . It was uploaded to Flickr but I forgot to post it as we left our hotel room
OK, I'll spill the beans: It is the glass roof of a restaurant/hotel atrium reflected in syrup. The green is a piece of parsley. Yes, it was a tasty, sweet breakfast. :-)
Yesterday was a full travel day as we drove back to Edmonton arriving home late last night. We had perfect weather, cold but sunny and the mountain scenery and wildlife sightings were simply spectacular.
Have a great day and thanks a million for stopping by.
View Mauna Kea Sunset on Black
View Mauna Kea Sunset Map/EXIF
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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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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Montserrat, Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat is a benedictine monastery located in the mountain of Montserrat, in the Catalan region of the Bages, at 720 meters height of 720 on the level of the sea. It is a symbol for Catalonia and it has become a point of pilgrimage for believers and visit forced for the tourists.
The origin of the monastery is uncertain. It is know that in 1011 a monk coming from the monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll to be in charge of the monastery of Santa Cecilia, beign therefore the monastery under the orders of abbot Oliva de Ripoll. Santa Cecilia did not accept this new situation reason why Olive decided to found the monastery of Santa Maria on the place in which was one old hermitage of he himself name. As of the 1082, Santa Maria passed to have own abbot and let depend on the abbot of Ripoll.
This hermitage had become most important of all those that existed in the mountain thanks to the image of the Virgin who in her venerated from the 880. The monastery soon became sanctuary which benefitted to him, since the donations and received alms allowed him to be growing of constant form. At the end of century XII, the abbot runs asked for that he allowed himself to extend the community of monks to 12, required minimum so that abbey was considered. The following century was the one of the beginning of the fight of Montserrat to obtain its independence of the monastery of Ripoll. This independence did not arrive until the 10 from March of 1410 and was granted by Pope Benedicto XIII.
In 1493, Montserrat lost its independence again. King Fernando the Catholic sent to the monastery 14 monks coming from Valladolid and Montserrat passed to depend on the congregation of this Castilian city. During the following centuries the Catalan and Castilian abbots followed one another. That same year of 1493, the minimum friar Bernat Boil, before hermit of Montserrat, accompanied to Cristóbal Columbus in one from its trips to America which caused the expansion of the cult to the virgin of Montserrat in that continent.
19th century was specially tragic for Montserrat: it was set afire twice by the Napoleonic troops, in 1811 and 1812; and in 1835 it underwent the excloistration due to the confiscation of Mendizábal. The monastery was sacked and set afire and many of their treasures were lost.
The excloistration lasted little and in 1844 the life in the monastery recovered. The congregation of Valladolid had disappeared reason why Montserrat became independent again. The whole monastery had to recover since they had not been more than the walls. Since then the monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat has not let grow and at the present time (2006) it contains one of the best libraries of the country. The present congregation is formed by a hundred of monks. In addition, in the monastery the children reside who compose the Escolanía de Montserrat, considered the school of song of more antiquity in Europe since he was founded on century XIII.
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CASTELLANO
El monasterio de Santa María de Montserrat es un monasterio benedictino situado en la montaña de Montserrat, en la comarca catalana del Bages, a una altura de 720 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Es un símbolo para Cataluña y se ha convertido en un punto de peregrinaje para creyentes y de visita obligada para los turistas.
El origen del monasterio es incierto. Se sabe que sobre el 1011 un monje procedente del monasterio de Santa María de Ripoll llegó a la montaña para encargarse del monasterio de Santa Cecilia, quedando así el cenobio bajo las órdenes del abad Oliva de Ripoll. Santa Cecilia no aceptó esta nueva situación por lo que Oliva decidió fundar el monasterio de Santa María en el lugar en el que se encontraba una antigua ermita del mismo nombre. A partir del 1082, Santa María pasó a tener abad propio y dejó de depender del abad de Ripoll.
Esta ermita se había convertido en la más importante de todas las que existían en la montaña gracias a la imagen de la Virgen que en ella se veneraba desde el 880. El monasterio pronto se convirtió en santuario lo que le benefició, ya que los donativos y las limosnas recibidas le permitieron ir creciendo de forma constante. A finales del siglo XII, el abad regente solicitó que se permitiera ampliar la comunidad de monjes a 12, mínimo requerido para que se considerara abadía . El siguiente siglo fue el del inicio de la lucha de Montserrat para conseguir su independencia del monasterio de Ripoll. Esta independencia no llegó hasta el 10 de marzo de 1410 y fue concedida por el Papa Benedicto XIII.
En 1493, Montserrat perdió de nuevo su independencia. El rey Fernando el Católico envió al monasterio 14 monjes procedentes de Valladolid y Montserrat pasó a depender de la congregación de esta ciudad castellana. Durante los siglos siguientes se sucedieron los abades catalanes y castellanos. Ese mismo año de 1493, el fraile mínimo Bernat Boil, antes ermitaño de Montserrat, acompañó a Cristóbal Colón en uno de sus viajes a América lo que propició la expansión del culto a la virgen de Montserrat en ese continente.
El siglo XIX fue especialmente trágico para Montserrat: fue incendiado dos veces por las tropas napoleónicas, en 1811 y en 1812; y en 1835 sufrió la exclaustración debido a la desamortización de Mendizábal. El monasterio fue saqueado e incendiado y se perdieron muchos de sus tesoros.
La exclaustración duró poco y en 1844 se restableció la vida en el monasterio. La congregación de Valladolid había desaparecido por lo que Montserrat se convirtió de nuevo en independiente. El monasterio entero se tuvo que restaurar ya que no habían quedado más que las paredes. Desde entonces el monasterio de Santa María de Montserrat no ha dejado de crecer y en la actualidad (2006) contiene una de las mejores bibliotecas del país. La congregación actual está formada por un centenar de monjes. Además, en el monasterio residen los niños que componen la Escolanía de Montserrat, considerada la escuela de canto de más antigüedad en Europa ya que fue fundada en el siglo XIII.
P quem não sabe rabeta e um motor pequeno com um eixo na medida de quase um terço da conoa e uma helice pequena fixado na parte de traz da canoa, sendo muito usado pelos ribeirinhos da região como transporte. feito para regiões onde o nível dos rios e marés são baixos. E seu custo de manutenção é barato.
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.
Here, in our home, for Christmas, red candles are a MUST!!! View On Black
In Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Norway and Finland, Lucia is venerated on December 13 in a ceremony where a girl is elected to portray Lucia. Wearing a white gown with a red sash and a crown of candles on her head, she walks at the head of a procession of women, each holding a candle. The candles symbolize the fire that refused to take St.Lucia's life when she was sentenced to be burned. The women sing a Lucia song while entering the room, to the melody of the traditional Neapolitan song Santa Lucia; the Italian lyrics describe the view from Santa Lucia in Naples, the various Scandinavian lyrics are fashioned for the occasion, describing the light with which Lucia overcomes the darkness. Each Scandinavian country has lyrics in their native tongues. After finishing this song, the procession sings Christmas carols or more songs about Lucia. A similar version occurs in Scandinavian communities and churches in the United States.
According to the Julian calendar, the night of Lucia was the longest night of the year. This is likely to be the reason why the tradition has lived on in the Nordic countries in particular, as the nights in November and December are very dark and long before the snow has fallen, and the idea of light overcoming darkness is thus appealing.
There are traces of the legends of Saint Lucia in the Nordic countries even in the Middle Ages, and her day of remembrance is December 13th (just like the Lussi). Yet another name is relevant here, namely Lucifer( In Dutch that means a matchstick!). His name has the same etymological background (the name literally means "light-bringer").
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Why not view the set as a slide-show?
Also I often upload more than one image at the same time, I see a tendency to only view the last uploaded...
Fun Blog HERE: magdaindigo.blogspot.com/2009/11/light-in-dark-season.html
min.þögin. islandic for "my silence."
Inspired by the house made by jordan giant for her shop nordari.
slurl.com/secondlife/Lusiadas/99/54/22
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.... :)
Its over. I'm done. It's been a year.
This is probably one of the weirdest feelings ever. Everyone's initial reaction is CONGRATS!! ARE YOU HAPPY!? but..not that much. If you asked me a few weeks ago i would have said YES IM SO GLAD TO BE DONE! but now, especially these last few days knowing its over makes me sad. I feel like i wont be motivated anymore, and wont improve. It's like a friend is leaving. This friend annoyed me, but for good reason. But in some ways i'm very relieved to be finished. 365 can be a burden, and I often neglected it. One of my biggest regrets was wasting so much of my 365 on skipping shots/cheating because I was too lazy. If I were to do it again, I would have tried to push myself harder. But overall, I think it was a great thing for me to do. I learned everything I know about photography, and I basically started taking photography seriously a year ago, and SO much has changed.
-I am the president/creator of the photography club at school
-I am the photographer for my school's newspaper
-I went from my moms old camera that used floppy disks, to a mediocre point and shoot, to a dslr.
-I realized I much prefer using film cameras, and next week I start developing my own film
-I turned 15 and got my permit...I get my license in 1 month
-I met my neighbor Brooke...shes moving in with me this month
-I went to Paris, New York, and a few other places
-I lost many friends, but more importantly I gained so many more friends
-I met so many amazing people here on flickr, there is so much talent out there its unbelieved. The amount these kids (many younger then me) inspire me is unbelievable.
-I changed as a person, I was reborn.
I'm almost done here, and if you read through this whole thing then I love you. I may not be the most popular person here, in fact I am very unpopular on flickr. I dont get 100 comments and favorites, but thats okay because my photographs are for me. There my emotion, and i'd rather be known by few for the real me then known by many, and be the fake Lee.Basically, I just wanted to say that this is not the end of my photography. Thats what the meaning of this photo is, i'm saying that although my 365 is over, my photography life is only just beginning.
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.
Source:-Wikipedia.
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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
Mi galería en un solo click // My gallery only in one click
OTRA FORMA DE VER MI GALERIA. Mira todas mis fotos y amplia la que quieras
Mis blogs:
I used to think they could feel, like me. When I was young I refused to get rid of any of my stuffed animals for fear they would "be sad". I felt especially protective of the ones that no one would want, the less desirable carnival bears and such. I held on to them for far too long. I slowly started to let them go. I did keep one in particular. I had been in the hospital getting my tonsils out... my Dad brought me the most beautiful one of all. It had long white hair, it was a dog with a pink and gold collar and its own brush. I don't know if it is because he showed, or because the dog was the most beautiful thing I thought I had seen. I kept that dog long after the others were gone. Eventually I put it in a bag in storage. Years later I happened upon it. Sadly, it's fur had yellowed and started to turn to whisps of nothing. I realized that they don't feel, and that I still had the memory of that day in the hospital and I let that one go too.
I have one bear left that I think will always stay with me. He has no eyes.. only ears. He listens to me some nights, and I am sure is dried with tears. I don't care what anyone thinks, sometimes we need our bears. And sometimes, we need to say goodbye.
For my dad who passed away on this day a few years ago--- in case I never thanked you....
View Sunset over Sand Point on Black
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.
"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)
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Durant els anys 1984 a 1996 vaig compartir la meva afició fotogràfica amb la canina. Vaig recórrer tota Espanya amb els meus gossos participant en certàmens de bellesa tant a nivell nacional com internacional, i de tot això tinc un gran arxiu analògic de fotos sobretot d'exemplars de gran bellesa i gairebé tots campions d'Espanya i d'altres països. Amb la possibilitat que avui dia oferix l'edició m'he decidit a escanejar algunes fotos analògiques i tractar-les per a poder anar mostrant a poc a poc aquest interessant món dels gossos de raça i exposició.
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Durante los años 1984 a 1996 compartí mi afición fotográfica con la canina. Recorrí toda España con mis perros participando en certámenes de belleza tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, y de todo ello tengo un gran archivo analógico de fotos sobre todo de ejemplares de gran belleza y casi todos campeones de España y de otros países. Con la posibilidad que hoy día ofrece la edición me he decidido a escanear algunas fotos analógicas y tratarlas para poder ir mostrando poco a poco este interesante mundo de los perros de raza y exposición..
Foto original realizada con una Nikon F90X analógica y escaneada en papel con
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Sempre m'han agradat els galgos. En Espanya se'ls crida galgos, però internacionalment són més coneguts com lebreles. En la foto el galgo espanyol Jebel el Arak Zaman quan tenia 3 mese d'edat i que després seria un gran Campió d'Espanya guanyant moltes exposicions nacionals i internacionals. Al seu costat el galgo afganès Bari que a pesar del seu gran potencial de cara a la competició, va menjar menjar enverinat mentre jugava pel camp i va morir abans dels dos anys d'edat. Foto de 1985.
Siempre me han gustado los galgos. En España se les llama galgos, pero internacionalmente son más conocidos como lebreles.
En la foto el galgo español Jebel el Arak Zaman cuando tenía 3 mese de edad y que luego sería un gran Campeón de España ganando muchas exposiciones nacionales e internacionales. A su lado el galgo afgano Bari que a pesar de su gran potencial de cara a la competición, comió comida envenenada mientras jugaba por el campo y murió antes de los dos años de edad. Foto de 1985.
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."
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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.
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Switzerland (German: Schweiz[note 3] [ˈʃvaɪts]; French: Suisse [sɥis]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvittsera]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or [ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ]), officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western and Central Europe,[note 4] where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres – Zürich and Geneva.
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).
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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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The Prince of Wales Hotel is located in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, overlooking Upper Waterton Lake, near the Canada-United States border. Constructed between 1926-1927, the hotel was built by the American Great Northern Railway to lure American tourists during the prohibition-era south of the border. The hotel was named after the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), in a transparent attempt to entice him to stay in the hotel on his 1927 Canadian tour, but the Prince stayed at a nearby ranch instead .
The Prince of Wales Hotel enjoys the distinction of being the sole establishment among Canada's grand railway hotels to have been built by an American, as opposed to a Canadian, railway company. The hotel was designated a national historic site by the Canadian government in 1995.
An interesting book has been written about the hotel and it's history. It's title is High on a Windy Hill: The Story of the Prince of Wales Hotel--by: Ray Djuff
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Today started off like any other day, rushing to school, trying not to be late to class, and trying to stay awake during lectures. I had two shoots lined up today and i was completely psyched because I haven't done a serious shoot for myself in a while now. One got canceled unfortunately but will be rescheduled for a date coming up soon! :]
Tonight however was definitely unique. My friend Alyssa came up from gardens to see one of my best friends Lisa, so us and a few other people got together and scoped out some places to shoot. After realizing i didn't have a transmitter and running back home to get it, we finally found this pretty sweet place!
We were all really goofing around having some laughs and of course snapping some pictures. This is on of the shots that i got, i really like how it came out, I'm thinking about going into more "depth" with the editing of this, but its going to have to wait till tomorrow at least because I am super tired.
And of course I cant forget driving across town to bring my GF a single egg, bahaha <3 but i got to see her and her doggy moosey :] So it was worth it!
Tomorrow hanging out with Josiah and Zack Ramsey! Can't wait, gonna be a sick shoot! =D Now time for sleep.
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Fort Totten is a former U.S. Army installation near Bayside, Queens in Queens County, New York. It is located on the north shore of Long Island, on a peninsula named Willets Point. Fort Totten is at the head of Little Neck Bay, which is also the place where the East River widens to become Long Island Sound. While the U.S. Army Reserve continues to maintain a presence at the fort, the property is now owned by the City of New York.
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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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St. George Slays the Dragon - Taken in the Village Church in Fenny Bentley on the Tissington Trail in Derbyshire.
From the Wikipedia Article: "St George's Day is celebrated by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. St George's Day is also England's National Day. Most countries which observe St George's Day celebrate it on April 23, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in 303 AD.
St George's Day was a major feast and national holiday in England on a par with Christmas from the early 15th century. However, this tradition had waned by the end of the 18th century after the union of England and Scotland. In recent years the popularity of St George's Day appears to be increasing gradually. BBC Radio 3 had a full programme of St George's Day events in 2006, and Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MP for Romford, has been putting the argument forward in the House of Commons to make St George's Day a public holiday. Although Saint George is the Patron Saint of England, it is believed that St George was not English and it is not certain that he ever visited England, although legend has it that St George was born in Coventry at Caludon Castle in Wyken, though some say he was born in Cappadocia, an area which is now in Turkey"
Close to the town of Ashbourne, Fenny Bentley is a picturesque little village consisting of little more than a school, a pub and the church of St Edmunds possibly dating as far back as the 14th century. The church has an alabaster tomb of the Beresford family. Sir Thomas Beresford had fought at the Battle of Agincourt.
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"The Tissington Trail is a bridleway and walk/cycle path in Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1971, and now a part of the National Cycle Network, it runs for 13 miles (21 km) from Parsley Hay in the north to Ashbourne in the south, along part of the trackbed of the former railway line connecting Ashbourne to Buxton. It takes its name from the village of Tissington, which it skirts."
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I'd like to say it's been a good day...Of course I'd also like to say I won the lottery, both of which would be big fat lies...
I need a vacation, a break from my family...I love them dearly but handling them 24-7 is too much sometimes.
My father, I adore him but his brain is never in his head.
My uncle steals my batrhoom for hours at a time. How a man with no hair can spend four hours getting ready is beyond me. Even he admit he will just stand in there and think. What?
Of course there's Mom. I can't be in the same room with her lately without it ending in a screaming match. Since her stroke she's always had a temper, but in the past few weeks have been torture. I understand her reasons, I try my best, and do what I can, but when every single conversation ends with her yelling at me and bringing up things about me that she's hated since I was three, it gets to be too much...
So lately I'm writing more, escaping as much as I can into the world I'm carefully molding. I can say this, my frustration with them, my anger, my hurt, it does at least fuel my work and in the end, a small twisted part of me will likely be grateful.
However, I'm not miserable and I love them. I wouldn't trade them for anyone else, I just need a break.
Who wants a panda cat in there house for a while? ;)
View along Rannie Road just before Pitt Lake in Pitt Meadows near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
About this photo: Well, we've been battered by some snow storms here on the west coast of Canada in the last couple of weeks. In the area where I live we must have received about a foot (about 30cm) of snow if not more. The last dump of snow came to us on Monday morning and since then it has been freezing cold with temperatures below freezing, but the snow was replaced by blue skies and sunshine. I finally have been able to go out and enjoy the sunshine in the last couple of days, although it's very cold outside.
I had to take my mother in law to the hospital in Maple Ridge for cataract surgery a few days ago. She would be there for about 3 hours and while she was getting her eye drops done and the procedure I decided to venture out and drive to beautiful Pitt Lake which was not far away. I stopped near the dykes first which is only a few km before Pitt Lake. The views from here are always so beautiful. There was still snow around and the surrounding mountains looked all white as well. What a beautiful day it was.
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Some information on the Pitt Lake area: Pitt Lake is located in Grant Narrows Regional Park in Pitt Meadows which is about 45 minutes east of downtown Vancouver. Pitt Lake is the second-largest lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, being about 53.5 square km (20.5 square mi) in area. It is about 25km (15.6mi) long and about 4.5km (2.8mi) wide at its widest, and is also one of the world's largest tidal lakes, its confluence with the Fraser being only a few miles upstream from that river's estuary into the Strait of Georgia. Its southern tip, where the Pitt River resumes, is 40km (25mi) east of downtown Vancouver.
The upper Pitt River valley is a typical U-shaped glacial valley in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. The over-deepening of the lower end of the valley over the span of the Wisconsin glaciation created a trough over 140m (462ft) below current sea level. After initial glacial retreat at around 13,000 years ago a saltwater fjord occupied this basin when relative sea levels were still ca 120m (396ft) to 140m (462ft) above current levels in the region. Unlike neighbouring Indian Arm and Howe Sound farther west this fjord basin became cut off by sedimentation of the lower Fraser River by ca 10,500 years ago and is now considered a tidal fjord lake.
The community of Pitt Meadows occupies the marshy lowland at the southern end of the lake, some of which has become drained and is known as the Pitt Polder. Just southwest of the lake is the community of Port Coquitlam, which is across the Pitt River from Pitt Meadows. At the north end of the lake is a locality named Alvin, which is a transport and shipping point for logging companies and their employees. The Upper Pitt, meaning the valley upstream from the lake, is considered BC's best fly-fishing rivers and one of its best steelhead streams.
The lake is popular with boaters and canoeists, but is prone to heavy winds and rains as well as big waves (due to its great depth). The mountain range on its east flank comprises Golden Ears Provincial Park, its basin to the north is in southern Garibaldi Provincial Park, while the mountain range on its west, northeast of Vancouver's Coquitlam Lake watershed reservoir, is Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. The waterfront and foreshore of the lake and river are public-access and include extensive migratory wildfowl habitat. There is a destination golfing resort in the Pitt Polder area called Swan-e-set.
The area along the east side of the lake is somewhat famous for being the reputed location of Slumach's lost gold mine, the location of many failed and sometimes disastrous searches for the alleged murderer's lost gold mine. (Info from Wikipedia)
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Del viaje a Port Aventura en Halloween.
Trabajando con HDR suelo hacer autenticas chapuzas, pero esta me ha gustado. Espero que a vosotro@s también.
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Mjedë je vesnice v severní Albánii, nacházející se v okrese Shkodër a spadající pod administrativní jednotku obce Vau i Dejës. Leží v úrodné nížině Zadrima, přibližně 17 kilometrů jihozápadně od města Shkodër. Tato lokalita je historicky spojena s významným albánským šlechtickým rodem Mjeda, který sehrál klíčovou roli v kulturním, náboženském i politickém životě Albánie a Kosova během 19. a počátku 20. století. Rodina Mjeda pochází právě z této oblasti a její členové se výrazně podíleli na formování národního obrození a moderní identity Albánců.
Je krátce před půl sedmou ráno dne 7. května 2024 a na místním nádraží právě zastavil osobní vlak číslo 2 [Shkodër – Laç Gjorm] v čele s lokomotivou T669.1044, který je vypravován v období od března do června každé úterý. Do vlaku nastoupilo přibližně dvacet místních obyvatel, jejichž cílem je převážně poutní místo ve městě Laç. Tento spoj slouží především poutníkům a věřícím, kteří každoročně navštěvují zdejší svatyni svatého Antonína, jedno z nejvýznamnějších poutních míst v Albánii.
Na pozadí se rozprostírá mírně zvlněná pahorkatina, která představuje přirozený geomorfologický přechod mezi albánskou pobřežní nížinou jihozápadně od Skadarského jezera a masivem Albánských Alp (Bjeshkët e Nemuna, známých také jako Prokletije). Ačkoliv tato oblast nedosahuje tak výrazného a dramatického reliéfu jako severní horské partie, tvoří významnou přechodovou zónu – místo, kde se rovinný charakter nížiny postupně transformuje v členitý horský terén.
I've managed to spend the entire day home, but rather than focus on, well, anything I've had to spend the day cleaning *gag*. So when I did get a break and wanted to take a photo I just quickly did a little blue makeup.
I had the awesome chance of trying new makeup from Harajuku Hunnies and I'm so madly in love! The colors I used here come from their "Boys Day" Quadriset and it's so pigmented it just pops beautifully! I used my NYX jumbo pencil in Milk under it but truthfully you don't even need it, the colors are stunning on their own.
You so must go and check them out at www.harajukuhunnies.com and if you'd like to get 10% off your order just enter in "Jacqueline" when you checkout and you can thank the fabulous Jacqueline herself aka A Brilliant Brunette for that! <3
Make sure to also check out Jacqueline's blog. She has some gorgeous Halloween looks up and more to come as well as various looks from Harajuku Hunnies.
Now, I'm off to go and be lazy <3
Today is Remembrance Sunday, a time to remember all war dead. This photo is part of a bronze frieze commemorating the fighter pilots who took part in The Battle of Britain in 1940, known as The Few. My late father was one of their number.
In Flanders' Fields - John McCrae
In Flanders' fields the poppies blow.
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
in Flanders' fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch be yours to hold it high
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders' fields.
Lest we forget.
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Ryan found a cool spot by his house on this gloomy evening. The original plan was to go to Hollywood and shoot but the weather was just so ugly and cold! So, we went here. It was an abandoned rail road bridge that was tagged up pretty heavily. It was pretty cool but scary at the same time; the bridge was about 50-70 feet above a ditch and the supports looked like they were rotting. Also, some of them were missing, and you could easily fall through if you weren't paying attention to where you were.
Unfortunately, this shoot cost me two umbrellas. I was aware of the wind and I was aware I had to weigh my stands down, and I did so. It just so happened the second I lifted one of my bag (weights) off of the stand slightly to get out another umbrella, the wind came with force and, so elegantly, blew my shit down. The second time it happened (to my last working umbrella) the force was great enough to overcome the weight of two stands in my bag. Son of a bitch That's not good because I have a corporate shoot coming up and I'm going to need some umbrellas ASAP. Maybe I'll invest in a softbox too.. any suggestions on an affordable and portable softbox?
Hm, anyway I think this is like my third gangster shot. You all probably think I'm dangerous. :)
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The Monastery of Sant Benet de Bagés is a former Benedictine monastery, in the Catalan comarca of Bages. The Romanesque monastery was thoroughly restored at the beginning of the twentieth century by the Catalan architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
The monastery was founded about 950 by the noble Salla and his consort Ricarda, of the house of the viscounts of Osona . According to the founding legend, Salla traveled to Rome to have his institution authorized, and to have it depend directly on the Holy See, the usual method for preserving the community from interference from the bishop of Vic, in whose diocese it lay. The abbey church was consecrated 3 December 972, witnessed by a gathering of notables: Borrell II, Count of Barcelona, the bishops Frugifer of Vic, Guisad of Urgell and Pere of Barcelona, the viscount Guadald of Osona, and three of the four offspring of the recently deceased founder, his son Isarn and the sisters Quíxol and Ego, at the head of witnesses both laymen and priests, in a grand ceremonial recorded in the surviving act of consecration.
The community was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and to Benedict of Nursia (Sant Benét in Catalan) founder of the order, and Peter and Andrew, all guarantors of its future orthodoxy. The founder secured dispensations that the future abbots would be chosen from among their descendents, making the abbey a form of proprietary church, an agreement that would soon lead to disputes among the various branches of their lineage as to choice of abbots.
From 965, the abbey church held the supposed relics of Saint Valentine, enclosed in a wooden reliquary with plates of silver depicting miraclesa of Saint Valentine, rediscovered in 1863 in the church of Navarcles.At the beginning of the eleventh century the monastery passed under the direction of the Abbey of Saint Peter of Tomeras at Narbonne, from which the community freed itself in 1108. In 1125 Sant Benet de Bagés suffered from an attack by Moors that required a rebuilding, financed by local nobles who required in return the right to be buried in its consecrated ground.
The most splendid age of Sant Benet de Bagés was in the fourteenth century. The Black Death left the community with only two survivors, in a period that witnessed the beginning of its decline. On 9 November 1593, by order of Pope Clement VIII the community passed under the direction of the Abbey of Montserrat, and remained so until it was suppressed in 1820, serving as a place of retirement for Montserrat's community of monks. By the "law of desamortización" of 1835, all religious orders in Spain were required to render upo their possessions.The crumbling ancient structure attracted the interest of intellectuals who organised visits to it in the late nineteenth century. The architect Puig i Cadafalch and the painter Ramon Casas encouraged the mother of Casas to buy the property in 1907; in 1910 it passed into the hands of Casas, who commissioned Puig i Cadafalch to restore it. Since 2000, when it was purchased from Casas' heirs it has belonged to the Caixa de Manresa, a financial institution that has undertaken its maintenance.
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Location : Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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El palacio fue proyectado por el arquitecto inglés Selden Wornun, en 1888, pero fue llevado a cabo por Benito Olasagasti, bajo la dirección del arquitecto José Goicoa. El palacio consta de sótano y tres plantas, las dos primeras eran las de uso privado y la última, abuhardillada, estaba reservada para la servidumbre.
San Sebastián se había convertido en la capital del turismo desde que a mediados del siglo XIX la familia real española comenzara a veranear en la ciudad. Esto dio lugar a que el Ayuntamiento empezara a barajar diferentes ubicaciones para edificar una residencia digna de los monarcas.
La Corporación Municipal finalmente optó por la ubicación actual tras desechar el adquirir el Palacio de Aiete, propiedad de la Duquesa de Bailén, y que, desde 1887, era utilizado por los Reyes como residencia de verano.
Sin embargo, la Reina María Cristina, "por no querer aceptar el sacrificio que supondría para el Ayuntamiento", compró, en 1888, la posesión que el Conde de Moviana tenía en Miraconcha
La primitiva finca ha ido ampliándose con diferentes adquisiciones, lo que le ha permitido crear un entorno envidiable de jardines y bosque.
La finca y Palacio de Miramar es, desde agosto de 1972, propiedad del Ayuntamiento de San Sebastián. Su situación sobre la Playa de La Concha y la Playa de Ondarreta hacen de él uno de los lugares más visitados por los donostiarras y por aquellos que visitan la ciudad.