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Reddish pigment blotching of body extends subepidermally into mesial face of cerata (1), often reaching half way up or further on large specimens. Upper surface of foot translucent white with no reddish pigment (2).
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Doto coronata Gmelin, 1791
Current taxonomy; World Register of Marine Species
www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139631
Synonyms
D. coronata was formerly an aggregate of species, many of which have now been segregated; seven are listed in 'Similar Species' below. It may still have other undescribed species within it.
GLOSSARY BELOW
Body description
Usually up to 12 mm long, exceptionally to 15 mm. Translucent whitish with dorsal blotches and streaks of red surface pigment extending between cerata onto flanks, but not around immediate base of each ceras (fig.1 flic.kr/p/SCsNxg ) and not onto upper surface of foot (fig. 2 flic.kr/p/Sr7NE2 ). Intensity of markings varies; if not too intense, yellowish spheroids of the ovotestis may be seen through the translucent dorsum within the body of mature individuals (fig. 3 flic.kr/p/SCsNii ). Pigment reduced or absent on juveniles (fig. 4 flic.kr/p/SCsZh2 ). There are a dorsolateral anal papilla between the first and second ceras on the right (fig. 5 flic.kr/p/SCsMX8), and a hermaphrodite genital papilla below the first ceras, sometimes with the penis partly extruded (fig. 6 flic.kr/p/Sr7N4T ).
The head has a crescentic oral veil, which extends into lateral flaps when spread (fig. 7 flic.kr/p/SCsMPx ), but no oral tentacles. A slight head crest runs from in front of each rhinophore to the base of the oral veil (fig. 5 flic.kr/p/SCsMX8 ); but they are often inconspicuous (fig. 8 flic.kr/p/Sr7MVX ); Thompson and Brown (1984) did not detect them, but they were described by Shipman & Gosliner (2015).
Reddish pigment on the dorsal surface of the head extends back between the rhinophores and forwards onto the central part of oral veil, but pigment is usually slight or absent laterally on the head and veil flaps (fig. 8 flic.kr/p/Sr7MVX ). The finger-like, smooth, translucent, white rhinophores have variable amounts of opaque white freckling (fig. 7 flic.kr/p/SCsMPx & fig. 9 flic.kr/p/Sr7Mtz ), mainly in the distal half. Each arises, tilting forwards, from a translucent white basal sheath with a smooth rim which is dilated, particularly at the front. The sheath usually has a few white pigment spots and, sometimes, some reddish pigment (fig. 9 flic.kr/p/Sr7Mtz ).
There is a longitudinal row of single cerata on each side of the body. The number of cerata in each row increases with growth to seven or eight
(fig. 4 flic.kr/p/SCsZh2 ); the most recent addition, at the posterior, is often small and easily overlooked (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ). The size of cerata varies; when they are plump and held over the body, little of the dorsum is exposed (fig. 9 flic.kr/p/Sr7Mtz). Cerata are translucent whitish, revealing the red, orange, white (fig. 4 flic.kr/p/SCsZh2 ) or pink (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ) internal digestive gland which extends almost to the apex as there are no cnidosacs. The colour of the digestive gland is influenced by diet; juveniles may feed on hydroid species different from those eaten by adults. The red pigment blotching of the body extends subepidermally into the mesial face of cerata, often reaching half way up or further (fig. 2 flic.kr/p/Sr7NE2 ) on large specimens, but less extensively on small adults (fig. 11 flic.kr/p/Sr7LVk ), and often absent on juveniles (fig. 12 flic.kr/p/Sr7LHB ). Each ceras usually has up to four (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ) rings of rounded b>tubercles, often with an indistinct partially formed fifth ring at the base, and a protruding apical tubercle. Internally, each tubercle usually has an apical reddish spheroid of varying shade and saturation (fig. 13 flic.kr/p/Sr7LDP ) and several sub-apical, white, granular bodies (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ). Small juveniles lack well developed tubercles and reddish spheroids (fig. 4 flic.kr/p/SCsZh2 & fig. 12 flic.kr/p/Sr7LHB ), and some adults have them weakly developed or missing (fig. 14 flic.kr/p/SCsLuD ). The mesial faces of cerata sometimes have indistinct pseudobranchs.
The foot has a translucent white sole (fig. 15 flic.kr/p/RoqWK2 ), which reveals the yellowish spheroids of the ovotestis in mature individuals.
There are no propodial tentacles but, from above, the flaps of the oral veil might be mistaken for tentacles. The upper surface of the foot is translucent white with no reddish pigment. (fig. 2 flic.kr/p/Sr7NE2 ). The foot can spread wide to crawl on flat surfaces, or curl into a deep gutter to grip round the stem of hydroid prey (fig. 15 flic.kr/p/RoqWK2 ).
Key identification features
1: oligophage, reported to feed on a range of hydroid species, including Dynamena pumila (fig. 16 flic.kr/p/Sr7KUT ), Obelia dichotoma (fig. 17 flic.kr/p/2ms4kU2 ), Obelia geniculata (fig. 18 flic.kr/p/2ms4kS8 ) and Sertularia cupressina (fig. 19 flic.kr/p/2mrVEoW ).
2: red pigment extends half way up mesial face of cerata on large adults (fig. 2 flic.kr/p/Sr7NE2 ); “the most distinguishable characteristic of D. coronata” (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015) but pigment is less or absent on juveniles (fig. 12 flic.kr/p/Sr7LHB ) and see D. hydrallmaniae in ‘similar species’, below. Unless a juvenile is on an appropriate food hydroid, its identification is usually unreliable.
3: usually each ceras has up to four concentric rings of rounded tubercles, often with an indistinct partially formed fifth ring at base, (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ); tubercles may be absent on juveniles.
4: each tubercle has a red spheroid and several white granular bodies on adults (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ).
5: pseudobranchs indistinct or absent.
Similar species
Specimens identified in the past as D. coronata are in a complex of species that have since been segregated with molecular methods. Some unrecognised species in the complex probably remain to be discovered.
“Morrow et al. discovered D. hydrallmaniae and D. sarsiae with the use of morphology, early molecular methods, and hydroid prey. -- - The relationships of D. eireana, D. sarsiae, and D.hydrallmaniae to the true D. coronata also require further investigation since D. eireana’s relationship within the complex clade is unresolved and D. sarsiae and D. hydrallmaniae were not incorporated [in the Shipman & Gosliner study] owing to the absence of appropriately preserved material.” (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015).
Few recorders feel able to confidently identify D. eireana, D. sarsiae, D. hydrallmaniae and some other segregates by morphology alone, so identifications usually rely on the species of hydroid they are found on. This can lead to misidentification unless feeding, rather than mere presence, is observed. Seaslugs are often most easily noticed when displaced from their usual prey on which they are well camouflaged. Some consumed hydroids are small, unobtrusive species which live epizoically on larger hydroids, leading the latter to be mistakenly assumed to be the prey. Knowledge of which slug species feed on which hydroid species is incomplete. Assumed monophages may subsequently be found to be oligophages like D. coronata, which feeds on some hydroid species used by monophages. Collaborating identification evidence, such as morphology, should be used in addition to species of prey.
With the exception of some D. hydrallmaniae, none of the following segregates have reddish pigment on the mesial faces of their cerata resembling that on D. coronata. Links in the list are to on-line images and information in Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2016. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
D. hydrallmaniae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992.
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12795
1: monophage, feeds exclusively on Hydrallmania falcata (fig. 20 flic.kr/p/Sr7Ksk , fig. 21 flic.kr/p/2ms4mjF and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D6530 ).
2: subepidermal, dark brown-red pigment on lower part of mesial face of cerata (fig. 22 flic.kr/p/Sr7M3K ) on many, but not all (fig. 21 flic.kr/p/2ms4mjF ) adults (so red mesial face pigment is not unique to D. coronata).
3: typically 5 or 6 rings of tubercles on the larger cerata, with up to 9 tubercles in the third ring from the top. (fig. 23 flic.kr/p/SyLuvJ ).
4: dark red spheroid and several white granular bodies in each tubercle on adults (fig. 22 flic.kr/p/Sr7M3K & fig. 21 flic.kr/p/2ms4mjF ).
5: tips of the large pseudobranchs reach the third ring of tubercles from the top of the ceras and have a dark red spheroid like that of the tubercles (fig. 24 flic.kr/p/Sr7LcM ).
6: oral veil rectangular with broad lateral flaps (fig.25 flic.kr/p/Sr7JRv ).
Red pigment extending up to half way up the mesial face of cerata [on adults] is “the most distinguishable characteristic of D. coronata” (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015). D. hydrallmaniae is an exception to this is with “dark red marks on the inner faces of the cerata” (Morrow et al., 1992) on most specimens, though not the one in fig. 21.
D. sarsiae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992. www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12885
Feeds on Coryne eximia (fig. 26 flic.kr/p/2mrVET3 and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D1700 ).
Specimens which might be D. sarsiae were found on Garveia nutans (fig. 27 flic.kr/p/SyLrSN and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D3180 ), but they did not exactly fit the description of D. sarsiae as, apart from their prey differing, their cerata had high apical tubercles, many or all of which contained no reddish spheroid.
D. dunnei Lemche, 1976.
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12770 Genetically very close to D. millbayana, might be conspecific (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015).
Feeds on Kirchenpaueria pinnata (fig. 28 flic.kr/p/2ms4mgQ and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D5850 ).
D. eireana Lemche, 1976. www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12780
Feeds on Amphisbetia operculata (fig. 29 flic.kr/p/2ms1QmN and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D6320 ).
D. koenneckeri Lemche, 1976. www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12810
Feeds on Aglaophenia pluma (fig. 30 flic.kr/p/2ms1Qdm and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D5540 ).
D. maculata (Montagu, 1804).
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12830
Feeds on Halopteris catharina (fig. 31 flic.kr/p/2ms4m1E and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D5780 ).
D. millbayana Lemche, 1976.
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12840 Genetically very close to D. dunnei, might be conspecific (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015).
Feeds on Plumularia setacea which often grows on larger hydroids. (fig. 32 flic.kr/p/2mrZGSp and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D6050 ).
Habits and ecology
D. coronata lives on the lower shore and sublittoral on hard substrate with hydroids. It is a generalist feeder (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015) and has been reported from a wide range of hydroids, but some records were of species now segregated from D. coronata. Specimens with D.N.A. conforming to that of the neotype established by Shipman & Gosliner (2015) were obtained by them from Obelia dichotoma (fig. 17 flic.kr/p/2ms4kU2 and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D7300 ), Obelia geniculata (fig. 18 flic.kr/p/2ms4kS8 and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D7310 ),
and Sertularia cupressina (fig. 19 flic.kr/p/2mrVEoW ). Intertidally, I have found numerous specimens on Dynamena pumila (fig. 16 flic.kr/p/Sr7KUT ) that morphologically match the redescription of D. coronata by Shipman & Gosliner (2015) (fig. 33 flic.kr/p/SCsKxZ ). Lemche (1985, in Picton & Morrow 2016) opined that D. onusta Hesse, 1872 specializes on Dynamena pumila, but none of the Doto specimens that I found on it had the black markings described by Hesse or illustrated tentatively at www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12860 . Dotidae differ from Aeolidiidae in avoiding the polyps of hydroids containing the stinging nematocysts by puncturing the stalks and sucking out the contents. Consequently, they have no need for cnidosacs to store ingested nematocysts.
D. coronata is a simultaneous hermaphrodite. It matures sexually at a small size; spawn masses vary with the size of the animal. The spawn is a white or pinkish-white band crimped into a regular Greek key pattern; a thin, adhesive line of mucus appears to hold the crimps in position (fig. 34 flic.kr/p/S3AXnd ). It breeds in most months, with up to four generations per year. Shelled veligers live in the plankton before transforming into adults.
Distribution and status
D. coronata is found from Iceland and Spitzbergen to the Mediterranean, and in New England, USA. Records from South Africa are another species (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015), GBIF map www.gbif.org/species/5190041 . It is widespread and often common in Britain and Ireland, but many records are of species now segregated from D. coronata sensu lato or are species yet to be recognised. UK map species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0000175014
Acknowledgement
I thank Justin Evans of www.justinevans.co.uk for use of his image of Doto hydrallmaniae.
References & links
Alder, J. & Hancock, A. 1845-1855. A monograph of the British nudibranchiate mollusca. London, Ray Society.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/65015#/summary
Index, old nomenclature; most listed in genus Eolis or Doris, at www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41958183#page/551/mode/1up .
Hesse, H. 1872. Diagnoses de nudibranches nouveaux des côtes de Bretagne. Journal de Conchyliologie. 20: 345-348.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15684555#page/352/mode/1up .
Hincks, T. 1868. A history of the British hydroid zoophytes vol. 1 & 2. London, Van Voorst.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16848#page/7/mode/1up .
Morrow, C.C., Thorpe, J.P. & Picton, B.E. 1992. Genetic divergence and cryptic speciation in two morphs of the common subtidal nudibranch Doto coronata (Opisthobranchia: Dendronota: Dotoidae) from the northern Irish Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 84: 53 to 61. www.int-res.com/articles/meps/84/m084p053.pdf? .
Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. 2016. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12740
Shipman, C. & Gosliner, T. 2015. Molecular and morphological systematics of Doto Oken,1851 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia), with descriptions of five new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3973 (1): 057 to101.
www.researchgate.net/publication/278374256_Molecular_and_...
Thompson, T.E. & Brown, G.H. 1984. Biology of opisthobranch molluscs 2. London, Ray Society.
Current taxonomy; World Register of Marine Species
www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139631
GLOSSARY
anal papilla = small nipplelike protruberance bearing anus.
cerata = (sing. ceras) lobes on dorsum of Aeolidiidae and some other seaslugs, including Dotidae.
cnidaria = hydroids, jellyfish, sea anemones etc.
cnidosac = storage capsule at tips of cerata of Aeolidiidae, but not Dotidae, for ingested unexploded nematocysts.
dorsolateral = at or near junction/merging of dorsal and lateral surfaces.
epizoic = living on the exterior of another living animal.
gastrozooid = feeding polyp of a hydroid.
genital papilla = nipplelike protruberance bearing genital opening.
gonotheca = chitinous receptacle in which gonozooids are produced on a hydroid.
gonozooid = reproductive polyp of a hydroid.
head crest (on Doto) = raised rib from front of rhinophore to anterior edge of head.
hermaphrodite, simultaneous = individual acts as both male and female at the same time with similar partner(s).
hydroid = cnidarian with a stem and, often, branches bearing a colony of gastrozooids (feeding polyps) and gonozooids (reproductive polyps).
hydrotheca = chitinous receptacle containing a gastrozooid on a hydroid. monophage = an animal which feeds exclusively on a single prey species.
mesial = on or facing towards the midline of the body.
nematocysts = explosive stinging cells of hydroids, jellyfish, sea anemones etc.
oligophage = an animal which feeds on a restricted number of species.
oral tentacles = pair of tentacles on or near anterior edge of head near mouth.
oral veil = flat anterior extension of head.
ovotestis = hermaphrodite organ serving as both ovary and testis.
plankton = animals and plants that drift in pelagic zone (main body of water).
pseudobranch = (on Doto)feature located at base of mesial faces of cerata; definition and function uncertain. May be rudimentary and indistinct , irregularly shaped, bifurcating, finger-like or fan-shaped, and sometimes tipped with a red spot.
rhinophore = chemo-receptor tentacle; nudibranch sea slugs have a pair on top of head.
sensu lato = (abbreviation s.l.) in the wide sense, possibly an aggregate of more than one species.
sensu stricto = (abbreviation s.s.) in the strict sense, excluding species that have been aggregated or confused with it.
subepidermal = below surface of skin.
veliger = shelled larva of marine gastropod or bivalve mollusc which swims by beating cilia of a velum (bilobed flap). Stage may be passed in plankton or within liquid-filled egg-capsule.
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (3 of 9): L and Near. Part 2 /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (3 de 9): L y Near. Parte 2
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 34 of 184) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184.
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6/1/2009
Looking back to all the shoots posted in this set I've found that my way of taking photo has really changed.
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I hope you'll will enjoy looking at this set it as much as I did in taking every single shot.
Thanks a lot for your support all through the year .
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ENGLISH
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Una tapa en España es esencialmente un aperitivo que se sirve en un bar o restaurante acompañando a la bebida, generalmente sin coste económico adicional. Tradicionalmente, la forma habitual de consumirla es tomando una o dos por local junto con la bebida y luego desplazándose a otro bar, donde se repite el proceso. A este consumo itinerante (local, consumición y nuevo local) se le llama tapeo, o ir de tapas, y puede alargarse durante tanto tiempo como quieran los participantes y queden locales abiertos; en muchas regiones de España es bastante habitual salir a cenar o a comer los fines de semana a base de tapeo. Sin embargo, con la mejora en la variedad culinaria de las tapas, cada vez es más frecuente quedarse en un solo local y comer o cenar a base de un conjunto de tapas o raciones (el mismo alimento, pero en mayor cantidad), forma de comer referida habitualmente como picar o picoteo.
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Eine seltene Ansicht, wo der Theaterplatz noch als solcher bezeichnet ist, aber schon mit Nazifahne zu sehen ist, denn schon bald nach deren Machtübernahme wurde er in Adolf-Hitler-Platz umbenannt. Die Postkarte ist 1931 gelaufen und zeigt, daß das Hansa-Haus (heute Standort des Hotel Moskau) bereits Jahre vor Hitlers Machtantritt von den Braunen "infiziert" war (NSDAP-Kreisleitung). Zunächst hatten sie versucht, sich im Chemnitzer Hof breit zu machen, doch das konnte die Hotel-Leitung noch abwiegeln. Wie durch eine höhere Vorsehung wurde das an sich sehr attraktive Hansa-Haus in dem von Hitler begonnenen Krieg zerstört, während der Chemnitzer Hof erhalten blieb. Das Eckhaus links daneben auf der anderen Straßenseite befindet sich auf dem Areal, wo später das Gebäude mit der Humboldt-Buchhandlung entstand.
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Besalú is a town in the Garrotxa region, located at 150 metre above sea level, covering an area of 4.81 km2. Bisuldunum, as its origins suggest, was a fortress between two rivers: the Fluvià in the south and the Capellades in the north. Well communicated, Besalú is located at the meeting point of three regions: Alt Empordà, Pla de l'estany and Garrotxa. Besalú began to gain importance as the capital of an independent county following the death of Guifré el Pilós (902); It lost this status with the death of Bernat III- son-in-law of Ramon Berenguer III- leaving no suvirvors. As a result, Besalú became part of Barcelona. In 1966, it was declared a "National Historic-Artistic Ensemble" due to its high architectural value.
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La importancia monumental de Besalú viene determinada fundamentalmente por su gran valor como conjunto arquitectónico, su unidad artística lo convierte en una de las muestras más importantes y singulares de los conjuntos medievales en Cataluña.
Encontramos el orígenes de la Villa en el castillo documentado en el siglo X y situado en lo alto de la pequeña colina de Santa María donde actualmente se encuentran los restos de la colegiata que lleva el mismo nombre. El hecho de encontrar la fortaleza en este emplazamiento es debido a la situación estratégica en el cruce de tres comunicaciones importantísimas en el periodo medieval : el camino de Olot hacia el pirineo, el camino de Figueres hacia el mar, el camino a Girona, capital del Obispado.
La existencia actual de importantes edificios Medievales hace posible una interesantisima lectura sobre la urbanización en la edad media, Besalú deja entrever una estructura arquitectónica y urbanística bastante coherente aunque con las consiguientes contradicciones que supone el largo proceso de construcción y evolución. Aunque los orígenes de Besalú se remontan a íberos y celtas : Bisuldunum ( fortaleza entre dos aguas) y destacando el paso de los romanos por nuestro enclave (centro arqueológico de la Devesa), el periodo más profundo, más importante transcurre durante los siglos X,XI y XII. A partir de la conquista de Girona por los carolingios (785)cuando los reyes francos encomiendan la administración de su territorio a la figura del conde, nombrado por el rey, que podía ser revocado de su cargo si el monarca así lo decidía. Doce fueron los condes de Besalú a partir de Guifredo el velloso (902) hasta Bernardo III (1111). Cabe destacar a Bernardo I Tallaferro (1020) como figura clave en el desarrollo y evolución histórica de la Villa.
Cabe destacar la convivencia de dos culturas: judíos y cristianos, puesto que hasta iniciado el siglo XV tuvieron una vida en común. Muchos fueron los médicos judíos de Besalú, algunos actuaron como médicos en la corte real e hicieron tratados sobre la peste negra .
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This image is a view looking east from the riverfront in Windsor, Ontario. This is Belle Isle Bridge (Douglas MacArthur Bridge) which takes you from east Detroit to Belle Isle Island which sits in the middle of the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor and almost at the opening of Lake St. Clair. It was a bit of a hazy day and I was experimenting with some filters....and of course some editing...and ended up with this minimalist rendition. This was inspired by another one of my flickr friends (Digit_AL)...fantastic minimalistic work!
Olympus E-30, Zuiko 12-60, Heliopan Polarizer
We spent a beautiful summer day in Low Tatras on Saturday. Left home in the morning and hiked from Srdiečko to Chopok, Ďumbier and back to Srdiečko where we left our car. Ďumbier (2,043 m) and Chopok (2,024 m) are two highest peaks of Low Tatras and are connected by the long distance E8 European walking route leading 4,700 km (2,920 miles) across Europe, from Kerry in Ireland to Istanbul in Turkey.
We had a nice sunny weather at the beginning so I was testing a new Heliopan polarizer.. yup it's a top quality ;) Anyways it got a bit cloudy later and all those beautiful panoramic views were quite hazy. So I tried to focus on nice details instead.
This shot shows area specific layers of big rocks, dwarf pines and green grass in the summer.
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Situated at "la Pointe-à-Jacquot", this beautiful building of the neo-gothic revival style is still a gathering point for the Acadian community of Bouctouche.
Formerly the Convent of the Immaculate Conception, it played an important role in the Acadian renaissance. The Museum offers an insight into life at a boarding school in the 19th and 20th century and gives an overview of the regional way of life. Its Chapel has been recognized as an architectural gem.
History
Marguerite Maillet, a teacher, donated a 40-acre piece of land for the construction of a convent. Soon afterwards, she becomes a nun with the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (SCIC) and takes the name of Sister Marie-Julienne. In 1892, she is named Sister Superior at the Bouctouche convent, a position she will hold until her death in 1911.
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Fear, is holding me here.
The television got me seeing unclear.
Bravery, my neighbor, moved away.
Cause I don't need to be courageous today.
If the world was crumbling down, I don't wanna be alone.
NO, locked up in this place.
O.A.R
I am not a morning person.. but today I made myself be one. The sky has no saturation adjustments- the only saturation adjustments made were on the building to the right, it was a bit dreary. I should have used a tripod for this- but I was lucky to be up, indeed!
Sorry I've not been around much the last few days ... my plate is full to overflowing! Will be visiting you all tomorrow I'm hoping! Thanks for your visits and kind comments ...
FOR THE CHILDREN
The rising hills, the slopes,
of statistics
lie before us.
the steep climb
of everything, going up,
up, as we all
go down.
In the next century
or the one beyond that,
they say,
are valleys, pastures,
we can meet there in peace
if we make it.
To climb these coming crests
one word to you, to
you and your children:
stay together
learn the flowers
go light
- GARY SNYDER -
As photographers we all experience moments, a time, place and setting where everything comes together, where you can instantly tell it’s special. The moment itself, to steal a phrase, that clicks. There is no wonder what you captured, but rather the excitement as you are shooting where you know you’ve done something, maybe that you’ve never done before. That each and every image has the potential to be memorable and “the one”. Your race back to upload the images isn’t with a sense of, “did I capture the moment”, you know you have.
Approximately a year and a half ago I ventured out to Death Valley and the Death Valley Dunes outside of Stovepipe Wells. As I chronicled previously…conditions were less than pristine. While happy with some of the results, I knew there could be something more, that I had somehow missed out on a memorable photographic experience.
This weekend I took my first photographic road trip with Andree. In part a kind of test in our new burgeoning relationship…how would she handle me being in full photography mode! I am happy to say things went absolutely fantastic, and I’ll write more about that later.
As for this morning she was more than willing to wake up at 4am as we sleepily jumped in the car and drove from Furnace Creek Ranch to Stovepipe Wells. We parked the car, gathered the gear, and slogged out to the sand. We stopped a few times as I pondered the locale I wanted…the advantage of being the first people out on the sand! I saw the big dunes, and we headed out towards them. As we got closer I stopped and figured this is where we’ll setup…only to spy another dune, a few hundred yards up (and another 50 to 100 feet UP!). We journeyed up the dunes and “made camp”.
This morning there was no wondering…will there be light. A cloudless sky, crisp cool air…and the envy of all the other photographers who were starting to make their ways out in to the sand!
As the sun started to rise, so did my excitement…I felt we were in the perfect spot. Sure, I was a tad bit worried about the 100-400 lens I had dropped, broke the filter on, and now couldn’t get the filter ring off the lens (I had to break the glass out of the lens so it was usable!)…but that was ok. And sure, it didn’t help to drop another lens in the sand…which Andree willingly cleaned for me. But for the most part…things were in perfect order. The sun rose over the mountains and I was mesmerized, the shadows, textures, and colors of the dunes that are so appealing came to life. This time there was no breathless hurry up and shoot…I had all the time I needed. Carefully compose, frame, expose and shoot. Returning to various formations to see how the scene had changed as the light changed. I was in heaven!
2 hours later we were done. The sun had risen high in the sky and it was time to head back to the car for a breakfast of beer, salami, and cheese (I love roadtrip food!).
Oh, and to the gentleman who walked up on us. Sure we had a great locale, and I understand you wanted to reach the highest dune. I also know you saw there were multiple paths to said dune. So, I’m not sure why you were surprised when you walked up to us and then stated “I don’t want to ruin your sand”…that I simply replied “I’d appreciate” and continued to shoot. You obviously knew it was a great scene, and you obviously knew because you took the path that was easily seen there was another way up the dunes without walking through my shoots. But, I guess I’ll just say thanks.
Here is one of the shots from the morning shoot, a shoot I can easily say was probably one of my greatest shoots. At this point I’m like a kid in the candy store. As Andree said to me last night “what point is rating them, if they are all 3 or above?”
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Death Valley, California
April 2008
The Viceregal Lodge, Obervatory Hill, Shimla, India, by Henry Irwin. Completed 1888; tower height increased later by Lord Curzon. Local grey sandstone and light blue limestone, with iron girders, beams, and trusses.
Built on a high 331-acre site, levelled for the purpose, this mock-Tudor or baronial-style building is visible from far down the hillside, and was intended as a proud symbol of Empire. Over the portico at the main entrance is a coat of arms with inscriptions above it naming the architect (Irwin), the executive and assistant engineers (F. B. Hebbert and others) and the Earl of Dufferin as the current Viceroy. Dufferin was the first to occupy the new Lodge. The columned arches along the façade are echoed in the arches of alternating widths supporting the verandas. Just visible to the left of the main entrance, on the first floor, is one of the unobtrusive external iron spiral staircases provided for the lowliest menial staff, the bathroom sweepers.
Inside, the main hall is panelled in teak. The unicorn originally carved over the impressive main fireplace has since been replaced by the Indian wheel of progress. The double-galleried corridor off to the left is lit by mullioned windows and a glass ceiling, and leads to the ballroom, now the library of the Institute of Advanced Studies. On the ground floor were also the dining hall, lounge and drawing room. On the upper floors were the Viceroy's office and rooms. To the right of the main hall is a splendid three-storey high teak staircase, the kind of feature, no doubt, that earned Irwin his eulogy in the Madras Mail, to the effect that his genius was displayed in his interiors. In the morning room and visitors' lounge on this side, finishing touches like a walnut ceiling with a Kashmiri design, lavish wall-coverings (some of which remain more or less intact), an original chandelier and so on, can still be seen. Maple & Co, London, were the western suppliers. A large picture of one of the Vicereines, Lady Elgin, hangs over the fireplace of the visitors' lounge.
For its day, the Lodge had state-of-the-art technology. It had its own steam generator, and was the first building in Shimla to employ electric lighting. Indeed, Lady Dufferin, the first Vicereine in residence, is said to have first used an electric light switch here. The original light panel is still in place (with an added fusebox). The Lodge also had running hot and cold water, together with a sophisticated system for collecting and storing bath and rainwater, including two tanks under the front lawn.
Outside in the landscaped grounds stands a tall tulip tree, a rarity in an area dominated by pines and deodars. It was planted during the stay of the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Viceroy who replaced Dufferin in 1888.
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I've brought a corrot to this Nutria..., everybody feeds the ducks and swans.., but nobody this poor little fellow....and he loved it... :-)
Die Biberratte (Myocastor coypus), auch Nutria oder seltener Sumpfbiber, Schweifbiber, Schweifratte, Coypu, Wasserratte genannt, ist eine aus Südamerika stammende und in Mitteleuropa eingebürgerte Nagetierart. Sie wird entweder in einer eigenen Familie, Myocastoridae, oder als Unterfamilie Myocastorinae innerhalb der Stachelratten (Echimyidae) eingeordnet.
Die Biberratte wird gelegentlich mit der aus Nordamerika stammenden Bisamratte verwechselt, die sich gleichfalls in Europa als Neozoon etabliert hat, allerdings kleiner ist und einen seitlich abgeplatteten Schwanz hat.
Die Biberratte erreicht eine Körperlänge von bis zu 65 cm und wiegt erwachsen zwischen acht und zehn Kilogramm. Ihr runder, schuppenbedeckter, kaum behaarter Schwanz hat zudem eine Länge von etwa 30 bis 45 Zentimetern. Die Tiere erreichen damit fast dieselbe Körpergröße wie ein Biber. Männliche Biberratten werden generell etwas größer als die Weibchen. An den Hinterfüßen haben Biberratten jeweils zwischen den ersten vier Zehen Schwimmhäute. Auffällig sind bei erwachsenen Tieren auch die orangefarbenen Nagezähne.
Die Fellfarbe der Biberratte ist rötlichbraun, an der Bauchseite leicht gräulich. Aus Pelztierzuchten entflohene Tiere zeigen daneben eine Reihe farblicher Varianten. Bei ihnen kommen hellgraue, dunkelgraue, schwarze, braune, rötliche, gelbliche oder fast weiße Fellfarben vor.
Die ursprüngliche Heimat der an Flüssen, Seen, Teichen und in Sümpfen lebenden Biberratte ist das subtropische und gemäßigte Südamerika. Dort kommt sie vom südlichen Brasilien bis nach Feuerland vor und stand im 19. Jahrhundert kurz vor der Ausrottung. Grundsätzlich leben die Tiere sehr standorttreu und verteidigen engagiert ihr Revier.
Die Biberratte gilt heute als in weiten Teilen Nordamerikas und Eurasiens eingebürgert.
Der Bestand in Eurasien ist auf ab dem 18. Jahrhundert aus Pelztierfarmen entflohene Tiere wie auch auf bewusste Auswilderungen zurückzuführen. Insbesondere nach dem Zusammenbruch des Pelzmarktes im 20. Jahrhundert entkamen zahlreiche Tiere und konnten sich aufgrund einer nicht mehr stattfindenden Bejagung stark vermehren.
In den USA wurden in den 1930er-Jahren die ersten Tiere nach Louisiana exportiert. Dort wurden sie wegen der Felle in Pelztierfarmen gehalten. Von dort aus haben wieder so genannte Gefangenschaftsflüchtlinge aufgrund des für Nutrias günstigen lokalen Klimas und ihrer hohen Vermehrungsrate sehr schnell eine nach Millionen zählende Population begründet. Auch gezielte Auswilderungen kamen vor.
Vereinzelte Vorkommen gibt es zudem in Kenia (am Naivashasee), Japan (südlich der Stadt Okayama) und West-Australien.
In Deutschland ist die Biberratte an etlichen Gewässern in allen Bundesländern zu finden. Größere und weitgehend beständige Populationen gibt es unter anderem an den Flüssen Niers, Schwalm und Cloer am Niederrhein und an der Spree im Osten Deutschlands, insbesondere im Spreewald. Meistens sind die Tiere, insbesondere in Parkanlagen oder auf Golfplätzen, an den Besuch von Spaziergängern gewöhnt und lassen sich ohne viel Scheu mit Gemüse füttern . Eine wirklich starke Verbreitung findet in Deutschland allerdings nicht statt, weil Mitteleuropa den verwilderten Farmtieren kein günstiges Klima bietet. Manche Populationen brechen daher nach wenigen Jahren wieder zusammen.
The coypu, or nutria (Myocastor coypus), is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent and the only member of the family Myocastoridae. Originally native to temperate South America, it has since been introduced to North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, primarily by fur ranchers.[2] Although it is still valued for its fur in some regions, its destructive feeding and burrowing behaviors make this invasive species a pest throughout most of its range.
There are two commonly-used names in the English language for Myocastor coypus. The name nutria (or local derivatives such as "nutria- or nutra- rat") is generally used in North America and Asia; however, in Spanish-speaking countries, the word nutria refers to the otter. To avoid this ambiguity, the name coypu (derived from the Mapudungun word kóypu)[3] is used in Latin America and Europe.[4] In France, the coypu is known as a ragondin. In Dutch it is known as beverrat (beaver rat). In Italy, instead, the popular name is, like in North America and Asia, nutria, but it is also called castorino (little beaver), by which its fur is known.
Nutria and the damage they cause, in particular the damage to the levees before Hurricane Katrina, were featured in a first season episode of the A&E Television series, Steven Seagal: Lawman. Some were shot by police officers and the dead animals were fed to alligators. Seagal, who is a practicing Buddhist, says he is opposed to personally harming another creature without cause and did not actually shoot them. However, he said that he was happy that the food chain was being respected.
The coypu somewhat resembles a very large rat. Adults are typically 5–9 kg (11–20 lb) in weight, and 40–60 cm (16–24 in) in body length, with a 30–45 cm (12–18 in) tail. They have a coarse, darkish brown outer fur with a soft under-fur. Two distinguishing marks are the presence of a white patch on the muzzle, and webbed hind feet. They can also be identified by their bright orange-yellow incisor teeth (unlike rats, which have brownish yellow incisors). The nipples of female coypu are high on her flanks. This allows their young to feed while the female is in the water.
Coypu can also be mistaken for another widely dispersed semi-aquatic rodent that occupies the same wetland habitats, the muskrat. The muskrat, however, is smaller, more tolerant of cold climates, and has a laterally flattened tail that it uses to assist in swimming, whereas the tail of a coypu is round. It can also be mistaken for a small beaver, as beavers and coypus have a very similar body design. They can be differentiated by the tail.
They are herbivorous, feeding on river plants, and live in burrows alongside stretches of water.
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a rare, quiet and calm moment captured of caesar just a few moments ago..usually during the day he's so full of energy and just wants to play fetch with his soccer ball and while i got a bunch of shots of him trying to catch a ball in the backyard, those looked boring and plain to me. they show off his physical abilities but i wanted to show his softer, more gentle side.
it took a few minutes to get him to lay like this..the treat i had in my one hand initially made him even more excited but i waited it out and it paid off...if there's one thing this dog teaches me, it's patience. i do love him for that as well as the incredible companionship he provides us all.
technically, someone had asked me about my indoor shots and while i'm not really great at using my (external) flash..i have figured out that bouncing it over and behind my head works best..i shoot with the camera on manual as well as the flash, that way i can take a few test shots then adjust +/- a few stops if need be.
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It's not just the bears that get big in Alaska! This red squirrel weighs between 400-800 - grams that is. :-)
Thought that I would have a little fun with this one...
On our recent trip, we decided to take a jet boat ride out to the Knik Glacier. The Knik is one of the largest glaciers in SC AK, 28 mi long and 5 mi across. We had never visited there yet, so thought we would see it this year.
While we were there at the glacial camp, we could see a bear WAY up on a distance mountain, foraging on the vegetation. Other than that, we didn't really see too much, as we sat around and shared stories with our fellow tour passengers. They gave us hot chocolate and trail mix, which was really nice since it really was a cold and dreary afternoon.
At one point, as we sat at the camp, we heard a thunder, which could only mean one thing.... calving of the glacier. We all ran to see it. An iceberg split in half and revealed itself to us - the most beautiful color of blue ever (will share that photo on a later post). As we retreated to the camp area, we noticed that a thief had been in our area. It was our little red squirrel, who was none too shy and would allow me to get as close as I wanted to him.
I have to admit, when I looked at those beady eyes and his quick movements, I was a bit scared being all in it's face. LOL
Sometimes when visiting a state known for it's wildlife, you learn to take what you get, and so, I share this one with you all. But honestly, on our way to the tour headquarters cabin, we did see several moose crossing the road and numerous birds soaring overhead.
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Happy Hump Day!
Architect: József Vágó www.art-nouveau.hu/art.php?menuid=2&id=107
Cooperating artists were the greatest Hungarian painters and sculptors of the period:
József Rippl-Rónai
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Béla Iványi-Grünwald
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Vilmos Fémes Beck
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Zsolnay:
About the building, architect and owner:
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www.sziabudapest.com/text/vago_jozsef_en.php
Magyarul:
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artportal.hu/kislexikon/vago_jozsef
Magyarul:
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There was a fountain in front of the window, work of Vilmos Fémes Beck, it was destroyed during WW2.
Stained glass windows by Károly Kernstok (Budapest, 1873 - 1940)
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One of Hungary's most influential early twentieth century artists, Karoly Kernstok first studied painting techniques at the Budapest School of Design. He then went to Munich in 1892 to study under Simon Hollosy. Karoly Kernstok concluded his formal education at the Academie Julian, Paris, from 1893 to 1895 and at Benczur's School, Budapest, from 1896 to 1899. Kernstok's first major exhibitions took place in Budapest in 1897. Three years later one of his paintings was awarded a bronze medal at the Universal Exposition in the United States.
Karoly Kernstok's initial works were figure studies and genre depictions, largely in the vein of Hungarian turn-of-the-century early social realist painting. By 1906, however, his art began exploring stylized elements and postimpressionist techniques, and thus he became a leading exponent of modernism. In 1910, Karoly Kernstok was a founding member of the Nyolcak (Group of Eight) painters. Briefly this important movement advocated expressionism and an emphasis upon the body within space. It drew upon such divergent forms as Art Nouveau, Fauvism and native Hungarian art forms. The Nyolcak was also somewhat political and, through the art of its participants, attempted to move Habsburg Hungary toward a democratic republic. Karoly Kernstok's 1910 painting, Riders on the Shore, became a major catalyst for the art of Nyolcak (Group of Eight). During this period, Karoly Kernstok designed and painted major frescoes and glass windows for the Schiffer-villa (1911) and the County Hall, Debrecen.
Karoly Kernstok moved to Berlin in 1919. He both lived and exhibited in that city until his 1926 return to Hungary. For the following fourteen years the artist continued to paint and etch major works of art, often exploring and incorporating elements of ancient Etruscan art. As well, Karoly Kernstok established an art school in the Nyergesújfalu region of Hungary.
Today the art of Karoly Kernstok is found in most major Hungarian collections, including the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Kernstok Károlyról (Ady csodálatos versével):
Firefighters' demonstration in Paris.
Riot police is blocking the way to the "périphérique" (ring road around Paris) near Porte de Vincennes, to prevent the demonstrators reaching it. The reddish / pink color comes from the flares thrown by the demonstrators, and you can see the water canon in action.
Straight out of the camera (no crop, no adjustment).
Part of "Au feu, les pompiers !" (please watch in the order of the set, to better understand the chronology of events)
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The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. At 1,850 feet (560 m) in length, it is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast. (The longest is Oceanside Pier at 1,942 feet). It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade.
The most recent reincarnation of the pier is designed of reinforced concrete to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and uses an increased space between piles to accommodate surfers - as requested by the City. The pier slopes gently up toward the seaward end in a straight line which alternates with three octagonal platforms and one rotated square (108 feet on a side) that forms a diamond at the pier's seaward end. Not only is the pier structurally sound, it also retains a number of design elements from the original pier including haunches at the pile caps and corbels supporting light standards.
The pier is frequented by sport fishermen as well as surfing spectators. A restaurant is located at the end of the pier.
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As a british petrolhead, one of the most extraordinary and wonderful things (amongst so many others) I've found on my wanderings around the USA, is the way that so many US States have no laws whatsoever demanding regular checks (like our cruel british annual MOT test) on the safety and road-worthiness of old cars, trucks and motorcycles.
It's seen as an infringement of freedom and personal liberty, and it's left entirely to the owner/driver to decide if a vehicle's safe to take to the highways in or on.
Now take this old Toyota Celica above (please check it out in a large size, to witness it's full glorious majesty).
I've owned 4 different versions of this car over the years, and found them all to be outstanding.
But having a monocoque construction, with no separate chassis, I generally found them to handle and perform better when they were still equipped with the steel sills, and 'A' and 'B' pillars that hold the entire car together, and prevent it falling in half at speed.
The photograph of the automobile above was not taken in the Oklahoma dustbowl of the 1930's, but as what remained of this car drove through the centre of downtown Minneapolis/St Paul, last autumn.
I think it's fair to say that in over-regulated europe, a car like this would have been pulled-over by the Romanian police even, and the driver prosecuted, if it were travelling through the centre of an isolated gypsy village in Transylvania, and was being pulled by a horse.
But quite rightly, few US citizens will tolerate an overbearing government and it's authorities telling them what they can or cannot drive - "godamn interferin' commie socialism".
And how right (in this instance) they are!
I'll also wager a substantial sum that the engine and mechanicals of this Gen 2 (1978-81) Celica are still running "As New".
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In the calling out to one another
Of the lovers up and down the strand
In the sound of the waves and the cries
Of the seagulls circling the sand
In the fragments of the songs
Carried down the wind from some radio
In the murmuring of the city in the distance
Ominous and low
I hear the sound of the world where we played
And the far too simple beauty
Of the promises we made
If you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
Sky, sky blue and black
Where the touch of the lover ends
And the soul of the friend begins
There's a need to be separate
and a need to be one
And a struggle neither wins
Where you gave me the world I was in
And a place I could make a stand
I could never see how you doubted me
When I'd let go of your hand
Yeah, and I was much younger then
And I must have thought that I would know
If things were going to end
And the heavens were rolling
Like a wheel on a track
And our sky was unfolding
And it'll never fold back
Sky blue and black
And I'd have fought the world for you
If I thought that you wanted me to
Or put aside what was true or untrue
If I'd known that's what you needed
What you needed me to do
But the moment has passed by me now
To have put away my pride
And just come through for you somehow
If you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
You're the color of the sky
Reflected in each store-front window pane
You're the whispering and the sighing
Of my tires in the rain
You're the hidden cost and
the thing that's lost
In everything I do
Yeah and I'll never stop looking for you
In the sunlight and the shadows
And the faces on the avenue
That's the way love is
That's the way love is
That's the way love is
Sky blue and black
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Noche sin luna, ausencia de nubes y mi amiga Carmen y un servidor después de una copita en casa nos lanzamos al ataque fotográfico.
Encuadro, calculo exposición, decido la iluminación y venga, una toma de 40 minutos bien. Hasta aquí todo bien, no?
Pues a los 20 minutos mi querida amiga se cansa y decide cambiar el encuadre a lo que yo le aviso por activo y por pasivo: "Carmen, cuidado con el trípode que le vas a dar al mío". Pues ale, dos golpes!!!!!!!!
No pasa nada. Corto y empiezo otra vez.
Nos alejamos unos 20 metros de mi cámara para hacer fotos con la suya y cuando llevamos más de media hora de exposición.... ZAS! Guardia Civil con más luces que una feria.
El Sr. Agente muy amable pregunta que qué hacemos y yo apunto de matarlo le digo muy amablemente también que disfrutamos de la noche haciendo fotografías y que me ha estropeado la que estaba haciendo.... jeje
El pobre me pidió disculpas. En fin, mejor estas visitas que no otras de indeseados.
Nuevas galerías en www.mariorubio.com y www.fotografonocturno.com
Canal TV en YOUTUBE NightPhotography
Nuevos dominios en www.lightpainting.es y en www.cursosdefotografianocturna.com
Lo que entiendo por abstracto es algo que surge espontáneamente desde una gama de contrastes, estéticos a la vez que físicos, y que impregnan tanto la imagen como el ojo del espectador con ideas de elementos nuevos y desconocidos. Marc Chagall.
Cita extraída de El lenguaje del arte de José B. Ruiz
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Focal: 14mm
Iso: 3200
Aperture: f2,8
WB 2.700K
40 shoots. 31 seconds each joined with www.startrails.de
This is the study room of Suzallo Library in University of Washington, Seattle. I had some time before the seminar that I went to attend there and thought I could take a HDR shot of the study room. This is a 3 exposure HDR merged in Photoshop and then tone mapped in Photomatix.
The Struggle
by Begary
Have you ever traveled down a road to find there was no end
For every corner that you turned there was another bend
The faster that you walked, the longer that it seemed
And you were all alone, in this crazy dream
Crazy dreams that you dream alone
When the lights go out and no one's home
You see the day for what it's been
And you wish to God you could stay clean
The morning brings you to the road you didn't want to travel
and every step you take again makes your life unravel
You keep on walking down the path, wondering what you'll find,
and pray that when you find it you wont have lost your mind
It's halfway through another day and you're looking for those dreams
knowing they can make your life better than it seems
If only to forget your pain for a little while
you can travel down the road just another mile
The night is now upon you, the miles are on your face,
But you keep going forward to your final place.
You know the end is coming soon, you see it straight ahead
And if they don't forget you, you never will be dead
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Belgium.
National Botanic Garden.
www.br.fgov.be/PUBLIC/GENERAL/index.php
Melaleuca citrina or Callistemon citrinus is a shrub growing to 5 m (20 ft) tall but more usually in the range 1–3 m (3–10 ft) high and wide. It has hard, fibrous or papery bark and its young growth is usually covered with soft, silky hairs. Its leaves are arranged alternately and are 26–99 mm (1–4 in) long, 4–25 mm (0.2–1 in) wide, hard, flat, narrow egg-shaped with the narrower end near the base and with a pointed but not sharp end. There are between 7 and 26 branching veins clearly visible on both ides of the leaves and a large number of distinct oil glands visible on both surfaces of the leaves.
The flowers are red and arranged in spikes on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering and sometimes also in the upper leaf axils. The spikes are up to 45–70 mm (2–3 in) in diameter and 60–100 mm (2–4 in) long with up to 80 individual flowers. The petals are 3.9–5.8 mm (0.15–0.23 in) long and fall off as the flower ages. There are 30 to 45 stamens in each flower, with their "stalks" (the filaments) red and "tips" (the anthers) purple.
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El abejaruco europeo o abejaruco común (Merops apiaster) es una especie de ave coraciiforme de la familia Meropidae, característico por la policromía de su plumaje
Descripción
Su tamaño es generalmente de 25 a 29 cm de largo,2 y una envergadura alar de entre 36 y 40 cm.2 3 Pesa entre 50 y 70 gr.3
Ave inconfundible por la multitud de colores que presenta: pecho azul, vientre verdoso, cabeza canela, cuello amarillo y la lista negra que adorna su ojo, pico típico de insectívoro, largo, fino y algo curvo.
En el año 1890 el naturalista Edward Wright realizó un estudio sobre la coloración de esta ave,4 llegando a la conclusión de que todos los colores excepto el rojo estaban presentes en su plumaje, el rojo no estaba presente en su plumaje pero sí en el iris de los ojos de los ejemplares adultos.
Su voz es un "priurr" o un "riiuup". Viven entre 5 y 10 años
Taxonomía
Descrito por Linneo en 1758 como Merops apiaster.5 Es una especie monotípica, es decir, sin subespecies reconocidas
Alimentación
Posee un agudo sentido de la vista que le permite distinguir una abeja a aproximadamente veinte metros.[cita requerida] Suele escrudiñar los alrededores desde una atalaya sobre la que se posa en busca de insectos. Cuando divisa alguno que pasa cerca, se lanza sobre el y lo pinza con el pico.
Sus presas preferidas son sobre todo abejas, pero no le desagrada ningún otro insecto volador: mariposas, libélulas, tábanos, avispas y abejorros. A estos últimos, una vez pinzados con el pico, los mata y después los golpea hasta que el aguijón se desprende para poderlos engullir.
Distribución y hábitat
Es un ave migradora. Está presente en España en época estival, desde finales de marzo y hasta finales de septiembre. No está presente en alta montaña por encima de los 1.500 m .
Existen teorías de que es una especie de origen tropical,[cita requerida] debido sobre todo a la variedad de colorido, puesto que las aves de las zonas templadas presentan coloraciones más discretas adaptadas a una función de camuflaje, con algunas excepciones como el martín pescador, la urraca o la oropéndola. Esto habría sido posible gracias a su facilidad para colonizar nuevos territorios como cortes en el terreno de vías ferroviarias, carreteras, autovías, etc
Vive en zonas abiertas: cultivos, pastizales, con vegetación dispersa; que tengan cortados en las que pueda anidar
Comportamiento
Es un ave gregaria y sociable. Suele posarse a descansar en los cables de tendido eléctrico, casi nunca en el suelo. Posee un vuelo acrobático, con aleteos rápidos y planeos.
Reproducción
Nidifica en los taludes del curso medio de los ríos y muy comúnmente en los taludes y terraplenes de las carreteras. Horada un agujero en la pendiente, de trayectoria oblicua de unos 20-30 grados respecto de la horizontal, que puede llegar a los 2 metros de longitud. Al final de dicho agujero acondiciona una pequeña cámara donde pone de 4 a 6 huevos blancos directamente en el suelo y que incuba entre 19 y 21 días.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (3 of 9): L and Near. Part 2 /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (3 de 9): L y Near. Parte 2
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 35 of 184) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
L: Alright, you asked for it...
Near: … (Finally! ò_ó)
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L: Muy bien, tú lo has querido...
Near: … (Por fin! ò_ó)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Yesterday something scared Tiny to run up the chimmey and he some how landed up getting his foot caught under the siding. When I noticed Tiny up there, I kept going to check on him and he wasn't coming down. Everyone was saying: don't worry he will come down when he is ready. After 2 1/2 hours I decided to get a pair of binoculars. That is when I saw that Tinys foot was caught under the siding. I didn't know what to do, so I call the police station and they said they would call animal control but he said he didn't think they would come out. and he would have them call me. Still haven't heard from them... I then called A Wildlife Refuge-exterminator- to see if they could help. and when the guy called back, he said he was done for the day and wouldn't come. He said to keep trying to call the other animal control number.
I went to another neighbor Michelle and Rich who came to check it out and Rich went and got his big ladder and a pair of goves and a cloth bag. and he was going to try and get the squirrel (TINY) free.
When Rich was attempting to set up the ladder the squirrel (TINY) got scared and somehow TINY got his little foot out and ran down as fast as he could. He came down so fast, I couldn't see if he was able to use his foot or not.
I was so worried about Tiny, hanging upside down for all those hours. Poor thing. Hope he didn't break his foot while he was trying to get loose.
Hopefully Tiny won't get into any more trouble, and won't go up there again.
Thank you Rich for helping, I didn't know what else to do. You were the answer to my prayers. I love my little squirrels. They all have names and I keep them well fed.
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Swayambhunath (Devnagari: स्वयम्भूनाथ स्तुप; sometimes romanized Swoyambhunath) is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in parts of the temple in the north-west. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees' (Wylie:Phags.pa Shing.kun), for the many varieties of trees found on the hill. However, Shing.kun may be a corruption of the local Newari name for the complex, Singgu, meaning 'self-sprung'.
For the Buddhist Newars in whose mythological history and origin myth as well as day-to-day religious practice, Swayambhunath occupies a central position, it is probably the most sacred among Buddhist pilgrimage sites. For Tibetans and followers of Tibetan Buddhism, it second only to Boudhanath.
Filastrocca di Craco
Quattro bambini sul basamento,
Dietro, colline
arse dal vento
Dietro, colline
arse dal sole,
quattro bambini con tante parole:
Domande acute, perplessità...
che ci facciamo, seduti qua???
Niente fantasmi, solo salite
e tante case, abbandonate...
Buono il panino dice Diletta,
nella postura da "sciura" perfetta.
Carla dov'è? Cerca formiche,
intrappolate tra briciole e ortiche,
solo Giovanni e Leda Maria,
sembrano in vena di compagnia...
Quattro bambini sul basamento,
davanti, un gruppo in movimento
Davanti, il sole in pieno giorno
quattro bambini che sono ritorno.
Ritorno in terra, cuore, che brace!
Quattro bambini per fare la pace,
Fare la pace, in un secondo,
Claudia che scatta, ha visto un mondo.
- Guendalina Armenti -
Umaid Bhavan Palace ( View it, Large On Black) was built with superficial intentions of providing employment to famine stricken farmers. The Palace now is a five star deluxe palace hotel. The museum of the palace is highly recommended for its display of weapons, an array of stuffed leopards, a huge banner presented by Queen Victoria and an incredible collection of clocks.
Maharaja Umaid Singhji who built this palace was fascinated with western lifestyles so he marshalled the services of a well-known Edwardian architect, Henry Vaughan Lanchester, a creditable equal of Edward Lutyens (architect of New Delhi) to construct a three hundred and forty seven roomed Umaid Palace.
This was to become India last of the great palaces and the biggest private residence in the world.
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Exploring Further : You can take a look at my new set Jodhpur 2008 which contains latest images from my travels. I shall be updating this set!
More interesting photos: High Dynamic Range images — Night Shots — People — Paris — I Love You
© 2008 Ayush Bhandari
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SHIN'S BASS SOLO (1 of 1) /
EL SOLO DE SHIN (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 05 of 48) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Shin: I can follow you with anything (Sit tight...)
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Shin: Yo te sigo lo que quieras. (Te vas a enterar...)
LINKS:
- FOTOHISTORIAS en casa de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Shin y Yashiro en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Hilo de la Relación entre Shin y Yashiro en la sección de Penpals de Pullip .es
- Ayrin and Sheryl PHOTOSTORIES at Flickr
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (5 of 5): The cliff lookout /
CITA EN EL CINE (5 de 5): El Mirador
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Dom: Hahaha, is that okay? Are you happy now? (well, it worth to spend an embarrassing moment if she gets happy)
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Dom: Jajaja, ya? Ya estás contenta? (bueno, merece la pena pasar vergüenza si es para que ella esté contenta)
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
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oh this picture is horrible i know.
and it looks so much like my other one i have up here (day twenty seven), i know that as well.
i have been so exhausted this week and i apologize with everything in me.
AH!
ok but enough with the depressing stuff, this incredibly wonderful Flickr user named Lawrence....BOUGHT ME A PRO ACCOUNT.
ha, so really this picture is the exact opposite of what my reaction was to this news.
hmmm i am so thankful.
i had been wanting a pro account for a very long time but was too cheap to pay for it with the amount of money my job pays.
so thank you a million times over you.
i promise i will try harder with my next photographs.
:)
Monte Sant'Angelo è un comune italiano di 13.168 abitanti della provincia di Foggia, in Puglia, celebre per il santuario di San Michele Arcangelo, è meta di pellegrinaggi dei fedeli cristiani sin dal VI secolo. Fa parte del Parco Nazionale del Gargano.Monte Sant’Angelo (Fg) il 25 giugno 2011 diventa Patrimonio Mondiale dell’Umanità UNESCO.Sebbene il centro urbano sia stato fondato attorno all'anno 1000, la storia di Monte Sant'Angelo è precedente di almeno cinque secoli. Secondo la tradizione agiografica, infatti, l'8 maggio del 490 l'arcangelo Michele apparve al santo vescovo di Siponto Lorenzo Maiorano e gli ordinò di dedicare la grotta al culto cristiano in suo nome. Dopo questa apparizione (detta del Toro) l'Arcangelo si manifestò al vescovo Maiorano nel 492 e nel 493. Nel VII secolo i Longobardi, particolarmente devoti di san Michele, elevarono la grotta a loro santuario nazionale. Attraverso il tratto della Via Francigena che congiungeva la località con l'isola di Mont Saint-Michel, sul canale della Manica, si sviluppò un intensissimo flusso di pellegrini. Saccheggiata dai saraceni nell'871, nella seconda metà del X secolo la Sacra Grotta divenne meta obbligata dei crociati diretti in Terrasanta. In quegli anni, nei pressi della grotta andava sviluppandosi il centro urbano che fra il 1086 e il 1105 divenne capitale di un vasto possedimento normanno. Secondo la tradizione, nel 1656 durante un'epidemia di peste, l'Arcangelo si sarebbe manifestato al vescovo di Manfredonia Giovanni Alfonso Puccinelli dispensando grazie e guarigioni.
Well, we did it, we went camping. It was so nice when we got there. We got the tent set up had some beers and mom some wine. I went and got us some firewood so we could have a campfire that night. The campfire didn't happen because the rain came in. It was scary, with the lightening and then seconds later the thunder. That storm last a long time and by the time it was over, it was to dark to have a fire and make dinner over it. So we had a sandwich for dinner. The next day the we went fishing in this beautiful little lake but we didn't catch anything but the rocks on the bottom of the lake. After fishing I drove mom around the campground and then around Show Low. When we returned the Ranger told us that the storm the night before was the worst storm they had all summer. We got back to the tent and guess what....you got it, it started to rain. This time it rained for 7 hours straight. It did lighten up enough for me to start a quick campfire to grill our hot dogs but that didn't last long and back to the downpour. In the few days that we were gone, we go to know the inside of our tent very well. I told mom she had to go again because this wasn't what it was suppose to be. So, we will be heading off again one of these weekends.
Thanks to Kim Klassen for the use of your textures.