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DAY 100?!?! I can't believe it.
I thought I'd crack by now. I've realized that my determination for my 365 is pretty strong. Today I went outside to take my 100th picture feeling slightly uneasy and idea-less. I then took around twenty pictures but ended up RUNNING back inside because I was LITERALLY SWARMED by mosquitoes....hate those things. I was mad. I thought, "Well, today's picture can just suck." But then a wave of determination came over me. I lathered up in bug lotion, went outside, and spent a good thirty minutes taking pictures. My neighbors think I'm CRAZY by the way. It's so embarrassing taking pictures sometimes. :/
But I'm glad with the outcome.
I'm not going to go into a long explanation of the picture. What I will say is this:
Don't give up on your dreams. It's never too late to go for it. Don't limit yourself, don't give up.
My big dream: to be a professional photographer, own my own studio, and possibly take pictures for magazines and celebrities one day. Who knows? It could happen. What I DO know, is I'm not going to stop dreaming, even if someone says I can't do it. :)
What's your dream? :)
<3 God bless.
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Yesterday we were traveling through Charlotte and stopped to take a quick look at two small Gardens, Wing Haven and the Elizabeth Lawrence Garden (pictures in a few days). We took the time to get a walk on a few streets in the neighborhood.
According to Wikipedia, "George Stephens developed a plan for a streetcar suburb on his father-in-law's (John Spring Myers) farm in 1905. The neighborhood was designed by Harvard-trained landscape architect John Nolen, and building got underway by 1911. Though its boundaries originally coincided with the boundaries of the 1,220-acre John Spring Myers farm, by 2008 the neighborhood comprised 2,200 acres and a population of 9,809. The Myers Park neighborhood is that area bounded by Queens Road on the north; Providence Road on the east; Sharon Road on the south; and Colony Road, East Woodlawn Road, and South Kings Drive on the west. Myers Park is bordered on the north by the lesser known Cherry Community, a historically African-American neighborhood. To the west lies Dilworth; to the east, Elizabeth, and to the south, South Park."
According to Charlotte Travel Guide: "Once located altogether outside the city, Myers Park is near the heart of modern-day Charlotte. Its reputation as an "old money" neighborhood is accentuated by its cathedral-esque tree canopy and slowly winding avenues. It is home to some of Charlotte's oldest and most expensive homes (formerly country estates), as well as Queens University of Charlotte and Freedom Park. A driving tour of Myers Park is a popular way for tourists to get acquainted with the city, but bring a map; some of Charlotte's most difficult intersections are located here. "
Brac has a habit of laying in wait for me 50 yards or so along a path and as I approach suddenly hurtling towards me. If I had time to see Bracs expression when he was heading straight for me I'd probably feel a little unnerved. Luckily he's moving too fast and it's only in still frames like this I get to see that manic look in his eyes. :-) "Be afraid...be very afraid!"
Not really, he's a total sweetie and I love him to bits. The day after this he cut a pad so he's not going to be racing around like this for a while. :-(
Model Mayhem newbie model Devon agreed to help with my nighttime shooting. What a champ and definitely a fun model to collaborate with. Yeah I know, this is a total rip-off of Joe McNally's Alley shoot. "Imitation is the sincerest form of Flattery"
The shadow belongs to my eldest, C.J. Thanks son for helping me out
Read about the shoot on my blog: antipordaphotography.com
Strobist Info:
Whte Balance set to Tungsten
Nikon D700 -0.7 E/V Commander Mode
SB-900 TTL +1 E/V Camera Left using HONL 1/4" Grid and Full CTO Gel
SB-600 TTL 0.0 E/V Camera right about 50 feet away on the ground with Blue Gel
There is nothing like being inside a drain in the middle of the night!! We went out with Pixelated~Light to hit up the old tunnel and it was a lot of fun! We did encounter 1 stranger but it was pretty funny. More to come tomorrow
{This is not a test, what you are seeing is real. Straight Out of the Camera, No Photoshop!! Some but not all photos slightly Adjusted in Camera Raw and Saved to Jpeg}
The Great Famine in Ireland of 1845 - 1847 was caused by the 'potato blight'. Nearly half the population died or fled the country. Many people in the parish of Kilronan, Co. Roscommon fled to the mountains so that they could live above the 'briar line'. The briar, it seems, was the main carrier of blight spores.
These people lived in terrible conditions in make-shift mud shacks in the hills where they tried to grow potatoes in little plots of mountain given them by the natives of the Arigna area.
The crop was poor and huge numbers died from hunger, TB, exposure and famine fever.
In September of 1847, four people, who came to the area from Ballyfarnon to eke out a living in the hills, died. Their friends set out to bring them 'home' to Kilronan Cemetery. When they got to the top of 'Stantons Brea' they could go no further because they were so weak. They stopped at a small house here to shelter for the night. Next morning it was discovered that two of the bearers had died during the night. Two or three people from the house had also recently died but were not buried. The remaining people were worn out and not able to proceed to Kilronan Graveyard with the corpses. The best they could do was bury all nine in a common grave beside the small house where at least they could 'look down on their home place'.
In 1995, a mass was celebrated at the grave for these famine victims and for all the victims of the Kilronan parish and surrounding are.
10-20mm wide-angle lens. ISO 100. 0.5 seconds at f/11.
Crummock Water lays still, sentries guard her shore from ravages of approaching foe.
Stoic and resolute, soul mates unable, unwilling to run.
Grasmoor and Whiteless Pike stern gatekeepers fight with each foot of altitude, scree
scars their flanks from previous encounters.
Dark topped, piling the front high upon their ridge, soon their fight will be one for
sightless eyes, loud and brash, yet unseen. Hidden in the fog of war.
All seems written, another lost in this eternal struggle, too vast for humankind to
comprehend. Yet hope remains as one by one rays of sunlight break the bonds, save
the day, this day.
We live, we die, and we turn to dust. A mere heartbeat in this story of struggle and loss.
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Fr..fr...fr...frustration! Frustration Frustration
I have life, ordinary wife. I have car, a favourite bar
I have job, a moderate wage. I get the pains that come with age.
I am so ordinary
I have child, she goes wild. I have home, a mortgage of my own
I have hobby, but it's nothing very special. I do the garden, I watch girls.
I am so ordinary
I have life, I have cage. I'm going bald, I want to tell the world.
I've done nothing, I've achieved nothing. I work for a firm, but I want to burn it down, down.
I am so ordinary I am so ordinary
I was born, one day I'll die. There was something in between.
I, I don't know what or why.
I'm a man, I want to break a rule. I am a no, no, no, no, no, no, nobody, everybody's fool.
I am so ordinary
Frustration (x4)
I'm so tired of endless art, love stories. I'm beginning to not give a damn.
I wish I could reach right out for the untouchable. Film starring Bruce, John Wayne, Elvis Presley. Experiment with cocaine, LSD and set a bad bad example.
Live a little, run a harem, be a tiger. Meet Bo Derek and be her Tarzan.
Reach, reach out out. Live, live, live! Die, die, die! I, I, I, I wanna die!!!!...
Frustration, oh Frustration (x3)
I wanna die, I wanna die, die, die, die, die, die, d..d..d..die, die, die
Frustration I wanna die
Frustration by Soft Cell
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GHOSTS OF THE PRAIRIE
HAUNTED ILLINOIS
BLOODY HISTORY OF CAVE-IN-ROCK
The History & Hauntings of Southern Illinois
The rivers and waterways of southern Illinois have always played a dominant role in its history and folklore. The early settlers, like the French, established themselves along the rivers and later, farmers would come to realize how much more simple it was to use the river to transport grain to market. The era of the steamboat created towns like Chester, Elizabethtown, Cairo, Metropolis, Golconda and Shawneetown. These towns became shipping ports with flour and lumber mills and even an iron foundry in Grand Tower. Travelers came to the towns by boat and hotels and establishments on the riverfront flourished.
Many stories have emerged from the rivers and the towns surrounding them, of wrecks, lawlessness, pirates and even ghosts. Perhaps the most famous pirate location on the river was an outlaw hideout called Cave-in-Rock, which is located along the Ohio River at the southeastern edge of the state. The cave became the stronghold of pirates who plundered flatboats on the river and who murdered and robbed travelers. It was also here, around 1800, that a robber named Samuel Mason began operating a tavern and gambling parlor in the cave. He used whiskery, cards and prostitutes to lure travelers in off the river and many of these customers found themselves beaten, robbed and sometimes dead, after tying up at the crude wharf.
Cave-in-Rock, located close to the town of the same name, was a perfect place for criminal enterprises along the river. At that time, it boasted a partially concealed entrance and a wide view up and down the river. The cave is about one hundred feet deep, with a level floor and a vertical chimney that ascends to the bluff above.
Samuel Mason operated here for several years. He was said to be a man of gigantic size and possessing no conscience, he killed for both pleasure and profit. He also operated along the Mississippi River and on the fabled Natchez Trace, a series of trails in the south that became known as a haven for thieves and pirates. Eventually a reward was offered for Mason, $1000 dead or alive, and a hatchet was put into his back by one of his own men. This traitorous wretch never collected the reward though as he was in turn killed by other members of the gang. Mason’s cronies eventually scattered to the wind and other outlaws took their place at Cave-In-Rock.
The pirates were also said to have preyed upon ferryboat passengers at Ford’s Ferry, a few miles upriver. The ferryman himself, James Ford, was said to have been in league with the pirates. He was also said to be one of the “slave catchers” in the employ of John Hart Crenshaw. Ford eventually came under attack by the vigilante “Regulators” and this would lead to his demise. One night, in 1834, he was having dinner at the home of a Mrs. Vincent Simpson, the widow of one of Ford’s men. He was eating his food at the table and someone brought him a candle and asked that he read a letter aloud for him. Using the candle as a signal, the “Regulators” outside opened fire, aiming between the logs of the cabin. Ford died with 17 bullets in his body!
For years after his death, the slaves told stories about how Jim Ford had died and “landed in Hell head first”. At his funeral, attended only by his widow, a few family members, neighbors and some slaves, a terrible thunderstorm came up. Just as Ford’s coffin was being lowered into the ground, lightning flashed and a deafening clap of thunder filled the air, causing one of the slaves to loose his grip on the rope holding the coffin. The box dropped into the grave head first and wedged there at a strange angle. The heavy rain that began to fall made it impossible to move the casket, so it was covered over the way that it had fallen. This left Ford to spend eternity standing on his head.
Ford’s death would not bring an end to the thievery at Cave-in-Rock. Many of the remaining pirates continued to prey on travelers from the sanctuary of the cave, while others joined with villains like John Murrell and his “Mystic Band”. Murrell was a “slave catcher”, thief and murderer, who killed his first man when he was only sixteen. He later died after serving time in prison.
By the late 1830’s, most of the outlaws, pirates and counterfeiters were driven away from Cave-in-Rock and the bloody past of the place began to fade with time. As years passed, the cave became more of a recreation area than a den of thieves and remains a natural attraction in southern Illinois today. The legends have never died completely though and many still remember the area’s blood-soaked past... and the stories of ghosts. In years gone by, travelers passing on the river often claimed to hear the keening moans of the dead echoing out from the mouth of the cave. These same cries are still sometimes reported today. Do these eerie voices belong to the crime victims of long ago, who were lured to their death at Cave-in-Rock? That answer remains as mysterious as the history of the cave itself.
(C) Copyright 2002 by Troy Taylor. All Rights Reserved.
From Wikipedia:
The Cave
Cave-in-Rock's primary feature is a striking 55-foot-wide cave, formed by water. The first European to come across it was M. de Lery of France, who found it in 1739 and called it "caverne dans Le Roc".
History
From the 1790s to the 1870s the area around Cave-in-Rock was plagued by what historians as early as the 1830s referred to as the "Ancient Colony of Horse-Thieves, Counterfeiters and Robbers", and better known today due to Otto Rothert's history early in the 20th Century as the "Outlaws of Cave-in-Rock".
Other names for the cave include Rocking Cave, Rock-and-Cave and House of Nature.
In 1790 counterfeiters Philip Alston and John Duff (John McElduff) used the cave as some type of rendezvous, though details are scarce. Although folklore printed in 19th Century histories failed to establish a prior connection between the two men, both lived in the area of Natchez, Mississippi, at the start of the Revolutionary War.
By the arrival of Samuel Mason at the cave in 1797 Duff was living upriver a few miles either at Battery Rock, or across the Ohio River at what would become Caseyville, Kentucky. Mason had previously made Diamond Island and Red Banks his headquarters. In 1797 he moved his base of operations to the cave and made it the home of river pirates. Two of Mason's brothers had been business partners of Duff at Kaskaskia, Illinois, in the 1780s.
James Wilson is the next leader of the Cave-in-Rock band, and may have been the Wilson who married one of Capt. Mason's nieces. In 1799 he's remembered for installing a sign reading "Wilson's Liquor Vault and House of Entertainment" over the cave entrance. Rather than be the actual leader he may have simply been the front man for the operation.
By this time in either 1798 or in the spring of 1799 Duff and his associates had been making salt (or looking for silver) at the Great Salt Springs area along the Saline River in southeastern Illinois. Soldiers from Fort Massac captured him and three of his men named Blakely, Hazle and Hall. The soldiers took their captives by boat down the Saline River to the Ohio, and then down the Ohio to below the cave. Although the old histories don't explain why they stopped at the cave, subsequent events indicate it may have taken place during the spring of 1799 when Wilson was running his operation, thus making the stop one of refreshment and entertainment. During the stop Duff and his men escaped and captured the soldiers. They placed them tied up in the boat and pushed the boat into the river to float downstream to the fort.
The infamous Harpes also reached the cave region in the spring of 1799. They were Big Harpe and Little Harpe, who were considered by many historians to be brothers Micajah and Wiley Harpe, though some sources provide different names and indicate they were first cousins instead. Contemporary references often left off the (e) at the end of their name. They are associated with two separate stories at the cave and one at the infamous Potts Spring area to the north.
The first story involves them pushing a young couple off the top of the cliff. They survived. The second involves an act of piracy where only one man survived. Later he was forced off the cliff as well, this time involving a horse. The Potts Spring story is simply recalled as a murder of two or three hunters.
Mason and Wilson's time at the cave may have come to an end during the summer of 1799 when attacked by a group of bounty-hunters/vigilantes under the leadership of Capt. Young who called themselves, "The Exterminators".
No contemporary accounts show the cave occupied by river pirates in the first decade of the 19th Century, but the outlawry continued as the Harpes retreated back into Kentucky, Mason traveled downriver and began to focus on highway robbery along the Natchez Trace, and Duff was killed by assassins on June 4, 1799. By the middle of the decade church services were being held in the cave. These Christians eventually formed Big Creek Baptist Church, the first church organized in southeastern Illinois in 1807.
The next generation of outlaws in the region fall either under the Sturdivant Gang, a group of counterfeiters based at Sturdivant Fort on top of the bluffs overlooking the Ohio River at what is now Rosiclare, Illinois; or the Ford's Ferry Gang led by James Ford based a few miles upriver from the cave at what became known as Ford's Ferry, Kentucky. The Potts Inn stories take place during this time as well.
Law enforcement officials led three raids against Sturdivant Fort in 1822 and 1823. Although it's not clear what happened following the raids, the gang disappears from the area by 1830. The Ford's Ferry Gang was broken up following the mysterious deaths or murders of James Ford's two sons followed by his own assassination in 1833.
Even after the death of Ford, outlaws remained. Isaiah L. Potts operated Potts Inn on the Ford's Ferry Road in Illinois north of the cave where travelers checked in, but sometimes failed to check out. The legend of Billy Potts, the returning son murdered unknowingly by his father, likely took place in the months following Ford's assassination. Records show the elder Potts and his wife separating in 1834 or 1835.
Eason Bigsby or Bixby also took up counterfeiting in Hardin County in the decades following the Sturdivants. His attack on his wife Anna in an effort to find out where her first husband's money was buried dates to the early 1860s and led to the legends of Anna Bixby, her treasure and her ghost. She actually survived running off of a cliff in the dark. She's remembered in the 21st Century as the namesake for the Anna Bixby Women's Center in nearby Harrisburg, Illinois.
Although not completely connected to the Ancient Colony, the Logan Belt Gang terrorized Hardin County in the 1870s and 1880s until Belt himself was assassinated.
Pop Culture
Popular culture recalls the river pirate history in scenes from Walt Disney's Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, and the MGM classic How the West Was Won. Both filmed at the cave as well as Battery Rock. In 1997, The History Channel show, "In Search of History" also filmed at the site for an episode entitled "River Pirates"."
Geography
Cave-In-Rock is located at 37°28′12″N, 88°9′59″W (37.470050, -88.166297).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (7.14%) is water.
Here's an intersting story about America's first serial killers that crossed this area many times:
www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/history/harpe_...
Seventeen days. That's what it took for me to get these shots!
For over two weeks I'd been stalking this bird every single day ... under difficult conditions ... one of which has been particularly excrucriating. In that time, I'd gotten lots of images but hadn't uploaded any because they were taken from a distance and the quality was terrible ... you know, like those you see taken by a paparazzi of some celebrity or other from about a half mile away. :-) I even shot her on at least four separate occasions with fish that she caught ... again, taken from a distance and so not uploaded. Persistance finally paid off, though and I managed to get some shots I'm extremely happy with. These are just two of them.
By the way, I was curious to see how many times I've pushed the shutter on my Nikon D300, so I checked this particular shot. There have been quite a few more since, but this one was the 105,004 th. That's since December, 2008, so I suppose that's not too bad ... averages out to almost 77 shots per day. :-) This shot, though, considering the time and difficulty involved in getting it, is perhaps my favourite of the whole bunch ... or, if not, then it's definitely in the top five of those shots.
You'll perhaps notice that sexual dimorphism is reversed with these Kingfishers ... the female is more colorful than the male rather than the other way around.
Please check out the second shot, too, if you have time.
.Collection Rodger Hamilton: The War Photos
wosu.org/2012/archive/hamilton/gallery.php?page=gallery1
Des soldats américains essayent d'extraire de la boue un bulldozer.
Selon ce livre page 303 :
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au Nord de Marigny (Manche); photo Collier -8863
Dans ce site : Cote : 13 Num 596
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Combat engineers dig out this caterpillar bulldozer which became stuck in a muddy bomb crater while clearing off a road north of Marigny. 27/07/44
Un D7 Caterpillar avec un équipement angle dozer La plate-Choate type R76R et au fond un camion Diamond T969 du 296th Eng C Bn
296th Engineer Combat Battalion dépend de la First US Army
voir la remarque sur la photo: 1A et en dessous on devine 296
Pour aller plus loin :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_D7
fnaca-estrablin.pagesperso-orange.fr/htmljournal/materiel...
Here is another damselfly (this had a brown neck) looking this time from the front. Maybe not as "in your face" as yesterday's photo, but I have been wanting to ty and get a full frontal for while, but it isn't easy. I do like the dynamic angles on this though as well.
Anyway, this one was ok, and stayed still for a while.
I tried various tubes, but I can't remember whether this was 3, 2, 1, or none!
The camera was tripod mounted. I am not steady enough most of the time to get sharp shots hand held unless the shutter speed is up high, and even then it is hit and miss.
I have found that some damsels tend to be rather more likely to stay still than dragons, and afford more time and opportunity. This one was not on the grass originally, and I managed to get it to step onto my finger and then I transferred it onto the grass blade! Some damsels are happy to be approached it seems, a bit like some hoverflies will let you get them on your hand.
The previous image was an azure, this one is a female blue-tailed damselfly, Ischnura elegans.
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Una estrella para iluminar la magia de esta noche de tantas ilusiones para los más pequeños. Joya verde y viva que flota en las lagunas de aguas más limpias, quizá reflejo de las estrellas que hoy guiarán el camino de los Reyes Magos hacia el corazón de los niños que los esperan impacientes haciendo con su inocencia promesas de mejora.
Una estrella para iluminar con magia y por qué no, con inocencia también, los sueños y los deseos de los mayores, deseos de salud, de paz y de felicidad.
Micrasterias rotata es un alga que crece en las aguas más limpias de las lagunas, cerca de la cumbre de las montañas, cerca de las estrellas del cielo, es el equilibrio y es la belleza y representa todas esas hermosas ilusiones puestas en esta noche mágica.
…Que se cumplan para todos…
Con especial cariño para todos mis sobrinos y para mis hijos que todavía viven estas ilusiones…y para todos los pequeños.
La fotografía procede de unas muestras recogidas en las inmediaciones de la Laguna de Peñalara y ha sido tomada con 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de campo oscuro.
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Long overdue, putting together this collection I call "Circling the High Passes"
The name i've given to the wildest, most fantastic road trip that the Himalayas has to offer - a road trip around Ladakh. Entering these high lands from Manali at the south and exiting westwards through Kashmir i have divided this trip into 7 phases, as follows:
Phase 1: Into the Lands of the Gods
- the entry into the Himalayas.
Phase 2: Enter the Golden Lands
- on the famous Manali - Leh highway, our journey into Ladakh, crossing over some of the world's highest passes
Phase 3: Getting Leh'd
- around Leh town - experience its unique laid back feel and some of the famous monasteries around
Phase 4: To the Other Side
- crossing over the world's highest motorable pass - Khardung La and into the Nubra Valley
Phase 5: Heading for the Blue
- the ride to Pangong Lake, like a deep blue treasure in the midst of barren golden mountains
Phase 6: Moonscaping
- to the west of Ladakh, all the way to the famous Lamayuru Monastery
Phase 7: Kashmiri - By Nature
- the last part of the journey from Ladakh to Kashmir...a complete turnaround in the nature of the landscapes and the nature of people - the traditions and cultures.
21 days, 3 days to every phase, 7 pictures to every day, 21 pictures for each of these 7 chapters...147 images in total...some images that were previously not so well processed...most that have not yet been processed...a mix of landscapes, cultures, portraits and macros....hope you enjoy the show!
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Phase 1: Into the Lands of the Gods - 7/21
Circling the High Passes - 7/147
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: MUSE CONCERT AT BARCELONA: PALAU SANT JORDI (6 of 9): Tha queue. /
CONCIERTO DE MUSE EN BARCELONA: PALAU SANT JORDI (6 de 2): La cola.
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 68 of 115) PAG: Entrada, 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.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Jackie: I'm out, outside home! *__* This is my first time in years I go outdoors! And I'm going to see a show!! Everything here is sooo pretty ^__^
Mel: Okay, okay, but remember that nobody can find out that in fact you are dead. If somebody asks you just tell them that you are wearing a mask to protest against... I don't know! To protest against the massive illegal hunting of cubones by team rocket!!
Jackie: Cubones?? What's that? ^¬^
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Jackie: he salido, estoy fuera de casa!*__* es la primera vez en años que salgo al exteriooor! y encima a un conciertooo!!! que bonito es todooo ^__^
Mel: Vale, vale, pero recuerda que nadie tiene que saber que en realidad estás fiambre. Si te preguntan diles que llevas una máscara a modo de protesta por... por... yoquesee! por la caza ilegal de cubones por parte del team rocket!!
Jackie: cubones?? y que es eso? ^¬^
Dolls collaboration:
Mec-chan: Mel and Jackie
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
El Casino de Agua Caliente se construyó en Tijuana, México, en 1927, con motivo de la ley seca de EEUU. Fue famoso por ser el único en la región.
Su ubicación geográfica y la atmósfera de sumo exotismo atrajo un creciente flujo de turismo, principalmente hollywoodense, que cruzaba Ia frontera para trasladarse a territorio mexicano y gozar de los pasatiempos prohibidos en su país. La intención fue crear un espejismo: ese lugar semiárido fue forestado con palma datilera, entre otras especies, y convertido en un verdadero oasis semejante a los sitios misionales de Mulegé y San Ignacio en Baja California Sur.
El estilo arquitectónico googie de tipo ecléctico utilizado en el diseño del conjunto, respondió a la expectativa de los clientes estadounidenses por encontrar el legendario Old Mexico, indispensable como escenario para el desarrollo del turismo.
Agua Caliente] jugó un papel decisivo en la conformación del sistema turístico Tijuana-San Diego, pues a partir de su construcción, Tijuana quedó incluida en el recorrido de turistas por el sur de California, EUA.
El Casino de Agua Caliente recibía gente de diversos paises, tales como Francia, España y del centro de la República, en esos tiempos los casinos estaban prohibidos al igual que en la actualidad, así que los dueños del Casino construyeron túneles subterráneos para escapar a la frontera. Se cuenta que esos túneles también los usaba un traficante de licores (que en esos tiempos estaba prohibido en Estados Unidos), así que compraba licores en el Casino y usaba los túneles para cruzar la frontera y venderlos al mejor postor. Después, durante la presidencia de Lázaro Cárdenas se mandó que el terreno donde estaba el casino se usara para hacer escuelas y así favorecer la educación de la zona, se construyeron en esa zona 3 escuelas: La Secundaria Politecnica No.1 PTE. Lázaro Cárdenas (alias "la Poli" y la primera secundaria federal), La Preparatoria Lázaro Cárdenas] y La Secundaria Tecnica No.1
Así mismo, fue uno de los primeros complejos turísticos deI país, que ofrecía al visitante servicios de hospedaje, recreación, espectáculo y juegos de azar (casino, hipódromo y galgódromo).
Se podía acceder a él por ferrocarril (línea San Diego-Arizona), con una estación de abordaje adyacente al galgódromo; por automóvil, accediendo al conjunto por una desviación deI camino Tijuana-Tecate bacia una rampa de acceso para autos que terminaba en una glorieta central, alrededor de Ia cual se dispusieron los edificios deI hotel, casino y balneario; y por aeroplano, para lo cual contaba con una pista y una torre-faro.
Con un estilo misional californiano, Ia fachada frontal deI hotel semejaba una espadaña; en el centro tenía un gran patio cuadrangular llamado "Patio de Ias Palmeras", rodeado de portales con arcos de medio punto. Los clientes podían hospedarse también en una serie de bungalows -cuyo diseño estaba basado en variantes deI estilo neocolonial- dispuestos todos en forma de una "villa" en medio de sendas peatonales y frondosos jardines.
EI casino contaba con varios salones de juegos (como el Salón de Oro), salón de baile, de espectáculos, restaurantes y bar. En estos escenarios se inició Ia famosa actriz Rita Hayworth, con su nombre original de Rita Cancino y su gala de "Tarde Mexicana ". Agua Caliente se convirtió en el lugar predilecto de Ia creciente población relacionada con el boom hollywoodense, atrayendo a artistas de cine como Clark Gable, Hermanos Marx, Jean Harlow, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, Dolores deI Río y Lupe Vélez, entre otros, y fue escenario de algunos largometrajes (In Caliente con Dolores deI Río y The Champ).
Fue en el balneario de estilo neomudéjar donde mayormente se logró el mencionado efecto de espejismo mediante Ia presencia de palma datilera y el agua de Ia alberca proveniente deI manantial de aguas termales. Contaba con un vestíbulo de estilo neoislámico semejante a una mezquita, con arcos ojivales y artesonado de maderas ricamente decoradas con lacerías e intrincados diseños geométricos, dentro de Ia cual se encontraban tiendas de joyería y perfumería. EI balneario incluía baño turco y ruso, al igual que una alberca recubierta con mosaicos de estilizados diseños, provista de asoleadero con bancas perimetrales estilo art déco. Acorde con el diseño deI balneario, Ia chimenea de Ias calderas tomó forma de alminar o minarete propio de Ias mezquitas islámicas, y fue decorada con mosaicos policromos, rematándose con herrerías forjadas que aún se aprecian en su altura.
Además, el complejo tenía lavandería, cochera, imprenta, una guardería con educación primaria para hijos de Ios trabajadores y una estación de radio propia, Ia XEBG, que generó Ia importante innovación de radiodifusión: el transmisor portátil.
Posteriormente fueron construidos el Hipódromo de Agua Caliente (1 km hacia el sur) y el Club de Golf, ambos con un estilo arquitectónico acorde con el conjunto.
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En el periodo presidencial deI general Lázaro Cárdenas fueron prohibidos los juegos de azar en el país, y el casino de Agua Caliente fue clausurado y expropiados el predio e instalaciones, por lo que sus puertas fueron cerradas definitivamente.
En Ia década de los años 1940 los edificios deI complejo Agua Caliente fueron reutilizados (previa expropiación deI inmueble y entrega a Ia SEP) para instalación deI Instituto Técnico Industrial, internado orientado a extender Ia educación a los sectores rurales desatendidos deI estado. Los espacios se adaptaron perfectamente a su nueva función educativa: sólo se requirieron pequeños cambios que no alteraron el esquema original deI conjunto arquitectónico.
Así, el hotel se convirtió en dormitorio para los alumnos; en los lujosos salones de juego y espectáculo se instalaron Ia biblioteca, sala de lectura, teatro y salón de actos deI planteI, y en Ia cochera, taIleres para el aprendizaje de carpintería, electricidad y mecánica; el balneario sirvió para prácticas de natación de los estudiantes, en cuyo vestíbulo se ubicaron Ias oficinas de la dirección deI Instituto; los terrenos deI galgódromo se transformaron en campos deportivos, y los bungalows se otorgaron como viviendas transitorias a los profesores deI plantel. Únicamente se construyeron aulas para Ias clases teóricas.
EI papel de Agua Caliente como centro escolar es de gran significado en Ia historia regional, pues fue pionero en Ia educación superior en el noroeste deI país.
Durante el periodo en que funcionó como internado, dio la bienvenida a un importante grupo de docentes refugiados de Ia guerra civil española, acogiéndolos dentro de su planta de maestros.
Así mismo, en los edificios de Agua Caliente se instaló, durante Ia segunda guerra mundial, el primer Banco de Sangre de Latinoamérica, así como una base de actividades militares comandadas por el general Lázaro Cárdenas, en donde se firmaron acuerdos con representantes del ejército estadounidense.
Pero el sitio y su arquitectura fueron reutilizados por segunda ocasión a principios de los años 1960 cuando varias escuelas fueron instaladas en los antiguos edificios: en el ex hotel, una secundaria técnica; en el exgalgódromo, una escuela primaria; en Ia cafetería deI mismo, el jardín de niños "Carmen Moreno Corral", y en el balneario permaneció el uso de oficinas administrativas. De esta manera, sólo mediante una segunda reutilización de Ios inmuebles se garantizó su ulterior permanencia.
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Alrededor de 1938, con Ia expropiación deI completo turístico, se suscitó una falta de control que fue aprovechada para el saqueo de mobiliario, accesorios y otros objetos.
En 1939, cuando Ias instalaciones fueron turnadas a Ia SEP para establecer el internado, se hicieron mínimas adaptaciones que no trastornaron Ia fisonomía original deI conjunto.
Tras dejar de funcionar el internado por falta de recursos, en Ia década de los años1950 el sitio quedó temporalmente sin uso. Tiempo después, ya bajo Ia custodia de Ia Secretaría deI Patrimonio Nacional, se destinó una de Ias secciones deI área de bungalows para un destacamento deI Ejército mexicano.
En Ia misma década, Ia torre-faro de Agua Caliente fue dañada por un incendio que oriIló a su total demolición, pero fue reconstruida en Ios ochenta en un importante crucero de Ia ciudad, en un intento por recuperar Ia imagen de Ia famosa torre que marcaba el acceso al sitio.
En 1967 se incendió el Salón de Oro deI casino, perdiéndose una de Ias áreas más valiosas y ricamente decoradas. Este siniestro, junto con otros que igualmente ocasionaron cuantiosos daños, convirtió el complejo de Agua Caliente en minas, aunque hubo una etapa de actividad escolar en Ias instalaciones menos dañadas.
En 1975 se demolió casi Ia totalidad de Ios edificios, decisión tomada por Ia SEPANAL, entonces responsable deI inmueble. Sólo una mínima parte deI conjunto no fue tocada.
Actualmente el área está ocupada por cinco planteles escolares oficiales y sus correspondientes aulas CAPFCE, ubicadas en los sitios de Ias antiguas construcciones ya demolidas, entre zonas verdes con diversas especies de vegetación.
De Ia arquitectura original sobreviven dos conjuntos de edificios y una serie de monumentos dispersos, enclavados en Ia traza urbana en torno a una glorieta central.
El Conjunto Minarete, cuyos monumentos formaron parte deI balneario, contiene Ia alberca con sus bancas perimetrales art déco, "el arco" ojival de una de Ias fachadas con su portada de mosaico de azulejo policromo, Ia escalera de ingreso con su fabulosa fuente de cerámica vidriada y Ia chimenea en forma de minarete, que sobresale deI paisaje urbano deI área. Este elemento fue fisurado recientemente por Ias compactaciones deI terreno de una construcción colindante.
El Conjunto de Bungalows persiste en su totalidad, debido a que han sido permanentemente utilizados y gracias a los inquilinos que han mantenido en gran medida Ias características originales de su arquitectura y jardinería, apoyando el ambiente frondoso. No obstante, son evidentes algunas alteraciones a Ia arquitectura original y adaptaciones a nuevos usos. Así mismo, recientemente se han instalado carteleras comerciales que dañan el paisaje y bloquean Ia vista.
Si bien los monumentos existentes representan sólo una parte de lo que fue Ia totalidad deI centro turístico, éstos son importantes testimonios significativos de Ia historia de esa parte deI país.
EI recuerdo colectivo de este sitio -deI que derivaron también mitos y Ieyendas como el de "Ios túneles" o el de "La Faraona-, ha generado el brote de signos nostálgicos por el pasado de Agua Caliente, evidente en Ia construcción de Ia réplica de Ia famosa Torre de Agua Caliente y en Ia reproducción de su imagen en Iogotipos de organizaciones y comercios.
Esfuerzos por su conservación [editar]
Se ha señalado ya Ia falta de visión por parte de Ias autoridades para preservar el inmueble. En este caso, la actitud oficial no sólo fue de pasividad, sino que la propia autoridad fue la promotora de la demolición sistemática de los restos del complejo Agua Caliente en 1975. Indudablemente, en la decisión estuvo presente el prejuicio local que quería borra todo recuerdo de la propagación de bares y juego de azar, considerando que el complejo pertenecía a un periodo vergonzoso de la historia.
Fue de los sesenta cuando surgió la preocupación por la conservación del sitio y se reutilizaron los edificios, que estaban expuestos a los incendios, al deterioro y al vandalismo.
A principios de la decada de 1970, un grupo de estudiantes, profesores y personas interesadas integraron un comité pro-defensa y rescate de los monumentos, presentando un proyecto de conversión del sitio en Casa de la Cultura, iniciativa que desgraciadamente careció de resonancia.
En 1987, el sitio y los monumentos existentes fueron incluidos en el Catálogo Nacional de Monumentos Históricos Inmuebles del Estado de Baja California, Municipio de Tijuana, pero cabe señalar que este catálogo no constituye en sí un instrumento para la protección legal del sitio, por lo cual continúan las alteraciones a sus monumentos.
En varias ocasiones, Ia conservación y rescate de los edificios de Agua Caliente ha surgido como tema de ponencias en algunos foros (como los de Preservación deI Patrimonio Cultural Ilevados a cabo a nivel estatal), teniéndose nula respuesta por parte de Ia comunidad y autoridades.
Recientemente, fue desarrollado un proyecto de Ordenamiento Urbano Arquitectónico deI Sitio Histórico "Agua Caliente" (como tesis de Arquitectura de Ia UNAM) y varias propuestas para el sitio (por parte de Ia agrupación Patrimonio Arquitectónico promotores) que fueron presentados ante autoridades e interesados. Una de ellas recomendaba proteger el ambiente forestado deI área y sus monumentos mediante un proyecto y su delimitación específica, pero esta propuesta no le interesó a Ia autoridad local. En cambio aprobó, a pesar de Ia gran controversia suscitada, Ia construcción de un almacén de membresía de comercio al semimayoreo; cuya presencia impactó negativamente Ias características paisajísticas deI entorno y su fisonomía tradicional.
Con Ia finalidad de lograr su protección legal, en 1993 Ia Comisión de Preservación deI Patrimonio Cultural de Tijuana y Ia agrupación Patrimonio Arquitectónico Promotores solicitaron al Centro INAH en Baja California el Decreto como Monumento deI "Sitio Histórico Agua Caliente", petición que fue atendida positivamente por Ia Coordinación Nacional de Monumentos Históricos donde fue elaborado el proyecto de Decreto, mismo que ba pasado ya a Ia SEP para su posterior aprobación y firma.
Dicha ratificación garantizará Ia permanencia de estos edificios que ilustran dos episodios significativos de Ia vida de Tijuana: el periodo de transición hacia su integración económica con el boom deI turismo y Ia época en que fue el alma máter de decenas de generaciones de bajacalifornianos.
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Foto reproducida en la portada de la Revista-Anuario de la Cofradía Penitencial de Nuestra Señora de las Angustias.
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Pile - dwelling in Port Moresby - Papua New Guinea.
Paalwoningen in de hoofdstad Port Moresby - Papoea Nieuw Guinea.
Niet mogelijk om er even rond te wandelen! Niet veilig!
Dangerous to walk around!
Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea is een land in Oceanië dat het oostelijk deel van het eiland Nieuw-Guinea beslaat. Het grenst aan Indonesië en ligt ten noorden van Australië. De hoofdstad is Port Moresby.
uit:
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
Papua New Guinea is one of the most diverse countries on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just under 7 million. It is also one of the most rural, with only 18% of its people living in urban centres. The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically, and many undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea.
The capital is Port Moresby.
Il nome di Castel Sant'Angelo deriva, secondo la leggenda, dall'apparizione sulla cima della mole dell'Arcangelo Gabriele che rinfodera la spada. E' il 29 agosto del 590, Papa San Gregorio I "Gregorio Magno", ordinò una grande e solenne processione per scongiurare la peste, durante la quale si verificò la visione dell'Angelo, come nunzio della cessazione della peste. A ricordo di tale evento fu fatto erigere dal Papa in cima alla mole.
Or you could see it here and get a close up on my super rad nails!
I have done nothing today. Except sit around and watch movies. Final Destination 1 and 2, I started the Ring with my brother but he wimped out on me half way through it. :( I just finished Starsky and Hutch and now I'm watching Cash Cab. How freaking exciting is my life? Blah.
I went outside to let Bambi out and I saw a frog! I picked it up and took some pictures of it and then it peed on me. UHEEEWWWW.
I got these awesome fake nails at Walmart and I wanted to show them off in todays shot. I tried doing a bunch of peace sign shots but I can't pull them off as well as Clarissa can. She's just too cute and I look retarded whenever I try to flash a peace sign. So I figured a grrr face would have to do. This is one of my favourite shirts. My dad hates when I wear it though because it's "too grown up!" Dad. I'm 20. My mom says it's because I'll always be a little girl in his mind though. I understand it but it's frustrating that he won't let me wear it around him.
This would have looked awesome on black but I don't have the Photoshopping skills to do that. I shoot against a white sheet and have to dodge out most of it in PS to get the "I shot this in a studio against a white background with awesome lights" look. But my hairstylist wants me to shoot her kids so I think my mom is going to take me to Home Depot or Lowes or something and finally get me some ghetto lights! YAY! And then I'll need some white and black muslin I guess - what do you guys use for your ghetto studios? And seriously, what are the best lights to buy so that my photos don't look like this SOOC? I'm tired of fucking around in PS trying to make my shots look better than they actually are.
This next part is about my camera issues. Feel free to skip over it because I rambled alot.
My camera: My parents and I both got brand new cameras for Christmas. We got these. I hated it at first but I came to love it, especially once I figured out all the neat things it did and how to use the manual settings. Well I dropped mine sometime in like January or February and when I went to have it fixed the dude said it had serious internal damage and would be $250 to have it fixed. Whatever, my mom spent $150 on it and that was just ridiculous. So I started using my parents camera. I was really really careful with it. Then last week I dropped it in the toilet. I freaked the fuck out. My dad was away on buisiness in Boston and was coming back THAT NIGHT. So I begged my mom to take me to Walmart so I could buy the exact same camera and replace it and my dad would never know the difference. I was going to pawn a bunch of my stuff, some jewelry, my Canon Rebel and my guitar and pay for it. Well they didn't have the same camera so I got this one. I spent about $300 on it. Well I will soon, I haven't sold my stuff yet to pay them back for it but my stuff will be pawned sometime this week. Anyway, since it wasn't the same camera my dad obviously found out and freaked out on me. I was panicking and hyperventilating the whole night because he was screaming at me, my mom wanted to take me to the hospital because it got so bad that I couldn't breathe, that night was just a horrible awful mess.
Anyway, my dad yelled at me and basically said that it wasn't an accident and I'm just obviously not meant to have a camera and I would never ever ever touch another one of his cameras again. I was pretty upset. I thought about it and I felt like he was right. Every camera I've ever owned I've broken and obviously I'm just not meant to have a camera. Its frustrating.
And the thing is, I spent twice as much on his new camera than he did on the one he bought himself for Christmas. It's got a 12x zoom, 8 megapixels AND and MANUAL FOCUS FEATURE. I'm pretty fucking devestated. My parents don't even know how to use any of the functions other than the auto smart scene. The just want a point and shoot for family snap shots and stuff. Do you know how hard it is to see them walk around with an amazing camera that they don't know how to use when I have nothing? I've cried over it so many times and I just don't understand why shit like this always happens to me.
The camera I dropped did eventually dry out, it's perfectly fine now. I haven't told my dad yet and I'm terrified to tell him because I know he'll get mad again and be pissed off that my mom went out and bought another camera when this one works fine now. So I'm hoping that after I save up some money to pay him for the new camera he'll let me have it and take back his old one. That camera is the closest thing I have to a DSLR and I love it so much and I want it to me mine.
I think I'm going to start sewing again and making purses and try and open up an Etsy shop. If I sold prints would you guys buy them? I've never set up a shop to sell prints because I always thought you had to have a DSLR to sell prints and I'd feel kind of lame selling shots from a P&S. Opinions? HELP?! I just need money and I can't work because of my medical issues. My mom wants me to file for disability but I refuse to do that because I'm 20. I am not disabled. I'm just a little messed up. And plus I don't know how that works - if I do get on disability and I get better can I get off of it and still get a job or am I just screwed for life?
And if you read this whole thing, I love you. Seriously. Because I babble on and on too much. <3
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Aunque no es un collar, Palmodictyon lo parece, no son perlas de esmeralda quienes lo tejen, aunque tienen su color y hacen de ella una joya de agua. El alga Palmodictyon es alga individual, pero nunca solitaria, se desarrolla sola pero siempre vive acompañada.
Palmodictyon forma filamentos casi invisibles, las células verdes y esféricas en estas algas se agrupan dentro de tenues tubos de mucílago que evitan su dispersión. Unas veces los tubos son rectos, otras veces se curvan o ramifican ensanchándose o haciéndose más estrechos y dando cabida así a más o menos células verdes.
Palmodictyon vive en zonas de agua de leve corriente, a veces en turberas, en otras ocasiones en lagunas o estanques, siempre en zonas poco profundas y cerca de la orilla.
Palmodictyon está emparentada con la bella Tetraspora que vive más extendida formando colonias que son redes de lunares.
Dos son las especies más comunes que representan a este género, Palmodictyon varium que es la que se muestra aquí y Palmodictyon viride, muy parecida a ella, pero diferente porque cada célula, además de la vaina que recubre a todas, está protegida por otra individual que rodea su cuerpo en una cápsula.
Hemos fotografiado a Palmodictyon varium con la técnica de campo oscuro, brillan así con más intensidad las esmeraldas que no son esmeraldas de este collar que no lo es aunque sí una joya.
Palmodictyon varium procede de un arroyo de aguas limpias y frescas situado en las inmediaciones de Mahíde en las estribaciones de la zamorana Sierra de la Culebra y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos.
Con nuestra gratitud para Pilar Gil por la publicación en Qúo, a Antonio Martínez Ron ...y también Paul/
Puedes tener otra infomación en la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA
Y en este catálogo
También en la galería de Fotolog
Y nuestro granito de arena por la Paz
We did the shoot with the leaf as well but it was giving me trouble so I switched out for the lighter more versital D90. but I did want to put up some of the pictures that I took with the leaf. This is just an outline I will be posting pictures as the tattoo progresses.
Strobist: Norman D24 with four strobes. Two large softboxes back and to the sides one beautiy light (small softbox) up and center and A gridspot hairlight.
Maymia RZ Pro II w/ 90mm F2.8
Leaf Aptus 65
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans. También en la web de la Fundación Biodiversidad
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Si ayer Netrium interruptum era el alga cebra , hoy el alga estrella Micrasterias , se asoma por la ventana de esta galería. Es posible, eso sí, que Micrasterias truncata sea una de las menos estrelladas junto con M. oscitans dentro de este grupo de pequeñas joyas que son los désmidos, pero eso apenas importa, pues todas ellas conservan su hermosura, desde que comienzan a formarse hasta que su alma verde se desvanece.
La mayoría de las especies hermanas del género Micrasterias viven en lagunas de aguas ácidas o en turberas y son extremadamente sensibles a la contaminación. La lluvia ácida y la presencia de diferentes compuestos químicos en el agua ha hecho que muchas de ellas hayan desaparecido en el norte y centro de Europa. Por fortuna, las lagunas de montaña, alejadas de fuentes de contaminación, atesoran todavía una gran variedad de estos organismos que se recortan como pequeños soles verdes entre las gotas de agua de las lagunas de montaña.
Micrasterias truncata es una de las especies de menor tamaño dentro del grupo y sus extremos casi planos y sin apenas dientes son características particulares a las que se debe el nombre específico de esta alga.
Hoy Micrasterias está a punto de completar su desarrollo después de haberse dividido. Son dos estrellas gemelas que flotan unidas hombro con hombro, no se independizarán hasta haber finalizado completamente su crecimiento. De momento seguirán así, juntas, ayudándose mutuamente para poder flotar, equilibradamente, este equilibrio de la simetría es una constante en su vida, sin él, posiblemente no habría estrellas.
Micrasterias truncata parece que no quiere despegarse de su alma gemela, necesitará todavía un tiempo madurar, cuando sus dos mitades pequeñas igualen a las grandes se harán independientes y brillarán en el firmamento de agua de las lagunas.
Micrasterias truncataha venido junto con otras estrellas desde la Laguna de Cebollera, en la vertiente soriana de dicha sierra, cerca de Molinos de Razón, para mostrarse aquí fotografiada a 400 aumentos con la técnica de campo oscuro.
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
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".... La casa-habitación del maestro estaba en la tercera planta del edificio de la escuela, esa planta estaba sobre la reservada al aula, la empresa decidió demolerla como otras muchas casas de su propiedad, ahora bien tuvo que limitarse al piso de arriba, con el inferior no pudo hacer lo mismo pues la inspección de Huesca mientras hubiese niños no decretaba la extinción de la escuela. Los niños tuvieron que sufrir el estruendo del derribo de la planta superior. La escuela estaba en el conjunto de bienes comunales que la junta vecinal había vendido a Iberduero en el año 1962, dicha venta estaba en litigio, dicho litigio siguió durante muchos años.
El 4 de agosto de 1966 un empleado de Iberduero y afecto al servicio de expropiaciones de la empresa, tiró la puerta de la escuela de una patada, agarró a la maestra de los pelos y la sacó fuera, detrás salieron los niños entre empujones y patadas ...."
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Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. The two had joined forces as Bamford & Martin the previous year to sell cars made by Singer from premises in Callow Street, London where they also serviced GWK and Calthorpe vehicles. Martin raced specials at Aston Hill near Aston Clinton, and the pair decided to make their own vehicles. The first car to be named Aston Martin was created by Martin by fitting a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta-Fraschini.[5] They acquired premises at Henniker Place in Kensington and produced their first car in March 1915. Production could not start because of the outbreak of World War I, and Martin joined the Admiralty and Bamford the Royal Army Service Corps. All machinery was sold to the Sopwith Aviation Company.
Aston Martin Mk II 1935
Aston Martin 2-Litre 2/4-Seater Sports 1937
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After the war the company was refunded at Abingdon Road, Kensington and a new car designed to carry the Aston-Martin name. Bamford left in 1920 and the company was revitalised with funding from Count Louis Zborowski. In 1922, Bamford & Martin produced cars to compete in the French Grand Prix, and the cars set world speed and endurance records at Brooklands. Three works Team Cars with 16 valve twin cam engines were built for racing and record breaking: chassis number 1914, later developed as the Green Pea; chassis number 1915, the Razor Blade record car; and chassis number 1916, later developed as the Halford Special. Approximately 55 cars were built for sale in two configurations, long chassis and short chassis. The company went bankrupt in 1924 and was bought by Lady Charnwood, who put her son John Benson on the board. The company failed again in 1925 and the factory closed in 1926, with Lionel Martin leaving.
Later that year, Bill Renwick, Augustus (Bert) Bertelli and a number of rich investors, including Lady Charnwood, took control of the company and renamed it Aston Martin Motors, and moved it to the former Whitehead Aircraft Limited works in Feltham. Renwick and Bertelli had been in partnership some years and had developed an overhead cam 4 cylinder engine, using Renwick's patented combustion chamber design, and had tested it in an Enfield Allday chassis. It was the only 'Renwick and Bertelli' motor car made. It was known as 'Buzzbox' and survives to this day.
They had planned to sell this engine to motor manufacturers, but having heard that the Aston Martin car was no longer in production they realised that they could capitalise on the reputation of the Aston Martin name (what we would now call the brand) to give themselves a head start in the production of a completely new car.
Between the years 1926 and 1937 Bertelli was the technical director of Aston Martin, and the designer of all subsequent Aston Martin cars during this period, these being known as the 'Bertelli cars'. They included the 1 1/2 litre 'T-type', the 'International, the 'Le Mans, the 'MKII' its racing derivative the 'Ulster, and the 2 litre 15/98 and its racing derivative the 'Speed Model'.
Mostly open two seater sports cars and mostly bodied by Bert Bertelli's brother Enrico (Harry)a small number of long chassis four seater tourers, dropheads and saloons were also produced.
Bertelli was very keen to race his cars and he was a very competent driver. One of the very few motor manufacturers to actually sit in and race the cars he designed and built, the competition no doubt 'improved the breed' and the 'LM' team cars were very successful in national and international motor racing including at Le Mans and the Mille Miglia.
Financial problems reappeared in 1932 and the company was rescued by L. Prideaux Brune who funded it for the following year before passing the company on to Sir Arthur Sutherland. In 1936, the company decided to concentrate on road cars. Car production had always been on a small scale and until the advent of World War II halted work only about 700 had been made. During the war years aircraft components were made.
[edit] The David Brown era
1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III
In 1947, David Brown Limited bought the company under the leadership of managing director Sir David Brown—its "post-war saviour". David Brown also acquired Lagonda that year, and both companies shared resources and workshops. In 1955, David Brown bought the Tickford coachbuilding company and its site at Tickford Street in Newport Pagnell, and that was the beginning of the classic series of cars bearing the initials "DB". In 1950, the company announced the DB2, followed by the racing DB3 in 1957 and the Italian-styled 3.7 L DB4 in 1958. All the cars established a good racing pedigree for the firm, but the DB4 was the key to establishing the company's reputation, which was cemented by the famous DB5 in 1963. The company continued developing the "grand touring" style with the DB6 (1965–70), the DBS, and the DBS V8 (1967–72).
[edit] 1970s - Changing ownership
Despite the cars' appreciation in value, the company was often financially troubled. In 1972, it was sold to a company called Company Developments Ltd., backed by a Birmingham-based consortium, and chaired by chartered accountant and company director William Willson, (MBE).[6] The company was resold in 1975 to North American businessmen Peter Sprague and George Minden. The new owners pushed the company into modernising its line, producing the V8 Vantage in 1977, the convertible Volante in 1978, and the one-off William Towns-styled Bulldog in 1980. Towns also styled the futuristic new Lagonda saloon, based on the V8 model.
In 1980 Aston-Martin had plans, which did not materialize, to buy MG, which they would have utilized as a sister marque, probably building smaller sports cars. Ideas were plotted to design a new model and they revealed to the press their approach to an 'updated' '1981' model MGB.
As worldwide sales of Aston Martin shrank to three per week, chairman Alan Curtis together with fellow shareholders American Peter Sprague and Canadian George Minden, had almost chosen to shut down the production side of the business and concentrate on service and restoration. Curtis attended the 1980 Pace sponsored Stirling Moss benefit day at Brands Hatch, and met fellow Farnham resident Victor Gauntlett.
[edit] 1980s - Victor Gauntlett
Gauntlett bought a 10% stake in Aston Martin for £500,000 via Pace Petroleum in 1980, with Tim Hearley of CH Industrials taking a similar share. Pace and CHI took over as joint 50/50 owners at the beginning of 1981, with Gauntlett as executive chairman. Gauntlett also led the sales team, and after some development and a lot of publicity when it became the world’s fastest 4-seater production car, was able to sell with success the Aston Martin Lagonda into Persian Gulf states, particularly Oman, Kuwait and Qatar.[7]
Understanding it would take some time to develop new Aston Martin products, they bought Tickford to develop automotive products for other companies. Products included a Tickford Austin Metro, a Tickford Ford Capri and even Tickford train interiors, particularly on the Jaguar XJS.[7] Pace continued sponsoring racing events, and now sponsored all Aston Martin Owners Club events, taking a Tickford engined Nimrod Group C car owned by AMOC President Viscount Downe, which came third in the Manufacturers Championship in both 1982 and 1983. It also finished seventh in the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans race. However, sales of production cars were now at an all time low of 30 cars produced in 1982.[7]
As trading became tighter in the petroleum market, and Aston Martin was requiring more time and money, Gauntlett agreed to sell Hays/Pace to the Kuwait Investment Office in September 1983. As Aston Martin required greater investment, he also agreed to sell his share holding to American importer and Greek shipping tycoon Peter Livanos, who invested via his joint venture company with Nick and John Papanicalou, ALL Inc. Gauntlett remained chairman of the AML company 55% owned by ALL, with Tickford a 50/50 venture between ALL and CHI. The uneasy relationship was ended when ALL exercised options to buy a larger share in AML; CHI's residual shares were exchanged for CHI's complete ownership of Tickford, which retained development of existing Aston Martin projects. In 1984, Titan the main shipping company of the Papanicolaou’s was in trouble, so Livanos's father George bought out the Papanicolaou's shares in ALL, while Gauntlett again became a shareholder with a 25% holding in AML. The deal valued Aston Martin/AML at £2 million, the year it built its 10,000th car.[7]
Although as a result Aston Martin had to make 60 members of the workforce redundant, Gauntlett bought a stake in Italian styling house Zagato, and resurrected its collaboration with Aston Martin.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights
In 1986, Gauntlett negotiated the return of fictional British secret agent James Bond to Aston Martin. Cubby Broccoli had chosen to recast the character using actor Timothy Dalton, in an attempt to re-root the Bond-brand back to a more Sean Connery-like feel. Gauntlett supplied his personal pre-production Vantage for use in the filming of "The Living Daylights," and sold a Volante to Broccoli for use at his home in America. Gauntlett turned down the role of a KGB colonel in the film, however: "I would have loved to have done it but really could not afford the time."[8]
Although the company was doing well, Gauntlett knew it needed extra funds to survive in the long term. In May 1987, Gauntlett and Prince Michael of Kent were staying at the home of Contessa Maggi, the wife of the founder of the original Mille Miglia, while watching the revival event. Another house guest was Walter Hayes, vice-President of Ford of Europe. Despite problems over the previous acquisition of AC Cars, Hayes saw the potential of the brand and the discussion resulted in Ford taking a share holding in September 1987.[9] In 1988, having produced some 5,000 cars in 20 years, a revived economy and successful sales of limited edition Vantage, and 52 Volante Zagato coupes at £86,000 each; the company finally retired the ancient V8 and introduced the Virage range - the first new Aston launched in 20 years.
Although Gauntlett was contractually to stay as chairman for two years, his racing interests took Aston back into sports car racing in 1989 with limited European success. However, with engine rule changes for the 1990 season and the launch of the new Aston Martin Volante model, Ford provided the limited supply of Cosworth engines to the Jaguar cars racing team. As the "small Aston" DB7 would require a large engineering input, Ford agreed to take full control of Aston Martin, and Gauntlett handed over the company chairmanship to Hayes in 1991.[10] In 1992, the Vantage version was announced, and the following year the company renewed the DB range by announcing the DB7.
[edit] The Ford era
Ford placed Aston in the Premier Automotive Group, substantially invested in new manufacturing and quickly ramped up production. In 1994, Ford opened a new factory at Banbury Road in Bloxham. In 1995, the company produced a record 700 vehicles. Until the Ford era cars had been produced by hand coachbuilding craft methods, such as the English wheel. In 1998 the 2,000th DB7 was built, and in 2002 the 6,000th, exceeding production of all previous DB models. The DB7 range was boosted by the addition of V12 Vantage models in 1999, and in 2001 the company introduced the V12-engine Vanquish.
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan in 2003, Aston Martin introduced the AMV8 Vantage concept car. Expected to have few changes before its introduction in 2005, the Vantage brought back the classic V8 engine to allow the company to compete in a larger market. 2003 also saw the opening of the Gaydon factory, the first purpose-built factory in Aston Martin's history. Also introduced in 2003 was the DB9 coupé, which replaced the ten-year-old DB7. A convertible version of the DB9, the DB9 Volante, was introduced at the 2004 Detroit Auto Show. In 2006, the V8 Vantage sports car entered production at the Gaydon factory, joining the DB9 and DB9 Volante.
In December 2003 Aston Martin announced it would return to motor racing in 2005. A new division was created, called Aston Martin Racing, which became responsible, together with Prodrive, for the design, development, and management of the DBR9 program. The DBR9 competes in the GT class in sports car races, including the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans.
[edit] Sale by Ford
In 2006, under mounting financial pressure, an internal review of costs and realisable value on investment led Ford to consider divesting itself of parts of its Premier Automotive Group. After suggestions of selling Jaguar Cars, Land Rover or Volvo Cars, Ford appointed UBS AG to sell Aston Martin by auction. At the end of August 2006, Ford announced that it would be willing to sell all or part of Aston Martin. Bill Ford said: "As part of our on going strategic review, we have determined that Aston Martin may be an attractive opportunity to raise capital and generate value".[11]
The first round of the auction closed on 30 November 2006.[12] One of the four survivors was Syrian-born billionaire Simon Halabi,[13] while the Australian bid included James Packer, Australia's second richest man.[14] The German auto newspaper Autobild reported on 2 February 2007 that the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH had bought the company for an undisclosed sum. The paper cited "anonymous, but well-placed sources" with the information. It was later reported by Autocar magazine that LVMH had denied the news as "rubbish".
[edit] 2007 - A new era begins
On 12 March 2007 a consortium led by Prodrive chairman David Richards purchased Aston Martin for £475m/$848m.[15] Prodrive has no financial involvement in the deal.[16] Ford will keep a stake in the company (valued at £ 40 million / $ 70 million). The consortium also consisted of John Sinders, an Aston Martin collector; and two Kuwaiti investment companies, Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co.
On 19 July 2007 the last car, a Vanquish S, was produced at the Newport Pagnell plant. Nearly 13,000 cars had been made there since 1955. All production was concentrated at Gaydon, with the old premises in Tickford Street remaining in Aston Martin ownership as the restoration and service department.[17]
Aston Martin has also boosted its worldwide appeal by opening more dealers in Europe, as well as branches in China for the first time in its 93 year history in Beijing and Shanghai. This has brought their dealership programme to 120 dealers in 28 countries.[18]
On 1 September 2008, Aston Martin announced the revival of the Lagonda marque. A concept will be shown in 2009, coinciding with the brand's 100th anniversary. The first production cars should come in 2012.[19]
In December 2008, Aston Martin announced that it would cut its 1850 workforce by 600.[20]
[edit] 2009 - Return to Le Mans
In January 2009 it was announced that the company was entering the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours race as a factory team in the prestigious LMP1 division. After competing throughout the 2008 season with a Lola B08/60 LMP1 Coupe under the Charouz Racing banner, Aston Martin will use a slightly modified Lola LMP1 design for their programme. Three Lola-Aston Martins have been entered in the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours by Aston Martin but only two have been confirmed with sponsorship. Aston Martin will also compete in the complete Le Mans series with the Lola-Aston Martin LMP cars, starting at Barcelona in early April. The programme got off to an unfortunate start at the pre season Paul Ricard test on March 8 when Tomas Enge destroyed the 007 car in an accident. Aston Martin Racing have subsequently taken delivery of a new Lola to replace the written off chassis.
Unsharp Mask, Tonemapping using LucisArt, Selective Color, adding a vignette+some textures (thx to SolStock )
Info:
Exposure: 1/ 50 Sec.
Aperture: f/1.4
ISO-Speed: 200
Focal Length: 30 mm
Lens: Sigma 30mm 1.4 DC HSM
Address-plate for The Magic Circle, incorporating the twelve signs of the zodiac. By accident - or perhaps by magical design - the address is number 12 Stephenson Way, Euston, London.
"On a summer's day in 1905, twenty three amateur and professional magicians gathered together at London's Pinoli's Restaurant with the intention of forming a magic club. The result was the founding of The Magic Circle.
The first official meeting was held at The Green Man public house in Soho, but later meetings were held in a room above the stage of St. George's Hall in Langham Place, where Maskelyne and Devant presented their mysteries to a delighted public for so many years. David Devant, the greatest magician of his era, became the first President of The Magic Circle, and the Society grew rapidly and prospered.
In 1906, Nevil Maskelyne edited the first issue of The Magic Circular, and on its cover were the signs of the zodiac which, together with the words Indocilis Privata Loqui, were destined to become the emblem of The Magic Circle. (The Latin motto, roughly translated, means "not apt to disclose secrets" - and any member who does so may be subject to expulsion from the Society.)"
This morning I went to Sausalito to watch the sun rise. I had my doubts, and expected heavy fog -but I figure it would still be nice to watch the sun rise. I have not done that in a long time. Plus, taking pictures during blue hour is nice, but golden hour -mmm, golden hour.
A couple months back I came to this same place -Ah, Sausalito revisited.
My alarm went off at 5AM. I did not even hit the snooze button. I packed my things in to the trunk of my car and headed to my local donut shop. Picked myself up a sugar donut for me to indulge in later while I wait for the sun rise. I did rack up some karma coins though (Thanks Seo!). On my way out of the shop I looked at the change I had crumpled in my hand. Something was not right. I did a quick mind squeezing calculation in my head.
Donut: $0.85
Tendered: $ $10.00
Change: $19.15
I returned the excess money to the cashier. He was pretty thankful.
As I made my way over the Golden Gate Bridge it became clear that yes, there is going to be fog. A lot of it. I didn't count myself out quite yet. It was a nice, and leisurely drive along "Historic Sausalito."
I spent the next hour and a half patiently waiting for the sun to make it's debut for the day. I ate that sugar donut I picked up earlier. Wonderful. Even though my arteries probably clogged a little :) I spent the rest of my time lounging on the dock. And yet again, I found myself without a flashlight. It were a bit creepy when I couldn't see anything. Near pitch black except for some small ankle level lamps every 30ft or so.
Sure enough, at 7:05 the sun showed itself. Well, kind of. There was fog. I could feel the sun trying to push past the fog ... "I'm here ... I'm here!!!" But it could have been worse. So that said, I'm glad I got to see what I did. It was nice. Cold though.
The tide was significantly lower this time around when compared to the last time I came -it was interesting to see the pilings in a slightly different manner.
I'll try this again when the weather is a bit more cooperative.
Longest Covered Bridge in the World
Hartland (2001 population: 902) is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Hartland is situated on the Saint John River in the central-western portion of the province in the agricultural heartland of Carleton County. It is the hometown of two of New Brunswick's premiers during the 20th century: Hugh John Flemming and Richard Hatfield. U.S. Congressmen Isaac & Samuel Stephenson and Prince Edward Island's Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman are also from Hartland. Renowned Canadian poet Alden Nowlan also lived in the town for several formative years while working for the Hartland Observer newspaper.
Longest covered bridge, showing pedestrian addition, with ice in the river
The town is best known for being the site of the Hartland Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the world. Originally opened on July 4, 1901, the 1,282 foot (390.75 m) bridge is a national historic site. The bridge was covered as part of major repairs in 1921, and the pedestrian walkway added in 1945.
Hartland is the headquarters of the North American trucking company Day & Ross, as well as home to the New Brunswick Bible Institute.
UN-DS Photo Session 1 of 2
I've had these Nike iDs since February just waiting for the warm weather to start. Thought it was nice enough to wear them today for some captures at Washington Square Park, New York. I choose to do a similar image to my AM1 Curry from last weekend.
This is one of the images that I wish came out sharper in the shoe area. I messed up the settings on my cam when setting up for this shot. The problem is, my screen is almost gone, so I can barely see what the image looks like when I take it. I'm basically just shooting away with no real idea how the capture looks. It's only until it's put into iPhoto at home, that I can see the results. It really sucks, but hopefully my cam will be replaced soon.
Camera - Panasonic DMC ZS3
Photoshop - Used for Levels, Exposure, Brightness & Contrast, and Saturation (-50)
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is by far the most common species that breeds in the eastern half of North America, although most states have sporadic Rufous sightings, and Bob and Martha Sargent have banded eight other hummingbird species as winter visitors to five southeastern states. Ruby-throats are intensely inquisitive and thus easily attracted to feeders, where males in particular typically display aggressive territoriality toward rival hummers, other birds, and even insects such as bees, butterflies, and sphinx moths. They quickly become accustomed to human presence, and will swoop down to investigate red articles of clothing, possibly as potential food sources. Feeders hung at windows attract as many visitors as ones farther from structures, and the bird that claims a feeder as its territory may spend much of the day perched nearby, guarding the food source against intruders. Many hummingbird watchers find "Hummer Warz" endlessly entertaining, although the chases are obviously serious business to the hungry birds. For a short period immediately after fledging, a female will tolerate the presence of her own young at the feeder, but they are soon treated the same as other adult birds - as rivals in pursuit of the food necessary to prepare for the fall migration.
Courtship is apparently very brief, if it exists at all, and once mated the female raises the young alone. The walnut-sized nest, built by the female, is constructed on a foundation of bud scales attached to a tree limb with spider silk; lichens camouflage the outside, and the inside is lined with dandelion, cattail, or thistle down. The nest will stretch to contain the growing nestlings, and may sometimes be reused (rebuilt) the following year.
Two white, pea-sized eggs are laid two or three days apart, which the female will incubate from 60 to 80 percent of the day for 12-16 days. Reports of the duration of the nestling phase vary from 14 to 31 days, the wide range possibly varying with the availability of food; 18-23 days is normal. when they leave the nest, the chicks are considerably larger than their mothers: they may weigh 4.5 grams, while poor Mom is down to only 2.5 g after the stress of raising them. Since the mother starts incubating the first egg as soon as it's laid, that chick will hatch and fledge earlier than its sibling; it will remain close to the nest until the other chick is ready to fly. After leaving the nest, fledglings are fed by their mother for about 10 days. It is thought that Ruby-throats live as long as 12 years, but the average is probably 3-5 years.
Physical Description
Average length: 3.5 inches (8.9 cm)
Average weight: 1/8 ounce (3.1 g)
Body temperature: 105°-108°F (40.5°-42.2°C)
Wing beats: 40-80 per second, average about 52
Respiration: 250 per minute
Heart rate: 250 beats/min resting; 1200 beats/min feeding
Flight speed: 30 mph (48 kph) normal; 50 mph (80 kph) escape; 63 mph (101 kph) dive
Plumage
Adult male: Emerald green back, iridescent ruby red gorget (throat) that may appear black under some lighting conditions, gray flanks, forked tail with no white. Smaller than the female.
Adult female: Emerald green back, white breast and throat, rounded tail with white tips. Larger than the male, with longer bill.
Juveniles: Young of both sexes look like the adult female. In August and September, young males may develop some red spots in the gorget.
Molts: One complete molt per year, which may start during the fall migration and continue into March. Young males acquire full ruby gorgets during their first molt.
Gender identification is simple if the light is right: the brilliant red gorget of the male is unmistakable. More commonly, though, the shape and presence of white on the tail is a more reliable field mark.
Distribution and Migration
Ruby-throats breed throughout eastern to midwestern North America, from southern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Most winter in Mexico, Central America, and on Caribbean islands, although a few remain in the Gulf states and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Most researchers accept a remarkable non-stop crossing of the Gulf, taking 18-20 hours. They arrive at the coast in late February or early March, and follow the development of spring flowers northward, reaching my home in Morganfield, Kentucky on April 20 +/- 2 days. Males migrate earlier than females, in both directions; some adult males start south as early as JUly. Our female breeding birds leave here (Morganfield, Kentucky) in September, with the young of the year following; the last juveniles depart abruptly at first frost (mid-October). By mid-November the fall migration is essentially completed throughout North America.
So I went out to buy a mask today for a picture somewhat like this. It didn't really come out how I planned it to come out =/
But this is what I got.
I'll try something better with the mask tomorrow.
Perfect by nature
Icons of self indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame? Don't you see me?
You know you've got everybody fooled
Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh how we love you
No flaws when you're pretending
But now I know she
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Without the mask, where will you hide?
Can't find yourself lost in your lie
I know the truth now
I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore
It Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
It never was and never will be
You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool
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.La garza real europea (Ardea cinerea) es una especie de ave pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae nativa de Europa y de Asia templada, incluso partes de África. Es residente en zonas templadas pero muchas migran en verano a zonas más frías y en invierno a zonas más cálidas.
Características
Es un ave grande, parada mide 90 a 100 cm de altura, con una envergadura de alas de 1,70 a 2 m y un peso de 1 a 2 kg. Su plumaje es mayormente gris arriba, y algo blanco debajo. Los adultos tienen la cabeza blanca con un copete negro superciliar y una cresta delgada, en los juveniles toda la cabeza es gris. Tiene un pico fuerte rosa-amarillento, brillante cuando adultos. Tiene un vuelo lento, con su largo cuello retraído (forma de S). Cuando extiende su cuello, el pico semeja una cuchara. Esto es característico de las garzas y garcetas, y los distingue de las cigüeñas.
Está muy relacionada y es similar a la garza real americana Ardea herodias, que difiere en ser algo más grande, y pardos sus flancos y finales de ala. La garza de cara blanca australiana Ardea novaehollandiae es a veces incorrectamente llamada "garza real".
Comportamiento
La sp. crece en colonias, en árboles cerca de espejos de agua, o áreas inundables, y aún es capaz de anidar en juncales. Hace un nido compacto de ramitas.
Caza y come en aguas bajas, peces, ranas con su largo y afilado pico. Las garzas son capaces de coger pequeños mamíferos y pájaros. Su dieta también incluye invertebrados acuáticos. Frecuentemente espera que la presa se aquiete para atraparla, o puede lentamente cazar al acecho.
Su llamada es un fuerte graznido "fraaank".
More fun with Mosaic Maker - look how he's changed in almost six months!
1. yummy, 2. Sweet drooling baby, 3. gimme that camera!, 4. So he makes this face..., 5. i can just about get my whole fist in here if i try really hard, 6. Contemplative baby, 7. Where's the boob? This finger will not do!, 8. More snick, 9. A very appropriate tshirt, 10. sweetheart, 11. Eergh?, 12. thumb, 13. baby no neck, 14. tired!, 15. so pretty, but i'm a boy, not a girl!, 16. sweet, 17. fuzz head circa 1983, 18. I'm so strong!, 19. Aaah!, 20. more thumb!, 21. Who you lookin' at?, 22. I have only one lip., 23. (Untitled), 24. (Untitled), 25. (Untitled), 26. I am the Shiek of Rochester, 27. Cute!, 28. Crazy boy!, 29. I love my tiger!, 30. Aah!, 31. Hello again!, 32. Hello!, 33. Cole loves his play mat!, 34. Funny baby 3, 35. Funny baby 2, 36. Funny baby 1, 37. Whaddya want..., 38. More post-bath cuteness, 39. Sigh..., 40. My sweetie man, 41. (Untitled), 42. Why baby is a rock star, 43. You lookin' at me?, 44. Baby is a punk rocker, 45. Little dreamer, 46. Sweetie..., 47. (Untitled), 48. Beautiful baby in boppy, 49. Love & Baby
Ok, I went to town on this one and I think it worked out. Lots of tweaking and playing on this one; eyes, face, sky, simplified the background (bye bye power lines, building and railing). I kind of owe it to Nick as he's waited very patiently since August to get these shots.
I really like how it turned out. My only slight beef is that in lightening the darker side of Nick's face I've actually made him look heavier than he does in the original shot.
Strange isn't it what light can do?
Haven't heard from Nick yet what he thinks. Hopefully he'll like it.
BTW this is not an HDR shot, this is a single shot tonemapped in the method I described in my previous post.
Should I have removed the concrete wall as well?
If you're interested in contacting Nick he can be found on Model Mayhem here
UPDATE: Nick likes it.
www.darckr.com/username.php?username=9099757@N05
Eine Spektralfarbe ist jener Farbeindruck, der durch monochromatisches Licht im sichtbaren Teil des Lichtspektrums entsteht. Sie ist in jedem Farbton die intensivste, mithin reine Farbe.
Das Spektrum (als Begriff der Farblehre) ist die Gesamtheit aller Linien und Banden bestimmter Frequenz. „Weißes Licht“ ist im physikalischen Sinne (und praktisch kaum realisierbar) ein aus allen Wellenlängen des sichtbaren Spektralbereichs energiegleich gemischtes Licht. Meist versteht man darunter Tageslicht (Sonnenlicht) sowie die Normlichtarten mit ihren unterschiedlichen Farbtemperaturen. Die von einer energiegleichen Lichtquelle erzeugte Farbempfindung heißt exakterweise „unbunt“.
Durch Brechung am optischen Prisma, durch Beugung an Gittern oder in Interferenz gelingt es, "weißes Licht" in (einzelne) Spektralfarben zu zerlegen. Spektralfarben als monochromatisches Licht können bei geeigneten Emissionsvorgängen auch direkt entstehen (Natriumdampflampe, Laser).
Newton stellte diesen Sachverhalt in seinen Opticks dar, nach ihm sind es die sieben Spektralfarben: Rot, Orange, Gelb, Grün, Blau, Indigo, Violett. Für Goethe dagegen war das "weiße Licht" das Ursächliche.
Eine besondere Bedeutung kommt der "weißen Strahlung", also der energiegleichen Strahlung in der Photometrie und verwandten Gebieten zu. Hier ist es wichtig in den notwendigen (betrachteten) Wellenlängenintervallen diese Eigenschaft zu erreichen. Für die Messung der Augenempfindlichkeitskurve ist neben der energiegleichen Strahlung sogar eine quantenintensitätsgleiche Strahlung erforderlich. Solche Messungen dienen der Ableitung von Normspektralfarbwerten.
Die Zapfenzellen in der menschlichen Netzhaut (sowie auch anderer Lebewesen) besitzen je nach Typ unterschiedliche Empfindlichkeitsspektren, die bestimmte Bereiche des empfangenen Lichtspektrums abdecken. Die Verarbeitung der von den Zapfen stammenden Signale wandelt die empfangenen Spektren in wahrgenommene Farben um. Da die Gewichtung der Spektralanteile von den Wahrnehmungsbereichen der Zapfentypen abhängt, ist auch die Farbwahrnehmung direkt davon abhängig. Wird etwa von LEDs ein nahezu monochromatisches Licht dargeboten, so wird diese Lichtfarbe als sehr rein (gesättigt) und hell wahrgenommen, also als Spektralfarbe. Im Falle des menschlichen Sehens gibt es kein Lichtspektrum, das nur einen einzigen Zapfentyp reizt. Da sich die Bereiche der Zapfentypen überschneiden, werden immer mehrere Typen gleichzeitig angesprochen.
Der Spektralfarbenzug nach CIE wird in der Normfarbtafel mit der Purpurgeraden ergänzt, die allerdings Mischfarben enthält. Physikalisch gibt es für Purpurtöne keine zugehörigen Spektralfarben. Diese werden nur bei gemischter Wahrnehmung von kurz- und langwelligen Licht gesehen. Im CIE-Diagramm entspricht den Purpurtönen mit höchster Sättigung diese Purpurgerade. Prinzipiell sind alle nicht spektralen Farben Mischfarben.
Die menschliche Farbwahrnehmung bei Tagessehen (Photopisches Sehen) ist auf drei Rezeptortypen für kurze, mittlere und lange Wellenlängen begrenzt. Manche Tiere, vor allem Vögel, wie die Tauben, besitzen vier Farbrezeptoren. Dadurch können sie mehr Farbvarianten und Farbarten als ein Mensch unterscheiden. Andere Tierarten, wie Hunde, besitzen nur zwei Typen von Farbrezeptoren. Das führt zu einem kleineren Umfang an unterscheidbaren Farbtönen.
Am langwelligen roten Ende des sichtbaren Spektrums grenzt der Bereich des unsichtbaren infraroten Lichtes an. Durch den stetigen Übergang in der Empfindlichkeit auf reizende Wellenlängen ist diese Grenze fließend (zwischen 720 nm und 830 nm) und unterliegt individuellen Schwankungen. Dies wird im Wesentlichen durch den chemischen Aufbau des Rhodopsins (Sehpurpur) bestimmt. Der wahrgenommene Farbton ändert sich ab 650 nm nur geringfügig.
Der infrarote Bereich des Spektrums wird als Wärmestrahlung bezeichnet, obwohl jede absorbierte elektromagnetische Strahlung ihr Energieäquivalent als Wärme erzeugt, egal ob es sich um längstwellige Radiostrahlung oder um harte (sehr kurzwellige) Gammastrahlung handelt. Die Wärmewirkung von Infrarot- und Radiostrahlung wird von Menschen direkt durch andere Rezeptoren wahrgenommen. Die Eindringtiefe der Strahlung wiederum ist wellenlängenabhängig. Nahe Infrarotstrahlung dringt nur wenige Millimeter in den Körper ein, Radiostrahlung wird im gesamten Körper umgesetzt. Dieser Effekt wird bei der Kurzwellenbestrahlung genutzt, um innere Organe zu erwärmen.
Am kurzwelligen violetten Ende des sichtbaren Spektrums, bei Wellenlängen ab etwa 380 nm und kleiner, grenzt der Bereich des ultravioletten Lichtes an. Diese Wellenlängen rufen keine Reizung der menschlichen Rezeptoren hervor, deshalb ist ultraviolettes Licht unsichtbar. Aus dem gleichen Grund wie am infraroten Ende des Lichtspektrums ist die Sichtbarkeit der Strahlung zwischen 360 nm und 410 nm individuell und altersbedingt Schwankungen unterlegen, noch stärker als im infrarot-nahen Bereich. Die Pigmentierung der Hornhaut spielt hier eine große Rolle. Außerdem verfärbt sich mit zunehmendem Alter die Linse gelblich, wodurch kurzwelliges Licht stärker gefiltert wird.
Bei Operationen am grauen Star ist nach Entfernung der getrübten Linse die Filterwirkung beseitigt (aphakisches Sehen), was zu einer ausgeprägten Verbesserung der Wahrnehmung kurzer Wellenlängen führt. Nach Einsetzen der Kunststofflinse ist dieser besondere Effekt wieder aufgehoben.
A spectral color is a color that is evoked by a single wavelength of light in the visible spectrum, or by a relatively narrow band of wavelengths. Every wavelength of light is perceived as a spectral color, in a continuous spectrum; the colors of sufficiently close wavelengths are indistinguishable.
The spectrum is often divided up into named colors, though any division is somewhat arbitrary: the spectrum is continuous. Traditional colors include: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.
Indigo is often omitted as simply a shade of blue/violet, and cyan was not included historically. The first division was by Newton, in his color wheel, and he used Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet; a mnemonic is ROYGBIV, as in a person named Roy G. Biv.
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Beyond the shadows,
Light beckons me.
I peer anxiously
Between the trees.
My mind stumbling
Through the undergrowth,
Snow freezing my bones,
Darkness seizing my soul.
Shall I make it through?
Shall I endure, with courage?
Will He be there for me?
And what will he say?
Welcome, be at peace!
Rest now from travail.
You ran your race,
And now...you are home.
--John Walford, December 7, 2007.
And, kindly drawn to my attention by Beau Elkins (see comment below), one from Robert Frost:
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know,
His house is in the village though.
He will not see me stopping here,
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer,
To stop without a farmhouse near,
Between the woods and frozen lake,
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake,
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep,
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
-- Robert Frost
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the Piazza Navona. Designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini, it is emblematic of the dynamic and dramatic effects sought by High Baroque artists. It was erected in 1651 in front of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, and yards from the Pamphilj Palace belonging to this fountain's patron, Innocent X (1644-1655).
The four gods on the corners of the fountain represent the four major rivers of the world known at the time: the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Plate. The design of each god figure has symbolic importance.
Design
Bernini's design was selected in competition. The circumstances of his victory are described as follows:
So strong was the sinister influence of the rivals of Bernini on the mind of Innocent that when he planned to set up in Piazza Navona the great obelisk brought to Rome by the Emperor Caracalla, which had been buried for a long time at Capo di Bove for the adornment of a magnificent fountain, the Pope had designs made by the leading architects of Rome without an order for one to Bernini. Prince Niccolò Ludovisi, whose wife was niece to the pope, persuaded Bernini to prepare a model, and arrange for it to be secretly installed in a room in the Palazzo Pamphili that the Pope had to pass. When the meal was finished, seeing such a noble creation, he stopped almost in ecstasy. Being prince of the keenest judgment and the loftiest ideas, after admiring it, said: “This is a trick … It will be necessary to employ Bernini in spite of those who do not wish it, for he who desires not to use Bernini’s designs, must take care not to see them.”
Paraphrase from Filippo Baldinucci, The life of Cavaliere Bernini (1682)
Public fountains in Rome served multiple purposes: first, they were highly needed sources of water for neighbors in the centuries prior to home plumbing. Second, they were monuments to the papal patrons. Earlier Bernini fountains had been the Fountain of the Triton in Piazza Barberini, the fountain of the Moor in the southern end of Piazza Navona erected during the Barberini papacy, and the Neptune and Triton for Villa Montalto, whose statuary now resides at Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Each has animals and plants that further carry forth the identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river's navigability. The Nile's head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile's source was. The Danube touches the Papal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means silver in Spanish). Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men's fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk (built for the Roman Serapeum in AD 81), symbolizing by Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). In addition, the fountain is a theater in the round, a spectacle of action, that can be strolled around. Water flows and splashes from a jagged and pierced mountainous disorder of travertine marble. A legend, common with tour-guides, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese by his rival Borromini could crumble against him; in fact, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church.
The dynamic fusion of architecture and sculpture made this fountain revolutionary when compared to prior Roman projects, such as the stilted designs Acqua Felice and Paola by Fontana in Piazza San Bernardo (1585-87) or the customary embellished geometric floral-shaped basin below a jet of water such as the Fontanina in Piazza Campitelli (1589) by Giacomo della Porta.
Unveiling
he Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was unveiled to the populace of Rome on 12 June 1651. According to a report from the time, an event was organised to draw people to the Piazza Navona. Beforehand, wooden scaffolding, overlaid with curtains, had hidden the fountain, though probably not the obelisk, which would have given people an idea that something was being built, but the precise details were unknown. Once unveiled, the full majesty of the fountain would be apparent, which the celebrations were designed to advertise. The festival was paid for by the Pamphili family, to be specific, Innocent X, who had sponsored the erection of the fountain. The most conspicuous item on the Pamphili crest, an olive branch, was brandished by the performers who took part in the event.
The author of the report, Antonio Bernal, takes his readers through the hours leading up to the unveiling. The celebrations were announced by a woman, dressed as the allegorical character of Fame, being paraded around the streets of Rome on a carriage or float. She was sumptuously dressed, with wings attached to her back and a long trumpet in her hand. Bernal notes that "she went gracefully through all the streets and all the districts that are found among the seven hills of Rome, often blowing the round bronze [the trumpet], and urging everyone to make their way to that famous Piazza." A second carriage followed her; this time another woman was dressed as the allegorical figure of Curiosity. According to the report, she continued exhorting the people to go towards the piazza. Bernal describes the clamour and noise of the people as they discussed the upcoming event.
The report is actually less detailed about the process of publicly unveiling the fountain. However, it does give ample descriptions of the responses of the spectators who had gathered in the Piazza. Once there, Bernal notes, the citizens of the city were overwhelmed by the massive fountain, with its huge life-like figures. The report mentions the "enraptured souls" of the population, the fountain, which "gushes out a wealth of silvery treasures" causing "no little wonder" in the onlookers. Bernal then continues to describe the fountain, making continuous reference to the seeming naturalism of the figures and its astonishing effect on those in the piazza.
The making of the fountain was met by opposition by the people of Rome for several reasons. First, Innocent X had the fountain built at public expense during the intense famine of 1646-48. Throughout the construction of the fountain, the city murmurred and talk of riot was in the air. Pasquinade writers protested the construction of the fountain in September 1648 by attaching hand-written invectives on the stone blocks used to make the obelisk. These pasquinades read, "We do not want Obelisks and Fountains, It is bread that we want. Bread, Bread, Bread!" Innocent quickly had the authors arrested, and disguised spies patrol the Pasquino statue and Piazza Navona
The streetvendors of the market also opposed the construction of the fountain, as Innocent X expelled them from the piazza. The Pamphilij pope believed they detracted from the magnificence of the square. The vendors refused to move, and the papal police had to chase them from the piazza. Roman Jews, in particular, lamented the closing of the Navona, since they were allowed to sell used articles of clothing there at the Wednesday market.
Navona Square (Piazza Navona).
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in first century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.[1] The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred to it from the Campidoglio, the Piazza Navona is a significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art. It features sculptural and architectural creations: in the center stands the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi; and the Pamphilj palace also by Rainaldi and which features the gallery frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.
The Piazza Navona has two additional fountains: at the southern end is the Fontana del Moro with a basin and four Tritons sculpted by Giacomo della Porta (1575) to which, in 1673, Bernini added a statue of a Moor, or African, wrestling with a dolphin, and at the northern end is the Fountain of Neptune (1574) created by Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune in the northern fountain, the work of Antonio Della Bitta, was added in 1878 to make that fountain more symmetrical with La Fontana del Moro in the south.
At the southwest end of the piazza is the ancient 'speaking' statue of Pasquino. Erected in 1501, Romans could leave lampoons or derogatory social commentary attached to the statue.
During its history, the piazza has hosted theatrical events and other ephemeral activities. From 1652 until 1866, when the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every Saturday and Sunday in August in elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family. The pavement level was raised in the 19th century and the market was moved again in 1869 to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza.
Other monuments on the Piazza Navona are:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Palazzo Braschi (Museo di Roma)
Sant'Agnese in Agone
Literature and films
The piazza is featured in Dan Brown's 2000 thriller Angels and Demons, in which the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi "The Fountain of the four rivers"(the Danube, the Gange, the Nile and the River Plate) is listed as one of the Altars of Science. During June 2008, Ron Howard directed several scenes of the film adaptation of Angels and Demons on the southern section of the Piazza Navona, featuring Tom Hanks.
The piazza is featured in several scenes of director Mike Nichols' 1970 adaptation of Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was used in the 1990 film Coins in the Fountain. The characters threw coins into the fountain as they made wishes. The Trevi Fountain was used in the 1954 version of the film.
A Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, é maior das três fontes, localizada no centro da praça. Na fonte dos rios, Bernini projetou quatro estátuas representando os rios dos quatro continentes: o Nilo, o Danúbio, o rio da Prata e o Ganges. As estátuas estão montadas sobre um obelisco egípcio, sendo circundadas por leões e outros animais fantásticos, tendo no cume uma pomba em bronze, símbolo da paz no mundo e da família Pamphili. Para realçar a rivalidade entre Bernini e Borromini, que fez a igreja de Santa Agnese, os romanos criaram uma lenda em torno da fonte dos rios, que fica em frente a esta igreja. Segundo os romanos, as estátuas duvidam da solidez do projeto de Borromini. A que retrata o rio da Prata, tem a mão erguida, a proteger o corpo do desabamento da igreja; a que retrata o Nilo, traz a cabeça coberta por um véu, a recusar a ver a obra de Borromini.
A seguir um texto, em português, da Wikipédia a Enciclopédia Livre:
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios), foi esculpida por Gian Lorenzo Bernini entre 1648 e 1651, artista do barroco italiano, foi concebida por uma ordem do Papa Inocencio X o Papa da familia Pamphili, cujo tinha sua casa nesta praça.
Esta localizada na Praça de Navona, em Roma. Ela representa os quatro principais continentes do mundo cortados por seus principais rios: Rio Nilo, na África; Rio Ganges, na Ásia, Rio da Prata, na América e o Rio Danúbio, na Europa.
A seguir, texto em português do site Wiki lingue:
A escultura da Fonte dos Quatro Rios, encontra-se na Piazza Navona de Roma (Itália) e foi criada e talhada pelo escultor e pintor Gian Lorenzo Bernini em 1651 baixo o papado de Inocencio X, em plena época barroca, durante o período mais prolífico do genial artista e cerca da que em outro tempo fué a Chiesa dei San Giacomo de gli Spagnoli
A fonte compõe-se de uma base formada de uma grande piscina elíptica, coroada em seu centro de uma grande mole de mármol, sobre a qual se eleva um obelisco egípcio de época romana, o obelisco de Domiciano .
As estátuas que compõem a fonte, têm umas dimensões maiores que na realidade e são alegorias dos quatro rios principais da Terra (Nilo, Ganges, Danubio, Rio da Prata), a cada um deles em um dos continentes conhecidos na época. Na fonte a cada um destes rios está representado por um gigante de mármol .
As árvores e as plantas que emergem da água e que se encontram entre as rochas, também estão em uma escala maior que na realidade. Os animais e vegetales, gerados de uma natureza boa e útil, pertencem a espécies grandes e potentes (como o leão, cavalo, cocodrilo, serpente, dragão, etc.). O espectador, girando em torno da fonte, descobre novas formas que dantes estavam escondidas ou cobertas pela massa rocosa. Com esta obra, Bernini quer suscitar admiração em quem olha-a, criando um pequeno universo em movimento a imitação do espaço da realidade natural.
A fonte foi submetida a restauração, um trabalho que se deu por concluído em dezembro de 2008. Constitui um dos palcos finque da novela e o filme Anjos e Demónios, à qual é arrojado um dos cardeais sequestrados, e Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) se lança à água para lhe salvar.
Os animais da fonte
A fonte apresenta figuras de sete animais, além de uma pequena pomba e o emblema dos Pamphili. Para poder observá-las basta com dar uma volta ao redor da fonte. As figuras são: um cavalo, uma serpente de terra (na parte mais alta, cerca do obelisco), uma serpente de mar, um delfín (que funciona também como desagüe), um cocodrilo, um leão e um dragão. Notar também a vegetación esculpida que parece real.
Praça Navona.
A seguir, um texto em português, da Wikipédia a Enciclopédia livre:
A Praça Navona (em italiano: Piazza Navona) é uma das mais célebres praças de Roma. A sua forma assemelha-se à dos antigos estádios da Roma Antiga, seguindo a planificação do Estádio de Domiciano (também denominado entre os italianos de Campomarzio, em virtude da natureza rude e esforçada dos exercícios - manejo de armas - e desportos atléticos que aí se realizavam). Albergaria até 20 mil espectadores sentados nas bancadas. A origem do nome deve-se ao nome pomposo que lhe foi dado ao tempo do Imperador Domiciano (imperador entre 81-96 d.c.): "Circo Agonístico" (do étimo grego Agonia, que significa precisamente - exercício, luta, combate). Actualmente o nome corresponde à corruptela da forma posterior in agone, depois nagone e finalmente navone, que por mero acaso significa também "grande navio" na língua italiana.
As casas que entretanto e com o passar dos anos foram sendo construídas sobre as bancadas, delimitariam e circunscreveriam até à actualidade o tão afamado Circo Agonístico.
A Navona passou de fato a caracterizar-se como praça nos últimos anos do século XV, quando o mercado da cidade foi transferido do Capitólio para aí. Foi remodelada para um estilo monumental por vontade do Papa Inocêncio X, da família Pamphili e é motivo de orgulho da cidade de Roma durante o período barroco. Sofreu intervenções de Gian Lorenzo Bernini (a famosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios, 1651) ao centro); de Francesco Borromini e Girolamo Gainaldi (a igreja de Sant'Agnese in Agone); e de Pietro de Cortona, que pintou a galeria no Palácio Pamphilj, sede da embaixada do Brasil na Itália desde 1920.
O mercado tradicional voltou a ser transferido em 1869 para o Campo de' Fiori, embora a praça mantenha também um papel fundamental em servir de palco para espectáculos de teatro e corridas de cavalos. A partir de 1652, em todos os Sábados e Domingos de Agosto, a praça tornava-se num lago para celebrar a própria família Pamphili.
A praça dispõe ainda duas outras fontes esculpidas por Giacomo della Porta - a Fontana di Nettuno (1574), na área norte da praça, e a Fontana del Moro (1576), na área sul.
Na extremidade norte da praça, por debaixo dos edifícios, foram postas a descoberto ruínas antiquíssimas, a uma cota muito abaixo da actual, comprovando a primeva utilização daquele imenso terreiro. Outros monumentos com entrada para a praça:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Curiosidades
Na Piazza Navona, está localizado o Palazzo Pamphilj, propriedade da República Federativa do Brasil, sede da Embaixada Brasileira e da Missão Diplomática do Brasil para a Itália.
Update: In Lisbon, there are no big problems with the "Occupy Movement" camping in front of Parliament, since the group disassembles the tents and hides them early in the morning. The only pending problem is the payment of a licence for the permanent tent (the tent where the group meets and works, first image below). The group of Lisbon is peaceful and is respecting the neighbourhood and the police. So, the problems that are happening in the US and other European cities are not expected to be happening here.
The bad weather conditions have made the stay at the camping ground a real challenge for some of them. Yesterday night, it poured in Lisbon. I was at home and thought of these young people and thought "Poor souls!" When I asked them today how bad it was, they answered with a smile: "We didn't hear the rain..." It's so good to be so young and have dreams...!
Parc Natural del Garraf - Olivella, Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
La Plana Novella is an old country estate and village located on a small plain in the middle of the Garraf National Park, about three kilometers to the east of Jafra and within the municipal boundary of the town of Olivella, Spain. It is notable for being in an almost uninhabited rural area, despite being about half an hour's drive from Barcelona. It is also the location of a Tibetan Buddhist retreat.
In 1885, the estate was acquired by Pere Domenech i Grau who, like many Catalan contemporaries, made a fortune in Cuba and returned home as a rich man to spend it. The estate was taken over 10 years later by the Spanish government and reclassified as an agricultural colony.
At few meters of the Palace it is the romantic lake of a beauty without equal. Brilliant painter Salvador Dalí came to withdraw and to be inspired. He got to say that “nothing else that by the lake he would be able to live here”.
In center there is a terra-cotta sculpture that represents a color woman embracing a swan, the mouth of which had to be the water jet. The place is surrounded by cedars, pines, eucalyptuses and some that another rare species, that it shows the genius of the constructor.
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CASTELLANO
La Plana Novella es una antigua heredad que se encuentra en una pequeña planicie en el centro del Parc Natural del Garraf a medio camino entre Begues y Sitges. La Finca fue adquirida por el Indiano Pere Domenech i Grau el 22 de agosto de 1885 y declarada colonia agrícola 10 años más tarde por el gobierno de Su Majestad Alfonso XII. Las obras de construcción del Palau comenzaron el primero de junio de 1887 y se acabaron el 29 de octubre de 1890 siendo bendecidas por el Obispo de Barcelona Monseñor Jaume Català. En el año 1893 se declaró la filoxera y en 1896 la finca fue a subasta pública. Desde entonces el Palau ha tenido muy diferentes propietarios que han mantenido sus puertas cerradas sin preocuparse demasiado de su cuidado.
A pocos metros del Palacio se encuentra el lago romántico de una belleza sin igual. El genial pintor Salvador Dalí venía a recogerse y a inspirarse en él. Llegó a decir que "nada más que por el lago sería capaz de vivir aquí".
En el centro hay una escultura de terracota que representa una mujer de color abrazando un cisne, la boca del cual debía ser el surtidor de agua. El lugar está rodeado de cedros, pinos, eucaliptos y alguna que otra rara especie, que muestra la genialidad del constructor.
La Habana Vieja - Cuba
“I fanciulli gridando,
su la piazzola in frotta,
e qua e là saltando,
fanno un lieto rumore”
da “Il Sabato del villaggio” di Giacomo Leopardi
E’ una soleggiata Domenica di Pasqua all’Avana, passeggio per il centro quando vengo colto da una musica in lontananza. Pian piano questa si fa sempre più vicina: sono un gruppo di trampolieri mascherati e musicisti che improvvisano armonie dal ritmo latino-americano… con sé una folla di gente che balla e che aumenta, metro dopo metro, al loro passaggio. Unitomi alla “processione” mi accorgo di essere entrato in un altro mondo, come “Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie” noto persone tutte colorate che ridono, ballano, mi sorridono e mi fanno cenno di immergermi in quel baccanale, come ci fossero barriere invisibili tra lì e la calma del pomeriggio in città. Tra tutti, la prima persona che noto è il bimbo sulla foto, che correndo da un capo all’altro della folla, insieme ad altri compagni, si gode il suo “di’ di festa”.
View large, on black for the full effect.
This launch pedestal is the most striking structure remaining at LC-34. It was built to hold the heft of a Saturn 1 or Saturn 1B rocket - basically the truncated upper stages of the epic Saturn V. Several launches and tests were performed here but this site is best known for the events of January 27, 1967 - the terrible tragedy of Apollo 1. Here three of NASA's brightest astronauts (Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee) were incinerated by a lone spark in their pressurized all-oxygen cabin atmosphere during a dry run.
After one final launch in 1968 the facility was dismantled and the service structures were razed. The remaining concrete pedestal was preserved as a memorial and affixed with two plaques commemorating the memory of the three revered astronauts that lost their lives here.
The plaques read:
LAUNCH COMPLEX 34, Friday, 27 January 1967, 1831 Hours. Dedicated to the living memory of the crew of the Apollo 1: USAF. Lt. Colonel Virgil I. Grissom, USAF. Lt. Colonel Edward H. White, II, U.S.N. Lt. Commander Roger B. Chaffee. They gave their lives in service to their country in the ongoing exploration of humankind's final frontier. Remember them not for how they died but for those ideals for which they lived.
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice so others could reach for the stars; Ad astra per aspera (a rough road leads to the stars); God speed to the crew of Apollo 1
God speed indeed.
In the distance is a United Launch Alliance service structure containing a Boeing Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) at the nearby Launch Complex 37B. This particular Delta IV is a Medium+ (4,2) variant carrying a weather satellite (GEOS-O) for NOAA into geosynchronous orbit and is scheduled to launch on June 26th, 2009 (as of June 6, 2009).
NOTE: Replaced the image with a color-corrected replacement on 03/08/2009. The original was a bit too purple for my liking and, as one of my favorite photos on my entire photostream, it deserved better. :)