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La costumbre de reunirse en bandos, muy extendida en invierno, desaparece al llegar la época de cría, cuando las parejas de calandrias se reparten para anidar en campos abiertos, cultivados o baldíos, así como en pastizales o entre plantas halófilas. Allí los machos se elevan a veces a considerable altura y vuelan en círculos emitiendo un canto parecido al de la Alondra Común, pero fuerte y con frecuencia imitativo, que dura varios minutos, tras lo cual se lanzan a tierra con un vuelo en picado. El reclamo es un grito nasal característico. El nido está situado en una depresión del suelo, generalmente oculto por una planta. Realizada la cría de los cuatro a seis pollos, cuando éstos pueden volar, se reúnen con los adultos en bandos más o menos numerosos. La Calandria Común es una especie característica del Mediterráneo, y aunque su área se extiende por el este hasta las regiones del Caspio y Aral, falta en las Baleares, donde ha sido observada, al parecer, rarísima vez. En cambio, en la Península es bastante común en terrenos apropiados, faltando en una ancha franja norteña y en Galicia. Identificación: Es la mayor de las alaúdidas; macho: robusto pico pardo-amarillento; por encima, pardo negruzco con bordes posteriores de las alas pardo-grisáceos; por debajo, blancuzco, con pecho ocráceo algo listado de pardo, y una gran mancha negra en forma de cuerno a cada lado de la base del cuello; en la hembra, manchas más pequeñas. Nidificación: Nido, de hierbas secas, en tierra, junto a alguna planta, en sembrados de cereal o barbechos; puesta, de abril a junio, de 4 a 6 huevos blanco sucio, muy manchados de pardo y de gris; incubación, por la hembra, de unos 16 días; los pollos vuelan tras unos 12 días; a veces dos crías. Alimentación: Especialmente hierbecillas; también insectos, como coleópteros y dípteros. Hábitat: Matorrales y campos baldíos
Am Südwestrand des Berges befindet sich die Hauptburg. Der Hof wird vom so genannten Pfaffenstöckl und dem Doppelturmtor, der später baulich verändert wurde, dem Schloßpflegerhaus, dem Bergfried, der Wittelsbacher Turm genannt wird, dem Fürstenbau, dem ehemaligen Palas, dem italienischen Anbau, der Kapelle, dem Dürnitzbau, dem Söller und Damenstock umgrenzt. Im Süden und Südwesten erstreckt sich ein Zwinger mit Türmen. Die Vorburg mit dem Hofstallgebäude und dem Kellereigebäude ist im Osten vorgelagert. Im Südosten der Vorburg ist ein Torzwinger, der früher vier Burgtore aufwies.
Am 21. Oktober 1961 brannte der Fürstenbau aus. Dem Brand zum Opfer gefallen sind fast alle Wandmalereien, die Möbel und Ausstattung des Palas, sowie die prunkvollen Räumlichkeiten, die König Ludwig II. einrichten ließ. Erhalten geblieben sind die Narrentreppe im italienischen Anbau und die Georgskapelle. Im neu wiederaufgebauten Fürstenbau der Burg befindet sich heute das Staatsarchiv Landshut.
Von der Altstadt aus führt zum äußeren Burghof die so genannte Fürstentreppe herauf, im Volksmund auch Ochsenklavier genannt. Dies ist ein Weg aus Backsteinen mit gemauerten Querstreben, der gebaut wurde, damit Pferde den Berg hinaufgehen konnten[5].
Im restaurierten Damenstock ist seit September 2004 die „Kunst- und Wunderkammer Burg Trausnitz“ als neues Zweigmuseum des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums zu sehen. In rekonstruierter Form zeigt sie die Sammlung von Herzog Albrecht V., die sich ursprünglich in München im 2. Stock des Marstallgebäudes befand und vor allem Repräsentationszwecken diente.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
LENN HAS COMPANY(1 of 1) /
LENN TIENE VISITA (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 05 of 89) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50,51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Cien: That was not the treat. You are trying to fool me again.
Lenn: What are you talking about?? When did I fool you?
Cíen: ¬¬ Better ask, when didn't you...
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Cien: No fue así como quedamos. Ya me estás intentando timar.
Lenn: Pero que hablas?? Cuando te he timado yo a ti?
Cíen: ¬¬ Mejor di, cuando no me has timado...
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Lenn y Gwen en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
don't go by its looks... this one is dangerous.. Spotted feasting on the wild berries in uttaranchal called 'Kafal'.
One of these bit my son at the start of the trip.. 10 days after that.. even today my son gets rashes on the body.. so if you spot one of these.. be careful.
Coming to the photo.. i am quite amazed how hairy it is and the black spots within its eye..
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Vipp is celebrating its 70th anniversary by hosting a charity auction in New York City in collaboration with design retailer Design Within Reach (DWR). The auction will benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. The auction will feature Vipp pedal bins re-imagined by 35 leading creative personalities.
Public viewing and bidding from October 15 - 28 at DWR: Tools for Living located at 142 Wooster Street, New York City, during regular store hours (11am-7pm). Gala auction to be held October 28.
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VIPP 70TH ANNIVERSARY AUCTION
Vipp is celebrating its 70th anniversary by hosting a charity auction in New York City in collaboration with design retailer Design Within Reach (DWR).
The auction will benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. Thirty-five leading figures in the worlds of architecture, art, design, fashion and entertainment have put their signature touch on the iconic Vipp bin for the occasion, including Yoko Ono, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren & David Stark.
From October 15 – 28, the 35 customized Vipp bins will be on display for public viewing and bidding at DWR: Tools for Living located at 142 Wooster Street, New York City, during regular store hours (11am–7pm). Those who place bids on one or more of the customized Vipp bins, will be invited to a special gala auction on Wednesday, October 28, hosted by Veronica Webb, Vipp, DWR and DIFFA.
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For further information, please write to tsp@vipp.com or call DIFFA @ 212-727-3100
Participating designers:
Ami James, Avi Adler, Calvin Klein, Camilla StÊrk, Cole and Garrett, David Rockwell, David Stark, Evette Rios, Helena Christensen, Izhar Patkin, James Charles, Jes Gordon, John Baldessari, Jonas Hecksher/E-types, Lady Bunny, Lady Pink, Magnus Berger, Michael Aram, Mike Perry, Nigel Barker, Olaf Breuning, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Kiril Kirov/Razortooth, Richard Colman, Rikke Korff/The Furies, Robert Geller, Robert Verdi, Shelly Sabel, Sune Rose Wagner/The Raveonettes, Swathi Ghanta/Kidrobot, The Selby, Veronica Webb, Yoko Ono, Yves BÈhar/Fuseproject.
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A while back I bought an Ansco Pix Panorama camera at a thrift store. It cost me four dollars, and it could be argued that I paid too much for it. It's a pocket-size all-plastic 35mm camera with a 28mm wide-angle plastic lens. On the back it has a note that says "Notify Photofinisher: Develop film and print in panoramic format."
It would be very cool if this camera took panoramic shots by producing really wide negatives, but it doesn't do that; instead, it produces really short negatives. It achieves its panoramic effect by means of a removable insert in that masks the top third and bottom third of each frame, essentially "letterboxing" the negative. So the first thing I did after I discovered the mask insert was remove it. If I want the top third and bottom third of my shot cropped off, I'd rather do that after exposing the frame, thank you very much.
I finally decided to give this camera a try with a roll of Kodak 400TX that had taken a couple of trips through the X-ray scanner airports use on checked baggage. A bit of Googling revealed that the Pix Panoramic has a fixed aperture of f/11 and a fixed shutter speed of 1/125 second, but I didn't give much thought to correct exposure while shooting the roll. I just pointed the camera at stuff and clicked, hoping that luck combined with the magic of stand development would produce a few halfway-decent shots.
And the results were a pleasant surprise. I got more "keeper" shots than I expected, and rest were at least interesting in one way or another. Given its small size and light weight, the Pix may end up being a carry-around-at-all times camera.
Ansco Pix Panorama with "panoramic" mask removed. Kodak 400TX, stand developed in Rodinal 1+100 at 19ºC for 70 minutes.
P.S. The title of this shot has nothing whatsoever to do with the TV show "Mad Men", which I've never seen but have heard good things about.
Português
Gosto de ti calada porque estás como ausente
e me ouves de longe, e esta voz não te toca.
Parece que os teus olhos foram de ti voando
e parece que um beijo fechou a tua boca.
Como todas as coisas estão cheias da minha alma
tu emerges das coisas cheias da alma minha.
Borboleta de sonho, pareces-te com a minha alma
e pareces-te com a palavra melancolia.
Gosto de ti calada e estás como distante
E estás como queixando-te, borboleta em arrulho.
E ouves-me de longe, e esta voz não te alcança:
vais deixar que eu me cale com o silêncio teu.
Vais deixar que eu te fale também com o teu silêncio
claro como uma lâmpada, simples como um anel.
Tu és igual à noite, calada e constelada.
O teu silêncio é de estrela, tão longínquo e tão simples.
Gosto de ti calada porque estás como ausente.
Distante e dolorosa como se houvesses morrido.
Uma palavra então, um teu sorriso bastam.
E eu estou alegre, alegre porque não é verdade.
Español
Me gustas cuando callas porque estás como ausente,
y me oyes desde lejos, y mi voz no te toca.
Parece que los ojos se te hubieran volado
y parece que un beso te cerrara la boca.
Como todas las cosas están llenas de mi alma
emerges de las cosas, llena del alma mía.
Mariposa de sueño, te pareces a mi alma,
y te pareces a la palabra melancolía.
Me gustas cuando callas y estás como distante.
Y estás como quejándote, mariposa en arrullo.
Y me oyes desde lejos, y mi voz no te alcanza:
déjame que me calle con el silencio tuyo.
Déjame que te hable también con tu silencio
claro como una lámpara, simple como un anillo.
Eres como la noche, callada y constelada.
Tu silencio es de estrella, tan lejano y sencillo.
Me gustas cuando callas porque estás como ausente.
Distante y dolorosa como si hubieras muerto.
Una palabra entonces, una sonrisa bastan.
Y estoy alegre, alegre de que no sea cierto.
Français
J'aime quand tu te tais, parce que tu es comme absente,
et tu m'entends au loin, et ma voix ne t'atteint pas.
On dirait que tes yeux se sont envolés,
et on dirait qu'un baiser t'a clos la bouche
Comme toutes les choses sont remplies de mon âme,
tu émerges des choses pleine de mon âme.
Papillon de rêve, tu ressembles à mon âme
et tu ressembles au mot : mélancolie.
J'aime quand tu te tais et que tu es comme distante.
Et tu es comme plaintive, papillon que l'on berce.
Et tu m'entends au loin, et ma voix ne t'atteint pas:
laisse-moi me taire avec ton silence.
Laisse-moi aussi te parler avec ton silence,
clair comme une lampe, simple comme un anneau.
Tu es comme la nuit, silencieuse et constellée.
Ton silence est d'étoile, si lointain et si simple.
J'aime quand tu te tais, parce que tu es comme absente,
distante et dolente, comme si tu étais morte.
Un mot alors, un sourire suffisent,
et je suis heureux, heureux que ce ne soit pas vrai.
English
I like For You to be Still
I like for you to be still: it is as though you were absent,
and you hear me from far away and my voice does not touch you.
It seems as though your eyes had flown away
and it seems that a kiss had sealed your mouth.
As all things are filled with my soul
you emerge from the things, filled with my soul.
You are like my soul, a butterfly of dream,
and you are like the word Melancholy.
I like for you to be still, and you seem far away.
It sounds as though you were lamenting, a butterfly cooing like a dove.
And you hear me from far away, and my voice does not reach you:
Let me come to be still in your silence.
And let me talk to you with your silence
that is bright as a lamp, simple as a ring.
You are like the night, with its stillness and constellations.
Your silence is that of a star, as remote and candid.
I like for you to be still: it is as though you were absent,
distant and full of sorrow as though you had died.
One word then, one smile, is enough.
And I am happy, happy that it's not true
My take on this unique location in the middle of nowhere...
Slow on Flickr these days, but catching up!
Website Radio Kootwijk
Radio Kootwijk Wikipedia [NL]
Radio Kootwijk Wikipedia [EN]
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"Rendez-vous à Berlin" Figures résolues de parachutistes juste avant le décollage pour l'assaut initial du jour J. Le parachutiste du premier plan vient de lire le message du Général Eisenhower (réf. 51 766 AC)
Le message d'Eisenhower :
www.6juin1944.com/assaut/annexe.php?id=2
Voir ici un cadrage plus large de meilleure qualité :
www.archivesnormandie39-45.org/specificPhoto.php?ref=p013152
Légende plus approfondie ici :
Zoo - Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is an omnivorous mammal of the order carnivora, distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It weighs between 130–700 kg (290-1,500 pounds) and its larger populations match the Polar bear as the largest extant land carnivores. While the brown bear's range has shrunk, and it has faced local extinctions, it remains listed as a least concern species with a total population of approximately 200,000. Its principal range countries are Russia, the United States (especially Alaska), and Canada.
The species primarily feeds on vegetable matter, including roots and fungi. Fish are a primary source of meat, and it will also kill small mammals on land. Larger mammals, such as deer, are taken only occasionally. Adult brown bears face no serious competition from other predators and can match wolf packs and large felines, often driving them off their kills.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_bear
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CASTELLANO
El oso pardo (Ursus arctos) pertenece al género Ursus y está emparentado con otras siete clases de ursidos.
Es un habitante característico bosques maduros de Europa, Asia templada y América del Norte. En este vasto territorio aparece bajo cierto número de subespecies, que se diferencian unas de otras por la coloración y el tamaño, hasta tal punto que antiguamente se les consideraba como especies autónomas. Podemos citar, por ejemplo, a los grandes grizzlys (Ursus arctos horribilis) y el Kodiak (Ursus arctos middendorffi), este último es la raza de mayor tamaño.
Su longevidad es de 25 - 30 años (máximos conocidos de 34 años en estado silvestre y 47 en cautividad). Tiene una longitud corporal que varía de 1,50 - 2,95 m, dependiendo de la subespecie, y una altura en la cruz de hasta 1,30 m. Su peso también varía, desde los 100 hasta los 675 kg. El color es muy variable de un individuo a otro. Puede variar entre el marrón muy oscuro y el dorado claro, pasando por diversas gamas de grises. Las crías suelen presentar un collar blanquecino más o menos amplio alrededor del cuello, marca que habitualmente desaparece a partir de la primera muda al año de edad, pero puede quedar algún resto en los adultos. El pelaje se renueva una vez al año, en la época estival. La visión no la tiene muy desarrollada; comparada con otros sentidos, aunque si puede ver en color durante la noche. A larga distancia reconocen formas pero no detalles, y detectan mucho mejor animales u objetos en movimiento que inmóviles.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oso_pardo
La barceloneta / Radio Malanga
S´ha d´escoltar, deu ni do radio malanga ¡ / hay que escucharlo, vaya con radio malanga¡
“Barcelona... la típica ciudad que te quema las neuronas...
es ese paraíso en que tu mente no funciona, tu cuerpo reacciona,
tus sentidos dan respuesta a todo lo que te cuestionas...”
vas de marcha,de marcha y mucha marcha.....
tanta marcha que hasta las obligaciones te comvidan
a tomar algo en el bareto de la esquina....
asi me salgo y me envuelvo en otra rutina
y me sumerjo en una vitrina
llena de tapas
y menos y segundos platos....
y en el momemto que me aprietan los zapatos yo me los saco...
bajo la rambla del raval ,el paseo colon,el puerto viejo
que ahora es tan moderno....
y llego a la playa,a la barceloneta....
el lugar donde el intinerario se completa
la playa repleta....
hemos quedado en los cubos pero espacio es lo que nunca hallo
si te quieres bañar porque te quieres refrescar,
te das cuenta que el agua esta sucia,
que como mucho has de engañar tu astucia.....
de todos modos te vas a lanzar,porque quieres gozar,yo.....
porque por fin es la locura del sol con el mar,
porque por fin es la locura del sol.....
te vas a la barceloneta,neta....
te vas a la barceloneta,neta....
te vas a la barceloneta,neta....
cerceza, beer.....
cerveza, beer....
cerveza beeer....( un heladito suavecito)
butaaaanooooooo.......
que fas aquesta nit noia?
no ho saps?
doncs deixa ja la paranoia
i escolta´m que aixo em sona molt bé
The first of this years Christmas decorations are up! Santa is back in town.
It's the first Christmas for us in the new flat, and we had to buy all our decorations from scratch! We had nothing to start with.
This was bought at John Lewis in Edinburgh, chosen by Claire (Forch2009).
More decoration photos to come in the next few days...
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Foundation and expansion
After ascending the throne of Cambodia in 1181 A.D., Jayavarman VII embarked on a massive program of construction and public works. Rajavihara ("royal temple"), today known as Ta Prohm ("ancestor Brahma"), was one of the first temples founded pursuant to that program. The stele commemorating the foundation gives a date of 1186 A.D.
Jayavarman VII constructed Rajavihara in honor of his family. The temple's main image, representing Prajnaparamita, the personification of wisdom, was modelled on the king's mother. The northern and southern satellite temples in the third enclosure were dedicated to the king's guru and his elder brother respectively. As such, Ta Prohm formed a complementary pair with the temple monastery of Preah Khan, dedicated in 1191 A.D., the main image of which represented the Bodhisattva of compassion Lokesvara and was modelled on the king's father.
The temple's stele records that the site was home to more than 12,500 people (including 18 high priests and 615 dancers), with an additional 80,000 souls in the surrounding villages working to provide services and supplies. The stele also notes that the temple amassed considerable riches, including gold, pearls and silks.Expansions and additions to Ta Prohm continued as late as the rule of Srindravarman at the end of the 13th century.
Montgomery, AL
History: The B-17, arguably World War II's most famous heavy bomber, first flew on July 28, 1935, before a crowd of reporters eager to see Boeing's new bomber take wing. It was dubbed the "Flying Fortress" by the members of the press in attendance because of its (at least for the time) heavy defensive armament. The prototype crashed in October, but because of its impressive speed and handling the US Army Air Corps (USAAC) decided to continue testing anyway. They ordered 13 YB-17s for further evaluation, a decision that would prove momentous in years to come.
The YB-17 had five machine guns, room for 4,800 pounds of bombs and a crew of nine. It had electrically retractable landing gear. After testing the YB-17, an improved prototype, the Y1B-17, was built with Wright Cyclone radial engines. Twelve were delivered to the USAAC's 2nd Bombardment Group for trials. One of these was soon equipped with new Moss/General Electric turbochargers that became standard on all future Flying Fortresses. The first production order was for 39 B-17Bs with turbo-charged engines, and as soon as these were under production another order for the B-17C was placed, with seven machine guns instead of the original five.
The RAF received their first B-17Cs in 1941, and were soon conducting daylight raids over Germany. The defensive armament soon proved inadequate, and the B-17's altitude was little defense against the German fighters. Orders for the B-17D were soon placed with self-sealing fuel tanks and more armor because of lessons learned in bombing missions over Europe. The B-17E and B-17F soon followed with larger tail. The B-17F was the first to serve with the USAAF 8th Air Force. After suffering staggering losses in late 1943, analysis proved head-on attacks by enemy fighters were a distinct problem. The final major version, the B-17G, added a chin turret with dual machineguns. This gave the B-17 a defensive armament of 13 guns.
After the war, several dozen B-17s lived on as fire-bombers and aerial surveyors until the last one was retired in the 1970s. Today, a few B-17s have been restored to their wartime splendor. Eleven are currently flying in the United States, one in the UK and another one in France. [History by David MacGillivray]
Nicknames: Fort; The Flying Coffin (Nazi propaganda nickname)
Specifications (B-17G):
Engines: Four 1,200-hp Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone turbocharged radial piston engines
Weight: Empty 36,135 lbs., Max Takeoff 65,500 lbs.
Wing Span: 103ft. 9in.
Length: 74ft. 4in.
Height: 19ft. 1in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed at 25,000 ft: 287 mph
Cruising Speed: 182 mph
Ceiling: 35,800 ft.
Range: 2,000 miles with 6,000 lb. bomb load
Armament:
13 12.7-mm (0.5-inch) machine guns
Up to 17,600 pounds of bombs
Number Built: ~12, 800+
Number Still Airworthy: 13
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The Morning Star over Ayre's Rock at Dawn.
•Ayers Rock is located in the middle of Australia, in fact very close to the actual geographical centre.
•Geographical coordinates: 25°20'41" S, 131°01'57" E.
•Ayers Rock is not the world's largest monolith. This title belongs to Mt Augustus in Western Australia.
•Uluru is
◦862.5 metres above sea level,
◦348 metres (1141 feet) high,
◦3.6 km long (2.2 miles),
◦1.9 km wide (1.2 miles),
◦9.4 km or 5.8 miles around the base (that's walking),
◦covers 3.33 km2 (1.29 miles2),
◦extends about several km/miles into the ground, it is not exactly known how far (despite the numbers you might have read).
•The climbing track (which trespasses an important Aboriginal sacred site) is 1.6 km (one mile) long.
•The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is 1326 km2 in size (132,567 hectares, or 512 miles2).
•Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has a desert climate.
•The area receives a surprising amount of rainfall for a desert (like most Australian deserts do), about 200 - 250 mm a year.
•Like all deserts the area experiences extremes in temperature. Winter nights can be as cold as -8°C, and summer days as hot as 48°C.
•During the middle of summer (December to March) the daily maximum averages 38°C
•Both Uluru and Kata Tjuta are left overs of a huge sediment that has formed hundreds of millions of years ago:
•Sand was laid down in a basin which formed about 900 million years ago. Material continued to collect at the bottom of this ancient sea bed until about 300 million years ago.
•550 million years ago the area was lifted and folded and mountain ranges formed. These ranges eroded in the following millions of years, leaving huge sediments at the bottom.
•About 300 million years ago the seas disappeared. The remaining sediment folded and fractured again. In this major process the sediment layers that now form Uluru were tilted, so that today they are at a 85° angle. Kata Tjuta was tilted some 20°. The whole region was lifted up above sea level in the process.
•This means Uluru and Kata Tjuta are the only visible tips of a massive underground rock slab.
•You could even argue that the description of Uluru as a monolith is inaccurate, as it is actually part of this huge underground rock formation that also includes Kata Tjuta.
•The intriguing sculpted shapes, valleys and ridges, caves, potholes and plunge pools are the result of the last few hundreds of millions of years of erosion. The flaky surface is due to chemical decomposition.
•Uluru is made of arkose sandstone (a sandstone rich in feldspar), whereas Kata Tjuta is a conglomerate of gravel and boulders, cemented together by mud and sand.
•Uluru is naturally grey, but the iron content of the rock is "rusting" at the surface, resulting in the distinctive red iron oxide coating
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A widespread and common small sparrow, the Dark-eyed Junco is most familiar as a winter visitor to bird feeders. It comes in several distinctly different looking forms, but all are readily identified as "juncos" by their plain patterning, dark hood, and white outer tail feathers.
Description
* Medium-sized sparrow.
* Unstreaked gray or brown, no wingbars (usually).
* Gray to black hood.
* Belly white.
* White outer tail feathers.
* Eyes dark. Legs pink.
* Size: 14-16 cm (6-6 in)
* Wingspan: 18-25 cm (7-10 in)
* Weight: 18-30 g (0.64-1.06 ounces)
Sex Differences
Sexes similar, but females average paler and browner.
Sound
Song is a musical trill. Calls a hard "tick," "smack," and a short twittering trill.
Conservation Status
Common.
Other Names
Junco ardoisé (French)
Junco ojo oscuro (Spanish)
Cool Facts
* Juncos are the "snowbirds" of the middle latitudes. In the eastern United States, they appear in all but the most northern states only in the winter, and then retreat each spring. Some juncos in the Appalachian Mountains remain there all year round, breeding at the higher elevations. These residents have shorter wings than the migrants that join them each winter. Longer wings help the migrants fly long distances.
* The Dark-eyed Junco includes five forms that were once considered separate species. The "slate-colored junco" is the grayest, found from Alaska to Texas and eastward. The "Oregon junco" is boldly marked blackish and brown, with a distinct dark hood, and is found in the western half of the continent. The "gray-headed junco" has a brown back and gray sides and lives in the central Rocky Mountains. The "white-winged junco" is all gray with white wingbars, and breeds only near the Black Hills of South Dakota. The "Guadalupe junco" of Baja California is dull and brownish. Two other forms may be distinguishable: the "pink-sided junco," a pale version of the Oregon junco, living in the northern Rocky Mountains, and the "red-backed junco," a gray-headed junco with a dark upper bill, found in mountains near the Mexican border.
* The Dark-eyed Junco is a common bird at winter bird feeders across North America. Data from Project FeederWatch show that it is often the most common feeder bird in an area, and it is on the top-ten lists of all regions except the Southeast and South-Central (where it is 11th and 12th, respectively). To view the top-25 lists of feeder birds from across the continent, go to the Project FeederWatch Data Retrieval page
Info from: www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Dark-eyed_J...
a great information site...
Last Night was Incredible!! We met up with Matt (earsaregood) for his Texas By Light Project and man was it one awesome experience. We got to meet Marko93 and Mehdi two really nice and talented guys. we also found Txpilot aka the enforcer haha! It was great watching Marko at work, the dude has an incredible eye and some massively awesome skills, you must check out his photo stream. We have to thank Matt and Che for letting us be apart of the Project. Here are some behind the scenes shots, be looking out for the finished product soon!! DAAAAAMMNNNN!!!!!!!
Please Check out www.texasbylight.com/
Special Thanks to:
Miranda
David (ArtandSteel)
Dan
Abbie
In Large view (link above), you can make out the little fairies in the bottom corners (aren't they adorable?). I found them on www.scrapworkart.com with some other cute vintage images. another cool site for similar resources is carol annes boutique at carolannesboutique.blogspot.com/search/label/Sheet%20Music. have fun!!
many thanks to Angela Wolf (JoesSistah) for the beautiful blue texture
www.flickr.com/photos/27805557@N08/4255164139/
thanks to obsidiandawn for the beautiful swirls & glitter brushes
www.obsidiandawn.com/swirls-flourishes-photoshop-gimp-bru...
www.obsidiandawn.com/glitter-photoshop-gimp-brushes
vintage fairy images graciously provided by scrap works
scrapworkart.blogspot.com/search/label/Vintage%20images%2...
Chippewa SC - 24 Passenger + 3 Crew Medium Lift eVTOL Hybrid
www.ioaircraft.com/vtol/chippewa-sc.php
- Passengers: 24 Personnel + 3 Crew
- Total Length: 47'
- Total Span: 41.5'
- Power: Kero (Jet A, JP7/8) + Hydrogen Fuel Cell
- Propulsion:6X Superconducting Graphene Based EDF's / 2X U-GTG (Unified Thrust Produce Gas Turbine Generators)
- Range:1,000+ NM Kero or H2 Exclusively / 3,000 NM, Both Simultaneously at altitude
- Performance: 450 KT Cruise / 500+mph gs at 30,000ft
- Safety: Aircraft also equipped with a BRS (Ballistic Recovery System)
- Estimate Price in Production: $6 Million Fly Away Price not including advanced avionics/systems.
This aircraft is designed as a super vtol medium lift. In the class of UH-60 Blackhawk's and extensively superior to the Sikorsky V-280 (320mph top speed), except in military configuration double the capacity and a smaller footprint and substantially heavier lift capabilities, along with a split rear payload door.
Control surface on the wings are not hinged, but wing warping surfaces with precision control, allowing for advanced flow of the air stream for optimized performance.
The entire airframe for this aircraft is produced using GRAPHENE and composites with an overall 33X greater strength then titanium but 1/100th the weight, it is also bulletproof through 20mm. The entire airframe stripped, could be lift by hand from 1 person.
Overall, the aircraft weight fueled, is less then a UH-60 empty.
Propulsion for Chippewa SC are via twin U-GTG turbines, which are unified gas turbine generators. These engines, the core of the turbine assembly are super conducting graphene based generators, which for this aircraft would have apx 500kw power output each, without any loss of thrust from thr turbine assemblies.
The other 6 units, are Graphene based superconducting edf's (electric ducted fans) which are able to provide apx 1:1 thrust compared to turbines (jet engines) of comparable scale.
Additionally, The propulsion system comes equipped with Io Aircraft's own high performance vtol capabilities via rotating composite nozzles. It should be noted, Lockheed Martin did not invent rotating nozzles, their own for the F-35 are their own style, but the technology was actually originally developed for the soviet era Yak-141. We have developed our own style using that as a baseline principle. The main difference is these are much higher technology levels, and high speed capabilities.
Turbines can operate on Compressed Hydrogen or Kero, or a combine of both simultaneously. This results in either very long range capabilities, or mission specific.
Additionally, this aircraft is aerial refueling equipped, but integration for both basket and probe type refueling capabilities are built in, for total inter service and nato operations globally. No variation is then required.
Performance of Chippewa SC is extreme, and is able to match the UH-60 Blackhawk capabilities in both slow flight and hover.
This includes radical maneuvering
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Important Aircraft Features
- Chippewa SC is capable of massive weapons and utility capabilities.
- Utility
- Sling Load over 10,000 LBS
- Medivac/Mobile Hospital
- Laser Weapons Platform
- Gunship / Pavelow
- 1+ Megwatt Laser Capabilities, Up to 8 AGM-118 Hellfire's or any similar of armament, 3 retracting Gau-17 7.62mm Mini Guns that are remotely operated via the pilots or crew chief, with precision targeting capabilities provides a 360° down range coverage,
- High Intensity Troops infiltration/infiltration under direct fire.
- All weather conditions
- Folding Wings for minimal ground footprint when parked or stored, including maritime operations
- Split Rear Payload Door
- Up to 18 Stretchers Configured for Medivac
- Graphene & Composite Airframe (lower costs then aluminum, 33X stronger then Titanium, 1/100 the weight
- Dual Kero and Hydrogen Fueled, can operate on either, or both
- If turbine failure occurs then the Fuel Cell Stacks provides several minutes to land safely, or vice/versa
- Ballistic Recovery System Built In.
- Advanced fly by wire system providing high performances capabilities
- Aggressive maneuvering in both high speed and low speed flight. Chippewa SC is able to fly in low level harsh terrain, highly aggressively on par with attack/fighter aircraft and sustained 9+ G.
- And a byprodct of the vast capabilities, Chippewa SC is additionally able to provide enormous ground support similar to an A-10 Thunderbolt
- Chippewa SC is able to land and take off conventionally, STOL (short landing and take off), and VTOL (vertically take off and landing) at max load of 24 troops each with over 100 lbs of gear, plus pilots and crew chiefs at above 5,000ft density altitude.
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Walking around the beach after sunset, between the crumbling cliffs, hemmed in by the tide I was looking for one last photo before I headed back up the wooded valley away from the coast. I noticed these three pebbles grouped together at the edge of the limestone pavement with the fresh water stream that runs down through the valley and across the beach to the sea flowing over them. The late evening soft pink glow of the sky made the rock below seem to glow itself and the round stones and blurred water seemed to me the perfect compliment to the soft light.
I would have liked to have spotted this scene earlier while the sun was still above the horizon and it's light was caught in the water making every drop sparkle. Although I'm not certain that this lighting would have suited the scene so well it would have been nice to compare and contrast the two lighting conditions. Maybe next time, although these pebbles will surely be long gone by then.
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, DENVER. Since 1867, the Zion Baptist Church has provided Christian worship for Denver's black community. It is located at 933 East 24th Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The church began when freed slaves came to join the blacks of the West in the Denver community. "These hardy souls included those that would become the founders and charter members." A group began meeting and chose to organize as the Zion Baptist Church, initially holding meetings at Seventeenth and Market Streets. In the year 1867, the group bought two lots on Arapahoe and Twentieth Streets to build a small house of worship. Under the direction of Rev. R.M. Duling and Rev. J. B. Fields, a new church was built, and the Rocky Mountain News described it as the " finest colored church of the West" in a January 1885 edition. In 1911, the present day edifice was purchased from the old Calvary Baptist Church for $43,500.00, and the Zion members continued their commitment of spiritual service at the new location. The church was granted a $191,000.00 two-year exterior restoration grant in 1991 by the Colorado Historical Society to replace mortar between the exterior stones, and for additional window coverings. It was the sixth grant to be received by Zion. A new doorway was added to enhance the entry of the Church. Between 1994 and 1999, over $431,000.00 grant dollars were received from the Colorado Historical Society. Cleanliness, preservation and restoration of Zion Baptist Church have been achieved by the grounds committee and help from the Historical Society. This has lead to an increased membership, and less vandalism to the Church. In 1999, funds were used for restoration of stained glass windows, roof and tower repairs, and door replacements. The Church is a beautiful structure of stone. Current members of Zion look to their founders with gratitude, and appreciate those first pioneers that traveled so far through the Western Kansas Territory. The Church community of Zion Baptist Church continues to practice their ministry through their many programs, activities, services and worship that take place throughout the year. These include the health education and service ministry, the Christian education ministry, and Bible ministry.
Well, I planned on a shot at Hole in the Wall beach based on the moon phase, but conditions skewered that plan.
Walking into the beach I passed a bearded guy who I thought might be Patterson. From his icon photo I expected a tall lanky guy with a camera and a bandana. This guy only had the beard so I thought it probably wasn't him. As it turned out, he spent the evening at the pet rocks so I think it was him.
The tide was so high and the waves were just pummeling the rocks I wanted to climb so I decided to just shoot the waves washing up on the beach. I'd never seen them so far up the beach. Even though conditions were pretty good for photography, I left figuring I had nothing in the camera worth anything. This was the best of the lot, I think. The color was uninspiring so I converted to black and white.
Newly gained freedom
Newly gained experience
letting imagination run wild
without interference
Ready for a new season
Ready for enlightenment
up for the job
ready for the assignment
Thankful for 2010
we grew and developed
We're ready for next year to come
The year we will get established.
When we dance, we dance the style SLM is famous for ;-)
Awesome location do some LP!! This was fun.
Subtopian Light Movement:
Dutch:
Behalve onze signatures onder de foto's is er niets met photoshop o.i.d. gedaan.Onze foto's komen Straight Out Of The Camera.
Lightpainten is voor onze groep: SLM een enorme passie. Het vereist een goede samenwerking, kennis en creativiteit om elke keer weer aan te komen met nieuwe ideeën voor onze Lightpaintings.
Long exposures, total darkness, total control, and unlimited creativity... that's SLM and we welcome you to our world of Lightpainting!!
English:
Our pictures are SOOC. The only thing we add in Photoshop is our Signature.
Lightpainting is SLM's biggest passion.
We depend on our teamwork, knowledge and creativity to come up with new ideas for our Lightpaintings.
Long exposures, total darkness, total control, and unlimited creativity... that's SLM and we welcome you to our world of Lightpainting!!
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (8 of 9): Akari and Dominic /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (8 de 9): Akari y Dominic
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 167 of 184) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Akari: This is rum?
Dom: Yeah... what are you gonna make?
Akari: I'll try a cocktail that Lenn tough me (I had to take something profitable from that asshole... ^_^u)
Dom: Ahmmm...
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Akari: Esto es ron?
Dom: S-si... que te vas a hacer?
Akari: Es un cóctel que me enseñó Lenn (Algo bueno podré sacar del tiempo que he pasado aguantando al petardo ese... ^_^u)
Dom: Ammm...
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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View On Black - not a very good image, it was pitch dark except for the light reflected in the 4 screens of the CAVE and I was taking pictures while using those Martian like glasses :-)
Miguel, Mário, Cristina, Teresa, and behind Mário, Augusto; CAVE virtual reality demo by Miguel at the future science museum that visitors will be able to visit in the future; quite a 3D virtual reality experience; this CAVE is the 3rd biggest in Europe, it can accommodate up to 12 people simultaneously; don´t miss it when it opens to the public
the glasses are not polarized and they don't use expensive sync gear; instead it's based in color filtering enabling a better quality experience when compared to previous techniques; the computer power and the 8 stereoscopic Barko high power video projectors, with the 3D detailed models and rendering, make the visualization pipeline this high quality process
Walter Peart Driver
and
Harry Dean Fireman
of the Windsor Express
on July 18 1898
Whilst being scalded & burnt sacrificed their lives in saving the train.
According to Wikipedia:
Postman's Park is a small green memorial garden in the City of London. It is located between King Edward Street, Little Britain and Angel Street. It was created in 1880 from the churchyards of St Leonard, Foster Lane and St Botolph-without-Aldersgate together with the graveyard of Christ Church Greyfriars. St Leonard's had been a ruin since the Great Fire and was probably demolished at the time of the creation of the park. St Botolph's is still open and stands at the north east corner of the park. Christ Church was detached from its graveyard and is now a ruin on the other side of King Edward Street.
The park was the idea of the painter George Frederick Watts who wanted to celebrate people who may otherwise have been forgotten. Its name celebrates the postmen who work in the principal London post office and the former sorting office in King Edward Street.
A wall in the park has 34 hand-painted tiles paying tribute to everyday people who sacrificed their lives helping others. The hand-lettered tiles were made by Royal Doulton.
The park features in the film Closer - Natalie Portman's character takes her pseudonym 'Alice Ayres' from one of the painted tiles, as Jude Law's character discovers at the end of the film.
Photo trouvée ici :
www.gilbert-garcin.com/chrono/photos/photo_2004_265.php
Et oui ma pensée du jour :
L'amour est comme une balance, à chacun d'apporter chaque jour ce petit quelque chose qui fera que cette balance restera équilibrée et tiendra le choc, face aux épreuves, face aux doutes...face aux peurs, aux interrogations...face à la routine qui s'installe...face aux chemins qui se séparent et puis se croisent , se font et se défont...
A chacun de regarder devant, et à côté de lui, de voir ce qu'il a, de voir son acqui, de regarder aussi ailleur mais de ne pas oublier ce qu'il a et et ne pas regarder ce qu'il n'a pas...j'avais oublié cette phrase qui pourtant fait parti de ma vie et de mes valeurs...le chemin a été long mais je l'ai retrouvé...j'ai retrouvé mon équilibre...
Penser à soi oui, mais ne pas oublier l'autre...apporter chaque jour sa petite pierre pour construire cet équilibre...
Trouver le juste équilibre pour soi d'abord et pour l'autre ensuite...et si un jour la balance se détraque, se dire qu'elle se reconstruira avec la meme personne ou une autre...mais...l'équilibre parfait n'existe pas...(enfin c'est mon avis hein :-))
Cette pensée du jour est pour tous ceux que j'aime qu'elle vous apporte ce qu'elle doit vous apporter...merci à vous de faire parti de ma balance...et de mon équilibre...
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Photo found here:
www.gilbert-garcin.com/chrono/photos/photo_2004_265.php
And yes my day thought:
The love is as a balance, in each to bring every day this young something which will make that this balance will remain well-balanced and will hold the shock, in front of tests(events), in front of doubts in front of fears, of the questioning in front of the routine which settles down in front of roads which part and then cross themselves, are made and come undone(crumple)...
In each to look in front of, and next to him, to see what he(it) has, to see his(its) acqui, watch also anywhere but not to forget what he(it) has and and not to look at what he(it) does not have I had forgotten this sentence which nevertheless makes left my life and my values the road was long but I found him(it) I found my balance...
Think of one yes, but not forget the other one, bring every day its small stone to build this balance...
Find the just balance for one at first and for the other one then and if one day the balance breaks down, to say to himself that it will reconstruct with the same nobody or the other one but the perfect balance does not exist (finally it is my opinion(notice) eh:-))
This day thought is for all those that I love that it brings you that she has to bring you thanks to you to make party of my balance and my balance...
The original untextured version can be found in the same set. I was unhappy with the over-saturated water and green in the original background but my attempts to correct that left my lovely niece Daisy dull and lifeless, which, I asure you, would be a false characterization.
Solution (short of better colour-correction skills to begin with): texturing an overly vivid background diminished it's impact, added subtle interest, and most important, ensured focal attention where intended. At least that's what I think I accomplished. Comments, criticisms, and tips for improvement are most welcome.
The texture used (and altered) is courtesy of ground*floor www.flickr.com/photos/chromaticaberrations/ who registered his texture sets with creative commons.
Friend and photographer Brian Gudas briangudasphotography.com/personal/ introduced me to this technique and graciously helped me nail down the procedures for myself. Check out a sample of his texturing work here: www.flickr.com/photos/briangudasphotography/3049407002/. View the large version. Engaging or what!?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fW4paX7cDk
You think I'd leave your side baby?
You know me better than that
Think I'd leave you down
When you're down on your knees?
I wouldn't do that
I'll tell you you're right when you're wrong
Ah, ah, ah, oh, oh, oh, oh
And if only you could see into me
Ohh, when you're cold
I'll be there
Hold you tight to me
When you're on the outside
Baby, and you can't get in
I would show you
You're so much better than you know
When you're lost, you're alone
Can't get back again
I will find you
Darlin' and I'll bring you home
And if you want to cry
I am here to dry your eyes (ooh)
You know time
You'll be fine
You think I'd leave your side baby?
You know me better than that
Think I'd leave you down
When you're down on your knees?
I wouldn't do that
I'll tell you you're right when you're wrong
Ah, ah, ah, ah, oh, oh, oh
And if only you could see into me
Ohh, when you're cold
I'll be there
Hold you tight to me (to me, yeah)
Ohh, when you're alone
I'll be there
By your side, baby
Ohh, when you're cold
I'll be there
Hold you tight to me (to me, yeah)
Ohh, when you're alone
I'll be there
By your side, baby
Cloud Gate, a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park within the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed The Bean because of its legume-like shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It is 33 feet by 66 feet by 42 feet (10 m × 20 m × 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (99.8 t; 98.2 long tons).
Kapoor's design was inspired by liquid mercury and the sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. Visitors are able to walk around and under Cloud Gate's 12-foot (3.7 m) high arch. On the underside is the omphalos, a concave chamber that warps and multiplies reflections. The sculpture builds upon many of Kapoor's artistic themes, although many tourists simply view the sculpture and its unique reflective properties as a photo-taking opportunity.
The sculpture was the result of a design competition. After Kapoor's design was chosen, numerous technological concerns regarding the design's construction and assembly arose, in addition to concerns regarding the sculpture's upkeep and maintenance. Various experts were consulted, some of whom believed the design could not be implemented. Eventually, a feasible method was found, but the sculpture's construction fell behind schedule. It was unveiled in an incomplete form during the Millennium Park grand opening celebration in 2004, before being concealed again while it was completed. Cloud Gate was formally dedicated on May 15, 2006, and has since gained considerable popularity, both domestically and internationally. [wikipedia]
Equipment:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX [11-16mm f/2.8]
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Aperture: f/9
Filter: Hoya ND 0.6
Tripod: Gitzo GT2531
Ball Head: Arcatech GV2
Processing:
Import into Lightroom
Adjust color, vibrance, curve, sharpness, and saturation
Export to FastStone
Resize and Watermark
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
LENN HAS COMPANY(1 of 1) /
LENN TIENE VISITA (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 58 of 89) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50,51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Lenn: The cover is not important baby, the important is the present inside.
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Lenn: Lo importante no es el envoltorio nena, lo importante es el regalo que hay dentro.
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Lenn y Gwen en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Series of GEO76 (6/6)
View On Black, or View my most interesting stream ON BLACK!
During our short visit to GEO76, I heard the Café owner talking about the history of the old house, felt the calm and relaxing atmosphere, and took some time wandering around discovering its beauty by myself... What a wonderful time we had there... Too bad the visit was too short though. What I feel now is the door to this beautiful place is open, but I haven't really got the chance to unfold its entire beauty yet! I hope I can be back sometime soon! :-)
note:
During our visit back to Taiwan the past September, we got the chance to spend some time in this old house which is currently named GEO76. Finished in 1931, GEO76 was part of the housing project to college professors. As the house was designed and built by Japanese, the concept of interior design was consistent with the Japanese style back then. The major building structure and the interior decoration have been carefully preserved by its owners over the years. The house is currently open for cafe, dining, and guided tours!
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~台北，台灣~
GEO76, Taipei, Taiwan
- ISO 100, F1.2, 1/4 sec, 50mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 50mm f/1.2 L lens
© copyright 2011 Hsiang Wei Chao
.|| This image may not be used for any purposes without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Moonville was a small mining and railway town that cropped up during the 1800's iron boom and eventually disappeared just a little over 150 years ago.
Like many of Vinton and Hocking County iron boom towns that waned to nothing more than grassy fields over the last century, little is left to show humans ever dwelled here at all. Moonville is no exception- aside from an old well, a few shards of old teacups found in Raccoon Creek once in a while and three well-hidden foundations, nothing more remains.
It has long been said that the tunnel is haunted by a railway brakeman, but few ever hear of the Lavender Lady of Moonville Tunnel. However, many have crossed through the tunnel to the other side, taken the short trail off the old gravel path and caught the scent of stale lavender. Where does this smell come from even in the middle of winter when the snow is nearly knee deep?
Local Stories pertaining to Lavender Lady:
It is said that a woman from Mineral was crossing the train trestle, she was struck and killed by a train. Rumor has it that her ghost still walks the area where her broken body had plunged after being hit from the train-directly where the scent of lavender still lingers in the air.
Amelia Kennedy
Aged 19
Died in trying to save her sister from their burning house in Edwards Lane Stoke Newington.
Oct 18 1871
According to Wikipedia::
Postman's Park is a small green memorial garden in the City of London. It is located between King Edward Street, Little Britain and Angel Street. It was created in 1880 from the churchyards of St Leonard, Foster Lane and St Botolph-without-Aldersgate together with the graveyard of Christ Church Greyfriars. St Leonard's had been a ruin since the Great Fire and was probably demolished at the time of the creation of the park. St Botolph's is still open and stands at the north east corner of the park. Christ Church was detached from its graveyard and is now a ruin on the other side of King Edward Street.
The park was the idea of the painter George Frederick Watts who wanted to celebrate people who may otherwise have been forgotten. Its name celebrates the postmen who work in the principal London post office and the former sorting office in King Edward Street.
A wall in the park has 34 hand-painted tiles paying tribute to everyday people who sacrificed their lives helping others. The hand-lettered tiles were made by Royal Doulton.
The park features in the film Closer - Natalie Portman's character takes her pseudonym 'Alice Ayres' from one of the painted tiles, as Jude Law's character discovers at the end of the film.
This photo was taken several months ago when I went to the NIN concert, just thought I would post it now that NIN played their last show.
Nine Inch Nails is no more which is a big shame...greatest band ever in my opinion. I really hope I can see them again in the future. Trent's music has had a big impact in my life, his music truly inspires me in my writing and photography.
I wish I could have seen them play their last show last night, but I don't live in the West coast and it's difficult to buy anything when most of my money is going towards college. However, i still have every Nine Inch Nails cd that i can listen to for years to come.
Goodbye Nine Inch Nails, I hope to see you guys again in the future.
Trent, I can't wait to see what you will be doing now that you're done with NIN :).
The Beach is Closed Until Next Summer - La plage est fermée jusqu'à l'été prochain
- Récré-O-Parc, Sainte-Catherine
- September 3, 2008 / Le 3 septembre, 2008
- I just spent the afternoon in a wonderful nature park in Sainte-Catherine on the St-Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) facing the Lachine Rapids. I had never been there. This is a beach right next to the river at the entrance of the park. I took this photo through the chain-link fence as I was leaving and the sun was setting. The water level is obviously much higher during the bathing season. It was very hot! Our Summer has finally arrived (we had so much rain since the Spring until mid-August.). Now, we have real Summer weather.
- Je viens de passer l'après-midi dans un magnifique parc nature à Sainte-Catherine au bord du Fleuve Saint-Laurent face aux Rapides Lachine. Je n'y étais encore jamais allée. Ceci est la plage juste à côté du fleuve à l'entrée du parc. J'ai pris la photo à travers la clôture de métal comme je quittais et que le soleil se couchait. Le niveau de l'eau est évidemment bien plus élevé durant la saison de baignade. Il faisait très chaud! Notre été vient d'arriver (on a eu tellement de pluie depuis le printemps jusqu'à la mi-août). Maintenant, on a une vraie température d'été.
So, as alluded to in the last post, I’m one of a decreasingly shrinking (i.e. it’s getting bigger) group of photographers who has never done film before. Ever. Shot it, developed it, paid for it, et cetera. That is, until a couple weeks ago when I bought my Holga 120N. And I’ve got to admit, I thoroughly enjoy it.
Since I am not Thomas Hawk and have no desire to publish a million photographs before I leave this world, going back in time to the [somewhat] long-gone days of film isn’t much of a hindrance on some larger task. Having gotten used to digital where I can take a shot, see if it’s exposed properly, and shoot it again, using film was- let’s face it- absolutely bizarre. What do you mean I have to wait to see what I just shot?! I want to see it now!
What’s more, it’s a Holga! I have no earthly idea how the final photograph’s going to look, focus is dependent on one person, three people, a group of people, or a MOUNTAIN. Aperture is a lie and there is only one shutter speed. The viewfinder doesn’t even frame the shot! The only thing I really control is the film (in this case, Ilford Delta 400).
But regardless, I have to admit- it’s a helluva experience.
I actually developed two rolls of film the other day when I developed this roll. The first, as mentioned, was a roll of Ilford FP4+ 125. And I absolutely botched it. I couldn’t get the damned thing onto the steel reel, and with the exception of half of one shot, nothing came out as more than a milky white blob. Not a big deal as it was the first roll I ran through the Holga and didn’t really have anything spectacular on it anyways.
Anyways, as for the actual developing, I was hoping that the darkroom on campus would have Rodinal (I heard it was forgiving) or Diafine (I like the contrast I’ve seen in shots using Delta 400 and Diafine), and took some numbers with me for both of those, but alas, they only had D-76. Again, no worries- I don’t really have preferences yet. This particular reel was soaked for 10.5 minutes, with 60 seconds of continuous agitation and an additional 3 inversions every 30 seconds. I used water as a stop bath (30s continuous agitation), and some unknown fixer for 6 minutes (same agitation as developer) followed by 8 minutes of washing. I actually skipped the Photoflo altogether, but that was due more to forgetfullness than intent, but there it is.
Now, the local photo store didn’t have any archival sheets for 120, so for the time being, I scanned in the shots and rerolled the film back in between the paper that 120 comes backed with and put that into the box. So much for preservation. It shall continue to live digitally at the least. (*knock on wood*) What can I say? I live in the digital age, and even when doing something analog like film, it’ll end up in the realm of the digital anyways.
So what are my thoughts? I think I love it. Or at least, I could, and will, given that the reeling process gets easier. You can’t see it in these scans, but even this second roll was imperfectly reeled. And I totally manhandled the film in the process. The whole process after reeling is quite enjoyable; I get to talk to other people in the darkroom with me all while shaking a metal can and eyeing a clock- we must seem ridiculous to a casual observer. Also, it’s probably the only bit of chemistry I’ll ever actually enjoy, so there’s that.
Holga 120N
Ilford Delta 400 Pro, D-76 (stock), 10.5min
Epson 4490