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"Geraldton Waxflower" My blog: Chilpancingo
The Geraldton Waxflower is often used by florists in cut-flower arrangements. Although it is widely available, the plant is native to western Australia where it grows as an evergreen shrub in gardens, and along roadsides. It is considered to be one of Australia’s most famous wildflowers, and this popularity has spurred the development of plants with many different colourations (white, yellow, pink, purple, lilac, and bicolours).
The genus name Chamelaucium is probably from the Greek - chamia meaning “dwarf” and leucos meaning “white”. Uncinatum means “hooked”, and refers to the tips of the needle-like leaves.
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Die Spaltung der Elbe südöstlich des Hamburger Hafens wird seit dem ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert durch die Bunthäuser Spitze in ihrer derzeitigen Führung bestimmt. Auf der Spitze steht seit 1914 ein kleiner, etwa 6 m hoher, sechseckiger Leuchtturm, der die Stromteilung bei km 609 markiert. Der in Holzbauweise nach oben verjüngte Schaft trägt die Plattform und den genieteten zylinderförmigen Stahlkörper mit der Leuchtfeueranlage. Über eine eiserne, nordwestlich angebrachte Außentreppe ist die Plattform zu erreichen. Das Leuchtfeuer wurde 1977 gelöscht, doch bereits 1989 wurde der Turm restauriert und mit historistischen Elementen ausgestattet.
Name: Leuchtfeuer Bunthaus
Standort: Hamburg - Moorwerder
An der Elbteilung in Norder- und Süderelbe
Auf der Bunthäuser Spitze
Position: N 53° 27' - E 10° 04' - Elbe-Kilometer 609
Erbaut: 1913
In Betrieb: 1914
Gelöscht: Zwischen 15.03.1977 und 31.03.1977
Funktion: Orientierungsfeuer
Bauwerkshöhe: 6,95m über alles (1913)
Lichthöhe: 14,75m bezogen auf Hamburger-Null (1913)
Richtung des Leuchtfeuers: 0° bis 360° (1958)
Spannung: 220V Wechselstrom (1958)
Leistung: 2 Glühbirnen zu je 60Watt (1958)
Optik: Gürtellinse
Renoviert: Frühjahr 1989 zum
800sten Hamburger Hafengeburtstag
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You have different experiences when you do different things... I read that thing in some non-descript book and took a wee bit seriously when I went to Pilani this May. Gurgaon was heavy with traffic and potholes while the outskirts were dustier and had more potholes. Some were minnows but made you jump, while a few others were deep pits. Have to see it to believe it. It amused me to think they might have chanced upon an oil find. But after a while when Rajasthan came closer, it was all home again.
A bit different, however for me. Seven years before, only a few students in BITS used to have cell phones in and around Pilani. Big gadgets with nasty buttons. Siemens, Motorola and the likes... Now, every student has one, even two.
There is still no water in many villages. Tractors supply water, and women drive them too. The pigeons around these areas seem to be lazy at this time of the year, May. Bereft of water, may be, they hop around the roads, get crushed by the vehicles. Munnaji is doing good. Our days were better, he said. 'Now, ANC has 300 menu items! Who'll come to me?' he asks, leaving me a little more retrospective and a little confused. Pappu, without even concentrating much can sense anybody's coordinates in Sky Lawns. I was behind the prohibited area, looking at the other side of the campus when Chotu arrived there with a Mango Shake in his hand. Pappu ji had told him where I was. How far can one see, I say...
More girls wear T-shirts. Chimpu is still the busiest in C'not. His white ambassador stands outside housing booze. Hemanth is lax, Golden Dragon's dosas taste better. Exotica is no more... The theka is... Palam Singh, in his courteous manner, invited me to lunch in VKB mess. Had those naans, french fries, paneer and aloo - the Sunday lunch. They were delicious.
On the road, there are moments when you think of nothing else but the road and how good you feel on it. I wish the road was longer and I had more time to cover it. But for this summer, this ride was good enough to keep the batteries charged till winter.
Title Dedication: Bob Dylan
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1. Hembra de Mirlo común (Turdus merula), 2. Pájaro Moscón (Remiz pendulinus), 3. Petirrojo B/N, 4. Mamanoelas, 5. Zorzal Común - (Turdus philomelos), 6. Martín Pescador (Alcedo atthis), 7. Tarde de Nubes, 8. (Parus Major) Carbonero común,
9. Tarde de Nubes, 10. Tarde de Nubes Altas y finas, 11. Libelula, 12. Cigüa de la Grua - Primera hora de la noche, 13. (Reportaje de un Atardecer en el Río Segre), 14. Girasol (Foto tomada con el filtro ART1 que lleba la camara Olympus), 15. Un rebaño de Cuernos, 16. Un paisaje de Otoño - adelantado,
17. Rapaces en Vuelo - milano negro (Milvus migrans)., 18. La Tarde de Roja, 19. Abejaruco común -(Merops apiaster), 20. Solitario en el Prado, 21. Rojo en la Tarde, 22. Entre los Chopos se pone el sol, 23. KD de Sabado, 24. Cisne del Segre,
25. Jabali (Sus scrofa), 26. Cigüeñuela común, 27. La Noche y los Puentes 2, 28. Un dia en el Puig, 29. Milano, 30. Mi amigo Cisne, 31. Encina y luz, 32. El agua y la luz,
33. Con la mesa puesta, 34. Reflejos, 35. Todos rumbo al Cielo, 36. Luz y Agua, 37. Tarde tarde, 38. Cisne amigo, 39. Seu Vella de noche
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WEB SITE www.myspace.com/cosmicjibaros
ACOUSTIC CAFE www.acousticafe.com/
V I D E O L I V E
BESAME MUCHO www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/0/Ikz2bVuTBr4
LATIN JAZZ 1 www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/1/awXHoNKes_s
TIRANDOTE FLORES www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/2/-VhapSFvNuw
LATIN JAZZ 2 www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/4/pBW9WRLTYOg
LATIN JAZZ 3 www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/3/rEvV_p1ayHw
LLORARAS www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/5/kKZf-ghogRw
EL BOHIO www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/6/mzkP1VcAxMQ
EL CURTO DE TULA www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/7/DZtm6-mSi70
BRUJERIA www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/8/fWevNSA5Nn0
BILONGO www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/9/4eGA7795wlQ
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ji..ba..ro n. A Puerto Rican native peasant worker whose blood has derived from the colonial Spanish, local Indigenous, and African slave.
cos..mic adj. Infinitely or inconceivably extended; vast.
Cosmic Jibaros have redefined the Latin rock band, building from Latin and Caribbean rhythms, adding funked up guitars and accordion flourishes to achieve a sound both cross-cultural and highly danceable.
The emphasis is on structured songs that build to pulsing, sweaty heights, performed by skilled musicians drawing on backgrounds as diverse as: gospel (drummer Christopher Stanley); latin pop and jazz (timbale/percussionist Tony Cintron); rock (bassist Juan Carlos Vega); funk (conga player Johnny Durkin); pop-rock (keyboard player/accordionist Tony Senes); and afro-beat, soul and jazz (guitarist Darian Cunning).
Laced with social and political overtones, the songs are primarily in Spanish. As lead singer, charismatic front man Ricardo Reyes performs with sincerity and tremendous stage presence, pouring his emotions into the songs to make the heart beat faster.
The irresistible pull of traditional bomba beats, inter-played between the congas and timbales, are mixed with modern deep drum and bass and effects-laden guitar. Accented by passionate vocals, stirring lyrics and floor-shaking percussion, the beats and grooves draw audiences forward to move their hips, whatever their age or ethnicity. The seven-piece group is equally at home performing in a rock venue, a festival stage or an intimate club in Spanish Harlem club.
..Still grounded in rock, but with a hypnotic rhythm, partially sung in English and part in Spanish, The Cosmic Jibaros appeal to a wide audience who wants to feel, and not just hear, their music...
- Brita Brundage, Fairfield County Weekly
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This is a large bronze sculpture of an eagle located in the front of the parking lots for the "Planes of Fame" air museum and the Grand Canyon Airlines building at the intersection of US Highway 180 and State Route 64. It is really magnificent.
I not sure who is the creator of this wonderful monument because I couldn't find a placard giving the name, but I'm pretty sure it is Sandy Scott, the the same artist who has a smaller but similar beautiful eagle sculpture inside the Grand Canyon Airlines lobby. ("Sovereign Wings" by Sandy Scott - see below).
The artist Sandy Scott's website is: www.sandyscott.com
You never know what you will run into when you get off the interstate highways and tool along the smaller roads - this beautiful sculpture was a real pleasant surprise!
(I enhanced the original photo with Photoshop filter Fractalius...and the beautiful Arizona sky enhanced the rest.)
The town of Hvar is the largest settlement on the island of Hvar.
The access to Hvar implies the point from which we have reached it. From the sea, we get the sight of a waterfront promenade strip bordered with a row of palm trees and seven centuries old walls, overtopped by the fortresses protecting Hvar, extending downwards to the town and to the Venetian loggia. Coming from the central part of the island or using the road from the ferry harbour we arrive at the magnificent Piazza, a square generally considered the most beautiful of the kind in Dalmatia, dominated by St. Stephen's Cathedral and bordered by the palaces of Groda and by the cascading stone-built houses of Burag. But, no matter from which point this town is approached, Hvar straightway presents itself as a monument. Centuries have ground its stone, epochs, above all renaissance, have shaped its appearance. Monuments within monuments, monuments on monuments. Hvar is a jewel hidden by the time.
via www.diggita.it/v.php?id=1495971 La Polizia a Palazzo Lombardia fonte: www.diggita.it/v.php?id=1495971
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 27 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: Nooooooo, I'll behave, I swear! I'll never try to cheat on you again and I'll tidy up from now on!!!! T^T But please you have to assembly a room for me!!! T_T_T
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Lenn: Nooooooo, me portaré bien, te lo prometo! No intentaré timarte nunca más y lo recogeré todo a partir de ahora!!!! T^T Pero por favor móntame un cuarto!!! T_T_T
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
Ray Flash
Picked up a secondhand ring light via Craigslist yesterday. I have mixed views for first impressions. I tried a few self portraits but I wasn't really impressed with any of the shots. I did not find the light to be flattering at all. Yes I know I don't have perfect skin but it really seemed to highlight all my facial imperfections. Also noticed that my auto-focus was acting a little erratic. My camera seemed to want to focus on everything but my face. I suspect it's due to how the ray-flash is positioned when mounted. It covers the LED light from my SB-800 that measures the distance between the flash from its subject. Could this be a design flaw? I'll have to try again with manual focus to see if I get better results.
I feel like I got better results with macro shots. Setting up was a cinch. Just mount it onto speedlight and fire-away. For once I didn't have to worry about lightstands, reflectors, wireless triggers etc etc. The light is evenly distributed to the subjects without appearing too harsh or too soft. The images above were not post-processed to give you an idea of the results you can achieve with the ray flash.
I got this unit for several reasons. For one a photographer can never have enough light modifiers and secondly to use it at events and/or shoot people with it. I don't know if that will be the case at this point. I still need to play with it more before I decide if this is something I want to carry in my camera bag.
Why: . . . Not with a question mark ....
Why these warbirds exist ~
Why we lost so many young men ~
Why many foreign countries were freed ~
Why we must never forget our veterans ~
Why we must never take our freedom for granted.
Update: This rare and beautiful warbird Liberty Belle was lost in a June, 2011 fire, after an emergency landing in an Ohio farmer's field. All 7 aboard escaped uninjured because of the skill of her crew. I've left captions and comments as they were prior to her loss.
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Actually the first work day after the 9th anniversary of us hiring Caney to work as our dog back in 1999, after interviewing him at North Shore Animal Shelter.
Although it may look like a relaxing day at the office with his head in the clouds, he actually completely shredded his paw pads on this trip. His hind paws were bloody by the end of the ascent/descent to exit out.
This is in part to two things, the humidity keeping his paws and the rocks wet, the slickness from the humidity on the rocks, the course NH granite, the trip up the King Ravine (which the RMC guide says "This trail is NOT recommended for dogs"), and just the general steepness off all three days hiking.
Ironically, I just recently STOPPED carrying the paw repair kit. Definitely back in the bag for now on.
As cute as he is this is one tough dog, it was 60F and 100% humidity when we got up at 5am at 4200ft. The hike out in the same humidity felt like we were walking through a sauna, and it only got warmer. While it's pretty oppressive for a human, I know it was worse on him. He was panting non stop from camp to the car which was over 5 miles and 3.5 hours of hiking.
Typically, the daytime highs at 4000-6000ft in the northeastern US are only in the low 60s with much lower humidity than down in the valleys.
It was so hot my gear was soaked before we left camp, and his fur was soaked, and it never actually rained. Suffice to say, this little break in the 30mph winds (when they did please us with a gust) was well earned.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: LIVING ROOM (2 of 7): Toilet /
LA SALA DE ESTAR (2 de 7): El Baño
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 13 of 106) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Soichiro: (Thanks God I found the toilet soon because if not... ^_^u)
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Soichiro: (Menos mal que he encontrado el baño pronto que si no... ^_^u)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
The Kingston Fossil Plant, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, is located at the confluence of the Clinch and Emery Rivers, tributaries of the Tennessee River, between the towns of Harriman and Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee.
The plant put 9 power generating units on line in 1955, with 5 tall and 4 short stacks. In 1976, its original stacks were taken out of service (though left standing) and replaced by a pair of 1,000.0 feet(304.8 m) tall chimneys, one for units 1–5 and one for units 6–9. (See www.flickr.com/photos/23056599@N00/180342544
To reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, all nine units use a blend of low-sulfur coal. Two scrubber shave been added to the units, further reducing emissions by up to 95 percent. This project was completed in fiscal year 2010 at a cost of about $475 million.
Of course, TVA is still dealing with the December 2008, an impoundment at the plant failed, releasing 1.1 billion gallons (4.2 million m³) of coal fly ash slurry that covered up to 300 acres (1.2 km2) of the surrounding land, damaging homes and flowing into nearby waterways.
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Here future Lovers, when in Troops they come,
Venus, to visit thy distinguish'd Dome,
As thro' this consecrated Shade they pass,
Shall offer to the Genius of the Place.
Shift now the closer Scene: and view around,
With various Beauties the wide Landskip crown'd.
Here level Glades extend their length'ning Lines,
There in just Order the deep Quincunce shines.
Here chrystal Lakes reflect contiguous Shades,
There distant Hills uplift their azure Heads.
Round the free Lawn here gadding Heifers stray,
And frisking Lambs in sportive Gambols play.
There murmur to the Wind Groves ever-green,
And inter-mingled Buildings rise between:
The Sun declin'd with milder Glory burns,
And the fair Piece with various Light adorns.
Lo! in the Centre of this beauteous Scene,
Glitters beneath her Dome the Cyprian Queen:
Not like to her, whom ancient Homer prais'd,
To whom a thousand sacred Altars blaz'd:
When simple Beauty was the only Charm,
With which each tender Nymph and Swain grew warm:
But, Yielding to the now-prevailing Taste,
In Gold, for modern Adoration, drest.
For her the Naiads, in their watry Bed,
Amid the level Green a Mirror spread;
Along whose terass'd Banks the shelt'ring Wood,
Defends from ruder Winds th' unruffled Flood.
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I don't know but for some reason, I'm not feeling like my usual self today. I mean,
while at work I was playing cards with co-workers.. pretty fun.. But after I left, I felt down. I tried listening to some music but couldn't cheer myself up. plus they're the same repeated songs I've been listening to for the past 3 weeks. I don't own an iPod. I play my music from my phone so its pretty hard to be uploading and downloading songs with a busy schedule.
I have this mini shoot with one of Juan's friends tomorrow. First one I'm getting paid. I think this feeling is because of that. I don't understand why I'm feeling so gloomy. Usually when i go out on photo shoots, I get all excited. I don't know. I told myself I'll let this pass. Hopefully I'll feel better before tomorrow.
So I got home from work. I decided on buying new LED flashlights and a Bulb flashlight for my dad. When I got back, I wanted to test them out. I first thought of a self portrait but since it was still daytime, too bright. I grabbed my Kalimar 50mm and used it as my model instead. I had 4 LED flashlights, two in the front and 2 in the back, left and right. and one Bulb light on my left facing at an angle.. After a couple of shots, I got this one.. I'll post the setup below..
I thought of my cam to cheer me up a bit.. and it did =]] but theres always tomorrow...
Castelló d'Empúries, Girona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The gothic parochial cathedral of Santa Maria has the structure and dimensions of a cathedral, a status which it did not achieve despite various attempts made by the earls of Empuries to have it named as such.
It is one of the most interesting examples of Catalan religious gothic architecture.
The construction, which began in the thirteenth century and continued throughout the entire fourteenth century, was completed at the beginning of the fifteenth century when the façade, with its beautiful marble entrance, was finished. The interior, representative of the Mediterranean gothic style, contains: unique roman baptism fonts, an exceptional 15th century alabaster altar piece, two sarcophagus belonging to earls, and a gothic stained glass window, the alter piece “dels Dolors” from the 18th century, an organ from the 19th century and many other items of interest.
The bell tower, with gothic decorations, follows the architectural design of the 13 century roman Lombard influence.
Source: www.castello.cat/interior/en/223-61/basilica-of-santa-mar...
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CASTELLANO
La iglesia parroquial gótica de Santa María tiene una estructura y unas dimensiones propias de una catedral, una dignidad que no consiguió a pesar de los varios intentos realizados por los condes de Empúries.
Es uno de los ejemplos más interesantes de la arquitectura religiosa gótica de Cataluña.
La obra, empezada en el siglo XIII, prosiguió durante todo el siglo XIV i finalizó a principios del XV, cuando se construyó la fachada con el bello portal de mármol. El espacio interior, paradigma del gótico mediterráneo, contiene las singulares fuentes bautismales románicas, el muy notable retablo mayor de alabastro del siglo XV, dos sarcófagos condales y un vitral góticos, el retablo de los Dolores del siglo XVIII, el órgano del siglo XIX y muchos otros elementos de interés.
El campanario, con decoración gótica, sigue todavía la composición arquitectónica de los campanarios románicos de influencia lombarda. Pertenece seguramente al siglo XIII.
Fuente: www.castello.cat/interior/es/223-61/basilica-de-santa-mar...
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Orchard Road is a road in Singapore that is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. It is regularly frequented by the local population as well as being a major tourist attraction. Often the surrounding area is known simply as Orchard.
The immediate vicinity of Orchard Road, Orchard Planning Area is one of 55 urban planning areas as specified by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, and is a commercial district. It is part of the Central Region, and Singapore's central business district, the Central Area.
During the National Day Rally Speech 2005, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that he would create more landmark buildings to create more fun in the district, partly to keep up with vibrant cities around the region.
Orchard Road underwent a $40 million revamp in 2009, with the addition of new street lamps, planter boxes, urban green rooms, street tiling, and flower totem poles.
Source: Wikipedia
About the Pudú
The pudús (Pudu), considered to be the world's smallest deer, are native to South America. There are two species of pudú: the Northern pudú (Pudu mephistophiles) from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile[1], which stands about 12 to 14 inches (32 to 35 cm) at the shoulder; and the Southern or Chilean Pudú (Pudu puda) from southern Chile and southwestern Argentina[1], which averages between 14 to 16 inches (36 to 41 cm)[2]. Males sprout small (7-10cm) antlers which are shed annually.
Both species of pudú subsist on a diet of grass, leaves, and fallen fruit. In the wild, their life expectancy is between eight and ten years. The Southern species is endangered (IUCN status: vulnerable), primarily due to hunting and habitat loss from human agriculture and land development.
The pudú has several interesting characteristics that distinguish it from other deer. It is able to climb fallen trees, and it is sometimes forced to do so, both to escape predators and reach food. Because of its small size, it is often forced to balance on its hind legs to reach foliage. When threatened, it barks in alarm.
Because it lives in the dense forests of South America, it requires an efficient way to travel throughout the undergrowth. Pudú maintain a complex system of paths and trails that allow them to quickly get from one place to another. Such paths often lead to excellent places to rest, mate or find food.
Pudú mate between April and June, and gestation periods range from 200 to 220 days, giving birth to one or occasionally two young.
Its predators are typically eagles, owls, cougars, foxes, and small cats.
- Wiki
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The annual Tickting Business Forum at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Piucture by Paul Heyes, Wednesday April 19, 2023.
Manchester Cathedral, Diocese of Manchester ALM ceremony. Picture by Paul Heyes, Sunday September 26, 2021.
A song of the House Wren (and other birds songs) is (are) at the following adress:
www.xeno-canto.org/browse.php?query=&pagenumber=&...
The House Wren, Troglodytes aedon, is a small songbird of the wren family.
Their breeding habitat is semi-open areas from Canada to southernmost South America. The tropical forms from southern Mexico southwards are sometimes considered a separate species, the Southern House Wren, Troglodytes musculus. Birds on the Falkland Islands are now often considered to be an endemic species, Cobb's Wren, Troglodytes cobbi. North American birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico.
This bird usually builds a large cup nest in various sorts of cavities, either natural or man-made, often using bird houses where they are available, and sometimes choosing unusual sites such as old shoes. The female incubates the clutch of three to six red-blotched cream-white eggs for 14-15 days, and the naked young take another 16-19 days to fledge.
House Wrens are known to occationally destroy the eggs of other birds nesting in their territory by breaking the eggshell.
Adults are 11.5 cm long and weigh 12 g. They have brown or grey-brown upperparts with pale grey-brown underparts; there are black bars on the flanks, wings and tail. They have an eye ring, a faint line over the eye, a short thin bill and pink legs.
There are regional variations in the appearance of this bird. The subspecies found on Tobago, T. a. tobagensis is larger and has much paler underparts than the mainland forms.
These birds forage actively in vegetation. They mainly eat insects such as butterfly larvae, also spiders and snails.
This bird's rich bubbly song is commonly heard during the nesting season but rarely afterwards. The birds can be encouraged to nest in gardens in their range by offering nest boxes with hole small enough to prevent competitive cavity nesters.
The House Wren may have been displaced somewhat in some northern parts of its range by the introduction of the House Sparrow but is still common and widespread throughout most of the two continents. In North America, they are thought to achieve their highest densities in floodplain forests in the western great plains where they use woodpecker holes as nesting sites.
The wrens are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. There are 79 species of true wrens, though the name is also ascribed to other unrelated birds throughout the world.
Troglodyte means "cave-dweller," and the wrens get their scientific name from the tendency of some species to forage in dark crevices. They are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.
Only one species, Troglodytes troglodytes, known as the Winter Wren in North America, occurs in the Old World, where it is commonly known simply as the "Wren."
The 27 Australasian wren species in the family Maluridae are unrelated, as are the New Zealand wrens in the family Acanthisittidae.
Walking through a dream
I see you
My light in darkness breathing hope of new life
Now I live through you and you through me
Enchanted
I pray in my heart that this dream never ends
I see me through your eyes
Living through life flying high
Your life shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life as a sacrifice
I live through your love
You teach me how to see
All that’s beautiful
My senses touch your world I never pictured
Now I give my hope to you
I surrender
I pray in my heart that this world never ends
I see me through your eyes
Living through life flying high
Your love shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life
I offer my love, for you
When my heart was never open
(and my spirit never free)
To the world that you have shown me
But my eyes could not division
All the colors of love and of life ever more
Evermore
(I see me through your eyes)
I see me through your eyes
(Living through life flying high)
Flying high
Your love shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life as a sacrifice
And live through your love
And live through your life
I see you
------------------I see youby Leona Lewis from the movie Avatar
Taken during BP photowalk at Aminbazar,Dhaka.Bangladesh
I have to thank Rony Syful for lending me his 18-200mm
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This used to be the house of Dr. and Mrs. William J. Mayo. They gave their home to the Mayo Foundation in 1938 for a meeting place where people in medicine could exchange ideas for the "good of mankind." This gift fulfilled a dream the Mayos had when they first planned the house around 1915, and then built it between 1916 and 1918. The impressive home contained 47 rooms arranged on 2.5 levels and had a five-story tower. Its design was reminiscent of an English manor house.
Over the years, Mayo Foundation House has been a prominent facility in Mayo's educational programs. It continues as a significant meeting and gathering site for educational activities and social functions that recognize outstanding achievements by Mayo Clinic staff. In 1975, the home was included in the National Register of Historic Places. (mayoclinic.org)
5 image panorama
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Roma, 8 Febbraio 2K11
Dalle 10.00 [ precise ] alle 12.45 [ circa ]
Dentro la Social Media Week Rome, il Festival della Rete
Palazzo Valentini, via IV Novembre 119/A, a pochi passi da Piazza Venezia
Sala Don Luigi Di Liegro, dentro la sede della Provincia di Roma
ToscanaLab di Fondazione Sistema Toscana e BTO Educational, a braccetto tornano, dopo la prima esperienza a Milano a Settembre 2K10, alla Social Media Week, il Festival della Rete per continuare a parlare del rapporto [ pericoloso ] tra Social Media e il mondo del viaggio.
Con il contributo di Expedia.it, discuteremo dell'argomento dentro il nostro collaudato format che prevede presentazioni e conversazioni, in un contesto unconventional che abbatte le barriere tra speakers e pubblico.
Social Media Better Tourism [ reload ] dentro la Social Media Week Rome, il Festival della Rete è un'ulteriore tappa pubblica del nostro percorso di ricerca che mette al centro le persone e il loro rapporto con il viaggio.
Indagheremo ancora una volta su come per le persone un valore [ primario ] come l'esperienza del viaggio, trova oggi in questo web sociale il luogo perfetto per essere condiviso in forma di racconto e come queste tante storie vanno a impattare sulle dinamiche d'incontro tra domanda e offerta turistica.
Per parlare di tutto ciò, l'8 Febbraio a Roma abbiamo coinvolto un soggetto che fa ricerca, un'esperienza di governance di un territorio, una giovane start up, un leader di mercato: dopo le loro presentazioni, la conversazione con il pubblico.
Vivid Sydney - Macquarie Visions
The Vivid Festival ran from May 27 to June 21.
Highlights inclided a light display on Macquarie Street and the return of the fire waters performance at Darling Harbour, a song summit in Sydney and a creative industries X Media Lab.
Last year's festival attracted more than 200,000 people to events at the Rocks and Circular Quay.
Macquarie Visions, a free public event celebrating in immersive light displays, the 200th anniversary and story of two visionary leaders, Governor Lachlan Macquarie and his wife Elizabeth.
Taking approximately one hour, the walk starts with a dazzling light spectacle at St Mary’s Cathedral and moves onto installations at Hyde Park Barracks Museum, The Mint, Parliament House, The State Library of New South Wales, The Royal Botanic Garden’s Palace Garden Gate and Sydney Conservatorium of Music, with special features including the spectacular Downer Macquarie Arch and the stunning illumination of the Opera House sails fulfilling the amazing Vivid Light experience.
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who, in 2003, received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour.
The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007. Currently, it is the most recently constructed World Heritage Site to be designated as such, sharing this distinction with such ancient landmarks as Stonehenge and the Giza Necropolis. It is one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world.
The Sydney Opera House is situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It sits at the northeastern tip of the Sydney central business district (the CBD), surrounded on three sides by the harbour (Sydney Cove and Farm Cove) and neighboured by the Royal Botanic Gardens.
The Opera House was formally completed in 1973, having cost $102 million.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3kG-7I_Y6k The Police
I loved you since I knew you
I wouldn't talk down to you
I have to tell you just how I feel
I won't share you with another boy
I know my mind is made up
So put away your make up
Told you once I won't tell you again
It's a bad way
photo taken@Creamshop
By Catedrales e Iglesias
© Álbum 2325
By Catedrales e Iglesias
Arquidiócesis de Morelia
Sitio Oficial de la Arquidiócesis de Morelia
www.arquidiocesismorelia.com.mx/inicio.php
Ex Convento y Parroquia de Santa María Magdalena
Morelos No 20 Sur
Colonia Centro
C.P.58840
Cuitzeo del Porvenir,Michoacán
(455) 357-03-09
Museo de la Estampa Ex Convento de Santa María Magdalena
Temática
La temática realiza un acercamiento a la construcción del convento y se mencionan aspectos de la orden religiosa que edificó el monumento. Posteriormente se exhibe la colección de grabados que resguarda el museo, los cuales muestran hechos, personajes y acontecimientos de la historia nacional: grabados de los siglos XVI al XIX; grabados que describen hechos de la revolución mexicana; grabados que representan hechos vinculados con la vida cotidiana, conflictos sociales y personajes del México posrevolucionario, y grabados sobre los acontecimientos surgidos con la expropiación petrolera.
Se cuenta con una muestra de objetos históricos religiosos de la época colonial, así como elementos arquitectónicos vinculados con la construcción del convento.
Conformándose de la siguiente manera:
Sala I.- Historia de la Provincia, el edificio y la arquitectura.
Sala II.- Grabados Siglos XVI al XX y Taller de Gráfica Popular.
Sala III.- La Revolución.
Sala IV.- El Petróleo y la vida diaria.
Sala V.- Crítica Social.
Sala VI.- Diversos.
Entre los autores de estos grabados se encuentran GUADALUPE POSADAS, ALFREDO SALCE, PABLO O’HIGGINIS, TRONCOSO, MARIANA YAMPOLZKY, CHÁVEZ MORADO. ADOLFO MEXIAC, PÉREZ CORONADO, etc., haciendo un total de 44 los autores de esta magnifica colección. En los pasillos de acceso se exhiben algunas piezas arqueológicas de la cultura pur’hepecha.
Importancia del museo
El Museo de la Estampa, es creado en septiembre de 1974, se instala en el refectorio y en algunas de las habitaciones del antiguo convento de Santa María Magdalena, magnífico ex convento agustino, construido en el siglo XVI, considerado uno de los edificios más importantes de la localidad.
En general, la apariencia del convento se ve influenciada por ciertos elementos arquitectónicos entre los que destacan los pesados contrafuertes que apuntalan los muros, vistosas gárgolas de cantera labradas con figuras antropomorfas y zoomorfas, así como almenas que coronan los techos y las gruesas bardas que rodean el atrio, confiriéndole a éste a este maravilloso inmueble el aspecto de fortaleza.
Admisión y servicios
El museo abre sus puertas al público de lunes a domingos de 9:00 a 18:00 horas. La cuota de admisión es de $31.00 M.N. Exención de pago a niños menores de 13 años, estudiantes, maestros y personas de la tercera edad con credencial. Los domingos la entrada es gratuita. La utilización de videocámara está sujeta a un pago de derechos.
Información tomada del INAH
Best viewed Large on Black
I photographed these Hooded Mergansers at the Black Point Wildlife Drive section of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge located immediately north of the NASA Space complex on Florida's Atlantic Coast. I hope that during my next visit to Merritt Island I can capture a better image with which to replace this one.
The Hooded Merganser is a species of small duck. It is the only living species in the genus. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning diver. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests which they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and colored. The Hooded Merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser. Hooded Mergansers are the second smallest species of merganser, with only the smew of Europe and Asia being smaller, and it also is the only merganser whose native habitat is restricted to North America. A species of fossil duck from the Late Pleistocene of Vero Beach, Florida, was described as Querquedula Floridana (a genus now included in Anas), but upon reexamination turned out to be a species closely related to the Hooded Merganser; it is now named Lophodytes Floridanus, but the exact relationship between this bird and the modern species is unknown.
Info above was extracted from Wikipedia.
made Explore (surprisingly) #273 on 7/03 (thanks everyone!)
I recently returned from a week in my home town, Omaha (for Fathers Day, the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium, music, good friends, etc).
I spent some time in parts of the Lauritzen Gardens, the 100 acre Omaha Botanical Gardens.
Captured this guy with a 200mm telephoto (unfortunately he and his friends refused to fly any closer to the edge of the marsh for a better shot).
Fort Toulouse - Wetumpka, AL
Jean Louis dit Colon FONTENEAU was born 18 Dec 1686 in Poitiers, France and was baptized in Saint Jean de Montierneuf Church of the same town. By 1720, Jean Louis was a Sergeant serving in French military and on the ship named the “Drommadaire” heading for the new world for an assignment in the colonies. He arrived through the portat Mobile bay which was the French military headquarters and seat of government for the Louisiana Territory and was assigned to Fort Condenear Mobile. During his stay in Fort Conde, he met and married a young widow named Marie Louise Henrique (Henry) and they married on 8 Feb 1725/26 in Mobile. Sometime after his marriage to Marie, Jean Louis was assigned to Fort Toulouse, which in the present day is located in Elmore County, Wetumpka, Alabama at the junction of two rivers, the Coosa and Tallapoosa.
Jean and Marie had twelve children, 8 sons and 4 daughters, and they were all born at Fort Toulouse. Their sons joined the marines and married daughters of other marines and their daughters married sons of marines and they lived near the Fort. Family names for the spouses were Doucet, Brignac, LaGrange, Lobell and Berthelot. Jean Louis died in October 1755 at the age of 68 and was buried in the Fort cemetery but the location of his remains is unknown.
Sometime after the signing of the treaty which ended the French and Indian War, Jean Louis’ living sons, daughters, and Widow Marie Louise moved from the Fort and settled in the vicinity of present day Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana. All present day Fonteneau’s (Fontenot) in this country are direct descendants of these early settlers.
Explore # 133
I am new into people/ street photography, therefore I'd be very pleased if you could give me some tips or improvement suggestions.
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Facebook Event: Pizza Tour NYC
Event Info
Name:Pizza Tour NYC
Tagline: for friends and family
Host:Vladimir Cole (Facebook / LinkedIn / Twitter)
Type:Other - Carnival
Time and Place
Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Time: 10:00am - 10:00pm
Location: NYC
City/Town: New York, NY
Description
Purpose: Tour some of the best Pizza in NYC. Now that I’m on the West Coast, this is a very important “keeping it real” event for me. I mustn’t forget what real pizza tastes like. Seattle’s pie sucks, for the most part.
Timing: Start at 10am and end at 10pm. Feel free to join in at any point by calling me (212.281.1090) for current location and next stop. Also, you can follow along via Twitter (twitter.com/vladcole).
Itinerary (in rough order):
DONE .... Rose & Joe's Bakery (31st St near Ditmars Blvd, Astoria)
DONE .... Rosario's (31st St near Ditmars Blvd, Astoria)
DONE .... Joe’s (7 Carmine Street, West Village) … walk to:
DONE .... Grandaisy Bakery (73 Sullivan St., SoHo) … walk to:
DONE .... Lombardi’s (32 Spring St., SoHo) … walk to:
DONE .... Luzzo's (1st Ave. & 12th St.) …
DONE .... Fornino (187 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn)
DONE .... Franny’s (295 Flatbush Ave., Prospect Heights, Brooklyn)
Google Maps: Brooklyn Section: Pizza Crawl by Brian Carp (Facebook)
Franny's Guests
+ Dr Sam
+ Jane Doe
© 2007 See-ming Lee (Blog / Facebook / Flickr / LinkedIn / Network / Orkut / Twitter / Wiki)
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II + 35 mm @ 35 mm - 1/5000 sec at f/1.4, ISO 100
Aperture priority mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
Read about today's adventures here. More to come...and hopefully proper tagging in the future :).
47°32'47.14" N 122°3'40.35" W, 17.2 m
Issaquah Cafe
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Taken on 11.12.2010, uploaded on 11.16.2010.
©2010 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
Langania village, Tantanua dance (mask dance) and the Sing-sing of the malagan people.
Sing-sing is a gathering of a few tribes or villages in Papua New Guinea. People arrive to show their distinct culture, dance and music. The aim of these gatherings is to peacefully share traditions. Villagers paint and decorate themselves for sing-sings.
uit:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing-sing
Malagan ceremonies are the most large-scale and famous of the many events that take place within the malagan culture. They take place irregularly, and are typically large and complex events, taking several days, and requiring months or years of preparation.
While a malagan ceremony is always held in the name of one or more people who have died in recent years, it is not at all merely a mortuary rite. Many other interactions take place within the overall event, including announcements, repayment of debts, recognition of obligations, resolution of disputes, and many other customary activities.
Malagan carvings
Malagan carvings, now world-famous, are the wooden carvings which are created for use in malagan ceremonies. Traditionally these were burnt at the conclusion of the event; in modern times most are now retained, as the carving tradition is now only known by a few.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagan
Last year I first tried Muskoka Brewery's Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout as part of my 52 week beer project. I found it to be one of the ost delicious stouts I ever had. When Muskoka's reps told me that it was returning to Manitoba, I was giddy.
You see, Muskoka's Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout, which is now named the Winter Beard, has quickly became a winter tradition for me. To me, it tasted like a Christmas dessert in a bottle.. it was that good! So here I am, excited to try it again!
Appearance: Comes in a 750mL bottle with a swing top. The label this year has a guy sporting a huuuuuge beard and a Muskoka toque, he kind of reminds me of my landlord this time of year. Pours a rich black creamy (or dark chocolate) in appearance, caramel colour foam (very minimal).
Aroma: Roasted coffee beans. If you like coffee inspired porters or stouts, I know you will enjoy this beer. I'm not really noticing the cranberry in the aroma yet. There may be a ever-so-slightly cranberry scent in there.. but I can barely notice it. The roasted coffee maltiness is nice. There's also a bit of a dark chocolate in there. This is going to get good!
Taste: Quite creamy on the tongue. It's effing delicious! The Winter Beard has that roasted coffee taste that you expect.. and love! Maybe I've been eating too much chocolate over the holidays but there's a very noticeable dark chocolate sweetness in the stout. I'm not a fan of dark chocolate, but it really works in this stout. There's only a slight amount of cranberry in this stout.. which is a-o-k with me because I find fruit + chocolate to be disgusting (picky eater here) nor does it make the beer tart.
Overall Thoughts: can somewhat smell my breath and it smells like Tim Horton's Café Mocha, not a surprise as there's a decent amount of roasted coffee and dark chocolate in this delicious stout. It costs $10 for the 750mL bottle. That's quite a price tag for a stout, but read me out.. this IS one of the best stouts on the market in Canada today. It is one of the few beers worth the price tag. This is a Christmas dessert sort of beer, or good for accompagnying the mountains of Christmas treats we all get from family and friends. Another thing to note is that the stout has an ABV of 8%, so you WILL get a bit of warmth from it. Damn good stout.
Check out my 2010 Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout review
From the description: "What could be more reminiscent of a frigid Northern winter than an insulating beard and a warming Muskoka seasaonal brew? Our Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout is rich and sturdy with roasted dark chocolate malts, real cocoa, 70% dark chocolate, and freshly harvested local cranberries. Pair that with the slightly higher alcohol content and then you'll find yourself sharing this bottle of joy all winter long. Beard not included"
www.frostclick.com/wp/index.php/2012/02/11/jermaine-riley...
Jermaine Riley might not be a household name just yet but he's certainly worth keeping an eye on.
Hello Earth is Jermaine's latest release following his previous records; Goodbye Krypton (which was his debut record) and Nine Ten Eleven - The Refixes (which was composed of remakes). Both of which along with a couple of his singles are all available for free download, just like this latest one.
Mixing soulful R&B with a cool hip hop dance rhythm, Hello Earth makes for a great club album or something to hold on to if you simply need some smoothing tracks for evening company.
Former member of Brit pop and R&B group, FMD, Jermaine Riley is slowly but surely carving a name for himself in the scene as a solo artist. Showcasing his love for one of the most well-known superheroes the world over, Superman; Riley packs Hello Earth with 11 cuts that range from R&B mellow mixes to upbeat dance cuts.
Paying homage to the creators of Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; the album chronicles Superman's transition from leaving Krypton and moving to Earth. I guess, you can say it's a concept album of sorts. The songs are both catchy and easy to listen to. You'll find traces of Ne-Yo, Usher and Chris Brown as you listen.
Track like Smallville beautifully features Jermaine's vocal range. It's a sweet song that you can pop onto your player and enjoy without much fuss. A few must-listen cuts include Wonder Woman ft. Lioness; Peaceful Day ft. Cherri V and of course, title track, Hello Earth.
Jermaine Riley is an artist that you shouldn't miss out on especially if you love R&B. Unlike his previous releases which featured covers or 90s samples, Hello Earth is all about the artist. It comes with original cuts and a nice (not to mention) fresh take on the concept album. Really enjoyable piece that you should be downloading right now.
Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It sits 3,812 m above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world. By volume of water, it is also the largest lake in South America.
The lake is located at the northern end of the endorheic Altiplano basin high in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. The western part of the lake lies within the Puno Region of Peru, and the eastern side is located in the Bolivian La Paz Department.
The lake is composed of two nearly separate sub-basins that are connected by the Strait of Tiquina which is 800 m across at the narrowest point. The larger sub-basin, Lago Grande (also called Lago Chucuito) has a mean depth of 135 m and a maximum depth of 284 m. The smaller sub-basin, Wiñaymarka (also called Lago Pequeño, "little lake") has a mean depth of 9 m and a maximum depth of 40 m. The overall average depth of the lake is 107 m.
Lake Titicaca is fed by rainfall and meltwater from glaciers on the sierras that abut the Altiplano. Five major river systems feed into Lake Titicaca. In order of their relative flow volumes these are Ramis, Coata, Ilave, Huancané, and Suchez. More than 20 other smaller streams empty into Titicaca, and the lake has 41 islands, some of which are densely populated.
Having only a single season of free circulation, the lake is monomictic, and water passes through Lago Huiñaimarca and flows out the single outlet at the Rio Desaguadero, which then flows south through Bolivia to Lake Poopó. This only accounts for about 10% of the lake's water balance.
(Wikipedia)
More magnificent that one can imagine, the famous lake of Titicaca is an awesome sight: silent, endless, deep, peaceful, quiet, dangerous... Here the view is taken when sailing from the town of Copacabana to the island Isla de Sol.
LARGE, ON WHITE is a better view.
This is Kacie, a beautiful and spirited young lady, and an aspiring model. At the time I took this photo of her, she was also a student at our prestigious music school.
A few people have the kind of personality that is capable of radiating happiness into everyone around them. Kacie is a perfect exemplar of that trait. Coming from the perspective of a person who is given to brooding, I know that her presence is a potent antidote to a wide range of gloom and despondency.
Here is a behind-the-scenes look within the studio in which this photo was taken.
www.licoricesoul.com/lsd014-lloyd.php
grumpy old keith!
wins points for his version of "time is tight" and the "godfather" theme. the album was recorded in edgbaston - and is signed on the back by the man and his band.
"Keith Lloyd was a Birmingham based keyboard player who is known to have accompanied many top stars of the day as they made their way through the clubs of the West Midlands. The likes of Bob Monkhouse, Frankie Howard and Les Dawson all used Keith as musical director to their stage shows at some point during the late 1960s and early 1970s and Keith maintained a residency on the Woman Today BBC TV programme.
Unfortunately, apart from the information contained on the sleeve notes to his "This is My Life" album, little else is known about Keith Lloyd and his band, which featured Geoff Cox on drums, Barry Peacock on Bass and Mick Large on guitar. The album was recorded at Zella Studios in Edgbaston in 1974, and released on the label of the same name. This was owned and run throughout the 1960s and 1970s by Johnny Haynes, but alas is no more - Johnny having sold the studio to soft rock behemoths Magnum in the 1980s. During this time local Asian musicians were regular customers at Zella studios, and perhaps hundreds of traditional Asian recordings were produced there.
An early incarnation of Black Sabbath produced a 45 on Zella Records and a large number of aspiring beat combos and hard rock bands of the period are known to have made use of Zella Studios.
José Pereira (1901 - 1954)
Botocan
signed and dated 1930 (lower left)
oil on panel
9” x 12 1/2” (23 cm x 32 cm)
Opening bid: PHP 80,000
Literature:
ART Philippines. Juan Gatbonton, Jeannie Javelosa,
et. al (eds.). The Crucible Workshop, 1992, p. 94.
From the Alfonso T. Ongpin Collection
Jose Pereira is one of the pre-war painters who produced genre works during the first quarter of the century. He took up painting at the UP School of Fine Arts from 1923-25. A friend of the art patron Alfonso Ongpin, Pereira was among the staff of the Philippines Free Press and became its chief artist later on, producing a weekly cartoon for the publication, but left due to tuberculosis in 1938. His style is marked by bold washes and dramatic atmosphere, as seen in this 1930 work titled Botocan, with a note to Ongpin.
Pereira’s works are noted to be reminiscent of Fernando Amorsolo’s style, specifically the master artist’s backlighting techniques. However, what sets his works apart from Amorsolo’s pieces is his “sweeter” color palette that reveals his penchant for orange hues mixed with pink. In this work, viewers are led to a simpler time in an idyllic landscape through rich impastos and dazzling colors of nature.
Lot 16 of the Leon Gallery auction in February 2021. Please see leon-gallery.com for more details.
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View On Black (I hate how square photos are *smaller* when you view them in the Flickr lightbox.)
Make sure you view this with your screen quite bright... But I think my screen isn't very bright to begin with so you're probably fine. :)
Okay, here are my ten facts! I was tagged by Erin ♥LivingGrace.
1. This is my brother. :) He's fourteen.
2. He was kind of nervous about me taking pictures of him... This is the only photo I got where he didn't panic and pull a funny face haha.
3. I know it's ridiculous how I always fall back on Harry Potter when I have to write ten facts, but I am currently having an HP book marathon. :) I'm up to Goblet of Fire.
4. Harry Potter's awesome.
5. I cannot wait for the Deathly Hallows movie.
6. Hmm. I just remembered these are supposed to be ten facts about ME. Oh well!
7. I am an extremely eclectic person in taste, as you can probably tell in my photography. I'm the same, if not worse, with my clothes and music taste.
8. I got my learner's permit last spring, I'm probably going to take driving classes this fall...
9. I didn't know you could get your learner's permit at fifteen in Florida! D:
10. My favorite TV show is probably House by now. They've cancelled so many of my favorite shows this year! D: I do love House though, you should watch it.
Possibly the most random 10-facts in the history of the world.
If I tagged you it's because I love your photos and I want to know more about you. :)
Strobist: One YN-460 flash camera right high at 1/8 or 1/4 power (can't remember). Triggered wirelessly via YN-04 II.
Dozens of handicaped people invaded the YPFB (national oil & gas company) compound in Santa Cruz, threatening to blow up 3 gas bottles in case of expulsion. In the morning of Aug. 12, clashes with the company's workers left various hurt on both sides, but the handicapped managed to stay.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Handicap in Bolivia (Recommended as a slideshow)