php photos on Flickr

Inclued graph for helloworld in TGIFramework (top-bottom) by Terry Chay

1

Inclued graph for TGIFramework (Tagged) displaying a hello world template after the second load (the first load fills APC user cache).

Note that inclued looks a little funnier than normal because

1) Inclued has trouble fitting prepend scripts into hierarchy. For some reason it thinks the page page is config.php which is completely bypassed on the second load (the actual page is hello.php).

2) Inclued loses the actual parent when dynamically included stuff is __autoloaded()

3) This isn't exactly Tagged.

Diferences I’ve noticed

1) Tagged doesn't use an auto prepend script (it requires manual prepending),

2) Tagged includes the session_start code on every page that this doesn't

3) Tagged includes diagnostics that this doesn't (yet)

4) Tagged includes UDP based page and event logging that this doesn't

5) An event gets thrown on page creation that will trigger the output caching listeners (not yet ported).

All are mostly related to backward compatibility or portability issues.

Still even with the session_start making a remote call to memcache on every request, I still noticed that siegeing Tagged's hello world outperforms CodeIgniter (one of the faster frameworks out there). Why?

1) The load-on-demand design is optimized for this task (the less it does, the less framework is needed)

2) Tagged is designed around portability but not independence, certain optimizations and features are assumed to exist and the codebase takes advantage of them

3) Tagged engineers all know PHP, so a larger templating abstraction is unnecessary (we're using Savant3, probably don't even need that).

4) Performance is a primary consideration for Tagged since the site activity is so busy (the API layer alone needs to handle 5000 transactions a second). This minimal abstraction is most performant for minimal code via iteration.

5) Output caching is unnecessary for dynamically generated static content. In that event, things are created into the web hierarchy and headers are sent to allow edge caching of this content. (This is not tested with that assumption, but the point is a lot of extra code doesn't need to get written in a lot of places because operational design solve that.)

6) To call this a framework is generous. :-)

In any case, compare with other frameworks (note not all these are graphs of hello world, some seem to be graphs of the default page or a typical installation…weird). The default graph for comparison.

Santa Iglesia Catedral (Morelia) Estado de Michoacán,México by Catedrales e Iglesias/Cathedrals and Churches

By Catedrales e Iglesias

Arquidiócesis de Morelia

Sitio Oficial de la Arquidiócesis de Morelia

www.arquidiocesismorelia.com.mx/inicio.php

Santa Iglesia Catedral

Av Madero Poniente

Col Centro

Apdo Postal 17

C.P.58000

Morelia,Estado de Michoacán

(443) 312-29-36

La Catedral de Morelia es un recinto religioso sede de la Arquidiócesis de Morelia de la Iglesia católica en México. Se encuentra ubicada como su nombre propiamente lo dice en la ciudad de Morelia, capital del estado de Michoacán, México. La catedral se localiza en el primer cuadro de la ciudad, conformando la traza del Centro Histórico de Morelia. El edificio fue construido en el siglo XVIII en la época de la Colonia Española, es de estilo barroco y esta realizado en cantera rosada que le da un color peculiar y característico.

# Arquitectónicamente la Catedral de Morelia comparándose con otras Catedrales de México, es similar a la Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México, Catedral de Puebla, e inclusive en su interior a la Catedral de Guadalajara.

# La catedral es la edificación más emblemática y representativa de Morelia dada su altura, ya que cuenta con dos altas torres, que se divisan por todo el valle de la ciudad. Por su altura, las torres de la Catedral de Morelia (66.8 m) son las cuartas más altas de México, después de las torres del Santuario Guadalupano (Catedral Inconclusa) en Zamora de Hidalgo (105 m), de la catedral de Villahermosa (80 m) y del Santuario de Guadalupe, en San Luis Potosí (68 m).

# Cuenta con una Iluminación escénica de singular belleza colocada por la empresa que iluminó la Torre Eiffel de París. Los fines de semana la catedral ofrece un espectáculo de luz y sonido con esta iluminación.

# La catedral está dedicada a la Transfiguración y en su interior alberga dos imágenes muy veneradas, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús que es el santo patrono de la ciudad, y el Señor de la Sacristía un Cristo muy antiguo realizado en pasta de caña de maíz. El cual es muy visitado y querido por la feligresía.

# Su belleza arquitectónica y su historia son otras razones por las cuales se ha convertido en un icono de la ciudad.

# En su interior este recinto dada su belleza, sonorización acústica y espaciosidad, figura como escenario de diversos eventos artísticos y culturales como el Festival Internacional de Órgano de Morelia, y el Festival Internacional de Música de Morelia.

La actual catedral de Morelia no ha sido la única catedral que ha tenido la ciudad, ya que en 1580, cuando los poderes civiles y eclesiásticos de Michoacán fueron trasladados de Pátzcuaro a Valladolid (anterior nombre de Morelia), se inauguró una catedral, muy inferior a la actual en tamaño y valor artístico. Esa construcción se ubicaba en la esquina de las actuales calles de Corregidora y Abasolo. Sin embargo, debido al crecimiento que experimentó la ciudad a finales del s. XVI e inicios del XVII, así como por causa de un incendio que en 1584 afectó severamente el anterior edificio catedralicio, se hizo necesario pensar en otro templo, más grande, sólido e importante. Por ello es que a inicios del s. XVII el cabildo catedralicio comenzó las gestiones para la construcción de la nueva catedral.

Muchos proyectos fueron propuestos, pero hasta mediados de ese siglo fue aceptado el proyecto del arquitecto italiano Vicenzo Barrochio, también conocido como Vicente Barroso de la Escayola por parte del Virrey Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duque de Alburquerque el 22 de marzo de 1660 concluyendo continuos trámites y proyectos de construcción durante un largo período de casi 80 años.

El día 6 de mayo de 1660 la primera piedra de la construcción fue colocada por el obispo Fray Marcos Ramírez del Prado. La construcción estuvo a cargo del propio Vicenzo Barrochio hasta el año de su muerte, acaecida en 1692, razón por la cual el gran arquitecto no pudo ver concluida su obra monumental. Sin embargo, solo 52 años después del deceso del maestro, sus discípulos lograron terminar la titánica tarea arquitectónica, por lo que la magnífica obra fue concluida en 1744.

La catedral sufrió diversos saqueos por parte del ejército independentista, en el año de 1810. Hacia fines del siglo XIX se construyó la reja perimetral que delimita el atrio. A finales de los años 90 del siglo XX se efectuaron diversas obras de restauración exteriores e interiores, con lo cual se preservó mejor la belleza del edificio. También, en los primeros años del siglo XXI, se inauguró la nueva iluminación escénica de esta catedral de Morelia.

The Cathedral of Morelia is a religious compound headquarters of the Archdiocese of Morelia of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is located as the name itself says it in the city of Morelia, capital of Michoacan, Mexico. The cathedral is located on the first frame of the city, forming the trace of the Historic Center of Morelia. The building was built in the eighteenth century the Spanish colonial times, is in Baroque style and is made of pink quarry which gives it a distinctive and characteristic color.

# Architecturally, the Cathedral of Morelia compared against other Cathedrals in Mexico is similar to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Puebla Cathedral, and even inside the Cathedral of Guadalajara.

# The cathedral is the most emblematic and representative buildings of Morelia given their height, since it has two tall towers that can be seen throughout the valley of the city. For his height, the towers of the Catedral de Morelia (66.8 m) are the fourth highest in Mexico after the towers of the Sanctuary of Guadalupe (Cathedral Unfinished) in Zamora de Hidalgo (105 m) of the cathedral in Villahermosa (80 m) and the Sanctuary of Guadalupe, San Luis Potosi (68 m).

# Has a unique scenic beauty lighting placed by the company that lit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. On weekends, the cathedral offers a sound and light show with this lighting.

# The cathedral is dedicated to the Transfiguration and its interior houses two highly venerated image, Sacred Heart of Jesus who is the patron saint of the city, and the Lord of the Sacristy a Christ very old paste made of cornstalks. Which is much visited and loved by the congregation.

# Its beautiful architecture and history are other reasons why it has become an icon of the city.

# Inside this enclosure because of its beauty, sound and spacious sound, set for a variety of artistic and cultural events as the International Organ Festival in Morelia, and the International Music Festival of Morelia.

The current cathedral of Morelia was not the only cathedral in the city has had since 1580, when civil and ecclesiastical powers were transferred from Patzcuaro Michoacan to Valladolid (Morelia previous name), opened a cathedral, much lower the current size and artistic value. That building was located on the corner of the present streets of Corregidor and Abasolo. However, due to growth experienced by the city at the end of s. Sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, and because of a fire in 1584 severely affected the former cathedral building, it became necessary to think of another temple, larger, robust and important. That is why at the beginning of s. XVII the cathedral chapter began efforts to build the new cathedral.

Many projects were proposed, but until mid-century the project was accepted by the Italian architect Vincenzo Barrochio, also known as the Plaster Vicente Barroso by the Viceroy Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva, Duke of Albuquerque on March 22, 1660 concluding continuous procedures and construction projects over a long period of almost 80 years.

On May 6, 1660 the first stone of the building was laid by Bishop Fray Marcos Ramírez del Prado. The building itself was given by Vicenzo Barrochio until his death in 1692, why the great architect could not see completed his monumental work. However, only 52 years after the death of the teacher, his pupils got through the daunting task of architecture, so that the magnificent work was completed in 1744.

The cathedral suffered several raids by the army for independence, in the year 1810. By the end of the nineteenth century built the perimeter fence that marks the atrium. In the late 90s of the twentieth century restoration work carried out various internal and external, thereby better preserved the beauty of the building. Also, in the early twenty-first century, opened the new stage lighting of the cathedral of Morelia.

> cambiar

Me and Rasmus Lerdorf, Mr. PHP by Roland Tanglao

3

This was great! The communities that have led to my blogging obsession (the UserLand and Frontier community), and to Bryght (Drupal, PHP, MySQL and Linux) are friendly and small enough that I have met most of them.

So I have met Dave Winer (Manila, Radio, etc.), Dries (Drupal) and Rasmus (PHP)

My goal is to meet and take similar cheesy :-) pictures with the MySQL guys and Linus Torvalds of Linux.

Roseneath Carousel by Jean

3 9

View On Black

The Roseneath Carousel is a phenomenal historical attraction! Built in 1906 in Abilene, Kansas by C. W. Parker, the carousel boasts 40 basswood horses, three abreast, and 2 boats.

A 1934 Wurlitzer 125 Military Band organ, complete with paper rolls, ushers out the nostalgic music.

After the Carousel left the Parker plant, gaps appear in its history. Eventually it surfaced at Mohawk Park in Brantford, Ontario, where directors of the Roseneath Agricultural Society found and purchased the machine for $675.00 in 1932.

The Carousel Restoration committee formed in 1986 and began a massive $400,000.00 fundraising campaign to restore the relic to its original condition.

July 17, 1993 the museum quality, rideable carousel re-opened in its sixteen - sided building (which had been constructed around the carousel upon relocation to the Roseneath fairgrounds in 1932).

In 1998, significant repairs were needed for this protective building. $25,000.00 installed a new foundation, cement flooring and new exterior boarding replacing those destroyed by age.

Fundraising continues and so does the fun! Renovations are still required to make the building climate-controlled to protect the restored Carousel. Your donation will assist us in our efforts to preserve and operate the Carousel a precious reminder of our roots in rural Ontario).

As you ride the Roseneath Carousel, round and round, close your eyes and revel in a timeless musical journey through history!

"Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost" by tARRA NiCOLE

3 3

(View On Black)

It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time

But I'm too young to worry

These streets we travel on will undergo our same lost past

I found you here, now please just stay for a while

I can move on with you around

I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?

I'd do anything for a smile, holding you 'til our time is done

We both know the day will come, but I don't want to leave you

I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time

But I'm too young to worry (a melody, a memory, or just one picture)

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost

It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

Newborn life replacing all of us, changing this fable we live in

No longer needed here so where do we go?

Will you take a journey tonight, follow me past the walls of death?

But girl, what if there is no eternal life?

I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time

But I'm too young to worry (a melody, a memory, or just one picture)

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost

It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

Trials in life, questions of us existing here, don't wanna die alone without you here

Please tell me what we have is real

So, what if I never hold you, yeah, or kiss your lips again?

Woooaaah, so I never want to leave you and the memories of us to see

I beg don't leave me

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost

It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

Trials in life, questions of us existing here, don't wanna die alone without you here

Please tell me what we have is real

Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day [x2 then continues in the background]

I stand here alone

Falling away from you, no chance to get back home

I stand here alone

Falling away from you, no chance to get back home

Seize the Day by Avenged Sevenfold

Strasbourg: Benjamin-Zix-Platz by dolorix

3 14

View On Black

Dies ist das malerischste Viertel in der Altstadt von Straßburg. Früher lebten und arbeiteten Fischer, Müller und Gerber in diesem Stadtviertel direkt am Wasser.

Die herrlichen Fachwerkhäuser stammen aus dem 16. und 17. Jahrhundert. Ihre steilen Dächer sind zu den Dachböden offen, auf denen früher Leder getrocknet wurde.

This is the most picturesque district of old Strasbourg. Fishermen, millers and tanners once lived and worked in this part of town where the streets have been built level with the waterways.

The magnificent half-timbered houses date from the 16th and 17th centuries. Their sloping roofs open out onto lofts where hides were once dried.

by your side ღღღღ by Gracie Kangjon

3 15

View On Black

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

Under the bean by Keith

2 8

View On Black

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

Junco in the Snow by Jason Presser

1

Please View On Black and/or View On White

See where this picture was taken. [?]

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...

Get a grip by Steve Stracqualursi

2 11

Capt. Will Benson grabs hold of a 12wt. tarpon jaw with the new WORKwt. Gloves - 12wt.com/product.php?p=1.

13 - A tous les 100 pas by PaHaILiah - Alias Philippe

2 27

View On Black

Pour voir en diaporama les séries "A tous les 100 pas/ "...

Concept original de DIdier Bonaventure qui nous ouvre la voie :

la série A tous les 100 pas de Didier Bonaventure

....

In every 100 steps ? It is a kind of advance, a course, a ballade. It is, while leaving at home, 100 steps after 100 steps (that is to say in all 2400 step and thus 24 sights) photographs of what was in front of me.

So, every day, during 24 days, on Flickr, on the same place and at the same hour, the picture of previous the day is replaced by a new image.

To keep the track of the past images, they are placed in a message under the image which changes. It is thus necessary to reserve 24 successive places from the dépos of the first image.

This choice of presentation has the effect of showing the messages of the visitors and their comment on the image which was, for them, that of day.

...

À tous les 100 pas ? C'est une sorte de cheminement, un parcours, une ballade. C'est, en sortant de chez moi, 100 pas après 100 pas (soit en tout 2400 pas) 24 photos de ce qui était devant moi.

Au-delà de cette ballade donc, à tous les jours, même heure (14H), et ce pendant 24 jours, j'écrase la photo de la veille, pour la remplacer par une nouvelle de cette série. Aussi, pour garder la trace des images substituées, je les place au fur et à mesure dans un message sous l'image qui change (ceci explique pourquoi j'ai réservé 24 espaces). Notamment, ce choix de présentation a pour effet, comme pour une seule image, de montrer les messages des visiteurs venus voir et commenter l'image qui fut, pour eux, celle du jour.

Dire, montrer, faire les choses autrement, être soi ― donc différent ― c'est forcément prendre le risque de ne pas se faire comprendre, n'est-ce pas ?

Et à partir du 13 décembre.... à qui le tour ?

Santa Stole The Fairy's Wand by _AlanCurran

4 6

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...

Best viewed Large and on Black

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Twitter | Flickr

globalfirm, madeskimo and I by claudia gabriela marques vieira

transmediale.09: DEEP NORTH

Adam (the boss, globalfirm), Geronimo (madeskimo) and I chat about music, ennuit culture and global anti-capitalist mobilisation.

Find out more about Adam's global guerilla project at globalfirm

And madeskimo

Join the facebook event for a retrospective of the festival, videos, photos and other relevant material - www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=47750112630

Aromatherapy Soy Heart Melts by LuminEssent Candles

Available at: http://www.luminessentcandles.com/soy_heart_melts.php

LuminEssent Natural Aromatherapy Soy Melts are handmade paraffin-free soy wax chips scented with pure essential oils. Otherwise referred to as wax melts, wax tarts, scent chips, candle melts, candle tarts, or wax potpourri, among many other creative names, LuminEssent Natural Aromatherapy Soy Melts are a new introduction to the home fragrance market.

Unlike most melts or tarts made from paraffin wax and synthetic fragrances, soy wax melts made with your choice of over 30 pure Essential Oils and 13 Essential Oil Synergies deliver aromatherapy benefits while freshening the air, without degrading the surrounding air quality. Available in over 70 colors or dye-free.

Unlike paraffin wax, soy wax can safely be recycled. Instead of disposing of the wax after the scent has dissipated, carefully pour the molten wax back into the tin (if melted in a simmer pot or tart burner) and place the wick provided in the middle to create your own recycled wax candle.

Your recycled wax candle can be re-scented by adding your own essential oils. For best results, do not add more than 6 ml or about 225 drops in a full 6 oz tin of wax.

http://www.luminessentcandles.com

http://www.squidoo.com/luminessentcandles/

http://soycandlesbyluminessentcandles.blogspot.com/

http://soycandles.luminessentcandles.com/

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6926723599

by Brett Freestone

2

Facebook

X is for x-ray (100+ views!) by Megan Hill

4 10

large&on black please

wow, i can't believe i only have two letters left. it's been a pretty sweet journey.

that is an x-ray of the right side of my tailbone. i used to be a dancer, and i had some lower back problems. the x-ray was taken probably about a year and a half ago.

sooo today i have to go to a graduation party which is why i'm all dressed up. it's sad that the seniors are leaving but that also means...SUMMER!!

---

currently listening to: first day of my life-bright eyes

Wrapped in greens (DSC8011) by Fadzly Mubin

27 28

Larger

While taking this photo a girl next to me was also taking some shots at the same location, to my envy she was using a silver Nikon FM2n analog SLR camera. To my surprise, when she put down her camera and I saw her, it was Mandy, a good friend from flickr whom I've never met in person before, what a pleasant surprise it was. Just like Liyin DIP put it 'What a small world!'

In order to symbolize Mandy in the vast greens of Cameron Highlands tropical rainforest, I've uploaded this "flower wrapped around by the green leaves".

Gears: Nikon D50 and Nikkor 50/1.4 AI

Location: The Smokehouse, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia

Monknash shelves by Chris Hammerton

13

Best_viewed_on_black_here.

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.

Piedras Blancas Light Station by Lawrence Goldman

10

View On Black

Piedras Blancas is located on California's central coast, just north of San Simeon. The point is named for a white rock out cropping located just off the end of the point. In the 1866, this location was chosen to fill the gap between the lighthouses at Point Conception and Point Sur.

The Piedras Blancas Light Station was completed in 1875. The original tower was 100 feet tall and housed a first-order Fresnel lens. In 1876 a two-story Victorian style dwelling and a storage building were added.

Piedras Blancas Light Station was operated by US Lighthouse Service until 1939 when the Coast Guard assumed command. Structural damage to the tower caused by earthquakes and new technology eventually replaced many of the functions of the lightkeepers as they became automated. The lens, lantern room, ornate railing and the upper portion of the tower were removed by the U. S. Coast Guard in 1949 when they judged that the tower could no longer safely support the lantern room due to a large crack about 25 feet down from the top. The crack was the result of an earthquake occurring on the last day of 1948 with an epicenter quite close to the lighthouse. The lens was then loaned to the Cambria Lions Club for care and display in Cambria. It now stands near the Veterans' Memorial building on the Pinedorado grounds in downtown Cambria.

In place of the old light an automatic electric drum aero-rotating beacon with a 36-inch lens was installed. Operating in conjunction with a 1,000 watt electric bulb, it was capable of casting a light beam a distance 18 miles from its altitude of 141 feet above sea level.

The Coast Guard subsequently relinquished control and management of the Piedras Blancas Light Station to The Bureau of Land Management on October 12, 2001.

This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or uploaded in any way without my prior written permission.

our ship by Pawel Zguda

View On Black

Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten by Helmut Reichelt

3 13

View On Black

Ich kenne den Sinn dieser Installation nicht, aber es ist ein Blickfang.

mhobl hat etwas dazu gefunden:

Der stolze Besitzer würde das denkmalgeschützte Ensemble gerne zu einem fairen Preis veräußern, allein, es fehlt an solventen Interessenten, die für das altersschwache Trio eine neue Nutzungsherausforderung bereithalten. Möglicherweise führt die Berühmtheit, die Marc Köschinger mit seiner Installation "Schmetterlingsschwarm" dem Häuserensemble an der Pfahlstraße nun national verschaffen dürfte, aber doch noch zur Rettung.

...

Gerade wenn es den Passanten und Betrachtern am besten gefällt, dieses Street-Art-Meisterwerk, beschleicht sie vielleicht auch ein etwas mulmiges Gefühl – so wünscht sich Köschinger jedenfalls. Diese stille Invasion scheint sich ja nicht alleine am Haus Pfahlstraße 7 zu delektieren, längst ist sie auch über einen ziemlich ausgebeinten Mexiko-Käfer hergefallen, den Köschinger nach Eichstätt transportieren ließ, um abzusichern, dass das Schmetterlings-Haus nicht immer wieder mit parkenden, ganz und gar "vitalen" Autos zugestellt wird und auch, um das Kunstwerk vom Haus weg in die Straße und in die ganze Stadt hineinzutragen und hineinwirken zu lassen.

www.donaukurier.de/lokales/eichstaett/Eichstaett-Aktion-v...

Danke!

Playa de Famara #1 by Andrea Cucconi

1 7

14/08/08 - Lanzarote - Islas Canarias -

Please View On Black

View "Canary Islands Set" on Flickriver

View the Slideshow of "Canary Islands Set"

* Please use the time offered by darckr to make great, accurate, useful comments *

by Hughes Léglise-Bataille

5 3

On black

Depuis le 3 Octobre, plus de 200 familles dorment dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion.

Malgré la pluie, les mal logés ont l'interdiction d'installer des tentes sur les trottoirs (elles ont de toute façon été confisquées lors des précédentes évacuations par les forces de l'ordre). Les cartons et les bâches sont plus ou moins tolérés, selon les jours, notamment sur le trottoir du Ministère de la Crise du Logement (mais pas en face !), mais peuvent très bien résulter en une intervention policière.

Après les pluies particulièrement violentes des derniers jours début Novembre, accompagnées de forts coups de vent, des bâches ont été accrochées à la façade pour créer une sorte d'auvent, un abri de fortune qui a déjà été démonté samedi 10 novembre par les forces de l'ordre et remonté dimanche par les militants. Depuis le départ des policiers le 13, des bâches sont installées des 2 côtés de la rue de la Banque (contre le Ministère de la Crise du Logement et contre l'AFP en face).

Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set

Part of DAL (Recommended as a slideshow)

Black-crowned Night Heron Looking Down by Lawrence Goldman

8 41

View On Black

The night herons are medium-sized herons in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa and Gorsachius. The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for “night raven” and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the Black-crowned Night Heron.

Adults are short-necked, short-legged and stout herons with a primarily brown or grey plumage, and, in most, a black crown. Young birds are brown, flecked with white. At least some of the extinct Mascarenes taxa appear to have retained this juvenile plumage in adult birds.

Night herons nest alone or in colonies on platforms of sticks in a group of trees, or on the ground in protected locations such as islands or reedbeds. 3-8 eggs are laid.

Night herons stand still at the water's edge, and wait to ambush prey, mainly at night. They primarily eat small fish, crustaceans, frogs, aquatic insects, and small mammals. During the day they rest in trees or bushes. There are seven extant species.

I photographed this beautiful bird at the Santa Barbara Zoo. I should add that it is not a part of the zoo collection but rather a local shore bird that likes to hang out at the round picnic tables near the zoo entrance along with several large ravens. I assume this is because there are some humans that feed them or they are scavenging what's been left as garbage. It is not a good idea to feed these beautiful birds as they become dependent and lazy. Neither of these species appear to be afraid of humans. This bird was sitting no more than five feet away from me as I took numerous photographs and the bird never flinched or moved. See the images below for more of this beautiful bird (including a strip collage of the head in profile). A companion Night Heron did fly into one of the open exhibition areas.

This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or uploaded in any way without my prior written permission.

Space in the City by Hsiang Wei Chao

8 10

View On Black, or View my most interesting stream ON BLACK!

Taking a stroll in downtown Vancouver is more than pleasing. Of course some streets, such as Granville or Robson Streets, are busier than others. More interestingly, I start to notice passageways or narrow alleys among buildings when I spend more time roaming around in the city. Take this space as an example, there is actually a stairway at the end of the open ground connecting to West George Street. Isn't it an amazing finding?

To me, I just love the layers of stairsteps between the buildings. :-)

歡迎點閱我最新的文章「活在當下」，或是我的部落格光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！

__________________________________________________

~溫哥華, 英屬哥倫比亞省~

Downtown Vancouver, Canada

- ISO 320, F16, 30 sec, 16mm

- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens

- Sunset @4.14pm (234º) / Shot @ 4.44pm

.|| This image may not be used for any purposes without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.

by Gustavo Sebastian Cruceño Molina

14

♫♪♫♪♫

el cielo me ayudo a darle colores a mi vida!!

hacia tiempo que no salia!!

y bueno hay que empezar a vivir otra ves!!

Vamos Gus me digo por dentro!!

es hora de ponerse de pie otra ves!!

vamos loco!!

serie amores que matan nunca mueren

Lulunta Maipú Mendoza Argentina

Tibu = Gusty = Seba @

En soled busco mi libertad!!!

Yo no quiero un amor civilizado, con recibos y escena del sofá; yo no quiero que viajes al pasado y vuelvas del mercado con ganas de llorar. Yo no quiero vecínas con pucheros; yo no quiero sembrar ni compartir; yo no quiero catorce de febrero ni cumpleaños feliz. Yo no quiero cargar con tus maletas; yo no quiero que elijas mi champú; yo no quiero mudarme de planeta, cortarme la coleta, brindar a tu salud. Yo no quiero domingos por la tarde; yo no quiero columpio en el jardin; lo que yo quiero, corazón cobarde, es que mueras por mí. Y morirme contigo si te matas y matarme contigo si te mueres porque el amor cuando no muere mata porque amores que matan nunca mueren. Yo no quiero juntar para mañana, no me pidas llegar a fin de mes; yo no quiero comerme una manzana dos veces por semana sin ganas de comer. Yo no quiero calor de invernadero; yo no quiero besar tu cicatriz; yo no quiero Madrid con aguacero ni Rosario sin tí. No me esperes a las doce en el juzgado; no me digas "volvamos a empezar"; yo no quiero ni libre ni ocupado, ni carne ni pecado, ni orgullo ni piedad. Yo no quiero saber por qué lo hiciste; yo no quiero contigo ni sin ti; lo que yo quiero, muchacha de ojos tristes, es que mueras por mí. Y morirme contigo si te matas y matarme contigo si te mueres porque el amor cuando no muere mata porque amores que matan nunca mueren

index-3.php by Josh Porter

1

Matthew by Ken Sharp

5 3

Visit my blog for advice on how on how to take photographs of your children or submit a photo for inclusion in "Ken's Tips On Your Pics": www.kensharp.com/blog/category/kens-tips-on-your-pics-2/

Les Navigli, le "Montmartre" milanais... by Annie

7 42

View On Black

Flâner dans le quartier des Navigli signifie découvrir l'histoire d'un des quartiers les plus anciens et les plus intéressants de Milan, devenu depuis une vingtaine d'années le lieu de rencontre des jeunes artistes et des intellectuels, point de référence du mouvement branché de Milan. Au point d'être considéré comme une sorte de Montmartre milanais où reproduire des styles de vie et des activités « bohème ». La transformation a impliqué jusqu'au moindre recoin de cet angle de la ville, à commencer par les "case di ringhiera", les maisons typiques à cour interne entourées de balcons : encore délabrées il n'y a pas si longtemps, elles ont été complètement restructurées pour devenir l'adresse le plus tendance de la ville.

Les magasins de toute sorte, les merceries, les papeteries du passé et les magasins de marque côtoient des galeries et des ateliers d'art où les jeunes artistes qui veulent s'affirmer exposent leurs oeuvres à côté des auteurs connus. Très souvent, ces laboratoires sont situés dans les petites cours internes aux balustrades fleuries, les volets large ouverts ou à peine ouverts. Pénétrer dans ces cours est une expérience inoubliable. À quelques pas du centre, vous avez la sensation de vous trouver dans une ferme en pleine campagne. Les bruits de la circulation de la ville se transforment en un vague souvenir. Sur ces cours donnent une infinité de boutiques artisanales de vitriers, de charpentiers et de marbriers.

• Going to the flower by Danilo Oliveira

3 14

View On Black

5) Crayon Girl by WhiteFang (Eurobricks)

This Eurobricks review can be found in www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/169714-r...

Watts Memorial - Amelia Kennedy by @fotochap

View slideshow

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.

Flattening pigeon, St. John's Hospital (Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum), Bracebridge Heath by Olga Pavlovsky

1

View On Black

St. John's Asylum was built in 1852 and closed in 1989, leaving the remaining walls home to over 130 years of history.

This place is a pretty famous site for urbex-ers, but as developers progress with their work to turn this huge site into housing, the floors have rotted away and the finer details are all disappearing.