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Al lado de la Puerta del Perdón de la Catedral de Sevilla hay una pequeña capilla adosada a la misma fachada del muro, que fue, de la antigua mezquita. Está dedicada a San Pascual Bailón, que no bacilón.... Dicen sus devotos que si al pasar delante le rezabas todos los días un pater noster al final de tu vida te concederia una gracia: dos o tres dias antes de morir te tocaría una campanilla avisándote de tu muerte, para que pudieras ponerte a bien con Dios y arreglar papeles. Esta tradición, que no viene en las guías turisticas -como muchas veces lo mejor por fortuna-, me fue referida por un buen amigo del barrio, cuando yo por allí vivía. Pepo, que así se llama me decía,... pues te aseguro que es cierto. Mi tío, que tenía un puesto en el mercado cerca de la Puerta de la Harina, siempre le rezaba. Un día colocó un letrero, "Serrado por Defunsió". Sus amigos, al verle por la calle y con el puesto cerrado con un letrero de tal guisa, le presuntaban, ¿pero a dónde vas?, ¿te has vuelto loco?... pero él les contestó, voy al notario y a arreglar papeles para mi funeral; esta mañana, me tocó la campanilla por dentro al pasar por la capilla de San Pascual Bailón. A los dos días lo enterraban.
Así me lo refirieron,... así te lo cuento,... así me lo recuerda tu foto.
De mi amigo APOIKIA :))
The stone pine (Pinus pinea), also called Italian stone pine, umbrella pine and parasol pine, is a tree from the pine family (Pinaceae). The tree is native to the Mediterranean region, occurring in Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Levant.
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Winter is over - yeah! My Vitamin D resources are exhausted, so i need SUN.
Strobist info: Added some flashlight from camera left under the flower, for fill light. Sony F42, triggered by camera commander flash.
Explored! #2, 06.04.2010
Unbelievable - i really wasn't sure if this is flickr worthy, i was thinking about uploading or not.
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Meet me at this weeks FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER along with a short interview in the group The World Through My Eyes.
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" There are places in the world where still nobody has been, but you can arrive there by traveling in your mind... "
This shot was taken at a not so large frozen pond in Emsland, Germany near the Dutch borders, on Saterday the 22nd of December 2007. A 15 minutes walk from where I live.
Post-processing info:
Some old-school post-processing was used on the original RAW, which was leveled, curved and converted to B/W with tweaks on the Green filter setting. A Hue/Saturation layer was used to create the blue/cyan/purple atmosphere. Some noise-reduction and global Gaussian blur was used to create silky smooth surfaces and halo's around the trees. Selective sharpness with the HighPass filter in Vivid Light mode plus some extra Unsharp Mask sharpening (300% at 0.2px radius with 6 levels of treshold) to bring back a bit more detail into the trees. Some final adjustments, such as removing detail from the surface, with the blurring tool.
P.s. My ega actually chose this one for a bunch of 'Happy New Year' greetings to send-out this year :)
Hope you like it and a happy new year to y'all~!
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La Fuente Mágica de Montjuic
La inauguración de la fuente mágica de Montjuic tuvo lugar el 19 de mayo de 1929, durante la Exposición Internacional de Barcelona. El diseñador Carles Buigas envió los planos un año antes de la exposición y muchos pensaron que el proyecto era demasiado ambicioso para ser creado y muchos menos creían que fuera a finalizarse para la fecha en que comenzaba la Exposición.
Más de 3000 trabajadores estuvieron a cargo del proyecto y, tras menos de 1 año, la fuente mágica estaba terminada.
La fuente mágica es una espectacular exhibición de color, luz, movimiento, música y acrobacias acuáticas. Si mezclas todos estos elementos y los combinas correctamente ¡obtienes magia pura! La fuente mágica es un espectáculo “obligado” y altamente recomendado si vienes a Barcelona.
Magic Fountain of Montjuic
The inauguration of Magic Fountain of Montjuic took place on May 19, 1929, during the International Exhibition of Barcelona. The designer Carles Buigas sent the planes a year before the exhibition and many thought that the project was too ambitious to be created and far fewer thought they were finished for the day on which the exhibition began.
More than 3000 workers were in charge of the project and, after less than 1 year, the source Magic finished.
The magic source is a spectacular display of color, light, movement, music and acrobatics waterfowl. Combining all these elements and combines them correctly you get pure magic! The source is a magic show "obligatory" and highly recommended if you come to Barcelona.
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chi can thay a vui la du? ! ♥
BTA [:X] enough ! ..
Morella, Castelló (Spain).
Entrance to the upper level. The sky is faked.
Entrada al nivel superior. El cielo es falso.
ENGLISH
The castle of Morella (Province of Castellón, Spain), constructed at the top of the town on the “Mola” taking advantage of the rock, is a fortification of 13th century of Islamic architecture with later reforms of medieval architecture. It consists of the square of arms (1,070 ms), the palace of the governor, the Rain tank, the tower of the Pardalea, retreats to the flight by where entered the Carlistas in 1838, prison of Cacho, rest of real palaces, towers of Tribute, and official pavilions, by where are passed different forms from civilization and cultures.
In the area of the castle they have appeared prehistoric rest, Iberian and Roman. After it reconquers it began the present walls and the dependencies that already existed were qualified for the Christian kings.
The castle is divided in three levels: a first level located in the lower part of the rock in which there is the entrance and the Palace of the Governor. In the second level the artillery batteries were located. And in the third level would be the castle itself. The lower part this surrounded by walls and towers, of which they are the majority semicircular, that arises from the west part in zigzag form.
The castle, in the upper part, underwent modifications in the war of Succession and during the carlistas wars, being bombed the celoquia tower in 1813. To this more elevated zone it is acceded through stairs, that had 90 steps of which 54 are conserved, that leads to a door that takes step to the square by a passage that ends at the square of arms.
In center of the same one is a rain tank of Roman time, on which there are a sentry box of 19th century and the rest of a guardhouse. In the South part are the rest of a construction composed by semibasement that communicated with the celoquia tower.
To the Southeast is the celoquia tower, that it was the Christian tower of the tribute. It was reformed in 13th century, according to documents of 18th century it has three plants, with vault the ground floor and first, with outer cover to four waters. It did not have stairs, and the interior communication was made by the adjacent buildings. It had in its cellar the chapel of Santa Barbara and Santa Magdalena until 18th century, then become a jail.
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CASTELLANO
El castillo de Morella (Provincia de Castellón, España), construido en lo alto de la población sobre la "Mola" aprovechando la roca, es una fortificación del siglo XIII de arquitectura islámica con reformas posteriores de arquitectura medieval. Consta de la plaza de armas (1.070 m), el palacio del gobernador, el Aljibe, la torre de la Pardalea, retretas al vuelo por donde entraron en 1838 los Carlistas, prisión de Cacho, restos de palacios reales, torres de Homenaje, y pabellones oficiales, por donde han pasado diferentes formas de civilización y culturas.
En el área del castillo han aparecido restos prehistóricos, ibéricos y romanos. Tras la reconquista se iniciaron las actuales murallas y las dependencias que ya existían fueron habilitadas para los reyes cristianos.
El castillo se divide en tres niveles: un primer nivel situado en la parte inferior del peñón en el que se encuentras la entrada y el Palacio del Gobernador. En el segundo nivel se situaban las baterías de artillería. Y en el tercer nivel se encontraría el castillo propiamente dicho. La parte inferior esta rodeada de murallas y torres, de las cuales son la mayoría semicirculares, que surgen de la parte oeste en forma de zigzag.
El castillo, en la parte superior, sufrió modificaciones en la guerra de Sucesión y durante las guerras carlistas, siendo bombardeada la torre celoquia en 1813. A esta zona más elevada se accede a través de una escalera, que tenía 90 peldaños de los que se conservan 54, que conduce a una puerta que da paso a la plaza por un pasadizo que desemboca en la plaza de armas.
En el centro de la misma se encuentra un aljibe de época romana, sobre el que hay una garita del siglo XIX y los restos de un cuerpo de guardia. En la parte sur se encuentran los restos de una edificación compuesta por semisótano que se comunicaba con la torre celoquia.
Al sudeste se encuentra la torre celoquia, que fue la torre del homenaje cristiana. Fue reformada en el siglo XIII, según documentos del siglo XVIII tenia tres plantas, con bóveda la planta baja y la primera, con cubierta exterior a cuatro aguas. No tenía escalera, y la comunicación interior se realizaba por los edificios colindantes. Tuvo en su sótano la capilla de Santa Bárbara y Santa Magdalena hasta el siglo XVIII, luego paso a ser un calabozo.
i so cant wait to return i could process all day from this beach !!! Gutted our week here was a total wash out got here once .
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God really wants you to pick the right road - the road that lines up with His great plans for you. And He can see what's on all the roads out there. He can see which one is best, and He wants to let you know. Our word for today from the Word of God, Isaiah 48:17, "This is what the Lord says - your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 'I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.'" Man, what a promise!
Remember, the real issue here is getting closer to your Heavenly Father. He uses our "which way?" struggles to draw us into a deeper dependency on Him. Showing us the plan is the easy part; getting us to trust Him is the hard part.
As you look ahead to your journey, make sure you are tuned to the frequency where the guidance is, to your Father in heaven who sees it all and has all the inside information on the road ahead.
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This is what happens when the sensitized skin grease comes into contact with the latent emulsion. According to transitory theory, the luminal will be revealed if development takes place under a FULL MOON! (so) Here we can CLEARLY see the evidence of hidden UFOs and the nuclear tipped thought missiles they are sending directly into heaven
Now—I fooled the Secret Police by Pasting the orginal version on top of all the fucking ART (the others made me put that underneath it all)”
Don’t worry this (voice) is not really me—it is JUST the voice I hear AT night from outside the dust filled window—the voices that ONLY SPEAK when the wind blows Rustles in the tree leaves
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((((you have to check every drop of inkd to make sure it is not
1)a secret police micro dot
2)2) a pizeo static listening device
3) (yes 3!) a piece of your hat brain
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(please don’t look at me!)
I want to make it CLEAR this has nothing to do (or very little) to do with my work with and in the perpetual motion syndicate.
ALSO!
I was never abducted in THAT WAY!
NO, NO, NO – NOT nothing happened
(The white OWL is fucking DISS information
secret police control and propeganda
Don't believe me, check the evidence for your self!
Happy Halloween everyone!
The whole of the Golconda Fort complex and its surrounding spreads across 11 km of total area, and discovering its every nooks is an arduous task. Visit to the fort comprise seeing the architectural beauty in many of the pavallions, gates, entrances and domes. Parted in four district forts, the architectural valour still gleams in each of its apartments, halls, temples, mosques, and even in its stables. The graceful gardens of the fort may seem to be lost its fragrance, for which it was known 400 years ago, yet a walk in the deceased garden has to be inevitable in your schedule to explore the impression of gone glory of Golconda Fort./wiki
Ephesians 2:4-10
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Y seguimos con el primer festival internacional de la Lenga!
Este festival incluyó saltos ornamentales en aguas termales provenientes de glaciares, ademas el baile de la lenga y porsupuesto el primer campeonato de "Decenso de pendientes fuertes con un esguince de tobillo" , en esta primera version el ganador y unico participante fue Iguana.
En la foto, la participante proveniente de la republica hermana de al lado, la Srta Danisa acompañada del ilustrusimo Sr Mono
R.N Cerro Castillo.
Region de Aysen.
Patagonia Chilena
Giralda - Sevilla (Spain).
ENGLISH
The Giralda is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville in Seville, Spain, one of the largest churches in the world and an outstanding example of the Gothic and Baroque architectural styles. The tower is a former Almohad minaret which, when built, was the tallest tower in the world at 97.5 m (320 ft) in height. It was one of the most important symbols in the medieval city.
The tower, an ancient minaret from the Almohad mosque of Seville, is constructed in several distinct parts from different cultures. The Islamic body is the oldest part. It was built in 1184 under the orders of the Caliph Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur by the architect Ahmad ibn Baso and finished by Abu-l-Laith As-Siqilli in 1198. Several old buildings, including Roman stones from the ruined city of Italica, were reused to provide construction materials. The Giralda has no stairs; instead, 34 ramps are used to ascend the tower. The ramps were sufficiently wide for the muezzin to ride a horse to the top of the tower to recite the Adhan (call to prayer).
The copper sphere that originally topped the tower fell in an earthquake in 1365. Christians replaced the sphere with a cross and bell. Later, in the 16th century, the architect Hernán Ruiz designed an belfry extension to convert the minaret to a bell tower. At the top of the extension stands a statue representing Faith. According to tradition, Saints Justa and Rufina, the patronesses of Seville, are also the protectors of the Giralda.
The statue stands 4 m (13 feet) in height (7 m (23 ft) with the pedestal) and has crowned the top of the tower since its installation in 1568. The statue was originally called the Giralda ("weathervane") since it twists with the wind on a weathervane. With the passage of time, the tower became known as the Giralda while the statue took the name Giraldillo.
The Renaissance section of the tower also contains a large inscription of Seville's motto, NO8DO. Alfonso X of Castile gave the motto to the city when it continued to support his rule during an insurrection. A rebus, the motto means no me ha dejado or "it did not abandon me" in reference to Seville's loyalty during Alfonso's civil war against his son, Sancho IV.
Covering the top of the tower is the "Lily section" of the tower. This surrounds the enclosure with the bell. In this section, located near the top of the tower, each corner has a basin containing bronze lilies. Below the statue of Faith sits a dome covered with stars.
The Giralda has several sister towers. The same architect, Jabir, who built the Giralda also built similar towers in what is now Morocco. The tower of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh served as a model for the Giralda and its sister, the Hassan Tower in Rabat. Several church towers in the province of Seville also bear a resemblance to the tower, and may have been inspired by the Giralda. These towers, most notably those in Lebrija and Carmona, are popularly known as Giraldillas. Several replicas of the Giralda have been built in the United States: one, now destroyed, in Madison Square Garden in New York and another in Kansas City. The clock tower of the Ferry Building in San Francisco is also based on the Giralda. The clock tower at the University of Puerto Rico's Rio Piedras campus was also inspired by the Giralda.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giralda
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CASTELLANO
La Giralda forma parte de uno de los edificios más representativos de Sevilla, la catedral, la más grande del mundo y verdadera joya del gótico y barroco.
En su día fue la torre más alta del mundo con sus 97,5 m de altura y actualmente es la torre más alta de la ciudad de Sevilla y una de las construcciones más famosas de esa ciudad y de toda Andalucía.
La torre, antiguo alminar de la mezquita almohade de Sevilla, está constituida por varios cuerpos diferenciados aunque perfectamente unidos mostrando un ejemplo perfecto de la riqueza del crisol de culturas existente en la ciudad. El cuerpo musulmán es el más antiguo, fue construido en 1184 por orden de Abu Yaqub Yusuf y para su construcción, tal y como se puede apreciar en su base, se emplearon los restos de algunos edificios y sillerías romanos. Se basó en el alminar de la mezquita Kutubia (70 metros) de Marrakech, (Marruecos) y considerada obra maestra del arte hispano-magrebí. También se la considera hermana de la gran Torre Hasan (60 metros) de Rabat.
Como curiosidad cabe destacar el hecho de que la Giralda no tiene escaleras, sino 35 rampas suficientemente anchas para permitir que el sultán subiera por ellas montado a caballo para ver la bella estampa que se divisa.
A raíz de un terremoto ocurrido en 1365 se perdió la antigua esfera original de cobre que coronaba la torre, que fue sustituida por un sencillo alminar. Posteriormente en el siglo XVI se añadió el cuerpo de campanas. Este cuerpo, a cargo del arquitecto cordobés Hernán Ruiz, fue encargado por el cabildo catedralicio con un remate en forma de estatua que representa la Fe.
Originalmente este era el nombre que tenía la figura de la Fe de más de 4 m de altura (7 con el pedestal) que corona el minarete de la catedral de Sevilla y fue instalado en 1568. El nombre de Giralda proviene de los giros que se producían en la figura con los cambios de viento, pues hace las veces de veleta. Con el paso del tiempo, ese nombre pasó a denominar al propio minarete, conociéndose la figura como el Giraldillo.
El siguiente cuerpo que tiene encima del de campanas es el cuerpo de las azucenas, que cuenta con cuatro jarras de azucenas de bronce, una en cada esquina, obras magistrales del conocido y recientemente fallecido orfebre Fernando Marmolejo Camargo, que incluso tuvo el honor de colocarlas por lo que se le conoce cariñosamente como "el prioste de la Giralda". Y encima de este existe otro cuerpo más de arquitectura renacentista formado por el cuerpo de carambolas, cuerpo de estrellas cúpula y cupulín y sobre éste la estatua de la Fe.
El 29 de diciembre de 1928, fue declarada Patrimonio Nacional; en 1987, integró la lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giralda
Common Grey Seal - Donna Nook, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England - Friday November 20th 2009.
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Another shot of the common Grey seal, where I was once again laying face down in the wet sand, as you do..lol
Have a wonderful Thursday Y'all..:)
From www.lincsuk.com/donnanookseals.htm ~ Donna Nook - A Reporters Perspective
An article from LOUTH LEADER (21st November 2005)
Crowds flock to the seals.
The seal pupping spectacle at Donna Nook is one of the wonders of Britain's coastline. Reporter Trevor Brookes was given an exclusive insight by Donna Nook Coastguard. MORE than 3,000 visitors peered through binoculars and camera lenses on Sunday to watch a sea of seals snake their way along the sands at Donna Nook. Most people had travelled from across Lincolnshire to catch a glimpse of a phenomenon which has now reached epic proportions. But none had come from quite as far as renowned Spanish wildlife photographer Inaki Relanzon.
"For me, it's not normal to see wildlife as close as we can here. To be able to get so close to the seals is wonderful. "Normally, animals are scared of people. Donna Nook is very, very good for me," said Mr Relanzon, who was shadowed by a Spanish national film crew, documenting his work. The 33-year-old photographer, who lives in Barcalona, has caught nature on film in exotic and untouched locations throughout the world.
His awe-inspiring pictures include Canadian polar bears and Moroccan baboons. Mr Relanzon said: "A friend of mine from London told me about the seals here. It was worth the journey."
I had been taken to see him working by the shore's edge at low tide by Donna Nook Coastguard. The Coastguard's eight volunteer officers watch over 16 miles of sand, mud and greenshore from Saltfleet Haven to Haile Sand Fort, Cleethorpes. The unique stretch of coastline includes an RAF bombing range, a nature reserve and, of course, the colony of 3,000 grey seals. The coastguard officer in charge, Graham Merrikin, has seen the colony grow from around 200 seals when he first joined in 1966. The population explosion has meant, each year, between 30,000-40,000 people come to see the seals between late October to Christmas. Graham: "When the RAF is not using the bombing range, the public can go wherever they like. But if they come out at low tide to see the seals, it can take as long as an hour to return. A sea fog can descend at any time – it can be very dangerous. "We advise people to always wear warm clothing, and take food and water with them." At the sea's edge at low tide, a dip in the sand means the distant shoreline disappears from view. Much of the vast stretch of sand is soft underfoot - and it shifts each month. "If people get into trouble, they should head due south or towards the sunset," Graham said. The coastguard erected a 'cockle pole' in the 1970s so cockle pickers, who became trapped, could climb to the top and sit out an in-coming tide.
"If they are nearby, walkers can always head towards that," Graham said.
Visitors are asked to follow three simple guidelines when seal watching -
* Keep your distance from seals.
* Never touch a seal – a mother may abandon a pup if it smells of humans or dogs.
* Keep your dog on a lead and away from seals.
Coastguard officer John Frank added: "We often meet visitors who have brought prawns or sardines to feed the seals with. But, please, don't feed them." His colleague, Keith Warsap, added: "On serene days like today, when the sun is out and the wind is calm, it's quite an experience to hear the seals' eerie cries, alone by the shore. "But conditions can change – the coastline should always be treated with the utmost of respect."
As the sun went down over Donna Nook, I joined the madding crowd on its way home, leaving the seals to bask in the last of the day's winter sunshine. Ninety-eight pups were born at Donna Nook in 2004 – and this year wildlife experts believe the 100 mark will be broken for the first time. It seems the seals need all the rest they can get.
21 November 2005.
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A mi me gusta como queda con esta canción: Rollin' - Limp Bizkit ♪♫♪♫
Que tengan una bonita noche!!
Hasta mañana!
Mua!!
♥
Señores de "Duro de Domar", si van a usar una foto mia en sus informes, tengan la honradez de pedir permiso!
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“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
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An old pier by Rock Ferry, Wirral, on the River Mersey, UK.
Long exposure shot just after sunrise.
Exposure- 237 seconds !
Aperture- F11
ISO 100
Focal length- 14mm.
There is a story behind this image. I'd visited this location 3 times after only recently discovering it about 15-20 minutes drive away.
I managed some nice long exposure shots on the first 2 visits(dawn), but the light wasn't that interesting although the tide was right, and the place looked quite clean and interesting.
On this 3rd trip, the light was looking really quite special, but along with the rising tide which was flowing left to right in the picture was masses of dirty brown scummy looking foam floating on the water!
I guessed rightly that with a very long exposure using my 10 stop ND filter, the foam floating past wouldn't show up. That worked very nicely, but a lot of this stuff had collected just to the left of the jetty, and left a blurry mess in the final image! So I had to clone that area out in photoshop to clean up the image! I only took one shot for this image and made adjustments in Camera Raw.
Thank you all again for your support!
So this field was supposed to be covered in bluebells right now, however, my town seems to be behind with the rest of the UK and is still currently green. I've been wanting to incorporate more movement to my work lately, and this was inspired by a couple of sources:
-the advert for Calvin Klein's "Euphoria"
- Miss Aniela (Nat's) work involving movement in particular
- Season 13 of ANTM when they all did a shoot with scarves
Anyway, hope you like the outcome!
Outtakes, behind the scenes & before/afters can be found on twitter and the blog!
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a huge thanks to friends who commented yesterday on my crappy diptych with honest thoughts and constructive criticism -- i truly appreciate it.
... and i wouldn't mind it continuing on all my shots...
i had a really bad photography day yesterday -- i was at a complete loss for direction and everything i shot felt inadequate. this is the best i could come up with -- an earring shot in the dark with a little blue led flashlight as the single source of light.
on the blog: toomanytribbles.blogspot.com/2009/11/titles-ice-of-course...
"A murderer would never parade his crime in front of an open window..."
R is for Rear Window: the classic film directed by one of my favorites, Alfred Hitchcock. A thrilling taste of voyeurism, telephoto lenses, and romance between an invalid photographer and a piece of the Upper East Side's upper crust.
I thought of this shot about ten days ago, and have looked forward to it ever since. I really wanted to have a shot that was clearly inspired by one of my favorite directors and/or films, and I had great success doing it with Lost In Translation. But what sealed the deal with Rear Window was the fact that my stepfather had foot surgery and is in a cast/boot thing for six weeks. Pretty fortuitous ... plus, Jordy already did Psycho (props to him for making it funny and getting away with it), I am not even close to being able to have a scene from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, or No Country For Old Men and, well, those covered my favorite films by my favorite directors. I mean, okay. Yeah, I could have done the last two with a lot of time and effort, but it's not my fault the letter 'R' fell on a Monday I had work and two doctors' appointments!
I don't liken myself to Grace Kelly at all, and not just because she's blonde and infinitely more beautiful and royalty, (though those don't help) but because she is much more ladylike and, well, graceful. So ideally, this shot would be without me and in my place, a blonde and/or evidently graceful woman. However, I don't have either of those at my disposal; I was going to use my mother, since it felt a little weird (in theory) to be the Grace Kelly to my stepfather's Jimmy Stewart, but I got over it -- all for art's sake! :)
p.s. It's grainy for the old film feel -- but maybe it would be better without. Any thoughts??
p.p.s. two stills from the original movie: one and two
*Explored! Reached #140
Back to Cape Cornwall. This is a Panorama from 4 vertical shots (roughly 180degree) , all with bracketing for later DRI blending (see my blog). The dynamic range is huge here because of facing into the sun and also shooting away from it. So actually I did 2 panoramas, one after the sun was out of view without lense flares and one with the sunstar and the magic light. Later in postproc I layered both DRI panos together in PS to paint out the lense flares.
It was quite a lot of work behind this shot, both during the shot where I used my Nodal Ninja and in postprocessing but I'm happy with the result! What do you think, does it keep up with my other Cornwall shots?
PS: You might guess from the dark foreground, that it was still very wet and slippery there and not easy to stay on your feet ;-)
cheers
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I love white roses and so this bouquet made me so happy, so I wish to share with you ...for dear Chris , a great co-adm and flickr friend for her Birthday which falls just on the St. Valentine's day - I wish you the best joy , love, health and serenity .... so to all of you also a very Happy Valentine's Day , full of Happiness and Love as well as nice begging of the week (and do remember EVERYDAY is or can be Valentines Day) ... Do enjoy!
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Vista de Rattenberg des del turó Rat // Rattenberg view from Rat Mountain
Rattenberg és una cituat situada a la vall de l'Inn, al Tirol (Àustria). Amb una població de 440 habitants, és la ciutat més petita del país.
Fundada al segle XII, la ciutat fou edificada literalment a l'ombra del turó Rat per a protegir-se dels bandolers. La protecció té - però - un preu: a l'igual que altres 60 comunitats del Tirol, durant els mesos d'hivern Rattenberg no rep pràcticament il·luminació solar. De fet és un dels pocs indrets situats a una certa distància al sud del Cercle Polar Àrtic que durant els mesos d'hivern té un periode de foscor permanent.
El novembre de 2005 la ciutat va anunciar un pla per a construir una sèrie de miralls mòbils (anomenats heliostats) amb la intenció de reflectir cap a la ciutat la llum solar durant els mesos d'hivern.
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Rattenberg, Austria is a town on the Inn River, near Rat Mountain and Innsbruck. With a population of 440, it is the smallest town in the country.
Founded in the 1300s, it was built in the literal shadow of Rat Mountain to protect itself from marauders. The protection, however, comes at a price. Like an estimated 60 other communities nested in the Tyrol region of the Alps, Rattenberg receives little-to-no sunlight during the winter. It is one of the few places at a significant distance from the Arctic Circle that has a time of permanent darkness.
In November 2005, the town announced they were building 30 specialized rotating mirrors called heliostats to reflect sunlight into parts of the town during the winter months. The $2.4 million operation was suggested by Bartenbach Lichtlabor GmbH, a lighting design company. The EU plans to foot half the bill as of November 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
More info: Tendencias Tecnológicas
Standard 3-exposure photo (-2/0/+2 EV), handheld. 2 HDR created with Qtpfsgui (Fattal and Manituk, using default values). Then merged in GIMP.
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It is not a great photo, but it's my way to celebrate that today two years ago I quit smoking, and that has changed my life for better. I take advantage to encourage all the smokers to leave the vice, that although is difficult, it's possible. After 24 years smoking without stop, I chose the difficult walk, to leave it suddenly and without aid of nothing nor of nobody... and I can tell it.
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No es una gran foto, pero es mi manera de celebrar que hoy hace dos años que dejé de fumar, y eso me ha cambiado la vida para mejor. Aprovecho para animar a todos los fumadores a dejar el vicio, que aunque es difícil es posible. Tras 24 años fumando sin parar, yo elegí el camino difícil, de golpe y sin ayuda de nada ni de nadie... y puedo contarlo.
¡¡En el puesto 204 de Explore el 12/11/2008!!
.First of all credit for this shot goes to Mary who took this on Friday morning while I was struggling to get into work. She took it from our bedroom window and I think it’s a really fine shot (had to say that obviously). Looking at the pic it looks like we live in the middle of nowhere in fact we are fairly close to the City centre, Hull University is just behind the trees. We have lived here 20 years and have never seen it look so wintryTHANKS FOR YOUR VISIT HAVE A GREAT DAY
Explored #85. Thanks!
Dear friends, a quick hello from Helsinki where I am traveling now. Yesterday I had a great night photo outing with local flickr buddy and excellent landscape photographer Rob Orthen. We will go out together again for a sunset and sunrise shooting.
I am on a busy schedule here so won't have much time to visit your streams. Sorry about that!
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Hello Everyone!
-This is my first attempt at trying to create a "Golden Hour" type photo. This location is actually about 50 ft away from a fire that happened in town last summer and destroyed tons of pretty homes. After seeing the landscaping there i can already tell ill be back there with more ideas! The trees were covered in black ash (Colton took a picture on one and got himself covered in it) . But all in all yesterday was an extremely fun photo experiment day and hopefully i can go back there and get some more!
So i figured out this whole golden hour thing is not as easy to capture! First off because the sun sets so freaking fast, and second of all my lens does not like how much light it has to take in for their to be any glimpse of my model and not just one giant flare. So if you guys have any suggestions i should do on my nikon to maybe get a better shot lemme know! I'm still learning myself.
Madrid (Spain).
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The Jardines del Buen Retiro or Parque del Buen Retiro (literally "Gardens" or "Park of the Pleasant Retreat"), or simply El Retiro, the "Lungs of Madrid", is the main park of the city of Madrid, capital of Spain.
The Parque del Buen Retiro is a large and popular 1.4 km² (350-acre) park at the edge of the city center, very close to the Puerta de Alcalá and not far from the Museo del Prado. A magnificent park, filled with beautiful sculpture and monuments, galleries, a peaceful lake and host to a variety of events, it is one of Madrid's premier attractions. The park is entirely surrounded by the present-day city.
In 1505, at the time of Isabella I (r. 1474–1504) the Monasterio de Jerónimos was moved from an unsuitable location elsewhere to the present site of Iglesia de San Jerónimo el Real, and a new monastery built in Isabelline Gothic style. The royal family had a retreat built as part of the church.
King Philip II (r. 1556–1598) moved the Spanish court to Madrid in 1561. Philip had the Retiro enlarged by his architect Juan Bautista de Toledo, and formal avenues of trees were laid out. Here, at the Palacio del Buen Retiro, the king could withdraw during Lent, bringing the court with him.
The "Jardines del Buen Retiro" were extended in the 1620s, when Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Philip IV's powerful favourite, gave the king several tracts of land in the vicinity for the Court's recreational use. Olivares determined to build, in a place that the king liked, a royal house which should be superior to those villas that Roman nobles had lately been setting up in the hillyt outskirts of Rome. Although this second royal residence was to be built in what were then outlying areas of Madrid, it was actually not far from the existing Alcázar or fortress residence, and the location in a cool, wooded area proved to be ideal.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_del_Buen_Retiro
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Los Jardines del Buen Retiro, popularmente conocidos como El Retiro, son un parque de 118 hectáreas situado en Madrid. Es uno de los lugares más significativos de la capital española.
Los Jardines tienen su origen entre los años 1630 y 1640, cuando el Conde-Duque de Olivares (Don Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel), valido de Felipe IV (1621–1665), le regaló al rey unos terrenos que le habían sido cedidos por el Duque de Fernán Núñez para el recreo de la Corte en torno al Monasterio de los Jerónimos de Madrid. Así, con la reforma del Cuarto Real que había junto al Monasterio, se inició la construcción del Palacio del Buen Retiro. Contaba entonces con unas 145 hectáreas. Aunque esta segunda residencia real iba a estar en lo que en aquellos tiempos eran las afueras de la villa de Madrid, no estaba excesivamente lejos del alcázar y resultó ser un lugar muy agradable por estar en una zona muy boscosa y fresca.
Bajo la dirección de los arquitectos Giovanni Battista Crescenzi y Alonso Carbonell se construyeron diversos edificios, entre ellos el teatro del Buen Retiro que acogió representaciones teatrales de los grandes del Siglo de Oro, Calderón de la Barca y Lope de Vega. Perduran aún el Casón del Buen Retiro, antiguo Salón de Baile, el Museo del Ejército, antaño Salón de Reinos con sus paredes decoradas con pinturas de Velázquez, Zurbarán y frescos de Lucas Jordán y los jardines.
Éstos se levantaron al mismo tiempo que el palacio, trabajando en ellos, entre otros, Cosme Lotti, escenógrafo del Gran Duque de Toscana, y edificándose una leonera para la exhibición de animales salvajes y una pajarera para aves exóticas. El estanque grande, escenario de naumaquias y espectáculos acuáticos, el estanque ochavado o de las campanillas y la ría chica pertenecen a este período inicial.
A lo largo de la historia, en este conjunto se han ido efectuando modificaciones, no siempre planificadas, que cambiaron la fisonomía del jardín, como el Parterre diseñado durante el reinado de Felipe V (1700–1746), la Real Fábrica de Porcelana del Buen Retiro en tiempos de Carlos III (1759–1788) o el Observatorio Astronómico, obra de Juan de Villanueva, reinando Carlos IV (1788–1808). El rey Carlos III fue el primero en permitir el acceso de los ciudadanos al recinto, siempre que cumpliesen con la condición de ir bien aseados y vestidos.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buen_Retiro
Listen No Te Olvides de Mí - Diana Navarro
¡Ay que ver, como quema la luna¡
cuando tu no estas aquí
como pesa la noche en mi cama
si me acuerdo de ti
¡ay que ver, como duele en mis venas¡
el amor que te dí
el sabor de mis últimas penas
que pené para ti
iaiaiaiaiaaaaaaa
no te olvides de mí
iaiaiaiaiaaaaaaa
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¡ay que ver, como mata el dolor¡
el frio y el calor
como sabe de ingrato el sabor
del amor
aaaaaaaaaaaaay
aaaaaaaaaaaaay
aaaaaaaaaaaaaay
¡ay que ver, como amargan los besos¡
que al final me perdí
como matan aquellos recuerdos
que se acuerdan de ti
iaiaiaiaiaaaaaaa
no te olvides de mí
iaiaiaiaiaaaaaaa
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aaaaaaaaaaaay
aaaaaaaaaaaay
iaiaiaiaiaaaaaaa
no te olvides de mi
iaiaiaiaiaaaaaaa
iaiaiaiaiaaaaaaa
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This woman has to be admired for having one of the most amazing voices in Spain. Traditional Spanish songs are reborn with her incredible range and phrasing. She is a Spanish Nana Mouskouri. God bless her!!
The first news of which has its existence dates back to 978. Around the church of Sant Marti, as documented by the year 1088 began to wake up the first houses in this picturesque town that even today retains all its medieval charm.
Historically, work in the field was the main dedication of its people; particular importance was conreo of grapes, from the eighteenth century shifted more traditional forms of agriculture. This was a particularly arduous task given the characteristics of the mountainous terrain, settled in part by building jars at the foot of vineyards, which were used for the storage of must and grapes. Already into the nineteenth century, the phylloxera conditioned conreo and resulted in a significant decline in population. Another important task, until mid-twentieth century, was the development of charcoal, until such time as the electricity found their disappearance. Since then, its people were devoted to another kind of work in line with the changing times. It set up a textile factory in the early twentieth century, which was in operation until the year 1964. Logically, closing it was important socio-economic consequences on the lives of the people, determining the migration of population towards the industrial cities or to neighboring towns. Since then, the physiognomy of Mura se ha ido transforming into a large number of people with second homes, laying the groundwork for a tradition tourist potential. Precisely for the new work and revenue earned from tourism, was very relevant to the creation of the Natural Park Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac, in 1972. Since then increased the number of tourists and visitors. Nobody is aware that, as in many other municipalities of Catalunya, tourism could ensure the future of the people so that asentare solidly its core population.
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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes always perseveres. Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8
In memory of Josh McGee who was laid to rest January 11, 2008. I work with his Mother and Step-Father.
there is nothing I'm more aware of than how fragile I am.
Today is one of those days where I feel like the world is against me and lately that's all the time...school is over on friday, I don't know if it's a good thing or not, I need to pass junior year.
for everyone who is wondering what is written on my hand its talking about how fragile and breakable we are. I also wrote on my fingers "this will all be worth it, keep going" to motivate myself to finish writing all over my hand.
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June 6, 2010
Pretty Purple Pansy, on white, auf weiss freigestellt, sur fond blanc,
Stiefmütterchen - The pansy or pansy violets
Viola tricolor hybridized
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Das breite unterste Kronblatt, die „Stiefmutter“, bedeckt teilweise die seitlichen, die „Töchter“, und diese wiederum die beiden obersten, die „Stieftöchter“. Als weiteres gemeinsames Merkmal besitzen die Stiefmütterchen große Nebenblätter.
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in german called stepmother
cause petal over petal
like
daughters stepdaughters and child
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The pansy flower has two top petals overlapping slightly, two side petals, beards where the three lower petals join the center of the flower, and a single bottom petal with a slight indentation.
The sun is finally shining again
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I went home today to spend Thanksgiving break with my family, and I realized just how much I've missed them over this past semester. They really are the most amazing people in the world and it's going to be so nice to just relax with them over this weekend.
I went on a photoshoot with my younger brother today and along with these, we took a few pictures of he and I that I will post probably tomorrow. He and I have so much fun together, and he's such a good kid. I've missed him a lot. :) Hmm...today was a good day.
P.S. Oh, and thank you all for your kind comments on the last picture I posted. Your words really mean so much to me, you have no idea. Thank you so much
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Dal Tirreno all'Adriatico dal 1894 al 1994 mai finita....
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Still catching up on editing from my trip to see Hannah. This was the last setup shot we did, though I still have a few other shots I will be editing as well. It's a good thing this was the last shot we did too because the fake blood stained us both pretty badly. And by badly I mean it's a week later and I just got rid of the last of it. Totally worth it though. As I've mentioned in my other descriptions from this trip, it's awesome to work with someone who shares a similar vision. I mentioned this idea to her the first day I got there and instead of looking at me like I was nuts she was already talking details about how we'd do it. I also have to give her major props for interpreting how I was telling her to pose too because I had blood near my eyes and couldn't see what was going on until we were done shooting. It was really cool to get home and see all her different poses and it ended up being very hard to pick which one I liked the most.
EXPLORED!!
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Turnaround
every now and then I get a little bit lonely
And you're never coming round.
Turnaround
every now and then I get a little bit tired
Of listening to the sound of my tears.
Turnaround
every now and then I get a little bit nervous
That the best of all the years have gone by.
Turnaround
every now and then I get a little bit terrified
And then I see the look in your eyes.
Turnaround bright eyes
every now and then I fall apart.
Turnaround bright eyes
every now and then I fall apart.
Turnaround
every now and then I get a little bit restless
And I dream of something wild.
Turnaround
every now and then I get a little bit helpless
And I'm lying like a child in your arms.
Turnaround
every now and then I get a little bit angry
And I know I've got to get out and cry.
Turnaround
every now and then I get a little bit terrified
But then I see the look in your eyes.
Turnaround bright eyes
every now and then I fall apart.
Turnaround bright eyes
every now and then I fall apart.
And I need you now tonight
and I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight we'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line.
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark.
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks.
I really need you tonight - forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight.
Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart.
There's nothing I can do - a total eclipse of the heart.
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark.
Nothing I can say - a total eclipse of the heart.
Turnaround bright eyes
turnaround bright eyes.
Turnaround
every now and then I know you'll never be
The boy you always wanted to be.
Turnaround
but every now and then I know you'll always be
The only boy who wanted me the way that I am.
Turnaround
every now and then I know there's no one
In the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround
every now and then I know
There's nothing any better and there's nothing that I just wouldn't do.
Turnaround bright eyes
everynow and then I fall apart.
Turnaround bright eyes
everynow and then I fall apart.
And I need you now tonight
and I need you more than ever
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Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart...
A total eclipse of the heart
a total eclipse of the heart.
Turnaround bright eyes
turnaround bright eyes
turnaround.
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Another shot from the 2 SiiCK crew of my self and Stephen.....This was shot in an alley near our studio. I had been walking back there quite a bit as I LOVED that wall and that gated door. So we went out and shoot behind the alley after the end of the day and that business had closed down. I was setting up another shot, when Steve saw this shot and mentioned it to me. We lit it up and I took the shot, I think it came out AWESOME.....Me and Steve are really finding our groove working together. Sometimes I see shots while he sets up things and vice versa....things are gonna HEAT up real quick here in The OC.....Here we come!!!
Hector
Listen Angel Sarah Mclachlan
Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always one reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memory seeps from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lie
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees
in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here
LA FAGEDA D'EN JORDÀ
Saps on és la fageda d'en Jordà?
Si vas pels vols d'Olot, amunt del pla,
trobaràs un indret verd i profond
com mai cap més n'hagis trobat al món:
un verd com d'aigua endins, profond i clar;
el verd de la fageda d'en Jordà.
El caminant, quan entra en aquest lloc,
comença a caminar-hi a poc a poc;
compta els seus passos en la gran quietud:
s'atura, i no sent res, i està perdut.
Li agafa un dolç oblit de tot lo món
en el silenci d'aquell lloc profond,
i no pensa en sortir, o hi pensa en va:
és pres de la fageda d'en Jordà,
presoner del silenci i la verdor.
Oh companyia! Oh deslliurant presó!
Joan Maragall (1860-1911)
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view across the Columbia River from Lyle, Washington... the snow dipped almost to Lyle the 17th, but receded back up the hills...
it was a real challenge to capture the light on the hills AND the rich detail of autumn below! Too late now, I see how I could have improved it by shooting it darker and selectively adding light...
still, I love it!
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