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"From couch potato to marathon runner in four months", so says Steve Dubois who's decided to run the 26-mile London Marathon on April 17 to raise money for the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund. The charity is based in a little town called Egremont, which is where I lived for a few of my pre-school years, and you can read about them at www.ckdcf.org/home.html.
Steve asked three of us to curate exhibitions of photographs for sale through RedBubble. In addition to the one I've pulled together on Abstracts, Jason Theaker did Landscapes and Bob Davis The Fens. Please, please do spend a moment to look at the pictures and, even better, please buy something. Steve is going to raise £6,000 and I would like the photography exhibitions to contribute as much as possible to that total. So please help!
Twenty five people have been absolutely superb in joining with me and donating an image for the Abstract exhibition. (Each photographer retains the rights to their image but has granted Steve a non exclusive right to sell the shots for his fund-raising campaign). There will also be a Blurb book very soon but for now heartfelt thanks from Steve and me to the 25 Abstractionists!
Please put your hands together for:
For more details about the fund-raising and Steve's training programme just log on to www.SteveOnTheRun.co.uk. You will see there that Steve's motto for this campaign is "the only thing you get to keep is what you give away" and so in that spirit...
PLEASE BUY A PICTURE - ALL THE MONEY IS FOR CHARITY - AND MAYBE EVEN ADVERTISE THIS SHOT
Many thanks!
Please view Large on Black. Tree Limbs on Old Stage Coach Road. San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured Mar 26, 2013. Captured with Canon EOS5III, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 65mm, f 11 @ 1/80 sec ISO 50. Handheld. Post Processing with CS5, NikSoftware SiverEfexPro 2.0 and PhotoMatix 4.2.6
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The Stage Coach Road parallels Highway 101 and San Luis Obispo Creek through the shade of Cuesta Canyon while heading up to the Cuesta Grade summit. This historic road was formerly the Old Padre Trail, dating back to the 1700s. The Old Padre Trail was a primary route connecting San Luis Obispo with the northern inland valleys. Although the Stagecoach Road may be used by motor vehicles, it is primarily used for hiking and biking.
ABOUT THIS IMAGE:
On this day, I had been longing to check out Old Stage Coach Road. It had been a long time since I had been there. I had some business to do on this morning, so I decided to take a look afterwards. It is only a short drive. Although it was a bright midday, I was very happy to get in a few good captures. I loved how this tree leaves were brightly lit at the top and in shadow down below.
I revisited this chestnut with some newer software. On1 Photo Raw 2022 plus I just downloaded Topaz Adjust AI. Upon checking my account at Topaz, I found out that it was a free upgrade for me from Topaz Adjust. I can never turn down free.
I was going to link my earlier version to this post but realized I had only previously shared the black and white version. So, this is new to all!
Even with all the technological advancements in photo gear, I think this image from my 2009 D90 and 2011 Tamron 70-300 vc holds up pretty well.
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"The galaxy is on the brink
of total darkness. The evil
GALACTIC EMPIRE has overthrown
the Old Republic and now
holds countless worlds in the
grip of fear..."
Hello everyone!
I'm glad to tell you, that "Dark Times" RPG group is now open to join! :D
/// How to join? \\\
Create a MOC or a scene (or even both!) what contains a random execution of Order 66. Size must be between 8x8 and 32x32. Don't forget to TAG me, Malen Garek, Bric_ and Ace Bricks. We are the admins and we send invites.
/// What our group offers? \\\
- We focus on timeline right after Order 66.
- 6 classes of creating your own SW character (Rebel trooper, Jedi, Imperial soldier, ISB Agent, Smuggler, Bounty Hunter).
- Each class has got different objectives, levels etc.
- Galactic Market where you can spend Credits to unlock some things faster.
- Building size is the same for everyone, it doesn't matter which level you have!
- In objectives we mix both Canon and Legends with some of our own stuff. ;)
- Kind and helpful administration. ;P
Hope you guys like this idea and you're able to join us! Everyone is welcome in DT!
Huuuge thanks to Malen Garek for his amazing Photoshop skills used on this picture. Thanks fam! (and you guys, go follow him now ;))
~Jan
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Medieval church (except for the tower) of Olterterp
near Beetsterzwaag
province of Friesland
Netherlands
Zeiss Batis Distagon 2/40 CF
Sony Alpha A7RII
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Rows of electric fences surround the camp.
!!! please note that colours are not natural. they are heavily affected by a varicolor filter (that's a physical piece of glass you put in front of the lens) !!!
sunrise along the a4 highway, near zoeterwoude.
cokin varicolor b-y (p173) filter used for this shot.
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To everyone who contributed with donations, bought prints and ordered shirts, to everyone who helped me spread the word around through social media: we did it!
I have already reserved my space at the London Brick Lane Gallery (UK) to expose part of my photographic series ‘Still Framed’ on May this year. If it wasn’t for the support I have received from all of you, I could never have achieved this dream come true. THANK YOU!
Stay tuned, soon some of my paintings and drawings will be available up for sale, funds go to the printing and shipping of the pieces that will be held in the expo.
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I was in the Kelvingrove area of Glasgow about to join up with the camera club when I came across this young woman with her two friends. I couldn't resist the temptation to ask her to turn round and smile.
SYNCHRONISED DANCING !
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Flamingos - @ Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh, India.
Pulicat lake bird sanctuary is a saline backwater lake lying along the T.N.-A.P coast; part extending to Chengalpattu district of T.N. It has an area of 481 sq.KM and it is the 2nd largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilka lake in Orissa. The area on the TN side is 153.67 sq.km.
The Pulicat sanctuary is drained by Arni river while the Buckingham canal brings in the city’s drainage water. At the southern end is an opening on to Bay of Bengal through a shallow mouth of 200 m in width. The rest of the lake is closed by a sand bar running parallel to the Bay of Bengal in the form of the Sriharikota island.
The sanctuary has an area of 321 Sq. KM with 108 sq.KM of National Park area.
It lies within 11o 30’ N to 11o 42’ N and 76o 30’ E to 76o 45’ E.
Rainfall ranges from 800 - 2000mm. Temperature varies from 14o C to 33o C.
Altitude ranges from 100’ MSL to 1200’ MSL.
The wetlands eco system are considered as among the richest areas of bio diversity. Pulicat, by virtue of the mixing of fresh water with sea water is found to be an ideal habitat for diverse life-forms. 160 species of fish, 25 species of polychaete worms, 12 species of prawn, 19 species of mollusk and 100 speceis of birds are well documented apart from a number of other aquatic flora and fauna.
Among the most spectacular is the flamingo-a tall gaunt, white-coloured bird with a touch of pink on the wings, pink beak and legs, seen feeding in shallow water. The squat, large-billed grey pelican with gular pouch and a number of ducks are commonly seen. Flocks of sea gulls and terns circling in the sky or bobbing up and down on the water are an added attraction at pulicat. Besides, there are a number of waterside birds and waders such as curlews, stilts, plovers, sand pipers, lapwings, redshank. Egrets, herons, kites etc. are some other birds found here. The lake is also home to crabs, clams, mussels, oysters, snails, fish worms, insects, spiders, sponges, anemone, prawns, plankton and so on including rare endemic species like gilled leech, an unidentified bloodred fish, etc., Rapid siltation has caused loss of bio diversity. It is seen that mangrove opllen is found on Sriharikota Island indicating their existence some years back. Loss of mangroves may be one of the resons hastening siltation, reducing biodiversity and hence depriving fisherfolk of their livelihood.
Source : www.forests.tn.nic.in/wildbiodiversity/bs_plbs.html
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Fountain and stage area in the Golden Gate Park.
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The ballroom’s ceiling features a painting called "The Glorification of the Arts", it shows gods and goddesses bestowing their gifts from above
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The Manaus Opera House (Amazon Theatre) is in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is the home of the annual Amazonas Opera Festival and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Orchestra, musical concerts and other performances also happen here.
It was chosen by Vogue magazine as one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world.
The dome has 36,000 tiles imported from Alsace, upon which a Brazilian flag is emblazoned. It was during the construction of the theatre, in 1889, that Brazil became a republic, ending the imperial rule of Dom Pedro II.