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Highest position on Explore: 6 on Tuesday, September 17, 2013
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On the way to my First Aid course last week, I was greeted to a beautiful winters morning...
A fresh cover of frost, fog, mist, a glorious sunrise and amazing light!
This is the reflections I got to take in of the Nepean river at Castlereagh...
While positioning myself to attempt capturing a pair of Stonechat by some gorse last week I accidentally spooked this Buzzard from a tree. I remember being disappointed that it flew in front of the low Sun as I sprayed away, so I was quite relieved when looking at the back of camera to see a pleasing rim-lighting effect around its feathers.
Nikon D3S | Nikon 500mm f/4G VR IF-ED | 1/2000th | f/6.3 | ISO 400
Thanks again to all that view my gallery, fave & leave lovely comments. It's really appreciated.
© Ben Stacey All Rights Reserved - Any use, reproduction or distribution of this image without my explicit permission is strictly prohibited.
Captured from the backyard of my new home in Colorado, a preliminary test using the new QHY163M Mono COLDMOS camera.Comprising of 8 x 120 second exposures in each channel LRGB, I used a Gain of 10 and Offset 57. I am very impressed with the high sensitivity of the 4/3 inch CMOS sensor and the level of detail I obtained with only 2 minute exposures, I'm hoping to capture some longer and deeper exposures of this subject in the coming week.
At the moment I'm using a portable pier and looking forward to being able to image from the new observatory when it's completed hopefully in a few weeks, you can follow progress here: www.grandmesaobservatory.com
Total Integration time 64 minutes
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Technical Information
Location: Whitewater Colorado
Captured December 18th 2016
Size: 4656x3522 pixels
Total integration Time 64 minutes
QHY163M Monochrome COLDMOS cooled to -30C
QHYCFW2-M 7 position Filter Wheel
QHYOAG-M Off Axis Guider
LUM 16 min, 8 x 2 min 1x1
RGB 48 min, 8 x 2 min ea 1x1
Filters by Optolong
Astro-Tech AT130 APO Refractor @F7
Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount
Image Acquisition Maxim DL
Pre Processing Pixinsight
Post Processing Photoshop CS6
Highest Position - Explore #8 | 01.12.2008 (THANK U :D)
Opps! Another somewhat oldie from my archive :P The thing about me is I love to visit the same old place at different time of the year and enjoy getting different results in my shots cos of the change in season & climate. Honestly I’ve at least 20+ old shots which I managed to dig up to get me past 2008 but of coz I will mix it a few new ones along the way to spice up our flickr life. Can’t have u all ditching me for someone sexier LOL! :P However don’t be surprise esp when some of my stuns sux big time haha! Rem not all performances are a winner… there’s always hit & miss if u know what I mean :P
Happy Tuesday yet again everyone!
View LARGE On Black to feel heaven & earth ;)
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About
The Fiery Sun & the Composed Rocks
The Shot
Standard 3 exposure shot (+2..0..-2 EV) with tripod using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'curves' to increase the contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows) to tone up the sunset & the golden shore
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows & reds) to bring down the harsh reflection of the rocks
- Blended in 0 EV single tonemapped hdr to enhance the detail of the rocks & correct some water movement
- Used 'unsharp mask' (as always) on the background layer
You
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome
Music
Belinda Carlise – Heaven is a Place on Earth
Love this song but MTV is a bit too cheesy haha!
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On Explore: Highest position: 161 on Sunday, February 27, 2011
“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, Rejoice, for your soul is alive.”
Eleanora Duse quotes (Italian Actress. 1858-1924)
Impudent Positions.
Авторизованные лекции, книги, ответы на вопросы, знания теоретической философии, толкователь, обозначение фундаментальных работ объективизма.,
φιλοσοφικά θέματα που απεικονίζουν νέα υλικά συνεκτικά κεφάλαια ιδιωτικό φωτισμό που μεταμορφώνει τα φιλοσοφικά συστήματα αντιληπτικά βασικά,
algemene discussies literaire eigenzinnige beschrijvingen zwevende abstracties triviale details emotionele definities tegenovergestelde contemplaties draaien,
metafizyka modele kreowanie intencji inspirowanie odwróconych romantyków asertywne dramaty anemicznych złoczyńców powaga intelektualna motywacje kary,
Vestibulum rei essentia continet differentias potestate differentia implementations chartis doctis sanationes terminos iuris ratio,
a racionalitás lények, akik kiigazítják a szabadság követelményeit okok törekszenek a boldogság filozófia cselekedetei szükséges fogalmak értékek következményekkel járnak az érvényesítések,
重要な統合矛盾歪み現実明確なコミットメント内容合理的な原則一貫性を要求する基本的な観察.
Steve.D.Hammond.
On Explore - Highest position: 226 on Thursday, June 11, 2009
Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, Paris.
Fotografia feita no momento de uma homenagem ao SOLDADO DESCONHECIDO.
O Arco do Triunfo (francês: Arc de Triomphe) é um monumento na cidade de Paris, construído em comemoração às vitórias militares de Napoleão Bonaparte, o qual ordenou a sua construção em 1806. Inaugurado em 1836, a monumental obra detém, gravados, os nomes de 128 batalhas e 558 generais. Em sua base, situa-se o Túmulo do Soldado Desconhecido (1920). O arco localiza-se na praça Charles de Gaulle, uma das extremidades da avenida Champs-Élysées.
It's kind of goofy, but here's a video of pudding's special 8 position eye mech. Is it her t-bar? I actually kind of like having two different eye positions so I might just leave it as is unless it could be damaging? I love how cute she looks when she squeezes her eyes shut tight. :)
Peter narrated for me because I still sound awful. :)
As the Rebel forces prepare to evacuate Hoth ahead of an impending Imperial assault, a squad of soldiers is sent to reinforce the defenses near the shield generator. They march through icy trenches en route to their objective.
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Look how carefully this eagle places the branch so that the "Y" in the branch is placed on the tree limb. This stuff just amazes me.
Locked in on some north pacific humpback whale activity in Mamala Bay.. off the southern coast of Oahu Island, Hawaii.
Orvieto Cathedral is a large 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and situated in the town of Orvieto in Umbria, central Italy. Since 1986, the cathedral in Orvieto has been the episcopal seat of the former Diocese of Todi as well.
The building was constructed under the orders of Pope Urban IV to commemorate and provide a suitable home for the Corporal of Bolsena, the relic of miracle which is said to have occurred in 1263 in the nearby town of Bolsena, when a traveling priest who had doubts about the truth of transubstantiation found that his Host was bleeding so much that it stained the altar cloth. The cloth is now stored in the Chapel of the Corporal inside the cathedral.
Situated in a position dominating the town of Orvieto which sits perched on a volcanic plug, the cathedral's façade is a classic piece of religious construction, containing elements of design from the 14th to the 20th century, with a large rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, while inside resides two frescoed chapels decorated by some of the best Italian painters of the period with images of Judgment Day. The cathedral has five bells, dating back to the Renaissance, tuned in E flat.
The construction of the cathedral lasted almost three centuries with the design and style evolving from Romanesque to Gothic as construction progressed. The flagstone of the cathedral was laid on 13 November 1290 by Pope Nicholas IV, and construction was entrusted to chief-mason (capomastro) Fra (Friar) Bevignate di Perugia (also called Fra Bevignate da Gubbio) using a design by Arnolfo di Cambio (the architect of the cathedral of Florence). The cathedral was initially designed as a Romanesque basilica with a nave and two side aisles. However, when Giovanni di Uguccione succeeded Fra Bevignate, the design was transformed into Italian Gothic forms.
Construction continued slowly until, in 1309, the Sienese sculptor and architect Lorenzo Maitani (universalis caput magister) was commissioned to work on the church and solve several issues concerning the load-bearing capabilities of the building, especially of the choir. He substantially changed the design and construction of the building, increasing the similarity of the building to Siena Cathedral. The architecture of both buildings sometimes is classified as a substyle of Gothic architecture: Siennese Gothic style.
Maitani strengthened the external walls with flying buttresses, which proved later to be useless. These buttresses were eventually included in the walls of the newly built transept chapels. He rebuilt the apse into a rectangular shape and added a large stained-glass quadrifore window. Starting in 1310 he created the current façade up to the level of the bronze statues of the symbols of the Evangelists. He also added much of the interior. He died in 1330, shortly before the completion of the cathedral, succeeded by his sons.
In 1347 Andrea Pisano, the former Master of the Works of the Florence Cathedral, was appointed the new Master of the Works. He was followed in 1359 by Andrea di Cione, better known as Orcagna. The mosaic decoration and the rose window are attributed to him. This once octagon-based design was replaced by Orcagna with the new 22-sided polygon. This type of geometrical base is uncommon in Gothic architecture. Due to the window's unusual shape, statistical and geometric techniques were used to achieve a symmetrical design.[2] The Sienese architect Antonio Federighi continued the decoration of the façade between 1451 and 1456, adding some Renaissance modules. In 1503 Michele Sanmicheli finished the central gable and added the right spire, which was finished by Antonio da Sangallo, Junior in 1534.
Final touches to the façade were made by Ippolito Scalza by adding the right pinnacle in 1590 and the left in 1605–1607. All in all, the succeeding architects kept a stylistic unity to the façade.
The Gothic façade of the Orvieto Cathedral is one of the great masterpieces of the Late Middle Ages. The three-gable design is attributed to Maitani, who apparently had been influenced for the façade by the Tuscan Gothic style of the Siena Cathedral by Giovanni Pisano (1287–1297) and the plan for façade of the Florence Cathedral by Arnolfo di Cambio (1294–1302).
The signature element is the golden frontage, which is decorated by large bas-reliefs and statues with the symbols (Angel, Ox, Lion, Eagle) of the Evangelists created by Maitani and collaborators (between 1325 and 1330) standing on the cornice above the sculptured panels on the piers. In 1352 Matteo di Ugolino da Bologna added the bronze Lamb of God above the central gable and the bronze statue of Saint Michael on top of the gable of the left entrance.
The bas-reliefs on the piers depict biblical stories from the Old and New Testament. These marbles from the fourteenth and fifteenth century are the collective and anonymous work of at least three or four masters with assistance of their workshops, It is assumed that Maitani must have worked on the reliefs on the first pier from the left, as work on the reliefs began before 1310. The installation of these marbles on the piers began in 1331. They depict from left to right:
stories of the Old Testament: Book of Genesis
the Tree of Jesse with scenes from the Old Testament with messianic prophesies of Redemption.
scenes from the New Testament with below Abraham sleeping: episodes from the lives of Jesus and Mary
Last Judgment: Book of Revelation
Above this decoration are glittering mosaics created between 1350 and 1390 after designs by artist Cesare Nebbia. These original pieces have been replaced and redesigned in the centuries since, particularly in 1484, 1713 and 1842. Most of these mosaic represent major scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary, from the "Nativity of Mary" in the lower right gable to the "Coronation of the Virgin Mary" in the topmost gable. One of these glassmakers is recorded as Fra Giovanni Leonardelli.
Central to the mosaics is the large rose window built by the sculptor and architect Orcagna between 1354 and 1380. In the niches above the rose window stand the twelve apostles, while in niches on both sides twelve Old Testament prophets are represented in pairs. Statues in niches are typical for French Gothic cathedrals, which may have been an influence. Eight statues have been attributed in the records to Nicola de Nuto. The spandrels around the rose window are decorated with mosaics representing the four Doctors of the Church. The frame of the rose window holds 52 carved heads, while the center of the rose window holds a carved head of the Christ.
The newest part of the decoration are the three bronze doors which give access to the entrance of the cathedral. These were finished in 1970 by the Sicilian sculptor Emilio Greco (1913–1995) depicting mercies from the life of Christ and are surmounted by a sculpture of the Madonna and Child created by Andrea Pisano in 1347.
The cathedral's side walls, in contrast to the façade, are built with alternating layers of local white travertine and blue-grey basalt stone.