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Classic example of photography principle. The 'eye' is precisely at the top left horizontal and vertical thirds intersection. Sometimes it works out that way.
From a previous season.
More precisely, the way into Wensleydale. You can't see it, but at the white building there's a road north (left) to Kirkby Stephen, which is a route of around 12 miles. I have no idea why it says 'South Lakeland' on the map to the right. This is around 24 miles away (as the crow flies) from the nearest Lake District lake.
I think that these are pink roses. It's been a bit too long to precisely remember details now--but what's the point of photographing flowers in black and white if not to improve one's imagination?
Taken in the Botanical Gardens at the Toledo Zoo in Ohio.
Developed in Caffenol CM using rosemary in place of the coffee.
For the inestimable Matthew Dartford, who knows precisely where I am today, although he tends to get here before the sun does. I like that these make him smile. His photo stream is amazing; the kind of stuff that, if I had his talent and dedication, I would like to be doing instead of buggering about with robots and biscuits. Check it out.
Thanks to Chantal and Angel for the bag trick, carefully employed here. Every single thing is dialled in manually today with the minimum of editing. Thanks you two. Always learning.
Happy Face Down Tuesday everyone!
I usually like to geotag my photo quite precisely. However, I can't remember where this was, except that it was in the centre of Bruges
Anyone who knows Palermo knows that this cart doesn’t just sell food; it distributes a daily ritual that has repeated unchanged for generations. The sfincionello is the undisputed king of street food, a soft, thick dough topped with tomato sauce, plenty of onions, caciocavallo cheese, anchovies, and oregano, kept warm inside the glass case and served on the spot with a drizzle of raw olive oil. The aesthetics of this shot tell the truth of the neighborhoods, where the vendor moves slowly among cars and time-yellowed buildings, announced by the unmistakable echo of his megaphone blasting the traditional street cry. There is a subtle irony in that sign reading ancient style, because in a world rushing toward technological modernity and standardized tourist food, this three-wheeled cart resists as a stronghold of popular identity. The photograph freezes time a moment before the bite, capturing the essence of a city that declares its beauty precisely through its most authentic corners and poorest flavors.
#3319 - 2017 Day 31: Having been out at Worthing Camera Club tonight judging a competition I set for them on the subject of 'Identity', I decided to stop in the fog on the way home to make something enigmatic and thought provoking. Who is this person? Precisely what I wanted their images to say or ask.
Trouble is, my journey over the Downs was a 10mph drive - I couldn't have seen a glowing pig had it been standing in the road.
A Black Skimmer preens on the beach at Cape May Point. The width of the bill is amazing and the fact that they can use it so precisely is even more amazing
Cape May County
New Jersey
Camera: Sony alpha 7 II, F/8, 1/6 s, ISO-100
Location: Val di Funes (Italy)
Description: In 2019 we spent part of our parental leave in South Tyrol in the Dolomites, more precisely in the picturesque Villnöß.
From the large balcony of our apartment we had a unique view of the high mountain ranges of the Geisler group. For me it was fascinating to see how the view of the Geisler Group changed almost every hour with the change in weather.
Although it was already June and the meadows were in bloom, the mountain range was still covered with snow and provided this unique sight and contrast between summer and winter.
One early morning I made the short walk to this famous lookout point to try my luck for a good photo.
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2019 verbrachten wir einen Teil unserer Elternzeit in Südtirol in den Dolomiten, genauer gesagt im malerisch gelegenen Villnöß.
Vom großen Balkon unseres Appartments hatten wir einen einmaligen Blick auf die hohen Bergketten der Geislergruppe. Für mich war es fszinierend zu beobachten, wie sich nahezu stündlich der Ausblick auf die Geislergruppe mit dem Umschwung des Wetters veränderte.
Obwohl es bereits Juni war und die Wiesen blühten, war die Bergkette noch mit Schnee bedeckt und sorgte für diesen einmaligen Anblick und Kontrast zwischen Sommer und Winter.
Eines frühen morgens machte ich mich auf den kurzen Weg zu diesem bekannten Aussichtspunkt, um mein Glück für ein gutes Foto zu versuchen.
This picture made it to Flickr Explore May 15, 2021 - #240 - thanks everyone!
here is the ocean,this is the moonlight:say
that both precisely beyond either were—
so in darkness ourselves go,mind in mind
which is the thrilling least of all(for love’s
secret supremely clothers herself with day)
i mean,should any curious dawn discuss
our mingling spirits,you would disappear
unreally;as this planet(understand)
forgets the entire and perpetual sea
but if yourself consider wonderful
that your(how luminous)life toward twilight will
dissolve reintegrate beckon through me,
i think it is less wonderful than this
only by you my heart always moves
[EE Cummings]
If you are watching this picture during precisely 3:33 mn, I suggest to listen “Julia” from Baptiste Trotignon which is coincidentally lasts 3:33 mm long.
Lens: Mitakon 50 mm f/0.95
Aperture: 0.95
This one was completely unplanned. But now I know precisely how long Bailey's "stay" command will last when he is right in front of a big, beautiful body of water. He gave me about three minutes of uninterrupted shooting before he decided he couldn't take it anymore and he had to wade in. I didn't even notice until he walked right into my shot. Needless to say, my reaction upon seeing this turned pretty quickly from "No, Bailey, no!" to "Yes, good boy!" At one of our favorite summer hiking spots: Sparks Lake, a mile high in the Cascades above Bend, Oregon.
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Even at a young age, birds display a masterful dexterity of wing and feather as they precisely calculate their path to a two-point landing on their selected perch. Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron on Horsepen Bayou.
January 2020 Hokkaido Japan taken right up on the far north of the island in the town of Wakkanai.
They almost looked as though they were watching me as I set up to photograph these very smart fishing boats. Like everything in Japan they were immaculate and set out so precisely. Hope you enjoy the image. Have a great weekend.
I framed it to include the road because without it, the mountain was beautiful but uninhabited — and what moved me about this place was precisely that someone had decided to live at the foot of all that. I was looking for that specific tension between the permanent and the transient: the snow that wouldn't last another week, the rust-colored forests still resisting spring, the cloud that had chosen that exact position above the summit as if it had always been there. There is something quietly humbling about the Ariège — it doesn't perform its grandeur, it simply continues to exist, indifferent and complete, whether you're watching or not. I stayed longer than I had planned.
Ariège, early April 2026 — a late snowfall had whitened the upper slopes overnight while the valley floor was already turning green, and that collision of seasons lasted just a few days. I was there on the right morning.
Description 📄:
The red train of the Rhaetian Railway stands out in the majestic landscapes of the canton of Graubünden. More precisely, it is the ABe 4/16 number 3127 that serves the R15 regional line between Scuol-Tarasp, in the far east of Switzerland, and Pontresina.
The train, manufactured by Stadler in 2019 in 62 units, is now an integral part of the Rhaetian Railway fleet, providing all modern comforts as well as accessibility for people with reduced mobility.
The R15 line runs along the Engadine railway, completed in 1913, and now connects Bever with Scuol-Tarasp. To date, the tracks end at Scuol-Tarasp, but throughout history there have been several projects to extend the line towards Austria and Italy.
The first extension was to Pfunds, Austria, where there would have been a connection with the Austrian railway between Landeck and Malles. Both the Austrian railway and the extension of the Rhaetian Railway were never realised due to the First World War.
The topic did not come up again until 2005, when the Val Venosta railway resumed service between Merano and Malles. Discussions then resumed on a possible extension to Malles, with an estimated cost of around CHF 1 billion. To date, the idea remains open, but it is estimated that no decision will be taken at federal level before 2029.
Information ℹ️:
Date 📅: 26.12.2024, 13:45
Place 📍: Ardez, Switzerland
Train 🚄: ABe 4/16 3127
Train Company 🏢: RhB
Line 🔢: R15 ---
Start 🚩: Scuol-Tarasp
Destination 🏁: Pontresina
©️The photo was taken and edited by Nathan Urriani. Use of the image by others is only allowed with my permission.
This subject I have discovered only recently, more precisely last Sunday and two days later immediately implemented. Always amazing what you discover everything when driving home.
I actually wanted to test the autofocus function for eye detection in birds in practice here. The original goal of the shot was to capture a puffin precisely, but this proved to be a technical challenge. Despite the difficulties with focusing, I finally managed to take this picture.
Der VW T1, genauer VW Typ 2 T1, auch Bulli genannt, ist ein Kleintransporter der Volkswagenwerk GmbH (ab 1960: AG).
The VW T1, more precisely the VW Type 2 T1, also known as the Bulli, is a small van manufactured by Volkswagenwerk GmbH (from 1960: AG).
The title of the picture is my tribute to legendary film director Werner Herzog, whose documentary "Into The Inferno" (2016) ends precisely on the rim of this volcano crater, the mighty Mount Yasur (Vanuatu)
A leaden day in the high mountains: as always the best time to meet the legitimate residents, naturally wandering in these austere and poetry-rich places... precisely thanks to the absence of the sun and human presence.
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Why does the Moon have a crescent shape? If from the Earth we can see the Moon, it is thanks to the Sun which illuminates it. And what we see of the Moon depends precisely on its position in relation to the Sun and the Earth. Indeed, the face of the moon facing the earth can be totally immersed in the night, it is then the new Moon. In this case, the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun. Then come the different phases of the Moon. The Moon is first of all slightly illuminated, and reveals in the evening a crescent Moon: we speak of the crescent of the evening. Then the Moon is half illuminated in the evening; it is the first quarter of the Moon just before the gibbous Moon (which means "bump" in Latin). At last, when you can see the visible side of the Moon completely illuminated all night long: it's the full Moon! At this time, the Moon is opposite the Sun with respect to the Earth. Then, it is in the morning that you can admire the waning gibbous Moon then the last quarter Moon and the crescent in the morning before the next new Moon takes place. Between two phases of the Moon, 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes pass.
Just one of Earth’s many anomalies. Evidently these stone "posts" formed almost precisely straight and very similar in width & length, etc. Then, they were twisted and bent into other shapes, because of shifting Earth plates and Earthquakes. They look almost like weathered wood. The lighter parts (on the right) are where parts of the stone have fallen off more recently and left the color temporarily much brighter. When they finally break from the intense pressure, they fall into a pile of rubble at the foot of the mountain. There are three other places where rock formations similar to this have occurred. One is in Scotland and one is in Ireland and of course, Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA..
I not only love vintage mechanical film cameras, I love mechanical watches. The gears, jewels and springs all precisely balanced and aligned to accurately indicate the passage of time. No computers, chips, integrated circuits or batteries just told time technology that always works.
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here is the ocean, this is the moonlight: say
that both precisely beyond either were—
so in darkness ourselves go, mind in mind
which is the thrilling least of all
e.e.cummings
It looks like this book of poems was a gift to Elizabeth B Fuller in 1900
The book is “Poems” By Ralph Waldo Emerson....Home Edition with Portrait
I began browsing through the poems, and I discovered this four leaf clover. I imagine Elizabeth read this book on a summer day in 1900, probably in a peaceful place, and spotted a 4 leaf clover and placed it between the pages. It has been there so long, the outline of it is imprinted on both pages. The condition of the clover and outline is so good, you can place it precisely where it was originally put.
Of course it is speculation. Is this an 108 year old 4 leaf clover? All I know is the book is 108 years old. The clover? Indeed, it is very old. Did Elizabeth place it here? Good chance I think. A poem next to the clover reads:
Love
Love on his errand bound to go.
Can swim the flood and wade through snow.
Where way is none, it will creep and wind.
And eat through Alps its home to find..
Prompt: A highly detailed, painterly-style image depicting a tender interaction between two young animals, matched precisely to the provided reference. The scene shows a small kitten on the left and a small puppy on the right, seated close together on a neutral surface. The kitten is tiny, with soft white fur and light brown markings on the head and ears, bright round eyes gazing upward toward the puppy, and a curious, gentle expression. The puppy is slightly larger, with fluffy white fur, upright ears, and a calm, attentive expression as it looks down at the kitten. Both animals are facing each other in profile, creating a balanced, intimate composition. The environment is a simple studio-like setting with a smooth, painterly gradient background in muted gray-green tones, free of any props or distractions. Lighting is soft and diffused, coming from the front and slightly above, emphasizing fur texture and subtle shadows beneath their bodies. The overall style resembles a realistic oil painting with fine brush textures, natural color harmony, and a warm, emotionally comforting mood. Preserve proportions, poses, expressions, background, lighting, and composition exactly as in the reference image.
This digital fine art was created using OpenAI Sora AI and Photoshop
a trees in Cattleya park with buildings background in the city of Jakarta.
Cattleya city park precisely located in Palmerah sub-district, West Jakarta, province of DKI Jakarta, Indonesia.
A great work from switzerland awarded architect Peter Zumthor.
In 1984 an avalanche destroyed the old baroque chapel in front of the village of St. Benedict. A recently built parking lot had acted like a ramp, pushing the snow from the avalanche up against the chapel. The new site, on the very same path to the Alps above the small village is protected from avalanches by a forest. It is here that the new wooden chapel, faced with larch wood shingles, was inaugurated in 1988. The village authorities sent Zumthor the building permit with the comment “senza perschuasiun” (without conviction). Yet the abbot and monks of the Disentis Monastery and the then village priest Bearth had a desire to build something new and contemporary for future generations.
"When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It’s not about paper, it’s not about forms. It’s about space and material."
From the composition and “presence” of the materials to the handling of proportions and the effect of light, this poetics of architecture enables the reader to recapitulate what really matters in the process of design. In conclusion, Peter Zumthor has described what really constitutes an architectural atmosphere as "this singular density and mood, this feeling of presence, well-being, harmony, beauty...under whose spell I experience what I otherwise would not experience in precisely this way."
Some stunning light in Richmond this morning.
In summary, I saw a huge Stag fight, a Kingfisher diving into Pen Ponds and a Great Crested Grebe fighting with a massive Pike. All of which I have precisely zero photos of, DOH!!
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
At precisely 8 AM every day, a ray of sunlight hits just right on the leaves of this large tropical plant, an elephant ear (Alocasia), and showers it in marvelously warm light. I kept coming back, attempting to get an image for which I was happy. It wasn’t until this small dendrobate (poison dart frog) was casting his shadow from above the leaf that I was ultimately satisfied. He (assuming his gender here) is black and yellow; quite cute. I will attempt to add an image in the comments.
The village is one of the most visited villages in the Luberon Regional Natural Park. It is located at the edge of the Park and precisely in the Monts de Vaucluse, which face the northern slope of the Luberon mountain.
Perched on a rock, the municipality contributes to the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France for its rich and varied heritage: two abbeys, a castle, many ancient hamlets, and several hundred dry stone huts or bories, several water and windmills, fountains, washhouses and stingrays.
According to the ranking of the most beautiful villages in the world published on February 12, 2023 on the website of the American travel magazine Travel + Leisure, Gordes is considered the "most beautiful village in the world", ahead of the Japanese village of Shirakawa-go and Giethoorn in the Netherlands.
Le bourg est l'un des villages les plus visités du Parc naturel régional du Luberon. Il se situe aux confins du Parc et précisément dans les Monts de Vaucluse, qui font face au versant nord de la montagne du Luberon.
Perchée sur un rocher, la commune cotise à l'association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France pour son patrimoine riche et varié : deux abbayes, un château, de très nombreux hameaux anciens, et plusieurs centaines de cabanes en pierre sèche ou bories, plusieurs moulins à eau et à vent, des fontaines, des lavoirs et des aiguiers.
Selon le classement des plus beaux villages du monde publié le 12 février 2023 sur le site du magazine de voyages américain Travel + Leisure, Gordes est considéré comme le « plus beau village du monde », devançant le village japonais de Shirakawa-go et Giethoorn aux Pays-Bas.
The alps : probably the symbol of Switzerland !
Don't you find strange that when you have a photographic interest of any subject, the best solution is not to go directly to it, but to stay remote in order to have a global view ? For example, most of good pictures of castles are not taken from the castle, but precisely a few km away.
It's the same situation here : I am about 100 Km away of the Berner Oberland and the Alps, on another Mountain Range : the Jura. Between me and these mountains there's at least two lakes. However, it's probably one of the best place - better than the alps themselves - where you can see what alps really are : a chain crossing the horizon from east to west.
This place is absolutely beautiful in the morning when the air is clear. That day, it rained between me and the Alps, giving this graphic aspects for the clouds.
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This picture was published in the Nordic Magazine, n°16, October 2015, pp. 80-81. : Here is the result
Ah yes, it will take a special kind to appreciate this .....
Mother Nature is so amazing - we should be much kinder to her.
Just after sunrise over the River Vaal, and precisely over the grounds of the La Verna Retreat Centre, a Franciscan community near Vanderbijlpark and the Vaal Barrage.
1.) To this day I happen to think that Muhammed Ali is "THE GREATEST" boxer and finest Athlete of ALL TIME. there are 100's of other good fighters, but NOBODY else comes close in boxing.
("I don't have to be what you want me to be; I'm free to be what I want"), the poetry (his ability to compose rhymes on the run could very well qualify him as the first rapper)
Ali brought beauty and grace to the most uncompromising of sports....Floating, stinging, punching, prophesying, he transformed his sport and became the most adored athlete in the ENTIRE WORLD, living or dead.
"Master of "The Sweet Science"
mention his name and EVERYBODY knows who Ali is"
2.) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
In every revolution -- and surely the explosion of women's sport is nothing less -- there is a leader. Whether vocal or silent, whether by purpose or happenstance, there is a figure whose shadow falls across an era and whose footprints mark the path for others to follow. In ways that could be measured, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was one of the greatest Olympic athletes in history, and in ways that could not, she was a rare combination of courage and grace, of power and vulnerability. A generation of women looked into her face and saw something they had never before seen in sport, and they were drawn to it.
"You could see that she loved everything she did and that she invested every ounce of strength she had in it," says Mia Hamm, who was 12 when Joyner-Kersee narrowly missed winning a gold medal in the heptathlon at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. "You saw her and
you got the idea of what a woman athlete should be. At the time it seemed almost like she wasn't responsible for just her sport, but for all of women's sport."
Hamm's words ring true. Joyner-Kersee is Sports Illustrated For Women's Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century not just because she was one of the best performers in track and field history, but also because the energy of her athleticism and personality wrapped itself around all of women's sport at precisely the time when it began to grow.
she won a silver medal in the heptathlon in the 1984 Olympics and gold medals in the 1988 and 1992 Games. She also won a gold medal in the long jump in 1988 and a bronze at the 1992 Olympics. Joyner-Kersee is the heptathlon world record-holder and American record-holder in the long jump. Her sister-in-law is the late track star Florence Griffith Joyner. A sufferer of exercise-induced asthma, Joyner-Kersee officially retired from track and field in 2001 at age 38. After her retirement, she started the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center Foundation to encourage kids in her underprivileged hometown to play sports.
3.) Jim Brown will always be a MARVEL of mine....Jim Brown is to running backs what Superman is to cartoon heroes. Standing 6-foot-2 and packing 230 hard pounds on his square-shouldered frame, he was an explosive fullback, combining outstanding speed with awesome power.
Brown played only nine seasons for the Cleveland Browns -- and led the NFL in rushing eight times. He averaged 104 yards a game, a record 5.2 yards a pop. He ran for at least 100 yards in 58 of his 118 regular-season games.
And MOST IMPRESSIVE.... (he never missed 1 game in his Entire Career) LOL!!!!!
Amazingly, football might not have been Brown's best sport. Some say he was a more talented lacrosse player, and he is the only person to be inducted into the halls of fame for pro football, college football and lacrosse.
4.) Barry Bonds* Go Ahead, put an asterisk after his name if you want to.
To Me is The BEST BASESBALL SLUGGER OF ALL TIME" with or without steriods.....Bonds currently holds the all-time Major League Baseball home run record with 762, and is also the all-time career leader in both Walks (2,558) and intentional walks (688). He holds numerous other records, including the single-season Major League record for home runs (73), set in 2001, and a record Seven Most Valuable Player Awards.
5.) Tom Brady* His career is relatively young and the Man Stands so far Above any other NFL Quarterback its "ridiculous" LOL......:))
To Me Brady is one of the best quarterbacks of OUR era. He has won three Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX), two Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI and XXXVIII), and has been invited to four Pro Bowls, and has the most touchdowns in a season. Brady was named to the AP All-Pro Team, and as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, in 2005. He also helped set the record for the longest consecutive win streak in NFL history with 21 straight wins over two seasons. PLUS Im nominating him as The MVP of this years Super Bowl with The Patriots going 16-0 in the regular season :))
He has already been named "Sportsman of the Year" This year, by The Sporting News for the second time in his career. He was also named Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, the first time he has received that honor, and the first time an NFL player has been honored since Joe Montana won in 1990.
6.) Tiger Woods...."The king of swings on the green"
The son of an African American Army officer father and a Thai mother, he learned to play as a child. His father, Earl, served as his teacher and mentor. Around the age of eight, Woods showed off his skills. He grew Up to be The Best Golfer EVER!!!!!!
At the tender age of 21 Tiger became first African American to win the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997—with a record score of 270. He won six championships in 2005 and was voted the PGA Tour Player of Year for the seventh time in nine years.
He also won the World Golf Championship and US PGA Championship in August 2007. The next month, Woods’ winning ways continued, garnering the top spot at the BMW Championship and The Tour Championship. He was named Player of the Year by the other participants in the PGA Tour and won his eighth Arnold Palmer Award for being the lead money earner on the tour.
7.) Roger Federer has to be The Baddest Man on a Tennins Court!!!!
The undisputed king of tennis was in the news for bagging the 40th title of his career. For Swiss Champion Roger Federer there's no stopping. The show has just begun and he's here to stay.....In 1999, Federer was the youngest player (18 years, 4 months) in the ATP Ranking's year end Top 100.
He became the first player to win Grand Slam events (Wimbledon & US Open) the year after having won three Grand Slam events in the same year.
Federer is the first player to win four Tennis Masters Series titles in one season; he also is only the third player to have won all four North American ATP Masters Series events in a career. Federer became the first man to reach four consecutive Grand Slam finals since Andre Agassi reached four finals between 1999 (French Open) and 2000 (Australian Open), winning three titles. He bettered the result by reaching and winning the final of Wimbledon in 2006 to make it five consecutive Grand Slam finals (won four out of five).
Federer won four consecutive titles at one event for the first time on June 18th, 2006 at the Gerry Weber Open and tied Bjorn Borg's record of 41 straight grass-court wins with a 6-0, 6-7, 6-2 victory over Tomas Berdych. He repeated this feat by winning his fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship on July 9th, 2006, beating Rafael Nadal in the final.
8.) Micheal Jordan....c'mon say it..LOL...MJ..I wanna be like Mike!!!!
Did U ever drink "GATORADE"???? or lace Up a pair of Nike's????
Well in my Estimation Jordan is almost single handedly responsible for Us All doing these things.........What Kid growing Up anywhere in the WORLD has never heard of him????
By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time -- although a summary of his basketball career and influence on the game inevitably fails to do justice to the man. A phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of fundamental soundness, grace, speed, power, artistry, improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire, Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar!!!!!
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five NBA MVP (Most Valuable Player) awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances and three All-Star MVPs, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA record for highest career regular season scoring average with 30.1 points per game, as well as averaging a record 33.4 points per game in the playoffs. In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century.
Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam. He is currently a part-owner and Managing Member of Basketball Operations of the Charlotte Bobcats in his home state of North Carolina.
9.) Wilma Rudolph
The first American woman ever to win three gold medals in the Olympics, Wilma Rudolph overcame major obstacles to make her mark in the record books and in life.
She was named United Press Athlete of the Year (1960), the AP Woman Athlete of the Year (1960, 1961) and received the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete (1961). She has been inducted into the Women's Sports Hall of Fame and named one of five sports stars selected as America's Greatest Women Athletes by the Women's Sports Foundation, she is in the Black Sports Hall of Fame and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Rudolph gave women's track a strong boost in America.
10.) Billie Jean King
One of the best female tennis players in history, she brought women's tennis - and women's sports in general - into prime time. In the 1970s, during the infancy of the Equal Rights Amendment, she helped establish a player's union and professional women's tour and fought for equal pay.
In 1967 she was selected as "Outstanding Female Athlete of the World". In 1972 she was named Sports Illustrated "Sportsperson of the Year", the first woman to be so honored; and in 1973, she was dubbed "Female Athlete of the Year".
She was the first female athlete to win over $100,000 prize money in a single season. Billie Jean King spoke out for women and their right to earn comparable money in tennis and other sports. Her constant lobbying and commitments have broken many barriers.
Billie Jean King established the first successful women's professional tennis tour. She founded tennis clinics for undeprivileged children. For her contributions to tennis as President of Tennis-America, Billie Jean King was awarded the National Service Bowl.
11.) Martina Navratilova
Perhaps the greatest women's tennis player of all time who set a new standard for women's achievement in sports. In addition to revolutionizing physical training in her sport, she courageously became one of the first star athletes to publicly disclose her homosexuality.
Nobody, ever, has had such a glittering trove of numbers. As a pro since 1973, she played the most singles tournaments (380) and matches (1,650), and won the most titles (167) and matches (1,438) with a won-lost mark of 1,438-212. She won more prize money, $20,344,061, than all but Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras.
Her doubles feats, attesting to a grandeur of completeness, were as sparkling: played the second most tournaments (286) and the most matches (1,111), and won the most titles (162) and matches (989) with a won-lost mark of 989-122. Throw in infrequent but very positive mixed doubles: played 27 tournaments, won 8 with a won-lost of 94-19. Overall for this three-way stretcher: played the most tournaments (693) and matches (2,874); won the most titles (337) and matches (2,521) with a 2,521-353 won-lost. Thus she battled .872 in singles, .890 in doubles, and .832 in mixed--.877 for everything. It means she won 48.6 percent of all the tournaments she entered. Whew Weeeeee, she a Bad Girl!!!!! :))
12.) Kobe Bryant......"The Golden Boy"
Bryant rose to national prominence in 1996 when he became the first guard in league history to be drafted out of high school, and led a wave of high school basketball players skipping college for the NBA. Bryant and then-teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. Since O'Neal's departure following the 2004 season, Bryant has become the cornerstone of the Lakers' franchise, and was the NBA leading scorer during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.
Bryant's individual scoring accomplishments posted resulted in the finest statistical season of his career. The season included many spectacular individual performances including a game on December 20 in which Bryant scored 62 points despite playing only three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks. Entering the fourth quarter Bryant had, by himself, outscored the entire Mavericks team 62-61, the only time a player has done this through three quarters since the advent of the 24-second shot clock. When the Lakers faced the Miami Heat on January 16, 2006, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal made headlines by engaging in handshakes and hugs before the game, signifying the end of the feud that had festered between the two players since O'Neal's acrimonious departure from Los Angeles. A month later, at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, the two laughed and joked together on several occasions. On January 22, Bryant scored 81 points in a 122-104 victory against the Toronto Raptors, who finished with a 27-55 season record and were among the worst defensive teams in the league. In addition to breaking the previous franchise record of 71 set by Elgin Baylor, his point total in that game was the second highest in NBA history, surpassed only by Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game in 1962.
Also in January, Bryant became the first player since 1964 to score 45 points or more in four consecutive games, joining Chamberlain and Baylor as the only players ever to do so. For the month of January, Bryant averaged 43.4 per game, the eighth highest single month scoring average in NBA history, and highest for any player other than Chamberlain. By the end of the season, Bryant had also set Lakers single-season franchise records for the most 40-point games (27) and most points scored (2,832), among others. Bryant won the league's scoring title for the first time, posting a scoring average of (35.4). Bryant finished in fourth-place in the voting for the 2006 NBA Most Valuable Player Award, but also received 22 first place votes — second only to winner Steve Nash, and by far the highest number of first-place votes Bryant had ever received in his career.
Late in the season, it was reported that Bryant would change his jersey number from 8 to 24 at the start of the 2006-07 NBA season. 24 was Bryant's first high school number, before he switched to 33. After the Lakers' season ended, Bryant said on TNT that he wanted 24 as a rookie, but it was unavailable, as was 33, retired with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Bryant wore 143 at the Adidas ABCD camp, and chose 8 by adding those numbers. He had also worn number 8 as a child in Italy, as a salute to Mike D'Antoni, who was one of his early idols and wore number 8 as a professional basketball player in Italy.
13) Randy Moss The Best Damn Wide Reciever of All Time!!!!
I could say a million things about this man, but his play speaks for Itself :))
He finished 2007 with 98 catches and 1,493 yards receiving....He is TRULY #1 at his position in the NFL.
He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998, and played the first stage of his career in Minnesota before a trade in 2005 brought him to the Oakland Raiders. On April 29, 2007, Moss was traded to the New England Patriots for a fourth-round draft pick.
[WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY SMOKING???? LOL]
Rookie record 17 TD catches.
He is third only to Anquan Boldin and Bill Groman for most rookie receiving yards with 1,313.
Moss has caught 120 TD passes through 10 seasons, 5th most in NFL history. He trails Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, Terrell Owens, and Marvin Harrison, all of whom have played more seasons than Moss.
Has caught 13 or more TDs in a season 5 times. He trails only Terrell Owens and Jerry Rice in such seasons.
Is the only player other than Jerry Rice to catch 17 or more TDs in a multiple seasons (Moss accomplished the feat in 1998, 2003 and 2007).
Moss has had 4 seasons in which he averaged at least one receiving TD a game: 1998 (17 TDs in 16 games), 2003 (17 TDs in 16 games), 2004 (13 TDs in 13 games), and 2007 (23 TDs in 16 games). He is the only wide receiver in NFL history to do so.
He had back-to-back 100 catch seasons, in 2002 and 2003. He joined Sterling Sharpe, Jerry Rice, Herman Moore, Cris Carter, Marvin Harrison, and Rod Smith as the only receivers to accomplish this feat.
At the end of the 2006 season, Moss averaged approximately 11.2 receiving TDs per season, an NFL record.
He had 1,000+ yards in each of his first 6 seasons, setting an NFL record.
In 2003, Moss became the second player in NFL history to average 100 yards and one TD per game in a 16 NFL game season, scoring 17 touchdowns and 1,632 yards.
In 2007, Moss became the only player in NFL history to record four 100+ yard games in his first four games with a new team.
Moss has eclipsed the 1,000 yard receiving mark 8 times in his career. He is tied for 3rd all-time in that statistic.
Also in 2007, Moss set a record with 16 touchdowns in his first 10 games with a new team.
In 2007 he set the a NFL record for most touchdown receptions in a regular season, with 23.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
Moose of the Canadian Rockies
Moose (Alces alces) are the largest members of the deer family, and their size is precisely why they are one of nature’s most resilient cold-climate species. Their adaptive mechanism to conserve body heat is best described by a zoological principle known as, ‘Bergmann’s Rule.’ The rule applies to the ratio of body surface to weight in warm-blooded animals. Moose have a relatively small surface area compared to their volume. Regardless of external temperatures, Moose maintain a relatively constant internal temperature—meaning they require only minor metabolic and environmental adjustments to live comfortably in North America’s lowest-temperature regions. Moose range from the Arctic coasts of North America, Europe, and Asia, down to the southern limits of the boreal forest. In North America, they reach their southern extent in New York State to the east and Utah to the west.
The Moose is a browser, or ‘eater of twigs’ as the Algonquian Native name translates. In a single day, an adult can consume about 44 pounds of vegetation. They graze on aquatic plants such as water lilies and duckweed and make use of their impressive stature to tear off twigs high in the willow trees. Summer waterways are important feeding areas and also provide escape routes from wolves, bears, and mesopredators like the red fox and coyote.
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The city of Petra, capital of the Nabataean Arabs, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world.
t is not known precisely when Petra was built, but the city began to prosper as the capital of the Nabataean Empire from the 1st century BC, which grew rich through trade in frankincense, myrrh, and spices.
Petra was later annexed to the Roman Empire and continued to thrive until a large earthquake in 363 AD destroyed much of the city in the 4th century AD.
The earthquake combined with changes in trade routes, eventually led to the downfall of the city which was ultimately abandoned.
Petra is also known as the rose-red city, a name it gets from the wonderful colour of the rock from which many of the city’s structures were carved.
The Nabataeans buried their dead in intricate tombs that were cut out of the mountain sides and the city also had temples, a theater, and following the Roman annexation and later the Byzantine influence, a colonnaded street and churches.
In addition to the magnificent remains of the Nabataean city, human settlement and land use for over 10,000 years can be traced in Petra, where great natural, cultural, archaeological and geological features merge.
On December 6, 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site.
The waterfalls of Irrel, but more precisely, rapids.
Is also an older action of mine. Can not say what I tried out here 3 years ago, except that I got a little sweaty while trying to light the trail over the bridge. Experimenting and having fun.
... and this is precisely why they are willing to pay for them as much as their husbands would pay for real works of Art - such as cars, for example!..
If you don't believe this, just read what my dear Lisa has to say on the subject in her own unique style!
www.flickr.com/photos/zoom-in-tight/3026650297/
Unfortunately, her husband has no Flickr account and we can't have his own view - when he comes to his feet and finds his calm again...
P.S.: Naturally, this pair of shoes is my gift to Lisa's charming friend, Demi!.. I hope it's her size...
;-)