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Non, nous ne sommes pas dans quelque désert de l'Arizona, mais bien dans le Puy de Dôme,
Plus précisément dans la carrière du puy de la Nugére, où est exploitée la pouzzolane.
Bonne journée à tous.
Merci pour vos visites et commentaires
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No, we are not in some desert in Arizona, but well in the Puy-de-Dome,
More precisely, in the career of le puy of the Nugére, where is operated the pozzolan.
Good day to all.
Thank you for your visits and comments
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Nein, wir sind nicht in irgendeiner wüste in Arizona, sondern in der Puy de Dome, %%, genauer gesagt in der karriere des puy der Nugére, in denen ausgenutzt wird, die puzzolan.
Guten tag an alle.
Danke für eure besuche und kommentare
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No, no estamos en el desierto de Arizona, pero también en el Puy-de-Dome, %%, Más precisamente, en la carrera de le puy-de la Nugére, donde se opera la puzolana.
Buen día a todos.
Gracias por sus visitas y comentarios
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Nee, we zijn niet in een woestijn in Arizona, maar ook in de Puy-de-Dome,
Meer precies, in de carrière van le puy van de Nugére, waar is geopereerd pozzolan.
Goede dag allemaal.
Dank u voor uw bezoeken en opmerkingen
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No, non siamo in qualche deserto in Arizona, ma nel Puy-de-Dome, %%, Più precisamente, nella carriera di le puy dei Nugére, in cui è gestito il pozzolana.
Buona giornata a tutte.
Grazie per le vostre visite e commenti
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Não, não estamos em algum deserto no Arizona, mas bem no Puy-de-Dome, %%, Mais precisamente, na carreira de puy do Nugére, onde é operado a pozolana.
Bom dia a todos.
Obrigado por suas visitas e comentários de
Steps on Water
Two crows, quiet residents of our parks, stepped into a shallow puddle as if checking what the night had left behind. Their slow rhythm, the tilt of their heads, the careful picking through tiny leaves and grasses — everything feels like a small morning ritual of nature that usually goes unnoticed unless you truly stop and look.
There is something calming in their steps on the water: as if they’re gently parting the surface of the world, opening for a moment a window into a simpler, quieter time. And the water, always patient, remembers every one of their movements and returns it as a trembling reflection — like a sentence that remains unspoken.
Small things. Ordinary birds. A moment that could easily disappear — and precisely because of that, it becomes even more precious.
Koraci po vodi
Dvije vrane, tihe stanovnice naših parkova, zakoračile su u plitku baru kao da provjeravaju što je noć iza sebe ostavila. Njihov usporeni ritam, nagib glave, pažljivo prebiranje po travkama — sve djeluje kao mali jutarnji ritual prirode koji prolazi nezapaženo sve dok ne zastaneš i pogledaš stvarno.
U njihovim koracima po vodi ima nečeg smirujućeg: kao da razmiču površinu svijeta i na kratko otvaraju prozor u jedno jednostavnije, tiše vrijeme. A voda, uvijek strpljiva, pamti svaki njihov pokret i vraća ga u obliku odsjaja koji titra poput neizgovorene rečenice.
Male stvari, obične ptice, trenutak koji bi lako nestao — ali baš zato vrijedi još više.
Always liked how the towers in the downtown core reflect first light at sunrise.
This is a blend of two frames, one taken precisely at sunrise at 8am and earlier at 7:26am. I wanted to add a little more contrast behind the Ice District towers.
"Israel's report on Oct 7 sexual abuse is chaired & commissioned by Cochav Elkayam-Levy, who spread 'Pregnant women stomach cut open by Hamas who took out fetus with umbilical cord & left it to die' story to international media, who lapped it up.
New report draws on a wholly discredited
'witness' who turns fake stories into an industry.
Report aligns precisely with Israeli Government narratives used to justify genocide in Gaza & to distract from far more evidenced reports on widespread sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli detention centers.
At the start of the genocide, Western media swallowed 'beheaded babies' fake news and put them on every front page. Two and a half years on, the disparity in the standard of proof demanded of Israelis & Palestinians remains staggering." - Double Down News
Nature. The most beautiful thing in the world is, precisely, the conjunction of learning and inspiration. Oh, the passion for research and the joy of discovery!
The Ponta do Escalvado Viewpoint is a lookout located on the west coast of São Miguel Island, precisely at Ponta do Escalvado. Its main attraction is the spectacular view it offers of the sea and the west coast of the island.
I was green. Unaware, untested, still carrying the remnants of the relative gullibility that accompanies fortunate children into adulthood, before life strips it away. And with that came that particular brand of arrogance young men are often guilty of— the flaw in the inexperienced exercise of agency, exacerbated by delusions of invincibility, of power, of control. I couldn’t be conquered – or so the delusion went.
I took things in stride, with the kind of calm that can only be born out of complete ignorance. The lattice of carefully selected words, deployed so deliberately and so precisely, was flawlessly constructed. A noose, expertly applied, on a subject lacking in insight to see it for what it is.
Life would later usher the understanding that none of it had been accidental, the understanding of the weight of intent. The deliberateness of an older, more capable adult, deploying a honed skill. With patience born of certainty, and with certainty born of experience. With absolute mastery in creating the illusion of choice.
It began mildly enough, testing the malleable boundaries of the untested. In time, the nature of the fabric revealed itself, something woven out of denial and shame, consumed then regurgitated drenched in bile. Not violently, but quietly, with the skill of someone who truly understood the momentum of words. Verbal constructs that grew tighter and tighter, fueled by a visceral resentment if not outright hatred, forging a mental noose.
The thing about the young and inexperienced is how slowly something cerebral registers. My body was safe in stature, and my heart was safe in detachment, but I hadn’t accounted for my mind – a grave error. I hadn’t considered the pieces of myself that were methodically carved out, replaced by pieces of him. For his voice, embedded into deep recesses, clashing with everything I was and everything I stood for. For the inevitable conflict – the way the seams pulled along the lines of our vast differences, and the way they tore when my confrontational streak surfaced. I hadn’t accounted for how these rips would be branded as failures of control, of character, indicators of fundamental defects, and for the corrosive nature of such pronouncements.
It gave him proverbial standing – he had become Goliath. And Goliath was no longer tightening the noose; he was waging an outright war. Goliath, at my final frontier, singularly determined to reduce the core of personhood to rubble. A war fought with careful words and weaponized silences.
The gravity of such an approach is why I still occasionally think about this.
I am not rebellious by nature. People mistake those who follow the beat of their own drum for rebels, but rebellion is externally rooted. The beat of one’s own drum is wholly internal, and following it is instinctive – the guide to the only viable route in a world of choices. It is neither directed at, nor is it for the benefit of others. And in an outright war, the internal drums became war drums.
It took a long time to understand what triggered that change – like everything else, clarity came with age and a better understanding of myself. But I had understood the threat for the shape that it took, the death sentence to agency – no longer an adjustment or a compromise, but an absolute, nullifying dismantling. Now I know it to also be the grave miscalculation made in betting on the sentimentality of a pragmatist.
The thing about pragmatists is they deal in naked truths and tallies that can seem transactional in nature, but are grounded and inevitable. A cold calculation of net losses and gains - what is given and what is taken, in sharp relief. Including the manufactured reliance – a psychological construct that, when examined closely, had no substance. A voice he’d embedded in spaces he’d created – spaces, it turned out, that can be easily reclaimed.
For something that had become remarkably excruciating, the other truly remarkable aspect of it is how rapidly it came apart from there. Not in days and weeks, but in hours. Years of construction, collapsing like a house of cards. It dissolved not into rage, not into resentment, but into indifference.
Goliath, stripped of the magnitude psychological violence had granted him, was nobody.
He revealed his hand to someone who had finally learned to read the tells and call the bluff. When strategic silences didn’t work, he appeared to pretenses of magnanimity. When he was dismissed, he threatened. When the threats were dismissed, he groveled. And when everything failed, he left – on a lengthy stream of insults against the character he’d ultimately failed to completely break. Words that once held power, but rang hollow overnight.
Nearly two decades have passed. I’ve navigated adult relationships, and done the unthinkable in his book, in building a life with another man without shame. I’ve learned the appropriate terminology for what had been done to me. But more importantly, I’ve come fully unto myself; the good, the bad, and the undoubtedly ugly – knowing, deliberate, and unflinching. A pragmatic, tallying streak that runs deeper than sentimentality. A low tolerance. A readiness to excise. An unwillingness to compromise, for better or for worse, on specific sets of preferences, principles, or simple truths. An assortment of parts, of varying merit, equally owned and retained.
In those decades, his news always found their way to me — because offenders of all persuasions often emerge from one’s own circle. News of someone I cannot comment on, because his truth is not mine to disclose, in disclosing a shared past. He carried the lie so far, I believe the infamous closet swallowed him whole and chewed thoroughly. When he finally emerged, it wasn’t into the open world — the closet spat him into an early grave.
I remember him now through the lens of a man at the tail end of 30s. And through that lens, I remember the most unsettling element – the pattern. The deliberate preference for the defenselessness of inexperience against the words crafted by someone both remarkably underhanded and experienced. Never had the weight of his intent felt heavier than it did, when I approached age he was when he approached me, coming face to face with the colossal chasm between the person I once was, and the person I had become, and with it the gravity of actions.
And I remember him through the lens of my younger self. I remember the anger and resentment, palpable entities that drove him to destroy self-acceptance wherever he found it in others, like a misguided act of revenge against those the arbitrary injustice inflicted upon him didn’t reach. And beneath them the guilt and shame that he wasn’t – nor could he ever be – who he believed he should have been.
As I sit and reflect over the news of his premature passing, I find myself unmoved. The standard gamut of acceptable sentiments – sympathy, empathy, and other…athies, the sentiments provoked by those who take their own lives, are simply absent. But neither is there a trace of relief or reveling. I find the indifference he’d eventually engendered all those years ago to hold true, even in death.
It’s fitting that this final recollection is scattered into the oblivion of this unending stream.
Üsi Rechnig isch begliche. Zwüsche üs git’s weder Richter no Gschwornig, weder Groll no Gfüehl. Nume d’Zyt – und jetzt nume no Äsche un Staub.
Ade.
This street artist, named Bordalo II, uses wastes to build improbable bas-reliefs …
This one was posted on a Paris' street …
Precisely rue du Chevaleret.
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Ce street artiste, nommé Bordalo II, utilise des déchets pour construire d'improbables bas-reliefs...
Celui-ci est accroché dans une rue de Paris…
Précisément rue du Chevaleret dans le XIIIe arrondissement.
I opened this Flickr account in order to share some pictures I took during a trip around the world. It's precisely during this journey that I (re)discovered photography. And because storing thousands of images takes so much time, I kept on shooting in the meanwhile. That's why my gallery is now quite hybrid and is not really related with travel anymore. However, I want now to go back in time and post a little serie of pictures taken in Cambodia ...
..И вдруг поймёшь, что в мире бренном,
Где все надежды хороши,
Дороже всех прикосновений -
Прикосновение души.
Душа должна души коснуться
И от касанья - задрожать.
Ожить, оттаять, встрепенуться,
Тиски свои на миг разжать.
Понять устойчивость к пожару.
На ощупь. В ширь и глубину.
Как пальцы, взявшие гитару
С опаской трогают струну.
Душа с душой должна сливаться.
В один аккорд, в единый стон,
Не прекращая изумляться,
Что можно просто. В унисон.
Душа должна другую душу
Понять мгновенно и принять
И научиться молча слушать
Или, точнее, осязать...
Тогда (Восьмое чудо света!)
Вскипит, разбуженная кровь,
Являя в дымке предрассветной,
для вас рождённую Любовь!
Автор (Злата Литвинова)
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..And suddenly you realize that in the mortal world,
Where all hopes are good,
The touch of the soul is more precious than all touches.
The soul must touch the soul
And from touch - to tremble.
Come alive, thaw out, wake up,
Loosen your vise for a moment.
Understand the fire resistance.
By touch. wide and deep.
Like fingers picking up a guitar
They gently touch the string.
Soul with soul must merge together.
In one chord, in one moan,
Never ceasing to be surprised,
Which could be simple. In unison.
The soul must have another soul
Instantly understand and accept
And learn to listen in silence
Or, more precisely, to touch ...
then (the eighth wonder of the world!)
the awakened blood will boil,
Appearing in the predawn haze,
Love is born for you!
Author (Zlata Litvinova)
This very exotic looking flower isn't a carnivorous plant, even if it's somehow looking like it would bite any moment.
This is the flower of a pumpkin and to be more precisely of a button squash. You can see the fruit already at the bottom. I almost missed this hidden beauty, because it's hiding really good below large leafs. I thank my wife, that she did draw my attention to it.
Diese sehr exotisch aussehende Blüte ist keine fleischfressende Pflanze, auch wenn sie irgendwie aussieht als würde sie gleich zuschnappen. Das ist die Blüte von einem Kürbis, um genau zu sein einem Patisson. Die Frucht ist am unteren Ende auch schon zu sehen.
Diese versteckte Schönheit hätte ich fast übersehen, denn sie versteckt sich wirklich gut unter großen Blättern. Ich danke meiner Frau, dass sie mich darauf aufmerksam gemacht hat.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
If you want to succeed, you must work hard, but hard work may not be successful, and it is precisely because you are not satisfied that you have the motivation to pursue.
AVE Madrid - Sevilla a cargo de un S-100 de Renfe. El 21 de abril de 2017 se cumplieron 25 años desde la puesta en marcha de la alta velocidad en España, precisamente en la LAV Madrid - Sevilla y con los trenes S-100 de Renfe. 14/01/2017
Renfe S-100 in charge of an AVE Madrid - Seville service. On April 21, 2017, 25 years have passed since the launch of high speed railways in Spain, precisely in the Madrid - Seville line and with the trains S-100 of Renfe.
You've heard of "Turkey in the Straw" now here is "Turkey on a Toyota" (on the luggage rack precisely).
USAF personnel moving bombs as part of a loading competition. In the background is the Boeing (Rockwell) B-1B Lancer jet bomber her team is working on. Despite participating in this timed competition, the service personnel followed protocol very precisely without undue hurry. Very reassuring!
This is a branch of Bacchiglione River called Tronco Maestro (Master Trunk) where, until 1884, up to thirty-four water wheels of as many mills mounted on boats operated.
The name derives precisely from the numerous water mills, 34 in 1300, once floating on the river, decreased to 24 towards the eighteenth century and all remaining removed 1883-1884.
A small glimpse of the forest in Denmark’s Thy National Park, more precisely in the Hanstholm Wildlife Reserve. Just seconds before, a deer slipped quietly through the idyll.
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In the world of outdoor décor, there are spaces that transcend aesthetics to become experiences. This outdoor haven is precisely that: an invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect with nature through a thoughtfully considered design.
Surrounded by the majesty of the forest and caressed by the soft sunlight filtering through the trees, this relaxation space celebrates relaxed elegance and timeless comfort. The choice of a neutral palette, with ivory, stone, and sand tones, allows the natural landscape to take center stage, while the textile details add a sense of warmth and refuge.
The wrought iron lounge chairs with soft upholstery evoke the classic charm of European terraces, while the parasols create delicate shaded areas that play with the natural light, generating a dynamic and deeply realistic atmosphere. Every element seems to have been placed with a clear intention: to invite contemplation and relaxation.
Personal accessories, such as the hat, sandals, and handbag carefully placed on the seat, add a personal and intimate touch. This is not simply a decorated space, but a lived-in place, where someone has chosen to treat themselves to a moment of respite amidst the landscape.
The presence of natural elements, from the leaves scattered on the ground to the vegetation that embraces the surroundings, creates a harmonious transition between architecture and landscape. This integration with nature is one of the fundamental pillars of contemporary exterior design: spaces that don’t compete with the environment, but rather engage in a dialogue with it.
Lighting plays an essential role in the atmosphere of this scene. Sunlight, projected from a soft and warm angle, casts delicate shadows on the stone and textiles, adding depth, texture, and a sense of realism that transforms the composition into a sensory experience.
This outdoor retreat reminds us that true contemporary luxury lies not in opulence, but in the ability to create places where time slows down, nature envelops us, and well-being becomes the absolute focus of the design.
Avani Marketplace Hotmess Bag, Decor
Nutmeg @MadPea Productions
Nutmeg. Riviera Terrace Fruit Bowl Gilded Marble
Nutmeg. Riviera Terrace Lounger Adult
Nutmeg. Riviera Terrace Parasol
Nutmeg. Riviera Terrace Reclined Lounger Adult
Nutmeg. Riviera Terrace Rolled Towel
Nutmeg. Riviera Terrace Side Table
Nutmeg. Riviera Terrace Towel Stand
Nutmeg @Kustom9
Nutmeg. Sunny Riviera Binoculars / Gold
Nutmeg. Sunny Riviera Bistro Table
Nutmeg. Sunny Riviera Casual Flip Flops L
Nutmeg. Sunny Riviera Casual Flip Flops R
Nutmeg. Sunny Riviera Curvy Deck Chair Adult
Nutmeg. Sunny Riviera Fresh Plum Tray
Nutmeg. Sunny Riviera Parasol
Nutmeg. Sunny Riviera Woven Beach Tote
hive // falling leaves . close
hive // falling leaves . spread
hive // falling leaves . windswept
hive // ground leaves . spread
Chinese gardens reflect Mentality, Tradition, and the feeling of nature.
This garden is located in Rostock, more precisely is the IGA-Park.
Harmonisches Gleichgewicht…
in Chinesische Gartenanlagen spiegeln sich Mentalität, Tradition, und das Naturgefühl
des Volkes.
Diese Gartenanlage befindet sich in Rostock genauer gesagt ist der IGA-Park.
Thanks for your Visit Views Faves and Comments, have all a Nice Day. 🍂✌
Beautiful Salamanca's Puente romano - construction date of the bridge not is precisely known, but is among the mandates of the Emperors Augustus (27 B. C.-14 D. C.) & Vespasian (69-79), making it a bimillennium architectural monument. Salamanca is truly one of many Spains must see cities.
The Ballarò Market is the oldest market in the city of Palermo and the largest. It is located (of course) in the heart of the old city. Its origins date back to the 10th century, therefore to the Arab domination, precisely for this reason, it strongly recalls the Arab souk. The name is thought to derive from the term Balhara, which means mirror. In fact, it is as a mirror market that it was built in the 10th century.
This pretty ground-hugging Geranium or Cranesbill was - among many other names - once described at 'lancastriense', and more precisely as endemic to Walney Isle, the largest of the Furness Islands, British in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Here it's in our Hortus, where there are lots of Geraniums and Pelargoniums.
I can tell you a little more precisely where we are here than the title suggests.
This photo was taken somewhere in Glencoe National Park in the west of Scotland.
Now that I've just looked back at the photos from my last visit, I feel an almost painful longing for this indescribably fascinating region.
Let's see, maybe I'll make it here a third time. After all, they say that all good things come in threes.
Ein klein wenig genauer, als es der Titel vermuten lässt, kann ich es schon sagen, wo wir uns hier befinden.
Und zwar entstand dieses Foto irgendwo im Glencoe Nationalpark im Westen Schottlands.
Jetzt, wo ich die Fotos meines letzten Besuches gerade wieder angesehen habe, verspüre ich eine fast schmerzhafte Sehnsucht nach dieser unbeschreiblich faszinierenden Region.
Mal sehen, vielleicht schaffe ich es ja noch ein drittes Mal hier her. Man sagt ja, dass alle guten Dinge drei sind.
Бессмертный полк
I have long dreamed of visiting Russia precisely at the celebration of Victory Day on May 9th. In 2018, about 1 million people took part in the Immortal Regiment. The whole huge avenue turned into an endless stream of people, which like the main artery of the human body, filled with blood, flowed through the streets overflowing the heart. More than two hours did not stop this movement.
Viel Spaß und präzises Denken.
Have fun and think precisely.
Amusez-vous et réfléchissez bien.
Diviértete y piensa con precisión.
Divirta-se e pense com precisão.
Dernières fleurs de l'année, résilientes et tenaces. la bourrache, difficile à valoriser, sont à l'évidence des sujets à cadrer avec précision et le plus souvent en contre jour. Ici, les deniers rayons d'un soleil d'automne ravissent le bleu et le rose de la fleur...
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Last flowers of the year, resilient and tenacious. Borage, which is difficult to value, is obviously a subject that needs to be framed precisely and most often in the backlight. Here, the last rays of an autumn sun delight the blue and pink of the flower...
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Ultimi fiori dell'anno, resistenti e tenaci. La borragine, che è difficile da valutare, è ovviamente un soggetto che deve essere inquadrato con precisione e il più delle volte in controluce. Qui, gli ultimi raggi di un sole autunnale deliziano l'azzurro e il rosa del fiore...
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Últimas flores del año, resistentes y tenaces. La borraja, que es difícil de valorar, es obviamente un tema que debe enmarcarse con precisión y la mayoría de las veces a contraluz. Aquí, los últimos rayos de un sol otoñal deleitan el azul y el rosa de la flor...
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Letzte Blüten des Jahres, widerstandsfähig und hartnäckig. Borretsch, der schwer zu bewerten ist, ist natürlich ein Thema, das präzise und meist im Gegenlicht gerahmt werden muss. Hier erfreuen die letzten Strahlen der Herbstsonne das Blau und Rosa der Blume...
Philip
It really is called that - or (Prinia maculosa) if you want to get formal. A small passerine bird that lives in the 'karoo', a region of semidesert in South Africa. According to Wikipedia; "No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its extent is also not precisely defined." So, that's helpful. Anyway, these birds seem to know where it is, and that's all that matters.
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision , also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis and is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was located in Ephesus and was completely rebuilt three times before its eventual destruction . Only foundations and sculptural fragments of the latest of the temples at the site remain.turkey june 2015
Outside the Lee library at Wolfson College, Cambridge, you can find these two impressive gentlemen. The distinct Asian (or maybe even more precisely Chinese) style of them is no coincidence. The library, opened in 1994, was a donation from the Singaporean businessman Lee Seng Tee (1923-2022 - Lee is the last name), whose daughter had attended the college.
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
Do not use without permission.
Sortie avec les amis du groupe flickr "Montréal photowalks" aujourd'hui. Nous avons passé une très belle journée dans le Vieux-Port et sur le fleuve St-Laurent. Nous avons terminé la journée sur le quai de l'horloge et plus précisément à la plage de l'Horloge. Il faisait si chaud (près de 40 degrés avec l'humidité) que j'ai commencé à avoir des visions, d'où le traitement! :)
Outing with friends from Flickr's group "Montreal photowalks" today. We spent a beautiful day in the Old Port and on the St. Lawrence River. We ended the day on the dock "Quai de l'horloge" and more precisely at the beach. It was so hot (about 40 degrees Celsius with humidity) that I began to have visions, hence the treatment! :)
that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart :-)
Walter Lippmann
fish tail japanese camellia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Eine exakte Bestimmung ist schwierig, da die Scheckfalter sich meist nur durch die Flügelunterseite genau bestimmen lassen.
An exact determination is difficult because the checkered butterflies can usually only be identified precisely by looking at the underside of their wings.
Macro Mondays, theme: Keychain
The keychain fob is precisely 3 cm in diameter.
Leica lens set to macro mode.
The common grackle is a large icterid found in large numbers through much of North America. Adult common grackles measure from 28 to 34 cm (11 to 13 in) in length. The male is larger than the female and adult females, beyond being smaller, are usually less iridescent. Juveniles are brown with dark brown eyes. The common grackle forages on the ground, in shallow water, or in shrubs; it may steal food from other birds. It is omnivorous, eating insects, minnows, frogs, eggs, berries, seeds, grain, and even small birds and mice. The grackle can also mimic the sounds of other birds or even humans, though not as precisely as the mockingbird.
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
Taken on September 2015
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
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.
The Sintra series will be extensive, wherefore here and there I'll post photos of a different nature to break up the monotony.
This picture is one of my first experiments on street photography with the 75 mm. The narrower angle is convenient, but it is harder to focus quickly and precisely; DOF at f/8 is nothing much. Framing can be difficult when pretty close to the subject, as was the case of this picture. I was thinking of stepping back a little when the lady showed up at the window. Needless to say, I had to press the shutter right there and then.
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Leica M6 (1994), Apo-Summicron 2.0/75 ASPH, ADOX CHS 100 II, Epson V600, Affinity Photo
'hooty'.. taken on the fly.. as it were.. so not precisely focused!
This young owl is a patient at the Wildlife Rehab Center in Punta Gorda, Florida.
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So exegetically we may read the “darkness on the face of the deep” as that darkness from which at another moment Elohim differentiates the light: “God separated the light from the darkness” (1: 4). In other words the original dark is also original light, a depth that contains both darkness and light, or more precisely, transcends that distinction: it would be none other than the “luminous dark.” It is like a picture of the immensity of the universe—vast darkness indeed—through which ripple invisible waves of light-energy. Only with certain instruments, or within the galactic neighborhoods of stars, as with our sun, can the light be distinguished. But Genesis is a theopoetics, not an astrophysics, of light born from this dark.
--On the Mystery, DISCERNING DIVINITY IN PROCESS, Catherine Keller
20250610 LEICA M9 Tenerife 21
Sensor oxidation is visible at the top of photographs. Usually when there's a blue or clear sky.
It looks like an elongated dust spot. If I don't touch the photo with Lightroom, it's precisely to show the sensor oxidation.
This message will appear on all photographs.
I have a UV/IR filter on my lens.
LEICA, SAVE THE M9. PLEASE.
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La oxidacion del sensor se ve en la parte superior de las fotografias.Generalmente cuando hay un cielo azul,o claro.
Parece una mancha alargada de polvo.Si no toco la foto con Lightroom es para que se vea,precisamente,la oxidacion del sensor.
Este mensaje aparecera en todas las fotografias.
En el objetivo llevo puesto un filtro UV IR.
LEICA SALVA LA M9.POR FAVOR.
Creo que Leica tendria que darnos una solucion
"Listening and watching of a Great Grey Owl".
I watched this Great Grey Owl as it watched but more precisely listened for voles in the meadow.
Here she is sitting on a tree overlooking the meadow where I am seated.
I know there isn't much going on in this photo, but that's precisely why I like it :)
Lac Léman (Geneva Lake), Switzerland.
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I opened this Flickr account in order to share some pictures I took during a trip around the world. It's precisely during this journey that I (re)discovered photography. And because storing thousands of images takes so much time, I kept on shooting in the meanwhile. That's why my gallery is now quite hybrid and is not really related with travel anymore. However, I want now to go back in time and post a little serie of pictures taken in Cambodia ...
Here is a crew of dancers. You probably seen them if you went there. The idea is that you can pay a little bit to take a picture of you with them. Because I am really not interested in having picture of myself, I because I found them really beautiful, I have to admit that I stole this one (and I am seriously ashamed).
What decided me to post this picture is probably it's boredom atmosphere : these guys are working a lot, but at this particular moment they are just waiting. I like the way the guy on the right hold his head, and the different directions of all the faces ...
.. heading for the marsh
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I added the ducks although this is precisely where they were photographed.. at any given time, in Spring, Summer or Fall, 40 or so ducks live at the pond.. plus a few Egrets.
The Aqueduct of Segovia (or more precisely, the aqueduct bridge) is a Roman aqueduct and one of the most significant and best-preserved ancient monuments left on the Iberian Peninsula. It is located in Spain and is the foremost symbol of Segovia, as evidenced by its presence on the city's coat of arms.
A full moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is completely illuminated as seen from the Earth. This occurs when the moon is in opposition to the Sun (when it is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun; more precisely, when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees). This means that the hemisphere of the Moon that is facing the Earth (the near side) is almost fully illuminated by the Sun and appears round (while the far side is almost completely unilluminated).
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Even though this image was taken during a winter's snowfall, you could see hear the sounds of the impending spring. I'm talking about the melodic beautiful song of the western meadowlark. Usually when I hear one, which is generally long before I see it, I finally spot it at precisely 1 nanosecond after I ready my camera for the shot. This one was different ... it seemed to be lost in its thoughts and remained still. Maybe it thought I couldn't see it. ;-)
To me, there was something special with finding it perched on the wooden fence post of a nearby farm, with all of those dried flowers of the nearby brush. I just love them. It's one of those things that make me stop and smile with every audible encounter ... seen or unseen ... doesn't matter. :-)
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