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From the archives....coyote traveling down the Northeast park road, January 2014
Gotta give them credit, they know how to take advantage of opportunities for easier travel. The winter months can be quite harsh and cruel for Yellowstone's wildlife, but somehow they manage to survive. They definitely don't have to contend with all the traffic and tourists that other seasons bring. Don't normally shoot animals in the road but thought this one conveyed a real sense of purpose.
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If the purpose of a Lowrider is to catch the eye, then these 2 definitely succeeded. A style started in California in mid-to-late 1940s, when Mexican-American barrio youths were lowering their cars by cutting spring coils and painting their cars with fancy colors. "Ride low and slow" was their motto. During the years the style changed a bit and hydraulic suspension systems were added and at some point the bouncing cars were popular. As west coast Hip Hop artists started featuring lowriders in the music videos, lowriders became strongly associated with that musical style. Quite the view to see a car like this bouncing to a rap song while waiting for the green light! The rear car I believe is a Lincoln Town Car and the front a 1965 Chevy Impala SS coupe (thank you Joseph Mazzucco)
Furious - Ja Rule
An interesting sunrise from last year. The vapour trails stayed for ages. No idea why.
Sprocket doesn't seem to have the same fascination with cardboard boxes as she did in her younger years, other than chewing on them (come to think of it, so does sister Shutter). One corrugated-cardboard-box-like item, however, still serves two purposes — as the brand name suggests — quite well for her.
In 2022, I returned to Colombia. The main purpose of this trip was to explore the Amazonian rainforest areas near Leticia and then on the Rio Negro. In 2007 I was in the Leticia area on a volunteering project and the 2022 trip gave me the chance to see more of the area.
As these are border areas, with the rivers travelled actually being the borders, I also visited / transitted through Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. I will create one master set / album for the entire six week trip, plus separate country albums to help viewers who are interested only in a specific country.
I also spent time in Bogota and in the Boyaca region. Overall intinerary: London - Leticia - Bogota - Villavincenzio - Rio Negro - Puerto Inirida - Bogota (incl Nemocon) - Villa de Leyva - Tunja - Bogota - London.
These cup-shaped structures serve the purpose of asexual propagation on Marchantia polymorpha. They form little discs of plant tissue that can be spread by water, for example, and grow into clones of the mother plant. You can see several of these gemmae having spilled out already and lying on top of the mother plant. This is one of the images I used in a focus stack here.
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs.
When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
~Ansel Adams
To make someone feel, make someone relate, make someone think - this is the beauty of it all. Making some sort of an impact has and always will be my purpose in why I take photographs.
I believe as photographers, we all have a story to tell of why or how we got into photography.
2006.
A year that dramatically altered my perspective on life and the spark that ignited my passion for photography.
It was during that year, two people who meant the world to me passed away 8 months apart from each other. Never had I anticipated experiencing death at such a rapid rate. Emotional turmoil took over and depression became a part of me. I was no longer the same person, I was filled with denial, pain and sadness. I felt numb to the world and every person in it. I was in a constant battle with my emotions, not knowing where to turn for support in such a difficult time.
For months I had obsessively been glancing at sites that contained photography from Deviant Art photographers. With every picture that came across my eye while scrolling down the pages, a lightning bolt of questions and curiosity struck me: “How can someone capture something so beautiful in such a short amount of time?” The fact that each photograph was unique and held a different view fascinated me. I quickly aspired to experiment with taking pictures. Due to such a powerful curiosity, I'm sure you can imagine the delight that filled me when I got my first camera - a Canon Powershot - as a present for Christmas. Little did I know that what I first deemed as an “experiment” would within time turn into an escape, a passion that would heal me greatly.
I began to feel the world looked so much more beautiful when I looked at it through a camera's viewfinder. Every day I would be out in my backyard taking photographs, and in those moments capturing what surrounded me, I didn't feel pain. I didn't feel sadness. I didn't feel numb - I felt peace. Taking photographs made me rediscover who I was as a person. My camera became my greatest friend who knew all my secrets and witnessed me metamorphosis.
It's hard to believe it's been 3 years.
Being a part of Flickr has been such an uplifting experience for me.
Three years ago, I never would have imagined gaining such inspiration, support and friendship from so many extraordinary people. For that and so much more, I am forever grateful.
Photography is a true saving grace.
Madrid's Plaza Mayor has served many purposes over its more than 300 years of history. "Plaza Mayor" translates to Main Square, so it's appropriate that it's located in the centre of the old city. Since the late 1600s, it has hosted many events, from markets and local festivities to beatifications and coronations, and even the grim/heinous/abhorrent practices of bullfighting and the Spanish Inquisition's autos-da-fé. 😞😫 All of that is now a thing of the past, and the vast plaza has become the venue for Madrid's Christmas Market, as well as other events, such as Easter's drum parade and outdoor concerts. Nowadays, the biggest problem is the hordes of tourists that plague it day after day. 😄
In this photo, you see the equestrian statue of King Philip III, which was created in 1616 and moved to the Plaza Mayor in 1848. The colourful Baroque building in the background dates back to 1590. It started out as a bakery, and that's why it's still called "Casa de la Panadería", even if it today serves as a tourist information centre.
A Plaza Mayor de Madrid teve muitas utilizações ao longo dos seus mais de 300 anos de história. "Plaza Mayor" significa Praça Principal, por isso é adequado que esteja localizada no centro da cidade velha. Desde o final do século XVII, acolheu muitos eventos, desde mercados e festividades locais até beatificações e coroações, e até mesmo as práticas sombrias/hediondas/abomináveis das touradas e os autos de fé da Inquisição Espanhola. 😞😫 Tudo isso ficou no passado, e a enorme praça recebe actualmente o Mercado de Natal de Madrid, bem como outros eventos, como o desfile de tambores da Páscoa e concertos ao ar livre. Hoje em dia, o maior problema está nas hordas de turistas que a assolam dia após dia. 😛
Nesta foto, vê-se a estátua equestre do Rei Filipe III, criada em 1616 e transferida para a Plaza Mayor em 1848. O colorido edifício barroco em segundo plano data de 1590. Originalmente, era uma padaria e ainda hoje se chama "Casa de la Panadería", ainda que actualmente seja um centro de informações turísticas.
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I picked up a used M9 on ebay for a great price. It's nice to have a Leica again. I had a M7 for a while and really enjoyed shooting with it. I've sold all my cameras besides my 5d Mark II (which I've had for just about 6 years now). The 5D still serves a purpose, I'm waiting to see what Canon does next with the 5D Mark IV ! Lately I've been unmotivated to carry the heavy 5D so hopefully my new purchase can spark some creativity in me, new toys are always fun...
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He came back years later.
Everything was the same –
except the doors and windows,
strangely coloured now.
The purpose of a photo charter is to capture memorable images of the railroad at work, often with historical equipment that has been lovingly restored. But I find the chance to meet old friends and make new ones just as rewarding as the photography. Here a gentleman from the Netherlands agreed to put down his camera and wave to the passing train as I captured the moment. Photo taken during a Pete Lerro photo charter on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad starring C&O H-6 2-6-6-2 #1309...and a new friend.
What does it mean when robins sing?
Its purpose is two-fold: to defend a territory and to attract a mate. Therefore, spring song is far more powerful in males. Robins are adapted to life in poor light and are often active in half-light when few other birds are about.
The robin is one of the few birds in the UK that sing all year round. This is due to the importance of holding winter territories.
Only for a short period in late summer while they are moulting and inconspicuous do robins stop singing. Both sexes sing.
As with the nightingale, the song is usually delivered from a concealed perch within a bush or a tree exposed perches are infrequent. Autumn and spring songs are distinctly different. The autumn song starts after the moult, from late summer onwards. It is more subdued and melancholy in its tone, while the spring song is powerful, confident and upbeat.
The spring song can start as early as mid-December, reaching full force in spring. Its purpose is two-fold: to defend a territory and to attract a mate. Therefore, spring song is far more powerful in males.
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Water Taxi passing on the port side of the MV Coho.
Both vessels working to move passengers from one location to another.
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Victoria Harbour.
British Columbia, Canada
The weather was dull and grey. I believe it was actually raining when I captured this image.
The M/V Coho is a passenger and vehicle ferry owned and operated by Black Ball Line. Black Ball's only ferry, Coho carries passengers and cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailers, bicycles, etc. between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Port Angeles, Washington, United States.
Coho makes between two and four round trips from Port Angeles to Victoria daily, with each crossing taking about 90 minutes and covering 37 kilometers or 20 nautical miles.
History
Name:Coho
Owner:Black Ball Transport
Operator:Black Ball Ferry Line
Port of registry:Flag of the United States, Washington, USA
Builder:Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock
In service:December 29, 1959
Identification:
IMO number: 5076949[1]
MMSI number: 366929710
Call sign: WM4599
Status:In service
General characteristics
Class and type:Auto ferry
Tonnage:5366 (GRT)
Length:341.5 ft (104.1 m)
Beam:72 ft (21.95 m)
Draught:12.6 ft (3.84 m)
Propulsion:2×EMD12-645F7B Diesels, 2,550 hp (1,900 kW) each
Speed:15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity:110 vehicles + 1,000 passengers
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Margam Abbey now consists of the intact nave and impressive surrounding ruins. Those ruins not belonging to the church are now owned by the County Council. These remains, including the unusually large twelve-sided chapter house, dating from the 13th century, stand within 840 acre (3.4 km²) Margam Country Park, close to Margam Castle. The Abbey church of St Mary, the ruined Chapter House and the Abbey undercroft are all Grade I listed buildings.[3][4][5]
On a hill overlooking the abbey stand the ruins of an outlying monastery building, Capel Mair ar y Bryn ("the chapel of St Mary on the hill"). The purpose of this building is thought to have been to allow members of the monastic community who were engaged in the keeping of flocks to fulfil their devotional obligations without having to return to the main church.
Production: 1 of 105 (1949-1950).
The Donald Healey Motor company completed its first car in 1945 and went into full production the following year. The company's first offering was a 2,4-litre Riley-powered sports sedan with a welded chassis and Healey's own independent wishbone front suspension. For the clubman racer there was the dual-purpose Silverstone, a model that is as at home on the road as it is on the track. The sedan's engine and basic underpinnings were retained, but with a shorter frame, stiffer suspension and, unusually for the time, a front stabilizer bar. The lightweight body for two people was made of aluminum and the purposeful appearance of the car was enhanced by the closely spaced headlights behind the radiator grille. Another unusual feature was the spare wheel that protruded from the compartment in the rear, thus doubling as a bumper! The Silverstone quickly made a name for itself in rally and circuit racing, with many future stars gaining their first track experience in the car. A total of 105 Silverstones were built between 1949 and 1950. When the car was announced in July 1949, it was described as a “light two-seater of competition type to be sold at the base price of £975, improved performance for competition work, but remains fully suitable for normal road use”.
Brought new to the US by Briggs-Cunningham from the UK in 1949 and raced at West Palm Beech in January 1950 where it placed second. At the Watkins Glen Grand Prix on September 23, 1950, he finished second again and a week later his co-driver, Phil Walters, won the Seneca Cup. At Sebring in December 1950 in the 6-hour race, Phil Walters and co-driver Bill Frick finished third overall. Raced in 1951 and 1952 on West Palm Beach with a Cadillac engine, driven by Phil Walters. An Oldsmobile engine was brought in in 1953 and raced at the 1953 Watkins Glen Grand Prix driven by George Weaver, it did not finish, also raced at Sebring. The car was purchased by Nat Johnson in 1988 and completely stripped and returned to the configuration as it was raced in the 6 1950 Hour Grand Prix race. A 1949 Cadillac engine was installed along with all other near-new components. a glossy blue chassis mounted. The bodywork was restored to Sebring racing configuration. (www.metropoleclassiccars.com/)
Entrepreneur Frans van Haren has a classic car collection that has won prizes at prestigious national and international competitions. Since 2017, he has been presenting his impressive car collection to a wider audience in the futuristic-looking, former furniture showroom 'Metropole' in Druten, the Netherlands. The collection includes some four hundred cars, trucks and motorcycles, making it almost the largest car museum in the Netherlands.
40 Years of Peugeot 309 | Visit to Car Museum Metropole
Druten, the Netherlands.
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An abandoned cart tossed into a river begs the question why someone would do this and for what purpose.
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“Some of my old memories feel trapped in amber in my brain, lucid and burning, while others are like the wing beat of a hummingbird, an intangible, ephemeral blur.”
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Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart a bitter, tangy flavor, though they are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine. [from Wiki]
What I love so much about going back to photos I have taken over the years is how they not only bring back memories, but even more so the exact feelings I had while taking them. This was more than one and a half years ago when I had just moved to Stuttgart and began studying Visual Communication. It was a time of beautiful autumn colours, new friends and feeling whole again — and it is always lovely to remember those first weeks of a new life.
A futuristic floating island, with the purpose of sheltering a group of researchers who are currently on their expedition. But did you know it also doubles as a iceberg-themed science museum, which supports the running of the station financially?
The model was huge fun to design, I put sooooooooo many (perhaps too many) little details across the island, as I just couldn't resist the idea of things floating! The color choice of the roof was *in someway* inspired by Asuka's Evangelion Unit 02 from the Evangelion series (probably the movies)! stay tuned for more angle pics :-) Here is the other side of the building!
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Das versunkene Dorf
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Die Geschichte dieses Kirchturms ist nicht romantisch als der Anblick des Kirchturms vielleicht vermuten lässt. Erbaut wurde die Kirche bereits im 14. Jahrhundert. Damals wurde sie noch von drei Seen umgeben: dem Reschensee,(Lago di Rèsia) dem Mittersee und dem Haidersee. Im Jahr 1950 kam es am sogenannten Reschenpass zu einer Stauung der drei Seen. Sie war schon lange von der faschistischen Regierung geplant und sollte dem Zweck der Energiegewinnung dienen. Die Stauung hatte zur Folge, dass der Reschensee sowie der Mittersee zusammengeführt wurden – das bedeutete aber auch, dass das gesamte Dorf Graun im Vinschgau(Curon Venosta) und auch ein Großteil des Dorfes Reschen versenkt wurden.
Unterwasser sind nur noch Überreste zu erkennen
Die Bewohner der kleinen Gemeinde wurden dadurch fast vollständig ihrer Existenz beraubt, denn insgesamt wurden 163 Häuser zerstört und mehr als 500 Hektar an fruchtbarem Kulturboden überflutet, wofür die Vertriebenen nur geringe Entschädigungen erhielten. Unter dem Wasser kann man heute nur noch die Überreste des versunkenen Dorfs erkennen, über dem Wasser nur noch den alten, romanischen Kirchturm, der aus Denkmalschutzgründen stehen gelassen und bereits mehrmals restauriert wurde. Man munkelt übrigens, dass auch heute manchmal noch die Glocken zu hören sind, die aus der Tiefe geläutet werden…
The sunken village
The history of this church tower is not romantic as the sight of the church tower might suggest. The church was built in the 14th century. At that time it was still surrounded by three lakes: the Reschensee, (Lago di Rèsia) the Mittersee and the Haidersee. In 1950 the three lakes at the so-called Reschen Pass were dammed. It had long been planned by the fascist government and was intended to serve the purpose of generating energy. The damming resulted in the Reschensee and Mittersee merging - but this also meant that the entire village of Graun in Vinschgau (Curon Venosta) and a large part of the village of Reschen were sunk. Only remains can be seen underwater
The residents of the small community were almost completely robbed of their livelihoods, because a total of 163 houses were destroyed and more than 500 hectares of fertile cultivated soil were flooded, for which the displaced received little compensation. Below the water you can only see the remains of the sunken village, above the water only the old, Romanesque church tower, which has been left standing for monument protection reasons and has already been restored several times. Incidentally, it is rumored that even today the bells can still be heard sometimes, which are rung from below ...
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Commonly known as the carnation or clove pink, it is a species of Dianthus. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 80 cm tall. The leaves are glaucous greyish green to blue-green, slender, up to 15 cm long. The flowers are produced singly or up to five together in a cyme; they are around 3–5 cm diameter, and sweetly scented; the original natural flower color is bright pinkish-purple, but cultivars of other colors, including red, white, yellow and green, have been developed. The fragrant, hermaphrodite flowers have a radial symmetry. The four to six surrounding the calyx, egg-shaped, sting-pointed scales leaves are only ¼ as long as the calyx tube. Carnations require well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil, and full sun. They are used for medical purposes, such as for upset stomach and fever. Their fragrance was historically used for vinegar, beer, wine , sauces and salads. 32919
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This picture was not meant to be.
It was supposed to be indicator where one set of images for panorama ends, and another one starts
( took the camera, turned to the floor and fired without thinking ),
and at the end, it was the most interesting picture of that day.
The primary purpose of the Porte de Trèves (square tower measuring around 8m in length and 17m in height) is to enable access to the city.
In the year 1332, John the Blind, count of Luxembourg and La Roche, king of Bohemia and Poland, grants the City a Charter. In exchange, the city is obliged to ensure the upkeep of the city walls, which the citizens must keep guarded. In 1688, the city walls are demolished by order of the king Louis XIV, and the Porte de Trèves is converted into a prison and halfway house until the First World War.
Restoration work was carried out during the 19th century. The damage caused by the Von Rundstedt Offensive in 1944-1945 also almost destroyed the building.
To this day, the Porte de Trèves is the last remaining vestige of the fortifications that surrounded the city in the middle ages.
She kneels with purpose, power hums beneath her stillness.
Her language—spoken only by those strong enough to choose
She offers herself, reverent and thankful for this allowance.
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