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Detail of a mosaic/mirror mural created by Chantal Leblanc (2018)
Alexander Muir/Gladstone Ave Junior and Senior Public School
63_365 Grapefruit heart. The purpose of this 365 photo a day for a year isn't just to take a snapshot or a willy nilly shot just for the sake of shooting, It's an exercise to train your eye. Don't just look....see. Always have your camera ready looking for your next shot. With your camera always in hand, you learn all the buttons and what it can do. Try this, try that. Be creative. This is my 3rd time of doing this and I really think it has made me a better photographer. I now have a trained photographers eye and I see things everywhere I look. Even while eating breakfast. Most would have just eaten this little grapefruit heart segment without seeing it. I'm feeling the love of the goodness and all the flavor that this grapefruit is providing me
Renonculacée de 5-15 dm aux feuilles alternes profondément palmatipartites à 5-7 segments cunéiformes trifides, incisés-lobés. (3)5-12(15) fleurs d'un jaune pâle en grappes ovales ou allongées, à pédonculesétalés. Sépale supérieur en forme de casque cylindracé-conique, bien plus haut que large, étranglé près du sommet. 3 follicules glebres-glabrescents à graines ridées sur toutes les faces.
Si le nom scientifique d'espèce vient des mots grecs lycos : loup et cton : qui tue, celui de la sous-espèce proposé par Flora gallica est curieux puisque tiré du nom latin vulpus : renard et non lupus : loup. Le nom de genre vient quant à lui du grec aconé : rocher, allusion à la station de ces plantes, mais ici plutôt de sous-bois et ourlets frais propres à l'étage subalpin (cf. H Coste).
Program:Manual
Lens:150-600mm f/5-6.3 G VR
F:6.3
Speed:1/1250
ISO:1000
Focal Length:600 mm
AF Fine Tune Adj:0
Focus Mode:AF-C
AF Area:Dynamic Area (3D-tracking)
Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, Auto ISO
VR:On
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
WB:Auto0
Picture Control:Standard
Focus Distance:4.22 m
Dof:0.016 m (4.209 - 4.225)
HyperFocal:1901.83 m
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I found me some rust. Yay!!!
I don't know if any locals have looked up when standing in the Southsea bandstand, but this is what you'll see.
Looks beautiful.
Please, have a bigger look, by hitting 'L' , then pressing F11, and viewing Full Screen
Pentax K-1, Rokinon 85/1.4
At Loose Park, KCMO
For PentaxForums.com Single In September challenge
Testing out some into-the-sun sort of shooting with this lens...
I am fairly new to telephoto photography and love the way that being able to get in close can actually be quite liberating. I'm also a big fan of the way that a long zoom can compress perspective - one of the main reasons why I think this works as an image.
this is worth checking out View On Black
I'm going to be away from Flickr for the next few weeks getting married and then going to Africa for 3 weeks. Am taking 30gb of memory cards (aren't they cheap these days) so expect to see some pictures in November!
ps made Explore :-)
30 TANT squares, division into thirds plus 60/30 geometry... work it out for yourself!
Also a chance to experiment with new camera.
trying to break the bangle habbit and push myself to experiment with different shapes.
i loved the look of my previous bracelet but i wanted to try something with bigger less fiddly pieces.
The Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge"), is a Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. The Ponte Vecchio's two neighbouring bridges are the Ponte Santa Trinita and the Ponte alle Grazie.
Segment "Oldies but Goldies" - Navigations
Damoiselle tout dessus ou presque, il manque le spi.
Nikon F2 / DPII/ Nikkor 43-86 f:3,5
Pellicule Agfa Vista 400 iso
Scanner Canon.
Tiny shell from Australia, growing in segments and curled.
The shell has a diameter of app. 1 1/2 cm.
Staged in studio, stack of 2 pictures, taken on tripod. Lit with daylight lamps.
Uploaded for the theme Photograph patterns in the group 52 in 2017 macro edition.
Day 5 (Segment 28)
Bridge site to Junction Creek Trailhead
Cruisin’ right along, I made it to Gudy’s Rest. A fantastic overlook with a bench honoring Gudy Gaskill, who made the Colorado Trail a reality. I stopped for a break and took in some of the final views. A very nice stop but Gudy’s bench was in the sun so I opted to relax on a rock bench hiding in the shade. Still very nice.
As hikers near the end of their journey, getting off of the trail is always on their mind and then how to get to an airport or bus station to travel home. Sometimes family and/or friends might meet them on the trail and provide transportation. Another option is to catch a hitch, which was my plan to get back to my car. Of course, I was hiking into a day hiking area, so any hiker encounters would be a possibility, since they would likely be parked at the trailhead.
Gudy’s Rest is about 4 miles from the trailhead, so I didn’t have too much further to go. And wouldn’t you know it, a couple of dayhikers arrived. Of course, now was time for my Yogi skills while chatting. (Yogi’ing is in honor of Yogi Bear who was always after a pic-a-nic basket. So, to yogi is to receive some food or other assistance from others who are interested in your trail tales.) They were very friendly and I was able to secure a ride from the trailhead! I just had to get there in time.
Now the goal was to make it to the trailhead by 2:00, when the friendly dayhikers agreed to pick me up. They were camped in a nearby Campground and not actually parked at the trailhead. It was after noon, so that would mean 4 miles in 2 hours. 2 miles an hour is definitely doable especially with the gentle terrain. Getting a ride and getting into town is motivation to move quickly. I did and made it to the trailhead about 1:35. I waited until they arrived and then enjoyed the short ride to the train station to my car. Thanks for the ride!
So that was it. Congrats to me for finishing the Colorado Trail! I started in 2015 and finished in 2021.
Check out the base of the antennae on this bad boy. Technically this segment is called the scape (hmmm, so close to "Snape" but, well, ...nevermind). Under most North American bee models this segment is about the same width as the flagellar segments (some departures in Nomada mostly because the pedicel (the small ball joint segment after the scape) is sometimes recessed into the top of the scape (this is probably too much information, so am stopping here on that super interesting topic)). Across all the bees (that at least come to my mind) scape dimensions are pretty darn similar, even if the flagellar segments are super long (like male Eucera) scapes are scapes and conform in mathematical regular proportion to the bee's head across beedom (males almost always with relatively shorter scapes from some reason (why would this bee given that they have wave around an extra antennal segment and often have long antennae...or, is that the point, short antennae are stronger?). Now that I am thinking about scapes I am thinking that they must mostly be structural, holding up and perhaps containing muscles that control the flagellar segments which are full of bee sensors (Aside: isn't its amazing what you can think of in the absence of evidence?). OK back they Hylaeus, the females all have the basic bee scape shape and size, but the males can vary from regular size to what you see here: something grossly monstrous in size that it just seem wrong. Is this really all about selection by lady Hylaues basalis or is there something else? Unclear. Anyway, as I write this a vision of an entire PhD arises, awaiting the proper person on the spectrum who can sit and measure bee dimensions all day. Photo by Anders Croft. ~~~~~~~~~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~~~~~~~~~
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Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200
We Are Made One with What We Touch and See
We are resolved into the supreme air,
We are made one with what we touch and see,
With our heart's blood each crimson sun is fair,
With our young lives each spring impassioned tree
Flames into green, the wildest beasts that range
The moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and all is change.
- Oscar Wilde
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Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen:
Best over all technical resource for photo stacking:
Art Photo Book: Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World:
www.amazon.com/Bees-Up-Close-Pollinators-Around-World/dp/...
Free Field Guide to Bee Genera of Maryland:
bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beesofmarylandbookversion1.pdf
Basic USGSBIML set up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY
USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4
Bees of Maryland Organized by Taxa with information on each Genus
www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/collections
PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up:
ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf
Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques:
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or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU
Excellent Technical Form on Stacking:
Contact information:
Sam Droege
sdroege@usgs.gov
301 497 5840
A view of the one dozen (out of 18) flight mirror segments that make up the primary mirror on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have been installed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn
More: Since December 2015, the team of scientists and engineers have been working tirelessly to install all the primary mirror segments onto the telescope structure in the large clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The twelfth mirror was installed on January 2, 2016.
"This milestone signifies that all of the hexagonal shaped mirrors on the fixed central section of the telescope structure are installed and only the 3 mirrors on each wing are left for installation," said Lee Feinberg, NASA's Optical Telescope Element Manager at NASA Goddard. "The incredibly skilled and dedicated team assembling the telescope continues to find ways to do things faster and more efficiently."
Each hexagonal-shaped segment measures just over 4.2 feet (1.3 meters) across and weighs approximately 88 pounds (40 kilograms). After being pieced together, the 18 primary mirror segments will work together as one large 21.3-foot (6.5-meter) mirror. The primary mirror will unfold and adjust to shape after launch. The mirrors are made of ultra-lightweight beryllium. The mirrors are placed on the telescope's backplane using a robotic arm, guided by engineers. The full installation is expected to be completed in a few months.
The mirrors were built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado. Ball is the principal subcontractor to Northrop Grumman for the optical technology and lightweight mirror system. The installation of the mirrors onto the telescope structure is performed by Harris Corporation of Rochester, New York. Harris Corporation leads integration and testing for the telescope.
While the mirror assembly is a very significant milestone, there are many more steps involved in assembling the Webb telescope. The primary mirror and the tennis-court-sized sunshield are the largest and most visible components of the Webb telescope. However, there are four smaller components that are less visible, yet critical. The instruments that will fly aboard Webb - cameras and spectrographs with detectors able to record extremely faint signals — are part of the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM), which is currently undergoing its final cryogenic vacuum test and will be integrated with the mirror later this year. Read more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/by-the-dozen-nasas-jame...
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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Many segments of the Florida Trail are under-appreciated due to remote locations and it's exceptional length, but the Florida Trail segments near Oviedo are frequently traversed by active people in the Orlando area. The section in the Little Big Econ State Forest features long lengths which follow the Econlockhatchee River, a treat for sure, and it's southernmost portions feature glimpses of Florida jungle and mysterious swamp. This variety of very scenic features make it a noteworthy segment of the Florida Trail.
Segment "Oldies but Goldies" - Navigations
Nikon F2 / DP11 / 43-86
Pellicule Agfa Vista 400 iso
Scanner Digitdia.
Another flower shot mixed with a texture and given an artistic narrow crop. If you have time - please view large on black.
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Hello all! Yuri and I just finished 4-day installation of our Toy-ronto Origami Land spanned on the 8-meter long stage at Toronto City Hall for Doors Open event.
Had a TV crew on the installation site today and guess what - Toy-ronto Origami Land on CBC News! You may see a short preview of our Toy-ronto display at City Hall on-line, the segment starts about at 23:30. www.cbc.ca/video/share/share.html?ID=2387456739 Check it out! :-)
If you are in Toronto this weekend, come to City Hall, May 25 & 26, 10 am – 5 pm to experience Toronto in a playful, whimsical origami way! :-)
More info on City Hall's site www.toronto.ca/doorsopen/2013/cityhall.htm
It's going to be a super busy and exciting weekend!
Will post photos after the event. Have a great weekend, everyone!
CO (Lake County)
Day 3
Segment 10 random spot to Segment 11 Interlaken Trailhead
It was cold but mostly tolerable. Probably didn't need to, but since I carried it, I did use the 'woobie' which added additional warmth. During the night I heard something pelting the tent at various times. I figured frozen snow or ice pellets. There were white patches in the morning. Thermometer said 36f which was not as cold as I anticipated.
I only had about 3 miles of hiking to reach Segment 11 at the Mount Massive Trailhead. It was chilly so I did wear gloves and buff. I encountered a large boulder that had fallen on the trail. I've removed numerous trail obstructions from the Appalachian Trail, mostly blowdowns and never a large rock like this. It was easy to get around, so I don't think they will be moving it anytime soon (even if they could). Just before the trailhead I left Mount Massive Wilderness Area.
Halfmoon Creek Road leads to the Mount Massive Trailhead and is another access to Leadville. Cyclists are allowed to bike on the Colorado Trail. However, they are not permitted in Wilderness Areas. Segments 9 & 10 contain Wilderness Areas. After a detour, cyclists can rejoin the trail here. As a general rule I have not had problems with cyclists.
At the trailhead I noticed a 'No Camping' sign but the CT Databook indicates camping here. And there are nice sites so I assume the sign is for car campers. I had my coffee break here overlooking Halfmoon Creek.
Life broken into sections on the reflective surface of the planetarium at Bristol's Mellenium Square.
The Behnisch-Haus (Behnisch House) is a prominent architectural landmark located in the heart of Krefeld, Germany. Completed in 2002, it was designed by the renowned Stuttgart-based firm Behnisch & Partner, founded by Günter Behnisch (the architect famous for the Munich Olympic Stadium). Situated between the Ostwall and Königsstraße, the building was part of a major urban renewal project intended to modernize the city's central district and replace a large, unpaved parking lot with a vibrant social and commercial hub.
Architecturally, the building is a striking example of contemporary design, characterized by its transparency and unconventional footprint. It stretches approximately 190 meters in length but remains notably narrow, fitting into a challenging, elongated site. The structure is defined by a multi-segmented glass facade that allows for a high degree of natural light and visual connection with the surrounding streets. Its seven-story "glass house" aesthetic, often associated with a postmodern or expressive style, was intended to contrast with the more traditional city layout while reflecting a sense of openness and democracy.
The Behnisch-Haus was conceived as a mixed-use facility, designed to breathe life back into the pedestrian zone. Today, it houses a variety of retailers, particularly those focused on art, interior design, and fashion, as well as several medical practices and office spaces. One of its most successful features is the integration of gastronomy, with numerous cafes and restaurants that spill out into the surrounding "Stadtmarkt" (city market) area. This layout has turned the building into a popular meeting point for residents and visitors alike, anchoring the southern end of the city's shopping district.
Upon its unveiling, the building’s radical modernism sparked intense public debate among Krefeld’s citizens. Critics initially felt the massive glass-and-steel structure was too distinct from the historic urban fabric, while proponents hailed it as a "dared and won" experiment that moved the city toward a more progressive future. Over time, it became a recognized symbol of Krefeld’s 21st-century identity, proving that contemporary architecture could successfully coexist with - and even revitalize - the older, more established parts of the city.
In recent years, the Behnisch-Haus has entered a new chapter of its history as the city works to maintain its status. After facing a period of "trading-down" (a decline in commercial quality and upkeep), the City of Krefeld launched a revitalization offensive in 2022. This initiative included investing over €200,000 in new greenery, seating, and pop-up culture spaces around the building to reinforce its role as a high-quality urban center. These efforts aim to ensure the building remains a functional and aesthetically pleasing landmark for decades to come.
Important note: In reality, this building is surrounded by many older buildings, which have a negative impact on the glass building. Here, you can see what the building would look like if there was an extensive green space around it.