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Hennebont, Bretagne, le 24 décembre 2014. Nous sommes un mercredi.
A écouter avec : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_e1y-3fIgA
Un noël chez Alice. Une femme qui m'a mis au monde mais qui ne m'éleva pas. Nous nous voyons peu. Elle vit dans une énorme demeure entouré d'un parc sublime et comme Scarlett O'Hara, qu'elle a toujours admiré, elle a toujours cultivé une ambition et une vie tumultueuse. Nous la rejoignons elle et son aristocratique Hubert,(3ème mari) ancien mécanicien de génie et pilote de course émérite, collectionneur de voitures incroyablement belles et mythiques. Quelques shot dans leur Parc, idem sur le Blavet, bras de mer longeant leur propriété. Un endroit tel que la Bretagne sait nous en produire pour nous faire rêver.
"It's Wednesday. Xmas at Alice's. A woman who gave birth to me but did not raise me. We see little of each other. She lives in a mansion surrounded by a gorgeous park. Like Scarlett O'Hara who she admires, she always had a lot of ambition and lead a very busy life. We join her and her upper-class Hubert (3rd husband) a former brilliant mechanic and a highly skilled racing driver, collector of incredibly beautiful and mythical cars. A few shots in their park and on the Blavet river next to their property.A place such as Brittany knows how to make us dream."
This is the place our quadcopter died when it got hit with a golf ball! Of all things... that story in a moment. Here's an amazing place on the North Island of New Zealand called @boomrocklodge ! Wow what a place. We choppered in here and had a crazy two hours — we started racing around a private racetrack inside the newest Mercedes AMG sportscar, then off to shoot clay birds, then to a driving range where you hit balls into the ocean (and quadcopters) with some drinks and tasty treats, then back home on a 10 minute helicopter flight to Wellington. It was definitely an amazing time... never seen anything like it! As for the quadcopter thing, we had the DJI Phantom 4 out taking videos. We were pretty far away, so while we were trying to get a skilled shot, Bartman got a lucky shot and took out the quad! It spiralled to the ground in a dramatic death. Curtis went deep into the bush to see what he could find. We made the recovery, and we're still pouring over the video to see if we can espy its final moment. via Trey Ratcliff on FB at ift.tt/1v05hWZ Snapchat: treyratcliff ift.tt/1qx3iMJ Instagram: treyratcliff ift.tt/1c7s6Uy
one skilled fisherman scooped up a Large Mouth Bass. It's funny though, out the window goes the group mentality ... the victor flees and the others pursue, often very aggressively, hoping to steal the catch. American White Pelicans
Aboriginal Australians comprise many distinct peoples who have developed across Australia for over 50,000 years. These peoples have a broadly shared, though complex, genetic history, but only in the last 200 years have they been defined and started to self-identify as a single group. Australian Aboriginal identity has changed over time and place, with family lineage, self-identification and community acceptance all being of varying importance.
The Wiradjuri people (Wiradjuri northern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjd̪uːraj]; Wiradjuri southern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjɟuːraj]) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. They survived as skilled hunter-fisher-gatherers, in family groups or clans, and many still use knowledge of hunting and gathering techniques as part of their customary life. In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith. There are significant populations at Wagga Wagga and Leeton and smaller groups at West Wyalong, Parkes, Dubbo, Forbes, Cootamundra, Darlington Point, Cowra and Young.
The Wiradjuri diet included yabbies and fish such as Murray cod from the rivers. In dry seasons, they ate kangaroos, emus and food gathered from the land, including fruit, nuts, yam daisies (Microseris lanceolata), wattle seeds, and orchid tubers. The Wiradjuri travelled into Alpine areas in the summer to feast on Bogong moths. The Wiradjuri were also known for their handsome possum-skin cloaks stitched together from several possum furs. Governor Macquarie was presented with one of these cloaks by a Wiradjuri man when he visited Bathurst in 1815.
Coolamon is an anglicised NSW Aboriginal word used to describe an Australian Aboriginal carrying vessel. It is a multi-purpose shallow vessel, or dish with curved sides, ranging in length from 30 to 70 cm, and similar in shape to a canoe. Coolamons were traditionally used by Aboriginal women to carry water, fruit, nuts, as well as to cradle babies. Today when women gather bush tucker, they usually use a billy can, bucket or flour tin. Coolamons were carried on the head when travelling any distance, or under the arm if used as a cradle. If carried on the head, a ring pad (akartne in Arrernte) was placed on the head, made out of possum and/or human hair string, twisted grass, or feathers. R_21089
The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta), a white heron in the genus Ardea, is usually considered a subspecies of the great egret (A. alba). In New Zealand it is known as the white heron or by its Māori name kōtuku. Measuring 83–103 cm in length and weighing 0.7–1.2 kg, the eastern great egret is a large heron with all-white plumage. Its bill is black in the breeding season and yellow at other times, and its long legs are red or black. The colours of the bare parts of the face change to green during the breeding season. The breeding plumage is also marked by long neck plumes and a green facial area. The eastern great egret can be distinguished from other white egrets and herons in Asia and Australia by its very long neck, one and a half times as long as its own body. The eastern great egret has a wide distribution throughout Asia and Oceania, with breeding populations in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia (north-eastern), Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The egret breeds across Australia but only rarely in the southwest of the continent or dry interior. The largest colonies within Australia are in the Top End and Channel Country, which can number several thousand pairs. Colonies in the southeast of Australia can number several hundred pairs. The bird is an uncommon autumn and winter visitor to Tasmania. The diet includes vertebrates such as fish, frogs, small reptiles, small birds and rodents, and invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans, and molluscs. The eastern great egret hunts by wading or standing still in shallow water and spearing prey with its bill. The eastern great egret often breeds in colonies with other herons, egrets, cormorants, spoonbills and ibises. One brood is raised a year, although the breeding season varies within Australia. In the north of the country it is in March to May, in southern and central Queensland December and January, and October to December in the south. Located atop trees at a height of 20 m or more, the nest is a flat wide platform of dry branches and sticks with a shallow basin for eggs and young. The clutch consists of anywhere from two to six pale blue-green eggs, with three or four being the usual number. They are oval in shape and measure 52 x 36 mm. The subspecies is protected in Australia. 53655
Being a caffeine addict myself, I made a new gallery titled Coffee Addicts Anonymous . If you have any coffee related photographs that you would like to be added into the gallery, just embed the photo in the comment at the bottom of the gallery~
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The ships sails were hoisted into place by crew on the deck. This reduces the amount of crew required. On larger tall ships the hands are sent aloft and on lines stand behind the yard and lower and raise the sail as required, a very skilled and dangerous job. The “topmen” who dealt with the upper yards were paid more as they were experienced sailors, and was extremely dangerous.
The sails are from Left to Right
Rear sail a triangle on a boom which can be lowered with one haul line
Main sail with out the additional bonnet/drabbler as they make steering difficult as the helmsman/lady cannot see in forward direction
From under the crow’s nest you will see a taut standing rigging running forward and downward to the foredeck. The fluffy bits are called baggie wrinkles and prevent wear on the main sail when full {of wind}
The fore mast has a bonnet attached to base of the sail to increase size in light winds, however it can be removed if required
The bow sprit sail has holes in the bottom to act as drains when the ship hits water on the downward slope of a big sea. The winds would be high as well so just a bow sail would be set to aid steering as the stern of the ship is remarkably high out of the water and acts like a sail. I have sailed for many hours coming up the Bristol channel with just a bow sail fitted and wind behind us
The ship runs with 20 spilt into three watches of six with one crew as cook and of course the captain.
The captain has two watch leaders and so they do four on watch and eight off with their watch members. The watches are of course timed using the ships bell and sand glass. There is a clock in the watch office/ navigation room.
Doug Harrop Photography • May 1973
One of Mr. Harrop's earliest photos captures an eastbound Union Pacific train making a stop in Yermo, California. The unique to UP power consist includes two GP30s, three GP30Bs, and a U50C.
The original photo was exposed on Agfachrome slide film, a color shifted magenta hellscape, beckoning for a grayscale conversion. I am well pleased with the results. As many of you know, Doug was a skilled, black & white photographer. I believe he would approve.
The highly skilled balancing act of the star performer!
Something rather over-the-top for Macro Mondays theme 'Redux 2018' and Smile on Saturday theme 'Wish Upon a Star'. This was my first idea for the MM theme 'Balance' just a few weeks ago, but decided on something else.
No snails were harmed in the process of making this photograph. As usual, the set up and lighting were first done, then the snail added to keep shooting time to a minimum. This is one of several small juvenile snails that are overwintering in the safety and relative warmth of my conservatory. Although they are less active at this time of year, they can usually be convinced to perform when enticed by lettuce.
This is to be done by one skilled in aims
who wants to break through to the state of peace:
Be capable, upright, & straightforward,
easy to instruct, gentle, & not conceited,
content & easy to support,
with few duties, living lightly,
with peaceful faculties, masterful,
modest, & no greed for supporters.
Do not do the slightest thing
that the wise would later censure.
Sutta Nipāta 1.143, 1.144, 1.145
tipitaka.org/romn/cscd/s0505m.mul0.xml#para143
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers.
Trump's order mentions "abuse" of the programme and will restrict entry unless payment is made.
Critics have long argued that H-1Bs undercut the American workforce, while supporters - including billionaire Elon Musk - argue it allows the US to attract top talent from around the world.
In another order, Trump set up a new "gold card" to fast-track visas for certain immigrants in exchange for fees starting at £1m.
Trump's order is due to come into force on 21 September. It would only apply to new requests, but companies would have to pay the same amount for each applicant for six years, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
(Ever heard the phrase "cutting off your nose to spite your face").
If America had the skilled workers don't they think they would hire them! Or is there something else behind this - I mean $100,000 plus salary, plus relocation expenses - these "skilled workers" must be something or someone special.
Captain Reg Badgley, known for his peculiar demeanor and characteristic hat, commands his own river tugboat up and down the Thames.
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This build has been nearly complete for over a year, but other priorities meant that it didn't get finished until now. And yes, I know it's a little dusty, it's been on a shelf for months =P. This continues my series of 'realistic steampunk' that I started with the Wasteland Monocycle and hope to add a flying vehicle next.
You can see in the first comment below that the paddlewheel spins and the pistons either side of the boiler 'drive' the chain.
You can see some WIP photos and more detail shots in the Imgur Album
A massive thank you to Nick Brick for the fantastic photo edit. I am lucky to have such skilled friends who offer their time to help a brother out.
This lovely female Red-winged Blackbird was busy weaving grasses into an intricate nest. I'll keep an eye on her since the nest is quite close to the shore. Will likely be easy to see the babies.
The Rajshahi district of Bangladesh is famous for its silk. Most producers have a vertical supply chain ie, they grow the leaves upon which silk worms feed upon and then extract the silk from those worms. And so the process continues.
Here is one of the final stages where an artisan is hand painting designs onto a beautiful Rajshahi silk sari
A highly skilled crew all set to sail again, everyone in their position. The two grinders on the left are the power members of the team. Their job is to control the movement of the mainsail by winding the grinders that are atttached to the sheets (ropes). I can vouch for the physical prowess required by this role, as I once did a lot of race sailing in Port Phillip Bay.
The grinder nearest to the camera is not hiding his identity. He is merely protecting himself from the UV rays. Remember, that on the water the UV levels are doubled. There's the UV directly from the sun, and then the UV reflected off the water. You can be burned to a crisp out there.
The Common Shelduck is a big lovely looking bird having a white body with dark green head and an orange brown band around the breast and black patches on the back and wings. These birds use their sharp beaks to arrange the twigs and fibres together when building their nest and they use spiders webs or mud to strengthen the nest and bring it all together, the nest is made in old rabbit burrows or low holes in trees and in haystacks. The female lays between 7 to 14 eggs and they hatch around 26 to 30 days after. The chicks must learn quickly to feed themselves because soon after hatching the mother takes them to the water to make them skilled at swimming and looking for food. These ducks eat plant material, seeds, small fish, snails, crabs and larvae and pupae which are found under rocks. When in the malting phase these birds loose the tail and wing feathers which prevents the Common Shelduck from taking flight until they are replacement by the new feathers.
Albert Bierstadt was a skilled showman.Here,he reorganized Rocky Mountain landmarks,exaggerated their scale,and introduced dramatic weather to thrill audiences at a moment when the North American continent was under rapid development.Bierstadt's display for profit of theatrically large canvases like this one was a forerunner of movies.
In 1863 Bierstadt made an on-site study for the work,which he completed in his New York studio.The painting had a personal significance for "Mt. Rosalie" (now Mount Evans) was named by the artist in honor of his traveling companion's wife,Rosalie Osborne Ludlow whom Bierstadt would marry in 1866 following his divorce.
www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1558
About the artist-Bierstadt was born in Prussia in 1830,and was brought to live in the United States in New Bedford, Massachusetts at just a year old.He had a flare for art from an early age,and spent his youth sketching with crayons,before switching to oils at the age of 21.It was when he traveled back to Dusseldorf in 1853 that he officially studied painting and perfected his technique.Back in New Bedford a few years later with his newly acquired training,he dabbled in teaching art before dedicating himself to full-time painting.
The artist's subject of choice was landscapes.Spending time in alpine scenery while he studied made portraying nature his forte,and he received a lot of praise when he exhibited one of his paintings of Swiss mountains,Lake Lucerne and the National Academy if Design.This helped put his mastery of capturing stunning wilderness panoramas in the map.He was hailed as a bright new star on the American art stage and was elected an honorary member of the
Academy.
In 1859,Bierstadt joined a land surveyor for the US government called Frederick W. Lander on a trip west.He documented the trip with photographs and sketches,and inspired by the scenery he witnessed,he began reproducing what he saw on large canvasses in his studio back in New York.Four years later he returned west this time with author Fitz Hugh Ludlow.This trip provided more material for his paintings,as well as furnishing himself with a wife:Rosalie Ludlow divorced Fitz Hugh on their return and married Bierstadt instead.
Bierstadt's paintings were popular.Not only were they technically proficient but allowed their viewers to to marvel at serene unpopulated vistas that they would never get to witness in real life.Many would have heard of places like Rocky Mountains or Yosemite,but few would ever see them.Viewers lapped his work up.His presence was requested by every explorer venturing out west,including the Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad who asked him to visit and paint the Grand Canyon.
When Bierstadt finished one of his gigantic paintings it would be quite an event.Audiences would flock to see a new thrilling vision of nature being unveiled,often bringing opera glasses to study the minute details of the canvas.He was known as his skills as a showman,as he often exaggerated scale,introduced dramatic weather patterns and reorganized landmarks,such as in A Storm in the Rocky Mountains,Mt Rosalie (shown)
Not everyone was a fan however.Some of Bierstadt's contemporaries criticized his overly romanticized depictions,stating that his use of light was excessive and unrealistic.This didn't impact the artist's commercial success:his paintings sold at record prices and he exhibited frequently.His artwork The Rocky Mountains,Landers Peak was purchased for $25,000 in 1865 (appx $480,558 today).
Bierstadt's fame did not last.As fashions changed the art world shifted their interests towards more impressionists styles,and his landscapes and theatrical lighting feel out of favor.In 1876 Bierstadt and his wife moved to Nassau inn the Bahamas to be in warmer climes,as Rosalie was suffering from consumption.
Although his work was largely forgotten after his death in 1902,he was a prolific artist completing over 500 paintings in his lifetime.By drawing people's attention to the majesty of the natural world his work also played a role in renewing people's interests in preserving these areas and establishing National Parks.
The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', on the Dalmatian coast, was an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains.The prosperity of the city of Dubrovnik was historically based on maritime trade. As the capital of the Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic, the city achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries. Dubrovnik became notable for its wealth and skilled diplomacy. The beginning of tourism in Dubrovnik is associated with the construction of the Imperial Hotel in Dubrovnik in 1897. According to CNNGo, Dubrovnik is among the 10 best preserved medieval walled cities in the world. Although Dubrovnik was demilitarised in the 1970s to protect it from war, in 1991, after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was besieged by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) for seven months and received significant shelling damage. In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
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Fivi tried to balance the ball on her nose - and fails - again. Hot at the Welsh Mountain zoo and the bears have a great pool to cool off in.
this twelve-spotted skimmer could buzz the wetlands ponds and touch-down effortlessly on a tiny branch
(a little tricky to catch on a handheld 400mm prime 12 feet away!)
Huntington Beach, California
A young skilled surfer tests the waves on a summer morning in Huntington Beach which is also know as Surf City USA.
The morning was overcast and so the water did not display its usual clarity and color. The advantage though is the lack of strong shadows on the surfer's face. Wave Tools happens to be a brand of surfboard. It is not my intention to advertise for them, but thought that in this photo, the board provided both an interesting commentary and a splash of needed color.
Nikon D850
Nikon 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR at 200 mm
1/3,200 sec at f/3.5 ISO 100
August 23, 2022
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If you should happen to be the young man in the photo, you have my permission to print a copy of this photo for your personal non-commercial use.
At Sakshi international pty
Very skilled workers, beautiful timing and attention.
Three men here are using wood cut outs of the pattern - all different parts of the pattern, dipping it in dye and printing on the material - it's done very quickly and they move along the material in unison. great to watch
Heerayali Ka Khawda, Muhana Maud, Diggi Malpura Road, Sanganer, Jaipur-302029
302029 Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Excerpt from www.bwst.ca/the-artists/hart2:
Tina discovered her love for working stone in 2007. After obtaining her qualifications of Red Seal Brick & Stone Mason she continued to work amongst highly skilled carvers in the Architectural Natural Stone trade. She has contributed to hundreds of notable buildings and private residences all across North America. Her ultimate goal wanting to apply all her learned skills into creating her art. Unwavering yet emerging into the world of professional artists, she is wanting to share her abstract minimalist forms and figurative works in public.
Artist Statement:
Non- finito in art describes work complete in the creator’s eyes but appears incomplete to its audience. Now- finito is representing a predicament that drew Hart into learning the 15th century Japanese art form ‘kintsugi’. Embraced by the principles of joining with gold- that it can be mended, made stronger and now work has a little ✨.
This weekend I had the pleasure of watching my friends granddaughter Ava, ride and compete. She came in first place in the jumping competition.
Bravo Eva!
I thank you, in advance, for any likes and comments. I appreciate them all. Peace and light!
A skilled empathy defender is schooled in all the healing arts, including good dental hygiene.
The "standing on tiptoe" pose as I recall also came from the annoyance of the heels constantly sinking into the wet ground. (For weeks afterward, I marveled when I saw Avonlea in the game running in heels!) :-)
Lots of sheep in Derbyshire and lots of walkers with hills to climb, so hopefully a winning reincarnation and obviously made by very patient and skilled hands. These were all for sale.
I ❤ anything and everything handmade with skill.
Wild South Afrca
Krugert National park
Famed scavengers, these carnivores have a reputation for eating the leftovers of other predators but they are also super-skilled predators themselves and hunt and kill most of their food.
They often hunt in groups and can take down big animals such as wildebeest, antelope, zebras and young hippos. Smaller snacks on their menu include birds, fish, snakes, lizards and insects, too.
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Despite their size (wingspan around 80 cm), the arctic terns are very skilled and agile flight artists. If you get too close to their colony, they will fly acrobatic attacks, during which they will fly very close over your head, screaming loudly. A little scary, but a convenient situation for a photographer as you can get good shots of their flight maneuvers in the process.
I didn't have to go near the nesting sites for this photo. The road passed relatively close to the meadow in southern Iceland that the terns considered their home. And while they tolerated cars, many birds started their routine attacks whenever pedestrians walked down the street.
While you usually need a strong telephoto lens to take pictures of birds in flight, this is a wide-angle shot.
Here I simply pointed the camera upwards with the standard zoom lens in wide-angle position (28mm). A high ISO setting enabled extremely short exposure times (1/8000s) combined with a small aperture for a large depth of field, but it took me countless attempts to get one of the angry birds exactly in the right position in the picture.
The part of a circle appearing in the sky at the edge of the picture is a so-called 22° halo around the sun, an optical phenomenon created by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Look Pawpaw can you do this??Ok so this is taken for Duane ( her daddy's,daddy) . She took the remote and was changing the chanel with her toes!!! lol,,
Puffins are skilled hunters, diving into the water to catch their prey, primarily small fish like sand eels. They can carry multiple fish in their beaks thanks to specialized grooves and spines on their tongues and upper palate that help hold the fish in place. This allows them to bring back a good meal for themselves or their young without making multiple trips. It's a fascinating adaptation that helps them thrive in their oceanic habitat.