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Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
The common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
It is a migratory passerine which winters in southern and western Europe, southern Asia and north Africa. Greenish-brown above and off-white below, it is named onomatopoeically for its simple chiff-chaff song. It has a number of subspecies, some of which are now treated as full species.
This warbler gets its name from its simple distinctive song, a repetitive cheerful chiff-chaff. This song is one of the first avian signs that spring has returned. Its call is a hweet, less disyllabic than the hooeet of the willow warbler or hu-it of the western Bonelli's warbler.
The common chiffchaff breeds across Europe and Asia east to eastern Siberia and north to about 70°N, with isolated populations in northwest Africa, northern and western Turkey and northwestern Iran. It is migratory, but it is one of the first passerine birds to return to its breeding areas in the spring and among the last to leave in late autumn. When breeding, it is a bird of open woodlands with some taller trees and ground cover for nesting purposes. These trees are typically at least 5 metres (16 ft) high, with undergrowth that is an open, poor to medium mix of grasses, bracken, nettles or similar plants. Its breeding habitat is quite specific, and even near relatives do not share it; for example, the willow warbler (P. trochilus) prefers younger trees, while the wood warbler (P. sibilatrix) prefers less undergrowth. In winter, the common chiffchaff uses a wider range of habitats including scrub, and is not so dependent on trees. It is often found near water, unlike the willow warbler which tolerates drier habitats. There is an increasing tendency to winter in western Europe well north of the traditional areas, especially in coastal southern England and the mild urban microclimate of London. These overwintering common chiffchaffs include some visitors of the eastern subspecies abietinus and tristis, so they are certainly not all birds which have bred locally, although some undoubtedly are.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,200,000 territories
UK wintering:
500-1,000 birds
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Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
The Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) is a large bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, which all belong to the order Gruiformes and are restricted in distribution to the Old World. It is one of the four species (ranging from Africa to India to Australia) in the large-bodied Ardeotis genus.
In fact, the male Kori Bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight. This species, like most bustards, is a ground-dwelling bird and an opportunistic omnivore. Male Kori Bustards, which can be more than twice as heavy than the female, attempt to breed with as many females as possible and then take no part in the raising of the young. The nest is a shallow hallow into the earth, often disguised by nearby obstructive objects such as trees.
The specific epithet kori is derived from the Tswana name for this bird - Kgori.
Bamboo
Tanabe Chikuunsai IV, who is of the fourth generation of one of Japan’s most renowned bamboo artist families, is known for his large-scale site-specific installations. With his academic sculpture education and the handcraft he learned from his family, he adapts traditional bamboo work to a contemporary approach and form, forcing the limits of his material to the utmost with respect to aesthetics and resilience.
In his work depicting the motions and forms of nature, Chikunsaai IV questions the contemporary human being’s relation with nature. The organic material he uses reminds the spectators of the sophisticated stories of Asian mythology, inviting them to become part of a tale. In his sculptures, we see the elegance of centuries old Japanese culture in its simplest form. For the site-specific installation he built for Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM), the artist used the five main constituents of nature as a theme: Water, fire, air, earth and humanity.
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Odunpazarı Modern Museum is a cross-cultural platform where modern and contemporary art from Turkey and abroad is exhibited with a universal perspective.
Located in the historical, Ottoman-era neighborhood of Odunpazarı in Eskişehir, the OMM building was designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates (KKAA), the world-renowned architectural office.
OMM was founded by Eskişehir-born architect and art collector Erol Tabanca.
For more: omm.art/en/information/about
The specific name "pendulum" comes from the Latin adjective pendŭlus, a, um (= pendant, dangling) in relation to the pendulous branches and stems that characterize this species.
It loves acidic and humus-rich soils, from 600 to 2400 meters.
Primate DNA is only five percent different from ours. Like us, they feel jealousy, envy, love, shame, grief, depression... They are very social beings, they are sensitive and each one has a different personality, according to the experts, as happens in humans. They develop tools for specific purposes, which involves reasoning, anticipating the future and acting with the tool. They adopt orphans, which demonstrates social bonds, empathy and altruism. They have self-awareness, cooperative problem-solving and learning by example and experience, so they have symbolic capacity and a culture of their own, which they pass on from one generation to the next. Chimpanzees even surpass humans in certain memory tasks. An ape at the age of two is able to do small sums and use tools, while a two year old does not even know how to do sums or reason the why of the tool. They give pets to their children and they even learn words in sign language, being able to establish a conversation with their caregiver. They are able to teach their offspring sign language so that they can communicate with their caregivers. And so on. And they share a very important trait with humans, a trait not found in any other animal... laughter.
This image is dedicated to Bobby. Bobby was a chimpanzee used for decades as a laboratory animal at the Coulston Foundation in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He was born in captivity and at a very young age participated in biomedical experiments. By the age of 19, he had been anaesthetised more than 250 times and biopsied as many times. His life was spent in solitude inside a tiny metal cage. His body was bruised and scarred. In a deeply depressed state, he was incessantly self-harming, a clear sign that he intended to end his life. In 2002 he was transferred to Save the Chimps, a chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana, USA. Dedicated to Jeannie. Jeannie was in the service of science for nine years. At the age of six, she began her career in the pharmaceutical laboratories of Merck, Sharpe and Dohme. Shortly afterwards she was donated to the Buckshire Corporation and ended up at LEMSIP, Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates in New York at the age of 22. During that time she participated in several invasive experimental protocols including repeated vaginal douching, multiple cervical, liver and lymph node biopsies. She was infected with HIV and hepatitis C, and participated in rhinovirus vaccination protocols. She was anaesthetised more than 200 times. She died at the age of 31 at the Fauna Foundation, Canada's only primate sanctuary. Dedicated to Newt. Newt was born in 1979 at LEMSIP. At the age of four months he was sold to the Southwest National Primate Research Center in San Antonio, Texas. Newt was HIV-positive and was widely exposed to hepatitis B virus. Before he was four years old, he began intermittently self-harming. In 2003 he had his canines removed. Newt's clinical reports indicated that he had bites and lacerations on his hands, fingers, thighs, arms, legs, wrists and scrotum. A psychiatric report determined that Newt was in a profound state of insanity and derangement. He was attempting to commit suicide and end his life. This image is dedicated to all primates who have suffered psychological and physical torture, deprivation of liberty, abominable experiments and death in scientific laboratories, pharmaceutical, automobile, cosmetic, aeronautical, aerospace multinationals... and dedicated especially to Bobby, Jeannie and Newt.
The chimpanzee Mama, hours before she died and the reunion with her caretaker.
Silvio Rodríguez - Al final de este viaje / Al final de este viaje (1978)
We are the prehistory that will have the future. We are the remote annals of man. These years are the past of the sky. These years are a certain agility with which the sun draws you into the future. They are the truth or the end, they are god. We are left, those who can smile in the midst of death, in full light.
Supergrass - Tales of Endurance, Pt. 4, 5 & 6 / Road to Rouen (2005)
Making sense of what I've heard and what is on my mind.
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PS: When I look into the eyes of an ape, all I see in them is sadness and eyes that ask me, why, why? And I can only lower my gaze to the ground, while I shed some tears and feel a deep shame... shame of being human... a "Homo stupidus".
Aphex Twin - Stone In Focus / Selected Ambient Works II (1994)
My husband built this birdhouse back in Alaska to specific sizes for swallows. Chickadees used it two years in a row. It stood high on a metal pole away from interlopers.
Then we moved here, birdhouse included, and finally, tree swallows! Sounds like quite a few hungry ones inside.
Photo today by my husband, Howard Marsh, using his D4 and my 500mm f/4 on the Manfrotto monopod.
La Ceja, Colombia.
Zenaida auriculata (Eared dove / Tórtola torcaza)
The Eared Dove is a resident breeder throughout South America from Colombia to southern Argentina. It is a close relative of the North American Mourning Dove. The head has a grey crown, black line behind the eye, and the blue-black on the lower ear coverts. These black markings give the species its English and specific name.
Wikipedia
This is a nymph of the Large Milkweed Bug. "Bug" is a common word for insect, but it also refers to a specific class of insects, the Hemiptera.
"Large" is a relative term. This Large Milkweed Bug nymph was less than 1/2" long (about 13mm). Larva of milkweed bugs develop in stages ("instars") before becoming an adult. These instars are commonly called "nymphs".
Interestingly, adult milkweed bugs migrate south during the winter, and return to Michigan in warmer weather to eat the seeds of my Butterfly (milk-)Weed plants.
There is a picture of an adult "Small Milkweed Bug" in the first comment below.
Badlands NP, Fall 2022. This specific place is where I showed up after dark, thinking I knew the correct direction for the rising Milky Way and I was SO wrong. This is pretty much ambient light except maybe for the warm tone at far right where my not-in-use LED panel spilled some light.
Some cool processing here for me. I actually used Lightroom's auto-mask sky, inverted it to the foreground, and increased the exposure. This of course adds noise. So I used Lightroom's latest tool, Denoise AI. It really cleaned up the foreground for me. Check it large - as high-ISO shadows go, this is pretty good. Thank you, Ken Krach for the tip.
While I am curious about the formation of the lines on the slope, a Flickr friend from Malaysia was specific about the bitter coldness there or thereabout in winter. Nowadays, I suppose more people are concerned about the isolation here and I'm not too sure if folks there have access to the internet, or even to Amazon ?
Dohnanyi plays Beethoven
Tempest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwNJhcVY8tI&list=PLAC65F6C5C6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwNJhcVY8tI&list=PLAC65F6C5C6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GPBRr2c_n0&list=PLAC65F6C5C6...
Andante Sonatas 30&31- 1959
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLz5PhzYeYU
Like most audience, I was first attracted to Dieskau and then I switched to Hans Hotter and thereafter to French tenor Gerard Souzay and I'm still exploring :
Gerard Souzay. Schumann & Schubert
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sh8HFVwc-I
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrKkdIp85DY
Faure
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrdWhKuwQ4
Elisabeth Schumann, Schubert - 48 Lieder : Ave Maria, Die Forelle...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5E_BicQmR4
www.classical-music.com/article/best-recordings-schuberts...
Peter Schreier : Serenade, Schubert
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaq-6U7ZJt8
Elley Ameling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JygxOQK0rYg
Chen Sa plays Beethoven 'The Tempest' , 2011
It's late December and hordes of photographers are currently converging on Big Sur's Pfeiffer beach from all over the world. As one puzzled visitor asked me last week, "What's with all the photographers? What are they shooting?" The answer, of course, is the light pouring through the Keyhole Arch which only happens from mid December through January each year.
Just out of curiosity, I headed back this year on solstice to see if the light was any better than two years ago but while I was there, I discovered that Pfeiffer offers far more for photographers than just the light in the Keyhole Arch. For starters, this photo isn't from the Keyhole. It's from another small archway just South of the keyhole. Most photographers completely ignore this spot since the multitudes are flocking the the larger archway to the North. Secondly, the TIDE is a huge factor in what type of light will make it through the arch and for how long. Even though I was there on December 21, the light we had two years ago was far superior to what we had this year as the high water level actually cut off the light through the arch with at least 10 minutes of golden sunlight left. And lastly, the entire area is an incredible location to shoot. In spite of the many opportunities on this stretch of coastline, I watched almost 50 photographers leave en masse as soon as the sun dipped below the horizon, migrating back to their cars in droves while there was still plenty of good light and sunset color in the sky. Why? The sunlight in the archway had disappeared, and to them, the show was now over.
For more tips on shooting the Keyhole arch AND the rest of Pfeiffer Beach, please feel free to check out
Tips For Shooting Big Sur’s Pfeiffer Beach
which is up today on The Resonant Landscape.
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When you just "drop into" a specific year's archive, you never know what your claws will surface with. (Like a penny arcade, remember?) Well, I didn't remember that my Dragonfly years went back to 2009-2010, but yes, and they coincided with my first wildflower foray.
What did surprise me was that ... I was good! The cameras were the SX10 and the SX20. I do remember that the lenses were excellent for closeup work. (It would be another year or two before I had a camera - the SX40 - with sufficient focal length for birding.) Composition was a real problem when I started with dragonflies and damselflies. Backgrounds could be just water but with the sun bouncing off. At other times, the backgrounds could be duck weed and all manner of acquatic fauna that made for messy shots and poor depth of field.
It was the SX40 that got me away from insects and flowers. After all, anyone with a digital camera could capture decent images of birds, but birds are far ranging (they fly) and, therefore, more time consuming than dragonflies or snapdragons.
Anyway, this was one of my first "pond-based" dragonflies, a Blue Darner near Heather Farm's larger pond. (After seven plus years of birding, I would return to odonates in 2017-2019.) My first dragonfly was, by the way, a female Variegated Meadowhawk found in tall grasses on the south side of Mt. Diablo, fairly distant from any water. But I got hooked. With the SX40, if it moved, I'd shoot so my photography was "all over the map," literally and figuratively.
Collier’s Reserve
Southwest Florida
Audubon International Signature Sanctuary
USA
Four Spotted Pennant dragonfly found by a lake in Collier's Reserve located in southwest Florida near Naples. Collier’s Reserve is designated as the world's first Audubon International Signature Sanctuary.
Four Spotted Pennant (B. gravida) is an abundant and widespread species.
The species occurs in sixteen states in the USA. These are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Preferred habitat is mostly lakes, often those with relatively low odonate diversity. Also at large coastal marshes in Texas and may be on large drainage canals and artificial lakes. Tolerates high alkalinity and perhaps some salinity.
The species is abundant in Everglades National Park and a variety of coastal national wildlife refuges, also state parks, national forests, and other preserves. There are no species-specific conservation measures in place or needed. - Wikipedia
Oxalis acetosella (Oxalidaceae) 091 21
Oxalis acetosella (wood sorrel or common wood sorrel) is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae, common in most of Europe and parts of Asia. The specific name is acetosella, which refers to its sour taste.
The plant has trifoliate compound leaves, the leaflets heart-shaped and folded through the middle, that occur in groups of three on petioles up to 10 centimeters long. It flowers from spring to midsummer with small white chasmogamous flowers with pink streaks. Red or violet flowers also occur rarely. During the night or when it rains the flowers close and the leaves fold.
From Wikipedia
I was up at the lighthouse on one of those big Norfolk sky days for a great afternoon of cloud spotting.
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Sometimes we’re able to plan a specific photograph, and leave almost no room for coincidences or misfortune. Also, sometimes we just explore some locations and see whatever the day and the light gives us (probably my favorite!). But there are times where you just happened to be at (or very nearby) a location that you want to shoot for some time and you just have to accept the given circumstances at the time. This is the type a lot of hobbyists like myself have to deal with every now and then, and so it was the case at this quite beautiful spot at Zierikzee. On a time window of only half an hour I was trying to make the most of this ‘golden hour’ that never came. The sun was going down behind the tower, just on the right side, but I didn’t even see a glimpse of it. So the result was a nice moody sky, but a very dark subject. Then rain started pouring down and I had to look quickly for a shelter. But after a few minutes, the rain stopped and suddenly some beautiful reflected light from the clouds behind me appeared on the city gate. I was amazed by the difference it made to the scenery and although the wind was blowing significantly, I was able to get a nice reflection by using a 6-stop nd filter. So at the very last minute I luckily came away with a decent photograph. Eventually I was a bit late for the sports tournament I participated in, and where I had to be in the first place. But hey, you’re a photographer or you’re not!
Thanks for having a look! All faves and comments are highly appreciated!
Japanese white-eye;
The warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus), also known as the Japanese white-eye and mountain white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. The specific epithet is occasionally written japonica, but this is incorrect due to the gender of the genus. Its native range includes much of East Asia, including the Russian Far East, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, and the Philippines. It has been intentionally introduced to other parts of the world as a pet and as pest control, with mixed results. As one of the native species of the Japanese islands, it has been depicted in Japanese art on numerous occasions, and historically was kept as a cage bird. These birds introduced to California early in the 1980s at Southern California.
Today, we called this bird Swinhoe's White-eye. You can not find Japanese White-eye on ebird. They might change to Cali-white-eye next.
Oh, HOW I love this specific spot, in my Chateau de La Hulpe- land blessed wanderings! In ALL Seasons! If you notice, there is only a few meters distance between the spot I took each photo. What you see here is not actually a river, but a lake, which becomes narrow-formed at a certain point, and then stops at the borders…I normally follow my path on both sides of it, turning around at a point nearby, where a little bridge exists, which it is not included in my photos….
That morning, it was a misty, velvety November week-day! With all that very special silence surrounding me ….With all those magical Earth-colours and odours…Just very few people around, but with a soft smile on their face , and bright eyes…. And a heart-warming “Bonjour!!”, every time passing close to me…
*** Wishing you all, a DELIGHTFUL Weekend!!
Le massif de l'Esterel est un massif montagneux volcanique de faible altitude de 32 000 hectares, situé sur le bord de la mer Méditerranée. Il couvre le sud-est du Var, une petite partie se trouvant dans les Alpes-Maritimes, en France.
Situé dans le Sud-Est de la France, c'est un massif cristallin d'origine volcanique qui se jette dans la mer Méditerranée entre Saint-Raphaël (Var) et Mandelieu (Alpes-Maritimes).
Séparé des Maures par la vallée de l'Argens. Le relief est déchiqueté et profondément raviné (Grenouillet, Malinfernet…).
Le massif s'étend sur 320 km2 dont 130 km2 classés et protégés. 60 km2 de forêt domaniale sont entretenus par l'Office national des forêts.
C'est un massif constitué de roches volcaniques qui se sont formées à la fin de l'ère Paléozoïque, il y a 250 millions d'années (au Permien). À cette époque, une intense activité volcanique règne durant 30 millions d'années avec formation de basaltes puis de rhyolites rouges (volcan de Maure-Vieille). Depuis, le massif a subi une très forte érosion ce qui ne permet plus de voir la forme de l'édifice volcanique initial.
Le massif est majoritairement composé de roches porphyriques (volcaniques), notamment de rhyolite qui lui donnent sa coloration rougeâtre (avec des veines ponctuelles d'esterellite bleue).
Par l'autoroute française A8, sortie no 38 à Fréjus - Saint-Raphaël. Prendre la direction de Fréjus/Tour de Mare.
Pour visiter l'intérieur suivre la route nationale 7 qui chemine à l'intérieur du massif en passant par l'auberge des Adrets, près de son point culminant le mont Vinaigre.
Pour découvrir les calanques continuer en direction de Saint-Raphaël centre, puis Agay par Valescure. De nombreuses routes forestières sont accessibles, balisées par les panneaux d'information de l'Office national des forêts. À partir de la baie d'Agay, la route de la corniche d'Or, créée à l'initiative du Touring club de France, inaugurée officiellement le 11 avril 1903, longe la mer jusqu'à Cannes. L'opposition entre le rouge flamboyant des rochers et le bleu de la mer offre un paysage contrasté particulièrement émouvant au lever de soleil. Parmi les passages remarquables : le rocher Saint Bartélémy, la calanque d'Aurèle et la pointe de l'Esquillon. La route, extrêmement sinueuse, perd son rang de route nationale 7 dès l'entre-deux-guerres (1935) pour devenir route nationale 98.
The Esterel massif is a low-lying volcanic mountain range of 32,000 hectares, located on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It covers the south-east of the Var, a small part being in the Alpes-Maritimes, in France.
Located in the South-East of France, it is a crystalline massif of volcanic origin which flows into the Mediterranean Sea between Saint-Raphaël (Var) and Mandelieu (Alpes-Maritimes).
Separated from the Moors by the Argens valley. The relief is jagged and deeply gullied (Grenouillet, Malinfernet…).
The massif covers 320 km2 of which 130 km2 are classified and protected. 60 km2 of national forest are maintained by the National Forest Office.
It is a massif made up of volcanic rocks that formed at the end of the Paleozoic era, 250 million years ago (in the Permian). At that time, intense volcanic activity reigned for 30 million years with the formation of basalts and then red rhyolites (Maure-Vieille volcano). Since then, the massif has undergone very strong erosion which no longer allows us to see the shape of the initial volcanic edifice.
The massif is mainly composed of porphyritic (volcanic) rocks, in particular of rhyolite which give it its reddish coloration (with specific veins of blue esterellite).
By the French highway A8, exit no 38 at Fréjus - Saint-Raphaël. Take the direction of Fréjus / Tour de Mare.
To visit the interior, follow the national road 7 which goes inside the massif, passing by the Auberge des Adrets, near its highest point, Mount Vinaigre.
To discover the creeks continue towards Saint-Raphaël center, then Agay via Valescure. Many forest roads are accessible, signposted by the information boards of the National Forest Office. From the Agay bay, the Corniche d'Or route, created on the initiative of the Touring club of France, officially inaugurated on April 11, 1903, runs along the sea to Cannes. The opposition between the blazing red of the rocks and the blue of the sea offers a contrasting landscape which is particularly moving at sunrise. Among the remarkable passages: the Saint Bartélémy rock, the Aurèle cove and the Pointe de l'Esquillon. The extremely winding road lost its status as national road 7 from the interwar period (1935) to become national road 98.
An incredibly beautiful woodpecker common in the Himalayan forests and maybe a few other small pockets in the country. It has a rich yellow and green mixed color which I find spectacular. The woodpecker is quite large compared to many other woodpeckers I have seen till date - though not the largest we have. The behaviours are similar to the other woodpeckers though and I still have not seen them enough to understand specific behaviours - something I will be paying more attention to in the future.
Sighted it in the forest close to the homestay during the trip to West Bengal. It was foraging on the wet trunks along with another one which I assume is a pair - male / female. Interestingly, the other Yellownape - Lesser Yellownape was also around when I sighted this bird - though it was on nearby trees and in upper canopy., but we couldn't get a shot though. It was a pretty memorable day - that tree had like 6-7 species of birds - Blue throated barbet, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Greater Necklaced Laughinghthrush and even a Dollarbird that I missed a shot of - so many lifers in one tree.
Thanks so much in advance for the faves and feedback - much appreciated.
In 1990, Archaeological Survey of India discovered a sunken apsidal stepped well along with few sculptures inside it. This stepped well is located immediately to the north of the Shore Temple, its south edge abutting the northern wall of the Shore Temple. On the extreme south of this newly discovered shrine is placed a monolith statue of Varaha (Boar)in its zoomorphic form. This image is carved in round from a single boulder. The statue was found severely damaged, however, with efforts from ASI restorers, we now see this image in its near original glory. The other element of this stepped well is a slender cylindrical shrine constructed partly in rock and partly in stone. Beyond this cylindrical shrine, further northward, is a circular cistern or mini-well. This is cut downwards with a circular rim-like stone placed at the ground level.
ASI report mentions that this well provides potable water though situated near the ocean. Though Rabe accepts these sockets for the capstones of a well, however, he suggests that these might be constructed to hold the ‘pillar of victory’ taken by Narasimhavarman I from Vatapi (Badami) which probably was installed here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rabe2 tries to explain political reason behind the systematic destruction of this Varaha image. Rabe suggests that this Varaha monolith was severely and systematically butchered when the Chalukya king Vikramaditya I invaded the Pallava kingdom. The rationale behind this destruction was the submissive and prostrated attitude of the Varaha (Boar) Varaha was the dynastic crest of the Chalukyas. This specific posture of Varaha might be taken as a reference to the subjugation of the Chalukyas by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I. And to take revenge, the Chalukyan army destroyed this Varaha image while marching forward into the Pallava kingdom.
Inscriptions On the Varaha (boar) monolith –
The Varaha sculpture is carved out of the mother rock like the three other animal sculptures in the Five Rathas nearby. It has four birudas (titles) of Rajasimha Pallava, some of his favorites, inscribed upon the base, in Sanskrit in the Pallava Grantha script. The birudas on the side are “Sri RajasimhaH” “Sri RanajayaH” and “Sri BharaH”. The biruda on the rear, under the varaha’s tail, is “Sri Citra KaarmukaH”. Between the legs of the boar on both the and under its tail, leaves of acquatic plants are sculpted. These are similar to those at the base of the Varaha and Gajalakshmi panels in the Varaha Mandapam. These indicate that the boar which represents Vishnu, is diving under water, not merely digging.
However, how to explain the engraved titles of Rajasimha, as the Chalukyan attacked the Pallava kingdom before the reign of Rajasimha. To explain it, Rabe tells that it was most possible that like other monoliths, this Varaha was also executed during the period of Narasimhavarman I(630–668 AD). Therefore, when the Chalukyas attacked the Pallavas, during the reign of Narasimhavarman I and Parameshvaravarman I, this monolith was present in the temple complex. As the Varaha was destroyed before the reign of Rajasimha (695 to 722 AD), it was Rajasimha who restored it and that’s how we find his titles engraved on it. (Above description source Internet). Location - Mada Koil St, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu 603104, India
You can identify this specific butterfly as a female because it features two distinct black spots near the middle of its forewing. Males of this species possess only a single spot.
Can't be more specific - I didn't get a look at the abdomen. I don't think the eyes don't look right for a familiar bluet, but beyond that I don't know.
I captured this glorious fall scene early one morning during our two week adventure to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We were actually looking for a specific waterfall but stumbled onto this beautiful vista. We never did find the waterfall!
In 1818 Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781-1832), a French botanist hailing from a family of astronomers and cartographers, decided that the name by which our plant went also in Linnaeus - Othonna pectinata - was too confusing. Another plant was already called Othonna. So he devised the fitting new name 'Euryops' (= Wide-eyed) retaining the specific 'pectinatus'. Apparently that last word refers to the 'comblike' foliage (in learned English: pectinate).
It's a plant from southern Africa and was being grown in England by 1731 (The Botanical Magazine 1795: 306). In our Hortus it's in the South Africa glass house.
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Hello All!
I adore peonies, they smell so nice and the show of them has been spectacular this year. These are the classic pink ones, edited and dressed-up in Topaz Studio.
Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!
I had no specific reason for the caption except perhaps that I love Johnny Reid's romantic song entitled, "Dance With Me." Here is the Utube Link if you'd like to listen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo1xgTb-jM8
Thank you so much for stopping by and for your comments which I truly appreciate. Wishing you a creative day! Keep well!
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a) Fujifilm X-H1+ Anello adattatore FRINGER-EF-FXPRO2 + Canon Zoom Lens EF 24/70mm f.2,8 L USM:
b) Tempo 1/65s con apertura diaframma a f.4,8 +1,5 di stop in manuale (a mano libera);
c) Lettura Esposimetrica effettuata con esposimetro della macchina impostata su "Media a Prevalenza Centrale" ( ho effettuato 5 misurazioni a luce incidente con il Sekonic Dual Spot F-L778 con lettura impostata a 1° per confrontarla con la lettura che mi dava l’esposimetro della macchina, ho effettuato quella correzione di +1,5 di stop per recuperare alcun particolare nelle ombre e nelle penombre.
d) Impostazione nel corpo camera ISO/ASA 6400, DR (100%), Modalità AF (Area), WB Bilanciamento del Bianco (Auto), Simulazione Film (Provia Standard), Colore (+2), Nitidezza (0), Tono Alte luci (0), Tono Ombre (0), Riduzione disturbo (+1), Gamma Dinamica (Auto), Qualità Immagine (Fine), Filtro ND (On), Dimensione Immagine (3:2 - L);
e) Tecnica di ripresa esposimetrica con il sistema dell”Esposizione a Destra;
f) Prima Post-Produzione (leggerissima file quasi perfetto) per la correzione del bilanciamento cromatico/tonale (dopo la desaturazione) delle varie aree e zone di colore per compensare l’intensità di luce (ore 12,30 di ripresa) con Nikon Capture NX 2;
g) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe Photoshop CC per il bilanciamento delle zone d’ombra (Lievissima file quasi perfetto);
h) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2 e CorelPhoto-Paint X5 per il completamento e la sistemazione finale del "Sistema Zonale".
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Da Ascoltare guardando l’immagine e leggendo Ia poesia
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Letter from a Friend - Carlos Viola
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Nella penombra tu sei la luce
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Trattenerti non posso come vorrei in questo
abbraccio
chiudo gli occhi
mi lascio cullare
dal battito del tuo cuore
mi perdo nella tua dolcezza
tieni aperti i tuoi fari figlia mia io sarò qui al tuo
fianco nella penombra.
Ti lascerò viaggiare nella luce
tu sei la stella più fulgida. Nel cammino della vita i
passi ti condurranno lontano da questo abbraccio.
ma niente ci terrà distanti
io sentirò ancora il tuo odore di buono rimasto
tatuato nel mio cuore bambino
abbracciato al tuo.
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In the twilight you are the light
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I can't hold you as I would like in this
hug
I close my eyes
I let myself be cradled
from the beat of your heart
I get lost in your sweetness
keep your headlights open my daughter i will be here at yours
side in the dark.
I will let you travel in the light
you are the brightest star. On the journey of life i
steps will lead you away from this embrace.
but nothing will keep us apart
I will still feel your smell of good left
tattooed on my heart baby
hugged to yours.
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Si ringrazia la scrittrice e poetessa Maria Sapienza per la concessione dei bellissimi versi.
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We thank the writer and poet Maria Sapienza for the concession of the beautiful verses..
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Winter of the Past - Crows Over The City (By Carlos Viola)
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A nymph in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are typically tied to a specific place or landform, and are usually depicted as beautiful maidens. They were not necessarily immortal, but lived much longer than humans before they died. (From Wikipedia)
All photos copyright 2015-2024 by Yarin Asanth. Please note the copyright. The photos are property of the photographer Gerd Michael Kozik! No further use of my photos in any form such as websites, print, commercial or private use. Do not use my photos without my express written permission !
The same procedure every year. Two applications are required to fly a drone in Thailand. A kind of driving licence or personal licence from the CAAT and a specific drone licence from the NBTC. Both applications require a lot of paperwork, forms have to be filled out and uploaded, photos with serial numbers, entry documents, an insurance confirmation, a residence address. If all goes well, the application to the CAAT has already been approved before the trip and so the application can be submitted to the NBTC with the entry stamp on the day of arrival. Ideally, processing will take less than half a day and you will then be sent a transfer order. The fee is 224 baht including bank charges. In the end, you have two certificates that allow you to fly a drone legally. I wouldn't do it without the certificates, because if the worst comes to the worst, you are covered, especially in the event of an accident.
A wonderful scenery between Ao Nang and Railay, a special the view from above!
#macromondays #Tableware
The latest #macromondays challenge #Tableware prompts me to share this picture with you.
The year almost has come to end and i guess all of you know the classic historic new year parody called Dinner for One. That one inspired me to use this spoon in addition to those lyrics....means cheerio miss sophie !!!
Tableware refers to the various items used for setting and serving meals at a dining table. It encompasses a wide range of objects, each with its specific function and design. Here's a breakdown of common types of tableware:
Plates:
Dinner Plates: The main course is typically served on these larger plates.
Salad Plates: Smaller than dinner plates, used for serving salads or appetizers.
Dessert Plates: Even smaller, reserved for sweet treats.
Bowls:
Soup Bowls: Deeper bowls designed for serving soups or stews.
Cereal Bowls: Shallower than soup bowls, used for serving breakfast cereals or desserts.
Cups and Mugs:
Teacups: Smaller cups used for serving tea.
Coffee Mugs: Larger cups for serving coffee or other hot beverages.
Glasses:
Water Glasses: Typically used for serving water during meals.
Wine Glasses: Designed to enhance the experience of drinking wine.
Tumblers: Versatile glasses for various beverages.
Flatware (Cutlery):
Forks: Used for picking up and conveying food to the mouth.
Knives: Cutting and slicing utensils.
Spoons: Used for liquids, soups, and desserts.
Serving Dishes:
Platters: Large, flat dishes for serving main courses or appetizers.
Bowls: Various sizes for serving side dishes, salads, or snacks.
Serving Utensils:
Serving Spoons: Larger spoons for serving food from communal dishes.
Tongs: Used for picking up and serving items like salad or bread.
Napkin Rings and Napkins:
Napkin Rings: Decorative rings to hold folded napkins.
Napkins: Used for wiping hands and faces during meals.
Tablecloths and Placemats:
Tablecloths: Large pieces of fabric that cover the entire table for decorative and practical purposes.
Placemats: Individual mats placed under each setting for protection and decoration.
Salt and Pepper Shakers:
Containers for salt and pepper, often found on dining tables for seasoning.
Condiment Dishes:
Small dishes for serving sauces, dressings, or condiments.
Trivets:
Heat-resistant mats or stands for placing hot dishes on the table.
Tableware comes in a variety of materials, styles, and designs, allowing for personalization and coordination with the overall dining experience or home decor. Whether formal or casual, the choice of tableware can significantly contribute to the ambiance of a meal.
Thank you for visits, comments and favs!
Vielen Dank für Eure Besuche, Kommentare und Sternchen!
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In psychiatry, the term means a specific and unique mental condition of a patient, often accompanied by neologisms. In psychoanalysis and behaviorism, it is used for the personal way a given individual reacts, perceives and experiences a common situation: a certain dish made of meat may cause nostalgic memories in one person and disgust in another.
the family portrait and family album quietly assume a significant place as a witness to our eyes :-)
Bill Thompson
The Environment Matters! Resist the Despicable Ignorant Orange Cockroach and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!!
saguaro cacti, saguaro national park, tucson, arizona
The trail to this specific look off is called Gibraltar Rock Loop.
Gibraltar Rock Loop is located along the incredible Musquodoboit Trailway, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
El tígua / least grebe(Tachybaptus dominicus), también denominado zampullín macacito, macá gris, zambullidor chico, zambullidor menor y
zampullín enano es una especie de ave podicipediforme perteneciente a la familia de los Podicipedidae.
Es el miembro más pequeño de la familia y habita en el continente americano, desde el sudoeste de los Estados Unidos
y México hasta Chile y Argentina, pasando por Trinidad y Tobago, las Bahamas y las Antillas Mayores.
vive en una gran variedad de hábitats húmedos, incluyendo estanques de agua dulce, lagos y pantanos,
ríos poco caudalosos, zanjas ubicadas al borde de las carreteras y manglares
Esta ave come varios animales acuáticos, como pequeños peces, crustáceos, ranas e insectos
El macá gris se reproduce a lo largo de todo el año.
El nombre de su género, Tachybaptus, es una combinación de dos palabras griegas: takhus, que significa "rápido",
y baptos. que se traduce como "buceo". El nombre perteneciente a la especie, dominicus, se refiere a la isla del
Caribe La Española, antiguamente conocida como Santo Domingo.7? El macá gris es el ejemplar más pequeño de los
macás y es el único que vive en América; los otros cuatro miembros del género Tachybaptus residen en el Viejo
Mundo y en Australasia.
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The least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family.
It occurs in the New World from the southwestern United States and Mexico to Chile and Argentina,
and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles.
Least grebes are found in a wide variety of wetland habitats, including freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes,
slow-flowing streams and rivers, roadside ditches, and mangrove swamps
The least grebe eats a variety of aquatic life, including small fish, crustaceans, frogs and aquatic insects
Least grebes breed throughout the year
ts genus name, Tachybaptus, is a combination of two Greek words—takhus meaning fast and baptos meaning diving,
or sinking under. The specific name dominicus refers to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which was formerly known as Santo Domingo.
As its English name suggests, the least grebe is overall the smallest member of the grebe family. It is the only member
of its genus found in the New World; the four other members of the genus Tachybaptus reside in the Old World and Australasia.
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Lugar de observacion/taken.: Jardín Botanico de Santo Domingo
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Tachybaptus
Species: T. dominicus
Binomial name
Tachybaptus dominicus
#Birding #birdcatch #birdingrd #dominicanwildlifephotographer #birding #wildlife_planet #wildlifephotography #birding #birdcatch #birdsofthecaribbean #birdingrd #birdie #birdingphotography #bird_lovers_daily #ig_dominicanrepublic #ig_nature_birds #dominicanrepublicbirds #birding_dominicanrepublic #aves_republicadominicana
As photography enthusiasts we are each drawn to a specific genre. Granted we admire all sorts of pictures, but there is a certain class of images we particularly are drawn to. Some like portraiture, some still-life, others formal landscape photography, and some street...
It was a while before I found myself admiring New Topographics photos. I found my admiration was in their honesty and utilization of space. I found that I related to their aesthetic because I was immersed in that type of scenario all around me. Intentionally regular and bland and not necessarily "pretty" I found them quite worthy of my attention.
I found myself being a more honest photographer when I adapted the New Topographics style and followed their tenets. Then one day I went back through my SD cards and found that I had been taking such pictures on many occasions without knowing it.
There is quite some overlap between New Topographics and Uncommon Places picture making, but at their cores they are very distinct.
With this particular scene I tried to push the envelope and present a landscape far beyond the aesthetics of 'calendar' pictures.
The hungarian company, Kárpát Vasút regularly operates ad-hoc stone and sometimes another type fo freight trains all around the country. In March, they operated several trains from Recsk for the construction of BYD factory near Szeged. During the summer, there were movements around Pásztó and Komló and these stone transports are still quite active. There is no specific destination, they deliver the stone wherever it is needed.
The company acquired four diesel locomotives from GYSEV this year, two hungarian M40 locomotives, 408 401 and 402, and two Ludmillas, 648 001 and 002. With this additions their fleet now contains 8 active diesel locomotives and they’re also working on an another Ludmilla if my informations are correct. The „new” locos began to work almost immediately after leaving GYSEV, giving railway enthusiasts the opportuniy to photograph them with new landscapes where these locomotives had never been before.
In the picture taken at Jobbágyi on 13 August one of those stone trains from Pásztó is running with 648 001 towards Hatvan. It’s destination was in Budapest that day.
*photo taken with high pole*
The artwork is painted on a brick wall and depicts a clown touching his own nose. The mural is characterized by vibrant use of color, particularly blue and orange, and detailed shadow effects. Street art like this is a common phenomenon in the streets of Amsterdam. This specific location is popular among art lovers. Mural, NDSM, site, Macaverso, painted, brick, wall, blue, orange, nose, touching, mural, vibrant, use of color, blue, orange, detailed, shadow effects, street art, common, phenomenon, Amsterdam, streets, specific, location, art lovers.
Het kunstwerk is geschilderd op een bakstenen muur en toont een clown die zijn eigen neus aanraakt.
De mural kenmerkt zich door een levendig kleurgebruik, met name blauw en oranje, en gedetailleerde schaduweffecten.
Streetart zoals deze is een veelvoorkomend verschijnsel in de Amsterdamse straten. Deze specifieke locatie is populair voor kunstliefhebbers.
Muurschildering, NDSM, terrein, Macaverso, geschilderd, bakstenen, muur, blauw, oranje, neus, aanraken, mural, levendig, kleurgebruik, blauw, oranje, gedetailleerde, schaduweffecten, straatkunst, veelvoorkomend, verschijnsel, Amsterdamse, straten, specifieke, locatie, kunstliefhebbers,
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a) Fuji X-H1 + Anello adattatore Fujifilm M Mount Adapter for X Mount + Leica Summilux M 75mm f.1,4 + Filtro Leica E60UV/IR 13414.
b) Tempo 1/30s apertura a f.5,6 + 1/3 di stop (a mano libera no flash);
c) Focale nell'ottica 75mm, reale circa 112,5mm, ISO/ASA 6400
d) Tecnica di impressione del sensore (Tecnica dell'Esposizione a Destra)
e) Lettura Esposimetrica in Media a Prevalenza Centrale con esposimetro della macchina;
f) Messa a fuoco (manuale);
g) File Raw/Raf - 93Mb convertito in Tiff;
h) Lux Ambiente indiretta due fonti di luce lampade sui luoghi, frontale bimbe 4120° kelvin (faretto led illuminazione ambiente), posteriore lampada elettronica luce calda 3200° Kelvin (lampada a boccia illuminazione ambiente);
i) Prima Post-Produzione (leggerissima, file quasi perfetto) per la correzione del bilanciamento cromatico/tonale (dopo la de saturazione) delle varie aree e zone di colore per compensare l’intensità di luce proveniente da lampade (“luci da soffitto e o sinistra del soggetto – luce media 4000K°”) con NikonCapture NX2;
l) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe Photoshop CS6 64Bit per il bilanciamento delle zone d’ombra (Lievissimo intervento nelle zone chiare e scure file quasi perfetto);
m) Post-Produzione di completamento con NikonCapture NX2 e CorelPhoto-Paint X7 64Bit per il completamento e la sistemazione finale facendo riferimento alle Zone "Sistema Zonale".
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Da Ascoltare leggendo le parole
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prima del tempo
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ho tanto sofferto
li, dove nasce ogni mio gesto
ogni mio pensiero
la mia voce.
Non provo più dolore
e….son passati giorni,
infiniti anni.
Nella cupa notte
tornano le cattive ombre,
oscure tenebre mi avvolgono
gelidi si fanno i miei pensieri.
Silenziosi e angoscianti
sono i pianti,
lacrime amare
che….sanno di fiele,
dove il nulla regna
nell'immensità della vita.
Sulle orme del mio sentiero
la morte arriverà prima del tempo
e quella goccia di rugiada che
scivola fra i solchi dal mio viso,
inesorabilmente si dissolverà.
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before its time
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I have suffered so much
there, where every gesture of mine is born
every thought of mine
my voice.
I feel no more pain
and... days have passed,
infinite years.
In the dark night
the evil shadows return,
dark darkness envelops me
my thoughts grow cold.
Silent and anguished
are the cries,
bitter tears
that...taste of gall,
where nothingness reigns
in the immensity of life.
In the footsteps of my path,
death will come before its time
and that drop of dew that
slips between the furrows from my face
will inexorably dissolve.
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Questa immagine è tratta da un reportage in continua evoluzione che sto effettuando nella ricerca di particolari volti che esprimano particolari sensazioni, scene di particolare enfasi ambientale, espressioni e sentimenti profondi trasmessi attraverso semplici sguardi, di particolari posture del corpo o anche dai semplici abiti e decorazioni fisiche.
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Tali immagini verranno raccolte in un “Manuale Artistico Tecnico Fotografico” nella quale saranno descritte le particolari tecniche di ripresa, i materiali impiegati, l’attrezzatura fotografica, i luoghi e le condizioni sceniche ambientali.
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Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations, often large landmarks and landscape elements wrapped in fabric, including the Wrapped Reichstag, The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Running Fence in California, and The Gates in New York City's Central Park.
Staldzene – an old fishing village with some homesteads surviving from the 19th century, lies to the North of Ventspils on the way to the Kolka point. Here fishermen can still be seen going out to sea, and on calm evenings the scent of dry-cured Baltic plaice wafts through the air.
Staldzene is popular with both townsfolk and tourists alike for its walking paths, swimming beach and its dramatic steep coastline. Staldzene steep coast is the highest in Latvia.
It is a typical abrasive-type coastline 4 to 8 m high, where deposits of various stages of the Baltic Sea development are exposed for approximately 400 m.
As a result of the erosion of the sea, the steep coast is washed away. Based on marine coastline monitoring data, the annual deviation of the coast is estimated at 1 m, because of which the area of the natural monument is reduced and is currently about 6 ha. Therefore, this outcrop has a limited lifetime, reports the information source of the Specially protected nature territory of Ventspils City. Its height has also decreased in the last decade. In the 70s of the last century, the height of the steep coast reached 12 m. Washing away of the steep coast is determined by the combination of several factors, including specific meteorological conditions – wind speed and direction, air temperature, sea level height, currents, waves, ice formation, etc. The Ventspils Port Piers and the deep fairway channel still have a significant impact, which completely stops the natural movement of sediments past the port to the north.
Staldzene steep coastline contains protected habitats of European and Latvian importance: wooded seaside dunes, boreal forests, calcareous sand meadows and gray dunes covered with herbaceous plants. There are also 8 specially protected plant species in the territory of the nature monument. Some plants are found only in Ventspils and Pape area in Latvia.
www.visitventspils.com/en/activity/staldzene-steep-coastl...
Cyprus Street, Bethnal Green. Much of this terraced street (albeit not these specific houses) is listed Grade II by Historic England
It was built in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1912 by C.W. Parker, an amusement company founded in 1894 by a man named Charles Wallace Parker.
This specific attraction was the 119th carousel built by the company and in 1913, it was sold to a man in Houston, Texas, named F.K. Leggett for $5,886.
According to Heritage Burnaby, the carousel travelled with the Lone Star Circus in Texas until 1915.
Mad honey, also known as grayanotoxin honey, is a rare and unique honey variety produced by bees that collect nectar from specific rhododendrons and azalea flowers in the Himalayas of Nepal above 8000 ft. These flowers contain grayanotoxins, natural toxins that give honey its psychoactive properties and potential health benefits.
The 4:30 AM alarm hurt pretty bad, but we needed to be packed and ready to roll by 5 AM, so Todd and I groggily scrambled to get our stuff together before jumping in the van to pick up Todd and Mark who were living the high life over in the Fairmont Lodge in Jasper. As we headed up to Maligne Lake, I was driving a bit faster than I should have as I wanted to make sure we were in position before any color crept into the sky. I slowed down pretty quickly though as I rounded a corner and came face to face with the largest bull moose I had ever seen.
The first light was just beginning to creep into the sky as all four of us set up on the Northern shore of the lake and proceeded to shoot some long exposures of the boat house which was glowing brightly against the deep, early morning light.
We spent the next half hour or so agonizing over the fact that we were looking at some very nice looking clouds, but there was no real color to be seen. Just as all four of us gave up hope, I yelled "COLOR!" as the slightest wisp of pink had now appeared on one of the clouds in the distance. Sure enough, 5 minutes later, the sky exploded in early morning color and we shot like mad men right up until 9 am when we stopped to purchase our tickets for the trip out to Spirit Island.
Other than the area surrounding Lake O'Hara, the other location I was most looking forward to shooting was Maligne Lake. On this particular morning, we were very grateful that the skies had parted, the rain had stopped, and that the sun had come through as if on cue. I'm sure I blew through more than a thousand frames over the course of the next few hours before it was finally time to head to lunch and then South again to Canmore.
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On the way to Lynmouth I stopped off at Porlock Weir to take a few shots of the harbour and boats. It was quite cloudy which does force you to be more creative in your shots as a nice sunny day photo can usually cover up a lazy composition well I think so anyway!
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Hjerl Hede’s Open-Air Museum is an officially recognized privately funded theme-specific museum for cultural history.
The museum was founded in 1930 by director H. P. Hjerl Hansen and was run by the Hjerl-foundation until 1979 when the museum was separated from the foundation as a self-owned institution.
The museum consists of the Old Village, the Jutland Forestry Museum, and the Museum for Peat production. More than 50 different buildings can be seen at Hjerl Hede’s Open-Air Museum, showing the style of building and furnishing in the rural areas, as well as showing a number of elements which are characteristic for the surroundings of an old Danish
village. Among these are the rural craftsmanship.