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Family of ducks on a branch
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Marreca-cabocla
In fact, I focused on the feet to better identify the bird, but then I decided to edit the photo
LOL
I like to observe birds and photograph them.
I usually post a series of photos of a specific bird with the identification of the species and create an album.
But I like to manipulate some photos, edit them, make an illustration, an 'art', to exercise creativity, to be in touch with the current world using new tools.
I know that a good photo does not need editing, I also know that I am not an artist (I wish I was), but I have fun with it...
Illustration/Art
High Quality (HQ) - 3D
Double Exposure
Mix Effect
Texture; Color; Light; Frame
Software: Windows Paint 3D; Pixlr
Edits made to my original photos.
Edições feitas em minhas fotos originais
Pássaros Silvestres
Marreca-cabocla
Dendrocygna autumnalis (NC)
Lagoa da Anta
Parque Nacional de Brasília
Água Mineral
Art Week Gallery Theme April 2025
5 April.→ 11 April our theme is:
~~~ Abstracts whole or partial ~~~
Brasília, Brasil
Some of the beach huts had just had a fresh paint job after the winter storms so there were some good colours to be seen.
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Rockwood Conservation Area has a rich and unique geological aspect. A few specific features that are a part of the environment at the Rockwood conservation area include glacier bluffs, potholes, caves and some of the oldest dated trees in Ontario.
The cave system includes a series of 12 caves, which is one of the most extensive networks in Ontario. Within the caves is a prominent feature called flowstone, which over many years is created by flowing water that deposits a type of calcium carbonate called calcite.
Another feature at Rockwood are the potholes. Within the conservation area, there is over 200 potholes that all vary in measurements. These potholes are also known as giant's kettles, which are large cavities that have been drilled by flowing water carrying stones and gravel.
As well, glacial bluffs are seen at Rockwood. These have been formed over thousands of years after the earth’s most recent ice age ended. They can be relatively small and get as large as 30 meters deep and 200 meters wide.
Elaenia is a genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family which occur in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Except by voice, specific identification is often difficult since many species are very similar.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Elaenia
Species:E. parvirostris
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Elaenia flycatchers are typically brownish, greyish or olive above, and off-white and/or pale yellow on the belly, with a white or pale yellowish eye-ring of variable strength and two or three wing bars. Some species show a crest; often with a semi-concealed white patch/streak.
Cumberland Falls
Cumberland River
Cumberland Falls State Park
Kentucky
My trip to Cumberland Falls this past weekend had one specific goal in mind, shoot Cumberland Falls. Earlier this year I was contacted by Kentucky Monthly Magazine wanting to do a feature on my waterfall photography and when selecting my photographs for the article I realized that I had only one photograph that I liked of this falls. In the past 6 years I had visited the falls during a dry spell only once, all the other times were during major rain events and my interest was in the many other waterfalls in the area. So, I decided to plan a trip that centered around the highest volumed waterfall in the Eastern US south of Niagara Falls. Nicknamed The Niagara Of The South, in my opinion it is the gem of the Kentucky State Park system, there are several easy traditional vantage points to view the falls but that doesn't necessarily mean it is easy to photograph. In fact I think it might be the hardest waterfall in the state to capture. Much of it has to do with the spray that is created by the falling water as a 125 ft wide curtain of water drops 68 ft into the river. There are a few other things that make it hard to shoot as well, the closer overlooks there's lots of garbage that accumulates on the boulders at the base and far way there is no foreground interest. Something new to me was this little window I found along the trail to the furthest overlooks, I had never seen it before and what really caught my eye was how the tree line along the river looked like it had been scaled back, perhaps the effects of the flood events from earlier this year. But after stopping and absorbing this scene before me I came to realize that I absolutely loved this perspective of the falls. In my opinion the second best vantage point of Kentucky's most impressive natural feature.
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Rockwood Conservation Area has a rich and unique geological aspect. A few specific features that are a part of the environment at the Rockwood conservation area include glacier bluffs, potholes, caves and some of the oldest dated trees in Ontario.
The cave system includes a series of 12 caves, which is one of the most extensive networks in Ontario. Within the caves is a prominent feature called flowstone, which over many years is created by flowing water that deposits a type of calcium carbonate called calcite.
Another feature at Rockwood are the potholes. Within the conservation area, there is over 200 potholes that all vary in measurements. These potholes are also known as giant's kettles, which are large cavities that have been drilled by flowing water carrying stones and gravel.
As well, glacial bluffs are seen at Rockwood. These have been formed over thousands of years after the earth’s most recent ice age ended. They can be relatively small and get as large as 30 meters deep and 200 meters wide.
Weekly camera club theme - Real Close Correctly guessed by André De Kesel .
Magnetic goop known as ferrofluid
Ferrofluid: When magnets go nano
For this I used a pipette, ferrofluid , petri dish and lots of paper towels.
Coloured lights.
A ferrofluid is a liquid which becomes highly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field. The distinctive ‘spikey’ shape of a magnetized ferrofluid is caused by the need to find the most stable shape in order to minimize the total energy of the system, an effect known as the normal-field instability. The fluid is more easily magnetized than the surrounding air, so is drawn out along the magnetic field lines, resulting in the formation of peaks and troughs. However, the extension of the ferrofluid is resisted by gravity and surface tension.
The more complicated explanation is all about nanoparticles. Back in the 1960s, experiments in chemistry showed that ferrofluids could be created and stabilized — a discovery actually made by NASA while searching for ways to control liquid fuel in the weightlessness of space.
Okay, but how does the ferrofluid magically transform into spikes and those crazy hedgehog shapes?
Think of it as a very careful chemical balancing act involving many different forces all hitting a sweet spot. Imagine that you apply a magnetic force to a ferrofluid, say, through a permanent magnet you have lying around
Ref: Tyler Lacoma
Ferrofluids are also the focus of current scientific research and have the potential to be used in many medical applications. In magnetic drug targeting for example, where drugs could be enclosed by ferrofluid and, once injected into the specific body area requiring treatment, a magnetic field could be applied to keep the drugs in this target area. The localization would limit exposure to the rest of the body and enable the dosage level to be decreased, reducing the adverse side effects experienced by the patient
Safety in the use of Ferrofluids and Magnets is recommended.
Do not leave anything else magnetic near your work area and keep mobile phone away
Under very specific circumstances, when it isn't too rainy, or hot, when the sun's just right, when it isn't too crowded, when you find a nice patch of nature and fallen autumn leaves. Under those specific, narrow circumstances it's the most wondeful time of year.
One of the exhibits at the Wilson County Fair was a demonstration in blacksmithing. This specific demonstration was a gentleman making a ball pein hammer head and, at this point, he was splitting open the center to create a hole for the handle. I could have stood and watched this for longer than everyone else was willing but was able to stay long enough to snap a few decent photos of this amazing, old world craft. If you ever get the chance to watch this, take it...it will be worth your time!!
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 1600
Aperture – f/6.3
Exposure – 1/30 second
Focal Length – 220mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
Har ni hört talas om håris?
Det är ett vitt hårsvall som fastnar i grenarna när vättarna varit uppe och festat om natten och vid gryningen får bråttom ner i sina hålor!
SMHI:s förklaring är dock lite annorlunda:
När lufttemperaturen är strax under noll grader och vatten tränger ut ur ett icke fruset stycke trä, fryser vattnet i omgångar och bildar detta svall av is som ser ut som sockervadd eller varför inte vätteskägg.
Det verkar inte vara ett helt förklarat fenomen eftersom SMHI skriver att det (nog) inte rör sig om rent regnvatten utan möjligen har en inblandning av bakterier, pseudomonas syringae.
Hair ice (also known as ice wool or frost beard) is a type of ice that forms on dead wood and takes the shape of fine, silky hair.It is somewhat uncommon, and has been reported mostly at latitudes between 45 and 55°N in broadleaf forests. The meteorologist and discoverer of continental drift, Alfred Wegener, described hair ice on wet dead wood in 1918, assuming some specific fungi as the catalyst, a theory mostly confirmed by Gerhart Wagner and Christian Mätzler in 2005. In 2015, the fungus Exidiopsis effusa was identified as key to the formation of hair ice.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Rockwood Conservation Area has a rich and unique geological aspect. A few specific features that are a part of the environment at the Rockwood conservation area include glacier bluffs, potholes, caves and some of the oldest dated trees in Ontario.
The cave system includes a series of 12 caves, which is one of the most extensive networks in Ontario. Within the caves is a prominent feature called flowstone, which over many years is created by flowing water that deposits a type of calcium carbonate called calcite.
Another feature at Rockwood are the potholes. Within the conservation area, there is over 200 potholes that all vary in measurements. These potholes are also known as giant's kettles, which are large cavities that have been drilled by flowing water carrying stones and gravel.
As well, glacial bluffs are seen at Rockwood. These have been formed over thousands of years after the earth’s most recent ice age ended. They can be relatively small and get as large as 30 meters deep and 200 meters wide.
Pine Barrens Treefrogs have three disjunct populations within the Eastern United States. These populations occur in the western panhandle of Florida and adjacent three counties of southern Alabama as well as north-central South Carolina, eastern North Carolina and within the namesake Pine Barrens of southeastern New Jersey.
The specific name was named after Anderson, a city in South Carolina and is actually a misnomer. The first specimens were sent there and subsequently labelled as "Anderson, SC" as the location. However, they do not come within a hundred miles of this city.
Here in Florida, this species breeds in seepage bogs that accumulate in low areas where ample small deciduous shrubs provide cover and calling perches.
This specific jawa is an intelligent one. He has stolen the landspeeder from the Mos Eisley, there it was, waiting to be taken. And now it takes him to a places he no see before. Here is a moment, when he is watching the horizon and making the final decision of going any further of the Lars moisture farm, aka Lars homestead.
Did you know The Great Chott salt flat is so close to this place?
One more for "the moisture farm series" I did earlier this year. I was about to bury this under the sand, but then realized that it could be a nice little addition to the series, as I’ve did spent a lot of time on setting-up the scene, photography and cleaning the mess it created during the process. I was about to do a full color version, but this precise monochrome started to impress me a just bit more. Maybe I’ll just do the color version later (or not). Happy holidays!
Now, another thing you notice railfanning abroad is that specific parts of the world adopt different styles of train photography. In Australia, for example, a majority of the South Aussies branch of Gunzels Inc. love a good old-fashioned 200mm powershot, as does a large majority of railfans here in Japan, to the point where the train is only a few pixels to the edge of the frame. Now, this is very important to mention: this is NOT me criticising or bad-mouthing how people take photos. In this hobby, there are no rules for taking a train picture; it's purely enjoyable for us railfans. These are purely observations, without any prejudice, that I've made over the years.
So, furthermore, after meeting a kind local gentleman at a level crossing in Kusakabe (who showed us a photo of an EF65-EF64 combo that we watched go past in amazement, without a camera in hand... well, except Cade. But we'll pretend that never happened), showing off his shots, it was time. Truly become one with the railfan culture and zoom baby zoom (an important thing to note, a lot of the Japanese railfans were well equipped with lenses that went well past 200mm), so for us Aussies who max out at 200mm, our Powershots still look wide in comparison. Even this post-production crop is still nowhere near their powershots. But hey, it's just a quirky white boy trying to be a little Japanese. Pictured above is EF210-334 working 2081 goods from Osaka to Fukuoka, approaching the Okayama downtown area.
EF210-334 JR Freight 2081 Kusakabe 23-11-25
Gallito Manchado, Spotted Rail, Râle tacheté (Pardirallus maculatus)
Rascón overo (Pardirallus maculatus) es una especie de ave gruiforme de la familia Rallidae.
Puede ser encontrada en los siguientes países: Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil, Islas Caimán, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, República Dominicana, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guayana Francesa, Guayana, Haití, Jamaica, México, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Suriname, Trinidad y Tobago, en los Estados Unidos de América, Uruguay, Venezuela y posiblemente en Honduras.
The generic name combines the Ancient Greek pardos meaning "leopard" with the genus Rallus. The specific epithet maculatus is Latin for "spotted" or "blotched"
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Lugar de captura / taken: La vega, República Dominicana.
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Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Gruiformes
Family:Rallidae
Genus:Pardirallus
Species:P. maculatus
Binomial name
Pardirallus maculatus
SpottedRail-6749
I started out with a specific outcome with this but my mind and heart were else where at the time. This image really reflects what was going on at the time for me. Everything a blur
My thanks to all of you who stop, look and comment. I will be sure to check out your photostream.
It is a crystal clear marble
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord --Importance of memory--
Landschaftspark is a public park located in Duisburg-Meiderich, Germany. It was designed in 1991 by Latz + Partner (Peter Latz), with the intention that it work to heal and understand the industrial past, rather than trying to reject it. The park closely associates itself with the past use of the site: a coal and steel production plant (abandoned in 1985, leaving the area significantly polluted) and the agricultural land it had been prior to the mid 19th century
Conception and creation
In 1991, a co-operative-concurrent planning procedure with five international planning teams was held to design the park. Peter Latz’s design was significant, as it attempted to preserve as much of the existing site as possible. Unlike his competitors, Latz recognized the value of the site’s current condition. He allowed the polluted soils to remain in place and be remediated through phytoremediation, and sequestered soils with high toxicity in the existing bunkers. He also found new uses for many of the old structures, and turned the former sewage canal into a method of cleansing the site.
Design
The park is divided into different areas, whose borders were carefully developed by looking at existing conditions (such as how the site had been divided by existing roads and railways, what types of plants had begun to grow in each area, etc.). This piecemeal pattern was then woven together by a series of walkways and waterways, which were placed according to the old railway and sewer systems. While each piece retains its character, it also creates a dialogue with the site surrounding it. Within the main complex, Latz emphasized specific programmatic elements: the concrete bunkers create a space for a series of intimate gardens, old gas tanks have become pools for scuba divers, concrete walls are used by rock climbers, and one of the most central places of the factory, the middle of the former steel mill, has been made into piazza. Each of these spaces uses elements to allow for a specific reading of time.
The site was designed with the idea that a grandfather, who might have worked at the plant, could walk with his grandchildren, explaining what he used to do and what the machinery had been used for. At Landschaftspark, memory was central to the design. Various authors have addressed the ways in which memory can inform the visitor of a site, a concept that became prevalent during Postmodernism.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landschaftspark_Duisburg-Nord
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To be more specific, one of the pressed flower note cards our mother used to make. She was a very creative, talented, gifted person, and one of the many things she would make were these note cards made with pressed flowers from her own garden.
She had a patch of Queen Anne's Lace growing in the backyard for this purpose. I still have a small assortment of her cards left, and this one with the Queen Annes' Lace flower is my favorite.
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‘Sal de Tavira/Flor de Sal de Tavira’ are sea salts that have specific physical and chemical properties which differ from those of common salt. They are unrefined, unwashed and additive-free sea salts that give dishes a unique taste. They come from the salt pans located in the Ria Formosa National Park, Algarve.
Passionate Vigilant
Clad in a pink coloring, this flea beetle is quite rare to find. There are barely (just a few) any pictures of this specific coloring of Asphaera in the Internet. I've managed to find similarly colored Asphaera on Google, but not one with these specific patterns, so if any registers exist, they are unknown to me. It could also be an Omophoita, but there is also no certainty on this. Flea beetles feed on vegetables, mostly crops. They possess powerful hind tibiae that allows them to jump really high, feature that got them their common name. They propel themselves when feeling threatened, and once in the air, they proceed to open up the elytra and fly away from potential danger.
Feeding type: Herbivorous.
The Clarksville Architectural District (as listed on the National Register of Historic Places) encompasses several buildings in the major portion of a 2½ square block area of Downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. This area includes a large group of 1870's and 1880's buildings, many of excellent & attractive design, together with a small cluster of mid-19th century buildings near the original center of the city. One of the specific buildings is the Clarksville City Hall, which records indicate originally was a bank building in the 1870's. The present facade, added in 1914, which is out of character with the rest of the district is, none the less, an interesting Romanesque composition anchored by a massive entrance way arch. Four terra-cotta medallions, in the spandrel panels, separate the conventional first floor windows from those on the second story which are each capped by a brick arch. And, Public Square Fountain located just across the street from City Hall building adds to the historical ambiance of the scene in the photograph above as the sun sets in the background.
The Clarksville Architectural District was added to the NRHP on May 13, 1976. All the information above and much more about the rest of the district was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration that can be found here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/c7063b4e-b3fd-4d70-935...
This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Pantokratoros monastery (abbey). Fresco painted on the ceiling of the external propylon’s dome: The Father Without Beginning (Ὁ Ἄναρχος Πατὴρ in Greek). The propylon is located in front of the monastery’s Southwestern Gate (outside). The gate is part of St. Panteleēmōn’s Tower.
Pantocrator means Almighty, Omnipotent, All-Powerful or Ruler of All Universes. The theological meaning or concept of this word goes infinitely further and deeper than a specific depiction in Christian iconography (the Christ Pantocrator icon). The monastery was erected earlier than in 1357 AD.
There probably aren't many people who are excited to wake up to a cloudy and rainy day like myself. Well, at least on this specific day. After about a mile hike to this location, I found myself at what looked like an area where people used to live. The residence has since been abandoned, but I was still a little put off by it since I had that feeling that someone was watching me while I was running around with my tripod to get different compositions.
Once again, another huge thanks to Del Higgins who told me about this spot. I'm sure I probably went off in the complete opposite direction he told me; even with the "help" of Google and Apple Maps on my phone, lol.
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Point Arkwright, QLD (Sunshine Coast)
My Mum and family are over visiting, staying up the coast, a ten minute drive from Point Arkwright. So.... what do I do... I get up at 5am and shoot dawn.....
I bumped into Phil there, check out his great stream.
Enjoy.
- Canon 50D.
- ISO 200, f9, 30 seconds, 10mm.
- Sigma 10-20mm.
- Tripod.
- Cokin p121 Medium Grad.
- ND400 filter (borrowed from Phil)
Processing
- Saturation and Contrast in Photoshop 6.0 and Lightroom 2.2.
About Parallel Universes.
The multiverse (or meta-universe, metaverse) is the theoretical set of multiple possible universes (including our universe) that together comprise everything that physically exists: The entirety of space and time, all forms of matter, energy and momentum, and the physical laws and constants that govern them. The term was coined in 1895 by the American philosopher and psychologist William James. The various universes within the multiverse are sometimes called parallel universes.
The structure of the multiverse, the nature of each universe within it and the relationship between the various constituent universes, depend on the specific multiverse hypothesis considered. Multiverses have been hypothesized in cosmology, physics, astronomy, philosophy, transpersonal psychology and fiction, particularly in science fiction and fantasy. In these contexts, parallel universes are also called 'alternative universes', 'quantum universes', 'interpenetrating dimensions', 'parallel dimensions', 'parallel worlds', 'alternative realities', and 'alternative timelines', among others.
Specific cloud type:
Cirrocumulus stratiformis undulatus & iridescence
As the photograph suggests, and observations confirm, lenticular wave clouds produce some of the most vivid coronas and especially iridescence. Similarly, altocumulus and cirrocumulus consisting of fine ripples (undulatus) produce more vivid coronas and iridescence than those composed of polygonal convection cells.
This is a more zoomed in view from a previous upload. Focal Length (35mm format) - 120 mm
Alles in Bewegung // „Mit KI erstellte Fotos“
Working with AI for fun!
(No specific topic)
"Photos created with KI"
AI created this image based on a text description I entered.
Spaß mit KI!
(Kein bestimmtes Thema)
„Mit KI erstellte Fotos”
Die KI hat dieses Bild auf Grundlage einer von mir eingegebenen Textbeschreibung erstellt.
While recently visiting my father for his re-marriage, he gave me the ring my mother once gave to him. My mothers promise, I now wear next to my heart. They remind me of how brave, beautiful and dependable she was. When she said 'I do" she did.
~Till death do us part ~
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Me Again Monday ~ the mirror
We've got a new list of themes, and nothing specific for any week Come on over and play
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We finally got to visit the windmill which is one of the biggest in Norfolk. It is quite difficult to get to as there is no road and unless you have a boat which we don't it is a six mile round trip walk although there is a tiny railway request stop fairly nearby. I was really impressed by the size of the mill so it was well worth the walk.
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I don't generally have a specific image in mind when I visit a place to photograph; it's more a question of soaking up what's there and looking for a composition to catch the eye, given the scene, the prevailing weather conditions, the available light and any number of other considerations.
But this image is a rare exception. I went up here - beyond the top end of Cwm Idwal and half way up the path to the Devil's Kitchen - to capture just this photograph. I had to wait a while whilst the sun danced in and out of the cloud cover but, for better or worse, I eventually 'succeeded', in the sense that I got what I had gone there for!
This is from a while ago now, during early June when the landscape is sporting its new verdant coat. A recent image I saw captured hereabouts seems to suggest that the little tree that provides the foreground focus is no longer alive - but I very much hope I'm mistaken about that.😃
Pentax K1 + Pentax DFA 24-70mm lens.
They specialise in sound tracks to old silent horror movies. It was quite someting to watch and listen to.
From their 'MySpace Webpage':
The first seeds of Cape Town based TERMINATRYX (pronounced "terminaytrix") germinated around 2002 when lead vocalist Sonja Ruppersberg and extreme music veteran Paul Blom (of V.O.D - Voice Of Destruction, F8, and K.O.B.U.S.) took it upon themselves to create a musical project unlike any other in Cape Town and South Africa as a whole.
When it came to choosing a name, instead of a single concept, several layers were combined to include a range of movies, fetishes and mythical locations to encapsulate the specific mood. Movies like Tetsuo The Iron Man, The Terminator, The Matrix, and the Nexus replicants from Bladerunner / a strong female presence of the dominatrix / the river Styx - All of this fused to create the TERMINATRYX phenomenon.
In the early stages, around 2003, first guitarist Tom Somers left for Scotland which led to songwriter Paul taking care of all the instruments (including guitars, bass, drums, programming, keyboards and backing vocals).
The duo of Sonja and Paul is enhanced with additional personnel when it comes to live performances (Ronnie on drums and Patrick on guitar).
The first of these live performances came in 2003 when TERMINATRYX was chosen as support for German Darkwave legends Diary Of Dreams on their South African tour. The 8-song repertoire at that stage was expanded to include over an album's worth, with pre-production samplers making the rounds.
The sound also took shape to create a unique Industrial-Metal blend with female lead-, and male backing vocals, which was quite rare in Southern Africa at that time, but is becoming more commonplace.
2004 they used TERMINATRYX and F8 music in their short film, imPERFECTION.
The debut album release was always on the horizon, but time simply seemed to dissolve with Paul & Sonja's other activities including the creation of film festivals like the annual South African HORRORFEST in 2005 (for which Sonja is also the poster-girl) and the new X FEST.
In between rare live performances which included appearing at the Popkomm festival in Berlin, Germany (2006).
Each year TERMINATRYX also performs original live soundtracks to the screening of classic silent horror films at the annual South African HORRORFEST (incl. NOSFERATU, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, HAXAN, and MACISTE IN HELL). This is done in conjunction with musical collaborators Sean and Simon (from LARK - on upright bass, flute, theremin, drums, percussion etc.), as well as Matthijs Van Dijk (on electric violin). Accumulatively this musical project is known as THE MAKABRA ENSEMBLE. Other guests are also incorporated for this unique audio visual experience.
In 2007 Simon showed interest in mixing the anticipated TERMINATRYX album at his Cape Town based Sound & Motion Studios. The proposed timeframe passed and early 2008 they put their collective foot down and booked the studio for March. Paul produced (and executive produced together with Sonja) and recorded all the tracks at Flamedrop Productions. Mixing commenced with Simon at S&M early March with the album released mid-May 2008 thru ENT Entertainment, and followed with launches in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Live highlights of 2008 included the Cape Town album launch (4th July) where TERMINATRYX performed at the Labia Theatre in the 200-seater cinema with a huge synced-up video projection show accompanying the entire performance. The show was followed by a pre-release screening of werewolf movie Skinwalkers - a new kind of double feature!
Within a single week in August, TERMINATRYX performed as support for two international acts visiting South Africa independently - incl. Sheep On Drugs (16 Aug) and VNV Nation (22 Aug).
Halloween 2008 also saw the release of the TERMINATRYX / NOSFERATU DVD, featuring music videos, live clips, photo galleries, their short film imPERFECTION, and the classic 1922 silent vampire film NOSFERATU with the new TERMINATRYX soundtrack (as performed live to the film's screening at the 2006 South African HORRORFEST Film Festival, together with special guests).
In 2009 Paul & Sonja created and compiled the KOPSKOOT! album (translated: "headshot!") - the first ever collection of strictly heavy Afrikaans music from Metal and Rock to Industrial, Electronic and everythign inbetween.
Mid-2009 TERMINATRYX embarked on the remixing of the debut album, calling in remixers like Industriezone (Austria), Sheep On Drugs (UK) and South Africans like Battery 9, Axxon, NuL, Jekyll & Hyde, iRONic, Francois Blom (V.O.D / K.O.B.U.S.), Theo Crous (Springbok Nude Girls / K.O.B.U.S.), and others. It is aimed for an early-2010 release.
With a natural aversion to cheap commercial sentiments and a blind consumer society, TERMINATRYX is truly a unique South African audio adventure, looking at the world with a satirical eye as they take the listener through a juxtaposed range of sonic intensity and calm, fusing technology with the organic in a David Cronenberg vs. H.R Giger trip.
In a televised talent show, and mock reality drenched commercial media decline, TERMINATRYX is not merely a breath of fresh air, but a long awaited new direction out to rattle the cage just enough to make a saturated public stand still and think, "hey, there's more to it than this..." - even if for only a moment.
But as we know, a moment can be a multitude of infinities - depending on the way you look at it.
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Found these rare beauties at a Travelling Stock Reserve south of Rydal in NSW. They are endangered and only found in very specific areas, in specific conditions, on specific plants for 2 weeks of the year! I was fortunate enough to see them thanks to the help of a passionate scientist and conservationist at the Saving Our Species program (Dept. of Planning, Industry and Environment NSW).
Here's some information in the PCB:
"The Purple Copper Butterfly (Paralucia spinifera) is one of Australia's rarest butterfly species. It is also known as the Bathurst copper butterfly. It is only found in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Its habitat is restricted to elevations above 900 metres. The Purple Copper is a small butterfly with a thick body, and a wingspan of only 20-30 millimetres. Adult males fly rapidly at about 1 metre from the ground and rest in the sun with their wings parted. It feeds exclusively on a form of blackthorn (Bursaria spinosa subspecies lasiophylla).
The butterfly's life cycle relies on a 'mutualistic' relationship with the ant Anonychomyrma itinerans, and on the presence of blackthorn.
[Read more here: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/nati... ]"
Skyline of Frankfurt am Main seen by the blue hour. A specific feature is the skyline of the town whose office buildings belong to the highest in Europe. On account of that is called "Mainhattan".
Since the little sandhill colts are still with us and we are able to photograph them I have had a very special time trying to capture the daily life of these little creatures. I do not believe I have ever had the opportunity to take so many images of a specific subject as I have these little guys but it has truly been awesome. I will miss them when it is time to move on.
Wishing you a lovely and blessed evening !
I couldn't find much specific information on the Faur family in Clinton,IA, but there are 22 gravsites in the Clinton/Comanche area for them. The 1951 census lists a family of 5 living on the bluffs of Clinton where Springdale Cemetery is located. Whatever the history, the loss of 2 infants is a lot for any family to bear....
. . . I gave the Wood Ducks very specific instructions: "Swim Upstream"!! But the female duck in the middle had her own idea of what would be cool! She finally came around to the consensus, but it took some prodding from the Duck Rescue Pole!
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In 2022, I returned to Colombia. The main purpose of this trip was to explore the Amazonian rainforest areas near Leticia and then on the Rio Negro. In 2007 I was in the Leticia area on a volunteering project and the 2022 trip gave me the chance to see more of the area.
As these are border areas, with the rivers travelled actually being the borders, I also visited / transitted through Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. I will create one master set / album for the entire six week trip, plus separate country albums to help viewers who are interested only in a specific country.
I also spent time in Bogota and in the Boyaca region. Overall intinerary: London - Leticia - Bogota - Villavincenzio - Rio Negro - Puerto Inirida - Bogota (incl Nemocon) - Villa de Leyva - Tunja - Bogota - London.
To be more specific, this is the lower part of the palouse falls.
The height of the lower part is 180 feet which makes it higher than the Niagara falls. And, the height of the cliff I was standing on is about 377' above the pool of water. My tripod was within 1 foot of the edge of the cliff... it was scary to look down. I took this shot without looking at the viewfinder. This was taken at 14mm focal length using live view. Later i cropped it after correcting distortion.
From the Sak Yant tattoo festival in Nakhon Pathom.
Sak Yant is the traditional Thai form of tattooing, involving sacred geometrical designs, spells and animals. Designs are often intricate with each element providing specific meaning for the wearer, that convey special magical powers like protection, luck or the power of the animal.
☞ more from the Sak Yant Tattoo Festival
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Got up early Sunday morning with intentions to head to a specific area but along the way, I changed mind (go figure) and asked the hubby to drive to another location first. I am so glad we did because as we approached the area, there was not one, not two, not three but four bull moose hanging out together. These were the two biggest out of the bunch. We watched them for over an hour before heading on to our original destination. Not all detours are an inconvenience .
Have a great day!!!
Portret of a tiger, taken in the zoo in Płock :)
The Siberian tiger is a tiger from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies native to the Russian Far East, Northeast China, and possibly North Korea. It's the largest of the subspecies of the Asian tiger, a predatory mammal of the felidae family. It lives in mountain coniferous and mixed forests, near rivers and streams. A mature male reaches a length of over 300 cm (including the tail) with a body weight of up to 300 kg. Females are smaller - they reach 260 cm in length and weigh from 100–167 kg. As a result of warfare in the areas occupied by the Siberian tiger, as well as hunting, its population decreased to about 20-30 individuals in the 1940s. In 1947, a total ban on hunting Siberian tigers was issued. In the 1990s, a number of measures were introduced as part of the plan to stabilize the Siberian tigers population. It is now recognized that the primary goal has been achieved and the number of Siberian tigers is beginning to increase. Despite this, the species is still threatened with extinction.
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Portret tygrysa, spacerującego w płockim zoo :)
Tygrys syberyjski, tygrys amurski (Panthera tigris altaica) – największy z podgatunków tygrysa azjatyckiego, drapieżnego ssaka z rodziny kotowatych. Zamieszkuje Kraj Nadmorski i Kraj Chabarowski na wschodnich krańcach Rosji a część występuje na granicy rosyjsko-chińskiej, w dolnym biegu Amuru. Żyje w górskich gęstych lasach iglastych i mieszanych, w pobliżu rzek i potoków. Dojrzały samiec osiąga długość ponad 300 cm (razem z ogonem) przy masie ciała dochodzącej do 300 kg. Samice są mniejsze – osiągają do 260 cm długości i ważą od 100–167 kg. Na skutek działań wojennych na terenach zajmowanych przez tygrysa syberyjskiego, a także polowań, jego populacja zmniejszyła się do około 20-30 osobników w latach 40. XX wieku. W 1947 roku wydano całkowity zakaz polowań na tygrysy syberyjskie. W latach 90-tych wprowadzono szereg działań w ramach planu ustabilizowania syberyjskiej populacji. Obecnie uznaje się, że podstawowy cel został osiągnięty, a liczba tygrysów syberyjskich zaczyna wzrastać. Mimo tego wciąż gatunek ten znajduje się na granicy wymarcia.
Just north of Butler, U702 rounds the curve at the north end of the siding at Onieda on the former B&LE.
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One of the recurring themes of my daydreams is the flashback to some distant thought or memory. Sometimes a specific event or encounter. Other times a snippet of a past conversation, now torn away from its original context. Was in the midst of one of these flashback the other day, recalling a moment with someone I haven't seen or spoken with in over 30 years. "Why on earth am I thinking about this now?" I wonder to self. I got to thinking about what led me to that recollection. Funny thing is that it's almost never a metaphorical direct flight. More often it's a cascading effect like knocking over a row of dominoes. I hit an initial trip wire of thought, and that leads to a quick succession of other (quite random) thoughts and suddenly there I am, caught in a momentary time warp. There's little rhyme or reason to it. The end product varies. Sometimes I return to the same place in time, sometimes not. That's the nature of a flashback I suppose, bringing back a repressed memory. In my case I'm generally not recalling any sort of emotional trauma. That's the weird part. The returning thoughts are often quite mundane, but for some reason were ingrained deep down. Now as my age advances, they float back to the surface. I've noticed another pattern where specific tasks (usually physical, not involving a great deal of thought in their own right) lead me back down the same memory path. Somehow the modern day task has become interconnected with a past event, and the connection can remain for weeks or even months until it is broken off by a new one. I've even noticed this in my sleeping dreams where I'll either return to the past, or something from the past will return to the present. This will cause me to remember things of which I had no conscious memory. I wonder if time is not as linear as it seems. I also wonder if any of this plays out visually in photography, or at the very least helps shape the way I see things when out shooting.
I associated this story with the little figurine in this photo I suppose on account of the missing head. A metaphor for daydreaming on one level. When I first encountered this tiny statue I was struck by the awful juxtaposition of peace and serenity in the lower half of the body with the ghastly decapitation. But even more startling perhaps is the seeming ease with which the two realms coexist...the past blending with the new reality. The perched bird seemed to tie it all together somehow. Anyway the mere act of photographing this tableau ensures that it will be available for future playback in my mind.
This specific aircraft, wonderfully restored by the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force to original condition, led the Airborne Forces dropping paratroops in the early morning hours of D-Day, the Sixth of June, 1944. She reprised her role in 2019, carrying 18 reenactor paratroops & leading over 30 other C-47/DC-3's over Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. _DSC4472_HDR
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Oenothera lindheimeri, commonly known as Lindheimer's beeblossom, white gaura, pink gaura, Lindheimer's clockweed, and Indian feather, is a species of Oenothera. Several of its common names derive from the genus Gaura, in which this species was formerly placed.
The perennial plant is native to southern Louisiana and Texas.The specific epithet is after Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer, a German-born botanist who collected extensively in Texas for Harvard University professor Asa Gray. It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant.
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So… we did a thing.
Riviera just got its own seaside promenade. Think a little bit of the Croisette, a hint of Nice, and a generous splash of “you probably shouldn’t park that yacht here… but we did anyway.”
Stretching as a natural extension of the main Riviera sim, the new Yacht Club lines the coast with sun-warmed stone, palms, and just enough attitude to make your boat feel underdressed.
And yes, the slips are ready.
⚓ Large Yacht Slips
For the “I didn’t check the price tag” crowd. Bring the floating mansion. We’ll pretend it’s normal.
⚓ Small Slips
Speedboats, tenders, questionable decisions. Fast, fun, and always a good idea at sunset.
Expect calm waters, golden light, and that very specific Riviera energy where nothing is urgent… except arriving in style.
Just pick your spot and pull in.
Welcome to the Riviera Yacht Club. Try not to outshine the sunset.
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