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Today is a rare sunny spring day and it is wonderful chance of shooting butterfly in the field. This special butterfly names Studded Sergeant is an endemic sun-species in Taiwan and my first time of meeting it. What a lucky day!
好久沒有出機追蝶，今天臺北豔陽天，早春的蝴蝶也都出來了，這隻「白圈帶蛺蝶」是台灣特有亞種，也是我的首拍，幸運的一天！
PS. 標題出自宋代，陳造的「早春十絕呈石湖」。
~福山村, 烏來, 新北市
Fushan Village, Wulai, Taiwan
- ISO 200, F5.6, 1/1000 sec, 100mm
- Canon 5D MarkIII with EF 100mm f/2.8 L macro lens
- Shot @ 11.14am
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Stone Town is the main city on Zanzibar. It is a city of prominent historical and artistic importance in East Africa. Its architecture, mostly dating back to the 19th century, reflects the diverse influences underlying the Swahili culture, with a unique mixture of Moorish, Arab, Persian, Indian and European elements. For this reason, the town has been included in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in 2000.
It may not have a particularly romantic name, but Stone Town is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar, little changed in the last 200 years. It is a place of winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand Arab houses whose original owners vied with each other over the extravagance of their dwellings. This one-upmanship is particularly reflected in the brass-studded, carved, wooden doors - there are more than 500 different examples of this handiwork. You can spend many idle hours and days just wondering through the fascinating labyrinth of narrow streets and alleyways.
On the subject of Studio Ghibli they have a new film that just came out in Japan called Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (崖の上のポニョ. The theme song to that movie was everywhere and a few weeks later is still stuck in my head. When ever I am idle I start singing in my head Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo sakana no ko! " Because I know you want to suffer with me. Please feel free to click here. =D
Taken at Prees Heath, Whitchurch during their four or five day mating season. These beautiful insects are about the size of an adults thumb nail.
A pair of Silver-studded blues Female Left and Male on the Right taken at Prees Heath Common Reserve.
pinhole camera Reality So Subtle 6x6F with Yellow filter (Y2), film Fomapan 100, developed on Compard R09 1:50 for 9 min.
Roma Via Margutta, Fontana degli Artisti.
Percorrendo Via Margutta ci si imbatte nel curioso affastellarsi di cavalletti, maschere scolpite, compassi sgabelli e alla sommità della piramide granitica, un affascinante recipiente con pennelli e martelli da scultore di varie grandezze e fogge. Sono le armi del mestiere degli artisti, una volta abitanti in quella che era considerata la Mont-martre romana, la strada delle illusioni artistiche, degli studi dei pittori, scultori, fotografi, scrittori, artisti squattrinati che l'avevano scelta come loro sede gia dal 1612 quando, come primo artista, vi si istallò il pittore Gentileschi.
Un arco marmoreo inquadra sul paramento murario questo vero e proprio monumento agli artisti. L'acqua fuoriesce dai mascheroni e dagli snodi dei compassi e va a raccogliersi in una vasca sollevata dal livello stradale e, che, traboccando da quest'ultima, rifluisce sino a terra raccolta da una grata di ferro. (Dal sito: www.romaspqr.it).
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I photographed this male Silver-studded Blue at the RSPB South Stack reserve on Anglesey. We visited South Stack to look for Choughs after we had seen the Elegant Tern. This one is slightly unusual in that it lacks the silver studs that give rise to the name. Silver-studded Blues are commonest on southern heathlands around the New Forest and Thames Basin. Beyond that they are decidedly localised, though often common where they do occur. They are noticeably smaller than Common Blues, with a more leaden blue colouration, with a row of black studs around the hindwing margin. Its caterpillars feed on a variety of plants including gorse, heather and rock-rose, but they also have a relationship with black ants of the genus Lasius. Ants carry the young larvae into their nests where they tend and protect them, presumably for the sugary solutions they exude. But it is not known whether they actually feed on ant larvae (like Large Blues do), but at night the caterpillars emerge from the ants' nests to feed on vegetation. Female Silver-studded Blues selectively lay eggs on vegetation close to Black Ant nests.
The Silver-studded Blue has the scientific name Plebejus argus. Plebejus were basically the Plebs or common folk, as this was Linnaeus's "dumping ground" for all the small butterflies like blues and skippers. These were lower than the grand Swallowtails, Emperors and Admirals. And so to the name argus. In Greek mythology Zeus was in love with Io, so to indulge himself without arousing his wife Hera's suspicion, he turned her into a Heifer. Hera found out and placed her under the care of Argus, who had a hundred eyes. Zeus enlisted the help of Hermes who lulled Argus to sleep with his flute and then cut off Argus's head. Hera consoled herself by setting Argus's eyes into the tail of the peacock. So any butterfly that has numerous eyespots often has the name Argus, and elsewhere in the animal kingdom (eg Great Argus Pheasant).
I didn't manage to get it in sharp focus throughout but I liked the colour of the wings catching the late evening sun.
Once upon a time there was the beauty of a place called Glen Canyon. This is a long time ago since the existence of the Glen Dam and Lake Powell. With the construction of the dam a town called Page was created in the middle of the Southwest. Page is now a attraction for the prime time locations in the surroundings. Lake Powell is just the most visible one, but there are Antelope Canyon, Wahweap Hoodoos, Alstrom Point and many other places with mysterious names - for example Stud Horse Point.
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The theme was Alphabet Mania and I got the letter "Q"
I made a "Quartet of Quizzically Quacking Quails".. it's a bit of a quirky quilt, but I'm really happy with it. It's the first quilt that I finished on my own from start to finish (also first appliques, free motion quilting, binding and label, whew!). It's 15" square.
Brass marker on a rain-dampened London sidewalk in front of the Perseverance pub. I have seen rows of these in various places but have this far been unable to find anyone who can explain their purpose. Maybe you can... (Update: see comment below.)
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had this idea since October as well. i have tons of photo ideas from the October 2012 that I never did and I'm trying to go back and do them.
i think what kept me from doing this was the lack of studs.
AL-Awadi Studio
طبعا الصوره هذي بالمطبخ
صار استيديو بالمطبخ بعد ما طردوني من كل مكان اصور فيه بالبيت
فحبيت اقول حق الوالد و الوالده غدا وعشا ماكو ولا اقول مطبخ ماكو صار حقي
روحو شوفولكم مطبخ ثاني
مع تحيات
ابنكم الي يدور مكان يصور فيه هههههههه
شوفو صوره المبطبخ تحت
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
I discovered Stud Horse Point through Laurent Martres his great books and it peaked my interest enough to try and find this location. Not far from Page, but i never heard from this place before. Although not a large area, it has sculptures which are more than interesting enough to shoot during the day or at sunset like this one.
Image is part of the south-west tour.
Enjoy...
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Technical Details;
Camera; Canon EOS 1Ds mkIII
Lens; Canon 24-70m/m 2.8L USM
Exposure; 2 sec
Aperture; f16
Filter; Lee Hard Edge 0.3 Grad
ISO; 100 RAW
Tripod; Gitzo 3541L
Ballhead; RRS BH-55 with B2 AS II clamp
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