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The Oriented Natural Reserve of the Saline di Trapani and Paceco is a protected natural area of Sicily that extends for almost 1000 hectares in the territory of the municipalities of Trapani and Paceco.
The reserve, within which the ancient activity of extraction of sea salt is carried out, is an important wetland, which offers shelter to numerous species of migratory birds. It is managed by WWF Italy.
Much of the Reserve is made up of privately owned salt pans, where salt extraction is still practiced according to traditional techniques in use for centuries.
The presence of numerous windmills is of considerable landscape impact.
They are traditionally of different types: those used to pump water between basins, the mill for lifting the water, and finally those for grinding salt crystals.
Sa technique de pêche repose sur l'affût, perché sur une branche au-dessus de l'eau. Il repère ses proies en agitant la tête de droite à gauche, puis soit pique directement, la tête la première, depuis son perchoir, soit effectue un bref vol stationnaire avant de plonger. Il revient souvent se poser sur son perchoir dont il se servira pour assommer sa proie avant de la lancer en l'air pour la gober tête la première.
Le succès de ses pêches est très sensible aux conditions climatiques, la pluie troublant la surface, ou la turbidité de l'eau rendant le repérage des proies plus difficile.
Le martin-pêcheur régurgite des pelotes de réjection, dont une partie constitue la couche sur laquelle les œufs seront déposés au fond du terrier.
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His fishing technique is based on the lookout, perched on a branch above the water. He spots his prey by waving his head from right to left, then either spades directly, head first, from his perch, or performs a brief hovering before diving. He often comes back on his perch which he will use to knock out his prey before throwing it in the air to swallow head first.
The success of its fisheries is very sensitive to the climatic conditions, the rain disturbing the surface, or the turbidity of the water making the identification of the preys more difficult.
The kingfisher regurgitates balls of rejection, part of which is the layer on which the eggs will be deposited at the bottom of the burrow.
Trike Harley-Davidson. Of course I like more than the usual two-wheeled bikes, but we must also think about those who are already difficult to cope with such a technique. I remembered the movie "Sons of Anarchy": father - of red traveled on a three-wheeled bike. And our Putin, once came to the meeting with bikers in Sevastopol on this Trike Harley-Davidson.
Shek O, Hong Kong. This shot is heavily inspired from my flickr friend John (johopo).
ND400 + Digital Blending + Photoshop photo filters. More shots using this technique in my Digital Blending Set.
Please check my Hong Kong Set.
The vineyards of La Gería, Lanzarote DO wine region, are a protected area. Single vines are planted in pits 4–5 metres (13–16 feet) wide and 2–3 metres (6 feet 7 inches–9 feet 10 inches) deep, with small stone walls around each pit. This agricultural technique is designed to harvest rainfall and overnight dew and to protect the plants from the winds.
Views to the sea in Jaffa, the old town of Tel Aviv, Israel. Taken through an old concrete pipe situated on the seafront of Jaffa.
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These are all real roses that I have grown in my own gardens; photographed; then applied what my photography instructor has coined "the Russell Technique."
See more in my set, "A Rainbow of Roses," here:
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Focus Pulling is a technique of adjusting focus from out of focus to tack sharp during a firework explosion over 1 to 3 seconds. similar physical operation as zooming during exposure only you use the manual focus ring instead of the zoom ring.
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50 years ago I purchased this unusually bound book which, despite its sorry state. I estimated to be fairly old. The rigid cover made of leather overlaying wood veneer was unique in my mind. My research led me to find out that binding techniques changed in the 1600s with use of layers of paper, instead of wood veneer, overlaid with leather. This book however did not fit the story. Further research led me to the Princeton Theological Commons digital library which showed the Psalm book by Isaac Watts, 1674-1748, having been published originally in 1719 in London.
As it was used extensively by religious services attendees, the cover was made of wood with leather overlay to prevent destruction from use.
Estimated publication date of this version: 1790s
The book was republished several times in the 1700s and 1800s with digitized copies in the Internet Archive of the Library.
No threads or cables, pure muscle and technique. Aya Okumura in "Don Quixote" from Dutch National Ballet/Het Nationale Ballet Amsterdam.
© 2018 Marc Haegeman. All rights reserved.
Check out my gallery from his production: www.for-ballet-lovers-only.com/donq_hnb_2018/index.html
A grizzly bear demonstrates good fishing technique as he lunges from the shore after a salmon, creating a nice bow wave. Chilko River, Cariboo Chilcotin, BC.
6/11/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
"The Queen of Hearts,
She made some tarts,
For the King, one summer’s day.
The King of Hearts,
He ate up the tarts,
But sent the Queen away.
The Queen of Hearts,
Hurt by the King’s harsh smarts,
Appealed for love that day.
The Knave of Hearts,
He stole her heart,
And took her far away."
Adapted from “The Queen of Hearts” poem and nursery rhyme (1782).
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 14th of February is "hearts on playing cards" in honour of it being Saint Valentine’s Day, and who better to promote the day than the Queen of Hearts? These beautiful court figures and their heart suite companions come from the whist playing cards of the ‘Empire No.172’ deck which were made in Germany by the card firm B. Dondorf in 1880. The deck, which is a luxury deck with gilded edges, is in immaculate condition. The court cards are printed by chromolithography in thirteen colours with the addition of red and black suit symbols. They feature beautiful characters dressed richly in the stylised garb of Empire or Regency style (circa 1800). The days of brocades, lace and periwigs of the Ancien Régime as featured in the ‘Rokoko Baronesse No 160’ deck are over, but the costumes they wear still look like pieces of art. The King holds a royal edict, wears a crown and is clean shaven. The Queen wears an Empire or Regency turban, three strands of pearls and has a bird on her hand. The Knave carries a posy of four roses and is reminiscent of young men from the time directly after the French Revolution but before the Empire (a period between 1795 and 1804 known in France as the Directoire). These dandies were called Incroyables, whilst their ladies were known as Merveilleuses. The Ace of Hearts has been stamped with the German playing card tax stamp, which featured the "DEUTSCHES REICH" text and the “old eagle”, which indicates tax paid for the cards produced. This has been produced by the Frankfurt/Main (tax office 'No. 15'). This stamp was used between 1879 and 1888. I have put the suite of heart cards against one of my Grandfather’s handmade marquetry chessboards. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile! Happy Saint Valentine’s Day!
The firm of B. Dondorf was founded in April 1833 by the lithographer Bernard Dondorf, who headed the company until July 1872. In that year, Dondorf's sons Carl and Paul, as well as his son in law Jacob Fries, assumed control of the firm which continued to operate under the original trademark. Jacob Fries left the firm in the early part of 1890. From the beginning, the company specialised in all branches of lithography. In cooperation with the printing firm of C. Naumann, Dondorf also printed paper bank notes for the Italian National Bank and for the Imperial Japanese Government. In 1871, the firm moved within Frankfurt from the Saalgasse to a new and larger factory site in the Bockenheimer Landstrasse 136. The steady growth of the company required the building of still additional subdivisions in 1890 and 1895. Principal products of the firm were playing cards, various games, greeting and post cards and various religious prints. The export of playing cards at Dondorf's accounted for much of the firm's business. The Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the period before World War I, for example, imported nearly all of their playing cards from Dondorf. Similarly, the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia were excellent customers. Bernard Dondorf, the founder died in his 94th year. He earned an enviable reputation as a lithographer, especially for his technique of etching the stone with a diamond stylus. His special methods of engraving bank notes were also unique. In 1929 the decision was reached to liquidate the firm.
The chessboard was made by my Grandfather, a skilful and creative man, in 1952. Two chess sets, a draughts set and three chess boards made by my Grandfather were bequeathed to me as part of his estate when he died.
Today I had a fun photo shooting session at Punggol Beach, Singapore, with my usual buddy Rajesh (rags1969), but also special guest from the US John (johopo) visiting Singapore! We had a great time! Thanks guys!
Other shots of this beach in my Punggol Set.
ND400 + Digital Blending + Photoshop photo filters. More shots using this technique in my Digital Blending Set.
For group theme 52 Weeks of 2016.
Theme: Astrophotography /night photography - technique.
I was out in the cold trying to get some good stars and then the clouds came. later the moon peeped out between the clouds, so I've combined two night shots here.
The feeding technique most commonly employed by Snowy Egrets on the bayou is to wade near the reeds on the bank and stir up the water with their legs and feet, snatching whatever might shake loose. So this bird is thinking outside the box a bit in using the suspended branch as a fishing pole and attacking from above. More unusual, this is a first-year bird, distinguished by the yellow streak on the back of its legs. Where did it learn to feed like that?
I encountered this one at the end of an already productive morning as I got to the eastern edge of Bay Area Park, nearing my takeout point. Watching as it caught fish after fish, I was about a half hour late in deploying my own lunchtime feeding technique.
"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward."
-- Henry Ford (American industrialist & business magnate who was the founder of Ford Motor Company and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 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
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Refining my comet shooting technique after the dramas of last time. I used a Nikon D810A with a Sigma Art 135mm lens at f/2, ISO200, 27 x 30 second shots during and beyond astro twilight. The camera was on a ZWO AM5, I used the ZWO ASIAIR Mini to polar align, then get my framing where I was happy with it, and ran the autofocus routine with a ZWO EAF connected to the lens. Once that was done I ran unguided in continuous exposure mode with a wired shutter release that locks on, while I shot landscape astro comet shots with the other camera. For processing I used APP, I didn't do any comet alignment. I removed much of the astro twilight colour from the sky and with more subs the satellites are almost gone. The artifact on the bottom right is from the ground getting in the frame! Final processing in Photoshop.
Im Volksglauben ist er ein Glücksbringer, der Fliegenpilz und als Glück empfand ich es auch, als ich dieses schöne Duo am Waldboden entdeckte. Und dann auch noch der "Glücksklee", der sich zwischen den Pilzfruchtkörpern angesiedelt hatte. Das Bild wurde mit Stacking Technik erstellt. Den hinteren Pilz ließ ich etwas in Unschärfe um der Aufnahme Tiefe zu geben.
In popular belief, it is a lucky charm, the fly agaric and I also felt lucky when I discovered this beautiful duo on the forest floor. And then there was the "lucky clover", which had settled between the mushroom fruiting bodies. The image was created using stacking technique. I left the back mushroom a bit in focus to give the shot depth.
Last light delight...well sort of. Going through some reject boxes I found this very dark slide. I do not recall the circumstances as I can only find this one slide of this train. I think this was a last second cloud bang and we got jumped this guy on our way back toward Toronto after chasing an earlier westbound with BIGs. With my limited PS techniques, it is somewhat presentable in this forum, but it wouldn't make the cut in an old-fashioned slide show.
Au cours du 19e siècle, le progrès des techniques du bâtiment et l'utilisation du métal et du verre comme matériaux de construction rendent possible un nouveau type de bâtiment : la serre.
En 1873, l'architecte Alphonse Balat conçoit pour le Roi Léopold II un complexe de serres qui complète le Château de Laeken, réalisé en style classique. Le complexe revêt l'apparence d'une ville de verre implantée dans un paysage vallonné.
Les pavillons monumentaux, les coupoles de verre, les larges galeries qui parcourent le terrain comme des rues couvertes, sont beaucoup plus qu'une anecdote sur les applications architecturales du fer et du verre ou sur les petites serres de plantes exotiques. Ce que les Serres Royales expriment concerne l'architecture et, plus précisément, un grand programme de construction : celui du "palais de verre idéal".
Elles sont l'aboutissement des nombreux entretiens, lettres, ébauches et projets échangés entre l'architecte Alphonse Balat et le Roi Léopold II. Mais surtout, elles ont inspiré la nouvelle architecture belge de cette époque et leur rayonnement s'est propagé, avec l'Art nouveau, à travers le monde entier.
L'actuelle collection de plantes des Serres Royales de Laeken a une triple valeur exceptionnelle:
Elle contient encore certaines plantes appartenant aux plantations originelles du Roi Léopold II.
Les plantations actuelles répondent toujours, dans leur ensemble, à l'esprit qui présida aux plantations d'origine.
Enfin, les Serres Royales contiennent encore énormément de plantes rares de grande valeur.
During the 19th century, advances in building techniques and the use of metal and glass as construction materials made possible a new type of building: the greenhouse.
In 1873, the architect Alphonse Balat designed a greenhouse complex for King Leopold II to complement the Royal Palace of Laeken, built in the classical style. The complex resembles a glass city nestled in a hilly landscape.
The monumental pavilions, the glass domes, and the wide galleries that crisscross the grounds like covered streets are much more than a mere anecdote about the architectural applications of iron and glass or about small greenhouses for exotic plants. The Royal Greenhouses represent architecture itself, and more specifically, a grand construction program: that of the "ideal glass palace."
They are the culmination of numerous conversations, letters, sketches, and plans exchanged between the architect Alphonse Balat and King Leopold II. But above all, they inspired the new Belgian architecture of that era, and their influence, along with Art Nouveau, spread throughout the world.
The current plant collection at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken has exceptional value in three ways:
It still contains some plants from the original plantings of King Leopold II.
The current plantings, as a whole, still reflect the spirit of the original plantings.
Finally, the Royal Greenhouses still contain a great many rare and valuable plants.
My Stylised imagery is created from my photographs, I edit them using various techniques on my iPad Pro. I use a combination of the apps listed below:
Retouch for Clone stamp editing and blur brush
Tangled FX for outline work
Procreate for Brush Strokes, image merging and Layering
Stackables for Texture creation and layering
Photomator for upscaling, denoise, debanding, super resolution, fine image adjustments and exporting of final imagery
Technique offer us new possiblities for experimenting. I believe curiosity is present in all human beings. An internal force moves skaters to experiment things that the rest of us, we can not dream of .In my case I enjoied exploring what could result from the use of different edition programs together, "eh voilà" the outcome!
Panoramic photography is a technique of photography, using specialized equipment or software, that captures images with horizontally elongated fields of view. It is sometimes known as wide format photography. The term has also been applied to a photograph that is cropped to a relatively wide aspect ratio, like the familiar letterbox format in wide-screen video.
While there is no formal division between "wide-angle" and "panoramic" photography, "wide-angle" normally refers to a type of lens, but using this lens type does not necessarily make an image a panorama. An image made with an ultra wide-angle fisheye lens covering the normal film frame of 1:1.33 is not automatically considered to be a panorama. An image showing a field of view approximating, or greater than, that of the human eye – about 160° by 75° – may be termed panoramic. This generally means it has an aspect ratio of 2:1 or larger, the image being at least twice as wide as it is high. The resulting images take the form of a wide strip. Some panoramic images have aspect ratios of 4:1 and sometimes 10:1, covering fields of view of up to 360 degrees. Both the aspect ratio and coverage of field are important factors in defining a true panoramic image.
My Bespoke, Stylised imagery is created from my photographs.
I use a combination of apps and artistic techniques on my iPad Pro to create my final works.
After some nights spent to learn and practice new imaging techniques, I propose a version of my first attempt to Andromeda Galaxy, less harsh, more realistic and detailed and (I hope) nicer to see.
- OTA: William Optics Zenithstar 61 APO doublet + WO Flat61 field flattener
- Mount: SkyWatcher Star Adventurer GTI
- Camera: Nikon D800 unmodified
Stack of 34x120s. shots @3.200ISO + 10 dark + 10 flats, using Starry Sky Stacker (SSS) for Mac.;
Processing through Adobe Photoshop
Any comment and/or advice for improving is welcome
Vue sur le Mont Bégo (2872 m alt.) depuis le second des deux lacs jumeaux près de la voie sacrée dans le Val de Fontanalba. Le refuge appartient au Parc National du Mercantour et son usage est réservé au personnel du Parc. Il y a un autre refuge ouvert aux randonneurs. Ce site (connu sous le terme de "voie sacrée") est réputé pour ses gravures rupestres datant de l'âge du bronze et dont la datation exacte est controversée. Beaucoup d'archéologues pensent qu'il s'agit du bronze ancien (2500 à 3000 ans avant J.C.)
View of Mount Bégo (2872 m alt.) from the second of the two twin lakes near the "sacred way" in the Val de Fontanalba. The refuge belongs to the Mercantour National Park. There is another refuge open to hikers. This site (known as the "sacred way") is famous for its rock engravings dating from the Bronze Age and whose exact dating is controversial. Many archaeologists believe that it is ancient bronze (2500 to 3000 years BC)
Vista sul Monte Bégo (2872 m alt.) dal secondo dei due laghi gemelli vicino alla via sacra nel Val di Fontanalba. Il rifugio appartiene al Parco Nazionale del Mercantour, il cui uso è riservato al personale del Parco. C'è un altro rifugio aperto agli escursionisti. Questo sito (noto come "via sacra") è conosciuto per le sue incisioni rupestri risalenti all'età del bronzo e la cui datazione esatta è controversa. Molti archeologi ritengono che si tratti del bronzo antico (2500-3000 anni aC).
A facade technique for corners. The important part is this, which may be hard to source. The offset is a half-plate on each side of the dark bley block. I would love to see a solution that is solid and only uses in-production parts.
Grandiose construction de la Sicile médiévale, la cathédrale de Cefalù fut fondée par le roi Roger II en 1130-1131 pour lui servir de sépulture. Le chœur a sans doute été bâti dans son état premier en 1148, mais des modifications de structure ont retardé l'achèvement de l'église, dont la nef ne fut sans doute édifiée qu'entre 1164 et 1166. L'aspect actuel de l'édifice est très inattendu, car le chœur, conçu sur le principe de l'art roman normand, fut ensuite voûté d'ogives, pour offrir un des exemples les plus remarquables de cette technique dans le royaume siculo-normand, et recouvert enfin de mosaïques byzantines, dont le très célèbre Pantocrator de l'abside principale (troisième quart du xiie siècle).
A grand construction of medieval Sicily, the cathedral of Cefalù was founded by King Roger II in 1130-1131 to serve as a burial place. The choir was undoubtedly built in its first state in 1148, but structural modifications delayed the completion of the church, whose nave was undoubtedly built only between 1164 and 1166. The current aspect of the The building is very unexpected, because the choir, designed on the principle of Norman Romanesque art, was then vaulted with warheads, to offer one of the most remarkable examples of this technique in the Siculo-Norman kingdom, and finally covered with Byzantine mosaics, including the famous Pantocrator in the main apse (third quarter of the 12th century).