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Drawn on an old financial text I had in my stacks by another member of my household.
Day 148 of 365 every picture tells a story and this is a question I ask myself every day and a lot of days I can be a different person from one day to the next
I thought I'd do a small update on upcoming model aircraft kits you'll soon be seeing, look out for updates!
Have had to take these photos on my very rough bed, there's a secret build on the desk I'm not going to share for a few more weeks
The Airfix kits and the Tow Cobra will be built as intended, nothing special about those (livery wise)
The 767-300 w/winglets will likely become an Air NZ Pacific wave or British Airways ethnic tail bird (give me an opinion!)
The 777-200 is set to become a British Airways Landor livery bird, that may become the first kit to be done up and ready to go!
The 737-800 will become a fantasy "what if" livery and become an Air New Zealand "All Black/Black Beauty" aircraft, as Ive wanted to build a 737 and A350 as all black for a while. Let's see where that leads 😉
The C-130H kit comes as a two part kit, so one will be in NZDF colours (the closest to anyway) and one will be in a civil airline livery, haven't decided on which yet though!
I just thought I’d share a few pics from this morning…
A friend of mine at work just bought a ring, and is planning to propose to his girlfriend a little down the road (hence, I cannot mention his name here). This ring is absolutely gorgeous, so of course I was more than happy to take a few pics of it when he asked. As we all know, I jump at the chance to use my camera, even in bad situations! The lighting was HORRIBLE. We are at work, and I am busy, so I had to do it at my desk, and couldn’t use any off-camera-flash at all. Also, I only used the Kit lens w/ an adaptor, and a fully manual MC Rokkor 58/1.2. I’ve never taken shots of a ring like this, especially in these conditions, so I am happy with the outcome, and thankfully, so was he…
004/365
I had a full class time today, sometimes i really don't like to stay with so many people... i like this place where i can be alone. and talking to myself... it's my rest time! mongoloor byasalgaj bgaa ni ene kkkk
Just walking outside the library.......lost I felt in thought and direction. Expressive but unaffected by a loud gunshot like sound which almost caused me to drop my rig. Thus I knew he was elsewhere.
Having fun transforming some of my big camera images with iPhone apps. Just for fun and why not? Here we have an alien orb over a part of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Lol
* Fields Of Innocence * ~ song lyrics by Evanescence
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLZw98V-6z8
I still remember the world
From the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings
Were clouded by what I know now
Where has my heart gone
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all
I still remember the sun
Always warm on my back
Somehow it seems colder now
Where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything
[Latin hymn:]
Iesu, Rex admirabilis
Et triumphator nobilis,
Dulcedo ineffabilis,
Totus desiderabilis.
Where has my heart gone
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything
Oh, Where
Where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything
I still remember.
The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Turkish: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, who was the second grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent, and was once thought to have been the husband of the Sultan's sister, Hatice Sultan.
The collection includes notable examples of Islamic calligraphy, tiles, and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey, particularly nomad groups. These displays recreate rooms or dwellings from different time periods and regions.
The space utilized for the museum was once a ceremony hall for the original Palace. Many of the sections of the museum contain notable influences from the palaces well kept setting, making it an impressive art sanctuary dedicated to displaying the culture of Islamic art from various periods. The museum houses over 40,000 works of art that range from carpet art, wooden works, and stone art collections. The museum is one of the largest museums in Turkey. The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is culturally rich in various areas, including its location, as it sits across from the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul. The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is well respected for its cultivation of art, culture, and history. Over the many years of its existence, the museum has received acknowledgement for being Islamic art hub that narrates the relationship between art history and material culture. The museum was the first to bring together all Islamic arts of Turkey. The museum notably creates and participates in temporary national and international exhibitions since its establishment. In 1984 the museum was awarded Special Jury Award of Museum of the Year Competition of the European Council and a prize given by European Council - Unesco for its studies for making the children love the culture inheritance.
In 1914 it originally opened as the Museum of Islamic Endowments housed in the Süleymaniye Complex. Süleymaniye Complex, built by the great Turkish architect Sinan in the 16th century. Eventually, the museum renamed as the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 which shifted society with the status of the nation. Along with the transition of society came its influence in exhibition spaces which shifted from representing the Ottoman Empire and more of the overall Islamic world. As Ottoman museums emerged aligning with Turkish Nationalism Turkish society began adopting Western practices in art. In 1983 the museum moved to the İbrahim Pasha Palace. The well preserved building has architectural influences from the 16th century Ottoman civil architecture. The historic stone building was repaired between 1966- 1983. The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum was the first museum in Turkey to include Islamic art together The function of the beautiful building has varied from serving as a space for grand viziers, barracks, embassy palace, register office, Janissary band house, sewing workshop and prison.
In January 2015 the museum closed due to renovation needs and re-opened in April 2015 debuting the new exhibitions. The collections major theme surrounds religious art history from the Ottoman Empire during the 20th century. Similarly the National Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts exhibits works of art from the Ottoman Empire includes notable examples of Islamic calligraphy, tiles, and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey, particularly nomad groups. These displays recreate rooms or dwellings from different time periods and regions.
Today the museum contains some of the finest carpets from the Islamic world as well as over 17,000 manuscripts, plus 3,000 Qur’ans, and 250,000 early Qur’anic fragments from the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, amongst other treasures. The collection of artworks displayed are arts from the Islamic world that provide an ethnographic approach in the museum. The exhibitions are structured by floor and center around themes such as the first floor is dedicated to Traditional Turkish life and the second floor is dedicated to Islamic art.
"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou
The thought "Hey, we didn't agree on this!" is very visible from that little guy's face. Luckily his dad was just outside the frame in case he falls down... which would've happened.
Goddamn, I need to restring him so that I can take photos of him standing -____-
He finally got his new wig and I gave him a stupid necklace (why he's naked? Tomorrow is Restringing-Day and I decided to take off his clothes and put him in his ridiculous briefs to tease my Mom xD)
He'll go to the next Mee on Saturday with us and believe me, I'm not really looking forward to carry him around all day :B
But at least he's a handsome guy <3
40 cm softbox on camera right fitted with 580XII Canon Flash, trigered by a Cactus radio flash transmiter.