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Scouts from Sweden construct a three-story hammock at the 2011 World Scout Jamboree in Kristianstad, Sweden.
This image was taken on assignment for Jamboree Today of the Boy Scouts of America.
Three mates about to jump off the rocks at Merewether beach at sunrise during surfest. The slow shutter speed gives the sense of movement and excitement as they step up to take the plunge into the surf.
I recently acquired three pair of well worn Adidas boost sneakers, a style I've come to like. The largest are size 5, these are 4 1/2, and the smallest (which I now discover were never photographed (wait until the next batch!) are size 3 1/2 These 4 1/2 are quite snug, my toes are doubled up somewhat, but I can wear them all day without an issue.
The size 3 1/2 are very snug, my toes completely doubled up. With the insoles, they aren't seriously uncomfortable at first, but after a couple of hours, my toes go numb, like they have fallen off, and then start to ache.
With the insoles removed my toes are still doubled up but with the extra toebox height, they are more wearable. My toes don't go numb, but they start to complain after a couple of hours. With perseverance, I've ignored the pain and worn them for a good portion of the day., and after a while, the discomfort fades to a degree..
All three pair show typical Boost wear, perhaps they will show more wear as I put them to use.
Shashur Monastery
Shashur means "in the blue pines". Founded in 17 A.D. by Lama Deva Gyatso of Zanskar who was a missionary of Nawang Namgial. The king of Bhutan, Deva Gyatso renovated the present monastery and stayed till his death. When he was being cremated his heart did not burn and was enclosed in a black image of Gyatso. A statue of Namgial is also installed in the gompa.
Copyright © 2013 Rahul Lal Photography
L: No filter.
C: KR15 filter.
R: KR15 filter & white-balance adjustment in post.
Pentax K2 + Super-Takumar 35mm f3.5. Film Photography Project RetroChrome 160.
The Three Winged Epidendrum (Epidendrum trialatum) is a small epiphytic orchid. El Toucant Lodge Environs, Costa Rica.
Toyville/American Waterfront/Waterfront Park
Tokyo DisneySea
April 2013
Although I have panoramic cameras I am a little fond of the iPhone panoramic - it’s interpretations of moving people and vehicles is quite fascinating, I will post some from Shibuya, Tokyo soon - truly bizarre.
This triptych - if that’s even the right way to describe it features three shots from Tokyo DisneySea:
Top: Toy Story Mania/American Waterfront
This was around 10.15 am - the park opened at 10.00am. By this time the stand-by queue for Toy Story Mania was 180 minutes. The people to the left of me were in the Fastpass line to collect Fastpasses - that was already showing at near 7pm.
Middle:
Waterfront Park - waiting for a show in the seasonal Spring Carnival. 10 minutes later this area was cleared as the show was cancelled due to extreme high winds - as would all outside entertainment be bar one further show at the Lido Isle.
Base:
Toyville/Toy Story Mania - battling those exceptionally high winds can play havoc with a panoramic shot :))
SpaceEngine - A free space simulation program that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data, while regions uncharted by astronomy are generated procedurally. Millions of galaxies, trillions of stars, countless planets - all available for exploration. You can land any planet, moon or asteroid and watch alien landscapes and celestial phenomena. You can even pilot starships and atmospheric shuttles.
View from hill top.
Stop at a temple along the river, opposite a city which had been flooded by the dam and relocated higher on the banks of the river
Seen at the POPS Rally at Chatterley Whitfield Mining Museum was a lineup of Leyland Atlanteans.
Furthest left is the ex-Wallesey FHF451, the first production Atlantean; by it's side is 766 EVT, the first PMT Atlantean and preserved by POPS and the last one was an ex Portsmouth BBK 236B, which was owned at the time by POPS members Steve Mellor from Harrow.
The early 13th century Biblical window in the north choir aisle, amongst the very finest medieval windows to survive. The panels represent subjects from both Old and New Testaments; the original panels from the two lowest rows have not survived and their places have been filled by scenes from other windows of the same date (mostly from a now empty window in the north east transept).
Arguably the most important of England's cathedrals and its Mother Church, few other buildings embody the nation's history as much as this one. It also bears the distinction of being the first major example of Gothic architecture in Britain, where French masons introduced the style during the rebuilding of the choir following a major fire in the 1170s. Throughout the following centuries it became one of Europe's leading centres of pilgrimage, when thousands flocked to venerate the shrine of murdered archbishop St Thomas Becket, but brought to an abrupt end with the English Reformation, when a saint who defied a monarch was viewed with particular enmity. Though all traces of the rich shrine were destroyed, the site of Becket's martyrdom in the north transept remains a place of reverence to this day.
The cathedral is a stunning building which represents both the earliest and latest styles of English Gothic architecture, from the French inspired eastern limb and apse, to the nave, transepts and the three towers, all soaring examples of the Perpendicular style, the central tower (the 'Bell Harry') being an especially fine structure (the north-west tower was rebuilt in the 1830s as a copy of its medieval neighbour on the south side following the demolition of an earlier Norman tower, thus the present symmetry of the west façade is a relatively recent feature, originally its mismatched towers would have given it a more Continental appearance).
The earliest parts of the cathedral however are Norman, represented the easternmost chapels and transepts flanking the choir, survivors of the fire of 1174, each transept being adorned by a richly decorated miniature tower. The crypt below is the finest in the country, extending below most of the east end (with a transitional early Gothic extension to the east under the apse). Superb examples of Romanesque art can be seen in many of the crypt's sculpted capitals, and the unusually well preserved murals in St Gabriel's chapel (sadly photography is forbidden in these areas).
The cathedral contains many notable tombs and monuments of all periods from the 13th to 20th centuries, foremost amongst them being the tombs of Edward the Black Prince (with a superb bronze effigy) and King Henry IV.
It's most celebrated feature is its wonderful collection of stained glass, much of it dating back to the late 12th and early 13th centuries including a sequence of the Ancestors of Christ and the especially beautiful 'Miracle windows' in the ambulatory (relating various miracles associated with Becket's shrine). The glass is justly famous as the very finest in Britain, its deep blues and reds often compared with the famous windows of Chartres.
On the north side many of the former monastic buildings remain, with a fine late medieval cloister and a vast rectangular chapter house. The cathedral library also stands here, but was rebuilt after being destroyed by bombing in World War II; fortunately all the medieval glass in the cathedral had been removed for safe-keeping throughout the war and damage to the building was otherwise superficial.
Canterbury Cathedral put simply invites superlatives, one of the most rewarding churches anywhere and a magnificent testament to England's Christian heritage.
Now that the dust has settled a bit, perhaps it's time to upload some of my small Woolworths backlog. This picture of the Great Yarmouth store was taken three months ago when, as far as any of us knew, all was well with the great household-name retailer.