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It happened so fast....a little creature sauntered by my eye...turned out to be a very young mantis, the smallest I've ever seen, about 1 inch/2 cm! Turns out it saw me too!
Sorry photos are not better but had to think and act fast, which is not my forte ... ;-)
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During the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, I was lucky enough to watch the games inside the famous Watercube (Beijing National Aquatics Center). It is designed a consortium made up of PTW Architects (my workplace), Arup international engineering group, CSCEC, and CCDI.
This is an external night view of the ETFE bubbles from the outside with the standard blue light. Love the bubbles!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercube
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An old UV lens covered with blue magic marker...I didn't have much time will try to experiment more later
A very tiny shrimp, in an anemone. I had not seen that species before. Periclimenes sp?
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ok, so this is day 1 of a 365day project... first off, I flaked on starting until after we had sat down at dinner...
hate this photo and really considered scrapping the start time until tomorrow but figured, well, may as well include it - maybe it will help me figure out wtf i am doing wrong here - cause this photo is all kinda wrong... I am playing around with raw and am having a damn time dealing with processing raw images that are shot in very low light thru lightroom... colors totally off etc... here is attempt #1.
Weeknight Fish Udon
there is not really a recipe here, just tossing of stuff together and tasting it to make sure it is not too bland or salty or whatever. I am sure real udon savvy folks will cringe at what I am doing here but it tastes pretty good and is our current go-to fast dinner solution - Josh and I really like it.
boil udon noodles in one pot - like spaghetti
in saute pan (the straight sided one) olive oil, add minced clove garlic and small amount of shallot - minced... once shallots are translucent, add in cod -cook until done and remove (sometimes I just leave it in the pan) -
add vegetable broth - maybe 1.5-2 cups - deglaze pan, add in mushroom (this time I used enoki but shittake are awesome), add ginger, stir gently.
add in about 1-2tbsp soy sauce and mirin (I am usually lighter on the mirin - mostly to taste. Let this go for a min or two add in about tsp of seasame oil.
put some noodles in the bowl, top with the broth and sprinkle some chopped green onion and cilantro. eat.
I've also made this with a really good super firm smoked tofu I found at whole foods. I'll sear it like the fish and make the soup that way or sometimes (like here) I will add some small cubed pieces towards the end.
if you have read this far, thanks and enjoy :)
Standard dimensions: 3.5 x 2 inches
Bleed size: ⅛ extra (total size
inc. bleed would be 3.75 x 2.25 inches)
MOO
3.46" x 2.32"
This is tabletop work to get photos for our various collections’ websites.
Uploaded to Flickr to get the images into appropriate sets.
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, Maldives
Our review of the hotel: www.travelplusstyle.com/hotels/conrad-maldives-rangali-is...
I have accumulated too much "stuff" and so I am selling said "stuff" on ebay.co.uk. I like my old trains and think that they are worthwhile recording.
This is a Coachcraft 9” LMS maroon First Class Vestibule Coach OO gauge with hook and chain couplings. Boxed. Running number 8347. Metal bogies and metal wheels. Yellow coach stripes. This might be a rare model as at the time of listing I cannot see another Coachcraft model listed on ebay UK. 1950s?
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS lens and a small studio flash fired through a translucent umbrella.
In our modern collecting world, Fate figures, while hit or miss on quality, generally follow the same aesthetic as the various animation/game art sources dictate.
Well, back in the day when Fate was first introduced as a mainstream series, there were quite a few different takes on the material. An example of which was the Revoltech Saber that I looked at a while back. Another line that people may not be aware of are the various Fate scale figures produced by Gift and sold through Good Smile Company.
I recently purchased this OG Saber off eBay on a whim, mostly sweetened by the fact that I already had Paypal credit I wanted to use, plus an in person negotiation resulting in a price drop and free shipping because I was in Markham anyway.
This figure had always intrigued me. While the typical Fate release follows its anime/2D game art very closely, the Gift figures went for a more "realistic" look. The face went for more real world proportions and features, and the armour, while following the general rules of the character itself, is very ornate unlike the various animation models. The various finishes on the figure, coupled with mirrored base (I didn't take off the protective film) basically give the figure a very ethereal appearance.
Saber is sculpted in a standing pose with Exalibur held under her right palm, with a slight wind blowing across her body. As this figure was a first edition release, it also came with an Animation head.
Her standard head sculpt isn't bad.. it's not super great either from an expression perspective, but I suppose Gift was going for the serene look. I would have liked to see a bit more definition on her face, particularly around the mouth, but the bright colour of her skin and hair do fit the statue well. The animation head is nice to have, but really doesn't work with this figure at ALL - the face doesn't have the right shape, her hair is all wrong (Figma 2.0 has a much better wind swept look) and the colours for.. reasons.. are darker than that of the standard sculpt. Detailing of the hair on either sculpt is good, but nothing outstanding, with more detailing strangely on the animation head. Also, I guess just to make things difference, the bow on the back of each head is different as well.
As mentioned above, the main selling point of this figure is the ornateness of the outfit. From the pictures, you should be able to make out the sheer abundance of sculpted details on the armour plating, the gold trim on blue tunic, the various fabric folds, and her translucent skirt. The latter, combined with the metallic finishes of the other parts of the outfit are what give Saber this glowing effect, provided of course that there is sufficient light.
While we're on the subject, paint finish overall is quite good. On a figure with a glossy finish, any sort of flaws, particularly overspray, stick out like a sore thumb. The only real area of weakness would be on the gold, both her outfit trim and the gold on the hilt of Excalibur. These paint apps suffer from slight overspray and masking issues. Finishes on the actual parts, however, are quite well done, with no issues to report from a smoothness or assembly perspective.
Thus, overall another good Fate scale figure. It's not that the figure is overly bad, but rather, it just is somewhat flawed in comparison to the more anime inspired ones due to the to the desire for a different aesthetic. But if you're able to overlook the somewhat weak headsculpt, the ornate armour and gloosy finish will ensure that this piece will definitely stand out on your shelves.
Aëranthes peyrotii is perhaps one of the most distinctive of its genus with its characteristically pendent, long, narrow, glaucous leaves and cupped elongated blossoms with club-like nectary spurs. These translucent green flowers emit an unpleasant rancid nocturnal odour.
This species is endemic to Madagascar where it occurs as an epiphyte in humid forests of the extreme north-east of the island between 700-1200m elevation. It was named after Jean-Pierre Peyrot, a medical doctor who collected the type specimen with Jean Bosser.
The exceptional plant pictured here is an old specimen grown in a private collection (not my plant) under intermediate conditions: average daytime temperature in summer 80-83°F/26-28°C, average year-round night temperature 55°F/13°C with bright light in winter 2500fc and bright shade in summer 1500fc.