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Why not enter the spooky world of Witch Hunter and experience the adrenalin rush of this interactive shooter ride? Take out pesky witches and their nefarious sidekick bats. But don't be trigger happy, not everything in the dark forest is as evil as it seems!
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Used my A550 with Sigma 70-300, which I keep in kitchen. One of these looked like it had seen something worth investigating. However, they didn't pick up anything and then flew off.
Using my quite old Sigma 70-300mm macro dg apo lens felt like being back in the 80s when I took my first steps in SLR shooting using my dad's Olympus OM-10 (still own this camera as it's built the same year I was born) and lenses with no stabilisation
I used to think that for a good capture I need a modern camera with large sensor, sticky autofocus, tons of cutting-edge features...
Since I started to use vintage film cameras something changed in me. The more I dive into photography, the more clearly I feel that the photography is about moments and light, not technologies...
change your attitude to the World around you, things, events, people, to yourself after all... And the World will shine with new colors, will open up in a new light...
... using chrome ;) on the web can lead to
online dating disasters, there is not a match !
Canon EOS 6D - f/11 - 1/13sec - 100 mm - ISO 12800
La Isla de los Tiburones used to be a major lighthouse for the entrance into the Caraval domain's waterways, but has since fallen into disrepair, and is all but forgotten. The perfect place to stash away a dissident princess and her guard.
I seem to either be doing retakes or remakes lately, so this is a remake of my old little tower.
Also yellow lighting...
Also also had some help from Tekka Croe on this one.
First used as a campus museum.
The Nott Memorial is an elaborate 16-sided stone-masonry building which serves as both architectural and physical centerpiece of Union College in Schenectady, New York. Dedicated to Eliphalet Nott, president of Union for a remarkable sixty-two years (1804–1866), the 110-foot (34 m) high by 89-foot (27 m) wide structure is a National Historic Landmark.
Officially designated Nott Memorial Hall but referred to by generations of students and faculty simply as "The Nott" or "The Nipple" (sometimes "The Nipple of Knowledge"), the building's centrality and initial design trace back to Josef Ramee's 1813 conception of the school grounds, the first planned college campus in the United States.
The Memorial was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter, architect of area churches and homes, alumnus of the college, and grandson of President Nott. Construction began in 1858 and was completed in 1879. The result is one of very few 16-sided buildings in the world.
For nearly a century the Nott was mostly open inside. In 1961 the college moved its bookstore into the basement and configured the first two floors into theater in the round. The upper floors were eventually closed off and fell into disrepair.
In 1993 the college began a complete renovation of the Nott, restoring it to its original design. The award-winning project was undertaken by noted Boston based architecture firm Finegold Alexander + Associates Inc and carried out by A.J. Martini, Inc., contractors.[3] The bookstore and theater were moved to other locations on the campus, and in 1995 the Nott reopened on the celebration of Union's 200th anniversary.
A light carpeting of snow turns the normally green landscape into a winter wonderland. Lummi Island, Washington.
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Another of my favorites from my epic first trip to the Palouse with my good friend Kevin McNeal. P.S. This looks fantastic as a large print. I think I'll frame it for my show this weekend.
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I Laghi di Fusine (Lâts di Fusinis in friulano, Weißenfelser Seen, in tedesco, Belopeška jezera in sloveno) sono costituiti da due laghi, il Lago Superiore ed il Lago Inferiore; situati sul territorio del comune di Tarvisio, sono considerati fra i più begli esempi di lago alpino.
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The temple ruins of the temple dedicated to Apollo, god of light, art and beauty. The temple measures 17x30 m and has columns with Corinthian capitals, 8,90 m high. And were made during the Roman Civilization that is in front of the sea viewing the historical trade point harbor.
The temple of Apollo is also surrounded by other important ruins that date back to 7th century B.C. Side was one of the main cities of the ancient region known as Pamphylia that later became Antalya.
One of the best times to walk around the ruins is at the end of the day when hopefully you can catch the sun setting behind the Apollo Temple and at night the ruins are illuminated. The temple was apparently given as a token of Anthony’s love to Cleopatra.
I am used to waking up to dense low fog in the Bay Area but I did not expect to find fog out in the southwest. For a second morning during our winter trip to the southwest low fog graced the desert landscape after a combination of colder nights and showers combined for prime foggy conditions.
During this last morning before heading home Alan and I were a bit hesitant to get up for a sunrise shoot as visibility was extremely poor. Despite the odds against us we figured we’d give it a shot in hopes of a break in the fog to reveal a potential sky burn. Once we arrived at our scouted sunrise spot we could not see the canyon at all. We waited and waited until suddenly bits of the canyon began coming into view. All of a sudden a gap opened up in the fog and revealed most of the canyon. In that several minute window the sky also burned revealing a rare combination of low fog and high cloud burn. Just after a few frame captures the fog rolled back in and the scene was back to thick pea soup.
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Ethiopia (Abisinia), África pura
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Viaje de 8 días por Ethiopia. Empezamos por el Norte, el desierto, la Depresión de Danakil, el lugar más caluroso del planeta, dominado por la etnia Afar, para posteriormente bajar al Sur, la sabana, verde, el Valle del Rio Omo, visitando diferentes etnias: Dorze, Konso, Dassanech y Hamer. Extenuante pero corto, muy corto.
Ethiopia (Abisinia, el Reino de Saba en la Biblia) es un lugar inhóspito y no preparado para el turismo y debes contar con una agencia que organice tu aventura (yo fui con Karibu, www.kaett.com). Ethiopia limita con países en conflicto y en los desplazamientos por el Norte, el desierto, Danakil, estarás acompañado por policía o milicianos armados, además de guía, cocinero, pinche y conductores.
Primer día, llegamos mi mujer y yo, a primeros de Mayo, época no turística debido al calor, a Addis Ababa, con Ethiopian Airlines, para enlazar con un vuelo regional a Makele. En Makele montamos en 4x4 para desplazarnos a Dallol, zona desértica con temperaturas de noche 26 y día 45ºC. Dormimos de acampada, al aire libre sobre camastros, junto con todos nuestros acompañantes, el viento y millones de estrellas. El calor, agobiante, Mayo no es el mejor mes para visitar Danakil. Antes de dormir vislumbramos las caravanas de camellos trasportando la sal depositada en el desierto al secarse un mar interior miles de años atrás. También visitamos las salinas infinitas, disfrutamos de una puesta de Sol con reflejos, única.
El segundo día visitamos la Puerta del Infierno, una zona donde la tierra expulsa compuestos de azufre continuamente y donde se han generado unos cráteres freáticos únicos en el mundo, de una extraordinaria belleza y colorido. Andábamos sobre cristales de azufre y óxidos metálicos que crujían bajo nuestros pies. Al terminar la jornada las zapatillas habían pasado a mejor vida. Siempre acompañados por un Kalashnikova AK 47. Llegar hasta allí en un 4x4 sobre las salinas infinitas, con 20 cm de agua sobre la superficie y a 10 km/h durante 2 o 3 hrs, sin llegar nunca, sin ver fondo bajo las ruedas, es uno de los muchos gratos recuerdos que nos ha proporcionado esta superaventura. Más tarde visitamos a los Afar durante su trabajo diario, cortar bloques de sal de 30x40x8 cm que se cargarán sobre los camellos para transportarlos en caravanas infinitas. Aquí todo es infinito. Trabajan bajo un Sol abrasador, pero aunque el Gobierno les ofrece mecanizar la explotación, los Afar no lo permiten, temen perder su forma de vida. Ya no sé dónde dormimos, quizás en Dodhom, donde mataron un cabrito para cenar.
El tercer día pretendíamos subir por la noche al Erta Ale, volcán activo con una caldera de magma en ebullición. Al llegar al campo base para gestionar permisos y más y más acompañantes, las temperaturas habían subido a 52ºC. Esta es la zona más caliente de la Tierra y el espesor de la corteza terrestre es el más estrecho de todos los continentes. De hecho esta es la zona del Rift, donde el cuerno de África se escindirá del continente en algunos miles de años. Estamos 110m por debajo del nivel del mar. Mi mujer sufrió un pequeño golpe de calor mientras tratábamos de comer algo a 52ºC y por prudencia descartamos subir al Arte Ale, lo dejamos, o mejor dicho, lo dejaré para un próximo viaje. Se suben 10Km andando por la noche durante unas 4 horas y se duerme en la caldera, tomando fotos del magma durante la noche, para bajar a primera hora de la mañana, antes de que el Sol abrase.. Así las cosas, decidimos volver a Makele (necesitábamos hotel y descanso) pero de camino visitamos un pequeño lago encantador, quizás el lago Bakili, junto a las salinas, dado que el cambio de planes no nos permitiría ya visitar el Lago Afdera de aguas color esmeralda.
El cuarto día, improvisando, desde Makele hicimos una visita a una de las miles iglesias en Ethiopia excavadas en la roca, donde el prior nos abrió y atendió con sumo cariño, y posteriormente visitamos la Misión del Padre Ángel, amigo Vasco que realiza una labor extraordinaria en la zona. El Padre Ángel (www. Angelolaran.com) aparenta muchos más años de los que tiene, eso es debido sin duda a una larga vida de sufrimiento. Nos invitó a comer en la misión pero tuvimos que descartarlo para volver a Makele y tomar vuelo a Addis Ababa, también queda pendiente para un próximo viaje. A la vuelta enviamos un donativo a la Misión, ese país y Ángel necesitan de toda nuestra ayuda.
Quinto día, desde Addis Ababa tomamos un 4x4 para desplazarnos hacia el Sur, rico en Etnias, poblados, tribus, que nos iban a enamorar. Ni que decir tiene que a estas alturas ya me había convertido en un maestro de la fotografía en desplazamiento, a 80 Km/h en 4x4 se obtienen, a 1/2000s, unas fotografías impagables, las carreteras están llenas de vida y de color. Por la tarde llegamos a Arba Minch, donde habitan los Dorze, a una cota de 3.200m , en sus casas de bambú. Las chozas, de unos 40m2 pueden incluso transportarse con ayuda de 60 personas cuando las termitas se comen la base de sus troncos. Tienen la apariencia de la cabeza de un elefante. Esa noche dormimos en el Paradise Lodge, recomendable, en una cabaña con vistas a los lagos Abaya y Chamo. Estábamos muertos, no hice fotos de la vía láctea y no me lo perdonaré nunca, pero conseguí unos amaneceres únicos.
Sexto día, de nuevo en 4x4 y 1/2000s. Nos desplazamos a las tierras altas donde habita la Etnia Konso, en el rio Segen. Los Konso son la tribu más organizada y han sido reconocidos como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por Unesco. Un ejemplo, la piedra de la verdad, donde ante el Consejo del Pueblo ningún vecino se atrevería a mentir influenciado por un temor ancestral a sufrir los peores males como consecuencia de mentir mientras se está de pie sobre esa piedra. La visita a su poblado es indescriptible, una sociedad muy avanzada con un nivel jerárquico bien asumido y una socialización envidiable. Después, desplazamiento a la zona de Turmi, donde empezamos a cruzarnos con los Hamer, pintados con barro en el pelo y acompañados de collares de conchas. Dormimos en el Busca Lodge, con generador eléctrico que arranca de 6 a 9, eso sí, por la mañana y por la noche.
Séptimo día, cruzando el rio Omo en piragua (tronco de árbol vaciado) para visitar a los nómadas Dassanech. ¡Qué encanto!. Nos recibieron con sus bailes y pasamos la mañana de su mano, sí, nos llevaban de la mano mientras nos enseñaban su poblado. Sus poblados se caracterizan por el uso de chapa de lata para cubrir sus chozas, ese material que les han traído los Dioses les permite que la vida de su choza se alargue por varios años, además de mantenerlas secas, maravillas de la tecnología. Unos globos y caramelos son el regalo más apreciado por los niños. Por la tarde visita al mercado de Turmi, donde los Hamer y otras tribus se dan cita para intercambiar sus productos (grano, ganado, madera trabajada,...). Más tarde, casi a la puesta de Sol visitamos un poblado Hamer. De chozas con vallado para los animales. Igual de encantadores que los Dassenech, solo nos atendieron los niños, los adultos vienen andando desde el mercado de Turmi. Los niños te piden 5 Birs (0.20€) por cada foto que les haces (íbamos armados con fajos de billetes de 5, claro), el capitalismo está llegando para quedarse. Sonrisas y bromas continuamente, inolvidable. De nuevo al hotel con acotado horario para la ducha.
Octavo día, 4x4 a Arba Minch y vuelo regional a Addis Ababa, con shopping y cena étnica para tomar vuelo de nuevo para Madrid (Ida y vuelta nocturna).
Algún bajón de tensión, golpes de calor, catarros por el A/A del 4x4, diarrea (posiblemente el contacto con los billetes viejos contaminados con todo tipo de gérmenes), pero desde ya, contando ansioso los días que faltan para volver de nuevo. Bendita África pura.
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Using an astro-tracker and a very long exposure, I was able to capture the Milky Way in glorious detail within the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico. These ancient hoodoos spoke to me deeply, and the dome of rock in the distance made for an inviting subject to center above the hoodoos below the Milky Way core. Just to be clear, this is a composite!
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I used some of these rocks that line the edge of the Tuolumne River as a foreground for Lembert Dome. The Sony 16-35 f2.8 lens is amazing. It's probably the sharpest wide-angle lens I've used and with zero CA.
Sony A7R3, Sony 16-35 f2.8@16mm, f11@1.3 sec. Polarizer, Singh-Ray 3-stop hard grad.
I use to take photos like this all the time. Every time it began to rain, I would run outside with my camera and try to capture the ever-so tiny, ever-so quickly falling raindrops. After some time, I just stopped. It would rain and I would stay inside, uninspired to take pictures. It can be hard to hold on to motivation and inspiration; that, I have realized. I have also realized that trying too hard can actually back fire, and that letting the magic happen without overdriven ambition is sometimes the best way to go. You just have to feel inspired and positive an good things will come to you.
The used App Hypocam has a few Filters preinstalled and here I used the Filter HC-01.
About the series
I was in Berlin for a few days and of course I wanted to shoot some Photos. My normal Camera was a little too big and unhandy for my business-trip and so I gave a Chance to my smartphone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 11) and a free B&W-App called “Hypocam”. I would like to share a few impressions, but it will not be a detailed test of the smartphone-camera or the software. For me it was more about the question: can my Smartphone compete with my normal Camera? And can I create a nice & appealing b&w-Series with this equipment?
I will try to answer it primarily by showing the final results and I want to add only a little Text to every Photo. I hope you like the photos and if you want to leave a comment: What experiences have you had so far? Can a smartphone compete with or even replace expensive equipment in some situations?
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Quando un uomo siede vicino ad una ragazza carina per un’ora, sembra che sia passato un minuto. Ma fatelo sedere su una stufa accesa per un minuto e gli sembrerà più lungo di qualsiasi ora. Questa è la relatività.
(Albert Einstein)
La sera del 14 luglio 1789 (giorno storico della Rivoluzione Francese), Luigi XVI di Francia sul suo diario giornaliero scriveva: “Oggi, niente di nuovo”.
(Anonimo)
Il tempo si muove in una direzione, i ricordi in un’altra.
(William Gibson)
Gli occidentali indossano al polso i loro dèi.
(Vimalanda)
The Brighton Eye
Brighton used to have a Brighton Eye the same as this one but it had to go when Brighton and Hove City Council agreed a deal with British Airways to build the i360 on the site of the old West Pier. The attraction cost £46 million, with £36 million being funded by a Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) loan through B&H City Council.
Formerly known as the "Brighton i360", the project aimed to attract up to 800,000 paying customers every year. The owner of the site, the West Pier Trust, hoped in 2014 that a successful i360 would lead to the rebuilding of the historic West Pier.
In June 2018, disappointing visitor numbers forced the owners to ask B&H City Council and the LEP for better loan repayment terms. The local paper reported that "in the first full year, from August 2016, the i360 had just over 500,000 visitors, significantly fewer than the 800,000 predicted." The shortfall in visitors was blamed on “poor weather and the unreliable train service to and from London”.
The i360 made a loss of more than £5 million last year, the latest financial reports have revealed. B&H City Council are now owed almost £48 million as the attraction suffered another successive year in the red.
Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera (6X6)
Camara hecha en casa (6X6)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
Lightroom 3
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Lo stolto cerca la felicità nelle cose lontane; il saggio la trova sotto ai propri piedi.
James Oppenheim
questa l'ho sentita stamattina dopo secoli
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One thing I wanted to spend a bit of time doing while up in Ardnamurchan was camera trapping. Using a PIR at a selected spot, it triggers the camera based on movement. It gives a unique perspective, enabling you to capture photos you wouldn’t otherwise be able to.
In this case I was keen to show the Pine Marten that were visiting the cottage I was staying at in their forest environment. A little bit of fill flash was needed as it's quite dark in the wood, but I'm pleased with these.
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People use their bicycles as their main means of transport in the Netherlands; they use trains and, less often, boats, too. So, one can see plenty of bikes chained almost everywhere, including the Nieuwegracht canal in Utrecht. So, much fewer cars invade the Dutchmen’s busy daily lives in the cities.
The skies may well be cloud-laden and grey; nonetheless, the sky’s cerulean, azure blue colour can still be admired on an outstanding bike parked, in juxtaposition with the autumnal hues of the fallen leaves all around.
Using my new Sony a1 MKii today first impressions very good, looking forward to testing it out in the coming weeks.
The new year brought us quite a treat! Orcas Island is in the background. Welcome 2020.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Far View was one of the most densely populated parts of the mesa from A.D. 900 to about A.D. 1300. Nearly 50 villages have been identified within a half square mile area, and were home to hundreds of people.
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Scrivo, perché lo faccio non so, è quando generalmente sto bene con me stesso che lo faccio, o forse quando il tempo consente.
Sì nel tempo dove muore il tempo, in un tragitto, dove esiste assenza di rumori fastidiosi, è possibile.
Dopo un momento di meditazione ed uscita dai pensieri inutili.
Quali sono i pensieri inutili?
Sono quei pensieri a cui non si deve dare mai importanza, si devono lasciare come dono rifiutato.
Diceva un uomo saggio che se ti regalano qualcosa che tu non vuoi, devi lasciarlo a chi lo dona.
E’ pazzesco, ma non troppo.
Pensate a cose che non vorreste, faccio l’esempio di un’offesa.
Meglio non sentirla di cuore, l’altro nostro senso.
La lasciamo a chi la fa senza ribattere, che meraviglia non dire nulla.
Chi si carica del dono dell’offesa la risente.
Chi non la riceve ascolta se stesso, resta in pace.
Non c’è nulla di personale, ho letto un brano :
E’ una di quelle storie d’esempio che un po’ di tempo fa io tenevo sempre nel mio bagaglio di ogni giorno. E son quelle cose che poi ti stancano a momenti, ad esempio quando ciò che ti circonda è totalmente differente.
Quando devi per forza essere razionale, come dice qualcuno, ma poi ti sembra di averne tratto un certo vantaggio, riprendi queste cose in considerazione.
Passando da qui e leggendo altre cose, ti torna in mente.
Non puoi fare a meno di pensarci, se a qualcuno interessa lo legga, io non sapevo se metterlo qui, visto che ne ho parlato.
Considerando che sto in viaggio, ognuno cerchi se stesso, abbiamo 8 sensi si dice, ai cinque sicuri, aggiungiamo la pelle, il cuore, l’intuito.
Gio
E’ una storia che potrebbe non interessarvi, fate quel che volete:
Vicino a Tokyo viveva un grande samurai, ormai anziano, che si dedicava a insegnare il buddismo zen ai giovani. Malgrado la sua età, correva la leggenda che fosse ancora capace di sconfiggere qualunque avversario.
Un pomeriggio, si presentò un guerriero, conosciuto per la sua totale mancanza di scrupoli. Era famoso perché usava la tecnica della provocazione: aspettava che l’avversario facesse la prima mossa e, dotato com’era di una eccezionale intelligenza che gli permetteva di prevedere gli errori che avrebbe commesso l’avversario, contrattaccava con velocità fulminante.
Il giovane e impaziente guerriero non aveva mai perduto uno scontro.
Conoscendo la reputazione del samurai, egli era lì per sconfiggerlo e accrescere in questo modo la propria fama.
Tutti gli allievi si dichiararono contrari all’idea, ma il vecchio accettò la sfida. Si recarono tutti nella piazza della città e il giovane cominciò a insultare il vecchio maestro.
Lanciò alcuni sassi nella sua direzione, gli sputò in faccia, gli urlò tutti gli insulti che conosceva, offendendo addirittura i suoi antenati.
Per ore fece di tutto per provocarlo, ma il vecchio si mantenne impassibile.
Sul finire del pomeriggio, quando ormai si sentiva esausto e umiliato, l’impetuoso guerriero si ritirò. Delusi dal fatto che il maestro avesse accettato tanti insulti e tante provocazioni, gli allievi gli domandarono: “Come avete potuto sopportare tante indegnità? Perché non avete usato la vostra spada, pur sapendo che avreste potuto perdere la lotta, invece di mostrarvi codardo di fronte a tutti noi?”.
“Se qualcuno vi si avvicina con un dono e voi non lo accettate, a chi appartiene il dono?”, domandò il samurai.
“A chi ha tentato di regalarlo”, rispose uno dei discepoli.
“Lo stesso vale per l’invidia, la rabbia e gli insulti”, disse il maestro: “Quando non sono accettati, continuano ad appartenere a chi li portava con sé”.
(Paulo Coelho)
Son riuscito ad annoiarvi!
L'immagine è un'omaggio ad una leggenda.
Buon tutto!
Usually I use the 14mm f/1.8 for my night captures, but on this trip with the Milky Way rising so low on the horizon, I started out by using the 16/35 f/2.8 here at the Fisher Towers. This allowed me to get various zoomed compositions and exposures. As this was zoomed in at 20mm for this capture, and the lens could only be opened to f/2.8 ... I increased the ISO to 10,000 and the shutter to 8 seconds to reduce star movement.
I think the results turned out pretty cool and something to consider doing more of when the location arises to use the 16/35 lens.
The massive roof beams in this 14th century tithe barn in Lacock village, Wiltshire, UK supported a structure that was built to last. This ceiling was restored in 2007 using the same methods & materials as the original, including wooden oak pegs. I'm glad that I looked up while I visited and didn't miss this awesome ceiling!
I purchased this, still in the original box and never used. The flashlamp was with a Kodak Photo Flasher dated 1954.
The lamp is laying on a sheet of Forever stamps.
The Khmer used a smiliar construction technique without mortar as the Inca in America. Each stones is individually shaped to be combined in the wall.
Scanned slide, image taken in December 2000.
Also written as Preah Vihear Temple is an ancient Hindu temple built by the Khmer Empire, located on top of a 525-metre (1,722 ft) cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia. Construction of the first temple on the site began in the early 9th century and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.