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dust removal tool of SilverFast, no difference from the other scan done with standard settings on the early scan.
Just invited to Explore. Nice for a 59-year-old image, but new scan.
See some dust using NOTES
Description from the image below..
South of Caiguna B2R24-26cliff cut
See ExplorOz track notes, May 2009
www.exploroz.com/TrekNotes/SouthCoast/Nuytsland_Nature_Re...
Dave and I traversed all this country a number of times in '65, and I have some fond memories of all of the Nullarbor, just search my stream for Nullarbor...
noted 34 months after the comment below! 29/5/09
See also wasg.iinet.net.au/nulla.html for a bit about the Nullarbor limestone.
"In 2005, The Wilderness Society nominated the Nullarbor Plain for protection under South Australia’s Wilderness Protection Act. The nomination recognised the cultural significance of the region to its traditional owners.
Widely acclaimed for outstanding natural and cultural heritage values, the Nullarbor is the largest semi-arid karst cave system in the world."
Bunda cliffs now protected as a result of Wilderness Society and other's pressure...
www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/outback-australia/histori...
See old exploration map here..
www.explorationswa.com.au/people/
See an informative blog here about Eyre's crossing here...
www.nullarbornet.com.au/themes/edwardJohnEyre.html
Nullabor plain
janhawkinsau.wordpress.com/2015/03/02/the-oondiri-travell...
The Nullabor, the name has always irritated me because it is such an enigma to what you actually find. The vast ancient region was named in August 1865, while an explorer was travelling from the east across the Hampton Tablelands, along the most arid of sections. E. A. Delisser in his journal named both the Nullabor and Eucla. This was how the largest limestone karst in the world received its European name. Its meaning is found in the Latin Nullus Arbor (It seems Delisser spelt it Aus’ style) the meaning is however ‘No trees/plants’. This is a simple misconception as the vast region is not treeless.
To the tribal aboriginal people, the vast plain was known as the Oondiri, meaning a waterless plain, as surface water is not easily found across the ancient karst of limestone. This limestone karst is the largest in the world. It was formed 40 million years ago when the Australian continent broke away from Antarctica and it is also very unstable.
Baxter Cliffs..
Sixty Degrees. That’s the angle for all of these edges, give or take based on the fact that the snowflake is photographed at an angle. Physics at work, yet many people consider snowflakes as a creation of God. It’s amazing really, that the same object can be described by some as evidence of a Creator, while others use the exact same object to prove that the natural laws of physics make our world what it is.
Very few things can take equal sides like a snowflake. I have a side, but I don’t need to express it to express my fascination with our interpretation of the world around us. The real magic here is that we, as human beings, see this snowflake as beautiful. I don’t think many people would argue against that. That begs the question however: what is beauty?
Beauty doesn’t exist on its own. A massive organized collection of water molecules? It is just a thing, a (mostly) inanimate object when we see it. How do we perceive this as beautiful? It’s not the object that contains this value, it’s our perception of it. One could say it’s all in our heads, and I think they’d be right. Something is only beautiful because we say so, collectively or individually it doesn’t matter. So then, what is beauty?
It’s a deep question, and one that every person might have a different answer to. My answer reflects on the larger world around us. We see geometry as standing out from chaotic nature. We admire patterns. We adore symmetry. The most symmetrical face with chiseled lines might be perceives by many as being beautiful, but so too will a wrinkled old smile with the history of the world written on it. Beauty comes in many forms, based on how deep we look.
When I dive into the details of a snowflake, describing all of its features and how they came to be, I hope I add to the beauty. In the opening words of the documentary series Forces of Nature, narrated by Dr. Brian Cox, he says “the world is beautiful to look at, but it’s even more beautiful to understand”. Understanding the depth of beauty only makes these tiny sky crystals even more beautiful, and these posts are often aimed solely at this.
See the slightly brighter center? There is a hexagonal twin plate on the reverse side of the snowflake. The central “dot” shows that this was from a column that transitioned to plate-type growth, and the forward-facing plate gained dominance to grow branches. It was slow-growing which provides a more geometric profile, with extra complexities in the lower left – look closely and you’ll see signs of another plate running in parallel in certain areas.
But all of the science, all of the logic, have a hard time explaining beauty. Whether or not there was a master plan from God to put this snowflake in front of me or if it was just the natural chaotic physics of the universe, doesn’t really matter when we internalize our appreciation of the results. No matter what you think, this snowflake is beautiful.
That is the beauty of humanity.
P.S. if you want to comment on this image, please do so in a way that does not take sides on religion or science. We ALL have our opinions, let’s just keep this one human, okay?
I generally take a photo and then do my value sketch. If time I do a color sketch but most time I just paint. Really I don't care so much about local color because I will do my own thing from the value study. It works for me.
Finding beauty in the blight...
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[...] The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it [...]
-- Quote by John Lubbock (English Biologist and Politician, 1834-1913)
Nikon D200, Samyang 8mm, f/3.5 fisheye, 8mm - f/8 - 1s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
Formello, Italy (October, 2016)
Waiting and feeling impatient. Tomorrow we will know if Franks meds are still effective. It would be great if his light chain values were down a whole lot .... They better be, cause otherwise we're slowly running out of options.
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When things return to normal here I will sure come and visit more on Flickr
Inside "Dr. Moreau Seaworld" by Nexuno Thespian on LEA6
GRAND OPENING:
1.30PM SLT, Friday 8th February 2013
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From the description:
IN THE WORDS OF NEXUNO THESPIAN:
I am a fan of science fiction and fantasy novels. The Island of Dr. Moreau (The Island of Dr. Moreau) is a science fiction novel by HG Wells I've read a long time ago and which I have repeatedly seen the film editions. This is a story that I have always been passionate about because beyond the fantastic value it contains food for thought, very modern genetic modification and on moral ethics of science.
I wanted to create a job in marine version of the island of dr moreau with cute monsters mixed sea creatures and human. I am passionate about real aquariums and I also recreated some real elements such as coral (Zoanthus) which covers the rocks that hide a building of mythological characters.
Some features such as the siren which is located to the side is the SL version of my real paintings. I hope you have fun to explore and be a part of this strange seaworld for a while.
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(More information about the LEA project on the LEA-Website - follow this link)
The "Somewhere in sl" picture series (or "The Adventures of WuWai in Second Life") is my guide and bookmark folder to wonderful, artful, curious or in other way remarkably sims of second life with travel guide WuWai Chun.
This exquisite treasure of the castillian romanico lies on our way to Pedraza.
The visit of my dear flickr friend MariAnna (Starlightworld) and her brothers is a present to me. A wonderful opportunity to rediscover the amazing towns, villages and, specially, romanic churches in the middle of nowhere not too far from Madrid.
Thirty years ago this beautiful church was abandonned to be a total ruin. Anybody could enter and pick up whatever he considered to be worth selling to the next art collector.
Fortunately things have changed so very much. The extraordinary value of Spain's patrimony is being watched over with special care. It's a joy to visit any of the extensive artistic testimony of spanish history.
Sint-Anna tunnel in Antwerpen. Pedestrian tunnel under the river Schelde, 572 meters long.
Panasonic Lumix LX3, freehand at 24 mm in 3:2
Thank you for EXPLORE. :)
Historical value DSC0035 NEF- RAW Tiff Nik Dfn Vivz col4 PNG 67 MB.
Holy Prophet Elijah (Mar Elias) was filled with zeal for spreading the word of Holy God. He lived during the reign of King Achab (875-845 BC). His actions are in the First and Second Books of Kings in the Old Testament of the Bible.
The year of the birth of Holy Prophet Elijah the Thesbite (Mar Elias) is unknown. It is certain that he lived in the first half of the 9th century BC, as he was a contemporary of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel.
The tallest building in the town and a monument to the value of Christ. The First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, NY.
Our Daily Challenge - Value - 10/7/14
TumbleWorld takes a twist. While the image has been splintered and faceted with the same technique as the other "TumbleWorld" images, this time that method is used to draw out metaphors. Fashion as Fascism, a world of Tumbled Value and Values. As we scan from left to right the image, already distorted, becomes less and less "human" and something more ... alien, more removed from the possibilities of basic human connection.
A "Mirror" treatment was used not only for strength of composition but also to further the "Fashion" metaphor - a world so self-absorbed with its own "reflection" in all aspects of its life. The popularity of "selfies", of which songs are written ( !!! ), smart phones and their screens which can also act as actual mirrors as well.... Our whole world now is ourselves. The Fascism of Anthropo-Centrism.
In our rush for Glamour we jettison the Human. This itself is a layered metaphor. There is not only the glamour of fashion and so called "Beauty", there is the glamour of status, of power and influence, of position and rank, wealth and affluence. We live in a culture that MUST feed these notions in order to perpetuate itself. A Fascism of Materialism and Consumerism. A Tumbled World.
Music Link: "#SELFIE ( But First Let me Take a )" - The Chainsmokers. Yep, here it is. Loud and Clear. It's hard to know if this is a celebration of the phenomenon or a sharp-toothed parody. I'm hoping the latter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuyG-lIkNow
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© Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) - 2014. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission.
The Hamar (or Hamer or Hammer) is a tribe with a total population of about over 35,000, which lives in Hamer Bena woreda, a fertile part of the Omo River valley, in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR). They are largely pastoralists, so their culture places a high value on cattle, the menaning of their life. There are at least 27 words for the subtle variations of colours and textures of a cattle! And each man has three names: a human, a goat and a cow name.
Honey collection is their major activity.They are as well semi nomadic and migrate every few months to find pastures for their goats and cattle. They have a special relationship with Bana-Bashada group than the others as they share a common language and culture.
Hamer society consists of a complex system of age groups. To pass from one age group to another involves complicated rituals. The bull-jumping is the most significant ceremony in the social life of the Hamer, the final test before passing into adulthood and in order to get married. The teen must jump naked over a number of bulls without falling. That is why we can mention it as cow jumping or bull leaping. If he is able to complete this task, he will become a man and be able to marry a woman.
The Hamar are very preoccupied with their beauty. They have at times spectacular haidresses.
Men use a wooden head rest which prevents the hair from touching the ground. It is used as head rest to protect the clay wig that some do on the top of the head, but it is also useful as a seat.
Women know many ways to do their hair. The most famous hair style is when their hair is in short tufts rolled in ochre and fat or in long twisted strands. These coppery coloured strands are called "goscha", it's a sign of health and welfare.
They also wear bead necklaces, iron bracelets around their arms, and decorate their breast with lots of cowry shells, like a natural bra.
Around married women's necks, you can see "esente": torques made of iron wrapped in leather. These are engagement presents; they are worn for life and indicate their husband's wealth. One of the necklaces catch more especially the attention: it is called the "bignere". It has a phallic-shape end. This jewelry can only be worn by a man's first wife.
Her statut is the higher one in Hamer society. The Hamar women who are not first wife have a really hard life and they are more slaves than wives...
The young unmarried girls, for their part, wear a kind of oval shape plate, in metal. It is used like a sunshield, but it tends to be rare in the tribe. Some of them have fund their future husband, but have to wait in their house until the so-called prentender can provide all the money for the ceremony: he has to pay for all the cows the bride-to-be's family asks for. These girls are called "Uta" and have to wait weeks, entirely covered with red clay... And no right to take baths or showers . They cannot go out of the house. Friends bring her food.
A cruel tradition still has currency for some Hamar: the babies who have the upper teeth first coming out, are abandonned in the bush. This tradition tends to disapear but NGO Omochild still save abandonned new borns in Jinka. Abandonments are all the more frequent than some Hamar believe that a child born out of formal marriages has "mingi", as to say something abnormal and unclean. For them, it is the expression of the devil, which may cause disasters such as epidemics or drought in the village. So, illegitimate children are abandoned. This kind of beliefs can also be observed in other Ethiopan tribes.
The weekly markets in Turmi and Dimeka are meeting points where tourist observation and photography can be satisfy against money.
© Eric Lafforgue
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One of the iconic images of Bangkok (and one of the most iconic scams) is Thailand's pervasive tuk-tuk (named because of the sound of their small engine). These are motorized rickshaws that serve as an alternative to taxis. They are popular amongst tourists for their novelty value, but that is exactly what they are a novelty. When in Bangkok I would recommend taking taxis for their safety, ease of use, to avoid one of the classic Bangkok scams and to preserve your precious lungs.
First, as you can see from the photo, tuk-tuks have an “open-air” design so they offer no protection in case of an accident. In addition, Thais are very small people and the tuk-tuks reflect that. I am six feet tall and I look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame when I ride in the back of one of these!
Second, tuk-tuks have no meter and the moment you open your mouth and speak English the fare doubles or triples compared to what an equivalent taxi fare would be. All taxis in Bangkok are metered, but some drivers will tell unsuspecting tourists that the meter is broken. If that happens simply walk away and look for another taxi. More times than not the driver will tell you to come back because by some great miracle the meter has started to work! Never step into a tuk-tuk unless you have successfully bargained a fair price otherwise you will be taken for a ride (physically and fiscally).
Third, one of the classic Bangkok scams is that a very friendly Thai will approach you on the street and produce a Bangkok map to help you with your sightseeing day. Your new “friend” will tell you that some of the popular sites are closed for the day, like the Royal Palace, because it is a national holiday. For a small price, usually 20 Baht (about $.65 cents USD), he can have his friend, who conveniently pulls up to the curb in his tuk-tuk, take you around to less touristy sites. The “tour” will take you to some temples, but also to a tourist agency (posing as the official tourist office) where they will try to sell you overpriced train and bus tickets. The finale is a trip to the local tailor where you have the opportunity to buy a customized suit. You gotta look stylish while in the Bangkok, right? Fortunately, I didn’t fall for this scam as I was well aware of it, but I met many travelers who succumbed to the “inexpensive” tuk-tuk tour.
Lastly, the “alfresco” tuk-tuks expose passengers to the high levels of pollution, besides, the heat and humidity that Bangkok is known for. Bangkok taxis are air-conditioned and compared to taxis I have taken New York City and Chicago, are well kept.
When in Bangkok be sure visit the “must see” attractions such as Wat Arun, the enormous reclining Buddha and the Royal Palace. If you are feeling a little adventurous then hop on a local tuk-tuk for that essential Bangkok experience, just be sure to bargain hard and hold on for dear life!
Check back for more of my Thailand adventures!
Happy Travels!
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i was told: "your smile is important to me"
i was told: "It seems you have found someone that really values you and sees you as beautiful as you are. I feel a mixture of pain, jealousy and relief . I'll keep my brief memories"
and times and times again, i was told: "Go do what you need to do. You know where I am."
there's such a thing called the unbearable lightness of sayings. there's such a belief i bought into that says words are cheap.
but i felt as happy as a woman could be hearing them
It is interesting that Value City is still left intact on this sign. It appears that "Value City" is being used for the furniture store that still exists in this shopping center. It appears that this may have been a Schottenstein (once parent company of Value City) developed shopping center.
Eureka and Telegraph Roads - Taylor, Michigan
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friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
- C.S. Lewis
There are 50 AONBs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – the largest being the Cotswolds and the smallest the Isles of Scilly. AONBs are part of a worldwide family of protected landscapes that are valued for their cultural richness, aesthetic quality and wildlife. In Britain, these landscapes are designated as AONB, National Park or Heritage Coast..
The beginnings of a new series.
Restoring intended value through an application of intended use.
Paper and masking tape.
Dimensions variable.
I've certainly got my money's worth out of this dress, as its probably the most worn of all my wardrobe items. This photo is from the previous Sunday having returned home from a cup of coffee at a local Costa.
One of three photos taken on my afternoon walk in my neighbourhood park in Toronto.
Thanks for visiting, enjoy each day. Stay healthy and safe. #BeKind
Today's assignment was "value" as in worth, not lightness and darkness. The picture has to be taken on the day for which the assignment is made. The greatest value I could photograph today is nature. I especially love this time of year and the cheeriness of these yellow flowers/weeds that are found nearby. This little stand of yellow usually gets sprayed to kill the "weeds." Sigh.
A single word can brighten the face
of one who knows the value of words.
Ripened in silence, a single word
acquires a great energy for work.
War is cut short by a word,
and a word heals the wounds,
Let a word mature inside yourself.
Withhold the unripened thought.
Know when to speak a word
and when not to speak at all.
A single word turns the universe of hell
into eight paradises.
(yunus emre)
Silver ships on plasmic oceans
In disguise
Of all the things I value most in life
I see my memories and feel their warmth ← ♫
~Black Sabbath
I've not been around much - lots of weekend guests
and
wheeze, hack... bronchitis
I'll do my best to catch up with your photos
and thanks to my friends who have inquired of my absence
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...thanks for no blinking gyrating seizure causing graphics
and I have not had the time to add to groups