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Although this photo might seem visually confusing at first... this is in fact one single photo... with absolutely no Photoshop trickery going on here.
But while it's definitely not a fake photo... it's also not quite real. It's just an example of me trying to be a bit more "creative" in the Knysna forests. :)
A couple of days ago I noticed an old mossy tree stump with some holes in it, perfectly backlit by the midday sun. I felt that the shapes of a few of these holes might also look quite nice in a photo?
So today I went back to that same stump with my camera and composed a fairly nice shot of two of the holes. If only there was a fern growing inside of that stump, I thought to myself while composing the shot. Hmmm. ;)
I decided to break two leaves from a nearby fern and then to strategically position them behind the holes and inside the stump. Then I waited about 30 minutes for the sun to perfectly light up the primary fern.
Up at Back Tor on Derwent Edge yesterday afternoon, and the usual focal points and compositions fell by the wayside as the snow drifts were far more visually appealing.
Angkor Wat is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. It is a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five lotus-like towers rising 65 meters from ground level. Angkor Wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor.
The Blackburnian Warbler is by far, one of the most visually stunning warblers in the Eastern U.S.. In the breeding season, these birds are typically confined to mixed or coniferous forests at higher elevations. Here, the males sing from the very top of the tallest conifer spires. In their southern range, when trees of this kind are few and far between, the Blackburnian Warbler is known to nest in deciduous forests. In the case of this individual, the tallest trees in the area were quite short and entirely deciduous. Not a hemlock, fir, or spruce in sight for quite a while. An oddity for the area for sure. Luckily, this habitat drew the bird closer to the ground where he sang, foraged, and at one point, even clashed with another male. I find it interesting how this bird, in his unusual habitat for the area, was more cooperative than the dozens of other Blackburnians I've heard throughout proper habitat in the area. Perhaps he was simply passing through on migration. I find is unlikely due to his persistent singing and aggressive behavior, but what do I know. I like to think he realized there were greener pastures a few hundred yards away that would better suit his needs.
My attempt to visually represent some of what's happening here in Victoria at the moment..
With sincere thanks for the following resources:
Fog Brushes www.deviantart.com/skylinerzex/art/FogMistBrushPack-34309...
Tree Brush www.deviantart.com/deanoyebo/art/Environment-Brushes-3535...
Sparks www.deviantart.com/mariasemelevich/art/Sparks-2-487400527
Dust www.deviantart.com/tigers-stock/art/036-Fairy-dust-02-163...
Everything else created by me in Photoshop
Constructive criticism gratefully received.
Peripheral vision loss (tunnel vision):
Peripheral vision problems mean that you don't have a normal, wide-angle field of vision, even though your central vision may be fine.
Moderate and severe cases of peripheral vision loss create the sensation of seeing through a narrow tube, a condition commonly referred to as "tunnel vision."
Symptoms of peripheral vision loss also can include difficulty seeing in dim light and decreased ability to navigate while you are walking.
If you have a sudden decrease in peripheral vision, see your optican or doctor immediately. Sudden loss of peripheral vision may indicate a detached retina, which is a medical emergency that must be treated as soon as possible to avoid permanent vision loss.
The Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) website tells me that 93% of people who are registered blind or partially sighted in the UK retain some useful vision. So why isn’t there better understanding of visual impairment? Is it because it is easier for sight-loss charities to raise money if they present a more simplistic, pitiable image of blindness? Or is it because it is thought too complex an issue to explain?
Blindness is not binary. It is a full and varied spectrum. Visually impaired people come in many different variations. Some have central vision but no periphery. Some have periphery but no central. Some see the world through a window stained with blobs. For others, it is all a blur. Just give us a fair chance and a little space, we will probably just quietly get in your way on staircases.
Merry Christmas from our home to yours!
About this photo: A Christmas photo of the pup we are training. It's been a while again since I have posted here, we've had so much snow and I have been stuck at home due to that. Some of you might remember that we welcomed a puppy into our home in May as we decided to become puppy raisers for the BC & Alberta Guide Dogs. It has been quite an amazing journey so far with some challenging times, but now at almost 9 months old she is turning into such a wonderful dog that will hopefully make someone's life a little easier in the future! ❤️
Last year we met a lady who has become a good friend. She is a puppy raiser for quite some time already and she is already raising her 5th puppy. The duty of puppy raisers is to teach these dogs proper house manners and some specific skills while they stay with your. When they are about 18 months old they will be going into advanced training. Which means we will have to return the dog and they go to full time trainers for the advanced training of the program. This is where they get really ready to become a guide dog for the blind/visually impaired people, a companion for children with autism or people with PTSD, etc...
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony DSC-RX10M4
*Focal Length: 13mm
*F-Number: F/3.2
*Exposure Time: 1/30 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Manual Mode (M)
Thank you for dropping by and I hope you enjoy this photo!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!
Ann :-)
Dark Nights: Metal. What a spectacular, visually stunning, and well-written event. Nowhere near as good as Blackest Night, however, but still one of the greatest DC Universe-spanning stories I’ve had the privilege to read.
It’s neither the time nor the place for me to tackle the Dark Knights that sprung forth the Dark Multiverse. Several people have done so already with incredible results, and I won’t bother trying to measure up to such lofty standards. Instead, I fiddled around with a few new pieces to make these three pictures that I hope are reminiscent of specific events in the story. I was thinking about making Dream and Lady Blackhawk, but I didn’t really want to have to buy the pieces to make them.
On the top is the reveal of Barbatos’ true form in issue #3. The middle shows my rendition of Greg Capullo’s variant cover for #1. And the bottom is are a little Starro (issue #4) and Baby Darkseid (issue #2) that I threw together just for giggles.
More stuff is on the way.
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Fig formula:
Barbatos: LBM S2 Bat-Fan CMF hoodie with erased logo, Scooby Doo Black Knight head, NK Gargoyle wings and torso with NK Harpy legs, custom cut dark purple pauldron
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittiwake
The kittiwakes (genus Rissa) are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the Black-legged Kittiwake (R. tridactyla) and the Red-legged Kittiwake (R. brevirostris). The epithets "Black-legged" and "Red-legged" are used to distinguish the two species in North America, but in Europe, where R. brevirostris is not found, the Black-legged Kittiwake is often known simply as Kittiwake, or more colloquially in some areas as Tickleass or Tickleace. The name is derived from its call, a shrill 'kittee-wa-aaake, kitte-wa-aaake'.
Habitat and range
Kittiwakes are coastal breeding birds ranging in the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. They form large, dense, noisy colonies during the summer reproductive period, often sharing habitat with murres. They are the only gull species that are exclusively cliff-nesting.
The Black-legged Kittiwake is one of the most numerous of seabirds. Breeding colonies can be found in the Pacific from the Kuril Islands, around the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk throughout the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands to southeast Alaska,[1] and in the Atlantic from the Gulf of St. Lawrence through Greenland and the coast of Ireland down to Portugal, as well as in the high Arctic islands.[2] In the winter, the range extends further south and out to sea.
In sharp contrast, the Red-legged Kittiwake has a very limited range in the Bering Sea, breeding only on the Pribilof, Bogoslof and Buldir islands in the United States, and the Commander Islands in Russia. On these islands, it shares some of the same cliff habitat as the Black-legged Kittiwake, though there is some localized segregation between the species on given cliffs.
Physical appearance
The two species are physically very similar. They have a white head and body, grey back, grey wings tipped solid black and a yellow bill. Black-legged Kittiwake adults are somewhat larger (roughly 40 cm in length with a wingspan of 90–100 cm) than Red-legged Kittiwakes (35–40 cm in length with a wingspan around 84–90 cm). Other differences include a shorter bill, larger eyes, a larger, rounder head and darker grey wings in the Red-legged Kittiwake. While most Black-legged Kittiwakes do, indeed, have dark-grey legs, some have pinkish-grey to reddish legs, making colouration a somewhat unreliable identifying marker.
In contrast to the dappled chicks of other gull species, kittiwake chicks are downy and white since they are under relatively little threat of predation, as the nests are on extremely steep cliffs. Unlike other gull chicks which wander around as soon as they can walk, kittiwake chicks instinctively sit still in the nest to avoid falling off.[3] Juveniles take three years to reach maturity. When in winter plumage, both birds have a dark grey smudge behind the eye and a grey hind-neck collar. The sexes are visually indistinguishable.
Roan Mountain, straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, rises like a great green fortress in the Southern Appalachian range. This five-mile-long highland ridge is one of the most ecologically diverse and visually striking places in the eastern United States. Towering over 6,200 feet at its highest point, Roan Mountain is not a single peak but a series of summits, grassy balds, and spruce-fir forests that together create a landscape unlike any other in the region.
Most visitors begin their journey at Carver’s Gap, a high mountain pass accessible by car that sits at 5,512 feet. From here, hikers step directly onto the Appalachian Trail, which cuts across the ridgeline and connects the mountain’s main features. Within minutes, the trail climbs above the tree line, revealing sweeping panoramic views from Round Bald, the first of several open summits. These “grassy balds”—including Jane Bald and Grassy Ridge Bald—offer a rare kind of terrain in the southern Appalachians: treeless mountaintops covered in wildflowers, berries, and grasses. The views are endless, stretching across North Carolina’s Blue Ridge to the east and Tennessee’s Holston Mountains to the west.
The origins of these balds remain a mystery. Some scientists believe they are remnants of the last Ice Age, sustained by a combination of grazing animals, fire, and climate. Others suggest human activity kept them clear. Either way, these open meadows are ecologically rich and fragile, requiring careful conservation to prevent trees from reclaiming the space.
To the west of Carver’s Gap, the terrain changes dramatically. The Appalachian Trail climbs into the dense, moss-covered spruce-fir forests of Roan High Knob, the highest point on the ridge at 6,285 feet. These forests feel more like New England or Canada than North Carolina, remnants of colder glacial climates from thousands of years ago. The air is cooler, the light dimmer, and the quiet deeper. Here stands the Roan High Knob Shelter, the highest backcountry shelter on the Appalachian Trail.
Near the summit of Roan High Knob, history lingers. In the late 1800s, General John T. Wilder built the Cloudland Hotel on the mountaintop as a resort for people seeking health benefits from the cool, fresh air. The hotel, which once straddled the state line, is long gone, but its ruins can still be found in the woods. Nearby, a short spur trail leads to Roan High Bluff, one of the best overlooks in the entire range.
Perhaps the most famous feature of Roan Mountain is its extraordinary display of Catawba rhododendrons. Each June, thousands of these flowering shrubs bloom across the highlands in brilliant pink and purple hues, transforming the mountains into a floral spectacle. The Roan Mountain Rhododendron Gardens, located near the old hotel site, include paved walkways and overlooks that make them accessible to all. The display is so iconic that the nearby town of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, hosts an annual Rhododendron Festival to celebrate the bloom and local mountain culture.
But Roan Mountain isn’t only beautiful in summer. In fall, the highlands erupt in gold and crimson, and in winter, the ridge becomes a snowy wonderland. The elevation keeps temperatures cool year-round, and sudden fog, thunderstorms, or wind can make conditions change quickly. Even experienced hikers are advised to carry layers and rain gear, and to check the weather before heading out.
Beyond its scenic appeal, Roan Mountain is also a place of deep ecological importance. It’s home to dozens of rare plant and animal species, including Gray’s lily, Roan Mountain bluets, and various high-elevation birds. Conservation groups work actively to protect these habitats, as overuse and erosion remain concerns, especially during peak visitation months.
Roan Mountain also holds a place in American history. In 1780, during the Revolutionary War, a group of frontiersmen known as the Overmountain Men crossed the Roan Highlands on their way to the Battle of Kings Mountain. This march is now commemorated by the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, which intersects with the Appalachian Trail in the area.
On the Tennessee side, Roan Mountain State Park provides a lower-elevation base with campgrounds, rental cabins, and family-friendly trails. The park complements the high-elevation wilderness above, offering opportunities for fishing, biking, and attending seasonal festivals.
Access to Roan Mountain is relatively easy. From Asheville, North Carolina, it’s about a 1.5-hour drive through winding mountain roads. The main entry point, Carver’s Gap, is open year-round, with parking available for both day hikers and thru-hikers. The Roan Mountain Recreation Area, open in the warmer months, provides picnic areas, paved walking paths, and access to the rhododendron gardens.
What makes Roan Mountain remarkable is how it combines natural beauty, accessibility, and a sense of the wild. It’s a place where the scenery changes with each step—from open balds under the wide sky to misty evergreen forests—each corner hiding its own magic. For many, a visit to Roan becomes a yearly ritual, a seasonal pilgrimage to walk through rhododendrons, listen to wind in the fir trees, and feel, if just for a moment, like they've stepped into another world.
Whether you’re a seasoned backpacker, a family on a scenic drive, or a botanist studying rare plants, Roan Mountain offers something meaningful. It’s not just a hike or a view—it’s an experience that connects people to nature, history, and the enduring power of mountains.
Visually, the feet are the most interesting thing about this water bird.
Better large, click on image
March Point. Padilla Bay/Fidalgo Bay.
"The Washington population of the Black Oystercatcher is estimated to be roughly 400 birds. This number is probably not significantly different from the historical population, as these birds require fairly specialized habitat, which is not evenly distributed. Oystercatchers are highly vulnerable to human disturbance, oil spills, and pollution of the intertidal zone. Numbers of Black Oystercatchers on the outer coast may be higher than in the past, in part due to decreased human disturbance resulting from lighthouse automation. Numbers in inland areas, however, have declined in response to increased human activity. The Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Management Plan has identified the Black Oystercatcher as a regional species of high concern."
"The Black Oystercatcher is restricted in its range, never straying far from shores, in particular favoring rocky shorelines. It has been suggested that this bird is seen mostly on coastal stretches which have some quieter embayments, such as jetty protected areas. It forages in the intertidal zone, feeding on marine invertebrates, particularly molluscs such as mussels, limpets and chitons. It will also take crabs, isopods and barnacles. It hunts through the intertidal area, searching for food visually, often so close to the water's edge it has to fly up to avoid crashing surf. It uses its strong bill to dislodge food and pry shells open."
I like compositions where one can appreciate the visually chaotic environments in which animals live. I think it helps to understand how predator avoidance and background-matching have shaped the diversity of colorations, textures and patterns we observe in animals. I also like images to convey a feeling of wilderness, which I mean as the pre-human physical reality which came about by purely natural processes. Wilderness as the world the way it was up until yesterday, in evolutionary times. That is the world where animals (including us) have evolved and the world we are equipped to deal with, even if everything has changed enormously in the last couple of centuries. We can't solve the mess we have unleashed without understanding why organisms have evolved to be the way they are. And to do that, studying/observing wildlife in relatively pristine areas is fundamental.
This smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) was chilling at 1°C in a puddle near Stensoffa (Skäne, Sweden), where I took this picture in situ. All of southern Sweden is a deeply transformed area, yet for relatively small animals, there are still some patches of suitable habitat left. Never underestimate the importance of scale. As in many other species of newts, the cryptic dorsal coloration contrasts with its brightly colored bellies, suggesting that two opposing selective forces may underlie the evolution of dorsal and ventral coloration in urodela.
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Audibly blind, visually deaf................
I remember hearing about the face, before seeing it
and when i saw it, i could not remember when i heard about it ;-))
The former Echo Arena in Liverpool, had the Face at the window, and so much more. (it is now known as the M&S Bank Arena)
Visually rough as can be seen in this macro image, but comparatively smooth to the touch. A disconnect between the senses.
he Blue Lake was created during the Otago gold mining era. It started as a hill and was reduced to a pit from which shafts and then hydraulic elevators brought up gravel for sluicing. In its day it was the deepest mining hole in the Southern Hemisphere. When mining stopped, it flooded full of water. The blue color of the lake is caused by the mineral content of the surrounding, visually striking cliffs.
08. FIDDLERS GREEN
Fish Quay, North Shields. NE30 1JA
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Fiddler’s Green is a corten‑steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale that stands on the Fish Quay at North Shields, overlooking the River Tyne. The figure, known locally as The Fisherman, was commissioned and funded by the North Shields Fishermen’s Heritage Project as a permanent memorial to fishermen from the port who were lost at sea.
The statue is a tall, solitary fisherman seated and gazing out to sea, rendered in Lonsdale’s characteristic weathering steel so that the surface develops a warm, rust‑red patina in the coastal air. Its pose and placement deliberately evoke maritime folklore: Fiddler’s Green is a sailors’ paradise in legend, a place of music and rest for those who die at sea, and the memorial’s plaque quotes a verse that links the figure to that tradition. The work’s readable realism and quiet dignity make it both a local landmark and an accessible site of remembrance.
The North Shields Fishermen’s Heritage Project led the fundraising and selection process, raising the money needed to commission Lonsdale and secure a prominent quay‑side site. The project brought together fishermen, local businesses and civic partners to create a lasting civic memorial; reports from the unveiling describe strong community involvement and broad local support for the initiative.
Unveiled in 2017, the sculpture quickly became a focal point for visitors, families and commemorative events. It features in local walking routes and heritage trails and is frequently photographed by passersby and tourists. For many residents the figure functions as both a personal and collective marker—an everyday place to pause, reflect and remember those who worked the North Sea.
Fiddler’s Green sits on the Fish Quay near the sands and is publicly accessible year‑round; its quay‑side location ties it visually to the working harbour, moored boats and the wider riverscape. The sculpture’s durable material and evocative siting ensure it reads as both contemporary public art and a civic memorial embedded in the port’s living history.
Getting up today at 3:30 am, picking up my buddy Ron and driving over two hours to Racine, we both found our fingers going numb after five minutes in the cold Lake Michigan breeze: We had to operate camera controls by visually watching our fingers. After many weeks of inactivity, I'd forgotten just how much fun it can be to take pictures..... NOT! ;-)
Visually the aurora appeared shades of gray, but the colors were easily visible on camera (and iPhone) displays. Big Dipper is in the upper right of photo with Little Dipper below, and Lyra in the lower left. Albert Kelly Park, Portland, Oregon OM20157
As you drive from Bournemouth along the Jurassic coast, you can visually feel the changing textures of the rocks. While Bournemouth is at the Eastern end, driving from there you will first reach the Old Harry Rocks just east of Studland. These magnificent sea stacks are made of calcium. As you move further west towards Exeter, you will eventually culminate your journey in Ladram Bay which is between the coastal towns of Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth, on the south coast of Devon.
The “Otter Sandstone” is the richest source of Triassic reptile remains in Britain and one of the most important in the world. At the south-west end of the bay, the most common fossils in the sandstone are networks of vertical, tube-like carbonate petrifactions (rhizocretions): these represent the roots of plants that were able to survive in the harsh dry climate of the Triassic Period - Courtesy Wiki.
The pebble beach here is the best I have visited thus far. When we got there, it was already getting cold as the dusk approached and there was not one around...so I basically had these beautiful red rocks all to myself! That was such a beautiful evening. We completed our trip to the Jurassic Coast here and headed back home.
I will be on transit for a few days. So I wont be able to visit your streams. I will set myself up again and get back on flickr. Till then happy shooting and have a nice weekend!!
Thanks for viewing :)
A visually charming window display in one of the tourist shops in Le Castellet, a medieval village in the South of France. There are so many entertaining little details to look at here.
Visually indistinguishable from Western Wood Pewee, the two species are separated by geography and vocalization. Lake St. Clair.
One of the most visually stunning Inca ruins beside Machu Picchu is the Moray Agricultural Terraces. It's weird that this site is not on the typical tourist agenda, but we're glad we went. The site holds a series of concentric terraces that looks like an ancient Greek amphitheater, and it descends to a depth of approximately 150 meters. The circular bottom is so well drained that it never completely floods, no matter how plentiful the rain.
The most widely agreed theory about this site is that the Incas used it as an agricultural research station. Pollen studies indicate that soils from several region of the Andes, from tropical and sub-tropical areas, were imported by the Incas and deposited in each of the large circular basins. Seeds were then cultivated, studied, and likely sent throughout the Incan empire to improve yield in the harsh conditions of the Andes.
The fundamental restoration of the square design of Gendarmenmarkt in the centre of Berlin, which began in 1922, was completed with a ceremonial reopening on 13 March 2025.
Wenige Tage vorher konnte ich eine kurzzeitig bestehende Lücke in der Absperrung zu einem Blick auf die letzten Arbeiten nutzen. Optisch wiederhergestellt, aber mit besseren Materialien, wurde die Gestaltung aus den 1980-er Jahren. Getan hat sich vor allem etwas im Untergrund.. Neben einem unterirdischen, rund fünf Kilometer langen Leitungsnetz für Strom sowie Trink- und Abwasser wurde der historische Platz mit einem Regenwassermanagement ausgestattet. Regenwasser wird dafür in unterirdischen technischen Anlagen vorgereinigt und gespeichert. Auch ist der Gendarmenmarkt nun komplett barrierefrei. Der Platz zwischen Deutschem Dom, Konzerthaus und Französischem Dom gilt als beliebter Ort für Kulturveranstaltungen. Im Sommer soll dort nach zweijähriger Pause auch wieder das Classic Open Air stattfinden.
A few days earlier, I was able to use a brief gap in the barrier to take a look at the latest work. The design from the 1980s has been visually restored, but with better materials. Something has changed, especially underground. In addition to an underground network of around five kilometres of pipes for electricity, drinking water and waste water, the historic square has been equipped with a rainwater management system. Rainwater is pre-cleaned and stored in underground technical systems. Gendarmenmarkt is now also completely barrier-free. The square with the concert hall in the centre framed by the German and French Churches with domed towers is a popular venue for cultural events. After a two-year break, the Classic Open Air is to be held there again this summer.
The Sculptor Galaxy is visually a very bright and quite big galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It can be easily seen through binoculars.
It lies at a distance of around 11 milion light years away and is part of the Sculptor Group, one of the nearest galaxy groups to the Milky Way.
The globular cluster is NGC288 and lies at a distance of 30.000 light years from earth.
Image taken with monochrome Nikon D600 on a APM107/700 with Riccardi reducer and modified Nikon D600 on a TS Quadruplet 480/80, mounted on Fornax 51 and guided with MGEN.
Luminance 30x10min ISO400
RGB 30x10min ISO400
Location: Astrofarm Kiripotib, Namibia
M33 is visually the second largest galaxy observed in the Northern Hemisphere and can be seen by the naked eye in dark skies. It is 2.7 million ly from earth and named after the constellation Triangulum in which it sits near.
PI Workflow:
R (Drizzle / MMT Noise Reduction / MT Star Reduction / Deconvolution)
G/B (Drizzle / DBE / Debanding / MMT Noise Reduction / Linear Fit)
Ha/O (Drizzle / Debanding / DBE / MMT Noise Reduction / Linear Fit)
L (Drizzle / Deconvolution / Delinearize / HDRMT / LHE / CT)
RBGCombination
NBRGB Script
DBE
MaskedStretched / HT
Photoshop Workflow:
ColorEfex Pro / Detail Extraction
Curves
StarSpikes Pro to cleanup stars
Takahashi FSQ-106
Software Bisque MyT
QSI 683WSG-8
L 12x15min
R 8x15min
G 4x15min
B 7x15min
Ha 33x30min
Oii 13x30min
Total Integration Time = 30.75hrs
Data from Deepskywest Remote Observatory
This visually busy scene occurred mid summer of this year and was captured while standing in my backyard. I’m not certain why the vivid section of the rainbow was so abbreviated in these conditions, but it created something that looked almost like a bridge between the upper and lower clouds, which I thought looked pretty cool. Besides the clouds, rainbow and corn, there are two birds also caught in frame. The obvious one (just to the left of the rainbow) was a barn swallow and the other (perched on a cornstalk in the lower right quadrant) was a blue grosbeak.
visually striking war memorial dedicated to soldiers of the Portuguese army who died during the Overseas War of 1961 to 1974. The Monumento Combatentes Ultramar memorial comprises of three distinctive sections; the flame, the monument and memorial wall.
The central flame burns continuously to signify the lasting memory of the dead soldiers while the names of each solider who died in the protracted African conflict are etched into the the three walls that surround the memorial. The artistic section of the Monumento Combatentes Ultramar include a shallow purpose built lake and two large angled pillars that jut out above the flame.
Some pics for my Wardrobe post!
I really had a lot of fun putting this looks together. I really find the outfit, the makeup, and the hair to all be super beautiful on their own. Mixing them together makes me feel so sexy!
Full credits and more Wardrobe info at post: digitalregeneration.com/visually-organize-your-second-lif...
If you look at this part of this sky visually with a telescope, all you see is the open star cluster at the center. Taking a picture with a hydrogen-alpha filter and a CCD camera reveals a lot more. There is an emission nebula associated with the star cluster, and there are many dark molecular clouds in the foreground. Those are regions where new stars are forming. I think one bears a resemblance to the Loch Ness monster or some long necked dinosaur.
Taken from my backyard in Long Beach, CA with a Celestron Edge HD 925 at 535 mm focal length with Hyperstar. An Atik 414-EX mono CCD camera was used with an Atik H-alpha filter and Optolong RGB filters. Most of the detail comes from the H-alpha filter with the RGB filters helping to get the star colors correct.
Hα filter - 42 240 s exposures
R filter - 72 45 s exposures
G filter - 61 45 s exposures
B filter - 55 45 s exposures
Preprocessing in Nebulosity with dark, bias, and flat frames; stacking, channel combination, and initial processing in PixInsight; final touches in Photoshop. It took a lot of work in PixInsight to get the right color mapped to all the detail in the nebula, but I think I found a combination that works.
North is at the left and west is at the top in this image.
A visually impaired man going up the stairs of La Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris.
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"The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color." -- Hans Hofmann.
This is one of the most visually direct drawings in the “Living Machine” series. The drawing took first place in the fine arts division of the LPL Art of Planetary Science show 2015. As with other works in this series, this drawing explores themes of mimetic evolution, Lamarckian evolution and self-construction. A large organic spheroid creature (a “Plantimal”) mimics the form of a smaller more machine-like creature which it is carrying. The background is taken largely from a view of low mountains north of Interstate 8 near the Arizona-California border.simpler story more cleanly and directly.
This work was part of a solo show at Tucson's main library May 2019: pima.bibliocommons.com/events/5cc0d96b6d8db6450037c654
The Wizard nebula surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380 in the northern constellation of Cepheus, discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. The surrounding emission nebulosity is known as the Wizard Nebula, which spans an angle of 25′. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. The NGC 7380 complex is located at a distance of approximately 8500 light-years from Earth. At the center of the cluster lies DH Cephei, a close, binary system consisting of two massive O-type stars. This pair are the primary ionizing source for the surrounding Ha region and are driving out the surrounding gas and dust while triggering star formation. Text from Wikipedia
Taken from Santa Rosa, CA. September 2019
Mount: Paramount MYT Scope: TEC 140 Camera: QSI 683
R: G: B: Ha: O3 = 2.5h: 2.5h: 2.5h: 9h: 10h:
Reprocessed March 2023. HOO Combination for the nebula and RGB for the stars.
Although little changed visually, the sturdy timber and masonry buildings of the Fort Point neighborhood today house offices and condos rather than the manufacturing and warehousing activities of former maritime industries for which they were originally built in the 1900's. Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Aunque visualmente poco ha cambiado, los fuertes edificios de madera y albañilería del barrio Fort Point hoy son oficinas y condominios en lugar de las actividades de fabricación y almacenamiento de las viejas industrias marítimas para las cuales fueron construidos en el siglo XX. Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos.
The visually spectacular red-crested cardinal is hard to miss. Also called the Brazilian cardinal, this South American species was introduced to Hawaii in the 1930s. Despite the resemblance and common name, the red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronate) is not taxonomically classified as a cardinal.
March Point. Padilla Bay/Fidalgo Bay.
"The Washington population of the Black Oystercatcher is estimated to be roughly 400 birds. This number is probably not significantly different from the historical population, as these birds require fairly specialized habitat, which is not evenly distributed. Oystercatchers are highly vulnerable to human disturbance, oil spills, and pollution of the intertidal zone. Numbers of Black Oystercatchers on the outer coast may be higher than in the past, in part due to decreased human disturbance resulting from lighthouse automation. Numbers in inland areas, however, have declined in response to increased human activity. The Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Management Plan has identified the Black Oystercatcher as a regional species of high concern."
"The Black Oystercatcher is restricted in its range, never straying far from shores, in particular favoring rocky shorelines. It has been suggested that this bird is seen mostly on coastal stretches which have some quieter embayments, such as jetty protected areas. It forages in the intertidal zone, feeding on marine invertebrates, particularly molluscs such as mussels, limpets and chitons. It will also take crabs, isopods and barnacles. It hunts through the intertidal area, searching for food visually, often so close to the water's edge it has to fly up to avoid crashing surf. It uses its strong bill to dislodge food and pry shells open."
Visually seen and captured at 4:02 AM. Milky Way above the meteor. Mars is to the left of the Saguaro cactus and Saturn and Jupiter to the right of the cactus, all three planets in a straight line.
The meteor last 1-2 seconds and moved very fast. This is a 10 second exposure so the meteor is photographically less bright in appearance than the visual observation.
These visually striking hoodoos can be found in a remote section of Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. At least that's the case right now. Political bullshit keeps changing the size and borders of this national monument and it's very possible that this particular area may lose its protective status in the near future (if it hasn't already). Fortunately, the area is so remote that I doubt it really matters.
A Pinhole project between July and December 2019. I have stayed in hotels once or twice a week, most Months, for 30 years and in December it comes to an end.
I am attempting to show visually how I feel about this, absent from my family, frustrated, often bored.
The pinhole camera and the way it captures time is a perfect vehicle.