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At the time of this posting, the new year is only a little over 4 hours away for the folks on Christmas Island and the rest of us will follow! :-)
Flickr has given me the opportunity to meet and make some really good friends from all corners of the globe. Just one way that the internet has helped make the world much smaller and that much better of a place to be! :-)
I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy, Prosperous, and Safe 2011!! May it be one of the best years EVER!!
Light Painting... Single Exposure
enjoy on black!
www.flickr.com/photos/profilesofnature/4835703850/#/photo...
During sunrise and sunset, sunlight is attenuated by a particularly long passage through Earth's atmosphere, and the direct Sun is sometimes faint enough to be viewed directly without discomfort. Hazy conditions, atmospheric dust, and high humidity contribute to this atmospheric attenuation. However, it is still very dangerous to view the Sun with binoculars at such times, as ultraviolet light is much less affected by haze and dust, and so its capacity to damage the retina is not reduced.
tips for shooting sunrise & sunset:
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunset-sunrise-photography...
Night-time view of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND in Second Life, showing the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, VISITORS CENTER, Jetty, Boats, Hot Air Balloon, Wish Tree, Spring Spa and CLOUDS.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
‘I dedicate this light tower to John Lennon.
My love for you is forever.’
Yoko Ono
‘Imagine all the people living life in peace’
John Lennon
‘A dream you dream alone is only a dream.
A dream you dream together is reality.’
Yoko Ono
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
9 OCTOBER 2009
On Friday 9th October 2009, Yoko Ono will be in Iceland for the annual lighting of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
Later the same evening, at 10.30pm (Reykjavik time), Yoko will unveil a new IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND in Second Life, an online virtual world.
You are invited to join us on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND for this event.
SECOND LIFE
Second Life is the internet’s largest user-created 3D virtual world community, designed and built by its inhabitants.
It’s an online universe brimming with people and possibilities: a place to connect, shop, work, love, explore, and just be.
You can find out more about it here.
Membership is free.
GET STARTED
Sign up to Second Life here.
Download the necessary software for your PC or Mac here.
That’s it! You’re ready to enter Second Life.
There’s an easy and very helpful guide to getting started here.
Once you have entered Second Life, you will find IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Island here.
UNVEILING: WORLDWIDE DATES AND TIMES
The unveiling ceremony will begin at approximately the following dates and times:
Oct 9th 02.30pm Anchorage
Oct 9th 03.30pm Los Angeles
Oct 9th 04.30pm Guatemala
Oct 9th 05.30pm Chicago
Oct 9th 06.30pm New York, Montreal & Toronto
Oct 9th 07.30pm Rio de Janeiro
Oct 9th 10.30pm Reykjavik
Oct 9th 11.30pm Liverpool & London
Oct 10th 00.30am Europe
Oct 10th 01.30am Baghdad
Oct 10th 02.30am Moscow
Oct 10th 03.30am Karachi
Oct 10th 04.30am Dhaka
Oct 10th 05.30am Bangkok
Oct 10th 06.30am Shanghai
Oct 10th 07.30am Tokyo
Oct 10th 08.30am Sydney
Oct 10th 09.30am Vladivostok
Oct 10th 10.30am Suva
Oct 10th 11.30am Auckland
Oct 10th 12.30pm Kiritimati
You can check what time the event will be happening here.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
LIGHTING UP TIMES AFTER THE CEREMONY
After the opening ceremony, the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will begin its cycle of illumination approximately 15 minutes after sunset on every Second Life day and will remain illuminated until dawn. The days are much shorter in Second Life than in the real world. Sunset happens in Second Life every day at the following times, both am and pm:
01.30, 05.30, 09.30: Chicago, Baghdad, Bangkok, Vladivostok
02.30, 06.30, 10.30: Anchorage, Montreal, Toronto, Reykjavik, Moscow, Shanghai, Suva
03.30, 07.30, 11.30: Los Angeles, Rio de Janiero, Liverpool, London, Karachi, Tokyo, Auckland
04.30, 08.30, 12.30: Guatemala, Europe, Dhaka, Sydney, Kiritimati
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
When you arrive at the island, you will first visit the VISITORS CENTER.
IN THE VISITORS CENTER:
ONOCHORD DOCUMENTARY FILM
explains more of the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s ONOCHORD.
ONOCHORD TORCHES
are to hold in your hand and flash “i ii iii” (I love you) to one another.
ONOCHORD POSTCARDS
are to explain the message and send to your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER DOCUMENTARY
explains the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
IMAGINE PEACE POSTCARDS, BUTTONS, T-SHIRTS etc
are free and for you to share with your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE & IMAGINE PEACE TOWER BOOKS
are available to read in the VISITORS CENTER.
WISH TREES
Outside the VISITORS CENTER and around the island you will find WISH TREES.
Make a WISH and your wish will also be sent to the real life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Iceland.
BOAT RIDES
Also outside the VISITORS CENTER are some boats in which you can travel around the island.
CONTROL PANEL
These are stationed around the island, and enable various modes of dancing as well as teleporting you to different vantage points on and above the island:
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER WISHING WELL
The wishing well of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER consists of white panels inscribed with the words IMAGINE PEACE in 24 different languages
CLOUDS
There are 4 CLOUDS – at 125m, 225m, 300m and 500m. Inspired by the writings from Yoko’s GRAPEFRUIT and her album artwork for IMAGINE and LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO, these are platforms where you can take in the view, meet, talk and dance, while clouds magically form under your feet. You can fly or teleport between these platforms using the CONTROL PANEL, and from the top platform, you can take a parachute jump back down to the base and enjoy the view.
HOT SPRING SPA
Volcanic springs are common in Iceland. In fact, the real IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is entirely run on Geothermal Energy – from naturally occurring hot water. Here is a place to meditate, unwind and enjoy the view.
HOT AIR BALLOON
Inspired by John and Yoko’s film ‘Apotheosis” (which was all filmed from a hot air balloon) you can take a ride around the island on the IMAGINE PEACE balloon.
LINKS
Beginning October 9th you can find the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER here.
More information about the real world IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
More information about Yoko Ono’s WISH TREES
More information on SL Developer Herzog-Brenham
Original article: ROLE magazine (Oct 2009)
The Urania - Worldclock at Alexanderplatz with the Television Tower and Berlin Alexanderplatz railway station in the background.
The Urania - World Time Clock is a clock system with a symbolic representation of the world at the Berlin Alexanderplatz. It contains the names of 148 cities. Since its establishment, the World Time Clock one of the most popular meeting places in Berlin. The 16-ton world time clock was designed by Eric John, who was that time a lecturer at the College of Fine and Applied Arts in Berlin. (1969)
Can you see your town or your capital? If not, I will upload some other photos of the clock with other cities. ;-)
Originally put together as a contest entry, this image represents the progress of timekeeping all the way from the early sundial right through to the latest innovation - the world clock on a 21st century cell phone. Mist, clouds and water further add to the mystery surrounding this abstract image.
Good morning!!
Today new Animal Hats for Holala, Neo and Middie Blythe, they will be available today, in my etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/dafnery at 4pm Spanish time (Madrid). You can check this link to know what time it is in your country www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html •
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
•Buenos días!!
Hoy a la 4 de la tarde, nuevos gorros de animales para Holala, Neo y Middie Blythe.
Estarán disponibles hoy en mi tienda de etsy a las 4pm en punto .
Night-time view of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND in Second Life, showing the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, VISITORS CENTER, Jetty, Boats, Hot Air Balloon, Wish Tree, Spring Spa and CLOUDS.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
‘I dedicate this light tower to John Lennon.
My love for you is forever.’
Yoko Ono
‘Imagine all the people living life in peace’
John Lennon
‘A dream you dream alone is only a dream.
A dream you dream together is reality.’
Yoko Ono
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
9 OCTOBER 2009
On Friday 9th October 2009, Yoko Ono will be in Iceland for the annual lighting of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
Later the same evening, at 10.30pm (Reykjavik time), Yoko will unveil a new IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND in Second Life, an online virtual world.
You are invited to join us on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND for this event.
SECOND LIFE
Second Life is the internet’s largest user-created 3D virtual world community, designed and built by its inhabitants.
It’s an online universe brimming with people and possibilities: a place to connect, shop, work, love, explore, and just be.
You can find out more about it here.
Membership is free.
GET STARTED
Sign up to Second Life here.
Download the necessary software for your PC or Mac here.
That’s it! You’re ready to enter Second Life.
There’s an easy and very helpful guide to getting started here.
Once you have entered Second Life, you will find IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Island here.
UNVEILING: WORLDWIDE DATES AND TIMES
The unveiling ceremony will begin at approximately the following dates and times:
Oct 9th 02.30pm Anchorage
Oct 9th 03.30pm Los Angeles
Oct 9th 04.30pm Guatemala
Oct 9th 05.30pm Chicago
Oct 9th 06.30pm New York, Montreal & Toronto
Oct 9th 07.30pm Rio de Janeiro
Oct 9th 10.30pm Reykjavik
Oct 9th 11.30pm Liverpool & London
Oct 10th 00.30am Europe
Oct 10th 01.30am Baghdad
Oct 10th 02.30am Moscow
Oct 10th 03.30am Karachi
Oct 10th 04.30am Dhaka
Oct 10th 05.30am Bangkok
Oct 10th 06.30am Shanghai
Oct 10th 07.30am Tokyo
Oct 10th 08.30am Sydney
Oct 10th 09.30am Vladivostok
Oct 10th 10.30am Suva
Oct 10th 11.30am Auckland
Oct 10th 12.30pm Kiritimati
You can check what time the event will be happening here.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
LIGHTING UP TIMES AFTER THE CEREMONY
After the opening ceremony, the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will begin its cycle of illumination approximately 15 minutes after sunset on every Second Life day and will remain illuminated until dawn. The days are much shorter in Second Life than in the real world. Sunset happens in Second Life every day at the following times, both am and pm:
01.30, 05.30, 09.30: Chicago, Baghdad, Bangkok, Vladivostok
02.30, 06.30, 10.30: Anchorage, Montreal, Toronto, Reykjavik, Moscow, Shanghai, Suva
03.30, 07.30, 11.30: Los Angeles, Rio de Janiero, Liverpool, London, Karachi, Tokyo, Auckland
04.30, 08.30, 12.30: Guatemala, Europe, Dhaka, Sydney, Kiritimati
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
When you arrive at the island, you will first visit the VISITORS CENTER.
IN THE VISITORS CENTER:
ONOCHORD DOCUMENTARY FILM
explains more of the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s ONOCHORD.
ONOCHORD TORCHES
are to hold in your hand and flash “i ii iii” (I love you) to one another.
ONOCHORD POSTCARDS
are to explain the message and send to your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER DOCUMENTARY
explains the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
IMAGINE PEACE POSTCARDS, BUTTONS, T-SHIRTS etc
are free and for you to share with your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE & IMAGINE PEACE TOWER BOOKS
are available to read in the VISITORS CENTER.
WISH TREES
Outside the VISITORS CENTER and around the island you will find WISH TREES.
Make a WISH and your wish will also be sent to the real life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Iceland.
BOAT RIDES
Also outside the VISITORS CENTER are some boats in which you can travel around the island.
CONTROL PANEL
These are stationed around the island, and enable various modes of dancing as well as teleporting you to different vantage points on and above the island:
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER WISHING WELL
The wishing well of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER consists of white panels inscribed with the words IMAGINE PEACE in 24 different languages
CLOUDS
There are 4 CLOUDS – at 125m, 225m, 300m and 500m. Inspired by the writings from Yoko’s GRAPEFRUIT and her album artwork for IMAGINE and LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO, these are platforms where you can take in the view, meet, talk and dance, while clouds magically form under your feet. You can fly or teleport between these platforms using the CONTROL PANEL, and from the top platform, you can take a parachute jump back down to the base and enjoy the view.
HOT SPRING SPA
Volcanic springs are common in Iceland. In fact, the real IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is entirely run on Geothermal Energy – from naturally occurring hot water. Here is a place to meditate, unwind and enjoy the view.
HOT AIR BALLOON
Inspired by John and Yoko’s film ‘Apotheosis” (which was all filmed from a hot air balloon) you can take a ride around the island on the IMAGINE PEACE balloon.
LINKS
Beginning October 9th you can find the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER here.
More information about the real world IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
More information about Yoko Ono’s WISH TREES
More information on SL Developer Herzog-Brenham
Original article: ROLE magazine (Oct 2009)
Good morning!!
Today new Animal Hats for Holala, Neo and Middie Blythe, they will be available today, in my etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/dafnery at 4pm Spanish time (Madrid). You can check this link to know what time it is in your country www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html •
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
•Buenos días!!
Hoy a la 4 de la tarde, nuevos gorros de animales para Holala, Neo y Middie Blythe.
Estarán disponibles hoy en mi tienda de etsy a las 4pm en punto .
The steam clock commemorates the the coal miners and their pit ponies who mined coal in the Megalong Valley from 1883 to 1895.
It’s an unusual event where the audience sings Waltzing Matilda, but that’s the tune the clock plays so that was the theme of the singalong at Scenic World last Friday. The occasion was the unveiling of Australia’s only steam-driven clock.
It was commissioned by former managing director of the attraction, Philip Hammon, a clock fanatic, and built by Canadian Raymond Saunders. The clock is driven by a miniature engine powered by steam produced in the Scenic World workshop and piped underground for 70 metres. Every 10 minutes, the engine winds the clock by pulling tiny coal skips up a railway incline. The weight of the skips drives the clockwork mechanism.
The design is based on the original railway built to haul coal up from the rainforest floor to the clifftop at the Katoomba site. Twelve brass whistles on the top play sections of Waltzing Matilda on the quarter-hour and the whole shebang on the hour. Mr Hammon, who has 47 clocks in his personal collection, said he was inspired after seeing a steam-powered clock in the historic Gastown precinct of Vancouver some years ago. “We already had steam at Scenic World for our natural gas-fired boilers [and] that will now supply the clock with the required steam for operation.”
Mr Saunders, of Landmark Clocks International, said it was the seventh steam clock he had built and it took him almost five years. “It was one of my most challenging jobs but I loved it. I trust this clock will stand the test of time,” he said. The steam clock is in a new public observation area opposite the attraction’s entry.
Finally I can announce her adoption date <33
I had some problems with etsy (their support is really bad.. no answers to my mails (only one bot mail)) but today i ckecked my store again and i could open it <3
Mireille will be available for adoption on this sunday, 20th of march, 8 p.m., European/German time (GMT +1 www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/germany/frankfurt).
My etsy store: www.etsy.com/de/shop/MikiyochiiDolls
I will also sell some cute eyechips and maybe little accessories for pullips in the near future.
Mireille will come with...
- herself (MIO kit fair skin - Body/Head/Eyemech)
- Face up by me, Mikiyochii
- Certificate of birth
- Beautiful handpainted Eyechips by LullabyforDolls
- Long, brown Wig from FlowerZero
- Dress, Skirt and Scarf by MissBlythe
- Stockings by CoolCat
- Brown fur boots
- Wooden box with cushions for a safely trip
- some cute little extras~
Some important informations for you:
- Her face up is handpainted by me
- therefore she is NOT a perfect fabric doll but a unique one
- I will ship internationally/worldwide and only insured
- Her wig is not glued on her head cap but is hold by wig stopper. You can easily remove it if you want change or clean it.
- For her eyemechanism I cut some holes in the wig - you can easily use it and the wig is sitting perfectly :)
- The eyechips are a bit higher than normal pullip eyechips. Therefore the eyelids can be stuck a bit. You can gently push them to the top if you want to open them again <3
Please consider if you want to buy her. She is my first full custom pullip and I wish that she will get a mommy who will really love her <3
I spent a lot of time, work and love in her. Thank you ^_^
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You can follow me too on:
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/93672378@N06/
Instagram: instagram.com/mikiyochii/
Facebook: facebook.com/Mikiyochii-1561345354181365/
Tumblr: mikiyochii.tumblr.com/
Deviantart: mikiyochii.deviantart.com/gallery/
Face up Service: www.mikiyochii.de (only within europe)
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Night-time view of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND showing the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
‘I dedicate this light tower to John Lennon.
My love for you is forever.’
Yoko Ono
‘Imagine all the people living life in peace’
John Lennon
‘A dream you dream alone is only a dream.
A dream you dream together is reality.’
Yoko Ono
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
9 OCTOBER 2009
On Friday 9th October 2009, Yoko Ono will be in Iceland for the annual lighting of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
Later the same evening, at 10.30pm (Reykjavik time), Yoko will unveil a new IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND in Second Life, an online virtual world.
You are invited to join us on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND for this event.
SECOND LIFE
Second Life is the internet’s largest user-created 3D virtual world community, designed and built by its inhabitants.
It’s an online universe brimming with people and possibilities: a place to connect, shop, work, love, explore, and just be.
You can find out more about it here.
Membership is free.
GET STARTED
Sign up to Second Life here.
Download the necessary software for your PC or Mac here.
That’s it! You’re ready to enter Second Life.
There’s an easy and very helpful guide to getting started here.
Once you have entered Second Life, you will find IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Island here.
UNVEILING: WORLDWIDE DATES AND TIMES
The unveiling ceremony will begin at approximately the following dates and times:
Oct 9th 02.30pm Anchorage
Oct 9th 03.30pm Los Angeles
Oct 9th 04.30pm Guatemala
Oct 9th 05.30pm Chicago
Oct 9th 06.30pm New York, Montreal & Toronto
Oct 9th 07.30pm Rio de Janeiro
Oct 9th 10.30pm Reykjavik
Oct 9th 11.30pm Liverpool & London
Oct 10th 00.30am Europe
Oct 10th 01.30am Baghdad
Oct 10th 02.30am Moscow
Oct 10th 03.30am Karachi
Oct 10th 04.30am Dhaka
Oct 10th 05.30am Bangkok
Oct 10th 06.30am Shanghai
Oct 10th 07.30am Tokyo
Oct 10th 08.30am Sydney
Oct 10th 09.30am Vladivostok
Oct 10th 10.30am Suva
Oct 10th 11.30am Auckland
Oct 10th 12.30pm Kiritimati
You can check what time the event will be happening here.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
LIGHTING UP TIMES AFTER THE CEREMONY
After the opening ceremony, the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will begin its cycle of illumination approximately 15 minutes after sunset on every Second Life day and will remain illuminated until dawn. The days are much shorter in Second Life than in the real world. Sunset happens in Second Life every day at the following times, both am and pm:
01.30, 05.30, 09.30: Chicago, Baghdad, Bangkok, Vladivostok
02.30, 06.30, 10.30: Anchorage, Montreal, Toronto, Reykjavik, Moscow, Shanghai, Suva
03.30, 07.30, 11.30: Los Angeles, Rio de Janiero, Liverpool, London, Karachi, Tokyo, Auckland
04.30, 08.30, 12.30: Guatemala, Europe, Dhaka, Sydney, Kiritimati
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
When you arrive at the island, you will first visit the VISITORS CENTER.
IN THE VISITORS CENTER:
ONOCHORD DOCUMENTARY FILM
explains more of the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s ONOCHORD.
ONOCHORD TORCHES
are to hold in your hand and flash “i ii iii” (I love you) to one another.
ONOCHORD POSTCARDS
are to explain the message and send to your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER DOCUMENTARY
explains the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
IMAGINE PEACE POSTCARDS, BUTTONS, T-SHIRTS etc
are free and for you to share with your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE & IMAGINE PEACE TOWER BOOKS
are available to read in the VISITORS CENTER.
WISH TREES
Outside the VISITORS CENTER and around the island you will find WISH TREES.
Make a WISH and your wish will also be sent to the real life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Iceland.
BOAT RIDES
Also outside the VISITORS CENTER are some boats in which you can travel around the island.
CONTROL PANEL
These are stationed around the island, and enable various modes of dancing as well as teleporting you to different vantage points on and above the island:
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER WISHING WELL
The wishing well of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER consists of white panels inscribed with the words IMAGINE PEACE in 24 different languages
CLOUDS
There are 4 CLOUDS – at 125m, 225m, 300m and 500m. Inspired by the writings from Yoko’s GRAPEFRUIT and her album artwork for IMAGINE and LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO, these are platforms where you can take in the view, meet, talk and dance, while clouds magically form under your feet. You can fly or teleport between these platforms using the CONTROL PANEL, and from the top platform, you can take a parachute jump back down to the base and enjoy the view.
HOT SPRING SPA
Volcanic springs are common in Iceland. In fact, the real IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is entirely run on Geothermal Energy – from naturally occurring hot water. Here is a place to meditate, unwind and enjoy the view.
HOT AIR BALLOON
Inspired by John and Yoko’s film ‘Apotheosis” (which was all filmed from a hot air balloon) you can take a ride around the island on the IMAGINE PEACE balloon.
LINKS
Beginning October 9th you can find the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER here.
More information about the real world IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
More information about Yoko Ono’s WISH TREES
More information on SL Developer Herzog-Brenham
Original article: ROLE magazine (Oct 2009)
Weltzeituhr
Alexanderplatz
10178 Berlin
09.04.2019 10:56 CEST
24mm 1/200 sec f/11.0 ISO 100
This image is available to purchase or download here ~ www.wrightbesideyou.com/Travel/Berlin-2019/i-gDJGPxg/A
If you like to photograph the Moon, Yesterdays Full Moon they say should appear the Biggest and Brightest of the year!
IMAGINE PEACE Parachute
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
‘I dedicate this light tower to John Lennon.
My love for you is forever.’
Yoko Ono
‘Imagine all the people living life in peace’
John Lennon
‘A dream you dream alone is only a dream.
A dream you dream together is reality.’
Yoko Ono
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
9 OCTOBER 2009
On Friday 9th October 2009, Yoko Ono will be in Iceland for the annual lighting of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
Later the same evening, at 10.30pm (Reykjavik time), Yoko will unveil a new IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND in Second Life, an online virtual world.
You are invited to join us on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND for this event.
SECOND LIFE
Second Life is the internet’s largest user-created 3D virtual world community, designed and built by its inhabitants.
It’s an online universe brimming with people and possibilities: a place to connect, shop, work, love, explore, and just be.
You can find out more about it here.
Membership is free.
GET STARTED
Sign up to Second Life here.
Download the necessary software for your PC or Mac here.
That’s it! You’re ready to enter Second Life.
There’s an easy and very helpful guide to getting started here.
Once you have entered Second Life, you will find IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Island here.
UNVEILING: WORLDWIDE DATES AND TIMES
The unveiling ceremony will begin at approximately the following dates and times:
Oct 9th 02.30pm Anchorage
Oct 9th 03.30pm Los Angeles
Oct 9th 04.30pm Guatemala
Oct 9th 05.30pm Chicago
Oct 9th 06.30pm New York, Montreal & Toronto
Oct 9th 07.30pm Rio de Janeiro
Oct 9th 10.30pm Reykjavik
Oct 9th 11.30pm Liverpool & London
Oct 10th 00.30am Europe
Oct 10th 01.30am Baghdad
Oct 10th 02.30am Moscow
Oct 10th 03.30am Karachi
Oct 10th 04.30am Dhaka
Oct 10th 05.30am Bangkok
Oct 10th 06.30am Shanghai
Oct 10th 07.30am Tokyo
Oct 10th 08.30am Sydney
Oct 10th 09.30am Vladivostok
Oct 10th 10.30am Suva
Oct 10th 11.30am Auckland
Oct 10th 12.30pm Kiritimati
You can check what time the event will be happening here.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
LIGHTING UP TIMES AFTER THE CEREMONY
After the opening ceremony, the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will begin its cycle of illumination approximately 15 minutes after sunset on every Second Life day and will remain illuminated until dawn. The days are much shorter in Second Life than in the real world. Sunset happens in Second Life every day at the following times, both am and pm:
01.30, 05.30, 09.30: Chicago, Baghdad, Bangkok, Vladivostok
02.30, 06.30, 10.30: Anchorage, Montreal, Toronto, Reykjavik, Moscow, Shanghai, Suva
03.30, 07.30, 11.30: Los Angeles, Rio de Janiero, Liverpool, London, Karachi, Tokyo, Auckland
04.30, 08.30, 12.30: Guatemala, Europe, Dhaka, Sydney, Kiritimati
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
When you arrive at the island, you will first visit the VISITORS CENTER.
IN THE VISITORS CENTER:
ONOCHORD DOCUMENTARY FILM
explains more of the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s ONOCHORD.
ONOCHORD TORCHES
are to hold in your hand and flash “i ii iii” (I love you) to one another.
ONOCHORD POSTCARDS
are to explain the message and send to your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER DOCUMENTARY
explains the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
IMAGINE PEACE POSTCARDS, BUTTONS, T-SHIRTS etc
are free and for you to share with your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE & IMAGINE PEACE TOWER BOOKS
are available to read in the VISITORS CENTER.
WISH TREES
Outside the VISITORS CENTER and around the island you will find WISH TREES.
Make a WISH and your wish will also be sent to the real life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Iceland.
BOAT RIDES
Also outside the VISITORS CENTER are some boats in which you can travel around the island.
CONTROL PANEL
These are stationed around the island, and enable various modes of dancing as well as teleporting you to different vantage points on and above the island:
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER WISHING WELL
The wishing well of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER consists of white panels inscribed with the words IMAGINE PEACE in 24 different languages
CLOUDS
There are 4 CLOUDS – at 125m, 225m, 300m and 500m. Inspired by the writings from Yoko’s GRAPEFRUIT and her album artwork for IMAGINE and LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO, these are platforms where you can take in the view, meet, talk and dance, while clouds magically form under your feet. You can fly or teleport between these platforms using the CONTROL PANEL, and from the top platform, you can take a parachute jump back down to the base and enjoy the view.
HOT SPRING SPA
Volcanic springs are common in Iceland. In fact, the real IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is entirely run on Geothermal Energy – from naturally occurring hot water. Here is a place to meditate, unwind and enjoy the view.
HOT AIR BALLOON
Inspired by John and Yoko’s film ‘Apotheosis” (which was all filmed from a hot air balloon) you can take a ride around the island on the IMAGINE PEACE balloon.
LINKS
Beginning October 9th you can find the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER here.
More information about the real world IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
More information about Yoko Ono’s WISH TREES
More information on SL Developer Herzog-Brenham
Original article: ROLE magazine (Oct 2009)
English information
petworks.ocnk.net/news-detail/315
Pictures
www.petworks.co.jp/doll/pwmomoko/ae/ae_28.html
Pre-Order: PW-momoko ae [KOGUMAZA] Fantasia Parade, produced on order.
PW-momoko ae [こぐま座] ファンタジア パレード
Price: JPY23,760 (Free Shipping only for Pre-Orders)
Designed by KOGUMAZA こぐま座, a Doll Fashion Designer.
This item is produced on order.
Schedule:
Pre-Order starts: April 21, Fri. 2017, around 15:00 in JP standard time ( 06:00 in UTC) .
Pre-Order ends: May 9, Tue. 2017, around 10:00 in JP standard time ( 01:00 in UTC).
Dispatch : February - April 2018.
#The delivery schedule may be postponed.
Regarding time in your area, please refer to WORLD CLOCK.
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
How to sell:
Sold exclusively at PetWORKs Stores
Contents
- PW-momoko doll
- One-Piece Dress with Original-Print
- Napoleon Vest
- Tulle Tights
- Mary Jane Flats
Doll Details
Face: Honey Face
Skin: Fair
Eyes: Purple, Side-Glanced, Two Upper-Eyelashes.
Eye Make-up: Cream-Yellow Eye-Shadow
Lip: Clear-Pink
Hair: Copper-Brown, Braid-Hair-Band, Bouffant-Animal-Hair.
Nails: Purple
- Size: 27cm tall.
- Doll is made of PVC and ABS resin
- Outfits are made of fabric.
- Mold: Keisuke Sawada (sawada-kobo)
- Outfit: KOGUMAZA
It is NOT DECIDED if we will sell this item when this item is released.
So this period may be the ONLY CHANCE to purchase this item.
Only customers who pre-order this item will be applied Free Shipping.
Rose will be available for adoption on this sunday in my etsy store, May 1st, 8 p.m., European/German time (GMT +1 www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/germany/frankfurt).
My etsy store: www.etsy.com/de/shop/MikiyochiiDolls
Rose will come with...
- herself (MIO kit tanned skin - Body/Head/Eyemech)
- Face up by me, Mikiyochii
- Certificate of birth
- Beautiful handpainted Eyechips by LullabyforDolls
- Adorable limited reddish wig by Leekeworld
- Complete Outfit by Dark Stars (includes dress, underskirt, stockings, collar and flower hairband)
- Her teddybear Roy <3
- Cotton bag with fox print by LullabyforDolls
- A bunch of roses
- White glittering shoes by QmagicDoll
- Wooden box with cushions for a safely trip
- some cute little extras~
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Back on Windows 7 :-)
OS: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
Wallpaper Desktop: It's raining man, halleluja! Raindrops
Rainmeter: 2.5 Beta (r1792):
Rainmeter Clock on left Desktop: Cowon Clock
Rainmeter CD Player on left Desktop: Novella
Rainmeter Worldclock on right Desktop: Tonxico Suite
Rainmeter right Desktop – Clock/Weather: Roliz
Rainmeter right Desktop – 5 day Weather: Singlepix (modified)
Right Taskbar: DisplayFusion 5.0
Windows VS : Glass Onion (modified)
Windows Taskbar Icons: Token
Erected in 1969, the World Clock, Weltzeituhr, or the Urania World Clock is a large turret-style clock located in the public square of Alexanderplatz in Berlin. By reading the markings on its metal rotunda, the current time in 148 major cities from around the world can be determined.
"The world population is the total number of humans on Earth at a given time. As of May 2008, the world's population is believed to be just over 6.6 billion. In line with population projections, this figure continues to grow at rates that were unprecedented before the 20th century, although the rate of increase has almost halved since its peak, which was reached in 1963, of 2.2 percent per year. The world's population, on its current growth trajectory, is expected to reach nearly 9 billion by the year 2050...." (read more on Wiki)
Check this kounting Klock, to "see" how fast we grow (and other Happennings):
www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf
Here is another Source, with different Number (and not so interesting Visualization):
www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html
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Hey People, we´ve reached the 6. 666.666.666 this Year and we´re still growing in an unbelieveable Speed komparing to the oher Species on this Planet...! What did you think about it, what are the resulting Challenges of the near Future for us? (speaking of Space, Food, Energy, Animals, Plants, Resources... etc.)
I know it´s a straight Nut for a Weekend, yet I konsider my Visitors as strong enough to have an Eye on the real Things, interested in more than Top Tens, Fav-statistics and themselfes alone... they kare for both Sides of the World... sure! ;O)
Good morning!!
Today new Animal Hats for Holala, Neo and Middie Blythe, they will be available today, in my etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/dafnery at 4pm Spanish time (Madrid). You can check this link to know what time it is in your country www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html •
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
•Buenos días!!
Hoy a la 4 de la tarde, nuevos gorros de animales para Holala, Neo y Middie Blythe.
Estarán disponibles hoy en mi tienda de etsy a las 4pm en punto .
Clock indicating times in different world cities, with an artistic impression of the solar system above. Installed at Alexanderplatz c.1969. Mass 16 tonnes and 10 metres tall. Berlin-Mitte, Germany.
CLOUDS
There are 4 CLOUDS – at 125m, 225m, 300m and 500m. Inspired by the writings from Yoko’s GRAPEFRUIT and her album artwork for IMAGINE and LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO, these are platforms where you can take in the view, meet, talk and dance, while clouds magically form under your feet. You can fly or teleport between these platforms using the CONTROL PANEL, and from the top platform, you can take a parachute jump back down to the base and enjoy the view.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
‘I dedicate this light tower to John Lennon.
My love for you is forever.’
Yoko Ono
‘Imagine all the people living life in peace’
John Lennon
‘A dream you dream alone is only a dream.
A dream you dream together is reality.’
Yoko Ono
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
9 OCTOBER 2009
On Friday 9th October 2009, Yoko Ono will be in Iceland for the annual lighting of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
Later the same evening, at 10.30pm (Reykjavik time), Yoko will unveil a new IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND in Second Life, an online virtual world.
You are invited to join us on IMAGINE PEACE TOWER ISLAND for this event.
SECOND LIFE
Second Life is the internet’s largest user-created 3D virtual world community, designed and built by its inhabitants.
It’s an online universe brimming with people and possibilities: a place to connect, shop, work, love, explore, and just be.
You can find out more about it here.
Membership is free.
GET STARTED
Sign up to Second Life here.
Download the necessary software for your PC or Mac here.
That’s it! You’re ready to enter Second Life.
There’s an easy and very helpful guide to getting started here.
Once you have entered Second Life, you will find IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Island here.
UNVEILING: WORLDWIDE DATES AND TIMES
The unveiling ceremony will begin at approximately the following dates and times:
Oct 9th 02.30pm Anchorage
Oct 9th 03.30pm Los Angeles
Oct 9th 04.30pm Guatemala
Oct 9th 05.30pm Chicago
Oct 9th 06.30pm New York, Montreal & Toronto
Oct 9th 07.30pm Rio de Janeiro
Oct 9th 10.30pm Reykjavik
Oct 9th 11.30pm Liverpool & London
Oct 10th 00.30am Europe
Oct 10th 01.30am Baghdad
Oct 10th 02.30am Moscow
Oct 10th 03.30am Karachi
Oct 10th 04.30am Dhaka
Oct 10th 05.30am Bangkok
Oct 10th 06.30am Shanghai
Oct 10th 07.30am Tokyo
Oct 10th 08.30am Sydney
Oct 10th 09.30am Vladivostok
Oct 10th 10.30am Suva
Oct 10th 11.30am Auckland
Oct 10th 12.30pm Kiritimati
You can check what time the event will be happening here.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
LIGHTING UP TIMES AFTER THE CEREMONY
After the opening ceremony, the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will begin its cycle of illumination approximately 15 minutes after sunset on every Second Life day and will remain illuminated until dawn. The days are much shorter in Second Life than in the real world. Sunset happens in Second Life every day at the following times, both am and pm:
01.30, 05.30, 09.30: Chicago, Baghdad, Bangkok, Vladivostok
02.30, 06.30, 10.30: Anchorage, Montreal, Toronto, Reykjavik, Moscow, Shanghai, Suva
03.30, 07.30, 11.30: Los Angeles, Rio de Janiero, Liverpool, London, Karachi, Tokyo, Auckland
04.30, 08.30, 12.30: Guatemala, Europe, Dhaka, Sydney, Kiritimati
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER IN SECOND LIFE
When you arrive at the island, you will first visit the VISITORS CENTER.
IN THE VISITORS CENTER:
ONOCHORD DOCUMENTARY FILM
explains more of the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s ONOCHORD.
ONOCHORD TORCHES
are to hold in your hand and flash “i ii iii” (I love you) to one another.
ONOCHORD POSTCARDS
are to explain the message and send to your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER DOCUMENTARY
explains the history and philosophy of Yoko Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
IMAGINE PEACE POSTCARDS, BUTTONS, T-SHIRTS etc
are free and for you to share with your friends.
IMAGINE PEACE & IMAGINE PEACE TOWER BOOKS
are available to read in the VISITORS CENTER.
WISH TREES
Outside the VISITORS CENTER and around the island you will find WISH TREES.
Make a WISH and your wish will also be sent to the real life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Iceland.
BOAT RIDES
Also outside the VISITORS CENTER are some boats in which you can travel around the island.
CONTROL PANEL
These are stationed around the island, and enable various modes of dancing as well as teleporting you to different vantage points on and above the island:
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER WISHING WELL
The wishing well of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER consists of white panels inscribed with the words IMAGINE PEACE in 24 different languages
CLOUDS
There are 4 CLOUDS – at 125m, 225m, 300m and 500m. Inspired by the writings from Yoko’s GRAPEFRUIT and her album artwork for IMAGINE and LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO, these are platforms where you can take in the view, meet, talk and dance, while clouds magically form under your feet. You can fly or teleport between these platforms using the CONTROL PANEL, and from the top platform, you can take a parachute jump back down to the base and enjoy the view.
HOT SPRING SPA
Volcanic springs are common in Iceland. In fact, the real IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is entirely run on Geothermal Energy – from naturally occurring hot water. Here is a place to meditate, unwind and enjoy the view.
HOT AIR BALLOON
Inspired by John and Yoko’s film ‘Apotheosis” (which was all filmed from a hot air balloon) you can take a ride around the island on the IMAGINE PEACE balloon.
LINKS
Beginning October 9th you can find the Second Life IMAGINE PEACE TOWER here.
More information about the real world IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
More information about Yoko Ono’s WISH TREES
More information on SL Developer Herzog-Brenham
Original article: ROLE magazine (Oct 2009)
© 2008 Jeffrey D Millman
Aug 17,2008 Passing Distance approximately 241,062 Miles.
0.004 sec (1/250 ) Aperture: f/10, Focal Length: 179 mm, I should of had it at 200mm,ISO Speed: 400
Die Urania-Weltzeituhr auf dem Alexanderplatz in Berlin. Im Hintergrund der Berliner Fernsehturm.
The "Urania World Clock" at Alexanderplatz, Berlin with the Fernsehturm in the back.
Notes: Presumably made by Blue Mountains Council in Katoomba for tourism promotion. Council had an active publicity officer in the 1960s and 70s.
The views of the Three Sisters on the left and Grose Valley on the right are geographically accurate. The three holes in the centre line show where it has been attached to a post.
Road distance to Darwin is 2,405 miles and Perth is 2,386 miles according to Google. Current distances may have differed from those in the 1960s.
How it got to Barrow Creek in 1967, see provenance below, is a mystery.
Format: metal painted sign, 2 ft x 1 ft (61 cm x 30.5 cm)
Date Range: prior to 1967
Location: located to the presumed place of manufacture, Katoomba, until a better location is discovered.
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains City Library
bmcc.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/default/
Part of: Local Studies Collection - in the pool room
Provenance: picked up on the roadside at Barrow Creek in 1967, taken to Cairns and hung in a shed for 50 years until sent to Blue Mountains Council in May 2017.
Had another crack at taking a half decent pic of the moon and am pleased to say I more or less got it.
As with the last time, to illustrate my method so others can follow and avoid the mistakes I made or point out where my thinking may be wrong, I'll give an account of how I went about taking the shot.
First off, the moon was near full but waning (getting smaller with the darkness extending from the right). To be more correct its phase was waning gibbous. It was a superbly clear night and warm enough so I wasn't freezing like last time I took a serious shot of the moon.
Of course I used a tripod and decent ball head, which were all locked tight and steady. I noticed however that my setup still suffered with some wobble so took extra steps to check that both before I went to take the shot and out in the field.
I took off the battery grip and ended up taking the neck strap off too. The battery grip had too much play in it (I used a cheap Chinese equivalent instead of usual Canon one though believe they'd behave more or less the same since I have the Canon grips for my 40D and 350D and they wobble a bit too). Even the remote shutter release I was careful to hold above, allowing the cord to bend and so eliminating any interference from cord pull/movement at time of button press. This made a surprising difference to shot stability as did removing the weighty and unwieldy strap.
The lens collar on my 400mm prime lens (f/5.6) had been loose from the last time so I fitted some plastic packing material (like white cloth but more spongy) and cut it to size to get a really tight grip. All these measures to minimise vibration etc as necessary when using slow shutter speeds combined with long focal length. Hand holding it's advised to use at least equivalent shutter speed to focal length (so 1/400th second) but ideally one and a half times the focal length so 1/600th second as movement is exaggerated with the considerably smaller angle of view of a telephoto lens. Anything in the distance will be off even more than with something wider, like a standard lens or wide angle. Even mounting your camera on a good quality tripod won't necessarily eliminate all vibration and this is of course more important for night time photography when you're shooting the moon at relatively slow shutter speeds like 1/60th second or whatnot.
So, it being summer and warmer and the night more inviting, I took off - by foot - to the downsland nearby and set up the tripod in the shadow of a hawthorn since the moonlight was very intense and lit up the landscape quite dramatically on this ultra clear night and I wanted to really shade myself from any extraneous light coming in from the side like streetlights etc. There was still plenty of light pollution from the nearby town of some 40,000 residents but I'd done my best to get away from it (being car-less, lazy and a little scared of the dark or rather, what nutter with a hammer might be out there since people are the only real monsters left in the world).
Reviewing the pictures, and after manually adjusting exposure, they still looked quite soft. I should say at this point that along with the 400mm f/5.6 lens I used I also had attached a teleconverter with a 2x magnification (a Kenko Pro 300 Mk1 in this case). This doubles not only focal length but also halves, then halves again, the amount of light coming in so reducing the maximum aperture from f/5.6 to f/11, which is very slow and possibly just outside a normal lens' sweetspot of use, that is in this case from f/5.6 to probably f/9 or f/10 max so no picture taken would really take full advantage of the main glass and strength of the 400mm lens. Though, using the teleconverter and having double the reach is the trade off and worth it! Diffraction is also a point in fact with high (or small) apertures but that's another (and more academic) matter.
So, back to the pictures I'd taken and their general softness. I wasn't best pleased since I'd really worked hard to eliminate any variables I could think of that might be the cause of any possible wobble or shake. Using mirror up or live view on the camera's rear monitor should have helped too so what was wrong, I wondered.
I'd been careful to set the focus point manually as is necessary using the teleconverter (which with a relatively slow f/5.6 lens is unavoidable since you lose AF as another trade off). This was through the lens (TTL) using the viewfinder. This meant I was viewing the moon with my naked eye with dioptric correction to correct short sightedness but with the low viewfinder magnification of the Canon 5DM2 likely not helping much either. What looked sharp wasn't quite as sharp as it could've been as I discovered.
Focusing at infinity is not an option when taking pictures of the moon since most often, the focal point has gone shooting past the subject. As all lenses define infinity differently it really pays to experiment and not just crank the lens focal ring all the way over. You shouldn't just trust blindly that as the moon is a fair way off (some 380,000 km depending on orbit) you'd need to use infinity as the focal point since even subtle differences in how you've turned the focus ring can make a huge difference in how sharp the captured image will be as we'll see.
Despite having dioptric adjustment for short or long-sightedness on the camera's viewfinder and choosing carefully a point where maximum focus looked optimum I had actually misfocused. And this, as I found out, was the cause of not only the current 'soft' shots but also my previous attempt of capturing a nice bright and sharp image of the moon.
So, what did ya do Mr Joe? Well, I used the live view monitor on the back of the camera to make much finer adjustment when I remembered that I could digitally magnify the image by up to 10 times. This was a real revelation to seeing just how sensitive the focus ring was and how precisely - down to the millimeter - it was necessary to fine tune, since I was just out of focus. It really was a case of being fractionally out and the live view monitor really helped enormously (way beyond what I could see through the viewfinder).
Previously I'd been tracking the moon with the live view monitor on since it's amazing just how fast the moon is moving relative to the Earth. At the point I was shooting the moon it was in its ascension, moving up and to the right of frame and it didn't take long at all to see it move out of shot necessitating re-composition and fiddling with the tripod again.
Actually, I tried to take some video footage of the moon moving since it was amazing to watch on the live view monitor, zoomed in digitally 10 times closer as I was, watching all those tiny craters whizz by. Beautiful! You almost had the feeling of looking down on another planet and seeing people going about their business. Um, no. That would just be me getting carried away. It was sweet nonetheless! And sadly something I failed to capture since despite choosing manual settings for video capture, the camera chose to override them and auto over-exposed horrendously, giving me little more than a glowing white blob.
So, what did I learn? Well, that perhaps you don't need such a high shutter speed as I proposed last time since though the moon is moving fast any shutter speed that is a good fraction of a second will be enough to capture it without blur. I went down to 1/40th of a second and that seemed all right. This meant I could select lower ISOs and hopefully capture less noise. I even tried higher apertures and different exposures overall, favouring shooting towards the right, meaning towards capturing a brighter more exposed image rather than what you might initially think by way of attempting to capture more shadow (and thus crater) detail.
So, did I succeed? In most respects, yes, since I learned some more though again my shots were far from matching much of the quality of shots you typically see on the internet. Against our favour perhaps, if you live in a city, is light pollution and if you're not loaded you'll not be able to afford the very greatest of telephoto lenses (500mm f/4 etc) that allow far more light in so I reckon I did all right within the confines of those factors under my control.
As an interesting asides (well for me), was Jupiter was visible (this was likely my Planet X of before rather than Mars). I took some shots but they're naff really since though the normally visible (rising from the east) large white blob clearly had coloured bands you had to go down to the pixel level (and I mean 4 or 5 pixels) to make it out. At least I knew a little more on how Gallilleo felt, perhaps. Hmm... Maybe not. He must have had some seriously good equipment back then to make out what he did.
Post processing was done with Capture One 4.5.3 (last update I could get). Files shot RAW and JPEG (interestingly the in-camera processed JPEGs on examination were extremely soft to be worthless, even the well focused ones). I found that adding saturation as well as very small changes to the usual brightness, contrast and exposure yielded far more impressive detail than using sharpening tools ever could alone. Also, the levels and curves tools seemed to be worth exploring - I'm no Photoshopper so this is maybe another thing I need to try out.
Thank you and goodnight.
Addendum: Just been reading a little about the moon from Kim Long's "The moon book: fascinating facts about the magnificent, mysterious moon" (online version) and it explains the moon's orbit around the earth is actually elliptical so within the lunar cycle, the moon will be at a distance farthest from the earth (apogee) as well as closest (perigee). The moon will appear some 10% larger when it's closer and gain a small amount of additional reflectivity from the sun in this position, so having improved visibility for viewers of different latitudes (North/South) and longitudes (East/West) at certain points of the year. So you can get a closer shot every now and then, then! Interesting...
The lunar perigee has hit the news and is imminent - June 23rd 2013. Better info:
www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/super-full-moon.html
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?obj=moon&am...
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonset-moonrise-photograp...
What the the so called super-moon effect means in reality:
www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/06/20/supermoon_bi...
blog.chron.com/sciguy/2013/06/why-the-super-moon-isnt-tha...
London, UK
Moonrise 9:09pm
Moon sets 4:53am
Moon distance to Earth 221, 997 miles with 99.5% illumination (if it's not cloudy of course, which it's gonna be tomorrow night)
As the sun set behind the TV Tower, a group of four was chanting the Hare Krishna mantra beneath the World Clock in Alexanderplatz. I was amazed at how long this group was able to continuously maintain the mantra. Indeed they were still chanting when I wandered off to further explore this area of Berlin.
www.heycavey.com/releases/cavey-x-scott-tolleson-tolly-ca...
Scott Tolleson and I are very pleased to reveal in full our collaboration for Wondercon 2012: Tolly! Designed by Scott and brought to life in plushy Cavey form, each Tolly Cavey has been crafted by me in the A Little Stranger Studio, and accessorised with custom-made glasses and a little gold belt buckle. Tolly is a combination of Scotts last name and my first name: 'Tolleson' and 'Holly' and designed in Scott's distinctive style.
Tolly is £28/$45 and limited to just 30 pieces, each comes with a goody bag full of exclusive stickers and a collectible black version of the enamel Cavey badge.
If you are not attending Wondercon, don't fret! There are two ways to get your hands on Tolly:
Wondercon: 10 will be available on Scott Tolleson's booth at Wondercon, Anaheim, USA; booth 185. March 16-18, while stocks last! Tolly is $45 at the event.
Non-con: The remaining 20 Tolly's will be available in the Cavey shop for £28 on Monday March 19th 8pm London time (15:00 Eastern, 12:00 Pacific time. if you are unsure what time this is in your country use this time convertor.)