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for the child within us:) ooooh i cant wait for summer!!!!!!!

My close friends in Bali took me to their village in Karengasem. Their neighbors just had a cremation and the day I came was the ngeroras ceremony. The celebration was replete with long processions and dramatic offerings, and performances involving the topeng (mask), the wayang (shadow puppet) and the rejang dewa. The latter is a dance by pre-pubescent girls in these lavishly tall homemade coconut leaf headresses called gelung rejang. Stretching from morning to midnight, the ceremony is a showcase of cultural purity. The village actually welcomed me fully and did not mind that there was one Filipino, albeit in Balinese attire, taking pictures as if there was no tomorrow.

 

in the village of Penaban, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesai

 

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or: "How to ruin a nice photo, by leaving the tip of the dragonfly's tail outside the frame"!

 

Drats! How did I miss this??? Unforgivable!!! The bad thing is that it's not a common species around here, it's only the second time I spotted one in 4 years (here is the other one) and I managed to make a mess of all my captures that day...

 

This is a Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) male.

Beautiful Innsbruck from the city tower, a truly awesome view!

Roma 4 Agosto 2007

 

Grazie a Giopi per avermele fatte notare, per avermi sopportato e per i ripetuti giri turistici ^__^

 

From another eye

"a women on the other side of the door waiting to hear his footsteps"

 

-Clark Gable-

On Explore! July 26, 2007. #955

Thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments!

 

It is at one of my neighbours who is a producer of a large variety of daylilies, ferns and echinacea for the gardens centers in Canada! All the water comes from my wild river!

 

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No place for error!!Jelly legs garantyThe Cobbler walk (Ben Arthur walk) climb from arrochar 5.5 miles ..2900 feetThe Cobbler, or Ben Arthur to use the correct name is just short of a Munro but is still one of Scotland's most spectacular mountains due to the unusual skyline and fabulous views. The Cobbler is one of a group of mountains known as 'The Arrochar Alps' and was the happy hunting ground of many of Scotland's early climbers and climbing clubs.

Handheld...Both the camera and the lizard.

 

Found this while sifting thru some old stuff.

 

See the prequel: Little Men

 

On Explore. July 3, 2007. #229

Thank you very much my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments!

 

To see large!

 

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Our current economy system is a global machine that is destroying the environment and producing millions of losers that nobody knows what to do with!

SUSAN GEORGE

 

Notre système économique actuel est une machine globale qui détruit l'environnement et produit des millions de laissés-pour-compte dont personne ne sait que faire!

 

L'attuale sistema economico è una macchina universale che distrugge l'ambiente e produce milioni di perdenti dei quali nessuno sa cosa fare!

 

Nuestro sistema económico actual es una máquina universal que arrasa el medio ambiente y produce millones de perdedores con los que nadie sabe qué hacer!

 

Unser derzeitiges Wirtschaftssystem ist eine globale Maschine, die die Umwelt zerstört und Millionen von Verlierern erzeugt, mit denen niemand etwas anzufangen weiß!

 

современная экономическая система - это машина, которая разрушает окружающую среду и плодит миллионы неудачников, и никто не знает. что с ними делать!

 

إن نظامنا الإقتصادي حالياً هو آلة عالمية تدمّر البيئة وتخلق ملايين الخاسرين ولا أحد يعلم كيفية مجابهة هذا النظام

 

现今的经济体系是一台破坏环境和制造数百万无计可施的失败者的通用机器

 

Ons huidige ekonomiese stelsel is ’n globale masjien wat die omgewing verwoes en miljoene verloorders voortbring waarmee niemand weet wat om aan te vang nie!

 

икономиката ни по настоящем е глобална машина, която руши околната среда и произвежда милиони неудачници, с които никой не знае какво може да се направи!

 

Naš sadašnji ekonomski sustav je stroj koji razara okoliš i proizvodi milijune gubitnika s kojima nitko ne zna što da započne!

 

Náš současný ekonomický systém je globální mašina, která ničí životní prostředí a produkuje milióny poražených, s nimiž si nikdo neví rady!

 

Vort nuværende økonomiske system er en global maskine, der ødelægger miljøet og producerer millioner af tabere, som ingen ved, hvad de skal gøre med!

 

Ons huidig economisch systeem is een wereldwijde machinerie, die het milieu verwoest en die millioenen verliezers produceert waar niemand weg mee weet!

 

Meie kehtiv majandussüsteem kujutab endast globaalset masinat, mis hävitab keskkonda ja toodab miljoneid luusereid, kelledega keegi midagi peale hakata ei oska!

 

Nykyinen talousjärjestelmämme on globaalinen kone, joka tuhoaa ympäristön ja tuottaa miljoonia syrjäytyneitä, joille kukaan ei tiedä mitä tehdä!

 

το παρόν οικονομικό μας σύστημα είναι μία παγκόσμια μηχανή που καταστρέφει το περιβάλλον και παράγει εκατομμύρια αποτυχημένους που κανείς δεν ξέρει τι να τους κάνει

 

우리의 현 경제 시스템은, 환경을 파괴하고 수 백만의 패자를 양산하는, 그 해결책이 없는 전 지구적인 구조이다

 

Mūsdienu saimniekošanas sistēma ir globāla mašīna, kura iznīcina vidi un ražo miljoniem neveiksminieku, un neviens nezina, ko ar tiem iesākt!

 

šiuolaikinė ekonominė sistema – tai mašina, kuri griauna aplinką ir gimdo milijonus nevykėlių, ir niekas nežino, ka su jais daryti!

 

Vårt nåværende økonimiske system er en global maskin som ødelegger miljøet og produserer millioner av tapere som ingen vet hva de skal gjøre med!

 

سيستم اقتصادى جارى ما يک ماشين سراسرى است که محيط را خراب كرده و ميليونها اشخاص بازنده توليد ميکند كه كسى نميداند با آنها چه بکند

 

Aktualny system ekonomiczny jest uniwersalną maszyną, która niszczy środowisko i produkuje tysiące przegranych, z którymi nikt nie wie co robić!

 

O nosso sistema económico actual é uma máquina universal que destrói o meio ambiente e produz milhões de falhados com os quais ninguém sabe o que fazer!

 

Actualul nostru sistem economic este o maşină mondială care distruge mediul şi produce milioane de învinşi cu care nimeni nu ştie ce este de făcut!

 

наш текући економски систем је глобална машина која уништава природу и производи милионе губитника и нико не зна шта да се ради с њима!

 

Náš aktuálny hospodársky systém je globálny stroj, ktorý ničí životné prostredie a produkuje milióny porazených, s ktorými si nikto nevie rady!

 

Vårt nuvarande ekonomiska system är en global maskin som håller på att förstöra miljön och producera tusentals förlorare, som ingen vet vad man ska ta sig till med!

 

ระบบเศรษฐกิจของเรานั้นเป็นกลจักรที่ทำลายสิ่งแวดล้อม และสร้างขี้แพ้นับล้านๆ คน ซึ่งยังไม่มีใครนึกออก ว่าจะจัดการอย่างไร

 

我們目前的經濟系統是一個沒有人知道該如何去應對的環球機器,它毀滅了生存環境並製造了上百萬的失敗者

 

Mevcut ekonomi sistemimiz çevreyi yok eden ve kimsenin ne yapacağını bilemediği milyonlarca mağlup üreten global bir makinedir!

 

наша теперішня економічна система – це універсальна машина, яка руйнує довкілля і породжує мільйони невдах, з якими ніхто не знає, що робити!

l'amore è un bacio senza il mondo intorno

 

listening:

Corri ancora - Nuovomondo/The Golden door OST - Antonio Castrignanò

 

part of love is set

 

En el mismo vuelo de la anterior, aunque más al norte. El río de abajo es el Queuco, cerca de sus nacientes en el volcán Copahue. Región del Biobío, Chile central.

Flamenco Beach, Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, USA

copy it - spread it - let's make flickr grey. the protest against censorship (cs) goes on.

fr: Un coup d'oeil sur la bastide à travers les arcades, Monpazier, Périgord, Dordogne, France

 

"HDR" from 3 different exposures (3s,7s,13s) - no Photomatix - Mean (smart object function) of 3 pictures - EXIF from +1ev Exposure - Tripod - WB asjusted to 3000K High fluorescent. The real challenge on this one was increasing local contrast and luminosity while keeping the saturation relatively low.

 

you REALLY have to see it BIGGER On Black or the boogeyman will get you! :-)

 

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*History: This town was founded in 1284 by the English King, Edward I, who was also had the title of Duke of Aquitaine. It is an example of an almost completely preserved bastides, which were fortified towns, built in the areas disputed by England and France in the 12th century. This attractive and peaceful village has a turbulent and violent history at the hands of various protagonists.

 

*Histoire: Monpazier est sans nul doute la bastide anglaise la mieux conservée du périgord par sa place à arcades, ses ruelles, ses maisons, ses églises et les vestiges de ses fortifications.

 

La ville forme un quadrilatère de 400 mètres sur 220 mètres dont le grand axe est orienté du Sud vers le nord. Toutes les maisons sont d'égales dimensions et sont séparées par d'étroits intervalles (andrones) prévus pour limiter la propagation des incendies.

 

Cette bastide fut fondée le 7 janvier 1284 par Edouard 1er, roi d'angleterre et duc d'angleterre sur des terrains cédés par le baron Pierre de Gontaut Biron. Ses habitants bénéficiaient de nombreux avantages comme l'exemption d'impôt et l'abolition du droit seigneurial.

 

Pendant la guerre de cent ans, Monpazier changea plusieurs fois de main. En 1637 une révolte de 8000 croquant naquit à Monpazier.

 

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La pase joya este finde, espero que les haya gustado Las Flores!

Saludos

Mobile phone cam shot of an Old School Beauty BMW reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam. Almost completely unedited, no tricks, no Photoshop, just some added saturation and contrast and my old S700i SonyEricsson phone doing its thing :)

 

I've posted a slightly different shot , check it out here!

 

More wicked reflections

 

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(Palazzo Caracciolo di Avellino) ?

Chiedo lumi agli amici napoletani per l' esatta identificazione del luogo.

Ho finalmente avuto una risposta e adesso mi ricordo, si tratta dellla porta che dà accesso al cortile di San Domenico Maggiore col suo ingresso frontale.

Ringrazio l' anonimo informatore !

Riporto quì il testo integrale:

 

ATTENZIONE!!!!!!!!

NON si tratta del famoso palazzo CARACCIOLO Avellino ubicato nel largo omonimo, bensì dell'ingresso principale della chiesa di SAN DOMENICO MAGGIORE nel vicolo omonimo attiguo alla Piazza SAN DOMENICO. Nella foto si vede la porta d'ingresso al cortile posto innanzi al Convento ed al tempio. L'affresco raffigura la Vergine circondata e coronata da angeli che raccoglie sotto il suo manto tutti i seguaci dell'Ordine di S. Domenico tra i quali primeggia S. Tommaso. Si vuole che sia opera della scuola di Pompeo Landulfo. Benchè sia danneggiato dal tempo, l'affresco è ancora oggi in parte visibile.

 

Rolleiflex - scanner - photoshop

Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona (Spain).

 

ENGLISH

A "discreet" parrot wanted to pass unnoticed between the herd of pigeons that pecked bread. Unfortunately for him it was discovered. In the last years the population of parrots in freedom in Barcelona has grown enormously, and they already dare to compete with the pigeons.

 

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In 1714 Barcelona fell to the army of Philip V after a long siege. The dogged resistance of the city meant that its new rulers wanted to keep it under firm control.

 

A year later, Philip V ordered a giant new garrison fort, the largest in Europe, to be built in order to guard the city. The buildings of the Ribera district were demolished and in their place, in 1716, the new fortifications began to be erected, paid for by the city itself.

 

In 1841, the Junta de Vigilància (Board of the Guard) began to dismantle it, but under the Regency it was restored in 1843.

 

After the anti-Bourbon revolution of September 1868, the Catalan general Joan Prim decideded to turn over the garrison fort, the Ciutadella, to the city, which from 1869 to 1888 had it pulled down, this time definitively. All that was preserved was the Governor's palace, the chapel and the arsenal.

 

In 1888 Barcelona held a Universal Exhibition, inspired by Mayor Rius i Taulet, and the park was built on the grounds of the demolished Ciutadella. This event marks the end of the old provincial Barcelona and the establishment of a modern cosmopolitan city.

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CASTELLANO

Un "discreto" loro quiso pasar desapercibido entre la manada de palomas que picoteaba pan. Lamentablemente para él fue descubierto. En los últimos años la población de loros en libertad en Barcelona ha crecido enormemente, y ya se atreven a competir con las palomas.

 

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En al año 1714, Barcelona fue sometida a un largo asedio por el ejército de Felipe V. La larga resistencia que opuso la ciudad dio lugar a que este rey quisiera asegurar su dominio.

 

Un año después, Felipe V ordenó la construcción de la ciudadela más grande de Europa, con el objetivo de poder vigilar la ciudad, y para construirla hizo derribar el barrio de la Ribera. El año 1716 se comenzó a construir las edificaciones, que fueron pagadas por la ciudad.

 

En 1841, la Junta de Vigilancia inició su derribo, pero la Regencia la restauró el año 1843.

 

Durante la revolución de septiembre el general catalán Joan Prim decretó la donación de la Ciudadela a la ciudad, que entre los años 1869 y 1888 la hizo derribar definitivamente. Se han conservado el palacio del Gobernador, la capilla y el arsenal.

 

En 1888, con motivo de la Exposición Universal, promovida per el alcalde Rius i Taulet, se construyó el parque en los terrenos de la demolida Ciudadela. Este hecho cambió la orientación de la vida de la ciudad: Barcelona se transforma en una ciudad cosmopolita.

   

It does say flickr...honest! Typical behavior at Scotland group meetup...

 

Flickrites arranged by davefitch, alternateangle & myself, ....I think it was alternateangle's idea (tell me if I'm wrong!)

Group Shot.......Oustside Manchester Town Hall. Just after the Shoot Out, and just before Mark was arrested..... LOL - OK so he wasn't arrested really..... I'm just winding you up.......

Lo curioso de esta escalera del Vaticano era que los que subian no se veian con los que bajaban, ya que era una doble helice, como la del ADN.

 

Vatikanon dagoen eskalinera honen gauzarik bitxiena gorantz zihoazenak beherantz zihoazenekin elkartzen ez zirela zen, helize bikoitz bat baitzen, ADNarena bezala.

 

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This is the picture we're going with for the final. I think the composition is more balanced, the tones more intense, the lighting dramatic. I might have to add some elements for the final (bringing more definition to the light going out, etc).

Shanghai China

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[♪] Música do Dia – Titãs - Go Back

 

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[♪] Música do Dia – REM. - Orange Crush

 

Atrações do Rio: Cristo Redentor no Corcovado, Pão de Açúcar, Desfile de Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro, Sambódromo, Estádio Mário Filho Maracanã, Maracnãzinho, Morro da Urca, Aterro do Flamengo, Baía de Guanabara, Maracanã , Praia de Copacabana , Praia da Barra da Tijuca, Engenhão, Arcos da Lapa, Bonde de Santa Teresa, Praia de Ipanema, Enseada de Botafogo, Mirante Dona Marta, Pedra Bonita, Morro da Urca, Museu Nacional na Quinta da Boa Vista, Zoo do Rio, Calçadão de Copacabana beach, Ponta da Praia do Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Mirante do Leblon, Estádio de São Januário Vasco, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Parque Lage, Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Biblioteca Nacional , Cinelândia, Cine Odeon, Avenida Rio Branco, Museu do Amanhã, Museu de Arte do Rio, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Histórico Nacional, Museu do Trem, Museu do Exército, Museu da Aeronáutica, Musal, Mast Museu de Astronomia do Rio, Museu do Índio, Museu da Marinha, Centro Cultural da Marinha, Museu Aéreo Espacial. arquitetura, Porto Maravilha, Cidade do Samba, Escadaria Selaron , Ilha Fiscal,

Sambódromo do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Castro Maya, Museu do Bonde, Museu da Imagem e do Som, Museu Histórico Nacional, Centro Cultural da Marinha, Feira de São Cristóvão, Centro De Tradições Nordestinas Luis Gonzaga, Museu Conde Linhares, Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente, Engenhão, Rio 2016, Pan do Rio de Janeiro, Arena HSBC, Parque Aquático Maria Lenk, Velódromo do Rio, Arena do Rio, Arena da Barra da Tijuca, Rio2016, Olimpíada do Rio de Janeiro, Pedra do Telégrafo, Pedra da Gávea, Floresta da Tijuca, Pico da Tijuca, Pedra do Quilombo, Pedra do Papapaio, Caminho do Pescador, Forte de Copacabana, Forte do Leme, Morro da Babilônia, Bico do Papagaio, Pedra do Conde, Morro do Archer, Mirante do Caeté - Prainha, Parque Marapendí, Bosque da Barra da Tijuca, Pedra do Quilombo, Mirante do Sacopã, Mirante do Pico da Pedra Branca, Pedra do Elefante, Parque da Catacumba, Vista Chinesa, Amanhecer no Rio de Janeiro, Por do Sol no Rio de Janeiro, sunset in Rio de Janeiro, Feira da Rua do Lavradio, Rio Scenarium, Estudantina

Bar Bracarense, Bar do Luiz, Bar Jobim, Bar Café Lamas, Bife à Oswaldo Aranha do Restaurante Cosmopolita, Paladino, sanduíche de pernil com abacaxi do Cervantes, Rio Minho, Estude que você não conhece nada, Charutaria Síria, Armazém São Thiago Bar do Gomez, Bar do Arnaudo, Restaurante Aprazível Santa Teresa,

 

Igreja da Candelária, Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo, Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Igreja de São José, Igreja da Penha, Igreja da Penna, Igreja Nossa Senhora do Militares, Igreja da Lampadosa, Praça Tiradentes, Igreja Coração de Maia, Igreja Nossa Senhora do Terço, Convento de Santa Teresa, Convento de Santo Antônio, Mosteiro de São Bento, Igreja Nossa Senhora da Penitência, Basílica Menor Coração de Maria, Basílica menor e Igreja Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Basílica Menor e Igreja Santa Teresinha, Igreja Nossa Senhora dos Mercadores, Igreja dos Capuchinhos, Igreja Nossa Senhora de Bonsucesso, Igreja Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro,

Confeitaria Colombo, Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, Confeitaria Manon, Casa Cavé, Campo de Santana, Palácio Pedro Ernesto Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Palácio Tiradentes, Alerj Assembléia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro, Palácio Guanabara, Palácio Laranjeiras, Pico da Tijuca e Bico do Papagaio na Floresta da Tijuca

Reveilon no Rio de Janeiro, Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro, Carnival in Rio,Desfile de Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro

   

'all together' On Black

 

Quizz thinks they are waiting at the bus stop -- I like that.

There are times I curse at the street lights and at the lights from the Cliff House, but this night I found them to be quite the blessing.

If you should ever come to my village, rebelxtned, I hope, you will find the way to the lonesome tree by having this picture in mind!

Bergen aan Zee in the Netherlands. Two girls enjoying the sunset.

Hello!!! I took this photography from a boat last summer. Mediterranean Sea seems a swimming pool. Its incredible!!!!!!

Hola!!!Hice esta foto desde un barco el pasado verano. El mar Mediterráneo parece una piscina, es increíble!!!!!!

 

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Menorca (Spain)

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Got up at 4am to go see this. Was worth it.

Please view the large size.

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