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This is my entry into the The Wonder of Winter Sharindlar Exhibit which will be on display until February 1, 2022.
This was a lovely affair and I was thankful to be invited to share one of my creations among some of the best Flickr artist in Second Life.
Just imagine me, a chunk of coal in the middle of a passel of diamonds. lol
We all owe a great deal of gratitude to Morgan Talbot and lin (Malinda Talbot) for working so hard to do this for us.
Taken at Black Forest (Winter Country)
I'd like to thank Kimi Blackwood for such a beautiful place and allowing me to take my photograph there. She was so nice. She saw me there that day and asked me if I needed to rezz anything and/or if there was anything else she could do to help with my project. It's a lovely place.
The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him :-)
Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, 1917
HMM! HBM!!
butterfly, eastern tiger swallowtail, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Ethiopia
This species is listed as Near Threatened on the basis that it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid decline owing primarily to hunting pressure and habitat degradation
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These lodgepole pines owe some of their dramatic appeal to the fact that their branches were burned bare in the Cascade Fire of 2008. The fire burned over 10,000 acres of forest/wilderness in the Beartooth Mountains of south-central Montana and threatened many communities near the town of Red Lodge. Several images in my photostream document the stark beauty of this wilderness region today: flic.kr/p/QApHZA
I just watched “On the Vine” a rather cute Canadian/Italian movie set in this small ancient village while the movie was nice the scenery stole the show for me and brought back some very good memories of wandering around just enjoying the scenery and the lived in feel of the village. The town sits on a steep tufa plateau overseeing the junction of the Brandano and Fiumarella rivers most likely the reason it has been settled for almost 3000 years, a source of water nearby and high ground to have great defensive fortifications.
The city has always been at a crossroads for travelers from the Romans traveling to the south when it was known then as Acheruntia having a temple dedicated to Hercules to the crusaders traveling to and from the Holy Land then being called Basilicata by the Normans after raising the Cathedral. The Norman renaming didn’t stick for the town but the region owes its moniker to the this little ancient village and its Duomo dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta e San Canio.
There is a rather mysterious side to Acerenza with a long association with the Knights Templar, there is legend that says within the walls of the cathedral lies the Holy Grail found in the Holy Land then hidden in this quiet unassuming little town. Why would anyone think there is truth to this legend, well Ugo dei Pagani founder of the Order of the Templars was born just a few kilometers from Acerenza and he is reported to have made the return trip from the Holy Land with the chalice and secreted it away in a holy place he was very familiar with.
I took this on Sept 22, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 28mm 1/20s f`11 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Texel
Netherlands
One of the most popular photo opportunities on the island of Texel is "Het haventje van Sil" (Sil's harbour). This harbour only appears at low tide so you’ll need to plan properly if you intend to take some nice pics.
Sil's harbour owes its name to Sil Boon, who was skipper of the Friendship (ferry between Texel and Vlieland) for many years.
Mount Santubong's name may have been derived from the Iban word for coffin, but various Chinese derivations have also been suggested (San approximating the word for mountain in many dialects), as well Bidayuh, in whose lands the names of many hills start with S. Investigators have made ascents of the steep mountain to find places of archaeological interest. Around its foot are signs of Hindu occupation which are hundreds of years old which have been investigated by the Sarawak Museum. It was also the home of the early Sarawak Malays until they were driven up to Kuching in about the 1850s owing to continual attacks from the powerful Saribas Dayaks.[citation needed]
The mountain is made of sandstone, although it has been confused by many with limestone tower karst, or a volcanic plug: smaller versions of both appear not far inland. For a long time it interested those in search of gold but without success. There used to be an old theory that all the gold in the First Division of Sarawak lies in a straight line between Bau and Santubong which has some support in that there is a certain amount of gold in the mountain since fishermen in the past used to depend for their livelihood during the monsoon seasons, when the sea was too rough for fishing, by panning gold in the small mountain streams from which they could expect to gain an average of twenty dollars a month.
In this picture you get to see all the "4 iconic Santubongs" of Sarawak.
1. The mountain - Mt Santubong
2. The village - Santubong by the mountain.
3. The river - Santubong River @ Sungai Santubong
4. The famous Santubong Bridge.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, they nailed it with this beautiful concrete & glass structure.
Drone capture, polished in adobe camera raw & Nik Color Efex Pro adding tonal contrast for that Pop!
780 Third Avenue NYC - 1983 - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
570-foot, 49-story postmodern office building completed in 1983. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the building's exterior is patterned with polished red Balmoral granite panels from Finland alternating with grey-glass window openings in a diagonal pattern, covering the concrete panels which form the structural truss tube. The diagonal bracing can be seen on the building's facades in crisscross patterns created by omitting openings for windows. Unlike other X-type designs such as used on the exterior of the John Hancock Center in Chicago, also designed by S.O.M., the Third Avenue tower's bracing is within the walls. It rises as a sheer slab on all four sides in a slender rectangle form. The building is similar in design and height to Onterie Center in Chicago, completed in the same year.
[excerpt from Wikimapia]
For a sense of scale the clock is nearly 12 feet tall and more than 6 feet wide designed by Peter Pennoyer Architects.
Architects of the Moynihan Train Hall is the firm of SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
My parents started taking me and my brothers walking and then climbing over 50 years ago; a 20 minute break in the snow clouds reminded me of what I owe.
In perfect form, CP281-08 banks around the old depot at Brookfield, WI during the late hours of the day, in a 3 train afternoon procession that had both mains in use for westbound trains. Special thanks to the birds for this one, I owe you a beer!
One World Trade Center, also known as One World Trade, One WTC, and formerly called the Freedom Tower during initial planning stages, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest in the world. The supertall structure has the same name as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the 16-acre (6.5 ha) World Trade Center site, on the site of the original 6 World Trade Center. It is bounded by West Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east.
The construction of below-ground utility relocations, footings, and foundations for the new building began on April 27, 2006. One World Trade Center became the tallest structure in New York City on April 30, 2012, when it surpassed the height of the Empire State Building. The tower's steel structure was topped out on August 30, 2012. On May 10, 2013, the final component of the skyscraper's spire was installed, making the building, including its spire, reach a total height of 1,776 feet (541 m). Its height in feet is a deliberate reference to the year when the United States Declaration of Independence was signed. The building opened on November 3, 2014; the One World Observatory opened on May 29, 2015.
The window washer was dangling around 60th floor of the famous twisted Cayan building in Dubai UAE.
Do you see him? :)
A snippet of the building background:
Cayan Tower, known as Infinity Tower before it was inaugurated, is a 306-metre-tall (1,004 ft), 73-story skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Cayan Real Estate Investment and Development. The tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill SOM architectural group, the same group who did the concept design for the Burj Khalifa, also in Dubai, and Trump Tower in Chicago. Upon its opening on 10 June 2013, the tower became world's tallest high-rise building with a twist of 90 degrees, this has been surpassed by the Shanghai Tower.
Rembrandt-Tulpen, auch bekannt als Gebrochene Tulpen oder Chamäleon-Tulpen entstanden aus Breeder- oder Cottage-Tulpen, die von einem Virus befallen wurden, das wundersamerweise keine Schäden, sondern nur diese auffällige Zeichnung hinterließ.
Mit heutigen Züchtungsmethoden können komplett virenfreie geflammte Tulpen erzeugt werden, sie kosten auch keine 10.000 Gulden mehr...
The Rembrandt tulips prized in the 17th century owed their striking good looks to a visus infection that did not affect the flower in any other way. Modern Rembrandt tulips are virus-free and don't cost 10,000 guilders as they used to.
New York City - December 21, 2022: Candy cane Christmas decorations on the 58th Street side of the Solow Building, also known as 9 West 57th Street. The Solow Building, west of Fifth Avenue between 57th and 58th Streets, was completed in 1974 and designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
The Veerpoort is a 17th-century gate of the city of Schoonhoven, in the Dutch province of South Holland.
The gate owes its name to the ferry connection between Schoonhoven and Gelkenes on the other side of the Lek. It is the only remaining gate of the city. Schoonhoven previously had four gates: the Kruispoort (demolished in 1862), the Williger or Langerakkerpoort (demolished around 1590), the Lopikerpoort (demolished in 1805) and the Vrouwepoort (demolished in 1862).
The original Veerpoort was built in the 14th century at the intersection Veerstraat/Scheepmakershaven. At the end of the 16th century, Schoonhoven was expanded and new ramparts were built. The Veerpoort, which thus came to lie within the ramparts, was demolished. The current Veerpoort was built in 1601, a bit further towards the river. At that time, Messrs Cluijt and Blockhuijsen were mayors of the city, as can also be seen from the inscription (see image) ANNO DOMINI 1601 - TEMPORE CLVTY BLOCKHVSII CONSVLVM (In the year of our lords 1601 - in the time of Clutus and Blockhusus mayors) on the frieze on the Lek side. The gatekeeper lived in the space above the gate until 1862.
The Veerpoort is part of the flood defense system and is closed with wooden doors during high water. In the gate memorials indicate the water heights of 1716 and the flood of 1953.
From 1962 artist Wim Graves Kooiman (1937-2016) had his studio in the Veerpoort. After his death, the Meesters van de Zilverstad gallery was established here, which was opened in 2018 by mayor Roel Cazemier.
In the recent weeks/months I've been unsuccessfully wrestling to keep a presence in the Flickr community.
If on one side I have less and less time for myself, on the other I have been struggling with my own photography: I imagine I am going through what afflicted many other photographers before me: Having started many years ago with film, I was at one time seduced by digital and later disappointed by the said medium. Yet, aiming at the best from both worlds, I returned to medium format film; somehow I cannot bring myself to scan those minute 35mm negatives.
Additionally, I decided to try colour photography, from which I have long shunned, owing to my partial colour blindness to red.
This picture is one study I have recently made on sharpness in photography: sharp or not so sharp, that is the question. My eyes tell me that sharpness adds a lot to a photograph, my heart that it adds too much.
The above are two different edits of the same digital photograph made with a Leica M10 Monochrome and the Summilux 1.4/50 Asph. Lens. While the left version was edited to enhance contrast and sharpness, the right one was edited to soften both.
Your comments and views on this matter will be highly appreciated, thank you.
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Leica M10-M, Summilux 1.4/50 Asph., EI 160 ISO, 1/360s, f/13
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P.S.
Although I will reply to each comment, I would like to thank here all who took much of their time to share with me their thoughts on this subject.
A friend and colleague photographer here on Flicker once said that medium format film is my "at home", and I think he is quite right.
Although I have taken a lot of 35mm photos in the very early 90s, from 92 onwards I used mostly medium format film. As the gear got a bit too heavy for my liking I moved to the 35mm format but was never entirely happy with the results. Getting a good scan with a "normal" scanner is pretty difficult.
I tried my hand at digital photography and was initially fascinated by the sharp resolution and the vivid colours, but with time the images started to feel too aggressive, and recently I tried my hand again at medium format film.
This test was to prove myself that I could get a "film-like" soft resolution, soft contrast image from a very sharp, very contrasted file. Curiously, this does not satisfy me for, what is the point in having ultra-sharp gear if you prefer softer images.
And so, my heart brought me back home to medium format film photography. I'll occasionally do some digital photography too, but for as long as I can, medium format will be my main line.
And maybe time will bring me back again to digital, one never knows....
Thank you all again, for your great input
"I owe you nothing
I be myself and I ain't fronting, eh, nah, nah, nah
I owe you nothing
I be myself and I ain't fronting, eh, nah, nah, nah
I don't have to smile for you
I don't have to move for you
I don't have to dance, monkey dance, monkey dance, monkey dance for you
See, I won't help you understand
I don't need no helping hand, no
See, these aren't tears, this is the ocean
These aren't fears, this is devotion
I owe you nothing
I be myself and I ain't fronting, eh, nah, nah, nah
I owe you nothing
I be myself and I ain't fronting, eh, nah, nah, nah
I don't have to walk for you
I don't have to talk to you
See, I'm not on display
Never was, never will ever be for you
I won't help you understand
I don't need no helping hand, no
See, these aren't tears, this is the ocean
These aren't fears, this is devotion
Why you always have to try me?
You think that I'm gon' follow blindly
Why you always have to try me?
You think that I'm gon' follow blindly
Oh, let me down easy
Baby, let me down easy
Let me down easy." - Seinabo Sey ♫
Gi's wearing Cerys Statement Necklace ❤️
Visita fotografica a Sutrio, in Carnia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, nord-est dell'Italia. Il paese è indubbiamente uno dei più caratteristici borghi della Carnia, caratterizzato da un centro storico ben conservato, con case tipiche in pietra e stradine lastricate. Sutrio deve la sua notorietà alla presenza di alcune tra le più apprezzate botteghe artigiane di intaglio e scultura di tutta la regione. 21 foto.
Photographic visit to Sutrio, in Carnia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, north-east of Italy. The town is one of the most characteristic villages of Carnia, characterized by a well-preserved historic center, with typical stone houses and cobbled streets. Sutrio owes its fame to the presence of some of the most popular carving and sculpture workshops in the whole region. 21 photos.
I've been tagged :) This edit failed a little bit... Oh well. PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN GLEE WEEK!
Song for today: Gives you hell, Glee Cast. Watch the real video to understand where this picture came from :)
TEN random facts:
1. For {dramadancer1} ♥: I use Photo Studio 5.5, which came with a Canon scanner. It's essentially Elements.
2. I have the manliest arms on a 17 year old girl you've ever seen. Unless you're a gymnast, too.
3. When I edit my pictures and change color balance, I almost always drive up the yellow balance a lot. I think it looks prettier :)
4. I love mascara. Whenever I use it, I apply a TON.
5. I've never broken a bone, but I have had surgery due to muscle tear.
6. History is my worst subject. I'm not too interested in it and I'm horrible at memorizing. D:
7. I used to text and talk like a maniac, but now I feel like I spend all my time either taking pictures or studying.
8. I'm really good at video games for some reason, but I don't like them (minus Rockband/Band Hero)
9. My mom recently showed me her camera from before - a film camera, obviously - a Pentax K2. I'm really bummed that film isn't sold for it anymore, because otherwise I'd be using it 24/7.
10. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE LADY GAGA GLEE TONIGHT (:
dear _*nikki*_, Mr Bua, D Breezy, je suis nikki., {dramadancer1} ♥, Ev0lti0nary,
♥ Brandy B ♥, himynameisan, blindbeth67, and VanillaTwilight, you owe us all a photo of yourself with ten random facts :)
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555 California Street, formerly known as the Bank of America (BofA) Building. 52 stories, 779 feet (237 m) tall. Architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Completed in 1969.
Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
A couple of notes about this image – it's not HDR. I was presented with a blast of sunshine – one of those great moments just before a storm rolls through. The other thing is sometime after I made this exposure, I went to look for architectural information about this project. I discovered that Magda Biernat, SOM's photographer, had stood in exactly the same spot with about the same lens. I found this point of view independently and kudos to Magda Biernat for preceding me in finding this same great composition – Weston's "strongest way of seeing."
One World Trade Center (2014), de David Childs (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill) y Daniel Libeskind. Nueva York, Lower Manhattan
Phillip had been taking a penny a week from Marble's bank thinking she would never know. His conscience got the best of him one day so he decided to leave an "I owe you". The only problem was Phillip had no way of earning money therefore hiding was his only option.