iPhoneJM_wallpaper_0138

Some cool royalty free image images:

iPhoneJM_wallpaper_0138

Image by IamJomo
Royalty free image cropped for iPhone/iTouch wallpaper

HRH Camilla Duchess of Cornwall at Big Lunch

Image by The Big Lunch
ROYALTY FREE IMAGE RELEASED ON BEHALF OF GOLLEY SLATER PR - Attending a Big Lunch event at The Mead Community Primary School in Trowbridge, Wiltshire on Sunday 2 June, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of The Big Lunch joined the millions of people across the country to celebrate the fifth annual Big Lunch - Matt Sprake Photography 07770 365302

Old computer technology: connector pins of Intel Pentium III-processor

A few nice hp photo images I found:

Old computer technology: connector pins of Intel Pentium III-processor

Image by DBreg2007
This is a picture of the pins of an Intel Pentium III-processor laying on the high density flatbed of my scanner.
You may use these images freely, as long as you contribute to me by noting my name ("Daan Berg") and my website ("www.daanberg.net").
Thank you!

1950 Borgward Hansa 1500 (06)

A few nice picture sizes images I found:

1950 Borgward Hansa 1500 (06)

Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)
The Hansa 1500 is a medium sized saloon that was manufactured by the Bremen based auto-manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH. The strikingly modern car first rolled off the production line on October 13 1949 and was replaced by the Borgward Isabella in 1954. It is claimed as the first all new model launched by the German auto industry after the war. Introduced nearly four years before the better remembered ’Ponton Mercedes’ the Hansa featured the then revolutionary three box form that subsequently became mainstream in Germany and across much of Europe.

(Wikipedia)

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Der Borgward Hansa 1500 ist ein Mittelklassewagen der Carl F. W. Borgward G. m. b. H. in Bremen-Sebaldsbrück. Er war die erste deutsche Pkw-Neukonstruktion nach dem Krieg, die am 13. Oktober 1949 erstmals vom Band lief. Der Hansa 1500 war vor allem der erste deutsche Serien-Pkw mit Pontonkarosserie und Blinkern statt den bis dahin üblichen Winkern als Fahrtrichtungsanzeiger.

(Wikipedia)

1950 Borgward Hansa 1500 (09)

Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)
The Hansa 1500 is a medium sized saloon that was manufactured by the Bremen based auto-manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH. The strikingly modern car first rolled off the production line on October 13 1949 and was replaced by the Borgward Isabella in 1954. It is claimed as the first all new model launched by the German auto industry after the war. Introduced nearly four years before the better remembered ’Ponton Mercedes’ the Hansa featured the then revolutionary three box form that subsequently became mainstream in Germany and across much of Europe.

(Wikipedia)

- - -

Der Borgward Hansa 1500 ist ein Mittelklassewagen der Carl F. W. Borgward G. m. b. H. in Bremen-Sebaldsbrück. Er war die erste deutsche Pkw-Neukonstruktion nach dem Krieg, die am 13. Oktober 1949 erstmals vom Band lief. Der Hansa 1500 war vor allem der erste deutsche Serien-Pkw mit Pontonkarosserie und Blinkern statt den bis dahin üblichen Winkern als Fahrtrichtungsanzeiger.

(Wikipedia)

Florence M. Whitehouse of Keene New Hampshire, on Mt. Monadnock

Some cool image shack images:

Florence M. Whitehouse of Keene New Hampshire, on Mt. Monadnock

Image by Keene and Cheshire County (NH) Historical Photos
TITLE
Florence M. Whitehouse of Keene New Hampshire, on Mt. Monadnock

CREATOR
Whitehouse, Bion, Keene NH

SUBJECT
Women - NH - Keene
Monadnock, Mount (N.H.)

DESCRIPTION
Photograph of Florence Minnie Wardwell Whitehouse near a stone shack on Mt. Monadnock, near Keene NH. She was born in 1883, married Bion Whitehouse in 1910, and died in 1917. This stone house was called the rain shelter and was taken down.

PUBLISHER
Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County

DATE DIGITAL
20101103

DATE ORIGINAL
1910-1917?

RESOURCE TYPE
photographs

FORMAT
image/jpg

RESOURCE IDENTIFIER
hsykwh009

RIGHTS MANAGMENT
No known copyright restrictions.

Satellite Image as received via Wearher Fax

Image by mannydeguzmanartist
June 20, 2011
Receiver: Radio Shack DX390

Nice Photo Software photos

A few nice photo software images I found:

Church of St. Nicolas

Image by Miroslav Petrasko (blog.hdrshooter.net)
As all photographers, I prefer to take my photos around sunset. But sometime, especially during winter months, the sunsets are quite boring. With a clear sky, they look mostly grey. So what I do, is I wait for the blue hour. Even with a clear sky, the blue is really stunning.

You can check out the comparison to the original shot here blog.hdrshooter.net/2012/03/09/church-of-st-nicolas/

Daily photo blog - My portfolio - My HDR tutorial - My Twitter - My facebook page

Genève - Jet d'Eau & Eaux-Vives

Image by Del~Uks

Nice Image Download photos

A few nice image download images I found:

iPhone Background - Worn Metal Plate

Image by Patrick Hoesly
This iPhone Background (640x960 wallpaper) is released under a Creative Commons license.
If you like this image, please leave a comment. Thanks!

How do I get this onto my iPhone?
There are a number of ways to do this, however I think the easiest and fastest way is to download Flickr’s free app. Within the Flickr app you surf over to my photo feed to view the images (if you make me a contact then I’ll appear in the flickr contact list). When you find one you like, just click the download button and save the image directly to your phone. Quick & Simple!

I don’t have an iPhone. Can I still use it on my phone?
As of this writing this image (960 x 640) should be large enough to be used as wallpaper with the Droid / Android, BlackBerry, Windows 7, and iPhone.

How did you make it?
This background was made using graphic design software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Filter Forge, Genetica, Wacom, Alien Skin, Topaz Labs, as well as several other programs.

About Patrick Hoesly:
I’m a graphic illustrator, specializing in architectural illustrations and graphic design. I work with Architects, Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects, to help them visualize and sell their designs ...Or in other words... I make the fun/cool images!
Check out my Blog at ZooBoingReview.blogspot.com
Also take a look at my website at www.ZooBoing.com

Cigarette Card

Check out these free image images:

Cigarette Card

Image by PaperScraps

Cigarette Card

Image by PaperScraps

Cigarette Card

Image by PaperScraps

Nice Photo Collages photos

A few nice photo collages images I found:

family portrait/portraitbulle

Image by †kaizermodo†
..collages 2007..

family portrait/bbberceau

Image by †kaizermodo†
..collage 2008..

Weder Biene Maja, noch Willi, aber auf Honigsuche

Some cool photo gifts images:

Weder Biene Maja, noch Willi, aber auf Honigsuche

Image by thetXm
Danke an Munky.


by Tim Hartlage
Creative Commons Namensnennung 2.0 Deutschland

Bei Verwendung: Bitte Belegexemplar per Mail, bei Einbindung in eine Internetseite, genügt natürlich auch ein Link.

Base of Decorative Hexagonal Origami Gift Box (with Lid removed): # 01

Image by Dominic's pics
✹ To see a view of the complete box - including the lid - click here.

This box is one of 20 different boxes for sale by auction on eBay in support of survivors of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Click here to visit / to return to the eBay listing [Item number: 120728863847]. The auction for this item closes on Friday the 3rd of June 2011 at 00:02 a.m. British Summer Time (UTC + 1).

✹ Click here to see a thumbnail overview of all the boxes, or watch a Slideshow of all the boxes.

Proceeds of the auction - after eBay and PayPal fees have been deducted - will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society.

✹ To see a larger, more detailed, view of this picture click on the small magnifying glass icon at the top right of the picture, then click on "View all sizes", then click on "Original" - which displays the largest and best quality image.

Some of the papers used to make this item have been kindly subsidised by Oki Nami Japanese Restaurant, New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, UK - who also have an origami paper shop in the back.

About the Japanese Red Cross Society

The Japanese Red Cross are one of three major fundraising organisaitions based in Japan (the other two being the Japanese broadcaster NHK and the Red Feather Central Community Chest of Japan - originally a post World War II re-building organisation). You can download two english language reports relating to the disaster from the Japanese Red Cross website:

Operations Update No.1 - 13th April 2011 [.pdf file, retrieved 17th May 2011]
Operations Update No.2 - 6th May 2011 [.pdf file, retrieved 17th May 2011]

Over two months on, the needs of many of the survivors remain desperately basic. There has been an increased incidence of pneumonia and associated fatalities. As well as helping with practical and medical requirements, the Japanese Red Cross Society are helping people deal with "Shell Shock" / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and further developing services to address these issues.

Perhaps most impressively, they helped quickly set up a management structure to co-ordinate help from all the major fundraisers, a committee including academics and representatives from the 15 most badly affected prefectures [local governments]. The pre-existing local Red Cross chapters [branches] are helping with governance.

Although Japan has a large economy, and domestically the japanese have been hugely generous towards aid efforts, like everywhere else, many people of course are not personally rich. There is still epic upheaval. Much of welfare is normally provided by family and community, a system that breaks down when whole barrios are fragmented and diminished. Services like adoption and fostering, for example - normally always done by relatives - are having to be developed. A planning policy of building schools on higher ground saved many children, but even after encouraging teachers back out of retirement, there is still a shortage of experienced teachers. Japan is mostly mountains and sea, with very little spare land suitable for building, so temporary accommodation has had to be built on land normally reserved for other activities, for example on school playgrounds.

If you enjoy shopping in support of the Japanese Red Cross Society, you might also like Tomodachi Calling, a cafepress web store / shop (recommend by a fellow flickrer schmid91, who helped document the aftermath of the tsunami in Ishinomaki Myagi prefecture).

Japan based english language online newspapers

The Japan Times
Daily Yomiuri
The Asahi Shimbun

About the decorative hexagonal origami gift box

The box is made up from 12 square origami papers - 6 for the lid and 6 for the base. No cutting, glue or adhesive tape is used.

Although Japan has a long tradition of paper folding, the design of the box is modern, by Tomoko Fuse 布施 知子, who is a renown unit origami designer and artist. Unit origami is a method of building up models using pre-folded components or units.

If you are an accurate and consistent paper folder, but are new to unit origami, and you would like to make your own box, I would recommend her book "Origami Boxes: Moribana Style" [# ISBN-10: 0870408216 - # ISBN-13: 978-0870408212] as an excellent introduction. Connecting the units together can be a bit fiddly at first, and the book also includes designs for more simple square and triangular boxes, which give the opportunity to practice and develop the skills needed for doing the final assembly.

(Until Asimo gets a bit more nimble fingered, the box is unlikely to flood the market anytime soon...)

If you get the bug, she has also created and written about very much more complex models. "Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations" [ISBN-10: 0870408526 - ISBN-13: 978-0870408526] is considered a classic text on the subject.

Paper making was a traditional supplemental business of farmers in Japan during the winter. The very cold water during that season enabled the fibres in the pulp to be soaked without becoming subject to decay, and some also argue that cold shrinks the fibres, creating a finer, crisper paper.

Base of Decorative Hexagonal Origami Gift Box (with Lid removed): # 18

Image by Dominic's pics
✹ To see a view of the complete box - including the lid - click here.

This box is one of 20 different boxes for sale by auction on eBay in support of survivors of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Click here to visit / to return to the eBay listing [Item number: 120728919313]. The auction for this item closes on Friday the 3rd of June 2011 at 03:25 a.m. British Summer Time (UTC + 1).

✹ Click here to see a thumbnail overview of all the boxes, or watch a Slideshow of all the boxes.

Proceeds of the auction - after eBay and PayPal fees have been deducted - will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society.

✹ To see a larger, more detailed, view of this picture click on the small magnifying glass icon at the top right of the picture, then click on "View all sizes", then click on "Original" - which displays the largest and best quality image.

The papers used to make this item have been kindly subsidised by Oki Nami Japanese Restaurant, New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, UK - who also have an origami paper shop in the back.

About the Japanese Red Cross Society

The Japanese Red Cross are one of three major fundraising organisaitions based in Japan (the other two being the Japanese broadcaster NHK and the Red Feather Central Community Chest of Japan - originally a post World War II re-building organisation). You can download two english language reports relating to the disaster from the Japanese Red Cross website:

Operations Update No.1 - 13th April 2011 [.pdf file, retrieved 17th May 2011]
Operations Update No.2 - 6th May 2011 [.pdf file, retrieved 17th May 2011]

Over two months on, the needs of many of the survivors remain desperately basic. There has been an increased incidence of pneumonia and associated fatalities. As well as helping with practical and medical requirements, the Japanese Red Cross Society are helping people deal with "Shell Shock" / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and further developing services to address these issues.

Perhaps most impressively, they helped quickly set up a management structure to co-ordinate help from all the major fundraisers, a committee including academics and representatives from the 15 most badly affected prefectures [local governments]. The pre-existing local Red Cross chapters [branches] are helping with governance.

Although Japan has a large economy, and domestically the japanese have been hugely generous towards aid efforts, like everywhere else, many people of course are not personally rich. There is still epic upheaval. Much of welfare is normally provided by family and community, a system that breaks down when whole barrios are fragmented and diminished. Services like adoption and fostering, for example - normally always done by relatives - are having to be developed. A planning policy of building schools on higher ground saved many children, but even after encouraging teachers back out of retirement, there is still a shortage of experienced teachers. Japan is mostly mountains and sea, with very little spare land suitable for building, and so - while rebuilding takes place - temporary accommodation has had to be built on land normally reserved for other activities, for example on school playgrounds.

If you enjoy shopping in support of the Japanese Red Cross Society, you might also like Tomodachi Calling, a cafepress web store / shop (recommend by a fellow flickrer schmid91, who helped document the aftermath of the tsunami in Ishinomaki Myagi prefecture).

Japan based english language online newspapers

The Japan Times
Daily Yomiuri
The Asahi Shimbun

About the decorative hexagonal origami gift box

The box is made up from 12 square origami papers - 6 for the lid and 6 for the base. No cutting, glue or adhesive tape is used.

Although Japan has a long tradition of paper folding, the design of the box is modern, by Tomoko Fuse 布施 知子, who is a renown unit origami designer and artist. Unit origami is a method of building up models using pre-folded components or units.

If you are an accurate and consistent paper folder, but are new to unit origami, and you would like to make your own box, I would recommend her book "Origami Boxes: Moribana Style" [# ISBN-10: 0870408216 - # ISBN-13: 978-0870408212] as an excellent introduction. Connecting the units together can be a bit fiddly at first, and the book also includes designs for more simple square and triangular boxes, which give the opportunity to practice and develop the skills needed for doing the final assembly.

(Until Asimo gets a bit more nimble fingered, the box is unlikely to flood the market anytime soon...)

If you get the bug, she has also created and written about very much more complex models. "Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations" [ISBN-10: 0870408526 - ISBN-13: 978-0870408526] is considered a classic text on the subject.

Paper making was a traditional supplemental business of farmers in Japan during the winter. The very cold water during that season enabled the fibres in the pulp to be soaked without becoming subject to decay, and some also argue that cold shrinks the fibres, creating a finer, crisper paper.

Cool Make A Picture images

Some cool make a picture images:

1971 BMW E9 3.0 CSL (06)

Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)
Introduced in May 1972, the 3.0CSL was a homologation special built to make the car eligible for racing in the European Touring Car Championship. The "L" in the designation meant "leicht" (light), unlike in other BMW designations, where it meant "lang" (long). The lightness was achieved by using thinner steel to build the unit body, deleting the trim and soundproofing, using aluminium alloy doors, bonnets, and boot lids, and using Perspex side windows. The five hundred 3.0CSLs exported to the United Kingdom were not quite as light as the others, as the importer had insisted on retaining the soundproofing, electric windows, and stock E9 bumpers on these cars.

Initially using the same engine as the 3.0CS, the 3.0CSL was given a very small increase in displacement to 3,003 cc (183.3 cu in) by increasing the engine bore by one quarter of a millimetre. This was done in August 1972 to allow the CSL to be raced in the "over three litre" racing category, allowing for some increase in displacement in the racing cars. In 1973, the engine in the 3.0CSL was given another, more subtantial increase in displacement to 3,153 cc (192.4 cu in) by increasing the stroke to 84 mm (3.3 in). This final version of the 3.0CSL was homologated in July 1973 along with an aerodynamic package including a large air dam, short fins running along the front fenders, a spoiler above and behind the trailing edge of the roof, and a tall rear wing. The rear wings were not installed at the factory, but were left in the boot for installation after purchase. This was done because the wings were illegal for use on German roads. The full aero package earned the racing CSLs the nickname "Batmobile".

(Wikipedia)

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Ab 1971 entstanden die ersten 3.0-CSL-Coupés in Zusammenarbeit mit Alpina als Homologationserie für den Tourenwagensport, in dem BMW damals mit den BMW 02 sehr erfolgreich war. Der Name CSL (Coupe Sport Leichtbau) war Programm, da die Leichtbau-Coupés gegenüber dem 3.0 CS keine Leistungssteigerung erhielten, sondern dank konsequenter Gewichtssparmaßnahmen leer nur noch 1165 kg wogen und in lediglich 7,4 Sekunden auf 100 km/h beschleunigten. Von diesen Fahrzeugen wurden nur 169 Exemplare gebaut.

Ab August 1972 wurde die D-Jetronic-Einspritzung auch im 3.0 CSL eingesetzt. Trotz gegenüber dem 3.0 CSi leicht erhöhtem Hubraum (3003 statt 2985 cm³) leisten diese Fahrzeuge ebenfalls 200 PS und erreichen 220 km/h, beschleunigen jedoch in nur 6,9 Sekunden von 0 auf 100 km/h. Von diesem zweiten Produktionslauf des BMW 3.0 CSL entstanden bis August 1973 insgesamt 939 Exemplare, davon 500 mit Rechtslenkung.

Die dritte und letzte Ausbaustufe des 3.0 CSL (Juli 1973 bis November 1975) schöpfte 206 PS aus 3153 cm³. Ihren Spitznamen „Batmobil“ verdankt sie einem umfangreichen Aerodynamikpaket, insbesondere dem riesigen Heckflügel, der mangels Straßenzulassung im Kofferraum des Fahrzeugs verstaut ausgeliefert wurde. Der damalige BMW-Rennfahrer Hans-Joachim Stuck wurde an einer Tankstelle, als er mit seinem „Dienst-CSL“ unterwegs war, gefragt, ob dieser Heckflügel „ein neuer Ski-Halter sei“.

Der BMW 3.0 CSL gilt als erstes Produkt der späteren BMW Motorsport GmbH, damals noch eine Abteilung von BMW, und kann somit als der allererste „M“-BMW bezeichnet werden. Der Wagen trug auch bereits die Farben der späteren M-GmbH.

(Wikipedia)

Bottom of clay pot, Kabala, Sierra Leone (West Africa)

Image by gbaku
Photo taken in 1967 or 1968. This was probably originally used as a cooking pot, but was being used as a water-storage pot in the 1960s.

Very rough notes on pottery making collected by Edward Conteh and me in Kamabai, Sierra Leone from a Limba potter (the techniques might have been different for the pictured pot):

Pots made from white ant's hill clay (fá`a). Millet stalks mixed with clay; clay pounded together with the stalks. She then makes a coil out of the clay by turning it between her hands. Makes the mouth of the pot first in a coil and then builds the coils up and around, piling them on top of one another. Uses a calabash to shape the bottom and then sets the pot out in the sun to dry. The coils come up about four-fifths of the way to the bottom. Initial drying takes about 4 or 5 days during the dry season and 6 or seven days or more, depending on the weather, during the rainy season. Kukuthea [I haven't found what this is called in English yet] is pounded and put in a calabash and mixed with water. The pot is fired upside-down with a pile of dry material under and around it. Upside-down so that the pot's inside will get very hot. She uses a stick to pull the pot from the fire by putting it underneath and lifting it out. The pot is then put into the calabash full of water and kukuthea which will then boil if the pot is good. Kukuthea's action is somewhat like a cementing. The pot is left in the kukuthea mixture for just a few minutes and then taken out to become very dry and strong. If she knocks on it and it sounds like a calabash, then it is a good pot. If not, it sounds like dry mud. It's left on the fire until it gets very red (?1 1/2 hours?). They decorated the pots in the past; one person would use only one decoration, and they would be decorated for buyer appeal. One with fine decorations one would say was a fine pot. Not all people used to decorate the country pots. Decorations put on before putting them in the sun. This woman used her finger only to decorate, but says others used to decorate their pots with sticks. Very small pots were used to cook medicines [this appears to have been the case in other parts of Norther Sierra Leone also]. Other small pots were used for putting pepper in while eating (sort of a serving plate) and others were used for cooking sauces, etc. The very big ones were used for storing water. The biggest country pot she has ever seen was about 2 1/2 feet across and 2 feet high. Very small pots still used for medicine in the 1960s.

Baby...

Some cool baby picture images:

Baby...

Image by _Guilherme Grespan
Foto por Guilherme Grespan

Observações:
Todas as fotos aqui postadas estão livres para divulgação, desde que com minha assinatura na foto e com os devidos créditos, como segue abaixo:

Foto por Guilherme Grespan - www.flickr.com/photos/guilhermegrespan/

As fotos estão com tamanho reduzido para web, tenho todas em alta resolução, e sem a assinatura, caso alguem precise é só me enviar um email.

Qualquer utilização das fotos em meios comerciais, favor me contactar.

Contato:
email: gui_grespan@yahoo.com.br

Ao Publicar:
Caso você publique esta foto em algum local, favor me informar por email, para que eu possa manter o histórico.

Muito Obrigado.

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Photo by Guilherme Grespan

Notes:
All photos posted here are free to disclosure, provided that with my signature on the photo and with the appropriate credits, as follows below:

Photo by Guilherme Grespan - www.flickr.com/photos/guilhermegrespan/

The photos are reduced in size for web, have all at high resolution, and without the signature, if someone needs just send me an email.

Any use of photos for media business, please contact me.

Contact:
email: gui_grespan@yahoo.com.br

By Post:
If you publish this picture in any place, please let me know by email, so I can keep the history.

Thank you very much.

BABY BLUE PARTICLES

Image by rafeejewell
My favorite color is this soft baby blue.

Nice Photo Creator photos

Check out these photo creator images:

Forest Rangers Cabin No. 3 at Railroad Creek, Chelan County, ca. 1910

Image by IMLS DCC
Creator: Lindsley, Lawrence Denny, 1879-1974.

Description: Caption on image: Forest Rangers Cabin #3, R.R. Creek  Lindsley album 8, p.38

View source image.

More information on the commercial rights for this photo..

Part of Olympic Peninsula Community Museum
University of Washington Libraries.

Brought to you by IMLS Digital Collections and Content.

Unrestricted access; use with attribution.

Cedar stump used to create a hut in Clallam County

Image by IMLS DCC
Creator: Wischmeyer, Philip

Description: Handwritten and printed on image: Cedar stump on the Elwha River, used by pioneers as a post office. P. Wischmeyer, Seattle.

View source image.

More information on the commercial rights for this photo.

Part of Olympic Peninsula Community Museum
University of Washington Libraries.

Brought to you by IMLS Digital Collections and Content.

Unrestricted access; use with attribution.

Male Olympic Elk, probably on the Olympic Peninsula

Image by IMLS DCC
Creator: Everett, William

Description: Handwritten and printed on image: Olympic Male Elk -- Wm Everett.  Additional image information taken from the North Olympic Library System's Kellogg Master Index.

View source image.

More information on the commercial rights for this photo..

Part of Olympic Peninsula Community Museum
University of Washington Libraries.

Brought to you by IMLS Digital Collections and Content.

Unrestricted access; use with attribution.

My first HDR

Check out these photo effects images:

My first HDR

Image by Swami Stream
I had heard a lot of about HDR so i did a bit of research on the net and finally after some trial and error this is the picture . Tell me what you think. View Large

More details on how to do this

www.instructables.com/id/EKN42B1F2AX8OUV/

Spider Car

Image by fs999
Pentax K-5 • 400 ISO • Soligor C/D Wide-Auto 20mm f:2.8

A tribute to FREDBOUAINE a fantastic photographer.

Fx: Cutout.

US-Cars exhibition
Stadtbredimus • Luxembourg

Fade to Grey

Image by fs999
Pentax K-5 • 80 ISO • Sigma 8-16mm f:4.5-5.6 DC HSM

Handheld HDR 5 photos (-4, -2, 0, +2, +4 EV) with Photomatix 3.2.9

World Pentax Day 2011

Kirchberg • Luxembourg

Jodi Cohen 12-5-08 1

Check out these christmas cards photo images:

Jodi Cohen 12-5-08 1

Image by stevendepolo

Jodi Cohen 12-5-08 10

Image by stevendepolo

a picture for you

Some cool picture collages images:

a picture for you

Image by delgaudm
Then put them together with Picture collage | Multiple exposure.

If it comes out too dark, use the "I'm feeling lucky" effect. That's what I did here.

Here is another version using different color tints.



Full tutorial here

a weeks worth of pictures

Image by jessica wilson {jek in the box}
just a pop of eye candy to remind me that i did indeed have a somewhat productive week. not pictured are the dvds watched, the books read, the floors swept, the laundry washed and the trash cans unemptied....whee!

clockwise from top left:
*washing vintage doll clothes
*hanging with my flickr friends
*vegan oatmeal bars
*picnic dinner with the mister
*freehand embroidery for fun
*guerilla art project
*a new batch of grape juice
*a lesson in cartooning
*happy bed bunting

Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

Nice Photo Effects photos

Check out these photo effects images:

Looking up

Image by Miroslav Petrasko (blog.hdrshooter.net)
A big one today (60 Mpix :) ). Those of you who follow me on facebook know that I recently bought a Panoramic head, the Nodal Ninja 4. I also posted few shot of how it looks and how I used it for this photo there. And this is the first result I’m publishing. This is a 180 degree vertorama, created from 7 photos. At first it should have been a HDR vertorama (I took multiple brackets), but as it was quite windy there, the ghosting was just too much. So instead I created this from single exposures, and I used some of the steps I do in HDR post processing on it.
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For more info on this and other my photos, and my HDR tutorial, please visit my daily photo blog at blog.hdrshooter.net
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Daily photo blog - My portfolio - My HDR tutorial - My Twitter - My facebook page

In the Light

Image by fs999
Pentax K-5 • 80 ISO • Pentax DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited

Handheld HDR 3 photos (-2, 0, +2 EV) with Photomatix 4.1.1

Le St Barnabé Hôtel & Spa • Murbach • Alsace • France

Orton Effect (First Attempt)

Image by Williamo!
I just saw a great photo in egazelle's photostream that had been modified with something called the "Orton Effect", so I was eager to try it out myself. This is the result. What do you think?

Blogged here: blog.wolffmyren.com/2008/07/16/orton-effect-first-attempt/

BIRDS IN WHITE - OCELLS EN BLANC Agró blanc - Garceta grande - Great white egrett - Egretta alba

A few nice photo sizes images I found:

BIRDS IN WHITE - OCELLS EN BLANC Agró blanc - Garceta grande - Great white egrett - Egretta alba

Image by ferran pestaña
www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1714240800&size=l
AGRÓ BLANC
Esp: Garceta grande
Eng: Great white egret

Ordre: Ciconiiformes
Familia: Ardeiae
Subespècies a Catalunya: Egretta alba
Llista patró: Categoria A

Legislació aplicable:
Conveni de Berna: Annex 2 (Espècie protegida).
Conveni de Bonn: Annex 2 (Objecte d’acords internacionals)
Reial Decret 439/1990: Annex 2 (Espècie d’interès especial)
Directiva 79/409: Annex 1 y 2

Dimensiones:
Longitud total: alrededor de 65 cm
Envergadura: alrededor de 80 cm
Peso: unos 5 kg
Coloración: Plumaje enteramente blanco. Pico amarillo. Lorum (espacio en el ojo y el pico) sin pluma, de color verde amarillento. Iris del ojo, amarillo claro. Patas negras. En la época de celo ostentan unas cuarenta plumas ornamentales con las barbas despeinadas (aigrettes), que nacen en la región escapular y se extienden cubriendo el dorso y la cola, más vistosas en el macho que en la hembra.

Características Físicas
Cabeza chica y aplanada con pico largo y agudo en forma de puñal. El cuello es largo y flexible y en vuelo adopta una posición de S característica. El cuerpo es delgado y comprimido lateralmente. Las alas son grandes, anchas y redondeadas. El plumaje es suave y abundante.
Comportamiento
Es de hábitos gregarios y forma grupos numerosos. Incluso, cuando nidifica, puede hacerlo junto a otras especies de garzas. Su actividad la desarrolla durante el día y al anochecer le gusta reunirse en grandes grupos y ocupar las copas de los árboles altos, donde descansa, aunque también puede hacerlo sobre el suelo, en algún terreno húmedo o anegadizo. Invierte la mayor parte de su tiempo en procurarse alimento, que en los humedales es siempre abundante
Durante la temporada de anidación a la Garza Blanca (Ardea alba) le crecen unos plumones en la parte posterior del cuerpo. Estos plumones son de apariencia suave y frágil. A fines del siglo XIX se tornó la moda el usarlos de adorno en los sombreros femeninos. La caza de estas aves aumentó a como diera lugar. Como estas plumas sólo crecen durante la temporada de cría, en los nidos las atrapaban sin preocuparse por los pichones, que eventualmente también perecían. Estuvo muy cerca de extinguirse. Por suerte la moda cambió.

DISTRIBUCIÓN:

La Garza Blanca la podemos ver en prácticamente todas partes del mundo. Sólo se ausenta de las regiones árticas. Existen ciertas diferencias en su apariencia de acuerdo a la localidad. Estas diferencias se identifican como subespecies y se limitan al color de las patas y el pico; pero el aspecto erguido es el mismo en todas ellas.

ELEVACIÓN:

Normalmente se mantiene entre el nivel del mar y los 1500 metros de elevación, aunque se le ha visto a mayores elevaciones, llegando hasta los 4100 metros.

DESPLAZAMIENTOS:

Las poblaciones que anidan al norte, y al menos algunas al sur, de su distribución migran para invernar en regiones más cálidas. Las otras poblaciones son sedentarias.

ESTATUS:

En el presente se le estima común. A finales del siglo XIX estuvo en serio peligro de ser exterminada.

HÁBITAT:

Se mantiene en las orillas de los depósitos y cursos de agua; dulce, salobre y salada. Frecuenta las marismas y otros lugares cubiertos por agua de poca profundidad.

HÁBITOS:

Se le ve solitaria y en agrupaciones de considerables tamaños. Es posible verla pescando en proximidad de otras aves acuáticas. Duerme en congregaciones que pueden contar con cientos de ellas.

VUELO:

Una vez estabilizado el vuelo, bate las alas lentamente. El cuello lo mantiene curvado en forma de “S” hacia atrás, la cabeza y el pico sobresalen al cuerpo. Las patas, extendidas hacia atrás, sobrepasan la cola.

REPRODUCCIÓN:

Anida en colonias de varias especies de garzas. El nido lo construye sobre todo tipo de vegetación; hierba alta en la orilla de los estanques, manglares, árboles. La nidada consiste de uno a seis huevos color celeste o azul pálido verdosos. La incubación toma unos 25 días y es efectuada por los dos padres. Los pichones empiezan a salirse del nido a los 21 días y se valen por sí mismo a las seis semanas.

ALIMENTACIÓN:

Se alimenta de peces, anfibios y reptiles que logra atrapar. Complementa su dieta con pequeños mamíferos, pequeñas aves, crustáceos, moluscos, insectos y lombrices. Se le ve parada o caminando lentamente en la orilla de los ríos y lagos, y en los estuarios de poca profundidad. Es posible que pesque desde afuera del agua o internándose donde la profundidad sea desde apenas la tierra húmeda hasta donde el agua le de por el pecho. A menudo la vemos pescando sola o en grupos de su propia especie, al igual que en compañía de otras garzas blancas y aves acuáticas. Aunque es algo problemática cuando pesca en compañía de otras aves porque le gusta robarse lo que las otras pescan, y entre ellas mismas es usual que cuando se acercan mucho ocurran conflictos.

Esta garza pesca durante las horas del día, retornando al nido o percha al atardecer para dormir hasta el alba. Aunque si hay noche clara, es posible ver alguna trasnochando a la luz de la luna.

Bernat pescaire en vol 01 - Garza real en vuelo - Grey heron in flight - Ardea cinerea

Image by ferran pestaña
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BERNAT PESCAIRE

Esp: Garza Real
Eng: Grey heron

Ordre: Ciconiformes
Familia: Ardeidae
Subespècies Catalunya: Ardea cinerea

Llista patró: Categoria A

Població catalana: 375-407 parelles
Població eruropea: 210.000-290.000 parelles (5-24 % població mundial)

Estat de conservació
Catalunya Propera a l'amenaça
Europa Segura

Legislació aplicable:
Conveni de Berna: Annex 3 (Estrictament protegida).
Conveni de Bonn: Annex 2 (Objecte d’acords internacionals)
Reial Decret 439/1990: Annex 1 (Espècie sensible)
Llei 3/1988: Annex 2

Resident comú a tot el país al llarg de tot l'any, amb migradors i hivernants regulars. Nidificant localitzat en baix nombre, però regular, en algunes àrees de l'interior com el Pallars Jussà i el Segrià, i a la ciutat de Barcelona al recinte del parc zoològic.

La garza real europea, (Ardea cinerea) es un ave zancuda de las garzas en la familia Ardeidae, nativa de Europa y de Asia templada, incluso partes de África. Es residente en el medio sur y el oeste, pero muchos migran en invierno del hielo de regiones más frías.

Es un ave grande, parada mide 9 a 10 dm de altura, con una envergadura de alas de 17 a 20 dm y un peso de 1 a 2 kg. Su plumaje es mayormente gris arriba, y algo blanco debajo. Los adultos tienen la cabeza blanca con un copete negro superciliar y una cresta delgada, en los juveniles toda la cabeza es gris. Tiene un pico fuerte rosa-amarillento, brillante cuando adultos. Tiene un vuelo lento, con su largo cuello retraído (forma de S). Cuando extiende su cuello, el pico semeja una cuchara. Esto es característico de las garzas y garcetas, y los distingue de las cigüeñas.

Hay cuatro subespecies:

* Ardea cinerea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758. Europa, África, oeste de Asia.
* Ardea cinerea jouyi Clark, 1907. Este de Asia.
* Ardea cinerea firasa Hartert, 1917. Madagascar.
* Ardea cinerea monicae Jouanin & Roux, 1963. Islas Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania.

Está muy relacionada y es similar a la garza real americana Ardea herodias, que difiere en ser algo más grande, y pardos sus flancos y finales de ala. La garza de cara blanca australiana Ardea novaehollandiae es a veces incorrectamente llamada "garza real".

La sp. crece en colonias, en árboles cerca de espejos de agua, o áreas inundables, y aún es capaz de anidar en juncales. Hace un nido compacto de ramitas.

Caza y come en aguas bajas, peces, ranas con su largo y afilado pico. Las garzas son capaces de coger pequeños mamíferos y pájaros. Frecuentemente espera que la presa se aquiete para atraparla, o puede lentamente cazar al acecho.

Su llamada es un fuerte graznido "fraaank".

¿Cómo distinguirlo?

Adulto: Cabeza blanca, con franja negra a cada lado que empieza encima del ojo y termina en plumas largas en forma de moño colgante sobre la nuca; cuello blancuzco, listado de negro en el frente, y con plumas laxas en la base; partes superiores gris ceniza; primarias negruzcas; partes inferiores grisáceas, con algo de negro en los flancos; pico amarillo pardusco; lorums y piel de alrededor de los ojos amarillentos; patas pardas.

Joven: Frente y píleo oscuros (grisáceo); no tiene franja negra en la cabeza; cuello grisáceo; pico más oscuro; patas pardo verdosas. El segundo invierno presenta lista negra en la cabeza y pico más amarillento, aunque se diferencia del adulto por tener el moño más corto, así como la frente y la parte superior de la cabeza grises (no blancos).

Posibles confusiones.

En una observación somera puede ser confundida con una Garza Imperial (Ardea purpurea), si bien el gris y blanco de Ardea cinerea constrasta con el castaño rojizo que Ardea purpurea tiene en la cabeza, cuello, partes inferiores y largas coberteras alares. De lejos también podría ser confundida con una Grulla Común (Grus grus): aunque ambas especies parecen totalmente grises, en la Grulla Común (Grus grus) la cabeza y el cuello se ven negros; además, en vuelo Ardea cinerea lleva el cuello recogido (en forma de "S") en contraposición del cuello extendido que lleva Grus grus.

¿Dónde se le puede observar?

Marismas, embalses, lagunas, ríos, y toda clase de terrenos encharcados o con aguas someras.

¿Dónde cría?

En la copa de los árboles. A veces en carrizales. 1 puesta (3-6 huevos) entre marzo y mayo. Cría colonialmente.

Distribución.

Las colonias reproductoras más importantes se hallan en el oeste peninsular. Más local se encuentra en áreas del norte y este peninsular. Durante el invierno, se encuentra ampliamente repartida por todo el territorio español.

Movimientos e invernada.

Residente. En invierno notoria presencia de aves europeas (septiembre-marzo).

I'm a fountain! / ¡Soy una fuente!

Image by . SantiMB .
Pça. Carles Buïgas - Barcelona (Spain).

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De una mini-kdd organizada por Mayte (a quien por fin he conocido) en su última visita a Barcelona. Nos acompañaron Paco, Albert, Jordi y M. Carmen y Miguel.

¡¡En el puesto 322 de Explore del 7/12/2008!!
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Everybody wants to make photos posing like this.

Todo el mundo quiere hacerse fotos posando así.

ENGLISH
The Font Màgica de Montjuïc (Magic Fountain of Montjuïc), or simply called Font de Montjuïc (Fountain of Montjuïc), is located in the Maria Cristina Avenue, in Montjuïc, (Barcelona). They are the main element of a set of light games and water that is developed in all the axis from the Palau Nacional to the Square of Spain, that includes cascades and pools and, in the inferior part, rows of luminous columns to both sides of the avenue, nowadays replaced by illuminated jets of similar proportions and simpler maintenance.

It was constructed in the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1929 by Carles Buïgas in the place where the Four Columns of Josep Puig i Cadafalch were located, demolished after in 1928. The construction works took less that one year.

Some numbers:
Pool dimensions: 50 x 65 m.
Pool capacity: 3,100,000 liters (Current: 2,950,000 liters)
Number of pumps: 5
Pump output: 4x 265 hp + 1 x 125 hp
Total volume of water in circulation: 2,600 liters per second
Maximum pressure: 5.4 kg/cm2, equivalent to 54 m maximum water height
Number of water jets: 3,620
Number of water arrangements: 29
Number of hydraulic valves: 109
Number of main colors: 8
Different combinations of water-light: 7,000 million
Number of electric motors: 134
Output of electric motors: 1,567 hp (1,153 Kw)
Number of lights: 4,760
Illumination power: 1,507 Kw. (Current: 995 Kw)
Sound equipment power: 7,500 w RMS
Approximate length of water pipes: 1.5 Km.
Approximate length of compressed air pipes: 6 Km.
Approximate length of electric cables: 355 Km.

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CASTELLANO
La Font Màgica de Montjuïc(Fuente Mágica de Montjuïc), o simplemente llamada Font de Montjuïc (Fuente de Montjuïc), está situada en la Avenida Maria Cristina, en Montjuïc, (Barcelona). Son el elemento principal de un conjunto de juegos de luz y agua que se desarrolla en todo el eje desde el Palau Nacional hasta la Plaza de España, que incluye cascadas y estanques y, en la parte inferior, hileras de columnas luminosas a ambos lados de la avenida, hoy en día sustituidas por surtidores iluminados de proporciones parecidas y de mantenimiento más sencillo.

Fue construida con motivo de la Exposición Universal de 1929 por Carles Buïgas en el lugar donde estaban situadas las Cuatro Columnas de Josep Puig i Cadafalch derribadas en 1928. Las obras de construcción duraron menos de un año.

Algunos datos interesantes:
Dimensiones del lago: 50 x 65 m
Capacidad del lago: 3.100.000 litros (Actual: 2.950.000 litros)
Número de bombas: 5
Potencia de bombas: 4x 265 CV + 1 x 125 CV
Caudal total de agua en circulación: 2.600 litros por segundo
Presión máxima: 5,4 kg/cm2 equivalente a 54 m. de altura máxima del agua
Número de toberas de salida de agua: 3.620
Número de juegos de agua: 29
Número de válvulas hidráulicas: 109
Número de colores principales: 8
Combinaciones de agua-luz diferentes: 7.000 millones
Número de motores eléctricos: 134
Potencia en motores eléctricos: 1.567 CV (1.153 Kw)
Lamparas de iluminación: 4.760
Potencia en iluminación: 1.507 Kw. (Actual: 995 Kw)
Potencia del equipo de sonido: 7.500 w RMS
Longitud aproximada de tuberías de agua: 1,5 Km.
Longitud aproximada de tuberías de aire comprimido: 6 Km.
Longitud aproximada de cables eléctricos: 355 Km.

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font_m%c3%a0gica_de_Montju%c3%afc, fonts.bcn.es

Av. Maria Cristina - Barcelona (Spain).

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De una mini-kdd organizada por Mayte (a quien por fin he conocido) en su última visita a Barcelona. Nos acompañaron Paco, Albert, Jordi y M. Carmen y Miguel.

ENGLISH
The Font Màgica de Montjuïc (Magic Fountain of Montjuïc), or simply called Font de Montjuïc (Fountain of Montjuïc), is located in the Maria Cristina Avenue, in Montjuïc, (Barcelona). They are the main element of a set of light games and water that is developed in all the axis from the Palau Nacional to the Square of Spain, that includes cascades and pools and, in the inferior part, rows of luminous columns to both sides of the avenue, nowadays replaced by illuminated jets of similar proportions and simpler maintenance.

It was constructed in the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1929 by Carles Buïgas in the place where the Four Columns of Josep Puig i Cadafalch were located, demolished after in 1928. The construction works took less that one year.

Some numbers:
Pool dimensions: 50 x 65 m.
Pool capacity: 3,100,000 liters (Current: 2,950,000 liters)
Number of pumps: 5
Pump output: 4x 265 hp + 1 x 125 hp
Total volume of water in circulation: 2,600 liters per second
Maximum pressure: 5.4 kg/cm2, equivalent to 54 m maximum water height
Number of water jets: 3,620
Number of water arrangements: 29
Number of hydraulic valves: 109
Number of main colors: 8
Different combinations of water-light: 7,000 million
Number of electric motors: 134
Output of electric motors: 1,567 hp (1,153 Kw)
Number of lights: 4,760
Illumination power: 1,507 Kw. (Current: 995 Kw)
Sound equipment power: 7,500 w RMS
Approximate length of water pipes: 1.5 Km.
Approximate length of compressed air pipes: 6 Km.
Approximate length of electric cables: 355 Km.

-------------------------

CASTELLANO
La Font Màgica de Montjuïc(Fuente Mágica de Montjuïc), o simplemente llamada Font de Montjuïc (Fuente de Montjuïc), está situada en la Avenida Maria Cristina, en Montjuïc, (Barcelona). Son el elemento principal de un conjunto de juegos de luz y agua que se desarrolla en todo el eje desde el Palau Nacional hasta la Plaza de España, que incluye cascadas y estanques y, en la parte inferior, hileras de columnas luminosas a ambos lados de la avenida, hoy en día sustituidas por surtidores iluminados de proporciones parecidas y de mantenimiento más sencillo.

Fue construida con motivo de la Exposición Universal de 1929 por Carles Buïgas en el lugar donde estaban situadas las Cuatro Columnas de Josep Puig i Cadafalch derribadas en 1928. Las obras de construcción duraron menos de un año.

Algunos datos interesantes:
Dimensiones del lago: 50 x 65 m
Capacidad del lago: 3.100.000 litros (Actual: 2.950.000 litros)
Número de bombas: 5
Potencia de bombas: 4x 265 CV + 1 x 125 CV
Caudal total de agua en circulación: 2.600 litros por segundo
Presión máxima: 5,4 kg/cm2 equivalente a 54 m. de altura máxima del agua
Número de toberas de salida de agua: 3.620
Número de juegos de agua: 29
Número de válvulas hidráulicas: 109
Número de colores principales: 8
Combinaciones de agua-luz diferentes: 7.000 millones
Número de motores eléctricos: 134
Potencia en motores eléctricos: 1.567 CV (1.153 Kw)
Lamparas de iluminación: 4.760
Potencia en iluminación: 1.507 Kw. (Actual: 995 Kw)
Potencia del equipo de sonido: 7.500 w RMS
Longitud aproximada de tuberías de agua: 1,5 Km.
Longitud aproximada de tuberías de aire comprimido: 6 Km.
Longitud aproximada de cables eléctricos: 355 Km.

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font_m%c3%a0gica_de_Montju%c3%afc, fonts.bcn.es

Cool Photo Processing images

A few nice photo processing images I found:

black dog

Image by Joel Bedford
thought i had posted this one already...hmm.

Near Texcoco, Mexico.

Two children with goat-drawn cart

Image by George Eastman House
Accession Number: 2006:0098:0004

Maker: Marshall Bros.

Title: Two children with goat-drawn cart

Date: ca. 1880

Medium: albumen print

Dimensions: Image: 9.6 x 13 cm Mount: 10.5 x 16.3 cm

George Eastman House Collection

General information about the George Eastman House Photography Collection is available at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php.

For information on obtaining reproductions go to: www.eastmanhouse.org/flickr/index.php?pid=2006:0098:0004.

Cool Bing Image images

Some cool bing image images:

Butterfly Mobiles by ButterflyOrbs Trio in Purples

Image by Butterfly Mobiles by ButterflyOrbs
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Butterfly Mobiles by ButterflyOrbs

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Butterfly Mobiles by ButterflyOrbs

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All Decked Out and No Place to Go

Some cool digital photos images:

All Decked Out and No Place to Go

Image by jumpinjimmyjava

Receding Waves at Beach - Phuket, Thailand

Image by Captain Kimo
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Nighttime HDR Photo from Juno Beach Pier

Image by Captain Kimo
captainkimo.com/nighttime-hdr-photo-from-juno-beach-pier

I've been a very bad blogger. I haven't posted anything in about a week. Normally I post daily, but in the past couple months I've had to slow down because of the ebook, which has been taking up a good portion of my time from my blog. But the good news is, it's almost done! I'm now working on the last couple of pages of the final chapter. So far I'm on schedule, but I'm not sure how long it's gonna take to proofread an edit the final copy. I will announce the release of the book in the monthly newlstter. Sign up for the newsletter if you haven't already done so to get the latest update.

As for this photo, I did a few things different. Instead of the normal three exposures, I used only 2. And instead of using Detail Enhancer, I used Exposure Fusion for tone mapping. But the secret to this photo wasn't in Photomatix, it was in Photoshop. I used shadow/highlights to bring out the detail in the pier and foreground. I also used my normal Photoshop processing techniques to put in the finishing touches. I discuss all this in more detail within the ebook.

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Cool Photo Lab images

Check out these photo lab images:

Fermi Meson Lab 005

Image by Michael Kappel
Fermi Meson Lab
National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)


Photograph taken by Michael Kappel
www.michaelkappel.com

Fermi Meson Lab 059

Image by Michael Kappel
Fermi Meson Lab
National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)


Photograph taken by Michael Kappel
www.michaelkappel.com

Fermi Meson Lab 027

Image by Michael Kappel
Fermi Meson Lab
National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)


Photograph taken by Michael Kappel
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✿ Wildflowers ✿

A few nice nature image images I found:

✿ Wildflowers ✿

Image by Viola & Cats / Sorry absent (broken pc)
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Parenting In Action

Image by Bill Gracey
In this image the parent Barn Owl has just dropped off food to the young Barn Owl on top of the owl box on our property. The young owl hasn't been fed in at least fifteen hours and it's been screeching for food impatiently every since it came outside about twenty minutes earlier. The owls only come out and hunt (or wait for a delivery) after the sun has set.

Strobist info: Here's the description of the setup that I use for photographing the Barn Owls, and the owl house.The owl house is on top of a fifteen foot pole, which is about two feet in the ground, so the bottom of owl house is about thirteen feet off of the ground. I have one tall light stand on either side of the owl house, extended as high as they will go, and a third shorter light stand in the middle. The one on the left is lower because it is positioned on a slope that goes down from the house. The light stand in the middle is a shorter stand than the others, but it is extended as high as it will go. The flash on the left is a YN560, the middle flash is a Strobie 130 and the flash on the right is a YN560-II. All thee strobes are in manual mode set at 1/2 power. The middle and right flash are triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603 and the left flash is in slave mode and is triggered by the light from the other two flashes. I have a Yongnuo RF-603-N trigger on my camera which is triggered by an identical trigger that I have in my hand while sitting in a chair off camera. The Yongnuo triggers can act as either transmitter or receiver. The great thing about these triggers is that they are reliable, and are about for a pair of them on Amazon. Wonderful technology at an amazing price. They're cheap, they work and they have a range of 15 meters.

Pictures that I've taken of the Barn Owls can be seen in my Barn Owls set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157630045851110/

graffiti in bynum, nc near the old mill and old one-lane bridge

Image by Keith Weston
i document what I see. This image is not intended to offend, etc.
Near the Haw River in Chatham County, Bynum, NC USA