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On Silence and Talking by Sharon Mau
Autumn Gold Colours / Reflections of Beauty / Clouds and Sky Reflections on the pure pristine waters of Chena River Lakes Park and Recreational Area / Alaska North Star Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Featured Art 15 June 2009 Descriptions On Silence and Talking / We Indians know about silence. We aren’t afraid of it. In fact, to us it is more powerful than words. Our elders were schooled in the ways of silence, and they passed that along to us. Watch, listen, and then act, they told us. This is the way to live. Watch the animals to see how they care for their young. Watch the elders to see how they behave. Watch the white man to see what he wants. Always watch first, with a still heart and mind, then you will learn. When you have watched enough, then you can act. With you it’s the opposite. You learn by talking. You reward the kids who talk the most in school. At your parties everyone is trying to talk. In your work you are always having meetings where everyone interrupts everyone else, and everyone talks five, ten, or a hundred times. You say it is ‘working out a problem’. When you are in a room and it is quiet you get nervous. You have to fill the space with sound. So you talk right away, before you even know what you are going to say. White people like to argue. They don’t even let each other finish sentences. They are always interrupting. To Indians this is very disrespectful and even very stupid. If you start talking, I’m not going to interrupt you. I will listen. Maybe I will stop listening if I don’t like what you are saying. But I won’t interrupt you. When you are done I will make my decision on what you said, but I won’t tell you if I disagree with you unless it is important. Otherwise I will just be quiet and go away. You have told me what I need to know. There is nothing more to say. But this isn’t enough for most white people. People should think of their words like seeds. They should plant them, then let them grow in silence. Our old people taught us that the earth is always speaking to us, but that we have to be silent to hear her. / There are lots of voices besides ours. Lots of voices. / Lakota Wisdom Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Currently with 736 Views
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Nightfall over Pisco Playa by Elaine Stevenson
This apartment building awaits demolition more than three months after an earthquake devastated Peru’s coastal city of Pisco on 15 August 2007. Dust still hangs in the air, giving an eery glow to the streets as daylight fades, a legacy of more 100,000 buildings that were destroyed or seriously damaged in the two minutes when the earth literally shook. Carlos, the taxi driver whose car can be seen in the base of this image went out of his way to show us this building. The house where he lived with his young son, a few miles from this spot, was one of the many that no longer stands. The halo around the lamp is an effect of the dust in atmosphere (and not a digital manipulation as some might think). Its visibility is enhanced by the slow shutter speed necessary to capture such an image as the sun had long since disappeared below the horizon. The building is truly leaning, a result of the earthquake that destroyed so much of this city, including the lives of four individuals who were in the lower floor (now destroyed) of this apartment building when the earth started to shake. All artists proceeds from sales of RedBubble prints from this image will be used to assist those, like Carlos, who have lost their homes to rebuild. / This image was recently selected for exhibition in Melbourne’s Brunswick Street Gallery. It is also included in the America del Sur – 2009 Calendar, available here. / /
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The Outcast by JohnEvans
I saw this fellow for the first time when he slid down my laneway after a bout of freezing rain. I followed him for awhile clicking away madly through the trees. I lost sight of him but continued in the direction I felt he was heading. On arriving at the edge of a field I saw two more wolves running towards me. They were quite excited which made me think initially they were on the hunt, but one suddenly cut off to his right, jumped a fence and disappeared into the bush. The second, almost simultaneously did an about face and returned at full speed the way he came. All this time I was wondering where the one I had been following went. Looking around, there he was less than 40 feet away looking in the direction of the other two wolves. As he started walking away I got this shot with my old Canon S1. (As is.) He stayed with us for the rest of the winter and I witnessed on many occasions his attempts to join the other wolves without success. They kept running away. It is for this reason I gave the title “The Outcast” More extraordinary, and Rose will get a kick out of this, he slept a few nights with my horses, either to cover his scent, or for warmth, I have no idea. I have a video of him waking up beside the hay feeder, letting out a howl and for 50 seconds, the pack, comprised of adults and pups answer. Quite amazing!! I’ve never seen anything like it! And the horses, they just continued with their breakfast (instead of being breakfast). He weighed about 120 pounds comparing him with the height and weight of my dog, Duke. More of the story will be found in my replies to comments.
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Train Engineer, 1943 Union Pacific Steam Engine by kodakcameragirl
Today this Old Steam Engine, rolled through town. . .it’s the 1943 Challenger union Pacific ~ Largest Operating Steam Engine in North America, She came through SHAKOPEE, MN today! Photo shot with MY KODAK M883 Photo as is
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Ma baraque by Sugarpop
That was our little ‘Kherbet’ [as in cottage] in a faraway place, in the back hills of Lebanon, around Hermel; at an average altitude of 2100 m opened on a 150 km2 of raw nature; we were hosted by Boumediene, our guide who manages eco-tourist activities; he took us on a wonderful trek in the middle of nowhere.
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Cedarscape by Sugarpop
This log cabana is at 2000m of altitude in the middle of nowhere, a haven of tranquility….My Cedar Hideaway, North Lebanon, nearby the Cedars of God forest-
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Oreo - A Japanese Spitz by Jenny Brice
Oreo, a Champion Japanese Spitz. The Japanese Spitz is a very intelligent breed, commonly characterized by their courage and liveliness along with their cheeky disposition. They are an affectionate and devoted companion, always willing to please and thrive on attention and affection. They grow up to a maximum of 37 cm (approx 14 inches) in height and can weigh up to 8.75 kgs (20 lbs). Featured Image in Cats And Dogs Group on 09/11/08 Camera: Canon EOS 350D with Canon EFS 17-85mm lens. © Copyright 2008 Jenny Brice – All Rights Reserved / www.jennybrice.com
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Look me in the eye! by Gili Orr
Shot in LA Zoo, with a Canon PowerShot S5 IS camera. This tiger came as close as possible to look us, his big audience of people, straight in the eye. I wonder what he was thinking at the time… “Look me in the eye!” was featured in the groupS (4) / All That Is Nature / Canon DSLR / Descriptions and / Eye Contact
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Time... and time again by Gili Orr
“Time… and time again” was featured * in the groups / European Everyday Life* / ImageWriting / Descriptions / Alphabet Soup (twice… letters A and T) / and in Time to watch clocks (twice… the second time: 10 November 2009) 237 views (17 November 2009) Photo taken in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, in March 2006, with a Canon PowerShot S70 camera. The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj (Czech: Pražský orloj, [praʒski: ɔrlɔi]) is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, at 50°5′13.23″N 14°25′15.30″E / 50.0870083, 14.4209167. The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square and is a popular tourist attraction. The Orloj is composed of three main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; “The Walk of the Apostles”, a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. / The four figures flanking the clock are set in motion at the hour, these represent four things that were despised at the time of the clock’s making. From left to right in the photograph, the first is Vanity, represented by a figure admiring himself in a mirror. Next, a Jew holding a bag of gold represents greed or usury. Across the clock stands Death, a skeleton that strikes the time upon the hour. Finally, the infidel Turk wears the Turban. The oldest part of the Orloj, the mechanical clock and astronomical dial, dates back to 1410 when it was made by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel, the latter a professor. Later, presumably around 1490, the calendar dial was added and clock facade decorated with gothic sculptures. In 1552 it was repaired by Jan Taborský, clock-master of Orloj, who also wrote a report on the clock where he mentioned Hanuš as maker of the clock. This was a mistake, and was corrected during the 20th century. The Orloj stopped working many times in the centuries after 1552, and was repaired many times. Some speculate that the original maker’s eyes were gouged out in order to prevent him from making a similar clock for another country. After this he died touching the clock, at which point the clock stopped working and remained unrepairable for a number of years. In the 17th century moving statues were added, and figures of the Apostles were added after major repair in 1865-1866. The Orloj suffered heavy damage on May 7 and especially May 8, 1945, during the Prague Uprising, when Germans directed incendiary fire from several armored vehicles and an anti-aircraft gun to the south-west side of the Old Town Square in an effort to silence the provocative broadcasting initiated by the National Committee on May 5. The hall and nearby buildings burned along with the wooden sculptures on the Orloj and the calendar dial face made by Josef Mánes. The machinery was repaired, the wooden Apostles restored by Vojtěch Sucharda, and the Orloj started working again in 1948, but only after significant effort. Wikipedia /
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The Portrait by Janis Zroback
/ “The Portrait” is formal and dignified, and is ..an Onion…why not….as my last painting showed, my mantra is to push boundaries and that always includes subject matter and of course to celebrate the simple things in life…so here she is centre stage, beautifully lit, to show off her rotundity, and her maturity….her last appearance on any stage...pobrecita Watercolour on Arches Paper.. Featured in Outsiders…Image Writing…Florals Still Life Pastels… There are many Poems to the Onion..here is an excerpt from the most glorious and glorifying Ode to The Onion by Pablo Neruda, a poet I adore and read as often as possible.. Onion, / luminous phial, / petal by petal / your beauty was formed, / scales of crystal amassed / and dark earth in secrecy / rounded your belly of dew. / Beneath the earth / was the miracle / and when a clumsy green stalk / appeared, / and your leaves like swords in the garden / were born, / the earth gathered her might / in showing your naked transparency, / and as in Aphrodite the distant sea / replicated the magnolia / raising her breasts, / so the earth / made you, / onion, / bright as a planet, / and destined / to shine, / constant constellation, / round rose of water, / upon / the table / of the poor. excerpt Pablo Neruda / Allium / Garlic and a Single Red Onion / Shallots 2 / Shallots / The Family / Two Purple Heads of Garlic…not published.. / Chicken with 40 cloves of Garlic
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Mustang's Miracle by Arla M. Ruggles
In the life of every passionate photographer or artist, there is perhaps one day that stands as a defining moment in the course of their journey; when that person knows beyond their capacity to express in words, that they have been gifted with sight and opportunity that others have not. This was my moment. / North-eastern Steptoe Valley – Schell Creek Mountains / Eastern Nevada / 2005.AUG.02 Placed Second in That Special Moment Challenge / on Mood And Ambience / (2009.SEP.09) Placed Top Ten in / Magic Challenge on The Woman Photographer Featured on Focus and Lighting / (2009.JUL.28) / True Potential / (2009.JUL.21) / You’re Accepted / (2009.JUL.20) / Descriptions / (2009.JUN.12) / All The Colors Of The Rainbow / (2009.MAR.27) / JPG Cast-Offs / (2009.MAR.15) The “first edition” of this image has been on JPG Magazine / “hot list” since August, 2008 Because of the unusual dimensions of this image, I recommend canvas or mounted print. The same day: / Rainbow’s Blessing SONY Cybershot Sales: Gallery 6 / 18”x9” prints
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Canadian Forest ... The woods are lovely, dark, and deep by Christine Till @ CT-Graphics
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep, / And miles to go before I sleep. / Robert Frost – 1923 – “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” / This poem was also used in the film “Telefon” (1977) as a code phrase to activate sleeper agents / These last lines of Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” describe my own feelings when I see the deep Canadian forests in British Columbia. I think of times when I was a child and believed that magic could be found behind every trunk, in every shadow, under every bit of moss; of times in the woods, when I would just stand there in awe, listening to the stillness. Each moment was so precious … Then I ‘hear the clock ticking’ and I move back into the noise … / “I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.” / / / / Des Waldes Dunkel zieht mich an, / doch muss zu meinem Wort ich stehn … / und Meilen gehen, / bevor ich schlafen kann. / / Example: Mounted Print /
Recent Work
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Damaged But Unbroken by Tara Lemana
I wanted to express the sense that each of us is changed by our lives, that each person we meet changes us and each experience leaves its mark, leaving us damaged, changed, but if we’re lucky, unbroken. Each of the features used in this image belongs to someone close to me, none are stock, and the blue/green eye is mine. It is a self portrait even though the face is not mine. Photo manipulation using all my own resources. Canon Powershot A480 for all images. Proudly New Zealand-made.
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The Octopus, The Tripod, and Me by Peter Hill
I have presented a number of images shot at North Narrabeen Rockpool over the past year, and this one probably isn’t too special. But it’s different. This was the first time one of my kids came with me, my youngest on this occasion had a good swim. Being hot hot hot as it was, approaching sunset, we whizzed over for a cool dip. This was the first time I actually had a swim there myself. It was too hard to resist. Whilst in the water I figured the low angle and the light presented an opportunity. So my able assistant passed me the tripod, which I rammed into the sand, then my camera, the Canon 5D Mark II, with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 21mm f2.8 lens and a Singh-Ray Vari-ND Filter. This shot was taken with the camera about 4 inches above the water. As I was about to engage the mirror lock-up, I felt something on my foot. Something moving and alive. I looked down and there it was – a big mother of an octopus with an unhealthy interest in me and my tripod. Foot extricated from its tentacles, the only thing left was the tripod leg, which said octopus proceeded to make out with. Though I uttered not a word, my sudden movement attracted a woman who had been watching me set up, and then a small crowd, including squealing kids and pointing adults. Well, I got the bloody shot didn’t I? Then resumed my swim. Gee it was nice. I figure the octopus had been unsettled by the vibration of me ramming the tripod into the sand, and came over to check out the intruder. God, he was big.
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Market Square by Berns
Plaza Mayor, Xativa, Spain. Friday Market, 20th November. This capture was taken from a side street leading onto the old square. The absence of traffic here on market days gives it a wonderful feeling of days gone by. Normally the square is full of cars, trucks and fumes, but, every tuesday and friday it is closed to traffic ´till the market packs up at around 1.30pm / Fugifilm Finepix S1000fd / f/7.1 Expo 1/105 ISO-64
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The Board Walk by Peter Lessey
The Board Walk was taken at the Mississauga Rotary Club Marsh Lands Park. Located behind the Jack Darling Park in the south western area of Mississauga, Ontario., Canada. / While out walking with my best friend and greatest fan Jacqueline. / We stoped for a while to enjoy the scene and for me to take few photographs. / I like the way this scene look and felt when I pictured it framed and hung on a wall in my home….if it doesn’t sell out first….lol / The board walks are suspend over most of the marsh lands area. I was told that it was done this way to protect the plants and to increase the view. ======================================= Taken with: Kodak C653 (Pocket Digital Cam.) / Tripod mounted. / Noise reduction & processing done with: Corel paint Shop Pro X2.
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Cute Toys by David Silsbury
Cute Cuddly Toys Canon G9 ISO 80 1/60 at f3.2 / MCN: C45B2-KJS7H-5DFR4 These cute toys were displayed in the basement window of a shop in Rye. It would have been easy to miss them as the window was less than a foot or so off the ground. Rye is a rich maritime maze of cobbled streets that has long been a haven for artists and writers. Among its illustrious former residents are author EF Benson, Henry James, Edith Wharton and even HG Wells! Today, Rye’s charming blend of antiques shops and art galleries attracts visitors from all over the world. Nearby Camber’s stunning stretch of sandy beach is the perfect get-away with miles of unspoilt coast and the only sand dune system in East Sussex. The Saxons called it ‘Atter Ie’, meaning ‘on the island’. Over the years this was altered to ‘Atte Rie’, and finally to just Rye . During 1287 AD a severe storm hit the channel, and the movement of shingle from Dungeness blocked the outlet of the Rother at New Romney , the river changed its path to its current position to Rye. Due to this major piece of good fortune the town was together with its neighbour Winchelsea linked to the Cinque Ports as an ‘Antient Town’ in 1289 AD, and was responsible for supplying ships to the English Fleet. In the same year it was given the status of a Royal Borough. In 1377 and 1448 the city was burned down by the French. From the 15th Century, its importance declined, due to raids by the French, and the silting up of the estuary and the build up of shingle along the foreshore. However its fishing fleet remains important, and still survives today – the boats unload their catches on the quayside on the Eastern side of the town. Text courtesy of VillageNet
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Ghar Lapsi by Christian Zammit
Ghar Lapsi in HDR / Shots were taken at 6.55am (dawn) / Ghar Lapsi is situated just behind the town of Siggiewi, Malta CANON EOS 400D HDR info: / Tripod used / 3 shots where taken -1.0, 0, +1.0 / Photomatix This / work / has / been / produced / by / Christian / Zammit / Kindly / click / on / photo / below. / Visit my gallery
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An Evening in June by George Cousins
An evening of boating among the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada, often has the added benefit of quite wonderful skyscapes. Especially in May and June, we get these cloud formations that have a wide variety of shades and colours. At times it looks like a downpour is imminent,but it seldom is at that time of year. This view was taken a few miles off Sidney, a town on the Saanich Peninsula just north of the city of Victoria. The large hump at the right is Salt Spring , the largest of the southern group of islands. BTW, it might appear that this is an HDR image; it isn’t, I prefer not to use it. / Taken June 17, 2009 / Fuji S100FS camera.
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IDAHO'S WONDERLAND by Charlene Aycock IPA
All images are the copyright of the artist – / © Charlene M. Aycock / Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, manipulating, redistributing displaying, modifying, distributing and/or selling any image without prior written consent/contract from the artist is strictly prohibited and subject to any and all legal remedies. It is also against copyright laws to upload any of my images, writings, or art to PHOTOBUCKET, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MYSPACE, FLICKR, or any other internet sight. A MONETARY SETTLEMENT for any unauthorized use, and prosecution in a US Federal Court, as well as Court Cost will be assessed. I used my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT 350D, with EOS Lens 18 – 55mm. / BEST VIEWED LARGE. This is Anderson Reservoir in Southern Idaho. We use to live at the end of this picture. In the background is Steel Mountain and the storm on the horizon. This lake is over 200 feet deep in spots, and has hot springs under it as well. This is my country, my favorite place. I lived here for almost six years, and I hope to again someday. This area is very rural and rugged. The closest grocery store is about fifty miles in the town of Mountain Home. / Sold a 16X24 mounted print on 11/20/2009.
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Foothills Morning by George Cousins
A bright morning on the road between Calgary and Canmore,Alberta,Canada. Do these people ever get tired of the view?? I was standing on the far western edge of the vast Canadian prairie, and behind these homes are the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, reflecting the early morning sun. Sept.7, 2009 / Fuji S100FS camera /
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Observatory Hill by AlteredLens
A view of the Sydney Harbor Bridge and a morning sky as seen from Observatory Hill. / Observatory Hill is located in The Rocks area of Sydney and offers broad views of Sydney Harbor. / As the name suggests there is an observatory located just behind where I was standing. 3 Exp HDR (+2, 2 -2) / 4 Image Vertorama (vertical panorama) / Canon 350D / 18-55mm EF-S / ISO 100 / Tripod Mounted / Photomatix Pro, PS CS4, Lightroom 2 830 views so far.
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whisk handle by Karen Betts
After the recent challenge set in the Tools Group I have tried a little bit more of still life photography with natural light or more for me finding everyday tools and photigrphing them, and also to try out some more b&W processing. So I give you a handle of a whisk. Nikon D90 and 18-105vr lens Focal length 105mm / F/. 5.6 / exposure 1/15th / ISo1/600 Hand held natural light, converted in Nikon efex pro 3 into B&W
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Lal Lal Old Bluestone Railway Water Tower & Tank by Kristina K
For FailingMemory Old bluestone water tower and tank. Lal Lal. / Victoria. Its National Trust Listed. / File: B2334. Level: Regional. / Railway Station and Water Tower. / Statement of Cultural Heritage Significance / Its typical of some of the finest bluestone railway stations in Victoria and of great importance in the history of transportation.
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