Times Square High Rise.
Shoppers buy from a produce stall at “Machaneh Yehuda” market. ( shouk in Hebrew) An open market for vegetables, meat, fish and other products at the heart of downtown Jerusalem *
Taken at Roxborough State Park, just as the snow was letting up and the skies started to open.
A view of Nachal Tzin in the Negev desert (the Tzin river, canyon wadi) as seen from David Ben Gurion tomb in kibbutz Sde Boker, Israel. / / Nahal Zin is 75 miles (120 km) long and drains 600 sq. miles (1550 sq. km). It is the largest wadi that begins in the Negev. The Nahal Zin was created by reverse erosion as the great height difference between the Negev Highlands and the Jordan Rift caused the underlayers to erode during the rainy season, resulting in the collapse of the harder strata of rock above. The landscape is mostly Eocene limestone, consisting of some brown-black layers of low-grade flint. The flint slows down the erosion of the limestone. / The Negev occupies 60 % of the land surface area of Israel and yet it is the least densely populated. Delineated as being south of Be’er Sheva and Dimona, it is mainly a stone and sand desert with sparse vegetation. However, following periods of heavy rain during the winter and early spring, the desert is transformed into a colourful carpet of flowers. / Sde Boker (Hebrew: שדה בוקר, lit. Cowboy’s Field, sometimes spelt Sede Boqer or some combination of the two) is an Israeli kibbutz in the Negev, in the South District of Israel, founded on May 15, 1952. It is part of the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. / From 1963, it was the dwelling place of the first Prime Minister of Israel David Ben Gurion until his passing in 1973, when he was buried nearby at Midreshet Ben-Gurion aside his wife Paula Ben-Gurion. Ben-Gurion had a vision of cultivating the arid Negev desert and building up its surrounding towns such as Yeruham and Dimona. He believed that eventually the Negev would be home to many Jews who would move to Israel after having made aliyah, and he felt that Sde-Boker was a trailblazer and example for what should follow. / Sede Boqer is perhaps one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Negev. This oasis is situated on the loess plain overlooking the deep gorge of Nahal Zin. The area is especially good for raptors such as breeding Long-legged Buzzard, Bonelli’s Eagle, Lanner and Barbary Falcons. A feeding station at the eastern edge of the Zin Plain is maintained by the INRP A with the purpose of supplying supplementary food to the breeding Griffon and Egyptian Vultures and sometimes in winter, Black Vulture. On the ledges of towering cliffs, Sooty Falcons breed from mid-May until early October. The gorges also host breeding Desert Eagle Owl and Alpine Swifts, and in some winters, Sinai Rosefinch and Wallcreeper. / Image is an HDR process from a single RAW file *
Wheat field in the western Negev desert in Israel *
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Could be spotted on bumper stickers all over town, numbers dwindled rapidly during the late baggies era of the 1980’s, now feared extinct.
While my younger daughter Katie was off on a horseriding trek across the dunes at Birubi Beach, Mid North Coast of NSW, two trotters came down for their regular exercise sessions. They were an absolute delight to watch. While the Beach area is aboriginal territory, it is managed by National Parks and Wildlife. Landscapes Trees Cards EOD Rusty Flowers Architecture Macro CatchAll DM / / /
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I did this piece for the “Mid-Autumn Festival” (also known as the “moon festival”). The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar (usually around mid- or late-September in the Gregorian calendar), that is September 14, this year. Chinese celebrates this festival by gathering family members together for a big meal, we have very beautiful lanterns (children love them), we have moon cakes and a lot of fruit while we gaze at the nice and round moon with our loved ones.
Is this expressing movement or freezing motion ?? Both !! Is this also a portrait or just another action shot ?? Dore Schary says that the true portrait of a man is a fusion of what he thinks he is, what others think he is, what he really is and what he tries to be !!
THIS IS A WORK DONE IN PHOTOSHOP. I DID IT AS A DEDICATION TO MY GRANDMOTHER AFTER SHE DIED. IT WAS DONE IN THE MONTH OF HER BIRTH MAY. IT DEPICTS THE STAGES WOMEN GO THROUGH IN THEIR LIFETIMES. THE FAN WAS HERS FROM A VFW AUXILLIARY VOTE. SHE WAS ACTUALLY THE VFW PRESIDENT THE YEAR MY MOTHER WAS BORN. FEATURED IN SISTERS IN ARMS / FEATURED IN THE HEALING JOURNEY / FEATURED IN MATURE WOMEN / FEATURED IN HAPPY HAVEN
I’m thinking of doing a series…Alice finding herself in various circumstances and dealing with whatever situation arises. Maybe the other characters would be from places other than Wonderland…possible calendar for 2010?
Times Square, New York City / Jan 2009 / HDR / Nikon D80 w/ 24-120mm VR / Featured in Nikon D80 Users – Jan 31, 2009 6th Place in the Challenge “Let’s Color” in The Addicted Photographer – Feb 9, 2009
A touch of olden times. Best Viewed Large A 3D digital image Used Poser 6, Photoshop CS, PaintShop Pro 8, and Painter X. Thank you for viewing my work. Image copyright © 2009, Larry Fridel. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited
Photographing these tiny creatures isn’t my style. However, while in my back garden with the camera, I saw this little fellow buzzing over the lavender bush. I extended the zoom to its longest focal length, closed in and shot him a few times. Except for a bit of cropping, this photo is being presented ‘as-is’. Nikon D60 / Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 VR / Aperture f/6.3 / Exposure 1/1000 / Focal Length 85mm / ISO 200
Pedestrian bridge in Omaha, Nebraska.
pencil, colored pencil, pastels (thank you cousin Paul) on linen cover stock (I felt the need to do something fast – to uncover a heavy emotion I was wresting with. Inspired by the lovely photo by Zhang Jingna, I used it for reference and took a walk on the scary side, playing with c O L o r .) (Update: November 30, 2009 – this piece won the Faces & Florals challenge – my very first win. THANKS ~ I’m so flattered.) / If you stop by my Clothing Section, you’ll find this tee / / And for those who are slightly braver, this tee / At Zazzle, you can find this mug: / mid may maiden mug /
A T-shirt from my mixed media drawing of the same name. Inspired today by one of the great treasures in my life – my dear Sam… Another version of this design for the slightly braver… At Zazzle, you can find this mug: / mid may maiden mug /
The Kirk of Calder in Mid-Calder, West Lothian, Scotland is a beautiful village church which comes with a fascinating history and, over the years, a bewildering variety of names. Sometimes referred to as the Parish Kirk of Midcalder, it was until the Reformation known as St Cuthbert’s. At various times since it has been known as Calder Kirk and, briefly, St John’s to reflect local links with the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. The name “Kirk of Calder” dates back to a merger of congregations in 1956 and has a neatness that suits the building well. St Cuthbert’s Church was originally built on this site some time around 1150 and was among the properties granted to Dunfermline Abbey in the 1160s. In 1526, Peter Sandilands became Rector of the church. He was the younger son of the Sandilands family who had been granted the Barony of Calder and large estates in the area in 1348. The head of the family later became Lord Torphichen and acquired the lands of Torphichen Preceptory after the Reformation in 1563. The family seat was (and remains) at Calder House, very close to Mid Calder and the Kirk of Calder. By 1540 St Cuthbert’s was past its sell-by date and the Reverend Peter Sandilands had the church demolished to make way for a larger and more modern replacement. By 1542 it must have seemed to him that the rebuilding work would outlast him, because he left a highly detailed account of the way the church was to be completed for his nephew, Sir James Sandilands, together with the funds to allow it to happen. / / At the onset of the Reformation in 1560 only the choir and vestry of Peter Sandilands’ church had been completed, together with a lean-to school building that has since disappeared. His original plans provided for a much larger nave continuing to the west and a cloister to the north. Neither was ever built. For the next three hundred years the choir of the church served the needs of the local community, with multiple galleries inserted to try to fit an ever growing congregation into the relatively small space on offer. In 1863 the church was expanded with the addition of north and south transepts, turning it into the “T” shape then popular in Scottish churches. What emerged was pretty much what you see today. The Kirk of Calder’s story was not without incident. Perhaps the low point was in 1644 when the wave of witch-hunting sweeping across Scotland was taken up with enthusiasm by the Minister, Huw Kennedy. Several alleged witches were burned in Midcalder as a result. A more notable moment had occurred rather earlier, in 1556, when John Knox became a regular preacher following the Sandilands’ embracing of the Reformation. He probably preached in the partly completed new church. Information supplied by Undiscovered Scotland Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland. Sold a Card on 5th July 09 Click here for a random page of photographs
Reflections of Early Autumn Mid Lake – Hartman Creek State Park / Waupaca County, Wisconsin / tripod, f 7.0, EV -2,0,2 best viewed larger
A composite created with Flame Apophisys, Poser and Photoshop
Featured in Changing Zoom Lenses – November 2, 2009 / Featured in Deer Me!!! – October 25, 2009 This is the doe who was munching on some grass with her twin fawns that I came across the other day while driving to town. She took off across the field with the young ones, so I caught her in action and liked the shot, hand held with my Sigma 150-500 lens. You can see the frost in the foreground and background as she jumps into an area the sun had already touched. I loved the three effects. / Photographed in Anola, Manitoba / Canon EOS Rebel XTi; Sigma 150-500 lens / 1/1600 sec.; F/6.3; 403mm; ISO 400
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