modern perspective, originalmente cargada por Mr. Mark.
Corner of King & University, business district, downtown Toronto.'modern view' On Black
taken across the street from this shot.
martes, 21 de octubre de 2008
MODERN PERSPECTIVE
modern perspective, originalmente cargada por Mr. Mark.
FREE SMILEY, TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY
Free Smiley, to brighten your day! ;-), originalmente cargada por kittymax.
And a short story to go with it! ;-)
Dedicated to those of you, my friends, who smile freely! So, please feel free to smile! ;-)
And for a bigger laugh, view large on full screen!
At the risk of being shunned by even my closest friends, I have to confess to having taken this picture using a hand-held, 'point-and-shoot' camera with a X10 Swiss watchmaker's eye loupe held in front of the lens! In addition, my style was severely cramped by the lack of an LCD screen, which had broken down and shone like a torch, requiring the pressure of both hands on the camera casing to display any kind of information! :-(
Needless to say, without the screen, focusing and framing were going to be a problem since the optical viewfinder would have been quite useless at such very close range. So I had to position the camera at an estimated point (about 1cm) in front of the subject's nose, say 'smile', press the button and hope that I was focused on the right spot. Fortunately, my model was patient enough to wait while I set up "my gear" and took enough shots to get it "just right"! ;-)
The smile on his face says it all! ;-)
Needless to say, without the screen, focusing and framing were going to be a problem since the optical viewfinder would have been quite useless at such very close range. So I had to position the camera at an estimated point (about 1cm) in front of the subject's nose, say 'smile', press the button and hope that I was focused on the right spot. Fortunately, my model was patient enough to wait while I set up "my gear" and took enough shots to get it "just right"! ;-)
The smile on his face says it all! ;-)
Mind you, the smile could also have been due to the fact that the "mating season" was in full swing! ;-))
On the upside, I have to say that the dragonfly (along with several of his admirers, jostling for position) was perched, at about eye level, on top of a fairly sturdy, 2 mm, chain-link, wire fence which, at such close range, I was able to touch very gingerly with my little finger!
I did this in a bid to achieve maximum stability and in fact, as you can see, contact was made, current flowed and his face lit up! ;-) One of the benefits, I guess, of having a camera with a built-in flashlight facility! ;-))
Incidentally, the "real flash" didn't fire! ;-))
Naturally, I had to wait till I got home to see the results of my efforts and when I did, I couldn't wait to get back. So I decided to return to the scene a couple of weeks later. On the way, it started to rain and when I arrived, I was very surprised to find them as I'd left them, albeit rather wet and quite depressed! ;-)
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone!
(Ella Wheeler Wilcox - 1850–1919), U.S. poet)
If you've come this far, please read on, and on, and on, ...
lunes, 20 de octubre de 2008
GEORGE'S SECRET KEY TO THE UNIVERSE
Stephen Hawking's George's Secret Key To The Universe
jueves, 16 de octubre de 2008
lunes, 13 de octubre de 2008
CHINA - SHANGHAI - THE END OF THE WORLD ON PEARL TOWER
CHINA - Shanghai - The End of the World on Pearl tower, originalmente cargada por Franck - フランク - 法兰克.
Just when I thought I missed the sun (well actually it seemed quite sunny from the ground but when you arrive at the top of the building, you realize it's all foggy), I saw this reddy glowing aura above the tower. Chance !!
HDR treatement.
lunes, 6 de octubre de 2008
HATYAI RECLINING BUDHA
The third largest reclining Buddha image of the world reposes at Wat Hat Yai Nai on Phetkhasem Road near Ou-Tapao Bridge. The statue, named Phra Buddha hatmongkhol, is 35 meters long, 15 meters high and 10 meters wide. This is considered one of the most revered statues in the region.
Whether coming from Malaysia or continuing your travels in that direction, Hat Yai is an ideal stopover. Hat Yai, is in effect the south's major city, its commercial, shopping and entertainment center. Located in Songkhla province, 947km from Bangkok and about 50km north of the Malaysian border, Hat Yai is also the region's communication hub and is well served by road, rail and air access.
viernes, 3 de octubre de 2008
IMAGINATION IN THE CITY
Imagination in the city, originalmente cargada por wimpers.
I always loved this house/building, at a street corner.
Although I don't know him/her, I like the person who came up with the idea to do it this way, and the ones who paid for it, and the actual realisators. Great experience to discover a house like this suddenly in the city! Like an unexpected gift! :-D
Imagination spices up our daily lives!
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Brussels, along the Canal, near VlaamsePoort/Porte de Flandre.
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