Galapagos, Ecuador. A see lion sleep on the beach.
Cologne/Germany, Oct 2009 / D90, 18-105 VR lens
This area of land opposite Australia Fair has under gone a major facelift. Once this area was a large car park has been turned into an open area and mangroves are to be reintroduced around the foreshore. Stage one costs $32 million.
Grandfather & granddaughter in a rural village in Laos. / ..and a little boy peeking from behind the post!! :) Laos was a French colony at the start of the 20th century. It was a union of two former kingdoms, Luang Prabang and Vientiane. The French administered it as a territory within the protectorate of French Indo-China. After World War II, French Indo-China was divided up into three independent countries within the French Union: Cambodia, Laos (independent on 1949-07-19), and Vietnam. FEATURED IN THE GOOD NEWS GROUP – SHARING & CARING, ON OCT. 18/09. FEATURED IN THE POSTCARD STYLE GROUP ON NOV. 6/09
Basilica of St Mary of Salvation / Nikon D80 1/125@f/5.3 ISO-200 63mm / / ART / ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR / SYDNEY / PANORAMAS / CLOUDS / COUNTRYSIDE / STILL LIFE / TENNIS / DOGS / MISCELLANEOUS
! Featured in the PostCard Style (Describe your image) 2 a day group 6 November 2009 Northern Cardinal: To hear their song listen here *Cardinal Song ...Don’t forget to turn up the sound now Large, crested finch with vivid red body. Black mask and chin contrast with heavy, red bill. Forages on ground and in trees and bushes. Feeds on seeds, grains, fruits, insects and snails. Hops instead of walks on ground. Alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides. Location: Taken at dusk just south of Stony Mountain, Manitoba Camera Details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, 55-250mm Zoom Lens, Aperture exp 5.6, Shutter speed 1/125, ISO 200, / Focal length 185mm
Also Seen on Flickr Brighton West Pier, derelict and sadly neglected for many years, was a magnificent looking structure epitomising the gilded era of Edwardian Britain. Designed by the famous engineer Eugenius Birch work on construction commenced in 1863. Literally built out of the sea, it rose up on iron columns and finally opened three years later on 5th October 1866, having cost £30,000. Brighton West Pier is 1115ft (337.8m) long and originally consisted of only a wooden promenade deck where the Victorian middle classes could stroll at their leisure, to see and be seen. In 1875 a central bandstand was added, and in 1883 a pavilion was built at the pier head, being subsequently enlarged in 1885. 1886 saw the construction of landing stages that allowed paddle steamers carrying day-trippers to visit the town. The transformation from a promenade pier to a pleasure pier had begun. In 1901 the landing stage was enlarged, and 1903 saw the conversion of the pavilion into a 1000 seater theatre. The last major building work was in 1916, with the removal of the central bandstand and the construction of a 1400 seater concert hall, having first widened the immediate decking area by 14ft (4.2m). This concert hall had survived intact until disaster struck in 2002/3. Brighton West Pier offered plenty of diverse activities, both inside and out. Plays, pantomimes and ballet were performed in the theatre, the pier’s own band played in the concert hall, and swimming, diving and paddle steamer excursions took place around the pier head. In its heyday the pier was playing host to over 2,000,000 people every year. Forced to close, and sectioned during the Second World War, Brighton West Pier had been completely transformed into the more familiar ‘funfair’ type pier when it eventually reopened. The theatre now had a restaurant on the first floor with a games hall beneath, the concert hall became a café, and the normal plethora of dodgems and ghost trains sprawled across the open decking. Brighton West Pier’s popularity started to decline with the advent of the package holiday. Combined with mounting maintenance costs, the seaward end was eventually closed in 1970, and permission for demolition was granted by the state, subject to local council approval. A determined campaign by local residents ensured that this demolition order was never carried out, and in 1975 the owners closed Brighton West Pier. Purchased for a conditional £100 in 1985 by Brighton West Pier Trust, work began on restoration of the structure but was forced to stop in 1989 after suffering additional damage in the great storms of 1987 and 1988. Finally receiving a lottery grant in 1996 and 1998 the Brighton West Pier now looked like it may be saved. Seeing this beautiful structure left to rot and decay aroused great emotion in me at a time when, as a young man I was working in Brighton. Since moving away, it was with great pleasure that I heard that the Brighton West Pier Trust has been campaigning tirelessly to secure the pier’s future. Unfortunately their valiant efforts have been undermined by red tape and legal disputes. On 29th December 2002 the inevitable eventually happened when, during a violent storm, a section of the sub structure collapsed from the area around the concert hall. Although not entirley lost to the sea, the 1916 structure suffered considerable damage as a result and, once again, its future was left hanging (literally) in the balance. Further tragedy struck in the first few weeks of 2003, this time in the form of two separate arson attacks. Consequently, Brighton West Pier’s two unique pleasure buildings were severely damaged. More legal disputes ensued and subsequently the Heritage Lottery Fund decided to withdraw its support, despite a recommendation from English Heritage that the restoration should go ahead. The future of Brighton West Pier now hangs by a very slim thread, its only chance of survival depending upon English Heritage’s alternative and less costly proposal to restore the pier back to its original 1860s appearance, without the theatre and concert hall. Sadly, this is how it stands today…
Chicago, USA Nikon D50 / Nikkor 18-55
A beautiful shot of a maple trees in the fall with the contrasting sky above. Taken in true Infrared to highlight the foliage and contrast the sky. The leaves were a bright yellow. Rendered as a duo-tone. Location: Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada. Canon G2 with Infrared R72 filter, / HDR , 3 frames, bracketed., processed with Photoshop CS3 Also appears in the calendar Reflections of the Seasons
Taken from interstate 76 east bound.
This was taken Nov. 3/09 down the Esplanade in Toronto near the ST. Lawrence market when my friends from Michigan and I wanted to find somewhere to eat, it was about 6:30 at night and because of the heavy clouds that day it was quite dark already / Canon Rebel XSi on manual mode then changed up in Photoshop to get this effect / 28.0mm / 1/40 / f/4.0 / 400 / /
Taken at Currie, (Currie LightHouse in the background) on King Island, Tasmania with Canon G9,
Super macro / Pentax Optio S30
Watercolor / /
super macro Pentax Optio S30
There I was, trying to get some macro shots of some roses in my neighborhood. The light was terrible and I was just about to give up, when this beautiful dragonfly flew by. I had to take my camera off the tripod to get a shot of her since she didn’t land too long in a particular spot. It was a challenging day for me, and capturing this dragonfly wasn’t easy. She finally flew off to the top branch of a tree! Nikon D-80 / 105 mm VR Nikor lens FEATURED IN UNLIMITED QUALITY GROUP-11/3/09 / FEATURED IN THE TOP SHELF WILD-LIFE AND NATURE GROUP-11/0609
miners hut on Airley Turret after storm
Often called a bridal veil orchid, this plant can have masses of flowers. / Seen growing on trees in swampy areas north of Sydney.
These little guys grow on the side of a dusty 4WD track just west of the Blue Mountains. / Depends on which herbarium/botanist you talk to as to whether these are still Caladenia or Arachnorchis. It is a beautiful beast none the less.
Common lady fingers. Another little treat that survives quite happily around Sydney, NSW Australia.
I couldn’t resist! This shot was taken in Madera Canyon, near Green Valley, Arizona. Nikon D-80 / 18-135 mm lens at 135 mm
A spring flowering ground orchid from around Sydney, NSW Australia.
A very small orchid that grows around seasonally moist areas. This one was at Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains NSW Australia.
Our Goal with Postcard Style is to hopefully add POSTCARDS as an option to our customers. A card is wonderful, but requires an envelope and extra postage. Where as the postcard is the ultimate in sending a thoughtful note.
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AND
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