^I love Mount Evans. We went there two years ago; I just loved it.
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In the same shrine was this work of art, made entirely out of colored sand. It's about 3 meters in diameter:
Simply breathtaking!
Never too much! Children these days are lucky to have the parents take pictures( and what awesome pictures) of them everytime they see something we do that's worth it... I don't even have pictures of me from my first birthday..Fantastic new shots Officer!
I think the cat wants some too.
Mmmmmm. Toes.
Too much?
I understand you when you say you just had to take that pic with the ladies.. It's awesome, says a lot...Some more pics from my visits to Japan last year...
More deer window shopping at Mijajima:
A self portrait with the Otorii Gate in the background. The sea bed looks green because as the sea retreated at low tide, it left behind a lot of sea grass. This was later in the year than the other pics (late July vs. early May):
The Itsukushima Shrine. Miyajima was at one time a royal island, then a Buddhist enclave, now a historic landmark. The purpose of the Otorii Gate is to purify visitors to the island. They would have to sail their boats through the gate, symbolically moving from the perverse world to the pure world. Itsukushima is the shrine they would sail up to, going straight through the gate. At high tide it's a series of interconnecting piers, docks and shrines:
A beautiful lizard I saw at one of the shrines:
Even though I did not know them, I found the sight of these three young women relaxing in a shrine so beautiful, I had to take a discreet pic:
You spin the prayer wheels on the left as you ascend to the shrine, they make a noise to ensure that your prayers are heard, or so I was told. The long-nosed guy is another recurring theme:
The baby buddhas were another recurring theme. People who have lost children will wash them, burn incense at them, and leave stuff behind:
This is me trying not to have a heat stroke, lol. Climbing the shady side of the mountain at 9am in May is a WHOLE lot easier than climbing the sunny side at 4pm in July. It was H.O.T. like I couldn't believe. And I'm from Florida. We didn't go all the way up this time.
We did pick a nice place to cool off before heading back down, though:
Did you feel purified after you passed through that gate? I have the feeling you did, bec of the beauty of the place..
If you say there it was HOT, try Rome in august...
^ Beautiful, would love to hear that bell ringing, such a happy noise. 
Pff, spiritual places. Here comes a place of science and it's part of Europe's oldest university.
The picture is pretty crappy, I know but I'm hoping the iguana will show up and tell people what the tower in the background is.
The picture is pretty crappy, I know but I'm hoping the iguana will show up and tell people what the tower in the background is.
The kids last spring in the waist turret of a B-24.
^ I never thought I'd want to eat a skull, but bring it on. 
And I've had the kiss - yummy. I think I could take that whole one right about now.
I really like the lighting and contrasts in this.
Must be Bologna and the Asinelli tower, btw. Do I get a biscotti?
And I've had the kiss - yummy. I think I could take that whole one right about now.
Pff, spiritual places. Here comes a place of science and it's part of Europe's oldest university.
The picture is pretty crappy, I know but I'm hoping the iguana will show up and tell people what the tower in the background is.
I really like the lighting and contrasts in this.
Must be Bologna and the Asinelli tower, btw. Do I get a biscotti?
Must be Bologna and the Asinelli tower, btw. Do I get a biscotti?
No biscotto for you I'm afraid. It's Bologna but Torre Asinelli looks completely different. This one's a couple hundred metres further into Via Zamboni (the uni street).
For reference. I due torri:
I know I keep saying that, but it's true: Adorable kids. Freaking adorable.
The kids last spring in the waist turret of a B-24.
I surely will, my dear.Pff, spiritual places. Here comes a place of science and it's part of Europe's oldest university.
The picture is pretty crappy, I know but I'm hoping the iguana will show up and tell people what the tower in the background is.
I spent most of my time as an undergrad there. Good times. Well, except having to climb up twenty meters on steep stairs to get into class. And down to have a coffee. And up for another class. And down for lunch. And up for yet another class. And again, ad libitum. Students must embrace the philosophy of mens sana in corpore sano, I guess.
The Torre della Specola houses also the historical Aula Magna of the Astronomy Department, so I also defended my Master's thesis in there. I think you can still find the evidences of the following party inside the portico in the middle of the picture.
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Bloody hell! That looks like its taken straight outta CSI!
They DO say if you make faces one day it'll freeze that way.
Nice pics, Flukie.
EDIT:
While I'm here (and to prevent a double post), I was hoping to get some help. A few hours ago I started working on a 53 year old family photo, trying to restore it (using Paint Shop Pro X2). I've done the best I can to eliminate scratches, tears, discoloration and tape marks, but I'd like to make it more true to life color. Now, short of coloring it all by hand, is there another option?
Here's the before picture:
Here's the after picture:
Any help is appreciated. Oh, and I hope it's okay to post this here, I figured since it's a photo thread that it would be okay.
The edited image is far too cold in temperature, and the contrast isn't there. Levels are way off, which is giving it that washed-out look, and the color balance needs serious re-working.
Five minutes in Photoshop:
Just to give you an idea of 20 percent of the work that can be done on that.
Now, did someone say cats in bags?
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They DO say if you make faces one day it'll freeze that way.
Nice pics, Flukie.
EDIT:
While I'm here (and to prevent a double post), I was hoping to get some help. A few hours ago I started working on a 53 year old family photo, trying to restore it (using Paint Shop Pro X2). I've done the best I can to eliminate scratches, tears, discoloration and tape marks, but I'd like to make it more true to life color. Now, short of coloring it all by hand, is there another option?
Here's the before picture:
Here's the after picture:
Any help is appreciated. Oh, and I hope it's okay to post this here, I figured since it's a photo thread that it would be okay.
The edited image is far too cold in temperature, and the contrast isn't there. Levels are way off, which is giving it that washed-out look, and the color balance needs serious re-working.
Five minutes in Photoshop:
Just to give you an idea of 20 percent of the work that can be done on that.
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Thanks, Timby. The reason I had the color temperature down was because of the yellowing that appears from the damage done to it. I guess there's no way around that.
I love the cats in bags.
I made an attempt:
The HSV is still off, but I managed to do something to equalize the skin tones somewhat.
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