I don't think that's a palm tree, but I can't identify it.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
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I don't think that's a palm tree, but I can't identify it.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I'll venture a guess: India?Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowqueen
Absolutely fabulous, bouquin.:thumbs_up:thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by bouquin
/Claes
I'm going to go with somewhere near the himalayas
I liked all the guesses.....:)
Well its N.W.F.P, Pakistan.
http://www.online-literature.com/for...pictureid=2872
http://www.online-literature.com/for...pictureid=2871
http://www.online-literature.com/for...pictureid=2870
I took these pictures last week, (while at home). :)
Hahaha, with your name being snowqueen I was thinking somewhere where there is a lot of snow. What does the N.W.F.P. stand for?
North-West Frontier Province., right?
/Claes
ok this is my fav picture from dublin ( Of scenery not people) Its of the river levvy ( spelling niamh?)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...riverlivvy.jpg
Liffey?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
/Claes
yesterday
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../n8tur/hpp.jpg
old random:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...h/n8tur/sm.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...h/n8tur/sr.jpg
god waving at me:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Imagem009.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Imagem010.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...magem011-1.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Imagem012.jpg
sunny days:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../Imagem002.jpg
No pic!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
thats the one!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
Yes i do love that pic with the sun setting in the backround!!!!
Nice pictures Weltan and Nightie.
What river runs through Dublin? Having read Joyce extensively I should probably know but it's not coming to me.
I really liked your guess:D, there is no snow here, well I can change the this name.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Yes absolutely right? Its North-West Frontier Province.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
Did you google it or you already knew?
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Originally Posted by Virgil
:p as in the River Liffey Virg! it was like a few posts above! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
I must have picked it up somehow. I am a map freak, after all. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowqueen
Allright! That is a very good shot. I take lots of night pictures myself, and they don't always come out that well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Another very nice night picture. Well doneQuote:
Originally Posted by weltanschauung
/Claes
:lol: Well, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. :p You know, as much Joyce as I've read, I don't think I've ever heard of the River Liffey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
uh claes I didnt say that :confused:
Oops. No, I did. I just got the quotes mixed up. Sorry about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
/Claes
Dont know what i'm gonna do with you Virg! :p For shame!!!!! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Oh I see !:nod: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
I'm sorry. I'll go look at a Dublin map right after dinner and I'll drop a note in your profile about several of the sites. Will that make up for my sins? :blush:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
you dont have to do that! I'm only teasing!:) Should know me by now!Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Some pictures of rose that I planted a few weeks back.
White rose
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...rosewhite1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...rosewhite2.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...rosewhite3.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...rosewhite4.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...saturation.jpg
Yellow and red rose
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...oseyellow1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...oseyellow2.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...oseyellow3.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...oseyellow5.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...oseyellow6.jpg
soft focus
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t.../softwhite.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...softyellow.jpg
Maddy, absolutely gorgeous roses and photos! I favor the white one but I love two tone long stemmed, also....it is vibrant! I used to have a whole garden of rose bushes (long stem ones) and I would bring in bunches daily during the blooming season; they smelled so good and made the house fragrant. I adore roses and love the way you captured these opening...so delicate and so lovely. Good job on your close-ups. They are wonderful! Good luck with your roses, too!
My favourites are also the long stem ones. I dont have enough space for a garden, its just a balcony that I have, where I can put some potted plants. These two roses were the first ones that I got :) It was delightful to see these bloom. I am glad you liked the pics :)
Oddly enough I didn't have much space when I had these roses. I lived in the city; a row home, semi-detached. It had this tiny backyard which consisted of a sort of L shaped flower garden and then just cement, no lawn to speak of. The owner before had planted the bushes..about 15 and she send away for rare varieties. My mother-in-law knew roses and landscaping. She worked in the business; so she would come and help me mulch them well and feed them. Thus they produced really fine specimens. I now have a good size yard and we had 3 rose bushes but two are sickly. The other is just small trailing type pink roses. We had this lovely yellow bush near our backsteps but I pruned it once and low and behold next year the yellow disappeared and the roses were bright red; obviously the bush had been grafted..so much for thos glorious yellow blooms! I think soil has a lot to do with growing good bushes. We have horrid natural soil here in the big yard. Also, the beetles get them. I think in the city the pests did not venture cause of polution....:lol: You will probably have great luck with yours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
I hope to see many more roses :)
Some more pictures from my weekend trip. It was a national holiday on Monday (Republic Day), so, we had a long weekend.
I went to this hill station (Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu) some 550 kms (340 miles approx) from Bangalore. It was a much needed break.
Mountains
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...notherview.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...emountains.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...ed/clouds2.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...ed/clouds3.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...ed/clouds4.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...ed/clouds5.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...ed/clouds1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...istantview.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...stantview1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...d/downview.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t.../downview2.jpg
Oh wow, those are gorgeous pictures Maddie.
I really loved those rose photos, Maddie! And the mountain pics were breathtaking. Glad you were able to take a much needed vacation. :nod:
Beautiful pictures, Madhuri - sublime!
I would consider my photography not nearing such talent, but a few weeks ago, Portland had a snowstorm that lasted some 5-6 days; in comparison to some other cities, our snow did not compare quantity-wise, but we feel very unaccustomed to it, especially downtown, where I live. Though it created so much trouble for businesses and traffic, the SW Park Blocks (the district where I live) covered in snow took my breath away.
Note: though they appear so dark, I actually took these pictures somewhere between 1-3 pm.
Outside my front door:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0373.jpg
The other direction:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0374.jpg
Bench and water fountain:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0377.jpg
Theodore Roosevelt statue:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0380.jpg
Abraham Lincoln statue:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0381.jpg
A church tower a few blocks from my apartment:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0379.jpg
Greco-Roman statue at the beginning of the Park Blocks:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0382.jpg
Those are nmagnificent Mono. The frist especially. :)
I really dig that first pic Mono, those are great.
Mono, your night snow photos are stunning. I love them all, but that first one took my breath away - it looks like a painting with the people silouetted just so....the guy with the umbrella stands out especially. It is funny how in the Lincoln one, you can just tell it is Abe, from the stance of the body. I love it! Because the face is in shadow, it makes it much more interesting. I love how the snow flakes appear as globes or white specks in your photos; they almost look like those ghost orbs people claim are spirits. Did you use a tripod to take these? Good job capturing the mood of a late night snowfall.
Thanks everyone :D
Those are great pics, Mono :) Loved the first one :)
Hey, nice to see you are posting again. Welcome back! :wave:
Some more pictures from the trip
A church; its about 150 yrs old, and said to have some French influence in the architecture. We couldnt see it from inside, as it was closed by the time we reached there.
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...chentrance.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...churchmain.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...churchdoor.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...ted/church.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...dited/inri.jpg
A dove on a tree in the church compound
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t.../whitedove.jpg
Good work there Maddie. :thumbs_up Those misty mountains are absolutely enchanting...
Mono: Great snowy pictures. It's hard to get good pictures of falling snow.
/Claes
Thanks, everyone. I consider myself far from a photographer, and lacking a lot of talent where Madhuri obviously excels; I wished I could have gotten more pictures, but had to work a lot during those days. :(
A dove at a church, what a wonderful thing. Very nice pictures Maddie. One never associates Christianity with Inda, but my boss is from India and he's Roman Catholic.