Victoriana

Victoriana, originally uploaded by light_arted.

Built in 1870 and paid for by local mill owner Hugh Mason, this building was one of the first and largest municipal swimming baths. The building is constructed almost entirely of brick, with some stone decoration. It was built in a Byzantine style and has a 120 feet high tower which housed the flues from the steam boilers and heaters.

Photo by Gavin Clarke, United Kingdom.

Urban Decay

Urban Decay, originally uploaded by Lyttelton.

Lichfield Lanes - a potentially interesting, but terminally under-capitalised redevelopment that was intended to give Christchurch something akin to a Latin Quarter.

Photo by Marcus Lyttelton, Lyttelton – NEW ZEALAND.

There is Beauty Everywhere You Look...

There is Beauty Everywhere You Look..., originally uploaded by lapidim.

Salvador - Bahia

A study of colours and texture in the Pelourinho.
Un estudio de colores y texturas en el Pelourinho.

Photo by Mario Lapid, Madrid – SPAIN.

Stairway to heaven

stairway to heaven, originally uploaded by hkvam.

Those steps can be hard to reach sometimes.

One of the old tanks at the abandoned factory in Hjalteyri, N-Iceland.

Photo by Helga Kvam, Svalbarðsströnd – ICELAND.

Long Island

, originally uploaded by ghostfield.

Photo by Brian, New York – USA.

Soacha enmarcada

Soacha enmarcada, originally uploaded by chocolate buttons.

Soacha, the place where I work, nearby Bogota. I love this view because it represents beauty through hardness. Too many houses, too many people, too many dreams, too little money, too little space.

Para mi la tipica foto de la plaza y de la iglesia del pueblito o municipio no describiria tan bien como esta lo que yo entiendo por Soacha. Tanta gente, tantos sueños, tantas casas, tan poco espacio, tan poco dinero, tan pocos servicios, aun asi no puedo dejar de pensar en la belleza que todo esto encierra. La de los Robles desde la Isla.

Photo by Donna Cabrera, Bogoto - COLOMBIA.

Log Cabin

Log Cabin, originally uploaded by WV Fan.

Bedford County, VA.

Photo by Larry, Virginia – USA.

Squares...

squares, originally uploaded by Keith Emmerich.

Inside the Packard auto plant, Detroit - Michigan.

Photo by Keith Emmerich.

Beliard, Shipyard

Beliard, Shipyard, originally uploaded by sonny489.

Photo by Sonny, Ostend, Belgium.

Courtyard Doors

Courtyard Doors, originally uploaded by sigma..

This place is pretty big. Lots of halls and rooms. Its almost shaped like the letter E but there are areas that are just open with walls on all sides. This is one of the doors to the courtyard. I never went to shoot outside because of the rain. This building is filled with documents. So many plans and rolls of schematics. Almost like a time capsule in here.

If you decide to go down these stairs..your choices are.. the courtyard, or the basement...

Photo by Chris Smart, San Rafael, California - USA.

Blue haze

Blue haze, originally uploaded by Oh Lenna.

The blue light is case by a window off to the left.

Photo by Olena Sullivan Toronto - CANADA.

45 soweto

45 soweto, originally uploaded by camera_rwanda.

A boy stands in front of the barbed wire fence that protects his home--the gate a sobering reminder that crime still corrupts in this corner of the township.

Soweto, South Africa.
A very bright day.
July, 2005.

Photo by Kresta King Cutcher, Based in East Africa at the moment.

El hotel de los pobres

El hotel de los pobres (Kdda en San Carlos, extensión Empalme), originally uploaded by Arantxata.

Kdda en San Carlos, extensión Empalme

Photo by Arantxa, Morelia - MÉXICO.

World Ceasefire Vigil

World Ceasefire Vigil, originally uploaded by carf.

During the last week I’m sure there are many visitors to the Flickr photostreams who have noticed all the small black ribbons that Flickrites are now using as their buddy icons. Those icons represent more than just another Flickr identity, they represent a strong desire for world peace and a stop to the recent war breakout, by the many who have chosen to wear them for this peace action, an important action against yet another war to destroy thousands of innocent citizens, their families, their homes and their countries.

This is why over 4000 Flickrites decided to unite their actions this last week in a group called MUNDO UNO

…and the group is constantly growing as one of the fastest and most
meaningful on Flickr.

* MUNDO UNO means ONE WORLD.
* MUNDO UNO is a call for peace.
* MUNDO UNO is a virtual protest against the madness of the war.
* MUNDO UNO is a way to say: stop the killing of civilians in both sides.

Shall we be ONE, one world, one face, one people to change this?

I hope and believe so and that is why I am asking you, my Flickr friends and contacts and anyone else visiting this Blog, to be part of this important action for World Peace.

Please join us today and take part in the group's CEASEFIRE action in
support of Amnesty International's WORLD CEASEFIRE VIGIL.
More information about this can be found in the group's discussion
threads.

I thank you and I'm sure our group members thank you.
MUNDO UNO

Gregory J. Smith (CARF)
Social Entrepreneur and Founder
Children At Risk Foundation - CARF

Sober - Colour

Sober - Colour, originally uploaded by Karl Harrison.

The continuation of my night/portrait experiments. All lighting used has to be carried in a backpack.

Equipement used:
-EOS 7N with 50mm 1.4 lens
-Kodak Kodachrome 100iso slide film, Exposure 1-2secs @ f2.0
-3.5million candelight flashlight with blue gelatin.
-Manfrotto Tripod

Any comments, critiques or tips will be greatly appreciated.

Photo by Karl Harrison Montreal, Canada.

Gate to nothing

gate to nothing, originally uploaded by hkvam.

A gate leading to nowhere. Eyjafjörður, N-Iceland.

I dont know if there was ever a house there or why this gate is there.
Perhaps an entrance into another dimension?

March 7th 2006

Photo by Helga Kvam, Svalbarðsströnd - ICELAND.

Untitled.........

, originally uploaded by iloveotto.

Photo by ILoveOtto, Taipei - TAIWAN.

Time Machine

Time Machine, originally uploaded by sigma..

Decided to do some digging in the ol' archives. Found something i liked from my last trip to the Brickworks so here it is. Everyone has taken shots of this thing, you almost have to if you visit this place. Dont know if I will go back here anytime soon, all I know is Im dying to do some exploring. I haven't been out to explore in ages. Crazy work hours, crazy weather.... Hopefully I'll find some time soon.

Photo by Chris Smart, Toronto - CANADA

Paint It Black

Paint It Black, originally uploaded by Karl Harrison.

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they’re all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a new born baby it just happens every day
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I’ll fade away and not have to face the facts
It’s not easy facing up when your whole world is black

-The Rolling Stones

Photo by Karl Harrison, Montreal - CANADA.

Christ and Feather

Christ and Feather, originally uploaded by SteveFE.

Ruined cottage near Crusheen, County Clare - Ireland.

Photo by Steve Ford Elliott, County Clare -IRELAND.

Ghost town church (abandoned)

ghost town church (abandoned), originally uploaded by bealluc.

This abandoned church is in the ghost town of Dorothy, Alberta. There are two churches there, maybe a hundred feet apart. We arrived in Dorothy with maybe twenty-five minutes of sunlight remaining to the day -- an excellent time for photographing.

If you're in the mood for more badlands & ghost town photographs, you can look at the full set, click here.

My friend Bonedad also had his camera with him and he took some astonishing photos of the badlands sights which you can see here.

Photo by Felix Constantinople, Calgary, Alberta.

What I do (or) Caught in the act

what i do (or) caught in the act, originally uploaded by tearapen.

Photo by Will Snap, Eastern, North Carolina - USA.

Forsaken by Intel

Forsaken by Intel 2, originally uploaded by Crochunter.

A view into the partially finished Intel Building in downtown Austin. During the tech boom of 1999-2000 a number of tech companies expressed their desire to build new offices in downtown Austin and one of them, Intel, actually broke ground on this building. However, when the bubble collapsed, everyone abandoned their efforts... and unfortunately 5 years later this eyesore is still a part of our downtown area. This view shows the top of the structure, looking the same as when it was abandoned in 2001.

Photo by Steve Santore, Austin, Texas - USA.

Revisited

revisited, originally uploaded by hkvam.

The abandoned farmhouse in Höfðaströnd, N-Iceland.

Photo by Helga Kvam, Svalbarðsströnd - ICELAND.

Vícam Pueblo

Vícam Pueblo, originally uploaded by Memo Vasquez.

Uno de los ocho pueblos Yaquis...

Photo by Memo Vasquez, Hermosillo - MÉXICO.

Burnt

Burnt, originally uploaded by shadowoflightproject.

Photo by ShadowOfLightProject, Mojave Desert - USA.

Shadow Of Light Project

Turn on the right corner...

Turn on the right corner..., originally uploaded by magic fly paula.

and you may find the lost places ...

Photo by Paula C., Porto - PORTUGAL.

Wet Paint

Wet Paint, originally uploaded by Karl Harrison.

Photo by Karl Martel, Montreal - CANADA.

2-tone shack

2 tone shack 2, originally uploaded by tearapen.

Photo by Will Snap.

Empty

Empty, originally uploaded by eyefulimages.

I'm in Colorado right now and you would think I would find something beautiful to photograph.

Photo by Victor J. Palagano, Mesa - USA.

Outside world

Outside world, originally uploaded by magic fly paula.

Near the edge of our blind cities we can find these lost places, these no places.They have their own story, a parallel one... Do I really see this?Does anybody notice their existence?

Photo by Paula C, Porto - PORTUGAL.

in a western town

in a western town, originally uploaded by astrocruzan.

Photo by Astrocruzan, Santa Cruz, CA, USA