Capture: A Foray into Portraiture
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Sacha, in reply to
Ah, our magical mystery tour. That shot's fine though my eyes are typically closed. Don't even recall it being taken.
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
Don’t even recall it being taken.
You said your eyes were closed. { ;)
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Gudrun Gisela, in reply to
What a splendid oasis you created. Great to see you have photos .
People who buy property have so many reasons for doing so one of them is to start cutting trees and shrubs down the first week they arrive. Usually by moneygrubbing developer types. -
Lilith __, in reply to
the first butterfly I have ever seen in Beijing.
Here is a stock image which looks similar, Chris. Amazing butterfly. I hope you see lots more!
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Sacha, in reply to
true #doh
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
Ah, thanks for that. Wikipedia says:
The majority of swallowtail species and greatest diversity in form and lifestyle are found in the tropics between 20°N and 20°S,[3]: particularly Southeast Asia, and between 20°N and 40°N in East Asia.
I'm sitting very close to '40°N in East Asia', which would seem to make some species or another of swallowtail butterfly quite a likely candidate.
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Lilith __, in reply to
swallowtail
My first guess was "birdwing" and I googled that and then thought, no, wait, like that but different..."swallowtail"!
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Might as well contribute a self-portrait of a kind... got back home in desperate need of the loo, on the way back out realised how ridiculous I look in my avoiding the sun get-up.
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
. . . realised how ridiculous I look in my avoiding the sun get-up.
Wouldn't know about that, but you do appear to be wearing what is known in Australian as a giggle hat.
"Apart from the slouch hat which was kept as part of our tradition, we were to be equipped with a British uniform designed for hot and humid climate. For the first time in history for Australia we had to wear a green cotton hat, immediately described as the 'giggle hat' or 'hat ridiculous-for-the-use-of'." -
Chris Waugh, in reply to
The hat on my head was bought from the gift shop of the NZ Army Museum in Waiouru (it's not as clear as I first thought, but of the three black smudges on the hat, the largest is a sillhouete of a Kiwi, and the two smaller ones are the letters NZ, all reversed because I was taking a photo of a mirror image), so there may be a connection with those giggle hats. 'Tis a pity it's green, in some ways, as wearing green hats in China has some unfortunate connotations, but on the plus side it does make for some funny jokes... in the privacy of one's home, for those versed enough in Chinese slang.
Incidentally, is my memory really bad, or was our timing in Feb 2010 really unfortunate, or has the caf in the NZ Army Museum in Waiouru turned really useless? I remember many a good stopover there from my childhood, both exploring the museum and getting sustenance (although some place closer to the forbidding entrance to the Desert Road called the Sahara Cafe (in my memory (or Oasis, perhaps?)) seems to have done more feeding us kids than the museum) but last time I was there I was a bit embarassed in that I had to explain to my better half that even though we could hardly find a crumb in any of the pie warmers or a bottle of L&P in the fridges, there would actually be food available in the centre of the North Island. As it turned out, my parents, based in Hamilton at the time, knew a brilliant cafe in Taihape. Still leaves me wondering about the Army Museum.
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Lilith __, in reply to
realised how ridiculous I look in my avoiding the sun get-up
You can't be too careful! ;-)
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Christopher Bribiesca, in reply to
@ Sofie
Hi Im Chris Im a genealogist and not only do I like meeting people with my last name I like finding out how we are related. Im going to take a gander and assume your father is my great uncle Jose or well more commonly Joe. I say that because my Uncle Joe is the Jewlery Designer from New Zeland. Am I right or am I just meeting another unrelated Bribeisca?
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JacksonP, in reply to
I say that because my Uncle Joe is the Jewlery Designer from New Zeland. Am I right or am I just meeting another unrelated Bribeisca?
I do so hope you're right.
That would be one of the coolest things to happen on our blog ever. Sofie has an email address on the top right corner of her posts too, so might be worth sending an email.
Cheers.
Jackson
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Hi Chris . So whose your Dad? There are so many huh? Postponed family reunion actually has me on hols for a month but otherwise we may have met eh? Glad you popped up here cos I don't do Twitter or face friend book or any other but yes that's my Dad and if you go back through Capture threads you may get to glimpse my ugly mug. :)
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Oh, and if you are interested Chris, here is a pic that Ricky sent of Dad from Spain. I’m in the bush in the Far North of NZ and although I struggle fine , I do not have access to the computer images and therefore am limited, so it’s not his best side but not bad for an old dude on the high side of his 70's ;)
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
How did that repost? I did not do that, I’m sure???
Jackson, you could do some housekeeping eh?
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China has some unfortunate connotations, but on the plus side it does make for some funny jokes
a bold fashion statement.
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