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<![CDATA[pixelchrome: Content]]> Tue, 12 May 2020 10:01:08 +0200 http://koken.me <![CDATA[SuperBloodMoon]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:14:55 +0200

I had here bad luck with the weather and the clouds. Therefore it was a challenge to shot a picture of the #SuperBloodMoon between the gaps of the clouds. This is the only one photo which is somehow useful. But I enjoyed the night :)

]]> <![CDATA[jaguar]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:58:33 +0200 jaguar

The Jaguar Mark IV (pronounced mark four) is a more recently developed name now commonly used for a range of automobiles built by Jaguar Cars from 1945 to 1949. This range was a return to production, without the brand name S.S., of the SS Jaguar 1½ litre, 2½ litre and 3½ litre models produced by SS Cars from 1935 to 1940. Mark IV is a name now applied in retrospect to separate this model from the succeeding Mark V range.

]]> <![CDATA[bumblebee]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:50:16 +0200

A bumblebee, also written bumble bee, is a member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae.

]]> <![CDATA[maximum eclipse]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:03:32 +0100

It had a magnitude of 1.045. The longest duration of totality was 2 minutes 47 seconds off the coast of the Faroe Islands. It is the last total solar eclipse visible in Europe until the eclipse of August 12, 2026. Canon EOS 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4L USM

]]> <![CDATA[the eclipse is over]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:39:38 +0100

A total solar eclipse occured on Friday March 20, 2015. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. This image was shot with an old Celestron Nexstar 5 and my Canon 60d.

]]> <![CDATA[halloween]]> Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:46:28 +0200

Halloween or Hallowe'en (/ˌhæləˈwin, -oʊˈin, ˌhɒl-/; a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve

]]> <![CDATA[ lennon wall [3]]]> Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:18:18 +0200

The wall continuously undergoes change and the original portrait of Lennon is long lost under layers of new paint. Even when the wall was repainted by some authorities, on the second day it was again full of poems and flowers. Today, the wall represents a symbol of youth ideals such as love and peace.

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In 1988, the wall was a source of irritation for the communist regime of Gustáv Husák. Young Czechs would write grievances on the wall and in a report of the time this led to a clash between hundreds of students and security police on the nearby Charles Bridge. The movement these students followed was described ironically as "Lennonism" and Czech authorities described these people variously as alcoholics, mentally deranged, sociopathic, and agents of Western capitalism.

]]> <![CDATA[Lennon Wall [1]]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:33:32 +0200

The Lennon Wall or John Lennon Wall, is a wall in Prague, Czech Republic. Once a normal wall, since the 1980s it has been filled with John Lennon-inspired graffiti and pieces of lyrics from Beatles songs.

]]> <![CDATA[echinacea]]> Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:57:32 +0200

Echinacea /ˌɛkɨˈneɪʃⁱə/ is a genus, or group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The nine species it contains are commonly called coneflowers. They are endemic to eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ἐχῖνος (echino), meaning "sea urchin," due to the spiny central disk. Some species are used in herbal medicines and some are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers. A few species are of conservation concern. I used a different whitebalance and some more effects to create this colorful picture.

]]> <![CDATA[skull]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 18:24:04 +0200 skull

]]> <![CDATA[the swimmer]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 23:25:49 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[turtles]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 20:32:07 +0200 turtles

]]> <![CDATA[concorde]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 17:16:37 +0200

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde (pron.: /ˈkɒŋkɔrd/) is a retired turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport (SST). It is one of only two SSTs to have entered commercial service; the other was the Tupolev Tu-144. Concorde was jointly developed and produced by Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) under an Anglo-French treaty. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercial flights for 27 years. Among other destinations, Concorde flew regular transatlantic flights from London Heathrow and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport to New York JFK and Washington Dulles; it profitably flew these routes in less than half the time of other airliners. With only 20 aircraft built, the development of Concorde was a substantial economic loss; Air France and British Airways also received considerable government subsidies to purchase them. Concorde was retired in 2003 due to a general downturn in the aviation industry after the type's only crash in 2000, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and a decision by Airbus, the successor firm of Aerospatiale and BAC, to discontinue maintenance support.

]]> <![CDATA[tupolev tu-144]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:58:30 +0200

The Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO name: "Charger'") was a supersonic transport aircraft (SST) and remains one of only two SSTs to enter commercial service, the other being Concorde. The design, publicly unveiled in January 1962, was constructed under the direction of the Soviet Tupolev design bureau, headed by Alexei Tupolev. The prototype first flew on 31 December 1968 near Moscow, two months before the first flight of Concorde. The Tu-144 first went supersonic on 5 June 1969, and on 15 July 1969 became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2. The Tu-144S went into service on 26 December 1975, flying mail and freight between Moscow and Alma-Ata in preparation for passenger services, which commenced on 1 November 1977. The passenger service ran a semi-scheduled service until the first Tu-144D experienced an in-flight failure during a pre-delivery test flight, crash-landing, on the 23 May 1978 with two crew fatalities. The Tu-144's 55th and last scheduled passenger flight occurred on 1 June 1978. An Aeroflot freight-only service recommenced using the new production variant Tu-144D ("D" for Dal'nyaya – "long range") aircraft on 23 June 1979, including longer routes from Moscow to Khabarovsk made possible by the more efficient Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojet engines, which also increased the maximum cruising speed to Mach 2.15. Including the 55 passenger flights, there were 102 scheduled flights before the cessation of commercial service.

]]> <![CDATA[cold war tech war]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:52:29 +0200

The Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum in Germany is the only location where both Concorde and the Tu-144 are displayed together.

]]> <![CDATA[château de fontainebleau]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:15:56 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[fly]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:40:06 +0200 fly

]]> <![CDATA[red star]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:39:55 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[the arrival]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:39:22 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[sad parrot]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:38:53 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[gecko]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:38:26 +0200 gecko

]]> <![CDATA[dracaena draco [2]]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:37:56 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[dracaena draco]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:36:52 +0200

Ancient Dragon Tree In Icod, close to the Church of San Marcos, stands a famous dragon tree (22 m high, lower trunk diameter 10 m, estimated weight 70 t), which is reputed to be a thousand years old (hence its local name, El Drago Milenario: the Thousand-Year-Old Dragon). While no study seems to have confirmed such longevity for the tree (dracos do not produce annual rings with which to tell their ages; the tree is more likely to have an age in the hundreds of years), it is the long-time symbol of Icod. After an abortive attempt by the city council in 2002, another bid to list the Icod Dragon Tree as a UNESCO World Heritage Site was made in 2011 See wikipedia

]]> <![CDATA[wonderful night]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:35:56 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[danny and the wonderbras [4]]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:35:01 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[danny and the wonderbras [3]]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:34:39 +0200

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]]> <![CDATA[danny and the wonderbras]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:33:18 +0200

We’ve visited the wonderful ‘Bamberg zaubert‘ Festival a few days ago. The weather was not the best with these rain showers all the day. But it was really amazing to see all these magicians, jugglers, clowns , performers. And, on very short notice the terrific band Danny and the Wonderbras played at the Max Platz. Great gig!

]]> <![CDATA[teide panorama]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:32:21 +0200

This is a panorama shot from our visit at the summit of the Teide. In front you can see the Pico Viejo and at the horizon is the island of La Gomera.

]]> <![CDATA[mount teide]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:31:52 +0200

Mount Teide (Spanish: Pico del Teide, IPA: [ˈpiko ðel ˈteiðe], “Teide Peak”) See wikipedia

]]> <![CDATA[tenerife]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:30:21 +0200

Tenerife ( /tɛnəˈriːf/; Spanish: [teneˈɾife]) is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands;[1] it is also the most populated island of Spain,[1] with a land area of 2,034.38 km² (785.47 mi2) and 908,555 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands.[1] About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the most of any Canary Islands. See wikipedia. We’ve visited this beautiful island during our last vacation. This is the first shot I want to show here. More will follow, so stay tuned…

]]> <![CDATA[engine driver]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:03:38 +0200

]]> <![CDATA[hyacinthus 4]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:03:00 +0200

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]]> <![CDATA[hyacinthus 1]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:01:31 +0200

A wonderful birthday present. Hyacinthus is a small genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.[1] Plants are commonly called hyacinths (pronounced /ˈhaɪəsɪnθs/). The genus was formerly the type genus of the separate family Hyacinthaceae; prior to that it was placed in the lily family Liliaceae. Hyacinthus is native to the eastern Mediterranean (from south Turkey to northern Israel), north-east Iran, and Turkmenistan See wikipedia.