Stormlizard's photos

An old pencil scetch modified.

Screen capture of the I M A Campaign page. This is very good news, let's hope that the remainder will be donated before the deadline. Whether or not you have donated it may help if you looked down behind your sofa, in the pockets of clothes and elswhere, you may find a few dollars you did not know you had, so to donates them will not be too painful.

Photographed in my garden today 08 March 2017 using my new Canon EOS 750D Camera and Tamron Tele-macro lens on Tripod Auto Flash off.

Photographed in my garden today 08 March 2017 using my Canon EOS 400D Camera and Tamron Tele-macro lens on Tripod Auto Flash off.

Photographed in the Botanical Gardens Sapporo Hokkaido Japan on October 27th 2008 using my Canon PowerShot A710 IS Digital camera. The photograph of the flowers was obtained from Wikipedia as was this information; Bifrenaria, abbreviated Bif. in horticultural trade, is a genus of plants in family Orchidaceae. It contains 20 species found in Panama, Trinidad and South America. There are no known uses for them, but their abundant, and at first glance artificial, flowers, make them favorites of orchid growers.

Photographed in my garden today 02 March 2017 using my new Canon EOS 750D Canon Macro lens EF5 60mm UMS Ultrasonic Auto Flash off Hand held.

Filmed with my Canon EOS 750D SLR Camera on Tripod. 28th Feb 2017.

Photographed on Lake Esrum today 01 March 2017 using my new Canon EOS 750D Camera and Tamron Tele-macro lens on Tripod Auto Flash off.

For all HFF Fans.

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Summer photo reposted.

RE-POST.

Photographed December 31st at midnight 2016 using Canon PowerShot A710 IS digital camera.

Hand made.

In 1601, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, ordered all the feudal lords in Western Japan to contribute to the construction of Nijō Castle, which was completed during the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1626. Parts of Fushimi Castle, such as the main tower and the karamon, were moved here in 1625-26. It was built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa Shoguns. The Tokugawa Shogunate used Edo as the capital city, but Kyoto continued to be the home of the Imperial Court. Kyoto Imperial Palace is located north-east of Nijo Castle. The central keep, or Tenshu, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in 1750. In 1788, the Inner Palace was destroyed by a city-wide fire. The site remained empty until it was replaced by a prince's residence transferred from the Kyoto Imperial Palace in 1893. In 1867, the Ninomaru Palace was the stage for the declaration by Tokugawa Yoshinobu, returning the authority to the Imperial Court. Next year the Imperial Cabinet was installed in the castle. The palace became imperial property and was declared a detached palace. During this time, the Tokugawa hollyhock crest was removed wherever possible and replaced with the imperial Chrysanthemum. Photographed 10 20 2009 using my Canon EOS 400D SLR digital camera.

I was not able to find vuch information about this Shrine other than the correct name, I only knew it from the local name. I saw it fisrt time in 2006 while looking across the city from Himeji Castle viewing area, I described it to one of the staff at the Tourist infirmation office and learned that what I could see was a Shrine Museum building designed rather like a Temple, and that there was in fact a Shrine behind it. Photographed 10 12 2009 with Canon EOS 400D SLR Digital Camera and Tamron Tele Lens.

Zenko-Ji is a Buddhist temple located in Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century. Nagano City, established in 1897, was originally a town built around the temple. Historically, Zenkō-ji is perhaps most famous for its involvement in the battles between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen in the 16th century, when it served as one of Kenshin's bases of operations. Currently, Zenkō-ji is one of the few remaining pilgrimage sites in Japan. Photographed 10 04 2008 using Canon Digital IXUS 400.

Matsubara-hachiman-jinja is the Shinto shrine in himeji, hyogo, Japan. Each year the ''Nado no Kenka Matsuri'' - 'Fighting festival is held here Oct, 14th & 15th. There are approx 30,000 Hachiman Shrines in Japan. Photographed while visiting to see the Matsuri. - Photographed 10 14 2009 with Canon EOS 400D SLR Digital Camera.