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THE 32ND ANNUAL CAN-AM INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS-NEW LOCATION RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL-Photos by Ron Sombilon Gallery-39
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Image by SOMBILON ART, MEDIA and PHOTOGRAPHY
The 32nd Annual Can-Am International Championships

Photos by Ron Sombilon Gallery
www.KenLowKungFu.ca

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Kindergarten Bento #230: September 3, 2009
photo ideas
Image by Wendy Copley
Blogged here: wendolonia.com/blog/2009/09/06/the-week-in-bentos-august-...


Kindergarten Snack #55: January 6, 2010
photo ideas
Image by Wendy Copley
Blogged here: wendolonia.com/blog/2010/01/08/the-week-in-bentos-january...

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365-IMG_0048 YMCA-RonSombilonGallery-PacBluePrinting
photo sizes
Image by SOMBILON ART, MEDIA and PHOTOGRAPHY
YMCA Healthy Kids Day!

Family Portrait photography presented by the YMCA, Ron Sombilon Gallery & PacBlue Printing

www.VanYMCA.org
www.RonSombilonGallery.com
www.PacBluePrinting.com

Welcome to the YMCA of Greater Vancouver!

Last year, the YMCA of Greater Vancouver programs and services helped over 64,000 children, youth, men, women, families and older adults, from all faith traditions, cultural backgrounds and economic circumstances find opportunities for better health and brighter futures

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DOWNLOAD Your photos from Flickr. 3 Easy Steps

1) click on the photo you want

2) click on "ALL SIZES" located at the top of your photo

3) click "Download the Large Size" and save to your computer.

Cool Image Shack images

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Negro migratory workers and one shack, Belle Glade, Fla. (LOC)
image shack
Image by The Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post,, 1910-1990,, photographer.

Negro migratory workers and one shack, Belle Glade, Fla.

1941 Feb.

1 slide : color.

Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
African Americans--Structures
Cabins
Migrant laborers
United States--Florida--Belle Glade

Format: Slides--Color

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 11671-12 (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34393

Call Number: LC-USF35-170


Discovery Park - Shack by the Sea
image shack
Image by jeck_crow
A small building next to the West Point Lighthouse on the beach at Discovery Park. The blue sky, the peeling paint, and the two seagulls atop the roof all came together, making the image exactly what I would expect to see in that place. It had the ineffable sense of rightness to it.


Sinister Seymour at the Haunted Shack, Knott's Berry Farm, circa 1973
image shack
Image by Orange County Archives
There are no known copyright restrictions on this image. All future uses of this photo should include the courtesy line, "Photo courtesy Orange County Archives."

Photo from the Knott's Berry Farm Collection, Accession #2006/8.

Orange & Yellow

A few nice flash photo images I found:


Orange & Yellow
flash photo
Image by fs999
Pentax K-5 • 80 ISO • Tamron SP 90mm f:2.8 Di Macro
Metz Flash 48 AF-1 Digital with Ray Flash ring adapter


Music in the Dark
flash photo
Image by fs999
Pentax K-5 • 80 ISO • Pentax DA* 50-135mm f:2.8 SDM
Walimex Pro Flash 3x VC-400

Fx: DarkDarken.
Model: Chiara @ Home.Studio

Sucked In

A few nice image editing online images I found:


Sucked In
image editing online
Image by michmutters
18/365, 18 January 2013
Project 365: Looking For The Lost Self

I had to take myself offline for the last 36 hours. People don't get it - all our online activities only serve to make our brains more tired. The visual stimulation is constant. When we sit still, our eyes take in more than a million bits of information a second which our brain has to process. We are not conscious about how hard we work our brains until we have a brain fart or a brain hiccup - or worse: our brain stops because it has had enough. We blindly call that a "nervous breakdown".

Since I started this project, there have been moments where I question myself and my own sanity. And then it all came to a head and I had to cut the ties for a period - to save my sanity.
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Apps used:
Procamera, Superimpose, Snapseed, iColorama, Photoforge 2, Decim8, Image Blender

For information about why I am doing this project: michmutters.com/about-project-365-looking-for-the-lost-self/

Nice Free Image photos

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Hedgehog - free use
free image
Image by seymoursimages
side view of a hedgehof. Free to use anyway you wish



Cutest FIT Ever!!
free image
Image by art-e-ology
Ok, Guys. I could not WAIT to get this from the mail to share it with you all!!!! Whether it is intentional or not, she is making the American Sign Language sign for rabbit/bunny. Is that not the sweetest thing EVER?!!! And how perfect for Easter. I LOVE HER. She just melts my heart. It could also be interpreted as a peace sign which is just as wonderful. She is definitely high on the favorites list in my photo collection. Just look!!!!!!

***Please feel free to use this image in your Artwork!! After you use it, I would really love for you to come join our new group, "Free Image Tuesday Creations"!!

www.flickr.com/groups/freeimagetuesdaycreations/

Love, Jamie

SHARE Glasses

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SHARE Glasses
photo sharing
Image by Exit Festival
EXIT Fashion go SHARE conference glasses.
www.exitfest.org/en/blog/exit-fashion/share-glasses

Photo by PureSoul

Cool Online Photo Editor images

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Calcasieu Lake Marine Debris Marking & Mapping 08.26.06 080
online photo editor
Image by lsgcp
Photos by Paula Ouder, courtesy Louisiana Sea Grant
Despite heavy rains, the Calcasieu Lake Marine Debris Marking and Mapping Program enjoyed a successful day Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, near Lake Charles, La. Area volunteers and fishermen traveled Big Lake, Moss Lake and West Cove to mark marine debris deposited by Hurricane Rita with orange buoys and PVC pipe. Volunteers also collected GPS coordinates on the hazards, which are being mapped by the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The program is funded with a grant from NOAA’s Marine Debris Program. Other project partners include: Lake Charles Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), LSU AgCenter, Sempra Energy, Lake Charles Pilots, Lake Charles Power Squadron, Ship to Shore Co., Capt. Sammy Faulk, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Stine Lumber and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. More information is available online at www.laseagrant.org/debris.

Pictured: (l-r) Louisiana Sea Grant and LSU Ag Center Marine Extension agent Kevin Savoie, Louisiana Sea Grant Ports Specialist Justin Farrell and Louisiana Sea Grant Editor Paula Ouder

Blue Marble 2000

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Blue Marble 2000
earth image
Image by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
Metadata Data Date: April 26, 2000, Visualization Date: April 26, 2000

Credit: Image created by Reto Stockli with the help of Alan Nelson, under the leadership of Fritz Hasler

Recalling the famous Apollo-era pictures of Earth taken by lunar astronauts, this digital image is a spectacular portrait of the Western Hemisphere at the time of one of the strongest hurricanes ever observed in the Eastern Pacific.
This combination of science, engineering and artistry was generated by researchers in the Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, using data from three different Earth-observing satellite instruments.
The research team's goal was to assemble an image that recreates the visceral impact of viewing Earth from space with human eyes. The prominent storm raging off the west coast of North America is Hurricane Linda. Other obvious features include the shallow waters of the Caribbean and sediments around the mouth of the Amazon River.
The underlying image of the full disk of Earth and its clouds was taken on September 9, 1997, by a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and built by NASA. The ocean data was collected in late September and early October 1997 by NASA's Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) satellite. The land color is portrayed by a vegetation index calculated using data collected from September 9-19, 1997, by Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instruments carried aboard NOAA's Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES).
These data are draped across a digital elevation model of Earth's topography from the U.S. Geological Survey. The complete computer image file is 26 megabytes, making it one of the most detailed Earth images ever created by NASA!
The researchers chose to translate the digital data over land into a color scheme where heavy vegetation is green and sparse vegetation is yellow. The heights of mountains and depths of valleys have been exaggerated by 50 times their actual levels so that vertical relief is visible. The shadows for the mountains were calculated from the exaggerated heights.
The presence of the Moon in this image is an artistic addition. The lunar image was collected by GOES in September 1994, and has been magnified to about twice its relative size.


Earth Horizon
earth image
Image by DonkeyHotey
View of earth horizon from space .

Cropped, color enhanced, shade enhanced, sharpened, and stars background added.

The source image for the earth is a photo in the public domain from the Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."

The source image for stars in space is a photo in the public domain from NASA/JPL.


Earth Horizon
earth image
Image by DonkeyHotey
View of earth horizon from space. (more contrast)

Cropped, color enhanced, shade enhanced, sharpened, and stars background added.

The source image for the earth is a photo in the public domain from the Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."

The source image for stars in space is a photo in the public domain from NASA/JPL.

Cool Photo Booths images

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SFDW13 Opening Photo Booth 066
photo booths
Image by AIGASF
Select photo from the SF Design Week 2013 Opening Reception Photo Booth.

Photo booth by Rob Villanueva

Coast Guard performs equipment maintenance

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Coast Guard performs equipment maintenance
photo equipment
Image by Coast Guard News
Petty Officer 2nd Class Simon Ochoa, an aviation survival technician assigned to Air Station Sacramento, Calif., performs maintenance on crucial survival equipment and gear located aboard the station's HC-130 Hercules aircraft Monday, June 17, 2013. Scheduled checks and maintenance of the equipment is integral to insuring mission safety and preparedness. Photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Flores


Coast Guard performs equipment maintenance
photo equipment
Image by Coast Guard News
Petty Officer 2nd Class Simon Ochoa, an aviation survival technician assigned to Air Station Sacramento, Calif., performs maintenance on crucial survival equipment and gear located aboard the station's HC-130 Hercules aircraft Monday, June 17, 2013. Scheduled checks and maintenance of the equipment is integral to insuring mission safety and preparedness. Photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Flores

My First Photo Processed With Trey Ratcliff's Awesome New Lightroom Preset Package

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My First Photo Processed With Trey Ratcliff's Awesome New Lightroom Preset Package
photo processing
Image by Thomas Hawk
Last Night's Sunset Processed With Trey Ratcliff's Just Released Lightroom Presets -- Williams, CA

This is my very first photo processed using my good pal
Trey Ratcliff's Lightroom Presets that he just made available for the FIRST TIME EVER!

Go and get them while they're hot! These will blow your mind! This one came from one of Trey's landscape series. 76 new presets to rock your world.

www.stuckincustoms.com/lightroom-presets/


Hotel Ca' Sagredo - Grand Canal - Venice Italy Venezia - photo by gnuckx and HDR processing by Mike G. K.
photo processing
Image by gnuckx
HDR processing by Mike G. K. and bracketed photos taken by me.

Hotel Ca' Sagredo in Venice is a masterpiece in itself! Set in an elegant, 15th century palace overlooking the Grand Canal, it features antique furnitures and original works of art in all rooms. From the most important Venetian painters of the 17th and 18th century: Nicolò Bambini, Giambattista Tiepolo, Sebastiano Ricci, Pietro Longhi, amongst many others. This wonderfull 5 star hotel in Venice is near the Rialto Bridge. Its original architecture and impressive collection of art make this hotel really special. If you dream of Venice you will dream of Ca’ Sagredo: romantic, mysterious, unforgettable. A Private Palazzo, a Noble Residence, a Museum, a Luxury Hotel and much more… this all is Ca’ Sagredo.

The water streets of Venice are canals which are navigated by gondolas and other small boats. During daylight hours the canals, bridges, and streets of Venice are full of tourists eager to experience the romance of this great travel destination. As night engulfs the town, tourists enjoy some fine dining at one of the many restaurants, leaving the waterways and streets quiet.

The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian Lagoon. For centuries gondolas were once the chief means of transportation and most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transport in the city, serving as ferries over the Grand Canal. They are also used in special regattas (rowing races) held amongst gondoliers. Their main role, however, is to carry tourists on rides throughout the canals. Gondolas are hand made using 8 different types of wood (fir, oak, cherry, walnut, elm, mahogany, larch and lime) and are composed of 280 pieces. The oars are made of beech wood. The left side of the gondola is longer than the right side. This asymmetry causes the gondola to resist the tendency to turn toward the left at the forward stroke.

Nice Photo Sites photos

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Army engineers give ENR reporter tour of USACE construction site at Grafenwoehr
photo sites
Image by USACE Europe District
Contractors continue construction on the million Army Lodging facility for the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr in Germany, which is being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District. The facility is expected to have roughly 136 units that will offer Soliders standard rooms, extended-stay rooms and family suites. Construction is scheduled to be complete in 2011. The lodge construction site was just one of the areas toured by Engineering News Record reporter Tom Sawyer during his visit with the district. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Justin Ward)

Landscape

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Landscape
photo website
Image by SanforaQ8


Location : Norway
Camera : FujiFilm FinePix S5Pro
Lens : Nikon 24-70mm

From Europe Trip 2009
N-Studio Official website
YouTube Channel
FaceBook
Mobile: +965 66 383 666
E-Mail: N_Studio@Live.Com

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Zinnia, Center Macro
photo edit online
Image by cobalt123
A close-up view of a small pink zinnia, seen in the early morning, Iowa City, Iowa. While waiting for my sons to wake from a brief stop, I was out enjoying the Midwest flowers and plants that I have been missing since living in Arizona. This photo from the road was edited online in Picnik, so it will be good to see how it actually comes out when viewed on a monitor.


365/362: New Adventures
photo edit online
Image by riekhavoc (caught up?)
With my new passport, I can board news planes to go to new countries and have new adventures!

It's actually kind of a miracle that it worked out. Last week, I realized I didn't have six months til my passport expires that's required to enter Ecuador. Fortunately, there's a passport office in Philly, and they were able to turn my passport around in a very sort amount of time. But the office was closed on Monday, so I was worried b/c I had a flight Tuesday at 11:30am. Well, as you can see from this photo, it all worked out and now I'm in Quito, Ecuador!

I'm not sure how much uploading I'll be doing for the next few days. Internet may be scarce. I'm lucky now to have my sister's laptop and the ability to edit online. So I apologize to my fellow 365ers for not being there at the end of the project. I'm going to do my best to get online and at least upload a photo on the 31st, but I'm not sure how much more time I"ll have than that. Because I'm on an adventure!!!

For December MSH "new"

Blue Faerie at the Bristol Renfair

A few nice dragon image images I found:


Blue Faerie at the Bristol Renfair
dragon image
Image by skeggy
Sylph of the Fantastikals:
www.new.facebook.com/pages/Fantastikals-at-the-Bristol-Re...
Sylphs are faeries of the air.


The Store With Beautiful Things
dragon image
Image by Ame Otoko
It was kind of the taggers to keep their work below the art and to choose colors that complimented the mural, don't you think?

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Flickr Hack #2
photo blog
Image by Thomas Hawk
thomashawk.com/2007/01/top-10-hacks-on-flickr.html

2. The number two hack for Flickr is a newer one and was released earlier this month by Intel's Eric Appel and is called SmartSetr. One of the annoying things about Flickr is that when you want to create a set you must do it manually. Even with batch tools this gets tedious and having to add every new photo to a set every single time sucks. So Eric developed SmartSetr. SmartSetr allows you the ability to build sets that are organized around the concepts of tags, dates, and other metadata associated with a photo.

If, for instance, you want to build a set called Neon Days and Neon Nights (like I did) that holds all of your photos of neon signs, by building a SmartSet you can simply tell flickr to add any photo tagged neon to this set. Although SmartSetr isn't dynamic, Eric refreshes your sets for you once a day and things get updated. It's also really cool that you can organize your set by interestingness, so that your best photos show up first in the set -- something you can't do on Flickr. More from Eric directly.

If you like these Flickr hacks feel free to digg them here.

Cool Heart Image images

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"Let there be love" - Valentine Video Art by mimitalks, married w/children (view in HD)
heart image
Image by mimitalks, married, under grace
Showing and sharing digital designs from my heart (pun intended) for personal use here: www.flickr.com/photos/mimitalks/8453394349/in/photostream


"red hot glowing love" - digital Valentine (or anytime!) design by mimitalks, married w/children
heart image
Image by mimitalks, married, under grace
final frame from this video art entitled Hearts Attack and Shades of Blue - on Flickr


etornheart2
heart image
Image by mimitalks, married, under grace
This started out to be artistic, but I realized it is indicative of how deep she is
in my heart, regardless of how torn and tattered it is from our last few days...
Please pray for us to have a few days of peace...even as she turns 13.

Passport photo

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Passport photo
passport photo
Image by InstaDerek
Written on the back of this photo:

PASSPORT PICTURE
1926
AGE 22


I initially thought my grandfather may have added his signature at the top of the photo in later years for some reason, since the blue ink is so well-preserved. Now, however, I think he probably signed it in 1926 before his first use of the passport. His cursive rendering of his name at the beginning of the journal pages matches this one, as opposed to his writing of his name years later on the inside cover page as part of his expository labeling of the little book. I'm certainly not a handwriting expert, but to my eye the (presumably) earlier signature on this photo looks a bit slower and more careful. His later script looks more fluid and assured, the lower-case letters shallowly formed, consistent with the manner of one who had been composing all his personal and professional documents by hand for decades (as he would his entire life, being of a generation of men who were not expected to type).

I do not have the entire passport, only this photo from it. I decided not to retouch the scratches, staple holes, asymmetry and such, but rather preserve the wear and tear that likely was sustained while the passport was in use.


Passport Photos
passport photo
Image by privatenobby
Had my passport photos done today. I was a little upset that I had to take my glasses off for them but happy that I retain some 1920s rapist look. I look well 'ard. Those are they eyes of a puppy murderer for sure.

Cool Edit Photos Online images

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Chad @ Urban Well, I: GIMP Edit
edit photos online
Image by jessica @ flickr
Check out Chad Chartrand online. This photo was edited using GIMP.

Cool Photo Development images

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Film is not dead! (Stand Development 1+100)
photo development
Image by Skley
Verschieden belichtete Bilder auf einmal entwickeln?
Dies ist nur einer der Vorteile der Standentwicklung.

Die Bilder dieses Albums stammen ALLE vom gleichen Film, einem ISO 100 Film, der mit Werten zwischen ISO 1200 und ISO 50 belichtet wurde.




Camera: Canon EOS 500N
Film: Lucky SHD 100@ISO 1200
Developer: Adox APH 09 1+100 (3 hours Stand development)
Geschwenkt wurde die Dose nach 1,5 und 2 Stunden

Für die "Digitalen" mag es nicht besonderes zu sein die ISO Zahl ständig zu ändern, für die Analogfotografie ist dies jedoch UNGLAUBLICH!


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Film is not dead! (Stand Development 1+100)
photo development
Image by Skley
Verschieden belichtete Bilder auf einmal entwickeln?
Dies ist nur einer der Vorteile der Standentwicklung.

Die Bilder dieses Albums stammen ALLE vom gleichen Film, einem ISO 100 Film, der mit Werten zwischen ISO 1200 und ISO 50 belichtet wurde.




Camera: Canon EOS 500N
Film: Lucky SHD 100@ISO 200
Developer: Adox APH 09 1+100 (3 hours Stand development)
Geschwenkt wurde die Dose nach 1,5 und 2 Stunden

Für die "Digitalen" mag es nicht besonderes zu sein die ISO Zahl ständig zu ändern, für die Analogfotografie ist dies jedoch UNGLAUBLICH!


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Nice Bing Image photos

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Michiavellian Offense/Defense
bing image
Image by emilio labrador
Countries to be successful in battle must prepare for war during times of peace and therefore they will be assured success during most conflicts. Singapore, SE Asia

Day 50 Occupy Wall Street November 5 2011 Shankbone 13

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Day 50 Occupy Wall Street November 5 2011 Shankbone 13
free photo images
Image by david_shankbone
Photos from Day 50 of Occupy Wall Street - images from around Zuccotti Park on November 5.

David Shankbone

The Occupy Wall Street Creative Commons Project

Day 1 September 17 Photos
Day 2 September 18 Photos
Day 3 September 19 Photos
Day 7 September 23 Photos
Day 8 September 24 Photos
Day 9 September 25 Photos
Day 12 September 28 Photos
Day 14 September 30 Photos
Day 16 October 2 Photos
Day 17 October 3 Photos
Day 20 October 5 Photos
Day 21 October 6 Photos - Naomi Klein
Day 23 October 8 - Faces of OWS
Day 28 October 13 - Tom Morello of RATM
Day 31 protesting Chihuahua and The Daily Show
Day 36 Parents and Kids Day and quite a crowd
Day 40 protesting hotties, Reverend Billy and tents
Day 43 Photos at OWS of the first NYC snow fall
Day 47 - Solidarity with Occupy Oakland
Day 50 November 5
Day 52 November 7 Jonathan Lethem, Lynn Nottage and Jennifer Egan
Day 53 November 8 - David Crosby and Graham Nash play OWS

Do you want to see the Occupy Wall Street series laid out thematically? Click here



Day 50 Occupy Wall Street November 5 2011 Shankbone 23
free photo images
Image by david_shankbone
Photos from Day 50 of Occupy Wall Street - images from around Zuccotti Park on November 5.

David Shankbone

The Occupy Wall Street Creative Commons Project

Day 1 September 17 Photos
Day 2 September 18 Photos
Day 3 September 19 Photos
Day 7 September 23 Photos
Day 8 September 24 Photos
Day 9 September 25 Photos
Day 12 September 28 Photos
Day 14 September 30 Photos
Day 16 October 2 Photos
Day 17 October 3 Photos
Day 20 October 5 Photos
Day 21 October 6 Photos - Naomi Klein
Day 23 October 8 - Faces of OWS
Day 28 October 13 - Tom Morello of RATM
Day 31 protesting Chihuahua and The Daily Show
Day 36 Parents and Kids Day and quite a crowd
Day 40 protesting hotties, Reverend Billy and tents
Day 43 Photos at OWS of the first NYC snow fall
Day 47 - Solidarity with Occupy Oakland
Day 50 November 5
Day 52 November 7 Jonathan Lethem, Lynn Nottage and Jennifer Egan
Day 53 November 8 - David Crosby and Graham Nash play OWS

Do you want to see the Occupy Wall Street series laid out thematically? Click here

Nice Download Image photos

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Well, we're finally going to rid ourselves ...item 1.. the end of Operation Amalgamate -- nets 48 pedophiles and sexual predators (December 16, 2011) ...item 2.. WCTV News -- The following is a list of the 48 arrests (December 15, 2011) ...
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TAMPA Fla Dec 16 2011 ... A statewide law enforcement effort targeting pedophiles netted 48 suspects over the past six months, and authorities said the merger of two state agencies will only mean more arrests in the future.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Florida law enforcement operation nets 48 pedophiles and sexual predators www.privateofficer.com

TAMPA Fla Dec 16 2011
A statewide law enforcement effort targeting pedophiles netted 48 suspects over the past six months, and authorities said the merger of two state agencies will only mean more arrests in the future.

The announcement of the arrests heralding the end of Operation Amalgamate was made Thursday morning at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement headquarters in Tampa. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi took part.

"Sexual predators are everywhere," she said.

Among those charged: a Transportation Security Administration worker, a church treasurer and a teacher's aide. They came from as far away as Colorado and as close as Tampa.

"It's a sad reality of the society we are living in in this country," Bondi said. "In

Florida, all we can do is lock them up, for life, if possible."

The arrests include those who downloaded computer images of child pornography to those arranging meetings with children for sex.

Bondi said the operation was the first one undertaken after the Attorney General's Office's Child Predator Cyber Crime Unit merged with the FDLE's Computer Crime Center. There are some 25 investigators fanned out across the state. They monitor chat rooms and social media sites and investigate complaints of inappropriate cyber conversations between children and others.

"I'm pleased that this unit is ridding our streets of these predators," she said.

FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey said the operation opened 100 cases, which resulted in the 48 arrests. All of the defendants were arrested independently of each other, and no child pornography rings were broken up, he said.

Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy, also a director with the Florida Sheriff's Association, said that since 2010 more than 250 suspects have been arrested on child-sex charges, and that's due to a number of reasons. Law enforcement is more knowledgeable in computer crimes, and parents and children are more aware of the dangers that can lurk on the Internet.

"This is the 800-pound gorilla that is coming after our little girls and boys," he said.

While law enforcement can do its part, it's the education for children and parents that is key, he said.

Schools are offering courses in how to detect danger online, he said, and parents are monitoring more and more what their children are looking at on computers and cellphones.

Special Agent Supervisor Mike Phillips of FDLE's Computer Crime Center said that education is paying off.

"Kids are now telling predators online that they are not interested," he said, and even alerting parents and law enforcement in some cases.

The following people were charged, according to an FDLE news release.

Christopher M. Barnes, 24, Tampa; Barnes, two of counts computer pornography, one count attempted sexual battery.

Karl Edwin Belledent, 15, North Miami; one count computer pornography, four counts of sexual battery, four counts of sexual performance by a child, one count of extortion.

Michael D. Billings, 42, Leesburg; two counts of computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Richard Dennis Blyth, 64, Daytona Beach; two counts of computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Cristy Brandstedter, 62, Land O' Lakes; 10 counts of child pornography.

James Michael Briggs, 50, Fort Myers; two counts of computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Gene Hamilton Brown, 50, Cantonment; three counts of child pornography.

Kris Karl Brown, 36, arrested in Broward County; 20 counts of child pornography, one count of computer pornography.

Michael Robert Brown, 31, Dade City; two counts computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, one count of cannabis less than 20 grams, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Alvin Grullon Bueno, 30, North Lauderdale; 25 counts of child pornography.

Dustin S. Calloway, 25, arrested in Leon County; no arrest affidavit

Ricky Lamar Carver, 40, Jacksonville; five counts of computer pornography.

Anthony Chu, 24, Orlando; 10 counts of child pornography.

Zachary Coons, 18, arrested in Leon County; two counts of computer pornography.

Steven Robert Deloge, 37, Jacksonville; one count of computer pornography.

Nelson Echevarria, 31, arrested in Broward County; one count of cannabis less than 20 grams, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, one count of possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon.

Sherif El-Refai, Sherif, 24, Tampa; two counts of computer pornography, one count of attempt lewd and lascivious assault.

Carlos Alberto Figueroa, 26, Miami; three counts/violations of Florida Sexual Predator Act.

Douglas Fluery, 58, Sunrise; two counts of computer pornography, one count of attempt lewd and lascivious assault, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Donald Williams Fochs Jr., 38, New Port Richey; one count of solicitation of a minor for sex acts.

Omar Gutierrez, 28, arrested in Orange County; two counts of computer pornography.

Richard Hudnall, 55, Jacksonville; two counts of computer pornography.

Michael Ingersoll, 27; Arvada, Colo.; two counts computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Jason Jarrell, 31, Tallahassee, Florida; two counts of computer pornography.

Edward L. Kalinowski, 59, Daytona Beach; two counts computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Phillip Michael Kessler, 35, arrested in Bay county; no arrest affidavit.

Eric Joseph Lentovich, 36, Fort Myers; two counts computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Hecton Ramon Leon, 46, Greenacre; 10 counts of child pornography.

Christian Martinet, 24, Pembroke Pines; 30 counts of child pornography.

Jorge M. Martinez Jr., 22, West Park; one count of child pornography, one count of computer pornography.

Rickey O. Masters, 65, Hollywood, Fla.; 10 counts of child pornography.

Scott Andrew Milboer, 33, Naples; two counts of computer pornography, one count of attempt lewd and lascivious assault, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Stephen Mizner, 41, Sarasota; two counts computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, one count of attempted sexual battery.

Mario Dwayne Moss, 33, Lake City; 10 counts of child pornography.

Curtis Orr, 41, arrested in Broward County; 24 counts of child pornography.

Marcus F. Peixoto De Almeida, 38, Hallandale Beach; 20 counts of child pornography.

Jorge Arturo Perez, 28, Boca Raton; possession of child pornography.

Paul David Rains, 62, Orlando; 10 counts of child pornography.

James F. Rees, 51, Deltona; two counts computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Donovan A. Sauleda, 25, arrested in Wakulla; no arrest affidavit.

Dean A. Shelley, 52; Palm Harbor; two counts of computer pornography, one count of attempt capital sexual battery.

Kevin A. Stowell, 53, Port Richey; 10 counts of child pornography.

Michael Torres, 35, Oakland Park; 30 counts of child pornography.

Francisco Javier Vela, 34, Greenacre; one count of child pornography.

Robert Lee Walker Jr., 34, Orlando; 10 counts of child pornography.

Harvey White, 58, arrested in Broward County; 10 counts of child pornography.

Leon White, 59, Davenport; 10 Counts of child pornography.

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.....item 2).... WCTV News ... www.wctv.tv .... Updated: 7:27 PM Dec 15, 2011

FDLE Arrests 48 in Child Computer Sex Crimes Investigation

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 48 child predators as part of a six-month investigation known as Operation Amalgamate.

Posted: 12:15 PM Dec 15, 2011

Reporter: FDLE Release, Julie Montanaro
Email Address: news@wctv.tv

www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/FDLE_Arrests_48_in_Child_Compu...

UPDATED 12.15.2011 by Julie Montanaro

Three of the men arrested in this six month sting are from Tallahassee and one is from Wakulla County.


Two other men on the list were arrested in Leon County, but actually travelled here from other cities.

The Tallahassee arrests were announced back in October by the Tallahassee Police Chief.

Mike Phillips with FDLE's Computer Crimes Center stresses that Dustin Calloway, Zachary Coons and Jason Jarrell are not accused of any new crimes and do not face any new charges. He says they were included in this list because they were caught as a result of the combined efforts of agents from FDLE and Attorney General's Office.

"It wasn't one part of Florida, south or north. It was the entire state where we were making arrests and the only way to combat an issue like that is to have a collaborative effort," FDLE Spokesman Keith Kameg said.

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December 15, 2011 -

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 48 child predators as part of a six-month investigation known as Operation Amalgamate. The investigation began in July after Attorney General Pam Bondi and FDLE merged the FDLE’s Computer Crime Center and the AG’s Child Predator Cybercrime Unit to more effectively investigate online child exploitation.

The merger created specialized units within FDLE focused on investigating internet sex crimes against juveniles.

“The arrests in Operation Amalgamate show the strength of what has become one team with one goal – to find and arrest internet predators attempting to victimize our children,” said Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey. “Thanks to General Bondi’s leadership, the merger has allowed FDLE to expand its squads statewide.”

"We are committed to protecting our children from cybercrimes, and I commend the law enforcement community for their continued dedication to stopping these criminals from exploiting our children," stated Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Operation Amalgamate investigators found child sex predators in chat rooms, utilizing instant messaging, texting, dating sites, social networks and even online classified ads. FDLE agents in partnership with local law enforcement agencies arrested 48 suspects in 17 Florida counties.

“Operation Amalgamate clearly demonstrates a successful collaboration between local and state law enforcement to address this serious issue,” said President of the Florida Police Chief’s Association and Tampa International Airport Chief of Police Paul Sireci.

In addition to the arrests, FDLE assisted with nine local operations working with the Florida Sheriff’s Association, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and others. FDLE also provided computer crime investigative training to more than 700 law enforcement officers and computer safety training for thousands of Florida citizens.

For information on how you can keep your family safe, visit www.secureflorida.org

The following is a list of the 48 arrests:

Barnes, Christopher M., 08-31-87, Tampa, Florida --Hillsborough
Two counts computer pornography & one count attempted sexual battery

Belledent, Karl Edwin, 03-26-96, N. Miami – Miami-Dade
One count computer pornography, four counts of sexual battery, four counts of sexual performance by a child & one count of extortion

Billings, Michael D., 06-11-69, Leesburg, Florida -- Volusia
Two counts computer pornography & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Blyth, Dennis Richard, 11-25-47, Daytona Beach, Florida -- Volusia
Two counts computer pornography & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Brandstedter, Cristy, 01-23-49, Land O Lakes Florida -- Pasco
10 counts of child pornography

Briggs, James Michael, 11-28-61, Ft. Myers, Florida -- Hardee
Two counts computer pornography & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Brown, Gene Hamilton, 02-01-61, Cantonment, Florida -- Escambia
Three counts of child pornography

Brown, Kris Karl, 04-29-75 – (No residence address) --Broward
20 counts of child pornography & one count of computer pornography

Brown, Michael Robert, 08-04-80, Dade City, Florida -- Volusia
Two counts computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, one count of cannabis under 20 grams & one count of possession of drug paraphernalia

Bueno, Alvin Grullon, 11-14-81, North Lauderdale, Florida --Broward
25 counts of child pornography

Calloway, Dustin S., 04-15-86 (no arrest affidavit) (No residence address) -- Leon

Carver, Ricky Lamar, 02-26-71, Jacksonville, Florida -- Leon
Five counts of computer pornography

Chu, Anthony, 06-15-87, Orlando, Florida -- Orange
10 counts of child pornography

Coons, Zachary, 06-07-93 (No residence address) -- Leon
Two counts of computer pornography

Deloge, Steven Robert, 05-22-74, Jacksonville, Florida --Duval
One count of computer pornography

Echevarria, Nelson, 04, 09,80, (No residence address) -- Broward
One count of cannabis under 20 grams, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia & one count of possession of a weapon or ammo by a convicted felon

El-Refai, Sherif, 10-19-87, Tampa, Florida --Hillsborough
Two counts of computer pornography & one count of attempt lewd and lascivious assault

Figueroa, Carlos Alberto, 02-26-85, Miami –Miami Dade
Three counts/violations of The Florida Sexual Predator Act

Fluery, Douglas, 08-03-53, Sunrise, Florida -- Broward
Two counts of computer pornography, one count of attempt lewd and lascivious assault & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Fochs, Donald William Jr., 06-23-73, New Port Richey, Florida -- Pasco
One count of solicitation of a minor for sex acts

Gutierrez, Omar, 06-02-83, (No residence address) -- Orange
Two counts of computer pornography

Hudnall, Richard, 11-30-56, Jacksonville, Florida --Leon
Two counts of computer pornography

Ingersoll, Michael, 05-16-84, Arvada, Colorado --Volusia
Two counts computer pornography & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Jarrell, Jason, 05-01-80, Tallahassee, Florida -- Leon
Two counts of computer pornography

Kalinowski, Edward L., 06-27-52, Daytona Beach, Florida -- Volusia
Two counts computer pornography & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Kessler, Phillip Michael, 01-10-76 (no arrest affidavit) --Bay

Lentovich, Eric Joseph, 08-27-75, Ft. Myers, Florida --Hardee
Two counts computer pornography & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Leon, Hector Ramon, 12-26-65, Greenacre, Florida – Palm Beach
10 counts of child pornography

Martinet, Christian, 04-10-87, Pembroke Pines, Florida -- Broward
30 counts of child pornography

Martinez, Jorge M. Jr., 09-26-89, West Park, Florida -- Broward
One count of child pornography & one count of computer pornography

Masters, Rickey O., 07-17-46, Hollywood, Florida --Broward
10 counts of child pornography

Milboer, Scott Andrew, 01-113-78, Naples, Florida -- Collier
Two counts of computer pornography, one count of attempt lewd and lascivious assault & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Mizner, Stephen, 03-14-70, Sarasota, Florida
Two counts computer pornography, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device & one count attempted sexual battery

Moss, Mario Dwayne, 12-08-84, Lake City, Florida -- Columbia
10 counts of child pornography

Orr, Curtis, 04-09-70, (No residence address) -- Broward
24 counts of child pornography

Peixoto De Almeida, Marcus F., 11-03-73, Hallandale Beach, Florida --Broward
20 counts of child pornography

Perez, Jorge Arturo, 04-14-83, Boca Raton, Florida –Palm Beach
Possession of child pornography

Rains, Paul David, 05-08-49, Orlando, Florida -- Orange
10 counts of child pornography

Rees, James F., 10-28-60, Deltona Florida -- Volusia
Two counts computer pornography & one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device

Sauleda, Donovan A., 05-13-86 (no arrest affidavit) -- Wakulla

Shelley, Dean A. 12-15-59, Palm Harbor, Florida -- Hillsborough
Two counts of computer pornography & one count of Attempt Capital Sexual Battery

Stowell, Kevin A., 10-26-58, Port Richey Florida -- Pasco
10 counts child pornography

Torres, Michael, 12-11-76, Oakland Park, Florida -- Broward
30 counts of child pornography

Vela, Francisco Javier, 07-10-77, Greenacre, Florida –Palm Beach
One count of child pornography

Walker Rober Lee Jr., 10-09-77, Orlando, Florida -- Orange
10 counts of child pornography

White, Harvey, 03-13-53 (No residence address) -- Broward
10 counts child pornography

White Leon, 07-12-52, Davenport, Florida -- Osceola
10 Counts of child pornography

Latest Comments

Posted by: TweetiePie on Dec 15, 2011 at 11:02 PM

Are any of these in jail tonight? If they go to prison, how long? My impression is they should be in prison until 70. Let them dig ditches, make license plates, do anything but get out of prison. They never can be rehabilitated, face it.
Posted by: Jake on Dec 15, 2011 at 07:59 PM

What is the cost comparison between incarceration and 48 bullets?
Posted by: Anonymous on Dec 15, 2011 at 06:56 PM

Exactly what we said before about Zach, check your facts before you run your mouth. You bozo!

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December 16, 2011 • 1:37 am 0 ... They monitor chat rooms and social media sites and investigate complaints of inappropriate cyber conversations between ... Zachary Coons, 18, arrested in Leon County; two counts of computer pornography. ... Jason Jarrell, 31, Tallahassee, Florida; two counts of computer pornography. ...
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