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2011-02-02T12:44:00.000-08:00

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F-14 by Cole

2011-02-02T12:39:00.001-08:00

Fruit Abuse #1 - Maxblack Edit (Explored FP 23-01-2011) Thank you!

2011-01-31T18:08:00.001-08:00

Fruit Abuse #1 - Maxblack Edit (Explored FP 23-01-2011) Thank you!
Originally uploaded by Graham-IV

The Singing Bears Of Katmai

2011-01-31T17:58:00.001-08:00

The Singing Bears Of Katmai
Originally uploaded by scott cromwell

January

2011-01-31T15:48:00.001-08:00

January
Originally uploaded by mijoli

This year's calendar is going to be slightly different from the previous versions in that I am going to concentrate on one location, namely Lyme Park. Hopefully I will be able to find 12 different pictures, but we shall see. This a picture of the park towards the Cage taken as the sun sets over my left shoulder.

Uploaded by mijoli on 30 Jan 11, 1.54PM CST.

Sunny wheat - Explored

2011-01-31T15:47:00.001-08:00

Sunny wheat - Explored
Originally uploaded by KarremanPhotography.com

http://www.flickr.com/blog.gne

Kraanspoor

2011-01-31T15:46:00.001-08:00

Kraanspoor
Originally uploaded by Demis de Haan

Kraanspoor / Craneway is a light-weight transparent office building of three floors built on top of a concrete craneway on the grounds of the former NDSM (Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij) shipyard, a relic of Amsterdam’s shipping industry. The glass building is clear and simple in plan. The newly built construction is characterized by its transparent double-skin climate facade of glass: the outer layer of moveable motor-driven glass louvers appear as lace-work around the building, the inner facade is of hinged timber windows with a full height from office floor to ceiling.

Exposure30
Aperturef/11.0
Focal Length24 mm

velvet lighthouse

2011-01-04T16:05:00.001-08:00

velvet lighthouse
Originally uploaded by VassilisPhotography

velvet lighthouse

A long exposure shot of the lighthouse in Patras (Greece)
vtangophotography.deviantart.com/

Uploaded by VassilisPhotography on 3 Jan 11, 9.58AM CST.

On The Rocks

2010-12-02T14:27:00.001-08:00

On The Rocks
Originally uploaded by Scott Kelby

Taken in Kauai, Hawaii. It's unposed, but I did splash some water on the rocks because they looked too dry

Uploaded by Scott Kelby on 29 Oct 05, 8.15PM CST.

Poster 3

2010-12-02T14:26:00.001-08:00

Poster 3
Originally uploaded by Scott Kelby

Denzel Washington's Patriotism

2010-11-25T05:31:00.008-08:00

Remember this next time you walk up to the ticket window of your local movie theater with $10 in your hand.The Media (Accidently?) missed this one!!!!Please read this: The troops oversees would like you to send it to everybody you know.Subject: Denzel Washington, and Brooks Army Medical Center.Don't know whether you heard about this but Denzel Washington and his family visited the troops at Brook Army Medical Center , in San Antonio , Texas, (BAMC) the other day. This is where soldiers who have been evacuated from Germany come to be hospitalized in the United States , especially burn victims. There are some buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is a Hotel where soldiers' families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital. BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled most of the time.

While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He asked how much one of them would cost to build. He took his check book out and wrote a check for the full amount right there on the spot.

The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear this story and want to get the word out to the American public, because it warmed their hearts to hear it. The question is - why do:Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton,TomCruiseand other Hollywood fluffmake front page news with their ridiculous antics and Denzel Washington's Patriotism doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of any newspaper except the Local newspaper in San Antonio .

A true American and friend to all in uniform

This needs as wide a distribution as we can create.

1929

2010-11-16T18:07:00.001-08:00

1929
Originally uploaded by Eric 5D Mark II

.

2010-11-16T18:02:00.001-08:00

.
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

get yer popcorn

2010-08-15T12:47:00.001-07:00

get yer popcorn
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

get yer popcorn

Uploaded by mikerayburneii on 29 Nov 09, 8.55AM CDT.

billy minors

2010-08-15T12:44:00.001-07:00

billy minors
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

billy minors

2010 Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk - Fort Worth Texas 7 July 2010 - - View the large "original" size.

Uploaded by mikerayburneii on 24 Jul 10, 11.35PM CDT.

My Little Baby Girl

2010-08-15T12:40:00.001-07:00

My Little Baby Girl
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

My Little Baby Girl

Uploaded by mikerayburneii on 25 Jul 10, 3.44PM CDT.

tubes

2010-08-15T12:37:00.001-07:00

tubes
Originally uploaded by Mr. Jacob

Woodward Dream Cruise 2008

2010-01-30T18:59:00.001-08:00

Woodward Dream Cruise 2008
Originally uploaded by Michael Lavander

DSCF0114_jpg

2010-01-23T17:48:00.001-08:00

DSCF0114_jpg
Originally uploaded by Kinky Micks

EuroBuggin-2007

2010-01-23T17:46:00.003-08:00

EuroBuggin-2007
Originally uploaded by Kinky Micks

EuroBuggin-2007

2010-01-23T17:46:00.001-08:00

EuroBuggin-2007
Originally uploaded by Kinky Micks

EuroBuggin-2007

2010-01-23T17:45:00.001-08:00

EuroBuggin-2007
Originally uploaded by Kinky Micks

EuroBuggin-2007

2010-01-23T17:44:00.001-08:00

EuroBuggin-2007
Originally uploaded by Kinky Micks

HPIM7646

2010-01-23T14:38:00.001-08:00

HPIM7646
Originally uploaded by stangibert

Volunteer Stan Gibert meets DIY Networks program hosts Chris Grundy and Amy Matthews

1960s

2010-01-23T14:36:00.001-08:00

1960s
Originally uploaded by summerspot

pca91: Decades

WIT: Wild patterns, flower power, 1960s. I didn't want to miss this one and had to come up with something this afternoon. I have this collection of (mostly crappy) old cameras. A few nice ones are on display in the living room, and the rest are in a tub in the basement. I dug this one out because I thought it fits the time (not sure though). I took the camera strap off and put the flower into one of the holes where the strap goes. Gave the entire photo a slightly overprocessed look with a red tint and cropped it to a square. 52mm, f/3.5, 1/100, ISO-1000

Gust Front

2010-01-23T14:35:00.001-08:00

Gust Front
Originally uploaded by Shaun Mittwollen

Move Forward

2010-01-23T14:32:00.001-08:00

Move Forward
Originally uploaded by aqui-ali

Dreamworks

2010-01-14T10:52:00.001-08:00

Dreamworks
Originally uploaded by ~ Aaron Reed ~

Feeling Tired?

2010-01-14T10:50:00.001-08:00

Feeling Tired?
Originally uploaded by James Neeley

A bunch of old tires at a the "Tire Factory" in Salmon, Idaho.

T C U vs new mexico 927

2010-01-02T21:26:00.003-08:00

T C U vs new mexico 927
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

T C U vs new mexico 928

2010-01-02T21:26:00.001-08:00

T C U vs new mexico 928
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

ginger bread house 2009 099

2010-01-02T21:25:00.001-08:00

ginger bread house 2009 099
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

relative field strength

2010-01-02T09:23:00.001-08:00

relative field strength
Originally uploaded by { tcb }

Custom Buick Wagon

2010-01-02T09:15:00.003-08:00

Custom Buick Wagon
Originally uploaded by Swanee 3

ginger bread house 2009 095

2010-01-02T09:15:00.001-08:00

ginger bread house 2009 095
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

TCU Cheerleader

2009-11-01T20:04:00.001-08:00

TCU Cheerleader
Originally uploaded by Timm Photography

2009 Nostalgia Nationals - Beaver Springs Dragway

2009-10-12T15:58:00.001-07:00

2009 Nostalgia Nationals - Beaver Springs Dragway
Originally uploaded by jerbec

TCU Cheerleader

2009-09-16T17:52:00.001-07:00

TCU Cheerleader
Originally uploaded by Timm Photography

Monster School bus HDR

2009-09-03T18:43:00.001-07:00

Monster School bus HDR
Originally uploaded by sumoetx

Pick Up Line

2009-09-03T18:35:00.001-07:00

Pick Up Line
Originally uploaded by Groovie Goolie

Another Barn and Old Truck - HDR

2009-09-03T17:46:00.001-07:00

Another Barn and Old Truck - HDR
Originally uploaded by James Neeley

HDR truck

2009-09-03T17:45:00.001-07:00

HDR truck
Originally uploaded by Zuiun

Ford Mustang EF-3 Twister Special

2009-09-02T19:52:00.001-07:00

Ford Mustang EF-3 Twister Special
Originally uploaded by pmcPictures

#6647

2009-09-01T17:21:00.001-07:00

#6647
Originally uploaded by patrickhh

Just Passing By...

2009-09-01T16:47:00.001-07:00

Just Passing By...
Originally uploaded by vector1771

Kiosko de Prensa en Opera

2009-08-29T19:20:00.001-07:00

Kiosko de Prensa en Opera
Originally uploaded by Sinoriel

F-15E STRIKE EAGLE & F-86 SABRE PART OF THE USAF HERITAGE FLIGHT TYNDALL AIRSHOW 2006

2009-08-29T19:10:00.001-07:00

F-15E STRIKE EAGLE & F-86 SABRE PART OF THE USAF HERITAGE FLIGHT TYNDALL AIRSHOW 2006
Originally uploaded by Arommore Images

F-15E STRIKE EAGLE & F-86 SABRE PART OF THE USAF HERITAGE FLIGHT TYNDALL AIRSHOW 2006

871 @ Sattahip Naval Base (Thailand) - HDR

2009-08-24T05:56:00.001-07:00

871 @ Sattahip Naval Base (Thailand) - HDR
Originally uploaded by Eric Rousset

VB-106 "The Beast"

2009-08-23T12:33:00.001-07:00

VB-106 "The Beast"
Originally uploaded by Doug Sheley

PB4Y-1 Liberator and crew from Patrol Bomber Squadron 106 (VB-106).

Front Row:
Kenneth L. Kingery,AOM
Travis R. Holmes,AMM
John E. McGowan,ARM
Henry R. Moyer,AMM
Herbert M. Williams,ARM
Grady Gilmore,AMM

Back Row:
Robert E. Goulding,AMM
Ens. Alan J. Richardson
Lt. E. Benjamin Mitchell
Ens. Louis T. Bass
John D. Weber,AMM

A-340 G-VSEA "Plane Sailing"

2009-08-23T12:32:00.001-07:00

A-340 G-VSEA "Plane Sailing"
Originally uploaded by west666

Grouper

2009-07-06T04:27:00.001-07:00

Grouper
Originally uploaded by damps

Red grouper are easily recognized by their color

Submarine torpedo launcher

2009-07-06T04:25:00.001-07:00

Submarine torpedo launcher
Originally uploaded by bsidez

Submarines are kind of cool to wander around in. This was the front of an older (non nuclair) submarine. What you're looking at is the torpedo launcher.

btw: submarines are very tripod unfriendly :)

Portuguese Man-of-War ...

2009-07-06T04:23:00.001-07:00

Portuguese Man-of-War ...
Originally uploaded by Azorina

Are you ready for adventure?
Then come along with me.
Let's explore amazing worlds
that pulse beneath the sea.
The magic of coral reefs--
the life of tidal pools--
and the underwater highways
that fish travel down in schools.
Discover plants and animals,
uncover strange disguises.
Come with me! Explore the sea,
but be ready for surprises!

Bobbi Katz

Anemonefish @ Layang Layang

2009-07-06T04:22:00.001-07:00

Anemonefish @ Layang Layang
Originally uploaded by lndr

This host anemone's amazing golden is unfortunately caused by bleaching. Similar to corals, when the water gets too warm the symbiotic algae in the anemone is expelled.

Uploaded by lndr on 8 Jul 08, 3.56AM CDT.

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Hawaii #5 - Clown Fish and a story

2009-07-06T04:21:00.001-07:00

Hawaii #5 - Clown Fish and a story
Originally uploaded by Mark Interrante (aka pinhole)

Clownfishes at East of Eden, Thailand

2009-07-06T04:19:00.001-07:00

Clownfishes at East of Eden, Thailand
Originally uploaded by takau99

Harlequin shrimp

2009-07-06T04:17:00.001-07:00

Harlequin shrimp
Originally uploaded by Erwin Kodiat

The most beautiful shrimp I have ever seen ...

Size: 1 inch
Latin name: Hymenocera elegans
Location: Seraya, Bali, Indonesia

This photo has been featured in ASEAN-Russia 10th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine

Sea sponge

2009-07-06T04:13:00.001-07:00

Sea sponge
Originally uploaded by borealnz

I spied this on the very chilly beach walk I went on this afternoon, it's smaller than it appears in the photo.

Thanks to Paul for two of the textures :-)

Uploaded by borealnz on 5 Jul 09, 4.58AM CDT.

Streetcar 1052 [Explored]

2009-06-24T04:41:00.001-07:00

Streetcar 1052 [Explored]
Originally uploaded by big_pixel_pusher

Highest position in Explore: #15 on Monday, June 22, 2009
San Francisco's Municipal Railway's streetcar no. 1052 awaits passengers at Fisherman's Wharf before departing for the Castro district. I can't seem to take enough photos of these amazing streetcars.

Yard Sale

2009-06-24T04:05:00.001-07:00

Yard Sale
Originally uploaded by James Neeley

Yard Sale

A house in Bodie with an interesting front yard ornament is seen in this false color infrared image.

Face the storm (Explored :)

2009-06-23T06:06:00.001-07:00

Face the storm (Explored :)
Originally uploaded by manolisthr

Face the storm (Explored :)

I like the city i live!! I like Thessaloniki for many reasons! But one of them is the weather!! After the amazing severe lightningstorm we had last Wednesday, today we had two thunderstorms! This is the second one, and by far stronger, that came from the west, with wind gusts up to 50 km/h (from the station in town center, which i think it didn't affected by the storm as the point i took this photo and much less than the south), strong but not many lightnings and heavy rain for about 10-15 minutes. Nothing severe this time, but it was breath-taking to see this monster coming fast to you!! Take your time and see it in large!! Btw...Notice the bicycler in the left!! Another one "crazy" like me! :)))

*Forgot to mention that this shot is actually an almost 180degree panorama!

**Thank you all my flickr friends!!! This image reached #413 on 22 June, 2009 on flickr explore!!

*** Copyright © All Rights Reserved Images are the property of manolisthr and may not be reproduced without permission ***

Uploaded by manolisthr on 22 Jun 09, 9.33AM CDT.

The Urban Triangulation

2009-06-23T06:03:00.001-07:00

The Urban Triangulation
Originally uploaded by avenue207

Vörös és Fekete

2009-06-23T05:57:00.001-07:00

Vörös és Fekete
Originally uploaded by Szefi

Vörös és Fekete

köszi bari a címet :)
I had taken this photo and was looking at it in the LCD and doing my little 'I just took the shot of the day' victory dance and I was all caught up in it because it was a deserted alley - or so I thought. Mid-dance I turned and saw a family of ather and 4-5 small children standing in a half-circle behind me, jaws dropped in amazement. I spent a second pondering what the scene must have looked like to them: strange woman standing in front of a naked wall, holding a camera and dancing to herself...

maybe I should see a professional?

Uploaded by Szefi on 22 Jun 09, 3.24PM CDT.

Crossing

2009-06-23T05:41:00.001-07:00

Crossing
Originally uploaded by NikolaT

Processing : no HDR , composite image from two single exposures and coloring,bluring,burning all in RGB mode .
Place : Flatirion building NYC
Time : April 2009
Equipment : Canon XSi and Sigma 10-20

Uploaded by NikolaT on 22 Jun 09, 2.51AM CDT.

[Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball)] (LOC)

2009-06-23T05:40:00.001-07:00

[Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball)] (LOC)
Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress

[Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball)] (LOC)

Bain News Service,, publisher.

[Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball)]

[1911]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Flying officers, Love Field, Dallas, Tex. (LOC)

2009-06-23T05:38:00.001-07:00

Flying officers, Love Field, Dallas, Tex. (LOC)
Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress

Flying officers, Love Field, Dallas, Tex. (LOC)

Flying officers, Love Field, Dallas, Tex.

c1918.

1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 9 x 41.5 in.

Notes:
Title transcribed from item.
Copyright deposit, Frederick W. Hellenberg, August 20, 1918; (DLC/PP-1918:45890).

Subjects:
United States.--Army--People.
World War, 1914-1918--Transportation.
Military air pilots.
Airplanes.
Military officers.
Dallas Love Field (Tex.)
United States--Texas--Dallas.

Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama (LOC)

2009-06-23T05:36:00.001-07:00

Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama (LOC)
Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress

Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama (LOC)

Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer.

Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama

1936.

1 negative ; 8 x 10 inches or smaller.

Notes:
Title and other information from caption card.
Digital file made from the preservation duplicate negative, not the original negative.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

2009-06-23T05:28:00.003-07:00

2009-06-23T05:28:00.001-07:00

Red Bull X Fighters

2009-06-23T05:27:00.001-07:00

http://www.myspace.com/rubbergunsquad

2009-06-23T05:14:00.001-07:00

follow rubber gun squad at http://www.myspace.com/rubbergunsquad

Need a digital camera to get started...

2009-06-21T06:31:00.000-07:00

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/pho/1232192751.html

nikon info

2009-06-19T19:08:00.000-07:00

Looking for some good info about camers ( mostly nikon ) visit ken @ http://www.kenrockwell.com/index.htm

california dreamin

2009-06-19T04:17:00.001-07:00

california dreamin
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

MHR_0090

2009-06-19T04:16:00.003-07:00

MHR_0090
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

MHR_0092

2009-06-19T04:16:00.001-07:00

MHR_0092
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

MHR_0102

2009-06-19T04:15:00.005-07:00

MHR_0102
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

MHR_0116

2009-06-19T04:15:00.003-07:00

MHR_0116
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

MHR_0126

2009-06-19T04:15:00.001-07:00

MHR_0126
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

mala justed

2009-06-07T09:44:00.001-07:00

mala justed
Originally uploaded by gp0256.

2009-06-07T09:41:00.003-07:00

Originally uploaded by e l e c t r o l i t e.

at the roller derby

Uploaded by e l e c t r o l i t e on 6 Dec 08, 10.36PM CDT.

DetroitPistoffs_Portrait_2006

2009-06-07T09:41:00.001-07:00

DetroitPistoffs_Portrait_2006
Originally uploaded by Andy Tanguay.

small size MHR_0914

2009-05-27T19:21:00.003-07:00

small size MHR_0914
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

small MHR_0801

2009-05-27T19:21:00.001-07:00

small MHR_0801
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

2009-03-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

Kyuki Do

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kyuki-Do is a Korean martial art that primarily incorporates elements of taekwondo, hapkido and judo. It also includes techniques from jiujutsu, karate , boxing, wrestling , and many other arts and styles. In addition, it incorporates the use of traditional weapons from Japan (Weapons practiced in kobudo, as well as the Bo and Katana), Korea, China and the Philippines. Kyuki-Do was introduced to the United States in 1967 by Grand Master Ken Ok Hyung Kim, the founder of the art. The American Kyuki-Do Federation was established in 1979.

The following information pertains specifically to the American Kyuki-Do Federation. It may or may not relate to other forms of Kyuki-Do around the world.

[edit] Tenets of Kyuki-Do

Students of Kyuki-Do are expected to understand and abide by the following six tenets:

Courtesy: Treating people with the respect that they deserve.
Humility: Recognizing that no matter how great your accomplishments are, they do not make you a better person than anyone else.
Integrity: Knowing the difference between right and wrong, and choosing to do what is right.
Perseverance: Continuing even in the face of adversity.
Self-Control: Exercising restraint over yourself, and being in command of your thoughts, feelings and actions.
Indomitable Spirit: The spark that gives you the power to persevere.

[edit] AKF Forms

Kibon: Basic or Beginning: Principle building blocks for your training, both mental and physical.
Kicho: Foundation: A solid foundation which to build and develop your martial arts potential.
Kyuki IL Jang/Kyuki IL Chang: Spark Spirit: Kyukido's ability to awaken the spiritual potential within each of us.
Kyuki Yee Jang/Kyuki II Chang: Spark Mental: Kyukido's ability to awaken the mental potential within each of us.
Kyuki Sam Jang/Kyuki Sam Chang: Spark Physical: Kyukido's ability to awaken the physical potential within each of us.
Guen Bon: Roots: Representing the past experiences of those who have gone before us and who have given of themselves for our benefit.
Chun Ji In IL Jang/Chun Ji In IL Chang: Sky: The limitless potential for the development and well being of the individual.
Chun Ji In Yee Jang/Chun Ji In II Chang: Earth: Earth, which has served as the one constant for the development of humanity.
Chun Ji In Sam Jang/Chun Ji In Sam Chang: People: Human kind, which fills the cosmos with hopes, dreams, and the uniqueness within each person; which together with the earth and heaven makes up the universe in which we live.
Man Nam (Bo Staff Form): Meet or Gather Together: learning from contact, we are the sum total of all the experiences we have had, represented by the Bo staff.
Kachi: Go Together: sharing the journey of life.
Sa Rang: Love: the willingness to sacrifice yourself for the benefit of someone or something you believe in.
Kyukido Nakbop: Kyukido's form of Judo (Yudo) falling.

[edit] Theory of Power

Kyuki-Do teaches that the development of powerful technique is derived from the application of the following five principles:

Concentration: Delivering impact to the smallest target area, thereby concentrating the force and maximizing the effect, while focusing all of one's energy at the point of impact using Kihap (yell).
Reaction Force: Using reciprocal action during the execution of a technique to assist in maintaining balance and increasing force.
Equilibrium: Maintaining proper stability during the execution of techniques.
Breath Control: Exhaling at the point of impact to tighten muscles, flatten the stomach, and increase the speed of delivery.
Speed and Mass: Increasing the application of force by either accelerating the speed of the technique or by putting more body behind the delivery of the technique.

[edit] AKF School Pledge

I shall respect my instructor and all senior ranks- The blackbelts of the AKF have worked extremely hard to be where they are, and we must observe their achievement by giving them our utmost admiration.
I shall conduct myself in a respectful manner- Martial Arts of all forms is about honor, and we are not to embarrass ourselves through ignorance of this art. We want our masters to be proud to say we are a member of the AKF.
I shall respect the teachings of Kyuki-Do and never misuse them Kyuki-Do is not only an art worth learning, but a privilege. Once we learn these teachings, we become a select group who must be especially responsible for our actions. Remember; " With great power comes great responsibility".
I shall always respect the rights of others All people, from white belt to black, have a unique gift that they bring to this school. Encourage these gifts and remember to treat EVERY rank as though they were your superior.
I shall strive for peace and camaraderie in the world. Just because we know how to fight, does not mean we should. If we can settle a confrontation with words, that is all we need to do.

[edit] Belt Rankings within the AKF

Junior White (12th Kup)
Senior White or "Yellow Stripe" (11th Kup)
Junior Yellow (10th Kup)
Senior Yellow or "Green Stripe" (9th Kup)
Junior Green (8th Kup)
Senior Green or "Blue Stripe" (7th Kup)
Junior Blue (6th Kup)
Senior Blue or "Brown Stripe" (5th Kup)
Junior Brown (4th Kup)
Senior Brown or "Red Stripe" (3rd Kup)
Junior Red (2nd Kup)
Senior Red or "Black Stripe" (1st Kup)
Black (1st Dan through 10th Dan)

Belts are obtained through Promotions, where a student is judged on their free fighting, technique, self-defense, terminology, and forms (hyung, poomsae, or kata).

[edit] Terminology

Korean Counting

One-Hana
Two-Tdool
Three-Set
Four-Net
Five-Tdaset
Six-Yaset
Seven-Illgup
Eight-Yadul
Nine-Ahope
Ten-Youl

Commands

Attention-Charyot
Bow-Kunyea
At ease-Sheyot
Ready-Joonbi
Eyes front(Return to ready)-Pbaro
Begin-Shejhock
Switch feet-Keyoday
About Face-Dwiro Dora

Kicks

Front kick-Ahp chagi
Side kick-Yop chagi
Roundhouse kick-Tdollyio chagi
Back kick-Di chagi
Inside-outside crescent kick-Ahp yok tdolliyo chagi
Outside-inside crescent kick-Ahp tdolliyo chagi
Hook kick-Golcha chagi
Axe kick-Jigo Chagi
Twist kick-ituro chagi
Jumping-Dwimeyo

Strikes

Punch(Front fist strike)-Ahp jamook chirugi
Hammer fist strike-Meh jamook chirugi
Back fist strike-Deung jamook chirugi
Knife hand strike-Son kahl chirugi
Palm heel strike-Son badock chirugi
Ridge hand strike-Yok son kahl chirugi
Arc hand strike-Pbantdal son chirugi
High section-Sandan
Mid section-Chundan
Low section-Hadan

Stances

Front stance-Ahp sogi
Back stance-Di sogi
Horse stance-Kima sogi
X stance-Kyocha sogi
Fixed stance-Kochang sogi
One leg stance-Hak tdari sogi

Beautiful Roadster 2009 II

2009-02-27T17:49:00.003-08:00

Beautiful Roadster 2009 II
Originally uploaded by Swanee 3

Photographed @ Grand National Roadster Show, Pomona, Ca. 2009Uploaded by Swanee 3 on 3 Feb 09, 7.28PM CST.

Beautiful Roadster 2009 II

2009-02-27T17:49:00.001-08:00

Beautiful Roadster 2009 II
Originally uploaded by Swanee 3

Photographed @ Grand National Roadster Show, Pomona, Ca. 2009

Day 177

2009-02-27T17:48:00.001-08:00

Day 177
Originally uploaded by Derek Wood Photography

getting tied up in work

Loch Ashie

2009-02-27T17:46:00.001-08:00

Loch Ashie
Originally uploaded by Craig Robertson

"Blue is the colour"

Reflecting my world

2009-02-27T17:45:00.001-08:00

Reflecting my world
Originally uploaded by Kamuro

May There Be Light!!!

2009-02-13T04:16:00.001-08:00

May There Be Light!!!
Originally uploaded by Ric0p

Cascada nocturna

2009-02-11T18:42:00.001-08:00

Cascada nocturna
Originally uploaded by fernantwo

Cascada nocturna

El río Tinto por su paso por Nerva. Gracias x todo muflón!

Uploaded by fernantwo on 10 Feb 09, 6.49PM CST.

untitled

2009-02-11T18:40:00.001-08:00

untitled
Originally uploaded by chirgy

nice colours and textures I think - it's always worth looking down....

Uploaded by chirgy on 10 Feb 09, 1.25PM CST.

2009-02-11T18:37:00.000-08:00

I past the test now what

Workflow Technique #065 Color Correction using a Gray Card

2009-02-09T04:46:00.001-08:00

Workflow Technique #065
Color Correction using a Gray Card

by Brad Hinkel

Manage the Digital Workflow

I sometimes sound like I obsess about color balance; in many ways, color balance is one of the first steps to creating a great image; good balance makes the colors pop, makes the color contrasts stronger, and makes the image more pleasing. Color balance can be very challenging to get right; it can be hard to see what the color cast of a scene or image is, much less to know exactly how to balance it. Good color balance takes lots of experience to see and I am still improving my ‘vision’ of color both in the real world and on the screen.

In the real world, the lighting conditions are usually less than idea for color correction; outdoor or indoor lighting is seldom close to the photographic ideal color temperatures for ‘daylight’ or ‘tungsten’. This can be resolved fairly easily by capturing a photo of a gray card in the same lighting conditions and correcting to the gray.

The basic steps

Setup and shoot your first exposure normally; I typically just set my digital camera to use its auto white balance setting as this will not change between shoots. The auto white balance for most cameras does an ok job, but it only gets the color balance close and usually does not create a great color balance. If you are shooting hand held and are worried about small changes in the auto white balance, just set the white balance to its nearest manual setting (here I would use the ‘Shade’ white balance setting). If shooting film, I just shoot with daylight balanced film.

My Original Image showing the Color Cast of the Scene
(Download this image to follow these steps)

Next, place a gray card into the scene into the questionable light (this could be the overall light of the scene, or perhaps just the shadows). I suggest the official Kodak gray card, as these are designed to be neutrally balance in a wide range of lighting conditions. Make a second exposure. These two shots don’t need to be identical (ie. Shot on a tripod), but they do need to be as close to one another as practical. Read more about possible gray cards here.

The Same Scene with a Gray Card Added
(Download this image as well)

Process your images normally, just make sure that the original image and the gray card image are both processed identically.

In Photoshop, open the image with the gray card. Select the color sampler tool (it is hidden under the eyedropper tool); this tool places sample points onto the image that allow you to see the precise values for each point; click on the gray card with the color sampler tool, this places a sample point on the gray card, the color values for this point are shown in the info palette.
Notice that the R, G, & B values of the gray card are not equal; the card is not gray in this image.

A Color Sample Point on the Gray Card

To get the color balanced, we now need to adjust the color of the image so that the three color values for the gray card are returned to neutral. I typically pick the middle value for the three color points (RGB) and adjust the other values to match it. This produces a neutral gray without changing the density much.

To adjust the gray values, create a new Levels adjustment layer (called ‘correct gray card’). Within the levels adjustment layer, we can edit the midtone values (or the gamma) for the three individual channels to obtain a neutral value for the gray card. Once I have a neutral gray card, accept the Levels adjustment.

In this case, I adjusted the Red and Green channels to match the blue channel. The image now appears to have better color balance. I typically select the middle value (here: Blue 170) as the target value for the other two channels; this ensures that each channel is changed as little as possible.

Adjusting Levels to Get the Gray Card Gray Again

This should create a correctly color balanced image, but there are many times that we want the image color corrected, but wish to maintain some of the color cast of the ambient light. This helps make the image retain some of the environmental color. For example, we often wish to remove the Blue/Cyan color cast from shadows, but not remove it completely; otherwise the image might appear unrealistic. The easiest way to reduce the color correction is to reduce the opacity of the Levels adjustment layer; often a fairly small amount helps, perhaps reducing the opacity to 80% or 90%.

To finish, we just need to move the Levels adjustment layer that contains the correct color balance over to the image without the gray card. Open the image without the gray card in Photoshop, return to the gray card image, select the Levels adjustment layer(‘correct gray card’) and duplicated it use the Layer/Duplicate Layer. In the Duplicate Layer Dialog, chance the document to target the image without the gray card; this will duplicate the Levels adjustment layer onto the new image.

Copying the Adjustment Layer over to the Original Image

The Final Image

What about the Camera’s Custom White Balance

Many digital cameras include a custom white balance setting that does essentially the same adjustment as I do by shooting a gray card, so why not just use the cameras settings. If your camera does have this setting and you are comfortable with it, go ahead and keep using it. I still prefer to use shoot a gray card for a few reasons: First, the gray card works with any camera, film or digital. Second, if I don’t adjust the custom white balance, I don’t run the risk of shooting in a different light but forgetting to change the custom white balance; shooting with auto white balance gives me ok color balance most of the time. Third, shooting a gray card allows me to color correct for one part of the image with mixed lighting, for example, I can correct the shadows of an image by making an image with the gray card in the shadows and then correcting only the shadows in Photoshop. Finally, shooting with a gray card allows me to have the original image with the original color cast found in the real scene, the gray card allows me to correct for this color cast, but I have the option to only correct it most of the way towards neutral and retain some of the original color cast. For many images this retains the best overall look.

Advanced Technique (for Digital SLR Images)

I have been informed that the gamma correction used in the basic levels adjustment will product inaccurate color correction in the highlights for images captured with most digital SLR cameras. This is due to the non-linear response of the sensors in these cameras. The advantage to using the color correction using curves rather than levels is subtle but still noticeable.

The following steps use a more accurate curve adjustment instead of the levels gamma adjustment.

To adjust the gray values, create a new Curves adjustment layer (called ‘correct gray card’). Within the Curves adjustment layer, we can add a midtone adjustment point for two of the three individual channels to obtain a neutral value for the gray card. Select the first channel to edit, add a midtone adjustment point and move it up or down to match the value of the midtone for this channel to the target value.

Gamma Correction in Curves to Correct Midtones

To get a good overall color balance, the highlights will need to be shifted as well. Bring the highlight point down (or up/left) slightly so that the upper part of the curve is parallel to the center line of the curve; you may need to adjust the midtone adjustment slightly to keep the target value correct.

Highlight Correction in Curves

Change to the second channel that you wish to adjust and repeat. Once all of the channels have the same value at the target point then the gray card will be neutral. Hit OK to accept the Curves adjustment layer. Now the image appears to be more neutral overall.

(Thanks to Steve White at Microsoft for pointing out the problem with gamma corrections and digital cameras).

8 of us

2009-02-01T13:45:00.001-08:00

8 of us
Originally uploaded by mikerayburneii

2009-02-01T13:29:00.000-08:00

Henry Rayburn

2009-02-01T13:28:00.000-08:00

Henry Rayburn

BORN: Oct. 27, 1944, in Cleburne

DIED: Jan. 27, 2009, in San Antonio

PRECEDED BY: His parents, Jim Rayburne, former mayor of Alvarado, and Pauline Hanks Rayburne

SURVIVED BY: His siblings and their spouses: Claudine and David Marion and Michael and Pam Rayburne of Fort Worth; Paula Rayburn, Byron and Karen Rayburne, and Rhonda and John Forsythe of Alvarado; Debra Stroud of Mansfield; and Pat and Charles White of Tyler as well as 29 nieces and nephews; 18 great nieces and nephews, and one great-great niece

Sam Rayburn Contemplates The Vastness of the Universe

2009-02-01T13:24:00.001-08:00

Sam Rayburn Contemplates The Vastness of the Universe
Originally uploaded by Grundlepuck

Sam Rayburn Contemplates The Vastness of the Universe

A statue of Sam Rayburn in the lobby of the Rayburn House Office Building -- one of three buildings where members of US Congress have their offices.

Rayburn, whom the building is named after, is regarded by many as one of the greatest Speakers of the House in U.S. History.

Henry Rayburn

2009-02-01T13:14:00.001-08:00

Henry Rayburn could make art out of almost anything — spools of thread, a Fiesta gown, tarnished silverware, sofa pillows, mirrors, teddy bears and puzzle pieces. His mixtures of glitz and nostalgia were sweet and playful, referring to the city's history and old family stories.

He designed the "Dancing Letters" that seem to twist and shout across the fanciful façade of the Maury Maverick Jr. Library, which also features giant, playful abstract paintings on metal that suggest a child's view of flowers and foliage.

Collage artist, preservationist and community activist, Rayburn died Tuesday. He was 64.

"His passion was for his art and his friends," said Jim Nelson, a friend who teaches at the UT Health Science Center. "From my perspective, I thought he could turn anything in the world into a beautiful object. He collected all kinds of unusual objects. His home in King William looks like one of the old museums, the cabinet of curiosities — it's just filled with incredible things."

In 2006, Rayburn rounded up nine other San Antonio artist collectors for "Juxtapositions," which ranged from antique measuring devices to Barbie dolls, at the Alameda National Center for Latino Arts and Culture.

"I definitely think using found objects in a collage is a San Antonio thing," Rayburn said about the work he showed in the 2006 exhibit. "I take objects and alter them slightly, such as this 1972 Fiesta gown that I dropped on a mirror. This collection of colored light bulbs came from the O'Neil Ford estate sale. The spools of thread in a bon-bon jar are candy for the eyes."

He graduated from Alvarado High School in 1963 and then studied architecture at the University of Texas at Austin. After spending two years in Colombia with the Peace Corps, he worked in San Francisco and San Antonio as an architect. But he left architecture in 1985 to pursue his art full time.

He studied art at the Art Institute of San Antonio. With rendering, watercolor and drawing skills from his architectural training, he began to work in collage and then moved into three-dimensional assemblages made from found objects.

"Henry was a simple, gentle fellow with a good, adventurous eye for design," said Richard Conn, owner of the Nueva Street Gallery where Rayburn worked for 15 years. "Coming out of nowhere in 1985, he showed tremendous growth as an artist. He had a real impact on people locally, and probably would have become a much better-known artist nationally if he had had a few more years."

Rayburn showed in galleries in Texas and Colorado. He was included in several of the annual "Blue Star" surveys of local artists during Contemporary Art Month. For a special outdoor exhibit during "Blue Star 17," he placed stuffed animals in the windows of the old Frederick Building. Curator Terri Sultan of Houston's Blaffer Gallery selected Rayburn as the only sculptor included in "Blue Star 18."

His five large-scale assemblages in "Blue Star 19," curated by Lynn Herbert of Houston's Contemporary Art Museum, included "Quito," which paid tribute to a long-departed pet parrot. Rayburn chronicled his travels in a series of three "journals" protected by antique-looking Japanese paper umbrellas in "Blue Star 20" curated by George Neubert, former head of the San Antonio Museum of Art.

His last exhibit, featuring new work with puzzle pieces, was last November at the Koelsch Gallery in Houston.

Services: Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 31) at the First Baptist Church in Alvarado, Texas. A memorial service in San Antonio is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at SAY Si, 1518 S. Alamo St. Friends are invited to bring objects to add to an "offrenda"