If you are in Russia, buy it ;) a lot of text that I dont understand. thank you Darina!

Happy Christmas! and all the best for the new year… regards Stefan “live your dream” ;)

Picture: Oliver Weber

Bajada de nuestra señora de los reyes.

I am always asking myself why one is playing and the rest is watching, also when they play the playstation, one plays, the other look… and since I know it is possible that they play together ;)  wonderful to see how much love Ariél has for her older brother.

Handy picture.

Very strange film.

“As its name implies, the film is a fictional account rather than an accurate biography. The cinematic Arbus is torn between a bizarre relationship with a hirsute neighbor, Lionel (Robert Downey, Jr.), and a conventional life with her husband Allan (Ty Burrell), a photographer. A clogged drain leads her into a netherworld populated by transvestites, dwarves and others living on the fringes of society.”

Fur Wikipedia

Mohamed told me that he is working now 45 years in the tannery’s of Fez.

“Fez was a place of considerable importance until recent times, being the depot for the caravan trade from the south and east of the African continent. It was also regarded as a seat of Arab learning, a Holy City and a place of pilgrimage – when the route to Mecca was obstructed.
One of the most interesting sites in Fez is the Leather Souq and the oldest leather tannery in the world. The tannery dates back at least nine centuries. When approaching the tannery the smell is the first suggestion that something different is about to appear. The smell drifts around the balcony from where all the activity can be viewed and is enough to put off the most enthusiastic of tourists. The stench is worth braving as the view over the balcony allows those watching to see a site that has not changed since the 11th century.

The tannery is composed of numerous stone vessels filled with a vast range of dyes and various odorous liquids. The tannery processes the hides (skins) of sheep and goats, turning them into high quality leather products such as bags, coats, shoes, slippers and other similar products. This is all achieved manually, without the need for modern machinery. Men work in unbearably hot conditions (in the summer – 40 degrees and above). The tannery is a good example of mass production, a process that we often consider as being modern.

The workers stand in the stone vessels arranged like honeycombs, filled with different dyes, dying the arms and legs of the men. The hides are first soaked in diluted acidic pigeon excrement and then transferred to other vessels containing vegetable dyes such as henna, saffron and mint. When the dying process has been completed the hides are dried on the roofs of the Medina.”

Read more here and here

Stupidphotographer presenting the Lieca M9 with the “decisive moment” chip! look also or the Pre-order any Lieca and get a free Lieca Swiss Army Knife, thank you this Lightstalkers thread.

Picture: fotolux

Thank you fotolux for sending the picture in…

Here you can read all, enjoy..

Eight Diagrams Interview, Part I