Jeff Rowley Limited Edition The Moment Collection of Surfing Photographs Launch

A few nice photo to canvas images I found:

Jeff Rowley Limited Edition The Moment Collection of Surfing Photographs Launch

Image by Jeff Rowley Big Wave Surfer
July 2012

Jeff Rowley Launches Limited Edition "The Moment" Collection of Surfing Photographs

Big Wave Surfer Jeff Rowley has collaborated with surf photographers around the world to launch his collection of Limited Edition surfing photographs.

Jeff Rowley has named the collection of his surfing photographs as ‘The Moment’, based on his most significant surfing moments shaping his life.

Rowley has hand selected each unique photograph taken in some of the most challenging environments, by the best surf photographers in the world including Tim Mckenna and Stuart Gibson.

The first two photographs in Rowley’s ‘The Moment’ collection include surfing Cloudbreak in Fiji during what was dubbed 'swell of the decade' in July 2011, and charging massive Teahupoo in Tahiti, one of the most dangerous and shallow reef breaks in the world.

On his photograph series, Rowley said “each photo represents a moment in time where everything in my life changed, where the impossible became possible – and everyone has a moment like that in their life”.

Even though these prints make eye catching wall art, Rowley believes “these photographs are about the moments that change your life and define who you are”.

“For me, the moment on these waves was like conquering Everest – I believe everyone has their own Everest they conquer in life”.

"Life is not about the number of breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away".

Rowley is is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the prints to Australian Children's Charity, Cottage by the Sea, who each year provides short-term beachside holidays and respite care for more than 900 children and families in need.

“It means a lot to me to be raising money for Cottage by the Sea, they give children going through a hard time the holiday of their lives – memories they will remember for the rest of their lifetime”, Rowley said.

There are only 100 Limited Edition prints available for each unique photograph in the collection, selling for 0 (AUD) each for a high quality canvas print (approximately 75 cm x 100 cm), come with a story written by Jeff Rowley on his ‘moment’ and includes delivery anywhere in the world.

A small number of prints will also be auctioned during Cottage by the Sea fundraising events throughout the year.

To order a Jeff Rowley Limited Edition Surfing Print, visit the online store at www.jeffrowley.com.

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The Cloudbreak Moment: 75cm x 100cm Gallery Wrapped Canvas Print
1/100 by Stuart Gibson

The Teahupoo Moment: 75cm x 100 cm Gallery Wrapped Canvas Print
1/100 by Tim Mckenna

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Connect with Jeff Rowley:

Visit Rowley’s official website: www.jeffrowley.com

Like Rowley on facebook: www.facebook.com/jeffrowleyathlete

Follow Rowley on twitter: www.twitter.com/jeff_rowley

Read Rowley’s blog on Tumblr: jeffrowley.tumblr.com

View Rowley’s photo gallery on Flickr: www.flickr.com/jeffrowley

Join Rowley in LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrowleyathlete

Watch Rowley’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/jeffrowleycom

Watch Rowley’s Vimeo channel: www.vimeo.com/jeffrowleyathlete

To sponsor, partner or arrange an exclusive interview with Jeff Rowley, contact minnie@jeffrowley.com

To support Cottage by the Sea, visit: www.cottagebythesea.com.au

My #SALA Stall - Card Collection

A few nice photo cards images I found:

My #SALA Stall - Card Collection

Image by StephenMitchell
To the left are my wife's photographs, in the middle are mostly cards of the artwork framed on the walls, and to the right are cards displaying my photographs of many other locations around South Australia. I said the previous line about six times a day.

Our Daily Challenge: CARDS

Image by Old Shoe Woman
These are the Christmas cards received by Mother in 2009.

Iron Zebra and African Queen doing tricks

Image by Caro's Lines
Pick a card any card.

The zebra was made by Heather M Cumming.

MORE STORIES OF WWII: USN and RAN cruisers of Task Force 44, with two 1942 dating scenarios below - Goodwin Collection, MV.

A few nice online image editing images I found:

MORE STORIES OF WWII: USN and RAN cruisers of Task Force 44, with two 1942 dating scenarios below - Goodwin Collection, MV.

Image by Kookaburra2011
6346. An inaccurate Australian War memorial record for this image appears to have fed into the Museum Victoria record for the Goodwin Collection, identifying the ships here as USN and RAN cruisers of TF44 at the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 4-8, 1942. It is patently wrong, as the ships here are the Pensacola Class cruiser USS SALT LAKE CITY nearest to the camera, Northampton Class USS CHICAGO, next, HMAS CANBERRA [I] and HMAS AUSTRALIA [II] in unknown order as three and four, with screening destroyers ahead.

As we've now stated elsewhere, HMAS CANBERRRA was not at the Battle of the Coral Sea, but in Sydney completing a refit at that time , and USS SALT LAKE CITY did not arrive in the area from Pearl Harbour in time to be in companby with these ships. As per Kim Dunstan's [sailorsam4]'s comments below, this probvably shows part of the USN-RAN cruiser force en route to the US Marines invasion of Guadalcanal in early August 1942, and possibly leaving Fiji on July 31 for thgose battles.We are also now guessing that this is the same group of cruisers shown at anchor area two images back, and probably was probably taken at Fiji before they put to to sea again.

EDIT: a third, and credible scenario now arrives from Bruce Constable in comments below. We're reproducing it here for the record, but presently can't face re-writing the entries again. A confession: we simply never knew such large battle groups operated sometimes from Brisbane.

Bruce's information: "The war diary for HMAS CANBERRA ( Online at the AWM) shows that on 3rd June 1942 she left Brisbane for exercises in Moreton Bay with HMASs AUSTRALIA and HOBART and USSs CHICAGO, SALT LAKE CITY, HENLEY,HELM, BAGLEY MUGFORD, and PERKINS (Task Force 44 ) and returned next day.

On 23 June all the cruisers along with USSs HENLEY, BAGLEY, JARVIS, and PATTERSON left Brisbane for a sweep into the Coral Sea and then headed for Noumea arriving 28 June.
{Hence the miscaption by the AWM of the Coral Sea Battle?)

Unfortunately no later War Diary for CANBERRA online at the moment. I would guess that the photos are around one of these dates, possibly taken from HOBART which is not in the photos. CANBERRA is still in her Dapple disruptive camo which must have been painted over soon after as she appears in her blue overall color leaving Wellington on 22 July 1942.

Thanks Bruce.

Photo: Collection of David Ralph Goodwin, RAN 1938-1943, Museum Victoria, image MM 112312. The photo ius also held in the Australian War Memorial, image ID P02497.005, donor M. Williams, but with a caption that should be ignored. No photographer is named, and the image is listed as copyright expired, public domain.

Best of the U.S. Air Force - Department of Defense Image Collection - September 1998

A few nice best image images I found:

Best of the U.S. Air Force - Department of Defense Image Collection - September 1998

Image by expertinfantry
An air-to-air right side view of an 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft releasing 18 Mark-82 500-pound bombs over the Bardenas Reales Gunnery Range.

Learn more: www.expertinfantry.com

Field and Tree (Alternate Crop)

Image by Hambo
An alternate crop of this.

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The Best Arizona Snowflakes

Image by cobalt123
The moment I was shooting these photos of the silver leaf plant at the Esplendor Resort, I knew that the image chosen needed to be my holiday photo to celebrate Christmas in Arizona.