A few nice heart image images I found:
Bokeh Hearts
Image by zane.hollingsworth
Nikon D90, 1/8, f/1.8, 50mm, Custom WB.
Shot for NLP325's Hearts Week.
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This effect was done in camera, no Photoshop. This is a string of Xmas Lights in the form of a heart (shape inside the lights) as well as each light taking the shape of a heart. Kim helped a lot with this. The heart lights were created by making a lens hood out of black paper the size of the lens, and cutting a small heart in the center. I used the largest aperture I have (f/1.8) on a 50mm lens & threw the lights out of focus. I guess this could be done with any shape you wanted (stars, numbers, letters, etc.) as long as you can cut out a hole small enough.
This photo is featured on my blog.
And I was lazy today and used this image as well on my photo blog as well.
Monitoring healthy donkey hearts. Photo copyright of The Donkey Sanctuary
Image by Donkey Sanctuary Press Images
Donkey vets get to the heart of the matter
PRESS RELEASE from The Donkey Sanctuary
1 November 2012
The Donkey Sanctuary been bringing veterinary science up to date over the last month by carrying out a study of healthy donkey hearts.
The international animal welfare charity has been working with veterinary cardiologist Sue Roberts of SLR Cardiology Referrals to establish a database of healthy donkey hearts which will act as a reference range when sick donkeys are admitted to the charity’s world-leading donkey hospital.
The Donkey Sanctuary has been treating and caring for sick donkeys for over 40 years, but whilst veterinary science has provided reference points for healthy horse hearts for many years, no official studies had previously been carried out to determine the dimensions and features of healthy donkey hearts. The new database will enable vets – both at the charity and further afield – to ascertain whether aspects of donkey hearts are affected by disease.
Karen Pickering, Veterinary Clinician for The Donkey Sanctuary, explains:
“Veterinary science has traditionally been some distance behind when it comes to donkeys, and this project will enable us to reset the balance when it comes to understanding the impact of disease on donkey hearts. Veterinary cardiologist Sue Roberts has been assisting The Donkey Sanctuary with carrying out ultrasound scans – non-invasive scans similar to performing a human pregnancy scan – on 30 of our healthy resident donkeys. Scans on these donkeys, a third of whom are aged under 15, a further third aged 15-30 years old, and the remainder over the age of 30, will enable us to establish the parameters of healthy donkey hearts for these age groups. This means that when we discover a donkey with a heart murmur we can accurately determine whether this has affected the dimensions and functionality of their hearts and therefore have a better idea of the treatment needed and their prognosis.
“As an animal welfare charity whose heart-shaped logo depicts the love and compassion that we have for donkeys, it seems very apt that this study of healthy donkey hearts will enable us to provide an even greater and more informed level of care for sick donkeys at our hospital.”
Watch a short video about the heart project at:
To find out more about the work of The Donkey Sanctuary, please visit www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk.
Further information about SLR Cardiology Referrals can be found at www.slrcardiologyreferrals.co.uk.
ENDS
Notes to Editor
For an interview, further information or images, please contact The Donkey Sanctuary press office on 01395 573142/573124 or mobile 07970 927778.
About The Donkey Sanctuary
International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary was founded by the late Dr Elisabeth Svendsen M.B.E. in 1969. It supports projects to alleviate the suffering of donkeys in 28 countries worldwide, including sanctuaries across Europe, where more than 15,000 donkeys and mules have been cared for, and major projects in Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Mexico, where donkey welfare is improved through community education and veterinary work. It also provides donkey-assisted therapy for children with additional needs and therapeutic visits for elderly people in the local community from centres in Belfast, Birmingham, Ivybridge, Leeds, Manchester and Sidmouth.
For further information telephone: 01395 578222, view www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk or visit the charity’s headquarters near Sidmouth in Devon (open 365 days/free admission).
02 Charged Vessel ...series 'landscape of the Heart ii ' 2008 multiple projection image
Image by Tracey Holland
Photograph; multiple projection image. Sacred heart, MRI of pulmonary vascular system, medieval engraving, roots.
