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Through the palm trees and down the riverbank, we could see the muddy river over branches and stones. Buddhist monks crossing the river to Luang temple in Pakse, fisherman wading with nets and boats streaming along the swirling river. Here the Xe Don river flows into the mighty Mekong river. One of the world’s major rivers is estimated 4,909 km length. The brown color doens't mean the water is dirty but indicates the destructive land use systems on its watersheds. Women washed clothes along the banks. Boys swim and splash. The biodiversity of the Mekong is one of the richest in the world. More than 1200 species of fish have been identified and there could be possibly as many as 1700. Fishing is a very important part of the economic activities in this area and a vital source of protein in the local diet. Even the rare species of freshwater dolphin, the Irrawaddy dolphin can be seen at the Lower Mekong. You will develop a sense of serenity being absorbed by the physical pull of the river and its surrounding lush green landscape.
Photo taken in Pakse - Loas. It's quiet town located between the two lazy rivers, the Mekong and Xe Don river. Life flows slowly here, just like this muddy river. The people are gentle and unassuming. The buddhist monks crossing the river on their way the monastery Wat Luang. Viewing the river you will be soaked up by the slow paced atmosphere. A few miles further this Xe Don river flows into the mighty Mekong.
Een kijkje door het weelderige groen op de modderige rivier in het zuiden van Laos.
Boeddhistische monniken steken de rivier over naar de tempel Luang in Pakse, vissers met netten en boten die langs varen. Hier stroomt de Xe Don rivier de machtige Mekong rivier in. De Mekong is 4909 kilometer lang en wordt beschouwd als één van de belangrijke rivieren in Azië. De bruine kleur betekent niet dat het water is vuil maar wijst de grote kracht van o.a. meesleuren van land. Vrouwen wassen hun kleren langs de rivieroever en jongens springen in de rivier. De biodiversiteit van de Mekong bergen is één van rijkst aan de wereld. In de rivier leeft de grootste soort meerval ter wereld. Meer dan 1200 soorten vis zijn geïdentificeerde en misschien nog wel meer. De visserij is economisch zeer belangrijk en een essentiële bron van proteïne in het lokale dieet. In het lage gedeelte bij de Mekong-delta komen zelfs nog de bezondere irrawaddydolfijnen voor. Het leven gaat hier zeer gemoedelijk, zo rustig als de stroming van de modderige Mekong rivier. Je gemoedstoestand wordt al gauw één met deze prachtige en rustgevende omgeving.
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November pink rose from our frontyard to you, my Flickrs friends!
Thanks for all your support, my dear friends!
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I made a promise last July that I would upload another picture of this mind-twisting stairwell (seen in Charlestown, MA). Here I am four months later proving that I'm a man of my word. This flattened perspective sparked an interest in urban abstracts this past summer... it still tops the list as one of my favorites from Boston. A huge thanks to Irisa for the crop suggestion!
20 Jul 2010 - Reached 10,000 views!
Dedicated to digitalpsam, a friend who is always present...thanks Sam!
Regalo 6 preset di mia creazione" Vintage Look" per Lightroom, se siete interessati richiedete il link per il download tramite flickr mail ; )
I give 6 free presets created by me, "Vintage Look" for Lightroom, if you're interested, ask the link for download, via flickr mail. ; )
Maison Kammerzell, a medieval civil housing building in late Gothic architecture in an area formerly belonging to the Holy Roman Empire.
Located in the heart of Harlem, there is no finer restaurant than Sylvia's. It is known for the famous and not so famous folks that believe the soul food offered here is second to none. We had heard of this place so a group of us stopped in for lunch. I had the ribs, they were to die for and I will surely taste them again on the next trip to NY
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November hibiskus on our frontyard.
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I captured this amazing moment when the Sun was painting the London Centre Point in Gold...
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Centre Point is a substantial concrete and glass office building in central London, England, occupying 101-103 New Oxford Street, WC1, close to St Giles' Circus and almost directly above Tottenham Court Road tube station. The site was once occupied by a gallows.[1] The building was designed by Richard Seifert with engineers Pell Frischmann and was constructed by Wimpey Construction from 1963 to 1966. It is 117 m (385 ft) high, has 32 floors and 27,180 m2 (292,563 sq ft) of floor space and is the joint 27th tallest building in London. It was one of the first skyscrapers in London. It is a grade II listed building.
London Centre Point From wikepedia
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London Centre Point ~ Life is like a rainbow. You need both the Sun and the rain to make its colors appear.~
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I will be posting a few pictures from the bar I used to bartend at and where my sister still manages called Amigo's. She let me in early on a Sunday to get some shots, Hope you enjoy!
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Wound through narrow lanes and small villages, after a hike down a canyon, we were rewarded with this beautiful site. There are three water falls in Gitgit Village which are offering the amazing panorama and geographically: "Gigit waterfall" is the biggest one, further upstream there is another one called "Gitgit Cascade" and this is the smallest one called "Twin Gitgit". Beautiful waterfalls from height hill which is encircled by fertile rain forest plantation and emerald pool. Twin Gigit waterfalls situated in the jungle of forest, fresh atmosphere with beautiful panorama presenting on the way to this waterfall. It produce the clear water with some time the local children play around and having bath. It is located in Gitgit countryside, Singaraja regency, North of Bali.
Canon EOS 50D
EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
2.5sec • f/14 • 10 mm • ISO 100
Exposure Mode + White Balance: Manual
No Filters Used
RAW proccessed with Digital Photo Pro
TIFF proccessed with Adobe Photoshop CS3
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From my window at 2pm... It is Sicily, not Japan..
To the ancient Greeks, Mount Etna was the realm of Vulcan, god of fire, and the home of the one-eyed monster known as the Cyclops. At approximately 3350 meters, it is Europe's highest active volcano. The Mount Etna height of its summit changes with each eruption, and over the centuries a few lava flows have reached the coast. Over 1200 square meters of Etna's surface is covered with solidified lava.
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Took this a while ago on my first day out with the new camera.
Stuff about the Cleaven Dyke...
Cursus monuments. The largest in Scotland is the Cleaven Dyke, Perthshire. This is an unusual cross between a bank barrow and a cursus, with a 9m wide bank running midway between two ditches, which are 50m apart. The Dyke runs for over 2km, and was constructed in the late 5th or early 4th millenium cal BC. It is considered to represent some 60-80,000 hours of labour. The Dyke itself however is unlikley to have been constructed in one go.
At the NW end it appears that an oval burial mound was built first. This was partly covered by a long barrow and this in turn had the Dyke added to its SE end. The Dyke is not even in its construction, and has about 34 segments. This may indicate that it was constructed over some period of time. One of the excavators of the Dyke, comments that 'the apparent large scale of the effort necessary to construct the Cleaven Dyke may be an illusion; it and other cursus monuments may have been built over a long time period in relatively short segments... In some societies coming together over a long period to repeat some ritual activity (in this case the construction of a segment of the Dyke) may be more important than the monument eventually produced by many year's labour').
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Mount Tolmie is one of my favorite places to watch the world go by, and this is the best shot that I've ever got up there. I think the fall colors really make the photo pop.
Meet Mary and Audrey. Their smiles can melt any man's heart. :)
I won't be too active today so please forgive me for posting and running.. Work (again) is killing me. :)
Off-camera flash shot through umbrella :)
Have a great day everyone!!!! :)
After a long 500 mile train ride southeast from Krakow you have all made it to the next destination.
I welcome you all to the small town of Sinaih, Romania a place that will make everyone wish they were there....
Sinaih is a mountain resort town in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania along the Peles river. The city is just 44 km from Brasov which is the second biggest city after the capitol Bucharest of course.
This is Peleş Castle which was built between the years 1875-1914 and is in fact Laurie and I's fafourite Castle in Europe. Yes you read that right, this Neo-Renaissance Castle is exquisite, in the perfect sense of the word. The Peles Castle was built with stone, wood and brick and the interior has 170 rooms 30 bathrooms! the cost was estimated to be 16,000,000 gold Romanian lei (approx. $US 120 million today).
The woodwork and collections they have inside are unbelievable. Only the best/most rare and exotic woods, fabrics and marbles where used in the building. For example two different types of woods they used were golden lime-tree and nut tree wood.
If you're a lover of woodwork this is an architectural jem you cannot miss in your life time. I wish I was able to take photos inside, but unfortunately I was not allowed and they even took our cameras. Sadface.
Oh well, at least I saw it with my eyes while my jaw was hitting the floor in every room. Maybe one day you will all visit and explore the castle yourselves.
In the meantime please enjoy these views of the Castle and it's surroundings in the breathtaking Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania....
++++ On this day: November 11th, please join me in remembering all the fallen soldiers. 2 years ago I was standing in The Canadian Cemetery in Bény-sur-Mer in Normandie and I will never forget that moment and the fallen who fought for our freedom. Thank you so much!
Been working days this week so not as much time for Flickr, by Friday I should be caught with everyone streams. Have a great week my peeps! =D +++++
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The bookshop looks the same as decades ago, when I was a child and watched fascinated through the shopwindow.
I love the globes on the upper row and the most beautiful fountain pens in the low one. I hope it will last some more decades ...
Found another shot of one of these cool cannon foundations, it's the last one I promise (but you never know!=)
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"Dessine moi un mouton / draw me a sheep " Ch. 2. Hear comes the others. .No. 2020
"The Rhône Glacier (German: Rhonegletscher/ Valais German: "Rottengletscher") is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the river Rhône and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais. Because the Glacier is located close to the Furka Pass road it is easily accessible.
Der Rhonegletscher (selten auch Rottengletscher genannt) ist ein Talgletscher im Quellgebiet der Rhone im äussersten Nordosten des Kantons Wallis in den Zentralalpen der Schweiz. Er ist knapp acht Kilometer lang, weist eine durchschnittliche Breite von ungefähr zwei Kilometer auf und bedeckt eine Fläche von ungefähr 16 km². Der Rhonegletscher war vor allem im 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts aufgrund seiner damals noch weit ins Tal bei Gletsch hinunter reichenden Zunge eine grosse Touristenattraktion. Er schmilzt seit der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts kontinuierlich. Möglicherweise wird er bis ins Jahr 2100 beinahe vollständig verschwunden sein.
Le glacier du Rhône (Rhonegletscher ou Rottengletscher en allemand) se trouve à l'extrémité nord-est du canton du Valais en Suisse. Il donne naissance au Rhône, en amont de Gletsch, qui s'écoule ensuite dans la vallée de Conches.
Le glacier s'étend sur 8 kilomètres et atteint une largeur d'un peu plus de 1 000 mètres. Sa superficie est de 17 km2. Comme la plupart des glaciers alpins, il a passablement reculé depuis le milieu du xixe siècle. Il est facilement accessible via la route du col de la Furka. Une galerie creusée dans la glace permet de visiter l'intérieur du glacier."
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and there she sat in all her glory, looking ahead and in wonder, will i ever be like her, oh my vintage rose xxx
Light, especially sunlight, has such a potent effect on your body's internal clock, or circadian rhythms, that you can use it to reset your sleep cycle, says Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Northwestern University.
"If you tend to be a night owl who can't get to sleep until 1 a.m., you may have delayed circadian rhythms. To shift to an earlier schedule -- and make it easier to get to bed and get up on time -- soak up as much sunlight as possible between 6 and 8 a.m." Force yourself to wake up early and sit in a sunny room or take a post-sunrise walk. When it's warm, try eating breakfast outdoors. Basking in early-morning rays prompts your body to suppress production of melatonin -- the sleep hormone -- during the day and release it earlier in the evening, so falling asleep isn't such a struggle.
Well I guess I start doing it :) coz frankly when I am out of city I always wake up early to catch sunrise but when I return to city :P I become a owl again :( :P I guess tr is many owl friends out tr isn't !
This was another SOOC shot pretty much the wow-est moment of sunrise, I do have lot of other shots which I tried planning and shooting will post them one at a time every morning :)
Its magical how even the boring mobile towers also merge with the landscape which looks as if taken from a Arabian Nights series, the old and new coexist and morning painter manages to paint it in such a way that you don't realize the difference and just get immersed in the morning glow :)
Good morning, Have a great Week ahead friends :)
Gear : Canon 40D, Canon 200mm 2.8 L II USM
Exposure Time:1/500 sec
Exposure Program:Aperture Priority
ISO Speed Rating:200
Lens Aperture:f/10.0
Exposure Bias:-1/3 EV
Metering Mode:Center Weighted Average
Focal Length:200.00 mm
yes flickr friends, today's my birthday :)
Firstly, I'd like to thank God for giving me another year...
...thanks everyone for the friendship... i've learned a lot from you guys (and hope to learn more). thanks for sharing your talents, too. God bless you all!
you're probably getting tired of my marina shots... i promise - this will be the last (for now,hehe)
For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. - Proverbs 9:11
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Refresh yourself at the Landes National Park Region a peaceful and natural retreat. The Landes are a flat sandy low land area at the southwest corner of Aquitaine region featuring the largest European pine forest. An area of over 300 sq km - the park is somewhere to spread your wings and to get back in touch with nature. This hidden garden is the privileged territory to approach the soul of Aquitaine - France. Visitors here invariably leave with a renewed sense of peace and vitality. For active days there are lakes for boating, swimming, picnic or just observing the wildlife, and several centers for horse-riding, canoing and cycle trails. The Landes forest, also known as the moors of Gascony.
Photo taken at the Landes National Park Region of South Western of France. A misty morning at the largest European pine forest. A lovely Autumn forest with lush brown colored ferns, a majority of them grow in shade. New growth is sometimes reddish or purple, but turns green with age, yellow in autumn, and brown in winter.
Het bos van les Landes is het grootste aaneengesloten bosgebied van Europa. Het is gelegen in het zuidwesten van Frankrijk. In de 19e eeuw werd dit aangeplant en het is nu het beschermde Regionale Natuurpark van de Landes de Gascogne en strekt zich uit van het Bassin d’Arcachon tot diep in de Gers. Tot in de 19e eeuw was het gebied bijzonder dunbevolkt en begroeid met struikgewas. Het bos werd dan ook aangelegd in een poging de plaatselijke economie nieuw leven in te blazen. Hout en papier zijn de voornaamste producten van de lokale economie. Vroeger werd er ook veel hars gewonnen, maar dit product is grotendeels door kunstharsen van de markt verdrongen. Aquitaine is een regio in Frankrijk die populair is bij de Nederlandse vakantiegangers. En dat is niet zo verwonderlijk want het gebied heeft ontzettend veel te bieden. Bergen, rivieren, mooie steden, charmante dorpjes en een prachtig kustgebied vormen Aquitaine tot een heerlijke streek met veel afwisseling en voor elk wat wils.
Fancy some music? Try this - Ludovico Einaudi playing Onde Corte.
The Berliner Bloke has an exhibition at Ministract - go take a look - it's superb!
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Pushkar (पुष्कर) in Rajasthan is one of the oldest cities of India. The date of its actual origin is not known, but legend associates Lord Brahma with its creation. It is mentioned that Brahma performed penance here for 60,000 years to have glimpse of Radha Krishna. Pushkar boasts of temples, though not many can be considered very old since many were destroyed by Aurangzeb, a Mogul ruler and subsequently rebuilt. The most famous among all is the Brahma Temple, said to be the only temple in the world dedicated to this deity.
Pushkar is famous for its annual Pushkar Cattle Fair, which has over the years become one of the biggest tourist attractions in India. This is usually the quintessential colourful Indian festival which you see in all the Incredible !ndia ads. However, this year was not as joyous for the traders. The global recession combined with the drought hit hard and there were hardly any buyers. The individual stories are sad - with most traders having to leave their cows, camels and horses behind because they can't afford to feed their families, let alone the animals. Yet, the resilience of the people was touching to see - with hope for the future and welcoming to those from the outside.
Check out the whole set - Magical Rajasthan.
Pushkar, India
2009
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Their 7:00 am deluxe bus for today. Ngayon ko lang nakita to, nakaktuwa parang si 8052. Ang ganda ng loob sayang hindi ko napasok kasi pumasok kagad yung mga pasahero e, pero same lang nito
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alhotugh may pinasadya ng orang VLI head covers.. Ang ganda.. Kelan kaya ako makakatry nito.. Hehehe
Vista del amanecer en Moraira desde las Platgetes mirando hacia el Este. El Cap d'Or retarda la salida del sol en la localidad, pero compensa esa dilación ofreciendo un precioso espectáculo de luz y color en cada amanecer cuando asoma por detrás del cabo, recortando su silueta en la que se yergue, aún altiva, la figura de la torre vigía. Con sus 11 metros de altura y 26 de perímetro, ésta se construyó en tiempos de Felipe II y formaba parte de todo un sistema ideado con el fin de vigilar la costa y proteger a la población de las incursiones de los piratas berberiscos. Así, desde ella podían divisarse las torres vigía de Ifach (Calpe) y Granadella, con lo que, en caso de peligro, era posible comunicar la alerta de inmediato mediante señales.
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It was so cold and the stream was so still that ice had begun to form on the banks. It was pretty neat. My inner 6yr old was dying to throw a rock in the stream and ruin the reflection....I resisted- for the good of all the workshop participants, and because I probably would have been thrown into the stream by the group.
First light on the Sierras & the Tuolumne meadow off of Tioga Pass. We left the hotel @ 4:15 to get here in time for first light. It was cold. It was worth it.
Colias crocea (Geoffroy 1785) Limoncella
Lepidottero di media grandezza dalla livrea giallo-arancio con larghe fasce marginali nel cui interno, ma solo nelle femmine, sono comprese macchie gialle. Le parti inferiori sono di colore giallo-citrino con una coppia di punti bianchi contornati di rossiccio sulle ali posteriori. Queste ultime presentano, inoltre, una serie di punti scuri nella regione postdiscale. Non di rado si osservano femmine dalla colorazione bianco-verdastra ascritte alla forma "helice", fissata geneticamente.
Sverna come bruco nascosto tra anfratti e sotto le pietre. In primavera avviene la metamorfosi in crisalidi succinte provviste di un appuntito processo cefalico. A partire da maggio e fino all'autunno, si susseguono varie generazioni. Piante nutrici sono diverse Leguminose e soprattutto le vecce, sulle quali vengono deposte uova rosso-arancio.
Pedraza de la Sierra, Segovia.
El sol nos deja al atardecer y vuelve con el nuevo día.
Los seres queridos siempre van con nosotros.
Long exposures and minimalism doesn't necessarily mean minimalism in tones to me, only in composition... Michael Levin and Michael Kenna are true masters in this discipline and are the ones who inspire me...
I haven't been shooting new photos for weeks. Work and travelling is killing me really, I feel like I'm close to a burn out ...So here's another one from the archives. Like the previous post, and this one, and this one and this one, all shot on the same day, April 25 2009. It was a day when conditions were ideal for long exposures...
Technical info:
ND110 - 10 stops.
f/25
ISO100
30 mm
150s (2min30s) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS4 - Silver Efex Pro
One exposure, one frame. Postprocessing involved contrasts and curves corrections and lots of dodging and burning.
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The Pyrenees also spelled Pyrenées Spanish: Pirineos; French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extend for about 430 km. For the most part, the main crest forms a massive divider between France and Spain, with the tiny country of Andorra sandwiched in between. The Col d'Aubisque above is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees 30km south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the Aquitaine region of France. The Aubisque is one of those hors catégorie cols that make the legend of the Tour de France.
We were high up in the Pyrenees at the top of the Col d'aubisque even higher at 1,750 m. The weather had been cold, cold enough for snow on the top of the mountains. The white mountain tops are reaching here higher than 2600 meters. The highest peak in the Pyrenees is 3,404 meters high.
De Pyreneeën Frans: Pyrénées, Spaans: Pirineos, Catalaans: Pirineus, Baskisch: Pirinioak zijn een gebergte, gelegen op de grens van Spanje en Frankrijk. Het gebergte strekt zich uit over ongeveer 430 kilometer, tussen de Atlantische Oceaan en de Middellandse Zee. De hoogste berg is de Aneto 3404 meter, gelegen in het uiterste noordoosten van het Spaanse Aragón. Het gebergte is ontstaan door de botsing van het Iberisch schiereiland met het Europese continent, gedurende de Alpiene orogenese, vanaf circa 50 miljoen jaar geleden tot heden. De Col d'Aubisque hierboven is een bergpas in de Franse Pyreneeën. De bergpas is vooral bekend van wielrenetappes in bijvoorbeeld de Ronde van Frankrijk.