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Pirelli Tower ("Grattacielo Pirelli" or Pirellone) in Milan, at sunset
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The Gatehouse to the Bishop's Palace, part of the Wells Cathedral complex, Somerset, UK. Where the serving Bishops of Wells Cathedral have lived for the last 800 years or so.
iPhone 6s Plus with Zeiss ExoLens (Wide -Angle), Hisy remote, Shoulderpod S1, Manfrotto Tripod, religiously battered in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
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When you follow the Lake Agnes Trail from Lake Louise, you first pass Mirror Lake with the Big Beehive towering over it (see my previous photos), before reaching astounding Lake Agnes. What I didn't like too much were the open stairs along a rockface I had to climb just before reaching this lake - I prefer to have ground under my feet. But the view was very rewarding indeed! [Explored on 13/08/2021, #66]
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14 juillet 2011
La Alberca es un municipio y localidad española de la provincia de Salamanca, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León. Se integra dentro de la comarca de la Sierra de Francia. Pertenece al partido judicial de Ciudad Rodrigo
La población ya estaba asentada en La Alberca desde antes de la llegada de los romanos, como demuestra el castro prerromano bajo el cual se asienta una parte del pueblo. De la época visigoda hay pocos datos, no obstante se sabe que se reutilizó material de estos monumentos para construir la Ermita de Majadas Viejas.
En los dinteles de las puertas suele haber inscripciones religiosas, esto podría indicar que sus pobladores eran conversos y utilizaban este método para reafirmar su fe.
En la Edad Media, entre los siglos XII y XIII se produjo la repoblación por decisión del rey Alfonso IX de León. De la gente que llegó a esta tierra, parte destacada fue la de origen francés a través de Raimundo de Borgoña, noble francés casado con la posteriormente reina Urraca I de León, hija primogénita de Alfonso VI de León. Este origen justificaría la numerosa presencia de topónimos franceses en la Sierra de Francia.
En el siglo XIII La Alberca era una villa dependiente de la corona leonesa.
Al final de la Edad Media destaca un hecho de importancia capital para la zona: el hallazgo de la imagen de la Virgen de la Peña de Francia (1434), que convirtió el santuario construido posteriormente en un lugar de peregrinación, al que se unieron los peregrinos del Camino de Santiago que seguían el llamado Camino del Sur por la Via de la Plata.
Otro hecho importante de la historia de La Alberca, según cuenta la tradición en 1465 las mujeres albercanas vencieron a las tropas portuguesas, en esta victoria se arrebató a los portugueses el pendón, que aún hoy se conserva en el pueblo, esta victoria se festeja el segundo día de la pascua de resurrección.
En el siglo XV, Juan II hizo que la villa de La Alberca pasara a depender de la Casa de Alba, que años después logró el control de parte de la Sierra de Francia con el favor de Fernando el Católico, agrupando estos dominios bajo la jurisdicción de la villa cacereña de Granadilla. No obstante La Alberca logró mantener gran autonomía respecto a Granadilla, llegando a tener sus propias ordenanzas en 1515 y a ser Las Hurdes una dehesa de La Alberca hasta 1835.
En el siglo XVII la Peña de Francia, con su Virgen Negra, fue citada por Miguel de Cervantes en El Quijote; siendo el valle de Las Batuecas para Lope de Vega el escenario en el que se refugian dos enamorados que huyen de la Corte. Desde entonces La Alberca, con la Peña de Francia y Las Batuecas, han sido un escenario convertido en mito, en leyenda.
En 1940 el pueblo se convirtió en Monumento Histórico-Artístico. Fue el primer municipio español que consiguió tal distinción.(Wikipedia)
In the distance, the Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, or Cathédrale de Strasbourg, German: Liebfrauenmünster zu Straßburg or Straßburger Münster), also known as Strasbourg Minster, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. Although considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of high, or late, Gothic architecture.
Shot taken from Pont Couverts looking east. One of my favorite places to take night shots. :-)
What amazing light I saw this evening as we finished up work for the day and off I went to walk about and take in the sights. Couple of Dutch Botters sitting in the harbor caught my eye. One of those images that I can't decide between B&W or Color, happening a bit more lately.
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Insociable et farouche, le Martin-pêcheur consacre une grande partie de ses journées à la surveillance du territoire. On l'observe le plus souvent passant en trombe, d'un vol direct comme une flèche scintillante, au-dessus de l'eau, s'arrêtant souvent sur des perchoirs favoris pour visiter ses lieux de pêche. Immobile sur son perchoir, il scrute la surface du plan d'eau en attendant patiemment qu'une proie se présente favorablement.
Image prise depuis la tente affût et dans un milieu naturel .
PS : Un grand merci à toutes celles et ceux qui choisissent de regarder , de commenter et d'aimer mes photos . C'est très apprécié , comme vous l'avez constaté , je ne répond plus directement suite à votre commentaire juste pour dire en fait " merci et bonne journée " , mais en retour je passe laisser une petite trace chez vous sur une ou plusieurs de vos éditions . Merci de votre compréhension
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Unsociable and fierce, the Kingfisher devotes a large part of his days to monitoring the territory. It is most often observed whirling around, with a direct flight like a scintillating arrow, above the water, often stopping on favorite perches to visit its fishing grounds. Motionless on its perch, it scans the surface of the body of water, patiently waiting for prey to present itself favorably.
Image taken from the hide tent and in a natural environment.
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Last year at the end of May on the edge of a poppy field in the Salm Valley near Esch, here a photo in the backlight of the already high sun at 7:20 a.m.
Letztes Jahr Ende Mai am Rande eines Mohnfelds im Salmtal bei Esch, hier ein Foto im Gegenlicht der bereits hoch stehenden Sonne um 7:20 Uhr.
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Arête des Flammes de Pierre et Aiguilles des Drus versant Charpoua dans le Massif du Mont Blanc (Haute-Savoie).
Soft focus on Autumnal softness Homage to all our soldiers
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Hommage à tous nos Poilus Morts pour la France durant cette première Guerre Mondiale ! il y a 102 ans .... Mais leurs actes restent toujours dans nos mémoires ... A tous ces enfants orphelins de guerre, à toutes ces veuves qui se sont battues elles aussi ! à leur manière, pour vivre et survivre !
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Homage to all our "Hairy" soldiers who died for France during the First World War! 102 years ago .... But their actions are always remembered ... To all these children orphaned by war, to all these widows who also fought! in their own way, to live and survive!
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Am Ausfluss der Loisach aus dem Kochelsee bei Kochel
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This wonderful coastline extends hundreds of kilometres along the coastline providing many photographic opportunities - Notice the figures on the sand on the fair right.
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Monument Valley, a never ending story.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Run_Covered_Bridge This bridge was not among the bridges I was planning on visiting. I had asked Google to find "covered bridges near me" and I went to the area with the highest concentration of bridges. This one was not on the list, but I saw it as I drove by, and stopped for a few quick photos. The bridge no longer spans a river or creek, and apparently is on private property (adjacent to a campground). The bridge is now being used for storage, as lots of old junk was insde. HFF!
The classic upturned Fisherman's boats with Lindisfarne Castle in the distance
Holy Island is a tidal island and can only be accessed twice a day via a causeway road.
Holy Island, Northumberland, North-East England
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