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Monterosso is one of the five villages in Cinque Terre. The Cinque Terre have come to be among the most popular areas of Italy among tourists. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all encapsulated in a national park by the same name. The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's most picturesque, fun and quaint at the same time, very accessible, and terrific for swimming. Monterosso al Mare is actually two towns—a bustling, character-filled old town built behind the harbor. Narrow and winding streets, colorfully-painted buildings, unique shops, people at work and play - similar to most Italian towns. Somehow, though, it just never gets old. The medieval Torre Aurora or Dawn Tower separates the old part of Monterosso from the new part. It is located on a headland, jutting out into the sea. The tower is the only one remaining of an original 13 towers which surrounded Monterosso in the 16th century. In addition to the spectacular scenery, Monterosso’s beaches are favorites with tourists because they provide easy access to the culinary delights for which the region is so famous. The grapes and olives cultivated on terraces carved into the surrounding mountainside are turned into award-winning wines, liqueurs, and olive oils. Anchovies are a local specialty, as is the pesto sauce, made from locally produced basil, garlic, pine nuts, and pecorino cheese.
Clothes drip dry from washing lines above the restaurants, the narrow streets are clad in stone, and in the evenings, the sea gentle tumbles the shoreline's boulders. Monterosso may be the busiest of the Cinque Terre towns, with the most hotels, restaurants, and bustle, but calling it "busy" is a relative thing. The town remains little more than an oversized fishing village, with all the attendant charms.
Monterosso is het meest noordelijke dorp van de Cinque Terre en het enige met een zandstrand. Het dorpje wordt in twee gesplitst door een uitstekende rots, met bovenop een kasteel. Het havengebied is rijk aan oude steegjes, typische smalle kleurrijke straatjes van Ligurië, waar je wijnbars, restaurants, focaccia en ijssalons kunt vinden. Het oude stadsdeel ligt achter de spoorlijn en in de kleine straatjes liggen talrijke winkeltjes en eetgelegenheden.Monterosso heeft een leuke boulevard en pleintjes. De restaurants in de oude binnenstad zijn van goede kwaliteit, het slimste is van te voren te reserveren anders is er wellicht geen plaats meer. Het dorp ligt in het natuurpark Cinque Terre, een groene, bosrijke en heuvelachtige omgeving met authentieke dorpjes en hoge rotskliffen. Langs de kust loopt een wandelpad die de Cinque Terre met elkaar verbindt, nl. van Monterosso al Mare via Vernazza, Corniglia en Manarola naar Riomaggiore. Je kan op verschillende manieren de prachtige omgeving bekijken, wandelen, trein en boot.
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Until my last two uploads it's been nearly a year (4th Nov 2011) since I uploaded a shot with a daytime sky in it. Only 2 of the 28 shots I posted in that time were even taken in the daytime. Even then, you have to go back to August 2011 to find any real number of daytime shots. So I'm trying, briefly, to redress the balance.
This is my first attempt at a panorama shot. It's composed of seven handheld exposures; shot portrait on manual. The output was 600Mb! You won't need too keen an eye to spot the beginners mistakes; like the artifacts from the attempts to process out the vignetting. Anyway, I'd shot the images to make a panorama, and felt it wouldn't count as following through if I didn't post them. Criticism would be, as ever, hugely appreciated.
I used content aware fill on CS5 to fill corners. When it built the other half of the far left tree, I was pretty stunned. It's more magic than technology.
This is a shot from Zumwalt Meadow; a spot at the end of California's Kings Canyon National Park which offers a little circular walk beneath these giant crags. I'd recommend it hugely.
I'm part way through catching up from a couple of week's away, so sorry for the slow tour. Hope everyone's having a fantastic weekend!
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Marienplatz is the heart of the city of Munich. In the Middle Ages, the square used to be a market place as well as the place where tournaments and festivities took place.The square was originally known as Schrannen but it was renamed Marienplatz (St. Mary's Square) as a way to ask Virgin Mary to protect the town from a cholera epidemic.
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The recent storm brought exceptional clouds to San Diego. The sunrises and sunsets have been fantastic!!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!
Happy Tuesday!!
The warm September nights in the Alentejo Coast.
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Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Focal Length: 15 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 1600
Exposure: 30,0 sec at f/5,6
Exposure bias: 0 EV
Exposure Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: no flash
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Coordinates: 37°29'43" N 8°47'14" W
Altitude: 62,9 m
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I Love rain .. I Love Umbrella .
I have spent days after days viewing Paris Rain Shots.
Red umbrella, Black Coat, Paris Streets.
& my Rain shots are inspired by those Photos.
Great response came naturally, Thank You All
Well, if this scan doesn't sell me on large format, nothing will.
After I scanned this negative and pulled up the file on my iMAC, I was blown away by the depth of detail in this image. There is a broken piece of rope hanging (I made a note on the image) on the tree in the middle of this frame. When I zoomed in on this area of the negative, the detail in the rope amazed me. Even when I zoom in on the background trees in the distance, the detail on the tree trunks are impressive. And I didn't even scan this at a really high rez setting !
16 Mile Creek meanders through a valley and is surrounded by some beautiful wooded scenes. Initially I thought that I would focus my compositions on the creek itself but clearly the depth, detail and beauty of the surrounding woods will be worth exploring with the ShenHao 4x5.
Oh yeah ... I dog ran through the frame while I was exposing this frame. I guess at 15 seconds of exposure time, it didn't register.
Shot at f45 @ 15 second exposure.
ShenHao HZX45-IIA + Fujinon-W 135mm f5.6 + Arista EDU Ultra 100 @ 50 iso + D-76 1:1 @ 9 min (Tray developed, 1 min initial agitation followed by every minute)
Muchas gracias por vuestras visitas y comentarios
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Thank you for your visits and comments
Kisses
According to Wikipedia, biochemist Robert Shapiro summarized the "primordial soup" theory of Oparin and Haldane in its "mature form" as follows:
1.The early Earth had a chemically reducing atmosphere.
2.This atmosphere, exposed to energy in various forms, produced simple organic compounds ("monomers").
3.These compounds accumulated in a "soup", which may have been concentrated at various locations (shorelines, oceanic vents etc.).
4.By further transformation, more complex organic polymers – and ultimately life – developed in the soup.
Yup - I can go with that! Happy Slider Sunday, HSS!
Pombal é terra de história, de lendas e de gente ilustre. Do grande Marquês de Pombal, do historiador e escritor João de Barros, do político Mota Pinto, da poetisa Martel Patrício, do médico e escritor Amadeu da Cunha, entre tantos outros. A construção do castelo de Pombal é atribuída aos Templários, a quem D. Afonso Henriques doou esta região, todavia há provas da existência de uma fortificação romana neste local, que os árabes terão ocupado até à reconquista cristã da península. Com a extinção da Ordem do Templo, em 1311, o rei D. Dinis, entregou este castelo à Ordem de Cristo e já no início do século XV, D. João I doou-o ao conde de Castelo Melhor. D. Manuel I, por volta de 1500, decide fazer obras de recuperação do castelo, algo degradado, e no século XVII, o conde de Castelo Melhor adaptou-o para a sua residência. Durante as invasões francesas foi saqueado e incendiado, o que ditou o seu posterior abandono e ruína. Classificado como Monumento Nacional, beneficiou de obras de consolidação e restauro, por parte da Direcção-Geral dos Edifícios e Monumentos Nacionais.
Edificado sobre uma planta em forma de escudo, destaca-se no seu interior, a Torre de Menagem, vestígios da primitiva igreja românica de São Miguel e a alcáçova Manuelina. A vila de Pombal viu ser erguido, na sua mais elevada e rochosa colina, um castelo pela iniciativa de Gualdim Pais, mestre da Ordem do Templo em Portugal, corria o ano de 1160. Esta seria uma zona defendida pelos Templários, numa época em que se temiam as incursões muçulmanas nas inseguras terras situadas a sul do Rio Mondego. Ao mesmo tempo que se valorizava a defesa territorial, as novas construções militares abrigavam populações recentes, essenciais para assegurar uma eficaz política de repovoamento do território conquistado. A fortaleza foi implantada segundo uma orientação noroeste-sudoeste, com a primeira zona defendida por uma muralha rectilínea e ameada, enquanto as partes restantes se articulavam segundo os ângulos das suas torres defensivas. Algumas áreas da barbacã ainda sobrevivem, bem como as ruínas de diversas estruturas arquitectónicas de diferentes épocas e que formavam o interior da praça de armas - tais como alicerces, pavimentos, paredes, arcos e ruínas da primitiva igreja românica de S. Miguel.
Na zona ocidental da muralha ergueu-se a alcáçova quinhentista, subsistindo da época manuelina os brasões reais e uma janela geminada. Extramuros, próximo da ala sul, situava-se a arruinada e antiga igreja matriz de Pombal, a Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo. Poupada às vicissitudes da guerra durante alguns séculos, a população de Pombal viria a sofrer uma cruel e trágica devastação na época das Invasões Francesas. Com efeito, momentos de drama e horror foram vividos em 1811, por alturas da terceira invasão, sob o comando de Massena, que regressava derrotado das Linhas de Torres Vedras. A brutalidade e a vingança abateram-se sobre a indefesa população de Pombal. Na sua espiral de violência, os franceses destruíram igrejas e conventos, roubaram e maltrataram tudo que encontravam pela frente, para, finalmente, incendiarem toda a vila e o seu austero e pacífico castelo. São mentes destas que nunca deveriam ter tido a oportunidade sequer de viver… Mas como todos nós sabemos o mundo perfeito é uma perfeita Utopia…
Lenda do Mouro Al-Pal-Omar
Aqui habitava um senhor mouro de nome Al-Pal-Omar (de onde derivaria o nome de Pombal). Vivia no alto do morro do castelo, onde tinha o seu palácio subterrâneo. A lenda começa assim: Há muito tempo nas margens do rio Quabruncas vivia um belo jovem mouro de olhos verdes, cor de esmeralda traiçoeira, que procurava encantar todas as mais belas mulheres para o seu harém. A sua fama estendia-se desde as margens do Mondego até às margens do Tejo em vagas de simpatia e acanhado respeito. Certo dia os Templários guiados pelo Arcanjo D. Miguel deram-lhe um combate de morte que durou até ao luar de Agosto. No momento, viram-no desaparecer na gruta encantada do seu palácio. Taparam-lhe todas as entradas e construíram-lhe em cima um Castelo. As raparigas desta terra ainda guardam na memória a fama deste mouro encantador, contada de mães para filhas em singela advertência. Toda a menina que for ao Castelo depois do Sol se pôr, ouvirá uma música harmoniosa quase impercetível, e se ficarem curiosas a ouvi-la, serão encantadas por um belo rapaz que lhes cantará:” Menina vem ter comigo, vem o meu encanto quebrar, sou um mouro teu amigo, que só te quer namorar…
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aka Banana Spider, Golden Orb Weaver, Golden Orb-Weaving Spider, Calico Spider, Golden Silk Spider
Arachtober snuck up on me this year. I'm a couple days late. This beautiful arachnid was photographed this summer at Lake Lotus Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
Canon Rebel XSi and Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Svatopluk Čech Bridge or Čech Bridge (Most Svatopluka Čecha or Čechův most in Czech) is a arch bridge over river Vltava (Moldau) in Prague, Czech Republic.
Construction of the bridge started in 1905 and finished in 1908. Its length is 169 meters (one of the shortest in Prague) and width is 16 meters.
The bridge connects the Prague districts Holešovice and the Old Town (Staré Město). Construction materials are stone (pillars) and iron (arches). Up to 1961 the roadway was made of wood - a hard specie named Jarrah from Australia. The roadway got very slippery during rains.
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We see Moravia, Andante and Regina boats
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The sun came out for 3 minutes today, but what a great 3 minutes!
I love Nikon's D600. It's fast, amazing at low light, and has some great new features. If only Adobe would provide an update so I can process RAW!
Son1 at Lake Macquarie, Belmont wharf, NSW, Australia.
I've been up since 2:30 AM. A disgruntled dude was walking up and down the road cursing at his woman on his cell phone. I won't repeat what he said! It was BAD!!
So naturally, I was wide awake when I noticed the moon coasting in high over the beach. I had plenty of time to grab my gear {unlike yesterday, this morning I actually had my camera with me ... but that is another story}!
The dawn patrol was in full force. The waves have been spectacular these past few days. I took hundreds of shots ... waiting for the perfect moment ... for the waves to curl, and a bird to fly over the moon. I've always wanted to capture a scene like that!
Since it was Sunday, thought I'd do some sliding!
Happy Sliders Sunday Everyone!! Hope everyone is enjoying their day!
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The Alps (French: Alpes; German: Alpen; Italian: Alpi; Romansh: Alps; Slovene: Alpe) is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. The word "Alps" was taken via French from Latin Alpes (meaning "the Alps"), which may be influenced by the Latin words albus (white) or altus (high) or more likely a Latin rendering of a Celtic or Ligurian original.
The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc, at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), on the Italian-French border. All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the list of mountains of the Alps and list of Alpine peaks by prominence.
The Alps are generally divided into the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps. The division is along the line between Lake Constance and Lake Como, following the Rhine. The Western Alps are higher, but their central chain is shorter and curved; they are located in Italy, France and Switzerland. The Eastern Alps (main ridge system elongated and broad) belong to Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.
The Alps are a classic example of what happens when a temperate area at lower altitude gives way to higher elevation terrain. Elevations around the world which have cold climates similar to those found in polar areas have been called alpine. A rise from sea level into the upper regions of the atmosphere causes the temperature to decrease. The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone, where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of heat, often accompanied by the precipitation of moisture in the form of snow or rain.
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Just came back from my trip to Russia.
Southern Siberia.
Mountains of Ergaki
The mountain range Ergaki is one of the most amazing corners of nature in the West Sayan Mountains. Exceptional in its beauty and greatness chisel-shaped granite peaks, full of rapids cold rivers, the deepest surrounded by virginal taiga and unapproachable rock walls lakes, polished by glaciers till high lustre trog valleys, magnificent waterfalls and rocky rivers of kurums - these are the things which attract tourists to this magic place of the Sayan Mountains.
Nikon D800E + Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8
In this photo, it is obvious that the raw bull power has over come the fine art of guidance and control by the bull racers. The hapless team of 3 has given up the race and and are trying desperately to control the run away bulls as they seem to be jumping over the embankment in one fine move.
The racer in the red cloth is the one who should have controlled the bull on his side to turn him around to do a 360 degree turnaround.
The dark spot of splashing water in the middle is the jockey who rides a thin plank of wood and he is the only one still going strong but now he seems to have gathered the futility of his jockeyship and seems about to abandon the the platform in the face of imminent danger of running on to the embankment.
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Adoor in Kerala holds its famous Bull Races every year around the time of Onam. It is a celebration of agrarian existence and is carried on without any grants or aid from the Government. This is a spectacular fiesta of rural Kerala. There are 2-3 other such events that are held in Kerala.
Two racing bulls are hitched together and three men come into action. Two racers with lead ropes on either side of the bulls who try to control the direction and speed if possible and one often obscured by sprays of mud and water, a jockey who rides on a small flat strip of wood.
The bulls race ahead with the men keeping desperately abreast of the thundering hooves. At the end of the racing track there is a 4-6 feet embankment of earth which acts as a protection and a marker for the bulls. The embankment gets totally crowded with onlookers. The bull racers need to turn the bull around and do a 360 degree here but most times that effort fails as the bulls in their racing frenzy would be uncontrollable.
I have no idea on the current status of the bull races. There are enough organisations howling to stop such races but the Supreme Court of India in a judgement a few months ago allowed bull/bullock cart races to go on in Punjab. So chances are that the tradition may still live on.
Dates
Taken on August 15, 2007 at 1.16pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr September 22, 2012 at 9.32PM IST (edit)
Exif data
Camera Nikon D70
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 70 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
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These is the last shot taken with the canon 400D before it retired, did have a blast using it and hope the next person does as well.
Shot in JPG by accident.
Thanks for your wonderful comments and feedback.
We see church of Saint Francis of Assisi
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The Charles Bridge (Czech: Karlův most ) is a famous historic bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava (Moldau) until 1841, the Charles Bridge was the most important connection between Prague Castle and the city's Old Town and adjacent areas.
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Adoor in Kerala holds its famous Bull Races every year around the time of Onam. It is a celebration of agrarian existence and is carried on without any grants or aid from the Government. This is a spectacular fiesta of rural Kerala. There are 2-3 other such events that are held in Kerala.
Two racing bulls are hitched together and three men come into action. Two racers with lead ropes on either side of the bulls who try to control the direction and speed if possible and one often obscured by sprays of mud and water, a jockey who rides on a small flat strip of wood.
The bulls race ahead with the men keeping desperately abreast of the thundering hooves. At the end of the racing track there is a 4-6 feet embankment of earth which acts as a protection and a marker for the bulls. The embankment gets totally crowded with onlookers. The bull racers need to turn the bull around and do a 360 degree here but most times that effort fails as the bulls in their racing frenzy would be uncontrollable.
I have no idea on the current status of the bull races. There are enough organisations howling to stop such races but the Supreme Court of India in a judgement a few months ago allowed bull/bullock cart races to go on in Punjab. So chances are that the tradition may still live on.
Dates
Taken on August 15, 2007 at 1.16pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr September 15, 2012 at 4.50PM IST (edit)
Exif data
Camera Nikon D70
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 70 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
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The walking encyclopedia on Nanga Parbat and Northern Pakistan
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Nikon D800,
Nikkor 24-120@98mm,
f/4, 1/125s, 200 ISO
Subject distance from Focal Plane mark: 3m
GP-1 coordinates
(in nero e GRANDE, per favore - on black and LARGE, please)
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crow agency, montana.
I nativi americani (tutti), assistono alla loro gara di ballo, durante il loro pow wow.
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sorprendersi, stupirsi, è iniziare a capire.
(Josè Ortega y Gasset)
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le apparenze sono un modo di vedere l’invisibile
(Anassagora)
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la meraviglia è propria della natura del filosofo; e la filosofia non si origina altro che dallo stupore.
(Platone)
♬♪♭ sul mondo - lucio dalla ♫♪
madonna quanta luce là in fondo
che mi viene quasi voglia di uscire
e poi magari i miei mi stanno aspettando
è già ora di partire
via che preparo una valigia di sogni
e due tre voglie dentro una sportina
oh Madonnina chi l'avrebbe mai detto
vado a incontrare la vita
vado a incontrare la vita
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Chianti is a red Italian wine produced in Tuscany. The first definition of a wine-area called Chianti was made in 1716. The earliest documentation of a Chianti wine dates back to the thirteenth century when viticulture was known to flourish in the Chianti Mountains around Florence. Discover the most celebrated region of Tuscany. The vineyards of this area produce one of the best wines in the world: Chianti Classico. This Wine represents a major source of wealth for the Chianti area, no wonder then that this product has been particularly looked after and protected, in order to distinguish its quality from other wine productions. This is why a rigid legislation has been introduced to regulate the production of Classic Chianti. The first limit obviously regards the geographical area where the grape must grow. But not only the vineyards must be cultivated in the prescribed area: the whole process of wine-making, storage and bottling must take place inside the protected zone. The grape variety from which Chianti is produced is Sangiovese. The alcoholic strength must not exceed 12 %. In addition to this, there are other requirements that must be followed, regarding the average amount of dry product (24 g/l); the acidity rate (4,5 g/l), the colour (intense ruby red), the smell (fruity, with nuances of wildflowers, berries, cherries or plums) and taste (harmonious, dry, strong and with respectable tannin).
We drive on the glorious wine roads of Tuscany. We visit the farms and cellars and of-course taste the great Chianti wine. Here we visit Casale Dello Sparviero. Harmoniously set in the hills of Castellina in Chianti, in the Siena's Classico area, the estate is spread 380 hectares. The vineyards are set on the altitude of 250 metres and encircled by woods and self vegetation. The Casale dated back to XVI century. The building houses the wine cellars, where wine continues its precious evolution in large oak barrels for quality wine.
Denk je aan Toscana, dan zie je stadjes op heuveltoppen, wijngaarden omzoomd door cipressen zover het oog reikt. Liefhebbers weten dat je overal tussen die landerijen. wijnhuizen kunt vinden waar je ook nog eens kunt proeven... het idee alleen al doet je toch bijna het water in de mond lopen. Ook als je weer thuis bent en je neemt een slok van je meegebrachte wijn, ben je er in je gedachten weer helemaal: op dat zonovergoten terras in Castellina in Chianti of bij dat fantastische restaurant met die truffelgerechten in Monteriggioni. Zeg je wijn in Toscana, dan zeg je Chianti, een wijn die zich in de laatste 30 jaar tot Classico heeft ontwikkeld. Chianti is de bekendste en populairste van alle Italiaanse wijnen. De wijn wordt gemaakt van de alom aanwezige Sangiovese-druif, die graag veel zon heeft en goed bestand is tegen grote temperatuurschommelingen. De belangrijkste Chianti-zones worden gevormd door de streek Chianti Classico gelegen rond Castellina. Zoals met zoveel in Italia, is ook de wijnbouw begonnen in het zuiden, maar hebben de noorderlingen het later overgenomen. Na de Romeinse tijd kwam de zuidelijke wijnbouw in de versukkeling. De oudste ononderbroken wijntraditie. In de Renaissance kwam de productie weer helemaal terug en wel in...Toscana. Rijke handelaars en bankiers zoals de families Frescobaldi en Antinori namen druivenrassen mee uit Frankrijk en legden daarmee de basis voor het feit dat Toscana tegenwoordig de oudste onononderbroken wijntradities van Italië kent.
Views of Emerald Lake and some mountain ranges, located north of the community of Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada.
The turquoise-green color of the lake is the result of sunlight reflecting off of, what is called, marl. Marl is the white calcium carbonate that settles on the lake floor. It is created by mixing the limestone remains from the ice age with the calcium in the alpine water.
One mountain especially stands out - the Gray Ridge Mountain at an elevation of 6085 feet.
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A) Roman penannular brooch. Made of copper alloy with red enamel decoration depicting fish and birds. This type of brooch is believed to come from Ireland in the third and fourth century A.D. Found at the excavation of the sacred spring in1979.
B) Celtic bow brooch of the so-called 'Colchester B' type, dating to 50-70 A.D. It is made of copper alloy. Found at the excavation of the sacred spring in 1979.
C) Celtic bow brooch made of copper alloy. It is a so-called 'Nauheim derivative', a British version of a common type of brooch on the continent. It dates to the early to the middle of the first century A.D. Found at the excavation of the sacred spring in 1980.
D) Roman ear ring with twisted silver and bronze. Found at the excavation of the sacred spring in 1980.
E) Roman rings of copper alloy. Found at the excavations of the sacred spring in 1979-80.
(I haven't been able to find any additional information on the other ear ring.)
The waters at Bath were very popular already in Roman times, and they in their turn took after the Celts who had built a shrine dedicated to the goddess Sulis. The Romans built both temples and baths and called the town Aquae Sulis (the water of Sulis).
According to the Anglo-Saxon chronicle the baths were destroyed in the 6th century. But not totally - the spring continued to draw attention to its healing powers, and it is now housed in a 18th century building, one of the central features of Bath. And extensive archaeological research to the Roman remains has also been made.
Another three in one photograph.
From the banks of the of the Potomac River you can get a great view of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, The Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument all in one frame.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge not only links the state of Virginia with the District of Columbia, but also the Civil War era North and South.
On one end you have the Union’s Lincoln Memorial and across the Potomac on the Virginia side you have the Confederacy’s Robert E. Lee Memorial.
Some of you have commented on the recent watermarks on my photos. It’s there for a reason. People have been using my photos without my permission or compensation. If you want to use my photos please let me know and I would be more than happy to share them with you. Just drop me an email.
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Happy Travels!
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Red Rock Canyon , Nevada
This was another monsoon evening i wish these sunsets came all year round. I guess you have to take them when you get them.
Nikon D800
Nikon 16-35mm f4 VR
Astronomy Magazine POD 20th FEB 2013
Drifting through the cosmos a mere two and a half million light-years distant, the Andromeda Galaxy is the most voluminous of the galaxies in the Local Group, which includes our own Milky Way galaxy. Visible to the unaided eye in a dark location, the central core can be seen as a tiny smudge. In a moderate telescope, M31 can be seen with its two largest satellite galaxies; M32 and M110.
Located in its namesake constellation, Andromeda contains roughly a trillion stars not including the 14 known satellite galaxies gravitationally bound to it.
Visible in this photograph are the dusty lanes of stellar debris visible as the dark bands. The remnants of stellar deaths, this material will be recycled into new stars and planets as gravitational forces compress the matter within the chaotic environment.
M31 and our own Milky Way Galaxy are on a collision course. Expected to collide in roughly four and a half billion years, it should certainly provide a spectacular show for anyone around to witness its approach.
Unless you look closely you probably won't notice the "subtle" difference between this and my previous LRGB image www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/7870322924/in/photostream. This version includes the H-Alpha filter shoot that highlights the HII Regions and nebulae within the Andromeda Galaxy, some of which are larger than the Great Orion Nebula within our very own Milky Way Galaxy.
The image consists of 2 minute combined with 5 and 10 minute exposures for the luminance, 5 and 10 minute exposures for the RGB, 15 minute exposures with QHY9C one shot color CCD and finally 20 minute exposures using H-Alpha filter with QHY9M monochrome CCD Camera.
Clear Skies
Terry
Image Information
Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI
Date of Shoot August 13, 21, 22 and 23 2012
Exposures:
QHY9M mono CCD
Luminance
18 x 10 min
23 x 5 min
26 x 2 min
RGB 6 x 5 min
9 x 10 min
26 x 2 min
23 x 5 min
18 x 10 min
H-Alpha 11 x 20 min
QHY9C
13 x 15 min
all sub exposures un binned.
Camera: QHY9M monochrome CCD & QHY9C one shot color CCD, cooled to -30C www.astrofactors.com
StarlightXpress Color Filter Wheel
Scope: Thomas M. Back TMB 92SS F5.5 APO Refractor www.astronomics.com
Astro Tech AT2FF Field Flattener
For guiding: StarlightXpress Lodestar autoguider, StarlightXpress Ultra Slim Off Axis guider
Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount (with MKS 4000)
Image Aquisition software Nebulosity II for OSC and Maxim DL for mono CCD
Stacking software Deep Sky Stacker for OSC and CCDStack for mono CCD
Registration of images in Registar
Post Processing Photoshop CS5
La basílica de San Marcos, una de las catedrales más bonitas de Europa y del mundo, es el templo religioso más importante de Venecia. La basílica se encuentra situada en Plaza de San Marcos, que ha sido desde siempre el centro de la vida pública y religiosa de la ciudad. Es fruto de diferentes estilos y conserva aspectos orientales,una obra maestra de aire bizantino, que atestigua las relaciones artísticas entre esta capital del Adriático y Constantinopla.
El edificio actual es el resultado de una larga historia que empieza en el año 828, cuando dos mercaderes robaron el cuerpo de San Marcos de la Tumba de Alejandría en Egipto y lo trajeron a Venecia para donárselo al dux.
BASÏLICA DE SAN MARCOS - VENECIA - ITALIA
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