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The Wiñay Wayna site is in an extraordinary setting.
The terraces of the city are gorgeous and form a huge amphitheater in front of a breathtaking view.
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Un amphithéatre au coeur des montagnes
Le site de Wiñay Wayna est dans un décor extraordinaire.
Les terrasses de la cité sont de toute beauté et forment un immense amphithéatre devant une vue à couper le souffle.
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Wiñay Wayna - Chemin de l'Inca - Pérou / Wiñay Wayna - Inca trail - Peru
SteelStacks - Bethlehem, PA
Blast furnaces are used to convert iron ore into pigs iron. An elevator loads the furnace with alternating layers of limestone and a mixture of iron ore and coke. The basic chemistry is the reaction of CO (carbon monoxide) and Fe2O3 (iron oxide) to create Fe (iron) and CO2 (carbon dioxide). Although the process generates large quantities of CO2, there is currently no economically reasonable substitute. Pigs iron is further processed to reduce it's carbon content, producing various grades of steel.
Bethlehem Iron was originally established as the Saucona Iron Company in 1857. In order to increase profitability, Bethlehem Steel Company was formed in 1899 under shared ownership (Bethlehem Iron) . After the sale of the Bethlehem Steel, to Charles M. Schwab, they became one company - Bethlehem Steel.
By the mid-1980's, foreign competition, failure to modernize and rising pension costs resulted in lost profitability - and site closure in 1995.
Currently, the site is a ten-acre campus dedicated to arts and culture know as SteelStacks. Over 1000 concerts and many festivals are held there every year.
iPhone, HDR mode - clouds appear clipped.
Affinity photo - image processing and removal of trapezoidal distortion.
50% resolution - cropped
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We see bottom right of the photo :
Rock House
Built in the 1750s, Rock House is reputed to be one of the oldest houses in Edinburgh’s new town. It came to worldwide fame as the home of David Octavius Hill, the artist and pioneering photographer who in 1843 together with Robert Adamson developed the calotype process at Rock House.
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Crazy Tuesday: #NEW
Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5 F/2 | Photowalk with Sabine.R
Not taken this week, but I didn't get around to go out on a photowalk (ghastly weather, grey days, too) with my brand NEW ultra wide-angle lens, the Laowa C-Dreamer 7,5mm F/2. However, this one was taken with that new lens, so I hope it qualifies; I promise that I will take the capture in the week after a new theme will be announced the next time I participate :-)
Now for the title: You might wonder why I chose "Topless" as a title. Well, if you take a look at my capture of the Berliner Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower) taken from the platform of the Park Inn Hotel (please see first comment), and you take a closer look at the TV Tower's base in that capture, you will get an idea what this building is - yes, right: it's the TV Tower's base building complex which is used as an exhibition center ("Body Worlds", "Little BIG City"), it also houses restaurants and shops; the building on the right is the city hall of Berlin, known as Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall). But where is the TV Tower? I seriously debated with myself whether I could actually dare to remove it from the capture or not. In the end I decided to upload the retouched version, as it gives the building a lighter, aerier look, almost that of a spaceship that has just landed. With the TV Tower (which you would normally see on the left upper corner behind the base building) it looked like a building on a stick from this point of view, and you wouldn't have seen much of the tower anyway. Please forgive my little Photoshop shenanigan :-) After all, photos don't lie, do they ;-) ?
And because two are always better than one, I would like to wish you all a very Happy 2019 once again, and a relaxed first week of January as well :-)
Oben ohne
Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5 F/2 | Fotowalk mit Sabine.R
Die Nicht-Berliner unter Euch werden sich vielleicht fragen, warum ich dieses Foto "Oben ohne" betitelt habe. Wenn Ihr Euch noch einmal mein Foto vom Berliner Fernsehturm anschaut, das ich von der Aussichtsplattform des Park Inns aufgenommen habe (im ersten Kommentar zu finden) und Euch dort einmal den Sockelbereich des Fernsehturms anschaut, könnt Ihr sehen, was dieses Gebäude ist - richtig: der Sockelkomplex des Berliner Fernsehturms. Der Komplex wird für Ausstellungen genutzt (u. a. "Körperwelten" und "Little BIG City"), er beherbergt außerdem Gastronomie und Läden; rechts vom Sockel ist das Berliner Rote Rathaus zu sehen. Aber wo ist der Turm? Eigentlich würdet Ihr ihn links hinter dem Sockelkomplex sehen. Ich habe lange darüber nachgedacht, ob ich ihn tatsächlich wegretouschieren soll oder nicht. Am Ende habe ich mich dafür entschieden. Aus dieser Perspektive sieht das Gebäude mit (ein ganz klein wenig) Turm wie ein Gebäude an einem Stock aus. Ohne den Turm wirkt es leichter, luftiger, fast wie ein Raumschiff, das gerade gelandet ist. Verzeiht mir meine kleine Photoshop-Schummelei. Fotos lügen doch nicht, oder ;-) ?
Und weil doppelt besser hält, möchte ich Euch an dieser Stelle auch noch einmal ein schönes neues Jahr und eine entspannte erste Januarwoche wünschen :-)
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Starry (II) - Strand, London, UK
Explore, Aug 23, 2018, #196
Passau - Innufer der Altstadt mit blauem Inn
Mein Geburtstagsbild für Hans
Spring is beautiful! 🌹🌹🌹
2018. #May #Spring 🌷😊
🙋 I'm trying to catch up... it is not so easy.
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Neon Passion - Hong Kong
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HK Nights (II) - Hong Kong
M98 M99 and M100
Located in the Virgo cluster, M98 M99 and M100 are three galaxies identified in Charles Messier's catalog of of deep-sky objects. This cluster is part of the larger Virgo Supercluster to which the Milky Way galaxy is part of.
Distances to these three objects range from 41-52 million light-years. The above image is roughly 2.7 degrees wide - about 5.5 full moons. At least 10 other NGC and IC galaxies are also visible.
Markarian's Chain is also part of the Virgo cluster.
D5500
Nikon 300mm f/4.5 ED MF @f5.6
90x30s, 3200iso
iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Regim sig18 stack (darks and flats)
Processed in Affinity Photo
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Chungking Mansions - Hong Kong
Crocuses. 🌷
2018. #Finland #Spring
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Jewel in South Burgundy, this imposing and very well preserved medieval fortress overlooks the Val Lamartinien.
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Berzé le Châtel
Joyeau de la Bourgogne du Sud, cette imposante forteresse médiévale très bien conservée domine le Val Lamartinien.
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Berzé le Châtel- Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
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Theatreland - London, UK
Lombard street, a.k.a. "World's crookedest street" as they call it. Lombard street is a street in San Francisco, California and although it spans from Presidio all the way down to Embarcadero it is famous for a very specific portion of it: a steep downhill one block section with 8 (!) hairpin turns within 160 meters between Hyde and Laevenworth street. Unfortunately I couldn't find a decent spot to capture it perfectly but if you take a look at the photo you will notice that the cars that drive down Lombard street have very different directions. Lombard street sits on the side of the Russian hill and the fact that roughtly 2.000.0000 people per year visit it makes it is a very popular tourist attraction among San Francisco's sights. During busy summer weekends it is estimated that cars wait up to 20 minutes just to drive down the crooked part of Lombard street
Lombard Street, γνωστή και ως "η πιο στριφτη οδος τους κοσμου". Η οδός Lombard ειναι ενας δρομος που βρισκεται στο San Francisco της California και παροτι εκτεινεται απο την περιοχή Presidio εως το παραθαλάσσιο Embarcadero ειναι γνωστή για ενα πολυ μικρο κομματι της: ενα αποτομο κατηφορικο τμημα μηκους 160 μετρων με 8 αποτομες στροφες μεταξυ των οδων Hyde και Laevenworth. Δυστυχως δεν μπορεσα να βρω καποιο αλλο σημειο και να τραβηξω τη φωτογραφια καλυτερα ωστε να φαινονται οι στροφες, αν παρατηρησετε ομως τα αμαξια που κατεβαινουν το δρομο θα δειτε οτι λογω των 8 καμπυλων εχουν πολυ διαφορετικες τροχιες. Η οδος Lombard βρισκεται σε μια πλευρα της περιοχης Russian Hill και το γεγονος οτι δεχεται περιπου 2 εκατομμυρια επισκεπτες το χρονο την καθιστουν απο τα πιο δημοφιλη αξιοθεατα του San Francisco. Κατα τη διαρκεια των σαββατοκυριακων του καλοκαιριου υπολογιζεται οτι τα αυτοκινητα μπορει να περιμενουν μεχρι και 20 λεπτα για να κατεβουν αυτο το στριφογυριστο κομματι του δρομου.
This waterfall called Velo de Novia (bride's veil) in the site of el Chiflon waterfalls is particularly stunning with its 120 meters (394 feet) high!
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Une vision impressionnante
Cette cascade appelée Velo de Novia (voile de la mariée) dans le site des cascades du Chiflon est particulièrement impressionnante avec ses 120 m de haut !
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Cascades El Chifflon /El Chifflon waterfalls - Chiapas - Mexique / Mexico
The Sphinx, Recorded By Edgar-Allan-Poe-Not -
I don’t know what it is about the dimly lit forest that brings me back, time and time again. Maybe I’m wedded to the thrill of toppling over accidental astonishments. On a late Sunday afternoon, I felt the presence of a shadowy stalker in the darkest regions of the woods. We both seem to be on the same path heading to the same destination. Why is that? Pretending that I’m unaware, I slinked one foot briskly ahead of the other and tested by walking in circles instead of straight lines. The unwanted company followed suit and halted whenever I paused. This instant, my sixth sense confirms someone or something is trailing my shoeprints. Catching my breath beneath the low branches where tall grass grows, the soft flutter of wings get bigger. An entity definitely was in the background flitting from tree to tree. It wasn’t a copter drone sent by the National Security Agency for sure. If the lurker chased a wee bit harder I would be within reach. Frozen in fright, my legs were pushed to take flight. I run, run and run. As with any nightmare, you sprint but never speed an inch from where you stand. Disastrously, my pursuer so close finally overtook and reined right in front. In a state of panic, my fingers fumbled to click the camera’s skylight to kill whatever is before me. Eeeek! In the first second, my lenses directly perceived a hideous imp with acute panda ears. The face without eyes let fly a baleful glare that dared me to return his stare. Its devilish grin was so wide, I could be wolfed down alive. In an old voice cruel and flat, he mouthed a monotonous mock, “Monsters don’t live under the bed but inside your head. Cat…! Cat…! Cat…!” Coming next, my pumping heart shudders at the subject caught… oh, I was just viewing a secretive moth with cryptic markings inked on Pepsi-Cola wings!
That day, the sky gave us an absolutely fantastic sunset. The sun's rays stood out in the sky with beautiful colors, the mountain in front of us was all illuminated, it was stunning !
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Un cadeau du ciel
Ce jour là, le ciel nous a gratifié d'un coucher de soleil absolument fantastique. Les rayons du soleil se découpaient dans le ciel avec des couleurs magnifiques, la montagne en face de nous était toute illuminée, c'était prodigieux !
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San Cristóbal de Las Casas - Chiapas - Mexique / Mexico
Le Alpi Retiche viste dal bivacco Legüi
The Rhaetian Alps seen from the bivouac Legüi
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This photo is for this week's FlickrFriday theme. Many thanks to this photographer that he came to the pier at the right time! 😂
Winter in Helsinki 💙 Finland. 10.1.2018.
We don't have snow here, in Southern Finland.
Dock to Särkänlinnan Harakka. Kaivopuisto.
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Autumn.
This landscape was until October 24 and then winter was coming in southern Finland: 20 cm snow, freezing wind... I hate this weather. It's colder than usual for this time of year. Fortunately, today it's +6C and the snow melted in Helsinki. But it's raining now and gloomy weather.
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Dynamic Paris at sunset.
Canon DPP stripped off the exif while merging the hdr files, so I made another HDR fusion and blent with the one you are seeing now.
I couldn't help myself to push the colors button and brought the details of the lights in every corner and at the same time I tried to treat the sky and water in a harmonious way possible.
Hope you like it!
I'm not going to kill everyone's mood with the King of Leon song below, I just find it beautiful.
Under to the crowded walls of mine, wishing everyone's Sunday will be amazing!
xxX Love
As kind of seen in the surreal world of Washington, D.C. :)
Happy Slider Sunday - The unofficial entry...
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"Transition" Tottenham Court Road Tube Station, London, UK
Mother duck and duckling. Wonderful summer day in Finland.
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Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London, UK
The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no
meaning or intention but the fulfillment of its own nature,
which was to fall and fall.
Helen Garner
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Tower Bridge Interior, London, UK
Looking up to the roof of one of the towers.
It was raining heavily, when we reached the Fjord and saw the wreck of the fishing ship. Mjóifjörður, Iceland, 2015.
I wish you all a wonderful weekend, my friends!
I took this photo on a snow shoe hike at Sudelfeld, an area that belongs to the Bavarian Alps. The light was just great at this afternoon...there is nothing better than combining two passions - hiking and photography...
Ich habe das Bild während einer Schneeschuhwanderung im Sudelfeld, in den Bayerischen Alpen, geschossen. Das Licht war großartig an diesem Nachmittag...es gibt doch nichts Schöneres als zwei Leidenschaften miteinander zu verbinden - Wandern und Fotografieren...
snow shoe hike
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"Season Of Stillness" Guggenheim Museum Bilbao