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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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It was a long time ago that i desired to see Machu Picchu. This
dream was realized in 2018.
This incredible Inca city perched in the mountains appeared to my amazed eyes after one day of fantastic hiking on the Inca trail.
It was late afternoon and an exceptional light bathed the entire site.
Finally, the sunset behind the mountains gave us a breathtaking view of the city.
How not to think about Pablo Neruda's poem "The Heights of Machu Picchu" and what he wrote elsewhere on Machu Picchu:
"Machu Picchu is a trip to the serenity of the soul, to the eternal fusion with the cosmos, where we feel our fragility.
It is one of the greatest marvels of South America. A resting place of butterflies in the epicentre of the great circle of life. One more miracle."
Machu Picchu - Peru
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Les Hauteurs de Machu Picchu
Il y a longtemps que je voulais voir le Machu Picchu. Ce rêve s'est réalisé en 2018.
Cette incroyable cité inca perchée dans les montagnes s'est découverte à mes yeux émerveillés à l'issue d'une journée de randonnée fantastique sur le Chemin de l'Inca.
On était en fin de journée et une lumière exceptionnelle baignait tout le site.
Pour finir, le coucher du soleil derrière les montagnes nous offrit une vue époustouflante sur la cité.
Comment ne pas penser au poème de Pablo Néruda "Les Hauteurs de Machu Picchu" et à ce qu'il a écrit par ailleurs sur le Machu Picchu :
« Machu Picchu est un voyage à la sérénité de l’âme, à la fusion éternelle avec le cosmos, là-bas nous sentons notre propre fragilité.
C’est une des plus grandes merveilles d’Amérique du Sud. Un havre de papillons à l’épicentre du grand cercle de la vie.
Un miracle de plus. »
Machu Picchu - Pérou
The most beautiful illuminations are those of nature. The beautiful Romanesque vessel of the 12th century stands out at sunset in its green setting.
Saint Magdalene church - 12th century - Charnay les Macon - South Burgundy - France
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Dans un concert de lumière
Les plus belles illuminations sont celles de la nature. Le beau vaisseau roman du 12ème siècle se détache au soleil couchant dans son écrin de verdure.
Eglise Sainte Madeleine - 12ème siècle - Charnay-Lès-Mâcon - Bourgogne du sud
Light painting with Sabine.R as the "grand finale" of a photowalk at the Zitadelle Spandau / Spandau Citadel. As before, Sabine painted the orb while I was operating our cameras. This time I managed to capture the whole orb (the one before taken at a previous photowalk had been only half an orb, because I had made a mistake with the exposure on my camera; please see first comment). This orb still isn't perfectly captured, because I was a little too late with stopping the long exposure on my camera, but I actually like the colourful, rhythmic "afterglow" of Sabine's multicolour light painting flashlight, because it reminds me of a heartbeat as seen on a medical monitor. The vital signs look good, don't you agree?
Light Painting mit Sabine.R als krönender Abschluss eines Besuchs der (ansonsten fotografisch nicht so ergiebigen) Spandauer Zitadelle. Wie schon zuvor hatte hier wieder Sabine das Zepter bzw. die Taschenlampe geschwungen, während ich unsere Kameras bedient hatte. Hier habe ich den Orb aber erstmalig ganz auf's Bild bekommen (beim ersten Orb im Dezember '18 hatte ich bei mir die Belichtung ja versehentlich zu früh abgebrochen und so nur einen halben Orb aufs Bild bekommen; siehe ersten Kommentar). Zwar war ich hier dieses Mal sogar ein Tickchen zu spät mit dem Beenden meiner Belichtung, aber das "Nachleuchten" von Sabines Taschenlampe mit Farbwechsel, als sie diese schon wegpackte, erinnert mich an eine Herzlinie wie auf dem Monitor - und die Vitalparameter sehen doch gut aus, oder?
Here is the promised "non-Christmassy" version of the Berlin TV Tower framed by the Ferris wheel (please see first comment). Taken with the m.zuiko 25mm F/1.8. Another weird format, neither 1:1, nor any of the usual formats. I wanted to crop it to 1:1, but that took away too much of the night sky (which I think is needed as a balance) or would have left the TV Tower in an odd position. In the original 4:3 format the tower was sort of centered, but not quite, and there was a big metal strut of the Ferris wheel's construction in the left corner of the frame which I found distracting. Photoshop's content-based healing tool produced surprisingly good results when I tried to remove the strut, but it still looked unnatural, the motion-blurred circled light trails looked kind of topsy-turvy where precision work would have been necessary, and I couldn't get it right with the cloning brush, either, so all I could do was to crop it. I decided to go strictly for the rule of thirds as far as the TV tower is concerned which yielded this weird format :-)
Soundtrack, if you like:
Rush, The Big Wheel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtjLMQFTnhI
The Who, Circles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FeVTBLvPv8
Photowalk with Sabine.R, who has a similar capture in her stream.
Hier nun die versprochene "Weihnachts-freie" Version des Berliner Fernsehturms eingerahmt vom Riesenrad (siehe 1. Kommentar). Aufgenommen mit dem m.zuiko 25mm F/1.8. Wieder mal ein unübliches Format, nicht ganz 1:1 und auch sonst keins der gängigen Formate. Im 4:3-Original war der Fernsehturm fast in der Bildmitte, aber nur fast, und am linken Bildrand war eine der dicken Metallstreben der Riesenrad-Konstruktion zu sehen, die ich als störend empfand. Photoshops inhaltsbasiertes Korrekturwerkzeug (das Pflastersymbol) hat zwar erstaunlich gute Arbeit geleistet beim Versuch, das Metallteil wegzuretuschieren, aber die sehr exakten Rundungen der Lichtspuren waren einfach nicht hinzubekommen, auch nicht mit dem Klonstempel, also blieb mir nur, das Bild zu beschneiden. Ich habe mich hier, was die Position des Fernsehturms angeht, strikt an die Drittel-Regel gehalten; 1:1 hat mir, bei exakt platziertem Turm, zu viel vom Nachthimmel weggenommen, mit Nachthimmel wäre der Turm wieder seltsam platziert gewesen. Da blieb mir nur der Beschnitt auf dieses seltsame Format :-)
Begleitmusik, wenn Ihr mögt:
Rush, The Big Wheel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtjLMQFTnhI
The Who, Circles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FeVTBLvPv8
Fotowalk mit Sabine.R, die ein ganz ähnliches Foto in ihrem Stream hat :-)
The pointe Saint-Mathieu (Lok Mazé in Breton) is a headland located near Le Conquet in the territory of the commune of Plougonvelin in France, flanked by 20m high cliffs.
The point also has a 56m high lighthouse, built in 1835.
The abbey held many privileges - right to rushes, right to furnaces, rights to a twelfth of jet, right to markets, right to fairs (Henry IV of France had instituted, in 1602, 5 annual fairs and a weekly market), right to measure wheat and wine, etc...
In 1157 Hervé de Léon accorded the abbey the right of flotsam and jetsam on wrecks in all his fiefdoms; in 1390 the abbey received the right to take 10% of the hull, cargo and rigging of wrecked ships. To this right were added the right of remains, confirmed in 1602 by royal letters patent. He accorded this right to the monks for "all those who perish in the sea, and on the coasts at Saint Mathieu, Plougonvelin and le Conquet".
Today abandoned, the Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre, was said to have held the skull of the apostle Matthew, now lost in the ocean off the point. Its ruins served as a set for the summer TV saga Dolmen.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_Saint-Mathieu
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NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula (and open cluster IC 4996).
The Crescent Nebular was formed when the stellar wind of Wolf–Rayet star WR 136 collided with material the star ejected during its super red giant phase. Wolf–Rayet stars are a rare set of stars with strong stellar winds and surface temperatures as high as 200,000 K. This faint emission nebula is located along the plane of the Milky Way in the constellation Cygnus.
With an apparent diameter of 1/3 of a degree - a little smaller than the moon - and a distance of 5k light-years, this nebular is approximately 25 light-years in diameter. At abut 15x the mass of our sun, and 4.7 Myrs old, WR 136 is nearing the end its life - which will end in a bang, as a supernova.
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The Schynige Platte. Canton of Bern. Switzerland. September 4, 2018. izakigur. 2018:09:04 12:15:58 . No. 4398 .
"The Schynige Platte (Scheinige Platte on the old Siegfried Map)[1] is a small mountain ridge and a viewpoint in the Bernese Highlands and belongs to the Schwarzhorn group. The mountain range consists of three peaks: Gumihorn (2,099 m (6,886 ft)), Tuba (2,076 m (6,811 ft)), and the closest summit next to the viewpoint, Geiss (2,067 metres (6,781 ft)). The viewpoint lies at an altitude of about 2,000 metres (7,000 ft), at the western end of a prominent ridge of the Schwarzhorn group, which separates the valley of the Schwarze Lütschine from Lake Brienz.
It is notable for its hotel and, since 1893, its mountain railway, one of the highest in Switzerland. In good weather conditions there are views to many surrounding mountains, including the Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, and others giants of the Bernese Alps. Also, the town of Interlaken and the two great lakes of Thun and Brienz are visible to the north, 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) lower.
The area is accessible via the Schynige Platte railway, which runs from Wilderswil, where connection is made with Bernese Oberland railway trains from Interlaken. The railway reaches a height of 1,967 metres (6,453 ft) at the terminus station, on the south-facing slopes of Geiss[citation needed] summit. Southwest of the station is a hotel and mountain restaurant, at a height of 1,983 metres (6,506 ft). Northeast of the station is the Schynige Platte alpine botanical garden, specialising in the display of, and research into, the high altitude flora of Switzerland.
A number of short loop trails extend north from the train station, reaching several view points, all within one kilometre from each other. Directly above the station and hotel, and overlooking the valleys of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald, is the Geiss summit (2,067 metres (6,781 ft))[citation needed]. Further north, and overlooking Interlaken and the two great lakes, are the Tuba (2,076 metres (6,811 ft)) and Oberberghorn (2,069 metres (6,788 ft)) summits. The highest summit in the Schynige Platte area, between the Daube and Geiss summits, the tower-like Gumihorn peak (2,099 metres (6,886 ft)), cannot be reached by pedestrians. The Schynige Platte is also the starting point for the popular hiking trails to Loucherhorn, Faulhorn or First which is connected to Grindelwald by a gondola lift."
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I do not know what kind of plant is this, maybe someone knows? Please help, thank you!
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Good night, dear sun!
Calm evening on the lake Päijänne. Sunset on the lake. Sysmä, Finland.
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Passau - Innufer der Altstadt mit blauem Inn
Mein Geburtstagsbild für Hans
The Canada geese on the lake. Summer (August). Finland
Autumn is coming. It's time to get ready for a migration to warm countries... The Canada geese / Kanadanhanhet.
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About half way up Sgor Mor now which presents a fine view of the magnificent Glen Lui with the Munro mountain tops of Carn a'Mhaim and Ben Macdui behind that to the left of picture. One final push and we'll be at the summit!
At a height of 2667 feet (813 meters), Sgor Mor doesn't quite qualify as a Munro as it's 333 feet (111 meters) short, but it is a Corbett and offers some great views of the Cairngorms.
Photo taken from :Fondamenta Zattere i Saloni
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Herring (Larus argentatus) and Bonaparte's (Larus philadelphia) Gull feeding frenzy on a "Herring Bait Ball" in the marine waters off Dundas Island along the west coast and northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
No. 4 Explore August 8.
15 July, 2018.
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I'm off because of very hot weather. 😨🍧😁 (dived into the lake again...) 🐟🐬🐋 Splash!!! ... ⛵ 😁💦
2018. #Finland #Summer #Lake #Lahti #Vesijärvi #Sailboat
You can see the weather forecast in the first comment.
BTW water is also +28C.
PS. It's not "work", it's only photo from the other boat. 😉😊 or maybe it's better to say it's "hard work" 😁 because it's hard to take photos when the weather is +37C. 😉
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Not great quality: ducks were very far from me: suddenly Hyappeared and immediately disappeared in the reeds.
2018 #Finland #Summer #Lake #Birds
Yeah!!! Weekend!!! 😊😊😊 The weather is hot and sunny! 💗 I'm free today, only boating, swimming etc. (still not fishing, but maybe later 😉) That's why one more photo today. 😊
Beautiful house with a red roof.
2018. #Finland #Summer #Lake #Paradise #Midnightsun
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From the 8th century BC. the settlements of the surrounding hills united and the city of Rome was founded. Trajan's Forum was the last built and also largest of the five imperial and public squares of Rome. In 112 it was opened to celebrate the conquest of Dacia. The forum was financed with the war booty. However, the complex was only completed in the year 143. The square, which had the classic rectangular shape, was entered by walking under a triumphal arch. On both sides of the square there were colonnades, at the rear it was closed by the Basilica Ulpia. In front of the basilica there was an impressive equestrian statue of the emperor, while behind the basilica the Column of Trajan rose. The column is 38 meters high and can be seen from afar, but you can only admire the beautiful decorations up close. The beautiful monument is made of marble from Carrara and decorated with a frieze that represents the victory of Trajan on the rebellious Dacia. The Forum of Trajan is near the center of Rome. The nearest metro station is the station at the Colosseum at a five minute walk.
We visit Rome on a hot summersday and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. Photo of the Forum of Trajan. The Forum is one of the imperial forums in Rome. According to many, this forum was the most impressive of all. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heatwave.
Vanaf de 8e eeuw v.Chr. verenigden de nederzettingen van de omliggende heuvels zich en ontstond de stad Rome. Het Forum van Trajanus was het laatst gebouwde en tevens grootste van de vijf keizerlijke en openbare pleinen van Rome. In 112 werd het geopend om de verovering van Dacië te vieren. Met de oorlogsbuit werd het forum gefinancierd. Het complex werd echter pas voltooid in het jaar 143. Het plein, dat de klassieke rechthoekige vorm had, betrad men door onder een triomfboog door te lopen. Aan weerskanten van het plein bevonden zich zuilengalerijen, aan de achterzijde werd het afgesloten door de Basilica Ulpia. Voor de basilica stond een imposant ruiterstandbeeld van de keizer, terwijl achter de basilica de Zuil van Trajanus verrees. De zuil is 38 meter hoog en van veraf al te zien, maar je kunt alleen van dichtbij de prachtige versieringen bewonderen. Het prachtige monument is gemaakt van marmer uit Carrara en versierd met een fries dat de overwinning van Trajanus op het opstandige Dacië uitbeeldt. Het Forum van Trajanus staat vlak bij het centrum van Rome. Het dichtstbijzijnde metrostation is het station bij het Colosseum op vijf minuten lopen.
South of France .
TOWERS and RAMPARTS of AIGUES - MORTES :
Built at the peak of Gothic architecture , the fortifications of Aigues - Mortes is a remarkably well preserved military stucture .
The ribbed vaults on the carved capitals , the gargoyles , the refined decor of the Tower of Constance , in contrast to the power of the defensive system of the curtains walls .
From the ramparts or from the dungeons ' terrace , you will discover a breath taking sight on the Camargue and the salt marshes whose colours alternate between blue and purple ...
Aerial view .
Pilot : Patrice .
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It's hard to explain the feeling when you first see the Grand Canyon. It's so vast and magnificent it overwhelms the senses. A photo does not justify it's impact, it's like a mountain in reverse. You are at the top of this huge flat plateau and suddenly there it is WOW!
With elevations between 5000-7000ft. the weather conditions can be extreme. It was cold at the top 37F or 2.8C and very windy, (more on the wind with a later photo).
We were here to hike and it's a LONG way down about 9 miles, and scary in places. You can go all the way down to the Colorado River but not down and up in one day, unless you want to die. Hiking down with camping gear is very tough, but there are trails suitable for most including the rim trail which is suitable for bike and wheelchairs. We hiked the rim trail and it offers spectacular views from the top. The bus system in the Park is superb they come every ten minutes you hop on an off at various viewing points. A brilliant way to visit the Grand Canyon if you can't hike down.
You can travel down on a mule like the ones here they have a guide and the mules are perfect animals for this terrain. (not for a novice rider).
On our first hike we tackled The South Kaibab Trail. This shot of the mules was near the top. Our journey had begun.
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.
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Chungking Mansions - Hong Kong
Crocuses. 🌷
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In order to get many of the valley shots with minimal foreground in the way, I had to stand inside bushes like the one in the foreground of this image. I decided it was a good idea to take a picture of the actual hiking trail itself to remember what the hiking conditions were like to get these amazing views (even though you can get nearly equivalent views from the roadway itself - HA!). Also, for those who have never been to Yosemite, it is impossible to impress the scale of these mountains. El Capitan, the prominent perpendicular cliff to the left-center of the image, is over 2.5 miles away from the camera, and the camera is not zoomed at all. Just to give myself some perspective, I picked a point near Harvard University on Google Maps that was 2.5 miles away from the Prudential Center (as the bird flies), and street view'd the Pru over the Charles River. You could see it, but it was a tiny speck in the distance. Here's the link if you're interested: goo.gl/maps/AyBd7Dp6FQ12 . Here is the equivalent distance street view (assuming same zoom on the street view camera) from 2.5 miles from El Capitan (and much further from the other features like Half Dome): goo.gl/maps/Pdqwjyzopun
Scilla bifolia / Pikkusinililja 🌹🌹🌹
2018. #Finland #Spring
I didn't try to take art photos of flowers (they are very beautiful of course 🌼), but I love flower photos where flowers in their own natural surroundings as I see them in reality... with grass etc. 🌷
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Gestern hat SmugMug unser gutes altes Flickr gekauft, nun wird alles besser!
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
We discover below the beautiful castle of Berzé-Le-Châtel. The view from the top let us admire the full extent and architecture of this very well preserved fortress.
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Château en contrebas
On découvre en contrebas le superbe château de Berzé-Le-Châtel. La vue plongeante permet d'admirer toute l'ampleur et l'architecture de cette forteresse très bien conservée.
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Berzé-Le-Châtel - Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
Happy Easter, my dear Flickr friends!🐣🌹
Hyvää Pääsiäistä! 🐤
Glad påsk! 🐇
God påske! 🐥
¡Feliz Pascua! 🐰
Frohe Ostern! 🐤
I'm off for all holidays (I'm on my cabin now: a lot of snow here, tomorrow we have a small road trip: about 400 km etc...)
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It is always a great place to bring visitors, especially if they never have been there. And once again, I did not resist taking a shot, the Roche de Solutré was so beautiful on this sunny winter day.
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A la Roche de Solutré
C'est toujours un endroit superbe pour y amener des visiteurs, surtout lorqu'ils ne connaissent pas. Et une fois de plus, je n'ai pas résisté à prendre une photo, la Roche de Solutré était si belle dans cette journée ensoleillée d'hiver.
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Roche de Solutré - Bourgogne du Sud / South Burgundy - France
Une plage de rêve au bord de la mer des Caraïbes
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Tulum - Yucatán - Mexique / Mexico
"Much have I traveled in the realms of gold,
and many goodly states and kingdoms seen.
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Pair of common clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) care for their eggs. The male takes care of the eggs deposited on a stone under the sea anemone. The slightly larger female defends the environment.
The common clownfish, also known as the false percula clownfish or ocellaris clownfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae which includes clownfishes and damselfishes.
Common clownfish are known to grow about 110 mm long.
This species is found in the Eastern Indian Ocean and in the western Pacific Ocean. Common clownfish typically lives in small groups on outer reef slopes or in sheltered lagoons at a maximal depth of 18 meters.
Common clownfish are reliant on sea anemone for shelter (they have a symbiotic relationship with the sea anemone).
Sea anemone are protection for the fish and their nests. This is because when common clownfish are in the open waters, they have a higher risk of predation. It is postulated that the fanning behavior of the fish and removal of parasites promotes the health of sea anemones which contain common clownfish. In addition, the anemone provides protection for the fish with its tentacles, however, the fish’s mucus protection prevents it from being stung by the tentacles. The presence of the clownfish can be interpreted as a lure to attract potential anemone's preys close to the tentacles. And the clownfish can also defend the anemone against some reef fishes which could eat the tentacles
Een paartje driebandanemoonvissen (Amphiprion ocellaris) tijdens hun broedzorg. Het mannetje verzorgt de eitjes afgezet op een steen on de zeeanemoon. Het iets grotere vrouwtje verdedigt de omgeving.
De driebandanemoonvis is een tropische zoutwatervis die voorkomt bij koraalriffen en boven zandgrond van 1 tot 18 meter diepte. De vis komt voor in de Indische Oceaan, Rode Zee en het westelijk deel van de Stille Oceaan en staat ook bekend onder de namen harlekijnvisje en clownvis, en natuurlijk Nemo uit de populaire Walt Disney-film 'Finding Nemo'.
Gemiddeld worden de vrouwtjes 11 cm groot en de mannetjes 8 cm.
De driebandanemoonvis leeft in een symbiotische relatie met zeeanemonen. Ze helpen en beschermen elkaar.
Hoewel de meeste vissen wanneer ze in contact komen met een anemoon verlamd worden door de tentakels met netelcellen, wordt de anemoonvis niet gestoken door de anemoon. De vis hult zich in een slijmlaag die als anemoon wordt herkend en is zo immuun tegen het gif. De vis voedt zich met parasieten die de anemoon bedreigen, voedselresten van de anemoon en kreeftjes.
Daarnaast beschermt het anemoonvisje de anemoon tegen natuurlijke vijanden, zoals vlindervissen, door ze te verjagen als ze te dichtbij komen. Soms wordt ook gezegd dat de anemoonvis andere vissen de anemoon in lokt zodat deze gevangen worden door de anemoon.
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City View, Tokyo, Japan (2015)
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