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The Königssee is a lake located in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the border with Austria. Large parts are comprised by the Berchtesgaden National Park.
St. Bartholomä and Watzmann
Lying within the Berchtesgaden Alps in the municipality of Schönau am Königsee, just south of Berchtesgaden and the Austrian City of Salzburg, the Königssee is Germany's third deepest lake. Located at a Jurassic rift it was formed by glaciers during the last ice age. It stretches about 7.7 km (5 mi) in the north-south direction and is about 1.7 km (1 mi) across at its widest point. Except at its outlet, the Königsseer Ache at the village of Königssee, the lake similar to a fjord is surrounded by steeply rising flanks of mountains up to 2700 m (8900 ft), including the fabled Watzmann massif in the west.
The literal translation appears to be "King's Lake", however while German: König does indeed mean "king", there had been no Bavarian kings since the days of Louis the German until Elector Maximilian I Joseph assumed the royal title in 1806. Therefore the name more probably stems from the first name Kuno of local nobles, who appear in several historical sources referring to the donation of the Berchtesgaden Provostry in the 12th century; the lake was formerly called Kunigsee.
In 1944 a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located nearby where Heinrich Himmler had a residence built at Schönau for his mistress Hedwig Potthast.
The lake is noted for its clear water and is advertised as the cleanest lake in Germany. For this reason, only electric driven passenger ships, rowing and pedal boats have been permitted on the lake since 1909. Due to its picturesque setting, the lake and surrounding parklands are very popular with tourists and hikers. In addition, the lake's position surrounded by sheer rock walls creates an echo, which is known for its clarity. On boat tours, it has become traditional to stop and play a flugelhorn or trumpet to display the echo; formerly demonstrated by shooting a cannon, it could be heard reflected up to seven times.
The Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The Basilica venerates Blessed Virgin Mary, under her title Our Lady of the Pillar praised as Mother of the Hispanic Peoples by Pope John Paul II. It is reputed to be the first church dedicated to Mary in history (Wikipedia).
HDR from five bracketed exposures (1EV step), handheld, leaning on the Stone Bridge.
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La Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, en Zaragoza, es un importante templo barroco de España. Según la tradición, se trata del primer templo mariano de la Cristiandad, puesto que en él se conserva y venera el pilar —en realidad, una columna de jaspe— que, según la tradición, fue puesto por la Virgen María, quien, viviendo aún en Jerusalén, se habría aparecido en carne mortal al apóstol Santiago el día 2 de enero del año 40. Documentalmente no hay pruebas de un culto mariano hasta que en 1297 —en una bula del papa Bonifacio VIII— y 1299 —una declaración de los Jurados de Zaragoza— aparezcan menciones que hablan por primera vez de la advocación del «Pilar» (Wikipedia).
HDR generado de un horquillado de cinco exposiciones, apoyado sobre el Puente de Piedra.
On Tour mit/with superclaerchen
Ehemalige US Abhörstation / Former US listening station
Teufelsberg, Berlin
The seascape I mentioned to you last night. Forgot to do any sharpening before I posted this but since the outcome is sharp enough so no need to bother.
I took this picture few minutes before magic ocean I can see clearly the sky were changing. It was magical :)
Happy hump day all.
Thank you Nolene for the photo dedication, you're a good friend :) this is for you.
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places
Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going no where
Going no where
Mad World by Gary Jules.
Got lucky after 26262 successive shots, HEH. Thank this fella , for zipping above the reflections. I hope the mood and multiplied darkness give a foreboding sense in this picture. I hope you guys notice that there are two persons walking, and their footsteps are in tandem :)
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MUSEO GUGGENHEIM
El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Guggenheim de Bilbao, lo disenó el arquitecto canadiense Frank O. Gehry. Se trata de uno de los cinco museos de la Fundación Solomon R. Guggenheim. Fue inaugurado el 18 de octubre de 1997 por el Rey Juan Carlos I de España.
La característica más llamativa del museo es el innovador edificio en el que se emplaza, constituido por formas curvilíneas y retorcidas, recubiertas de piedra caliza, cortinas de cristal y planchas de titanio. Cuenta con una superficie total de 24.000 m², de los cuales 11.000 m² están reservado para las exposiciones, distribuidos en 19 galerías. Se ubica a orillas de la ría de Bilbao, en una zona denominada Abandoibarra, junto al puente Príncipes de España (puente de La Salve), que resulta rodeado por una torre hueca. El edificio recibió múltiples críticas favorables, como la del arquitecto estadounidense Philip Johnson, quien lo calificó como «el edificio más grande de nuestros tiempos»
Re-posted ~ The most famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster was taken 81 years ago today.
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The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid that is reputed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. The most frequent speculation is that the creature represents a line of long-surviving plesiosaurs. The legendary monster has been affectionately referred to by the nickname "Nessie" since the 1950s.
The earliest legend about the Loch Ness monster recorded is the story of the Irish monk Saint Columba’s encounter with the beast. During is pilgrimage in Scotland to spread Christianity across the land, on his way to visit with the Pictish king in Inverness, he encountered some Picts burying what remained of one of their own people, badly savaged by a creature in the Loch. Columba ordered one of his followers to swim over to the other side of the water and retrieve the dead man’s boat. During this the servant was attacked by a creature. Columba (invoking the name of God) commanded the beast to return to whence it came and it vanished beneath the waters of the Loch leaving the swimming man unharmed.
It was not until 1933 that the monster became world famous as the world newspapers reported the story. So keep your eyes on the loch as you travel around, you never know you may be lucky and spot the monster too.
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"... Yo llevo el canto surero
como bandera sonora
que me endulza en cada aurora
el despertar de mi sueño...
Un canto libre, sin dueño,
entre la pampa y el cielo,
como un ave que en su vuelo
eterniza la distancia,
como un sol cuya fragancia
nace y vive en este suelo ..."
Fragmento de "El cencerro", de Artemio Rodríguez "Camambú"
Fuente: gauchoguacho.blogspot.com
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Amigos, visitem: www.visiteareco.com
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Honololu, Hawaii
Waikiki Beach
Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G
de la serie:
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* EL FARO / LIGHTHOUSE *
~ SEÑALES ~ PORT LA NOUVELLE ~ FRANCE ~
por: Marco Vianna©
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*Las grandes señales en nuestras vidas*
Me encontré con este faro y el barco que se aproximava a él,
y en este momento vi la gran conexión que habia entre ellos,
como en nuestras vidas, donde uno alumbra el camino del
otro, para que en buen puerto lleguen . . .
# Para esta toma:
Canon EOS 400D Digital + Sigma 10 ÷ 20 mm EX DC
# Obturación: 1/125 seg. ~ Diafragmado: f/4 ~ 100 ISO ~ WB: Manual.
# Filtro polarizador.
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At first, I wished of turning back time.
Lots of mistakes had been done
Lots of pains and struggles
Lots of hatred
Lots of questions of "What if?"
Lots of regrets
Lots of disappointments
Lots of failures
There are a lot of things I wanted to undo
Things that remained unanswered
Things I want to do for me to become a person that I really want to be
Things that I want to unfold behind all the mysteries in my life
But, at the end, I realized that those things I wanted to change in the past
were just the ingredients and spices of my life
Making me stronger, testing my faith to HIM and making me become a better person
Now, I should say that there is no need for me to turn back time at all! :)
Have a GREAT day my friends!!!
This Audi was at the parking place of Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin. It's a beautiful car. What do you think of the editing?
I made this picture last summer but at that time I adapted this picture too much. Now I made a better version of it without the gates and poles. I hope you like it!
Mar Menor...el atardecer... allí estaba contemplándolo paso a paso
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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. ; )
Just a waterside view of the Amsterdam skyline while the sun is just setting
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D MarkII
Exposure: 5 sec
Aperture: f/ 10.0
Focal Length: 95.0 mm
ISO Speed: 200
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Houston, Texas.
Downtown.
City Hall.
Single RAW HDR (Dynamic Photo HDR)
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8
Suddenly before my eyes
Hues of indigo arise
With them how my spirit sighs
Paint the sky with stars
Only night will ever know
Why the heavens never show
All the dreams there are to know
Paint the sky with stars
~ Enya
Southern Pocatello rises towards the Milky Way.
Astronomy.net solver results:
(RA, Dec) center:(265.040799995, -31.3268052736) degrees
(RA, Dec) center (H:M:S, D:M:S):(17:40:9.792, -31:19:36.499)
Orientation:151.50 deg E of N
Pixel scale:303.76 arcsec/pixel
Parity:Reverse ("Left-handed")
Field size :86.40 x 58.47 degrees
Your field contains:
The star Antares (αSco)
The star Shaula (λSco)
The star Girtab / Sargas (θSco)
The star Kaus Australis (εSgr)
The star Nunki (σSgr)
The star εSco
The star Dschubba (δSco)
The star Sabik (ηOph)
The star κSco
The star ζOph
IC 4592
IC 4628
NGC 6383
NGC 6475 / M 7
NGC 6523 / Hourglass nebula / Lagoon nebula / M 8
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قـلــبٍ يحـبــك بس , وآلثـآنـي لــ غـلآتــك
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Rodas es la ciudad principal de la isla griega de Rodas, en el sudeste del mar Egeo, y la capital de la prefectura del Dodecaneso. Rodas ha sido famosa desde la antigüedad por ser la sede del Coloso,una de las Siete Maravillas del Mundo Antiguo.
Su posición la convierte en un cruce de caminos entre Europa, Oriente Medio y África. Esta localización ha supuesto que a lo largo de la historia hayan pasado por la isla diferentes culturas, arquitecturas, lenguas, etc., lo que ha dejado una gran riqueza cultural en la isla. Se cree que está habitada desde el período neolítico.
En el centro de la Ciudad actual de Rodas está el núcleo antiguo, dedicado en su totalidad al turismo junto al puerto de Mandraki. Lo forma la ciudad medieval, con sus calles empedradas, las fortalezas y edificios antiguos reformados, y alguna mezquita. Cabe mencionar las murallas y fortalezas, el Palacio de los Grandes Maestres de la Orden,el Hospital (hoy Museo Arqueológico)... La ciudad vieja está llena de tiendas donde trabajan seis mil personas y se venden toda clase de recuerdos, con el centro comercial en la calle de Sokratos.
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This photo was taken on a trip from Tórshavn to Stóra Dímun on 1 August 2010 with the schooner Norðlýsið. I have only been there once. Beautiful green island. 8 people live there. Their ancestors settled here in 1807. People have been living on the islands for more than 1000 years. The families website: www.storadimun.fo/
Stóra Dímun is one of the smallest of the 18 islands in the Faroe Islands and one of the southernmost, it is located between two other small islands: Lítla Dímun, which is not inhabited and Skúvoy. It is also near Suðuroy, the southernmost island and Sandoy. I live in Suðuroy, and every time I go to the capital Tórshavn, I pass by Stóra Dímun.
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"... - Sí, Capitán, llegaré ! -
dijo el chasqui Justo Ayala.
- Solamente que una bala
me baje del pangaré.
La nota la retobé
en un basto del recao
y aunque caiga acribillao,
envuelto entre polvo y pasto,
naides sabra que en los bastos
llevo un secreto sagrao ..."
Fragmento de "El chasqui argentino", de Martín Castro
Fuente: gauchoguacho.blogspot.com/
Jinete Gaston Trujillo, de Paysandu
Semana Criolla del Prado 2010
Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Took this standing on 2nd portion I think?! Well, when we took elevator to next level we were on the platform you see up there.
Ver en grande sobre fondo negro
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El día cuatro de Junio de mil novecientos ochenta y cinco, a primeras horas de la tarde, despega de San Javier la formación "AGUILA" compuesta por cinco aviones C-101. La misión: realizar un entrenamiento de maniobras acrobáticas en formación y tratar de hacer un primer estudio del comportamiento del avión al ser sometido a las exigencias específicas de un vuelo de exhibición".
Son las primeras palabras escritas en el Diario de Operaciones de la Patrulla Aguila, heredera de la tradición acrobática del Ejercito del Aire y fruto de la ilusión y esfuerzo de un grupo de profesores de la Academia General del Aire, apoyados siempre por todo el personal destinado en la misma. Es justo recordar aquí al entonces capitán CARRIZOSA, auténtico impulsor, líder y "alma mater" del equipo, y sin el cual probablemente no estaríamos leyendo esto.
Feliz dia a tod@s
Os recuerdo que todas las fotos se pueden ver en grande
"Always know where you are in your head. Most often where you are in your head, your heart will soon follow."
- Lucas Hopper
Explored!
Flogging Molly- Whistles the Wind
Taken in Coney Island, Brooklyn NYC
wow that is some ICE BLUEEE! i love that color [: even though it was 105 degrees today i managed to get an cold colored picture :D
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this is mee makeup-less and everything [: haha
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I decided to process the DSS version again (last image posted was stacked using Nebulosity) the galaxy now spans edge to edge almost. This time I tried to retain the galactic bulge without blowing out but in doing so some of the core detail is lost in this version. This is a planned 20 hour project, I will post a 10 hour version soon after the moon wanes weather prevailing and I dont get hit by a bus.
I hope you comment good or bad.
Thanks for looking.
Clear Skies
Terry
Date of Shoot 19th, 21st and 22ns July 2010
Camera: modified Canon 5D Mark II
31x10 min sub exposures with 20 each flats and dark frames.
Scope: TMB130SS F7 Refractor using WO/TMB 2.7" Field Flattener.
Auto-guided with Orion Auto Guider on TMB 80SS
Mount: CGE PRO GEM (pier mounted)
Image Acquired using Nebulosity II, stacked with Deep Sky Stacker and processed with Photoshop CS3.
*EXPLORED*
Here's another image from yoga shoot with Natalia Rudovsky, an amazing yoga teacher at Yogalife Seattle.
This is CPII with his EYE keenly focused on his buddy, the squirrel, that lives in an Oak Tree in our back yard.
I had just returned from taking a shot or two of a rose and caught his intensity with a 100mm Macro lens. Not my lens of choice but I fired away because of the opportunity to capture this pose. I thought it turned out pretty cool and decided to share..
Needs to be viewed LARGE or ORIGINAL to see the focus of his eye. The image starts to blur out quickly because the lens was stopped up to f/2.8 at the time. thanks....
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[en] italian and foreign street artists will be leaving a tangible sign of imagination and rebellion on certain walls. Ericailcane, Dem, 108, Allegra Corbo, Hitnes, Kabu, Run and Zbiok will be reinventing the town’s public spaces with their work, creating a sort of alternative map where animals, shadows, fantastical bestiaries and hybrid and surprising creatures will interrupt the usual townscape.
[it] artisti italiani e stranieri legati alla street art arrivano a santarcangelo per lasciare su alcuni muri un segno tangibile di immaginazione e ribellione. Ericailcane, Dem, 108, Allegra Corbo, Hitnes, Kabu, Run e Zbiok reinventano con le loro opere gli spazi pubblici del paese, andando a creare una sorta di mappa alternativa dove animali, ombre, bestiari fantastici, creature ibride e sorprendenti interrompono il paesaggio abitudinario.