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A view of the Fairy Glen from the other side of the Butte. Can you pick-out the cosmic circle of stones. Can you spot any naked ladies dancing in the centre of the spiral? If not then read on! The steep path leads right up into that cleft in the butte and onto the top of the geologic feature. From there you can be the King or Queen of the Fairy Castle!
The Faerie or Fairy Glen, is an area of otherworldly appearance, located close to Uig in the northwest of the Isle of Skye. It is a quiet place, except for bleating sheep, and is often described as fairy-like, yet relaxing. It is wild and far out, covered with something in the region of over 360 strangely shaped little conical hills. It is a pleasant natural spot with more than a hint of mystery. The hills are erosional features and geologists say that the distinctive landforms have been caused by a large landslip similar to the ones responsible for other parts of Skye’s unique topography e.g. the larger-scale Quiraing Area.
The area of the Fairy Glen is reported to be more than 15,000 square metres and contains numerous small, conical-shaped hillocks rising 2 - 10 metres in height. These hillocks are overgrown with thick, green turfy grass, are covered with bleating sheep and strange yellow mushrooms of unknown power and use. There is a brook running through the glen, with a little lochan and on the side of one of the slopes is a small cosmic spiral of stones, overgrown with grass. According to local legend, girls who dance naked on the spiral will have their dearest wishes fulfilled... or perhaps that should read: if girls dance naked around the spiral, local shepherds will have their dearest wishes fulfilled?
Explore # 80
Taken at Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. It was so beautiful here and yes it was hot, but after the heat of the tropics where I am from the dry heat was a nice change. We walked right up to the base of this large rock structure. It was amazing. I think this was called the Chimney, but I will recheck my map of the park and get back to you. This was the last National Park of 13 that we went to while in the United States and it was quite stunning. :)
Happy weekend to you all ;) Monday tomorrow for me grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr xx Car
Today's Carsounds - www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYMLNhc-HIk
Wednesday 19.08.2009 was a big day for cycling fans in Oslo. Lance Amstrong participated in the Oslo Grand Prix.
About:
The Oslo Grand Prix was arranged for the first time. 1,5 hours through the streets of Oslo on a 1 kilometer criterium track. The city was packed with spectators and Thor Hushovd won a big victory.
On Twitter we spoke about meeting and shooting the event, so I got together with Oddne, Øystein and Stian and found a fine spot in one of the corners.
I have previously uploaded photos of Thor Hushovd and Lance Amstrong today Kurt-Asle Arvesen is in the pipeline :))
Check out this other shot of Kurt-Asle Arvesen
These guys ride incredible fast around the corner, panning my 40D on 1/15 sec shutterspeed was enough to blur everything out. The flash was then used to freeze the rider :))
Color, saturation and such was enhanced in Lightroom, a little retouching in Photoshop and that was it :))
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The things happen only one time in the life... on the Bolonia's Dune - Cádiz / Spain
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♪♫♪♫ Napul'è ♪♫♪♫ mille culure
Napul'è mille paure
Napul'è a voce de' creature
che saglie chianu chianu
e tu sai che nun si' sulo...... ~ Pino Daniele ~
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Naples from St. Martin's Charterhouse - FRONT PAGE - Explore #1 and About Interestingness
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The gang on the Friday meetup.
Lincoln, Hong Kong Ghost, Arndsan, edgarleo + friend, expat.37, Nicky, Brian Chu. Not in the frame were Kiwi, Lipjin, Clement and Flying Vlieg.
Warm welcome to edgarleo and friend from Hungary, and Flying Vlieg from Guangzhou.
A wet morning in Ottawa to start the weekend off with, but I still found some glory.
I'm the worst with names, but this tiny flower is the size of a U.S. penny when fully open.
A balcony photo from a moment ago.
I hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend and gets out to snap up some new images to post... like I need to do... :-)
BIG HELLO from Ottawa, Canada to all Flickr friends around the World.
A young red-tailed hawk enjoys the morning light (or ponders if I'm edible) along the famous buckrail fence of the Triangle X dude ranch.
View LARGE to see the sun shining through the windows! :-)
What:
I know you're not going to believe this but this is a shot of Peggy's Cove! :-)
When:
Just as the sun was setting last Sunday evening.
Where:
Peggy's Cove
Nova Scotia, Canada
About:
We finally have gotten some real summer weather here in the last week so I made it down to Peggy's Cove yet again to catch the sunset. Big surprise right?! :-)
Anyway, the light was amazing and the water was smooth. I took quite a few shots of the cove itself and none of the lighthouse. BTW, this is the first time that I've seen this little tour boat so it gave me the idea to start with this shot and maybe follow it up with a few more from that evening as sort of a tour of Peggy's Cove. Sorry but you're gonna be sick of PC soon! (If you aren't already!! :-)
Processing:
This was shot with the normal 3 frames bracketed (0,-2,+2ev) and I manually blended the exposures in photoshop so I could get the proper sky combined with the proper foreground exposures. I did a layer of curves and a little tweak of the shadows/highlights.
Please, no multiple invites or crazy glittery graphics. Thank You
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Koh Mak is a large island located between Koh Chang and Koh Kood Most of its plains area is coconut plantations. The whole area of this island covers 16 sq.km with a round distance of 27 km. Long coconut beaches and crystal clear sea are the splendid attractions of the island. A natural, tropical island, Thailand's preserved treasure, is an ideal destination for visitors who enjoy a tranquil environment unspoiled by mass tourism. Amongst 10,000 palm trees, there’s a temple, three fishing community villages, rubber plantations, and still uninhabited beaches. Koh Mak is the perfect place to relax, explore, calm your mind and smoothe your senses. Koh Mak Island, where less is more . . .
Photo taken on Koh Mak Island. Even during raining season a great place to be. Temperature of 32 degrees Celcius. (90 ºF). Once a day a speedboat brings visitors to the island. About 10 tourist a day will visit the island during raining season. Many resort are also closed, so the beach was ours. . . What more do they need than sand & sea. Photo of BieJee and Samantha.
Koh Mak is een redelijk groot eiland dat ligt tussen Koh Chang en Koh Kood maar dan veel rustiger dan eilanden als Phuket, Ko Samui en ook Ko Chang. Je komt hier om te relaxen in je hangmat en van de stralende zee te genieten. Je kunt prima snorkelen bij koralen en languit liggen op helderwitte stranden. Als het eb is kun je lopen naar het nabijgelegen eilandje Ko Kham met zijn mooie koraalriffen en kokospalmen. Er is ook een mogelijkheid een kano te huren en met rustige zee naar de eilandjes in de buurt te canoën. Koh Mak ligt met amper 2.000 bewoners in de beschermde Koh Chang Marine Park archipelago in de provincie Trat. Het is het derde grootste eiland van de provincie met een oppervlakte van amper 16 km². Koh Mak heeft een omtrek van 27 kilometer. De archipel telt 52 eilanden die verspreid liggen over een oppervlakte van 650 km². Bij lage tij kan men wandelen naar het Kleinere eiland Koh Kham, dat één kilometer verder noordwestelijk ligt. Het nabije Ko Phi is niet bewoond. Noordelijk gedijt Ko Wai, dat befaamd is voor zijn koralen, terwijl Koh Kradet ongerepte stranden biedt. Koh Mak is een zeer vlak eiland waar de lokale bewoners vooral actief zijn in de landbouw. De belangrijkste inkomsten worden verworven door de rubberboomplantages en de kokospalmen.
Marlinger berg, camino a Hohe Tann.
Meran - Merano, Sudtirol, Italia.
After my last "fiery sky" sort of picture, here is something a bit cooler and more refreshing.
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Explored. Highest Position: #10
Please see this one LARGE for all the details!
As I continue to crawl my way back onto Flickr after my long break I share with you another view of the Prague Skyline looking toward the East Bank of one of our favourite cities in all of Europe.
This is as wide a view as I could get as I enjoyed the sunset from Strelecký Ostrov on the Vltava River looking towards the Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic. The first mention of this island was in the 12th century back when it was given the elegant name of Lawn.
If you haven't already done so, you can take a look at a closer view right here. This was one of my most enjoyable sunsets on our travels. It doesn't get much prettier than this for me. I will showing you one more view next.
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I hope everyone has a terrific weekend ahead the summer is winding down although it's still like 40 degrees here in Chatham and hot. Thank heavens for pools and basements.++
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Desde el camping del lago gutierrez sale un pequeño sendero que nos conduce a 3 lugares con indicación y 1 sin ella.
El camino mas fácil y corto nos lleva a la cascada Los Duendes.
El 2do, nos lleva por una picada (sendero montañoso) de aproximadamente 1 km (pero bastante empinado por algunos momentos), hasta el mirador de la foto.
El 3ro, nos lleva hasta una playa ubicada a unos 3 kilómetros aproximadamente, y también podemos seguir hasta el refugio Frey, el cual se encuentra a 10km, y para ir hay que avisar al guarda parques.
El 4to sendero, sin indicaciones, probablemente nos lleve hasta el cerro catedral.
EXPLORE F.P............Sovana...Grosseto.
Edificata in epoca duecentesca in stile romanico-gotico di transizione, presenta l'interno diviso in tre navate dove spicca il caratteristico ciborio preromanico risalente all'alto Medioevo;
I took this photo in Zoutkamp, while I was on a Flickr Road Tour. That's a Flickr Meeting and travelling with a bus to some places :)
It was fun!
The photo is a 6 5-exposure-HDR-photos stitched at 10mm, so really wide :)
For more photos from the meeting click here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-EI-yid1NY Shakedown street
B l a c k M a g i c classic truck 1955 gmc stepside
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Andenes are "steps" up the mountain, with buildings along the way. Machu Picchu, Peru.
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I continue to do the best I can in processing my old low-res tourist snapshots from a 2004 visit to Peru.
Explore #292
The Rocky Mountains National Park was one of my favourite places that I visited whilst in the US. There was something about all the wonderfully beautiful contrasts here that I fell in love with, and I got to play in the snow...in SUMMER :) Not matter where I turned there was a new sight to behold. I think I have had this song before, but it has to be sung with this shot ;) I am so excited that I have been there. :) Car
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Mari kita rakyat Singapura
Sama-sama menuju bahagia
Cita-cita kita yang mulia
Berjaya Singapura
Marilah kita bersatu
Dengan semangat yang baru
Semua kita berseru
Majulah Singapura
Majulah Singapura
Singapore 44th National Day Parade 2009
No PP, Just KISS, SOOC
No exotics fruits !
Buachaille Etive Mor is one of the most beautiful mountains and its more N peak, Stob Dearg is a magnet for climbers, hillwalkers and photographers. Buachaille Etive Mor is orientated SW to NE with its two munros at either end of a long winding ridge. Stob na Broige lies at the SW end of the ridge overlooking Glen Etive. As this end of the ridge is steep and craggy, the normal ascent routes are on the crest of the ridge from Stob Dearg, or by an ascent to the col between Stob Coire Altruim and Stob na Doire, either from the path to the W in Laraig Gartain or from the road in Glen Etive to the E
let's have a coffee break! :))) Happy weekend Flickr friends!!
explore #157
thanks everyone for the views, comments, faves and invites!
Canon EOS 450D + Peleng 8mm 3.5 Fisheye
HDR (One RAW) (-2/-1/0/+1/+2)
Explore - Highest position: 139 on Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Foto tomada desde el Circulo de Bellas Artes, con el Peleng (y mucho trabajo).
HDR unido con photomatix y retocado con Dynamic photo HDR.
Tratada con fisheye-hemi y manualmente para eliminar las esquinas.
Y si, el horizonte queda en medio de la foto, pero para hacerla con un ojo de pez no quedan mas narices... y no me apetecia recortar ni el cielo ni la parte de la ciudad...
On the third day of the trip I took the boys to go shoot some paintball guns at a range just outside of Hirafu town, as they had been pestering me for so long to do so. Boys had seen lots of my old photos when I used to play paintball back in Texas, along with airsoft here in Japan, thus their interest.
Afterwards hit a dairy farm on the Higashiyama side of the Niseko resort for some freshmade icecream and horseback riding.
Non-HDR shot of lovely wife Chizuko and I taking in the beautiful Hokkaido upcountry view.
Hokkaido, Japan.
EXPLORE # 247
Cory Aquino will be buried* today, Wednesday, August 5, 2009. The funeral procession is not even half-way to the Manila Memorial Park as of this posting. A requiem mass was celebrated at the Manila Cathedral and the late President was given military honors. About some minutes past 11 am, Philippine time, the coffin was placed in a flower bedecked truck to begin the funeral cortege (procession). Six lane highways became one lane. People crowded the streets. Indeed Cory Magic is still with the people even in death. They shouted Cory! Cory! Cory!
* From the start of the mass at 9 am to the final minutes of the burial, the entire proceedings lasted almost 12 hours up to 8:30 pm.
The poem "I Have Fallen in Love (With the Same Woman Three Times)" was composed by her husband, the assassinated Benigno S. Aquino when the family was still in Boston, Mass., USA.. It was adapted to music by Jose Mari Chan, a famous Filipino composer and singer.
Happy Tall Ship Tuesday everyone! LOL
What:
The tall ship "STV Unicorn", a 118' schooner.
Where:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When:
During the Tall Ships Festival of 2009
About:
From the website:
Built in Holland in 1947, STV Unicorn partners with Sisters Under Sail Corporation to deliver a non-profit leadership development program for teenage girls, whose mission is to build confidence, enhance self-esteem, develop social conscience and teach the value of sisters working together towards a common goal. The vessel welcomes young women from around the globe to sail aboard with Unicorn's all-female professional crew. Unicorn also partners with BeamPines Inc., a Human Resources Consulting Firm in New York City, to offer on-board executive development and team building programming. Chart Your Course, an on-board women's leadership program, is just one of the successful executive programs that has brought together executive women from Fortune 100 Companies to small business owners.
Flag: USA
Rig: Topsail Schooner
Class: B
Homeport: Clinton, New Jersey
Normal Cruising Waters: Long Island Sound, New England
Sparred Length: 118'
Draft: 96'
Sail Area: 9,688 square feet
Hull: Steel
Links:
Tall Ships Festival: www.tallshipsnovascotia.com/
STV Unicorn website: www.tallshipunicorn.com
Location: Barangay Caliclic ,Samal Island
Davao del Norte
*Taken from the rest house of my friend Marivic Quiambao-Pascual .
HAVE A HAPPY TUESDAY TO ALL !
My husband's rock from when he was little. :) Florabella Textures: Champagne 30% (overlay), Tea Stained 25% (overlay), and "Vintage Autumn" 20% from Set II (ready soon)... see my profile ♥
As target practise for my safari trip in September '09 to Kenya and Tanzania I took my new sigma 120-400mm f4.5-5.6 apo dg os hsm to the Zoo.
Explore Highest Position: #31 on August 3, 2009.
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So I was recently tagged by both PollyPreppyPants and Gareth Weeks! This is a little "party" I had that involved Guitar Hero, tequila, whiskey and security not doing much of securing!
Here are 10 things are may not know about me:
1. I'm 25, very soon to be 26
2. I've been to Disneyworld 3 times
3. I went to college an hour from Canada but never went there
4. I can speak German, and am learning Italian
5. I just left my beloved Blackberry for an iPhone (great decision!)
6. I own 902 DVD's
7. I played baseball for 17 years
8. I'm a financial analyst for a global organization
9. I don't like to sleep in, it wastes too much of the day
10. I love to travel more than anything!
Thank you friends, for all of your views and comments!!!
Back to the HDR tomorrow!
Explored August 1, #479
6 pictures Stitched Panorama/Vertorama
To be there is a gift but to fly in the middle is magic
I have had 2 flight, one the evening and one the morning.
This one was the morning one.
Thanks to:
Pilote KLOSEK Wlodzimierz co pilote WALCZAK Rysiek
for the invitation to fly on them Polish hot-air balloon
and to
Claudine and Alain
for them last minutes hospitality.
Between ground and sky , I count 182 balloons!!! + all the others who take off before us.
When I heard about the Glacier National Park in Montana, I couldnt resist myself from going there. The glaciers were amazing to say the least mainly because I have never seen one before...but I was deeply saddened when I heard that out of 150 odd glaciers back in 1850, only 26 remain at present. They have also predicted that by 2030, this park will completely lose all its glaciers thanks to global warming.
I dont know what I can do to prevent it, but I thought letting people know is one of the biggest little things that I can do. I always believe that mostly people are good and that they do things out of being not aware.
Glacier National park is a fascinating place. It is shelved in the northernmost part of Montana. The drive through the countryside of Montana is quite interesting and a bit eerie especially at nights when you will most certainly be the only one driving :)
This particular pic was shot in the Many Glacier section of the park. It rained heavily and I managed this shot when the clouds started clearing.
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",,,A los baguales criollos, de azarosa
historia de fortín y tolderías,
hijos de aquellos que en lejanos días
nos dejara don Pedro de Mendoza...
Fui jinete de espuela y guardamonte
y le pago mí deuda al compañero:
al picazo, al lobuna, al estrellero
al de la selva virgen y al del monte...
Porque soy una crianza de capayos
con la leche robusta de la sierra,
le debía a los gauchos de mi tierra
el romance de todos sus caballos..."
Fragmento de "Romance de los caballos", de Buenaventura Luna
Fuente: gauchoguacho.blogspot.com/
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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