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Constructed - Canary Wharf, London, UK
As we were staying on our little boat, most of the stuff I usually use for photography was at home. But today I tried out a brand new technique - Kite Photography! In these days of Google Earth and drones, the aerial view has become rather commonplace. Nevertheless, I've always wanted to give it a go, so I made a Flowform parafoil kite using a pattern I found in a book and today for the first time, heart in mouth, hoisted my Gopro up on Conwy Mountain. It was fun! And even better, my camera is still intact!
We're Here: What's Your Technique?
A panoramic fun slide for Sliders Sunday. Three boats? One boat. When I shot this sequence I did not even think about doing a panorama, but when I viewed the images at home I thought I'd give it a try, and PS's Photomerge did a good job for boat "one" (right) and "three" (left). I added the center shot manually, masking out everything but the boat. I then edited the capture in Analog Efex (classical camera, preset 5, type of film: warm, no dirt & scratches, just a little vignetting) to give it an old postcard look, and added the image border in ON1 Photo (type: simple, white square keyline). And I guess I added an HDR filter in ON1, too ;-).
Location: Jagdschloss Glienicke, a hunting lodge in the Berlin borough of Wannsee, as seen from the Park Babelsberg (Potsdam / Brandenburg). The lake you see is the Glienicker Lake, the border between the federal city state of Berlin, and the federal state of Brandenburg runs right through the lake.
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Spirit of the north...
It was 2 days trip, last weekend. This is the very beautiful island famous as the site of the Konevsky Monastery. It is located off the southwestern shore of Lake Ladoga.
In the Middle Ages, the island was considered holy by the Finnish tribes who particularly revered a huge boulder in the shape of a horse's skull, weighing more than 750 tons.
This boulder is known as "Steed-Stone" and gives its name to the island.
Absolutely wonderful place with fantastic atmosphere. I fell in love with this place 😍 Also the weather was so warm +28C and it was awesome.
Notice: Ladoga is the largest lake entirely in Europe and the 14th largest freshwater lake by area in the world. There are around 660 islands with a total area of about 435 km2.
Konevitsa on ortodoksisesta Konevitsan luostarista kuulu saari Laatokan länsirannan tuntumassa Sortanlahden edustalla.
Luostarin perustamisesta kertovien lähteiden mukaan siellä oli karjalaisten pakanallinen uhripaikka Hevoskivi. Saaren nykyinen suomenkielinen nimi johtuvat Hevoskivestä tai ehkä saaren oletetusta alkuperäisestä karjalaisesta nimestä Hevossaari.
Munkkeja asuu saarella noin 20 henkeä.
Saarelle pääsee uudella katamaraanilla Sortanlahdesta (n. 15 minuutin matka).
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Spirit of the north...
It was 2 days trip, last weekend. This is the very beautiful island famous as the site of the Konevsky Monastery. It is located off the southwestern shore of Lake Ladoga.
In the Middle Ages, the island was considered holy by the Finnish tribes who particularly revered a huge boulder in the shape of a horse's skull, weighing more than 750 tons.
This boulder is known as "Steed-Stone" and gives its name to the island.
Absolutely wonderful place with fantastic atmosphere. I fell in love with this place 😍 Also the weather was so warm +28C and it was awesome.
Notice: Ladoga is the largest lake entirely in Europe and the 14th largest freshwater lake by area in the world.
Konevitsa on ortodoksisesta Konevitsan luostarista kuulu saari Laatokan länsirannan tuntumassa Sortanlahden edustalla.
Luostarin perustamisesta kertovien lähteiden mukaan siellä oli karjalaisten pakanallinen uhripaikka Hevoskivi. Saaren nykyinen suomenkielinen nimi johtuvat Hevoskivestä tai ehkä saaren oletetusta alkuperäisestä karjalaisesta nimestä Hevossaari.
Munkkeja asuu saarella noin 20 henkeä.
Saarelle pääsee uudella katamaraanilla Sortanlahdesta (n. 15 minuutin matka).
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On a rainy day in our Amsterdam flat,
I found reflections on the teapot.
Selfies with a friend, much fun was had,
I love the crazy refractions ,
and the hidden twins ;-P
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Marigold flower. Summer in Finland is the best time!
Summer colors. Marigold flower. Samettikukka.
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Nach dem fotografieren habe ich alle aufgessen :-)
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I am exhibiting my work "Metropolis at Twilight" @ Gianluca's Coffee Cult Art Gallery , 17 Jerdan Place, Fulham Broadway, SW6 1BE, London, UK from 22nd June until 2nd Aug 2017.
Wood Lane London Underground Tube Station, London, UK
Near Cape Saunders, South Island, New Zealand.
An angel playing violin under the great arch of milky way.
Nikon D810 + PC-E Nikkor 24/3.5D lens with 25 shots stitched. Back of my usual light-painting method with 3200K temperature for a crystal-blue night sky.
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My Solo Exhibition Coming Soon
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"Escapism" BFI IMAX, London, UK
Baby Squirrel
Finland, summer.
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Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London, UK
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My Solo Exhibition Coming Soon
"Metropolis at Twilight" @ Gianluca's Coffee Cult Art Gallery
"Jump" Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London, UK
More South-East... I think I will end up by posting Ushuaïa.
Barakat Building or Yellow House. Beirut. Lebanon.
This one will make us stop and think for a while...
Film Scan. Analog, 1995 or 1993 perhaps, or before. Taken with Olympus.
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Finnish seaside atmosphere. Helsinki in May. Wonderful day in spring. Sailboat and Viking Line catamaran. Finland.
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View from cruise ship Silja Symphony.
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Helsinki, Finland, spring trip to Stockholm.
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Bird in spring... Finland.
Naakka kerää pesämateriaalia :-)
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A place I love:
In the hill country in front of the Black Forest and surrounded by vineyards is the perennial nursery Countess of Zeppelin situated. It is actually one of the greatest nursery of iris in Europe.
There also a huge assortment of peonies, poppies, day lilies and other perennials. A feast for the eyes!
"The Greek goddess Iris walked a rainbow pathway through the sky and the flower named for her has a rainbow of flower colors. Iris is one of the oldest garden flowers. Iris is often seen as the only remnant of a long since abandoned home."
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Staudengärtnerei Gräfin v. Zeppelin
Ewas über die Geschichte der Gärtnerei:
Gräfin Helene von Stein-Zeppelin (1905-1995) erbte 1926 das Weingut Meierhof in Laufen von ihrer Großmutter und gründete dort die heutige Staudengärtnerei Gräfin von Zeppelin. 1939 erschien der erste spezielle Iris-Katalog.
Sie importierte sehr viele Iris aus den USA, Großbritannien und Frankreich und vielen anderen Ländern rund um den Globus.
Sie hat an die an 1000 Sorten in einer Schausammlung zusammengetragen.
Etwas über die Geschichte der Schausammlung:
Bis Ende der 1960er Jahre wuchs diese auf über 1000 Sorten an. Da mit der Grösse der Sammlung auch der Pflegeaufwand immer grösser wurde, entschied sich Helene von Stein-Zeppelin, nach einem neuen Zuhause für ihre Iris zu suchen. 1969 durften dann die Merian Gärten (damals noch Botanischer Garten Brüglingen ,Schweiz) die Schenkung in Empfang nehmen.
www.meriangaerten.ch/de/wissen/sortenvielfalt/sammlungen/...
Ich habe die Merian Gärten im nahegelegenen Basel im März besucht - sehr sehenswert, ich werde wiederkommen.
Die Staudengärtnerei v. Zeppelin in Sulzburg-Laufen ist auch heute noch eine der größten Irisgärtnereien in Europa, hat aber auch ein riesiges Sortiment an Peonien, Mohn, Taglilien und sonstigen Stauden.Die Gärtnerei wurde 1995 von Aglaja von Rumohr, der Tochter der Gräfin Helene, übernommen und weitergeführt.
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It was packed at Mt Coot-tha Lookout this morning with only one good spot left for my tripod! It was worth getting up early for.
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Spring in Finland. Wildlife. BirdLife. Blue tit in the nest box.
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Chelsea Bridge, London, UK
Woodpecker builds the nest / Käpytikka rakentaa pesää.
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Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College (II), Greenwich, London, UK