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Another shot from the recent holiday in Turkey. One for lightbox, really, if you want to bring out some interesting distant light trails as the taller yachts come into harbour. Göcek is a super place for long exposure shots of an evening, as it is full of boards, posts, walls and other improvised tripods. This was taken on just such a wall.

 

Much of Göcek is given over to yachts (in the discreetly named "Mega Yacht Super Marina"), but in middle of everything this quirkly little plank pier still stands to moor small local craft. Ten minutes after the last boat trip gets back in you see a little swarm of pancake, ice cream and similar vessels all dock here - having spent the day pursuing the tourist fleet like seagulls (with an inverted business model).

 

My favourite part of the image is the funny underwater sail suggested by the reflected lights to the left. It's not as pronounced as I'd hoped, yet I also like the way the blur of the boats diminishes as you move back in the frame. Hope everyone's having a great week!

 

303 second exposure.

Il Lake Louise è un lago dell'Alberta, Canada. Il colore verde smeraldo è dovuto alla “farina di roccia” (rock flour) depositata dai ghiacciai che si affacciano sul lago.

Lake Louise is a lake in Alberta, Canada. The emerald colour of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake

 

HDR from a single RAW file

  

Explore: #49 15-09-2011

 

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This shot is from a solo mission I did in Davenport back in May. I had to get down and dirty here by taking off my shoes and standing in a rush of freezing water. I was treated to some really nice light and I couldn't believe I was the only one out here.

 

I also took a long exposure and as I was about to hit my cable release, a large dog brushed up against me and scared the LIVING &^%$ out of me; thus hitting my tripod and screwing up the long exposure. It's all good, I was just happy it wasn't the Loch Ness monster. I hope you are enjoying your week and may the light be with you where ever you are. Jave

رابط مباشرللصورة

    

يشرفني تعليقك وإضافة الصورة لمفضلتك

   

Cueva de la Fuente del Francés ( a través del espejo). / Cave of Source of the French . ( Flip horizontal).

 

♫ Múm - Green Grass Of Tunnel . ♫

 

Fotografía dedicada a C., pues mis imágenes no están completas sin su poética prosa.

Para acompañar, la música del grupo islandés Múm, en un maravilloso video.

 

En Hoznayo se encuentra la Fuente del Francés, que fue un balneario de aguas termales en el siglo XIX.

  

La leyenda cuenta que un abate francés, huyendo de los horrores de la Revolución, vino a parar a estos parajes, ocultándose en la cueva. Y dicen que, de tanto llorar, sus ojos vinieron a irritarse de tal manera que le causaron un mal de la vista. Pero, en una ocasión notó que lavándoselos con las aguas de la fuente, sus ojos sanaron. De ahí el descubrimiento de las virtudes de las aguas y del nombre del lugar.

 

Photography dedicated to C., because my photos are not complete without her poetic prose.

To accompany, the music of Icelandic group Múm, in a wonderful video.

 

In the village of Hoznayo is the Source of the French, it was a hot springs resort in the nineteenth century.

  

Legend has it that a French Abbe, fleeing the horrors of the Revolution, came to stop these places, hiding in the cave. From time to mourn, his eyes Abbe irritararon and caused a bad view. But once he noticed that washing with water from the source, his eyes healed. Hence, the discovery of the virtues of water and place name.

...per alcuni, i sogni determinano l''inizio di uno spazio senza tempo, dove ogni cosa è possibile perchè impalpabile. Non inquinabile dalla realtà.

Per alcuni altri, per me, il sogno è parte della vita stessa...

(cp)

 

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Maison

 

J' aime cette maison

Ou il fait bon vivre

La couleur et les tons

Qui m' enivrent

 

Domi

Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت, transliteration: Madīnat al-Kūwait), is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. It has an estimated population of 63,600 (2006 estimate) within city limits and 2.38 million in the metropolitan area. Located at the heart of the country on the shore of the Persian Gulf, and containing Kuwait's parliament (Majlis Al-Umma), most governmental offices, the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks, it is the indisputable political, cultural and economic center of the emirate.

 

The Liberation Tower (2nd highest building on the right of the photo) is the highest structure in Kuwait. Construction of the tower commenced before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. It was meant to be called The Kuwait Telecommunications Tower. When the invasion took place, construction, which was almost half-way complete, was put on hold. However, the structure received no damage, and construction resumed after Saddam Hussein's forces were expelled on February 27, 1991. Upon completion in 1993, the tower was renamed the Liberation Tower, symbolizing Kuwait's liberation from Iraq. The tower contains a revolving restaurant and observation platform (in the first disc-shaped pod; now closed to the public for security reasons), and also houses radio and other telecommunications offices. The structure stands at 372 meters high (1,220 ft) at its pinnacle. The roof of the second pod on the tower is 308 meters high (1,010 ft). It is similar to the CN Tower because both contain a revolving restaurant, observation platform, telecommunications equipment and the same look.

 

As in all Middle East, the city skyline is constantly changing also in Kuwait City . The tower on the very right is a new addition to the city scape. Weather across Middle East has changed in last few days and Kuwait is experiencing humidity over 80% from its usual 10%. Change of weather has brought some clouds to Kuwaiti sky, which beautifully enhance colors in the evening sky.

 

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Focal Length: 106mm

Aperture: f/22.0

Shutter Speed : 30 seconds

ISO: 100

Exposure: Manual

EXPLORED [#6 Highest] - Sep 13, 2011 - Thanks Everyone!

Remembering September 11. NYC Downtown & Brooklyn Bridge viewed from Dumbo. One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) (under construction) was lit up in patriotic red, white and blue.

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Done for Sliders Sunday

 

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This was the first sunrise of our trip to the Canadian Rockies. This morning was incredibly calm and full of beauty. The air penetrated the soul and the silence in the still of the night me you feel one with, the soft occasional breeze. I've experienced many uplifting daybreaks but this is going to have a special place in the halls of my memory. It was so special in part because of the fantastic company. This morning was shared with my friend Marino Gonzalez and my brother Panta. Thank you for making this an unforgettable morning and a memorable trip.

 

We where dreaming of shooting the stars, but the first light came too soon. The dark cloud above made photographing the sunrise very contrasty. We where hoping the first light would color this big sheet of cloud but it did not happen. Nonetheless I feel this image captured the stillness of the moment. Hope you all enjoy this, the same way I did as I stood here breathless and in peace.

 

I want to share a singer I've come to know recently, Trijntje Oosterhuis.

The Look Of Love, Hope you enjoy it.

 

Dedicated to a wonderful friend in Dominican Republic Cesar Pinedo.

 

Hope you all have a wonderful long weekend!

De la familia de las Azucenas, flor de larga duración y muy perfumada. Representa el lujo y la belleza.

 

El lilium era la flor sagrada para los asirios y fue cultivada con primor en los jardines de Babilonia.

 

En Europa era utilizada para ayudar a superar la depresión y otras dolencias del espíritu.

 

youtu.be/9_vYf1EDxb0 " Que canten los niños "

  

Gracias a tod@s.

Obrigado.

Grazie.

.,. MERCI pour vos chaleureux commentaires .

THANK YOU so much for sharing,,,,

I appreciate.

 

Recomiendo ver en fondo negro. Gracias

Aston Martin Vantage S Roadster - POWER - BEAUTY - SOUL and Viridian Green

 

Camera: Canon EOS 400d

Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm 1:2,8L IS II USM

Exposure: 1/50

Aperture: f/6,3

Focal Length: 70mm

ISO Speed: 100

 

Tamsen-Bremen

 

Highest position: 5 on Saturday, September 3, 2011

 

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Please give this a view on the black background (press L).

 

Apologies for the repetition of pictures taken at the side of Llandudno pier. This is the last - I also think it's the best but I'd appreciate people's comments on what they reckon. I'm really appreciative of the feedback I've had so far - it's really helping my learning and in addition to this being from a slightly different angle to the others I've also changed up the processing and cropped differently to alter the perspective.

 

As with the others this is a long exposure, taken for 120 seconds.

 

A further thanks to Joshua Wyborn who's processing guide (link below) has really changed the way I edit my pictures and who offered some great thoughts on composition.

 

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This photo was entered into Explore and had a highest placing of 260.

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NEW: Download the source files and try your own processing style! Take a look here to see all versions.

 

The story of this photo:

This is the first image from my recent trip to the German Alps. Moreover, it is the first image I upload that was taken with my new Nikkor lens. I replaced my Sigma 10-20 lens with the Nikon 10-24 lens due to a lack of sharpness. This investment paid off. Go here to follow the discussion on this switch.

 

The news continue: For the first time, I am providing the original source files for everybody to download and work with. If you'd like to check how your processing style looks with this image, go ahead, download the source photo package (link given above), and have fun with them. I have started a thread in the HDR group where you can post your results.

 

I am looking forward to seeing them!

 

Enjoy!

  

Take a look at my "HDR Cookbook"! It contains some more information on my techniques.

 

How it was shot:

> Handheld [details]

> Four exposures (-4, -2, 0, +2 EV) semi-autobracketed and merged to get and HDR

> Camera: Nikon D7000

> Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED

> Details can be found here

 

How it was tonemapped:

> Preparation: developed the raw files with ACR mainly in order to reduce the CA [details]

> Created additional exposures in ACR

> Applied noise reduction (Topaz Denoise) to each of the source images [details]

> Resulting TIFF images were then used as input to Photomatix

> Tone-mapping: Photomatix Pro 4.0 (Detail Enhancer)

 

How it was post-processed:

> Post-processing was done in Photoshop

> Topaz Adjust on the entire image to get back the colors and the details [details]

> Topaz Infocus on the entire image for sharpening

> Saturation layer on the shed (tone down the green cast on the side)

> Curves layer on the shed (more contrast)

> Saturation layer on the sky (master, lightness, hue)

> Levels layer on the sky (more contrast)

> Saturation layer on the clouds (desaturation)

> Levels layer on the clouds (contrast)

> Levels layer on the mountains in the back (more contrast)

> Photo filter layer on the mountains in the back (removing blue cast)

> Global saturation layer (master)

> Global levels layer (contrast - masked to preserve highlights)

> Watermarking

 

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Here is a view of Yaletown, a very trendy district of Vancouver, from Granville Bridge. This image was taken shortly after the conclusion of the Celebration of Light festival. The sky had transformed into this incredible hue of violets and purples. At the same time, it was a pleasure to see what almost resembled a race of boats leaving English Bay and making their way back under the bridges to their respective docks long False Creek. There were dozens upon dozens of boats, like a parade on water.

 

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There are prizes to be won as well! Thanks!

 

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August 27th, 2011 #9

Thank you everyone for your kind, encouraging comments and faves!

  

بابثركم ترا ! هههه

   

Human-cyborg relation, training, was not going well....

One of the actors who played the role of a princess during the Edo period.

Location: Edo Wonderland, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

A village created in Nikko/Kinugawa during the bubble economy of Japan in early 80s. Basically depicted here are houses and establishments during the Edo period, how its government functioned during the rules if shoguns and samurais, how the geishas were regarded, how the business thrived, how the people lived and how ninjas existed. I thought they were just a myth. Whatever, it was worth the experience despite the rains during the entire day of the tour!!! lol

 

*** Explored #43 on 8/24/2011! ***

 

Update: This is a re-post of yesterday's photo. I decided that the original version I posted was too contrasty with excessive shadows so I uploaded a new version. I also figured out why I thought my photo was super red when it shouldn't be: Google Chrome doesn't support Color Profiles/Color Management! The photos look much better in Firefox/Safari

 

I spent the last couple days on a photovacation taking photos of beautiful things around northern Arizona. My photo buddy Willie and one other friend and I flew into Phoenix and drove 5 hours north to Page, AZ. We arrived in the evening, just as a storm started blowing in. We immediately went over to Horseshoe Bend to see if we could get some nice photos. Although we knew that this spot was *completely* over-photographed we hoped that the storm would give us a fairly unique shot of the bend in the Colorado River. About an hour before sunset the lightning starting getting pretty close and the rain got a little heavier than we would have liked and we decided to head back and sit in the car -- we sprinted back to protect our gear. Luckily monsoon season in Arizona means the storms only last about 20 minutes and we were able to head back to The Bend before the sunset light started.

 

Fortunately for Willie and I, another storm was right behind and rolled behind Horseshoe Bend just as the sun was setting. The incoming storm created an absolutely beautiful sunset, filled with light shafts reflecting off the off the rain. The water was also calm enough to reflect the sunset in the river. We definitely had a treat of a sunset!

 

I rented a D700 for this trip from LensRentals.com. The D700 was absolutely amazing. With my 17-35mm lens on it I could finally go really wide and this place absolutely needed a wide angle lens. We scoped out a couple locations for this shoot and eventually decided we liked this spot because it was a little bit different than most peoples photos (who take their shots a bit to the left). I liked the two rocks on the left and right from this spot -- they point into Horseshoe Bend and frame it really nicely.

 

Couple other notes about Horseshoe Bend: It's right off the highway and really easy to get to. There's about a 0.75 mile walk along a sandy trail to get here and pretty much anyone except a 90 year old parent could make the trek. Once you arrive at Horseshoe Bend there's a really long stretch of land that you can scope out to get your shot (there's not just one or two spots). The edge of the cliffs drops 1,000 feet down and there are no railings preventing you from falling off. We got right up to the edge to get this shot. I was afraid to let go of my camera for fear that the wind would blow it off the edge!

 

Additionally, there's no way to get rid of that little rock on the bottom (left/center) that sticks into the river. It's a huge rock (that only looks small due to the 17mm lens) and no composition gets rid of it.

 

See Willie's photo standing a couple inches to the left of me.

 

Nikon D700 w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S:

17mm, f/11, 0.4 sec, ISO 200, Tripod

Lee Filter Holder w/HiTek 3-stop Reverse ND Grad

NOT an HDR

 

Best Viewed Large on Black

 

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55 subs 15 sec exposure

iso 1600

lens canon ef 200mmL f/1.8 @ 1.8

camera canon 20D astro modified

astrotrac travel system for tracking the sky

location Erymantheia Greece

max visual mag 5

 

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sofware images plus and Ps5 ( no darks, no flats, no bias ).

 

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Norvegia 2011 - Viaggio con il battello postale - Hurtigruten -

 

Navigazione tra i fiordi - canale tra le isole Vesteralen e le isole Lofoten

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Our train got into Paris Gard du Nord around 17:30, then we walked to our nearby hotel, just by Gare du l'Est. It was a quick turnaround, as I wanted to be out at a Parisienne landmark by sunset. Now, I know that most of my photos are at sunset, sunrise or the blue hour, but there simply is no better times to shoot landscapes, especially colour and HDR ones. There are exceptions to the rule, obviously, but 95% of the time this rule holds true, at least in my style of photography.

 

We got to the Eiffel Tower ridiculously early, so went for some food while I waited for the light to change. As soon as the sun started dropping, I raced to this little park in front of the tower and started snapping away. Poor Anna had to wait patiently while I ran backwards and forwards changing position, getting different angles and adapting as the light changed. When the sun got to a certain point, I noticed how it shone through this gap in the hedge. I waited until I could frame it with this little tree as well.

 

We were quite lucky to get any type of decent sunset, as it had been spitting a few minutes beforehand and the sky was covered in dark storm clouds. We even saw thunderstorms later on from the top of the tower. Thankfully the clouds broke up for a while as the sun dipped beneath the horizon.

 

The Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) was completed in 1889 in only four years and was the entrance arch to the World's Fair that year. It was designed by Gustave Eiffel and held the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world (324 metres) for 41 years until it was surpassed by the Chrysler Building. To make it look more uniform to people on the ground, the tower is actually painted in three different shades of paint; the lightest at the top and the darkest at the bottom.

 

This is a 7-shot HDR. You nearly always need to take more than three exposures if you're shooting directly into the sun, as the range of light is far greater than most normal scenes.

 

This photo is for Carol (in a barrel), as she went to Paris a few days before me and probably didn't bother taking any sunset shots.

 

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II / ISO 100 / f/14 / 17-40mm @ 17mm

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When I was looking at photos of Portland before I left, this was one of the shots I really wanted to try. I never would have found this spot If it weren't for David taking me up there. It took me several tries to get a sharp shot, as you have to zoom to 200mm and take a 20-30 second exposure. I sure am happy with the result. Thanks again David! =)

  

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-Sony a300 w/ Tamron 10-24mm lens

-Tripod

-200mm

-ISO 100

-F16

-30 sec exposure

-Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro 4.0

-Contrast adjustment, Vibrance Boost, and Unsharp Mask in Photoshop CS5

 

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Stunning sunset over Lake Thun.

 

Taken from a boat's landing place in Merligen. The striking mountain on the left is the Niesen and in the middle you see the Stockhorn.

 

This is my very first shot with neutral density filters. I always admired those long exposures pics with the smooth and silky water. The result is acceptable but still in need of improvement...

 

Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore.

 

Lake Thun's approximately 2,500 km² large catchment area frequently causes local flooding after heavy rainfalls. This occurs because the river Aar (German: Aare), which drains Lake Thun, has only limited capacity to handle the excess runoff.

 

The lake is fed by water from Lake Brienz to the south east, which lies 6 metres higher than Lake Thun, and various streams in the Oberland, including the Kander (only since 1714). Lake Thun was created after the last ice age and was originally part of Lake Brienz. The historic combined lake is called Wendelsee by geologists and historians.

 

Fishing is important enough to keep a handful of professional fishers employed. In 2001 the total catch was 53,000 kg. Since 1835 passenger ships have operated on the lake. There are ten passenger ships in total, operated by the local railway company BLS Lötschbergbahn.

 

The Niesen is a mountain, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Lake Thun and is often called the Swiss Pyramid.

The summit of the mountain (2362 metres) can be reached easily with a funicular from Mülenen (near Reichenbach). The construction of the Niesenbahn funicular was completed in 1910. Alongside the path of the Niesenbahn is the longest stairway in the world with 11,674 steps. It is open only once a year to the public for a stair run.

The Niesen was the subject of a number of paintings by Paul Klee, in which it was represented as a quasi-pyramid.

 

The Stockhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, above the town of Erlenbach in Simmetal.

The Stockhorn is 2190 m high and is accessible via cable car and/or walking during 3 hours 30 minutes from the Oberstockensee. It has a restaurant at the top and is a good starting point for many hikes. There is good fishing in the two lakes right below the Stockhorn, the Oberstockensee(around 1650 m high and the Hinterstockensee ( around 1550 m high). There is a subterraneous water connection bettween the two lakes.

From the top you may enjoy, in a sunny day, a marvellous, unbelievable Panorama or sight with all the main summit of the Alps, the Eiger, Monk, Jungfrau, Diableretes and Mont Blanch,among them, the, the valley of the Aare river, Thun the Poral of the Alps,the Thunesee, the city of Interlaken and the Jura Region.

[Source: Wikipedia]

 

Canon EOS 60D

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Aperture: f/22

Exposure time: 20 seconds

Focal length: 10 mm

ISO Speed 100

Tokina ND4 and ND8 Filter

Processed with PS CS5

"Lifting shadows

off a Dream once broken

She can turn a drop of water

Into an ocean"

 

Dream Theater_Lifting Shadows Off A Dream

  

BF Performance Lamborghini Murcielago GT 660 - Stuttgart/Böblingen

 

Noticed the combo?

 

The light was really bad and the car stood so close to the wall, so I couldn't take any better shots of this lovely car. :(

 

Press "F" if you like it anyway.

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ZLATIBOR is a mountain of exquisite beauty. It has pleasant and mild climate, large clearings, exuberant pastures intersected with mountains with mountain streams and pine trees - which this mountain is named for.

The average hight is about 1000m above sea level.

Mountain and sea gulfs encounter here which speed up the curing and the recovering from large number of lung and heart illnesses, especially from illnesses of thyroid gland and anemia.

 

The Balkans is the historical name of a geographic region of southeastern Europe. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains, which run through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km2 (212,000 sq mi) and a population of about 55 million people.

The ancient Greek name for the Balkan Peninsula was “the Peninsula of Haemus” (Χερσόνησος του Αίμου, Chersónisos tou Aímou).

The Balkans are adjoined by water on three sides: the Black Sea to the east and branches of the Mediterranean Sea to the south and west (including the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean and Marmara seas).

 

The identity of the Balkans is dominated by its geographical position; historically the area was known as a crossroads of various cultures. It has been a juncture between the Latin and Greek bodies of the Roman Empire, the destination of a massive influx of pagan Slavs, an area where Orthodox and Catholic Christianity met, as well as the meeting point between Islam and Christianity.

 

The Balkans today is a very diverse ethno-linguistic region, being home to multiple Slavic, Romance, and Turkic languages, as well as Greek, Albanian, and others. Through its history many other ethnic groups with their own languages lived in the area, among them Thracians, Illyrians, Romans, Uzes, Pechenegs, Cumans, Avars, Celts, Germans, and various Germanic tribes.

 

The Balkan region was the first area of Europe to experience the arrival of farming cultures in the Neolithic era. The practices of growing grain and raising livestock arrived in the Balkans from the Fertile Crescent by way of Anatolia, and spread west and north into Pannonia and Central Europe.

 

In pre-classical and classical antiquity, this region was home to Greek city-states, Illyrians, Paeonians, Thracians, Epirotes, Mollosians, Thessalians, Dacians and other ancient groups. Later the Roman Empire conquered most of the region and spread Roman culture and the Latin language but significant parts still remained under classical Greek influence. During the Middle Ages, the Balkans became the stage for a series of wars between the Byzantine, Bulgarian and Serbian Empires.

 

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Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM

 

Exposure Time : 1/1600Sec

 

F/Number : F2.8

 

ISO : 200

 

Focal Length : 175.00 mm

 

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رأيــكم يـهـمـنـي

 

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وشكراً لسعة صدرك يابو باسل الله يعطيك العافية

 

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Es el agua, es el viento, es resumen de todo lo que siento,

es la arena, es el sentimiento, es la tinta que no borra en el silencio,

es el aire de puntillas, es la calma cogiendo carrerilla,

es el sabor de lo pequeño, es tocar un sueño.

Es el mapa de un suspiro, es lo que hay cuando te miro,

es el duende del latido de tu corazón.

Magia es probar a volcar lo que hay en el fondo de ti, magia es verte sonreír.

Magia es probar a saltar sin mirar, es caer y volver a empezar.

Es el tiempo, es la hoguera, es la mano que mece la marea,

es la tierra, es la bandera blanca, es la gota de una lluvia de esperanza.

es el mundo de puntillas, es la vida cogiendo carrerilla... (Rosana Arbelo)

 

LA MANGA DEL MAR MENOR - MURCIA - ESPAÑA

   

Showing you another glimpse of my city. These rock art work are created by John Felice Ceprano, who has been creating those stunning art form since 1986 at the same location on the Ottawa River. I definitely will have to go back as there are so much to see and shoot. The balance required to keep those rocks up is simply stunning. It also has become a major tourist and local attraction as you can see by the guy admiring the artwork.

 

Everything should be enjoyed in the light box. Press L or click on the photo.

 

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The weather has finally been nice ... we've been outside trying to tame our garden (I'm not going to tell you how tall our grass is) ... but today; it finally gets a trim! So I apologize for being scarce. After the lawn work; I'll be catching up to my peeps and my favorite day of the week!!

 

This is a dune fence from my archives. Dune / sand fences are my favorite sort of fences; and when nature takes over and they slowly bend under the power of the sun, the sand and the water; I like them even better! This set of fences lined an area where the water formed a little inlet. I was lying in the sand on my back ... looking across this fence towards the inlet and the endless sand beyond ... wish I was there right now. ♥♥♥

 

Happy Fence Friday

i took this photo back in the autumn.

i am going to be trying to upload a little more often from now on!

We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings. ~Erma Bombeck

     

Finally, I am off to my summer vacations! Ahhhh feels good. I am heading for Croatian island of Pag today. Will be back from the seaside in September. I hope I will enjoy your streams in the moments of relaxation. Have fun everyone. Summer is still on!

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