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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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Neon Passion - Hong Kong
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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.
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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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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Theatreland - London, UK
Une plage de rêve au bord de la mer des Caraïbes
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Tulum - Yucatán - Mexique / Mexico
It was a beautiful show, my friends!
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Coucher de soleil sur le Yucatàn.
Ce fut un beau spectacle, mes amis !
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Ticul - Yucatàn - Mexique / Mexico
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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This waterfall called Velo de Novia (bride's veil) in the site of el Chiflon waterfalls is particularly stunning with its 120 meters (394 feet) high!
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Une vision impressionnante
Cette cascade appelée Velo de Novia (voile de la mariée) dans le site des cascades du Chiflon est particulièrement impressionnante avec ses 120 m de haut !
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Cascades El Chifflon /El Chifflon waterfalls - Chiapas - Mexique / Mexico
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The Louvre, Paris, France
Le Alpi Retiche viste dal bivacco Legüi
The Rhaetian Alps seen from the bivouac Legüi
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What should I say, my dear friends - I had 5 wonderful sunsets and 5 sunrises on my short trip from Las Vegas to California and back - and each of them was so beautiful and special to me...and I am so thankful that I could watch this all. And I am also very pleased by your great comments - that is a bit as if you would have accompanied me on my trip - many many thanks!!
I took this photo during my second visit of Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes on my way back to Las Vegas...and it was...see by your selves...
- at 5 am...originally alt home I wanted to go there to start with taking pictures of the stars - but that was definitely the wrong time - it was fullmoon :-) so I switched from stars to moon...I walked about a mile to reach the first dunes - nobody there - no footprint at all - pure virgin nature - and because of the full moon I didn't even need my headlamp. It was so beautiful and I tried to avoid making unnecessary footprints...it felt as if I would destroy this beauty and so I took care as much as I could. The dunes here were not high, maybe up to 20 feet but that really didn't matter - the ripples and textures in the light and shadow of the moon just flashed me...and if you zoom in you also can see some stars :-)
Was soll ich sagen, meine lieben Freunde - ich hatte 5 wundervolle Sonnenaufgänge und 5 wundervolle Sonnenuntergänge auf meiner kurzen Tour von Las Vegas nach Kalifornien und zurück - und jeder einzelne davon war wunderschön und ganz einzigartig für mich - und ich bin so dankbar dafür, dass ich das alles sehen konnte. Und ich freue mich umso mehr über Eure tollen Kommentare...das ist ein wenig so, als hättet Ihr mich auf meiner Tour begleitet...ganz herzlichen Dank dafür!
Ich habe dieses Foto während meines zweiten Besuchs von Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes auf meinem Weg zurück nach Las Vegas gemacht ... und es war ... seht selbst ...
- um 5 Uhr in der Früh ... ursprünglich, daheim, wollte ich dorthin, um vor dem Sonnenaufgang die Sterne zu fotografieren - aber das war definitiv die falsche Zeit - es war Vollmond :-) also wechselte ich von Sternen zu Mond ... Ich ging etwa eine Meile, um die ersten Dünen zu erreichen - niemand dort - überhaupt keinen Fußabdruck - reine unberührte Natur - und wegen des Vollmonds brauchte ich nicht einmal meine Stirnlampe. Es war so schön und ich versuchte unnötige Fußspuren zu vermeiden ... es fühlte sich so an, als würde ich diese Schönheit zerstören und so passte ich auf, so gut ich konnte. Die Dünen hier waren nicht hoch, vielleicht bis zu 5-6 Meter, aber das war wirklich egal - die Wellen und Texturen im Licht und Schatten des Mondes hatten mich in ihren Bann gezogen ...und wenn ihr reinzoomt, dann könnt ihr auch noch ein paar Sterne sehen :-)
Plage de Saint-Marc (plage des vacances de M. Hulot), saint-Marc sur mer, Saint Nazaire.
Loire-Atlantique (44), Pays de la Loire, France.
Familie Kugelspringer beim sonntäglichen Ausflug ;-)
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Vielen Dank, Frans Janssens@www.collembola.org, für die Bestimmung!
Een pano uit 5 horizontale opnamen van het uitzicht op de Thunersee en Sigriswil vanaf omgeving Beatenberg op de Justistalstrasse.
Kirkko rakennettu v. 1563. Vazhinka-joki.
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Weekend trip 23.-24.9.2017.
The original wooden church.
The church was burned by Swedes in 1581, restored in 1582. A new wooden one-domed church with a detached bell tower was built in 1630, a new warm part with side-chapels was built up in 1874.
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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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One of those evenings that we dream of.
Sunset on the lake Hahmajärvi. Herrala. Finland, summer.
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Fortune-telling on a daisy...
You can probably remember picking the petals off a daisy at some point and reciting the popular words: “He loves me, he loves me not” (or she). Daisies in general are known to represent innocence, loyal love and simplicity.
Summer colors. Finland.
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Field of dreams. The yellow season in Finland. Summer.
A very relaxing way to spend an afternoon.
Field of Yellow Rapeseed in Finland.
Rapeseed is used for animal feed, plus it is cultivated for its seed (rapeseed oil) that is then used as a vegetable oil in cooking.
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"Metropolis at Twilight" @ Gianluca's Coffee Cult Art Gallery
"Binding Energy" Chelsea Bridge, London, UK
Mute swan (very close to me). ♥ Bird life in Finland.
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Grey wolf enjoying the sunlight. (Photo from my Sweden trip)
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"This Is London II" View from Switch House, Tate Modern, London, UK
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Great spotted woodpecker / Käpytikka
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The roof view of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria (Duomo), 12th and 13th centuries and Belfry on the right.
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Camden Town II, London, UK
Whale watching on the Stellwagen Bank out of Boston, very early in the season.
This is the tail of a humpback whale doing a deep dive.
The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no
meaning or intention but the fulfillment of its own nature,
which was to fall and fall.
Helen Garner
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Bajada Loop, Saguaro National Park, Arizona
What surprised me during my first visit to the Sonoran desert in southern Arizona was how green it was compared to the Mojave desert in southern California.
Here on the left are the iconic saguaro cacti, found only in the Sonoran desert. Most of these are relatively mature saguaros with arms, although there is short, armless younger saguaro in the foreground.
An ocotillo (pronounced o-kuh-TEE-yo) dominates the center with its slender, whiplike, thorny branches. Whenever it rains enough, the ocotillos grow small leaves and red flowers, both of which then drop off as the memory of that rain fades. An ocotillo can go through several of these deciduous cycles during a year, depending on rain patterns.
Smaller cacti in this image include prickly pear with their flat round, thorny pads and buckthorn cholla (pronounced CHOY-yuh) with their cylindical thorny segments.
There is Orion Nebula in the photo. Sorry for the small defocus. But in my opinion the beauty is not spoiled ;-)
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Additional photos are in the album fotki.yandex.ru/users/bogky/album/2062659 (Russian description only).
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Tech.details-brief:
Sony Alpha 7 / ILCE-7 (FF)(ISO1250), Synta Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro SynScan Goto, Televue Paracorr (Type 1 Universal) + Astro-Tech 8" f/4 imaging Newtonian optical tube(800mm+120mm=920mm f/4), 30s; RAW
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Russian: Мой первый фотовзгляд через телескоп
Описание фотосета и данные об инструментарии см. в описании альбома (fotki.yandex.ru/users/bogky/album/2062659). Есть небольшая ошибка фокуса (простите!), но, на мой взгляд, главный герой - туманность Ориона - милостиво простила
You will notice the Romanesque vault in transversal cradles and its arches with double roller and 2 colors. It is an almost unique case in Burgundy, only the rural church of Mont Saint-Vincent has a similar architecture.
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L'abbatiale Saint Philibert - l'intérieur
On remarquera la voute romane en berceaux transversaux, avec des arcs à double rouleau et à 2 couleurs. C'est un cas presque unique en Bourgogne, seule l'église rurale de Mont-Saint-Vincent possède une architecture semblable.
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Tournus - Bourgogne du Sud / South Burgundy - France
This crisp and clear shot from the interior of the National Museum of Ireland from Lawrence for today. Four striking pieces of artillery tastefully arrayed among classical sculptures in a round room make for a beautiful display!
With thanks for everyone's inputs today, it is confirmed that French captured this image across the way at our neighbour's rotunda, in the National Museum of Ireland. Sharon.corbet advises that these cannon were captured at the Battles of Sobraon or Mahrajpore during the Anglo-Sikh Wars. While no longer displayed like this at the NMI Kildare St museum, Sharon tells us that one sits within the NMI Collins Barracks collection, and two others at McKee barracks near Phoenix Park....
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: c.1880-1900
NLI Ref: L_ROY_03004
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Shanghai's famous Bund row shot across the Huangpu River from the Pudong side, with the Lujiazui Riverside Promenade in the lower foreground. Stitched pano from 6 shots, taken @24 mm in portrait format, horizontal field of view just over 180°.
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上海灘 (Shanghai Tan) by Frances Yip
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