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First picture to be processed on my return from Venice. Lots of these shots - mostly at a much higher tide with waves sweeping in at my feet. I'd imagine more will make it online in due course. This one got the nod for first posting as I liked the lighting and reflection best.

 

It's the view out from just along from St Marks towards Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, on which sits a church of the same name which is often mistaken for the main Campanile tower on St Mark's square itself.

 

This image is actually a composite of two - one lefthand, one righthand, manually blended in Photoshop 7.0 along the dividing line/pole noted above. The mix of spray and boat positions, combined with the lack of viewfinder, made it a little hard to ensure the gondolas' fantastic prows did not overlap with the poles. The "bulge" shown in the note above is unfortunate as it implies lax PS work - in fact it is forcola (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B3rcola) used to hold the oar, so the gap is quite natural!

 

Hope everyone is fantastically well and enjoying the week.

Actually I wanted to give him some change, but when he made eye contact with my camera, he ran across the street like there was no tomorrow.

 

Anyhow, I actually ran into him again today, but this time he was with his mother. Camera was in my bag, so I guess they wern't intimidated. 20THB for each of them.

 

Again, both are Khmer who probably crossed the border to Thailand for a better future.

 

Pattaya, Thailand

2nd Road

 

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Aperture : f/14.0

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ISO Speed : 100

Flash : SoftBox + Umbrella

Lens : SIGMA 105mm F2.8 DG MACRO

  

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Far too many of my friends have had to fight this disease. This post is in honor of them, and all breast cancer patients.

 

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Photo taken in January, 2009 at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.

taken on a trip out to Bailey lighthouse in Howth with Angus Clyne. He is an awesome photographer and it was a joy to get him to ourselves for a few day. Angus spotted this lighthouse from the plane on his was into Dublin and we went on a mission to find it, if it wasn't for the sat nav we would have never found it

check out his amazing picture from the night

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The Kunstberg (Dutch, pronounced ([ˈkʏnzdbɛrç]) or Mont des Arts (French, [mɔ̃dɛzaʁ]), meaning "hill/mountain of the arts", is a historic site in the center of Brussels, Belgium.

 

The showcase square was created for the Universal Exposition held in Brussels in 1910. It featured a park and a monumental staircase with cascading fountains descending the gentle slope from Place Royale down to Boulevard de l'Empereur/Keizerslaan.

 

The original square was destroyed during the post-war construction frenzy known as Brusselization; between 1954 and 1965, the square and its surroundings gave way to massive, severely geometric postmodern structures such as the Royal Library of Belgium and the Congress Palace.

 

The Mont des Arts offers one of Brussels’ finest views. From the vantage point on a hill, the famous tower of the Brussels Town Hall at the Grand Place is clearly visible. On a sunny day, the Koekelberg Basilica and even the Atomium can be seen.

 

Major tourist attractions are located within walking distance from the Kunstberg: the Musical Instrument Museum, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, the Royal Palace, and the city’s cathedral.

 

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This is my initial post for a group called "Sliders Sunday", get it "sliders" as in the adjustment sliders in photo editing software. Sounds like my kind of group, considering I slide everything. Anyway, In truth not sure I love this image, have been sitting on it for some time, but felt it fit the group because I slid the living hell out of this one, and I wanted to make my presence felt in the group, I mean if it is about sliding, then lets slide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)))

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stories from the stairs - part I

Highest position: 490 on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - Not sure why this happens to me but, this was explored 4 days after I posted it. LOL!

  

Better known as Mt. Gary...errrrr...I mean Mt. Hood :)

 

After Traveling through the Gorge all day with Gary , making a quick stop for dinner and a IPA we made a mad dash to Trillium lake for sunset! It was quite the drive through the curvy hills. We probably averaged 80mph the whole way. Gary knew that the one shot I really wanted to get was the 3 rock comp at trillium lake. So after we got a bight to eat... It was on!

 

The sky and colors were looking great the whole drive to Mt. Gary. When we arrived it was not all that spectacular. Although, the lake was glass and it wasn't bad at all. Just not one of those epic Mt. Gary nights. I do have a few other images from here that I really like where some wispy clouds had moved in. One is a 2 minute exposure after the sun was down. I will post that at another time.

 

I did a bit of my own toning on this one just to give a touch of Jeff to the image. This is what it really looked like to me ; )

 

Canon 50d

Sigma 10-20mm

B&W F-Pro CPL

Single RAW exposure @ 17mm

F/11

6 seconds

ISO 100

Exposure Bias -1

 

I seem to be having a bit of trouble with Flickr and images coming out too dark. This one seems a little dark and too saturated on here. Look ok on your side?

Quick posting before a few days away in Venice and Vicenza for the bargain price of some £40 (Rome two weeks ago was just £12). Long live Ryanair and kerosene.

 

As indicated in the notes above, this is taken on the same stretch of coast as www.flickr.com/photos/flatworldsedge/5092591483/in/photos... with two major changes. Firstly, this shot was on a nice wide platform affording a little more safety than the former and secondly hunting for that extra bit of width I used my old Sigma 18-200mm (still on crop body 300D).

 

This image boasts only two out of camera changes - a white balance correction to whiten the bluish surf and a -100 saturation to aqua channel to kill some cyan CA which the Sigma produces shooting into the light. Unlike the shot linked to above this was taken 30 minutes after sunset, rather than during, but with a much longer (161 second) exposure. It's a couple of days later and a much more subdued orange than the magenta/lilac affair of the former.

 

Anyway - hope people like and you all have a great week. Look forward to seeing people's streams on my return. Have a good one.

 

Update: Explored #492. Many thanks to everyone who has commented, fav'ed and viewed. I massively appreciate the attention and insights offered. Thanks to all!

I Laghi di Fusine sono costituiti da due laghi, il Lago Superiore ed il Lago Inferiore; situati sul territorio del comune di Tarvisio, sono considerati fra i più belli esempi di lago alpino.

I laghi, di origine glaciale, sono collocati in un anfiteatro calcareo creato dalla dorsale del Picco di Mezzodì del Monte Mangart. La valle, che corre parallela al confine italo-sloveno, dal 1971 è un'area protetta, con il nome di Parco naturale dei Laghi di Fusine.

Il lago superiore si trova a 929 m s.l.m., ha una profondità massima di 10 m ed una superficie di 9 ha; il lago inferiore si trova a 924 m s.l.m., ha una profondità massima di 25 m ed una superficie di 13,5 ha. Nelle vicinanze del lago inferiore si trovano anche altri due minuscoli specchi d'acqua, chiamati laghi piccoli. Il lago Superiore alimenta il lago Inferiore per via sotterranea e quest'ultimo alimenta l'emissario di entrambi i laghi.

  

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Oruga de Hyles Hyles tithymali gallaeci (Gil, Requejo & Estévez, 2011).

 

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El Parlamento (Országház en húngaro) fue diseñado por Imre Steindl y construído entre 1885 y 1902, siendo el edificio parlamentario más grande hasta entonces, y la obra arquitectónica más ambiciosa y costosa de su época.

El edificio tiene una longitud de 268 metros y 118 m de profundidad.

Contiene más de 20 km de escaleras, y 691 habitaciones (incluyendo más de 200 oficinas).

La cúpula central (donde se encuentran las joyas de la Corona de Hungría) tiene una altura de 69 metros, y es donde veremos los adornos más bonitos.

El edificio está situado junto al río Danubio. Por eso al planificar su construcción tuvieron que reforzar el suelo con más de dos metros de cimientos, dispuestos de forma muy precisa.

La fachada principal da al río Danubio, pero la entrada oficial está justo en el lado contrario.

Presenta estatuas de gobernantes húngaros, líderes de Transilvania y famosos militares de la historia del país.

El estilo principal del parlamento es neo-gótico, pero también son claras las influencias renacentistas, con un toque bizantino omnipresente en sus salas y pasillos, especialmente apreciable en la delicada decoración de las escaleras que conducen al salón principal.

Mediante esta mezcla de influencias, se pretendía representar las diferentes culturas que han influído y conformado a Hungría a lo largo de sus mil años de historia.

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The Parliament (Országház in Hungarian) was designed by Imre Steindl and built between 1885 and 1902, being the largest hitherto parliament building, and the most ambitious and costly architectural work of its time.

The building has a length of 268 m and 118 m deep.

It contains more than 20 km of stairs, and 691 rooms (including more than 200 offices).

The central dome (where they keep the crown jewels of Hungary) has a height of 69 meters, and is where we see the most beautiful ornaments.

The building sits on the banks of the Danube river. So when planning to build next to the river, , they had to reinforce the soil with more than two meters of foundations, arranged very precise form.

The main facade overlooking the Danube, but the official entry it is on the opposite side.

It presents statues of Hungarian rulers, Transylvanian leaders and famous military history of the country.

The principal style of the parliament is Neogothic, but are also clear Renaissance influences, with an omnipresent Byzantine touch in the rooms and corridors, especially noticeable in the delicate decoration of the stairs leading to the main hall.

Through this mix of influences, it was intended to represent the different cultures that have influenced and shaped to Hungary throughout its thousand-year history.

   

Nikon D50, Tokina 12-24 ATX Pro @ 24 mm, B+W ND1000

no HDR - only one RAW shot

ISO 200, 5 sek, f/8

 

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Trees Autumn - A view from my backyard

 

"Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile."

  

I shot 8 hours x 15 minute sub exposures of M31 Andromeda using a Hydrogen Alpha (12nm) filter on the 3rd October with the idea of combining with my color image of M31. However as my RGB image now already has more than enough HII popping out all over I decided to shelve the idea because the end result looks just insane.

 

Date of Shoot 3rd October 2010

Camera: modified Canon 5D Mark II

32x15 min sub exposures using Astronomik 12nm Ha filter at 800ISO with flat and dark frames.

 

Scope: TMB130SS F7 Refractor using WO/TMB 2.7" Field Flattener.

Auto-guided with Orion Auto Guider on Stellarvue 10x60

Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250 (pier mounted)

Image Acquired using Nebulosity II, stacked with Deep Sky Stacker and processed with Photoshop CS3.

Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore's second Governor and Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1873 to 1875, who played a key role in positioning Singapore as the main port for the Malay states of Perak, Selangor and Sungei Ujong.

 

Clarke Quay is also the name of a road along the quay, part of which has since been converted into a pedestrian mall. Clarke Street, located next to Clarke Quay, was officially named in 1896, and was originally two streets known simply as East Street and West Street in north Kampong Malacca.

 

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My 39th Ferrari 458 Italia, seen on Sloane Street yesterday.

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Another shot from the Vang Vieng area in Laos.

 

This was an absolutely incredible place to be. I hope my photographs convey even part of the amazement I felt while taking them.

 

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Saalbach es un típico y pintoresco pueblo de Austria. Un lugar ideal para pasar unas vacaciones tanto en verano como en invierno.

Es una de las mayores estaciones de esquí en Austria. Ofrece más de 200 km de pistas de esquí

 

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It's time to buy a new one....TGIF!!! :-)

 

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Esta foto va dedicada con mucho carino a nuestros hermanos Chilenos, por su valentia, y por el ejemplo que han dado al mundo entero.

Para mi fue un suceso muy importante que quedara en la historia de los chilenos y del mundo entero.

Mis felicitaciones Hermanos Chilenos y tambien a todas las personas que hicieron posible este rescate

Abrazos para todos

 

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This photo is dedicated with much love to our fellow Chileans, for their courage, and example that have given the world.

 

For me it was a very important event that will remain in the history of Chile and the world.

Chilean brothers and congratulations also to everyone who made this rescue

 

Hugs for all

 

Adorable, huh?!

 

Thanks for everything, people!

Have a good night (:

 

I'm not sure if I took it (timer and tripod) or if Bru took it with a tripod :P

 

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Adorável, heim?!

 

Obrigada por tudo, pessoal!

Tenham uma boa noite (:

 

Eu não tenho certeza se eu tirei essa foto (timer e tripé) ou se o Bru tirou ela com o tripé :)

(Sorry for my absence .... I've been going through a difficult period, but I'll be back soon, promise)

 

(Niko was just yawning ...)

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Plaza de Canalejas in the intersection of El Principe, Sevilla and Carrera de San Jerónimo streets, Madrid (Spain).

 

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Canon EOS 450D | Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 DC EX HSM @ 10 mm | f/16, 4s, ISO 100.

 

HDR/DRI from 3 exposures on a tripod Manfrotto 055XPROB + 322RC2 Joystick Head @ [-2 EV .. 0 .. +2 EV ]

 

Processing:

 

Lightroom for catalog > Photoshop to generate HDR file> Tonemapped with Photomatix 4.0 > Curves + Hue/Saturation + Topaz Adjust + Nik Color Efex Pro + Noiseware + High Pass filter Sharpening technique with Photoshop CS5.

 

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"...Voy llevando los barrenos al socavón,

Mano fuerte y vida triste. ¡Minero soy!

Golpeando piedras y piedras de sol a sol...

Me duele el pan que me gano. ¡Minero, soy!

 

¡Pobrecitos los mineros! ¡Qué buenos muchachos son!

Pero tienen la desgracia de morir sin confesión.

Me duele el pan que me gano. ¡Minero soy!

Ya vendrán tiempos mejores. ¡Minero, soy!

 

Voy llevando los barrenos al socavón.

Mano fuerte y vida triste. ¡Minero, soy!

Ya vendrán tiempos mejores. ¡Minero soy!

Me duele el pan que me gano. ¡Minero, soy!..."

 

"Baguala del minero", de Atahualpa Yupanqui

Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

my first explore #1, thank you guys ;)

 

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Östasiatiska Museet, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden

 

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a) Hasselblad FlexBody + Pentaprisma Esposimetrico Hasselblad PME45 + Dorso A12.6x6;

b) Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 250mm f. 5,6 CFI Superachromat;

c) Tempo 1/30 con apertura a f.5,6 su stativo Manfrotto (effettuate 7 esposizioni sullo stesso fotogramma);

d) Lettura Esposimetrica Angolo 1° con Sekonic DualSpot F-L-778 (effettuate 8 misurazioni con metodo del Sistema Zonale di Ansel Adams);

e) Negativo Agfa APX 100 Asa Professional;

f) Scansione con Agfa Duoscan T2500 Pro su supporto mobile orizzontale (porta SCSI);

g) Prima Post-Produzione Corel Photo-Paint X5 e Adobe Photoshop CS3;

h) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2.

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Anche questa immagine, come quella precedente, farà parte del “reportage/racconto” che ho in preparazione dal titolo “L'Innocenza Rubata”.

Il bimbo ripreso si trova presso una casa di accoglienza per bambini maltrattati e purtroppo anche lui ha subito maltrattamenti dai genitori che lo obbligavano a chiedere l’elemosina per le strade e se a fine giornata non corrispondeva loro una somma prestabilita veniva picchiato e lasciato digiuno per punizione.

Adesso sta molto meglio si è avvicinato ad un ordine religioso la cui sua intenzione è quello di studiare diventare sacerdote per aiutare tanti bambini.

 

Volevo nuovamente rinnovare il mio più caloroso ringraziamento alle sempre cordiali tutrici che sono state gentilissime e affettuose di cui non mi stancherò di evidenziare l’amore con cui svolgono il loro impegno verso questi bimbi e un particolare ringraziamento anche e soprattutto a Suor Madre Serafina.

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Even this picture, like the previous one, will be part of "reportage / story" I have in preparation entitled “Stolen Innocence”.

The child is taken up at a shelter for abused children and, unfortunately, he has been mistreated by their parents who forced him to beg on the streets and at the end of the day if they did not fit a set amount was beaten and left for fasting punishment.

Now it's much better approached in a religious order whose intention is to study to become a priest to help many children.

 

I again reiterate my warmest thanks to the always friendly tutor who were kind and affectionate that I shall continue to highlight the love with which they carry out their commitment to these children and a special thank you also and especially to Mother Sister Serafina.

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Se La Gente Usasse Il Cuore, Andrea Bocelli

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Improvvisa vocazione

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Uno strano sogno mi avvolge,

s'impadronisce della mia anima,

ma improvvisamente sento vivere

in me una voglia ardente.

 

Il mio sguardo è vago, sperduto, mai

più non vogliono le mie mani toccare

il buio, quel buio che han già abbracciato,

per tanto per troppo tempo…ho sofferto.

 

E’ bagnato di tante lacrime passate

il mio cuore non è più quello di un tempo,

in quella vita vissuta male, in quella gioia

tanto pretesa, ma, mai avuta.

 

Il mio sguardo incupito adesso trova

uno spiraglio, una nuova luce,

quella grande luce dove i pensieri assillanti,

strazianti oramai sono....assenti.

…………………………………………..Luigi Mirto

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Sudden vocation

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A strange dream surrounds me,

she takes over my soul,

but suddenly I feel alive

a burning desire in me.

 

My eyes are vague, lost, but

no longer want to touch my hands

darkness, this darkness that have already embraced

for so much, for too long ...... i have suffered.

E 'wet past so many tears,

my heart is no longer what it once

in that life lived badly, that joy

as alleged, but never had.

 

My eyes darkened now, share

a crack, a new light,

that great light where the troubling thoughts,

harrowing now I am ... ... .... absent

…………………………………………..Luigi Mirto

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Vide cor meum - Katherine Jenkins

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Che tutte le persone che hanno un cuore nobile e sincero amino tutti i bimbi del mondo come se fossero i propri e li rispettino per come meritano e per come è giusto che siano trattati…. con tanto amore.

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That all persons who have a noble heart and sincere love all the children of the world as if they were their own and to respect them as they deserve and as it should be treated .... with much love.

 

The first day of our workshop this weekend was very very wet. The second day, we were treated to sunshine and rainbows. :) The Pacific Northwest is about as indecisive as it can be when it comes to weather and that is one of the reasons I love it here. If you have lived here for any length of time you have seen it rain, snow & hail, during a severe windstorm and then turn to beautiful blue sky 5 minutes later. Our last stop of the workshop was Lower Lewis River Falls, one of, if not my favorite waterfall. We started at the top and encouraged those in attendance to make their way across the water to the top of the falls even though the water was running pretty good from the recent rains. It took a little while to coax them over to the prime locations near the edge of the waterfall but I am very persuasive and in the end we all made it safe and sound.

 

After shooting our fill at the top it was time to drop down below the waterfall. If it is your first time visiting this waterfall and it is running good like it was this day, dropping down INTO the water below doesn't seem like a very good idea. Again, I am persuasive and willing to lead by example so I jumped in and everyone followed. I also do everything possible to make people laugh and have a good time on our workshops and on this trip I did that by falling face first into the water. Just as we reached the bottom of the falls the sun dropped below the clouds that had been keeping it at bay and it lit up the entire waterfall blowing every highlight like candles on a birthday cake. Zeb and I used this as a perfect example of managing highlights and shadows using filters and camera controls. The rainbow you see in the picture would appear only when the sun was the brightest and when it did, the direct light hitting the fallen tree cast a giant shadow across the waterfall. That is when the million dollar question came....

 

What would you do with that tree shadow Aaron?

 

After quickly assessing the situation and realizing that even all 240 pounds of me wasn't going to budge that tree and that I may have to admit to this photographer that I did not have an answer for them I realized it was a great time to talk about image blending. I explained that sometimes a simple blending of images was all you needed to find a workaround to something like this so I suggested that we take one shot when the sun went behind the clouds and then a second when it was it's brightest and we would blend only the wall of rock on the left that contained the rainbow into the final image.

 

I took a couple shots of my own to see if I could actually pull it off and the high contrast caused by the direct light made for an interesting image in my opinion. Thanks again to everyone that came this weekend and thank you for your feedback and constant support of us and our workshops. Zeb and I both really enjoy each and every one of them and have a great time meeting so many great people and helping to inspire young photographers. Our 2011 schedule is finalized and a couple of the workshops have already begun to fill up for next year. Check out the blog for more details.

View of the 2010 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon finish line seen from the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol building looking down John Ireland Boulevard up to the Cathedral of Saint Paul on the hill.

 

More than you probably want to know:

The 26.2 mile Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon has been held each year in early October since 1982. The MTCM is called “The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America." The race starts in downtown Minneapolis close to the Metrodome, travels South through some very scenic city lakes (Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, Lake Nokomis), then goes along the Mississippi River bluffs before crossing into Saint Paul, up historic Summit Avenue to the Cathedral of St. Paul and then down a little hill to the Finnish line on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. This year over 5,000 volunteers and 250,000 spectators cheered along 4,085 incredable10 mile racers and 7,753 amazing marathoners.

 

If your wondering about the name, Medtronic is a locally headquared medical device giant that has been gracious enough sponsor the TCM since 2006 – so they get top billing.

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The Alps (French: Alpes; German: Alpen; Italian: Alpi; Romansh: Alps; Slovene: Alpe) is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. The word "Alps" was taken via French from Latin Alpes (meaning "the Alps"), which may be influenced by the Latin words albus (white) or altus (high) or more likely a Latin rendering of a Celtic or Ligurian original.

 

The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc, at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), on the Italian-French border. All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the list of mountains of the Alps and list of Alpine peaks by prominence.

 

The Alps are generally divided into the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps. The division is along the line between Lake Constance and Lake Como, following the Rhine. The Western Alps are higher, but their central chain is shorter and curved; they are located in Italy, France and Switzerland. The Eastern Alps (main ridge system elongated and broad) belong to Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.

 

The Alps are a classic example of what happens when a temperate area at lower altitude gives way to higher elevation terrain. Elevations around the world which have cold climates similar to those found in polar areas have been called alpine. A rise from sea level into the upper regions of the atmosphere causes the temperature to decrease. The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone, where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of heat, often accompanied by the precipitation of moisture in the form of snow or rain.

 

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Conocida por ser el primer puerto francés del Mediterráneo y una importante

bastida medieval. La ciudad se encuentra totalmente amurallada. Levantada

en un lugar pantanoso que no estaba predestinado a la construcción, Aigues

Mortes nació por voluntad del rey Luis IX de Francia.

  

Para captar la perspectiva, y la gran profundidad de campo hacia los arcos

del puente, utilizé una lente ultra gran angular, "Sigma 10 ÷ 20 mm EX DC"

  

Para esta toma:

Canon EOS 400D Digital + Sigma 10 ÷ 20 mm EX DC

Obturación: 1/50 seg. ~ Diafragmado: f/4 ~ 400 ISO ~ WB: Manual.

Filtro polarizador.

 

Aqui mi paso del analogico al formato digital:

~ My Canon Set ~

 

Vea tambien:

"My Gear" Album

  

Marco Vianna©2010

Fotografo poeta y pensador

I thought I would change up the usual "hands outstretched" cliche and instead of holding flowers, I had my cousin hold this delicious bouquet of twizzlers. After all, candy is nice and cliche on it's own!

 

We stole these out of my sister's kitchen and put them back without her noticing...when she saw this picture she wasn't all that thrilled about us manhandling her snack! Ah well, all in the name of art (or attempts at art, in my case ;-)

 

HCS!

Aptly called as the Sleeping Dinosaur because of its unique shape that resembles the giant beast.

Barangay Dawan,

Mati, Davao Oriental

   

Amid the curfew and shutdown since last 4 months in the valley, thousands of students have missed their valuable school sessions.

 

I met him during one of my morning walks when he was sweeping the school entrance. Stopped by and smiled at me while I was quickly setting up my camera for a picture.

 

My favorite portrait shot !

 

Arshad Siddiqui | Facebook | Google+ | 500px

 

Explore / Interestingness: Oct 8, 2010 #44

Hello everybody! I hope everyone is doing well!

I just got back from my favorite place in the world, Banff, Canada! God blessed me on this trip with incredible weather as it turned out to be a photographer's paradise filled with crisp snow, colorful trees and amazingly blue skies. As you can see in this photo the Columbia Icefield Parkway was adorned with all the beautiful colors of Fall.

 

Hola a todos! Acabo de regresar de mi lugar favorito en el mundo!

Espero que todos uds se encuentren bien.

El Columbia Icefield Parkway se vistio de increibles colores!

Dios me bendijo con un clima maravilloso, Dias soleados, Arboles coloridos y Cielos azules. Este era un paraiso para los fotografos.

 

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