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This is the view from the Thompson Trail #121 south of the Roosevelt Dam by Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto National Forest.
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From State Highway 188, the trail quickly climbs along an arroyo and then follows the contour of the ridges above the highway and Roosevelt Lake. After 1½ mile, at the junction with the Cemetery Trail 255, the trail turns south and gradually ascends a broad ridge to the junction with FR 341. This trail is named after Jerome Thompson who served as the district ranger, 1956-1965, for the then-named Roosevelt Ranger District.
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Took me a while, but I got the views from both sides :)
Four Peaks Wilderness and the Arizona Trail across the bridge.
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Love this line up of men, boys, donkeys and dog outside Ballydehob in Co. Cork!
The dog owner is absolutely ensuring that his dog is recorded for posterity by holding the dog immobile. Amazingly Donkey #1 is also holding his pose perfectly face on to the camera, while Donkey #2 is adamant that his best side is captured.
And what's going on with the boy at extreme right - singing? reciting? yawning?
Date: Circa 1899-1910 (thanks derangedlemur and Tin of beans)
NLI Ref.: OCO 347
People accuse me of “Photoshopping” my photographs. That’s crazy! All my photographs are SOOAA, that is “straight out of Apple Aperture.”
I was walking in Lafayette Square, a public park located directly north of the White House, in Washington, DC last week. I noticed these cumulus clouds and composed a couple of photographs. I know this is Washington, DC where everything is an illusion, but I pulled no magic tricks in post-production. I simply increased the contrast and bumped up the vibrancy. Mother nature gets all the credit for this one.
It has been a roller coaster week here in the nation’s capitol. Scandals have burst over the political weather front from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limiting free speech to the Justice Department spying on reporter’s phone records.
I guess my “Photoshopping,” I mean my SOOAA skills, aren’t the only scandals brewing in Washington, DC.
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Or should I say good morning Washington, DC! Actually, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is only about 1,000 feet from where I photographed this so I wasn’t too far from a “Vietnam” theme.
The ugly looking obelisk with the scaffolding is the Washington Monument which has been under construction since the August 2011 earthquake. If you are planning a trip to the Nation’s capitol soon, be warned that construction will not be completed until sometime in 2014. That’s really a bummer because everywhere you take a photograph in Washington, DC it seems the Washington Monument is always in the background.
I got up early this particular morning because in the spring and summer the sunrise runs parallel to the Lincoln Memorial (rising near the Washington Monument) and bathes the statue of Mr. Lincoln in warm, soft light. As you can see from my photograph that didn’t happen, so I had to settle for this lonely jogger running along the Reflecting Pool.
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Love this place!
Fort de Soto Park Turns 50
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1001 night !
Wikipedia: Tashkent (/ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/; Uzbek: Toshkent, Тошкент [tɒʃˈkent]; Russian: Ташкент, [tɐʂˈkʲent]; literally "Stone City") is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million.
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Das einsame Häuschen in herbstlichen Weinbergen, Weinstadt Deutschland
The lonely house in autumnal vineyards, Weinstadt Germany
seen from Sears Tower (since 2009 Willis Tower), Chicago
(Observation deck at 412m)
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Poland. Warsaw.
A person, who values the beauty of nature and ambient the world, for richer and happier than those, who did not notices this.
A volte sentiamo bisogno di un faro che ci illumini e ci indichi la riva di approdo, soprattutto quando ci sentiamo in balia delle onde della vita.... e ci è difficile scorgere un porto sicuro; mi piace pensare che ci sia sempre qualcosa o qualcuno capace di illuminare il mio cammino..
Walk in the Schlossgarten park Stuttgart, Germany
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Join me for a landscape and post-processing workshop in Iceland, Sept 2014.
The night sky above a mountain in Snæfellsnes, Iceland. We had started driving more and more into the middle of nowhere when we came across this awesome looking mountain. We jumped out of the car, turned off the lights and the amount of 'astro-stuff' you could see was phenomenal!
This clearness in the sky didn't last for long and the stars were soon hard to photography due to light pollution. The upside is that this light pollution was caused by the aurora borealis. BONUS.
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NIKON D800 / ISO 5000 / f/2.8 / 25s / Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 14mm / Location: Snæfellsnes, Iceland
This monument was built by the Prince Leopold III. Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau 1785 -1787 and used as a guesthouse.
The guesthouse gained great popularity because of the beautiful view and the tasteful, modern furnished rooms. In the long guest list includes names like Schinkel, Hölderlin and Novalis.
The guest house Eichenkranz is acting like a castell construction. As a gateway to the city and an important reference point for the beautiful gardens of Wörlitz, It represents an ingenious architectural and urbanistic solution.
Dieses Baudenkmal wurde vom Fürsten Leopold III. Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau 1785 -1787 erbaut und als Gästehaus genutzt.
Das Gästehaus erlangte wegen der schönen Aussicht und der geschmackvollen, modern möblierten Zimmer große Berühmtheit. In der langen Gästeliste finden sich namen wie Schinkel, Hölderlin und Novalis.
Als Eingangstor zur Stadt Wörlitz und wichtigem Bezugspunkt der Wörlitzer Gartenanlagen zugleich, stellt der kastellartig wirkende Bau eine geniale architektonisch-städtebauliche Lösung dar.
The South Haven South Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at the entrance to the Black River on Lake Michigan. The station was established in 1872, and is still operational. The tower is a shortened version of the Muskegon South Pierhead Light, and replaced an 1872 wooden tower. The catwalk is original and still links the tower to shore: it is one of only four that survive in the State of Michigan. (Wikipedia)
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April 21, 2013 during blue hour.
Created for Sliders Sunday
Entered in the Kreative People group Open Theme contest #14
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Our regular roving railway reporter Flying Snail asked to see this one - he's nearing the end of his college work (a photographic project on the former railways in Co. Meath).
Love the Station Master checking his watch!
Date: Circa 1900?
NLI Ref.: L_ROY_08413
Starbucks Coffee Company recently invited me to make a presentation about night photography for its internal photography club. It was a terrific event for which I had nearly a month to prepare. I was never nervous once until a few seconds after the presentation started. A bout of apprehensiveness struck me, which was really all in my head. Nothing unfortunate or embarrassing occurred!
Fortunately, I had a very good-natured and engaging audience. After a brief microphone sound-check took place two minutes into the discussion, and a few playful quips into the mic (i.e. Recall Joey’s popular quote from the “Friends” television series, “How You Doin’???”), I was ready to go! Laughter from the audience is always reassuring.
There was a turnout of approximately 70 individuals, and the head of the photo club told me he couldn’t remember the last time a presenter received audible applause at the conclusion of a presentation. I thought I could have done a lot better, but the overall feedback I received was -- to my delight -- extremely positive. Like most human beings, I am my own worst critic. On top of that, amidst the preparation, I was exhausted from multiple aspects of my daily routine from the previous month leading to the event. No complaints, though. Every minute and every second of this photography venture has been worth the effort.
If you would like to see the “Introduction to Night Photography” presentation (revised to target an online audience) and the concluding photo video, both are currently on my official blog. Pictures taken during the presentation are posted there as well. If anything, viewers can take humor in my nerdy voice and fashion sense. Please feel free to share the presentation and video with your friends and colleagues.
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This is a view of Seattle’s SoDo (South Downtown) neighborhood, which is essentially the city’s warehouse district adjacent to Harbor Island, which serves as the Port of Seattle. Starbucks’ world headquarters is located in SoDo. I love the bright lights of the port in combination with the thick clouds engulfing the Olympic Mountains along the horizon.
Even Seattle’s warehouse district has an alluring charm!
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The light from a thousand stars, some of it travelling for more than 10,000 years, finally ends its journey in my camera.
This photo was taken from my favourite star location, Porteau Cove Provincial Park, on a brightly moonlit night, and is a rework of a series of images I shot in January.
This is made up from 191 stacked photographs, taken at 16mm, f/3.5, ISO 2500, and with a little creativity applied in Photoshop.
Check out more of my star photographs here, and my most interesting photographs here!
This photo has reached #25 in Flickr Explore -- thanks to everyone for their comments and favourites!
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La playa de la Pared es sin duda una de las más salvajes y vírgenes de toda la costa noroeste de Fuerteventura. El fuerte viento reinante, el oleaje y sus aguas bravas casi todo el año, hacen de esta playa un lugar ideal para los amantes del surf, el kitesurf y el naturismo.
Las montañas que respaldan su arena dorada han sido desgastadas por la acción del viento, lo que la convierte en un paraíso para los surferos y demás cabalgadores de olas.
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The Wall Beach is certainly one of the wildest and most pristine of all the northwest coast of Fuerteventura. The strong wind, waves and his brave waters most of the year, make this beach an ideal place for surfers, kite and naturism. The Mountains that support its golden sands have been eroded by wind action, what turns the beach into a paradise for the surfers and other horsemen of the waves.
Billowing Bromo Volcano
You can view more of my photos of Bromo here
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After a day at work in Paris, and having had the good idea to bring camera and tripod with me, I decided to go on the top of Tour Montparnasse in order to get the best panoramic view of Paris at sunset. Day was bad, raining all afternoon, but I saw on radar websites that it should improve at sunset, so I did.
Well, to be honest, never I'd have had expected such conditions. The sky started to turn on all the colors on the palette and I got one of the most beautiful sunset of my life, at the same time being at the right place to enjoy and capture it.
So here is the result, no post treatment other than slight work on saturation and highlights, this picture is exactly what I saw, and it was just gorgeous, I was breathless.
Alf listless in his tub. He had fever but he is a bit better right now; although still sneezing!
His appetite is still not very good but thank God he is slowly recovering!
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Here is my group dedicated to my sweet friend : ♥ A Cat Everyday...... Keeps the Loneliness Away ♥
(and it is so true) !
Oh my Gosh sweet Alf, you are at Explore! Highest position: 280 on Monday, April 15, 2013. Thank you so much everyone, I really appreciate this and Alf does too!
Oh and rising again. Today 276 June 28th 2017!!
Alfie has passed away ♱ on August 5th 2021
No trucaré un cielo en mi vida, respeto el recuerdo de cada momento vivido......la memoria fiel que supone la fotografía.
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Wild water is splashing on the rocks as the sun is slowly setting behind the Øresund Bridge.
Na foto acima, vemos o rio Tibre em Roma, com a ponte que conduz ao castelo de Sant´Angelo. Ao longo dessa ponte monumental, construída para resistir aos séculos, encontram-se imagens de anjos, os fiéis que transpõem lentamente a ponte, rezando diante dessas imagens certas orações prescritas pela Igreja, ganham indulgência plenária, desde que depois visitem o castelo. Os antigos imperadores romanos pagãos tinham o hábito de construir para si monumentos nos quais se faziam sepultar. E este, inserido na cidade de Roma, que serviu de base para o futuro castelo de Sant'Angelo, foi mandado construir pelo Imperador Adriano (78 – 138), a partir do ano de 135. Na época dos romanos, chamava-se Mole Adriana (Mole significa algo com grande massa). Apresenta um diâmetro colossal e é uma afirmação do poder romano. Na Idade Média, devido às contínuas guerras, este monumento passou a ter diversas finalidades.
Quem olha de fora o palácio do Vaticano percebe que, em determinada altura, parte um corredor construído sobre arcadas, que atravessa o Tibre e atinge o castelo. Qual a finalidade desse corredor? Quando havia perigo iminente de um Papa ser aprisionado, ele utilizava-o para atingir o castelo. Era a suprema defesa do Pontífice. Não era simpático um Papa morar numa fortaleza, mas era muito cômodo ele ter uma à sua disposição para escapar de seus inimigos.
Com o seu contorno inconfundível cilíndrico e posição particularmente cênica ao longo da costa do Rio Tibre, o Castelo Sant'Angelo é um dos mais famosos marcos da cidade de Roma. A sua aparência atual é o resultado de uma longa série de transformações que, na realidade, não deixaram vestígios da gloriosa Roma "Hadrianeum", o mausoléu que o imperador Adriano construiu para si e os seus sucessores. No centro, na cúpula da torre central, houve provavelmente uma estátua de bronze do imperador sob o disfarce do Sol, a comandar uma quadriga. Mas, nos tempos medievais, o mausoléu mudou a sua função de túmulo imperial. Torres e muralhas foram erguidas durante o reinado do imperador Aureliano e um bastião defensivo foi aqui construído durante as invasões bárbaras.
Na Idade Média, o Castelo Sant'Angelo tinha-se transformado numa fortaleza praticamente inexpugnável numa posição particularmente estratégica que defendeu a entrada norte da cidade. O Vaticano encomendou a construção de um corredor coberto e fortificado que ligava ao Palácio do Vaticano, com a finalidade de ser usado em caso de perigo, como uma rota de fuga extrema. O Castelo Sant'Angelo também serviu para guardar a riqueza dos papas: a sala do tesouro no centro do forte foi uma espécie de seguro para Roma durante o Renascimento. O castelo também foi usado para armazenar enormes reservas de alimentos, que eram para ser utilizados em caso de um ataque ou cerco prolongado. Havia conjuntos de odres nas paredes, caixas d'água enormes, celeiros e até um moinho.
No entanto, no passado, Sant'Angelo foi tristemente usado para funções de natureza muito mais graves, os seus pátios foram palco de execuções por decapitação e os chefes dos condenados foram então tristemente pendurados um por dia ao longo da ponte como uma terrível advertência. Nas pequenas, celas húmidas e escuras, os prisioneiros morreram de fome e sede ou devido a terríveis torturas. Foi aqui que Benvenuto Cellini, Cagliostro e Giordano Bruno foram presos antes de serem queimados na fogueira na praça Campo dei Fiori. Mais tarde, após o estabelecimento do Estado italiano, a estrutura foi transformada num quartel militar.
Hoje é visitado por turistas de todo o mundo e é o lar do Museu Nacional de Castelo Sant'Angelo. Um marco muito querido da cidade é a estátua do Arcanjo São Miguel, erguida no enorme terraço, da qual o castelo tem o seu nome. Foi criado em memória de uma antiga lenda que fala da terrível praga que atingiu Roma em 590 a.C. e que terminou graças à aparição de um anjo por cima do castelo concedendo este, a graça à cidade quando embainhou a sua espada. Terá sido uma lenda?
A lendo do Castelo de Sant'Angelo …Ou não será lenda?
No início da Idade Média disseminou-se uma epidemia muito grave em Roma. O Papa São Gregório Magno (590 – 604) ordenou missas e procissões na cidade em louvor a São Miguel Arcanjo, para afugentar a peste. Pouco depois, no ano de 590 o Arcanjo São Miguel apareceu ao Papa anunciando o fim da epidemia. E viu-se também o Arcanjo em cima da Mole Adriana, transformando assim a suprema glória de um Papa. É por isso que foi colocada no alto do edifício a imagem de São Miguel. Na história da Igreja são mencionadas duas aparições de S. Miguel: Uma ao Papa Gelásio I no monte Gargano embora a mais conhecida seja esta, de que foi dignado o Papa S. Gregório, o Grande. S. Miguel apareceu ao Papa no Castelo de Sant'Angelo e em sinal do fim da epidemia, meteu a espada na bainha. Realmente a epidemia sessou imediatamente de fazer vítimas.
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Castelsardo è una suggestiva cittadina che sorge sul mare, e proprio il mare ne ha segnato la storia. Il paese è stato utilizzato come roccaforte difensiva e punto strategico di controllo. L’antico borgo conserva ancora la sua struttura di roccaforte medievale, con imponenti bastioni, ripide scale e strette vie.
Sulla sommità dell’altopiano si erge la fortezza del Castello dei Doria, che ospita il Museo dell’intreccio mediterraneo.
INVITO TUTTI GLI AMICI A TAGGARSI DA SOLI NELLE CASE O NELLE BARCHE ;-)))!!
Buona vacanza a Castelsardo, io vi aspetto!
This is a 4 panel work in progress. I need to add more Luminance & Ha to 3 panels, weather permitting. Unlike my Orion mosaic, I collected LRGB first.
#1 IC443 LRGB+Ha 3x600/each for a total of 2.5 hours
#2,3,4 M35 LRGB 3x300 each per panel for 3.0 hours
Images aquired with a QHY9M & AT65EDQ
piggybacked on Orion ED102EDT on Sirius EQ-G Mount
Guiding with Orion SSAG,50mm mini guide scope
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... " with immediacy and intensity, smell activates the memory, allowing our minds to travel freely in time "
Tom Robbins
An unplanned and different take on the Flickr-popular 'The Potholes' in La Jolla, California. Truly one of the joys of photography for me is coming away with an image that was completely unexpected from what was pre-visualized. With my tripod set up for landscapes, a surfer popped into the scene and immediately became my mid ground and main subjects.
While in La Jolla and hanging out on this shelf, I also had the unexpected pleasure of meeting the very talented Wil Shieh (Lightvision). If you have the chance, check out his excellent work on his photostream. www.flickr.com/photos/stinky_tofu/
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF 17-40 L @ 17mm | 0.3 sec | ISO 1250 | f/4
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We had a wonderful stay in Casoli. Situated in a small Italian village on a mountain. Parking can be done in front of the church of Casoli. You can only walk in Casoli cause the roads are much too small for cars. There is a supermarket at the local bar at the start of Casoli. The house Casa Bressan where we stayed is a typical old Italian house but totally renovated. It has a kitchen, living and dining area, bathrooms and four bedrooms. You can enjoy the private patio with garden furniture. It's a lovely place to spend your holidays. The summer evenings are cool in this mountainous area. You have a beautiful view on the green and steep mountains. The owner can speak good English. The people in this little town are friendly and makes you feel right at home. A place with a real Italian atmosphere. The beach can be reached by a half hour drive. We really enjoyed our stay in this typical and beautiful village Casoli. Excellent place to stay if you want to learn about the Italian culture and live their way.
Casoli is located to the northwest of Florence, 500 meters above sealevel. We stayed in this little town at Casa Bressan - Casoli no. 122. We had a pleasant and comfortable stay.
Ons vakantiehuis Casa Bressan Camaiore ligt gelegen in de heuvels tussen Lucca en de Toscaanse kust. Het vakantiehuis is gezellig ingericht en bestaat uit 3 verdiepingen. Daarnaast is er een balkon, een privé terras en tuinmeubilair. Het biedt een rustig verblijf en je voelt je gelijk thuis. Het is een kleurrijk vakantiehuis in Casoli, een klein dorpje op 7km afstand van Camaiore. De zomeravonden zijn lekker koel in dit bergachtige gebied. Je hebt hier een prachtig uitzicht op de groene en steile bergen. De eigenaar kan goed Engels spreken. De mensen in dit dorpje zijn vriendelijk en maakt dat u zich thuis voelen. Een plek met een echte Italiaanse sfeer. Het is niet ver verwijderd van de Toscaanse kust. Een half uur rijden vanaf de kust. We hebben echt genoten van ons verblijf in dit typisch en mooie dorp Casoli. Uitstekende plek om te verblijven als je meer wilt weten over de Italiaanse cultuur en eventjes op hun manier wilt leven.
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Valley of Fire , Nevada
Sometimes nature is full of magic and Valley of Fire state park is no exception with all these wonderful colors.
Nikon D800
Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G
* HAPPY EASTER * FROHE OSTERN * JOYEUSES PÂQUES * FELICES PASCUAS *
to all my flickr friends and visitors.
Feel free to take the egg you like best ;-))
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Blick vom Berg Zwölferkopf (1480m) bei Pertisau auf den Achensee / Österreich
View from the mountain Zwoelferkopf (1480m) near Pertisau at the Achensee / Austria
Happy Easter everyone :)
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The 100 Bicycles project: 100 different bicycles photographed in detail. This is bicycle number 5.
To learn more about this project see the 100bicycles group.
SKYHOLM
1858. The United States achieved world supremacy and respect of all countries. At the first International Technical Exhibition in 1858 the flying city of Skyholm designed by the US chief engineer was presented. The city was sent to travel from continent to continent and show the rest of the world the success of the American experiment.
The flying city became a great symbol of the American ideals. However the city suddenly disappeared for the unknown reason. The greatest achievement of America disappeared completely …
No one knows how to get to Skyholm.
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This is my entry for the russian contest STEAMPUNK MACHINE which won first place.
Deeplinks : Main-First level-Second level-Steam reactor-Roof
Inspired by BioShock Infinite by Irrational Games