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Climbing the first hill of Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Funny, just realized this is one of the only hand held shots that I didn't need to straighten. Go figure.
Hlam is a panoramic summit in the W streak above the baška valley. This is the view towards the SE and S.
E-book about the Istria & Kvarner group (in Slovenian language): payhip.com/b/Di1G
I used DStretch luminosity layers and converted to B&W to bring out the figure at upper left. It's faint and difficult to see, but once you've seen it, it feels like an important part of the composition. In DStretch it looks like it may be a different pigment, so I'm not sure if it is part of the original composition, or if the difference is due to the different rock surface it's on.
I have had the pleasure of working with Canadian Mermaids, Lori Pappajohn and Annette Johnston shooting them in our Big Island ocean. You can visit their website at www.mermaidsinternational.com
Climbing the long, sometimes steep and rocky path above Thukla, which tops out at a memorial area, filled with stone Cairns and stupas dedicated to climbers who died in the region.
The hotel overlooks the Upper Waterton Lakes within the Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada's Alberta Province. It was designed by and built for the Great Northern Railway company, opening in July 1927; it is the only one of Canada's grand railway hotels to be built by an American company..
The Rustic-styled building is 37m tall with seven floors containing 54 rooms. The building is considered one of Canada's grand railway hotels, and is the only one built by a company based in the United States. It was named a national historic site of Canada in November 1992.
The building is primarily made of wood, with the majority of the lumber coming from a sawmill in Montana. The hotel's lobby is perpendicular to the length of the building, and incorporates two-storey windows facing Upper Lake Waterton. Other rustic elements within the hotel include natural wood detailing, and a timber-framed lobby, with open spaces ascending to the building's roof. Wood pillars at the hotel are made of Douglas fir. The building's rotunda features hand-carved posts and beams, topped by queen posts.
The image was taken from aboard the MV International on Upper Waterton Lake, just after departing Waterton Park whilst en route to Goat Haunt in Montana, USA. The image I posted yesterday gives a good sense of the hotel's position within the surrounding landscape.
Scanned from a negative.
The Lark Ascending will make most people think of Ralph Vaughan Williams' musical composition (composed 1914 but premiered 1920). But it was George Meredith's 1881 poem of the same name that inspired Vaughan Williams to compose his piece.
Skylarks are really quite difficult to photograph in flight as they rapidly rise so high that they are just a dot in the sky in next to no time. So to photograph one in flight you have to catch "the lark ascending" soon after take-off. Fortunately they sing from the word go, so you get a warning of where to aim the camera. But after a second or two he is way too high for a decent shot. I used 1/1250 exposure to try to freeze the action but those wing tips are just a blur. But you can see his bill is wide open as "he drops the silver chain of sound" (that's a line from Meredith's poem).
Sony RX100M3
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Ewha Women's Univ. Station, Line No.22, Seoul Metro, Korea
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You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb it himself. ~ Andrew Carnegie
And climb we did, up & down countless times, to enjoy this amazing slot canyon. Well worth the effort, even if it is a bit difficult to maneuver stairs like this with all your camera gear & tripod :-)
Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead...and many thanks for all your visits, comments, invites, awards, & faves!!!!
This is the view of the ascent. daunting! Fortunately, it's not an hugely long climb (about 650' of elevation gain on this grade) and the payoff at the top is so worth it. More pictures inside the crater soon.
View from the saddle on Cathedral Rock.
Cathedral Rock Trail ascends one of the most recognizable rock formations in the heart of Red Rock Country. Many visitors hike the first quarter mile to enjoy the fantastic views from the first ledge, where the trail meets Templeton Trail. From here, the trail becomes as much a rock climb as a hike, requiring non-technical scrambling up rock faces and ledges to make it to the final ascent to the top. The saddle between two spires offers spectacular views. The unmaintained trail explores the lava dike and spires at the top.
Photo by Deborah Lee Soltesz, January 12, 2011. Credit: USFS Coconino National Forest. Learn more about hiking Cathedral Rock Trail No. 170 in the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest website.