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Borawan Beach on Pagbilao Chica Island, Quezon province, Philippines. The rainy season in the country has begun but we managed to catch the last few days of summer sunshine at this island. Borawan is accessible via a pump boat ride from the town of Padre Burgos.
An Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) stands proudly with a fish in its beak on Vigur Island in the Westfjords of Iceland. This small island is home to a large puffin colony as well as many other seabirds and is accessible by boat from Isafjordur. Puffins return to this island every summer to breed in burrows on grassy slopes and cliffs near the water, bringing back loads of fish in their beaks to feed their young.
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...is no lighthouse...
The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture.
One of the key features of The Lighthouse is the uninterrupted view over Glasgow's cityscape available from the Mackintosh Tower at the north of the building, which is accessible via a helical staircase from the third floor.
(Wikipedia)
Excerpt from www.visitniagaracanada.com/do/niagara-city-cruises/:
Niagara City Cruises catamarans, Niagara Wonder and Niagara Thunder, feature on-board amenities including tiered decks for 360-degree unobstructed viewing, dry viewing areas, on-board passenger washrooms and audio commentary during the tour. The 100-passenger Niagara Guardian vessel is powered by twin 350-horsepower jet-drive engines and is available for private charters. All boats are ODA compliant for accessibility.
Le point de vue « Gringlee », également appelé « Gringlay », offre un panorama impressionnant sur la vallée de la Sûre et le majestueux château de Bourscheid. C'est l'un des points de vue les plus connus du Luxembourg.
Perché sur une paroi rocheuse, il offre une vue étendue sur les doux méandres de la rivière.
Le point de vue se trouve sur le sentier de randonnée Escapardenne Lee Trail ainsi que sur les sentiers locaux BS 1, BS 4 et BS 6. C'est également un point de départ apprécié des parapentistes - parfait pour faire une pause en observant les courageux voltigeurs et en profitant de la nature. La Gringlee n'est pas accessible en voiture.
The viewpoint "Gringlee", also called "Gringlay", offers an impressive panorama of the Sûre valley and the majestic Bourscheid castle. It is one of the most famous viewpoints in Luxembourg.
Perched on a rock face, it offers a wide view of the gently meandering river.
The viewpoint is located on the Escapardenne Lee Trail hiking trail as well as on the local trails BS 1, BS 4 and BS 6. It is also a popular starting point for paragliders - perfect for taking a break while watching the brave acrobats and enjoying nature. Gringlee is not accessible by car.
I almost got stuck as I was taking this image. The coastline of Portknockie, in Morayshire, Scotland, has many little coves that are really only accessible at low tide. I was aware that the tide was indeed coming in but I managed to get myself distracted with a piece of malfunctioning equipment and lost track of things. Just after I took this image, I turned to my right and noticed that my way out was almost completely under water. I quickly packed up my gear and carefully made haste over the small amount of rock still breaking the surface of the water. Always keep your wits about you when out and photographing the coastline. If I had got trapped, I would have just had to make myself comfortable for a couple of hours until the tide went back out. Not a big probably really.
🇫🇷 Le 1er monastère d'Agios Nikolaos remontent à 1651 lorsque une des rares familles orthodoxes de l'île, vivait dans le château vénitien de Skaros. La famille décide de transformer sa chapelle privée en monastère et de la dédier à saint Nicolas. Le couvent y est resté jusqu'en 1815, année où l'archevêque de Santorin a donné l'autorisation de le déplacer vers un nouvel emplacement, plus accessible La construction du nouveau monastère a duré jusqu'en 1820 et le monastère se trouve encore aujourd'hui sur ce site et sous cette forme.Le bâtiment du monastère se compose de l'église Saint-Nicolas et de 32 cellules (chambres) utilisées pour loger les moniales.
Depuis le village ,on ne voit pas le monastère . par contre , on le voit bien depuis la caldera ...-photo très moyenne mise en ligne à titre documentaire-
🇬🇧 The first monastery on Agios Nikolaos dates back to 1651, when one of the few Orthodox families on the island lived in the Venetian castle of Skaros. The family decided to convert their private chapel into a monastery and dedicate it to Saint Nicholas. The monastery remained there until 1815, when the Archbishop of Santorini gave permission for it to be moved to a new, more accessible site. The construction of the new monastery lasted until 1820 and the monastery still stands on this site and in this form today.The monastery building consists of the church of St Nicholas and 32 cells (rooms) used to house the nuns.
You can't see the monastery from the village, but you can see it well from the caldera... - Very average photo put online for documentary purposes.
🇬🇷 Το πρώτο μοναστήρι στον Άγιο Νικόλαο χρονολογείται από το 1651, όταν μια από τις λίγες ορθόδοξες οικογένειες του νησιού ζούσε στο βενετσιάνικο κάστρο του Σκάρου. Η οικογένεια αποφάσισε να μετατρέψει το ιδιωτικό της παρεκκλήσι σε μοναστήρι και να το αφιερώσει στον Άγιο Νικόλαο. Το μοναστήρι παρέμεινε εκεί μέχρι το 1815, όταν ο Αρχιεπίσκοπος της Σαντορίνης έδωσε την άδεια να μεταφερθεί σε μια νέα, πιο προσιτή τοποθεσία. Η ανέγερση του νέου μοναστηριού διήρκεσε μέχρι το 1820 και το μοναστήρι στέκεται ακόμα και σήμερα σε αυτή τη θέση και με αυτή τη μορφή. το κτίριο του μοναστηριού αποτελείται από την εκκλησία του Αγίου Νικολάου και 32 κελιά (δωμάτια) που χρησιμοποιούνται για τη στέγαση των μοναχών.
Δεν μπορείτε να δείτε το μοναστήρι από το χωριό, αλλά μπορείτε να το δείτε καλά από την καλντέρα... -πολύ μέτρια φωτογραφία που τέθηκε στο διαδίκτυο για λόγους τεκμηρίωσης-.
🇩🇪 Das erste Kloster in Agios Nikolaos geht auf das Jahr 1651 zurück, als eine der wenigen orthodoxen Familien der Insel in der venezianischen Burg Skaros lebte. Die Familie beschloss, ihre private Kapelle in ein Kloster umzuwandeln und es dem Heiligen Nikolaus zu widmen. Das Kloster blieb dort bis 1815, als der Erzbischof von Santorin die Erlaubnis erteilte, es an einen neuen, leichter zugänglichen Ort zu verlegen. Der Bau des neuen Klosters dauerte bis 1820 und das Kloster befindet sich noch heute an diesem Ort und in dieser Form.Das Klostergebäude besteht aus der Kirche des Heiligen Nikolaus und 32 Zellen (Räumen), in denen die Nonnen untergebracht sind.
Vom Dorf aus ist das Kloster nicht zu sehen, wohl aber von der Caldera aus... - Sehr mittelmäßiges Foto, das zu Dokumentationszwecken online gestellt wurde.
🇪🇸 El primer monasterio de Agios Nikolaos se remonta a 1651, cuando una de las pocas familias ortodoxas de la isla vivía en la fortaleza veneciana de Skaros. La familia decidió convertir su capilla privada en un monasterio y dedicarlo a san Nicolás. El monasterio permaneció allí hasta 1815, cuando el arzobispo de Santorini concedió permiso para trasladarlo a un lugar mejor comunicado. La construcción del nuevo monasterio duró hasta 1820 y el monasterio se encuentra aún hoy en este lugar y en su forma original.
El monasterio consta de la iglesia del Santo Nicolás y 32 celdas, que se utilizan para alojar a las monjas.
Das Kloster ist vom Dorf aus nicht zu sehen, aber von der Caldera aus schon. - Foto muy normal, que se subió a internet para documentar el lugar.
🇮🇹 Il primo monastero di Agios Nikolaos risale al 1651, quando una delle poche famiglie ortodosse dell'isola viveva nel castello veneziano di Skaros. La famiglia decise di trasformare la propria cappella privata in un monastero e di dedicarlo a San Nicola. Il monastero rimase lì fino al 1815, quando l'arcivescovo di Santorini concesse l'autorizzazione a trasferirlo in un luogo nuovo e più accessibile. La costruzione del nuovo monastero durò fino al 1820 e l'edificio si trova ancora oggi in questo luogo e con questa struttura. L'edificio è composto dalla chiesa di San Nicola e da 32 celle (stanze) utilizzate per ospitare le monache.
Il monastero non si vede dal villaggio, ma si vede bene dalla caldera... - foto molto mediocre messa online a scopo documentario -.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardcastle-crags
A beauty spot of the South Pennines with more than 400 acres of unspoilt woodland.
As well as being the home of the northern hairy wood ant, there are tumbling streams, glorious waterfalls and stacks of millstone grit, all crisscrossed by more than 15 miles of footpaths.
At the heart of the woodland you'll find Gibson Mill, home to the Weaving Shed Cafe. Having no link to the national grid, the mill is unique in the UK and is the Trust's flagship sustainable building.
Telephone
01422841020
hardcastlecrags@nationaltrust.org.uk
Address
Gibson Mill, Midgehole Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 7AW
By cycle
NCN68 passes close by
On foot
Access on foot via riverside walk from Hebden Bridge. Pennine Way and Bridleway both pass close to the property
By train
For local trains www.wymetro.com or call 0113 245 7676
By road
Parking: Two pay and display car parks available - Clough Hole car park (HX7 7AZ) and Midgehole car park (HX7 7AA) please note there is some distance between the two car parks. A £5 car parking charges will apply, National Trust members park free. Cash only. From both car parks you will need to walk to access the Mill (note: route is steep from Clough hole). Disabled badge holders only allowed access to mill (book space).
SatNav: Use HX7 7AZ for Clough Hole car park and use HX7 7AA for Midgehole car park. Look out for the National Trust signs.
By bus
for local buses visit www.wymetro.com or call 0113 245 7676
General
•The carparks, countryside and toilet facilities are open. The Weaving Shed Café, in Gibson Mill, is open on selected dates for takeaway drinks, light snacks and sweet treats.
•In line with government guidance, you're required to wear a face covering in most enclosed spaces. Please bring one with you.
•Our pay and display car parks at Cloughhole, Widdop Road HX7 7AZ and Midgehole HX7 7AA are £5, coin only. No change given.
•We have a choice of waymarked walking routes available across the site.
•Dogs are welcome, under close control.
•Gibson Mill, which houses the Weaving Shed Cafe, is half a mile walk from Clough Hole car park and a one mile walk from Midgehole Road car park.
•Sorry, no BBQs or drones.
Family
•The main estate road suitable for pushchairs
•Baby changing facilities are available at Gibson Mill
Access
•There is acessible parking at Gibson Mill (limited, pre-book on 01422 846236).
•Assistance dogs are welcome.
•Accessible cafe and toilet at Gibson Mill.
Kuntivaara Finland, a remote hill close to the Russian border accessible by either a long hike through the snow or the easier option of a snowmobile. We spent the whole day up here in temperature down to -30c at sunset where many peoples cameras and lenses finally started to freeze up, luckily there is a nice little hut where you can take a rest and warm up on the fire.
Photographed this fantastic view of St Paul's Cathedral and the London Skyline form a great publicly accessible terrace. The sun was setting beautifully over the city and I had lots of exposures to pick from. In the end this was my favourite. Highly recommend this photo location. Get more information on this location and how to find it here: www.pixeoapp.com/photo-spots/europe/united-kingdom/englan...
Taken @ Backwaters - Dark Urban Roleplay - www.backwaters.sl, Conjure
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"Beware that which lurks in the swamp..." Maze had heard it ...or something similar many times since moving to Louisiana. She was a California girl born and bred...she supposed it was only natural for the locals to assume she'd end up being found dead somewhere because she'd gone nosing around only to end up another missing person case.
With plenty of work to be found in Laveau, she'd set out to find a suitible place outside of town to call her own. She'd find exactly that in Conjure, and after making a phone call back to California, found herself the owner of a plot of land that sat just on the edge of the swamp and extended deeper into the less accessible area.
The place was perfect, still within sight of other homes at the front edge, but remote enough at the furthest border to offer pretty much complete seclusion.
Some time later, she'd exit the old shack that would serve as an office of sorts. "Beware that which lurks in the swamp, indeed." she'd mutter into the night as a sinister smirk spread across her lips.
This image is included in 2 galleries:- 1) "2021 01 26 Dienstag" curated by BAKAWI and 2) "MARAVILLAS ESPEJADAS-volumen 6" by BYKTOR-f.d.
Lake Louise, also called Lake of the Little Fishes by the Stoney Nakota First Nations people, is a glacial lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The village of Lake Louise is on the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1), which is 57 knots (106 km/h; 66 mph) west of Banff, Alberta. The emerald color of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake. The lake has a surface of 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) and is drained through the 3 km long Louise Creek into the Bow River. Moraine Lake and Lake Agnes are also accessible from Lake Louise.
Lake Louise was originally named "Emerald Lake". In 1884 the name was changed, naming it after the daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. (Wikipedia)
This was taken on a fine summer morning. A thin mist was still lingering above the lake surface. The Big Beehive is in the middle right. Victoria Glacier is in the middle left.
What is actually the accessibility pathway to Russell Falls, Mt Field National Park. The wooden structure at the end is pretty much where the waterfall comes into view.
The gentle path passes through an amazing, natural rain-forest grove of ancient tree ferns - Dicksonia antarctica. Dicksonia antarctica is the most abundant tree fern in South Eastern Australia.
Predominantly a rain-forest species, tree ferns grow upward from the head where the fronds sprout - the trunk is basically dead matter. The plant relies on rainfall mainly but also limited capillary action to draw moisture from the ground. It is drought and fire intolerant...
This frame on Kodak Ektar 100 with my elderly Bronica S2A and Nikkor-D 40mm f/4 lens. It's a lovely old beast which frightens the living daylights out of folk when it fires :-D Not sure of the settings but probably ~1/15 sec at f/16 or something. Don't like to go below 1/15th due to mirror slap and dodgy shutter speeds ;-)
Neg scan by Work in Process, Melbourne.
A view of Lapie River Canyon and pristine teal water accessible from the Robert Campbell Highway in central Yukon. Thanks for viewing and have a great week ahead!
47831 'Bolton Wanderer' winds through the picturesque Limpley Stoke Valley near Bathampton with a diverted 1M87, 0902 Penzance-Manchester Piccadilly service on 7 February, 1999. The train was presumably retimed as the normal departure time from Penzance was 0945. This vantage point has unfortunately been lost, like so many others, to unchecked lineside tree growth. At the time, it was more accessible than usual because the K&A towpath had been rerouted due to ongoing work to re-line the leaky canal.
Mandvi (Inde) - Cette partie du chantier n’est accessible qu’à marée basse, si on ne dispose pas d’une embarcation.
Ce boutre sur la photo est très avancé dans sa construction. La coque est terminée. C’est la raison pour laquelle il y a quelques mois, il a été remorqué à marée haute à l’entrée du chenal. Il ne craint plus l’eau. Comme on peut le distinguer sur cette photo, les ouvriers s’affairent désormais sur le pont supérieur, les pieds bien au sec. D’autres travaillent dans la cale.
Pour la construction de ces navires marchands, propulsés par des moteurs diesel japonais, l’Inde a longtemps utilisé le tek. Lorsque l’importation de cette essence précieuse a été interdite et que son prix a fortement été revu à la hausse, les chantiers se sont rabattus sur le bois de « sal » (ou sala). Un bois très dense et imputrescible, importé du Sud-Est Asiatique et plus particulièrement d’Indonésie.
Ce bois provient d’un résineux qui atteint 30 à 35 mètres de haut lorsqu’il est parvenu au maximum de sa croissance. Il présente un grain grossier qui n’autorise pas un ponçage efficace, de sorte qu’il est inadapté aux travaux de menuiserie. Il est donc utilisé comme bois de charpente dans la construction navale. Sur certaines unités en construction on peut voir que du bois récupéré sur des bateaux voués à la casse a été recyclés par mesure d’économie.
Tout est utilisé dans le « sal », notamment son fruit et ses graines transformés en huile pour les lampes. Il n’est pas rare qu’aujourd’hui encore dans les familles les plus pauvres, on s’éclaire toujours à la lampe à huile ou à la bougie. Quant à sa résine particulièrement odorante, elle est recyclée en encens pour les cérémonies religieuses hindoues.
Sur la photo ci-dessus, j'ai choisi d'intégrer un premier plan avec ce bateau destiné à la récupération des matériaux. Ce qui a l'avantage de remplir et fermer le cadre inférieur.
Pour obtenir cette vue plongeante je suis monté sur la passerelle d’un autre navire en construction.
Sal wood for the Indian dhows
Mandvi (India) - This part of the site is only accessible at low tide, if you do not have a boat.
This dhow in the photo is very advanced in its construction. The hull is finished. This is the reason why a few months ago it was towed to the entrance of the channel. It no longer fears water. As can be seen in this photo, the workers are now busy on the upper deck, their feet dry. Others are working in the hold.
For the construction of these merchant ships, powered by Japanese diesel engines, India has long used teak. But when the importation of this precious species was banned and its price was revised upwards, the shipyards fell back on “sal” (or sala) wood. A very dense and rot-proof wood, imported from Southeast Asia and more particularly from Indonesia.
This wood comes from a softwood that reaches 30 to 35 meters in height when it has reached its maximum growth. It has a coarse grain that does not allow for efficient sanding, so it is unsuitable for carpentry work. It is therefore essentially used as structural timber in shipbuilding. On some units under construction, we can see that wood salvaged from scrapped boats has been recycled to save money.
Everything is used in the "sal", especially its fruit and its seeds which are transformed into oil for the lamps. It is not rare that today still in the poorest families, one always lights with the oil lamp or the candle. As for its particularly fragrant resin, it is recycled into incense for Hindu religious ceremonies.
In the photo above, I chose to include a foreground with this boat intended for the recovery of materials. Which has the advantage of filling and closing the lower frame.
Mercer Labs Museum of Art and Technology, is an overrated museum in New York City, "which blends art and technology and features a range of accessible, immersive art" (Wikipedia)
"White Pocket" is a distinctive rock formation in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona USA.
Well worth the drive through sand and rocks!
This is in the "Arizona Strip", a large section of Arizona north of the Colorado River (Grand Canyon) only accessible by crossing the Navajo Bridge north of Flagstaff or going through Nevada and/or Utah.
3 shots of the lovely beach at Sealers Cove. The colour of the water in the photo with the trees closest is caused by minerals leaching from the soil.
As far as I am aware this beach is only accessible by boat (we arrived in zodiacs from the expedition ship) or by walking there via trekking trails.
The area of telecommunication tower and military radar is not accessible, but we have nice views around from the public panoramic tower. This is the view due W-NW.
Azerbaijan is not on the main tourist track, and once inside this country there is hardly any mention of scenic spots. Somehow, I managed to find these hills and our driver was willing to take us there. According to Lp, a reporter originally coined this name for the area. I was amazed how much this reminded me of similar rocks in the United States. These hills are to be found in the Eastern part of the country, in the foothills of the great Caucasus Mountains. The area is quite accessible and would be great for some sunrise or sunset photography. Unfortunately I had to make do with the middle of the morning, but still want to share this patch of beautiful landscape here.
Hotel Europe is a six storey, flatiron style building, built on a pie shaped property located in Historical Gastown, Vancouver BC Canada.
Construction began in 1908 and the hotel was completed and opened in 1909.
It was the first reinforced concrete structure to be built in Canada and the earliest fireproof hotel in Western Canada.
For the first years, the hotel flourished as people arrived to Vancouver by Steamship and stayed at the hotel.
The ground floor was once a beer parlour and is now currently a store. Below this beer parlour was an underground saloon accessible by stairs from a sidewalk entrance.
The underground area, including the saloon is said to have extended under the sidewalks on both sides of the hotel. These extensions were known as “areaways,” a typical feature of buildings in the Gastown area. Areaways were used to load and unload freight through trap doors in the outside sidewalk.
The Hotel Europe’s areaways were eventually filled in and bricked up and the underground saloon is said to be now a storage basement.
A more luxurious, Vancouver hotel opened in 1919 and the guest traffic shifted to the new hotel. At sometime it was said that the Hotel Europe became a brothel.
This building was later renovated into suites and is currently an affordable housing complex.
Rumored haunted. It is believed there is one, possibly two ghosts residing in the Hotel Europe. The first ghost was reported in the early '80s by a contractor who had been working on some repairs alone in the cellar, near the bricked up areaway entrance. Supposedly, he had left the cellar briefly and when he returned he found his tools had been scattered all over the floor. He heard scratching noises coming from behind the brick wall (a wall said to have been previously filled in) and felt a bad presence. He grabbed his tools and fled. Also, reported was a man dressed in a black coat with a flat cap that appeared in the shop on the ground level. One evening in the early 2000's after the shop owner had closed the store, the owner saw a man/ghost clearly reflected in the convex security mirror at the top end of the store. She was surprised to see him as she was sure there were no customers left in the store when she locked up. When she went to investigate, there was nobody there. The man in the mirror had vanished. The owner was left shaken and fled the property. This man/ghost was reported to return again at a later date.
It is questioned if this was the same original ghost or indeed a second one.
**Please note: All enclosed information has been collected from various online sources and has not been verified to be true or accurate.
Thank-you for visiting
~Christie by the River
Excerpt from www.destinationontario.com/en-ca/attractions/bonnechere-c...:
Approximately halfway between the famous Algonquin Provincial Park and capital city of Ottawa, you’ll come across the Bonnechere Caves. This stunning geological site is one of the best examples in the world of solution caves, which means they have been dissolved out of the solid rock by acidic waters.
Dating back to the Ordovician time period of the Paleozioc era, this fascinating cave system is thought to have been formed between 400 and 500 million years ago from the limestone floor of a vast sea. Squeeze through the damp, narrow passageways to explore intriguing fossils and geological wonders within the caves.
When Tom Woodward first discovered the caves in 1955, he explored them and drained them, enabling them to be opened up to the public. The caves have since become a popular visitor site and tours and operations are run by a small, family-owned business.
During your tour, you’ll be able to spot fossilized coral, ancient sea creatures — including an octopus — gastropods, cephalopods, crinoid rings and brachiopods, and more in the walls of the caves.
The caves are located near Eganville, Ontario, a small community in the limestone valley along the Bonnechere River in Renfrew County.
The geological wonder of the Bonnechere Caves in Douglas, Ontario, near the better-known Eganville, has been welcoming curious guests from around the globe for over half a century. The caves were discovered in 1955 and first explored by Tom Woodward at the time. The Bonnechere Caves are named for their location on the Fourth Chute of the Bonnechere River in Ottawa Valley.
When you go on the tour, it’s recommended that you wear a light jacket in summer and warmer jackets and coats in cooler seasons. Low-heeled shoes are required.
It’s important to note that the caves have a set of stairs leading down into the depths. Another stairwell returns you back to above ground after the tour. This means, unfortunately, that the caves have limited accessibility and are not stroller or wheelchair friendly. A backpack baby carrier for infants is recommended.
While you’re in the caves, photography is welcome and flashlights are encouraged. Visitors will enjoy the white waters of the waterfall within the caves, along with the many unusual flowstones, stalactites, stalagmites and features along the way.
As you begin the tour, you’ll see a covered area that’s filled with fossils and informational signs depicting the history of the region. The guides have expert knowledge of the fossils, as well, and share their discoveries and knowledge with visitors all throughout the tour.
The walls of the Bonnechere Caves are narrow and many of the rooms have low ceilings, so be careful not to hit your head. Many sections of the tour require single-file lines, while others are wide enough to walk side-by-side with partners or kids.
During your tour, the guide will turn off all light sources to help you soak in the reality of how truly dark the cave is.
Another point of interest apart from the caves is the sinkhole. The trail leading out of the cave brings you up past the sinkhole on the left.
SUNSET IN NORTHERN EVIA.
The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Taken during a 4 day photographic vacation with my beloved English wife Theresa Jane Brown.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανασης Φουρναρακος
Professional Photographer, retired.
Athens, Greece
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Larnaca, 13-10-2012.
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On looker being devoured by the work of art of Andreas Paraskeva to become part of it in the third dimension.
...."In another instance, the artist (Andreas Paraskeva) brings his workshop to the exhibition space. He links this installation with the painted work that refers to the events of 1974. The coup d'etat and the invation overturn the plans of a family of four. Marked by the tragic trouth, everyday people are placed in an environment full of contradictions, both accessible and tragic."...
From the group exhibition by Andreas Paraskeva, Evros A. Evriviades, Mikella Psara and Maria Tourou at the Larnaca Municipal Art Gallery on Europe Square. They are all established artists who live and work in the town and district of Larnaca, Cyprus.
The exhibition will remain open for quite a while longer and I strongly recomment it to local friends and visitors.
Taken on May 31, 2015, while my beloved English wife Theresa Jane Brown and I were visiting friends on the beautiful island of Evia, Greece.
LIMNI - ΛΙΜΝΗ
Limni, on the island of Evia, is a small port, beach and tourist resort, which is beautiful the whole year round. It is located 80 km NW of Chalkida and about 150 km from Athens.
The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανασης Φουρναρακος
Professional Photographer, retired.
Athens, Greece.
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From here I had about a 2 hour drive to get home. After this I took a drive to the North Shore of New Brunswick.
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This is a square keeper's house painted white with the lighthouse lantern on the roof. Most lighthouse keepers lived separately from the light itself, the lighthouse keeper and family lived in this lighthouse for over 50 years. It is perched upon a small point of land 4.6 meters (15ft) above the high water level. The lighthouse is one of only three of this type left in Nova Scotia.
The light tower with its cat walk, 8.84 meters (29ft) above the base of the solidly built house, has inside steep- stair accessibility. Painted wooden floors and interior walls add to the building's sturdy and residential character.
Location: On point, entrance to Gilberts Cove
Operating: This light is no longer operating
Year Began and Lit: 1904
Structure Type: Roof mounted, white square wood dwelling, red roof
Light: Fixed Red (1941)
Tower Height: 11 meters (36ft)
Focal Height: 12.2 meters (40ft) above water level
The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Taken on the weekend of February 14-15, 2015 while my English wife Theresa Jane Brown and I were visiting friends.
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Athens, Greece
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The XDL Sportbike Freestyle Championship started as a test event in 2005. At the time we combined drifting with stunt riding to see what kind of entertainment we could create. The experiment didn’t work out so well, but we realized there was a lot of potential with the sport bikes by themselves, if we created a series. We started the XDL series in 2006 with 3 events. We went to four in 2007, and in 2008 XDL became a 6 event points series. It is a championship just like AMA Superbike now. Our big distinction is that XDL caters to the new audience of urban sport bike riders. It is the fastest growing part of the motorcycle market and one that looks like it'll keep expanding for at least 10 years. Our competitions generally take place inside cities, as compared to traditional road racing, which takes place on a race track in the sticks. As an example, we run an event with Moto GP at Indy where we block off a street downtown. And the XDL Finals are in Long Beach, right in front of the Queen Mary. So XDL is making a new sport very easily accessible to fans.
Only really accessible by helicopter or boat, it's pretty spectacular here.
Aerial view of Napali Coast, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA.
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A classic image to represent Spring. It's not the easiest task to find an accessible rapeseed field as I first thought, and not always the easiest to photograph. I quite like the contrast of the blue sky against the yellow rapeseed, as long as the light isn't too harsh. This was taken with a 10 stop ND filter, which was mainly to get some motion in the clouds, but I ended up also liking the motion of the rapeseed blowing in the wind.
Only accessible through the Navajo Nation, this location requires strong 4WD skills and very strong GPS route finding skills... What you get for your efforts is an amazing view of the confluence between the Colorado ( green water ) and the Little Colorado River ( muddy water ). The butte hovering directly ove the confluence is the remote Cape Solitude...
If you really want to get far from the masdding crowds and enjoy a truly unique view of the Grand Canyon, this one is hard to beat!
Taken soon after sunrise...
It’s only insomniacs and Togs that get up at 4.30 in the summer whilst on holiday but there’s plenty of time for a lie in in the afterlife, although I fear I will probably be spending my time stoking the fire rather than fluffing up clouds.
The famous Bedruthan steps are found on the north coast of Cornwall and the granite rocks along the beach are supposedly stepping stones for the Giant Bedruthan and his cousin Hogweed who was also noted for breeding particularly unpleasant members of the Umbellifer family.
I arrived at high tide and as the beach is only accessible as the sea levels recede, I spent some time wandering along the clifftop feeding my vertigo, possibly one of the best views anywhere you care to mention.
The place was deserted as I made my way down the steep staircase to the beach, so I was particularly surprised and a little irritated to see a set of footprints! I had a petulant moment ‘I wanted to be first on the beach’.
There was no one else around and no other possible access, who was this mystery person. I spent the first of about 4 hours on that beach occasionally looking over my shoulder with a slightly uneasy feeling that I was being watched.
Mystery solved, a lady appeared a little later and I fixed her with a steely stare from 400m as a reprimand for spoiling my pristine sand. She wasn’t looking at me, but she felt it, I’m sure.
If you were expecting that Toyah track from the 80’s, sorry to disappoint you, this is one of my favourites from The Man, one of his most emotional and dramatic pieces. I think Gill will approve of this choice at least.
Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation, and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii (Valley of the Rocks).
The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The floor is largely Cutler Red siltstone or its sand deposited by the meandering rivers that carved the valley. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide.
The buttes are clearly stratified, with three principal layers. The lowest layer is Organ Rock shale, the middle de Chelly sandstone and the top layer is Moenkopi shale capped by Shinarump siltstone. The valley includes large stone structures including the famed Eye of the Sun.
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Castel Meur, a famous little house at the coastal landscape of Le Gouffre des Plougrescant (in English: "The Abyss of Plougrescant"), Brittany, France
Some background information:
Le Gouffre de Plougrescant is a coastal landscape in the very north of the French department of Côtes-d’Armor. It is located on the western edge of the Côte de Granit Rose (in English: "Pink Granite Coast") on a little peninsula. Le Gouffre de Plougrescant is world-renowned for a tiny residential home, which was built right between two huge rugged rocks. This residence is known as "Castel Meur" (in English: "Large Castle") resp. "La Maison du Gouffre" (in English: "The House at the Abyss"). Well, at the latest when you see the house, you realise that its first name is ironical while its second name isn’t.
Built in 1861, this little house embedded in the granite turns its back to the sea to protect itself from the wind and waves. In front of the house there’s some sort of natural basin that fills with seawater at high tide, which is why some photographers have the chance to take a picture of both the house and its reflection. However, we were there at low tide, which is why I didn’t get the reflection. But in compensation we had a rather beautiful sky.
160 years ago, people didn’t need building permits or licenses to build a house. Hence, they could build their house anywhere, even between two jagged rocks that protect it against storms coming from the sea. Castel Meur has been passed down from generation to generation and is still privately owned. Currently it belongs to the great-granddaughter of the first owner and she uses it at least as her temporal domicile.
Until some years ago, the house was accessible for visitors and people could even walk up to its door. However, some tourists couldn’t resist climbing up the rocks and even climbing on the roof, just to get some extraordinary portrait photos. But by doing that they damaged the roof and it had to be repaired. I guess, that was the moment when the owner was fed up with all those thoughtless and irresponsibly acting visitors, who respected neither her privacy nor property.
So she commissioned a low stonewall to be built around her plot and prohibited tourists to set foot on her property. If you ask me, this step is not only a blessing for the house owner, but also for photographers, who have no problems with other visitors spoiling the view since then.
The owner also had a legal dispute with the tourist authorities of the department of Côtes-d’Armor and all Brittany. The reason was that the authorities used pictures of the house to promote holidays in Brittany without prior agreement. Due to that, more and more tourists visited the house. Hence, she refused the authorities the permission to make use of photos of her house and finally won the case. Since then, the local tourist authorities cannot apply images of Castel Meur any longer.
Nevertheless, the house has become a world-renowned sight and the favourite photo subject as well as the most famous landmark of Brittany. But contrary to what I had expected, the area of Le Gouffre de Plougrescant was not overcrowded. When we were there only a view visitors explored the coastal scenery and the rather small parking area wasn’t anywhere near its capacity limit.
The seacoast of Le Gouffre de Plougrescant derives its name from a huge split rock in the proximity of Castel Meur. If you look through the gap, there’s an abyss of about ten metres and you can look down to more rocks near the surface of the water. These rocks form a little basin that fills with seawater, in particular at high tide.
But it’s not only the house between the rocks and the abyss that makes Le Gouffre de Plougrescant a very special coastal landscape. The whole scenery with its cliffs and rocks at the shoreline is really spectacular and different footpaths make it easily explorable. It seems to be impossible for bigger ships to steer clear of the rocks and even for fishermen with smaller fishing boats it seems to be a difficult task to find a navigational route through the rocks. So I guess, fishermen really have to know their way around.
Plougrescant is a village in Brittany in the department of Côtes-d’Armor in northwestern France. It has less than 1,200 residents. The little peninsula, where Plougrescant is situated, is bordered by the English Channel to the west and the mouth of the River Jaudy to the east.
The area of Plougrescant was already inhabited in the Bronze Age: In 1845, a farmer found a bronze sword while cutting furrows, which dates back to 1700 to 1550 BC. In the 20th century, numerous male citizens of Plougrescant died during the wars: 76 during World War I, 28 during World War II, two during the Algerian War and another three during the Indochina War.
But this loss of human life is not the main reason for the demographic decline since the beginning of the 20th century. Instead, it’s most likely the lack of jobs contingent on the segregated location of the village. Many people have moved away, although some others have moved to Plougrescant thanks to its breathtaking scenery.
Pahalgam, India is a fascinating hill-station in the Kashmir valley. This section of the hill-station is accessible only by horse ride, no motor-able roads available. While the ride is absolutely scary (for the horse actually climbs the hill, there are no paths available), the scene is breathtaking. Presenting one such view of Pahalgam landscape.
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About Zeeland
Wide, clean, easily accessible and sandy beaches; an isolated cove where you can let the sound of the surf wash right over you or a busy beach with an excellent choice of sporting activities: Zeeland has it all.
Whatever you choose, the superb sand and sea is here all year round.
In Autumn and winter it's great just to take a car and drive to the many farm lands and beaches accompanied by dramatic skies. This photo was taken just before sunset at Zoutelande.
golden gate bridge - baker beach, golden gate national recreation area, presidio, san francisco, california
Ahhh, urban luxury at its finest -- living large on a budget compared to Seattle's [much taller] high rises yet a [slightly close] reminder of the Emerald City's access to poverty and troubled individuals roaming the streets looking for their [temporary yet immediate bliss]. The way how I see it is as follows: such an apartment as depicted serves the function of a reminder at just how close each of us are between comfort and our own personal discomfort...
Photo captured via Minolta AF-Maxxum 16mm Fisheye F/2.8 lens. Chinatown - Industrial District. City of Seattle. Central Puget Lowland section within the Puget Sound Lowlands Region. King County, Washington. Early December 2022.
Exposure Time: 8 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 4000 K * Color Grading: Kodak E100VS
One of my new favourite waterfalls on Vancouver Island.
I made a Youtube vlog about the trip that can be watched at the link below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V72DabtG754&t=5s
My Vancouver Island waterfall e-book features clear directions for getting to 28 of the best accessible waterfalls on the island. Includes plenty of waterfall shooting tips too: .https://www.amazon.ca/Vancouver-Island-Waterfalls-accessible-waterfalls-ebook/dp/B07N5M2RJZ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=thomas+dawson+vancouver+island+waterfalls&qid=1573600939&sr=8-1
Showing off my "Are you accessible" tattoo from Sharron Rush of Knowbility, at the first NetSquared conference by TechSoup, May 2006 in Santa Clara, California, USA. Knowbility does my FAVORITE hackathon / tech volunteering event, called AIR (accessibility Internet rally).
Every winter when we are here, I shoot the same accessible locations year after year.
100-mile ride & i only took 17 pictures. It would be a different story if I could take the dirt roads
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Sometimes in the mechanics life, you see a really nice car and then....you get a look inside. A Ferrari 355F1 Spider. This photo is from the most accessible portal...the wheel well with the wheel and tire removed.. and I can see rust in bad places, evidence of paint over-spray, and what looks like some aftermarket gasket sealer. I declined this one. Discretion being the better part of Valor.
Snake River Overlook This overlook is along U.S. 26/89/191. Ansel Adams took a famous photograph of the Tetons from this site. Made famous by Ansel Adams the overlook is easily accessible from the roadside parking lot located nine miles north of Moose on the main highway. Tree growth now breaks up the once unobstructed view of the Snake River that Ansel photographed over 70 years ago. No matter how time has changed the view it is still one of the iconic views of the Tetons. [Source: www.jhphotoguide.com/snake_river_overlook.html]
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres (480 sq mi; 130,000 ha; 1,300 km2), the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. It is only 10 miles (16 km) south of Yellowstone National Park, to which it is connected by the National Park Service-managed John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Along with surrounding National Forests, these three protected areas constitute the almost 18,000,000-acre (7,300,000 ha) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems in the world. Human history of the Grand Teton region dates back at least 11,000 years, when the first nomadic hunter-gatherer Paleo-Indians began migrating into the region during warmer months pursuing food and supplies. In the early 19th century, the first White explorers encountered the eastern Shoshone natives. Between 1810 and 1840, the region attracted fur trading companies that vied for control of the lucrative beaver pelt trade. U.S. Government expeditions to the region commenced in the mid-19th century as an offshoot of exploration in Yellowstone, with the first permanent white settlers in Jackson Hole arriving in the 1880s. Efforts to preserve the region as a national park commenced in the late 19th century, and in 1929 Grand Teton National Park was established, protecting the major peaks of the Teton Range. The valley of Jackson Hole remained in private ownership until the 1930s, when conservationists led by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. began purchasing land in Jackson Hole to be added to the existing national park. Against public opinion and with repeated Congressional efforts to repeal the measures, much of Jackson Hole was set aside for protection as Jackson Hole National Monument in 1943. The monument was abolished in 1950 and most of the monument land was added to Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park is named for Grand Teton, the tallest mountain in the Teton Range. The naming of the mountains is attributed to early 19th-century French-speaking trappers—les trois tétons (the three teats) was later anglicized and shortened to Tetons. At 13,775 feet (4,199 m), Grand Teton abruptly rises more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above Jackson Hole, almost 850 feet (260 m) higher than Mount Owen, the second-highest summit in the range. The park has numerous lakes, including 15-mile-long (24 km) Jackson Lake as well as streams of varying length and the upper main stem of the Snake River. Though in a state of recession, a dozen small glaciers persist at the higher elevations near the highest peaks in the range. Some of the rocks in the park are the oldest found in any U.S. National Park and have been dated at nearly 2.7 billion years. Grand Teton National Park is an almost pristine ecosystem and the same species of flora and fauna that have existed since prehistoric times can still be found there. More than 1,000 species of vascular plants, dozens of species of mammals, 300 species of birds, more than a dozen fish species and a few species of reptiles and amphibians exist. Due to various changes in the ecosystem, some of them human-induced, efforts have been made to provide enhanced protection to some species of native fish and the increasingly threatened whitebark pine. Grand Teton National Park is a popular destination for mountaineering, hiking, fishing and other forms of recreation. There are more than 1,000 drive-in campsites and over 200 miles (320 km) of hiking trails that provide access to backcountry camping areas. Noted for world-renowned trout fishing, the park is one of the few places to catch Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout. Grand Teton has several National Park Service-run visitor centers, and privately operated concessions for motels, lodges, gas stations and marinas.
[source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton_National_Park]
Website: www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm
Death Valley's most accessible sand dunes are just a few miles from Stovepipe Wells. Tucked into Mesquite Flat in the north end of the park, these dunes are nearly surrounded by mountains on all sides.
The primary source of the dune sands is probably the Cottonwood Mountains which lie to the north and northwest. The tiny grains of quartz and feldspar that form the sinuous sculptures that make up this dune field began as much larger pieces of solid rock.