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The Portuguese Cistern is an ancient cistern that lies beneath Portuguese city of Mazagan (El Jadida), Morocco. It is a classified cultural heritage monument in Morocco. Portuguese Cistern in El Jadida, Morocco - The cistern is known for its thin layer of water covering the floor with reflections from the light of the roof. Its chamber measures 34 meters by 34 meters and was constructed with five rows of five stone pillars.
Mt. Yotei in Fudashi Park - Fukidashi Park (ふきだし公園) , Hokaido, Japan These leaves were turning colour, now from green to yellow, orange to red.
Our Lady of the Rocks, Kotor, Montenegro, Balkans - is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (the other being Sveti Đorđe Island). It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks. The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rocks (Italian: Chiesa della Madonna dello Scarpello) is the largest building on the islet; it has a museum attached. There is also a small gift shop close to the church and a navigation light at the western end of the islet.
According to legend, the islet was made over the centuries by Croat local seamen who kept an ancient oath after finding the icon of Madonna and Child on the rock in the sea on July 22, 1452.
A scene was overlooked from a look out during driving to Aït Benhaddou, Morocco. It was a beautiful scene of Kasbah de Ait Ben Haddou with GPS Coordinates 31°2'50?N 7°7'44?W. The ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses crowd together within the defensive walls, which are reinforced by corner towers. Ait-Ben-Haddou, in Ouarzazate province, is a striking example of the architecture of southern Morocco.
Lake Dunstan is a man-made lake and reservoir in the South Island of New Zealand. The lake was formed on the Clutha River as a result of the construction of the Clyde Dam, filling in four controlled stages beginning in April 1992 and completed the next year
The Minden Whitewater Preserve is a 100 acre park with trails adjacent to a some of Canada's best whitewater rapids for park'n play kayaking and canoeing. A visit at any time of the year will be inspirational. You can walk along the Minden White Water Rapids and marvel at the beauty of the rushing water. At times you might see paddlers, or fisherpersons, or photographers, etc. also appreciating what the rapids provide to one's soul. On one side of the Minden White Water Rapids is the Minden Wild Water Preserve and on the other side is Harrington Park. This is a location that is worth visiting during any season.
When hand-held capture this image in the late afternoon (6:30pm) in October, it was in a low light situation. However, to make the flowing stream water silky, the exposure time was set to 1 sec as I also want to keep the low ISO and my lenses sweet spot aperture.
Stone Arch Bridge are alos beautiful in Chinese Ancient Town, The Fengjing is no exception with the well known three bridges. This one wasn't one of the 3 but looks good to me with its reflection on the smooth waterway. To the end of the Qing Dynasty, the town of the bridge as many as 52, and now also retained more than a dozen. It always said "No other better scene than Fengling three bridges", In Chinese, it is "楓涇三橋麗景無雙".
Hiwayama Lighthouse (Japanese: Hiwayama Lantern Stand, Hiragana: ひ よ り や ま と う だ い, Roman Pinyin: Hiyoriyama-toudai) is a medium-sized lighthouse at the Tsuzu Takashima Cape, Otaru, Hokkaido. In Hokkaido, it is the second-lighting lighthouse that ranks second only to the Cape Nashab Lighthouse.
It is observation deck (70.9m above sea level) located in "Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Seminational Park".
The Sea of Japan spreads through one side in front and can look around weather mountain Lighthouse, Otaru City Nishin Goten of brave shoreline and Cape Takashima of the Akaiwa area and is known as famous place of the morning sun, the setting sun and can see fishing boat and ferry depending on time, too.
A different view showing how the park road winds it's way through this beautiful park and again is at it's best in the large size.
Lanterns – Moroccan lanterns are wonderful pieces of craftsmanship and can truly dazzle at night. Marrakech is home to most of the country’s lantern makers, but you can find them almost anywhere. Shop assistants can often help you track down certain shapes, sizes and colors, so be open and honest about what you’re looking for. Even if they don’t have it, odds are they know someone who does!
Papamoa Beach, Mount Maunganui at the far end, Tauranga. Papamoa Beach has 16km of white sandy beach stretching from the boundary with Mount Maunganui in the west to the Kaituna River in the east. Papamoa Beach is renowned as a popular fishing, surfing, and holiday retreat. The population in Papamoa Beach (alongside neighbouring Mount Maunganui) grows significantly during the busy summer months. 37°44'S 176°18'E
When I visited any European countries, Asian countries including China even my home (Canada) in N.America; I rarely find time to take photo without people. This time, I found very least people / visitors in Fukidashi park in Kyogoku, Hokkaido, Japan perhaps due to the rainy and windy day with fair low temperature around 5C. In this image, I framed the foot bridge over water in the centre with the colorful foliage on both sides and the back.
Cape Kamui (神威岬 Kamui misaki) is located in Shakotan, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Shakotan Peninsula in Shiribeshi, on the west coast of Hokkaidō, Japan, is a mountainous peninsula which projects some 30 kilometres (19 mi) into the Sea of Japan. The Shakotan Peninsula forms part of the Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park. The beautiful foot path/trail lead you walk from start gate toward the end so that you can see the very end of the peninsula that you can see the little island and the huge rock erected on it called 神威岩 (かむいいわ).
Fall colors in Hokkaido start from Mount Asahi in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group and move south. A unique feature of the mountains in Hokkaido is various broad leaf trees and conifers are mixed together, such as maple (kaede), Japanese rowan (nanakamado), black locust (niseakashia), Ezo spruce (Ezo matsu, and Sakhalin fir (todo matsu).
For this reason there are three colors of red, yellow and green which come together and create something special. Also you don’t have to go to the mountains or forest to enjoy the fall colors: you can find here in Fukidashi park in Kyogoku (Hokkaido prefecture), Japan.
According to local Maori legend, the Moeraki Boulders are the remains of eel baskets, kumaras, and calabashes that washed onto the shore after the wreck of Arai-te-uru, a large sailing canoe. The rocky shoals that extend out from Matakaea (Shag Point) represent the petrified hull of the canoe, the Maori say, and the nearby rocky promontory represents the body of the captain.
Weighing several tons each, the Moeraki Boulders originally formed about 60 million years ago during the early Paleocene. Some can measure up to nine feet across. For millions of years, the boulders lay buried underground, covered up over time. Slowly, they have emerged as waves wash away the mudstone.
As mesmerizing as the boulders are there is a stunning array of seaweed, invertebrates, shells, bryozoan and ascidians (filter feeders that sieve food particles out of the water) and sponges washed up on the beach. A third of the 850 species of seaweed native to Aotearoa, are not found anywhere else in the world.
A Moroccan woman wearing kaftan was walking at El Jadida Beach Morocco. Although this shot was captured from behind but it gave the feature of a Kaftan from the back. The kaftan is a traditional Moroccan outfit. In the form of a long tunic, in general with long sleeves, worn with a belt (mdama) which can be extended under a lot of styles and colors. The Moroccan kaftan results from the expertise of craftsmen and dressmakers (maalem) of the country, under the influence of Berber (Amazigh) and Andalusian cultures.