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Tall walls surround Dubrovnik Old Town. Many visitors enjoy people-watching whilst sipping coffee in one of the numerous cosy cafes on the Stradun.
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This is the best known of Dublin's bridges. It was built in 1816 and was the first iron bridge in Ireland. It is a single span structure with cast iron railings and decorative lamps. It was originally named the Liffey Bridge but is now called the Ha'penny because until 1919 to cross it there was a half-penny charge.
Named after a kind of common plant in the area Huangguoshu (黄果树, Huangguo Tree), the Huangguoshu Waterfall is the third largest waterfall in the world second to Niagara Falls and Victoria Falls. Consisting of 18 waterfalls of diversified styles stretching 20 kilometers, the whole Huangguoshu Waterfalls Scenic Area is magnificent with grand remarkable interlinked waterfalls, fantastic karst caves and underground lakes, and the superb beauty of ambient. It is a waterfall with a height of 77.8 meters and a width of 101 meters, of which the main waterfall is 67 meters high and 83.3 meters wide. Being a typical karst falls, the 5A national scenic area of Huangguoshu Waterfall present a amazing karst landscape with waterfall groups, a string of caves, overlapping steep peaks, dense vegetations, and countless stone forest, cliffs and gorges. 黄果树瀑布，即黄果树大瀑布。古称白水河瀑布，亦名“黄葛墅”瀑布或“黄葛树”瀑布，贵州民间自古以来就流传有黄果树瀑布的神话故事，黄果树瀑布的名称就来自这个神话故事中结“黄果”的树。 位于中国贵州省安顺市镇宁布依族苗族自治县，属珠江水系西江干流南盘江支流北盘江支流打帮河的支流可布河下游白水河段水系，为黄果树瀑布群中规模最大的一级瀑布，是世界著名大瀑布之一。以水势浩大著称。瀑布高度为77.8米，其中主瀑高67米；瀑布宽101米，其中主瀑顶宽83.3米。黄果树瀑布属喀斯特地貌中的侵蚀裂点型瀑布。
St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle, Czech Republic.
To the casual observer, St. Vitus Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta) is Prague Castle, because it is the one building that dominates the city skyline (although in reality it is just one of many buildings contained within the Prague Castle complex).
St. Vitus Cathedral was commissioned by Charles IV. It is a Gothic masterpiece and the spiritual symbol of the Czech state.
Construction began in 1344 on the site of an earlier 10th century rotunda. Its first architects, Matthias of Arras and later Peter Parler, constructed the chancel with a ring of chapels - St. Wenceslas Chapel, the Golden Portal and the lower section of the main steeple.
However, it took almost six centuries to complete, with the final phase of construction in the period 1873-1929.
As well as being the largest and most important temple in Prague, St. Vitus Cathedral has also overseen the coronation of Czech kings and queens.
This "John Deere" B series Tractor was one of many manufactured between 1935 and 1952, It was seen on display at the same location as the Traction Engine on my previous Photo.
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺, Kiyomizu Temple, "Pure Water Monastery") is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kiyomizu-dera is located on the foothills of Mount Otowa, part of the Higashiyama mountain range that dominates eastern Kyoto. The main hall has a large veranda, supported by tall pillars, that juts out over the hillside and offers impressive views of the city. Large verandas and main halls were constructed at many popular sites during the Edo period to accommodate large numbers of pilgrims. 清水寺是位於日本京都東部的一座佛教寺廟。 該寺廟是聯合國教科文組織世界遺產古京都歷史古蹟（京都、宇治和大津市）的一部分。 清水寺位於音羽山的山麓上，音羽山是京都東部東山山脈的一部分。 主廳有一個大陽台，由高大的柱子支撐，從山坡上伸出，可以欣賞到令人印象深刻的城市景色。 江戶時代，許多著名的景點都建造了大陽台和主殿，以容納大量的朝聖者。
清水寺无钉木建筑 承传千年木匠手艺
木匠工艺规模可大可小，小巧精致的木雕与巍然耸立的木建筑，同样可以展现木匠手艺的极致。前者也许在日常生活中较常接触，后者却环顾世界也所剩无几。京都清水寺众多建筑中最具代表性的本堂，大概是世上绝无罕有的大型无钉木建筑之一，当中包含的除了是职人手艺，也是善用木材延续建筑生命的最佳范本。
创立于778年的清水寺是京都最古老的寺院，建在音羽山悬崖上的本堂(又称正殿)，与其延伸出来、高达13米的悬空「舞台」均是国宝级建筑。现存的本堂是在1633年重建的纯木建筑，不用一钉一铁，却能屹立至今，用的是日本古老传统工法，当中舞台部分的结构更是建筑学上著名的参考对象：根据「悬造」法以18根树龄超过400年的榉树为支柱，再以木材横向连接成格子状，木材交接处以「继手」法透过构造中的弹性来吸收震动的影响，结合成历久常新的经典建筑。
榉树作为建材，其耐用性是树龄的两倍左右，即400年树龄的榉树可支撑长达800年，它的生命将横跨足足1200年。为了让现在的榉树支柱在未来可以安心退役，寺方于2000年开始在三个地区的山上种植榉树，以准备数百年后作更换之用，希望将它的传奇永续下去。
The Irving Nature Park is a free park in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, close to the nearby urban Centre, only minutes away from the uptown area. This environmental retreat was developed with the intention of protecting the environment. It encompasses a total of 243 hectares (600 acres) and is sandwiched between a salt marsh and the Bay of Fundy. The park is owned and operated by JD Irving and is open annually from May through October for motor-vehicle traffic.
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2 light set up.
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Softbox held above the model on 1/2 power.
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held camera right and pointed into camera for sun effect. The sun had already gone down. CTO gel on this flash.
camera: f 8, 1/320 sec, ISO 400
see video of how shot was created at:
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The rooftop complex is topped by a 340-metre-long (1,120 ft) SkyPark with a capacity of 3,900 people and a 150 m (490 ft) infinity swimming pool, set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform, which overhangs the north tower by 67 m (220 ft).
The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in North America's Rocky Mountains. Located within the Canadian Rocky Mountains astride the Continental Divide along the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, the ice field lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff National Park and partly in the southern end of Jasper National Park. It is about 325 square kilometres (125 sq mi) in area, 100 metres (330 ft) to 365 metres (1,198 ft) in depth and receives up to 7 metres (280 in) of snowfall per year. The Columbia Icefield was formed during the Great Glaciation, or Illinoisan period (238,000 to 126,000 BCE).
The St. Nicholas Church (German: Nikolaikirche) is one of the major churches of central Leipzig, Germany. Construction started in Romanesque style in 1165, but in the 16th century, the church was turned into a Gothic hall church. Baroque elements like the tower were added in the 18th century.
Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatian: Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, colloquial Plitvice, pronounced [plîtʋitse]) is one of the oldest and the largest national park in Croatia.[2] In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage register
Gilmer Fire Department burned a house today that was donated to them for training.
The home was ancient and dilapidated.
I caught this shot as the exterior walls and roof collapsed.
More photos of the day and process at:
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Along the long street in the ole town of Dubrovnik, Croatia, there are many restuarants. Some are high class and expensive, the others off seats and serve food along the street. You'll find sea foods too like this one.
The vast Neues Palais in Potsdam stands in imposing contrast to the small, intimate Sanssouci. Its lavishly decorated banqueting halls are as fascinating now as they were when it was built.
Friedrich II built the imposing Neues Palais as a symbol of prestige at the opposite end of the palace gardens. After the Seven Years’ War from 1756 to 1763 it was designed to show his neighbours and enemies that they had better take Prussia’s new power seriously.
Unlike the small and intimate Sanssouci, the new palace was therefore a bombastic edifice with long suites of rooms, and lavishly decorated banqueting halls and galleries.
The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria
Architect Sir Norman Foster's brilliant gleaming glass and metal dome directly overlooks the debating chamber for the Bundestag, allowing the German people to look down upon their Government's Parliamentary proceedings below.
The cupola is the most publicly accessible portion of the Reichstag building; it provides a visual connection to the work in the parliamentary chamber below, it is a functional component of the building’s sustainability strategy, and, despite Foster’s initial hesitation, it serves as a reference to the history of the building.
I captured this image at night because the debating chamber could be seen better than daytime.
The shore is covered by an amazing variety of pebbles of different geological origins, exhibiting a wide range of natural colors and patterns. Many or most of the smooth pebbles are derived from igneous rocks like granite found in the deposits of glacial moraine that covers much of the surface area in the region.
(海岸上覆蓋著各種不同地質來源的彩色鵝卵石，呈現出各種自然的色彩和圖案。)
Closeup shot of common asparagus fern (文竹).
Asparagus setaceus, commonly known as common asparagus fern, asparagus grass, lace fern, climbing asparagus, or ferny asparagus, is a climbing plant in the genus Asparagus. Despite its common name, the plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one. 文竹（學名：Asparagus setaceus），別名雲片竹、山草、雞絨芝，屬天門冬科天門冬屬，原產於非洲南部，屬多年生草本植物[1]。性喜溫暖潮濕，不耐乾旱，但忌積水。
The brilliant vermilion colour scheme of the nio-mon gate is echoed by other structures nearby, including this pagoda. It is called a sanju-no-to (三重塔, sanju no tō, lit. 'three-storeyed tower').
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