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Miss Penelope, one of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar! She is enjoying our George Davidson Crocosmia flowers.
Taken in Hillock Wood, Buckinghamshire where everything I needed all appeared at the same time, mist, sunlight and autumnal colours and simply in awe of the spectacle that faced me.
So, same tree as the first shot I posted from this session but taken at a different time and about 6 foot to the right as the sun had moved. Amazed at the dynamic range that was in the raw file, no hdr for this.
I live in San Diego, California, so I am no stranger to spectacular Pacific sunsets. That said, I spent several years at sea with the Navy and sunsets on the open ocean are on a different plane. While this is not from the deck of a ship, it is from Two Lovers Point on Tumon Bay in Guam.
I don't know if there is science to back up the theory that the cloud formations are inherently different...but I can say that I certainly miss this aspect of my former career.
And I can't fake another smile (and I can't fake)
And I can't fake like I'm alright (no smile)
Ooh, ah (ooh, ah, ooh)
And I won't say I'm feeling fine (I'm feeling fine)
After what I been through, I can't lie
Ooh, ah (ooh, ah)
Looking north east on the banks of Loch Awe, I could sit here all day long, as every moment that passes offers something new to cherish
Of all Spain's tens of thousands of historical monuments, the Alhambra stands supreme. The final manifestation of the doomed Moorish civilization in the peninsula, its history also mirrors that the of Spain in the succeeding six centuries. Taken by Fernando and Isabel in a surge that culminated in Catholic Spain ruling vast tracts of Europe and New World, it, like the country, eventually fell into dereliction and then use as a barracks in the war-torn 19th century.
Rediscovered by Romantic travelers, it is now one of Europe's most-visited destinations!
The defensible hills were the principal reason why the Zirid rulers moved their town from nearby Elvira to Granada in the early 11th century. A natural fortress, the Sabika hill on which the Alhambra stands had previously been used by the Romans and Visigoths, but only a few remnants have been found from those eras. The Zirids fortified the hill, although their main palace was on the facing Albayzín. The Alhambra as we see it today was principally a construction of the later Nasrid dynasty, who rose to power in the 1230s and established the hill as their seat of power. The Nasrids ruled Granada until 1492 and are responsible for the most of the many buildings that form the Alhambra complex. Of these, their royal palace complex is what inspires visitors with the most awe. After Boabdil surrendered the city and fortress to the Catholic Monarchs, many modifications were made to the existing structures, and several new edifices were thrown up, not least of which is the bulky Renaissance Palacio de Carlos V. The name Alhambra is from Arabic al-qalat al-hambra, meaning the red fort, perhaps from the colour of the sandstone, especially in the setting sun.
Our journey most days started and ended with us driving passed Kilchurn Castle, so i thought i would take the opportunity "as it would be rude not to" to photograph it over the three days of passing!
Stood among the conifers, juggling position and exposure to ensure I didn't blow out parts of the tree I was shielding the lens behind, this was a tricky but satisfying shot. Sometimes when I shoot sun rays I am in awe and its easy to forget to take the shot :)
Part of a wider panorama that sweeps round from Kilchurn Castle, past the feet of towering Ben Cruachan (1126 metres) round to this promontory into Loch Awe..... and fresh Scottish midges.
I knew my trained assassin skills had not deserted me. Can you find the two men lurking in the woods?
It's just a shame there wasn't a herd of gingery Highland cows paddling in the waters in the foreground.
Kilchurn Castle is a ruined structure on a rocky peninsula at the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was first constructed in the mid-15th century as the base of the Campbells of Glenorchy, who extended both the castle and their territory in the area over the next 150 years. After the Campbells became Earls of Breadalbane and moved to Taymouth Castle, Kilchurn fell out of use and was in ruins by 1770. It is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland and is open to the public in summer.
Being in Mount Athos, you inevitably seek to shed light into the most dark corners of your own existence...
Location, Iviron monastery, Mount Athos (Agio Oros), Hellas.
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FREE ALL HEALTHY WILDLIFE THEY HAVE RIGHTS.
This loch extends for 21 miles from Dalmally in the North to Torran in the South plus a long 4 mile finger-like extension from Trevine to Bridge of Awe.
It looks very calm here but when the wind is blowing down it it can be very unforgiving, there have been many tragedies caused by boats being capsized by the unwary. I lost a good friend to it when his rowing boat overturned with 4 others on board, all perished.
To stand at the end of a glacier, to see it’s massive power, and to think of the years it’s taken for it to flow to this point…well…it’s truly awe inspiring.
If you look to the center of this shot you’ll see seagulls flying. They give you a sense of just how incredible the scale of this place is. And this was just a small section. It was overwhelmingly beautiful.
I would say that 95% of the photos taken of this post have a boat moored to it. It was out on the water that morning.
I like the grasses and the scabious growing around it and the jaunty angle it has assumed.
Manchmal verschlägt es einem draußen in der Natur die Sprache, so groß und großartig ist das, was man da sieht. So mächtig, erhaben und uralt. Solche Weiten tun sich auf.
Und wir so klein in diesen Weiten unterwegs, ein tolles Gefühl. Sehr befreiend - und auch sehr respekteinflößend (nicht immer ist das Meer so friedlich und wunderschön blau, und der Wind nur so ein angenehmes, laues Lüftchen).
Da bleiben Erinnerungen 💙💙💙
Sometimes the grandeur of nature leaves me completely speechless and in awe, with a feeling of both freedom and respect walking around there as such a tiny creature (the sea not always being wonderfully blue and the wind also being able to rage furiously).
Beautiful memories. 💙💙💙
A black and white, long exposure, landscape image of two strangers standing in awe in front of Skógafoss in Southern Iceland.
I have been working on this image for quite some time now, returning to it from day to day. I think I am finally happy with this completed edit. I don't normally do black and white landscape images but I really think this one benefits from that treatment. I hope you all like it too. :-)
In this image the Castle takes a minor role giving way to the mountains and reflections on loch Awe.
Flickr's 21st Birthday Challenge
Day 21 : "Awe"
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The Moon inspires wonder, curiosity and probably also a certain form of fear, because it is still almost unexplored...
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La Lune inspire à la fois de l'émerveillement, de la curiosité et sans doute aussi une certaine forme de crainte, car encore quasi inexplorée...