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Meteora looming out of the mist while it rains.
Meteora is the name of the group comprising many impressive and lofty rock formations: The sandstone rock masses were formed 60 million years ago, are geologically unique and listed in UNESCO world heritage sites.
📷 Settings:
Canon EOS RP
Canon Canon RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM @ 40 mm
ISO 250 - f/9 - 1/100 sec & 1/40 sec [ HDR ]
Black and white conceptual shot of an inundated chapel. The chapel represents the prelacy and even the fatherland itself being both currently plunged into vice and sin, as witnessed by dark birds roosting higher up.
In 1520 St. Bēssariōn (bishop of Larissa, Greece) had a bridge erected to cross the river Pēneios (aka Peneus) close to the village Sarakēna (aka Sarakina). The stone bridge was 394 feet long (120 m) and had six arches. In 1970 two arches collapsed; then they were built anew using concrete.
The bridge was deliberately cut off (severed) in three points by “Klefts” [¹] in order to intercept (or impede) the march of Ali Pasha’s troops [²] raiding against villages in Thessaly.
On and around the historic bridge a battle took place on April 6, 1878: three warlords’ revolutionary contingents [³] inflicted a heavy defeat on the Turkish troops.
The rock formation “Petra” (a climbers’ favorite) is viewed behind the bridge. It is similar to the nearby Meteora rock formations. A chapel was built beneath Petra in the 17th century; it was dedicated to Christ’s Apostles.
[1] KLEFTS: at first armed outlaws or irregulars in insurgency against Ottoman occupation, soon to become the first warriors of the Independence War in 1821
[2] ALI PASHA was the infamous satrap or tyrant of Ioannina, a Muslim Albanian who held sway over Epirus and other Greek-inhabited territory in the years before 1821
[3] The 3 WARLORDS were: D. Koukouravas, V. Chostevas & N. Paschalis)
Middleworth Tor and bare trees - yesterday after the rain.
A day of showers with sunshine breaking through occasionally.
A bit of a problem keeping the camera dry! ....But good to be out on the moor.
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on the right path
une image de l'hiver dernier que j'aime beaucoup mais n'avais pas encore posté
a photo from last winter. I like this one a lot but hadn't yet posted it.
120 film
Bronica sqa, bronica zenzanon 180mm f/4.5, Ilford XP2+, home developed in Ilfosol 3
Another image of the very striking Jenna-C from our backyard photo shoot. All of these images were shot with minimal equipment, just the D7000 and a single off camera flash. We also used a large white reflector to bounce sunlight. The veil is four yards of black polyester cloth. I love its transparency and the way it floats around on just the slightest breeze.
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly...
That is worth a thought ;-)
The fog rolled in, as did the thoughts.
On this foggy afternoon, I expected to see very little but it was magical; a perfectly balanced combination of adverse weather and natural beauty.
I took many photos, most of which were not worth sharing sadly but I really liked this one.
Thanks everybody for the continued comments and fave's.
Peace
K x
After weeks of gloom, it was so nice to have a brilliantly sunny day even if it was very cold. This is the road from Worton to Potterne, near Devizes in Wiltshire.
New image set starting now: a look at where I live - sort of. I don't live in Cadillac; it's 55 km (just over 30 miles) north of my home, on Hwy 4. It's the only community between Val Marie (where I live) and Swift Current (where I get most of my supplies). A long drive for groceries and other stuff, but such is rural life on the vast, unsettling prairie. It takes some getting used to, and it certainly isn't for everyone.
Cadillac is slightly smaller than Val Marie. Both communities have populations hovering just above or below 100 people. Official census numbers are unreliable. You have to fill out the form to be counted.
I wanted a current photo to follow my retro shot of a busy downtown Montreal street, and settled on this. Could the differences between the two be any greater? I generally don't add frames to my images, but it seemed appropriate here, although I don't know why. I went to monochrome and added sepia toning because the November colour palette wasn't all that interesting.
Three more recent black and white images to come, along with more random thoughts...
Photographed on Highway 4 at Cadillac, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
This is from 8 days ago (before the snow and the sub-freezing temperatures).
It was taken on a cold and misty morning, when the sun started burning through the fog amidst the bare trees of Settlers Cabin Park.
No post-processing was used, this is just the way it appeared to the naked eye.
April 29, 2016
Woodnote:
[woo d-noht]
noun
1. a wild or natural musical tone, as that of a forest bird.
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The forest floor is starting to wake up, the green is starting to take over once again, and while the change is probably a little too slow for my taste, it is refreshing to see colour in our landscapes once again.
Took this at the Derby Hill Bird Observatory in Mexico, NY. The place was really nice, although with the time of day we went there were not a lot of birds to be seen.
We ventured into the wooded area, but the trails were so poorly marked that it was difficult to maneuver around.
We did okay, found a few things and then ventured back to the car.
All in all, not a bad day away from the office.
Hope everyone has had a good day.
first line of Hermann Hesse's poem 'Im Nebel', engl. 'In the fog', see harpers.org/blog/2007/09/hesses-in-the-fog/
Duvenstedter Brook, Hamburg, Germany
Duvenstedter Brook, Hamburg, Germany
once more the two oak trees as in flic.kr/p/NkHYJd and flic.kr/p/LRM49j
Christmas Day in Wiltshire ... what could be better than a drive around our old haunts?
Sony α7 II
Minolta 35-70mm lens
Taken at Sunset
Chesterfield County, Virginia
This was taken at sunset (if I had the clock in my camera set exactly right), but not looking toward the sun. Although this was taken a year ago yesterday, I found I could have gotten a nearly identical shot -- cloud shapes as well as colors -- January 14 this year.
Most of the time since Christmas this year, I've been under the weather with one malady or another, but particularly a bad cold that hung on much longer than usual. As a result, I also got more sleep than usual. I should be returning to normal activities soon.
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