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Pelton Basin as viewed from the trail going up Sahale Arm with wildfire smoke obscuring the view, North Cascades National Park, Washington State.
Most of Copper Basin's traffic is either ore loads going to the smelter or acid loads coming out of it. However, period manifest traffic is brought into the railroad from the UP interchange at Magma Junction. Here, two of the CBRY's Geeps pull a hopper and a tank car through Kearny under a dramatic Arizona sky.
La réserve naturelle domaniale d'Orti est localisée en Ardenne centrale, dans la vallée du ruisseau de Laval, à proximité de sa confluence avec l'Ourthe occidentale, au sud du village de Lavacherie, sur le territoire communal de Sainte-Ode. L'essentiel de ses quelque 6,5 hectares est occupé par une mosaïque de mégaphorbiaies et de prairies humides acidophiles à reine des prés (Filipendula ulmaria), jonc à tépales aigus (Juncus acutiflorus), comaret (Comarum palustre), succise des prés (Succisa pratensis), bistorte (Persicaria bistorta), valériane officinale (Valeriana officinalis), lysimaque commune (Lysimachia vulgaris) et bien d'autres plantes encore. Des massifs arbustifs se sont progressivement installés suite à l'abandon du site comme pré de fauche. Il s'agit souvent de saussaies marécageuses à saule à oreillettes (Salix aurita) là où le sol est le plus gorgé d'eau. A d'autres endroits, une jeune forêt feuillue évolue librement, notamment sous l'aspect d'une aulnaie-frênaie le long du cours d'eau. Un étang mésotrophe complète la palette d'habitats présents sur cette belle zone humide. Ce fond de vallée est fréquenté par une faune particulièrement remarquable, assez comparable à ce qu'on observe dans les autres sites encore bien préservés de la région. Une autre zone protégée, la ZHIB d'Orti, s'étale sur près de 4 ha juste à l'est, sur la rive opposée du ruisseau de Laval. Cette réserve domaniale est inscrite en presque totalité au réseau Natura 2000 dans le site BE34031 "Bassin moyen de l'Ourthe occidentale". Elle est aussi entièrement englobée dans les limites du Parc Naturel des Deux Ourthes.
The national nature reserve of Orti is located in the central Ardennes, in the valley of the Laval stream, near its confluence with the western Ourthe, south of the village of Lavacherie, in the municipal territory of Sainte-Ode. Most of its approximately 6.5 hectares is occupied by a mosaic of megaphorbiaia and acidophilous wet meadows with meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), sharp-tepaled rush (Juncus acutiflorus), comaret (Comarum palustre), meadow succise ( Succisa pratensis), bistort (Persicaria bistorta), valerian (Valeriana officinalis), common loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) and many other plants. Shrub beds have gradually settled in following the abandonment of the site as a mowing meadow. It is often swamp sassai with auricle willow (Salix aurita) where the soil is most waterlogged. In other places, a young deciduous forest evolves freely, notably in the aspect of an alder-ash forest along the watercourse. A mesotrophic pond completes the range of habitats present in this beautiful wetland. This valley bottom is frequented by a particularly remarkable fauna, quite comparable to what can be observed in the other still well-preserved sites in the region. Another protected area, the ZHIB d'Orti, extends over almost 4 ha just to the east, on the opposite bank of the Laval stream. This state reserve is almost entirely included in the Natura 2000 network in the BE34031 site "Middle basin of the western Ourthe". It is also entirely encompassed within the limits of the Deux Ourthes Natural Park.
When we visited Death Valley last year, there was a lot of water in Badwater Basin creating Lake Manly. Note the small person on the lower right to get a sense of scale of this vast landscape. Badwater Basin is below sea level but the Panamint Mountains loom up to 11,000 feet.
This area of Death Valley has a myriad of desert landscape patterns and features. These island of salt and mud can be found in the spring fed waterways among the salt flats. This fall morning, I experienced a beautiful sunrise with pink colors in the clouds above the Panamint mountain range.
A bench at the end of the trail into Blue Basin at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
Happy Bench Monday!
Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
I had the good fortune to be rained on three times in one afternoon. The first shower passed over, then left the western sky clear long enough that the sun lit a rainbow in the east. We are standing at the beginning of the Grand View trail, looking down into Monument Basin, a collection of side canyons of the Colorado River.
Explored July 22, 2018
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I’ve been to this location a few times in the past year or two, but never really come away with an image that I’m really very happy with.
I think, with this one, we are finally getting there. Sure, I would have liked a nice sunset injecting a bit more colour into the sky, but the clouds are moving in my preferred direction and using filters on the 14mm allow me to get a long exposure without the restrictions of the 24mm. I may have cropped the final image but at least it’s due to my desire to do so and not due to the equipment forcing it. We’re certainly getting there.
Hope everyone else had a great weekend.
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Image taken while 'on the run' from a private security guard who followed me as I walked the length of the basin.
There's some sort of steel gray precipitate in the streams coming out of the hot pools, which I have not seen in other geyser basins. I have no idea what it is, but it looks very snazzy against the white and yellow of the main basin.
Lassen National Park, Sept. 2020.
Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone, Wyoming
We are standing on the edge of a geyser basin on a cool September morning, watching the fumaroles steam and hiss. Yellowstone National Park sits atop a hot spot in the Earth’s crust and has many geothermal areas and the occasional earthquake.
The next series of photos I'll be posting, primarily of Yellowstone, were made on a road trip I took with my octogenarian mother in September 2018. We left Fargo, North Dakota and made a loop across Dakota and Montana to Yellowstone, touching into Grand Teton, and then back across the Big Horn Mountains of northern Wyoming and on to her home in Fargo.
Taken about a month ago during our early June workshop. We felt the sunset opportunity would be really cool at this location we only share with clients and it did not disappoint!
I set up camp near Island Lake in the WInd RIver Range and then day hiked up to the Titcomb Basin. I always enjoy getting above the tree line....
Cuenca (cuenca = “basin”) in a highland basin of the Andes at 2,700 m above sea level.
Once religious center of the Spanish colonies in the region, it has 52 churches, each more impressive than the next, dating back centuries.
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Cuenca (cuenca = „Becken“) in einem Hochlandbecken der Anden auf 2.700 m.
Einst religiöses Zentrum der spanischen Kolonien in der Region, dementsprechend 52 Kirchen. Eine eindrucksvoller als die andere, aus vergangenen Jahrhunderten.
The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is often voted Britain's prettiest canal. Much of it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park and follows the line of the lovely, wooded Usk Valley. Brecon Basin is a great place to start your journey, with lovely walks along the canal.
Hermit Basin from the Gordon River Road, with Koruna Peak (930m) peeping through between layers of clag.
The sun had already set and the mist was starting to rise in and around the islands and narrows of the basin creating a natural Orton Effect.
Hermit Basin is another part of Lake Pedder - a large man-made body of water resulting from a 1970s hydro-electric scheme.
Has been a bit of a challenge to lay off the contrast in this edit. Contrast is the enemy of mist!
Nikon Z6, Nikkor Z 24-70/4 S, 1/30th sec at f/9.0 ISO 400
Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park.
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My final photo of the Grand Canyon comes from the Walhalla Overlook. The basin below looked as if it were covered by a velvet carpet with a thread that went winding on into the horizon.
The Forbidden City in Beijing, China, is located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987 as "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang". In 2024 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed as "Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital". It was built by the Ming Emperor Yongle (aka Zhu Di, ruled 1402 - 1424), between 1406 and 1420. Occupying an area of 72 ha, it is protected by walls 7.9 m high and a moat 6 m deep and 52 m wide. UNESCO notes, "Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing dynasties." Detail of a large bronze basin, one of two at The Gate of Heavenly Purity in The Forbidden City, is seen here. They were used to store water for fire fighting.
First, thank you for all the likes and comments on my photo that made it to Flickr Explore yesterday! Here is another one of my recent black and white photos. This is Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, flooded after a winter rainstorm. Under flat light, these salt patterns fade into their surroundings. With direct light and shadows, the patterns stand out in a way that makes them far more obvious. While both lighting situations can work, the direct light helped create a much more compelling black and white photograph. I share more of my black and white photos and a few photography tips in this recent blog post: www.naturephotoguides.com/blog/10-tips-for-better-black-w....
A visit to Badwater Basin is an otherworldly experience! This large salt flat is home to the lowest elevation in North America, at - 282 feet (-86 m) below sea level.
Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States, is only 84.6 miles to the northwest.
A sedimentary pipe rises from the beautiful Entrada sandstone of Kodachrome Basin State Park. The geologic forces that created this pipe and more than 65 others in the area are little understood and still in dispute.
The Orseolo Basin, Venice, was opened in 1869 with the aim of creating a gondola port near the historic city center. The historic Cavalletto Hotel is immediately behind St Marks Sq and is one of the oldest 4 star hotels in Venice.
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Storm water basin up near the top of the old landfill. Waiting for the next atmospheric river.
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Badwater Basin is the lowest point in US, and it is -55m below sea level. The basin is very easy to access from the parking lot, but you will only see the patterns formed from salt if you keep going into the basin. I'm glad I did that and was able to find some interesting patterns.
This shot was taken about an hour before sunset. The mountains was cast by the sun shine and was golden and warm. The salt is lit up by the light and generates the shadows. I really enjoy the scene.
Here's hoping everyone has a wonderful 4th of July weekend. We are spending it at Snowbird with a family reunion. I started my celebration by taking an early morning walk up Albion Basin above Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon and was treated with a beautiful sky, great light, and a few deer to share the trail!
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An endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, California, noted as the lowest point in North America, (it covers nearly 200 square miles)
The vast salt flats of Badwater Basin change constantly. Salt crystals expand, pushing the crust of salt into rough, chaotic forms. Newly formed crystals ooze between mudcracks, sketching strange patterns on the surface of the salt flat.