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Christmas at the House of Seven Gables
Pinellas Heritage Village in Largo, FL
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes in Central Oregon are some of the remnants of the catastrophic volcanic explosion of Mount Mazama just 7000 years ago that blew 1600 meters (almost a mile in elevation) of the 12,000 foot (3700 meter) mountain completely off, creating a caldera that contains the iconic 1,943 foot (592 meter) deep Crater Lake, that we know today. The Christmas Valley sand is composed of ash and pumice that was ejected during the eruption. Although the dunes are majestic on their own, they’re only a small part of the evidence of an event that changed what we know as Oregon forever, and greatly affected the people who lived there.
What's thought provoking to me is the fact that humans were in the area and were witness to this event. Incredibly preserved reed sandals have been unearthed in a cave near the little town of Fort Rock not far from Christmas Valley that have been dated from 9000 to 13000 years old. Life for the native Klamath people in the area changed forever after the massive eruption. Their legends tell of an angry battle between Llao, their "Chief of the Below World" who inhabited Mount Mazama (Giiwas in the Native American Klamath language), and his rival Skell, their "Chief of the Above World". Llao fell in love with a beautiful Klamath maiden but she refused his offer of immortality if she would become his wife. This angered Llao and he rained rocks and fire down from the sky onto the people below. During the battle Skell tried to protect the people from above while standing atop Mount Shasta. The battle ended when Skell was able to force Llao back into the mountain. All of this commotion formed the crater on Mount Mazama which filled with torrential rains that followed the battle.
The mountain became sacred ground to the natives and the people were forbidden from going there. Some shaman forbade them from looking in the direction of the mountain. 7000 years ago, all of this would make perfect sense. The human catastrophe and the pure terror that they witnessed must have been something that we as modern humans can hardly understand.
Today we can still witness the effects of the massive geological battle that forms so much of the landscapes that we photograph. I feel that understanding the science as well as the legend of these areas works to enhance our appreciation for them and allows us to better translate their meaning and message through our photos.
The winds in Central Oregon blow with some regularity in this area and create dunes as well as ripples in the sand. The patterns that they create are perfect for a photographic foreground. Unique conditions such as a vivid sunrise or sunset can complete a breathtaking scene.
Christmas Lake, Christmas Valley and nearby Peter's Sink and Peter's Creek were named for pioneer stockman Peter Christman, who grazed his cattle there and had a house at Silver Lake, 18 miles (29 km) to the southwest. The name "Christmas" was an early corruption of the name Christman that became entrenched in the vernacular by 1900.
The Christmas Valley Sand Dunes are administered by the Bureau of Land Management and are easily accessible and are designated as a recreational area for campers and wanderers as well as OHV use. Camping areas are available for extended camping stays. If you find yourself wandering in Central Oregon exploring our amazing public lands a trip to Christmas Valley should be on your list of places to stop and experience.
No tree in our house, but Christmas decorations all over the place. This glass ball would have done quite nicely in a tree I guess...
Merry Christmas to all my friends and followers on Flickr, and all the best for 2022. I for one certainly 'hope' to get out a bit more next year, 2021 has been another tricky one, and I probably only need 2 hands (and maybe one of my feet) to count my visits to the lineside, and even the buses have dried up again. We shall see what next year brings, and hopefully I may bump into some old faces again soon. But for now, time to put my feet up and enjoy a few beers!
Take care everyone.
Un'elegante Pistoia al tramonto in piena atmosfera natalizia
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Christmas cake 12 x 9 in, oil on canvas panel
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Still clinging onto Christmas? It's time to let go and start afresh for 2022.
Celebrating Christmas time.
See this photo for a behind-the-scenes view of the setup for this shoot.
Strobist/technical info:
This is a composite of a two-image focus stack. The cottage ornament was placed on a soft white mat. The background lights were created by light painting individually with the green, blue, and red LED's, respectively, of a Coast TX10 Quad Color flashlight onto an aluminum foil background over the span of a fifteen-second exposure. The foreground and subject were illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights, both fired through Neewer 24" x 24" softboxes slightly above camera level. The first speedlight was placed 85-degrees CL and fired in Manual mode @ 1⁄16 power. The second was placed 80-degrees CR and fired in Manual mode @ 1⁄2 power.
The SB900's were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X's.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D (AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro)
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It has been snowing a lot recently in Seattle and I finally found a short window when the weather looked clear and went to a local city park where we have this landmark lighthouse. My vision was to shoot this lighthouse under snowy condition, but surprisingly there was not much snow left when I got there. I walked around the lighthouse and only found this pocket of snow on these logs. It was a relatively messy scene, but I found these two logs intersecting each other and they lead your eye right to the lighthouse. I am really glad how this image turned out and Merry Christmas everyone who have followed, liked or simply came across my photos during this year. I hope you can continue supporting my work and I will have more images to post in the future!
...in the city with mulled claret, kids on skating and christmas-music - but , what a pity - no snow...
best view on big size
Taken for 'Saturday Self Challenge': "Light"
Christmas stalls light up the town centre, on a damp November evening.
Edit: For those wondering about the floating "the", here it is on street view: tinyurl.com/themallssign
Christmas at Goblin's Knob at Frogmore
The Emperor's New Clothes:
Grasshopper St Bicorne Hat
[Deadwool] Emperor jacket Emperor outfit available now at The Fifty Event
[Deadwool] Emperor breeches
[Deadwool] Emperor boots
[Deadwool] Enigma glasses
Christmas props:
HILTED - Chilly Willy Penguin Pack
Pose:
[..::CuCa Designs::..] Sexy Santa Bento Pose Set includes sack
& looking all the better for it too
Artificial tree we have been using for about 10 years. It is in the room where the wood burning stove is so a real tree wouldnt last there.
We used to have a real tree each year in parallel in the cooler front hall but these days one tree feels more than enough. Maybe as grandchildren get older and the beholders preferences change, more than one tree might start to feel appropriate again.
Julieta Venegas - Dulce Compañia
A Christmas Wish....Gracie
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