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I composed this image from the top of Bee-Rock Mesa, while hiking the Pushawalla Palms and Canyon Trail in California's Coachella Valley Preserve. Hiking this path allows glorious views over the whole Coachella Valley.
The Château de La Hulpe wonderland , is composed by a vast happy woodland and prairies , of some 220 hectares, with some beautiful natural water features here and there in forms of picturesque little lakes and streams, adding softness, brilliance, color, water life, and variety to this exceptional landscape; where many famous giant trees thrive for centuries…
Somewhere in the middle of all this Nature Beauty the Château itself reigns, the Castle, an imposing manor house of the early 19th century , having a lovely, small French style garden in front of it. All of this estate belongs to the municipality of La Hulpe, in the Walloon Brabant of Belgium, where I live. And have the big chance to visit it quite often, since it is about 15’ driving from my home. The entrance is free to the public. I call it my Open Cathedral!! Because this wonderland ushers me to unbelievably deep mystical and uplifting emotions and sensations, the moment I step in !!
I composed this photograph while hiking in Alberta's Kananaskis Country. It is an image of a Columbian Ground Squirrel. These animals live in Western Canada and Northwestern United States. "They can dig and continue to live in their same burrow for several years and may never live elsewhere. They'll often even have certain chambers for specific purposes like a toilet chamber and a hibernation chamber. Year after year, they will work to make their burrows more comfortable and safer." (Travelhope.ca.) (This image will also be found in my Albums: "Favorite Wildlife Photographs Series," and "Favorite Photographs From 2022.")
I composed this image while hiking the Ribbon Creek Trail on an early spring day. It is an interesting hike, relentlessly uphill past a series of old coal mine features; the creek snaking through its rocky walls; deep forests. I ultimately had to turn back on this day, though. Too much deep snow on the forested paths.; no snowshoes.
Brass is an alloy composed of copper and zinc, usually for sheet metal, and casting in the proportion of seven parts of the former to three of the latter. Such a combination secures a good, brilliant colour. There are, however, varieties of tone ranging from a pale lemon colour to a deep golden brown, which depends upon a smaller or greater amount of zinc. In early times this metal seems to have been sparingly employed, but from the Middle Ages onward the industry in brass was a very important one, carried out on a vast scale and applied in widely different directions. Source Wikipedia.
The Egyptian Knowledge of Metallurgy and Metalworking
The Egyptians learned how to work metals from an early period, and all agree that 5,000 years ago, the Ancient Egyptians had already developed the techniques of mining, refining, and metalworking.
Ancient Egypt did not have several kinds of mineral ores, such as silver, copper, tin, lead, etc., even though they produced large quantities of electrum (an alloy of gold and silver), copper, and bronze alloys. The Ancient Egyptians used their expertise to explore for mineral ores in Egypt and in other countries. Ancient Egypt had the means and knowledge to explore for needed mineral ores, establish mining processes, and transport heavy loads for long distances by land and sea.
Because it being was largest and richest population in the ancient world, Egypt imported huge quantities of raw materials; and in return exported large quantities of finished goods. The Ancient Egyptians’ finished metallic and non-metallic products are found in tombs throughout the Mediterranean Basin, European, Asiatic and African countries.
The Egyptians possessed considerable knowledge of chemistry and the use of metallic oxides, as manifested in their ability to produce glass and porcelain in a variety of natural colours. The Ancient Egyptians also produced beautiful colours from copper, which reflects their knowledge of the composition of various metals, and the knowledge of the effects produced on different substances by the Earth’s salts. This concurs with our “modern” definition of the subjects of chemistry and metallurgy.
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TD : Agfapan 100 Professional 35mm film, developed in D-76 1+1 for 7 minutes. Exposure ISO 100 @35mm lens, natural daylight. Scanned with Alpha 6000 edited in ACR, inverted in CS6.
"Quadriga d'Hélios", in Turó Park (Barcelona) It is composed of a chariot pulled by two horses straightened on their hind legs, and guided by the figure of Hélios, god of the sun. It was part of a monumental fountain of the artist Joan Borrell i Nicolau (Font de l'Aurora), whose sculptures are scattered in different places in Barcelona.
Chimneys and rooftops are irresistible subjects (for me at least) ... proof positive in the first comment box below. :)
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Walking west on Calle Goya in Madrid, I saw this curious reflection of a clock in the windows of the restored Torres de Colón, Madrid, Spain.
Columbus Towers or Torres de Colón is a highrise office building composed of twin towers located at the Plaza de Colón in Madrid, Spain. The building constructed in 1976 was designed by the architect Antonio Lamela.
The building with its 116-meter height and 23 floors is the twelfth-tallest in the Spanish capital (counting the CTBA towers).
The towers have a suspended structure; the building consists of two pillars together on top of a platform from which hang two large towers with perimeter beams six feet singing with pendulums each floor with cable-stayed steel cables.
Construction commenced with the concrete footings, the two central pillars and the upper platform.
Then the towers were built from top to bottom, from the upper platform plant to plant closer to the base of the building. At the base, three floors (six floors including basements) were built from the bottom up. (Source: Wikipedia)
DOS RELOJES, MADRID, 2023
Paseando por la calle Goya de Madrid, en sentido oeste vi este curioso reflejo de un reloj en los cristales de las restauradas Torres de Colón, Madrid, España.
Torres de Colón es un edificio de oficinas de gran altura compuesto por torres gemelas ubicado en la Plaza de Colón en Madrid, España. El edificio construido en 1976 fue diseñado por el arquitecto Antonio Lamela.
El edificio de 116 metros de altura y 23 plantas es el duodécimo más alto de la capital española (contando las torres del CTBA).
Las torres tienen una estructura suspendida. El edificio consta de dos pilares unidos en la parte superior de una plataforma de la que cuelgan dos grandes torres con vigas perimetrales de seis pies fijadas con péndulos en cada piso con cables de acero atirantados.
La construcción comenzó con los cimientos de hormigón, los dos pilares centrales y la plataforma superior.
Luego se construyeron las torres de arriba hacia abajo, desde la planta superior de la plataforma hasta la planta más cercana a la base del edificio. En la base, se construyeron de abajo hacia arriba tres plantas (seis plantas incluyendo sótanos). (Fuente: Wikipedia)
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Created photographic sculpture. China Camp Village, San Rafael,San Pablo Bay, Marin County, Northern California, USA.
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone
Il Tempio di Cerere o Atena (500 a.C.)
Costruito circa cinquant'anni prima del Tempio di Nettuno e 50 anni dopo quello di Hera ha delle particolarità che lo distingue dagli altri due templi e lo rendono uno dei più interessanti dell'architettura greca. Il frontone alto rende questo Tempio unico; il fregio dorico composto di larghi blocchi di calcare è anch'esso di tipo unico. La pianta interna, più semplice di quella degli altri due templi era composta dal pronaos e dalla cella nella quale non ci sono tracce della camera del tesoro (adyton).
Il pronaos aveva otto colonne con capitelli ionici, quattro sul fronte e due su ciascun lato. Delle colonne ioniche del pronaos si vedono solamente le basi e due capitelli ( i più antichi in stile ionico rinvenuti in Italia) sono custoditi nel vicino Museo Archeologico.
Il ritovamento di numerose statuette in terracotta (ex voto) raffiguranti Atena nelle stipi votive prova che il Tempio non era dedicato a Cerere ma alla dea della saggezza e delle arti Atena. Infatti il tempio sorge sulla parte più alta della città, luogo dove sono sempre stati eretti i templi in onore di Atena nelle città greche.
Built about fifty years before the Temple of Neptune and 50 years after that of Hera, it has particularities that distinguish it from the other two temples and make it one of the most interesting in Greek architecture. The high pediment makes this Temple unique; the Doric frieze composed of large limestone blocks is also unique. The internal plan, simpler than that of the other two temples, was composed of the pronaos and the cell in which there are no traces of the treasure chamber (adyton).
The pronaos had eight columns with Ionic capitals, four on the front and two on each side. Of the Ionic columns of the pronaos, only the bases can be seen and two capitals (the oldest in Ionic style found in Italy) are kept in the nearby Archaeological Museum.
The discovery of numerous terracotta statuettes (ex voto) depicting Athena in votive containers proves that the Temple was not dedicated to Ceres but to the goddess of wisdom and the arts Athena. In fact, the temple stands on the highest part of the city, a place where temples in honor of Athena have always been built in Greek cities.
I composed this image while in Jenny's Canyon, in Utah's Snow Valley State Park. In 1994 Jennifer Pratchett climbed on the cliffs that rim this canyon. In a tragic accident, she fell to her death. Since that time, Jenny’s Canyon has borne her name.
Jenny’s Canyon is not just a slot canyon, but a box canyon. This means that you can walk right to the end of the canyon and run into a wall. This type of canyon is quite rare.
Light flows into the canyon from above, through an elongated but relatively narrow space. But it accentuates beautifully the intricate rock shapes of the canyon's walls.
The end of a cold and snowy Spring (???) week. And a perfect way to end it from the Good Lovelies, Hallelujah.
Oh, and here's a wonderful set of portraits of the Good Lovelies from ~lisamac~. Thanks for reminding me of them, Lisa!
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
Zabriskie Point in Death Valley NP is one of the more popular attractions. Composed of sediments from the ancient Furnace Creek Lake, many millennia of erosional forces have made it an absolutely otherworldly landscape. It is one of the most popular places in the park to watch a sunrise or a sunset looking out over the rugged terrain and colorful striae to the valley below and the mountains beyond. I had high hopes for amazing sunrise colors when my wife and I drove there early on this particular morning as there was a perfect thin high cloud deck over our heads which I hoped would throw color from the east behind us over the scene. Alas, upon our arrival we found that the only LOW clouds for miles were right over where the sun itself would emerge over the eastern ridgeline so the sky never really colored up. There was also a quite large group of folks attending a photo workshop which made it a bit of a challenge just to find a place to stand for picture taking. We persevered though and found a decent spot off to the side and waited out the sun for a bit. Our patience was rewarded with a bit of nice golden light after the sun crested the aforementioned low clouds. I believe the prominent peak toward the right part of this panoramic image is known as Manly Peak, AKA Manly Beacon, named for William Lewis Manly, a 19th century pioneer known for rescuing several “49er” families from the many perils of Death Valley.
For anyone who may be interested, prints of this image are available here:
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Mostly composed in Juxtaposer with final editing in Snapseed. Images courtesy of Pixabay The image was resurrected from an original piece of mobile art I created back in the 90’s
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While I sometimes struggle to emphasize the actual size of massive trees like the Redwoods and Sequoias, I also struggle to include humans or human-made things in my pictures. While at the redwood groves, there were a few instances where I had people walking through my frame, and instead of taking the picture with them, I instinctively waited until they passed to take the image. After the week, I only had about five pictures where I intentionally included people in my shot. So I guess the struggle will stay on for a while. Today's shot is an image of a massive Redwood I took at the Drury-Chaney trail. While composing this image, I noticed my wife admiring the tree and how her being in the frame conveyed size so well. She was initially standing to my left in the same pose but out of the frame. After I composed the image, I asked her to change position and to recreate the pose. Thankfully she was in the mood to oblige, and I got this amazing picture out of it. One thing that surprised me about this image was the size of the ferns, and I didn’t think they were that big until I started to look at the photos.
Very very early in the morning at Ocean City, Maryland. This jetty is around 14th Street along the beach.
Garrapata State Park – Monterey Peninsula
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This second image featuring part of Monterey’s highly scenic rugged coastline was captured 98 minutes earlier than my previous post. The light was muted in the previous post, and therefore, it made sense to compose for a tighter view, showcasing the rocky texture and detail of the arch. For this shot, I zoomed out so the emphasis of the image would focus more on the scene’s warm evening light and larger expansive view.
This image was processed using both Capture One software, and Adobe Camera Raw.
Nikon D7000
Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 at 13mm
90 Seconds
f/16
ISO 125
B+W 110 ND Filter
Manfrotto Tripod
Giottos Ballhead
I composed this image while exploring a residential area in La Quinta, California. It is of a decorated wall that surrounds a home's garden. The whole community had a distinct and very pleasing Mexican vibe to it, as this wall suggests, along with the name "La Quinta."
Déclin d'automne..
Depuis quelques jours, je suis une formation photographique d'ont le sujet est la Nature Morte. N'hésitez pas à laisser des commentaires pour que je puisse m'amélioré. Merci
Est une espèce de plante vivace du genre Cirsium et de la famille des Astéracées (ou Composées).
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Is a species of perennial plant of the genus Cirsium and the family Asteraceae (or Compositae).
There is evidence of human life near the Douro River and what is now Porto for over 120,000 years. In fact, the name Portugal is derived from the names "Porto" and "Gaia," its neighbouring town. The defining natural feature of Porto is the Douro River, or "The River of Gold," as it is seen when coloured by the setting sun. The defining industrial feature of Porto, of course, is the production of wine, and particularly that of Port. Over 80% of the wine produced in the Douro Valley is Port; there is no other place in the world that is as suitable for making the multiple varieties of this wine.
In Gaia, the town across the Douro River from which this photograph was composed, gthere is a Museum District, featuring seven museums related to Porto, its past and its present. I visited one of these museums, "A History of Porto Across The Ages," and found it to be a wonderfully educational experience.
I composed this image in response to a self-imposed photography challenge: create an interesting image of a door, or doors. In accomplishing this, I sought to construct a photograph that was open (pardon the pun) to interpretation.
Merry Xmas ... !!*
*created with Photoshop
- Season's Greetings and a happy and healthy New Year ... !!
Composed for Challenge 151.0 ~ Blue Fudge 2 ~ The Award Tree ~.
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