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The Potrerillos Dam in Mendoza, Argentina. Panoramic composed of six images with an exposure time of 30 seconds each. Taken around ten at night. With a full moon that was just outside the photo.
I composed this 'tide out' photograph while visiting Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy, in New Brunswick, Canada.
The Bay of Fundy is a remarkable place; at Hopewell Rocks, the seas rise over 50 feet at high tide. At low tide, remarkable mud flats emerge, and one can "walk on the sea floor."
This photograph was captured as the sun was rising.
I composed this image while visiting a state park in Utah. I found the terrain, while interesting, to be difficult to navigate, and I had returned to my car when I saw this couple. He was older, and was visibly disabled, but he clearly wanted to walk some of the park and see some of its sights, and she clearly was going to do everything she could to help him. I snapped the image. A photograph with a story. A photograph with a message.
Snaps from a Japanese garden is my theme for today. There I was with my trusty Canon point and shoot back in 2002, no idea but trying hard to compose shots in this very pretty place.
I composed this image of hoodoos while visiting Writing On Stone Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada.
A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, or earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock formed by erosion. Hoodoos typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. They generally form within sedimentary rock and volcanic rock formations, and typically in hot, dry desert areas.
Hoodoos range in size from the height of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types can cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
The name "hoodoo" is derived from Hoodoo spirituality, in which certain natural forms are said to possess certain powers, but by the late 19th century, this spirituality became associated with bad luck. For example, hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park were considered by Indigenous peoples to be the petrified remains of ancient beings who had been sanctioned for misbehavior.
(With help from Wikepedia.)
I composed this photograph during a recent visit to Southeast Alberta, Canada, and to the ghost town of Wayne. It is of the Rosedeer Inn and the Last Chance Saloon (est. 1913) , the last functioning businesses in this ghost town with 13 permanent residents.. Examples of Alberta Badlands geology are pictured in the background.
HSS would it surprise anyone to know that this was originally a blue snowflake?
still experimenting with b&w pics for the macromondays group's theme of: center composed, black and white image in square format... read the whole explanation here:
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Back to Square One
fox regained composure having eaten
urban foxes, your questions answered
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marmalade hoverflies (episyrphus balteatus) scottishpollinators.wordpress.com/2020/07/09/marmalade-ho...
how to plant for wildlife on a budget | RSPB nature on your doorstep
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for many years my garden was a shrubbery flic.kr/p/Lhv9ag which i loved. a picket fence covered in an ivy hedge coming down in a storm flic.kr/p/2gnCyih meant that over time changes had to happen flic.kr/p/2mn2x8a i'll be glad when the trellis is covered in honeysuckle and jasmine. that's the plan ...
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I composed this image during a recent trip to Canada's Yoho National Park. It is an image of a well-known natural phenomenon, The Natural Bridge.
Sculpted by the erosive forces of rushing water over what had once been a waterfall (see "Making A Bridge 1"), the Natural Bridge is a powerful reminder of how much influence water has in shaping the landscape. Softer rock found below the Natural Bridge's hard limestone band eroded more quickly, and fissures in the rock widened until the flow of water was diverted below the outcrop, leaving a 'natural bridge' above.
Later at night I used my cell to call a friend who is from Pakistan and luves bhangra and asked him to come down to join me at Dundas Square. Initially I had a literally "front row" spot in front of the stage. As I wanted my friend to find me I moved out to the rear area and I connected with him. From that position I decided to take this shot. I kinda like it....but as I had taken many many shots I forgot about this one yesterday ! I have cropped this shot to raise the IT level so to speak :) Swami was composed of 3 desi guys and this girl from the UK. She has a great voice. :)
I composed this image of an abandoned historic farm building while visiting the hamlet of Rowley, Alberta (population 11), a place now characterized as an Alberta ghost town.
For those interested, the history of this town is presented below.
Rowley (like many other prairie towns) was settled around 1910 by the families of nearby farmers to efficiently collect and load farm products onto trains bound for Calgary. The soils in the Rowley region are ideal for agriculture due to their high fertility.
It wasn’t long before the town of Rowley became a hub of activity: large fields were planted, harvested, and transported through the Rowley train station. Between 1915 and 1929, the local farmers built stores, banks, and other services in town so that they didn’t have to travel long distances to get what they needed. A school, post office, and church were built and Rowley was officially connected by rail to the rest of the province.
The Great Depression experienced across the entirety of North America had no mercy on its relentless tear across western towns. Rowley was no exception to the struggles of widespread drought and market collapse.
The grain industry lost most of its value. Farmers – used to dealing with hardships – toughed the economic ruin out and did their best to provide for their families and continue building the community despite the market. Farmers who had overextended themselves upgrading their farms and livelihoods were left being unable to afford the upkeep of their farm and business in town began to close.
By the 1940s people started packing up their belongings and using that new train station to leave town. Rowley, Alberta was in decline. The municipal district office was moved out of Rowley and fires had leveled many homes and businesses.
When Alberta’s highway system was constructed in the 1950s, Rowley was bypassed entirely and left behind. These roads made it easy for young people to leave Rowley in favour of Drumheller, Calgary, or Edmonton. In the 1950s, both the hotel and curling rink burned down and were never replaced. The school and railway station both closed down in 1965.
I composed this image to depict the modern and gorgeous architecture of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Unlike Japan's cultural capital, Kyoto, historoc Tokyo was destroyed in WW 2, requiring it to be rebuilt as a modern city.
Tokyo is one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the most-populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents as of 2024.
The bombing of Tokyo was a series of air raids on Japan launched by the United States Army Air Forces during the Pacific Theatre of World War II in 1944–1945, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and prior to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The raids that were conducted by the U.S. military on the night of 9–10 March 1945, codenamed Operation Meetinghouse, remain the single most destructive bombing raid in human history.16 square miles (41 km2; 10,000 acres) of central Tokyo was destroyed, leaving an estimated 100,000 civilians dead and over one million homeless.
A focus on streams in two photographs today.
I composed this image of a meandering mountain stream during a recent trip through Alberta, Canada's Kananaskis Country (K-Country).
I didn't spend too much time wondering where this stream came from, or where it was going. I just enjoyed meeting it where it was.
I composed this photograph during a recent trip through Alberta, Canada's Kananaskis Country (K-Country), a wilderness and recreational area west of Calgary. It is of masses of wildflowers growing in the grassy areas that can be found beside forests or near the area's main thoroughfare, Hwy 40. And in K-Country, mountains provide the backdrop for every scene.
Kananaskis Country (K-Country) is a wilderness recreation area west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The name Kananaskis was chosen 150 years ago to name the lakes, valley, and river visited by Captain John Palliser on his expedition through the area. The name comes from the Cree 'Kin-e-a-kis' and is said to be the name of a warrior who survived an axe blow to the head.
Archaeological evidence of human use of Kananaskis Country goes back over 8000 years, and the Stoney-Nakoda, Siksika, Blood, and Kootenai First Nations all have deep connection to this land. The mountains one sees now look the same as the ones seen by these long-term residents thousands of years ago.
The jagged peaks and u-shaped valleys throughout Kananaskis Country are 12,000 year-old reminders of the last ice age, revealed as kilometre-thick, million-year old glaciers melted to mere remnants. The actual mountains were formed over the past 200 million years as tectonic plates forced layers of rock to pile, break, and fold into mountains once much taller than the post-glacier peaks we see today. The rock itself, mainly limestone, comes from layers of fossilized sea creatures that lived hundreds of millions of years ago in an inland sea that once covered southern Alberta.The evidence is seen in ancient coral reefs, oyster beds, and shark teeth throughout Kananaskis Country.
I composed this photograph while hiking in Utah's Snow Canyon State Park. It is of a Cholla Cactus, presented in monochrome.
Best not to approach Chola cacti too closely. Their sharp spines transfer easily, so easily that some Cholla Cacti are referred to as "Jumping Cholla."
I composed this image while on a driving and hiking trip through Iceland. It is of a small fishing village in Iceland's Eastern Fjord region. I think it's the village of Seyoisfjorour, but I'm not certain. Iceland offers endless visual feasts to its visitors, sights like this being just one example. For those interested, additional information on Iceland's fishing industry is provided below.
From the settlement of Iceland in the late 9th century until the 20th century, Iceland‘s economy rested on farming and fisheries. Since the 14th Century, fish products have been Iceland‘s most important export.
In the last decades of the 19th century, fishing in Iceland utilized open rowing boats that only could sail a few miles from the shoreline. The fishing season was from late January until early May, thus Iceland’s southern and western parts became the predominant fishing regions.
At the end of the 19th Century, people started to move from the country to the seaside, establishing small villages concurrent when the fisheries became the main industry, and fishermen became a specialized profession.
The introduction of motorized vessels at the beginning of the 20th century revolutionized Icelandic fisheries. As the fishing capacity grew, so did the total catch. Iceland acquired a modern fishing fleet in only two decades, technically second to none in Northern Europe.
The overall catch for demersal species, which are those species that live on or near the bottom of lakes or sea, has experienced significant progression and increased value in the catch over the last century. In 1905 there was a catch of 62,500 tons; 80,400 tons in 1920; and 216,700 tons in 1930. In 2021 the overall catch amounted to 1,158,000 tons, and of that, 473,000 tons was the demersal species.
The export value of marine products in 2021 was a total of ISK 296 billion (ISK refers to the Icelandic Kronur), or 38.8% of the total export. The seafood industry contributes 11% to the GDP directly and 25% if an account is taken of the indirect effects of the ocean catch.
It is interesting to note that approximately 5% of Iceland’s workforce is employed directly in the fishing industry.
A breakthrough in herring fisheries came in the early 20th century with the more effective purse-seine and drift nets. A seine is a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower. A purse-seine is a much larger seine used by two boats, whereby the net is drawn around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line passing through rings that are attached along the lower edge of the net. As a result, distant “herring towns” and villages rose to prominence. Siglufjörður in North Iceland presents a prime example of how herring fisheries affected urban development in Iceland.
Herring fisheries experienced less activity following the Second World War but hit new heights in the early 1960s. Successful developments in the herring industry, with heavy investments in fishing and processing capacity, as well as improved infrastructure, triggered a dramatic collapse of the herring stock in 1968. This imposed serious economic consequences for Iceland. These events provided vital lessons learned when Iceland devised their new fishery management system.
After the herring crash, the herring fleet in the 1970s turned to developing capelin, or caplin, a small forage fish of the smelt family. With a highly focused research and development programme, and targeted marketing, even more capelin catch was processed for human consumption. The fish was whole frozen with roe-filled females, as well as separated roes. These were produced for the Japanese market for making various delicacies, including capelin roe caviar.
Iceland’s fishing boundaries changed over the years. In 1952 Iceland unilaterally claimed a four-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and then further extended it to 12 nautical miles in 1958. The Icelandic government announced in early 1972 its decision to further extend the EEZ to 50 nautical miles. On 15 October 1975 the Icelandic government announced its decision to extend the EEZ to 200 nautical miles.
It could be termed that ‘all hell broke loose’ when this announcement occurred. It was primarily Britain that sternly refused to acknowledge the 200 nautical mile limit and called upon her navy to protect British fishing vessels while trawling in Icelandic waters. The dispute reached international levels before a resolution was achieved in Oslo, Norway in May 1976. The 200 nautical mile limit became internationally adopted during the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The fishing industry remains one of the main pillars of the Icelandic economy. Marine products continue as a leading export item. Through sustainable harvest and protection of the marine ecosystem, Iceland has created one of the world's most modern and competitive seafood industries. The extensive research of stocks and managing catch sizes with the setting of quotas has ensured a responsible fishing industry exists and respects the sustainability of the ocean’s natural resources.
Décrétées par Louis XI, elles sont composées des remparts du château, d’une digue monumentale en pierre, de quatre portes de villes et de douves intérieures (barrant l’éperon rocheux) et extérieures (entourant la ville). Les remparts datant de la fin du XVème siècle, sont caractérisés par des formes aigües (polygone), des maçonneries en moellons de grosse taille et réguliers. La digue, en retenant de l’eau du ruisseau l’Asson, permettait de créer un étang de protection. Les remparts furent arasés en 1586 sur l’ordre d’Henri III.
Compositionally Challenged Week 34
The Color Red
Shot with an ISCO Göttingen "Super-Kiptar 50 mm F 1.6" (projection) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
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 !!
He likes to rock. Knows a pretty good guitar when he sees one. He fuzzy paws don't strum loud enough to hear it but he enjoys himself regardless.
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday
Airglow is caused by various processes in the upper atmosphere of Earth, such as the recombination of atoms which were photoionized by the Sun during the day, luminescence caused by cosmic rays striking the upper atmosphere, and chemiluminescence caused mainly by oxygen and nitrogen reacting with hydroxyl free radicals at heights of a few hundred kilometers.
On this night it was very evident facing away from the core of the Milky Way ... so I composed this capture along the Valley of the Gods Road with the formation off in the distance that can look like a hand touching the sky. Added some light along the road here for some added interest.
I composed this image while hiking the Montane Traverse Trail, near Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Simple shot, I know, but I love these amazing trees, and I hope it shows. Why amazing? Some of the reasons are detailed below.
It’s hard to decide what is most memorable about aspen: the vibrant yellow in the fall, the tall, tube-like clusters of white stands or the sound of the “quaking” leaves. Regardless of what comes to mind when you think of aspens, they hold the title of the most widespread tree in North America. From the Midwest, across Canada, north into Alaska and across the West through to Arizona and New Mexico, quaking aspens dot the edge of conifer forests in clusters or “clones.”
One aspen tree is actually only a small part of a larger organism. A stand or group of aspen trees is considered a singular organism with the main life force underground in the extensive root system. Before a single aspen trunk appears above the surface, the root system may lie dormant for many years until the conditions are just right, including sufficient sunlight. In a single stand, each tree is a genetic replicate of the other, hence the name a “clone” of aspens used to describe a stand.
Older than the massive Sequoias or the biblical Bristlecone Pines, the oldest known aspen clone has lived more than 80,000 years on Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. Not only is the clone the oldest living organism, weighing in at an estimated 6,600 tons, it is also the heaviest. Even if the trees of a stand are wiped out, it is very difficult to permanently extinguish an aspen’s root system due to the rapid rate in which it reproduces.
Among swaths of dark green conifers, the deciduous aspen stands thrive in a variety of environments. Aspens quickly colonize recently burned or bare areas to establish a stand of young trees given the proper conditions. They prefer moist soil but can survive near springs in desert conditions. Of the many variables for a healthy clone of aspens, the one that cannot waver is the need for abundant sunshine.
Aspens grow all the time—even in winter. Beneath the thin, white outer bark layer is a thin green photosynthetic layer that allows the tree to create sugars and grow when other deciduous trees would otherwise be dormant. During hard winters, the green, sugary layer provides necessary nutrients for deer and elk.
Throughout the year, young aspens provide food or a variety of animals including moose, black bear, beaver, porcupine, ruffed grouse and rodents .
Although a soft wood, aspen is relatively strong and has been used in unique ways.
Matches – aspen wood is not as flammable as other species
Saunas – aspen wood does not splinter easily
Chopsticks – aspen is flexible and strong for your next tasty eggroll.
Ailments – historically used because aspen contains salicylates, chemicals similar to aspirin
I composed this image while at the Chuckwalla Trailhead, which leads into Paradise Canyon in St. George, Utah.
This 5+ mile hike allows one to enjoy one spectacular red-rock view after another. For those interested in learning more about these stunning rock creations, read on.
What’s behind the extraordinary beauty of the red, salmon and rust- brown rocks for which Utah is so famous?
The color of rock is primarily influenced by trace minerals. The red, brown, and yellow colors so prevalent in southern Utah result from the presence of oxidized iron–that is iron that has undergone a chemical reaction upon exposure to air or oxygenated water. The iron oxides released from this process form a coating on the surface of the rock or rock grains containing the iron.
Just think of what happens to a nail when you leave it outside. Upon prolonged exposure, the iron in the nail oxidizes and rust is formed as a coating on the surface of the nail. So basically what one sees in red rock country is a lot of rusting sandstones and shales. Hematite is an especially common mineral form of iron oxide in Utah, the name coming from the Greek word “heama” or red blood. It only takes a tiny bit of hematite make a lot of red rock.
De-composed, de-commissioned, de-stroyed keyhole. Broken off an old wardrobe door.
Macro Mondays: Keyhole
Chimneys and rooftops are irresistible subjects (for me at least) ... proof positive in the first comment box below. :)
Van Morrison, have a listen ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsrvsVW8EpU
- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -
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.
egypt-tehuti.org/vibrant-ancient-egyptian-economy/egyptia...
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.
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Created photographic sculpture. China Camp Village, San Rafael,San Pablo Bay, Marin County, Northern California, USA.
La Re 460 069 "Verkehrshaus" est observée alors qu'elle passe à 140 km/h en tête de l'IR 1728 Brig - Genève-Aéroport. L'image est prise entre les gares d'Aigle et de Roche VD. Communes sur la ligne du Simplon depuis 2016, les rames réversibles composées uniquement de voitures VU IV et d'Apm/Bpm 61 font désormais partie du passé. Elles ont en effet cédé leur place à des compositions plus biscornues.
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