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Winter conditions slowly take hold of the Cariboo Mountains as they remain enshrouded behind a stormy veil over Bowron Lake. In the in 1860’s the first Europeans came to the Cariboo Mountains to find their fortunes, as part of what became known as the first Cariboo Gold Rush. Originally referred to simply as “Bear Lake” it was eventually renamed Bowron Lake after John Bowron, the first Gold Commissioner of the nearby gold mining town Barkerville, who organised numerous exploration parties into the remote mountains to look for gold-bearing ground. British Columbia, Canada
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SASSI DI MATERA - The most spectacular City in Italy, the ancient neighbourhoods, known as sassi, are a series of grottoes carved out of limestone, teetering on the edge of a ravine.
Until the 1950s, Matera was a source of shame for Italy, a place of poverty, malaria and high rates of infant mortality, where people lived in caves without electricity, running water or sewage and indesperate conditions were people living in; between 1953 and 1968 about half of the 30,000 population were moved to new homes in the modern part of the city.
Just the two of us on this beautiful glacier des Nantillons, right above Chamonix, with perfect conditions… Another fantastic day climbing & skiing.
Well they were testing conditions to start with, and I took this before any sunlight appeared and with wet underpants. The cloud had just lifted off the distant mountains, the Langdale Pikes, and the view was beginning to open up for me as the breeze slowly dried my nethers.
I can't deny it is a great view from Holme Fell, out over the slate quarry workings of Hodge Close and to the North West. I just needed some splashes of sunlight rather than the lashing rain and hail that came to soak me again, several times over.
Hạ Long Bay (Vịnh Hạ Long, literally: "descending dragon bay") is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and is a part of Vân Đồn District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes. Hạ Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bái Tử Long Bay to the northeast, and Cát Bà Island to the southwest. These larger zones share a similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate and cultural characters.
Hạ Long Bay has an area of around 1,553 km2, including 1,960–2,000 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km2 with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments. The evolution of the karst in this bay has taken 20 million years under the impact of the tropical wet climate.
The geo-diversity of the environment in the area has created biodiversity, including a tropical evergreen biosystem, oceanic and sea shore biosystem. Hạ Long Bay is home to 14 endemic floral species and 60 endemic faunal species.
Historical research surveys have shown the presence of prehistorical human beings in this area tens of thousands years ago. The successive ancient cultures are the Soi Nhụ culture around 18,000–7000 BC, the Cái Bèo culture 7000–5000 BC and the Hạ Long culture 5,000–3,500 years ago.
Hạ Long Bay also marked important events in the history of Vietnam with many artifacts found in Bài Thơ Mount, Đầu Gỗ Cave, Bãi Cháy.
500 years ago, Nguyễn Trãi praised the beauty of Hạ Long Bay in his verse Lộ nhập Vân Đồn, in which he called it "rock wonder in the sky". In 1962, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of North Vietnam listed Hạ Long Bay in the National Relics and Landscapes publication. In 1994, the core zone of Hạ Long Bay was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site according to criterion vii, and listed for a second time according to criterion viii.
The Duffy Lake road showcases the stunning natural beauty of B.C.'s coastal mountain range. This year's impressive snowpack continues to attract back country skiiers...try to find them in the lower right corner of the photo. :)
Light conditions were very exciting during my after work stroll across the Schönbrunn Garden this afternoon: they changed every minute, because there were lots of clouds around the sun.
Very shortly after I’d taken the slow shutter-speed shot of the water, this chap ran along the edge of the bathing pool and simply leapt into the churning sea and paddled off in search of his wave. I just managed to crank up my iso enough to catch him and I fired off a couple of shots. It all happened so quickly.
This is a composite of the two images.
Bude bathing pool on Summerleaze beach, after sunset. Winter.
Done for the Toneless Tuesdays group.
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Weather conditions during Rocky Mountaineer's trek across Soldier Summit on Nov. 5, 2022 were in stark contrast. Price Canyon was party cloudy and relatively warm while Spanish Fork Canyon was cloudy, dark, with light rain. The luxury cruise train is pictured about to plunge into the 403 ft. Nolan Tunnel on a 1.73% grade. Admittedly, a video with sound would be far more interesting as a pair of GP40-3s strut their stuff on a mountain grade.
Osteospermum and daisies are very similar flowers. Osteospermum actively and luxuriantly blooms all summer and the first half of autumn until frost. Among the color options of the flowers are orange, pink, lilac, purple, purple, white. Often the paint is not monophonic, but turning into other shades.
The lush buds of the Cape daisy open at low air temperature. The corollas are about 5 cm in diameter. When grown in shaded areas, the osteospermum grows up to 100 cm, in sunny areas — up to 50 cm. The plant perfectly tolerates even sudden changes in weather conditions. It prefers regular watering, light soil, and open areas....
It looks like its northern sister, the white chamomile,
with osteospermum petals around the middle
, a flower from distant hot countries, from Africa,
blooms from July to November with heavenly colors.
The color is white, pink, orange, purple,
they need more warmth and a lot of light,
a little moisture and care, as well as a sea of affection -
the eyes look at them from under the delicate petals and smile at us ... A miracle!
The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from Scandinavia and western Europe to eastern Siberia. It is a large, gregarious, black-feathered bird, distinguished from similar species by the whitish featherless area on the face. Rooks nest collectively in the tops of tall trees, often close to farms or villages, the groups of nests being known as rookeries.
Rooks are mainly resident birds, but the northernmost populations may move southwards to avoid the harshest winter conditions. The birds form flocks in winter, often in the company of other Corvus species or jackdaws. They return to their rookeries and breeding takes place in spring. They forage on arable land and pasture, probing the ground with their strong bills and feeding largely on grubs and soil-based invertebrates, but also consuming cereals and other plant material. Historically, farmers have accused the birds of damaging their crops, and have made efforts to drive them away or kill them. Like other corvids, they are intelligent birds with complex behavioural traits and an ability to solve simple problems.
Alum Bay is the location of a classic sequence of upper Paleocene and Eocene beds of soft sands and clays, separated by an unconformity from the underlying Cretaceous Chalk Formation that forms the adjoining headland of West High Down. Due to geological folding of the Alpine orogeny, the strata in the main section of the bay are near vertical, with younger rocks with progressively lower dips to the west. The sands are coloured due to oxidised iron compounds formed under different conditions.
Alum Bay Chine begins as a small wooded valley descending eastward from the junction of the B3322 and the road to Headon Hall. It soon broadens into the clay ravine through which the path and chairlift from Needles Park descend to the beach.
Climbing higher up Gleann an t-Slugain this old tree succumbed to the harsh conditions at this altitude, with the Glen unfolding beyond.
Lovely autumn conditions - just thrilling! The unmistakable Langdale Pikes vie with the birches for attention...
Archive shot. It was -5 degrees C that morning. I had to give up when I could no longer feel my fingers - this, with gloves on.
When we decide to visit Nature with in mind to take some fun photos in really helps to have the conditions as favorable as can be. Taking advantage of lighting and shadow can change greatly the final outcome of your capture. Thanks for viewing my work. Stay safe and happy. Be kind to everyone you meet today🙏
These deep rooted trees survive in tough Australian arid conditions. Allocasuarina decaisneana or desert oak is a medium-sized, slow-growing tree found in the dry desert regions of the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. The dioecious tree typically grows to a height of 10 to 16 metres and as high as 20 m and a width of 3 to 8 m. Young trees have a narrow trunk and form and grey/green feathery foliage. They mature to an adult form with spreading limbs and bushy foliage. It is the only member of its family in Central Australia and its large cylindrical cones are the biggest in its family. Often found in swales between sand dunes they grow well in deep red sand. The species is distributed through the deserts of the eastern part of central Western Australia, in the southern portion of the Northern Territory, and in northern South Australia. It is often the only tree species to be found in these area where the dominant form of vegetation is spinifex. The tree was particularly useful to Indigenous Australian peoples who used the trees as a source of water. Water can be collected from tree hollows but surface roots could also be broken off in sections to provide potable water by draining the root when held vertically or by directly sucking the water out. The Aborigines also used the hard wood of the trees for making boomerangs, shields and clubs. A boomerang that is 10,000 years old made from Allocasuarina wood was found in Wylie Swamp in South Australia. 16240
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A cold front on the night of July 11, 2020, brought a much-needed break to the dry conditions and high temps that have plagued Northern Illinois in the first part of July. As is typical for these summer weather patterns, it bought with it a severe-warned thunderstorm. It was a very prolific lightning producer, and was accompanied by an impressive shelf cloud. But as the sun set, the storm slowed, and by the time it go to me, it wasn't producing the same amounts of lightning as it was just 15 minutes previous. Even so, I managed to capture a few bolts, and this is one of them. We still got a half inch of rain out of the system too.
Out early again to capture this crop and it's lone tree in the blue hour.
I have passed this location a few times of late so had to return with the camera.
As one can see the soil conditions this crop has grown in.
Have taken a few other compositions in this location near Oakhanger, Hampshire.
Please note,I was given permission by the farmer, whom i have got to know recently to wander around their fields.
We had a walk around Petworth Park yesterday to make the most of the snowy conditions. It was bitterly cold and very windy.
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I wish this tree was standing on a field and I had better light conditions. Unfortunately, neither was possible.
Nevertheless, I have an urgent need to introduce you to this wonder of nature. This tree, called Swedish oak, is in Bad Elster in Vogtland. It was planted around 1700. It is hard for me to imagine what the tree has already seen. At a height of 1 meter it has a circumference of a grandiose 5 meters and is over 20 meters high. This oak tree is rightly gilded as a natural monument.
I very much hope that it will remain as healthy and vital as it is today for a long time to come. In extreme cases they could become as old as 2000 years (again something I can hardly imagine). So she is still quite young for an oak.
Ich hätte mir gewünscht, dieser Baum würde auf einem Feld stehen und ich hätte bessere Lichtbedingungen gehabt. Beides war leider nicht möglich.
Trotzdem ist es mir ein dringendes Bedürfnis, Euch dieses Wunder der Natur vorzustellen. Dieser Baum, genannt Schwedeneiche, steht in Bad Elster im Vogtland. Er wurde ca. 1700 angepflanzt. Es ist für mich kaum vorstellbar, was der Baum schon alles gesehen hat. Er hat in 1 Meter Höhe einen Umfang von grandiosen 5 Metern und ist über 20 Meter hoch. Völlig zurecht gilt diese Eiche als Naturdenkmal.
Ich hoffe sehr, sie bleibt noch lange so gesund und vital, wie sie heute ist. Im Extremfall könnte sie bis zu 2000 Jahre als werden (wieder etwas, was ich mir kaum vorstellen kann). Für eine Eiche ist sie also immernoch recht jung.
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Like most parrots Rainbow Lorikeets generally mate for life, and if conditions allow can reproduce three times annually!
This female Rufous Humminbird was a surprise first to my yard and she came with a deformed bill. Poor thing had a bruise on the bottom and her bill was crossed. Hopefully she is fine for migration. I don't know if those conditions correct themselves or get worse over time.
Thursday morning is up there with the best few hours of photography I’ve had in a long time. It started at Rydal Water photographing the boathouse from a viewpoint I’d not been to before. The light wasn’t great, but the mist lingering on the mirror like water made up for it.
Quite a few images to follow, taken this same morning but in VERY different conditions…..
The conditions on Friday looked too good to miss - snow, fog and a chance of some sunrise light. I stuck the camera in a small shoulder bag and headed out on my morning walk.
Zum Abschied der EC Züge auf der Allgäubahn wollte ich noch das abendliche Motiv bei Wohmbrechts mit Blick auf Maria Thann umsetzen. Nur an den längsten Tagen des Jahres ließ sich dort der EC 190 auf seiner Fahrt von München HBF nach Basel SBB fotografieren. Am 30. Juni 2020 waren die Wetterbedingungen hierfür perfekt, allerdings hatte ich etwas Pech mit der führenden Maschine des für die Beförderung des internationalen Schnellzuges eingeteilten Tandems. Mit der 218 498 war die optisch schäbigste Lok des Bh Mühldorf an der Spitze. Die zweite Lok - es war die 218 401 - wäre deutlich ansehnlicher gewesen.
For the farewell of the EC trains on the Allgäu railway, I wanted to realize the evening motif at Wohmbrechts with a view of Maria Thann. Only on the longest days of the year the EC 190 could be photographed there on its journey from Munich HBF to Basel SBB. On June 30, 2020, the weather conditions were perfect for this, but I had some bad luck with the leading machine of the tandem, which was assigned to carry the international express train. With the 218 498, the optically shabbiest locomotive of the depot Mühldorf was in front. The second locomotive - it was the 218 401 - would have been much more handsome.
"""This Santa is preforming his task by educating the young reindeer how they should run on gras, when there is not snow at all! It happens more and more these days, that they have to travel through areas under different weather conditions.
As you can see, they are good listeners and also eager to start their actually training on the gras. Santa's sleigh with the big bag is already on standby."""
These origami models are all designed by Jo Nakashima, except for the bag, which is a traditional origami Waterbomb. And he has made a video-tutorial for all the models:
+ a simple change , that allows Santa to stand easily
I folded:
- Santa Claus from a paper 17,5x17,5cm kamipaper
- the reindeer from 17,5x17,5cm brown glassine -paper
- Santa's bag from 17,5x17,5cm red glassine-paper
- Santa's sleigh from 20x20cm double-colored kraftpaper
On a morning of superb conditions for steam photography, 46115 Scots Guardsman heads for Scarborough on 29/11/2008
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For a long time, I have wanted to capture the JCB with a long exposure at high tide at sunset. This trip to Elgol with the intrepid members of the STS provided such conditions. But I hadn't anticipated the strong wind that carried sea spray up onto my camera lens! The 30 second exposure may have been too long, but I like the milky effect produced by the 10-stop filter and there was no need to smear Vaseline over the lens for that 'soft-focus' effect. By the time I thought to try something shorter to get some details of wave action, I found myself surrounded by the tripods of several members of the STS, and I was reluctant to get to my camera bag to return the filter, having left it well back from the precarious rocks. Lesson learned - always challenge the STS, and keep your camera bag close...
Petunia is a genus in the family Solanaceae, subfamily Petunioideae. Well known members of Solanaceae in other subfamilies include tobacco (subfamily Nicotianoideae), and the cape gooseberry, tomato, potato, deadly nightshade and chili pepper (subfamily Solanoideae). It's a flowering plant of South American origin. Petunias can tolerate relatively harsh conditions and hot climates, but not frost. They need at least five hours of sunlight every day and flourish in moist soil and conditions of low atmospheric humidity. Petunias are generally insect pollinated. The Maya and Inca believed that the scent of petunias had the power to ward off underworld monsters and spirits. Their flower-buds were bunched together for magical drinks. 46569
The Himalayan marmot lives in colonies and excavates deep burrows that colony members share during hibernation.The species hibernates from the late autumn to the early spring, on average for 71⁄2 months. Burrows are between 2 and 10 m (6.6–32.8 ft) deep, given that the upper soil layer is sufficiently light and deep such as fluvioglacial, deluvial and alluvial deposits. Where soil conditions are ideal on alluvial terraces, marmot colonies comprise up to 30 families, with up to 10 families living in an area of 1 km (0.6 mi). The marmot eats plants growing on pastures, in particular the soft and juicy parts of grassy plant species like Carex, Agrostis, Deschampsia, Koeleria and flowering species like Euphrasia, Gentiana, Halenia, Polygonum, Primula, Ranunculus, Saussurea, Taraxacum Iris potaninii.
Under challenging lighting conditions, an eastbound freight is seen arriving at Hornell, rolling past the former Cass Street tower for a "Tower Tuesday" appearance. At one time, Cass Street controlled the connection between the Erie Railroad mainline to Chicago (taking off to the left behind the tower) and the "branch" to Buffalo. Under Conrail and everything that followed, things flipped and the main route became the Buffalo line that you see the Susie-Q train coming in on.