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Surf, Sand, and Rocks. © Copyright 2021 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Rocky islands and peninsulas surround a small bay at a southern oregon beach.
This photograph is the partner of another from the same location that I posted recently. This spot is along the lower coast of Oregon, not too far above the northern California border. We had been visiting the California coastal redwoods in the upper part of the state, and we decided to make a day trip across the border and up that coast. We had no specific goal in mind — well, not beyond finding a place for breakfast along the way — so we just headed north to see what we would find.
We were not expecting to find any particular “icons,” we were freed to stop at whatever seemed interesting. I don’t know that name of these formation, and my only way of identifying them was to record a mileage marker along the route. The large stone features here stand in shallow water — in some places literally on the beach. I chose the vertical format for this photograph to emphasize the view across the beach and the little bay between the rocks, leading the eye to the distant horizon and fog bank.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Aachen is situated directly on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands. It is Germany’s most westerly city, with a population of 250,000. More than 50,000 students attend Aachen’s four major colleges and universities (Rhineland-Westphalian Technical University [RWTH], University of Applied Sciences, Catholic University of Applied Sciences and Academy of Music).
Aachen unites tradition with progress. Charlemagne has left his mark throughout the city. The cathedral - the first monument in Germany to be included in the UNESCO Cultural Heritage list - and the gothic City Hall in which 32 German kings celebrated their coronations still form the heart of Aachen’s old city centre. And Charlemagne has lent his name to a prize awarded by Aachen’s citizens to personalities who have rendered outstanding services to European unity: the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen. This award has been presented on Ascension Day every year since 1950.
Starting a short series today on the low winter sun. Not only do we northern folks get to sleep in and still catch the sunrise, but the sun never gets too high in the sky. So, when it shines, there's good light all day long, and lots of opportunities to shoot directly into it and include the sun itself in a landscape view. Which is exactly what I did after hiking the trail around Eagle Butte.
That's the name of the bump in the upper left corner. It's an easy trail, with the possibility of wildlife sightings (mule deer, coyote, short-horned lizard, prairie rattlesnake, and more), flowers in spring, and interesting landforms with which to work when the light is good. Getting to the top is an easy scramble. You can see a couple of deer on the ridge, silhouetted against the sky, giving an idea of scale. But I was drawn to this view mainly by the backlit tangle of grasses. They looked wonderful through the viewfinder and translated well in processing.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Naples Botanical Gardens
60 Acre Wildlife Reserve
Naples, FL
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The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. Red-shouldered hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.
Red-shouldered hawks are forest raptors. In the east, they live in bottomland hardwood stands, flooded deciduous swamps, and upland mixed deciduous–conifer forests. They tend to live in stands with an open subcanopy, which makes hunting easier.
Red-shouldered hawks search for prey while perched on a treetop or soaring over woodlands. When they sight prey, they kill it by dropping directly onto it from the air. They may cache food near their nest for later consumption. When in clearings, they sometimes fly low to surprise prey. Red-shouldered hawks, like most raptors, have very sharp vision and reasonably good hearing, with talons capable of killing animals at least equal to their own size.
Small mammals are typically the most important prey, especially rodents. Voles, gophers, mice, moles and chipmunks may locally be favored based on abundance. Slightly larger mammals, such as rabbits and tree squirrels, are also occasionally preyed on. Other prey can include amphibians, reptiles (especially small snakes), birds, fish, and large insects.
Strobisten Info:
Ein Canon Speedlite 430 EX II leuchtet von links direkt in die Blume. Von rechts hinten hellt ein Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT die Blume von hinten auf. Ausgelöst wurden die Blitze mit Youngnou Fernauslösern.
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Strobists Info:
A Canon Speedlite 430 EX II shines directly into the flower from the left. From the right back, a Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT lights up the flower from behind. The flashes were triggered with Youngnou remote triggers.
SF was the name of the crossovers directly on the east side of the tunnels in Gallitzin. With traffic coming off the New Portage Branch and the sheer volume of trains running in the Pennsy days, more crossovers, such as SF, were needed. As time went on, the volume decreased, and the need for more crossovers did as well. On this day in the mid 1960s, though, a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad train led by GP30 PRR 2237 rolls through SF interlocking on its journey west.
PRR 2237. Gallitzin, PA.
Mid 1960s. Al Chione photo.
Adam Klimchock collection.
Each time I look at this photo I have the impression that I look at a little place laying directly at the sea.. but looking closer, it's an arable field. Maybe I only have this impression, but really am interested if anybody sees it the same way.
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I had to move directly to Switzerland at the end of our Iceland holiday yesterday, but since I am working this week in St. Moritz I doubt there will be much time for photography. Instead I will keep posting images from our Iceland holiday :)
After a long day's excursion under strangest ice cloud haze and sun aureolas, our cottage treated us to this nightly view over Medalfellsvatn lake last Friday.
Contre-jour (French for "against daylight") is a photographic technique in which the camera is pointing directly toward a source of light and an equivalent technique of painting.
Before its use in photography, Contre-jour was used in painting, where the shadows would fall to the left on the left, to the right on the right and forward in the lower centre. The edges of the subject would show surprising colour effects.
Contre-jour produces backlighting of the subject. This effect usually hides details, causes a stronger contrast between light and dark, creates silhouettes and emphasizes lines and shapes. The Sun, or other light source, is often seen as either a bright spot or as a strong glare behind the subject. Fill light may be used to illuminate the side of the subject facing toward the camera. The subject is generally considered silhouetted when there is a lighting ratio of 16:1 or more.
I heard somewhere that you shouldn't shoot directly into this strong Italian sun. Well ... I did it anyway since I wanted to capture this indescribable sun-drenched feeling you get almost every afternoon in Cinque Terre. And no better place for this than my favorite of the five villages, Vernazza.
See more from Cinque Terre here
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Die Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis in Dresden, auch bekannt als Hofkirche, ist eines der markantesten Bauwerke der Stadt und ein bedeutendes Beispiel für den Barockstil in Sachsen. Sie befindet sich im Herzen der Dresdner Altstadt, direkt an der Elbe und in unmittelbarer Nähe zur Semperoper und dem Residenzschloss.
Geschichte und Architektur
Die Kathedrale wurde zwischen 1739 und 1755 unter der Leitung des Architekten Gaetano Chiaveri errichtet. Sie diente ursprünglich als Hofkirche für den sächsischen Kurfürsten und polnischen König Friedrich August II., der sich als Katholik ein repräsentatives Gotteshaus wünschte.
Während der Bombardierung Dresdens im Februar 1945 erlitt die Kathedrale schwere Schäden. Nach dem Krieg begann der Wiederaufbau, der bis in die 1960er-Jahre andauerte. Dank aufwändiger Restaurierungsarbeiten erstrahlt die Kathedrale heute wieder in ihrem ursprünglichen Glanz.
Die Hofkirche liegt zentral in der Dresdner Altstadt und ist Teil des berühmten Ensembles rund um die Brühlsche Terrasse, das Residenzschloss und die Semperoper. Mit ihrer Lage direkt an der Elbe ist sie nicht nur ein spirituelles Zentrum, sondern auch ein beliebtes Touristenziel, das jedes Jahr Tausende von Besuchern anzieht.
Die Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis vereint beeindruckende Architektur, bewegte Geschichte und kulturelle Bedeutung. Sie ist ein Symbol für die Resilienz Dresdens und ein Ort, der Spiritualität, Kunst und Geschichte miteinander verbindet.
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Die Semperoper
Die Semperoper ist das Opernhaus in Dresden und eines der bekanntesten Opernhäuser der Welt. Sie ist das Zuhause der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden und der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden. Die Semperoper beeindruckt nicht nur durch ihre musikalischen Aufführungen, sondern auch durch ihre prachtvolle Architektur und lange Geschichte.
Geschichte
Architekt: Die Semperoper wurde von Gottfried Semper entworfen, nach dem sie auch benannt ist.
Eröffnung: Das ursprüngliche Opernhaus wurde 1841 eröffnet.
Wiederaufbau: Nach einem Brand im Jahr 1869 wurde sie erneut von Sempers Sohn Manfred Semper aufgebaut und 1878 wiedereröffnet.
Zerstörung im Zweiten Weltkrieg: Die Semperoper wurde 1945 bei den Luftangriffen auf Dresden schwer beschädigt.
Wiedereröffnung: Nach umfangreichen Restaurierungen wurde die Semperoper am 13. Februar 1985, genau 40 Jahre nach ihrer Zerstörung, wieder eröffnet.
English
The Cathedral of Sanctissimae Trinitatis in Dresden, also known as the Hofkirche, is one of the city's most striking landmarks and a significant example of Baroque architecture in Saxony. It is located in the heart of Dresden's Old Town, directly on the banks of the Elbe and in close proximity to the Semper Opera House and the Residence Palace (Residenzschloss).
On the right side you can see the „Semperoper“
The Semperoper is the opera house in Dresden and one of the most famous opera houses in the world. It is home to the Saxon State Opera Dresden and the Saxon State Orchestra Dresden. The Semperoper impresses not only with its musical performances but also with its magnificent architecture and long history.
History
Architect: The Semperoper was designed by Gottfried Semper, after whom it is named.
Opening: The original opera house was opened in 1841.
Reconstruction: After a fire in 1869, it was rebuilt by Semper's son, Manfred Semper, and reopened in 1878.
Destruction in World War II: The Semperoper was heavily damaged during the air raids on Dresden in 1945.
Reopening: Following extensive restorations, the Semperoper was reopened on February 13, 1985, exactly 40 years after its destruction.
This is Bisti Badlands Wilderness in New Mexico, a place full of weird rock formations. This place was originally covered under water millions years ago and gradually as water receded, it shaped the entire landscape and what has left are these spectacular hoodoos.
Last year in December, I spent 4 days exploring different part of this area and was really in awe when I could get so close to these ancient formations. Among all of the them, one of my favorite is called Stone Wings, which is a set of rocks that look like wings. I find the best way to photograph them is either during sunset when they are lit by the light, or at night when they are in silhouette against stars. This image shows the night version. Since the northern star was directly above them, I decided to capture the movement of stars. It was a cold night, but I am glad how this image turns out.
Saint Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, directly west of the neighborhood (rione) of Borgo. Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus whom Catholics consider to be the first Pope.
At the centre of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Doric colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother Church". A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613.
The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace". Bernini had been working on the interior of St. Peter's for decades; now he gave order to the space with his renowned colonnades, using a simplified Doric order, to avoid competing with the palace-like façade by Carlo Maderno, but he employed it on an unprecedented colossal scale to suit the space and evoke a sense of awe.
There were many constraints from existing structures. The massed accretions of the Vatican Palace crowded the space to the right of the basilica's façade; the structures needed to be masked without obscuring the papal apartments. The obelisk marked a centre, and a granite fountain by Maderno stood to one side: Bernini made the fountain appear to be one of the foci of the ovato tondo embraced by his colonnades and eventually matched it on the other side, in 1675, just five years before his death. The trapezoidal shape of the piazza, which creates a heightened perspective for a visitor leaving the basilica and has been praised as a masterstroke of Baroque theater , is largely a product of site constraints.
According to the Lateran Treaty the area of St. Peter's Square is subject to the authority of Italian police for crowd control even though it is a part of the Vatican state.
Directly under his photo & 2 Western Union Telegrams is his Original Purple Heart my Grandmother received..
Some 70 odd years later his twin sisters wanted to know more of him.. With the help of Congressman Pete King they received all 9 of the other medals that you see posted in his shadow box..
I kept the Original Purple Heart Medal separate from all the new ones the National Personnel Records Center sent to my aunts because that was the only one the family ever got in Oct 1945..
ENG: Small autumn impressions of the hospital church in the Wuhlgarten directly at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin.
A short chronology:
1883 Opening as " Institution for Epilepsy - Wuhlgarten near Biesdorf" (1000 beds); city building director Blankenstein realizes the principle: therapy, living and working under one roof. The hospital church is an integral part and property of the municipal institution.
1928 Renamed " Urban Sanatorium and Nursing Home Wuhlgarten" (1450 beds). Treatment of all psychiatric diseases.
1940/41 As part of the "T4 Action" (euthanasia), chronically ill patients are transferred to killing centers and murdered. The memorial stone on the old railroad track commemorates the victims.
1944/45 Bomb damage to hospital buildings and church; the memorial stone east of the main avenue commemorates the war victims.
1945 Partial takeover of the hospital by the Red Army.
1946 Reopened as a facility for the mentally ill (350 beds).
1950/1960 Profiled as a hospital for psychiatry, neurology and addictive disorders Renamed "Wilhelm- Griesinger-Hospital".
1987 Central clinic for psychiatry and neurology with research department
1997 Merger with Kaulsdorf Hospital to form Hellersdorf Hospital
1997 Opening of the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin and the Augenklinik Berlin-Marzahn on the hospital grounds
1994-97 Reconstruction of the hospital church destroyed during the war
1997 Reconsecration of the church by Auxiliary Bishop Weider (Catholic) and General Superintendent Passauer (Protestant).
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GER: Kleine Herbst Impressionen von der Krankenhauskirche im Wuhlgarten direkt am Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin.
Eine kurze Chronologie:
1883 Eröffnung als „Anstalt für Epilepsie - Wuhlgarten bei Biesdorf“ (1000 Betten); Stadtbaudirektor Blankenstein verwirklicht das Prinzip: Therapie, Wohnen und Arbeiten unter einem Dach. Die Krankenhauskirche ist ein integraler Bestandteil und Eigentum der städEschen Anstalt
1928 Umbenennung in „Städtische Heil- und Pflegeanstalt Wuhlgarten“ (1450 Betten). Behandlung aller psychiatrischen Erkrankungen.
1940/41 Im Rahmen der „T4-Aktion“ (Euthanasie) werden chronisch kranke Patienten in Tötungsanstalten verlegt und ermordet. Der Gedenkstein am alten Bahngleis erinnert an die Opfer.
1944/45 Bombenschäden an Klinikgebäuden und Kirche; an die Kriegsopfer erinnert der Gedenkstein östlich der Hauptallee.
1945 Teilweise Übernahme des Krankenhauses durch die Rote Armee.
1946 Wiederinbetriebnahme als Einrichtung für Geisteskranke (350 Betten).
1950/1960 Profilierung zum Krankenhaus für Psychiatrie, Neurologie und Suchterkrankungen Umbenennung in „Wilhelm- Griesinger-Krankenhaus“.
1987 Zentralklinik für Psychiatrie und Neurologie mit Forschungsabteilung
1997 Fusion mit dem Krankenhaus Kaulsdorf zum Krankenhaus Hellersdorf
1997 Eröffnung des Unfallkrankenhauses Berlin und der Augenklinik Berlin-Marzahn auf dem Krankenhausgelände
1994-97 Aufbau der im Krieg zerstörten Krankenhauskirche
1997 Wiedereinweihung der Kirche durch Weihbischof Weider (kath.) und Generalsuperintendent Passauer (ev.).
I copy\pasted this info directly from the Northwest Waterfall Survey: Pending the documentation of Alice Falls, and perhaps the even more isolated Cress Falls, Ranger Falls could be considered the best waterfall in the Carbon River area of Mount Rainier National Park. The falls drop down a forested, mossy step, cascading 44 feet then plunging 55 feet before spitting into two segments, which converge just before the base of the falls, dropping another 73 feet.
I think I've waited long enough to post my fave shot of Ranger Falls. It's been blown up to 16x20 and is hanging just off my right shoulder right now. :-) Can't stop thinking of this place, guess I need to get those snow shoes, and poles, and warmer gortex coat, and.......Gads this hobby is expensive! Happy Sunday all!
Directly picked from my backyard. Still lived and shot last July in darkness with only the light of some candles, a technique I frequently use for my Still Lives which allows me to obtain both chiaroscuro and truest colours, recalling the painting masters of antiquity.
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directly to our right was the no-trespassing sign.
it was oddly invigorating, being right on the edge.
explored #147.
Macro Mondays - Dice.
I have used these blue translucent dice before - I was struck by the brilliance of the directly lit dots, and the play of light within the transilluminated cubes - and since the light was the subject, I thought I would work in B&W...
Strobe with grid from the right and level with the subject.
2.75 inches in greatest dimension.
Nature’s Planetarium. Here’s one where instant gratification and mental blinders almost made me miss the best composition. I had day-scouted this arch from the front-outside and found the Milky Way lined up behind the arch and extended upwards. When I finally climbed up at night the Milky Way was already in position and I spent 3 hours shooting the arch from the outside. When I finally finished I climbed up through the arch only to find that the best composition was from the inside. With one hour before morning twilight I was able to capture this panorama. The space is like a large alcove or cave with the roof eroded away, leaving a large chamber open to the sky, a beautiful place to spend a night. Since it’s frowned upon to reveal locations, I’ll just call this The Temple of the Sky.
The large oval opening at the top of the photo is located directly overhead. Low Level Lightning (LLL) used to light the space. I’ll post the photos from the outside later. 12 mm, 20 sec., f/2.8, ISO 6400. The photo with the figure 🚶was taken from the same location after the panorama and blended in. The orange color at the bottom of the sky is wildfire smoke being illuminated by light pollution com the town of Moab. This is not in a national park. It’s always a challenge to fit the inside of a sphere into a flat rectangle, lol.
Directly inspired by Kane and Rosie Hardy
p.s this is yesterdays, I'm getting to be a day behind on when I upload my photos
pieces of two broken projection lamp. these lamps use high voltage and operate at high temperature to provide very bright and powerfull light beam at a precise color temperature. they are also so delicate so you can't touch them directly, or hand's dirtiness could demage them.
Cinema Lumiere, Bologna, Jan. 2019.
Sony a6000 with selp1650pz + polarized filter. Minimum edit in Adobe Lightroom and Gimp.
take a look at the album "the end of the film":
www.flickr.com/photos/simonepelatti/sets/72157703211676342
#film #pellicola #cinema #projection #movie #projector #gears #mechanics #lamp #broken #silver #glass #pieces #metal
My piece of monkey puzzle tree burnt. Lit with a diffused flashgun from directly above on 1/32 power. Note to self. Ensure composition is bang on before setting something on fire as you don't get a second chance.
Cropped massively.
This is number 223 of my 365.
This is a photo of the McWay waterfall, which flows directly into the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California.
Peninsula Trees, Morning. © Copyright 2021 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Trees on a rocky peninsula catch the first morning sun at a Yosemite National Park backcountry lake.
There’s nothing like have the time for a slow morning wandering the perimeter of a forest-lined Yosemite backcountry lake. We camped at this one for something like four nights back in 2014, when a group of us spent a week in the high country making photographs. Each morning, well before sunrise, it was down to the shoreline wander and photograph.
I love photographs of trees in back-light, but there are some challenges. The obvious one, of course, is that you are pretty much guaranteed to be shooting almost directly into the sun. But second challenge is that the scene between camera position and subject is often in the bright sunlight, even if the background is pleasantly shaded. Photographing on a lake can help with this issue since the water helpfully reflects that shaded background and is hardly affected at all by the direct light, aside from a bit of extra illumination of anything that happens to be floating on the water.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Not directly under, but near enough. Why aren't these birds south yet? I imagine the one bird who's anxious to leave is like, "I'm not waiting anymore." And so he leaves.
This picture is directly inspired by Lindsay Adler and her beautiful series of photos she did with baby powder and dancers. This is the image that inspired my shoot, but I still hoped to take it in my own direction. I know that baby powder or flour shots aren't new, but it is what the artist wants to say with the technique that makes something new. Here is a blog post that I wrote about this pic and with lots of behind the scenes pictures :)
For me, the act of creating something out of nothing is why I started photography in the first place. It felt so wonderful, and inspirational, to get up in the early morning darkness to create this image. My goals were to create something "primal", to style her like a "warrior", to create an "empty" frame and to bring simplicity to this image, something that I feel I've been lacking in lately. Either way anyone feels about it, I felt such passion while creating this that I am happy, content, and excited. I love that sense of calm that a picture can bring.
I kept saying to the model here, Sonalii Castillo, that I wanted her to be like a rogue warrior of the earth being born again....the concept probably sounds silly, and I know it sounds funny, but hey, inspiration can come from odd places. I have a thing for warriors...and pirates...but that is for another day.
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Looking almost directly west and stood by the A5 road. Wales is so amazing, you can be stood next to a busy main road and yet it would appear you are in the middle of a mountain range miles from anyone or anywhere.
This one shows the clouds just starting to creep over the range and soon enough they blocked out a lot of the light, not all but most of it. There was the occasional shaft of light that broke through though, I'll share a few more from this day out over the coming days.
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Yeung Uk Road Municipal Services Building (楊屋道市政大廈), also known as Yeung Uk Road Complex, is a multi-purpose municipal building in Hong Kong , located in the old district of Tsuen Wan, New Territories. No. 45 Yeung Uk Road was opened on July 14, 1990. The opening ceremony was presided over by the Deputy Chairman of the Regional Municipal Council , Albert Chan (now a former member of the People's Power Legislative Council) . Facilities in the Municipal Services Building include Yeung Uk Road Market, Yeung Uk Road Sports Center and government offices. Yeung Uk Road Municipal Services Building has a footbridge across Yeung Uk Road , which leads directly to the shopping mall on the first floor of Nina Plaza . Now, Yeung Uk Road Market is managed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department like the Tsuen Wan Market Building , and cleaning is outsourced to the same private contractor.
Directly from the new BMW spot , a little village on the top of the Lussari mountain in Friuly. Such a beautiful place!