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I waited under a shelter at EH Young Park near Riverside, Mo. as an early morning storm rolled into the area. As it drew closer the lightning intensified.
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Timed exposure at this lovely location at blue hour.....
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Back to one of my favourite places… Corvo Island (literally The Island of the Crow) is the smallest and northernmost island in Portugal’s Azores Archipelago. Being rather small (4 km length by 6km width and with less than 500 inhabitants!), the whole island is, in fact, a volcano.
The island formed from a 5 km diameter central volcano (Monte Gorde), whose central cone was approximately 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) in altitude. The crater collapsed 430,000 years ago during a Plinian eruption, forming a subsidence caldera (2,000 metres (7,000 ft) in diameter and 300 metres (1,000 ft) depth), referred to as the "Caldeirão" (Cauldron), being the island's most iconic spot ("Caldeirão do Corvo").
On the way up to Caldeirão do Corvo you pass by pasture land, separated by black basalt walls or hydrangea hedges, where cows and some wild horses graze, offering – weather permitting – splendid views, with the green of the pastures beautifully contrasting with the blue of the sea.
Boasting an impressive 3.5 km circumference, this gigantic crater’s steep walls are covered with greenish-yellowish mosses, the yellowish colour at places being so intensive, as if there were still sulphur vapours emanating. The crater has also two lakes, with a few other tiny islets. Reaching its highest point with 718 m in the south, at the peak Morro dos Homens, the crater flanks slope down precipitously to the sea in the east, north and west where they often drop almost vertically from heights of about 400 m.
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Caldeirão do Corvo, Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal
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I have been wanting to take a picture of this view since the first time I saw images of it on the web. I got there pretty early, a good hour before the sun was due to set. There were two other photographers, one of whom left a bit after I arrived. By the time the sun had set, there must have been at least 10 other photographers. It is a very famous spot! So should you go, make sure you get there nice and early. Hope you all are having a wonderful festive season and staying warm wherever you are. lv Christine
making my way along the slippery rocks following the setting ball of fire. The temperature is quite tolerable tonight, a welcome end to the week this was taken.
From the depths of the sky, the golden eagle rises like an ancient omen. Its wings cut through the air with the force of a destiny carved into the mountains, while the dawn light ignites its feathers like a divine armor. Sovereign of the winds, it crosses the world with the calm of one who fears nothing, carrying in its silence the promise of a boundless realm.
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Après avoir quitté la Gaspésie, nous nous sommes accordé une semaine de repos. Une visite chez nos amis à Ottawa s'imposait. Ils nous ont fait découvrir les rives de la majestueuse rivière des Outaouais, à proximité du pont Alexandra.
Ce soir-là, un ciel d'orage spectaculaire s'est installé au-dessus de la rivière. D'immenses nuages sombres recouvraient peu à peu le paysage, tandis qu'une douce lumière dorée persistait à l'horizon, créant un contraste saisissant. Les bateaux amarrés reposaient sur une eau calme, comme suspendus dans l'attente de l'orage. Pendant quelques minutes, la nature nous a offert un spectacle aussi grandiose qu'éphémère, rappelant toute la puissance des éléments.
Je vais continuer à poster les photos du voyage sur la route des Navigateurs 132 après.
Had a wonderful time clicking away out of the airplane window as sunset drew near. Couldn't believe the view and the nice variety of types of clouds. I recognized some fairly rare mammatus clouds to the right and the formation on the left reminded me of a UFO. Especially wonderful for me as I so love "sky shots". Here's another from a few minutes later, right as the sun set: flic.kr/p/2qzvcWd
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