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the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. Luis Barragan.
NO TRIPOD USED, HANDHELD ONLY AND THEY CAME OUT PERFECTLY ALIGNED. I TOOK ONLY THREE PICTURES TO MAKE THIS PANORAMIC.
Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, is one of the largest Chinese gardens
outside China. Designed to create, preserve, and promote the rich and complex traditions of Chinese
culture, this authentic garden is a special place for visitors to feel inspired by the elegant harmony
of nature and poetry. Thanks to visionary landscape architects and artisans from China and the
United States, inspired historians, expert gardeners, and generous benefactors, Liu Fang Yuan
reflects today an exceptional combination of learning and beauty.
A Chinese garden is often compared to a work of art: It is like a scroll painting composed of carefully arranged scenes. As you stroll through the pathways and pavilions of Liu Fang Yuan, new vistas are revealed as if a scroll were being slowly unrolled. In the garden, as in a painting, several key elements play an important part in creating balance, meaning, and beauty in the composition.
Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens. San Marino. California.
Meerkat / ZOOM Zoo / Gelsenkirchen / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany
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This little fellow is an expert in his field! A Grey Squirrel that loves peanuts. How does a Squirrel in this part of the country grow up to know that this is something good to eat. The Peanuts don't grow locally, so someone must have taught them that they are good!
2022 Western Star 49X Conventional Day Cab truck on display at Expert Garage on Riverside Drive in Mountjoy Township in the City of Timmins Northeastern Ontario Canada
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Some photography expert told me that a few years ago - always turn round and look behind you - you may get a totally new perspective. Well - never more true here. We were facing east and mesmerised by the amazing sunrise in front of us and getting off a few shots. I turned round 180 degrees to face west and luckily witnessed this incerdible sky reflecting the sunrisee
Expert commented- APOY round 6, Town and Country. To date I'm in overall 10th place so I can only go up or down from there! Flying the flag for lady photogs though being the only female in the top ten :)
The largest natural lake in the South Tyrol, Lago di Braies is also known as The Emerald of the Dolomites, but, forever changing with the light and seasons, these hues can quickly turn to midnight blue, cobalt and azure.
Having photographed it at different times of the day, it was the early morning that gave the most pleasing light.
Golden hour, if it happens at all, is fleeting because the lake lies in a mountainous bowl which blocks the sun until later in the day. I took this very early in the morning before moonset and while the rising sun was still low but making a brief appearance in-between mountain peaks.
Spot the moon!
The pretty coastal village of Mundesley is some seven miles south-east of Cromer on the Norfolk coast. It is within the Norfolk Coast AONB and was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The beautiful sandy beach, which is overlooked by colourful beach huts, is one of the cleanest around. There are plentiful sands stretching for miles with very little shingle. A few years ago it was voted the Best Blue Flag Beach in Britain.
In WWII the beaches in this part of the country were very heavily mined in order to deter an invasion, and after the war it took many years and cost the lives of a number of bomb disposal experts to make all the beaches safe again. There is a memorial to them on the top of the cliff at Mundesley.
An F/A-18F from VFA-122 Flying Eagles (radio callsign EXPERT) returns to NAF El Centro after a training mission over the nearby ranges.
Alpine Chough / Alpendohle (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
My first sighting of the awesome Alpine Chough! This was one of a pair that I was pleasantly surprised to see hanging out for a few minutes on the rooftop of the solitary "Grubighütte", situated ~1800m up the at the top of the Grubigstein mountain - just next to the famous 3000m Zugspitze.
Other than their chosen environment, they can be told from other crows by their red legs and slim, downturned bills.
Alpine Choughs are high mountain experts, and are thought to nest at a higher altitude than any other bird. Their eggs are adapted to the thin atmospheres, enabling improved oxygen uptake and reduced water loss. (Wiki)
A white stork efficiently dispatching an eel - apparently their favourite food - on the Ria Formosa at Ludo. The eel was found, killed and swallowed in well under a minute.
For more than 25 years, the CAC's expertly trained docent volunteers have led the CAC River Cruise, sharing fascinating stories behind more than 50 buildings along the Chicago River. Hear how Chicago grew from a small settlement into one of the world's largest cities in less than 100 years. In just 90 minutes, you'll get the best overview of Chicago’s architecture and its history.
This is "Angel Oak", a Southern Live Oak tree on Johns Island, South Carolina near Charleston. Its age has been estimated at 400+ years but some estimates put it much older. It is still very much alive in spite of being damaged by hurricanes. The amazing thing about it is the vast canopy from its many twisting branches. The longest branch is 187ft long and its canopy shades an area of 17,200 square feet. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Oak.
Pictures cannot do justice to what a magnificent tree this is, and I found it surprisingly difficult to capture. A wide angle will get the full canopy but one loses some of the enormity of the trunk and the delightfully twisted growth. A closer view of the trunk loses the mass of branches and some of the wonderful light mottling from the early morning sun. I opted for an in-between crop to keep the light quality but also to try to convey some of the detail on the trunk. The back side of the tree offers some interesting perspectives as well, with some of the branches acting as interesting leading lines. Unfortunately you are not allowed to setup a tripod within the mulched area around the tree so I wasn't able to get a satisfactory shot from behind. This is my last picture from the series I took on recent trip to Charleston/Johns Island/Seabrook Island/Kiawah Island. So many more things I wanted to capture but couldn't get to.
I've been here before with my point-and-shoot but I wanted to get a good quality picture without any other people in the frame. Unfortunately there are lots of signs that can be seen around the base, I would have preferred a more natural look. The tree is in a fenced and guarded park so I arrived promptly at 9am opening so I could get my photo before other tourists encroached on the photo opp. This is also the best light of the day (as the park closes at 5pm, well before sunset).
EDIT: Taking up Tim's recommendation below, I was able to photoshop the signs out making for a more natural-looking pic. I'm still no photoshop expert and I'm sure a forensic photo analyzer would find sure signs of my tampering, but it's close enough for my satisfaction.
I was fooled when I first saw this, thinking it was a real dragonfly.
(Dedicated to my old E-410 ... a great introduction to Olympus cameras).
I'm fairly certain of the ID because of the red markings on the thorax and the all red T1 but I cannot be 100% positive I'm afraid.
I suppose I could just say Nomada sp. but I like to try and narrow things down if I can and I am always quite happy to be corrected by anyone more expert in these things.
These bees which I thought to be small wasps when I first encountered them a few years back range in size from 7.5 to 10mm in length.
This one was photographed on wild garlic in one of my favourite local woodland locations.
Incidentally , I always feel a bit sorry for lone lady dog walkers who may see me from a distance crouched and poking around the undergrowth in the woods which I sometimes think must be a bit disconcerting for them perhaps. I don't know.
They've all been alright with it though and often show interest in what I'm up to and looking at which is always good.
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Parc de Sceaux _ Boule de cristal , Reflets matinaux II
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