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C'est un de ces jeux de graphisme que je n'avais pas encore exploité.
...Il faut bien un début à tout.
Le gisement d’étain de la région d’Abbaretz a fait l’objet d’exploitations très anciennes, dès l’époque gallo-romaine. Mais c’est au début du 20ème siècle que d’importants travaux de recherche ont débuté par la société nantaise des Minerais de l’Ouest (SNMO). L’exploitation principale a été réalisée à ciel ouvert sur le site du Bois Vert à l’ouest du bourg d’Abbaretz à partir de 1952. La mine à ciel ouvert a atteint des profondeurs allant de 40 à 70 m. Lors de l’exploitation, les matériaux extraits à la pelle mécanique étaient transportés par bandes transporteuses soit au nord de la route départementale directement lorsqu’il s’agit de roche de découverte ou de minerai trop pauvre en étai, soit dans l’usine de traitement du minerai. Dans l’usine, le minerai était concassé et broyé pour récupérer l’étain. Une fois ce dernier récupéré, les résidus de traitement étaient envoyés dans des grandes aires de décantation au nord de la route départementale. Cette activité a généré les terrils du Bois Vert visibles aujourd’hui : le terril conique composé de stériles d’exploitation (matériaux plus ou moins grossiers, moins chargés en métaux) et les terrils tabulaires en forme de plateaux composés de résidus de traitement (matériaux plus fins de type sable, plus chargés en métaux). L’étude menée récemment par le BRGM conclut à une concentration relativement importante en métaux dans les sols (arsenic notamment) présente dans les résidus des anciennes activités de traitement du minerai. Cette zone ayant donné lieu à une exploitation minière dans le passé contient naturellement des teneurs en métaux plus élevées que la moyenne de terres initialement chargées en métaux. Ce rapport indique qu’en dehors d’une promenade le long du chemin de randonnée et sur la montée au belvédère du terril conique, les autres usages ne sont pas compatibles avec le site.
The tin deposit in the Abbaretz region has been exploited for a very long time, since the Gallo-Roman period. But it was at the beginning of the 20th century that significant research work began by the Nantes company of West Minerals (SNMO). The main mining was carried out in the open pit on the Bois Vert site west of the village of Abbaretz from 1952. The open pit mine reached depths ranging from 40 to 70 m. During operation, the materials extracted with a mechanical shovel were transported by conveyor belts either to the north of the departmental road directly in the case of discovery rock or ore too poor in prop, or to the plant of ore processing. At the plant, the ore was crushed and ground to recover the tin. Once the latter was recovered, the treatment residues were sent to large settling areas north of the departmental road. This activity generated the Bois Vert slag heaps visible today: the conical slag heap made up of waste rock (more or less coarse materials, less loaded with metals) and the tabular slag heaps in the form of trays made up of processing residues (materials finer sand type, more loaded with metals). The recent study carried out by BRGM concludes that there is a relatively high concentration of metals in the soils (arsenic in particular) present in the residues of old ore processing activities. This area, which has given rise to mining in the past, naturally contains higher levels of metals than the average soil initially loaded with metals. This report indicates that apart from a walk along the hiking trail and on the climb to the belvedere of the conical slag heap, other uses are not compatible with the site.
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Do you recognise him? Protecting you from being exploited by those above you and preventing you from falling into the misery of those below you; helping you to get through the sea of revolution without getting wet shoes; making you look charitable and green at next to no expenses. This is the God of those who think they belong neither to the rich nor the poor. He is the God of most of us.
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Inspired by Simon Jowett's www.flickr.com/photos/sjpowermac innovative take on York station, and notably this wonderful old timepiece, I couldn't resist having a go myself during a visit earlier this week to meet an old college friend.
In fact the clock is ideally positioned to exploit several angles and I came away with at least two or three usable images, I think! This one catches a lady snapping the departing London Kings Cross train - and well, I just had to capture the event myself.
For the avoidance of doubt it's 11.37am - a timely reminder I need to reset my camera clock!
11.37am, 25th June 2018
When I begun to process this exposure bracketing, I thought that I knew what I wanted to attain. I was perfectly wrong. Indeed, these RAW files kept a few secret bits of beauty which I was not aware of when I selected them for processing – and they changed the course of the journey I had foreordained.
I was in a gloomy mood, for both personal and general concerns, and the RAWs looked rather duller than the average – taken: they appeared to accurately mirror the state of my soul. At worst, I would have wasted some hours of pointless procesing work before deciding to look for something better. Nobody would have known. However things were to contradict my expectations. I got some good news (a rarity in those tough days) about the health conditions of my brother and my “adopted brother-in-law” (i.e. my brother’s brother-in-law); on the other hand, Darktable – that wonderful software – gifted me with a few unanticipated treasures. My thoughts were growing more and more positive and the processing of this bracketing were proceeding accordingly: a hidden beauty was unfolding before me, my own persisting unawareness of it notwithstanding. At last I found myself with a picture that had apparently self-processed itself*, while I was busy exploring uncharted thoughts that kept emerging along the way
* Admittedly a bizarre phenomenon, which Maurits Cornelius Escher would have loved – think of his Drawing hands.
I would avoid to nag you about this incredibly wonderful location: you can take a look at my album Silent banks, the complete collection of the photos I have taken there; the attached narratives are rich in information about the place, if you are curious enough.
This location is especially renowned for its legendary morning mists, but only a thin layer of milky mist floated above the water that morning. On top of the hill in the distance, beyond the river, lays the sanctuary of the Madonna della Rocca ( = Madonna of the Rock), already brushed by the first light pouring from the Eastern horizon.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/+1.7 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then, as usual, I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.
I tried the inverted RGB blue channel technique described by Boris Hajdukovic as a possible final contribution to the processing. While this technique (which, its imposing name notwithstanding, is pretty simple to implement) often holds interesting results in full daylight landscapes, its effects on a low-light capture (e.g. a sunrise) are utterly unpredictable, so at the end of my workflow I often give it a try to ascertain its possibilities. In this picture I have exploited this technique in a very frugal, yet effective, way – just some touches where needed.
RAW files has been processed with Darktable. Denoising with DFine 2 and the Gimp (denoised and original images blended by lightness).
L'exploitation de ces carrières dites de "Maubert" constituait une "directione" indépendante des commandantures, elle était un lieu d'asile où les gendarmes même n'avaient pas accès, les déserteurs, condamnés ou évadés qui pouvaient y parvenir y jouissaient d'une immunité inviolable.
Le chef suprême de cette "directione", fut depuis son installation le lieutenant Bertrand de souche française.
Quatorze bancs de rochers furent repérés et mis en exploitation sur la ligne de chemin de fer de Charleville à Hirson.
Lorsque le concasseur mécanique fut établi, il broyait chaque jour 75 mètres cubes de pierre en fonctionnant pendant
4 heures, après quoi les mâchoires de la géante macine devenant brûlantes, il fallait interrompre le travail jusqu'au lendemain.
Les baraques des prisonniers, en tôles ondulées, étaient circonscrites par des clôtures en fil de fer barbelés infranchissables et d'ailleurs sévèrement gardées.
On compta en 1917, 400 prisonniers anglais et pendant l'hiver 1918, 420 italiens dont plusieurs moururent de froid et de misère. Il y avait en outre 200 civils ou évacués.
Mais à partir du 6 août 1918, il n'y eut plus que des prisonniers français, plus les ouvriers de la région
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The anger of the demonstrations and protests did not infect everyone. Just a short distance away from the blockade, youths steeped in consumerism were still relaxing and having fun. This is partly due to the blockade of information by the authorities, and partly due to the fact that thirty years of condoning and exploiting consumerism and suppressing social autonomy have created a large group of people who are indifferent to the fate of others.
On the night of 26 November 2022, a demonstration took place in Middle Wulumuqi (Urumqi) Road, Shanghai in memory of the victims of the fire in Wulumuqi (Urumqi), Xinjiang, the casualties of which were caused by the building being locked up as a result of absurd anti-epidemic measures which made it impossible for residents to escape. The police ended up arresting many of the demonstrators and loading three police buses:
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On the evening of the 27th, a large area of the neighbourhood where the demonstration took place last night was suddenly blocked off, allowing only people to leave and not enter, perhaps to prevent further demonstrations from gathering there.. A large number of people gathered at the intersections of the blocked-off neighbourhoods, which gradually festered into a new demonstration.
The demonstration on the night of the 27th:
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It was declared a National Historic monument.
It was a property of Juan Narbona who exploited it like limekiln.
In the year 1738 there was constructed an oratory and a chapel that were the only ones between Montevideo and Villa Soriano
The Estancia de Narbona, (Narbona’s Farm), built by Don Juan de Narbona in 1732, is an archeological relic. Its Chapel and Oratory were the only ones that existed at those times between Montevideo and Villa Soriano. They were related to the Camacho family, and they are near the Camacho Bridge, surrounded by a beautiful park.
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Le niaouli (Melaleuca quinquenervia) est un arbre de la famille des Myrtaceae originaire de la côte orientale de l'Australie et de Nouvelle-Calédonie.
L'espèce a été plantée dans de nombreuses régions tropicales pour l'exploitation de son bois, de ses fleurs pour la production de miel ou de ses feuilles pour la production d'huile essentielle. Le niaouli est aussi utilisé comme plante d'ornement dans de nombreuses contrées tropicales, mais est parfois devenu une espèce exotique envahissante, perturbant notamment les écosystèmes marécageux comme dans les Everglades, en Floride.
Le niaouli est un arbre en général de taille moyenne (de 4 à 12 m) mais pouvant atteindre 25 m. Il a souvent une silhouette tortueuse, rarement droite. Le tronc est couvert d'une écorce blanchâtre, épaisse de plus d'un centimètre, spongieuse et laminée en nombreuses couches qui se détachent en larges bandes.
Sur un mamelon avoisinant le village de Plan-de-Vitrolles on peut apercevoir (à droite de la photo) les ruines du vieux château seigneurial de Vitrolles appelé le Chastelas.
Il était autrefois composé de deux parties. La première, plus ancienne, n'était constitué que d'une tour, construite en pierres cubiques bien appareillées et calée sur le point le plus élevé de la colline dès le XIIè siècle. Plus bas vers l'Ouest, vous pouvez distinguer une vaste construction du XIVè siècle dont le plan semble avoir été un parallélogramme allongé comportant une tour ronde à chaque angle (Nord et Sud).
Au XVè siècle sera ajouté un corps de bâtiment qui fait saillie extérieurement sur la façade.
D'après www.foulonjm.com/chateau-vitrolles.html
Les ruines du Chastelas :
C'est un endroit qui intrigue toujours quand on passe sur la départementale montant vers Barcillonnette. Cette colline que l'on voit ici sur son versant adret se dresse juste en amont de la confluence de deux torrents, le Briançon et le Déoule. Le côté nord et sa paroi assez raide est lui aussi défendu par un torrent plus petit, le ravin de Gerlet. L'emplacement était donc idéal.
La photo a été prise en cours de montée vers le pic de Crigne, alors que je traversais une zone parfois découverte où la forêt commence à repousser après exploitation. Je me trouvais au cours de ma randonnée un peu au-dessus du niveau de ces ruines qui par conséquent se profilent sur un fond de montagnes et de ravins, Il faut dire qu'il ne reste pas grand chose de ces édifices moyen-âgeux !
(Emprunté à une réponse à Nadine que je remercie.)
Sigirîya (Sri-Lanka) - Cette photo a été prise à proximité de mon hôtel. Les éléphants sont présents pour les touristes. La famille propriétaire de deux pachydermes a installé une haute plateforme en bois, accessible par un escalier pour que les touristes puisse monter sur les éléphants, sans le moindre effort. J’ai sympathisé avec les cornacs, mais j’ai refusé de faire « un tour d’éléphant » car je suis contre l’exploitation des animaux sauvages. Même si je suis conscient que c’est le gagne-pain des cornacs. Malgré les chaînes je n’ai pas eu le sentiment que les éléphants aient été maltraités, mais je ne peux rien assurer. En revanche, j’ai accepté l’invitation d’un cornac, pour faire une série de photos sur le bain et la toilette des deux pachydermes.
Elephant Bath
Sigiriya (Sri Lanka) - This photo was taken near my hotel. The elephants are there for tourists. The family that owns two pachyderms has installed a high wooden platform, accessible by a staircase so that tourists can climb on the elephants, without the slightest effort. I sympathized with the mahouts, but I refused to take an "elephant ride" because I am against the exploitation of wild animals. Even though I am aware that this is the mahouts' livelihood. Despite the chains I did not have the feeling that the elephants were mistreated, but I cannot guarantee anything. On the other hand, I accepted the invitation of a mahout, to take a series of photos on the bathing and washing of the two pachyderms.
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Anamakia (Madagascar) – Le village rural d'Anamakia se trouve à une bonne dizaine de kilomètres au sud-ouest de Diego Suarez.
La piste terreuse conduit aux salines, connues sous le nom de "salines de Diego". Le site d'exploitation s'étend sur 700 hectares, pour une production annuelle de 100 000 tonnes de sel marin. Quand j'y suis allé, il n'y avait aucune activité. Au retour, à proximité d’Anamakia, je me suis rabattu sur des scènes de la vie rurale.
Transhumance
Anamakia (Madagascar) – The rural village of Anamakia is located about ten kilometers southwest of Diego Suarez.
The dirt track leads to the salt flats, known as the "Diego salt flats." The site covers 700 hectares, with an annual production of 100,000 tons of sea salt. When I went there, there was no activity. On the way back, near Anamakia, I focused on scenes of rural life.
The sin of King Nimrod, in the Old Testament, was to build a tower high enough to reach into Heaven so that he could access God.
The myth goes that as the Tower of Babel reached a great height, God was displeased and was concerned that humanity as a unified people would be capable of great things by their working together. So "He" caused great confusion in peoples' minds and sent them running in divergent directions. This confusion caused them to splinter their singular language into dozens of different tongues, from which sprang many nations and differing cultures of the world.
The arrogance of modern technology and science seeks to replace god ( God ) with it's own singular omnipotence, to reach heights unforeseen where every single aspect of life can be known and predicted. That would qualify as 'omniscience' to me, a quality usually reserved for the Biblical God. It's richly ironic how science works SO hard to deny the existence of God while doing everything it can to take 'his' place.
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Les carrières à ciel ouvert existaient à l’époque gallo-romaine aux endroits ou la couche superficielle est la moins épaisse. L’exploitation se faisait en extrayant de plus en plus profondément jusqu’à atteindre la meilleure qualité. De là on creusait des galeries en suivant les meilleurs bancs. Les carriers laissaient des piliers aux endroits fissurés plus que par raison de sécurité. Les salles souterraines pouvaient atteindre plusieurs mètres de profondeur. Les enfants avaient la charge d’évacuer les débris invendables en les entassant à l’intérieur de la carrière. Les blocs étaient inspectés et vendus sur place puis évacués par des chevaux ou des bœufs attelés jusqu’au port ou ils étaient chargés sur les embarcations à voile et à fond plat.
I consider myself very lucky to have a willing victim of my photographic exploits. My hubby, Ron Harper and I have been married for 10 years now and still loving it. I asked him to sit for a portrait session today to commemorate the moment.
Water always finds a way to exploit the weakest rock as demonstrated here. I suspect this might have been a small syncline and the sea has worn away at the cracks in the rock
Nestled in a hollow on the northern edge of tte lake district and unknown to most visitors. The Calbecks are quite distinctively different to the central lakes mountains comprised of sedimentary slates interspersed with rich and rare mineral veins, now all exploited
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In 1989 testete die DB Doppelstockwagen der Niederländischen Eisenbahnen (NS) im Planbetrieb. Zunächst im S-Bahn-Verkehr zwischen München und Geltendorf und im letzten Wochenende ihres Auftritts fuhren sie einige Eilzüge zwischen München und Augsburg.
In 1989 werden door de DB dubbeldeksrijtuigen van de NS beproefd in de normale dienst. Eerst in de S-Bahn dienst tussen München en Geltendorf en in het laatste weekeinde van hun optreden in Duitsland reden ze enkele Eilzüge tussen München en Augsburg.
In 1989, the DB tested Dutch Railways (NS) double-decker cars in planned operation. First in the S-Bahn service between Munich and Geltendorf and in the last weekend of their appearance they drove a few express trains between Munich and Augsburg.
En 1989, la DB a testé des voitures à deux étages des chemins de fer néerlandais (NS) en exploitation commerciale. Initialement dans le service S-Bahn entre Munich et Geltendorf et le week-end dernier, ils ont été utilisés dans le service de train express entre Munich et Augsbourg.
En 1989, DB probó los coches de dos pisos de los Ferrocarriles neerlandeses (NS) en funcionamiento comercial. Inicialmente en el servicio S-Bahn entre Múnich y Geltendorf y el fin de semana pasado se utilizaron en el servicio de tren expreso entre Múnich y Augsburgo.
Nel 1989 la DB testò le carozze a due piani delle Ferrovie Olandesi (NS) nell'esercizio commerciale. Inizialmente nel servizio della S-Bahn tra Monaco e Geltendorf e lo scorso fine settimana sono stati utilizzati nel servizio dei treni rapidi tra Monaco e Augsburg
Em 1989, a DB testou caruagenss de dois andares dos caminhos de ferro neerlandeses (NS) em operação comercial. Inicialmente no serviço S-Bahn entre Munique e Geltendorf e no fim de semana passado foram utilizados no serviço de comboio expresso entre Munique e Augsburg.
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Dead Sea salts and minerals have long been exploited for their skin-friendly properties. While swimming, the extreme salinity will help you discover cuts you never knew you had (don’t shave beforehand), and be prepared for a few minutes of agony if any water gets in your eyes. 'Swimming’ is actually a misnomer – the buoyancy makes it difficult to do much more than happily bob.
The northeast coast is lined with luxury resorts. Here you can enjoy a spa treatment, watch the sunset across the water and look across to the West Bank and the distant lights of Jerusalem.
The Dead Sea is also an easy day trip from Amman or Madaba.
L'exploitant du RE10 Düsseldorf - Kleve Niers Express souffre actuellement d'un manque de matériel pour exploiter cette relation. Beaucoup de ses autorails Lint sont hors service.
Il a réduit les fréquences, remplacé certains services par des bus mais uniquement sur la portion Kleve - Krefeld et utilise depuis quelques jours des compositions de remplacement.
On voit ici une loco de la série 218 louée à MZE avec 3 wagons de TRI.
Le soleil n'avait pas encore atteint la position idéale pour le passage à Kaarst de 14h20. J'ai donc attendu avec de nombreux autres photographes, le passage suivant à 18h20 mais la luminosité n'était vraiment plus suffisante pour faire une photo présentable.
Kaarst Broicherseite, 18/3/2026
"Normal" departure performance of 2TE116 class. Double-headed with a 2ZAGAL locomotive and departing to the Erdenet branch line from Salkhit station. The photo was taken during the last Autumn group tour and we were thrilled to catch the planned departure photos;))) North part of the Trans-Mongolian railway.
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By the way, the Mongolian Railway exploits only 2 pieces of 2TE116 locomotives and these locomotives are one of the last products of Luhansk Locomotive Works, Ukraine. Since 2014, nothing has remained in Luhansk from the factory, and factory workers and equipment are now part of "Transmash Holding" in Bryansk, Russia.
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Apparemment pas entretenu. Contrairement au touristique pont du Gard en direction duquel il se dirige.
Cet aqueduc aurait été construit entre 40 et 80, plus probablement sous Claude. L'analyse des concrétions déposées au fil des années sur les parois du conduit indique deux périodes de fonctionnement : la première en eau claire correspond à un fonctionnement normal pendant un siècle et demi, la seconde avec des traces terreuses provenant d'une dégradation de l'ouvrage commence au milieu du IIIe siècle. L'exploitation de l'aqueduc ne parait pas avoir dépassé le VIe siècle
"Emergence"
Aiguille du Midi (3842m), Massif du Mont Blanc, Vallée de Chamonix (Haute-Savoie)
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È vegetariana o vegana solo una percentuale bassa della popolazione italiana (circa l’8%), ma l’ultimo rapporto dell’IPCC (Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change) è molto chiaro nel sollecitare la popolazione mondiale “a favore di diete che implicano un minor uso di risorse.” Secondo il rapporto, un deciso cambiamento delle nostre diete in senso vegetariano potrebbe liberare milioni di chilometri quadrati dallo sfruttamento intensivo, riducendo le emissioni di CO2 fino a sei miliardi di tonnellate l’anno rispetto ai livelli attuali.
Ma chi sceglie di diventare vegetariano o vegano non lo fa per un astratto amore verso l’ambiente o per il futuro dell’umanità, quanto piuttosto per la raggiunta consapevolezza della simile sensibilità delle altre specie con la nostra, e del pari diritto alla vita. E’ del 1975 il saggio del filosofo Peter Singer “Liberazione animale”, un testo fondamentale dell’animalismo e dell’anti-specismo.
Ho fotografato alcuni miei amici vegetariani o vegani.
Only a low percentage of the Italian population is vegetarian or vegan (about 8%), but the latest report by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is very clear in urging the world population" in favor of diets that involve less use of resources. " According to the report, a decisive change in our diets in the vegetarian sense could free millions of square kilometers from intensive exploitation, reducing CO2 emissions by up to six billion tons per year compared to current levels.
But those who choose to become vegetarian or vegan do not do so for an abstract love for the environment or for the future of humanity, but rather for the awareness of the similar sensitivity of the other species to ours, and of the equal right to life. 1975 was the essay by the philosopher Peter Singer "Animal Liberation", a fundamental text of animalism and anti-speciesism.
I photographed some of my vegetarian or vegan friends.
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En 1965, Peter Wolkonsky achète les vieux bâtiments de ferme d'une exploitation agricole et recompose façades et toitures dans le style d'un ancien logis manorial du XVIIe siècle. Il creuse les différentes pièces d'eau, bâtit et décore des constructions annexes, fontaine ou pavillons et grotte italienne ornés de coquillages.
Les tempêtes de 1987 et 1999 causent de grands dégâts. Après la mort de Peter Wolkonsky en 1997, sa fille Isabelle et son mari Timothy Vaughan, paysagiste, restaurent le jardin et poursuivent l'œuvre de son créateur. Le paysagiste meurt en août 2025.
En 2021, les jardins sont achetés par le créateur de chaussures de luxe Christian Louboutin.
En mai 2025, ce jardin est considéré comme l'un des vingt-cinq plus beaux du monde, selon une liste publiée par le New York Times. Le paysagiste Louis Benech est à l'origine du classement du jardin à la 18e place.
Les jardins de Kerdalo s'étendent sur 18 hectares, le long d'un vallon encaissé qui descend en pente douce vers la rivière du Jaudy. Ce jardin-paysage à l'anglaise emprunte différents éléments d'inspiration italienne ou exotique.
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In 1965, Peter Wolkonsky purchased the old farm buildings of a working farm and redesigned the facades and roofs in the style of a 17th-century manor house. He created various water features, built and decorated outbuildings, a fountain, pavilions, and an Italian grotto adorned with seashells. Storms in 1987 and 1999 caused extensive damage. After Peter Wolkonsky's death in 1997, his daughter Isabelle and her husband, landscape architect Timothy Vaughan, restored the garden and continued his work. The landscape architect died in August 2025. In 2021, the gardens were purchased by luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin. In May 2025, this garden was ranked among the twenty-five most beautiful in the world, according to a list published by The New York Times. Landscape architect Louis Benech is responsible for the garden's 18th place ranking.
The Kerdalo gardens extend over 18 hectares, along a narrow valley that slopes gently down to the Jaudy River. This English-style landscape garden incorporates various elements of Italian and exotic inspiration.
Second picture of the series Fishing Time.
"Fishing is a break for the mind, a joy for the spirit, a distraction for sadness, calming to the anxious thoughts, a moderator of passions, a source of satisfaction engendered habits of peace and patience in all who professed and practiced. "
Henry Wotton.
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En 1965, Peter Wolkonsky achète les vieux bâtiments de ferme d'une exploitation agricole et recompose façades et toitures dans le style d'un ancien logis manorial du XVIIe siècle. Il creuse les différentes pièces d'eau, bâtit et décore des constructions annexes, fontaine ou pavillons et grotte italienne ornés de coquillages.
Les tempêtes de 1987 et 1999 causent de grands dégâts. Après la mort de Peter Wolkonsky en 1997, sa fille Isabelle et son mari Timothy Vaughan, paysagiste, restaurent le jardin et poursuivent l'œuvre de son créateur. Le paysagiste meurt en août 2025.
En 2021, les jardins sont achetés par le créateur de chaussures de luxe Christian Louboutin.
En mai 2025, ce jardin est considéré comme l'un des vingt-cinq plus beaux du monde, selon une liste publiée par le New York Times. Le paysagiste Louis Benech est à l'origine du classement du jardin à la 18e place.
Les jardins de Kerdalo s'étendent sur 18 hectares, le long d'un vallon encaissé qui descend en pente douce vers la rivière du Jaudy. Ce jardin-paysage à l'anglaise emprunte différents éléments d'inspiration italienne ou exotique.
lesjardinsdekerdalo.com/?lang=en
In 1965, Peter Wolkonsky purchased the old farm buildings of a working farm and redesigned the facades and roofs in the style of a 17th-century manor house. He created various water features, built and decorated outbuildings, a fountain, pavilions, and an Italian grotto adorned with seashells. Storms in 1987 and 1999 caused extensive damage. After Peter Wolkonsky's death in 1997, his daughter Isabelle and her husband, landscape architect Timothy Vaughan, restored the garden and continued his work. The landscape architect died in August 2025. In 2021, the gardens were purchased by luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin. In May 2025, this garden was ranked among the twenty-five most beautiful in the world, according to a list published by The New York Times. Landscape architect Louis Benech is responsible for the garden's 18th place ranking.
The Kerdalo gardens extend over 18 hectares, along a narrow valley that slopes gently down to the Jaudy River. This English-style landscape garden incorporates various elements of Italian and exotic inspiration.
"Still water"
Site naturel classé des Cascades du Hérisson dans le Jura (Franche Comté)
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I mixed some of my more iconic images into this collage. The cow with the stripe in the upper right was my first PANO-Vision shot ever. It happened accidentally. I photographed the cow in panorama mode on my iPhone when a car, the stripe, whizzed by. I thought, "What the hell? Is there something wrong with my iPhone?" Within a couple of weeks, I was exploiting the algorithmic glitch intentionally, and so was Richard. We later learned that some guys out in California had discovered the same glitch, Richard Rahders, and John Lien. They formed their group, Rogue Pano, on Facebook. Liz Mack discovered the medium, created her fantastic images, and has written two e-books on the subject that include me, Richard Warner, Richard Rahders, John Lien, and her work, among others.
Lagos de Covadonga, Asturias, España.
El conjunto de los lagos de Covadonga está formado por dos pequeños lagos, el Enol y el Ercina de origen glaciar situados en la parte asturiana del Parque Nacional de los Picos de Europa, en el macizo occidental de dicha cadena montañosa. Existe un tercer lago, el Bricial, que solo tiene agua durante el deshielo, pero también pertenece al conjunto. En Asturias son conocidos simplemente como los lagos.
Se sitúan en el concejo de Cangas de Onís y se accede a ellos a través de una carretera de 14,5 km que nace en el Real Sitio de Covadonga para llegar en primer lugar al lago Enol, incluyendo también una pequeña carretera que les llevaría hasta el Lago Ercina. Su frecuente uso desde 1983 como final de etapa en la Vuelta ciclista a España ha popularizado internacionalmente el paraje.
La afluencia masiva de turistas, sobre todo aficionados al ciclismo, ha obligado a limitar el desarrollo de pruebas ciclistas en el entorno de Los Lagos. No obstante, la zona cuenta con una infraestructura turística.
La excesiva afluencia de visitas, en especial en temporada alta, también ha supuesto que el acceso en coche a los Lagos esté restringido, pudiendo acceder únicamente utilizando el transporte público habilitado para ello. Los vehículos particulares solo pueden circular a primera hora de la mañana (antes de las 8:30 a.m) y a última de la tarde ( a partir de las 20:00p.m). En temporada baja, no hay rectricciones de acceso con vehículo particular.
En las proximidades del lago Ercina, en Buferrera, hasta 1979 se explotaron minas de hierro, manganeso y mercurio. Las personas que visitan dicho paraje tienen a su disposición un aparcamiento "aparcamiento de Buferrera", un centro de visitantes , un refugio y dos bares restaurante para su disfrute.
The set of Covadonga lakes is made up of two small lakes, the Enol and the Ercina, of glacial origin, located in the Asturian part of the Picos de Europa National Park, in the western massif of said mountain range. There is a third lake, the Bricial, which only has water during the thaw, but it also belongs to the whole.In Asturias they are known simply as the lakes.
They are located in the council of Cangas de Onís and are accessed through a 14.5 km road that starts at the Real Sitio de Covadonga to reach Lake Enol first, including also a small road that would take them to Lake Ercina. Its frequent use since 1983 as the end of the stage in the Cycling Tour of Spain has made the place internationally popular.
The massive influx of tourists, especially cycling fans, has forced to limit the development of cycling events in the surroundings of Los Lagos. However, the area has a tourist infrastructure.
The excessive influx of visitors, especially in high season, has also meant that access by car to the Lakes is restricted, and can only be accessed using public transport enabled for this. Private vehicles can only circulate first thing in the morning (before 8:30 a.m.) and late in the afternoon (after 20:00 p.m.). In low season, there are no access restrictions with a private vehicle.
In the vicinity of Lake Ercina, in Buferrera, iron, manganese and mercury mines were exploited until 1979. People who visit this place have at their disposal a "Buferrera parking" car park, a visitor center, a shelter and two restaurant bars for their enjoyment.
Sprimocoop est copropriétaire d’un parc éolien de 5 machines.
Concrètement, la société d’exploitation des 5 machines appartient pour 3/4 au développeur (VENTIS), le quart restant se partageant en deux parties égales entre la commune de Sprimont et Sprimocoop.
Les éoliennes sont situées au Nord de l’autoroute E25, de part et d’autre de la nationale 678 qui relie Sprimont à Louveigné.
Les cinq machines sont identiques. Ce sont des Nordex N117/3600 Delta. Chacune a une puissance maximum de 3,6 mégawatts (3.600 kW) et fournit de la puissance tant que le vent a une vitesse comprise entre 10 et 75 km/h.
Chaque mât mesure une centaine de mètres de haut et supporte une nacelle qui contient un alternateur connecté à l’axe d’une énorme hélice à trois pales en composite polyester-fibre de verre d’un diamètre de 116 mètres. La surface du cercle parcouru par chaque hélice est de 10.715 m2, soit un peu plus d’un hectare. Chacun des ces mètres carrés amène une puissance de 336 watts à la machine.
Le sommet des pales montera à environ 150 mètres et descendra à un peu plus de 40 mètres du sol. La vitesse de rotation est de 14,1 tours par minute. On verra donc passer une pale au même endroit toutes les 1,4 secondes.
Sprimocoop co-owns a five-turbine wind farm.
Specifically, the operating company for the five turbines is three-quarters owned by the developer (VENTIS), with the remaining quarter being split equally between the municipality of Sprimont and Sprimocoop.
The wind turbines are located north of the E25 motorway, on either side of the Route Nationale 678, which connects Sprimont to Louveigné.
The five turbines are identical. They are Nordex N117/3600 Delta turbines. Each has a maximum output of 3.6 megawatts (3,600 kW) and provides power as long as the wind speed is between 10 and 75 km/h.
Each tower is about 100 meters high and supports a nacelle containing an alternator connected to the shaft of a huge three-bladed polyester-fiberglass composite propeller with a diameter of 116 meters. The surface area of the circle covered by each propeller is 10,715 m², or just over one hectare. Each of these square meters provides 336 watts of power to the machine.
The blade tips will rise to approximately 150 meters and descend to just over 40 meters from the ground. The rotation speed is 14.1 revolutions per minute. Therefore, a blade will pass over the same spot every 1.4 seconds.
Glasgow
The Mary Barbour statue in Glasgow is a tribute to a remarkable woman who played a pivotal role in the 1915 rent strikes. Located at Govan Cross, the statue was unveiled on March 8, 2018, coinciding with International Women's Day. Mary Barbour led "Mrs. Barbour's Army," a group of women who protested against landlords exploiting wartime poverty by raising rents. Their efforts led to the Rent Restriction Act of 1915.
The statue, created by sculptor Andrew Brown, depicts Barbour leading her "army" and serves as a reminder of her contributions to social justice and housing reform. She was also one of Glasgow's first female councillors and a champion for maternity benefits, education, and equal voting rights.
Mary Barbour was born on February 20, 1875, in Kilbarchan, a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. She grew up in a working-class family, with her father being a handloom carpet weaver. Her early life in Kilbarchan and later in Elderslie shaped her understanding of the struggles faced by working-class communities, which influenced her activism later in life.
Look Busreisen is een dochteronderneming van de Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe AG (NIAG) en voert busdiensten uit in en rond de Duitse stad Kleve.
Look Busreisen WES-LB 568 (de voormalige NIAG 3614 - kenteken WES-A 3614) vertrekt van het in ombouw zijnde busstation als lijn 59 naar het Altes Zollamt in Kranenburg-Wyler.
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Look Busreisen is a subsidiary of the Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe AG (NIAG) and exploits busservices in and around the German town of Kleve.
Look Busreisen WES-LB 568 (the former NIAG 3614 - registration plate WES-A 3614) departs from Kleve busstation, which is under reconstruction, on route 59 to Altes Zollamt (Old Customs House) in Kranenburg-Wyler.
Kleve, 25-9-2015.
Stories of exploration make for fascinating reading and they impress on the mind that exploration is a joint venture even though often the name of a single person is attached to a given account. Alfred Russell Wallace (1823-1913), the great English naturalist and traveller, has a sharp eye for others than himself in his exploits. A good example is a wonderful sentence from his "The Malay Archipelago" (1869):
'It was on the 13th of June, 1856, after a twenty days' passage from Singapore in the "Kembang Djepon" (Rose of Japan), a schooner belonging to a Chinese merchant, manned by a Javanese crew, and commanded by an English captain, that we cast anchor in the dangerous roadstead of Bileling on the north side of the island of Bali.'
In the book, Wallace gives a marvellous description of the geography, the natural world and the great variety of human culture of the Malaysian and Indonesian islands. But he is not only a describer; he also theorises about what he sees. On the basis of his observations he put forward the theory of the Wallace Line. This is an imaginary boundary running through the Lombok Strait (between the islands of Bali and Lombok) which separates the zoogeographical areas of Asia from Australia. Although the Strait is rather narrow - only about 22 miles across - it is extremely deep and was a barrier that in theory kept the flora and fauna of Asia divided from those of the Australian region.
This idea has today basically been abandoned. But the fact of the difference between the various species of plants and animals of those continental areas helped Charles Darwin conceptualise his theory of the origin of species.
This photo shows a plantation of palm trees, a thatched beach hut, and the Blue Waters leading to the Lombok Strait. My back is to magnificent Mount Rinjani, and from this spot in clear weather you can see to the East the outlines of Bali's Mount Agung.
'Leaving Bileling,' writes Russell a few pages on, 'a pleasant sail of two days brought us to ... the island of Lombock...' And he continues: 'We enjoyed superb views of the twin volcanoes of Bali and Lombock, each about eight thousand feet high, which form magnificent objects at sunrise and sunset, when they rise out of the mists and clouds that surround their bases, glowing with the rich and changing tints of these the most charming moments in a tropical day'.
With this book on my knee, a gin-and-tonic at hand, and this view: what more could one wish to enjoy!
Citadelle Royale du pays de Saintonge.
Commune de Hiers-Brouage, Charente maritime
Le port de Brouage fut construit au milieu du XVIème siècle afin de commercialiser le sel produit dans les marais salants situés autour du village de Hiers.
Brouage deviendra sous Louis XIV l'un des plus important port pour l'approvisionnement du sel, "l'or blanc", de toute l'Europe.
Place stratégique de la région, la citadelle sera fortifiée et agrandie par plusieurs grands ingénieurs du royaume de France dont le célèbre Vauban.
Aujourd'hui, la mer s'est retirée à une dizaine de km et le port est fermé.
Les marais salants ont été remplacés par de nombreuses exploitations ostréicoles.
BROUAGE, oyster farms
Charente maritime, la France.
The port of Brouage was built in the middle of the sixteenth century to market the salt produced in salt marshes around the village of Hiers.
Brouage will become under Louis XIV one of the most important port for the supply of salt, "white gold", from all over Europe.
Strategic place of the region, the citadel will be fortified and enlarged by several great engineers of the kingdom of France including the famous Vauban.
Today, the sea has withdrawn to about ten km and the port is closed.
The salt marshes have been replaced by many oyster farms.
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I should have been in Brecon today, but having found a hole in my roof my walking plans were seriously curtailled.
The river Avon at Eckington is always a beautiful spot, particularly at sunrise. The river is still slowly getting back to normal having been in flood earlier in the week.
I'm just glad that there weren't too many witnesses for my DIY roofing exploits later in the day, as my methods were... improvised... so much so that Paul would have been proud of me! I used my climbing gear to slither up the frozen half of the roof, and over the top to reach the hole. I replaced the big broken tile whilst roped to a selection of attachment points but avoiding the solar panels, and then slid back down to the roof edge. Getting back onto the ladder got the adrenalin going as it decided to move sideways as I put my foot on it....
Scaffolding? For wimps!
Baume-les-Messieurs (Jura)
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