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Located only 135 km from Venice, this resort extends along the left bank of Lake Santa Caterina at around 900 metres above sea level.

Surrounded by forests and some of the most beautiful mountain massifs in the Dolomites – it is the only urban centre from which the Tre Cime di Lavaredo are visible.

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Auronzo di Cadore, South Tyrol, Northern Dolomites, Italy

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See my new photos in the My Travels album:

www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/33677424445

Под сенью Доломитов

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Этот городок с населением в 3600 жителей на высоте 900 м с юга омывается озером Санта Катерина, а с севера окантован горной грядой Доломиты ди Сесто, самым известным массивом Доломитовых Альп.

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Ауронцо-ди-Кадоре, Южный Тироль, Северные Доломиты, Италия

During sunset, a cloud flew in in an amazing shape (a bird, a dragon, and maybe an angel ...)

A little understanding of the physics of cloud formation underscores the complexity of the atmosphere and sheds light on why predicting weather for more than a few days is such a challenge.

Six types of clouds you can see and how they can help you understand the weather.

1) Cumulus clouds - On a sunny day, rays warm the earth, which heats the air located directly above it. The heated air rises upward due to convection and forms cumulus clouds. These “good weather” clouds are like cotton wool. If you look at the sky filled with cumulus clouds, you can see that they have a flat bottom, located at the same level for all clouds. At this altitude, air rising from ground level cools down to the dew point. It usually doesn't rain from cumulus clouds, which means the weather will be good.

2) Cumulonimbus clouds.

Small cumulus clouds do not rain, but if they grow and grow in height, it is a sign that heavy rain is coming soon. This often happens in summer when morning cumulus clouds turn into cumulonimbus during the day. Cumulonimbus clouds often have a flat top. Air convection occurs inside such a cloud, and it gradually cools until it reaches the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere. At this moment, it loses its buoyancy and can no longer rise higher. Instead, it spreads out to the sides, forming the characteristic anvil shape.

3) Cirrus clouds form in very high layers of the atmosphere. They are smoky because they are composed entirely of ice crystals falling in the atmosphere. When cirrus clouds are carried by winds moving at different speeds, they take on a characteristic curved shape. And only at very high altitudes or at high latitudes, cirrus clouds give out rain that reaches the ground.

4) Stratus Clouds - A low-lying, continuous cloud sheet that covers the sky. Stratus clouds are formed by slowly rising air or gentle winds that cover the cold land or sea surface with moist air. Stratus clouds are thin, therefore, despite the gloomy picture, it is unlikely to rain from them, a little drizzle at most. Stratus clouds are identical to fog, so if you've ever walked in a mountainous area on a foggy day, you've been inside a cloud.

5) Lenticular clouds. Smooth and lenticular lenticular clouds form when air is blown up and over a mountain range, and as it travels over a mountain, the air descends to its previous level. At this time, it heats up and the cloud evaporates. But it can slip further, as a result of which the air rises again and forms another lenticular cloud. This can result in a chain of clouds extending far beyond the mountain range. The interaction of wind with mountains and other surface features is one of the many details that must be taken into account in computer simulations to obtain accurate weather predictions.

6) Kelvin - Helmholtz like a breaking ocean wave. When air masses at different heights move horizontally at different speeds, their state becomes unstable. The boundary between the air masses begins to ripple and form large waves, such clouds are quite rare.

The photo was taken in the city of Konakovo. Russia. On the banks of the Volga River.

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La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

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History (Wikipedia)

The station opened on 31 March 1895, as part of the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans extension of the Ligne de Sceaux from Denfert-Rochereau station north to Luxembourg station.

The station has a unique architectural style with the station house located above the tracks on a metal footbridge. This particular arrangement was necessary because of a lack of space at the station site. Today, the station house retains its original appearance with its platforms protected by glass canopies, but the ends of the platforms have been extended to accommodate longer trains.

The Coast Mountains are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia south to the Fraser River. The mountain range's name derives from its proximity to the sea coast, and it is often referred to as the Coast Range. The range includes volcanic and non-volcanic mountains and the extensive ice fields of the Pacific and Boundary Ranges, and the northern end of the volcanic system known as the Cascade Volcanoes. The Coast Mountains are part of a larger mountain system called the Pacific Coast Ranges or the Pacific Mountain System, which includes the Cascade Range, the Insular Mountains, the Olympic Mountains, the Oregon Coast Range, the California Coast Ranges, the Saint Elias Mountains and the Chugach Mountains. The Coast Mountains are also part of the American Cordillera—a Spanish term for an extensive chain of mountain ranges—that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.

The Coast Mountains are approximately 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) long and average 300 kilometres (190 mi) in width. The range's southern and southeastern boundaries are surrounded by the Fraser River and the Interior Plateau while its far northwestern edge is delimited by the Kelsall and Tatshenshini Rivers at the north end of the Alaska Panhandle, beyond which are the Saint Elias Mountains, and by Champagne Pass in the Yukon Territory. Covered in dense temperate rainforest on its western exposures, the range rises to heavily glaciated peaks, including the largest temperate-latitude ice fields in the world. On its eastern flanks, the range tapers to the dry Interior Plateau and the subarctic boreal forests of the Skeena Mountains and Stikine Plateau.

The Coast Mountains are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire—the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean—and contain some of British Columbia's highest mountains. Mount Waddington is the highest mountain of the Coast Mountains and the highest that lies entirely within British Columbia, located northeast of the head of Knight Inlet with an elevation of 4,019 metres (13,186 ft). (Wikipedia)

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Our best view of these majestic mountains was from the ferry as we traveled from Victoria, on Vancouver Island, back to the mainland.

Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. June 2022.

Eagle-Eye Tours - Ultimate British Columbia.

Extended the twig & added another three birds second one from left is the original image

M51 MN190+1.4 extender, ISO800, ISO6400, 5H 10M 44S, 159 subs.

This image combines 21\2 hours exposure time from 2020 and 3 hours imaging time earlier in 2021. By combining the 2 photos together reveals a deeper image, the feint gas below the main galaxy M51 is seen extending the full width of the galaxy into interstellar space, which was not visible in the separate photos.

The interacting smaller galaxy is clearly overwhelmed by the gravitational force of the main galaxy, gas dust and stars being stripped out, asunder.

Canon 760D+1.4 extender, no filter.

Sky watcher MN190, F5.3, F7.5 with the extender.

Sky watcher NEQ6 goto mount.

Mgen3 Autoguider.

159 Subs from 50sec to 8mins, totaling 51\2 hours, depending on sky and Bortle conditions, collected over approx 10 nights, over 2 years.

Rot ist eine der Primärfarben. Manche weisen ihr Aggressivität als Merkmal zu, Das muss nicht immer stimmen. In die Farbfülle einer natürlichen Umgebung eingebettet entfaltet Rot eine durchaus angenehme Wirkung,

The favorite color of most people is blue. But red also has a lot to offer in his gradients.

Is there such a thing as being too relaxed? I had to take this blind as I was holding the camera high above her - a couple had missing heads but I managed it in the end

I used the fish-eye mode on my PowerShot for this Tiger Lily in my garden.

For Flickr Friday-mode and Sliders Sunday.

One of the beautiful pieces of art work you’ll find below Grand Central at the new Long Island rail Road extension.

This female is laying her eggs in the water.

You have no idea how much planning the synchronized propellers took!

Last spring, I spotted these delicate little flowers on a neighbourhood walk and wasn't quite sure what they were. After a bit of research, I discovered they're Wild Tulips (Tulipa sylvestris). Not native to my area, I'm quite sure that the homeowner must have planted them as specimen plants. I don't know if they'll overwinter, so it'll be interesting to see if they appear next spring. If you're interested, here's a bit of info on this flower:

"Tulipa sylvestris, the wild tulip[3] or woodland tulip,[4] is a Eurasian and North African species of wild tulip, a plant in the lily family. Its native range extends from Portugal and Morocco to western China, covering most of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins, and Central Asia. The species is also cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in central and northern Europe as well as a few scattered locations in North America.[2][5]"

Source Wikipedia

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Strong nor'easter winds drove out the river the other day and ended with a pretty sunset.

A green heron (least bittern) pair at the local pond. Yes, it's that time of the year.

We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present. Marianne Williamson

A view taken further back from the falls is sometimes a better option.

A rare lockdown venture out with the camera.

To be honest we were walking the dogs, so how nice was it to stumble upon a flock of some twenty, of these beauties.

Redwing - Turdus Iliacus

Nunroyd Park

As always I extend my sincere appreciation to all those who take the time to stop by and comment on my photos.

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They definitely get less frantic as the seasons draws on!

One source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains range is about 1,000 km (620 mi) in length. Its highest point is 7,090 m (23,260 ft) located 100 km (62 mi) to the northwest of Lhasa. The range is parallel to the Himalayas in the Transhimalayas, and north of the Brahmaputra River. [3] Another source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains extend 460 miles (740 km) from Nyêmo County in the west to Ranwu County (the southwestern part of Baxoi County) in the east.

Its highest peak is Mount Nyenchen Tanglha (Nyainqêntanglha Feng) at 7,162 metres (23,497 ft).[4]

The southern side of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains is precipitous, and falls by around 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), while the northern side is fairly level and descends about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). Most of the mountains are below 6,500 metres (21,300 ft).[5] They contain 7080 glaciers covering an area of 10,700 square kilometres (4,100 sq mi).[4]

The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains have an average latitude of 30°30'N and a longitude between 90°E and 97°E. Together with the Gangdise Shan located further west, it forms the Transhimalaya [a] which runs parallel to the Himalayas north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River.

The Drukla Chu river rises in the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, where it is called the Song Chu river, and joins the Gyamda Chu river. The combined rivers run about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast to the Yarlung Tsangpo river.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyenchen_Tanglha_Mountains

Extension rings as nature morte. Setup night in my local photo club.

I apologize for the long absence. Turns out, flickr is inaccessible in China. Who knew?

.....it must be Feathery Friday!

An Australian Wood duck hanging around the caravan park on the Murray River at Mannum.

Cotubanama National Park. Dominican Republic

Lend a poor old woman a wee hand, dearie.

This is a nicely shaped tree for Happy Tree-mendous Tuesday. This dock extends into a cove which joins the Rappahannock River in the distance. This area is in the Northern Neck of Virginia.

playing with the livecomp on my pen-f. hoya ndpro100 filter on the oly 12-40. stacked 6 sec exposures for 10 min or so.

Ancient roots reach wide,

holding earth and sky in place—

whispers of old growth.

Another of Shingle Street Suffolk. The banks of shingle are constantly changing due to tidal currents and weather, making this location quite unique in as much as you never know what to expect!

It's a wobbly trip back to Stinson for this CP train coming back from Rice's Point in Duluth approaching 28th Street near Superior High School. CP 6306 is the former SOO 6024, for reference.

On short finals to land at Prestwick airport in Ayrshire Scotland is the McGuire based USAF KC10 Extender.

We recently have extended rain, and we need it. I drove from the Silicon Valley to La Honda, located on the peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area. The hilly area is full of redwoods. I drove along a windy road among redwoods, it was drizzly and foggy.

I processed a photographic, a paintery, and a balanced HDR photo from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, carefully adjusted the curves and color balance, desaturated the image, and added strong vignetting. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

Thank you for visiting - ♡ with gratitude! Fave if you like it, add comments below, like the Facebook page, order beautiful HDR prints at qualityHDR.com.

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The growth and development of flowers occurs over several weeks from the germination of seeds planted in a ground or container to the time in which flowers bloom. The entire process happens in about five stages for most flowers. Although flower species have varying bloom periods, the general growth and development process is basically the same for all flowers. Moderate variations in the length of time of certain stages may differ by flower species. A Sprout Is Born

The seed begins the germination process during the first five days after being planted. During day 3 of the initial growth and development stage, imbibition begins as the dry seed takes in water from the ground. Next, the root emerges from the seed coat on or about day 4. On day 5, the root begins to extend and develops a root system at one end while a stem forms at the other end. The stem starts the process of making its way upward and eventually past the soil's surface. Hey, Bud

Stage 2 is the stage when a flower's leaves develop. Leaf development usually begins on day 6 and continues to day 26. Leaves begin as tiny rosettes (leaf buds). As the stem begins growing leaves, the development of a flower's primary root structure also culminates usually sometime after day 14. Even though leaf growth does not officially happen until stage 3, the first leaf buds may begin growing after day 18 and continue until day 26. A New Leaf on Life

Leaf growth overlaps slightly between stages 2 and 3 as buds evolve into new leaf growth. But stage 3 officially marks the entire leaf growth period at around day 19. During this stage, all of the leaf buds grow until each one reaches full maturity at about day 29. It's also possible for stage 4 to begin during the latter part (day 26) of the leaf growth stage.

Beginning of the Blossom Day 26 is the day in which most flowers experience inflorescence emergence. In other words, flower buds start appearing on the stem, signifying stage 4 of development. It often occurs toward the end of stage 3 leaf growth; however, it is treated as a separate stage because the period indicates the growth and development exclusively of flowers.

Bloom Times

Stage 5 commences the flower production phase. On approximately day 31, the first flower bud opens. Additional flower buds continue opening throughout a roughly 18-day bloom period until day 49 at which point flower production typically ends.

www.hunker.com/13426298/the-stages-of-a-flower-from-seed-...

Sledmere House is a Grade I listed Georgian country house, containing Chippendale, Sheraton and French furnishings and many fine pictures, set within a park designed by Capability Brown. Located in the village of Sledmere, North Yorkshire, England

The house is built in Nottinghamshire ashlar on three storeys to an H-shaped plan and is the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th Baronet. The present house was begun in 1751, extended in the 1790s, and rebuilt after a fire in 1911.

There is something about the charm of Sledmere which has captivated visitors for over 200 years.

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Minolta MD ZOOM ROKKOR 50-135mm f3.5

On this one,I was testing my Sigma 150-600mm using a EF-RF adapter that I modified to attach it to the RF 2X Extender,I think it was worth trying! It was overcast and foggy so ISO up to 16000.

Sur celui-ci, je testais ma Sigma 150-600mm à l'aide d'un adaptateur EF-RF que j'ai modifié pour le fixer au RF 2X Extender, je pense que ça valait le coup d'essayer ! Le temps était couvert et brumeux donc ISO jusqu'à 16 000.

The Mietenkam district extends north of Grassau from the small hamlet of "Weiher" to the foot of the Westerbuchberg, from the Tiroler Ache in the east over the small district of "Au" to Kendlmühlfilzn. Mietenkam was only mentioned as a seat in 1114 of a Count Marquart, but its origins are probably older. In earlier times it was also spelled Mutenheim or Muytenheim; This name goes back to the house or home of Muto. Originally the place only consisted of a few houses, as an old postcard from around 1910, which was sent in 1917, shows. After 1960, the population grew to almost 1,000 residents due to the designation of many building plots.

Le district de Mietenkam s'étend au nord de Grassau depuis le petit hameau de "Weiher" jusqu'au pied du Westerbuchberg, du Tiroler Ache à l'est en passant par le petit district de "Au" jusqu'à Kendlmühlfilzn. Mietenkam n'a été mentionné comme siège qu'en 1114 de un comte Marquart, mais ses origines sont probablement plus anciennes. Autrefois, on l'écrivait également Mutenheim ou Muytenheim ; Ce nom renvoie à la maison ou à la maison de Muto. À l'origine, le lieu ne se composait que de quelques maisons, comme le montre une vieille carte postale d'environ 1910, envoyée en 1917. Après 1960, la population est passée à près de 1 000 habitants grâce à la désignation de nombreux terrains à bâtir.

Macro Mondays: Socket

HMM!

Photo width is 3.81 cm (1.5 inches).