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Moscow gate, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia, I have no idea why the monument was half lit and half in the dark, but that was a common occurrence in Ulan Ude and Ulan Bator, Mongolia as well, where the buildings were partially lit.
Golden Gate Bridge, as if you didn't know. Near sunset, so a nice orange glow adding to the color of the bridge. From a spot in the Presidio that my parent's always loved to take us to (near some old bunkers). This was taken back in the 90's on a Christmas visit to the bay area, but I've managed to find the spot again on my own in more recent times.
Currently my First or Second Most Interesting (fluctuates) and First Most Favorited.
I recently rescanned this and managed to get some sky back into the shot. Although, for some reason it is a bit less detailed even though scanned at higher resolution. Also recently ran it through the wavelet de-noise filter in GIMP.
It has been very cold this week but we haven't had any snow here yet. This is a detail of our gate on a snowy day several years ago with a kaleidoscopic slide applied...
HSS!
This is the most used gate into the ancient walled medina, Kasbah des Oudayes, a living UNESCO World Heritage site. This gate dates back to the 12th century.
Rabat, Morocco
Otorii Gate of Hagurosan Shrine
羽黒山大鳥居
This is the view from Gyokusen-ji Temple, I could see the Otorii gate that was rebuilt in 2018.
玉川寺からの眺めですが、2018年に建て替えられた大鳥居が見えました。
Tsuruoka city, Yamagata pref, Japan
The Golden Gate bridge has been painted, since its construction, in orange, and more precisely in international orange. The choice of this color is due to Irving Morrow, who nevertheless met with strong criticism from officials, who found the idea ridiculous. The other paintings proposed, namely steel gray (close to that of the neighboring Bay Bridge), the aluminum color were not selected, Morrow judging that orange fit perfectly with the various elements of the bay. The United States Navy had even proposed to paint the bridge yellow, with black stripes to facilitate visibility from ships crossing the bay, but Morrow never gave up his original idea, and the bridge was painted orange, which is one of his most characteristic features
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Le pont du Golden Gate est peint, depuis sa construction, en orange, et plus précisément en orange international. Le choix de cette couleur est dû à Irving Morrow, qui rencontra pourtant de vives critiques de la part des officiels, qui trouvaient l'idée ridicule. Les autres peintures proposées, à savoir le gris acier (proche de celui du Bay Bridge voisin), la couleur aluminium ne furent pas retenues, Morrow jugeant que l'orange s'accordait parfaitement avec les divers éléments de la baie. L'United States Navy avait même proposé de peindre le pont en jaune, avec des rayures noires pour faciliter la visibilité depuis des navires traversant la baie, mais Morrow ne renonça jamais à son idée première, et le pont fut peint en orange, ce qui constitue d'ailleurs l'un de ses traits les plus caractéristiques
The entrance to Port dinorwic marina was closed when we were passing it on the Queen of the sea cruise.
Years ago they used to build ships at the dry Dock when it was owned by the Ashton Smith owners of Dinorwic slate quarry in Llanberis.
And build their own steam locomotives boilers.
A snapshot whilst out for an afternoon stroll. A very subtle vanishing point down the narrow field behind the gate.
Sunrise Panorama at the Golden Gate Bridge. Ten vertical photos merged, edited in Lightroom and Photoshop. Final resolution 19000x8400 pixel
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Gate
The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II after the (temporarily) successful restoration of order during the early Batavian Revolution. One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was built on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to the town of Brandenburg an der Havel, which used to be capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
It is located in the western part of the city centre of Berlin within Mitte, at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. One block to the north stands the Reichstag building, which houses the German parliament (Bundestag). The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of linden trees, which led directly to the royal City Palace of the Prussian monarchs.
Throughout its existence, the Brandenburg Gate was often a site for major historical events and is today considered not only as a symbol of the tumultuous history of Europe and Germany, but also of European unity and peace.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3,723,914 (2018) inhabitants make it the second most populous city proper of the European Union after London. The city is one of Germany's 16 federal states. It is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and contiguous with its capital, Potsdam. The two cities are at the center of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which is, with 6,004,857 (2015) inhabitants and an area of 30,370 square km, Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions.
Berlin straddles the banks of the River Spree, which flows into the River Havel (a tributary of the River Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel, and Dahme rivers (the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee). Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. About one-third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers, canals and lakes. The city lies in the Central German dialect area, the Berlin dialect being a variant of the Lusatian-New Marchian dialects.
First documented in the 13th century and situated at the crossing of two important historic trade routes, Berlin became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1417–1701), the Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918), the German Empire (1871–1918), the Weimar Republic (1919–1933), and the Third Reich (1933–1945). Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world. After World War II and its subsequent occupation by the victorious countries, the city was divided; West Berlin became a de facto West German exclave, surrounded by the Berlin Wall (1961–1989) and East German territory. East Berlin was declared capital of East Germany, while Bonn became the West German capital. Following German reunification in 1990, Berlin once again became the capital of all of Germany.
Berlin is a world city of culture, politics, media and science. Its economy is based on high-tech firms and the service sector, encompassing a diverse range of creative industries, research facilities, media corporations and convention venues. Berlin serves as a continental hub for air and rail traffic and has a highly complex public transportation network. The metropolis is a popular tourist destination. Significant industries also include IT, pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering, clean tech, biotechnology, construction and electronics.
Berlin is home to world-renowned universities, orchestras, museums, and entertainment venues, and is host to many sporting events. Its Zoological Garden is the most visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. With the world's oldest large-scale movie studio complex, Berlin is an increasingly popular location for international film productions. The city is well known for its festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, contemporary arts and a very high quality of living. Since the 2000s Berlin has seen the emergence of a cosmopolitan entrepreneurial scene.
This is the Golden Gate Bridge, just after sunset from the Coastal Ridge Trail in the Marin Headlands.
I took my family to San Francisco and decided to go to Marin headlands for a view of golden Gate Bridge and City on unusually warm day on last day of September . My 10 year old daughter and me decided (leaving my wife and little one to do some shopping) to hike to the Coastal Ridge Trail viewpoint (little over a mile of steep elevation). It was beautiful there, the views were incredible. I took few shots just after sunset and descended back to our car.
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, Canon EOS 70-200 F/4 L IS, @F10, 30sec, imported Raw in LR, further processed in CS6.
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Sometimes....
People go to great efforts to keep the countryside open and accessible.
Sometimes it goes un-noticed and sometimes the simplest and often "invisible" solutions work very well indeed. :-)
Thanks to all the farmers and land owners who make the gates, the fences, the stiles, kissing gates and access ways we all enjoy and probably take for granted - and to the crafts people who make them using traditional skills... Thank you! :-)