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- some of the peaks (located on the border between Poland and Slovakia), range from the left, in the background : Żabi Mnich (2,146m), Niżnie Rysy (2,430m), Rysy (2,499m) - the highest peak in Poland, Żabia Przełęcz (2,225m), Żabi Koń (2,291m)
- range on the right, in the foreground : Kazalnica, Bandzioch, the beginning of Mięguszowieckie Szczyty
Pigeon River Provincial Park on the Minnesota/Ontario Border.
Grand Portage, Minnesota
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A young Fox (Vulpes vulpes) with HIGH EXPECTATIONS. Seen in The West Midlands, England on the evening of 30.8.20
Decided for an impromptu outing yesterday to High Shoals Falls in the South Mountain State Park in NC. This waterfall is the highlight of the park.
If you take the entire loop trail as I did, the hike is listed as 2.7 miles. I logged in some more while investigating the many cascades along the Jacob Fork of the South Fork Catawba River.
The hike is listed as strenuous but, while pretty tough, I think the shorter hike up Hawksbill Mountain is much harder. Starting out from the parking lot is about a mile of a wide well groomed trail up at a slight incline. At this point I got my first glimpse of the High Shoals Falls. My first thought was, "How in the hell am I going to get up to it!" It looks like a really steep slog and it is. It is mostly stairs and, if you take your time, you get up to the top fairly quickly and it's not as bad as it first looked.
As you can see from my photo there is a large viewing platform for the falls. This spot was really as close as I wanted to get. Any closer and the spray would have been impossible to keep off my lens. If not for that I would have perhaps gotten a few more compositions.
At this point you have a choice on the return route. You can simply hike back the way you hiked in or, as I did, I took a upward side path to the right, which completes the loop. These steps were not fun. Much taller steps and there are still a ton of them to reach the top of the falls. When you get there, another small waterfall and cascades greet you. At this time I was in full sun and there was no way I was going to get a shot. Compositions here are a bit thin as you have to stay on the boardwalk.
You then cross the stream and, yes, you get to keep climbing uphill for what seems to be forever at this point. You are now walking away from the river in nice forests and as most people don't take this route, I was all alone. Once you reach the top you get to start a fairly steep descent for a long way down. I was thinking the steps down from the waterfall would have been the wiser choice.
But overall it was a great place to visit but would not want to do it when temps are high. I am planning a return visit in the fall as the trees would look incredible.
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19th of June, South Wales UK coast. I took this picture today morning. I rode my bicycle to the lighthouse this morning, and I found lovely lights and fantastic atmosphere over the High. It’s been absolutely lovely 😊 with my iPhone 7
Spotted this jumble of dinghys deposited haphazardly on the quayside at Penhellig, Aberdovey, West Wales, one evening. Liked the way the back lighting was playing on the hull's and picking out the shapes of these upturned boats.
Trees getting their feet wet at Stratford-upon-Avon.
A new processing of a shot I posted at the time.
Boats at Morston Quay (NT), Norfolk, England. The way the plane trails were on the same parallel as the boats caught my eye and I like the result as it does give the capture a left to right flow.
The High Line in NYC, as taken with a Holga. thehighline.org/
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Kodak B&W Tri-X 400 (120mm)
In-house developing and printing.
Squally weather across the High Peak in Derbyshire.
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The best U shaped valley in the North of England, classic example of glacial erosion. The rocks around the edges of the valley are dolerite the same volcanic rock to be found at Cauldron Snout, High Force and along sections of Hadrian's Wall. An extensive intrusion of this rock known as the Whin Sill.
Eilean Donan Castle
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I probably have mentioned a group on Facebook called 52Frames. Each week a photographic challenge is given and last week it was high key and this was my entry. Imagine my surprise when it was chosen for the 52 picks. The 52 picks are chosen by a committee made up of pros and amateurs that changes out every so often to keep things as fair as possible. Photos are chosen from all the entries, and I'm not sure but I think something like 3-4,000 each week. Only the second time in 3 years that this has happened for me so it's more rare than the Explore! My Granddaughter named the tree Seahorse because in the summer when it has it's leaves the shape looks very much like a seahorse! LOL Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful weekend!