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So there we were on our 2nd day in Iceland in February, about to embark on a trip to Þingvellir national park in hope of seeing the aurora borealis. The leader of the group indicated our chances seemed minimal as they hadn't been seen for the best part of 10 days. Despite the opinion there was still part of me that held out hope. We embarked from Reykjavik at about 19:45 on what felt like a journey into the darkness. The further behind Reykjavik was, so was the light pollution and the darkness embraced us.
Upon arriving in the national park, a little wooden shack with a cafe was all that was in sight, behind it a large vast meadow covered in snow. I wondered out into the snow and waited for what felt like a lifetime. Nearly 3 hours into sub-zero temperatures my 10 second captures started picking up a glow. I wandered a little further as crowds of tourists started to appear trying to photograph them with their flashes on -_-. Before I knew it I was stood knee deep in snow, in sub-zero temperatures risking hypothermia for the shot I was praying would happen.
Before I knew it the sky seemed to explode in green and pink tones and dance around in front of me and over my head. 10 minutes I will never repeat nor ever forget.
One of my very first attempts with my macro lens. Plenty of hard work to be done to master it, but I love capabilities already.
Whilst down on a weekend in Newquay, being able to sit on the decking and take in the sunshine with a nice cup of Cornish Coffee really was an opportunity to relax.
The stunning drive along the Sea to Sky highway (Highway 99) from Whistler down to Vancouver. Too much scenery to just drive the road, multiple stops required to enjoy the sights and take pictures.
Some of the bunks prisoners were forced to stay in whilst awaiting a rather bias trial at the hands of the SS.
La citadelle de Namur, à l'origine, le château des comtes de Namur, est un ancien château fort puis citadelle situé dans la ville de Namur, dans la province de Namur en Belgique. Dominant la ville à la confluence de la Sambre et la Meuse, il s'agit d'une des plus grandes citadelles d'Europe et son vaste réseau de souterrains lui valut d'être surnommée "La termitière de l'Europe" par Napoléon Ier
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The citadel of Namur, originally the castle of the Counts of Namur, is a former fortified castle then citadel located in the city of Namur, in the province of Namur in Belgium. Dominating the city at the confluence of the Sambre and the Meuse, it is one of the largest citadels in Europe and its vast network of underground passages earned it the nickname "The termite mound of Europe" by Napoleon I.
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The SS Soldek, part of the National Maritime museum located opposite the old crane on the Motława river.
Airplane sight from the inside of an Anasazi prehistoric house.
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Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum
Blanding, UT
USA
Walking around the old Jewish quarter in Kazimierz to see such street art is amazing. Given the atrocities suffered at the hands of the Nazi's in WW2 it shows the tenacity in the mood of the city.
The “Arbeit Macht Frei” or "Work Shall Set You Free” gate stands at the entrance of Auschwitz I. This was the first lie told to the prisoners of Auschwitz on arrival. Walking under this felt eerie and somewhat uncomfortable knowing how many people had done so for their first and last time just 75 years ago.
One of the twin fountains in the Piazza Farnese. This one had some retro bicycles which made it all the better...
Whilst photographing Luka on his rock all of a sudden he propped his head up and to the side as if he had heard someone say "food" or something he didn't agree with!
Just some of the shoes that were stolen from prisoners of Auschwitz during the time it was in operation.
Sockeye disappeared from this spawning river in the 1920's when BC Hydro built a dam. Millions of returning fish died thereafter...
After 10 or so attempts at seeing the Amur Leopard Cubs at Colchester Zoo we happened to be in the right place at the right time. After 30 minutes of standing around Luka emerged perched on a rock staring directly at me. Not quite as small as I had of hoped they still were but beautiful to photoshoot none the less
The double electric fences between parts of Auschwitz. For some a reminder of their daily horror, and for others a last resort.
The unique name FLIN FLON came from a fictitious character in a paperback novel called THE SUNLESS CITY by J.E. Preston-Murdock.
A copy of this book was found on the trail by pioneer prospector Tom Creighton and his party prior to the discovery of the original ore body in the Flin Flon area.
The book told of how Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, a grocer turned explorer, journeyed in a submarine of his own design down a subterranean river which flowed from bottom of Lake Avarnus in the Rocky Mountains. Flinty's journey took him through the Petrified Forest, The Hall of Jewels and the Sea of Earthquakes before he landed in the Valley of Gold where he discovered a new civilization of central earth inhabitants.
This story so impressed the Creighton party that when it came time to record the name of the new ore body, the nickname of the hero in the novel came to mind.
The statue of Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, which stands at the entrance to the city of Flin Flon was designed by the late AL CAPP, the renowned cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Lil Abner!