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Het parlement van Hongarije. Ik ben verliefd op dit gebouw. Het is veelvuldig gefotografeerd en jaaaa ook door mij,vanuit alle hoeken en ook bij avond. Niet heel origineel maar wat heb ik genoten. Ik vind het serieus een van de mooiere gebouwen die ik tot nu toe tegen kwam maar goed ik heb nog lang niet alles gezien natuurlijk ;-)
Let’s Shake this Covid thing and get back out there !!
(Nikon, 70-200 f/4.0, 13 sec @ f/14, ISO 100) Edited to Taste
The Mrs. and I were visiting the Maine coast on the day Tropical Storm Henri came rolling into the Northeast United States.
The clouds over the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse looked ominous, and I got soaking wet and a bit cold while shooting photos.
All difficulties were forgotten, however, when I found a Lobster for lunch and my favorite cocktail. Enjoyed both while drying off and warming up.... Life is Good : )
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(From a Local News Report... On the 30th anniversary of the last hurricane to make a direct hit on New England, the region warily braced for Tropical Storm Henri as it gathered strength and headed for the northeastern U.S).
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The Pemaquid Point Lighthouse is located in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, at the tip of the Pemaquid Neck.
The lighthouse was commissioned in 1827 by President John Quincy Adams and built that year. Because of poor workmanship (salt water was used in the mortar mix), the lighthouse began to crumble and was replaced in 1835.
The second contract for the construction stipulated that only fresh water be used. Keeper Isaac Dunham oversaw the construction and wrote in a letter to the US Lighthouse Establishment that the agreement was upheld and the work went well.
The original light was an Argand-Lewis parabolic reflector, lit with candles and with a visibility of 2 miles (3.2 km). Augustin Fresnel invented a superior way of focusing light in the early 1850s and most lighthouses in the US were converted to the Fresnel Lens, with Pemaquid Point receiving a fourth order Fresnel in 1856. The lens is one of only six Fresnel lenses still in service in Maine. The keeper's house was built in 1857.
Marcus A. Hanna, the only man ever awarded both the Medal of Honor (earned during Civil War for bravery on July 4, 1863) and the Gold Lifesaving Medal (for rescuing life on January 28, 1885 at Cape Elizabeth), once served as keeper of the light.
By popular vote of Maine residents, the lighthouse was chosen to be featured on the Maine quarter, the 23rd in the 50 State Quarters Program issued by the U.S. Mint.
Exposed bedrock descends from the lighthouse to the ocean creating a unique, scenic landscape. The geological history of these formations dates back hundreds of millions of years.
(Nikon Z6, 24-200/f/4-6.3, 1/100 @ f/22, ISO 360)
A True Artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.
-Salvador Dali
Shared an enjoyable morning with a painter at the Doubling Point Lighthouse in Arrowsic, Maine.
Doubling Point Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine. It was established in 1898, fifteen years after the founding of the Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) upriver.
The lighthouse was part of a major upgrade of the river's lighthouses, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Doubling Point Light Station on January 21, 1988. It remains an active aid to navigation.
The Doubling Point Light is located on the lower Kennebec River, at a point where the normally south-flowing river makes a sharp turn to the east, followed by a turn back to the south.
The light station includes a tower, keeper's house, shed, and oil house. The tower is an octagonal wood frame structure, finished in wooden shingles, with an iron walkway around the lantern chamber. It is accessed via a three-span footbridge.
Near the tower is the keeper's house, an L-shaped 1-1/2 story wood frame structure with hip-roofed porches. Also nearby are the gable-roofed tool shed, built in 1898, and the small brick oil house, added in 1906.
The city of Bath, located upriver from this point, had been a major shipbuilding port for much of the 19th century, and the river was a major transportation artery all the way to Augusta.
In 1892 the river below Bath was identified by the United States Lighthouse Board as needing improved navigational aids, and a series of improvements were authorized. Funding was made available by Congress in 1895, and Doubling Point Light was built in 1898, along with the keeper's house and shed.
(Nikon Z6, 24-200 f/6.3, 1/400 @ f/8, ISO 320)
It’s such a thrill to view the antics of young Western Grebe chicks as they frolic in the water, then scurry safely back under their mother’s wings to ride in comfort, waiting for their next meal. In this photo, one of the two chicks currently riding on Mom’s back eyes something that may be delicious.
Setting off crisp black-and-white plumage with a yellow bill and red eye, the slender Western Grebe is an elegant presence on lakes and ocean coasts of western North America. Along with its close relative, the Clark’s Grebe, it’s renowned for a ballet-like courtship display in which male and female “run” across the water in synchrony, their long necks curved in an S-shape. These water birds rarely come ashore, instead taking long dives to catch fish and other aquatic animals.
Western and Clark’s Grebes were considered the same species until 1985, after scientists learned that the two species rarely interbreed (despite sometimes living on the same lakes), make different calls, and have substantial DNA differences.
Male Western Grebes generally have longer and thicker bills than females. The difference may permit males and females to feed on different-sized prey, reducing food competition between the sexes.
Western Grebe plumage is very dense and waterproof. In the nineteenth century the birds were hunted and their hides used to make coats, capes, and hats that cost as much as luxury items made from mammal pelts. In some areas, grebe populations crashed or even disappeared altogether. In time, the garments went out of fashion, sparing this species (and Clark’s Grebe) further losses.
Western Grebes, along with other grebe species, often swallow their own feathers as they preen. These feathers wind up lining the stomach, where they may help protect against punctures by sharp fish bones. They periodically regurgitate pellets containing the feathers along with bones and other indigestible material.
The oldest recorded Western Grebe was a female and at least 11 years old when she was found in Minnesota, where she had been banded.
(Nikon, 500/f4.0 + TC 1.4, 1/2000 @ f/6.3, ISO 720)