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The Motorman of a trolley at San José History Park, lowering the boom at one end before raising the boom at the other end so he can go back the way he came.
This could be my favorite among west coast waterfalls. Love how it gives different looks by season and day. This is the lowest flow I have photographed it at.
A photo from 2012 showing Lower Manhattan and the financial district, as seen from the Empire State Building. The photo was taken in the early morning sun, which casted some nice shadows over many buildings. On the left hand side East River is visible, with its iconic bridges. Hudson River is visible on the right hand side. The Freedom Tower was still under construction in 2012. Some other famous landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty are also visible.
The panorama was composed from nine different photos, all taken using an Olympus PEN E-PL1 camera and M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens. Although there are some minor stitching and lighting errors I am quite pleased by this end result. :-)
Evening walk reached the place a little late bit still manage to capture a few shots before hearing the wild boars behind me. Better to leave in a hurry.
Sleepy Cove (near Long Point Light, former copper mine and camping/boondocking area), Crow Head, Newfoundland, Canada
With Zug Island and US Steel's Great Lakes Works providing the backdrop, the Ojibway heads for Thunder Bay.
Lower Panther is a spectacular water fall surrounded by lush moss and gorgeous turquoise water, It's just not as accessible or known as Upper Panther, so it seems to get left out of most people portfolios.
The lower arch of Zion's Double Arch feature at the end of Taylor Creek Trail in the Kolob Canyons section. On the approach to this double arch, the intense saturated colors on the shaded red walls of the sheer cliffs was absolutely stunning.
We must have been there at just the right time of day when the reflected light from the red rocks on the other side of the canyon intensified the colors. By the time we were heading back, this effect was already beginning to fade.
Nokalakevi (Georgian: ნოქალაქევი) also known as Archaeopolis (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχαιόπολις, "Old City") and Tsikhegoji (in Georgian "Fortress of Kuji").
Located by the Tekhuri River, on the northern edge of the Colchian plain in Samegrelo, western Georgia, lie the ruins of Nokalakevi. Occupying approximately 20ha, the site was known to early Byzantine historians as Archæopolis, and to the neighbouring Georgian (Kartlian) chroniclers as Tsikhegoji, or the fortress of Kuji — a Colchian ruler or eristavi. The fortress is located 15 km from the modern town of Senaki on the Martvili road, and would have commanded an important crossing point of the river Tekhuri, at the junction with a strategic route that still winds through the neighbouring hills to Chkhorotsqu in central Samegrelo. Nokalakevi-Archaeopolis played a part in the major wars fought between the Byzantines and Sasanians in the South Caucasus during the sixth century AD. It was one of the key fortresses guarding Lazika (modern Mingrelia) from Sasanian, Persian and Iberian (East Georgian/Kartlian) attack. During the war of AD 540-562, the Persians' failure to take Nokalakevi-Archaeopolis from the Byzantines and the Laz eventually cost them control of Lazika.
The early Byzantine defensive fortifications of Nokalakevi-Archaeopolis take advantage of the site's position within a loop of the river Tekhuri, which has carved a gorge through the local limestone to the west of the fortress. The steep and rugged terrain to the north of the site made the citadel established there almost unassailable. A wall connected this 'upper town' to the 'lower town' below, where excavations have revealed stone buildings of the fourth to sixth century AD. Beneath these late Roman period layers there is evidence of several earlier phases of occupation and abandonment, from the eighth to second centuries BC.
Near Escalante, Utah.
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With the rains we have been getting i bet this little waterfall has filled this valley and is now impossible to get to
A very rare situation is presenting itself (weather-wise) down in the southern U.S. today.
"An outbreak of tornadoes, some potentially long-track and violent, is expected today into this evening over portions of northwest Texas into western and central Oklahoma."
Fingers crossed that everyone stays safe.
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Yosemite Valley, California
Before trekking to the standard Lower Yosemite Falls vista point, I made a detour to the left, immediately after the first bridge.
This was taken a little before 10am. A little bit later and the direct sunlight would have hit the waterfall and stream, which would have made it considerably more difficult to get an evenly exposed shot.
Series of photos from my second trip to Antelope Canyon.
Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as Upper Antelope Canyon and Lower Antelope Canyon. The light beams that appear at different spots in the canyon during mid day are the highlight of Upper Antelope, while the rock formations are the focus of Lower Antelope.
The number of visitors has increased significantly in recent years. It is still well worth visiting and can provide for some striking images, but photographing amongst the crowd has become a stressful experience even if the Navajo guides do a good job with crowd control if you are in one of the "Photographer Tours".
The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is Hazdistazí, or "spiral rock arches."
Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and secondarily due to other sub-aerial processes. Rainwater, especially during monsoon season, runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways. Over time the passageways are eroded away, making the corridors deeper and smoothing hard edges in such a way as to form characteristic 'flowing' shapes in the rock.