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A few minutes before a huge storm broke out, T448p-145 had to bring a set of empties from the spoil tip station Knurów Zwałowisko to the coal mine "Budryk" in Ornontowice. Here the little train is aproaching the border of the village of Ornontowice...
yes, you read that right, a village! Despite having a population of over 6000 people, a large coal mine and very modern infrastructure, it (or they, as the name in Polish is plural ;P) is not classified as a town/city, because it doesn't have the city rights.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
Fllight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia,
the southernmost city in Argentina. It is located on the Beagle Channel.
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Während des Fluges von Buenos Aires nach Ushuaia,
die südlichste Stadt Argentiniens. Sie liegt am Beagle-Kanal.
I have finally finished my course and would like to share my final submissions with you. This is the first inspired by Andy Warhol.
1.Fifteen.
“In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.”
(Andy Warhol)
In today’s world of social media platforms, people are searching for their 15 minutes of fame. Celebrities seem to be the new gods. They are lauded and applauded. They are made larger than life and are given the gloss of perfection.
I chose to create a pop art photo of a singer song writer who could have achieved his 15 minutes of fame. I thought that by using vibrant colours and the same image, on vibrantly coloured backgrounds and applying different blendes, I could create a shot suggestive of the exaltation given to celebrities.
Fifteen minutes later than the previous photo, a rather similar train passed by in the same direction - so it's a bit of a 'spot the seven differences' game (Hint: this one conveys covered wagons in front). This time, the loco is ВЛ80C (VL80S) no. 2476 and it is positioned the other way around. Also, this time I had the presence of mind to count the wagons, to give you an impression of the considerable length. 63 wagons they were... Baxmalsoy, 28-05-2021.
11 minutes of serenitiy, watching the waves. Taming the ocean.
I have always liked long exposures for the silky water and stretchy clouds. To me it always conveys a sense of calm and peacefulness.
The Lee Big Stopper has been my favourite filter and I always find an excuse to bring it out. Recently though I bought a Firecrest 16 stop filter.
One thing you quickly realise is that 16 stops is a lot! 1/125 unfiltered translates to 8 minutes!
In this case, just after sunrise but still overcast I decided to give it a go. 16 minutes was the calculated exposure, but I cut it back to 11 minutes - partly because everyone was leaving for breakfast and partly because the light was improving all the time and I decided to cut a bit more than half stop off.
Still more than enough to calm the ocean.
The final minutes before the sun sets beneath the horizon of the Pacific Ocean in California. Surfers staying to catch the last rides of the day, I'm looking down from a cliffside view in north San Diego country saying amen and thank you as the mother father sun keeps keeps its golden eye on Mother Earth.
PS Tell Spotify, Siri, and Alexa to play music by
JOHN WILLIAM HAMMOND (use all 3 names)- you will love it.!.
BE A HERO - DONATE BLOOD - Takes only 30 minutes
So Easy & SAVES LIVES-REALLY - Google a local Blood Bank
Vang-Vieng (Laos) - Photo prise à 15 bonnes minutes à pied du centre-ville en 2015.
Cette ville aujourd’hui peuplée de 20.000 habitants, était considérée jusqu’au milieu des années 1990, comme l’un des paradis terrestres. Je n’y suis malheureusement pas venu lors de mon premier voyage dans les années 1990.
De paradis terrestre, Vang-Vieng s’est muée en enfer touristique en moins de deux ans, sous les assauts des investisseurs chinois et vietnamiens, attirés par un décor de rêve autour de la rivière Nam-Song, cernée de majestueuses montagnes calcaires truffées de grottes plus ou moins sacrées.
Le tourisme de masse s’est abattu du jour au lendemain sur cette jolie vallée qui attirait depuis quelques années tous les junkies du monde. Conséquence, ce un lieu est devenu peu fréquentable avec un fort taux de criminalité.
Vang-Vieng a vite été rebaptisée " le cancer du tourisme " dans les années 2000. Mais en 2012, après avoir largement profité de la corruption, le gouvernement laotien à été obligé de mettre un terme à cette débauche, peu compatible avec l’image qu’il voulait donner du pays.
Aujourd’hui, la région est redevenue plus apaisée et sécurisée. C’est toujours un haut lieu du tourisme avec ses quads pétaradants, perturbant la tranquillité des campagnes environnantes. Mais il est possible de pratiquer un tourisme plus respectueux de l’environnement en parcourant la région à pied ou à vélo.
Vang-Vieng, the lost paradise
Vang-Vieng (Laos) - Photo taken a good 15 minutes walk from the city center.
This city, now populated by 20,000 inhabitants, was considered until the mid-1990s as one of the paradises of earth. Unfortunately, I did not stay there on my first trip in the 1990s.
From earthly paradise, Vang-Vieng has turned into hell in less than two years, under the onslaught of Chinese and Vietnamese investors, attracted by a dream setting around the Nam-Song river, surrounded by majestic limestone mountains dotted with caves more or less sacred.
Mass tourism swept over this pretty valley overnight, which for several years had attracted junkies around the world. As a result, this place has become infrequent with a high crime rate.
Vang-Vieng was quickly renamed "the cancer of tourism" in the early 2000s. But in 2012, after having profited greatly from corruption, the Laotian government was forced to put an end to this debauchery, which was hardly compatible with the image he wanted to give of the country.
Today, the region has once again become more peaceful and secure. It is still a hotspot for tourism with its backlashing quads, disturbing the tranquility of the surrounding countryside. But it is possible to practice more environmentally friendly tourism by exploring the region on foot or by bicycle.
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This valley is near Hanksville at an undisclosed location. We made it here for Sunrise, arriving 45 minutes before sunrise. This image was taken 15 minutes after sunrise as the clouds allowed some color to break through. Shortly after this photo, rain came and our guides urged us to pack up to head back as the hike-in traversed several with narrow paths and steep drop-offs on both sides. These areas proved to be extremely muddy on the way back. In fact, a hiker was severly injured the following day due to the slippery terrain and height of the trails. We needed to climb up the steep traverses on all fours as the rain grew in intensity as our traction washed away. In the end, we were covered in mud. Because we all made it safely, we can laugh and remember the images we each captured.
In the last minutes of the day's sunshine, 33111 heads away from Woodyhyde campsite with a demonstration freight from Swanage heading for Norden.
For the last few years the Swanage Railway has completed its operational year with a ‘winter warmup’ event, where the railway runs an intensive service using its own locomotive fleet over a weekend. This image was captured during the January 2024 event. The weather for the 2025 event in the first week of January was less kind, with no sunshine over the weekend.
Looking into the Southern Ocean 25 minutes after sunset, and a glorious twilight at the edge of Africa—Cape Agulhas, 34º 50' South.
On the first full day of my Autumn In The Alps trip I had a tough decision to make. Do I sit around my hotel in Munich and hope that British Airways calls me with news of my missing bag...or do I head out with the clothes on my back and live like a hobo for the next 8 days? After spending 20 minutes getting nowhere with the nice young lady from India, my decision was clear. In spite of British Airways' best attempts to derail my trip (bumping me to a later flight, losing my bag and then refusing to give me any information for four days) I ignored the fact that I had no luggage and was now missing the big tripod, and headed to the Dolomites with nothing but my camera gear and the back up Benro that I had brought for just such an occasion.
By late afternoon, I was pulling into the Val di Funes and setting off for St John's Chapel. The few hours that I spent in this valley will stay with me for the rest of my life. After shooting around St John's, I headed up the steep hillside behind me and found another 20 or so photographers setting up for the sunset. Not wanting to be part of the pack, I headed further up the hill, and then just sat....and soaked it all in. The clinking of the cow bells. The church bells ringing out over the valley for Sunday evening mass. I dodged a couple of tractors driven by stern looking weather beaten farmers who seemed to roll their eyes at the small army of photographers. I couldn't help but wonder....do you ever get used to it? No matter how hard my day was as a farmer....to look up and see that view...in all directions....would you ever want to leave?
I certainly didn't, but it was a long drive to Slovenia and it was already getting dark. Reluctantly, I packed up and headed back down the mountain.
For more on my Autumn In The Alps trip, please feel free to read my latest blog post at: theresonantlandscape.com/looking-for-autumn-in-the-dolomites
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Minutes after making its scheduled station stop in Helper, Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 6 is back on the move in Spring Glen, Utah the morning of June 17, 1989.
Big Cypress National Preserve
Southern Florida
USA
Several of these butterflies were flying around close to the gravel road I was on and stopping to sip on something on the road. They would stay for several minutes and then leave, then return. By sipping moisture from mud puddles, butterflies take in salts and minerals from the soil in this case the road. The butterfly had been thru hard times with badly tattered wings.
Papilio palamedes, the Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail, is a North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
The wingspan ranges from 4 1⁄2 to 5 1⁄8 inches.
This species may be found in habitats such as cypress swamplands, coastal swamplands, wet riparian forests, bay forests, and savannas.
The Palamedes swallowtail is encountered from May to October in southeastern Virginia and from March to December in more southern regions. In Mexico it is represented by subspecies P. p. leontis.
Males seek females by patrolling near forest edges and forest openings. In courtship, the male and female will fly about a foot apart, slowly flying together in unison. The male will then fly above and behind the female to disperse his pheromones and he will continue to do this until the female decides to mate with him. - Wikipedia
20230303_3578_7D2-95 Thirtyfive minutes before Sunrise (062/365)
The pole without a light is not a light stand, but a small weather station (wind etc) atop a lamp pole.
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Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever. - Horace Mann
5 minutes on the train, Osterfeld is a cool place to take a look at some freight trains and take some pictures.
during the start of the blue moment of the day I made this image of a Sbb Cargo with a tank wagon train towards the Alps
Landscape photography can be quite painful and disappointing, when the weather is not on your side. But when mother Nature decides to make the show, it makes you forget right away all these hours of frustration. You have to be ready to spend days without making a good photo, but you can get sometimes loads of beautiful shots within 10 minutes. This is the rule of the game... (China, Jiangxi, Sanqing Mountain, Oct.20)
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A couple minutes before sunrise this westbound empty grain train hammer west towards Alta, IA, outside of Masonville. This train came out of the Gulf and is bound for western Iowa for loading back to the Gulf. The train is 35 miles east of Waterloo in eastern Iowa. Been awhile since multiple barns have lead trains in Iowa in 1 day. On 12/09... 3 trains had barns leading, and I was able to get 2 of them. 1st train of the day was this empty grain train at sunrise.
HWW! I took this a few minutes ago while lying on my couch to get a different angle. Such an incredible sky for all to enjoy, free of charge, just by looking up.
Thanks for visiting, enjoy each day.
ꒌ ﹏﹏ 'ПОМЕРЕН’ излазак сунца. Виша стамбена зграда препречава поглед на хоризонт где је сунце изашло 9 минута пре овог снимка. Ово је моменат када сам угледао сунце кроз прозоре на углу зграде у пар станова на тој висини.
► █░▓ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ SUNRISE from behind an artificial vertical 'horizon'. The condo tower blocks my view of the natural horizon at 123° where the sunrise took place at 8:11 on November 22nd. So I had to wait another 9 minutes until the sun first appeared through a condo window. It was worth waiting.
The prominent church tower exactly 2 km (1,24 mi) from my lens belongs to St. Nichola's or Holy Spirit chapel. The chapel has been pulled down in 1835 but they fortunately kept the facade and this tower. The premises served as a charity spot (bread handed out to poor) until the various protestant denominations alternately got hold of it. The municipality got involved in the maintenance too. However, in 2011. it was all over. This very old chapel in Arkelstraat became a fashion clothing store ("Van Zuilen Mode"). A trend which by the way stormed the churches in the Lowlands at the turn of the century.
Left behind the church tower, at 8,3 km (5,17 mi) as the crow flies FeedValid animal feed and waste recycling factory in Munnikenland. It is difficult to believe that the distance between the church tower and the factory exceeds 6 km! Such is the perspective flattening of the 800 mm full-frame equivalent. It would take at least half an hour ride by car to get there, if not more.
To the right of the church tower are the two arms of the grain windmill "De Hoop", 500 m behind the church tower, marking the edge of the town and the river shore. The full view of the windmill and the old town's heart is blocked by the roof of the local hospital.
Exactly 2 km behind the church tower is the point where the river Maas (Meuse, "Afgedamde Maas" there) joins the Rhein's strongest branch Waal. The junction is the reason for Rhein to acquire yet another name, "Boven Merwede", which shall after 9 km split into Beneden Merwede and Nieuwe Merwede.
Lumix G9 / Pana Leica 100-400mm f/4-6.3 fully zoomed in. Handheld with support. Aperture priority f/8 resulting in 1/1600 of a sec, ISO set manually at 200. AWB. Sooc jpeg edited in Photos 10.0. Uncompressed, uncropped 4:3 format.
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40 minutes after sunset and with the last of the dusk disappearing, a local attempts a U turn to stop in front of the local Spar for some last minute shopping. A cyclist wheels down the grade from the overbridge to the former branch to Tayport as Colas' 70801 eases across the final yards of the Tay Bridge with 1925 Craiginches to Oxwellmains cement empties.
12th April 2021
This was about 5 minutes after the sun began to set over Harper's Ferry.What was once called the Winchester & Potomac Railroad is on tiny Virginius Island between Harper's Ferry (R) and the the Shenandoah River (L).
Virginius Island
Harper's Ferry, WV
November 3rd, 2015
63°F @ 5:12 pm
SETTINGS:
Canon T4i
EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
@29mm
ISO 100
f/4.5
0.3 seconds
Hua Hin Railway Station is located minutes from the city centre and you can easily take a stroll and view it on the way to the central night market, which is just a few blocks away. The train station is a tourist landmark both for foreign and local tourists, but also still serves as the main rail link between Bangkok and the South of Thailand. The train station is so famous in Thailand it’s image is often depicted in Souvenirs and is synonymous with Hua Hin City.
The Hua Hin Railway station is one of the oldest stations in Thailand, the original structure was built in 1910 in Nakhon Pathom for the Sanam Chandra Palace for the Royal Family. In 1967 Colonel Chulacharit relocated the original structure from Sanam Chandra Palace to its current location making it the VIP room for the Royals when they needed to travel by train to or from Hua Hin. To this day, you can view the original portion built for the Royal family, now called the Royal Waiting room, inside the station compound
A challenging location for photography with this Long Exposure of just over 4 minutes working out quite well with probably well-known cottages ahead of the lagoon, what also worked well for me are the moody clouds as it was a grey and gloomy day.
Firecrest 16stop ND filter used.
Is the time it takes me to get from work to the train station.
Usually take and edit and post the odd pic during that time.
Beginning of the Leeds Liverpool canal
Edge point of my town. Weather in balnce between fair and closely coming storm. Beatiful clouds and little rough sea makes this composition. Work on photoshop to convert source file into hdr.
We have some warm weather finally and very excitingly, I was well enough to spend some time capturing my favourite part of the day. Still smiling :)
May I introduce you to "Rob the Gob" He spent five minutes entertaining me with his beautiful song in the garden this evening.
À 20 minutes de Rouen, le Centre d’art contemporain de la Matmut - Daniel Havis propose 4 expositions par an d’artistes d’envergure nationale et internationale.
Avec la volonté de rendre accessible l’art et la culture au public le plus large, le Groupe Matmut développe depuis plusieurs années une politique d'action culturelle dynamique, notamment grâce au centre d'art. Elle accompagne et cherche à promouvoir des artistes et structures dans leur démarche de création et de diffusion. Chaque exposition de trois mois environ est accompagnée d’une édition et d’une programmation culturelle (visites commentées, ateliers pour enfants et scolaires, partenariats avec différentes structures, événements) à destination des petits et des grands.
À l’intérieur d’un château néo-Louis XIII du XIXème siècle, le Centre d’art contemporain - Daniel Havis vous invite à découvrir l’histoire et l’architecture de ce lieu. Vous pourrez ainsi apprécier à l’extérieur l’ouvrage de l’architecte Lucien Lefort, les ferronneries de Ferdinand Marrou ou la taille de pierre d’Edmond Bonet. Le château de style néo-classique arbore fièrement sur son fronton la devise « Omnia pro arte » (Tout pour l’art) inscrite par son bâtisseur Gaston Le Breton et aujourd’hui plus que jamais vivante grâce au Groupe Matmut.
Le château se situe dans un parc de 6 hectares avec des univers différents qui évoluent au rythme des saisons : jardin à la française, jardin japonais, jardin de l’Evolution, jardin du Dédale, arboretum, la roseraie, le tout peuplé de sculptures monumentales de célèbres artistes (Peter Briggs, Norman Dilworth, Quentin Garel, Vera Molnar...).
20 minutes from Rouen, the Matmut Contemporary Art Center - Daniel Havis offers 4 exhibitions per year by artists of national and international stature.
With the aim of making art and culture accessible to the widest possible audience, the Matmut Group has been developing a dynamic cultural action policy for several years, particularly through the art center. It supports and seeks to promote artists and organizations in their creative and dissemination efforts. Each exhibition of approximately three months is accompanied by an edition and a cultural program (guided tours, workshops for children and schools, partnerships with different organizations, events) for young and old.
Inside a 19th century neo-Louis XIII castle, the Contemporary Art Center - Daniel Havis invites you to discover the history and architecture of this place. Outside, you can appreciate the work of the architect Lucien Lefort, the ironwork of Ferdinand Marrou or the stone cutting of Edmond Bonet. The neoclassical style castle proudly displays on its pediment the motto "Omnia pro arte" (Everything for art) inscribed by its builder Gaston Le Breton and today more alive than ever thanks to the Matmut Group. The castle is located in a 6-hectare park with different universes that evolve with the seasons: French garden, Japanese garden, Evolution garden, Dédale garden, arboretum, rose garden, all populated with monumental sculptures by famous artists (Peter Briggs, Norman Dilworth, Quentin Garel, Vera Molnar...).
Fllight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia,
the southernmost city in Argentina. It is located on the Beagle Channel.
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Während des Fluges von Buenos Aires nach Ushuaia,
die südlichste Stadt Argentiniens. Sie liegt am Beagle-Kanal
Six minutes earlier birds were flying and chattering before the evening roost and the up lighting on the clouds was pleasing the landscape was bathed in subtle light (see the previous photo I posted for comparison). Tic toc six minutes later everything changed first a burst of wind ushered in ominous clouds laden with tropical moisture, shafts of rain streamed down followed by thunder and lightening. I shot a few frames from within the jeep and sat watching what was unfolding before my eyes. Taking heed to the knot in my stomach I headed back to camp in a torrential storm it felt like it was the longest 3 miles I'd ever driven. Back to camp I sat over an hour in the jeep before taking a chance to get in to the camper because there was so much lightning and that storm just sat overhead. I made it inside and later thought the storm was past only to be jolted by a bolt of lightening striking a tree nearby. The sound was loud as if someone had fired a shotgun next to me, the camper shook and the smell of sulfur was so strong inside the camper. That strike was too close for comfort the incident troubled me enough that I broke camp 2 days early. Summer camping in the lightening capital of the US may not be my cup of tea after all.