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Nördlich von Rüdesheim an der rechten Rheinstrecke (KBS 466) kann man von der Bergseite den Blick auf das sogn "Binger Loch", der weltberühmten engen frei gesprengten Fahrrinne für die Binnenschiffe im Rhein, den Blick auf den sogn. Mäuseturm, der seinen Namen einer Sage zu verdanken hat, umsetzen:
Kurz nach Sonnaufgang gibt es ein Zeitfenster von ca. 30 Minuten um die südgehenden Züge hier perfekt ins Bild zu rücken.
Schon weit vor Sonnenaufgang am 27.Mai 2023 hatte ich den Bewuchs auf der Mauer gestutzt, eine dornige Angelegenheit, und die Leiter aufgebaut und das Stativ mit Fernauslöser oben aufgestellt und dann musste ich warten:
Der nächste interessante Güterzug gen Süden folgte dann im Blockabstand und das war dann der fotogene DGS 41823 von Rail Cargo Carrier mit der recht sauberen 1116 126 der ÖBB auf dem Fahrt von Rheinhausen nach Ljubljana Moste in Slowenien.
Seit 30. August 2013 bereits bietet die Rail Cargo Group der ÖBB einen Intermodal-Zug zwischen dem Terminal Duisburg Rheinhausen DKT und dem Terminal Ljubljana Moste an.
Seit 2015 werden die KLV Züge von und nach Rheinhausen von Rail Cargo Austria selber mit 1116 der Muttergeselschaft ÖBB unter dem Produktnamen Rail Cargo Carrier bespannt.
Most human beings evidently do not like to think. At the very least, most seem quite satisfied never to think in a concerted, critical, and careful way. [They] never think strategically, consistently, or critically. They go from thought to thought without reflection, analysis, or questioning their own decisions. They operate at the basic level of thinking, and they think about the things that interest them, but they are not seriously interested in the process and quality of thought. - Albert Mohler
My picture of the seven sisters waterfall within Norway's Geiranger Fjord which is listed as UNESCO world heritage
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle founded in 1687 is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. Sir Robert Stodard Lorimar (1864-1929) was the architect and creator of the Thistle Chapel. St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland.
L'Ordre le plus ancien et le plus noble du chardon fondé en 1687 est un ordre de chevalerie associé à l'Écosse. Sir Robert Stodard Lorimar (1864-1929) était l'architecte et le créateur de la chapelle Thistle. Cathédrale St Giles, Édimbourg, Écosse
This is a 1953 Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook, that my mother received as a wedding present...and I still use it today. The pages are dirty, torn and falling out, but I think it's the most beautiful book on the shelf.
Macro Mondays - Wabi-sabi
In Explore - May 18, 2020 (#58)
The most mysterious spiritual medium spot in Japan where it is believed the area has a river which devides this world and other worlds of heaven and the hell. The river is called the River of Three Crossings (Styx) There are no creatures lovong here as the area is covered with sulfur smoke and volvanic activities.
Not the most ideal lighting, but I couldn’t NOT photograph this big guy! 🐂 Spotted while on an overcast afternoon drive around the Texas Hill Country. Captured from the side of the road, with a fence between myself & this beautiful beast (because, trespassing & personal safety & all that jazz...) It sure felt pretty awesome to finally get the chance to have a close-ish peek at a Longhorn, especially considering their legendary symbolism in Texan culture. ⭐️
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Most damselflies perch with their wings folded against their abdomens, but the spreadwing is obviously different and gave the namers something to focus on. Which leaves me guessing about the lyre-tip unless they play lute in the off season. Meanwhile, I'd like to thank this one for perching in front of what became a blurred green leaf behind the wings.
Paros, one of the most charming places we've ever visited. For most tourists just a spot they visit for 1-3 nights, for some people, place where they decide to spend the rest of their lives, for us it was a perfect holiday destination, especially wonderful in the morning when tourists were still asleep.
Paros (/ˈpɛərɒs/; Greek: Πάρος [ˈparos]; Venetian: Paro) is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. Part of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about 8 kilometres (5 miles) wide. It lies approximately 150 km (93 miles) south-east of Piraeus. The Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets totaling 196.308 square kilometres (75.795 sq mi) of land. Its nearest neighbor is the municipality of Antiparos, which lies to its southwest. In ancient Greece, the city-state of Paros was located on the island.
Historically, Paros was known for its fine white marble, which gave rise to the term Parian to describe marble or china of similar qualities. Today, abandoned marble quarries and mines (with some still being in use) can be found on the island, but Paros is primarily known as a popular tourist spot.
The stained glass windows of Notre-Dame, particularly the three rose windows, are among the most famous features of the cathedral. The west rose window, over the portals, was the first and smallest of the roses in Notre-Dame. It is 9.6 metres in diameter, and was made in about 1225, with the pieces of glass set in a thick circular stone frame. None of the original glass remains in this window; it was recreated in the 19th century.
The two transept windows are larger and contain a greater proportion of glass than the rose on the west façade, because the new system of buttresses made the nave walls thinner and stronger. The north rose was created in about 1250, and the south rose in about 1260. The south rose in the transept is 12.9 metres in diameter; with the claire-voie surrounding it, a total of 19 metres. It was given to the cathedral by King Louis IX of France, known as Saint Louis.
The south rose has 94 medallions, arranged in four circles, depicting scenes from the life of Christ and those who witnessed his time on earth. The inner circle has twelve medallions showing the twelve apostles. During later restorations, some of these original medallions were moved to circles farther out. The next two circles depict celebrated martyrs and virgins. The fourth circle shows twenty angels, and saints important to Paris, such as Saint Denis, Margaret the Virgin with a dragon, and Saint Eustace. The third and fourth circles also have some depictions of Old Testament subjects. The third circle has some medallions with scenes from the New Testament Gospel of Matthew which date from the last quarter of the 12th century. These are the oldest glass in the window.
Additional scenes in the corners around the rose window include Jesus's Descent into Hell, Adam and Eve, the Resurrection of Christ. Saint Peter and Saint Paul are at the bottom of the window, and Mary Magdalene and John the Apostle at the top.
Above the rose was a window depicting Christ triumphant seated in the sky, surrounded by his Apostles. Below are sixteen windows with painted images of Prophets. These were painted during the restoration in the 19th century by Alfred Gérenthe, under the direction of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, based upon a similar window at Chartres Cathedral.
The south rose had a difficult history. In 1543 it was damaged by the settling of the masonry walls, and not restored until 1725–1727. It was seriously damaged in the French Revolution of 1830. Rioters burned the residence of the archbishop, next to the cathedral, and many of the panes were destroyed. The window was rebuilt by Viollet-le-Duc in 1861 who rotated it by fifteen degrees to give it a clear vertical and horizontal axis, and replaced the destroyed pieces of glass with new glass in the same style. The window now contains both medieval and 19th-century glass.
In the 1960s, after three decades of debate, it was decided to replace many of the 19th-century grisaille windows in the nave designed by Viollet-le-Duc with new windows. The new windows, made by Jacques Le Chevallier, are without human figures and use abstract designs and colour to try to recreate the luminosity of the cathedral's interior in the 13th century.
The fire left the three great medieval rose windows mostly intact, but with some damage. The rector of the cathedral noted that one rose window would have to be dismantled, as it was unstable and at risk. Most of the other damaged windows were of much less historical value.
In early 2024 Macron proposed removing six of the seven undamaged 19th-century stained glass windows created by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc in the chapels along the south aisle of the nave, and replacing them with new windows with more contemporary designs. He invited contemporary artists to submit designs for the new windows. This proposal inspired a backlash in the press, and 140,000 people signed a petition to keep the old windows. The plan for contemporary windows was rejected by the French Commission on Architectural Monuments and Patrimony in July 2024.
Possibly the most photographed tree in Scotland? This was taken the evening before my Devil's Pulpit shot. I had finally arrived at the B&B but was pretty late and had the idea of trying to shoot this tree as it wasn't that far away. Unfortunately the weather was so good and it was a Saturday so there were families having evening meals and kids climbing over the roots so it wasn't until after the sun had set that I bagged a shot. The roots were nearly surrounded by water but not 100% hence the crop. I managed to drag more detail out of the shadows than I was expecting 9( credit to the Canon sensor in the R5) but purposely left it almost silhouetted as I thought it looked natural. I'm can't pretend it's in any way 'original' but never shot it before and, considering there wasn't a cloud in the sky I liked the early Blue Hour light.
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Clingendael is one of the most beautiful estates in the Netherlands. The park located between The Hague and Wassenaar has an eventful history. Since the sixteenth century, various garden and landscape architects have contributed towards the look and atmosphere of this country estate. In the 19th century the garden architect Zocher replaced the garden's original French design by the English landscape style that was so popular in those days. Later the garden was turned into an Old Dutch park and a Japanese garden was added to it. Behind Huys Clingendael residence lies a large playground and field where children play and families enjoy picnics. There are several walking routes you can follow and there is also a tearoom you can visit for a cup of tea or coffee with apple pie or an ice cream.
SN/NC: Rosa Sp, Rosaceae Family
Garden roses are predominantly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens. They are one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants, especially in temperate climates. An enormous number of garden cultivars have been produced, especially over the last two centuries, though roses have been known in the garden for millennia beforehand. While most garden roses are grown for their flowers, often in dedicated rose gardens, some are also valued for other reasons, such as having ornamental fruit, providing ground cover, or for hedging. Roses are one of the most popular garden shrubs in the world with both indoor and outdoor appeal. They possess a number of general features that cause growers and gardeners to choose roses for their gardens. This includes the wide range of colours they are available in; the generally large size of flower, larger than most flowers in temperate regions; the variety of size and shape; the wide variety of species and cultivars that freely hybridize.
As rosas de jardim são predominantemente rosas híbridas que são cultivadas como plantas ornamentais em jardins privados ou públicos. Eles são um dos grupos de plantas com flores mais populares e amplamente cultivados, especialmente em climas temperados. Um grande número de cultivares de jardim foi produzido, especialmente nos últimos dois séculos, embora as rosas sejam conhecidas no jardim há milênios. Enquanto a maioria das rosas de jardim são cultivadas por suas flores, muitas vezes em jardins de rosas dedicados, algumas também são valorizadas por outras razões, como ter frutas ornamentais, fornecer cobertura do solo ou cobertura. As rosas são um dos arbustos de jardim mais populares do mundo, com apelo interno e externo. Eles possuem uma série de características gerais que fazem com que produtores e jardineiros escolham rosas para seus jardins. Isso inclui a ampla gama de cores em que estão disponíveis; o tamanho geralmente grande da flor, maior do que a maioria das flores em regiões temperadas; a variedade de tamanho e forma; a grande variedade de espécies e cultivares que hibridizam livremente.
Las rosas de jardín son predominantemente rosas híbridas que se cultivan como plantas ornamentales en jardines privados o públicos. Son uno de los grupos de plantas con flores más populares y ampliamente cultivados, especialmente en climas templados. Se ha producido una enorme cantidad de cultivares de jardín, especialmente durante los últimos dos siglos, aunque las rosas se conocen en el jardín desde hace milenios. Si bien la mayoría de las rosas de jardín se cultivan por sus flores, a menudo en jardines de rosas dedicados, algunas también se valoran por otras razones, como tener frutas ornamentales, proporcionar cobertura del suelo o setos. Las rosas son uno de los arbustos de jardín más populares del mundo, tanto para interiores como para exteriores. Poseen una serie de características generales que hacen que los cultivadores y jardineros elijan rosas para sus jardines. Esto incluye la amplia gama de colores en los que están disponibles; el tamaño generalmente grande de la flor, más grande que la mayoría de las flores en las regiones templadas; la variedad de tamaño y forma; la amplia variedad de especies y cultivares que hibridan libremente.
Les roses de jardin sont principalement des roses hybrides qui sont cultivées comme plantes ornementales dans les jardins privés ou publics. Ils sont l'un des groupes de plantes à fleurs les plus populaires et les plus cultivés, en particulier dans les climats tempérés. Un nombre énorme de cultivars de jardin ont été produits, en particulier au cours des deux derniers siècles, bien que les roses soient connues dans le jardin depuis des millénaires auparavant. Alors que la plupart des roses de jardin sont cultivées pour leurs fleurs, souvent dans des roseraies dédiées, certaines sont également appréciées pour d'autres raisons, telles que la présence de fruits ornementaux, la couverture du sol ou la couverture. Les roses sont l'un des arbustes de jardin les plus populaires au monde avec un attrait intérieur et extérieur. Ils possèdent un certain nombre de caractéristiques générales qui poussent les producteurs et les jardiniers à choisir des roses pour leurs jardins. Cela inclut la large gamme de couleurs dans lesquelles ils sont disponibles ; la taille généralement grande de la fleur, plus grande que la plupart des fleurs des régions tempérées; la variété de taille et de forme; la grande variété d'espèces et de cultivars qui s'hybrident librement.
Le rose da giardino sono prevalentemente rose ibride che vengono coltivate come piante ornamentali in giardini privati o pubblici. Sono uno dei gruppi di piante da fiore più popolari e ampiamente coltivati, soprattutto nei climi temperati. È stato prodotto un numero enorme di cultivar da giardino, soprattutto negli ultimi due secoli, sebbene le rose fossero conosciute in giardino da millenni. Mentre la maggior parte delle rose da giardino vengono coltivate per i loro fiori, spesso in roseti dedicati, alcune sono apprezzate anche per altri motivi, come avere frutti ornamentali, fornire copertura del suolo o per siepi. Le rose sono uno degli arbusti da giardino più popolari al mondo con un fascino sia per interni che per esterni. Possiedono una serie di caratteristiche generali che inducono coltivatori e giardinieri a scegliere le rose per i loro giardini. Ciò include l'ampia gamma di colori in cui sono disponibili; la dimensione generalmente grande del fiore, più grande della maggior parte dei fiori nelle regioni temperate; la varietà di dimensioni e forma; l'ampia varietà di specie e cultivar che si ibridano liberamente.
Tuinrozen zijn overwegend hybride rozen die als sierplant in particuliere of openbare tuinen worden gekweekt. Ze zijn een van de meest populaire en meest gekweekte groepen bloeiende planten, vooral in gematigde klimaten. Er is een enorm aantal tuincultivars geproduceerd, vooral in de afgelopen twee eeuwen, hoewel rozen al duizenden jaren eerder in de tuin bekend waren. Hoewel de meeste tuinrozen worden gekweekt voor hun bloemen, vaak in speciale rozentuinen, worden sommige ook om andere redenen gewaardeerd, zoals het hebben van sierfruit, het verstrekken van bodembedekkers of voor afdekking. Rozen zijn een van de meest populaire tuinheesters ter wereld met zowel binnen als buiten aantrekkingskracht. Ze hebben een aantal algemene kenmerken die kwekers en tuinders ertoe brengen om rozen voor hun tuinen te kiezen. Dit omvat het brede scala aan kleuren waarin ze verkrijgbaar zijn; de over het algemeen grote bloemgrootte, groter dan de meeste bloemen in gematigde streken; de verscheidenheid aan grootte en vorm; de grote verscheidenheid aan soorten en cultivars die vrijelijk hybridiseren.
Gartenrosen sind überwiegend Hybridrosen, die als Zierpflanzen in privaten oder öffentlichen Gärten angebaut werden. Sie sind eine der beliebtesten und am weitesten verbreiteten Gruppen von Blütenpflanzen, insbesondere in gemäßigten Klimazonen. Vor allem in den letzten zwei Jahrhunderten wurde eine enorme Anzahl von Gartensorten produziert, obwohl Rosen im Garten schon seit Jahrtausenden bekannt waren. Während die meisten Gartenrosen wegen ihrer Blüten angebaut werden, oft in speziellen Rosengärten, werden einige auch aus anderen Gründen geschätzt, z. B. als Zierfrüchte, als Bodendecker oder zur Absicherung. Rosen sind einer der beliebtesten Gartensträucher der Welt und sowohl im Innen- als auch im Außenbereich attraktiv. Sie besitzen eine Reihe allgemeiner Merkmale, die Züchter und Gärtner veranlassen, Rosen für ihre Gärten zu wählen. Dazu gehört die große Auswahl an Farben, in denen sie erhältlich sind; die im Allgemeinen große Blume, größer als die meisten Blumen in gemäßigten Regionen; die Vielfalt an Größe und Form; die große Vielfalt an Arten und Sorten, die frei hybridisieren.
ガーデンローズは主に、プライベートガーデンまたはパブリックガーデンで観賞用植物として栽培されるハイブリッドローズです。それらは、特に温暖な気候において、最も人気があり、広く栽培されている顕花植物のグループの1つです。バラは何千年も前から庭で知られていましたが、特に過去2世紀にわたって、膨大な数の庭の栽培品種が生産されてきました。ほとんどの庭のバラは花のために栽培されていますが、多くの場合専用のバラ園で栽培されていますが、観賞用の果物を持っている、地被植物を提供する、または生け垣などの他の理由で評価されるものもあります。バラは、屋内と屋外の両方で魅力的な世界で最も人気のある庭の低木の1つです。それらは、栽培者と庭師が彼らの庭のためにバラを選ぶようにする多くの一般的な特徴を持っています。これには、利用可能なさまざまな色が含まれます。一般的に大きなサイズの花で、温帯地域のほとんどの花よりも大きい。サイズと形状の多様性;自由に交雑する多種多様な種と栽培品種。
ورود الحدائق هي في الغالب ورود هجينة تزرع كنباتات للزينة في حدائق خاصة أو عامة. إنها واحدة من أكثر مجموعات النباتات المزهرة انتشارًا وشعبية ، خاصة في المناخات المعتدلة. تم إنتاج عدد هائل من أصناف الحدائق ، خاصة خلال القرنين الماضيين ، على الرغم من أن الورود كانت معروفة في الحديقة لآلاف السنين مسبقًا. بينما تُزرع معظم ورود الحدائق لزهورها ، غالبًا في حدائق ورود مخصصة ، يتم تقدير بعضها أيضًا لأسباب أخرى ، مثل الحصول على فاكهة الزينة ، أو توفير غطاء أرضي ، أو للتحوط. الورود هي واحدة من أشهر شجيرات الحدائق في العالم مع جاذبية داخلية وخارجية. لديهم عدد من الميزات العامة التي تجعل المزارعين والبستانيين يختارون الورود لحدائقهم. يتضمن ذلك مجموعة واسعة من الألوان التي تتوفر بها ؛ الحجم الكبير للزهرة بشكل عام ، أكبر من معظم الأزهار في المناطق المعتدلة ؛ تنوع الحجم والشكل. مجموعة واسعة من الأنواع والأصناف التي تهجين بحرية.BOT
Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors.
Most of the time seen hovering above the roadside - but this one was actually flying somewhere - and at speed!
Berghain is the most well-known club in Berlin - and also one of the worldwide most famous clubs. It’s the church of Techno with the best sound system you can get. So be prepared to dance for hours and listen to top quality music. Inside this abandoned power plant you’ll find two different clubs: Berghain and Panorama Bar, which are separated by a set of stairs. If you’re the kind of person who appreciates good techno music, you’ll feel like you’re in paradise once you step inside Berghain. Their line up is always impeccable and you’ll probably listen to the best DJ's blasting their best tunes out loud, every weekend, from Friday 'til Monday morning. Inside Panorama Bar, you’ll find a more cheerful atmosphere, where they usually play all variations of house music. It’s the perfect place to have a drink, calm down and then go back to Berghain.
another of the ugly black rocks I found a long time ago, in a place far away! this is the most curious of the lot, with lots of color............
Ore yeye o...
In honor of Oshun, and one of Her priestesses who today celebrates 40 years of having Her crowned. Maferefun Ochun. ♥ Oku Odun to my godsister, mentor and friend Elba M.
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some places just cry out for a scenic photograph. this is one of those places. This corner of the canal in Bruges always has a scrum of Cameras josteling for position.
Explore 30th September 2018 #102
Most Robins head South for the winter but there are a number that stay the winter at Hermitage Park in Edmonton. Have seen at least three this season.
Most creatures I meet at night are well tempered, but there are a few exceptions. This gargoyle obviously wasn't in his best mood and I decided to let him silently screem at the universe without further enquiry.
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"The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them -- words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they're brought out. But it's more than that, isn't it? The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away. And you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you've said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it. That's the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller but for want of an understanding ear."
― Stephen King
Most definetly a
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
ORDER: Accipitriformes
FAMILY: Accipitridae
Monte Vista NWR, Monte Vista, CO
I think this might possibly be a juvenile female of the "Light Morph" variety ...
05.08.2021. - Oton
The delayed RegioJet train from Split is passing by the iconic Čupković viaduct in Oton, Croatia.
Most people who turn 18 years old wish for minor or ridiculous things to receive as a present. Me? Well this was not something I ever dreamed would occur on my first day as an adult but I rolled with the punches. I live along the ex Western Maryland and was born too late to even see the shattered glass shards that lay among the ground that remain of that once glorious railroad. The so called "dark ages" of the WM from roughly the 90s-2010 where not much if anything changed in the form of preservation of the railroad is what I was born into. As my life progressed so did the rebound in interest in this fine railroad, culminating in various special occurrences over the past 2ish years with both original and new WM equipment appearing. If we ignore the CSX motor, this could easily be an alternate timelines in the late 80s as a freshly delivered GE B32-8 comes into Cumberland with a tired old GP30 waiting to grab the rear to shove the train up the mountain. BT-1 would call over to the 501 and communicate how the move would work. The two would combine and move on down the railroad. A dream had by me often, a dream I always wanted to see either in it's original early 70s form or in a fictional timeline form. Well at 7:45PM on September 13 2025 my dreams came true, and you could have killed me then and I would have died happy. Welcome to the Circus family 561.
A most colorful bug (Sphaerocoris annulus, Scutelleridae, Hemiptera) feeding on herbaceous plants along the Luapula river (Upper-Katanga, DR Congo, 1 February 2018).
Live specimen. Fieldstack based on 66 images (fast method, Zerene Stacker, Dmap & Pmax). Sony A6500, FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO-200, f/3.5, 1/400s, -0.3step, diffused natural light.
Find a previous post of this specimen in the first comment line
Gear and methods: www.flickr.com/photos/andredekesel/8086137225/
Article about this image here: www.boredpanda.com/picasso-bug-sphaerocoris-annulus/
Most of the times these owls will hunt to the left or the right of the photographers. As they get used to our presence they begin to fly right towards us. Closer, and closer, and closer. Thank you Mr Owl.
The Zollverein Coal Mine Complex in Essen (More images in my series Zollverein) is one of the most impressive surviving examples of industrial culture from the modern era.
With their design of the central shaft facilities for Shaft XII, built between 1928 and 1932, Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer created the single most important part of the complex, both technically and architecturally. The industrial monument has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.
The site of the Zollverein coal mine and coking plant stands symbolises industrial history and structural transformation in the economy. Here, Schupp and Kremmer created a high-performance industrial complex with clear aesthetics and a high degree of functionality. Symmetry, axiality and gradation of scale – the organising principles of the modernist formal idiom – came into their own here in a new context.
The curtain wall façades, designed in the style of New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) and made of a steel framework inset with clinker bricks, earned the colliery the reputation of being “the most beautiful coal mine in the world”, even back in its working days. Clearly visible from afar, the 55-metre-high double winding tower rises above the other buildings as an icon of mining architecture and a symbol for the entire Ruhr region. Years later, Fritz Schupp built the Zollverein Coking Plant, which went into operation in 1961, in the same style as the coal mine complex. In its day, the mine was regarded as the largest and most efficient one in the world. An era came to an end when the coal mine ceased operations in 1986 and the coking plant in 1993. A total of 600,000 people were employed here and coal was last extracted from a depth of 1,000 metres.
In the context of the International Building Exhibition (IBA) Emscher Park, the facility, which is protected as a historical monument, was promoted as a model project; the first phase of refurbishment began in 1989. Today, the Zollverein complex is the central anchor point of the Route of Industrial Heritage – a 400-kilometre-long trail along the industrial and cultural heritage of the Ruhr region. Based on a master plan by Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA in collaboration with the architectural firm of Heinrich Böll, the site was transformed with conversions and new buildings by Norman Foster and SANAA into a site for culture, business and education. Today, the Zollverein is a popular tourist destination that is home to the Ruhr Museum, the Red Dot Design Museum, the Zollverein Monument Trail, and the new Folkwang University of the Arts with its design department, plus the studios and ateliers of four dozen creative companies.
Most of my pictures are taken in and around the city of Molde, witch is the capital of Møre og Romsdal, in the country of Norway
This one was taken is not far from the city limits.
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I think most of you who follow my photo journey know of my love of the highlands of Scotland, however, recent weather hasn't been too kind for me to head off that way. What do you do when you can't get to the highlands? Well in my case, I head for the hills of the lowlands. This photo was captured in the Galloway Forest Park which is run by the Forestry Commision. Underneath this little bridge is the Carrick Gala which was flowing harder and faster than I have ever seen before, a testimony to the amount of rain mother nature has thrown in our direction this winter.
One of the most iconic photo-spots in Germany. It is far out in the East, out of (almost) everyone's way. But we made the effort to get there. I planned to shoot through sunset into the blue hour. But the weather gods weren't quite with us that evening... except for a few brief moments before sunset when the bridge was lit up dramatically. Those few moments were totally worth it!
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Oh! And a big sorry to everyone! I know, I have kept you waiting a long time for a new image. That's because I was extremely busy with many things lately. But big promise for 2018: I will edit and upload more often! Still have many sleeping beauties on my hard disk and quite a few new photo-journeys planned. So watch this space! I am still alive :-)