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The first sunbeams in the morning are reaching the rocks and peak, the clouds are clearing up.
The grassland region to the northeast of Tro La pass-4864m (or Cho La Pass) is known as Yilhun.Here two rivers,the Tro(Cho)-chu and Dzenu-chu drain from the Trola Range to form the Yi-chu,a fast-flowing tributary of the Nyag chu ཉག་ཆུ་ (Yalong). Here I visited the sacred glacial lake of Yilhun Lha Tso-4110m,situated some 30km below the Tro La pass. This lake is one of the most beautiful in all Tibet བོད. Its shores bedecked with colossal carved mani stones, many of which are the work of a local stone carver named Trador. The mountains and rocks surrounding the lake are said to assume the divine form of the Cakrasamvara mandala to those who have the pure vision to perceive them as such.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Yilhun Lhatso Nature Reserve (190 sq km), extending from the lakeshore as far as the jagged snow peaks of the Trola range to the south, is a natural habitat for176 species of wild animals, including the red deer (cervus albirostris), the snow-leopard, the argali, the red fox and various birds of prey. the flora of the reserve include distinctive azaleas, dragon spruce(Picea asperata),cypresses and the snow lotus སྤྱང་དུག་པ changdukpa (Sasssurea laniceps ) .
The Nomads of these upper valleys supplement their income by collecting caterpillar fungus for Chinese medicinal consumption.
These ripples as seen from the stern of the ship add some life to the already picturesque landscape and the calm water, as the ship starts to make a turn.
This was taken during the cruise to Hubbard Glacier, Alaska from Vancouver, Canada.
Explore #4 (Highest position 2013-12-05) - Thank you for stopping by and for your encouraging comments and faves!
Sometimes, she sat in the sunshine
in hope it'll make her fine.
Waiting there, she crosses the line,
and away the sorrow, mixes the wine
in hope it takes the night or brings the sunshine.
Sometimes, she stood in the divine,
In the shadow of Mary, God’s own concubine,
Dissolved, she prays for mercy or the sublime,
But the cross of sorrow, she can’t, of God’s shrine
And soon, from the psalms, resign.
She goes to the shoreline or riverine
and there, continues her decline,
but she sees, of all and the shores, a confine.
She takes the sand, smooth and fine
Then walked into this sea of brine.
And in the bosom of the sea, lies a sublime,
One whose face holds, rays of sunshine
Heuer werden es zehn Jahre als ich das erste Mal in London war. Es war genau zu der Zeit des zweiten Terroranschlages auf London. Damals waren kaum Menschen zu Besuch im Tower of London, im Gegensatz zum diesjährigen Besuch. Da wurde mir erst bewusst in welcher gefahr wir uns damals befanden. Im Nachhinein ein sehr bizarrer Gedanke.
This year there will be ten years as I was the first time in London. It was exactly at the time the second terrorist attack on London. At the time, hardly any people visiting the Tower of London were, in contrast to this year's visit. Then I became aware of the danger we were back then. In retrospect, a very bizarre idea.
England
Vereinigtes Königreich (United Kingdom)
London
März (March) 2015
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The Felker Round Barn NW of Mt. Morris,IL. The barn is constructed of poured concrete with a central silo for feed storage.Round barns were said to be more efficient,but the difficulty and cost of construction caused them to be the exception,not the norm in barn construction....
The Sun setting over the Kyle of Tongue. I do like the perspective the wide angle lens provides. If you would like to buy one of my travel images please send me an email. Cheers!
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This young capricorn in the Julian alp mountains of Slovenia is obviously surprised looking into the lens of a bridge camera, but it's not scared.
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Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement of 45 buildings with the traditional features of a central European village. It is the region’s most complete group of these kinds of traditional log houses, often found in mountainous areas. Vlkolínec is small community part of the town of Ružomberok. It was historically referred to as a street of Ružomberok, yet is situated about 7 kilometres from the town itself, in the mountains of the northern part of central Slovakia. It is a remarkably well preserved rural medieval settlement featuring wooden architecture typical of hillside and mountain areas. Its layout, defined in part by the hilly terrain of the mountains of Veľká Fatra, features log houses situated on narrow lots with stables, barns and smaller outbuildings in the rear. A canalized stream flows through the centre of the village. The surrounding landscape is formed by narrow strips of fields and pastures with haylofts.
Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement with the traditional features of a central European village. Vlkolínec has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993, and is one of ten Slovak villages that have been given the status of a folk architecture reservations. Originally it was the settlement of loggers, shepherds and farmers.
Vlkolínec – in het midden van Slowakije – is een opmerkelijk intact gebleven nederzetting met gebouwen kenmerkend voor een centraal Europees dorp. De huizen worden gebouwd op stenen funderingen, de muren bedekt met klei en vervolgens wit of blauw geschilderd. Er zijn 47 van dit soort traditionele woningen in Vlkolínec en daarmee de meest volledige groep van dit soort traditionele Slowaakse houten huizen, die vaak voorkomen in bergachtige gebieden. Naast de traditionele woningen staan er in het plaatsje een winkel en school uit het einde van de 19e eeuw en de kerk van de Heilige Maagd Maria uit 1875, met een belfort gebouwd in 1770. Vlkolínec staat sinds 1993 op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO omdat het dorp, onaangetast is door de moderne tijd.
Amesbury, Wiltshire
Another rendition from my Stonehenge visit. The dark look is more a reflection of my state of mind after the journey down... Mark you know where I'm coming from.
On a cold Winter's morning, these buds are really the light of day. I've always thought these magnolia blossoms are so short lived, but I realize now that the buds shine the whole Winter long...
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Since I need some winter images for a proper photo calendar i looked for something worth capturing during those days when we had at least a little bit of snow.
Actually the amount of snow we had wasn’t even enough to cover the grass on this hill, so I cloned out hundreds of grass blades, which was great fun.
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Iceland is a place of rich folklore and abounds in many ancients myths and Viking tales. Most of the Viking mythology was written down in Old Norse language in Iceland to be preserved and passed onto future generations. It is hard not to feel the power of these myths when one is confronted with rugged and surreal Icelandic landscape. Stokksnes is one place that made me feel the awe of this land. I could lose myself completely in the rugged and dark beauty of Vestrahorn mountain surrounded by the black sand dunes and listening to the sound of the ocean.
You are my means of finding Paradise,
everything about you ... my lucky dice.
You lay me down slowly
in our vast field of dreams.
Nightly I replay reels of our love scenes.
It's sweet serenity
thriving in fields of dreams.
A birds eye view of the various forms of street traffic seen in the city centre of Hanoi, Vietnam.
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a special meeting with two friends on the Isle of Mull.
Together they catch mackerel in the evening.
cleaning and sell it to a restaurant.
The girl was a farmer and the boy was still at school.
been friends for years
Abandoned Fishing Boats, Salen Bay, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Faced with another dull, shadowless day, I opted to use a 10 stop, Neutral Density Filter and a 30 second exposure to attempt to add some life and movement, into the image, without detracting from the Fishing Boats. Not sure how well this works as it's not my main photography genre.
"Flammor av frön". Part of artwork of artist Birgitta Linhart. Del av ett konstverk av Birgitta Linhart. Veckans fotosöndagstema "Skir".
"Los colores del Kiwi"
En junio de 1959 se eligió el nombre de kiwi para esta preciosa y sabrosa fruta de procecendia China y explotada por los neozolandeses. Primero bautizaron a la fruta con el nombre de Yang Tao, o grosellas chinas; posteriormente no convencidos con su nomenclatura decidieron rebautizarla con el nombre de "melonette", dado el parecido con un melón.
Finalmente recibiría el nombre que tiene hoy en día "Kiwi" en honor al pájaro del mismo nombre y que es el simbolo nacional, por su símil con la fruta, barrigota marrón, plumas color marrón.
"The colors of the Kiwi"
In June 1959, the name kiwi was chosen for this precious and tasty fruit from China and exploited by the New Zealanders. First they baptized the fruit with the name of Yang Tao, or Chinese currants; later not convinced with their nomenclature decided to rename it with the name of "melonette", given the resemblance to a melon.
Finally, it would receive the name that it has today "Kiwi" in honor of the bird of the same name and that is the national symbol, for its simile with the fruit, brown belly, brown feathers.
"Les couleurs du kiwi"
En juin 1959, le nom de kiwi a été choisi pour ce fruit précieux et savoureux en provenance de Chine et exploité par les Néo-Zélandais. Ils ont d'abord baptisé le fruit avec le nom de Yang Tao, ou des raisins de Corinthe; plus tard pas convaincu avec leur nomenclature a décidé de le renommer avec le nom de "melonette", étant donné la ressemblance avec un melon.
Enfin, il recevrait le nom qu’il porte aujourd’hui "Kiwi" en l’honneur de l’oiseau du même nom et qui est le symbole national, pour sa comparaison avec le fruit, le ventre brun, les plumes brunes.
"I colori del Kiwi"
Nel giugno 1959, il nome kiwi fu scelto per questo prezioso e gustoso frutto proveniente dalla Cina e sfruttato dai neozelandesi. Per prima cosa battezzarono il frutto con il nome di Yang Tao, o ribes cinese; Successivamente non convinto con la loro nomenclatura decise di ribattezzarlo con il nome di "melonette", vista la somiglianza con un melone.
Infine, avrebbe ricevuto il nome che ha oggi "Kiwi" in onore dell'uccello con lo stesso nome e che è il simbolo nazionale, per la sua similitudine con il frutto, la pancia marrone, le piume marroni.
María
The wooden chariot has long since rotted away. The ongoing excavations of the mausoleum of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, revels that it was laid out to resemble a palace complex. The Terracotta Army formed the garrison for the palace. The army was arranged in long trenches with wooden roofs covered in earth that rotted away and collapsed centuries ago. Every terracotta figure was broken into fragments that have been painstakingly reassembled and is still ongoing. As stated below many other types of figures have been found in other pits including palace animals such as birds and pets.
—from Wikipedia
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.
The figures, dating from approximately the late 200s BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong County, outside Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The figures vary in height according to their rank, the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army hold more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remain in situ in the pits near Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Other, non-military terracotta figures have since been found in other pits, including those of officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians.
A sunny afternoon with the typical Dutch white clouds against a blue sky on the dike of the island Marken. The group houses with their red roofs and green painted wooden walls, is called the Rozewerf. Marken, 2018.
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Rozewerf is een buurtschap in de gemeente Waterland, in de Nederlandse provincie Noord-Holland.Het is één van de buurtschappen die het leef- en- woongemeenschap van het voormalig eiland Marken vormen. Rozewerf is gelegen net ten zuiden van Grotewerf. Andere spelling voor de buurtschap is Roze Werf en oudere spellingen zijn Rozenwerf en Rozen Werf.
Rozewerf is van oorsprong een terp, dat een werf wordt genoemd. Deze terp is niet vernoemd naar de kleur maar meer dan waarschijnlijk naar de persoon of familie Roos of Rozen, die de eigenaar of aanlegger is geweest van de werf. Net als de andere ten noorden van Rozewerf gelegen werven stammen de meeste huizen uit de 18e en 19e eeuw. In de loop van de tijd zijn deze wel flink verbouwd. Rozewerf kent net als Grotewerf nog het meest oorspronkelijke uiterlijk van deze oude bewoning waardoor het nog de karakteristieke en monumentale panden heeft. Rozewerf is een kleine buurtschap en de huizen staat ook erg dicht op elkaar, er is smalle doorgang door de buurtschap. Rozewerf ligt echt maar net aan de dijk die het beschermt van het water, ooit de Zuiderzee thans het Markermeer. Rozewerf lag van oorsprong niet aan het water maar in de loop der tijd is een deel van het eiland verzwolgen door de zee.
The leopard (Panthera padrus pardus) is a solitary animal of the bush and forest and is mainly nocturnal in habit, although it sometimes basks in the sun. It is an agile climber and frequently stores the remains of its kills in the branches of a tree. It feeds upon any animals it can overpower, from small rodents to waterbuck, but generally preys on the smaller and medium-sized antelopes and deers. Leopards are very stealthy and like to stalk close and run a relatively short distance after their prey. They kill through suffocation by grabbing their prey by the throat and biting down with their powerful jaws.
The beautiful Luluka, female Leopard, gave birth to a cub 2-3 months ago. They normally move their dens so as to keep other predators away from the cub. Luluka was seen holding her cub in her jaws and moving dens nearly 3 kms away. Photographed during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
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Probably the most famous view on all of Lofoten islands, and with good reason. The incredibly picturesque setting of Reine on Moskenesøya, the outermost island accessible by road. It has been photographed a million times. Here you see my interpretation: A cold and quiet winter afternoon when it was just late enough for the village lights to turn on but still quite some time before blue hour... what I started to call the 'pink hour' because of the sometimes almost eerie arctic winter light.
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Mt.Fuji from Yoshiwara
吉原・雲海の富士山
This short movie is the sunrise
and the flow of sea of clouds at Yoshiwara.
日の出と雲海の流れのタイムラプスです。
[time lapse of 40min --> 8sec]
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka city, Japan
Recently withdrawn 76079 stands at the back of Grosmont shed ‘chalked up’ as Thornaby’s 76024 complete with the 51L shedplate. The End of Steam 1967 writing and the crying face gave the engine a real feel of the end of North Eastern steam in 1967
~Tom Peters
"Get Down on It" Week Continues! A 7-day celebration of looking down our noses at our subjects, much like King Henry VIII did.
Painting: Chicago was thunderstorming all day yesterday, so I spent the morning in the corner of my studio where I go to paint, but mostly I watched the rain pelt the windows. Ahhhhhhh. Well, you know what happened next: a click of the shutter...then a nap. :)
My talented friend Kim also shot paint brushes yesterday, because great creative minds think alike. :)
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Orkney
The Ring if Brodgar is part of the Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. It is found in parish of Stenness in the West Mainland. It stands on an eastward sloping plateau on the Ness of Brodgar, which is a thin strip of land separating the lochs of Stenness and Harray.
The interior of the ring of stones has never been fully excavated, or scientifically dated, therefore the monument's actual age remains uncertain. It is assumed to have been erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC, making it the last of the great Neolithic monuments built on the Ness.
The stone ring was built in a true circle and is almost 104 metres wide. Although not based on any archaeological evidence, it is thought to have originally contained 60 megaliths, only 27 stones remain upright today. These stones vary in height from 2.1 metres to a maximum of 4.7 metres.
With a diameter of 103.6 metres the Brodgar ring is the third largest stone circle in the British Isles. It covers an area of 8435 square metres, it is beaten only by the outer ring of stones at Avebury and the Greater Ring at Stanton Drew in England.
The loch in the background of this photo is the Loch of Harray.
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Commissioned June 1988 by Middlesbrough Borough Council, with funding from Northern Arts and grants from the Arts Council of Great Britain and other sources
Beams of sun rays breaking through dark clouds.
This was taken on Cronulla Beach, Sydney, during one of my morning walks.
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Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox overhead. AB800 open behind backdrop of white faux suede.Triggered by Cybersync.
Our hotel was very close to the Tower Of London, so location wise, we were very close to the city centre and hence, were able to enjoy the trip much more (even with a pram!). The tour of the tower is always fun (a bit expensive though) specially because of the Yeomen and their style of storytelling.
Layers Of Light
Some glorious light on our trip along Glen Cannich last week. This is one using the 70-200mm lens shooting into the light to capture this beautiful scene with different layers, colours and trees in this image.
Glen Cannich, Scotland
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My Photo of the Day for November 1, 2007. As always, viewing large and on black is highly recommended.
(I'm posting one shot every day through November. Check out the whole set. Act now, supplies are limited!)
Passions of Nature.
Forti colori contrastanti espressioni luminose visibili poesia dinamica intensità emotive profonde verità sottostanti che penetrano realismo,
sensaties opnemen diepste gevoelens interpreteren expressieve licentie revolutionaire verkenningen essays visioenen fabriceren van tinten,
efforts profonds les plus profonds préoccupations dévouées facteurs décisifs forces troublantes libertés exemplaires établir des virages nuances surprenantes diagonales imbriquées perspectives tordues,
pictiúir spontáineacha a nochtadh mothúcháin ríthábhachtacha freagairtí ardaithe smaointe a choipeadh soilse lurching slaiseanna trom,
غرس استيعاب الأصفر البلوز الرمزي أسلوب وصفي تفسيرات مشرقة الأحلام المتحمسة تربك عاطفي مؤلفات مجهولة الهوية,
合成理論的な抽象的な方向を組み合わせて旅行した山未知の強制即興緑の調和再解釈進歩的な詩人外国の喜び木を太く踊る.
Steve.D.Hammond.
The alps : probably the symbol of Switzerland !
Don't you find strange that when you have a photographic interest of any subject, the best solution is not to go directly to it, but to stay remote in order to have a global view ? For example, most of good pictures of castles are not taken from the castle, but precisely a few km away.
It's the same situation here : I am about 100 Km away of the Berner Oberland and the Alps, on another Mountain Range : the Jura. Between me and these mountains there's at least two lakes. However, it's probably one of the best place - better than the alps themselves - where you can see what alps really are : a chain crossing the horizon from east to west.
This place is absolutely beautiful in the morning when the air is clear. That day, it rained between me and the Alps, giving this graphic aspects for the clouds.
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This picture was published in the Nordic Magazine, n°16, October 2015, pp. 80-81. : Here is the result
Iceland was fantastic! With practically no visible signs of the recent volcano eruption, the country is as beautiful as ever. We (Michel Geven and I) had the best of times. I think he must be getting on a bit because this time, he didn't even knock my room door down at 4AM èvery night! :-)
The 9 day trip led us from Reykjavik, via Vik, to the Jokulsarlon Glaciers; back North to Borgarnes; with the ferry to the West Fjords, with an unforeseen but very welcome night at the wonderful island of Flatey, due to missing the last ferry - I was súre I read somewhere that it would go at 8PM! :-) - west to Latrabjarg to the Puffin cliffs, and back again to Reykjavik.
Gained 2 kilos from the countless bags of M&M's, winegums and kokosböller :-) and nòt because of the regular evening dinners, which Michel manages to make us miss every time because of òne more shot of some Skua or another. Only on the Ferry I could corner him into eating something that had at least more than one vitamin in it :-)
But Michel, you're the best travel companion one could wish for on a photo-trip!! Already looking forward to next year!! :-)
Thanks to the valuable directions we got from one of Iceland's most skilled bird photographers, Sigurjón Einarsson we found this lupin field where two pairs of Short-Eared Owls had their hunting grounds. An incredibly beautiful sight! Unfortunately, in the limited time we had, they didn't come really close to our cameras, so this is quite a heavy crop, but seeing those magnificent hunters with their piercing eyes, flying completely silent over that vast sea of blue, was a sight I won't easily forget. Thanks so much, Sigurjón!
I promise to update the diary on my website with the Iceland trip asap!