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Shot of the inside of the main corridor of the grand sheikh zayed mosque.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art. His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque.
The mosque was constructed from 1996 to 2007. It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates.
The building complex measures approximately 290 m (960 ft) by 420 m (1,380 ft), covering an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres), exclusive of exterior landscaping and vehicle parking.
It's Day of the Seafarer today 25/06/21 so I thought I'd do a wee composite nautical fantasy picture to mark this day. I had a lot of fun creating this picture and I hope it brings a smile to your face. All the main characters are portrayed by Asha herself...lol
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Here is my monthly non long exposure shot. While many of us would like to have seen more sea fog at the Golden Gate in recent months, there have been a few key events to marvel at. It's a very simple phenomenon, to be sure, but makes for interesting photography, nonetheless.
The thing with this moment (and do mean moment) was the way the hill just seemed to grow a fuzzy wool sweater of fog.
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Due to Covid-19 I couldn't travel out of Europe this year, so I spent my summer vacation on the Balearic Island Mallorca. Doesn't the water look like in the Caribbean? I've never seen the Mediterranean Sea so clean and crystal clear like this year! Sometimes you don't have to travel far away to see beautiful places.
Early morning light bathes an empty street in a tranquil glow, with traffic lights suspended above and buildings lining the roadside. The sky is a vibrant display of colors, indicating either the beginning of the day.
Maryville Tennessee
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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.
The first monument in the Mughal style is the tomb of Humayun, which was built in 1569 AD, it is the first link of the first building of the typical Timur form on the land of India and the series of Tomb of Gardens developed by the Mughals. it is a beautiful red sandstone tomb which was designed by a Persian architect. The tomb was built in standard charbagh (literally meaning four gardens), in which the water was divided into 4 separate quadrupeds. Which is later seen in the Taj Mahal?
Summer in the Vale of Belvoir, UK. This was shot from the Dowager Duchess of Rutland's gardens which she so generously opens for Vista's annual Jazz in the Garden fundraiser.
During the 5 days I spent on this lovely Scottish island, the tide was low for both Sunrise and Sunset. It meant lots of stones, black rocks and green algea surfaced and made it difficult to get near the water to shoot. But here I liked the rock formation and specially all the smooth and colourful pebbles on the beach.
Memories of yesterday
they were a moment in time
A warm summer's breeze
the smell of fresh air
a dog barks, the birds sing
amidst the ...echoes of laughter.
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“I love the freedom of my wings. I love the empty space above the ground. I rejoice in my freedom. Freedom is my religion. Peace is my God. Love is my worship.”
― Banani Ray, World Peace: The Voice of a Mountain Bird
Dedicating this to Mike, ~EvidencE~. He sent a gorgeous calendar of his work, it arrived today...if you don't know of him, please pop over to his site. You'll love it!
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Sunrise in San Diego.
Our backyard is full of Lady Bugs this year. We have lots of aphids so there is plenty of food for them to feast on. We also have lots of finches too which I suspect are eating the lady bugs.
Photographed with a Nikon D500, 50mm lens, 36mm extension tube and Raynox 250, Meike320 flash.
Southern Alberta, Canada.
South out of Elko toward Eureka – “jack” speaks good English with a throat full of sugar but keeps mostly to himself. As Melinda (who seems to know everything about everyone) tells it he’s from Spain where he and his brother worked in the shipyards. They were close. Worked together, lived together, inseparable. A night of big drinking led to some spirited pushing around. Enrique tripped over backwards and broke his neck. Dead. A dark fluke unfazed by disbelief or agony. At the trial despite three generations of restraint, jack’s great grandmother periodically leapt to her feet screaming that hanging was too good for a Bolshevik. No one questioned that it was an accident. After three years in prison jack left for America. Inland, away from the sea.
A few days ago I had some polaroids taped to the shady side of the cortez making digital copies. Jack watched for awhile then offered that it was the polaroids that made me a busker instead of a pickpocket. Later when I told Melinda what he’d said she shot back that if that didn’t cause me to feel deeply humbled then I was missing his point .
Today it’s either Thursday or Friday . . . . a cool and windy nowhere
While on a flight out of COS on my way to SLC where I was taking in plane window sight. Here I happen to have a view to Pikes Peak and the nearby ridgelines and mountains of that massif. I tried to balance the view with the ground below and mountains with the overcast skies present. I felt there was enough definition in the latter such that it wouldn't be a negative space, but rather complement the Colorado landscape below.
Another image of the view across Lake Geneva from Montreux, Switzerland. This image, "Light Fantastic" and "Shades of Yellow" are of the same view, all taken with varying degrees of light and it's effects through the clouds and/or on the water.
This shot, although quite strong in colour, specifically brings out the turquoise which works quite well with the traces of yellow in the distance creeping through the clouds.
One of the stunning beaches on the fabulous Isle of Harris, Scotland.
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Couldn't think of an adequate story to go with this image. I'm drawn back to what it means to me looking at it. All I could think about was this song. It reminds me of my older brother I guess. Perhaps because I sat alone when photographing this scene, watching the darkness envelope these beautiful mountains and wished I wasn't. It brought back memories of many a late night spent with my older brother when we were teens. I took great comfort and trust in our conversations, his advice and opinion. We talked about everything under the sun and I remember many times sitting together and watching the stars rise high in the skies like a million tiny lanterns. It was my brother who also showed me this song before he left for boot camp. Since then we've both grown up and moved to different states but I think of those nights often when I'm up late.
Here's to
starry skies and memories of long nights... to loved ones who were willing to sit with us in both the cover of darkness and in the beauty of light.
Thank you as always for listening to my ramblings...
xx
Rachel
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.
when the sun is gone I see you
beautiful and haunting, but cold
like the blade of a knife
so sharp and so sweet
nobody knows
your heart.
- Princess Mononoke.
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Model: Landy
Photo: me
Makeup/hair: Qian
Styling by me
There. The most expensive fabrics I'd bought yet. Happy new year. <3
Always impressive to visit the interiors where the elected and the appointed implement the will of the people.
Mysteries of autumn
L'automne est sûrement ma saison préférée pour faire des photos. Les couleurs y sont vraiment particulières, les lumières souvent magnifiques et les lieux touristiques sont vidés des touristes.
Ce matin là, le soleil venait de se lever dans le Jura et c'est au pied de la cascade des Tufs que j'ai pu admirer ce spectacle magique. Les oiseaux chantaient, l'eau chuchotait au rythme de la cascade et le soleil venait éclairer les feuilles au second plan, déjà bien colorées par l'automne.
On était bien loin des bruits de klaxons, des trains qui passent ...
J'ai comme la sensation d'avoir vécu un moment hors du temps, magique en harmonie avec la nature qui m'entourait ce matin là.
J'en redemande ...
Bonne soirée à toutes et à tous.
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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.
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....
On the estuary of the Loire (south shore), a traditional fishery.
Sur l'estuaire de la Loire (rive sud), une pêcherie traditionnelle.
Saint-Brevin
France
Les pêcheries sur pilotis sont des esplanades en bois, souvent agrémentées d'une cabane, permettant la pêche au carrelet. Elles sont accessibles par un ponton ou bien par une échelle. Une perche amarrée à un câble soutient deux cerceaux où se fixe le carrelet, filet qui nécessite un treuil pour être relevé. La plupart des pêcheurs appâtent en vers de terre le fond de leurs mailles, lesté par quelques plombs.
En France, les pêcheries appartiennent à des personnes privées ou à des associations, mais occupent le domaine public maritime. À ce titre, elles font l'objet d'une autorisation d'occupation temporaire, précaire et révocable. S'agissant du domaine public naturel, les dispositions législatives en vigueur (article 2124 du Code général de la propriété des personnes publiques) imposent que les activités pratiquées tiennent compte de la vocation des espaces concernés, incluant notamment la pêche maritime, mais excluant l'hébergement (location de nuitées comme chambre d'hôte par exemple). La pêche au carrelet est essentiellement une activité non professionnelle, un loisir qui se pratique au printemps et à l'automne. Les prises (mulets, athérines appelées éperlans, anguilles ou bars) restent dépendantes des secteurs, des saisons, voire des jours.
Souvent équipées de façon rudimentaire, très régulièrement dépourvues d'eau courante et d'électricité, les pêcheries peuvent être louées pour une partie de pêche le temps d'une marée, sans hébergement, sous réserve du respect de prescriptions techniques relatives aux établissements accueillant du public et dans des conditions qui ne soient pas assimilables à une exploitation commerciale.
Le bassin d'Arcachon accueille des cabanes tchanquées, accessibles par bateau ou à marée basse. Plus au nord, les pêcheries occupent l'estuaire de la Gironde et de la Charente, le littoral de la Charente-Maritime, de la Vendée et de la Loire-Atlantique, ainsi que l'estuaire de la Loire. Une quarantaine de pêcheries sont construites le long de la rive sud de cet estuaire, de Saint-Brevin-les-Pins à Corsept. Elles sont accessibles par des passerelles horizontales dont les plus longues font jusqu'à 120 mètres. Essentiellement constituées de perches en bois de châtaignier, les ossatures sont enfoncées dans la vase à plus d'un mètre par endroits. Des ancrages au sol sont nécessaires pour supporter la cabane, souvent constitués de bidons enfoncés dans la vase à marée basse et évidés avant d'être remplis de gravats ou de béton.
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Part of the set: Mask.
Grave of actress Dorothea Neff, Central Cemetery Vienna. Zentralfriedhof Wien.
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I always had the plan to post more shots of the wonderful Iskanderkul in Tajikistan, but it is already three years ago that I finished my trip through central Asia, and how the world has changed since then.
Beside this shot www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/49221949713/in/photol..., that I posted a long time ago, there were many more.
This image was taken when we left early next morning. The scenery was gorgeous thanks to the light and the haze, and the lake got a wonderful turquoise color.
Iskanderkul is situated in the northwest of Tajikistan, in the Fann-mountains. I am not sure if it was named after Alexander the great, the stories are somewhat vague on this matter, but what is sure is that the dacha of the Tajik president is situated at the east end of the lake.
We spent two days at this lake, and although this scenery is fantastic it took me a lot of pictures to capture its grandness. Not only the lake but the surrounding mountains are so stunning you don't know where to look all the time. Enjoy!
20 September 2019 I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.
Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!
We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.
And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming people. The woman often dressed in wonderful dresses, and bringing a lot of color in the streets of almost of all countries we visited.
A panorama of the Salt Valley region of Arches National Park in Utah. The images were taken from the Fiery Furnace Viewpoint. At the left are the unique, sandstone structures of the Fiery Furnace area. At right is a fenced pathway leading to the Salt Valley Viewpoint. In the middle ground is the Salt Valley and far in the background are the snow-covered Lasal Mountain range.
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“If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.”
― Joseph Campbell
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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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.
Taken on a recent business trip to Rome - this image of the Arch of Constantine with the Colosseum illuminated with the late evening sunshine is a personal favourite.
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!