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In honour of the late John Gruber, who taught me that it’s about the people and not just the machines, I submitted a few “Images of Railroaders” for CRPA's 2019 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program. Good luck to everyone else who submitted their photos!
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.
This iconic site is a must for visitors to Kyoto, Japan. And I was early enough to avoid the normal crowds that date:-)
Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari which is 233 metres above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometers and takes approximately 2 hours to walk up. [Source: Wikipedia]
It is reachable by the path lined with thousands of vermilion Torii gates, known as Senbon Torii 千鳥居, like these shown in the photo. These Torii gates are donations by individuals and companies, and the donator's name and the date of the donation are inscribed on each gate. The cost starts around 400,000 yen for a small sized gate and increases to over one million yen for a large gate. [Source: Japan Guide]
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Lisbon, Portugal
At 52 meters (170 feet) tall, Lisbon's Monument to the Discoveries commemorates the five hundredth anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator, who discovered the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde
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
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.
Mathieu Rivrin - www.mathieurivrin.com/
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These little sparrows were all so happy to share the seeds that had been put out in the garden for them.
This photo showcases the dark green base of Te Mata Peak anchoring the composition in the bottom left corner. A multitude of bare trees stretching diagonally from the top left corner to the bottom right, create a natural buffer from the thick fog that covers the Tukituki valley below. The barren trees seem to form a protective line, guarding the sleeping giant (look up the legend of Te Mata Peak) from the enveloping fog.
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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.
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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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.
"Flammor av frön". Part of artwork of artist Birgitta Linhart. Del av ett konstverk av Birgitta Linhart. Veckans fotosöndagstema "Skir".
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.
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....
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.
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.
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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“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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There are still a few spaces left at the Moab Symposium coming up in May. I will be there presenting and giving two workshops along with many other great photographers including Tom Till, Guy Tal, and Elizabeth Carmel. If you haven't had a chance to shoot this incredible area, come join us for three days of fun and shooting!
This image was taken a couple weeks ago while giving a private workshop at the Great Sand Dunes to a great photographer named Andrew Vernon. Great light, and strong winds at the dunes make for crazy cool images and intense shooting!
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...
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.
A birds eye view of the various forms of street traffic seen in the city centre of Hanoi, Vietnam.
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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.
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
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.
Parts of Alexanderplatz seemed very ordinary during the day, but took on a new look as dusk fell over the area.
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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Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox overhead. AB800 open behind backdrop of white faux suede.Triggered by Cybersync.