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Point Lobos, CA
These red lichens grown on the undersides of the cypress trees where the water sprays up on them.
Muley Point 170 degree panorama
I have been talking about the large Pacific storm that was threatening for days. I mentioned the light rain that we drove through on Cigarette Springs Road while we were leaving Fallen Roof ruin. Well this is finally the real storm. This panorama is huge (45 mb (Nope! See comment below)) so be warned if you download the original size. But please try! The view from here is amazing and you can see so much. Here is a list of things to look for from left to right:
Raplee Ridge and Mexican Hat
Alhambra Rock
Comb Ridge
Hunt Mesa
Spearhead Mesa
East Mitten
Merrick Butte
The Big Indian
Stagecoach
Brighams Tomb
Agathla Peak
Navajo Mountain
Oh yes, The Goosenecks of the San Juan
Tora, Manikganj, 2011
Disaster change with the change of POV
Kaligonga, was her name, and still it is.
With the period of time, other than name she lost everything.
Her pride, her strength, her beauty....all of it.
But from the bridge over it, it seems different.
Sometimes its amaizing.
Off the freeway the historic town of Reed Point has very interesting features for photographers. For railfans the fact MRL runs through town makes it even more interesting.
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~ Richard Eberhart
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A trip to Carmel, California meant a visit to Point Lobos, and an attempt at some Edward Weston-inspired photos of the famous state park.
Title: Fort Point Channel
Creator: City of Boston
Date: circa 1960-1990
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, 5210.004
File name: 5210004-007_398
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
This is the starting point of M.G.Marg, Gangtok. Another Long Exposure tried by my hand. you will see some human, vehicle- motion and movement in this capture.
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One broken pencil and one non-broken pencil.
7 Days of Shooting Week #28 Broken Texture Tuesday ....
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One from the archives that's benefited from better noise reduction technology than I had 2 yrs ago :)
the lighthouse @ Bonita Point ~ see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Bonita_Lighthouse for more information
My friend and I decided to participate in eBird's Big Day.
We moved around to 4 Hot Spots.
It was good to get 4 of these unexpectedly. Also to see that most were immature birds shown by the flecking on their backs.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse is one of the most picturesque lighthouses on the Pacific coast. The tower stands on a rocky promontory and has long been a landmark for ships approaching San Francisco Bay from the south. This headland, and hence the lighthouse, took its name from the ship Carrier Pigeon that wrecked here in 1853.
The lantern room of the tower is equipped with the original first-order Fresnel lens. Illuminated for demonstration purposes only today, the lens has 24 flash panels, is composed of 1008 hand-polished lenses and prisms and is capable of producing over 500,000 candlepower illumination. It was manufactured by the Henry-LePaute company in Paris, France and was first lit at Pigeon Point at sunset on November 15, 1872.
Originally the tower was equipped with a lamp that burned refined lard oil. In 1888, that lamp was replaced with a mineral oil (kerosene) lamp. To produce Pigeon Point's assigned characteristic of one white flash of light every ten seconds, the four ton lens rotated one time every four minutes. When observed from a distance, this resulted in the appearance of one white flash of light every ten seconds. The lens rotation was originally powered by a clockworks and weight. In 1926 the lighthouse was provided with electricity. Modern innovations were incorporated and the kerosene IOV lamp was replaced by a 1000 watt bulb, the clockworks by an electric motor and an electrically operated fog signal was eventually installed.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse with light on
U.S. Coast Guard Archive
In 1972, the United States Coast Guard mounted a 24-inch aerobeacon on the front of the tower and officially retired the Fresnel lens from regular duty. The Fresnel lens is now lit only to celebrate special occasions, such as the annual lighting of the lens, which usually occurs in mid-November (closest Saturday to Nov. 15) the date of the original first lighting in 1872. The light (outside aerobeacon) is still an active aid to navigation.
The tower has been closed to tours since December 2001 because of collapse of brickwork supporting outside access walkways on the top of the structure. The California State Park system has promised repairs, but it is estimated that even if funds were available, it would be seven to ten years before the repairs would be completed.
The restored lighthouse keepers housing also serves as a hostel for travelers. The hostel is operated by the Golden Gate Council of Hostelling International. The four three-bedroom houses next to the lighthouse have overnight lodging for up to 50 people of all ages. Each house has three male or female bunk rooms. Separate bunk rooms can be reserved for families or couples. Hostel guests share bathrooms, kitchens and living rooms. An outdoor hot tub can be rented in the evenings.
Battery Point Lighthouse was built by the Chance Brothers of Smethwick for the Bristol Port Company in 1931. The Lighthouse is 30ft tall and constructed of a concrete base with a black metal pyramid, topped with a 4th order Fresnel lens which goes the lighthouse a range of 16 nautical miles/18 miles.
Fish! A long range shot, they didn't come any closer.
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Sitting alone in a lonely place waiting for something is not much of a great idea. But, I did wait for this lighthouse to glow. I tried to sell the idea to few late visitors to stay back to see the lit lighthouse, but they wished me luck and left. I was accompanied by the distant sea lion calls though ... so cold windy even my tripod shivered. Next time I will take some company so that I can wait there for longer :)
Point Reyes Lighthouse, CA
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There are many places in National Park that are a must do if and when you visit the park. Just among the parks I visited, I can easily think of the following
1. Grand teton: Sunrise at Schwabacher Landing or any place where you can get a reflection of the peaks on the river
2. Yosemite: Sunset at Valley View or Tunnel view
3. Yellowstone: Morning/mid-day at the geysers to get their best colors
And just like that, one of the cliched must-do spots in Death Valley has been a sunrise shoot at Zabriskie Point. It has been done to death a million times by thousands of photographers, yet it magically draws you in with the promise of a spectacular sunrise (which usually never occurs).
Nevertheless, my last morning in Death Valley found me on the rim of the viewpoint, staring, along with others, at the beautiful vista all around. A few minutes before sunrise, the Belt of Venus appeared promptly, lending a lovely pink glow to the horizon, forming a correctly exposed backdrop to the photogenic sandstone formations.
This is my take on it, shot at 35mm at ISO 200, F14 at 1.3s exposure.
Death Valley National Park
CA USA
The lighthouse at Point Arena stands tall and proud on the Mendocino Coast in Northern California.
I used a KITE to fly the camera.
Taken on my visit to Gombe Stream National Park. This viewpoint is located mid-way up the escarpment seen rising on the left. To the right and a few hundred feet down is Lake Tanganyika. This very spot is where Dr. Goodall sat every day for about 6 months before she encountered her first chimpanzees. She could hear them in the forest. I was sent to train a couple of researchers stationed at Gombe where the chimpanzees were being monitored. I was giving instruction on how to identify internal parasites in the chimps as well as offer suggestions for their tiny electricity-less laboratory. This was part of a hands-off monitoring of these animal's overall health. Ascertaining the parasite loads and types were being evaluated to see if they correlated with disease or occult disease. The animals are monitored by trained trackers who know each animal individually. If any of the chimps showed signs of disease their feces could be collected and assayed for parasites. An increase or change in the numbers or types of organisms implies a challenge to their immune systems which could affect their overall health. Urine samples were collected from leaves in the morning after the chimps urinated upon waking up in their tree nests. This image was taken in February of 2005.
MV Hurst Point, a Point-class sealift ship operated by Foreland Shipping Limited on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, passing Gourock on the Firth of Clyde on an inbound journey to Glenmallan on Loch Long.
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