View allAll Photos Tagged Pole,

Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach, Virginia

 

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Holy island, England.

 

View to the mainland.

 

August 2022.

PETTEN - This beautiful Work of Art consists of 160 Poles from six to twelve meters in length. The Poles are in the form of ten Houses and a Church. It is a reminder of Old Petten, which was flooded by the Sea, a long time ago.

Now defined as art, the totem has lost its cult, taboo, and custom ...

What’s that I hear you say?

Don’t be so hasty.

I was facing directly South when I captured this.....

And what you see there is the actual South Pole my friends. Real life.

 

Looking through my powerful monocular I didn’t realise what I was seeing at first, even thinking it may be some kind of mirage.

But when I fully understood what it was and the import of it, I made sure to capture it by the medium of photography in order that y’all may see it for yourselves and know what it looks like.

 

I drew a line from the South Pole through the point where I was stood, and behold, directly behind me, about the same distance away is another one. I’m guessing that is the North Pole, but can’t be certain as there were trees in the way.

 

Not many people have seen the actual South Pole because as you can see it is pretty remote.

But there you have it! No mirage this.

You too have now seen it.

You are welcome.

 

One last thing I should mention -

If you are thinking of going to see it for yourself, pay no heed to all the stories and old wives tales. It was much, much warmer than they make out - all that losing fingers and toes to uncle Jack Frost, sheer rubbish. I didn’t even feel the need for a coat, let alone gloves.

That said, considering I was equidistant between the North and the South poles, it was also a lot, lot colder than it should have been and so you might want to sport a fleece, but leave the factr 8 at home.

 

Sigh…..climate change I suppose.

 

Did I say factor 8? Gosh, I’ll have the sun police on me next……

 

Beautiful yellow roses growing at our allotment. Posted for Fence Friday.

Spent yesterday afternoon on the hunt for Snowy Owls. After a couple hours I was about to call it quits when I happened upon this fine feathered friend sitting up on top of a telelphone pole. She was kind enough to give me a glance while surveying the surrounding area.

 

Thanks for viewing and have a great day!!

No ice.

New website, have a look www.ulbespaans.nl

Do not follow the light

All a bit grey and misty here today (though I should have known, we had a cracking sunset that I admired through the kitchen window later on, after giving up on seeing any colour) so always like to take pictures of poles in water in these conditions.

Leica MP

Leica 50mm F1.5

Ilford HP5+ 400

HC110 1+63, 12:49 (20C)

Fix 12mins

Epson V800

© All Rights Reserved

When a picture appears---you need to act! So, I shot this through my windshield while leaving the little town of Liberty Pole in southwest Wisconsin.

 

The contrast between the two types of transportation, the yellow line, the trio of riders, and their tools in the back of the carriage said push the button!

 

Notice the horse's ears on either side of the drivers hat!

 

truck versus carriage

one out muscling the other

contrasting cultures

 

Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer

A photo filled with lovely light on a dull day. I'm going to miss these beautiful owls, I sure had some amazing encounters with them this year. :)

Cleo's pole dancing days are long over, nowadays she prefers pole hugging, especially if she can enjoy some sunshine while doing that. She looked quite pleased with herself and the world.

A couple of friends asked me for a photo of the information on the obelisk at Pole Hill in Epping Forest. I knew I had a photo of it somewhere.

 

Converted to monochrome.

Nikon F3 Hp

Nikon 50mm f1.4

ILFORD HP5 400 push to 1600

HC110 1+31 20c 11:30mins

Fix 8mins

© All Rights Reserved

kestrel trying to balance

Polarizer, 6 stop ND and 4 stop soft GND

The obelisk on Pole Hill has been photographed many ways. In this take on the shot, I've put it almost out of sight and focus in the top of the image.

Planned for a hard core long exposure today, but found that I had left the remote controller back at home:(

After recommendation from Michael Walsh I have tried to crop out the landscape to give this pole scene a more minimalistic look.

Tweaking a couple of older shots

Taken in Sir Lowry's Pass Village, Western Cape, South Africa.

I admit there are all kinds of collectors out there. Some people collect stamps, or shells, or baseball cards or artwork, but this is a new one on me. You can’t see the extent of it but there must be fifteen or more telephone poles stacked in this yard. As collections go ... well I can’t see where one pole is any different from another. And...how does one collect telephone poles anyway? It’s not like you can just pick them up off the side of the road.

 

I think the most difficult part of this hobby would be finding the poles. I’ve never seen a telephone pole just lying along the road, have you? “Hey Earl, is that a telephone pole off the Interstate 202 ramp? Jump on out of the truck and check. Oh a log? Darn that’s 17 false alarms today! How about that one that is really leaning. Give it a push Earl and see if it falls!”

What a nightmare! Then you have to bungee them on top of your car. “Hey Earl call up 6 or 7 guys to help hoist this pole on top of the car. What do you mean they are ALL busy?”

 

For those of you who were asking, this is the front of the house with the 1980’s Oldsmobile in the yard. This house is located off a rural road in Richmond County, Virginia.

This shot shows my bean poles, vegetable plot, garden shed and the sky reflected in my flexible mirror card.

Colorado River Heritage Trail

Juvenile Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

 

The Wooden Pole on the Peak District's Longshaw Estate is said to stand on the site of an ancient pole. You can see the pole itself in the distance in the top right corner of this photo. Although periodically replaced by the National Trust, who now own the land, the original pole is believed to have served as a way marker/guide post on an old packhorse route and may also have marked the boundary between the villages of Hathersage and Holmesfield. Whatever its original purpose, it occupies a commanding position beside the A6187, and yet many visitors to the area drive past without even noticing it. However, its status as a landmark gives the whole area of countryside surrounding it the name Wooden Pole.

 

Ranch Pole Fence, Las Vegas

He was up that pole on to the feeders in a flash

Coloured poles in front of a bright painted fence at Plant 4 Bowden, converted from the old Clipsal factory into residential apartments and community space with eateries and markets.

 

See Coofdy's shot:

www.flickr.com/photos/coofdy/51681554048/in/dateposted/

1 3 4 5 6 7 ••• 79 80