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The Afsluitdijk provides a road link between the provinces of Friesland and North Holland. Since North Holland was part of Vesting Holland ("Fortress Holland"), the national redoubt of the Netherlands at the time, and control of the sluices in the Afsluitdijk was necessary for planned defensive inundations in case of a military invasion, Kornwerderzand was considered strategically important by the Dutch government. From 1931 onwards, fortifications consisting of seventeen casemates and three bunkers were constructed. The position was manned with approximately 220 troops in 1939.
During the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II, the Kornwerderzand position was defended by Dutch troops. On May 13 and May 14, 1940, the fortifications were attacked by the German first Cavalry Division, while the Luftwaffe attacked supporting Dutch naval units. The German troops, initially lacking support by heavy artillery, were unable to take the position. The fortifications also withstood attacks by dive bombers. The next day the Dutch military in the Netherlands (except for the province of Zealand) surrendered, and the battle ended with the surrender of the position.
In 1943, the occupying German military improved the defenses by building three additional bunkers.
Nowadays, some of the fortifications can be visited as part of the Kazemattenmuseum ("casemate museum").
Highest position on Explore: #7
New Years Day 2009 at False Kiva in Utah's Canyonlands. As I imagine is usual at this spot, we had the place entirely to ourselves.
For fear of breaking our necks in the dark on the climb back up, we left just as the sun dipped below the horizon. It developed into one of the most spectacular sunsets I've seen. However, I don't regret not getting the False Kiva in the sunset so much, as really this is about the ancestral Puebloan structure, not the sunset - probably best not to get the two mixed up too much.
I'll be posting more shots from this trip over at my web-site.
Explore Frontpage, Highest Position #20
The right side is a mirror. I knew that, so i took the shot in a way the mirror would look nice. At least that's what i thought when i stood there with my cam. In the original image there is an ugly wall on the right side.
Canon EOS 50D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
59 sec @ F8, 14 mm, ISO 100
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On the side of a huge square rock on Breakwater falls is this rock cap fern just clinging to life. It's only a couple inches wide. Check out that all the fronds are producing spores - I guess when under pressure, life goes all out!
Highest Explore Position: 423 on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
It's been raining for about two days straight! Once the rain stopped, I went out to my backyard to snap some quick pictures of this interesting purple flower. Luckily, my camera didn't get wet - only my shoes did!
This is a Foxglove flower. Its Latin name is "Digitalis Purpurea".
Equipment: D90, tripod, Sigma 105mm macro, and a wireless shutter remote.
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Highest Explore Position #422 ~ On December 3rd 2008.
London Wetland Centre, Barnes, London, England - Saturday November 22nd 2008.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ WWT London Wetland Centre is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in the Barnes area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, by Barn Elms.
In 2002 the Centre was recognized as a 'Site of Special Scientific Interest', a tribute to the positive environmental impact on the local area. Many birds have now made their home in the Centre that cannot be found anywhere else in London. The Centre was first opened in 2000, the London Wetlands Centre is host to regular lectures and events concerned with preserving Britain’s wetland animals.
The centre occupies more than 100 acres (40 hectares) of land which was formerly occupied by several small reservoirs. These were converted into a wide range of wetland features and habitats before the centre opened in May 2000. It was the first urban project of its kind in the United Kingdom. It became a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) in 2002 and supports nationally significant numbers of gadwall and shoveler duck.
Other wild birds that can be found on the reserve include: great bittern, pintail, lapwing, water rail, ring-necked parakeet, sparrowhawk, sand martin, kingfisher, little grebe and great crested grebe.
It was featured on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the London area, with focus on the region's parakeets, in an episode presented by Bill Oddie.
BR Railfreight 37798 positions its train of 28 hoppers for the rear 10 wagons to be loaded at the A J Williams Industrial Fuels open cast disposal site at Cwm Bargoed in January 1989. Once loaded, the 7C86 MGR will depart for Aberthaw Power Station.
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My husband and I headed up to Linville Gorge today and stumbled across this magnificent, icy waterfall outside of the park as we left. We had to climb over boulders and fallen trees to get to it...but it was well worth it. The water was so clear! I will go back sometime and do a video of these falls to share with you all.
Positionné le long de la route forestière du volcan menant au Piton de La Fournaise, le Nez de Bœuf est un sommet culminant à 2.136 mètres d'altitude.
Sweet ballerina feet from years ago. Ran across this image when I was cleaning up the art room again this morning. 💕💕💕Made my heart happy.
Highest Position in Explore #415
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So many photos of this place, but at different times of day and at different times of the year, this place blooms new opportunity...
Yarramundi is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Yarramundi is located 69 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury.
The suburb is named after Yarramundi, an Indigenous Australian of the Boorooberongal clan of the Darug people. He was a garadyi or 'doctor' and was called by Europeans 'the chief of the Richmond Tribe'.
This area was previously known as Kearns Retreat.
Kallima is a genus of butterflies known as the oakleafs or the oak leaf butterflies. They are some of the most impressive at mimicking leaves, sometimes reaching ridiculously convincing levels.
This one was still hanging underneath its chrysalis, waiting for the wings to harden so it hasn't really gotten the wing positions in order quite yet, but when they do, they really "become" leaves.
I believe there are ten species in the genus and I can't seem to figure out which one of them it is. That unusually thick line on the hind wing throws me. I don't think it is the "common" one, K. inachus, though so we have to settle for Kallima sp. here.
Here is a shot of a Kallima inachus showing what the wings look in camo mode: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54102827756/
Two ancient buildings are located in a position that in ancient times supplied for certainly strategic advantage. From this point you can clearly see Levanzo, Favignana and the Trapani coast. The two buildings have different natures: The Roman house had a military character while the Byzantine church has religious peculiarities. The first building was for defensive purposes. It had a complex system of facilities useful for conveying water collection.
The Byzantine church dates back to the early centuries of Christianity. Almost adjacent to the Roman building, it is rectangular in shape about 10 meters long, with a main and a side entrance, with barrel vaults and four central pillars. The church has a single nave divided into three spans of which the central one is the highest and ends with a hemispherical vault. The style is very reminiscent of the eastern one, which leads to the hypothesis that the church was erected around the 11th century by monks of the Byzantine rite, on a previous basis of Christian worship.
Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea, male) in natural, cryptic resting position, Cholsey, Oxfordshire, England, UK, 18 September 2020.
A U.S. Army tank moves into position during a World War Two battle re-enactment at the 2018 Stuart Airshow in Stuart, Florida. Prints, and many other items, are available with this image on my website at www.tom-claud.pixels.com.Thanks for Visiting!!
Explore Highest Position #129 on Friday, January 16, 2009
Parrots are one of the most colorful members of the entire bird kingdom. They can be cute and cuddly, and sometimes, simply awe you with their majesty and elegance. Parrots have many sub-species. Macaws, cockatoos, cockatiels and budgies are some examples. They are often referred to as winged rainbows...
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A view of Stirling castle and the Old Town Cemetery.
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification in the region from the earliest times.
Most of the principal buildings of the castle date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A few structures remain from the fourteenth century, while the outer defences fronting the town date from the early eighteenth century.
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Holt Lowes, Norfolk. On site this morning by 6.30 am to find the Skimmers roosting, still covered with dew. Soon found their favoured areas where at times up to six males could be seen from one crouched position. By 8.00am they were warm enough to become full of beans again! and set off for breakfast amongst the gorse and flowering Heather up on the higher slopes, now basking in hot morning sun. So I soon left for my breakfast...mission completed.
Another of Katie modelling for us in London last weekend.
I was trying out a kindly loaned Leica Noctilux 50mm f0.95 at f0.95 on my Leica M9 to see what it could do. I was teaching how to 'see' light for your portrait photos. This was daylight only without any modifiers. I teach photographers how to work around their 'subject' / model rather than standing in the same position throughout to see how the light falls on the models face from different angles and with adjusting the model pose.
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Before I positioned myself here I was able to chat to the gentleman on the boat as he was refuelling his engine and cheekily requested if he might be able to drive out of the small river adjacent to the village pier a little slower than usual. He laughed and explained that in low tide conditions there is the risk of the boat becoming lodged on the silt for the first 50 meters. When I replied that my autofocus is hopeless when pointing into the sun, and that capturing a fast moving boat in low light using manual focus whilst maintaining a static position on a tripod is very difficult, he suggested I stand on a small wooden walkway which sits at right angles to the pier. It was certainly a much better position but I wasn’t entirely comfortable with the idea at first explaining I would feel as if I’m invading the privacy of those who lived right next to the walkway, many of the small huts having their doors wide open. He then told me that most of the villagers are already aware of the ‘ferang’ photographer visiting from time to time and that I am welcomed by all. I have become an Emmerdale Farm character it seems - one hopes it is not ‘Tom’.
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巴基斯坦－Gilgit-Baltistan地区－喀喇昆仑中央国家公园－Biafo Hispar Snow Lake徒步－Hispar垭口－雪湖之晨
Panoramic view of Snow Lake surrounded by Karakoram mountains, as seen on top of Hispar La, during Biafo Hispar Snow Lake trek, in Central Karakoram National Park, Gilgit-Baltistan region, northern Pakistan. The highest peak in the center is Baintha Brakk (aka. the Ogre).
Snow Lake, or Lukpe Lawo, is a high-altitude glacial basin in the Karakoram mountain range, located 16,000 feet (4,877 m) above sea level, and is approximately 10 miles (16 km) wide. The basin lies at the head of the Biafo and Hispar glaciers, which spread down from the Hispar Pass in opposite directions, forming a 61 mile (100 km) river of ice that is among the world's longest continuous glacier systems outside of the polar regions.
Hispar Pass (or Hispar La) (el. 5,128 m./16,824 ft.) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan. At the pass, the Biafo Glacier (63 km. long) and Hispar Glacier (49 km long) meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions, 100 kilometers in length..
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