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View from the mountain Śnieżka on surroundings :)
Śnieżka is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland, the most prominent point of the Silesian Ridge in the Karkonosze mountains. At 1,603 metres, its summit is the highest point in the Czech Republic, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in the Krkonoše and in the entire Sudetes. On the top of Śnieżka on the Polish side is a disc-shaped observatory with a weather station and restaurant was built in 1974, and the St. Lawrence Chapel. On Czech side are a post office, and a chairlift station, connecting the peak with the town of Pec pod Sněžkou at the base of the mountain. There are many marked tourist routes from the Polish side to the summit, mainly from the city of Karpacz. It is possible to take a chairlift from Karpacz to Kopa (1377 m a.s.l.) which significantly shortens the way to the summit. Śnieżka belongs to the Crown of Europe, Crown of Polish Mountains and Crown of Sudetes. Śnieżka was one of the first European mountains visited by many tourists. This was mainly due to the relatively minor technical difficulties of the ascent and the fact that since the sixteenth century, many resort visitors flocked to the nearby Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój and the highly visible Sněžka, visually dominant over all Krkonoše was for them an important attraction. One side of the mountain is in the Czech Republic; the other belongs to Poland. The area is very popular in summer with tourists from the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany, who enjoy hiking in the alpine environment unique to this area.
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Widok ze Śnieżki na okolice :)
Śnieżka – najwyższy szczyt Karkonoszy oraz Sudetów, jak również Czech, województwa dolnośląskiego, a także całego Śląska (wysokość - 1603 m n.p.m.). Zlokalizowana na granicy polsko-czeskiej. Po stronie polskiej znajduje się w granicach administracyjnych Karpacza oraz na terenie Karkonoskiego Parku Narodowego. Po stronie czeskiej na terenie Krkonošského národního parku (KRNAP). Widoczność z wierzchołka przy sprzyjających warunkach przekracza 200 km. Należy do Korony Europy, Korony Gór Polski, Korony Sudetów i Korony Sudetów Polskich. Na śnieżce od strony polskiej znajduje się kaplica św. Wawrzyńca z 1665 oraz budynek Obserwatorium Wysokogórskiego Instytutu Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej z restauracją, w kształcie charakterystycznych dysków, z 1974, zaś po stronie czeskiej górna stacja kabinowej kolejki linowej z miasta Pec pod Sněžkou oraz budynek czeskiej poczty w miejscu dawnego schroniska, będący najwyżej położonym punktem pocztowym w Czechach. Śnieżka była jedną z pierwszych gór europejskich licznie odwiedzanych przez turystów. Wiązało się to głównie ze względnie niewielkimi trudnościami technicznymi wejścia na szczyt oraz z tym, że już od XVI wieku liczni kuracjusze przybywali do pobliskich Cieplic Zdroju i dobrze widoczna Śnieżka, dominująca wizualnie nad całymi Karkonoszami, była dla nich istotną atrakcją. Obecnie szlak na Śnieżkę jest bardzo popularny latem wśród turystów z Czech, Polski i Niemiec, którzy chętnie odbywają piesze wędrówki w unikalnym dla tego obszaru alpejskim środowisku.
This guy, the Prometheus cats, and the Triton Dagger cats were all within fifteen feet of each other... yeah, caterpillar season is ON!!! : )
Prominent officials of the Pentastar Alignment meet aboard the Reaper, Grand Moff Kaine's Flagship in order to discuss the New Republic's summons in addition to other matters happening within Alignment space.
Made for Star Wars Factions
This prominent intrusive plug is composed of comendite, which is an alkali rhyolite (similar composition to that of several of the Glass House Mountains including Mts Tibrogargan, Ngungun, Conowrin, Beerwah, Wild Horse, Cooee, Tunbubudla and Tibberoowuccum). Columnar jointing is obvious in some faces of the mountain, especially this NW face. It predates the Glass House Mountains though it is also dated as of Tertiary age. Like the Glass House Mountains, Cooroora is a denuded plug, its surrounding cone and pyroclasts have been eroded away leaving the plug prominent in the landscape.
It is a landmark in South Queensland. Its aboriginal name has been used to name the local electorate of Legislative Assembly, Queensland Parliament from 1912-1992. In the 1920s this electorate stretched from the northern edges of Brisbane north to Maroochydore, including Redcliffe, Caboolture, Caloundra, but not the mountain itself!
In its early European history, Cooroora was mistaken by Bidwill, the government botanist based at Maryborough, for Beerwah, the tallest of the Glass House Mountains. Bidwill was attempting to find a land route to Brisbane, and when he saw Cooroora he believed that he would find Durundur homestead nearby. His companion aboriginal man assured him that there was no European settlement near this mountain, but Bidwill was sure he recognized it. He later had to write an apologetic letter explaining why he hadn't first succeeded and why it had taken him so long to accomplish his intended purpose.
Incidentally, many have climbed this peak, competitively in the "King of the Mountain" race, but one achievement stands out from the rest: Winn Stehbens climbed and descended this peak, unaided, when she was 89 years old. Today she is 104 and sadly no longer mobile.
The KIng of the Mountain race (no longer run) commenced and finished in the town of Pomona requiring an ascent and descent of the mountain. The open records for the race are: Open Men - Jorge Navarro 31 min 15 sec; Open Women - Ange Harries 40 min 22 sec; Masters 50+ years Men - Amos Saraber 39 min 18 sec; Masters 50+ Women - Wendy Flanagan 56 min 22 sec.
The prominent Palace Pier towers in Toronto's Humber Bay. The lights of the condo along with a hint of the setting sun just dipping below the horizon created this colourful glow along the water.
The Camondo family was a prominent European family of Jewish financiers and philanthropists.
Part of the Sephardic community in Spain, the Camondo family settled in Venice after the 1492 Spanish decree that ordered the expulsion of all Jews who refused conversion to Catholicism. There, some of its members became famous for their scholarship and for the services which they rendered to their adopted country. Following the Austrian takeover of Venice in 1798, members of the Camondo family established themselves in Istanbul. Despite the many restrictions and sumptuary laws imposed on all minorities, the family flourished as merchants in the business section at Galata at the outskirts of the city. They branched into finance in 1802 with the founding of their own bank, Isaac Camondo & Cie. On Isaac's death in 1832 his brother Abraham Salomon Camondo inherited the bank. He prospered greatly and became the prime banker to the Ottoman Empire until the founding of the Imperial Ottoman Bank in 1863. In 1866, the year Venice became part of Italy after a peace treaty ended the Austro-Prussian War, Abraham Salomon Camondo's son Raphaël died. In 1869, the eighty-six-year-old patriarch followed his grandsons Behor Abraham Camondo and Nissim de Camondo to Paris, France, a city the family had previously frequented and where they had established business connections. In recognition of his contributions and financial assistance to the liberation of Venetia from the Austrian Empire, in 1870 Abraham Salomon Camondo was created a hereditary count by King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. Abraham died three years later in Paris but in accordance with his wishes his remains were returned to Istanbul for burial there in the Jewish cemetery at Hasköy, a neighbourhood on the Golden Horn in Istanbul. His two grandsons remained in Paris and continued to successfully expand their banking business.
This family is now extinct; the last descendants, Nissim de Camondo was killed in aerial combat during World War I in 1917, his father Moïse de Camondo died in 1935, his daughter (and sister of Nissim) Béatrice de Camondo, and her two children Fanny and Bertrand as well as her husband Léon Reinach were deported and murdered in Auschwitz from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.
European Stonechat / saxicola rubecola. Westleton Heath, Suffolk. 17/05/23.
'PROTECTION TACTICS.' (2)
This male Stonechat perched prominently on Silver Birch brash amid the heather on Westleton Heath. Prior to this, both he and his mate had been busy feeding their three demanding fledglings.
I made the image when he flew closer and deliberately made himself visible, whilst checking me out. Interestingly, the rest of the family remained distant. I think he was distracting my attention from them - an effective protection tactic.
I didn't stay for long ...
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Prominent Physcian in Herkimer, Left to the city.
Herkimer County Historical Society is located in the 1884 Suiter Building, a historic home in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a 2 1⁄2-story, wood frame structure with red pressed brick walls laid in black mortar built in 1884. It features a complex pitched roof of slate with a brick corbelled cornice and terra cotta ornament along the roof edge. There is also an octagonal peaked roof above the corner tower. Built originally as a private home, it was unfinished at the time of its builders death in 1925 and given to the Herkimer County Historical Society who occupied it in 1935.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972
Here’s another updated look at my growing Voigtlander Prominent I kit. The reason this is notable is because I have purchased almost everything you see here separately, including the cases! This unbundled approach has been very expensive, but I'm still looking for more!
Sometimes we lose context in our critiques and judge these vintage cameras like they are new models on the shelf. It shouldn’t matter now what the comparisons were between them 50 to 100 years ago, or how they may compare to cameras made today. Now they are all beautiful collector items and an important part of history!
Voigtländer Ultron 50mm f2. Type I Ultron for Prominent cameras from 50ies.
"It was in 1951 the first range finder camera with leaf shutter and interchangeable lenses. The Prominent offered expert picture quality, and was much cheaper than its counterparts, the Leica and the Contax. The camera never became very popular, it just gave users not the same feeling. The Voigtlander is an astonishing but stubborn design which is reflected by its “all is different” approach. "
The Roaches is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Peak District of England in Staffordshire.
I did a few images around the Roaches on Monday morning. We haven't had much of a winter yet in the UK, best I can do is a bit of frost on some rocks!
On another note, I see Flickr's new owners (SmugMug) are slowly turning the screw and demanding more and more money for a subscription. After yet another price increase email yesterday - I cancelled my subscription, which is a shame as I have been on Flickr since 2008. So, when my current subscription runs out, it runs out!
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The Grand Hotel at Scarborough that overlooks the south bay at this popular resort, This imposing yellow bricked building was completed in 1867.
Viewed through a thin veil of fog, and with little, more prominent, dollops of mist still visible moving like phantoms among the trees, soft rime ice coats the upper reaches (more on the windward side) of spruce trees rising above lower deciduous foliage shining golden in autumn sidelight--on the upper western slopes of Roan High Knob, in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee.
Rime ice such as this is a rare treat in my experience. Formed from freezing fog pushing though the alpine forest and over higher summits, it coats trees in the most beautiful growth of tiny crystal shards, pieces of which then break free in the mountain breeze and sun and fall like flecks of glittering mica.
I was hiking back south and down toward Engine Gap last fall--after enjoying seeing this stunning phenomenon coating the high conifers at least as far over as Grassy Ridge Bald--when across the gap I noticed this gentle sidelight briefly accentuating the amber fall color through which rose some rime-covered conifers displaying bluish hues in those conditions. Visible mysterious effects of the still passing mists added to the atmosphere, so I fired off a few snapshots with the long lens, and hoped something came out fairly well. The results here have limits to be sure--they're best viewed smaller than larger as you might imagine, but its one of those subdued scenes we find in nature sometimes that are really striking to experience, and worth sharing, I thought, even as a quick snap.
Thanks for viewing!
E' un bell'esempio di chiesa rurale medievale sorta in un sito prominente collocato nell'ambito del complesso sistema d'insediamenti della fertile campagna monferrina sud occidentale. Dal punto di vista storico si riscontrano labili notizie documentali soltanto a partire dal 1345, ma la sua costruzione viene fatta risalire dal Porter al 1145. La chiesa dipendeva dalla Pieve di Grana ed ebbe sicuramente ii rango di parrocchiale, anche se nel 1568, in occasione della visita del vescovo di Casale, risulta già in pessimo stato, priva di porte e minacciante rovina in più parti. Durante il secolo successivo la chiesa decadde completamente fino a ridursi ad un ammasso di ruderi, ma venne radicalmente restaurata all'inizio del XVIII secolo e riconsacrata nel 1707. In occasione della creazione del catasto di Montemagno nel 1769 la chiesa risulterebbe attiva, in quanto viene rappresentata come un edificio rettangolare absidato coperto da un tetto a due falde affiancato dal campanile. Un'ulteriore rapida decadenza deve aver interessato il monumento tra questa data ed i primi decenni del XIX secolo, dato che nei documenti ottocenteschi risulta nuovamente decaduta. Un ulteriore e definitivo crollo si è registrato nella notte del 29 luglio 1900 in occasione di un forte temporale. Dal punto di vista architettonico l'elemento di maggior rilievo è rappresentato dalla torre campanaria a pianta quadrata (con lato di 2,35 metri) costruita all'interno dell'ipotetica aula di forma rettangolare, proprio all'altezza della congiunzione con l'abside. La muratura del campanile, come quella dell'abside, è del tipo "a sacco" con pareti in blocco di tufo, squadrate, di 75 cm. di spessore. Ogni lato del campanile presenta due specchiature sovrapposte di altezza diversa, delimitate da paraste angolari continue che si innalzano a partire dalla prima cornice marcapiano costituita da una fascia con elementi in pietra e mattone disposti a dente di sega. La seconda e la terza cornice sono costituite da quattro archetti pensili monolitici poggianti su piccole mensole. Nel primo ordine dei prospetti est sud e ovest vi è una esile monofora, strombata all'interno, mentre nel secondo ordine di specchiature, su ogni lato si apre un elegante bifora a spalla retta con archetti a tutto sesto, con doppia ghiera decorata e colonnina con capitello a stampella ornato con rosoncini. L'abside semicircolare ha un raggio interno di 1,75 m.. All'esterno è delimitata da lesene agli estremi, mentre una lesena centrale la divide in due campiture nelle quali trovano posto due monofore a doppia strombatura, sormontate da un arco a tutto sesto. Nessuno degli affreschi citati nel documento che accompagna la visita pastorale del 1568 si è conservato, né sappiamo se fossero disposti in una parete dell'aula scomparsa oppure se ornassero il cielo del catino absidale. Dopo il rifacimento settecentesco la chiesa venne restaurata una prima volta dopo il crollo dell'anno 1900 ed ancora nell'estate del 1927, quando vennero realizzate le sottomurazioni dell'abside e del campanile e le due spalle di attacco dell'aula scomparsa. Il più recente intervento, eseguito nell'estate del 1999, è stato voluto dall'Amministrazione Comunale di Montemagno ed eseguito nell'ambito delle iniziative di recupero dei monumenti religiosi in occasione del Giubileo dell'anno 2000.
Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the city of Springdale. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (590 km2) park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles (24 km) long and up to 2,640 ft (800 m) deep. The canyon walls are reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone eroded by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest point in the park is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash and the highest peak is 8,726 ft (2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Zion National Park includes mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches. Human habitation of the area started about 8,000 years ago with small family groups of Native Americans, one of which was the semi-nomadic Basketmaker Anasazi (c. 300). Subsequently, the Virgin Anasazi culture (c. 500) and the Parowan Fremont group developed as the Basketmakers settled in permanent communities. Both groups moved away by 1300 and were replaced by the Parrusits and several other Southern Paiute subtribes. Mormons came into the area in 1858 and settled there in the early 1860s. In 1909, President William Howard Taft named the area Mukuntuweap National Monument in order to protect the canyon. In 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service, Horace Albright, drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing monument and change the park's name to Zion National Monument, Zion being a term used by the Mormons. According to historian Hal Rothman: "The name change played to a prevalent bias of the time. Many believed that Spanish and Indian names would deter visitors who, if they could not pronounce the name of a place, might not bother to visit it. The new name, Zion, had greater appeal to an ethnocentric audience." On November 20, 1919, Congress redesignated the monument as Zion National Park, and the act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The Kolob section was proclaimed a separate Zion National Monument in 1937, but was incorporated into the national park in 1956. The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine formations that together represent 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation. At various periods in that time warm, shallow seas, streams, ponds and lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments covered the area. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateau lifted the region 10,000 feet (3,000 m) starting 13 million years ago. The park is located in southwestern Utah in Washington, Iron and Kane counties. Geomorphically, it is located on the Markagunt and Kolob plateaus, at the intersection of three North American geographic provinces: the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert. The northern part of the park is known as the Kolob Canyons section and is accessible from Interstate 15, exit 40. The 8,726-foot (2,660 m) summit of Horse Ranch Mountain is the highest point in the park; the lowest point is the 3,666-foot (1,117 m) elevation of Coal Pits Wash, creating a relief of about 5,100 feet (1,600 m). Streams in the area take rectangular paths because they follow jointing planes in the rocks. The stream gradient of the Virgin River, whose North Fork flows through Zion Canyon in the park, ranges from 50 to 80 feet per mile (9.5 to 15.2 m/km) (0.9–1.5%)—one of the steepest stream gradients in North America. The road into Zion Canyon is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, ending at the Temple of Sinawava, which is named for the coyote god of the Paiute Indians. The canyon becomes more narrow near the Temple and a hiking trail continues to the mouth of The Narrows, a gorge only 20 feet (6 m) wide and up to 2,000 feet (610 m) tall. The Zion Canyon road is served by a free shuttle bus from early April to late October and by private vehicles the other months of the year. Other roads in Zion are open to private vehicles year-round. The east side of the park is served by Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (SR-9), which passes through the Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel and ends at Mount Carmel. On the east side of the park, notable park features include Checkerboard Mesa and the East Temple. The Kolob Terrace area, northwest of Zion Canyon, features a slot canyon called The Subway, and a panoramic view of the entire area from Lava Point. The Kolob Canyons section, further to the northwest near Cedar City, features one of the world's longest natural arches, Kolob Arch. Other notable geographic features of the park include the Virgin River Narrows, Emerald Pools, Angels Landing, The Great White Throne, and Court of the Patriarchs. Spring weather is unpredictable, with stormy, wet days being common, mixed with occasional warm, sunny weather. Precipitation is normally heaviest in March. Spring wildflowers bloom from April through June, peaking in May. Fall days are usually clear and mild; nights are often cool. Summer days are hot (95 to 110 °F; 35 to 43 °C), but overnight lows are usually comfortable (65 to 70 °F; 18 to 21 °C). Afternoon thunderstorms are common from mid-July through mid-September. Storms may produce waterfalls as well as flash floods. Autumn tree-color displays begin in September in the high country; in Zion Canyon, autumn colors usually peak in late October. Winter in Zion Canyon is fairly mild. Winter storms bring rain or light snow to Zion Canyon and heavier snow to the higher elevations. Clear days may become quite warm, reaching 60 °F (16 °C); nights are often 20 to 40 °F (−7 to 4 °C). Winter storms can last several days and make roads icy. Zion roads are plowed, except the Kolob Terrace Road which is closed when covered with snow. Winter driving conditions last from November through March. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_National_Park
Ce papillon de nuit est bien nommé le Museau en raison de ses palpes très proéminent, apparaissant comme un museau.
Une photo dont je suis particulièrement satisfait, n'hésitez pas à zoomer sur la photo pour apprécier les détails de la tête, noter l'oeil très enfoncé dans les poils et l'antenne abritée sous l'aile.
Observation faite dans le Var de cette espèce printanière originale dans son aspect.
Had several of these this year, camouflaged perfectly against a branch (albeit not this branch...). Strange looking creature. Rayleigh, Essex
Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the city of Springdale. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (590 km2) park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles (24 km) long and up to 2,640 ft (800 m) deep. The canyon walls are reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone eroded by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest point in the park is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash and the highest peak is 8,726 ft (2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Zion National Park includes mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches. Human habitation of the area started about 8,000 years ago with small family groups of Native Americans, one of which was the semi-nomadic Basketmaker Anasazi (c. 300). Subsequently, the Virgin Anasazi culture (c. 500) and the Parowan Fremont group developed as the Basketmakers settled in permanent communities. Both groups moved away by 1300 and were replaced by the Parrusits and several other Southern Paiute subtribes. Mormons came into the area in 1858 and settled there in the early 1860s. In 1909, President William Howard Taft named the area Mukuntuweap National Monument in order to protect the canyon. In 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service, Horace Albright, drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing monument and change the park's name to Zion National Monument, Zion being a term used by the Mormons. According to historian Hal Rothman: "The name change played to a prevalent bias of the time. Many believed that Spanish and Indian names would deter visitors who, if they could not pronounce the name of a place, might not bother to visit it. The new name, Zion, had greater appeal to an ethnocentric audience." On November 20, 1919, Congress redesignated the monument as Zion National Park, and the act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The Kolob section was proclaimed a separate Zion National Monument in 1937, but was incorporated into the national park in 1956. The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine formations that together represent 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation. At various periods in that time warm, shallow seas, streams, ponds and lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments covered the area. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateau lifted the region 10,000 feet (3,000 m) starting 13 million years ago. The park is located in southwestern Utah in Washington, Iron and Kane counties. Geomorphically, it is located on the Markagunt and Kolob plateaus, at the intersection of three North American geographic provinces: the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert. The northern part of the park is known as the Kolob Canyons section and is accessible from Interstate 15, exit 40. The 8,726-foot (2,660 m) summit of Horse Ranch Mountain is the highest point in the park; the lowest point is the 3,666-foot (1,117 m) elevation of Coal Pits Wash, creating a relief of about 5,100 feet (1,600 m). Streams in the area take rectangular paths because they follow jointing planes in the rocks. The stream gradient of the Virgin River, whose North Fork flows through Zion Canyon in the park, ranges from 50 to 80 feet per mile (9.5 to 15.2 m/km) (0.9–1.5%)—one of the steepest stream gradients in North America. The road into Zion Canyon is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, ending at the Temple of Sinawava, which is named for the coyote god of the Paiute Indians. The canyon becomes more narrow near the Temple and a hiking trail continues to the mouth of The Narrows, a gorge only 20 feet (6 m) wide and up to 2,000 feet (610 m) tall. The Zion Canyon road is served by a free shuttle bus from early April to late October and by private vehicles the other months of the year. Other roads in Zion are open to private vehicles year-round. The east side of the park is served by Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (SR-9), which passes through the Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel and ends at Mount Carmel. On the east side of the park, notable park features include Checkerboard Mesa and the East Temple. The Kolob Terrace area, northwest of Zion Canyon, features a slot canyon called The Subway, and a panoramic view of the entire area from Lava Point. The Kolob Canyons section, further to the northwest near Cedar City, features one of the world's longest natural arches, Kolob Arch. Other notable geographic features of the park include the Virgin River Narrows, Emerald Pools, Angels Landing, The Great White Throne, and Court of the Patriarchs. Spring weather is unpredictable, with stormy, wet days being common, mixed with occasional warm, sunny weather. Precipitation is normally heaviest in March. Spring wildflowers bloom from April through June, peaking in May. Fall days are usually clear and mild; nights are often cool. Summer days are hot (95 to 110 °F; 35 to 43 °C), but overnight lows are usually comfortable (65 to 70 °F; 18 to 21 °C). Afternoon thunderstorms are common from mid-July through mid-September. Storms may produce waterfalls as well as flash floods. Autumn tree-color displays begin in September in the high country; in Zion Canyon, autumn colors usually peak in late October. Winter in Zion Canyon is fairly mild. Winter storms bring rain or light snow to Zion Canyon and heavier snow to the higher elevations. Clear days may become quite warm, reaching 60 °F (16 °C); nights are often 20 to 40 °F (−7 to 4 °C). Winter storms can last several days and make roads icy. Zion roads are plowed, except the Kolob Terrace Road which is closed when covered with snow. Winter driving conditions last from November through March. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_National_Park
Prominently featured here is my multi-purpose bird stand doubling as paint can support and, as seen in this image, Coyote Peanut Dispenser. It serves each of these functions equally well with no required scheduled maintenance intervals. Pretty sure that our coyote doesn’t care about any of these features. And just to state the obvious here, these peanuts are not meant for him but really intended for the Blue Jays and Magpies. Crows, as well. I really should put up a sign on the stand so that I don’t have to explain this each and every time.
What is most impressive about this shot is something that can’t be seen but is a prominent part that allowed this shot to be taken. No, it’s not the extremely clean window glass although that is also a part of it. It is the fact that I was able to calm Misha (black dog) down enough to not scare the coyote away - they are extremely skittish even more so than the crows. So, yes, watching countless of the Dog Whisperer shows featuring Cesar Millan finally paid off. Thank you Cesar.
It’s obvious that this is a severe case of peanuts on the brain.
Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.5 for Prominent camera.
I tried Nik FX software for this one. It is easier to use than Darktable, but more difficult to have fine control over the image.
Aniway, some final touches were done in Darktable.
A prominent landmark. Built in 1740. Restored from a complete ruin in 1934. Tower type but lower than most tower mills. Red brick, covered with a thin coating of burnt Sussex tiles. Octagonal cap of beehive shape, made of sheets of metal, with finial. Sweeps intact. Fantail missing. The mill is only a shell with no internal floors or machinery - Historic England
Prominent Landscape.
Οι παραμορφώσεις που απειλούνται από τη φύση καταλήγουν σε έντονες ανησυχίες για την κατακόρυφη ροή της γωνιώδους γωνίας,
conception drastique brisant réveils rythmiques distance énorme étranges complexes diagonales formes inattendues,
потапяне стръмност фланки движения изрази линии висцерални изпълнения симетрични светлинни дървета,
mensam transformando reds plurimum flavorum visiones videns modern aedificia vireta impetum concitati,
visões condenadas do depreciativo visual suspeitas pecaminosas níveis monstruosos contas literais semiconscientes terríveis,
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As the most prominent industrial monument in the Netherlands, the former Van Nelle Factory was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2014. Designed by Brinkman & Van der Vlugt, the factory is a classic example of the Nieuwe Bouwen school of Dutch modernist architecture, built between 1927 and 1930. The ingenious building was designed to provide all the facilities for the employees close at hand, keeping the building fully above-ground to create air, light and space.
Meetings, conferences and events in The Van Nelle
Until well into the 1990s, the Van Nelle Factory still produced tobacco. The complex was renovated and redesigned in 2000. Since then, it has housed a wide range of media and design firms and offers 12 rooms that can be booked for meetings, conferences and events for up to 5,000 people. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the city of Springdale. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (590 km2) park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles (24 km) long and up to 2,640 ft (800 m) deep. The canyon walls are reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone eroded by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest point in the park is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash and the highest peak is 8,726 ft (2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Zion National Park includes mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches. Human habitation of the area started about 8,000 years ago with small family groups of Native Americans, one of which was the semi-nomadic Basketmaker Anasazi (c. 300). Subsequently, the Virgin Anasazi culture (c. 500) and the Parowan Fremont group developed as the Basketmakers settled in permanent communities. Both groups moved away by 1300 and were replaced by the Parrusits and several other Southern Paiute subtribes. Mormons came into the area in 1858 and settled there in the early 1860s. In 1909, President William Howard Taft named the area Mukuntuweap National Monument in order to protect the canyon. In 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service, Horace Albright, drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing monument and change the park's name to Zion National Monument, Zion being a term used by the Mormons. According to historian Hal Rothman: "The name change played to a prevalent bias of the time. Many believed that Spanish and Indian names would deter visitors who, if they could not pronounce the name of a place, might not bother to visit it. The new name, Zion, had greater appeal to an ethnocentric audience." On November 20, 1919, Congress redesignated the monument as Zion National Park, and the act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The Kolob section was proclaimed a separate Zion National Monument in 1937, but was incorporated into the national park in 1956. The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine formations that together represent 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation. At various periods in that time warm, shallow seas, streams, ponds and lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments covered the area. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateau lifted the region 10,000 feet (3,000 m) starting 13 million years ago. The park is located in southwestern Utah in Washington, Iron and Kane counties. Geomorphically, it is located on the Markagunt and Kolob plateaus, at the intersection of three North American geographic provinces: the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert. The northern part of the park is known as the Kolob Canyons section and is accessible from Interstate 15, exit 40. The 8,726-foot (2,660 m) summit of Horse Ranch Mountain is the highest point in the park; the lowest point is the 3,666-foot (1,117 m) elevation of Coal Pits Wash, creating a relief of about 5,100 feet (1,600 m). Streams in the area take rectangular paths because they follow jointing planes in the rocks. The stream gradient of the Virgin River, whose North Fork flows through Zion Canyon in the park, ranges from 50 to 80 feet per mile (9.5 to 15.2 m/km) (0.9–1.5%)—one of the steepest stream gradients in North America. The road into Zion Canyon is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, ending at the Temple of Sinawava, which is named for the coyote god of the Paiute Indians. The canyon becomes more narrow near the Temple and a hiking trail continues to the mouth of The Narrows, a gorge only 20 feet (6 m) wide and up to 2,000 feet (610 m) tall. The Zion Canyon road is served by a free shuttle bus from early April to late October and by private vehicles the other months of the year. Other roads in Zion are open to private vehicles year-round. The east side of the park is served by Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (SR-9), which passes through the Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel and ends at Mount Carmel. On the east side of the park, notable park features include Checkerboard Mesa and the East Temple. The Kolob Terrace area, northwest of Zion Canyon, features a slot canyon called The Subway, and a panoramic view of the entire area from Lava Point. The Kolob Canyons section, further to the northwest near Cedar City, features one of the world's longest natural arches, Kolob Arch. Other notable geographic features of the park include the Virgin River Narrows, Emerald Pools, Angels Landing, The Great White Throne, and Court of the Patriarchs. Spring weather is unpredictable, with stormy, wet days being common, mixed with occasional warm, sunny weather. Precipitation is normally heaviest in March. Spring wildflowers bloom from April through June, peaking in May. Fall days are usually clear and mild; nights are often cool. Summer days are hot (95 to 110 °F; 35 to 43 °C), but overnight lows are usually comfortable (65 to 70 °F; 18 to 21 °C). Afternoon thunderstorms are common from mid-July through mid-September. Storms may produce waterfalls as well as flash floods. Autumn tree-color displays begin in September in the high country; in Zion Canyon, autumn colors usually peak in late October. Winter in Zion Canyon is fairly mild. Winter storms bring rain or light snow to Zion Canyon and heavier snow to the higher elevations. Clear days may become quite warm, reaching 60 °F (16 °C); nights are often 20 to 40 °F (−7 to 4 °C). Winter storms can last several days and make roads icy. Zion roads are plowed, except the Kolob Terrace Road which is closed when covered with snow. Winter driving conditions last from November through March. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_National_Park