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In the dense rainforest, a long-tailed macaque sits quietly on a branch, cracking open a coconut.
This behavior is common among wild macaques, who have learned to use their hands skillfully to access food.
Surrounded by damp earth, moss-covered rocks, and filtered light, the monkey takes its time — alert, yet calm.
Moments like this show how deeply adapted these primates are to their forest environment, relying on both instinct and intelligence to survive.
In order to provide a change every now and then, I leave my photographic comfort zone from time to time, which mainly revolves around landscape and nature photos.
Then I am particularly attracted to cities at night and old historical buildings. The ideal case is then a combination of both.
When it comes to historical buildings, the leap from nature photography is not that far. After all, in many cases the builders were inspired by nature for their work.
We often find landscape and natural scenes in frescoes and ceiling paintings or even just individual elements as decoration on facades or interior furnishings.
But the roots that nature has left in architecture are much deeper.
The domed ceilings are a symbol of heaven, the roof of the world. And the trunks of large and powerful trees have found their way into architecture as columns.
Someone who has studied art or architecture could certainly give many more examples. I'll leave it at the few.
But maybe you can add some more? I would be very happy about that.
Oh, almost forgot. The photo here was taken in the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna.
Um hin und wieder für ein für Abwechslung zu sorgen, verlasse ich von Zeit zu Zeit meine fotografische Komfortzone, in der es sich hauptsächlich um Landschafts- und Naturfotos dreht.
Dann fühle ich vor allem von Städten bei Nacht und alten historischen Gebäuden angezogen. Der Idealfall ist dann eine Kombination aus beidem.
Hinsichtlich der historischen Gebäude ist der Sprung aus der Naturfotografie ja garnicht so weit. Immerhin wurden die Erbauer in sehr vielen Fällen von der Natur zu Ihrer Arbeit inspriert.
So finden wir immer wieder Landschafts- und Naturszenen in Fresken und Deckengemälden oder auch nur einzelne Elemente als Verzierung vom Fassaden oder der Inneneinrichtung.
Doch die Wurzeln, die die Natur in der Architektur hinterlassen hat stecken noch viel tiefer.
So sind die Kuppeldecken ein Symbol für den Himmel, das Dach der Welt. Und die Stämme großer und mächtiger Bäume haben als Säulen ihren Einzug in die Baukunst gehalten.
Jemand, der Kunst oder Architektur studiert hat, könnte jetzt mit Sicherheit noch viele Beispiele nennen. Ich belasse es bei den wenigen.
Doch vielleicht könnt Ihr ja noch welche ergänzen ? Das würde mich sehr freuen.
Achso, fast vergessen. Das Foto hier entstand im Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK) in Wien.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Halifax Harbor provides year-round docking facilities for boaters seeking a permanent slip, as well as seasonal or overnight accommodations. Ideally located right off the Intracoastal Waterway, the Marina is just a short ride to the open ocean. Enjoy easy access to nearby shopping, restaurants, and entertainment — located just minutes from Daytona International Speedway, Daytona International Airport, the World’s Most Famous Beach and the quaint, picturesque waterfront Downtown.
This week I would like to provide you with energy and strength.
And that's why I connect my Monday floral greeting with this gold tower that I found inside a painter's or concardium flower.
Why Tower of Power? Compared to the entire flower, the thing is tiny.
Very easy. When it comes to the survival of this flower, the passing on of life to the next generation, this tiny little thing matters. The rest of the flower is just decoration and marketing, but in here lies the true germ of new life.
The fact that I neglect the female flower organs is not sexism but solely due to the structure of the picture. Of course, these are just as important and just as tiny.
What I want to express is that you don't have to be big and powerful or dazzling to be significant and achieve something significant.
With that in mind, I wish you a week that means something.
In dieser Woche möchte ich Euch mit Energie und Kraft versorgen.
Und darum verbinde ich meinen montäglichen Blumengruß mit diesem qoldenen Turm, den ich im Inneren einer Maler- oder auch Konkardenblume gefunden habe.
Warum Turm der Kraft ? Gemessen an der gesammten Blüte ist das Ding doch winzig.
Ganz einfach. Wenn es um den Fortbestand dieser Blume geht, die Weitergabe des Lebens an die nächste Generation, kommt es auf diesen Winzling an. Der Rest der Blume ist nur Deko und Marketing doch hier drin steckt der wahre Keim neuen Lebens.
Die Tatsache, dass ich damit die weiblichen Blütenorgane etwas vernachlässige, sind kein Sexismus sondern allein dem Aufbau des Bildes geschuldet. Natürlich sind diese ebenso von Bedeutung und ebenso winzig.
Was ich damit ausdrücken möchte ist, dass man nicht groß und mächtig und auch nicht schillernd leuchtend sein muss um bedeutend zu sein und bedeutendes zu leisten.
In diesem Sinne wünsche ich Euch eine Woche, die etwas bedeutet.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-cath.de
Dappled light provides some additional interest to the already amazing color spectrum of the Grand Canyon. My appreciation for nice clouds continues to grow. This is but a very small portion of the national park.
The magnificent Grand Canyon National Park is located in northern Arizona and was formed over millions of years by the Colorado River. The canyon is more than 200 miles long 12 miles wide and a mile deep. The national park is visited by about 5 million people a year.
Nikon D800
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 at 24 mm
1/640 sec at f/5.6 ISO 100
March 4, 2014
Mushrooms provide some of the most instructing shapes found in the forest. In this case this sunlight reflecting off the tree gives this species the appearance of glowing internally.
The Victoria & Albert Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, provides an enclosed area that is only accessible by water so that seals in the harbour have a safe place to catch some sleep. This female fur seal was the only one awake even though she found a nice sunny spot. At this time there were at least 20 seals sleeping in the pen.
From Wikipedia
The brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), also known as the Cape fur seal, South African fur seal and Australian fur seal, is a species of fur seal. The brown fur seal is the largest and most robust member of the fur seals. It has a large and broad head with a pointed snout that may be flat or turned up slightly.[3] They have external ear flaps (pinnae) and their whiskers (vibrissae) are long, and may extend backward past the pinnae, especially in adult males. The fore flippers are covered with sparse hair over about three-quarters of their length. The hind flippers are short relative to the large body, with short, fleshy tips on the digits.[3] The size and weight of the brown fur seal depends on the subspecies. The Southern African subspecies is on average slightly larger than the Australian subspecies. Males of the African subspecies (A. p. pusillus) are 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in length on average and weigh 200–300 kg (440–660 lb).[4] Females are smaller, averaging 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in length and typically weighing 120 kg (260 lb).[5] Males of the Australian subspecies (A. p. doriferus) are 2.0–2.2 m (6.6–7.2 ft) in length and weigh 190–280 kg (420–620 lb).[6] Females are 1.2–1.8 m (3.9–5.9 ft) length and weigh 36–110 kilograms (79–243 lb).[5] Adult male brown fur seals are dark gray to brown, with a darker mane of short, coarse hairs and a light belly, while adult females are light brown to gray, with a light throat and darker back and belly. The fore flippers of the fur seal are dark brown to black.[3] Pups are born black and molt to gray with a pale throat within 3–5 months.[3] The skull of the African subspecies has a larger crest between the mastoid process and the jugular process of the exoccipital.
The Series Sixty-two was a model produced by Cadillac from 1940 through 1964 when it was renamed “Calais” for the 1965 model year. It was one of Cadillac’s most popular models. For the 1949 model year, the Series Sixty-two spawned the “Coupe deVille.”
For the 1953 model year the world was introduced to the very first Series Sixty-two Eldorado. The Series Sixty-two convertible was one of America’s most luxurious convertibles. Cadillac’s magnificent new design and craftsmanship were dramatically displayed in the 1957 Cadillac Series Sixty-two convertible.
Cadillac for the 1957 model year was completely redesigned. A Cadillac convertible was the celebrity among Cadillacs. There was no more gracious manner in which to enjoy open-air touring than the 1957 Series Sixty-two convertible. Its aristocratic flair was dramatic and pronounced.
Apart from the Biarritz convertible, the Series Sixty-two convertible was the most elegant convertible built in the land. It was the synthesis of two motoring worlds; it had all the panache of a ragtop and the comfort of a luxury car. Style code #6267F Series Sixty-two convertible had a base price of $5,225. (Cadillac repairs today run up tabs along these same dollar amounts…amazing)
The 1957 Cadillacs were all-new in design from the 1956 models. The 1957 cars presented a new sleekness in every line as witnessed by the Series Sixty-two convertible. They were built almost 3” lower in overall height.
The front end ensemble was boldly aggressive. It retained the “Dagmars.” The sweep of its new fender lines extended back to the redesign of the iconic Cadillac tail fins.
The convertible’s silhouette was highlighted by chrome-framed wheel openings and extended contour lines to both front and rear fenders. The fender skirts were dropped for a cleaner more contemporary look at the time.
All Cadillac bodies were built by the Fleetwood Division of Fisher Body under relentless quality control procedures. The Series Sixty-two convertible rode upon a long 129.5” wheelbase, had the luxury length of 220.9” and an 80” wide stance.
The Cadillac 6.0 litre 365 CID 16-valve V8 engine had five main bearings, intake silencer, and hydraulic lifters. It was constructed with cast iron, block and cylinder heads. The engine was equipped with a Rochester 4-bbl downdraft Quadrajet carburetor with equalized manifold, and automatic choke. It produced 300 hp @ 4,800 rpm with 542 Nm of peak torque @ 2,800 rpm. Performance was rated as 0-60 mph in 11.2 seconds, 0-100 mph in 33.1 seconds with a top speed of 119 mph. It could do the ¼ mile @ 81 mph in 18.1 seconds.
The Cadillac Series sixty-two convertible was a triumph of motoring distinction. Its unmatched comfort and spacious dignity was the finest expression of Cadillac’s dramatically new styling. In the way it looked and the way it drove, the 1957 Cadillac Series Sixty-two convertible introduced a brand new measure of excitement to modern luxury motoring…done in the manner only the “Standard of the World” could provide. This is another classic encore presentation…in the continuing saga of “As the Standard of the World Turns.”
notoriousluxury.com/2014/06/21/1957-cadillac-series-sixty...
A single portrait image of a bird standing still doesn't provide much natural history, does it? Or maybe it does. In this frame, you can get a feel for the peace and tranquility of this foggy early morning. You can see that fog doesn't deter the great blue heron from its pursuits. Nor does high water. This wading bird has moved far into the pond, standing at least two feet deep for its hunting. If you are able to zoom in, you can also see the leading edge of the nictitating membrane visible in the center of its eye. Many birds have this translucent eye cover which is a membrane used to protect and moisturize a their eyes while still providing visibility. The nictitating membrane reaches from the front of the eye to the back. We can learn a great deal from just one single moment in time. Imagine what you can learn when you spend hours, days or even weeks observing nature's beautiful show. Streaming live 24/7, it's my favorite channel!
This mesmerizing aerial photograph of Cesky Krumlov provides a unique perspective, captured from the town's highest bridge, locally known as the "Bridge of Death." Set against the majestic Vltava River, this town boasts a remarkable history that spans over seven centuries. What sets Cesky Krumlov apart is its remarkably well-preserved medieval architecture, a stunning cityscape that unfurls like a fairy tale.Crowning the town's skyline is the iconic Cesky Krumlov Castle, a testament to a bygone era, with its origins dating back to the 13th century. Below, the labyrinthine streets are flanked by centuries-old buildings, adorned with intricate Gothic and Renaissance facades, showcasing the town's rich artistic and architectural heritage.The Vltava River, once a vital trade route connecting Northern and Southern Europe, played a pivotal role in the town's history. It facilitated activities such as fishing, milling, and river trade, contributing to the town's growth and development.Cesky Krumlov, with a population of around 14,000, maintains its intimate, small-town charm while welcoming visitors from across the globe. Its historic core, including the castle and a network of narrow medieval streets, received UNESCO World Heritage recognition in 1992, preserving the town's unique character.As you gaze upon this panoramic view, consider that Cesky Krumlov's rich heritage endures, offering a captivating glimpse into a bygone era, and earning its place as one of the world's most special and authentic towns.
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The summit of Punta Hellbrunner at 3466 m is reached by the Sky Way Monte Bianco cable car from Courmayeur (Italy) and provides impressive panoramic views of the Mont Blanc massif.
The sharp peak in the center is the famous Dent du Geant (Giant's Tooth), height 4013 m.
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Canon EOS RP
f/9.5 22 mm 1/350 s. ISO 100
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This photo was chosen for The Top Of the Month Gallery (April 2024) in the group Freedom Excellence Level 1. www.flickr.com/groups/freedomhawkexcellence/discuss/72157...
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See my new photos in the "My travels" album:
We are attracted by roads and passes
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53933324555
The attraction of mountain panoramas
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53903556343
Classic Swiss mountain landscape
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53888809569
Evening in the Bernese Alps
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53872134607
One of the gems of the Swiss lakes
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53858346545
Lake, mountains, glacier - what else is needed for happiness?
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53749940309
Spectacular alpine panorama from the top of Mont Fort
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53733788803
Classic of the Mont Blanc massif in the Chamonix valley
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53701191872
The hidden gem of Swiss glaciers
The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. It was rated in the top 10 for most nectar production (nectar per unit cover per year) in a UK plants survey conducted by the AgriLand project which is supported by the UK Insect Pollinators Initiative.
Mature flowers are small and a bright purple blue colour with white centres. Fruits are nut-like and occur in groups of four.
Bugloss, any plant of the genera Anchusa, Echium, and Pentaglottis of the family Boraginaceae. Bugloss plants are weedy and bristly with small flowers similar in appearance to those of forget-me-nots. The plants have hairy stems and toothed leaves with spiny margins. They grow in sandy places and fields throughout Europe and have become naturalized in eastern North America. Several are commonly grown as ornamentals.
When our spirits align and we experience movement together it provides the bliss we seek in the spirit of fellowship. The magical feeling of connecting to others in a higher dimension through the art of dance is what heightens the spiritual experience. It's metaphysical.
Horseshoe Bend, Page, Arizona, USA
This is the downstream side of Horseshoe Bend located outside of Page, Arizona. Although the entire bend is not seen in this view, it is perhaps my favorite photo from our adventure to the site. This is a bit of street photography. I don't know the gentleman, but as I was taking photos of the entire Bend, I spotted this opportunity. I like his placement in the photo, how we don't see his face and his hat. I also like the texture of the foreground formation on which he is sitting. At first, I was not sure that I liked the boats, but decided that while they are an unnatural element, they do provide some size perspective. The photo was taken a short time after a storm. The clouds did provide some soft light and also some haze in the distance.
Nikon D800
Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 at 23 mm
1/320 sec at f/8 ISO 250
October 21, 2015
This ancient rock formation provides the perfect foreground subject for a stitched and stacked night panorama. It lies between ridges inhabited by bighorn sheep and mountain lions, and unfortunately the long road to get there is well known for puncturing and delaminating tires.
This was captured during one of our "adventure series" trips that we've been taking in March or April in Death Valley National Park: www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/death-valley-adventure-ma...
Early this year (spring 2022) we eliminated a couple of roads off of our itinerary when we determined ahead of the workshop that they were only marginally and questionably passable. We heard no reports that this road was in particularly bad shape, but there were sections where drivers deviated entirely out of the roadbed to get around difficult portions, and we did get one vehicle (with 37-inch tires, 4WD and extra clearance) stuck for a while. On a prior trip I repaired and re-inflated three flat tires. We carry a range of tire repair options to help pother vehicles we find along the road. We also bring rescue boards and tow straps, but fortunately haven't had to use them yet. After the heavy rains later in 2022, even the paved roads are washed out and many of the unpaved ones will be even more torn up. But as the saying goes, getting there is part of the adventure! We had one client this year who had never been camping before, and she had a blast on the trip in her rental Jeep!
Cats in Crete provide countless iconic images of Greece and Greek Island life - whole calendars are devoted to them, and you can see prints, photographs and paintings depicting felines of all shapes and sizes, cleverly composed against backgrounds of brightly coloured doors, windows and flower pots, or in the arms of children.
Many visitors to Greece are struck by the sight of legions of cats roaming the streets, dosing in the sun at archaeological sites (as here), and loitering around tavernas looking for a handout. Seen here is the youngest of several who had made one of the few shaded areas of the Fortezza of Rethymno their haunt that afternoon.
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The eponymous boulders at the park showed up nicely in the light of the full moon. Unfortunately, with five photographers trying to work the same area, shadows became a significant challenge. They do provide some sense of scale, though.
I've provide this non-macro shot of her so you can see how well she blends with this leaf structure. From a normal distance you would think she is part of the plant - nature always amazes me.
Notice how the amber/red of her head structures match the red gradient of that bending leaf stem. A master of camouflage.
Macro shot is here www.flickr.com/photos/raypainter/22156876056/in/dateposted/ so you can compare. Even up close it blends well.
"Sauna Box provides unqiue Finnish sauna experiences in converted horseboxes on the east coast of England. We offer community, private and full moon sauna sessions every weekend and bank holiday. Our goal is to leave the world a little bit happier and a little bit healthier."
From the Sauna Box website re the information.
They were so happy and chatting 10 to the dozen…appears small but obviously big enough…Sue :)
47593 ‘Galloway Princess’ provides a characteristic plume of diesel fumes as it accelerates away from Elgin station with an afternoon Inverness to Aberdeen service, possibly the 1502 from Inverness.
This station in Elgin was the former Elgin West station, opened by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway in 1857-1858. The points the train was just passed over provided access to the former Elgin East station, which was on the former Morayshire Railway and once served Lossiemouth and Craigellachie. In 1988, the area around the former Elgin East station had a reasonable amount of freight traffic, including Scotch whisky, containers, timber and LPG.
Locomotive-hauled passenger trains continued until May 1989, while the signal box and associated semaphore signals lasted until October 2017. In 2020 the freight facilities are still in existence, but are not in use.
Photograph by the late Roger Siviter, now part of my collection.
The Riverside Riverwalk provides the setting for this composition. Here I emphasized light and dark values. The egret is not as sharp as I wanted it to be, but what matters is what the egret is doing.
The texture is a product of ground'floor -ZABRISKIE_0105 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chromaticaberrations/4029356760/sizes/o/). Thank you ground'floor for its use.
An amazing place to visit. The two openings provide access to the amphitheatre from below....this was used to allow wild animals and other nasty surprises to appear before the crowd......dark days.
Castle Tioram (pron. Cheerum in Gaelic) dates back to the early thirteenth century and was home to the MacDonalds of Clanranald. The Castle benefits from being located in Loch Moidart on the isle of Eilean Tioram becoming inaccessible at High tide and guarding the entrance to the River Shiel which provides access far inshore to Loch Shiel and Glenfinnan. A small garrison was stationed in the castle until the Jacobite rising of 1715 when Allan Macdonald of Clanranald torched it to keep it out of the hands of Hanoverian forces. The Castle hasn't been lived in since and is now in very bad condition and was closed to the public in 1998.
Malus angustifolia provides a food source for small mammals such as squirrels, opossums, rabbits and deer as well as many species of birds such as bobwhites, grouse and pheasants. They also attract local species of bees, which pollinate the trees.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malus_angustifolia
South Carolina, USA
Located in the wooded hills of the Wood Mountain Uplands, the community of Rockglen is central to an area rich in Indigenous and archeological history. It is a full-service community that offers a variety of businesses and facilities to its residents and visitors alike. The town and surrounding area provide endless choices for recreational activities including boating, hiking, touring, photography, hunting and a variety of local events.
Vestiges from before the last ice age, a land of hidden treasures, petrified wood and fossils, hammers and arrows of the Assiniboine, Plains Cree, and Blackfoot peoples. But it is the followers of Sitting Bull who left one of the strongest impressions. Following the Battle of Little Bighorn 5,000 Lakota Sioux Lakota fled to the Wood Mountain Uplands where they were under the jurisdiction of the North-West Mounted Police under the command of Major James Morrow Walsh. The hills, first surveyed by the Henry Youle Hind expedition in 1858, were used for hunting by day, and at night fires could be seen of meat being smoked. In 1879 the U.S. Cavalry set fires in Montana that spread and burned the grasslands of Rockglen, causing the ensuing famine and leading to the toponym "The Burning Hills".
It is in these Burning Hills where the Ferbane ranch was located. By 1910 the homestead became a post office, soon German and Austro-Hungarian settlers built homesteads out of tar paper shacks and sod huts. Wood building were built for businesses, such as the pool hall, which also contained the Wesley Methodist church, which became the Wesley United Church of Canada in 1925; Valley City became an unofficial community.
To the north the Kent homestead became a post office in 1915. Soon thereafter Beromé Prefontaine built a store and by 1917 Joeville, named for Joseph Prefontaine, was founded as a village. In 1926 Joeville was a prosperous community when the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed a rail line south from Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Alberta Pacific both built elevators along the line. Joeville split into the French community of Liseux near the new elevators and 26 buildings were moved south to the new CPR junction near Valley City. Valley City was relocated north of the tracks and incorporated as the Village of Rockglen in 1927.
Services were soon established in the tiny village. Mr. Sproul ran a school out of the Pinking Hotel on Centre Street. It was a community effort with desks and blackboards furnished by local carpenters and fundraising organized by Mr. Sproul. To the relief of Centre Street commerce a proper school house was built in 1928. It had three rooms: Mr. Preston as principal and two classes instructed by Miss Campbell and Miss Jarvis. In 1929 the Red Cross built a hospital, and a permanent post office was built, as was a branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada, and Charlie Switallo’s hardware store, which was the longest running Rockglen business to date.
Electric lighting was provided from 1929–1950 by the Rockglen Power Company, which ran every day from dusk to midnight, when three flashes indicated shut down. It wasn’t until 1950 when the Saskatchewan Power Corporation came to Rockglen that full 24-hour 120- and 240-volt electric service came to Rockglen.
The depression caused rural decline which was furthered by mechanization of agriculture during the later stages and in the time following the Second World War. Nearby Constance and Strathcona were dissolved and the one-room rural school houses were replaced by a system of buses and Bombardier tracked vehicles for winter use. Rockglen grew to a population of 500 persons when incorporated as a town with L. J. Bolster elected the first mayor. During the 1960s a new school was constructed, as well as a new post office, school office, Imperial Bank of Canada, and hotel.
The late 1970s saw a rise of inflation, combined with exceptionally high grain prices; many farmers retired and moved into Rockglen. In 1975 construction began on the Poplar River Power Station in nearby Coronach commissioned in 1981. 1981 also saw the construction of a new Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator. This is currently the last elevator in Rockglen and is owned by Poplar Valley Producers Co-operative. The resulting population influx had led to development of homes along Second Avenue and construction of Hillcrest Drive. To date, these are the newest housing developments in Rockglen. In 1988, Rockglen resident Jack Wolfe was elected as a Progressive Conservative Member of Legislative Assembly a position in which he served until 1991.
Skógafoss-Iceland
Only Iceland to provide this kind of moments !
A powerful waterfall set in a stunning landscape, the light that triggers a rainbow and a photographer, all in the same frame.
What to say !? The first thing that occurred to me was ... the perfect moment !
Nikon D810 + Nikkor AF-S 16-35 f/4 ED @ 16 mm
ISO 40 - f/11 - 0.5 sec
Filter Used:
Formatt/Hitech ND Firecrest 1.2
Aii provides the basis for my tribute to Grendel's Mother. BlackMage Outfit currently @ Midnight Order with additional accessories in the Aii Store.
Info and links on my Dark Blog ~ aznanasaccouterments.blogspot.com/2025/02/0201525aii.html
Warren Dunes State Park provides 1,952 acres of recreational opportunities along the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan. Its rugged dune formation, rising 260 feet above the lake, offers spectacular views and is excellent for hang gliding (permit is required). The park is home to 3 miles of shoreline, 6 miles of hiking trails and two popular campgrounds.. located in Sawyer Michigan
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Tha Gyar Hit Phaya is one of the smaller pagodas but it is possible to climb to higher levels through small tunnel stairways and able to walk around the outside of pagoda through narrow walkways. This temple provides wide views of the surrounding temples. Parts of the pagoda and it’s walkways is falling apart. It is located on Bagan-Nyaung-U Rd north of Old Bagan Myanmar.
The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California. With an iconic entrance, the pier is popular with residents and visitors as a landmark that is over 100 years old.
Santa Monica has had several piers; however, the Santa Monica Pier is two adjoining piers that long had separate owners. The long, narrow Municipal Pier opened September 9, 1909, primarily to carry sewer pipes beyond the breakers, and had no amenities. The short, wide adjoining Pleasure Pier to the south, a.k.a. Newcomb Pier, was built in 1916 by Charles I. D. Looff and his son Arthur, amusement park pioneers. Attractions on the Pleasure Pier eventually included the Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome building (which now houses the current carousel and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places), the Blue Streak Racer wooden roller coaster (which was purchased from the defunct Wonderland amusement park in San Diego), the Whip, merry-go-rounds, Wurlitzer organs, and a funhouse.
The Carousel was built in 1922 on what was often referred to as a Pleasure Pier and features 44 hand-carved horses. It was rebuilt in 1990 inside the Hippodrome. A calliope provides musical accompaniment.
The La Monica Ballroom opened on July 23, 1924. Designed by T.H. Eslick with a Spanish façade and French Renaissance interior, it was the largest dance hall on the west coast, accommodating 5,000 dancers on its 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) hard maple floor. Country music star Spade Cooley began broadcasting his weekly television show from the ballroom in 1948, where the enormously popular program remained until 1954. In the summer of 1955, the Hollywood Autocade opened at the La Monica with one-hundred famous and unusual cars, including Jack Benny’s Maxwell and a Rumpler Drop Car. From 1958 until 1962, the ballroom served as a roller skating rink; first as Skater's Ballroom, and later as the Santa Monica Roller Rink, where the speed skating club won many state and regional championships. The La Monica Ballroom was demolished in 1963.
The Pleasure Pier thrived during the 1920s but faded during the Great Depression. During the 1930s, the pier was mainly used as a ferry landing, while most of the amusement park facilities were closed down and its attractions sold off.[8]
The bridge and entry gate to Santa Monica Pier were built in 1938 by the federal Works Project Administration, and replaced the former grade connection.
The Newcomb Pier was privately owned until it was acquired by the city in 1974.During the 1960s and 1970s various plans were proposed that would entail removal of the pier. The strangest one called for the construction of an artificial island with a 1500-room hotel. It was approved by the City Council, but citizens formed "Save Santa Monica Bay" to preserve the pier.[11] The outstanding order to raze the pier was revoked by the city council in 1973. Within that same year, the Carousel and Hippodrome were memorable sets featured in the film The Sting, although the story was set in Chicago.
In the 1950s, Enid Newcomb suggested to family friend Morris "Pops" Gordon that his two sons, George and Eugene, purchase and operate the Pier’s arcade. It didn’t take much persuasion, for the Gordons instantly took to the Pier and ultimately made Playland Arcade into the Pier’s longest running enterprise offering the day’s contemporary games alongside those of yesterday, providing inexpensive entertainment to a diverse crowd. George’s daughters Marlene and Joanie have kept the business within the family, and the next generation of Gordons is already in training to maintain the family tradition.
In 1983, the Santa Monica Pier experienced a significant loss. On January 27, there were reported swells of 10-feet during this winter storm. When the storm was over, the lower deck of the pier was destroyed. The City of Santa Monica began repairs on March 1, 1983, when another storm rolled in. A crane which was being used to repair the west end was dragged into the water and acted as a battering ram against the pilings. Over one-third of the Pier was completely destroyed.
The City of Santa Monica created a non-profit in response to the damage and called it Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation (SMPRC). SMPRC conducted the daily operations of the Santa Monica Pier, such as managing events, filming, promotions, tenants, and street performers. To date, SMPRC has produced the Santa Monica Pier Paddle Board Race and the Twilight Summer Concert Series. Also, in 2011, SMPRC changed the company name to the Santa Monica Pier Corporation (SMPC).
Aloe provides a lovely splash of colour to the garden here throughout the winter months.
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Hoya carnosa, the porcelainflower or wax plant, is an asclepiad species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is one of the many species of Hoya that are native to Eastern Asia and Australia. It is a common house plant grown for its attractive waxy foliage, and sweetly scented flowers. It is grown well in pots and hanging baskets. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoya_carnosa
Glasgow 22 provides an interesting example of a traditional four wheeled tramcar, of which there are several at Crich. Many of these (for example Chesterfield 7) were purchased ‘off the peg’ from established tramcar suppliers and received relatively little modification over the years. Others, however, such as Glasgow 22, were built in-house by their operators and were often extensively modified over time, thereby acquiring a distinctive local ‘character’ that set them apart from those operated by other tramway undertakings.
Coconut palms provide more shade for beach umbrellas. At Nacpan Beach, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. This used to be an unknown beach before. Not anymore... there's an increasing number of visitors who flock to this place even if part of the ride here is bumpy and dusty.
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On this occasion today published a new version of one of my favorite shots, processed more brightness to the flamingos get a greater role.
I would love to know your opinion, because right now I have nothing clear to do.
I present a single photography this year for a worldwide competition and I would like to know your opinion, if I should file this for me, it is the best that I have of my series of flamingos, or one of my many seascapes image?
The story behind the picture:
That day we traveled to some lakes there are relatively close to home, to do some landscape photography at dawn.
When we got there, we were surprised that they had a lot of flamingos quietly along the lake and let us draw near enough to them and photograph.
The right time of the shooting, because the close passage of a plane, due to the noise got scared and started running to take flight.
The technique used is simply a neutral gradient filter three steps to compensate the lights.
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A distant shower provides a backdrop to a series of small islands, known as motu, dotting the barrier coral reef of the iconic turquoise blue lagoon of Bora Bora in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The lagoon, very abundant in fish, is remarkable for its breadth and beauty.
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Northern Minnesota provides some very scenic places for photography. This location called Shovel Point is located in Tettegouche State Park.
The rock formation in the center frame used to be connected creating an arch which broke off sometime in August of 2010.
Per Wiki...Tettegouche State Park, in the United States, is a Minnesota state park on the north shore of Lake Superior 58 miles (93 km) northeast of Duluth in Lake County on scenic Minnesota Highway 61. The park's name stems from the Tettegouche Club, an association of local businessmen which purchased the park in 1910 from the Alger-Smith Lumber Company. The club's members protected the area until its sale in 1971 to the deLaittres family. In 1979, the state of Minnesota acquired 3,400 acres from the Nature Conservancy, including Tettegouche Camp. The land was added to Baptism River State Park, which was renamed Tettegouche State Park.
The grey squirrel was introduced into the UK in the 1800's. It provides an easy encounter with wildlife for many people, but can be damaging to woodlands and has contributed to the decline of the red squirrel.
One of our most familiar mammals, the grey squirrel can be found in woods, gardens and parks across town and country, and often proves to be very tame. It is a frequent visitor to gardens with bird tables and feeders, becoming a pest for many bird-lovers. Grey squirrels feast on hazelnuts by cracking the shell in half. You may also find pine cones that have been nibbled, leaving what looks like an apple core behind. They will cache their food in autumn if it is abundant. Grey squirrels make a rough nest, called a 'drey' out of twigs, leaves and strips of bark in the fork of a branch, high up in the tree canopy. Females may have two litters of three to four young a year. The average lifespan of a grey squirrel 2 to 5 years
Grey squirrel's have a silver-grey coat, with a brownish face and feet, and pale underside. It has a characteristically bushy tail. It is easily distinguished from the red squirrel by its larger size, grey fur, and smaller ears without tufts.
The conservation status of the grey squirrel is classified as an invasive non-native species.
Length: 9.5 to 11.25 in. (24 to 28.5 cm)
Tail: 7.7 to 9.5 in. (19.5 to 24 cm)
Weight: 14 to 22.9 oz. (400 to 650 g)
In the blue hour the Trent & Mersey Canal provides a perfect location for a long exposure night shot, with still waters and reflections of narrowboats moored up for the night at Stone in Staffordshire
My florist provides me with some beautiful blooms to fill my house with. Much was my delight to discover these white and mauve chrysanthemums in his shop. The humidity that we are currently experiencing this summer won't make these blooms droop, as they are very hardy and long lasting.
Chrysanthemums, what I still call "mums", are also known as "chrysanths" by my mother and many other people. They are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia and the center of diversity is in China. Countless horticultural varieties and cultivars exist.
Capture One provides excellent direct control of the luma curve. In this shot, I used it to enhance the contrast in the sand.
There are some good tutorials on this topic on Youtube. One that I particularly like, presented by Andrea Livieri, is at www.youtube.com/watch?v=BChqP9GsSgg.
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The cliff walk bridge over the valley provides amazing views of the river and valley below at the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in Vancouver, Canada.
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Rivers provide an important freshwater habitat. We enjoy how they look, play in them, drink from them and use them for transport.
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This set provides an exploration of a specific bay's daily transformation. A location that came into existence around three million years ago, the bay has seen numerous changes in vegetation, fauna, and human interaction. Despite our perceptions, this place is in a state of constant flux. Each day, it presents a new tableau, with variations in wave patterns, cloud formations, light reflections, and the ebb and flow of terrestrial and marine life. From the water in the sky as clouds to the water on the earth as a sea, every element forms a dynamic and harmonious landscape. Each photograph in this set captures a unique moment, illustrating the bay's ever-changing character and highlighting our natural world's profound yet often overlooked daily transformations.