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Devetashka - the Bulgarian Cave with 70,000 Years of Human Habitation
Devetashka cave is an enormous cave in Bulgaria, which has provided shelter for groups of humans since the late Paleolithic era, and continuously for tens of thousands of years since then. Now abandoned by humans, it remains a site of national and international significance and is home to some 30,000 bats.
Devetashka cave, which is known as Devetàshka peshterà in Bulgaria, is located roughly 18 kilometres north of Lovech, near the village of Devetaki. It is a karst cave formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks and characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage systems.
The cave itself is immense, measuring approximately 2 kilometres in length and with a huge entrance ‘hall’ measuring 60 metres in height. In places the ceiling is 100 metres above the ground and there are seven huge holes through which daylight illuminates the vast interior. It is these holes that earned the cave the name Maarata or Oknata ("the eyes").
About 200 meters from the entrance, the cave separates into two branches. On the left side, a small river runs along it, forming miniature lakes and waterfalls, passing through the main hall and eventually flowing into the Osam River. The right side is warm and dry and contains several chambers, ending with a round hall, known as the Altar. Beautiful stalactites and stalagmites, rivulets, majestic natural domes and arches can be found within the enormous cave and one can see why various human populations would have chosen Devetashka as their home.
Devetashka Cave was rediscovered by a Bulgarian scientist in 1921 but was not fully excavated until the 1950s when the intention was to transform the cave into a giant warehouse. Studies revealed that it has been inhabited almost continuously since the late Paleolithic era. The earliest traces of human presence date back to the middle of the Early Stone Age around 70,000 years ago. The Devetashka cave also contained one of the richest sources of cultural artifacts from the Neolithic (6th millennium - 4th millennium B C).
In June, 1996, Devetashka Cave was declared a natural landmark. The cave is probably best known for its part in the action movie ‘The Expendables 2’, filmed in 2011, in which Sylvester Stallone crash lands a plane into Jean Claude Van Damme’s subterranean lair.
Devetashka - the Bulgarian Cave with 70,000 Years of Human Habitation
Devetashka cave is an enormous cave in Bulgaria, which has provided shelter for groups of humans since the late Paleolithic era, and continuously for tens of thousands of years since then. Now abandoned by humans, it remains a site of national and international significance and is home to some 30,000 bats.
Devetashka cave, which is known as Devetàshka peshterà in Bulgaria, is located roughly 18 kilometres north of Lovech, near the village of Devetaki. It is a karst cave formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks and characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage systems.
The cave itself is immense, measuring approximately 2 kilometres in length and with a huge entrance ‘hall’ measuring 60 metres in height. In places the ceiling is 100 metres above the ground and there are seven huge holes through which daylight illuminates the vast interior. It is these holes that earned the cave the name Maarata or Oknata ("the eyes").
About 200 meters from the entrance, the cave separates into two branches. On the left side, a small river runs along it, forming miniature lakes and waterfalls, passing through the main hall and eventually flowing into the Osam River. The right side is warm and dry and contains several chambers, ending with a round hall, known as the Altar. Beautiful stalactites and stalagmites, rivulets, majestic natural domes and arches can be found within the enormous cave and one can see why various human populations would have chosen Devetashka as their home.
Devetashka Cave was rediscovered by a Bulgarian scientist in 1921 but was not fully excavated until the 1950s when the intention was to transform the cave into a giant warehouse. Studies revealed that it has been inhabited almost continuously since the late Paleolithic era. The earliest traces of human presence date back to the middle of the Early Stone Age around 70,000 years ago. The Devetashka cave also contained one of the richest sources of cultural artifacts from the Neolithic (6th millennium - 4th millennium B C).
In June, 1996, Devetashka Cave was declared a natural landmark. The cave is probably best known for its part in the action movie ‘The Expendables 2’, filmed in 2011, in which Sylvester Stallone crash lands a plane into Jean Claude Van Damme’s subterranean lair.
Wanted to catch the rivulet of water working its way back into the sea, which I saw while walking the beach at Seaside, Oregon. The bonus was finding this great texture in the sand as well.
In the Westfjords of Iceland one day we drove along a deep fjord lodged within tall mountain ranges and the entire time we had this kind of scenario by our side: tiny streams of water running down the mountain side coming from high above. We found this scenario so enchanting, we had to stop and have a break, filling our motorhome's water tank with this precious water and taking plenty of shots.
We stood and watched the waves sweeping in from the ocean, curving around this giant rock, then just as quickly, retreating back out to sea, creating this lovely, swerving rivulet as it went.
32:52 Running water
countless rivulets and tiny waterfalls coming down the side of Hestur mountain in Hestfjorden, Westfjords of Iceland, where finally sun has started the great melting job.
Strolling through the small town of Llivia in Cerdanya and already getting dark, I saw this place with the river and the bridge and it seemed photogenic. I did not think anything good would come out, because the light was already minimal and the branches so dense gave me the impression that nothing spectacular would be achieved.
But no harm in trying.
Then, at the time of editing, I was really satisfied because the detail and light were correct but I kept looking. I even tried black and white but nothing seemed enough.
Finally I came up with this kind of diffusion edition with a warm dominant to give it a different touch than usual.
I think they are the beginnings of the Segre River that is then fed with the rivulets of the Pyrenees and Andorra with what ends up being a river as God intended.
I would not upload it if I did not like it. I hope you too.
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Paseando por el pequeño pueblo de Llivia y ya oscureciendo, vi este paraje con el rio y el puente y me pareció fotogénico. No creí que saliera nada bueno, pues la luz ya era mínima y el ramaje tan tupido me dieron la impresión que no conseguiría nada espectacular.
Pero por probar que no quede.
Luego, a la hora de editar, si que quedé satisfecho pues el detalle y la luz eran correctos pero seguí buscando. incluso probé en blanco y negro pero nada.
Al final se me ocurrió este tipo de edición algo mas difusa y con una dominante cálida para darle un toque distinto a lo habitual.
Creo que son los inicios del Segre que luego se va alimentando con los riachuelos del Pirineo y de Andorra con lo que acaba siendo un rio como Dios manda.
No la subiría si no me gustara. Espero que a vosotros también.
The mountain is still quite warm to the touch and melts the glaciers on the volcano. As this melt runs down the mountain, it eventually becomes part of this outflow to the sea. The various rivulets cross and crisscross creating a quite beautiful effect. The dark ash is ever present. It is in the glacier, on the side of the mountains, in the valley, and otherwise in the outflow.
Photo taken during Norðurflug helicopter flight from open window, at a very high shutter speed to offset vibration of the helicopter, and hence a crystal clear view.
So Summer has finally arrived! and very Bright at that! Walking in the Gaasperpark my camera caught this colorful scene: the flotilla of the Yachting Society "Gaasperplas". It's for training 8-12 year olds to be good sailors.
The Gaasperplas is a small lake to the south of Amsterdam. It was dug at the end of the 1960s in the marshes of the rivulet 'de Gaasp' for sand to top up the building grounds for what was to become a 'banlieue' of Amsterdam not far away: the Bijlmermeer. It's quite deep for such a lake, dropping quite steeply to 35 m. and the water is exquisite on a nice Bright Summer's day!
A study of some of the rivulets formed as a stream cascaded over a rock on the slopes of Padley Gorge, Derbyshire.
I'd had my eye on an image from this spot from visiting the area in Northumberland for a number of years but conditions had never been right while there. It's a steep run-off from beach into tidal river at low tide, the retreating water leaving these wonderful patterns. I'd envisaged some golden side lighting picking out the pattern but preferred this pre-dawn version with it's rather silvery sheen and some warm reflected light for contrast. The sides are deceiving and were pretty steep so a foothold wasn't easy and it needed a focus stack as it fell away quite quickly.
It's always a joy to walk in the former Lake Gardens of Kuala Lumpur, now called the Taman Botani Perdana. Lots of plants of course, and also ponds and rivulets. All very attractive to humans and insects alike.
Here's a Crimson Marsh Glider, Trithemis aurora. I'd first taken it to be a Violet Dropwing, Trithemis anulata, but Christian Dreifert (see below) points out 'annulata' doesn't occur in these parts. I'm most grateful to him.
Not sure if this is actually in Ardnamurchan or just a few miles outside of it approaching from the direction of Fort William? It was such a charming little idyll that we (my husband and I) were unanimous that this was the perfect spot to enjoy our packed lunch.
Created using: Topaz Labs, and Topaz Studio
A la recherche du bleu Jacqueline ou comment dire au revoir à l'automne.
LACPIXEL - 2021
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The wintry Sakushukotoni River on the Hokkaido University campus in Sapporo. This rivulet was artificially restored in 2004 after the original water source had run dry due to urbanization.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12.
Edited with GIMP.
It's a great sunny morning so I'm heading off to the waterfalls for a change of scene. I'm just hoping there wasn't too much rain last night to muddy the water. It'll be fun whatever. Good morning you is by Daniel Johnston, and is fine for this good morning beach shot.
This little shed in Nicholls Rivulet has always caught my eye. I've photographed it from a moving car (as a passenger) and uploaded to Flickr a few years ago, but I managed to stop and take a real photo of it today.
It looks like it's lost in time amongst the forest, only just rediscovered by chance. And it's stunning view across the valley must keep it amused in its solitary existence.
River delta and flatlands at the foot of Vatnajokull National Park peaks. This huge plain is criss-crossed by rivulets of mountain streams coming from the peaks around Vatnajokull while the ashes are testimony to the readiness of Iceland's volcanos to spit fire and ashes at any possible moment.
Sand/water patterns - Five Fingers Strand, Donegal, Ireland.
Texture from DistressedJewell. Thank you.
Mini-waterfall on the Hokkaido University campus in Sapporo that makes up the source of the Sakushukotoni River. This rivulet was artificially restored in 2004 after the original water source had run dry due to urbanization.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12.
Edited with GIMP.
Oradea’s Fortress is one of the few bastion forts of Romania. It has been and continues to be the emblem of Oradea and the center of cultural events.
Archeological research has established the location of this first urban settlement at the foundation of our current city of Oradea. The first construction was initially erected at the end of the 11th century on an island between the arms of Crișul Repede (the Rapid Criș) and Peța, a swampy, forested area. Here, in the area named Grădina Cerbilor (the Garden of Deers) was where King Ladislaus of Hungary used to go hunting. Here is where he also erected a building, a church whose patron saint was the Holy Virgin Mary.
In 1619, the Transylvanian prince Gabriel Bethlen commenced the construction, within the fortress, of a unique palace, with walls that ran parallel to the exterior walls of the stronghold and a tower in each of its five corners. The construction was carried out based on the project of Italian architect Giacoma Resti of Verona. After the death of Gabriel Bethlen, the construction works were resumed by Gheorghe Rákoczi I (1630-1648), and then Gheorghe Rákoczi II (1648-1660). The Princely Palace, which is unique in Transylvania, was completed in 1650 in a late Renaissance style, being considered the most beautiful ensemble of monuments in the Principality.
The trench circling the Fortress is reminiscent of the important defensive role that this construction was assigned, being difficult to conquer throughout the centuries. The trench was filled with thermal water from the Peța Rivulet, but also cold water from the Rapid Criș, being 4 m deep and 50 m wide, a factor that prevented the water from freezing, which could have led to the Fortress being conquered during wintertime.
Best if viewed large. Photo taken on Beatle Creek bout 5 miles off the North Fork of the Coeur d' Alene River in Northern Idaho.
"Never dwelt I where great mornings shine
Around the bleating pens;
Never by the rivulets I strayed,
And never upon my childhood weighed
The silence of the glens." Alexander Smith
The Coupall in that nameless, shaded glen. Again. But further upstream this time.
大河ＬＥＮ＆蔡 part II
認真的男子漢背影最帥了~(點頭點頭)
很開心見到了許久未見面的蘇菲小妹與姚大，米大，還有小蔡桑及ㄚLEN 大大~(還有很好吃的超營養三明治..............)
雖然這次只看到了桶后小小的一部份，但期待下次的上訴，大家可以拍得過癮的說~(掩面跪主機板ING)
@新北市 ，烏來，阿玉溪~
@A-Yu Rivulet , Wulai , New Taipei City~
Taiwan’s geological location as an island situated right on two major tectonic plates has given it many beautiful mountain ranges and volcanoes, resulting in literally hundreds of natural hot springs scattered across different areas of the island.
During fall and winter, hot spring destinations across the nation are quite often jammed with locals and visitors looking to experience the instant feeling of warmth and coziness brought on by bathing in heated groundwater.
For those who favor hot springs that are odorless and clear, however, there is only one clear option: Wulai, a rural aboriginal township in northern Taiwan that is famous for its odorless bicarbonate hot springs.