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Probably one of the most photographed houses in Scotland - Black Rock Cottage with Buachaille Etive Mor in the background, Glencoe, Scotland. Not the best photograph ever, even some sunflare visible, but another beautiful Scottish location.
Messing around in the studio, before a cheerleader photo shoot. White Lightnings Back light, Hair light, bottom reflector.
Thanks amigo for being my model next time cut your damn nails. JK :-)
This image is from my August 2011 shoot at Porth Nanven in Cornwall. Having already made some fairly standard landscape images using a wide angle lens, I decided to change to a longer focal length in an attempt to create a more abstract feel to the landscape.
Another sunset in New Brighton North West England
The Original Perch Rock
Perch Rock, New Brighton Lighthouse, sits next to the fort, it was originally, a wooden "Perch", hence its name. A large post held a light on top and was supported by a sort of tripod. It was erected on the Black Rock in 1683 by the Liverpool Corporation.
When foreign ships, passed the old perch, they were charged sixpence for its respect and to keep it in repair. But it was often washed away and a boat had to be launched to recover it from Bootle Bay. In February 1821, the pilot boat "Liver" crashed into the perch and carried it away. It has been said that it was washed away in March 1824 and not recovered until the December.
However the cost of replacing it all the time grew too expensive and it was decided to build a new one.
Construction of the Lighthouse
The foundation stone of the new lighthouse was laid on 8th June 1827 by Thomas Littledale, Mayor of Liverpool. It was designed on the lines of Eddystone by Mr. Foster and built of marble rock from Anglesey by Tomkinson & Company. It rises 90 feet above the rocks and is considered to be a masterpiece of craftsmanship. The granite cost 1/6d a cubic foot.
Each piece of stone is interlocked into the next. The whole stonework, when finished , was coated with what is known as "Puzzellani" a volcanic substance from Mount Etna which, with age, becomes rock hard. The first 45 feet is solid. A spiral staircase leads to where the keeper lived and then on to the lantern house. The revolving light was said to be the first in the country. It cost £27,500 to construct.
The Lighthouse In Use
Work was only possible at low tide and it was not completed until 1830. Its first light shone on the 1st March of that yea and consisted of two white flashes, followed by one red, with a range of 14 miles. The light was 77 feet above the half-tide level. It was eventually electrically connected to the mainland.
The Lighthouse last shone its light on 1st October 1973 as it was no longer needed on account of the radar system operating in the River.
Rock City, north of Valier in North Central Montana along the Two Medicine River.
The area is known for its sandstone pillars often refereed to as hoodoos. The hoodoos have been created from the soft sandstone being eroded away by wind and water. Often a harder layer of stone remains on top of the pillars to give them kind of a mushroom shape. There are hundreds of these hoodoos spread over the landscape above the river’s edge with areas you can walk between them which gives the area the impression of being a city. The pillars raise from just a few feet high to over 20 feet for some of the taller ones.
A loaded ballast train, WIMCMD, pulls around the Butler Wye before shoving into the siding at Fonda where they will tie down the train for the night.
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Taken from cliff above. The sea was too rough to walk to this via Camel Rock on the beach, (in the background). However, this is a rather good view from the cliff above. Access from Camel Rock carpark and goes above Camel Rock and winds along the cliff to a headland further on. Wet and cold this day so very lucky to get some photos.
Forest Rock-thrush, Monticola (Pseudocossyphus) sharpei : The Forest Rock-thrush is endemic to Madagascar. They inhabit subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist montanes.
WAMX 4223 leads Wisconsin & Southern train L867 as it makes another crossing of the Baraboo River near Rock Springs, Wisconsin on January 20, 2021.
Near Thimble Rock Point on Hwy 141 between Clifton, CO and Gateway, CO. A great scenic drive...
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Bow Fiddle Rock, Portknockie, at sunset.
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I watched a family of Rock Wrens at Laguna Lake this morning. This one found a nice rock to pose on for me.
Striped neck, zippered mouth, turquoise highlights and delicate digits.
Florida is home to more invasive and introduced species than any other region on earth, having more than three times as many nonnative lizards as native lizards. This introduced African lizard is found mostly in residential, human dominated areas in Florida on building walls and fences, tree trunks and sidewalks and on pavement. It has rarely been found in natural habitats.