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We measure time according to the movement of countless suns;
and they measure time by little machines in their little pockets.
Now tell me, how could we ever meet at the same place and the same time?
~ Kahlil Gibran, Sand & Foam
"Sunset Separation 2:" The drama and the colors kept unfolding during this fiery sunset from a few weeks ago.
A minimalistic shot of the timeless separation between sea and land. Shot near Embleton, Northumberland.
"HOW STRANGE IS THIS COMBINATION OF PROXIMITY AND SEPARATION. THAT GROUND - SECONDS AWAY - THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY."
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ha ragione, Lindbergh: com'è bizzarra, questa combinazione di prossimità e separazione... Una distanza che è al contempo di pochissimi secondi e moltissimi chilometri.
E' così.
Congiunzione di estremi.
Annullamento istantaneo di distanze in una linea ideale di contatto. Che è un orizzonte.
Prossimità NELLA separazione.
Domenica 18 luglio 2011. Aviosuperficie di Terni.
In questa fotografia, che per ovvi motivi non mi sono potuta scattare personalmente (ringrazio l'operatore con la GoPro), mi vedete nel bel mezzo di un lancio in tandem con Daniele Camponeschi, valentissimo paracadutista, amico, nonché mio collega Accompagnatore di Alpinismo Giovanile del Club Alpino Italiano, a cui dedico questo scatto e queste parole.
L'emozione del volo, la sensazione di cielo in cui galleggi con l'aria che ti investe togliendoti il respiro, premendo con forza sui polmoni; e poi la vista della terra che ti si proietta praticamente addosso nell'istante in cui inizi a respirare con nuova regolarità.
Perché a volte, nei nostri giorni, nel profondo di noi stessi, proviamo un bisogno profondo di volare. Forse lo proviamo tutti. Io senza dubbio.
Qui ho deciso di non aver paura di fare un salto nel vuoto, affidandomi all'emozione e all'istinto; e ne è valsa la pena.
Immediately below the hard-rock formation, comprising about two thirds of the cliff, lay the weaker, softer, sloping Rochester Formation (Lower Silurian). This formation was composed mainly of shale, though it has some thin limestone layers. It also contains ancient fossils. In time, the river eroded the soft layer that supported the hard layers, undercutting the hard caprock, which gave way in great chunks. This process repeated countless times, eventually carving out the falls. Submerged in the river in the lower valley, hidden from view, is the Queenston Formation (Upper Ordovician), which is composed of shales and fine sandstones. All three formations were laid down in an ancient sea, their differences of character deriving from changing conditions within that sea. About 10,900 years ago, the Niagara Falls was between present-day Queenston, Ontario, and Lewiston, New York, but erosion of their crest has caused the waterfalls to retreat approximately 6.8 miles (10.9 km) southward. The Horseshoe Falls, which are approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) wide, have also changed their shape through the process of erosion; evolving from a small arch, to a horseshoe bend, to the present day gigantic V. Just upstream from the falls' current location, Goat Island splits the course of the Niagara River, resulting in the separation of the mostly Canadian Horseshoe Falls to the west from the American and Bridal Veil Falls to the east. Engineering has slowed erosion and recession. The current rate of erosion is approximately 1 foot (0.30 m) per year, down from a historical average of 3 feet (0.91 m) per year. According to the timeline of the far future, in roughly 50,000 years Niagara Falls will have eroded away the remaining 20 miles (32 km) to Lake Erie and ceased to exist
US Navy's Blue Angels Boeing F/A-18 Hornets separate from diamond formation at Seafair Airshow over Lake Washington, Seattle, USA
Enjoying the beautiful countryside views on the way up Hallin Fell, this one overlooking Martindale in the Lake District, UK.
Glass panels enhance and separate areas of Sea-Tac International Airport. www.derixusa.com/_beaumont/index.html
"An emergency or tactical maneuver performed by Federation starships."
In this case it's the complete disconnection of the primary and secondary clouds... LOL
This is just as I took it, no AI or heavy editing. I have never seen a cloud like this. It looks like they were pulled apart and after they split, they separated vertically.