“The old stone bridges have something to tell us: When you trust yourself, people will trust you! If you stand firm, people will come to you!”

― Mehmet Murat ildan

Edited and Textured with Topaz Studio 2

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“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.”

― Chad Sugg

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A section of Bridal Veil Creek in the Columbia River Gorge.

A walk around the lake yesterday in a windy day.

Some parts of the lake have started to thaw from the shores. There is a long way to go before it completely thawed but warmer temperatures are yet to come.

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Cuandos las personas duermen, la ciudad despierta y cambía su aspecto.

Himmelstalund, Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden

This is my day today: enjoying beautiful past moments of Autumn from a photo: a pond, a small waterfall, the warmth of the sun's rays and the silence of the forest. Sorry, just feeling blue today.

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Jonsberg, Vikbolandet, Östergötland, Sweden

Seen from Lånjö, Aspöja archipelago, Östergötland, Sweden

The wildflowers around Tumalo Creek are in full bloom in Summertime. This is a view from the bridge right before Tumalo Falls. There was a great sunset tonight as a storm is on it's way out. If I had stayed another 20 minutes at this spot the clouds would have been bright pink, but I think these orange ones are just fine. My 3 exposures didn't match perfectly, but its hardly noticeable I think. What do you think?

Motala ström, Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden

Matteus Cemetery, Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden

The fine spring moss of the McKenzie river.

Assateague Island National Seashore, Virginia

“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”

~Saint Francis de Sales

Hålviken, Vikbolandet, Östergötland, Sweden

Dappled light shining through the treetops, illuminates the flowing stream.

A evening stroll through the West Sussex Countryside in the South Downs National Park in late autumn.

Canon EOS 77D | EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

ƒ/11.0 | 44mm | 1/200 Seconds | ISO 200

Chincoteague Island, Virginia

The final image in my series of the Bridge.

Shot at a different time of day, and a different POV. The Buttermilk brook is running moderate in this pic, filling a small pool then cascading downward through the area known as the falls. When the water flows hard this can be a magical and hazardous place. The loudness of the water can be deafening too.

I processed this image with the same Artsy look as the 1st two

Jonsbergsviken, Vikbolandet, Östergötland, Sweden

Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

No words

Canon EOS 77 | EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

ƒ/10 | 17mm | 1/60 Seconds | ISO 200

Gränsöströmmen, Bråviken, Hålviken, Vikbolandet, Östergötland, Sweden

Folkparken, Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden

The first Butterfly to visit my Garden this Summer.

Fall colours in Edmonton, Alberta

Världens ände, Arkösund, Vikbolandet, Östergötland, Sweden

“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.”

~ Charlie Wardle

Male House Finch enjoying a lovely spring day 😊

Häradshammar Church, Vikbolandet, Östergötland, Sweden

Is it too late to say Happy Holidays? I've been away for almost two months, and missed ya' guys!

I have some catching up to do, and look forward chatting with you again!

Here's an image from last weekend, where winter is plodding along here in Ontario.

Three Princes Alleyway, Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden

The Spanish Peaks are a pair of prominent mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Comanche people call them Huajatolla (/ wɑːhɑːˈtɔɪə / wah-hah-TOY-ə) meaning "double mountain".

West Peak on the left, East Peak on the right.

I took this pic on the way back from our travels around the foothills. Clouds were developing fast, had great light....

Two images for BG and FG focus control.

September 22, 2008 at 10:44 am CDT

Happy First Day of Fall to all of you in the Northern Hemisphere!

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~Henry David Thoreau ~

I peeked into this folder from months ago that I had written off as a failure and scrounged this one out of it. It was my first time trying out my 100-400, and I made some technical errors with the exposures, but I had done some exposure stacking on this image so once I tweaked it and merged the exposures in Photoshop it wasn't so bad. I think I was originally really disappointed that the foreground was blown out black, but looking at it again, maybe it adds to the composition having that layer of black in front. The view is from Bessie Butte a ways up and on the north side facing west. Mt Bachelor is the obscured Mountain on the right side.

I hiked up to Ramona Falls yesterday and was absolutely in awe at it beauty. It's got to be one of the top 3 waterfalls in Oregon in terms of the sheer number of cascades along the surface of the drop. The rhododendrons were in bloom along the way which was an added treat this time of year. Of the multitude of images I squeezed out of this vantage point, this one turned out out be my favorite. This is a vertical panorama made up of three images. The light at the top was pretty tough to deal with in processing as the clouds had cleared when I arrived in the early evening but at least nothing was blown out in that image. I'd love to go back a few more times throughout the year to see how the place changes through the seasons.