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There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
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It’s been amazing to share everyone’s excitement at seeing the Auroras created by the huge solar storm over the last few days - given how well publicized the rare G5 storm was thousands streamed out of Calgary to hold midnight picnics and experience this unique beauty in person. We only ventured 15 mins from home but the intensity of the Aurora meant light pollution and clouds only added to the beauty.
Located at Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane, Australia, on a Spring like, Winter's day. The perfect day to be out and about.
Driving on the Yellowhead highway along the North Thompson River last June, it didn't take a meteorologist to see that a big change in the weather was coming. The following day in Jasper, it was rain, and the day after that it was heavy snow. The dramatic view between the sky and mountains was quite the spectacle - until the cloud cover came down in earnest along the Icefields Parkway and obscured the mountains.
Merci beaucoup à tous pour votre aimable commentaire et vos favoris très appréciés - bien cordialement ! au plaisir !
Thank you very much to all for your kind comment and your very appreciated favorites - well cordially - au plaisir -
Herzlichen Dank an alle für Ihren freundlichen Kommentar und Ihre beliebten Favoriten - herzlich! zum Vergnügen
Mrs. Orca arrives at Spectacle Lake (4239'), a very short diversion off the Pacific Crest Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington Cascades.
Quite a show in the space of a few minutes. We had lightning, thunder, rain, hail, sunshine and to finish off a rainbow.
Wish I could've captured it all. The sky was quite amazing while all this was happening. I just captured a tiny bit of it.
Instantané pris pendant le spectacle au jardin de la fontaine à Nîmes et recomposé dans un paysage de bord de mer.
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The spectacle that is Snettisham. We weren't there at one of the "spectaculars", far from it, but we certainly got the idea. These are some kind of godwit.
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Had to share just one more shot of the wonderful phenomenon. I find it surprising that we will willingly tolerate and even relish the company of crowds when it comes to watching an athletic event or an artistic performance and yet get annoyed to see crowds when the spectacular show is put on by Mother Nature. No, I do not get annoyed by the crowds. I am not so special that I should get to enjoy this alone. I hope that those who witness this wonder develop a deep sense of respect and admiration for these beautiful places and feel compelled to protect them for future generations.
Enjoy a sensational moment from Seattle’s observation of the United States’ 239th birthday on July 4th. Seattle has never disappointed with its spectacle of lights each Independence Day. Apparently, it always ranks among the Top 5 cities in America with the best fireworks presentation. I believe it.
This year, I was on assignment for a client, and that meant getting to this location around 12 noon, a full 10.5 hours before the fireworks were to begin (a show, by the way, that’s only 20 minutes long).
I figured if I could survive 2.2 million people on the shores of Sydney Harbour for New Year’s balancing myself and my tripod on a row of bushes, I can handle a crowd in Seattle -- but a crowd is a crowd, regardless of the location. Irony of ironies, as much as I love gigantic cities, I don’t like crowds. You’d never know it, though, but I digress.
It was fun to photograph the festivities at Gas Works Park, the primary location of Seattle's holiday events. What was not fun was the sweltering 40ºC/100ºF heat as the audience increased from a few hundred at noon to several thousands by 10pm. Fortunately, I lathered myself with sunscreen lotion three times and took brief breaks to rehydrate.
Believe it or not, everywhere you see people in this photo is typically where a rolling knoll of green grass would be. Every 4th of July, one cannot see the grass of this park because it’s completely covered by humanity.
Nevertheless, the end result -- photographing the holiday’s main event -- was worth the smoldering. It’s always entertaining to hear the “Ooooohs!” and “Aaaaaahs!” from the audience in a rhythmic unison, similar to The Smurfs whenever they were in awe of what was in front of them.
What’s also interesting, as a personal observation, was that this unison of cheers often reminds me that as much as we discriminate against each other for ridiculous differences in appearance, character (and the list could go on for eons), the similarities of our behavior as a group are evident. For 20 minutes, there was nothing but mutual, fully engaged admiration for a light display.
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