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I really like the way we can see many different "landscapes" when we look at the structure in nature.
Another of my restored photos done as a painterly picture. This one of a bridge in a Japanese garden in San Antonio, Texas. Original photo was taken years ago.
British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes, a reference to their shape... This one was seen at Easington on the East Yorkshire Coast ...
Whakarire lagoon, Westshore, Napier, New Zealand
A very pleasant sunrise this morning out on the edge of Hawke Bay, even though the waves were a little choppy.
The small structure that can be seen on the right of this shot is the Perfume Point light ( www.flickr.com/photos/ajecaldwell/25599820180 )
D800, ISO100, f16, 30sec, 17mm, Lee Little Stopper ND filter
Processed in Lightroom
Excerpt from miyajima.or.jp/english/spot/spot_other.html:
Designated as a National Important Cultural Property on August 29, 1910
Hokoku Shrine is dedicated to the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (one of the three unifiers of Japan in the 16th century) and his loyal aid Kato Kiyomasa. The reason for building this structure is clearly stated in a letter by Ankokuji Ekei, head monk of Ankokuji Temple. In 1587, Ekei asked Daiganji Temple, the temple in charge of construction and repair work in Miyajima including Itsukushima Shrine, to build a Buddhist library in which the chanting of Senbu-kyo sutras could be held every month. As there is no board ceiling or outer gate, it is believed that the construction of the building was not completed.
Originally, Amida Buddha and two subordinate Buddhist saints, Anan and Kasho-sonja, were enshrined in the Buddhist altar until the early Meiji era. Since that time, however, the altar has been used in Shinto rituals.
The building is called Senjokaku (Hall of One Thousand Tatami Mats), reflecting its standing as the largest structure on Miyajima Island. The shrine was a popular landmark in Miyajima where many people came to relax and cool themselves and to buy popular souvenirs such as tooth picks, and a variety of legends and traditions have been created here.
The fact that this structure, unique among the buildings belonging to Itsukushima Shrine, is unpainted and that its exact date of founding is recorded makes it a valuable gauge of the passage of time. The traces of weathering on its pillars and floor boards can be used to determine the approximate age of any other wooden structure on Miyajima.
A piece of wood used as a measuring device in the reconstruction work of the O-Torii in 1873 hangs on a pillar under the floor of the south part of the shrine. Countless votive picture tablets that had been hanging on the walls of Itsukushima Shrine buildings until the mid Meiji era decorate the walls inside the hall.
The shrine did not yet exist at the time of the Battle of Itsukushima in 1555 when the Mori clan defeated the Sue clan to unify the Chugoku region. The headquarters of the Sue clan was located on this hill, which was then called To-no-oka (Pagoda Hill). Starting in the Meiji era, the hill was developed through the establishment of stone steps, among other additions.
Excerpt from www.japan-experience.com/all-about-japan/miyajima/temples...:
Its bare appearance may not intrigue you at first. Only unfinished walls and a hundred pillars. Although the building is pretty, there is something missing. But once inside, look up: the gigantic ceiling is covered with a mosaic of paintings whose subjects are as varied as the styles and periods of implementation. Medieval battles, Buddhist representations, landscapes and animals in a modern style, the eye does not know where to turn.
Messier 63 or the Sunflower Galaxy is a 29.3 million light-year distant galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. In visible light it has a lack of a large-scale continuous spiral structure. Because of this, it is classified as a flocculent (fuzzy) galaxy. This image is the result of about 8 hours of image integration over 3 nights from Grand Mesa Observatory captured and processed by Terry Hancock and Tom Masterson.
In this image, and in some others, you can clearly see a very diffuse outer structure to this galaxy that probably spans thousands of light-years. I find it very fuzzy indeed :-)
Wiki about M63: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_63
Grand Mesa Observatory
Technical info:
9x600 sec Ha bin 2x2
8x600 sec RGB bin 2x2
7x600 sec LUM bin 1x1
Camera: Warren Keller's ATIK 11000
Optics: Planewave 12.5 CDK
Mount: Paramount MEII
Image Acquisition software: Maxim DL6
Stacked in PixInsight
Post-processed in PixInsight and Photoshop
Tom Masterson, Terry Hancock Grand Mesa Observatory
A Zínia elegans, originária do México e membro da família Asteraceae, foi fotografada no Festival Internacional de Jardins de Ponte de Lima, evento anual português que visa promover a arte nos jardins e a consciência ambiental. Esta planta herbácea anual destaca-se pela sua floração prolongada do verão ao outono e pela variedade de cores vibrantes, atraindo polinizadores como borboletas e abelhas. As zínias são frequentemente utilizadas em composições paisagísticas do festival devido à sua facilidade de cultivo, resistência ao calor, diversidade cromática e capacidade de atrair insetos polinizadores. A sua estrutura floral característica, com pétalas dispostas em camadas concêntricas e um centro rico em estames amarelos, contribui para a polinização cruzada e biodiversidade. A sua durabilidade como flor de corte e a adaptação a solos bem drenados e exposição solar plena tornam-na uma escolha comum tanto em jardins domésticos como em projetos de educação ambiental.
Zinnia elegans, native to Mexico and a member of the Asteraceae family, was photographed at the Ponte de Lima International Garden Festival, an annual Portuguese event that aims to promote art in gardens and environmental awareness. This annual herbaceous plant stands out for its prolonged flowering from summer to autumn and for the variety of vibrant colors, attracting pollinators such as butterflies and bees. Zinnias are often used in the festival's landscape compositions due to their ease of cultivation, heat resistance, chromatic diversity and ability to attract pollinating insects. Its characteristic floral structure, with petals arranged in concentric layers and a center rich in yellow stamens, contributes to cross-pollination and biodiversity. Its durability as a cut flower and adaptation to well-drained soils and full sun exposure make it a common choice in both home gardens and environmental education projects.
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Macro of the central spine of a peace lily leaf. The image is formed from a stack of around 60 frames to build a detailed impression of the structure and texture of the leaf close where it is changing from green to brown.
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Root structure of an old tree at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, just north of Half Moon Bay, California.
From my Wild and Weathered Wood collection.
I was stunned to see such a big and well-maintained monastery at such a remote place, where it used to take at least four days of trek to reach even a few years back, with just a small village having hardly fifty households.
Yes, Lingshed monastery is one of the oldest remote monasteries in Zanskar valley. It was established in the 15th century around the same time when Kasrsha and Padum monstaries were also established in Zanskar, a region of Ladakh, which still lies cuf off from the mainland in winter due to unbearably low temperature,
The new monstery has replaced the old cave monasteries.
Taken in Lingshed, Zanskar valley, Ladakh Himalayas, India
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I wonder how many planks of wood there are in Newcastle railway station roof.
In any event - it's a phenomenal structure, in this case splashed by unseasonably warm November sunshine.
Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach, CA
The Balboa Pier was constructed in 1906 as a sister project of the Balboa Pavilion. The Newport Bay investment Company wanted to attract lot buyers to an undeveloped spit of sandy land now called the Balboa Peninsula. In order to do so, they built both the Balboa Pavilion and the Balboa Pier. These two structures were built to coincide with the opening of the southern terminus of the Pacific Electric Railway Red Car line from Long Beach to the Balboa Peninsula. The plan worked; multitudes of beachgoers flocked to Balboa, and many purchased lots.
The pier is a popular fishing spot. The fish caught from the pier consist mostly of mackerel and flounder. Additionally, the pilings are home to a large population of starfish that feed on the large colonies of mussels growing there, and are easily spotted at low tide. Fishermen catching starfish by mistake are a relatively common sight.
In the 1980s, the first of Orange County's famous Ruby's Diner restaurants opened on the pier. The 1940s nostalgia-themed restaurant has since become a famous Orange County landmark.
Balboa Pier Park
The pier was heavily damaged in the severe El Niño storms of 1998, which also destroyed the famous diamond-shaped Aliso Pier in Laguna Beach. One of the pillars was damaged, causing a partial collapse of one corner. The wooden posts have since been reinforced with steel sheathing and braces to prevent further damage.