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This shot was taken on my trip from Anchorage to the Denali area. I was on my way to the heliport for a noon trip. Gave myself 51/2 hours to get there from Anchorage and I made it with 20 minutes to spare...lol. I stopped so many times during that road trip to take photos. I cannot pinpoint exactly where I saw these mountains, but the site, in person, was beyond words. I cant wait to go back some day.
This cool sculpture is located in Stony Brook, New York at Avalon Park. The "Mirror Ball" Is a really Unique Sculpture where you can insert a note card with a personalized message to a loved one whom no longer has an earth address. There is a slot to insert the message into the ball.
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Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with them.
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[3/100] One of my favorite places to take photographs. There is a trail close to my home that I decided to check out..It goes way back into the woods to an old railroad bridge (which is NOT in use & half rotted).. When I drive by the lake I can way across the water and see this bridge.. Sometimes you'll see multiple people on the half of the bridge that is still standing.. fishing.
The actual dirt road that you have to follow to get to this beautiful spot is ROUGH!
Juan dropped me off and stayed in the car, I told him I was going to go walk and take some photos and I'd be right back.
WELL!! (lol!) The trail was SUPER long & beautiful. It was low tide so our lake/river (i'm not sure what it's considered) was shallow and almost dried up.. it'll fill up at high tide.
However the dirt road has huge deep water filled holes all down the lane.. Our Honda Civic would have never made it past the 1st one.. (there were MANY). I had to almost climb around some of them.. I sunk a few times in soft sand under the pine needles. It was a beautiful sight.. I took a good bit of photos... (gorgeous). Lots of reflections.. shadows.. nature.. and solitude.
There was NOBODY out there. Just me. So quiet and beautiful. I will definatly be going back one day soon! It's amazing! So glad that we finally went back there (behind the lake) to try to find the access to that beautiful abandoned bridge.
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This photo is one I liked a lot. Reflections and shadows.. (including mine) in one of those huge mud puddles in the center of the road.
I like the way it turned out.
My back was hurting so bad yesterday/last night/ and this morning. I had to go to physical therapy for my normal visits (twice a week)..I was in so much pain. I suppose I lifted one of the double trays of home made Italian sausage (we're famous for our sausage!) I probably lifted it wrong, my PT said.
She told me that WHEN I do lift I have to try my best to focus on lifting with my legs/core.. not my arms.
She did some shock treatment.. massage.. & then I did some work outs. I feel much better than I did yesterday.
I was so upset yesterday when that horrible pain came back.. I was so afraid that I was going to have to start all over again with my physical therapy, because that's how bad it felt.
I just have to remember to be careful when lifting.. and make sure I do not lift the heavy meat trays.. just ask someone else to grab it for me.
>I hate to ask people for things or for help. But, it looks like I'm going to have to ask people from now on!!
Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!
Praia Monte Clerigo, Costa Vicentina, Elmarit 28mm.
The white Moorish town of Aljezur lies at the northern tip of the west coast and in between is one of my favorite beaches of all - Praia de Clerigo.
The road leading to the little and unspoiled village is a steep decline and sometimes when storms have occurred overnight the strong winds blow the sand over the main track forming quite high drifts. . Sometimes in Spring and Autumn a mist occurs spreading from the Atlantic over the cliffs and casts shadows amongst the painted wooden huts.
Thanks for all the visits, comments and invites on my previous photos, much appreciated!
I'm recovering from the H1N1 influenza virus, had a few bad weeks, but it's getting better now. I will catch up with all of you a.s.a.p. Best wishes from the Netherlands, spring is coming:-))
Decided to mount my old Minolta MD f/2.8mm lens on the x-t20 and have some fun. Excellent lens btw. Finding things in the house to photograph during Covid-19 lockdown.
Shot at f/2.8
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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On monday 11 December Amsterdam is covered in a coat of fresh snow. The snow fell in sudden flurries and gusts and turned the world white and wonderful. With the canals in the city and occasional high winds, there can be a nip in the air, but packing gloves and a scarf should keep you warm enough. There is something very beautiful about Amsterdam in the winter. It does occasionally snow in Amsterdam in February, but that almost always means just a light dusting. I walk in my neighbourhood and made some photos of the snow. When it snows the light and atmosphere is really beautiful. The steep bridges over the canals in Amsterdam are really slippery, especially for cars. The best way to travel in the snow is by bicycle, tram, walking or better by sleds. Who knows times of Hendrick Avercamp are coming back this year. Avercamp was the first Dutch artist to specialize in paintings of winter landscapes featuring people enjoying the ice. Some 400 years on, our image of life in the harsh winters of the Golden Age is still dominated by Avercamp’s ice scenes with their splendid narrative details of couples skating, children pelting each other with snowballs and unwary individuals falling through the ice.
This monday afternoon I walk in my neighbourhood and made some beautiful photos of the snow. The virgin white carpet of snow is crunching under my shoes. I began to remember why I love the winters so much. This time around, the canals remained relatively ice-free and there was lots of snow. Photo taken at the Oudezijds Voorburgwal of The Bulldog which is an Amsterdam-based company that operates a chain of cannabis coffee shops. Above shop was the 1st Coffeeshop since 1974 in Amsterdam: The Bulldog Nr.90. It's still a magnet for backpackers and tourists selling weed and hash. KNMI released today its “Code Red” alert for heavy snowfall and extremely slippery roads. Heavy snowfall is expected to continue at least until the late evening hours.
Op de maandag middag van 11 december werd Amsterdam bedekt met een laagje verse sneeuw. De sneeuw die viel bedekte de wereld om ons heen wit en prachtig. Ik heb mijn camera gepakt en op pad gegaan in m'n buurtje. Ik geniet van het geluid van knarsende sneeuw onder mijn schoenen en het prachtige gezicht op de Amsterdamse grachtenpanden. Het is min één graden en de grijze sneeuw wolken trekken weg. Mijn handschoenen en m'n sjaal houden mij warm genoeg. Er is iets heel moois over Amsterdam in de winter. Mokum is bedolven onder dik pak sneeuw zoals hierboven bij de 1st Bulldog op de Oudezijds Voorburgwal nr. 90. Oprichter Henk de Vries begon in 1970 met de verkoop van wiet op het popfestival in het Kralingse Bos. Eind 1975 nam hij de winkel van zijn vader over, een seksshop op de Wallen. Hij vormde de winkel om tot coffeeshop en dat was het begin van een zich langzaam uitbreidend bedrijf. Het is nog steeds druk met backpackers en toeristen die wiet en hasj willen kopen. Amsterdam heeft vandaag opnieuw te maken met forse sneeuwval. Het KNMI heeft code rood afgegeven, een waarschuwing voor gevaarlijk weer. Het beste advies is dan maar om lekker binnen te blijven en de kachel iets hoger te zetten. Of natuurlijk even naar buiten te gaan om wat mooie plaatjes te schieten.
~Story people~
HBW guys ... wish you all a wonderful day! :)
I have my next exam in 14 days, so I better get start studying! And I have a paper to write about Julia Margaret Cameron ... she was really amazing! :)
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Explored ... #110! :)
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Lets all walk into autumn hand in hand....
Enjoy the season everyone..
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On a dull cloudy early winter day at the waterfall in Brownsberg Quebec, I did two photographs set up on my tripod. The one above HDR called Art Embossed. The one below non HDR, non filter, with ND to reduce shutter speed…
Distressed Jewell really outdid herself on her latest set of textures. I'm so very much in love with them!!
So this is in homage to Jewell and her artistry; thank you, Jewell!
Gleich rechts im Hintergrund über der Fontäne sieht man den Turm der Kathedrale, dann in der Mitte die Spitze des Hausmannsturms des Residenzschlosses, und rechts dann den Zwinger, davon ganz am Rand, den Wallpavillon.
Just right from the fountain in the background behind the trees you see the steeple of the Cathedral, more to the centre the spire of the Hausmann Tower of the Residential Palace and at the right edge the Rampart Pavilion of the Zwinger.
Der Zwinger ist ein Gebäudekomplex mit Gartenanlagen in Dresden. Das unter der Leitung des Architekten Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann und des Bildhauers Balthasar Permoser errichtete Gesamtkunstwerk aus Architektur, Plastik und Malerei gehört zu den bedeutenden Bauwerken des Barocks und ist neben der Frauenkirche das bekannteste Baudenkmal Dresdens. Sein Name Zwinger geht auf die im Mittelalter übliche Bezeichnung für einen Festungsteil zwischen der äußeren und inneren Festungsmauer zurück, obschon der Zwinger bereits bei Baubeginn keine dem Namen entsprechende Funktion mehr erfüllte.
Der Zwinger entstand ab 1709 als Orangerie und Garten sowie als repräsentatives Festareal. Seine reich verzierten Pavillons und die von Balustraden, Figuren und Vasen gesäumten Galerien zeugen von der Prachtentfaltung während der Regentschaft des Kurfürsten Friedrich August I. (auch „August der Starke“ genannt) und seines dadurch ausgedrückten Machtanspruchs. In der ursprünglichen Konzeption des Kurfürsten war der Zwinger als Vorhof eines neuen Schlosses vorgesehen, das den Platz bis zur Elbe einnehmen sollte; daher blieb der Zwinger zur Elbseite hin zunächst unbebaut (provisorisch mit einer Mauer abgeschlossen). Die Planungen zu einem Schlossneubau wurden nach dem Tod August des Starken aufgegeben, und mit der Abkehr vom Barock verlor der Zwinger zunächst an Bedeutung. Erst über ein Jahrhundert später schloss ihn der Architekt Gottfried Semper mit der Sempergalerie zur Elbe hin ab.
Die 1855 eröffnete Sempergalerie war eines der wichtigsten deutschen Museumsprojekte des 19. Jahrhunderts und ermöglichte die Ausweitung der seit dem 18. Jahrhundert unter den jeweiligen Zeiteinflüssen gewachsenen Nutzung des Zwingers als Museumskomplex. Die Luftangriffe auf Dresden am 13. und 14. Februar 1945 trafen den Zwinger schwer und führten zu umfangreichen Zerstörungen. Seit dem Wiederaufbau in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren beherbergt der Zwinger die Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, den Mathematisch-Physikalischen Salon und die Porzellansammlung. Die ursprüngliche Zweckbestimmung als Orangerie, Garten sowie als repräsentatives Festareal ist dabei zwar in den Hintergrund getreten; letztere wird mit der Aufführung von Musik- und Theaterveranstaltungen jedoch weiterhin gepflegt.
(Wikipedia.de)
The Zwinger is a building complex with gardens in Dresden. Its name that means 'bailey' derives from what had stood before in this place on the ramparts of the city. Built under the direction of the architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann and the sculptor Balthasar Permoser, the Gesamtkunstwerk of architecture, sculpture and painting is one of the most important buildings of the baroque period and, along with Our Lady's Church, is the most famous architectural monument in Dresden. Its name Zwinger comes from the term used in the Middle Ages for a part of the fortress between the outer and inner fortification walls, although the Zwinger no longer fulfilled a function corresponding to its name when construction began.
The Zwinger was built from 1709 onwards as an orangery and garden and as a representative festival area. Its richly decorated pavilions and the galleries lined with balustrades, figures and vases bear witness to the splendour of the reign of Elector Frederick August I (also known as "August the Strong") and his claim to power. In the elector's original concept, the Zwinger was intended as the forecourt of a new palace, which was to occupy the square up to the Elbe; for this reason, the Zwinger remained undeveloped towards the Elbe side for the time being (provisionally closed off with a wall). The plans for a new palace were abandoned after the death of Augustus the Strong, and with the turning away from the Baroque, the Zwinger initially lost its importance. It was not until over a century later that the architect Gottfried Semper completed it with the Semper Gallery facing the Elbe.
Opened in 1855, the Semper Gallery was one of the most important German museum projects of the 19th century and enabled the extension of the use of the Zwinger as a museum complex, which had grown under the influence of the respective periods since the 18th century. The air raids on Dresden on 13 and 14 February 1945 hit the Zwinger hard and caused extensive destruction. Since its reconstruction in the 1950s and 1960s, the Zwinger has housed the Old Masters Picture Gallery, the Mathematical-Physical Salon and the Porcelain Collection. Although the original purpose of the Zwinger as an orangery, garden and representative festival area has been relegated to the background, the latter is still maintained with the performance of musical and theatre events.
Data on the basis of the German edition of Wikipedia
(Wikipedia.de)
tribute to Edward Hopper.
It seems that Saul Leiter, Edward Hopper and Mark Rothko are kind of soul mates in terms of visual language
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GO 626, donning the new “A PLACE TO GROW” wrap, swings through the curve at Sunnyside on the point of train 1610 from West Harbour. The eye catching design features various place names served by the GO network.
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Toronto, ON.
When we go to North America in the summer the two main sports on offer are football (soccer) and baseball. Normally I try and get tickets for Seattle Sounders for football but on this occasion I discovered that the tickets were very expensive and so turned to the Whitecaps in Vancouver as a cheaper alternative for my sports fix. This turned out to be a great decision as not only were we able to visit a new stadium, but also because while the Sounders were getting beaten 3-0 in a woeful performance we saw a seven goal thriller between the Whitecaps and Houston Dynamo with the visitors eventually winning 4-3 after the lead changed hands a couple of times.
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province.
The venue is currently the home of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), the annual Canada Sevens (part of the World Rugby Sevens Series), as well as the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
Opened on June 19, 1983, BC Place was originally an indoor structure with an air-supported roof, the world's largest at the time. Following the 2010 Winter Olympics, it was closed for 16 months as part of an extensive revitalization, the centrepiece of which was replacing the inflatable roof with a retractable roof supported by cables. Once construction was completed, the stadium's new roof was also the largest of its type.
BC Place was the main stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics, the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, as well as a venue for multiple matches including the championship match for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The stadium is set to host multiple matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including knockout stage matches.
Roadtrip to the Col du Mont Cenis, on a 1989 Volkswagen Transporter.
Open the door. Breathe hard. Be Alive.
Canon 6d & Samyang 14mm f/2.8
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was going for something else, but i thought this worked just as well.
"I'm sleeping soft tonight
Keeping warm with crooked dreams
The pennies off of dead men's eyes
Never let my pockets weep
And I'm sorry you had to know me
When I'm so fit to be tied.
I'm such a mensch in my clothes but my plans are criminal, whoa
So give me your hand in a quote - I'll save your grim and single soul, whoa
I'm hoping you're the type
The kind that falls for every line
The kind that sings along to all of my wrongs
Too good to be a find
Now honey, my time is money
And you've come dressed in rags"~ Jet Lag Gemini
Dashed to the car 'cause it's raining.
Turned on the stereo and heard the David Crowder band singing, "Rain down Your love...Your grace."
God speaks and does something even when you are just sitting in the car on the parking lot on a rainy morning.
Thanks to Princess K8 for the inspiration and idea.
You know .... You're my favorite song.
I'm your Freddie Mercury?
You're my Johnny Cash singing to the penitentiary.
I actually have this conversation with someone I work with every time we work together. Which has nothing to do with this photo... except that it's a stairway...
I know.... I should have gone to bed hours ago... and now I have this song stuck in my head.
While the grown ups are focused on the pandemic and conflicts in Armenia and Azerbaijan, a hot war on the eastern edge of Ukraine and China pressing further into Hong Kong, you've ignored these things for 4 years. THE WORLD NEEDS JOE BIDEN NOW AND NEEDS TO BE RELIEVED OF YOU.
Since you grifted into this, focus has been held away from what actually matters by a wholly corrupt Senate Leader, a chorus of spineless Republicans sent into power by imbeciles, an AG with one foot in Hell, and a cackle of "journalists," "pastors," Murdoch, Mercers, Sinclair et al.
Get out.
"ODA AL VERANO".
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Querétaro - México.
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With the COVID-19 (coronavirus) now rampant in most countries, I am spending all my time at home and fortunately have plenty of birds coming and going during the day to visit our bird friendly garden.
This image is not a crop of the previous image.
One of the most colourful birds we have in Australia, the Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus). This one has been captured in my backyard.
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Not only do they appear to have each other's cases, but I'm more intrigued, what's the zip up the back of the coat for?
Not far from Paulina's home I discovered a little forest path where I lingered for a while before we let the only full day I had in Münster fade away with a home cooked meal and a few of her friends. :)
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, branded as SEA Airport and also referred to as Sea–Tac, is the primary commercial airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. Wikipedia
The building to the left is the
Kallmorgen Tower, Hamburg, Germany
Architect: Werner Kallmorgen, Hamburg, Germany
This office building was originally built for IBM and is modelled on a Hollerith punch card. However, the punch card impression is hard to figure out at this angle of vision here and with windows opened.
For further informations: www.kallmorgen-tower.de/8/
Things weren' t going my way
I was feeling down all the time
You held me through the pain
Stood by me in the rain
So today I'm free
Feeling fine all the time
Don't have to wait and see
We're on a one way dream
Like the clouds I'm flying and I'm...
And now I' m flying high above the sky
And it' s all because of you
I got a feeling in my heart
My life can really start
And it' s all because of you
-Sunrise Ave
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