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During the motif design drove random (but very welcome) the balloon over the river Moselle. I hope you enjoy it and wish you all a nice weekend.
And thank you for the view and comment on my pictures.
Während der Motivgestaltung fuhr zufällig (aber sehr willkommen) der Ballon über die Mosel. Ich hoffe es gefällt euch und wünsche allen ein schönes Wochenende.
Und danke für das ansehen und kommentieren meiner Bilder.
Danke für deinen Besuch! Thanks for visiting!
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The financial centre of the City on the right, the more cultural south bank on the left with the Shard disappearing in the mist.
5 shots from the bridge stitched in Photoshop
Definitively completed in the Swabian period, the Cathedral of Cefalù, which became a World Heritage Site in 2015, can now also be visited in its towers.
Built starting in 1131, its Romanesque style is enriched by Arab influences, and its appearance is pure wonder.
It is also possible to climb its Norman towers, which are different from each other: one is the square-plan tower, with battlements in the shape of flames, which would symbolize the papal miter and the power of the Church; the other is the octagonal-plan tower with Ghibelline merlons which would instead pay homage to the royal crown and the temporal power.
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Definitivamente completato in età sveva, il Duomo di Cefalù, divenuto dal 2015 Patrimonio dell’Umanità può essere ora visitato anche nelle sue torri.
Costruito a partire dal 1131, Il suo stile romanico è arricchito da influenze arabe, e il suo aspetto è pura meraviglia.
E’ possibile salire anche sulle sue torri normanne, diverse l’una dall’altra: una è la torre a pianta quadrata, con merli a forma di fiammelle, che simboleggerebbe la mitria papale e il potere della Chiesa; l’altra è la torre a pianta ottagonale con merli ghibellini che omaggerebbe invece la corona reale e il potere temporale.
The Guardians of the entrance of Prasat Phimai, Nakhon Ratsasima, Thailand.
Hope they guard the entrance of my photostream, too!
The Fortified Town in Fredrikstad, Norway was founded Sept 1567 by King Frederik II. It is very well preserved and worth a visit.
Downtown Dallas’ 72-story-tall Bank of America Plaza is reflected in the windows of the adjacent Texas Club building.
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe.
The annex to the Temple Court building I shared.Instead of having to scroll down to look for it,see the Flickr link for the photo flic.kr/p/DtZ1n4
Elephants in the Kwando concession, Botswana
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
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The major solar storm that was supposed to happen last night never developed. This crown like formation was one of the best of the night. A long climb up the mountain wasn't totally wasted. I came away great milky way and northern light shots.
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? J. B. Priestley
The Waxenstein peak
A really hard and difficult mountain for climbing but a stunning scene for photographers.Specially with the lake in the frame .Frozen and a small layer of water on it to complete a beautiful reflection.Looking forward for a big storm,behind me begins to rain and the haze looks like snow on the peaks.
My weather,my turn…..
The truth is I've always wanted to get up close to one of those lavender fields that I watch amazing images of all the time on Flickr. I finally had the opportunity. Next to the salt lake (Lake Tuz), there was an astonishingly beautiful lavender garden. You can see the very end of the salt lake in the background on the left, this was just a perfect setting. I don't know if lavender thrives in salty soil.
Have a great weekend all!
""Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.""
Quote - Winston Churchill
~~The beginning of a new dune:
A dune is a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert. Dunes form when wind blows sand into a sheltered area behind an obstacle. Dunes grow as grains of sand accumulate.
Every dune has a windward side and a slipface. A dunes windward side is the side where the wind is blowing and pushing material up. A dunes slip face is simply the side without wind. A slipface is usually smoother than a dunes windward side.~~
info - internet
The Towers are three massive granite peaks within the Cordillera del Paine Mountain range. Their names are Torres d'Agostini, Torres Central, and Torres Monzino. I captured this photo of the Towers from the shoreline of Laguna Azul.
he Shadows, with Cliff Richard, dominated British popular music in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the years before the Beatles. The Shadows' number one hits included "Apache", "Kon-Tiki", "Wonderful Land", "Foot Tapper" and "Dance On!". Although these and most of their best-remembered hits were instrumentals, the group also recorded occasional vocal numbers, and hit the UK top ten with the group-sung "Don't Make My Baby Blue" in 1965. Four other vocal songs by the Shadows also made the UK charts. They disbanded in 1968, but reunited in the 1970s for further commercial success.
The Rugley Burn as it crosses the Rugley road on the outskirts of Alnwick. It's usually only an inch or two deep but there's a footbridge for when it's deeper (like today since it's been pouring all day, and most of last night too).
hff! & weekend to all 😄
"It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs."
Quote - Vaclav Havel
The beginning of the other side of the staircase of the Academie voor Muziek, Woord en Dans (Academy for Music, Word and Dance) in Mortsel (Belgium).
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
~ William Arthur Ward
One more image from a cold, windy visit to Kits Beach. This one is looking to the left of the other image I posted several days ago, The Winds of Change. Here you can see West Vancouver across the water, and also going out to English Bay, the Burrard Inlet and then the open ocean.
Summit of the Gurnigelpass (1600 meters above sea) on a clear night. The environment is completely lit by the fullmoon. It's a so called 'supermoon', when the distance the the earth is the shortest possible, which makes him (apparently) shine up to 30% brighter.
The peaks in the background (from left) are: Nünenen, Gantrisch, Bürglen and Ochsen.
I exclaimed "the Queen" in my mind when seeing this giant dragonfly elegantly laying eggs from the surface of the water like posing a dance. Later on I did some research to find out the name of this dragonfly species is "Emperor Dragonfly" or "Blue Emperor" - I think they deserve these names!
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If you are curious about why I made this post:
I made this post to deliver my homework commitment to www.flickr.com/photos/vincent__buuron/, who ordered me a task to take "something involving a natural mirror, like an insect flying above the water, and it's reflection", in reference to his post www.flickr.com/photos/vincent__buuron/51323363398/in/date....
I have to say that I finally completed this task today but the photographs were not as exciting/beautiful as the old photos I took some years back. (I realized that this year I have missed the best month to take photographs of dragonflies and damselflies to lay eggs from the surface of the water) Therefore I am posting this image from 2018 instead ;-)
The Moab Canyon Pathway is a paved 12.7 mile (20.4 KM) mixed-use trail - here it's crossing the Colorado River in Moab Canyon.
The ‘Saint Elizabeth Flood’ occurred in 1421. This disastrous flood led to the disappearance of 17 villages. An inland sea stretching from northwest of Dordrecht to southeast of Geertruidenberg was created.
Immediately after the disaster, land fell dry again. The flow of water carried sand and clay, which sank to the bottom. The inland sea became shallower and shallower. Eventually, patches of land emerged from the water at ebb tide and rushes started growing on them. These plants flourish with their roots in the water. People planted extra rushes so they could harvest them. The Biesbosch derives its name from this plant; it means “a forest of rushes”. More land appeared; the roots were less frequently in water, and the rushes were unable to flourish so well. Reeds were able to withstand this condition better and supplanted the rushes, giving rise to vast reed beds. Subsequently, willows started to grow and people used the branches to make furniture and other products. Willows grow better when they get less water, so the people built dikes to prevent the willows being inundated at flood tide. A piece of land with planted willows is called a griend.
Much of the Biesbosch is covered by water and is therefore lush with sedges and reed beds. A common plant is the marsh marigold, which blooms in the spring. This member of the buttercup family has adapted to the tidal movements. In the willow forests you can find many plants such as stinging nettles, orange balsam, yellow iris, cow parsley, hogweed, enchanter’s nightshade and amaranths growing luxuriantly. The Himalayan Balsam provides a real jungle-like atmosphere. Its pink flowers have a characteristic sweet fragrance.
The 1225 Per Marquette finally making trips after being shut down last year due to COVID, the train famous for the movie “The Polar Express “
I see these 3 white beauties so often on my commute to the next town (Castlebar) going to work, shopping etc. So I finally decided to stop the car and walk back with my camera. I feel as though they somehow keep the spirit of this derelict old bungalow alive.
the right side composed itself.
my concern was the geometry on the left.
OK, now we wait for something to happen.
Ok, here she comes straight down the alley...
too flat ---- enter our protagonist stage right.
A handsome B&W image, but that romance between the peach and blush blue is too irresistible.
… the entrance to their foxhole is right behind that fence under a couple of gnarled roots. He’s just making sure I’m not trespassing while Priscilla is away on a scavenger hunt :-)
The Koppelpoort is a medieval gate in the Dutch city of Amersfoort, province of Utrecht. Completed around 1425, it combines land and water-gates, and is part of the second city wall of Amersfoort, which was constructed between 1380 and 1450.
The gate was built between 1380 and 1425 as part of the second city wall. The whole wall was completed around 1450. The gate was attacked in 1427 during the siege of the city. This attack was repelled.
The gate was opened and closed every day by the appointed raddraaiers, "wheel-turners". A minimum of twelve wheel-turners were collected morning and evening by several guards. It was an extremely dangerous task; if they did not begin walking simultaneously, then one could fall, dragging the rest along with often fatal results. Before the gate could come down, it had to be raised, to pull out the iron pins that held it in place. Only then could it come down. While the gate was going down, walking in the wheel grew ever easier and faster, and many people stumbled and broke their limbs. The koppelpoort was also never breached.
The Koppelpoort was given its current appearance during the restoration by Pierre Cuypers in 1885 and 1886. Among other things, Cuypers removed a step between the two gates and replaced it with a slope.
From 1969 to 1993 a puppet theater was situated in the gate.
The latest restoration was completed in 1996. It was carried out very cautiously, and with respect for the old building materials. For this the town of Amersfoort received the Europa Nostra Award.
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PREVIEW of Enchantment
Theme: "Valley of Plenty' and inspired by monster hunters of lure.
OPENING AUGUST 14, 2021
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The working water wheel at the Killhope Mining Museum, also known as the North of England Lead Mining Museum. The Museum stands on the site of the former Park Level Mine near Cowshill, County Durham. It is being restored to show the workings of a 19th-century lead mine. The water wheel was used to power machinery to extract the lead from the lead ore.
The Museum is situated in the heart of the North Pennines, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, an area that, in 2003, was designated the first Geopark in Great Britain.
I stayed with a couple who like exploring old mines so I did go down a short length of a nearby old lead mine.
Best viewed enlarged. I processed the image with Photoshop using Silver Efex Pro 2, one of the Nik Filters.
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Elephants in the Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
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The 1912 Greenwich foot tunnel is 504 meters (1,654 ft) long crossing under the crosses beneath the River Thames. I thought it would make for a good photo subject - once I waited for all the people to clear.....
”The rose is fairest when its budding new, and hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.” – Sir Walter Scott
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The new sledge rezzer awesome shelter from Never Totally Dead.
Coming out on November 16, 2020 at Cosmopolitan.
You can see it here at Solus:
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies, located between Falkirk and Grangemouth, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland.
The imposing appearance against the stormy background suggests that this is the weather god. I know that among the Germanic tribes his name was Thor. But here in Italy, with the Romans? I read in Wikipedia that the Romans believed in the Syrian weather god Iupiter Dolichenus. After they took the city of Doliche, their supreme deity, Jupiter, inherited the office of weather god. As if he didn't have enough on his plate already! In Christianity, Peter holds something like the office of weather god. When I took a picture of Peter?