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Belfast City Sightseeing Volvo Wright Eclipse Gemini SFZ7967.
The full gallery from this three-day weekend in Northern Ireland is here: mkttransportphoto.smugmug.com/2017/May-2017/Northern-Irel...
Calella, Catalunya (Spain). I was on top of the Torretes hill for a sunrise session, absolutely alone - the very few people I had bumped into while walking along the quiet streets of Calella towards the hills were not early-risers but rather (half-drunken) late-stayers :-).
At some point I heard the faint noise of an approaching car winding up a gravel road - it is a distinctive noise, you know, growing and decreasing with the curves of the road. So I discovered that on the opposite side of the hill there was a dirt road leading almost to the towers.
The driver was a middle-aged tall, fair-haired man - a German, I suppose. Some silent greetings, not to disturb the peace of the place. He was there, just like me, to capture the magic of sunrise from that vantage point. He brought out his cell phone and took some shots ( I could hear the "click" at every shot, amplified by silence). Then he made himself comfortable leaning against the wooden structure of the observation point and, forgetting completely the growing fires of the sunrise and the glittering, rippled surface of the sea ... he begun chatting on his phone :-)) So I captured the scene to upload it as a memento: every moment in our life has its top priorities - let everyone determine her own :-)!
Walked all the way to the top of Berlin's Victory Column. Nice to have this view after the extremely claustrophobic spiral steps.
A scene shot from the top of a slickrock mesa in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
This shot is not hdr. It does allot to show what a solid histogram, luminosity masks and curve adjustments can do for a shot.
Non Flickr notes below.
Remember the Battle of Midway today. If the U.S. would have lost that battle we would have lost the war both in the Pacific theater and the European theater. Although unimaginable to some, and hardly a thought to others, this world would be a completely different place if Hitler would have triumphed in Europe.
The "Island Princess" as seen from Mt. Roberts... Can you spot the people walking below? :)
Have a lovely day, everyone...
Two Mk 1 Hawker Hurricanes team up with Superrmarine Spitfire Mk 1a N3200 over Duxford Airfield.
One Hawker Hurricane is in the colours of Hurricane P3700, 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. Although this squadron fought for only part of the battle, they were credited with more aircraft destroyed than any other squadron. It bears the number RF-E P3700.
The other Hurricane (SW-P), serial number P3717 was originally built in 1940 as one of 544 Hurricanes built as part of the 3rd production batch. She flew from RAF Kenley, in August 1940.
Both of these iconic British aircraft serve as a poignant reminder of the nerve, bravery and skill of the young men who flew them and that the Hurricane force destroyed more than twice as many enemy aircraft during The Battle of Britain as all of our other defences combined.
Enjoying sunrise from the top deck of the Junk Boat in Halong Bay, Vietnam. Hard to believe it's almost been a year since I was here! Gives me the traveling itch...there's something so exciting about traveling abroad!
I hadn't seen an oil can like that since I was a kid, but it's a long time since I was around a working steam locomotive. I guess the two go together.
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Essa foto, a TOP 9 de 2018, foi feita em um dos últimos dias do ano. Passeando pela Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas vi esse biguá (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) bicho comum, pensei em não fotografar, depois de um tempo sentado perto, gostei da posse dele e fui até lá, me surpreendi com a plumagem com cores muito vivas e um percevejo andando em seu pescoço. Fotografei estourando o fundo para o foco ser total na ave e na sua elegância única e acabei adorando a foto. Um lembrete para quando eu pensar em esnobar uma oportunidade fotográfica novamente.
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This photo, the TOP 9 of 2018, was taken on one of the last days of the year. Walking by Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon I saw this quite common Neotropical Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus), I thought not to photograph it, but after a while sitting near it, I liked the pose it was displaying and I went there, I was surprised by the plumage with very vivid colors and a bug walking in his neck. I photographed clipping the background aiming to shift the focus of the shot to the bird and its unique elegance.I ended up adoring the photo. A reminder for when I think of snubbing a photo opportunity again.
The harbour, known locally as 'Top Tieb', was built in the late 1920s to provide a landing place for boats to and from St Michael's Mount. But the entrance is tricky and narrow and the harbour arm is only accessible an hour or two either side of high water.
Nowadays an amphibious craft travels the five-minute journey between Marazion beach and the Mount, but the harbour is also used on occasions when landing from the beach is impractical.
Marazion is the oldest chartered town in Cornwall. It was granted a charter of incorporation by Henry III in 1257; the charter was renewed in 1595 by Queen Elizabeth. Marazion's modern name derives from the important fairs and markets that existed there until the late medieval period when the town was challenged for commercial supremacy by an upstart Penzance. The Cornish for market is marghas and at Marazion there were two markets, the Marghas Byhgan, the Small Market and Marghas Yow, the Thursday Market. Time has blurred the pronunciations to Marazion and Market Jew, names that have no relevance to historic Judaism.
Có lẽ em sai khi gặp anh
Có lẽ em nên im lặng thêm
Chỉ là 1 điều thoáng qua rồi
Chẳng hiểu điều gì khiến em không tin
Không sao, vậy thì xin hãy đau thêm một lần
Có lẽ em nên đi khỏi đây
Nhắm mắt quên đi như chẳng hay
Chỉ là 1 người quá xa lạ
Tự nhủ lòng mình cố quên đi mau
Nhưng không, làm sao em quên kỷ niệm ngày xưa..
Top Marks Coaches YD18WYF is a VDL Futura 2 C57FT new to Fastline of Walsall in 7/2018. It is one of a pair that passed to Astra of Andoversford in 2/2022 and then onto Top Marks in 10/2022.
Private home at Coral Strand, a sandy beach in the Mannion Bay near the village of Ballyconneely at the Wild Atlantic Way, Ballyconneely, County Galway, Ireland
Some background information:
The Wild Atlantic Way is a tourism trail on the west coast, and on parts of the north and south coasts, of Ireland. The serrated logo of the Wild Atlantic Way symbolises the letters W – A - W. The 2,500 km (1,553 mile) driving route passes through nine counties and three provinces, stretching from County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula in the very north of Ireland to Kinsale, County Cork, on the Celtic Sea coast in the very south. Along the route there are 157 discovery points, 1,000 attractions and more than 2,500 activities. In 2014, the route was officially launched by the Republic of Ireland’s Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring.
However, the roads forming the Wild Atlantic Way have always been favoured by locals and tourists alike for generations even before they became known collectively as the Wild Atlantic Way route. They offer truly spectacular Atlantic ocean vistas as well as many places to visit and sights by the roadside. More than 150 locations have been officially designated as Discovery Points. These have been marked locally with a special signpost. Coral Strand, the beach on this photo, is such a Discovery Point. We didn’t know that when we were there, but I have reinvestigated it back home.
A further 15 locations are highlighted as Signature Discovery Points of special importance. These are the 15 best stops along the Wild Atlantic Way. From north to south, these places are: Malin Head, County Donegal, Fanad Head, County Donegal, Slieve League, County Donegal, Mullaghmore Head, County Sligo, Downpatrick Head, County Mayo, Keem Strand, County Mayo, Killary Harbour, County Mayo, Derrigimlagh Bog, County Galway, Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Loop Head, County Clare, Blasket’s View, County Kerry, Skellig’s View, Bray Head on Valentia Island, County Kerry, Dursey Island, County Cork, Mizen Head, County Cork, and Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork.
Nevertheless, I personally believe that it’s even better to make your own discoveries while travelling on the Wild Atlantic Way. The reason is that many of these Signatory Discovery Points of special importance are widely known and hence, often overrun with visitors, in particular during the high season. But other spots roadside are similarly beautiful while being less frequented. So my tip would be: Just travel unprejudicedly and stop wherever you feel like it and enjoy the view. If you act like this, you’ll hardly be able to drive more than 20 km without any stopover.
County Galway is a county in the west of Ireland, taking up the south of the province of Connacht. The traditional county includes the city of Galway, but the city and county are separate local government areas. Currently, the population of the county is more than 276,000. In the west of the county, there are several Irish-speaking areas.
The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived over 7000 years ago. The county originally comprised several kingdoms and territories which predate the formation of the county. These kingdoms included Aidhne, Uí Maine, Maigh Seóla, Conmhaícne Mara, Soghain and Máenmaige. In 1569, County Galway became an official entity. The region known as Connemara retains a distinct identity within the county, though its boundaries are unclear. Hence, it may account for as much as one third or as little as 20% of the county. Places of interest in Galway are among others the Connemara National Park, Kylemore Abbey and Dunguaire Castle.
A damascus steel top spinning on a glass and stainless steel spinning base.
Taken for Flickr's Our Daily Challenge: MADE OF STEEL
Top Station is tourist destination in the Kannan Devan hills of Tamilnadu. It is part of Theni District in the state of Tamilnadu. Top Station is notable as the historic transshippment location for Kannan Devan tea delivered up here from Munnar and Madupatty by railway and then down by ropeway to Kottagudi.