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Huayna Potosí is the closest high mountain to La Paz. Surrounded by high mountains, it is roughly 15 miles due north of the city, which makes this mountain the most popular climb in Bolivia. The normal ascent route is a fairly straightforward glacier climb, with some crevasses and a steep climb to the summit. However, the other side of the mountain -- Huayna Potosí West Face -- is the biggest face in Bolivia. Several difficult snow and ice routes ascend this 1000 meter high face.
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Other stairways lead to secondary platforms, where there are other monoliths including the famous El Fraile (priest).
Current state of the Frail Monolith of Tiahuanaco, with similar characteristics as the "Bennett Monolith".
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Walls around the temple Kalasasaya.
Located near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, Tiwanaku is one of the most important precursors to the Inca Empire. The community grew to urban proportions between the 7th and 9th centuries, becoming an important regional power in the southern Andes. At its peak the city had between 15,000–30,000 inhabitants. While only a small part has been excavated, Tiahuanaco represents the greatest megalithic architectural achievement of pre-Inca South America. Today it is one of the top tourist attractions in Bolivia.
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That Tree, which is what it is officially called (great name isn't it?), is perhaps one of New Zealand's most popular photographed views in the whole country. I would rank it in the top three most popular locations shot.
I can see why.
The tree is positioned on the edge of Lake Wanaka and only a two minute walk from the free car park. This location can also get quite busy, naturally so best to arrive early if you are wanting to photograph it at dawn. However on this particular occasion I arrived a couple of hours before dusk only to find some wonderful misty conditions which in part helped to obscure the mountains behind allowing for the tree to become so much more visible and enjoy its own time in the limelight.
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Or stand in front of a gate.
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The lake is located at the northern end of the endorheic Altiplano basin high in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. The western part of the lake lies within the Puno Region of Peru, and the eastern side is located in the Bolivian La Paz Department.
The lake consists of two nearly separate subbasins connected by the Strait of Tiquina, which is 800 m (2,620 ft) across at the narrowest point. The larger subbasin, Lago Grande (also called Lago Chucuito), has a mean depth of 135 m (443 ft) and a maximum depth of 284 m (932 ft). The smaller subbasin, Wiñaymarka (also called Lago Pequeño, "little lake"), has a mean depth of 9 m (30 ft) and a maximum depth of 40 m (131 ft).
The overall average depth of the lake is 107 m (351 ft).
Name:
Neither the protohistoric nor prehistoric name for Lake Titicaca is known. Given the various Native American groups that occupied the Lake Titicaca region, it likely lacked a single, commonly accepted name in prehistoric times and at the time the Spaniards arrived.
The terms titi and caca can be translated in multiple ways. In Aymara, titi can be translated as either puma, lead, or a heavy metal. The word caca (kaka) can be translated as white or gray hairs of the head and the term k’ak’a can be translated as either crack or fissure, or alternatively, comb of a bird.
According to Weston La Barre, the Aymara considered in 1948 that the proper name of the lake is titiq’aq’a, which means gray, discolored, lead-colored puma. This phrase refers to the sacred carved rock found on the Island of the Sun. In addition to names including the term titi and/or caca, Lake Titicaca was also known as Chuquivitu in the 16th century. This name can be loosely translated as lance point. This name survives in modern usage in which the large lake is occasionally referred to as Lago Chucuito.
Stanish argues that the logical explanation for the origin of the name Titicaca is a corruption of the term thakhsi cala, which is the 15th- to 16th-century name of the sacred rock on the Island of the Sun. Given the lack of a common name for Lake Titicaca in the 16th century, the Spaniards are thought to have used the name of the site of the most important indigenous shrine in the region, thakhsi cala on the Island of the Sun, as the name for the lake. In time and with usage, this name developed into Titicaca.
Locally, the lake goes by several names. The small lake to the south is called Huiñamarca. The large lake also is occasionally referred to as Lago Mayor, and the small lake as Lago Menor. In addition, the southeast quarter of the lake is separate from the main body (connected only by the Strait of Tiquina), and the Bolivians call it Lago Huiñaymarca (also Wiñay Marka, which in Aymara means the Eternal City) and the larger part Lago Chucuito. In Peru, these smaller and larger parts are referred to as Lago Pequeño and Lago Grande, respectively.
Big and famous cities are not iconic everywhere. Leaving the metrostation, I saw these staircases by some condos. I liked their colours and shapes. Found a nice point to compose the image. Using the telephoto-lens made it possible to compress the scene, so it became more abstract.
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Enhanced image of Chacaltaya ski resort.
El Alto in the middle.
Sad History:
Bolivia's largest city, La Paz, is currently enduring its worst drought in a quarter of a century. Glaciers in the surrounding Andean mountains are key to its water supply. Simon Parker visited the abandoned ski resort of Chacaltaya, where locals say they have been seeing changes in the climate for decades.
Surrounded by shards of rusty shale, sticky tufts of pampas and a few hundred hardy llamas, Chacaltaya sits crumbling next to a vast furrow in the mountainside: the site of a once mighty glacier.
We saw this super gorgeous Iguana earlier this year at a Reptile Park:
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They have Tarantulas also, and all kinds of snakes, even some baby Crocs. We had a great time, i love handling snakes. This Iguana is quite heavy actually. I also got the opportunity to hold a large Tarantula which was a beautiful,almost spiritual experience. This is a must-see place if you are ever in the Central Berg region of KZN Province, South Africa.
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On Tuesday, I decided to visit the Lake District for the first time since early March and I was greeted by some glorious conditions. Admittedly, blanket mist, which hid everything from fifty-foot in front of me does not sound like the weather of choice for most people but to me, as I stood there at the water's edge of Derwentwater, it was sublime.
I arrived at Waterhead in Windermere at 4am for a sunrise shoot before moving onto Derwentwater. I absolutely love misty weather and can always be found photographing a boat or a pier in such conditions. Woodlands also make great subjects to shoot too in such conditions.
Lady Derwentwater, this gorgeous 1930's passenger craft that carries over 90 people, normally glides up and down the three-mile-long lake but it is best to arrive early to photograph it before she goes into service for the day.
Here's a pub quiz question for you.
How many lakes are in the Lake District?
Answer: Just the one, Bassenthwaite. The rest are either meres, waters or tarns. Derwentwater is, of course, a 'water'.
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Colossal quartzite statue of Amenhotep III at his Mortuary Temple at the Theban Necropolis near Luxor
It is true that the tropics have beautiful sunset conditions. Here I was knee-deep in the warm water. Camera with wide angle lens on the tripod. Some kelp and mangrove stems in the shallow water. A few islands in the back and to top it off some clouds in the sky. Didn't need any more......
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The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.
Five subspecies of the brown pelican are recognized. These subspecies are genetically distinct despite a similar phenotype. Different habitats allow to recognize them.
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P. o. occidentalis (Linnaeus, 1766)
This subspecies breeds in the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the Bahamas, and along the Caribbean coast of the West Indies, Colombia, and Venezuela, up to Trinidad and Tobago.
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Railway station Tiahuanaco is located near the archeological complex.
Tiahuanaco, an important object of pre-Columbian archaeological site in Western Bolivia.
The back of the pyramid.
Underground duct. Made with finely cut flagstones and joined with cast copper clamps.
Climbed the hill up to Tiwanaku’s most outstanding structure, the partially excavated Akapana pyramid, which was built on an existing geological formation. At its base this roughly square, 16m hill covers a surface area of about 200 sq meters. In the center of its flat summit is an oval-shaped sunken area, which some sources attribute to early, haphazard, Spanish excavation. The presence of a stone drain in the center, however, has led some archaeologists to believe it was used for water storage.
Recent findings include craniums, assumed to be war trophies, leading some archaeologists to believe the pyramid may have been a ceremonial temple. Others think it was used for the study of astronomy.
Researchers think that Lake Titicaca was coming to this base, which was a port to carry all these huge and heavy rocks.
The Tiwanaku civilization and the use of these temples appears to some to have peaked from AD 700 to 1000, by which point the temples and surrounding area may have been home to some 400,000 people. An extensive infrastructure had been developed, including a complex irrigation system that extended more than 30 square miles (80 km2) to support cultivation of potatoes, quinoa, corn and other various crops. At its peak the Tiwanaku culture dominated the entire Lake Titicaca basin as well as portions of Bolivia and Chile.
This culture seems to have dissolved rather abruptly some time around AD 1000, and researchers are still seeking answers as to why. A likely scenario involves rapid environmental change, possibly involving an extended drought. Unable to produce the massive crop yields necessary for their large population, the Tiwanaku are argued to have scattered into the local mountain ranges, only to disappear shortly thereafter. Puma Punku is thought to have been abandoned before it was finished.
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The Land of Fire and Ice, Sunrise Over Vestrahorn, Iceland
One of the most pleasurable aspects of being a full time professional landscape photographer who runs workshops in various parts of the world is that I am in the incredibly fortunate position to be in some of the world's most spectacular scenery at the best times of the year and every now and then you come across a view that stops you in your tracks and leaves you almost speechless (I say almost because it is me that I am talking about ;-) )
But what a morning this was back in October 2017 during one of the most beautiful subtle starts to a day I can ever remember. This unusual view of the mighty Vestrahorn was taken from the grounds of our hotel near Jökulsárlón.
I set up the camera along with my clients on either side of me and we all captured this stunning view. The sky initially had a gorgeous hints of pink in it whilst the ocean by contrast was a beautiful shade of blue but the colour suddenly grew and grew until it exploded in colour.
But when you have a view like this, you cannot complain at all when standing there all quiet and respectful and you breathe in the salty air and feel the breeze gently brushing past your face, it certainly has you feel alive and grateful to experience such moments. I hope you all like it.
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My 'Clear Outside' weather app mentioned nothing of mist being present at Bled, where I am based, so I surfaced at 7am, showered, nipped to McDonald's for breakfast, and ventured towards a lovely little place called Planini Zajamniki, which has a selection of cute, wooden lodges that nestle in a valley below you. It's rather a famous location on Instagram.
However, en-route there and while driving 6km along the gravel road, heavy mist descended in the forests all around me. I did not know where to look first such were the amazing atmospheric scenes on both sides of me. I was in seventh heaven although keeping one eye on the gravel road was a must otherwise a quick trip down into the trees would follow and I did not want that.
On arriving at Planini Zajamniki, I could only see one wooden cabin so I spent some time there working on different compositions before moving on up the road where I came across this section of forest. I was looking down into the forest from the road and the trees looked spectacular in the mist so there was nothing for it but to pull over and spend a couple of hours in there.
This image was just one of a handful that I shot and I have sympathetically edited it. Removing a little contrast and slightly holding back the saturation of the colours. I like the result.
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I can't resist. Again I'm presenting a blue hour shot. This time from the Louvre in Paris. It might be a bit of a cliche, but I can't help it. I love these blue 'n' gold images.
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From the Island of the Sun:
Legend has it that the small Island of the Moon was where Viracocha commanded the moon to rise in the sky. However, its spiritual significance did not stop the Bolivian government from using this secluded outpost as a political prison for much of the 20th century.
The island is way smaller, way drier and way less touristed than its solar counterpart, and if you only have a day, you are better off heading to Isla del Sol. That said, for slightly more adventurous experiences this is a good alternative, and it’s easy enough to tack a half-day here onto your Isla del Sol trip.
Most boats arrive on the eastern side of the island, where you'll find a visitor center, hostel, restaurant and artisan stands. On the other side of the hill, the island’s main settlement has basic hostels, a soccer field and a small chapel.
Every year thousands of people venture here, in the Finnich Glen. So many are tourists, drawn by the entry on Google Maps, Tripadvisor, Instagram and by the urge to see where movie scenes from Outlander were filmed. Although the entry on Google Maps is accurately positioned, so many people never find the Devil's Pulpit. That's because most approach from the 'main' car park, which is on the wrong side of the gorge. They need to walk in from the small layby on the A809 just over the bridge over the Carnock Burn and then venture down the steep steps 200 yards into the woods. The way down is pretty challenging, a bit of a scramble, yet still the white trainer and flipflop brigade work their way to the bottom where it is totally otherworldly.
Your eyes are drawn upwards to the moss covered cliffs, the canyon walls, dripping and hanging with vegetation, the trees leaning over 80 feet above, leafless branches fracturing the patch of sky overhead. And you look into the darkness surrounding you in the floor of the gorge where the water runs red, almost blood red in the parts where it flows over the sandstone. it feels creepy and haunted. For salvation your eyes seek out the safety in light which lies up the gorge, through a narrow gap between the rock through to the cathedral nave upstream where stands a domed, carved rock in a pool of light from above: the Devil's Pulpit where it is said the Devil gave his sermon to those down in the hell amongst the washed down detritus of jumbled logs and trees at the bottom of Finnich Glen.
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Torpedownia on Babie Dołach
Torpedownia - the Polish common name of the central facility of German torpedo research centers, built in occupied Poland during World War II. Torpedownia was a torpedo assembly hall with equipment for trial shooting, built on the bottom of the basin, a few hundred meters from the shore. Connected to the shore of the pier, which was followed by a narrow-gauge railway transport of torpedo components, eventually mounted in the hall. In the German nomenclature, this building was called Schießstand.
Conwy Castle is a medieval fortification in Conwy, on the north coast of Wales. It was built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1289. It was constructed as part of a wider project to create the walled town of Conwy. Over the next few centuries, the castle played an important part in several wars. UNESCO considers the castle to be one of "the finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe", and it is classed as a World Heritage site. (Source: Wikipedia)
The medieval old town of Conwy is one of the most impressive sites I have seen during my journey across Wales. Both castle and old town are really worth the visit. If you are searching for a b&b in Conwy try out the Fishermore, which is a 10 minute walk away from the old town. Landlord Peter was a impressivly hospitable and welcoming host.
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Festung Conwy Castle
Conwy Castle ist eine mittelalterliche Festungsanlage in Conwy, an der Nordküste von Wales. Sie wurde zwischen 1283 und 1289 während der Eroberung von Wales von Edward I erbaut. Sie ist ein Teil der mit einer massiven Mauer befestigten Stadtanlage und spielte durch das gesamte Mittelalter hindurch eine wichtige Rolle in verschiedenen Kriegen. Die UNESCO bezeichnet Castle Conwy als eines der herausragendsten Beispiele der Militärarchitektur des 13./14. Jahrhunderts in Europa und hat es als Weltkulturerbe klassifiziert. (Quelle: Wikipedia)
Der mittelalterliche Stadtkern von Conwy ist einer der beindruckendsten Orte meiner Reise durch Nordwales. Burg und Altstadt sind wirklich einen Zwischenstop wert. Wenn Du in Conwy ein B&B suchst... probiere das Fishermore. Es liegt 10 Gehminuten von der Altstadt entfernt und hatte mit Peter einen beindruckend freundlichen und aufmerksamen Gastgeber.
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The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. They can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes in Uganda and Kenya and as far south as South Africa.
The East African B. r. gibbericeps (crested crane) occurs in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda, of which it is the national bird represented in its national flag; and Kenya to eastern South Africa.
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Taken on my recent visit to the Canadian Rockies last Sunday when I drove 90 minutes north to Abraham Lake. It was incredibly cold (-39°c) and reasonably busy although on arriving an hour or so before sunrise, there were only a couple of other cars parked up by the roadside but within five minutes of us arriving, a dozen others arrived. News of my visit must have spread quickly, ha, ha.
So I wandered down onto the ice, complete with micro-spikes on the bottom of my snow boots for grip. Trying to find a section of ice that had perfectly formed methane bubbles was tough but I eventually settled on this shot. It lent itself perfectly to portrait format although I opted to shoot several images focusing on various parts of the scene followed by focus stacking them in Photoshop CC.
I think it worked out rather well. What do you think?
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