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Tutankhamen, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th dynasty The legend of Tutankhamun captured imaginations globally when his tomb was unearthed by British explorer Howard Carter and financier Lord Carnarvon in 1922.
I found this pair of mushrooms up and out of the ground in a wooded area.
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"Life is never what one dreams. It is seldom what one desires, but for the vital spirit and the eager mind, the future will always hold the search for buried treasure and the possibility of high adventure."
Ellen Glasgow
Discovering a pressed flower saved years ago is like finding buried treasure.
Even in the midst of the darkest days, there are sparks of goodness and light to be discovered.
No matter how tough things get, always search for the good and positive. Sometimes, you'll need to dig deep within yourself to unearth them.
" Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation: ~ Russell Simmons~
🎼: In the Air Tonight ~ Phil Collins~
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This sim is a photographer's dream, filled with various stunning locations that practically beg to be captured in beautiful shots. The vibrant scenes make it a delightful place to explore with a camera in hand!
This is one of the lucky adventures in analog photography : I got my hands on a roll of ORWO NP15 that expired decades ago. Nothing to lose here. Heavily overexposed, stand developed in Rodinal. I feel like being given these images as a gift...
ORWO NP15 (~1986)
stand developed
120Min Rodinal 1+100
camera scan
Fujifilm X-Pro 2
Micro-Nikkor-PC Auto 55mmF3.5
Valoi 360
NegativeLabPro
Lake Mungo, dried-up lake and archaeological site in west-central New South Wales, Australia, located in and around Mungo National Park. Lake Mungo is one of 17 dried Pleistocene Epoch (about 2.6 million to 11,700 years go) lake beds in the Willandra Lakes region, which was designated a World Heritage site in 1981.
Lake Mungo, which dried up about 14,000 years ago, became one of the world’s most important archaeological sites when geologist Jim Bowler unearthed the remains of a young Aboriginal woman in 1968. The bones of the skeleton, referred to as Mungo Lady, had been burnt before burial, making them the world’s oldest evidence of cremation and ceremonial burial. In 1974 Bowler discovered the complete skeleton of a man, known as Mungo Man. Carbon-14 dating indicated that these remains were approximately 40,000 years old, meaning that Mungo Lady and Mungo Man were the oldest human remains found in Australia to that date.
Une raison d'être, une force qui nous renforce, une « lumière directrice » : le but nous donne de la joie, de la motivation et la capacité de persévérer. En tant que photographes, il peut alors être bénéfique de relier notre forme d'art à un but. Ce faisant, nous pouvons trouver une approche plus holistique de la création, nous aidant à maintenir l'inspiration, nous offrant de la variation et des défis et, surtout, nous procurant un sentiment d'accomplissement …
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A reason to be, a strengthening force, a ‘guiding light’ — purpose gives us joy, motivation, and the ability to persevere. As photographers, it may then be beneficial to connect our art form with purpose. In doing so, we may find a more holistic approach to creating — helping us to sustain inspiration, providing us with variation and challenge, and, most importantly, giving us a sense of fulfillment …
Credit : © Leigh Schneider
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Feel fortunate to have adventures which surpass my imagination. In my wildest dreams I could not have imagined hiking miles over volcanic surface in the dark, being inches away from flowing lava, welcoming the cool rain that pelted down from above and as if that wasn't enough...the rainbow decided to frame the lava flow. What I realized after the hike is that these are the most dangerous conditions to be near the lava flow. The rain causes toxic fumes to rise up from the surface which can be deadly. Was sad to hear the news that a fellow photographer had lost his life only a few days later under similar weather conditions at this spot.
I unearthed some shots from my solo camp near Barron Creek in 2011. The vegetation there is of the riotous mesozoic remnant rainforest type, which is not hard to like.
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes in Central Oregon are some of the remnants of the catastrophic volcanic explosion of Mount Mazama just 7000 years ago that blew 1600 meters (almost a mile in elevation) of the 12,000 foot (3700 meter) mountain completely off, creating a caldera that contains the iconic 1,943 foot (592 meter) deep Crater Lake, that we know today. The Christmas Valley sand is composed of ash and pumice that was ejected during the eruption. Although the dunes are majestic on their own, they’re only a small part of the evidence of an event that changed what we know as Oregon forever, and greatly affected the people who lived there.
What's thought provoking to me is the fact that humans were in the area and were witness to this event. Incredibly preserved reed sandals have been unearthed in a cave near the little town of Fort Rock not far from Christmas Valley that have been dated from 9000 to 13000 years old. Life for the native Klamath people in the area changed forever after the massive eruption. Their legends tell of an angry battle between Llao, their "Chief of the Below World" who inhabited Mount Mazama (Giiwas in the Native American Klamath language), and his rival Skell, their "Chief of the Above World". Llao fell in love with a beautiful Klamath maiden but she refused his offer of immortality if she would become his wife. This angered Llao and he rained rocks and fire down from the sky onto the people below. During the battle Skell tried to protect the people from above while standing atop Mount Shasta. The battle ended when Skell was able to force Llao back into the mountain. All of this commotion formed the crater on Mount Mazama which filled with torrential rains that followed the battle.
The mountain became sacred ground to the natives and the people were forbidden from going there. Some shaman forbade them from looking in the direction of the mountain. 7000 years ago, all of this would make perfect sense. The human catastrophe and the pure terror that they witnessed must have been something that we as modern humans can hardly understand.
Today we can still witness the effects of the massive geological battle that forms so much of the landscapes that we photograph. I feel that understanding the science as well as the legend of these areas works to enhance our appreciation for them and allows us to better translate their meaning and message through our photos.
The winds in Central Oregon blow with some regularity in this area and create dunes as well as ripples in the sand. The patterns that they create are perfect for a photographic foreground. Unique conditions such as a vivid sunrise or sunset can complete a breathtaking scene.
Christmas Lake, Christmas Valley and nearby Peter's Sink and Peter's Creek were named for pioneer stockman Peter Christman, who grazed his cattle there and had a house at Silver Lake, 18 miles (29 km) to the southwest. The name "Christmas" was an early corruption of the name Christman that became entrenched in the vernacular by 1900.
The Christmas Valley Sand Dunes are administered by the Bureau of Land Management and are easily accessible and are designated as a recreational area for campers and wanderers as well as OHV use. Camping areas are available for extended camping stays. If you find yourself wandering in Central Oregon exploring our amazing public lands a trip to Christmas Valley should be on your list of places to stop and experience.
still reminds me of Bugs Bunny whenever I see them in them form :)
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Second largest of the pits is Pit 3, here many of the warriors have no heads, and evidence of wholesale destruction is clear. Even so, the unearthed artifacts include 68 terracotta warriors, four horses and one chariot.
What's even more exciting is that various kinds of bronze weaponry as well as gold, stone and bronze decorations were also discovered in this pit. Most of weapons used in actual combat such as bronze spears, bronze swords, crossbows and arrowheads are well preserved.
On one of my recent archaeological digs in Phoenicia, we unearthed these two remaining vessels, one was still sealed and is being studied for its contents. The dark patch in front marks where a third vessel was removed, probably by tomb raiders. [End of Creative Writing 101. LOL!] Truth be told these are really two Potter or mason wasp (Eumenes spp.) egg deposits, that were made in one of my garden sculptures, two years ago. They both stand less than 12mm (1/2") in height
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Members of the T’aaḵú Ḵwáan gathered Wednesday at Savikko Park in Douglas for the raising of the Yanyeidì Gooch kootéeyaa, or Wolf totem pole.
What began as a somber, rainy event became a sunny celebration of resilience as the pole was raised into position where the Douglas Indian Village once stood.
Clan members danced and sang around its base.
“This is great occasion for me. It’s been a long time coming,” said John Morris.
He was a young man in 1962 when the City of Douglas destroyed his village to make way for a harbor and park. He watched his home burn, along with the nets and fishing gear that were his family’s livelihood.
Now 78 years old, Morris said he and the other members of Yanyeidì have had to live with the pain of that day for the last 56 years.
“It represents the beginning of the healing for our people, and our people really appreciate the occasion today,” Morris said. “It has been a long time [since] our people have been able to gather together in such a way, and it’s a good way.”
The project to erect the 40-foot totem pole has been in the works for several years.
A similar totem pole went up last year in front of Sayéik: Gastineau Community School in recognition of Tlingit graves that were unearthed there during a construction project in 2012.
Goldbelt Heritage Association and the Douglas Indian Association sponsored the project.
The totem pole was funded in part by a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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I went exploring again in the forest, and I found that the recent hurricane had actually done a good amount of damage to the trees. I came upon one particular tree that was just absolutely magnificent. It had completely fallen over, bringing it's roots with it. It formed one of the most amazing locations I've ever come across. Since the forest I live by used to be a landfill, there is lots of junk under the earth, so tied in with all the roots of this fallen tree is debris, random broken toys, glass, and tons of other random things. It's really fascinating to see. I was almost overwhelmed when I found it, because I didn't even know how to capture all the detail and beauty of it.
I'm curious to see how others interpret this photo, because to me, it is very personal.
You can see the details better in lightbox.
In 1907 the famous Steamboat Tourmaline was unearthed by Frank Barlow Schuyler in San Diego County in a rich tourmaline-bearing pocket zone in the mine which was named the Tourmaline King. It was then sold by Schuyler to Washington A. Roebling and it is now housed at the Smithsonian Institution.
Although the Steamboat Tourmaline is well known, few people are aware of its discovering in California by Schuyler. Schuyler was born on August 20, 1872 in Falls City, Nebraska. Schuyler took up the same work as his father, a machinist and manufacturer of mechanical tools and married his wife Ella S. Libby in San Luis Rey, California in November of 1894. Then in 1897, their only son Gerald Barlow Schuyler was born.
Schuyler teamed up with D.G. Harrington of Oceanside, California in March of 1903. The pair was exploring the Pala Chief Mountains in San Diego County for pegmatites. During their exploration, they stumbled upon a huge tourmaline deposit which they named the Tourmaline King Mine. Schuyler and Harrington began to construct an underground drift into the pegmatite directly under their surface discovery in 1904. About 60 feet underground and a few years later, the team found a gigantic tourmaline crystal-filled pocket. It extended almost 30 feet in length, about 10 feet wide and was uninterrupted for about 30 feet down dip. This single zone produced around 8 tons of pink tourmaline. The bulk of this discovery was sold to the Imperial Chinese government for a considerable price of $187.50 per pound.
This image was taken during a misty morning explore of Cley Hill in Wiltshire.
During my time at the location I was able to capture the mist covering the features below to departing the landscape. Mist always makes for an interesting subject.
This image was taken whilst exploring the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Whilst the mist was clearing the conditions were ideal for the contrast between the light in the landscape below and shadow on the higher ground, revealing a landscape that only some time before was covered in the mist.
Everyone and their brother who has visited the historic mill district in Minneapolis has taken this photo. Sometimes you just have to make it your own! Taken from under the beautiful stone arch bridge and looking into the exposed walls and waterpower features of the 19th century flour mills. This piece of important Minneapolis history was long buried under mud and gravel has now been excavated and turned into a fascinating park.