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Quick scouting walk last night by the river. I didn't see the comps I was hoping for, but the light was streaming between the trees, so I fixed my attention to the forest floor and I had to race to get a few snaps. This one didn't turn out too bad.
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The Nuraghe La Prisgiona is a nuragic archaeological site (occupied from the 14th until the 9th century B.C.), located in the Capichera valley in the municipality of Arzachena Costa Smeralda in the north of Sardinia. It consists of a nuraghe and a village comprising around 90-100 buildings, spread across 5 hectars. Findings from this site are in many cases unique in Sardinia, particularly with regard to decoration and use. Due to the large extent and number of buildings the site is considered unique in North-East Sardinia. There is also some evidence for occupation during Roman and medieval times.
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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognized increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programs have been carried out over the past century and a half.
As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1,100-year history, giving it a claim to having been "the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world". Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century when the medieval defenses were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh, the Royal Palace, and the early 16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotland, and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial and administrative. Some of the castle buildings house regimental museums which contribute to its presentation as a tourist attraction.
The castle, in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, is Scotland's most and the United Kingdom's second most-visited paid tourist attraction, with over 2.2 million visitors in 2019 and over 70 percent of leisure visitors to Edinburgh visiting the castle. As the backdrop to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo during the annual Edinburgh Festival, the castle has become a recognizable symbol of Edinburgh in particular and of Scotland as a whole.
(King Robert the Bruce on left of entrance, Sir William Wallace on right)
Gustaf Adolfs torg ("Gustaf Adolf's square") is a town square located in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It was named Stortorget (the Big Square) until 1854 when a statue of the founding father of Gothenburg, king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was raised. Surrounding the square are the city hall, the bource, including the law court extension and the main harbour canal of Gothenburg.
Gustav II Adolf (1594–1632) led Sweden to military supremacy during the Thirty Years' War, helping to determine the political as well as the religious balance of power in Europe.His most notable military victory was the Battle of Breitenfeld. He was poised to make himself a major European leader, but was killed at the Battle of Lützen in 1632. Within only a few years of his accession, Sweden had become the largest nation in Europe after Russia and Spain.
Esquelbecq Castle
The castle was already mentioned in 1299, when the daughter of Thierry d'Esquelbecq, Beatrix, married Gauthier Ghistelles. Their descendants owned the Esquelbecq castle until 1584, when the French lords were forced to sell their possessions in Flanders by the Spanish rulers.
The castle was besieged several times. In 1586, part of the castle was destroyed by Spanish malcontents. From 1606-1610 the castle was rebuilt.
The purchaser and new lord and earl of Esquelbecq was Valentin de Pardieu, governor of Gravelines, who led campaigns with the armies of Charles V. When he died without heirs in 1595, the castle of Esquelbecq was left to his nephew Philippe Levasseur de Guernonval. His descendants owned the castle for the next 225 years. In 1793, the Esquelbecq castle also suffered the wrath of the Patriots. Everything that reminded them of the Ancien Régime was looted, destroyed or removed. At the beginning of the 19th century, the castle was ruined by battles and 15 days of enemy occupation. The Guernonval family abandoned it and finally sold it in 1821 to Louis Colombier, a merchant from Lille.
In 1984, the keep collapsed. From 2000 to 2016, restoration work was carried out.
The castle, outbuildings and garden and landscape park are protected and listed on 17-08-1987.
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In 1299 was er al sprake van het kasteel toen de dochter van Thierry d'Esquelbecq; Beatrix, trouwde met Gauthier Ghistelles. Hun nakomelingen bezaten het kasteel van Esquelbecq tot in 1584, toen de Franse heren door de Spaanse overheersers gedwongen werden hun bezittingen in Vlaanderen te verkopen.
Het kasteel werd diverse malen belegerd. In 1586 werd een deel van het kasteel vernield door spaansgezinde malcontenten.
Van 1606-1610 werd het kasteel herbouwd.
De koper en nieuwe heer en graaf van Esquelbecq was Valentin de Pardieu, gouverneur van Gravelines, die veldtochten voerde met de legers van Karel V. Toen hij in 1595 stierf zonder erfgenamen werd het kasteel van Esquelbecq nagelaten aan zijn neef Philippe Levasseur de Guernonval. Zijn nakomelingen bezaten het kasteel gedurende de volgende 225 jaar. In 1793 onderging ook het kasteel van Esquelbecq de woede van de patriotten. Alles wat herinnerde aan het Ancien Régime werd geplunderd, vernield of verwijderd. In het begin van de 19de eeuw werd het kasteel geruïneerd door veldslagen en 15 dagen vijandelijke bezetting. De familie Guernonval liet het in de steek en verkocht het uiteindelijk in 1821 aan Louis Colombier, een handelaar uit Lille.
In 1984 stortte de donjon in. Van 2000 tot 2016 werden restauratiewerkzaamheden uitgevoerd.
Zowel het kasteel, bijgebouwen alsmede de tuin en het landschapspark zijn beschermd en geklasseerd op 17-08-1987.
Palm warblers are common winter residents in Florida, arriving in late September and staying on until April. You will see these small, active birds along forest edges, in open woods, and disturbed areas, including farmlands and marshes. They feed mostly on insects, but occasionally eat berries. Palm warblers are easy to recognize because they continually bob their tails. Often low found in vegetation, or on the ground. Plumage varies in brightness, but always shows rufous cap, pale eyebrow, and some brown streaks on breast. Forages for insects in a variety of shrubby and open habitats. Breeds in bogs and clearings in the boreal forest. One of the more common warblers wintering in the southern U.S. Also winters in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula. Two populations: "Western" and Eastern.
Two folk names for the palm warbler refer to the bird’s behavior: wagtail warbler and tip-up warbler.
I found this one a Western I believe, along Joe Overstreet Road, in Osceola County, Florida.
The two white spots on its head are "Dew"!
The Clink was a prison in Southwark, England, which operated from the 12th century until 1780. The prison served the Liberty of the Clink, a local manor area owned by the Bishop of Winchester rather than by the reigning monarch. As the Liberty owner, the Bishop kept all revenues from the Clink Liberty, and could put people in prison for failing to make their payments. As the Bishop, he could also imprison heretics. The Clink prison was situated next to the Bishop's London-area residence of Winchester Palace. The Clink was possibly the oldest men's prison and probably the oldest women's prison in England.
It is uncertain whether the name of the prison derived from, or was bestowed on, the Liberty that it served. The origins of the name "The Clink" are possibly onomatopoeic, deriving from the sound of striking metal as the prison doors were bolted, or the rattling of the chains the prisoners wore.
The name has become slang as a generic term for prison or a jail cell.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clink
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78/100 London landmarks by night
This is the last of any snow shots I have and I feel like we are also finally done with snow for the year. I am ready for a long, long warm season.
Have a sensational Saturday my friend.
Until next year
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This work can not be used without the consent of its author.
David Piper competed in the Formula One World Championship in 1959, and then went on to race sports cars when he lost interest in single seaters. From 1962 until 1970, he often competed in his own cars at sports car events, incluidng 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring.
Perhaps most famous for racing a multitude of Ferrari's, including the 250 GTO, 250 LM and the 512S, he also competed using his own Porsche 917K, and was involved in the filming of the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, where he crashed the 917K and lost part of his leg.
He also competed using the Lola T70 seen here with the Sandeman sponsorship livery and its original British Petroleum Green colour (the colour is impregnated into the bodywork itself). This Lola is chassis number SL76/150, delivered new to the David Piper Autoracing Modena team on the 7th March 1969, and was fitted with a 5ltr Bartz Chevrolet engine.
David Piper described the Lola as "such good value for a long distance sports racing coupe at that time. It was a big step forward in all areas over the Ford GT40 against which it was measured. The car was comfortable and east to drive with no vices at all."
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It was turning into one of those indecisive mornings. “Shall we go and lounge by the pool and read until lunchtime, and then head down to the beach? Or will we get in the car and head off for the day?” Neither of us could make our minds up. It’s often like this, and until we close the front door, we could be heading anywhere between fifty yards away and the other end of the island. It’s part of what makes us so fascinating, and no doubt would drive anyone else unfortunate enough to end up in a long term relationship with either of us to the edge of their senses. All things considered, it’s a good job Ali and I found each other. Neither of us seems to mind when one asks the other what we’re going to do today, only to draw a distant gaze and a blank response.
If anything, I’m a little more driven than she is, and so I made the call. “Right, we’ll go back to that place in Femes for lunch, then we’ll go and visit one of the bodegas at La Geria, and after that I want to go and walk up the red mountain for sunset” – that’s Montana Colorada by the way. “Ok,” came the predictable response. And so we had a plan; a nice simple one that didn’t require too much thought or too much driving. We’d drive up the mountain pass from Playa Blanca to the village of Femes that sits on the saddle, and the rest of the day would follow as planned.
Except that it didn’t. 12:30 we agreed was a bit early for lunch, and so we drove in the other direction and headed for a menu del dia at the place we’d stumbled across in Teguise a few days earlier. And just to make things interesting, we decided to go along the main road rather than the wine route, just to have a bit of a test run for that inevitable drive to the airport just over a week later. “It’ll be faster” I reasoned. It wasn’t, especially after a couple of wrong turns, one of which almost had us heading into the jams of Arrecife, the island capital. Eventually, we arrived at a dinner table to be served by a very harassed looking waiter, whom it seemed was working solo through the busy lunch hour. As he unceremoniously thumped our drinks onto the table and feigned no interest whatsoever in our opposing views on the inclusion of tuna in our ensaladas mixtas, we wondered who’d thrown a sickie and left him in the lurch. After the meal I was too frightened to ask for coffee as well, and spent the next twenty-five minutes looking for another establishment to replenish the caffeine deficit. The first such attempt found us hastily evacuating our seats, scarpering around a corner and tracing an elaborate circuit of the town after Ali had seen the price list. Six euros for a scoop of ice cream? Not on your Nellie!
Some time later, happily refuelled with coffee and ice cream we sat at a bench in the church square. By now it was some time after 4pm, and with less than two hours until sunset we considered the options. At the far end of the island, just another twelve miles or so away lay the Mirador del Rio, offering a classic view of the three small islands that fan away from the northeast corner of Lanzarote, while retracing our tyre treads down to the coast would bring us to the wreck of the Telamon, a long exposure magnet that lies a few yards out to see between Costa Teguise and Arrecife. Tentatively, we set course for the former, where the road rides up to its highest point on the island between Los Valles and Haria. And still several miles short of our target, as we sat at a layby gazing down at the white coastal villages of Punta Mujeres and Arrieta far below, we changed our minds again – and then furthered the endless mystery of our final destination by missing the turn without signpost that was supposed to take us to the Mirador del Risco de Famara.
As you can see, the error turned into what Bob Ross would call a happy accident. Finally, somewhere around five, we ended up here, at the lonely and altitudinous Ermita de las Nieves. Quite how often there’s ever been snow here, even at this distance above sea level I’m not sure, although I did need to put my long sleeved top on over my tee shirt to brave the last hour of daylight on this late November afternoon, as a fellow visitor from France told me his wife was very jealous of my telephoto lens. The view across the volcanoes that dominate the landscape over to the west from where we’d come was, well you can see for yourself can’t you? Even before the golden hour, it seemed evident that we were going to be in for a show, as layers of cloud allowed sunbeams to filter through and light up the spaces in between the distant cones. For an hour I watched from behind the long lens transfixed, as the colours deepened and the sunbeams bounced and weaved their way into ever more epic frames. As the sunbeams moved, I continually followed the drama, recomposing and focussing as quickly as I could keep up. It’s not often that I get to spend time in a landscape like this, and certainly I’d never seen a sunset sky such as the one we were witnessing now in the mountains. Eventually, the sun having disappeared for the day and the magic leaving centre stage almost instantaneously, I headed back to the car with an enormous grin on my face. The day of sliding door decisions had given us the best possible outcome with a sunset we’d never forget. It’s a good job we’re not that great at making our minds up, or we’d have probably missed it.
The comapny Dolata was established in 1998, but it wasn't until 2018 that they expanded to the railway. They started in Dąbrowa (near Poznań) as a gravel/aggregates mine and sorting facility. Now they also do transports and produce concrete. The name comes from the company owner - Agnieszka Dolata.
The expansion to the rails happened (afaik) in 2018 and BR232-789 was the first class 232 locomotive to receive Dolata's black and silver livery. The company currently has a railway operations base in Szamotuły (also near Poznań), where they repair their sizeable fleet, now consisting of a couple of 232 and TEM2 locomotives (additionally - they own an ex-PKP ST44 locomotive, but there are no plans of bringing it back to life).
On a foggy November morning, while visiting my family in Rokietnica, I made my way to the local railway station and snapped this picture of Dolata's first 232 at the aggregate siding near the station. Since then, the station has had a substantial overhaul and the siding has ceased existing.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
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The morning was rather uneventful until I came upon a small group of pelicans, most of them dozing or just waking up. The tranquility was over however, when one pelican emerged from the water to sit next to another. The Black Swan was not amused.
(Pelecanus conspicillatus)
(Cygnus atratus)
Finally, victory from the jaws of defeat, Owner tracked down a pride of seven lions laying in the grass beneath a copse of trees on a small hill. You can see four of the lions in this shot. Below, an extract from this morning's Journal:
After our break we drove in silence until we came to a small hill beside the road, it was covered in trees, and lions. Owner drove around the hill and told us about the 7 lions in that pride. Owner knew the life history of every animal, it was fascinating to learn about them and their individual histories.
As photo opportunities go, this was not a good find. The lions were concealed in the long grass and they were difficult to see, but Mary was thrilled. This is what she had come to Africa to see, and now Owner was her hero, even if he didn’t speak American. At lunch Mary told anybody who would listen that she had seen at least 20 lions. Joe said nothing.
After lunch I left Kanana along with several other guests. Among them were Bob and Bonkers, who arrived with me. I'd avoided them until now, but as we waited for our transfer to the airstrip Bonkers showed me some of her outstanding photo; she was an accomplished photographer. She declared everybody should come to Africa, because she'd learned so much in just a few days. It's true, she'd really blossomed and I was happy for her. Bob still struck me as a dummy.
Packed into a tiny aircraft, we made two short hops to dusty isolated airstrips where passengers got off or on. At the second stop I transferred to a second plane for a short hop to Okuti, I was their only passenger. I was met at the airstrip and whisked away to a rendezvous with my new guide, Chachos, who was conducting an afternoon game drive in the Moremi Game Reserve.
This was quite a culture shock, first the roads are incredibly rough, and secondly we are sharing with vehicles from different lodges, along with private vehicles.
Chachos had found a leopard in the morning, and was keen to show me the animal. When we arrived at the spot, about a dozen vehicles were gathered around and it was impossible to see the leopard which was in a tree. We waited and eventually Chachos got a spot and I had my photos.
Apart from the truly awful roads with potholes big enough to swallow a small car, this is a very different landscape from Kanana. It's more heavily wooded, there's much less ground water and many dry water courses. There are the same animals and much less sage bush. I found myself missing Owner with his vast knowledge and wonderfully dry sense of humour, but not the mosquitoes; those I can do without.
The accommodation here is even better than at Kanana. The rooms are on stilts and connected to the main building by an elevated walkway. I have a very spacious room built of thatch and brick, the roof is thatched. There is a large balcony with a comfortable seat, a table and chairs, and it all looks out over the Xudum River with papyrus reeds on the far bank. It's all very lovely.
Auto Topcor 58mm f1.4 is great lens with load of history. Until now I almost exclusively used it to her strong sides: landscape, portraits. I was not impressed with its bokeh. It was nice, smooth, controlled, almost modern, but I like it, kind of the opposite.
on my last outing with this lens, I had very favourable conditions for a bokeh photography, sunshine after rain in the late afternoon.
Those are few results of my effort.
camera EXA 1c, lens testing Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Tessar 2,8/50 with lens stuck full open at 2,8, film Astrum 100 @ 50, dev. in Foma Retro Special Developer for 4½ min
Until our new bundle of fluff comes into our lives.
This is one of the little French kitties who lived at the B&B we stayed at.
Estimados compañeros esta es una de mis fotos preferidas, la he subido en varias ocasiones y siempre con una modificación, quiero decir con esto que me despido hasta el lunes, por descanso digamos mental, un abrazo a todos atentamente Mariano.
Until she realized she had grown her own wings!
Emerald in Water - Summer Sailstice in Second Life
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First summer #milkyway arch of the season (southern hemisphere)! While I’d planned to capture this earlier, time and conditions weren’t on my side—until now.
This shoot was a race against the clock: nightfall began at 9:05 PM, and the moon rose at 10:47 PM, giving me just 1 hour and 42 minutes to frame and shoot 55 long-exposure images for this panorama at 24mm focal length (37mm full-frame equivalent). By keeping exposures to 20 seconds, I managed to nail the pano and even grab two more shots from different angles.
The location? Wanagarren Nature Reserve, a sprawling field of grass trees, recently scorched by a massive bushfire. These resilient beauties stand strong against the harshest conditions—even fire. Nature’s true survivors!
Gear: Nikon D5500 (modded) for the sky, Nikon D5200 for the ground - 24mm f/1.4 - Star Adventurer 2i Pro - Hoya UV/IR cut - Optolong Ha 7nm
Sky: 37 RGB x 20s at f/2.2, 32 Ha x 60s at f/1.4, 24mm
Ground: 18 x 2s, 24mm at f/10
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English
Słubice is a Polish city that is only separated from the German city of Frankfurt by a bridge that crosses the border river. It is a 25 minute walk at most from the center and the station of Frankfurt and you enter Poland. Until the second war, the Polish part still belonged to Germany and Frankfurt. However, after that terrible war, the Allies decided to shift the border. From Slubice, beautiful Poland is at your feet and the favorable prices for food and all kinds of other products will ensure that a lot of money can be saved. In the typical Polish town with a German touch you can enjoy a walk along the river Oder and If you like miniature golf, you can even play a game in a compound of the cities impressive football stadium. If real golf is more your thing, then the breathtakingly beautiful golf course in the city is an absolute must. It is one of the most beautiful golf courses in Europe and the grass seems even greener than the green green grass of home. Who knows, there may be a Tiger Woods in you. Ladies who love shopping will also find what they are looking for in this very interesting place and finally it is a real pleasure to see the famous monument of the city. This photo I took from the city bridge.
Deutsch
Słubice ist eine polnische Stadt, die nur durch eine Brücke über den Grenzfluss von der deutschen Stadt Frankfurt an der Oder getrennt ist. In maximal 25 Minuten zu Fuß sind Sie vom Frankfurter Zentrum und vom Bahnhof aus in Polen angekommen. Bis zum zweiten Weltkrieg gehörte der polnische Teil noch zu Deutschland und Frankfurt. Doch nach diesem schrecklichen Krieg müssen die Alliierten die Grenze verschieben. Von Slubice aus liegt Ihnen das schöne Polen zu Füßen und die günstigen Preise für Lebensmittel und Produkte aller Art sorgen dafür, dass viel Geld gespart werden kann. In dem typisch polnischen Städtchen mit deutschem Touch können Sie an der Oder spazieren gehen und ein fantasievoller Besuch im Fußballstadion wird niemandem schaden. Wenn Sie Minigolf mögen, können Sie sogar im Stadion spielen. Wenn echtes Golf eher Ihr Ding ist, dann ist der atemberaubend schöne Golfplatz in der Stadt ein absolutes Muss. Es ist einer der schönsten Golfplätze Europas und das Gras wirkt noch grüner als das grüne Gras zu Hause. Wer weiß, vielleicht steckt in Ihnen ein Tiger Woods. Shoppingbegeisterte Damen und Herren werden in dieser sehr interessanten Stadt ebenfalls fündig und schließlich ist es eine wahre Freude, das berühmte Denkmal der Stadt zu sehen.
Nederlands
Słubice is een Poolse stad die enkel wordt gescheiden van de Duitse stad Frankfurt aan de oder door een brug die over de grensrivier loopt. Het is een wandeling van hooguit 25 minuten vanuit het centrum en het station van Frankfurt en je loopt Polen binnen. Tot de tweede oorlog hoorde het Poolse gedeelte nog bij Duitsland en Frankfurt. Echter hebben de geallieerden na die verschrikkelijke oorlog besloten om de landsgrens te verschuiven. Vanaf Słubice ligt het prachtige Polen aan je voeten en de gunstige prijzen voor eten en allerlei produkten zullen ervoor zorgen dat er veel geld bespaard kan worden. In het typische Poolse stadje met een Duitse touch kan je genieten van een wandeling langs de rivier de Oder en een bezoek aan het tot de verbeelding sprekende voetbalstadion zal een mens ook geen kwaad doen. Als je van midgetgolf houd dan kan er in het stadion zelfs een spelletje gespeeld worden. Is het echte golfwerk meer iets voor jou dan is de adembenemend mooie golfbaan in de stad echt een absolute aanrader. Het is een van de mooiste golfbanen van europa en het gras lijkt er nog groener dan het groene gras van thuis. Wie weet schuilt er een Tiger Woods in je. Dames en heren die van winkelen houden komen in het zeer interessante stadje ook nog eens aan hun volledig aan hun trekken en als laatste is het een waar genot om het bekende monument van de stad te mogen aanschouwen.
Until the butterflies get here i will have to be satisfied with Red Milkweed Beetles (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus).
From the car park it is an enjoyable walk of about 45min until you reach the glacier arm Nigardsbreen / Norway.
Until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore, you will not know the terror of being forever lost at sea.
until you reach your heart,
then the many will be One.
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When the mind becomes still
the power of the Self will be experienced.
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The last two lines may read incorrect until said
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The mountain scene was serene until an ape appeared on the top. I quickly took the picture, and he was gone. No one believes me that he was really there, but pictures don't lie - they just show us what we want to see. What do you see? If you want to see an ape up there you will. Easy as that.
This is Fogarty Beach at the Oregon Coast. I really liked the solitary feel of this image, until I looked closer and found five people and a bird. :)
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”
― Anatole France
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Every sunset is a miracle of nature and my eyes and my soul will remain trapped until 'the nuances of the sky disappear on the horizon!
Nobody. Still posting old stuff until new adventures arise.
This is an empty early morning Abu Simbel in September 2009 as we were the first to arrive before the cattle from the tourbuses were unleashed.
This place has a pretty cool story: it was build 7 or 8 centuries ago, forgotten, then discovered early 1800s but in the 1960s this entire mountain was cut into pieces and relocated to this new location as the original location was put under water (Nasserlake) for the Aswan dam to collect hydropower. This is the south of Egypt, close to the Sudan border.
Two day before I shot this, we were in Caïro looking at the Piramids. We were put on the nighttrain to Aswan. From Aswan there is a convoy to Abu Simbel (twice a day I believe) with police escort. We were told there were pirates in the desert and therefore you could not drive up there yourself as you would be stopped along the highway and get robbed. At least, that is the story.
Constructed in 1909, No 8 Cumberland St S in Thunder Bay Ontario has been home to a private bank until 1914, a mortgage company until 1933 and with with sixty centimeter thick walls and two vaults, a jewelers until 2009. The building was listed as a Heritage Property by The City of Thunder Bay in 2011.
Original photography using a Canon EOS RP body with a Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens. Processed using Lightroom.
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