Not with a telescope - just a camera piggybacked onto the back of it. A heavy crop (1/6 of the full image)

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Lookup at the Cologne crane buldings

“Once again the pine-tree sung:—

'Speak not thy speech my boughs among;

Put off thy years, wash in the breeze;

My hours are peaceful centuries...'”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Old-growth white (near left) and red (farther right) pines near each other along the path in the Lost Forty forest.

This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.

Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.

The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.

For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.

Isaac Chambers - Moonlight Ride

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Beaver Creek at Jordan Lake, North Carolina, USA

City of Volos & Makrinitsa, village in Mt. Pelion.

Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece.

Hamburg architecture

Strong Waves hit Arklow pier during storm Ciara. (February 2020)

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that's something you can google. sadly, in our town, it applies to great ideas for renovating failed sites which, in the end, fail themselves. we're still waiting for this one to live up to promise. the red paint is a start and we do like the grazing goats. but where are the creemies?

Verzasca, Switzerland

The Devil does Halloween. Or tries. He figured being "a smidgen too red" would fly this merry season, and he could just blend in with the myriad of devils, smurfs, and other people rocking body paint. Just one problem - gotta hide the all-too-real horns.

Sponsored:

Outfit: Alto Ensemble by Paré, available still at Alpha, and afterwards at the Paré Mainstore. The banana might have been repurposed from the outfit and into the background because...clearly, I had to.

Skin: Chris Fantasy Skin (Hellboy) x Eros body skins, available now at Velour Mainstore.

Other deets:

Horns: Aii - Ibaraki Horns.

Neon sign: The Bearded Guy - Evil Thoughts backdrop (Disassembled and repurposed)

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Standing there, was absolutely breathtaking. It looks as if the winter from the left side is about to attack the autumn on the right. And in addition, I got some crepuscular rays too :) What a day!

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Town Hall, old town

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I allowed myself to borrow a few images from different locations and arranged/assembled those to combine this image.

Starfield background.

Planet Earth

Knight with a Sword (The Guardian)

United Nations Logo

COVID 19

Going once, going twice

Tamron 35/1.8VC

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Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

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Wet dandelions vs dry dandelions:

Wet-They stick on your fur

and get in your mouth

Dry-They get in your nose

and make you sneeze

Clancy's Ruling: Delightful!

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Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, Ontario

520 Clancy 9yrs 27wk

Clancy's YEARBOOK 10: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157720201164845

Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) growing from dead leaves-covered ground.

Przebiśnieg (Galanthus nivalis) wyrastający z pokrytej uschłymi liśćmi ziemi.

Seealpsee

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Another from this sunset at Clearwater.

!!! Happy Tuesday !!!

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- 0.6 GND filter

- 3xp HDR (±2ev) tone mapped in DPHDR

- Post-processed in Photoshop and Lightroom

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I don't get up for these very...ever, But Mr. Jarvie came to town and I got motivated to hit a sunrise before work several weeks back. I should do this more often...

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