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The Ross of Mull is the south-western peninsula of the Isle of Mull, the third largest island of the Hebrides of Scotland. It is an area of outstanding beauty, approximately 20 miles long, an area of fascinating geology and a haven for nature.
This lagoon, an idyllic place known as "Lagoa das Patas", is formed by several waterfalls that go all around it. It is an amazingly beautiful place, with little signs of human presence and where silence reigns, only broken by the soft murmur of the falling water.
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Flores Island is the westernmost island of the Azores archipelago. It is, as well, its most beautiful one. With an area of 143 km2 and 4.000 inhabitants it has a verdant landscape of rolling hills, deep valleys, crater lakes bordered by hydrangeas, high peaks, magnificent waterfalls and monolithic sea cliffs.
Flores has been included on UNESCO’s list of World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Peace, rest and contact with nature are the keywords that better describe this magnificent island.
Here you can expect to live with the melodious sound of running water from crystal-clear streams, colourful hydrangeas winding over hills, petrified basalt, refreshing lakes, small white houses perched on green slopes. All these are defining features of Flores: a garden floating on the Atlantic Ocean!
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My Azores album contains several photos taken on Flores Island (and some on the adjacent Corvo Island): www.flickr.com/photos/142581467@N05/albums/72157714758941848
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Poço da Ribeira do Ferreiro ("Lagoa das Patas"), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal
© All rights reserved Rui Baptista. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
This swath of wilderness in the northeastern U.S. assumes the look of rainforest on a steamy, rainy summer day. Velvia 50, Zeiss Milvus 50mm, Nikon N8008. processed from the digital file.
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Whilst in lockdown in early May we could only walk or stay in the garden. We are blessed to have had such a lovely spot within walking distance - then the colours had really started to pop but now at the end of May it has been so hot and dry that brownish grass is taking over. I though I would post this as a lovely reminder of earlier times.......
My life has been incredibly busy lately and seems like it will for the next while, so I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep up with your images. I will try to comment at your latest images today.
In case you're wondering, I used ICM (intentional camera movement) here. Taken at Van Dusen Gardens in Vancouver.
Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.
~ Isaac Newton
Taken with Oreston 50mm and 12mm extension tube.
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Though summer was exceedingly hot in the Pacific Northwest, there were times and places to cool off such as this falls in the Columbia River Gorge.
Another from Chinnor HIll. I've been so busy of late that I'm a mile behind with processing and also with commenting on other images on flickr. Apologies!
Another from a spectacular night on the shore at Lyfjord in the Norwegian Arctic Circle.
This was my first real display of the Aurora Borealis on my recent trip to Norway. We were extremely lucky to see them on three of the next four nights. This display was strong but the colour was mainly green. The following nights displays were more strong and had more reds and blues in the sky. They were also much more visible with the naked eye.
However, as this was my first real experience it stood out as a much more memorable event. The dancing lights lasted for over 2 hours and I filled a memory card with images and whilst was extremely cold I didn't notice as I was captivated!
There has been a lot of rain in the Pacific Northwest this April and into May, yielding wonderful greens. And while the clouds have limited photography, hopefully that means a modest fire season in the region this summer.
Those verdant greens . . . 'neath that royal sky . . . is enough for me . . . to feel so high...
~Nelonie A. Crelencia © 11/08/08
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"Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film."
Steven Wright
When walking down a lush verdant trail on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, I spotted movement to my left. I froze and the lizard did, too. Given it was a super sunny day, my original images were too pale to appreciate what I was seeing at the time.
Today I just happened across this image as I was wandering through my catalog of photographs. Here's to digital photo processing that allows us once again to reclaim the beauty I initially saw at the time.