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I first saw this scene as I was walking Cook's Meadow without my camera. I liked the way the shadows darkened the foreground and let my eye move easily across the view to the far granite walls. I noted the time and returned the next morning at the same time. I was lucky to also find some clearing clouds to add to the scene.
Two pilgrims on the banks of the Rhine, gazing at Cologne Cathedral—one of the most important landmarks of the Christian West.
Religious symbolism meets modern infrastructure, quiet contemplation meets lively urban space.
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Zwei Pilgerinnen am Ufer des Rheins, den Blick auf den Kölner Dom gerichtet – eines der bedeutendsten Wahrzeichen des christlichen Abendlandes.
Religiöse Symbolik trifft auf moderne Infrastruktur, stille Betrachtung auf lebendigen Stadtraum.
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A wide angle seascape taken from the cliffs in Miraflores, Lima, Peru.
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View of the reflection of a bank window on the corner of Muskogee Ave, in Tahlequah Oklahoma. The street sign is also in Cherokee since this is the Cherokee Capital for Cherokee Nation.
Blick vom Dreisessel im Bayerischen Wald über das Nebelmeer bis zu den Alpen (ca. 120 km)
View from 'Dreisessel' in the Bavarian Forest over a sea of fog to the Alps (about 120 km)
Took this view in the early morning so the Ocean City, Maryland boardwalk was empty of any traffic. Back when I took this in 2013 I was only thinking about getting this shot done quickly and then heading down to the beach for sunrise. So I captured at f/5 and 6 seconds before heading onto the sand.
Had I really thought about this I would have done better shooting at f/16 or smaller aperture at ISO 400 for 15 seconds or so ... would have had nicer light stars.
If all goes as planned, will be returning here soon for a couple days, so might get the chance to do this view and capture over again.
Any other thoughts or ideas for composition here is appreciated.
Single frame views of Kylemore Abbey and the Atlantic coast from the summit of Diamond Hill, County Galway, Ireland. A moderate day hike under windy conditions, the panoramic version will be uploaded next. Happy weekend to everyone.
DUNNOKS EYE VIEW - Forvie National Nature Reserve, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Shot taken looking into a gorse bush.
View from the top of Clouds Rest Trail summit in Yosemite National Park. Amazing landscape views in all directions! I had some concern on that hike as I wandered off trail and got lost for about 20-30 minutes before finding my way back to the trail. The trail was not well marked. I can see how it would be very easy to get lost in that vast wilderness -- the landscape is massive and much of the woods/mountains look very similar when hiking.
Another road shot from Georgia (www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/49104292301/in/datepo...), although here we stepped out, and spend an hour or so to view this!
This probably is the most spectacular road pass that I saw in my whole life. The Gudauri pass is on the way to Kasbegi (more to come on that area later), but it was not an easy shot to make.
It took me awhile to figure out how to get rid of the sun that was getting into my lens, and the rather flat light that I saw on my finder.
I finally made an HDR composition (three shots with different light settings) and in 35 mm .The rest I did at home. The result is more a less how I saw it in real. The red in the mountain that is in the back came back to life.
Two months ago I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.
Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!
We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.
And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming people. The woman often dressed in wonderful dresses, and bringing a lot of color in the streets of almost of all countries we visited.
View on Dolomites from the cable car station on the mountain Monte Lagazuoi Piccolo (2,778 m above sea level) :)
The Dolomite Mountains (the Dolomites) are a mountain range in northeastern Italy, part of the Southern Limestone Alps. They are in the regions of Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The Dolomites are mostly made up of exposed rocks – limestones and dolomites and partly – rhyolites. These mountains are characterized by very picturesque terrain caused by their erosion and they are considered one of the most attractive mountain landscapes in the world. A large number of jagged ridges, peaks and rock towers, very steep slopes, cliffs and large vertical rock walls of several hundred meters, deep valleys and karst phenomena create a spectacular landscape. On 26 June 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Widok na Dolomity z górnej stacji kolejki na Monte Lagazuoi Piccolo (2778 m n.p.m.) :)
Dolomity – pasmo górskie w północno-wschodnich Włoszech, część Alp Wschodnich, leżące w regionach Trydent-Górna Adyga i Wenecja Euganejska. Dolomity w dużej części składają się z odkrytych skał – wapieni i dolomitów oraz częściowo – riolitów. Góry te charakteryzują się bardzo malowniczą rzeźbą terenu spowodowaną ich erozją i uważane są za jeden z najatrakcyjniejszych krajobrazowo obszarów górskich na świecie. Duża liczba poszarpanych grani, turni i baszt skalnych, bardzo stromych stoków, urwisk oraz wielkich kilkusetmetrowych pionowych ścian skalnych, głębokich dolin i zjawisk krasowych tworzy spektakularny krajobraz. W 2009 roku Dolomity wpisano na listę światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO.