Was ages ago I posted something from a mobile device. Last time was from my beloved iPhone4 (now after 6 years of usage it has done enough) which from my photographic journey began more or less. I learned to do some artistic editing giving interesting results and it's quite fun. Just bought myself a huawei p9 lite and it's not like an iphone7 or 6 but it cost 4 parts of it.. Camera is quite decent but I can have fun with the editing apps like snapseed which I like the most. Here is the bus stop toward the work in Rome (I'm an every day 3 hour return trip commuter).

HSS by the way.

A note: my extremely talented flickr friend M a r i k o inspires me regarding this type of pictures but also generally about photography (you surely learn something about composition looking at her masterful images).

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HUAWEI P9 lite

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Today I was scrounging around on my hardrive trying to free up space when I found a card copy that had never been transferred to my main drive. This was taken along the Sacramento river in Dunsmuir area while scouting for Mossbrea Falls. This is a spring that flows directly out of the hillside.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!! Have a Happy Sunday. :)

Please leave a comment if you like this photo. It's the easiest way for me to interact with my contacts and respond by visiting your stream. If you have any questions about this photo or about photography in general, I will do my best to help, just post a comment or send me a Flickr mail and I will respond as quickly as possible.

For those of you new to photography, I would like to provide you with some very helpful videos that will help you get more from your photography. They were very useful to me while I was learning and I hope that they will help you out as well. Just click the link below and on the left side column there are pre made playlists on everything you could ever want to know about photography. I hope you enjoy them and as always my friends "Happy Shooting"

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It was a fantastic walk through the Sigmund-Thun Klamm and round the Klammsee.

The Klammsee is a reservoir, is an underground storage with a volume of 200,000 m³ and part of the power station Kaprun. The dam Bürgsperre with a height of 19 m accumulates the Kaprun Ache.

The beautiful place is located in the municipality of Kaprun in Salzburg in Austria.

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Thanks for your visit!

Wish you all a wonderful and relaxing weekend!

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"It's always now isn't it?" "Except when you look at a photograph; then it's then!" MJH

This was its favorite perch and would eventually return to it, after several tries I finally got it landing with a fish. Since it was distant it has a fair crop to the image.

Thanks D for your help it is working again I can now save in jpeg..

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This juvenile was at the Black & Blue Salvia on my deck. He is already aggressive at only a few weeks old, as he is chasing the adult male.

I am having second thoughts that this is a male. I though so as it was challenging the adult male, if I am incorrect could some please advise me. Thanks.

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I was able to keep the camera dry

I would like to thank all, that you have taken the time to view and comment on my photos, it is very much appreciated.

Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit written permission.copyright all rights reserved.

Regards, Bram van Broekhoven (BraCom)

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I was reading a Photography book, and there was a quote; "If taking an epic shot, why not make it double epic with a reflection." I can't agree more.

A perfect reflection of Maligne Lake Boathouse in Jasper National Park.

This is an enchanted place, no to be missed if you're in the area.

Panorama made of six vertical 35mm images stitched in PS

Have a wonderful weekend!

Was ist das für einer,der hat eine ganz andere Zeichnung im Gesicht.

Eng ☞ Old wooden wheels in a Lavender field.

Esp ☞ Viejas ruedas de madera en un campo de lavanda.

Fra ☞ Vieilles roues en bois dans un champ de lavande.

... but it was just a paper bag

My Jam

The dunes at Chaves beach in Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde

Trakai Castle is located on the largest island of Lake Galve. It was commanded to build from great prince Witold in 1404-1408, in addition to the already existing castle on the peninsula. The previous building was repeatedly damaged as a result of fights with the Teutonic Knights, therefore the new castle was to provide support for the older Trotsky castle. In this period, Trakai was an important center of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Soon after the battle of Grunwald in 1410, the castle began to lose its military significance. The former fortress was transformed into a princely residence. Władysław Jagiełło visited the castle several times, and Witold died in the castle in 1430.

Starting from the seventeenth century, the castle fell into ruin. During the wars with Moscow, he was ruined and reconstruction plans were created in the 19th century.

The first conservation work was carried out in the years 1029-30, but the real reconstruction began only after the Second World War. The castle after reconstruction represents the Gothic style, according to the supposed state of the fifteenth century. It is a major tourist attraction in Lithuania.

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Zamek w Trokach położony jest na największej z trzech wysp jeziora Galwe. Polecił go wybudować wielki książę Witold w latach 1404-1408, jako uzupełnienie już istniejącego zamku na półwyspie. Wcześniejsza budowla była wielokrotnie uszkodzona w wyniku walk z Krzyżakami, dlatego nowy zamek miał stanowić wsparcie dla starszego trockiego zamku. Troki były w tym okresie ważnym ośrodkiem Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego.

Wkrótce po bitwie pod Grunwaldem w 1410 zamek zaczął tracić swoje znaczenie wojskowe. Dawna twierdza została przekształcona w rezydencję książęcą. W zamku kilkakrotnie gościł Władysław Jagiełło, zaś Witold zmarł na terenie zamku w 1430.

Począwszy od XVII wieku zamek popadał w ruinę. W czasie wojen z Moskwą został zrujnowany, a plany odbudowy powstały w XIX wieku.

Pierwsze prace konserwatorskie wykonano w latach 1029-30, ale prawdziwą rekonstrukcję rozpoczęto dopiero po II wojnie światowej. Zamek po odbudowie reprezentuje styl gotycki, według domniemanego stanu z XV wieku. Stanowi on dużą atrakcję turystyczna na terenie Litwy.

Two turtles enjoying the day on the lake.

I think these are painted turtles; if I'm wrong, please correct me.

(Best in large)

Thanks for your visit and comments, much appreciated!🙋‍♀️

Norman thought he was hilarious by using the orange slices for eyes....Noreen was just hoping that he didn't squirt his sticky juice all over her....again!

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Join in with the Second Life adventures of Noreen and Norman, having fun across the grid.

We're not a couple - even though we sometimes take 'couple photos' together. We are just SL friends, having fun in Second Life.

We'd love you to follow us and fave our pictures, and even leave a comment - and we will do the same back,,,

We are new to SL photography, so If you have an idea for a photo.....let us know.

Thanks,,, with love...Noreen and Norman xx

and I would advise you not to wait ten years before admitting today was great. If you're hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time :-)

Art Buchwald

HFF!!

saucer magnolia, 'Sundew', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Rila Monastery - the monastery was founded in the 14th century on the site of the hermitage Ivan Rila existing since the 10th century in the valley of Rila mountain.

Modern form of the monastery dates from the 19th century, when through the victims of Bulgarian society and with the agreement of the Turkish authorities built a huge monastery complex. The walls of a thickness of 2 m and a height of 24 m giving it the appearance of a fortified stronghold. The inner courtyard is surrounded by three-storey buildings with arches painted in black and white and wooden galleries.

The main church of the Holy Mother of God is a three-nave basilica based on a cruciform plan with a dome at the intersection of the aisles. The pride of the temple are frescoes and great iconostasis.

In 1983 the monastery was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Rylski Monastyr – monastyr został założony w XIV na miejscu pustelni Iwana z Riły istniejącej od X wieku w kotlinie górskiego masywu Riła.

Współczesna postać monastyru pochodzi z XIX w., kiedy to dzięki ofiarom społeczeństwa bułgarskiego i przy zgodzie władz tureckich wybudowano ogromny kompleks klasztorny. Mury grubości 2 m i wysokości 24 m nadają mu wygląd warownej twierdzy. Wewnętrzny dziedziniec otaczają trójkondygnacyjne budynki z łukami pomalowanymi na czarno i biało oraz drewnianymi krużgankami.

Główna cerkiew pod wezwaniem Świętej Bogurodzicy to trójnawowa bazylika oparta na planie krzyża z kopułą na skrzyżowaniu naw. Ozdobą świątyni są freski i olbrzymi ikonostas.

W 1983 monastyr został wpisany na listę światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO.

Downhill House was a mansion built in the late 18th century for Frederick, 4th Earl of Bristol and Lord Bishop of Derry (popularly known as 'the Earl-Bishop'), at Downhill, County Londonderry. Much of the building was destroyed by fire in 1851 before being rebuilt in the 1870s. It fell into disrepair after the Second World War.

Downhill House is now part of The National Trust property of Downhill Demesne and Mussenden Temple.

Both Mussenden Temple and Downhill Beach were used in Game of Thrones as filming locations for Dragonstone. Remember the

burning of the ancient gods by Melisandre on the beach? Well, that was here. And also where Stannis Baratheon pulls the

flaming sword "Light-bringer" out of the flames.

He was born 30 December 1869 at Swanmore, county of Hampshire, England.

In 1876 he emigrated to Canada with his family and settled on a farm near the hamlet of Egypt, south of Sibbald Point on Lake Simcoe.

Leacock was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto. He completed a degree in modern languages at the University of Toronto in 1891.

Inspired by Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class, he enrolled at the University of Chicago, receiving a Ph.D. in political economy and political science under Veblen in 1903.

The palace in Jankowice was built at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and its reconstruction took place in 1803 on the order of Wawrzyniec Engestrӧm (a Swedish envoy alongside King Stanisław August Poniatowski), who settled in Wielkopolska. The palace was built in the style of romanticism. It is surrounded by a park with an area of 18.6 ha. There is a pond with 4 islands and a rich tree stand with 50 species (limes, plane trees, chestnuts, oaks and others).

The palace and park complex is owned by the Tarnowo Podgórne commune, which carried out a thorough renovation and revitalization of the park in 2018.

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Pałac w Jankowicach zbudowany został na przełomie XVIII i XIX wieku, a jego przebudowa nastąpiła w roku 1803 roku na polecenie Wawrzyńca Engestrӧma (posła szwedzkiego przy królu Stanisławie Auguście Poniatowskim), który osiadł w Wielkopolsce. Pałac zbudowano w stylu klasycyzmu romantycznego. Otoczony jest parkiem o powierzchni 18,6 ha. Znajduje się w nim staw z 4 wyspami, oraz bogaty drzewostan liczący 50 gatunków (lipy, platany, kasztanowce, dęby i inne).

Zespół pałacowo-parkowy jest własnością gminy Tarnowo Podgórne, która przeprowadziła gruntowny remont i rewitalizację parku w 2018 roku.

eine hübsche Küche, gewidment meiner FlickrFreundin Claudia Höhl

This beautiful CANADIAN flew by me within a meter...the sound, the energy, the speed...the rush I felt was staggering...it was only for a few seconds...wow...and then it was gone..."STUNNING"...

Foto wurde durch meine Frau aufgenommen, mit ihrer Ausrüstung -Canon 100-400 L IS II USM, Canon EOS80D - Im Eberswalder Zoo ist es immer eine Herausforderug gute Fotos zu machen, Viele hohe Bäume erschweren das Fotografieren, aber bei hohen Temeraturen ist es dort auszuhalten

I was driving back from Fingeringhoe reserve with no success, when I spotted a few Linnets on a wire fence! It's amazing how close you can get when your sitting in the car! Luckily the background was ok too! First one I've photographed for a few years!

Lily flower taken at Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

Hope you enjoy the instrumental hit " Lily Was Here " by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SfSQ3lQmJw

Many thanks for your visit, comments , invites and faves..it is always appreciated..

HMBT

Pelișor was designed by the Czech architect Karel Liman in the Art Nouveau style; the furniture and the interior decorations were designed mostly by the Viennese Bernhard Ludwig. There are several chambers, working cabinets, a chapel, and "the golden room". Queen Marie herself, an accomplished artist, made many of the artistic decisions about the design of the palace, and participated in its decoration, including as a painter. Queen Marie considered Art Nouveau a weapon against sterile historicism, creating a personal style combining Art-Nouveau elements with Byzantine and Celtic elements.

The church that stands today was completed in 1717. This church was built on the rubble of the 1625 church destroyed in the Pueblo Indian Revolt.

La Bachellerie, Dordogne France

Nov 2009

Yeah, and a Happy Fucking Valentine's Day to you, too.

I want you to hold out the palm of your hand

Why don't we leave it at that?

My Jam

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyTi1wCN__M

Die kleinen Nilgänschen machen einen Ausflug an den nahen See.

This was Sunday evening, the link bellow is in the morning same shot,

www.flickr.com/photos/komotini49/24477880042/in/dateposte...

Bugwelle

(River Elbe near Hamburg)

I was sitting on my dock hoping for a beautiful bird. Just when I decided to give up I heard this Pileated Woodpecker coming from far across the cove. They are seldom quiet about arriving😊. Thank you for visiting my capture of the woodpecker.

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We don´t see light we are light.

and we´re spreading light.

Where light shines through

it´s something thin and fragile

But only that way can the light get in...

There are places to go where your spirits are never dampened. Look for those places.

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Not all insights need to be dazzling.

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It's only possible to live happily ever after on a moment to moment basis.

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The paths we take depend on our definitions of success.

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Projection is; seeing the world through our own experience.

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This was shortly before we found the little seal pup.

Blanca is focused on two crows at the water's edge and wants to charge at them ... but she wants me to give her the "go" signal. She has just looked back at me and now is trying to watch the birds and listen towards me simultaneously.

The idea of waiting until she gets a signal is completely her own idea. As far as I'm concerned, she can run after crows and gulls whenever she wants (she'll never catch one), but she insists on getting a signal first.

What she really wants is for me to run with her at the birds and she wants me as the leader to coordinate our run. I don't really like running, but sometimes I get drawn into her happy excitement and will thrill her by imitating a stalking panther. Then I suddenly break into a full run, which is as good as yelling, "CHARGE!"

The instant she sees me running, she takes off and we both launch ourselves at the crows in full gallop (she leaves me far behind at that point ...). Even though I abhor actual hunting, in this moment a shared instinct kicks in and we become strong and wild, acting with one mind and one purpose - and it is DEEPLY exhilarating!

And then I start limping because I pulled a muscle! ;)

I was looking over my photos to see which one I could post, and looking at this one just kind of relaxed me while I was looking at it. So, I dusted it off and cleaned it up and posted it.

Have a great Sunday

This photo was taken 23 minutes later at the same observation lounge of Tochou (都庁) as the previous photo.

The road marked by taller buildings toward Fujisan is National Route 20, which is also called Koushuu Kaidou (甲州街道) as the trunk road leads to Yamanashi prefecture (山梨県), and Koushuu is its old name.

Shinjuku was originally developed as a post town on Koushuu Kaidou in the Edo era. Shinjuku (新宿) means “new post town.”

Eiskristalle

fühlen sich gestört - HFF

I was off work relatively early today, so decided to stop at Leslie Spit for a few photos.

The colours in the sky, and reflections in the ice were incredible, I only wish this photo could do the scene justice.

By the end of my 2 hour walk, my fingers were numb with cold. I did however have a great time, I haven't had many opportunities to get out with my camera this winter.