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Indian village on Lake Titicaca by Michel Renouleau

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Tonight, we sleep in an Indian community on Lake Titicaca, we are at 3812 m (12507 ft) altitude .

A change of scenery guaranteed !

The comfort was rustic, and there was no heating to overcome the cold of the night at this altitude. But fortunately, big wool blankets locally made kept us warm.

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Village indien au bord du lac Titicaca

Ce soir , nous dormons dans une communauté indienne au bord du lac Titicaca, on est à 3812 m d'altitude. Un dépaysement garanti !

Le confort était rustique, et il n'y avait pas de chauffage pour pallier au froid vif de la nuit à cette altitude.

Mais heureusement, de grosses couverture en laine faites sur place nous ont tenu bien chaud.

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Lac Titicaca - Pérou / Lake Titicaca - Peru

Morning postcard of Machu Picchu by Michel Renouleau

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Carte postale matinale du Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu - Pérou / Machu Picchu - Peru

An amphitheater in the heart of the mountains by Michel Renouleau

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The Wiñay Wayna site is in an extraordinary setting.

The terraces of the city are gorgeous and form a huge amphitheater in front of a breathtaking view.

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Un amphithéatre au coeur des montagnes

Le site de Wiñay Wayna est dans un décor extraordinaire.

Les terrasses de la cité sont de toute beauté et forment un immense amphithéatre devant une vue à couper le souffle.

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Wiñay Wayna - Chemin de l'Inca - Pérou / Wiñay Wayna - Inca trail - Peru

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Thank you for 250M views! by Chris-Creations

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Mei in China by Chris-Creations

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20060730_043 by Chris-Creations

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Thanks for visiting! Most photos are of Mei, my wife and muse.

Edinburgh / Balmoral Clock / View from Calton Hill by Pantchoa

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Edinburgh / Calton Hill / Dugald Stewart Monument by Pantchoa

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Edinburgh / View from Calton Hill by Pantchoa

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We see bottom right of the photo :

Rock House

Built in the 1750s, Rock House is reputed to be one of the oldest houses in Edinburgh’s new town. It came to worldwide fame as the home of David Octavius Hill, the artist and pioneering photographer who in 1843 together with Robert Adamson developed the calotype process at Rock House.

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[ Raising dust ] by Marcos Jerlich

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In my previous photo I was face to face with this herd of cattle, and really after our curiosity they went away, rest after a long day.

I have been an absentee for personal reasons, but I love being here sharing my works and admiring, also, the works of my friends.

* I'm grateful for the visit, faves and comments of my photo.

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Stair Maze (II) - Dorset Estate - George Loveless House, Bethnal Green, London, UK by @davidgutierrez.co.uk

Impressive Norway by Frank van Dongen

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Lindesnes - Nearby the most southern lighthouse of Norway

More info: www.lindesnesfyr.no/en/

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www.tierpark-berlin.de/en/animals/details/white-handed-gi...

Stair Maze (II) - Dorset Estate - George Loveless House, Bethnal Green, London, UK

Just hanging around :) by Silke

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I think it's about time that I start to post some of the photos I took way back in July '18 at the Tierpark Berlin during a very nice photowalk with Sabine.R and marionrosengarten.

The gibbon has been voted "Zootier des Jahres 2019" (zoo animal of the year 2019) in Germany. Unknown to most of us, gibbons, who are hominids / family Hylobatidae (I didn't know that), are the most threatened species of smaller apes in the world. Especially significant habitat loss, excessive trade with gibbons as extravagant "articles of food" or "medicine" pose huge problems to the "singing climbers", plus the fact that baby gibbons are often sold as pets (after their mothers have been killed). The species protection campaign "Zootier des Jahres" supports two important gibbon protection programmes, one in Laos ("Project Anoulak"), and one in Vietnam.

For more info on gibbons, please check the Tierpark website (English):

And Wikipedia:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon

Light conditions on that day weren't good, it was a cloudy day with very diffuse and scattered "light", so the three of us struggled to get sharp and crisp captures, and this, while "OK sharp", though not sharp all over, was also rather grainy, especially the background, which is why I applied a soft glow effect to it, but masked the gibbon and his climbing frame out for better details.

Happy (Sliders) Sunday, Everyone, and have a relaxed new week ahead :-)

Einfach mal abhängen :-)

Es wird Zeit, dass ich Euch mal ein paar Fotos vom Berliner Tierpark zeige. Im Juli des vergangenen Jahres war ich dort zusammen mit Sabine.R und marionrosengarten. Für mich der erste Besuch des Tierparks. Im Bild seht Ihr einen Weißhandgibbon. Gibbons sind zum "Zootier des Jahres 2019" gewählt worden (den Link findet Ihr am Ende der Beschreibung). Die kleinen, in Asien beheimateten Menschenaffen, die ihr Revier durch Gesang markieren, sind insbesondere durch Verlust des Lebensraums und Jagd (sie werden als exotische "Delikatessen" oder "Medizin" verkauft, Baby-Gibbons werden auch als Haustiere verkauft, nachdem man ihre Mütter getötet hat) stark bedroht. Die (Spenden-)Kampagne Zootier des Jahres unterstützt zwei Projekte zum Schutz (nicht nur) der Gibbons, eines in Laos (Projekt "Anoulak") und eines in Vietnam.

Bei all den sonnigen, heißen Tagen des vergangenen Sommers hatten wir just den bewölkten Regentag für unseren Tierpark-Besuch erwischt; wegen des sehr diffusen "Lichts" (nennen wir es mal so) war es unglaublich schwierig, überhaupt richtig scharfe Fotos zu bekommen. Dieses ist "OK scharf", gerade so ;-) ; da insbesondere der Hintergrund auch recht körnig war, habe ich dafür per Maskierung einen "Glow"-Effekt angewendet.

Hier die Links:

zootierdesjahres.de/

www.tierpark-berlin.de/de/tiere/details/weisshand-gibbon

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbons

Ich wünsche Euch einen schönen (Rest-)Sonntag und eine entspannte neue Woche, liebe Flickr-Freunde!

Topless | Oben ohne by Silke

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Crazy Tuesday: #NEW

Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5 F/2 | Photowalk with Sabine.R

Not taken this week, but I didn't get around to go out on a photowalk (ghastly weather, grey days, too) with my brand NEW ultra wide-angle lens, the Laowa C-Dreamer 7,5mm F/2. However, this one was taken with that new lens, so I hope it qualifies; I promise that I will take the capture in the week after a new theme will be announced the next time I participate :-)

Now for the title: You might wonder why I chose "Topless" as a title. Well, if you take a look at my capture of the Berliner Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower) taken from the platform of the Park Inn Hotel (please see first comment), and you take a closer look at the TV Tower's base in that capture, you will get an idea what this building is - yes, right: it's the TV Tower's base building complex which is used as an exhibition center ("Body Worlds", "Little BIG City"), it also houses restaurants and shops; the building on the right is the city hall of Berlin, known as Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall). But where is the TV Tower? I seriously debated with myself whether I could actually dare to remove it from the capture or not. In the end I decided to upload the retouched version, as it gives the building a lighter, aerier look, almost that of a spaceship that has just landed. With the TV Tower (which you would normally see on the left upper corner behind the base building) it looked like a building on a stick from this point of view, and you wouldn't have seen much of the tower anyway. Please forgive my little Photoshop shenanigan :-) After all, photos don't lie, do they ;-) ?

And because two are always better than one, I would like to wish you all a very Happy 2019 once again, and a relaxed first week of January as well :-)

Oben ohne

Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5 F/2 | Fotowalk mit Sabine.R

Die Nicht-Berliner unter Euch werden sich vielleicht fragen, warum ich dieses Foto "Oben ohne" betitelt habe. Wenn Ihr Euch noch einmal mein Foto vom Berliner Fernsehturm anschaut, das ich von der Aussichtsplattform des Park Inns aufgenommen habe (im ersten Kommentar zu finden) und Euch dort einmal den Sockelbereich des Fernsehturms anschaut, könnt Ihr sehen, was dieses Gebäude ist - richtig: der Sockelkomplex des Berliner Fernsehturms. Der Komplex wird für Ausstellungen genutzt (u. a. "Körperwelten" und "Little BIG City"), er beherbergt außerdem Gastronomie und Läden; rechts vom Sockel ist das Berliner Rote Rathaus zu sehen. Aber wo ist der Turm? Eigentlich würdet Ihr ihn links hinter dem Sockelkomplex sehen. Ich habe lange darüber nachgedacht, ob ich ihn tatsächlich wegretouschieren soll oder nicht. Am Ende habe ich mich dafür entschieden. Aus dieser Perspektive sieht das Gebäude mit (ein ganz klein wenig) Turm wie ein Gebäude an einem Stock aus. Ohne den Turm wirkt es leichter, luftiger, fast wie ein Raumschiff, das gerade gelandet ist. Verzeiht mir meine kleine Photoshop-Schummelei. Fotos lügen doch nicht, oder ;-) ?

Und weil doppelt besser hält, möchte ich Euch an dieser Stelle auch noch einmal ein schönes neues Jahr und eine entspannte erste Januarwoche wünschen :-)

Starry - Strand, London, UK by @davidgutierrez.co.uk

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Starry - Strand, London, UK

Christmas is calling - Oxford Street, London, UK by @davidgutierrez.co.uk

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Christmas is calling - Oxford Street, London, UK

Venice / Giudecca / Fondamenta Zitelle by Pantchoa

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Passo Sella by Marco De Candido

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Il Passo Sella visto dalla Forcella Sassolungo

The Sella Pass seen from the Sassolungo Fork

Sunset on the lake Päijänne. Sysmä, Finland. Summer 2018. by Larissa Datsha

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Hi all my dear Flickr friends! 💙 I think I'll be back soon... I love summer and try to be more outside now.

...trying to catch up... it's not easy.

Sunset on the lake Päijänne. Sysmä, Finland.

Please do NOT POST awards pictures, group banners or sparkling icons in my photostream, thanks!!!

2018. #Finland #Summer #Lake #Evening #Night #Reflections #Sunset #Sysmä #Päijänne

Deer Creek by Rich Border

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One of the many 'water features' along the Eastside Trail on Mount Rainier is Deer Creek. Water so unbelievably clear and cold and oh yeah, rocks! :-)

blow it up and step inside, I got my feet wet so you don't have to.... :-) (not really, plenty of rocks!)

Venezia / Police, dog and San Giorgio Maggiore by Pantchoa

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Photo taken from :Fondamenta Zattere i Saloni

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Happy Birthday, dear Maelia!!! 🌷🌷🌷 by Larissa Datsha

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Flowers for Maelia 💕

Summer colors.

2018. #Finland #Summer

Main Street (Society Street), Ballinasloe, Co. Galway by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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An Eason image of Main Street, Ballinasloe in Co. Galway on a quiet day. Lots of pedestrians about but no traffic so one would suspect that it was a Sunday? Is that a great big hole on the right foreground or a bit of trimming?

Thanks for all the comments and Information, it seems that this photo was taken sometime after 1915 but before 1925. Interesting that this photo was selected in Flickr Explore today, see the Explore tab on the top line. This is the 111th time one of our photos has been selected - if you want to see more click on our Explore Album.

Photographer: Unknown

Collection: Eason Photographic Collection

Date: Catalogue range c.1900-1939. Likely c.1915-1925

NLI Ref: EAS_2155

You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie

Chinatown, London, UK by @davidgutierrez.co.uk

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El viejo Ríaño, un pasado de esplendor anegado

Chinatown, London, UK

Se avecina una tormenta - Riaño- León by Luisa Gila Merino

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.... y un día, las lágrimas convirtieron el valle más bonito del mundo en un embalse ....

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22/06/2018 - En esta fecha el embalse se encuentra al 97% de su capacidad. Nunca el nivel del agua embalsada había llegado a esta cota tan alta.

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The Mother of All Forums - The Forum of Trajan by Ben The Man

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From the 8th century BC. the settlements of the surrounding hills united and the city of Rome was founded. Trajan's Forum was the last built and also largest of the five imperial and public squares of Rome. In 112 it was opened to celebrate the conquest of Dacia. The forum was financed with the war booty. However, the complex was only completed in the year 143. The square, which had the classic rectangular shape, was entered by walking under a triumphal arch. On both sides of the square there were colonnades, at the rear it was closed by the Basilica Ulpia. In front of the basilica there was an impressive equestrian statue of the emperor, while behind the basilica the Column of Trajan rose. The column is 38 meters high and can be seen from afar, but you can only admire the beautiful decorations up close. The beautiful monument is made of marble from Carrara and decorated with a frieze that represents the victory of Trajan on the rebellious Dacia. The Forum of Trajan is near the center of Rome. The nearest metro station is the station at the Colosseum at a five minute walk.

We visit Rome on a hot summersday and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. Photo of the Forum of Trajan. The Forum is one of the imperial forums in Rome. According to many, this forum was the most impressive of all. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heatwave.

Vanaf de 8e eeuw v.Chr. verenigden de nederzettingen van de omliggende heuvels zich en ontstond de stad Rome. Het Forum van Trajanus was het laatst gebouwde en tevens grootste van de vijf keizerlijke en openbare pleinen van Rome. In 112 werd het geopend om de verovering van Dacië te vieren. Met de oorlogsbuit werd het forum gefinancierd. Het complex werd echter pas voltooid in het jaar 143. Het plein, dat de klassieke rechthoekige vorm had, betrad men door onder een triomfboog door te lopen. Aan weerskanten van het plein bevonden zich zuilengalerijen, aan de achterzijde werd het afgesloten door de Basilica Ulpia. Voor de basilica stond een imposant ruiterstandbeeld van de keizer, terwijl achter de basilica de Zuil van Trajanus verrees. De zuil is 38 meter hoog en van veraf al te zien, maar je kunt alleen van dichtbij de prachtige versieringen bewonderen. Het prachtige monument is gemaakt van marmer uit Carrara en versierd met een fries dat de overwinning van Trajanus op het opstandige Dacië uitbeeldt. Het Forum van Trajanus staat vlak bij het centrum van Rome. Het dichtstbijzijnde metrostation is het station bij het Colosseum op vijf minuten lopen.

A walk in history at the Forum Romanum by Ben The Man

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From the 8th century BC. the settlements of the surrounding hills united and the city of Rome was founded. The Forum Romanum also known as Foro Romano, is a plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. The Arch of Septimius Severus at the Roman Forum is a white marble triumphal arch dedicated in AD 203 to the Parthian victories. The Arch is about 23 metres in height. The Arch stands close to the foot of the Capitoline Hill. A flight of steps originally led to the central opening. Over the centuries, the ground level on the forum had risen considerably. The lower part of the Arch of Septimius Severus was under the ground, so that the bow seemed to be much lower. In the Middle Ages, the arch was partially built into a nearby church and a fortress. Because of this, the arch never broke down what has happened with many other ancient monuments. In the 18th century the large excavations on the Forum started and the arch was restored to its former state. It is now one of the most remarkable Roman structures left over at the Forum.

The Arch of Septimius Severus, erected in AD 203, stands in Rome. The triple triumphal arch was one of the most richly decorated of its type and even today, although badly damaged, it stands in the Forum Romanum as a lasting and imposing monument to Roman vanity. The Temple of Saturn on the right side was an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn. Its ruins stand at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and is traditionally dated to 497 BC. We visit Rome on a hot summersday and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heatwave.

Vanaf de 8e eeuw v.Chr. verenigden de nederzettingen van de omliggende heuvels zich en ontstond de stad Rome. Het Forum Romanum - Latijn voor Romeins marktplein - was in de oudheid het centrum van Rome. Het forum was in de gloriedagen van het Romeinse Rijk het politieke, juridische, religieuze en commerciële centrum van de stad. De Boog van Septimius Severus is gebouwd in het jaar 203 n.Chr. in opdracht van de senaat. Het was een geschenk aan de keizer ter ere van de twee overwinningen op de Parthen in 197 na Christus. De triomfboog is bekleed met marmer. De boog is 23 meter hoog. De boog is versierd met 8 composietzuilen en diverse afbeeldingen van overwonnen volkeren. In de loop der eeuwen was het grondniveau op het forum aanzienlijk gestegen. Het onderste deel van de Boog van Septimius Severus bevond zich onder de grond waardoor de boog veel lager leek te zijn. In de middeleeuwen is de boog nog gedeeltelijk ingebouwd in een nabijgelegen kerk en een fort. Hierdoor is de boog nooit afgebroken wat met vele andere antieke monumenten wel is gebeurd. In de 18e eeuw zijn de grote opgravingen op het Forum begonnen en is de boog in oude staat hersteld. Het is nu een van de markantste Romeinse bouwwerken die zijn overgebleven op het Forum. Aan de rechterkant van de boog staat de Tempel van Saturnus gewijd aan Saturnus in Rome. Het was één van de oudste tempels in Rome. Volgens de overlevering werd de tempel in 497 v.Chr. gebouwd.

Spring is beautiful. 2018. 🌷 by Larissa Datsha

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Spring is beautiful! 🌹🌹🌹

2018. #May #Spring 🌷😊

🙋 I'm trying to catch up... it is not so easy.

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Neon Passion - Hong Kong by @davidgutierrez.co.uk

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Neon Passion - Hong Kong

HK Nights (II) - Hong Kong by @davidgutierrez.co.uk

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