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Skyline (II)- Canary Wharf, London, UK
Looking down from the summit of Ben MacDui into Glen Dee, with Carn a' Mhaim on the left of the Glen and The Devils' Point to the right. The river Dee flows down the Glen eventually reaching the North Sea through Aberdeen harbour. We now have to drop down to the end of the ridge, using the boulder strewn slope appearing left of picture, to start the climb to Carn a' Mhaim. It's a long drop!!
Ben Macdui is the UK's 2nd highest peak (second only to Ben Nevis) and stands at 1309m (4294ft). After descending from this Munro we make a climb to the 2nd Munro of the day, Carn a' Mhaim (pronounced Carn-ah-Vame) at 1037m (3402ft).
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Reflect - Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, UK
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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It was a long time ago that i desired to see Machu Picchu. This
dream was realized in 2018.
This incredible Inca city perched in the mountains appeared to my amazed eyes after one day of fantastic hiking on the Inca trail.
It was late afternoon and an exceptional light bathed the entire site.
Finally, the sunset behind the mountains gave us a breathtaking view of the city.
How not to think about Pablo Neruda's poem "The Heights of Machu Picchu" and what he wrote elsewhere on Machu Picchu:
"Machu Picchu is a trip to the serenity of the soul, to the eternal fusion with the cosmos, where we feel our fragility.
It is one of the greatest marvels of South America. A resting place of butterflies in the epicentre of the great circle of life. One more miracle."
Machu Picchu - Peru
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Les Hauteurs de Machu Picchu
Il y a longtemps que je voulais voir le Machu Picchu. Ce rêve s'est réalisé en 2018.
Cette incroyable cité inca perchée dans les montagnes s'est découverte à mes yeux émerveillés à l'issue d'une journée de randonnée fantastique sur le Chemin de l'Inca.
On était en fin de journée et une lumière exceptionnelle baignait tout le site.
Pour finir, le coucher du soleil derrière les montagnes nous offrit une vue époustouflante sur la cité.
Comment ne pas penser au poème de Pablo Néruda "Les Hauteurs de Machu Picchu" et à ce qu'il a écrit par ailleurs sur le Machu Picchu :
« Machu Picchu est un voyage à la sérénité de l’âme, à la fusion éternelle avec le cosmos, là-bas nous sentons notre propre fragilité.
C’est une des plus grandes merveilles d’Amérique du Sud. Un havre de papillons à l’épicentre du grand cercle de la vie.
Un miracle de plus. »
Machu Picchu - Pérou
The most beautiful illuminations are those of nature. The beautiful Romanesque vessel of the 12th century stands out at sunset in its green setting.
Saint Magdalene church - 12th century - Charnay les Macon - South Burgundy - France
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Dans un concert de lumière
Les plus belles illuminations sont celles de la nature. Le beau vaisseau roman du 12ème siècle se détache au soleil couchant dans son écrin de verdure.
Eglise Sainte Madeleine - 12ème siècle - Charnay-Lès-Mâcon - Bourgogne du sud
Light painting with Sabine.R as the "grand finale" of a photowalk at the Zitadelle Spandau / Spandau Citadel. As before, Sabine painted the orb while I was operating our cameras. This time I managed to capture the whole orb (the one before taken at a previous photowalk had been only half an orb, because I had made a mistake with the exposure on my camera; please see first comment). This orb still isn't perfectly captured, because I was a little too late with stopping the long exposure on my camera, but I actually like the colourful, rhythmic "afterglow" of Sabine's multicolour light painting flashlight, because it reminds me of a heartbeat as seen on a medical monitor. The vital signs look good, don't you agree?
Light Painting mit Sabine.R als krönender Abschluss eines Besuchs der (ansonsten fotografisch nicht so ergiebigen) Spandauer Zitadelle. Wie schon zuvor hatte hier wieder Sabine das Zepter bzw. die Taschenlampe geschwungen, während ich unsere Kameras bedient hatte. Hier habe ich den Orb aber erstmalig ganz auf's Bild bekommen (beim ersten Orb im Dezember '18 hatte ich bei mir die Belichtung ja versehentlich zu früh abgebrochen und so nur einen halben Orb aufs Bild bekommen; siehe ersten Kommentar). Zwar war ich hier dieses Mal sogar ein Tickchen zu spät mit dem Beenden meiner Belichtung, aber das "Nachleuchten" von Sabines Taschenlampe mit Farbwechsel, als sie diese schon wegpackte, erinnert mich an eine Herzlinie wie auf dem Monitor - und die Vitalparameter sehen doch gut aus, oder?
Fins a la propera, Tromso (ha det, en noruec,). Foto feta des del vol rumb a Copenhague, i d'allà cap a Barcelona.
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Good bye, Tromso (ha det in norwegian); picture taken from our Tromso-Copenhague SAS flight.
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):
www.tierpark-berlin.de/en/animals/details/white-handed-gi...
And Wikipedia:
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:
www.tierpark-berlin.de/de/tiere/details/weisshand-gibbon
Ich wünsche Euch einen schönen (Rest-)Sonntag und eine entspannte neue Woche, liebe Flickr-Freunde!
The pointe Saint-Mathieu (Lok Mazé in Breton) is a headland located near Le Conquet in the territory of the commune of Plougonvelin in France, flanked by 20m high cliffs.
The point also has a 56m high lighthouse, built in 1835.
The abbey held many privileges - right to rushes, right to furnaces, rights to a twelfth of jet, right to markets, right to fairs (Henry IV of France had instituted, in 1602, 5 annual fairs and a weekly market), right to measure wheat and wine, etc...
In 1157 Hervé de Léon accorded the abbey the right of flotsam and jetsam on wrecks in all his fiefdoms; in 1390 the abbey received the right to take 10% of the hull, cargo and rigging of wrecked ships. To this right were added the right of remains, confirmed in 1602 by royal letters patent. He accorded this right to the monks for "all those who perish in the sea, and on the coasts at Saint Mathieu, Plougonvelin and le Conquet".
Today abandoned, the Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre, was said to have held the skull of the apostle Matthew, now lost in the ocean off the point. Its ruins served as a set for the summer TV saga Dolmen.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_Saint-Mathieu
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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 :-)
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Starry - Strand, London, UK
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Christmas is calling - Oxford Street, London, UK
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NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula (and open cluster IC 4996).
The Crescent Nebular was formed when the stellar wind of Wolf–Rayet star WR 136 collided with material the star ejected during its super red giant phase. Wolf–Rayet stars are a rare set of stars with strong stellar winds and surface temperatures as high as 200,000 K. This faint emission nebula is located along the plane of the Milky Way in the constellation Cygnus.
With an apparent diameter of 1/3 of a degree - a little smaller than the moon - and a distance of 5k light-years, this nebular is approximately 25 light-years in diameter. At abut 15x the mass of our sun, and 4.7 Myrs old, WR 136 is nearing the end its life - which will end in a bang, as a supernova.
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The Schynige Platte. Canton of Bern. Switzerland. September 4, 2018. izakigur. 2018:09:04 12:15:58 . No. 4398 .
"The Schynige Platte (Scheinige Platte on the old Siegfried Map)[1] is a small mountain ridge and a viewpoint in the Bernese Highlands and belongs to the Schwarzhorn group. The mountain range consists of three peaks: Gumihorn (2,099 m (6,886 ft)), Tuba (2,076 m (6,811 ft)), and the closest summit next to the viewpoint, Geiss (2,067 metres (6,781 ft)). The viewpoint lies at an altitude of about 2,000 metres (7,000 ft), at the western end of a prominent ridge of the Schwarzhorn group, which separates the valley of the Schwarze Lütschine from Lake Brienz.
It is notable for its hotel and, since 1893, its mountain railway, one of the highest in Switzerland. In good weather conditions there are views to many surrounding mountains, including the Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, and others giants of the Bernese Alps. Also, the town of Interlaken and the two great lakes of Thun and Brienz are visible to the north, 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) lower.
The area is accessible via the Schynige Platte railway, which runs from Wilderswil, where connection is made with Bernese Oberland railway trains from Interlaken. The railway reaches a height of 1,967 metres (6,453 ft) at the terminus station, on the south-facing slopes of Geiss[citation needed] summit. Southwest of the station is a hotel and mountain restaurant, at a height of 1,983 metres (6,506 ft). Northeast of the station is the Schynige Platte alpine botanical garden, specialising in the display of, and research into, the high altitude flora of Switzerland.
A number of short loop trails extend north from the train station, reaching several view points, all within one kilometre from each other. Directly above the station and hotel, and overlooking the valleys of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald, is the Geiss summit (2,067 metres (6,781 ft))[citation needed]. Further north, and overlooking Interlaken and the two great lakes, are the Tuba (2,076 metres (6,811 ft)) and Oberberghorn (2,069 metres (6,788 ft)) summits. The highest summit in the Schynige Platte area, between the Daube and Geiss summits, the tower-like Gumihorn peak (2,099 metres (6,886 ft)), cannot be reached by pedestrians. The Schynige Platte is also the starting point for the popular hiking trails to Loucherhorn, Faulhorn or First which is connected to Grindelwald by a gondola lift."
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I do not know what kind of plant is this, maybe someone knows? Please help, thank you!
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Good night, dear sun!
Calm evening on the lake Päijänne. Sunset on the lake. Sysmä, Finland.
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The Canada geese on the lake. Summer (August). Finland
Autumn is coming. It's time to get ready for a migration to warm countries... The Canada geese / Kanadanhanhet.
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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!)
About half way up Sgor Mor now which presents a fine view of the magnificent Glen Lui with the Munro mountain tops of Carn a'Mhaim and Ben Macdui behind that to the left of picture. One final push and we'll be at the summit!
At a height of 2667 feet (813 meters), Sgor Mor doesn't quite qualify as a Munro as it's 333 feet (111 meters) short, but it is a Corbett and offers some great views of the Cairngorms.
Photo taken from :Fondamenta Zattere i Saloni
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Herring (Larus argentatus) and Bonaparte's (Larus philadelphia) Gull feeding frenzy on a "Herring Bait Ball" in the marine waters off Dundas Island along the west coast and northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
No. 4 Explore August 8.
15 July, 2018.
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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
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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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El viejo Ríaño, un pasado de esplendor anegado
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El embalse de Riaño no es un fiordo, ni falta hace...
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Not great quality: ducks were very far from me: suddenly Hyappeared and immediately disappeared in the reeds.
2018 #Finland #Summer #Lake #Birds
Yeah!!! Weekend!!! 😊😊😊 The weather is hot and sunny! 💗 I'm free today, only boating, swimming etc. (still not fishing, but maybe later 😉) That's why one more photo today. 😊
Beautiful house with a red roof.
2018. #Finland #Summer #Lake #Paradise #Midnightsun
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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.
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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.
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Art & Culture (II) - Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France
South of France .
TOWERS and RAMPARTS of AIGUES - MORTES :
Built at the peak of Gothic architecture , the fortifications of Aigues - Mortes is a remarkably well preserved military stucture .
The ribbed vaults on the carved capitals , the gargoyles , the refined decor of the Tower of Constance , in contrast to the power of the defensive system of the curtains walls .
From the ramparts or from the dungeons ' terrace , you will discover a breath taking sight on the Camargue and the salt marshes whose colours alternate between blue and purple ...
Aerial view .
Pilot : Patrice .
Have a nice Weekend , my Friends .
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Neon Passion - Hong Kong
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It's hard to explain the feeling when you first see the Grand Canyon. It's so vast and magnificent it overwhelms the senses. A photo does not justify it's impact, it's like a mountain in reverse. You are at the top of this huge flat plateau and suddenly there it is WOW!
With elevations between 5000-7000ft. the weather conditions can be extreme. It was cold at the top 37F or 2.8C and very windy, (more on the wind with a later photo).
We were here to hike and it's a LONG way down about 9 miles, and scary in places. You can go all the way down to the Colorado River but not down and up in one day, unless you want to die. Hiking down with camping gear is very tough, but there are trails suitable for most including the rim trail which is suitable for bike and wheelchairs. We hiked the rim trail and it offers spectacular views from the top. The bus system in the Park is superb they come every ten minutes you hop on an off at various viewing points. A brilliant way to visit the Grand Canyon if you can't hike down.
You can travel down on a mule like the ones here they have a guide and the mules are perfect animals for this terrain. (not for a novice rider).
On our first hike we tackled The South Kaibab Trail. This shot of the mules was near the top. Our journey had begun.
M98 M99 and M100
Located in the Virgo cluster, M98 M99 and M100 are three galaxies identified in Charles Messier's catalog of of deep-sky objects. This cluster is part of the larger Virgo Supercluster to which the Milky Way galaxy is part of.
Distances to these three objects range from 41-52 million light-years. The above image is roughly 2.7 degrees wide - about 5.5 full moons. At least 10 other NGC and IC galaxies are also visible.
Markarian's Chain is also part of the Virgo cluster.
D5500
Nikon 300mm f/4.5 ED MF @f5.6
90x30s, 3200iso
iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Regim sig18 stack (darks and flats)
Processed in Affinity Photo
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In order to get many of the valley shots with minimal foreground in the way, I had to stand inside bushes like the one in the foreground of this image. I decided it was a good idea to take a picture of the actual hiking trail itself to remember what the hiking conditions were like to get these amazing views (even though you can get nearly equivalent views from the roadway itself - HA!). Also, for those who have never been to Yosemite, it is impossible to impress the scale of these mountains. El Capitan, the prominent perpendicular cliff to the left-center of the image, is over 2.5 miles away from the camera, and the camera is not zoomed at all. Just to give myself some perspective, I picked a point near Harvard University on Google Maps that was 2.5 miles away from the Prudential Center (as the bird flies), and street view'd the Pru over the Charles River. You could see it, but it was a tiny speck in the distance. Here's the link if you're interested: goo.gl/maps/AyBd7Dp6FQ12 . Here is the equivalent distance street view (assuming same zoom on the street view camera) from 2.5 miles from El Capitan (and much further from the other features like Half Dome): goo.gl/maps/Pdqwjyzopun
Scilla bifolia / Pikkusinililja 🌹🌹🌹
2018. #Finland #Spring
I didn't try to take art photos of flowers (they are very beautiful of course 🌼), but I love flower photos where flowers in their own natural surroundings as I see them in reality... with grass etc. 🌷
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Ich habe heute Flickr im Wald bei einem abgesägten Baumstamm entdeckt.
Gestern hat SmugMug unser gutes altes Flickr gekauft, nun wird alles besser!
We discover below the beautiful castle of Berzé-Le-Châtel. The view from the top let us admire the full extent and architecture of this very well preserved fortress.
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Château en contrebas
On découvre en contrebas le superbe château de Berzé-Le-Châtel. La vue plongeante permet d'admirer toute l'ampleur et l'architecture de cette forteresse très bien conservée.
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Berzé-Le-Châtel - Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
Happy Easter, my dear Flickr friends!🐣🌹
Hyvää Pääsiäistä! 🐤
Glad påsk! 🐇
God påske! 🐥
¡Feliz Pascua! 🐰
Frohe Ostern! 🐤
I'm off for all holidays (I'm on my cabin now: a lot of snow here, tomorrow we have a small road trip: about 400 km etc...)
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This source draws its name from the Roman era.
According to local tradition, the Roman lord Fussiacus established his camp near the source, hence the name of the village of Fussiacus, which became Fuissey and finally Fuissé.
The washhouse and the fountain date from 1722. The washhouse was rebuilt in 1848. This source never goes dry.
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La source et la fontaine du Romanin
Cette source tire son nom de l'époque romaine.
Selon la tradition locale, le seigneur romain Fussiacus établit son campement à proximité de la source, d’où le nom du village de Fussiacus, devenu Fuissey et enfin Fuissé.
Le lavoir et la fontaine datent de 1722. Le lavoir a lui été reconstruit en 1848. Cette source ne tarit jamais.
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Fuissé - Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France