I went out late in the day with my tripod and camera to try and get a photo of this eastern screech owl. I used an app that allows me to get about 75 or so feet from the camera (which I did) to trigger the shutter, this is the result.

One of the iconic peaks along the Kananaskis Trail. Too many peaks to pick a favorite, but Mt. Kidd is high on the short list.

"Mount Kidd is a 2,958-meter (9705 ft) double-summit massif centrally located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Kidd is situated within Spray Valley Provincial Park." wikipedia

Have a wonderful weekend!

En Sartajada a 2 km de Iglesuela del Tiétar (Toledo) (Siglo II a. C.)

Forma parte de la "Senda de Viriato", una ruta de Gran Recorrido (GR 63) de 141 km.

“Cologne, a 2,000-year-old city spanning the Rhine River in western Germany, is the region’s cultural hub. A landmark of High Gothic architecture set amid reconstructed old town, the twin-spired Cologne Cathedral is also known for its gilded medieval reliquary and sweeping river views.” My great-grandfather was from Cologne, so the beautiful city that we visited several years ago seemed very special to me....

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Hurricane Ridge Summit view, Olympic National Park, Washington

(Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi)

CopeArte's garden

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🇫🇷 Le col du Galibier est un col routier des Alpes françaises situé à 2 642 mètres d'altitude entre les départements de la Savoie au nord et des Hautes-Alpes au sud. Il relie ainsi Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne via le col du Télégraphe, à Briançon et La Grave via le col du Lautaret. Il marque traditionnellement la limite entre les Alpes du Nord et les Alpes du Sud françaises. Ce col est fermé à la circulation l'hiver et la route ouvre pour la période estivale habituellement vers la fin mai ou au début du mois de juin, après son déneigement

🇬🇧 The Col du Galibier is a road pass in the French Alps, situated at an altitude of 2,642 metres between the departments of Savoie to the north and Hautes-Alpes to the south. It links Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne via the Col du Télégraphe to Briançon and La Grave via the Col du Lautaret. It traditionally marks the boundary between France's northern and southern Alps. The pass is closed to traffic in winter, and the road opens for the summer period, usually in late May or early June, after it has been cleared of snow.

🇪🇸 El Col du Galibier es un puerto de carretera de los Alpes franceses, situado a 2.642 metros de altitud entre los departamentos de Saboya, al norte, y Altos Alpes, al sur. Une Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne por el Col du Télégraphe con Briançon y La Grave por el Col du Lautaret. Tradicionalmente, marca el límite entre los Alpes del Norte y del Sur de Francia. El puerto está cerrado al tráfico en invierno, y la carretera se abre en verano, normalmente a finales de mayo o principios de junio, una vez despejada de nieve.

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La Pointe d'Angolon, également orthographiée autrefois Pointe de Nant Golon ( 2090 mètres).

La pointe de Nyon est un sommet des Préalpes françaises culminant à 2 019 mètres d'altitude, dans le massif du Chablais.

Le Roc d'Enfer, est une montagne des Alpes située dans le département français de la Haute-Savoie. Le sommet culmine à 2 244 mètres d'altitude.

Les Hauts-Forts sont le sommet le plus élevé du massif du Chablais en Haute-Savoie avec une altitude de 2 466 mètres.

Pointe d'Angolon, also known as Pointe de Nant Golon (2090 metres).

Pointe de Nyon is a peak in the French Pre-Alps, rising to 2,019 meters in the Chablais massif.

Roc d'Enfer is a mountain in the Alps, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. The summit reaches an altitude of 2,244 meters.

Les Hauts-Forts is the highest peak in the Chablais massif in Haute-Savoie, with an altitude of 2,466 meters.

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Pont Notre-Dame - Paris

Les points culminants de la vallée d’Abondance sont le Mont de Grange à 2 432 m et les Cornettes de Bise à 2 432 m (au centre).

Ces deux sommets sont sur la commune de La Chapelle d’Abondance (Haute-Savoie).

The highest points in the Abondance valley are the Mont de Grange at 2,432 m and the Cornettes de Bise at 2,432 m (in the centre). These two peaks are in the commune of La Chapelle d'Abondance (Haute-Savoie).

qui font la bête a 2 dos :D !

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(Pomatostomus temporalis)

Ormiston Gorge - Northern Territory

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This is a 2.9-mile out-and-back trail near Bend, Oregon. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 30 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, cross-country skiing, and fishing, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The trail is mostly along the river, but at points heads further inland and passes a small pond. We started at Dillon Falls trailhead and went down to Slough Use Day area and back. We found all sorts of fall color along the river.

Villa San José de Vinchina. La Rioja. Argentina

Las estrellas Capayanes están ubicadas a 2 Km de la localidad de San José de Vinchina, a orillas de Río Desaguadero (el "Vinchina" de los lugareños) al costado izquierdo del camino que conduce a la aldea de Jagüé. Según el historiador Nicolás de la Fuente, es un geoglifo (dibujo sobre la tierra) en forma de estrella de nueve puntas, realizada en canto rodado, en piedra color rojo, blanca y negra, Actualmente se encuentran tres estrellas, de las seis originarias, dos de ellas fueron reconstruidas hace unos años. Se desconoce su utilidad, se cree fueron utilizadas para rituales religiosos. Tradicionalmente se las conoce con el nombre de "Estrellas Diaguitas", hay historiadores que rechazan este nombre ya que sostienen que el pueblo diaguita nunca habitó la región de San José de Vinchina.

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La dent d'Oche est une montagne de Haute-Savoie, dans le massif du Chablais, à proximité de la frontière franco-suisse, qui culmine à 2 221 mètres d'altitude.

Topomynie :

La dent d'Oche était autrefois dénommée dent d'Houche. Le terme Oche désigne une entaille ou une encoche que ce soit en patois chablaisien (ouche), vieux français (osche), en prélatin (osco) ou en latin vulgaire (coccia) et fait référence au col de Planchamp qui constitue une entaille entre la dent d'Oche et le Château d'Oche. Pour les anciens de Bernex, le terme proviendrait de l'italien Denta d'Occhi (littéralement « dent des yeux »

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LE CAMP RUSSE DE VERTUS

Les effectifs se monteront à 300 000 hommes, auxquels s'ajouteront les invités et le personnel de servitude.

- Le tsar Alexandre de Russie !

- Le roi de Prusse !

- L'empereur d'Autriche !

- Le prince royal de Bavière !

- Le duc de Wellington !

- 300 000 hommes !

- 85 000 chevaux !

- 500 pièces de canon !

- 2200 bouteilles de Champagne de la maison Moët !

C'est dire l'immensité de la tâche des organisateurs, chargés de pourvoir à la subsistance de cette multitude rassemblée à Vertus et dans les localités avoisinantes. On saigne la région à blanc, jusqu'à Épernay, Châlons, et même Reims. Les réquisitions sont écrasantes; elles portent sur les biens, mais aussi sur les hommes, dont 300 sont chargés de niveler la plate-forme de la butte témoin et d'y établir une balustrade.

Cinquante généraux et leur suite logent à Avize.

Le tsar, le roi de Prusse, l'empereur d'Autriche, le prince royal de Bavière, le duc de Wellington sont à Vertus, ainsi qu'une foule considérable venue de Paris, parmi laquelle on compte beaucoup d'Anglais.

La table d'Alexandre Ier, ouverte du 8 au 12 septembre, comporte jusqu'à 300 couverts, servis à la russe; elle est confiée à l'illustre Carême, cuisinier en chef de la maison du tsar, qui doit surmonter des difficultés sans nombre pour qu'elle soit digne de sa réputation.

Le pays par lui-même n'a aucune ressource, écrit-il dans Le Maître d'hôtel français, les provisions que nous en tirâmes n'ont pas suffi, aussi fûmes-nous obligés de tirer tout notre matériel de la capitale.

Le champagne est fourni par la maison Moët, à raison de 1900 bouteilles à 3 francs et 300 bouteilles de qualité supérieure à 4 francs.

La cérémonie a lieu le 10 septembre 1815. Elle débute à l'aube par diverses évolutions des troupes massées dans la plaine. Puis les souverains et les officiers généraux et supérieurs descendent à cheval du Mont Aimé pour en passer la revue. Le spectacle est impressionnant; l'histoire a rarement connu une telle concentration de troupes présentée à une assistance d'une qualité si éminente, dans un site aussi approprié.

La manifestation a eu à l'époque un grand retentissement. Elle a encore alourdi les charges des Champenois, si éprouvés, mais en revanche elle a sans aucun doute contribué à accroître en France et en Europe l'audience du champagne qui, sous la Restauration, va prendre une ampleur considérable."

Pas moins de 300 000 hommes, soldats et officiers de tous grades, armés de 500 pièces de canon, 85 000 chevaux ont été rassemblés pour cette immense parade.

Ce 10 septembre 1815, à 2 heures de l’après-midi, un signal fut donné, 300 000 voix crièrent « stourras », à un signal, 300 000 fusils firent chacun six charges dans l’espace de 17 minutes. Ensuite, les 500 canons firent plusieurs fois entendre leur terrible voix, bouquet final de cette grande fête militaire.

A 2 shot HDR, then change to B&W of the path to Portencross Pier taken with my new (2nd hand) Samyang 12mm lens.

Et oui ça existe!

Cicciuzzo Gausman

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Le phare des Barges est situé à 2 km de La Chaume, appartenant à la commune des Sables-d'Olonne. Il a été inauguré le 14 octobre 1861.

en 1971,1er phare français automatisé.

Coordonnées

46° 29′ 42″ N, 1° 50′ 31″ O

Les Sables-d'Olonne

côte sauvage

Construction 1857 - 1861

Automatisation1971

Architecture Hauteur24,81 m

Élévation 31,3 m

Matériau Pierre

Équipement Lanterne lampe halo 20W

Portée13,5 milles

Feux 2 éclats rouges/10 s

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The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a 2.22-kilometre (2,430 yd; 7,300 ft; 1.38 mi) single-span road suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. When it opened, the bridge was the longest of its type in the world.

Hortensia (Hydrangea macrophylla) / Hydrangea.

End of winter at the southern hemisphere.

2960 - Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) jpeg. WB 6000K, Red/A -2.

Santiago, Chile.

(Malurus splendens)

Ormiston Gorge - Northern Territory

Austrália

Already tired from our second attempt to find the Spinifex Pigeon, Nita decided she needed a rest and went to sit near the parking area where there are several facilities.

I was somewhat disappointed, but not entirely; after all, the trip had allowed us to find the Pink Cockatoo.

I started wandering alone towards the west of the camping area when I began to notice and photograph some activity, first a Thornbill, then a group of what I initially thought were Variegated Fairywrens, which I had photographed on a previous visit.

Suddenly, I noticed that the males didn’t have the characteristic reddish back. I analyzed the photos more carefully and... a great and magnificent surprise, they were the Splendid Fairywrens!

I began photographing every opportunity they gave me while shouting, “Nita, Nita,” but Nita couldn’t hear me.

Dilemma: should I go call her and risk losing the chance to improve my photos (she will say I made the wrong choice), or should I stay and possibly never see them again?

At first, I chose the first option and, after a few more photos, decided on the second.

When I finally found her and we returned to the spot, as I feared, they were gone, but at least I had some photos.

With Nita feeling quite disappointed but resigned, we were heading back when, near the creek, we noticed some activity. There they were, now just a pair, but that was enough.

We began following them and trying to capture every possible moment, and in one of those moments, I got this shot. Along the way, both Nita and I captured several poses, although they were almost always either a bit distant or surrounded by too much vegetation. Nevertheless, since we had several opportunities, we were very satisfied.

And the best was yet to come.

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This is a 2 picture panoramic version of my last post. I am posting this one to show the scale of what I was lucky enough to see in person. The soft white glow on the left of the horizon is the city of Palmer. To the right of it is Butte mountain. I believe that the mountains along the right side of the horizon is Matanuska Peak. What looks like a field of white snow below the horizon is a frozen Knik river.

A shot from 2017 with a Panasonic G1 and Sigma 105mm Macro EX DG, wide open for the bokeh and with a tripod with a 2 sec timer....Still searching for thé composition.

Shooting fungi so low to the ground doesn't have to be a hassle if you turn your tripod upsidedown, and have a camera with a 360 degrees flipscreen, so you can still focus with prime lenses searching for the right POV.

über dem Datteln-Hamm-Kanal.

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This was taken when we had a 2 day spell of snow in November. The weather forecast was for a small amount of snow overnight so I wasn't going to go out. I woke at 4am so I checked outside and there was a very thin covering in the back garden, in my sleepy state I didn't think that our back garden can be quite sheltered so I went back to bed. Luckily my mate Wayne phoned me on his way to work to tell me that there was in-fact quite a lot of snow and that I should definitely go out, I owe him one.

I had always wanted to photograph this tree but it had never really worked for me but on that day everything came together, the bracken had been thinned out which opened up the composition, there was mist, snow and some lingering autumn colour, its now my favourite woodland shot. It really shows that if you work a location it does pay off. Thanks for looking.

Marshall oversees a Chicago bound Metra movement on the steps of Tower A-2 at Western Avenue. Work took me within walking distance of this location so when I posted a random shot of the tower a few hours prior on a group chat, Marshall chimed in saying what your there now? I was just there 5 minutes ago, do you wanna tour of A-2? It didn't take me long to respond.

An overwintering bird, let's hope it doesn't get too cold

Situé au sud de la Jordanie, à 2 h de Pétra, le Wadi Rum est un désert pas comme les autres, habillé de rouge, de jaune, de blanc qu’embrasent et magnifient des levers et des couchers de soleil d’anthologie. Le sable y dispute l’espace à de magnifiques formations de grès marquées par les rides lointaines des poussées géologiques.

1. beautiful day in the neighborhood, 2. hangin' in there, 3. this one's for you, 4. i must still be dreaming, 5. center of attention, 6. i'm so sorry, 7. flickr.com/photos/7683795@N06/1198088555/, 8. conquered fear,

9. wherever he goes she goes, 10. you caught me..., 11. sunny side up, 12. Sister's Day, 13. feeding off the land, 14. camoflaged, 15. vintage, 16. crowning glory,

17. frolicking about, 18. afternoon delight, 19. T.G.I.F., 20. out of the darkness, 21. had me from hello, 22. after the rain, 23. ruffled around the edges, 24. don't fence me in,

25. rider in the sky, 26. welcome, 27. autumn in alabama, 28. favorite aunt

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Just back from a lovely week in North Wales. Sorry I haven't been around for a while but so busy getting ready to go away. This shot was taken at Trefor on the Llyn Peninsula on a misty morning when the mist was hugging the mountains. A 2.5 minute exposure to get a hint of movement in the moored boats.

The King on the Throne

Guarda-Rios

Alcedo atthis

Bioria - Estarreja - Portugal

Mon chat d'amour nous a quittés il y a 2 ans aujourd'hui. Il sera à jamais dans mon coeur et dans mes pensées.

With a late afternoon snow storm with 6 inchs of snow that ended Friday night the switchs are keeping warm with fire at Jct Tower A-2

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