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Using my mobile camera to get the typical rotorblade effect on this shot I took from the window of a tiny plane we used to cross from Kirkwall on Orkney to Edinburgh.
It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise.
Henry David Thoreau
Our flight back home from Salt Lake City provided an amazing horizon view during sunset but was also very bumpy as there were storms in the middle of the country. When I shot this I also noticed lighting strikes coming out of clouds in the distance. A bit unnerving. The pilots did the best they could but there was no “smoother” air to be found. My son thought it was was exciting but I had to shut my eyes and take some deep breaths. Since I have home for almost a month now I’ll be going back out for some New England photography.
Der Pico del Teide, manchmal auch Teyde, ist mit 3715 m die höchste Erhebung auf der kanarischen Insel Teneriffa und der höchste Berg auf spanischem Staatsgebiet. Der mit 7500 m Höhe über dem Meeresboden dritthöchste Inselvulkan der Erde gehört zum Gemeindegebiet von La Orotava
This massive mountain peak above the clouds was photographed from Going-To-The-Sun Road in Glacier National Park (Montana).
Developed with Darktable 3.6.0.
Flight home. Japan-bound, crossing Asia, almost back to the land of the rising sun. That Stockholm, Osaka route looked epic on the monitor… so close to touching down.
After a short night on the top of the of mount Emei (Emeishan) one of the four Buddhist sacred mountains of China we went up to watch the sunrise. The mist that had settled in during the night was slowly lifting making this temple to become visible. I loved how it seemed to float in the clouds. As most of the landscape was clouds I took this one with a long-lens.
This is something I've been wanting to try for awhile, and I finally made it up there on a foggy day. I was hoping for golden sunset light but ended up more with dusk lighting - so I'll just have to try it again.
The Colle Fauniera in Italy is one of the most beautiful passes I've ever seen.
- 1st, from one side or from the other, the climbs are different but as somptuous each. Each road would deserve a hike for itself, to take the time to feel the changes.
- 2nd, when you're up there, the austere wind-swept rocks and grass environment grabs you so deep in the soul, that you feel the highness and it's like touching the sky, actually, physically...
It then becomes a mental and psychic experience.
Colle Dei Morti - Italy
Gear: Samsung Galaxy A70 (SM-A705FN)
Settings: F/1.7 - Focal Length: 3.9mm (equ. 26mm on format 35mm) - ISO64 - 30 x 1/6000s
Original = 7060x3530 px
Stack of 30 different photos
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ENG: Me and the summit cross on Zugspitze!
That was simply the thrill of climbing the full 2962 meters to the last peak. This was one of my dreams, to be up there once in my life. The Zugspitze is divided into a German and an Austrian side, with the summit cross on the German side. And this day was simply predestined for it with a good 3 °C and lots of clouds.
GER: Ich und das Gipfelkreuz auf der Zugspitze!
Das war einfach der Kracher, die vollen 2962 Meter bis zur letzten Spitze zu besteigen. Dies war einer meiner Träume, einmal im Leben da oben zu stehen. Die Zugspitze ist ja in einer deutschen und österreichischen Seite geteilt, wobei das Gipfelkreuz auf der deutschen Seite steht. Und dieser Tag war einfach prädestiniert dafür mit guten 3 °C sowie vielen Wolken.
This was taken on our recent skiing trip.
Very thankful that we went when we did and had a relaxing time.
The effect of Coronavirus will be far reaching for months I suspect, many are already fatigued by the media hype. It would be prudent to heed the warnings my dear friends, stay safe. Remote friendships like this might well be a better option for a while.
I’d forgotten until I’d looked at this photo that we were above the clouds at this point, that the valleys beneath must have been having quite a dreary day, yet we enjoyed the beauty and blessing of a cloudless sky above, able to see the path ahead clearly.
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A few weeks ago, as the sun was setting, I tried to capture some of the amazing sunlit clouds we were flying over on our way from Curitiba to São Paulo.
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Have a great new week and thanks for your most welcome visit.
(The Beauty of Austerity III)
The Colle Fauniera in Italy is one of the most beautiful passes I've ever seen.
- 1st, from one side or from the other, the climbs are different but as somptuous each. Each road would deserve a hike for itself, to take the time to feel the changes.
- 2nd, when you're up there, the austere wind-swept rocks and grass environment grabs you so deep in the soul, that you feel the highness and it's like touching the sky, actually, physically...
It then becomes a mental and psychic experience.
Colle Dei Morti - Italy
Gear: Samsung Galaxy A70 (SM-A705FN)
Settings: F/1.7 - Focal Length: 3.9mm (equ. 26mm on Full Frame) - ISO64 - 268 x 1/2800s (~1/10s)
Original = 15798x5266 px
Stack and Merge of 268 different photos
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Das neue Einkaufscenter ist als Modul an die Internationale Raumstation, ISS, angedockt. Bei dem Andockmanöver kam es zu einem Zwischenfall. Der gläserne Boden ging zu Bruch und wird in Kürze nachgeliefert.
The new shopping center is docked as a module on the International Space Station, ISS. An incident occurred during the docking maneuver. The glass floor broke and will be delivered shortly.
View of Mauna Loa seen over the clouds. In the foreground is the Puu Hau Kea cinder cone on Mauna Kea at just under 14k'.
24May2015
Yesterday on the return flight: "... this is your captain speaking. I guess that you do not really care about altitude and outside temperature, but if you look out of the window on the right side ..."
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*A poor attempt at sarcasm - the temperature inversion this morning was stunning and being above the clouds was a real treat.
I've been really impressed so far with the nikon 70-200 f/4 - it's fast and pretty sharp. I want to use it for flock flight shots and close-up flight shots e.g. when puffins just get too close on the Farnes etc. however it works really well for landscapes too.
Ai-Petri (Ukrainian: Ай-Петрі, Russian: Ай-Петри, Crimean Tatar: Ay Petri); (translated from Greek. Saint Peter) is a peak in the Crimean Mountains. For administrative purposes it is in the Yalta municipality of Crimea. The name has Greek origin, and is translated as St. Peter (Greek: Άγιος Πέτρος).
Above the Clouds - Zugspitze, Bavaria
What to do when the weather is just grey in grey - cloudy and trist?
You can stay at home - leave your camera in your backpack...or you move to a place above the clouds - what I did :-)
And to make sure that this works I choose the highest point of Germany - the Zugspitze with almost 3000 meters...
The weather and view was just wonderful and I took "a few" photos...and want to share some this with you. This was at sunset a few minutes before the last cabin left - I had to hurry but as you can see the view from above down to the clouds was much nicer than the other way round :-)
Was kann man machen, wenn das Wetter einfach nur grau in grau ist, wie am letzten Wochenende - bewölkt und trist?
Man kann zuhause bleiben - die Kamera im Rucksack lassen...oder man bewegt sich oberhalb der Wolken - was ich gemacht habe :-)
Und um ganz sicher zu gehen, dass das funktioniert, habe ich mir den höchsten Punkt in Deutschland ausgesucht - die Zugspitze mit knapp 3000 Metern...
Dort war das Wetter und die Aussicht herrlich und ich habe "ein paar" Fotos gemacht...und möchte dieses mit Euch teilen. Das war beim Sonnenuntergang, nur ein paar Minuten bevor die letzte Kabine, der neuen im Dezember geöffneten Seilbahn, ins Tal fuhr...so musste ich mich sputen, aber wie Ihr sehen könnt, war der Anblick von oben auf die Wolken deutlich schöner als von unten :-)
da sitzt du im Flieger, hast einen schönen Fensterplatz und willst die Aussicht geniessen .... und dann das! Da kommt einem der Gedanke: "muss der Flügel ausgerechnet auf meiner Seite sein?"
there you are on the plane, you have a nice window seat and you want to enjoy the view.... and then this! The thought occurs to you: "does the wing have to be on my side of all places?"