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This is a two-image panoramic photograph taken during my trip to Guatemala in December 1988. Originally captured as two separate photographs using a film camera, likely a Pentax K1000, I have always desired to merge them into a single image. Although I manually merged the images a few years ago, the resulting composite lacked the desired quality due to the significant disparity in exposure and color between the two original photographs.
To address this challenge, I recently aligned the two images side by side in a new Photoshop document and cropped the resulting image to eliminate the uneven borders. However, the color differences persisted, necessitating the application of Photoshop’s Neural Filters Landscape Developer to neutralize the disparities.
While the original photographs did not depict a sunset, I found the effect aesthetically pleasing and incorporated it into the final image. The clouds, mountains, lake, and foreground elements are all original, having been manipulated in Photoshop to enhance their visual appeal and create a cohesive and usable composition.
Projet 52 Nos mobilités 2025 - 1 photo publiée sur ce thème prise chaque semaine
Project 52 Our mobilities 2025 - 1 photo published on this theme taken every week
Sometimes the stars and planets align and you encounter a scene where every single element contributes to tell the story. The result in this case was a rather jarring visual projection of gritty bleakness and utter hopelessness. The most compelling photos give you a sense inclusion in the image rather than feeling like a mere bystander.
Vale la pena pasar tanto frÃo en invierno? Esta es mi respuesta. Si. Observatorio La Banderita La Pampa Argentina con -6 ºC
Anche in città l'autunno offre spunti per foto dai colori caldi :)
Buon weekend
#padova #foglie #leaves #autunno #fall #acero #maple #tronchi #trunks #strada #street #viale #avenue
Earlier in the day, GT Heritage unit 8952 was the DPU on 421 (McMillan to Port Robinson manifest freight). I had planned to spend the day in Niagara anyways, so this was a welcome addition of drama. I heard on route that 8952 was having issues and not loading, so it seemed like anyone's guess what power would be doing what. Fortunately, I guess these issues self-resolved and 8952 was put on the front of Port Robinson to Tiff St. manifest, 531, shown hear under the signals at Yager.
Shiga - Kusatsu Highland Route is aligned on the saddle between Siranesan and Moto-shiranesan. It was considered that the former was new and active volcanic crater, while the latter was the older and higher volcanic peak. However, the sudden eruption in 2018 occurred on the upper slope of Moto-shiranesan.
This photo was taken just after passing the saddle. The road in front just branches off from the Shiga- Kusatsu road goes down to Manza Hot Springs (万座温泉).
The altitude here is at around 2,000 m.
The bamboo grass in front is Chishima Zasa (Sasa kurilensis), which is found in northern Japan, Korean Peninsula and Russian Far East. It is known as the bambo species that occurs in the northernmost region.
The conifer trees are Shirabiso (Veitch's fir, Abies veitchii) or Ooshirabiso (Maries' fir, Abies mariesii), which are fir species endemic to Japan. The former grows in the sub-alpine zones on the Pacific slope of Honshuu and Shikoku islands, while the latter grows on the Japan Sea Slope.
Eagle Island is a 22 acre rock outcrop which rises a sheer 200 feet from the storm tossed Atlantic ocean.
The two lighthouses on Eagle Island were switched on in September 1835. Because of its close proximity to the continental shelf Eagle Island experiences unusually large waves and over the years the lanterns were regularly damaged by waves and water-borne rocks
The lighthouses were located in the east and in the west of Eagle Island (Oileán san Tuaidh) with 132 yards between them. The lights were aligned at a height of 220 feet above sea level and could be seen to the east as far as Broadhaven Bay and to the south as far as Blacksod Bay.
One of the lighthouses stopped functioning after it was damaged beyond repair by a storm in 1894, but the powerful beacon of the second lighthouse continued to warn and guide ships navigating the waters off the treacherous North Mayo coastline.
After almost 200 years of guiding mariners to safety, the lantern room and domed roof of the lighthouse tower had reached the end of their working life. The old lighthouse dome, the lantern room, the large glass lens and the bath of mercury in which the lens rotated were all removed. They were replaced with a stainless steel structure designed to withstand the aggressive and relentless marine environment.
Fanad Head Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland
Fanad Head Lighthouse was conceived as essential to seafarers following a shipwreck which happened over 200 years ago. In December 1811 the frigate ‘Saldanha’ sought shelter from a storm. Sailing towards Fanad as she frantically fought the raging wind and waves. Sadly, the ship was wrecked off the northern coast with all 250+ men on board.
Shortly afterwards Fanad Head Lighthouse was built to help guide ships and sailors safely on their journeys. Still in operation to this day, standing on a rocky outcrop on north Donegal's Wild Atlantic Way, blinking its guiding light out to sea to aid ships past its inviting yet deceiving rocky waters.
You may have noticed that the light on this lighthouse looks to be brightly lit? This is because I aligned up this scene, so that the lighthouse globe was in exactly in front of the rising sun as it peeked from behind those distant hills. I often visit Fanad for sunsets, however this is one of a few sunrises I've captured here. Sunrises are better here as the sun rises perfectly behind the actual lighthouse during autumn months. 🌄
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I had seen pictures of butterflies mating but never in real life.
These two were having an intimate moment on a Cotoneaster branch above our fence, beautifully sunlit.
A sunrise beyond the Aghia Sophia's chapel and an old windmill, in Korthion of Andros island, Greece.
Can't afford not doing that.
October 14, 2025 - Dürnstein-Oberloiben, Lower Austria
On October 14, 2025, between Weißenkirchen and Dürnstein-Oberloiben, a historic Prussian G10 locomotive — ÖGEG 657.2770, built by Malaxa in Romania — brought a freight consist of vintage two-axle wagons through the vineyards of the Wachau. This section of the Donauuferbahn, operated seasonally by NÖVOG and also known as the Wachaubahn, runs along the left bank of the Danube.
The Wachau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrated for its terraced vineyards, medieval villages, and centuries of cultural landscape shaped by the river. Seeing a historic steam locomotive built in 1938 working its way through this timeless valley created a rare meeting of two kinds of heritage: the natural and cultural landscape of the Wachau, and the living industrial history of steam.
A moment of past and present, briefly aligned in the autumn light.
The Wachau produces superb Riesling. The locomotive produced superb steam. No idea how the local wine tastes. I was too busy chasing the steam.
© Jean-Marc Frybourg – 251208-2539
I had to upload this one as it is just a different angle on a Damselfly, but it really does illustrate the Pseudopupil effect of the compound eye. This is how Wiki explains it :-
In the compound eye of invertebrates such as insects and crustaceans, the pseudopupil appears as a dark spot which moves across the eye as the animal is rotated. This occurs because the ommatidia which one observes "head-on" (along their optical axes) absorb the incident light, while those to one side reflect it. The pseudopupil therefore reveals which ommatidia are aligned with the axis along which the observer is viewing.
So this explains why a Damselfly appears to be watching you no matter what angle you view them at. This also gives us the all important eye contact which helps with photography.
This was a handheld focus stack of 10 images at F/8, ISO125 and 1/60 second shutter speed.
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