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After three to five years of growing from seed to a mature plant, Teide bugloss blooms with a cone-shaped inflorescence up to three meters from light pink to purple-red. I myself am 1.78 m/3.28084ft tall. This year's inflorescences towered over me by at least 50 cm/1.64 ft.

With this picture, which also shows the caldera of the Teide, I wanted to clarify in which environment the Teide bugloss grows. In winter the caldera of the Teide has up to -10 C/14 F and in summer up to +30 C/86 F. Snow can fall for a short time in winter. The rest of the year, there is little to infrequent rain because the caldera is above the cloud line.

Only when the trade wind clouds reach the necessary height of over 2000 meters/6561 ft, their remnants occasionally move over the plateau and leave moisture in tiny droplets.

Since the caldera is located at an altitude of 2000-2400 meters/6561 - 7874 ft and thus the cloud line, the vegetation is exposed to high UV radiation most of the day.

It is amazing that such a hostile environment can produce such an imposing plant. In English it is called "Tower of Jewels", a very appropriate and in addition poetic name, I think.

Nach drei bis fünf Jahren blüht der Teide-Natternkopf mit einem kegelförmigen Blütenstand von bis zu drei Metern von hellrosa bis violettrot. Ich selber bin 1,78 cm groß. Die diesjährigen Blütenstände überragten mich um mindestens 50 cm.

Mit diesem Bild, das auch die Caldera des Teide zeigt, wollte ich verdeutlichen, in welcher Umgebung der Teide-Natternkopf wächst. Im Winter herrschen in der Caldera des Teide bis zu -10 Grad und im Sommer bis zu +30 Grad. Im Winter kann kurzzeitig Schnee fallen. Im Rest des Jahres regnet es wenig bis selten, weil die Caldera über der Wolkengrenze liegt.

Nur wenn die Passatwolken die notwenig Höhe von über 2000 Metern erreichen, ziehen ihrer Reste ab und zu über das Hochplateau und hinterlassen Feuchtigkeit in winzigen Tröpfchen.

Da die Caldera auf eine Höhe von 2000-2400 Metern und damit der Wolkengrenze liegt, ist die Vegetation die meiste Zeit des Tages der hohen UV-Strahlung ausgesetzt.

Es ist erstaunlich, dass eine solche lebensfeindliche Umgebung eine solche imposante Pflanze hervorbringen kann. In Englisch heißt sie »Tower of Juwels«, in Deutsch übersetzt »Juwelenturm«, ein sehr passender und dazu noch poetischer Name, wie ich finde.

From a different perspective… by Misty Seal

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One of March Days by Esther Spektor

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"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.:

- Charles Dickens

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The Place of Welcome by Esther Spektor

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“Autumn would come to this place of welcome, this place I would know to be home. Autumn would come and the air would grow cool, dry and magic, as it does that time of the year.”

— Henry Rollins

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Flower Towers • Blütentürme by lidschlag60

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The picture shows the inflorescence of the Teide red bugloss on Tenerife. The plant is endemic and is found only in the caldera of the Teide, as well as on Palma in the Caldera de Taburiente and on the Roque de los Muchachos.

To build up the stem and form the inflorescences, the plant needs three to five years. In the first years, the seed germinates and forms the grass tuft-like lower part. Usually in the third year, the red bugloss forms a flower cone that can shoot up to three meters / ten feet in height. After seed formation the plant dies. This picture was taken at an altitude of about 2300 meters / 7546 feet in the caldera of the Teide vulcano.

Auf dem Bild ist der Blütenstand des Teide-Natternkopfes auf Teneriffa zu sehen. Die Pflanze ist endemisch und kommt nur in der Caldera des Teide, sowie auf Palma in der Caldera de Taburiente und auf dem Roque de los Muchachos vor.

Um den Stamm aufzubauen und die Blütenstände auszubilden, braucht die Pflanze drei bis fünf Jahre. In den ersten Jahren keimt der Samen und formt den grasbüschelartige untere Teil. Meistens im dritten Jahr bildet der Natternkopf einen Blütenkegel, der bis zu drei Meter in die Höhe schießen kann. Nach der Samenbildung stirbt die Pflanze ab. Das Bild entstand in etwa 2300 Metern Höhe in der Caldera des Teide.

Palette of White by Esther Spektor

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"Working in white makes people look into it. White is ethereal. There’s a purity to it, it makes things look elevated in a way There’s a whole palette of white…"

- Jonathan Milne

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Forest Glow • Waldglühen by lidschlag60

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An early morning sun filters through Kamahi trees at lake Brunner, New Zealand.

The picture was taken very early in the morning at Lake Brunner on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It shows a forest of Kamahi trees. The bark of this New Zealand tree was used by the Maori to dye clothes and flax mats. The wood was used for fishing rods.

Die Morgensonne scheint durch Kamahibäume am Lake Brunner in Neuseeland.

Das Bild wurde sehr früh morgens am Lake Brunner an der Westküste der Südinsel Neuseelands aufgenommen. Es zeigt einen Wald aus Kamahi-Bäumen. Die Rinde dieses neuseeländischen Baumes wurde von den Maori zum Färben von Kleidern und Flachsmatten benutzt. Das Holz wurde für Angelruten verwendet.

lost in here by .brianday

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Lost In The World

Detroit, MI

Unedited.

Convict Lake by Moshe Ovadya

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Blue hour at Convict Lake, about 15 minutes away from the town of Mammoth Lakes. It was about 30 F (-1 C) after sundown.

4 portrait wide angle exposure panorama using the Samyang 12mm f/2 manual focus lens. For highest possible resolution, go full screen on your browser and press L.

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It Is Spring by Esther Spektor

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“Always it’s Spring, and everyone’s in love and flowers pick themselves.”

― E.E. Cummings

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A Chocolate Heron, What! by Thierry B

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So I'm at the beach following this Reddish Egret, and it's a bright sunny day. So the Heron is facing the water, and all of sudden it turns, and the red bird becomes chocolate.

The Month of May by Esther Spektor

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"Let all thy joys be as the month of May,

And all thy days be as a marriage day."

- Francis Quarles

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Convict Lake 2 by Moshe Ovadya

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11 exposures stacked median in Photoshop, each between 5-20 seconds, totaling about 2 minutes, then blended with a darker exposure sky.

This was blue hour just before it became pitch dark with freezing temperatures around 28F (-2C).

Samyang 12mm manual focus lens.

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Blind walking by Marcelo Mesquita

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Well. I'm bored on my photostream. Tried something different. I like it... Not loved it! :)

Taken at Segovia in a cold and foggy night, Spain.

lightnin' by Paul LaChance

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Yellow Impression by Esther Spektor

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"It is the color closest to light. In its utmost purity it always implies the nature of brightness and has a cheerful, serene, gently stimulating character. Hence, experience teaches us that yellow makes a thoroughly warm and comforting impression."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Hero by Mark Bates

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An abandoned fishing boat in South Bend Washington.

Nourishing the Soul by Esther Spektor

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"Decorating is not about making stage sets, it's not about making pretty pictures for the magazines, it's really about creating a quality of life, a beauty that nourishes the soul."

- Albert Hadley

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Sunset through the Trees by Steve Bonn

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From the Shell Ridge neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California

Cauliflower by Esther Spektor

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"The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture."

- Thomas Jefferson

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Night Approaching 夜幕降臨 by kai

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But I have a place to stay.

但我有棲身之所。

first blush by Mo Alam

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Copper Beech leaves in early morning light.

Olympus EM1 + Meyer Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mmm f1.8 M42, wide open.

Nowhere To Run by Mark Bates

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Nowhere To Run

Happy Easter..! by Esther Spektor

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Easter is the only time when it’s perfectly safe to put all your eggs in one basket.”

- Evan Esar

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Christmas time at Plön Castle by Holger Schramm

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Auf dem Rückweg von der Prinzeninsel kommt man am Schloss und - zumindest ich - an diesem Motiv nicht vorbei....

Mal wieder das Plöner Schloss

White Snow Silence by Nick Christodoulou

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canyon blue by Paul LaChance

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soft light. hard country.

City of Baltimore and this Dirty Glass Window by jed52400

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Wings of Spring by Esther Spektor

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"Waft of soul's wing!

What lies above?

Sunshine and Love,

Skyblue and Spring!..".

- Robert Browning

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Alone as one by Misty Seal

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While the Ink Was Drying by Es Gedi

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While the Ink Was Drying

Victoria Lounge

Luxor’s historic Winter Palace.

This is the Victoria Lounge. Not just a room, but a grand stage where time has willingly slowed its march. Bathed in a moody, cinematic chiaroscuro, the lounge breathes with a quiet grandeur. Towering arched windows frame the soft Egyptian daylight, casting elongated reflections across the polished parquet floors like ink spilled on silk. In the center, a majestic crystal chandelier hangs like a suspended constellation, casting a warm, amber glow over antique silk rugs and plush period armchairs.

There are no footsteps here today, yet the room feels entirely alive. It is a space thick with the ghosts of history where Agatha Christie once dipped her pen in ink to conjure mysteries, and Howard Carter rested his eyes after days in the dusty tombs. In the beautiful, evocative shadows of this grand hall, the romance of 19th-century exploration lives on, waiting for the next storyteller to take a seat.

Chiaroscuro Effect:

Utilizing a dramatic chiaroscuro composition, the frame contrasts the heavy, enveloping shadows of the foreground with the luminous warmth of the room's interior axis. It relies on a strong interplay between deep, dark shadows in the foreground and warm ambient light accents in the middle and background.

The foreground and the floor are significantly underexposed. This choice grounds the viewer in a shadowy, quiet space, directing the eyes toward the lit seating arrangements.

The image blends golden tungsten light from the table lamps and central crystal chandelier with cooler, diffused natural daylight filtering through the large windows on both flanks.

The frame uses strong central symmetry. The camera is aligned directly down the center axis of the room, anchored by the main chandelier and the circular center table. The reflective, polished wooden parquet flooring acts as a visual mirror. It catches long light streaks that draw the viewer’s eye deep into the center of the lounge.

The repeating columns, matching window frames, and symmetrical placement of lounge chairs on both sides create an organized, architectural rhythm.

The total absence of people, combined with the dim lighting, creates a mood of stillness, quiet grandeur, and historical nostalgia. It feels like a space frozen in time. The vertical height of the high-arched windows and the hanging chandelier emphasizes the grand Victorian scale of the architecture.

The immense, heavy shadows surrounding the brightly lit center table create a profound sense of solitude. The composition feels exactly like a writer's room that has been temporarily abandoned in the middle of the night as if the creator just stepped away from their desk, leaving the story hanging in the air.

A subtle nod to Agatha Christie. The word "ink" beautifully mirrors the deep, liquid-black shadows swallowing the foreground and floor of the image, linking the physical photograph to the act of writing.

The Place of Welcome by Esther Spektor

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“Autumn would come to this place of welcome, this place I would know to be home. Autumn would come and the air would grow cool, dry and magic, as it does that time of the year.”

— Henry Rollins

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Sharing the Holiday by Esther Spektor

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"Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism."

- Caroline Kennedy

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night train. a new day. by Paul LaChance

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when sleep won't come in an upper berth, we always have the parlor car.

shortly after sunrise #1 by Holger Schramm

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Warnau, Germany

Sonnenaufgang by Michael Holdinghausen

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Broen til Nyhavn by Jacob Surland Fine Art Photographer

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The Bridge to Nyhavn from Amager.

Just Vegetables by Esther Spektor

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"The normal food of man is vegetable."

- Charles Darwin

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