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and a leap of faith at the Valley of the Rocks, Devon, UK
A poorly-judged reckless action here will result in serious injury, or worse, a visit from the grim reaper!
I've replaced my original jpeg post with one at a 'cleaner' resolution
Detail der Fassade der Tourist-Information Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Berlin
Architekten: Partner und Partner Archichtekten, 2016
Fassade: diagonal geknickte Aluminiumbleche als Zitat der vom Bildhauer Karl-Heinz Adler in den 1970er Jahren entwickelten Formsteinwände aus Beton
Geometry of a white house. My internet had crawled to a stop later this afternoon evening. Just loved everyone's geometry photos.
Goneplax rhomboides is a species of crab. It is known by the common name angular crab because of its angular carapace. Although it is also called the square crab, its shell is in fact more trapezoidal than square. This species is also known as the mud-runner because they are able to run away quickly when threatened.
Walking around this building, I was drawn to how its angular form caught the light against the dark sky. By positioning myself to capture this specific perspective, I wanted to transform what might be an ordinary structure into something more dramatic and abstract.
The high contrast processing was a deliberate choice to emphasize the geometric quality and the repetitive pattern of the facade elements. I find that stripping away color and context can reveal the pure architectural forms that might otherwise go unnoticed.
What I enjoy about architectural photography is finding these moments where buildings become almost like abstract sculptures. The V-shaped composition creates this sense of upward movement that gives energy to what's actually a static structure.
By isolating just this fragment against the dark background, I wanted to focus attention on the interplay between light and form - how illumination transforms and defines the building's character in ways we might miss when viewing it as a whole.
Besalú, Girona.
Besalú es un municipio de la comarca de La Garrotxa, en la provincia de Gerona, Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña, España. La población es un centro turístico gracias a su arquitectura medieval.
El puente de Besalú es un puente románico de entrada de acceso fortificada en Besalú que atraviesa el río Fluvià. Es protegido como bien cultural de interés nacional.
Se trata de un puente de forma angular de ocho arcos (el primero queda incluido dentro del sector correspondiente al recinto amurallado) desiguales, sobre pilares, muchos de ellos fundamentados en la roca viva, con tajamares. Al final del primer tramo, entre el cuarto y el quinto arco, hay un ensanchamiento de la calzada, la «cruz gorda», y más adelante, entre el sexto y el séptimo, hay otro, llamado la «cruz pequeña ». El sector más antiguo del puente (que se data del siglo XI o XII) parece que es el más cercano a la villa de Besalú: se pueden observar hiladas irregulares de pequeños sillares, similares a los que aparecían en las construcciones más antiguas de la villa. El portal de acceso, fortificado, está sobrepuesto al primer pilar del puente. Encima del quinto pilar, se levanta la torre fortificada, de planta hexagonal con dos arcos de medio punto superpuestos, por el lado de levante, y con un arco apuntado y aspilleras en la cima, por el lado de poniente.
En uno de los sillares del pilar central del segundo tramo, hay una piedra heráldica con la fecha 1680, lo que hace pensar en una restauración de gran envergadura o en una reconstrucción casi total del puente. El mismo año hay noticias de reparaciones en el molino harinero y el molino de paños, dañados por las inundaciones. Quizás el puente también quedó afectado y necesitó una buena restauración.
Besalú is a town and municipality in the county of Garrotxa, in Girona. It is located 150 meters above sea level and covers an area of 4.81 km². The town of Besalú, born around the hill occupied by the count's castle and the church of Santa Maria de Besalú, extends southwest of the confluence of the creek with the river Fluvià Capellades.
Bridge is a Roman bridge Besalú entry access Besalú fortified crossing the river Fluvià. It is protected as a cultural asset of national interest.
It is a bridge of angular eight arches (the first sector is included in the corresponding walled) uneven pillars, many of them based on the bare rock, with stems. At the end of the first section, between the fourth and fifth arch, there is a widening of the road, the "think big" and later, between the sixth and seventh, there is another, called "cross small. " The sector's oldest bridge (one that dates from Century XI or XII) seems to be the nearest to the town of Besalú: you can see rows of small irregular stones, similar to those that appeared in the oldest buildings town. The portal, fortified, is superimposed on the first pillar of the bridge. Upon the fifth pillar stands the fortified tower, hexagonal with two overlapping arches, the east side, with a pointed arch and loopholes to the top, to the west.
In one of the central pillar stones of the second section, there is a heraldic stone with the date 1680, which suggests a major restoration or reconstruction of the bridge almost complete. The same year Headlines repair the flour mill and the mill draper, damaged by floods. Perhaps the bridge was also affected and needed a good restaurant.
Vibrant congeries
Actual occasions
Ceaselessly coming into being
Leitz Wetzlar Germany Elmarit CF 150mm f2.8
Another old photo that I wanted to rework. Some some they used Meteora, some say they used Saxony's Switzerland, the chinese say that James Cameron used Zhangjiajie National Park as inspiration for Avatar.
I worked more on this photo that I am willing to accept, and I was not really convinced in the end, I prefered the blue colors but you can see more details and deepness in red and yellow.
Sulfur cements a thin mantle of surficial debris along the hillside in the thermally altered volcanics on the east end of Sulfur Lake in the Sunlight Basin, Wyoming.The colluvium is made up of lenses of angular gravels and ocasiional pieces of wood. The sulfur formed through decomposition of hydrogen sulfide which made up part of the gases that rose through irregular fractures iand vented in or just below the colluvium. Alteration of silicate minerals in the volcanics by sulphuric acid produced silicic acid, which in turn deposited the opaline silica that resulted in the white colored altered volcanics. A lot of the colluvium is made up of pieces of the white silicified volcanics. Pine needles at the bottom of the photo give some sense of scale.
References: D. F. Hewitt, 1911, Sulphur Deposits of Sunlight Basin,WY. USGS Bulletin 530-13-23.
(Abstract #3 / Come, Shadows, Caress My Wall #2)
Basile Pesso - Barcelona © July 2 016
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Cloudy early fall morning at Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Aspens just getting started.
This little scene of ice triangles and shimmery winter cottonwoods made me think that Monet and Kandinsky had a meet up in this small little canyon and collaborated on a plein air painting.
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Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna
Bird Overview: The Musk Lorikeet specialises in feeding on the nectar which is produced by flowering eucalypts, and sometimes also from the flowers of banksias and grevilleas. They collect nectar with their brush-shaped tongues. Musk Lorikeets are usually seen feeding in large noisy flocks in the canopy of eucalypts, often associating with other nectar-feeding birds, especially Rainbow Lorikeets and honeyeaters. The movements of Musk Lorikeets are often correlated with the flowering of trees, with birds appearing when the trees are in bloom, and leaving after the flowering has finished.
Identification: The Musk Lorikeet is a medium-sized, sturdy lorikeet, sometimes seen in large flocks when trees are flowering and often in mixed flocks with other parrots and other birds. They are active and noisy. This lorikeet is mostly green, with a yellow patch at the side of the breast. It has a bright red forehead and band through the eye to the ear coverts. The crown is blue, with females having less blue than males. In flight, brown flight feathers and the golden tail are revealed. Flight is fast and direct, with short angular wings and a medium-length, pointed to wedge-shaped tail.
Songs and Calls: The usual contact call is a shrill metallic screech, higher than the Rainbow Lorikeet, in flight and when perched. They constantly chatter when feeding.
Habitat: Musk Lorikeets are found in tall, open, dry forest and woodlands, dominated by eucalypts and are usually found in the canopy. They are also seen in suburban areas, parks and street trees. They roost or loaf in tall trees away from their feeding sites.
Behaviour: Musk Lorikeets are gregarious, often mixing with other parrots when feeding, including Scaly-breasted Lorikeets, Little Lorikeets and Swift Parrots.
Feeding: Musk Lorikeets feed in all levels of the canopy and are very active when foraging. They eat mainly pollen and nectar from eucalypts using their specialised brush-tipped tongues, but also eat seeds, fruits and insects and their larvae.
Breeding: Musk Lorikeets breed in hollow branches and holes in living eucalypts, often near watercourses. The entrance holes are usually very small, so they have to squeeze in. Eggs are laid on a base of chewed or decayed wood. The female incubate the eggs and both parents roost in the hollow at night.
(Source: birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/musk-lorikeet/?srsltid=AfmB...)
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