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I don't usually photograph skateboarders but this solitary skateboarder made the scene work. This one is dedicated to Nicky Highlander, who has much better shots of skateboarders on her stream:
www.flickr.com/photos/bdoshighlander/
**All photos are copyighted**
Perplexing reflections in the windows of a modern office building in Brussels, opposite one of the EU adminsitrative buildings.
Happy Windows Wednesday!
And some Victorian engineering stuff it is. St Pancras train station in London. I did consider whether I wanted any foreground interest such as a person but decided not to. Right choice for this one I think.
Zeiss Super Ikonta 531 folding camera
Kentmere 400 film
Lab develop & scan
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Komsomolskaya (Russian: Комсомо́льская) is a Moscow Metro station in the Krasnoselsky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Koltsevaya line (Circle line), between Prospekt Mira and Kurskaya stations.
The station is noted for its being located under the busiest Moscow transport hub, Komsomolskaya Square, which serves Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky, and Kazansky railway terminals. Because of that the station is one of the busiest in the whole system and is the most loaded one on the line. It opened on 30 January 1952 as a part of the second stage of the line.
The Alexandre III bridge over the Seine river at sunrise (Paris). The Dôme des Invalides can be seen behind the bridge. The perspective is amplified due to the use of an UWA lens.
The magnificent church was constructed in the year 1890-91, as a dedication to William Macfarlane, the first missionary to visit Kalimpong, then under Darjeeling district, West Bengal.
Elektrozavodskaya (Russian: Электрозаво́дская) is a Moscow Metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line (Blue line). It is one of the most spectacular and better-known stations of the system. Built as part of the third stage of the Moscow Metro and opened on 15 May 1944 during World War II, the station is one of the iconic symbols of the system, famous for its architectural decoration which is work of architects Vladimir Shchuko (who died whilst working on the station's project in 1939) and Vladimir Gelfreich, along with participation of his student Igor Rozhin
The Ahilyeshwar Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Maheshwar ,a town in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India.This magnificent temple is named after the famous 18th century Maratha Queen Ahilyabai of the Holkar dynasty.Maheshwar was her capital.The temple is built in the Nagara style of temple architecture and is situated on the banks of the holy River Narmada.
Might be worth a look in large.
Although we have been to Delhi numerous times over the years this was the first time we visited Purana Qila which is supposed to be the oldest fort in Delhi built by Sher Shah and the Mughal Emperor Humayun supposedly over the ruins of the ancient city of Indraprastha.This beautiful mosque is the most prominent building inside the fort.
This Qila-i-Kuhna mosque was built by Emperor Sher Shah Suri in 1541. It is an excellent example of pre-Mughal archiecture and an early examle of extensive use of the pointed arch which characterizes Islamic archiecture in this region.It was built as a Jami Mosque or Friday Mosque for Sher Shah and his courtiers.The prayer hall measuring approx.51 feet by 15 feet has five elegant arched prayer niches or mihrabs set in the western wall.Marble in shades of red,white and slate have been used for the exquisite calligraphic decorations .On looking up at the roof one can see remains of beautiful blue pottery tiles.
I did not carry my camera on this trip and had to fall back on my phone.
Situated at the end of a magnificent fjord in the far north of the country, Siglufjörður is an active fishing port, but has now largely converted to tourism thanks to its museums, outdoor activities and pretty houses, all set in exceptional natural surroundings!
Hi everyone, it's been nearly 5 years since my last upload. ALOT has happened, I fell out of love with photography, constant burnout, and life got in the way. Here is a photo a taken a couple years whilst I was living at the time in York. I will be starting to slowly post again after some them out.
The tourist loves the sculptures on the roof but I like her beautiful shooting pose. :-)
The Sun Moon Lake Wen Wu Temple is a Wen Wu temple located on the perimeter of Sun Moon Lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
Previously, two temples were located on the coast of Sun Moon Lake. In 1919, the Japanese colonial government constructed a dam to generate hydroelectric power, causing the lake's water level to rise. The two temples were subsequently torn down and consolidated at the temple's present location in 1938.
After the Japanese handed over Taiwan to the Republic of China in 1945, the government invested in developing tourism around the lake. Wen Wu temple was rebuilt again in 1969, increasing its size and constructing it in the Chinese palace style.
want to show this photo parallel to Hilde's shot, to make obvious how large the span of possibilities are to capture the same subject at the same moment ... ;-) ...
photo walk with Hilde ...
14 mm versus 50 mm ...
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Kurskaya (Russian: Курская) is a station on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow Metro. It is named for the Kursky railway station located nearby. Designed by L. M. Polyakov and completed in 1938.
Situated at the end of a magnificent fjord in the far north of the country, Siglufjörður is an active fishing port, but has now largely converted to tourism thanks to its museums, outdoor activities and pretty houses, all set in exceptional natural surroundings!
Krasnye Vorota (Russian: Кра́сные воро́та, English: Red Gate) is a Moscow Metro station in the Krasnoselsky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia. It opened May 15, 1935 as one of the initial ten stations of the Metro. It is on the Sokolnicheskaya Line (Red line), between Chistye Prudy and Komsomolskaya stations.
The Hindola Mahal , which is part of the Royal Palace Complex of Mandu ,was built sometime in the 15th century AD.It was probably used as a durbar hall or audience chamber and represents the characteristic elements of the archiecture of Mandu during that period - simplicity, boldness and well-proportioned.It has minimum ornamentation and the massive inclined buttresses give the building its name - Hindola Mahal or the Swing palace.
Mandu is a ruined fort city at an elevation of just over 2000 feet in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.It is situated on a rocky outcrop of the Malwa Plateau and commands breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside.
It was probably founded in the 6th century B.C and was ruled by the Paramars (a Rajput clan) until they were defeated by Muslim invaders in the 14th century. Mandu , which became the capital of the powerful central Indian kingdom of Malwa ,reached its zenith under Hoshang Shah who ruled from 1405 - 34.It suffered a decline after the advent of the Mughals in India and was subsequently conquered by them in the 16th century.The Marathas captured Mandu in 1732 after which it remained part of the territories of the Pawars of Dhar.
Mandu is famous for the story of Baz Bahadur (1551-61) ,a Muslim ruler of the Muzaffarid Dynasty and his Hindu Rajput queen ,Rupmati. It was during the reign of Baz Bahadur that the Mughals captured Mandu.
Situated at the end of a magnificent fjord in the far north of the country, Siglufjörður is an active fishing port, but has now largely converted to tourism thanks to its museums, outdoor activities and pretty houses, all set in exceptional natural surroundings!
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Shot this place for the first time in 2011. It was right across from the train station and had this modified sign. Over the years it quickly deteriorated and then the building was knocked over.
This is probably my most sold, and most gifted print,. Everyone loves it, especially when they discover it's from Detroit. It's always interesting seeing what resonates with people.
This is the inside of cave number 26 in Ajanta.This is a Chaityagriha or Prayer Hall belonging to the Mahayana school of Buddhism and dating back to the 5th century A.D.The chaityagriha consists of a huge hall,side aisles and a rock cut stupa with an image of the Budhha seated on a throne.The whole chaitya is adorned with exquisite carvings.The most striking sculpture is a huge reclining statue of the Budhha ,representing his moment of death.Below him his followers mourn his passing while celestial beings rejoice.
The Ajanta Caves are approximately 30 rock cut Buddhist caves in Aurangabad district of the state of Maharashtra in Western India.They were built in 2 phases from the 2nd century B.C to around 480 A.D.The caves are carved into a 246 feet wall of rock in an U-shaped gorge of the River Waghur some 100 kms from the city of Aurangabad.
The Ajanta caves consist of Viharas (monasteries ) and Chaityas ( Prayer halls) of different Buddhist sects.Many of the caves contain beautiful mural paintings depicting stories from the Jatakas( the previous lives and rebirths of the Buddha) as well as rock cut sculptures of the Buddha and other Buddhist deities.The paintings made from natural colours on "dry fresco" on the walls,ceilings and pillars are very intricate and of exceptional artistic quality.They are regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.
Textual records suggest that these caves served as Monsoon retreats for Buddhist monks as well as resting places for travelling merchants and pilgrims.They were probably abandoned after the decline of Budhhism in India and lack of royal patronage.The area got covered by thick forests and was discovered "accidentally" in 1819 by a British soldier Captain John Smith during a tiger hunting expedition.
These caves were declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1983.
Looking east down the River Aln valley from the ramparts of Alnwick Castle. This shows part of Alnwick Park towards Denwick Bridge that was extensively remodelled by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown to create magnificent views from the castle, turning farmland into parkland, for Hugh, 1st Duke of Northumberland, between 1750 and 1786.
Since a nasty cold/flu (I don't know for sure) has me more or less out of commission at the moment, I can neither go looking for new motifs nor can I think of any profound accompanying texts.
And so I resort to a photo from my archive that I took in Frankfurt am Main, which best reflects my current perception of the world.
But don't worry. Since I'm feeling better today than yesterday, I think I'm on the right track.
Da mich im Moment eine fiese Erkältung/Grippe (so genau weiss ich das nicht) mehr oder weniger außer Gefecht gesetzt hat, kann ich weder auf die Suche nach neuen Motiven gehen, noch fallen mir tiefschürfende Begleittexte ein.
Und so greife ich auf ein Foto aus meinem Archiv zurück, welches ich in Frankfurt am Main aufgenommen habe, welches am Besten meine derzeitige Wahrnehmung der Welt wiederspiegelt.
Doch keine Sorge. Da es mir heute schon besser geht als gestern glaube ich, auf einem guten Weg zu sein.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de