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A panoramic view of the west end of the Downtown Dallas skyline as it rises over an abandoned parking garage originally built for the now-demolished Reunion Arena.
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(Explore #297 December 07, 2008)
After a long walk up to the trestle, it took a couple of minutes for the train to reach the bridge. You could hear the train grinding up the hill quite well, but it took it a bit to show its face. Soon enough, I sent the drone up to the bridge while hoping to get a one of a kind shot. I'm not disappointed, although the power could've been blue!
I'm usually pretty on it with these things up, but as soon as I started the walk-in from Barber Booth at 16:30, I realised I'd completely messed up my timings 😆 Sunset was due at 17:49, and my intended destination was Swine's Back on Kinder. Hmmmm, yes. Anyway, I had my headtorch so decided I'd use it as practice to see how quickly I could cover the 2.5 miles get up there. Channelling my inner whippet I somehow arrived just before the sun dropped beneath this huge bank of cloud and lit up the landscape.
I'd walked under Swine's Back many a time, but never over the top so had no idea what to expect, and hadn't had much luck finding images looking towards Mount Famine and South Head from there. Turns out it's alright (IMHO)!
Handheld shot taken with a Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens...
By the way - I've had several unauthorized usages of my images and I've now had to resort to the following script on the bottom of each of my images:
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Jeff R. Clow
Stand atop Signal Hill and let your soul be stirred by the crack of muskets and the roar of cannon fire. Discover the story of how British and French soldiers battled fiercely to control this strategic location. Explore the iconic Cabot Tower and experience a view of St. John's and the North Atlantic that is truly spectacular.
As its name implies, centuries before the advent of ship-to-shore radio, signalman perched on Signal Hill surveyed the ocean for ships headed toward the port of St. John's. Flag signals flown on the hill communicated the names of arriving ships to those who inhabited the harbourfront below.
Take a journey back in time to 1901 when the famous Guglielmo Marconi made communications history at Signal Hill by receiving the first ever transatlantic wireless signal. Nfld and Labrador Tourism
People gather atop Austin, Texas’ Congress Avenue Bridge at twilight to await the nightly flight of the colony of Mexican free-tailed bats that call the bridge’s crevices home.
The new atop the old. Expansion/extension to the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. No. 3 of the Hospital Walk Series.
This is Muckle Flugga Lighthouse the most northernly Lighthouse in the British Isles at Hermaness in Unst, Shetland Isles. Once manned it now lights up on its own. Best viewed large!!
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary’s New Industries Building stretches towards the ruins of the adjacent Model Industries building at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco.
from atop a power pole, it dropped down into the snow and came up with a vole. A cool fact from Cornell "Imagine what it would be like if you could hear even the slightest noise and knew exactly where the noise was coming from. Well, that is exactly what Great Gray Owls can do. Like the Barn Owl and Long-eared Owl they have asymmetrical ear openings that help them find prey by sound alone. The left ear opening is higher on the head than the right ear opening which enables precise directional hearing and lets them nab invisible prey."
Finding a thin layer of ice atop my dog's water bowl, I was able to capture the frozen terrain. Here's to more icy creations!
well I think it looks like I am, but in reality I am standing on the pedestrian part looking over the city
Poem about Mac the Cat (inspired by me, written by ChatGPT)
Mac the cat, so ginger and old,
Sits atop the fence, quiet and bold.
In Munich town, his home and place,
He watches the world with gentle grace.
Though he cannot meow anymore,
His spirit shines, like never before.
For Mac is calm and friendly too,
And always happy to see me and you.
With each pat and stroke of his fur,
We feel his warmth, so soft and pure.
And though he cannot speak a word,
His eyes and purrs make us assured.
Assured that in this world so fast,
There's still some peace that's meant to last.
And Mac the cat, with his friendly ways,
Shows us the joy in simpler days.
So here's to Mac, the old ginger cat,
May his days be long and full of that
Warmth and love he brings each day,
To brighten up our human way.
Looking northwest into the Yosemite Valley from the top of Sentinel Dome, on the trail near the end of Glacier Point Road. Photographed 10-11-2018 and processed 09-10-19.
Sitting atop the LouChara Miro Coffee Table, from the stunning LouChara Miro set that makes up the bulk of this image, is the equally lovely *HEXtraordinary* Kraken Decanter. You can find these items for your own home here:
LouChara - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Bay/140/173/4002
*HEXtraordinary* - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Old%20Salem/28/153/27
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Una "travesura" inspirada en la imagen más conocida de trabajadores en un rascacielos de Nueva York, que es la foto icónica "Almuerzo en lo alto de un rascacielos" (Lunch atop a Skyscraper), que muestra a trabajadores descansando en una viga durante la construcción del Rockefeller Center. Aunque la imagen parece espontánea, fue una estrategia publicitaria para promocionar el edificio. La imagen original, tomada en 1932, es parte del Archivo Bettmann y representa la valentÃa de los trabajadores de la construcción en esa época.
Más detalles sobre la imagen:
El contexto:es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper#
La foto fue tomada durante la construcción del edificio RCA (ahora conocido como 30 Rockefeller Plaza) en el Rockefeller Center.
La intención:
La imagen se creó como parte de una campaña publicitaria para el Rockefeller Center, con el objetivo de destacar la modernidad y la grandiosidad del edificio y de la ciudad de Nueva York.
La realidad:
Aunque la imagen muestra a los trabajadores descansando, se sabe que la escena fue preparada, y los trabajadores eran reales. La foto es un testimonio de la valentÃa y la resistencia de los trabajadores que construyeron los rascacielos de Nueva York.
La influencia:
La imagen se ha convertido en un sÃmbolo de la construcción en Nueva York y ha sido objeto de muchas réplicas y referencias en el arte, el cine y la cultura popular.
Balancing atop a PECO high voltage transmission stanchion, this guy appears to be working on one of the directional antenna of a cell array. The above unregistered cell tower is around 150 ft. above the ground.
Nikon 300mm f/4.5 MF ED @ f/5.6
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Captured in: Dover, England.
Pictured here is a shot of the South Foreland Lighthouse, which is perched upon the white cliffs of Dover. I typically can't go anywhere without finding a lighthouse to shoot, so here is my latest entry...
I actually would've loved the opportunity to capture this light during golden hour, but I was only there for a few hours in the mid-afternoon. That said, it was still an incredible place to photograph, as both the light and the white cliffs were incredible to see in person.
Just a little bit about the location: The South Foreland lighthouse was constructed back in 1793, and first lit in 1843. The light has some history associated with it, as this was the site used by Guglielmo Marconi during his experiments with wireless radio transmissions (back in 1898). Today the lighthouse is still open to visitors (but not car traffic), and is a neighbor to the nearby Dover Castle. *
* - Lighthouse history courtesy Wikipedia.
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"Atop the White Cliffs" is a non-HDR image that was processed using a combination of ACR, Luminar, Photoshop and various Topaz Labs Plugins (Adjust, AI Clear, Denoise, Glow, and Impression).