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Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States.
Der Horseshoe Bend ist ein hufeisenförmiger Mäander des Colorado River in der Nähe der Stadt Page (Arizona) im US-Bundesstaat Arizona.
*Gemeiner Bläuling an Pusteblume*
The day before last evening in a sheltered spot when this little butterfly didn't move for 2 seconds. Unfortunately, this blue was the only butterfly out there, as so often lately... what's the reason???
Vorgestern Abend an einer windgeschützten Stelle, als dieser kleine Schmetterling sich für 2 Sekunden nicht bewegte. Leider war dieser Bläuling wie so oft in letzter Zeit der einzige Schmetterling auf weiter Flur...woran liegt es???
Possibly the most photographed rock in Coyote Buttes South, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, seen here in golden evening light.
Der vermutlich meist fotografierte Stein in den Coyote Buttes South, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, hier im goldenen Abendlicht.
'The most breathtaking words aren't snapped on a typewriter, but traced on the softest skin, and whispered through moans'
~Leo Christopher
I am on a business-trip in Switzerland this week, unfortunately without my camera. The weather is probably not perfect for great shootings, low clouds and thunderstorms are real spoil-sports. Anyway, I post an older shot from a recent visit, showing the Rhine Falls of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Our favourite beach with the stunning sky alight with colours.
Llandanwg Beach, Gwynedd, North Wales.
From an extensive photo trip to the Hunsrück forest at the fog line.
Von einem ausgedehnten Fotoausflug in den Hunsrückwald an der Nebelgrenze.
Last year at the beginning of October before sunrise on a field with blooming white and yellow mustard in the Volcanic Eifel.
It was a 5 day long via ferrata adventure, mountain hut to mountain hut in breathtaking scenery of Brenta Dolomites. Route is called Bocchette Alte. It is medium-high difficulty. Highly recommended to anyone into this sort of activity.
We enjoyed the walk up from Schliersee to the "Schliersbergalm".There is a breathtaking view.
The surrounding valley and hills were all covered in snow.
The incredible landscape of Napali coast, the natural scenery of movies such as Jurassic Parc, King Kong and many others (Kauai island, Hawaii)
A breathtaking view from Old Fire Lookout Trail that leads off from the main Bow Summit Trail to a view of Peyto Lake.
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This moment at the evening, when the sun is setting into the ocean, is always a breathtaking view. To experience this on such a beautiful place like Praia de Melides was something really special for me.
I did walk for a while up and down the edge of the cliff looking for a suitable location for that photo and it was so difficult to decide. In the end, it was this tiny biotope what did draw my attention the most.
Just imagine You are a resident of this isolated world. Everything seems to be normal for You. You do Your daily work trying to make ends meet. But one day You are able to see the big picture and You realise, that the part of the world You call Your home, it's actually the only part of it what is left. How would this recognition change You future decitions ?
Der Moment, wenn die Sonne am Abend im Meer versinkt ist immer ein atemberaubender Anblick. Diesen dann noch an einem so wunderschönen Ort wie dem Praia de Melides zu verbringen war etwas ganz Besonderes für mich.
Ich bin lange am Rande der Küste auf und abgewandert um nach einer geeigneten Stelle für dieses Foto zu suchen und es fiel mir unheimlich schwer, mich zu entscheiden. Am Ende war es dieses kleine Biotop, was mich am meissten angezogen hat.
Stell dir vor, Du bis ein Bewohner dieser isolierten Welt. Alles scheint für Dich normal zu sein. Du gehst deinem Tagwerk nach und versuchst über die Runden zu kommen. Doch eines Tages hast Du die Möglichkeit das große Ganze zu sehen und Du erkennst, dass der Teil der Welt, den Du Deine Heimat nennst in Wirklichkeit das Letzte, ist was von dieser noch übrig ist. Wie würde diese Erkenntnid Deine zukünftigen Entscheidungen beeinflussen ?
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I have often come to the Roche de Solutré (Solutre's Rock) to admire the gorgeous 360 degrees view that we discover at its top.
But I must admit that there, at sunset, under this very special light, with this sea of clouds covering the valley of the Saone River and the Mont-Blanc clearly visible on the horizon, it was an unusual breathtaking sight !
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A couper le souffle !
Je suis venu souvent à la Roche de Solutré pour admirer la magnifique vue à 360 degrés qu'on découvre à son sommet.
Mais je dois avouer que là, au soleil couchant, sous cette lumière très spéciale, avec cette mer de nuages recouvrant la vallée de la Saône et le Mont-Blanc bien visible à l'horizon, c'était un spectacle inhabituel à couper le souffle !
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Roche de Solutré - Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
The trail to Floe Lake in Kootenay National Park is a 21-km roundtrip hike to a breathtaking alpine lake with massive mountain views. Of course without the smoke from California wildfires the sky would have looked more Canadian.
This 'Illuminated Image' of the Limestone Penmaen-bach Headland (Right) and the Cumulus Clouds above, was taken at 20.10pm, fifteen minutes before the sun finally disappeared below the Western Horizon to my immediate left. Recently, I posted the stunningly beautiful sunset image, taken seconds beforehand, but this was the equally beautiful vista to my then immediate right. The way the setting sun was 'Illuminating' the Cumulus Clouds was what first attracted me - then as the clouds further cleared the sun's rays lit up the nearby Penmaen-bach Headland too.
This was another added bonus and the perfect end to an enjoyable shoreline walk organised by Conwy Camera Club.
We'd left the same spot at 4.30pm to walk the two mile headland shoreline between Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan only possible at extremely low tides. As well as enjoying the stunning coastal views, we were also able to walk beneath the impressive Victorian North Wales Coast Railway and much more modern A55 North Wales Expressway Road Viaducts standing above each other on the headland.
This shot was taken from Penmaenmawr's Western Promenade Car Park looking across Conwy Bay to the town of Llandudno (centre in shadow). Far left, also in shadow, is the Great Orme Limestone Headland and beyond the Irish Sea.
The Gepatschspeicher reservoir lies at an altitude of approx. 1,770m, with a maximum reservoir volume of 138,000,000 m³, and is fed by countless surface and subsurface streams - as well as waterfalls. A breathtaking, but also noisy sight.
MYANMAR,burma - zum Sonnenuntergang auf dem Mandalay -Hill
Die meisten Besucher kommen zum 236 m hohen Mandalay Hill, um von der Terrasse der Wunscherfüllungspagode den Sonnenuntergang zu genießen. Von hier oben hat man einen atemberaubenden Blick auf die Stadt mit ihren vielen Klöstern, den Fluss Ayeyarwady, der die Lebensader des Landes ist, sowie in der Ferne die Shan Berge.
Viele Touristen werden auf den Berg hinaufgefahren. Schöner ist es jedoch,MYANMAR,burma - zum Sonnenuntergang auf dem Mandalay -Hill
die 1700 Stufen vom Südeingang des Berges hinaufzulaufen. Vorbei geht’s an Souvenirläden und Essenständen. Auf halber Höhe erreicht man eine große goldene Buddhafigur, die mit ausgestrecktem Arm auf die Stadt Mandalay zeigt. Der Legende nach sagte Buddha, dass am Fuße dieses Berges, im Jahr 2400 des buddhistischen Kalenders, hier eine große Stadt entstehen werde. König Mingon verlegte aus diesem Grunde im Jahr 1857 die Königsstadt von Amarapura hier an den Fuß des Berges. Immer wieder kommt man bei der Besteigung des Berges an Opferstellen und Buddhafiguren vorbei.
Die Pagode auf dem Gipfel ist eine architektonische Meisterleistung. Sie besteht aus vielen kleinen offenen Räumen, die durch große Rundbögen voneinander getrennt sind. Die Wände sind über und über mit Glas- und Spiegelmosaiken bedeckt. Eine besondere Stimmung entsteht, wenn sich die rote, untergehende Sonne in den Mosaiken spiegelt.
MYANMAR, Burma - Sunset on Mandalay Hill
Most visitors come to the 236 m high Mandalay Hill to enjoy the sunset from the terrace of the Wish Fulfillment Pagoda. From up here you have a breathtaking view of the city with its many monasteries, the Ayeyarwady River, which is the country's lifeline, and the Shan Mountains in the distance.
Many tourists are driven up the mountain. However, it is nicer to walk up the 1700 steps from the south entrance of the mountain. We pass souvenir shops and food stands. Halfway up there is a large golden Buddha figure, pointing at the city of Mandalay with an outstretched arm. According to legend, Buddha said that at the foot of this mountain, in the year 2400 of the Buddhist calendar, a great city would arise here. For this reason, in 1857, King Mingon moved the royal city of Amarapura here to the foot of the mountain. Again and again you come across sacrificial sites and Buddha figures when climbing the mountain.
The pagoda at the top is an architectural feat. It consists of many small open rooms, which are separated from each other by large round arches. The walls are covered all over with glass and mirror mosaics. A special atmosphere is created when the red, setting sun is reflected in the mosaics.