View allAll Photos Tagged canoneosR6
To the left is the small village of Villarbeney and in the middle is Botterens, on the right start the entrance into the valley that leads to Val-de-Charmey.
Fribourg Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Fribourg) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland, built in the Gothic style, on a rocky outcrop 50 metres above the river Sarine (Saane), dominating the medieval town below. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.
The main body of the church was started in 1283 and completed by 1430. The tower was completed in 1490. It is 76 metres (250ft) tall and houses 11 bells. It also features a rose window above the main portal with stained glass by Harrison Weltlich (1988). The stained-glass windows, designed by the Polish painter Jozef Mehoffer and made by local craftsmen Kirsch & Fleckner between 1896 and 1936, constitute one of the most important collections of religious Art Nouveau stained-glass windows.[citation needed]
Originally a parish church, in 1945 it became the cathedral of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fribourg_Cathedral?wprov=sfla1
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cath%C3%A9drale_Saint-Nicolas_de_Fr...
I found a cool robber fly in the San Bernardino mountains this morning. It was hanging upside down like this and was quite still most of the time, making it a good subject for focus stacking. I'll post a higher magnification stack at some point as well. This is a 20-shot stack at 100mm.
I agonised over the colour on this shot for ages. It is a handheld shot taken really late in the day. The car was in the shadows, but the foliage was capturing a lot of golden sunlight. Lots of colourful reflections were also taking away from the sleek, black look of the car. It seemed that every edit I tried, made the car turn blue or the overall saturation looked really unnatural. Eventually, I decided to go down a different path and turned to a black & white. I'm really happy that I did. I think it makes the car really "pop" in the photo and stand out from the background.
For those of you who enjoy black and white photography, please visit and join my new group www.flickr.com/groups/fabworldinbw/ where a lot of very talented photographers and artists are sharing their extraordinary work.
At the foreground you see a Whisper Boat on the river Berkel. At the background is the Berkel Gate.
The Berkelpoort (Berkel gate) dates from the 14th century and was formerly part of Zutphen's city wall.
Zutphen
In about 300 AD, a Germanic settlement was the first permanent town on a complex of the low river dunes. Whereas many such settlements were abandoned in the early Middle Ages, Zutphen, on its strategic confluence of IJssel and Berkel, stayed. After the incorporation of the IJssel lands in Charlemagne's Francia, Zutphen became a local centre of governance under a count. The Normans raided and ravaged it in 882. Afterwards, a circular fortress was built to protect the budding town against Viking attacks.
In the eleventh century, Zutphen was a royal residence for a number of years; a pfalz was built, together with a large chapter church, the predecessor of the present St. Walburgis. The counts of Zutphen acquired a lot of power until the line of counts became extinct in the twelfth century. After the death of her father and her brother, Ermengarde, the heiress of Zutphen married the count of Guelders; her son Henry I, Count of Guelders was the first to wear both titles.
The settlement received town rights between 1191 and 1196, making it one of the oldest towns in the country. This allowed it to self govern and have a judicial court. Only Utrecht, and Deventer preceded it in receiving town rights.
The old centre survived the Second World War almost in its entirety. However, some parts of the city were lost, especially the area around the railway station, in the northern part of the city centre, known as the Nieuwstad (English: New City). The city centre includes many monumental buildings dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries, and some even date back to the 13th century, such as a retirement home area. There are also remains of the old town walls in several places.
Today, Zutphen is a modern small city. The urban area, which includes the village of Warnsveld, has about 51,000 inhabitants.
Tulip Stairs are located at Inigo Jones's beautifully designed Queen's House in Greenwich. The sweeping Tulip Stairs are one of the original features of the Queen’s House. This ornate, wrought iron structure was the first geometric self-supporting spiral stair in Britain.
For those of you who enjoy black and white photography, please visit and join my new group www.flickr.com/groups/fabworldinbw/ where a lot of very talented photographers and artists are sharing their extraordinary work.
Creeping Foamflower has the widest range of any Tiarella species in eastern North America, from Wisconsin across the eastern half of the Great Lakes region into the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, and from there, south into Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
It is typically found in moist, rich, deciduous woods with a fairly open understory, in partial to full shade. Trees associated with the species include sugar maple, white ash, yellow birch, American beech, eastern hemlock, and northern white-cedar. (Wikipedia)
--------------
The shady trail from the visitor centre into the dense growth of the marsh had several pockets of this pretty native plant lighting the way.
Tiny Marsh, Ontario, Canada. May 2023.
According to the artist Olafur Eliasson, the sculpture „Umschreibung“ is supposed to create movement without destination, a space defined by motion rather than walls.
Jantje & Ukraine 🇺🇦
Seen in The Hague
On the bank across from the Binnenhof (Lange Vijverberg) there is a statue of Jantje (Little John) pointing to the Binnenhof. 'Jantje' probably refers to John I, Count of Hollandwho died at the age of 15 years, and features in a well known Dutch children's song about The Hague.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofvijver?wprov=sfla1
_____ ____ ___ __ ___ _____
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_van_Alphen
De pruimeboom
Eene vertelling
Jantje zag eens pruimen hangen,
O! als eijeren zo groot.
't Scheen, dat Jantje wou gaan plukken,
Schoon zijn vader 't hem verbood.
Hier is, zei hij, noch mijn vader,
Noch de tuinman, die het ziet:
Aan een boom, zo vol geladen,
mist men vijf zes pruimen niet.
Maar ik wil gehoorzaam wezen,
En niet plukken: ik loop heen.
Zou ik, om een hand vol pruimen,
Ongehoorzaam wezen? Neen.
Voord ging Jantje: maar zijn vader,
Die hem stil beluisterd had,
Kwam hem in het loopen tegen,
Voor aan op het middelpad.
Kom mijn Jantje! zei de vader,
Kom mijn kleine hartedief!
Nu zal ik u pruimen plukken;
Nu heeft vader Jantje lief.
Daarop ging Papa aan 't schudden
Jantje raapte schielijk op;
Jantje kreeg zijn hoed vol pruimen,
En liep heen op een galop.
_______________________________________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
kunstwijk.wordpress.com/tag/hofvijver/
_______________________________________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
:-)
Artist: Lieven Hendriks
acrylic on polyester canvas
Lieven Hendriks
Lieven Hendriks (1970) grew up near Arnhem, studied at the Utrecht School of the Arts and was a resident of De Ateliers in Amsterdam. His work is found in museum collections at home and abroad, including at Museum Voorlinden, ESMoA Los Angeles and Centraal Museum in Utrecht.
For those of you who enjoy black and white photography, please visit and join my new group www.flickr.com/groups/fabworldinbw/ where a lot of very talented photographers and artists are sharing their extraordinary work.
Medium-sized plover with a pale throat, brown back, and white belly. Breeding adults have a black mask and a bright orange chest and neck; males average brighter than females. Non-breeding and immature birds are brownish above and white below, with a variable white forehead and eyebrow. Compare with slightly larger Greater Sand-Plover; Tibetan is proportionally smaller-headed and darker-legged, and its shorter bill has a slight bulge at the tip. Smaller Kentish Plover can be similar in non-breeding plumage; Tibetan is taller and longer-legged, without Kentish’s strong white neck band. Very difficult to distinguish from Siberian Sand-Plover, especially nonbreeding and immature birds, though identification can often be presumed by range. In breeding plumage, note the more extensive black mask of Tibetan, typically lacking the white spot on the forehead of Siberian. In nonbreeding plumage, look for a generally broken breast band and clean white flanks in Tibetan. In areas of overlap many birds best left unidentified. Breeds on margins of high-elevation lakes and rivers in China and Mongolia; winters on coastal mudflats, beaches, and inland lakes from Africa to Indonesia. (eBird)
----------------
A lifer for us - recently split from Lesser Sand-Plover into Tibetan and Siberian Sand-Plovers. This single bird was working the shore line at Marina Bay. He is in non-breeding plumage, without any of the brilliant orange plumage he would display during the mating season.
See here for more info on this Sand-Plover and the Siberian (click on the name at the top of the article): ebird.org/species/lessap1
Marina Bay East, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
Face to face with a Scottish Highlander
👀🐂
Highland cattle
Highland cattle (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach) (Scots: kyloe) are a Scottish breed of cattle with long horns and long wavy coats which are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun.
The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. Breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century. The breed was developed from two sets of stock, one originally black, and the other reddish. Although there are several coat colors in existence since the late 1800s, most are caused by alleles at the MC1R gene (E locus) and the PMEL or SILV gene (D locus).
Highlands are known as a hardy breed due to the rugged nature of their native Scottish Highlands, with high rainfall and very strong winds. Highland cattle have been successfully established in many temperate countries and indeed in countries where winters are substantially colder than Scotland's such as in central Europe and Canada. Their hair gives protection during the cold winters and their skill in looking for food allows them to survive in steep mountain areas. They both graze and browse and eat plants which many other cattle avoid.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_cattle
ISLAND VAN BRIENENOORD
You can find a hidden piece of nature in Rotterdam under the Van Brienenoord bridge. The Eiland van Brienenoord is a beautiful nature area where Rotterdammers can relax, despite the heavy traffic that rushes back and forth across the bridge.
The island was created in the 19th century when several silt plates grew together. The area of 17 hectares consists of forest, grass plains and open water. This variety is home to all kinds of animals, including birds, butterflies and Scottish Highlanders. The highlanders have been grazing on the island since 2000 so that the landscape develops in a natural way.
Did you know…
The island owes its name to Baron Van Brienenoord? The politician and merchant bought the plot in 1847. A year later he played an important role in Dutch politics: thanks to him, Thorbecke's constitution was adopted in 1848. That constitution is the basis for democracy as we know it today in the Netherlands.
TIP:
There are beautiful birds on the Eiland van Brienenoord. From sparrows, green woodpeckers and tree falcons to kingfishers, owls and red tails. They're here. Do not forget your binoculars if you want to spot them.
Source: www.mustsee.today/en/tour/eiland-van-brienenoord/
Another link:
www.3develop.nl/blog/the-transformation-of-brienenoord-is...