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Hofwil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Münchenbuchsee of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The castle was built in 1784–86. Today it is a high school for music, design and sport with a boarding school. In 2009 the school was awarded the Swiss Olympic Partner School quality label by Swiss Olympic.
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I've been on the Bantiger again today and it was really amazing. We just walked at the upper fog limit and the sun shone through the fog into the forest.
Canon EOS 60D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure time: 1/100 second
Focal length: 13 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Processed with PS CS5
Great morning hike in the Bernese Oberland. Mount Niesen on the left. Lake Thun in the middle. Panorama taken near Aeschiried above Spiez, Canton Bern, Switzerland.
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Rosenlaui is one of my favorite places on the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. For landscape photographers, it’s like paradise.
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Taken in Rubigen (Canton Bern, Switzerland) on the banks of the river Aar.
The river Aar flows through relatively flat terrain within the normally undulating foothills region. This level was created after the last ice age, when, after the retreat of the glaciers first a large lake was formed, which was gradually filled up by the sediment of rivers, of which today the lakes of Thun and Lake Brienz are left over.
East of the Aare valley are the hills of the Emmental, and west the Belpberg, which separates the Aare valley from Gürbe valley.
Through the Aare Valley leads the A6 motorway and the railway line Berne-Thun, which leads both to Interlaken and the Lötschberg to the Valais and Italy.
In the Aare valley also lies the Belpmoos with its small airport Bern-Belp.
The largest town between Bern and Thun is Münsingen.
[Source: Wikipedia]
Canon EOS 60D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture: f/8
Exposure time: 70 seconds
Focal length: 24 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Processed with PS CS5
HAPPY WINDOW WEDNESDAY(S) !!
Attic windows at the charming, traditional-fare Restaurant Pochtenfall in the Bernese Alps. The Pochtenfall is just a short walk away.
In German, "pochten" can refer to pulsing, pounding sounds, including the ones that a waterfall makes when it splashes hard, over and over into the pool of water below it. The Pochtenfall is quite loud. I think that its sound is amplified by the bare rock wall behind it. Here is a link to my Flickr photo of the falls:
www.flickr.com/photos/49304401@N00/51349858011/in/datepos...
Location: Suldtal (valley of the River Suld) near Aeschi-by-Spiez, Canton Bern, Switzerland
In my album: Dan's Windows.
Here's another photo from a day-long snow hike on a March 1st, a few years back. Our packed lunch - turnaround point was the Oeschinensee, a small, winter-frozen mountain lake. It is just down the hill from where I took this photo. The hike was all uphill to that point. The Oeschinensee is not reachable by automobile in any season.
The alps shown are part of a group that partly ring the Oeschinensee. In summer their snows melt a bit and produce numerous waterfalls that feed the lake. Yes, that's as beautiful as it sounds. I need to find my summer photos of Oeschinensee.
Location: near the Oeschinensee, above the village of Kandersteg, Canton Berne, Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Landscapes: Swiss Snow.
Great hiking experience in the Twannbach Gorge near Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
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The charming Swiss town of Thun, in a breezy afternoon. The captivating red and white flag gracefully swayed along with the breeze; adding more charm to the lovely riverside.
Here's yet another photo from a day-long snow hike we took a few years ago.
It was a beautiful, sunny March 1st. Our turn-around point (eat our packed lunch and head back)
was the Oeschinensee. It is a small, winter-frozen mountain lake.
It is not publically reachable by automobile in any season.
The ice was clearly thick and strong. A lake-circling walking path had been machine-plowed on it.
Also, someone was doing a little ice fishing.
Location: Oeschinensee (Lake Oeschinen), above the village of Kandersteg, Kanton Bern, Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Landscapes: Swiss Snow.
Photographic view of an unbeliever
Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Zollikofen (Bern Switzerland Temple, built in 1955)
Architect: Edward O. Anderson (1891-1977)
Canton Bern, Switzerland 14.09.2015
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5za5PH7zT4
Der Klang der Posaune
Fotografische Betrachtung eines Ungläubigen
Tempel der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage in Zollikofen (Bern-Termpel, Baujahr 1955)
Architekt: Edward O. Anderson (1891-1977)
Kanton Bern, Schweiz 14.09.2015
The forms of nature are perfect.
Only in my dreams did I believe that such a beautiful waterfall exists in nature.
There are so many hidden gems in nature to be discovered.
This beautiful waterfall is like from a fairy tale.
This is the view across Switzerland's Thunersee (Lake Thun) from the lakeside village of Faulensee. It is one of my favorite views in a country full of beautiful ones. One reason is that it is so accessible. To enjoy it, you just have to take the main road through Faulensee and stop and stare. If you want a leisurely look, there are several nice, casual restaurants right there, with outdoor, lakeside dining, facing the view.
If you want to read way too much about the Thunersee and Faulensee, see the text with my Flickr photo:
www.flickr.com/photos/49304401@N00/50304062511/in/datepos...
Location: Village of Faulensee, Canton Bern, Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Swiss Summers.
Calm and serene atmosphere at the end of a beautiful summer day.
View over lake Thun, taken from a boat's landing place in Merligen.
This is my first attempt with neutral density filters. I always admired those long exposure pics with the smooth and silky water. The result is acceptable but still in need of improvement...
Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore.
Lake Thun's approximately 2,500 km² large catchment area frequently causes local flooding after heavy rainfalls. This occurs because the river Aar (German: Aare), which drains Lake Thun, has only limited capacity to handle the excess runoff.
The lake is fed by water from Lake Brienz to the south east, which lies 6 metres higher than Lake Thun, and various streams in the Oberland, including the Kander (only since 1714). Lake Thun was created after the last ice age and was originally part of Lake Brienz. The historic combined lake is called Wendelsee by geologists and historians.
Fishing is important enough to keep a handful of professional fishers employed. In 2001 the total catch was 53,000 kg. Since 1835 passenger ships have operated on the lake. There are ten passenger ships in total, operated by the local railway company BLS Lötschbergbahn.
[Source: Wikipedia]
Canon EOS 60D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Aperture: f/18
Exposure time: 25 seconds
Focal length: 17 mm
ISO Speed 100
Tokina ND4 and ND8 Filter
Processed with PS CS5
The seat of government and parliament of the Swiss Confederation known as the ‘Bundeshaus’ in the federal city of Bern (north façade), in front of the Bundesplatz
Canton of Bern, Switzerland 14.09.2015
Der als 'Bundeshaus' bekannte Sitz von Regierung und Parlament der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft in der Bundesstadt Bern (Nordfassade), davor der Bundesplatz
Kanton Bern, Schweiz 14.09.2015
Strong summer-afternoon sunlight lit these flowering weeds brightly, and made beautiful patterns on the water.
Location: Faulensee (bay), Lake Thun, Canton Bern CH.
In my album: Dan's Weed World.
The picturesque Twannbach Gorge
The entry to the gorge is not all that spectacular - a little stream burbles along peacefully next to the hiking path. But the picture changes after the first steps. Rock walls, several metres high, tower upwards to the left and right of the stream. Waterfalls of various sizes roar down into the depths, with chutes between them that accelerate the water to breathtaking speeds before they thunder and crash into a small lake. Meanwhile, the hiking path takes you across one spectacular stretch after another - sometimes across a daring wooden footbridge, then underneath the cliffs which have been hollowed out to depths of several metres in places.
The hiking tour from Magglingen across Mt. Twannberg down to Twann is a "classic-" - the most popular tour of Lake Biel. The beautiful views of Twannberg mountain contrast strikingly with the deep Twannbach ravine. The views of the lake and Petersinsel island round off the tour, cementing its effect as a unique hiking experience. A subsequent stroll through the center of Twann, which is well worth seeing, is followed by a bonus - a comfortable cruise on a ship back to Biel.
[Source: MySwitzerland.com]
I finally finshied my master thesis and I'm very happy to be back here on Flickr!
Canon EOS 60D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture: f/4
Exposure time: 120 seconds
Focal length: 60 mm
ISO Speed 100
Filter: B+W 110 (10 steps, ND 3.0)
Processed with PS CS5