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The Azores can display some stunning colors and beautifull light. While it is close to the equator the sunlight allways seems to be of a special quality, rendering gorgeous tones.
While this may look heavily saturated this shot is allmost SOOC, just brought up the shadows a bit and applied a slight S-curve.
BVOB, press L for max FX :)
Located on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument includes the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. The Monument borders Kaibab National Forest to the west and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to the east.
This remote and unspoiled, 280,000-acre Monument is a geologic treasure, containing a variety of diverse landscapes from the Paria Plateau, Vermilion Cliffs, Coyote Buttes, and Paria Canyon. Elevations range from 3,100 to 7,100 feet.
Visitors will enjoy scenic views of towering cliffs and deep canyons. Paria Canyon offers an outstanding three to five day wilderness backpacking experience. The colorful swirls of cross-bedded sandstone in Coyote Buttes are an international hiking destination. There are also opportunities to view wildlife, including California condors. There are two developed campgrounds just outside the Monument: Stateline and White House. Dispersed camping is allowed outside the wilderness area in previously disturbed areas.
A permit is required for hiking in Coyote Buttes North (the Wave), Coyote Buttes South, and for overnight trips within Paria Canyon.
Learn more at: www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/natmon/vermil...
Photo: Bob Wick, BLM
These flies were disturbed by me as I approached. I had no idea they were there. They were little oblong shaped flies. I did try to take a close up but it didn’t work. Does anyone know what they are - I have encountered this phenomenon before on the beach and cliffs in my travels. I can’t remember where, now. I’m sure someone in flickr knew what they were at that time. I seem to remember they are a particular kind of fly that is found in this habitat and behaves like this.
Kangaroo Island
South Australia
Walking into the sunset at the Cliffs of Moher
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Attempting to photograph these swallow in flight is the exact opposite of relaxing - it's frustrating work!
These cliffs on the west coast of Hoy rise to about 350 metres above sea level. Photographed during our visit to Orkney in June 2004.
When I decided to go down to the bottom of the cliffs I went down some metal stairs. Upon reaching the bottom I had high cliffs to the left of me and a large rock on the right. Standing there all alone with no sounds and only fog in the near distance, with the knowledge that the tide had turned I set out. I knew there were others down here as I was told by the interpreter but still it was so eerily quiet, almost unerving in a way. No one above would or could hear me if I shouted. It truly was a feeling I've never felt before.
The Fairy Forest at Redwood Park in Surrey is an enchanting place. You never know what the faeries will be up to until you venture in to see.
Through the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Congress designated the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (NCA) in Washington County, Utah “to conserve, protect, and enhance …the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources” of public lands in the NCA.
The Colorado Plateau, Great Basin Desert, and Mojave Desert overlap in Washington County. In this transition zone, unusual plant and animal species have evolved, including the dwarf bearclaw-poppy and Shivwits milk-vetch, small native plants that grow nowhere else on earth. The hot, arid Mojave Desert provides habitat for diverse wildlife, such as kit fox, Gambel’s quail, and the Mojave Desert tortoise. This native tortoise is listed under the Endangered Species Act and is at risk of extinction due to habitat loss and other factors. The newly-designated Red Mountain and Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness areas are also within this NCA. Here, hikers, backpackers, and equestrians can enjoy scenic vistas, solitude, and natural quiet, just a few miles drive from local communities.
More than 130 miles of non-motorized recreation trails (hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trail riding) are available for public use in the NCA. The Red Cliffs Recreation Area offers camping and day use areas, in a developed site where fees are collected. All motorized vehicle travel, including Off-Highway Vehicles, is limited to designated roads in the NCA. No motorized or mechanized vehicle travel is allowed in the Red Mountain and Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness areas, without special authorization from BLM.
Learn more about the NCA and plan your visit: www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/blm_special_areas/nati...
Photo: Bob Wick, BLM-California