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Dupont WA, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 17-40mm f /4.0L
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Desolation Wilderness, Ca.
This is the same unnamed lake as my last two shots from Desolation Valley. For this shot I tried to simplify the scene to focus on the reflection more. I chose to go vertical - as I always try to do unless the composition is better horizontally - in part because magazine covers are vertical ;o). I think it draws more attention to the center of the image and it keeps my eye on the most dramatic part of the sky/reflection. It was an amazing sunset that evening but the reflections were what really made it special.
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"Desolation Sound has always been inhabited by tribes of the Tla'amin and falls within the traditional territories of the Klahoose First Nation, Tla'amin Nation, and Homalco First Nations. In the summer of 1792, two expeditions led by Captains George Vancouver, Dionisio Alcalá Galiano and Cayetano Valdés y Flores arrived and cooperated in mapping the sound. Vancouver named it Desolation Sound, cryptically claiming that "there was not a single prospect that was pleasing to the eye"
I continue with Desolation Halls, this time I am doing something that I never tried to do in my very short photographic experience, using ps elements to create something different but this is what I was really feeling. Many thanks to Mayda (www.flickr.com/photos/maydaphoto/) that helped me with her suggestions and encouragement (and ispiration) and Sarah (www.flickr.com/photos/dadaistic_fantastic/) for her crazy pictures! For granted, this could be better, but it's my first try and for me it's really a tough test... Please don't be too hard with this picture... Love your suggestions, not useless critics or offense, I am a good guy... :-)
Cheers!!
Davide
Taken on a starry night at a Hutterite farm about 100kms south of Calgary, AB, Canada.
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While walking the deserted streets of a desolate Sohra, very close to the Welsh Presbyterian Church, Nongsawlia, the setting was as if it was Darkness at Noon with due apologies to Arthur Koestler.
A Tea Stall with nothing much inside, a female Khasi / Garo vendor ambling to the tinny kiosk in the patchy light.
Sohra for many people has been a depressing place as it rains through out the year and that too in copious quantities.
In India, whichever part it be, rains are a welcome sign and not much pathos is associated with it. A little bit of irritation because of the disturbance in the daily routine but certainly not the depression that the Europeans fall into when there is no sun.
Sohra is the local name for Cherrapunjee which for centuries has been the place with the highest rainfall in the world. About 12089 mm of it.
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“The worst thing about falling to pieces is that humans can do it so quietly.”
Today is just a simple concept I came up with about what it feels like the have depression.
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Desolation Wilderness, Ca.
Desolation Valley is literally covered in lakes that are so small and shallow (and on a calm day) that they have phenomenal reflections. This is the perfect example.
This is an unnamed lake at sunrise with Jack's Peak in the background. I used Photomatix's Exposure Fusion to blend two images then took it into Photoshop for the finishing touches.
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Trapped in a realm of desolation and solitude, longing for something she can't have. The colorful background and scenery is supposed to contrast with the model's feelings.
I go through phases of loving/hating my work, along with being incredibly inspired and lacking all inspiration and motivation. I've been in kind of a slump and haven't felt like photographing much. (I also very much dislike the new flickr, so I haven't really wanted to be on much) But I think I just need to commit to a project and stick with it, regardless of if I'm lacking motivation or feel like giving up. One of my biggest problems is that without a car, I have no real way of getting to the locations that I imagine/plan for my photos and I don't really have anyone who cares enough to be willing to take me. Anyway, I took this photo a few months ago and never posted it. Posting it now. It's a good indication of the direction I'm going to be going with my photography.
August 1st, 2008 - London, England
The walls of the Tate Modern gallery have been a happy hunting ground for me, though previously they've tended to serve as a background to comic scenes, as here and here.
I'm not sure if this man was truly desolate, tired of life, or simply tired of waiting for someone. Perhaps the Cy Twombly exhibition just didn't do it for him. Whatever the reason, for the seven or eight minutes he took to smoke first one, then a second cigarette - lit with the smouldering butt of the first, of course - he stood virtually motionless, back pinned to the wall, and barely raised his head more than once or twice. I felt for him.
Blogged on August 16th, 2009 on Ewan McIntosh's Social Participative Media, Education and the Future.
Briefly reposted on July 6th, 2011 in homage to the late, great Cy Twombly.
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This is part of the Martello tower from my previous picture in Eastbourne.
Someone had knocked down the fence surrounding it so I managed to get in close for some detail and abstract shots.
This is a HDR made from 3 exposures 1 stop apart.
In the foreground there was some carpet which looked like it had veins where it was cracked and I thought it would look good so I took the picture.
Prora, Island of Rügen, Germany
After World War II and the separation of East and West Germany, the newly founded DDR rediscovered Prora. Due to its size and volume it was decided that the military should take over the “Colossus of Prora”.
After that many stories went around about all the secret stuff that was developed within Prora but at the end the only thing that did happen was the slowly and steady disintegration of the building itself due to a lack of maintenance from the East German Government.
The shoot was taken from the terrace platform just before the sand dunes. That day the light was not very good; I used a yellow filter to give the scenery more contrast in particular with the brushes, weeds and the concrete terrace.
Two spot meter reading were taken – one directly off the stones in the foreground, the second off the building to the right. I also lowered the viewpoint of the camera to keep more foregrounds in the picture as the hazy sky showed no texture at all that afternoon.
Technical Data
Rolleiflex SL66
Carl Zeiss Planar
2.8/80mm
Description: This image captures the desolate beauty of Rauðisandur beach in Iceland. The sandy expanse stretches out under a cloudy sky, with scattered remnants of seaweed and driftwood adding texture to the landscape. The distant mountains and the vastness of the beach create a sense of isolation and tranquility, making it a perfect spot for landscape photography.
Traduzione: Questa immagine cattura la bellezza desolata della spiaggia di Rauðisandur in Islanda. L'ampia distesa di sabbia si estende sotto un cielo nuvoloso, con resti sparsi di alghe e legni alla deriva che aggiungono texture al paesaggio. Le montagne lontane e l'immensità della spiaggia creano un senso di isolamento e tranquillità, rendendolo un luogo perfetto per la fotografia paesaggistica.
"Desolate"
adjective
ˈdɛs(ə)lət/
1.(of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.
2.feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.
Shot from my "Desolate" - series of places and objects that are abandoned (temporarily, seasonal or permanent). I try to adjust the mood by shooting at suitable weather and process the images with low saturation.
Desolation Lake with Mt Humphreys behind it. This is from my first backpacking trip in the Eastern Sierra
Had a great day of birding on 9 November 2013, S of Calgary, in an area that I don't think I've ever been to before. The scene in this image is at Pine Coulee Reservoir, taken from the west side looking towards the east. To me, it is such a desolate landscape, but I love it, especially when there is a sprinkling of snow! One of my favourite Christmas Bird Counts isn't all that far away from here. Was glad I spotted the splashes of bright red. There are several campgrounds along the Reservoir, one of which is Pine Coulee Campground. To give an idea of how far away from Calgary this reservoir is, the Pine Coulee Campground is located 119km southwest of Calgary, 9km west of the Town of Stavely, and situated on the south west shore of Pine Coulee Reservoir. There was a lot of ice on the Reservoir, but there was also plenty of open water, being enjoyed by a lot of water birds, including Canada Geese, Swans and a good variety of ducks, etc.. After stopping at several places along the Reservoir, we continued to Clear Lake, where there were a lot of Snow Geese - this was the first time I'd seen them in great numbers. We also saw two Long-tailed Ducks today, and something like 17 or 18 Rough-legged Hawks, plus Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harriers, Prairie Falcon, etc.. (Position on my map is very approximate, added just to mark where Pine Coulee Reservoir is located.)
The following report was written by Terry Korolyk, who was our trip leader. Hope he won't mind my using this, as it is so well documented - and accurate : ) Terry has done, and continues to do, phenomenal recording of bird sightings for many years, which has been extremely valuable to endless birders. His photostream on Flickr is: www.flickr.com/photos/90177127@N07/. Thanks so much, Terry, for such a great day!
"Fifteen birders and the Trip Leader thoroughly enjoyed a day of birding today visiting Pine Coulee Reservoir and Clear Lake in the Stavely area. Highlight was 2 Winter-plumaged female LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Pine Coulee, one off the Dam there; the other seen from the road on the east side of the Reservoir approximately a kilometre south of Township Road 150.
Mind-boggling numbers of waterfowl, particularly Mallards, were at the Reservoir, but, also in large numbers were Canada Geese and Hutchinson's subspecies Cackling Geese. Small numbers of Swans, both Trumpeter and Tundra, were in the north end of the Reservoir. Bufflehead and Common Goldeneye were also in good numbers with species there in smaller numbers in the north end being Lesser Scaup, Northern Pintail, and others. A juvenile Greater Scaup or Greater Scaup-Lesser Scaup hybrid was on the north side of the bridge which is part of the highway from Stavely that runs across the Reservoir at roughly its halfway point.
North of the Bridge to the Dam was concentrated mainly with dabblers such as American Coot, American Wigeon, and Gadwall. Others here included approximately 40 Eared Grebes. One Killdeer was at the north end; another just north of the Bridge.
Raptors were in good numbers and variety at the Reservoir including 2 Golden Eagles; 2 juvenile Bald Eagles; 4 Northern Harriers; a Merlin, and many Rough-legged Hawks. The drive to Clear Lake on Township Road 140 produced another juvenile Bald Eagle; 1 Red-tailed Hawk, and, more Rough-legged Hawks.
There was still much open water off the Campground at Clear Lake with Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, and, Mallard there in large numbers, and, a generous sprinkling of all the other Duck species. On the ice edge north of the Campground, probably 2,000+ SNOW and ROSS'S GEESE rested. One blue SNOW GEESE was there and, there was a very generous assortment of ROSS'S GEESE in these birds; probably 200+ at least.
The north end of Clear Lake was frozen, so, we headed north to the Twin Valleys Dam Reservoir, and, drove up the east side of it. This produced more Rough-legged Hawks,and, a Prairie Falcon. Some herds of Mule Deer and flocks of Gray Partridge were seen on the trip home via Highways 804, 799, 552, and, Dunbow Road. Total Rough-legged Hawk numbers for the Trip was 17 with one of the parties seeing one while they were travelling to the starting point."