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Europe - UK - United Kingdom - Scotland - Western Scottish Highlands - Western Ross - Loch Gairloch in North-West Highlands of Scotland - Sea loch with awe-inspiring scenery at dramatic sunset
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography. Latest trip in Scotland had been very challenging in regards to very bad weather conditions, however I still managed to capture some places without being flown away by gale strong winds or washed down by apocalyptic rain. See for yourself at :
► SCOTLAND IN MOTION, UNITED KINGDOM - Timelapse Video
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5DS; Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 24.00 mm; Aperture: 6.3; Exposure time: 1/60 s; ISO: 200
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Bathed in shadow and memory, the silent sculptures of the Louvre seem to guard the fading echoes of a vanished empire.
Stone, myth and history merge into a timeless vision suspended between grandeur and decay.
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Khongor Sand Dunes are the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. Also known as the ‘singing dunes’, they are up to 800 m high, 20 km wide and about 100 km long. Top of the dunes can be climbed and the views of the desert from the top are indescribable.
I was wondering around and enjoying the majestic views of dunes when my eyes spotted this beautiful play of shadow and light with blowing sand over the dunes and with sun shining through the flying sand.
It is slightly different desert photo than we are used to but I am very happy with the artistic results it creates, even I've originally went there for very typical sunrise desert photos.
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, f/11, 0.002 sec (1/640), ISO 200, 179 mm
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A single ray of sun breaks through the mountains and lights up a lone tree on the slopes of the Chartreuse massif.
One of those brief moments when the landscape transforms for just a few seconds.
On a bank of a creek, a River Birch tree (Betula nigra) is spotlit by sunlight.
In the Trailhead Community Park, of...
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA
24 November 2023.
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▶ "A River Birch is a vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, deciduous tree. Found in floodplains, swampy bottomlands, and along streams."
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▶ The River Birch tree contains very hard wood beneath its exfoliating/peeling bark. This strong wood historically has been used to make ox yokes, wooden shoes, and even artificial limbs. Native Americans gathered sap from the tree to make sweetener.
— Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve placard (four miles to the north).
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There was one nice set of clouds when I observed this angle, and I had a nice tucked away spot to get centered. So I slapped everything together to get this one exposure. The shadow on the left was cast by the Hancock Tower.
Canon 6d
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II at 26
LEE Big Stopper (3.0ND)
LEE 100mm Circular Polarizer
f/18, ISO100, 60 sec
sunlight cuts geometry into walls. stairs lead somewhere. a person stands. their shadow stretches longer than they do. architecture turns people into patterns.
FR Dans le silence de l’ombre, elle élève une lumière fragile…
Est-ce un souvenir qu’elle protège, ou un secret qu’elle cache au monde ?
La brume avale les contours, le temps semble suspendu.
On ne sait pas si elle éclaire la nuit… ou si la nuit la dévore doucement.
EN In the silence of shadows, she lifts a fragile light…
Is it a memory she protects, or a secret she hides from the world?
The mist erases the edges, time feels suspended.
Is she lighting the darkness… or is the darkness slowly consuming her?
The sun sinks slowly beyond the hills, setting the Gulf of Thailand ablaze in molten gold. The sea catches every flicker of light, turning calm ripples into ribbons of fire. In this quiet moment, the world pauses—caught between day and night, shadow and flame. The silhouette of the island stands still, guarding the horizon as if reluctant to let the day go.
Mist on the water, early one autumn morning at Shaw's Bridge in Belfast.
The new bridge can just be seen in the top left corner.
A closer view of the old bridge.
(Revised version 24/11/2012).
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We lucked out on getting some rapidly moving clouds over St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park, the last time there, otherwise it can be difficult to make this gorgeous scene interesting in a photograph. The longer that I stood there, the more dramatic the light became and the deeper the lake's colors became, so decided to try some five shot bracketing on a series of panoramas.
This image was composed of a two shot panorama, with both shots being done with four bracketed images. So ten images all together. This one took some work and I didn't think it would come together until it did, thanks to CS5.
Please view large, if you have time, it is well worth it.
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Watching the sun rise or set over the sand dunes of Merzouga may be the most spectacular experience you have on your trip to Morocco. The Erg Chebbi, the name of these sand dunes, is said to have some of the highest dunes in Morocco. Indeed, the dunes and the desert wildlife are impressive.
The dunes of Erg Chebbi is a strikingly strange natural formation. On the top of the flattest area you could imagine, suddenly a long mountain of sand rises. This mountain is surrounded by flat and desolate nature on all sides, and you could end up wondering if it really is real. But so it is, even if its existence is so weird that it has given rise to lengeds and myths among the locals. One legend tells us that the dunes of Erg Chebbi were created by God as a punishment to the locals of nearby Merzouga after they refused to give shelter to a woman and her child during a local festival. A sandstorm came, and buried the village of Merzouga is it was then.
Morocco and especially Sahara desert with its very dark skies is perfect for seeing and also capturing the night sky with the glorious Milky Way. The sky in the desert is wonderfully dark with minimum light pollution, which gives a great sight, which you can also see in the :
► MOROCCO'S NIGHT SKY WITH MILKY WAY - Timelapse Video
This timelapse video offers night view at some iconic or less known locations in various parts of Morocco, might it be Sahara desert, Ksar Aït Benhaddou (UNESCO), High Atlas Mountains & Toubkal National Park or Telouet Kasbah along former caravan route from Sahara over Atlas Mountains to Marrakech.
Camera Model: NIKON D70; Lens: 18.0-70.0 mm f/3.5-4.5; Focal length: 52.00 mm; Aperture: 8.0; Exposure time: 1/250 s; ISO: 250
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Middle East - GCC - Kuwait - Kuwait City - Seaside Pier on Arabian Gulf Street at Dusk - Twilight - Blue Hour - Night
Camera Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL; Lens: 18.0-200.0 mm; Focal length: 21.00 mm; Aperture: 14; Exposure time: 8.0 s; ISO: 100
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Red Square (Russian: Кра́сная пло́щадь, Krásnaya plóshchad’) is the most famous city square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most famous in the world. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitay-gorod. As major streets of Moscow radiate from here in all directions, being promoted to major highways outside the city, the Red Square is often considered the central square of Moscow and of all Russia.
After taking few more shots of the grey red square I went to have a glass of (probably most expensive ever ) gluehwein / hot red wine (you really need that in the middle of December in Moscow, especially when coming from Middle East). I must have been silently praying to gods of weather to get more drama to my photos and luckily for me, they listened to my prayers and the grey sky had slowly started to turn into amazing sunset. This is a view 1.5 hour after the previous grey shot. I could not believe my eyes when I saw how things can take different shape and color in such a short time, so the learning is – never give up and there might be a light at the end of very grey day.
Pentax K20D, f/5.6, 0.067 sec (1/15), ISO 400, 17 mm
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Europe - UK - United Kingdom - Scotland - Western Highlands - Buachaille Etive Mòr - Pyramid mountain at the head of Glen Etive and Glencoe with river in foreground.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM; Focal length: 23.00 mm; Aperture: 22; Exposure time: 66.0 s; ISO: 50
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Entre el salitre y la piedra, la historia se escribe en estratos. Abajo, el eco urbano y la piel desgastada por la marea; arriba, la impoluta blancura que vigila la bahía desde su trono de hierba. Un instante de luz de invierno rompe la tormenta para recordarnos que, bajo el cielo plomizo del norte, la decadencia y la elegancia siempre bailan juntas frente al mar.
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Between the salt and the stone, history is written in layers. Below, the urban echo and skin worn by the tide; above, the pristine whiteness watching over the bay from its grassy throne. A fleeting moment of winter light breaks the storm to remind us that, under the leaden northern sky, decay and elegance always dance together facing the sea.
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This was 'the start' to one of those jaw-dropping southern South Florida summer sunsets that lasted for well over an hour. The intense beauty seemed to change by the minute. Come back; to see my long sequence of shots of this colorful event that I will post over the next week. I have included four of the last images in the comments below.
It was one of the best skies of the year, so far, and maybe even one
for the ages IMHO. Thanks for looking ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
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This is where raw coal would first enter the washing plant at Blaye-les-Mines. Standing in this massive space, I was struck by how these twin openings resembled furnace doors - a fitting connection to the material that once flowed through here.
I decided to add red lighting to emphasize this connection to fire and coal. The warm glow transforms what would otherwise be just another abandoned industrial space into something more dramatic that hints at its original purpose. The symmetry of the structure naturally created this almost theatrical stage-like composition.
I find something fascinating about these forgotten industrial places - they were once filled with noise, heat and constant movement but now stand silent. The graffiti adds another layer to the story, showing how these spaces find new meaning after their industrial life ends.
This particular section of the coal washing complex shows the scale of these operations and the engineering that went into processing something as seemingly simple as coal. The lighting was my way of bringing some of that energy back to the space, if only for a photograph.
Shot from below at night, a beautiful woman in red towers over the frame like a sacred and unsettling presence.
She is not the devil: she is an imagined Madonna, a Red Madonna.
She does not comfort, she does not caress — she looks at humanity with anger.
A silent warning: do whatever you want…
judgment will come. If not here, then beyond.
We have been up the shard a fair few times but only once like this...it was cloudy when we were in the lift going up and suddenly the sun dipped below a band of heavy cloud.....
Happy 2013!!
Wishing everyone a year full of inspiring moments, perfect weather conditions and luck!
Thank you for sharing all your great work! :)
Verbier, Switzerland.
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Iceland Waterfalls are perhaps the country's most recognizable series of attractions. They're everywhere! Its collection of waterfalls rivals any other country in sheer power and raw beauty. The falls range from powerful and wide river-type monsters like Dettifoss, Gullfoss, and Goðafoss to tall and narrow ones like Glymur, Háifoss, and Hengifoss. Moreover, the country sports classic waterfalls such as the rectangular Skógafoss as well as unique waterfalls such as the trapezoidal Dynjandi. And these are just the famous ones! There are countless other waterfalls tumbling by the Ring Road as well as many more that don't even have formal names!
The waterfall Skógafoss is situated in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 km from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometers, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland. The Skógafoss is one of the biggest and most beautiful waterfalls of the country with a width of 25 meters and a drop of 60 meters. Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days. According to legend, the first Viking settler in the area, Þrasi Þórólfsson, buried a treasure in a cave behind the waterfall. A local boy found the chest years later, but was only able to grasp the ring on the side of the chest before it disappeared again.
There is not much one can do about composition of this waterfall, however I'm still glad that I have it as part of my Icelandic portfolio. I like the addition of those tiny ghost figures in the bottom left corner which really give you the scale of this place.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens's focal length: 70.00 - 200.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 70.00 mm, Aperture: 32, Exposure time: 10.0 s, ISO: 50
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"Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision."
Travel as well as life itself is a journey of its own, understanding one step leads to another, and each step relies on the existence of the previous one. How far each individual chooses to travel is up to him or her, but all must take the same initial steps. At a later stage the path begins to split but again the first steps must be taken for travel to start and to continue… There might be 1ooo different paths to take and none of them is better or more important, just different. It is only up to us how exciting and eventful we make any journey we are on..
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Middle East - Iran - Isfahan Province - Abyaneh - Abianeh - One of the oldest villages in Iran with ancient houses built from peculiar reddish hue mud
Camera Model: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL; Lens: 18.00 - 200.00 mm; Focal length: 88.00 mm; Aperture: 10; Exposure time: 1/250 s; ISO: 100
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Some shadows cast upon my bedroom ceiling.
Captured with iPhone and edited in Snapseed on the iPad.
Have a black and white version I like a lot as well and was torn between which one to post.
Mate said I should post this one as it was more interesting in color, more representative of the actual event.
Maybe I will post the B&W in the future.
In the heart of Santiago de Compostela, music echoes softly through stone and silence.
A fleeting moment of connection—raw, simple, and real.
The sun rises above the horizon, casting fiery shades of orange and gold across the sky. The restless waves reflect the morning light, creating a powerful and hopeful seascape.