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The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, literally, Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 metres (1,053 ft), it is the second tallest building used exclusively as a hotel, after Rose Tower, also in Dubai. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.
Burj Al Arab characterizes itself as the world's only "7-star" property, a designation considered by travel professionals to be hyperbole. There is not much one can do about composition, so it is not the most original shot by far, however it is surely a place I had on my list of places to visit for long time.
Camera Model: PENTAX K20D; Focal length: 14.00 mm; Aperture: 8.0; Exposure time: 30.0 s; ISO: 100
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Very strong late autumn sunshine highlights this group of Scots Pines on the hiilside above Ettersgill with a dark sky background adding drama.
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A small and very brief patch of sunshine lights up County Bridge and the castle ruins at Barnard Castle.
My next image takes us back to the Mizushima Industrial Complex.
I’m not entirely sure why I keep finding myself drawn to heavy industry whenever I’m in Japan, especially considering we have similar industrial sites here in Europe. Perhaps it’s because Japan seems to offer more vantage points from which these places can truly be observed and appreciated.
For most people, it might seem strange to stand and admire an industrial complex, but for me there’s something deeply captivating about it. The towering turbines, smoking chimneys, and the occasional burst of flame cutting through the darkness. The relative stillness around you, while somewhere in the distance the whole structure hums with life — scraping steel, squealing bearings, hissing pipes, metallic echoes rolling through the air.
It’s an immense machine that never truly sleeps.
There’s also something undeniably futuristic about it, as if you’ve stepped onto another planet. In moments like these, I’m a little kid again, completely lost in imagination.
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Gi strikes a bold pose under moody, low-key lighting, her silhouette illuminated by a crimson glow that evokes strength and sensuality. The interplay of shadow and red light creates an atmosphere of mystery and allure.
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During the summer this year there had been a lot of secondary smoke in Vancouver, British Columbia. At one point over 550 forest fires were active in the province and the weather patterns brought the smoke to the coast. Though at times there were health risks it all made for splendid images.
During my exposes this unexpected guest came into the frame.
The smoke was so think the sun was completely obscured before making it to the horizon.
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Dramatic conditions with strong sunshine on part of Harwood in the foreground, Cronkley Scar and Widdybank Fell partially lit and Murton Fell rising in the background
A quiet flame unfolds in petals—
gold at its heart, kissed by crimson edges,
like dusk holding onto the last breath of day.
Suspended in darkness, the rose does not fade—
it glows, softly defiant,
a whisper of warmth in a world gone still.
210 seconds is a long time to be blind.
When you're shooting a 3.5 minute exposure, you're not seeing what's happening, you're trusting. Trusting that the light breaking through those storm clouds will paint something extraordinary. Trusting that the wind won't shift your tripod. Trusting that the rain system bearing down on you from the Irish Sea will hold off just a little longer.
I could see the weather closing in, that dark wall moving across the water toward South Stack. Each exposure was a race: commit to the shot or pack up and run. I stayed. Pressed the shutter. Watched the seconds tick by while the sky did whatever it was going to do.
When the exposure finally finished and the preview appeared on my screen, I had this. The storm clouds streaking purple and coral across the sky, the light still breaking through, the lighthouse standing watch while chaos built overhead.
Long exposure photography is always a gamble. But sometimes, when the stakes are highest, that's when you win.
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Very strong foreground sunshine on a country road with a hefty squall approaching. Near Wycliffe, Teesdale
On croit souvent que la chaleur est une question de température.
C'est une erreur de débutant!
La vraie chaleur n'a rien à voir avec le feu. Elle n'a pas besoin d'éclater, de brûler ou de réclamer l'attention. Elle existe avant même que la pièce ne s'en aperçoive.
Certaines personnes entrent dans un cadre comme d'autres entrent dans une conversation avec le besoin d'être remarquées.
D'autres n'ont pas cette préoccupation car elles savent déjà qu'elles resteront dans les mémoires longtemps après que le décor aura disparu.
Le feu impressionne mais les braises, elles, choisissent leurs victimes.
EN People often think heat is a matter of temperature.
That's a beginner's mistake!
Real heat has nothing to do with fire. It doesn't need to erupt, burn, or demand attention. It exists long before the room becomes aware of it.
Some people enter a scene the way others enter a conversation: desperate to be seen.
Others have no such concern.
They already know they'll be remembered long after the scenery has vanished.
Fire impresses.
Embers choose their victims.
Sunset ~ grackles ~ South Florida U.S.A.
Baca Raton, Florida ~ Florida Everglades
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Gestern Abend – die letzten Sonnenstrahlen trafen auf mächtige Wolken. Ein stiller Moment, in dem sich Licht, Farbe und Atmosphäre zu einem eindrucksvollen Schauspiel vereinten. Unzählige Variationen wechselten im Minutentakt und verliehen der blauen Stunde eine ganz besondere Magie.
Last night – the final rays of sunlight struck clouds. A quiet moment where light, color, and atmosphere merged into a breathtaking spectacle. Countless variations shifted by the minute, lending the blue hour a unique and magical touch.
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Strong sunshine - and the hole in the cloud cover which created it - lights up the conservation village of Barningham, County Durham.
Just over a week ago from almost exactly the same viewpoint:
Likely plant: Xerographic air plant — Tillandsia xerographica
Family: Bromeliaceae
Confidence: moderate to high.
This appears to be a large xeric Tillandsia with broad, silvery-green, curling leaves arranged in a sculptural rosette. That combination strongly points to Tillandsia xerographica, commonly sold as the king of air plants or xerographic air plant. NC State describes it as a larger cultivated air plant with silvery gray, curling leaves, which matches the image closely.
Description
The plant has:
* Thick, strap-like leaves
* Silvery surface texture from dense trichomes
* Strong curling and arching leaf tips
* Rosette growth form
* Green-to-gray coloration, with darker green and reddish-brown shadowed edges in the photo
* No soil-visible root system, consistent with epiphytic air plants
The silvery coating is not dust or mildew; it is mostly trichomes, specialized scale-like structures that help Tillandsia absorb water and nutrients from the air and reduce water loss.
Discussion
This is a xeric air plant, meaning it is adapted to relatively dry, bright conditions. Tillandsia xerographica is native to parts of southern Mexico and Central America, where it grows as an epiphyte in dry, exposed habitats. One horticultural source notes its native range as southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and describes it as a drought-tolerant species from sunny, semi-arid conditions.
The image emphasizes the plant’s sculptural form rather than showing a full botanical specimen. The black background and side/rim lighting make the leaves read almost like metal, shell, or bone. The form is especially strong because the plant has both broad curled leaves and narrower projecting tips, giving it a tense, animated quality.
Close look-alikes
1. Tillandsia streptophylla
Also has curled leaves, and the name itself refers to twisted leaves. It is usually smaller, looser, and more irregular, with leaves that can curl more tightly as the plant dries.
2. Tillandsia xerographica × streptophylla hybrids
Many cultivated air plants are hybrids. A hybrid could explain especially dramatic curling or a less perfectly symmetrical rosette.
3. Tillandsia “Curly Slim”
A hybrid commonly listed as T. intermedia × T. streptophylla. It usually has longer, narrower, more tentacle-like leaves than this specimen. Your image looks broader and more xerographica-like.
Flowering
When mature, Tillandsia xerographica can produce a tall central bloom spike with colorful bracts and tubular flowers. Like many bromeliads, the main rosette generally flowers once, then gradually produces offsets, or “pups.”
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Time to get the horses into the barn on a ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska. The storm was approaching from the north and it meant business. The guys were out putting up hay when they saw it coming and started getting the horses under shelter in a hurry. I'll always remember the afternoon, the great light that gave way to a morbid green as the storm overtook us, the postures of the cowboys, and the smell of the approaching rain. Don't always get these moments in life.
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It was a very dark and rainy week. The sun was nowhere to be found...for days. Clouds and overcast weather systems rolled by endlessly, with hardly any color in the sky at all. We were blanketed by a low cloud-covered ceiling. It was a very good opportunity to do some black and white images with some textures and moody feeling. What else was I going to do? I didn't need my sunglasses and there was no glare...anywhere. I had to "time it" between the constant showers that were all over the place. It was gloomy and different...yet still fun. The sun will come out tomorrow ~ Rainy Day over the Florida Everglades
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💭 Story: A close frame of a perfectly round plaster Japanese garden window cut into a thick tan wall, a row of thin vertical bare branches filling the opening like a fence and a soft blur of bright orange-red Japanese maple leaves visible beyond. A delicate California Japanese garden-architecture frame.
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Isle of Skye - The Quirang is a fascinating rock formation on the Trotternish peninsula on Skye. It is approximately two miles north west of Staffin and six miles south east of Rubha Hunish. The Quiraing is a spectacular landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye. The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips; the Quiraing is the only part of the slip still moving, the road at its base near Flodigarry requires repairs each year.
The Trotternish Ridge lies on Skye's northernmost peninsula known as Trotternish. The northernmost summit on this ridge is known as the Quirang which has a fantastic maze of pinnacles, cliffs and flat grass tables that were formed by an ancient landslide of biblical proportions. From below these cliffs look huge, upon closer inspection you find many intricacies - scree slopes provide entrances to reveal an intricate maze of deep chasms and huge rock walls.
Camera Model: PENTAX K20D; ; Focal length: 42.50 mm; Aperture: 6.7; Exposure time: 1/125 s; ISO: 100
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Sunshine, shadows and vivid autumn colours in this view across Swaledale to Gunnerside, taken from Spring End.