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She amazes me, at 12 she can still run and catch the ball like she did when she was much younger. Her eye and mouth coordination is still very good.
Voigtlander Bessa R3a + Voigtlander Ultron Aspherical 35 mm f1.7 + FlicFilm UltraPanF 400 @ 200 iso + HC 110 1:100 @ 1 Hr
Mill Network Kinderdijk NL
The Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout is a group of buildings in an exceptional human-made landscape in which the centuries-long battle of the Dutch people to drain parts of their territory and protect them against further inundation is dramatically demonstrated through the survival of all the major elements of the complex system that was devised for this purpose.
Construction of hydraulic works for the drainage of land for agriculture and settlement began in the Middle Ages and has continued uninterruptedly to the present day. The property illustrates all the typical features associated with this technology: polders, high and low-lying drainage and transport channels for superfluous polder water, embankments and dikes, 19 drainage mills, 3 pumping stations, 2 discharge sluices and 2 Water Board Assembly Houses. The beautifully preserved mills can be divided into three categories: 8 round brick ground-sailers, 10 thatched octagonal smock mills, and one hollow post mill.
The installations in the Kinderdijk-Elshout area demonstrate admirably the outstanding contribution made by the people in Netherlands to the technology of handling water. The landscape is striking in its juxtaposition of its horizontal features, represented by the canals, the dikes, and the fields, with the vertical rhythms of the mill system. There is no drainage network of this kind or of comparable antiquity anywhere else in the Netherlands or in the world.
This was the centerpiece doll for the WClub luncheon. A wonderful new look for Tatyana, although she looks a little halloweeny to me ;)
The mighty Vestrahorn on an exceptionally windy autumn afternoon provided ever changing cloud conditions at it’s peak that made me wish I had set up for a timelapse and had more time here. Before walking out to the flats to photograph some reflections, I spent some time making compositions in the dunes. I took various exposures at different shutter speeds and focus points, and stacked the images in Photoshop to obtain a reasonably sharp image during a very windy day when the grass was blowing at my feet.
Hamilton, Omtario
Voigtlander Bessa R3a + Voigtlander Nokton Classic SC 40mm f1.4 + Ilford HP5 @ 1600 iso + FlicFilmMq Stock @ 12.5 mins
It has been exceptionally hot in The Netherlands over the last few days. Heat records were thrashed, reaching temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius for the very first time in history.
I was off work for a week, but it was almost too much to handle. I longed for a cool desk in the office!! Even at the beach it was hot until late at night. One night the temperature did not drop below 25 degrees. Now that is unheard of in this country!
NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm, 528 sec at f/11, ISO 100
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I wish I had such an effective cooling device in Kruger. Just chilling and having some lunch in the mid day sunshine!
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Amberley, in West Sussex, is an exceptional village.
On the eastern side of the River Arun’s floodplain,
tucked beneath the South Downs it boasts:-
a Norman Church and Castle, pub, general store,
Amberley Working Museum and Chalk Pit,
a railway station and many riverside walks,
as well as marshes on the flood-plain full of wading birds,
and, of course, the obligatory tea-rooms.
Even in the South-West peninsula it is rare to get a
village where seemingly over half of the residences are thatched.
It is even more surprising, here, in the heart of West Sussex
in South-East England.
The cottages age from about 300-600 years.
So much to see, so much to enjoy in an astounding village in a splendid valley location.
The Monastery of Holy Trinity is in the cross-in-square type with the dome based in two columns, built in 1475-76 and decorated in 1741. The spacious barrel - vaulted esonarthex was founded in 1689 and decorated in 1692. A small skeuophylakeion was added next to the church in 1684.
The Metéora (Greek: Μετέωρα, "suspended rocks", "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" - etymologically similar to "Meteorite") is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The Metéora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
It lies at a distance of 105 kilometres from Ioannina, 285 from Thessaloniki, and 326 from Athens.
The filming of the James Bond movie "For Your Eyes Only", starring Roger Moore, took place at this famous location.
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Athens, Greece
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Monte Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or simply Mount Fitz Roy) is a mountain located near El Chaltén village, in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Patagonia, on the border between Argentina and Chile. First climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone, it remains among the most technically challenging mountains on Earth for mountaineers.Monte Fitz Roy is the basis for the Patagonia clothing logo following Yvon Chouinard's ascent and subsequent film in 1968.
Francisco Moreno first saw the mountain on 2 March 1877. He named it Fitz Roy, in honour of Robert FitzRoy, who, as captain of the HMS Beagle had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast.Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche (Aonikenk) word meaning "smoking mountain", due to a cloud that usually forms around the mountain's peak. Fitz Roy, however, was only one of a number of peaks the Tehuelche called Chaltén.
It has been agreed by Argentina and Chile that their international border detours eastwards to pass over the main summit, but a large part of the border to the south of the summit, as far as Cerro Murallón, remains undefined. The mountain is the symbol of the Argentine Santa Cruz Province, which includes its representation on its coat of arms.The mountain has a reputation of being "ultimate", despite its average height (although being the highest peak in the Los Glaciares park, it is less than half the size of the Himalayan giants), because the sheer granite faces present long stretches of arduous technical climbing. In addition, the weather in the area is exceptionally inclement and treacherous. It also attracts many photographers thanks to its otherworldly shape. The area, while still fairly inaccessible, was even more isolated until the recent development of El Chaltén village and El Calafate international airport. The mountain climb, however, remains extremely difficult and is the preserve of very experienced climbers. Today, when a hundred people may reach the summit of Mount Everest in a single day, Monte Fitz Roy might only be successfully ascended once during the span of a year.
This has been an exceptionally beautiful Autumn season! This scene was taken on the way home from seeing my son and twins...the evening light just gives you a calm and awe of the God who created such beauty....:) The gorgeous Mission Valley...very rich farmland.
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... and now back to my "Unexceptional Series"
Voigtlander Bessa R3a + Voigtlander Ultron 35 mm f1.7 Aspherical + Arista Premium 400 @ 320iso HC-110B 5 mins
i just wanna make this exceptional exceptionalism go away
where is your dammned grey point?
automatic now!
This morning was the least hazy during the trip, allowed for amazing views from Kicking Horse Resort.
7 image panorama.
Woman in Crosswalk. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
A woman with a walker sets out to cross Broadway in Manhattan.
After not going to New York City for two years during the pandemic, we had made plans to visit once again during the holidays. It seemed safe enough when we made the plans a few months ago, but as the departure date approached the Omicron virus took off and created a worrying spike in infections. We contemplated cancelling the trip, but in the end we decided to go and take exceptional precautions. This was not the sort of New York visit we would normally do. We like to travel around on the subway, cram into crowded restaurants, visit museums, go to concerts… none of which we did on this trip. We masked up consistently, tested daily, and limited ourselves to visits with our “kids” and their spouses.
All of this was not conducive to New York street photography, but I did manage to get out a couple of times with a camera. The city was strange, with everyone wearing masks, most dining done outdoors, and nearly deserted streets. I photographed this woman as she was about to head across Broadway on the Upper West Side.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
First, on the left is one of the best tintype portraits I have seen. On the right is a tintype of from behind of three women. When I saw this one, I knew I had to have this album. I suppose such examples are out there, but I don't recall ever seeing one. Typically, such photos documented hairdos and that could be the case here. Very unusual and very rare.
This is a recent addition to the collection. From an small family album of tintypes found in a country home attic in the Rockford, IL, area. One of the tintypes is dated 1888.
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St Mary's Church, Hayling Island
An early 13th-century church. The well-documented yew grows to the South inside protective railings. An early postcard is evidence that the props have been in place for over 100 years.
Kiev 88CM, MIR 38B F/3.5 65mm lens and expired T-Max 400, developed in Kodak HC-110 dilution H for 9 minutes @20C.
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