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Fascinating Iceland - Mittel-Island, Hochlandpiste Kjölur neben dem Langjökull
Fascinating Iceland - Central Iceland, Kjölur highland track next to Langjökull
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Fascinating meadow that we chose as our camp site on trek to Amritganga valley in Garhwal Himalayas, India
Fascinating find in an antique store in Columbia, South Carolina. Says it was originally from Ballston Spa Drug Company in Ballston Spa, NY. Makes ya wonder what the back story is to get to Columbia, SC. Google does not show a drug store at that address now. Some of the items definitely fall under the scary category, most of the bottles say poisonous, wow.
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Warm River, Idaho
An awesome and fascinating bird. While this bird can't walk on water it can walk under it. Its range is in the mountains of Western North and Central America. It is an elevational migrant only moving down a stream course if it becomes completely frozen over. They have feathered white eyelids and they build their nest in very difficult places for predators to access, sometimes even behind a waterfall. There are 5 subspecies of dippers found in the world and they are most closely related to the Thrushes.
This waterfall in the southwest of Iceland is located 1,5 kilometer downstream from the famous Brúarfoss.
The impressive turquoise water drops here into a small canyon of black lava rocks.
Another image from the fascinating ancient place, Jerpoint Abbey, full of presence, ghostly whispers and poignancy. It also has humour carved into these wonderful and quirky stone carvings. These are the sculptured pillars of the arcade cloister. I spent a good hour examining same.
It is simply amazing to see these cross sections of now rock and immediately recognize that they were once trees. Apparently, cutting the agatized trees is even more difficult and time consuming than cutting marble. Not sure how this was accomplished in 900 AD.
A fascinating delve into Gdańsk‘s maritime history, the city‘s Nowy Port Lighthouse was inspired by a long-lost lighthouse built in 1871 in Cleveland, Ohio, in the USA. This one in front of you was built in 1893, the 28-metre tower functioned as a lighthouse, harbour pilot’s tower and time-ball station until it was finally decommissioned in 1984. Its principal claim to fame is its use by German soldiers in September 1939, and it was from the upper floors that a machine gun emplacement fired the very first shots of WWII. Painstakingly restored by an amiable Polish-Canuck the centrepiece of the lighthouse is a time ball, unveiled on May 21, 2008. During its former life it was synchronised to the Royal Astronomical Observatory in Berlin but today it takes its signal from Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig which is broadcast as a DCF77 long-wave radio signal by the European Time Centre in Mainflingen, Germany. Time-balls were originally designed to allow ships’ captains out at sea to synchronise their on-board clocks exactly before they headed back out, the dropping of the ball being the signal to mark the hour - this would allow them to calculate longitude resulting in more accurate navigation.
When you are kicked out of your routine by something complicated, fragile, marvellous, something you can not really explain. Something that does not even need your explanation. Something that comes from the outside but sticks into your world and is oblivious to your rationality. It transcends it. It goes beyond it. You can "take" the sunflower, you can "have" it, but you will never "be" the sunflower. It is and remains marvellous. Sony A7iii plus Helios 44M-7 at F11.
The Sacra of San Michele is a fascinating abbey located on Mount Pirchiriano in front of the city of Turin. It was founded between 983 and 987. It became an important Benedectine monasticism in the Middle Age. There are several legends connected to this beautiful and unique place. It is believed that Umberto Eco was inspired by this building for his famous novel "The name of the rose".
Although it is not in the city of Turin, the abbey is considered in the metropolitan area of the city. So I took the liberty to add it to the project
"Turin in monochrome"
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La Sacra di San Michele e' un'abbazia medioevale costruita sulla cima del monte Pirchiriano che domina la citta' di Torino. Fu costruita tra il 983 e il 987 e divenne un importante centro culturale dei Benedettini. Ci sono diverse leggende che circondano questa affascinante struttura. Si pensa che Umberto Eco si sia inspirato a questa struttura per il suo romanzo "Il nome della rosa".
Sebbene non sia nella municipalita' di Torino, l'abbazia e' considerata facente parte dell'area metropolitana della citta' e per questo motivo l'ho inserita nel progetto "Turin in monochrome"
Turnstones are fascinating birds. They are much smaller than the picture suggests, only little bigger than sanderlings. They have a wide range of diet, including mussels (in the picture) but also insects, other bird's eggs, and even carrion. Surprisingly, some of these little birds migrate over ten thousand kilometers between the breeding grounds in Northern Siberia and Alaska and the southern island of New Zealand.
There is something I find fascinating about Holy Island the same as I do about the Isles of Scilly off of Cornwall when we have visited there, maybe it`s the thought of a community in some form of isolation when tide and weather come together to prohibit travel to and from an Island.
Or maybe it`s just the beauty of the place in particular the 16th century castle of Lindisfarrne which towers above the Island and can be seen from all directions.
The castle is run by the National Trust so if you are a member you can visit for free and there is also holiday accommodation there.
This is a five shot focus stack, I could have got by with maybe one shot but just to be safe I did the focus stack.
I did another focus stack from a little further back to take in another Iron ring the same as in my foreground, I`ll show that in due course.
We were lucky as it was not too busy, there is only a six hour window when you can cross the Causway at low tide so visitors flock in at much the same time after reading the tide advice, I would love to see this at high tide but you would have to be prepared to either stay overnight in one of the pubs or guest houses or just hang about for six hours and wait for the next low tide.
To shoot a sunrise from there would be rather nice I think, not sure I could persuade Jane to venture all the way back up there again it`s over 400 miles from our home on the South Coast.
Many more images to come from here .
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A night spent on the bank of the lake... the nights become cold finally, a lot of moisture in the air which freezes before the sunrise and appear as a mist during night, providing fascinating views over the lake's surface.
Thomas Montanus
Thomas Montanus (Diksmuide, 7. Juni 1617 - Brügge, 8. April 1685) oder Thomas Van den Berghe war Arzt in Brügge und erforschte die Merkmale der Pest.
Thomas Montanus (Diksmuide, 7 June 1617 - Bruges, 8 April 1685) or Thomas Van den Berghe was a physician in Bruges and researched the characteristics of the plague.
The area around Lake Mývatn was fascinating. Weird lava fields and formations from an eruption about 2,000 years ago dot the landscape. Active vents, hot springs, and mud pots are common on the east side of the lake. The south end of the lake is dominated by these pseudo craters, formed when gas and steam explosions happened as lava flowed over ancient wetlands. Add in a touch of fall color and you get a memorable landscape.
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Cracked shards of mud create fascinating patterns in an arroyo in the Red Desert while sunset light strikes distant cliffs near Caineville, Utah.
On our way to walk Paria Canyon for what would be my second attempt, we pulled off the road randomly at the end of the day onto a dirt right-of-way that led into BLM land. We figured it would make sense to stop, find a campsite, and fix up something to keep the hunger wolves at bay before crankiness paid us a visit. As it turned out, the surrounding terrain is comprised primarily of richly banded Chinle formation, and when the sunset illuminated low-lying virga, the combination of these elements made for some delightful photographic opportunities.
Technical notes: Hand-held focus stack of some number of images I can no longer remember.
Most of you probably know that there was a wildfire on Burbage Moor recently, suspected to be caused by a disposable BBQ. I also read a fascinating blog post about the work the Peak District wardens do, and was surprised that people were reporting that they had no idea open fires (and probably BBQs) are not permitted in the National Park:
thepathlesstravelled.co.uk/2023/05/29/three-days-in-may/
This section struck me on having open fires:
"They said that nothing on their social media feeds about wild camping had explained risk".
Which made me wonder where the hell were they getting their information from, and what it said. I Googled "wild camping Peak District", and found that whilst mentioning the risk of open fires (they obviously hadn't got their info from there), none of the top results mentioned BBQs and the fact they are not permitted in the National Park. I have now started a bit of a one woman crusade to get that rectified 😁 The top result, now clearly displays this information, and Bex moved the section about fires to the top of the page as requested:
www.theordinaryadventurer.com/advice/wild-camping-peak-di...
Another success here:
abrokenbackpack.com/camping-peak-district/
The page previously actively encouraged BBQs by saying, and now states. I'll try a few more over the next few days, but my other bugbear is the "Peak District Wild Camping" Facebook group. The information when joining the group states:
"Fires can be a fundamental element to a camp out but we’ve decided to ban fire posts to avoid possibly promoting any unnecessary damage to the National Park."
Is it me, or does this send entirely the wrong message? To me it reads as if fires are central to a wild camp? I mean, when was a fire ever part of leave no trace camping? I wrote to the Admin of the group, asking for this to be reconsidered, and also to add some info about BBQs being banned, but was ignored.
Not quite related, but latest I was read was him recommending Burbage Valley as a wild camping location to a first timer. Burbage Valley? You're never more than 10 minutes from the road! Not to mention the aforementioned wildfire.
Happy for you to tell me I'm being a complete killjoy, but I might be difficult to convince 😂 The same bloke runs the Snowdonia and Lake District wild camping FB groups too, all with the same group information.
And breathe 😂 Right, off to write to the supermarkets and ask them to stop selling disposable BBQs!
Toujours plus beau en photo et tellement fascinant lorsqu'une troupe de centaines d'oiseaux virevole ensemble.
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Always more beautiful in a photo and so fascinating when a flock of hundreds of birds are flying together. (Google TR)
This statue makes me homesick for the Arctic. I've never lived there, but Larry and I have visited the high Arctic a few times and have a deep connection to it. I have no idea who made this fascinating sculpture, but was thrilled seeing it on a walk in a neighbourhood we hadn't explored too much.
A fascinating hour spent watch black headed gulls hawking flies and insects in the strong autumn sunshine as the sun dipped behind the hills the temperature dropped the gulls suddenly settled on the water after wondering what was going on I noticed as the temperature dropped the insects starting to land on the water and the gulls snapped all they could catch !!
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Insect macro photography reveals a lot of fascinating aspects of their behavior and evolution. One of the more interesting things I've seen is the tail of the hairstreak family of butterflies - " A hairstreak’s trickery happens when it’s perched, with wings folded. Its eyespots and antenna-like tails are designed to fool predators into thinking that the butterfly’s head is where its tail is. Hairstreaks even add a behavioral component – a nectaring hairstreak often moves its hindwings up and down, simulating the movement of twitchy antennae. A butterfly that loses a chunk of its hindwing can survive, but a butterfly that loses its head – not so much."
uwm.edu/field-station/gray-hairstreak-butterfly/
With 25 mm tube, Raynox DCR-150 snap-on macro lens
some more railway highlights of this fascinating museum, including some scans of a former visit, when this museum was a quiet place :)
Ae 8/14, Gotthard Locomotive, 1939
A photo from a brief trip to Dungeness Beach in Kent. It's a fascinating surreal place and it was wonderful to be able to spend a few hours there with a camera.
The Comma is a fascinating butterfly. The scalloped edges and cryptic colouring of the wings conceal hibernating adults amongst dead leaves, while the larvae, flecked with brown and white markings, bear close resemblance to bird droppings.
The species has a flexible life cycle, which allows it to capitalize on favourable weather conditions. However, the most remarkable feature of the Comma has been its severe decline in the twentieth century and subsequent comeback. It is now widespread in southern Britain and its range is expanding northwards.
The fascinating atmosphere of the Red Dot Design Museum Essen is created by the contrast between old and new, between industrial architecture and product culture. The museum is housed in the boiler house of the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, placing it at the heart of one of the most important industrial monuments of the 20th century, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
No Alaska bingo card would be complete without whale watching - or "chasing tail" as our captain called it. The deeper a whale dives the higher they raise their tail to get momentum. And whale tails are like people fingerprints - all unique and used to identify individuals. Fascinating, but hard to capture a well-composed, interesting photograph. Whale tail spray helps.
Former Houston Belt and Terminal, now Lancaster and Chester Road Slug #52. Fascinating find after returning from taking the racecar to the track for the weekend races.
It is a breathtaking landscape, which is part of the Namib Rand Nature Reserve. The area is about 200,000 hectares. Impressive, bizarre mountains alternate with wide stretches of sand and red dunes. After rare rain showers in the summer time change beautiful colors games in this fascinating landscape every few minutes.
Buddha's Feet, Pachima Viharaya Cave, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
The UNESCO World Heritage Site listed Dambulla cave temple complex is one of the most fascinating historical and religious attractions in Sri Lanka. There are more than 80 documented caves, with the major attractions spread over 5 caves which contain statues and paintings related to Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses. The latter four include two statues of Hindu gods, Vishnu and Ganesh. The area around Dambulla is thought to be inhabited from as early as the 7th to 3rd century BC, with the statues and paintings in the caves dating back to the 1st century BC.
16-June-2023
Although very small in size, this afternoon heat thunderstorm cell, which is north-east of the Fossalon village, managed to enliven the end of a torrid day, during the first (in the next few days there will be the fourth!) African heat wave.
The cell generated humidity around itself, rapidly transforming a completely clear sky into one chaotically clouded by various types of clouds at different heights where the only rain waterfall seems to put some order.
The plain of Fossalon di Grado, once marshy, then reclaimed (except for the poultry oasis and fishing valley of the "Val Cavanata") extends to the east of the Grado and Marano lagoon, to the west of the Gulf of Trieste and is slightly below sea level, protected by an embankment near the coast; however, the embankment interferes with the breezes and often this area turns into a furnace with still air, but...
...The fact that the airspace is vast and that tourists (of course 😂) go elsewhere, makes this area fascinating and very useful for my interests!
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