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Canon 7D with SIgma 150-600mm Sport and 1.4x TeleConverter. Full frame Focal length equivalent of 1,380mm
The almost Martian landscape of the Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas edited with red hues. This panorama was taken at the half way point of the drive that circles the gorgeous canyon.
“Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.”- Jennifer M. Granholm
While Memorial Day is a day to honor those who have sacrificed their lives in service to their country, there's a new war being waged all over the world--the war against Covid-19. We have new heroes, a new "front"--hospitals, doctors, nurses, technicians, aides, caregivers, scientists--who are fighting a new battle and dedicating their lives to saving lives. And because of this virus, we now have thousands and thousands of families all over the planet who have lost loved ones. We are all in this together.
Let's be kinder. Let's stop fearing our differences and celebrate the fact that we are all human, all God's children.
Have a peaceful Bench Monday
I scanned this image from a Fujichrome slide that I took sometime in the 1980s. I keep working on it, trying to get it just right (whatever "just right" means). I played with this version in Topaz Studio and dramatized the sky a bit for Sliders Sunday, though I think my B&W version is still my favorite (see it and another older color iteration in the first comment).
Well worth the journey. This was mile 1 of a 2 mile hike down.
HIGH FALLS, GA.
We had to walk 2 miles back up too...whew! It was so beautiful and well worth it.
Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, California
Impossible Project Instant Lab print from an iPad mini Instagram
Yet another shot of foggy Yosemite Valley, this time focusing on Half Dome. Tunnel/Discovery View, Yosemite, California.
Was hoping to try to capture the "super" moon last weekend but it was cloudy here. The weather has changed back to cold, clear skies again so had a go at catching the waning moon this morning.
In life it is not what is real that is important, so much as how we see what is real. Is our life half full or half empty?
Rønne, Capital, Denmark
Rønne is the largest town on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It has a population of 13,798 (1 January 2023)
Rønne probably originated around the year 1000 when a small fishing community grew up around the natural harbour. Around 1275, a small chapel dedicated to St Nicolas was built on the site where Rønne's church now stands.
At the end of World War II, on 7 and 8 May 1945, the town was bombed by Soviet aircraft when the commandant of the German occupying forces refused to surrender. The air raid destroyed 212 houses, but only ten civilians were killed, the population having been alerted in advance. Although the rest of Denmark had been liberated on 4 May, the Soviets occupied Bornholm on 9 May, sending the Germans back to Germany. The Soviet Union did not leave until 5 April 1946 when an agreement was reached with the Danish authorities and the island finally came under Danish rule once more.
Most of the houses in Rønne were destroyed or damaged by the bombs and it took several years to rebuild the town, retaining its traditional architecture, quaint streets and half-timbered houses. The Swedes contributed 300 timber houses to the town while the rest of Denmark including Greenland and the Faroes raised the considerable sum of 8 million Danish kroner to help rebuild the town.
Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley. Possibly Yosemite's most familiar sight. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor.
Explored May 14, 2009 # 147
This group represents half of the Buff Wonderland Crew - Hobie, Duncan, Carson, and Canon. The day I can get all 8 in one clear shot will be a great day for me! :-)
Along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley, near the "swinging bridge". Winter is one of my favorite times in Yosemite, not only is the valley beautiful in it's winter setting, but most amazing is there are very few people!
Note to tourists contemplating a winter visit...It's really cold, often snowed in, limited accommodations, icy, slippery, and filled with starving bears.