By far the most iconic section of the park, the Bryce Amphitheater is home to the greatest concentration of irregular rock spires (called "hoodoos") found anywhere on Earth. Viewpoints along the first 3 miles (4.8 km) of the main road provide access to this area. This area is referred to as an "amphitheater" as it is a bowl-shaped area shaped by the drainage of seasonal rains and melting snow (not truly a canyon, as those are shaped by flowing rivers).

Bryce Canyon National Park is located in south western Utah. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheatres along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange, and white colours of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Bryce sits at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m). The Bryce Canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874. The area around Bryce Canyon became a National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a National Park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres (55.992 sq mi; 14,502 ha; 145.02 km2) and receives substantially fewer visitors than Zion National Park (nearly 4.3 million in 2016) or Grand Canyon National Park (nearly 6 million in 2016), largely due to Bryce's more remote location. (Sourced from Internet)

This was taken at Sunset Point (8000 ft above sea level). Sunset Point has a panoramic view of the Amphitheatre. The soft morning light facilitated beautiful colours and 3-D effects.

( Explored: Dec 13, 2025 #25 )

Sunset over Torquay Harbour in this HDR capture using 3 bracketed shots and blended with Photomatix Pro 5 and adjustments in Lightroom 5.

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm F2 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.75xHE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

35mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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This image is included in a gallery "PAISAJES INCREÍBLES.PAISAJES DE ALUCINE XVLVXXVXXVXXXXVXVIII." curated by Lagarto (miguelitoiglesias21).

The Hopewell Rocks are located in New Brunswick, Canada, within one hour of the nearest airport in Moncton, N.B.

An UNESCO site, the Hopewell Rocks, also called the Flowerpots Rocks or simply The Rocks, are rock formations caused by tidal erosion in The Hopewell Rocks Ocean Tidal Exploration Site in New Brunswick. Carved by melting glaciers, then sculpted by the world's highest and most artistic tides, these stacks stand 40–70 feet tall. They are located on the shores of the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy at Hopewell Cape near Moncton.

Due to the extreme tidal range of the Bay of Fundy, the base of the formations are covered in water twice a day. The formations consist of dark sedimentary conglomerate and sandstone rock. The large volume of water flowing in to and out of the Bay of Fundy modifies the landscape surrounding it. Each day 160 billion tonnes of seawater flows in and out of the Bay of Fundy during one tide cycle, more than the combined flow of the world’s freshwater rivers! After the retreat of the glaciers in the region following the last ice age, surface water filtering through cracks in the cliff has eroded and separated the formations from the rest of the cliff face. Meanwhile, advancing and retreating tides and the associated waves have eroded the base of the rocks at a faster rate than the tops, resulting in their unusual shapes.

Because the Fundy Bay is funnel-shaped - wide and deep at one end and shallow at the other, tides are pushed increasingly higher as they move up the Bay. By the time they reach "The Rocks" they are over four stories high! Although the tides vary from day to day, the high tide can be as high as 16 metres (52ft) and an average of 10.7 metres (35ft), giving the Hopewell Rocks one of the highest average tides in the world.

We only had barely over an hour's time there because the tide was coming in very fast. This was one of the last couple of shots taken before we were able to retreat to higher ground. Luckily the light was reasonably good.

Queenscliff Pier was built between 1884 and 1889, a shelter shed in 1886-87and a new lifeboat shed between 1926 and 1929 to house the newly-arrived lifeboat Queenscliffe. The first jetty at Queenscliff was constructed in about 1856 and was located at the end of Wharf Street. A lifeboat was added soon afterwards and a lifeboat shed in 1860. This pier became known as the Fisherman's Pier. As the town prospered, the increasing use of steamers for pleasure and for carriage of goods created a need for a new pier extending to deeper water. A new pier known as the Steamer Pier was constructed in 1884 to the south of the first pier. John Knox of South Melbourne was the contractor for this pier. This is the pier that remains today.

This was taken on a summer afternoon with shifting wispy white clouds. The roofs of the shed happened to be dramatically highlighted.

This image is included in 3 galleries :- 1) "PAISAJES INCREÍBLES.PAISAJES DE ALUCINE XVLVXXVXXVXXXX." curated by Lagarto (miguelitoiglesias21), 2) "MEGALITHS AROUND THE WORLD" by digitalbyKJ and 3) "Beautiful Landscapes" by Karen Valentine.

The Bakers Oven is a spectacular natural attraction located along the famed Great Ocean Road in Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia. This stunning site features dramatic coastal cliffs and unique rock formations that provide a breathtaking backdrop for visitors.

The namesake may also due to the oven-like hole in the island and a small rock, shaped like a loaf of bread that once sat on the ledge - according to Rodney Hyett.

This image was taken on a summer afternoon, the sky was adorned with an interesting wavy cloud formation. In the overcast light, the island looked like a gigantic, luminous precious stone. This was taken during one of the occasional calm moments. Beyond the horizon is Bass Strait.

( Explored : Mar 10, 2025 #30 )

This image is included in 2 galleries:- 1) "The Eternal Whispered 2" curated by thanks 173rd Airborne and 2) "Couchers et/ou levers de soleil - Sunsets or sunrises" by Rick The Zoo.

Lake Tyrrell (also known as Lake Tyrrell Wildlife Reserve) is a shallow, salt-crusted depression in the Mallee district of north-west Victoria, in Australia. The name 'Tyrrell' is derived from the local Wergaia word for 'sky', the Boorong Aboriginal people of the area being distinguished for their interest in star-lore. The Boorong, with their astronomical traditions, told stories connected with constellations in the night sky.

In the mid-2010s, the lake became a tourist mecca, particularly for Chinese. It is a popular location for photographers and social media users, who take snaps of the lake's mirror-like surface (天空之鏡) during winter, when ground water percolates to the surface and inflows arrive from the Avoca River/Tyrrell Creek system.

At more than 20,800 hectares, Lake Tyrrell might hold the title of state’s largest salt lake.

During dry periods, people can walk on to the lake area by using places where salt has formed a solid surface.

This was taken on an Autumnal dawn during dry season. Here the salt on the lake surface is drenched in the beautiful colours of a spectacular dawn clouds.

( Explored: Jul 2, 2025 #36 )

A conversion to black & white using Silver Efex Pro 2 where I used some color filters to bring out a much richer tonal contrast for the final image. For the capture of this image, I decided to once again try out a techniques of using an HDR capture with my Nikon D800E with multiple in-camera exposures.

The Cuillin vus depuis Elgol au soleil couchant.

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 18mm F3,5 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.75xHE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

18mm, f/13

1 RAW (no HDR)

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Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon 15mm F2.8 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.75xHE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

15mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon 15mm F2.8 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.6xSE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

15mm, f/16

1 RAW (no HDR)

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This day I hiked up to a waterfall of the "Lavant Dorfbach". It was the time to make some experiments with ND-Filer, Pol-Filter and HDR. In this pictures you will find no HDR capture, because I found out that these seems to "artifical" to me. The do not express my impressions at the waterfall.

This image is included in 6 galleries:- 1) "My dream exhibition 246" curated by Escape & evasion - Capture the moment!, 2) "Paysages (36) : mes coups de coeur ♥ !" by Miss-Louly, 3) "54. August_25. MORE SUMMER PICTURES" by Nicola Smith (NickyFay), 4) "Beautiful Journey V" by Waldgeist (tofacethe), 5) "Landscapes" by Horace Camilleri and 6 ) "2025 11 14 Freitag" by BAKAWI.

This was taken on a warm summer's evening. The weather was unstable and changing fast. This was captured at a rare moment when the sun broke through the cloud covers. The stratus/cumulus cloud formation was quite interesting.

Previously known as Island Archway, they are about 160 metres from Loch Ard Gorge. The arch collapsed in June 2009 and the two remaining rock pillars have since been officially named Tom and Eva after the two survivors of the Loch Ard shipwreck.

Australian's European history has numerous stories of shipwrecks, and one of the worst tragedies was that of the Loch Ard, wrecked on Mutton Bird Island reefs in 1878, just off the Shipwreck Coast in Victoria, Australia.

The Loch Ard was an iron-hulled three masted clipper ship, whose name came from a lake just west of the village of Aberfoyle in Scotland. It was on a non-stop voyage from London to Melbourne with passengers that included members of the Carmichael family. Three months out from London, after days of fog and haze, Captain Gibb had trouble calculating his position for the critical pass into Bass Strait's western entrance (a 90 km passage between the coast and King Island). On the 1st June, 1878, the captain tried to take evasive action when he saw how close they were to the cliffs. This was to no avail when the ship struck the reefs of Mutton Bird Island, just off the coast. The mast and rigging smashed, some of it onto the deck and trapping some people, others were washed overboard, then the ship began to roll. It took only fifteen minutes for the Loch Ard to sink. Of the 54 passengers and crew, there were only two survivors, Tom Pearce, a member of the crew and 18 year old Eva Carmichael, who was travelling with her family. Tom, clinging to a overturned lifeboat, was washed into a deep gorge, that now bears the name the Loch Ard Gorge. Eva, who could not swim, managed to cling to some wreckage from the ship, which drifted through huge twin cliffs into a small bay of the gorge. She was very exhausted, and Tom saw her in the waves and despite being exhausted himself, swam out to rescue her, and after an hour long struggle managed to bring her safely back to land. Tom took Eva to a cave at the end of the gorge, then climbed the cliffs to get help, not seeing the steps that were already cut into the cliff face. He ran into a party from nearby Glenample Station who returned with him to rescue Eva. After their recovery they never saw each other again, as Eva returned to Ireland and later married. Tom eventually became a ship's captain. (Sourced from Internet)

( Explored: Aug 22, 2025 #8 )

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon 21mm F2.8 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.75xHE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

15mm, f/16

1 RAW (no HDR)

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HELLO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't think I can live with it any longer, I HAVE to post a PICTURE!!!!!!

I don't know what I did before I started photography.

I have been peeking in here and there to see your photos.

As some of you know I got my first job in December. You also know from my last post that entered my first photo contest. I didn't win the judges pic, but this up comming Wednesday I will find out if I win the people's choise award.

Finally, since I didn't post anything in December I can tell you something that I got for Christmas.....

I GOT A NEW CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a Fujifilm Finepix F550 EXR.

Since I've been busy I haven't used it almost at all yet, but I will soon

Anyway, this is a HDR capture of a beat up boat that me and my uncle found when me, my brother, and sisters went to visit him last year.

Hope you like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Un superbe site au nord de la Guadeloupe.

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm F2 ZF.2

Filtre polarisant Rodenstock HR Digital MC

Main levée

25mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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Beautiful Pitts Special at Bidford airfield. In camera HDR capture.

Abandoned building in france

HDR capture

The Cuillin vus depuis Elgol à l'heure bleue.

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm F2.8 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.9xHE + GND Lee 0.9xSE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

21mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm F2 ZF.2

Filtre polarisant Rodenstock HR Digital MC

Main levée

25mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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The Cuillin vus depuis Elgol à l'heure bleue.

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm F2.8 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.9xHE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

21mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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HDR capture of Avila Pier on a Perfect Day

** EXPLORE #10 21.08.2012 ** THANKS TO ALL :))

Expo longue (179 secondes) sur la balise des Chiens Perrins photographiée depuis la pointe du But à l'extrémité ouest de l'île d'Yeu.

[ Long exposure (179 seconds) at sunset on the wild coast of l'Île d'Yeu. L'Île d'Yeu is an island off the french Atlantic coast. ]

Nikon D700 + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm F2 ZF.2

Tripode Manfrotto 190CXPro4 + rotule joystick Manfrotto 324RC2

Lee foundation kit + filtre GND Lee 0.9xHE + filtre GND Lee 0.3xHE + filtre Lee Big Stopper

25mm, f/11, 179s

1 RAW (no HDR)

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"IMPARK13" Festival in Munich's Olympic Park, blue Hour, long-Exposure HDR captured from the Olympic Hill

Nikon D300 + 17-55mm f/2.8 Nikkor + filtre GND Hitech 0.9xHE + tripode Manfrotto 190CXPro4

(one shot, no HDR)

Capture NX2

EXPLORED!!! Highest position: 91 on Saturday, December 26, 2009

Dear Flickr friends, I know it's been a while since I've come back here.

Everything is going great, I've been really busy and I can't wait to spend some great time for Christmas.

I should be processing tons of files pretty soon...

In the next hours I will be trying to catch up with some of your new works, I'll try to do my best!

This shot comes from an early morning photoshoot from last saturday. It snowed all night and I couldn't miss the early morning white landscape!

Details

- CANON 400d, EF-S 10-22 @ 10mm, f/9, 1/60s, ISO 100.

- Tripod

The shot

Shot not far from where I live.

The Processing Just one exposure, no HDR

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- White balance tuning

- Little highlight recovery

Photoshop:

- Switched to LAB to provide a good tonal starting point

- Created 5 Overlay layers to adjust light

- Applied a warming photo filter to remove some blue in the snow

- Created a slight lighting curve

- Toned the colors with a Color Balance layer

- Improved microcontrast with Unsharp Mask

- Resized

- Sharpened (SS + More Accurate)

- Framing and signature.

Take a look at it, LARGE on Black :

Magic White Sunrise [WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER], On Black

@ You all

Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!

I wish you all the best Christmas ever, hope you can spend it with the ones you love.

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon 21mm F2.8 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + filtre CPL Lee

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

21mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm F2 ZF.2

Filtre polarisant Rodenstock HR Digital MC

Main levée

25mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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Sunset at Armand Bayou in Houston, Texas. Shot 2 July 2008.

Tone mapped and blended from a 5-exposure HDR capture.

Note: Edited to remove color cast and blend tones in foreground tree. Thanks, Shannon!

One of the dozen roses I bought for my wife for our Anniversary this Holiday Season. The HDR captures its beauty and imperfections.

I processed this 3 exp HDR using the trial version of HDR Max.

Check it out Large On Black

Quand les falaises se mettent à rougeoyer au lever du soleil...

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon 15mm F2.8 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.75xHE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

15mm, f/13

1 RAW (no HDR)

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L'extrémité de la sublime plage de Bordardoué sur la côte nord-est de Belle-Île-en-Mer avec une nouvelle fois ces couleurs quasi tropicales !

[ Belle-Île-en-Mer is a French island off the coast of Brittany, and the largest of Brittany's islands. The coasts are a mixture between dangerously sharp cliff edges on the southwest side, the Côte Sauvage (Wild coast), and placid beaches like this one. ]

Nikon D700 + objectif Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR

Main levée

Lee foundation kit + filtre GND Lee 0.45xHE + filtre polarisant (CPL) Lee

1 RAW (no HDR)

Capture NX 2, PhotoshopElements

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Imafune Stop, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

日本 大阪府 大阪市 今船電停

Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm F2 ZF.2

Filtre polarisant Rodenstock HR Digital MC

Main levée

25mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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Web Frame

Iidabashi Station, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

ウェブフレーム

日本 東京都 飯田橋駅

** EXPLORED #87 22.01.2013 **

Lever de soleil paisible sur la pointe du Porteau (le Portia) et ses petites cabanes.

[ Sunrise on the eastern coast of l'île d'Yeu. L'Île d'Yeu is an island off the french Atlantic coast.]

Nikon D700 + Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 18mm F3,5 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + filtre GND Lee 0.9xSE

18mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

Capture NX 2

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Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon 15mm F2.8 ZF.2

Lee foundation kit + GND Lee 0.75xHE

Trépied Gitzo Mountaineer 6X + rotule Markins Q3 Emille

15mm, f/11

1 RAW (no HDR)

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Asahiyama Zoo, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

日本 北海道 旭川市 旭山動物園

hdr captured on Canon p&s

Classique effet de pose longue (15 secondes) au soleil couchant sur les rochers des sables d'Olonne.

[ Long exposure (15 seconds) on the rocks of Les Sables-d'Olonne. Les Sables-d'Olonne is a seaside town in western France, by the Atlantic Ocean. ]

Nikon D700 + objectif Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR

Tripode Manfrotto 190CXPro4 + rotule joystick Manfrotto 324RC2

Lee foundation kit + filtre GND Lee 0.9xHE + filtre GND Lee 0.3xHE + filtre Proglass Lee 0.9 ND (=ND 8)

25mm, f/11, 15s

1 RAW (no HDR)

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My first HDR capture. I made the photo near Harstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway.

Please enlarge to enjoy the details.

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