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The Highland Boundary Fault across Loch Lomond as seen from Conic Hill. The Highlands to the right (north), the lowlands to the left (south)
Ilheus da Ribeira da Janela rocks in front of a bouldery beach
at Ribeira da Janela, Madeira, Portugal
for an enjoyable 'Travel Tuesday'!
Managed to get this shot of the iconic gate when there was almost no one around. It pays to get up early!!!
Il duomo, Florence
Enthusiasts have limited opportunities...we cannot wait for right light on a family holiday...aa lot of light will be good or bad luck
Read my experience of Florence in my blog
The Empire State Building and food vendors seen on a side street are an iconic sight in midtown Manhattan.
I'll bet these are two of the most photographed building in the Old Town area of Stockholm. This is my version. Severely straightened and processed with textures.
Happy Slider Sunday - HSS
Textures by Lenabem-Anna and Skeletalmess.
The Landwasser Viaduct was constructed between 1901 and 1902 on behalf of the Rhaetian Railway, which both owns and operates it till today. The viaduct is part of the World Heritage-listed Albula Railway linking Thusis on the Hinterrhein (697 m) and Filisur (1,080 m) with St. Moritz in the Engadin (1,775 m). The Landwasser Viaduct is 65 m high and 136 m long. One of the striking features is its highly pronounced curve.
In 2009 the viaduct was renovated for the first time since its original construction.
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Snowy Owl: Ontario, Canada
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Almost abstract crop on a '41 Packard 120 Nose. Very oblique light exaggerates the shades.
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It was good to finally re-visit Middlesbrough, a place I last called at almost 47 years ago in 1976. Of course no surprise the industrial landscape and dockyard backdrop of the 1970s was somewhat different this time around.
At the time of the first visit my knowledge of the area was as good as non-existent, so this view featuring the Transporter Bridge as a backdrop to the railway wasn't on the 'shots to be done' list - but then again nor were any others.
This time around I made no mistake, did my homework, and happily made the 0.6 mile or so walk from the station in gloriously good weather to what is presumably called Metz Bridge for the classic shot. Luckily a freight was running too and this image features DRS 'Shed' 66108 hauling the 11.29am Redcar BSC - Doncaster Up Decoy (6D73) engineers' train. Thus the icon was finally captured - and I don't mean the 'Shed'.
11.50am, 27th March 2023
Vintage, rustic-style entrance sign on Highway 61 at Gooseberry Falls State Park. This sign is one of my earliest memories of the North Shore.
The park is located in Castle Danger, about ten miles north of Two Harbors, Minnesota on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is one of Minnesota's most popular and treasured state parks.
It was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the late 1930's/early 1940's as part of the New Deal getting men back to work during the Great Depression. There are several awesome historic buildings here along with lots of trails, many feet of rocky Lake Superior shoreline, a campground (book a year ahead of time for summer camping!), an awesome picnic area with CCC-built tables still in place and lots more.
It's a "must stop" place if you are going anywhere on the North Shore.
The Bixby Bridge is one of the most photographed bridges in the country. It is located about 15 miles south of Carmel, California along the Big Sur.
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The wonderful iconic Wellington Cable Car. The sky was a fabulous colour but I decided to try and do selective colour process to show off the car.
The morning was looking very fall-ish with mist in the woods, leaves on the ground, and shades of orange.
Another view of the icon of Stourhead the Palladian bridge and The Pantheon (Temple of Hercules). Wander around these lovely National Trust owned grounds at any time of the year but for me the autumn colours make for a splendid walk and photo opportunity of course.
The Serin's song is unmistakable. It usually stands in top of pine trees (or other trees as well) while he sings.
Widely regarded as New Zealand's national flower, the Kowhai (Ko-fai) is native to this country and enjoys iconic status amongst Kiwis. Trees all over the country are currently covered with these small bright yellow flowers. It is a welcome harbinger of spring in this part of the world.
My Paris is a land where twilight days
Merge into violent nights of black and gold;
Where, it may be, the flower of dawn is cold:
Ah, but the gold nights, and the scented ways …
Sara Teasdale,
♥️ 😊 Sorry dear friends, I closed comments off initially, but now open. Sounds crazy I know, but sometimes it all overwhelms me. Bless you all friends for being here, whoever you are. And for whatever reason. Even if it’s just a view! If you fave, I’ll be more than happy 😊 ♥️
L’icona è un’immagine che riproduce su tavola un momento importante della religione cristiana, quindi l’icona sacra è un’opera d’arte.
Admittedly not the iconic shot that has eluded me through the years. For all the time that I have been in the area, I've not been around town at a time when the sign was in "all it's glory" with rig and tripod at hand...
Connu pour ses caractéristiques architecturales audacieuses et ses formes inhabituelles, les oeuvres de Gehry transcendent le bâtiment ordinaire et sont des œuvres d'art vraiment monumentales !
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Known for his bold architectural features and unusual shapes, Gehry’s designs transcend the ordinary building and are truly monumental works of art !
Credit : LIKE FRANK GEHRY'S UNCONVENTIONAL DESIGNS