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Evansville Western SD40-2 6003 and SD70M 4124 sit in the house track at Epworth, Illinois on the point of a ballast train.
Seagull 4A 103 TLR + 75mm ƒ3.5 l Kodak Ektacolor Pro 160 l expired
Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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¿Qué pensaríamos si nos dijeran que, en Cantabria, concretamente en la localidad de Arenas de Iguña, en la zona de Las Fraguas, al norte del pais, se erige un partenón?
Ahí lo dejo a la opinión y conocimiento de cada uno.
ARENAS DE IGUÑA
Arenas de Iguña es un municipio y localidad situada en el interior de Cantabria, en plena comarca del Besaya, con una población de 1.756 habitantes según el INE 2024. Se ubica a 48 km de Santander y está situada a 177 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Limita con los municipios de Cieza y Los Corrales de Buelna al norte, y Molledo al sur.
IGLESIA DE SAN JORGE: Es conocida popularmente como el Partenón de Cantabria, un templo católico de estilo neoclásico. Se alza sobre el cerro de Las Fraguas, en los terrenos colindantes del Palacio de los Hornillos, y fue construida en 1890 a petición de los duques de Santo Mauro, sobre las ruinas de una ermita medieval, con el fin de servir de capilla-panteón familiar. Posteriormente, los duques donaron la iglesia al pueblo de Las Fraguas, convirtiéndola en parroquia, función que mantiene actualmente.
Es uno de los ejemplos más notables de arquitectura neoclásica en Cantabria. Se caracteriza por su diseño de templo griego hexástilo períptero. En la fachada principal aparecen seis imponentes columnas corintias, y en total rodean el edificio cuarenta columnas. Evocando claramente el estilo de templos clásicos como el Partenón de Atenas, aunque sus columnas son corintias, no dóricas como el original griego.
Durante la Guerra Civil española fue utilizada como cárcel por el bando republicano. El entorno en el que se sitúa, con el Palacio de los Hornillos, tiene valor cinematográfico: se rodaron allí los exteriores de la película “Los Otros”, dirigida por Alejandro Amenábar. Aunque el interior no siempre está abierto al público, el acceso al entorno y la contemplación exterior de la iglesia son libres y es recomendable su visita por su singularidad arquitectónica, su belleza paisajística, su ubicación y su diseño neoclásico. Es una de las joyas menos conocidas de Cantabria y una visita imprescindible para amantes de la historia y la arquitectura.
Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments. Cheers.
Australasian Shoveler
Scientific Name: Anas rhynchotis
Often associating with other species of ducks, the Australasian Shoveler is often seen in flocks with Pink-eared Ducks. They inhabit a wide variety of wetlands, ranging from terrestrial swamps and lakes to estuaries and even sheltered inshore waters. They prefer wetlands with areas of open water fringed by abundant aquatic vegetation, where they feed in small groups by dabbling in the mud or at the water’s surface to filter small aquatic invertebrates from the water, using small grooves, or lamellae, on the sides of the birds’ spatulate bills.
Description: The Australasian Shoveler is a low-floating, dark headed duck, with a low sloping forehead blending to a heavy, square-cut, shovel-tipped bill. The male in breeding plumage has a deep grey-blue head with a vertical white crescent between the bright-yellow eye and the bill The back and rump are black, and the shoulder and wing coverts are blue-grey with several white bars. The underparts are chestnut, with white patches to the rear of the flanks. Outside the breeding season, the males are much duller. Females have mottled brown upperparts, chestnut underparts, and a dark brown eye. This species is also known as Spoonbill Duck, Shovelbill, Blue-winged Shoveler and Stinker.
Similar Species: The breeding plumage of the Australasian Shoveler is similar to the Chestnut Teal, A. castanea, though this is a much smaller bird, with a green, rather than blue, head and a less massive bill. When dabbling, (feeding with head under the water) the Shoveler's orange legs are distinctive.
Distribution: In Western Australia the Australasian Shoveler can be found from the south up to the North West Cape. In eastern Australia it can be found from as far south as Tasmania to Cairns in the north. It is also found in New Zealand.
Habitat: The Australasian Shoveler is found in all kinds of wetlands, preferring large undisturbed heavily vegetated freshwater swamps. It is also found on open waters and occasionally along the coast.
Feeding: The Australasian Shoveler is a filter feeder, using special lamellae (grooves) along the edges of the bill to filter insects, crustaceans and a variety of plants from the water. This specialised bill limits the Shoveler's foraging range to aquatic habitats on open water or soft mud in fertile wetlands.
Breeding: The Australasian Shoveler breeds at almost any time in the arid parts of the continent, synchronised with flooding rains. Nests are built on the ground in dense vegetation, sometimes on a stump or hollow of a tree that is standing in water. The female alone incubates the eggs and broods the young.
(Source: www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/australasian-shoveler)
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I may never ask random people for a portrait, but experimenting with flash has its own magic. This image is a reminder that creativity finds its way, even without a crowd.
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Spider Cave Crayfish
The caves, springs and sinkholes of Florida are home to more than a dozen species of crayfish. The spider cave crayfish is known for its long, spindly legs and extra-long antennae, which are covered with fine hairs. It clings to the underside of rock ledges in streams and wings its antennae to sweep up microscopic organisms floating by.
Raco - Tucumán - Argentina.
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On a crystal clear afternoon, the 452 job crawls south along BNSFs West Chicago Branchline, with a former BN GP30 up front for power.
In the late evening, loaded coal from Robinson Run grinds up Cranberry Grade near Graveyard Curve in a deafening sound comparable to any mountain grade in the US.
Tied up on the Providence River, Providence, RI. Wanted to get much closer but it was off-limits. I have never seen what appears to be a stainless steel steerage area.
Thank you for choosing my photo for the cover of the group, SL Picture Perfect *OPTED OUT LIMITS!
I am very honored and happy that you like my photo! Thank you so much!!
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A picture that I was planning to post for quite a while. I love this odd neck-to-neck competition of these snails.
... in der sächsischen Schweiz.
Viel Glück hatte ich an der Bastei. Hier wurde gerade ein Filmdreh durchgeführt. Es ist für die WAPO ELBE ein Teil gedreht worden. Die Serie läuft im MDR und diese Folge soll im Jahre 2024 ausgestrahlt werden.
Ein enormer Aufwand an Material und Zeit steckt dahinter. Schwere Filmkameras wurden an selbstgebauten Seilaufzüge in die Höhe transportiert. Kameramann und Assistenten hingen alle in der Wand. Spannend!
The feeling that life is renewed with each new year is a magical spice that fills us with energy to face the new challenges.
Yes, we already know that life is hard. But living in pursuit of a dream is essential. After all, dreaming is the first step on this great ladder that leads us to the point. Hurry, don't loose the show of your life !
Bon Jovi - It's My Life youtu.be/vx2u5uUu3DE
Largo da Matriz da Freguesia do Ó (Zona Norte)
São Paulo / SP - Brasil
22 - dezembro / 2016
série: Amanheceres da (minha) Janela!
**sunrises from my window**
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Shooting with Martina at Bens d'Avall/Mallorca.
16:9 frame, 8 sec, F22, 15 mm, original colours (SOOC), cokin 8ND + 8GND + tobacco.
pp Martina slightly tonal ranged, topaz denoise.
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