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Wat Phou Hindu temple complex is located on the side of a symbolic sacred mountainside called Phu Kao, overlooking an ancient city that was previously built on the Mekong plain below. The complex dates to the 5th and 6th centuries AD, and is dedicated to the Hindu deity of Shiva.
Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River. West of Galice, OR.
Waterfalls & Creeks - a photoset by -Mike Potts- on Flickriver
"and if the water should cut my line,
i'll be set me free, i don't mind,
i'll be the lost sailor, my home is the sea"
Bathysphere, Bill Callahan
damn good tune.
The lower falls of the Yellowstone is still the largest volume major waterfall in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. The volume of water flowing over the falls can vary from 63,500 USgal/s (240 m³/s) at peak runoff to 5,000 USgal/s (19 m³/s) in the fall.
On our recent trip to Arizona, I really wanted to squeeze in time to visit Antelope Canyon. It's one of the famous photo places, especially after Peter Lik sold a print from here for an obscene amount of money.
A few months before the trip, when we finally decided when we would be able to go, I called to book tours of the Canyon. I really wanted to do a photographer's tour, which was longer and the only tour that let you bring along a tripod. But every tour group I called was booked solid. The photographer's tours are reserved months and months in advance.
Then I realized that there are actually two Antelope Canyons, an Upper and a Lower Canyon. The Lower Canyon is harder to get around in. It's steep and narrow and requires going up and down some narrow stairs. It's also not as popular as the Upper Canyon, and I was able to book a photographer's tour there.
When we arrived in Arizona I looked at the confirmation notice only to see that the Lower Canyon was closed. There had been some heavy rains in the region and the slot canyons all flooded. The Lower Canyon was closed until they could clean everything up (apparently the water was waist-deep). We still made the drive to Page, just in case. But my tour ended up being cancelled because the Canyon was closed.
But they were opening the next day, which was actually the day we were going to start driving back to Arkansas. So I booked a tour at the earliest available time, which only ended up having two other photographers on it.
Antelope Canyon is a beautiful spot, and worth the drive out there. But it is a pain in the ass to photograph. I was on a tour with only two other photographers, but it was hard to avoid getting in each others way when trying to take pictures in the narrow canyon. Plus neither of them really spoke English, so we couldn't really communicate with each other to work out where each of us would stand. So I ended up pretty much waiting for one of the photographers to finish taking pictures, and as soon as I started to take pictures the other one would ramble in and stand in front of my camera.
You have to be accompanied by a Navajo guide into the Canyon, and on the photographer's tour my guide would take pictures with her cell phone and say "stand here and point here, and you can get a picture like this." She also had to keep us on a tight schedule since we only had two hours in the canyon. But she spent most of her time trying to corral the two other photographers who didn't really understand what she was trying to say to them.
Even with the canyons being crowded and tours being rushed through, it's still an amazing place to visit. It was one of the highlights of our trip.
Canon 18-55mm IS STM
One exposure tonemapped in photomatix and finished in picasa
Taken from Brooklyn Heights promenade-- Brooklyn NY 10/5/2014
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
~Albert Einstein, German-born 20th-century theoretical physicist
Brisbane, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
Lower River Terrace is a high-end residential street located in Kangaroo Point, a Brisbane suburb known for its cliffs and river views. This area is characterized as an enclave of luxury apartments and villas that offer uninterrupted panoramic views of the Brisbane River, the CBD, and the iconic Story Bridge. The area's history is linked to the quarrying of the Kangaroo Point Cliffs, which spans 150 years, and the old railway tracks and coal wharves. The area is famous for its peaceful atmosphere and its recreational facilities, such as pools, tennis courts, and barbecue areas for residents. Its prime location, with direct access to the riverside walkway and the City Botanic Gardens, makes it a highly desirable place to live.
Lower Halstow is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England. The village is situated to the north west of Sittingbourne on the banks of the Medway Estuary. It lies north of Newington on the A2 Roman road