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I leave you today with this photograph of the last January, the most intense sunset in the old dock of Puerto de Sagunto that I have contemplated in all my life.
On the technical side, say that I only used a ND filter Formatt Hitech graduated soft 3 steps filter combined with a ND 4 steps.
I hope you like it. Have a nice Thursday. :)
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Best On Black. The trip up to the Haleakala Crater takes about 3 hours. This means getting up at 2:30 to be at the rim of the crater by 5:00. The drive from Wailea takes you to North Maui, and then up the long winding mountain road of Haleakela national Park. When you get to the crater rim, you see a dim glow of the gathering dawn. The show last for about half an hour. Ultimately, this is the moment everyone waits for... Sun crests the horizon. It's also the most difficult thing to capture. At 10,000 feet The air is so pure and sun so intense that the dynamic range is pretty much impossible to capture.
This is an HDR shot, but even with HDR, the Flare at the higher exposures pretty much overwhelms image content. After a bit of work, I was able to pull this image out. It doesn't match what I actually saw or experienced, but is a reasonable facsimile.
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Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; Arabic: جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The population of the city currently stands at over 3.4 million. It is considered the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia and the wealthiest city in the Middle East and western Asia. Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, which able-bodied Muslims are required to visit at least once in a lifetime.
This shot is taken on Jeddah Corniche shortly before sunrise. Living in Middle East has some advantages and some disadvantages as everything else. One of the big positives is surely the great safety across the region. On the negative note many people across Middle East dont really care about the environment and don't realize that the rubbish they throw on the ground will simply not dissolve on its own but will have to be picked up by someone else. You can see many cleaners walking around corniche particularly after Friday night when the crowds leave their leftovers there. When walking around on Saturday morning I've noticed that somebody is snorkeling in the sea. I thought that someone is just having an early morning swim but very soon I've noticed that the person is carrying a big bag and is picking up the rubbish from the sea floor. I was really impressed as I have not seen it before. You can see that person in left bottom corner.
Canon 5D Mark II, f/6.3, 0.013 sec (1/80), ISO 100, 27 mm
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Second picture of my series My Dreamed Sunset. (This time just at an atypical blue hour, as more than the blues in the sky still prevailed as powerful red sunset.)
I leave you today with this photograph of the last Saturday, the most intense sunset in the Albufera of Valencia Natural Park than i have contemplated in all my life. A dream come true.
They were about ten minutes in which the red flooded everything, creating an incredible atmosphere, with red, orange, yellow, pink and blue colors. Just incredible. What do you think about it???
On the technical side, say that I only used a neutral gradient three steps filter.
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Just opposite Dyrhólaey, not far from Vík, you can find Reynisdrangar, which is the name for the basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall (top left on the image), formed by perfect hexagonal stacks.
However, legend states that these stacks are three trolls turned into stone when they were surprised by the first sun light. The name of the trolls are: Skessudrangar, Landdrangar y Langhamrar.
This place is located in the same Reynisfjara beach . The headland is thought to have been made in an underwater volcanic eruption late in the glacial period, not unlike the eruption of Surtsey. Several outcrops are in the sea, the highest one called Háidrangur ("High column") is 56 m high.
A long exposition captured well the mood at the place, shaping the big waves, capturing the sea movement against the sharp shapes of the rocks.
Reynisfjara, Iceland, 2010.
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Justo en frente del Dyrhólaey, cerca de Vik, se puede encontrar Reynisdrangar,que es el nombre de las columnas de basalto que hay en el mar, situadas debajo de la montaña Reynisfjall (a la izquierda en la imagen), formada tambien por columnas hexagonales.
Sin embargo, dice la leyenda que estas columnas son en realidad tres trolls convertidos en piedra, cuando fueron sorprendidos por los primeros rayos de sol. El nombre de los trolls son: Skessudrangar, Landdrangar y Langhamrar.
Este lugar se encuentra en la misma playa Reynisfjara. Existen formaciones de rocas puntiagudas creadas por erupciones volcánica submarinas, de entre los cuales el más alto llamado Háidrangur ("alta columna "), que tiene 56m de altura.
una larga exposición ayudó a capturar el ambiente del lugar, la trayectoria de las olas, capturando el movimiento del mar contra las afiladas formas de las rocas.
Reynisfjara, Islandia, 2010.
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Grundarfjörður is a small town, situated in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland. The town is situated in front of an impressive mountain range which has a slightly alpine look. On the sea side, there is a beautiful mountain called Kirkjufell which is a diverted piece of the mountain strip Mýrarhyrna. The mountain forms a small peninsula.
The town itself is a charming, quiet, nice fishing village. Another awesome hidden corner in Iceland.
This shot was made the day after visiting it, very close to this picture (also in the first comment) just outside the village, one day so windy that you could hardly stand under the Snæfellsjökull volcano, where Journey to the Center of the Earth begins, by Jules Verne.
Grundarfjörður, Snæfellsnes, Iceland. 2010.
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Grundarfjörður es un pequeño pueblo, situado en el norte de la península de Snæfellsnes en el Oeste de Islandia. El pueblo está situado justo en frente de una impresionante cordillera y a su lado, hay una bonita montaña llamada Kirkjufell, que forma una pequeña península.
Grundarfjörður es en sí mismo un encantador y tranquilo agradable pueblo pesquero. Otro rincón escondido e increíble de Islandia.
Ésta foto fue hecha al día siguiente, muy cerca de esta foto (también en los comentarios) a la salida del pueblo, un día muy muy ventoso. Tanto que casi no se podía estar de pie debajo del Snæfellsjokull, lugar donde comienza el Viaje al Centro de la Tierra, de Julio Verne.
Grundarfjörður, Snæfellsnes, Islandia. 2010.
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Tenth picture of the series Canes & Mud.
(Just the next day of previous photoshoot, I tryed another time for take longer exposures. For this shot I wanted to focus the orange light of dawn on the boat in the foreground)
Magical sunrise in this beautiful place that is the Albufera of Valencia.
The image title is because during the photoshoot, surrounded by all this beauty, calm water, boat, reeds, mud, tranquility, flying birds ... every moment reminded me a lot to the great novel "Cañas y Barro" of the great Valencian writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, set in rural Valencia (Albufera) of the early twentieth century, the novel observes and portrays the social reality of the time and place with absolute precision.
Would like to thank this picture to my friend Javier Girbés, which helped me a lot with the location and encouraged me to know this magnificent spot.
On the technical side, say that I only used a neutral gradient three steps filter.
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Awesome last rays of light of a magical sunset at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, USA.
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Taken just after midnight as I was about to go to bed. Pictured here is the Kongakut River Valley. This portion of the river was covered in Auf eis (remnant ice from winter). We camped just off the river near this small pool of melted Auf eis. As the fog rolled in and the light became less intense the scene came alive.
More details about my trip as a whole can be found on my web site jmg-galleries.com/articles/ANWR_arctic_national_wildlife_...
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I leave you today with this photograph of the last January, the most intense sunset in the old dock of Puerto de Sagunto that I have contemplated in all my life.
On the technical side, say that I only used a ND filter Formatt Hitech graduated soft 3 steps filter combined with a ND 4 steps.
I hope you like it. Have a nice Wednesday. :)
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I share with you this photograph taken on the coast of the Grau Vell of Sagunto last Sunday at sunset.
To be right next to the Marjal del Moro photographing flamingos, herons, terns, pigtails, zucchinis, malvasías and seeing that the sky was starting to go on, running and changing the target tele by the angle, mounting the filters, camera on tripod and being two minutes away from losing these ephemeral lights ... is what has this passion to capture unique and unrepeatable moments.
On the technical side, say that I used the combination of a ND four steps filter and a soft gradient ND three steps filter.
I hope you like it. Have a nice Tuesday. :)
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Vietnam - Floating Village and Floating Market in Ha Long Bay - Vịnh Hạ Long - Descending Dragon Bay - UNESCO World Heritage site - located in Quảng Ninh province
Ha Long bay - Descending Dragon bay - Vịnh Hạ Long - UNESCO World Heritage site located in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. The Ha Long bay, dotted with 3000 limestone islets rising from emerald waters, is the best known natural wonder of Vietnam. Because of their precipitous nature, most of the islands are uninhabited and unaffected by a human presence. The site's outstanding scenic beauty is complemented by its great biological interest. The islands feature endless numbers of beaches, grottoes, and caves.
The bay is a sea islands in tropical wet with 2 seasons: hot and moist summer, dry and cold winter. Average temperature is from 15°C- 25°C. Annual rainfall is between 2000mm and 2200mm. I was not aware of those cold winter days. When I originally went to Ha Long bay I've imagined, blue sky, dramatic sunset and turquoise water. Instead of that I spend two days on the boat in half rainy, half misty day. I came back with slightly different photos than I originally thought I would take, but I still like the result.
Camera Model: PENTAX K20D; ; Focal length: 20.63 mm; Aperture: 6.7; Exposure time: 1/180 s; ISO: 200
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I share today with all of you a self-portrait of the last weekend of my series made at the Garrofera Beach.
Located within the Albufera Natural Park offers a kilometer and a half of fine sand, sheltered by the dunes.
The peace that reigned in that place just before dawn, I wanted to transmit it including me in the picture just at the time of the output of the sun.
On the technical side, say that I only used a neutral gradient three steps filter.
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Middle East - GCC - Bahrain - Manama - Bahrain Financial Harbor - BFH - Large-scale commercial development project, located next to King Faisal Highway - Pearl Roundabout - Popular Bahraini landmark
Manama (Arabic: المنامة, transliteration: al-Manāma) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain with an approximate population of 155,000 people. Manama has emerged as the capital of independent Bahrain after periods of domination by Portugal and Persians earlier in its history. Today, it is a modern capital with an economy based around the sales promotion industry as crude oil takes a less pronounced role in the economy.
This shot was taken shortly after sunset when the sky was full of color as the sun has set just behind those two high buildings. You can see the Pearl Roundabout at left bottom corner. Its built in the form of a trophy upholding a pearl. There are six arms in this monument, signifying the six brotherly arab states, that form the GCC.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 47.00 mm; Aperture: 16; Exposure time: 30.0 s; ISO: 125
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Yes it's those lights again! Just a bit of fun playing with my new 45mm f1.8, the granddaughter and a "magic vase"...
The sun briefly broke through the heavy clouds and lit up this remote lighthouse off the coast of Jura. Taken from ferry heading from Islay back to Scottish mainland.
Fifth picture of the series Canes & Mud.
(For this time a Self-portrait, evoking ancient past fishermen. A very difficult picture to execute as it got very windy and I had to remain immobile for 30 seconds of exposure)
Magical sunrise in this beautiful place that is the Albufera of Valencia.
The image title is because during the photoshoot, surrounded by all this beauty, calm water, boat, reeds, mud, tranquility, flying birds ... every moment reminded me a lot to the great novel "Cañas y Barro" of the great Valencian writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, set in rural Valencia (Albufera) of the early twentieth century, the novel observes and portrays the social reality of the time and place with absolute precision.
Would like to thank this picture to my friend Javier Girbés, which helped me a lot with the location and encouraged me to know this magnificent spot.
On the technical side, say that I only used a screwed ten steps filter combined with a neutral gradient three steps filter.
I hope you like it. Have a nice Wednesday. :)
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This photo was taken just after the sunrise. It was not the most impressive desert place I’ve ever visited but I still managed to get some nice shots. It was taken in surrounding of troubled Marib area where we have been constantly accompanied by police, army or Bedouins. Marib, one of the key centers of the trade routes of the region, was one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the Sabaean kingdom and the site of some of the world's earliest civil construction projects.
To get to this desert place we have departed Marib at 5AM (accompanied by a armed bedouin) & travelled through the “incense road” across the undulating deserts of the Empty Quarter (Ramlat Al-Sab'atayn) to reach Sayun in the afternoon. It was one of the most amazing drives that took us across dessert with no sign of human existence through hundreds of kilometers.
I've included human figure in top left corner to give feeling of scale.
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, f/7.1, 0.008 sec (1/125), ISO 200, 18 mm
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I leave you today with this photograph of the last Sunday, the most intense sunset in the old dock of Puerto de Sagunto that I have contemplated in all my life.
On the technical side, say that I only used a ND filter Formatt Hitech graduated soft 3 steps filter combined with a ND 4 steps.
I hope you like it. Have a nice Friday. :)
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Europe - Iceland - South Eastern Iceland - Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon - The largest glacier lagoon at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier branching from the Vatnajökull - Black Sand beach with Pieces of Ice
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography. Check out these latest one :
► NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER JÖKULSÁRLÓN - THE GLACIER LAGOON, ICELAND
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► NORTHERN LIGHTS - AURORA BOREALIS OVER WESTERN ICELAND
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III; Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 55.00 mm; Aperture: 22; Exposure time: 1.3 s; ISO: 50
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The earth is our refuge.
Help you protect and care as it depends on future generations.
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The colorful twilight is reflected by the subtle waves just outside Acadia National Park. I like the way each wave has a gradient of color because of the different angles it makes with the sky.
Explored briefly on April 14, 2015. Thank you!
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Egypt - Luxor - الأقصر - al-Uqṣur - Ancient Thebes - طيبة - UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site on banks of river Nile - Temple of Madinat Habu - Medinet Habu - Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
The Temple of Medinat Habu is one of the largest memorial Temples in Egypt. It measures 320m in length (east to west) and about 200m in width (north to south). It was built to commemorate Ramses III, after his death, by orders of the King himself. A huge mud brick enclosure wall surrounds the Temple. Medinet Habu is the name commonly given to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, an important New Kingdom period structure in the location of the same name on the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its intrinsic size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
The main temple is the great memorial temple of Ramesses III, the best preserved of all mortuary temples of Thebes. It is called the Mansion of Millions of Years of User-Maat-Re Meriamun, the throne name of Ramesses III, "United with Eternity in the Possession of Amun in Western Thebes." It contains more than 75,350 sq ft of decorated surfaces across its walls. Although this was my third visit to Luxor through the years, I have somehow missed this temple before. Greater the surprise to find such an impressive site.
As I said before - Those of you that think that such a timeless photo opportunity will occur on each step in a place like a Valley of Kings in Egypt ( I thought so) might be surprised as Egypt is a land of "baksheesh" and money is asked for everything. When I took photos of bakery in Oman or Yemen I left the shop with piece of free warm bread in my hand, when I tried to do same in Luxor, I was very shortly asked for "baksheesh" in very ordinary old bakery in the city. When I surprisingly just said "shokran" - thank you, I was not allowed to take more photos. The same story goes with this shot and many more. On a second thought, I should have asked for "baksheesh" too when those Egyptian guys have been taking photos with me to show off that they have new blond, European girlfriend.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: 28-300mm; Focal length: 109.00 mm; Aperture: 5.6; Exposure time: 1/100 s; ISO: 200
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The Masmak (Qasr al-Masmak قصر المصمك) is a clay and mud-brick fort, with four watch towers and thick walls, founded on stone blocks, lying in the center of Riyadh, in the old quarters. This building played a major part in the kingdom's history, as it was here that the recapture of Riyadh, led by Ibn Saud, occurred on 14 January 1902. This building was built around 1865 under the reign of Mohammed ibn Abdullah ibn Rasheed (1289-1315 AH), the ruler of Ha'il to the north, who had wrested control of the city from the rival clan of Al Saud. In January 1902 the young Amir Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Faisal Al Saud, who was at the time living in exile in Kuwait succeeded in capturing the Masmak fortress from its Rashid garrison. The event, which restored Al Saud control over Riyadh, has acquired almost mythical status in the history of Saudi Arabia and has been retold many times, but has as its central theme the heroism and bravery of the future King Abd al-Aziz.
Today the fort is one among several buildings that form the King Abd al-Aziz Historical Centre, a series of restored buildings in Riyadh. Centennial celebrations were held in 1999. It's palm tree gate is of 3.65m high per 2.65m wide. There is an opening on the center of the door, called al-Khokha, which is just big enough for one pass to pass at a time, and is a feature design to enforce the security by allowing people in and out without opening the door. The castle also encloses a mosque and a well. The watch towers are circular and 18m high. The walls are 1.25m thick, pierced with narrow cylindric openings used to fire from inside for defense. The square-base shaped Al-Murabba tower in the center dominates the building.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM; Focal length: 28.00 mm; Aperture: 9.0; Exposure time: 1/160 s; ISO: 1600
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The groundbreaking design of Kuwait's National Assembly building was designed by Jorn Utzon, the internationally renowned Danish architect and winner of the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honor after he won the competition for the Sydney Opera House in 1956. Design of the Kuwaiti parliament building is made of concrete and its shape evokes a series of large tents, traditional meeting places for Kuwait's Bedouin nomads. The building has had its share of criticism with some architectural intellectuals mocking it's grandiose modernity as a lame attempt at projecting the image of modernity by a not so modern state. "I reject such criticism; that is intellectual snobbery. Utzon created an image which is a real reflection of Kuwait's combination of old and new," said Abu Mohammed. After many months of the Iraqi occupation and the Gulf War, the Assembly building was left severely damaged. Immediately after the war's conclusion, the United States Army Corp of Engineers worked in conjunction with the Kuwait Emergency Recovery Office to rebuild it. The cost of repairing and restoring the grand building was $68 million. "Seeing Parliament's building back in shape was priceless.
On May 18th 2009 - there were some great news for women in the conservative Persian Gulf: Kuwaitis elected their first-ever women lawmakers [second item] to parliament. Voters in four districts elevated women into parliamentary jobs. It's believed to be the first time women have been elected to serve as lawmakers in any of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies.
Kuwaiti women were only granted the right to vote in 2005.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8053088.stm
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM, Photo Focal length: 23.00 mm, Aperture: 18, Exposure time: 30.0 s, ISO: 50
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Perhaps nowhere else on earth is more associated with the camel than the Arabian Peninsula. Their story is not one of a free population; however, but of a domesticated animal. Throughout history, Arabian camels have served the needs of humans. The camel has played such an important role in Arab culture that there are over 160 words for "camel" in the Arabic language. The geography and climate have combined to define an entire culture with the camel at its core. Camels have lived in some of the most desolate corners of our planet, and not only do they live, they thrive. Most large animals are unable to survive in these kinds of desolate places. This is because of their large requirement for resources such as food and water. Camels are able to use this to their advantage as a survival strategy. By living in deserts, mountains, and other arid places Camels are able to avoid predators, and others who would compete for resources. Camels are only able to do this because of their amazing ability to efficiently use the resources their environments provide.
A camel can travel long distances which allow them to take advantage of the maximum number of resources. They can withstand a massive amount of dehydration which allow them to survive not only between watering holes, but sometimes between seasons. When at a watering hole camels are able to gorge themselves and rehydrate quickly.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 200.00 mm; Aperture: 9.0; Exposure time: 1/800 s; ISO: 100
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Europe - UK - England - Cornwall - Land's End - Penn an Wlas - Pedn an Wlas - Mainland Britain's most westerly point and one of the country's most famous landmarks, with 200 foot high granite cliffs that rise out of the Atlantic Ocean
End of May or June are great months to visit this wonderful special place as the sun set north enough to appear behind the arch, plus the wonderful Sea Pink or Purple Sea Thrift Flower is in full bloom everywhere along the cliffs. All you need is just the right amount of clouds for bit of color and not too much wind which somehow seem to be part of this dramatic location at all times.
UK is blessed with such spectacular coastline, Cornwall is an amazing place to explore, but if you are curious to see how Dorset or Scotland looks in motion, check :
► REMOTE ISLE OF PORTLAND IN DORSET, UK - Timelapse Video - 4K
► SPECTACULAR JURASSIC COAST IN DORSET, UK - Timelapse Video - 4K
► SCOTLAND IN MOTION, UNITED KINGDOM - Timelapse Video
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5DS; Lens: EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 16.00 mm; Aperture: 9.0; Exposure time: 30.0 s; ISO: 200
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Dawn in a place near my hometown Valencia, in particular is Port Saplaya.
Once this photograph was processed, came to my mind the wonderful pictures of a friend in Flickr Antonio Chacon, an artist in sunrises and sunsets.
On the technical side, say that I only used a neutral gradient three steps filter.
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