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Once a thriving diamond mining town, Kolmanskop now stands as a haunting testament to time and nature’s power. Shifting desert sands have crept into abandoned homes, turning once-grand interiors into surreal, silent landscapes of decay.
Georgian couple posing for photo during their wedding ceremony inside Motsameta Monastery, constructed in 11th century by the king Bagrat IV of Georgia, located 6 km northeast of Kutaisi, in Imereti region, western Georgia.
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A tour boat sailing in the endless blue of the Aegean Sea, near Monastiri Beach, in the northeastern part of Paros, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
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Social Distancing in Burnt River Canyon in Baker County
A beautiful Spring day exploring the Burnt River Canyon between Durkee and Unity in Baker County Oregon . Lots of wildlife, and it's calving season so lots of baby cows too
The Burnt River Canyon near Durkee is always one of our favorite drives for taking in the majestic scenery of Eastern Oregon and watching wildlife along the way.
For more information about Burnt River Canyon or other Baker County back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
Tourists enjoying the unique lunar landscape at Sarakiniko Beach, on Milos, a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
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Night view of the Saint Nicholas Fortress, a single stronghold that guards the Mandraki harbour, in the Medieval City of Rhodes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, on the island of Rhodes, part of the Dodecanese island group, in South Aegean, Greece.
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Social Distancing along the back roads of Baker County Oregon
A beautiful Spring day exploring the back roads of Baker County Oregon . Some great wildlife and lots of wide open scenery.
Located at the intersection of three Oregon Scenic Byways Baker County is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wide open spaces. For more information about Baker County's back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
Magnificent view of the Church of Agios Nikolaos (St Nicholas), overlooking the Aegean Sea in the town of Ermoupolis, on the island of Syros, South Aegean, Greece.
It is known locally as the Church of St Nicholas the Rich because it was partly funded by donations from wealthy benefactors, including shipowners living abroad, and to distinguish it from the Church of St Nicholas the Poor in Ano Syros.
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“...you are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch on his throne.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote de La Mancha
I've always assumed this sculpture -- along a country road in northern California -- is based on the character. I could be mistaken, perhaps I'm just jousting at windmills; but until I have the opportunity to ask, I'll stay with the title.
Georgian couple in traditional costume, getting married inside Motsameta Monastery, constructed in 11th century by the king Bagrat IV of Georgia, located 6 km northeast of Kutaisi, in Imereti region, western Georgia.
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Havilah and Bodfish, Kern County, California. The general store. Corlew's Silver City - manufactured ghost town. Old buildings from all over the Kern Valley have been hauled in and re-arranged in the form of an old western town.
Corlew's Silver City, Bodfish, Kern County, California. Corlew's Silver City is a not a real ghost town, but a manufactured one. In the sixties and seventies, Dave and Arvilla Mills found several old, historic buildings from all over the Kern Valley region, hauled them to Bodfish and rearranged them to re-create the old western town of Silver City.
While the town itself is not real, nearly all of the buildings are authentic. Brought in from all over the area, from Keyesville to Isabella, from Whiskey Flat to Kernvale - many old towns and mining camps that are just a faded memory, or lost under the waters of nearby Lake Isabella. The Corlew family purchased the attraction and re-opened it in 1992, and have spent many hours restoring the buildings to an authentic state. Some of the buildings include the Isabella Jail, church, hotel, post office, saloon, and more.
Corlew's Silver City is waaaay off the beaten path, tucked away in the southern foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, roughly an hour northeast of Bakersfield, a few miles from Lake Isabella. It's a bit of a faded tourist stop, a little worse for wear from the ravages of time - but that's partly by design, because the buildings are meant to be preserved in a state of 'arrested decay'. A bit of tourist-trap kitsch with the creepy mannequin displays, but still worth the visit for old western buffs and history enthusiasts.
For more information on Corlew's Silver City, visit Their Official Website.
Or, visit the information page on www.ghosttowns.com/states/ca/silvercity.html.
Picture taken December 16, 2007. Photo #36 of 60 of my Havilah and Bodfish' photoset.
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Havilah and Bodfish, Kern County, California. Miner's house. Corlew's Silver City - manufactured ghost town. Old buildings from all over the Kern Valley have been hauled in and re-arranged in the form of an old western town.
Corlew's Silver City, Bodfish, Kern County, California. Corlew's Silver City is a not a real ghost town, but a manufactured one. In the sixties and seventies, Dave and Arvilla Mills found several old, historic buildings from all over the Kern Valley region, hauled them to Bodfish and rearranged them to re-create the old western town of Silver City.
While the town itself is not real, nearly all of the buildings are authentic. Brought in from all over the area, from Keyesville to Isabella, from Whiskey Flat to Kernvale - many old towns and mining camps that are just a faded memory, or lost under the waters of nearby Lake Isabella. The Corlew family purchased the attraction and re-opened it in 1992, and have spent many hours restoring the buildings to an authentic state. Some of the buildings include the Isabella Jail, church, hotel, post office, saloon, and more.
Corlew's Silver City is waaaay off the beaten path, tucked away in the southern foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, roughly an hour northeast of Bakersfield, a few miles from Lake Isabella. It's a bit of a faded tourist stop, a little worse for wear from the ravages of time - but that's partly by design, because the buildings are meant to be preserved in a state of 'arrested decay'. A bit of tourist-trap kitsch with the creepy mannequin displays, but still worth the visit for old western buffs and history enthusiasts.
For more information on Corlew's Silver City, visit Their Official Website.
Or, visit the information page on www.ghosttowns.com/states/ca/silvercity.html.
Picture taken December 16, 2007. Photo #43 of 60 of my Havilah and Bodfish' photoset.
This photograph is free for use on the internet under the 'Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial' license. You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and/or adapt this photograph without seeking permission first, as long as you provide attribution to the photograph (preferably by linking to this web page, or including the phrase 'Copyright Matthew Lee High'), and as long as the the photo is not used for commercial purposes. For more information about Creative Commons licenses, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en.
A cruise ship sailing past Little Venice in Mykonos town (Chora), on the island of Mykonos, part of the Cyclades island group, in Greece. Little Venice a scenic neighborhood famous for its 18th-century, whitewashed fishing houses with colorful balconies built directly on the sea edge.
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Night view of the Church of Agios Nikolaos (St Nicholas), situated by the Aegean Sea in the town of Ermoupolis, on the island of Syros, South Aegean, Greece.
It is known locally as the Church of St Nicholas the Rich because it was partly funded by donations from wealthy benefactors, including shipowners living abroad, and to distinguish it from the Church of St Nicholas the Poor in Ano Syros.
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Mt. Kunyit is an active volcano in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. The trek to the crater takes about six hours, and passes through beautiful cloud forests and beside fumrole volcanic vents. In the middle of the crater lies a bubbling hotspring, and what locals call "Taman Dewa" or "The Garden of the Gods." It has a spiritual, mythical place in local folklore, and is the site where local hero Depati Parbo meditated to supposedly gain invulnerability to Dutch bullets during the war for Kerinci.
See more detailed descriptions of the pictures at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.592735630778650.1073741...
and read more about the Kerinci area at www.wildsumatra.com
The stucco (plaster) relief of two cherubs on Colonna di Sant'Oronzo (Column of Saint Oronzo), in the old town of Ostuni, nicknamed "the White City of Salento", in Brindisi province, Apulia region, southern Italy.
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Scheibe SF-25C Falke motor glider
Registration: HA-1274
Location: Farkashegy, Budaőrs, Hungary
15.06.2022
The Creighton Lied Art Gallery presents the Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit of four senior students Rachel Bennett, Heather Burk, Michael Mayer and Peter Walsh. Each student is required to present his or her most recent work and identify the themes. These four candidates offer a wide range of artistic forms:
Rachel Bennett presents Dichotomies – figurative paintings
Heather Burk presents Off The Beaten Path – graphic design
Michael Mayer presents The Process – photographic new media
Peter Walsh presents Self In Story – figurative sculpture in installation
For more information, see
The Creighton Lied Art Gallery presents the Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit of four senior students Rachel Bennett, Heather Burk, Michael Mayer and Peter Walsh. Each student is required to present his or her most recent work and identify the themes. These four candidates offer a wide range of artistic forms:
Rachel Bennett presents Dichotomies – figurative paintings
Heather Burk presents Off The Beaten Path – graphic design
Michael Mayer presents The Process – photographic new media
Peter Walsh presents Self In Story – figurative sculpture in installation
For more information, see
A cat resting in Naoussa, a picturesque, cosmopolitan fishing village in the northeastern part of Paros, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
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Chiesa del Divo Martino (church of St. Martin) is a centuries-old Romanesque Lombard-style church in Portofino, a fishing village and tourist resort on the Italian Riviera coastline, southeast of Genoa city, in Liguria region, northwestern Italy.
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Summer scenery in the botanical garden of Villa Monastero, by the shore of Lake Como, in Varenna, Lecco province, Lombardy region, northwestern Italy.
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Mt. Kunyit is an active volcano in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. The trek to the crater takes about six hours, and passes through beautiful cloud forests and beside fumrole volcanic vents. In the middle of the crater lies a bubbling hotspring, and what locals call "Taman Dewa" or "The Garden of the Gods." It has a spiritual, mythical place in local folklore, and is the site where local hero Depati Parbo meditated to supposedly gain invulnerability to Dutch bullets during the war for Kerinci.
See more detailed descriptions of the pictures at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.592735630778650.1073741...
and read more about the Kerinci area at www.wildsumatra.com
Me -Every photographer occasionally posts a "selfie" of various kinds. A lot of times it is a "cheesy" bathroom mirror or other type reflection shot. This is one of mine. Been doing a lot of reflecting lately on who I am. This is pretty much it. I am a human being who works at a job that for the first time in my life, I actually don't hate. I am a passionate photographer who sees beauty in almost everything around me. I am as about as "real" as they come. Brutally honest at times, that is often perceived as negativity. I see it as speaking my mind about things that matter & I try to make a difference by doing so. I believe in life after death & that God has a purpose for not only this life, but the one that follows. I, through my photography try to paint a picture at how I see this beautifully tragic roller coaster of a life. I would take a bullet in the head for my family if I had to. For the 1st time in 39.999999 years I feel comfortable in my own skin. I do not worry about offending ANYONE. I simply try to keep things simple. Including not taking myself too serious. I am no better than ANYONE on this planet in GOD's eyes. He love's us all. So I must try and love everyone, even if I don't "like" someone or agree with them. It is not my place to judge. I know who I am. I know where I stand on things. If my beliefs & my honesty offends you, hopefully you get something positive out of it. If not, maybe your missing something. My hope is to leave my mark on this planet through my family that I leave behind.Through my photography. My advise to YOU: Slow down, smell the roses, coffee, rain. Enjoy the scenery, loved ones around you. Tell them you love & appreciate them. Don't assume they know it. They need to hear it. Explore nature. Explore the local small towns, cities around you. Get to know your neighbor by actually talking to them face to face. Take yourself out of your "comfort" zone & open your eyes & senses to this magnificent world around you. Take photographs, paint, write, make art. Dance with your wife & children in the living room. This is me. Take it or leave it. Life IS beautiful.
Colorful houses by the shore of Lake Como, in Varenna, Lecco province, Lombardy region, northwestern Italy.
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Aerial view of Palaiokastritsa, a picturesque coastal area on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece.
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Social Distancing along the back roads of Baker County Oregon
A beautiful Spring day exploring the back roads of Baker County Oregon . Some great wildlife and lots of wide open scenery.
Located at the intersection of three Oregon Scenic Byways Baker County is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wide open spaces. For more information about Baker County's back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
Morning light over Lake Braies (Italian: Lago di Braies), situated at the foot of Seekofel (2,810m), part of the Prague Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in South Tyrol, northern Italy.
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The white-washed buildings in Naoussa, a picturesque, cosmopolitan fishing village in the northeastern part of Paros, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
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Social Distancing in Burnt River Canyon in Baker County
A beautiful Spring day exploring the Burnt River Canyon between Durkee and Unity in Baker County Oregon . Lots of wildlife, and it's calving season so lots of baby cows too
The Burnt River Canyon near Durkee is always one of our favorite drives for taking in the majestic scenery of Eastern Oregon and watching wildlife along the way.
For more information about Burnt River Canyon or other Baker County back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
All you have to do is simply get the bike you want and prepare yourself for the ride. Adventure awaits, and it's just off the beaten path. 🚀
Chỗ này mà làm track đua là đẹp lắm đấy. 🏁
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Barriles (known also as Sitio Barriles or by the designation BU-24), is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Panama. It is located in the highlands of the Chiriquí Province of Western Panama at 1200 meters above sea level. It is several kilometers west of the modern town of Volcán. This places the site in the Gran Chiriquí culture area (encompassing Western Panama and much of Southern Costa Rica, parts of the even broader Intermediate Area or Isthmo-Colombian Area). The site was originally named for several small stone barrels found in the area, although these have also been found elsewhere in the Río Chiriquí Viejo valley and in Costa Rica. This area has a cool, spring-like climate with a pronounced rainy season between May and November, and a dry but windy season the rest of the year. The region lies on the western flanks of Volcán Barú, a dormant volcano and the highest mountain in Panama.
Like El Caño in Central Panama or Panamá Viejo in Panama City, Barriles is one of the few archaeological sites in Panama regularly accessible to the public. The northwestern portion of the site is accessible to the public through the Landau finca (which is a private property), who have a variety of artifacts on display in their yard, in the walls of a fake excavation block, and in a small private museum. Not all of the artifacts on display were found on-site. The family offers guided tours of the collections and their gardens in both Spanish and English. Donations are greatly appreciated.
The site is believed to have once been a socioceremonial center with a substantial residential population between 500-1000 individuals. It contains a small mound which was once associated with a row of 14 statues. Ten of these depicted solitary individuals, while four included one individual- often chubbier, taller, wearing a conical hat and ornaments- riding atop the shoulders of a naked man, though some of these individuals also wore conical hats. Many scholars have interpreted these double individual statues as evidence for the existence of higher and lower status social groups within Barriles. A large metate (grinding stone) whose border was adorned by tiny stone heads has also been interpreted as evidence for violence or human sacrifice in the past. Many of the statues and the metate are on currently display in the Museo Antropológico Reina Torres de Araúz in Panama City.
source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barriles
Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis) on the slopes of Gunung Tujuh, Kerinci-Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Known as Elang hitam in Indonesia.
Description: Large (70cm), long tailed black eagle. Due to its long wings it looks very big in flight. There is a palish patch at the base of the primaries and slight barring on the tail but general appearance in flight or resting is all black.
Voice: Repeated plaintive 'kleee-klee' or 'hee-lee-leeeuw'.
Distribution: India, China, SE Asia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Moluccas.
Habits: Inhabits forest where it is usually seen circling low over the canopy. It is a magnificent glider, effortlessly quartering the forested hillsides, often in pairs. Regularly raids the nests of other birds. Shy of humans.
~From "A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali: The Greater Sunda Islands" by John MacKinnon
Social Distancing along the back roads of Baker County Oregon
A beautiful Spring day exploring the back roads of Baker County Oregon . Some great wildlife and lots of wide open scenery.
Located at the intersection of three Oregon Scenic Byways Baker County is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wide open spaces. For more information about Baker County's back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
Sign at the entrance to the 'Heaven Community', located off FM 1371 in Washington County near Buckhorn. A local eccentric farmer has a penchant for signs - another sign was the Picture of the Day on July 9th: Heaven Community Inc., Garden of Eaten Pups. Another crumpled-up sign lay on the grown behind that one, with a very nice wildflower bed out front.
You can view more photos from my 2009 'Picture a Day' set at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157625855768121/
And the fun continues with a Picture a Day through 2010 at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157620610035860/
Rules - Watch Dogs, No Deadbeets, Dog Killers, Gossip-rs, Morons, Idiots, Greedy Hogs, CEO's, Tax Dodgers! Park on side of road, keep on our road - 007 Hell Rd - Wildflowers Planted On side - No Free Pictures, R Adm. - No Stealing, God Look-n, Melons, Veg's, Plants, May B 4 Sell, No Free INfo - No Alcohall R Alcohallics Allowed!