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Shrewsbury is fortunate to have its own beautiful, 29-acre parkland known as The Quarry. Throughout the year you’ll find a host events taking place at The Quarry Park, including The Carnival, Regatta and Dragon Boat racing to name just a few.
The Quarry used to be a rough place, where tanneries were sited and stone was dug and the local women used to do their washing. The good gentlefolk of Shrewsbury were having none of it, though, and decided instead to create a riverside promenade for their refined Regency ladies.
We still use it for precisely the same purpose. Things change slowly in Shropshire. The Quarry is the perfect place to relax, enjoy walks, picnic, or to let off steam, and has been our most important site for recreation since the 16th Century.
At its centre lies the Dingle, a formal floral masterpiece created by world renowned gardener Percy Thrower - during his 28 years here as our Parks Superintendent. Its a beautiful sunken garden landscaped with alpine borders, colourful bedding plants, shrubbery and water features.
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Keeping an eye on the speedometer, CN engineer Andrew eases the WCRA Christmas excursion train back, precisely controlling the slack action on the train. Like Andrew, several other qualified railway engineers donate their time to operate the excursion for the benefit of the society. Having certifications such as an engineers ticket or conductor qualification are assets for the heritage society in order to keep trains running.
'Wow, that was fast...
I have no idea where we are!'
'Uhm, I think we are far away from home.
I suggest we very carefully turn this thing 180 degrees around, point it EXACTLY at where we came from and hit that hyperspace button for precisely as long as it took us to get here...'
ENG: On the streets of Berlin! More precisely, on Axel-Springer-Street in the direction of Leipziger Street with a view through the canyons of houses to the television tower.
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GER: Unterwegs auf den Straßen Berlins! Genauer gesagt auf der Axel-Springer-Straße in Richtung Leipziger Straße mit Blick durch die Häuserschluchten auf den Fernsehturm.
Explore Date: Apr. 09, 2023
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Photo taken somewhere between Ardmore SD and Gillette WY on BN's Butte or Black Hills Sub, but the adjacent slides don't help me pinpoint the location any more precisely than that.
This was on a jaunt from Alliance to Glendive to view a total eclipse, so the date would have been Feb 24 or 25, 1979. My vehicle at the time was a ragtop Jeep CJ7, and it was a memorably frigid trip.
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In the Appenzell Alpstein, more precisely on the Schwägalp, a path with many small lanterns leads through the forest during the cold and dark season. This is of course beautiful when there is also snow.
We have completed the path shortly after the sun has set. The golden and the blue hour, but also afterwards in the darkness showed great moods. Fortunately, the trail is not too long, because it was freezing cold. This was good for the quality of the pictures, but was at the expense of cold fingers :-)
Thanks for your criticism and as always, favs, likes and comments are gratefully appreciated!
In the pause to take a photograph perhaps we might have the thought that these living things are doing precisely what we do. Breathing, consuming, gathering, defending and breeding. But all so quietly.
[polski opis niżej]
It's kinda experiment, maybe even a joke, but definitely something unusual. Being with my wife on a short trip in Bieszczady, we decided to take a walk allong the Ukrainian border to see the very beginning (source) of San river, located precisely on Ukrainian-Polish border, near the southernmost tip of Poland. As I've read before about the very scenic Ukrainian railroad through Uzhok Pass (Ужоцький перевал) passing by on Ukrainian side, just 200-500 meters East of the Polish tourist path. There's a nice viewpoint on the station Сянкі with tens of VL8 (ВЛ8) electric double locomotives left alone on couple of tracks. From the same viewpoint a spotter may see heavy freight trains slowly and loudly reaching the top of the Uzhok Pass. And so we have here: VL11 (ВЛ11) electric double locomotive in a new UZ livery climbs the pass on a last steep part. After a couple of minutes the train will reach Сянкі station, pass it and continues towards the next station on the route - Соколики.
This picture was not granted for free. To reach this viewpoint man has to walk 10 kms from the parking located in the end of a public road (if your car is low-slung you will not reach even the parking, as the "road" is not what you expect from this term). To make the matter even more painful, it rained almost all the day (what, I suppose, you may see in the picture). However spotting the train was a nice add-on to the trip.
The train was supported by second locomotive of the same class, at the rear, pushing the train in the mountain area. Later on, this helping locomotive was traveling back, after completing the job as a pusher.
A thing definitely worth seeing! August 21, 2025.
Photo by Jarek / Chester
Ta fotka to taki eksperyment, trochę beka, ale z pewnością o niecodziennym charakterze. Będąc na krótkim wypadzie w Bieszczadach z żoną, postanowiliśmy, że jeden dzień poświęcimy na wycieczkę do umownego źródła Sanu. Miejsce to jest zlokalizowane niemal na samym poołudniowo-wschodnim cyplu kraju, niedaleko najbardziej na południe wysuniętego punktu Polski, oczywiście przy granicy ukraińskiej. Wzdłuż trasy 11-kilometrowego spaceru biegnie, już za granicą, jedna z bardziej malowniczych linii kolejowych na Ukrainie, pokonująca tu Przełęcz Użocką (889 m n.p.m.). Na trasie wędrówki jest specjalny punkt widokowy na przełęcz, któa formalnie znajduje się 200 metrów za granicą, oraz miejscowość Sianki (Сянкі), ze stacją kolejową na pierwszym planie i dziesiątkami odstawionych starych elektrowozów WŁ8 na kilku torach. Z tego samego punktu widokowego można zobaczyć pociągi wspinające się na przełęcz, jak ten na zdjęciu - z elektrowozem WŁ11 w nowym malowaniu UZ (drugi taki elektrowóz znajdował się na końcu składu). Pociąg minął Sianki i skierował się do następnej stacji - Sokoliki. Lokomotywa popychająca po jakimś czasie wróciła luzem w dół przełęczy.
Zrobienie takiego zdjęcia niemało kosztuje. Najpierw trzeba tu dojść - około 10 kilometrów z parkingu Bukowiec, do którego samochód o niskim zawieszeniu nawet nie dotrze, gdyż prtowadząca do niego "droga" już dawno przestała wyrażać to określenie. Dodatkowo mieliśmy deszcz podczas prawie całej wędrówki, co poczyniło koszty tej fotografii jeszcze wyższe, ale wspomneinia trwalsze. No, ale zdecydowanie było warto. 21 sierpnia 2025 roku.
PS. Fragmenty tej linii oraz stacje Sianki i Sokoliki można zobaczyć z bieszczadzkich szczytów Halicza i Rozsypańca (ale to już naprawdę duże odległości - zalecany sokoli wzrok i dobra widoczność przez atmosferę).
Fot. Jarek / Chester
first try , with the kipronar
the colorz are very vibrant (I teaked not the saturion in procesing
its difficoult to focusing precisely
I forgot to shoot RAW, unfortnately
more to come, soon
*Working Towards a Better World group
Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears. - Edgar Allen Poe
There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting. -
John Kenneth Galbraith
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. - Jawaharlal Nehru
If eyes were made for seeing, then Beauty is it's own excuse for being. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson
People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within. -
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. -
Alice Walker
It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever. - Jimmy Carter
I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it. - Oscar Hammerstein
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Here, I've explored a fusion of macro and soft focus by precisely focusing on the heart of the flower. The shallow depth of field, created with an f/3.8 aperture, contributes to the gentle aesthetic. Importantly, this photograph is the result of traditional techniques, without any AI enhancement.
Nessuno sa con precisione dove si trovano gli angeli, se nell'aria, nel vuoto, o nei pianeti: Dio non ha voluto che ne fossimo edotti
Nobody knows precisely where the angels are,
whether in the air, in the void, or in the planets:
God did not want us to be educated..
(Voltaire)
Cats have extraordinarily strong olfactory systems and use pheromones so richly and precisely that, in a metaphorical sense, they function as “poets” of chemical communication. Their world is layered with scented messages for territory, mood, sex, safety, and social bonds that humans cannot directly perceive.
Domestic cats have on the order of 45–200 million odor‑sensitive cells, versus roughly 5–10 million in humans, giving them a sense of smell estimated around 9–16 (often quoted ~14) times stronger than ours.
The *olfactory* membrane in cats is much larger than in humans (about 20 cm² and roughly 4:1 in area), feeding a proportionally enlarged olfactory lobe in the brain that devotes serious processing to scent.
Cats run a dual chemosensory system: standard olfactory epithelium in the nasal passages for general odors, and a vomeronasal organ (Jacobson’s organ) in the roof of the mouth specialized for pheromones and other subtle chemical cues.
When a scent is especially “interesting,” they perform the Flehmen response—mouth slightly open, lip curled—pulling molecules into the vomeronasal organ for deeper analysis,
Cats release pheromones from glands in the cheeks, lips, forehead, paws, base of tail, and around the teats, effectively “writing” layered messages on objects, paths, and other animals.
Through these chemical verses they mark territory, advertise sexual readiness, greet familiars, soothe kittens, and maintain social distance, allowing avoidance of conflict and coordination of mating and kin recognition over space and time.
Head‑rubbing and cheek‑rubbing on furniture or humans is contentment and familiarity mark, depositing facial pheromones that turn a space into a personally edited anthology of safety.
Urine marking, scratching with paw glands, and body rubbing create overlapping scent trails that other cats can “read” later, extracting identity, sex, status, and emotional state from what, to humans, is just a faint smell.insightful
Cats can detect food and other odors at tens of meters, and males may detect a female in heat via pheromones at distances exceeding a kilometre, turning the landscape into a low‑frequency but information‑dense chemical broadcast.schnuzzle
Damage to the vomeronasal organ disrupts this nuanced channel and is associated with increased aggression, suggesting that much of feline social subtlety depends on this silent, pheromonal “literature.”
Rauðasandur (Red Sand) is precisely that: a beach with endless red sand. Well, not endless but 10 km is a lot. The magnificent hues of the sand differ with daylight and weather, and the beach is the biggest pearl in a string of coves with sand ranging in colours from white through yellow through red to black, and in coarseness from very fine to sole-hurting chips of seashells. Just pure sand enlivened by countless seabirds and seals, an oasis with unique tranquility. Forget everything, except maybe getting the perfect shot of the ever-changing hues of yellow, orange and red.
Here's just pure sand and unique tranquillity. You might want to step out of the car, get the camera out and start walking on the seemingly endless beach.
"Wonder -- is not precisely Knowing
And not precisely Knowing not --
A beautiful but bleak condition
He has not lived who has not felt --
Suspense -- is his maturer Sister --
Whether Adult Delight is Pain
Or of itself a new misgiving --
This is the Gnat that mangles men --"
- Emily Dickinson
Words can't describe how much I adore this woman. I get the distinction that she lives life to the fullest with compassion and surprise. My edition of the self portrait by, bunchadogs & susan for 1pic 2souls.
A concrete abstraction.
Someone piled this loose construction debris—board, stone, concrete droppings—very precisely along the edge of the new road shown a couple of days ago, making a little wall about a meter long and a foot high. The photo was taken looking straight down, while the bright winter morning sun cast a long shadow. Eventually sod or flower beds will cover the bare ground beside the road, one supposes. The whole surrounding area was completely clean. By now this assemblage will likely also have found its way into the blue skip shown earlier.
Bilberry fruits, seen in the forest :)
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortleberry. It is found natively in Europe, northern Asia, Greenland, Iceland, Western Canada, and the Western United States. It occurs in the wild on heathlands and acidic soils. Its berry has been long consumed in the Old World. It is related to the widely cultivated North American blueberry. The bilberry fruit is smaller than that of the blueberry and similar in taste. Bilberries are darker in colour, and usually appear near black with a slight shade of blue. While the blueberry's fruit pulp is light green, the bilberry's is red or purple, heavily staining the fingers and lips of consumers eating the raw fruit. Vaccinium myrtillus fruits has been used for nearly 1,000 years in traditional European medicine for treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and diabetes. In cooking, the bilberry fruit is commonly used for the same purposes as the American blueberry such as pies, cakes, jams, muffins, cookies, sauces, syrups, juices, and candies.
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Jagódki na krzaczku, wypatrzone w lesie :)
Borówka czarna (Vaccinium myrtillus) – gatunek rośliny wieloletniej z rodziny wrzosowatych. Ma wiele nazw zwyczajowych, m.in. jagoda, czarna jagoda, czernica. Roślina jest szeroko rozprzestrzeniona w Azji, Europie i Ameryce Północnej na obszarach o klimacie umiarkowanym i arktycznym. W Polsce jest pospolita zarówno na nizinach, jak i w górach. Jest wykorzystywana szeroko jako roślina jadalna i lecznicza. Znaczenie gospodarcze borówki czarnej pozostaje wysokie mimo silnej konkurencji znacznie bardziej plennych borówek północnoamerykańskich, których owoce mają uboższy skład chemiczny od czernicy. Owoce borówki czarnej były od dawna bardzo istotne dla Słowian i ludów północnej Europy. Używano jej owoców jako lekarstwa przy biegunkach i krwawej dyzenterii. Zastosowanie takie utrzymało się w lecznictwie ludowym, przy czym często zalecano je także w większych dawkach przeciw owsikom. Ponadto owoce borówki czarnej oferowane i spożywane są w postaci świeżej, suszonej, mrożonej oraz jako składnik przetworów takich jak dżemy, ciasta, soki oraz ciekłe lub sproszkowane koncentraty, będące suplementem diety. Przetwory z jagód wyróżniają się długą trwałością.
In EXPLORE 16 July, # 137 :)
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The recipe is totally vegan. I use far less sugar than called for. You know precisely what your muffins contain.
There is danger everywhere / minute, and basic in nature / or, more precisely, acid. // Here, one might forget about it / for a moment.
On Saturday 27th November 2021, a day when most Anglo-Scottish services were cancelled because of the severe winds of Storm Arwen, the 4S43 06:40 Daventry to Mossend Euro-terminal Tesco intermodal, in the more than capable hands of Direct Rail Services' 88004 'Pandora' and 88006 'Juno', made it to its destination precisely on time, undoubtedly impressing its customer under the circumstances.
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In the Appenzell Alpstein, more precisely on the Schwägalp, a path with many small lanterns leads through the forest during the cold and dark season. This is of course beautiful when there is also snow.
We have completed the path shortly after the sun has set. The golden and the blue hour, but also afterwards in the darkness showed great moods. Fortunately, the trail is not too long, because it was freezing cold. This was good for the quality of the pictures, but was at the expense of cold fingers :-)
Thanks for your criticism and as always, favs, likes and comments are gratefully appreciated!
Voigtlănder Bessa-Rangefinder
HELIAR 10.5cm F3.5
NEOPAN ACROS 100
lab developed, scanned from print
Although this photo was taken in April second, atmosphere in this nature was precisely March.
F16, 1/25 ISO100.
Víti (Icelandic: víti="hell") is a volcanic lake, more precisely a maar, on Iceland's central volcano, Krafla. It was formed in 1724 by a steam explosion at the beginning of a series of approximately five-year eruptions known as the Mývatn Fires, which lasted until 1729. The lake measures 320 m in diameter and is about 33 m deep.
In the background: the Krafla volcano.
More precisely, the way into Wensleydale. You can't see it, but at the white building there's a road north (left) to Kirkby Stephen, which is a route of around 12 miles. I have no idea why it says 'South Lakeland' on the map to the right. This is around 24 miles away (as the crow flies) from the nearest Lake District lake.
For the inestimable Matthew Dartford, who knows precisely where I am today, although he tends to get here before the sun does. I like that these make him smile. His photo stream is amazing; the kind of stuff that, if I had his talent and dedication, I would like to be doing instead of buggering about with robots and biscuits. Check it out.
Thanks to Chantal and Angel for the bag trick, carefully employed here. Every single thing is dialled in manually today with the minimum of editing. Thanks you two. Always learning.
Happy Face Down Tuesday everyone!
I usually like to geotag my photo quite precisely. However, I can't remember where this was, except that it was in the centre of Bruges
#3319 - 2017 Day 31: Having been out at Worthing Camera Club tonight judging a competition I set for them on the subject of 'Identity', I decided to stop in the fog on the way home to make something enigmatic and thought provoking. Who is this person? Precisely what I wanted their images to say or ask.
Trouble is, my journey over the Downs was a 10mph drive - I couldn't have seen a glowing pig had it been standing in the road.
This small figurine of a cat measures precisely 30mm from ear to ear.
This photo is a composite of 6 files. The lighting was simply the overhead room light.
A Black Skimmer preens on the beach at Cape May Point. The width of the bill is amazing and the fact that they can use it so precisely is even more amazing
Cape May County
New Jersey
Camera: Sony alpha 7 II, F/8, 1/6 s, ISO-100
Location: Val di Funes (Italy)
Description: In 2019 we spent part of our parental leave in South Tyrol in the Dolomites, more precisely in the picturesque Villnöß.
From the large balcony of our apartment we had a unique view of the high mountain ranges of the Geisler group. For me it was fascinating to see how the view of the Geisler Group changed almost every hour with the change in weather.
Although it was already June and the meadows were in bloom, the mountain range was still covered with snow and provided this unique sight and contrast between summer and winter.
One early morning I made the short walk to this famous lookout point to try my luck for a good photo.
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2019 verbrachten wir einen Teil unserer Elternzeit in Südtirol in den Dolomiten, genauer gesagt im malerisch gelegenen Villnöß.
Vom großen Balkon unseres Appartments hatten wir einen einmaligen Blick auf die hohen Bergketten der Geislergruppe. Für mich war es fszinierend zu beobachten, wie sich nahezu stündlich der Ausblick auf die Geislergruppe mit dem Umschwung des Wetters veränderte.
Obwohl es bereits Juni war und die Wiesen blühten, war die Bergkette noch mit Schnee bedeckt und sorgte für diesen einmaligen Anblick und Kontrast zwischen Sommer und Winter.
Eines frühen morgens machte ich mich auf den kurzen Weg zu diesem bekannten Aussichtspunkt, um mein Glück für ein gutes Foto zu versuchen.
This picture made it to Flickr Explore May 15, 2021 - #240 - thanks everyone!
This one was completely unplanned. But now I know precisely how long Bailey's "stay" command will last when he is right in front of a big, beautiful body of water. He gave me about three minutes of uninterrupted shooting before he decided he couldn't take it anymore and he had to wade in. I didn't even notice until he walked right into my shot. Needless to say, my reaction upon seeing this turned pretty quickly from "No, Bailey, no!" to "Yes, good boy!" At one of our favorite summer hiking spots: Sparks Lake, a mile high in the Cascades above Bend, Oregon.
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Classic example of photography principle. The 'eye' is precisely at the top left horizontal and vertical thirds intersection. Sometimes it works out that way.
From a previous season.
photo rights reserved by Ben
On January 7, 2026, the Netherlands lies beneath a thick blanket of snow. Normally, the center of Amsterdam is always just a little warmer. Because of dense buildings, constant activity, and urban heat, snow rarely lingers here — it quickly turns wet, grey, and disappears. But today, it does not. On the Noordermarkt, beside the Noorderkerk, snow falls without pause. Large, soft flakes drift down and settle on the open square where market stalls usually stand. The market is empty. No stalls, no murmur of voices — only space. Slowly, the square transforms into a quiet, white field. At the far end of the square stand Woutertje Pieterse and Femke, covered beneath a thick layer of snow. The sculpture, created by Frits Sieger on commission from the city, depicts a scene from Woutertje Pieterse, the novel by Multatuli — the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887). Two figures from a story now regarded as a classic of Dutch literature. In the falling snow, Woutertje and Femke seem momentarily detached from time. Quiet, restrained, almost fragile. As if they, too, are waiting — together with the city — for the world to start moving again. Snow brings discomfort, without doubt. But it also connects. It brings everything to a standstill and opens space for wonder. And on this winter’s day, the white remains — in the heart of the Jordaan, in Mokum. A rare moment. And precisely because of that, something special.
Snow-covered statues of Woutertje Pieterse and Femke on the Noordermarkt, beside the Noorderkerk in Amsterdam’s Jordaan, during a rare winter snowfall.
Op 7 januari 2026 ligt Nederland onder een dikke laag sneeuw. Normaal gesproken is het centrum van Amsterdam altijd net iets warmer. Door bebouwing, drukte en stedelijke warmte blijft sneeuw hier zelden lang liggen — nat, grijs, opgelost. Maar vandaag niet. Op de Noordermarkt, naast de Noorderkerk, valt de sneeuw onafgebroken. Grote, zachte vlokken dwarrelen omlaag en blijven liggen op het open plein waar normaal marktstallen staan. De markt is leeg. Geen kramen, geen geroezemoes — alleen ruimte. Het plein verandert langzaam in een stil, wit veld. Aan het einde op het plein staan Woutertje Pieterse en Femke, bedekt onder een dikke laag sneeuw. Het beeld, gemaakt door Frits Sieger in opdracht van de stad, toont een scène uit Woutertje Pieterse, de roman van Multatuli — het pseudoniem van Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887). Twee figuren uit een verhaal dat inmiddels wordt beschouwd als een klassieker van de Nederlandse literatuur. In de vallende sneeuw lijken Woutertje en Femke even losgezongen van de tijd. Stil, ingetogen, bijna kwetsbaar. Alsof ook zij wachten — samen met de stad — tot de wereld weer op gang komt. Sneeuw brengt ongemak, zonder twijfel. Maar ze verbindt ook. Ze legt alles stil en opent ruimte voor verwondering. En op deze winterse dag blijft het wit liggen — midden in de Jordaan, in Mokum. Een zeldzaam moment. En juist daarom zo bijzonder.
Even at a young age, birds display a masterful dexterity of wing and feather as they precisely calculate their path to a two-point landing on their selected perch. Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron on Horsepen Bayou.
We often meet this moggie on the way to and from playgroup. I've been waiting ages to try and get a pic, but s/he seemed to time his/her meanderings for precisely those occasions when I forgot my camera
January 2020 Hokkaido Japan taken right up on the far north of the island in the town of Wakkanai.
They almost looked as though they were watching me as I set up to photograph these very smart fishing boats. Like everything in Japan they were immaculate and set out so precisely. Hope you enjoy the image. Have a great weekend.
Description 📄:
The red train of the Rhaetian Railway stands out in the majestic landscapes of the canton of Graubünden. More precisely, it is the ABe 4/16 number 3127 that serves the R15 regional line between Scuol-Tarasp, in the far east of Switzerland, and Pontresina.
The train, manufactured by Stadler in 2019 in 62 units, is now an integral part of the Rhaetian Railway fleet, providing all modern comforts as well as accessibility for people with reduced mobility.
The R15 line runs along the Engadine railway, completed in 1913, and now connects Bever with Scuol-Tarasp. To date, the tracks end at Scuol-Tarasp, but throughout history there have been several projects to extend the line towards Austria and Italy.
The first extension was to Pfunds, Austria, where there would have been a connection with the Austrian railway between Landeck and Malles. Both the Austrian railway and the extension of the Rhaetian Railway were never realised due to the First World War.
The topic did not come up again until 2005, when the Val Venosta railway resumed service between Merano and Malles. Discussions then resumed on a possible extension to Malles, with an estimated cost of around CHF 1 billion. To date, the idea remains open, but it is estimated that no decision will be taken at federal level before 2029.
Information ℹ️:
Date 📅: 26.12.2024, 13:45
Place 📍: Ardez, Switzerland
Train 🚄: ABe 4/16 3127
Train Company 🏢: RhB
Line 🔢: R15 ---
Start 🚩: Scuol-Tarasp
Destination 🏁: Pontresina
©️The photo was taken and edited by Nathan Urriani. Use of the image by others is only allowed with my permission.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
This subject I have discovered only recently, more precisely last Sunday and two days later immediately implemented. Always amazing what you discover everything when driving home.
20250610 LEICA M9 Tenerife 5
Sensor oxidation is visible at the top of photographs. Usually when there's a blue or clear sky.
It looks like an elongated dust spot. If I don't touch the photo with Lightroom, it's precisely to show the sensor oxidation.
This message will appear on all photographs.
I have a UV/IR filter on my lens.
LEICA, SAVE THE M9. PLEASE.
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La oxidacion del sensor se ve en la parte superior de las fotografias.Generalmente cuando hay un cielo azul,o claro.
Parece una mancha alargada de polvo.Si no toco la foto con Lightroom es para que se vea,precisamente,la oxidacion del sensor.
Este mensaje aparecera en todas las fotografias.
En el objetivo llevo puesto un filtro UV IR.
LEICA SALVA LA M9.POR FAVOR.
Creo que Leica tendria que darnos una solucion.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
14th century Vicars Close in Wells. An architectural gem. And a random little girl obligingly ran into my shot and tripped on the cobbles, in precisely the right spot. Vicars Close is just across the road from Wells cathedral. Lovely as the cathedral is, this street impressed me more.
Mit einem farbenfrohen Containerzug war am 18. Juli 2020 die 193 883 von BoxXpress auf der Nord-Süd-Strecke unterwegs. Genauer gesagt mit dem DGS 69272 von München Riem nach Dradenau. Bei Hermannspiegel im Haunetal gelang die Aufnahme.
On July 18, 2020, the 193 883 from BoxXpress was on its way on the north-south route with a colourful container train. More precisely, with the DGS 69272 from Munich Riem to Dradenau. The picture was taken at Hermannspiegel in the Haunetal.
Explore: August 2, 2020.
After a 15 year hiatus ( 2005-2020 ) I've returned to painting. This is a beautifully, more 'right brained' approach to Art making that has re-captured my interest and is now fulfilling me enormously.
While I consciously and carefully choose the colours and the format of the painting ( Circle or Diamond ), after that what happens is almost entirely improvised. I never know how these things are going to turn out. And that to me, is tremendously attractive.
The title refers to the Egyptian gods, Horus and Thoth, both of whom lie embedded in the suggestive shapes within the image. But everyone is welcome to see what they see. It's precisely the fluid, improvised and free-floating readability of purely abstract work that makes this process such a pure way of making, what I might call, more "Participative Art".
Because I used a mix of pure and metallic colours, these paintings are extremely hard to photograph. The metallic pigments having a lot of reflective properties, often show up in photographs as glare or as white. One want the highlights, yes, but attenuating them down also muddies the darker areas. So I have to settle for a compromise. This does work in favour of my general approach to Art, which is that no one view of an image gives you the full picture. As you walk around these paintings they "shift" or "change" as the light hits them differently from different angles. So really, each piece is several in one.
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© 2020, Richard S Warner. All Rights Reserved. Neither this image or any part of it is to be used or copied in any way without the express written consent of the Artist.
Rila is the highest mountain in Bulgaria and on the Balkan Peninsula. It is located in the southwestern part of the country, and more precisely in the northwestern end of the Rilo-Rhodope mountain massif.
Why does the Moon have a crescent shape? If from the Earth we can see the Moon, it is thanks to the Sun which illuminates it. And what we see of the Moon depends precisely on its position in relation to the Sun and the Earth. Indeed, the face of the moon facing the earth can be totally immersed in the night, it is then the new Moon. In this case, the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun. Then come the different phases of the Moon. The Moon is first of all slightly illuminated, and reveals in the evening a crescent Moon: we speak of the crescent of the evening. Then the Moon is half illuminated in the evening; it is the first quarter of the Moon just before the gibbous Moon (which means "bump" in Latin). At last, when you can see the visible side of the Moon completely illuminated all night long: it's the full Moon! At this time, the Moon is opposite the Sun with respect to the Earth. Then, it is in the morning that you can admire the waning gibbous Moon then the last quarter Moon and the crescent in the morning before the next new Moon takes place. Between two phases of the Moon, 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes pass.
Just one of Earth’s many anomalies. Evidently these stone "posts" formed almost precisely straight and very similar in width & length, etc. Then, they were twisted and bent into other shapes, because of shifting Earth plates and Earthquakes. They look almost like weathered wood. The lighter parts (on the right) are where parts of the stone have fallen off more recently and left the color temporarily much brighter. When they finally break from the intense pressure, they fall into a pile of rubble at the foot of the mountain. There are three other places where rock formations similar to this have occurred. One is in Scotland and one is in Ireland and of course, Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA..