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"Ogni strada seguita precisamente fino alla sua fine non porta proprio in nessun luogo. Scala una montagna solo un poco, per verificare che sia una montagna. Dalla cima di una montagna non puoi vedere che si tratta di una montagna."
"Every road followed precisely until its end does not lead anywhere. Climb a mountain just a little, to make sure it's a mountain. From the top of a mountain you cannot see that it is a mountain."
Frank Herbert
Quote Douglas Adams: "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." it was precisely that quote that sprang to my mind when we past numerous tunnels in great Fittipaldian manner while going from one Lofoten island to the other :D
The Aqueduct of Segovia (or more precisely, the aqueduct bridge) is a Roman aqueduct and one of the most significant and best-preserved ancient monuments left on the Iberian Peninsula. It is located in Spain and is the foremost symbol of Segovia, as evidenced by its presence on the city's coat of arms.
As I described in a previous posting, I was lying down in the weeds by the edge of the Lake hoping to get some images of the Wood Ducks in the back corner. Apparently assuming I was a log, the pair I was photographing walked up right beside me, almost standing on my leg. This image was captured at almost precisely the moment the male realized I was not a log, as I rolled on my side to adjust my camera settings and to try to get a portrait.
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.
Feast in the Air – The Passion Flower in a Dynamic Moment
Some moments in nature last only a fraction of a second, but remain permanently captured through patience. After the rain, under the sun peering through again, I captured this dynamic horizontal frame of a passion flower (Passiflora caerulea). While one bee is already feasting in the very center of this raindrop-covered blossom, another is caught in low flight, precisely frozen in mid-air just before landing. Shot handheld using a vintage Takumar 135mm f/3.5 lens on a Canon R7 body. Pure documentary of natural action and the micro-world around us.
Gozba u zraku – Isusova kruna u dinamičnom trenutku
Neki trenuci u prirodi traju tek djelić sekunde, ali ostaju trajno zabilježeni zahvaljujući strpljenju. Nakon kiše, pod suncem koje je ponovno provirilo, uhvatio sam ovaj dinamičan horizontalni kadar pasiflore (Isusove krune). Dok se jedna pčela već gosti u samom središtu ovog fascinantnog cvijeta prekrivenog kapljicama, druga je ulovljena u niskom letu, precizno zamrznuta u zraku netom prije slijetanja. Fotografirano iz ruke pomoću starog samurajskog objektiva Takumar 135mm f/3.5 na tijelu Canona R7. Čisti dokumentarizam prirodne akcije i mikro-svijeta koji nas okružuje.
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.
If you gave it to an indigenous musician from a village in Peru, he would immediately look for a friend to share the notes with. If you gave it to a modern musician from a YouTube band, he would bring it to his lips and play both rows by himself.
It is a fascinating object precisely because it bridges an ancient philosophy and modern versatility.
Kovero Crown Tenant Farm
Kovero Crown Tenant Farm is a valuable cultural environment with protected buildings.
The estate consists of old and in parts original structures including the farmhouse, a bakery as well as shelters for horses and grain. Construction of the magnificent main house began in 1881.
Kovero is part of Seitseminen National Park's cultural landscape area and farm has been restored as precisely as possible to resemble those from the era of horse agriculture, meaning 1927-1941. Much of the farm's restoration work and other daily tasks have been realised by volunteers from the community.
Kovero Crown Tenant Farm features everyday life at a farm during the beginning of the 1900s in the Seitseminen backwoods area. At Kovero farm the traditional cultural landscape is maintained through old farming methods.
During the summer, guests are welcome to follow the daily chores of the house and take part in events and work demonstrations. Visiting the farm is free-of-charge.
In winter, the place can be viewed from the garden, through which runs a cross-country skiing trail.
Seitseminen National Park's is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa Region.
Koveron kruununmetsätorppa
Koveron kruununmetsätorppa on arvokas kulttuuriympäristö suojeltuine rakennuksineen.
Kartano koostuu vanhoista ja osittain alkuperäisistä rakennuksista, mukaan lukien maalaistalon päärakennus, leipomo sekä hevostalli ja vilja-aitta. Upean päärakennuksen rakentaminen aloitettiin vuonna 1881.
Kovero on osa Seitsemisen kansallispuiston kulttuurimaisema-aluetta ja sitä on entisöity mahdollisimman tarkoin vastaamaan perinteisen hevosmaatalouden aikaa eli noin vuosia 1927 - 1941. Entisöinti- ja muita tilan töitä on toteutettu paljon talkootyönä.
Koveron kruununmetsätorppa esittelee viime vuosisadan alun elämänmenoa Seitsemisen saloseudulla. Koverossa vaalitaan perinteistä kulttuurimaisemaa vanhan ajan menetelmin.
Kesäaikaan vieraat ovat tervetulleita seuraamaan talon arkiaskareita sekä osallistumaan tapahtumiin ja työnäytöksiin. Kohteeseen on vapaa pääsy. Talvisin paikkaa voi katsella pihalta, jonka läpi kulkee hiihtoreitti.
Seitsemisen kansallispuisto sijaitsee Ylöjärven ja Ikaalisten kaupunkien alueella Pirkanmaan maakunnassa.
I snapped a shot of this pint-sized patio resident waiting with infinite patience for the Mrs. to refill his favorite brew. He is always a delightful visitor, even if his tiny expressions suggest he is currently drafting a strongly worded review about the lack of prompt service.
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Some Info on Hummers:
While he looks perfectly patient, hummingbirds actually have one of the highest metabolic rates in the animal kingdom. A hummingbird's heart can beat up to 1,200 times per minute when flying.
Sitting still on a perch next to an empty feeder isn't just polite waiting—it's a tactical fuel-saving mode called perching to conserve energy until the next sugar fuel is available.
These birds have incredible memories. They remember every single feeder on their route and exactly how reliable the food source is, which is why they know precisely where to sit and stare until noticed.
(Nikon Z8, Nikon 600/6.3, 1/800 @ f/6.3, ISO 1100, edited to taste)
Circling the base of the colossal Cerro Paine Grande (3,050 meters / 10,006 feet), Patagonia's undisputed king, a hollowness gnawed at me. The iconic, two-pronged silhouette of Cerros Norte (2,400 meters / 7,874 feet) and Principal (2,600 meters / 8,530 feet) loomed in the distance, a stark contrast to the desolate landscape around me.
This was supposed to be a postcard moment – the majestic Cerro Paine Grande reflected in the serenity of Sköttsberg Lagoon, a place I'd left you yearning to see. Yet, the reality was a crushing blow.
My shame was a heavy weight. For three days on the W Trail, I'd been a silent witness to a heartbreaking crime – the park ablaze. Photos captured the devastation, but shame kept them buried. The park's rules are clear, yet respect for this natural treasure seemed tragically absent.
The fires weren't a recent tragedy. In 1985, a tourist's carelessness ignited a blaze that devoured 150 square kilometers (58 square miles) around Lake Pehoé, precisely where I stood – that's an area roughly 93 miles (150 kilometers) long and 36 miles (58 kilometers) wide. Years later, another fire, sparked by a Czech backpacker, raged for ten days, scorching 155 square kilometers (60 square miles) and swallowing 2 square kilometers (0.77 square miles) of native forest – that's an area of about 96 miles (155 kilometers) long and 37 miles (60 kilometers) wide, consuming an additional 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) of precious forest. The Czech government's remorseful million-dollar donation for reforestation offered a glimmer of hope.
Then came 2011, with an Israeli backpacker accused of starting a fire. Though charges were dropped, the flames consumed 176 square kilometers (68 square miles), charring 36 square kilometers (14 square miles) of precious forest. Lake Pehoé and areas bordering Lake Sarmiento bore the brunt of this devastation – an area roughly 108 miles (176 kilometers) long and 42 miles (68 kilometers) wide, blackening 22 miles (36 kilometers) of forest.
A flicker of relief came in 2019 when a cigarette butt, a potential disaster, was quickly extinguished. But these recent events were mere blips compared to the 12,800-year history of wildfires in the region, a chilling reminder of nature's raw power.
Yet, amidst the scars, the indomitable spirit of Patagonia lingered. The Italian Trail stretched before me, leading 7.6 kilometers (4.7 miles) to Refugio & Camping Paine Grande, my destination for the night. The remaining 23 kilometers (14 miles) of the W Trail beckoned, but a heavy heart would accompany my weary legs.
Paris, France
Precious vestige of the royal palace of the CityThe Sainte-Chapelle was built in the middle of the 13th century by Louis IX, future Saint Louis, to house the most prestigious relic of the Passion of Christ: the Crown of Thorns and a fragment of the True Cross.
Built in less than 7 years, a record time, the Sainte-Chapelle was conceived as a piece of goldsmith's art, whose walls of light exalt the Capetian monarchy and the kingdom of France.
Damaged during the Revolution, the former palatine chapel became a laboratory for the restoration of historical monuments in the 19th century. Divided into 15 stained glass bays of 15m height, the 1113 stained glass panels of the windows relate scenes of the Old and New Testament and tell the history of the world, according to the Bible, until the arrival of the relics in Paris in the 13th century.
Key historical figure, Louis IX, known as "the Prudhomme" and more commonly called Saint Louis was a Capetian king of France born on 25th April 1214 in Poissy and died on 25th August 1270 in Carthage, near Tunis. He reigned for over 43 years, from 1226 until his death.
Louis IX was considered a saint during his lifetime and was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1297.
He inherited the crown upon the death of his father, King Louis VIII, when he was only twelve years old. It is Blanche of Castile, his mother, from whom he receives a strict and pious education, who ensures the regency until his majority.
If we do not know precisely the master builder of the Sainte-Chapelle, there is no doubt that its patron, Saint Louis, played a considerable role in the conception of this building, conceived as a giant reliquary exalting the relics of the Passion and the political power of the monarch.
In medieval times, Christian fervor attributed great value to relics, whose possession conferred considerable prestige.
In 1239, after two years of negotiation, Louis IX acquired the Crown of Thorns from Beaudouin II of Courtenay, Latin emperor of Byzantium.
Other relics (22 in total, including a fragment of the True Cross) were acquired in 1241, and Louis IX decided to build a monument worthy of this treasure.
With this extraordinary acquisition, 135,000 livres tournois, or half the annual income of the kingdom, Saint Louis expressed his piety, but also increased the prestige of France.
Paris became, in the eyes of medieval Europe, a "new Jerusalem", and thus the beacon of Western Christianity.
www.sainte-chapelle.fr/en/discover/history-of-the-sainte-...
After the picture of yesterday, I decided to post an old shot that I processed without posting it ...
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The alps : probably the symbol of Switzerland !
Don't you find strange that when you have a photographic interest of any subject, the best solution is not to go directly to it, but to stay remote in order to have a global view ? For example, most of good pictures of castles are not taken from the castle, but precisely a few km away.
It's the same situation here : I am about 100 Km away of the Berner Oberland and the Alps, on another Mountain Range : the Jura. Between me and these mountains there's at least two lakes. However, it's probably one of the best place - better than the alps themselves - where you can see what alps really are : a chain crossing the horizon from east to west.
This place is absolutely beautiful in the morning when the air is clear. That day, it rained between me and the Alps, giving this graphic aspects for the clouds
Rowlett TX, long exposure under the 2-mile bridge to Rockwall with artistic touches. This bridge is precisely 2-miles long and runs over Lake Ray Hubbard, between Rowlett and Rockwall. It has a secure pedestrian/biking lane and is wildly popular by joggers.
Wheeler Peak rises in the distance, surrounded by Great Basin National Park, Nevada.
We chose going to Great Basin NP precisely because of dark skies. How did that work out? As you can see we could not get to the top of Wheeler Peak because the snow had not been cleared from the roads. The sky refused to cooperate for night photography, the major reason for our visit, but the clouds made spectacular images nonetheless.
We have been to some remote places in our travels but getting here, and leaving, was a bit unnerving. This is remote; in the back of my mind while traveling through the area was the thought of "what if". A breakdown could result in a long wait for rescue. This area is known as the most desolate and loneliest stretch in America for good reason.
I've posted photos of Asparagus flowers - Asparagus officinalis -
and Triangle Hoverfly - Melanostoma mellinum - here before and even of Marmalade Hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus - feeding on Asparagus pollen. But this time my subject is neither the pretty, petite flower nor the tongueing insect. Olymp expertly focused on that little green globe just under Insect's forewing.
That small, wonderfully green appendage - there's one on either side of Hoverfly - is called a haltere (plural: halteres). Entomologists are today not yet entirely sure of their working except to say that they intricately play an important part in stabilising Fly flight.
The first naturalist to draw attention to these halteres was one William Derham (1657-1735). Derham was an English clergyman, naturalist and scientist, and he sought to combine all of that in an as-it-were cosmological theology, in which the Book of Nature played as important a part as the Book of Revelation in the demonstration of a Creator. He writes about halteres in his Physico-theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God from his Works of Creation, being the Substance of Sixteen Sermons delivered in 1711-1712, p. 316. There he waxes precisely eloquent on his observation of what he calls 'poises' or 'pointells', without which - yes! he experimented insecto-surgically - diptera such as hoverflies can't fly. Obviously for him this, too, demonstrates the God of Nature's precise engineering.
Just a bee eating my flowers. Well it should be more precisely a flower fly or hover fly.
An insect of the family Syrphidae that imitates the colours of the bee.
The history of Le Castella and long and follows more or less the same events of the surrounding territories. For His landscapes That aroused admiration among the ancient travelers, Le Castella was subject of many legends and even, according to some scholars, the Calypso Island described by Homer in the Odyssey USA, would have to be placed precisely in the Village Proximity it is part of the mythological three Headlands "Japigi", Capo Rizzuto identification tags, Cimiti Head and Le Castella, so called from the presence of the legendary Japyx, the son of Daedalus, one of the more talented artists of ancient Greece. In fact, According to report SOME ancient literary evidence (Herodotus, Strabo, etc.), or Japyx Japige Escape from Crete following his father in Shipping A in Sicily; but during the return, I DID A violent storm wrecked at the coasts of modern Calabria, and the town was given the name "Japigia Earth".
Le Castella would first be born a Roman colony (but the remains of a Greek wall in the back of the Fortress may deny it, Advancing hypothesis of an ancient phrourion). A pact between Rome and Taranto military truce, Stabili That was Established A Roman colony of settlers 3000, Castra call (or Castrum) surveillance of each other's ships, if EITHER cities exceeded the minimum By Which dove Surfing, then the truce it would have vanished. SOME legends tell of coming Hannibal refuge under SOME rocks of the cliff and from there I run From the Romans, during the era of the Punic Wars.
Protea is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes . It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family.
The genus Protea was named in 1735 by Carl Linnaeus when he was examining male and female plants of a species now known as Leucadendron argenteum which are very different from each other; he misunderstood them to be two different species, and he compared those forms to the ability of Greek god Proteus who could change his form at will. Linnaeus's genus was formed by merging several genera previously published by Herman Boerhaave, although precisely which of Boerhaave's genera were included in Linnaeus's Protea varied with each of Linnaeus's publications.
See more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protea
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[Henry Cartier Bresson]
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This is the nickname of this beautiful mountain in Piedmont, Monviso (mt 3841), from which Italy's longest river rises. I had tried to photograph it twice last July, but the humidity of the hottest alpine summer kept it hidden. After a long chase, the longed-for day arrived.
Years ago, newspapers had a slogan ‘slam the monster on the front page’ putting sad news had a certain effect.
Now that we are asphyxiated by only bad news, the slogan must become this " Put beauty on the front page! "
We use Flickr precisely for this.
Have a good week everyone.
Il Re di Pietra
Questo il soprannome di questa bellissima montagna in Piemonte, il Monviso (mt 3841) da cui sorge il fiume più lungo d'Italia, il Po. Avevo tentato di fotografarlo due volte nelle scorso di mese di luglio, dal bellissimo balcone naturale offerta dalle altura e colli sopra Ostana, ma l'umidità della estate alpina più torrida lo teneva nascosto con nuvole dispettose, una perfino assumendo la forma di montagna.
Dopo una paziente attesa è arrivato il giorno tanto desiderato. Di ritorno dalla VDA, sono salito ad Ostana (CN) per un paio di giorni. Ero rimasto fulminato da una bellissima puntata de "Il Provinciale" di Federico Quaranta, dedicata proprio al Re di Pietra; la trovate ancora su Raiplay. Ne è valsa la pena !
Raccomandazione ovvia, meglio andarci tra lunedì e venerdì, perchè le strade son strette ma i costruttori continuano a sfornare auto gigantesche più simili a furgoni !
Buona settimana a tutti.
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This building was probably the home of a landless labourer, possibly a craftsman. It was built in the mid-17th century on the edge of Washington Common. It has one heated room, and the fireplace is in a smoke bay, an early form of chimney.
Poplar Cottage was on its original site before dismantling in 1982.
Poplar Cottage cannot be precisely dated but from the style and details of its construction it was probably built in the mid 17th century, or possibly a little earlier. It occupied a small plot of land on the southern edge of the common at Washington, near Steyning.
Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 2018.
Inspired by my brother's great blog article on reductionist bnw photography. You may read it here.
“The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far possesses, conforms precisely to the state of the world as he so far views it” ― Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"African Skimmer"... Am very proud of this photograph. Having been a pilot myself, I am amazed at the precision flying skills of these beauties. They got airborne from an island in a formation, carried out a left climbing turn akin to a wing-over, post 180 deg, increased bank put their nose down accelerating in a steep descent, just levelled out precisely over the surface ensuring only the longer lower beak skimmed the water maintaining their formation, went past us at high speeds skimming for about 30 metres, eased up out of the water in a left climbing turn to repeat the same manoeuvre... Absolutely breath-taking display of precision flying... Compelled to visit them again, to witness their spectacular flying skills...
26-September-2019: in the notes what you could see.
The northern Adriatic section in this photo is called, precisely, Kvarnerić (little Kvarner/Quarnerolo in Italian) and is part of the Mountain-Coastal Region (Primorsko-Goranska Županija) of Rijeka, that is the main Center of the Croatian North/West.
As many as 4 inhabited islands, among which the largest in the Adriatic (Cres) bathe part of their coasts in this sea-lake, while numerous uninhabited islands, of various dimensions, are visited by a (left) couple of specimens of monk Seal, the only ones of North Adriatic, among the 3-400 that still inhabit the Mediterranean, especially between southern Croatia, Montenegro and the Aegean Sea.
About twenty-five years ago 4 specimens of Eurasian brown Bear, swimming across the narrow northern part of the Novi Vinodolski and Velebit channel (Vinodolski-Velebitski Kanal), reached the island of Krk, probably attracted by the smell of many sheep bred on the island, some become wild, and driven by the overpopulation of brown Bears of the neighboring Gorski Kotar, the mountainous part of the Kvarner Region (Quarnero in Italian).
This female caught three voles in a row, it might look a bit discusting if you look closely but i was amazed how precisely it removed the guts while feeding, Bavaria, Germany
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.
Architecte : Koen OLTHUIS
Le premier théâtre construit sur l'eau, précisément sur le Rhône près du pont Galliéni à Lyon. Inauguré le 13 janvier 2023, il est entièrement édifié en CLT (bois lamellé croisé).
The first theater built on water, precisely on the Rhône near the Galliéni bridge in Lyon. Inaugurated on January 13, 2023, it is entirely built in CLT (cross-laminated timber).
Pour un court séjour à Sète. Plus exactement Frontignan La Peyrade où nous avons la chance de posséder une baraquete sur le canal Rhône Sète donnant sur l'étang de Tau. Non loin se trouve les cuves alimentés par les raffineries. Un univers magique que j'ai traité un peu "Drama" cette fois.
Suivront les maisons face à la plage de Frontignan. Encore un monde de baraque fait de bric et de broc mais avec un charme populaire qui éloigne un tourisme BoBo. Puis quelques images de Sète.
Le tout traité dans un monochrome loin de mes traitements colorés de Sète comprenant 60 albums déjà ...
www.flickr.com/photos/patpardon/collections/7215762742003...
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For a short stay in Sete. More precisely Frontignan La Peyrade where we have the chance to own a baraquete on the Rhone Sete canal overlooking the pond Tau. Not far away is the tanks supplied by refineries. A magical world that I treated a little "Drama" this time.
Follow the houses facing the beach Frontignan. Another World booth did bits and pieces but with a charm that repels a popular tourist BoBo. Then some pictures of Sète.
All treated in a monochrome color away from my treatments Sète with 60 albums already ...
www.flickr.com/photos/patpardon/collections/7215762742003...
"Mister Rabbit! Wait!" calls that little girl again.
She has been chasing after me for precisely 32 minutes! UGH! I've said it before, and I'll say it again!
“I'm late, I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say 'hello, goodbye,' I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!”
This was inspired by Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
Unter der Lupe Linse. Kratzer und Flecken.
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Imperfection? The scissors have broken apart and they now have many scratches and paint stains. The nail polish is not applied very precisely. You can only really see all that if you take it under the lens. That often makes the charm. The nail polish I should maybe renew again ;-) The half scissors does their job very well – I use them to scratch away the overpainted. She is perfect for that ...
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Unvollkommenheit? Die Schere ist auseinandergebrochen und sie hat mittlerweile viele Kratzer und Lackflecken. Der Nagellack ist nicht besonders exakt aufgetragen. All das sieht man nur wirklich, wenn man es unter die Lupe nimmt. Das macht oft erst den Reiz aus. Den Nagellack sollte ich vielleicht noch einmal erneuern ;-) Die halbe Schere tut ihren Dienst sehr gut – sie verwende ich, um das Übergemalte wegzukratzen. Dafür ist sie perfekt ...
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#MacroMondays 2018 / March 12 / #Imperfection
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Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P / 1:3.5 / 55 mm
In Vienna's main shopping street, Innere Mariahilferstraße
The young woman played a masterpiece of the young Beethoven, the piano sonata No. 8 in C minor op. 13, called Grande Sonate Pathétique, more precisely the first movement (Grave/Allegro di molto e con brio). Beethoven composed this sonata, when he was 27 years old.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=79gzdskOGu4
The piano was provided by the social music school DoReMi. They "place freely accessible pianos in public spaces. Everyone can play." openpianoforrefugees.com/?lang=en
They "offer music classes in pair lessons for refugees and socially disadvantaged people paired up with people being socioeconomically more fortunate and mostly German-speaking. Sustainable integration and appreciation of cultural diversity are promoted through an innovative “Pay as much as you can” concept while enjoying music classes together..." openpianoforrefugees.com/about-us/?lang=en/#concept
A 13th century marvel.... was framed at the Konark sun temple, associated with twelve pairs of gigantic wheels. This chariot wheel is actually a clock. Yes, you can precisely calculate the exact time of the day from the shadow of your finger only, using the sundial. It's difficult explaining this amazing technique here but still pretty interesting and accurate.
In effect, it functions in anti-clockwise direction. Major spokes, minor spokes along with small beads in between, all are the part of this whole technique.
Brilliant architecture !!!!
The Sesto Sundial is an imposing natural monument: it is made up of five peaks which are all located in the municipality of Sesto and ... They tell the hour! It is a real natural clock and the course of the sun gives its name to the mountains on which it falls at the exact time: Top Nine, Top Ten, Top Eleven, Top twelve and Top One.
According to some theories, the name Sesto derives precisely from "Sexta ora" which in antiquity - during the Roman period - corresponded to noon: the rhythms and hours of the days were completely marked by the sun, from the moment in which it arose exactly when it was setting, and from dawn to what is midday for us exactly six hours passed.
The Sesto sundial is located near the Tre Cime di Lavaredo Natural Park. The right place for seen the hour is only from the Sesto Valley. They are the flagship of this heart of the Dolomites, so much so as to be considered its symbol. From the Bagni di Moso location you can enjoy the best position to see the sun's rays perfectly touching the mountain tops at the appointed time, except for 9 am and 10am when the light is covered by the mountains themselves.
Characteristic for the Top Nine (2,582 m), the lowest of the Sesto sundial, are the sedimentation layers which are also visible from afar. The Top Ten also called Croda Rossa (2,965 m), it is the pillar east of Sesto and was ascended for the first time by Michel Innerkofler and Roland von Eötvös in 1878.
The Elfer is reserved for experienced climbers can scale these 3,086-meter mountain, and you can find historical artifacts that date back to World War II. The Top Twelve is 2,917 meters high and is located near the Three Peaks, magical place for lovers of hiking and climbing. The Cima Una instead became famous in the world after 2007, the year in which a part of it collapsed covering the Val Fiscalina with dust and it is said that this place called "Heidegg" was originally inhabited or a place of worship frequented by pilgrims and believers .
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La primera excursió per "caçar" aurores del 2025 (la tercera en total per a mí) fou llarga i gairebé fallida. Però al final la aurora va recompensar l'esforç.
Tot i que entorn la posta de sol (a quarts de dues de la tarda!) el cel semblava parcialment serè, aviat es va anar tapant completament tot al entorn de Tromsø. Per això el nostre guia Vidar ens va recollir a quarts de 6 per a fer molts quilometres en una excursió nocturna i gelada per les carreteres norueges. La primera parada fou més d'una hora després, en una benzinera de Nordkjosbotn.
Allà va recollir informació per al seguent tram de la ruta, en busca d'una zona sense nuvols. Ens dirigirem vers el nord-est, cap al interior, buscant posar muntanyes (els Alps de Lyngen) entre nosaltres i les nuvolades que venien de l'oceà. Després d'una parada a Hatteng per a posar-nos més capes de roba per al fred intens, ens endinsarem a la vall de Skibotn, famosa precisament pels seus cels clars. Varem parar entorn Bulldosarveien i Lulledalen, però res. Teniem estrelles i el cel serè, però encara no es veien aurores. Varem fer un darrer tram (ja a més de 2 hores / 150 km. de distancia de Tromsø), com a darrera oportunitat, fins un punt molt proxim a la frontera amb Finlandia. I allà, per fi, es veia la aurora!
Molt fina al començament, lentament es va anar animant moderadament. L'entorn era ple bosc sub-artic de Laponia, prop del llac Gálggojávri. Allà varem fer una petita foguera per escalfar-nos i menjar sopa calenta.
Imatges d'un petit però concentrat viatge per Tromsø i el seu entorn gelat, el novembre de 2025.
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The first aurora "hunting" excursion of 2025 (the third in total for me) was long and almost a failure. But in the end the aurora rewarded the effort.
Although around sunset (at 1:30 pm!) the sky seemed partially serene, it soon completely covered all around Tromsø. That's why our guide Vidar picked us up at 5:30 pm to do many kilometers on a night and icy excursion along the Norwegian roads. The first stop was more than an hour later, at a gas station in Nordkjosbotn.
There he collected information for the next section of the route, in search of a cloudless area. We will head northeast, inland, looking for mountains (the Lyngen Alps) between us and the clouds coming from the ocean. After a stop in Hatteng to put on more layers of clothing for the intense cold, we entered the Skibotn valley, famous precisely for its clear skies. We stopped around Bulldosarveien and Lulledalen, but nothing. We had stars and the sky was clear, but still no auroras were visible. We did one last stretch (already more than 2 hours / 150 km. away from Tromsø), as a last chance. When we finally stopped a short distance from the Finland border, we finally saw the Northern Lights!
Modest at first, they slowly gained momentum. We where in the middle of the Lappland forest, by the lake Gálggojávri. There we lit a little campfire to eat some hot soup.
Images of a short but intense trip to Tromsø and it's frozen surroundings, in november 2025.
This mission church can't be dated precisely but is generally considered the oldest non–Native American religious space in Colorado still in use. It was probably built around 1868. Services are still held occasionally.
Not precisely sure what this is, a juvenile hawk, Swainson's I'm thinking. But there were four or five along this stretch of road in Saskatchewan, likely feasting on the gophers being hit by vehicles.
I returned to this location last week, and conditions have changed. The ice edge seen here has expanded, pushing out of the shadow of the tall riverbank behind me. Consequently, the cool-warm contrast that I've been playing with is no longer present. There was still some open water, but not much. I think this amazing combination of colours and shapes is gone until next winter.
But that's why we do it, don't you think? Being a nature photographer is to recognize the temporal beauty of all things wild and cyclical, and to feel a compulsion to capture some of the essence even as it fades or makes the transition into something else. And to understand that every moment is unique. The clouds above that peak will never again look precisely like this; the combination of lines, shapes, and textures in front of my lens right now will never be repeated, no matter how long the future stretches out for our species. It's the same with human faces, with fingerprints.
And yet, even as the ice melts away - or in this case, expands until the river fully freezes over - I experience a sort of speechless wonder when I'm out there, especially when I'm alone, as if I have entered a zone of timelessness. This seems to happen most often when I'm shooting macro. Somehow, the viewfinder image becomes the world. After twenty minutes or so of intense concentration, I may look up and feel astonished, because I've lost track of the larger world and where I am in it - in this instance, lying flat on the ice with my tripod, a few inches from the edge of a rushing river. It's almost an out-of-body experience. It's when I feel most alive.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
From southern Central Anatolia. Likely made by settled Hotamis Turkmen in the Aksaray region. Size 185 x 100 cm.
Sold for EUR 11,590.00
From the auctioneer's description:
"In this two-panel Aksaray kilim, the extremely fine weave has resulted in a precise drawing. Any connoisseur of Anatolian weavings will be enchanted by its magnificent colours; it is considered the most beautiful surviving example. Four large hexagons oppose each other in the white field, their sides decorated with horizontal arms and small stepped diamonds. Four rows of smaller octagons are interspersed between them. A horizontal row of six amulets placed at the exact centre of the field constitutes the pivotal point of the precisely drawn, mirror-image composition. A red-ground border of double serrated diamonds surrounds the entire field, clearly separating this section from the two unusually long elems whose motifs relate to the field and border designs."
Auctioneer photo, cropped and levels touched up by me. PD for age (in US).
Designed as a racing aircraft in 1913, its initial intended military use was literally to 'scout', i.e. go up and see what the enemy were doing. Encounters with German aircraft doing precisely the same thing led, (after a brief period of pilots waving to each other - presumably with varying numbers of fingers extended) to using small arms to fire on each other, which was largely ineffective. A method of attaching a machine gun to one side was devised (you can see one in the picture), but it fired through the arc of the propeller and would eventually cause it serious damage. Propellers needed to be replaced after a certain number of rounds had been fired. By the time gun synchronization gear became available in 1916, the Scout type was obsolescent and retired from front line service.
David and Richard Bremner and other family members built this aircraft using original methods and materials, as a tribute to their grandfather who flew a Bristol Scout in WW1 (he survived the war). It includes some components from an original 1913 Scout.
The earliest British markings were the same as those used by the French - Union Flags had been tried, but looked too much like German crosses in many lighting conditions, resulting in the aircraft being shot at from 'friendly' trenches. After a short period, the British reversed the red and blue sections to the design that is still used to this day.
Pilot David Bemner gave us an excellent display at Old Warden, where this aircraft is based and can ususally be seen in one of the hangars with photos and information and an original bullet-holed propeller.
An ordinary sight—a large bird landing on water—is in fact an extraordinary display of skill.
When I processed this photo, I saw how the bird's wings and individual feathers were precisely placed to balance on the water's surface.
This intricate design reminded me of humanity's early attempts at flight. It's a clear reminder that when it comes to engineering, Mother Nature's designs are far more advanced than our own.
(Sony, 200-600 @ 474 mm, 1/2500 @ f/6.3, ISO 1000, edited to taste)
Horsetail, or more precisely Equisetum is a "living fossil" as it is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida, which for over one hundred million years was much more diverse and dominated the understory of late Paleozoic forests. Some Equisetopsida were large trees reaching to 30 meters tall. These horsetails are growing near the mountain Cherkov in the Czech Republic.
The train may have the signals but the Guard won't let her leave until 8.06pm precisely, the scheduled departure time of this Northern all-stations service from Doncaster to Sheffield (2R59).
Comprising of two separate DMUs, single carriage unit 153351 is nearest the camera. I lacked the motivation to go get the number of the front two-car unit.
Shot at 1/80s @ F8, 4000asa, and 275mm
8.05pm, 12th February 2020