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I consider myself a photographer, nothing more. If my photographs differ from that which is usually done in this field, it is precisely because I try to produce not art but honest photographs, without distortions or manipulations :-)
Tina Modotti
Truth Matters! Lies have consequences!
rose, 'Dream Come True', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
Borgo a Mozzano (Toscana).
Ponte della Maddalena, detto “Ponte del Diavolo”, perché, secondo la leggenda, fu il diavolo in persona a costruire quel ponte sul fiume Serchio che in precedenza era crollato più volte. In cambio, il diavolo avrebbe preso l'anima della prima persona che avesse attraversato il ponte e, proprio per questo motivo, quella prima traversata venne fatta compiere da un cagnolino...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaWQnK65VIw
Borgo a Mozzano (Tuscany).
Ponte della Maddalena, known as the "Devil's Bridge", because, according to legend, it was the devil himself who built that bridge over the Serchio river which had previously collapsed several times. In exchange, the devil would have taken the soul of the first person who had crossed the bridge and, precisely for this reason, that first crossing was made by a small dog...
When I saw this topic on the list, I instantly knew what I wanted to photograph. Or, perhaps more precisely, who. After all, the Wild Birds Unlimited store I frequent has a shop cat named Frankie. How could I not bring along my camera one day and take photos of him?
All the photos in the comments are clickable (I made sure this time).
#77 Shop or Store
112 pictures in 2012
[SOOC, f/1.4, ISO 400, shutter speed 1/320]
Sao Miguel, Azores
A small, nameless lake in the Serra Devassa highlands in the west of the Azores island of São Miguel. The Serra Devassa region lies not far from the two lakes of Sete Cidades at an altitude of 700 to 800 meters. It is often shrouded in clouds, but this is precisely what makes the area, which is home to numerous crater lakes, particularly charming.
Ein namenloser kleiner See im Hochland Serra Devassa im Westen der Azoreninsel Sao Miguel. Das Gebiet Serra Devassa liegt unweit der beiden Seen von Sete Cidades auf einer Höhe von 700 bis 800 Metern. Sehr oft ist es von Wolken verhüllt, aber gerade deshalb ist das Gebiet, in dem sich zahlreiche Krater-Seen befinden, besonders reizvoll.
My old phone, still switch on, decided today was the day it has it’s last hurrah. At 3:30am precisely the time it woke me last week it started the opening bars to Harry’s game accompanied by a low hum of a vibrate. A rude awakening, I fumbled about to shut it up. My eyes were open. My thoughts drifted to the bad news from yesterday, Toby was diagnosed with chronic kidney decease, back to square one and racking our brains on managing a dogs special diet. I was well awake now and of course by bladder kicked in and urgency soon got the better of me. Going to the toilet, I looked out the window and glimpsed an interesting sky, a sunrise with promise, maybe. Back to bed, my head swimming I decided to go with the flow and got up for an unexpected appointment with the coast and the sunrise. I made my way to the Leas and headed towards Man Haven cove only to find a bloke sitting on the shingle drinking a can of beer, at 4:15 in the morning his night was still not over. So I headed further along the cliffs and followed a downward path to the edge of a small rock face about 4 metres. High. Madness took over and I decide to climb down to the rocks below where I found my one and only composition and let the sea and sun do the the rest. The photographs I then captured I can only describe as sublime, whether they are beautiful or not I’ll let you decided. For me they are too in your face as it were, like a song you instantly like only to soon get sick of after hearing it a couple of times. However after a series of unforeseen events I’m happy I now own a two or three keepers, it can’t be all bad.
The image was shot as a square using the 1:1 aspect ratio of the camera, the daisy was positioned with its centre precisely in the centre of the square, then the snail was placed onto the flower.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Squaring the Circle'.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
The day was new
With crisp fresh air
And tears on the brush
From the morning dew
Finding you is easy
For in every direction I turn, you are there
Yet I stand here waiting
For your gradual and certain change to appear
Your touch is so gracious
Painting my world with such beautiful hues
Every color chose precisely to portray your beauty and elegance
Just how I dreamt of you
This is me at precisely 5:01. Yes, I get home that fast... Let's get the weekend started!
...after a nap...
"All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt."
- Susan Sontag
I hope your weekend starts off well
Take a load off, put your feet up, and listen to some great music
Thank you for all your favs and wonderful comments
You make my Flickr day brighter
Love
xxxx
Bonus points if you can identify precisely what setup this depicts.
HINT 1: It's a stereo TRS plug.
Hint 2: the purple cable goes to a JBL studio monitor.
Hint 3: The box that the plug goes into is a special shade of 'red'.
Answer: These are the 'out' cables to my Scarlett 2i2 usb computer interface. The Scarlett converts the 'analog' signal from my acoustic guitar to digital for my computer. It has outputs to my monitors so I can real-time hear (or later play back) what I record. HMM
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Abstract of an Aloe plant by focusing on its shadow instead of its leaves. It is lit by 4 precisely positioned halogen bulbs, equally separated. I heard it is also called sometime a kitchen light fixture, but hey, that doesn't sound as cool... I really like the repetition and the pattern created by the different amount of shadows intersecting simultaneously ( 4,3,2,1 in order)
Upper Falls, Vermont
The bridge was built in 1840 by James Tasker of Claremont, New Hampshire. It is distinctive among Vermont's many surviving covered bridges for the Greek Revival elements of its gables, and for the remarkably good condition of the surviving stone abutment, which has precisely laid stonework. At the time of its National Register listing in 1973 it was not in very good condition; it underwent a complete reconstruction in 2008.
Lake Orta, a dominant nature surrounding, between mountains and hills gives a romantic and relaxing setting, typical of lake atmospheres.
The Ligurians were in all probability the first inhabitants of the San Giulio Riviera. In time Celtic influences took over. Towards the end of the fourth century, Christianity arrived on the Riviera thanks to the brothers Julius and Julian, who to escape persecution against Christians abandoned the Greek island of Aegina.
With the approval of Emperor Theodosius, they demolished the pagan temples and built churches sacred to Christ in their place. Julius and Julian built ninety-nine churches. Thinking that their lives were coming to an end, they hastened to erect the hundredth and prepare a tomb where they could rest forever.
Giulio, therefore, left his brother in Cozzano and walked towards the shores of the lake, precisely towards the small uncontaminated island infested by dragons and snakes. Not finding a boat, he decided to spread his cloak on the calm waters of the lake, climbed on top of it and helped himself with a pilgrim's staff he reached the island of San Giulio. He chased away the snakes and dragons with the sign of the Cross and began the construction of his last church on the top of the fortress.
Since ancient times, the lake has also attracted writers and poets, being considered a place and a source of strong inspiration and feeling.
Butterfly gathering a lavender flower. By looking more precisely it is possible to see its proboscis in the flower in order to collect pollen.
Papillon qui butine une fleur de lavande. En regardant plus précisément il est possible de voir sa trompe dans la fleur en tain de collecter du pollen.
“Humility consists in being precisely the person you actually are before God...humility brings with it a deep refinement of spirit, a peacefulness, a tact, and a common sense without which there is no sane morality. How do you expect to arrive at the end of your own journey if you take the road to another man’s city? Heroic humility is to be yourself and to be nobody but the man, or the artist, that God intended you to be.”
-Thomas Merton from New Seeds of Contemplation
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.
Coupole de la basilica di Sant'Andrea et baptistère de San Lorenzo. La basilique de Sant'Andrea est la plus grande église de Mantoue.
Dans la crypte se trouvent deux reliquaires avec de la terre imbibée du sang du Christ, que le soldat romain Longinus aurait apportés. C'est précisément pour cette raison qu'elle fut le siège de l'Ordre militaire du Sang de Jésus-Christ à partir de 1608.
The Basilica of Sant'Andrea is the largest church in Mantua.
In the crypt are two reliquaries with earth soaked in the blood of Christ, which the Roman soldier Longinus is said to have brought. It is precisely for this reason that it was the seat of the Military Order of the Blood of Jesus Christ from 1608.
The carnival (rather, the many carnivals) in Galicia has its own rituals and calendars, whose origins date back, in some cases, to time immemorial, long before even Roman domination. Some authors speak of Celtic origins or Druidic rituals in many of the Galician carnivals, but the truth is that they have been celebrated "forever".
Banned during the Franco regime due to the "public disorders" that it involved, the carnival in Galicia never stopped being celebrated, having maintained its own cultural tradition that is transmitted from generation to generation. Carnival is the party of excess, provocation and mockery, as in many other carnivals in various parts of the world, but in Galicia it is also a party full of color, traditional costumes and masks and, of course, deeply linked to the gastronomy.
Known in Galician as entroido or antroido (depending on the area), each town and village has its specific variants of the carnival. Of the hundreds of different carnivals that are celebrated in Galicia, eight of them have been declared as festivals of international tourist interest, precisely the most colorful and deeply rooted in the Galician cultural tradition.
I think there should be a saying like "He has the patience of a crab spider." They just sit there, totally still, waiting for a random flying insect that's not too big to land in precisely the right spot. This was the first time I recall ever seeing one in a butterfly-weed. Photographed in the Holland Sand Prairie State Natural Area near Holmen, Wisconsin.
The term Favara derives from the Arabic al-fawwara, meaning spring, thus identifying a land from which water flows. The favare, also known as "Mangiasarde," originate in the lava flow of Santa Venera, formed following one of Etna's most powerful eruptions. According to the German baron Sartorius Von Walterhausen, to whom the mountains of the same name were deservedly named, this lava flow originated from Monte La Nave. The favare form where volcanic rocks and sedimentary rock formations merge, and it is precisely this unique geological composition that allows the water to emerge.
The Ardid Palace, in the "Calle Mayor", is a 16th century building that follows the typology of Aragonese palaces.
This century can be considered as the Golden Age of Alcañiz. A true reflection of this is precisely the large number of palatial houses that were built.
At present it has undergone a deep restoration and is home to the Municipal Library and Archive.
El Palacio Ardid, en la Calle Mayor, es un edificio del siglo XVI que sigue la tipología de los palacios aragoneses.
Este siglo puede ser considerado como el Siglo de Oro de Alcañiz. Fiel reflejo de esto es, precisamente, el gran número de casas palaciegas que se construyeron.
En la actualidad ha sufrido una profunda restauración y es sede de la Biblioteca y Archivo Municipal.
Comarca del Bajo Aragón
Alcañiz (Teruel/ Comunidad autónoma de Aragón/ Spain).
Daar waar de Hauptstraße van Bad Hönningen samenkomt met de B42 kan je dit plekje vinden.
Het standpunt is alvast droog want je staat net onder de brug van de Bundesstraße die hier een ring vormt rond de plaats Bad Hönningen.
Niet dat er direct regen te verwachten viel, want de zon deed hard zijn best om de omgeving op te fleuren ;-)
Ook hier hadden we zicht op signalen in beide richtingen zodanig dat we perfect wisten of er iets aankwam.
Dat het meestal terug in beide richtingen tegelijk rolde, was dan wel wat minder.
Bij de BASF shuttle van Lineas, de tegentrein van diegene die we in de morgen hadden gezien, zat er wederom een speciale locomotief op kop. De Belgische driekleur maakt deze 186 291 net dat specialer.
Die tweede locomotief hadden ze voor mij wel gerust mogen thuislaten, dat had het wat makkelijker gemaakt om de juiste foto uit de reeks te kiezen.
Het leek alsof de herkansing (met een enkele locomotief voorop) er een aantal minuten later al zat aan te komen - zoals vaak volgde op deze BASF de staaltrein van Captrain maar hier hadden we net kruising met een ellenlange containertrein in noordelijke richting. Spijtig want ook deze cargo zat nog mooi in het zonnetje.
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During our october visit I found this location just north of Bad Hönningen. If we had stopped here, we would have another picture of the diverted EuroCity towards Switzerland but on that day we drove directly to Dattenberg.
This time we were decided for a stopover. We would have more or less antoher half on hour of sunshine and we were hoping to see some more freight trains in the time the sun was shining through the clouds.
It started once again with Lineas, and more precisely with the BASF train towards Ludwigshafen. The Belgian connection is clear visible here ;-)
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Bad Hönningen, 29/03/2023
LINΞΛS 186 291-1 + 186 459-4
47539 Antwerpen Noord - Ludwigshafen
"You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope."
— Thomas Merton
The more precisely a photographer knows what it is he wishes to do, the better the chances are that he will do it :-)
Andreas Feininger
HBW!! Climate Change Matters! Resist the Despicable Orange Cockroach and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!!
Gatsby Pink oakleaf hydrangea, 'JoAnn', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Naruto Ichiraku Ramen - [Chris Two Designs]
Watch the video tutorial here: www.flickr.com/photos/christwodesigns/51667387226/in/date...
•Noodles Time!!! Grab your chopsticks and get ready to be FULL in Second Life. With the Interactive and animated Eating Cycle, you will grab the Noodles with your Chopsticks from the Bowl, put them in your mouth, and give a strong SLURP!!
Enjoy a delicious combination of Vegies, Eggs, and Plant-Based Narutos with our exceptional Ramen Sauce!
Launching at the Equal10 Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/equal10/210/128/89
And later in December, back to our FullSim Shop: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chris%20Two%20Designs/49/1...
•••Setting / Configuration / User Guide:
• Add the 3 items inside the Unpacker HUD
- Naruto Ichiraku Ramen - Noodles Mouth - [Chris Two Designs]
- Naruto Ichiraku Ramen - (your colour) Chopstick - [Chris Two Designs]
- Naruto Ichiraku Ramen - (your colour) Bowl - [Chris Two Designs]
• Left-click on the Bowl to access the Menu.
Inside the Dropdown Menu:
• AV Size: Select your AV size by clicking once on the SHORT AV / TALL AV buttons, and you will receive chat feedback saying that you selected the specific body size.
• Auto OFF: Turn Off the Auto Eating Mode - When OFF, you will need to Left-Click on the Floor to eat, more precisely on any UNSCRIPTED surface.
- To reactivate the auto mode, proceed with the next step (Eating Cycle)
• Eating Cycle Delay: Fast / Medium / Slow, which indicates the time (delay) between each eating cycle.
• Sound: ON / OFF to remove the Slurp Sound and Burp Sound Effects
• Bumper: When bumped, your avatar will get a quick scare (Bento Animation - ups careful not to drop anything xD), and sometimes you give a loud burp!
• Resize: You need to individually resize each part by selecting the Resize Menu and clicking on BOWL / CHOPSTICKS / MOUTH - a floating text will appear on top of the item that you are editing.
1936 Delage D6-70 Milord Cabriolet (3 position Drop Head Coupe') by Figoni et Falaschi.
After merging with Delahaye in 1935, Louis Delage, with access to the Delahaye bank of parts, set about precisely preparing his new model, the D6-70. He started with modifying the Delahaye 135 engine by decreasing it to 2,729 cc. This gave the engine a shorter stroke, which when combined with a revised cylinder head, provided the new Delage’s engine with much more gusto than its sister Delahaye 135.
Most of the D6-70s were equipped with the optional Cotal electromagnetic gearbox, a quasi automatic transmission with four speeds plus reverse. In a time when most car transmissions were borrowed from trucks and shifted as such, the silky-smooth Cotal was lightyears ahead of its time.
Chassis number 50607, presented here, was the first cabriolet out of a small batch of Delage D6s bodied by Figoni et Falaschi in 1936. The design is sheer elegance in any of its three different configurations: with the top up, top down in cabriolet dress, and then with the “Milord,” or half-cabriolet appointment (rolling back the front of the top), which gives this example a touch of class made famous by the French school of the 1930s. Figoni et Falaschi are said to have been particularly proud of their work and believed to have displayed this car on their stand at the 1936 Salon de Paris.
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A fiery sky occurs every so often where I have been visiting for a while at St. Mary's (Tasmania, Australia). The town is about a 20 minute drive to the North-East coastline. More precisely the scene is along the ridges at nearby St. Patricks Head. The mountain peak is a jagged 694-metre rocky peak, with steep climbs and 360-panorama views of the valley and coast.
The fiery sunsets in this area are primarily caused by Rayleigh scattering, a phenomenon amplified by atmospheric particles, high moisture level, and the mountainous topography, which catches the light! More-so, the intense reds and oranges particularly occur though long dry periods of summer and early autumn months, which occur here quite often, and are becoming more prevalent with climate change, "The Alchemists Hour", one might say>
All the best and thanks for dropping by. :-)
Samsung S23 Utra G5 Camera
Explore, April 5, 2026
This is what the lady said, after seeing, what I took a picture of. This Birdo mural is one of his newest. Less colours then usual, but still Pretty Good, Eh.
Birdo (Jerry Rugg) murals are some of the most visible wall art pieces in the city. Precisely executed, vibrant and imaginative. He paints everywhere; from a 5 story building to a bedroom fantasy decoration. His dream to paint CN Tower is still a dream at this point. One day.....
510. TMR Toronto 20. Nov, 2020, P1430982; Uploaded 22. Nov, 2020. Lmx -ZS100.
No one knows precisely when Calcio Storico, or historic football, was first played, but its field, the Piazza Santa Croce, dates back to the 14th century and the rules of the game - if they can be called that - were written in the late 1500s.
The city's four districts - Santo Spiritu, San Giovanni, Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce, named after their extraordinary local churches - each select a team of 27 men.
The objective, during two qualifying rounds and a final, is for the players to pass the ball through a 1.2 meter net located on opposite sides of the court.
To achieve this, players use both hands and feet and each part of their body to fight, hit and immobilize opponents who cross their path.
La capitale dei trulli, straordinarie testimonianze di edilizia in pietra a secco a lastre dal tetto a forma conica o piramidale, che dal 1996 sono entrati di diritto nella World Heritage List dell’UNESCO.
L'intera Valle d’Itria si caratterizza proprio per la presenza di queste pittoresche costruzioni che affondano le proprie radici nell'era preistorica, ma è proprio ad Alberobello che si trova la massima concentrazione di esemplari meglio conservati.
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The capital of the trulli, extraordinary examples of dry stone slab construction with conical or pyramidal roofs, which have entered the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1996.
The entire Valle d'Itria is characterized precisely by the presence of these picturesque buildings which have their roots in the prehistoric era, but it is precisely in Alberobello that the greatest concentration of the best preserved specimens is found.
“Sometimes, when people have a low opinion of their own worth—or, perhaps, when they refuse responsibility for their lives—they choose a new acquaintance, of precisely the type who proved troublesome in the past. Such people don’t believe that they deserve any better—so they don’t go looking for it. Or, perhaps, they don’t want the trouble of better. Freud called this a ‘repetition compulsion.’ He thought of it as an unconscious drive to repeat the horrors of the past—sometimes, perhaps, to formulate those horrors more precisely, sometimes to attempt more active mastery and sometimes, perhaps, because no alternatives beckon. People create their worlds with the tools they have directly at hand. Faulty tools produce faulty results. Repeated use of the same faulty tools produces the same faulty results. It is in this manner that those who fail to learn from the past doom themselves to repeat it. It’s partly fate. It’s partly inability. It’s partly … unwillingness to learn? Refusal to learn? Motivated refusal to learn?” Jordan B Peterson
Painting: 'Own Light' (2017)
Artist: Lara de Moor
Location: Museum MORE, Gorssel, The Netherlands
"""Nothing within her compositions occur by chance. The often monumental interior scenes are carefully orchestrated still lives. As part of het creative proces, Lara de Moor, constructs installations using precisely positioned objects, either in her own home or in other characteristic spaces. She photographed these scenarios and then translates them into oil on canvas.
By blending familiar elements with unsettling ones, here representations appear infused with emotions or thoughts, acting as a filter over the depicted spaces or even distorting the overall image."""
Info: Museum MORE
A very merry unbirthday to me
To who?
To me
Oh you!
A very merry unbirthday to you
Who me?
Yes, you!
Oh, me!
Let's all congratulate us with another cup of tea
A very merry unbirthday to you!
Now, statistics prove, prove that you've one birthday
Imagine, just one birthday every year
Ah, but there are three hundred and sixty four unbirthdays!
Precisely why we're gathered here to cheer
A very merry unbirthday to you, to you
To me?
To you!
A very merry unbirthday
For me?
For you!
Now blow the candle out my dear
And make your wish come true
A merry merry unbirthday to you!
Songwriters: Mack David / Al Hoffman / Jerry Livingston
Every sunrise reminds me that the world cannot be taken for granted – a sign of light that shows me how precious every moment is, precisely because it never returns.
After my short trip back home yesterday (the response to which, by the way, I was absolutely overwhelmed) we are back in Budapest, Hungary.
However, we stick with the time of day, sunrise. This picture was taken from the Fisherman's Bastion. and shows the towers of St. Stephen's Basilica in the foreground.
It is precisely because of this viewing angle that this is the perfect place in Budapest to photograph a sunrise.
And it is precisely because of such detail shots that it is so important to always have a telephoto lens with you.. Even if it means carrying another 1.5 kg up here.
Nach meinem gestrigen kurzen Ausflug zurück in die Heimat (dessen Resonanz mich übrigens absolut überwältigt hat) sind wir zurück in Budapest in Ungarn.
Allerdings bleiben wir bei der Tageszeit, dem Sonnenaufgang. Dieses Bild wurde von der Fischerbastei aus aufgenommen. und zeigt im Vordergrund die Türme der St- Stephans Basilika.
Genau wegen dieser Blickrichtung ist dies hier der perfekte Ort in Budapest, um einen Sonnenaufgang zu fotografieren.
Und genau wegen solchen Detailsphotos ist es so wichtig, immer ein Teleobjektiv dabei zu haben. Auch, wenn es bedeutet weitere 1,5 kg hier hoch zu tragen.
more of this on my website at: http:L//www.shoot-to-catch.de
07-march-2021: the Prominence of Cima dei Preti from Cimoliana valley (almost 2100m, or the height of the mountain not from sea level, but from where it REALLY RISES) is one of the most massive in the South-Eastern Alpine Sector.
Although it is a "Natural Park" and even if it is an asset of humanity for UNESCO, it is precisely this "humanity" that cannot benefit from the splendid excursions in this fascinatingly wild area!
The area, despite taxes and European funds, is left to its FATE, as is for the naturalists, hikers and old mountaineers who would like to get to know it better (without risking a heart attack).
From a certain point of view, being also a very tormented area from an orographic and morphological point of view, the fact of leaving it to itself, without wanting to develop any form of mass tourism, can be a good thing to preserve the virginity of these mountains, of their vegetation. and their animals, BUT to find only closed roads, barred, with no access everywhere (roads that would be used and were used to avoid walking 15 and pass kilometers of paved roads on the long and flat valley floor, reaching the real starting point of the excursion not already sweaty and annoyed!) is far too demoralizing.
The territory is also quite small, they would have only 3 asphalted streets to keep in order that flow on the bottom of the 3 main valleys of the area, the Zemola, the Settimana and, of course, the Cimoliana, but all three are closed from the start at 600m a.s.l.
It's okay to preserve Nature, but for this to make sense, the area must, in a contingent and intelligent way, be able to access and use them, otherwise everything is an end in itself and a good way to spend citizens' taxes in other ways... Which??
It is not a problem that concerns only the Friulian Dolomites (although only here you can reach 100% inaccessibility), there are many mountain areas that keep mountain roads closed (essential for an average walker), using several excuses as the restoration of the road following a landslide, but landslide was in 2018...and no one works there...
The reachability of Nature, I repeat, with intelligence, is fundamental for the harmony and symbiosis between Man and Nature, but if this were not enough, I would add that it is a Human Right to be able to access the public domain, within the limits of their own safety, that of others and the utmost education.
This scene, of course, comes from a zoo, more precisely: from the Zoo am Meer in Bremerhaven, northern Germany. There is a huge underwater aquarium, in front of whose glass this moment was captured.
He often sees swiftly an entire scene that most people would pass unnoticed. His vision is objective, primarily. His focus is on the world, the scene, the subject, the detail. As he scans his subject he sees as the lens sees, which differs from human vision. Simultaneously he sees the end result, which is to say he sees photographically :-)
Berenice Abbott
The Environment Matters! Resist the Despicable Ignorant Orange Cockroach and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!!
Gates Pass, Tucson, Arizona
26-October-2023
This is the little area of the western sinkholes at the foot of Mount Škalun (1106m a.s.l., Javorniki), transformed into resurgences with the filling of the aquifers, and covered by water.
The Cerknica basin is approximately 40km2 wide, 38 of which can be submerged by water during periods of heavy, prolonged, repeated and frequent rains!
The maximum size has not been reached for many years, but once the water arrives from all sides it is quite easy (generally for a short time) to cover the entire plain which has the same altitude.
Cerknica town and villages are all built a few meters above this limit, precisely because the flood phases are recurrent and it has been seen that, beyond a certain limit, the permeable calcareous soil resumes and therefore the water (except for very rare extreme occasions) begins to be absorbed before reaching the homes.
Artfully and precisely stacked Cabernet barrels at Chateau Camou winery in Valle de Guadalupe wine country, Baja California, Mexico
EN: Worldwide known are the vineyards of the Douro Valley and their precious good in the shape of exquisite wines or the famous port wines. In autumn, the vineyards literally glow and invite tourists from all over the world.
A special spectacle for the railroad fans is the use of the around 60 years old diesel locomotives of English Electric. Built for the Portuguese railroads as the 1400 series, the locomotives have a design that takes a lot of getting used. However, it is precisely the design that makes the locomotives so special! Originally intended for storage, a lack of traction units led to a rebirth and the locomotives can be seen daily with the cars of the same generation on the interregional trains between Porto and Pocinho.
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DE: Weltweit bekannt sind die Weinberge des Dourotals und ihr kostbares Gut in Form von exquisiten Weinen oder den berühmten Portweinen. Im Herbst leuchten die Reben förmlich und laden Touristen aus der gesamten Welt.
Ein besonders Spektakel für die Eisenbahnfans ist der Einsatz der rund 60 Jahre alten Diesellokomotiven von English Electric. Für die portugiesische Eisenbahn als Serie 1400 gebaut, weisen die Loks ein sehr gewöhnungsbedürftiges Design auf. Gerade dies macht die Loks jedoch so speziell! Ursprünglich zur Abstellung vorgesehen, führten Triebfahrzeugmangel zu einer Wiedergeburt und die Loks sind mit den Wagen gleicher Generation täglich an den Interregiozügen zwischen Porto und Pocinho anzutreffen.
Pas de FAV sans commentaire.
No FAV without comment
Non, nous ne sommes pas dans quelque désert de l'Arizona, mais bien dans le Puy de Dôme,
Plus précisément dans la carrière du puy de la Nugére, où est exploitée la pouzzolane.
Bonne journée à tous.
Merci pour vos visites et commentaires
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No, we are not in some desert in Arizona, but well in the Puy-de-Dome,
More precisely, in the career of le puy of the Nugére, where is operated the pozzolan.
Good day to all.
Thank you for your visits and comments
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Nein, wir sind nicht in irgendeiner wüste in Arizona, sondern in der Puy de Dome, %%, genauer gesagt in der karriere des puy der Nugére, in denen ausgenutzt wird, die puzzolan.
Guten tag an alle.
Danke für eure besuche und kommentare
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No, no estamos en el desierto de Arizona, pero también en el Puy-de-Dome, %%, Más precisamente, en la carrera de le puy-de la Nugére, donde se opera la puzolana.
Buen día a todos.
Gracias por sus visitas y comentarios
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Nee, we zijn niet in een woestijn in Arizona, maar ook in de Puy-de-Dome,
Meer precies, in de carrière van le puy van de Nugére, waar is geopereerd pozzolan.
Goede dag allemaal.
Dank u voor uw bezoeken en opmerkingen
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No, non siamo in qualche deserto in Arizona, ma nel Puy-de-Dome, %%, Più precisamente, nella carriera di le puy dei Nugére, in cui è gestito il pozzolana.
Buona giornata a tutte.
Grazie per le vostre visite e commenti
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Não, não estamos em algum deserto no Arizona, mas bem no Puy-de-Dome, %%, Mais precisamente, na carreira de puy do Nugére, onde é operado a pozolana.
Bom dia a todos.
Obrigado por suas visitas e comentários de
Steps on Water
Two crows, quiet residents of our parks, stepped into a shallow puddle as if checking what the night had left behind. Their slow rhythm, the tilt of their heads, the careful picking through tiny leaves and grasses — everything feels like a small morning ritual of nature that usually goes unnoticed unless you truly stop and look.
There is something calming in their steps on the water: as if they’re gently parting the surface of the world, opening for a moment a window into a simpler, quieter time. And the water, always patient, remembers every one of their movements and returns it as a trembling reflection — like a sentence that remains unspoken.
Small things. Ordinary birds. A moment that could easily disappear — and precisely because of that, it becomes even more precious.
Koraci po vodi
Dvije vrane, tihe stanovnice naših parkova, zakoračile su u plitku baru kao da provjeravaju što je noć iza sebe ostavila. Njihov usporeni ritam, nagib glave, pažljivo prebiranje po travkama — sve djeluje kao mali jutarnji ritual prirode koji prolazi nezapaženo sve dok ne zastaneš i pogledaš stvarno.
U njihovim koracima po vodi ima nečeg smirujućeg: kao da razmiču površinu svijeta i na kratko otvaraju prozor u jedno jednostavnije, tiše vrijeme. A voda, uvijek strpljiva, pamti svaki njihov pokret i vraća ga u obliku odsjaja koji titra poput neizgovorene rečenice.
Male stvari, obične ptice, trenutak koji bi lako nestao — ali baš zato vrijedi još više.
Always liked how the towers in the downtown core reflect first light at sunrise.
This is a blend of two frames, one taken precisely at sunrise at 8am and earlier at 7:26am. I wanted to add a little more contrast behind the Ice District towers.
Thanks to my Icelandic contact I now know what this place is called its Mosfellskirkja.
Thank you Thorsteinn Egilson
Not sure precisely where this was taken, somewhere on the main road between Reykjavic and Pingvellir National Park. It was my first full day in Iceland and almost every turn of the road brought forth a new amazing sight. I loved the way this church just sits in this landscape though I am not quite sure were the congregation came from
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT HAVE A GREAT DAY