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Another view of Forest Cave Beach taken on our day trip to Phillip Island.
One of the cleanest beach I have seen.
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Freshly 'manicured' sand and shiny wet boulders as the tide starts to ebb.
Embleton Bay, Northumberland.
Lake Matheson, near the Fox Glacier in South Westland, New Zealand, is famous for its reflected views of Aoraki/Mount Cook and Mount Tasman
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The Hirschenstein is a mountain 1095 m above sea level. It is located in the Bavarian Forest on the border area of the municipality Achslach in the district Regen and the municipalities Schwarzach and Sankt Englmar in the district Straubing-Bogen. The Hirschenstein is a popular mountain for Bavarian Forest hikers. The Schuhfleck is probably the largest hiking trail junction far and wide. Ten trails meet here from all directions and places like Kalteck, Bernried, Grandsberg, Rettenbach and Sankt Englmar.
The gneiss summit cliffs of the Hirschenstein are designated as a valuable geotope by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment.
In this summit area, which is overgrown with beech forests, there is a stone lookout tower. This seven-meter high tower provides a view that is unique in the Bavarian Forest. It reaches from the Großer Arber to the Dreisessel in the east, from Deggendorf to Straubing in the south and to the Gallner in the west. On about twenty days a year, the Alps from the Dachstein to the Zugspitze can be seen unobstructed.
This image was created on a walk to the summit.
Text adapted from Wikipedia by using DeepL.
I visited the Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve Yesterday for more orchids but I only found 2, instead these beautiful Mountain Laurel were in full bloom.
Running up and down the trail around the lake trying to decide where the best sunrise shot might occur. Tripping over my own tripod, just another day of photography in my life.
Located in the heart of Central Oregon just 25 miles west of Bend, Sparks Lake is a large, shallow lake. Situated near the northwest edge of Mount Bachelor, the lake boasts spectacular views of Broken Top and South Sister in addition to Mount Bachelor. Sparks Lake was formed by volcanic activity in the area over 10,000 years ago. Pristine alpine streams flow into this beautiful lake.
I see that Flickr decided to name this Elk Lake on the map. Nope, it's Sparks Lake!
A newly born male Monarch butterfly feeding on a common milkweed plant. I've seen a few Monarchs passing through, but this was the first one that stopped so I could get a shot.
J. F. Kimball State Park is a pristine site located at the headwaters of the Wood River. This stream flows from the pine forest into open meadow land laced with picturesque quaking aspen surrounded by the southern Cascade Mountains. Wood River offers fine fishing that can be accessed from the park by canoe. Kimball Park offers primitive camping next to a spring-fed lagoon at the beginning of this waterway.
The camping here is first come first serve. We arrived around 1 p.m. and there were at least 5 open spaces. The mosquitos were pretty thick but we were well prepared with mosquito netting for our cars and repellant. We waded out into the water bare footed because the bottom of this area is sandy and very clean. There were several families during the day that were paddle boarding on this quiet water area.
In the pristine waters of the Canada and Alaska's Inland Passage the moss green reflection of the coastal conifers was split by our zodiac thereby revealing the clear deep blue water.
A pair of American Avocets drift by on a perfectly still morning and glassy pond. This pair and many other avocets were found at the Blanca Wetlands near Alamosa, Colorado. The wetlands, managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is a conservation success story. This area was drained by the over use of the underground aquifer for agricultural purposes. Through extensive reclamation techniques, the marshes and ponds have been restored and are now critical breeding habitats for many species including the threatened snowy plover. For more information, click on the following link:
www.blm.gov/visit/blanca-wetlands
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This is 'Pristine', a hybrid tea-rose growing in the rose gardens at Roxborough Park, in north-western Sydney. Located at Baulkham Hills, near Castle Hill. The gardens are maintained by the Hills Shire Council.
Photographed in the late afternoon, in between the rain that has been a feature of Sydney in recent times, on Sunday 20th December, 2020.
'Pristine' has been lucky to withstand the heavy rain and, as such, the blooms are not as "pristine" as once they may have been. But to me that makes them like warriors - and adds to their fragrant charm.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
This kayaker was peacefully enjoying the grand view on the reflective waters of Two Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana. My wife and I had just finished a hiking tour. I could not resist the opportunity of sneaking behind and framing him and his colorful kayak into this shot along with the pristine reflective lake water and surrounding peaks. I love the result.
Finally I was able to visit my favourite spot again. Although I didn’t had any expectations, the beach was as beautiful as I’ve ever seen before. After storm Poly raged across our country, the beach got lost of its old skin and all the footprints along with it. The western wind also blew the water far onto the beach, and this thin layer of seawater gave some lovely reflections. Sunset turned out to be a very good one also, with some great golden light before. Well, it just was a real pleasure to come back this summer evening and I had al lot fun with my 15mm!
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A few more from the beautiful village of Castine, Maine. A little historical tidbit about this now very peaceful town:
Castine harbor was the site of one of our greatest navel losses in our history. The one in question was a battle with the British in the Revolutionary War. It was the largest American naval expedition of the war. The fighting took place on land and at sea around the mouth of the Penobscot and Bagaduce rivers at Castine, Maine over a period of three weeks in July and August. The Expedition was the United States' worst naval defeat until Pearl Harbor 162 years later, in 1941.
Otter Rock State Beach
Otter Rock
Oregon
This beautiful beach was deserted by both animals and people in late August. But by the end of October, California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) appear on Oregon beaches in varying states of health and disease. Many have been affected by Leptospirosis, a contagious bacterial infection of the kidneys. This disease causes animals to appear very lethargic and unable or unwilling to move their hind limbs, and is often accompanied by weight loss and pneumonia. Infected animals may recover from this disease if given plenty of opportunity to rest,
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Pristine Falls is the second main waterfall on the Fall Creek Trail. Only recently discovered by Christopher Cockfield in Google Earth, the waterfall is reached by taking a side trail to the left at 0.6 miles from Andrew Ramey Falls, walking across the North Fork of Fall Creek, following the trail up to the left on an old logging road and then taking a side trail down to the right in a steep, slick, muddy scramble (or butt slide in sections if you will) to the base of the waterfall. Pristine Falls is situated tightly in a grotto, in a setting I would describe as being solitary, even intimate. The waterfall displays the power of Fall Creek in an inspiring, roaring misty spray. I had read directions in three published articles and they were all worded differently. When I was here last Saturday, I flagged the trail with orange flagging tape to help others on the trail.
This is one of those scenes that when we drive by, we say to ourselves, “I have to go back and have a better look”. I'm glad I did. With fresh unspoiled snow it didn't matter which way one looked it was mesmerizing, quiet, pristine and beautiful.
Qurlutuarjuq Falls, Koroc River, Kuururjuaq.
The pristine Koroc river with its tourquoise waters originates in the Torngat mountains of Northern Labrador/Quebec and flows for about 160 km to Ungava Bay. Wildlife such as caribou, wolves, Polar and Black bears are found in the Koroc river valley. Arctic char inhabit the waters below the falls.
Single hand held image taken July 2017
Camera: Olympus EM5 MkII
Lens: Olympus 8/1.8
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We all have those locations that we just dream of photographing under certain conditions and… Tasmanian’s pristine Dove Lake under a blanket of snow was one of mine.
When I arrived at Launceston with my camera, a sleeping bag and my tent I re-checked the conditions and the news was good – Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park was still under snow from the previous days storm. I scrambled to find a 4WD and set out on my way.
The drive wasn’t very re-assuring, there wasn’t a flurry seen but as soon as I approached the park everything changed. Dramatically. Suddenly everything around me was white.
After arriving at the visitors centre I was quickly informed that the road in was closed. CLOSED. Apparently there was no entering the park, except, on foot. Unfortunately the car parks were either full of snow or unavailable and with the hours until sunset disappearing quickly I didn’t have much time. I parked at the visitors centre, packed some supplies and set out on foot for the 20km return walk into the lake.
It was a stunning day, calm, clear and pleasant. After a hilly but relatively easy walk in I arrived at the lake and couldn’t believe that I was the only one there. Dove Lake all to myself on this incredible afternoon.
It really was one of those special moments that photography can bring. I would have loved for some colour at sunset but I couldn’t complain – this was, for me, as good as it gets.
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