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“She adjusted her petals one by one. She did not wish to go out into the world all rumpled, like the field poppies. It was only in the full radiance of her beauty that she wished to appear” Antoine de Saint Exupery
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I've just noticed some asters starting to bloom in the prairie areas we check out regularly. I haven't spotted any New England Asters yet, but I found several of these blooming at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. I enjoy finding wild asters because they are so pretty, but it is a little bittersweet because it means the wildflower and butterfly season is about over for another year. I must admit I am guessing at the ID of this. I also came up with Sky-blue Aster. Both are native to Iowa. Perhaps someone can help. The bloom is about 3/4-1 inch across.
Gimel-les-Cascades is a little village in a French area, called Limousin, with nice waterfalls.
View in the soothing forest.
Moody clouds and extended shutter on the water made for some interesting contrasts while there at Lake Louise.
Black-crowned night heron performing a smooth landing in the canal. I'm looking forward to the return of these beautiful herons this summer. Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2.300 meters above sea level.
Crotophaga ani (Smooth-billed Ani / Garrapatero)
The Smooth-billed Ani is a widespread resident of scrub and forest clearings from the Caribbean and Costa Rica south to Uruguay and northern Argentina; it also occurs in south Florida, although the population there has declined significantly there in recent years. Smooth-billed Anis live in small flocks and eat a variety of insects, small vertebrates and fruit.
Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Pastels rule the evening along the La Jolla coast. Depending on atmospheric conditions, the marine layer can lay well off the coast and create a soft view like this, or overtop the shoreline and make sunset either non-existent or supremely dramatic.
I like the feel of this image. It is tranquility defined and takes me away from the hustle and bustle that can often define Southern California living.
Congrats on Explore!
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - JUN-JUL 24 Color (Waterscape/Seascape) International Exhibition of Photography, San Diego County Fair
Accepted for Display - JUL 2023 by Darkroomers Photographic Club, San Diego, CA.
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Situada a la part sud del altiplà de la Caussa Mejan (Causse Mejean en francès), la cova o avenc coneguda com a Aven Armand és una de les més espectaculars que us podeu imaginar.
Al contrari que la majoria, no compta amb un laberint de sales, sino una sola, inmensa sala. Però el que la fa realment increible son les seves formacios calcaries, quasi unicament estalagmites (les que surten de terra). No sé que les fa ser així, però no son llisses, sino espectacularment "florides", com troncs de palmera. Formen, així, un bosc de somni dins la fosca.
Si a això hi afegiu el contrast del món exterior, que a la caussa és gairebé de estepa plana i austera...
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Located in the southern part of the Caussa Mejan plateau (Causse Mejean in French), the cave or chasm known as Aven Armand is one of the most spectacular you can imagine.
Unlike most, it does not have a maze of chambers, but a single, huge chamber. But what makes it really amazing are its limestone formations, almost exclusively stalagmites (those that come out of the ground). I don’t know what makes them that way, but they’re not smooth, but spectacularly “flowery,” like palm tree trunks and trees. They thus form a dream forest in the dark.
If you add to this the contrast of the outside world, which in the Causse Mejean is almost flat and austere steppe ...
I'm a huge fan of clouds & I loved the shape & smoothness of these beauties! I hope you all like them too! Enjoy your day my friends =)
Dalmatian Pelican flying through the morning mist at Lake Kerkini, Central Macedonia. Greece
Canon EOS R5m2
800mm (RF200-800mm) - f/9- 1/1600 - ISO 320
The Nabegataki waterfalls in Kumamoto prefecture, in Southern Japan. With plenty of rainfall as of late, the falls were even more impressive than usually. There were only few tourists around, which made taking pictures easier.
最近、雨が多いですから、熊本県の鍋ヶ滝の勢いは通常よりもありました。訪ねた日には、観光客はわりと少なくて、撮りやすかったです。
Capybara and Smooth-billed Ani
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (nome científico)
Anu-preto
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani (nome científico)
Free Animal
Lago Paranoá
Brasília, Brasil
Love and solitude are the one ground of true maturity and freedom. Solitude that is just solitude and nothing else (i.e. excludes everything else but solitude) is worthless. True solitude embraces everything, for it is the fullness of love that rejects nothing and no one, is open to All in All
-Merton’s journal, April 14, 1966
Listening to this music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJSvoSFBz4A
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2.300 meters above sea level.
Crotophaga ani (Smooth-billed Ani / Garrapatero)
The Smooth-billed Ani is a widespread resident of scrub and forest clearings from the Caribbean and Costa Rica south to Uruguay and northern Argentina; it also occurs in south Florida, although the population there has declined significantly there in recent years. Smooth-billed Anis live in small flocks and eat a variety of insects, small vertebrates and fruit.
Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
It's the cool 'Mr Lincoln' hybrid tea-rose.
A smooth operator of the rose world with its enticing fragrance and elegantly shaped petals.
Currently enjoying Sydney's incessant Autumn rain.
So here's the ultra chic Sade with 'Smooth Operator':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYv2PhG89A
This is the re-mastered 2011 version, but the song was originally from 1984.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Image taken over at Ogwen Valley (Snowdonia National Park, Wales) last weekend. Its a particular spot I've not photographed from there before, but really glad I did. A purposeful long exposure to have the smooth foreground with the rough terrain in the background
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2.300 meters above sea level.
Crotophaga ani (Smooth-billed Ani / Garrapatero)
The Smooth-billed Ani is a widespread resident of scrub and forest clearings from the Caribbean and Costa Rica south to Uruguay and northern Argentina; it also occurs in south Florida, although the population there has declined significantly there in recent years. Smooth-billed Anis live in small flocks and eat a variety of insects, small vertebrates and fruit.
Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Rathaus underground station in Cologne, Germany
A pleasing contrast of midnight blue and silvery gleam
When completed, the new north–south suburban railway line in Cologne will have eight stops. While the last stretch of the line is scheduled to come into operation in 2016, Rathaus station has already proven itself fit for everyday operation. Located directly beneath the historic market, Rathaus underground station provides quick and convenient access to the centre of Cologne's historic Altstadt (old town) district, which was previously only accessible by bus.
The station, covering almost 3,000 m², lies 16 metres below ground. Its design is characterised by a fresh contrast of midnight blue and silver. A large proportion of the wall area is velvety-smooth blue, while the ceilings and certain sections of the walls are a shiny silver. The walls and ceilings are clad in hot-dip galvanised and powdercoated steel sheet modules, which are perforated in the ceiling area so that they also absorb sound.
Above the entrances, main traffic areas and footpaths throughout the station, WE-EF DOC240 recessed exterior downlights ensure excellent visibility and safety as well as aid orientation. The luminaires had to be integrated into various building situations – either installed in circular sections of the expanded metal ceilings or combined with an installation tube and mounted directly on the concrete ceilings. The DOC240 downlights in the underground station have proven to be versatile, not just in terms of the installation and mounting options, but also in relation to lighting techniques.
While the stairways and escalators are illuminated from a relatively high position, the height between floors in the main traffic areas is rather low. With different light sources in varying wattages – in this case HIT and CFL lamps, and two symmetric light distributions [M] medium and [EE] very narrow beam – the WE-EF luminaires provide exactly the right amount of light for the unique spaces.
All DOC240 downlights used in this project are fitted with vibration protection in order to extend their service life. Luminaires mounted at especially high installation positions are equipped with a device to lower the luminaire to facilitate ease of maintenance.
Architects:
Lighting Designer:Lichtdesign Ingenieurgesellschaft m.b.H., Prof. Heinrich Kramer, Cologne