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“Le Mont-Saint-Michel is an island commune in Normandy, France. It is located about one kilometre off the country's northwestern coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. The island has held strategic fortifications since ancient times and since the 8th century AD has been the seat of the monastery from which it draws its name. The structural composition of the town exemplifies the feudal society that constructed it: on top, God, the abbey and monastery; below, the great halls; then stores and housing; and at the bottom, outside the walls, houses for fishermen and farmers.” It is a beautiful and fascinating place, with many nooks and crannies to explore, along with the abbey, small town, and shops. Population is 44....
I didn't get too many good sunrises on my Trip along the Great Ocean Road. This however was a particularly stunning one with a patchy covering of high cloud which lit up over the Gibson Steps.
Yesterday evening I had the evening off work and headed down to Bedruthan Steps near Newquay with my friend Darren.
I had a feeling the sunset wasn't going to be great as there was no cloud, but I mainly wanted to get a shot of the gorgeous thrift that grows along the coast at this time of year. I missed it last year as I went down there just as it was all dying off so knew I wouldn't have long to get myself down there and get the shots I wanted.
It was a very hazy evening and although I used my polarizer I was still left with a bit of haze in the background, I think it adds a little bit of mood to the shot though so it's not all bad.
Pamukkale,
meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey.
The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water.
It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.
@Wikipedia
Turkey April 2012
Sometimes it is refreshing to take an image which is free from clutter and detail. This photograph was from a morning shoot at Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall.