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This is a beautiful, windy, serene, quiet and desolate area, Snake River Canyon with Owyhee Mountain Range in the horizon.
I was in serene solitude, enjoying it all... Nearest human habitation is a small village called Kuna, Idaho, which is 22 miles to the North and Mountain Home AFB, 20 miles to the East. Both on Idaho State Highway 69, aka, Western Heritage Scenic Byway, which is, indeed, beautiful with wide expansive vista.
I was taking in the beautiful otherworldly scenic view and was also hoping to get a glimpse of a nesting pair of Raptors and the like as it also happens to be the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, dedicated to famous conservationist, Morely Nelson. Every now and then I could hear the call of a Falcon but could not spot one.
Then came this 4x4, in there this young Love-Birds with an entourage of 4 Photographers/assistants. I had the feeling that it was an Engagement Photo Shoot as couples in romantic settings like to be left alone and nobody comes this far with 4 photographers/assistants just to hang-out and take romantic pics! Couples simply take "Selfies" with their i-Phones!!! So I greeted them with a smile and "Engagement (photo shoot)?" He replied with a smile "Just to hang out".
But I sure felt the moment right, about some time into the (Yet-to-be-declared-Engagement) Photo-Shoot, on the other side of the ledge, he proposed to her !!!! He got on his knees and all, proposed to her and then even added "You still have time to back out of it " as photographers were clicking away to their hearts-content... She was totally surprised, exclaimed something, which I could not hear in high-wind, but she did happily accept, judging from the smiles and hugs from my vantage point!!!
Later, on their way out, as we exchanged pleasantries and I congratulated the couple, he admitted to me with a grin, that he didn't tell me when they arrived, so "not to ruin the moment" (and the surprise).
This is something that I will always remember, the moment and the beauty of it all! What are the chances of something like this happening in such an area when one is on vacation and was there for a few hours only...? Lucky and Sweet indeed! May be a Good Omen too!
Thanks to my good friend Dan Alban, who grew up in Nampa, Idaho, for recommending this place, Swan Falls Dam, Idaho, among other places in Idaho for me to see! And for his family's generous and wonderful hospitality!
Idaho is really beautiful, especially Snake River Valley and Gorge area and up in the Pine Forested Mountain areas such as Idaho City and the High Desert country. And the beautiful, absolutely beautiful Sunsets! I will upload more pics later.
Video here youtu.be/sLHJpj-m-Qg
More info : Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley_Nelson_Snake_River_Birds_of_...
Steps outside Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy
For 7 Days of Shooting /Week #1 - Stairways /Dramatic Lighting Wednesday
Steps to nowhere, somewhere in Los Angeles.
Qingdao-6 Chinese licensed clone of the West German Agfa 35mm compact on Arista 200 EDU film.
Sunderland Civic Centre was designed by the reknowned architect, Sir Basil Spence, the same who also designed the new Coventry Cathedral. In some quarters, this style of architecture is referred to as 'brutalist', often employing concrete as the main building material rather than more traditional stone.
Sunderland Civic Centre is essentially concrete at heart and covered in tiled bricks that have a slightly glazed appearance. Unfortunately, there always seems to have been a problem in that the mortar and tiles don't hold together and are prone to working loose. I was led to believe that someone was employed full time, whose job it was to go around and carry out repairs and re-pointing! Whatever the truth is in the story, the tiles are currently in a very poor state.
As far as the 'brutalist' label goes, another aspect of this style of architecture is its lack of warmth towards the environment and the people for whom it is supposed to serve. The Sunderland Civic Centre demonstrates this in a number of ways, not least being the myriad steps that visitors arriving from the Burdon Road entrance need to negotiate.
The steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art are a tourist attraction in and of themselves. Philadelphia, PA.
HDR Rendering: Ephemeral Foot Steps in the sand at Santa Monica Beach, California.
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They're kind of like Waverley Steps, only not as well known and not as straight. Other than that, they're identical.
The only problem with photographing these steps is that I'll never be able to top a photo taken by my friend a few years ago.