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Huayna Potosí is the closest high mountain to La Paz. Surrounded by high mountains, it is roughly 15 miles due north of the city, which makes this mountain the most popular climb in Bolivia. The normal ascent route is a fairly straightforward glacier climb, with some crevasses and a steep climb to the summit. However, the other side of the mountain -- Huayna Potosí West Face -- is the biggest face in Bolivia. Several difficult snow and ice routes ascend this 1000 meter high face.
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Walls around the temple Kalasasaya.
Located near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, Tiwanaku is one of the most important precursors to the Inca Empire. The community grew to urban proportions between the 7th and 9th centuries, becoming an important regional power in the southern Andes. At its peak the city had between 15,000–30,000 inhabitants. While only a small part has been excavated, Tiahuanaco represents the greatest megalithic architectural achievement of pre-Inca South America. Today it is one of the top tourist attractions in Bolivia.
East of the main entrance to Kalasasaya.
The Kalasasaya dates to at least 200 BCE - 200 CE. It is located to the north of the Akapana and west of the Semi-Subterranean Temple, other structures in the complex.
North of the Akapana Pyramid is Kalasasaya, a partially reconstructed 130m-by-120m ritual-platform compound with walls constructed of huge blocks of red sandstone and andesite. The blocks are precisely fitted to form a platform base 3m high. Monolithic uprights flank the massive entrance steps up to the restored portico of the enclosure, beyond which is an interior courtyard and the ruins of priests’ quarters. Note the size of the top stair – a massive single block.
The Monolito Ponce monolith, with his turban (no doubt covering up his deformed cranium), mask, ceremonial vase and walking stick, sits at the center of the first platform. Some say the stick and the vase are symbolic of the dualism of Andean culture (nature versus nurture).
Other stairways lead to secondary platforms, where there are other monoliths including the famous El Fraile (priest).
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One of the joys of travelling to the same country at different times of the year, is that you get an opportunity to see and shoot the same scenes but looking completely different.
Here's a gorgeous little lake called Haldsvågen located just 1km southwest of the big town of Leknes. There is very limited parking so a walk of a few hundred metres might be in order but isn't the view worth it?
This image was shot October 2018 and as such there was only a light amount of snow covering the hills in the distance. It almost looks like icing sugar has been sprinkled.
I am really looking forward to returning next February,. Details to be announced on Sunday evening :D
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Milford Sound / Piopiotahi is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the world's top travel destination in an international survey (the 2008 Travelers' Choice Destinations Awards by TripAdvisor) and is acclaimed as New Zealand's most famous tourist destination. Milford Sound runs 15 kilometres inland from the Tasman Sea at Dale Point (also named after a location close to Milford Haven in Wales)—the mouth of the fiord—and is surrounded by sheer rock faces that rise 1,200 metres or more on either side. Among the peaks are The Elephant at 1,517 metres, said to resemble an elephant's head, and The Lion, 1,302 metres, in the shape of a crouching lion. Milford Sound sports two permanent waterfalls, Lady Bowen Falls and Stirling Falls. After heavy rain temporary waterfalls can be seen running down the steep sided rock faces that line the fiord. They are fed by rain water drenched moss and will last a few days at most once the rain stops. 13766
Early Spaniards believed Yumani’s spring was a fountain of youth and for the Incas the three streams represented their national motto: Ama sua, Ama llulla, Ama khella (Don’t steal, don’t lie and don’t be lazy). Up until 2015, the fountain was a crucial source of water for locals, who came daily to fetch and carry it up the steep trail. Now, most residents have running water.
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Yesterday, I finally managed to capture Jamink Church in heavy mist. I have been waiting six weeks to get an opportunity to experience this amazing location in these conditions and late yesterday afternoon, just by chance as I was passing en-route home from another location, the conditions were absolutely perfect.
Rolling heavy mist, a gorgeous subtle orange sunset, and a church on the end of a high ridge. It really does not get any better than that for me. I was in raptures and so excited to see what I had captured on the memory card. Isn't that just the best feeling? Knowing that you should have gold on your card and not being able to wait until you return home to see exactly what you have got. It really felt like Christmas morning and Santa definitely delivered, lol.
So here is the image of Jamnik Church surrounded by rolling mist with huge mountains providing the dramatic backdrop.
I do LOVE sLOVEnia 😊
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Sunrise Over Goscar Rock and Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Yesterday's sunrise over Tenby was absolutely stunning. Finally after twelve days on the road, I experienced a bit of colour and what a bit of colour it was too.
The tide was outgoing with left some part of the beach devoid of footprints bar the odd jogger and dog walker. The colours were stunning and built within a few minutes. Tenby is quite an elevated town and this allows for a wonderful position to photograph the harbour and Goscar Rock on the beach.
I used a Kase 10 Stop ND filter to slow the shutter speed down enough to smooth out the water, which on this occasion worked a treat. The clouds were moving very slowly so they appeared not to be been affected from the thirty second exposure time.
I shall return to Tenby in the future and see what other delights await but for now, I am delighted with how this turned out. I hope that you enjoy it too.
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Big and famous cities are not iconic everywhere. Leaving the metrostation, I saw these staircases by some condos. I liked their colours and shapes. Found a nice point to compose the image. Using the telephoto-lens made it possible to compress the scene, so it became more abstract.
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Enhanced image of Chacaltaya ski resort.
El Alto in the middle.
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Bolivia's largest city, La Paz, is currently enduring its worst drought in a quarter of a century. Glaciers in the surrounding Andean mountains are key to its water supply. Simon Parker visited the abandoned ski resort of Chacaltaya, where locals say they have been seeing changes in the climate for decades.
Surrounded by shards of rusty shale, sticky tufts of pampas and a few hundred hardy llamas, Chacaltaya sits crumbling next to a vast furrow in the mountainside: the site of a once mighty glacier.
I love this castle. It sits high up on a basalt rock outcrop and looks fantastic from the shoreline. This was our second location on my five day North-West & Giant's Causeway, Ireland workshop that finished yesterday.
To reach this viewpoint you have to climb over the castle's walkway handrail and down a steep sided grassy section and along a few few boulders but it is definitely worth the effort. I cannot wait to return October 2018 to run this workshop again but I'll be heading down to the Dingle area end of next Feb 2018. More details to follow in the coming days.
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It is true that the tropics have beautiful sunset conditions. Here I was knee-deep in the warm water. Camera with wide angle lens on the tripod. Some kelp and mangrove stems in the shallow water. A few islands in the back and to top it off some clouds in the sky. Didn't need any more......
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The back of the pyramid.
Underground duct. Made with finely cut flagstones and joined with cast copper clamps.
Railway station Tiahuanaco is located near the archeological complex.
Tiahuanaco, an important object of pre-Columbian archaeological site in Western Bolivia.
The glacier on Chacaltaya served as Bolivia's only ski resort. It was the world's highest lift-served ski area and the northernmost in South America as well as the world's second most equatorial after Maoke, Indonesia. The rope tow, the very first in South America, was built in 1939 using an automobile engine; it was housed in the site's original clapboard lodge, and is now inoperable.
The road to the base of the 200-meter (660 ft) drop is reached by a narrow road, also built in the 1930s.
Traditionally, due to the extreme cold weather, the lift operated exclusively on weekends from November to March. Since 2009, skiing is restricted to a 600-foot (180 m) stretch that sometimes receives sufficient snowfall for a run during the winter.
The mountain is also popular with amateur mountaineers, as the road stops only 200 metres (660 ft) from the summit. Guinness World Records considers the ski resort restaurant to be the highest restaurant in the world.
Climbed the hill up to Tiwanaku’s most outstanding structure, the partially excavated Akapana pyramid, which was built on an existing geological formation. At its base this roughly square, 16m hill covers a surface area of about 200 sq meters. In the center of its flat summit is an oval-shaped sunken area, which some sources attribute to early, haphazard, Spanish excavation. The presence of a stone drain in the center, however, has led some archaeologists to believe it was used for water storage.
Recent findings include craniums, assumed to be war trophies, leading some archaeologists to believe the pyramid may have been a ceremonial temple. Others think it was used for the study of astronomy.
Located on Santa Rosa Island, one of the longest barrier islands in the world, Pensacola Beach has an old Florida feel with natural beaches, local hang-outs, first-rate fishing and historic Fort Pickens. Pensacola Beach has been named among the nation’s top 10 beaches by TripAdvisor.
Someone wrote on Tripadvisor, "An astoundingly beautiful golden-sand bay with an Island just offshore, and a small car park. The sea is crystal clear and fairly shallow just off the beach. Ideal for a swim. A lovely place for canoeing or picnic on the beach." And a pub at Glenuig just around the corner.
It's funny when you see a photo posted by a fellow photographer of a place they recently visited and it immediately reminds you of a time when you visited it with your camera.
In this case the photographer is Phil Norton and I shall post his image below in the comment boxes. He's a Nisi Ambassador so if anyone requires any information on filters, he's a great guy to ask.
The place is the little fishing tarn of Llyn Y Dywarchen in Snowdonia. The date was Saturday 5th August 2011, the time 10pm. I visited this wonderful little place and decided that the rowing boats needed some illumination, so out came the head torch and fifteen seconds later, voilà
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Torpedownia on Babie Dołach
Torpedownia - the Polish common name of the central facility of German torpedo research centers, built in occupied Poland during World War II. Torpedownia was a torpedo assembly hall with equipment for trial shooting, built on the bottom of the basin, a few hundred meters from the shore. Connected to the shore of the pier, which was followed by a narrow-gauge railway transport of torpedo components, eventually mounted in the hall. In the German nomenclature, this building was called Schießstand.
San Vito Lo Capo, per il secondo anno consecutivo, è la migliore spiaggia italiana, secondo TripAdvisor, che ha annunciato i vincitori 2012 dei Traveller's Choice Beaches Destinations Awards.
Sfortunatamente nessuna spiaggia italiana compare nella classifica mondiale, né in quella europea.
San Vito Lo Capo (Santu Vitu in siciliano) è un comune italiano di 4.733 abitanti della provincia di Trapani in Sicilia.
Si trova sulla costa occidentale della Sicilia, nella penisola omonima che si conclude con Capo San Vito, con a occidente il Golfo di Macari e a oriente la Riserva dello Zingaro e il Golfo di Castellammare. Vi è una spiaggia di sabbia dorata lunga tre chilometri..
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This bronze statue of St. Stephen was created by Hungarian sculptor, Alojs Stróbl in 1906 and features St. Stephen as an old king, mounted on a war horse, holding a reign in one hand and a staff in the other. There is a gold ring around his head, indicative of his saintliness, having been canonised in 1083.
Four lions amongst other nice decor can be found surrounding the St. Stephen Statue.
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