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At the start of our drive in Worcester we got stopped as usual at the level Crossing. Usually it's a boring diesel train going past, not this time! I couldn't believe my eyes, the Flying Scotsman just cruised past on the main line from Worcester to Hereford. The last time I visited probably the most famous steam engine in history was at the York train museum eleven years ago and it was in bits on the floor, what a treat to see it in the flesh at last.
- The Netherlands reached their third World Cup final with a 3-2 win over Uruguay in a dramatic semifinal in Cape Town on Tuesday.
The Dutch will play the winners of the second semifinal between Germany and Spain for the ultimate prize in football at Soccer City on Johannesburg on Sunday.
Second-half goals from Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben put the Dutch 3-1 up but Maxi Pereira summed up the never-say-die spirit of the Uruguayans with an injury-time strike to ensure a frantic finish.
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk was proud of his team, who have won all six matches in the finals, the best record of any side.
"It's amazing that we have managed to do this. It's been 32 years (that the Netherlands last played in a final). It is unbelievable. We can be very proud for such a small country," he told AFP.
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Holland - Brazil 2-1
-- The Netherlands came from a goal down to beat 10-man Brazil 2-1 in their World Cup quarterfinal clash in Port Elizabeth on Friday. An early goal from Robinho had put Brazil in command, but in the second half the Dutch drew level when Wesley Sneijder's cross was deflected into his own net by Felipe Melo. Inter Milan's Sneijder then headed his team ahead in the 68th minute after Arjen Robben's corner had been cleverly flicked on by Dirk Kuyt. A miserable afternoon for Melo was completed when he was sent off for stamping on Robben. The Dutch will play either Uruguay or Ghana in the semifinals, but for Brazil and coach Dunga it is a bitter defeat. The inspirational Sneijder was surprised to score the winner with a rare headed goal. The ball slipped on my bald head and went into the net, a great feeling. --Wesley Sneijder This was my first header here, I don't think it will happen again, but it was greathe told AFP. The ball slipped on my bald head and went into the net, a great feeling.
The 26-year-old added: If you can eliminate Brazil, one of the best teams in this championship the first feeling is relief, we always believed in it.
Goddelijke kanaries overvleugeld door Oranje: 2-1. Historische zege! Eindelijk heeft Oranje afgerekend met het 'Brazilië-syndroom'. Aan de hand van Wesley Sneijder knokte Oranje zich ten koste van de Zuid-Amerikaanse sambavoetballers naar de halve finale! Met een assist en een wonderschone goal van de 26-jarige Inter-vedette werd het ticket voor de halve finale van het WK voetbal in Zuid-Afrika verzilverd; 2-1. Bondscoach Bert van Marwijk is nog slechts twee zeges verwijderd van dé missie: wereldkampioen worden!
This photo was taken on Regent Street, not far from Trafalgar Square, this photo is quite interesting, how did he do this?
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this photo taken in Doha port in Kuwait with Lightroom and photoshop effects!
Just bought P900 for holiday/travel. Unbelievable 24-2000 zoom quality for £499. Straight out of the camera without any crop!!
see for yourself
i made thousands of cloudpictures , but i never saw something like that.......and what a luck.....coming together with an rainbow.....hunters fortune !!!!!
Wild, dramatic skies are likely to be met throughout all seasons !!! During summer though, cloud formations can be really majestic !!!! What you see above is nothing less than a dissolution of a wild, summer shower !!! Scenes like the above one make me carry my compact always with me !!!
Scenes that your eye seeks to absorb the light which is unbelievably amazing wherever it can actually be seen !!!
EXIF: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1, ISO 100, f 4,8, focal length 11,8 mm, HDR made by only one shot with shutter speed 1/320 s, EV set to -1 (in order to contribute to the drama of the moment), flash did not fire ...
Yes, unbelievable that only one photographer would be on Cannon Beach at Sunset. Well, about 70 other photographers were 15 yards behind and complaning about this photographer runing their view.
Unbelievable lighting opportunity photographing this red-winged blackbird. The sun was behind me and the clouds giving off this bright dynamic light.
It almost appears cut/copy/pasted, but this is just awesome bokeh. A Canon 5D Mark III and a Canon 100-400mm L.
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Unfortunately Aurora coronas like that normally occur very high in the sky.
And I don't have wide enough lens to capture one with a decent foreground.
So I made some compromise here ;-)
A sea ice polar bear that came up to the ship while we were stopped in the ice. Over 81 deg north and well beyond the Svalbard 12km limit the ship, crew and passengers all obeyed protocols for arctic encounters. I'd purposefully decided to leave my 1.4 extender on a 600mm lens. He/she consumed the field of view. north of Svalbard Archipelago.
As you enter the park from the west, you get glimpses of Yosemite Valley, perhaps the Three Sentinels, Half-Dome, and four or five waterfalls, the most prominent of them, Bridal Veil. But once you're in the valley, you're met wit the most spectacular valley I think I've ever seen and, if you look to your left (from where you entered the park), there is Yosemite Falls, in essence one waterfalls split by two ledges into the Upper and Lower Falls, dropping a total of 2,425 feet (739 m) from the top of the upper fall to the base of the Lower fall. Together, they comprise one of the 20 highest waterfalls in the world, and the highest waterfall in North America. (It is said that you cannot count all the waterfalls in Yosemite, something that I can now attribute to Tom and my collection of 25 phenomenal books on Yosemite (one with a magnificent view of the Valley from space!)
It is spectacular and unlike most of the other falls in Yosemite. The image that I posted two days ago was of Bridal Veil Falls. It is one of the most exciting to see because you can get closer to (and wetter from it) it than any other falls.
There are several trails to get from the Valley Floor to the to of Upper Yosemite Falls. The lower trail can get you a good soaking as you hug the walls, but still nothing like Bridal Veil. However, if you want exercise, the Yosemite Falls Trail will give it to you: It is three miles and a 900 foot "vertical climb."
Bring binoculars to see the valley floor, black-tailed Mule Deer, and a manner of wildlife depending on the season. It has been my experience that you won't see many birds unless you get to the Valley's Rim which you can do most of the year but some parts are close because of snow or tremendous amounts of water. Stellar's Jays, all species of woodpeckers, and other species that inhabit most of California. The first two trips that we made to Yosemite, I came back with three pictures of birds. The simple reason is that there is a grandeur here that well ... blots out other scenes and wildlife. When you get to Glacier Point, you can see six or seven falls and will have chipmunks and Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels asking for a handout, but you'll be engrossed by scenes of the Sierra Nevadas and most of the landmarks pointed out in every book and brochure about Yosemite. Just as you can countg waterfalls, I don't think you can count the individual vista points. Anyway, I think I'll present a few of the smaller falls, those that drop into the Merced River and those that, in less populated days, even with less water (we've had droughts for hundreds of years!), provided water from the Western Divide to the Pacific.
Imagine what John Muir must have seen 118 years ago, Teddy Roosevelt 108 years ago when invited by Muir in his attempts to for the Sierra Club, and then in 1928 (or thereabouts) when Ansel Adams came from the San Francisco Bay Area to spend the rest of his life photographing this absolute marvel of the west.
I don't think I can pick a favorite of our western national parks. Sequoia is A favorite with massive trees, 4000 years old; Redwood National Park with trees even taller and older than the Sequoias. We're not talking about rocks that are billions of years old, but living, breathing things that predate Christ, predate much of European societies! Yellowstone, which sits on a caldera that can destroy much of the world if it collapses and which has thermal pools of unbelievable colors. But to each his own. If I were to "specialize in landscapes," Yosemite would be it and take the rest of my life as it did with Muir and Adams. After 26 trips to Yosemite, I can remember specific things from each trip. It's not the largest park, but it may be the most difficult to take it all in. My first trip was in 1973. I wish it was in 1955. But I wish there were digital cameras. I wish I has the stamina to truly hike the back country though I did. I wish I could have seen Tioga Pass at 8-10,000 feet covered in snow AND wildflowers.
And if you're going to Yosemite, make arrangements to visit Sequoia, 150 miles south ... and Kings Canyon, 130 miles south. Well, I'm neither salesman nor guide. I can only relate what I saw and how it affected me. If I had been born in Jackson, California, oh how different my life would have been. But at least I was born to parents who wanted me to see the west and every NP we had in 1947 and from that point on. At this point, I would have five pair of Levis, six shirts, five pair of boots, one suit to go to court and fight the politicians who were willing to give away nature's bounties. And, if I had been born then and hiked it all, I'd either have a heart that could carry me all over the western continent or I would have had a heart attack in the back county and they'd still be looking for me. What a great way to live and die (or is that too dramatic for you)? But rather than cry over what might have been (not likely), I can always thank my lucky stars to be three hours to Yosemite. On April 8, 2018, we made out 27th trip, and just to make things even more memorable, I finally got my very first Wood Duck drake! That was just after I had tripped on a hidden log and gotten a small fracture of my funny bone. I told you: every trip will leave you with memories! Or, as with the time I fell into the Merced River rapids, maybe nightmare would be more like it. (I never go near a river in the Sierras - even if I'm staying om the banks) without wearing a life preserver. A phone in a waterproof bad is a great idea as well for the Merced and Kings and Modesto and all other rivers are fed by glaciers and snow melt. "911" in memory could allow for one more trip. (You MUST tell the Park Administrators and get a license to climb any of the higher peaks such as El Cap where we lose three hikers last year - even with all the precautions. Carry fire blankets in your cars especially during the summer, always carry water. The Camp Fire last summer should be prepared for as much as possible: the entire town of Paradise was wiped out. My old dictum should be followed as well: Know how old you are, not how old you feel. Twelve miles of 900 foot climbs when you're 80 is foolhardy no matter how hardy the fool.
Unbelievable discovery on HeadHunter's Island!
We have found skulls of giants!
Who knows what these creatures have been...
anyways, we just turned them into cool chairs...
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The general term ice age or, more precisely, glacial age denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. There have been at least four major ice ages in the Earth's past. Outside these periods, the Earth seems to have been ice-free even in high latitudes. There is evidence that greenhouse gas levels fell at the start of ice ages and rose during the retreat of the ice sheets, but it is difficult to establish cause and effect. Greenhouse gas levels may also have been affected by other factors which have been proposed as causes of ice ages, such as the movement of continents and vulcanism. Although the last glacial period ended more than 8,000 years ago, its effects can still be felt today. For example, the moving ice carved out landscape in Canada, Greenland, northern Eurasia and Antarctica. The erratic boulders, till, drumlins, eskers, fjords, kettle lakes, moraines, cirques, horns, etc., are typical features left behind by the glaciers.
Photo of hummocks taken at the IJsselmeer - IJmeer near Amsterdam taken at the Oostvaardersdijk. A hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field, Hummocky ice is caused by slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice, and by unequal structure and temperature at a later period. Snow was fallen last night on the frozen water of the IJmeer. The temperature was -1 degrees below zero. Photo taken just before sunset. On the background you can see the city of Amsterdam - IJburg.
Een ijstijd of glaciatie is een geologisch tijdvak waarin ijskappen voorkomen. In het Engels wordt dit een periode van ice-house genoemd, als tegenhanger van een ijskaploze periode, de greenhouse ("broeikas"). Aangezien er gletsjers liggen op bijvoorbeeld Groenland of Antarctica, leven we tegenwoordig in een ijstijd. Men neemt aan dat dit in de gehele geologische geschiedenis van de Aarde minstens vijfmaal het geval is geweest, waarvan eenmaal zelfs zo sterk dat de ijskappen van de polen vrijwel tot aan de evenaar waren opgerukt. Ook zijn er periodes dat er aanzienlijke opwarming optrad waarbij die ijskappen grotendeels waren weggesmolten. Het klimaat op Aarde wordt beïnvloed door vele factoren, zoals de intensiteit van de zonnestraling, de ligging van de continenten, de continentverplaatsingen, vulkanisme, de zeestromen, de bedekking van het land door vegetatie, het weerkaatsingsvermogen van het aardoppervlak en vele kleine andere factoren. Met behulp van klimaatmodellen wordt door wetenschappers een reconstructie van het klimaat en de klimaatveranderingen in het verleden gemaakt. Alhoewel er een zekere consensus bestaat onder wetenschappers, zijn er nog vele onzekerheden en tegenstrijdigheden in dit onderzoek.
Hierboven een foto van kruiend ijs. Zoetwatermeren kunnen spectaculair bevriezen. Grotere meren zoals het IJsselmeer (IJmeer) hierboven hebben bijna altijd wel golven, en dit werkt directe bevriezing van het wateroppervlak tegen. Eerst vormen zich kleine ijsschotsen, die naar de kust drijven onder invloed van de wind. Deze schotsen vormen zo een ijsveld op het water dat de golven dempt, en uiteindelijk vriezen alle schotsen aan elkaar vast tot een massa. Voordat dit gebeurt schuren de schotsen voortdurend langs elkaar heen en schrapen zo stukjes ijs van elkaar af; elke schots krijgt zo een witte rand. Zulk ijs is dus totaal niet geschikt om op te schaatsen. Wanneer grotere delen van het meer bevriezen beginnen de platen, die soms een paar vierkante kilometer groot zijn, langzaam tegen elkaar te bewegen onder invloed van de wind en stroming. Dit heeft kruiend ijs tot gevolg: de ijsschotsen worden met kracht gebroken en op elkaar gestapeld langs de dijken langs het meer. Dit hoeft niet alleen bij dun ijs te gebeuren; soms kruit het ijs bij een dikte van meer dan 20 cm. De stapels ijs worden dan hoog, en het geluid is oorverdovend.
Unbelievable sculpture shot in Vienna this weekend. I'm amazed by the fact I couldn't describe half of this scene with a pen so I cannot imagine what it asked with a hammer !!!!
Sculptor : Lorenzo Mattielli
the labors of Hercules.
The longest of these formations were an inch long.
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A quick random jump to our 2015 Road Trip in this study of the rocky ridges of Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Unbelievable views all around. More to come ...
For almost a week now, I've been suffering from extreme lower back pain. Particularly in the mornings, I've needed assistance getting out of bed.
This morning, my beautiful and incredbile wife went above and beyond her marital vows. In the mornings, I've had trouble getting out of bed. The pain that happens when I try to roll my body over is excrutiating. And then it takes a helping hand to get socks on.
This morning was far worse. Unbelievable pain to the point where I was glad I placed pillows on the floor just in case. I needed them. I collapsed to the floor in SO MUCH PAIN that I nearly vomited. I know that's not a pretty vision.
But she stayed by me, sacrificing leave time from work, as I lay there, prone, unable to muster up the energy and courage to face the pain that would come just trying to get to my feet.
And I was down like that for 90 minutes.
Yesterday, I was prescribed some of the strongest pain killers and muscle relaxers short of morphene, but since I had been taking another pain med to manage, I wasn't able to start them yet.
My dear wife went downstairs to get the pain pills with applesauce* and fed them to me. And still... I lay... hoping they would kick in and help me to get up.
I was pretty pathetic, but not ashamed to say so because the pain was that intense.
FINALLY, she motivated me and helped me to get up off the floor, despite my yelling and cursing in pain.
A little later on, we looked out the window onto the backyard. The back yard has been her labor all spring and summer. It isn't much... but it's ours. The breeze had blown so much of the peak leaves off overnight and becuase they are acidic, I said that we'd have to rake them up asap so they don't play havoc with the soil. She said "Yeah I know... But they actually look really pretty on the grass."
By the afternoon, the medications were really doing their job (Thank God) and I was able to walk... slowly... but surely. It wasn't raining yet. Passing by my 70-200mm, I couldn't resist stepping out for a little fresh air and to see if there were any leaves left. And I remembered how she said she liked the leaves contrasting against the green grass.
I took this shot for her.
And though it looks like a low angle shot, I was actually standing fully upright.
*I've never been able to take pills with just water, no matter how small it is. Others make fun of me for it. I just tell them I don't have the "deep throat" skills they have. And since I take vitamins and another med several times a day anyway, I'm never without crackers, cashews or something else small and portable. I chew, pop the pill in the middle and then I barely can tell I was swallowing a pill at all.
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Basile Pesso - Holyhead, Wales, January 2 020
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After a few months and 60 photos posted here, I have several things to say : in spite of the often fantastic level of many of you, two things have struck me :
-The almost total disinterest for my photo work. I don't participate a lot, never comment but have created superb galleries - for which I have often big thanked, which is a good point -.
A very slight effort of Googling me allows to see that I don't have homonym, have exhibited in 4 capital cities of the world, exhibited about ten times, and organized more than ten exhibitions for other people (in Paris). See, for example, my Lens Culture art bio...
-The second unbelievable point is the total disrespect for my publication proposals in Yes We Are Magazine, visual art mag that I have been directing since 2 014 (Tumblr, Fb, ISSUU for the interviews). I have made about ten proposals, only 2 (who are now friends) accepted, two others refused because shy (why not, no problem !) but the problem is with the about 6 people who haven't even answered...
By some answers I understood that many people think that any publication proposal is a cheat. This is tiresome. No, people who are interested in your WORK are not always people who want to steal something from you...
Sometimes the beauty of creation just blows my mind!!!! I was just awe struck this day...hadn't been over here for quite along time and was very surprised at the color and beauty....I'm gonna have to spend more time over here in Spring...haven't been too excited about hiking because I've heard so much about rattlesnakes...but I think I could put them out of my mind! LOL :) Good evening all!! :)
UEXCW1 inches down Hudson Hill at 3mph in the first milimeters of the snow to meet a very large MNPAL. I shot it at the top of the hill and it got dark unbelievably fast.
Do you think this is a sunrise or sunset? Difficult to tell, isn't it?! It is in actuality a sunrise. I couldn't believe how orange the sky looked this particular morning...unbelievably beautiful! Just had to share!
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It has been an unforgettable year for Northern Lights so far. It was hard to imagine that we can see the Aurora Borealis at this level of sustained intensity for hours in Ottawa.
This image was part of a timelapse series taken at Shirleys Bay around 1:20am on October 11, 2024.
Unbelievable scenery, with the backdrop of the lighthouse and the boats. Great place to come out and enjoy some good times with friends.
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awwwwww - still behind..................... hbw :)
The first photo of the Total Solar Eclipse taken in my yard in Mt Juliet, Tennessee. This was just seconds after reaching totality. I'm not sure if this is an "O.K" photo (somewhat clear) of this event or not.... but here it is.
Totality last almost 2 1/2 minutes here....it was the shortest 2 1/2 minutes of my life!! I wish it would have been longer.
It's hard to describe but about forty minutes before totality the sky changed so that it seemed like the light in the yard made your eyes have a harder time focusing or adjusting to the light. (I'm sure that made no sense...sorry.) It was a strange feeling.
About 15 minutes before totality the bird's, cicada's and my neighbors chicken's stopped making any sound. During totality it was dead quite. I didn't hear any of the nighttime bugs (crickets, frogs....)... it was kind of a strange quite.
During totality the temperature dropped from the upper 90's to the mid 80's!! It was unbelievable how much cooler it got. It makes you realize what a huge part of life the sun is.
The experience as a whole was like nothing that I have ever experienced. It really was pretty cool sight!! I just wish that I would have had more time (or thought about) taking a photo that wasn't zoomed in.
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Taken at 1:27:49 pm Central Time Zone
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