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View looking over the left side of the bridge , not sure why i didn't use my 70-200mm because this is heavily cropped , some great weather in the distance and i didn't get wet 👍
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Just got back from yet another trip to the Lake District. Not many photos taken due to inclement weather (putting it mildly) but here's one from April last year. I must have found a handy rock as this is in high resolution mode.
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Hotel window with a view of St Peter in the distance. It is walking distance - if you are in comfortable shoes.
Dordrecht is a really old city that grew wealthy on its position at a river confluence with important commercial, military and private boat building. It held significant regional and international importance, hosting the 'Synod of Dordrecht' and other important religious meetings.
Thankfully, it escaped much of the widespread destruction of the second world war. Consequently, it is brimming with interesting old architecture and displays an old-time sense of wealth that belies the peaceful and laid back character of its modern-day economic relaxation. The locals are educated and generally proud of their city, which is the sort of place to wander around and explore leisurely, rather than rushing in and out.
The Groothoofdspoort on this photo is a former city gate in Dordrecht that is located at the point where three rivers meet; the Merwede, the Oude Maas, and the Noord.
The building was designed in the 14th century and was originally built with gothic details. The facades were built in 1618 and the tower was added in 1692. The relief above the doorway facing the river was designed by Gillis Huppe in 1618 and shows the Dordrecht maiden sitting in the "Garden of Holland", holding a palm branch in her left hand and the city shield in her right hand, based on an earlier design by the Dordrecht painter Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp. She is surrounded by 16 city shields of cities who rebelled during the eighty years war. From top right, these city shields are the cities of Monnickendam (monk), Enkhuizen (3 fish), Asperen, Heusden, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Geertruidenberg, Schoonhoven, Hoorn, Weesp, Leerdam, Naarden, Muiden, Medemblik, and Grootebroek. Under the shields, a Latin inscription states "Unity and peace are the best defence for a city; May my God Jehovah protect me". On the other side of the tower is a relief with the shield of Dordrecht held by two griffins.
The roof was replaced by a tower in 1692 and contains a bell by H.Meurs.
The current occupant "Bellevue Groothoofd hotel culinair", a hotel restaurant in the "Groothoofd" block of buildings including the gate, and where Dordrecht residents can arrange to be wed in the old gate building, claims that the "Hotel Belle Vue" building next to the gate was first mentioned in city documents in 1817
Aussicht vom Bantiger
2023
The Bantiger is the local mountain of the Bernese, visible from afar, its lookout tower is present in the whole area. I took one of my grandchildren with me and together we enjoyed the view. Although I don't really like the popular lookouts, of course I took a few pictures.
Der Bantiger ist der weithin sichtbare Hausberg der Berner, sein Aussichtsturm ist in der ganzen Umgebung präsent. Ich habe einen meiner Enkel mitgenommen und zusammen haben wir die Aussicht genossen. Obwohl ich die populären Aussichtspunkte eigentlich nicht so mag, habe ich natürlich ein paar Bilder gemacht.
Contax G2, Planar 2/45 mm, Ilford Pan 100
Print auf Agfa Brovira BEW 111 (Postkarte 10x15 cm),
Moersch SE6 blue
Selentonung MT1, 2 min
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Keith (I think that is his name) has unfairly criticized me in the past by claiming that I barely slow down the car to take photos. I thought I would give him a few photos for which I did not have to leave my deck chair. #1.
Salar de Talar is a large salt flat located in the high puna of northern Chilean Andes, at an altitude of 3,950 m. It is part of a series of salt lakes and salt flats located at the foothills of a chain of volcanoes stretching along the eastern side of the much greater Salar de Atacama. The salty flat is bordered on the west by Caichinque and on the east by Cerro Medano, is a mountain with striking shades of grey and brown, which contrast nicely with the sparkling white of the salt flat's surface. On top of that, colourful ponds fringe its shores. Salar de Talar is a part of the Central Andean dry puna ecoregion, which in this zone is characterized by tussock grass vegetation.
A few weeks back, on what started out as a misty morning, I decided I'd rush up to London to see if I could take advantage of the mist for some architectural photography. Well, I'm not really someone that is very good at rushing anywhere and so it goes without saying that by the time I got into London the mist had all but gone. There is very slight evidence of it here in the distant Canary Wharf architecture on the right and those buildings on the left but that was about as much mist as I got that morning. The view here is of the HMS Belfast, a second world war Royal Navy warship permanently moored in the Thames as a tourist attraction. In the background of course the always photogenic Tower Bridge.
View of lupine and balsam root wildflowers in the Gorge, shortly before the sun crested the horizon. It is almost always windy at this location. Dawn is the best chance for stillness. As it was, I was lucky to find a moment at 1/6 second when the flowers weren't in motion.
Explored June 05 2015
The view of Athens from the top of mount Lycabettus.
You can see in perfect detail, the Acropolis, the Syntagma square on the bottom left corner along with the Hellenic Parliament, the Acropolis Museum, even Piraeus port and Aegina island. Please enjoy the view!
Another shot from my visit up Church Hill, Alnmouth, this time a 10 shot panorama, to capture the full curve of the river.
Moment at Baileys Norge:
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In RL I am at home for a fast coffee break, and decided to upload this picture....... I wish I had the same view here..... sighs ; )
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Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 (all shots with this lens till 95% with aperture at 2.0)
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Another view of Ullswater, and Glenridding...On the way up to Helvellyn... April 2017. Lake District , Cumbria, UK
Delicate Arch is one of Utah's most famous icons. You see images of it everywhere: on magazine covers, computer screen savers and license plates. But photos do not adequately convey the stunning beauty that hits you as you come over the ridge and see the arch in person for the first time.
Utah National Park situated along the Colorado River features more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches including its most photographed Delicate Arch. Arches National Park's landscape has been forming and changing for millions of years. It was made a national park in 1971 being previously named a national monument in 1929.
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View form Trail Ridge Road (highest continuous paved road in the US reaching elevation of 12,183 feet), Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Driving on this road is little nerve wrecking, but in the end rewarded by breathtaking scenery. Changing elevation takes you from tree lines to alpine tundra which has very fragile ecosystem. Weather up top is ever changing and highly unpredictable.