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Last Saturday 8th June there were exceptionally strong winds mainly in the south of England with a force 8 gale in the English Channel. The conditions were quite unusual for June. For wave photos it all came together with the rain passing through overnight giving way to sunshine and the peak of the winds coming in the afternoon close to high tide. Right on the coast it was the sort of wind where it is hard to walk into. This shot was taken from a slight hill just before the cliffs which gives a slightly higher viewpoint and is also out of range of salt spray. It is a lot easier taking pictures without the rain cover I had for later when I moved to the beach.
The location at Newhaven on the South Coast also had the advantage of a wide and high shingle beach providing a safe location to take pictures even in a fierce storm. The wall is a breakwater for the harbor and with a serious storm massive waves come in from the SW and hit the breakwater also creating a lot of backwash and turbulence. This picture was taken about 1 hour 45 minutes before high tide. During the 3 hours I was there I took 1200 images.
The picture was taken with a Sony A68 with a Minolta 75-300mm zoom at 250mm. Taken handheld No chance of a steady tripod in those conditions. The image was processed first in ON1 Photo Raw Editor. Then it was Topaz Denoise followed by Topaz Clarity for more detail.
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Wonderful viewpoint near Santander, Spain, the trail is a bit muddy after rain, but it's short and easy. Atlantic ocean at right, Picos de Europa mountains in the distance.
I hope that the Mt. Whitney Viewpoint, with its rustic wooden sign, will look much the same 50 years from now as it has for the past half-century I’ve been visiting.
Some places, especially those as remote and protected as the lands around Mount Whitney, have a timeless quality to them, resisting significant change.
It's a special experience to witness a place that seems to defy the rapid changes of the modern world, offering a consistent connection to nature over generations
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Mount Whitney is a prominent peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, located in east-central California. It holds the distinction of being the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation generally cited as 14,505 feet (4,421 meters) above sea level.
Mount Whitney straddles the border of Inyo and Tulare counties, and its western slope lies within Sequoia National Park, while its eastern slopes are in Inyo National Forest. It rises dramatically over 10,000 feet above the Owens Valley floor to its east.
Mount Whitney is primarily composed of granite, formed during the Cretaceous period. Its distinctive shape has been sculpted by ancient glaciers, leaving behind cirques, moraines, and thousands of glacial lakes in the surrounding landscape.
Mount Whitney was named in 1864 in honor of Josiah Whitney, who was the state geologist of California and sponsored the geological survey that discovered it. The first recorded ascent was on August 18, 1873, by Charles Begole, Albert Johnson, and John Lucas.
Mount Whitney is remarkably close to Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, which is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. This proximity creates a dramatic contrast in elevation within a relatively small geographic area.
(Nikon Z6II, Nikkor 17-28/2.8, 1/400 @ f/20, ISO 720, edited to taste)
We hiked up the steep old trail to Mason Lake and went back down the longer, less steep but rockier Ira Spring trail. The new trail has great views of the surrounding mountains like Mt Defiance and Putrid Pete's Peak but the old trail has the creek. Next time we'll do the loop in reverse.
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For a very brief moment there was lull in the crowd at Ooh Aah Point so I managed to get a shot of us. Normally Wilbur won't cooperate with this type of shot!
Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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On our rod trip through the impressing northern Norwegian landscape we took a short break in Narvik, where we went up the mountain by the cable car, the Narvikfjellet to the view point and restaurant for the breathtaking panorama view and to the famous Ofotfjord and surrounding Arctic landscapes.
The new cable car gondola lift in Narvikfjellet opened in 2019
We were four friends travelling in two vans, one VW bus, and one Mercedes bus from Berlin, Germany all the way up to the North Cape in Norway in 1977.
I took the photo in 1977 with an analogue Asahi Pentax SP II (M42) camera and Kodachrome ISO 64 slide film, then digitalised by using a a Nikon Coolscan film scanner and further edited in Photoshop Lightroom.
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The village of Lukomir, just 50 km from Sarajevo, is located on the Bjelašnica mountain at 1495 m. above sea level, and is the oldest and most isolated of the whole Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the longest continually inhabited villages in all of Europe.
The Deeside Field Club's View Indicator identifies a large number of the Cairngorm peaks that can be seen from this spot.
Nappskaret Viewpoint is a stunning scenic spot situated in the breathtaking landscapes of Napp, Norway. This exceptional viewpoint is renowned for its panoramic views that encompass rugged mountains, lush valleys, and serene waters, creating an idyllic backdrop for nature enthusiasts and photographers alike. The open space allows visitors to soak in the pristine beauty that Norway is famous for, making it an ideal location for those who wish to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
from: evendo.com/locations/norway/lofoten/attraction/nappskaret...
see my 2018 picture from this location:flickr.com/photos/195414714@N03/52784554528/in/album-7217...