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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
Thespieus is a complicated genre because of its high
speciation within the Hesperiinae, with about 32 species very similar in its ventral pattern design and coloration.
Thespieus xarippe hallia has been reported from Colombia and Peru.
I got within centimetres of this beauty this evening with my 105mm macro. Probably the closest I have ever got to this species that I usually see sunning itself on the ground.
According to Wikipedia, 'Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, California, United States. It lies within Emerald Bay, on the California side of the lake.' The little building on the island is the remnant of a tea house built by a wealthy woman whose summer house was nearby. The area is now a state park.
CC Rainbow: Blue
Taken from within a hide at Old Moor Nature Reserve this little Robin shows off its Weetabix glow. Or was it Readybrek?
When you look at a piece of delicately spun glass you think of two things: how beautiful it is and how easily it can be broken.
- Tennessee Williams
Weekly Theme Challenge - Glass
The giant golden Buddha of Daeseungwon Temple (대승원) rises on the slopes of Paldalsan Mountain in the historic city of Suwon, South Korea. The temple was founded in 1954 under the name Mahasa (마하사) and is associated with the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
The temple complex is located near the wooded hills that surround Hwaseong Fortress (수원 화성), the late-18th-century fortified wall built during the reign of King Jeongjo. From several sections of the fortress and nearby urban areas, the statue is visible rising above the surrounding trees.
At the center of the temple stands a 19-meter-tall golden Buddha statue, which has become one of the most recognizable visual landmarks in this part of Suwon. The figure is depicted standing, a common representation in East Asian Mahayana Buddhist sculpture. One hand is raised with the palm facing outward, a gesture traditionally associated with reassurance and protection, while the other hand extends downward in a welcoming or compassionate pose.
Behind the statue is a large ornamental mandorla, an openwork halo structure that frames the figure. The mandorla contains decorative flame-like patterns and several small seated Buddha figures placed within niches. Such halos symbolize the radiance of enlightenment surrounding the Buddha, while the smaller figures represent other awakened beings within the Buddhist cosmological tradition.
Situated on the wooded hillside of Paldalsan, the statue’s golden surface contrasts strongly with the surrounding forest, making it visible from many points in the city below and from the historic walls of Hwaseong.
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
The Orange-breasted Sunbird is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful of the approximately 150 species of sunbird. It is endemic to South Africa and has a restricted range within the
fynbos biome of Western Cape, where it is associated
with ericas and proteas.
Die Schneeglöckchen bilden eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Amaryllisgewächse. Die etwa 20 Arten kommen von Mittel-, Südeuropa bis Vorderasien und den Kaukasus vor.
The snowdrops form a plant genus within the amaryllis family. The roughly 20 species are found in Central, Southern Europe, Middle Asia and the Caucasus.
“I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process. It needs not a map but a history, and if I don't stop writing that history at some quite arbitrary point, there's no reason why I should ever stop. There is something new to be chronicled every day. Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.”
C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
Dundee Hills is contained within the Willamette Valley AVA. It is located 28 miles southwest of Portland and 40 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. Rising above the low, flat floors of the surrounding Willamette and Chehalem Valleys, the Dundee Hills offer spectacular views, including Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson’s majestic snowy peaks.
Within, without, open, closed, finite, infinite, light, dark, weight, weightlessness, temporal, eternal, solid, void, earthly, heavenly, simple yet complex.
This is Gabe. You might observe that his left eye looks a bit odd... It is. That's his good eye. The one hidden from view is... let's just say it's seriously damaged. He's been nearly blind from birth, but don't tell him, he doesn't know, and he functions remarkably well, even with his limited vision. This was taken the day a new kitten arrived in the house, and he's scoping out the new guy from a safe distance. Within six hours, they were asleep on the same couch. They're best buddies now.
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Varying Aventra designs visible through door 15 at Litchurch Lane, C2C's 720 605 and 607 with WMR's 730001 in the background. Thanks extended to Ian and Alsthom for an interesting and informative tour of the site.
Telescope Peak is the highest point within Death Valley National Park, in the U.S. state of California. It is also the highest point of the Panamint Range, and lies in Inyo County. From atop this desert mountain one can see for over one hundred miles in many directions, including west to Mount Whitney, and east to Charleston Peak. The mountain was named for the great distance visible from the summit.
Telescope Peak is also notable for having one of the greatest vertical rises above local terrain of any mountain in the contiguous United States. Its summit rises 11,331 feet (3,454 m) above the lowest point in Death Valley, Badwater Basin at −279 feet (−85 m), in about 15 miles (24 km), and about 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above the floor of Panamint Valley in about 8 miles (13 km).
It is even somewhat comparable to the rise of Mount Everest above its northern base on the Tibetan Plateau, a rise of roughly 13,000 feet (4,000 m)...
A candid street photo. It was taken within some fantasy Fairyland. Once upon a time a beautiful princess lived in the Fairyland... A colofrully dressed woman in blue jeans and deep red or wine red high boots with a tablet in her hands takes photos in a fairy corner of a public park on a gloomy day of the autumn season. May the happiness be with her.
I captured this shot while walking through an old, historical building. Nobody seemed interested in the back yard, hence the lack of people. You can just see Erddig Hall in the background. I loved it. I feel the sepia added to mood.
Within 20 minutes of sunlight left. A BNSF coal load from West Thunder Mine, WY battles the grade southbound into Sedalia, Colorado.
An enticing open arched doorway. But once again the contrast in the light and colour within and on the exterior wall is what interests me.
In the dark on Halloween night,
Hosta's are creeping,
just out of sight.
Unfolding from within,
they laugh with might.
soon they will creep out of sight.
a spring preview...
growing lovely small daffodils in the warmth of my home... took this picture with the evergreen grass and buddlea in my garden as a background through my big back window
bought them in a little pot end of last week, not much of a bud showing even on top of the leaves...I was already having flowers in just a couple of days!
this particular bud was open in just a couple of hours today when also the sun was shining!
I bought the ones with soft orange hearts, yeah... gonna have to wait still quite a while for any real spring weather they said
Photographed within the parkland at Studley Royal last week. Alas this Red Legged Partridge was lame as can be seen by the leg sticking out to the far right of this view. I can't imagine how this bird could have be saved.
UPDATE, Tuesday 10th March - I've just found out that I won the "Your Mission" competition in April 2009's edition of Digital Camera magazine with this image.
Really chuffed - the people next to me at the magazine rack at Tesco thought I was having a seizure! :-)
2nd go at "The Paperclip" - This is what happens when you listen to your critics. :-)
(Originally inspired from a photo by Jeffffd)
I decided to take it further and use a gel this time and lighting on 2 planes so that I could get a blue background and retain the colour of the orange paperclip. This is one of those rare occasions where I've revisited a shot rather than just put it on the "reshoot one day list."
Strobist info - Paperclip floating on water with a CTBlue gelled Pentax 240z strobe on full power.
Canon 430EZ on 1/4 power to camera left to light the orange paperclip.
i find that there is a very weird effect if you view it on large and focus on the paperclip. I start to see white spots on the grid intersects with your peripheral vision.