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Beautiful autumn canopy from below in backlight in Stuttgart Rotenberg, Germany.
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The Pinnacles - Phillip Island
How I captured this panoramic.
CAMERA Nikon D800
LENS Schneider PC TS Super-Angulon 50mm f/2.8
FILTERS 1.2 Soft Grad and 1.2 ND
FOCAL LENGTH 50mm
APERTURE f32
EXPOSURE 0.7692
ISO 100
WHITE BALANCE 5880K
TILT SHIFT Shift 6 Tilt 0
FRAMES 6
Having been to this location several times with poor results, I was determined to come away with the perfect panoramic. The ocean was pounding the headland and was kicking up a lot a sea spray making it very difficult to get a set of frames before having to clean my filters but was also creating an amazing atmosphere. I decided to shield myself from the spray and spent the next 20 minutes switching from west to east and found that the combination of sea spray and sunlight looking towards the Pinnacles was creating a stunning three dimensional effect. Getting down low and shifting my Schneider up I captured the perfect set of frames for this panoramic. After a quick stitch on my Mac Air and a little work in Photoshop I was happy with the final result.
The view of the Sturgeon Banks marshes at sunset along the West Dyke Trail, in Richmond BC Canada.
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Model: Sony NEX-6, Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec, Aperture: f/8, Focal Length: 50mm, ISO: 100
Lens: Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Alpha E-mount Retractable Zoom (SELP1650).
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If I held in my hand
Every grain of sand
Since time first began to be
Still, I could never count
Measure the amount
Of all the things you are to me
If I could paint the sky
Hang it out to dry
I would want the sky to be
Oh, such a grand design
An everlasting sign
Of all the things you are to me
You are the sun
That comes on summer winds
You are the falling year
That autumn brings
You are the wonder and the mystery
In everything I see
The things you are to me
Sometimes I wake at night
And suddenly take fright
You might be just fantasy
But then you reach for me
And once again I see
All the things you are to me
You are the sun
That comes on summer winds
You are the falling year
That autumn brings
You are the wonder and the mystery
In everything I see
The things you are to me
All the things you are… to me
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ZOOming! 7
This was a beautiful animal to see "in person", even though I'm not sure what animal this is.He was, lucky enough, not in a cage, but in a large and beautiful field, which helped in the composition.
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Monterosso is one of the five villages in Cinque Terre. The Cinque Terre have come to be among the most popular areas of Italy among tourists. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all encapsulated in a national park by the same name. The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's most picturesque, fun and quaint at the same time, very accessible, and terrific for swimming. Monterosso al Mare is actually two towns—a bustling, character-filled old town built behind the harbor. Narrow and winding streets, colorfully-painted buildings, unique shops, people at work and play - similar to most Italian towns. Somehow, though, it just never gets old. The medieval Torre Aurora or Dawn Tower separates the old part of Monterosso from the new part. It is located on a headland, jutting out into the sea. The tower is the only one remaining of an original 13 towers which surrounded Monterosso in the 16th century. In addition to the spectacular scenery, Monterosso’s beaches are favorites with tourists because they provide easy access to the culinary delights for which the region is so famous. The grapes and olives cultivated on terraces carved into the surrounding mountainside are turned into award-winning wines, liqueurs, and olive oils. Anchovies are a local specialty, as is the pesto sauce, made from locally produced basil, garlic, pine nuts, and pecorino cheese.
Clothes drip dry from washing lines above the restaurants, the narrow streets are clad in stone, and in the evenings, the sea gentle tumbles the shoreline's boulders. Monterosso may be the busiest of the Cinque Terre towns, with the most hotels, restaurants, and bustle, but calling it "busy" is a relative thing. The town remains little more than an oversized fishing village, with all the attendant charms.
Monterosso is het meest noordelijke dorp van de Cinque Terre en het enige met een zandstrand. Het dorpje wordt in twee gesplitst door een uitstekende rots, met bovenop een kasteel. Het havengebied is rijk aan oude steegjes, typische smalle kleurrijke straatjes van Ligurië, waar je wijnbars, restaurants, focaccia en ijssalons kunt vinden. Het oude stadsdeel ligt achter de spoorlijn en in de kleine straatjes liggen talrijke winkeltjes en eetgelegenheden.Monterosso heeft een leuke boulevard en pleintjes. De restaurants in de oude binnenstad zijn van goede kwaliteit, het slimste is van te voren te reserveren anders is er wellicht geen plaats meer. Het dorp ligt in het natuurpark Cinque Terre, een groene, bosrijke en heuvelachtige omgeving met authentieke dorpjes en hoge rotskliffen. Langs de kust loopt een wandelpad die de Cinque Terre met elkaar verbindt, nl. van Monterosso al Mare via Vernazza, Corniglia en Manarola naar Riomaggiore. Je kan op verschillende manieren de prachtige omgeving bekijken, wandelen, trein en boot.
Spaziergang auf der herbstlichen Neckarinsel in Tübingen
Walk on the autumn Neckar Island in Tübingen / Germany
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The recent storm brought exceptional clouds to San Diego. The sunrises and sunsets have been fantastic!!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!
Happy Tuesday!!
I Love rain .. I Love Umbrella .
I have spent days after days viewing Paris Rain Shots.
Red umbrella, Black Coat, Paris Streets.
& my Rain shots are inspired by those Photos.
Great response came naturally, Thank You All
Svatopluk Čech Bridge or Čech Bridge (Most Svatopluka Čecha or Čechův most in Czech) is a arch bridge over river Vltava (Moldau) in Prague, Czech Republic.
Construction of the bridge started in 1905 and finished in 1908. Its length is 169 meters (one of the shortest in Prague) and width is 16 meters.
The bridge connects the Prague districts Holešovice and the Old Town (Staré Město). Construction materials are stone (pillars) and iron (arches). Up to 1961 the roadway was made of wood - a hard specie named Jarrah from Australia. The roadway got very slippery during rains.
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We see Moravia, Andante and Regina boats
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The Alps (French: Alpes; German: Alpen; Italian: Alpi; Romansh: Alps; Slovene: Alpe) is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. The word "Alps" was taken via French from Latin Alpes (meaning "the Alps"), which may be influenced by the Latin words albus (white) or altus (high) or more likely a Latin rendering of a Celtic or Ligurian original.
The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc, at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), on the Italian-French border. All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the list of mountains of the Alps and list of Alpine peaks by prominence.
The Alps are generally divided into the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps. The division is along the line between Lake Constance and Lake Como, following the Rhine. The Western Alps are higher, but their central chain is shorter and curved; they are located in Italy, France and Switzerland. The Eastern Alps (main ridge system elongated and broad) belong to Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.
The Alps are a classic example of what happens when a temperate area at lower altitude gives way to higher elevation terrain. Elevations around the world which have cold climates similar to those found in polar areas have been called alpine. A rise from sea level into the upper regions of the atmosphere causes the temperature to decrease. The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone, where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of heat, often accompanied by the precipitation of moisture in the form of snow or rain.
Aiai, foto meio velhinha, mas que eu gosto dela e da edição básica também =P
Ótima segunda pra todos, e obrigado por tudo =)
These is the last shot taken with the canon 400D before it retired, did have a blast using it and hope the next person does as well.
Shot in JPG by accident.
Thanks for your wonderful comments and feedback.
Adoor in Kerala holds its famous Bull Races every year around the time of Onam. It is a celebration of agrarian existence and is carried on without any grants or aid from the Government. This is a spectacular fiesta of rural Kerala. There are 2-3 other such events that are held in Kerala.
Two racing bulls are hitched together and three men come into action. Two racers with lead ropes on either side of the bulls who try to control the direction and speed if possible and one often obscured by sprays of mud and water, a jockey who rides on a small flat strip of wood.
The bulls race ahead with the men keeping desperately abreast of the thundering hooves. At the end of the racing track there is a 4-6 feet embankment of earth which acts as a protection and a marker for the bulls. The embankment gets totally crowded with onlookers. The bull racers need to turn the bull around and do a 360 degree here but most times that effort fails as the bulls in their racing frenzy would be uncontrollable.
I have no idea on the current status of the bull races. There are enough organisations howling to stop such races but the Supreme Court of India in a judgement a few months ago allowed bull/bullock cart races to go on in Punjab. So chances are that the tradition may still live on.
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Taken on August 15, 2007 at 1.16pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr September 15, 2012 at 4.50PM IST (edit)
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Camera Nikon D70
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 70 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
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crow agency, montana.
I nativi americani (tutti), assistono alla loro gara di ballo, durante il loro pow wow.
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sorprendersi, stupirsi, è iniziare a capire.
(Josè Ortega y Gasset)
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le apparenze sono un modo di vedere l’invisibile
(Anassagora)
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la meraviglia è propria della natura del filosofo; e la filosofia non si origina altro che dallo stupore.
(Platone)
♬♪♭ sul mondo - lucio dalla ♫♪
madonna quanta luce là in fondo
che mi viene quasi voglia di uscire
e poi magari i miei mi stanno aspettando
è già ora di partire
via che preparo una valigia di sogni
e due tre voglie dentro una sportina
oh Madonnina chi l'avrebbe mai detto
vado a incontrare la vita
vado a incontrare la vita
This is from the danish championships in decathlon. The weather conditions were perfect and we had a great time with other track and field clubs.
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Lake Atanasovsko is a salt coastal lake north of Burgas, Bulgaria
Due to the water of Lake Atanasovsko's high salt content that increases every year because of the link with the sea, salt has been produced in it since 1906, with 40,000 tons of sea salt being obtained a year.
“Tú no eres para mí todavía más que un muchachito igual a otros cien mil muchachitos. Y no te necesito. Tampoco tú tienes necesidad de mí. No soy para ti más que un zorro entre otros cien mil zorros semejantes. Pero si me domesticas, entonces tendremos necesidad el uno del otro. Tú serás para mí único en el mundo, yo seré para ti único en el mundo…”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “El Principito"
El Cortijo del Fraile es una edificación que está situado al Sureste de Níjar (Almería), dentro del Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata-Níjar. Las localidades más cercanas son Los Albaricoques y Rodalquilar. En sus proximidades tuvo lugar el 22 de julio de 1928 el suceso conocido como Crimen de Nijar que inspiró el drama en verso de Federico García Lorca titulado Bodas de Sangre.
La noticia sobre el Crimen de Nijar aparecida en ABC del 25 de julio de 1928, que titulada “Crimen desarrollado en circunstancias misteriosas”, decía:
“Almería, 24, 1 tarde. En las inmediaciones de un cortijo de Níjar se ha perpetrado un crimen en circunstancias misteriosas. Para la mañana de ayer se había concertado la boda de una hija del cortijero, joven de veinte años.
En la casa de hallaban esperando la hora de ceremonia el novio y numerosos invitados. Como la hora se acercaba y la novia no llegaba ni aparecía por la casa, los invitados se retiraron contrariados. Uno de éstos encontró a una distancia de ocho kilómetros del cortijo el cadáver ensangrentado de un primo de la novia que iba a casarse, apellidado Montes Cañadas, de treinta y cuatro años. A las voces de auxilio del que hizo el hallazgo acudieron numerosas personas que regresaban de la cortijada y la Guardia Civil, que logró dar con la novia, que se hallaba en un lugar próximo al que estaba el cadáver y con las ropas desgarradas.
Detenida la novia, manifestó que había huido en unión de su primo para burlar al novio. La fuga la emprendieron en una caballería, y al llegar al lugar del crimen les salió al encuentro un enmascarado, que hizo cuatro disparos, produciendo la muerte de Montes Cañadas.
También fue detenido el novio, quien niega toda participación en el crimen, que hasta ahora parece envuelto en el mayor misterio.”
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Machu Picchu is possibly the most famous archaeological site in all of the Americas, and is also one of the most beautiful places anywhere on earth. It is often referred to as the Lost City of the Incas because it lay undiscovered until 24th July, 1911.
Machu Picchu is actually the name of the tall mountain to the south of the ruins, and means ‘old peak'. This is in contrast to Huayna Picchu, the sugarloaf mountain to the north of the ruins, which means ‘young peak'.
Machu Picchu was built by the Incas during the 15th century but was mysteriously abandoned.
Archeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built, occupied and abandoned all within the space of about 100 years and it didn’t take very long for the jungle vegetation to completely reclaim the mountain and hide the existence of the city for hundreds of years.
The site was never looted by the Spanish, and it is therefore the best-preserved Inca complex in existence.
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En compañia de nuestro amigo Shadi nos trasladamos hasta el concejo de Cudillero a esta preciosidad de playa para hacer amaneceres que es Gueirua.
Es una pequeña playa escondida, de dificil acceso, pero que brinda uno de los paisajes costeros mas bonitos que jamas haya visto que se encuantra en el pueblo de Santa Marina.
Espero sea de vuestro agrado
Os recuerdo que todas se pueden ver en grande y comentarlas
Mejor ver en grande sobre fondo negro
Día 9 de caminata, ahora con el Sol de vuelta, abajo queda el campamento en el valle de Tayapampa y nos preparamos para cruzar dos portezuelos ese día: Mesapata a 4460 metros (donde vamos llegando en la foto) y Gara Gara a 4830 metros, donde encontraremos la mejor vista de toda la caminata, superando todo lo que habíamos visto.
Parque Nacional Huascarán, Cordillera Blanca, Perú.
In the south east of Iceland there is a place called Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon. Ice blocks break off from the glacier and float in the lagoon. As the lagoon is connecte to the ocean, the ice blocks are being carried to the sea through a small but strong stream.
So the coastline along this area provides a very special view as most of these ice blocks strand on the beach.
With the midnight sun, a full moon and a nice sky we really had a beautiful scenery that night.
Better viewed with black background *L*
29/52 - self portrait challenge
Our past molds the person we are. We cannot choose our family and their influence, but we can make the most of our circumstances in a positive light.
Family is weird thing. Some families are close, some have profound disagreements and rifts. Ultimately they are part of your life, even if only in the past tense.
Family dynamics are wrought with emotional drama and all the baggage that comes with it. Often if requires diplomacy of great magnitude to maintain some peace and stability, not unlike politics.
On my lap beautiful Queen with the big green eyes. She is part of my present joy!
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He was so happy to see the sunrise! It has been a very long time since I photographed Plankton! He was very miffed and uncooperative, but finally I got him to oblige. Even toys can't resist a good sunrise over the lake!
It has also been a long time since I posted a Toy on Thursday! *gasp* In fact ... the last time I posted was way back in January, and ... incidentally, that one was taken in Chicago too!
Happy Toy-in-the-Frame Thursday!!
Location: Malshapara, Sirajganj, B A N G L A D E S H.
The boy was pose me while playing in the muddy water in the village area, Sirajganj. Village children play in the water when they come to river for bathing, they jump into the river from bridge, they run through field after they played with the mud in river.
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...rebellion in the street...have a excellent weekend my friends, remember not to compromise on having fun :-)
We thought that this W.D. Hogan photograph was taken during the Irish Civil War. The title on our catalogue was: "A prayer vigil, during the Irish Civil War, possibly in London" - at least we were partly right!
It had been suggested that this was taken in London, because it was stamped on the back with "Photo by The Press Photographic Agency, Johnson's Court, Fleet St., E.C.4.". Have to admit I wasn't initially convinced about London, but am absolutely happy to say that I was entirely wrong...
Have a look through the comments below, to see how the location of Downing Street in London was established by our Fantastic Flickroonies, and hence an accurate date for this photo... So we've achieved two of our Triumvirate of Terrificness - Date established and Location identified. If we identify any of the people, I may faint away with happiness! :)
Date: Thursday, 14 July 1921 (at approximately 17:30)
NLI Ref.: HOG1