A View somewhere..... Xmas edition
Featured Work
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Orta Lake - San Giulio Island by sstarlightss
- Featured in “A view somewhere…” Group – November 28, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in “Visions of Italy” Group – October 31, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK IN ” ISLANDS OF THE WORLD” GROUP / / October 26-31, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in “The Beauty of the European Waters” Group – October 27, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / >>> Camera Olympus compact SP 700 <<< / San Giulio Island / According to the legend, the Island of St. Giulio was dominated by a big serpent that destroyed everything. But when St. Giulio, that had the power to command over the waves, the storms, the wild animals and the human beings, arrived near the lake , waving his hand he chased away the dangerous menacing animal. / He reached the Island journeying over the water on his cloack guided by his staff. The big reptile disappeared and St. Giulio, tired and near to his death, thought that the island was the right place to build his hundredth and last church dedicated to the Holy Apostles. The Island of San Giulio is today a place of! great misticism. Here was born on 962 William of Volpiano, during the siege to Queen Willa by Emperor Otto, King Berengario II’s wife, who had taken the Island from the Bishop of Novara. The big central building was a Castle. The island was the governor ’s seat that represented the bishop. On 1842 it was destroyed to build on it a seminary. Now there is a Benedictin monastery that helps giving more mistic power to a place that is by nature immersed in the silence. / Between 1593 and 1615, a decisive role in the continuation of the project was played by the Bishop of Novara, Carlo Bescapè; he was concerned that the complex should be a strictly organised centre of devotion, in line with the ideas which had inspired the Council of Trento, and more particulary with the interpretation of the Counter-Reformation given by Carlo Borromeo in the diocese of Milan. / The Basilica of San Giulio was originally founded by St. Giulio in 390. During the siege of Otto 1st (956 – 962) the church was seriously damaged and only the central apse was saved. After year 962 the canons had the privilege on the territory of the Island signed by Otto the Great , so they dedicated themselves to the reconstruction of the church. The tower was added during the 11th – 12th century. / In the Basilica the frescoes were certainly begun very early, and re-done at various times. Of the datables the oldest frescoe is aged 1421. But the greatest work of art in the Basilica is the ambo. The pulpit is carved out of grey-green serpentine from the Oira quarry. The sculptures represent the Evangelists. The figure sculpted among the eagle and the lion is probably Guglielmo of Volpiano. / The elegant houses on the lake were the canon’s residences: In 1763 each of them was called after a Saint to recognise them easily Il lago d’Orta, lake of Orta
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Whale Island by Werner Padarin
Whale Island off North Island, New Zealand / / (ref fotoWERNER N70907.4246) / Nikon D70 | Nikon 18-200VR / Featured in Sea group (25 September 2009) / Featured in Focus and Lighting group (27 November 2009) /
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Riwaka River by Paul Mercer
The water of the Riwaka river, near the top of New Zealands South Island is ultra clear after being filtered through the marble of Takaka Hill / Kahurangi National Park, South Island, New Zealand Nikon D200 / 17-55mm Nikkor lens / polarizer / tripod
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Sunset at Wharariki Beach by Paul Mercer
Wharariki beach is right at the northern tip of the South Island of New Zealand, the Archway Islands are a small group of Islands honeycombed with caves and caverns sitting just off the coast. Nikon D200 / 17-55mm nikkor lens / polarizer / grad grey / tripod / gumboots Also check out some other images of Wharariki beach below / Click on image to view
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Night Sky Auroras by peaceofthenorth
I am not sure if I have loaded up this before but Sandra and I were gong through the auroras files last night for the new web site she is building for me and this one kept jumping out at us ..taken last winter with a Nikon D200
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Morning snow at Ritzenspitzen, Austria by Lenka
Ritzenspitzen in Montafon valley, Vorarlberg, Austria. 26th June 2007. Canon EOS300X, Sigma 28-135mm. Post-processing: retouch, sharpening, watercolor, blend modes. More photographs from Montafon:
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Never in my lifetime again by jchanders
Cycling through the forests near Lage Vuursche the other day I made a very sad discovery. This time it was not the bench that was missing. Some of you may remember my bench saga which I submitted last year. This time something worse has happened to this scene, something that cannot be restored like a bench that was destroyed! The wonderful larches that were standing along the right side of this beautiful path, are gone! Why they were cut down, I do not know. The only thing I know is that never in my lifetime again their colourful branches will fill my heart with joy, as they did each time and especially so in spring or autumn. When I found this old shot in my archive which I took in November 2007 and have not shown to you before, I realized so well what has gone. It may sound a bit sentimental what I am writing here, but I just had to tell you about it and show you this scene of beauty which has gone by now. I add the pictures submitted earlier for those of you who do not know them yet. Near Lage Vuursche, 15th November 2007, 9.16 am / Nikon D80, Nikkor 18-200 mm at 28 mm / F 16, 1/80, ISO 400 The shots which I submitted earlier: Taken on 17th March 2009 Taken on 6th February 2009: Taken on 13th December 2008: Taken on 2nd May 2008:
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Sunset in the wood by Elena Skvortsova
I took this shot last weekend – it was the first beautiful sunset for long time after cloudy and rainy month (Lvov,Ukraine) / Featured in A View somewhere…..
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Mt Cook, Sunrise. by Michael Treloar
Lake Pukaki, Mt Cook, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, South Island,New Zealand. Sunrise. Aoraki/Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching a height of 3,754 metres (12,316 ft)
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Milarrochy Tree 03 by David Gillies
Loch Lomond, Trossachs, Scotland.
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Berowra Valley Regional Park Waterfall by Werner Padarin
Berowra Valley Regional Park Waterfall / (NSW, Australia) / / (ref fotoWERNER 3H0905.6462) / Nikon D300 with Nikon 18-200VR at 18mm / ISO200, f/20, 0.2sec using a low tripod / Featured in Waterfall Photography group (25 November 2009) / Featured in A View somewhere group (28 November 2009) / . / This image is included in the Australian Bush calendar /
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Lvov Town Hall archway by Elena Skvortsova
Colorfully lit at night archway by the entrance to the town hall, Lvov (Lviv,L’viv,Lwow), Ukraine Featured in A View somewhere….. , A Night somewhere….., Which Way – walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways
Recent Work
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Light Mandala with purple centre. by Marilyn Baldey
Made from light, Toowoomba, Qld. Australia.
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Hearts for you. by Marilyn Baldey
Made from light. Toowoomba, Qld. Australia
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Rainbow light mandala. by Marilyn Baldey
Made from light.
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Twin stars. by Marilyn Baldey
Light image.
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Ornament & Ribbon by alucinari
BEST VIEWED LARGER Nikon D60 / 55-200mm lens / shot RAW / cropped and enhanced / saved as JPG [ O ]
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Nineteenth Century Christmas. by Barbara Brown
Christmas tree viewed through old nineteenth centruy building in Old Sacramento.
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San Francisco Christmas by Barbara Brown
A view of Union Square with giant Christmas tree and ice skating rink. Union Square is the shopping mecca of San Francisco.
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Tannenbaum by alucinari
BEST VIEWED LARGER Nikon D60 / 55mm / shot in RAW / cropped and enhanced / saved as JPG [ O ]
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It's Christmas Time In The City by David McMahon
This was shot a few days before Christmas 2008. We had just walked out of a car park on Flinders Street and I shot three or four frames very quickly. It was almost 9pm and because that’s the height of summer here in Melbourne, I was hoping for a striking sunset, but there was nothing except a brief, miniature flare of yellow in the almost clear sky. That’s when I realised that a tight frame from street level would still give me some great silhouettes incorporating the stars hung above the tramlines, the foliage from a nearby plane tree, and of course the main dome and the distant tower above Flinders Street Station. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/350 sec, ISO 200, focal length 125mm. Featured in CITYSCAPES AND SKYLINES, December 2009. Featured in UNIQUE BUILDINGS, December 2009. 100-2911
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Solve This Puzzle: What Is This Mystery Object? by David McMahon
Can you solve this visual mystery? You can have as many guesses as you want …. In less than half an hour, Shelly Hiebert in Canada has nailed part of the answer, saying it is a Christmas tree. A few minutes later, Sazfab in the UK has solved another part of the puzzle, correctly using the word “carousel” .... so we’re almost at the end solution! Who can come up with the answer of what this unique Christmas tree is? And a few minutes later Sazfab has solved it in its entirety, working out the fact that it is a miniature musical Christmas tree carousel. Big round of applause for Shelly and Sazfab. By the way, this is Sazfab’s THIRD correct solution in my weekend mystery pictorial puzzle series! The little Christmas tree is only about eight inches high and in order to get an unusual view, I shot it from directly above. It was shot indoors, in normal light, with my default 18-125mm lens, not a macro lens. As you can see, I’ve utilised depth of field to add to the intrigue, with only the yellow star in sharp focus. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F5.6, 1/10 sec, ISO 800, focal length 125mm. 100-2878
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Once a Jolly Swagman by Werner Padarin
Float in 2009 annual Christmas Pageant / (the John Martin’s Christmas Pageant in the days before the brave new world of “competition” and “free trade”) / Adelaide, South Australia, Australia / / (ref fotoWERNER 3H0911.4213) / 1/200s f/13 ISO200 /
About This Group
And we’re celebrating CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD in this group too!
From the 5th of December till the 26th of December, we are celebrating Christmas around the world and we are only displaying Christmassy type photos in that period. If you want to leave your friends and relatives a Christmas greeting or Christmas message, here’s the place to do it, or if you want to show off your cities Christmas decorations, here’s the place to do it. Also, if you want to show off your own Christmas cards or decorations or anything to do with Christmas, here’s the place to do it. We’ll leave it all displayed till the 26th of December and then from the 26th of December till the 3rd of January, we’ll display New Years’ types of photos. We’ll return to our normal photo display from the 3rd of January.
We’re hoping people swamp us with Christmas messages to their friends and families. We’re hoping people swamp us with photos of Christmas decorations and Christmas trees. We’re hoping people swamp us with photos of Santa Claus. We’re hoping people join us in the Christmas spirit and spread the goodwill through this group too. There are no rules and no limits – we just want to help spread the Christmas message and show how people from all around the world, celebrate and enjoy Christmas.
These groups are all welcoming your Christmas & New Year type photos too and we are not concerned where in the world your photos were taken for the Christmas edition, we are very happy for any or all of your Christmas shots to be added to all of the groups.
Brissie! It’s short for Brisbane
Fountains, Wrought Iron & Gates etc
WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!.
This group is very proud to display our Christmas Icon, & it was photographed by alucinari and we thank Ron for his kind permission in allowing us to use his photo.
To help our members make sales, here’s a one-stop-shopping-experience for their Calendars
Our new group A Wilderness somewhere….. is accepting photos of wilderness areas that do not show anything man-made in the photo.
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