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Tall ship, the Enterprise, casting off from Portarlington, You Yangs mountain range in the background. / While out with my daughters, driving through Portarlington on a mission of introducing them to the Bellarine region of Victoria (we just moved here) where my family has ties, we happened upon this wondrous sight. It translated beautifully into picture, the serenity of a sunset over the bay with a magical ship actually out there, sailing the Seven Seas… With my humblest and sincerest thanks to Larry Davis, who has nominated this image for the Pay It Forward group, here is his impression; “To me, this image says it all. / Freedom / Peace / Adventure / Peace of Mind / Beauty / Tranquility / Love of the Sea / Something New / Excitement. / The Future.” / Larry Davis
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The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, it was dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge in an 1867 letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since its opening, it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. At various times, the bridge has carried horse-drawn and trolley traffic; at present, it has six lanes for motor vehicles, with a separate walkway along the centerline for pdestrians and bicycles. Due to the roadway’s height (11 feet posted) and weight (6,000 lb posted) restrictions, commercial vehicles and buses are prohibited from using this bridge. The two inside traffic lanes once carried elevated trains of the BMT from Brooklyn points to a terminal at Park Row. Streetcars ran on what are now the two center lanes (shared with other traffic) until the elevated lines stopped using the bridge in 1944, when they moved to the protected center tracks. In 1950 the streetcars also stopped running, and the bridge was rebuilt to carry six lanes of automobile traffic. 1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting: / On March 1, 1994, Lebanese-born Rashid Baz opened fire on a van carrying members of the Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish Movement, striking 16 year old student Ari Halberstam and three others traveling on the bridge. Halberstam died five days later from his wounds. Baz was apparently acting out of revenge for the Hebron massacre of 29 Muslims by Baruch Goldstein that had taken place days earlier on February 25, 1994. Baz was convicted of murder and sentenced to a 141 year prison term. After initially classifying the murder as one committed out of road rage, the Justice Department reclassified the case in 2000 as a terrorist attack. The entrance ramp to the bridge on the Manhattan side was named the Ari Halberstam Memorial Ramp in memory of the victim. The 2003 Plot: / In 2003, truck driver Iyman Faris was sentenced to about 20 years in prison for providing material support to al-Qaeda, after an earlier plot to destroy the bridge by cutting through its support wires with blowtorches was cancelled. 2006 bunker discovery / In 2006, a Cold War era bunker was found by city workers near the East River shoreline of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The bunker, hidden within the masonry anchorage, still contains the emergency supplies that were being stored for a potential nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. 125th Anniversary celebrations: / On May 24, 2008, festivities were held over the entire Memorial Day week-end to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Digitally enhanced with Photomatrix HDR, Photoshop CS3, Micrografx and Orton effect applied. Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. All images and writings are the copyright of the artist – © amari, amarica. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying, distributing and/or selling any image without prior written consent from the artist is strictly prohibited and subject to any and all legal remedies.
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The magnificent view from the summit of Mount Wellington in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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The Moonta Mines The historic town of Moonta is approximately 165 kilometres north-west of Adelaide, in the upper Yorke Peninsula region known alternately as South Australia’s ‘Copper Triangle’ or ‘Little Cornwall’. Ruins of Hughes Pumphouse / More images of Moonta Mines / / / PLEASE VIEW MY GALLERY @ Glenn Alderson Photography Abstract Sunrise & Sunset Ruins & Derelict Buildings Farms & Countryside All Seascapes Botany – Flora Childhood Black & White Birds & Creatures of Flight / © Copyright 2008 Glenn Alderson, All Rights Reserved. / Please note: The watermark shown above will not appear on purchased products.
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How fun! These are old cast iron farm equipment seats shown at a local tractor festival this past weekend. The man who owned them has over 600 of them, most dated pre-1900s. this is my daughter’s shot – I love the different colors. Yes, folks… we do have TRACTOR festivals in Texas! We also throw buffalo chips, but I won’t get into that… Oct 08 Update: Thanks to everyone who voted for this photo to be Country Magazine’s Rural Photo of the Year. We won’t know until the Dec/Jan issue if it won, but I’ll certainly keep you posted! E.
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Lighthouse at day’s end on Lake Michigan. Uploaded here without border.
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This castle is an imaginary castle created as a tribute to a historical American castle by that name. It is imaginary because there are only the remains of ruins where it once existed. It is a part of American history, but remains a mystery even today. In 1710, Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood was sent from England to take charge of the Virginia colony. In 1714, he settled a group of German immigrants on the banks of the Rapidan River in what is now a part of eastern Orange County. He also built a palatial home there, with both the settlement and his home being called “Germanna.” At the time, Germanna represented the western frontier for English settlement in the New World. In 1716, Spotswood led an expedition from Germanna westward over the Blue Ridge Mountains, a venture designed to publicize the fact that the mountains were passable and that rich lands lay beyond. The expedition succeeded in re-igniting the westward expansion of the colony and contributed significantly to the ultimate settling of America. The persons of wealth and power who accompanied Spotswood were dubbed by him “Knights of the Golden Horseshoe,” many of whom figured prominently in later Virginia history. A wide variety of mineral deposits were discovered in the county, including iron ore, which Spotswood successfully mined. In 1732, William Byrd II visited Germanna to inspect Spotswood’s mines and furnaces, penning a glowing report on the economic progress there. Byrd was also impressed by Spotswood’s home, which he called the Enchanted Castle, the name by which its remains are known today. In later years, gold was mined commercially in Orange County, with one mine continuing in operation until 1937. / ________ “27th….Then I came into the main county road, that leads from Fredericksburg to Germanna, which last place I reached in ten miles more. This famous town consists of Col. Spotswood’s enchanted castle on one side of the street, and a baker’s dozen of ruinous tenements on the other, where so many German families had dwelt some years ago…” -William Byrd / _____ Until very recently the location of Spotswood’s Germanna was unknown, despite numerous speculations. The first definitive evidence of the Enchanted Castle site was found by Ned Heite, Howard McCord, and Randolph Grymes in 1969. The site of the Enchated Castle had been radically changed since the 18th century when Spotswood lived there and there was a small town. The Gordon House was built on the site of the actual castle after it burnt, destroying what little remained of the Enchanted Castle. Little excavation and research took place after this initial find until the site was threatened in 1976 and again in 1983 by developers. Both of these threats led to salvage archaeology. In 1984, a large scale salvage project was undertaken which identified the majority of footprint of mansion foundation. The Enchanted Castle Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain.* All images and writings are the copyright of the artist – © amari, amarica. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying, distributing and/or selling any image without prior written consent from the artist is strictly prohibited and subject to any and all legal remedies.
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The Pantheon is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to “all the gods” of Ancient Rome.
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This photo was taken in my last trip to Egypt “cairo”. This is a historical mosque belongs to Mohammed-ali-basha. This mosque is located in “The Citadel/ Al-Qalaa” which was built by Salah Ad-Din during 1176. The Citadel is one of the most popular sightseeing in Cairo Egypt and one of the most visited areas in the city. It is now the museum that offers the best collections and impressive views of Cairo. / ___________ Featured in the featured art gallery. Featured in the group Islamic Beauty. ______
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A view of the Tipton Place from inside the double pen corn crib. I remember as a child playing hide an seek an peeping around the corner to see if I was close to being found. Early American children had little time to play but I’m sure they had time for games. Perhaps too they snuck out to the corn crib to smoke or take a few swallers of moonshine. Maybe the missus didn’t approve of those vises an dad was the one watching out from the corn crib….side notes here the structure in front back of the fence is the wood shed and the roof ya see back of the place is where they keep there bees which were very profitable.
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Power boat cruising by “Big Red” lighthouse in the Holland Harbor. “Big Red” is the only lighthouse that has a name and is most photographed. It is a historical landmark and its friendly guiding light has brought many ships home safe.
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A portrait of an engineer for the world-famous Chicago ‘L’ Line circa 1940’s- that’s the elevated train system that runs all over that great American city. He seems to be on break, sitting there with a paper next to him. He’ll still get us where we need to go on time though, of course. / The original was completed in watercolor and gouache, late 2006.
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Sailboat drifting by “Big Red” lighthouse in the Holland Harbor channel.
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The church at the Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania, Australia.
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The historic Tathra Wharf, Tathra, New South Wales, Australia.
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A door at the ancient Taos Pueblo that is the oldest continuously occupied adobe pueblo in existence.
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“The good you find in others, is in you too. / The faults you find in others, are your faults as well. / After all, to recognize something you must know it. / The possibilities you see in others, are possible for you as well. / The beauty you see around you, is your beauty. The world around you is a reflection, a mirror / showing you the person you are. / To change your world, you must change yourself. / To blame and complain will only make matters worse. / Whatever you care about, is your responsibility. / What you see in others, shows you yourself. / See the best in others, / and you will be your best. / Give to others, / and you give to yourself. / Appreciate beauty, / and you will be beautiful. / Admire creativity, / and you will be creative. / Love, / and you will be loved. / Seek to understand, / and you will be understood. / Listen, / and your voice will be heard. / Teach, / and you will learn.” ~ Author Unknown
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Commerce.- Cargo ship under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
by Eyal NahmiasUS$4.99–US$133.00
Cargo ship, loaded with containers is crossing under the golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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This piece was featured and a finalist in the door contest, in the Dilapidated Buildings Group. Thank You!! View More Old/Abandoned Buildings “
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Jasper – Marble Bar #5 Available for sale as: MATTED PRINT, LAMINATED PRINT, MOUNTED PRINT, CANVAS PRINT, FRAMED PRINT AND SMALL (592mm x 381mm) POSTER. Just some of the amazing colours of Jasper found at Marble Bar, Pilbara Region, Western Australia. Marble Bar is situated 218 kilometres southeast of Port Hedland, Western Australia, and is renowned as the hottest town in Australia, due to the record heat wave of 1923/24. The Guinness Book of Records lists the highest maximum to have been reached in Marble Bar as 49.2 degrees C. The town was called Marble Bar after a stunning formation of jasper which settlers mistook for a huge bar of marble. Marble Bar had a population of over 5,000 after gold was found nearby in 1891, but today the town has about 410 inhabitants. However, it continues to be a very productive centre, with gold, tin, silver, lead, zinc, copper and jade deposits being mined. Marble Bar is a very historic town, with many old buildings and remnants of the past. The Government Buildings built in 1896 cost 7949 pounds, 11 shillings and two pence to complete. Comet Gold Mine and the Corunna Downs Airbase were one of the best kept secrets of World War II.
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This was taken at Santee Canal Park another one of many historic parks in the charleston south carolina area. These windows are the original window which are made of lead glass which with a polorizer lens gives it a prism effect with the blues and purples!!!! No editing was done on this to give it that color!
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Bell in a mission-style wall at a historic adobe in central California
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Woodlands Historic Park, Greenvale, Victoria, Australia.
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