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  • This was a case of right place at the right time. This picture doesn’t actually do the sunset justice. It had to be seen to be believed, and of course, I was with my cousin and not my Fiance!

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  • I wasn’t sure about uploading this one but I decided to because this was the easiest infrared picture I have ever processed. I channel swapped the colours and that is all….I haven’t done anything else to it. Normally I have to play with levels and heaps of other stuff to get the blues right and the white actually white, but for some reason this one didn’t need any adjusting at all…not sure why. Here are the camera details in case you’re curious… Camera: FujiFilm FinePix S7000 / Date: 16-02-2008 @ 11:46AM / Location: Kurnell – just around the corner from where Captain Cook landed. ISO200 / f/8 / 2.5sec exposure / R72 filter / Tripod

  • On a wet evening in Whitby this long exposure manages to smooth out the water and soften the detail in the sky. I have converted this to black and white but it wouldn’t have made much difference if I hadn’t. This long-exposure captured the mood of the evening well. Because of the weather conditions the town was deserted and quiet. The rain had reduced visibility and the only thing that can be seen on the horizon is the light from a distant boat which had been accentuated by the long-expsoure.

  • Another from my series of the Causeway at Victor Harbor South Australia – heading over to Granite island. Late afternoon light and the powerful storm came in from the Bluff. Canon 400D – Panorama stitch in Photoshop CS3.

  • This started out as a fairly average snap….I think it’s turned out OK. I think I used about 5 layers of texture.

  • Another in the Masters series. / This is the centre part of a long panoramic watercolour. By Thomas Bush Hardy, 1895. I’ve moved some of the boats to be closer together, as my version is a small painting, 10×7 inches, on rough Bockingford tinted cream paper, 140lb. I will be painting the full length seascape in the future.

  • Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire over looks the harbour Canon 30D / F11 / 1/100s / ISO 100 / 28mm Handheld / Single raw file / Photomatix / Photoshop to darken sky

  • My version of a Thomas Bush Hardy (1842-97). From an 1895 watercolour of Ramsgate Harbour. A panoramic shaped painting, 23” x 10”. / Hand-made, 140lb rough paper. Over 20 hours work. Multiple layers of semi-transparent and opaque watercolour, and white zinc gouache for highlights. Viewing in larger size is necessary.

  • Sydneys’ Iconic Opera House, early evening, and the parties are starting to fire up. Thanks to a 30th Birthday on the night, the front of the western side was nice and colourful :) Canon 50D 10mm.

  • Featured in Dimensions Group Agoust – 25 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in The Beauty of the European Waters Group May – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Challenge Winner The World Group – SUMMER! Challenge May 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Your Magic Place Group May – 18 – 2009 / ________ Featured in All Water in Motion Group May – 18 – 2009 / __________ Featured in Shifting Sands Group May – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian April – 22 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 Belvedere Marittimo is town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The town is made of two separate urbanized areas also called “paese” and “marina”. The first is what’s left of the original medieval town, the second was developed in more recent decades and it now represents the center of Belvedere Marittimo’s commercial and turistic services. Main sights The “Castello del Principe” was originally built by the Normands on what is the highest hill by the coast, around the year 1000. The castle was restored and enriched during the Spanish domination to assume the shape and architecture currently visible. Monastery of “San Daniele” (16th century) Paolo Emilio” roman tower Church of “Rosario” (Rosary) founded in 1091 Wooden Crucifix (17th century)

  • Featured Members in That One Great Shot Shot Agoust – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Challenge Winner in That One Great Shot Group – That One Great Shot SUNSET Challenge Agoust – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in That One Great Shot Group Agoust – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Placed 8th in à EUROPA! Group – EUROPEAN SUNSETS Challenge July – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Challenge Winner in Italy and all Things Italian Group – Italian Sunsets Challenge June 08 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Sunrise, Sunset April – 14 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Live, Love, Dream April – 30 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in DSLR Users Only – 3 A Day May – 02 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— HDR processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 from a single RAW image, then processed using CS4 – no tripod used Nikon D100 Sigma 15/30 Camogli – the “City of the Thousands Sailships” Our city has very old origin. Traces of a first settlement, dating back to the prehistoric age, have been discovered on the Castellaro hill, located east of the present downtown, in the middle of the park of the Cenobio dei Dogi Hotel, where we can find the the majestic maritimes pines. Unfortunately, we cannot retrack any remains of the Middle Ages, when the first beach village and the fort which protected the “Island”, which was rocky ram that forms the natural port. The first inhabitants were fishermen, right after they became seamen to serve the genoese fleet and later they kept their own business as shipowners. The glorious era of the camogliese people, extraordinary seamen, goes back to the 19th century, when their trade crossed with international events. In that period, they joined the Egypt’s and Algiers’ campaign and, overall, the Crimea war, as the only military striking force of the Piedmontese army. This useful contribute was possible thanks to their well equipped maritime fleet. Their audacity and skillness at sea were decisive to the result of the was and brought a solid welfare to the city. This welfare was well visible through the buildings and in the institutions, in the social services as well. The growing importance of Camogli allowed to obtain from king Vittorio Emanuele II the title of “City”. About its name, there are few speculations: camuggi in genoese dialect means “house of the wives” (their husbands were out at sea); another version says that cà a muggi (packed houses) reminds its landscape as seen from far out at sea. Finally and more realistically, scholars determined that the name Camogli comes from etrurian or celtic deities: Camulo or Camolio. Camogli has three neighbours: Ruta, St. Rocco and St. Fruttuoso and many valued places for environmental and historical matters. / Ruta, which was named by the route that passes through of it, has been built on the hills, at an altitude of 300 metres. There we experience a mild and dry climate, for this, Ruta was a reknown tourist destination until the last century. Today this neighbour is the departure point for the many escursions to the Portofino Park. By going to a private boulevard, we can reach the Portofino Kulm hotel, built on the first years of the 20th century and restored recently.St. Rocco lies on a rocky wall falling to the sea: up there you can admire the Paradiso Gulf panorama.St. Fruttuoso, which is only reachable by foot or by boat, is a sea village framed in a narrow valley of the Portofino promontory. There we find a very valuable monumental complex : the abbey, the church and the Andrea Doria’s tower. Camogli, among the many historical and artistic treasures, has various religious buildings. On the “Island”, close to the medieval castle, we can admire the Basilica, named after Santa Maria Assunta, which hosts many art masterpieces of the camogliese sculptors Francesco and Bernardo Schiaffino and of the genoese painters Niccolò Barabino and Francesco Semino. Inside the church, among the altars, decorated by valuable marbles, we can admire the paintings of the Patron saints of Camogli: St. Fortunato, protector of fishermen and seamen and St. Prosperous, patron of the city.Uphill of the Repubblica Street, you will find the Oratory of St.Prosperous and Caterina, dating back to the 15th century. The old crucifix inside the building has a great value for the camogliese people: it was carried out in procession during the difficult times. On the hills, we meet the church and monastery of St. Prosperous, still today it is hosting a small community of benedectine friars; then we meet the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Boschetto, loved specially by seamen which invoke the Lady during sea storms and perils, as painted in the various votive images.In the downtown of Ruta we can admire the parish church, built on 17th century. Inside there, we find masterpieces of painters and sculptors such as Bernardo Castello and Francesco Schiaffino. Along the road which leads to St. Martino of Noceto, we meet the millenary church dated back to the 12th century, national monument, seat of classic concerts specially in the summertime.Between St Rocco and Chiappa Point, western tip of the Portofino promontory, we mmet the romanic church of St. Nicolò of Capodimonte which is placed into a spectacular and natural frame. Finally, in the sea village of St. Fruttuoso, it is possible to admire the benedectine abbey, placed by side of the romanic church, donated on 1983 along with the built-up area, by the Doria Pamphily princes to the Italian Fund for the Environment (F.A.I.), which arranged to restore it.In the St. Fruttuoso bay we can dive to reach the Abyss Christ, a bronze statue which is object of devotion by many divers. Since the old times, due to its location, the inhabitants of Camogli looked for sustenance from the sea. Before as fishermen and after as captains and shipowners. Since 1800 until 1900, Camogli prduces 3700 ship captains, 2932 merchant vessels and more than 500 naval engineers. Indeed, in the middle of the 19th century, our city reaches the top of its maritime economy. Camogliese ships and crews join the events which had been lead to the Unity of Italy on 1860. Simone Schiaffino, the ensign of the ” Mille”, the Garibaldi’s army, was a brave camogliese ship captain. Again, on the middle of 1800, the first camogliese maritime insurance was founded: it covered the damages originated by the perilous sailings of those times. Just in that period, Camogli is named “the City of the Thousands Sailships”. The most famous ships were the bricks and barks and the camogliese crews were very brave to handle them. At the beginning of the 20th century, along with the mechanic propulsion, the “family management” of the sailships started to decline: it was extremely expensive to keep the maintenance all around the world of an “iron ship”. As a remain of the extraordinary maritime tradition of Camogli, we have today the high professional value of its seamen, specially on board the most modern cruise and cargo ships where the highest level of technology can be found. To admire the maritime tradition of Camogli, please visit the Maritime Museo “G.B.Ferrari”, located in the stairways in front of the railway station. In the museum, you will find rare parts of ships and seamen’s belongings wich are donations of the camogliese families of 1800 and 1900. HDR processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 from a single RAW image, then processed using CS4.Nikon D300 camera Sigma 15/30 Lens no tripod use.

  • Featured in Colour and Light Group October – 16 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Challenge Winner in A Place To Call Home Group – HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Challenge September – 09 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in A Place To Call Home Group September – 04 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Country Bumpkin Group Agoust – 20 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Style! Class! Elegance! Group Agoust – 20 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Placed 6th in Trees Group – Spring Trees Challenge June 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Challenge Winner VIBRANT COLOURS IN NATURE in à EUROPA! Group May 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- May – 08 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featuredin in Natural Color and Light Group May – 07 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group May – 06 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Weekly Theme Challenges Group May – 06 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Challenge Winner Weekly Theme Challenges Group “Challenge Spring” May 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Italian Spring Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30

  • Lybster on the east ocoast of Scotland in Caithness

  • La Spezia Harbour – Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in A View Somewhere Group October – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Challenge Winner in That One Great Shot Group – The Challenge Winners Challenge September – 22 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Top Ten in Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! – Best Featured Work (II) Challenge September – 11 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Challenge Winner in Yachts and Sailing Vessels Group – Avatar for September 2009 Challenge September – 04 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Challenge Winner in The Male Photographer Group – That Means Something Challenge Agoust – 26 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in The Male Photographer Group Agoust – 26 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Yachts and Sailing Vessels Group Agoust – 16 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in Nautical Group Agoust – 13 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in All About Your Best Work Group Agoust – 09 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in That One Great Shot Group Agoust – 08 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in ImageWriting (2/24) Group Agoust – 07 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group July – 20 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured Members in Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! June – 29 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! Group June – 29 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Challenge Winner in Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! Group – Your Best Shot – Group Members Only Challenge June – 27 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in DSLR Users Only – 3 A Day Group June – 23 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in European Everyday Life Group June – 23 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Color and Light Group June – 23 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci 3 mast full rigged sailing ship takes its name from the famous Italian sailor and cartographer who also lent his name to the new world. Built 1930-31, Royal Shipyard (formerly), Castellamare di Stabia. and carried out many voyages before World War II. The period of the war was the only time the ship has not been active. The elegant, three-mated full rigger serves as the training vessel of the Italian Naval Academy.The entire rig and all the sheets are traditional materials: Canvas sails and hemp ropes. The only synthetic on board is the mooring lines, which have to be an approved type for some of the ports they visit. The sheets, laid end to end, span 35 km. Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 Image took at 5.20AM June – 13 – 2009

  • The little harbour at Coverack, on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, UK. This picture has not been processed as HDR. Best Viewed Large. Hope you like it. / Thank you for viewing.

  • Five Lands National Park – Italy Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List – Italy Portovenere, Five Lands, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (1997) / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Visions of Italy Group October – 24 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Going Coastal Group October – 17 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in Sea Group October – 16 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Historic Places Group September – 06 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Challenge Winner in Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! Group – The Best Waterscape (sea, river, lake only) Challenge Agoust – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in National Trust Properties Group July – 26 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Unlimited Quality Group July – 21 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 Vernazza The name is thought to derive from the Latin adjective verna, meaning “of the place” or “indigenous”. Thus the village’s name would be linked to its most famous product, Vernaccia, the local wine. Others maintain that the place name comes from a Latin predial, Vulnetia, indicating a family that owned land. • 1080: the first mention of the village dates to a deed of gift by Albert IV Rufo, grandson of Adalbert II of the Obertenghi family, drawn up in castro Vernazio, i.e. the castle of Vernazza. • 1207: the lords of Vernazza submit to Genoa. • 1242: the inhabitants of Vernazza drive back Frederick II’s troops led by his deputy Oberto Pallavicino. • 1254: in the Cathedral of Santa Reparata in Florence, Florentine judges concede Vernazza to Genoa, together with all lands and castles situated between the Magra river and Genoa itself. • 1310: date of the earliest documents referring to the Church of Santa Margherita di Antiochia. • 1874: the railway line between Genoa and La Spezia is completed, putting an end to the village’s centuries-old isolation. • 1997: UNESCO places Vernazza, together with the other four towns of the Cinque Terre, on its “world heritage” list.

  • Sunrise at Petty Harbour Newfoundland Canada. Straight from the camera! View On Black Camera Model Canon EOS 50D / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/350 / Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0 / ISO Speed 100 / Focal Length 150.0mm / HiTech ND Grad For more information please visit Brian’s Homepage or on Flickr

  • Challenge Winner in Italy and all Things Italian Group – Doors & Windows of Italy Challenge September – 29 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured Member in #1 Artists of RedBubble Group Featured in #1 Artists of RedBubble Group September – 21 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / Scalea is a town in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Scalea is a picturesque, little town which takes its name from its terraced lay-out an the hillside, at the bottom of the Capo Scalea promontory. The old town is placed on the heights and preserves the remains of an ancient wall, while towards the beach, the Scalea Marina centre has recently been developed, with modern, comfortable hotels splendid villas and numerous, fully-equipped bathing areas on the beach. These enchanting beaches look out onto a sea of incomparable beauty. This town was no doubt inhabited even in prehistorical times, as proved by the material of the Paleolithic period that was excavated in a cavern near Torre Talao, which dominates over the rocky promontory called Scalea Island. It is claimed that the town of Lao, of pre- Indo-European origin and colonized by the Sybarites in the 6th-5th century B.C., once stood an the plain South of Scalea, near the mouth of the river Lao. Nowadays Scalea is synonymous of seaside and holidays. Indeed, it is one of the most visited resorts in Italy. But the name of Scalea is also synonymous of culture, history and folklore. During the Swabian, Angevin, Aragonese and Spanish era, Scalea became an important fief and a centre of study, which was gradually enriched with monuments and works of art, most of which can still be admired today. The 13th century Palazzo of the Spinelli Princes (XIII century), which belongs to the Town Council, is the most important building of the lower part of the old Town Centre. In the old hamlet the main “street” is an attractive stairway that begins in piazza De Palma: it is a natural amphitheatre. Well north a visit are the Norman Castle, the Palazzo Palamolla, of Renaissance inspiration and the Torre Cimalonga, Aragonese style building, now the seat of the “Antiquarium”. Nikon Coolpix 990

  • “Maddox Cove” was shot at Maddox Cove, Newfoundland Canada. For more information please visit Brian’s Homepage or on Flickr

  • Sunrise over Folkestone, was taken back in August 2009 at 5am in the morning. It was stunning! This image is HDR and has been PP in Adobe Photoshop.

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