Historic traveling
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The Cape Schanck Lighthouse in Victoria, Australia. Located on the Mornington Peninsula.
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On the edge of the Simpson Desert, Molly Clarke who now lives in Alice Springs set about restoring the station for travellers to enjoy and learn about our early Australian history. / The propery now has a heritage listing and visitors have camping facilies on site. / Taken on Fuji S2 Pro
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The magnificent view from the summit of Mount Wellington in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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See more of my India Series here This old lawnmower was sitting in an alcove at the Agra Fort, India. I loved the contrast against the red sandstone wall behind.
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Somewhere along the Oregon Coast, USA.
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A capture of Multnomah Falls in Oregon,USA, along the Columbia Gorge.
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A primitive lighthouse with some historical value, otherwise a very beautiful place to have a picnic….
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In this hallway rests an old cannon at the army museum Les Invalides in Paris, France . Les Invalides also maintains the ashes of Napoleon.
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An outstanding street musician in London :)
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And so the series begins, The Doors of Santa Fe / I simply loved New Mexico and the city of Santa Fe is of no exception…..around every curve and corner, there were photo-opps and one thing that really caught my eye was how the Adobe architecture had all these really old doors….crafted 100s of years ago. The doors, while not always straight and often far from it, provided a nice contrast in color, design, and history to the buildings they often adorned. Thoughts most welcomed! / —John
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St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe Sitting in the center of the town square in Santa Fe, New Mexico stands the St. Francis of Assisi Church. Built between the years of 1869-1886, it sits on an earlier site of a church built in 1626. This was a REALLY hard shotto pull off as the town center square is filled with people so I had to act quickly. I fired off 3 brackets handheld for the HDR and metered at the bricks on teh church…hoping this was going to work….I think it did. Thoughts most welcomed! / —John http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/2720872
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When I first came to Redbubble, I only had a couple pieces to post. I always reduced the size of my photos before editing them(making them too small for here), just didn’t have a reason to keep them full size until Redbubble. Anyways, I threw this pic up, just so I had more than 2 posted. I didn’t really even like it. The original shot’s exposure was all kinds of screwed up. I edited so much, I was just plain sick of it. But like I said, it was a filler pic. I sooo did not expect the amount of attention it received, much less that it sold. I’ve actually grown to really like it too. So I thought I’d share this, and the original shot with everyone. So here it is: This piece was my very first sold piece. It was also chosen for the Featured Art Page (before group featuring), featured in A Photographer’s Craft group, and was a finalist in the May US Scenic Photo Contest. Thank You!! —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / This piece can be found in my Abandoned Calendar. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— If you like these, check out the rest of my Rural America Series
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Share this page with your social network: The former Bank Of Victoria in Ford Street, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
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/ / Tall ship, the Enterprise, casting off from Portarlington, You Yangs mountain range and sun setting in the background. / / 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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Located in the “Cinque Terre” (The five villages) in Italy. / I somehow managed the 9km walking track between these villages and was thankfull for the overcast conditions. / Taken 2007 – HDR photoshop…
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This was taken inside the Cathedral of Toledo, in Spain. It was taken on film and the print was scanned to digital. The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo, also called Primate Cathedral of Toledo, is a church in Spain. The seat of the Archdiocese of Toledo, it is one of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain. It was begun in 1226 during the reign of Ferdinand III and the last Gothic contributions were made in the 15th century when, in 1493, the vaults of the central nave were finished, during the times of the Catholic Monarchs.
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Got up for dawn at Port Campbell only for it to be drizzly and overcast, but by the time I got down to the beach and the sun started to rise some awesome colour came through and it made the early start well and truly worth it! / Settings Canon 40D, 10-22mm EF-S. FL: 13 mm 63 seconds @ f8, ISO 100 Polarising Filter and ND8 Graduated Filter Adobe Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS4 / Features Featured in the SEA Group on the 11th of May 2009 Featured in the Australian Travel Photography and Writing Group on the 12th of May 2009 Featured in the Canon DSLR Group on the 12th of May 2009 Featured in the All Water in Motion Group on the 15th of May 2009 Featured in the All that is Nature Group on the 17th of May 2009 Click here for my other seascapes Click here for my other shots taken off the Great Ocean Road
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This little gem can be found just around the corner from Loch Ard Gorge near Port Campbell off Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, Australia. I came here the afternoon before and there were snap happy tourists everywhere but decided to come back the next morning and there wasn’t a soul in sight, just the crashing ocean to keep me company… Unfortunately as of early June 2009 this archway has collapsed leaving two apostles next to eachother. For information read this story on the collapse / Settings Canon 40D, 10-22mm EF-S. FL: 18 mm 30 seconds @ f11, ISO 100 Polarising Filter and ND8 Graduated Filter Adobe Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS4 Sales 1 Large Laminated Print 1 Large Framed Print / Features Featured in the SEA Group on the 13th of May 2009 #Winner of Nature’s Beauty Challenge in the You’re Accepted Group on 3rd of June 2009 Click here for my other seascapes Click here for my other shots taken off the Great Ocean Road
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The 12 Apostles just off the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. This one was taken just minutes after the Panorama and only minutes later the stormy weather hit where I was standing and it was a quick retreat back to the car. / Settings Canon 40D, 17-85mm IS. FL: 30 mm 4 seconds @ f25, ISO 100 ND8 Graduated and Polarising Filters Adobe Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS4 / Features Featured in DSLR Users Group on the 14th of May 2009 Featured in the Out of the Blue Group on the 14th of May 2009 Featured in the SEA Group on the 15th of May 2009 Featured in the # 1 Artists of RedBubble Group on the 15th of May 2009 Featured in the All Water in Motion Group on the 20th of May 2009 Click here for my other seascapes Click here for my other shots taken off the Great Ocean Road
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Featured in the ImageWriting group, / in the Canon DSLR group, / in the AMERICAN PATRIOT group (2x), / in the United States group and / in the Historic Places group. The Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. / (American Historic Heritage) The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by Tomb Guard sentinels. Sentinels, all volunteers, are considered to be the best of the elite 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard), headquartered at Fort Myer, Va. After members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry become ceremonially qualified, they are eligible to volunteer for duty as sentinels at the Tomb. If accepted, they are assigned to Company E of The Old Guard. Each soldier must be in superb physical condition, possess an unblemished military record and be between 5 feet, 10 inches and 6 feet, 4 inches tall, with a proportionate weight and build. An interview and a two-week trial to determine a volunteer’s capability to train as a tomb guard is required. During the trial phase, would-be sentinels memorize seven pages of Arlington National Cemetery history. This information must be recited verbatim in order to earn a “walk.” A walk occurs between guard changes. A daytime walk is one-half hour in the summer and one hour in the winter. All night walks are one hour. If a soldier passes the first training phase, “new-soldier” training begins. New sentinels learn the history of Arlington National Cemetery and the grave locations of nearly 300 veterans. They learn the guard-change ceremony and the manual of arms that takes place during the inspection portion of the Changing of the Guard. Sentinels learn to keep their uniforms and weapons in immaculate condition. The sentinels will be tested to earn the privilege of wearing the silver Tomb Guard Identification Badge after several months of serving. First, they are tested on their manual of arms, uniform preparation and their walks. Then, the Badge Test is given. The test is 100 randomly selected questions of the 300 items memorized during training on the history of Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknowns. The would-be badge holder must get more than 95 percent correct to succeed. Only 400 Tomb Guard Badges have been awarded since it was created in February 1958. The Tomb Guard Identification Badge is a temporary award until the badge-holding sentinel has honorably served at the Tomb of the Unknowns for nine months. At that time, the award can be made a permanent badge, which may then be worn for the rest of a military career. The silver badge is an upside-down, laurel-leaf wreath surrounding a depiction of the front face of the Tomb. Peace, Victory and Valor are portrayed as Greek figures. The words “Honor Guard” are shown below the Tomb on the badge. There are three reliefs, each having one relief commander and about six sentinels. The three reliefs are divided by height so that those in each guard change ceremony look similar. The sentinels rotate walks every hour in the winter and at night, and every half-hour in the day during the summer. The Tomb Guard Quarters is staffed using a rotating Kelly system. Each relief has the following schedule: first day on, one day off, second day on, one day off, third day on, four days off. Then, their schedule repeats. The guard is changed every hour on the hour Oct. 1 to March 31 in an elaborate ritual. From April 1 through September 30, there are more than double the opportunities to view the change because another change is added on the half hour and the cemetery closing time moves from 5 to 7 p.m. An impeccably uniformed relief commander appears on the plaza to announce the Changing of the Guard. Soon the new sentinel leaves the Quarters and unlocks the bolt of his or her M-14 rifle to signal to the relief commander to start the ceremony. The relief commander walks out to the Tomb and salutes, then faces the spectators and asks them to stand and stay silent during the ceremony. The relief commander conducts a detailed white-glove inspection of the weapon, checking each part of the rifle once. Then, the relief commander and the relieving sentinel meet the retiring sentinel at the center of the matted path in front of the Tomb. All three salute the Unknowns who have been symbolically given the Medal of Honor. Then the relief commander orders the relieved sentinel, “Pass on your orders.” The current sentinel commands, “Post and orders, remain as directed.” The newly posted sentinel replies, “Orders acknowledged,” and steps into position on the black mat. When the relief commander passes by, the new sentinel begins walking at a cadence of 90 steps per minute. The Tomb Guard marches 21 steps down the black mat behind the Tomb, turns, faces east for 21 seconds, turns and faces north for 21 seconds, then takes 21 steps down the mat and repeats the process. After the turn, the sentinel executes a sharp “shoulder-arms” movement to place the weapon on the shoulder closest to the visitors to signify that the sentinel stands between the Tomb and any possible threat. Twenty-one was chosen because it symbolizes the highest military honor that can be bestowed—the 21-gun salute. Duty time when not “walking” is spent in the Tomb Guard Quarters below the Memorial Display Room of the Memorial Amphitheater where they study Cemetery “knowledge,” clean their weapons and help the rest of their relief prepare for the Changing of the Guard. The guards also train on their days off. The Guards of Honor at the Tomb of the Unknowns are highly motivated and are proud to honor all American service members who are “Known But to God.” Canon EOS 40D / Canon Zoom lens EF-S 17-85mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM lens / Exposure time 1/500s / Aperture value f/5,6 / ISO 400 / Focal length 85 mm
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Pyrgi is a historic town on the Greek island of Chios. Almost all of the buildings are decorated with black and white geometric patterns done by carving through a white top layer of plaster to reveal a black layer underneath.
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