Taken on a little country road North West of Shingletown, CA….in the Fall on 2006. One of my favorite Auutumn photos. / / __ / All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. © 2006 Joyce Dickens: Using my images for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action!
This is an IR shot taken at my favourite location on the Hunter River in Hexam, Newcastle, NSW, Oz.
This man Pablo, brought me to his home in Taquile Island in the middle of lake Titikaka, He is a part of the “Aymara” a native ethnic group in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America; about 2.3 million live in Bolivia, Peru, Northern Chile, and Northwestern Argentina. They lived in the region for many centuries before becoming a subject people of the Inca, and later of the Spanish in the 16th century. / The Aymara have existed in the Andes in what is now Bolivia (and, to a lesser extent, Peru) for over 2,000 years, according to some estimates. It is most likely that the Inca had a strong influence over the Aymara region for some time. Though conquered by the Inca, the Aymara retained some degree of autonomy under the empire. There were a number of ethnic groups which were later to be known Aymara by the Spanish. These were divided upon different chieftaincies. Upon arrival of the Spanish, all these groups were spread in what today is Bolivia. / Most present day Aymara-speakers live in the Lake Titicaca basin beginning in Lake Titicaca through Desaguadero River and into Lake Poopo (Oruro) also known as the Altiplano, and are concentrated south of the lake. The present urban center of the Aymara region is El Alto, a 750,000-person city near the Bolivian capital La Paz. / The native language of the Aymara is also named Aymara; in addition, many Aymara speak Spanish, which is the dominant language of the countries in which they live, as a second language. Nikon F2 / 80-200/2.8 Nikkor / Kodachrom 64 / Scanned and processed in PS First place, Speak to Me Challenge-@ THE WAIST UP – Portraiture Photography group, September 2008 First place: Your best portrait challenge @ That One Great Shot, October 2009 2nd place: Latin America Book #1 competition 3rd place: Latin America 2009 Calendar #1 competition 3rd place Men only challenge Featured: Photographers of Redbubble group, August 2009 Featured: Nikon DSLR Users Group, January 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / /
Ok.. it’s only part of the stone circle.. to be quite honest I’m pleased to have this photo. For me it seemed to be one of those days, nothing seemed right photowise. It was another enjoyable meet with Robert Hardy, I’m guessing and hoping his shots turned out better than mine :-) The Extract below was taken from Wikipedia… Taken in the Lake District National Park. Wilkipedia “The stones are of a local metamorphic slate, set in a flattened circle, measuring 32.6m (107ft) at its widest and 29.5m (97ft) at its narrowest. The heaviest stone has been estimated to weigh around 16 tons and the tallest stone measures approximately 2.3m high. There is a 3.3m wide gap in its northern edge, which may have been an entrance. Within the circle, abutting its eastern quadrant, is a roughly rectangular setting of a further 10 stones. The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze-Age), making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain and possibly Europe, too. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.” MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
You have to ask why I titled it magic circle, I don’t think I took one shot of the whole stone circle. Sunset or sunrise is what adds the magic.. if only I could manage to get up early enough to capture the sunrises. / Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick in the Lake District National Park. Taken with a Canon 350D. hdr from three raw files. / The Extract below was taken from Wikipedia… Wilkipedia “The stones are of a local metamorphic slate, set in a flattened circle, measuring 32.6m (107ft) at its widest and 29.5m (97ft) at its narrowest. The heaviest stone has been estimated to weigh around 16 tons and the tallest stone measures approximately 2.3m high. There is a 3.3m wide gap in its northern edge, which may have been an entrance. Within the circle, abutting its eastern quadrant, is a roughly rectangular setting of a further 10 stones. The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze-Age), making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain and possibly Europe, too. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.” MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
Lithuania, Village lake /
another picture of my favorite tree.
Another photo of that same pier as the one IKEA is selling on my behalf, just from a different angle. If i may say so…i think this one´s alot better than the one they picked. :-P Thanks for stopping by! Andreas Stridsberg © / www.mystic-pic.com
LITHUANIA / NATIONAL PARK, lake “ZALIEJI EZERAI” (Green Lakes)
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I got up at 4 this morning to drive 50mins for some sunrise shots. / Fancy getting up at that hour and then realising that your favourite picture out of the bunch is b&w ..stupid, I know! Morisset, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
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Featured in Visions of Italy Group November – 08 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in The Beauty of the European Waters Group October – 19 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Live and Let Live Group October – 18 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in European Everyday Life Group October – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group October – 17 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Your Magic PLACE Group October – 17 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / 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)
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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.
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Taken with a Canon 50D, Sigma 10-20 lens at 10mm, F11, shutter speed 1/100 second, ISO100, tweaked in Photoshop This is the path on the ridge to the top of the Old Man of Coniston (803 metres (2,635 ft) high). We did a horeshoe walk a few weeks back that was spectacular for many reason including the stunning light which was very changeable during the day. The cairn on the top of "The old man" can be seen on the top of the peak in the distance. Please view large
Shot at the Lake of Ganzirri, Messina, Sicily. Nikon d70 with with Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED Other boat images:
Taken with a Canon 50D, Sigma 10-20 lens at 10mm, F11, shutter speed 1/40 second, ISO200, tweaked in Photoshop This is a view from Dow Crag, the hill on the right is The Old Man of Coniston (803 metres) you can just about see the cairn on top, the stretch of water in the valley below is goat’s water. There are several climbers on the rock about 100 yards away on the left…..you have to have eagle eyes to see him! Please view large
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Conwy Castle, Wales, UK
www.flindtphotography.com The quaintly named Strumpshaw Fen is a beautiful RSPB site at which can be seen kingfishers, marsh harriers and (if you’re very lucky) the highly elusive bittern. Another star attraction at Strumpshaw Fen is the swallow butterfly. On this visit we did not see a bittern or a kingfisher; and, given the time of year, we were not surprised to find that the swallowtail butterfly was nowhere to be seen. But then, who needs elusive butterflies or birds when you find yourself presented with a dilapidated, water-filled rowing boat and such a spectacular sunset as this? Canon EOS 5D and EF 16-35mm lens. Exposure of 1/5 second at f/14.
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