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A Tranquil Evening The world seemed to almost totally stop when I took this, it was a hot evening, I was sweating just about to die, but for a moment, life seemed suspended, all the hustle and bustle disappeared, and the sky went fantastic, as if the Lord above painted something which had never been seen before. For an instant, tranquility, for an instant, serenity, for an instant, the light was to die for. Look closely, take it all in, and you may notice the distant red traffic lights. The building on the left is the old boat house at Washington Park where this was shot at, built around the turn on the century 1900. These days it serves as a place for concerts for classical music, Scottish Bagpipes, and similar sorts of sounds. Examine it close and just take a deep breath. Shot info: Minolta 5D / Minolta 18-200 DT Lens / Dynatran 8180 Tripod / Singh-Ray CPL
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Diamond Peak in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.
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Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a 3⁄4-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above, forming a spectacular vista. / This image is actually made of 4 pictures taken with my Canon 20D – 17-40mm L lens and stitched together to create this panoramic
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O’Shaunessy Reservoir
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Provence landscape around the Lac des Escarcets. Can be seen here at a better size. Other views / /
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This was taken Jay Blanchard Park in Orlando, Florida. There’s a bike trail, playgrounds and ball fields located in this beautiful local park. Featured in the “Florida, the Sunshine State” group. > >
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Lake Dillon, Colorado….. / Needless to say the morning I shot this, I was in total awe….it was quite an inspiring scene to see!
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This past week saw me shooting like crazy, making a record 3 trips to the Mount Evans Wilderness Area and surrounding areas in 4 days. Without a doubt, this scene is one that just has to smack travelers and tourists in the face. situated at 10,600 ft (3,230 m) above sea level, the view literally comes out of no where. You round this corner unexpectedly on a twisty road, and all the sudden out of no where you are greeted with this huge lake and THIS scene of mountains and it floors you. The scene itself is just so, well, incredible, like something you usually only see in a fine art painting, or in some distant land in National Geographic….honestly, it is one of the most amazing views I believe I have ever seen. Personally I much prefer it to The Maroon Bells which is better known, and why it’s better known is beyond me. / So hang tight folks, I have MANY new photos to come and share with you all. Let me know what ya all think!
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Canon 350D lens 17-40 mm
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Country Lake Thunderstorms One of the things I have come to really value about living in Colorado is the ability to be able to get a little “off the beaten path”, as we say, in the matter of no time. You add that in with the element of having some of the changing weather anywhere, and you just never know what you will happen upon. Take this scene here, the clouds, so dark, came out of no where and fast, with the rumble of thunder, captured outside of Evergreen, Colorado, this storm would later be the very same storm which caused havoc with Tornado’s and ripped the town of Windsor to shreds. Glad I wasn’t around anywhere when that happened, considering how much they scare the heck outta me! It was a much calmer scene when I photographed it here, and an lake/pond that was not named. It ws actually quite serene and tranquil…. Processed in HDR, output through Lightroom/Photomatic/LucisArt/Photoshop / Thoughts welcomed / —-John
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Cherry Creek Reservoir State Park, outside Denver, Colorado….it’s pretty amazing the tranquility one can find in nature so early on a summer’s morning….and here I sat…on the shoreline, tripod 1/2 in the water, 4ND and my CPL bolted to my 18-70….watching this whole scene play out.. Yeah, talk about a relaxing moment and just a nice time kicking back and unwinding….this was it! And yes that is a Pelican in the water…”a Pelican in Colorado???” you say? Yes, migratory birds….they come up all the way from South America and spend a few months here…wild huh? Why here where there is no Ocean is beyond me, but they call us home for awhile. I will say this—they are without a doubt the most skiddish of any bird I have ever seen….they didn’t cme within 200 feet of me, and when they saw me driving up in my car, from 500 feet away, they turncoated and made way fast lol Well hope ya all like it, let me know what ya think! —-John
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A Morning Stroll At the Lake Every now and then we almost miss a shot, and luckily this time I happened to turn around as I was walking back to my car from shooting the sunrise and had this scene greet me. Captured at Cherry Creek State Park outside of Denver, Colorado, the light seemed to almost dance among the trees. Processed in HDR
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Another shot of a beautiful gal! Canon 30D (703 views) thanks for looking and commenting!
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I return to this exact spot a lot. I have to say it is one of my favorite places to take photographs. This canyon is one of nature’s great cathedrals. It’s hard to explain the feeling that comes over you when you are standing there staring out across the water…Especially during this time of year, when there is nobody else out there. You can have the whole place to yourself, or share it with someone special.
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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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Featured in STAINED GLASS ART Group Agoust – 24 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Shapes & Patterns Group Agoust – 13 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured Members in Shapes & Patterns Group Agoust – 12 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Challenge Winner in Shapes & Patterns Group – Window & Door Shapes Challenge Agoust – 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in That One Great Shot Group June – 07 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in Color and Light Group May – 08 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Historic Churches Group April – 19 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Nikon D300 Sigma28/70 Millstatt Abbey (Stift Millstatt) is a former monastery in Millstatt in Carinthia, Austria, now used by the Austrian civil service. For centuries the monastery was the spiritual and cultural centre of Upper Carinthia and with its possessions round the Millstätter See, in the valley of the Görtschitz, in Friuli and in Salzburg, was one of the largest in the province. It is presumed to have been founded in about 1070, but had definitely been established before 1122 and was run as a Benedictine abbey. In 1469 the buildings and assets were taken over by the Order of St. George, an Austrian order founded to combat the invading Turks. After its collapse in 1598 the premises passed to the Jesuits. The church is now the property of the parish, while all other buildings belong to the Austrian government and are used by the Austrian State Forestry Commission (Österreichische Bundesforste). Millstatt Millstatt is a village in Carithia that is situated near the northern shore of Lake Millstätter See near the Nockberge. If you have read my article on the National Parks of Austria, the Nockberge might sound familiar to you – it is them of the not-quite-a-national-park reserve, which offers good hiking opportunities. Millstatt itself benefits quite a bit from the vicinity to these mountains, however, it is best known as a formerly imperial spa town that managed to preserve much of its 19th century splendour. Millstatt’s oldest record dates back to Neolithic times, to approximately 2000 BC. Archaeological findings from that period were discovered on the Millstätter Berg hill near the hamlet of Lammersdorf. Around 500 BC, various Celtic tribes arrived in the area and populated much of today’s Carinthia until the Romans arrived in 15 BC. The Romans were the first people in Carinthia to convert to Christian faith and built a church near another hamlet of Millstatt, Laubendorf. When Slavonic tribes started to migrate into Carinthia in the 5th and 6th century, they destroyed this church. The principality of Karantania formed as the seed for today’s Carinthia. It went under Bavarian and later Franconian rule in the 8th century. Millstatt as a Scholastic Centre Around this time, the bishops of Salzburg accepted the task of re-Christianising the people south of the Alps. They sent missionaries to Karantania, Bavarian settlers followed. In 800, the first Slavonic-Bavarian church was built in today’s Millstatt. According to legend, a Slavonic duke called Domitian became a Christian and threw a thousand statues of pagan gods (Latin: “mille statue”) into the lake, which thereafter was called “lake of the mille statue” from which Millstätter See developed. The sad rationale of modern linguistics, however, teaches us to doubt such legends – in fact, the name refers to a place and developed only in the 11th century, a long time after all pagan statues had gone. In 1070, a Benedictine monastery was founded in Millstatt. This was done with the support of the Duke Aribo of Bavaria and the Archbishop of Salzburg. Soon the monastery became the scholastic centre of Carinthia. For more information on the Stift Millstatt and its colourful history, please see my article on the monasteries of Carinthia. The former monastic church still serves as a parish church to Millstatt. Millstatt turning into a Fancy Spa Town The following centuries saw the arrival of the Knights of St George, Jesuits, some attempted Turkish invasions and the Napoleonic Wars. Carinthia was under changing administrations and it is hard to keep an overview on the turbulent past of this province. A very important innovation was the towns opening towards tourism in the second half of the 19th century. The construction of a railroad accelerated this development, and soon the first lakeside promenade and public bath alongside with B&Bs and hotels were opened. The former monastery was transformed into a hotel in 1901. In 1921, Millstatt earned itself the status of an official “spa town” and emphasised that by hiring a spa orchestra of 25 musicians that performed nightly by the lakeside promenade during the main season. Some of Millstatt’s most significant buildings date back to the period between approximately 1880 and 1920. This is when many Viennese aristocrats had their countryside retreats built here for stays in summer. To accommodate modern sightseeing-needs, the tourism board of Millstatt publishes a guide to 20 particularly nice villas as a “Villenwanderweg” (“Villa Hiking Route”). Millstatt Museums & Nearby Attractions Furthermore, visitors can learn more about the history of Millstatt in the town museum, situated in the former monastery. The local dungeon prides itself for still having some 16th century graffiti. A separate collection shows an array of rosaries, which might delight individuals with very specific interests. The more recent past of Millstatt is shown in the “Heimat- und Fremdenverkehrsmuseum” in the former primary school of the town. This moderately interesting collection presents daily life in the past 150 years. If all that is not enough for you, reach out to other attractions of Carinthia. In the vicinity of Millstatt, these include Gmünd, Seeboden and Spittal; Villach, Velden, Ossiach and Maria Wörth.
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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
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Featured in ImageWriting Group November – 03 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in A View Somewhere Group October – 17 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in Historic Churches Group May – 27 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Admont Benedictine Monastery Admont Benedictine Monastery lies in the market town of Admont in Austria at the entrance to the Gesäuse National Park. It was founded in the year 1074 by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg and is thus the oldest extant foundation in Styria. The Admont Benedictines attempt to live by the Rule of St. Benedict (“house rules” for a monastic community), which through its breadth and depth has achieved much of important over the centuries and indubitably offers orientation for the future. The rhythm of their life is stamped by prayer, the fulfilment of manifold tasks in pastoral care, education, culture and in social areas and through the personal deepening of their lives. In this God is always the central point. This is especially true of the life style of the Admont Benedictines whereby the church is seen as the centre of the foundation. In addition to serving 26 parishes, the Monastery runs a nursing home in Frauenberg, a secondary school and further businesses which have roughly 500 secular employees. The main cultural attraction of the Monastery is the Baroque library and the new large museum. Nearness to God and the faith that determines the life of the monks can be felt throughout the whole Monastery grounds. This is also true of the library and museum and equally for the gardens around our house. Thus Admont Monastery is a spiritual, cultural and economic centre of important far beyond the region.
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Featured in Dimensions Group Agoust – 20 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Photo of the Month of July in Austria Group / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Austria Group June – 03 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Maria Worth Halfway along the southern side of the Wörther See, obliquely across from Pörtschach, lies the resort of Maria Wörth (458m/1,503ft; pop. 2,000), with the communes of Dellach (golf courses) and Reifnitz. The old core of the village occupies a rocky peninsula. High up on the headland, surrounded on three sides by water, stands the Late Gothic parish church, a prominent landmark; note the fine Baroque interior, the Romanesque crypt and the 15th-16th C. high altar with a beautiful Late Gothic figure of the Virgin. In the churchyard there is a round charnel house of 1278. Close by stands the little 12th C. Rosenkranzkirche (Rosary Church) or Winter Church, with well preserved Romanesque frescos of the Apostles. The picturesque village of Maria Worth is situated on the south shore of Lake Wörthersee and is one of the most charming scenic pearls of Carinthian beauty
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Featured in Live and Let Live Group October – 11 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Landscape Photography Group October – 11 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in TPW (3 PER DAY ONLY) Group October – 11 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in A Place To Call Home Group Agoust – 20 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in All Countries – Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers Group July – 15 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in FEATURED ONLY Group July – 08 – 2009 Featured Members in FEATURED ONLY Group July – 08 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Fine Art of Landscape Photography Group June – 22 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in Lakes and Inland Waterways Group June – 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group June – 10 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Banff National Park – Alberta – Canada Vermilion Lake Vermillion Lakes (and the closely related Fenland Trail loop) are situated very close to Banff and are a wonderful opporunity to potentially see some wildlife and most certainly some beautiful scenery. The Fenland Trail in the morning affords a good opportunity to see wildlife moving around the marsh and river areas. This trail connects to the Bow River Trail which actually goes all the way into Banff townsite proper. If you have time, this is a nice easy walk to get to this area without actually having to drive to get to it. The Vermillion Lakes are slightly to the west of the Fenland Trail and you can either walk to them or drive your car and use the pulloffs available. It’s a bit noisy being so close to the Trans Canada Hwy, but the scenery more than makes up for it. Throughout the day you’ll see numerous waterfowl frequenting the area. The real draw, however, is in the evening when the winds are low and the water is still, making the lake surface a mirror reflection of the now beautifully lit Mt Rundle in the background. Nikon D100 Sigma 15/30
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an early morning at the lake…quiet..stillness…a great start to a day / Nikon D70
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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
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