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Sky reflected in the water as the sun sets, Venice Beach CA
A funny thing happened on the way to Mt. Rainier well before sunrise. I noticed the morning mist rising over Clear Lake and the cirrus clouds fanning out above them and decided that a glorious sunrise on the lake was worth more than a maybe on the mountain. I fumbled my way in the dark via flashlight to the lakes edge and had time to search for composition before the heavens lit up. Not a bad way to start a day at all.
Taken in the Marshall Islands All proceeds from sales of pictures will go to the child art education project of Art in All of Us (WWW.ARTINALLOFUS.ORG)
The tremedously talented docophoto just posted a splendid shot with a little tiny cameo of herself in a mirror in the background of the photo and it just looked so good….. and it put me in mind of a shot I had taken some time ago in the ladies loo at Circular Quay in Sydney… so what ever else you do today everybody….please don’t forget your valuable…....:) / . /
This is the colour version of the HDR sunset shot at Mannum that has come up with an amazing dogs face in the lower left portion of the image. Shot taken between Mannum and Young Husband near the Marina. No photoshop manipulation the dogs face just appeared. Dave from mannum was with me that night shooting just a little to my right and the face didn’t appear in his images. Canon 400D polarising filter – 18- 55 lens HDR and converted in Photomatix…
Recursive reflections between two buildings covered by mirrors. Nikon D300 Winner of the “Reflections in Architectural Images” challenge on Red Bubble Architectural Photography group. Also used as group avatar. Accepted in the New Jersey Photography Forum 15th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit. I will donate 30% of proceeds to Kids with Cancer Foundation Over 1000 views – Dec 2009
Sitated near Fox Glacier Lake Matheson is protected from wind, thus producing a mirror image of Aoraki / Mt Cook and Mt Tasman. The lake was formed about 14,000 years ago and is in a valley floor. It is surrounded by native white pine, red pine,flax and numerous species of ferns. This is New Zealand’s most photographed lake Canon 400D Canon 18/55mm lens / This work has now sold
Had a wedding to attend a couple of weeks ago which gave me the opportunity to find a new area too shoot. So while my wife slept in I ventured up to Mt. Baker for Dawn and this was my reward. Kulshan Ridge Reflecting in the still waters of Picture Lake near Mt. Baker
Maurice and friends playing an energetic, fast action game of “leap frog” LOL If you’re up for some fun, please join us in the little things to make you smile group. .
Mt. Rainier reflected in the still waters of Lake Tipsoo just after dawn
Cellphone image, once again my camera battery had run out!
I wanna feel the sun, I just need some air / I need some air / I need some air / I need some air BRMC “need some AIR” Centre of Ramat Gan, Israel Canon 40D, 70-200 4 IS / 31 Fav / 739 views Featured in Photography Rule Of Thirds group
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.
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park – Alberta – Canada / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured Members in Lakes and Inland Waterways 1 per day Group September 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured Member in Weekly Theme Challenges April – 29 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Challenge Winner in Mountains Across the Globe FGroup – Mountains and Clouds Challenge October – 08 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Challenge Winner Lakes and Inland Waterways- 1 per day Group “Members Top Ten Challenge” May 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Challenge Winner Weekly Theme Challenges Group – Canadian Rocky Mountains Challenge May 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Placed 2nd in Lakes and Inland Waterways- 1 per day Group NATURAL REFLECTIONS Challenge May 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Seasonal ‘Scapes Group June – 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in That One Great Shot Group May – 08 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group May – 06 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers Group April – 27 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Lakes and Inland Waterways- 1 Per Day Group April – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Weekly Theme Challenges April – 29 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- A perfect deal,beetwen sun,clouds and water…..Took.in Kananaskis Country along the Spray Lakes-Dorion Trail and Peter Lougheed Park.September 2006 Nikon D100 camera Sigma 15/30 lens
THIS WAS TAKEN WALKING DOWN A WINDING STREET IN MADRID. I WALKED PAST A MOPED , TOOK TWO STEPS PAST IT AND STOPPED BECAUES OF THE REFLECTION OF THE BUILDINGS BEHIND ME IN THE SIDE MIRROR. I JUST HAD TO GO BACK AND CAPTURE IT, TO ME IT SUMS UP MADRID PERFECTLY.
A birthday-present portrait of my dear bubble-buddy, Roy (to whom I sent the original)... / And the first addition to my Drives series for several years. / Happy Birthday, Roy!! : DDD soft pastel on paper and check out this amazing portrait along similar lines by the brilliant Sticky Flower….
I’m glad the mirror knows / Which face is mine / Or I would never find it / I’d sit here gazing wondrously / At which one’s her / And which is me? / We switch places so often / You see / That I can hardly tell / Which girl is wandering in Wonderland / And which is stuck here in this Hell? _ / Darkside version. / *~ Written in memory of this story. *~ / *~*~ / Resources: / Brushes by LilNymph & SS-Brushes@deviantart
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
You’ll know…........ My Website Dreams Now here you go again / You say you want your freedom / Well, who am I to keep you down? It’s only right that you should / Play it the way that you feel it / But listen carefully to the sound Of your loneliness / Like a heartbeat drives you mad / In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost / What you had / You know what you lost Thunder only happens when it’s raining / Players only love you when they’re playing / Say women, they will come and they will go / When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know You will know, you will know / You will know, you’ll know Now here I go again / I see the crystal visions / I keep my visions to myself It’s only me who wants to / Wrap around your dreams and / Have you any dreams you’d like to sell Dreams of loneliness / Like a heartbeat drives you mad / In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost / Oh, what you had / Oh, what you lost Thunder only happens when it’s raining / Players only love you when they’re playing / Say women, they will come and they will go / When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know You will know, you will know / You’ll know, you will know / You will know, you will know / You will know Stevie Nicks
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