I like the color purple of this hydrangea . All flowers are beautiful / and give us a feeling of well-being and happiness.
The intricate lacing of the peacocks back feathers is often missed by the onlooker due to the stunning display of the tail feathers. These feathers are just as elaborate as the tail and I felt they deserved to be shown alone to allow people to see what they normally would overlook. / A photo realistic set of digital paintings. Cascading Beauty is a trilogy highlighting the beautiful aspects of a peacock. / Throughout history peacocks have fascinated mankind for their enduring luminescent beauty. Recognised in many religions as the eye of god, a symbol of fertility, the greeter at the gates of heaven, bringer of luck and health the mysteriously stunning peacock today still makes us stop to appreciate natures wonder. / I found it very hard to produce just one image from a bird as spectacular as a Peacock. So here are the three images together as one. I actually found it hard to stop at three images! / / Also avaliable in my T-shirt range /
‘I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.’ / e.e. cummings A pine tree with new growth appearing…..taken at Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Background taken in May in Cornwall. Squirrel taken at Chester Park. Girl taken at home in garden. Fairy wings made from bees wings. Some butterflies and the ladybirds taken by me. Some of the butterflies used as is the snail with the kind permission of Edith Kangas. / Believe in the magic….
Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia Canada covering 1,406 km² (543 mi²) in the Canadian Rockies and forms part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from 918 metres (3,011’) at the south-west park entrance to 3,424 metres (11,235’) at Deltaform Mountain. Kootenay forms one of the four contiguous mountain parks in the Canadian Rockies; the other three being Banff National Park directly to the east, Yoho National Park directly to the north and Jasper National Park which does not share a boundary with Kootenay National Park. Initially called “Kootenay Dominion Park”, the park was created in 1920 as part of an agreement between the province of British Columbia and the Canadian federal government to build a highway in exchange for title (property) to a strip of land on either side of the route. A strip of land 8 km. wide on each side of the newly constructed 94 km. Banff-Windermere Highway was set aside as a national park. While the park is open all year, the major tourist season lasts from June to September. Most campgrounds are open from early May to late September while limited winter camping is available only at the Dolly Varden campground. The park takes its name from the Kootenay River, one of the two major rivers which flow through the park, the other being the Vermillion River. While the Vermillion River is completely contained within the park, the Kootenay River has its headwaters just outside of the park boundary, flows through the park into the Rocky Mountain Trench, eventually joining the Columbia River. The Banff-Windermere Highway, #93 follows the path of both rivers through the park. source: wikipedia Taken with a Nikon D70s with a 18-200mm Sigma lens
The Sri Lanka leopard as is…. A recent study has shown that Yala National Park has one of the highest recorded densities of leopards in the world, although this animal is still considered to be endangered. The Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka is also known as a good place to watch leopards. Leopards tend to be more readily observed in parts of Sri Lanka than in other countries where they share their habitat with more dominant competitors, such as lions or hyaenas. Like most cats, the Sri Lanka leopard is pragmatic in its choice of diet which can include small mammals, birds, reptiles as well as larger animals. Axis or spotted deer make up the majority of its diet in the dry zone. The animal also preys on sambar, barking deer, wild boar and monkeys. The cat has been known to tackle almost fully grown buffalos. The leopard hunts like other leopards, silently stalking its prey until it is within striking distance where it unleashes a burst of speed to quickly pursue and pounce on its victim. The prey is usually dispatched with a single bite to the throat.
Papiliorama in Kerzers (Switzerland), 2008 -> Neon-Schwalbenschwanz (Papilio palinurus) Camera: D300, 12.4MP Size: 4200×2790 px Details: f/7.1, 150.0 mm (macro)
Taken at West Runcton, Norfolk,UK
Taken with Macro1:1
Best Viewed Large All Rights Reserved / @ Julia Wright
I always thought this was a very cool tree in my neighborhood . But from what I understand this was home to a famous botanist who created it for his wife in the 40’s she lived here till she was 94 and died a few years ago the new owners are still taking care of it though But its truly a natural wonder :) Taken with the nikon d-80 and the nikkor 12-24mm lens /
Isnt the human mind, its capacity to extrapolate situations, a most wonderful thing.
Nature’s Wonders, landscapes captured from above. Forests and rivers, mountains and valleys, islands and seascapes taken from commercially operated aeroplanes over Europe, Asia and America. Credit goes to my fellow artists without whom this calendar would not be possible: Mother Nature, numerous Town & Country planners and countless farmers who created eye-catching and often very abstract scenery, when viewed from above! My thanks also goes to all the pilots and crews of the airlines I’ve travelled with, bringing me safely to my destinations. 1 Sold!!! Thank you to the buyer! Part of my series World from Above. Also Available – The World from Above – Landscapes, a series of landscapes from above both natural and man-made.
An unusual cloud formation , enhanced with the help of hdr in ‘Photomatix ’ and Nikon NX.
This is a long zoom for my point and shoot camera! / Longs Peak at sunset, RMNP, Colorado CLICK TO VIEW BELOW IMAGE /
FEATURED IN SIMPLY WHITE ARTWORK 2009.
A selection of 12 of my digital artworks created for the WWF which celebrate the diversity of Nature.
Clouds and Sky reflected in the pristine waters of Chena River Lakes. Reflections of Beauty / Chena River Lakes / Tanana River Valley / North Pole Alaska Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date 10 August 2007
NO! It’s the negative of a yellow butterfly taken on Table Mountain, Cape Town, SA, 2007. / In top ten challenge ‘Butterflies’. /
These loving young Elephants are the best of friends and were orphaned when quite young by different mothers and are at the Knysna Elephant Park, South Africa. Taken 2009. / FEATURED IN ‘THE WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER’. /
Taken in a local Churchyard, near Cambridge, UK.
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