The sun slowly sets over the Appalachians of the Smoky Mountains bringing the end to the day. Shot was taken from the Clingmans Dome Parking lot in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park !
Taking a few minutes before my “Days End”. The colors are much cooler showing why these are known as the lower Blue Ridge Mountains. The foggy mist is why these particular mountains became known as the Smokys the colors and layers of ridges drew me to this shot. So often in making sunset/sunrise shots photographers shoot one or two shots and move on. This time of day is one of rapidly changing tones. Some of the most dramatic shots can be made after most have left or got there. When the clouds are illuminated by the sun after/before it has pasted the horizon. Those photographers willing to slow down an spend some time will be the ones fully enjoying this time of day when the warm/cool colors met, mingle, and drift apart. As you can see between the 2 shots 2 minutes make a dramatic difference. Clingmans Dome Area Great Smoky Mountain NP / Most recently featured in MASTERS OF THE SCENIC Camera: Canon Rebel Xti / Lens: Canon 28-135mm / Focal Length: 100mm / Manual / Shutter Speed: 1/4s / Aperture: 10 / ISO: 100 / Tripod: Bogen / Filters:Hoya Polarizer / Cable Release / Format:RAW
On the beach at sunrise on West Island, over looking Pulu Maria, Cocos Islands. / Arriving at the beach with the promise of another stunning day, my husband turned off the car key, reclined the seat and went back to sleep! For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
Most people don’t die until the last moment; others start twenty years in advance, sometimes more. Those are the unfortunates. Louis Ferdinand Céline (1894-1961)
Bodie Ghost Town in the Seirra Nevada Mountains in Eastern California. This 1800’s Gold town once had a thriving population of 10,000 people. It was a true wild western town with gun fights, saloons and a huge redlight district.
Location: NYC, USA
Taken from the parking lot at Clingmans Dome,GSMNP. The mountain was named for Brigadier General Thomas Lanier Clingman, by Arnold Guyot a geographer. Clingman in the 1850’s was the first to accurately measure the height of the mountain. The mountain was called Kuwa’hi (the mulberry place) by the Cherokee. This is where the legendary great bear chief and doctor dwelled.In whose magic bath the wounded bears are restored to health…Settlers first called it Smoky Dome then later was called Mount Buckley before Guyot named it offically
Splendid fairy wren – malurus splendens / Breeding Male – mostly dark blue , narrow black band on upper breast extending to black collar on neck . / Non breeding male – wings partly and tail wholly dull blue; rest of upper parts greyish brown ; under parts whitish. / Female – tail dull blue ; rest of body greyish brown with whitish under parts For more images of cozmist: / Busselton Jetty Images / Christmas Cards / Dogs / Birds / Scenery / Creatures
Country Relaxin’ EarIier this year, ventured up to Guanella Pass and onwards to the Ghost Town of Como, a literal timewarp that harks back to the wildwest, fully intact and persevered, few folks still live here. It is high up, probably close to 10,000 feet, and this winter has been VERY bad in the high country. In fact just last week they interviewed a resident of Como and she talked about how the town was totally cut off of supplies…which made me right away think of the horses there. I have photographed these horses the last 5 years now, and I always find them so friendly…not your typical horses, these are true and tried working horses…where Cowboys still exist and the west still lives. Upon entering Como, I was shocked at the snowbanks, over 20 feet high, and they were plowed out finally from a construction crew using Caterpillars. And low and behold, so was the feeding field for the horses….... :) I was happy they were ok, as I was quite concerned, as they have become kind of a good friend to me and my camera. More on Como can be found here and here and it’s history as a Wild West town Thoughts welcomed / —-John
Summer on top of Mount St Clare lighthouse, Sete, South of France. / This is a detail from another much bigger, previous image. / Getty Managed image / PP with Flypaper Textures
Dawn view from Boroka Lookout, Grampians National Park. Part of the RedBubble Halls Gap weekend getaway.
50×50 x 3.8 Acrylic on Canvas. A wedding gift for a friend. Everyone thinks that us artists are gift shops… after years of nagging I finally painted a piece for my friend. She is mad about travelling the Western Australia Coastline in her new camper van with her now husband… so I pulled this one out of the old noggin (imagination).
Hand drawn and digitally coloured. One of my favourite shows is Outrageous Fortune, and one of the characters Pascalle West has an incredible storyline about being a kind of new age guru who tries to change everyone’s lives. She gives everyone raw food and pep talks, so I decided to create motivational posters for her :D / This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License
This shot was taken before the sun came up.. I went to check out the sunrise, but a storm had blown in and there was very little colour other than blue on the eastern facing coast.. so I headed over to the west coast and took some photos at Sugar Loaf Rock.. I’m very happy I did as I just love this shot! These were the actual colours captured by the camera, I haven’t photoshoped the colours at all, I’ve just adjusted the white balance down somewhat in order to exaggerate the blue that was already there.. love this shot! 3 minute exposure @ f10, ISO100 / ND400 + ND8 + ND4Grad All comments appreciated Paul Pichugin / http://www.paulmp.com.au
Don’t take the phone. No spoiling this one. Just breathe in the salt air. Tassies Wild West Coast. /
Location: Terlingua,Texas (319 Views) Best viewed in Large…..see if you can spot the bird :) Top Ten Challenge – 7th place – “Ghost Towns” – Wild Wild West Group EyeFetch Conest – 3rd place -Free Photoshop Group
Time to get this lot gathered in!
The Ross Fountain in West Princes Street gardens with part of Edinburgh Castle (the Hospital block) in the background. Cast near Paris, France in the Durenne ironworks in the early 1860’s. It was an exhibit in the Great Exhibition in London in 1862 and was purchased for Edinburgh by Daniel Ross a local gun maker and philanthropist. After much deliberation as to what to do with it, it was finally assembled in West Princes Street Gardens in 1872. The gold coloured iron structure shows a standing naked woman at the top surrounded by four more seated naked nymphettes representing the arts, science, poetry and industry. Below the first tier are a collection of mermaids. The celebration of the naked female is typical of classical French design, but it wasn’t appreciated by everyone, Dean Ramsay (1793 – 1872) whose church, St. John’s was nearby called the fountain “grossly indecent and disgusting”. The Ross fountain is now a Category B listed structure of historic importance (HB Number 27911) under the care of Historic Scotland. Edinburgh Castle dominates the city of Edinburgh like no other castle in Scotland, and Edinburgh Castle is unequalled in the whole of the British Isles. Over one thousand years of history sit on top of the famous Edinburgh rock. In recent years there have been concerns about rocks falling from the cliffs onto the gardens below, so the rather ugly netting has been draped on the rock face. Hopefully, over time, it will weather enough to be less noticeable. Princes Street Gardens at the heart of Edinburgh’s City Centre were once a lake called Nor’ Loch. The Loch, which had been the trash dump of Edinburgh for centuries was drained in order to improve access from the New Town to the Old Town. Later, the Nor’ Loch was transformed into the beautiful Princes Street Gardens we see today. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens / Exif data from the JPG / F-stop f/4.5 / ISO 200 / Focal length 37 mm BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots. Featured in : HDR Photography : 1 Aug 09 Click here for a random page of photographs
Featured: RB FEATURED ART & PHOTOGRAPHY..Aug 18, 09 / Featured: PASSIONATE ABOUT VINTAGE…Aug 18, 09 / Featured: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS…Aug 19, 09 Shot in Bodie, CA…an 1800’s Gold Rush town and is a very famous tourist attraction. / (Sony A350 SLR) This building is really that red! The setting sun casts shadows that deepen the color. The window reflects the blue sky & clouds. /
This is a Print Size copy of a shot i originally added for cards .Shot at the top of German Ridge just outside Huntington,West Virginia fall 2008 / 3 Image HDR=Photomatix Pro 3 / Nikon D40 18-135mm / Featured in the “Country Bumpkin” Group September 2009 / Featured in The “Heartland” Group September 2009 /
We really don’t get much snow on the West Coast of Scotland, because of the influence of the Gulf Stream, and on the rare occasion it does fall, it is soon gone!! / Beinn Bhan is one of the peaks of the Applecross range, seen here from near Ardarroch, Loch Kishorn, on a gorgeous Winter’s afternoon. just as the sun was going down…at around 3.30pm !! Shot on my Canon EOS40D, tripod, polariser, f22, 1/10th sec, iso 100, auto wb, RAW file processed in PS CS3, levels/curves/selective colour/hue and saturation. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/a-view-somewhere / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-ashes-australia-vs-england / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-baltic-sea / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-women-photographer / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/northern-landscape MORE OF SCOTLAND HERE.. /
Abstract Macro Photography – Landscapes Close up / brick with peeling paint / Leeds
The Russel Burn tumbles down from the mountains of Applecross, seen as you take the spectacular drive over the Bealach na Ba ( the Pass of the Cattle ) single track road. It is an old drover’s route, and rises to 2,053 feet, from where, on a clear day, you can see outstanding views of the Western Isles in all their glory. Mostly though, it will be so cold and windy that you will will not want to stay too long !! It is a very wild and remote area, so incredibly beautiful. Taken on a Canon EOS 40D, mounted on tripod, / canon 17-85mm IS lens at 17mm. Polariser fitted, ( to slow the shutter for more blur) / f23, three shot hdr (-2EV , +2EV and 0EV …..from a minus 1 stop underexposure reading 0f f23, 1/15 sec. on Aperture priority ) iso 100, Auto wb, RAW files converted in Photomatix and Adobe CS3. / Finished with a little Orton. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/digital-photography / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/dslr-users-only-3-a-day / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-ashes-australia-vs-england / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/all-water-in-motion / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/collage-and-landscape-photography / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/fine-art-of-landscape-photography / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/northern-landscape / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/human-animal-nature-cz-owiek-zwierz-natura / SEE MORE OF MY SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS SET HERE
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