Maddie and bluevictim: I may never see those places "live", so I really enjoyed your great pictures... Well done, and keep them coming. :thumbs_up
About El Capitan in Yosemite: Would I be correct in assuming that it attracts base jumpers?
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Maddie and bluevictim: I may never see those places "live", so I really enjoyed your great pictures... Well done, and keep them coming. :thumbs_up
About El Capitan in Yosemite: Would I be correct in assuming that it attracts base jumpers?
/Claes
Oh Blue, those are beautiful! They almost make me want to leave the prairie. ;)
I'm going to post a few of my dad's pictures again. The first one is of the lunar eclipse earlier this week. If you look really carefully to the north and southwest of the moon, you can see Jupiter and...Venus? Mars? I can't remember now but there's a couple planets there as well. :lol:
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My dad just sent me these pictures. We were supposed to go there this weekend but my oldest boy came down wtih influenza so we had to stay home but my dad sent this picture this morning with the message, "Not to make you feel bad or anything but this is what we woke up to this morning". I replied that it did make me feel bad. :p
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Great photos, Idril! (That lunar eclipse came on Kurt Cobain's 'birthday', so I found that rather cool.) The photo looks like something you'd see on the cover of Scientific American! :thumbs_up
And the winter scenes -- yeah!! But we'll be getting some of that dusting for the forest in due time (once the cold snap goes back to whence it came...). I believe this weekend will unveil some hoarfrost because the minus thirty to forty range is now done. [Maybe ....] ;)
Breathtaking photos, Idril, wow.
So here's my photo looking out my front door, taken in late October, 6pm-ish. The photo is fuzzy and there's a strange light in the middle of it, looks like a swann, or duck, or flamingo. I dunno. Whatever it is, it's pretty cool. :p
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Jon, that is really cool! I'd venture to say that it was a duck ... but it is difficult to tell. Such colours, though, WOW! :thumbs_up
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A duck, yes, I agree!!! :lol: Colors, yes yes yes!!! That's exactly what I thought of when I ran for the camera after seeing that scene! Yippeee!
Flowers!!!!!!! Taken at the end of last yippeee summer.
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I don't know much about BASE jumping. It is illegal in Yosemite National Park -- if caught, your gear is confiscated, you get jailed (there is a jail in the park), and you get fined something like $2000. People still jump El Cap despite this deterrent, usually jumping before dawn to minimize their chance of getting caught. There are two high profile fatalities that I've heard about. In one incident, some jumpers arranged a day when they would jump openly and surrender to the authorities, who evidently agreed not to jail them. One of the participants died because she couldn't open the parachute she borrowed to avoid having her own gear confiscated. In an unrelated incident, a man drowned because he was trying to escape the authorities after successfully completing his jump.Quote:
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Idril, that's a great shot of the eclipse! Unfortunately, it was cloudy that night where I live. My friend was able to get a few good shots of the beginning of the eclipse, but the clouds eventually obscured the view.
jon1jt, the light in the middle of your sunset shot made me think of a cobra ready to strike -- I guess there is still a little remnant of my adolescent male mind. :)
Great pictures everyone.
Idril I particuarly liked these. Was that blue hue natural, created with a filtered, or computer manipulated? It's captivating.
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I'm not sure. I know my dad doesn't like to mess with color too much so I'm guessing it's just the way the pictures turned out. I've taken pictures myself on those frosty outings and they often turn out really blue, I just generally try to take the blue cast out but looking at those pictures, I'm rethinking that practice.:p I'll ask him though and let you know what he says.Quote:
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Oooh Etienne, those are gorgeous! They weren't there when I wrote my response to Virgil so I just had to add that they are breath taking.
I agree: Very nice. Etienne: Could you tell us a bit more about the pictures?Quote:
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The first one is a tea plantation in Darjeeling, over 2000 meters in Hymalayas.
The second one is cannabis on the side of the road, which is growing freely and literally everywhere in many parts of India.
The third, is a picture of Darjeeling again. (Google Earth Darjeeling, you can see very well the relief, it's a cool sight.)
The fourth one is a holy pond in Nepal, around 3000 meters in altitude, the water is black and never freezes.
The fifth is in Varanasi, India, the river is the Ganges.
The sixth, is a camel in the Thar desert close to Jaisalmer, India.
The seventh is in Darjeeling again, and it's not fog there, it's clouds.
The eighth is in Greece on the island of Chios, in a small village in the mountains.
The ninth is a picture of Rhodes, Greece.
The three next are pictures from an island of Fiji.
The three last are from New Zealand: Queenstown, West coast and Nelson grape crops.
Excellent pictures Etienne. :thumbs_up
Thanks Idril.
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My dad confirmed that the pictures are just what came out. He said he used a "night" setting because it was very foggy and in the very early stages of dawn and he did try to take the blue cast out with editing but the pictures lost a lot of their charm so he left them as is.Quote:
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Yes, the pictures do look real and that's what I believe makes their charm. I like especially the first one, it has a very bleak and natural feeling.
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I Loooove that first picture Etienne, absolutely gorgeous.
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^ And nice cat, Logos! :)
Beautiful pictures all. I see that Blue recently posted some pics of Yosemite, but thought I'd still go ahead and post some of my own recent Yosemite pics, because it's so darn gorgeous in winter.
These are in addition to the pics I posted on my blog: http://www.online-literature.com/for...941&entry=4663
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My neighborhood.
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Very nice pictures, everyone!
jon1jt, your neighborhood looks like a very nice place to live.
Petrarch's Love, I love those photos, and the ones in your blog; your reflection shots were gorgeous. I never knew there was an ice skating rink there, but I guess I'm not surprised. I'm impressed that you didn't fall during your first time ice skating; it looks like you had a lot of fun. Winter in the Valley is wonderful, isn't it? No crowds, no excessive heat, and beautiful snow! You look all bundled up in your pictures! I think I was there a week after you and it was very warm during the day (but when the sun went down it got cold very fast -- my friends and I woke up under a layer of ice on our sleeping bags).
By the way, I'm sorry for being so annoying and pedantic, but the formation in the picture you labeled "Cathedral Rock" in your blog entry is actually Sentinel Rock. The Cathedral Rocks (Higher Cathedral Rock, Middle Cathedral Rock, and Lower Cathedral Rock) are to the west, right next to the two Cathedral Spires (Higher Cathedral Spire and Lower Cathedral Spire). If that isn't confusing enough, there is a formation called Cathedral Peak in the Tuolumne Meadows area, which is next to Upper Cathedral Lake and Lower Cathedral Lake. HCR, MCR, and LCR are in the background in your picture labeled, "Open field with cross country skier to give a small idea of the scale". Also, the picture labeled "Cliff face" is basically the cliff face below Glacier Point; Glacier Point is a little to the left of the edge of the picture (I thought I'd point it out in case you gave it that label because you forgot which cliff face it was -- pretty easy to do in the Valley :) -- and you were wondering).
love those yosemite pics!
Glad you liked the pics, Blue. I loved being there in winter. So gorgeous and, as you say, fewer people too. I was really surprised I didn't fall down ice skating. The rink (as you may have guessed from the perspective on Half Dome) is at Curry at the spot where they rent bikes and rafts in the warmer weather. If you get there right when the rink opens there's practically no one there. I had the ice to myself, just skating around (once I figured out how to skate around that is :lol:) with glacier point looming impressively to one side and half dome just across the way. The temps were probably in the high thirties to lower forties while I was there, so cold enough that I wanted a winter coat if I was going to be out walking for hours. Ice on the sleeping bags! :cold: You're more intrepid than I. I stuck to a nice little heated room at the lodge with a few evening visits to the Ahwanee to sit inside their enormous fireplace. :DQuote:
Petrarch's Love, I love those photos, and the ones in your blog; your reflection shots were gorgeous. I never knew there was an ice skating rink there, but I guess I'm not surprised. I'm impressed that you didn't fall during your first time ice skating; it looks like you had a lot of fun. Winter in the Valley is wonderful, isn't it? No crowds, no excessive heat, and beautiful snow! You look all bundled up in your pictures! I think I was there a week after you and it was very warm during the day (but when the sun went down it got cold very fast -- my friends and I woke up under a layer of ice on our sleeping bags).
Ack! I did mislabel Sentinel. Thanks for pointing that out. I made up my captions before inserting the pictures from photobucket and was going to put a picture of one of the real Cathedral Rocks there but decided at the last minute that it was kind of lopsided and fuzzy and that I liked the Sentinel pic better so I replaced it without, apparently, changing the caption. Yes, I do know the cliff face is the one under Glacier Point. It's one of my favorite cliffs as seen from the valley. In fact, you've inspired me. I have so many memories surrounding that cliff that I think I'll do a blog entry in connection with it later this evening.Quote:
By the way, I'm sorry for being so annoying and pedantic, but the formation in the picture you labeled "Cathedral Rock" in your blog entry is actually Sentinel Rock. The Cathedral Rocks (Higher Cathedral Rock, Middle Cathedral Rock, and Lower Cathedral Rock) are to the west, right next to the two Cathedral Spires (Higher Cathedral Spire and Lower Cathedral Spire). If that isn't confusing enough, there is a formation called Cathedral Peak in the Tuolumne Meadows area, which is next to Upper Cathedral Lake and Lower Cathedral Lake. HCR, MCR, and LCR are in the background in your picture labeled, "Open field with cross country skier to give a small idea of the scale". Also, the picture labeled "Cliff face" is basically the cliff face below Glacier Point; Glacier Point is a little to the left of the edge of the picture (I thought I'd point it out in case you gave it that label because you forgot which cliff face it was -- pretty easy to do in the Valley -- and you were wondering).
That sounds like a lot of fun. I haven't ice skated for a long time, and it has always been in indoor rinks -- just going around and around with lots of people, bad music, and that funky indoor skating rink smell (I guess you are fortunate enough not to know what I'm talking about). I bet your experience was a lot more enjoyable!Quote:
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Actually, now I remember having checked the weather that weekend and deciding to go somewhere warmer instead. It was nice and comfy with highs in the fifties the next weekend. :)Quote:
The temps were probably in the high thirties to lower forties while I was there, so cold enough that I wanted a winter coat if I was going to be out walking for hours.
I guess it would be more accurate to call it frost than ice. Sometimes I hesitate to hang out at the Ahwahnee fireplace because I'm afraid of getting kicked out. I don't hesitate to use their really nice bathrooms, though. :)Quote:
Ice on the sleeping bags! :cold: You're more intrepid than I. I stuck to a nice little heated room at the lodge with a few evening visits to the Ahwanee to sit inside their enormous fireplace. :D
Oops, nevermind, then. Sometimes I end up with pictures of scenery and I don't quite remember where they were taken from, but I wish I did.Quote:
I made up my captions before inserting the pictures from photobucket and was going to put a picture of one of the real Cathedral Rocks there but decided at the last minute that it was kind of lopsided and fuzzy and that I liked the Sentinel pic better so I replaced it without, apparently, changing the caption. Yes, I do know the cliff face is the one under Glacier Point.
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It's one of my favorite cliffs as seen from the valley. In fact, you've inspired me. I have so many memories surrounding that cliff that I think I'll do a blog entry in connection with it later this evening.
Just to stay on topic, for those wondering what we're talking about, here's a shot of Middle Cathedral Rock and Lower Cathedral Rock:
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( <--- Sentinel Rock, the Ahwahnee Hotel, and Glacier Point would be that way)
A couple of pictures of the Ahwahnee Hotel:
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( ^^^ Glacier Point is up there, and to the left a little)
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(Sentinel Rock and the Cathedral Rocks would be that way ---> )
And a little waterfall near the Ahwahnee:
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(The Ahwahnee Hotel would be behind you)
Great pictures, Blue. I especially like the ones of the Ahwanee from above. Where did you take those from? Climbing up by the royal arches. That little waterfall by the hotel was my brother's favorite when he was a little kid. We would take him over to see Yosemite Falls in all its splendor, but all he wanted to do was go back and see the little waterfall.:lol:
By the way, I did the blog entry on the Glacier Point cliff in case you're curious:
http://www.online-literature.com/for...941&entry=4789
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That little waterfall by the hotel was my brother's favorite when he was a little kid. We would take him over to see Yosemite Falls in all its splendor, but all he wanted to do was go back and see the little waterfall.:lol:
Cool pictures, everyone! I especially liked the one taken in Yosemite by Petrarch's Love that had the stream with all the snow piled on the rocks! Good stuff. :) Maybe after I get back from Death Valley, I'll have to add some pics here.
Please do. I, for one, would like to see them.Quote:
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JonThat photo of the yellow flowers from the end of last yippeee summer were beautiful! ;)
As well you have lovely pictures posted of your surrounding area. Hope you will post more, it looks so rustic! :)
Etienne Your pictures are fantastic, the cannabis one caught my eye, but loved all of them. Hope you will share more of your pictures here!
Petrarch's Love Your pictures are so crisp and clean and of such beautiful landscapes. Wow!
Blue, your photos were lovely, too! And my favorite would have to be the waterfall near the Ahwahnee.
wow, Etienne, PL and Blue, I love your pics!
I can't wait to visit the U.S. and see Yosemite!
Logos your cat is nice and I know this problem, sometimes my dog also destroys my computer
Latest picture uploaded of my trip to a river (Krishna) and a dam (Nagarjuna Sagar) nearby.
Original picture -- a fisherman in his circular boat (not sure what it is called other than that)
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nice maddie. i think we call those boats curricles in ireland...
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Excellent photo Maddie, and the edited version looks like a prize winning picture. You should submit that to a photo contest.
Maddie, love both versions of the picture! That fellow is brave, too, to go in water in a tiny craft like that! :)
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These fishermen are so used to such kind of living, it's like it's in their blood. There must be some name of this type of boat in their local language, unfortunately I don't know their language.