I like your mountains, Turquoise. How do they form in big bulks like that? There must have been a sea or something there at one point.
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I like your mountains, Turquoise. How do they form in big bulks like that? There must have been a sea or something there at one point.
Thanks!!Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
Well, actually those rock formations aren't the mountains...they are rocky outcrops on the moutains. So even though it doesn't look like it (or feel like it when you are there) on the photos we are already on the mountains. It's just a really big moutain range...
The rocks formed partly because of their composition (if that's the right word), which is sandstone and shael, I think, because they are so high up and the climatic conditions and water, like you said :) There are loads of marine fossils actually.
I got some great pics (courtesy of Google) of some of the more famous rock formations...
First up, the Maltese Cross.
http://www.genetnaturetours.co.za/im...se%20Cross.jpg
The Wolfberg Arch.
http://livethejourney.co.za/wp-conte...fberg-Arch.JPG
The Wolfberg cracks.
http://www.africanbikers.com/files/wolfberg_cracks.jpg
You see, since we were there for a weekend we only had time to see the rock paintings near Kromrivier (on my pics) and that was it. We went there on the Saturday to explore and the Sunday morning we went horse riding...the rest of the weekend was spent in the car getting there and going home :D. I'm hoping to go back and take my own pictures of these formations soon!
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Brian, your pics are great as always!
Amazing pictures Turquoisesunset and the last one is awe-inspiring.
Thanks :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Snowqueen
Turquoise,
Wonderful vistas and landscape there!
The sandstone outcroppings, colors and arches are reminiscent of the southwestern U.S., such as New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
Wiki link to Arches National Park, Utah (scroll down to photo gallery)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arches_National_Park
Wiki link to Canyon de Chelly in Arizona: (scroll down to the photo gallery)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_...ional_Monument
Brian,
Great photos.
I particularly enjoyed the market in Darmstadt. You captured the character of a scene played out countless number of times over many centuries. We have a produce vendor in a casual stance either receiving an earful about the high price of his squash or perhaps we are witnessing an amiable chat about the weather.
I finally threw in the towel and purchased a new Pentax K-7 DSLR camera. Here are a few shots from its maiden voyage:
Smoke Bomb:
My son is holding the smoke bomb, while my niece and nephew find their way.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0098.jpg
Lizard:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0036.jpg
Water Lily:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0058.jpg
Fountain:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0120.jpg
Flowers (??):
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0126.jpg
Hope you enjoy.
Gilliatt
Gilliatt,
Thanks for the DSLR photos, they are very good examples and comparable to those shown in advertisements for this type of camera. The one with the firework is brilliant in both senses of the word. I can see why you wanted your Pentax K7, I hope you have a lot of fun with it.
As this is a literature forum, I thought I would post a few literary locations.
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Somerset Maugham's villa in the South of France.
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...scan0010-2.jpg
Thomas Hardy's residence from 1878-1881, London.
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...scan0009-2.jpg
The house where John Keats died, Rome.
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...scan0018-2.jpg
Guy de Maupassant's grave, Montparnasse, Paris.
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...scan0007-4.jpg
George Orwell's prep school, Eastbourne, England.
The scenic route to work:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_4288.jpg
The Bike: A new Scott Aspect.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_4289.jpg
Part of the scenery beside the river.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_4290.jpg
River Scenery
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The river follows the track.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_4293.jpg
The track. Now imagine what it looks like in January...
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_4296.jpg
Fields on the other side of the track.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_4302.jpg
Flowers..
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_4305.jpg
The scenic part of the route ends here, at a bridge across the E20 motorway.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/IMG_4306.jpg
If I am in no hurry I may skip the bridge and go through this wetland instead ( Slight detour).
It is not obvious from the picture, but this wetland, home for lots of birds is artificial, and part of... The local sewers.
/Claes
Great photos all. I love literary connections, more of those people please!
I had Wilde's house in Merrion Square on an old phone and saved online and they both crashed!!! There is something to be said for hard copies, i.e real photos sometimes... Never mind, I have a picture of his house framed on the wall at the top of the stairs, which I bought from a artist while I was over there.
Claes you are a very lucky person to be able to cycle to work in such attractive surroundings. If you have been to London you may already know that travelling to work in the rush hour is nothing short of hell on earth. The only downside that I could see in your excellent pictures is the ubiquitous Macdonald's sign when you get to the motorway. Apart from that, everything is as natural as one could wish. However, your earlier pictures of winter conditions make me wonder how you get through the snow in the winter.
Yes it looks a great cycle to work, I thought that, but sure, unfortunately those "golden" Ms are everywhere!
Yes, I am and I know itQuote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Yes, I have been there, and I suppose it's the same in all larger cities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Yes, you got me there. The answer is: With considerable force and extensive use of the "granny gears" and studded tyres. I have to keep warm in some way, right? :cold:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
True, but I usually look the other way. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Neely
I haven't posted anything on this thread but regularly look at the pictures of other people. This is my favourite thread.
Brian, your pictures as usual remarkable. Claes yours are so bright! Lulim and Gilliatt yours are so colourful!
Kafka's Crow, TurquoiseSunset and Snowqueen your pictures are fascinating!
I would like to share a picture of one of my cats.
http://www.online-literature.com/for...9&d=1280043108
Your cat Boris is thinking, why is she holding that funny aparatus to her face?Quote:
Originally Posted by Olga4real
Great shot of your cat, Olga :thumbsup: He looks just like my neighbours mog.
Ok, here comes a mixed batch:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...r/IMG_4211.jpg
Close up of a Clover flower.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...f/IMG_4226.jpg
A different kind of flower: These are made of glass, and quite small.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...f/IMG_4230.jpg
A stilleben. Fruit on a glass plate.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...m/IMG_4362.jpg
A girl in a sea kayak, right outside City Hall in Stockholm.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...m/IMG_4373.jpg
A member of the palace Guard in Stockholm. She did not move a muscle during the five minutes we stood there.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...m/IMG_4387.jpg
Stockholm Old Town with Storkyrkan or Sankt Nikolai Church in the background.
It is the oldest church in Stockholm, first mentioned in writing in 1279.
It is also where our Crown Princess Victoria and her Daniel were married recently.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...m/IMG_4390.jpg
Another Stockholm view, taken from right outside the Royal Castle.
Notice the fishing boats? They are for Smelt fishing. You can also see
Salmon fishing here, and an otter lived right beside the parliament
a few years ago. All in all, the water quality is pretty good.
/Claes
Great pictures Brian and Claes. it's always worth dropping by here.
Great pictures every one! Especially you Claes. I really like the girl in the kayak. What a pretty looking thing. And the picture isn't bad either. :D Seriously the glitter off the water is fabulous. :)
Great pics Brian, Claes and Olga!
@Claes - I really love the photo "taken from right outside the Royal Castle." It's beautiful! I also love all your nature shots!
@Brian - The photo of the building where Keats died is stunning!
@Olga - Your cat is super cute!
Some people.
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Gerda Dauber: Berlin
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Frank Bowery: Autobahn in Germany
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Police Officer: Rome
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In conversation with Marlies Rauchfuss: Munich
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Maurizio Franco: Paris
http://a.imageshack.us/img828/9110/scan0030.jpg
Woman haggling with shopkeeper: Bellagio - Italy
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Zu Jin: London
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Street Musician: Heidelberg
Brian,Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Thank you again for sharing bit of your past along with the friends and acquaintances that helped shape it. Your photos provide us with cultural vignettes from your many and varied travels.
I’m particularly fond of your:
“In conversation with Marlies Rauchfuss: Munich”. Does that mean “you” that we see in conversation? Must have been quite an intellectual conversation, what with the apparent empty beer bottle, a couple of substantial books at hand and drafting utensils hanging from the wall.
“Woman haggling with shopkeeper: Bellagio – Italy” I passed many similar episodes such as this while wandering Italy.
“Zu Jin: London” - Is this the charming little girl we saw earlier in this thread or related in some way?
Gilliatt
.Claes, Stockholm is beautiful, especially as seen through the lens of your camera! I, too, disliked the McDonald's sign.
BrianBean, your pictures and the cryptic captions are intriguing. I especially liked the street musician and the woman haggling.
Glad you found the photos of some interest. This thread has caused me to look through a stack of old pictures that have lain unnoticed for years. I thought it might be a good idea to show some where the subject matter was people rather than what I have already posted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
Yes that's me in the photo. Marlies was a very close friend of mine when I was living in Germany. The picture was taken in the house of a mutual friend but I don't recall what the conversation was about. As for the beer bottle, there were a lot of those around when I was over there.
The picture of the couple bargaining outside the antique shop was taken on a holiday in the Italian lake district near Lake Como. You're right, Italy's a great place for photographing people.
Zu Jin isn't related to Jaini Ho, she was studying English in London when I met her and we became close friends before she returned to China. I met her subsequently when she came to the UK as an interpreter for a Chinese trade mission, but it was only for one evening as they were leaving for Germany shortly thereafter.
Another from the “old” camera taken about ten years ago.
My son and “Deruchette”, our home built canoe, taking a break from paddling.
The water was a bit murky due to a recent flood.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...onandCanoe.jpg
Flooding Creek (w/ new Pentax):
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0167.jpg
For comparison, this is the same view I posted back in February (w/ Canon compact digital).
Notice the difference in the amount of water:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_1381.jpg
Yellow Garden Spider (w/ new Pentax):
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0196.jpg
Same spider and web :
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0200.jpg
Gilliatt
Great pics Gilliat!!
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Wow! Awesome pictures, Gilliatt! Where did you say you lived? That creek is bea-u-tee-full!!!
The pictures are breath taking Gilliatt. Is it a lake or pond?
I see you are making great use of the new camera Gilliatt, I'm looking forward to any that you might take in Chicago. I will try to post some taken a few weeks back on trips out of London.
Wow, Gilliatt, they are awesome. That one especially is top notch. If only the child wasn't in the picture I think it would be the perfect pictures of a stream.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
Thanks TS – Glad you enjoyedQuote:
Originally Posted by TurquoiseSunset
Qimissung Thanks – I seem to recall where you live. I am several miles north of you, to the west of I-35 near Lake Lewisville. The top photo was taken along the banks of the Trinity River that runs north of Denton, Texas. This particular section of the river is approximately 15 miles long and connects two lakes, Lake Ray Roberts and Lake Lewisville. Qimissung, you may be familiar with the “Ray Roberts Greenbelt” trail:Quote:
Originally Posted by qimissung
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...p4503_176a.pdf
Thanks Snowqueen . Glad you like them. The top photo is part of the Trinity river. See description above.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowqueen
The 2nd and 3rd photos show the creek that runs by our house. Our yard is on the right side of the creek.
Thanks Brian. I am back in Rockford for my second of many, three week stints and as promised, the new camera is here. Perhaps Sunday ?? will find me in Chicago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Thanks Virgil, but I wouldn’t have changed a thing. It was one of those special moments with your children (I’m including the canoe) that had to be captured against the backdrop of a tree lined, hazy, lazy stream. The fallen Willow you see became the object of many adventures.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Otherwise, I think I see your point; humans have a knack for cluttering things up.
Gilliatt
Sometimes I might agree that having people in a picture might clutter up a beautiful scene, but not in this instance; in fact I think it enhances and makes lively a scene that might seem rather sterile without him. :)
Possibly. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by qimissung
A few more with the new camera, taken along the running trail I found while away on business:
Monarch butterfly on Swamp Milkweed:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0259.jpg
Queen Anne's Lace:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0239.jpg
A** end of Bee on Thistle:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0228.jpg
Bee on Common Teasel:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/IMGP0266.jpg
Gilliatt
Nice photos Gilliatt! The garden spider is my favorite of the bunch. And of the group, I've always enjoyed photos that make the small and common vibrant and grand.
You're going great guns with the digital Gilliatt. Looks like you're giving Claes a bit of competition in the close-up department.
And about time too. Great shots, Gilliatt. You seem to be getting along fine with your new camera.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
/Claes
Thanks guys !
I finally managed to spend a day in Chicago this past Sunday.
So.....
A few photos from a day spent in Chicago this past Sunday.
These first groups of photos were taken at Millennium Park utilizing the “Cloud Gate” sculpture as a prop.
“Cloud Gate” was created by artist Anish Kapoor
http://www.millenniumpark.org/artand...loud_gate.html
“Aon Center Eclipse”
Cloud Gate in the guise of Mercury eclipsing the Aon Center building. (unaltered original image):
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ellyBean04.jpg
“Aon Center Eclipse” w/ B&W filter applied:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ellyBean05.jpg
“Caught in a Cloud” (That’s me in the lower right corner) :
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ellyBean01.jpg
Overall view of “Cloud Gate”:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ellyBean02.jpg
“Roswell Mystery Cover Up – A Reflection of the Alien World”
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ellyBean03.jpg
A few from the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago: http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/
From Khorsabad ancient Mesopotamia.
Relief sculptures that once lined the throne room façade in the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II, who ruled from 721-705 B.C.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ntalInst03.jpg
From Khorsabad ancient Mesopotamia.
Detail of hands from relief sculptures that once lined the throne room façade in the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II, who ruled from 721-705 B.C.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ntalInst02.jpg
From Khorsabad ancient Mesopotamia Human headed winged bull that that once lined the throne room façade in the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II, who ruled from 721-705 B.C.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ntalInst01.jpg
Head of bull from Persepolis ancient Persia that once guarded the “Hundred Columns Hall”
From 520 bc to 331 bc
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ntalInst08.jpg
Gilliatt
Some pictures from my latest visit to the Swedish Airforce Museum:
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SAAB 39 Griffin prototype.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...w/IMG_4839.jpg
SAAB 37 Viggen
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...w/IMG_4822.jpg
SAAB 35 Draken
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...w/IMG_4831.jpg
SAAB 29 Flying Barrel
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...w/IMG_4828.jpg
SAAB 105 trainer. I have a story about a couple of those:
One day many years ago I was flying a glider at 4000 feet, calmly minding
my own business when two 105's targeted me for a mock attack and
boomed past me, one on each side. I nearly soiled myself. They appeared
out of nowhere and were quite noisy :eek:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...w/IMG_4791.jpg
SAAB 21. A somewhat unorthodox design using a pusher prop configuration.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...w/IMG_4788.jpg
Another angle of the SAAB 21.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...w/IMG_4807.jpg
SAAB 21R. When SAAB got their hands on their first jet engine they promptly
redesigned the previously prop driven SAAB 21: They chucked the piston
engine out, bolted the jet engine on, moved the vertical stabilizer up a bit
to avoid frying it with the jet blast, and hey presto: SAAB's first jet aircraft.
Btw: Have those of you familiar with SAAB Automobiles ever wondered where the name came from?
It stands for Svenska Aeroplan AB - Swedish Aeroplane Ltd.
The company did not start out building cars. That came later.
/Claes
Wonderful pictures Claes. I didn't know what SAAB stood for. Now I will never forget. Hey, that Flying Barrell plane looks really odd. What's its function? Why is it built that way?
It's not as odd as it looks: First of all it is old. the original spec is from 1945(!), and it entered squadron service in 1950. Its wide "tummy" is a result of the fact that its De Havilland Ghost engine was very wide. The type saw action with UN forces in Congo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
It was the first post WWII jet fighter with swept wings to become operative in western europe and is of the same generation as the similar MiG-15 & F-86 Sabre. It was also faster than it looks: A pair of S 29Cs set a world record for a 1000 km closed circuit on March 23:rd 1955 with 900.6 km/h (the previous record being 822 km/h set by a RAF Gloster Meteor in 1950). You can read more about it here: J29 Tunnan
/Claes
My sister's daughter:ladysman:
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