Milky Way and other things by RamelliSerge by RamelliSerge

The other day I was shooting the milkyway and was waiting for it in the middle of the Joshua Park tree. I was taking a series of photo to test my settings and then all of sudden I see on my photos three weird but beautiful shapes in the sky. I did not see it with my eyes but just in the camera. Here is the photo almost not retouched. I have no idea what this is. It could be some light effet from weather or electricity or it could be E.T. coming back home. Does anybody have an idea what this could be ? please share

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Dusk at Lake Minnewanka by wdny18 by wdny18

At the end of the day by hrosefsky by hrosefsky

At the end of the day we have nothing but our memory of something extraordinary…at least we have something.

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I Dance alone by MarcoCacciatore1 by MarcoCacciatore1

Shower box by danilovarriano by danilovarriano

English below
La Cascata delle Marmore è una cascata a flusso controllato, tra le più alte d’Europa, potendo contare su un dislivello complessivo di 165 m, suddiviso in tre salti. Si trova a circa 7,5 km di distanza da Terni, in Umbria, quasi alla fine della Valnerina, la lunga valle scavata dal fiume Nera. Il nome deriva dai sali di carbonato di calcio presenti sulle rocce che sono simili a marmo bianco.

Le acque della cascata sono sfruttate intensamente per la produzione di energia elettrica, nella centrale di Galleto. Questo fa sì che la cascata vera e propria non sia continuamente funzionante, ma per la maggior parte del tempo si riduce alle dimensioni di un torrente. Il bacino del lago di Piediluco funge da serbatoio idrico per la centrale, costruita nel 1929, capace di produrre energia elettrica con una potenza di circa 530 MW.

Per regolare il funzionamento della centrale e per permetterne la visione a tutti, in orari e periodi definiti, la cascata viene fatta funzionare alla massima portata: un segnale acustico avvisa dell’apertura delle paratoie di regolazione, e in pochi minuti la portata aumenta fino al valore massimo
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The Marmore falls is a waterfall flow controlled, among the highest in Europe, relying on a gradient of 165 m, divided into three jumps. It is about 7.5 km away from Terni, in Umbria, near the end of the Valnerina, the long Valley carved out by the river Nera. The name comes from calcium carbonate salts present on the rocks that are similar to white marble.
The waters of the waterfall are exploited intensively to produce electricity. This causes the actual waterfall is not continuously working, but most of the time is reduced to the size of a stream. The basin of Piediluco Lake serves as a reservoir for the power plant, built in 1929, able to produce electricity with a power of about 530 MW.
To adjust the operation of the plant and to allow vision at all, at different times and periods defined, the waterfall is operated at full capacity: beep signals the opening of the floodgates of adjustment, and within minutes the flow rate increases up to the maximum

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Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks by sorstrommen by sorstrommen

Reynisdrangar are basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village Vík í Mýrdal, southern Iceland which is framed by a black sand beach that was ranked in 1991 as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world.
Legend says that the stacks originated when two trolls dragged a three-masted ship to land unsuccessfully and when daylight broke they became needles of rock.
Contemporary legends note the story of a husband who found his wife taken by the two trolls, frozen at night. The husband made the two trolls swear to never kill anyone ever again.
His wife was the love of his life, whose free spirit he was unable to provide a home for; she found her fate out among the trolls, rocks, and sea at Reynisfjara.

Hope you enjoy it! 🙂

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Godrevy Sunset by mibreit by mibreit

My last photo of Cornwall was taken just one week ago. This shot here is from two years ago. Just love the cornish coast, it has so much to offer.

On a Note: my newest post processing tutorial is included in the current MacPhun Creative kit offer. You can save more than 90%. I have more info on my blog.

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Sunny hills by blazblue78 by blazblue78

Lee GND 0,9 softgrad + Heliopan CPF

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