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The Alhambra (Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء‎, Al-Ħamrā, literally "the red one"), the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra (الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ, Al-Qal'at al-Ħamrā, "the red fortress"), is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish rulers of Granada in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed during the mid 14th century), occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada.

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• Eugene Delacroix.

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Another shot of the Yaquina head light. I am still amazed by the number of different compositions that were possible at this location. I took this shot while we were walking away from the lighthouse using the road as a leading line to the lighthouse.

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La Alhambra de Granada.

After an overcast day, late afternoon sky started to clear on the west, which resulted in a phenomenal sunset.

"Ok Google, please where can I see the Alhambra ?"

Una visita a Granada con la intencion de ver la puesta de sol desde el Mirador de San Nicolas, claro que la misma intención tenían muchos otros turistas.

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La Alhambra se concibió como una ciudad palatina para albergar toda la corte del monarca. Es uno de los máximos exponentes del arte nazarí y fue declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 1984.

• Annie Besant.

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While we were at the fantastic viewpoint in Treasure Island waiting for the blue hour doe the San Francisco skyline shoot, I noticed that the sunset was creating some interesting colors in the sky. The problem was the retreating fog was making everything soft and the fact that the winds were picking up didn’t help the matter one bit. Thankfully, I had packed my Lee Big Stopper and it seemed like a great place to try it. I have noticed from my previous experiences with the big stopper that due to the incredible amount of motion blur it creates in moving objects like water or clouds, it makes the stationary objects look extra sharp. Now I know it’s an optical illusion and not a real increase in sharpness but since perception is the reality I decided to try it out. The wind had picked up and was battering my tripod and I had to hold it down from getting tipped over. After about 4-5 tries, this shot came out tack sharp.

Also, today's quote comes courtesy of Ms. Annie Besant a total badass who was one of the key inspirations behind India’s independence movement and one of the early presidents of Indian National Congress.

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Yet another shot of the Burj Al Arab. I am not done with it yet! ;-)

Taken last February, the same day I did my previous The Burj on Ice! shot.

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Wide-angle view of Callella de Palafrugell and several of its small and delightful coves with the boats beached in June at sunset with pink reflections contrasting with the green and rocky background.

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A long exposure shot of the Burj Al Arab at the blue hour was still missing on my stream, so here it is! I had to 'sneak' into the private beach of another famous hotel nearby to take this shot ;-)

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La Alhambra es una ciudad palatina andalusí situada en Granada, en la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía, España. Consiste en un conjunto de palacios, jardines y fortaleza (alcázar o al-qasr القصر) que albergaba una verdadera ciudadela dentro de la propia ciudad de Granada, que servía como alojamiento al monarca y a la corte del Reino nazarí de Granada. Su verdadero atractivo, como en otras obras musulmanas de la época, no solo radica en los interiores, cuya decoración está entre las cumbres del arte andalusí, sino también en su localización y adaptación, generando un paisaje nuevo pero totalmente integrado con la naturaleza preexistente. En 2015 fue uno de los monumentos más visitados de España, recibiendo la cifra histórica de 2 474 231 visitantes.

From Hawk Hill at Dusk

I should have been here earlier. After setting up camera and tripod, the Sun was already almost hidden behind hills on the right. That said, I like how the left part is lit by the last direct rays, while the Charles Bridge in shadows complements it on the right.

Will return sometimes though to capture this scene slightly more before sunset in order to have also the bridge illuminated. Maybe the next summer.

I tried to get a little closer to one of the most attractive buildings in Oia. The windmill. I think it's been a while since these wheels have been turning.

This is Yaquina (ya -QUEEN- ah) Head Lighthouse in Newport, not to be confused with Yaquina Bay Lighthouse.

The 93 foot tower is located on a narrow point of land jutting due west, nearly 1 mile into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport, at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area.

Winds and rain have buffeted this lighthouse since its beginning in 1872. It took approximately one year, and over 370,000 bricks to construct Oregon’s tallest lighthouse.

The light has been active since Head Keeper Fayette Crosby walked up the 114 steps, to light the wicks on the evening of August 20, 1873. At that time the oil burning fixed white light was displayed from sunset to sunrise. Today, the fully automated first order Fresnel lens runs on commercial power and flashes its unique pattern of 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off, 2 seconds on, 14 seconds off, 24 hours a day. The oil burning wicks have been replaced with a 1000 watt globe.

The nightly vigil of watching the light is gone as are the resident keepers and their quarters, but the staff of the Bureau of Land Management, who are now responsible for the tower, would love to guide you through the lighthouse with tales of yesteryear.

... iconic rock in the center of Australia

Aqui en esta vision mas amplia del recinto se ve claramente el color rojizo de la fortaleza que dio origen a su nombre de La Alhambra, pues tal como cita Wikipedia; Etimológicamente, «Alhambra» en árabe es «al-Ħamrā», 'la Roja', procedente del nombre completo «al-Qal'a al-hamra» ('fortaleza roja'). En su evolución, el castellano intercala entre la m y la r una b, como en «alfombra», que en el árabe clásico tenía el significado de 'rojez', escrito como «al-humra».

Igualmente he querido que en la panoramica aparezca a la izquierda el pico mas elevado de la Peninsula Iberica, el Mulhacen con 3478 metros, y que igualmente su nombre se deba a la etapa musulmana, ya que Su nombre viene de Muley Hacén, castellanización del nombre de Mulay Hasan, antepenúltimo rey nazarí de Granada en el siglo XV, del que se dice que fue enterrado en esta montaña.

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To say this was a challenging shot would be to take the efforts behind the creation of this image too lightly. I had this shot in mind since my Google street view stalking showed me this vista. The problem with setting up a shot in San Francisco is the ever-present threat of fog. Especially when shooting an expansive cityscape like this one. Our only choice was to get the shot before summer since some unforeseen family functions forced our hand, there was an impromptu trip to India and thankfully we managed to plan a trip to the Bay Area before April.

From my experience the fog is tricky in spring, so we decided to hope for the best and just roll with it. On the day of the shoot, we did experience some fog but the wind was so strong, I was hoping that it will blow away the coastal fog once the sun sets. Eventually, the wind did just that but what happened was the intensity of the wind just kept on rising and I had to hold down my dainty travel tripod to prevent it from tipping over. Anyways after about 4 or 5 trials, I finally managed to get the panorama stitch that I was satisfied with. This shot was made with about 8 images at 135mm in portrait mode. Hope Y'all like it.

Generalife a la izquierda, Palacios Nazaríes, Palacio de Carlos V y Alcazaba de la Alhambra. Desde el Mirador de S. Nicolás. 5 fotos horizontales tomadas a pulso y montadas "manualmente" (sin ningún sofware específico) en Photoshop

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• Giotto di Bondone.

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Wow I have been blown away by the responses I have been getting for my past couple of posts, when I started posting pics of our Oregon trip I was hoping that maybe one of them might make explore but this is just unbelievable. I sincerely thank everyone for all the encouragement.

So in keeping with the current scheme, here is a shot of the Yaquina head lighthouse located just minutes away from Newport, OR. I had originally planned to shoot this location for sunset but I had under estimated the distance so we reached Newport quite late. So we decided to make it her for sunrise but again we overslept and by the time we reached the sun had already risen.

Opened in 1873 Yaquina head light is a beautiful lighthouse located in an even more pretty location. Since we reached quite early we had the place all to ourselves and I was able to create this moody image of the lighthouse with the golden field in front of it. Thanks again for visiting my photostream, hope you like this one..

Atardecer en la Alhambra de Granada, desde el mirador de San Nicolás, con Sierra Nevada al fondo.

Uluru / Ayer's rock is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uluru and Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas, are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park (Wikipedia).

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Taken during a photo walk with my buddy Rajesh who had a short stop over in Dubai on his way back to Singapore.

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Golden orange sunset late summer.

Ayer's Rock changes colour every evening during the "golden hour"....

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My wife and I lived in the Bay Area for about 6 months immediately after our marriage before finally settling in SoCal. During the six months stay we never ventured or explored any of San Francisco’s beautiful sights. We did Trips to wine country, San Diego, and Yosemite but no trips were made to explore the city where we lived.

We always thought we will be living in the bay area so there was no real urgency in the plans, but we got jobs in LA. So last Thursday was my birthday and we decided to head to San Francisco and give the new D850 some workout. This view is of the San Francisco skyline as seen from the Treasure Island view point. The wind was pummeling us during the shoot and I had to hold down my gitzo traveler lightweight tripod to get a steady shot.

Vista panorámica de La Alhambra al atardecer desde el mirador de San Nicolás, en la que se distingue de derecha a izquierda, la torre de la Vela, la torre de las Armas, la torre del Homenaje, la torre del Cubo, el palacio de Carlos V, la torre de Comares y el peinador de la Reina.

Granada, Andalucía, España.

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This photo was taken from Treasure Island, San Francisco in June last year, rechecked it recently, I felt it is not so satisfy just because if the Bay Bridge get more close to the skyline, the result will be better. So I came back again and walked up toward south to Yerba Buena Island, expected combine both subjects during the blur hour at dusk on 27th September.

After set up my tripod, suddenly I was pushed and fallen down on the sidewalk, then a robber took all the camera gear jumped into a waiting van behind me, and drove away quickly.

A beautiful city we live in, all the different kind artists try to express her glory from each way. Unfortunately, some robbers have destroyed the great dreams with their dirty hands and minds.

這張照片是去年六月我在舊金山金銀島拍攝的，前些時重新審視它，覺得不太滿意，因為海灣大橋如果可以更貼近城市的天際線，其結果應該會更好。 因此我再次來此，向南走到 Yerba Buena 島，準備在 9/27 黃昏的藍調時刻結合這兩個主題的拍攝。

架好三腳架之後，我突然被推倒在人行道上，一個搶匪將整架相機裝備瞬間搶走，跳進了我身後的一輛等候中的工作休旅車裡，旋即迅速逃逸離去。

我們生活在這樣的一個美麗城市，不同種類的藝術工作者天天不斷試圖用各種方式詮釋這座城市的美麗與榮耀。 很不幸的，有些惡徒輕易地就摧毀了所有藝術家的夢想，這是何等的醜陋以及不堪。