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9-foliage_1280.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280x960 pixels) - Scaled (72%) Mount-roraima-60896-xl.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280x1024 pixels) - Scaled (67%) Beautiful Photographs of Star Trails Above Australian Outback. 061210-1793-940.jpg (JPEG Image, 940x625 pixels) Favshot" by Vladimir Kryshtalev. Gone Fishin', a photo from Sichuan, Central. Critiques | Translate sreeharig Good framing.

Gone Fishin', a photo from Sichuan, Central

Fantastic PoV. Even a lower PoV would have been fine. I think the image could have been a little more balanced, considering your other great works. jonathan_hart hello Elaine very nice place, excellent composition, a pity that's tilted to the right regards jo Royaldevon Hello Elaine, I think this is fabulous. Andante Peaceful, well balanced, the horizon line looks tilted, but it could be an optical illusion because of the perspective. Bluejeans Ola Elaine bonita paisagem com esta ponte chinesa em arco , tem uma arquitectura muito bonita , gostei destes pescadores aqui em primeiro plano, o reflexo sobre a agua esta fantastico , parabens!!!

Lasscor Hi Elaine, Lovely peaceful scene. Chc Great composition Elaine. KevRyan bw Kev ben4321 Cheers, Ben bwiti Really this a pretty and original photo of China, the bridge and his reflection is very good and the fisher men bring to your image one touch of life... congratulations... lilimih33 Hello Elaine! Vincz kevinos. Two levels. Sunhalo_rosen_big.jpg (JPEG Image, 2050x1200 pixels) - Scaled (57.

A Japanese Maple Tree In Portland, Oregon. Job search - Nature - Lake Powell Arizona Grand Canyon Gateway - Free Desktop Wallpaper-s @ Wallpaper-s.org. The Mysterious Minaret of Jam. "QUANTUM SHOT" #709Link - article by Avi Abrams The 12-Century Wonder and Mystery of Afghanistan Built back in 1190s by the once great Ghorid empire, this enigmatic and intricately-ornamented ancient "skyscraper" stands like a missile pointing at the stars - a 65-meter high minaret, the second biggest religious monument of its kind in the world.

The Mysterious Minaret of Jam

Originally it was topped by the lantern - making it a sort of the dry land lighthouse (!) , surrounded by the 2400m high mountains: (Note a white jeep crossing the river in photo above: there was a bridge before, but it was destroyed during wartime...) Amazingly, this imposing structure was standing forgotten for centuries... until rediscovered in 1886 by Sir Thomas Holdich; then forgotten again and rediscovered in 1957.

(image credit: Keith Mellnick) Perhaps the most intricate religious carvings on Earth (image via) The Lost City of the Turquoise Mountain (images via) (top images, right image below credit: Jane Sweeney) (image credit: Keith Mellnick, via) Job search - Lake_Powell3.jpg (JPEG Image, 1028x736 pixels) - Scaled (97. Magnificent & Weird Trees. "QUANTUM SHOT" #708Link - article by Avi Abrams "Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree" --Micah 4:4 By the end of this article you might reconsider sitting only under a "fig tree".

Magnificent & Weird Trees

There are some extremely fantastic trees in this world: exotic, fragrant, fruitful, and simply beautiful. It is summertime in most countries now, so let's pause in a shadow of some of these exceptional living beings (even if you do not believe in "Ents", you will agree that some trees will have incredible stories to tell...). Probably the most otherworldly and mysteriously named of them all is the Dragon Blood Tree, which we discussed in our Socotra Island article The Most Alien-looking Landscape on Earth: (images credit: Tristan, 2, 3) The red resin that the tree produces is used (predictably) in lipsticks, ritual magic and alchemy.

The aptly named Cannonball tree (common to northen parts of South America and Caribbean) often requires a warning sign under it: (images credit: 1, 2)