Picture Of The Day

jcsperson · « **Reply #5200 on:** 30 Apr 2020, 01:26 pm »

Die Bastei, Saxony, Germany

FreddyJ · « **Reply #5201 on:** 30 Apr 2020, 01:33 pm »

Wow! Pretty impressive. Makes the view out of the window here seem very 'small'. lol

jcsperson · « **Reply #5202 on:** 30 Apr 2020, 02:25 pm »

Bastei is the German word for 'bastion' like bastille is to French. In the 15th century there was a wooden castle on top of the peak to the left of the bridge. In those days the bridge was wooden. There were cisterns carved out of the rock to catch rainwater. It was a refuge of last resort. Now it's a tourist attraction. My humble pic doesn't really do it justice. This gives you an idea of the obstacle an invader would face trying to get to the top.

gfroman · « **Reply #5203 on:** 6 May 2020, 07:31 pm »

Remembering my American Alpine Institute expedition to Ecuador 1995.
We summited the 3 highest volcanoes in Ecuador.
Highest was Chimborazo at 20,703ft.

gfroman · « **Reply #5204 on:** 6 May 2020, 08:42 pm »

Got high altitude sickness on all 3 summits : hyperventilating, nausea, fatigue.
Kept reminding myself I was on vacation - LOL.
Definitely something I'm proud of, but not much fun.
Difficult to even take photographs on the climbs.

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #5205 on:** 6 May 2020, 08:52 pm »

It always surprises me to see snow at high elevations, even at the equator.

charmerci · « **Reply #5206 on:** 6 May 2020, 10:57 pm »

gfroman · « **Reply #5207 on:** 7 May 2020, 01:33 pm »

I remembering trying to navigate through these incredible crevasses on this glacier was a little nerve wracking. Trusting in your crampons and ice axe to keep a firm footing!

gfroman · « **Reply #5208 on:** 11 May 2020, 12:57 am »

Volcanic tuff formations in the hills of Cappadocia - Turkey.

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #5209 on:** 11 May 2020, 06:53 am »

This must be the source of the 'tuff' I was told most buildings in Yerevan, Armenia were built of. You see older building in Yerevan consisting of large reddish bricks and although I could see it was relatively soft, it never occurred to me it was volcanic in origin.

gfroman · « **Reply #5210 on:** 11 May 2020, 07:27 pm »

Jökulsárlón - Iceland's sparkling Ice Diamond Beach.

gfroman · « **Reply #5211 on:** 13 May 2020, 03:49 am »

The Moroccan Elders - Chefchaouen, Morocco.

AudioDwebe · « **Reply #5212 on:** 13 May 2020, 05:26 am »

Quote from: gfroman on 26 Apr 2020, 05:16 pm

Just added a PhotoShop mask layer.
1 shot for sky exposure, 1 shot for foreground exposure.
Thanks!

Thank you.

The Iceland photo is amazing!

Creative cut designs · « **Reply #5213 on:** 13 May 2020, 02:21 pm »

bside123 · « **Reply #5214 on:** 13 May 2020, 02:25 pm »

Here's another snap of Village Elders. This one's from Bangladesh. A similar theme; a similar feel!

What Century is This?

Goosepond · « **Reply #5215 on:** 13 May 2020, 03:39 pm »

Hi gfroman,

I'm having trouble sizing up your great Jökulsárlón - Iceland's sparkling Ice Diamond Beach.

Is that an iceberg-sized thing or pea-sized???

Thanks

Gene

gfroman · « **Reply #5216 on:** 13 May 2020, 05:03 pm »

Hi Gene -
These chunks of ice are break-offs from the calving glacier across the bay.
They range in size about 3ft-6ft cubes of various deformed shapes from the waves tossing them around.
Thanks, Gregg

jhm731 · « **Reply #5217 on:** 13 May 2020, 06:32 pm »

bside123 · « **Reply #5218 on:** 13 May 2020, 07:37 pm »

From a trip this year to The Gambia in West Africa

Calling All Cows

Return

gfroman · « **Reply #5219 on:** 13 May 2020, 11:12 pm »

I stumbled on this old Sadhu "Holy Man", while visiting the city of Pashupatinath near Katmandu, Nepal.
He was living in a small, ancient mausoleum in the cemetery.
His dreadlocks must have been 10 feet long!