Brimham Rocks

Brimham Rocks are balancing rock formations on Brimham Moor in North Yorkshire, England. I fell in love with these rocks when I first saw photos of the place!!! 

I was stunned by the variations of rock formations there and the weather was beautiful.

I will post more photos. Stay tuned!

This is a Skywatch Friday entry.

Finančni úřad

One of the buildings in my neighborhood.

I did not use a fisheye lens or a special photoshop tool, but just a wide-angle lens. The shape of the building is just as it is shown.

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Have a wonderful weekend.

Walking Home

When the sun is low, we all look tall and skinny:)

This is a Tina's Wordless Wednesday #74, Skywatch Friday Season 6, Episode 31, Shadow Shot Sunday 2 entry.

           

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Optic

I felt somebody gazing at me on my back while walking downtown, Olomouc...

This is Skywatch Friday, The Weekend in Black and White, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, and NatureFootstep Abstract 5 entry.

            

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A Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

You see, it's getting common to have fireworks on New Year's Eve. I went downtown to take photos. In fact, I could see and smell massive amounts of explosive chemicals. I mean "a lot" and "everywhere"...

I had Panny 7-14 mm/F4 lens with me. It's an ultra wide-angle zoom lens that is equivalent to 14-28 mm in full frame (Leica 35mm film format). I really enjoyed shooting fireworks at 7 mm (14 mm equivalent).

Now you know what I meant. Fireworks were launching from everywhere in any direction you can possibly imagine (A), If you keep your face up to the sky, then you got to watch your steps. Fireworks are rolling on the ground (B). Relatively small-sized local explosions were everywhere, too (C). Some were launched off just a few meters away from you (D). Well, many of them were actually exploding over your head. Debris kept falling incessantly from above your head because the wind was against us (D). It's been quite noisy there. I heard nothing related to the countdown of the coming year 2013...

Please note that Column in (A) has been in a UNESCO World Heritage List since 2000! Obviously, in (A) some shots were heading toward The Holy Trinity Column - a symbol (great pride) of the city, Olomouc.

Fireworks sparkling right above your head!

Well, it was a very noisy and explosive New Year's Eve. I really had fun. A LOT!!!

By the way, did you notice the moon behind Town Hall?

To be continued...

This is Skywatch Friday and Share the Joy Thursday entry.

Turtle On Square

In the Olomouc city center where the Town Hall and the Holy Trinity Column that was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000 are located, inhabiting are two turtles. The first one is carrying an obelisk on its back (not shown in this post) and the second one is, as you can see above, a bronze turtle carrying kids... No. It's officially called "Turtle On Square".

You can meet these funny reptiles by the Arion Fountain.

This is a Skywatch Friday entry.