Meter for the Shadows, originally uploaded by Trevor Haldenby.

Collingwood, Ontario.
September 2006

… after the rain …, originally uploaded by idogu.

the photographer:
“.. I’m back from rush-hour on 5th Avenue …”

Chrysler Building, New York City

Contrast, originally uploaded by brianchapman.

Seattle

Convergence…, originally uploaded by lapidim.

Cuzco - Peru

The photographer: “This is one of my own favorites - look at these facial expressions and tell me something…”

, originally uploaded by _desertsky.

the Narrows — Zion, US

a few hundred meters downstream of Orderville Canyon junction

Huntington Beach, originally uploaded by wmchu.

Huntington Beach

The photographer: ” shot this with Fuji Velvia 50 and a 2-stop hard GND filter and scanned it with a Nikon Coolscan IV. No real “processing” other than to try and match the original slide. It was a stormy late afternoon and I was near Paoha Island out in Mono Lake looking west towards the Sierra crest. This was a multi-day mid-winter solo kayak trip. The water color in the shallows had a greenish tint but the deeper water was quite blue. Mono Lake is 3 times saltier than the ocean which is why it’s not frozen in winter.”

Point Montara, originally uploaded by wmchu.

California, USA

arches pools, originally uploaded by Lorrie McClanahan.

Arches National Park, Utah

The photographer: “the scene was real; the effect is manipulated.
To achieve this effect I simply duplicated the layer and added a gaussian blur filter, then used a soft eraser in the center to reveal the lower layer. I also used the burn tool around the edges.”

Fall in the Eastern Sierra, originally uploaded by mlog.

Near Lake Sabrina

celebrating freedom, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

This ceremony is an old religious afro-dance to honour the catholics São Benedito (St Benedict, the Moor), who is the patron saint of the black people and the saint Nossa Senhora do Rosario dos Pretos (Our Lady of Rosary of the Blacks), who is the protector from the slaves.
The slaves used the public space of the churchs to be reorganized and to create ways to resist and preserve their native traditions, as their dances, the drums, African melodies, dresses, that could somehow keep their African cultural heritage alive.
Today, the Congada ritual is a elebration of freedom of the slaves libertation, and a expression of their devotion.
There is a “Terno de Moçambique” group dancing, with their symbolic sticks, the weapon to defend the saints. They use it to beat as a percussion and to the coreography. We were at the Festival of the Traditional São Paulo Culture, realized by Abaçaí Cultura e Arte - Social Organization Of Culture.

cadillac ranch, originally uploaded by Lorrie McClanahan.

Amarillo, Texas
Taken with a Canon EOS 20D.

Lake of Tranquillity, originally uploaded by T Glow.

Brazil

Great Salt Lake Yacht Tour, originally uploaded by cuibel.

“Coming in after a tour of the lake. Why do they throw bottles at me?”

Anchurus, son of Midas., originally uploaded by nepenthes.

For details on the boy’s expression, check the original size on Flickr.

Feria arch, Queretaro, originally uploaded by Mexicanwave.

Feria arch, Queretaro
The arch is actually huge.

Devils Tower, originally uploaded by richpix.

An approaching thunderstorm adds a dramatic feel to Devils Tower near sunset.

heaven and hell, originally uploaded by awfulsara.

The photographer: “This is one of my all time favorites, the first photo I took that blew me away, opened my eyes to the possibilities before me.

Taken in February of last year in Yellowstone National Park. The scene was even more surreal than a still photo can do justice, with steam rolling over the rise, creating backlit shifting patterns and shrouding the trees from view completely. Then for a moment, just a tiny moment, it would clear and the scene would split in half - all color and light and pristine snow on one side and twisted, tortured trees & steaming algae covered rock on the other.

I was a newbie to my 10D, and SLR photography in general, and had goofy settings - 800 ISO among other ridiculousness - which makes this shot one I would desperately desire to “redo” although I doubt I could recreate this if I tried. I will say this: if you ever get the opportunity to visit Yellowstone in the winter, for the love of Pete take that opportunity and run with it. Algae & Ice was taken the same morning…

Uploaded by awfulsara on 12 Apr ‘05, 7.25pm CEST.”

Golden Chicago Morning, originally uploaded by jeffclow.

“Sometime it pays to get up a bit early…..this was from my hotel room around 6:00 a.m. on a golden morning in Chicago this week…

Best viewed at the original size”

last witnesses, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

… of some human possibilits to live really connected with nature.
Indigenous Meeting at Betioga city.
They are many ethnics groups living at the
Indigenous Park of the Xingu , on Mato Grosso State, from Brazil.
I met the Kuikuro and the Yawalapiti People.
Yawalapiti’s population were about only 208 people,
and Kuikuros were about 394, in 1999.

Témpanos, originally uploaded by Lou Rouge.

Lago Argentino. Esculturas de hielo
(”Ice Sculptures”)

Last Light, originally uploaded by jeffclow.

The photographer: “I was fortunate to be standing at this spot when the sun painted these low hanging clouds with several different colors just before it dropped below the horizon….

Just west of Krum, Texas, U.S.A…..”

NYC sunset 0397, originally uploaded by asawaa.

The Photographer: “Photo taken from NYC on the Hudson looking at New Jersey at sunset.”

friends, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Dedicated to all my friends connected on Flickr.
We are linked

>Indigenous Meeting at Betioga city.
The Guarani People live in many brazilian’s states.
Population about 35.000, in 1998.

Sunset Fishing, originally uploaded by irishman_lost_in.

shot in Brazil

Morning on the beach, originally uploaded by craig_352.

A beach in Huatulco, Mexico.

Stony Creek Town Dock, #1 [Large version], originally uploaded by bokeh.

The photographer: No Photoshopping: This (as well as the other Stony Creek night photos, and ‘Getty’ and ‘Ghost Parking Lot’) was shot with Fuji Provia 100F (35mm). With the smoothed water that comes with a long exposure and the presence of a mix of artificial light types (each with a distinct color cast), the effect is amazing. The slides I got back look exactly like these posted images!”

Bridge mesh, originally uploaded by Tampen.

The photographer: “Golden Gate, California, Day 7. My favourite bridge shot.”

Elements of Nature, originally uploaded by jeffclow.

Jeff says: “Grand Tetons, Wyoming, U.S.A. - Moulton Barn - July, 2003…the clouds parted just as I snapped the shot and I was pleasantly surprised to see the end result. Cloud movement is all luck….and I got lucky.
The “most favorited” photo in my Flickr photostream….and yes - those are bison.”

, originally uploaded by bokeh.

Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut)

Bodie sunrise, originally uploaded by awfulsara.

The photographer comments: “Ahhh Bodie. What a PLAYGROUND! Amazing sunrise, blended exposure. Yum.”