The majestic Horseshoe Falls are situated in the Mount Field National Park, 100
metres upstream of Russell Falls, approximately 70 kilometres northwest of Hobart via the Brooker Highway to New Norfolk. The waterfall is a popular tourist attraction. The waterfall descends over horizontal
marine Permian siltstone benches, while the vertical faces of the falls
are composed of resistant sandstone layers.
Monday, 12 January 2015
Sunday, 11 January 2015
Barron Falls Australia – Queensland, Australia
The Barron Falls is a steep tiered cascade waterfall
on the Barron River located where the river descends from the Atherton
Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia. The
water falls down for 410 ft (125 m) and is 850 ft (259 m) wide. The
volume of water can be seen (in the picture) mainly after substantial
rainfall during the wet season.
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Lake Atitlan is a large lake located in Guatemala
Lake Atitlan is a large lake located in Guatemala in
fact, it is considered to be the deepest lake in all of Central
America. It is an endorheic lake, which means it does not flow into a
larger body of water like a sea. Lake Atitlan is a very deep lake, but
its depth has never been completely confirmed its maximum depth is
estimated to be near 340 meters, or 1,100 feet.
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Guatemala
Royal National Park Australia
Royal National Park is affectionately famous to locals
as the ‘Nasho’ or just ‘the Royal’. It was established in 1879, and it’s the
world's second-oldest national park. It contain unique features heritage
attractions, along with fascinating plants, birds and animals. Without doubt it is perfect
for bushwalking, cycling, surfing, or picnicking, this diverse park
offers everything from beaches to rainforest.
Royal National Park is located close to Cronulla within an hour’s drive from both the Sydney CBD and Wollongong, the 16,000ha Royal National Park is like a big attractive backyard. Whether you come for a morning jog or a week-long camping holiday, you'll discover something new each time.
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Australia
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Lake Tahoe, California!
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra
Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft, it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west
of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America.
Its depth is 1,645 ft, making it the second-deepest in the
United States (the deepest is Crater Lake in Oregon, being 300 ft deeper, at 1,945 ft). Additionally, Lake Tahoe is listed as the
26th largest lake by volume in the world at 122,160,280 acre·ft
(150.68249 km3). The lake was formed about 2 million years ago and is a
part of the Lake Tahoe Basin with the modern lake being shaped during
the ice ages. It is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama
of surrounding mountains on all sides. The area surrounding the lake is
also referred to as Lake Tahoe, or simply Tahoe.
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USA
Moraine Lake at Night
Moraine Lake
is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in
the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet
(1,885 m). The lake has a surface area of .5 square kilometres (0.19 sq
mi). The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until
mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue.
The colour is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour
deposited in the lake on a continual basis.
Image Credit: Andrey Popov |
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Tuesday, 30 December 2014
Falls Creek Falls
Though possessing a name which may suggest a less interesting (albeit
fitting) subject, Falls Creek Falls is among the largest and most
powerful waterfalls in southern Washington. Fed by an extensive network
of springs and streams originating on the Red Mountain plateau - itself a
product of the volcanic eruptions which created nearby Big Lava Field -
Falls Creek sends a considerable volume of water hurtling 335 feet over
its valley's headwall in three distinct steps. The upper tier veils 109
feet in a broad fan-shaped fall which skips down the initial tier of
the cliff. Shortly after, the creek spreads out to a breadth of over
100-feet across a gently domed ledge and plunges 135 feet in several
segments. After gathering through a cluster of large boulders which have
fallen off the adjacent cliffs, the third tier leaps a final 91-feet
into a narrow amphitheater gorge. Shortly downstream of the falls are a
series of sliding cascades as well, though views of which are harder to
come by (we did not include these cascades with the height of the
falls).
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USA
Monday, 29 December 2014
The Breathtaking Video of "The Mountain"
This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011.
I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide Mountain. Spain´s highest mountain at
3718m is one of the best places in the world to photograph the shining stars
and the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s
best observatories. The main object was to capture the beautiful Milky Way
galaxy along with one of the most astonishing mountains I know El Teide. I have
to say this was one of the most exhausting trips I have done. There was a lot
of hiking at high altitudes and perhaps less than 10 hours of sleep in total
for the whole week. Having been here 10-11 times before I had a long list of
must-see locations I wanted to capture for this movie, but I am still not 100%
used to carrying around so much gear required for time-lapse movies. A large
sandstorm hit the Sahara Desert at approx. 3am in the night the sandstorm hit
me, making it nearly impossible to see the sky with my own eyes.
Interestingly plenty of my cameras were set for a
five hour sequence of the Milky Way during this time and I was sure my whole
scene was ruined. To my surprise, my camera had managed to capture the
sandstorm which was backlit by Grand Canary Island making it look like golden
clouds. The Milky Way was shining through the clouds, making the stars sparkle
in an interesting way. So if you’ve ever wondered how the Milky Way would look
through a Sahara sandstorm. This is really breathtaking work, can't even
explain this. This is complete video, with amazing & perfect soundtrack,
the quality of your images are just incredible, it really shows what a gorgeous
world we have and most of the time we don’t even realize. We loved it; I
consider this a gorgeous masterpiece. Wish you the best dude, keep on with this
talent.
The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.
Saturday, 27 December 2014
Bioluminescent Forest
The projection mapping
"bioluminescent forest" is made by artists Friedrich van Schoor and
Tarek Mawad. The talented artists spent more than six weeks in the forest captivated
by the silence and natural occurrences in nature, especially the phenomenon
"bioluminescence". They personified the forest to accentuate the
natural beauty by creating luring luminescent plants and glowing enchanted
mushrooms that speaks volumes to any visitor that enters the minds of the
artists through viewing "bioluminescent forest".
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Nature
Breathtaking Beauty of Planet Earth
Absolutely amazing video on
Nature, it is believed, this videos has one of best video ever filmed on
Nature, contains breathtaking beauty. Without any doubt our earth is extremely
beautiful and modern activities are destroying the real beauty of planet earth.
Everyone has to play their part to keep the earth clean and save them with
utmost efforts. Moreover in the end cameraman has done an excellent job. Check out this great video.
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Amazing Nature,
Nature
Wednesday, 24 December 2014
Crepuscular Rays
Crepuscular rays are also called as “Sun
rays” in atmospheric optics, are actually rays of sunlight that appear to
radiate from the point in the sky where the sun is located. These rays, which
stream through gaps in clouds mainly stratocumulus or between other objects,
are columns of sunlit air separated by darker cloud-shadowed regions. In spite
of seeming to converge at a point, the rays are actually fact near-parallel
shafts of sunlight, and their apparent convergence is a perspective effect
alike, i.e., to the way that parallel railway lines seem to converge at a point
in the distance.
The name comes from their frequent
occurrences during twilight hours those around dawn and dusk, when the
contrasts in the middle of light and dark are the most obvious. The name
“Crepuscular” comes from the Latin word "Crepusculum", which means
twilight. The rays in some cases may spread across the sky and appear to
converge at the antisolar point, the point on the sky sphere directly opposite
the sun. In this case they’re called anticrepuscular rays. These are not as
easily spotted as crepuscular rays. This apparent dual convergence to both the
solar and antisolar points is a perspective effect analogous to railway tracks
appearing to converge to opposite points in opposite directions.
Color
Crepuscular rays are frequently red or
yellow in appearance since the path through the atmosphere at sunrise and
sunset passes through up to 40 times as much air as rays from a high midday
sun. However; particles in the air scatter short wavelength light blue and
green through Rayleigh scattering much more strongly than longer wavelength
yellow and red light.
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