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#Mural and Window in the Heart of #Paris

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Wandering the Left Bank of Paris I stumbled upon this attractive mural of a historical firefighter.

#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #ArchitecturalPhotography #Cityscape #StreetPhotography #Window #WindowsOfMastodon
#TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled
#OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #CanonG5X #WindowFriday #Freitagfenster #Fensterfreitag #Friday #urbex

An eye-catching mural adorns the exterior of a Parisian building, depicting a heroic figure in uniform, complete with a detailed mustache. To its right is a window with red potted flowers.

Panoramic view of #LakeGuatavita in #Colombia

My sister is visiting Colombia, reminding me of my time there. This sacred lake was the burial place of indigenous kings along with their gold. The Spanish became very frustrated that they were unable to retrieve these treasures.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Clouds #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #CanonG5X #SaturdayVibes #Saturday

This landscape showcases a lake surrounded by lush greenery in Colombia. The lake's calm waters reflect the sky, creating a serene atmosphere. Nearby mountains and rolling hills provide a backdrop, highlighting the region's natural beauty. Cotton candy clouds float overhead, adding to the picturesque setting.

Majestic Reinbach Waterfall Cascading Through Lush Forests in Campo Tures, Italy, on a Sunny Afternoon

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled
#OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A6600 #18200mm #WaterfallWednesday #Waterfall #Wednesday #rurex #ReinbachWaterfall #CampoTuress #italy #waterfall #nature #greenery #landscape #mountains #serenity #water #cascade #sunlight #mist #forest #adventure #hiking #tranquility #scenic #outdoors #travel #exploration #environment #flora #fauna #wilderness #river #stream #peaceful #breathtaking #panorama #ambiance #spring #summer

The stunning Reinbach Waterfall tumbles gracefully down rocky precipices, surrounded by vibrant green trees. Gentle mists rise from the cascading water, creating a serene atmosphere as sunlight filters through the forest canopy, illuminating the natural beauty of this Italian gem.

Miyajima Mountain #Stream, #Japan

On a hike to the mountain cable car to Mount Shishiiwa Station on the #MiyajimaIsland.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A6000 #Sigma #19mm #WaterfallWednesday #Waterfall #Wednesday #rurex

A near view of a waterfall from a mountain stream descending over rocks out of a forest of spring-green trees.

Tropical #Waterfall, Buenos Aires, #CostaRica

Rode a horse to this swimming hole beneath this series of waterfalls.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #CanonG5X #WaterfallWednesday #Waterfall #Wednesday #rurex

A near view of two waterfalls cascading into a pool at the left foreground, surrounded by tropical plants and volcanic stones.

#Anhinga and fish, Rio Frio, Costa Rica

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Cruising along the #RioFrio in #CostaRica I lucked out to see this scene play out before me. It is no simple task for the bird to kill and eat the fish but they are skilled at it.

#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #AnimalPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A6000 #18200mm #TuesdayVibes #Tuesday

An Anhinga spread-winged on a river log tries to eat a fish.

#DeerStone, #ErkhelLake, #Mongolia

Drove a long way off road to see these ancient carved stones. They are presumed to be tributes to nomad leaders. The site has several stones of differing shapes.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Clouds #CloudAppreciation #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24105mm #SundayPix #SundayVibes #SilentSunday #Sunday #StandingStoneSunday

A thin leaning stone about two meters tall, carved with stylized figures. The scene is set on green rolling hills with dramatic clouds in a deep blue sky.

La Boca, Buenos Aires, #Argentina

#LaBoca is a district in #BuenosAires that claims to be the originating place of #Tango. It is a colorful tourist spot with many cafes and shops; and of course, tango music and lessons.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #ArchitecturalPhotography #Cityscape #StreetPhotography #Window #WindowsOfMastodon #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A6000 #Sigma #18200mm #WindowFriday #Freitagfenster #Fensterfreitag #Friday #urbex

A full view of an old colorful run-down building. There is a waist-level fresco of flowers and vines, above which is a dilapidated wooden wall with a pink barred blue-green French window, next to an elaborate poster on wood topped by a woman's head over a family of five, titled ArgentinA. There's a thin red lamppost at the far right foreground - it needs paint.

Peek-A-Boo, #Arusha, #Tanzania

Walking about in Arusha with a noisy group, this curious boy wanted to see who was making all the noise in front of his house.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #Cityscape #Window #WindowsOfMastodon #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A6000 #18200mm #WindowFriday #Freitagfenster #Fensterfreitag #Friday #urbex

A near view of a white barred shanty window with a young boy's hazy grinning face peering from a dark interior.

Turquoise Windows, #Bogota, #Colombia

#LaCandelaria District in Bogota is the old part of the city and has been well maintained as a popular residential and visitor area.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA
#OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #ArchitecturalPhotography #Cityscape #StreetPhotography #Window #WindowsOfMastodon
#TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #CanonG5X #WindowFriday #Freitagfenster #FensterFreitag #Friday #urbex

A two story white washed building on a sloping street has three second story balcony windows and two first story windows with turquoise trim. There is a turquoise colored door and flower pots with various sized plants along the ground.

#RainStorm, #GobiDesert, #Mongolia

I was surprised to find that the Gobi Desert isn't just sand dunes and camels. Upon arrival here it rained buckets for a few days before clearing. The vastness creates a feeling of soul-searching isolation and calm.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #AYearForArt #MastoArt #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Clouds #CloudAppreciation #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled
#OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24105mm SaturdayVibes #SilentSaturday #Saturday

A distant view of massive gray rain clouds behind a small hut near the horizon. The foreground is short matted yellow-green grasses extending to the horizon at lower mid-frame.

#Birch #Forest, #Sicily, #Italy

Wandering on the #Lava fields below #MountEtna you can find birch trees among the cinders. They seem to thrive in that environment.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA
#OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24mm #TuesdayVibes #Tree #TreeTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday #Tuesday

A forest view of bright white birch trees standing on black lava that is sparcely covered with low green shrubs. The birch trees have green leaves which hide the deep forest from view.

#PontDuGard, #VersPontDuGard, #France

I was lucky to arrive here first thing in the morning, before the tour busses and other visitors. I hiked around a bit to admire the very well preserved #Roman #aqueduct and found this spot along the #GardonRiver..

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#Photography #Picture #OAA
#OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Clouds #CloudAppreciation #ArchitecturalPhotography #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled
#OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #CanonG5X #RomanSite #RomanArchitecture #RomanSiteSunday
#SundayPix #SundayVibes #SilentSunday #Sunday

A view from a river bank of a tall and long Roman aqueduct spanning the river with a reflection of the structure on the still water. The aqueduct has three layers of arches supporting it two rows of large spans and top row of small spans. There are mottled clouds over the scene.

#Sunset at #FlamingCliffs, #Mongolia

There's a spot in the #GobiDesert where sunset briefly casts light on the face of these cliffs. On the day of my visit it was cloudy and it appeared that I was out of luck. But as there was a fleeting moment where the sun broke through. I have tweeked the brightness-contrast to make the shot more attractive to me.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA
#OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Clouds #CloudAppreciation #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24105mm #Wednesday #rurex

A distant view of red rock cliffs brightly illuminated in sunlight at sunset while foreground and background remain shaded by clouds. In the distance, clouds are illuminated as pink against fading blue.

#Petroglyphs, #AtaiMountains, #GobiDesert, #Mongolia

The Gobi Desert has several ecosystems including grasslands and sand dunes. This is the tail end of the Altai Mountains where they meet the Gobi.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Clouds
#TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24105mm #Monday #PhotoMonday #PhotoMontag #MountainMonday

A close view of petroglyphs on sloping rocks overlooking the Gobi Desert grasslands from a high ridge. The petroglyphs portray animals and other figures.

I'm Back!

Some of you might have noticed my absence from Mastodon for the last few months. I'm home now after extensive travels; and will attempt to resume my regular posting.

Here is a shot of a Mongolian nomad and her daughter carving reindeer antlers for sale to tourists.

#Photography #Picture #OAA #AYearForArt #MastoArt #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24105mm #Friday #Mongolia #KhuvsgulLake #Nomad #Woman #Child #Reindeer

A woman and child sit among green grasses. Mother is intently carving a reindeer antler with a screwdriver while the young child pretends to do likewise with a small stick and a small antler.

Mongolian Muslims, #Ulaanbaatar, #Mongolia

#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel
#BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhoto #BnW #Monochrome #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24105mm #SundayPix #SundayVibes #SilentSunday #Sunday

A Mongolian couple wearing colorful traditional clothing share soup with a group of travellers in an elaborate ger

Megjid Janraisig Datsan, #Ulaanbaatar, #Mongolia

#Photography #Picture #OAA #AYearForArt #MastoArt #ArchitecturalPhotography #Cityscape
#Window #WindowsOfMastodon
#TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled
#OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel
#Pixel6 #WindowFriday #Freitagfenster #Friday

A monk addresses visitors around a table in front of a picture window overlooking a large temple

#Reflection, #Giverny, #France

As a #Monet admirer I went to see his property at Giverny which has been well maintained as a visitor park. You can easily see why he was inspired to live and paint here.

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#Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A6000 #Sigma #19mm #Pond
#Lake #Art #TuesdayVibes #Tree #TreeTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday #Tuesday