mountain panorama: salfeinssee and kalkkögel
by itself, salfeinssee (or salfeiner see) near kemater alm (senderstal) is just a little, unspectacular body of water somewhere in the mountains of tirol. in calm weather, however, the shallow […]
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sunrise at kelimutu volcano, flores [panorama, time lapse]
there aren’t many valid reasons to get up early, let alone before sunrise. watching the sun rise from the top of kelimutu volcano (flores, indonesia) at 06:00 a.m., however, is […]
uluru and kata tjuta at sunset [photo]
here are three photos of uluru (“ayers rock”) and kata tjuta (“the olgas”) at sunset. i have seen many perfect pictures and postcards of uluru before finally visiting the place, […]
japanese maple [HDR photo]
japanese maple (acer palmatum) leaves in the trauttmannsdorff castle gardens (merano, italy).
photo: common smoothcap moss (atrichum undulatum)
the common smoothcap moss (atrichum undulatum) features transversely undulate leaves, but its most prominent feature are the long, distinctly beaked capsules that are borne on 3 cm long, reddish setae. […]
photo: lichen scramble
here’s a picture from the stubai alps, taken recently near oberiss in tirol. it shows a mosaic of crustose lichens, fighting for space on silicate rock. lichen identification can be […]