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© Pamir Kiciman 2013

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:51:36 -0400

latimes: Colorful Rock Formations in China Some of the best...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:26:03 -0400

latimes:

Colorful Rock Formations in China

Some of the best eye candy you’ll see today.

daughterofthewoods: sosuperawesome: The World’s Most Beautiful...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:58:15 -0400

daughterofthewoods:

sosuperawesome:

The World’s Most Beautiful Crater Lakes

If you approached the rim of a volcano and looked down into it, you might expect to see a lava pool, but if the volcano previously erupted and then the top of it collapsed into a huge bowl-shaped crater, or caldera, then what you might see when you peer over the rim is a beautiful crater lake. Sometimes the water is acidic and the lake has a bright greenish hue. Other times the water is a cloudy turquoise color, yet other times the lake may appear to be a very deep shade of blue. Crater Lake, Oregon, is one of the most well known, but crater lakes can be found all over the globe. If the volcano has been dormant for a long time, the water can be extremely clear because no river or streams flow into with sediment deposits.

Click through for descriptions, sources, and 30 more Crater Lakes.

First encounter for me of Sandhill Cranes. This pair where right...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:52:24 -0400

First encounter for me of Sandhill Cranes. This pair where right there when we arrived that day in the Florida Everglades. Had to work fast and it wasn’t ideal for photography, but glad to document the experience. They took off in a stupendous flurry after a few frames, and remained feeding in the shallows all morning, some distance away. The last three show this.

seafarers: Aerial Views of Icelandic Rivers

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:16:37 -0400

seafarers:

Aerial Views of Icelandic Rivers

staceythinx: NASA satellite images of the Richat...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:35:11 -0400

staceythinx:

NASA satellite images of the Richat Structure

About the Richat Structure:

The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara and Guelb er Richat, is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of west–central Mauritania near Ouadane. This structure is a deeply eroded, slightly elliptical, 40-km in diameter, dome. The sedimentary rock exposed in this dome range in age from Late Proterozoic within the center of the dome to Ordovician sandstone around its edges.

Majestic © Pamir Kiciman 2013

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:15:39 -0500

Majestic

showslow: Amazing mirrored sculptures of humans...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:53:21 -0500

showslow:

Amazing mirrored sculptures of humans and animals created by talented Scottish artist Rob Mulholland.

Mirrored life-size figures blend into surrounding environment and reflect the constant flux of movement day by day.

(via)

architizer: Hear Yee, Hear Yee: Studio Weave’s Trumpet...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:52:00 -0500

architizer:

Hear Yee, Hear Yee: Studio Weave’s Trumpet Sculptures Broadcast Nature’s Sounds

Just Here © Pamir Kiciman 2013

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:54:10 -0500

Just Here

Passing Through © Pamir Kiciman 2013

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:08:48 -0500

Passing Through

Watching Over Each Other © Pamir Kiciman 2013

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:45:34 -0500

Watching Over Each Other

Nature therapy

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:07:00 -0500

Yesterday (President’s Day) my son and I took off to nature, to a preserve we’ve been to once quite some time ago. The photos here are not the absolute gems of the day’s yield; those will be coming up over a languid stretch. These are to document memories and such highlights as encountering Sandhill Cranes for the very first time.

It’s also to continue personal therapy for me, a way I’ve used in difficult times before; nature + creative endeavor. Going through them and posting here continues the relief of being there.

These are selected to showcase this environment, which is the last northernmost portion of the Florida Everglades. It was a crisp, very windy day, with cloud cover and sunshine.

A pair of Sandhill Cranes. They hung out quite a while then in an instant took off with a flurry. Huge wingspan. Kept feeding all morning around the same area.

Living in Florida, one appreciates the subtle beauty of the Everglades. This northern portion has observable differences than the southern part and Everglades National Park.

Mostly a flat environment that stretches for miles and miles. This expanse is what gives it a special quality, at least to me.

And some pretty great sky!

Thank you Nature!

Wood Stork II © Pamir Kiciman 2013 As I wrote yesterday, this...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:51:36 -0500

Wood Stork II

As I wrote yesterday, this was one of the best encounters I’ve had with wildlife. The last photo here in which this wood stork is “sitting,” is how I first saw it. Apparently they do sit like this. The rest of the frames reveal how layered plumage can be, and just how flexible many birds are to be able to groom themselves. I love the angles, that’s all I can say!

perspectivemirrors: Fishermen, Yury Pustovoy

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:25:53 -0500

perspectivemirrors:

Fishermen, Yury Pustovoy

kelledia: A Buddha, Full of Air, Sits Serenely on the...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:57:44 -0500

kelledia:

A Buddha, Full of Air, Sits Serenely on the Waves

Chang Jin-Lee’s 10 foot inflatable Buddha sculpture, called “Floating Echo,” is anchored on the East River at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens.

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:32:30 -0500

Wood Stork

This is the first time I was able to be so close to a wood stork. When reviewing the fortunate frames I got, its plumage strikes me as really beautiful and surprising. Of course birds generally have great plumage. What’s surprising about this one is that it’s not so obvious. Being mostly white it’s hard to notice, especially when the creature is standing without any twists or angles.

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:43:55 -0500

February in Florida

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:00:23 -0500

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:56:31 -0500

Butterflies in January II

(click each one to see in full-size)

Pamir's PhotoBlog

© Pamir Kiciman 2013

latimes: Colorful Rock Formations in China Some of the best...

daughterofthewoods: sosuperawesome: The World’s Most Beautiful...

First encounter for me of Sandhill Cranes. This pair where right...

seafarers: Aerial Views of Icelandic Rivers

staceythinx: NASA satellite images of the Richat...

Majestic © Pamir Kiciman 2013

showslow: Amazing mirrored sculptures of humans...

architizer: Hear Yee, Hear Yee: Studio Weave’s Trumpet...

Just Here © Pamir Kiciman 2013

Passing Through © Pamir Kiciman 2013

Watching Over Each Other © Pamir Kiciman 2013

Nature therapy

Wood Stork II © Pamir Kiciman 2013 As I wrote yesterday, this...

perspectivemirrors: Fishermen, Yury Pustovoy

kelledia: A Buddha, Full of Air, Sits Serenely on the...

Wood Stork © Pamir Kiciman 2013 This is the first time I was...

February in Florida © Pamir Kiciman 2013

© Pamir Kiciman 2013

Butterflies in January II (click each one to see in full-size) ©...