The Dismal River in Nebraska Sand Hills is one of my favorite paddling destination. I started paddling the Dismal in 2001 when training for Texas Water Safari. The river felt quite similar to the San Marcos River in Texas. Since […]
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Dismal River in Nebraska Sand Hills from Above
06
Jun
Weekly Photography Challenge Hills and Valleys
29
Jun
Earlier today I shared a collection of images of hills and mountains. Now it’s your turn.
This week’s photography challenge is to get out and do some landscape photography. Specifically hills, valleys and mountains – get out into some natural landscape.
Some ideas to get started:
By Centurion
By rachel_thecat
By Justin Brown
By Earthwatcher
By arbyreed
By *Light Painting*
By Daniel Peckham
By Mark Wassell
For tips on landscape and nature try these articles:
- 25 Landscape photography articles
- Living Landscapes – a dPS ebook
- Loving Landscapes a guide to landscape photography workflow and post-processing – a dPS ebook
- How to do Surreal Digital Infrared Photography Without Expensive Gear or Camera Conversions
Show use your mountain and hill images
Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them. Okay, ready to impress us?
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Need a Lift? Road Elevator Boosts Cyclists up Hills
27
Mar
[ By Steph in Technology & Vehicles & Mods. ]
If there’s a particularly daunting hill on your cycling or stroller-pushing route, you may have already thought to yourself, “I wish there were some kind of magical contraption that could haul me to the top.” Like… a bicycle escalator, or something. Well, that thing actually exists: it’s called the Trampe CycloCable. This motorized aid was built into the street in Tronheim, Norway to give a little help to anyone trying to get up an 18% grade hill on wheels.
The prototype was built in 1993, and the Trampe has pushed over 200,000 cyclists up the hill since then. The design was upgraded in 2013 to meet new safety regulations, and a new industrialized version will be introduced to the international market.
Using it is pretty simple: you position your bicycle 10 centimeters away from and parallel to the lift rail, with your left pedal in a lower position. While standing astride your bike, put your left foot on the left bike pedal, and your right foot in the start slot of the lift. Push the green ‘start’ button and it’ll gently haul you up the hill.
People riding scooters or pushing strollers use the lift, as well. It moves about five feet per second and can extend up to 1,640 feet. Maybe we won’t see these installed on every hill in town anytime soon, but for the steepest of the steep, it would probably be a pretty welcome addition.
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Rolling Hills Near Morro Bay, California
01
Aug
Golden light falls on rolling hills near Morro Bay, California
Having just returned from central California where the grass has turned golden brown, I thought it might be nice to take a moment to go back in time a few months and revisit the views while it was green. Pictured in late afternoon light are the rolling hills near Morro Bay, California. If you look carefully you can make out the view of the monstrous Morrow Rock, a 581-foot volcanic plug, in the distance. As always I’m awed and inspired by California’s diverse geology.
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Rolling Hills Near Morro Bay, California
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Golden light falls on rolling hills near Morro Bay, California
Having just returned from central California where the grass has turned golden brown, I thought it might be nice to take a moment to go back in time a few months and revisit the views while it was green. Pictured in late afternoon light are the rolling hills near Morro Bay, California. If you look carefully you can make out the view of the monstrous Morrow Rock, a 581-foot volcanic plug, in the distance. As always I’m awed and inspired by California’s diverse geology.
Copyright Jim M. Goldstein, All Rights Reserved
Rolling Hills Near Morro Bay, California
The post Rolling Hills Near Morro Bay, California appeared first on JMG-Galleries – Landscape, Nature & Travel Photography.
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Alabama Hills Sunrise
20
Sep
The Alabama Hills in the Owens Valley is quite a sight to see. Beyond the massive peaks and rock formations of the eastern Sierras, including Mount Whitney photographed below, it is the exquisite light that makes this area a photographers paradise. Galen Rowell made the Owens Valley his home and when I learned this as a young man I was left scratching my head wondering why. I had always driven through this area when I was young thinking nothing special of the landscape. It was only later when my eye became more trained that I realized how special this area is. The light here is like few other places and the geography is one of a kind.
When ever I’m in the area I always stop over for the night to take in a sunrise. I’ll be doing that again this coming October on my way to Death Valley and based on my new workshop schedule I’ll be back in January and February of 2012. January will be a dedicated Alabama Hills trip and February will be a stop over on my way to Death Valley. If you have yet to see this stunning area definitely put it high on your list.
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Alabama Hills Sunrise
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