Val d’Orcia by Daniel Metz

Light of october in Val d’Orcia. View from San Quirico d’Orcia to the Belvedere farm. The brown earth and the chiseled mist of autumn give the mood.

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Château-Julien by Vincent Favre

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A Highland Oasis by Iurie Belegurschi

Join Our Photography Workshops in Iceland! The lush Icelandic Highlands are more evident when viewed from above! This beautiful oasis is only able to be seen during summer, when the snow melts away. Follow me on Instagram!

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Old Man of Storr by Georg Scharf

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before we were lost by JasonM Peterson

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Driftwood Dream by Daniel Cheong

Tamarin Beach, Mauritius. Follow me on Facebook | Instagram

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Mont Saint Michel by John S

The island has held strategic fortifications since ancient times and since the 8th century AD has been the seat of the monastery from which it draws its name. The structural composition of the town exemplifies the feudal society that constructed it: on top, God, the abbey and monastery; below, the great halls; then stores and housing; and at the bottom, outside the walls, houses for fishermen and farmers. The commune’s position — on an island just 600 metres from land — made it accessible at low tide to the many pilgrims to its abbey, but defensible as an incoming tide stranded, drove off, or drowned would-be assailants. The Mont remained unconquered during the Hundred Years’ War; a small garrison fended off a full attack by the English in 1433.  The reverse benefits of its natural defence were not lost on Louis XI, who turned the Mont into a prison. Thereafter the abbey began to be used more regularly as a jail during the Ancien Régime. One of France’s most recognizable landmarks, visited by more than 3 million people each year, Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay are on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.  Over 60 buildings within the commune are protected in France as monuments historiques.

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Lost in Iceland by Daniel Vorkauf

Sometimes, we do ourselves a disservice to yearn for what we’ve lost. For if we try to find it again, we might discover faults and blemishes memory has been kind enough to erase. (Angela Hunt)

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Lichtenstein Castle by Alexander Lauterbach

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I did a tour to the Bavarian Alps this May. On the trip to the south of Germany I stopped at the beautiful Lichtenstein Castle. For me it’s one of the most beautiful castles here in Germany. And I got so lucky with the weather – a nice sunny day that matched perfectly for that fairytale castle.

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Model – Dilma .. by Smoothy .

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A Ballet of Mimes ! by Sunil

Papilio clytia, the common mime, is a swallowtail butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The butterfly belongs to the subgenus Chilasa, the black-bodied swallowtails. 

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Tuscany by Georg Scharf

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