“Descending Dragon” bay. On this day in the bay of Halong there was no sun, no fire-breathing dragon and no visibility. The pictures of the bay in bright sunshine with dramatic contrast on Google images can not be real. La baie de Halong. Cette fois, pas de soleil, pas de visibilité et pas de dragon…
Images
Karst topography
The Lijiang river from Guilin to Yangshuo : strange karst mountains and topography. A day in the mist… La rivière Lijiang entre Guilin et Yangshuo : pics calcaires de type karstique. Un jour de brouillard…
A farm in Yangshuo county
In the Guilin area of Quangxi province, the town of Yangshuo is a very popular stopping point for the boats that cruise down the Li river through the strange and fascinating karst hill formations. Apart from the river tourist trade, many people make a living by farming. This village near Yangshuo has many osmanthus tree…
Qingdao waterfront
Qingdao : A former German trading post and concession on the northeast China coast, famous for beer, now a huge city, one of the ten largest in China. People still dig for shellfish at low tide on the seafront. Qingdao : Sur la côte nord-est de la Chine, autrefois un comptoir commercial allemand , renommée…
Flora in the steam room
In Beppu, the hot springs and steam serve many purposes. One of them is to heat floral pools and greenhouses. A Beppu, la vapeur et les sources chaudes servent à de multiples fins y compris à chauffer des serres permettant de cultiver une flore tropicale.
The view from 101
Taipei 101. The world’s tallest tower from it’s completion in 2004 until the opening of a taller building in Dubai in 2010 and first building to exceed 1/2 km in height. The view from the top is stunning and equally hard to photograph due to barriers, glass, etc. Taipei 101. Le plus grand gratte-ciel au…
Taroko
On the east coast of Taiwan, away from the bigger cities, the mountains plunge steeply into the Pacific. Near Hualien, the Liwu river reaches the sea after passing through deep gorges cut through black and white marble, This is one of the country’s finest natural attractions. Sur la côte est de Taiwan, près de la…
Le ventoux
Image d’entête : Le sommet du Ventoux en ligne de mire depuis Courry – environ 70 km. Image ci-dessous : Le Ventoux depuis l’Uzège. Tours d’Uzès à l’avant-plan. Header image : The Ventoux sighted from Courry – about 70 km away. Image above : same, sighted from a town near Uzès. Tower of Uzès in…
Faces and Face Towers
Des sourires enigmatiques, figés, partout. fixed, staring, enigmas.
The lake
A lakeshore stroll on a sunny autumn day, Nanjing China
The red doors
checking messages in central Taipei
Runes
This waterfall drops off the Bondons plateau from about 1000 m altitude and cascades down a ravine towards the Tarn river. The cascade is only a short walk from a small parking area, but it takes a good map to find the road to the location.
Attacking the slopes
Can’t see the trail but it’s there somewhere ! (north face of the Anjeau peak)
Desirable residence (prehistoric)
Wonder how long they lived here?
Light and Shadow
On the north face of the Pic d’Anjeau. Sun streaming over the ridge just catches a few tree trunks.
