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Canon 5D
Lens Canon EF24-105mm f/4 L USM
Exposure: 30 sec at f 16
Focus lenght: 28 mm
ISO100
Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Junior Geared Head

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Shanghai Pudong skyline from the Char Bar Terrace on the top floor of the Hotel Indigo.
A different view of the famous skyline, just too bad that not all the lights of the World Financial Center were lit (they did at 6:00 pm, but then the blue hour was gone...!!).

Canon 5D
Lens Canon EF24-105mm f/4 L USM
Exposure: 30 sec at f 14
Focus lenght: 44 mm
ISO400
Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Junior Geared Head

San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice, northern Italy, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. The isle is surrounded by Canale della Grazia, Canale della Giudecca, Saint Mark Basin, Canale di San Marco and the southern lagoon. It forms part of the San Marco sestiere.
The island was probably occupied in the Roman period; after the foundation of Venice it was called Insula Memmia after the Memmo family who owned it. By 829 it had a church consecrated to St George; thus it was designated as San Giorgio Maggiore to be distinguished from San Giorgio in Alga.
The Monastery of San Giorgio was established in 982, when the Benedictine monk, Giovanni Morosini[1] asked the doge Tribuno Memmo to donated the whole island for a Monastery. Morosini drained the island's marshes next to the church to get the ground for building, and founded the Monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore, and became its first abbot.
San Giorgio is now best known for the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, designed by Palladio and begun in 1566.
In the early 19th century, after the Republic fell, the monastery was almost suppressed and the island became a free port with a new harbour built in 1812. It became the home of Venice's artillery.
It is now the headquarters of the Cini Foundation arts centre, known for its library and is also home to the Teatro Verde open-air theatre.

Canon 40D
Lens Canon EF17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/125 sec at f 13
Focus lenght: 28 mm
ISO100

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Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a causeway.
The castle is located in what was once the very volatile border area between England and Scotland. Not only did the English and Scots fight, but the area was frequently attacked by Vikings. The castle was built in 1550, around the time that Lindisfarne Priory went out of use, and stones from the priory were used as building material. It is very small by the usual standards, and was more of a fort. The castle sits on the highest point of the island, a whinstone hill called Beblowe. Lindisfarne's position in the North Sea made it vulnerable to attack from Scots and Norsemen, and by Tudor times it was clear there was a need for a stronger fortification. This resulted in the creation of the fort on Beblowe Crag between 1570 and 1572 which forms the basis of the present castle.

For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne_Castle

Canon 40D
Lens Canon EF17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/400 sec at f 14
Focus lenght: 17 mm
ISO400

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Early morning on the 10th of Jan, in my favourite beach (near home). The tide was receding and leaving the reflecting beach to create a magical atmosphere. Shot from the end of the pier.

Canon 40D
Lens Canon EF17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: 1/100 sec at f 7.1
Focus lenght: 17 mm
ISO400

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