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Portugal - Dusk in Ursa Praia / Beach This photo was taken at incredibly beautiful and overwhelming place - Praia da Ursa (Ursa Beach). The rocks, the waves and the wind make for a mindblowing spectacle. It is considered the most beautiful beach of Portugal and one of the most beautiful beaches in Europe. This picture was taken just after the sun has disappeared for that day. Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, f/14, 8 sec (8), ISO 200, 48 mm More on www.luciedebelkova.com
My first Mongolian hotel Mongolia is an amazing country and as soon as you get out of Ulaanbaatar you are in the middle of nowhere, where you can use only dust roads with no signs and no idea where you might be heading. This was our first stop and my first Mongolian Hotel outside Ulaanbaatar. I got up very early in the morning to capture this beautiful scene during sunrise. These structures are commonly called the ger or yurt. It is one of the two basic forms of portable housing that have been used by the nomads of Tibet, Mongolia and China since the time of Marco Polo. It remains today as the primary form of portable housing in Mongolia and Tibet. The ger of the thirteenth century nomad was a circular structure measuring twelve to fifteen feet in diameter. Its walls were a five foot tall latticework, called a khana, made of willow branches that were lashed together with yak or horsehair twine. Willow poles were lashed to the top of the wall section and were brought together at the top to form a conical shaped roof. A single upright pole supported the peak of the roof. Gers were covered with several panels of felt made of either goat or camel hair. The gers of thirteenth century Tibet were structurally the same as their Mongolian counterparts, and were covered with felts made from yak hair rather than goat. The number of layers of felt varied, depending on the season. Felts were soaked in either tallow or milk to repel moisture. The gers of wealthier nomads were much larger, and were coated with lime or white clay mixed with powdered bone, again white being a symbol of status. Those who were not as wealthy painted decorations around the smoke hole of their natural brown-black tents. The panels were then secured to the framework of the ger with ropes. The doorway, which always faced south, was covered with a flap of felt, which was either painted or appliquéd with multi-colored designs of birds, animals, vines and trees. Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, f/13, 0.002 sec (1/500), ISO 200, 18 mm More on www.luciedebelkova.com
Jordan - Petra - The Treasury - El-Khazneh Petra (from πέτρα &quot;petra&quot;, rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Butrā) is an archaeological site in southwestern Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture. The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as &quot;a rose-red city half as old as time&quot; in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as &quot;one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage.&quot; In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site. It is one of the &quot;New Seven Wonders of the World&quot; as determined by the New Open World Corporation (not affiliated with UNESCO). As it was not my first visit to this place I wanted to capture bit more unusual scene that would remind us of 'Indiana Jones and the last crusade'... or simply ancient times, however Petra is very touristic place and I had to wait for long time to capture such a timeless scene. Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, f/5, 0.017 sec (1/60), ISO 200, 21 mm More on www.luciedebelkova.com
Mongolia - Khongor Sand Dunes Khongor Sand Dunes are the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. Also known as the ‘singing dunes’, they are up to 800 m high, 20 km wide and about 100 km long. Top of the dunes can be climbed and the views of the desert from the top are indescribable. I was wondering around and enjoying the majestic views of dunes when my eyes spotted this beautiful play of shadow and light with blowing sand over the dunes and with sun shining through the flying sand. It is slightly different desert photo than we are used to but I am very happy with the artistic results it creates, even I've originally went there for very typical sunrise desert photos. Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, f/11, 0.002 sec (1/640), ISO 200, 179 mm More on www.luciedebelkova.com
Mongolia - Khongor Sand Dunes Khongor Sand Dunes are the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. Also known as the ‘singing dunes’, they are up to 800 m high, 20 km wide and about 100 km long. Top of the dunes can be climbed and the views of the desert from the top are indescribable. I was wondering around and enjoying the majestic views of dunes when my eyes spotted this beautiful play of shadow and light. It is slightly different desert photo than we are used to but I am very happy with the artistic results it creates, even I've originally went there for very typical sunrise desert photos. Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, f/11, 0.002 sec (1/500), ISO 200, 144 mm More on www.luciedebelkova.com
Portugal - Dusk in Ursa Praia / Beach
This photo was taken at incredibly beautiful and overwhelming place - Praia da Ursa (Ursa Beach). The rocks, the waves and the wind make for a mindblowing spectacle. It is considered the most beautiful beach of Portugal and one of the most beautiful beaches in Europe. This picture was taken just after the sun has disappeared for that day.

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, f/14, 8 sec (8), ISO 200, 48 mm

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Portugal - Dusk in Ursa Praia / Beach
This photo was taken at incredibly beautiful and overwhelming place - Praia da Ursa (Ursa Beach). The rocks, the waves and the wind make for a mindblowing spectacle. It is considered the most beautiful beach of Portugal and one of the most beautiful beaches in Europe. This picture was taken just after the sun has disappeared for that day.

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, f/14, 8 sec (8), ISO 200, 48 mm

More on http://www.luciedebelkova.com
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