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Linville Gorge, North Carolina

Linville Gorge Southernly View from Hawksbill Mountain 1

To reach the top of Hawksbill Mountain, you must accomplish a 50-minute moderate to strenuous hike from the service road. As you yield the trail to hikers on their way down, you often hear ‘it’s worth the effort’. And indeed, once you complete your ascent, you are awarded with a spectacular view of Linville Gorge.

Taken in mid-October, the peak fall foliage was still a week or so away. Even with some moderate foliage color, this image seemed to work better in monochrome.

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Sam

Park Güell Parrot Nest

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Parrots nesting in a palm tree near the Gaudí House Museum, Park Güell, in Barcelona, Spain. See more photos from my Barcelona Gallery.

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C. S.

Backroad in Ashe County, NC

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Ashe County Willie Walker Rd Composition

This pastural landscape was captured in rural Ashe County, near Apple Grove. The pasture is surrounded by numerous Christmas tree farms.

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C. S.

Crabtree Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina

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Detailed composition of the base of the 60 ft. (18.3 meters) tall Crabtree Falls, off the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Earlier this month, I tent camped at the Crabtree Falls campground the night before making the strenuous 3 mile (4.8 kilometer) loop hike down to the falls and back the following day. For the best viewing experience, click to view a high resolution version.

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C. S.

Palazzo Venezia, Rome

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Located in the Piazza Venezia or Venice Square in Rome, the Palazzo Venezia building was commissioned by the Venetian Cardinal Pietro Barbo, who later became Pope Paul II. The building was designed by the architect Francesco del Borgo. He started its construction in 1455. At that time Palazzo Venezia served as Embassy of the Republic of Venice, and was used by the Austrian ambassador. The Italian government took over the palace during the First World War. Today Palazzo Venezia is a museum of Medieval and Renaissance art, Museo di Palazzo.

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C. S.

Spanish Square Pianist, Rome

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography

Pianist preforming on the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square) in Rome, Italy.

Jacksonville, FL Cityscape

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Watching dolphins from under the Fuller Warren Bridge crossing the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, FL.

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C. S.

Marseille Blue Coast

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Calanque du Jonquier is a small bay in the Bouches-du-Rhône district on the Blue Coast near Marseille, France. Over the Gulf of Lion, the 5 arch railway viaduct was built in 1915. Atop the ridge is the Fort of Niolon, a set of French military batteries build from 1860 – 1880. I captured this photo while arriving in Marseille.

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C. S.

Marseille Sea Wall

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography

Promenade Robert-Laffont Sea Wall Composition

Looking across the harbor from the Promenade Robert-Laffont, near the Old Port of Marseille, towards the Frioul Islands and Mediterranean Sea. For the best viewing experience, click to view a high resolution version from my portfolio site.

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C. S.