Sometimes called the “Paris of the east,” the city of Hangzhou in eastern China rose to its reputation with an appropriate set piece—a replica of the Eiffel Tower. Geovien So waited for the golden hour to capture a shot of the famous silhouette while, in the foreground, local residents play a postwork game of basketball.
So’s shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| I do not usually let any of my Spring Onions go to seed. My grandaughter is intruiged with the shape, and is curious to see what the flower will look like. |
| This is my contribution to the City Daily Photo Monthly Theme Day. To see further contributions to the September Theme of "Curiosities" please visit the CDP Gallery This theme was chosen by William, who lives in Ottawa, Canada. He started Ottawa Daily Photo in September 2013. Please pay him a courtesy visit. |
Located on the coast of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland, Kirkjufell, which means “church mountain,” is said to be the most photographed mountain in the country. It’s a challenging climb to the top—but worth the extraordinary view when you get there.
“Pay attention,” Fran Virues Avila was told by the diver seen here. “My jump will be worthy of observing.” Avila visits La Caleta Beach in Cádiz, Spain, every year to see people take the plunge when the tide is high. Perhaps this particular diver trains during the year or has natural athletic abilities, Avila ponders. In any case, he writes, the result did not disappoint, displaying “a mixture [of] freedom and courage.”
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| Children are naturally curious about the world around them. These children were in the park atop Middle Head, inspecting this Wattle ush. |
Sunset surrounds the late 19th-century Rattray Head lighthouse in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Grant Glendinning captured the dusk’s changing light with a long exposure and a neutral density and polarizing filter attached to a wide-angle lens.
Glendinning’s image was recently featured in Your Shot’s Daily Dozen.
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| This is part of the Sydney Town Hall at the top of George Street, after the long haul up from Circular Quay, and before the slide down Brickfield Hill. The Town Hall was constructed between 1868 and 1889. There was a bevy of architects and designers. They liked this sort of ornamentation in those days, or perhaps each man got some of his ideas through. A perfect example of building by committee. |
Having succumbed to the forces of man or nature, an Arabian oryx leaves behind its skull and well-weathered horns. The “fascinating” remains were captured by Mario Cardenas in Al Gharbia, a region in the western United Arab Emirates. The camel and riders head in the direction of the annual camel festival in Madinat Zayed.
