Friday, January 31, 2014

Deep Delight of Dusk

Deep Delight of Dusk

"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight."Kahlil Gibran ツ ツ ツ * Nikon 1 V1 and 1 Nikkor 18.5mm f1.8 Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Arauco: A NovelArauco: A Novel by John Caviglia
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Masterfully written and totally engrossing, I found myself unable to put this book down. Even though it is a long novel I wanted it to go on longer as the world it conjures up is detailed and immersive. I felt myself transported back to those times in history and to that place in the long thin land now called Chile. Excellent characterisations and clearly exhaustive historical research combine with masterful storytelling to conjure a compelling vision of this clash of cultures that has been going on for hundreds of years. Five Stars!

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Wilderness Signals

Wilderness Signals

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend."Robert Louis Stevenson Clouds over Mt Stormy, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, New Zealand ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Departing Day

Departing Day

"The last scud of day holds back for me, It flings my likeness after the rest and true as any on the shadow'd wilds, It coaxes me to the vapor and the dusk." - Walt Whitman ツ ツ ツ * Nikon 1 V1 and 1 Nikkor 18.5mm f1.8 Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Purple Haze

Purple Haze

"Yesterday and tomorrow cross and mix on the skyline. The two are lost in a purple haze. One forgets, one waits."Carl Sandburg ツ ツ ツ * Nikon D100 DSLR and Nikkor 35mm f1.8 DX Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Monday, January 27, 2014

In Tranquil Isolation

In Tranquil Isolation

"Isolation offered its own form of companionship: the reliable silence of her rooms, the steadfast tranquility of the evenings. The promise that she would find things where she put them, that there would be no interruption, no surprise. It greeted her at the end of each day and lay still with her at night."Jhumpa Lahiri ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Evening Glory

Evening Glory

"Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory."Betty Smith ツ ツ ツ * Nikon 1 V1 and 1 Nikkor 18.5mm Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Serenity Becomes You

Serenity Becomes You

"Serenity is when you get above all this, when it doesn't matter what they think, say or want, but when you do as you are, and see God and Devil as one."Henry Miller ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Friday, January 24, 2014

At The Edge of The World

At The Edge of The World

"It was at the outskirts of the world that the Old Things accumulated, like driftwood round the edges of the sea."T.H. White ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Haunting Loneliness of Dusk

The Haunting Loneliness of Dusk

"I felt a haunting loneliness sometimes, and felt it in others--young clerks in the dusk, wasting the most poignant moments of night and life."F. Scott Fitzgerald ツ ツ ツ * Sony NEX-6 and Sigma 19mm f2.8 'Art' Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Watching The Bay

Watching The Bay

"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."Roald Dahl ツ ツ ツ * Olympus E-3 DSLR and Olympus Digital Zuiko 50-200mm Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Bright Like The Sun

Bright Like The Sun

"We like to admit to only that which already glows, although it is nobler to support brightness before it glows, not afterwards."Dejan Stojanovic ツ ツ ツ * Olympus E-3 DSLR and Olympus Digital Zuiko 50-200mm Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Monday, January 20, 2014

Bridge To Nowhere

Bridge To Nowhere

"I must be the bridge to nowhere But my true self And then I will be useful"Kate Rushin ツ ツ ツ * Sigma DP1x My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Distant Mountains

Distant Mountains

"The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden."Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Friday, January 17, 2014

Just Little Things

Just Little Things

"I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else."Nikos Kazantzakis ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Glistening Sands

Glistening Sands

"To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour."William Blake ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Thunderstorm Sunset

Thunderstorm Sunset

"A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times."Randall Jarrell ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Lake of Galadriel

Lake of Galadriel

"For you little gardener and lover of trees, I have only a small gift. Here is set G for Galadriel, but it may stand for garden in your tongue. In this box there is earth from my orchard, and such blessing as Galadriel has still to bestow is upon it. It will not keep you on your road, nor defend you against any peril; but if you keep it and see your home again at last, then perhaps it may reward you. Though you should find all barren and laid waste, there will be few gardens in Middle-earth that will bloom like your garden, if you sprinkle this earth there. Then you may remember Galadriel, and catch a glimpse far off of Lórien, that you have seen only in our winter. For our spring and our summer are gone by, and they will never be seen on earth again save in memory."J.R.R. Tolkien Galadriel Lake or Mirror Tarn in the Oparara Basin, Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand. ツ ツ ツ * Sigma DP1x My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Monday, January 13, 2014

The Gate of Moria

The Gate of Moria

Unwearied then were Durin's folk; Beneath the mountains music woke: The harpers harped, the minstrels sang, And at the gates the trumpets rang. - J R R Tolkien Moria Gate limestone arch in the Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Sunday, January 12, 2014

The Mount

The Mount

"Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind, Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves, The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach, Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow. Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands, With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves, Let me forget about today until tomorrow."Bob Dylan ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Let It Bee

Let It Bee

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree There will be an answer, let it be For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see There will be an answer, let it be The Beatles - Let It Be ツ ツ ツ * Olympus E-3 DSLR and Olympus Digital Zuiko 50-200mm Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Friday, January 10, 2014

Contemplation

Contemplation

"Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance."John Steinbeck ツ ツ ツ * Olympus E-3 DSLR and Olympus Digital Zuiko 50-200mm Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

The Monarch Will Be Crowned

The Monarch Will Be Crowned

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Majestic Mountain

Majestic Mountain

"If you remember nothing else, remember this: Inspiration from outside one's self is like the heat in an oven. It makes passable Bath buns. But inspiration from within is like a volcano: It changes the face of the world." — Alan Bradley ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The End

The End

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."Edgar Allan Poe ツ ツ ツ * Sigma DP1x My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Monday, January 6, 2014

Forest Spirits

Forest Spirits

"Darkness is drawn to light, but light does not know it; light must absorb the darkness and therefore meet its own extinguishment."Edna O'Brien (In the Forest) ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Sunday, January 5, 2014

West Coast Highway

West Coast Highway

"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."Ernest Hemingway ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Saturday, January 4, 2014

The Silence of Departure

Cry Me A Golden River

Cry Me A Golden River

"I cried a river of tears but he was too heavy to float on them. So I dragged him with me these years across an ocean."August Wilson ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Timeless World

Timeless World

"The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream."Kahlil Gibran ツ ツ ツ * This photo has been shot with the Samsung Galaxy NX camera, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. * Samsung Galaxy NX camera and Samsung 18-55mm OIS Lens My work is for sale via Getty Images and at Redbubble and 500px ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal ©Todos los derechos reservados. El uso sin permiso es ilegal - ©Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung ohne Genehmigung ist illegal - جميع الحقوق محفوظة. استخدم من دون إذن هو غير قانوني© - ©保留所有权利。未经批准的使用是非法的 - ©Tous droits réservés. L'utilisation sans permission est illégal - © Όλα τα δικαιώματα διατηρούνται. Χρησιμοποιήστε χωρίς άδεια είναι παράνομη - ©Tutti i diritti riservati. Usare senza autorizzazione è illegale - ©すべての権利を保有。許可なしに使用することは違法です - ©Todos os direitos reservados. Use sem autorização é ilegal - ©Toate drepturile rezervate. Folosirea fără permisiunea este ilegală - ©Все права защищены. Использование без разрешения является незаконным - ©Tüm hakları saklıdır. İzinsiz kullanın yasadışı ©2013- Tom Raven - Toute reproduction, même partielle INTERDITE