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M0M0
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 11:09
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I am one of those lucky people who are working world wide and able to see something beyond the regular. I have, however, noticed that the beauty might be right around your own back yard.
This picture is taken in a small forest 5 minutes from my house in Belgium. A lot of people believe that what comes from far is better... Think again.
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de stilte
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 11:52
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you're so right MOMO....and ofcourse there are beautifull places in the world.....but very often people don't see the beauty at home or in their own garden...even at work you can see beautifull things.....
for example:
six times a week I pass this building when I go to work
just at the edge of the city were I live
underneath a stair in front of the local courthouse.
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giz
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 11:52 - Edited by: giz
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.woophy.com/photo/180961"><img border="0" alt="180961" src="http://www.woophy.com/images/photos/180961.jpg"></a>
I agree, beauty is not neccessairely far from home.this picture is taken in the middle of Rotterdam, also 5 minutes from my home.
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giz
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 11:58
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I agree, beauty is not neccessairely far from home.this picture is taken 5 minutes from home in the middle of Rotterdam
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Annemarie
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 12:16
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Recently I had to stay home for a while, being ill. Then I discovered some beautiful spots in my own neighbourhoud, I had never seen before:
I cherish the words of the famous photographer Frans Lanting, I heard on a lecture he gave: a good photographer should be able to take good picutres anywhere, not only in the most beautiful spots on earth.
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drora
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 12:54
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when I had to stay at home..
looking from my window...
out in my street..
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Oscar_
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 13:09
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Momo what a nice topic. You are so right that people sometimes forget how beautiful it is around home. But you did not see it if you living so long at one place.
I know when I go with my mountainbike I have to ride about 5 to 10 minutes and then I'am on the Veluwe. It is a beautifu piece of naturepark.
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Oscar_
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 13:11
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Also there is this beautiful Palace with the gardens within 5 minutes from my home:
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Bunny
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 14:19
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the most pictures in my collection are done in a radius of 1 houre around my home... (exept the US pictures of course :-) )
this 4 were taken in my appatrment. i think closer is not possible ;-)
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Bunny
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 14:20
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forgot the forth:
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M0M0
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 15:06
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Bunny, you just proved my point. Specially #1 and #4
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Paulo Calafate
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 17:19
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"the beauty might be right around your own back yard" ... you are absolutely right ... on the beach, just 500m from my house.
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pansa
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 17:43 - Edited by: pansa
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Lucky Paulo !!!!! I don't have THAT view but in wintertime this is the view from my place (20 seconds walk).
And this is 5 minutes from my home (in spring of course)
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pansa
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 17:52
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And at sunset I see this panorama from my garden.
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Annemarie
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 18:16
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I would like to add another one, even closer at home: sunset as seen from my balcony.
By the way, Pansa, I envy your home! What a stunning views.
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Akbar
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 18:58
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My backyard:
And just around the corner:
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nonkel duvel
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# Posted: 16 Jan 07 21:58
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Great topic !!
standing in my garden
standing at my backdoor
within 200 metres
within 200 metres
in my garden
in my kitchen
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bruha
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# Posted: 17 Jan 07 05:49
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Most days I walk for about an hour in a circuit around my house
using connecting bush trails through nature reserves.
At any given point I wouldn't be more than 10 minutes from my home.
The trouble with taking photos in the bush is that they are either
over or under exposed depending on the sun through the trees.
Still it is a challenge. I took these photos this afternoon (Wednesday).
 
 
 
The mud hole becomes a beautiful lagoon when the tide comes in. The young Kauri tree is part of a regeneration programme. Once the entire northern forest was filled with these giants which when mature are the largest trees on the planet. Sadly they were all felled to make masts and spars for the Royal Navy and other uses of course. The gum made varnish and linoleum.
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ortho158
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# Posted: 17 Jan 07 08:40
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@bruha
you really live there? You lucky guy!
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nature
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# Posted: 17 Jan 07 10:32
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I agree with Ortho :D it seems to be a bit a wild place but I think a lot of people would like to have an similar house between trees !
I live in this village and all the next pic are taken from the top of the hill:   view to the south (where I took the pic of the village)
 view to the West
 view to the East
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