Weekly Photo Challenge: Earth

Is there any other place that you would rather be?

With its wondrous landscapes:
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With its everyday offerings that we take for granted:
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With its smallest and most vulnerable lifeforms:
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It is the only place that we know to live in.  I hope we have the sense not to mess it up any further!

See other submissions to the weekly photo challenge here.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape

When I think about landscapes,  I think about the drama of the wide open spaces of Nature. My hope is to be able to capture this in pictures.  I also hope to be able to show the sometimes spectacular interaction between the skies and the earth.  I think of wide-angle shots and of panoramic viewing.   Here are some examples.

Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga), New Zealand.
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Uluru, in the Australian Outback.
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Kata Tjuta, in the Australian Outback.
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In Senegal, not far from Dakar.
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White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.
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The pictures above are probably best viewed when clicked-through.  Other submissions for the challenge can be seen here.