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train

A train is a form of rail transport consisting of a series of vehicles that usually runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers. Motive power is provided by a separate locomotive or individual motors in self-propelled multiple units. Although historically steam propulsion dominated, the most common modern forms are diesel and electric locomotives, the latter supplied by overhead wires or additional rails.

Other energy sources include horses, rope or wire, gravity, pneumatics, batteries, and gas turbines. Train tracks usually consists of two, three or four or five rails, with a limited number of monorails and maglev guideways in the mix.

The word ‘train’ comes from the Old French trahiner, from the Latin trahere ‘pull, draw’.

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Posted on July 10, 2015 by bCL Photography

Object, Photography

colored pencils, photo, Photography

Reflected palms

As you can guess, these reflected palm trees belong to a golf course. It is located in the area of Murcia (Spain).
I don’t play golf, and I don’t like the amount of water wasted on maintenance, but the course was beautiful. I liked those palms reflected on water and the green color.

Reflected palms

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Posted on July 7, 2015 by bCL Photography

Landscape, Nature, Photography

golf course, Landscape, Nature, palms, photo, Photography, Reflected palms

Maria Sharapova

Today begins the second week in Wimbledon 2015, the most important tournament in the world tennis. I want to pay my tribute to one of my favorite players: Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova: born 19 April 1987, is a Russian professional tennis player, who is ranked world No. 4 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has competed on the WTA tour since 2001.

She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She is one of ten women, and the lone Russian, to hold the career Grand Slam and is an Olympic medalist, having earned silver for Russia in women’s singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Maria Sharapova

Sharapova became the world No. 1 for the first time on August 22, 2005 at the age of 18, and last held the ranking for the fifth time for four weeks from June 11, 2012 to July 8, 2012. Her 35 singles titles and five Grand Slam titles — two at the French Open and one each at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open — rank third amongst active players, behind Serena and Venus Williams. She won the year-ending WTA Finals in her debut in 2004. She has also won three doubles titles.

Maria Sharapova

Despite an injury-prone career, Sharapova has achieved a rare level of longevity in the women’s game. She has won at least one singles title a year from 2003 until 2015, a streak only bested by Steffi Graf,Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Several tennis pundits and former players have called Sharapova one of tennis’s best competitors.

Maria Sharapova

More info: Wikipedia

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Posted on July 6, 2015 by bCL Photography

London, People, Photography, Sport, Tennis

Grand Slam, Maria Sharapova, photo, Photography, tennis, Wimbledon

Beech forest (Barcelona)

This beech forest, not far from Barcelona, is called in catalan the “Fageda d’en Jordà”. It is an exceptional beech forest that grows on a flat and sits on a lava flow from the volcano Croscat.

Is a Natural Park of the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone.

I have another beautiful post from the same forest here.

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Posted on July 5, 2015 by bCL Photography

Nature, Photography

beech forest, forest, Nature, photo, Photography, reflections

Door. Carmona. Seville

Norm’s Thursday Doors Challenge.

Here is my entry for Norm’s Thursday Doors Challenge. Thanks Norm again for hosting this challenge.

This door was photographed in a little beautiful town called Carmona, a little beautiful town it lies 33 km north-east of Seville (Spain).

Carmona is built on a ridge overlooking the central plain of Andalusia; to the north is the Sierra Morena. The city is known for its thriving trade in wine, olive oil, grain and cattle, and holds an annual fair in April.

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Posted on July 3, 2015 by bCL Photography

Photography, Thursday Doors

door, photo, Photography, Thursday Doors

Sunset

Follow the light

If you are looking for the heaven
and you lose the way,
if the darkness is around you
and you think you’re lost,
follow the light.
The light will show you the way.

bCL Photography 2015

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Posted on July 2, 2015 by bCL Photography

Nature, Night, Photography, Sunset

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American Flamingo

The American flamingo is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo. It has also been known as the Caribbean flamingo.

American Flamingo

This flamingo lives on the coast, salt marshes and lagoons in the islands of the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic and the Galapagos, as well as in Central America and the north of South America.

It is the only flamingo which naturally inhabits North America.

It differs from the common and Chilean flamingos in that it has bright red plumage.

American Flamingo

Although its numbers are still quite large -there are about 80-90.000 remaining- they are gradually decreasing due to the constant destruction of their environment (like many other species).

American Flamingo

The American flamingo is a tall, pink bird that stands on one leg. It is a homeothermic endotherm; an animal that keeps a consistent temperature that is regulated within its body.

Adult American flamingos are smaller on average than greater flamingos but are the largest flamingos in the Americas. They measure from 120 to 145 cm (47 to 57 in) tall. The males weigh an average of 2.8 kg (6.2 lb), while females average 2.2 kg (4.9 lb).

More info: Wikipedia

American Flamingo

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Posted on July 1, 2015 by bCL Photography

Animals, Barcelona, Birds, Nature, Photography

American Flamingo, Flamingo, Nature, photo, Photography

Castelldefels beach

Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse

What subject keeps me coming back? There are several places I come back again and again looking for inspiration. One of them is the beach where I live, Castelldefels.

Castelldefels is a municipality in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, noth-east of Spain. Its population is 63.255 (2014). It is located about 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Barcelona. The town is famous for its long beach (more than 5 km).

Castelldefels beach

I love the sunrise and sunset moments, and some days I need to go to enjoy of this beach. I always do some interesting photo.

I’ve posted this same beach two times: Sports on the beach. Kite-surf and Sunset in Castelldefels.

Castelldefels beach

Muse

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Posted on June 30, 2015 by bCL Photography

Photography, Sea, Weekly Photo Challenge

Barcelona, Castelldefels beach, Landscape, photo, Photography

The Championships, Wimbledon

Wimbledon: The Championships

The Championships, Wimbledon or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments (Majors), the others being the Australian Open, the French Open (Roland Garros) and the US Open. Since the Australian Open shifted to hard court in 1988, Wimbledon is the only Major still played on grass, the game’s original surface, which gave the game its original name of “lawn tennis”.

These photographs show a crowd of people every year go to see this event.

The Championships, Wimbledon

Everything is now ready to start today the 129th edition of the championship.

The Championships, Wimbledon

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Posted on June 29, 2015 by bCL Photography

Cities, London, People, Photography, Sport, Street Photography

photo, Photography, tennis, The Championships, Travel, Wimbledon

Williams Sisters

Wimbledon Championships

Today I will enter into the world of tennis taking advantage we are about to start the Wimbledon tennis tournament 2015.

These two pictures are a bit different from the photos that usually do athletes.
In the first we see the Williams sisters in a break of a doubles match. In the second we see the sisters in action. Serena hits a ball at high speed, under the watchful eye of her sister Venus.

Williams Sisters

The 2015 Wimbledon Championships is a tennis tournament which will take place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, from 29 June to 12 July 2015.

They will be the 129th edition of the championships, the 48th in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, played on grass courts and part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. They were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and the International Tennis Federation.

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Posted on June 27, 2015 by bCL Photography

London, People, Photography, Sport, Tennis

London, photo, Photography, Sport, tennis, Williams sisters, Wimbledon

Sewing Machine

Machinery (4)

Like almost every Friday, we return to the machinery.

Again revisiting a subject of which I spoke, the Sewing Machine.

I have nothing to do with sewing machines, as some have suggested, but I was lucky to visit a museum about the history of the textile industry in the last century and I could take some pictures 🙂