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180mm + Mutar II

Seeing this fabulous sunset glinting on the windows from afar, I desperately ran with all my gear and was only able to make a couple of images before the moment slipped away.

two cows (find the second one :)

Harvest time on the Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire, England.

The red paint was extracted from an insect Porphyrophora hamelii (Margarodidae family) and the stones dyed more than 800 years ago.
Geghard Monastery.

Adjacent Cross-Stones (Khachkar) from Geghard Monastery dyed in crimson red with a special paint extracted from an insect Porphyrophora hamelii (Margarodidae family). These Cross Stones were dyed more than 800 years ago.

A Cross-Stone (Khachkar) in Geghard Monastery dyed in crimson red with a special paint extracted from an insect Porphyrophora hamelii (Margarodidae family). This Cross Stone was dyed more than 800 years ago.