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Sometimes you just notice a pattern in something commonplace. Some piece of construction, a natural formation ....
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Cairo, Egypt -- Lamps and careful plasterwork decorate the arches and capitals within the historic ibn Tulun mosque. Smaller arched openings are cut high in the walls of the arcades on the Qibla side of the mosque, both to admit light and to allow sound to travel unhindered (even slightly amplified) from the mihrab bay where the imam would deliver prayers and readings. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; mosque; madrassa; Tulun; "ibn Tulun"; arcade; arch; arches; archways; passage; lamp; lamps; decor; decoration
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Cairo, Egypt -- Lamps and careful plasterwork decorate the arches and capitals within the historic ibn Tulun mosque. Smaller arched openings are cut high in the walls of the arcades on the Qibla side of the mosque, both to admit light and to allow sound to travel unhindered (even slightly amplified) from the mihrab bay where the imam would deliver prayers and readings. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



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  • "Ripples" -- As it flowed, waves of cooling lava created a ripple pattern. Volcanos National Park, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i big island sea ocean clouds lava flow volcano volcanos national park
  • Bandelier National Monument, near Los Alamos and Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. The winter sky is framed by cliffs and trees. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> US USA New Mexico Santa Fe Bandelier National Monument cliff cliffs valley canyon bare trees sky desert trail blue sky
  • "Trimwork" - Ornate trimwork is common on the lovely beach houses at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA.<br /> <br /> <br /> USA "New Jersey" NJ "Ocean Grove" Ocean Grove building scrollwork trim detail onamentation decoration decor roof peak eve
  • "Yellow eves" -- Ornate trimwork is common on the lovely beach houses at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA.<br /> <br /> <br /> USA "New Jersey" NJ "Ocean Grove" Ocean Grove building scrollwork trim detail onamentation decoration decor roof peak eve
  • "Fence Snake" - A dune fence set up in a serpentine pattern. Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA.<br /> <br /> <br /> USA "New Jersey" NJ "Ocean Grove" Ocean Grove dune fence sand beach
  • "Asbury Park Casino" - Generations of children remember the Asbury Park Casino (a "penny arcade") fondly. The remains of the Casino sit astride the beach boardwalk between Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA. The Casino is under construction while being reconstructed.<br /> <br /> <br /> USA "New Jersey" NJ "Ocean Grove" "Asbury Park" Asbury Ocean Grove beach boardwalk Casino arcade shell ruin derelict construction reconstruction refurbishment trim decoration decor
  • "Woodwork" - Ornate trimwork is common on the lovely beach houses at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA.<br /> <br /> <br /> USA "New Jersey" NJ "Ocean Grove" Ocean Grove building scrollwork trim detail onamentation decoration decor roof peak eve
  • "Woodwork" - Ornate trimwork is common on the lovely beach houses at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA.<br /> <br /> <br /> USA "New Jersey" NJ "Ocean Grove" Ocean Grove building scrollwork trim detail onamentation decoration decor roof peak eve
  • The reconstructed wooden ceiling in the audience hall of the Umayyad Palace was built of wood in the original building style and with historical techniques. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan Amman roof ceiling wood wooden dome Umayyad 'Umayyad Arabs' 'Umayyad Palace' reception hall reconstruction
  • Cairo, Egypt -- Many lamps illuminate the Sultan Hassan mosque at night. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; mosque; madrassa; Sultan; Hassan; "Sultan Hassan"; lamp; light; illumination;
  • Cairo, Egypt -- I was struck by the bright colors of these inexpensive and modern chairs, all neatly aligned in front of one of the iwans inside this historic site, the Sultan Hassan mosque. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; mosque; madrassa; Sultan; Hassan; "Sultan Hassan"; chairs; color; colorful; chair; plastic; lamp; lamps; iwan
  • Cairo, Egypt -- Bright light shines through lovely arched openings into the arcades surrounding the central plaza and fountain at the historic ibn Tulun mosque. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; mosque; madrassa; Tulun; "ibn Tulun"; arcade; arch; arches; archways; passage; lamp; lamps
  • Cairo, Egypt -- Lamps and careful plasterwork decorate the arches and capitals within the historic ibn Tulun mosque. Smaller arched openings are cut high in the walls of the arcades on the Qibla side of the mosque, both to admit light and to allow sound to travel unhindered (even slightly amplified) from the mihrab bay where the imam would deliver prayers and readings. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Cairo; mosque; madrassa; Tulun; "ibn Tulun"; arcade; arch; arches; archways; passage; lamp; lamps; decor; decoration
  • Kom Ombo, Egypt -- The unique ancient Egyptian temple at Kom Ombo was built during the Ptolemaic period and was unique in that it was divided symmetrically between two gods along an East-West axis. The north half was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris (Horus the Elder, a form of the more common Horus) and the south to Sobek, the crocodile god of fertility. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; "Kom Ombo"; temple; "Kom Ombo Temple"; Horus; Haroeris; Sobek; hieroglyphs; hieroglyphics; carvings; art; columns; column; relief; "ancient Egypt"; pharoah; pharonic; Ptolemy; Ptolemaic;
  • The seams and fabric make a symetrical pattern in brightly colored fabric at the very top of a hot-air balloon, visible from inside as the bag inflates. © RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "balloon festival"; USA; Virginia; Winchester; "Long Branch"; "Long Branch Farm"; morning; balloon; lift; "balloon lift"; "hot air balloon"; fabric; seam; seams; pattern
  • The seams and fabric make a symetrical pattern in brightly colored fabric at the very top of a hot-air balloon, visible from inside as the bag inflates. © RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "balloon festival"; USA; Virginia; Winchester; "Long Branch"; "Long Branch Farm"; morning; balloon; lift; "balloon lift"; "hot air balloon"; fabric; seam; seams; pattern
  • The seams and fabric make a symetrical pattern in brightly colored fabric at the very top of a hot-air balloon, visible from inside as the bag inflates. © RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "balloon festival"; USA; Virginia; Winchester; "Long Branch"; "Long Branch Farm"; morning; balloon; lift; "balloon lift"; "hot air balloon"; fabric; seam; seams; pattern
  • The rising sun backlights trees and passersby, throwing shadows through the material of a balloon on the ground as it is inflated. Balloon Festival, Long Branch Farm, Winchester, Virginia, USA. © RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "balloon festival"; USA; Virginia; Winchester; "Long Branch"; "Long Branch Farm"; morning; balloon; lift; "balloon lift"; "hot air balloon"; fill; flame; torch; burner; liftoff; takeoff; inflate; fill; inflation; sun; sunrise; shadow; tree; trees; shadows;
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