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Photo Gallery: Islands
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After the sun had set in the southwest behind Madeira,
I could watch the sky's afterglow for some time, from a viewpoint high up on the north coast.
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The moon was just waning from its full phase when its light was in contrast
with the lighthouse's. It needed a long time exposure to get this picture.
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Mount Teide on the island of Teneriffa is the highest peak (12,270 ft)
of the Canary Islands (and therefore also Spain's highest mountain).
The sea of clouds seems to be low although its altitude is around 6,600 ft.
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The Island of Madeira's west coast after sunset, 1995.
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Island of Hirsholmene with Moon, Denmark, 1988.
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Mount Teide, Teneriffa, 2006.
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From a viewpoint at Madeira's north coast, I could see a part of the shoreline and also,
how the sunlight projected the cloud's shadows onto the ocean.
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When I stood on the summit of the Pico de Arieiro, Madeira's third-highest peak,
I could see a dramatic play of sunlight, clouds and mountain slopes in a backlit situation.
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From Teneriffa's south coast, the small island of El Hierro was barely visible.
But als the sun was setting, its silhouette became clear. At the picture's right margin,
the southern tip of the neighboring island La Gomera is visible.
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The Island of Madeira's north coast with cloud shadows on the ocean, 2003.
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Clouds around the Pico de Arieiro, Island of Madeira, 2003.
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Sunset behind the island of El Hierro (incl. southern tip of La Gomera), Spain, 2006.
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For decades until approx. 2002, the old coastal road in Madeira's north was the only connection between the villages São Vicente and Porto Moniz (the section shown is located east of the village Seixal). It was closed to the traffic after a new road (including several new tunnels) had been constructed. In 2003, approx. 2 years after that, the old road (Antiga E.R. 101, still accessible to pedestrians) looked rather abandoned (see also the related picture).
Note of 2011: in the meantime the tunnel has been destroyed by a landslide, so this picture already shows history.
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A section of the Levada de Ribeira da Janela, in infrared false-color photograph
(a short explanation of an infrared false-color film's behaviour is
here). Infrared radiation shows as red color,
and the red shine of the backpack (to the lower left, on the path) in this picture
is an indication that it reflects some of the surrounding infrared light,
although it is black (i. e., it does not reflect much visible light).
Note: there are more infrared false-color photos on the photo gallery pages
Infrared Dreamfields
and Experiments.
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The Levada do Furado flows (roughly speaking) between the villages Ribeiro Frio and Portela
in Madeira's northeast. When I started my hike at Portela,
it seemed boring at first,
but then the levada became really interesting, with narrow sections through steep,
green landscape and with a lot of bends and small tunnels.
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The old north coast road (now closed), Island of Madeira, 2003.
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A section of the Levada de Ribeira da Janela in infrared false-color photograph, Island of Madeira, 2003.
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A section of the Levada do Furado, Island of Madeira, 2003.
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