A mirage?

Yeah, I might seem so strong

Yeah, I might speak so long

"I've never been so wrong

Yeah, I might seem so strong

Yeah, I might speak so long

I've never been so wrong" London Grammar [www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drfp_3823I]

I made this image over the weekend at Winton Wetlands.

This swamp was flooded in 1971 to create Lake Mokoan. It created a very large water storage that irrigated thousands of hectares of agriculture. At the same time the new reservoir inundated around 7,000 Ha of agricultural land, ancient forests and beautiful and unique wetlands. The flooding killed around 150,000 river red gums.

The stags still stand and create a haunting landscape, especially as the sun goes down. I chose to focus on this lone tree, standing out in front of the dense stand of trees behind.

I see strength in this tree and it makes me feel oddly emotional.

Even though most of these trees are dead, they still provide crucial habitat for so many bird species. The wetland hasn't had any water for several years now.

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Lost Gardens of Heligan

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magnification 4:1

stacked using Helicon Focus

magnification 4:1

stacked using Helicon Focus

disyuntiva

On the way up to Glyder Fawr in Snowdonia

Edge of the woods

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Neo Tunnel transport 4980 Rock Raiders

Neo Tunnel transport 4980 Rock Raiders

Andronikov Monastery of the Saviour, Moscow

Hooded Merganser

This is from the highlands of Costa Rica in the Monte Verde region. At an altitude of around 5,000 feet, the temperatures were much closer to my survivable range.

This is a Motmot bird, they have an interesting tail.

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Azulón (Anas platyrhynchos)