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Cherubic Hymn: 1st tone, which is chanted in the Divine Liturgy of The Greek Orthodox Church during the Great Entrance...
Chanted by Greek Byzantine Choir: Romeiko Ensemble
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photo:
Stavropoleos Monastery, Bucharest, Romania
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Spirit is matter seen in a stronger light.
-L. P. Jacks
Canon T2i
18-55mm 3.5-5.6 (the kitty)
f/22, 50 sec, ISO 100, 18mm focal length
10-stop ND filter
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I haven't done a bench shot in awhile ... so when I'm with the girls, I always try to grab a few for later! I had a lot of fun chauffeuring Rachel around San Diego and surrounding hamlets ... showing her what she could do, where she go, etc.
At sunset, our path put us near Carlsbad State Beach. We hopped up on the sea wall and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset ... and of course this bench shot! Loved the couple walking together, hand-in-hand and the fabulous sun flare! This looks much better in the lightbox!!
Happy Bench Monday!
I may have said it once or twice about photos in the past, but if you don't hit 'L" and see this a bit bigger on black you're not really getting the full blast, actually what i should do is deliver a 12 foot canvas to each and every viewer to really appreciate it, but logistically speaking it might just be easier if you all went to Cornwall and found yourself a big empty beach instead?
Slightly insane in the membrane here this morning, the colic thing isn't going away yet despite the millions of wonderful suggestions for which we are very grateful. Actually we're still working our way through the ideas, but i can report that white noise (in various shapes and forms from iphone apps to hair-dryers) can be a useful distraction at times and that infacol, dentinox and colief don't seem to be making much difference at all except for demonstrating how pharmaceutical companies can charge a surprisingly large amount of money for such tiny bottles of stuff.
We've also had a recommendation to try out cranial oestheopathy, and might just give it a go, although the sceptic in me immediately looked it up and found it referenced on badscience.net and wikipedia as having no proven basis in medicine, there is a ton of anecdotal evidence out there from parents who swear it worked for them, and at this stage, thats good enough for me to want to try it.
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Lerici is a town in the province of La Spezia in Liguria (northern Italy), part of the Italian Riviera, near the "Cinque Terre".
Lèrici è un comune italiano di della provincia de La Spezia, vicino alla Cinque Terre, e si affaccia sul "Golfo dei Poeti".
Nikon D5000 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 VR
EXIF: 1/40sec • f/9 • 21mm • ISO 200
Two RAW shots edited with ACR 5.7 and photomerged with PS CS4.
Another one from the archives - Tanzania, 2009. The original is in the comments and it speaks for itself. This part of the Indian Ocean is right in the downtown of Dar es Salaam, near business district. If my office window was facing the view like that, I wouldn't be able to get any work done. But, luckily, it is facing a boring parking lot, so I am good for now. HSS everyone!
Amanecer para mi espectacular del sábado sobre los Picos de Europa, como se puede apreciar los colores han sido una maravilla y verlos sobre las siluetas de picos nevados, por lo menos para mí me ha parecido un amanecer de los más bonitos, que espero que a vosotr@s también os guste.
Desearos a tod@s una buena semana
Os recuerdo que es mucho mejor en grande sobre fondo negro y que todas se pueden ver así y comentar
de la serie:
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Este es el mas bello y fantastico faro que he visto. El faro de "Port la Nouvelle", en la
costa mediterránea Francesa. Siempre estuvo ahí, mostrando el camino para los
barcos que llegan y que se van. El gran Guardián, testigo solitario del tiempo.
# Para esta toma:
Canon EOS 400D Digital + Sigma 10 ÷ 20 mm EX DC
# Obturación: 1/100 seg. ~ Diafragmado: f 4 ~ WB: Manual ~ ISO 200.
# Filtro polarizador.
Aqui de analogico a digital:
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I really needed to upload this shot...
The weather today in fact is cold, windy, rainy and foggy a rare combination of events for our usually "Sunny Sicily". Weather forecasts actually show that in a couple of days should snow quite a bit....
Only two days ago instead was like in this capture! Go figure.....
Through my friend Iris (eyewrisz) words:
if this is feeling blue
i want to feel it too
color is astounding on petal ribbons all curled
a welcome sight in this complicated world
Iris, the day that you'll get bored and won't write these little gems for my shots anymore, I think I'll stop posting.....You are way too good with me!
I would love if you friends could pay a visit to my blogs:
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This week I'm the featured photographer of the Group: The World Through My Eyes. Have a look: www.flickr.com/groups/the_world_through_my_eyes/discuss/7...
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Cales Coves has a small coarse beach reached by a short walk down a steep sided limestone gorge. It has two small beaches. Access is from the road between Cala’n Porter and Sant Climent but be warned! The road down to Cales Coves is about 1.5 km long and very bumpy. It is worth the 10-15 minute drive though, as you will discover once you arrive at the small parking area. Apart from the beautiful bays at Cales Coves you will also discover a few fascinating burial caves with its necropolis from 9 B.C. This beach sports more than 100 prehistoric caves that have made it famous. Some you can reach via a footpath over the cliffs, which also takes you over the rock head and on to a second cove. There are many caves high up in the walls of the gorge, making the exploration of this area very exciting for children and their mom & dad as well. Some caves are inaccessible. If you have the time and energy check out Cales Coves smaller second bay by clambering over the rock head, then go for a dip in the bay's other fork. Nudists use the rocky shelves and cave entrances and swim in the waters of the coves. Menorca is laid back and offers many golden opportunities for Naturists on its unspoiled shores. There are several naturist beaches around the island where Nudity is permitted but not required.
Cales Coves is an attractive bay situated on the South East coast of Menorca. Nudists use the rocky shelves and prehistoric cave entrances and swim in the clear waters of the coves getting "back to nature". Naturism is a lifestyle in harmony with nature. Menorca is laid back and offers many golden opportunities for Naturists on its unspoiled shores.
Het kost heel wat moeite er te komen – een ruige rit op vier wielen of een stevige wandeltocht tussen de olijfbomen van Son Vitamina – maar als u bij Cales Coves arriveert, wordt u begroet door één van de meest onvergetelijke plekken op Menorca. De kliffen die op deze beschutte baai neerkijken herbergen meer dan 100 grotten uit de Bronstijd, uit de rots gehakt en gebruikt als grafkamers en woningen – de doden waren de buren van de levenden. De oudste grotten dateren van de 9de eeuw v.Chr.; volg het voetpad over de rotsen aan uw rechterhand en u bereikt een tweede baai. Onderweg komt u langs recentere grotten - 4de eeuw v.Chr., met ramen, binnenplaatsen en cellen. Sommige dragen Romeinse inscripties, wat aangeeft dat ze ook na de Talaiot-tijd in gebruik waren. Er zijn zelfs grotten die nu nog bewoond worden door moderne holbewoners. U ziet ze water halen bij een bron en naakt in de kristallen zee baden. Van tijd tot tijd proberen de autoriteiten deze moderne holenmensen ertoe te bewegen te vertrekken, maar ze keren altijd terug. Als u een kijkje neemt in één van de onbewoonde grotten, ziet u hippieschilderijen met zonnen, manen en bloemen op de muren. De prehistorische bewoners hadden een goede plek uitgekozen – de hoek van de inhammen zorgt voor beschutting tegen de open zee. Dat maakt de baaien 's zomers ook goede ankerplaatsen voor pleziervaartuigen. De stranden zijn eerder kiezelig dan zanderig, maar u kunt vanaf de rotsen goed zwemmen. Cales Coves zijn een ideale bestemming voor rustzoekers en liefhebbers van zwemmen. Naturisme wordt dus in deze afgelegen baai toegestaan.
Se equivocó la paloma.
Se equivocaba.
Por ir al Norte, fue al Sur.
Creyó que el trigo era agua.
Se equivocaba.
Creyó que el mar era el cielo;
que la noche la mañana.
Se equivocaba.
Rafael Alberti
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Find your way...
Si has perdido el rumbo escuchame,llegar a la meta no es vencer lo importante es el camino y en él,caer,levantarse,insistír,aprender.
Si has perdido un beso en un adiós,o huyes de un destino que te negó la oportunidad de ser felíz,jamás te des por vencido,levantate,el camino te espera.
no pierdas el rumbo...
Friends suggested that this could work well with a square crop. What do you think? Titled "Canyon Redwoods at Sunrise" in its original rectangular portrait version.
Here is the original portrait view:
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My most fvrt City. The most vibrant port city -having a coast line of 48kms-situated on the south-west coast of the Indian peninsula.It is surrounded by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. It was from Kochi that the colonization of India started.It was/is an important spice trading centre. Now it is a significant commercial and industrial hub of India because of the IT boom.
As a final note?
What makes this city beautiful..The people, the sea, Chinese fishing nets,multi culture, Jew street and kaikas biriyani (a famous shop which provides amazing biriyani),Mariane drive,cherai beach..and many more. For me,what makes this city close to my heart is, my days with my friends here..The short train journeys to this city, window shoppings, those second hand book sellers in the street ( A street version of ebay) and those long walks with friends..
Update: I had given a border earlier defining the boundaries( pixel's/datas )in this frame but after traveling with ajay visual panoram"s remarks about the frame above...yes i feel who am i to give boundaries for mother nature? We, the simple human being, always make this mistakes we define (or predefine) things, we try to define almost everything. We try to provide boundaries from ecology to emotions. We limit ourselves with well defined boundaries or self/ social imposed restrictions. Yes the process of elimination. When will we learn to think outside those boxes????
I deleted the boundaries given earlier to the frame..now it is more than pixels it is a beautiful profile of mother nature. I am glad I am part of mother nature...
"....Samudravasane devi,
parvatastana mandite,
visnupatni namastubhyam,
padasparsham kshamasvame..."
O goddess Earth, the consort of Vishnu, you whose garments are the oceans and whose breasts are the hills and mountain ranges; please forgive me as I walk on you this day.13
"All men have the stars," he answered, "but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travellers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems. For my businessman they were wealth. But all the stars are silent. You--you alone--will have the stars as no one else has them--".
The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupéry
For me? They are my dreams, my hopes, my wishes, my sighs and that very special quest for mistery that does never leave my soul.
Silenziosa luce delle stelle
"Gli uomini hanno delle stelle che non sono le stesse. Per gli uni, quelli che viaggiano, le stelle sono delle guide. Per altri non sono che delle piccole luci. Per altri, che sono dei sapienti, sono dei problemi. Per il mio uomo d'affari erano dell'oro. Ma tutte queste stelle stanno zitte. Tu, tu solo avrai delle stelle come nessuno ha... "
Il Piccolo Principe, Antoine de Saint Exupéry
Per me? Sono sogni, le speranze, i desideri e quella voglia di mistero che non mi lascia mai.
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Una delle attrazioni turistiche più curiose ed affascinanti di Vienna è la casa "Hundertwasserhaus" costruita dall'architetto e pittore austriaco Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
E' nata come casa “popolare” per 50 famiglie povere delle capitale austriaca. Per queste famiglie l’architetto ha voluto creare un ambiente che fosse come la vita, non lineare, non razionale, colorata e multiforme, qualcosa di molto diverso dallo stile classico della Vienna imperiale
Ad oggi la struttura è interamente gestita dal comune di Vienna che mette in affitto i 50 interni al prezzo di 5 euro al metro quadro. Il comune, previ controlli, verifica la reale necessità della famiglia e predilige quei nuclei in cui è presente un individuo particolarmente interessato ed attivo nel mondo artistico contemporaneo.
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Explore #494
Feb. 16, 2011
This view of Seattle is my favorite captured from Alki Beach, but I experienced it all the time growing up and traveling across the Puget Sound. Like most cities Seattle has several iconic viewpoints, this being the best in my opinion, but I understand that some prefer Seattle with Mt. Rainier in the distance. I love how straight on city views compress and distort the size of cities, than when you go driving through them you suddenly realize how much bigger they are. Chicago is a perfect example of this. I love the waves and patterns of the Puget Sound here looking into Elliott Bay, I was lucky to grow up around these waters. I have more Seattle images on the way, eventually an individual set of the Emerald City will probably be coming. Thanks for checking this out. Enjoy!
Hope everyone is well, apologies, looks like flickr absence could be a while, current estimate is somewhere between 2 weeks and 5 years before life gets normal again. Finding it tough with William having pretty bad Colic at night, and next to no sleep, any suggestions are very welcome!!
I did get a few photos of him recently, and will hopefully find time to share something soon, had a load of coastal scenes ready to post for Getty so i'll be sharing them first.
Thanks again for all the kind words and best wishes over the last week or so
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Happy Birthday dearest Chris, I wish you the best in this new year of your life !!
Happy Valentines Day to all friends !!
My wife is spending some time with her parents in Clearwater FL, as part of her annual get away from me, the kids, work, and the cold. This is for her.
Want a bite, press L, really worth it!
Para cuando nos pusimos a quemar la lana de acero ya era demasiado de noche y además sin luna.
Tomabamos primero una toma larga para la luz de ambiente con idea de unirla con las chispas.
Al final las tomas de ambiente me convencen más que las chispas...
Eos50D + 8mm
243 sec ƒ/3.5 ISO400
Más fotos de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
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Success story:
> This shot is the 2nd most interesting photo uploaded on February 12th 2011 - has not been explored though
> It is among the top 10 HDR uploads of all times (last check: May 2011)
> It is an Editor's Pick at "HDR Spotting".
The story of this photo:
This HDR vertorama was taken in the Basilica St. Martin in Weingarten, Germany. This wonderful church was built between 1715 and 1724. The white interior creates a fantastic light, and when the sun is shining, this place lights up. This is a classical example of a scene that requires HDR. In a normal shot, you could never capture how the sun shines on those pillars without the rest of the shot being hopelessly underexposed.
While processing this shot, I discovered that my usual HDR Vertorama technique lead to a strange problem: Usually, I stitch the 32bit HDRs in Photoshop before the tone-mapping. However, I found that Photoshop drastically loses details in the highlights during this process. I tried it with this shot and the spots where the sun shines on the pillars became big ugly white blobs without any chance of recovering details. The information in these spots was just lost. Strange! I did not find any explanation or a way to cure this yet. Photoshop just mysteriously loses this data. If you have an explanation, let me know. To avoid this effect, I have tone-mapped the individual images first and then stitched them in Photoshop.
Take a look at my "HDR Cookbook"! It contains some more information on my techniques.
How it was shot:
> Taken handheld (Read more about the technique!)
> 5x3 autobracketed shots (three exposures each with 0, -2, +2 ev)
> Camera: Nikon D90
> Lens: Sigma 10-20mm F3,5 EX DC HSM
> Details can be found here
How it was stitched and tonemapped:
> Created 5 tone-mapped images directly from the RAW files using Photomatix Pro 4.0 (Detail Enhancer)
> Saved the images as 16bit TIFs
> Stitched the 5 TIFs using Photoshop
> Take a look here for a more detailed description.
How it was post-processed:
> Post-processing was done in Photoshop
> Topaz Adjust on the entire image to get back the colors and the details [details]
> Topaz Denoise (more aggressively on the white walls) [details]
> Topaz Infocus on the entire image for sharpening
> Saturation layer on the white regions (desaturation)
> Saturation layer on the windows (master and blues)
> Levels layer on the upper middle part of the ceiling (masked with an oval selection to brighten this area)
> Saturation layer on the paintings (master and reds)
> Vibrance layer on the paintings (for a more even saturation)
> Color balance layer on the paintings (for cooling the colors a bit)
> Curves layer on the floor (enhancing the reflective look)
> Curves layer on some parts of the ceiling (more contrast)
> Vignette effect using a masked fill layer [details]
> Sharpening using the high-pass filter [details]
> Watermarking
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The final morning of our phenom female photog weekend (Myself, Jean Day, & Robin Black).
The weather looked dreary & rainy before sunrise. Looked like we would get skunked. Jean & I opted to take the risk & hike into Point Lobos Sate Reserve.
It stopped raining, but no sunrise color.
We did see a lot of great wave action though.
Can't wait to return here in better weather conditions.
Thanks for stopping by to have a look. =)
Looking down from the hills of Sibley Regional Preserve into Huckleberry and Redwood Parks and into Canyon, California where that finger of fog is sitting. Breathtaking when viewed large. Original size (1728 x 1121) may be habit forming. www.ebparks.org/parks/sibley
Canon T2i
EF-S17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
0.001 sec (1/800), f/2.8
Focal Length 55 mm, ISO 100
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‘..diner alo jar furalo,
saajher alo jollo na
se bosheche ghater kina-rai, ore aai;
amai niye jabi kirey
dino sesher sesh kheyate, o-re aai..’
- Rabindranath Tagore
If you have few minutes, enjoy the song Diner seshey by Hemanta Mukherjee
Location: Sun set at Padma Resort, Bangladesh
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Amour
Quand l’Amour frappe à notre porte
Alors tout nous transporte
Amour rend fort et fragile
Comme de l’argile
Il donne tout à la fois
Larmes et sourire
Parfois
Souvent même pire
Il nous secoue
Nous traîne dans la boue
Nous donne souffrance
Parfois espérance
Domi
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WOW! Thank you so much everyone, for getting my first picture on Explore. It's most likely due to the million of people I tagged, so thanks! Just the other day I put "get explored" on my Bucket List, now its happened!
I am aware you can't read this, so there are other views in comments.
Thank you Sydney!! For the tag!
Now if I tag you all you have to do is make a page of things you love. I thought this was cute so I will tag a lot of people. :D
This is a different winter scene I've taken in April 1998 in Boulder, USA with my old Minolta SLR and now scanned.
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m), Boulder is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Denver.
The United States Census Bureau estimates that in 2008 the population of the city of Boulder was 94,268, while the population of the Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area was 293,161.
Boulder is famous for its status as one of the most liberal cities in Colorado, its colorful Western history, being a choice destination for Hippies in the late 1960s, and as home of the main campus of the University of Colorado, the state's largest university. (Source: Wikipedia)
Warmly recommended to view Large On Black
Dies ist eine andere Winteransicht, die ich im April 1998 in Boulder, USA, mit meiner Spiegelreflex aufgenommen und jetzt gescannt habe.
Boulder (englisch für Felsblock) ist eine Stadt im Boulder County im US-Bundesstaat Colorado, Vereinigte Staaten, an den Ausläufern der Rocky Mountains. Boulder liegt etwa 45 km nordwestlich von Denver.
Boulder ist die größte Stadt im County und die achtgrößte Stadt in Colorado. Die University of Colorado at Boulder ist die bedeutendste Universität des Universitätensystems von Colorado. Fast ein Drittel der Einwohner Boulders sind Studenten – dies prägt die Atmosphäre der Stadt, die als liberal gilt. Das Bildungsniveau der Einwohner ist überdurchschnittlich hoch.
Aufgrund seiner Höhenlage von über 1600 m und seines trockenen Hochgebirgsklimas mit fast 300 Tagen Sonnenschein im Jahr wird es gerne als Trainingsort für Ausdauerathleten genutzt. Möglichkeiten zu Wintersportaktivitäten sind vielfältig vorhanden. (Quelle: Wikipedia)
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This is my best shot from last summer trip to Sicily. I kept it unposted for so long, because I am about to be away from flickr for a couple of weeks... so I wanted you guys to have something that I think it will be nice to look for so long. I am going west, as the beautiful light of this sunset shows...
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see you soon!
Lontano
Questa è la mia foto migliore fra quelle del viaggio in Sicilia. Non l'ho pubblicata prima perchè starò assente da flickr per un paio di settimane e per questo motivo ho voluto lasciarvi qualcosa che reputo bello da guardare per un tempo così lungo. Vado ad Ovest, verso la bella luce di questo tramonto...
:)
A presto!
The Classic Crime- Solar Powered Life
Are ya'll having a fantastic Monday? Wonderful . . . perhaps? Hope so!
I recently received four of the most beautiful photographs from empress jacqueline ♛♫ , so this photo is for her! Thank you so much :D Check out her photostream 'cause it's amazing!
L.A.S.E.R.S ya'll!! (Love Always Shines, and Everyday Remember 2 Smile)
Man this looks so good in the lightbox! Press L!!
Tomada en el entorno de Percheles - Murcia.
Sesión fotográfica junto a Mariano Belmar y a Joaquín Molina.
Sony DSLR-A700
1/3''
F11
ISO 100
Sigma 10-20mm a 11mm
Singh-Ray Galen Rowell ND-3-SS + LEE Holder.
Manfrotto 055XPROB + 488RC2 + Remote control.
una bella mattinata di sole..
..c'è chi ne approfitta per fare una passeggiata in barca e godersi uno splendido mare calmo.....c'è chi fa la corsetta sul bagnasciuga per smaltire quei chiletti di troppo acquistati durante le feste......e chi scambia confidenze... convinte che il mare, pur origliando, non tradirà mai i loro segreti....
ونا عند صديقي نزلت عدة التصوير والاضائه وبديت اصورهـ
ونا مضبط اعدادات الكام وقوله سو مثل كذا ويجي هو ويصقعني بصورهـ وبدا يصور كذا صوره واعجبتني هذي وعدلت عليهاا ونزلتهاا اتمنى تعجبكم ..
عاد صديقي كل شوي وهو مان علي يقول تعلم مني بس
ههههههه قلت ياااليل هذي وهي اول صورهـ ..
هههههههه
في بعض التعليقات يفكرون ان هذا صديقي
هذا>>> انا ياامال العاافيه لي ولكم
وااثق
خخخخخخخخ
The pier (Same word in Welsh and English)
I'm up at 8.am. to watch Andy Murray. Update: Who was hammered :((
HSS! :) This will be my contribution to the Sliders Sunday group for today.
Proocessing: the image below is at 0EV, whereas the one above is made up of two images, +1 EV and -1 EV. In RAW, I do like to push 'clarity' to around 70-80 and 'vibrance' to around 30-40. The two were combined as layers in Elements and the foreground of the sky version was erased to show the lighter pier underneath. There is also an adjustment layer with the pier selected and the histogram triangles were tweaked to make the planks more contrasty. Finally, the sky was burnt a little using a 500pixel soft brush at 20% opacity :)
My good Flickr friend Roni has suggested that I shoot the same location over a period of time. This view has been taken before, you can see the other versions here: tirluniau/landscapes .Visit Roni's stream to see some acutely observed macro images which ooze warm colours :)
If you know it works :)....
Also, been reading a bit (due to my current condition lol) and become aware of a couple of things like.. my in-camera noise reduction will be off next time I shoot and that the 'colour' noise reduction slider has an impact at around 12-15. Remember to zoom in to 100% when you're checking your noise!! :)
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Please take your time... and enjoy it large on black
Tundra swans are on their way to the resting places on the shores that they use each winter. A couple of thousands come as passing migrants, and their winter quarters are in the wetlands of the Netherlands. The Tundra Swan is a small Arctic swan. The Mute Swan with the orange bill is more known in the Netherlands. The breeding range of the Tundra swans extends across the coastal lowlands of Siberia. They start to arrive on the breeding grounds around mid-May, and leave for winter quarters around the end of September. According to National Geographic when migrating these birds can fly at altitudes of even 8 km; Tundra Swan flocks usually fly in V formation. The Tundra Swan remains far less known; the European winter population was estimated only at 15,000. About 15% of the adults die each year from various causes, and thus the average lifespan in the wild is about 10 years. The Tundra Swans mate in the late spring, usually after they have returned to the nesting grounds; as usual for swans, they pair monogamously until one partner dies. Should one partner die long before the other, the surviving bird often will not mate again for some years, or even for its entire life.
Photo of Tundra swans taken at the IJmeer near Durgerdam - the Netherlands. The flight call of the latter is a low and soft ringing bark, bow-wow...; the Whistling Swan gives a markedly high-pitched trisyllabic bark like wow-wow-wow in flight.
De Kleine Zwaan is een kwetsbare vogelsoort waarvan er nu nog maar 15.000 in Europa rondvliegen. Kleine Zwanen zijn Noordpoolcirkel broedvogels die elk jaar een tocht van 8.000 km op en neer maken tussen hun broedgebieden in het uiterste noorden van Rusland rond de poolcirkel en hun overwinteringgebieden in NW-Europa. Nederland en Engeland spelen daarin een hoofdrol. Specifiek ook het noordelijk deel van Noord-Holland met zijn uitgestrekte akkers, heeft een sleutelpositie tijdens de trektocht. Kleine zwanen verschillen onder andere van de ons bekendere knobbelzwaan door hun grootte. De kleine zwaan wordt zo'n 127 centimeter, en de knobbelzwaan wel 150 centimeter. Anders dan bij de wilde zwaan heeft de kleine zwaan minder geel op de snavel. Kleine zwanen zijn vanaf oktober tot maart te zien in Nederland. Ze komen in Nederland meestal voor in kleine tot heel grote troepen. Daarin zijn wel nog duidelijk de gezinnetjes te onderscheiden, dus wijfje en mannetje met één, soms twee of drie jongen en niet zelden zonder jongen. Tegenwoordig vinden ze bij aankomst in het najaar nog voldoende voedsel kranswieren en foneinkruidknollen, maar als het voedsel in het IJsselmeer later schaarser wordt wijken ze uit naar vooral grasland en soms ook naar akkers met oogstresten, zoals bieten. Op Europese schaal wordt de kleine zwaan beschermt door de vogelrichtlijn, in Nederland door de Flora- en Faunawet.