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Chaffinch (male) on the tree / Peippo (koiras)
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Tavi (koiras) / Green-winged Teal (male)
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Flickr has endless problems for a long time. And these problems are growing every day.
1. When I want to open a group list I see this:
"Error loading groups
There was an issue loading the groups.
Click Reload to try again."
2. When I want to add photo in the group I see this:
"There was a problem adding this photo to the group."
3. I can't open notifications, it’s not working.
4. Flickr threw me out from my account on the mobile phone... And then writes that my password is incorrect, but it's correct...
5. Very slow loading of pages and opening of photos.
6. Pandas now live on everyone's page.
7. 2 days ago it was "Error - We couldn't post your comment".
8. Today I want to delete some images (gif-comments) and it’s a new issue:
”Error. We couldn't delete your comment.” (it's not my comment BTW)
9. When I click photos I see this: "We're having some trouble displaying this photo at the moment. Please try again."
10. "There was a problem retrieving your note to edit."
11. Flickr changed my album covers without any permission...
etc. etc. etc.
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Urbanite's Oasis - South Bank, London, UK
Stockholm archipelago. View from cruise ferry Silja Serenade.
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"The mid-19th century Hutchinson Homestead includes a log cabin, barn, blacksmith shop, corncrib, meat house, and original furnishings. The Homestead is open Thursday through Sunday from March – October. The grounds can be visited year round."
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Thanks for visiting! Most photos are of Mei, my wife and muse.
The magic of Northern nature... 💙💚
Sorry... sorry, my dear friends 💕. It's too much work in the office now (It's typical for November and for the beginning of December). I don't have time to be here.
But... I'll be back... :-)) SOON! 😊
Don't forget about me! 😉
This photo was taken from another island / cliff (we reached the island by motorboat).
2-day trip on the weekend 2.-3.9.2017.
Notice: Ladoga is the largest lake entirely in Europe and the 14th largest freshwater lake by area in the world. There are around 660 islands with a total area of about 435 km2.
Explore the world...
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The magic of Northern nature... 💙💚
Happy weekend!
2-day trip on the weekend 2.-3.9.2017.
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Een pano uit 5 horizontale opnamen van het uitzicht op de Thunersee en Sigriswil vanaf omgeving Beatenberg op de Justistalstrasse.
Yesterday was lovely ! Tony (Guy@Fawkes) and I had a few hours around the site of the battle of Edgehill. I hope the following info is interesting for you.
The battle of Edgehill, on Sunday 23rd October 1642, saw the army of the Earl of Essex, the parliamentarian Lord General, and King Charles' (Charles 1) army clash in the first major action of the Civil War in England. It was fought in the open fields between the villages of Radway and Kineton in Warwickshire. It was intended to be the one great battle to decide the war.
It turned out to be a bloody draw, but the king gained an important advantage. The Earl of Essex failed to break through and had to retreat northward, to the security of the parliamentarian garrisons at Warwick and Coventry. This left the royalists in command of the road to London, and control of the capital of England was the key to the war.
The battlefield is largely agricultural land and appears at first sight to be well preserved. In reality it has been extensively disturbed and several key public Rights of Way closed by the construction, in the late 1940s, of a military depot. We came across a sign saying 'You are being watched - Ministry of Defence - Private'. But we were lucky it wasn't 375 years ago in the midst of a horrible bloodbath !
My geotag is 'approximate' - sorry ! Edited using Topaz Studio - one of the 'landscape' settings which I toned down a bit ! I have two laptops, and each shows the colours differently, so I've no idea how you'll see it !
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City Bus - South Bank, London, UK
OK - So truth be told, I released this for a bit a month ago and then pulled it because the timing was just not appropriate. I've decided to release it today in honor of our president's son and the current administration jumping to hast with lifting the ban on the US importation of animal parts acquired through the hunting of big game (elephants and lions) in Africa. This smells of the Trump, Jr. and even though the orange haired one has since put a halt to the lifting of the ban I thought it appropriate given it never should have gone to that point in the first place. So, in the honor of the Trumps, I'd like to offer Trump, Jr. a job, something at his level of human understanding and compassion. Trump, Jr. this job is for you!! I also hope that when the Dept. of Justice is finished with him this will be the only job he'll be able to get.
(Edited 20 Nov to clarify that it was the administration (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), not Trump that wanted to lift the ban. Trump is currently weighing the facts, ha!)
Texture with Skeletalmess, seems fitting.
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The back story on Shoot the Freak - Live Human Target (yes, this really was a place):
I had never been to Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York but the Aquarium was near by and back in 2005 we decided to make a day of it with the kids. It wasn't too cold so a little walk on the famous boardwalk seemed like a good idea. It was during this walk that I came across Shoot the Freak. A boardwalk paint ball shooting attraction that operated from 2000 until its demolition demise in 2010. A real person, referred to as "the Freak" ran about and you shot him with paint-balls. (I'm not kidding, google it) Thankfully it was still closed from the winter with it's pristine look, just waiting for the 2005 season to open. I took two photo shots, one close and one back a bit. At the time, I was just starting with PS 3.0 (I think) and a few other filter type effects and I processed the up close shot. I've always enjoyed the rather macabre shot and it was one of my first posts when I joined Flickr (see the original post in the first comment.) Recently I was in the old folders and came across the originals to "Shoot the Freak." I decided to play a little with the further back shot, funny how I liked the tight crop back then but backing up just a bit, I think I like the composition much better and my processing tastes have changed some over the years.
Dear friends, I wish I had more time for the wonderful world of your photos and sharing my own visual discoveries of the amazing world around us. This was one of the gorgeous sunsets when I was overloaded with work again, and could look at the magic of the evening sky only through my window. But it was so wonderful that I had to grab my camera and try to capture at least a tiny framed area of the magnificent sky seen from my balcony.
I have to sincerely thank all of you who warmly encouraged me to not disappear completely from Flickr and left small friendly reminders here and there. I hope that my current tight multi-project schedule won't last forever, and that I will be able to switch to things and creative projects of my own that allows more time for things that I truly enjoy and love.
The light, beauty, and inspiration from this wonderful scenery I wanted to share with you all.
Inspired by Rebirth, I thought the burnt Ninjago guy would really work for the Eradicator. With the help of some heavy editing, I turned the Hydra agent head (which I've definitely wanted to use for an Eradicator) to a more reasonable color.
A panoramic fun slide for Sliders Sunday. Three boats? One boat. When I shot this sequence I did not even think about doing a panorama, but when I viewed the images at home I thought I'd give it a try, and PS's Photomerge did a good job for boat "one" (right) and "three" (left). I added the center shot manually, masking out everything but the boat. I then edited the capture in Analog Efex (classical camera, preset 5, type of film: warm, no dirt & scratches, just a little vignetting) to give it an old postcard look, and added the image border in ON1 Photo (type: simple, white square keyline). And I guess I added an HDR filter in ON1, too ;-).
Location: Jagdschloss Glienicke, a hunting lodge in the Berlin borough of Wannsee, as seen from the Park Babelsberg (Potsdam / Brandenburg). The lake you see is the Glienicker Lake, the border between the federal city state of Berlin, and the federal state of Brandenburg runs right through the lake.
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A tiny glimpse of the 10,000 rhododenron plants in 500 different varieties blooming in the garden of Sofiero castle, voted Europe’s Best Park in 2010.
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Long Island, New York
On a rainy day in our Amsterdam flat,
I found reflections on the teapot.
Selfies with a friend, much fun was had,
I love the crazy refractions ,
and the hidden twins ;-P
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Another Island, another place. This time in the tropical island of El Hierro.
I was lucky, the sunset was cloudy and grey, but for a few seconds the light appeared, and the pink lighted Frontera. Luck only comes when you work for it.
One of the most beautiful and remote corners of the Planet Earth.
Mirador de Jinama.
El Hierro, Canary Islands. 2017
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Hare in the evening sun, near my home. He comes here almost every day and eats the grass.
Rusakko. 🐇 Wildlife in Finland. Summer.
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'Hope' Natural History Museum, London, UK
Museum unveils 'Hope' the blue whale skeleton.
Place to relax on the lake. Finland. Summer.
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Meine Favoriten sind die roten! Ich könnte mich reinlegen :-)
Nach dem fotografieren habe ich alle aufgessen :-)
This hare is a regular visitor to my garden. In summer and in autumn too.
European hare / Rusakko / Animal #Finland #Summer
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Summer in Finland. Rural landscape.
Field of Yellow Rapeseed in Finland.
Rapeseed is used for animal feed, plus it is cultivated for its seed (rapeseed oil) that is then used as a vegetable oil in cooking.
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From the high point of the escarpment , looking backwards to where I just came from,
The great circuit walk at the Quiraing on the Isle of Skye.
The walk is magical, because each part of it is unique.
(4 shots stitch using ICE)
Weather was ever changing. Sometimes sun would come out giving opportunity for a better photos.
The Quiraing is the largest landslide in Britain, but it is not a torrential rain-induced landslides. It’s part of something much larger in size.
The weight of all volcanic rock, formed 50million years ago, slowly took its toll on the weaker Jurassic sedimentary rock below, which fractured and broke under the strain, and volcanic rock have been slipped down the hillside; this process is still going.
Trotternish ridge, Scotland
The image has notes on it
Number 425 waits her turn to execute her Equitation Pass as part of the competition.
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Texture by SkeletalMess.
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"Metropolis at Twilight" @ Gianluca's Coffee Cult Art Gallery
"Escapism II" BFI IMAX, London, UK
Seglora Church (Seglora kyrka) comes from a parish in Västergötland. The old wooden church dating from 1730 was abandoned when a new church, built of stone, was erected in 1903.
The church was built of local materials; the plinth is of gneiss and the walls made of wood. Both the roof and the walls are lined with oak shingles on the outside and these are painted with a mixture of tar and traditional red paint. The tower was built in the 1780s. Prior to that the bells hung in a separate belfry. The organ is from 1770.
Hanging in the porch is a long rod that the verger used for waking parishioners who fell asleep during the sermon. Each farm had its own pews in the church. Women and men sat on opposite sides of the aisle; women to the left and men to the right. This custom lived on in the countryside into the 20th century.
The wooden church was moved to Skansen in 1916 and found a new lease of life as one of Sweden’s most popular churches for weddings.
Stockholm. Sweden. Djurgården. Skansen.
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Eurasian Wigeon (male) / Haapana (koiras)
BirdLife in Finland.
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Please enjoy this view of the Golden Gate Bridge featuring the Marin Headlands in the background. The Golden Gate celebrated its 80th anniversary in May. The bridge is a renowned landmark that separates San Francisco Bay, the body of water along the east (or right) of the bridge, from the Pacific Ocean to the west (or left). The Golden Gate is frequently considered and opined to be one of the modern wonders of the world.
With this particular bridge, you can walk across it, drive across it, cycle across it, sail beneath it, or fly above it!
Serendipity is a dear friend of mine. She was on my side when this image was captured, given the clearing of some low-lying fog against the warm, ambient light from the sun.
In the center right along the frame is Fort Baker, a former military post until the 1990s, and now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. If you look further above within the frame, you'll see a small, hillside town that descends onto the coastline with a marina surrounded by sailboats. That is Sausalito, a very beautiful and quaint town that is often a getaway or escape for people who live and work in San Francisco.
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Near Cape Saunders, South Island, New Zealand.
An angel playing violin under the great arch of milky way.
Nikon D810 + PC-E Nikkor 24/3.5D lens with 25 shots stitched. Back of my usual light-painting method with 3200K temperature for a crystal-blue night sky.
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Baby Squirrel
Finland, summer.
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My son-in-law James and I hit the trail for an early morning hike to Boynton Canyon. The trail was quite rugged. It snaked through a number of rocky gulches and ravines that were littered with boulders and rocks..
The going was tough at times, and I had to keep my eyes on the ground to keep from tripping over the smaller rocks that were littered about like children's toys in a messy nursery. The rewards were great though, as the colors and rock formations were other-worldly.
The downside is, my hip has been killing me ever since--as they say, no pain no gain. When I look at this photo, I see faces in the rocks.
Sedona, Arizona
Amanece sobre Islas Hormigas - Sunrise over Ants Islands
Desde el Cabo de Palos, se puede contemplar un pequeño archipiélago a su frente, las Islas Hormigas.
Aparentemente pacíficas, son en realidad la extensión del Cabo , el fatídico escollo que en el verano de 1906, hizo naufragrar al Sirio, un barco italiano de emigrantes a América.
Además de un punto peliagudo para la navegación, Islas Hormigas están consideradas como una de las mejores reservas submarinas del Mediterráneo.
From Cabo de Palos, you can see a small archipelago at its front, the Hormigas Islands.
Apparently peaceful, they are actually the extension of the Cape, the fateful stumbling block that in the summer of 1906 made the Sirius, an Italian ship of emigrants to America sink.
In addition to a tricky spot for navigation, Hormigas Islands are considered as one of the best underwater reserves in the Mediterranean.
The sound of these birds is absolutely unique: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCxOH1zHmNc
The common eider (Somateria mollissima) is a large (50–71 cm (20–28 in) in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, arctic North America, north-eatern Siberia, Iceland and Greenland. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions.
It can fly at speeds up to 113 km/h (70 mph).
This bird is really amazing and I'm so happy with the photo I got from it.
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View from cruise ship Silja Symphony.
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Helsinki, Finland, spring trip to Stockholm.
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