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Here is a 30-second slice of the history of Yosemite's glacier-formed and weather eroded Half Dome. As I watched the clouds streak by, I could really imagine how this place was formed over the eons. No HDR.
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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 17-40L @ 19 (very wide to get it all into the frame)
30-second exposure @F13
Hoya ndx-400 10-stop filter - Very dark for long exposures in daylight.
2 hours before sunset when the light is still on the cliff face.
LEE soft ND grad (100x150mm) 0.9 + 0.75
Lee foundation kit filter holder with Lee 77mm adapter ring
No polarizer. I wanted reflections in the water
ISO 100 (a higher ISO to keep it at 30sec-F13 where the lens is very sharp)
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop
The clouds were moving quickly over the top of Half Dome, and the light looked good on the rock face. So I put on my dark filter to make a long exposure. Over the course of 30 seconds, the clouds moved a lot and the shadows of the clouds made for some good light across the face of the cliffs. And the moving trees and reflections softened in the reflected light from above.
This part of The Tenaya River is called Mirror Lake because is is often calm and reflective. But the wind softened the light falling on the water. The long exposure shows that soft light much better than a shorter one which would show the frozen choppy water. Sometimes a long exposure feels more realistic than a shorter one!
I do have some shots that are completely reflective when the wind calmed down. The effect is striking too.
The map shows exactly where this is. It is a 1-mile hike from the nearest road.
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EXPLORE #336 June 26, 2009. Shooting thru the car window, due to extreme falling rain. At the Hunter-Leggett U.S. Army Reservation, in Central California.
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The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea dried out. It is a geomorphological subsystem of the Alps-Himalaya system.
The river Danube divides the plain roughly in half.
The plain is divided among Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
The plain is roughly bounded by the Carpathian mountains, the Alps, the Dinaric Alps and the Balkan mountains.
Although rain is not plentiful, it usually falls when necessary and the plain is a major agricultural area; it is sometimes said that these fields of rich loamy loess soil could feed the whole of Europe. For its early settlers, the plain offered few sources of metals or stone. Thus when archaeologists come upon objects of obsidian or chert, copper or gold, they have almost unparalleled opportunities to interpret ancient pathways of trade.
The precursor to the present plain was a shallow sea that reached its greatest extent during the Pliocene, when three to four kilometres of sediments were deposited.
The plain was named after the Pannonians, a northern Illyrian tribe. Various different peoples inhabited the plain during its history. In the first century BC, the eastern parts of the plain belonged to the Dacian state, and in the first century AD its western parts were subsumed into the Roman Empire. The Roman province named Pannonia was established in the area, and the city of Sirmium, today Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, became one of the four capital cities of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century.
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Sooo, Summer is finally here!!!
Watermelon and baseball, doesn't get much hotter than that, right?
And I posted a jumping picture on my blog. :)
51 NYC blocks, north and south....4 blocks east and west, the center of Manhattan, the playground of the rich and poor.......
Beautiful and majestic,
Have a very Happy Blue Monday!
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... il solito bacio, invece, per chi la guarda a grandezza originale :D
"La rocca fu costruita nel sec. XI, tra il 1073 ed il 1077, dall’abate di S. Scolastica Giovanni V, allo scopo di instaurare sul castello di Subiaco il dominio monastico.
Venne parzialmente distrutta dal terribile terremoto del 1349, nel 1461 venne abitata per un breve periodo da Giovanni Torquemada ( zio del più celbe inquisitore) inviato lì da papa Callisto III.
I lavori più radicali di ricostruzione e mutamento furono eseguiti nel 1476 dal cardinale Rodrigo Borgia, suo successore, il quale, nella parte orientale, elevò una fortificata torre quadrangolare.
Opera dell’architetto Baccio Pontelli, fu messa a difesa della vecchia fortezza con la quale comunicava attraverso un corridoio assai angusto e provvisto di trabocchetto. La torre, corredata di merlature e feritoie, baluardi e carceri, fu l’espressione-sintesi del programma politico del Borgia, che la disse eretta in onore di S. Benedetto, a tutela dei monaci, dei castelli abbaziali e dei confini dello stato pontificio. In tal senso parla un’epigrafe, incassata tuttora nella parte occidentale della torre.
La Rocca ospitò Vannozza De Captaneis, l’amante di Rodrigo che, tra il 1476 ed il 1486, vi diede alla luce i celebri rampolli del commendatario Cesare e Lucrezia.
Nel 1492, eletto Rodrigo papa con il nome di Alessandro VI, Rocca e commenda sublacense passarono al cardinale Giovanni Colonna, quale compenso del voto datogli in conclave, e per lui alla sua famiglia, il cui dominio si prolungò per 116 anni.
La Rocca conobbe i piacevoli ozi e la vita scorretta del commendatario Pompeo, il quale ne fece un baluardo contro papa Giulio II che, censurandone la condotta, gli ordinò di cedere carica e privilegi al cugino Marcantonio. La morte del Pontefice, però, vanificò l’imperativo della Santa Sede.
Fu solo nel 1513 che Pompeo, previa assoluzione da parte di Leone X, cedette la commenda al proprio nipote Scipione. Tre anni dopo le truppe di Pompeo attaccarono quelle papali che, per ritorsione, assalirono i feudi Colonnesi tra i quali Subiaco dove bruciarono alcune case e demolirono parte della Rocca.
Questa venne completamente smantellata nel 1556 dai soldati di Paolo IV, durante le lotte cruente intercorse tra i colonnesi ed il papato, che catturarono il commendatario Francesco e lo tradussero nelle prigioni di Castel Sant’ Angelo.
Rimesso in libertà, questi provvide ad effettuare nella Rocca rilevanti restauri tra i quali un suntuoso appartamento detto, appunto, dei “Colonna”.
Nel 1633 la commenda fu affidata da Urbano VIII dei Barberini ai suoi nipoti così che la Rocca per 105 anni rimase al centro degli atti del loro governo autoritario e severo.
I Barberini. però, nulla fecero per ingrandirla e fortificarla e quando nel novembre del 1753, Benedetto XIV tolse ai commendatari la giurisdizione temporale, la Rocca cessò di avere ogni interesse feudale ed importanza militare.
Nuovo lustro le donarono i lavori commissionati nel 1778 da Pio VI all’architetto Pietro Camporese che, nell’eseguirli costruì la carrabile, il portale, l’androne per le carrozze, l’orologio pubblico apposto sulle mura occidentali, dimezzò la rocca borgiana e decorò gli appartamenti con pregevoli affreschi.
Rese, insomma, la Rocca una degna dimora per l’abate commendatario cancellandone, però le originarie caratteristiche di fortezza medievale.
Infine, l’occupazione napoleonica del 1799 la depauperò di ogni preziosa suppellettile così che, attualmente, i saloni sono adorni solo di notevoli affreschi della seconda metà del settecento di Liborio Coccetti e dei fratelli Zuccari.
Nel 1915 la commenda venne soppressa per volere di papa Benedetto XV e la Rocca restituita definitivamente all’abate di S. Scolastica. "
Another shot of this beautiful city, better weather this time ;)
Made the Explore front page!
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La capacità di superare ostacoli nell'ambiente esterno al nido è dovuto soprattutto all'intelligenza collettiva delle colonie di formiche. Le singole operaie, tuttavia, hanno una capacità di apprendimento ed un'intelligenza individuale relativamente sviluppata. Esperimenti di laboratorio mostrano che le operaie riescono a districarsi facilmente da labirinti di media complessità, capacità che sfruttano durante l'approvvigionamento delle risorse alimentari nell'ambiente esterno al nido.[senza fonte] Qui, le operaie si orientano grazie agli spostamenti del sole (come gran parte degli insetti) ed ai riferimenti materiali, oltre che alle tracce di feromone rilasciate sulla superficie del terreno dalle compagne.
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Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae (pronounced /fɔrˈmɪsəˌdiː/), and along with the related wasps and bees, they belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants.[3] Today, more than 12,500 species are classified with upper estimates of about 22,000 species.[4][5][6] They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist.
Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies which may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. These larger colonies consist mostly of sterile wingless females forming castes of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens". The colonies are sometimes described as superorganisms because the ants appear to operate as a unified entity, collectively working together to support the colony.[7]
Ants have colonised almost every landmass on Earth. The only places lacking indigenous ants are Antarctica and certain remote or inhospitable islands. Ants thrive in most ecosystems, and may form 15–25% of the terrestrial animal biomass.[8] Their success has been attributed to their social organisation and their ability to modify habitats, tap resources, and defend themselves. Their long co-evolution with other species has led to mimetic, commensal, parasitic, and mutualistic relationships.[9]
Ant societies have division of labour, communication between individuals, and an ability to solve complex problems.[10] These parallels with human societies have long been an inspiration and subject of study.
Many human cultures make use of ants in cuisine, medication and rituals. Some species are valued in their role as biological pest control agents.[11] However, their ability to exploit resources brings ants into conflict with humans, as they can damage crops and invade buildings. Some species, such as the red imported fire ant, are regarded as invasive species, since they have established themselves in new areas where they have been accidentally introduced.
#171/365 Breakfast Cereal macro style! Nothing but the healthy stuff here! This was an idea I had..not sure if it all worked out. The coco puff looks like a swedish meatball. But you know you all loved these as a kid! I'm sure there are plenty I have lefted out. Hopefully this makes you want to eat a bowl of yummy sugar...I mean cereal.
Strobist: SB-800 in 15x15" alzo softbox camera left
EXPLORE #249 Dedicated to my daughter Alex on her Birthday!! King Township is the last vestige of green north of Toronto w/ 80% protected and part of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It is a favourite location for cyclists and hikers with dozens of trails criss-crossing in the township and others connecting to trails that run across southern Ontario. Where we hiked is a small place minutes from my house. I think I mentioned before with one of my fern photos that on one side of the river there are giant ferns and on the other a smaller variety. Part of the trail is tended by local residents and we were delighted to see wild flowers growing everywhere. Obviously the place had been seeded, but even more incredible was seeing several varieties and colours of Irises that someone had taken the effort to plant along the trail which have spread. All of these plants living harmoniously together was very special.
Thank you all my wonderful friends for your daily visits, your kind comments and fav'ing my photographs. Have a great weekend all - tomorrow and Sunday I'll only be commenting from the Flickr group Applauding Talent Around the World ... hope to see you there.
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A vertorama for you my friends. Been busy these past few days and even 'til now. Still have some stuff to finish and get over with so I can have a clear mind going into the weekend.
Have a pleasant and relaxing weekend everyone!
I met a girl once and she told me,"When the sky gets green you know a bad storm is on the way." I had my head focused straight ahead, as we steered that convertible into the dusky air. I turned to look into her eyes...and all I saw was green.
Explore #34 on Friday, June 19, 2009
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Hmong man at the Sapa market
The Black Hmong are the 3rd largest minority in Vietnam with nearly 900,000 people. In the Sapa region there are about 35,000 Black Hmong residing in the surrounding 17 villages and they account for about 50% of the area population. Most reside at an altitude of 1,600 – 1,700 meters above sea level in this stunningly beautiful region they call “the city above the clouds”. The Hmong started migrating to Vietnam from China in the last 300 years.
In this region about half the Hmong are Catholic and half animistic. They live of the land growing rice and corn and they all believe in the spirits.
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I’ve been away for a bunch of different reasons. It felt good to take a break and work on some things that needed to take priority over being on here. At the same time I had the opportunity to head out to the desert for work for a little bit. Left with my rental car on late Saturday and camped out in Furnace Creek. Didn’t sleep at all because my inflatable mattress didn’t accept my bike pump connector, so I just slept on a lump of clothes. Woke up at 4:30, left to shoot Badwater (photos later), but my main goal was to finally hit The Racetrack. This location was something I had wanted to go to for at least 3 years. I attempted it 3 years ago taking the southern route with a rental Honda Accord and made it 95% there, but turned back because the road was absolutely impassible. Then in Feb I asked my friend Geoff to head out there, and I backed out at the last minute. I planned a huge Death Valley trip with some of the best landscape photographers on Flickr for April, but backed out for a variety of reasons.
I stopped at the Ranger station at Furnace creek at 8am and upon telling the rangers that I had a Toyota Corolla told me ,”Don’t go”. They told me not to go unless I had a 4x4 with high clearance AND two spare tires. The road to the Racetrack is 27 miles of sharp rocks, washboard, potholes, sand and flesh-eating dinosaurs. Okay, just kidding, there’s no potholes. Two other rangers told me the same thing, that not even rental SUVs have rugged enough all-terrain tires. Don’t go.
So, I went anyway. Probably one of the dumbest things I’ve ever done. Left at 9:30am, and averaged 6.4mph on the way in. Prayed the ENTIRE way. 3 ½ hours of leaning over the steering wheel looking for rocks and other dangerous objects. Just waiting for a tire to pop. There is NO cell phone coverage here. At all. There is a pay phone 10 miles outside the entrance to the road. That’s if I make it out. Come to find out if I get stuck in there, it costs $2,000 to get a tow out. I’d have to make my way to that pay phone, which could take a couple days of walking. (I had to be at work 160 miles south in the morning). Needless to say, my own personal desire overcame common sense.
But when I got there, I made a video to capture a watered-down version of my excitement making it there
After visiting the mysterious moving rocks, I read my bible for about 30 minutes, since it was Sunday. It felt great to be in the middle of no where, in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been and just soak in God’s work.
Then when I was done…. I had another 3 hours to get out! The same dangers applied, so more praying and slow driving. Finally made it out at 5pm, and went back to Badwater to shoot the sunset… and then made it to my hotel at 11pm. 550 miles in one day.
I’ll post more later this week. Thank you for all of you who contacted me to make sure I didn’t drop off the face of the earth. I probably won’t be as active on here, but will make sure I visit those people who I really consider friends.
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"...Esses campeiros,
talvez rudes na figura,
almas gêmeas
do sem fim das amplidões...
Esses homens
com destinos definidos
desde o ventre,
sob quinchas de esperança...
Esses campeiros,
humildes, servidores,
campereando
realidades e razões,
São o pago
renascido nos galpões,
pais-de-fogo,
preservando seus valores..."
Trecho de "Esses campeiros", de Lauro Antonio Corrêa Simões
Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
A shot taken in the morning looking out over Lake victoria,
Decided to post this today as were heading into the city and going to do the hop on hop off water taxi around Manhattan, one of the things I have meant to do for years but never have
Fingers crossed the weather stays nice
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For anyone interested in the subject of water, a visit to Holland will be attractive. Holland is a country of water. As the French put it: ‘God created the world, but the Dutch made Holland’. A quarter of Holland is below sea level. Tourists arriving at Schiphol Airport are more than four meters below sea level. The many canals, lakes, dykes, bridges and polders give the Netherlands its special character. The country is an extensive network of waterways, all sorts of accommodation on and near the water, many maritieme museums, picturesque old towns and many attractions and events on the water like here in Marken. The IJssellake is an enormous freshwater lake and perfect for swimming, water sports and fishing. A former island Marken is now a peninsula in the IJssellake. The famous lighthouse of Marken called The horse of Marken, given its name due to its shape ('paard' means 'horse' in dutch). The original was built in 1700, then reconstructed on top of the early foundations in 1839. It's still in use today for the recreational watersportsmen and woman. Generated by electricity now, it gives 6 seconds of light, then 2 seconds in the dark.
Photo taken in Marken, a peninsula in the IJssellake. An ideal place for a relaxing day soaking up typical Dutch scenery.
Nederland en water zijn nauw met elkaar verbonden. We vormen een waterrijke natie, waarbij een flink deel van het land op of onder de zeespiegel ligt. Water is van oudsher zowel onze vriend als onze vijand geweest. Onze vriend, omdat de ligging van Nederland aan zee altijd een bron van handel en dus van welvaart is geweest. Een vijand, omdat diezelfde zee soms ineens een flink stuk van het land terugnam. Onze dijken, polders, de Deltawerken en het IJsselmeer zijn getuigen van onze verbondenheid met het water. Een vriend als het gaat om recreatie zoals hier bij het Paard van Marken - vuurtoren van Marken. Wat is er heerlijker dan op een warme zomerdag lekker naar IJsselmeer te gaan. Recreëren op, aan en in het water is voor veel mensen een belangrijke manier van vrijetijdsbesteding. De vuurtoren is ontworpen door J. Valk en gebouwd in 1839 en staat op de oostelijke punt van het eiland. De toren heeft een hoogte van 16 meter en een lichtbereik van 16,7 km. De toren is begonnen als een vierkante vuurbaak in 1700. Later werden er gebouwen aan de vuurtoren gebouwd. Het beroep van vuurtorenwachter was ooit bijzonder zwaar omdat het voornamelijk bestond uit het voortdurend de hoge toren opslepen van hout of kolen, om het vuur op de juiste wijze brandend te houden. Vuurtorenwachters woonden vaak vlakbij de toren, eventueel zelfs in een aangebouwde woning zoals hier bij het Paard van Marken en het beroep ging over van vader op zoon. Pas met de komst van olielampen en dan met name de Argandse lamp in de achttiende eeuw kreeg de vuurtorenwachter het wat lichter.
Het beroep vuurtorenwachter bestaat niet meer. Er zijn nog een paar vuurtorens bemand, maar de mensen die daar zitten zijn eigenlijk verkeersleiders voor de scheepvaart. Zij hebben nog wel de functie van uitkijk, maar hebben geen bemoeienis meer met het licht. In de volksmond heten zij echter nog wel vuurtorenwachter. Het Paard van Marken geeft 6 seconde licht en is 2 seconde donker. Meer info op: www.thijsvandetoren.nl/
Dear people, I'm Max, a Stabijhoun. The Stabyhoun or Friese Stabij is a rare dog breed that originates from Friesland, a province in the North of the Netherlands.
Today I write a few words to this photo, because my owner is too busy.
Saturday morning we leave to the Alsace in France. Holiday call you that.
I have my 10 tennis balls and other toys ready, so they are not forgotten.
As you see, I have just taken a dive, so I clean departure.
Beste mensen, ik ben Max, een Stabijhoun, meestal Friese Stabij genoemd.
Vandaag schrijf ik een paar woorden bij deze foto, omdat mijn baasje te druk is. Zaterdagmorgen vertrekken wij naar de Elzas in Frankrijk. Vakantie noemen jullie dat.
Ik heb mijn 10 tennisballen en overige speelgoed klaargelegd, zodat ze die niet vergeten. Zoals jullie zien, heb ik even een duik genomen, zodat ik schoon vertrek.
Evimize Sude hanımda katıldı :)
Sude Bade'nin öz kızkardeşidir :)
bade gibi doğal olarak bu da iran chincilla ırkındandır. bi gözü mavi diğeri yeşil ama vanla alakası yok.
ikiside aynı anda kafesteydi ben önce gidip Bade'yi aldım
Babamda sonra Sudeyi ve 2 kardeş buluştular.
evdeki son hayvan durumu
2 kedi :)
1 papağan
1 hamster :(.
1 akvaryum
1 ben
1 de bebek hahahahahahaha :)))
artık hayvan alımı durmuştur..
bu hayvanları tanıdıkça cidden insanlardan soğuyorum.
iyiki varlar!
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Sude my new kitten. I have 2 kitten now.. they r sisters.
I lovem them....
My animals total :
2 kitten :)
1 parrot
1 hamster :(.
1 aquarium
and me :)
Il porticciolo di Bardolino (Verona)...Lago di Garda...Italy
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Explore #133 - 09.06.2009
Come, and trip it as ye go
On the light fantastic toe,
And in thy right hand lead with thee,
The mountain-nymph, sweet Liberty;
And if I give thee honour due,
Mirth, admit me of thy crew
To live with her, and live with thee,
In unreproved pleasures free;
To hear the lark begin his flight,
And singing startle the dull night,
From his watch-tower in the skies,
Till the dappled dawn doth rise;
Then to come in spite of sorrow,
And at my window bid good-morrow,
Through the sweet-briar, or the vine,
Or the twisted eglantine;
While the cock with lively din,
Scatters the rear of darkness thin,
And to the stack, or the barn door,
Stoutly struts his dames before;
Oft list'ning how the hounds and horn
Cheerly rouse the slumb'ring morn,
From the side of some hoar hill,
Through the high wood echoing shrill.
From L'Allegro by John Milton (1608 - 1674)
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Life is so hectic. I envy those who make a living doing what they love. My days belong to my very very not fulfilling job... All I have is the night...
This is my hometown...San Francisco CA
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I hate repeating myself... I need to go out and take some fresh shots... not in the best mood....
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This little dog looked so cute driving his BMW M3 convertible down the street. He was playing his radio so loudly I could hear the song on his radio: Eagle's song "Take It Easy." You know that line "Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy." I think it's fair to say we shouldn't let the sound of other people's wheels drive us crazy either.
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It's time to say goodbye to Vienna and Austria.
When we visited last summer we had a quick two days in the city, but let me assure you, it was enough to get a lasting impression. This is a wonderful European city. No wonder it was named first in a survey of 127 world cities for quality of life.
We say farewell with a photograph of the Karlskirche (German for St. Charles's Church). This is one of the most magnificent baroque churches we witnessed on our journey. It's oval shaped dome is massive at 70 meters high and 141 meters in diametor. The church was completed in 1737 and designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. I've seen many of domes and this one was a amazing, but what I really loved were the two flanking columns. The columns, crafted by Lorenzo Mattielli look much like the historic Trajan's Column in Rome which was designed in 113.
I hope you all enjoyed my little tour through Vienna. I've missed a few incredible buildings, like the St. Stephen's Cathedral, but at this point it's time to move on. Maybe someday I'll post some more from here.
Now it's time to Czech out another country.
If you didn't see all my photos from our quick two days in Vienna you can see the set here.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Let's get this week started! =)
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I am posting a black swallowtail next to a Spicebush Swallowtail so the observer can see the differences. The dorsal views are in the comment section. Notice the Black has seven orange spots on the inner ring of orange spots. It is also possible to see the eye spot with pupil.
Here is a link which describes key differences between the black butterflies of North Carolina: www.flickr.com/photos/drphotomoto/4200650680/
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"Sometimes you just get lucky":
I’ve mentioned before how the light was relatively poor while I was photographing the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette. There was no sunrise and I missed the five seconds of great light by being on the wrong side of the building. Despite these setbacks, I came away with a few great images, predominately because the temple is simply stunning. I was taking a few photographs from whatever vantage points weren’t blocked off by a winter’s worth of deep freeze, trying for something specific. Sometimes when you’re trying really hard to do one thing (get a shot of the white stone temple silhouetted against a pitch black sky) you luck out and get something that is quite the opposite, but better than you could have hoped for. A low cloud ceiling, sodium vapor lights, tungsten white-balance, and a rather nasty bit of lens flare coming off the ridiculous front element of the 14mm all intersected to create some very beautiful colors and shapes in the sky behind the temple. This would be an all-time favorite of mine were the foreground to be more interesting. Perhaps I should drop it to black with a little photoshop magic …. :)
In your hands there's a photograph. You look up, she begins to laugh. So cold as she walks away and you know that it's time to pay.
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I listen to "A Floating Life" from time to time 'cause it reminds me not to get too obsessed with the materialistic life. This was shot just after this one in Kristiansand some 30 minutes before sunrise :))
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This is one of a series of photos I took yesterday at a really cool alpaca ranch near Vermilion, Ohio. These lovely creatures are quite sociable and seemed to enjoy our company. This particular one came up and rubbed its nose on my arm.
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