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Quand le guide est aussi herueux que le touriste qui l'emploie, par le fait de pouvoir partager des moments aussi fous que de trouver une Pescatoria coelestis in situ avec 11 fleurs ouvertes durant un tour de 6 jours d'observation d'orchidées et de nature que je viens de guider dans le département du Valle del Cauca, Colombie.
When the guide is as happy as the tourist who employs him, for being able to share crazy moments such as finding a Pescatoria coelestis with 11 opened flowers during a 6 days orchids and nature observation tour I just guided in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
Cuando el guía es tan feliz como el turista que lo contrata, por poder compartir momentos tan locos como hallar una Pescatoria coelestis con 11 flores abiertas durante un tour de 6 días de observación de orquídeas y naturaleza que acabo de guiar en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
My wife and I were able to catch the annual fireworks show put on by the city of Sandy (in Utah) again this year. We always try to make it to the show because Sandy puts on a pretty good show. We sat a couple blocks away and up on a hillside (fantastic view!) the view is actually from a nearby cemetery. It’s kind of a strange site, a few hundred people (including families with small children) with blankets and coolers sitting among the grave stones in the dark watching a fireworks display. I’m sure there’s a deeply ironic life lesson in there somewhere but I’ll leave it alone.
I used my Canon EOS Rebel and various ISO settings and shutter speeds to get this group of photos.
I'm not able to get on here at the moment because I've barely got time to sit down. Work, family and everything else is eroding my free time but I thought I'd reassure you all that I'm still alive !!!
This little beauty landed on the road outside my home a few days ago while I was making Willow Tit nest boxes for a local restoration project.
To be able to walk, to move,
To be connected to myself – and that’s it.
This freedom to be me. No one tells
Me how to choose my way.
Its my way.
To feel. The wind, the send, the noise of
The silence from within. And no
One to interrupt it. This freedom
that allow me to be with whom I want
and to leave whenever I wish.
This freedom is the most valuable thing.
And it comes with a price.
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“A flower sprouting from the cracks in a wall is life creeping up everywhere.”
Giuseppe Tobia
“Un fiore che spunta dalle crepe di un muro è la vita che si arrampica ovunque.”
Giuseppe Tobia
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The late Pope Francis left us a memorable phrase, referring to the tragic events of our current history, he said "build bridges, not walls", and almost paraphrasing Pope Francis, here in Sicily we tear down walls, let me explain... there is a traditional religious festival, during which the wall of a house, always the same wall, is torn down, to then be built again in anticipation of the celebration that will be held in the new year. But it is not so much the wall itself, even more characteristic is the way in which this wall is broken down: it is struck over and over again with the arms of the float, those used by the bearers to hold the float, on which sits the statue of Saint James, an incredible tradition whose origins are not unanimous. Many, many years ago, I was perhaps 20 years old, walking with a few friends one evening along Corso Umberto in Taormina, I learned from one of them about this incredible tradition. I remember it as if it were yesterday. He said, “In Sicily, there is a celebration in which, during the procession, the float with the Saint, loaded with provola (cheeses), is used like a battering ram to break down the wall of a house, which is then rebuilt (the battering ram, a medieval assault weapon, used to break down gates and castle walls).” This year, I was able to witness (and photograph) this very particular and unique tradition, which is celebrated every year on July 26th in the town of Capizzi (Messina), a celebration that commemorates the transfer of the relics of Saint James from his sanctuary. As mentioned, the most characteristic moment of the celebration is the "rite of miracles": the float with Saint James on it is violently hurled against the wall of a house adjacent to the church of Sant'Antonio, and each impact against this wall is interpreted as "a miracle of Saint James". The number of blows needed to overcome the wall is interpreted sometimes positively (if the blows are even), sometimes negatively (if the blows are odd). The "Miracles of St. James" do not have a certain origin, some think it could originate in ancient times from the destruction of a small pagan temple, or a synagogue, someone else instead traces this tradition as a form of revenge of the inhabitants of Capizzi (Capitini), this because the relics of the Saint were stolen from Capizzi to be kept in the city of Messina, by the Spanish nobleman Sancho de Heredia, in obedience in 1435 towards Alfonso V of Aragon, nicknamed "the Magnanimous" (he was king of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia, Majorca, Sicily, titular king of Jerusalem, Corsica and Hungary, he was count of Barcelona and of the Catalan counties, and from 1442 he would also become king of Naples), therefore the demolition of the wall would be a form of revenge towards what was perhaps the house of the nobleman Sancho de Heredia, finally someone else traces this tradition to a legendary event, which recalls the defeat of a handful of Saracens, who They had barricaded themselves in that place. Currently in Capizzi, in the Sanctuary of San Giacomo Maggiore, the oldest relic of Saint James the Apostle in Sicily is housed: a finger of the saint. Another characteristic aspect of the festival is the presence of numerous provola cheeses placed on the roof of the float. These are offered by the population to Saint James. The presence of these typical cheeses is indicative of the type of economy in Capizzi, primarily linked to agriculture and livestock farming, with significant dairy and pork production, particularly that of the Nebrodi black pig, with typical cheeses such as provola capitina and maiorchino. Some residents told me that sometimes the donations of provola cheeses, even large ones, become so abundant that the float ends up becoming exceptionally heavy, severely testing the bearers' ability to support all that weight.
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Il compianto papa Francesco ci ha lasciato una memorabile frase, in riferimento alle tragiche vicende della nostra attuale storia, ha detto “costruite ponti, non muri”, e quasi parafrasando Papa Francesco, qui da noi in Sicilia i muri li abbattiamo, mi spiego meglio ….c’è una festa tradizionale religiosa, durante la quale il muro di una casa, sempre lo stesso muro, viene abbattuto, per poi venire costruito in attesa della festa che si terrà il nuovo anno, ma non è tanto il muro in se, ancor più caratteristico è il modo in cui questo muro viene sfondato: esso viene colpito più, e più volte con i bracci del fercolo, quelli che servono ai portatori per reggere la vara, sul quale siede la statua di San Giacomo, una incredibile tradizione sulle cui origini non c’è unanimità di pensiero. Io tanti, tanti anni fa, forse avevo 20 anni, passeggiando con pochi amici di sera sul Corso Umberto di Taormina, venni a sapere da uno di questi, di questa tradizione che ha dell’incredibile, lo ricordo come fosse ieri, disse “in Sicilia c’è una festa nella quale durante la processione, la vara con il Santo, carica di provole (formaggi) viene utilizzata come fosse un’ariete per sfondare il muro di una casa, che poi verrà ricostruito (l’ariete, arma medioevale d’assalto, utilizzata per sfondare portoni e muri dei castelli),”. Quest’anno, ho potuto assistere (e fotografare) questa tradizione così particolare ed unica, che si celebra ogni anno il 26 luglio nel paese di Capizzi (Messina), festa che commemora il trasferimento delle reliquie di San Giacomo dal suo Santuario, e, come anticipato, il momento più caratteristico della festa è il “rito dei miracoli”, la vara con sopra San Giacomo viene violentemente scagliata contro il muro di una una casa adiacente la chiesa di Sant'Antonio, ed ogni urto contro questo muro viene inteso come “un miracolo di San Giacomo”, il numero dei colpi necessari per avere la meglio sul muro viene interpretato ora in maniera positiva (se i colpi sono pari), ora in maniera negativa (se i colpi sono dispari). I “Miracoli di San Giacomo” non hanno una origine certa, qualcuno pensa possa originare anticamente dalla distruzione di un piccolo tempio pagano, od una sinagoga, qualcun altro invece fa risalire questa tradizione come una forma di rivalsa degli abitanti di Capizzi (Capitini), questo perché le reliquie del Santo furono sottratte a Capizzi per essere custodite nella città di Messina, da parte del nobile spagnolo Sancho de Heredia, in obbedienza nel 1435 verso Alfonso V d'Aragona, soprannominato "il Magnanimo" (era re di Aragona, Valencia, Sardegna, Maiorca, Sicilia, re titolare di Gerusalemme, Corsica e Ungheria, era conte di Barcellona e delle contee catalane, e dal 1442 sarebbe diventato anche re di Napoli), quindi l’abbattimento del muro sarebbe una forma di vendetta verso quella forse era la casa del nobile Sancho de Heredia, infine qualcun altro fa risalire questa tradizione ad un evento leggendario, che ricorda la sconfitta di un manipolo di saraceni, che si erano asserragliati in quel luogo. Attualmente a Capizzi, nel Santuario di San Giacomo Maggiore, si trova la più antica reliquia di San Giacomo Apostolo Maggiore che abbiamo in Sicilia, si tratta di un dito del Santo. Un altro aspetto caratteristico della festa, è la presenza di numerose provole messe sul tetto della vara, queste sono offerte dalla popolazione a San Giacomo, la presenza di questi tipici formaggi è indicativa del tipo di economia che c’è a Capizzi, principalmente legata all'agricoltura e alla pastorizia, con una importante produzione casearia e di carne suina, in particolare quella del maiale nero dei Nebrodi, con formaggi tipici, come la provola capitina e il maiorchino. Mi dicevano alcuni abitanti che a volte la donazione delle provole, anche di grosse dimensioni, diviene così abbondante, che la vara finisce con acquisire un peso eccezionale, mettendo a dura prova la capacità di reggere tutto quel peso da parte dei portatori.
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Not been able to get out with the camera at all for the past couple of weeks so here's one from my holiday in Norfolk last month. It is a single exposure with a slight amount of ICM rendering the figures as translucent.
Kirk: How is he, Bones? Were Spock and Sulu able to reach him in time to save him?
Bones: 'E's passed on! This Security Guard is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't put 'im on a display base 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-SECURITY GUARD!
Kirk: Uh...yeah, ok-what the HELL was all that just now?
Bones: Sorry, Jim. I'm just trying to spice up the old repitoire a bit, do you have any idea how tired I am of just saying " He's dead, Jim?" all the time?
Jim: With the mortality rate aboard our ship, I can imagine!But...what was that? It seemed...somehow familiar...
Bones: Lifted it from the ship's library computer,mid 20th century British comedy, Monty Cobra or somesuch....
Kirk: Ah yes! Monty Python! The " dead parrot sketch " I believe, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Parrot classic! Good choice!
Bones: So you think It's a good routine to use from now on?
Kirk: No, you butchered it, never do it again in my presence- Cleese and Palin are flipping in their graves as we speak.You call THAT a British accent?
Bones: Do you really think it was THAT bad, Jim?
Kirk: No Bones...it was worse, far worse than you can...possibly imagine!Ah well, looks like we have to find a new planet to barbeque on. I'll have Scotty launch some marker buoys to declare this world as "too dangerous to party down on" immediately.Bummer.
I know that some think that these birds recognize me but has been almost two months since I last visited and the birds are quite skittish and the Green Herons never wanted to just settle in and forage, so I was never able to get close to them. This one was perched on a branch overhanging the bayou, but eventually just flew away. Photo captured on Horsepen Bayou.
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Well... Quite new anyway. It was opened for use 1st of June. It is called Isoisänsilta which could be translated as grandfathers bridge.
I used the welding glass as an ND-filter again to be able to do a long exposure in daylight.
The counters suggest that this might have hit the explore... So...
Hello!
This image is a part of a fun group effort! Be sure to check out the other images in Face-down Tuesday group too. Who knows... Maybe you want to try it yourself next tuesday!
A view looking to the north while on the scenic drive heading back to the Fruita area in the national park. With a slight angle downward of my SLR camera and then some cropping, I was able to bring out a wider angle or panoramic view. I found those two best conveyed the towering heights of this monocline and cliff walls off in the distance. While at this roadside pulloff, I found that angle looking ahead where I could use the road itself as kind of leading line for a drive ahead to savor views of this national park in southern Utah.
I was able to take advantage at sunset both to my back 180* from the sun as well as facing the western sky for 2 different shots.
This juvenile White-backed Vulture, was very fortunate to find an easy meal... Sadly less then 25% of all fledglings make it to adulthood as they are not able to compete with adults at a carcass... Not too sure why this giraffe died, but it provided food for the all resident vultures for a couple of weeks...
A few weeks ago, Tom & I were able to get away for a quick trip to Colorado just in time to catch some of the fall color. It had been some time since we were able to venture out, so we were quite excited. We had a few things on our "to do" list that didn't involve photography, but rest assured we incorporated some photographic adventures along the way.
We tried to "just wing" the trip regarding photography ... hoping to capture the fall colors, which made an early arrival this autumn. One of the areas that we wanted to explore was the San Juan Mountains. This image was simply taken along the road ... to what was roughly "destination TBD". It could not have been a more beautiful day ... nice and cool for us to be refreshed, sunny day that still offered a bit of clouds along the way, and gorgeous scenery such as this the entire way. It was just breathtaking. Just what my soul desperately needed after a summer full of challenges.
While enjoying Colorado, we found the time to meet up with some friends along the way, explore new areas, and go 4-wheeling on some of the roads less traveled (big shout out to Rick Louie Photography for that amazing adventure). Of course, it wouldn't be 2016 without some more challenges along the way in the form of an unexpected Cat 4 hurricane taking sights on south Florida (i.e. my coastal home). After the initial panic mode that ensued, we actually got a bonus side trip to Rocky Mountain NP out of it, just in time for the elk rut season, so I certainly couldn't complain. Life is good.
Thanks so much for stopping by to view. I hope that everyone is having a fantastic weekend. South Florida is actually having a cold front right now ... it's a brisk low 60's outside. LOL Joking aside, it does feel amazing!
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“Know thyself deathless and able to know all things, all arts, sciences, the way of every life. Become higher than the highest height and lower than the lowest depth. Amass in thyself all senses of animals, fire, water, dryness and moistness. Think of thyself in all places at the same time, earth, sea, sky, not yet born, in the womb, young, old, dead, and in the after death state.”
― Muata Ashby, Ancient Egyptian Proverbs
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
This old barn in the Clinton Hills near New London on PEI, is, I think, one of the island’s more picturesque. Unfortunately, one of the things that makes it so attractive, it's location on the edge of a hill that falls away on two sides, makes it difficult to photograph. The highway that runs past is narrow and generally quite busy. There is only a small verge to the road and people tend to fly through here at a good clip. Stopping for a photo is generally not recommended. However, on the day I took this, a constant winter rain seemed to have cleared the traffic and slowed the few cars that remained to a reasonable speed. I was able to pull over for just a minute or two in order to get a photo. One day, I will have to park somewhere at the bottom of the hill and walk up in order to get the best possible vantage point. I think the old wood looks better when it's dry. Also, moving a little further down the hill might allow one to also capture a better sense of the landscape with the river that runs below and to the left. Nevertheless, I was pleased to finally get an opportunity to photograph this wonderful old building.
This photo was taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro. I processed the image as usual and then ran it through Nik Analog Efex with an old B&W filter applied. I think the result respects the subject. This is not an AI generated image.
The fog yesterday was magical. I was lucky to be able to take advantage and get out there to capture some of it.
Haven't been able to go out with the camera for so long now, had to go back through the archives. This was taken on a trip to Cornwall in August.
I was able to visit Page, AZ and Lower Antelope Canyon after a business trip in Las Vegas. I arranged for two 2hr photography tours so I could get the morning and afternoon light. All I can say is that this place is magical! It was on my "Bucket List" and I just might have to go back again. I'll be posting some more images over the next few days and I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed taking them.
Thank you for visiting my Photostream and for your faves and comments.
Some information on Lower Antelope Canyon...
Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as Upper Antelope Canyon and Lower Antelope Canyon. The light beams that appear at different spots in the canyon during mid day are the highlight of Upper Antelope, while the rock formations are the focus of Lower Antelope.
The number of visitors has increased significantly in recent years. It is still well worth visiting and can provide for some striking images, but photographing amongst the crowd has become a stressful experience even if the Navajo guides do a good job with crowd control if you are in one of the "Photographer Tours".
The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is Hazdistazí, or "spiral rock arches."
Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and secondarily due to other sub-aerial processes. Rainwater, especially during monsoon season, runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways. Over time the passageways are eroded away, making the corridors deeper and smoothing hard edges in such a way as to form characteristic 'flowing' shapes in the rock.
I found a few of these today here, but wasn't able to get any photos that I really liked. Having more experience with the Odes of Florida now, and (finally!) sporting a pretty decent set of ID skills- I realized that I already had a few decent shots of this somewhat uncommon little pennant. Only thing is, when I first found this immature male a couple of years ago, my inexperience with this species led me to label it an Ornate Pennant. To show my repentance, I thought it fitting to work up a shot of this young male Red-veined, and label it correctly this time. It's the least I could do. This very cool, diminutive pennant has this peculiar way of holding its wings at rest, and in this shot shows the lack of the basal wing spots that show it as indeed a Celithemis bertha, and not a Celithemis ornata. Live and learn.
Best viewed EMBIGGENED. Yup, it is.
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I'm happy to finally be able to present 4-LOM (or Zuckass if you're my age, thanks to Kenner!)
My kids came along right at the tail-end of Bionicle so the parts collection was a bit thin in this field. They seemed a natural fit for a character like 4-LOM however, so I kept adding the odd part to my Bricklink orders until I had enough to put something together.
It was a lot of fun experimenting (and occasionally pretty frustrating!) but I'm pretty happy with the end result.
As always, these Mechs are built with the intention of having the corresponding minifig have it's little pinhead stick out the top so it can be quite challenging getting it to look reasonable with or without the helmet.
I've had a hectic few months with family and work commitments but finally snuck some time in to finish this one and take some photos.
I can't believe how hard it is to photograph a shiny black model, hooley dooley!
Anyway, I hope you like it!
Was able to catch this beauty as he flew by my position, with many more, when I first started doing the birds I thought they were one of the most beautiful of all Florida wading birds, and feel the same way today.
Finally able to try out the reach and capabilities of the Nikkor AF-P 70-300. I love that I can take nature shots of birds and squirrels a bit further away than I could previously. Nice way to mix up my photography.
I've been able to approach wild egrets with some degree of success, but capturing a cormorant up close and personal has thus far eluded me. Sadly, there's no magic here on my part. This young cormorant was having difficulty swimming when one of the bird-friendly fishers at the lake netted it and brought it to shore.
From what we could tell, the cormorant was caught some time ago in fishing line that had cut deeply into its leg. It looked like someone had used some kind of tape and string to cover the wound. On top of that, a plastic bag had stuck to the tape and the whole mess was wrapped tightly around the cormorant's leg. The fisherman cut away the bag, tape, etc., and then, seeing how bad the leg was and how the bird was struggling to stand, called for wildlife rescue assistance.
I captured this closeup and several other images of it trying to stand and dry off before it was taken away for treatment. No word on the outcome, but from what I saw on scene and in my photos, the bird's leg was clearly infected and its foot had sores all over it. Not good. I hope it survives. It might have to lose that foot. Some birds can adapt to having one foot. Not sure these can since they have to be able to swim and dive underwater as well as stand and dry their feathers. If I hear anything more about this little one, I'll post it here.
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Finally! Ive been able to upload a photo to flickr. There have been a few technical issues between macs and windows, and software, and... anyways. I've been forced away from photoshop and lightroom and only have access to mac photo editor - so the photos won't look as sharp as colourful or whatever, but hopefully will force me to focus a bit more on lines and composition.
So this photo is from a dirty Ayasofya window looking to the blue mosque, and the domes of ayasofya. I wouldn't have discovered it if i hadn't been on my tiptoes and holding my camera up above me to get this shot. I really like the lines moving from right to left, to right again and then the centre with the three towers in the distance.
This one's from a few months ago and I've already posted a portrait orientated version but given the lack of new stuff I've been able to shoot lately I've been going through the Hard drive...
This one has a small fishing boat Being tossed about close to the horizon on the right hand side. It was watching that boat enter the harbour that it became apparent just how effective this break water really is.
Loads more here:- www.fluidr.com/photos/been_snapping
I was able to make a quick run down to Cades Cove in Smoky Mountain National Park this weekend. I was coaching in Knoxville and had several hours between sessions. Easy to justify a quick hour down to the park!
You are almost always guaranteed to see some great wildlife in this unique valley. Here a young buck who has shed his antlers is munching away unconcerned by the human taking his picture. I actually had to move back because I was trying to get some of the mountains behind him into the frame. He kept munching closer and closer. Larger.
I was able to get an early start this morning and so headed down to the Applecross Foreshore and was fortunate to see the three Whimbrel's that have taken up residence. Unfortunately dogs aren't as considerate about bird watching as one might hope so I was grateful that after they flew off they looped back around and landed a little further up the beach.
Lifer. This butterfly appears every other year as it takes two years to mature from an egg. Most appear in the Sierra Nevada and north into the Siskiyou Range on even numbered years. It is big but a slow flyer. It's top side reminds me of butterscotch. I wasn't able to a decent shot of the top side but it can be seen at this link: butterfliesofamerica.com/oeneis_c_chryxus_live1.htm. Castle Lake, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, CA.
What a year!
I was finally able to finish my Venice 1486 diorama and released it on a venue in Belgium. That was an amazing & fun weekend!
In skaerbaek i was able to meet some online friends for the first time and speak with everyone in person. Thx again for the great weekend guys!
I also made some fun tutorials and moved into my new Lego room. Now i have all the space i need and more..
Not the fastest builder out there, but I'm very pleased with the mocs I've made this year.
Last but not least: The Lego community is still the best community in the world and i always enjoy seeing all those amazing mocs people make every year 🙌
I wise you all a safe and peaceful new year and we see each other in 2023!
Greetings Barthezz Brick
I had to dodge the shadows but I think this is a cool take off shot. I found out that one of the three baby owls survived. It had to have traveled through the tall grass onto higher ground and somehow was able to ascend up a tree. The threat of alligators and racoons was there. This owl helped protect it I'm sure.
I was finally able to catch B-KPB!! What a beauty!! Here taking-off from runway 09R to Hong-Kong under a clear blue sky!!
Every February there's an absolutely stunning phenomenon that occurs in Yosemite National Park: a waterfall appears as if it's on fire! Horsetail Falls, which runs from snowmelt off the eastern side of the giant rock known as "El Capitan", hasn't existed for the last 5 years due to the California drought. But this year, thanks to El Niño, it has returned! As the sun sets with its orange light, and if it's located in the right place in the sky, its light reflects off the granite walls and onto the waterfall, making it look as if it's on fire! I last photographed this in 2011 and I was very eager to capture it again.
The angle in which the sun can hit the waterfall is fairly limited, and knowing which angles will work, I'm able to write a computer program every year that predicts on which days and what times the waterfall will erupt. This year, the ideal days were on Sunday, Febraury 21 and Monday, February 22. I had seen a number of amazing photos taken earlier than this but with my busy schedule, I planned on making 2 trips to Yosemite to see the Fire Falls. On Sunday, Willie, Mike, Sammi and I drove to Yosemite, rustled with the massive crowds (thanks to Social Media, thousands of people flock to Yosemite to see this), and then left in disappointment as clouds rolled in at the last minute and blocked the sun from hitting the falls.
On Monday I had planned to take 8 of my SmugMug co-workers to see the waterfall and we left work at 6:30am to get to Yosemite in time. A few people hadn't ever visited Yosemite, so we left some time to explore a bit of the park. Knowing the crouds could get large, we immediately dropped off Willie and our tripods and then ventured off to explore the park. Having photographed this in 2011 from one of the two main locations (South Side Drive), I was determined to try a new angle this year: near the North Side Drive, El Capitan Picnic Grounds.
Clouds began to roll in during the afternoon and I began to get worried that our chance at the Fire Falls would be ruined, for a second straight day. Fortunately for us, the clouds (mostly) disappeared. Sure enough, by 5:15pm the rockface and waterfall started to turn orange. We all began snapping away like crazy. And then the light died! A cloud had gotten in the way! I wasn't ready to give up and sure enough, after 10 minutes, the sun dipped below the cloud deck and sure enough, the Fire Falls erupted again, this time with the sun in position to turn it a glowing red color!
While I photographed this with my D800, I also setup my old D700 with an 80-200mm lens and recorded 30 minutes of timelapse footage, taking 1 photo every second for 30 minutes. I combined 1,890 photos into this minute long clip, which you can see here. In it you can see how the light starts orange, fades to white, and then returns to red:
vimeo.com/leftquark/firefalls2016.
For information on when to see Horsetail Falls, how to shoot it, and what the best days will be, visit my blog at blog.aaronmphotography.com.
Nikon D800 w/Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3:
200mm, f/11, 1/40 sec, ISO 640
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Good thing SRG and DK were ahead of me, I never get over on this side of the Twin Cities. I would have been totally lost without being able to follow them around.
In some of the nicest light we had all day the coal train notches up as it pulls a slight hill.
Able to observe and photograph a long distance flying Rough-legged Hawk moving around a road area in Winnebago County, Illinois. #286/384
Amongst the fall leaves you may be able to see a crafty little toy hidden within the autumn colours.
[The image was uploaded with no processing. The fuzziness around R2D2's dome is actually just the messy paint job....]
The world of macro photography is too strange. An ongoing discovery.
I was not able to identify this collembola. If you compare it to the size of the Myxomycetes near him, it is really tiny.
ILCE-7RM2 + CANON 65mm f/2.8 Macro MP-E
Built in 1934, the 64 ft Yawl Orion was Olin Stephens design #35. Being both fast and able Orion quickly made a name for herself and her young designer when she won the Newport Bermuda race the year she was launched. Now on the West coast and newly restored Orion is the floating classroom for the Deep Green Wilderness school of traditional seamanship and environmental stewardship. Offering students underway research opportunities and a boat based ecology and sailing curriculum in the Puget Sound and San Juan Islands. Orion also offers day and overnight charters. www.tallshipsamerica.org/vessels/orion/
The gaff-rigged schooner is Spike Africa. This 1977 schooner "combines the functional elegance of the 19th century coastal schooners with unobtrusive touches of modern luxury." She does cruises of the San Juan Islands from her base in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington.
I have no information about the pretty #7 sloop. The photo was taken at Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival. woodenboat.org/plan-your-visit/
I was able to get some shots of these falls before the sun popped out after a rainy afternoon. This is not a very popular spot to photograph so I had the place to myself. As I was leaving some hight school kids decided to park next to me and light up a blunt...don't think they were going to take any pictures.
Found an opening that I was able to put my arms through with my camera to shoot this window view. The glass was quite dirty but it held up pretty good. The storm was approaching which landed up dropping tons of rain and hail. The lightning had already started.
After beeing grounded for 2 month, I was finally able to fly again. Unfortunalely, passenger flights are still not possible, but I was assigned a flight to Shanghai for bringing some much needed personal protective equipment back home.
This flight operation is very special. We transport part of our cargo in the cabin and the crew is not allowed to deboard in China. Flying in, resting and flying back sums up to beeing 36 hours on the aircraft. To make all this legaly possible, we need special permissions from the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation and we fly with two flight crews.
The double crew offered me the possibility to do some airborne astrophotography from the passenger cabin, while my colleagues were flying the airplane.
Over northern China, I was shooting the Cygnus region of the Milky Way, while we passed some active thunderstorms and due to the atmospheric activity, the ride was not very smooth. To get at least a few sharp exposures, I had to push my camera to a higher ISO setting than normal.
For once, this was a good thing, as it enabled me to capture some red sprites. These reddish flashes are a very fleeting phenomena, lasting only a few tens of milliseconds and the high ISO setting helped to make them visible.
Sprites occur in clusters above the troposphere at an altitude range of 50–90 km (31–56 mi). They were first photographed 31 years ago in 1989.
Riding high above the sprites are some deep red astronomical nebulas: North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula and the Gamma Cygni Nebula, belong to the constellation Cygnus, while the Elephant Trunk Nebula and the red Garnet Star are located in Cepheus.
To complete this celestial tour, the Andromeda Galaxy is hugging the horizon to the lower left of the sprited.
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Canon EOS 6D astro modified
Samyang 24mm f/1.4 @ f/2
Stack of 7 x 2.5s @ ISO 12800
Mount: Boeing 777-300ER
Every morning we were up before sun rise to be able to be ready when the gates opened. We wanted to get the first light of day and often there is a lot to be seen first thing in the morning. This particular morning we arrived at the waterhole to find the area filled with hyenas who were all hoping to get a little morsel from last nights kill. An incredible sight and we arrived at the peak of action when all the hyenas were active and trying to get their share of the kill along with their young. What a sight and what an experience. This image is of one who is racing to get to the kill before it is all gone.
Wishing you an awesome Monday and a very blessed one.
I wish all my Flickr friends a Merry Christmas and A Very Happy New Year.Thank you all very much for being my friends and all your love,appreciation and encouragement during the year.:-)
I will be away visiting my in-laws this weekend and then my son comes home for his winter holidays.So I might not be able to look in everyday for some time.:-)
I took this photo somewhere in the Louvre museum on a visit in 2009.Unfortunately I do not remember the name of the artist.
This weekend I finally was able to get out and take my first pictures of the year! it's been difficult to find time for photography lately.
I was very blessed to be able to spend 2 days with a pair of Great Grays and 2 chicks last spring. I learned a great deal about there behavior in that time. Im told that this pair have nested in the same realtive area for the past 3 years. What you cant see in this photo is that the skeeters and noseems were so thick at times the camera wouldnt autofocus.
Day 238/365
FINALLY able to upload this. In all my 238 days, I haven't had a problem uploading, but BT had a huge problem or something and our Internet was down from 2PM (before I took this etc) up until Midnight onwards. At that point I gave up.
ANYWAY. Continuing with my little food photography obsession... Waffle Wednesday!
I uploaded a new "behind the scenes" video, this time featuring yours truly! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-y8qTCBqrw
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Behind the scenes I - www.youtube.com/watch?v=79QSNxyrm2s
Behind the scenes II - www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0neSS67R3M
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It's nice to be able to stop on bridges and shoot the landscape from there. And what an astounding landscape kept developing in front of our eyes, just all the time.
Westfjords of Iceland.
Lonely Planet, the respected travel guide publisher, placed the Westfjords in its top 10 regions of the world to visit in 2011, saying that the “oddly shaped” peninsula is “as isolated as it is spectacular”.
The area is untouched and almost uninhabited. Cliffs and valleys are packed with birds, the uninhabited fjords bring very needed silence and tranquillity, and the Arctic fox roams the mountains and inlets. The waterfalls are high and the streams pure. Distances are long and the fjords are deep. And then there are places where there are no roads at all.
Exif: ISO 100 ; f/5 ; 1/60 ; @18mm
Went for a photo walk with my son last night. He bought his first dslr so it was neat being able to take some shots with him and teach him some things. He has an eye for photography.
This image was taken in the same spot as my last upload but its much different. The boardwalk is no longer coated in ice and snow.
Enjoy your Wednesday!
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Ten days ago or so I posted a photo of the young Crow whom I'd cawingly befriended in a very rainy and chilly Botanical Garden (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/27203675144/in/datepos...) In its young feathers I'd already seen some glimmerings of white (if you look carefully at the tail in that photo you'll be able to see them yourself). Crow is still always there when I do my frequent perambulations, and we caw a bit together; meaningless prattle like that of many visitors to the Garden...
Today in a spot of Sun, I saw that the White had grown out to a Single Bright Feather, unblacking Crow. I caught it voraciously pecking away at the small stand of Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus (it's right behind the inset in the photo of one of its clusters). I didn't think Crows have an appetite for flowers, and looking carefully I saw it discerningly eating small insects and insect larvae (among which those of Ladybirds).
Crow's White, by the way, is a manifestation of Leucism, a kind of cousin of Albinism from which you can distinguish it by examining e.g. an eye. My Crow's Eye was as black as they come...