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Esta combinación de colores ha ido adquiriendo fuerza y un especial emotivo significado desde el pasado 24 de febrero.
Up since 24 February, this colour combination has been gathering strength and a special touching significance.
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© Francisco García Ríos 2022
A few years back the British Dragonfly Society reintroduced Downy Emerald dragonflies to Epping Forest at Wake Valley pond. The area has a lot of tree and shrub overhang providing the shade that this species loves. Now they can be found throughout the forest ponds.
This might turn out to be a wonderful bluebell season. I haven't even ventured up to our larger woodlands recently because it's been so wet. This, just a shady little spot near a churchyard.
SOOC, no crop
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You've got work to do my spotty little friend. The cherry tree leaves need clearing of little black bugs...(which to his credit is where I found him).
The Cherry Tree Project ⬇️
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, 7:5 crop, little tweak to colour balance in Affinity Photo.
Glorious colours and a definite style! This vibrantly dressed woman was taking a break in the city. Even her flowers seemed to match her outfit.
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Puerta del Castillo de Chinchilla situada en la parte del Noreste de la fortaleza, que da aceso a ésta desde el núcleo de la población.
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Fue suprimida en 1810 con motivo de la Guerra de la Independencia contra las tropas napoleónicas, al ponerse el castillo en estado de defensa bajo la dirección del comandante de ingenieros militares Antonio Cearra, quien, además de acometer diversas obras de derribo y reforma a fin de aumentar su poder defensivo, también suprimió, cegándola, esta puerta, que databa de las reformas que, en la segunda mitad del siglo XV, acometió Don Juan Pacheco, Marqués de Villena, tras adquirir la fortaleza en 1449.
Fue precisamente esa zona cegada de la puerta por donde, en octubre de 1812, las tropas napoleónicas lograron abrir una brecha a base de disparos de artillería desde el cercano cerro de San Blas, al no haberse consolidado todavía la mampostería con la que se cegó dos años antes. Un par de días después, la fortaleza capituló y fue tomada por los franceses.
La fortaleza quedó así, desde 1810, solamente con una única puerta, la del Suroeste, hasta que concluyó el proceso de consolidación y restauración del castillo, que, durante los años 2009 y 2010, entre otras importantes actuaciones, acometió la de recuperar esa puerta del Noreste, tal y como lucía antaño, con el puente que lo comunicaba con el pueblo, descansando sobre una pilastra tronco-piramidal de roca muy gruesa situada en el centro del foso, que, por el deterioro debido a la erosión que presentaba, se sustituyó por una nueva de hormigón, siendo levadizo el último tramo de este puente, desde esa pilastra hasta la puerta de entrada.
La fotografía muestra una vista lateral de la puerta restaurada, con el puente sobre el imponente foso.
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The picture shows a side view of the recently restored (2010) North-East gate of the Castle of Chinchilla de Montearagón (XV Century), with the drawbridge over the imposing moat. This gate was destroyed in 1810 during the Spanish War of Independence, as a result of the works to increase the defensive power of the fortress against French Napoleonic troops. The other southwest gate remained as the only access since then.
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The 2023 Bluebell Show is warming up. Somebody told me today that we should be in for a treat due to the cold winter and recent rain.
Northlands Wood, Corringham, Essex UK.
Soft focus and diffuse glow in Affinity Photo. An experiment you might say...
As a child I recall seeing a painting of a wheatfield painted just before a storm. The leaden sky hung in the background a perfect colour contrast to the colour of the ripened grain. That image rather stuck with me and the composition (half and half) has always appealed - you will see a fair amount of it in my photostream. Van Gogh's wheatfield with crows is another (for me) riveting image. Perhaps I should go in search of crows this summer? I liked the telegraph pole in this one... a contrast to the natural world.
Following on from the smew pair, here is one of the very handsome drake looking calmer. I do this these are my favourite duck/sawbill. Stunning birds - Mergus abellus
Amongst our large wisteria new shoots have been waiting their turn to shine (this one approximately 3 cm long). Captured in the light of a summer’s evening.
(Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. 7 image focus merge, 2s delayed shutter, 7:5 crop, natural light, Affinity Photo.)
Uno scorcio di un popolare cortile nei pressi del centro storico di Sciacca, in via S. Nicolo'. Due donne e forse un ragazzino, seduti su delle sedie di plastica bianca, chiacchierano fra loro cercando di godere dell'ombra all'interno del cortile in caldo pomeriggio di inizio estate. Scene che sono solite nei cortili, dove l'aggregazione tra le famiglie che vi abitano all'interno è sempre viva.
A glimpse of a popular courtyard near the historic center of Sciacca, in via S. Nicolo'. Two women and perhaps a little boy, sitting on white plastic chairs, chatting to each other trying to enjoy the shade inside the courtyard on a hot early summer afternoon. Scenes that are usual in courtyards, where the aggregation between the families who live inside is always alive.
I love paths like this... it could be the middle of no-where, but actually has allotments on either side! It seems to have been allowed to overgrow a little, which suits me fine especially with the sunshine streaming through :-).
Have a great week everyone!
Capabilities of the 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS lens handheld. Our busy little friend is SOOC, I have just tidied up some background distractions and cropped square.
Our garden, Essex UK
Stubble Rosegill, Essex UK
Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens
With my grateful thanks to Keith Todd toddkeith533 for ID.
Wintry conditions are not that common close to the protection of the south coast but this small heath is a bit of a frost pocket. Young colonising birch saplings on the heath were coated in frost on this morning in early December, simplifying the scene and I felt contrasted nicely with older trees on the edge of woodland behind.
Happy Christmas to everyone after a very strange year so wishing everyone good health too, whatever you may be able to do to celebrate. Many thanks for all of the interest, faves and comments in my work, all very much appreciated and for the sense of community and sharing this generates. Take care everyone.
And I'm being watched...
A little piece of England. Langdon Hills, Essex UK.
SOOC shot, no crop (not that kind of crop!)
On a warm late spring day, some people sit on benches along the Thames side in Greenwich. In the background the landscape of the other side of the river, view of Island Gardens and the entrance to the Greenwich Foot Tunnel North, part of the Isle of Dogs and the skyline of Canary Wharf.
In una tiepida giornata di tarda primavera, alcune persone sedute su delle panchine lungo il versante del Tamigi a Greenwich. Sullo sfondo il paesaggio dell'altra sponda del fiume, vista su Island Gardens e l'ingresso al Greenwich Foot Tunnel North, parte di Isle of Dogs e lo skyline di Canary Wharf.
I'm on a bit of a roll with amusing animal shots... our local park has recently had the pond dredged and these wooden posts installed. The birds love them and perch in a row... they look so funny! We thought they were seagulls at first and wondered what they were doing so far inland, but they are actually black headed gulls in their winter plumage... plus an infiltrating Canada goose :D
Here's a link to the work that took place in the summer: www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/watch-fish-rescued-wo...
Happy Wednesday!
A very Happy New Year to everyone... I hope it brings everything you wish for.
This one was taken in Manchester, of a walkway above one of the City streets. I've tweaked it a little (HSS!).
Thanks for looking :)
Brought in from the wildflower area of our garden.
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Exposure SOOC with flash, 18 images focus merged in Affinity Photo. 7:5 crop.
From the Richard Harvey Studio One
Ok, hands up I didn’t stay up til the wee hours shivering my tits off in the name of art and this isn’t a UFO.
Instead, it’s an old aviation navigation beacon (probably out of commission now that satellites are de rigeur for such things) the sky is courtesy of Luminar 4, there’s a slight difference in the resolution of the sky compared to the main image so apologies to pixel peepers everywhere.
Once again I enjoyed the bokeh of the Canon EF70-200mm lens at f/4.
(Somewhere along the lower River Thames, Essex UK.
SOOC shot, no crop)
It was a real pea souper but the freezing fog and a tree or two can be so rewarding and distracting, especailly during the pandemic.
Ullswater Calm
A beautiful morning on Ullswater with a nice layer of mist with some really lovely colours and a very calm lake. This is just a wee bit along from the Duke of Portland Boathouse, which when I went past had a line of photographers all taking their shots of the boathouse...couldn't really blame them, a stunning morning.
Ullswater, Cumbria
Sony A7RII + Sony FE24-70mm f2.8 GM
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I went out with my camera after dark the other night and learned how to control my camera using the phone app. Great for long exposures. It took a bit of getting used to at first - fiddly but worth it!
Macclesfield has some lights up in the town centre :-)
Thanks for looking!
Thought I'd take a break from bobcat kittens for awhile.
This was from last summer. To me, it somehow has a little bit of surreal or HDR look to it, but its just straight out of camera . Only processed from raw.
Swift found crash-landed in the garden yesterday - I assumed heat exhaustion but later saw another swift being chased by a hobby so who knows. Drip-fed water from a syringe and watched over it for just over an hour when it was able to relaunch itself. We have them nesting in our attic so it may just have got too hot up there.