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I arrived at the site to discover I hadn't packed my tripod in the car boot. I can't handle a 500mm f4 lens unsupported for any length of time, so that was a huge negative at the start of the day having driven the 40 miles from Nottingham. The consequence was that of 300 plus shots taken all were to a greater, or lesser degree soft and largely scrap, which was a shame, as I thought I'd otherwise got a range of nice clean shots of these lovely little birds. This was one of the slightly more presentable ones. I haven't had much joy with Whinchats over the 6 years I've been photographing birds - the curse of the Whinchat strikes again!
Many thanks to Stuart Allen for the locational advice, it was spot on. Snag was a week had gone by and that was something else I omitted to double check this morning!
Thank you for your comments and faves,
an adult southern carmine bee eater (merops nubicoides) is teaching a juvenile.
this is the biggest african bee eater. they come in southern africa for breeding and as soon as
the juvenile are ready they come back in central africa .
kruger national park (northern area)
"parental advice"
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Based on an IC scene of Song Kee Ho
날 가둘수록 보란 듯 엇나가 잘 봐
끝을 보길 원한다면 자극해 봐
이건 너를 위한 one advice
Best take my own advice
(IK its been a while. TBH it took me longer than expected to get over the postponement of the Stray Kids concert in Atlanta. Broke my heart, but I have hope it will be rescheduled. So here I am back with new shit.)
Is there anything more uplifting than standing on an unspoiled beach, toes in the sand, salt air swirling around you, and letting the moment sink deep into your soul?
Some helpful advice to end the week: If, at first you don’t succeed, destroy the evidence that you tried ;)
Thanks for any comments, they are all greatly appreciated!
Waterscape 64/100 in 2025
Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures. Sounds like good advice to me.
I don't remember exactly where this was. Somewhere between Pescadero and Santa Cruz.
... even if our thoughts are sometimes like tangles, from the only important thing ... Love
;-) ...
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based on "philosopher's lamp" 1936
spot the original rene magritte, AI had a job interpreting the advice with respect to surrealism and famous masters, one wonders if there is some internal copyright assigned to AI that us mortals don't know about
"its on a need to know basic, and YOU (KHWD) don't need to know" haha
Rely on your instincts.
Have a playful spirit.
Find a cozy den.
Be bright eyed and bushy tailed.
Stop, Look and Listen
Be light on your feet.
Have good scents.
Oh, and BE a gift to others!
Scene set up at Deer River
Sometimes appreciated, sometimes not, the best advice is usually free - and if it works, so much the better!
Not sure how well that worked out here but these two seemed to enjoy the fishing and took no notice of me.
I popped down to the local Uni grounds today for my annual ritual of photographing the lilies that loiter around their ponds. Determined to follow my own advice for once, I slowed things right down. No frantic dashes between all three ponds. No attempt to photograph every lily within a five-kilometre radius. I simply sat and watched.
Bees arrived, departed, and held what appeared to be very important meetings. Flies wandered in uninvited. A few unidentified aquatic beings contributed bubbles and ripples from below. It was calm, peaceful… very zen.
Then Jazzy arrived.
She briefly reverted to puppy mode, launched herself into the mud, splashed enthusiastically, and successfully evicted every single one of my nature companions. Zen was cancelled.
Still, a fun shoot overall.
PS - I did get a shot of this one landing, but unfortunately with his back to us — that image felt a little bee-hind the moment.
Thanks for your visit & kind comments, much appreciated!
Dear Friend,
Stand Tall and Proud
Sink your roots deeply into the Earth
Reflect the light of a greater source
Think long term
Go out on a limb
Remember your place among all living beings
Embrace with joy the changing seasons
For each yields its own abundance
The Energy and Birth of Spring
The Growth and Contentment of Summer
The Wisdom to let go of leaves in the Fall
The Rest and Quiet Renewal of Winter
Feel the wind and the sun
And delight in their presence
Look up at the moon that shines down upon you
And the mystery of the stars at night.
Seek nourishment from the good things in life
Simple pleasures
Earth, fresh air, light
Be content with your natural beauty
Drink plenty of water
Let your limbs sway and dance in the breezes
Be flexible
Remember your roots
Enjoy the view!
By Ilan Shamir
Female Canada goose communicating with one of her babies (It appears that way). Picture taken at Perry Farm near the Kankakee river,
Stop and think. What better advice could there be?
Captured at the Wat Pho Temple in Bangkok, Thailand. A golden place and enlightening place to visit.
She tauld thee weel thou was a skellum, a blethering, blustering, drunken vellum; that frae November till October, ae market-day thou was nae sober. O Tam, had'st thou but been sae wise, as taen thy ain wife Kate's advice!
Robert Burns, Tam O'Shanter. Helios 44M-7 wide-open.
A little advice. When shooting sunsets, turn around. I was shooting the sunset to the west when I turned around and saw this. The sun setting, reflecting off some clouds behind me made for some cool colors over the eastern foothills and reflections in the wetlands. Alviso, California.
It took the help of some friends who know snakes well to identify this as a juvenile Southern Black Racer. Their top side turns a deep black as they age and their belly and chin a nice contrasting white. They are very common here in southern Florida, in part because they are so fast at escaping. This guy greeted me ready to strike when I opened my garage door. Very aggressive. He kept attempting to strike at me and my camera. I moved him to some rocks where he could quickly do the disappearing acts that snakes do so well. If you see one, while their bite is not vemenous, they will defend themselves cornered. They eat things we consider pests, including other smaller snakes. If you’re one of those many people who have the fear of snakes built into their genes, best advice is to leave all snakes alone and, in this case, enjoy watching how fast it will slither away. (Coluber constrictor Priapus) (Sony a1, 70-200 lens @94mm, 1/250 second, f/10, ISO 1250)
100 photos?! Wow! Thank you all for your follows and faves. You encourage me to keep going and trying to improve. I really appreciate all of the advice I've received and the SL friends I've made through Flickr! ♥
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Adventure 11 has to go down as the most spectacular of our trips this year.
I was very grateful for the advice given by Mike Innes with regards to Dinorwic. The scale of this place is truly astounding and this shot is probably my favourite shot from 2016. The location is everything a landscape photographer would desire and we were lucky that we had some interesting weather to go with it.
Share the trail, in essence the motto of the local rail trail, whose users accommodate runners, walkers, cyclists, dogs and dog walkers, baby strollers, and so on. My German Shepherd loved this trail and easily learned to adhere to this advice.
Fall in the Dolomites seems to vacillate between clear and rainy sky days. My photo tour with Andy Mumford has been more of the latter, but it has been a great learning experience. My only advice is trek in the Dolomites when you are young. Don't wait as long as I did.
Be shore of yourself
Come out of your shell
Take time to relax and coast
Avoid pier pressure
Sea life's beauty
Don't get tide down
Make waves!
Ay You!
You take me apart however you wish
Ay You!
You say things the way you’d like to
Moving around the tip of your tongue, You don’t get it get it
Do you never get the keys to my lock
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One of the best pieces of photography-related advice I have heard of late is to avoid shooting for social media. This means to shoot what you like, rather than what you think will be popular.
I took it.
I caught these two eagles screaming at each other. I have no idea what their problem was.
I have observed some basic principles about healthy marriages throughout the last six decades. Nearly every married couple is eager to get advice about their marriage, especially when their marriage is fresh and young. As the years go by, the eagerness wanes for most.
However, here's one thing I have learned: married couples need to know how to get their point across to their mate. Sometimes couples will pray about problems, some will do research and present their viewpoint logically while others just wing it and hope for the best.
But I have noticed that the most effective couples have one of the partners who knows how to couple emotional attachment to their argument and simply go head to head and let it rip.
Alice says: "There's no reason to be bored while you're waiting for an appointment. Just bring a few things to keep yourself occupied, and the time will fly by!"
Simply Sparkly Spark is so right about this. I used to always carry some sort of sewing to work on when I had to wait somewhere; these days, the sewing I do isn't easy to do away from home, so I rely on the games and books on my phone to keep myself from being bored.