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We are here on the banks of the Röder river on the outskirts of the village where I live. The river flows just below the tree. I've driven past this grove and this old tree here (I think it's a willow) several hundred times in the past few years and I've walked past it quite a few times.
The tree has already caught my eye and I have often thought about how I could stage it. But I didn't really like any version. Either the result was too restless or too boring.
About two weeks ago, on a cold morning (before sunrise) I happened to see the mist rising from the water. So I went home as fast as I could to get my camera because I had a feeling that something could be possible. Lo and behold, as the sun appeared over the hill it created this magical aura around the tree. I had never seen it like this before.
Wir befinden uns hier am Ufer des Flusses Röder am Rand des Dorfes in dem ich wohne. Der Fluß fließt direkt unterhalb des Baumes vorbei. An diesem Hain und diesem alten Baum hier (ich glaube es ist eine Weide) bin ich in den vergangenen Jahren schon mehrere hundert Mal vorbei gefahren und auch schon etliche Male vorbei gelaufen.
Der Baum ist mir auch schon aufgefallen und ich habe mir oft überlegt, wie ich ihn in Szene setzen könnte. Doch keine Version hat mir wirklich gefallen. Entweder das Ergebnis war zu unruhig oder zu langweilig.
Vor ungefähr zwei Wochen, an einem kalten Morgen (noch vor Sonnenaufgang) sah ich durch Zufall den Nebel, der vom Wasser empor stieg. Also bin ich so schnell es ging nach Hause um meine Kamera zu holen denn ich hatte das Gefühl, dass da was möglich sein könnte. Und siehe da, als die Sonne über dem Hügel erschien erschuf sie diese magische Aura rund um den Baum. So hatte ich Ihn zuvor noch nie gesehen.
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A few of you have sent me mail or asked questions about my photo, Protrusion. Well, this photo helps put into perspective just how big they really are.
This picture shows a bit of the 27 hole Golf Course called Arrowhead Golfcourse that sits below these amazing formations. Yes, they are HUGE! :)
There were several deer scattered about in this photo, but it's really hard to see them. As a matter of fact, I didn't even notice them, until I viewed this on my computer!
A great egret finds fishing a bit more challenging in the rain-swollen waters below the dam. Burlington, Wisconsin 8-14-20.
. . . from just below the summit of Beinn Fhionnlaidh.
Fhionnlaidh is pronounced something like 'yoonly', by the way - & not 'fuh-high-on-lie-duh-huh'.
Scary looking Gaelic names are usually far simpler when spoken than their consonant-heavy spellings would suggest.
Well below the frozen surface and illuminated by a beam of light.
Quick walk at the park on a freezing day after temps fell to 10F degrees overnight. Lots of frozen water in the shallow areas with leaves on top or frozen beneath the surface. Main lake was still open water.
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At the meditation class we recently learned an advanced meditation technique. Instead of closing your eyes half way and focusing on what's going on around you, you imagine that you are at a lake on a clear moon night, and watch the reflection of the moon in the lake. You focus on this thought for 15-20 minutes while meditating with closed eyes. The second time I tried it, I had an out of body experience - I imagined that I was 3 meters behind me, watching me meditate at a lake, looking at the reflection of the moon in the lake.
I headed out to nearby Central Park in Fremont to realize this imagination. What do you think?
I processed a balanced and a natural HDR photos from three RAW exposures, merged them, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive feedback.
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When I photograph bighorn sheep, I much prefer to climb to their height rather than shoot them from below. Seeing them interact at eye level is such a joy. Photographing them with the valleys below give one a better sense of their daily living conditions. They descend from the mountain peaks in winter to forage on what they can to eat below the shallow snows.
The autumnal equinox occurred this year (2015) at 4:21 A.M. EDT on Wednesday the 23rd of September. That exact time seems so matter of fact, but I’m pretty certain I was asleep when it fell, and I never heard a thing. There are still a little over 28 days until winter solstice on December 21st at 11:48 P.M. EST, but autumn has pretty much done its thing here in North Carolina. With a few nights in at under freezing temperatures, and cold fronts with wind and rain, there are few leaves that have not already been driven from their trees.
On the surface, that seems somewhat of a harsh reality… but is it really? So many places throughout this state touched by autumn were no less than brilliant this year, and I was blessed by its splendor. It’s somewhat amazing to think that these wonderful autumnal effects are actually due to leaves dying… I can only hope to go out in a blaze like that. And, having been evicted by the wind, their beauty doesn’t just blink out… their color adds a joyful blanket wherever they fall! Joyful, that is, until it’s time to grab the rake and round them up.
I wonder… would you have known what this was without the one vivid leaf? The pressure of a hydraulic pins it to a rock just below the surface of the Eno River, yet even in the throes of death, its beauty not only speaks, but gives definition to the whole.
I’d be willing to bet that you wish there were times that others knew that there was more to you than just what comes to the surface… but that shouldn’t keep you from offering that beauty that’s just below the surface. Chuck Swindoll tells a moving story about an act of kindness in his sermon Loving What’s Kind. A cab driver picks up a woman who moved slowly and asked him to take the long way around to her destination. The driver took the time to ask her why. She explained she had no family and was headed to a hospice. She wasn’t expected to live much longer. In that moment, the driver decided to spend the day with this woman, and not charge her a fare.
I love this story because, much like this picture, it reminds me I don’t know the whole story. It’s so easy to make assumptions and judgments about others’ motives and actions when I have no right to. What if instead of assuming the worst I choose to be kind? What if I decide to be the person who makes a total stranger’s day? Since hearing this story I’ve wondered what if I was the person to pick up this woman. Would I have bothered to look beneath the surface?
Here are some reasons Chuck says we aren’t kind:
•Kindness takes extra time and we’re all in a hurry
•Kindness makes us put ourselves in someone else’s place and we’re all selfish (it doesn’t come naturally or easily)
•Kindness calls for compassion and we are by nature preoccupied and intense
•Kindness occasionally includes forgiveness but it’s so much easier to hold a grudge
Joyce and I have invited many others to my big family Thanksgiving throwdown (it’s a southern thing), including Chinese nationals (Duke University students) who have never experienced a traditional Thanksgiving typical of American families, though “typical” may be a bit of a stretch where my family’s concerned… it should be fun not only just to express, but share how God still sheds His grace on us and why we are thankful for it. I hope you can find a way to show some goodness and beauty from below the surface.
A photo taken from below the stone arch bridge last fall. If only there were still trains using this, eh?
This is a re-worked version of an earlier image. Middlesbrough and Stockton Corporation both bought small batches of Leyland Panther Cubs, which may have passed to Cleveland Transit on its formation in 1974 (clarification welcome). The Panther Cub was a shorter and more robust version of the Panther, which was plagued by structural problems, particularly on dual-door buses. This fictional image, which is based on Chesterfield Corporation ENU 93H, supposes that Transit had inherited some of the problematic Panthers, in this case with Northern Counties bodies (updated 25-May-24).
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC).
The museum is situated in the Palau Nacional build in 1929.
Barcelona, 2007.
A couple of shots of the fountain in the gardens at Renishaw Hall.
Another shot from the lower tier of the garden in the comment below.
HAPPY Father's Day to all who qualify!
The father and offspring American Robins (Turdus migratorius) in this series reside in the area near Peninisula Pond, Thomson Marsh, Kelowna, BC. Among the several other single chick-papa pairings I've been following this spring, this one stood out for me in late May .
The dialog starting below fleshes out their FD story.
Junior: Happy Father’s Day, Dad.
Papa: Thanks. But son...there’s something I need to tell you...
Abajo el pico!
Los pelícanos son muy conocidos por la inmensa bolsa que tienen en la parte inferior de su largo pico. No es cierto lo que dicen que en la bolsa mantienen los peces que atrapan. Tampoco retienen agua dentro de la membrana flexible que constituye tal bolsa. Sólo la usan como si fuera una red para pescar. Pero como no tiene aberturas, atrapan un gran buche de agua donde con suerte se encuentra algún pez. De inmediato expulsan toda el agua y se tragan su presa, cosa de poder seguir pescando.
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Below the peak!
The pelicans are known for the huge bag they have on the bottom of its long beak. It is true what they say on the bag keep the fish they catch. Nor hold water within the membrane is such a flexible bag. Just use it like a fishing net. But as it has openings, grab a big mouthful of water which is hopefully a fish. Immediately expel all the water and swallow their prey, something to be able to continue fishing.
© 2009 Jose Miguel
The Moravian–Silesian Beskids (Czech: Moravskoslezské Beskydy, Slovak: Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic with a small part reaching to Slovakia. It lies on the historical division between Moravia and Silesia, hence the name. It is part of the Western Beskids, which is in turn part of the Outer Western Carpathians.
The mountains were created during the Alpine Orogeny in the Tertiary. Geologically, they consist mainly of flysch deposits. In the north, they steeply rise nearly 1,000 m (3,300 ft) over a rather flat landscape; in the south, they slowly merge with the Javorníky. In the south-west, they are separated from the Vsetínské vrchy by the Rožnovská Bečva valley; in the north-east, the Jablunkov Pass separates them from the Silesian Beskids.
The highest point is Lysá hora mountain at 1,323 m (4,341 ft), which is one of the rainiest places in the Czech Republic with around 1,500 mm (60 in) of precipitation a year. Many legends are bound to Radhošť Mountain, 1,129 m (3,704 ft), which is one of the most visited places in the mountains together with the nearby Pustevny resort.
The Moravian-Silesian Beskids create the largest part of the Beskydy Landscape Protected Area (Czech: Chráněná krajinná oblast Beskydy or Czech: CHKO Beskydy for short). The mountains are 80% forested, though mainly by plantations of spruce which were in some parts severely damaged by emissions from the Ostrava industrial region. Originally, the mountains were covered by mixed forest with dominant beech which are preserved in many places. Recently, permanent occurrence of all three large Central European carnivours – lynx, bear and wolf – have been confirmed in the area.
(Wikipedia)
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During last October, we did another autumn pro-longed weekend hike across the eastern part of the Moravian–Silesian Beskids, which is far much less visited that its western part - nice weather, fine views, solitude, and lots of freedom - it's an area definitely worth visiting and exploration.
This time, the itinerary was as follows: Mosty u Jablunkova -> Skalka -> Úplaz -> Mionší -> Kamenitý -> Kozubová -> Návsí -> Filipka -> Velký Stožek -> Velký Sošek -> Velká Čantoryje -> Nýdek.
Taken in deep beech woods below Velká Čantoryje on the way to Nýdek settlement.
Sunrise itself was quite disappointing this morning, so I tried my wife's mantra of "What have I got?" and came up with this. Taken on the lower deck of Whitby's west pier extension, the side lighting was quite nice. I wanted to include the subtle lighting in the sky, away from the sunrise.
The Manhattan Bridge, as seen from a pebbly beach in Brooklyn, as a cloud bank rolls in from the west. A twenty-five-second exposure. If you look closely, you can spot the Empire State Building.
B+W 10-stop ND and Hoya Circular Polarizing Filters – both 52mm lens-mounted.
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The trees in Birresborn as seen from inside in the Birresborner Eishöhle (Eifel region, Germany). This is a grotto that was used in the 19th century for mining millstones in Germany. Long ago, in hot summers, it was already recognized as a really cool place, an ice cellar before the times of air conditioners and fridges. Instead of an over-photographed touristic shot, I wanted to make a more symbolic image. The idea of making a stereo image allows me to let the trees, for once, stare back at us, viewers. In real live, our Eishöhle grotto has only one ‘cyclopic’ eye to look at the trees, but in this image I donated two eyes to the trees, to look back at us in our grotto hiding for an over-heated world. The central heart-shape symbolizes my feelings about trees, our best protectors against global warming.
Photo taken with Leica-M10P with Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH.
Overnight temperatures are now well below zero - but the sunrises and the sunsets are becoming more brilliant as our days shorten. This is once again another image from my backyard. In the distance you can see the fog lifting from the Tazlina River, and hiding the bottom three quarters of the Chugach Mountains. As for me . . . I'll cozy in by the wood stove and sip a cup of chamomile tea, while enjoying the view.
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Below the clouds, dark and high
Filled with rain, that patrol the sky
Shines the water, which does gleam
As rays of light, down they stream
Chasing the waves, across the breadth
Of the lake of unfathomable depth
Filled with drops, fallen from the sky
Out of the clouds that patrol up high
189/365
A plastic ice cube placed upon some black perspex.
Strobist: YN560IV fired into white foam board to the rear left and below subject. 1/32 @ 24mm gelled Rogue 'Steel Green'
I did others with blue gels but preferred this.
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IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una Rolleiflex 3.5F fabricada entre 1969 i 1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm; Kodak Ektar 100, revelat amb el kit C41 de Bellini.
El meu pare va fer aquesta mateixa foto els anys 60, probablement amb una càmera Rolleiflex. La podeu veure a sota, als comentaris, la que va fer ell.
Aquesta és la vista de Montecarlo vist des de la plaça del palau dels princeps, a la vila vella de Mónaco.
Molta gent confon Montecarlo amb Mónaco, quan són dues coses diferents. Mónaco és tot l'estat principesc, el 2on país més petit del món i un ultraluxós paradís fiscal. Montecarlo és només el seu barri més exclusiu, on es troben tant el famós casino, com l'Hotel de Paris.
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Picture taken with a Rolleiflex 3.5F, made c.1969-1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm lens; Kodak Ektar 100, developed with the Bellini C41 kit.
My father took this same photo in the 1960s, probably with a Rolleiflex camera. You can see it below, in the comments, the one he made.
Many people confuse Monte Carlo with Monaco, when they are two different things. Monaco is the entire princely state, the 2nd smallest country in the world and an ultra-luxurious tax haven. Monte Carlo is only its most exclusive ward, where both the famous casino, the luxury shops and the Hotel de Paris are located.
The best view of it is from the square in front of the palace of the princes, above the ancient and medieval town of Monaco.
International Mountain Day
11 December .Glaciers, vast reserves of ice and snow found across the planet, are far more than frozen landscapes - they are lifelines for ecosystems and communities, holding around 70 percent of the world's freshwater.
Their accelerated melting represents not only an environmental crisis but also a humanitarian one, threatening agriculture, clean energy, water security and billions of peoples’ lives. Their retreat, driven by rising global temperatures, is a stark indicator of the climate crisis. Melting glaciers and thawing permafrost increase risks such as floods, glacier lake outburst floods, landslides or enhanced erosion and sediment, endangering downstream populations and critical infrastructure. Kala Patthar is the spot for those who wish to see an up-close unobstructed view of Mount Everest. And at 5,643 meters, is higher than four of the seven summits. Because of the topography, the Lhotse wall blocks Everest from most vantage points. Mt Everest stood really tall from where i am . The right-most peak is Mt Nuptse (7,861 m/25,791 ft ) .Mt Everest (29,031 ft / 8,849m) is the visible peak behind the left ridge of Nuptse. Lho La ( 6,006 m/19,705 )located left to Everest .Self Photo , and many thanks to everyone who took the trouble to view comment or fave .
I received a flurry of emails asking questions about SWFEC late last night, February 8, 2023. In an effect to address most of them I have put together a question and answer Flickr page. Please be sure to read the description below the photo find the information. I hope the information will answer most of the questions. Thank you.
Will the eaglets be banded?
There was a question concerning banding the eaglets at SWFEC. Unless the eaglets have to be removed from the nest for some reason, we don’t believe there is any plan to band them in the nest. Banding requires a permitted licensed bander to place the bands and at this time there are no research projects that we know of that are banding.
Even wildlife facilities have to have someone in their organization certified to band birds - or have to know someone who is certified out of their organization who can band the bird for them.
Eaglets have to be a certain age in order to be banded. Too young, the band will slip off. The eaglets at SWFEC are of an age where they could be banded if they are removed from the nest.
Do eagles get hoarse?
There was an interesting question asked that related to M15’s voice. People have thought that M15’s voice might be hoarse. from all of the vocalizing to warn intruders away and calling for his mate.
Eagles don’t have vocal cords and the sound is produced in the syrinx, which is a bony chamber located in the trachea which divides to go to the lungs. The bird’s syrinx has membranes in its outer walls that vibrate when the bird vocalizes. Birds can vibrate those syringeal membranes both when they breathe in and when they breathe out.
The syrinx in birds is similar in function to our larynx, or voice box, but very different in structure. Our larynx is located just downstream from our throat at the top of our trachea (wind pipe), whereas the bird’s syrinx is located at the bottom of the trachea, where it splits into two branches, the bronchi, each branch going to one of the bird’s two lungs.
While it might be possible for a bird’s sound to alter with overuse, it is usually caused by inflammation or infection (bacterial or fungal). Please note that we don’t think either are a concern. M15 has always had a different vocal than Harriet - much more raspy in my opinion. Maybe he has been louder so we are able to hear it better?
What is Harriet’s Age?
One of the questions we are asked frequently is how old the adult eagles are. We can only go by what we know as confirmed when making an estimate of Harriet’s age. None of the adults have been banded, so there is no way of knowing when the eagles hatched - including Harriet’s first mate, Ozzie. We have a better idea of the age of M15 since his plumage and eye color were that of a newly mature eagle (5 years of age).
Based on local viewers and the property owners, the Pritchetts, who have watched the pair nesting on the Pritchetts’ property over the years, Harriet is at least 22 years of age. She has been seen nesting at this nest since 2006. We take the number of years she has been nesting at this nest and add five years since it takes approximately five years before an eagle is mature and ready to raise a family. (17 years at SWFEC nest + 5 years = 22 years)
However, there was a nest across the street that locals said she and her previous mate, Ozzie, nested and raised young. If she is the same female that nested across the street she could be in her late 20s or even 30s. But we have no hard evidence to make that determination.
The information on the nest across the street (and Bald Eagle nests across Florida) was documented by Audubon Florida’s EagleWatch program. There are no records that we know of with FWC stating it was Harriet in the other nest. None of the eagles that nested in this particular nest across the street from the Pritchetts’ property have been banded.
With as many eagles in Florida there were most likely locals observing that nest long before it failed. IF photographers had good equipment there may be photos of the eagles nesting in that location that may have IDing marks, but we are not aware of them, nor have we seen them. Without definitive proof there is no way of knowing if the same eagles nested in that location for a period of years.
We don’t want to post any information that we can’t substantiate - which is why her age is stated the way it is. We know Harriet has to be at least 22 years old, but she is most likely older - we just don’t know how old. Eagles have been known to raise young in the late 30s, so it is possible she is that old. The oldest known wild eagle died at the age of 38. However, the only reason this is known is because that eagle had been banded - most are not banded.
Regarding the nest near Donald Street - interestingly enough the present nest (SWFEC) is now listed as LE026 (it used to be LE-26B). The nest that was located near Donald Street had been listed as LE-26A and the present nest was LE-26B. Now the nest in west pasture is listed as LE026a and the present nest is listed as LEO26.
Since the nest tree that did house LE-26A is no longer standing, there is no reference to it on the Bald Eagle nest Locator map (the Audubon recently changed/updated their nest locator site).
This is the information that had been listed about the previous nest before the site was updated. Previous Nest History by Year (LE-26A Strap Number: 30-43-25-04-00005.0000 - was located across the street):
90-91 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
91-92 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
92-93 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
93-94 Active, 3 Fledglings confirmed
94-95 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
95-96 Active, 3 Fledglings confirmed
96-97 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
97-98 Inactive
98-99 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
99-00 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
00-01 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
01-02 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
02-03 Active, two adults observed at nest tree 4/21/03
03-04 Tree observed dead 9/29/03. ES Staff inspected the tree on 9/29/03 and found the tree had been girdled by machete or hatchet. Birds had been observed in the territory but did not nest this nesting season.
04-05 Active, Two adults observed incubating posture in Dec '04. 1 chick fledged about April 6, 2005
05-06 Active, 1 fledgling confirmed
06-07 Inactive *Built a new nest north of Bayshore Rd (LEO26B). 2 chicks fledged at LEO26B
07-08 through 11-12 Inactive
Please remember that the observations before 2012 are from ground observations only. Members of Audubon Florida’s EagleWatch usually check nests periodically and try to maintain proper distances and make available blinds to prevent disturbance of an active Bald Eagle nest.
I would also like to post the exact quote from Dr. Heather Barron concerning Ozzie’s possible age: Quote from Dr. Heather Barron: “For age, I said 20s to 30s to them because eagles get their adult plumage and usually start mating around 5-7 years of age. So, if people have reported him in the area for 20 years, then he was at least 5, possibly older when he showed up, which could mean he is closer to 30. Either way, the average lifespan is 15-20 years, so he certainly was better than average.
Searching for Harriet.
There is concern as to what search parties have been organized to locate Harriet. We can only share what we know. The Pritchetts searched their own extended property the first weekend after Harriet flew off. We also know a few locals who have checked certain areas where Harriet has been known to frequent - with permission from any property owner. Always get permission from the property owner when undertaking any search.
There were reports of downed eagles; those areas were checked with no findings. We understand a number of local people have also conducted searches, but we have no information on where they searched.
Please remember - this is Florida. There are many areas of Florida with thick, rough vegetation which is hard to maneuver through. There are also wildlife that live in these areas; including snakes, rats, alligators, bobcats and coyote. Extreme caution should be used when undertaking any search in these areas.
Who named Ozzie and Harriet?
Another question that is asked frequently is how did “Harriet” and her first mate, “Ozzie” get their names. We asked the Pritchetts this question when the camera first came online. Their answer was the eagles were named by some local bird enthusiasts who followed the pair from the beginning. Since they were already known by the locals as “Ozzie” and “Harriet” the Pritchetts continued use those names when the cameras began streaming online.
Apparently there is still some confusion over who “named” the eagles. We asked the Pritchetts again to make sure we were sharing the correct information. From the Pritchetts: “We did not coin their names. The initial group of watchers did; way before we started even thinking about the cameras. They told us the names whenever we stopped by to talk to them and it stuck.”
Would another female raise the young at this time?
There was a question as to whether another female might be accepted by M15 at this time and help raise the eaglets. This is a question that we really can’t answer. It is totally up to M15 as to whether he might be willing to allow another eagle in the nest. And it is also totally up to a female Bald Eagle as to whether they would be interested in helping to raise young that were not hers.
There are many rogue eagles in Florida right now - especially in the areas where Hurricane Ian caused loss of habitat and nests. Each year we have observed a number of visitors/intruders in the territory, but this year there have been a greater number. Both Harriet and M15 have spent quite a bit of time warning intruders away - even giving chase.
Someone wanted to know why Harriet left. The day Harriet left the nest tree she had been vocalizing quite a bit and checking the skies. It was thought she may have left to give chase, but this is speculation on my part as to her actions. We have no idea what happened once she was out of view of the cameras. But it did appear she took flight away from the nest tree due to a perceived threat.
In nature, we can never say never. While cameras on a number of nests have given biologists more insight on what happens during breeding times, it doesn’t mean what was seen at one nest could happen at another nest. It is highly unlikely that M15 and another female would bond enough to raise E21 and E22 together at this time. Bonding is an important part of choosing a mate. Harriet didn’t accept M15 until closer to breeding season. However, that doesn’t mean it might not happen. We all wait to see how this season plays out and wish M15 continued success as he cares for his two young eaglets.