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Flyer Round 2 today - was much better prepared and timed it right!
2 shot panorama
Sony A7R + Nikon 14-24mm at 14mm
1/8, f/2.8, ISO 1600
Vanhankylänniemi, Järvenpää. Trip to Tuusulanjärvi lakeside with Markus and Janne Parviainen www.flickr.com/photos/jannepaint/. Thanx for Markus to borrow Mombasa shell.:)
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This is just after the sun had set on the hill in Honor Par, London just after the storm had passed which you can see in a previous post.
I just love how the sky looked that day couldn't get enough shooting : )
Sigma 10-20 @ 20mm,
Handheld
Entoloma hochstetteri
I found myself lucky to find the ssecond place in the waitakere ranges this season where these nice fungi were growing.
always a great touch of colour in the bush ...
I've been uploading stuff on Instagram lately, instead of here. Perhaps, though, it's worth doing a bit of each.
Two common blue butterflies having a discovery channel moment. Male on the left female on the right.
Thanks for your visit, fav, & comment (even short!) :):
Location: Pont de l'Archevêché, Paris, France
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 14-24 mm f/2.8G ED @ 17mm | 1:2.8 | f/22| 30s | ISO 200
No HDR
Tripoded
I'm very happy with how this turned out. I didn't think of how the snow would affect the shot but I like all of the little specks. I especially love the deep blue of the sky. This was taken at Twilight. I was inspired by the movie The Village - there are quite a few scenes where the all you can see is the tops of the trees swaying in the wind and hear eerie noises. I think it was quite appropriate that, while I was in the woods taking this shot, I heard a twig snap, as if someone had stepped on it. I booked it out of there immediately. I didn't want to stick around and meet up with a wolf!
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) male with breeding plumage (a black ‘V’ on their foreheads extending above their eyes and slightly more vibrant crown).
Love when these little guys appear but tough to get them standing still. (I went out twice to get this shot).
White Clay Creek Preserve (Delaware)
This is a Common Blue, lovely small butterflies, there were loads about today. Quite difficult conditions as it was rather gusty and it also rained rather hard.
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
Rottemburg, 1775
One of the first pictures taken with my new Sigma 70-300 APO DG lens, using the 1:2 macro feature.
I'm always looking at reflections in water but it was carolyntaplin78 (with me at the time) who drew my attention to *squiggles*. She's a painter so she would :-).
Island of Marettimo | Aegadian Islands | Sicily
Marettimo (Sicilian: Marrètimu) is one of the Aegadian Islands in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily, Italy. It forms a part of the municipality (comune) of Favignana in the Province of Trapani. From Trapani, it takes about an hour to reach the island.
Marettimo is the second largest of the Aegadian Islands. The highest point is Monte Falcone with a height of 686 m (2,251 ft). The island has about 300 inhabitants in the winter and 700 in the summer (not including tourists), who mainly live from fishing and traditional handcrafts. Fishing is predominately conducted in the summer months.
The ancient name of the island was Hiera, part of the Greek name Hierà Nèsos (Ιερά Νήσος), which means "Sacred Island" in Greek. Indeed, its Latin name used by Pliny was also "Sacra".[1] The name Marettimo probably comes from the words mar (sea) and timo (thyme) due to the profusion of thyme on the island. However, it may stem from a local pronunciation of the word "maritimo".
The island was an important observation point during Roman times, hence the Casa Romana, where it was easy to observe passing maritime traffic. The sea routes between Italy and North Africa and Italy and Spain (via Sardinia) would pass Marettimo.
There is a well restored Byzantine-Norman church adjacent to the Casa Romana. There are several impressive grottos around the island's coast and innumerable spots for excellent swimming in pristine waters on the western coast accessible only by boat.