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A mother Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) with her pup. The pup is tucked against her underside and appears to be nursing.
Description
The mother’s broad, dark-brown body fills most of the tightly cropped frame, its short fur dusted with fine sand. Her pup lies at the lower right, face turned upward and muzzle pressed beneath her body. A pale flipper arcs across the upper portion of the photograph. Low golden sunlight grazes their backs, while deep blue-gray shadows, soft focus, and a warm flare run through the center.
Discussion
The extreme closeness makes this feel less like a conventional wildlife portrait and more like an intimate study of touch, shelter, and dependence. The mother’s body becomes a protective landscape surrounding the pup; only the baby’s small face clearly emerges from the interlocking shapes. The contrast in scale strengthens the sense of vulnerability, while the warm light gives the nursing moment a quiet tenderness.
Galápagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki), an endemic species of the Galápagos Islands.
Description
Two Galápagos sea lions rest on pale sand among dark volcanic rocks. The main animal lies diagonally with its head raised against a rock, while another is partly visible in the foreground. Warm sunlight illuminates their brown coats and faces against cool blue shadows.
Discussion
The photograph captures a characteristic Galápagos encounter: wildlife resting comfortably within the stark volcanic landscape. Golden light makes the central sea lion the focal point, while the rough lava, soft sand, and relaxed bodies create strong contrasts in texture and mood.
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Abused Abandoned Jungle Dogs.
Back Story .........................................
Arrived at The Dog Palace around 6:30AM.
Of course Mama was waiting at the head of
the driveway. Rocky and Legs showed up
about 10 minutes later. All three dogs were
fed quality kibble and fresh cooked meat.
Checked out the alien situation on the roof.
As you can see Mama and Rocky are giving
it a real close inspection.
Legs is hiding behind me just in case Mama
wants to go over the rules again !
Spent a great deal of time cleaning and sorting
some stuff out. My goal is to paint the inside of
the bingo room. The outside will also be painted
if there's enough funds to do this.
Paint is not cheap by any means. I have a few
tools that will be needed but the paint is an item
that will have to be purchased.
That project will cost around $100 USD if any-
one is interested in helping out, that would be
greatly appreciated.
10 kilos of fresh dog kibble was delivered to
the nuns and yes they were very excited .
OK, Lets talk about the computer and what
we, {Mr SideCar and I} did to it.
The computer had been yelling at me for some
time saying the hard drive is full !
Then it started screaming at me about the hard
drive situation.
Then it went into absolute panic and lost it's mind.
So, at that point it had my complete and undivided
attention. The computer had threatened to commit
suicide by blowing itself up hence all the photos
would be lost for ever and ever.
Mr SideCar dug through the bone pile in search of
the perfect hard drive that we could cannibalize ....
Well, it didn't happen as we planned so we had to
go for plan "B". That didn't work out either so we
went for plan "C". Plan C kinda sorta worked but
another plan is also in the works, plan "D" is our
backup escape plan ..
I am up and running right now as you can see, but,
my friend Mr SideCar is going to come by Saturday
night and we will fine tune what we have now. And
he may have found some worthy parts in the bone
pile by then too. Life is good ...... ;-)
Our friend from "down under" made a nice Christmas
donation for the Hooligans. Thank You Big Time.
Please don't forget this "abandoned abused street dog"
program runs 24-7 and eats up a lot of food and medicine.
In fact next week they all start going in for their yearly
inoculations/rabies injections. That my friends is going to
take a whole bunch of time. The doctors have said no
scooters till the middle of January. Which means no sidecar
for about a month.
Now I'll admit, 3 times I've taken a scooter to the village store.
That's about two blocks one way and I feel every damn bump !!!
OK, Enough talking for now.
Thank You.
Jon&Crew.
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Please help with your donations here.
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Dreamtime.
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A population of cranes spend the days at the Tsurui Ito Tancho Crane Sanctuary feeding and grooming and around sunset they fly off to spend the night in the nearby Setsuri River. In the late afternoon the shadows were extending over the snow and this individual was catching the last of the sun. Near Tsurui Village, Hokkaido, Japan
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My connection to people I miss is very ofter through flowers:
'Tonight will be fine', but I still miss you Mr Cohen:)
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the busy IKEA shoppers were all laughing at me for 2 reasons, taking photos of nothing [as they saw it], and turning round and shaking my fists at the sun every time it went behind the clouds
Driving very slowly on a snowy back-road but stable and safe to drive with this amazing new Suzuki Bergman 400 cc Scooter. Now being serviced as I achieved 1000 km.
Identification
A snow-covered woodland and small stream in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, photographed during the winter of 1972–1973. The park and date are supplied information; the photograph does not provide enough distinctive detail to identify the precise location within Prospect Park. The leafless deciduous trees cannot be reliably identified to species from this view.
Description
A narrow stream winds from the snowy middle distance toward the lower-right foreground, where its dark water reflects small flashes of warm sunlight. Fresh snow blankets the banks, rocks, exposed roots, and fallen wood. Numerous footprints cross the open snowfield and converge near the water.
A massive tree trunk dominates the left edge, creating a dark vertical foreground frame. On the right, a long fallen or leaning branch curves diagonally across the stream and into the center of the composition. Beyond it, slender bare trunks and interlacing branches form a dense pattern against a pale winter sky. The low sun is partly screened by the trees, producing soft golden highlights and long blue-gray shadows. The muted color, visible grain, and subdued contrast are characteristic of an older color photograph.
Discussion
The image presents Prospect Park as an intimate winter woodland rather than an urban public space. Buildings, paths, and crowds are absent, allowing the stream, snow, and bare trees to suggest a quiet landscape far removed from the surrounding city. Footprints are the principal evidence of human presence, subtly linking the secluded scene to the park’s recreational life.
The composition is strongly layered. The large trunk anchors the immediate foreground, the diagonal fallen branch leads toward the stream, and the stream carries the eye into the illuminated distance. These dark forms frame the brighter snow and sunset glow, producing a sense of depth within the tangled woodland. Warm reflections in the moving water contrast with the cold snow and shadows, giving the scene both stillness and vitality.
As a photograph from the winter of 1972–1973, it also serves as a historical record of Prospect Park’s wooded landscape. Its grain, restrained palette, and low winter light create a nostalgic atmosphere while preserving an ordinary, unmonumental view of Brooklyn’s natural environment.
Sundogs and a solar halo around the Sun, December 19, 2013, shot from home with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens. The halo is caused by ice crystals in the air, in this case very nearby as they can be seen as "stars" sparkling in the sunlight in the sky and in the foreground. This is an HDR stack of three exposures at 2/3rds stop intervals, processed thru Photomatix Pro.
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Heavy snowfall mounded the rocks in a shallow stream flowing into Marble Canyon in the Kootenay National Park, BC
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Softboxed SB28 each side, SB28 through brolly camera up slightly to the left, 430EX on the b-ground.