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Turtles are unable to regulate their body temperatures independently, so they are completely dependent on the temperature of their environment. For this reason, they need to sunbathe frequently to warm themselves and maintain their body temperatures.
The red-eared slider gets its name from the small, red stripe around its ears, or where its ears would be, and from its ability to slide quickly off rocks and logs into the water.
Red-eared sliders are native to the Southern United States and northern Mexico, but have become established in other places because of pet releases, and have become an invasive species in many areas where they outcompete native species.
The carapace of this species can reach more than 40 cm (16 in) in length, but the typical length ranges from 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in). The females of the species are usually larger than the males. They typically live between 20 and 30 years.
- Wikipedia
(Nikon, 500 mm, 1/200 @ f/8, ISO 400)
And now for something completely different!
Actually I wasn't aware this existed until I did some looking on the internet and found out that the 2 X 2 Rubik Cube does exist. I'm not sure this is solvable but it fits under the three inch rule for the Macro Mondays group. I've always loved the Rubik cube and was quite proficient at solving it back in my college days. It won me many a beer in speed solving competitions with other nerdy engineering and science types. For this week's shot, the cube sat on a stand with a cyan paper background and I shot straight down. Only natural sun light with white screens to cut down reflections was used. I shot the whole cube with a 15 image photo stack, merged in Photoshop and then isolated the 8 cubes shown here.
Size: Each individual block is 0.75" x 0.75" or 1.5" x 1.5" for the cube. The tricky part comes in the projected length given the cube is shot at an angle. Best I can measure, the max projected width is 2.25" and height is 2.5".
Made specifically for the Macro Monday group, Theme: Vibrant Minimalism.
Nikon 55mm f/2.8 NIKKOR Micro, 15 image stack for the complete cube.
Completely relaxed on the scratch barrel...
First posted 17.03.2022. Reposted 01.04.2022 for the "Happy Caturday" theme "Cat Tails".
Bastian (mixed breed), 15.03.2022.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
fairly young female Leopard in Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
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this beautiful female Leopard was found on a dry plateau in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
With no other vehicles in the area we were able to make a slow approach and to get fairly close to her and to observe her for half an hour
panthera pardus
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Leopard
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This photo took a lot of patience, my first photo completely tweaked in Photoshop. Phew... Patience!!
✈️ : Missing Melody
One, two, one, two, three, four
Shed a tear 'cause I'm missin' you
I'm still alright to smile
Girl, I think about you every day now
Was a time when I wasn't sure
But you set my mind at ease
There is no doubt you're in my heart now
Said "woman take it slow, and it'll work itself out fine"
All we need is just a little patience
Said "sugar make it slow and we'll come together fine"
All we need is just a little patience (Patience)
Mm, yeah
I sit here on the stairs
'Cause I'd rather be alone
If I can't have you right now, I'll wait dear
Sometimes I get so tense but I can't speed up the time
But you know love there's one more thing to consider
Said "woman take it slow and things will be just fine"
You and I'll just use a little patience
Said "sugar take the time 'cause the lights are shining bright"
You and I've got what it takes to make it
We won't fake it, I'll never break it
'Cause I can't take it
Little patience, mm yeah, mm yeah
Need a little patience, yeah
Just a little patience, yeah
Some more patience, yeah (I've been walking the streets at night)
Just trying to get it right (A little patience, yeah)
It's hard to see with so many around
You know I don't like being stuck in the crowd (Could use some patience, yeah)
And the streets don't change but maybe the names
I ain't got time for the game 'cause I need you (Gotta have more patience, yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah but I need you (All need more patience)
Oh, I need you (All need some patience)
Oh, I need you (Just a little patience)
Ooh this time (Is all you need)
Before I merged completely into autumn, I decided to share some more butterflies, flowers and summer photos, and since today is Thursday I decided to go back to old files that were left behind for whatever reason.
Since I took this photo, I've been trying to find out what its name was, and today after I did a very long and careful research I found it! This one is a White Peacock butterfly which was just emerging or eclosing from its chrysalis. The moment is really exiting not only for us the ones that observe them, but also for them as they take a look at the their new habitat. This was taken at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens while I visiting the city. The person in charge of the this section of the conservatory instructed us bout the rules of how to visit this section, how to keep and eye on the floor since some of them leave the chrysalis and unfold themselves on the ground. This one did and I was lucky to spot it, I'm glad I did!
If you like to know more about this wonderful insects, here is place to start:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly
We all have something to look back and reminiscing...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=voQWlL-jj5Q
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Photography is my passion, and nature photography is my favorite.
I have been in Explore for more that a hundred times, and it is an awesome experience to have your photos showcased in such a special way.
I'm in many groups, and I only add my photos to them if they are not private.
I thank your for coming today, for leaving a comment, and make a favorite of yours this photo, (if that is the case) thanks again!
The best part of this forum is the contacts and friends that I have made over the years, that have the same passion for this art that is called photography!
Martha.
Completely crosses the Earth's shadowing a tonal lunar eclipse becoming a ''Blood Moon'' ... because of sunlight bending through Earth atmosphere hitting the moon ...
The completely moated castle, which is therefore a Wasserburg, consists of the main building and an L-shaped outer bailey (Vorburg).
The name of the castle can be explained as loam brook, muddy brook; the castle is located in a naturally swampy area. The castle dates from the 13th century, but in 1170 there was already a keep on the site of the current castle.
Schloss Lembeck has been the residence of influential noblemen who, in the service of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, performed ministerial administrative tasks in the region. In the 17th and 18th centuries they controlled the Heerlijkheid Lembeck. Until 1960, the castle was inhabited by members of noble families.
by John Cordeaux Delpiaz | Tune ♫♪ | "There's no reason to hate what seems different if you are completely sure of who you really are." ― K.L.
So, finally Monday arrives (after a completely abysmal Saturday and Sunday in as far as Light is concerned) and so does the Light. I did a quick scout for the caterpillar (planned for next post), nowhere to be seen. Settling down on the bench that was used for the bee shot seemed like the thing to do. Contemplating if I should change up my gear to take advantage of the light. Nahh, too much effort. I noticed the Blue Jays in a frenzy over the peanuts. I was still disturbed over the fact that someone, you know who you are, had posted a shot of a Nuthatch in an upright feeding position. That is highly unusual. Up here, the Nuthatch has taken it upon himself to teach the Blue Jays how to do it his way. I had observed that behavior for a while and thus I came up with my purpose for this Monday. I talked the Nuthatch into getting his top student to perform this acrobatic feat so I could document this. I watched in wonder as the Blue Jay followed his sensei’s instructions. If other people can show Nuthatches right-side-up, I can certainly display a Blue Jay upside-down. So, here we are; no trickery using software nor the use of any super glue.
Enjoy what’s left of this weekend.
Pygargue à tête blanche
Île de Vancouver, Colombie Britannique, Canada
Cliqué sur l'image pour voir la mouche...
Sur grand écran de préférence.
Merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires ils sont toujours très appréciés. Bon dimanche à tous.
Avec le temps particulièrement doux que nous avons ici en novembre plus de 21c / 70 f nous sommes littéralement envahis par les coccinelles Asiatique qui s'infiltre par tous les petites fentes de la maison et les mouches qui semblent aussi être complètement déboussolées avec ces changements climatique... Avez-vous déjà eu une mouche qui vous tourne autour et vous harcèlent continuellement... Ici dans ce portrait de Pygargue juvénile cette mouche le perturbe au plus haut point qu'il est sur le point de perdre patiente, en voici une.
Bald Eagle.
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Click on the image to see the fly...
Preferably on the big screen.
Thank you very much for your comments they are always much appreciated. Good Sunday to all.
With the particularly mild weather we have here for November over 21c / 70f we are literally overrun with Asian ladybugs infiltrating through all the little cracks in the house and the flies which also seem to be completely out of whack with these climate changes ... Have you ever had a fly hovering around you and constantly harassing you... Here in a portrait of a juvenile Bald Eagle Harasse by a fly that is disturbs him so much that he is about to lose patience.
A completely common, daily scene on the Lofoten islands, but with that light and beautiful silence I found it utterly poetic :)
Something completely different than my birds and winter shots....
This was actually captured the same day as those duck images, and was one of my last captures as the sun went down.
I had fun with the Curves module on this one, giving it a fantasy aura.
Brewarrina, New South Wales
A series of images, a Magpie-lark getting serious with a Goanna. Obviously a nest close by. The Goanna came in for a drink at a farm dam, he would submerge his head completely to protect his eyes from the constant attack.
Bombylius major - the fly that pretends it's a bee, captured in my garden yesterday afternoon - a warm and sunny April day. Then we had a frost last night....
Completely gutted on the inside. No ceiling. Even the brick fireplace was removed - with a couple of jacks to hold up the chimney.
I know that this effect is describing something completely different. But when I'm looking at these windflowers I'm having the impression, that the blossoms are transforming into butterflies while they are withering. Off course this is absolutely nonsense, but for me it's still a nice thought.
Ja ich weiß, dieser Effekt beschreibt normalerweise etwas völlig anderes. Wenn ich mir diese Buschwindröschen so anschaue erwecken sie jedoch den Eindruck, als würden sich die Blüten während sie verblühen in einen Schmetterling verwandeln. Natürlich ist das absoluter Blödsinn, für mich jedoch trotzdem ein schöner Gedanke.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Rousham is completely unspoilt and uncommercialised – no tea room and no shop – just glorious gardens to explore. One of England’s most important gardens, Rousham represents the first phase of English landscape design and remains almost as its designer William Kent left it. Many of the features that delighted its 18th century visitors are still there for 21st century visitors to enjoy.
Rousham House in Oxfordshire has been continuously in the ownership of one family and was built circa 1635 and remodelled by William Kent in the 18th century in a free Gothic style. Further alterations were carried out in the 19th century.
Just the two of us on this beautiful glacier des Nantillons, right above Chamonix, with perfect conditions… Another fantastic day climbing & skiing.
I Love the Way You Love Me
John Michael Montgomery
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjGbPRleP7Y
I like the feel of your name on my lips
And I like the sound of your sweet gentle kiss
The way that your fingers run through my hair
And how your scent lingers even when you're not there
And I like the way your eyes dance when you laugh
And how you enjoy your two hour bath
And how you convinced me to dance in the rain
With everyone watching like we were insane
But I love the way you love me
Strong and wild, slow and easy
Heart and soul, so completely
I love the way you love me
Taken at Wildwood Gardens
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So, has he completely lost it? No, not the driver, me. Well, who refers to oneself in the third person? That may be one indication of losing it. Actually, no to that as well. Now that I have proven to myself that I am capable of using HDR responsibly, I thought I may as well give into the temptation that devil software is throwing at me and apply this process in a manner that results in something completely different. I always wanted to do a minimalist color image without completely giving up on color because I am addicted to it. Quite like the effect “contrast optimizer” has on the bucket loader. That’s why I cropped top and bottom to feature the loader a bit more prominently. The reason the sides are uncropped is because I liked the effect on the fence to the right of the loader and on the faux brick wall to the left of the loader. And no, not to worry, you won’t see too many of these shots going forward. No sense in getting carried away. Less is usually more unless we are dealing with Marzipan which is powerful enough to make me .…
The Battle of Jutland raged for 36 hours from 31th May to 1th June 1916. In the battle – which is still the biggest naval battle of the world – from British and German side, a total of 152 warships and nearly 100 000 people were involved. Of these, 8645 sailors were killed.
This picture was taken around the stern of the HMS Defence, a Armoured Cruiser which was hit by shells from SMS Lützow and Derfflinger and sunk with all 893 hands.
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“Kings and Queens have only their royal heads crowned, but I have my entire royal body crowned. So I’m asking you: “Am I a super-royal Tiny Teddybear ?“
Macro of the fully crowned Tiny Teddy
Size < 2 “ x 1 ½ “
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
Macro taken April 03, 2024, for the group
Macro Mondays #Royal
😄 Happy Macro Monday 😄
Gigaset GS290
ƒ/2.0
4.0 mm
1/33 Sec
ISO 350
Completely unedited shot taken at Grauland with the Photo Cafe Photographers group was a lot of fun.
Thanks to everyone!!
Head To Toe
Hair: Doux - Valentine
Head: Genus Project - Baby Face W002
Skin: NX - Sayuri (Bom)
Eye-Brows: Simple Bloom - LivAutumn Neutral (Bom)
Eyes: AviGlam - Transcendence
Glasses: Triggered - Lumos Maxima
Lipstick: PradaBeauty - Rosalia
Earrings: Vibing - Elena
Dress (jewelry and belt): Bauhaus - Anna (IBTC)
Sandals: Fashionatic - Larcy
Body: Maitreya - Petite
Pose: Me
A completely new view, for a long time on my wishlist, and this day I finally got there. Clouds and sun were playing games, but I was able to make some nice sunny shots with the town of Sankt-Goarshausen in the background. This spot can easily be reached on foot. Just beware when parking the car during tourist season: the parkings at the Loreley site will be very busy.
Burg Katz in the background was built in 1393 and is now privately owned. It's name relates to burg Maus, in Wellmich, that can be seen on this picture www.flickr.com/photos/65238008@N03/7297555396/in/album-72....
BYB 139 287, Sankt Goarshausen 26.4.2016
The completely renewed locomotive 77 002 by Express Service is already on duty on the Rhodope narrow gauge line! We have waited to see the locomotive in operation for quite a long time. It was ready and transferred in Septemvri depot in March 2022, but due to some administrative hiccups, its commissioning was delayed quite a bit. After all, about a month ago, the locomotive was put into operation, with a new number - 77 102, and since then it has been tirelessly and without any problems serving trains on the narrow gauge. The modernization of the locomotive which has been manufactured in Romania in the 80s was carried out by the Express Service workshop in Ruse, Bulgaria. In practice, only the frame and bogies are used from the old locomotive. Cabs and the body shells were removed and re-build using brand new materials. The loco is equipped with electronic controls and also with a brand new Caterpilar diesel engine with EU stage 5 standard.
On the photo 77 102 is seen on train 1661, between the stations of Yakoruda and Belitsa, near Dagonovo stop /15 October 2022/
Video of the renovated locomotive is available here:
Completely new figure from last time.
New jacket with my Batman and Bad Wolf pins on it. A Batman shirt. Blue jeans with my lanyard. (Though you can't see it, nor did I actually make them, I have a little wolverine keychain, a Deadpool light and a G.I. Joe dog tag on them. as well as my keys) Also my red vans. (Don't you dare say it).
This is a collection of old network BNC (Bayonet Neill–Concelman) connectors and terminators we found buried in a cupboard at work and joined together. Apart from being 20 years behind the times, they would also send the network traffic loopy if we connected them to anything - so the ultimate contraption. Over complicated. Looks impressive. Does nothing!
The BNC was commonly used for early computer networks, including ARCnet, the IBM PC Network, and the 10BASE2 variant of modern Ethernet.