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A view from the ring road that circles Iceland. This is the the East side looking out over the Atlantic.
The tawny coster (Acraea terpsicore[1]) is a small, 53–64 millimetres (2.1–2.5 in), leathery, winged butterfly which is common in grassland and scrub habitats. It belongs to the Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterfly family. It has a weak fluttery flight. It is avoided by most insect predators. This species and the yellow coster (Acraea issoria) are the only two Indian representatives of the predominantly African tribe Acraeini.
Stretching along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, the Limon province is a magical mixture of mangroves, pristine beaches and tropical forests. These picturesque lowlands sustain a rich natural beauty that conservationists are working hard to protect. .
Here one finds sprawling banana plantations and thick, tropical jungle bordering the lofty Central Mountains. The Afro-Caribbean influence is evident everywhere, from the lyrical speech and reggae rhythms to the colorful wooden bungalows that line the laid-back, coastal villages.
Almost a third of the province s sparse population live in and around the capital-port city of Puerto Limon, or simply Limon. Whether you 're looking for the distinctive local culture or the blossoming ecotourism industry, just ask, "Wh'appen, man?". Someone is sure to tell you, with a smile.
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Avant le début des concerts/Before concerts started
Binic, Côtes d'Armor
Bretagne, France
Festival Folk and Blues
Nikon F801S
50mm 1,8 AFD
Fuji Xtra 400
Scan Epson V370
Thanks to Studio André for C41 process
As of right now, I don’t have any foreign destination weddings planned for 2013. I did have one penciled in for Morocco but the venue provided a photographer, so I’m sticking around here. And that’s not a bad thing. I’m taking off May and June since our son is due in late May and don’t know what kind of time commitment having a newborn is going to require. Sure I’d love to spend 100% of my time with my new son, but photography also pays a lot of bills, so there has to be a balance.
While Destination Weddings are fun, they don’t typically pay as much as they should. Sure you’re getting to travel somewhere, usually fun and beautiful, but if you think about it, it’s also requiring you to be away from your family and local surroundings for several days. Assuming the couple pays for your flight, hotel and car, you still have to manage food for all those days as well as parking at the airport, etc, etc. Doing a wedding/gig shouldn’t cost the photographer money. And if you’re gone for a Thursday-Sunday, those are all days you’re not able to book any other gigs either. So do you charge them 4 full days? Tough call.
This was Canada last year. As much as I make fun of Canada, I had a pretty good time. This was one of my favorite engagement photos of the year, especially because seconds after taking this, the owner of the property came up and asked why I had two kids in his field of barley. “Why would you want pictures of people kissing in a field of barley?????” and he sped off.
The Erewash Canal in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
The canal was created following an act of parliament in 1777 with John Varley appointed as engineer and John and James Pinkerton the main contractors, it was completed in 1779 at a cost of £21,000 (£2,252,740 in modern money). It was a commercial success from the start mainly used to transport coal.
The canal's success kept it going far longer than many of its contemporaries in the face of competition from the railways. When the Grand Union Canal Company took over the running of the Erewash in 1932 it was still a going concern. The canal was nationalised in 1947. By this time the closure of feeder canals resulted in a loss of trade and competition from other forms of transport was making itself felt and the last commercial narrowboat delivered its cargo in 1952. In 1962 the British Transport Commission closed the top section of canal. However, it was kept in water to supply the lower half of the canal and it remained navigable.
In 1968 the Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association (ECP&DA) was formed in response to a threat by the British Waterways Board to close the canal. One of the ECP&DA's achievements was the re-opening of the Great Northern Basin at Langley Mill. This canal basin was the point at which the Cromford, Erewash and Nottingham Canals met. The Langley Mill Boat Company formed in 1974 and based at the Great Northern Basin has cleared and put back into water a short section of the Cromford Canal connected to the basin.
Today the Erewash Canal is fully open and is actively used by pleasure cruisers. The towpath, which follows the eastern bank, carries Route 67 of the National Cycle Network between the Lawrence Street access and Stanton Lock where the cycle route diverges to follow the Nutbrook Valley. The canal is also regularly restocked with fish for anglers, and along the eastern tow path dozens of anglers are often seen.
This is the American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) which occurs in the SE United States down through Tropical Central America and the Caribbean. Northern populations are migratory, wintering as far south as Argentina. Occasionally migrants get lost and wander across the Atlantic, but that is an extremely rare event. They spend most of their time in swamps but climb high in vegetation when they feel threatened. That is when they are easiest to see and photograph. This one didn't seem to mind standing on the sharpest of spiny branches. I photographed this individual in lowland Costa Rica.