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Jennette's Pier
Outer Banks
Nags Head, North Carolina
For me, the clouds -- their coloring and the way they catch the light of the rising sun -- are what make this photo sparkle, give it interest. To my surprise, when I shared it with an acquaintance who professes an interest in photography (I've not seen any photos he's taken), his comment was, "That's a nice sunrise, but those clouds kind of spoil it."
This was taken during a spring 2016 Outer Banks Photography Workshop (Randall Sanger Photography). I was surprised to find recently I had not yet posted this photo, taken several minutes before the sun rose above the ocean. The pier, mostly destroyed by Hurricane Isabel in 2003, has since been completely rebuilt, longer (1,000 feet vs. 754), made of reinforced concrete to better withstand the storms that strike the area periodically, and with a two-story pier house. Still known as Jennette's Pier (a name going back to 1939), the new facility opened in May 2011 as the fourth unit of North Carolina Aquariums, which is part of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources" [from the NCA website].
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I'm happy with how the light caught the droplets on the web so well - I just got these few shots as the sun went down behind the mountain :)
I love how Lady's mantle catches the rain. The fuzzy leaves cause the rain to bead and the beads catch light so beautifully. It's a treat to have this plant in any garden.
Alchemilla vulgaris and Alchemilla xanthochlora, Dewcup, Hairy Mantle, Lion’s Foot, Bear’s Foot, Nine Hooks, Leontopodium, and Stellaria. - - -
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Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the Rosaceae, and a popular garden herb with the common name Lady's mantle. There are about 300 species, the majority native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of Europe and Asia, with a few species native to the mountains of Africa, North America and South America.
Most species of Alchemilla are clump-forming or mounded, perennials with basal leaves arising from woody rhizomes. Some species have leaves with lobes that radiate from a common point and others have divided leaves—both are typically fan-shaped with small teeth at the tips. The long-stalked, gray-green to green leaves are often covered with soft hairs, which hold water drops on the surface and along the edges. Green to bright chartreuse flowers are small, have no petals and appear in clusters above the foliage in late spring and summer.
- from Wikipedia
I know.. another fall pic. I can't help but want to take every last opportunity I have before the snow hits:(
In an amusement arcade at the Green Lake Park in Kunming, the capital of the Chinese province Yunnan
World-class ice sculpture -----Lake Louise
2010 Winter Oympics----Let the Games Begin!---it is time to believe
A bit of adventure for me this morning, I had this idea that maybe I should just take a Milky Way photo literally in my own back yard. I have captured the MW on my deck here in Milford, but the light pollution is a real killer – being suburban Auckland.
So I drove 5 mins to the beach, found some rock pools in between Milford and Takapuna and gave it a go. Considering the amount of light pollution, it amazes me what you can still see and capture here in Auckland. Rangitoto Island which usually dominates the horizon, is dwarfed by our galaxy.
This also raises 2 things.
• What can we do to reduce the light pollution in Auckland?
• Auckland actually isn't too bad with LP, but could be much better
You'll also note there are 3 other celestial bodies in this shot. Venus; the bright one, Mercury; the object below right of Venus, and Pluto; a bit higher up than Venus.
Watching a flock of Purple Martins feeding is truly amazing. These speedsters chase down flying insects, changing directions on a dime and making it look easy. I didn't see this one track down a meal, but it did catch the sun.
Just below a perfect night sky in Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia. I decided to face the cold winter(around 0 °C) and take advantage of the New Moon and catch the Milky Way right after sunset. I couldn’t ask for more!