Denali flightseeing tour from Talkeetna, Alaska. We were supposed to land on a glacier, but low clouds and high winds did not cooperate. Still, it was fascinating to see the massive river of ice between towering cliffs.

The sunset wasn't cooperating. Thick hazy clouds completely covered the western sky. No golden hour, no blue hour. So I looked to the east.

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Pike County near Molena, Georgia

The web was on the outside of double-pane glass. The indoor and outdoor glass surfaces had been cleaned, but there was no way to clean between the panes. Plus, it was extremely windy ... the web was fluttering wildly at times. To have any chance of capturing its details, I had to go to a fast shutter speed. I want to do this shot again on a day that's not windy, IF the spider will cooperate by constructing another web directly in front of the window, lol!

The weather has just not been cooperating for photos this winter. On the milder days it's always gloomy with no sun. Today we finally get full sunshine and it's a cold -30°C outside! So I went through my archives and found this mallard duck making me think of the warm days of summer.

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This day started with a big climb up a mountain for a sunrise shoot, but unfortunately the weather did not cooperate.

The sunset shoot that we had planned didn't look much better with buckets of rain coming down. Water was flowing down the steps we were supposed to climb and things didn't look good.

But we had a choice. Go back or take a chance and make the climb.

We got the break. We couldn't have asked for better.

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Did you ever git in a rut. Git'n ready to go to Utah and Colorado in bout a week. Should have some new stuff, if the truck don't die, the camera don't break and the weather cooperates I'll have some new stuff :) Photographer's rock :) You humble me :)

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A spoonbill nest at Jefferson Island. Three birds are apparent but there is a another baby in front of nest with its head behind a leafy clump. I tried many times to get a shot with it in the frame but it didn't cooperate!!! :-)

Masai Mara, Kenya

A medium-sized and widespread mongoose.

One of the few mongoose species that lives in groups and these consist typically of 12 to 20 members. These groups cooperate to defend their territory and to raise their pups.

They forage together during the day to find insects but they will also take small rodents, snakes etc

mungos mungo

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mangouste rayée

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ground squirrels in the Kgalagadi use their tails as sunshades during the heat of the day and while foraging they position themselves with their backs to the sun and their tails above their head but this one didn't want to cooperate fully with me and lift its tail higher than this

This guy really cooperated - kept landing and taking off from the same perch, hitting the water, so was able to set up and get him right when he was coming back to roost!

Unusual to find a male cardinal not totally covered up with tree branches and leaves. This one finally cooperated.

Loved this shot - hadn't seen an osprey drop his wings quite like this, but it reminded me of an angel. Many thanks, random fish hawk, for cooperating... :)

A shot of E17th St and Broadway in the Historic Flatiron district of Manhattan.The streets are going up from 17th St (or ahead on you screen) to around 21 st St.There are some old architecture in the area that have been around since roughly the 1870s and 1880s.Stores,businesses,and apartments occupy them now.The Flatiron district back in the the early 19th century used to open farmland up until the Commissioner Plan of 1811 which divided the city into its now famous rectangular grids or blocks from 14th St and up cooperator.com/article/from-farmland-to-high-rises/full#cut

It was a rare moment of light, as it had been overcast from my arrival here, almost a week ago. Most of the time, it has been snowing lightly or drizzling. Hopefully this will be the worst of it and the light will cooperate the rest of the way. This beautiful cloud formation was just breathtaking, for a moment, because it did not last long. I was able to come away with a short series of images. One of my favorite corners, when I have visited this park, is definitely Two Jack Lake, for it's picture perfect framing of Mount Rundle.

As always, thanks for stopping by and looking, I appreciate your comments and visits.

Seeing this little wonder was on my wish list for a while and it was great coming across a bird that was cooperating very nicely.

Color explodes everywhere in the Grand Teton National Park every fall. Even the scrub brush cooperates.

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Recently, Winnipeg awoke to another lovely vision of hoar frost despite the foggy conditions. I spotted some rosehips with lots of frost on their stems. This was the first time I've used the macro for ice and wish I'd increased the DoF, but I hope you can see the little feathers of frost along the stems. Hoping Mother Nature cooperates so that I can try again on a day that isn't so cold that I freeze solid!

Thank you for looking and for leaving a comment. I do love hearing from you! Have a terrific day!

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Driving the back roads around Faro County, NC.

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Since Flickr changed the layout once again not too long ago...... I have been having some trouble with the invites.... Sometimes they work out fine and then other times nothing seems to want to cooperate. Since awarding others is so very important to me, I am being very careful! So please bear with me! I want to thank everyone for the nice comments and the invites. :-)

I planned to shoot a sunset however the weather was not cooperating - as I was searching for something else to shoot this little gem appeared. The sun was behind me and broke through the clouds enough to illuminate the scene. The lens is 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the salt water.

GPS is for Stansbury Island and not the exact spot of the photo.

I dusted off my 100mm macro lens, I think the details are somewhat better than with my go-to Canon 24-70mm. Blossoms are all around! The trick is to find a time when the weather cooperates.

Photo taken at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston. Best viewed in large and magnified.

Almost three weeks ago, I was really excited to see and photograph a European Robin here in Jordan but could not convince the subject Robin to move to a another location where there might be a better, less busy, background...

Well, on Saturday, apparently the Robin decided to cooperate... and I do think it's likely that it's the same bird... and not only be cooperative but be responsive to suggestion to stand up straight and not hunch your shoulders, Anyway, I was excited again to be able to get a pretty good look at her... she's pretty cool...

Was hoping for not so cloudy skies tonight. unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. This is the view of Girdwood town lights to the left and Portage train depot's orange glow in the distance.

Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico

New Mexico has its own (downsized) version of Yellowstone National Park. Valles Caldera is a 14-mile wide volcanic caldera with sweeping valleys, roaming wild elk herds, bald eagles, and rustic ruins from historic ranches, as seen here at the Horse Barn (dating to late 19th Century). Like Yellowstone, the Preserve has hot springs, fumaroles and volcanic domes (though there are no famous geysers such as those at Yellowstone). Spruce, Douglas-fir and Ponderosa pine populate the higher ground that surrounds the sweeping grassland valleys of the park. The elk keep trees from growing in the lowlands as they graze in large herds.

The weather did not cooperate with my photography the two days that I was in northern New Mexico, and such as seen here, every location was under a dense overcast. While this eliminated any chance I had of photographing the eagles in their nests, it did lend a certain heavy and interesting atmosphere for these historic locations.

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I post this for the Happy Caturday theme "Our cats by numbers". Not very inspired, I know, but the summer heat has a negative effect on the cats' willingness to cooperate as well as on my creativity. :) Happy Caturday !

I must admit that I wasn't very interested when the STS group of photographers visiting Skye decided to go to Isleornsay (Eilean Iarmain in Scottish Gaelic). Although the light at this location can be excellent, I lacked a long enough lens to do it justice - so many thanks to Mark Waidson for kindly lending me his 70-300mm lens. The light certainly did cooperate on this occasion, lighting up the snow-covered Beinn Sgritheall (974 m) on the mainland and the lighthouse on a small tidal island. The lighthouse is one of the Stevenson lighthouses, built in 1857. It was automated in 1962, became privately owned and is now used as a holiday let.

This shot was taken during a return (revenge) visit to Monument Valley. The last time I was there mother nature was not cooperating and I was dealt a poor hand when it comes to cloud cover, and for a second time it wasn't any better. That's how it goes, your at the mercy of the odds especially when you plan a trip and take time off months in advance there just is no predicting the weather that far ahead. The thing that really eerks me is that it rained every day of my trip except the days I was in Monument Valley. It even snowed when I passed through Flagstaff, and on my last day I had to pack up my campsite during a hail storm and race my way out of the storm on a dirt road which has a severe propensity for flash flooding. I hope that the third time(visit) is charm. :)

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A Mute Swan in Tsehum Harbour, BC. The coloured water comes from trees starting to turn on the far side of the harbour, which the morning sun was just starting to hit.

I am not used to my 'new' box yet, and missed the mark on this particular morning. I went back on successive days to try a redue, but either the sun didn't 'cooperate', or the swans didn't. Soooo, instead I have slaved over this shot to try and rescue it. Well, this is the best I could manage... Wish I had shot it better...

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この場所がリニュアルされた頃、美しい天井の模様に多くの観光客が、立ち止まってスマートフォンで写真を撮っていました。

その光景は、光が当たってとても美しかったのです。

その頃から、いつか娘をこの場所で撮りたいと思っていました。

ようやく娘に協力してもらいました。

頭で描いていたようには撮れないものです（TT）

About the time that this place has been revamped, a lot of tourists to the beautiful ceiling of the pattern, was taking pictures in the smartphone stopped.

The scene is the light was very beautiful hit.

Since that time, I wanted to take sometime daughter in this place.

I had finally to cooperate with daughter.

Have a wonderful new week !

September 5, 2016

I made my annual pilgrimage to the Wooden Shoe Tulip fields just east of Woodburn Oregon.

I had been waiting a long time for Mother Nature to cooperate, and she finally did.

Getting up at 4:00 AM in the morning to get there before sunrise was well worth it!

The sun was just coming up over the horizon and just to the right of Mt. Hood.

This image will start out a series of tulip photographs that I will be posting in the days to come.

Have a wonderful Friday and upcoming weekend everyone! :-)

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my son's choice for B&W, Eva ( my cat ) did not want to cooperate.

The Krall Barn is believed to be the oldest existing log barn in Lebanon County. The effort to save it first kicked off in 2007, when the structure, then located east of Schaefferstown, was saved from destruction by a cooperating owner, Howard Scharff, who worked with Schaefferstown’s Bill Ross by offering to donate the barn if it was dismantled. The way it stands now, most of the exterior of the Krall Barn is nearly complete. But there are many smaller, inside projects yet to be tackled. The education center is expected to make it easier for visitors to enjoy their time at the 110 acre historic site that features three locks of the Union Canal, an engineering feat visited by none less than President George Washington himself during its construction.

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While I was away I visited the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in Baraboo, WI. This is a Wattled Crane from Africa. There are only around 8,000 in the world and the population is declining. The ICF commits to a future where all crane species are secure - a future where people cooperate to protect and restore wild populations and their ecosystems. The ICF in Baraboo is the only place where you can see the world's 15 crane species in one location on 225 acres of land. For mor information and the ICF and saving the worlds cranes please visit this site: www.savingcranes.org

We had a great time away visiting family, but no time for photography. Even if there would have been, the weather wasn't cooperating. It was very cold and either raining or sleeting.

Now it's time to get ready for our family Christmas here, which I'm hosting. The new Covid restrictions are allowing one household to visit another, and I'm happy we can still do that. Lots of busyness before Dec 25, but I'll try and be on here for the next couple of days and catch up with your latest images.

This is a building I photographed downtown in October. I'm not sure which building it is - if someone recognizes it, that would be great :)

After standing for two hours watching the aurora, I decided to head back to the other side of the lighthouse to capture the sunrise.

Thankfully some clouds rolled in to give the sky a little interest just in time for the sunrise.

I met another photographer as we waited for the sun to peak over the horizon. After chatting for an hour or so, we decided to meet up the next morning at Hunter's Point. Unfortunately the sky didn't cooperate for that area so I won't be posting that one.

A clean clear shot of Banff's Mt. Rundle wasn't possible this morning. After quite a wait this is the best I could get. Loved the moody atmosphere tho so pleased with it.

Below is a similar view taken on a day when the clouds did cooperate. Mother Nature is always The Boss.

Happy Friday!

The old adage of if you don't succeed try, try again is well known to those shooting landscapes and cityscapes. We've all encountered the time when the weather, the sun, the clouds, the city lights, or maybe all of the above just don't want to cooperate when you're trying to get that perfect shot. If we're lucky we get to go back to try again and hope the next opportunity turns out better.

That's the story of this beautiful area along False Creek in Vancouver overlooking Science World and BC Place stadium. I was hoping to get a decent blue hour shot here and luckily was in Vancouver for 4 days which allowed for multiple attempts. On the first attempt the rain came pouring down right around when sunset was supposed to be through blue hour. The second attempt I was very hopeful. It was Victoria Day, a major holiday in Canada, and the weather was going to be wonderful! My hopes were up dreaming of fireworks and the Science World dome with amazing lights... only to find no fireworks and most of the dome lights off with only a small section in red... Luck was on my side on the 3rd try with the dome fully lit with a cool purple! Eureka! Third time turned out to be a charm :)

This sunset was captured on Vick's beach in Iceland. It is a very well known location so this is my attempt to make the photo a little different. I think the ocean was kind to cooperate so I got a breaking wave just were I wished.

American White Pelicans are gregarious birds, often associated with Double-crested Cormorants. Few can fail to be impressed by the sight of this spectacular species, one of the largest boreal birds, soaring overhead or feeding in synchronized groups. A flock of migrating American White Pelicans is a majestic sight-a long line of ponderous birds, flapping and coasting. Each bird seems to take its cue from the one in front of it, beginning to flap and starting a glide when its predecessor does. These birds ride rising air currents to great heights, where they soar slowly and gracefully in circles. These birds are more buoyant than Brown Pelicans and do not dive for their food. They cooperate to surround fish in shallow water, scooping them into their pouches. They take in both water and fish, and then hold their bills vertically to drain out the water before swallowing the food. This species is something of a conservation success story, with major population declines and range contractions before 1980 largely reversed.

A part of a larger group found in Lake Marian, Osceola County, Florida.

Here's a shot of Mount Rainier, taken just a couple miles from our home in Spanaway, Washington. There wasn't usually a lake or pond there; that's actually rain water from an especially rainy winter. I like the reflection though, and the shades of pink and purple as the sun is setting.

In my photo editing, I would have liked to have edited out the power lines; but my program just wasn't cooperating. Hope you enjoy, in spite of it!

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Well I went to visit Jack to get a sunrise or sunset picture from this bird sanctuary, but of course the weather didn't cooperate with us! But we still had a lot of fun getting to know each other and taking photos! We are planning another get together in the fall when there are more birds and plenty of sunshine "

Every year I wish for peace on Earth....but thats wishfull thinking.

World peace is an ideal of freedom, peace, and happiness among and within all nations and/or people. World peace is an idea of planetary non-violence by which nations willingly cooperate, either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare.

War is defined as an active conflict that has claimed more than 1,000 lives. Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8 percent of recorded history. At least 108 million people were killed in wars in the twentieth century.

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Watching the sunset through the eyes of the egrets and through the magic of the billowing magical nets, I took many shots. This is one where the sun is framed by the nets. When I got home, it was great fun to make designs out of the nets

I must say that this experience was far more spectacular than I had hoped for. The crew was thrilled for me because the sun cooperated and was not clouded over. They said I was lucky1

I believe this osprey has a large bonefish in its talons. We have seen bonefish in this stretch of water, and while they are found near shore, they usually hug the bottom. So I am scratching my head as to how this osprey got the bonefish. Maybe the bonefish ventured into really shallow water? Or can osprey actually catch fish 2-3m underwater? I think the first guess is the most likely, but if the second guess were true, then I want to be underwater and see one of these osprey crashing through the surface *and* be ready to capture that image. That would be epic!

I was crouched to get an eye-level view and was really happy to get a direct look from the osprey. But then I realized that if I had been a bit higher, I would have avoided the white band at the top of the frame which is the sky beyond the horizon. I was nervous that a higher stance would spook the bird but I tried it anyway. The osprey cooperated (maybe hungry) and I have several shots from that angle but the osprey never looked directly at me again. Next time!

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Six blocks of downtown Skagway, Alaska are designated as a National Historic District. Within this zone, private, state, city, and federal interests have cooperated to preserve or restore the late 1890s atmosphere.

Skagway is one of the most fascinating towns in all of Alaska. Its rich history and ties to the gold rush

Skagway is a compact city in southeast Alaska, set along the popular cruise route the Inside Passage. It's home to gold-rush-era buildings, now preserved as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad runs vintage locomotives past the famously steep Chilkoot trail and offers sweeping mountain views during its climb toward Canada. ― Google

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Been trying for a few weeks to grab some nice shots out my front window of these guys. They finally cooperated yesterday and today. I even used a flash through the window without a glare. Quite pleased!

Six blocks of downtown Skagway, Alaska are designated as a National Historic District. Within this zone, private, state, city, and federal interests have cooperated to preserve or restore the late 1890s atmosphere.

Skagway is one of the most fascinating towns in all of Alaska. Its rich history and ties to the gold rush

Skagway is a compact city in southeast Alaska, set along the popular cruise route the Inside Passage. It's home to gold-rush-era buildings, now preserved as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad runs vintage locomotives past the famously steep Chilkoot trail and offers sweeping mountain views during its climb toward Canada. ― Google

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Happy Clicks

~Christie

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I was waiting for a funny face of Rubio for the weekly shot in the Happy Caturday Group but was Lola who finally cooperated :-)

Posted for the Happy Caturday theme "Funny Faces".

I wish you all a wonderful and very Happy Caturday.

“Smell the sea and feel the sky, Let your soul and spirit fly.” – Van Morrison

Went back to Pt Judith for another family trip to Block Island and decided to return to this lighthouse to get a better shot, unfortunately the light didn't cooperate. This is a working Coast Guard station and it's fenced in and I did ask permission to enter but was not given so I tried to get a good spot from the large boulders on the seaside section viewing the front of the Lighthouse, it's wasn't ideal but tried to make the best of it.

A female American Kestrel in flight. This shot has been on my bucket list for several years. Finally got one of these beautiful little falcons to cooperate.

Point Betsie Lighthouse

I have wanted a winter shoot at this lighthouse for a long time now. Finally thanks to our friends John and Carla who generously shared their up north cabin with us, I was able to get over to this site in the winter. Even the weather cooperated beyond all expectations. I will try not to exhaust my contacts with endless variations of this wonderful day...although it is tempting...:-)))

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