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Macro Mondays theme: Onion Family
I guess it should be "Off with their feet!" These have been in the fridge for over a week. I generally use two or three bunches weekly for cooking as they are easier for me to cut up than the full size ones and more versatile as they can be used raw in salads, too.
I planned to photograph my sad overwintered onion plants in the garden but the sun has not cooperated this week.
Normally I don't want any human object in my photos but I make an exception for this one. The light cooperated perfectly and only stroked the owl and a piece of the nest box. I undercomposed 3 whole stops :)
McKethan Lake. Went to photograph birds, but they just weren't cooperating. This was my favorite photo from the outing.
This past weekend's trip to Capers Island South Carolina was a great time. The weather could have cooperated better though. Friday evening was a bust as a rain/wind storm was marching down on us, so first priorities were tents and a make-shift tarp shelter. Saturday morning was best for some decent light and I probably have one from then to share...but the clear skies were really the show that night. I liked this twisted old tree and I'm amazed it's still there. Two years ago, the bank of sand was just starting to erode showing its roots...but now, that sand back in a good 30+ feet behind it. Who knows how long it'll last. I did take a little artistic liberty :-) to enhance the glow of the Orion stars...
My next Two posts are both shots of wildlife were the subject does not cooperate with the photographer. The first is a shot of a harris Hawk in flight I just could not manage a shot with its head in focus. I have posted it as I think the wings show up well. Taken at the Centre for Birds of Prey in Helmsley North Yorkshire
Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), formerly known as the bay-winged hawk or dusky hawk, and known in Latin America as the peuco, is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. This bird is sometimes reported to be at large in Western Europe, especially Britain, but it is a popular species in falconry and these records almost invariably all refer to escapes from captivity.
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A harbinger of spring is when the Glossy Ibis return in my neck of the woods. Some years it can be tough to get a decent shot because they spend a lot of time in the marshes, but this year they cooperated, and I about burned the camera up. Have a super fantastic day. Photos are taken in southeastern Ct. with a Canon 5DMVI or 7DII and Canon 100 to 400II. THANK YOU.
The ventral (underside) of the Painted Lady is the best for patterns, but for color, topside is best. They often are reluctant to open their wings very much, but this one cooperated nicely. Mount Shasta, California
When I cycling with husky dog Taiga in the woods, we often encounter wild animals. Unfortunately, they don't want to cooperate with us and don't want to pose for photos ;(
This photo is almost good.
January, 2016.
I couldn't get this gal to cooperate. Guess she was mad at me 'cause I was too close to her nest.
Hanging Rock, NC
September 25, 2007
Going out for a commemorative New Year's sunrise photo is often a bit of crapshoot- will the weather cooperate- too cold, too cloudy, too much booze on NY eve? At least one of these I can control. This morning worked out OK- a wonderful 2 mile walk in with the moon illuminating the trail, and even though a bank of clouds covered eastern sky, there was a thin clear band of sky near the horizon that allowed the sun through for about 2 minutes near sunrise. The weather was bracing but tolerable- it's almost always windy in this spot on the mesa below South Boulder Peak and Bear Peak, but it was "warm" (around freezing). Some interesting clouds helped out as well.
Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year!
I shall be posting a lot of owls in the next while so, for variety, here is my best find of 2024 (tie) for a change of pace. It cooperated for many pics but I have only posted 3 until today. I shall also periodically slip in pics of the subject that tied for the best of 2024. I had unsuccessfully sought a Woodcock for 11 years. The other subject had been pursed since well before I was 11 years old.
Just returned from a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. This was probably the largest Elk that we saw. He cooperated so nicely for this portrait shot.
The Wallow Fire, named for the Bear Wallow Wilderness area where the fire originated, was a massive wildfire that started in the White Mountains near Alpine, Arizona on May 29, 2011. The fire eventually spread across the stateline into western New Mexico, United States.[2][3] By the time the fire was contained on July 8, it had consumed 538,049 acres (2,177 km2) of land, 522,642 acres (2,115 km2) in Arizona and 15,407 acres (62 km2) in New Mexico.[1]
The fire was started accidentally by two men who were camping. They cooperated with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges relating to mismanagement of their campfire.[4] In November, 2012 they were ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3.7 million.[5][6]
The communities of Alpine,[1] Blue River, Greer, Nutrioso, Sunrise, Springerville, Eagar in Arizona,[7][8] and Luna in New Mexico were evacuated. In addition to other aircraft, a converted DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker ("VLAT"), capable of dropping up to 12,000 gallons of fire retardant in seconds, was deployed to help fight the fire.[9][10] On June 11, 2011, the leading edge of the fire advanced into Catron County, New Mexico.[11]
On June 12, evacuations were lifted for Eagar, Springerville and South Fork.[12] On June 14, the Wallow Fire became the largest fire in Arizona history, passing the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, which burned 732 square miles (1,900 km2) in 2002. On June 18 and 20, evacuations were lifted for Alpine[13] and Greer[14] and on June 21, the evacuation for Luna, NM was lifted.[15] Additionally, the Apache National Forest was closed to the public.[16]
On July 3, the fire was 95% contained. The Wallow Fire was declared 100% contained as of 6 p.m., July 8.[1]
Four commercial buildings were destroyed; 36 outbuildings were destroyed and one damaged; 32 residences were destroyed and 5 damaged. The estimated cost was $109 million.
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"Police said 250,000 attended anti-government demonstrations in Prague on Saturday, one day before the anniversary, when a non-violent demonstration led by students emboldened the nation to rise up against Communism.
They are demanding the resignation of PM Andrej Babis, a business tycoon who is listed as an StB agent in its official archives. Babis has consistently denied cooperating with the StB knowingly, saying he has been wrongly identified in the documents." - CNN
Hi, here is Fynn. Let me tell you what happened today. I was outdoors, we had windy weather, perfect conditions for chasing leaves and other things that fly. You can imagine that I was very busy but when mum came out with the camera and asked me to pose I willingly interrupted my activities and cooperated. She wanted me to sit down in front of the lobelias. They wouldn't have been my first choice but I did what she asked me to do. After she had taken a series of photos I asked if another setting wouldn't be better but she said no because she wanted a photo of the lobelia bokeh. The lobelia bokeh ???? What about me ? Am I just an accessory in a photo of a stupid lobelia bokeh ? Would you please tell mum how incredibly rude that is ! And please don't forget to mention that you don't notice the bokeh at all because all you see is me !
John Heinz NWR
I always have this sort of image in mind during the fall duck season, so it's cool when sun, foliage, and bird decide to cooperate!
This, too, is taken at "Blooming Butterflies," Bolz Conservatory, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, located in Madison, Wisconsin.
The sunshine and shadows weren't cooperating! ha! ...but other than that, it turned out fairly good! Actually, in the original, this guy is hanging upside down on this flower stem...I flipped it for this final presentation!
Hope you all enjoy!
Blooming Butterflies
Bolz Conservatory
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Madison, Wisconsin
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Weyerhaeuser Centennial Bridge leading to the Japanese Island Garden in Lake Sacajawea Park in Longview Washington in Cowlitz County.
Had wanted to shoot here this year, but it looked like weather and timing weren't going to cooperate, when I lucked out with a couple of hours of nice weather, with peak Fall colors and, incredibly, no wind.
Female Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle halcyon), possibly a juvenile, perched on the edge of a small marine pool at low tide in the port city of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
The bird was quite skittish so this is a large crop. This was my first opportunity to photograph this species and it actually cooperated long enough to get a few images !!!
20 July, 2019.
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I should be picking up the 2nd roll from this storm later today, if the weather cooperates.
BPA de Sainte-foy. Les canards n'ont pas voulu coopérer mais ces bernaches ont offert tout un divertissement.
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The ducks didn't want to cooperate but these gooses offered quite an entertainment.
Hoping to find some waterfowl to photograph, I headed out to the lake. The birds were not cooperating (as in there were none to be seen).
A half hour later and only a few gulls in the distant sky. I was ready to head home, and then the sun started to set. At least I was able to capture the reflection of the sunlit trees on the water.
A silver streak blue butterfly on a leaf. It was quite cooperating for a photoshoot, and I could only notice the reason after looking at the photos afterwards.
Cathedral Rock is one of four rock formations in Sedona believed by New Age adherents to contain a power vortex. The most-photographed formation in the area, Cathedral Rock is believed to contain feminine or magnetic energy, which encourages relaxation. The energy has been reported strongest where Oak Creek is closest to Cathedral Rock.
The most popular photo of the formation shows the waters of Oak Creek with Cathedral Rock in the background.
We visited this gorgeous place twice, unfortunately the weather did not cooperate with us because the wind was blowing on both days. The second time there I finally got a little lucky as the wind calmed down a little allowing the water to become still thus giving me the opportunity to see and photograph the Cathedral Rock reflection.
However, the long exposure picked-up the motion of the trees while being blown by the wind as you can see in the picture.
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The Bald Eagles were not cooperating at Blackwater NWR, but there were some Northern Pintails and Ruddy Ducks around to make it worth the trip. Actually just watching the Bald Eagles from a distance is worth the trip. There were very few people in the refuge for a Saturday. I guess most of the Mid-Atlantic birders and photographers were at the Conowingo Dam.
The cloud cover here last night didn't cooperate with the Buck supermoon. Just about caught this glimpse in a tiny window before it went again over Mumbles lighthouse. We have clear skies tonight so may give it another go later - it's still 98% so will look full.
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I'm falling behind....either the weather doesn't cooperate, or the inspiration is lacking.
Thank goodness my shed doesn't let me down ;)
Tim D, Tim P, Ben and I had won an amazing sunset, our tents were set up and we had settled in with some drinks to watch the lightning that was surrounding us in every direction. According to the satellite we were being flanked by intense thunderstorms yet around us things were calm and clear. It was a surreal and very cool experience.
With our clear nights sky we set to work on photographing the wonderful milky-way above us. I am fairly sure that the glowing light on the horizon in this image is from the lightning on the horizon.
Unfortunately I had left my 14-24 f2.8 lens in Sydney so had to push my camera a little harder to cooperate with my f4 max16-35 but I think it still came together.
View large on black and, as always, thanks for looking.
It should be Super Blood Wolf Moon. But the weather in SF Bay Area didn't cooperate. It was raining during most of the event. Blood Moon and total eclipse was covered by cloud. I only saw partial eclipse afterward.
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I was waiting for the ducks to appear from behind the reeds to make my shot a little more interesting but they didn't cooperate. One of the two is mostly white - an escapee, a hybrid or mutant? Maybe next time I'll get a closer look.
2021 Walk 180: Day 56, March 22
I've been trying to get my water-level POV with some nice reflections of these guys for weeks. They're not cooperating, gathering in the wrong arm of the lake in terms of light and calm glassy water. However, it was kinda neat seeing them trolling together, accompanied by the Cormorant. I'm not sure if it's a mutual benefit, or they're just all after the same fish. The pelicans will try and steal from a successful cormorant, or any other fisherbird or man for that matter.
The osprey I was after weren't cooperating but this frog was a nice distraction. I was surprised to see my silhouette in the frog's eye.
The one time I tried to capture a sunset at the marina in Redwood City. The clouds weren't cooperating, but it still worked out okay.
I was trying so hard to get some photos of a cow elk with her calf but they just would not cooperate.
Plan B was this inquisitive calf that was just lying down for a nap but couldn't help but pick her head up now and then to check me out.
While the clouds didn't cooperate to make the daylight shot possible, daylight in general didn't allow for the return shot, so enter portable sun. After changing crews in Ashley, the GLC ONTN races through the tunnel of color ablaze with autumn's splendor.
This is cropped a bit. Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) with a ring. Bit difficult to make out what is on the ring.
Two more adders seen today, males this time, but still small ones. Not cooperating to have their portraits taken.
Been a while since I uploaded to Flickr - really need to get caught up!! This is from my girls trip down to the San Juan Mountains. Not a whole lot of fall going on in this section but oh my how the light cooperated with us!!
Happy Friday - hope everyone has a great weekend!
The West Freight is returning back to their train after interchanging width the CN at Gilman. For us our day was done, we had light and while we had the light we went to the CN Main found a boarded up but we would strike out as the trains didn't cooperate.
Another sunny day but too windy and cold for Cleo's taste. I managed to lure her out onto the porch for a moment by dangling the treats bag in front of her nose. Of course she received a few treats as she cooperated (there are days when no treat in the world would convince her to go outside) and I even got a nice Tongue Tuesday photo. HTT ! :)
When the waves aren't cooperating, they just sit around and chat with friends.
Santa Cruz, California.
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After work on Monday I got out for a bit and headed to Hager Park. The sun and clouds were really not cooperating as it seemed dark and dreary.
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American Badger
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR
An interesting bit of info I read about badgers is that they will frequently cooperate or work in tandem with coyotes when hunting for prey (Wikipedia and animalia.bio). Per the articles, a coyote will chase rodents into a burrow where a badger is hunting, while the badger will flush rodents out of burrows to where a coyote is hunting. This cooperation benefits the coyote with an increased catch rate of about 33%. However, it is unknown how well it benefits the badger as the catch rate for them isn’t well documented due to their underground hunting. I found this cooperation interesting since badgers are occasionally preyed upon by coyotes.
Sometimes the early start on the farm comes with its rewards when nature cooperates with a beautiful sunrise over the distant Boulder Reservoir.
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...datura!! the diva queen flower seen all around the world now!!
I saw it near Willows Beach after my work out....
my computer seems to be cooperating again..so see you in your fine art galleries soon...lets talk! :~)
have a splendid Sunday full of grace... and bliss and joy and FUN!!!
Sunday I will be back at the James Bay Art Walk fotographing the artists and thier masterpieces!! ...and recording my friend Pamela Madoff's re-election campaign trail...for Victoria city councilor