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In response to a comment I made about the Nikon Nikkor S Auto 50mm f/1.4, I thought I'd take a walk through one of my favorite cemeteries. Maybe to choose my preferred resting plot.
I shot each scene at three apertures - f/1.4, f/2, and f/2.8. I've posted a few of these sequences here to illustrate how image rendering can change over these three aperture settings. While I think the differences are obvious, if you're not sure which is which, let me know.
In most cases where I've posted only a single image, it's usually where the lens was set to f/1.4.
My comment had been about the way this lens, the Nikkor S Auto, renders wide open. To me it has a number of qualities that I like in special purpose soft focus lenses. That is, images can be sharp with an overlay of spherical aberration that softens a scene behind the point of focus. I also observe that in-focus highlights can take on an interesting "glow."
So I thought I'd better get this project done and out of the way as I'm abot to enter a rather busy period of travel and the image making opportunities travel can bring. I'll be occupied for three full months before I can come back to my usual and customary boring existence where I'm looking for photo opportunities.
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"Volem un futur", it means "We want a future". Made by children. I thinks it's one of the most emotional signs I have ever seen. I saw it at one of those famous demonstrations that are being done now in my country. This sign was, concretely, in my city's demonstration, in Gandia. There are now about 230 demonstrations to support the Spanish Revolution all over the world.
#SPANISHREVOLUTION
WHO ARE WE?
We are individuals who have come together freely and voluntarily. Each of us has decided, after the concentrations on Sunday, May 15, that we are determined to continue fighting for dignity and political and social awareness.
We do not represent any political party or association.
We are joined by the singular cause of change.
We are brought together by integrity and solidarity with those who are unable to join us.
WHY ARE WE HERE?
We are here because we desire a new society that puts lives above political and economic interests. We demand a change in society and an increase in social awareness. We are here to make it known that the people have not fallen asleep, and we will continue fighting... peacefully.
We want all of this, and we want it now. If you are with us, come join us.
Well, here's my personal support, I think that we all together can make something great. I really hope it.
Robin commented as we were heading back home that I didn't take nearly as many pictures of this as she thought I would. And the thing about this is that I knew even as I was taking these pictures that anything I got would only be an approximation of what I saw. It's a sort of visual Cliff's Notes summary of the aurora, a surface retelling without the depth of the experience. But that's kind of the thing about the northern lights. You can find some really good pictures of this night's aurora on the internet right now, taken with far better equipment by far more talented photographers. But that's still just a hint of it.
Part of what the pictures don't get is the motion, because the aurora is almost like a living, breathing thing. It's not static. It moves across the sky ... fast. The curtains of light danced across the horizon, moving mostly from right to left, drifting hundreds of miles in just a few seconds. At one point, a swirl of it spun off right above our heads, curling above us in a vortex I was too slow to capture with the camera ... partly because I was transfixed by the sight.
When we first got out of the car at this second spot, the lights were pulsating. Ripples of light were moving across it, travelling upward from the horizon along the pillars to a point far above us. The waves of it pulsed across a hundred miles in something far less than a second, and you got a visual hint of what the speed of light looks like.
It was overwhelming, really, and I mostly just stood back and watched it, enjoying the moment and taking whatever I could into my brain. I clicked the shutter here and there and ultimately took about 40 pictures. Which was probably enough. I don't think I'd have gotten more if I took 500 shots.
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....from a walk through Oxley Creek Common. Oxley Creek Common is home to a remarkable variety of birds. An experienced observer can find as many as 70 species in one hour of observation during the spring about 10% of all Australia's bird species and several times the diversity one could find walking the suburbs. In the past eleven years over 190 species have been recorded on the Common. (Source: University of Queensland)
Eastern Whipbird (pretty sure this is the female. Male and female were together and this one's call was as per the female below. It did not have a long tail as per the field guides. ...unless it's an immature?)
Scientific Name: Psophodes olivaceus
Description: Adult Eastern Whipbirds are mostly dark olive-green above, with a long tail, and a grey-white belly. The head and breast are black, with a broad white patch on the side of the face and a black crest. The eye is pale cream and the bill is black. Young whip birds are generally duller, with a smaller crest. The white cheek patch is absent in very young birds, and increases in size as the birds mature.
Similar species: Eastern Whipbirds are hard to confuse with any other Australian bird. The much rarer Western Whipbird, Psophodes nigrogularis, of southern and south-western Australia, has an olive-brown crest and a smaller white face patch. It is also smaller, measuring 22 to 24 cm.
Distribution: The range of the Eastern Whipbird is from northern Queensland to Victoria along the coastal band of eastern Australia.
Habitat: Eastern Whipbirds live in wet habitats, including rainforest, eucalypt forest and dense scrub near watercourses, in dense vegetation near the ground. The birds are secretive, but can be curious, and will be seen if the observer remains patient.
Seasonal movements: Sedentary; The birds remain in the same area all year round.
Feeding: The Eastern Whipbird feeds on insects and other small invertebrates, which are caught on the ground by bill. Feeding takes place alone, in pairs or in small family groups.
Breeding: A breeding pair of Eastern Whipbirds occupies a territory, which is defended year round, with the mates staying together for many years. The female makes a cup nest of sticks and bark, which is lined with finer grasses, and placed in dense vegetation near the ground. The female also incubates the eggs. The young birds are fed by both parents. Sometimes two broods are raised in a single season.
Calls: The Whipbirds' long whip call, one of the most characteristic sounds of the Australian bush, is performed as a duet. The male makes the drawn out whip crack and the female usually follows quickly with a sharp "choo-choo".
Minimum Size: 26cm
Maximum Size: 30cm
Average size: 28cm
Average weight: 56g
Breeding season: July to December
Clutch Size: 2 to 3 eggs
Incubation: 18 days
Nestling Period: 12 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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I am holding a roll of toilet paper (is there not a nicer term for this item, like powder room paper perhaps) which is nearly done, while shooting through the negative space--- the camera was very confused as to what to focus on... I wanted the lens to be sharp you would know it was a camera's eye......and voila, there you have it.
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This is the kind of thing I might think, but going to the bother of printing stickers takes it to a whole new level!
9th July 2020 update: The cost of reinstating East Princes Street Gardens after the Christmas market was more than £150,000, three times higher than previous years. It transpired Underbelly did not actually have planning permission for the 2019 market. Underbelly paid the council in full for the repairs. The council paid an additional £40,000 for improved drainage work.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/council/ps15...
Wednesday 17th June. There was widespread expectation First Minister Nicola Sturgeon would announce a move to phase two of lockdown on Thursday 18th June and give indicative dates for further easing of lockdown.
In phase two the virus is controlled but remains; R is consistently below 1 and WHO conditions are met. Physical distancing would still be required.
Phase two includes: People meeting in larger groups; workers being allowed to return to construction sites; opening playgrounds; small shops selling non-essential goods reopening (but not shopping malls); outdoor beer gardens but not indoor areas of pubs.
"Ms Sturgeon has previously stressed that not all of the changes will happen overnight, and it might not be until "the coming weeks" that some are in place."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53083995
This image was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic and phase one of moving out of lockdown in Scotland.