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Puma concolor - at Torres del Paine - Chile.
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Collared Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza cirrocephala) immature
I took some time out today, a glorious sunny 19°C/67°F Winters day.. And I was out much longer than anticipated, spending some time with this young Sparrowhawk as it took a bath in the D 1 Drain and also a Buff-banded Rail that wasn't bothered by my presence. All in all a wonderful walk along the D 1 Drain Reserve to the Heathdale - Glen Orden Wetlands and back.
You will see more of the Sparrowhawk over the coming week.
Subsequently I am way behind on Flickr and will do my best to catch up soon.
Bardolino, Lago di Garda, tramonto, ieri pomeriggio.
Autoritratto di spalle al cospetto di due cieli riflessi l'uno nell'altro... che toglievano il fiato con la loro bellezza.
#bardolino #lakegarda #tramonto #sunset #cielo #sky #nuvole #clouds #man #silouhette #dark
Tofu under one of the Acers in the garden ! Yes, I know, I take photos of him there quite often but think he looks good there and his blue eyes and the acer leaves are an appealing combination. The Acers are shedding their leaves now anyway and over the next months the most appealing combination will probably be Tofu and his blankets again ...
The amount of street art of various types in Cairns is mind boggling but you would have to live there for a considerable time to search it out and see all of it. Much stretches out into the suburbs and adjacent townships.
This one is called "If we lose the reef, we lose ourselves" by Claire Foxton on Grafton Street in the city. It is a portrait of indigenous elder, community leader and activist, Henrietta Marrie.
Perhaps I should have cropped out the extension of the building on the left, but ah well, it kind of aids,perspective!
Another long break due to work commitments and the unpredictability of the British weather (its not every year that you have snow in April in the South of England after all...). Weather seemed very nice and the tides were ideal for Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset (www.visit-dorset.com/things-to-do/attractions/kimmeridge-...) so I decided to drive the 2+ hours it takes to get there. This is a very popular location and another 9 photographers were "competing" for the best rock to stand on. I have a thing for green stuff growing on rocks and the rock in the middle of the frame automatically attracted my eye. Beautiful golden light, nice blue water but not enough cloud for my liking. I was expecting a nicer sunset but had to compromise. After so many years with my D300s I am still getting used to D810 but I have to say I am very impressed with the sharpness of the images.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my image
Technical info:
Nikon D810
Nikon 16-35 @ 17 mm
F16
8s
ISO 64
Lee Little Stopper and Lee GND H 0.75
Dad, I'm feeling blue today. My life is already half over.
"But Clancy, blue is such a lovely colour."
Everything has to be so jokey with you.
"Look, if it's any consolation, my life expectancy is two-thirds over."
But you'll probably still be around another 30 years while I'll be lucky to last another seven.
"Hey, seven is a lucky number!"
One of these days snap, right on the ankle.
"Okay, I get it. I suggest you try to stop worrying about what you can't change, and concentrate on enjoying the time you have left. It's all there is, and you shouldn't waste it."
I wasn't worried about me, I was worried about you! Who would make you feel like a whole day at work is worth it just to get the greeting I give you when you get home? Who would walk you and wrestle for a ball with you? Who would scare off the coyotes when you use the telescope? Sit beside you when you watch football? Have a bonfire?
But you know, what you said makes sense. I'm going to try and stop worrying so much about you and live the time we have left to the fullest!
Thanks, Dad, I feel better.
"You're welcome. Now move over, I'm suddenly feeling blue myself."
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(This throwback was taken in 2014 when I was almost 2. It's not appropriate for the text, but it's been sitting and begging to get out of Dad's voluminous fave file all this time, and it works well in the visual sense.)
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THROWBACK Clancy: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157655594489275
Last Sunday, I found myself with a new Prius, a half tank of gas, and the promise of no moon until 2 AM, so I had all of the incentive I needed to head back out to Joshua Tree National Park. The problem was...no one bothered to tell me that the campsites in Joshua Tree National Park are CLOSED between June and August each year as no one in their right mind is going to want to camp in 115 degree heat over the Summer.
So I arrived at the White Tank campground and found the gates locked and there were no campers to be found. It took all of my nerve to keep walking with my flashlight back to Arch Rock through the giant bolders, looming like silent sentinels on either side of me as I crept through the empty campground in the dark.
Fortunately, it wasn't too long before I noticed another flashlight and two more photographers came around the corner looking for arch rock. We struck up a conversation and they agreed to let me hang out with them as we all began to shoot the Milky Way.
By around 10:30, two of us had set up at Arch rock as the Milky Way was already beginning to emerge over the arch. We took turns shooting from one of the best spots, and eventually, I
moved further down to try to get a better angle of the brightest spot of the Milky Way off to the South. As I looked up and composed my shot, I noticed that Kohei (a photographer who was visiting from Vancouver) was silhouetted against the night sky and quickly grabbed a shot before he moved to a different location. I love this shot as it really captures the wide eyed wonder that all four of us experienced that night as we stared into that incredible night sky.
The light toward the bottom of the frame is coming from the South, most likely from Indio.