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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
HBM! A small park near the waterfront Recreational Trail, seen on my walk with a friend yesterday.
Best seen large by clicking on the photo. Thanks for visiting, enjoy each day.
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 ...
We visited Myers Beach on the Oregon coast as the sun was going down. There is an arch in one of the huge sea stacks. Even at low tide water still flows through the hole in the rock. This spot is popular for wedding shoots as while we visited, two parties arrived for photographs. This couple and their photographer were trying to figure out how deep they needed to wade into the waves to get the shot they wanted. Knee deep would be best at this stage. The bride was hesitant.
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I spent the morning looking after Roxy and had lunch with Abby and Rachel. I came home earlier than usual to give Roxy's Nana a chance to play with her before Elsie comes out of school. One gran at a time is enough for any baby! I took the opportunity to go to Grovelands. I haven't been for ages. The sun shone weakly, intermittently and I enjoyed walking in the woods particularly.
I watched this man walk towards me, pass me and then took this photo as he walked away. I don't imagine he noticed me.
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
Outside the Station Inn at Ribblehead, this chap stands quietly contemplating whatever is occupying his mind. He must have been deep in thought, as it took a few moments for the passing Northern Class 158 to distract him as it rolled across the viaduct and into Ribblehead Station, working a Carlisle–Leeds service.
I decided to convert the image to monochrome, as there were so many distracting colours in the scene. I think the simplicity of black and white helps draw the eye towards the man and his moment of contemplation, while the railway provides a secondary focus.
26th June 2026
Berries? Fish? Or plain gras? It's a tough choice ...
🇩🇪 Europäischer Braunbär
🇬🇧 Eurasian brown bear
🎓 Ursus arctos arctos
📍 Kainuu, Finland
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
Sometimes life just keeps throwing lemons your way and one must sit and think about what to do with those lemons, does one pick them up and make lemonaide or does one throw the fcking lemons back 10 times harder ?
Head - Lelutka Briannon
Ears - Swallow
Hair - Monso
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.
An IR shot of the torii gate that leads to the Buddhist shrine at Avery Island in southern Louisiana.
Have a peaceful start to your week... :)
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Lock down for a street and social documentary photographer in the vulnerable category is tough, I hope that you are enjoying my archive of unpublished shots and differing subjects. Wishing you all the very best weekend that you can in these difficult times. Enjoy!