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A very unusual sighting of an African Jacana in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. It may have been blown off course by the wind of the day before we sighted it for the first time at Thirteenth Borehole. Favouring surfaces covered by water lilies, they are are common sightings at fresh water and the margins of slow-flowing rivers, but not in the dry western regions of our area, or the semi-desert of the kalahari.
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Offshoot outing to the Camargue
In the Camargue the star of the show is the bull, He has his 10 minutes in the ring, where the young men try and take the ribbons from his horns or the rosette from his back. There is a balletic quality of man against beast where only the man risks injury. The bull then returns to his pasture uninjured and lives to show his 10 minutes of majesty and prowess again and again.
I took a trip to Newport at the end of August with my friend Jay Howard for a little night photography. Of course, we started the night off at the bridge.
I had shot the Newport Bridge at sunset before, but I'd never shot it at night, and honestly I had no idea that there were so many bright, various-colored lights all over it. Between the bridge's own adornments and the unceasing flow of fishing vessels entering and leaving the bay, there was a whole lot of extraneous light. If you're going to photograph this bridge at night, make sure your lens is as clean as possible.
Technical details: As you can probably tell by the 16:9 crop, this is a 7-shot panorama, with each frame shot vertically. After combining the pieces in PS, I did some massaging, de-distorting, leveling, and cropping in Lightroom.
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If there was ever a pair of SD40s to be considered "Sexy", the ones operated by the Western Fuels Association on the Escalante and Western would be contenders. Here's two of the three SD40s they ran at Barstow, shortly after reconditioning and paint on January 21st 1985. All three SD40s were of B&O ancestry. Of course the one time I got out that way, the train didn't run. I planned a second trip this past Spring, but Covid put a halt to that...thus I never got to shoot this little railroad before they shut down in Spring 2020. Paul Wester photo, JL Sessa collection.
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HTO Park at sunset. Shot during our latest Henry's Photo Walk/Workshop last weekend. There two more workshops in November. There are few spots left if anyone is interested.
A black-necked swan and a toy paper boat in a pond on a converging course. Little brave cruiser. Paper David against the swan Goliath.
I'm not a golfer - but I just might take it up to golf here. This is about a mile from where I grew up. I loved being able to see the Whitetank Mountains every day.
OMG, a motorboat is in collision course with San Rocco di Camogli church!
What? It's only the telescopic compression?
Ehm, I think you're quite right, the church is 221 meters a.s.l.!
Taken from Portofino mountain (640 meters a.s.l.) with my zoom lens.
Digitally developed with Raw Therapee and edited with GIMP.
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Of course I also visited the famous waterfall "Múlafossur" on our photo trip to the beautiful Faroe Islands. This remote place has a wonderfully quiet atmosphere.
Bridal Veil Falls is shown here in a 15-frame panorama stretching 180 degrees from the observation platform to the bridge across the creek. This is actually an overlooked waterfall because it is so heavily visited by Gorge tourists. Yet, there are some cool scenes to be found when you start expanding your vision. At any rate, it's not totally original of course, but it's more interesting than a single frame image would be. Thanks for checking it out!
They are flowers from another mother
But still two of a kind
They share the same energy
They are soulmates
They just know that
They have known each other forever
Infinity is the correct word
They are waiting
Longing
Aren't close in distance
Actually it's an ocean in between them
How is that possible
My photo is still a dream
A fantasy
A dog and a couple
So where is the Captain of my heart
Let me guess
Could it be so far as Montreal
Or am I now only dreaming
Flirting
Well, I'm a flirter
This image is quite romantic tho
I guess I'm in love
Yes
In love with life
And of course in love with you
And who might that one be
It's a puzzle isn't it 😊