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After months of begging, you finally convinced your instructor to spar with you, one-on-one. You were adamant you can land at least one hit.. were being the keyword.
Thank you, my lovely Lexi for letting me use her malt for this ♥
One of these days those lightnings are going to fry my sorry ass but untill then..
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Took my visiting niece who is a super keen photographer for a sunrise shoot. It was high tide at 6 am with water covering the entire cove. On top of that the clouds were a total disappointment. I haven't been taking sunrise photos for almost 10 years now. Think I won't return for another 10 years. It's too hard to get up at 4 in the morning.
Turimetta Beach, Sydney, Australia (Monday 24 April 2017)
(a short explanation for those who do not follow NHL hockey):
The last time Toronto Maple Leafs won Stanley Cup was 1967. I am not sure the man on the picture was already born then, but the dog was definitely not!
Kinda but I'm skipping straight to the main event this time.
So this spot turned out to be the final decision with conflicting reports that the ATSF 3751 was facing east and leading, followed by a correction shortly there after where the consist was laid out in full (all four parts of it). I rolled on down west of the Highland Avenue Intermediate Signals. From this spot on green platform fence to shoot around and even more surprisingly no other people. Only issue that really occurred was that lucky old sun was flat against the south side of the train only a little hint of sunlight on the nose this time...Anyways here's a fresher than ever ATSF 3751 backing up through Fullerton with it's two car Operation Lifesaver train assisted by Amtrak 203 in a paint scheme that matches nicely with the up coming weekend event.
Parent is trying to teach youngster to feed itself. Demonstrations on how to catch insects are given, but whenever the parent gets near enough, this little scene follows. Yes, the parent does give junior food, but I think it's being kept hungry enough that it will try to get a bug on its own.
Raindrops and sea-spray on the lens. The wind was gusting up to 70 mph that day. I lost some sunglasses as a result. The last I saw of them a wind-blast carried them into the raging sea.
Kofferversteigerungen an Flughäfen geben Inhalte preis, die interessant, ja sogar überraschend sein können. Doch Vorsicht: Wer sich seine Reisegarderobe für den nächsten Sommerurlaub ersteigern möchte, ist vor Enttäuschungen nicht gefeit.
Suitcase auctions at airports reveal content that can be interesting, even surprising. But be careful: if you want to buy your travel wardrobe for your next summer vacation, you are not immune to disappointment.
Wave forms at Cape Disappointment are a combination of tide height, swell height, and often how the backwash from a previous wave after it bounces off the cliffs interacts with the next wave/swell coming in. According to Turtles surf-forecast•com the tide was ~ +9’ with swells of 10’. Waikiki Beach, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington OM 23969
For both me and the Silver Gull. The Gull as there was no fish in the net and I was disappointed to see the net in the Creek in the first place.
When we travel about adventuring Anita is Always prepared. She brings a cooler with water and a different assortment of food. We will never again find ourselves lost in the fog on the edge of a cliff in a national forest without food to sustain us. And in emergency situations like that there should always be plenty of chocolate and other sweet things to sustain one through tense moments of sheer terror while trundling along on the precipices of one track gravel roads, hence she includes a bag of chocolates and other kinds of sweet things. On this day she had a sweet tooth calling for something pepperminty and thought perhaps this piece would fit the bill perfectly. Not so! Turns out this beautifully twisted bit of sugar was nothing but ... well, twisted sugar with little to no flavor at all! It was banished to the trash bag and life went on without peppermint. It was the great disappointment of the day I can assure you! ;)
Cape Disappointment
Went out with a friend to photograph the king tides at Cape Disappointment. Seems like us and about 100 other fellow photographers had the same idea as we were almost shoulder to shoulder. Weather was great, full sun, warm, and no wind. Sadly, the waves weren't too high, which was a little bit of a disappointment.
I composited this shot from a few that I took, replaced the sky and re-imagined the scene in PS.
One of my favourite shoots of all time was the day F4 visited Cape Disappointment during a king tide storm.
The waves were gigantic and when the sun opened up for a brief visit, they really came to life.
As busy as it was, it reminded me of a New Year's Day fireworks display that I'd once witnessed in Australia. Cries of ''Ooohh'' and ''Aaaaah''could be heard pretty much constantly.
I may have even indulged in a few very un-English ''whooops'' myself.
With this shot I'd found my rhythm. After about two hours of shooting waves, I'd become quite good at predicting the behemoths.
I saw this titan rolling in and tracked it with my 100-400mm telephoto lens using auto-focus.
With my camera set to shoot high speed continuous burst, I was able to capture that moment of ultimate grandeur just as the wave reached it's peak before collapsing.
It was one of those mornings when you know you've witnessed something special.
I count myself very lucky to have seen this and even luckier to have documented such an adventure.
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Watch this shoot and the entire 10 episodes of fun and education that IS the F4 ROAD TRIP.
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Gavin Hardcastle
I didn’t want to skip ahead on my new species count but I also need to add some diversity on my page away from the birds of Costa Rica. As often stated, I am not a birder, I am a wildlife guy. I photograph anything that moves and a few things that do not!
While being transported from one hotel/region of CR to the next we used a service called I Love Travel…five stars…highest recommendations!!! Our driver’s name was Willie and he could not have been any kinder. For the entire 2+ hour journey we talked and laughed, sharing information about CR and the things we were seeing. Since he had a delay between us and his next customers, I had him scanning for wildlife all along the way. At one point, without warning he hit the brakes, did a sharp right turn onto a gravel road, pulled off into a parking lot below a large avocado where two scarlet macaws were feeding.
After some 20+ minutes there photographing them as they worked the branches above, we departed only to do yet another bat-turn into a neighborhood where he knew there to be sloths from time to time. He jumped out, scanned the trees for a few minutes and then came back and said that they had moved on. He must have seen the disappointment in my eyes as he laughed and said…” I will find you something even bigger my friend!” I immediately said MONKEYS…he just smiled and said…” You will see!”
Several minutes passed and we were back off the highway and driving through a small CR town. He whipped into a spot alongside a restaurant named (something in Spanish) Iguanas. We got out and walked along the side of the restaurant to see some very large trees behind the building, rooted in a small river far below.
Amongst the branches were 10-12 of the largest iguanas that I have ever seen! The largest, a male who was at least five foot long and a head the circumference of a volleyball! However, this isn’t that guy…he will be shared at a later date. I am sharing his guy today as he perfectly reflects the contentment I felt to be in the Costa Rican sun in January (I believe it was about 85 degrees when this was taken) knowing that it was at or below zero back home in Indiana!
Adventure before dementia!
You see the bus in the distance, ready to get on and then see the blind says 'Not In Service'. So the wait continues....
For some reason the normal weekday alarm went off this morning and I felt inspired enough to take the opportunity to head out early to Glenn Affric.
The first disappointment was the water level in Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin; I don't think I have ever seen it so low and the shore line was an ugly scar.
The second disappointment was the amount of cloud which made for a wishy-washy sunrise.
Taken shortly after sunset, the cliffs below the Cape Disappointment lighthouse glow from the day's last light bouncing down from the sky.
when her disappointments,
added up over the course of time ...
and the sum of all her dreams,
ended up as lines in a broken song ...
I have some boat cruising videos here youtu.be/AXq1iSp_YDw
on my You Tube Channel. You will probably enjoy watching them.
If these walls could speak would they tell us tales of passion, perseverance and prosperity or would they speak of greed, disappointment, despair and betrayal.
One thing is for sure, the story told will be a powerful one.
I was drawn to this image because it forced me to give up any preconceived notions of Kolmanskop. Compelled me to simplify the story to the absolute basics, color, geometry and tonality.
I made 500 phone calls that ended in a busy signal or disappointment before successfully booking a campsite at Lake O' Hara....but it was worth every phone call! We had this view all to ourselves! (Explored # 119) www.rossellet.com