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After dabbling at Kaiser's with the GoPro, I checked the wind and it was still in the 20-25mph range. I packed up my gear and started driving, looking for somewhere to fly from during the golden hour before sunset, I drove about 2 blocks from my house when I saw the sign for a mini park. All you see is a steep dirt wall with a small trail going up the center, I'd never been up there but thought I would check it out.
As I'm walking up the dirt wall I almost fall down a few times because the wind is so strong, maybe this was a bad idea..
I reach the top of this mound and it's a secluded green oasis! Beautiful! There's a large Xmas Tree light installation that could snare my kite/string but otherwise this park is looking really good.
I'm so happy to have the Trooper kite with me now, this session would have never happened with my Rokkaku or modified Levitation Delta. This is my new favorite picture!
*Taken from a camera suspended from a kite line.
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Dabbling with HDR in Canary wharf, one of London's iconic business districts whilst on the London Get Your Gear Our photowalk organized by Matt Granger
Burnaby Lake.
Dabbling ducks feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. This group of ducks includes Mallard, Gadwall, Teals, Northern Shoveler, Wigeons, and Northern Pintail.
These are mostly gregarious ducks of freshwater or estuaries. These birds are strong fliers and northern species are highly migratory. Compared to other types of duck, their legs are placed more towards the centre of their bodies. They walk well on land, and some species feed on land.
They generally feed on the surface of the water or feed on very shallow bottoms. They are not equipped to dive down several feet like diving ducks. The dabbling ducks have smaller feet compared to the diving ducks because they do not need the extra propulsion to dive for their forage.
When spooked, dabbling ducks take flight by springing straight up from the water, but diving ducks need to gain momentum to take off and must run across the water a short distance to gain flight.
. . . Then came wand'ring by
A shadow like an angel, with bright hair
Dabbled in blood, and he shriek’d out aloud
‘Clarence is come – false, fleeting, perjur’d Clarence,
That stabb’d me in the field by Tewkesbury.
William Shakespeare, King Richard III. Act I, Scene 4.
It's from the soliloquy by George, Duke of Clarence, whilst he was being held in the Tower on a charge of high treason shortly before being murdered on the orders of his brother, King Edward IV. George was the third of the four sons of Richard, 3rd Duke of York and claimant to the English throne then held by the Lancastrian, Henry VI. The Duke’s wife, Cecilia Neville, was a Lancastrian. In order to reinforce his claim, the 3rd Duke adopted the surname Plantagenet. Nowadays that name is ascribed to all English monarchs from Henry II to Richard III but, until the third Duke adopted it, English monarchs descending from William the Conqueror did not use surnames at all. Plantagenet is said to derive from the sobriquet Plante Genist used by Henry II’s father, Geoffrey, Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy, who liked to wear a sprig of broom (Planta Genista) in his hat.
On 30 December 1460, the third Duke and his second son, Edmund, were killed by Lancastrian forces at the Battle of Wakefield. In early February 1461, at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross, Richard’s eldest son, Edward, at the age of 18, avenged his father’s death, winning a victory for the Yorkists, driving Henry VI into exile and assuming the throne himself becoming Edward IV.
In 1469, Edward's brother, the 19-year-old Clarence defected, joining his cousin, Richard Neville, Duke of Warwick in a campaign to restore the throne to the Lancastrian camp. On 26 July, their rebel army defeated Edward's forces at the Battle of Edgecote near Banbury. Edward was imprisoned. A month later, he escaped and, with a group of loyal noblemen, he returned to London in an attempt to renew his governance. With him was his youngest brother, the 17-year-old Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who had shown himself to be erudite young man.
George protested that the reason for his being held was that his name began with G. But, though a Yorkist like the King, he had conspired to help the Lancastrians on several occasions. Each time the King had rescinded the death sentence. But this time, George had gone too far.
"In early 1478, Parliament tried Clarence for high treason, with Edward providing much of the testimony. Nobody could be found to speak on the duke’s behalf. The verdict was, of course, guilty, and Clarence was sentenced to death by the newly appointed seneschal of England, the young Duke of Buckingham. . . . Ten days later, Clarence was put to death by immersion, it is said in a barrel of wine, which apparently was previously the duke’s sardonic personal choice".
Anthony Corbet Edward IV, England's Forgotten Warrior, p. 54.
In Act II scene 1 of the play Edward replies:
"Is Clarence dead? The order was revers’d."
To which Richard* replies:
"But he, poor man, by your first order died,
And that a winged Mercury did bear;
Some tardy cripple bare the countermand
That came too lag to see him buried."
* * *
The "Angel" is a memorial in the graveyard of Christ Church, Downend, South Gloucestershire. Below it there are two tablets. The upper one reads:
"Sacred to the memory of Thomas, the beloved husband of
Florence Mabel Walker of the Crown, Soundwell, who fell
asleep Dec. 12th. 1925 aged 45 years".
The lower one reads:
"Also of Florence Mabel, wife of the above named and wife of
Robert Reed who fell asleep 6th Oct. 1975 aged 86 years.
Re-united".
. . . so Florence survived her husband by almost exactly 50 years!
There is no mention of when her second husband, Robert Reed, died.
Thomas Walker only ran the Crown for a couple of years. The pub has recently been converted into "Garden Apartments". See www.flickr.com/photos/98587546@N00/3482904735/ and Google Street View for 82 Soundwell Road.
The building onto which the shadow is projected is the pavilion of Downend Cricket Ground which is named after William Gilbert Grace MRCS LRCP (1848-1915) who was born in the village. Part of the ground itself can be seen on the right of the photo. The black plastic sheet covers the electronic scoreboard. The solar panels on the pavilion roof had only been installed a couple of weeks or so before the photograph was taken.
Flickr's map has changed. It longer works for me. The map reference of the "Angel" is: ST 64932 76516.
The photo was posted in the Guess Where UK Group on 27 January 2023.
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A Spot-billed Duck drying its wings after dabbling in the waters of a canal near Ludhiana, Punjab.
If you are a fan of waterfowl, during summers this duck species is the only one you'll find in the plains of Punjab. Most other waterfowl species are migratory and come here only during winters.
Dabbling with a lightbox and flash. I have been wanting to learn this for ages, but thanks to a generous friend, I had a chance to play around a bit. Thanks to my lovely model for her patience. Any constructive comments would be welcome.
Seoul, Korea
Had a little dabble into astrophotography last night with a very basic hand held camera and my late fathers home built 10 inch reflector telescope.........Please note ALL pictures on this Photostream are Copyright Protected)
One of two images of dabbling Mallard Ducks seen on Bradley Lake in Frear Park, Troy, New York, USA on November 20, 2020. I've added an oil painting effect to the photos.
After dabbling in Infrared effects in Lightroom, I've finally taken the plunge and purchased a converted Nikon D70. It's a normal camera, but the Infrared filter on the sensor has been removed. It takes a lot of time and effort to get IR photography right (exposure levels are very important, as is using a tripod), but the results are well worth it.
This is my first effort with my IR camera, taken at Hardcastle Craggs in Hebden bridge, Yorkshire.
Dabbling, tipping up, occasional diving, Greenies do it all.
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Bear Swamp Pool
Bombay Hook
National Wildlife Refuge
Kent, County, Delaware, USA
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Trifolium arvense (Rabbit-foot clover)
Habitat with nene dabbling water off picnic table at sunrise at Kapalaoa cabin Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.
August 09, 2011
A small Dabbling duck (Spatula discors) which generally spends it winters in South America, but this one was a in a small flock wintering in Southern California
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Had a little dabble into astrophotography last night with a very basic hand held camera and my late fathers home built 10 inch reflector telescope...........Please note ALL pictures on this Photostream are Copyright Protected)
I had a real tough time finding the name of this duck.
This dabbling duck is native to the West Indies, Northern South America and is often spotted in the Southern United States.
This species occurs on waters with a degree of salinity, such as brackish lakes, estuaries and mangrove swamps.
The Bahama Pintail feeds on aquatic plants and small creatures obtained by dabbling. The nest is on the ground under vegetation and near water.
Looks like it is also known as White-cheeked pintail.
I have taken a couple of shots of this duck and will be uploading them in the next few days.
A gorgeous male Green Winged Teal swimming in Lost Lagoon
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Even though he is not native, but most likely an exotic escape....he is quite the handsome devil.
Male Chiloé Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
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Dabbling with the 'pseudo-HDR' from single JPG (tone-mapping) technique using qtpfsgui and Photoshop Elements using this original image resulted in this... :)
Free and open-sourced Qtpfsgui was used for post-processing this image
I dabble with black and white, partly because I don't really "see" that well in mono and partly because I usually prefer colour images. I suppose that's because I'm not an "art" photographer I'm more a lover of the outdoors with a camera.
However, this morning I was aware that there could be a mono conversion or two to be had from my efforts. The hard frost and slight back-lighting were enabling me to see the potential. I compared the colour and mono images for a while before deciding which to post. I would be interested in any thoughts.
Coming tomorrow - the Dabbled Lab performs all kinds of shrinky dink experiments using recycled plastic containers.
www.dabbled.org/search/label/Shrinky Dink Test Lab
Dabbling about just outside the hide, so good practice, but maybe a bit near for 300mm lens. Probably a domestic type, but interesting blue eyes.
Nothing special, picture was a fluke and just ended up being alright. Figure it might be flickr worthy
I'm having a dabble at B&W (using CS3 Channels) for a change and this is the result of converting The Fleet in Harbour. I've added the original description for reference......
A February day in Padstow and the harbour is packed with fishing boats - a change from the collection of expensive yachts and boats which occupy it in the summer.