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. . . As the clouds rolled in today and the weatherman predicted rain, I was starting to question the decision to go to Point Betsie this afternoon. I was rewarded with this amazing sky and the ever colorful Lake Michigan water!
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Hadrian's Wall where you can touch a stone laid by a soldier of Rome around 122AD
(and probably touched by hundreds of folk through the ages)
At El Ensueño, QuindÃo, Colombia.
This is a female Summer Tanager (piranga rubra). The Summer Tanager breeds in the south-central USA and northern Mexico. They winter in Central America and South America as far south as Bolivia. They feed on insects, bees, wasps and wild fruits. The Summer Tanager was originally classified as a tanager, but recently reclassified and placed in the cardinal family. The adult male of this species is the only North American bird that is entirely red. The Summer Tanager and many other North American migrants begin appearing in South America in September and October. They will begin the return trip north in March or April.
Came across this magnificent Great Blue Heron today perched way up in a tree alongside a creek. After we left he flew to the water where I later captured a few more photos.
I uploaded this originally back in 2012. But, as I don't seem to have been out for so long I'm digging in the archives ... again.
Taken in Méréville, Essonne.
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My favourite gull. It doesn't move when I want to take its photo!
It is at the top of a fountain by the Town Hall. The gull is beautiful, sadly the rest of it is rather unattractive.
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28th January 2018:
The House Sparrows were very busy this morning in Yvonne's garden and ours. Just managed to catch this one, through the patio window.
Izzy was yowling at the door to go out!!
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Lawrence Train Station, served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief train.
Lawrence, Kansas
Friday evening 28 December 2018
... Female Accessories.
Not an easy one this week. I don't wear make-up and haven't got loads of jewellery, so it was my necklace ... again.
I think I've used this as a prop more times than I've worn it!
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Christmas Lights on the Samuel Beckett Bridge and lights of the National Convention Centre, Dublin Docklands, Ireland
This maple tree seed is still waiting for the best wind for its flight. December 2018.
I've been testing my "new" old lens - Omega lens for film enlarger. Enlarger lenses don't have focusing helicoids since enlarger has focusing mechanisms. So, I have M39 enlarger lens with M39-M42 adapter ring, sitting on M42-M42 focusing helicoid, adapted to M42-microFourThirds short-flange adapter. Sounds complicated, but it's not. :)
Taken with Panasonic GX7 camera and EL-Omegar 50mm F3.5 enlarger lens wide-open, on focusing helicoid and M42-microFourThirds adapter with minimal flange.