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www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2hvkPyiAFE
and absolutely listen to this one below,glad Coldfrog did remind me about this song! :))
Not deterred by a Montana snowfall, a BNSF coal train rolls westbound on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line at milepost 57 west of Trout Creek.
There was a strong wind blowing in off the sea and the waves were breaking at a distance.
I spotted this lone figure walking along the shoreline not deterred by the weather and no doubt enjoying the bracing wind and nature at it's best.
Music: On the Beach by Chris Rea
... And here it is another shot from my archives (Summer 2016). I had thought to process it so many times, but I was deterred by some blown out highlights in the sky. Not worth the effort. However I have made up my mind at last and, after recovering what was recoverable, I have decided to accept some blown out highlights instead of give up forever.
What I like in this scene is how the two twin, arching series of low waves create a kind of (frozen) dance. They are trying to touch each other and dance together, but a minimal rise of the sand in between prevents them from embracing. Not for long however, since the tide was quietly rising and the sea was taking its little secrets back again in its womb. We can be sure that soon they have been able to reunite.
It was my second sunrise session at Rosolina mare - not really as good as the first one, to be sure (here it is an example): the sky was overcast, the light was hard, and a high-altitude sheet of clouds gave uniform highlights where the sun was. I was a bit tired - more on the morale side than physically, since I had walked some 23 km only to take a mere handful of second-rate photos. As I was returning to the "civilised" part of the beach, at last the sky started turning into something really interesting. Lots of clouds of different shapes and sizes, and piercing sunbeams at leisure. I took some photos, but my discouraged outlook resulted in self-defeating choices - no tripod, no exposure bracketings, no real concentration on framing and exposure. While processing this shot with Darktable I created a "virtual" exposure bracketing from a single RAW, and this helped a lot to get a decent result (including some details gained in the blown-out areas).
I have obtained this picture by blending a "virtual" exposure bracketing [-1.3/0/+1.3 EV] by luminosity masks with the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4. RAW files processed with Darktable. Denoising with Dfine. Smart resize (stretched to 16:9 format) with Chasys Draw IES Artist.
I used the inverted RGB blue channel technique described by Boris Hajdukovic as a final contribution to the processing of the lighter parts. While this technique (which, its imposing name notwith standing, is pretty simple to implement) often holds interesting results in full daylight landscapes, its effects on a low-light capture (e.g. a sunrise) are utterly unpredictable, so at the end of my workflow I often give it a try to ascertain its possibilities.
Rain didn't deter the owner of this 1959 Cadillac to take it out in the wet weather, many owner's of vintage cars are paranoid about rain, being the owner of one my theory is they are waterproof and have survived this long, why worry! The fins on the '59 Cadillac were the all time biggest in the Fin War that started in the late '40's and continued on to the early 60's, Chevrolet fins for '59 were also notable, seems GM wanted to win the space age influenced styling contest.
Ten years ago, back in April 2007, solid maroon consists were starting to get a bit more rare out of Two Harbors, so I did quite a bit of shooting up there hoping to get Missabe power. I wasn't even deterred during the brown season.
Here DM&IR 413 and 410 are close ending their run as they ease 116 taconite loads down the last couple miles of the steep grade into Two Harbors on April 17, 2007. CN kept the DMIR standard trains of two tunnel motors and 116 cars for quite sometime after their 2004 takeover. The next year the 413 and 410 were retired as CN brought in ore power replacements in the form of IC SD40-3s.
Two Harbors is still an important place on CN and they still use 40-series EMDs, including tunnel motors on the trains into town. You can even once in awhile catch a maroon tunnel motor, something I would have bet against 10 years ago.
This landscape seems like any other at first sight. But in fact it is the result of a conscious decision to go out into conditions that often deter photographers – what we think is bad light and rain. What prompted me to do this? Well I can be very specific here, and point to two absolutely brilliant video presentations that I had watched as the rain poured down earlier in the day. The first is by English artist and photographer Justin Jones, “On Landscape” www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBT5pgFFwWo
One of Justin’s key concepts here is the notion of “visual literacy”. In just the same way as we learn to read a text, so we must also to learn to read the visual language of a photograph. This is just as important for composing as interpreting a photograph. Landscapes that survive the test of time are those we choose to return to time and again. Chocolate box images in perfect light and with plenty of Photoshop-ing give us a “sugar hit”, but it doesn’t last. That’s why we keep returning to the realist landscapes of Ansel Adams, Robert Adams and Fay Godwin and not to those that dominate the Google pages.
The second inspiring video was an interview with the Danish photographer Per Bak Jensen, “It isn't the camera. It's life itself unfolding.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1L-UmKwZHQ&t=506s
I assure you that this is 38 minutes very well spent if you are concerned with making your photography count. If there is one quote that sums up Jensen’s perspective it is this:
“...I sense something in our midst. Among us is something that wants to be in contact with us… That something wants to tell me something. I often feel I am very close to knowing or being told something – that can increase my knowledge of being a human being. My photographs are an attempt to search for the presence of that something, that can teach me about myself and about life.”
Jensen then concludes a lifetime’s photographic observation with this key:
“The photos I take aren’t photos I take myself. It’s a cooperation between me and something else that makes me take the pictures. I’d rather claim that the fundamental value of art is the spirit. And the spirit wants to contact us, but it’s invisible… But somehow it gives us an odd desire. It gives us courage. And it gives us a life force… If that’s the case, traces of that spirit can be seen in our images. I think that everyone working with images hopes so. That one can find a life force and spirituality in one’s work.”
The important thing for me when taking “Being Present in the World” was to immerse myself in the scene. To allow my subconscious understanding of “being in the landscape” to take over the decisions I made in the composition. When this happens you become part of the flow of life – you feel the breeze, smell the water in the wetlands, taste the air, observe every swan, react to the subtle changes in colour from green through to straw-yellows. And you also feel the Presence.
For me the trigger for that was the cloud cover that sat like a cushion overhead. I made my settings and clicked the shutter button. In that fraction of a second the landscape and I were inseparable. In Buddhist philosophy this is known as non-duality. There is simply no way to distinguish subject from object. The landscape was taking me in as much as I was photographing it. You can’t describe this feeling (like most mystical experiences), except that when it happens you KNOW it is real.
When you come to process the image your rational mind begins to take over again. Observation of the landscape tells you things you hadn’t seen before. In this case the most interesting discovery was to see how my subconscious had noted the way that in the upper third of the photograph the darker clouds mirror the grass formations next to the river in the bottom third, with the brightest luminescence across the middle. I was not operating on some conscious level to obey the rule of thirds (most of those rules are intended to be broken anyway).
There are many ways to make a photograph. This is just another one of them.
Don’t even think of climbing over……
But Happy Fence Friday, even so! HFF!
It looks medieval, don't you think??
It surrounds a large, rambling, wooden structure of historic importance. Who knows when they’ll get to restoring it? In the meantime…..protection.
Not to be deterred from his morning nap...and his teddy cuddles...Obby getting ready for Dia De Los Muertos and a quiet Halloween. Happy Holidays to everyone...especially Caturday!
A typical overcast and dark day in the swamp, but nothing was deterring this little Green as it moved around looking for fish.
This male Pileated Woodpecker was not deterred by the significant accumulation of snow as it looked for food in fallen logs — note the fresh light brown area on the right of the log where it had done some excavation. This image was taken on the “shortest day of the year” {the winter solstice} in Carburn Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As well as cold temperatures, deep snow cover, and little daylight, this Pileated Woodpecker had to endure the attention of a Sharp-shinned Hawk that made a number of ‘test chases’ at it; see www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/54220015917/in...
The pretty coastal village of Mundesley is some seven miles south-east of Cromer on the Norfolk coast. It is within the Norfolk Coast AONB and was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The beautiful sandy beach, which is overlooked by colourful beach huts, is one of the cleanest around. There are plentiful sands stretching for miles with very little shingle. A few years ago it was voted the Best Blue Flag Beach in Britain.
In WWII the beaches in this part of the country were very heavily mined in order to deter an invasion, and it took many years and cost the lives of a number of bomb disposal experts to make all the beaches safe again. There is a memorial to them on the top of the cliff.
Sept 10, 2020, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.
Always a pleasure to see one of these thrushes in the pond.
Catharus ustulatus
In New England spruce-fir forests, the nests of Swainson’s Thrushes are often lined with root-like cords of horsehair fungus. The fungal filaments can have antibiotic effects and may help deter nest pathogens.
This bull moose was hanging out with four or five cows near the Gros Ventre River outside of Grand Teton National Park. We stayed and watched for 20 minutes or so and then left him to enjoy his break. The fact that is had started to rain did not deter him but did have a bearing on our decision to find the warmth of our jeep heater!
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On the road from San Lucar de Barrameda / you will find an amazing number of storks . nesting on poles / despite attempts with spiky material / to impair their urge.
Rain and wind didn't deter this White-throated Mountain-Gem, Lampornis castaneoventris, from actively feeding.
For species information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_mountaingem
For many other photos and distribution maps: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5831-Lampornis-castaneoventris
January 15, 2025. Paraíso Quetzal Lodge, San Gerardo de Dota, San José, Costa Rica.
The fort of Frangokastello in Crete (Greece), built by the Venetians, on a rainy day in fall with changing light conditions.
The castle was built by the Venetians in 1371-74 as a garrison to impose order on the rebellious Sfakia region, to deter pirates, and to protect Venetian nobles and their properties. The Venetians named it the Castle of St. Nikitas after the nearby church. The locals, however, who never saw it in a positive light, contemptuously dubbed it Frangokastello, meaning the Castle of the Franks (i.e. Catholic foreigners), Castelfranco or Franco Castello.
On 17 May 1828 a celebrated battle was fought at Frangokastello. Hundreds of Sfakiots and Epirotes led by Hatzimichalis Dalianis, a Greek patriot from Epirus attempting to spread the Greek War of Independence from the mainland to Crete, occupied the castle, but were besieged by the Turks and massacred. However, many of the Turks were then themselves killed by rebel ambushes launched from the local gorges. According to tradition, around the anniversary of the battle each May, shadows of the armed Cretan and Epirote soldiers who lost their lives there seem to march towards the fortress around dawn. These are called Drosoulites (Greek: Δροσουλίτες), or dew-men, and have been explained as a meteorological phenomenon (from Wikipedia).
Venezianisches Kastell in Frangokastello im Süden Kretas
an einem regnerische Herbsttag mit wechselnden Lichtstimmungen.
Ursprünglich wurde das Kastell nach dem Heiligen Nikitas benannt, wie auch die 350 Meter östlich der Festung gelegene Kirche Agios Nikitas diesem Heiligen geweiht ist. Schon bald wurde bei den einheimischen Griechen jedoch der Name „Frankenkastell“ gebräuchlich, nach der im Mittelalter im östlichen Mittelmeer üblichen Allgemeinbezeichnung der Westeuropäer, einschließlich der Venezianer, als „Franken“ (frangi).
Im Mai 1828 war Frangokastello Schauplatz eines Kampfes zwischen aufständischen Griechen unter ihrem Anführer Chatzimichalis Dalianis und osmanischen Soldaten. Der aus Epirus stammende Dalianis versuchte den griechischen Unabhängigkeitskampf vom Festland nach Kreta zu übertragen. Die Aufständischen, 600 Infanteristen und 100 Kavalleristen, besetzten, von Gramvousa kommend, Anfang März 1828 das Kastell, wurden aber in der Schlacht vom 18. Mai 1828 von den Osmanen besiegt. Dalianis und 385 weitere Griechen wurden getötet. Von den 8000 Infanteristen und 300 Kavalleristen der Osmanen unter Moustafa Pascha, dem Gouverneur von Kreta, die von der Asfikou-Hochebene kommend Frangokastello angriffen, starben etwa 800 Soldaten. Während des Rückzugs nach Chania bis zum 30. Mai verloren die Osmanen weitere 1000 Mann durch Hinterhalte der Sfakioten.Nach lokaler Überlieferung kehren in der Zeit um den Jahrestag der Schlacht, im Morgengrauen, die Schatten der im Kastell getöteter Kreter zum Ort des Ereignisses zurück. Sie werden Drosoulites genannt („Tau-Schatten“) und können eventuell als spezielles meteorologisches Phänomen erklärt werden, das vorzugsweise im späten Frühling, von Ende Mai bis Anfang Juni, in der Ebene von Frangokastello auftritt (aus Wikipedia).
Arthur was not deterred by the rain, today, as he came to savour one of his favourite nectars, trying to look very innocent :) /
La pluie n'a pas empeche Arthur de venir s'abreuver au nectar des fleurs d'Abutilon, en essayant de paraitre tout a fait innocent :)
Veryan is a delightful little village on the Roseland Peninsula in the south-west of Cornwall. It is famous for five round thatched cottages which were built at the entrances to the village, and which folklore says were there to keep the Devil out of Veryan. Their round shape meant there were no corners in which he could hide, while the crosses on top reinforced the Christian message and were there to act as a deterrent.
The five cottages, which are Grade II*-listed, were built in around 1820 by Hugh Rowe, a Lostwithiel builder, for the vicar of Veryan and local landowner, Jeremiah Trist, who had five daughters. Another theory is simply that there was a cottage for each of the daughters, though one died at the age of 14 in 1809, and another in 1818, so the dates don't really stack up. Perhaps they were built to keep the Devil out, after all.
with osmeterium. This organ may look like a snake's tongue, which deters birds, and it emits a foul odor that may deter ants and spiders.
A Picket Fence deters Folk from getting too close to this stricken Oak in Richmond Park
Greater London. UK.
"Blue and Pink Hills of Generals Highway" by Patti Deters. This is a lovely pastel blue and pink vista of some of the hills and mountains that can be seen along Generals Highway in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California. This particular landscape scene was photographed near Little Baldy Dome Trailhead a little before sunset. The colors were very beautiful, though I've added a bit of saturation for brightness and artistic effect. If you like this outdoor nature artwork, please see (forests, National Parks, more) at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/blue-and-pink-hills-of-g....
This tufted titmouse is sitting on a branch waiting for his turn at the feeder. It's a cold, blustery day, but that doesn't deter him from being happy as he sings his beautiful song.
"Red Frosty Autumn Leaves Triptych" by Patti Deters. Close-up images of a autumn leaves shows the beautiful and delicate hoar frost that has crystalized on each and every vein and crevice. Hoarfrost can occur on cold, still nights when water vapor in the air creates ice crystals on vegetation that are cooler than the air. Not just a winter phenomenon, it can happen in late autumn or very early spring if weather conditions are right. Each image in this triptych is also available at the links below. If you like outdoor nature photography, please see more plants, macro, and other flora images at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/frosty-autumn-leaves-tri....
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"Misty River Sunrise at Boy Lake" by Patti Deters. A beautiful misty morning on Boy Lake in northern Minnesota. The rising sun creates an orange sky and a flock of birds takes flight over the tree tops. If you like this outdoor nature photograph, please see (landscapes, waterscapes, more) at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/misty-river-sunrise-at-b....
Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 7, 2021.
On one of the trails in Rondeau.
Catharus ustulatus
In New England spruce-fir forests, the nests of Swainson’s Thrushes are often lined with root-like cords of horsehair fungus. The fungal filaments can have antibiotic effects and may help deter nest pathogens.
Source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology- All About Birds
"Water Orange Glow at Sunset - Abstract" by Patti Deters. The sunset sky reflects on the wavy water creating a vast orange lake of shimmering ripples. This interesting scene was photographed in northern Minnesota and creates a fantastic nature abstract. If you like outdoor nature photograph, please enjoy more scenic, landscape, waterscapes, and abstracts at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/water-orange-glow-at-sun....
The lone tree that has been photographed so many times by so many people but that does not deter me at all. I accept that sometimes I am going to take the same composition as the vast majority of the public but so long as I feel that I do the scene justice and myself proud, I don't mind.
Located just thirty seconds from the car, it makes a great sunrise location.
Coordinates of the tree are 53.126990, -4.133408
The Coordinates of the free car park 53.126432, -4.133715
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"Sunrise on Boy River - Vertical" by Patti Deters. Sunrise on Boy River can be magical, especially with a cloudy sky and the sun showing through to shine on the water and color the sky with a hint of pink. And to think the wild rice, cattails, reeds and other river flora get to enjoy this every day! The scene is a vertical image taken over a lakeshore with a distant horizon of trees in the background. Boy River runs from the nearby Leach Lake into Boy Lake in northern Minnesota, USA. If you like outdoor nature photography, please see more landscapes and waterscapes at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/sunrise-on-boy-river-ver...
"Parasol Mushroom Cluster" by Patti Deters. This cluster of six Green-spored Parasol (chlorophyllum molybdites) mushroom reminds me of a family gathered around their youngest. The umbrella-shaped top, whiteness of the stems, and soft light tan scales help with identification. These fungi are common in lawns and are poisonous if eaten. Other names for this species are green-spored Lepiota, false parasol, and vomiter (because of the poison effect). The spores have a green-ish tint which is where it gets it name. If you like this nature-inspired close-up photograph, please see more outdoor, plants, and other flora at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/parasol-mushroom-cluster....
Possibly up to four inches of snow to fall in south-east England as arctic blast grips for another week.
The Met Office has issued a yellow snow and ice warning for south-east England on Sunday and Monday, with another week of arctic weather across the nation set to send temperatures plunging to as low as -15C.
I doubt it will get that cold here in the "west country" but it was below freezing in Wellington for this shot.
Wellington, Somerset, UK.
"Palm Trees with Volcano View" by Patti Deters. A grove of palm trees surrounds a single red umbrella on the shores of the island of Maui, Hawaii. The mountains in the background are from the island of Molokaʻi and the Wailau Valley, home to the now extinct shield volcano of Mauna Loa. If you like outdoor nature photography, please see more vacation travel and other landscapes at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/palm-trees-with-volcano-....
"Trumpeter Swan - Misty Display" by Patti Deters. This Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) photograph was taken in Hudson, Wisconsin during a cold and misty winter morning. These elegant waterfowl were active with lots of wing flapping and displaying - and very close to shore! There was mist and fog which gives the portrait of this beautiful white bird a mysterious feeling. If you like this wildlife artwork, please enjoy more (outdoor, nature, painterly, more) at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/trumpeter-swan-misty-dis....
A lack of crosswalks does not deter this pedestrian dashing across one of the busiest streets in the Province of BC on Kingsway @ Olive.
A traffic light and pedestrian crossing has been installed since this was taken.
Garden Village, Burnaby, British Columbia
"Cardinal Landing" by Patti Deters. This Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) was seen near Tucson, Arizona as it landed among desert rocks and boulders on a piece of wood. While not rare, these pretty red and black songbirds are not common either, so it was a special treat to spot this one in flight with his wings and feet outstretched as he prepares to land. If you like outdoor nature photography, please share or see more birds, avian, and other wildlife images at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/cardinal-landing-patti-d....
The White-banded Noctuid Moth displays a large pair of "eyes" to deter predators. This one visited my deck yesterday and was photographed before eventually flitting away.
"Foggy Pathway – Vertical” by Patti Deters. A curvy forest path twists and turns as it leads through the dark and foggy woods tunnel near Neosho Rapids, Kansas USA. This moody landscape is presented with a vertical crop. This particular image is for sale at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/foggy-pathway-vertical-p... (printed and shipped WITHOUT watermark) through Fine Art America (FAA) which offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you like this image, I invite you to please share or see my main image gallery (outdoor, travel, scenic, and more) at patti-deters.pixels.com.
"American Bald Eagle Wings Landing - Texture" by Patti Deters. The American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is both beautiful and fearsome. In this photo, her great wings are outstretched to provide stability as she ends her flight lands on the top of a fence post by placing her sharp talons in the wood. Eagles are raptors and can be found in all of the states of the USA and are the National Bird of the United States. These majestic birds can have wingspans up to 7.5 feet across! A texture with brown shades as been applied for artistic effect and to obsure background distractions. If you like outdoor nature photography, please see more birds and other wildlife at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/american-bald-eagle-wing....
"Pretty Garden Flowers - Triptych' by Patti Deters. This lovely floral triptych show of a soft pink Poppy (Papaver somniferum), a purple African Daisy (osteospermum), and a yellow and pink Columbine (aquilegia). The flowers and the garden backgrounds are from Minnesota. Several overlays of soft watercolor strokes and canvas textures have been applied for a romantic and artistic effect. Each image in this triptych is also available individually by going to the links below. If you like outdoor nature artwork, please see more plants and other flora at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/pretty-garden-flowers-tr....
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"Peek-A-Boo Kitten" by Patti Deters. A little kitten is seen peeking over the edge of a box where she ahs been sleeping with her blanket all afternoon. This cutie's name is Salsa and she is a farm cat with tons of personality. Her nose has a spot of black and she has huge eyes. Her fur is a mix between tortoiseshell and calico. A soft bokeh texture background has been added for a dreamy artistic effect. If you like this cat photograph, please see more animals at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/peek-a-boo-kitten-patti-....