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Keith..........
Just for you:
"The shortest distance between two points......is under construction." :-))
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Late-winter dawn light relfected in a California Central Valley pond.
This week our vocabularies expanded to include new terms, such as "social distancing." We didn't chose this scenario, but it chose us and here we are. Looking out for ourselves and the rest of human society will disrupt to our normal routines for a while. But life goes on, and part of that life for me involves photography. I know. Other things are more important. But let's leave a bit of space for activities that allow us to experience moments of normalcy in the midst circumstances that are not normal at all.
Yesterday I decided to head out to a quiet place where there would be few other people. I loaded my car with supplies so that I wouldn't have to stop along the way, headed out well before dawn, and a couple hours later I was in a familiar, quiet place. The best thing that happened? Just after I arrived, a couple of dear friends showed up, too! We elbow-bumped (another of the new social practices) and went off to photograph one more beautiful dawn.
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Social distancing hasn't been that difficult to be honest. We live in a remote place in a sparsely populated area, and we're not really the most sociable pair in the world. Add to that I'm an accountant who does landscape photography to deal with the slings and arrows of an oddly chosen career - I was good at maths at school but lacked the imagination to do anything more interesting or rewarding - and you get the picture. Like many of us, I'm happiest when alone, or in the company of a very small number of carefully chosen companions.
Still, social distancing for the last 8 weeks has meant not going out with the camera, and I resigned myself to that fact happily, in support of those who are doing far more important and often dangerous work to keep the nation operating in some sort of way, and to save lives of course. Finally, we are allowed to head out, with caution of course, but it's in the nature of many of us as photographers to head for places at times when we can spread out and point our cameras at views like this.
It was nice to catch up with Lee, who I've not seen since we headed down to the tip of Cornwall at the beginning of March to scope out Kenidjack Valley. This time last year we were planning an adventure to Iceland with enormous excitement. Now, we're just pleased to be at large on our own stomping grounds. It might be all we get to do this year, with plans for wider adventures on hold, but I won't complain. How could I when I have places like this half an hour's drive from the door?
St Michael's Mount rewarded us for two months of patience, with the setting sun over nearby Penzance lighting the subject beautifully. A chance to revisit old haunts and see them anew.
Keep well everyone - keep safe.
I really like high up views. Being able to see many miles in the distance as always appealed to me. I’m fortunate that I live in an area where it’s quite easy to access long distance views. This particular view isn’t that high but I would bet that anyone who comes here would be impressed, personally I think it’s a fantastic view, it never disappoints me.
Is this far enough ?
We went out for our hour of exercise earlier this week, it was a beautiful day and this is local to our home, I hope you are all well my friends and being safe ..
金漢星楡冷 stars were twinkling calmly in the galaxy,
銀河月桂秋 laurels were blooming in the moon.
靈姿理雲鬂 the weaver girl dressed up,
仙駕度潢流 and she started to meet the cowherd from the end of the space.
窈窕鳴衣玉 rustling sounds of her silk was like an jewel,
玲瓏映彩舟 she sparkled by her expectations on the bright ship.
所悲明日夜 but now she feels very sadness because he can't live together anymore,
誰慰別離憂 no one can solace her grief of parting.
(懐風藻より、山田御方『七夕』 ："Qixi" from Kai-Fu-So : written by Mikata YAMADA )
Kinako Kocteau @ Yamaguchi, Japan
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Helios 40 /85mm F1.5
Sixty years ago in senior high school, my school days were full of athletics, cross-country in the fall, basketball during the winter and track in the spring. Leaving for school early on spring mornings for a nearly hour long bus ride, my school day passed quickly with fevered nonsense with friends and sparring with teachers but ended up with many tiring runs around our quarter mile track. Exhausted and arriving home as the sun was setting, I found the distance from the end of our lane to the barn to do chores the longest distance as the exhilaration of the day ebbed away.
Driving home from Chester I decided to exit the M6 and take the Sedberge Hawes route, and I'm glad I did, It's going to be this way from now on
A close fly-by from a short-eared owl in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Each of these owls has their own 'personality' - some are wary, others are more trusting of humans and will fly that bit closer.
50 025 Invincible still has some way to go as it pauses at Exeter St Davids with the Sunday 10:40 Glasgow - Penzance
Watching these storms fire up in the distance was something out of this world. It started in Gillette, Wyoming as low precipitation thunderheads began to go up south of Gillette. The air was warm as I drove south down highway 59 towards one of the larger, but weaker thunderheads that were firing up in Eastern Wyoming/Western South Dakota. I pulled up next to a tour group for a bit as the storm matured, lightning striking here and there as the skies grew darker and the thunder became louder. Soon the cell began to split, the northern cell weakening as the southern cell began to dominate. I quickly drove down south hoping that the southern cell would stay nice and organized enough for me to get in the path of. Upon arrival, it was an ominously beautiful lp supercell. This storm slowly bubbled and rotated over the Wyoming landscapes, the grass bending and flowing as the warm air was being pulled up and ingested by this storms updraft, beautifully defined as towers went up into the anvil. The storm started out only dropping half dollar sized hail, but once the core of the storm moved over and to the east, it gained strength and produced tennis balled sized hail. Incredible day chasing storms in Wyoming, I hope you enjoy!
A puddle reflection from the pavement of Budapest-Zugló railway station.
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Hope you appreciate my rather wacky sense of humour - plants before and after social distancing!! Both shots taken last year! HMBT!
There was a lot of activity along the Sheboygan yesterday, including more than 35 cormorants. I had never seen so many at one time. Rumor has it that the smelt (a small fish) are running. Both the cormorants and the Napoleon gulls have turned out in large numbers for the event.
I'll post more photos tomorrow.
Saturday morning it was plenty foggy out and for once I decided to get out early and try for some fog shots. As I drove up to this location I thought a train would be pretty cool through the fog. I stuck around for about 20 minutes and sure enough I heard the train whistle in the distance. With my finger on the shutter button, I waited for the headlights to get in just the right spot between the poles and then..................*snap*.
Got the shot :-)
Have a great week everyone!!
~ Maple Park, Illinios