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This photograph captures the dynamic vibrancy of a Bougainvillea in full bloom, its fuchsia bracts creating a lively dance of color against the foliage backdrop. The intense pink-purple hues of the bracts contrast sharply with the verdant green leaves, illustrating nature’s bold and bright color palette. A diligent bee, a tiny yet significant presence, hovers with delicate precision among the blossoms, underlining the essential role these flowers play in the ecosystem. The rich saturation of color, combined with the intricate details of the flowers and visitor, showcases the complex beauty of these hardy plants, often associated with warm, tropical climates. This image celebrates not only the visual spectacle of the Bougainvillea but also the life and activity it supports within its flamboyant embrace.
Il nuovo servizio ARS Altomann gestito da Rail Traction Company / Lokomotion da Verona QE per Monaco è da poco ripartita dal passo del Brennero verso Innsbruck al traino della 189.917 ed è qui ripreso sul celebre curvone di St Jodok. (10/3/16)
The new ARS Altmann train from Verona QE to München has just letf the Brennerpass station pulled by the Br189.917. (2016/3/10)
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Bees are not only beautiful creatures, they are vital polinators and are a integral part of most ecosystems. Let's all look after them!
Ricoh GR
Female. Pollinating an apple tree.
In Germany, three quarters of flying insects have vanished in 25 years ( www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/18/warning-of-ec... ).
One third of all invertebrate species are endangered or have already gone extinct in Germany.
The loss of biodiversity on land worldwide amounts to 20 % ( IPBES (2019): Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (Version 1). Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5657041, page 31 ).
I didn’t know if the first picture of this place worked out, so I took it again on the way back.
Job 33:14 “For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.”
In this photo, the preparation of the ground for the installation of an almond tree, whose shapes resemble tombs, portrays the destruction of an entire natural ecosystem representative of a region.
Northchurch Common, Hertfordshire, England
Foggy morning walk
One mature Oak plays host to a myriad of other life forms.
A bird jumping from one perch to another at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. It is a wild oasis in the heart of the urban landscape and includes two distinct ecosystems: the beautiful marshland of Swan Lake and the rocky oak-forested highlands of Christmas Hill. Both are home to an incredible array of native plants and wild animals. Victoria British Columbia Canada
O trilho pedestre PR1 VRM – Costa dos Castanheiros, na Serra da Cabreira, Vieira do Minho, oferece uma imersão numa paisagem florestal mista, onde folhosas e coníferas coexistem num ecossistema de transição biogeográfica. No outono, o chão cobre-se de um tapete de folhas acobreadas, provenientes sobretudo dos castanheiros que dão nome ao percurso e que, historicamente, foram essenciais à economia rural minhota. O musgo e os líquenes que revestem os troncos são indicadores da elevada humidade e da qualidade do ar da região. A serra, com altitudes até 1262 metros, integra a rede de áreas protegidas do Norte de Portugal e alberga uma diversidade de flora e fauna, incluindo corços, javalis e, até, o lobo-ibérico. Este percurso circular de 6,25 km permite observar a dinâmica deste sistema natural e a importância dos castanheiros para a paisagem e comunidades locais.
The PR1 VRM – Costa dos Castanheiros pedestrian trail, in Serra da Cabreira, Vieira do Minho, offers an immersion in a mixed forest landscape, where hardwoods and conifers coexist in a biogeographic transition ecosystem. In autumn, the ground is covered with a carpet of copper-colored leaves, mainly from the chestnut trees that give the route its name and which, historically, were essential to the rural economy of Minho. The moss and lichens that cover the trunks are indicators of the region's high humidity and air quality. The mountain range, with altitudes up to 1262 meters, is part of the network of protected areas in Northern Portugal and is home to a diversity of flora and fauna, including roe deer, wild boar and even the Iberian wolf. This 6.25 km circular route allows you to observe the dynamics of this natural system and the importance of chestnut trees for the landscape and local communities.
From Wikipedia:
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is an American national park that conserves an area of large sand dunes up to 750 feet (229 m) tall on the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley, and an adjacent national preserve in the Sangre de Cristo Range, in south-central Colorado, United States.
The park contains the tallest sand dunes in North America. The dunes cover an area of about 30 sq mi (78 km2) and are estimated to contain over 1.2 cubic miles (5 billion cubic metres) of sand. Sediments from the surrounding mountains filled the valley over geologic time periods. After lakes within the valley receded, exposed sand was blown by the predominant southwest winds toward the Sangre de Cristos, eventually forming the dunefield over an estimated tens of thousands of years. The four primary components of the Great Sand Dunes system are the mountain watershed, the dunefield, the sand sheet, and the sabkha. Ecosystems within the mountain watershed include alpine tundra, subalpine forests, montane woodlands, and riparian zones.
Went out for a walk in the rocky shore of Vuosaari, Helsinki.
I found a nice location and started to wander around.
Found this composition after getting my shoes and socks wet, because I wasn't paying attention to the waves. Lesson learned.
I proceeded to set the tripod, grabbed the camera from the backpack as well as the Sigma 18-35mm lens.
After taking a couple of test shots, it became obviously clear that the image needed a polarising filter to expose more detail underwater, and a graduated filter to calm down the bright sky.
I took three shots, first focusing on the rocks in the foreground, then the partially submerged rocks just a few meters away and then all the way to the island with the trees.
After finishing the trip I sat down in front of the computer monitor and started working on the images. I processed the images the way I liked them and proceeded to focus stacking them in Photoshop.
So here's the result of a lovely mid-day walk with wet shoes, hope you enjoy the image.
Amidst the dynamic ecosystem of Lagos Yaguacaca, the Great Egret (Ardea alba) stands as a beacon of tranquility. This photograph captures the bird in its poised vigilance, a sentinel in the marshes. The egret's stark white plumage, set against the dense greenery of Leticia, Colombia, illustrates the bird's adaptation to its wetland habitat. The striking yellow beak, a sliver of color, punctuates the scene, drawing the viewer's eye to the bird's elegant profile.
In this frame, my focus was on isolating the egret's form to emphasize its role within the ecosystem. It's a moment that speaks to the egret's solitary nature and its prowess as a hunter. The composition is a deliberate balance of color and space, inviting contemplation on the simplicity and complexity of nature. As a conservation photographer, these are the instances I seek to share, hoping to bridge the distance between our human experience and the natural world.
©2023 Adam Rainoff
Olympus E510 + Zuiko 50mm f1.8 / Macro Auto 7
Ce splendide morceau de dame nature s'est offert à ma vue alors que je marchais sur entre quelques vieux pieds de vigne...
Quelles couleurs ! Quelle richesse !
Oh mais approchez-vous ! C'est incroyable ! C'est doux, chaleureux, coloré, agréable au toucher, ... (Mais sûrement indigeste, n'allons pas trop loin).
Alors je sors mon appareil photo, et...
Et si l'on regarde d'encore plus près, on voit qu'un écosystème tout entier vit la dedans !
Décidément, la mousse méritait bien une petite place dans mon humble galerie !
Mural by Andrew (Joux) Mack aka @jouxart, seen at 2854 Larimer Street in the RiNo area of Denver, Colorado.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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A trio of poults, or juvenile Wild Turkeys, scampers along a remote section of trail in the Britannia Conservation Area.
Wild Turkeys were nearly eliminated from the Ontario landscape until a ‘trap and transfer’ program began here in 1984. The goal was to restore the bird to its traditional habitats, and then to regulate hunting to prevent the kind of impact on the population that had occurred previously.
The program was a huge success. So much so that Wild Turkeys are now (a) in places they were not expected to be, and had never been before; and (b) they are in places where hunting is not permitted, like Britannia. And there is the paradox: a bird reintroduced to restore or improve biodiversity enters a small and protected ecosystem. And the impact, created by a ground-hunting omnivore, can be damaging. Snakes, amphibians, and other species are natural targets.
As the Turkeys reproduce without any real natural predator and without being hunted, their increasing need for food will certainly have an impact on the biodiversity that pre-existed their arrival. That was something people spoke about on Pelee Island, where Turkeys were also reintroduced and hunting was even permitted.
Not claiming to have answers, but wanting to note the unanticipated ways reintroduced species can affect local ecosystems.
Looks are deceiving. This scene looks like a lovely misty morning however it was taken the morning after a prescribed burn in a state park. The smoke was so thick I was taking photos through the windshield because it was extremely difficult to breath the open air. That being said the inconvenience of poor air quality for a day or two is outweighed by the importance of removing invasive and non-native plants that can strangle an ecosystem by fire.