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A red-winged blackbird takes hold of the long marsh grasses in Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario, Canada.

 

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Canon FD 200 mm f/2.8 S.S.C. bayonet mount telephoto lens

 

Kodak Royal Gold 100 ISO film.

 

Scanned using a Nikon Super CoolScan 9000 ED with the FH-835S 35mm strip film tray.

Sunrise ligfht streaming through mist and trees in forest, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

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Workshop in a quiet back road of Clapton.

 

LR3987 © Joe O'Malley 2020

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This collection presents a breathtaking journey through diverse terrestrial biomes, reimagining the raw beauty of our planet through a synthetic lens. From the ethereal golden mists of a waking forest and the crystalline clarity of alpine rivers to the jagged, volcanic scars of primordial lands and the vibrant, sun-drenched cathedrals of coral reefs. Each environment is a study in light, texture, and atmospheric depth, blending hyper-realistic detail with a touch of the sublime. These landscapes explore the intersection of classical nature photography aesthetics and the boundless possibilities of modern generative tools, offering a contemplative look at worlds both familiar and imagined.

 

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This is one of my "nature in the city" shots: this site is in Prince's Island Park, an island in the Bow River in central Calgary, on the north edge of the downtown core.

 

At lower right is a good example of where a beaver (Castor canadensis) has gnawed through a tree and toppled it, leaving a halo of scattered wood chips around the trunk. Teeth marks (parallel linear gnawing marks) are visible on the light-toned wood surface of the chewed-through tree stump and trunk.

 

Other beaver-toppled trees are visible in the upper left area in this riverside (riparian) forest of poplar trees, shown in late autumn. In the upper left corner of this photo, the main channel of the Bow River is visible, with a footbridge above it.

 

Copyright J.R. Devaney

soon to be demolished, early 1960's council housing estate.

 

Communal hall entrance/exit with recently added (in vain) wheelchair access.

 

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Part of a collection of things I took to a local boutique shop today.

My own design.

Soon to be demolished early 1960's council housing estate.

 

A victim of years of neglect by Hackney Council.

 

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Naldehra, Himachal Pradesh, India

A pair of Sandhill Cranes (Grús canadénsis) stride knee-deep through the wetlands at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico.

This collection presents a breathtaking journey through diverse terrestrial biomes, reimagining the raw beauty of our planet through a synthetic lens. From the ethereal golden mists of a waking forest and the crystalline clarity of alpine rivers to the jagged, volcanic scars of primordial lands and the vibrant, sun-drenched cathedrals of coral reefs. Each environment is a study in light, texture, and atmospheric depth, blending hyper-realistic detail with a touch of the sublime. These landscapes explore the intersection of classical nature photography aesthetics and the boundless possibilities of modern generative tools, offering a contemplative look at worlds both familiar and imagined.

 

These images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.

Council housing estate, abstract.

 

Fibre optic cables & junction boxes, the modern version of three flying ducks ?

 

LR3823 © Joe O'Malley 2020

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Photography is a play with light and shadows ... An effort to capture as accurately as possible the miniscule amount of light that exists in the atmosphere, transforming the objects that it showers into a meaningful, visually interesting image ... And last but not least, photography is all about capturing something dead and serve a living, breathing, interesting to look at scene in its place ...

 

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Gannets feeding on Caplin at the beach in St. Vincent’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

I often like to take extra time to absorb the environment. When you slow down, you find more to appreciate.

 

Ozark National Forest, May, 2013

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(c) Kelly Shipp Photography

Está entre as primeiras ocupações existentes no Estado do Paraná por colonizadores portugueses em 1545. Seus habitantes primitivos são os índios Tupiniquins e Carijós. A preservação de seu meio-ambiente e as características físicas da região a tornou como privilegiada na manutenção de suas reservas florestais e de seus ecossistemas, quase intactos, criando atrativos turísticos apreciados pelos adeptos do turismo ecológico.

It is among the first occupations in the state of Paraná in 1545 by Portuguese settlers. Its primitive inhabitants are Tupiniquins and Carijós Indians . The preservation of its environment and the physical characteristics of the region became a privilege maintaining their forest reserves and its ecosystems, almost intact, creating tourist attractions to fans of ecotourism.

opened the curtains this morning, and look - the ground is covered in a delicate dusting of frost. The first frost of this winter. How pretty. How cold. Dashed out to take this pic - dashed back in because it was pretty parky in my jamies and dressing gown.

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. ~John Muir

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), male

 

These famous pink birds can be found in warm, watery regions on many continents, from West Africa eastward throughout the Mediterranean to South West and South Asia, and throughout sub-Saharan Africa.. They favor environments like estuaries and saline or alkaline lakes. Considering their appearance, flamingos are surprisingly fluid swimmers, but really thrive on the extensive mud flats where they breed and feed.

 

Greater flamingos are likely to be the only tall, pink bird in any given locale. They also have long, lean, curved necks and black-tipped bills with a distinctive downward bend.

 

Their bent bills allow them to feed on small organisms—plankton, tiny fish, fly larvae, and the like. In muddy flats or shallow water, they use their long legs and webbed feet to stir up the bottom. They then bury their bills, or even their entire heads, and suck up both mud and water to access the tasty morsels within. A flamingo's beak has a filter-like structure to remove food from the water before the liquid is expelled.

 

Shrimp-like crustaceans are responsible for the flamingo's pink color. The birds pale in captivity unless their diet is supplemented.

 

Greater flamingos live and feed in groups called flocks or colonies. They find safety in numbers, which helps to protect individual birds from predators while their heads are down in the mud. Greater flamingos also breed while gathered in groups. Once mating is complete, a pair takes turns incubating their single egg. Young flamingos are born gray and white and do not turn pink for two years. In years when wetlands and pools are dry and food scarce, flamingos may not breed.

 

The colony works together to protect each other from predators and to take care of the young. It is believed that flamingos are monogamous, according to Sea World. Once they mate, they tend to stay with that mate. A group of flamingos will all mate at the same time so that all of the chicks will hatch at the same time.

 

For more information, please visit www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/g/greater-flamingo/

 

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Leica M4 , Summicron 50 mm f 2.0 , Kodak Portra 160

Humber River, Lambton Toronto On 19 Mar 2023

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