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a rare and shy kind of crane,the wattled crane (bugeranus caruncolatus).
the whole african population is estimated now in 2000/2500 birds , a big decline since previous estimations(8000).
i saw some of them many years ago in moremi (Bw) but i was a very very bad photographer :-)))
last august i had another chance in linyanti (Namibian side) ..birds were a bit far away but i got something acceptable.
as all the cranes,wattleds are omnivorous.feeding mainly on vegetables but they like also big insects,fish and frogs.
as i said those birds are quite shy and they fly away at 150mts!!! so the camera cannot do miracles.
"wattled crane take-off"
Nkasa Rupara national park , Caprivi strip ,Namibia
original 3K file here :
In Icelandic, “Gullfoss” translates to The Golden Waterfall, and it’s easy to see why the natural spectacle has earned this name. By many people’s estimation, this is the most famous waterfall in all of Iceland. Gullfoss is part of the Golden Circle trail, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. A trip through the Golden Circle will usually include Geysir Geothermal Area and Þingvellir National Park. The park might be more familiar to you as North of Westeros from "Game of Thrones".
While you can get fairly up close and personal with Gullfoss, be sure to stay behind the fence. On a clear day, you can enjoy the spray from the waterfall on your face. But if you’re too daring and get too close to the edge, just remember that the waterfall features a 105-foot drop.106 571
~~As with many creatures both mythical and real, the kappa doesn't always look exactly the same. But if you encounter a vaguely reptilian creature walking upright or hanging around in a body of water, you may be dealing with a kappa. They're the size of a small child or large monkey, with humanoid arms and legs. Otherwise they have mostly reptile or amphibian-like qualities. They have webbed digits for swimming and may be scaly or slimy. They're reminiscent of a giant frog or turtle. Usually they have something like a turtle shell on their back and a beaky sort of snout. Japanese Kappa are said to smell fishy, and they're often a bluish or greenish color.
What will always be distinctive despite these variations is the top of their head. All Kappa have a small bowl-like dent on top of their heads that holds a small pool of water called the ‘sara.’ This water is though to be the source of the Kappa’s magical powers. A Kappa must keep their sara full whenever they venture onto land or forfeit all their strength and magical powers.
The other most consistent feature of the kappa is its favorite food. They have a fondness for eggplant and for several plants of the cucurbit family: melons, squash, and most especially cucumber. So that cucumber sushi roll isn't named for its ingredients, but for its most famous devotee.~~
Info - internet
Model: origami Kappa
Design: Akira Yoshizawa
Diagrams in the book 'Origami Fun (Tanoshii Origami)' by Akira Yoshizawa.
Folded from one piece of patterned green paper, 18,2x18,2cm. One cut is required to form the head.
Final height 6,5cm.
""Akira Yoshizawa was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is widely recognized for his work in raising origami from a craft to a living art form. Yoshizawa devised many new folding techniques during his lifetime. According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which only a few hundred designs were presented as diagrams in his 18 books. Yoshizawa acted as an international cultural ambassador for Japan throughout his career. In 1983, Japanese emperor Hirohito named him to the Order of the Rising Sun, one of the highest honors that can be given to a Japanese citizen.""
info - internet
For several years now, we have been tracking the nesting of birds. This year, we located two Woodpecker’s nests. The first was a Pileated Woodpeckers’ nest and the second an Eastern Flickers’ nest. Since they were located close to home, we followed up every day to see the young grow until they fledge.
One day, we went to the nests as usual and patiently waited for the parents to return. Richard was posted near the Pileated Woodpeckers’ nest and, after waiting over an hour and a half, he thought something was wrong. Also, he was not hearing the usual chirps of the nestlings who, according to our estimate, were still too young to have fledged. A few minutes later, Richard understood why. To his surprise, he saw an American Marten climb the tree up to the nest. Richard tried to shoo it away, but it was simply impossible. The Marten finally entered the hole of the Pileated Woodpeckers’ nest.
We concluded that the Marten had preyed on the young earlier that day and returned to the nest. It entered the hole and immediately stuck its little head out, but without any prey. The fact that the female Pileated Woodpecker returned to the nest several times confirmed to us that the young had not yet fledged.
A truly sad moment for us, but we know it's the law of nature.
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Depuis plusieurs années nous suivons la nidification des oiseaux. Cette année, nous avons localisé deux nids de pics. Le premier était un nid de Grands pics et le deuxième de Pics flamboyants. Puisque l’endroit n’est pas très loin de notre résidence, nous faisions un suivi à tous les jours afin de voir les oisillons grandir de jour en jour jusqu`à ce qu’ils prennent leur premier envol.
Un jour, comme d’habitude, nous nous sommes rendus au lieu des nids et avons attendu patiemment l’arrivée des parents. Richard était posté près du nid Grands pics et après plus d’une heure et demi d’attente, il s’est dit qu’il y a sûrement quelque chose qui ne va pas. De plus, il n’entendait pas les piaillements des oisillons qui sont, d’après notre estimation, encore trop petits pour être sortis du nid. Quelques minutes plus tard, Richard a compris pourquoi. Il a eu toute une surprise en voyant une Martre d’Amérique grimper dans l’arbre jusqu’au nid. Richard a tenté de l’éloigner, mais c’était tout simplement impossible. La martre est finalement entrée dans le trou du nid des Grands pics.
Nous avons conclu que la martre s’était régalée plus tôt dans la journée et qu’elle revenait au nid. Elle est entrée dans le trou et a immédiatement ressorti sa petite tête, mais sans proie. Le fait que la femelle Grand pic soit revenue au nid à plusieurs reprises nous a confirmé que les petits n’avaient pas encore quitté le nid.
Un moment vraiment désolant pour nous, mais nous savons que c’est la loi de la nature.
Nakkertok, Cantley, Québec
On my morning walk, I came across this family of chickens. The chicks were about 5-6 weeks old then. There are many groups of chickens within this big park. My estimation of population of the chickens are about 300-400 of them here.
Unedited image.
Sigma 70-200mm 1:2.8D
Setubal, Portugal
June 2022
I would say the above photo of an empty glass jug on my kitchen windowsill a fair estimation of what my brain feels like. It is reeling and fizzing and making me feel quite sick. Never the best mentally I feel awful because of the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine. I have noticed some people I follow either officially or unofficially (only because I struggle with great numbers) are not commenting on my shots and may be feeling offended by my lack of comments. I am not always seeing everyones photography and that is the truth... I went to bed crying last night and got up crying this morning. I do not bury my head in the sand. If s**t is happening I face up to it. If there is something I can do, I do it. When I feel helpless that is just me because my mentality may not be the same as yours..that doesn't make you bad or me bad - just different. If I like your photography and come across it I hopefully will comment on it. Meanwhile there may be some delay because I don't feel too good. I know it doesn't help anyone, least of all me but we are what we are....unless of course we are not actually human - as in the case of someone who to all intents and purposes appears human but actually cannot be - surely..?
Those of you who have seen photos of our Easter Bunny before may notice that this is a new bunny. The predecessor was murdered by the Dragon. If you look at the Dragon's face you probably agree with my estimation that the new Easter Bunny is facing an uncertain future too ....
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Het Hoge Huis gebouwd in de eerste helft van de 17e eeuw.
In de tweede helft van diezelfde eeuw is het pand uitgebreid met een uitbouw.
Het pand werd steeds bewoond door voorname Hattemers, zoals Jacob van Lennep, baron Willem van Haersholte en baron van Ittersum.
Van 1925 tot 1987 deed het pand dienst als Groene Kruisgebouw.
Daarna zijn er appartementen voor oudere inwoners in gebouwd.
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High house built in the first half of the 17th century.
In the second half of the same century the building was expanded with an extension.
The building was inhabited by distinguished Hattem, such as Jacob van Lennep, Baron William of Haers Holte and Baron van Ittersum.
From 1925 to 1987 the building served as a Green Cross Building.
Then there are apartments for older people built.
I've finally made it to the far end of the Glen. But after nearly slipping into a steep sided burn with the bike and coming through yet another rain shower, I'm thoroughly P'd off. My mapping app. also won't tell me how far I've got to go before I reach the Falls of Tarf and my rough estimation tells me I've still another 1.5 miles to go. It's at this point I decide I've had enough, and I'll make the falls another, better, day. It's time to unpack the sandwiches and have some lunch.
(Lynx pardinus) 022A8757 Sierra de Andujar - Spain
Guide Alvaro Peral (Wild Andalucia)
For this photo many thanks to Janco van Gelderen (Utrecht), he called me at the right time.
The Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) is a wild cat species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. In the 20th century, the Iberian Lynx population had declined because of overhunting, poaching, fragmentation of suitable habitats, and the population decline of its main prey species, the European Rabbit, caused by myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic disease.
By the turn of the 21st century, the Iberian Lynx was on the verge of extinction, as only 94 individuals survived in two isolated subpopulations in Andalusia in 2002 (Sierra de Andujar and La Doñana). Conservation measures have been implemented since then, which included improving habitat, restocking of rabbits, translocating, reintroducing and monitoring Iberian Lynxes. By 2012, the population had increased to 326 individuals, to 855 in 2020, and to 1,111 in 2021.
A corridor has just been developed so that the two population islands (Andujar and La Doñana) can communicate, in order to obtain better genetic mixing. The two populations of Lynx have different spots on their bodies; but in a recent period, hybridizations have begun to be observed, which proves the effectiveness of the corridor.
There is certainly an increase in the global population of Lynx but the fight is not yet won because of the state of mind of some owners of private hunting reserves. Some agree to collaborate, others oppose. The same problem exists in France for Wolves or Bears.
Le lynx ibérique (Lynx pardinus) est une espèce endémique de la péninsule ibérique. Il est répertorié comme en danger sur la liste rouge de l'UICN. Au XXe siècle, la population de Lynx ibérique avait décliné en raison de la chasse excessive (sponsorisée par des mesures gouvernementales), du braconnage, de la fragmentation des habitats propices et du déclin de la population de sa principale espèce de proie, le lapin d'Europe - déclin causé par la myxomatose et la maladie hémorragique du lapin.
Au tournant du 21e siècle, le Lynx ibérique était au bord de l'extinction, puisque seuls 94 individus survivaient dans deux sous-populations isolées en Andalousie en 2002 (Sierra de Andujar et La Doñana). Des mesures de conservation ont été mises en œuvre depuis lors, notamment l'amélioration de l'habitat, le repeuplement des lapins, la translocation, la réintroduction et la surveillance des lynx ibériques. En 2012, la population est passée à 326 individus, puis à 855 en 2020 et enfin à 1 110 en 2021 (estimations).
Un corridor vient d'être aménagé pour que les deux îles de population (Andujar et La Doñana) puissent communiquer, afin d'obtenir un meilleur brassage génétique. Les deux populations de Lynx ont des taches différentes sur leurs corps ; mais dans une période récente, des hybridations ont commencé à être observées, ce qui prouve l'efficacité du corridor.
Il y a certes une augmentation de la population mondiale de Lynx mais la bataille n'est pas encore gagnée à cause de l'état d'esprit de certains propriétaires de réserves de chasse privées. Certains acceptent de collaborer, d'autres s'y opposent. Le même problème existe en France pour les Loups ou les Ours.
Another journey into the world of manual focus — this time with the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 Macro X2 lens on the Canon EOS R7. Handheld shot, using natural light.
Aperture f/5.6, shutter speed 1/320 s.
The star: likely Hycleus polymorphus, exploring a flower dusted with pollen — like a child smeared with biscuits. A second beetle peeks from the top right, but neither was in the mood for a double portrait. 😉
Technical challenges:
Even the lightest breeze can nudge the subject out of focus.
Nature is always moving — insects don’t pose for long.
Distance estimation must be done instantly — no time for refocus.
Aperture selection is crucial to balance sharpness and dreamy blur.
Despite all this, the experience was excellent. The lens feels solid in hand, responds well to light, manual settings are intuitive, and the images are sharp. In tandem with the R7, this manual lens has become my go-to companion for walks in nature.
I have been photographing sunrises for a long time, and the morning that I drove up to Many Glacier, THIS sunrise was one of the most spectacular I have ever witnessed and in my estimation within the top three. This was one of those morning that had me looking at Realtor dot com and trying to convince my wife to retire up here.
I hope everyone is good! I will be catching up shortly.
Life on the Edge - Burrowing Owls are listed as a Species of Special Concern (SSC) in California. There are roughly two "types" of Burrowing Owls in California: wintering migratory birds from northern states that stay here around ~November-April before heading back up to breed and the resident owls that live and breed here year-round. I've grown up watching resident Burrowing Owls and they've always been an iconic California species to me. Back in the mid 2000s, I'd regularly see them at a city park down my street and they were even at a community college campus and bus station. In recent years however, I've noticed steep decline in resident Burrowing Owls in Northern California. I'm not sure exactly what's driving this, but my reasonable estimation is habitat loss/fragmentation and feral/outdoor cat predation play a big role. I was going through my old files and this was one of the last times I got to photograph resident Burrowing Owls. I used my car as a blind at a respectful distance and was able to capture many intimate photographs and videos of this family. I've not seen them in this area since and don't photograph this species anymore. I really hope that the listing of this species can be elevated from SSC to Threatened/Endangered and that conservation efforts can help turn things around. I've seen raptors like Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, and Peregrine Falcon rebound in my lifetime so am hopeful these can do the same - although being ground-dwelling and lower in the food chain, the recovery would likely be more difficult.
Species: Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Location: Northern California, CA, USA
Date Taken: June 2018
Equipment: Nikon D810 + Nikkor 200-500mm VR
Settings: 1/100s, ISO: 1600, f/9 @500mm, Handheld
Au cœur de la rue de la Boucherie, Florent Nivet achète et vend des ouvrages d’occasion et anciens, en majorité du XIXe siècle. Les estimations peuvent se faire sur place ou à domicile. On y trouve tous types d’œuvres : des classiques de la littérature comme Alice au pays des merveilles, des livres d'art ou d'histoire, dictionnaires... Ne vous laissez pas rebuter par la devanture un peu défraîchie, vous avez affaire à un vrai spécialiste. C'est un endroit que les amateurs et collectionneurs de livres anciens apprécient particulièrement pour la richesse de ses rayonnages. Plus de 10 000 écrits au total ! La librairie s'intéresse aussi à l'histoire locale et à la littérature régionale.
In the heart of rue de la Boucherie, Florent Nivet buys and sells second-hand and old books, mostly from the 19th century. Estimates can be done on site or at home. You can find all types of works there: literary classics like Alice in Wonderland, art or history books, dictionaries ... Don't be put off by the slightly faded storefront, you are dealing to a real specialist. It is a place that lovers and collectors of old books particularly appreciate for the richness of its shelves. More than 10,000 writings in total! The bookstore is also interested in local history and regional literature.
Graffito at the harbour of Heraklion (Crete)
The eight-minute footage showing a white Minneapolis police officer slowly killing a black man has spread all around the world and caused an unprecedented outrage in lots of countries, not only in the US.
Last Thursday there was a demonstration against racism in Vienna, organized in connection with this horrible crime. The organizers had expected some 3,000 demonstrators, but eventually 50,000 demonstrators came (the number is an estimation given by the police).
Afterwards there was criticism, because covid-19 distance rules couldn't be followed in such a crowd. I didn't go there for fear of infection, and I suppose many others didn't take part in this demonstration for the same reason. Just imagine the crowd in the time without a pandemic!
I hope very much that all these demonstrations in the US and all over the world (the Vienna demonstration wasn't the only one outside the US) will be effective and lead to substantial changes and improvements in the US. The incumbent POTUS however isn't exactly much help in this situation...
This year's miracle that landed in my lap after a good friend found out the location from someone who walks the trails frequently.
This is the second year the Great Horned Owls have used this nest site. Last year they raised three chicks successfully. This year they raised two chicks. The second chick is hiding within the nest, while this one came out to spend some time, including allopreening, with Mom. The plan is to eventually upload some videos to YouTube.
I composed this as more of an environmental shot to showcase the nest site a bit. The snag was a huge Douglas Fir tree. I have yet to go back and actually measure it's circumference at the base, now that the chicks are gone, but estimates from a distance has it ~ 6 ft in diameter, which make it one of the giants for the Pacific Northwest.
Figuring ages by diameter vary widely, but one site I found claimed the largest ones for this region, were 15-18 inches in diameter, stood 400 feet tall and were ~1000 years old. By estimation then, this snag was over 1000 years old when it died.
I'm planning on going back and finding out the circumference for a more definitive estimation sometime this spring/summer.
Meanwhile, I couldn't help but share one of my best highlights from this spring, thus far.
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Commercial Fish Boats moored at the Steveston Docks @ Sundown
Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour
Steveston. British Columbia
Canada
A bit of trivia information as found on Wikipedia:
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing.
The total number of fishing vessels in the world in 2016 was estimated to be about 4.6 million, unchanged from 2014. The fleet in Asia was the largest, consisting of 3.5 million vessels, accounting for 75 percent of the global fleet. In Africa and North America the estimated number of vessels declined from 2014 by just over 30,000 and by nearly 5,000, respectively. For Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and Oceania the numbers all increased, largely as a result of improvements in estimation procedures.
It is difficult to estimate the number of recreational fishing boats. They range in size from small dinghies to large charter cruisers, and unlike commercial fishing vessels, are often not dedicated just to fishing.
Prior to the 1950s there was little standardisation of fishing boats. Designs could vary between ports and boatyards. Traditionally boats were built of wood, but wood is not often used now because of higher maintenance costs and lower durability. Fibreglass is used increasingly in smaller fishing vessels up to 25 metres (100 tons), while steel is usually used on vessels above 25 metres.
Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.
If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'
www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764
I appreciate your kind words of support and would like to thank-you all, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
Stay Healthy
~Christie (Happiest) by the River
*Best experienced in full screen
SH2-134 is a massive emission nebula located in the southern part of the constellation Cepheus about 2900 light years from earth. It is roughly centered around the fifth magnitude, blue supergiant star λ Cephei.
SH2-135 is a smaller HII emission nebula/region also located in southern Cepheus with a prominent and expanding ionization front. Current estimations of distance from earth are about 10,100 light years.
Aside from SH2-134 & SH2-135, the field contains objects from Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae
- LBN 485
- LBN 486
- LBN 488
- LBN 489
- LBN 490
- LBN 491
- LBN 492
- LBN 492
Also in the field is NGC 7281, NGC7261 & NGC7235 which are open clusters, respectively about 5300 and 9200 light years distant.
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 08/14/2022 to 09/03/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length -106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters used:
- Chroma Hydrogen Alpha (Ha) 3nm 50mm
- Chroma Oxygen III (OIII) 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon Sulfur II (SII) 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
Chroma Hydrogen Alpha:28 x 600 sec (280 min)
Chroma Oxygen III: 21 x 600 sec (210 min)
Astrodon Sulfur II: 19 x 600 sec (190 min)
Total Exposure: 680min. (11.3 hrs.)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
BEAR: By my estimation there are two pieces missing.
SCRUFFY: Well I haven't had any, have you Bear?
BEAR: No *pensive pause* I think that we must investigate Scruff!
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Fijne dag allemaal / Everyone a nice day
Platalea minor
Schwarzstirnlöffler
The black-faced spoonbill population in the 2012 census was recorded at 2,693 birds, with an estimation of 1,600 mature birds.
Die Weilpopulation des Schwarzstirnlöfflers wird auf etwas mehr als 2.000 Individuen geschätzt.
This was the only morning during our stay that we had anything close to resembling a sunrise. The clock on the Wrigley Building gives a good estimation of when the sun rises in Chicago on this date.
Le Kapellbrücke était le plus ancien, et, après celui de Bad Säckingen, le plus long pont couvert en bois d'Europe.
Le nom de Kapellbrücke (pont de la chapelle) s'explique par la proximité de la chapelle Saint-Pierre. Construit en 1333, il est reconstruit en 1994 après un incendie.
Le pont figure dans la chronique d'Etterlin en 1507 ce qui permet d'avoir une estimation de sa forme à l'époque.
Le pont a été encore raccourci en 1898 lors de la construction d'un quai sur les rives du lac.
La Wasserturm se trouve au milieu du pont. De forme octogonale, elle mesure 34 mètres de haut et aurait été construite aux alentours de 1300. Elle abrita anciennement les archives et les objets précieux de la ville, mais servit également de prison et de local de torture.
The Kapellbrücke was the oldest and, after the one in Bad Säckingen, the longest covered wooden bridge in Europe.
The name Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) derives from its proximity to St. Peter's Chapel. Built in 1333, it was rebuilt in 1994 after a fire.
The bridge appears in the Etterlin Chronicle in 1507, which allows us to estimate its shape at the time.
The bridge was further shortened in 1898 during the construction of a quay on the lake shore.
The Wasserturm (Water Tower) is located in the middle of the bridge. Octagonal in shape, it is 34 meters high and is believed to have been built around 1300. It formerly housed the city's archives and valuables, but also served as a prison and torture chamber.
The Shock of the New
This is another series of photographs, here I’m showing how Modern Architecture has inbedded itself with the more Traditional Architectural styles. Some successful, some in my estimation not so. But, we’re all different, you may like them. What It does tell you however, that you cannot stop progess, in what ever the form it’s presented.
My try on the Mono Monday theme Crack. Made with standard (kit) lens of Topcon cameras from 60ies, RE, Auto-Topcor 58mm f1.8, and Topcon Bellows. My estimation is that it is close to 2.5:1 macro
Bi- ou tri-centenaire, les estimations sont incertaines...
I keep exploring my new macro lens. It is very different from the vintage 50mm primes that I am used to. I am still tying to figure it out.
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I took a little, just 4-5 days, break from Flickr. I really enjoy Flickr community, but you still need to have some balance in how much time you spend online. Last week I read this study about Internet use and I cannot get it out of my head since:
"Digital reference library DataReportal in January released its annual Global Overview Report, revealing internet users ages 16 to 64 spend an average six hours, 40 minutes daily surfing the web on any device. That’s about 47 hours a week and 101 days a year. By this estimation, beginning at age 18, a person who lives to be 80 will have spent more than 17 years of their adult life using the internet. It’s worse in the U.S., with Americans spending an average seven hours, three minutes online a day—exceeding 18 years of their adult lives."
datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-global-overview-report
fortune.com/well/article/screen-time-over-lifespan/
It is a challenge to use internet in moderation. Back in 2019 I completely quit Facebook after reading "Digital Minimalism" by Cal Newport. I was thinking about it before I read the book, but the book pushed me over the edge and I have not looked back on Facebook since. Now I am once again working on limiting my internet use, Instagram in particular. It is a challenge, but a prospect of spending years of your life staring on the screen is kinda frightening.
NikonD7500
handheld
Nikon Micro-Nikkor 40mm F/2.8
f/5.6
1/200
40mm
ISO100
"In their estimation, nothing could explain the coincidences except the momentary passing of a gravitational wave."
Getting to know Moon by coincidence in a café next to Dathuil (smiles)
Considering how rare they became it felt quite lucky and thrilling to accidentally bump into this beautiful male Hen harrier, hunting over the Zeeland polders. Although usually migrating to southern Europe and north Africa, a number of birds spend the winter in the Netherlands. Estimations of wintering birds range from 400 to 800 species (for 2013-2015). Only a dozen pairs breed in the Netherlands. In any case, the situation is still better there than in the UK where they are hunted to the brink of extinction.
The first part of its scientific name "circus" refers to the particular manner of hunting, often flying in circles as could be seen from this guy.
Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus).
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Using my own photo as a starter image created with WOMBO Dreams AI engine using watercolor filters.
I was trying to emulate my fave American modernist painter Georgia O’Keeffe’ style, I hope it is close enough in my estimation.
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I posted an image of a grizzly bear, yesterday, and decided I'd post another bear photograph today. I composed this image on a gloomy and rainy morning while travelling through my beloved Kananaskis Country, west of Calgary.
In sharing this image, I pose this question: "How does one differentiate a black bear from a grizazly?"
Colour doesn't help, unfortunately. Black bears come in a range of colours, as do grizzlies. Adult grizzlies are much bigger than their black bear counterparts, but who knows the age of a bear one sees?
While size may not be a telltale sign, there are several other distinguishing physical features that can help you easily tell the difference between grizzly and black bears. Grizzly bears have a very pronounced shoulder hump, which is one of the quickest ways to distinguish between the two. Grizzlies also have relatively short, rounded ears, while those of black bears are more of an elongated oval shape. Additionally, a black bear's hind quarters or rump will be higher than its shoulders while walking on all four, while a grizzly's will be lower. Finally, a grizzly bear has a concave face profile. Black bears, on the other hand, have a very straight snout from the tip of their nose to their eyes.
This bear has good-sized ears, a straight nose, no shoulder hump and its rear end is higher than its shoulders. Black bear it is, then, in my estimation. Do you agree?
The Shock of the New
This is another series of photographs, here I’m showing how Modern Architecture has inbedded itself with the more Traditional Architectural styles. Some successful, some in my estimation not so. But, we’re all different, you may like them. What It does tell you however, that you cannot stop progess, in what ever the form it’s presented.
alternativeviewphotography.com/
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a small moth, about 15-20 mm wide, with 21 mm ext tube..
View large to see the myriads of scales, did some estimation, each scale is about 0,07mm wide.
I have no idea about the ID, but its one of the about 7000 species around here.
Its a life specimen, but was very co-operative, as moths mostly are, (unlike butterflies).
With the sun not yet over the horizon, the first light is still amazingly bright. This was the second of two sunrise shoots during our visit to Point Pelee a couple of days ago - an unusual occurrence for me due to my inherently lazy nature. A cup of coffee nearly strong enough to dissolve a spoon, and my under estimation of how hot it was, helped in waking me up.
On the previous morning, we were greeted with a heavy fog that obscured the sun altogether and didn't clear until much later.
This time, a low lying mist added some interest with an otherwise clear sky. Fortunately, I'm not the only lazy photographer as on both occasions, we had this usually popular location to ourselves.
The Shock of the New
This is another series of my images, this time that show how Modern Architecture has inbedded itself with the more Traditional styles. Some successful, some not to my estimation. But we’re all different in our tastes, you may even like them yourselves.
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IL EST TROP TARD POUR SAUVER LA BANQUISE ESTIVALE EN ARCTIQUE ET LES RÉPERCUSSIONS VONT ÊTRE LITTÉRALEMENT CATASTROPHIQUES !!!
Une nouvelle étude révèle que nos émissions de gaz à effet de serre ont un impact plus important sur le réchauffement climatique que le prédisait le GIEC.
Ce n'est plus une surprise pour personne, du moins en dehors des recoins obscurs de certains réseaux sociaux : la banquise fond. Pendant des décennies, l'Arctique a servi d'exemple pour illustrer notre impact sur le climat terrestre. Et plus elle disparaît, plus la communauté scientifique exhorte les sociétés à faire plus d'efforts.
L'humanité est responsable de la quasi-totalité de la fonte des glaces
Une étude récente, dirigée par Seung-Ki Min, de l'université de Pohang, en Corée du Sud, a établi de nouvelles estimations de la fonte de la glace de mer arctique, sur la base de nouvelles données. Les résultats de son équipe ajoutent une couche supplémentaire à un alarmisme général : la banquise fond beaucoup plus vite qu'on ne le craignait.
En effet, le GIEC (Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat) avait prédit que la région perdrait sa glace d'été d'ici aux années 2040. Cette nouvelle étude est encore plus pessimiste, puisqu'elle affirme que cela pourrait se produire dix ans plus tôt. Il s'agit d'un repère intéressant, car c'est à la fin de cette saison que la banquise atteint son minimum annuel.
Pour parvenir à cette conclusion, l'équipe de Min a d'abord examiné l'impact de l'augmentation des gaz à effet de serre sur la fonte des glaces par rapport à d'autres facteurs naturels. Selon les chercheurs, l'humanité en est responsable à hauteur de 90 %. Le reste serait imputable aux variations de l'intensité solaire ou aux éruptions volcaniques, par exemple.
Un impact humain aussi important sur la fonte des glaces signifie que les efforts requis pour ralentir suffisamment le réchauffement climatique ont peut-être été sous-estimés jusqu'à présent. Pour Min, « nous devons réduire les émissions de CO₂ de manière plus ambitieuse et nous préparer à nous adapter à ce réchauffement plus rapide de l'Arctique ». En effet, son étude établit que, même si la hausse de la température globale est limitée à 2 °C, la glace d'été aura tout de même disparu d'ici à 2050.
Et le chercheur de rappeler les effets que cela aura sur notre climat : « une augmentation des phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes que nous connaissons actuellement, tels que les vagues de chaleur, les incendies de forêt et les inondations ». En effet, la fonte des glaces entraîne des modifications du jet stream qui traverse l'hémisphère nord, un courant d'air rapide qui participe à réguler le climat en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Asie.
Mark Serreze, directeur du National Snow and Ice Data Center de l'université du Colorado, résume plutôt bien la situation : « Le message clé est que nous sommes en train de perdre le contrôle de la banquise ». D'autant que, plus l’océan est exposé, plus il absorbe la chaleur, entraînant ainsi un cercle vicieux qui sera toujours plus difficile et long à inverser, voire arrêter.
Bien sûr, il ne s'agit pas de renoncer à la transition énergétique, qui évolue rapidement, car un réchauffement global au-dessus de 2 °C pourrait avoir des conséquences bien plus désastreuses.
CEPENDANT, 2030 ARRIVE DANS MOINS DE DIX ANS, ET À L'ÉCHELLE DE NOTRE SOCIÉTÉ, CELA VEUT DIRE... DEMAIN !!!
Source : The Guardian
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IT IS TOO LATE TO SAVE THE SUMMER SEA ICE IN THE ARCTIC AND THE REPERCUSSIONS WILL BE LITERALLY CATASTROPHIC !
A new study reveals that our greenhouse gas emissions have a greater impact on global warming than predicted by the IPCC.
This is no longer a surprise to anyone, at least outside the dark corners of certain social networks: the sea ice is melting. For decades, the Arctic has served as an example to illustrate our impact on the Earth's climate. And the more it disappears, the more the scientific community urges societies to do more.
Humanity is responsible for almost all of the ice melting
A recent study, led by Seung-Ki Min of Pohang University in South Korea, has come up with new estimates of Arctic sea ice melt, based on new data. His team's results add another layer to general alarmism: the sea ice is melting much faster than feared.
Indeed, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) had predicted that the region would lose its summer ice by the 2040s. This new study is even more pessimistic, since it claims that this could happen ten years earlier. This is an interesting landmark, because it is at the end of this season that the pack ice reaches its annual minimum.
To reach this conclusion, Min's team first looked at the impact of increased greenhouse gases on melting ice compared to other natural factors. Humankind is responsible for 90% of this, researchers say. The rest would be attributable to variations in solar intensity or volcanic eruptions, for example.
Such a large human impact on melting ice means that the efforts required to sufficiently slow global warming may have been underestimated until now. For Min, "we need to reduce CO₂ emissions more ambitiously and prepare to adapt to this faster warming of the Arctic". Indeed, his study establishes that, even if the increase in global temperature is limited to 2°C, summer ice will still have disappeared by 2050.
And the researcher recalls the effects that this will have on our climate: "an increase in the extreme weather phenomena that we are currently experiencing, such as heat waves, forest fires and floods". Indeed, the melting of the ice leads to changes in the jet stream that crosses the northern hemisphere, a rapid air current that helps regulate the climate in North America, Europe and Asia.
Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, sums it up pretty well: "The key message is that we are losing control of the sea ice." Especially since, the more the ocean is exposed, the more it absorbs heat, thus resulting in a vicious circle which will be always more difficult and longer to reverse, or even stop.
Of course, this is not about giving up on the rapidly evolving energy transition, as global warming above 2°C could have far more dire consequences.
HOWEVER, 2030 IS LESS THAN TEN YEARS AWAY, AND ON THE SCALE OF OUR SOCIETY, THAT MEANS... TOMORROW !!!
Source: The Guardian
I saw my first Junco of the season about a week ago, although today is the first day one posed for me. Like many folks, I tend to associate them with snow, and it's waaaayyyy too soon for that, in my estimation!
I made a "pilgrimage" to Delavan to shoot one of my favorite locomotives, ILSX 1343. This motor spent time around Thief River Falls and the Minnesota Northern before getting leased to the Central Farm Service elevator in Faribault County.
I waited a while, exposed in the wind, for the clouds to form enough of a hole to shine on the unit - something around 20 minutes in my estimation. I refused to leave without a sunny photo of ILSX 1343. A gap eventually opened up enough to illuminate the scene and the fading Union Pacific paint scheme. I am super pleased with the results.
The Shock of the New
This is another series of photographs, here I’m showing how Modern Architecture has inbedded itself with the more Traditional Architectural styles. Some successful, some in my estimation not so. But, we’re all different, you may like them. What It does tell you however, that you cannot stop progess, in what ever the form it’s presented.
Sydney's long gone and unlamented monorail was always a white elephant in my estimation. Still, it offered some interesting photo opportunities. This was an early experiment with out of bounds photography that really didn't work. A few tweaks with some AI and it's still not great, but it's a lot better than the 2006 version.
I’ve been going through a phase of producing books recently. Not that you’ll be finding anything bearing my name in Waterstones anytime soon you understand, but the coffee table in the living room might start to groan at some point in the future. So far, there is a book full of tales from here in Cornwall, and another of the two trips to Iceland. In fact as far as the latter goes, there are still about thirty oven ready stories to share here. I keep meaning to make a start on uploading those, but the winter season is proving quite bountiful at the moment. Keep watching if you’re an Iceland fan, because it will be back here soon.
Latterly, I took advantage of the fifty percent discount that some of our favourite YouTubers have been peddling on behalf of one particular service in recent months. You probably know the one I’m talking about. I decided to go with all stops removed and selected a professional line book with an acrylic photo cover and leatherette binding. Well if you’re going to have one, you might as well have a big one, I reckoned. The reviews were encouraging, and the idea of seeing one’s own images on high quality printed matter was rather appealing too. Even though printing remains a mysterious other world of photography to me. A shy and retiring cousin who keeps himself to himself if you like. Some of you print your own pictures, and have probably begun to make sense of whether you’re going to reproduce your favourite landscapes on matte, gloss, or even silk. Silk? No I’m not sure either, although it sounds great doesn’t it? “What’s Baryta?” I asked myself. Had I once tried it with the nachos in that Mexican restaurant down the road, or was that something else? And how do you decide between bamboo and hemp? The myriad choices seemed almost as bewildering as the number of bodies and lenses on the market when I started dabbling about with this hobby. One of you had even kindly told me about a printing workshop, partly run by Rachel Talibart, no less. It sounded fascinating, but seeing as I had no plans to invest several hundred pounds in a printer of my own, and probably twice as much on ink cartridges, the mystery continued. Continues in fact. I decided to try gloss. Three hundred and sixty-eight grammes per square metre. Once upon a time I had the responsibility for buying the company’s stationery supplies, so I did at least have a feel for what that means. Anyone need a paperclip? I've still got some around here somewhere.
Then there was the theme for this latest addition to the family library. The email with the unique voucher code had given me just thirty days to create my product, so I needed to be getting on with it fairly swiftly. Iceland would have been the obvious subject, but I’d already done that, albeit on rather less opulent looking materials. In fact that opulence meant this book was just going to be photos. No silly yarns on three hundred and sixty-eight gsm glossy paper at these prices. Half heartedly, I began to compile a collection of images from 2023. But should I confine it to Cornwall, or was I going to add in images from further afield too? It felt like a bit of a hotchpotch, so then I started a second project, called Cornwall in Winter. This seemed a far more cohesive idea, although there would inevitably be some duplication with coffee table book number one.
And then I found myself browsing images from just over a year earlier in Lanzarote. No cross contamination with other books there. I’d taken plenty of shots on that trip and in my own estimation had edited almost enough of them with a reasonable degree of competence. I’d need to return to the fourteen month old raw files and mine some more images if I wanted something rather more substantial than a wobbly pamphlet, but then again it was about time I did that anyway. It became quite fun. The layout options encouraged a deal of experimentation and variation of aspect ratios, and I was surprised to see how effective some shots looked, spread over two pages in a six by seventeen format.
Even at half price it was an expensive bit of work, but I’m impressed with the quality, and what Ali doesn’t yet know is that she’s going to be printing a book next. Then my daughter, then my son after that. I wonder whether they issue coupons to tiny people? If so, my two baby grandchildren might be authoring volumes of their own soon as well.
Acrocorinth, the acropolis of ancient Corinth, is a monolithic rock overseeing the ancient city of Corinth, Greece.
"It is the most impressive of the acropoleis of mainland Greece," in the estimation of George Forrest
(Lama guanicoe) B28I1608 Punta Tombo - Patagonia - Argentina
Estimates in 2016 place their number between 1.5 and 2 million animals, 1,225,000 to 1,890,000 in Argentina, 270,000 to 299,000 in Chile, 3,000 in Peru, 150 to 200 in Bolivia and 20 to 100 in Paraguay. This represents only 3 to 7% of the guanaco population before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in South America.
Les estimations, en 2016, situent leur nombre entre 1,5 et 2 millions d'animaux, 1 225 000 à 1 890 000 en Argentine, 270 000 à 299 000 au Chili, 3 000 au Pérou, 150 à 200 en Bolivie et 20 à 100 au Paraguay. Cela ne représente que 3 à 7 % de la population de guanacos avant l'arrivée des conquistadors espagnols en Amérique du Sud.
Not a lot to say about this one. Coots are everywhere. If there is a pond, you will likely find a Coot, and they are brave enough to forage around edges of ponds. Mallards are very common here, but in my experience I will likely see ten Coots for every Mallard (in my very rough estimation)
Taken from a higher vantage point than I would like there are distracting reflections but I still like this one because of the light. So often their body will appear so dark and their bill so light, whereas here there is pretty good rendering of both the body and bill.
Still in search of that near perfect Coot image, but there is lots of season to go yet. You will likely see other Coot images from me in the future.
NGC 613 is a spiral galaxy in the Sculptor constellation, around 67 million light years from earth.
The bright core region in the image is the result of there being a dense concentration of stars in said region, of which the combined light of course makes for additional brightness. At the center of it all however, is a very powerful source of radio emissions which at the same time hardly emits any optical or infrared emissions (so it’s “invisible” if you will). This is almost certainly a supermassive black hole. Estimations put the mass of said black hole at roughly 40 million solar masses (about tenfold of what we see in our own Milky Way).
Setup:
Planewave CDK24
Moravian C3-61000 Pro
Planewave L-600
Image acquisition details:
35x900" Luminance
22x900” Red
25x900” Green
22x900” Blue
12x900” HA
Was the 1972 Chevelle SS 454 a true “muscle car”? You decide.
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Sport Coupe 4-speed (man. 4) (model since September 1971 for North America U.S.) car specifications & performance data review
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Sport Coupe 4-speed (man. 4) .
Specs datasheet with technical data and performance data plus an analysis of the direct market competition of Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Sport Coupe 4-speed (man. 4) in 1972, the model with 2-door hardtop coupe body and V-8 7443 cm3 / 454.2 cui, 201.5 kW / 274 PS / 270 hp (SAE net) of power, 529 Nm / 390 lb-ft of torque, 4-speed manual powertrain offered since September 1971 for North America U.S.. According to the ProfessCars™ estimation this Chevrolet would accelerate 0-60 mph in 6.4 sec, 0-100 km/h in 6.7 sec and a quarter mile time is 14.9 sec. The overall dimensions are 5016 mm / 197.5 in of length, 1915 mm / 75.4 in of width (without mirrors) and 1340 mm / 52.8 in of height.
Cylinders alignment: V 8
Displacement: 7443 cm3 / 454.2 cui
Bore: 107.98 mm / 4.251 in
Stroke: 101.6 mm / 4 in
Compression ratio: 8.5 : 1
Horsepower net: 201.5 kW / 274 PS / 270 hp (SAE net)/ 4000
Torque net: 529 Nm / 390 ft-lb/ 3200
Quarter mile performance:
0-1/4 mile (s) 14.9
speed at 1/4 mile: 154 km/h / 96 mph
Source: www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1972/110555/chevrolet_chev...
…………the day the ‘muscle’ in muscle cars died………..