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Little change of pace with some yellows, maybe I should have posted on of my yellow daffs that popping up all over the garden,
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Dejo una bonita canción para hoy
Ellie Goulding-->Love Me Like you Do
Dejo una bonita canción para hoy
A lot of these ring-necked parakeets around here. They live in large groups in winter time and terrorize the forest. The woodpeckers have be driven out of their nests here and the parakeets have taken over their homes.
This is one of those ring-necked parakeets that have claimed a woodpeckers' nest in the tree trunk on the right.
For the lensflare I removed the lenshood and kept the sun just out of view, used a fill flash to lower the shadows. No crop...
(Camera settings)
Camera: FinePix HS20EXR (FUJIFILM)
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
I always liked taking an occasional trip to Duluth's Canadian sister city as Thunder Bay seemed both familiar and exotic relative to the Twin Ports. I wasn't one to take many slides of rolling stock but this 40-ft grain loading boxcar caught my eye. The stencil says not for interchange - Churchill and Thunder Bay grain service only. They kept a number of these cars in service for lines with light load limits.
Spent a bit more time on this pic, something I don't usually do, to remove the imperfections. Quite satisfied with the results overall.
What do you think?
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The Butterfly House in Lancaster.
Live exotic butterflies fluttering and feeding amidst the flowers, trees and vines in the tropical rain forest housed in the former Palm House. Walk amongst some of the world's most beautiful species, including brilliant swallowtails, and cleverly camouflaged Owl butterflies within a natural habitat.
...of spice dictionary continues :)
Flowers, leaves, roots, bark, seeds and bulbs are used in endless combinations to produce an infinite variety of flavors: sweet, sharp, hot, sour, spicy, aromatic, tart, mild, fragrant or pungent. Their tastes and aromas create a bountiful yumminess in South Asian cooking :)