While the landscape is now characterized by a somewhat uniform brown, there are occasional bursts of color yet to be found...mainly in the form of young oaks who seem to exhibit a greater exuberance in the season than their elders who have retired for the year. In some ways, analogous to the human species, I reckon....

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Istanbul

American White Pelican

(in the end of afternoon)

A great egret landing on a very windy day. The approach was nice, but the landing was awful. It didn't help that he tried landing on a branch at a 45 degree angle. Kane County, Illinois

This evening's view with a subdued sunset.

V in the sky for victory as no more alien pods. Bad joke, hope you all have a wonderful day and thanks for your visits!

American wigeon

Undercarriage down and ready to land

Schauinsland 20.11.2021

With a measly 105mm lens, I think I may have been too close to this majestic deer in Richmond Park. He showed me his dentures, I got the hint and stepped away from his space.

After a while when he got used to my presence we had a great photo session together. I'm pretty sure he wanted to apologise for his earlier bad manners. All is forgiven and I'll be back in a couple of months during rutting with a longer telephoto.

I dare you to centre your mouse and double click!

Just a combination of a couple of my pics as a PS exercise

this shot is taken and treated at night + it continues a little work with the same group of trees + for my fredagsmys album!

Este tipo de fotografía es el que más me gusta y el que practico con dedicación , la flora y fauna que hay en los parques y jardines de mi ciudad , quizá sea repetitivo pero , es cuando más disfruto de nuestra afición.

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Gracias por vuestras visitas y comentarios.

Thanks for your visits and comments.

Con esta cierro el ciclo de macro micológico, (aun quedan algunas en alguna tarjeta) que aunque corto a sido prolífico por los bosques del sistema central, por donde suelo salir. Estas posibles mycenas, con ese pié semitransparente, nacen en una piña de pino sylvestris, lo que nos puede servir de referencia para hacernos idea de su pequeño tamaño. Un saludo

...not just the moon but the old grain elevator appears to be in their final phase!

Some light painting to pick up elevator.

Happy Macro Monday!

New book:

Leeg by Wilma Eras

Abstract nature

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Gracias por vuestras visitas y comentarios.

Thanks for your visits and comments.

→ Credits here.

Another year, winding down...

While shooting a book cover for a local author I pulled this one out of the mix

♫♪♫

Please, won't you wait? Won't you stay?

At least until the sun goes down

When you're gone, I lose faith

I lose everything I have found

Heart strings, violins

That's what I hear when you're by my side. Whoa

Yeah, that's what I hear when you're by my side. Whoa

But when you're gone the music goes

I lose my rhythm, lose my soul

So hear me out before you say the night is over

I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on

So don't let this be our final song

So don't let this be our final song

So hear me out before you say the night is over

I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on

So don't let this be our final song

Baby when we were young

There was nothing to make believe

And the songs that we sang

They were written for you and me

Melodies on repeat

That's what I hear when you're by my side. Whoa

Yeah, that's what I hear when you're by my side. Whoa

Woo-ooo, take us to a higher ground

Here and now, whatever you do, just don't look down

Woo-ooo, underneath the disco light, it's alright

We could make the perfect sound

We could make the perfect sound

But when you're gone the music goes

I lose my rhythm, lose my soul

So hear me out before you say the night is over

I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on

So don't let this be our final song

So don't let this be our final song

So hear me out before you say the night is over

I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on

So don't let this be our final song

Woo-ooo, take us to a higher ground

Here and now, whatever you do, just don't look down

Woo-ooo, underneath the disco light, it's alright

We could make the perfect sound

Woo-ooo, take us to a higher ground

Here and now, whatever you do, just don't look down

Woo-ooo, underneath the disco light, it's alright

Don't let this be our final song

Lago Calafquén, Chile

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My eyes hurt from my pouring tears

My face is covered with makeup smears

and yet for our last and final goodbye

you're able to whisper

"you're beautiful" and mean it.

-Kmoo

If not for macro monday theme "leaves" i wouldn't have noticed this leaf held by a thin strand of web yarn. it fell off as soon as I took this picture.

inventoryepisode.com/2018/10/10/final-masquerade

A tundra swan heads towards a winter pond along the Pacific Flyway.

Locomotives receiving final checks before being put into service for the Great Central Railway Autumn Steam Gala of 2016.

Final Frontier >> youtu.be/BAzCf0ascW8

you couldn't save me, but you can't let me go, oh, no

did I take it too far

when I sold you my heart

how'd it get so dark?

♬ I saw stars ♬

stars

♥ Boo'd Up Poses - December

Please welcome a nice week!!

At two we are a force but only we are that weakness

Final preparation for an all day rail fan trip. On a rail siding in Edon, Ohio. Berkshire class steam locomotive number 765.

This photograph was taken on October 1st, shortly after 7:00 a.m. on a rail siding in Edon, Ohio. The engine crew told me that they brought the engine onto this siding around midnight. They stayed with the engine all night to tend the fire box and keep the steam up in order to be ready for the all-day trip. On this particular day, the train carried over 380 passengers, running from Edon, Ohio to Hillsdale, Michigan.

Ricoh GXR with lens unit A12, 12.3 mega pixel, 28mm, 23.6 x 15.7mm CMOS senor. Manfrotto tripod.

"Isn't it strange? The saddest and deadest of things is yet so like the gayest and most vital of creatures?”

Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

Final glow as sun dips on another day. Thanks for looking and may your day be bright!