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Jellyfish have been possibly around 700 million years or longer, before dinosaurs lived on the Earth.
Jellyfish bodies are actually made up of as much as ~98 % water.
Jellyfish have no heart, bones, brain, ears, noses or even
eyes(some have eyes).
Jellyfish mouth is found in the centre of its body, they use mouth for both eating and pooping.
Some Jellyfish's may never actually die (Theoretically Immortal!).
Some jellyfish are clear, but others are vibrant colours of pink, yellow, blue and purple.
Jellyfish produce their own light!
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Leser Noddy Facts -
The lesser noddy is a small, tropical tern with dark plumage, a whitish-grey head and a long, dark beak.
The nest of the lesser noddy consists of a sturdy platform of seaweed, held together by excrement.
The diet of the lesser noddy consists of small fish and squid, which it picks from the surface of the water.
The lesser noddy may eat fragments of coral before breeding, possibly as a source of calcium for producing its eggs.
In the back on the right hand my better half was looking for herons. In fact she found about 20 sitting in the treetops of some scotch pines.
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She had the 300mm on MFT that I was missing on my smartphone. I have to admit in this regard these little wonder devices can not compete and will not in the near future.
P1150910 - Common Pierrot - Size - 24 - 34 mm
# 314 - 22 Aug '18 - 19:25 (13:55 GMT)
Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon) - is a small butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the lycaenids, or blues family.
At - Gingee Fort - Eastern Ghats.
WONDERFUL FACTS - It's Official:- Three-Toed Sloths Are the Slowest Mammals on Earth.
After seven years of studying three-toed sloths, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made it official: the tree-dwelling animals are the slowest mammalson earth, metabolically speaking. (Nov 1, 2016) 🐾
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Today is an orange day at Color my world Daily and the theme at Crazy Tuesday is wet. Which is just awesome since Mr. Teddy Bear is with us to celebrate Happy Teddy Bear Tuesdays, and he just got caught in a rain. Luckily for him, he had his umbrella with him. The clouds just seemed to follow him everywhere but he manage to keep himself dry. But as you can see, the beautiful apple he bought for Princess is all wet. It is a well known fact, that wet apples taste the best… especially if they were under a summer rain… Which will not happen to me very soon, living in Montreal all I can have right now it is an apple covered in snow… and if it is still on a tree it will probably be all rotten by now.
In Mr. Teddy Bear world summer is endless so we don’t have to worry about rotten apples …
See you later ! Mucho, mucho amor for you all !!
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Also known as Rüppell's Griffon Vulture, this species was given an IUCN status of critically endangered in 2015. Only eight years prior, in 2007, its IUCN status was "near threatened", and it was subsequently degraded down through "vulnerable" and "endangered" to its current status. The BirdLife International Fact Sheet for this species estimates that there are only 22,000 individuals left in the world. The biggests threats are poisoning (a technique used to kill predators of livestock, this species and other carrion feeders are also impacted), medicinal purposes, and habitat loss. This species is also considered the highest flying bird in the world. There is documented collision with a commercial airliner at 37,000 feet (the bird was sucked into the engine, killing the bird; the engine was shut down and the plane landed safely).
A few fun facts:
1-The Marble House has over 500,000 cubic feet of marble.
2-Alva Vanderbilt fought for women's rights & suffrage. (right to vote).
3- She is quoted as saying "Pray to God, She will help you."
4-She ( Alva) held a "coming out" party, with 400 guests, for her only daughter Consuelo.
5-At the party, 300 live hummingbirds were released, to hover around the indoor fountain.
6-She later moved to France permanently, to the Chateau d'Augerville, to be near her daughter.
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Taken at the Queen Victoria Gardens on a rainy day.
Best viewed enlarged for more details.
Some facts on flies...
Flies form one of the five most diverse insect orders, including about 150,000 described species in 150 families.
It's estimated that there are 30,000 species of fly in Australia, of which only 6400 have been described.
Flies can be distinguished from other insects because they have only one pair of functional wings. Almost all flies have mouthparts that are adapted for lapping or piercing and sucking.
A large component of the world's fly fauna is unique to Australia. Flies are ubiquitous and often abundant in Australian terrestrial ecosystems.
They perform important ecological functions such as nutrient recycling, predation and pollination, and their larvae are often parasitoids of other insects.
Many species of fly are regarded as a nuisance, including the bush fly (Musca vetustissima), mosquitoes, sandflies and blackflies.
Flies are responsible for the transmission of a wide variety of disease-causing micro-organisms in humans and animals.
Most of these diseases are absent from Australia, with exceptions such as dengue fever and some types of encephalitis.
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Happy Sunday
reading fingers have left almost invisible traces on the letters. the story is very old.
what is readable, what can we know...just some shades and hints of the forgotten lives.
A colourful kerfuffle
Common NameCaribbean flamingo, American flamingoKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassAvesOrderCiconiiformesFamilyPhoenicopteridaeGenus SpeciesPhoenicopterus (crimson winged) ruber ruber (red)
Fast Facts
DescriptionCaribbean flamingos are tall, large bodied birds with long necks and small heads. Most flamingos have bright pink or crimson plumage, legs, and bills. The Caribbean flamingo is by far the brightest and one of the largest of all the flamingos.SizeApproximately 80–145 cm (31–57 in.) long
Females tend to be smaller than malesWeightApproximately 1.9–3 kg (4.2–6.6 lbs.)DietIncludes algae, diatoms, aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans and mollusksIncubation26–31 daysClutch SizeTypically 1 large eggFledging DurationApproximately 11 weeks
Amazing Facts About the Seagull
Seagulls are very clever. They learn, remember and even pass on behaviors, such as stamping their feet in a group to imitate rainfall and trick earthworms to come to the surface.
Seagulls’ intelligence is clearly demonstrated by a range of different feeding behaviors, such as dropping hard-shelled mollusks onto rocks so that they break open so they can eat them, and following plows in fields where they know upturned grubs and other food sources will be plentiful.
Seagulls are attentive and caring parents. The male and female pair for life and they take turns incubating the eggs, and feeding and protecting the chicks!.
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In fact, he wants me to stop with this stupid PC work and go to bed with him :-)
Timmy has no interest in toys at all, he wants to go out and spank Sammy ;-) And when he comes in, he wants to get on the table and cuddle with me. Ok, maybe I am his toy :-)))
I hope this stretching of the definition of 'toy' is acceptable.
Happy Caturday 4.6.2022 "Toys"
An interesting fact of Babimost is location the market sguare with town hall outside the current residential zone.
Originally, the wooden buildings of Babimost did not survive due to the fires several times consuming the city. It was not until the 1830s that masonry buildings were built, some of which have survived to this day.
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Ciekawostką Babimostu jest położenie rynku z ratuszem poza obecną strefą mieszkalną.
Pierwotnie drewniana zabudowa Babimostu nie przetrwała ze względu na pożary kilkukrotnie trawiące miasto. Dopiero w latach trzydziestych XIX wieku powstały budynki murowane, spośród których część przetrwała do dziś.
ursus arctos
length: 1 to 2.8 m
weight: 139 kg (male), 95 kg (female)
lifespan: 20 to 30 years
predators: humans
habitat: boreal forest, mountain alpine, arctic tundra
yukon population estimate: 6,000-7,000
they breed for the first time around their 8th year and reproduce every 3 to 4 years
bears routinely distinguish between threatening and non-threatening human behaviour
bears are not mean or malicious; they are very gentle, curious, and tolerant animals
shih shòh (gwich’in)
shär cho (hän)
dlēze (kaska)
srà cho (northern tutchone)
akłaq (inuvialuit)
atsìá sho (big grandpa) (southern tutchone)
shash chō (tagish)
shüh choh (upper tanana)
xóots or xûts (tlingit)
A combination of moments,
light and shadows.
Lines and dots.
All inconspicuous and at the same time quite clear.
Basílica de Arantzazu. Jorge Oteiza. Basque Country
Fue realmente polémico el hecho de que Oteiza esculpiera catorce apóstoles en lugar de doce. Según decía, lo que representó no fueron catorce apóstoles, sino catorce unos apóstoles. Es decir, pretendía recoger la idea abstracta de la apostolicidad como comunidad abierta al exterior que reclama, a su vez, la presencia de los demás de una manera solidaria.
The fact that Oteiza sculpted fourteen apostles instead of twelve was truly controversial. According to him, what he depicted were not fourteen apostles, but fourteen apostles. In other words, he intended to capture the abstract idea of apostolicity as a community open to the outside world that, in turn, demands the presence of others in solidarity.
there are only ten of them ;-)
H. L. Mencken
HMM!! Public Education Matters! Resist the Ignorant Orange Clown and his Cabinet of Buffoons!
Loebner magnolia, 'Ballerina', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
c. 1580
Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588)
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
"In the hands of Veronese even this gloomy scene gains in solemnity by – initially – focusing on stark colours to emphasise the heroine’s worldly beauty. Only on closer inspection do we catch sight of Holofernes’ dark head and the sack that is ready to contain it, held by the servant. It is exactly this contrast between light and dark, between beauty and terror, which gives the picture its Mannerist charm." www.khm.at/en/objectdb/detail/390/?lv=detail
In this context, I highly recommend the oratorio 'Juditha triumphans' (RV 644) by Antonio Vivaldi. This is more than two hours of the most gripping, fantastic music (in fact, discovering Vivaldi's sacred vocal music is like discovering a continent). Here is the link to a particularly well done concert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd_2D9Rg_Tk
As an appetiser, I recommend the aria 'Armatæ face et anguibus'. You can get there by clicking on 'SHOW MORE' under the video and then on '02:00:01'. Don't miss this art delight!
"The fact that people are born with two eyes but only one mouth,
suggests that they should see twice as much as they should talk".
- Marie Marquise de Svign -
A large raptor around 55-70 cms tall and weighing around 1.5 - 2.4 kg and found throughout the year in India. They are probably the smallest of the 9 species of vultures found in India. The birds are very distinctive and easily recognizable unlike some of the other vultures which are confusing to id.
This one is an adult with the full white plumage and yellowish face and beak. Immatures tend to be totally brown with a greyish face. The birds are often seen around carcass dumpyards or in the deserts where dead cattle / animals are lying rotten. In our Rajasthan trip last week, we sighted 100+ of them all around the state - they are quite common there. In fact, Rajasthan has 7 of the 9 vultures found in India. Like most vultures, this is quite shy of people, but many a time, we found very close to the nomad settlements perched on the poles or walking around on the ground.
Thanks in advance for your lovely feedback and views - much appreciated.
A sample of some of the books on my bookshelf. Taken with a vintage Canon AE-1-Program camera with a FD 55mm S.S.C f1.2 lens using a Konica VX400 Monochrome film that expired in October 2005.
The fact that the Laughing Buddha has no hair is something Tofu seems to have notived for the first time. As Tofu is very proud of his fur he can't imagine being "naked", even more so if you are outside all the time like the buddha.
Interesting fact: the ewe and ram both develop horns soon after birth. However, the ram's horns may weigh as much as 30 pounds and grow over 3 feet in length. This ram was photographed in Colorado National Monument.
Starting at 10:00 AM (SLT) on Saturday, October 24th, through 11:59 PM (SLT) on Sunday, October 25th, you can play with friends to the death or at least about crazy deaths with the Dubious Demises game.
Dubious Demises is a Fact or Fiction trivia-style game about interesting ways people may or may not have died. How many ways to die do you know? Get the game and find out!
Get it for just 60L$ at the MadPea Main Store:
Some interesting facts about the Roseate Spoonbills...
The Roseate Spoonbill is one of the newest birds to join the Birdorable family. Here are some fun facts about this unique species.
1. The collective noun for spoonbills is bowl. Have you ever seen a bowl of Roseate Spoonbills?
2. Roseate Spoonbills get their pink color from their food! They feed on crustaceans who in turn have fed on algae.
3. In parts of their range, especially in Florida, Roseate Spoonbills are sometimes confused with another large pink wading bird: the flamingo.
4. There are six species of spoonbill in the world; the Roseate Spoonbill is the only one with pink plumage. Roseate Spoonbill
5. The Roseate Spoonbill is also the only spoonbill species found in the Americas.
6. The beaks of chick spoonbills are straight; the spoon-shape grows as the chick develops.
7. Spoonbills use their specialized bills to feed. They sweep their open bills through the water, and when a prey item like a fish or insect comes between the mandibles, the bill snaps shut.
8. The oldest wild Roseate Spoonbill was discovered in the Florida Keys in 2006. The bird had been banded in 1990, and was an amazing 16 years old. The previous known longevity record for the species was seven years.
9. Roseate Spoonbills are highly social. They feed with each other and with other wading birds. They also nest in colonies and fly in flocks.
It might officially be a fact that I have too many Rainbow Toys.. OR Maybe It's a Fact their isnt enough yet?
To me - this Swan did seem to be looking at itself in the early morning lake reflection.
If only Hans Christian Anderson was a bird watcher he might have got the name for a young Swan right.
I’m not such an ugly duckling
No feathers all stubby and brown
For in fact these birds in so many words said
The best in town, the best, the best
The best in town
Taken at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk.
If you can’t have mist in a woodland rain’s a very good second. In fact in these Snowdonia rain forests the wetter the better, shame about the wind. I certainly had the rain, it bleached down most of the week, horizontal stuff changing these hillside streams changed into cascades.
The fact that nature is tied to increasing entropy—that is, to the increasing loss of energy over time—and hence to irreversible time, also allows for the enfolding of each person’s biography into the supportive fabric of a long cosmic narrative that is still incomplete. Nature, or what theology calls creation, is an unfinished drama rather than the product of an opening instant of divine magic. This means that the universe is undergoing a suspenseful and anticipatory process into which the evolution of all species and the brief stories of our own lives are woven seamlessly.
-God after Einstein What’s Really Going On in the Universe? John F. Haught
Eén kilometer westelijker en 13 minuten later zien we opnieuw de 628 518 tijdens het halt houden in het stationnetje vn Wasserburg.
Het stel is ondertussen teruggekeerd richting Lindau nadat het in Kressbronn de reizigers heeft opgepikt van de veel te laat rijdende RE uit Stuttgart - op tijd rijdt de RB 22735 echter ook niet: nog steeds staat er plus 10 op de teller.
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With the outskirts of the Pfänder in the background we can see once again the 628 518 making is scheduled stop at the station of Wasserburg whilst returning as local train to Lindau.
Due to the fact that the passengers of the delayed RE from and to Stuttgart had to exchange trains at Kressbronn, this RB still had a delay of 10 minutes.
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Wasserburg, 16/07/2019
DB 628 518
RB 22735 (Friedrichshafen Stadt) - Kressbronn - Lindau Hbf
Among my favourite classical composers is Rachmaninov. As I post this image I am listening to his piano concerto No 2, from 1901. Within the melody, another familiar tune is revealed in the form of "All by myself", by Eric Carmon in 1975. A mistake that cost him dearly for using that same melody.
He thought it was public domain, when in fact the family had retained ownership. This scenario reminds me of that situation, but for the opposite reason. Believing for an instant that I own this moment, it is instead a public one. All will enjoy this melody that continues to play for others to capture.
Le tranquille acque del Lago di Antorno nel territorio di Auronzo di Cadore (BL) contornate da foreste di conifere, godono tutto attorno di gruppi Dolomitici conosciuti in tutto il Mondo. Alle spalle di questo piccolo lago vi sono infatti le Tre Cime di Lavaredo, il simbolo per antonomasia delle Dolomiti Patrimonio Unesco.
The calm waters of Lake Antorno in the territory of Auronzo di Cadore (BL) surrounded by coniferous forests, enjoy all around the Dolomite groups known throughout the world. Behind this small lake there are in fact the Tre Cime of Lavaredo, the symbol par excellence of the Dolomites Unesco World Heritage Site.
I blame people like us. We take pictures of pretty things in pretty places and share them with the world after all, so what do we expect? Post them here on the pages of Flickr and the chances are that only photographers will see them. But then again so many of us also post our photos on sites where a lot more people see them - pretty people who grin into their phones and post the images to far more followers than many of us are ever likely to have. Guilty Milord.
Well that's what I was thinking to myself yesterday as I searched for the quieter spaces amongst the hordes. It was a bit of a surprise to find so many people here on a Monday, but what we hadn't bargained for was the fact that it was a Baker Day, an occasional school closure day devised by an Education Secretary of yesteryear who wanted to invent something to endorse his passage into the House of Lords with a knighthood before leaving office. They all like to do things like that don't they? Suffice to say, there were far more people wandering around the handful of increasingly famous poppy fields than expected, most of them respectful, but with a noticeable minority strolling in among the flowers as if they somehow thought their footsteps wouldn't cause any damage to this fragile beauty spot. In fact one of you had recently asked me whether it was worth visiting the poppies this year, and a few messages were exchanged on the subject as I held my head in my hands at the sight of the family who took turns to lie down in an already flattened bed just a handful of yards in front of the composition I was busily lining up. And I'll bet their Instagram post gets a load more likes than mine does too. If I were half a head taller and rather more menacing in nature I might have had words, but of course I'm British and I don't like to make a scene. How often I've watched Arnold or Clint in a movie just looking at the bad guys in a certain way, artfully persuading them to move on with nothing more than the raising of a single eyebrow unless they wanted to be turned into toast. "I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle." I wish I could do that sometimes. Most of the time in fact.
Relieved that the world had finally gone back to work, we'd arrived here in the van for the day after a fun packed "platty joobs" (I think I've spelt that correctly) weekend, at times checking in to see how Her Majesty was holding up amid all the excitement. At other moments over the long weekend we wandered across the road, making use of our locals' free entry wristbands to the ever growing music festival that drowns all other sounds from the air around here for three days at this time each year. Of course neither Ali nor I are keen on crowds, but it didn't stop us from making our way to the front row to see what a sixty year old pop star with a penchant for profanities who's spent much of his life shovelling illegal substances into his bloodstream looks like. A fun gig, but although she may be ninety-six, the Queen looks a lot better than Shaun Ryder, bless him. No wonder Black Grape have only made three albums in twenty-nine years.
This year's poppy show also seemed to have expanded, with more fields than ever seemingly painted red, planted by the National Trust who own this patch of land. Maybe it needed to be so in order to accommodate the number of people who seemed intent on visiting. Maybe I'm just used to arriving later in the day when most of them have headed to the Bowgie for their supper. But I'd decided I was going to go low to the ground and concentrate on greens, yellows and of course reds, rather than blues, making the sky all but an irrelevance. I've shot that classic view more than once before, and so have many others, so this time I preferred to concentrate on the small details right in front of me. Not for the first time I used the long lens that seems to work so well here, and I'm still wondering whether the 100-400 might have been an even better option. I had the crop camera with the art lens in the bag too, but that's where it stayed.
What did surprise me when I saved my raw files into my online drive was the fact that it was my first visit here since 2018. And there was I thinking I came here every year. So it seems that I may not be responsible for the arrival of the masses after all. It must be you then. Although I've just done it myself again haven't I?
Although June is National Rose Month, Roses actually start blooming in May. In fact, all of my Rose shrubs (except for one shrub) are in bloom right now.
Roses in American History
As the most popular flower in America (and the world, for that matter), it’s no surprise that roses made their way into the most famous house in America — the White House.
On November 20, 1986, President Ronald Reagan declared the rose the national floral emblem of the United States while standing in the White House Rose Garden.
The rose is also the state flower for North Dakota, Georgia, Oklahoma, New York and Iowa.
The White House Rose Garden was started in 1913 by First Lady Ellen Wilson.
Presidents still use the White House Rose Garden as the location for bill signings, press conferences, and diplomatic meetings.
It’s believed that George Washington was one of the first American rose breeders.
W. H. Davies, ‘In May’
Yes, I will spend the livelong day
With Nature in this month of May;
And sit beneath the trees, and share
My bread with birds whose homes are there …
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk—honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”
― Samuel Scoville Jr.
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Robin - Erithacus rubecula
Our ever reliable Little Robin...
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher.
The robin occurs in Eurasia east to Western Siberia, south to Algeria and on the Atlantic islands as far west as the Azores and Madeira. It is a vagrant in Iceland. In the south-east, it reaches the Caucasus range. Irish and British robins are largely resident but a small minority, usually female, migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Scandinavian and Russian robins migrate to Britain and western Europe to escape the harsher winters. These migrants can be recognised by the greyer tone of the upper parts of their bodies and duller orange breast. The European robin prefers spruce woods in northern Europe, contrasting with its preference for parks and gardens in Ireland and Britain.
Attempts to introduce the European robin into Australia and New Zealand in the latter part of the 19th century were unsuccessful. Birds were released around Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Dunedin by various local acclimatisation societies, with none becoming established. There was a similar outcome in North America as birds failed to establish after being released in Long Island, New York in 1852, Oregon in 1889–1892, and the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia in 1908–1910.
The robin is diurnal, although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlit nights or near artificial light at night. Well known to British and Irish gardeners, it is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up. Indeed, the robin is considered to be a gardener's friend and for various folklore reasons the robin would never be harmed. In continental Europe on the other hand, robins were hunted and killed as with most other small birds, and are more wary.
Robins also approach large wild animals, such as wild boar and other animals which disturb the ground, to look for any food that might be brought to the surface. In autumn and winter, robins will supplement their usual diet of terrestrial invertebrates, such as spiders, worms and insects, with berries and fruit. They will also eat seed mixtures placed on bird-tables.
The robin features prominently in British folklore, and that of northwestern France, but much less so in other parts of Europe. It was held to be a storm-cloud bird and sacred to Thor, the god of thunder, in Norse mythology. Robins feature in the traditional children's tale, Babes in the Wood; the birds cover the dead bodies of the children.
More recently, the robin has become strongly associated with Christmas, taking a starring role on many Christmas cards since the mid 19th century. The robin has appeared on many Christmas postage stamps. An old British folk tale seeks to explain the robin's distinctive breast. Legend has it that when Jesus was dying on the cross, the robin, then simply brown in colour, flew to his side and sang into his ear in order to comfort him in his pain. The blood from his wounds stained the robin's breast, and thereafter all robins got the mark of Christ's blood upon them.
An alternative legend has it that its breast was scorched fetching water for souls in Purgatory.
The association with Christmas more probably arises from the fact that postmen in Victorian Britain wore red jackets and were nicknamed "Robins"; the robin featured on the Christmas card is an emblem of the postman delivering the card.
In the 1960s, in a vote publicised by The Times, the robin was adopted as the unofficial national bird of the UK.
In 2015, the robin was again voted Britain's national bird in a poll organised by birdwatcher David Lindo, taking 34% of the final vote.
Unguided missile launcher from the 1800's or earlier. Dropped in favor of the larger wooden wheel models. Less hernias, while moving said unit, were endured as a result.
I always admire people who can just "do" street photography. They are up there, in my book, with those who seem to be able to waltz into a forest, snap a photo and walk away with an amazing shot. I like to dip my toes into both genres but am never really happy with the results. In fact I seem to recall making it a new year's promise a few years ago that I'd try more when it comes to both street and woodland photography.
With this in mind I headed down to Littlehampton beach front for a spot of street photography. Parked the rental car and tried to pay for my stay - 2 hours should be enough I thought - only for the pay machine to throw a fit and declare it's card reader non-operational. I fumbled in my wallet and frustratingly only had enough coppers and half pennies for one hour of parking. I'll make the most of it I thought and headed off to this location. After a few minutes of standing here, waiting and working on my composition a primary school class and teacher showed up. Not wanting to get into trouble, or get suspicious looks thrown my way I wandered 250 or so meters away to another shelter/bench like this. Set up again only for the same class to show up and sit there after a few more minutes. Frustrated I stomped back to the original location. Almost 20 minutes in and I hadn't really gotten anything. Lo and behold, a few minutes later the same class came back. The teacher grinned at me and I knew then she was doing it deliberately. So I stood my ground, pointed the camera in this direction and waited her out. She blinked first, sheepishly herding her class away to the right of this scene. Victory! But it cost me 25 minutes of my one hour of parking.
Came away with some shots that I'm really happy with though they feel a little same-y with the cool shapes that meander across the scene. I did try and get the odd cyclist but couldn't time it quite right with them being half hidden behind the structure. Guess I need to get out and practice street photography more then....