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Aiguille du Midi, m. 3842 (ft 12605)-(Gruppo del Monte Bianco) – ore 7,30 del mattino – Per pura combinazione colgo questa immagine. Si tratta di un numeroso gruppo di guide alpine francesi e scalatori cher scendono sul Ghiacciaio del Gigante per protestare contro il funzionamento delle telecabine Italia-Francia che, per l’appunto, sorvolano in alto il Ghiacciaio del Gigante
Aiguille du Midi, m. 3842 (ft 12605)-(Mont Blanc Group) - 7.30 am - For pure combination I take this image. A large group of French mountain guides and climbers descend on the Gigante Glacier to protest against the operation of the Italy-France cableway which, in fact, flies over the Gigante Glacier
Anno 1989
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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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I cannot touch a camera without expressing myself :-)
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Body Moles by: 7DS - Body Moles ~BOM @ InWorld Loc.
Necklace by: #MG - Secret ~Jewelry Set @ Level
Tattoo by: [ATI] - Becky Tattoo ~BOM @ InWorld Loc.
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"S or Sea, Shark, Skull", Street Art Ghent, Belgium by Cee Pil.
Found some more info about him on internet:
"The whole work can be summarized in the letter S. Sea, Shark, Skull. Artist Cee Pil is a master of interweaving images. Usually he puts two animals together, this time it is a shark and a skull.
It is a temporary fact, because it adorns the scaffolding for the works on the Winter Circus. That is in full transformation. There will be a concert hall, offices and shops, but also catering establishments and terraces. The renovated building must be able to open in 2022."
Location: Lammerstraat, Ghent, Belgium
Mural: S or Sea, Shark, Skull
Artist: Cee Pil
Though this episode begins in a more traditional non fiction way, with many facts about how many mushrooms perish when the snow falls and temperatures plummet, the episode evolves further with a more empathetic feel. Even a mushroom documentary film maker must show the human side to the mushrooms and how they can suffer. Thus, there is a definite arc to the episode with a thrilling culmination of the collective voices of the mushroom community as they proclaim the following poem:
For days, we witnessed the ominous
“Winter is Coming!"
Well, winter is here, with it’s equal
wonder and terror
We cling to each other
like words in a sentence
without as many spaces.
We are withered, weathered,
and struggling to survive.
Lost souls shivering below flying doves
Past selves and Future selves
Culminating in a grim present moment
How much longer must we suffer and
Yearn for each sliver of daylight?
Oh, won’t some sweet soul
Come gallantly along
Crunching on the oppressive white
Pick us up out of our misery
Tear us from the dark tree bark
With all the dirt that hides under fingernails
And eat us alive?
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Temple of the Count another elegant Classic Palenque temple, which got its name from the fact that early explorer Jean Frederic Waldeck lived in the building for some time, and Waldeck claimed to be a count.
Scenic south West coastline. The fiords of New Zealand are all located in the southwest of the South Island, in a mountainous area known as Fiordland. The spelling 'fiord' is used in New Zealand rather than 'fjord', although all the maritime fiords use the word Sound in their name instead. The Marlborough Sounds, a series of deep indentations in the coastline at the northern tip of the South Island, are in fact drowned river valleys, or rias. The deeply indented coastlines of Northland and Auckland also host many rias, such as the Hokianga and Waitematā Harbours. New Zealand has fifteen named maritime fiords, listed here from northernmost to southernmost. 13677
Today, I've got a floral tribute for You.
When I passed this bush in the summer (in fact I was just on my way back to the car) suddenly Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave started to sing inside of my head. They still do it, every time I am watching this photograph. This was the decisive factor for the titel and the main reason, why I finally stopped there.
Heute gibt es einen kleinen Blumengruß für Euch.
Als ich im Sommer an diesem Busch vorbei kam (eigentlich war ich auf dem Weg zurück zum Auto) fingen plötzlich Kylie Minogue und Nick Cave in meinem Kopf an zu singen. Sie tun dies bis heute, sobald ich das Foto betrachte. Das war der ausschlaggebende Punkt für den Titel und dafür, dass ich überhaupt stehen geblieben bin.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
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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Due to the fact that the wind comes almost from West, the waves become the same direction, from W to E, and wash the sand away
To stop/make less this washout effect, to break the stronght of the waves - that's the reason of this pillars. In the northern part of Zeeland there are beaches , many km long, and there are this pillars, always two lines together, repeating so about 500m. Depending from tide/low tide you can see 2,0m or nothing from them.
A modern staircase somewhere in Munich.
I like the architecture, especially the fact, that it is colored and not pure white as the most modern buildings.
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На святую землю Херсонеса Туманный колокол впервые прибыл в 1803 году. Позднее он стал символом не только знаменитого музея древности под открытым небом, но и самого Севастополя. Сегодня бронзовый гигант весом 2,4 тонны гордо возвышается на берегу Херсонеса, восхищая туристов и своей красотой, и – не в меньшей степени! – удивительной судьбой..На колоколе сохранилась надпись о том, что в 1778 году он был отлит в Таганроге из турецких пушек, взятых в качестве трофея. Доподлинно известно, что в 1803 году Александр I подарил колокол Севастополю. Его поместили на звоннице Никольского собора, где он и пробыл до тех пор, пока англичане и французы не вывезли после Крымской войны бронзового гиганта и еще 12 колоколов из Севастополя в качестве трофеев. Наш колокол повесили на звонницу знаменитого собора Парижской Богоматери...Исторический факт от красивой легенды спустя столько лет отличить непросто, но доподлинно известно, что 106 лет назад, к 300-летию императорского дома Романовых в знак союзнических отношений между Россией и Францией колокол-пленник вернулся в Севастополь и был поднят на звонницу Херсонесского монастыря в 1913 году. В советское время, когда монастырь был закрыт, колокол оставили для звона в туманную погоду – его звуковые сигналы вместо маяка помогали ориентироваться проходящим мимо судам, предупреждая о прибрежных отмелях и скалах. За эту благородную службу монастырский «звуковой маяк» прозвали «туманным».
Пережив вторую героическую оборону города Севастополя, дождавшись его освобождения, Туманный колокол до сих пор встречает жителей и гостей нашего города на древнем берегу Херсонеса!...................................
The Fog Bell first arrived in the holy land of Chersonesos in 1803. Later it became a symbol not only of the famous open - air museum of antiquity . Today, a bronze giant weighing 2.4 tons stands proudly on the shore of Chersonesos, delighting tourists with its beauty and amazing fate....There is an inscription on the bell that in 1778 it was cast in Taganrog from Turkish cannons taken as a trophy. It is known for certain that in 1803 Alexander I presented the bell to Sevastopol. He was placed on the belfry of St. Nicholas Cathedral, where he stayed until the British and French took out the bronze giant and 12 more bells from Sevastopol as trophies after the Crimean War. Our bell was hung on the belfry of the famous Notre Dame Cathedral.It is not easy to distinguish a historical fact from a beautiful legend after so many years, but it is known for certain that 106 years ago, on the 300th anniversary of the imperial house of Romanov, as a sign of allied relations between Russia and France, the captive bell returned to Sevastopol and was raised to the belfry of the Chersonesos Monastery in 1913. In Soviet times, when the monastery was closed, the bell was left to ring in foggy weather – its sound signals instead of a lighthouse helped guide passing ships, warning of coastal shoals and rocks. For this noble service, the monastery's "sound lighthouse" was nicknamed "foggy".
Having survived the second heroic defense of the city of Sevastopol, having waited for its liberation, the Fog Bell still greets residents and guests of our city on the ancient shore of Chersonesos!
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.
Odd fact: The Baltimore Oriole received its name from the fact that the male's colors resembled those on the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore.
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The Broads are manmade waterways. Along with many other mills, Horsey Mill was built to drain the water to create more farmland. Here are some facts quoted from. www.nationaltrustscones.com/2019/10/horsey-windpump.html?m=1
“Here are some historical facts:
There has been a drainage mill on the site since the early 1700s
There are similar mills dotted all around this part of Norfolk - by draining the land using wind power, landowners could make more area available for farming
Drainage continues today - there's an electric pump doing all the work these days, but if it wasn't there then the area would be flooded:
The area used to be an island used for grazing or keeping horses (hence the name), with one access road that regularly flooded
The current windpump structure was built in 1912 on the foundations of the 19th century mill
Horsey Windpump was working until 1943 when it was struck by lightning
It was acquired by the National Trust and has been restored - its sails were set in motion for the first time in 76 years in May this year, which must have been a great moment
As with all mills, it's not the most accessible property - there are several floors and 61 steps to negotiate to get right to the top, most of which are very narrow (I can report that the young sconepals cared not a jot about this and were scampering up the stairs like squirrels)”
Walburgiskapelle Weschnitz - Erntedank oder privates Thanksgiving?
Die Walburgiskapelle befindet sich im Wald auf dem Kahlberg, einer historischen Stelle, an der Kaiser Karl der Große im Jahr 795 die Grenzen seines Reiches und die der Mark Heppenheim festlegte.
Schon im 16 Jh. ist an diesem Platz eine Kapelle nachgewiesen - wann sie erstmals gebaut wurde, weiß man nicht.
Die Kapelle ist der heiligen Walburga geweiht, die eine Nichte des Missionars Bonifatius gewesen sein soll. Manche glauben, der Platz könnte zuvor ein keltisches und germanisches Bergheiligtum gewesen sein. In der Tat widmeten christliche Missionare oft heidnische Kultplätze um, statt sie zu zerstören.
Für die Kelten-These spricht, dass man Reste von Erzbergbau gefunden hat, den schon die Kelten betrieben.
Auch heute noch finden Wallfahrten zu dieser Kapelle statt - ein magischer Platz mit einer fantastischen Aussicht.
The Walburgis Chapel is located in the forest on the Kahlberg, a historical spot where Emperor Charlemagne defined the borders of his empire and the Mark Heppenheim in 795.
There is evidence of a chapel on this site as early as the 16th century - no one knows when it was first built.
The chapel is dedicated to St. Walburga, who is said to have been a niece of the missionary Boniface. Some believe the site may have previously been a Celtic and Germanic mountain sanctuary. Indeed, Christian missionaries often rededicated pagan places of worship rather than destroying them.
The Celtic thesis is supported by the fact that remains of ore mining, which the Celts already operated, have been found.
Pilgrimages to this chapel still take place today - a magical place with a fantastic view.
Beauty is a form of genius -- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon.
Oscar Wilde
Ella was the type to lean a little more towards ‘live and let live’ when given the chance, but she didn’t take lightly being cheated or otherwise done wrong. It was the principal of the thing that she tended to take issue with. Even on the wrong side of the law, she still had a moral compass, though perhaps it didn’t always point due north.
Ella had met her share of shady characters throughout her travels. There was always some degree of dishonesty to a man, she reckoned, but it was all about how much you could live with at the end of the day.
Unfortunately, they’d pin these little tin stars to just about anyone’s chest that would have them, and sadly, hiding behind that little star tended to make a slightly bent man break completely bad.
Ella could wager the lawman had no clue what he was doing when he made eyes for the dappled stud she rode into town on, and she had hard money on the fact that he had no idea what he was calling down on himself when he pulled his gun on her, telling her she’d make it to see another day if she just handed over the reins. Little did he know…
There were few things she held in high regard these days, with all the hard living she’d come to know so well, but Mille and the dappled palomino were two things she held dearest. A history of loyalty had tied them together, and it would take more than some twisted town sheriff to pull them apart.
There are times when knowing when to fold means living to see another day, and though the reins about burned her hand as she handed them over, she knew she’d be seeing the man again, and very soon.
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❁ Lelutka
⍟ Doux
❁ Amias
☼ Hazel
⍟ Stoic
☼ Salem
⍟ Riders
❁ Tres Blah
☼ Cheval D'or
⍟ Teegle
Special thanks to my bestie, Tupper, for putting up with my shenanigans
Today was the last day of the hibiscus bush in front of my house. I'm re-landscaping around my house (that I bought last year), and the hibiscus was intergrown with another bush that I really didn't like. And the fact that I didn't really like the color (hence all the false color shots of hibiscus flowers) meant that it had to go. I had a moment of silence for it today, as I don't like to kill anything (and it seemed a really healthy bush). It will live on, though, as I took some cuttings last fall and at least one seems to be doing quite well. (For those curious about whether this shot looks familiar - yes, it's the same shot as Always Remember That Which Brought You Joy, but with different colors.)
I plan to get a new hibiscus. But this time I think I'll go with red.
Well, thanks for looking. And, as always, comments are always appreciated.
"...Among the most clever of these cactus spine-dodgers is the desert cactus wren, which can perch upon the branches or dive into a tree of the awful Bigelow's cholla with perfect impunity. In fact, the cactus wren finds the company of cactuses so congenial that she not only spends a great deal of her time foraging for insects among their branches, but chooses to rear her family in a nest embraced and fortified by their needles. I doubt if there is a member of the wren family that better provides for the protection of her home.
Those who are used to associating the word "wren" with the tiny, sprightly, and vivacious bird of the Eastern States, with its happy, jocund, and joyous song, will find it hard to see how the cactus wren can be called a wren at all, for he is such a different fellow from the bird of their acquaintance. On the whole he is rather a coarse-looking bird with no prepossessing characters as to either form or color. Comparatively, he is rather a good-sized bird, having a length of eight inches from bill to tail-tip. The general color-tone is brownish gray with whitish under-parts prominently speckled with round and linear black spots, especially on the throat and fore part of the breast. The bill, like that of the rock wrens, is slightly bent. The song is an odd one and hardly musical, consisting generally of only a coarse prolonged clatter or low "chut-chut-chut." It is especially noticeable in the spring during the nesting season. The males are then unusually quarrelsome, hot-tempered, irascible fellows, pursuing one another in flight over long distances, scolding and giving vent to their peppery tempers and jealousies in shrill, angry, jaylike notes of warning."
Denizens Of The Desert
Edmund C Jaeger
Partial eclipse in Denton, Texas
The funny white shapes on the ground are in fact the eclipsed sun's projections
First snow of the season fell last night and this may be the first Slate-Colored Junco of the fall/winter in my yard if in fact it is not a Cassiar Junco. I believe that some consider Cassiar Juncos to be Oregon x Slate-colored Junco intergrades. I should probably just simplify the title and call this bird a Dark-eyed Junco. Comments are welcome. IMG_6250
Ok, it's that time of year. Low raking morning light (without needing to get up at "daft o'clock") and the leaves are starting to fall.. Driving back on the school run, I had 10 minutes to spare -- so pulled over at the local park. Grabbed this and applied a lot pp work to 1) try and enhance the image and 2) fix the fact I blended 3 exposures but didn't use the self-timer so half the image is misaligned over on the right...
As I drove away, at the top end of the park, I saw far better photo oppurtunities pass by... But, it was too late, my 10 minute window was up..
A combination of moments,
light and shadows.
Lines and dots.
All inconspicuous and at the same time quite clear.
In 2024 I was in Cornwall for just one day to get some of GWR's HST's on photo. I thought they would decommission the HST's before I had another chance to get another chance. A year later and they are still around. As I had an invitation from GWR to dine for free on one of their Pullman dining services, I decided to head for Devon for that single HST a day that makes its way up to Exeter. My journey started at 6am in The Netherlands and I ended up leaving London Paddington at 7pm. Normally I'd get to my hotel in Torquay just after 10pm. However Network Rail and GWR got my journey delayed by 2 hours. So luckily the first photo opportunity was quite late in the morning. So after a well deserved night sleep I went from my hotel in the beautiful seaside town of Torquay to another seaside town: Dawlish. I had a lovely day here enjoying the town and the natural beauty along the coast. And of course I got some trains on photo, including the treasured once-a-day round trip to Exeter. Just before noon I got the westbound track from Exeter to Penzance on photo. The sight just makes me wanting to come back. And in fact, the next day I left for Manchester, only to come back a day later.
About a year ago, I told someone I knew that I really like good cover versions of songs, so they gifted me with a list of their favourite twenty cover versions of songs. Anyway, long story short, last September I glanced at the list again, and suddenly thought about how much fun it might be to make a photo inspired by each of those songs.
This picture was inspired by song number 5 in the playlist, Dreams, originally done by Fleetwood Mac, but the version on my list is performed by The Electric Peanut Butter Company.
I'll admit, I struggled with this one a bit, and thus ended going for a fairly literal translation of a few key parts of the song, particularly focusing on the words: loneliness, heartbeat, rain, and crystal visions (literally, I am toying with a crystal heart in the rain, cold and alone).
Fun fact: While I was doing this particular photo shoot, I did get a bit distracted by a guy hitting on me while he stood nearby gawping at me. It was a nice enough chat, but it went nowhere in the end. It turns out, the romcoms might be rather overplaying the romantic side of two people being together in the rain.
"Knowledge is power,"
Attributed to Sir Francis Bacon
Assassin bugs are in an order of True Bugs (order Hemiptera). They are related to Stink bugs and Shield bugs. Additionally they are distantly related to Water Striders and Water bugs.
Here's a link to more glorious bugs and lots of facts! Enjoy!
wildcolumbia.org/wildlife-guide/insects-of-northwest-oreg...
"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 -
It is pouring with rain actually so my forecast may have been wrong....
My new year resolution that was wavering on day one...I pay for pro but don't upload that many photos' and this is so I get value for my money....One photo per day whether from my extensive archives or newly taken. I don't like frittering my money away....yet if I only uploaded one a month its highly likely that every single one would get Explored...maybe all those that do that are short of money ?
Whatever,.. do whatever makes you happy is my new motto for 2025...Sue ;)
Of course I don’t mean those too ill to upload more photos..in fact my heart goes out to all suffering from any infirmities ❤️
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 Piazza del Duomo in Orvieto, as it's easy to tell from the name, clearly owes its existence to the Duomo. In the town of Orvieto, all roads lead to this piazza, just as all visitors to the town naturally turn their footsteps along the Via del Duomo that flanks the square's west side, towards the majestic cathedral that towers over every house and palazzo on the square. In fact, much of the piazza was built around the Duomo while it was being completed over a period of more than three hundred years.
The Maurizio Tower to the north of the square certainly was, with its funny little automated timekeeper and bell at the top built to mark the working day for workers building the Duomo. This tower is also an information point for tourists looking to learn about the MODO (the Museum of the Opera del Duomo of Orvieto) which is one of Italy's most precious cultural heritages.
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.
In fact the whole village is named after the Saviour. Sotira in Greek means Saviour. Sotira is a well-known village in the Ammochostos (Famagusta) area of Cyprus and plenty of old churches have survived in the village centre. The "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Christ" is currently closed. There is archaeological work going on, but the building was too small anyway and, in the 20th century, had been replaced by the "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Jesus". I'll come back to this interesting change of title. This old church here goes back to the 13th century, back to the time of the crusades and the French occupation of Cyprus. The building began as a simple barrel roof construction. In Venetian times, the dome was added, and the spire, also in Venetian style, is a 19th century product (still built during the Ottoman occupation). The archaeological dig showed that this church is resting on foundations of a fifth century Christian basilica. So, the question of who the Saviour is, has always been central to this village. Metamorphosis or Transfiguration denotes the visible appearance of Jesus, not as man, but as God. But "Christ"? Christ is already a title presupposing divinity, no need to transfigure here. That is why, I would guess, that in the 20th century the title was changed to transfiguration of Jesus. It makes more sense. Sense is, of course, in the eye of the beholder. If, as Christian doctrine has it, Jesus Christ was one person, but had two natures (God and Man), and if the Trinity consist of three persons, but having only on nature, there is trouble if you apply Aristotelian logic. Things are made not easier by the gospel of John which stipulates that Christ was always there with God and, therefore, had pre-existence. If you find this difficult, it only means that your mind is working. The question of who the Saviour is is not a puzzle the mind can resolve. But if you sing the question, turn it into sound, or into vision, you may be on a different path. Fuji X-Pro3.
January.
January gets a bad rap. Yeah.... the holidays that most people look forward to are over... the next paid holiday (at least in my world) is Memorial Day! Most of us have eaten our way through the holidays and have now made ridiculous resolutions about losing weight, exercising and getting healthy... along with numerous other resolutions that rarely survive the first month of the year. It's cold. It's dark.... it's dark when we get up and dark when we get out of work. It's like an endless Monday.... (well, for most people... I, personally love Mondays, so that's not really how I feel!) ... 31 days straight of
Mondays for everyone else. And speaking of Mondays... and survival... here's another fun fact (almost as fun as the one about owls eating the heads off of pheasants).... The third Monday of January is regarded as the most depressing day of the year. It actually has the highest suicide rate of any other day of the year. Yup.... did you know that? And it's coming.... I'm going to survive Monday... because, hey! it's my favorite day of the week... now, Tuesday... that's another story altogether.
Anyway.... there are good things about January. It's a "catch up" month. We get to do things that we didn't have time to do because we were prepping for the holidays. It's dark... so we get to come home from work and put pajamas on at 7:00 (some of us are even asleep by 7:30!!) So, we get to catch up on sleep. It's cold... so we get to use wool.... wool blankets, wool scarves, wool sweaters, wool fingerless gloves. I love wool. Oh...and we get to wear many layers... which hide the extra pounds that have been added due to all of the chocolate covered goodies that appeared in the kitchen at work during all of December. It's cold and dark... so it gives us an excuse to curl up under blankets, with a good book, and go to sleep early. And if there's something you are supposed to do, that you don't want to.... you can pray for snow to get out of it... or just use the excuse... it's too cold. And if you do go out, like when I go to Waterloo Village every day...you have the place all to yourself (because it's cold... and it's dark!!) ... but having the place all to myself... PERFECT!! Just the way I like it! There... don't you feel better already? Yeah, I have no problem with January, and it's almost over anyway (although I have several other things to whine and complain about that aren't even close to being over... ugh)
Due to the fact that the wind comes almost from West, the waves become the same direction, from W to E, and wash the sand away
To stop/make less this washout effect, to break the stronght of the waves - that's the reason of this pillars. In the northern part of Zeeland there are beaches , many km long, and there are this pillars, always two lines together, repeating so about 500m. Depending from tide/low tide you can see 2,0m or nothing from them.
After getting shut out at Glacier Point for a number of years, I was finally rewarded with some great light on my last visit. I started shooting as soon as the first bit of color stole across the sky and eventually the entire Western end of the valley was lit up. The irony here was that I was hoping there would be few to no clouds on this particular trip as I was there to shoot the Milky Way, along with quite a few other photographers. As I set up my tripod, I overheard a park ranger giving a lecture behind me on where the Milky Way WOULD be if you could, in fact, see it. I was starting to feel pretty depressed at this point as I had made multiple trips to Glacier point without much to show for it. Two summers ago I was smoked out by a huge fire, last year too many clouds for the Milky Way, and multiple trips in between with no sunset or sunrise. As I stared sulkingly off into the horizon, I noticed a faint bit of color in the clouds. Within just a few minutes the entire sky had lit up and the poor ranger was left with only a handful of people as the crowd moved en masse to the railing and began shooting like mad.
The Milky Way was a no show that night, but at least I walked away with my first decent sunset at Glaicer Point in four years. I'll be headed back to try the Milky Way at least one more time this year, so fingers crossed!
For more photos from Yosemite this Summer, please feel free to visit The Resonant Landscape where you fill find recent posts from the Sierras, Fern Ledge, Joshua Tree/Milky Way, Great Falls Park in Va, and tips for shooting Washington DC.
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A cool fact from Cornell "The Latin genus name for grebe, "podylimbus," means “feet at the buttocks”—an apt descriptor for these birds, whose feet are indeed located near their rear ends. This body plan, a common feature of many diving birds, helps grebes propel themselves through water. Lobed (not webbed) toes further assist with swimming. Pied-billed Grebes pay for their aquatic prowess on land, where they walk awkwardly."
So here is my black and white re-edit of the 2019 Palais Theatre RAW file. Two things commended monochrome to me here. The first is the fact that the image was always sharp as a tack (you can easily read the enlarged signs on the theatre entrance). That wasn't the problem, colour was and it is why I now need a compelling reason to process a night shot in colour (the reverse of daytime photographs).
The second issue is that black and white to some degree can mask some of those artefacts I talked about in the "Just for fun" re-edit. That "fake" looking palm tree on the left (in the colour version) doesn't look so bad in black and white.
Finally, although I am nowhere near as satisfied with the outcome of this monochrome as "The National Theatre" I posted yesterday (there are just too many problems to solve in this RAW image), my own preference is for the monochrome version over the colour re-edit.
One of the photographs which changed my whole outlook on black and white night photography is this wonderful photograph from Hollywood in 1949 by Max Yavno, "Premiere at Carthey Circle, LA". It is in the Peter Fetterman collection and can be seen on the cover of his superb book, The Power of Photography (ACC Art Books, 2022). www.peterfetterman.com/artists/30-max-yavno/works/57953-m...
Revisiting my Iceland photos, I just posted a sunset photo over Kirkufell and then took it down. Although a lovely sunset over a stunning mountain the side on composition was boring.
I much prefer this one, although not a recognised landmark I like the fact the eye takes you somewhere.
Iceland is stunning everywhere you look, which makes photography more challenging. This was early morning on the way out of the Snaefellness Peninsula heading for the Secret Lagoon and Bruarfoss Waterfall where we spent the last day.
Fun Fact :: part 3
Beagles are known for being very vocal, with barking, baying and howling. According to Paw Nation:
"In fact, it is believed the name 'Beagle' comes the Middle French 'bee gueule,' literally 'wide throat,' but more poetically translated as 'loudmouth.'"
The couple and their dog walk up and down our street every single morning. And every single morning he barks at them. They wave and smile at me as I try to persuade him to stop, no doubt thinking they were smart to get a lab.
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