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I know I promised a few photos from London this week but they are going to have to wait (Yay! I hear you cry!)
Yesterday evening myself and Darren Blight Photography headed up to Dartmoor hoping to get a nice sunset at Holwell Rocks. We arrived a little early, so we parked the car at Saddle Tor car park and took a walk down to Emsworthy Barn to see the field of Bluebells that grows there every year. They've flowered a bit late up there and I don't think they were at their best but it was still a lovely sight to see.
I've never been to this spot on the moor but seen it photographed a lot of times, it's such a pretty area and despite the midges it was a great hour with the camera.
I spent a lot of time looking for a composition that was slightly different to the norm and settled on this view. I hope you like it.
A few more bird photos taken at the Yakima Area Arboretum. Now that my internet connection has been restored it is much easier to upload photos. I had internet access via phone hotspot for about 5 days but that was very slow. IMG_3561
Only a few days after the last one, we had Aurora again - and this time it was really spectacular.
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We drove a few kilometres down the road to Cunnamulla looking for the railway siding of Westgate where the closed line to Cunnamulla (seen in yesterday’s explosive photographs!) sends off a still open line further west to Quilpie where cattle sometimes roam and my Mum hailed from. But Westgate was further than we thought and we’d had enough for the day, knowing a night star gazing at the wonderful Cosmos Centre was ahead. So we turned round at the gate of a cattle or sheep station, just inside of which was this rusty old campaigner sitting in the equally rusty red soil. The soil of the Australian Outback, a country where I doubt this car had been born. The activity of the previous nights was still evident in the dusty soil, kangaroo footprints, large bird prints and the odd slithering trail....not to be trifled with. Given the dry atmosphere, this wreck will probably still be here in 50 years time.
I think I'll call this Cruz Beach, after the rock. See previous photo for the confusing official names of the place. Our first time actually on the beach, though we've looked out at it a few times. One day there were two other people there!
North of the rounded hill is the (slightly) better known "Little Hawaii" beach, which on a busy day might attract as many as 6 or 8 people! It is the nicer beach of the two -- but watch out for very heavy beach-tar blobs at the north end of that one. "Drill here"?
you and i we are many and we are few
we come together at times like these
we look up and down and all around
and what do we see
cross roads
we see north south east and west
we are all just trying to do our best
and yet which way will we go
no one knows.
i suggest we stand in the middle
i suggest we look at these cross roads
we are all in the middle of the cross
some will go north, some south, others east and the rest west
but know that whichever way you go your cross is right now
carry it well carry it with bravery carry it fearlessly
why some may say
who are you
i am you, i am us, i am they.
they must know that the cross has been given us as a gift
we opened it at Easter
we looked into it's core and we saw who bore it.
those who carried their cross are giving us a chance
they are examples of our fate
it's not too late.
carry it well and know that the one's who went before us
are cheering us on from the bleachers.
A few local shots from Barby Nortoft this evening, the first lineside shots I have managed for 3 months. Here we see 90020 paired with 90037, as they work 4S47 Crick-Mossend.
14th July 2021
a few golden oldies processed with up to date de-noise software and L/R P/S some improvements over the years but not a great deal // exif data will give camera /lenses choices
Finding a few spots on the rush to Oberon to capture the sunset by the Dam, Edwin and myself found a few spots to stop on the way from Jenolan.
We drove past this spot at Edith, at about 100km/h and went back to capture what was through the trees. The afternoon light cast itself across a rolling green landscape with some of Australia's finest farmland in the foreground...
Here is another Palouse shot taken a few weeks ago with this group. little m, Justin Reznick, Ryan McGinty, & Jason.
The workshop with Adrian and Kevin this weekend was an amazing experience. I am going to be downloading my shots when i have time and will hopefully be able to post one this weekend some time .
Hope you all have a fabulous week. Thanks for stopping by! :)
A few more from a lovely day at Brixham last Sunday.
Turnstones are like the feral pigeons of our coastal towns. This is one of a gang which hangs out near the Rockfish chippie hoping for scraps.
Japan Tobacco International, Geneva (Switzerland). SOM Architects/Engineers.
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We're getting closer and closer to Christmas and I'm enjoying some time off again. Decided to take some of the excess hours at work that I still have. I will be back at work next year
It looks almost like winter the last few days with temperatures below zero and some sun.
Went out reasonable early so I still could see some frost covered areas.
Decided to visit the Doldersummerveld area and followed a trail maintained by the "Drentslandschap"
A few years ago, while my wife and I were living in beautiful, Victoria, BC, I took this long exposure from along the beach in James Bay, as the sun was setting.
One of the few corners of Warwick that escaped the Great Fire of Warwick of 1694.
Thomas Oken's House.
Thomas Oken (d.1573) came from a humble family, but became the richest man in Warwick, making his fortune dealing in wool and woven fabrics. He lived during the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, during a period of great religious change and social upheaval.
Oken was married but died childless, and left his personal fortune to the town. His will arranged – amongst other things – for the payment of the salary of the schoolmaster, annual payments to ‘the poor’, the paving of certain streets, the repairing of the bridge, the wages of the herdsmen and the beadle, the repairing of the wells and the provision of a number of almshouses. The Thomas Oken Charity is still in existence today – and still owns this building, the rent for which goes towards good causes for the benefit of Warwick people.
In his will, Thomas Oken also provided for the spending of £1 annually on a feast, preceded by a service at St. Mary’s. The annual feast still goes on to this day, during which a toast is always given to Thomas Oken’s memory!
Few and far between the light was great this morning on the reserve (raining yesterday and raining tomorrow). Warburg, Bix,
Oxfordshire.
This tiny plant and its even smaller flowers are a real talisman of ancient woodland. Only a few millimetres across its individual flowers look like a town hall clock as its colloquial name suggests.
A 2nd shot of 66734 this time she is seen arriving at Hindlow Quarry. Hindlow Quarry is on Stearndale Moor which is pretty much the highest railway point in the area. The further east i ventured the snow became lighter. Even just a few miles away at Topley Pike the snow covering was much more patchy.
The tracks leaving the center of the right hand side of the frame lead to Dowlow Quarry just a few hundred yards further along the tracks.
66734 was working the 4H89 0510 Hams Hall to Hindlow.
A few months ago I got the latest Paint Shop Pro and this was one of the plugins that was included with it... I don't know much about that editor but there are a few things that I do like so keep upgrading.. I like their ability to have borders and they have one script that is painted wood and now this one.. There are a couple of other things that I make that I like the way it processes the Amazing Circles and then the Diamonds and Eggs that I create occasionally.. Happy Sliders Sunday, Everybody!!!
This is from a few years ago, back before the Eagle Creek Fire, and the Covid-19 pandemic when someone could roam the Columbia Gorge trails at will. I do miss those days.
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We had a few minutes to spare before catching our Ferry back to Reedsville off of Tangier Island and spent it resting under a pavilion out of the hot sun. We learned that this cat was named Sherman and he lived here. A group of people were letting him lick the tasty remains out of oyster shells. Later another man came along and he fed him some nice melty ice cream. All in all, I think he has a good life there on the island! He reminds me of our old friend Morris in West Virginia. :) Off to Roanoke and Church today and hoping Holiday traffic isn't Too horrendous! Have a blessed Sabbath everyone! :)
A setting looking to the south while taking in views across Stella Lake and then to nearby ridges and peaks along the Alpine Lakes Loop in Great Basin National Park. My thought on composing the image was the take advantage of the way the lake seemingly cut across the image, from right to left. In my mind, that helped to create more of a layered look with the nearby foreground, then lake waters, and finally mountainside, portions covered with a forest of evergreens and others with snow.
Taken few moments before full moon rise on horizon. Unfortunately we need to go further to have a clean dark sky without so many light pollution. The good side of this is to discover beautiful small villages and beaches.
This is a composition from 10 exposures to reduce noise from my old friend D5000 with Tokina 11-16mm 2.8.
A few new ones taken this weekend. The owner of this Orion caught me taking this photo and asked if he could help me. I didn't have the heart to suggest to him that perhaps washing the car and replacing obvious things like the missing door handle might help him to sell the car - or maybe Ford prices have got so ridiculous that you can sell anything Ford these days without making an effort. Good to see it again though, on a very wet weekend but with an unplanned detour into one of the areas where I used to source a lot of my photos.
It was late evening as the sun settled above the Alaska range in the distance and shadows hiked out across the fall landscape. We stopped at this lake to see almost a mirror surface reflecting the trees, mountains, and clouds. Mosquitoes must have been on vacation as we suffered no bites from those bloodthirsty predators.
Taken 9 September 2021 on Denali Road, Alaska.
'another' 😂of my most favorite perennials , such a lovely 'window display'
i hope you agree , (Happy Wednesday Windows) All
A few years ago, I was staying at a cabin near Glacier with a dream of seeing a sunrise at Two Medicine with Mt. Sinopah reflected in the glass lake. Well, the wind picked up on my drive there and there were no clouds to add color to the morning. I managed the shot seen below in my photo stream - pre-dawn with the constellation Orion above the horizon.
Last week, however, I found myself in the same cabin with the same dream, and it happened to come true. I have to admit I was a bit lazy about it - we were running late because I missed the turn initially and didn't realize it until about 15 miles down the road - and didn't take the time to set up with a tripod. Although we were first on the scene, we didn't quite have the place to ourselves as we were joined by 2 other photographers that had the pleasure of viewing this with us.
Had a few hours to spare before work on Tuesday so headed to a favourite spot of mine. Knowing that the tide was relatively high I timed it so that the little island called 'Cribinau' was isolated by the sea.
There were several photographers capturing the little causeway to the church so I headed out of the way onto the cliff and captured quite a long distance shot. The stunning mountains of Snowdonia provide such a striking backdrop to this location. I had intended the shot would be mono before I even got to the location as the light was relatively flat and fleeting so my options were limited. If you ever do visit Anglesey this is a must go to location if only to enjoy the calmness of it (as long as the Anglesey circuit are not in full flow and the buzz of the motorcycles or cars don't spoil it). For those with an interest in the Church please see the link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Cwyfan%27s_Church,_Llangwyfan
Only a few hundred meters remain to the destination. For 2TE10M-2310 and its coal train, the journey ends at the Ekibastuz-2 freight yard. The train is heavy, ordinary, and in this case, too, it consists of 64 wagons loaded with fresh coal. Because the train has to negotiate the embankment over the settling ponds slowly and then climb a gradient, the engineer has to change gears. This sudden change leads to more tractive effort, but beforehand to more fuel injection and sometimes unfavorable combustion. Be that as it may, "2310" is a smoker and shows it, almost without shame.
Казахстан
Павлодарская область
Экибастузский район, угольный разрез «Богатырь»
ТОО «Промсервис-Отан»
2ТЭ10М-2310