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Following in the footsteps of the M6 and M4 coupes, BMW’s new M2 will serve as official safety car for the MotoGP season. But before it could be supplied to Dorna Sports, the organizer of MotoGP, the M2 needed a few modifications.
The modifications were handled at the BMW M factory and included additional reinforcements to the body, some new aerodynamic aids all crafted from carbon fiber, and some extra electronic gear including radio communication systems and the roof-mounted light bar.
And following the previous post, a late birthday post for my Petal. I hope you keep the wings you have, and they stay vibrant and powerful as you've shown them to be, in the past, now and in future. Love you always. X
Much Love,
Danny.
XXX
Following a wonderful day in the hills I drove to Machrie Bay for the sunset. Unfortunately I ended up to the North of the main bay but still found some great interest in the form of the sculptured sandstone bedrock of the island on the beach.
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Following the Civil War, R-MC students raised $13,000 to construct a campus in Ashland, Virginia, after their facilities in Boydton were rendered unusable. Washington-Franklin Hall, or "Wash-Frank" Hall, was the first building constructed on the Ashland campus in 1872.
Incidentally, Wash-Frank was also the first brick building in Ashland and it houses many historical treasures, including a rosewood Steinway piano, one of only four in the world. The building is included on the National Register of Historic Places and, appropriately, it is home to R-MC's history department.
Named after two long-standing student organizations, the Washington Literary Society and the Franklin Debate Society, Wash-Frank Hall is the host site for the college's annual Washington-Franklin Collegiate Challenge Debates, a parliamentary-style debate in which audience participation is strongly encouraged.
Been following a family of Hobby's for about a week providing incredible views. The Juveniles can't quite hunt by themselves yet so are still relying on the parents to provide food. Here is the adult female passing a Dragonfly to one of the juveniles.
Following the gentle contours of the Ottawa Valley, a pair of G&W GP38-2s hustle along OVR's scenic North Bay Subdivision with an eighteen-car train for the paper mill at Témiscaming, Quebec. It's hard to believe that this stretch of railroad was once a part of Canadian Pacific's transcontinental mainline.
Photo taken with permission on private property.
and of course, we know who the leader is.
What cracks me up in this is how the 3 littles are following mom but their attention is in all different directions, LOL.
No crop on this. They were across the river from camp.
Fawn following their mother down a path.
From between 27 to 45 inches tall and 6 to 7 feet long and weighing 150-310 pounds (male) and 90 to 211 pounds (female). Tan or reddish brown in summer and grayish brown in winter. Belly, throat, nose band, eye ring and inside of ears are white. Tail brown and edged with white above often with a dark stripe down the center and white below. Black spots on side of chin. Buck's antlers can spread to 3 feet. Does rarely have antlers. Fawns are spotted.
The White-Tailed Deer inhabits farmlands, brushy areas, woods, suburbs and gardens.
They range throughtout the southern half of the southern tier of Canadian provinces and through most of the United States except for the Southwest.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
Nijo Castle's legendary Ninomaru Garden and it's koi pond, which is lined with decorative boulders gathered throughout all corners of Japan, were designed in 1626 on the castle grounds for Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate (1603–1867). If you have read James Clavell's novel "Shogun" or watched the Shogun TV series, you're already familiar with Tokugawa Ieyasu because Clavell based the warlord 'Lord Toranaga' on him.)
Lord Tokugawa unified Japan in 1600, following twenty six years of civil war at the end of the 16th century. In 1601 he directed Japan's daimyos (feudal lords) to construct Nijo Castle as his Kyoto residence in a location very close to the Imperial Palace.
The castle grounds, completed in 1603 (amazingly after only two years!), are spectacular, covering 68 acres (27.5 hectares) which include 86,000 sq ft (8,000 sq m) of buildings including two palaces, ponds, rock gardens, and inner- and outer moats. It is now a World Heritage Site.
Upon completion, Tokugawa moved in and hosted a ceremony wherein Japan's Emperor announced to the gathered feudal lords his appointment of Tokugawa as Shogun. Tokugawa's main residence and his new seat of government was in Edo (now called Toyko), so this huge Nijo Castle was akin to his 'country home' used primarily whenever he visited the emperor in the Imperial Capital.
In 1614 the shogun led his samurai army from Nijo Castle on his victorious Siege of Osaka Castle which ended the line of the Toyotomi family, his last political opposition, and established himself as the absolute polical ruler of Japan. His shogunate lasted two hundred sixty four years. In 1857 the 15th Shogun of his line, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, ended shogunate rule and returned political control to the Emperor as Japan opened to the world.
Monument "Mennesket ved Havet" in Esbjerg
I love this sculpture and whenever I am in the area I take the time for a short visit. This week I had the luck to whitness a beautiful sunset scene.
"Attempting to claim the treats" This is the first image in Robbie’s (Gray Squirrel) MI (mission impossible) series. I have to say, I wish I would have thought to switch to video mode. After this amusing encounter, I may have to change Robbie’s name to Tom Cruise.
As I was making the rounds to fill the bird feeders, Robbie was sneaking around in the foliage near the main feeder. He was following me but keeping his distance. I surprised him by placing some seeds and mealworms on a stone beneath the feeders. Although at first, he appeared to be slightly astonished by the gesture, it didn’t take him long to partake in the treats.
Meanwhile, the area where Robbie’s allotted amount of food is normally placed on the palm stump under oak one, habitat enhancements were underway. This was in order to give that feeding station a bit more character and stability. Actually, the entire area is getting a smidgen of a makeover so it will be more people-friendly for small gatherings.
Once the feeding station enhancements were completed, I set up the camera, placed some treats, and began to work on the trimming and relocating some of the plants in the area. I fully expected Marion (Female Northern Cardinal) to swoop in and grab the first bite. She generally keeps a watchful eye out for treats to be placed and usually beats everyone to the punch in this location. In other words, she’s not afraid of the clicking monster (me).
However, Marion and the rest of the gang stayed in the neighbor’s trees fussing at me for messing with the vegetation in the area. Apparently, they were extraordinarily displeased! I can only imagine what I believe to be modest revisions must look like an extreme transformation to them.
As I tended to the task at hand, I listened to the boisterous calls of my aggravated regulars. They seemed to be expressing their complete frustration and concerns about the activities at hand. Unhappy or not, their voices are still beautiful. Cranky cardinal, wren, tufted titmouse, and parula calls were carried far and wide. Not the bluebirds, they have not been visiting on a regular basis as of late.
Suddenly, I heard something rustling in the understory beside me. I looked to see Robbie slowly creeping across the ground towards the feeding station. He was checking out the changes and keeping an eye on me. Then with some impressive mission impossible style moves Robbie scampered to a tree stump that had been temporarily placed in the area.
He shimmied all around the stump while in the pancake position before moving on closer, closer, and ever closer towards the newly upgraded platform. Robbie had but one mission in mind, get those treats without being seen. Haha, I kept telling him I could see him but he totally ignored me and continued with his games. He would hide behind leaves, jump around, lay flat, and repeat.
But wait, what do I hear? By a shift in the sound of the bird's chatter, they were ready to forgive the intrusion and visit the yard for treats. Yes, the bird show was going to happen after all. The question became who shall complete the mission? Will Robbie be the first to get a treat or will Marion slip in and claim them for herself?
I hope you have a pleasant day, happy snapping.
Taken@Loch Dhoire an Chlair
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Maybe we're two drops lost in the ocean
Drifters following the streams in motion
Riders of the night with no destination
Following on from yesterday’s photo... here it is again rolled up into a heart shape with the stones looking a bit like a teddy bear!
The original is comments.
HSS!
Following an afternoon visit to Robin Hood’s Bay, near Whitby, a mate and I then made the short trip up to Saltwick Bay for a sunset shoot of Black Nab and the wreckage of the Admiral Von Tromp. The visit was planned to coincide with low tide, as access to this spot is very limited, and although we would have loved to stay longer, we had to keep an eye on of the turning tide, to ensure we didn’t get cut off.
This initial image is a more side on shot to the ‘classic’ bow view of the wreck with Black Nab behind. And although we initially had some moody light we did eventually get some light catching on the clouds; images of which I’ll share later😁.
2025 started with a bang. Relatively strong auroras could be seen from the light polluted skies of Perth City. Would've been nice to travel to a dark sky location but unfortunately I have a 4-hour drive planned for the following morning.
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, somehow managed to get here during the time when Oahu had large herds of cattle.
Happy Bird Thursday!
Following on the positive response to my Wave Warrior photos, my theme for today is a single body boarder. Quite often when I take shots of people in the surf, I will select a few good surfers and follow them as they ride the waves.
This young man was particularly good, here is a sequence of shots from when I saw him catch a wave, until it dropped him.
Grey clouds looming over the Light Pyramid in Campbell Park MK. Good to see the sheep grazing in the park again, they probably do a better job of keeping the grass down than the council grass cutters - and are much cheaper of course!
6/52 Weeks - Line Up
After some mixed freezing rain and snow weather, these icicles put their best foot forward, displaying their most impressive talents by lining up and hanging off of this screened porch.
"Week 6 2025" "Wednesday, February 5, 2025" "52 Weeks: The 2025 Edition" "Lineup"
2018,Osaka Japan.
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The following Photos I took for my sister, as she had a litter of Westie Puppies. These are the best of the shoot. Each pup is represented, and they are to Cute
Following south along the eastern perimeter, you’ll pass the entrance to the court of Baldwin I, which has been partly reconstructed. Continuing south, you’ll pass some baths on the right.
After being shut out the night before by a stubborn storm that refused to break up over Jasper National Park, we had our fingers crossed as we headed back to Maligne Lake the following morning. We all seemed pretty happy with our blue hour shots, but as sunrise approached, it really began to look like we might not see the sun at all that day. I think we had all resigned ourselves to the fact that we were looking at another completely gray day when I glanced up an noticed the faintest wisp of pink on one of the clouds. Sure enough, the sun broke through just enough to throw some fleeting color across the the clouds that were continuing to roll in from the West. I think Tom and I are the ones in our group who really have a problem standing still during moments like this. Both of us went off in all directions at once, and both of us had two camera bodies for just such an occasion. Leaving my D800 on the tripod, I took off running with my D750 and cranked up the ISO a bit while I looked for other comps in addition to what I was getting down at the lakeside.
As I was racing back to my spot in front of the boat house, this puddle caught my eye and I spent the next few minutes trying to shoot if from several different angles with the 14-24. There have been times where I have doubted my run and gun approach, but I usually reserve it for situations where I feel like I've got a decent shot on the tripod before setting of to see what I might be missing maybe just a few steps away. If I had stayed camped out where I was I would have missed this particular shot along with quite a few others. We ALL gave in to temptation two nights before when we had a perfectly good view of the late afternoon sun up at the Opabin Prospect, but curiosity got the better of us and we full out RAN back up the trail to get more shots of the larches behind us. So I think there is something to be said for making sure you KEEP MOVING once you believe you have a decent shot...especially when you might only have another few minutes of good light.
This being said, it helps to be able to TRUST the guys who you are shooting next to. Maybe leaving the camera on the tripod while you run like a maniac in all directions should be reserved for those times when you actually know the people around you...or you might not have a camera when you get back. :)
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Following very stormy conditions last weekend, a big swell attracted the more experienced surfers to the Beaches on the coast of Sydney. This surfer gestures the wave as a defiant act once he has conquered the wave.
I had been following this Heron around, looking for the best vantage point, when he landed here. I took a few shots only to be disappointed with each, from another spot. Then when I moved, it created a kind of framing with the rocks.
While the color on the horizon indicates it is sunset, the clouds that sit above, resemble a type of slumber of their own. With all the elements now in place, I waited until the Heron "craned" his neck with the attention a prowler might display.
Rising fog at sunset in the Amper valley.
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Following on a previous post of a raven, I wanted to give some attention to the coyote in Native American tradition. I saw this individual on a recent trip to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, patrolling the marshes among the flooded fields filled with sandhill cranes, snow and Canada geese, and several species of dabbling ducks.
Like ravens coyotes are often given credit for being wise and clever, though their roles in Native American traditions vary considerably, including tricksters, creators (e.g. stars, fire, and daylight), healers, and omens of major events. In the Diné/ Navajo culture of the southwestern U.S. coyotes play major roles in traditional stories, including the creation story of Earth (along with badger) and makers of mountains. They have been described as princes of chaos, troublemakers, and exponents of irresponsibility as well.
Coyotes are truly adaptable, with a life history well suited to taking advantage of human development. They are omnivores, consuming everything from small mammals, insects, seeds and fruit, to old boots. My favorite story of their ability to live with humans involves the coyote who walked into a Quiznos sandwich shop in Chicago on a hot day, heading over to a refrigerator of drinks to cool down. The police showed up and escorted him to less urban surroundings, but not before the workers at the Quiznos named him Adrien.