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Already getting excited for the arriving spring. I know - it´s still winter, but after a long period of freezing temperatures and an even longer time with no sun I am ready for spring. Even saw the first hints of Flowers in my Garden. Well - and the winter aconites are starting to bloom right now!
Have a great Weekend!
PS: These are wild tulips: Tulipa bifloriformis or Tulipa turkestanica - I planted them nearby the pond some years ago. Love them!!!
On Explore - February 10, 2021 Thanks to all my Flickr friends!
What happens to Robins in the winter?
In the winter, they become nomadic, searching widely for their favorite cold-weather fare. Weather also influences robin movements. A heavy snowfall that persists for more than a few days may send them on their way, searching for better conditions. Robins also form flocks in the winter.
Can Robins survive snow?
Even in freezing temperatures, robins can stay warm enough to make staying through the winter worthwhile. ... If you want to observe robins in winter, try putting out water for them. They can survive on their own by eating snow, but birds always welcome a source of unfrozen water for drinking and bathing.
What do Robins eat when there is snow on the ground?
There isn't much one can feed robins in the winter. They're very adept at finding their preferred food and rarely visit feeding stations. During severe weather, robins may eat raisins, berries, or pieces of apples placed on the ground.
Do robins sing all day?
We know that robins are one of the first species to begin singing every morning. ... They sing the most early in the morning and at evening twilight after sunset. They sing the least around noon. We thought we could figure out approximately how many songs they sing each hour through the day, and add these up.
What is the sound of a robin singing?
It's a string of 10 or so clear whistles assembled from a few often-repeated syllables, and often described as cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up. The syllables rise and fall in pitch but are delivered at a steady rhythm, with a pause before the bird begins singing again. At dawn, the song is more rapid.
Why do robins sing in winter?
The sound of a robin chirping in winter is a good sign, say scientists. It means the bird has built up enough fat reserves to survive the cold nights and has enough energy left to defend its territory. The bird traditionally sings in spring to attract a mate but in winter, when food is short, it faces a dilemma.
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Lens - With Nikon TC 14E II hand held - Monopod and SPORT VR on. Aperture is f8 and full length. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Release Clamp - Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6 ED VR fitted MPR-113 Multi-Purpose Rail lens foot and Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod.
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With mechanical issues rendering CN 2578 bad-ordered, the Dash 9 idles in the Gibbons siding under the glow of the AGT plant. It remained there for most of a week until it could be repaired, and with sub-freezing temperatures, it idled for most of that time. It only took one night for it to appear on the Gibbons Community Facebook page, where residents questioned how much longer they would have to endure the noise and diesel exhaust.
CN Gibbons
CN Coronado Subdivision
CN C44-9W 2578
Canon EOS R6 | Canon 16-35 f/4
February 8th, 2025 - 10:04 PM MT
There are numerous tree-lines and copses on Penrith golf course, backs onto the Beacon Woods. With the freezing temperatures the hoar frost gives an appearance of fallen snow. This little copse caught my eye posing nicely, like a decoration on a cake!
We had a heavy fog with freezing temperatures. Frost covered everything. It looked like thorns.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nevada Sailing Stones
Bonnie Claire Playa
Nye County
Nevada
The sailing stones of Bonnie Claire Playa in Nevada are a natural phenomenon that has captivated observers for years. Scientists believe the movement is caused by a rare combination of rain, freezing temperatures, and wind, which creates a slick layer of ice that allows the stones to drift across the surface. Yet, standing in the vast, barren expanse of Bonnie Claire it’s easy to feel like something almost otherworldly is taking place—like the stones are alive, silently wandering in the desert under the open sky.
Update September 27, 2015 - See tonight's "supermoon" total eclipse tonight! Moon rise occurs just before sunset on the West Coast, the moon will be fully eclipsed 7:11 - 8:23 pm. For eclipse phase timing in your area, see the article at www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2015-september-28
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Notes from the April 5, 2015 lunar eclipse:
Lunar eclipses are a fun challenge, in part because they push the limits of your equipment. This shot was taken at 4:51 am yesterday, about 6-7 minutes before totality, so there was a sliver of bright sunlight on the moon.
The Canon EF 70-200 f/4 IS lens was well focused, but shooting any lens at it's maximum aperture tends to result in slightly less sharp images. Adding more glass elements such as the 2X teleconverter further challenges sharpness. Adding a teleconverter also reduces the f-stop, in this case 2X to f/8. I wanted to stay at or below below 1 second exposure time to reduce motion blur, and at ISO 1600 I could use 0.6 second. The high ISO also creates a little bit of noise, which can also challenge fine detail.
I had changed my shooting location when the weather forecast made the original ones I had identified look less attractive with below freezing temperatures, high winds, and possible clouds to obscure the eclipse. I decided to just catch what i could from home. I was shooting a time-lapse sequence, and shooting at 400mm I had room to lengthen the exposure time as the moon darkened, but and the moon set just before totality.
I had my Canon 70D with a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens on a star-tracking mount to capture a time-lapse of the eclipse progress without the moon moving out of the field of view. at 300mm the effective focal length was 480mm, but shooting wide open at f/5.6 that lens was a little softer than the EF 70-200mm and 2X teleconverter combo, even with the moon's relative motion taken out of the equation.
I was basically using the 5D Mark III to measure and track exposure as the eclipse progressed and the moon illumination constantly changed.
The 70D / 70-300mm combo is a lot lighter than the 5Dmkiii / 70-200mm / 2X combo. Heavier camera bodies and longer, heavier lenses can sometimes cause various problems with sky tracking mounts, but it may be worthwhile to test the 5Dmkiii /70-200mm / 2X setup on the sky tracker and backing off of the maximum aperture and a stop or two on the ISO to get more sharpness and less noise, lengthening the exposure time.
It's tough to perform relevant tests since lunar eclipses come so infrequently and I hate to effectively "waste" them with testing, but I could add filters to cut enough light to simulate an eclipse, so when an eclipses do arrive I've already determined the subtle impact of each decision: specific lens choice, opening the aperture all the way, using a teleconverter or not, various ISO settings, various exposure times with and without the sky tracker, exposure time vs. sky tracker motor vibration, and so on.
Natural ice formations created by the constant waves of the river during below freezing temperatures.
It was great to catch this intermittent waterfall in Lehigh Gorge State Park, Pennsylvania coming out of its shell with the recent above-freezing temperatures. This is a multi-tiered waterfall that typically only flows in the spring and after heavy rains - the upper tiers were just too nasty with ice for me to attempt.
Tech Specs: Canon 6D, Canon EF17-40mm f/4L USM lens, 1 and 3.2 second expposures, ISO 100, 17mm, tripod mounted. Date: January 27, 2018.
The new year brought freezing temperatures and with it freezing rain. The afternoon of 1/1/2022 has been dusting the frozen grass with snow. When my daughter and I were in a local parking lot we overhead a young girl say to her mom, "Look mom, it's Christmas" as the snow started to come down.
A chilly visit to Devils Tower National Monument this past March (3-4-2022) netted images of mystical fog toying with the rocky heights, an ebb and flow wholely dependent upon the occasional puff of breeze in the near-freezing temperatures. Black and white seemed another appropriate approach to presenting this magical place.
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It is being said that a picture is worth a thousand words and it is very true statement, however what if you put thousands of pictures together ? Here are two videos that I put together from several weeks in Iceland, those sleepless nights spent in freezing temperatures in unique Icelandic landscape were surely worth it.
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography. Check out these latest one :
► POLAR NIGHT WITH NORTHERN LIGHT & MOON ECLIPSE IN ARCTIC NORWAY
or
► NORTHERN LIGHTS BEYOND ARCTIC CIRCLE, SWEDEN
► ARCTIC NIGHT & NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER FROZEN SWEDEN
I had the incredible luck to experience once in a life time Northern lights show created by huge Solar storm which brought unseen colors ranging from the usual green, yellow to red, purple or even blue, to the sky all over Nordic countries and even all the way to the south of UK. Add several other lucky nights with smaller or large Aurora Borealis appearance in unique landscape of Iceland and the result is relatively lot of footage for my first ever time-lapse video.
Europe - Scandinavia - Norway - North of the Arctic Circle - Nordland county - Lofoten islands archipelago - Moskenes - Hamnoy - Hamnøy - Picturesque fishing village under fresh cover of snow during winter time - Aurora borealis - Northern light - Produced by solar wind particles guided by Earth's field lines to the top of the atmosphere
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III; Lens: EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM; Focal length: 16.00 mm; Aperture: 2.8; Exposure time: 20.0 s; ISO: 1000
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For over a week freezing temperatures have rendered the carriage washer unusable. Today with temperatures in double figures the backlog of grubby trains is being cleared, half an hour at Tyseley saw 3 trains use the washer.
172343 passes through for a much needed wash 'n' brush up.
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Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America. They are named for their quick, darting flight habits.
I've never been educated in the habits and nomenclatures of butterflies, and I keep forgetting most of the species we have regionally. I have photos of perhaps as many as 10 species, and that's nothing when I see images from Flickr folk from the UK. But, the flight patterns are unmistakeable; they are small; they love lantana; and once you get over the idea that you're not looking at a moth, you know as much as I do.
I'm fairly sure that this is a Fiery Skipper (Hylephila Phyleus) and I think it's sitting on a Mexican Sunflower. Both are common in the Diablo Valley. Not sure where I took this photo, but it must have been when Google invented "Walnut Heights," one of ten locations it says I've been in. But then again, Google says I live in "Bancroft, California:" There is no Bancroft, CA or There, there to quote Gertrude Stein who originally came from Where.
I needed a blast of red this morning. We had a "winter freeze warning" for the Diablo Valley with sustained (6 hours) of below freezing temperatures. (High of 58° is winterish for us, and I covered my plants last night, but real winter is when I have to cover exposed pipes.)
Pholiota squarrosa mushroom is also commonly known as the shaggy scalycap. This image contained 49 stacked captures. These guys attempted to emerge 3 times this month, but freezing temperatures melted them each time. They usually emerge in massive bundles but each time it was fewer and fewer emerging. I should avoid taking images of mushrooms after a rain.
This is Spider Rock, (no, it doesn't really look like a Spider to me, either) This was shot just this morning in Canyon de Chelly. It was snowing all morning, which made for some fantastic photography. It was also really nasty, windy and bitter. I LOVE snow, but I HATE cold. Being cold sucks! Alright, God... If you're so powerful, how about you do something about this? C'mon... Can't you raise the freezing temperature from 32º up to... Ummmmmmmm... How about 62º? Wouldn't that be nice? Out shooting a blizzard wearing short sleeves. Can you work on that? Thanks.
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It is being said that a picture is worth a thousand words and it is very true statement, however what if you put thousands of pictures together ? Here are two videos that I put together from several weeks in Iceland, those sleepless nights spent in freezing temperatures in unique Icelandic landscape were surely worth it.
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography. Check out these latest one :
► POLAR NIGHT WITH NORTHERN LIGHT & MOON ECLIPSE IN ARCTIC NORWAY
or
► NORTHERN LIGHTS BEYOND ARCTIC CIRCLE, SWEDEN
► ARCTIC NIGHT & NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER FROZEN SWEDEN
I had the incredible luck to experience once in a life time Northern lights show created by huge Solar storm which brought unseen colors ranging from the usual green, yellow to red, purple or even blue, to the sky all over Nordic countries and even all the way to the south of UK. Add several other lucky nights with smaller or large Aurora Borealis appearance in unique landscape of Iceland and the result is relatively lot of footage for my first ever time-lapse video.
Europe - Scandinavia - Norway - North of the Arctic Circle - Nordland county - Lofoten islands archipelago - Moskenes - Hamnoy - Hamnøy - Picturesque fishing village under fresh cover of snow during winter time - Aurora borealis - Northern light - Produced by solar wind particles guided by Earth's field lines to the top of the atmosphere
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III; Lens: EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM; Focal length: 18.00 mm; Aperture: 2.8; Exposure time: 32.0 s; ISO: 1000
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Between my knee replacement and the quick transition from Fall to freezing temperatures, many figs froze in place. The textures and colors of this one intrigued me. I believe this is a Hardy Chicago fig tree. A usual yearly harvest from the two trees is about a dozen figs over a 3 to 4 week period.
I can't resist a bouquet of flowers in spring. Then, waiting for a day with above freezing temperature, for an outdoor shot.
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It is being said that a picture is worth a thousand words and it is very true statement, however what if you put thousands of pictures together ? Here are two videos that I put together from several weeks in Iceland, those sleepless nights spent in freezing temperatures in unique Icelandic landscape were surely worth it.
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography. Check out these latest one :
► POLAR NIGHT WITH NORTHERN LIGHT & MOON ECLIPSE IN ARCTIC NORWAY
or
► NORTHERN LIGHTS BEYOND ARCTIC CIRCLE, SWEDEN
► ARCTIC NIGHT & NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER FROZEN SWEDEN
I had the incredible luck to experience once in a life time Northern lights show created by huge Solar storm which brought unseen colors ranging from the usual green, yellow to red, purple or even blue, to the sky all over Nordic countries and even all the way to the south of UK. Add several other lucky nights with smaller or large Aurora Borealis appearance in unique landscape of Iceland and the result is relatively lot of footage for my first ever time-lapse video.
Europe - Scandinavia - Norway - North of the Arctic Circle - Troms county - Senja - Norway’s second biggest island - Bergsfjorden - Skaland
Capturing Northern Light is always wonderful but very stressful moment (you never know how intensive it will be in few seconds, where it will go etc). Finding a good place that would nicely compliment this natural phenomen can always be tricky. This rather well known viewpoint was one of the few on my wishlist. The night before, when I was also lucky with the Aurora, it was just dancing on a very different place. Luckily this particular night it perfectly complimented the composition.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III; Lens: EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM; Focal length: 27.00 mm; Aperture: 2.8; Exposure time: 8.0 s; ISO: 2500
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up left : Megalothorax minimus
up right : Isotoma sp. perhaps I. anglicana.
And a lot of Parisotoma notabilis.
Found : Opitter park.
It was soaked in the park yesterday, and therefore springtail paradise. This morning there were freezing temperatures and the party will be over.
On a cold Minnesota winter day, several horses find comfort in a shelter of trees that helps protect them against a biting wind and freezing temperatures.
The more I read about birds and animals I photograph the more I marvel at the Divine Design involved in each one. Horses, for example, can withstand temperatures down to -40F degrees as they have several features built into their physical makeup that helps them do this.
Horses grow a thicker coat of hair in the winter that is aided by small muscles in their skin that helps the hairs stand up to trap warmth in rather than lie down against their bodies as they do in the summer time. Also, their lower legs below the knees and hocks are mostly bones and tendons that do not freeze easily. A 3-sided shed or a stand of trees is often sufficient enough to keep a healthy, well-fed horse through our winters without harm.
In addition, the process of digesting hay or foraging creates the same type of heat produced by a compost pile.
3 months ago, my brother and I went on a photography trip to Yosemite. We arrived at Tunnel view about half an hour before sunset, set up our tripods and started taking photos of this classic view.
Upon returning home, I was so eager to see the results of that evening that I quickly picked a photo that showed the last sun rays of the day shining on the rocks and published it on Flickr immediately, figuring I would go back later to also pick another shot from later that evening.
Alas, I have 117 frames from that shoot, many of them long exposures just before pitch dark at freezing temperatures. I picked this one which I feel has the right combination of the blue sky, overall detail and tonality, along with an eerie glow along the mountain edges.
Samyang 12mm manual focus lens.
Thank you very much for your kind comments and faves.
Lately it’s been rather warm everywhere I have headed to and thus I felt like posting somewhere from the frigid cold. Taken this past winter with Alan and David, this was our last evening up in the Canadian Rockies. One of my favorite parts of being out on Abraham Lake was the solitude we got to enjoy. At most we only encountered 1 other photographer during each of our shoots and had plenty of space to explore and find our compositions. It was fun times braving the freezing temperatures but I already cannot wait to find my way back up there. Thanks to David for also giving me some processing tips on this image.
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II
WINTER❄️
Still busy with my winter series.
I live in Holland. Not that often snow, but sometimes cold and a bit of freezing temperatures❄️
A winter freezing capture of 2009 at sunrise with a smile🌞
The sea at Seaham today was very rough, with strong gusts, squally snow showers and freezing temperatures. Who wouldn't want to be out in it!
The namesake cactus preserved at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona.
This is a warmth loving species that can be found on south facing rocky slopes in the monument. This location is critical during the winter months, when severe frosts can actually kill the entire cactus. Sub-freezing temperatures will kill young tissue at the end of the stems. When growth begins again, the results are indentations, or the appearance of circular waves on the organ pipes. Bumpy or wavy pipes are a record of previous battles with unusual cold.
Source and more info: www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/nature/organ-pipe-cactus.htm
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It is being said that a picture is worth a thousand words and it is very true statement, however what if you put thousands of pictures together ? Here are two videos that I put together from several weeks in Iceland, those sleepless nights spent in freezing temperatures in unique Icelandic landscape were surely worth it.
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography. Check out these latest one :
► POLAR NIGHT WITH NORTHERN LIGHT & MOON ECLIPSE IN ARCTIC NORWAY
or
► NORTHERN LIGHTS BEYOND ARCTIC CIRCLE, SWEDEN
► ARCTIC NIGHT & NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER FROZEN SWEDEN
I had the incredible luck to experience once in a life time Northern lights show created by huge Solar storm which brought unseen colors ranging from the usual green, yellow to red, purple or even blue, to the sky all over Nordic countries and even all the way to the south of UK. Add several other lucky nights with smaller or large Aurora Borealis appearance in unique landscape of Iceland and the result is relatively lot of footage for my first ever time-lapse video.
Europe - Scandinavia - Norway - North of the Arctic Circle - Troms county - Bardufoss - Aurora borealis - Northern Lights
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III; Lens: EF14mm f/2.8L II USM; Focal length: 14.00 mm; Aperture: 3.2; Exposure time: 32.0 s; ISO: 800
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Three male American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) take off from a group of around 100. I noticed these on the way back from an errand but Cedar waxwings took precedence yesterday. Lake Springfield is very low after a very dry winter and so this group was feeding together as a group. They are only migrating through on their way north. They will endure another cold front and rain today with near freezing temperatures early next week.
For the curious, "a group of pelicans is called a pod. Actually, there are many other names for pelican groupings — a pouch, a scoop, a squadron or if they are fishing as a group, a fleet." This group of three seems to fit a small squadron.
There's nothing quite like getting on the bird's level when photographing birds; even if it means laying on the ground in sub-freezing temperatures and waiting for that clear shot. www.miketimmonsphoto.com
On a cold winters day, there is nothing nicer than stepping into one of Alaska's old lodges. This one is located on the edge of a wilderness lake, and has a cozy ambience. Couple that with superb foods and beverages, and you will find it hard to put your coat back on, and make your way out into the sub-freezing temperatures.
In this photo you see just a small portion of the lodge. To the left of this shot there are many more tables, and a view looking out on the lake that will take your breath away.
Welcome to Alaska's true wilderness, and hosts that will make you feel like family.
*(Explored January 20, 2021)
To stand here and experience the freezing winds and temperature was quite something. I did not venture down onto the shoreline because it looked so slippy and I was close enough here. The sky was grey but it was not raining it was just so cold!!!
No #124 on Explore, 10/10/2018
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It is being said that a picture is worth a thousand words and it is very true statement, however what if you put thousands of pictures together ? Here are two videos that I put together from several weeks in Iceland, those sleepless nights spent in freezing temperatures in unique Icelandic landscape were surely worth it.
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography.
Check out these Icelandic timelapse videos :
► NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER JÖKULSÁRLÓN - THE GLACIER LAGOON, ICELAND
or
► NORTHERN LIGHTS - AURORA BOREALIS OVER WESTERN ICELAND
I had the incredible luck to experience once in a life time Northern lights show created by huge Solar storm which brought unseen colors ranging from the usual green, yellow to red, purple or even blue, to the sky all over Nordic countries and even all the way to the south of UK. Add several other lucky nights with smaller or large Aurora Borealis appearance in unique landscape of Iceland and the result is relatively lot of footage for my first ever time-lapse video.
I dont think that I know any person that would not be fascinated by Northern Lights. I had a chance to see it in few places, included in Alaska, Norway or here in Iceland. Last night was fantastic, maybe not the strongest display but we were still amazed by those dancing lights above our heads. It should have been dragonite meteor night but I have seen only 5 falling stars, the aurora was on the other hand incredible experience. Thanks to nearly full Moon, the sky was nicely blue which I prefer to usual black color of the night.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: 17.00 - 40.00 mm; Focal length: 24.00 mm; Aperture: 4.0; Exposure time: 32.0 s; ISO: 1600
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a wetlands trail leaving the woods provides an opportunity to work up a sweat in sub-freezing temperatures
I have overwintered these two geraniums for over five years. On the date shown, they put out more blooms than I have seen on them before. Over the winter I put them in a shed with a window, many bottles of water, and two incandescent lightbulbs left on all the time. The lightbulbs give light and heat. They bloom all winter and grow enough to need trimming in spring. Here in western Oregon we get some freezing temperatures but not much very cold.
Is this an ice rink? Is this a road? A product of a cycle warmer nights with rain, and sub-zero freezing temperatures during the day... Let's strap on the skates and head to town!
A sleet storm, followed by a rapid plunge into below freezing temperatures, coated the hedges in glass-like coverings of ice.
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Finally finished what has become my pride and joy wall. It has been about 6 moths in the making for various reasons. Funny enough most of it was done around freezing temperatures. Unfortunately there was frost on the wall when this photo was taken, resulting in some areas to be a bit washed out. I am really happy with the way it turned out and will have to really think about a way to out do this one this summer...
Los Haitises is one of the Dominican Republic's most renowned and beautiful national parks. The park is 1,600 square kilometers of humid forest, mangrove forests, secluded beaches and ancient caves with Taino Indian drawings that attracts tourists from around the world.
Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangroves cannot withstand freezing temperatures.
Preparing your Bonsai trees for winter
Trees in most parts of the world are subjected to temperatures of 15 °F (-10 °C) and below in winter. Usually their roots are far too deep underground to freeze, and therefore these trees have no trouble coping with freezing temperatures at all. But with Bonsai, which are planted in shallow containers, the roots need additional protection in winter....
After a shorter day of hiking with less elevation gain (like 13miles and only 500 meters elevation) We finally arrived at Elizabeth Lake (Head) Campground - a wonderful place to spend a few days located in the Belly River drainage at around 1500m hight.
First of all we were looking forward for a quick evening swim in the cold glacial lake. The idea sounded great except for the fact the we walked around 100m into the lake and were only just knee-deep in water. Bathing in 10°C cold water is way easier if can just dive into it instead of first laying on your belly and later laying on your back (in order to be completely under water). We felt better (and colder) afterwards anyway.
So after the sun set and blue hour was gone I spent just over an hour in my Mammut sleeping bag until my alarm rang at around 00:30. So I grabbed my headlamp and scanned all 360° of forest around our tent for eyes other than mine - I did not see an luckily :) After geting into my clothes I walked to the beach and was amazed by the sight. I may have never seen such dark skies and the reflection of stars on the surface oif the lake made me speechless! The water was extremely calm so that it looked like someone threw diamonds into the lake.
Unfortunately the cloud cover became even worse in the next 30 minutes so I had to stick with that shot. Of course at sunrise (after another four hours of sleep) not a single cloud was visible...
The whole situation was breathtaking because of the beautiful scenery and also because of fear of Bears, Mountain Lions, Lynx and other predators that are active at night. But I slept well afterwards. This might have been our coldest night of the whole trip with just above freezing temperatures!
This is a combination of two exposures: one for the Stars (30sec, ISO 6400), and one for the foreground (three minutes, ISO 3200) with the AF-S 20/1.8 wide open.
I would've liked to have spent much more time exploring New Mexico during my trip to California. We arrived in Amarillo Texas at about 2AM the previous night, before getting a room at 4AM at a disgusting motel. The area wasn't as dog friendly as I expected. The next morning brought in colder temperatures, increased winds and and scattered showers.
I tried to pull over whenever I got a chance but winds over 40mph in freezing temperatures just isn't all that easy to deal with. We hovered around Rt 66 and I-40 since it seemed like the sky would open at any second but I wanted to explore some. By late afternoon, the dark skies basically smothered the remaining bit of sunlight and it seemed pretty clear I was running out of time to shoot since the winds forced me to use extremely quick shutter speeds.
Within an hour or so of leaving this road, it began to snow. The winds would push this snow between either side of the road making conditions extremely tough. The car would drift with very little visibility and I had to maintain 75mph to keep up with the others who didn't seem to care about the weather. It didn't take me long to decide to get off in Gallup for the evening. Scotch and I finally got a good night sleep.
somewhere off Rt 66
Anton Chico, New Mexico
December 22nd, 2015
alt: 5,650ft
wind: 41mph
windchill: 25°F
2:54pm
SETTINGS:
Canon Rebel T4i
EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
@18mm
ISO 100
f.3.5
1/500th second
CPL
Lower Falls
Old Man’s Creek
Old Man’s Cave
Hocking Hills State Park
Ohio
5 Image HDR
This composition was actually a last minute afterthought when my daughter and I visited this falls. This is the 5th time here and the only reason we went to it was because Emily had not been to it. I took a few perspectives of the falls but really nothing new stood out as the flow of the falls seemed a bit lame and there were a couple of ding dong photographers that were wandering about in and out of my shots so finally I said to hell with it and packed everything up. Emily was collecting small pieces of sandstone for a project she was working on so I decided to have a look at the falls from the left side and I noticed a small cascade flowing into the splash pool where the water was loaded with sand. Upon closer inspection I realized there was a distinct color difference in the water that was separated by a lengthy log. Before me, to my delight was a cool composition; a mixture rocks, water, trees and a rain saturated landscape.
The post processing for this shot was a bit more difficult than normal. Although it was fairly warm out the camera recorded a deep blue tint into the image, a phenomenon I've only experienced in freezing temperatures or during Blue Hour. Nonetheless, it took about 2 hrs. post processing work (normal workflow is about 1/2 an hour) to pull this one out of the blue.
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Only Dicyrtomina ornata the last days...not even seen a glimp of another springtail.
Because of the freezing temperatures ?
3 layers of 3 images merged in photoshop cs6 for the focus on the springtails.
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This is one of the buildings in Bodie which is a ghost town..in well..Bodie..which is.. well.. in the middle of nowhere.Went thru a dust storm while getting here... winds gusting to about 40 plus mph..(my assumption)..freezing temperature..needless to say it was pretty bad out there. Bad to the point that the park ranger came and asked us to leave after about 15-20 mins there as debris was flying all over the place...but i have to say it was an amazing place..specially to take pictures..wish i had more time there. On the way out of here to Mono Lake .we had to go thru a rain storm and then on the way to Lone Pine ..went thru a snow storm...crazy!
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Day 4 log-
Places Visited- Bodie, Mono Lake
Pit Stop- Lone Pine,CA
Miles added- 330