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she always has an eye on you...
Tried to focus on the eye only. It´s ISO 3200, so please forgive me the low quality of the insect, but the light was fantastic and I had only seconds to capure this moment. 1 min later there was no sun at the horizon.
Ingredients:
Olympus E-M 10 Mark II
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 2.8/60 (f 2.8)
dragonfly´s eye
sunset
Bokeh is "made" of sunbeams and bushes behind the dragon
Manual setup and focus, available light, handheld. Hope, you enjoy! All visits, faves and comments are appreciated!
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CHARMING little reedbed specialist has a rather compact, rounded body and a proportionately very long tail. The distinctive call has earned the species the affectionate nickname of "pinger" which utters a diagnostic, high-pitched ping call.. Was overjoyed to get this chance encounter at Oare Marshes in Kent of a male, as I normally only see the female or juveniles, a bit of a nemesis bird for me.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, its a joy seeing your images and being transported around the world without leaving my armchair. Beautiful sunshine in the U.K at last, enjoy but stay safe............God bless......................Tomx
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Along the beautiful East Coast of Tasmania - Australia.
Topaz Studio + Texture thanks to Takenawho.
Thank you everyone for your visits, comments and friendship.
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Master of Photography - Members Choice.
For over 4,000 years Mother Nature has thrown everything she had at this tree... Unbearable cold, blizzards, gale force winds, drought, searing heat, earthquakes, and unrepentant tourists, and The Guardian has weathered every storm, every threat, every challenge and remained standing, though it succumbed to inevitable mortality over 500 years ago.
This ancient bristlecone pine, situated with one other tree on the edge of a steep slope in the White Mountains has been the subject of countless photographs under a variety of conditions. I was here with a group for an astrophotography workshop, and although I am pleased with some of the images I captured later that night, this one is the one that stands out above all others.
During the last weekend in August, the daytime high temperatures - even at 9,000' elevation - were above 80° F, and at nearly 8 PM, still holding in the upper-60s, while Bishop and Big Pine in the Owens Valley below, roasted in the 90s and 100s. The heat of the valley combined with the cool air crossing the ridge tops above the Sierras to the west create interesting weather and clouds in the late afternoon, which seemed daunting initially, but cleared soon after sunset to allow for clear skies when it was time to capture the galactic core of the Milky Way above.
Recognition:
Excellent Merit - NOV 2025 Professional Photographers of California (PPCA), Nature category
Honorable Mention - 2023 Southern California Association of Camera Clubs (SCACC) Annual competition
Excellent Merit, Nature/Landscape category - NOV 2023 PPPSDC Image Competition
People's Choice Award - 2023 San Diego County Fair, International Exhibition of Photography
Sponsor Award, Large Print - JUN-JUL 2023, International Exhibition of Photography, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, California
1st Place, Other - 2022 Image of the Year. Darkroomers Photographic Club, San Diego, California
Accepted for Display - SEP 2022 Darkroomers Photographic Club, and can be found in the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, California
I looked at this beautyfull landscape every morning when i went to the kitchen. Too bad it was only for the holidays.
Mine is the sunlight,
Mine is the morning,
Born of the one light Eden saw play.
Praise with elation, praise ev'ry morning,
God's recreation of the new day.
Cat Stevens
The Isola San Giorgio Maggiore has always intrigued me. It is definitely one of the iconic sights to see in Venice. The island has been occupied since 829 and the church, with its bell tower, was built in 1566. This was taken one morning as the sun began to rise over the beautiful historic city!!
I continue to be busy trying to lend support to a Presidential candidate here in the USA and getting ready for a new trip to India. Southern India will be my destination this time. I miss my daily contact with every one, but probably won't be back on schedule until sometime in March! I continue to appreciate your support and encouragement!!!
Dimitrios has been stranded on the beach at Valtaki (Greek Βαλτάκι) in today′s Evrotas municipality in the prefecture of Laconia, Greece, since 23 December 1981. (wikipedia)
This image has nothing to do with the beautiful Goldfinch, it's also a good thing pics don't come with a expiration date. Poking around a bit in the archives, looking for lines and what might catch my eye, I happened to come across this shot from a trip I made to Washington D.C. back in 2012, probably at/near the now closed Newseum building. I selected the color version to composite with the curves of the New York City's Oculus (see first comment) to create the Starfishes Garden. When I was finished I really liked the look and balance of this shot so here it is at last!
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps Cristatus
The great crested grebe has an elaborate mating display. Like all grebes, it nests on the water's edge, since its legs are set relatively far back and it is thus unable to walk very well. Usually two eggs are laid, and the fluffy, striped young grebes are often carried on the adult's back. In a clutch of two or more hatchlings, male and female grebes will each identify their 'favourites', which they alone will care for and teach
Unusually, young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them.
The great crested grebe feeds mainly on fish, but also small crustaceans, insects small frogs and newts.
This species was hunted almost to extinction in the United Kingdom in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was set up to help protect this species, which is again a common sight.
The great crested grebe and its behaviour was the subject of one of the landmark publications in avian ethology: Julian Huxley's 1914 paper on The Courtship‐habits of the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
Population:
UK breeding:
4,600 pairs
UK wintering:
19,000 individuals
This SIM has so many birds, I couldn't decide which to capture first. but this little guy caught my eyes. He just sat there seeming quite curious to watch visitors pass through the gate. Perhaps he's keeping count ; )
Photo Location at ~ Margarita Isle
Flickr Group ~ www.flickr.com/groups/14671177@N22/
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Autumn has come to a pool in the Stratenus Forest (Stratenusbos) near Deventer.
The bird on one of the 'fingers' is a cormorant.
Just day break and I'm waiting to capture this beautiful Georgian building with the lights still on. (circa 1827 ) Tasmania - Australia.
Textures thanks to Cris Buscaglia Lenz and Evelin Flint.
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Gestalt Gallery .
Admin photo of the month (July) Kurt Peiser Group.
Thank you Isabel ( Musymas)
Excellence Award - Masterclass Elite.
Excellence Award of Gallery de la Gravure.
~ taken at MonRepos ~
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXWI6ISkzlI
Special thanks to Valois for his tireless patience to play the same song on the violin again and again (he needed a lot of patience)
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