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I had some luck on this trip with the quick moving Japanese White-eye. I saw them very frequently just like the Northern Cardinals. They can be frustrating to shoot like Warblers here. I had good success with them finally! Click for large view :)
67020 had been hauling train 1D34 Manchester Piccadilly-Holyhead, however it failed at Newton-le-Willows, 66177 which left Warrington Arpley as 0F35 Seaforth bound, was commandeered to rescue 67020, arriving at WBQ as 5D34, where 66177 took the 67 off, later on 67014 arrived to haul the train away, back to Crewe i think i left before the hook up.
A quite unusual aspect of the two locos, is that they both carry the three beast logo, from their English,Welsh and Scottish rail ownership days.
I had intended to follow the path along the upper slopes of Biggin Dale and then down into Wolfscote Dale, as the low cloud/fog appeared to have set in. As I climbed the slope into Biggin Dale the fog started to lift so I decided to retrace my steps back along the top to Beresford Dale. I'm glad I did as I was treated to some good light as the Sun fought to break through.
Had an amazing Halloween weekend with my love and his girls. Love our little family and the memories we are making together.
Had to leave this splendid cloud this morning to pick the other half up from work so missed all the best colour, mind being on those rocks only gives you a small window of time at a lower tide so you have to be careful you get off in good time when the tide turns, which it had this morning, still could of done with another 20 mins and I would of had a corker
My friend had been right to reproach me, from the minute i set foot on this magnificent forest, I knew this was my kind of environment.
The Muir Woods National Monument is an old-growth coastal redwood forest. Due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the forest is regularly shrouded in a coastal marine layer fog, contributing to a wet environment that encourages vigorous plant growth. The fog is also vital for the growth of the redwoods as they use moisture from the fog during drought seasons, and in particular the dry summer months.
Had a catastrophe today when my big mac died . . . am trying to process from a laptop . . . not too happy about all of this!
Hopefully I'll be able to resurrect the dead . . .
I had always believed that shooting with the lowest possible ISO was the best (going back to the days of film), but a video I watched last night suggested some experimentation with higher ISO settings for wildlife shots could yield results. So here we go - ISO 6800 and these mundane Black-headed Gulls become almost ethereal
Had the pond all to himself as he wandered around, dipping for something to eat.
Alviso, California.
I had this shot up earlier in the year and somehow deleted it. No need to comment or fav. I just wanted to get it back up on the site as part of my collection. :) Sunrise heights association sunrise.
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Usually it's the other way round, bank of cloud on the horizon and clear skies. The sky was scarlet looking back towards Sheffield and Burbage and I couldn't quite squeeze it in.
As usual not without incident. Spilt coffee in my camera bag, cleaning cloths were like I'd rubbed them with lard and completely useless, left a lens hood here and had to traipse all the way back to retrieve it, got soaked on the return and forgot I'd disconnected the stove in the van and left the regulator at home and my back up butane cannister was empty, so no bacon sandwiches.
First world problems!
Had the drone out on our walks last week .The sun always seem to turn the fields to a golden tones just as its setting .Thanks for looking folks hope you like this .
I had a great few days of warbler photography this May in Virginia. The forest was alive with birdsong, and it was very pleasant to walk around the woods. A gorgeous Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) posed on an open perch, letting me get a couple of nice images. I love the month of May...it's arguably the best month for birds out of the entire year.
I had sat on the stone wall overhanging the fast flowing River Shiel, for about ten minutes, silently and completely still. I knew there were some red deer grazing about quarter of a mile upstream, and now that dawn was arriving they would have to find their way back home. Sooner or later some would come my way. But I had no idea how close they had got to me through the boggy thickets, so that when two stags leapt into the river nearby I jumped out of my skin, assuming some enormous fish was thrashing about in the shallows below me. But the light and my readiness was poor and whilst I fired off a few shots, you just can't get decent shots under those circumstances.
It's nice to see the stags back. For months they have been missing, leaving the hinds and calves to forage with their own herds. A gamekeeper told me he thought males and females had their own forests during the summer months, the stags 20 miles down the loch in the forests around Glenfinnan, whilst the females stayed around here at the westerm end of Loch Shiel.
We've had two big snowstorms hit here in the past 5 days. Doc tells me there is at least three and a half foot of snow on the level ground around our cabin. You know that there is too much snow, when the mail can't arrive, and people can't get out of their driveways.
In this photo you see the trail we take that leads into the forest.
(Our daughter in Anchorage has received 30 inches in the past five days and has measured it faithfully, and also on a level surface. The people in Anchorage can't get out of their driveways either, because the neighborhood streets are the last to be plowed and the snow is currently too deep to drive in.)
I fear that it is going to be a devastating winter for the animals that live in our boreal forest. There is going to be a tremendous loss of life.
Had a great day out at the coast with Terry yesterday.
Spent a fabulous couple of hours here, so much to photograph, only drawback is its to hilly lol....and the traffic parking in background of a short I was seconds from capturing.
I had a good day yesterday, very busy and tiring. Nearly half the room finished laying the laminate floor and after this coffee Iāll get cracking again. In the last 8 years Iāve put laid laminate in 3 big rooms and a hall and landing but It still took me a little while to get up to speed, itās those angles into the bay windows that slow me down, still chuff with my efforts. Once the room is finished I can get back to this real wood. This photo was taken in the first week of September, really excited to how it looks now.
We had lunch at a restaurant on about the 31st floor of the Shard for about the price of going up to the viewing level. Lunch was good too and photos cost nothing :)
(Confessions of a Scotsman on holiday in London)
Politically it was a lot quieter then!
I had an incredible encounter with a few non skittish Hooded Mergansers today. The fall leaves lit up the water and they were out displaying (seems early) in their finery. I love the funny sounds they make with their cocking heads. They sure are handsome drakes!
I had a dream......!
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Had heard about this small nature reserve at Irvine (Shewalton Sand Pits) so had a few hours to kill one weekend....
Fashioned out of disused sand and gravel pits in the 1980s, the sand banks, ponds, woodland and riverbank are now a haven for invertebrates, plants and birds. The sheltered conditions mean that butterflies and dragonflies can be numerous on a sunny day.
The forest department had set up small water troughs (20 cms diameter) in the forest for small birds - while they set up large water troughs (15 - 20 feet diameter) on the ground for animals. As summer comes, these become quite busy and are a great place for sightings.
The White Bellied Blue flycatcher is another endemic of the Malabar forest in India and a pretty serious looking detective type of bird that stares suspiciously for a long time. This was a lifer and on the first day, I was amazed by the birds ability to sit and stare for minutes together without moving.
And in the background was a Brown Cheeked Fulvetta - a small super active bird found much of the subcontinent. They are social birds that are seen in flocks and known for their loud calls.
As soon as the Fulvetta came to the water trough - it was like a kid - lets have fun - dived straight into the water and was making merry. The flycatcher though landed on the edge and stared at the photographers like a minute before slowly taking a dip. I used the opportunity to take a long exposure shot 1/10 sec and am quite happy with the outcome!
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Had the privilege of watching a brood of Barn Owls being ringed last night. Amazing to see them so close.
Had to go into Gloucester today and found these trees flowers lying in a puddle in the city centre, no idea what type of tree as I forgot to look..
Had our first frost today, and then came the sun, creating a wonderful haze over the fields as the frost evaporated.
When we had a holiday home in Cornwall and used to cross Dartmoor on our way to Tavistock, we invariably passed this old granite quarry on the western side of the moor. Some of the rocks appear to be piled very precariously on the side of the road, but they haven't moved yet! The quarry started operating in 1876 and finally closed in 1997. It is said that the granite from Merrivale was used to pave Trafalgar Square and also the Falklands Memorial. It is reckoned to be one of the three main quarries on Dartmoor.
The white buildings to the right of centre include the Dartmoor Inn, where we often use to stop for a break. But on this occasion we simply didn't have time.
Had this orchid plant for about a year now and it rebloomed just in time for Valentine's Day.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Ik had het geluk om de IC+ te kunnen vastleggen met een 1200 als tractie, ook al is het niet de meest spectaculaire foto. Toch kan je er dan heel blij mee zijn. Loc 1224 rolt hier met een IC+ een licht besneeuwd Roermond binnen op 8 februari 1996.
I had the privilege of creating a 6 image editorial for SPARK's debut issue - out now! I decided to feature a long gone (but not forgotten) designer, Paper Couture, and their timeless vintage pieces mixed with new creations from some of Second Life's top creators. This editorial has been on my mind for a few years and I'm happy I was able to find a home for it to live. All my love to my first virtual obsession, Paper Couture.
xo, GV.
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I was hoping to see more of the eight trogons that reside in Costa Rica, but I am happy with these two. Like motmot, they sit still and wait for an insect to show itself. They eat fruits as well, like the quetzal.
From eBird: Handsome, medium-size, yellow-bellied trogon of tropical lowlands. Occurs in forest, but also in hedgerows, semi-open areas with taller trees, mangroves; not as tied to forest as is smaller Gartered Trogon. Perches at mid-upper levels, at times with several birds in a small area. Both male and female have a complete blue-gray eye-ring, and the underside of the tail is marked with big blocks of white. Digs its nests in arboreal termite nests.
I had wanted to visit Coney Island for a number of years, but the slight difficulty of getting there meant it was not very high on my priority list until now.
The island is certainly a lot bigger than I thought and it may take more than one visit to properly explore it. It reminds me a little of Pulau Ubin but a more cleaner and easier route to travel around by bicycle.
Some experimentation was done in post processing of this shot so things might look a little different from usual shot of photos.
I had posted this pic before but always wanted to spend a bit more time in processing...so I gave it a whole 5 minutes. I think it is better but still needs help. Maybe someone who knows what they are doing in Photoshop. This is one of those pics that you can't look through the veiwfinder. I was holding the camera about 2 inches above the water and hoping I got it level.
We had a prolonged power cut due to Cyclone Gabrielle, so here is my belated Valentine's Day entry. Verticordia plumosa var. plumosa, known as the Plumed Featherflower is a shrub growing on granite outcrops in Southwest Australia. Verticordia is an Australian genus known as featherflowers. All but two species are found in Southwest Australia. The hypnotising beauty of featherflowers often stopped me in my tracks botanising in Southwest Australia.
I had never seen a White-faced Ibis before I took this trip to Texas and always thought they can't be that different from a Glossy Ibis! Well they are and what a beautiful bird!! We saw them all over Texas on the coast and inland. They were also a not so easy to approach bird. But we did well with them in Southern Texas!! Can't wait for April to go back and see what we missed!! Thanks for looking and all of the favorites!!
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I had a lot of photography planned for the weekend, I was going to visit a few places in Wales, and then a few in Dorset. But on Wednesday I was hit with a rather nasty bout of the lurgy and didn't have the energy to do anything. So I decided to have a few days rest and not venture out with the camera.
On my way home from Dorset yesterday I stopped at Portland hoping for a decent sunset. it was extremely windy and the sunset was pretty decent so I managed to get a few photos from the visit.
My first shot is of Pulpit Rock, an old favourite, as it's such fun watching the waves crash up here. We couldn't get down to the bottom level last night as we'd have gotten soaked, and there were people silly enough to be out on the rock when some huge waves were crashing over, so we sat higher up and tried our best to get a decent shot.
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This male had been in a fight with the male in the image
" Lions, a mating pair " shown in the first comment box and posted 2 weeks ago. This one was lost the fight and had some injuries, mainly on his back.
During the 3 days that I was in the area he kept on following the mating couple
Lemek Conservancy in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem , Kenya
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I had given up on anything decent for sunset as the fog was thick and grey. But just before sunset the horizon began to barely glow with a mauve'y pink tinge. I jumped for my camera and shot several long exposure images just in time. Five minutes later and the sky was back to grey.
Yesterday I had a day on the Somerset Coast with Louis Goldman, on the way, we stopped off at Cheddar Gorge for a quick visit.
It's such a stunning view up here, my previous visit was marred by low cloud and fog so I didn't really get a great shot. This time though, we had some decent cloud and after a short while, we managed to get some lovely side light on the gorge.
I still want to get up here for sunset one evening, but I think I'll have to wait until later in the year as the sun is setting too far to the south at the moment.
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