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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:
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
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
European Buzzard [Buteo buteo]
This youngster has been flying around my hill with his mum, for the past few weeks. They call to each other as, I assume, she is showing him how to hunt.
Here, he was sitting on a telegraph post, continually calling for his mum, who was very conspicuous in her absence. Maybe she had gone hunting by herself - or maybe she thought the time had come to loosen the apron strings and let junior get on with it by himself. Such a sad, sad sight. He was was still there, hours later, as I was returning home.
Poor wee soul!
Over my track,
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
“If I wait for cloudy skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you so
Though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain.”
🎼Crying In The Rain” - Everly Brothers
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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It has a nice halloween mood ;-))
Enjoy your Friday !
Mural called "IK ben bizAr"( in English "I'm bizarre").
Street Art Ghent, Belgium.
Artist mural unknown.
Anything goes: Paper
One of the challenges of getting older is that our parents get older too. Both of my parents are facing some pretty tough health issues at the moment. So I will be taking a few months off Flickr so I can fly home and spend some quality time with both and help out where I can.
See you all then!!
Red Admiral "Vanessa atalanta"
Yesterday it was warm and sunny, today it's raining and cold, I think Autumn has arrived.
Yesterday there was six of these butterflies on the ivy, in the hedgerow of our garden.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by, your comments or criticism is very much appreciated, take care,stay safe and have a wonderful weekend !!