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Having descended from the telegraph pole (see previous post) this Kestrel moved to a post in the field at the bottom of my garden from which to spot the subtlest movement suggesting the presence of a vole maybe in the grass below.
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Spot the two birds :)
For a change, this is a new (outside!) photo, taken just a few days ago at the wonderful Britzer Garten, one of Berlin's biggest and most beautiful public parks (please check my album for more "Britz bliss", if you like).
For better dynamic range, I've used exposure bracketing (three images), pre-processed the images in DXO PhotoLab (sharpness and DeepPrime denoising only), from which I directly went into HDR Efex Pro to combine the images. I'm trying to get away from the annual Adobe subscription, and combining images from an exposure bracketing series in HDR Efex instead of Lightroom is one step into that direction. Unfortunately, whenever I think I can finally leave Adobe behind for good they come up with improvements such as the new "supersize" function (now also available in LR), a ton of new presets for LR, and other interesting stuff (and I'm still used to the LR/PS workflow, and the layers in PS). Well, maybe I'll be ready next year ;)
Extra sliding was done in Color Efex, where I added some "Brilliance and Warmth" and a tiny bit of "Contrast Color Range".
Happy Sliders Sunday, Everyone, stay safe and have a nice week ahead!
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One of the peonies from my garden.
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Having seen fewer along the south coast this year I was pleased to see this Cormorant perched in one of the trees around Alton Pond. This is the British breeding race "carbo" rather than the continental "sinensis". My thanks to Tim Melling for clarifying the distinguishing features below.
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We have a ton of Peacocks that wander around the ocean side of Cape Canaveral. The story I heard was a farmer had them years ago and when he sold his farm he left them and well the flourished. Not sure how true it is, I have had stories about other birds that are living outside their native area before.
Nature's having its way in our Garden. We decided to let it run wild and there's been a grand succession of a variety of wild flowers. Now above the lowly wild geraniums wave the long and gracious stems of Fake Dandelion, Hypochaeris radicata. Its bright yellow flowers attract lots of insects.
Here's Merodon equestris, Narcissus Bulb Fly, speckled with pollen, eating its fill. A couple of years ago I posted our Fly foraging on a Daisy (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/27412307710/in/photoli...).
Having went back to the hotel for some breakfast after a great sunrise at llanberis the clouds vanished leaving clear blue skies which wasn't looking promising for any day time photography. We were on our way to Lake Ogwen in North Wales when we followed the road around a bend to find some really interesting clouds appear out of nowhere rolling over the mountains.
We just had to pull the car over to the side of the road to grab a quick shot. I really love how the sun was forcing its way through the gaps to highlight the scene, just as quick as they appeared they disappeared to leave a bright blue sky for the next few hours.
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I have been sitting quietly at my house through most of the winter so far, after October, the mountains tend to look dull, brown. Except for a few days of fog I missed there hasn't been much I have wanted to shoot. Yesterday though, I decided to drag my camera out there was an interesting storm rolling through, and since the parkway is closed, I returned to Chunky Gal. I haven't looked at the other set of photos I have yet, I wanted to do the pano stitch first. I tried balancing the colors, making things look natural, but still fully exposed. So I exposure bracketed across the frame.
ISO: 320
Aperture: f8
SS: 1/8th
Focal: 50mm
This is seven Vertical images stitched, each one is a three step exposure bracket, so 21 total shots.
Have a nice day!! Enjoy the day from morning!=]
Filmed and edited by Kelvin Ho, at Black Rock Picnic Site (Wales Coast Path)
Fog is something that fascinates me every time I am amidst of it. As the clouds roll and the winds start to pick up, the fog gently lifting and the sun's rays beaming through all makes for a compelling wintry morning...
As we gear up to it, I was reminiscing with one I had shot a few years ago in Kerala, India. Munnar is one of the most renowned hill stations in Southern India. It brims with vast expanses of tea estates and the tea plantation is something that generates a lot of revenue for the country.
The name Munnar is believed to mean "three rivers", referring to its location at the confluence of the Mudhirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundaly rivers.
This was shot from one of the locations up in the mountains and would you believe at 10 AM in the morning! It was that foggy that morning.
If you see it for a while, your eyes could start discerning the other trees amidst the fog...
EXIF - f/8 1/800 ISO 200 @16mm
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The robin is one of the most familiar birds of the UK, regularly visiting gardens. Robins are also common in parks, scrub and woodland, making their presence known with a loud, territorial song. They sing from prominent perches right through the winter, when both males and females hold territories; indeed, they are fiercely territorial, driving off intruders and even fighting. During the breeding season, the female is allowed into the male's territory where she sets up a nest of dead leaves, moss and hair. Nests often crop up in the oddest of places, such as plant pots, old wellies and shelves, but Ivy and other shrubs are their natural choice. Robins have been associated with Christmas ever since Victorian times; Victorian postmen, who were known as 'Robin Red-breasts' because of their red waistcoats, are thought to be the inspiration for so many robins appearing on our Christmas cards. Whether it's the case or not, robins certainly make themselves known in winter with their loud, aggressive song!
Since I was a boy, I've liked this beautiful and innocent way of having fun very much.
At the Wustelprater in Vienna
Leopard in the South Luangwa NP, Zambia
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Yellow-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) female sipping nectar from Hibiscus red flora.
The olive-backed sunbird, also known as the yellow-bellied sunbird.
It was extremely difficult to capture because of excess light and quick response of the bird!!
It must have been a good dream, it looks as though this fox is smiling as it wakes up from a nap.
It is amazing that a fox can sleep comfortably in temperatures well below freezing.It's common to see a fox sound asleep on top of the snow, especially on sunny spring days.
Chances are, there is a den nearby and this fox's mate was attending the kits.
Have fun while you shop until you drop.
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If you can get right in your food, why not, lol =) Best viewed large.
Happy Sunday my friends, enjoy =)
It looks like these Adelie Penguins are having a lot of fun on their ice island. Taken from a zodiac near Paulet Island, which is a circular island off the north-east end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is a popular tourist stop because of the large Adelie Penguin colony. This was the fifth penguin 🐧 species that we saw on our cruise 🚢 to Falklands Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica.
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You have to take a moment
to understand the pressure
some folks feel about being binary.
Darlene didn’t care to wear
bows in their hair
or fancy dresses to any formal party.
They mainly just wanted to roam around the town
and breathe fire all day.
We couldn’t really blame Darlene
after all, it looked quite fun-like play
Darlene seemed rather invigorated
because there were a lot of concepts
that really needed to be incinerated.
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Winters have mostly been bleak and the days are almost always cloudy and boring so when a day with sunshine emerges I also emerge.
The difference a little bit of sunshine makes is unbelievable. It's like a flower was given sunlight and it just blooms.
Sunny days are the best and when you combine that with the beauty of winter it's like standing in the middle of a work of art.
This photo was taken on the lake Näsijärvi in Tampere. The ice is strong enough to support a van, so to me it's a great opportunity to take photos in an unusual location.
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Little Photoshopping fun here on this Christmas Eve ... took a silhouette capture I had taken at the Grand Canyon this summer of the pretty night sky, and then pulled the lit up peace doves off the ceramic tree I had captured in the dark the other day and placed them all over this one tree that Did look like the perfect Christmas Tree there along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Added the lens flare star for the tree topping ... wanted it to look like a supernovae :)
Note to self ... placing lights on that tree for real would be quite the challenge there along the rim!
This little Douglas Fir tree is about 40-50 years old. It has survived countless weather events by growing on top of a floating log in a lake on Vancouver Island. It is apparently the most photographed tree in Canada. We had not planned on visiting this iconic scene simply because so many people from around the world have tried to photograph it. Conditions have to be just right in order to separate the tree from background clutter and unless you have hip waders, there is no good vantage point to shoot this tree. We had no hip waders and very little time to wait for the right conditions. However, on our quick morning visit to see the tree on our way to our next destination, I was able to frame up this portrait with a long lens just as a bit of light hit the tree and there was a momentary stillness in the light breeze rippling the water. The background is the water with refections. It was magical to see this little survivor. Happy Tree-mendous Tuesday.