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Colored glass, single external flash at two positions, CPL filter 0 and 90 degrees, HDR.
The Balintore sits high and dry alongside the sea wall at Cullen harbour…
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As I was waiting at Cologne station for a train to Brussels, I noticed the huge window at the end of the platforms was undergoing some kind of cleaning or maintenance
The immediate thought is .. where's it gone?
Here's how it came to be .. with a rather nice picture too!
Where in this wide world can man find
nobility without pride,
Friendship without envy,
Or beauty without vanity?
Here, where grace is served with muscle
And strength by gentleness confined
He serves without servility;
he has fought without enmity
. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent.
There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient.
~Ronald Duncan, "The Horse," 1954
This was the morning before an incoming summer storm. It rained that night, hard at times, from 7pm until nearly noon the next day. in the high wind, heavy rain and hail, the tent was soaked. Even having dug trenches around the tent, the entire ground in the area became wet and water was soaking through the waterproof floor of the tent. Ground pads were becoming wet. Down bags were next. It was cold there at over 10,000 feet, we decided not to spend a night wet. A brief break in the storm before the next wave provided a break to dump the food in our backs to stuff the wet tent in the bear canister, and we quickly hiked out.
The forecast before our trip wasn't that bad, but it turned out that July 19-20, 2015 produced a record summer storm for Southern California: there was lots of flooding in the Los Angeles area. It was unfortunate that we had to cut our backpacking trip short, but sometimes you have to adapt to the conditions. At least we didn't have a couple of feet of snow on the ground, as can happen in the fall with unexpectedly strong storms!
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, --and done a hundred things....
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Lithified sand dunes—
Broken, uplifted, exposed—
A morning sundial.
www.nps.gov/zion/learn/nature/geology.htm
Surprised and somewhat disappointed that this loses so much contrast and dynamic range in the drag and drop from Apple Photos to Flickr. Need to investigate that when I have time.
Happy Mono Monday!
All is relative: the Black-shouldered Kite flew low, yet the bee danced far above.
(Elanus axillaris)
(Apis mellifera)
Auswahlfoto:
Für“Happy Macro Monday“ am 17.10.2022.
Thema:“HIGH KEY“
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High Brown Fritillary - Argynnis adippe
This large, powerful butterfly is usually seen flying swiftly over the tops of bracken or low vegetation in woodland clearings. In flight, the males are almost impossible to separate from those of the Dark Green Fritillary, which often share the same habitats. However, both species frequently visit flowers such as thistles and Bramble where it is possible to see their distinctive underside wing markings. The Dark Green lacks the orange ringed 'pearls' on the underside of the hindwing.
The High Brown Fritillary was once widespread in England and Wales but since the 1950s has undergone a dramatic decline. It is now reduced to around 50 sites where conservationists are working to save it from extinction.
Size and Family
Family: Fritillaries
Size: Large
Wing Span Range (male to female): 60-67mm
Conservation status
Section 41 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in England
Section 42 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in Wales
UK BAP: Priority Species
Butterfly Conservation priority: High
European status: Not threatened
Fully protected in Great Britain under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act
Caterpillar Foodplants
Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) is used in all habitats, but Hairy Violet (V. hirta) is also used in limestone areas. It may occasionally use Heath Dog-violet (V. canina) and Pale Dog-violet (V. lactea).
I took this photo a few weeks ago on my visit to high line. This is one of those shots that have been captured to death by many wonderful photographers. But, I just wanted one of my own. Let me know what you think!