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Wow, I've been really busy lately. So busy, that I didn't even have time for creating some great moments. However, I went through my old photos from Korea and discovered this self portrait I took back then. I hope you guys like the surrealist sci-fi touch :)
Oh, before I forget. I've been working on my new website the last couple of weeks. This is my brand new website:
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The Green Woodpecker usd to come into our garden to feed on ants. Due to habitat loss and disturbance we no longer see or hear it nearby. The more common Great Spotted Woodpecker, however, is still an occasional visitor and has started searching in the same cracks and crevices of this low, old wall for ants and other insects in summer.
Thank you all for your kind responses.
Larnaca Salt Lakes region - a network of salt lakes that temporarily sustain over 10,000 migratory flamingos for 4 months a year. In the summer, however, the area is reduced to an expansive evaporated salt plain. Ramsar site, given protected status and one of the most ecologically significant areas in Cyprus.
Despite being a substantial village before the Norman Conquest, the description of Alwalton in the Doomsday Book makes no mention of a church. However, they were certain that there was a church a century later because the earliest parts of the present building date back from 1170 and were clearly the extension of an existing building.
This 1170 work (the first two bays of the north aisle with their solid piers, round arches and skilfully carved leaf volute capitals) is not only the most ancient part of the church, it is also the most beautiful.
During the early 13th century the church was considerably extended. The tower was built and the nave lengthened by the insertion of an extra bay at the west end and widened by adding a south aisle. It seems likely that the wonderful carving around the west door was also carried out at this time but it could have been earlier, having been moved from another part of the church.
With the completion of the 13th century work the church became much as we see it today, except for the transepts and chancel. But things might have been very different if plans to rebuild the church around 1300 had been successful. At that time work began on the construction of a central tower along with a high vaulted chancel and vaulted transept. Inexplicably, after about 30 years, the work ceased. The partly completed tower was taken down and only the chancel and transepts remain from this grandiose plan.
During the next 500 years there was only one major alteration and this took place during the 15th century. The nave walls were raised to form a clearstory and the church was re-roofed. Adding the clearstory involved building new arches at the crossing and it was at this time that the 13th century vaulting in the chancel and transepts was destroyed. Traces of the vaulting can still be seen on several walls but we can only imagine how splendid the building would now be if this magnificent ceiling had survived.
By the middle of the 19th century the church had fallen in to a sorry state and extensive repairs were begun in 1840
Die Maginot-Linie war eine massive Verteidigungslinie, die in den 1930er Jahren von Frankreich entlang seiner Ostgrenze gebaut wurde, um eine deutsche Invasion abzuschrecken. Sie wurde nach dem französischen Kriegsminister André Maginot benannt und bestand aus einem Netzwerk von Bunkern, Festungen, Tunneln und Verteidigungsmauern. Die Linie war mit modernster Technologie der damaligen Zeit ausgestattet, darunter unterirdische Eisenbahnen und Artilleriesysteme.
Allerdings umgingen die deutschen Streitkräfte im Zweiten Weltkrieg die Maginot-Linie, indem sie Frankreich über Belgien angriffen – ein strategisches Versäumnis, das zur Niederlage Frankreichs beitrug.
The Maginot Line was a massive series of fortifications constructed by France along its eastern border in the 1930s, intended to deter a German invasion. Named after French Minister of War André Maginot, the line featured a network of bunkers, forts, tunnels, and defensive walls with cutting-edge technology of the time, including underground railways and artillery systems. However, during World War II, German forces bypassed the Maginot Line by invading France through Belgium, a strategic oversight that contributed to its eventual fall. (Quelle: Internet)
Evoking vague memories of the final days of the 'Peak' era, a careworn 45060 'Sherwood Forester' is posed on a short mixed freight at Barrow Hill. The headcode, however, still indicates the classic machine's primary function!
Kotfin , hdr , hand held .
However, it is worth having at least a phone with you sometimes. Another phenomenal sunrise in Kotfin. Driving to work I knew it was good, but I did not know how good the photos would be. I had 10 minutes not to be late for work, in that time I took 50 photos - I only walked 100 m back and forth by the fence of the ponds that are by the road. I do not know how many of these photos I will decide to show - here are the first ones.
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT AND FAVES
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Eikel of een aker
Eikels zijn belangrijk voedsel voor dieren, zoals muizen, eekhoorns, wilde zwijnen, hertachtigen, sommige eenden en andere vogels en beren die in de buurt van eiken leven. Bij deze dieren bestaat soms 25% van de wintervoorraad uit eikels. Eikels werden vroeger gebruikt om varkens te voeren.
Eikels kunnen echter ook giftig zijn voor dieren, bijvoorbeeld voor paarden.
Eikels zijn niet bewaarbaar, omdat ze niet meer dan één seizoen hun kiemkracht behouden.
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Acorn or an aker
Acorns are important food for animals, such as mice, squirrels, wild boars, deer, some ducks, and other birds and bears that live near oak trees. In these animals, sometimes 25% of the winter supply consists of acorns. Acorns used to be used to feed pigs.
However, acorns can also be toxic to animals, for example to horses.
Acorns are not storable because they do not retain their germination capacity for more than one season.
Allons! we must not stop here,
However sweet these laid-up stores, however convenient this
dwelling we cannot remain here,
However shelter’d this port and however calm these waters we must not anchor here,
However welcome the hospitality that surrounds us we are permitted to receive it but a little while.
- Walt Whitman.
The original picture was about the graffiti however I like the way the lamppost divides the picture but yet they all form part of the same composition. Anyway it’s something different at least.
Sarah and I are very sorry to let you know that Chip has passed today, he did not suffer at all.
We told him to head towards the rainbow bridge but Chip being Chip was last seen headed for the beach instead.
We are both heartbroken and his loss will follow us always, however we have tried to give the little fella the best life we possibly could, he has been loved as much as any dog has ever been loved.
Foreground:
1X60 s f-2.4, iso-1250
Sky:
iOptron Sky Guider Pro
6X73s f-2.4, iso-1250
Software:
Stack sky images : Sequator 1.60
Process : Capture One 21 Pro
Blending: Photoshop 21.0.3
A clear example that the difference between using a star tracker or not using it when the focal lengths are very short is hardly noticeable.
however, sky image stacking is always highly recommended.
I recently showed you a photo of this place. In this one, however, a different motif was in the foreground (maybe you remember, they were mushrooms).
Now, as promised, I would like to show you the entire place and say a few words about its history.
The bear garden, to which this wall belongs, was built in 1609 on the instructions of Elector Christian II. As the name suggests, bears were kept in the area behind it.
However, since from time to time one of the animals escaped into the adjacent forest, which worried the population somewhat (to put it cautiously), it was no longer used from 1756.
Since I have three more versions of the place here, I'll save some information for later. I want to keep you curious.
Vor kurzem habe ich Euch bereits ein Foto von diesem Ort gezeigt. Bei diesem stand jedoch ein anderes Motiv im Vordergrund (vielleicht erinnert Ihr Euch, es waren Pilze).
Nun möchte ich Euch, wie versprochen, den Ort einmal komplett zeigen und ein paar Worte über dessen Geschichte verlieren.
Der Bärengarten, zu dem diese Mauer hier gehört, wurde bereits 1609 auf Anweisung von Kurfürst Christian II. gebaut. Wie der Name vermuten lässt, wurden in dem Bereich dahinter Bären gehalten.
Da jedoch von Zeit zu Zeit eines der Tiere in den angrenzenden Wald entkam, was die Bevölkerung etwas beunruhigte (vorsichtig formuliert), wurde er ab 1756 nicht mehr genutzt.
Da ich noch drei weitere Versionen von dem Ort hier habe, hebe ich mir noch Informationen für später auf. Ich will Euch ja weiter neugierig halten.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-.to-catch.de
Here you can see another detail of the Riesenburg castle ruins in the Bohemian Ore Mountains.
This is part of the outer fortifications. Behind the wall, the ground drops away quite steeply.
Over the centuries, many a sentry must have stood on these walls to ensure the castle's safety or even actively defend it in battle.
In the end, however, it wasn't the attackers who sealed the fate of this castle, but a far more powerful adversary: time.
First, in the form of changing times, which rendered the costly maintenance and operation of such a structure unnecessary.
And then came the ravages of time, which, along with its companions (wind and weather), immediately began to dismantle everything back into its original components. This process continues to this day. Recently, however, it has been slowed down a little by people in the form of preservationists.
But it is already clear that time will ultimately prevail. For time always wins.
Hier seht Ihr ein weiteres Detail der Burgruine Riesenburg im Böhmischen Erzgebirge.
Dies ist ein Teil der äußeren Befestigungen. Hinter der Mauer gehts ziemlich steil nach unten.
Auf diesen Mauer wird über die Jahrhunderte hinweg so mancher Wachtposten gestanden haben um für die Sicherheit der Burg zu sorgen oder sie im Kampf sogar aktiv zu verteidigen.
Am Ende waren es jedoch nicht die Angreifer, die das Schicksahl dieser Burg besiegelt haben sondern ein so viel mächtiger Gegner, die Zeit.
Zuerst in Form von Veränderungen im Zeitgeist, die das aufwendige Erhalten und Betreiben einer solchen Anlage überflüssig gemacht hat.
Und dann kam der Zahn der Zeit dazu, der unmittelbar danach mit seinen Freunden (Wind und Wetter) begann, alles wieder in seine ursprünglichen Bestandteile zu zerlegen. Dieser Vorgang hält bis heute an. Er wird jedoch seit kurzem erneut von Menschen, in Form von Denkmalschützern ein klein wenig verlangsamt.
Doch es ist jetzt schon klar, dass die Zeit am Ende obsiegen wird. Denn die Zeit gewinnt immer.
The statue which faces the Menai Strait here may look like a product of the British euphoria and mourning after Lord Nelson met his heroic death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. However, the statue was erected much later, in 1873, by an artist experimenting with concrete. It was also a useful landmark for mariners.
Art lover and sculptor Lord Clarence Paget, a former Lord of the Admiralty, lived at Plas Llanfair, up the slope behind the statue. He had used concrete to make statues for his grounds and noticed they were more durable than marble in this exposed area. He found that concrete was much cheaper than marble, bronze or stone and could be manipulated easily.
Sir Llewelyn Turner, a former Caernarfon mayor, recalled in 1903 that a concrete statue of Neptune, Roman god of the sea, was originally planned but he told Lord Clarence: “What has Neptune done for us? Nelson is the proper subject.”
The Admiralty happened to be surveying the Menai Strait at the time, and Lord Clarence accepted its suggestion that, with only a small alteration to the statue’s planned location, the artwork would serve as a navigation aid for mariners travelling in either direction along this difficult stretch of water.
Portland cement and iron for the internal framework were donated by suppliers. At the unveiling ceremony in September 1873, Lord Clarence acknowledged the help he’d received in creating the statue from a “faithful and patient Welshman named John Jones”.
The Admiralty had already marked the statue on its newest chart by the time of the ceremony.
Lord Nelson became a British celebrity after leading the Royal Navy’s defeat of the French at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Shortly before his final battle against the French at Trafalgar, he used coloured flags on his ship HMS Victory to send a message to the whole fleet: “England expects that every man will do his duty.” The same words are inscribed on the base of the statue, facing the Strait.
I remember my first bike. It did not look like this. It was an blue bike for kids. However, I loved it. Took care of it, but, unfortunately, I grew out of it. I think its still stored some place. The bike in the photography is placed typically near to the beach, so the owner might have met some friends at the beach and forgot it, for so let it be there until the winter came and then it become to rusty.... and forgotten.
I will not be, however, if inside me,
the crop does not keep sprouting,
the shoots first, breaking through the earth
to reach the light.
Neruda
Long time ago in Borkum
BR Large Logo 37409 'Lord Hinton' drags Greater Anglia DVT 82103 and 9 MK3s past Bannold Road (Waterbeach) with the 5Z37 0614 Norwich C.Pt. T.&R.S.M.D to Bounds Green T&R.S.M.D tyre turning move. This service normally runs along the GEML, however, because the GEML was blocked between Norwich and Ipswich (due to engineering works), the drag had to be diverted via Ely, Cambridge and the ECML.
Angel's birthday is actually tomorrow however I know for you it is already tomorrow. What a strange world we live in..what is time anyway?
When I posted this photo over a decade ago, it got in Explore but over the years I've really felt like I needed to re-edit it so I deleted that one and worked on it all over again. Considering Explore works in a way that you only have one photo that gets on it typically from the same photo stream once every 2 1/2-3 weeks weeks so I've noticed, it probably won't make it to Explore again but I still like this version better as an artist.
I've also thought a lot about Explore and how it encourages a whole group of people to not really be a part of a community because they don't really look and leave thoughtful comments. "Congratulations on Explore" is so blahhhhh. It really irritates me. I think of these people as "Explore hags" because they only look at photos on Explore as if the others are never worth looking at. This is something so interesting to me because I only check photos from the people I follow or who leave meaningful comments and I never actually check Explore-I only know when a photo has "made it" based on the Explore comment.
My goal is not to be popular or famous as much as it is to connect with people all over the world. That is what Flickr is at its best. If you're just checking the Explore page, you're wasting your time on Earth.
Angel Olsen is one of my favorite musicians of all time so I hope you can take a moment to listen. She has such an incredible voice and also a great sense of humor, too. Her covers in addition to her original songs are spectacular.
I hope she has an amazing day filled with music and also ice cream and pickles. If she lived next door, I'd bring her over some.
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The weather is so so, however we are determined to take my new camera for a test drive! LOL
We wait for the evening light, less people, although we do know ‘THE’ places!
Above Otley, a small beautiful Market town in Wharfedale, the ridges of the hills on both sides are great places for spectacular views and skies.
Of course, the higher you go in this landscape the bleaker it gets, that is where you will find the heather and bracken (a widespread, weedy fern) on the Moors, no other vegetation.
If you like solitude and 'a feeling of space', that's where you'll find it.
This winding road, I was on, ends at a place called the Blubberhouses, just a few old houses and an ancient little church.
Such lovely names and I'm sure all with a history!
The Heather is in bloom! It is an evergreen shrub with twiggy stems, that covers our open moorland. Usually lots of heather plants grow together, forming a thick, bushy carpet, sometimes up to half a metre tall. This helps the plant to survive strong winds.
It takes a special kind of plant to thrive in moorland areas, where the weather is often cold, wet and windy.
Hill Sheep eat heather; in summer, as food of second choice if there is no suitable grass available; in the winter because there is no fresh grass so heather shoots are then both palatable and digestible.
Sheep can eat up to 20 percent of a season’s new growth of heather shoots with no detriment to the health of the heather.
Here you clearly sea the boundaries between the cultivated, lower land and the arid Moors! Where hardly anything grows.
I love it when the sun and clouds play peekaboo, it makes for some magic lightly on the land, just be patient, another great virtue of the photographer!
Thanks for viewing, M, (*_*)
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Hounslow native ADE40401 is seen on route 203 outside the Treaty Centre prior to being subbed. This is the first Hounslow ADE on the route for some time; however, with the withdrawal of SPs and MCLs up ahead, more of these workings may occur.
"There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few who possess the predisposition, I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death. Then again, maybe some of you have come to Hogwarts in possession of abilities so formidable that you feel confident enough to not pay attention!"
— Severus Snape
John Williams - Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter)
Head: LeL Evo X
Body: e-Body REBORN
Outfit:
AVEC TOI - Panacea Coat & Jacket LEATHER FATPACK
AVEC TOI - Panacea Mask & Hat LEATHER PACK
AVEC TOI - Panacea Gloves LEATHER PACK
Wand: [ContraptioN] Twisted Wand *???*
Probs:
*~*HopScotch*~* Soul Sucker
[ContraptioN] Ride of Delusion *default*
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Endangered Species
Positive parenting during juvenile owl, even Burrowing owl is no exception also.
When we be there with searching many locations.
Also received prompt and friendly locals. Thanks a lot for them.
We know that and all Owl family, that's very different way and nesting. (Nearly 95% of the risk)
However, I saw other photo have 7 juvenile standing in nest(hole).
Have you see 7 standing there with any photo before?
So absolutely natural rules will remain in balance and some reason for keeping.
Please do not over and intervention by human, sustained natural and balanced ecology, humans will be balanced, human shared with nature and learn!!!
We live and we learn!!!
www.naturecanada.ca/endangered_know_our_species_burrowing...
The gazebo in the gardens at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park. We are suffering a severe drought in most of Florida and the little pond surrounding the gazebo is almost bone dry as well as other ponds throughout the gardens. There is still a lot of color in the flora however.
Palm Coast, FL
(Pedionomus torquatus)
Somewhere 70km North of Deniliquin - NSW
Austrália
When we were planning our trip and looking for interesting places and species to photograph in/around Victoria, we came across this amazing but endangered bird. From that moment, we couldn’t wait to have the oportunity to get some shots of it!
However, when we contacted Patricia Maher in late April, we found out that Philip Maher’s available dates were super limited. Since we’d already booked our internal flights, it didn’t seem doable at first. But we’d left our last day in Melbourne free, partly to avoid the risk of delayed or canceled flights and partly to enjoy the city a bit before heading back home on the 26th.
That gave us a whole day (the 25th) to go for this bird! We booked two nights in Deniliquin and braced ourselves for a birding marathon starting at 6:30 AM and possibly ending at 2 AM on the 26th (luckily, our flight home from Melbourne wasn’t until 3 PM).
Two days before the big day, we got in touch with Patricia again, and she told us the weather forecast wasn’t looking great – rain was expected. But hey, plans are plans.
The day before, we drove from Melbourne to Deniliquin (a 3-hour, 270km drive) under nonstop rain. By this point, we were beyond exhausted: after 4 weeks of birding (our longest trip ever!), dealing with an 11-hour time difference, staying in 12 different accommodations, catching 5 internal flights and 3 international ones, eating food very different from what we were used to (and often skipping meals), waking up most days at 5 AM, we almost decided to turn back.
Plus, we already had a decent collection of photos on our hard drives. Honestly, all we wanted was to head back to Melbourne, relax, and enjoy the photos we’d taken.
The idea of driving in the rain for what might turn out to be a wasted effort wasn’t motivating at all. We were this close to turning around and heading back.
Thank goodness we didn’t! Not only did the rain ease up the next day, but we also managed to spot more than 40 new species – including both the male and female of this gorgeous bird. We got hundreds of photos from all the angles and distances we wanted! The female wasn’t super cooperative (she didn’t show off her pretty legs), but the male was a real show-off and a photographer’s dream. I’ll share his photos later too.
Note 1: This is the female of the species. She’s actually more colorful than the male, though some individuals are even more vibrant than this one.
Note 2: Nope, she’s not in the nest. Fun fact about this species: it’s the male that incubates the eggs and raises the chicks. The female focuses on defending her territory and mates with multiple males.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Austrália (2024) (309)
- All the photos for this order CHARADRIIFORMES (1170)
- All the photos for this family Pedionomidae (Pedionomídeos) (4)
- All the photos for this species Pedionomus torquatus (4)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/25 (30)
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They are the symbols of Love and Prosperity. A pair of Sarus crane (Grus antigone) was standing together in their natural habitat under a cold and misty morning. The situation was not for a handsome portrait as they were located against the light with a small ray of light hitting them by a narrow angle. But as Nature photographers know the wild animals most of the time offer frames in challenging situations. However it was my pleasure to frame such a charismatic frame in a back-lighten foggy condition. Soon the fog faded away and I had a prosperous sunny day for the shooting. Pics was taken from Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
Seriously backlit. However, an unpatched and unmolested set of dash two's five years into the BNSF merger was getting rare.
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...that special light that draws you nearer. What it can do to ordinary objects still amazes me. Straight out of the camera....however, it was cropped.
and might happen in front of my camera. However, when I get there, it is no longer on such a rational level. I like to be very loose. I don't plan my pictures. I let myself go. I use the real world as my text but my unconscious as my guide :-)
Mary Ellen Mark
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helianthus hybrid, sunflower, 'Suncredible Yellow', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
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I started today again at a waterfall. This time, however, it wasn't Erawan, but Huay Mae Khamin in Khuean Srinagarindra National Park, as my girlfriend Jerapa (who you'll also see in some of my photos, especially if you continue to follow me after my emigration) warmly recommended a visit. In her opinion, this waterfall is the more beautiful of the two. However, I should form my own opinion.
After my visit, I can now partially confirm her statement. The waterfall here is indeed more beautiful because it is more natural (although Erawan is more photogenic in some places simply because of the turquoise-blue color of the water). I think the reason for the naturalness is that the Huay Mae Khamin waterfalls are a bit more remote and therefore less visited. So, almost the entire time here was just me and nature (and a grey-bellied squirrel, which I unfortunately couldn't photograph due to its speed). I'm not counting flies and mosquitoes.
Den heutigen Tag habe ich erneut an einem Wasserfall begonnen. Doch dieses Mal war es nicht der von Erawan sondern der Huay Mae Khamin im Nationalpark von Khuean Srinagarindra, da mir meine Freundin Jerapa (die Ihr perspektifisch auch in einigen meiner Foto sehen werden. vor allem wenn Ihr mir nach meiner Auswanderung weiter folgt) einen Besuch hier wärmstens empfohlen hat. Denn ihrer Meinung nach ist dieser Wasserfall der schöndere der beiden. Ich solle mir jedoch mein eigenes Urteil bilden.
Nach meinem Besuch kann ich ihre Aussage nun eingeschränkt bestätigen. Der Wasserfall hier ist wirklich schöner, da er natürlicher ist (auch wenn Erawan an einigen Stellen schon allein wegen der türkis blauen Färbung des Wassers fotogener ist). Ich denke der Grund für die natürlichkeit ist, dass die Huay Mae Khamin Wasserfälle etwas abgelegener und somit weniger besucht sind. So war hier heute nahazu die gesamte Zeit allein mit mir und der Natur (und einem Graubauchhörnchen, welches ich auf Grund seiner Geschwindigkeit leider nicht fotografieren konnte). Fliegen und Mosquitos zähle ich hier mal nicht mit.
"Allesandersplatz", Haus der Statistik, Nähe Alexanderplatz, Berlin
The Haus der Statistik is a building complex in the Berlin district Mitte in Otto-Braun-Straße 70-72 (between 1966 and 1995 Hans-Beimler-Straße), south of Karl-Marx-Allee. It was founded in 1968-1970 as the headquarters of the State Central Administration for Statistics of the GDR. After German reunification, German authorities used the buildings, which have been empty since 2008.
Until 2017, the building was owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, which wanted to demolish it and sell the site. However, the Berlin Senate was able to acquire the building complex as part of the capital city financing agreement. Together with several other initiatives and administrations, the complex will be completely renovated and will be used for a wide range of purposes.
Meh, yet another Great Egret, Ardea alba, in flight against an overcast sky, no better than several I have already posted. However, it’s very encouraging as a proof of concept, because I got it with my brand new Fujifilm X-T5 on my first outing.
Manual exposure; one frame from a 7fps burst; following the subject at 300mm; continuous back button autofocus set for bird tracking; saved as RAW and HEIF on UHS-II cards; uploaded to the Cloud with my old SD card adapter, processed from HEIF in Photos on iPad; cropped from 40MP to 3, for a 6000mm full-frame equivalent reach.
Several questions remain to be answered, haven’t got a slick workflow. Had to sit on a park bench for a while and search the manual on my phone to figure out how to invoke burst mode. 😜
12-21-22; 20:00 CDT; Provia+
(Aegotheles cristatus)
Monarto woodlands - Murray River - South Australia
Austrália
I remember exchanging a few emails with John about some interesting species we could possibly photograph. However, time passed, and as our departure for Australia drew closer, I contacted some professional guides to fill a free day we had in Melbourne. All of them suggested night spotlighting to observe the Powerful Owl and this particular species. Since owling wasn’t part of our plans due to the exhaustion from traveling, I convinced myself that I wouldn’t see this species.
However, the day after meeting John and Leoni in person, they took us to this woodland area to show us an incredible technique that they use when want to photograph passerines. It involves attracting them to a water puddle. Unfortunately, it had rained the night before, and while we waited by the puddle, hoping some bird would feel an irresistible thirst, John started wandering through the woods. I didn’t understand why and didn’t ask. After some time, he rejoined us by the puddle, and after a while, he suddenly exclaimed with great enthusiasm: “Oh, there it is!”
It took me a moment to realize what he was pointing at, but following John’s direction, I finally noticed the bird, right in front of us, on the other side of the puddle, just looking at us with its eyes half-closed.
At first, I thought it was a nightjar, but John quickly corrected me, it was something much better.
My very first photo of this species, genus, family (Aegothelidae), and order (Aegotheliformes).
It was there whole time, but sometimes, it just go down inside of the hole.
Thank you very, very much, jfmfennell and Leoni, for a great day and for being such wonderful and kind people.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Austrália (2024) (309)
- All the photos for this order AEGOTHELIFORMES (4)
- All the photos for this family Aegothelidae (Egotelídeos) (4)
- All the photos for this species Aegotheles cristatus (3)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/07 (18)
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The theme is CHIP, they said.
My mind immediately thought "potato chip" however that seemed too obvious so I thought more widely. Computer chip also seemed a bit obvious, however my husband had these little gems with 'legs' to create shadows, so I jazzed them up with red and blue lights. That was fun.
Riding a balloon over the Mexica ruins and pyramids of Teotihuacan near Mexico City. This was a wonderful trip. It is difficult to pick a favorite activity from our visit to Guanajuato, San Miguel Allende, Tolantongo and Mexico City. However, the balloon ride over the pyramids at sunrise was a memorable experience.
This photo of the Tham Kra Sae Bridge in Thailand fits perfectly with my planning for the day.
I'll be getting on a train shortly and going on a short photo trip.
However, unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to travel through such a magnificent area to such a fantastic place.
Instead, I stay in cold Germany and travel to Hamburg for two nights, where I have been wanting to take photos again for a long time.
I'm assuming that the route I'll be traveling on will give the impression of being a little more stable than this wooden construction can. However, the construction time of this viaduct was only 17 days and the craftsmen were prisoners of war of the Japanese.
By the way, this train takes around 5 hours for the entire route of around 180 km. I definitely trust Deutsche Bahn to be able to cover the 400 km to Hamburg in this time.
Dieses Foto von der Tham Kra Sae Brücke in Thailand passt hervorragend zu meiner heutigen Tagesplanung.
Ich steige nämlich in Kürze ebenfalls in einen Zug und begebe mich auf einen kurzen Fototrip.
Allerdings habe ich leider nicht die Möglichkeit durch solch eine grandiose Gegend an solchen einen traumhaften Ort zu reisen.
Stattdessen verbleibe ich im kalten Deutschland und fahre für zwei Nächte nach Hamburg, wo ich schon lange wieder einmal fotografieren will.
Ich gehe mal davon aus, dass die Strecke auf der ich unterwegs sein werde einen etwas stabileren Eindruck erweckt als es diese hölzerne Kontruktion vermag. Allerdings war die Bauzeit dieses Viaduktes auch nur 17 Tage und die Handwerker Kriegsgefangene der Japaner.
Dieser Zug braucht übrigens ca. 5 Stunden für die gesamte Strecke von ca. 180 km. Ich traue der Deutschen Bahn auf jeden Fall zu, die 400 km nach Hamburg auch in dieser Zeit bewältigen zu können.
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The skies clouded over quite a bit here in Detroit, but there were a few breaks before it reached Total Eclipse. However, the Total Eclipse was buried in the clouds.
I was lucky enough to catch one of those cloud breaks.
It may be kind of late for posting this, but better late than never! Lol
The dromedaries at our local zoo are quite comical and seem to know how to ignore the camera pointing at them... they will strike a pose however, when given the chance, lol
At the end of March I was plane spotting at Hawarden Airport and it was a lovely day, hardly any wind, warm as well and I didn't feel like driving home to London after the sunset so I drove to Greater Manchester instead. Heard a lot about Media City, I had a rough idea there's some water around it so could look good with the reflections. I had no idea however what's there to shoot, never did any research or plan this trip. I really picked a good evening to visit. It was weekday so really quiet in the area too. Hoping to go back sometime again and explore more
These columns, located adjacent to the Eiffel Tower in a park called Parc de Champs de Mars, were covered in words of peace in various languages of the world. However, it seems they've since been removed from when this image was taken.
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However, this is not the sunrise ..
it was the sunset, last Friday night .. 9/17/2021
Have A Wonderful week ahead friends ...
Negative however many degrees and we are in the skies above Davenport watching IAIS's SISW with a delivery for the railroad I definitely did not mention above.
This winter had a theme for me, and it mostly revolved around North America's first trinational railroad. There were a couple of oddball chances at other carriers, but they felt far and few between,
After a rough day overall between The Quads and Muscatine, this end of day opportunity brought me a bit of warmth on this absolutely bruuuuuutally cold day.
My first visit to Lofoten in winter in February 2019 resulted in me spending a glorious five days among fresh deep snow and some of the finest scenery anywhere in Europe.
Reine is one of the hotspots for people to visit and photograph and 99.9% of them shoot the scene from the roadside which affords them an elevated position of the red fisherman's cabins below and of course the Olstind mountain in the background.
However in an attempt to capture something a little different, I ventured down to the waters edge where thigh high virgin snow and ice islands awaited. This was always going to be a landscape format due to the width of the scene but even I was surprised at just how beautiful it looked framed this way. Isn't it just stunning?
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Chapter VII: The Preparations
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Nagato consulted his tablet for the latest instructions. The orders were clear: the next target was Fermilab, near Chicago. However, a persistent doubt gnawed at him. He had been infiltrated for several years in the 11th and 12th centuries, an arduous and lonely task that had cost him much of his personal life. Although the purer air and freedom to move without restrictions on Earth's surface offered some respite, he constantly longed for his real family and a special person he hoped to share his life with. The message he had just received reminded him of the danger of his mission; he had almost lost his life in the last incursion. This near-death experience increased his doubts about whether he was on the right side and the true purpose of his missions.
As he prepared in his hideout, Nagato reviewed the plan meticulously. He needed to infiltrate Fermilab, locate the core of the particle accelerator, and destabilize it without being detected. While preparing his equipment, his thoughts grew darker, remembering moments with his family and the person he left behind. Determined not to fail, he checked his tools one last time. With a mix of determination and doubt, he set off for Fermilab, questions about his loyalty and mission purpose weighing heavily on his mind. Despite the uncertainties, he was ready to face the challenges ahead, protect those he loved, and discover the truth.
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