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White-Headed Buffalo Weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli, native to the dry brush and savanna of eastern Africa. San Diego Zoo's Africa Rocks aviary. Conservation status: least concern
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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!
Just about every small town in the Midwest has one or more of these…an empty lot caused by the removal of one of the old buildings in a commercial row. Looking a bit like a missing tooth, what can you do with it? The days of commercial prosperity have flown the coop and about all you have now that is viable is a Casey’s gas station and a Dollar Store. These old commercial rows present a challenging situation for a bold entrepreneur who can think outside the box. Maybe we should just order dentures.
This is another typical farm house in Azumino Valley with cedar woods for windbreak. This photo was taken in Matsukawa village, a few km south of the previous photo.
Dispersed settlement is a characteristic of western part of Azumino Valley where the development was relatively new compared with the eastern part where settlements are older and agglomerated. It is thanks to the improvement of security conditions along with the progress of flood control techniques in the Edo period (17th to 19th century), which made it possible to convert the flood plains to rice paddy.
Rice blooms from late July to early August.
The harvest season is from late September to mid-October.
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Everything I said about the previous photograph applies here too. Shooting street scenes requires us being aware of more than just the subject in front of us. Here the light and shade, textures on the wall, and especially the colour, are the key elements. Here there's a nod to the late Canadian photographer Fred Herzog (1930-2019).
Cill Chriosd Manse House, Nr Broardford, Isle of Skye
I'll give you a break from Valencia for a while!
Back to March and my trip up to Skye. I met up with Skyeweasel and although the weather/tides meant Elgol was pretty pointless she was kind enough to show me a few locations I'd not shot before on the Broadford to Elgol road.
I'd seen this old manse house on a map and aerial photo and had it in mind to try to find but Louise took me straight there and we must have spent 90mins at least trying different povs and portrait v Landscape orientations. The snow on the mountains added a different feel. Several areas of rock existed to create leading lines and this was one of them.
Have to say I really enjoyed this location so once again my sincere thanks to Louise for her help and guidance on the day. Check out her channel if you haven't already www.flickr.com/photos/95388056@N02
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Some time before I shot the previous photo, the Black-shouldered Kite male was carrying this twig and landed in the tree where the nest should be. I suppose this was just some small addition to the already completed construction because I had observed the nest building process at lest a month ago. I wonder about the strength of his beak holding the twig so precisely at its very tip during the fast flight.
This house looked so sad for a very long time. The area at the front was overgrown and full to bursting with three cornered leeks.
It took the new owners a bit of time, but it's now looking lovely. You can just see the Welcome sign I took a photo of on the left hand wall - www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/50176710771/in/album-7...
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Young red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) collecting hay. Grass was recently mowed with some hay remaining, and it's a great opportunity for some nest improvement.
Młoda wiewiórka (Sciurus vulgaris) zbierająca siano. Trawa zostałą niedawno skoszona i pozostało po tym nieco siana, co jest znakomitą okazją do ulepszenia gniazda.
'twas great fun watching a pair shore up their nest in anticipation of little ones this morning.
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Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) perched on a dead tree branch with a bunch of nest building material in its mouth.
Wiewiórka (Sciurus vulgaris) siedząca na gałęzi martwego drzewa z porcją materiału do budowy gniazda w pyszczku.
The work never ends for a pair of nesting Blue-gray Gnatcatchers as this male returns to the nest bearing a clump of spider silk that will be woven into the nest.
Huntley Meadows Park
Alexandria, VA
A Network Rail test train passes Capenwray on the Little North Western line between Settle Junction and Carnforth working 1Q17, the 09:42 Leicester LIP – Darlington on 10 May 2026.
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Some of my old 1/72 were pretty rushed and all getting a good revisit. Much improved Mig-29 and now working on some camo versions.
a wetlands muskrat selected some new greenery from the opposite side of the pond to add to his shoreside home
I last stopped to photograph this small ruined building near Elphin back in 2014 ('Des Res'). It sits atop a small 'hill' with stunning views to Cul More and Suilven at left and right. The skies on this visit were particularly 'angry', rendering the mountains as almost black. I was pleased to see that perhaps this is not quite as abandoned as I thought; there was some additional, unexpected garden furniture added since my last visit.
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This photo was captured during my outing with Buyie in Melaka recently for Persidangan Pengetua-pengetua Maahad Tahfiz Peringkat Kebangsaan
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Canon EOS 500D + Kitlens + 580EX ii with diffuser:
ISO100, f/20, 30 sec at 18mm.
Flash fired manually at 1/1 from 5 different angle.
Photoshop CS3:
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- "S" Curves adjustment,
- Noiseware filter to reduce noise using Night Scene setting,
- Frame and watermark editing.
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Just got back from a very pleasant trip to Sedona, Az. This is one of the shot I took during this trip. I took so many shot that I completely filled up on of my memory card in one day. I am sure that you will all get tired of the Sedona Shots. Ha Ha. I am going to work on catching up with the comments over the next couple of days.
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Morants Curve where the Canadian Pacific Railway runs along the stunning Bow River with Canadian Rockies in the background, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Weidebeekjuffers komen vrij algemeen voor langs stromend water van redelijke kwaliteit. In het westen van Nederland zijn ze wel veel schaarser, maar sinds kort komen ze wel voor in de Biesbosch. Recent zijn ze op steeds meer plekken gezien in het westen, ook in Noord-Holland. Dankzij de verbetering van de waterkwaliteit in waterlopen. Het gaat dus goed met deze soort die vooral opvalt door haar vlinderachtige vlucht in de buurt van beken. Ze hebben zuurstofrijk water nodig om zich goed te kunnen voortplanten. De meeste kans maak je langs beken waar het water goed stroomt. Zoek ze daar vooral op plekken waar de zon lekker op het water en de vegetatie schijnt.
The banded demoiselles are quite common along flowing water of reasonable quality. They are much scarcer in the west of the Netherlands, but recently they have appeared in the Biesbosch. Recently they have been seen in more and more places in the west, including in North Holland. Thanks to the improvement of water quality in waterways. So things are going well for this species, which is particularly notable for its butterfly-like flight near streams. They need oxygen-rich water to reproduce properly. You have the best chance along streams where the water flows well. Look for them especially in places where the sun shines on the water and vegetation.
A CSX West Olive coal train turns the corner toward Grand Rapids in Plymouth, Michigan with a much improved yellow nose scheme. I hated the all grey and blue/grey schemes, this was an improvement but far from what could have been considering all the classy schemes that disappeared into Family Lines and CSX. April 1990