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Wombo blend using the source
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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
Dang! Where does this twig fit? This DIY thing seems to be a bad idea. Next time I'll hire a contractor.
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).
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Piazza del Dumo (central square) in San Gimignano, Italy
(a pano stitch of 5 shots, using the Image Composite Editor software on the recommendation of our fellow Flickerite Hrvoje Šašek :-)) ; in my eyes, this is a considerable improvement over the smartphone pano I published earlier today, and now removed from the gallery)
Some improvements on this upload from several years ago
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Always makes me think of that Everly Brothers song "The Price of Love" also covered by Bryan Ferry. I was out practicing my handheld nighttime photography & was really pleased at the result. Probably not the greatest photo but I see some improvement on what I've been doing.
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.
Highest Position - Explore #3 | 02.11.2008 (Thank you! :D)
Way to the start of the week once again! Monday blues as always but i'm trying s0o0o hard to be happy & smiley :D my colleague just told me i've a poker face.. can't tell whether i'm sad or happy LOL! Hope that's a good thing :P Nonetheless let's enjoy a great week ahead & catch u around!
View LARGE On Black to feel the sand ;)
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About
The Route to a Beautiful Sunset at West Beach
The Shot
Standard 3 exposure shot (+2..0..-2 EV) taken handheld using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'curves' to increase the contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows & blues) to tone up part of the sky
- Applied slight dodging on the dark area of the sand dunes
- Used 'unsharp mask' (as always) on the background layer
You
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome
Music
Backstreet Boys - Shape of My Heart
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Good Health ... JOHN HARDISON
Wish you good improvements, that God will always protect and enlighten.
All the riches of the world are not worth a good friend.
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Boa Saúde…JOHN HARDISON
Desejo boas melhoras a você, que Deus te proteja e ilumine sempre.
Todas as riquezas do mundo não valem um bom amigo.
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...
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.
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.
Northern VA
The Little Old Woman finally found a cobbler to add on to her shoe. Of course, now there is room for more children.
Created by blending elements from several Wombo images.
Thanks to Cindy Mc for the idea
Fine art long lens landscape.
The tower sits, fenced in a small enclosure at the apex of a hill with the lands sloping sharply away on all sides. The trees that used to come close to one side have been cleared but even so there is no obvious way (apart from buying a drone cam) to get the Prop and much of a sunset into shot. I do not have a 10 mm lens for my R6mkII...yet, but geometric distortion would be even worse. Of course one could climb into one of the adjoining fields with a2 m high self-standing ladder....but.....not very practical.
The Prop of Ythsie (pronounced “Icy”) is a striking local landmark which stands on the Hill of Ysthie just east of the village of Tarves. The stone tower is visible from many points in the surrounding area of Formartine, including from parts of the Estate. It was built by the tenantry of Haddo in memory of the 4th Earl of Aberdeen, paying tribute to the extensive improvement works he carried out on the Estate for the local residents. It is still in family ownership, though it is maintained by Aberdeenshire Council for the benefit of its numerous visitors. In years gone by a flag was flown from the top of the Ythsie Tower to herald the beginning of the curling season at the Haddo House Curling Club. haddoestate.com/history/heritage/prop-of-ythsie/
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.
Grey heron, partially back lit, working on home improvements.
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Arbroath Harbour 19 May 2023. This is a mixed working and pleasure boat harbour, dating from 1394, with major improvements in 1725 and 1839, and for many years one of the busiest fishing ports in Scotland. It is home to the world famous Arbroath Smokies.
. . . this shot bigger (on black) . . . Via Fluidr . . . bigger stream . . . via Fluidr . . .
. . . thanx to boccacino for this great texture . . . www.flickr.com/photos/boccacino/6775333365/
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
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.
This photo was shot on a sunny but cold winter day on Kodak Gold 200 in 135 (35mm) format. It was developed and digitized at home by yours truly. This is part of my continuing quest to achieve the best results possible from film at the lowest possible investment of production time and money. I'm not there yet, but I am quite happy with the improvements so far.
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM
Film: Kodak Gold 200 (at ISO 160)
Developer: Bellini C-41
Digitized with a Canon EOS R5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, the Valoi 360 film holder, the CS-Lite light source, and a copy stand made out of an old Durst enlarger.
Software conversion: Negative Lab Pro 3.0
Engine of the American Airlines Flagship Detroit known as the Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9. It is an American radial engine developed by Curtiss-Wright, widely used on aircraft in the 1930s through 1950s. The R-1820 Cyclone 9 represented a further development of the Wright P-2 engine dating back to 1925 and featured a greater displacement along with a host of other improvements. The R-1820 was at the heart of many famous aircraft including early Douglas airliners (the prototype DC-1, the DC-2, the first civil versions of the DC-3 (as seen here), and the limited-production DC-5), every wartime example of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Douglas SBD Dauntless bombers, the early versions of the Polikarpov I-16 fighter (as the M-25), and the Piasecki H-21 helicopter.
-- General characteristics --
‧ Type: 9-cylinder single-row supercharged air-cooled radial engine
‧ Bore: 6.125 in
‧ Stroke: 6.875 in
‧ Displacement: 1,823 cu in
‧ Length: 47.76 in
‧ Diameter: 54.25 in
‧ Power output: 1,000 hp at 2,200 rpm for takeoff
‧ Compression ratio: 6.45:1
‧ Supercharger: Single-speed General Electric centrifugal type supercharger, blower ratio 7.134:1
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6 including final conversion to B&W.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Number 135 of my 365 photo challenge - Another macro image of a Dandelion fruit.
I know I have used this subject already, but this was just too much of an improvement from my point of view, not to be used for today's picture.
This shot made Explore many years ago, but I wasn't happy with it. I took this with my first digital camera, a little Kodak point and shoot, that took great pics for what it was, but wasn't good at all for low light shots, which this was because of the storm rolling in. Also, at only 7.1 megapixels, it had about half the detail or less that some of my other point and shoots have, and a whole lot less definition than my DSLR! That said, I caught shots with it that I haven't been able to since, like the three or four lightning shots I managed to capture that day!
This was taken at Veteran's Memorial Riverfront Park in South Daytona, FL, right on the Halifax River. The storm was a nasty one, but it took a long time to actually drop any rain. Meanwhile, I was all over town capturing some spectacular shots that I only wish I could have gotten with a better camera! This was my favorite of the day. I was that close to the egret, and it seemed to be watching the water as if to decide what to do while I was watching it. I loved the moodiness of the shot, and though I might have cropped it more to be more in keeping with the rule of thirds, doing so would have cut off the bottom of that cloud ridge that gives dimension to the sky. Some rules just have to be broken! I did crop it some, and I think it was effective.
Some of the post processing tools that I use now were unavailable to me when I first processed the shot. I think this is an improvement over the original edit, which is below under the original.