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Wombo blend using the source

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Big difference from previous photo taken on Sept 28, 2020

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outer-outer mission st.

daly city, california

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

© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.

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.

What do you all think?

Do you guys want another review?

Self-protrait

©dragonflydreams88

Window, Nottingham Train Station.

Workers on a rooftop in Fès.

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.

'twas great fun watching a pair shore up their nest in anticipation of little ones this morning.

Northern VA

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.

Abandoned house in Delaware, Ohio

7DWF-B&W

Minolta 24mm Rokkor X 2.8- shot at f4

captured in the abandoned GBS Ltd. (2015)

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.

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Grey heron, partially back lit, working on home improvements.

Thank you for stopping by to look at my images. Any comments and faves are always appreciated. Have a great day!

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 shot bigger (on black) . . . Via Fluidr . . . bigger stream . . . via Fluidr . . .

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Pileated Woodpecker working on another room in this 'Mossy Pine' condo development.

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.

Bald Eagle taking another offering home to the nest, maybe this one will pass its partner's approval.

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New challenge for December - Inclement Weather

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Texture by TCP

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Thanks everyone! I've been with this Flickr Account since the 29th of December 2011. With this image as my 100th uploaded I just wanted to recap the 60 days of Dirks_Designs.

Over 25,000 visits! with my best day at 1,097 :D

Created a Group for Decal requests with 39 members (Not too shabby) Which you can check out here

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I'm truly grateful to everyone for supporting this hobby with so much positive feedback and great ideas for additional designs!

This image showcases the first decal I ever made for LEGO. I made it December 25 while figuring out what to do with myself for Christmas on deployment... away from family.

Furious nest building going on at the Rookery on Ninth Street today.

Back and hat more shaded

At Wet Willies, South Beach.

A Red-eyed Vireo returns to the nest with plant fiber that will be woven into the nest. It was fascinating to watch numerous trips in which the bird would return with a variety of natural materials to shore up the home front.

Shenandoah National Park