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I thought I\d post this image of a Yellow legs as the behaviour seemed interesting.
I have never seen one of these shorebirds sorting out it's catch on land and then it deliberately used it's foot to hold the fish with it;s foot while it changed the way it picked it up again
In my short walk to the park, I captured this photo of the lighthouse and someone riding into my shot, which I kept because it added interest.
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This is Melbourne Skyline in color. iv had some interest in the black and white version, and some people are wanting to buy the color version... so this is it. please leave a comment and let me know what you think. :) have a good day
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CSX's Santa Train will always and forever draw attention, even in the most dreadful conditions. A sizable crowd position themselves along the banks for a shot of CSX P936 crossing over the Holston River bridge near Kingsport, TN.
Photoshop composite. Children showing a mix of interest and fear for a strange humanoid. Is it dangerous? Is it human? The doubt over any deviant trait is present in every human. You want to be member of the group? Then you have to comply to its norms.
Both statues are from public space in Amsterdam (North, Westerpark), artists are unknown to me. The children are by Juandpaola via Pixabay. The background is Ben_Paul_F0610.
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This coal burning station began generating in the 1940's. Over time two huge turbines were shut down and left in place. Cincinnati Gas and Electric sold the facility to Duke Energy. Dayton Power and Light bought a minority interest. Duke and DP&L sold out to Dynegy which sold to Vistra. Plans are to shut down the remaining two steam turbines by 2027. At the present time coal accounts for 1243 mw and oil turbines for 78 mw. Located upriver from the confluence of the Great Miami River and the Carroll Lee Cropper Interstate Bridge. Image taken from the Riverwalk in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Kentucky is to the right of this image.
This lady took a closer interest in the camera when she realised I was from Scotland. "Ahhh...Scozzese!"
"...The demeanor of the cactus wren is that of a creature which finds ample interest and enjoyment in life; especially is this true of the immature individuals. The birds of the summer brood remain together for several weeks after leaving the nest, and in little troops of three or four they come fearlessly about houses and perform all manner of clownish antics and acrobatics, all to the accompaniment of a rollicking chatter. I have seen one start from the seat of a wicker chair, run nimbly up the back and over the top, and hang head downward on the other side; often they race back and forth along the ridge of a building with exultant squawks, perhaps clinging to the edge of the roof and twisting their necks to peer underneath. Their curiosity is insatiable; everything must be climbed over, all packages, receptacles, cracks, and crannies looked into and anything inside pulled out if possible. Though the adults lose some of the frivolity, the attitude of good humor seems to remain, and quarrels are few. The only actual battle I recall seeing resulted when one immature bird attempted to bring material to a nest being built by another."
Mr. Dawson (1923)
Took some shots at the Ocean reef marina development again. The new reclaimed land for the Marina is starting to be built on. I always find the simplicity of the water, sky and sea wall elements make for striking photos. On this day the clouds were also making an appearance and added further interest. The colours are always amazing here and the water is mostly a silty yellow/green colour which is best seen when I use the polariser to get rid of the glare. In these shots you can see the effects of varying amounts of polarisation.
The cultural and social life of Bernalda flows in its historical center where the architecture and the places of greatest interest of the city are concentrated.
The ancient village in fact extends from the Aragonese castle, which is also home to the Pinacoteca, the mother church and Piazza San Bernardino, up to Piazza Plebiscito, along Corso Umberto I, the core of the life of the Bernese. Most probably the castle was built by the Normans in the eleventh century, later restored by the Aragonese, during the period of their domination, which they have expanded and fortified.
The manor is characterized by a thin and square tower, certainly older than the other round bastions, while the façade overlooking the mother church is the result of a subsequent reconstruction. Walking along Corso Umberto I, between the stately buildings, right in front of Palazzo Fischetti, adjacent Piazza Plebiscito, you can admire a historic 19th century mansion, Palazzo Margherita owned by the Italian-American director Francis Ford Coppola, who bought and transformed the structure in a 5 Star Resort. Furnished with different styles: classic Italian, Moroccan and Baroque, the structure has eight rooms, each of which is dedicated to a famous character of the Coppola family.
Past their best but perfect for outside decor. Well dried so unlikely our resident squirrel will have any interest.
If you have an interest in Auto-mobiles, why not take a look at my collect of images "here"
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The Rolls-Royce 10 hp was the first car to be produced as a result of an agreement of 23 December 1904 between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, and badged as a Rolls-Royce. The 10 hp was produced by Royce's company, Royce Ltd., at its factory in Cooke Street, Hulme, Manchester, and was sold exclusively by Rolls' motor dealership, C.S.Rolls & Co., at a price of £395. The 10 hp was exhibited at the Paris Salon in December 1904, along with 15 hp and 20 hp cars and engine for the 30 hp models. The 10 hp was a development of Henry Royce's first car, the Royce 10, of which he produced three prototypes in 1903. This was itself based on a second-hand Decauville owned by Royce which he correctly believed he could improve. In particular, Royce succeeded in making his car significantly quieter than existing cars. Unlike the Royce 10 which had a flat-topped radiator, the Rolls-Royce 10 hp featured one with a triangular top which would appear on all subsequent cars. The engine is a water-cooled twin-cylinder of 1800 cc enlarged to 1995 cc on later cars, with overhead inlet and side exhaust valves, and based on the original Royce engine but with an improved crankshaft. The power output was 12 hp (9 kW) at 1000 rpm. The car has a top speed of 39 mph (63 km/h). There is a transmission brake fitted behind the gearbox operated by foot pedal and internal expanding drum brakes on the back axle operated by the handbrake lever. Springing is by semi-elliptic leaf springs on both front and rear axles. It is a small car with a wheelbase of 75 in (1,905 mm) and a track of 48 in (1,219 mm). Rolls-Royce intended to make 20 of the cars but only 16 were made as it was thought that a twin-cylinder engine was not appropriate for the marque. The last 10 hp was made in 1906.Rolls-Royce did not provide the coachwork. Instead, the cars were sold in chassis form for the customer to arrange his own body supplier, with Barker recommended. Four are believed to survive: the oldest, a 1904 car registered U44, chassis 20154, was sold for £3.2 million (approx £3.6 million after commission and taxes) to a private collector by Bonham's auctioneers in December 2007; AX 148 from 1905, chassis 20162, belongs to the UK Science Museum Collection and is usually on display in the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry; and SU 13 chassis 20165 from 1905 belongs to Bentley Motors. A fourth car, chassis 20159 is believed to be in a private collection.
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A couple weeks ago, one of my photo compadres (Tom again) asked if I had any interest in shooting Death Valley. Tom was the second photographer in a week to suggest Death valley after Matt Straite had suggested a trip to the valley a few days before.
I couldn't make it on Matt's weekend, but I had Tom's weekend free. I almost said no as my mental images of Death Valley were pretty much of a barren wasteland where you pretty much sat around all day waiting for the sun to go down so that you could do some serious astrophotography later. But I hesitantly said yes and then began scouting for shots. After looking at some amazing photos online, I was really looking forward to the trip, especially since rain was forecast for that afternoon, and since Death Valley gets something like 2 inches of rain a year, I figured we should strike while the iron was hot.
So Tom and I headed out right after my last class at 12:30 and it didn't take long for my enthusiasm for the rain to disappear along with all hope of getting out there in time for any kind of a sunset. It was pouring rain and there was a huge accident where the 15 meets the 215 and Tom's google app told us that if we got off on Glen Helen Pkwy we would save an hour. So we got off....and Glen Helen was closed due to construction. So....an hour later we were back on track but not feeling too badly because it was pouring down rain when we arrived. We grabbed some dinner and then waited for Ryan Engstrom to arrive. Ryan, just by coincidence, was also shooting Death Valley that week and he kindly agreed to meet up with us and to give us some pointers as he had been there before and had come back with some spectacular shots. Light rain was still falling but we sat around outside our cars in folding chairs talking shop far into the night.
The next morning we were up at 5:30 following Ryan across the Mesquite Dunes. It had rained right up until 4 AM and the clouds were still thick overhead, but they were beginning to break up on the horizon. We hiked quickly across the dunes for about a half an hour and then split up as we were trying to stay out of each other's shots. The wind picked up and suddenly we were dealing with dust AND raindrops on our lenses as the light continued to grow in the East. The cloud ceiling was still pretty thick, but there were breaks in the clouds where the sun was starting to sneak through. I grabbed the shot above, and then raced back to the peak of a large dune directly behind me. I was still adjusting the settings when the sun suddenly BURST through the clouds for about 30 seconds. I cranked the aperture to F16 and shot like a maniac before the sun disappeared. I'm still working on those shots and I hope to have them up soon.
On my way back to the car, I wanted to get to the top of what I considered to be the largest dune in the area. I started at the very bottom and figured I would be at the top in a couple of minutes. 20 minutes later, four teenagers watched as I collapsed at the top, gasping for air in what I was sure were going to be my last moments on earth. To make matters worse, some of their friends were still on their way up, kicking up the sand as they came, and the wind picked up, and now I had a 1/2 inch of sand across the top of my head.
30 minutes later we were back at the cars and then it was off to Stovepipe Wells for a big breakfast. Later that day we met up with Ernie Suto and Paul McConnville who were in the valley shooting from the LA area. We also found ourselves behind an Aperture Academy bus while we were shooting. Death Valley, especially during the Winter, is a popular place for photographers, and it was easy to see why. Not much to do in the middle of the day as the light was crummy, but the sunrises and sunsets can be pure magic.
AWB 082-3317 7922 is a creation by artist Sven Augustijnen (2021)
Exhibition "Congoville" in the Middelheim open-air museum in Antwerp, Belgium.
Sven Augustijnen (1970) was born in Mechelen, Belgium, and he lives and works in Brussels. Working primarily in film and installation, Augustijnen’s practice has long been exploring political, historical, and social themes, constantly challenging the genre of the documentary and reflecting a wider interest in historiography and a predilection for the nature of storytelling.
This work is a ‘political ghost shrine’ for Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the first Prime Minister of the independent Congo.
Lumumba was assassinated by a coalition of Belgian, American and Katangese authorities, but to this day has still not been given a grave. The bicycle had been Lumumba’s preferred means of transportation. The sacks of charcoal and the tree to which the bicycle is attached refer to the tree against which he was executed along with two political companions, and which was probably reduced to ashes to cover all traces. But also, the piece imitates the bike riders carrying homemade charcoal, so common on contemporary Congolese roads. Augustijnen’s assemblage is titled after the airway freight number assigned to the shipment of these objects from the village in which Lumumba was assassinated to Belgium. In the end, the package never arrived. That loss, on the way from Africa to Europe, plus the seriality and anonymity of the administrative code, echo the ‘cold case’ of this murder, and in a broader sense of the Belgian-Congolese post-colonial history. [Source: Middelheimmuseum]
On Sunday evening I was lucky to witness a very unusual sunset over Beeston Rylands. My usual view would be to photograph the setting sun over the River Trent, which is out of view to the right of this photograph, but the clouds in the direction of the setting sun were relatively flat and dull. Looking in the opposite direction, however, was this view of stunning pink clouds. The only down side, perhaps, was the lack of foreground interest, so I gave greater prominence to the sky, using the path to the right and muddy field for context.
'Life in an Alpine Meadow'
An eclectic collection of macro and close-up images from our recent trip to the Western Tyrol region of Austria, where I was able to spend time photographing subjects that I would normally ignore and experimenting with different techniques that I haven't tried at home. Rather than letting these photos 'gather dust' on a hard-drive, I thought I'd make a Flickr album as a useful reminder for when we return next year.
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This first photo of an ant foraging deep inside the throat of a Trumpet Gentian [Gentiana acaulis] is a classic example of a situation where you need plenty of time. Getting in close with a macro lens was pretty straightforward, but locating a suitable plant, finding the right angle with the sun and blurring out the stamen with a wide aperture was time consuming. After achieving some pleasing results it was then a case of finding a flower that was occupied. Most were, but by tiny springtails that you could hardly see, so it was a case of looking for something a bit bigger like an ant. The problem though was that the ant spent most of the time with its head buried inside gathering nectar. As a point of interest, the trumpets on these plants are probably around 60mm or 70mm deep so to achieve full magnification my lens had to be very close to the front of the flower, which is why the angle was so critical to avoid shadow. Next time I may try experimenting with a flash or possibly even trying to backlight, but in the meantime this image provides a reminder of what I managed to achieve on this trip.
[Bilingual texts ENGLISH below]
Golygfa tuag at San Giorgio Maggiore o’r tu fewn i oriel Palas Grassi, lle cewch weld weithiau o gasgliad y Fondazzione Pinault. Mae'r Palas ei hun yn weddnewidiad difyr a modernaidd ar bensaerniaeth palas Fenisaidd. Mae'r arddangosfeydd o waith celfyddyd cyfoes weithiau'n ddifyr ac weithiau'n ddiflas (yn ôl ymwelwyr eraill).
Llydäwr yw François Pinault y casglwr (a lluos-Filionydd). Chwiliwch am y lle ar fapiau Gŵgl gyda'r côd; C8JP+98 (Fenis/Venezia), Yr Eidal (Punta Della Dogana, drws nesaf i'r anhygoel 'Amgueddfa Peggy Guggenheim').
A view towards San Giorgio Maggiore from inside the Grassi Palace gallery which offers changing exhibitions from the Fondazzione Pinault collection (my favourite the day I visited were the Ron Arad giant pucks of solid glass).
The Grassi P. is a subtle modernist makeover of Venetian palace architecture and is of some interest in itself.
The exhibitions are sometimes engaging and sometimes the absolute opposite (to put it weakly) according to others reviews.
The collection is owned and was purchased by billionaire Breton, François Pinault.
Google maps address: C8JP + 98 Venice, Italy (Punta Della Dogana, next door to the unmissable Peggy Guggenheim Museum)
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Even this future CEO looked up from his 2 mobile phones as the train ambled* through Small Heath.
66716 Locomotive & Carriage Institution Centenary 1911-2011 has charge of 4H86 the 17.18 Small Heath Cemex to to Peak Forest Cemex.
The filthy window was in 2S54 the 14.45 Kidderminster to Stratford-upon-Avon service.
I guess we were doing about 30mph, 66716 was stationary.
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