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I get asked a lot, "What is going on in your head?". Here you go. A little behind the scenes look during a recent repair.
Day 309
The summer is coming to an end, but people is still seizing the opportunity to enjoy from the sand, pure air and sea.
Here I needed a bit of patience until the group of persons got sort of a pattern: five persons in the foreground and three persons in the background, inside the sea.
Location: Asturias, Spain.
Technical data: Leica R8 with Vario Elmar 80-200mm f/4. Ilford XP2 film.
In all the times I have wandered forest preserves and been out in the country, I have never seen a wild animal. In fact, I have never seen a coyote in person before.
So, we met. And then we went our separate ways. Quite uneventful.
That's probably for the best :-)
In Wester Ross, where the River Ewe merges with the sea at Poolewe, these brackish waters on a receding tide hold, and reveal, many secrets.
Crouching patiently for a sundown shot, the stillness was only later broken by two otters feeding about 30 yards in front of me.
Sorry folks, I didn't have another camera and a big lens to capture that, but the wide angled long exposure displays the brilliant golden amber hues of the seaweed on the shoreline.
Many thanks as always for your views, and welcome comments.
I don't have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the Mediterranean to have happiness. I can find it in the little things, like looking out into my backyard and seeing deer in the fields.
Queen Latifah
Around my birthday in 2025 I spend a few days in Gdańsk and Gdynia. The reason was simply because I could. Sadly I got quite ill a few hours after arriving in Poland, which put a halt to most of my plans. I spend most of the time in bed. The only time I didn't was when I had to change accomodation. Originally I had this planned so I could take photo's in another area if I wanted to, but in the end it was more or less a bother, except that on this day I got the best of Polish hospitality. A Polish photographer gave me a tour around the harbours of Gdynia and Gdańsk. As far as photo's, let's say we got our moments of bad luck. But it was nevertheless a great day, even though I was feeling really bad and I was probably a bother to the Polish guy. Luckily I also got a few nice photo's and experiences I'd never forget. Amongst the photo's was this one of the SM42-26-34, which hauled a rake of containers near Gdańsk's container terminal.
Vischering Castle (German: Burg Vischering) in Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia is the most typical moated castle in the Münster (region) of Germany. This region has one of the highest German concentrations of castles, palaces and fortifications, Lüdinghausen having three by itself. The castle consists of outer defensive courtyard, defensive gateways, moat, drawbridge, main building and chapel. The sandstone walls, the red tile roofs as well as their reflection in the moat provide many harmonious views from the wooded surroundings.
Vischering Castle was built by Bischop Gerhard von der Mark to counter the second castle built by the Von Lüdinghausen family. It became the seat of the Droste zu Vischering Family. Droste is the local title for the hereditary noble administrators serving the Bishops of Münster. The moat is constantly replenished by a side-arm of the River Stever. The outer defensive courtyard contains the business and farm buildings. The main building is a horseshoe-shaped three-story structure with heavy outer wall. Its inner courtyard is closed off by the chapel and a lower defense wall. A castle keep is missing, having been removed during Renaissance renovations. Fire destroyed the castle in 1521. Rebuilding took place on the existing foundation. Windows and the addition of a large bay made the castle more liveable but diminished its defensive character. The whole site however retains the character of a feudal age moated castle. Damage from air attack during World War II was minor.
Vischering Castle houses the Münsterlandmuseum, an exhibit on knighthood for children, as well as a cafe-restaurant. It serves as a cultural center for Kreis Coesfeld. Visiting hours are provided in the first link below. Viewing the outside is possible at all times. The second link provides a more detailed chronology of the castle in German.
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Die Burg Vischering ist eine münsterländische Wasserburg am nördlichen Rand der nordrhein-westfälischen Stadt Lüdinghausen. Trotz eines fast vollständigen Neubaus im 16. Jahrhundert hat die Burg ihren wehrhaften Charakter weitgehend erhalten. Unter den zahlreichen Burgen und Schlössern des Münsterlandes ist sie eine der ältesten und besterhaltenen Anlagen.
Als Trutzburg durch den Bischof von Münster in der zweiten Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts gegründet, entwickelte sich die Burg zum Stammsitz der Familie Droste zu Vischering, deren Eigentum die Anlage heute noch ist. Der Name Vischering wurde für die Burg aber erst ab der zweiten Hälfte des 14. Jahrhunderts gebräuchlich. Bei einem Brand im Jahr 1521 wurde die Anlage weitgehend zerstört. Sie wurde bis 1580 wiederaufgebaut und gleichzeitig im Stil der Renaissance erweitert. Nachdem die Eigentümer ihren Wohnsitz 1690 nach Schloss Darfeld verlegt hatten, war Vischering lange Zeit ungenutzt und wurde nur von einem Rentmeister verwaltet. Nach Beschädigungen im Zweiten Weltkrieg und anschließenden Wiederherstellungen pachtete der damalige Kreis Lüdinghausen die Burg, um sie als Kultur- und Bürgerzentrum zu nutzen. Dazu wurden von Beginn der 1970er bis in die Mitte der 1980er Jahre umfangreiche Restaurierungsmaßnahmen an den Gebäuden durchgeführt.
Die gesamte Anlage steht seit dem 8. Oktober 1986 unter Denkmalschutz und beherbergt heute unter anderem das Münsterlandmuseum. Außenbesichtigungen sind jederzeit unentgeltlich möglich.
Almost in Wombourne and the end of this part of my walk and i came across this bench put here in loving memory of a couple 'May & Leah'"who must have loved this part of the Worcestershire & Staffordshire Canal and the view from here ........Wombourne,South Staffordshire ,Staffordshire England
The soil is rich and fertile in many parts of India so one sees many fields of crops on a road journey. If you are lucky, a woman will be working in a field with a bright colored sari on with ornaments sparkling in the sunlight.
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This behavior I've seen before folks but this time it was really in defense of an onslaught of Coots, and he did stand his ground, Thanks for visiting and have a great day.
Niagara Falls in winter, New York, USA.
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A hawk perched in a tree in Teton Valley, Idaho seems to be enjoying the beautiful sunrise over the Teton mountain range. The peak on the left is the Middle Teton and the peak behind the tree is the South Teton.
Cable Innovator in Royal Bay, Colwood, BC. This ship is the largest of its kind in the world. It was specifically designed to lay fibre optic cable. Usually moored at Ogden Point it is kicked out here to the bay sometimes during cruise ship season. It was an odd day weather wise and sunlit fog was lovely...... but way out there. I was happy I had my birding gear with me. :)
"Slow Exposures - Celebrating Photography of the Rural South.”Held this weekend in small towns in rural Georgia. Shot at one of the locations in the basement of a coffee shop.
Ilford HP5+ at ISO 3200, hand held.
The sun was coming up from the left and this magnificent lion took his place high on the rocks as if to place himself in the spotlight. How truly gorgeous they are . It almost took my breath away to think I was really llooking at this beautiful animal living free.
Today, I captured a moment at Foothills Marsh in Nanaimo where both a male and female bird flew in close proximity. However, it was impossible to focus on both simultaneously. I had a mere three seconds to photograph either one in focus at any given time, all while managing a phone call. It was certainly a challenging multitasking feat.
The piers end there in the clouds' reflection on the water and ice that was there in the river.
Happy Bench Monday :)
A quick shot of the Orion Nebula (M42), one of my favourite celestial objects and a really satisfying target. I've been waiting a year for an opportunity to image this nebula again, this time with a polar alignment and guiding to enable much longer exposures than the 15 second subs I took last time and with a lower ISO to reduce noise. The next project with this is to either stitch two shots together or, better still, rotate the camera in order to fit both the Orion Nebula and the nearby Running Man Nebula into one frame.
13 x 4 minute exposures at 400 ISO
8 x dark frames
10 x flat frames
21 x bias/offset frames (subtracted from flat frames only)
Total exposure time - 52 minutes
Guided with PHD
Processed in Nebulosity, Maxim DL and Photoshop
Equipment
Celestron NexStar 127 SLT
GoTo AltAz mount with homemade wedge
Orion 50mm Mini Guide Scope
ZWO ASI120 MC guiding camera
Canon EOS 700D DSLR
[Wikipedia] The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula.
The Orion Nebula is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely studied celestial features. The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. Astronomers have directly observed protoplanetary disks, brown dwarfs, intense and turbulent motions of the gas, and the photo-ionizing effects of massive nearby stars in the nebula. [Wikipedia]
Late sunset in a hazy tropical sky. Timing is everything as cumulus rises through a moisture laden wind layer. The sun is almost on the horizon and some 20 degrees to the right.
I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say "Amen", and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
Chorus:
I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
- Praise You in this storm - Casting Crowns
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Wiedehopf / Hoopoe
Der etwa drosselgroße, aber bedeutend größer wirkende Vogel (durchschnittlich 28 cm vom Schnabel bis zur Schwanzspitze) ist unverkennbar und auch in Mitteleuropa allgemein bekannt, obgleich ihn hier wohl nur sehr wenige Menschen in freier Natur beobachten konnten. Charakteristisch sind die kontrastreich schwarz-weiß gebänderten Flügel mit deutlichen gelben Einschlüssen, der lange, gebogene Schnabel und die etwa fünf bis sechs Zentimeter lange aufrichtbare Federhaube, deren Enden in einem weiß-schwarzen Abschluss auslaufen. Der Schwanz ist schwarz mit einer breiten weißen Binde etwa im letzten Schwanzdrittel und einer weißen Zeichnung auf der Schwanzwurzel. Der übrige Körper ist rostbraunrot. Charakteristisch ist auch der wellenförmige, schmetterlingsartig gaukelnde Flug, bei dem die breiten, tief gefingerten Flügel nach jedem Schlag fast angelegt werden. Auf mehrere lange, durchgezogene Flügelschläge erfolgen einige kurze, flatternde, so dass der Flug instabil und ungleichmäßig erscheint. Die Geschlechter sind einander sehr ähnlich; die Weibchen sind etwas kleiner und eine Spur matter gefärbt. Während der Nahrungssuche und in Erregungssituationen ist das ständige Kopfnicken sehr auffallend.
From Wikipedia
Eglwys y Grog (Holy Cross Church), Mwnt, Ceredigion
Mwnt is a beautiful secluded cove on the Ceredigion coast, just north of Cardigan. Above a sandy beach that has been rated amongst the finest in Europe is a picturesque whitewashed church dedicated to the Holy Cross.
Though the present church building dates to the 14th century, there has been a church in this spot since the Age of the Saints (roughly 410-700 AD). The dedication to Holy Cross is probably a reference to a tradition that a tall stone cross once stood atop Foel y Mwnt, the conical hill that rises directly behind the church. The cross would have been used as a focal point for preaching the Christian message.
The cross would also have been visible for many miles, attracting pilgrims who drew their boats up on the sandy beach at the base of the cliffs.
Mwnt gained such a reputation amongst early Christians that it became a stopping place for the bodies of saints being transported to Bardsey Island for burial. Mwnt's location also made it a convenient resting place for pilgrims en route to St David's, further down the coast.
We do not know exactly when the present building was erected; it may have been as early as the 13th century. That's the date of the stone font, made of Preselau stone, that stands at the west end of the nave.
On the north wall is a small lancet window, now blocked, that may have allowed lepers - who were not allowed inside churches - to view the high altar during services.