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I think I can compose this a little better, but the footing is steep and I didn't want to get this date if I mis-stepped. I don't like the far shoreline cutting into the tree where it does, but I also don't want the shores from the islands to be in-line with the distant shore, and I don't want want to lose the separation (water) between the nearest and more distant islands. One day, if the conditions are right, I'll risk a swim in the lake.
Sandhill Crane family.
Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.
They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.
They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
A lone tree with bright yellow fall foliage among the weathered boulders of Alabama Hills.
Photo taken near Lone Pine, CA (USA).
Nordnorwegen, Arktis, Nigeria, wo ist hier bitte der Zusammenhang ?! Auf dem Bild sehen wird ein Gerüst wie man sie überall auf den Lofoten findet, ein Gerüst auf dem im ausklingenden arktischen Winter Fisch getrocknet wird. Dieser sogenannte Stockfisch hat danach kaum mehr Restfeuchte, bis zu 80 % Eiweiß und ist vor allem lange haltbar. Eine nordnorwegische über 1000 Jahre alte Tradition. Einheimische essen gerne Stockfisch, Touristen kaufen es als Souvenir, aber, man glaubt es kaum, 99 % der Produktion gehen nach Nigeria. Wie kommt das ? Ende der 1960er Jahre erklärte sich ein Teil Nigerias unabhängig, Biafra. Nigeria unterdrückte dies mit Waffengewalt und isolierte die abtrünnige Region, was zu einer verheerenden Hungersnot führte. Viele europäische Länder starteten trotz des Beschusses von MiGs und Iljuschins Hilfsflüge. Norwegen schickte damals seine „Stockfisch-Bomber“. So ist das Land auf seinen Geschmack gekommen. Stockfisch ist heute elementarer Bestandteil der Nigerianischen Küche.
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Northern Norway, the Arctic, Nigeria, what is the connection here?! The picture shows a scaffold like the ones you find everywhere in Lofoten, a scaffold on which fish is dried at the end of the Arctic winter. This so-called stockfish has hardly any residual moisture afterwards, up to 80% protein and, above all, has a long shelf life. A northern Norwegian tradition that is over 1000 years old. Locals like to eat stockfish, tourists buy it as a souvenir, but, you wouldn't believe it, 99% of the production goes to Nigeria. How does that happen? Late 1960s part of Nigeria, Biafra, declared independence. Nigeria suppressed this with armed force and isolated the breakaway region, which led to a devastating famine. Many European countries launched relief flights despite being attacked by MiGs and Ilyushins. Norway sent its "stockfish bombers" at the time. That's how the country acquired a taste for it. Stockfish is now an essential part of Nigerian cuisine.
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The second of three images I shot of this beautiful isolated barn. In the end, you can tell me which one you like best.
Saskatchewan, Canada.
I wrote a blog post about my springtime Saskatchewan trip that has some behind-the-scenes pics and stories which you might enjoy.
I love photographing on the Canadian Prairies and I've been travelling there to do so since 2013. If you'd like to see my other Prairie images, feel free to take a look at the album.
A selection of photos from a trip to Torridon in the North West Highlands of Scotland in early Spring 2023.
On my way down the mountain trail that I embarked on a couple of days earlier, I spotted some outstanding Caledonian pines. It was too dark to shoot them then so I thought a return would be in order.
This is the road that I live and walk on daily. My house is at the top of that far hill on the left side. This stretch of road is isolated but sometimes I meet up with another neighbour walking or someone from town who might drive out here, park their car and go for a walk or a run. Depending on what time of day it is the walk along here can be quite peaceful, other times the work commuters are in a rush and fly by going about 100km an hour so I know I am taking a risk sharing the road with them. Some drivers slow down and will give you space as they go around you but more and more often drivers are beginning to not care about anyone else on the road but themselves. Regardless, I will take my chances and continue to walk here as I would rather be out here than in town where there is a lot more to see and appreciate. There is a river at the bottom of that hill up ahead and if you are lucky you may catch a sighting of a pair of bald eagles sitting in their nest, a tree or flying overhead with a fish in its talons taking it back to its nest...true story.
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Stoically sitting apart from country life that is busily going on around it, this once heavily used barn sits in quietness as even the pigeons have moved on to more active sites.
Recently my wife and I visited some dear friends who had 4 grandchildren visiting, all of whom were under the age of eight. On our way home we talked about the excited noise that filled the house and reminded us of decades ago when our own home was this way. Silence becomes a constant companion for many of us as we age and live alone but it also is a nostalgic reminder that noise is connected with an active life.
Had a few hours to spare before work on Tuesday so headed to a favourite spot of mine. Knowing that the tide was relatively high I timed it so that the little island called 'Cribinau' was isolated by the sea.
There were several photographers capturing the little causeway to the church so I headed out of the way onto the cliff and captured quite a long distance shot. The stunning mountains of Snowdonia provide such a striking backdrop to this location. I had intended the shot would be mono before I even got to the location as the light was relatively flat and fleeting so my options were limited. If you ever do visit Anglesey this is a must go to location if only to enjoy the calmness of it (as long as the Anglesey circuit are not in full flow and the buzz of the motorcycles or cars don't spoil it). For those with an interest in the Church please see the link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Cwyfan%27s_Church,_Llangwyfan
Isolated object number three in this weeks theme. Woodland bench taken in Peacehaven East Sussex, UK in 2021.
I loved this old, ruined homestead and the wonderful fence surrounding it.
I wrote a blog post about this trip in February/March 2022. If you'd like to see some behinds the scene shots, video and read some stories about how I shot these images, take a look.
I love photographing on the Canadian Prairies and I've been travelling there to do so since 2013. If you'd like to see my other Prairie images, feel free to take a look at the album.
The farmhouse at the abandoned turkey farm on Poverty Flat, Idaho is surrounded by sagebrush now. When this land was settled much of the sagebrush was probably cleared, but it has taken over the land again. This is the view to the northeast and when you look at this and the other photos I have posted, you can get a good idea of how isolated this place is. The owner of this farm was probably Rodney Ream who raised 10,000 turkeys every year. That doesn't seem possible now.
The last of the three images I shot of this wonderful isolated barn. I know it's a variation on the other two, but I liked all three for different reasons. Which is your favourite? Isolated Barn I, Isolated Barn II or this one?
I wrote a blog post about my springtime Saskatchewan trip that has some behind-the-scenes pics and stories which you might enjoy.
I love photographing on the Canadian Prairies and I've been travelling there to do so since 2013. If you'd like to see my other Prairie images, feel free to take a look at the album.
Detailed macro photograph of a black and green moth perched on a twig, isolated against a vibrant green backdrop. Penthophera morio