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Key Falls is near the DuPont State Forest area outside of Brevard, NC. It is strictly a rain fed waterfall so there is only a flow after very heavy rainfalls. Luckily, we've been having those heavy rains the past two weeks. So I had a quick break one morning and took off to check it out. Lucky for me it was flowing fairly well.
The area around the falls is very tight and not all that appealing so compositions are very limited. I normally like to create a larger view of the surroundings but in this case that just wasn't possible. But it is still a very beauty waterfall.
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Two seagulls making good use of weathered wood pilings in the water off Plantation Key, in the upper Florida Keys.
Macro Mondays: In a row
These little crafting keys are just over 1.5 inches long. I hung them on a plant just for the background colours. Frame is about 2.75 inches across.
Rebeca Bashly - Colour Key
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Darkness by Leonard Cohen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWBTEngjktA
I used to love the rainbow
And I used to love the view.
Another early morning, I'd pretend that it was you.
But I caught the darkness baby
And I got it worse than you.
I caught the darkness,
It was drinking from your cup.
I caught the darkness,
Drinking from your cup.
I said is this contagious?
You said just drink it up.
When on a workshop, each night I review the next day's proposed photography location and consider all the details and the latest weather forecast. On this particular evening we were in Te Anau and the forecast for Fiordland was for strong North West winds and heavy rain. Our objective for sunrise was Key Summit, which from Te Anau meant a 3am departure. With a forecast like that you would be forgiven for choosing not to go. I reviewed the forecast closely and especially the speed of the incoming weather and the weather maps. Having many years experience in New Zealand's mountains meant I had some idea of how the weather developed, but of course no one has a crystal ball. I said to the group that rather than stay in bed we should roll the dice and try our luck. We awoke to calm conditions, as we approached the start of the Routeburn track it was still dark but I could see we were in cloud. As we walk along the track our head lamps picked up the tiny droplets of water in the air, it was strangely calm. Shortly before we reached the turnoff to Key Summit the air cleared and we could see stars above. I knew we had climbed above the low cloud and I had a sense this was going to be one of those magic mornings in the mountains...
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Key West’s feral chickens trace their roots to 1800s settlers from Cuba and the Caribbean. Once kept for food and cockfighting, they were set free after Florida banned cockfighting in 1986. As backyard poultry faded with the rise of supermarkets, the chickens stayed—and now roam the island, with hundreds of cock-a-doodle-doos greeting each day.
Irony is not Dead
While roosters strut, crow, and steal the spotlight, hens are just as numerous—quietly nesting in the background, likely in someone’s hibiscus bush. Chickens don’t really “couple up.” A rooster may romance several hens, but it’s the ladies who do all the work—laying the eggs, incubating them, and raising the chicks. Roosters mostly just shout about it. They don’t help with parenting, though they might chase off a cat or two. And while Key West is overflowing with free-range chickens, there wasn’t a single egg in my grocery store today. Go figure.
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A macro view of two keys and their reflections. The frame spans 3-inches across.
This is the second of two images on this subject of "keys." Here is the other image.
Strobist/technical info:
The scene is a 3-image focus stack composite and was illuminated by two Nikon SB900 and one SB700 speedlights.
The SB900's were placed 60° CL and 40° CR, two-feet away from and one-foot above the subjects. The CL speedlight was fired in Manual mode @ 1⁄8 power; the CR speedlight was fired in Manual mode @ 1⁄4 power. Both speedlights were fired through Neewer 24" x 24" soft boxes.
The SB700 was placed behind and to the left of the subject, 10-inches above and two feet away. It was fired through a snoot and blue gel in Manual mode @ 1⁄8 power.
The SB900's were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X's; the SB700 was placed in SU-4 mode and triggered by the other flashes.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D (AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro).
Today is the 17th day of a 30 day challenge. The objective is to shoot one shot per day on subject matter provided by the local camera club.
Today's subject matter is, "A key".
Macro mondays: junk. Keys that have no lock. No idea where they came from or why they are even in the. drawer.
Saturday Self Challenge
The topic will be Keys. You may choose one or many, get creative! If you want to post-process your image, feel free to do so.
It was my intention to photograph my 2000 year old bronze Roman key, until I realised I’d used it for a previous challenge. In view of this I had to opt for something rather more modern. These keys are probably about 100 to 140 years old, so quite new up to the Roman one. I’ve no idea what they were used for, according to my husband they came out of his Grandfathers garden shed many years ago, along with the pewter whistle in one on my previous uploads.
Take Aim: Made of Metal.
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Key Summit, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. This is the reward for a 3,000 ft climb, looking across the valley to Mt Crosscut and Lake Marion. Contax 139 Quartz, Zeiss Distagon 2.8/25, Lee Filters Grad ND filter, Kodak Portra 400. © All Rights Reserved
For our last night in Key West we decided to head to Mallory Square to join locals and fellow tourists for the nightly sunset party- and oh what a spectacular sunset it was. Pictured is one of the sunset cruise boats returning to dock. We had considered taking one of the cruises but I think I preferred the view from the shore.
Key Monastery (Altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft) above sea level).
It is the biggest monastery of Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for Lamas.
Exposure Settings:- 405sec @ f/11 @ 500.
Filter: NiSi 1000k (20Stops) ( Nisi Filters India )
Nikon D800 + Nikon 24-120mm f4.
Travel Partner: Spiti Expedition Tour and Travel's
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