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I finally managed to sneak down the Kukui Trail and found some nice clouds here at Waimea Canyon. Then the sun broke through clouds and cast some cool and interesting light over the landscape. After reviewing this photo, I wished I had taken out the 70-200 to pick the landscape apart piece by piece, but alas, Live and learn. :)
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I managed to get to Mote Park lake just in time to catch a few minutes of this early winter sunset - my first of this season. It was a very cold afternoon and the lake was frozen over as can be seen looking at the foreground.
Managed to get nice and close with the 2x on! Slightly cropped to straighten the image. Abberton reservoir.
I've never managed to photograph a dragonfly here, or anywhere for that matter ! I have seen plenty but never managed it. This is a lake in Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve, where the lilies grow and the herons concentrate and the gulls scream and then gather on a pontoon. Moorhens, coots, ducks, geese - no albatrosses unfortunately 😄. Such a blessing to live so close to this beautiful place. It can get very muddy, so it's usually devoid of people - ideal for wildlife. There are many areas of open water, wetland, woodland and meadow. Lots of dragonflies too, if you can catch them on camera !
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~ edited in Topaz Studio ~
Taken earlier in the year, in a field near Abberton reservoir. This Egret was quite obliging at the time so I managed a few shots back in February.
I managed to visit Kangaroo Island during my trip to Adelaide for the opening of the ANZANG exhibition at the SA Museum which includes my "Stormlight & Stardust" image. This is from a bay on the island being belted by storms over the Southern Ocean. Next stop from the edge here is Antarctica! It's been a long while since I've been able to shoot any seascapes, a conscious effort to expand the portfolio in other areas.
Canon 1DsMkIII, 16-35mm 2.8L, GND filter, single exposure.
Well I managed to test negative after my five days isolation in Maura's apartment in Italy, so now we're mountain biking in Valle Maira. the combination of wild flowers and dramatic mountains is stunning. My legs are struggling with so many steep climbs and never ending ascents, but the rewards and downhills are well worth the effort. Simply Beautiful is by Al Green
This part of the Pucks Glen path takes the walker towards a rocky outcrop that contains what looks like a face ... can you see it?.
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More scenes from the walk can be seen here:.
Finally Managed to upload this pic!!
It is always the most fun to take pictures with You... Thank you my Friend for being You ..... Love you!!
We both managed to get out together today, first time in 2 weeks that Daniel has left the house, which was great, really good to see it lifted his spirits. Hopefully do it more often. We met with a friend and had a coffee at Hardwick park and fed the birds, then went to Fishburn airfield and sat outside plane watching. Had a mini-shoot while we were there. Have a wonderful evening all. ❤️
Managed to get this shot of the iconic gate when there was almost no one around. It pays to get up early!!!
Managed a quick shot of the male Chaffinch that's been visiting our garden over the last couple of days. It only stays at the far back of the garden though. It’s perched on the shallow water trough. Taken through the window.
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“You could be great, you know, it’s all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that.” ― J.K. Rowling , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter Theme Song
Credits:
Head: LeL EvoX
Body: Maitreya Lara
Hairs: DOUX
Ears: L'Etre - Ringed mesh ears
Top: Hotdog
Skirt: ISON
Made at Mischief Managed www.mischiefmanagedsl.net Sim:
BG: The Dungeon
It was whilst taking this photograph that I realised that my camera had lost its ability to change aperture and was stuck in f2/8, hence the shallow dof :( However I thought that it was still worthwhile taking this shot of the river in Pucks Glen running inder a number of fallen trees.
Managed to stop the car without the hawk immediately flying away - - a rare occurrence. Sun was pretty bright so a lot more dark shadows than you would like but otherwise a clear shot even after some cropping - - I'm glad my lens is finally sharp again after another round of micro-adjustments.
Red Tailed Hawk ((I believe)) - Minesing Swamp - Ontario
Managed to get back to the poppy field the weekend and it was full of photographers this time!
Had a touch of lens envy ;-)
Managed to get another one of those colds. So not much time to take pictures right now. But I'm heading down to the south coast at the weekend, so hopefully I will be able to get some different shots.
Managed to get out with the camera yesterday as I saw some misty goodness sat on top of the woods, although it was cut short as the heavens opened! Anyway, found some foxgloves adding a splash of colour in Hillock Wood, Buckinghamshire.
I managed to find some decent wifi to go online and find some new stuff!
Credits:
Body: Lara from Maitreya
Head: Catya from Catwa
Skin and Makeup: Serena for Catwa new gachas from Glam Affair at The Gacha Garden
Hair: Jacica new VIP group gift from Truth
Bikini: Little Thing new from Jana & Little
Pose: Bond Girl newish from Tuty's
Location: Isle of May
I managed to capture this Fulmar as it flew to its nest in a shady gorge which provided this lovely dark background.
Taken on the Isle of Lunga, Scotland.
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Finally managed to get close up to our rather large visitor to Attenborough in the lovely afternoon winter sun, it's been several years since I have had the chance to photograph a Great White Egret and the size of the these birds still amazes me, when standing upright they actually look down on the passing swans not many birds can do that, lets hope it stays around for much longer.
Managed to get a shot of this Long-tailed Tit with nesting materials before he disappeared into the trees. Taken on a local walk this afternoon.
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This picture is a render I did some 5 years ago using Poser software. I think that I managed not only to capture a good likeness of her face but also her figure. I used 3 point lighting. The shadows accentuate the curves of her figure. : )
Intense sunset light hits the Pulpit Rock at the head of Portland Bill.
This intense golden light lasted only a few minutes but it was phenomenal. I managed this long exposure before breaking my ND Grad when it slipped from my frozen fingers onto the legendary Portland Stone here!
Believe it or not, but I hadn't posted this frame and found it in my files yesterday. I had posted a portrait standard exposure with this light and overlooked this one!! There was a tremendous amount of seaspray as I recall as it was very windy, so I may have overlooked it as I thought it wouldn't be sharp. But on re-examination I like it!
One the west shore of Loch Eck sits an old hut that has barely changed in the 15+ years I've been visiting there. Originally I think it was used to house animals by one of the nearby farms but now sits abandoned.
Finally managed to get out and about and take a few photos to start this 100x project. My son liked this iPhone processed shot better than all the others and yes, for those of you who put up with my 100x last year, it's those bridges again!
I just managed to squeezed both of them in at prime focus on my C11 telescope. However, I found wrestling with trying to remove the light pollution gradients quite a challenge on this occasion.
Canon EOS 6D @ ISO 6400.
150x15 sec unguided subs with calibration frames added.
Celestron C11 at f10.
Tracked on a Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 mount.
Imaged from suburbia.
Processed in APP and finished off in LR.
Happy Sunday! Hope you are all good
Seriously missed my favourite group, so finally managed to get time to put one up today, a bit of a different take on one of my favourite places. And an edited version of a shot posted earlier in the week.
HSS!!!
Managed a quick trip to the beach in order to see if California is OPEN yet. Most coastal access remains closed, with all parking areas blocked.
But I found this Guy racing around a rest stop, and managed to get a shot before he raced off.
For a generation of viewers, the familiar “beep, beep” of Warner Brothers’ cartoon Roadrunner was the background sound of Saturday mornings.
(Although commonly quoted as "meep meep", Warner Brothers, the current owner of all trademarks relating to the duo, lists "beep, beep" as the Road Runner's sound, along with "meep, meep." )
Despite the cartoon character’s perennial victories over Wile E. Coyote, real-life coyotes present a real danger to Roadrunners; Coyotes can reach a top speed of 43 miles an hour—more than twice as fast as roadrunners.
Roadrunner can outrace a human, kill a rattlesnake, and thrive in the harsh landscapes of the Desert Southwest. Roadrunners reach two feet from sturdy bill to white tail tip, with a bushy blue-black crest and mottled plumage that blends well with dusty shrubs. As they run, they hold their lean frames nearly parallel to the ground and rudder with their long tails.
Roadrunners have evolved a range of adaptations to deal with the extremes of desert living. Like seabirds, they secrete a solution of highly concentrated salt through a gland just in front of each eye, which uses less water than excreting it via their kidneys and urinary tract. Moisture-rich prey including mammals and reptiles supply them otherwise-scarce water in their diet. Both chicks and adults flutter the un-feathered area beneath the chin (gular fluttering) to dissipate heat.
Roadrunners eat poisonous prey, including venomous lizards and scorpions, with no ill effect, although they’re careful to swallow horned lizards head-first with the horns pointed away from vital organs. Roadrunners can also kill and eat rattlesnakes, often in tandem with another roadrunner: as one distracts the snake by jumping and flapping, the other sneaks up and pins its head, then bashes the snake against a rock. If it’s is too long to swallow all at once, a roadrunner will walk around with a length of snake still protruding from its bill, swallowing it a little at a time as the snake digests.
Based on banding records, the oldest roadrunner was at least 7 years old.
- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
(600 mm, 1/2000 @ f/9.0, ISO 1000)
Managed a trip to the Yorkshire Dales for these Turtle Doves before I disappear for a few days. They kept there distance, so unfortunately they are large crops.
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I spent a good hour with this fellow, lots of photos with branches in the way but managed a few I am pretty happy with, more to come.
Managed to take a couple of shots of a (1st winter?) Pied Wagtail that seems to have taken a shine to my pond, it's a first for the garden and has spent most of the day happily walking around
I managed to take a walk today, a day a bit 'more "warm" than the previous ones.
I did not have the "official" camera with me because I wanted to be free of weight and photographic obligations.
I wanted to enjoy the walk and I found myself, instead, taking a lot of photos of the fascinating river and the path in winter clothes.
This small nikon compact, now dated, is able to capture the "mood" of the environment, probably better than the other, has no claims in detail, all that immortal is what I needed today- the essence of the river in winter, in its apparent calm, in the dull colors, in the bony trees and in the total absence of living beings of all kinds....
Fabrizio De André - Le acciughe fanno il pallone (Live)
The chosen music has nothing to do with the photo, but is a tribute to De André in the twenty years since his death and a tribute to my father on his birthday ....
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I managed to take my long lens out for a while this morning and was lucky to find this beautifully marked Black tailed Godwit from Firth hide Dungeness RSPB (it is the closest hide on the trail from the car park ) . Thank you for all your good wishes and kindness I still cannot walk far but this is a good start to my recovery .
A drake Common Merganser gliding effortlessly along the waterway. I decided to lay up on the wet forest floor with my ground pod, hoping to get some good opportunities with these ducks. They didn't come in as close as I would have liked, but still managed a couple decent clicks. This is one of them. View large for best experience.
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Enjoy the rest of the weekend~!
I managed to visit the park on Saturday morning before the endless rain started. The so-called woodland garden of the park is one of my favourite areas there and it has many lovely details to discover like the metal owl and hedgehogs which you see in this photo. There is a squirrel too but it didn't fit into the photo. :)
In the comments I add a capture of a huge insect hotel which is also part of that woodland garden, just in case you are looking for inspiration for your own garden and like to think BIG !:)