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Ce beau canard profitant de sa liberté avec le Canard Mandarin ce sont probablement sauvé d’une ferme d’élevage ou d’une volière entre Boisbriand et St-Eustache où les environs .
Ils n'ont pas été aperçu depuis le 17 janvier. A été observé un minimum de 3 jours je pense pas plus.
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No clouds, too bad; but no wind, so happy! Let me have an opportunity try to take a long exposure by the San Francisco Bay. The location of this spot is at Rat Rock Island, China Camp State Park, San Rafael, California. Really thank you for taking the time to view this image, and hope you are all having wonderful weekend!
/ Filters: Breakthrough 15-stop ND plus B+W CPL
This shot was taken in a Étang de Bolmon(Lagoon of Bolmon),in a hot summer morning.No tripod.Minimum post-production.
Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers. Jasmine can be either deciduous (leaves falling in autumn) or evergreen (green all year round), and can be erect, spreading, or climbing shrubs and vines. Their leaves are borne in opposing or alternating arrangement and can be of simple, trifoliate, or pinnate formation. The flowers are typically around 2.5 cm in diameter. They are white or yellow in color, although in rare instances they can be slightly reddish. The flowers are borne in cymose clusters with a minimum of three flowers, though they can also be solitary on the ends of branchlets. Each flower has about four to nine petals, two locules, and one to four ovules. They have two stamens with very short filaments. The bracts are linear or ovate. The calyx is bell-shaped. They are usually very fragrant. The fruits of jasmines are berries that turn black when ripe. Jasmines are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eurasia, Australasia and Oceania, although only one of the 200 species is native to Europe. Their center of diversity is in South Asia and Southeast Asia. A number of jasmine species have become naturalized in Mediterranean Europe. For example, the so-called Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) was originally from West Asia and Indian subcontinent, and is now naturalized in the Iberian peninsula. Jasminum fluminense (which is sometimes known by the inaccurate name Brazilian Jasmine and Jasminum dichotomum (Gold Coast Jasmine) are invasive species in Hawaii and Florida. Jasminum polyanthum, also known as White Jasmine, is an invasive weed in Australia. 19565
I didn't have a micro-bike, so I quickly made one, out of wire scraps.
One could argue that the bike isn't fully functional, but you can't deny the weight is down to a bare minimum...
(the size of the visible part is just shy of 7.5cm)
You are sensational, little planet.
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Valle Nevado is the largest ski center in the Southern Hemisphere, with a surface where it is possible to ski for 900 hectares, and the most modern in Chile. It is located in the middle of the Cordillera de los Andes at an altitude of 3,025 meters.
In Valle Nevado we can find high quality snow, so much so that it is chosen by athletes from all over the world to practice heliskiing, snowboarding, skiing and all kinds of winter activities.
It has 37 tracks on more than 40 kilometers of flat tracks located in the Andean valleys, differentiated by their levels for beginners, blue, red and black; as well as alternative tracks, with virgin snow for the experienced.
Valle Nevado, in addition, has a Snowboard Park, 100 meters long, 50 meters wide, where the Snowboard World Championship has been held since 2003 for its excellent terrains, with its specialized tracks in Half Pipe and Border Cross.
This ski center also has bumps, areas full of obstacles and the best snow for a practice full of adrenaline and adventure.
Valle Nevado has 810 meters of height difference and a maximum height at the Cima Tres Puntas, of 3,670 meters of altitude. The minimum altitude in Valle Nevado is 2,860 meters, located at Base Prado.
The resort is located at an altitude of 3,025 meters.
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Valle Nevado has one of the best snowparks in Latin America, specially developed for beginners and experts. It is located next to the Candonga walkable, between the base of Cima Prado and the Andes Express. It gives the possibility of having a class with a ski and snowboard instructor to learn or improve the techniques.
It has 3 areas :: the beginners area has a course with rollers, unevenness and mini boxes, the intermediate area has 2 boxes, 3 jumps from 6 to 10 meters and a rainbow, and the experts area has 2 balconies with a kink box, one quarter pipe for jibbing and 2 step up jumps.
...Said everyone's favourite Borg Seven of Nine after smoking some... No, no, not what you think ;) But this semi-translucent, lavender-coloured fluorite, which consists of many cubic shaped crystals with many #corners, has always reminded me of a Borg cube. Albeit a rather psychedelic, flower power, rock'n'roll-type of Borg cube, because the way the cubic crystals are shaped and arranged also conveys a certain kind of cheerful chaos. And lavender also definitely isn't your typical Borg colour. Which makes this a peace and love hippie Borg cube :)
Explored January 10, 2022
Photographed with the M.Zuiko 30mm F3.5 macro lens, the 60mm's little brother. Unlike the 60mm, which is a "true" macro lens with a 1:1 magnification, the 30mm gives you a magnification of 1,25 (2,5 in the MFT world). The fantastic Laowa 50mm Ultra Macro lens offers even more magnification (Goodbye extension tubes!), and it's still on my list, but Olympus – or rather OM System, as the company is called now – had a lens promotion, so I was able to get this already very affordable lens literally dirt-cheap, so I went for it. It's not a pro lens like the 60mm, it's all plastic, no weather sealing etc., but it supports the in-camera focus stacking function, and together with the 16mm extension tube and the Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens (which I've both used for this shot) it's only as long as the 60mm without any extensions. And last, but not least, the image quality is excellent, too. Of course it won't replace my trusty 60mm, but it's a great addititon to it with its extra magnification (and the length of this technical description gives away that I still had to justify the purchase for myself, because Santa had already brought me another new lens). The minimum focusing distance is a mere 14 cm (5,51 inches) which means that you can get really close to your photographic subject, and with extension tubes and close-up lens mounted that focusing distance shrinks considerably once again. In fact, for this image I was so close that the Raynox close-up lens actually touched the upper part of the fluorite. Soft light from above prevented shading from the lens (to which it is prone also without extensions due to the super short focusing distance). OK, enough tech talk, more info on the programmes used for post processing is in the tags ;)
P.S. Thank you wolli s for the tip to slightly oil the subject after dusting it to keep it lint-free, it works!
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, have a nice week ahead, and stay safe!
I'll catch up with you tonight!
I would like to share with you another of BC's best kept secrets, Finn Slough.
If you ever visit the Vancouver Lower Mainland area , this amazing little community is a must see.
An artist's haven.....
I have been visiting Finn Slough for about 10 years and sadly, I am starting to see more and more decay and rot to this tiny picturesque river side community ( as you will witness in following images ). I will however keep the decay down to a minimum in order to present and preserve the quaint and romantic side.
Finn Slough is a tiny Fraser River fishing community located at the south end of No. 4 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The community has approximately 30 residents who live in wooden houses, both floating and built on stilts, along the marshy river bank. Many of the buildings were built between the late 19th century and 1950s and many have decayed severely, while some have been carefully restored. Finn Slough was founded by Finnish settlers who came to Richmond in the 1880s. Most of these residents made a good living from fishing and became local landowners.
The sleepy and decaying village of Finn Slough has been repeatedly photographed, and it appears on numerous postcards sold throughout Vancouver tourist shops.
Wikipedia
Life on the Fraser River
Richmond, BC
Canada
I can't thank everyone enough for the overwhelming response to my images.
Each and every view, comment and fave is so very much appreciated.
~Christie (happiest) by the River
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This is the last shot from my summer travels last year, taken somewhere in Nebraska on the way home. Hope you enjoyed the trip. This time of year I am normally thinking about where to go for my minimum annual requirement of walking in mountains and otherwise. Alas, those plans have been interrupted by a tiny little virus, so I'll have to wait to see what happens.
Pictured here is the second falls from the bridge and the real reward of the hike along the river and one of the many portages if you plan to canoe the river in either direction you will enjoy a minimum 29 portages before reaching the source lake of the river. The Pinguisibi River also known as Sand River in its English translation from Anishinaabemowin the Ojibwa language drops about 185 m (600 feet) in elevation from Sand Lake to Lake Superior making for fast water, rapids, waterfalls and lots of rocks.
You literally cannot miss this great rest area 150km North of Sault Ste. Marie as you have to drive over it to get to where you are going, there is a marked parking lot with restrooms and the Pinguisibi trail along the river is clearly marked and only moderately difficult to reach these falls making this a great leg stretcher. Water levels vary with season and year and so offer a different scenic experience each time you happen to be in the area also while there make sure to stop as well at Old Woman Bay one of the prettiest coastal landscapes that is reasonably accessible along Superior
I took this on Sept 21, 2021 with my D850 and Tamron 24-70 f2.8 G2 Lens at 24mm, 1/50s, f11 ISO 64 processed in LR, PS +Topaz ,and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
It's now rented but you can still visit with the SLURL as it will take you to the public part of the region.
Lovers of sun and sea!
This is a wonderful tropical dream escape. Perfect for surfers and beach bums alike!
The islands largest home is set upon a cliff top with enchanting tropical views! Included is a larger animated pool, a peaceful sun deck and of course, your own beautiful private beach!
The home comes with security and decor is optional for longer stay (minimum of 4 weeks).
Please do take the time to visit-
We hope you enjoy your visit and thank you for being mindful of our tenants.
Alternatively, see what other rentals are currently available within the White Dunes Estate portfolio - HERE
The one and only Northern Pintail duck was actually floating and paddling on a minimum of water, with a layer of ice located a bit below. I thought the water took on a ‘cool’ and interesting look with the ice shining through in a minimum of sunshine.
For #FlickrFriday theme of #Minimum
Have a nice day! :-)
Deep inside an oak hammock was this beautiful example of an incredibly old saw palmetto. They are amazingly slow growers of only 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch per year and it can take 100 years for one to become an adult. The long pithy stem is an identifier for this plant and I estimate the length of the stem to be15 foot at minimum. Do the math this is a very old palmetto.
Many thanks for the visits, faves and comments. Cheers
Buff-banded Rail
Scientific Name: Gallirallus philippensis
Description: The Buff-banded Rail is a medium-sized stout rail with short legs. It has a distinctive grey eyebrow and an orange-brown band on its streaked breast. The lores, cheek and hindneck are rich chestnut. The chin and throat are grey, the upperparts streaked brown and the underparts barred black and white. The eye is red. Young birds are much paler to white underneath, with indistinct bars and only a faint orange-brown tint on the breast. Downy chicks are fluffy black. This rail walks slowly, with tail raised and flicking constantly.
Similar species: The orange-brown breast band distinguishes the Buff-banded Rail from the similar but smaller Lewin's Rail,Dryolimnas pectoralis, which has a rich chestnut crown and nape and a proportionally longer pink bill.
Distribution: The Buff-banded Rail is widespread in mainland Australia, particularly along the eastern coast and islands, and on Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. It is also found in south-east Asia, New Guinea and New Zealand.
Habitat: The Buff-banded Rail is seen singly or in pairs in dense reeds and vegetation bordering many types of wetlands or crops. It makes widespread use of artificial wetlands like sewage ponds and drainage channels.
Seasonal movements: The Buff-banded Rail is resident and possibly locally nomadic, though little is known of these movements.
Feeding: The Buff-banded Rail feeds on crustaceans, molluscs, insects, seeds, fruit, frogs, carrion and refuse. It mostly feeds early in the morning and the evening.
Breeding: Breeding is poorly known, but the Buff-breasted Rail nests in long grass, tussocks, rushes or crops. It makes an unlined cup-shaped nest of grasses or reeds. Both parents incubate and the young will leave the nest within 24 hours. Both parents remain with the young, which usually feed themselves, though the female may feed them as well. Two broods may be raised in some seasons.
Calls: Loud creaky squeak when breeding but usually silent.
Minimum Size: 28cm
Maximum Size: 33cm
Average size: 31cm
Average weight: 130g
Breeding season: September to February
Clutch Size: 5 to 8 eggs
Incubation: 19 days
Nestling Period: 1 days
(source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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There we were again, in a situation that would somehow be forbidden but, I don't know if thanks to his position as Major or perhaps because of his intimidating presence, nobody seemed to prevent. The metallic sound of the hangar felt like a distant echo in my ears as the runaway rhythm of my pulse mixed with the beat of the "engine" of his heart whilst the air escaped from my lips noticing the strength of his hold.
I reached his eyes at the same time my hands moved over his "double skin", a layer that worked both, as his clothes and armour, until I reached his face, trying to feel him, longing for that trace in the form of a caress to remain engraved somehow. That closeness and the intensity of his gaze caused a chill to run through my entire body.
I knew that he had to leave and I only hoped that, in that moment, he could read in my eyes everything that I could not express in words while my hand rested on him, seeking to bring him closer, to shorten that minimum distance and thus, be able to reach their lips and seal that farewell...
ESP:
Ahí estábamos de nuevo, en una situación que de alguna manera estaría prohibida pero que, no sé si gracias a su cargo de Major o quizá por su presencia intimidante, nadie parecía impedir. El sonido metálico del hangar se sentía como un eco lejano en mis oídos ya que el ritmo desbocado de mi pulso se mezclaba el latido del "motor" de su corazón mientras el aire se escapaba de mis labios al notar la fuerza con la que me sujetaba.
Alcancé sus ojos a la vez que mis manos se movían sobre su “doble piel”, una capa que hacía tanto de su ropa como de armadura, hasta llegar su rostro, haciendo por sentirle, anhelando que ese trazo en forma de caricia se quedase grabado de algún modo. Esa cercanía y la intensidad de su mirada provocaron que un escalofrió recorriese todo mi cuerpo.
Sabía que tenía que irse y sólo esperaba que, en ese momento, él pudiese leer en mis ojos todo aquello que no podía expresar con palabras mientras mi mano se apoyaba en él, buscando por acercarle, por acortar esa mínima distancia y así, poder alcanzar sus labios y sellar esa despedida...
Location:
Ronin Dock @Love Dakota
Special thanks to Omalley Dakota to let us visit her place ❤
This is, of course, the Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park.
As I was joined by a small group of people attempting to capture some magic at sunset, here, a young mom, who clearly had endured a long day with her very young kids in tow asked me, "Why isn't it as colorful in person?"
I explained that the colors here typically pop during the height of the day, because of the way the mineral deposits catch the light, and that photographers in the evening rely on much longer shutter speeds to allow for the color to saturate their images. This example is a 9-image panorama with each image a minimum of 15 seconds in duration. The human eye simply won't pick up this much color at dusk.
The microbial mat is what brings out the most color in this, the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world. During the summer the mats are redder, in the winter they can be dark green. The steam and water in the center are blue because of its sterility caused by the extreme temperatures.
This is why I try to capture these images and share them with my friends, family, and as broad a distribution as possible...the camera catches what is there, but not easily seen. I find it a joy to see them and hope others do, too.
An abstraction of a walkway with railings in the hot sun and humid air at the large shopping centre in Singapore.
Minimum optimization with Picasa as PS is not in my mini-notebook during this trip.
Greetings to all my flickr friends from the Lion City.
Flickr Friday: Minimum
It has been awhile since I have done a minimalistic image. I love the simplicity of them and should do them more often.
Thanks for your visit. Take care and have a great weekend!
HFF!
Lovely sunset at the Scripps Pier in La Jolla! Everything was surreal about this evening! I was at a mall around 4.30pm and saw the skies taking great shapes. Streaks of clouds emanating from the west. I knew this was going to be a spectacular evening and left everything and drove back home to get my gear and was at the beach by 5.30pm.
A dynamics of yellow, pink, blue, purple and magenta, all melted together was slowly injected into the skies above and in the reflections on the wet sand below. It all danced and I was just clicking!
For a few minutes I saw a great solar funnel with high beams emanating from the setting sun! I took a few shots and this one came out great with rays reaching as long as the other side of the frame!
I processed it to the minimum with no HDR etc in LR6. The usual stuff like highlight, shadows and vibrancy. In fact there wasn't a need to do much anyways! Hope you like it!
I was fascinated to observe the patterns on the underside of this little succulent leaf. I’d never noticed them before. The wonders of a macro lens!
This round red robin sat down just directly next to me. I did move my camera really slow to get this shot. Luckily I was still able to get it in focus (Monrepos-2019-9436.jpg)
I just got in from shoveling the driveway...again. Sophie just got back from 5 days at Scott's Kennels ( I prefer to call it Scott's Minimum Security Prison for Overindulged Pets).
Canon EOS 350 D camera with a Sigma AF 18-200mm DC OS Zoom lens
iPhoto sepia
01/13/09
Thank you very much for the visits, faves and comments. Cheers.
Splendid Fairy-wren
Scientific Name: Malurus splendens
Description: The breeding plumage of the male is predominantly blue, varying from cobalt-blue in the east of its range to violet-blue in the west.It has black bands at the base of the tail (absent in the violet-blue birds), across the breast and from the beak, through the eyes to join a band across the back of its neck. Its crown and cheek patches are paler blue. Wings and long tail are brown with a blue wash. His beak is black and his legs and feet are brown-grey. In non-breeding plumage, called eclipse, he is very similar to the female, being pale brown above and buff to white underneath although he retains the blue wash on wings and tail. The female does not have the blue wash on her wings, but does have a reddish-tan line from beak to eye that extends into a ring around her eye. Her beak is reddish-tan.
Similar species: The male in breeding plumage is quite distinct but in eclipse he is similar to the males of other fairy-wrens in eclipse. A faint wash of blue on male wings during eclipse distinguishes this species from others. The female is similar to females of other fairy-wren species, but has a bluer tail than most.
Distribution: These birds are widely distributed across Australia in two areas. One area is from about Shark Bay south through WA, through SA except the coast to about the Flinders Ranges and the southern and central parts of NT. The eastern area include SA from the Flinders Ranges, the far north-western tip of Vic, NSW east to about Moree and Balranald and south central Qld.
Habitat: These birds live in arid to semi-arid areas, in mostly dense shrublands or woodlands of acacia, and mallee eucalypt with dense shrubs.
Seasonal movements: These birds are mostly sedentary, defending a territory all year, but the younger females may disperse to another territory. In some areas they are semi-nomadic, depending on local conditions.
Feeding: Like most of the fairy-wrens, Splendid Fairy-wrens eat mostly insects and forage on both the ground and in shrubs. They live in groups which forage together.
Breeding: The Splendid Fairy-wren female builds an oval domed nest of dry grass, strips of bark and rootlets, with an entrance two thirds of the way up one side. The female is the only member of the group to incubate the eggs, but all members of the group feed the chicks.
Calls: A rapid series of slightly metallic, high-pitched pips that blend into an "undulating" call.
Minimum Size: 12cm
Maximum Size: 14cm
Average size: 13cm
Average weight: 9g
Breeding season: mostly September-December, but can extend from August to April
Clutch Size: 2 to 4, mostly 3
Incubation: 15 days
Nestling Period: 11 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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