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I took this pic a while ago ( I think in June or July) and post it now... I think a little change in my photostream coz lately i posted flower pics mostly. . I loke the sillouhettes of the trees...looks like a natural frame ;-)
A scratchy thing found on a walk amidst numerous other scratchy things. Not sure if they have a purpose other than their ever-present scratchobilities but, well, they looked nice in the sun. Which I then proceeded to remove completely from the photo - I needed it for yesterday's lavender.
Update: Nakameri used this to produce a gorgeous sketch in a very original 365 series. Go see!
In the middle of pacing his yard, Bei suddenly had the urge to go potty, and he does! (at least he's hiding behind the rocks)
Not too happy with this so if like to revisit this at some point in the future. Reasons for it not being too good are:
1) I took 20 shots, then packed everything but the backdrop away and my SD card the refused to believe any of those shots existed so I had to do it again.
2) Even before I began to put stuff back up it was 10:30 so I had to rush a bit.
3) The duct tape I used to attach the ivy on my back had run out after the previous attempt so I had less control over it and could only shove each bit down the back of my top.
Strobist:
Yongnuo Speedlite YN560 IV 1/1 35mm through DIY softbox (which now after constant use for a while may need replacing) just right of camera and vignetting on the pic was added after in Lightroom.
Björkvik, Sweden.
This is where the kayak trip started. Beautiful, yes? About 100 yards from here, I saw an unusual waterfowl but couldn't get close enough for a good picture. I think it was a Skäggdopping, a Great Crested Grebe.
This bay is sheltered from the wind but as you kayak around the island in the background (actually, it's not quite an island since there's a narrow strip of land that connects it to the mainland) the wind can be quite strong. I kayaked in wind waves about 2 feet high.
For more information on the archipelago, click here or here.
Kayaking in the Stockholm archipelago is a wonderful hobby. I hope to return there someday and take a multi-day tour.
As of Feb 6, 2012, this photo would show up on the third page if you search Flickr with the keywords "stockholm archipelago" and click in "interesting." I've tried my best to get on the first page but it's in your hands now. View it, fav it, blog it, comment on it.
However, if you search on "stockholm archipelago kayaking" and click on "interesting", it's on the first page.
One second Bei's asleep, next second his tushy is over the edge of his hammock and he's going potty (if you look closely, that little 'nub' is not his tail *giggle*)
Another pic from our journey to Greece, 2005.
We were hiking to an old cloister ruin when I took that picture. in greece there we always saw such beautiful sunsets and rises.... this was on afternoon...
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Die Natur stirbt bedauerlicherweise nur sehr langsam. Und höchst unfreiwillig. Statt zügig den Geist aufzugeben und die Katastrophe komplett zu machen, scheint sie in jüngster Zeit sogar Widerstand leisten zu wollen. Sie denkt vermutlich, sie könnte uns mit sogenannten Naturkatastrophen zum Nachdenken bringen. Aber da überschätzt die Natur zumindest einen Teil der Menschheit in intellektueller Hinsicht total.
by Wolfgang Mocker (German journalist and autor)
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A Black Skimmer lets loose as two Sandwich Terns stand by. I didn't realize what I was getting in this shot (other than a group of birds on the beach) until I uploaded my photos!
(Sorry for the repost but I saw some dodgy editing and had to fix it).
This is for Flickr Friday's 'My Favourite Movie Scene' theme. I went with the Oscar un-nominated Ace Ventura Pet Detective 2: When Nature Calls, with a Lego Technic motorcyclist playing Jim Carrey and a Playmobil woman as the raccoon. Strangely, this scene was spoofed and expanded by director Renny Harlin and Sylvester Stallone to create the movie 'Cliffhanger'.