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This set of butterflies paid a visit to the garden to enjoy the nectar of sedum. The texture adds an art-like quality to the photo and a hint of age.
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Il existe trois sous-espèces de Fous de Bassan (Morus Bassanus) dans le monde : l’une d’elles se trouve le long de la côte sud de l’Afrique, une autre en Tasmanie et en Nouvelle-Zélande, et l’autre dans l’Atlantique Nord.
Le plumage de l’adulte est d’un blanc éblouissant. Une bande étroite de couleur grise encercle les yeux, mais la pointe des ailes est d’un noir de jais. Pendant la saison de nidification, la tête et le cou de l’oiseau prennent une délicate nuance jaune safran. Les yeux sont bleu clair, et le bec est bleu ou gris-bleu.
À l’automne, les jeunes ont le plumage brun rayé et tacheté de blanc. Au fil des saisons, le plumage pâlit; il présente la teinte blanche de l’adulte vers la quatrième ou la cinquième année.
Old Kyoto has numerous alleyways and narrow streets filled with tradtional eateries, bars and entertainments. I 'think' this shot is from the Ponto-Cho district where the alley is packed with restaurants on both sides offering a wide range of dining options from inexpensive yakitori to fully tactical Japanese bars and restaurants to those offering more Western cuisine.
Afterdark the place comes alive with light and colour.
Hence the black and white :-)
Fuji X-H1, XF18/2, 1/15th sec at f/2, ISO 200
I try not to post multiple images from the same spot - makes a 'stream look naff. Making an exception here because it's a very different photo to the last one - even if it's the same same log :-)
This frame taken much later in the evening and with a completely different camera and lens combination. I think this was when I was trying to decide which system to stick with.
A very noisy base image - was practically in the dark - dark enough to not take notice of the settings... :\
Sony A7Rii, FE 24-70/2.8 GM, 20 secs at f/19, ISO 800
The river Adda unfolds her beauty meandering at the feet of the hills; here the river widens and creates a series of coves (one of them lays just at the dead center of the frame, beyond the leftmost trees on the bank).
The postprocessing of this exposure bracketing has been rather longish and difficult, since the single shots looked pretty dull - but I knew that there should be more than met the eye, so I struggled hard to bring to life the real view, or, if you prefer, my memories of that moment.
(Almost) every shot has a story to tell - a soul of her own, if you like -, this is not breaking news for a photographer. But I am sometimes struck by the awareness that every shot holds back many more untold tales. They lay in an alien space and time, possibilities still to be actualized - or in the past, like already told tales which you have simply missed. I have taken photos at this same spot, but today is a fresh story - and I can feel the untold tales waiting their turn in the secret bowels of the river. Some of them are almost surfacing to light - like the pebbles just under the surface of the water - and I can feel them whispering in the peaceful silence of the morning. Soon I will be gone, taking with me - in my camera and in my very soul - today's tale. My own tale. Then a fresh one will begin unfolding.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/+1.7 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.
The world is awakening after a long wintry sleep - spring is blooming, a reviving radiance is in the air.
The trees are burgeoning - up to the tip of their thinnest twigs they are putting forth innumerable buds, weaving anew their new beautiful, energy-producing dresses.
The slow flow of the river is telling tales of distant snows, memories of an alien, wild winter - and I know that even up there, on the sides of a small lake nestled between high peaks, the saxifrages are starting their slow work again - grinding the bare stones down to more hospitable soil.
This enchanted little world is awakening from a serene night, at last, as the sun is peering down the ridge of the hill. And my soul is awakening too, singing a speechless song.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/+1.7 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.
St Benet's Abbey was a medieval monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict, also known as St Benet's at Holme or Hulme. It was situated on the River Bure within the Broads in Norfolk, England.[1] St Benet is a medieval English version of the name of St Benedict of Nursia, hailed as the founder of western monasticism. At the period of the Dissolution of the Monasteries the abbey's possessions were in effect seized by the crown and assigned to the diocese of Norwich. Though the monastery was supposed to continue as a community, within a few years at least the monks had dispersed. Today there remain only ruins. Wikipedia
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I was heading over Tiago Pass and came across this beautiful small lake. As I walked along the shores to compose a shot; the shoreline was full of brilliant blue dragonflies. I didn’t have a macro lens, so I just enjoyed their beauty. Editing done in Lightroom 5.5, Photomatix Pro 4, Nik Collection, Gimp 2.8.
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2 exposure panorama.
It is hard to imagine how ginormous these rocks are unless you can put things into perspective. The photographer on the right is my brother who is a healthy six-footer. Compare him to some people you see walking in the distance by the pines who are dwarfed by 100+ ft tall trees. Now compare these trees to the ones in the distance on the rocks. Now you get the picture.
Half Dome on the right rises nearly 5,000 ft from the valley with a peak at 8,836 ft (2,693 m) above sea level. On the left front are the Royal Arches ending with Washington Column on the right and North Dome in the back. Between the two rock formations run Tenaya Creek and Mirror Lake.
Milky Way Galaxy ascending/emerging out of Blue Hour over putalina (Oyster Cove), the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Bruny Island.
Made the most of lifting restrictions and clear, dark skies earlier this week. Drove down to putalina (Oyster Cove) for a sequence of frames of the MW as it was rising.
putalina has a dark place in the hearts of Tasmanian's indigenous peoples. It was at this place the few remaining survivors of the pre-anglo population spent their last days in a dilapidated convict station. Their children were also removed from them.
The land at putalina has been recently handed back to the descendants of the island's inhabitants and retains significant cultural value.
For indigenous peoples, the alignment of the MW in the south at this time of the year represents an emu, Australia's large and flightless bird. The Coalsack Nebula at the top of the frame represents the head of the emu and the dust lanes and dark patches leading to the horizon form the body.
In memory of our earliest inhabitants.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor 14-30/4, 20 secs at ISO 3200.
Not at full dark yet. Lights at bottom right are the ferry terminal on Bruny Is. and it's even possible to see the line of car headlights heading inland from the ferry.
Another shot from Polhawn Beach on Whitsand Bay, taken at one of our recent club photowalks. I've been playing with processing again and this shot has taken far longer to get right than I would expect, it's been a case of knowing what I want in my head but I couldn't quite get the colours I was after.
Skylight above the eastern lobby of Union Station, Los Angeles, near the easternmost Metro Red Line subway stop.
Initial processing with Photoshop's Channel Mixer tool; final effects using Color Efex Pro.
Explored on May 1, 2016, #99.
Another shot of the wave breaking tetorapoddo from Amakusa Japan.
I'm incredibly drawn to repeating shapes, especially when they create strong graphical lines. The coastlines around Japan are perfect for me, I only wish I had more time while I was there.
This shot was a 90 second exposure at f/11. Processed with Silver Efex Pro 2 from the Nik Collection and Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5.
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2 exposure panorama taken from the chair lift at Mammoth Mountain.
The mountains looking East include San Joaquin, White Wing, Deer and Lookout Mountains. I believe that is the order in this picture from left to right but I can't find definitive proof on the Internet.
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Even with the clocks going forward and having an hour less sleep I still managed to prise myself out of bed in time to get to Hannafore Point for sunrise this morning; unfortunately there was not much in the way of cloud cover but it was still great to get out for the first time in ages.
Another taken whilst out and about with my grandson. I have wanted to take this for a while. I asked the security guy first, so that it was ok.
I wanted to try the new reflection removal tool in Photoshop. What a disappointment, that it can't be used on Leica DNG files. I tried a few ways of reducing the glare off the glass. Masking and using Dehaze in ACR. Also, the Polarisation filter in Colour Efex Pro 5 from the Nik collection. This is the result, using a combination of both.
Hopefully, Adobe will fix the in an update.
MV 'Laguna Bay' about depart from the Gulch at Bicheno, Tasmania. Smoke from a controlled burn somewhere to the west colouring the upper sky.
More from the Takumar 135/3.5 preset salvaged from the junkyard. Had some bad fungus front and rear along with a nasty scratch on the rear element but since CLA'd I'm not able to pick up any issues with it at all. Super sharp in the centre.
Fuji X-T1, Takumar 135/3.5, 1/7000th sec at f/8, ISO 200.
The tree of beauty that stood tall and had a beautiful back-lit glow from the blown out sun, i loved this moment of contrast and clarity, shot along the leeds to Liverpool canal on the Canon750D