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In 2006 I had two times the opportunity to migrate into the valley of the Havasupai Indians and see this magnificent waterfall and take pictures of course. Unfortunately, destroyed a flood in 2008 a part of the beautiful lime sinter terraces .
The Havasupai Indians are also called "the people of the blue-green water". Blue-green has been the water the day before. In the night, however, it had rained heavily in the mountains, so that in the early morning a red-brown muddy broth rolled into the valley, probably a not-often-seen drama.
Unfortunately, a strong wind blew, so a fine spray of dirty water dyed everything including the camera.
In 2006 hatte ich zwei mal die Gelegenheit, in das Tal der Havasupai Indianer zu wandern und diesen großartigen Wasserfall zu sehen und natürlich zu fotografieren. Leider zerstörte eine Flut im Jahr 2008 einen Teil der schönen Kalk-Sinter-Terrassen.
Die Havasupai Indianer werden auch "die Leute vom blaugrünen Wasser" genannt. Blau-grün ist das Wasser auch am Tag vorher gewesen. In der Nacht hatte es jedoch in den Bergen stark geregnet, so dass sich am frühen Morgen überraschend eine rot-braune schlammige Brühe in das Tal wälzte, vermutlich ein nicht oft gesehenes Schauspiel.
Leider wehte ein starker Wind, weshalb sich ein feiner Sprühnebel des schmutzigen Wassers auf alles einschliesslich der Kamera legte.
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""Cultuur Gent wants to give artists the opportunity to use the streets as their playground and canvas and bring street art to a broader audience.
Jolly, Mesh and Madame La Belge, three female graffiti artists from Ghent and Brussels, transformed a drab school wall into an underwater world during a ‘Femmefastiek’ graffiti jam (2014). The aim was to put female graffiti artists in the spotlight.
They drew inspiration from the harbour area of De Muide. The wall became an underwater world with whales, the harbour and submarines.
Location: Glasgowstraat , 9000 Ghent, Belgium""
Information from the website: Visit Ghent
Our journey most days started and ended with us driving passed Kilchurn Castle, so i thought i would take the opportunity "as it would be rude not to" to photograph it over the three days of passing!
Another visit and opportunity to photograph this wonderful rare visitor.
Thought to be the only Albatross of its kind in the Northern Hemisphere. Normally only found in Southern Oceans.
Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. ~ William Arthur Ward
Sorry to bother you once again with this most-photographed scene on my stream. But once in a while I need to go to this beautiful place to shoot. This time it was really challenging because of many many mosquitos around. So probably this will be the one and only image of that pond this year :-)
Happy Sunday, dear friends!
Preparation met opportunity today. I had cut out these leaves hoping for a beautiful sky, and lucky for me, it all came together. Today is all about carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating. Be well and be safe.
PS - dried leaves don't cut as well as soft, pliable leaves.
Opportunity Naps Henry is a hard charging playful kitten, he wears out after a bit and sometimes just naps where he is, found in North Carolina.
LUCKY OPPORTUNITY to photograph one of these Slim and Savage predators, active by day and night, it relentlessly tracks down its prey by scent. It often kills prey more than twice its size, biting deeply into the neck.
Captured at Elmley Nature Reserve in Kent.
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It just struck me that I have photographed this door a couple of times, been by it hundreds of times, seen the changes around the face of the door, but never ever peek beyond the door. I think I am Inspired to do so next time I am there.
It's too late now. I know some people on flickr would die for a foreground of icy shapes like this. But with Effie waiting in the car, I just hopped down onto the rocks and did my snapshot thing, slapdash, without a moment's thought. The sea loch had frozen over and when the tide went out the ice was left as a thin sheet over the rocks on the shore, which eventually punched up through the ice splintering it and creating a bizarre and unusual sight. Perhaps common in Finland, but the Baltic Sea has no tide to speak of, so it probably doesn't do this there.
I'm sorely tempted to go back and do the job properly....but the weather might just change, and I lose my opportunity. Damn!
Any ideas for what techniques you would use for this scene, much appreciated! Let it all out!
It was a hard struggle for me, due to some lung issues, but I managed to climb to the top! I was very exited to see the slot canyon and discover the rocks from below and above.
From the BLM (Bureau of land Management) website:
"The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a remarkable outdoor laboratory, offering an opportunity to observe, study, and experience the geologic processes that shape natural landscapes. The National Monument, on the Pajarito Plateau in north-central New Mexico, includes a national recreation trail and ranges from 5,570 feet to 6,760 feet above sea level. It is for foot travel only, and contains two segments that provide opportunities for hiking, birdwatching, geologic observation, and plant identification."
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In Parkes, NSW, for the David Malin Awards, I was told the normal floodlighting on The Dish radio telescope would be turned off to allow a timelapse to be made for the CSIRO. I hadn't planned to shoot The Dish as many others already have, but without the excess lighting, and given I didn't find a better site I thought I should try. Sigma lens, processed in Lightroom.
One piece of wood, so many photo ops. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, just north of Half Moon bay, California.
From my Wild and Weathered Wood, collection.
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) male female
Just time for a quick visit to the Vic Uni Pond today. The Grebe chicks should hatch any day now. A difference in behaviour in that both male and female (and I can't tell which is which) didn't venture very far from the nest, giving me some opportunities to get some images with both in the frame.
Shot in January this year when I had the opportunity to visit the Peak District for a couple of hours. Walking at the top of a small mountain ridge, the sun just came through the clouds and the light was amazing. I guess that this was just luck-)
I worked on a initial version of this photo and since I work with Lightroom CC (in combination with Photoshop), I thought to give it another try. I'm actually amazed what you can pull from a file from the LX3, an older camera with some limits. But it's all about the picture and I'm pretty proud about this one!
The sparrowhawk is surely one of the UK's most striking raptors.
Unfortunately this male's own strike was far from successful and his chosen prey had long since fled when I took this shot.
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter Nisus)
Adel Dam Nature Reserve
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This Barn Owl was perched on the post behind the tree making it difficult to get a good angle for a shot, when a brief gust of wind moved the branches allowing me to capture this photo, hence the title.
I love this angle looking northeast toward downtown St. Paul. This photo took a long wait, as the glaciers probably moved faster than did this manifest trying to make a start down the Mankato Subdivision. This train left Hoffman Yard and slowly worked its way to under the Wabasha Street Bridge then stopped for 10 minutes. The train then moved the distance of two city blocks near Ontario Street then stopped. I figured there had to be opposing traffic or something causing them to be so hesitant. Sure enough, a long manifest was ending its journey on the Mankato Subdivision and coming into St. Paul. Another 30 minutes went by, perhaps to give traffic downtown a break - the first manifest occupied Chestnut Street for 15 minutes. Finally, this westbound finally moved onto the Mankato Subdivision and completed a glorious scene here viewed from the High Bridge. I estimate it took 1 hour and 30 minutes for this to get here from Hoffman Yard - a distance of only three miles away.
I thought I saw a person working on a farm in the footpath, but in fact it was someone waiting a photo opportunity.😆
農作業中の人がいる、と思ってシャッターを切ったのですが、その人は写真撮影中の人でした😆
My recent trip to Wales also saw the opportunity to visit a Tern colony and work on my flight photography.
The early morning light and a lack of heat haze due to an onshore breeze helped contribute to some excellent shots.
Both Common and Arctic Tern’s nest at Cemlyn Lagoon, the black tip to the bill helps tell them apart.
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Feeding Osprey at Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, Florida, USA.
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I saw this VERY leaf hanging from its rustic lichen covered fence a few weeks ago, but passed it by without taking a pic. Another opportunity missed...or so I thought. I had completely forgotten about it. Until yesterday, that is. As luck would have it, there it was, this Giant Maple Leaf, its stem lodged in the fence, still hanging SO perfectly, and just BEGGING me not to pass it by again without snapping a pic.
Thankful for a second chance to photograph this beauty! 😊
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Highest position: 327 on Saturday, December 3, 2016
Opportunity knocks. I wish I had a buck for every time I heard someone say: “You ought to start your own restaurant.”
There was no queue for this shot but normally there would be. I think 2021 will live long in the memory for the year that tourism basically stopped
On my way to the city centre I noticed that the gate to the back yard of a shop was open with fairy lights sparkling, so I took the opportunity to quickly take a photo of the scene.
I can't resist fairy lights when I have mounted a vintage (or fast) lens onto one of my cameras ; ))
[ manual Ricoh XR Rikenon 50mm f1.4 on a Pentax K-70, stopped down a bit ]
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Some doors are meant to be closed , and when you try to reopen them , remember why they were closed in the first place .
These ducks are at the Reifel bird sanctuary near Vancouver, B.C. They sense someone nearby might have snacks and they aren't about to be last in line!
Having enjoyed a couple of days in the sun engaged in rather more active pursuits, an early-ish return home today provided an opportunity to visit one of my local spots and the significantly more leisurely 'snapping of the logs'.
Colas Tug 60085 is doing the honours with the 12.58pm Carlisle Yard - Chirk Kronospan (6J37), and what better than to incorporate the splendid signal box and a couple of the semaphores basking in the evening sun. Catch 'em while you can I guess.
6.10pm, 19th April 2018
RKO_6412. “Shall I…”
While trying to get some shots of the European Kestrel I came across this interesting situation. Obviously the Common Buzzard just killed -and was feasting on- a bird while this crow (?) was nearby waiting for the left overs. You can almost read the common buzzards thoughts......
I couldn't resist to upload this image as it was so interesting to watch.
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