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McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II (BuNo 155539), VX-4, Pima Air & Space Museum storage area. GFX 100S, GF 45-100mm f/4.
(Best viewed in original size)
Swarms of grackles have been arriving in Houston lately. I was approaching downtown on Hwy 45 the other day when I spotted these and had to shoot through the windshield while driving.
That's the Houston Police headquarters building in the back ground for those who are familiar with Houston.
Driving home from work. The shot was on the way home instead. The rain was pouring out the dark clouds and the sun was so beautifull. There was so many potential great shots but only this was made.
In my case, that potential isn't very good. Most of the time, I'm lousy at pool, but I enjoy the hell out of it anyhow. Especially when alcohol is involved.
A black-crowned night heron flies along the shoreline in search of a potential fishing spot. The ‘auku’u is well-adapted to a variety of aquatic habitats, from protected upland watersheds to urban drainage channels to ocean side tide pools.
LOL....it should be pretty safe, there are regulations! This is the Fermi Nuclear Power Plant. I took this from my seat in the car with my best friend Derek last week!
Honestly, I don't like this, and I'm not sure why I'm posting it. Or maybe I do.
You see, I've been thinking about something the past few days, and in a way, this photo sums it up.
Lately it seems like everyone I know are saying "I don't care, it's who I am" or set out on ventures to "figure out who they are". I won't lie, I'm guilty of that a lot too.
But, yesterday, I kinda realized something: It's not about who you were, are or think you are. It's about who you can become.
Now, I'm not saying that figuring out who you are is a bad thing, at all. What I'm saying is that none of us should let it hold us back from becoming the person we CAN be.
I've seen who I am, and it's not someone I can be very proud of. So instead, I like to keep my focus on who I can become, by the grace of God. I'd much rather get to know that person, really. She's pretty cool.
Explored!
Potentially the largest snowflake photographed this season to make it into the series, there is unending complexity in the branches and as always, a few curiosities. View large!
Snowflakes like this fascinate me, but they often get a mixed reception from the public. The more complex the design, the deeper you need to look to find the same level of beauty as a “simple” snowflake. Maybe the same could be said for most things in life? The details here are quite fascinating, and understanding them makes the snowflake even more beautiful.
For five of the branches, you can clearly see surface details facing the camera. Ridges and ribs on the surface of the snowflake create an almost mountainous terrain as the topography casts shadows due to a very deliberate angle of light. A curious fact about snowflakes is that these features will only ever be on one side of a snowflake in any given place. In normal circumstances, a snowflake will pick a side for these details and stick with it… but this is not an ordinary snowflake.
The upper right branch has these surface features on the opposite side of the snowflake, facing away from the camera. The features can still be seen, but you’re seeing through reflections on the front surface of the snowflake. This branch grew out of a “capped column” type of snowflake from a different plate, and this creates additional complexity to the design that can easily “flip” the chosen side for these details. We see this same flip happening on many of the side-branches, and even the main branches by the end of the lower right and lower left branches. These contours are on the opposite side of the snowflake.
I can explain how, but I’m not sure I’ve grasped why these features form only on one side. When the tip of a branch splits in two because a cavity forms on the end, this is a great opportunity for a flip in surface details. This creates branches that are growing a step below the main level of the snowflake, and you’ll often see multiple “cascades” as snowflake grows. If you look closely, some shadows around the points where these flips happen will tell you that they are growing on a different level.
There is no end to the depth of a single snowflake. When I’m out photographing these beauties and I look around me to witness millions more falling from the sky with equal beauty, it becomes impossible to realize the true magic of nature around is. The numbers get too large and our imaginations just aren’t big enough to see it all at once. Looking at the one at a time however, we get to find that appreciation. It’s one of the reasons for this series!
If you love thinking about how nature works, and if you like discovering it for yourself with a camera in hand, the perfect winter companion is Sky Crystals: www.skycrystals.ca/book/ - a 304pg hardcover book dedicated to the beautiful physics of snow and the photography used to capture images just like this. It certainly makes winter a little more tolerable!
Potentially a recent import judging by the new plates, it also had a YU oval on the back for Yugoslavia
A friend was kind enough to grant me access to her wonderfully arranged home full of memories and objects shared over the last 45 years with her late husband.
This one has the front bumper that has a rise near the center, offered on the 1960-1961 Falcons.
You might not think of a Gen 1 Ford Falcon as a performance car, but it could be coaxed into being one.
www.streetsideclassics.com/vehicles/2565-cha/1960-ford-fa...
Holman Moody, the legendary race car constructor and pretty much Ford’s racing department In the day, made quite a few competition Falcons, used mostly for rallying in Europe.
Here's a YouTube video of the Holman Moody car shown below in the Comments section. You can hear its 200 cu. in. (3.3 Liter) inline 6 engine starting at about 1:55.
~Your bond makes me more human~.
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~I don't wanna another night,
Trying find another you, another rock bottom,
I don't wanna wear another mini dress,
To impress, a potential problem.
I don't wanna spend the night at someone's place,
And fill the space that you used to walk in,
I don't wanna know the number in my phone,
To wanna hold at three in the morning.
I don't want somebody like you,
I only want you, I only want you yeah,
I don't want somebody brand new,
I only want you, I only want you yeah,
Guess I had to leave, had to leave, had to leave ya,
Just to need, just to need ya, oh,
I don't want somebody like you,
I only want you, I only want you yeah.
I know I'm the one who ruined everything,
And made you think that it was all your fault,
And I know sorry's only just a word,
But, when it hurts, it isn't that simple,
But, I know that if you look me in the eyes,
You can't deny that we're somethin' different,
And I know I'm goin lookin' for your kiss,
On someone's lips to know that I miss ya.
I don't want somebody like you,
I only want you, I only want you yeah,
I don't want somebody brand new,
I only want you, I only want you yeah,
Guess I had to leave, had to leave, had to leave ya,
Just to need, just to need ya, oh,
I don't want somebody like you,
I only want you, I only want you yeah.
I don't wanna another night,
Of trying find another you, another rock bottom.
I don't wanna wear another mini dress.
To impress, a potential problem.
I don't want somebody like you,
I only want you, I only want you yeah,
I don't want somebody brand new,
I only want you, I only want you yeah,
Guess I had to leave, had to leave, had to leave ya,
Just to need, just to need ya, oh,
I don't want somebody like you,
I only want you, I only want you yeah.~
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Rita Ora - Only Want You
Copyright © Phil Dodd 2017, All Rights Reserved. This shot ( for me, at least ! ) had potential as soon as the idea came up. Our subjects here are ( from left to right ) Sarah, Fran & Rosie who took their parts all in good fun, with their admirer ( a member of staff at the location ) also playing his part in the scene, with just the right pose for the shot. Needless to say, a great time was had by all - and a few shots in the bag too.
Thanks for looking and / or commenting,
Best Regards,
Phil.
I was trying to capture my first duck in the morning sun, when I heard a noise on my left side. Instinctively I pointed my camera in the general vicinity and held the shutter release button for a spree of shots.
To my surprise I made a series of good photos of a mallard drake showing off his full potential.
It made me think that God's creation has a lot more to it than meets the eye, so that in a single moment one can experience an amazing show of full potential hidden in a simple duck.
Here’s that second old boiler, this one still standing up straight. I knew there was one of these down here somewhere, but didn’t expect to photograph two that morning.
Rust and funky sheen ..Alternate Title
so yeah...
This one IS NOT
"Caddy GH"
But
a Drake
American Wigeon AMWI (Anas americana)
as per
same individual in some of the adjacent posts
Gyro Park near
Cadboro Bay, Saanich, British Columbia
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i have found that the emergent iridescent stripe can show a reddish purplish along with/instead of green
at this time of year ,in some of the drakes
Combined with a "rusty reddish " on vermiculated cheeks
is cause for pause ...or at least a double take.
AND can be quite similar to head patternings/colouration of Hybrids
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I've been told that Morad is collecting huge amount of bread since three decades ago,
I was interested in this case, so in my second visit to him first I bought a can of cold nectar (this is what I'm doing aafter that) and went to where he was sitting-in the shadow of an old tree.
this is our dialogue:
me:salam Morad
Morad:looking at me, seems trying to remember me, and then....salama
me:I've brought you nectar
Morad:nectar? what's that?
me:a blend of banana and apple juice
Morad:first I should taste, if I don't like it, then you may have it.
me🆗)
then he took some of it, he smiled, showed me he liked it very much
Morad:god bless your parents
me:smiling
after he had the nectar
me:morad I've heard you are collecting breads since three decades ago
and continued:I'm going to bring some food and you bring me some bread, we are going to have the meal in you house
Morad:no, I'm too poor to be your host and my house is full of DOLLAKH
(in vilages of khorasan dollakh means very fine dust)
me:no matter, I've heard which your breads are from before revolution and they are more dellicious comparing to those baked these days
Morad:I've not have any meat since many years ago and this is why I've forgotten the taste of it
me:Morad imagine, my meal full of meat together with your bread, how dellicious would be
Morad:no, I can't be your host
today was my fifth visit to him, and I'm going to convince him we two have "his bread my meat party"
A Common Potoo trying hard to pretend it's still a part of the tree stump but failing when it notices I'm focused on it, from not too far away. Nocturnal birds have excellent hearing and the soft clicks of my camera shutter were enough for it to start peeking and scoping its surroundings for potential predators. Not to worry after a few snaps I left this guy to go back to sleep secure in his camouflage! Satisfied I wasn't a raptor or some other bird-eating mammal it went back into full sleep mode. Always exciting when you stumble upon one of these!