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This was a place that have wanted to photograph for many years. Dull morning conditions gave me the opportunity to find this composition in favourable light. It was not to last however as the sun broke through and specular highlights ruined any further compositions. I will return as I feel there is so much more potential at this location.
Passionate Vigilant
Clad in a pink coloring, this flea beetle is quite rare to find. There are barely (just a few) any pictures of this specific coloring of Asphaera in the Internet. I've managed to find similarly colored Asphaera on Google, but not one with these specific patterns, so if any registers exist, they are unknown to me. It could also be an Omophoita, but there is also no certainty on this. Flea beetles feed on vegetables, mostly crops. They possess powerful hind tibiae that allows them to jump really high, feature that got them their common name. They propel themselves when feeling threatened, and once in the air, they proceed to open up the elytra and fly away from potential danger.
Feeding type: Herbivorous.
A classic British-built, circa 1952-1954 Austin A40 Somerset 4-door saloon, [GS4]. Spotted in Yorkshire, U.K. A nice potential project car.
There are flowers to welcome the visitors to the garden and it really has a lot of potential but is just poorly kept. A Monarch Butterfly enjoys a tasty treat called Button Bush while visiting the garden. Just want to add that most of these photos from the garden are made with the Sony RX10. Capture made at El. Franco Lee Park.
Also want to add that I be a bit scarce from time to time in the coming week. I have a number of things to do this week and am not sure how much time I will have for Flickr. Enjoy your week.
Thanks to my good friend Brody J for the giving me the ID on the host.
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A fisherman left his boots to watch over his potential catch. After the coastal flooding subsided at Cape Henlopen State Park this past Saturday.
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APAG are printing a catalogue of 60 international artists in conjunction with UNICEF. The brief was to create a piece of work around the theme of childhood and UNICEF's key values... this is my submission!
It's intended to illustrate the potential within all children, in all situations, all of the time, everywhere. Not all children are given the best start in life. UNICEF help ensure those less privileged children are offered the same chance to develop their potential, regardless of their situation.
The numerous columns of text on the buildings describe everything from child poverty and hunger, to childhood diseases, childrens rights and the goals of UNICEF.
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"Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
Thus the little minutes,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity."
- Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
A local woodland, which I guess has a limited lifespan......In a rather desperate search for anything to photograph on this grey August day, I went walking with just a prime and picked out details....and quite enjoyed it too.
Even if Linus has just devoured his lunch there is still room for a little snack, especially if the snack has feathers. Fortunately most flying snacks are too clever for Linus but he doesn't give up easily.
Leaf Moth (Epaena candidatalis, Thyrididae)
Several genera of the moth family Thyrididae, the Picture-winged Leaf Moths, are noted for their striking resting poses. These are not aggressive postures as they will rest like this for much of the day, but are probably intended to make them appear larger and more intimidating to a potential predator. Needless to say, there is not an intimidating 'bone' in their bodies.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
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Gwen Guthire is not exactly a common household name though she scored some “big hits”. Yet, on the scales of fame what could count for more than singing back-up for Aretha Franklin, or for composing the soul/funk standard “Supernatural Thing” for Ben E. King?
Those two accomplishments are enough on my scales, but what adds interest to the Gwen Guthrie story is that three years after “Supernatural Thing” was released, the Newark, NJ born composer/singer relocated to Jamaica and began working with some of the island’s top reggae musicians, most notably Peter Tosh.
I’d like to know how she settled on that direction, but I took note at the time “Padlock” (1983) was released that she was working with the heavy-duty Jamaican rhythm section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. This kind of collaboration was facilitated by Island Records whose roster included all those concerned. (Sly and Robbie also famously worked with Grace Jones). Even so, Guthrie later stated that Island Records’ president Chris Blackwell, " . . . tried to hold me back, not letting me realize my full potential. I don’t believe in that. That’s why I left. Slavery is over, honey." Wow, how frequently has that happen in the history of recorded music? Exactly . . . Peter Tosh had the same kind of beef with Blackwell.
Back to the music (thankfully) . . . Gwen did some hit making with Sly and Robbie including the above. She also came up with another curious career juxtaposition, becoming known as the “First Lady of Paradise Garage” by way of this music: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Garage
It started to rain as we pulled out of the driveway for a Sunday drive with cameras in the back seat - and continued to do so much of the day. On to plan B, we picked up an apple pie at a nearby farm bakery and a freshly baked round of sourdough bread that makes my mouth water just thinking about it. We did stop at a couple of spots for pictures on the way home - until the rain started again. I saw some potential in this image with "Sliders Sunday." It's not quite processed to the max but was certainly boosted for effect.
Union Pacific 844, ALCO 4-8-4 "Northern"
crossing the Tempe Bridge over the Salt River, Tempe, Arizona.
Ubu Ale, Warrensburg New York. Not really a planned shot but I liked the way the late day sun was lighting things our table.
From the Washington Trails Association:
A nice creekside hike within the Olympics with an option to check out Marymere Falls. This hike has all types of old growth and lush vegetation.
Most hikers follow Barnes Creek towards Lake Crescent Lodge, but at the junction you will turn left to follow the creek. Soon enough you will come to another junction where you have the option to check out the heavily visited Marymere Falls. This is a popular portion of the trail where most people will be heading. Take a right to stop and check it out if you are interested, otherwise continue onward for Barnes Creek.
Continuing onward, the trail has a much different feeling, as it quickly becomes less crowded.
The trail rolls mostly up and rarely down over the next 5.5 miles. Despite being unmaintained, it is in relatively good condition.
The trail fords four creeks and numerous seeps. While the first is unnamed, the following three creeks are Lizard Head Creek, Happy Lake Creek, and Barnes Creek. The mossy trail winds its way through old growth Douglas fir and western hemlock forests. Younger stands show evidence of the valley's fire history.
In spring, watch out for bunchberry blooms and starflowers peppering the mossy forest floor. In summer, pipsissewa bloom profusely next to wild huckleberries and blueberries. In the fall, creekside vine maples paint ochre hues into the verdant landscape.
For those wishing to camp, potential sites are just below the start of this trail at Dismal Draw, 3.5 miles up lower Barnes Creek and next to Happy Lake Creek, 2.9 miles past the Aurora Divide intersection.
After 5.2 miles and 3300 feet of climbing, the trail peters out in a dark stand of stunted western hemlock on the ridge top. Just before reaching this terminus, the trail forks, leading steeply up to the left. Take this trail another half mile up to the top of Lookout Dome.
The trail winds around the backside and up to the top of the dome, where the intrepid hiker can enjoy cliffside views of the Hughes Creek valley sprawling below. Baldy Ridge extends rocky and cliff-faced to the North, the Elwha River meanders far below, and behind, to the West, one can see the Barnes Creek watershed draining down toward a glimpse of Lake Crescent through the trees.
It's possible to day hike this trail from Storm King Ranger station to the top and back but, at around 20 miles round trip, this trail is much more doable as an overnight backpacking trip.
Another one of Rimi and her amazing eyes! This is from 2 years ago. Rimi was just starting out exploring the potential of becoming a model and for me I'd still done less than 10 shoots. Since this time Rimi has been signed by an agency and its great to see her in Milan, Paris, London etc living her best life.
Okay I knew I was going to be busy again tonight. It's my parents 21st anniversary and the English project I stayed up late to work on came back to haunt me again. So last night when I was done all my work early (that's a first!) I waited until it got dark to take some night bokeh shots, like I promised.
So it was 10:30 pm and my dad is sitting watching t.v. in the front room. I was expecting him to give me hell for going out late for no reason. So I got my shoes on and he asked where I was going and I told him I was going to go out and take some night shots and gestured to my camera and he looked at me and then just said "okay". I was shocked. I don't even think I would let me kid do that :s
So I took a bunch of shots and I realized that it's impossible to do it right with out a tripod. So luckily I'm resourceful and made my own tripod. I took a lot of really nice potential shots, but they came out shaky because my hands can't be exactly still. So I was sad, but I got some nice shots anyways, which I will post.
These two streetcars pulled in right when I was leaving, so I walked back to get this. I came back home at 11 and crashed on my bed.
This week has been exhausting. I'm so happy we have a long weekend. Yay Victoria Day!
Nestled among the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own solar system.
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features AFGL 5180, a beautiful stellar nursery located in the constellation of Gemini (the Twins).
At the center of the image, a massive star is forming and blasting cavities through the clouds with a pair of powerful jets, extending to the top right and bottom left of the image. Light from this star is mostly escaping and reaching us by illuminating these cavities, like a lighthouse piercing through the storm clouds.
Stars are born in dusty environments and although this dust makes for spectacular images, it can prevent astronomers from seeing stars embedded in it. Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument is designed to capture detailed images in both visible and infrared light, meaning that the young stars hidden in vast star-forming regions like AFGL 5180 can be seen much more clearly.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. C. Tan (Chalmers University & University of Virginia), R. Fedriani (Chalmers University); CC BY 4.0; Acknowledgment: Judy Schmidt
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- Sun had set and said farewell with this spectacular lightshow through the fog at Huk, Oslo Fjord, Norway.
The 5 last images are from the same location and shows how the variety of light, weather and impression changes continously.
This was the place I shot my first landscape image about 10 years ago, using quite funny equipment which seemed just as quite logic at the time, and recently I`ve had the urge to return here and finally decided to capture all four seasons of this place after seeing it`s potential.
I framed the shot to get everything from deep layers of underwater ice, highlights in the snow, golden reflection in the water and dramatic sky to compliment the colors.
After third try, fine adjusting the polarizer effect and handholding a neutral density filter moving it slightly up-and-down during the exposure, I got my best exposure of light and details.
Quite a challenge as the light was very strong and shadows deep.
Wintertime is often easier as snow and ice reflects more light and makes the exposure easier for a satisfying result.
The meditation and emptiness of relying on getting the shot in-camera at the time of exposure is essential for me and brings me great joy when it comes down to photography.
I think of it as zen.
Observing how the mind automatically utilizes everything from abstract concepts to the most detailed technical and artistic aspects of photography is very interesting. Just to keep the focus above the emotions at spectacular moments like this teaches me a lot about the mind and gives me energy and peace. Mindfood.
Zen.
During the last year I`ve achieved to master some shooting techniques that requires minimum of post-processing on the pc.
Working on subtle enhancement to the RAW and TIFF-files, using curves, local dodge/burn and color correction, rather than letting an image rely on time consuming post-processing that does more bad than good to the images.
In my experience, minimum but adequate processing, is crucial to get the best image quality when printing large prints and also let`s me spend more time in nature photographing.
On flickrs eye-hurting white background and with my 25% downsize of image file for compressed jpg-upload, this image is not justified. Please take a look at my website for larger images on more pleasing dark background.
Canon 5D, 17-40mm f/4, Singh-Ray Warming Polarizer, Lee gnd filter, 1/3 sec., f/16 at 17mm.
Northern Flicker NOFL (Colaptes auratus)
Alberni Valley Regional Airport CBS8
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
West Central Vancouver Island BC
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This location has has a lot of potential to attract some "good birds".., at time of this photo there was some wet/water areas on the east side , which i didn't have enough time to explore - but had peeps fly up and out of...
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I think of our local birding pilot Matt Cameron whenever i post regarding obs at airports
"Autumn trees and haze glowign in sunlight, Yosemite Valley."
These conditions, a bit to my surprise, produces some really lovely light. I arrived in The Valley on a fall morning to find that managed fires were filling the air with smoke. After driving four hours to get there, starting way before sunrise, I cannot say that I was happy to arrive to this! However, after a moment to think things through, I remembered that the smoke has the potential to produce some lovely effects. I headed toward this meadow, attracted by its large black oak trees and the potential for backlight.
The smoke thinned a bit, and there was just enough left in the air to glow when the sun hit it, including the beam of light in this photograph that was coming through a gap in the upper canyon walls of Yosemite Valley. With that haze and the backlight the trees really glowed.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.