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Have you ever sat on a hillside overlooking a small beautiful cove that runs into a deep blue sea 🌊 behind us, having a conversation with four Shelties….If not, I suggest that you ought to try it sometime….As it can be quite a rewarding experience….Ok, I agree that it can be a job getting a word in edgeways’ sometimes….But I like to think that I can be a good listener when put my mind to it, especially when the conversation is about Maysie having trouble getting her directions to her food bowl ever since she had a stroke last October leaving her head on the tilt and her brain has not come to terms with that and likes to thinks that her head is perfectly upright. Making her feeding a bit problematic, but no big deal as she coupes well….But Millie has come up with a solution to the problem by suggesting buying a much bigger food bowl for her to target into……And guess what….She saw one in a boutique shop on our way up here….But because it has pictures of dogs around it sold from a boutique shop, the price is £18 sterling……As I start to buck at the price, Halo stops me right there, saying that Millie Jazz and himself would raid the CraZyGang treat fund and empty their pockets and do whatever it takes to raise the £18 needed to buy the big food bowl for Maysie, which for once left her speechless with gratitude…..And yes this this is a true story, and did I not say those conversations with Shelties can be a very rewarding experience…Sigh…Oh yes indeed they can….
A sea of flowers with the Reynisdrangar rocks in the background.
The blue nootka lupin is beautiful, but unfortunately an unwanted and enviromentally problematic intruder in Iceland's nature.
The rocks, Reynisdranger outside Vík í Mýrdal are said to be two trolls caught by daylight while there were dragging a three masted ship to land.
You'll see lots of Shrubby Coral Pemphis as you walk around this small island, part of a series of islets protecting Aitutaki's emerald green lagoon. Likely you'll go snorkeling as well... And you''ll probably be dismayed by the extensive coral bleaching - that's the dying of coral - here in this relatively remote part of the Pacific. Water temperatures of over 30 C - recorded here in 2017 - cannot long sustain the survival of coral, and that's how this part of Earth's heritage is turning into gritty sand.
The island - also called Postman's Island - is on the right; Tekopua is on the left.
PS Please bear with me: internet here is rather problematic.
The moon is seen rising over the mountains as UP 1989 brings a problematic MSPRV over Donner Pass. The slow moving westbound was 99 cars this day which is much longer than its usual length of up to only about thirty to forty cars. However, just a handful of miles later this train would go into emergency at Blue Canyon as the train lost air. Due to this, the conductor had to walk the entire train. Meanwhile, me and some friends sat at Casa Loma only seven miles away listening to this situation over the radio. A manager ended up getting called out to their train meaning they would be halted for awhile. Due to this, we decided to head to Blue Canyon to try and get some final light photos of it. As we walked to the head end one of us caught the problem that somehow managed to go unseen, the air hose had snapped on the first car. After getting the engineer's attention we let him know about the problem so it could get fixed and it was obvious the hose had snapped due to it riding very low. The train would end up sitting at Blue Canyon until after dark before finally getting on the move again. By this point, we had already made it down the mountain to get some dinner before calling it a day.
Sometimes I am angry with myself. When I am discovering that I am different from the person I believe to be. Who do I think I am? Who is in charge of my carefully managed self? Sometimes I am asking. Others give answers I sometimes can't recognise. Sometimes I can. The 'evidence' is often inconclusive. The soliloquy, the self-interrogation, is problematic too. Sometimes I feel that the question of who I am is not the most important one. Sometimes I think that what matters is who those around me are and how I relate to them. Sometimes I wish I could start again. Fuji X-Pro3.
Mamak is a district located in the city of Ankara that is known to be a low-income area. However, the current government has invested heavily in Mamak to gain the support of low-income citizens. Many of the slums in the region have been redeveloped, and flat options have been offered to slum owners. This has led to significant improvements in the area despite it being one of the more problematic parts of Ankara. I love this part of the city and believe it offers many opportunities for photography. It's fascinating to witness the the dynamic change happening in Mamak as it transition from a rural and traditional lifestyle to a more modern one.
The greatest british engineering is without doubt Isembard Kingdom Brunel. A man who designed and build so many things across Britain, a man who never did something without a reason. The Royal Albert Bridge between Cornwall and Devon carries the railway line between both counties. But the local geography limited the route to a somewhat problematic route. Unlike a traditional suspension bridge, Brunel's more-or-less double suspension bridge didn't need any more room than just the bridge itself. Yet it got an equal strength and bridge span. Best of all, it didn't meed more space than the bridge itse,f cause the ramp towards/from the bridge was in a curve at both ends. And at the same time it shadowed the bridges designed by one of the other great railway engineers, Robert Stephenson. Brunel's bridge was just on a total different level.
During a visit to Plymouth in 2025 I was set on getting the Royal Albert Bridge on photo. Not because of the bridge itself to be honest. The reason was the equally iconic HST's or Intercity 125's were still driving across the bridge. Unlike the bridge, the HST's weren't indestructible: they'd be retired within a few weeks. Knowing it would likely be my last visit before GWR would be retiring their HST's I made my way towards the bridge in the morning. My first photo oppertunity sadly failed because the bus didn't show up. My second chance came an hour later when class 43 power cars 43189 and on the rear 43156 made their way towards Penzance.
On the way home from Page, we stopped at the Navajo Bridge. This is the view looking easterly. Those are the Echo Cliffs in the background.
www.nps.gov/places/navajo-bridge.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_Bridge
Navajo Bridge crosses the Colorado River's Marble Canyon near Lee's Ferry in the US state of Arizona. Apart from the Glen Canyon Bridge a few miles upstream at Page, Arizona, it is the only roadway crossing of the river and the Grand Canyon for nearly 600 miles (970 km). Spanning Marble Canyon, the bridge carries northbound travelers to southern Utah and to the Arizona Strip, the otherwise inaccessible portion of Arizona north of the Colorado River, which includes the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Prior to the construction of the first Navajo Bridge, the only river crossing from Arizona to Utah was at nearby Lee's Ferry, where the canyon walls are low and getting vehicles onto the water is relatively convenient. The ferry offered only unreliable service, however, as adverse weather and flooding regularly prevented its operation.
Construction of the original Navajo Bridge began in 1927, and the bridge opened to traffic in 1929. It was paid for by the nascent Arizona State Highway Commission (now the Arizona Department of Transportation) in cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs, as the eastern landing is on the Navajo Nation. The steel spandrel bridge design was constructed by the Kansas City Structural Steel Company. The bridge is 834 feet (254 m) in length, with a maximum height of 467 feet (142 m) from the canyon floor. Its roadway offers an 18-foot (5.5 m) surface width with a load capacity of 22.5 tons (although the posted legal weight limit was 40 tons). During the design phase, a wider roadway was considered, but ultimately rejected, as it would have required a costly third arch to be added to the design, and the vehicles of the time did not necessitate the wider road.
In 1990, however, it was decided that the traffic flow was too great for the original bridge, and that a new solution was needed. The sharp corners in the roadway on each side of the bridge's approach had become a safety hazard due to low visibility, and the deficiency in the original design's width and load capacity specifications were becoming problematic. The bridge had also become part of U.S. Route 89A.
Deciding on a solution was difficult, due to the many local interests. Issues included preservation of sacred Navajo land, endangered plant species in Marble Canyon, and the possibility of construction pollution entering the river. The original proposal called for merely widening and fortifying the bridge, but this was ultimately rejected since this could not possibly bring it up to current federal highway standards. Replacement was then the only option, and it was eventually decided to entirely discontinue automobile use of the original bridge. A new bridge would be built immediately next to the original and have a considerably similar visual appearance, but would conform to modern highway codes.
The new steel arch bridge was commissioned by the Arizona Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, and was completed in September 1995, at a cost of approximately $15 million.
The original Navajo Bridge is still open to pedestrian and equestrian use, and an interpretive center has been constructed nearby to showcase the historical nature of the bridge and early crossing of the Colorado River. Bungee jumpers are frequently seen using the span. The original bridge has been designated as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1981.[3]
Echo Cliffs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Cliffs
The Echo Cliffs are a prominent geological feature in northern Arizona. The cliffs stretch for 70 miles (110 km) and reach over 1000 feet (300 m) high. They are found in Coconino County on the Navajo Nation[1] about 20 miles (32 km) east of Grand Canyon National Park.
U.S. Highway 89 runs parallel to the cliffs for 60 miles (97 km).
Geology
The cliffs form the western escarpment of a mesa called the Kaibito Plateau and follow the axis of the Echo Monocline. Rocks of the Wingate sandstone, Navajo Sandstone, Kayenta Formation, all part of the Glen Canyon Group, crop out along the cliffs' length. The Chinle Formation underlies the Glen Canyon Group in the Echo Cliffs area.[1]
Comparatively little talus is found at the base of the cliffs. Its rocks tend to break up forming sediments which are quickly removed by wind and stream action.[1]
Navajo Nation 2025
PEVA, Planet Earth Vintage Architecture,
On August 28, 2022, I set off in my bad a$$ lifted Toyota Sienna (really hard to say that with a straight face) with the goal of driving to Denali National Park in Alaska and then to follow the Autumn colors all the way down to the San Juans in Southern Colorado. Some five weeks and 13,000 miles later I arrived in the San Juans after several adventures, not the least of which was arriving at the border crossing on my way to Dawson Creek in the Yukon only to find it closed for the season.
Of all of the adventures and scenes that I encountered across the many miles, my very last day turned out to be the most memorable. It began with driving out on a mesa shortly after sunrise just in time to catch a snow storm clearing over some of the most majestic mountains I had ever seen. They seemed to go on forever in all directions, the light was amazing, and I had all morning to shoot. It was exactly what I had hoped to be shooting on my third trip to shoot Fall colors in Colorado.
Later that evening, I bounced up an unpaved road in a bit of a hurry as I misjudged the time it would take get this location. I spent the next hour or so bushwacking my way up to this overview, the hike having been made more difficult by numerous fallen trees, a rain soaked hillside, and the remnants of a cow with a severe digestive problem. I finally emerged at the top of the ridge about 20 minutes before sunset, exhausted and bruised, but surprised that I was the only photographer there. (It would seem that all of the more sensible photographers knew not to try this trail after a heavy rain storm.)
I shot my butt off for about half an hour before starting back down...which turned out to be much more problematic than getting up. Between the cow mess and the steep, slimy, rain soaked semi-trail, it took me until well after dark to inch my way back to the road. Halfway down, a heavy mist moved in, making it more challenging to find my way...even with Gaia. Just after the mist moved in, I heard heavy crashing off to my left and my heart stopped. . Even though it wasn't a bear, it was DEFINITELY unnerving to turn around and see two enormous cow eyes gleaming at me out of the darkness. I picked up my pace after that and eventually made it back to the van.
Some 90 minutes later I stood in front of my bad a$$ minivan, soaked and cold and very relieved to be back on the road. I took out the key fob and pressed it. Nothing. For one horrible moment I thought maybe I had left the lights on and the battery must be completely drained. Remembering that most key fobs have a literal key in them, I found mine, opened the van and eventually got the van started by holding the key fob next to the start button.
I was just starting to relax...and then the lightning started. For the next 45 minutes, I drove through torrents of rain as lighting flashed and small streams appeared on the steep and narrow dirt road on the way down. Between the fog and the rain and the lighting and the wind and falling branches and the many hairpin turns on the deteriorating road...I really wasn't sure if I would make it off of that mountain.
45 minutes later, I was trying to tell all of this to my buddy Greg Boratyn back at the hotel. He muttered something about how much easier it would have been to send a drone up and pretty much get the same shot and went back to editing his photos.
And I just stared at him.
The pano that I posted above is comprised of bruises, fatigue, cow mess, and raw terror. Earlier that evening...when I reached the top completely alone after wanting to give up...breathing hard...taking it all in...the new snow on the peaks, the low cloud inversion under Turret Ridge to my left, the aspens glowing under the muted sunset to the West....it was just magical. Are there much easier ways to get a shot from that angle? Probably. But out of 13,000 miles and 5 weeks of shooting some of the most gorgeous country on this planet, that was my favorite night by far. Years from now, this will be one of my favorite shots...not for any technical reason. Every time I look at this photo, I'll remember what it cost to get up there, my moments alone on the top of that ridge, and the adventure I had on my way out.
Bruises, cow mess, fatigue, monster storms, alone on the ridge...
Magical.
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Just a few minutes from where I'd parked-up & still fairly early in the a.m, I encountered this little guy posing nicely on the gorse. I'm not a great fan of using auto ISO but the light had been fairly problematic up to this point so I'd decided to "hedge my bets" & have it switched on. Although it's not the sharpest of images, it was a lovely opportunity & worth taking the chance..
Two Black Bears in a confrontation over fishing rights. Occupying the high terrain is Scruffy, an undersized adult female; challenging her right to be there is Georgina, sometimes known as the Coolest Bear In the World, looking anything but cool in this photo.
I'll mention again that naming these wild bears wasn't an affectation or cutesy contrivance. It helped us remember who was who, and the other option - assigning them numbers - seemed a little... inhuman. Despite the showdown pictured here, neither Georgina nor Scruffy was likely to bother with us photographers. Other bears could potentially be problematic. We carried bear spray and did not pack salmon sandwiches for lunch.
The confrontation here was brief. Scruffy held her ground and the larger bear, Georgina, backed away, settling for a different observation post. I guess neither of them really wanted to fight. These bears all know each other. There appears to be a dominance hierarchy, which is constantly in flux as new, young bears assert themselves and older bears drop out of contention.
Photographed on the wild, rainy coast of BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Just back from our annual fix of visiting West Cornwall and as usual, it didn't disappoint.
I'll be adding some of the photographs I took over the coming days and starting with this one of St Ives.
It was noticeable this year that there were many more people on holiday in Cornwall than would normally be the case and I'm assuming that the reason is that holidaying abroad has been problematic due to the continuing Covid pandemic restrictions.
St Ives in particular was busier than I can ever remember it and that's saying something!
On the day we arrived, all the main car parks were full and we only managed to find a space by being prepared to park some distance from the town centre and taking a long walk down the steep hill that leads down to the waterfront.
Común en el Mediterráneo, más conocida como Medusa Huevo Frito por motivos evidentes. Alrededor de 20 cm de diámetro. En principio nada o levemente problemática. Estas están fotografiadas hace unos días en La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia, España (ver en grande)
Common in the Mediterranean, better known as Fried Egg Jellyfish for obvious reasons. About 20 cm in diameter. In principle nothing or slightly problematic. These are photographed a few days ago in La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain (see large)
NGC 2359 - better known as Thor's Helmet - is an emission nebula located about 12,000 light-years away in the constellation of Canis Major. Also known as Sh2-198 and Gum 4, NGC 2359 is a “bubble” nebula measuring approximately 30 light-years across in size. It has a very complex structure and is powered by its central star, WR7, a Wolf-Rayet star, an extremely hot star that is thought to be in the pre-supernova stage.
This is my first image of 2022 and results from only 2.5 hours of Narrowband data collected on March 9 and March 29, 2022.
This image was shot with my Astro-Physics 130mm F/8.35 Telescope Platform with the IOptron CEM60 and the ASI2600MM-Pro Camera with Astronomiks 6mm narrowband fitters.
This spring's weather has been problematic, and this target is located very low in the sky between trees on my property, which gives me only about 1.5 hours of access on any given night. I only had two nights clear, allowing the capture of photons, and now it is beyond my reach, so I cannot add to it this year.
So with a paltry 2.5 hours of data - what could be done to pull an image out of the noise?
While far from a perfect image, I was a little surprised that it came out as well as it did, given the low integration time!
The story of the image and complete processing details can be seen on my website at:
cosgrovescosmos.com/projects/ngc2359-thors-helmet
Thanks for looking, and let me know if you have any questions!
CS,
Pat
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SWEATER TOP- [Val'More] - Ksweater - FATPACK
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SHORTS- eerie . Eclxpse {Reborn} FP
POSE- tsuki. sadgirl pose 1 v2
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Probably not Acanthocalycium, but what have I got to lose? Perhaps one of you can ID all the cactuses and succulents I have and am about to upload.
The problem with succulents (and from here on, "succulents" include all cacti - just look for spines) is that they bloom for perhaps six weeks in late April through early June. Further, if you take a look at the one I took with my phone's camera, three days after that was taken, the bloom had all but fallen off leaving behind the nub of a fruit.
Lighting is problematic. Some flowers are just beyond vibrant ... I guess vibranter, and lack definition. This barrel cactus bloom is one of those, and no matter how much software diddling, you can't take lipstick off a pig. (Well, if you can apply it, then there must be a way to reduce the colors, no?) I tried everything my limited software gives me, but I finally had to go back to the original and soften and then increase radius sharpness. The wonderful effects of both light and lack of light are pretty much the way I discovered what I am calling a "Torch Flower Cactus." The Acanthocalycium is as close as I could come to this plant, but that's native to Argentina. Of course, being native to South American doesn't mean that they can't be transported into the U.S.
Every sector of nature breeds its variety of nuts. If they're sufficiently crazy about a flower, I'm sure there's a way to get it into the country. (That's certainly how we ended up with so many parrots.) From that point on, the one wonderful things about succulants is that they're relatively easy to propagate. I have a four foot, 200 pound, Jade plant in a 30 gallon container that was started 25 years ago from the "leaf" of another jade. (Never pay more than a buck for a jade. In a year, a one inch jade will probably be 6-8 inches.)
Note to the two succulent and cactus groups I've joined: I know what a Prickly-pear Cactus is, and I know what a Jade is. That's almost the extent of my knowledge. I've given up on identifying this group. If you see something that you know, it won't hurt my feelings at all if you tell me what it is. I am not in Flickr to be an expert in botany, birds, bears, bees... If I have any skill, it may be Odonates, but I have to study them again every summer.
Chrysobalanus icaco, the cocoplum, paradise plum, abajeru or icaco, is found near sea beaches and inland throughout tropical Africa, tropical Americas and the Caribbean, and in southern Florida and the Bahamas. It is also found as an exotic species on other tropical islands, where it has become a problematic invasive. Although taxonomists disagree on whether Chrysobalanus icaco has multiple subspecies or varieties, it is recognized as having two ecotypes, 1- inland which is less salt-tolerant and more upright and 2-coastal. Both the ripe fruit and the seed are considered edible.
Biscayne Park FL
the Lund can be problematic in these waters surrounding the Boulevard Island.
summer vacation, Georgian Bay
On Monday afternoon, I was out in west Topeka photographing the MHNTP, when I got word that the MNPEW was headed my way with a freshly-repainted/rebuilt AC60 on the point! I didn't have time to get out to Midland for the GOOD shot, but I was able to run over to CP Z067 (Porubsky's Curve) to get this Houston-bound manifest coming around the curve.
For the Diesel Nerds out there like myself, the UP 6893 was built as a 4,400 HP "Convertible," before being rebuilt into a legit 6,000 HP AC6000CW a few years after its delivery. Eventually, these went back to 4,400 HP engines when the more powerful ones proved to be problematic. In April 2023, it was rebuilt again by GE into a C44ACM, giving it the appearance you see here.
For more in-depth roster info, as always, see Mr. Strack: utahrails.net/up-diesel-roster/up-diesel-roster-62.php
The diademed sifaka is an endangered species of sifaka endemic to certain rainforests in eastern Madagascar. Along with the indri, this species is one of the two largest living lemurs. It is often described as one of the most colorful and attractive of all the lemurs, having a long and silky coat.
This beautiful creature is readily distinguished from all the other lemur species by its characteristic markings and large physical size. The word ‘ diademed' in its name refers to the long white fur encircling its muzzle and covering its cheeks, forehead, and chin.
For a large lemur, the diademed sifaka is rather athletic, being capable of lateral aerial propulsion of up to 30 kilometers per hour, a result of muscular leg thrusting action pushing off from a vertical tree trunk. Don’t try that at home.
Its habitats are the eastern Madagascar lowland forests and parts of the Madagascar sub-humid forests. These two biomes have been designated as a Global 200 ecoregion, one of the world's most significant regions for conservation.
Unfortunately, the diademed sifaka is classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List and is listed in CITES Appendix I. Population estimates for the species range between 6,000 and 10,000 individuals.
The primary threat is - yep, you guessed that right - habitat reduction due to shifting cultivation by native peoples. This threat is also present even within designated national parks, which are sufficiently distant from the center of government, that enforcement of existing national laws protecting this species is problematic. Pressures of overpopulation in central and eastern Madagascar are causing many of the rural poor to seek subsistence by seizing whatever forest lands are available and undertaking slash-and-burn tactics as their initial step in a shifting cultivation system.
I love photographing wildlife, but unfortunately so often the back story is quite depressing.
Those eyes looking at me actually make me feel guilty of being a human. Like it’s saying: ‘Hey you, wtf are you doing? Stop messing with my home! Do I need to come down from this branch?!’
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As a NiSi ambassador, I hope you don’t begrudge the fact that I am posting yet another V6 filter holder ‘review’ on launch day. I’ve linked the video (in the comments) to some of the field considerations about the filter holder but these are my initial thoughts about the new holder:
1. The holder is more compact and lighter than the V5. Time will tell if it’s more durable but thus far, not a single NiSi filter holder I’ve tested dating back to 2015 has broken.
2. The filter slots glide much easier and with guide tracts, you are far less likely to encounter the problem (as I have) of having the filter get stuck halfway while inserting due to the alignment of the lower tract (see video). There does not appear to be any vignetting up to 16mm at any angle (as advertised)
3. The bevelled edge and matte black design would seem to allow for less light leak and reflections (light leak has been problematic right up to the V5pro with the V5 galaxy much less affected by this problem). On my one shoot side on to light, I did not experience light leak.
4. The ‘lock’ mechanism is a good thought but unlikely to change my workflow or increase my ‘hit rate’ in the field. I simply haven’t had issues with older holders sliding out of position since most of my shots have the filters in a vertical orientation, not angled.
5. The filter cap is a huge bonus! I’ve always had to dismount the filter holder kit and place a normal lens cap on my setup but now with the filter cap, I can leave the ring and CPL attached to the lens in between shoots. (5b , the bag for the slot is fine, I just wouldn't put it on the tripod as I'm constantly shooting in or around water and have no need to access it while in the field).
6. My main concern (and only one) is that the first slot of the V6 appears a very tight fit for an ND filter with Gasket. I cannot easily remove the filter while another GND is stacked in front of it. While this might not be an issue if you like to shoot long exposures for the whole shoot, I constantly change up between long and short exposures so this affects my specific workflow. I’ll play around with the screw tension to see if I can get a good balance between the tightness of the first slot vs 2nd and 3rd.
Overall, if you already have an earlier iteration of a NiSi filter holder, you’d need to decide how much importance to place on each of the 6 issues I’ve listed in terms of how the V6 would improve your shooting. On its own, it is an excellent product but it may or may not necessitate an upgrade from a previous holder as they are already of high quality!
ps. unfortunately my recent trip to Tasmania occurred the week before I received my V6. I'll be able to do more field testing while again in Tasmania in April!
I've added this purely because it is my first ever phone shot. I recently got an adaptation for my i phone that once attached, makes it easier for me to hold. I am now disabled and holding certain things is problematical. It has a camera style shutter release, which I can use 'obviously'.
Sadly I cannot shoot raw, so this image has been processed twice. A.I. and by me in Lightroom classic. Close up it looks ghastly. I dislike jpegs. yuk
Just three days after its debut in North Little Rock, AR, I photographed UP's new President Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Locomotive on the move northwest of Kansas City. Out of Arkansas, the UP 1616 was placed third out on the ZMNNP, presumably to protect it from any sort of grade crossing incidents on its trip to Portland, OR for its first public showing.
Photographing a westbound in the morning can often prove to be problematic, but the many twists and turns of UP's Hiawatha Sub in Northeast Kansas aids in this, as it turns nearly due south just east of Sabetha, which is where I tracked it down.
UP's Press Release on the unit can be seen here: www.up.com/heritage/fleet/commemorative/lincoln-1616/inde...
An early attempt at an insect macro with the Adaptalux lighting set up. This lighting set up proved to be extremely problematic with any effort to use it outdoors. Here only one of the flash heads fired, but the image was salvageable. A component was eventually replaced, but sadly, it still doesn't do what I hoped. I can manage with its inconsistency indoors, but for anything moving outdoors, my set has proven an expensive waste. For 2026 I am trying some alternative macro lighting set ups and continuing with my more trusted ones. If you are getting great results with Adaptlux used outdoors, please leave a comment, I'd be interested to hear.
Riu du Juclar, about a metre upstream from where it joins Riu del Sisqueró and becomes collectively Riu d'Incles. I Ioved these rivers, particularly the wildflowers growing along the banks. I imagine it was even better earlier in the spring time. This area was great for frogs.
I have combined a focus stack with AuroraHDR. I did start aiming for a manual blend, but the sky was giving me issues, so I was discouraged and resorted to an automated approach. Ironically this didn't work much better so I ultimately ended up cropping the problematic part of the sky out.
Bracket of 5 exposures at 1EV spacing from 2s to 30s.
3-stop ND filter and circular polariser.
Vall d'Incles, on the track to Estany de Juclar, Andorra.
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A problematic shoulder tells the tale of a tough sport.
Didrik Dege Dimmen lives everyday knowing it could be his last on the bike. Talented cyclists fall, and talented cyclists quit.
The sport is dangerous. It is exhausting. But the Norwegian Cyclist is going all in. After traveling to the top of the charts in Norway he is moving to Spain to go full-time. To spend every possible hour with just two small wheels stopping him from chrasing down to the ground.
It's unpleasant being out on a rainy day. The light is problematic. The camera and lens could get wet. But there would be some scenes and details you could not see otherwise. For example, why does not all of the water being thrown up by the car's tyres move in a forward direction? Fuji X-E2.
Vauxhall Bridge is a Grade II* listed steel and granite deck arch bridge in central London. It crosses the River Thames in a south–east north–west direction between Vauxhall on the south bank and Pimlico on the north bank. Opened in 1906, it replaced an earlier bridge, originally known as Regent Bridge but later renamed Vauxhall Bridge, built between 1809 and 1816 as part of a scheme for redeveloping the south bank of the Thames. The original bridge was built on the site of a former ferry.
The building of both bridges was problematic, with both the first and second bridges requiring several redesigns from multiple architects. The original bridge, the first iron bridge over the Thames, was built by a private company and operated as a toll bridge before being taken into public ownership in 1879. The second bridge, which took eight years to build, was the first in London to carry trams and later one of the first two roads in London to have a bus lane.
In 1963 it was proposed to replace the bridge with a modern development containing seven floors of shops, office space, hotel rooms and leisure facilities supported above the river, but the plans were abandoned because of costs. With the exception of alterations to the road layout and the balustrade, the design and appearance of the current bridge has remained almost unchanged since 1907. The bridge today is an important part of London's road system and carries the A202 road across the Thames.
"The Bad Guy"
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'Cause I'm the bad guy, I got baggage
I am fucked up, I am damaged
My opinions, you're offended
I'm an asshole, stop pretending
I'm the bad guy, they callin' me crazy
I'm feelin' it lately, I think that I may be
'Cause I'm the bad guy, they callin' me shady
I feel like I'm changing, I feel like I'm changing
'Cause I'm the bad guy, I'm a savage
I'm obsessive, I'm dramatic
I'm a loner, I'm an addict
I'm so goddamn problematic
I'm the bad guy, I'm a loser
I'm a psycho, believe the rumors
I got bad thoughts, I got bad vibes
I don't act right, it's nice to meet you
I'm the bad guy, you're pathetic
Fuck your feelings, there I said it
If I'm a loser, and you don't like me
I dropped a pin now, come and try me
And I'm the bad guy, they callin' me crazy
I'm feelin' it lately, I think that I may be
'Cause I'm the bad guy, they callin' me shady
I feel like I'm changing, I feel like I'm changing
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This place was the most bizarre I think we have ever been to. A forest full of abandoned transportation of all kinds, the scale of the place was staggering.
On a mission with steiner2009 and manof2worlds.
(Best viewed on black)
So I am not really sure I agree with this statement, falling in love with things seems problematic to me. When you love things it feels very materialistic and perhaps could lead to hoarding. Perhaps I am interpreting this too literally. I'd like to suggest falling in love with experiences, ideas, people, places, nature, music but not just things.
Am I overthinking this too much?
A crabspider (Misumena vatia, Thomisidae) hiding under a flower with freshly caught syrphid fly. Found along a forest road near Sietiņiezis (Valmiera, Latvia - 18.VII.2022).
Fieldstack of a live specimen, based on 108 exposures; images assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap).
Sony A6500 + Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x ultra macro apo; ISO-400, f/4, 1/400s, -0.7 step, natural diffused light.
Highlights were problematic in this one.
Gear & method used: www.flickr.com/photos/andredekesel/8086137225/in/dateposted/
Banded Rail Family ( Rallus phillipensis ) Photographed in difficult situation with changing, min contrasty light...
The birds are timid, difficult to approach especially with young at foot...
The raw file was dense, and problematic to squeeze a jpeg for publication... but "thats Rail photography"......
I generally will not work in anything but good light but at times we have no choice ....
I do not mean intensity when I speak of "light of choice" as its more than often very low light but warm and even is my favourite...
A Ex-Southern "high-hood" GP38-2 is assigned to NS train D04 this afternoon switching the west end of NS's Avondale Yard, using The Inbound for headroom. Here, they're just east of the 10th St crossing as they continue kicking out a big and heavy cut. The "high-hood" units once dominated the yard jobs and local around Kansas City, as they did most everywhere else on the NS system years ago, but many have either been sold off or been rebuilt with their noses being chopped. SD40-2's and SD40-3's are commonly used for yard service at Avondale today.
You might notice the grain bins that once stood by the elevator next Interstate 35 have recently been demolished. The elevator has been vacant for a long time, but the process of tearing it down is logistically problematic as its situated in between the main tracks and the yard itself. 5/25/25.
European (juvenile) Green Woodpecker Dunham Massey National Trust Park
One of last years juveniles, seen here searching for ants on one of the many ant mounds in Dunham. You can see that this bird has been digging.
I watched a pair succesfully fledge in Dunham last year, this being one of them. All four birds spent the first few weeks together, then they split into two pairs, one adult taking a juvenile each.
They shadowed the parents for a few weeks, before the juveniles started to get a little more independant, with the adult bird keeping an eye out from a distance. This can be particularly problematic, when trying to photograph them, as the adult bird warns the juvenile of my presence with loud warning calls. That said, it also means you know green woodies are around.
Camera: Holga 135BC
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400, rated @ ISO 800
Exposure: ca. 1/100 sec and f/8, hand-held
Film developed and scanned by Foto Brell, Bonn
Edited under Adobe Lightroom
Whether 35mm or medium format, you can use the Holgas as toy cameras and eagerly anticipate the results, or as serious cameras, like any high-quality classic camera. I prefer the classic approach. I've gotten used to the viewfinder parallax, and the film advance on the 35mm version works without overlap (I use 24-exposure film instead of 36-exposure). I cover the notoriously problematic areas with gaffer tape to prevent light leakage. I use the Holgas to achieve the typical look of the plastic lens: soft rendering of details in the center, a drop in sharpness towards the edges, vignetting, and color saturation in the case of color film. Not all subjects are suitable for this. But when it works, you get impressionistic, painterly images. Sharpness isn't everything in photography, and sometimes too much sharpness can be distracting. Reduced sharpness can downplay unimportant details, thus focusing attention on the essential elements. Sharp or soft reproductions are not mutually exclusive for me, but rather complementary approaches in photography.
In this case, I thought that the little Holga would be the appropriate recording tool for capturing the winter mood within the walls of a centuries-old castle ruin. The distinct softness results from the rendering of the plastic lens and the fog. Here, the softness is further increased by focusing on the foreground.
Waitpinga Beach
South Australia
I headed out this weekend to try out a new Benro tripod setup since the previous gitzo suffered a fracture of one of the footings. It feels just as stable and manouverable and costs less than half the price- If it lasts , I know what I will be getting in the future. This image something I've been meaning to try for a while. Long exposure panoramas of water have been problematic for me because of the stitching issues but I tried to get each frame only during high outgoing waves and to my surprise, this worked pretty well!
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This is a documentary about the anatomy of a beautiful face. The golden reflection. Young.Stoic.Mystic.Problematic. The ideal type of a very confused man brought to you by Imaginary Production. The intense chicken soup smell running throughout the entire movie is relative to previous theories based on gender. Discoveries using nanominihyperlasertechnology show that is the scent of the spacetime deformation.
He was at Genesis with a wig on. He went by the name of Eve. (starring Dustin Hoffman).
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dec. 2017
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Crail... is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area (Royal Burgh of Crail and District) in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 1,812 (in 2011). The name Crail was recorded in 1148 as Cherel and in 1153 as Karel. The first element is the Pictish *cair (c.f. Welsh caer) meaning "fort", though this word seems to have been borrowed into Gaelic. The second element may be either Gaelic ail, "rocks", or more problematically Pictish *al; no certain instance of this word exists in P-Celtic. However, if the generic element were Pictish, then this is likely of the specific. Quoted from Wikipedia
Well, OK, if wildlife approaches you, back away, stay safe behind your vehicle, and take selfies with the big bull elk with one short antler.
This large elk bull sports a plastic orange tag, number 24, in his right ear - usually attached to bulls that wildlife management wants to keep track of because they're especially aggressive toward humans and vehicles during the rut period (which ended months ago) - and a foreshortened left antler. When testosterone-crazed bulls become especially problematic they are sometimes knocked out and their antlers sawed off, to reduce the chance of damage. Since only one of this guy's antlers is truncated I don't believe that's what happened, but he may have broken it in battle with a competitor, or it may just be malformed.
a slice of veggie loaf centre with wholegrain rice below alongside servings of salad, plum butter, leftover stuffing and leftover blended cooked pinto beans & beetroot above, garnished with parsley and red pepper, on the side veggie gravy, all seasoned with salt
slices of veggie loaf flic.kr/p/2pxfuGe
recipe by Thomas Cizauskas flic.kr/p/2ps6zuL with thanks
ingredients for stuffing flic.kr/p/2ps6zuL
ingredients for pinto beans & beetroot blend included vegetable broth, olive oil and soy sauce (before added to the vital wheat gluten see recipe) flic.kr/p/2ps6zuL
veggie roast beastie loaf some of the ingredients flic.kr/p/2pwTPew
plum butter www.daringgourmet.com/plum-butter-pflaumenmus/
freshly made vegetable stock from potatoes, celery, leeks, peppers, onions and carrots garnished with parsley
i substituted the oven for the slowcooker as my oven would have been problematic having electric bars top and bottom flic.kr/p/2m3gaso i was worried i might overcook the base and undercook the rest - very uncertain
using the slowcooker
i had a few centimetres of water at the bottom so that the slowcooker wouldn't dry out
placed kitchen paper towels across the top to soak up condensation (i didn't want moisture finding it's way into the loaf)
then covered with the lid
the slowcooker was on for five hours on low from start to finish
a couple of times i did wipe moisture off the inside of the lid but never removed the paper towels. whether that was a good idea i don't know but it made me feel happier
when i finally removed the loaf from the slowcooker there was no water left in the bottom of the bowl
next time
maybe add a few extra centimetres of water at the beginning
check and top up during the cooking process
cook the loaf for slightly less time
or maybe do all three options :)
something for me to think about as and when
Seitan made with Vital Wheat Gluten
www.elephantasticvegan.com/seitan-made-w-vital-wheat-gluten/
Vital Wheat Gluten
amybakesbread.com/all-about-vital-wheat-gluten-and-why-it...
Seitan: A Plant-Based Meat Alternative
www.healthline.com/nutrition/seitan
What Is Vital Wheat Gluten And How To Use It
happyherbivore.com/2012/01/what-vital-wheat-gluten/
another veggie loaf recipe
nigel slater’s christmas vegetarian loaf www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/11/nigel-slater...
displayed on a marble chopping board latest charity shop find
ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my personal taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily ...
i've created a new group www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ to gather ideas and encourage myself to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...
The Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a relatively rare species of shorebird with a population somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 individuals. Numbers vary considerably because identification can be problematic as these birds can be confused with other species. The Stilt Sandpiper blends the appearance of a yellowlegs with the behaviour of a dowitcher. In the breeding season, the Stilt Sandpiper has heavy, dark barring with a rufous cap and cheek patch. This ornate plumage fades to a dull grey in the nonbreeding season, although it keeps its distinct white eyebrow year-round. In flight, you may notice a white rump and a white band under the wings. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
Burrs are problematic, especially with pets and small children near them, but they are interesting subjects to photograph.
In a cascade of dead birch boughs. Thomson Marsh, Kelowna, BC.
I seem to be fascinated with more problematic shots these days.... Lots of experimenting..... Occasional success....
The Coolest Bear In the World, whom some of you will remember from last year's uploads, is back for another season at ye olde fishin' hole. My friend Mel, who has been observing her for years, named her Georgina and tells me she is nine years old. All the other regulars also have names, and this isn't an affectation: it helps us remember who is who, which bears are not likely to be problematic and which ones may be unpredictable and therefore need to be watched closely. When several bears are in the area, all vying for the same resource, it's important to know these things.
Georgina happened to be the name of my maternal grandmother, but there the resemblance ends; they're both beautiful, but in different ways. Although we remembered at all times that this is a wild animal - and a predator - it seems that an agreement has been made: photographers on this side of the spawning channel, bears on the other side, and no crossing over allowed. For the most part all parties follow this rule, but I have seen it violated several times, more often by humans than by bears. We are the most troublesome species on the planet.
On this day all is well, and Georgina has been trying her luck around "the hole", a deep pool where the salmon sometimes rest before making their final run upstream to their spawning grounds. Will she get lucky? Will a fish try to sneak past her? Will her superlative nose, surprisingly good eyesight, and lightning reflexes land her a meal? Stay tuned.
Photographed on the wild west coast of British Columbia (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
A hand-held shot of the LaSalle Street bridge in Chicago.
Walking by the river in Chicago at night is an unforgettable experience. A backdrop of sleek modern skyscrapers, contrasted with the old beautiful red-brick buildings, creates a unique juxtaposition that is simply stunning! Chicago Riverwalk is bustling with life in these warm summer evenings, yachts cruising the river, dancing reflections of the colorful street lights, mumble of conversations, laughter, music, street noise, ... It all creates a romantic setting for enjoying a glass of wine with a loved one. :)
Chicago is a perfectly safe city for tourists, in spite of its being called derisively "Chiraq" (amalgamation of Chicago and Iraq), as long as you don't venture into the "problematic" suburbs. Although I don't usually fear for my personal safety, having lived through the war in Croatia, I felt perfectly safe in Chicago, more so than in the NYC (I say this as a tourist). I find myself comparing Chicago to NYC, for some reason, and ending-up liking it better. :)
We are back at Bensenville for "Switcher Sunday", where we find MP-15AC #455 hanging out next to the shop. Calling MP-15 switchers is kind of correct, but also problematic in one way. It was definitely EMD's final foray into building switchers, but they had kind of already crossed into making it a road unit, as EMD had turned the SW-1500 into a new low horsepower road unit with the MP-15. The Milwaukee purchased 64 of these units, which went on to become famous as "bandits" when they continued working for the Soo Line. The MP-15 series (both DC's and AC's) didn't catch on too widespread, but roads that purchased them in larger numbers (Milwaukee, MP, SP, SR, P&LE, C&NW, and LI) did put these things into rather extensive use on their systems.
The 1933 Ford 1 1/2 Ton Panel Truck with a V8 engine is a rare and sought-after classic commercial vehicle.
While Ford phased out the 4-cylinder engine in favor of the popular flathead V8 in 1934, the V8 option for trucks was rushed into production in 1933 and proved problematic, resulting in a limited number of these trucks being built with the V8 engine. The cast iron flathead V-8 was a tremendous value for the money, offering 75 horsepower from its 221-cubic-inch displacement
The 1 1/2 ton panel truck was built on the Ford Model BB chassis, a heavy-duty truck platform introduced in 1932.
Many features of the 1933 Ford trucks, including a lower center of gravity and improved suspension, were carried over from the 1932 redesign of the Ford assembly line.
And for the record, I never drink Coors. I'd mave made it a Guiness delivery truck.