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Quite heavily processed so some people may see artifacts depending on the resolution of your monitor.
Dunes, Soft Light. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.
Details of sand dunes in soft evening light, Death Valley Naitonal Park.
Sand dunes are always fascinating subjects, both for their appearance as part of the larger landscape and because they contain almost infinite varieties of smaller subjects, textures, colors, and variations in light. I made a wild guess recently that I’ve probably been to Death Valley perhaps twenty-five times. You’d think that I might start to tire of the dunes or run out of things to photograph there… but there’s not sign of this happening.
We went to these dunes late in the day and had them entirely to ourselves. The light was challenging, as clouds were building to the west. As the clouds moved the light increased and decreased, but overall it remained quite soft the entire time. But this just provides another variation on how we can photograph this subject, and the soft light lets me reveal some subtle details that can be lost in brighter conditions. I made some post-processing choices here that highlight the variations in light and the soft forms of the dunes.
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.
I usually only take a few shots of Sandhill Cranes because they are so far away, and my puny lens doesn't really get them all that well. I went out to Frenchman's Bar Park to see if I could find my favorite raptor (I didnt'). I wasn't quite prepared when this crane flew right over me, but I got it!
Quite breezy today, so the Bearded Tits were not showing very well, making it difficult to get a clear shot of one, until I got lucky when this male came down for a drink.
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One of the last places you might expect to see a Southern Pacific caboose is on a Union Pacific local freight in Utah. By the middle of 1986, UP’s Park City Local ran cabooseless. The local’s two GP30s missed their call on June 30th and an SD40-2 was substituted. Since UP 3150 only had seating for three, a caboose became necessary and SP 4463 was the only one available that day. The local is pictured cruising along Echo Reservoir between Echo and Coalville, Utah. Now you know “the rest of the story.”
Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor. I have quite a few images of this individual, not sure how many will eventually get posted. I like the shadow on this one.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
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Quite common to see egg laying dragonflies approached by male Damselflies. They don't seem to be attacking, maybe just attracted by odonate pheromones?
Quite simply my beautiful double headed red Tulips filling my garden with their magnificence
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Quite a few tall trees came down in the Bay Area during recent stormy weather. This example is at a waterfront park. The university botanical garden also experienced some losses of tall trees. Very sad!
We quite often see this cat sitting on the post outside the horse behaviour 'therapist's place'. I would like to think that it is the receptionist there.
We had a lovely sunny day today but for the next few days we have nothing but high winds and rain.
Happy Furry Friday everyone x
We saw quite a few of these small, colourful Dragonflies in Kefalonia. I'm not entirely sure of the id and don't think it's a Common Darter - could it is possibly be either a Scarlet Darter or maybe a Ruddy Darter - correct id would be welcome.
UPDATE - It looks like it is probably a Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) thanks to Nick Brischuk for the id. This appears to have the same black and yellow legs and the blue patch on the bottom of the eyes.
Quite unusual conditions up on Binevenagh. Sea mist rolling in - even to this upland level but a bright summer evening a few more miles inland. Gave quite an unusual light. Sun perhaps a bit dominant in the frame for my liking but that's how it was. These blackface sheep are extremely skittish so it is very much handheld only. They are covered with red marker in case you thought they were very badly sheared !
Well, the result here is no mistake - but it is due to one.
This is the central, octagonal tower as seen from the interior of Ely cathedral. It's current look is due to a collapse to the tower structure in 1322, probably due to building works in the vicinity. The tower dated to Norman times (work on the cathedral we see today began in 1083) and the tower was not so much completely replaced as re-styled to its current, quite eye-catching Gothic look.
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I have quite a few recent photos I would like to share now I am back but this was one of my favourites from last year which I took on a walk with Joe at Leasowes while he still lived here. I haven't been writing my poems for a long time now. I have lost inspiration at the moment but I still take as many photos as ever. I have decided to post public again today, lets hope I don't have the problems return that I had previously.
Quite often the call on No 908 was set back for the arrival of No 949 as power off No 908 would be reduced to protect the BAR traffic. After the CP retired the 244 fleet we started seeing EMD B units both 7's 9's.
A quite spectacular late afternoon view over the polder area facing Vlaardingen and Maassluis.
On the horizon - at approximately 10 km - you can see wind turbines and giant offshore platforms bordering the Nieuwe Waterweg ("New Waterway"). This 20.5 km long shipping canal opened in 1872, and is still a main artery of the Port of Rotterdam.
I did quite some sliding on this one, and vividly remember the afterimages caused by trying to capture the right moment without the right eye protection 8-)
Happy Sliders Sunday!
Wikipedia: Nieuwe Waterweg
Quite a few hummingbirds in the garden at present and just amazing the diversity of pictures u can get as the light works wonders with their feathers
A very quite and still morning at Summit Lake, located in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The refection this morning was awsome.
Hope people are not getting bored of these!
1/50 Shutter., this time gliding... which made the subject more stable for panning (wing flapping invariably causes body movement)
I find this sort of photography fun and challenging., and it creates the opportunity for something quite ordinary (a Heron flying past) to become something extraordinary in a photographic sense
Coaster's fleet of F40PHM-2Cs makes for quite the clash of colors against a trio of BNSF pumpkins as they march DIT towards their likely end.
This little fantail was being my best friend along the river path staying with me for quite a while as it flitted to and fro catching bugs etc..
I had the Pentax with me for which I don't have a particularly long lens (160mm = 100mm approx in 35mm format) but decided to try and photograph it as it was occasionally quite close...
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Quite a few at the lagoons. These are part of the naturalised population. I can hardly believe that in only a couple on months we'll have the Icelandic winter visitors with us
After quite a few attempts over the years, in Alberta and British Columbia as well as the USA, finally saw Sage Thrasher in mid-August, 2021. Even with detailed information on a likely location, it took at least a couple of hours before a bird was sighted. Then watched for several hours as one (possibly two) returned to a particular spot with food before dropping out of sight to a presumed nest. [Stayed in my vehicle as didn’t want to disturb or endanger this rare species.] The general vicinity was the southeastern corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. This individual is on Sagebrush, appropriately.
Back to Singapore and another photo I overlooked. Taken from the cable car that took us to Sentosa Island. Not long after 'landing' we too were scaling the heights of Merlion by elevator and stairs within this massive structure. It was worth the effort as the views were amazing from the top.
One of the things that amazed me were the amount of ships waiting to berth.
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It is always good to remember that what we consider old now, back in the day was very modern. Case in point is this part of the church Saint Etienne in Perriers-sur-Andelle. The church itself is medieval, founded in the 11th century, with some architectural details added in the 14th century. But not here. Here we can quite obviously see some later works, this is not medieval (and the church did see substantial work done in the 16th and the 19th century). So at one point this was the modern, up-to-date part of the church when the rest of it was more or less dated and old-fashioned.
This car has quite a history, starting off as S/N 0374AM, then being renumbered as S/N 0362AM.
The car was rolled on its debut event, the 1000km Buenos Aires driven by José Maria Ibanez and Ignacio Janices. It was then rebuilt and repainted in a red, black and white colour scheme. It then placed 1st in 9 events in the 1954 season, before ownership passed over to Carlos Raul Najurieta. The car then has a mixed season in 1955, and only participated in two events in 1956 before being crashed at the start of 1957 by driver Cesar Rivero in the practice for the 1000km Buenos Aires (this event would appear to be the 375 MM's Achilles heel).
The car was rebuilt again in 1957, with apparently a Ford V8 used! After this, the history books go quiet until 1983 when it was discovered in a derelict condition in Montevide. The car was then restored by Novajra & Conrero, Torino and engine number 0376AM was installed.
After this, the car changed hands a number of times, and for a period was on display at Matsuda's Ferrari Museum of Art, Gotenba, Japan. After being put forward at a number of high profile auctions but failing to sell, the car eventually ended up on the hands of Tom Shaughnessy based in San Clemente, USA in 2006.
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This swordtail was quite common when visiting Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary. Usually saw them puddling with other yellows, whites, swallowtails, and blues. I tried so many times to take its individual photos when puddling, but always interfered by other butterflies. This is the only clear individual shot.
This swordtail can be differentiated with other three swordtail in West Africa mainly by the size, the bar markings in the forewing cell, and the length of the hindwing tails.
It is found in south of Sahara, Africa.
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