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Reaching Out
A wander around Grasmere on Sunday, cold and snowing. I managed to get a few handheld shots with the Fuji XT-1 trying to get a few different shots from my normal offerings.
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Camera - Fuji XT-1
Lens - Fuji 14mm f2.8
Focal Length 14mm
Fstop - f5.6
Exposure Time - 1/15 second
ISOspeed - ISO200
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the Hoanib - several meters high sand walls and trees still trying to survive in this drought ridden area of Namibia.
A cedar reaches out for all of the light that it can in this break in the canopy at the Grove of the Titans, Redwood National and State Parks, October, 2024. This is a new grove tour in the park and is quite the gem.
Monte Lagazuoi Piccolo, seen from the parking. Views from the top was really great :)
Monte Lagazuoi Piccolo is a peak located in the Dolomites with a height of 2,778 m above sea level. You can take the cable car from Passo Falzarego up to Lagazuoi and in a you will reach there the mountain hut Rifugio Lagazuoi, with the vewing terrace offering a spectacular view over an array of mountains towards the south and west. From the Rifugio Lagazuoi there is an easy path to the great viewpoint at the top of Piccolo Lagazuoi, where there is a cross that celebrates the victims of the World War I. Here you can admire some of the highest and most stunning Dolomite mountains: Tofana di Rozes, Cinque Torri, Marmolada, Piz Boe and Mount Civetta.
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Monte Lagazuoi Piccolo oglądane z parkingu. Widoki z góry były naprawdę wspaniałe :)
Monte Lagazuoi Piccolo to szczyt leżący w Dolomitach o wysokości 2778 m n.p.m. Na górze jest schronisko – Rifugio Lagazuoi, do którego można się dostać kolejką z przełęczy Passo Falzarego. Wagonik kolejki pokonuje 630 metrów różnicy wzniesień w mniej niż 3 minuty zawieszony na linach bez pośrednich słupków nośnych. Z tarasu schroniska rozpościera się jeden z ładniejszych widoków na Dolomity, od Tofane przez Marmoladę, aż po grupę Sella. Ze schroniska prowadzi łatwa ścieżka do punktu widokowego na szczycie Piccolo Lagazuoi, gdzie znajduje się krzyż upamiętniający walki z okresu I wojny światowej. Można stąd podziwiać panoramę najwyższych szczytów w Dolomitach.
Can’t decide which one of these I like better. One of them will be my photo for the day. Was cleaning out basement and noticed the late afternoon light coming through the window. Had to try to get a shot of it.
Day 11 of 365
Far away there in the sunhine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe them, and try to follow where they lead.- Louisa May Alcott
Taken while driving a quiet, hermetic side road, away from everything.
Olympus EM1
Olympus Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8
Infrared conversion to 720nm
This part of Bodmin Moor, near Minions, a few miles north of Liskeard, has the remains of three neolithic stone circles known as The Hurlers, as well as several individual standing stones such as the one pictured. They are thought to date from around 1500 BC. Although there have been many theories, no-one knows for certain what their purpose was.
Tin and copper mining took place throughout this area until early in the 20th century, and many of the engine houses and other remains can still be seen. The engine house in the distance housed a 50-inch pumping engine, installed in the 1880s. The mine shaft it served reached 720 feet and was part of the South Phoenix Mine. The engine house is now a visitor centre.
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Rond 1970 waren er nog maar 170 broedpaar in ons land, nu enkele duizenden. De lepelaar heeft zich spectaculair hersteld. De Nederlandse populatie lepelaars is uniek, in andere landen in Noord-West Europa broeden ze nauwelijks. Lepelaars bevinden zich van februari tot september/oktober in Nederland. Via Franse en Spaanse moerassen trekken ze naar winterkwartieren langs de West-Afrikaanse kust (vooral Banc d'Arguin). Lepelaars broeden in moerassige gebieden, dichte rietkragen of moeilijk bereikbare bomen en struiken, maar ook op kwelders.
Before 1970 there were only 170 breeding pairs in our country, now several thousand. The spoonbill has recovered spectacularly. The Dutch population of spoonbills is unique, they hardly breed in other countries in North-West Europe. Spoonbills are in the Netherlands from February to September/October. They move via French and Spanish swamps to winter quarters along the West African coast (especially Banc d'Arguin). Spoonbills breed in swampy areas, dense reed beds or difficult-to-reach trees and shrubs, but also on salt marshes.
Il vit en Afrique du Sud-Est. dans la brousse, savane ou , abords des cours d'eau et mares.
En période de rut, le mâle dresse sa crinière pour parader devant une femelle.
Assez peu agile à la course (il atteint toutefois une vitesse de 48 km/h en pointe), il préfèrera le couvert d'une végétation dense.
Il est capable de sauter jusqu'à 2 mètres de haut.
Il peut se dresser sur ses pattes arrière pour atteindre sa nourriture.
Sa vue et son odorat sont bien développés, ainsi que son ouïe (comme en témoignent ses grandes oreilles).
Ils vivent le plus souvent en petites troupes de 8 à 16 individus composées d'un ou plusieurs mâles et/ou de femelles et de jeunes. Les mâles âgés sont solitaires.
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It lives in South-East Africa, in the bush, savannah or near rivers and ponds.
During the rut, the male raises his mane to parade in front of a female.
They are not very agile when running (although they can reach a top speed of 48 km/h) and prefer the cover of dense vegetation.
It is capable of jumping up to 2 metres high.
It can stand on its hind legs to reach its food.
They have a well-developed sense of sight and smell, as well as hearing (as evidenced by their large ears).
They usually live in small troops of 8 to 16 individuals consisting of one or more males and/or females and young. Older males are solitary
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Vive en el sureste de África, en el monte, la sabana o cerca de ríos y estanques.
Durante el celo, el macho levanta su melena para desfilar frente a una hembra.
No son muy ágiles al correr (aunque pueden alcanzar una velocidad máxima de 48 km/h) y prefieren la cobertura de la vegetación densa.
Es capaz de saltar hasta 2 metros de altura.
Puede pararse sobre sus patas traseras para alcanzar su comida.
Tienen un sentido de la vista y del olfato muy desarrollado, así como del oído (como demuestran sus grandes orejas).
Suelen vivir en pequeñas tropas de 8 a 16 individuos formadas por uno o más machos y/o hembras y crías. Los machos mayores son solitarios
Shinku is reaching out with in Nature to find little Calista has ran off too and stop the child before she loses another Child to the darkness.
But what Shinku dose not know is the little tag along that is following close behind her in secret!
The cathedral is designed in an Italian Romanesque Revival style. The exterior of the structure is faced with red brick accented with granite. The facade is framed by two square towers that reach a height of 164 ft. The interior was most recently renovated in 1971 when the altar was moved closer to the congregation in response to the II Vatican council. The old marble high altar, topped by a Calvary scene, remains in the apse.
Kerrs Reach on a very cold and dark June day with a Flickr/Blip friend. 2018 Christchurch New Zealand.
Info on Kerrs Reach: www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/kerrs-reach/
The clouds parted for just long enough..
Having not used my camera while ill, and learning to use the MPC ONE (music gear), im a bit out of practice... but happy with this for a handheld shot. (gate assisted!)
With the elegance of a ballerina
Two branches emerge from the melting ice
As if they might take part in the renewal
Reaching toward Spring
On a pristine February day, with snow still piled high, I decided to bundle up, and brave a trip to the arboretum only to find that the entire west side was closed. I was able to park close by there though, and walk in. Only a few others were there. Some small streams were poking their way through the deep drifts. I found a Red-Tailed Hawk on the ground having a lunch of squirrel tartare on ice. Lake Marmo had frozen solid, and there were footprints going all the way across it - mostly animal tracks, and despite the signs warning to stay off the ice, some human footprints too.
As I made my way uptoward Sterling Pond, I was looking at the patterns of sun and shade on the melting ice of the connecting stream, and found these two, downed branches poking up through the barely melted ice, creating some beautiful shapes, and fascinating ice boundaries. I moved around for some different perspectives, and realized the two appeared to be intertwining. I moved closer, stepping into the knee deep snow drifts next to tall stream bank - being very careful since I could not see exactly where the steep edge was. I got as close as I dared, and then leaned out to get this interplay between the two branches, the melting ice, animal tracks, the reflected woods and sky. A nice moment.
I later shaped this image - bringing out the colors, emphasizing the halo of light, the reflections, the edges of the ice. To add to the ethereal quality, I used custom texturizing brushes to bend the edges of the image toward that look, although I ended up using only a tiny bit of that in this work.
I hope Spring, and a new awakening is starting to appear where ever you are!
Given the unfinished state of the new brand Forth Road bridge there was no way I was going pass an opportunity up to shoot this as once it's finished you cannot repeat this shot, another bout of rainstorms had appeared and one can be seen on the far shoreline at Dalmeny touching down, a break on the North Queensferry side allowed for this to be taken before it poured down yet again for the umpteenth time so I was really lucky to be able to get this in a tiny window of opportunity between the storms.
The work that is going into this is huge and it's very impressive stood below watching from the shoreline.
One of my favourite images from a fantastic morning on the shores of Ullswater. Conditions were perfect with soft sunlight, mist and still water. What more could you ask for?
natural light shots of hermits, birds with odd shaped tail which creates a typical hunched posture. Hermits have a long decurved bill with a red or yellow base to the lower mandible, and their two central tail feathers are elongated and tipped with white, buff or ochre. The crown of the head is flat, and two pale facial stripes enclose a dusky mask.
Most hermits are restricted to the edge and undergrowth of forest, woodland and second growth, but some species (e.g. the planalto hermit) also occur in more open habitats.
Many species of hermits form leks and congregate on traditional display grounds, where females visit to choose a mate. Male hermits are generally less aggressive than other male hummingbirds, although both sexes will defend a feeding territory.
From wiki:
The stripe-throated hermit feeds on flower-nectar taken by trap-lining. It has also been observed piercing the base of flowers to get nectar that otherwise would be out of reach; sometimes it take small insects. Typically this species forages fairly low, only occasionally at canopy-level.. This hummingbird is found in a wide range of wooded habitats, e.g. forest, woodland, clearings, thickets and gardens; typically in humid regions, but locally also in drier, deciduous habitats (e.g. in Ecuador). Mainly found in lowlands and foothills, it has exceptionally been recorded up to an altitude of 1,800 m (5,900 ft) ASL.