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Every evening gather several thousand visitors in Oia, to enjoy the famous Santorini sunset. However, the best atmosphere comes when most visitors have left the place and the blue hour begins.
Jeden Abend versammeln sich einige tausend Besucher in Oia, um den berühmtesten Sonnenuntergang auf Santorini zu geniessen. Die beste Stimmung kommt allerdings erst, wenn die meisten Besucher den Ort verlassen haben und die blaue Stunde beginnt.
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Faulkland/Somerset, Lavender farm, 29.06.2015, 5:27 am local time.
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Understand and enjoy the fact that photography is a unique medium. Respect and work within photography’s limitations, you will go much further.
Donovan Wylie
What advice would you give young photographers?
No one is above the law! Indict Trump!
cosmos, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina
HSS 😊😊😍
If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors.
Frank Sinatra
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
Peregrine Falcon - Falco Peregrinus
The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. As is typical of bird-eating raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males. The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. According to a National Geographic TV programme, the highest measured speed of a peregrine falcon is 389 km/h (242 mph).
The peregrine's breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests; the only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand. This makes it the world's most widespread raptor, and one of the most widely found bird species. In fact, the only land-based bird species found over a larger geographic area is not always naturally occurring, but one widely introduced by humans, the rock pigeon, which in turn now supports many peregrine populations as a prey species. The peregrine is a highly successful example of urban wildlife in much of its range, taking advantage of tall buildings as nest sites and an abundance of prey such as pigeons and ducks. Both the English and scientific names of this species mean "wandering falcon," referring to the migratory habits of many northern populations. Experts recognize 17 to 19 subspecies, which vary in appearance and range; disagreement exists over whether the distinctive Barbary falcon is represented by two subspecies of Falco peregrinus, or is a separate species, F. pelegrinoides. The two species' divergence is relatively recent, during the time of the last ice age, therefore the genetic differential between them (and also the difference in their appearance) is relatively tiny. They are only about 0.6–0.8% genetically differentiated.
While its diet consists almost exclusively of medium-sized birds, the peregrine will occasionally hunt small mammals, small reptiles, or even insects. Reaching sexual maturity at one year, it mates for life and nests in a scrape, normally on cliff edges or, in recent times, on tall human-made structures. The peregrine falcon became an endangered species in many areas because of the widespread use of certain pesticides, especially DDT. Since the ban on DDT from the early 1970s, populations have recovered, supported by large-scale protection of nesting places and releases to the wild.
The peregrine falcon is a well respected falconry bird due to its strong hunting ability, high trainability, versatility, and – in recent years – availability via captive breeding. It is effective on most game bird species, from small to large.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,500 pairs
*a cold February morning in the Wittlich valley*
Yesterday morning I was on the way to a new photo location, when I saw this morning mood, shortly, it had to be captured on the sensor.
Gestern Morgen war ich auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Fotostandort, als ich diese Morgenstimmung sah, kurz um, das mußte erst einmal auf den Sensor gebannt werden.
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Switzerland, May 2021
My best photos are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
You find a selection of my 80 BEST PHOTOS (mostly not yet on Flickr) here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... (the website exists in ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
ABOUT THE PHOTO:
So this photo is a bit of a novelty for me - at least here on Flickr, but it's also a journey back in time in a sense. I've always loved b/w and sepia photography; already as a very young teenager I would go out into the woods with an old Pentax Spotmatic (which I had nicked from my father) whenever it was a foggy day to shoot b/w compositions of sunbeams cutting through the ghostlike trees.
I used films with a sensitivity of at least 1600 (for those of you who remember what that means 😉 ), and the resulting photos had an incredibly fine grain which I loved; I blew them up to the size of posters and hung them on the walls of my teenage man-cave next to Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Slash.
But then I abandoned photography altogether for 20 years, and when I finally picked up a camera again, it was one of the digital kind. Now neither film nor grain played any role in my photographic endeavours - let alone b/w compositions: because the reason I fell in love with shooting pictures once more was the rare and incredibly colorful lizard species that had chosen my garden as its habitat.
It's this species - the Lacerta bilineata aka the western green lizard - that my photo website www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ and also my Flickr gallery are dedicated to, but I've since expanded that theme a bit so that it now comprises the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat, which is to say my garden and its immediate surroundings and all the flora and fauna I find in it.
I like that my gallery and the website have this clear theme, because in order to rise to the challenge of portraying all aspects of a very specific little eco system (which also happens to be my home of sorts), it forces me to constantly explore it from fresh angles, and I keep discovering fascinating new motives as my photographic journey continues.
Which brings me to the horse pasture you see in this photo. This playground for happy horsies lies just outside my garden, and it normally only interests me insofar as my green reptile friends claim parts of it as their territory, and I very much prefer it to be horseless (which it thankfully often is).
Not that the horses bother the reptiles - the lizards don't mind them one bit, and I've even seen them jump from the safety of the fly honeysuckle shrub which the pasture borders on right between the deadly looking hooves of the horses to forage for snails, without any sign of fear or even respect.
No, the reason I have a very conflicted relationship with those horses is that they are mighty cute and that there's usually also foals. The sight of those beautiful, happy animals jumping around and frolicking (it's a huge pasture and you can tell the horses really love it) is irresistible: and that inevitably attracts what in the entire universe is known as the most destructive anti-matter and ultimate undoing of any nature photographer: other humans.
Unlike with the horses, the lizards ARE indeed very much bothered by specimens of loud, unpredictable Homo sapiens sapiens - which makes those (and by extension also the horses) the cryptonite of this here reptile photographer. It's not the horses' fault, I know that, but that doesn't change a thing. I'm just telling you how it is (and some of you might have read about the traumatic events I had to endure to get a particular photo - if not, read at your own risk here: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51405389883/in/datepo... - which clearly demonstrated that even when it's entirely horseless, that pasture is still a threat for artistic endeavours).
But back to the photo. So one morning during my vacation back in May I got up quite early. It had rained all night, and now the fog was creeping up from the valley below to our village just as the sky cleared up and the morning sun started to shine through the trees.
And just as I did when I was a teenager I grabbed my camera and ran out to photograph this beautiful mood of ghostlike trees and sunbeams cutting through the mist. There had already been such a day a week earlier (which is when I took this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51543603732/in/datepo... ), but this time, the horses were also there.
Because of our slightly strained relationship I only took this one photo of them (I now wish I had taken more: talk about missed opportunities), and otherwise concentrated on the landscape. It was only later when I went through all the photos on my computer that I realized that I actually really liked those horses, even despite the whole composition being such a cliché. And I realized another thing: when I drained the photo of all the color, I liked it even better - because there was almost a bit of grain in it, like in the photos from my youth.
Since then I have experimented quite a bit with b/w and sepia compositions (some of which I will upload here eventually I guess), but this photo here is the first one that helped me rediscover my old passion. I hope you like it even though it builds quite a stark contrast with the rest of my tiny - and very colorful - gallery. But in the spirit of showing you the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat (and also in the spirit of expanding my gallery a bit beyond lizards and insects), I think it's not such a bad fit.
As always, many greetings to all of you, have a wonderful day and don't hesitate to let me know what you think 😊
The maple tree flowers drop in the water faster than I can clean them out. The critters don't seem to mind. It's very peaceful watching them drink.
Isle of Skye/Inner Hebrides/Scotland.
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A short meeting and a talk about religion and beliefs, we parted ways and I'm still an atheist😊
Always respect other people’s beliefs and the world will be a better place.
I wish a happy Eid to all my friends who are Muslims and the rest a happy Friday!
The swallowtail caterpillar was very surprised to see a small spider in close proximity.
Die Raupe des Schwalbenschwanz war sehr überrascht, eine kleine Spinne in unmittelbarer Nähe zu sehen.
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I was coming back from Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park early one Saturday morning when I came across this pond. With no cover around I managed to scare off all the water fowl around. I then waited for the stillness of the pond. We sure do get some amazing skies in Alberta.
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The rare dwarf beech (also called hanging beech) on a Celtic burial mound in the morning around 6 in the golden light.
Die seltene Süntelbuche (auch Hängebuche genannt) auf einem keltischen Hügelgrab morgens gegen 6 im goldenen Licht.
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*Spring on the Ahr*
On a sunny day in early April on the Ahr, a small tributary of the Rhine. The Ahr Valley is better known as the northernmost growing area for red wine (especially Pinot Noir) in Germany.
An einem sonnigen Tag Anfang April an der Ahr, einem kleinen Nebenfluß des Rheins. Das Ahrtal ist besser bekannt als das nördlichste Anbaugebiet von Rotwein (insbesondere Spätburgunder) in Deutschland.
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A little robin siniging its song. Springtime! What a beautiful, photogenic season...
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Absolutely No use, no reposting at social media ore somewhere else of any of my photos without my expressly permission!
And: I don't like Comment-Codes, "awards", or such groups. Because of that, Comment codes, "Awards" and invitations in such groups will be deleted. There is an Explanation at my profile.
So, if you want to say something about my photo, it will be really appreciated, no matter if it's about liking or some constructive criticism. Your own thoughts and words will mean much more to me than a universal-text.
Also please don't post pictures in the commenting-area. You could post them much better in your own photo stream. ;-D
...we had to bury.
2 out of 8 days there was gray cloudy sky, no reason to stay in the house and good to find new photo locations (even if this picture is really not new ;-)).
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Helgoland:
I don't know many birds that are more expressive than the Northern Gannets. I could watch them for days and never become bored.
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Bien dissimulés dans nos affûts respectifs avec www.flickr.com/photos/143937078@N03/ , on attend tranquillement l'arrivée des petits passereaux et quelle surprise de voir débarquer ce joli gallinacé sortant de nulle part qui se gave royalement au sol des miettes tombées de la cantine .
Sa contenance est fière, sa démarche grave, son naturel hardi, courageux, son tempérament chaud, vigoureux. Son chant est l'horloge de la campagne, jour et nuit, sa voix tire du bas de la trachée-artère. La poule est sa femelle. Au milieu de son sérail, tantôt en amant doux, complaisant, attentif, il est aux petits soins : avertit les poules du danger, les appelle pour partager avec lui sa bonne fortune, pousse même la galanterie jusqu'à leur abandonner tout entière ; tantôt c'est un souverain jaloux qui ne souffre pas la présence d'un rival. Si l'on contrefait le chant du coq, il est inquiet, en alarmes, rassemble ses poules, veille sur elles avec assiduité. Le coq est un oiseau très lubrique et coche la poule en plein air et jusqu'à cinquante fois dans un jour.
image réalisée en milieu naturel et depuis la tente affût .
Design and build the most beautiful bridge in the world, win awards and accolades, even get a statue erected in your honor. And what happens? I tell ya, I don't get no respect.
Joseph Strauss
STOP !
DO NOT COME CLOSER !
RESPECT MY SOCIAL DISTANCE !
MASK YOURSELF !
Or
YOU WILL BE LOCKED DOWN !
😄 Happy Monochrome Thursday 😄
The Royal Arrival is a stray cat which has found a new home in this Wild Garden in West Wales (Ceredigion). He’s been cared for as much as he allows to be cared for.... and he is most welcome here.
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
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The Trautzberger Maar (= volcanic lake) at Strohn in the volcanic Eifel was unknown to me until now, because it has only been renatured since 2014 so it is filled with water again.
It was once drained (like many other maars) to gain additional grazing land.
The Maar is idyllically nestled in a meadow valley and is considered the smallest maar of the Eifel.
Das Trautzberger Maar bei Strohn in der Vulkaneifel war mir bisher unbekannt, weil es erst seit 2014 renaturiert also wieder mit Wasser gefüllt ist.
Es wurde einst trocken gelegt (wie viele andere Maare auch), um zusätzliches Weideland zu gewinnen.
Das Maar liegt sehr idyllisch eingebettet in einem Wiesental und gilt als das kleinste Maar der Eifel.
siehe auch: www.eifel.info/a-trautzberger-maar
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Model: Alyssa Bloodrose
Taken at The Divide:
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In order for others to respect you boundaries must be set! Many times this will be an unpopular decision, but it is necessary for you to be crowned!
What is that work? Women doesn't work, everything she does..she is mother,wife,sister, ....
In this picture, woman walked around several kilometres with her camelcart and luggages , such women has wonderful power .
Respect and salute them.
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This weeks Snap Happy theme of 'Spring' was chosen by Gary.
For me Spring is always about the tulips!
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Petit-duc maculé | Eastern Screech Owl | Megascops asio
Des nouvelles d'Angrignon
Depuis le début du mois de septembre j'ai observé les cinq adultes que j'avais déjà observé à l'hiver et au printemps dernier. Ils sont donc toujours dans leur territoire respectif. Ils ont tous terminés leur mue et présentent maintenant leurs beaux atours. Ici nous retrouvons Philémon que j'ai observé récemment dans cette grande cavité qu'il avait fréquenté une seule journée au printemps 2021, lorsque qu'un étranger rouquin -- qui ressemblait à notre Bobby, mais dont je ne peux encore confirmer qu'il s'agissait bien de lui -- s'était pointé en cette cavité située à la frontière des territoires d'Amandine et d'Odi. Outre le beau Philémon, j'ai croisé Odi, sa femelle, notre autre couple Amandine et son frileux Edgar ainsi que le beau Fernando qui semble être toujours esseulé. Il serait temps qu'il se trouve une nouvelle conjointe.
Comme je vous l'ai déjà signalé, des travaux l'hiver dernier, tout autour du secteur des nichées habituelles de Roméo et Juliette, nous ont empêchés de les revoir depuis la fin de leur nichée 2021. Souhaitons que nous retrouverons Roméo dans sa grande cavité et sa belle Juliette aux premiers mois de l'année 2023.
OUTFIT: Sweet Thing. Wicked Royalty
HAIR: Opale . Ophelie Hair
EARRINGS: EARRING HOOP BLACK/PLATINUM
BRACELET: :::NOIR::: Twin Soul Bracelet
Costa Rica shots photographed on a photo tour led by Juan Carlos Vindas of Neotropic Photo Tours. I will not post in any particular order and out respect to our excellent tour leader, will not add GPS data.
Another BIF- hot "L" than "Z" twice. It is common and widespread in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica.
In der Stadt, in deren Nähe der Sekretär aufwuchs und in der er viele Jahre zur Schule ging, gibt es ein problematisches Monument, ein «Kriegerdenkmal» für die Toten des (Ersten) Weltkrieges, das später für den Zweiten Weltkrieg erweitert wurde. Errichtet wurde es 1936. Wer den Stil dieser Zeit kennt, weiss, was er zu erwarten hat. Seit einigen Jahren gibt es immerhin eine Texttafel zur historisch-kritischen Einordnung und auch ein «Gegendenkmal» in Sichtweite (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinheimer_Kriegerdenkmal).
Seit der Sekretär Denkmäler fotografiert, fand er immer, dass er sich auch dieses reichlich problematischen Werkes einmal annehmen müsste, hatte aber kaum Gelegenheit und auch recht viel Respekt. Bei einem kurzen Besuch in diesem Sommer war er aber mit der Kamera da und machte sich ans Werk. Hier werden die Bilder nun in loser Folge nach nacheinander vorgestellt.
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In the town near which the secretary grew up and where he went to school for many years, there is a problematic monument, a "war memorial" for the dead of the (First) World War, which was later expanded for the Second World War. It was erected in 1936, and those who know the style of that period know what to expect. Since a few years there is at least a text panel for historical-critical discussion and also a "counter monument" in sight (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinheimer_Kriegerdenkmal).
Since the secretary photographs monuments, he always thought that he would also have to deal with this highly problematic work once, but had hardly any opportunity and also quite a lot of respect. During a short visit this summer, however, he was there with his camera and got to work. Here the pictures are presented now in loose sequence one after the other.
"Each of us carries a sleeping tiger inside, and we can’t predict when that cat will wake, stretch, and sharpen its claws."
Holly Robinson Peete
Some flowers have the ability to draw me closer and closer while I focus on their petals. It isn't until later that I notice such sharp edges to the petals.