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Well about time I slowly start getting back to flickr. We've moved house and have been very busy decorating, organising and so on and since the move (a month ago now) we more or less flopped :-)
Hope everyone is well.
One nice thing about where we live now is a pick-your-own strawberry field just over the hill which we have been visiting regularly the last couple of weeks. Enjoy!
More spring stuff. The temp here today is supposed to be in the mid 70s. woo hoo.
It won't be long now.
Vase of red anemones on my studio windowsill. Camera handheld, exposure 0.3 sec, intentional camera movement.
Our Daily Challenge is abstract. I photographed a flower painting, moving my camera for 2 seconds. I liked the result, but prefer this version using the Topaz Simplify watercolour filter.
Tip: Watch it large. The texture in the leaf is beautiful.
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Lit with natural backlight. Canon 5D Mark II with 100mm macro, shot handheld at 1/125s, f/2.8, ISO 400.
For those of you who have so kindly asked what this is - it is the brake light panel at the rear window of my daughter's car.
Flower red
Photo by Hakan Şan Borteçin
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Red hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Frankllin Park Conservatory
Columbus, Ohio
Click this Franklin Conservatory link and visit it online. Columbus Ohio locals can find it at 1777 East Broad Street.
Strobist Info:
Flash Setting: Nikon SB-900 at 1/4 power and +0.7 exposure compensation shot through 20" X 20" softbox camera left. Flash triggered remotely using Cactus Trigger v4
Camera Setting: Nikon D700, Aperture f/11, Shutter Speed 160, ISO 100
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The Red Panda - Ailurus fulgens ("shining cat") - is a mostly herbivorous mammal, specialised as a bamboo feeder. It is slightly larger than a domestic cat (40-60 cm long, 3-6 kg weight). It is endemic to the Himalayas in Bhutan, southern China, India, Laos, Nepal, and Myanmar. It is the state animal in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is also the mascot of the Darjeeling international festivals.
Their population continues to decline due to habitat fragmentation. Red Pandas are classified as endangered. No reliable numbers exist for the total population but it is very threatened due to the fragmentation of its natural habitats, their small numbers, and their food specialisation needs. In south-west China the Red Panda is hunted for its fur and especially for its highly-valued bushy tail from which hats are produced. In the areas of China where the Red Panda lives, their fur is often used for local cultural ceremonies and in weddings the bridegroom traditionally carries the hide. The 'good-luck charm' hats are used by Chinese newlyweds. This, and the continuous clearing of the forests, has significantly reduced the population.
It is now protected in all countries in which it lives, and the hunting of Red Pandas is illegal everywhere. Nevertheless, poaching continues and they are often illegally hunted and sold to zoos for dumping prices. The IUCN has mandated that small Pandas are a “threatened species“ since 1996, however it is now listed as endangered.
A 40% decrease in Red Panda populations has been reported in China over the last 50 years, and those in the western/Himalayan areas are considered to be in worse shape. Red Pandas have a naturally low birth rate (usually single or twin births per year) and a high death rate in the wild. - From Wikipedia.
This example was seen at the National Zoo in Washington DC.