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Great Crested Grebe
One from this time last year.
The golden reflections on the dappled water are from the reeds surrounding the lake.
I was hired to produce 'different' dance portraits for someone who knows I don't really shoot portraits. Since I have a background and interest in dance though and since I knew she knew what she wanted I was excited to do this. It was a lot of fun.
At last, I have a working car, a working camera and enough time off work to be able to get out and use them. With my other half out for the day with her mum, I went for a nice walk from Low Newton down to Craster and back to start to get the hang of the new Hi-Tech hard grads I got recently.
As with all new techniques, I had a few teething problems (most of my shots have blown highlights on the sea near the horizon - next time I shall have to use a soft grad to balance the reflections) but I am really pleased with the way it lets you keep detail in the sky right down to the horizon.
This is one of the rock pools down near Dunstanburgh castle where the weather was studiously avoiding letting me get the shot I wanted of the castle. Every time I went back to the spot I wanted, the sun disappeared behind a cloud for another half hour!
EOS 1000D / Hitch 0.9 Hard Grad / Sigma 10-20mm
Katavi National Park is the third largest national park in Tanzania. It is very remote and less frequently visited than other Tanzanian national parks. The park is approximately 4,471 square kilometers (1,726 sq mi) in area. The park encompasses the Katuma River and the seasonal Lake Katavi and Lake Chada floodplains.
The number of annual visitors to the park is extremely low, just above 1,500 foreign visitors out of a total 900,000 registered in the whole Tanzania National Parks system during 2012/13.
Wildlife includes large animal herds, particularly of Cape Buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, and elephants, plus along the Katuma river, crocodiles and hippopotami which upon annual dry seasons results in mudholes that can be packed with hundreds of hippos.
The hippo pools of Katavi has been on my bucket list for some time. This October we finally did it on a fleeting 3 night stop over on the way to Mahale. Unfortunatly the time you can spend there is dictated by the twice a week flights, unless you drive, that operate on Mondays and Thursdays.
Water reflections of the backs of homes in Amiens, I just like the way the reflections came out, like they had been painted!
"Magic mirror won't you tell me please
Do I see myself in anyone I meet?
Magic mirror if we only could
Try to see ourselves as others would"....
The above lyrics are from the song Magic Mirror by Leon Russell ~
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMwGqfnA19A&feature=related
Cherish the day my Flickr friends! :)
Another shot from the 458 shoot. Do you think it's a good location?
I didn't realise how hard it would be shooting a black car, I was surprised.
Soo Line's newest motive power awaits their next assignment at Muskego Yard in Milwaukee. The 6039 and 6038 sit back to back,while a reflection is given back from 6034.
Five Rings,Milwaukee WI July 1989
Unconcerned with being photographed, this male American Kestrel remained deep in thought.
American Kestrel male
Falco sparverius
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