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Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus). Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Brown Co., WI. 19 March 2014.
We had a trip to Prague in January – for Jayne’s birthday - we don’t buy Christmas or birthday presents, we travel instead. We left snowy England for a very, very dull and grey Czech Republic. Yet again I was on a photographic downer looking at the weather forecast, grey is the colour that haunts me. Fortunately it was dull grey and not burnt highlight inducing bright grey.With the grey sky acting like a big diffuser I was going to have deep shadow and contrast to deal with. We had three very short spells of broken cloud which gave us a bit of sun and colour, which I managed to more or less anticipate so we managed to be in decent locations every time – generally somewhere high.
We had been upgraded to a five star hotel, apparently our original choice was flooded. We got compensation and five star hotel upgrade– a first for me. The Art Nouveau Palace has a beautiful interior, with beautiful rooms, the breakfast room was fantastic, as was the breakfast it has to be said. We were able to have an early breakfast so were out on foot just after eight. It was very cold – and dull! We spent the whole week well wrapped up. It drizzled for a day, but never really wet us, it snowed for a day, again we didn’t get wet and the snow didn’t settle. We walked 65 mile, spending plenty of time checking buildings and their interiors out – and coffee shop and bar interiors it has to be said. Although it was dull and sometimes wet I decided that the Camera was staying in my hands for the whole trip. Whenever I put it in my backpack for one reason or another I regret it.
Again, I didn’t look at any photographs of Prague before we got there, I like to just walk and discover, with the DK guidebook in my pocket (which is full of photos it has to be said). We like to get off the beaten track and see the grittier side of the places we visit – within reason! Prague has an incredible tram network, over 1000 trams – with many of them Tatra Eastern Bloc machines. The system seems chaotic but in reality it is incredible with one of the largest networks and highest usages in the world. The trams and cars frequently share the same road space with very little in the way of drama, none of the inexplicable and pathetic constant horn blowing one finds in many countries. Once it became apparent that buildings with a grey blanket as a background were going to be a bit un-inspirational I decided that the trams would be a good focal point instead. Where I have photographed one of the older trams against a background without clues it is easy to imagine that the photos were taken fifty years ago.
The train network also provided photo opportunities. The rolling stock ranges from old Eastern Bloc to very modern double decker’s and pendolinos. There are three stations although we visited the main station and Smichov. The main station interior is art deco and has been renovated by a private company. The exterior and the platforms are very rundown with a grim eastern bloc 1950’s feel –but it works! We discovered to our amusement that we could just walk across multiple lines, no health and safety, just keep your eyes open and don’t walk under a train – you’ll make a mess. Smichov station was grim, it didn’t help that it snowed all day and was grey and bitter. We felt like we were in a 50’s film set in Russia, broken concrete platforms and dereliction. With both stations there was another world underneath them. The underground Metro is running seamlessly and efficiently away beneath your feet. I didn’t have any problems taking photos anywhere but I was very open and obviously a tourist, I didn’t act covertly or suspiciously. There was only one occasion I was stopped and that was in a shopping centre – full of CCTV cameras filming everyone else!
We discovered old and beautiful- and very large- shopping centres hidden away in quite a few places. Brass framed windows and doors, shops thriving, there was a massive camera shop with thousands of second hand cameras, too much to look at. Many of the landmark buildings prevent photography, some make a small charge, some encourage it, the DK guide book gives a good indication regarding camera use. Nothing stops many people though, they just shoot away regardless, usually wanting a picture that includes their self. Prague is surrounded by low hills and has a fair few towers that you can pay a few pounds to go up, so viewpoints are plentiful. I think we visited most of them. I read about the Zizkov Tower, which looks like a Soviet rocket on the horizon and we headed straight for it - after crossing the rail lines! Set in a quiet residential area, there wasn’t a soul about. Two beautiful girls on reception and we parted with a few pounds, into the lift and were on the observation deck with no one else up there. There are fantastic views over the city, but! It is through two layers of not very clean glass so you go for the view rather than sharp panoramas. Still a fascinating place, with a nice café bar and very clean toilets – there are toilets everywhere, usually manned with a fee. Places are well staffed compared with home were three students are supposed to run a 20 screen multiplex cinema.
Graffiti was prominent, no matter how grand the monument, some moron would have daubed it. How do they get away with it in a 24 hour city centre with a strong police presence? The place is very clean, constantly being swept. What did surprise me, was that many buildings, that looked grand and built of stone, from a distance, were actually rendered with very low quality brickwork concealed. When restored the building look very impressive, others are missing the outer render from ground level to a fair height.
I need to cut this short really, I like to put a background story to the photos and although it would be better to individualise it to a specific photo or group of photos I don’t have the time to do that. I do try to give specific detail in the title bar after I have uploaded, this is time consuming enough although I’m pretty proficient at it by now. There are many things I would like to write that should be of interest to anyone thinking of going to Prague but I’ll have to let the pictures do the talking. As usual I am unlikely to be selective enough with my uploads, I’m not very good at leaving photos out so I just upload and be damned.
The Installation SHARP program concluded its month-long Toiletries Drive for the Harford County SARC and presented the items during a Sept. 2 gathering near the SHARP Resource Center at Bldg. 4305. APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford led the ceremonial passing of the donated toiletries to SARC community outreach coordinator Megan Paice.
The mating routine of sharp-tailed grouse involves males displaying communally at a traditional site (one used year after year). This site is known as a “lek.” Males compete for mates by performing a ritualized dance in conjunction with calling (often a booming sound) and inflating purplish air sacs along their necks. Females approach the edge of the lek, observe and eventually select a dance participant to mate with.
Credit: USFWS
Venice, Italy - a sharp-dressed stranger sitting quietly on a bridge over a canal in Santa Croce in Venice. Aug 2009.
taken on a Canon F-1 slr w/ 50mm FD f1.8 lens. Fuji Neopan black & white film.
Build a bear Bobby Rug Bee outside Twickenham Police Station London bought for me as a present by my two young girls
My first attempt at cutting out an image I had taken and placing it on another so both remained sharp as seen on bratan's picture www.flickr.com/photos/bratan/2320023265/
A female sharp-tailed bee, Coelioxys sp., enjoys nectar from the flowers of a snakeroot in our back yard. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, September 7, 2022.
Taken five miles SE of Woodworth, ND in the heart of America's Prairie Pothole Region.
Photo Credit: Rick Bohn
mon coeur pointu
brule pour toi
mon coeur pointu
bat vers toi
mon coeur pointu
fait mal aux doigts
mon coeur pointu
me perce moi
mon coeur pointu
me barre de toi
mon coeur pointu
me consume moi
________________
my sharp heart
burns for you
my sharp heart
catchs up to you
my sharp heart
hurts your fingers
my sharp heart
stabs me
my sharp heart
blocks me to you
my sharp heart
consumes me
Alena Sharp during Wednesday's practice round at the Ricoh Women's British Open Golf Championship 2017.
Following the success of its LCD TV line, Sharp unleashed the new Aquos-technology-integrated phone, 920SH. It is part of Softbank new models. The 18 mm thin slim body implemented the technology found in Aquos for clear and superb quality. It is displayed in 3.2 inch VGA screen.
It has 2000:1 contrast ratio, which is good for its 480×854 pixels screen since today’s 32 inch LCD TV has about 7000 or 8000:1 contrast ratio. This phone also make a major movement to support 26 million colors. Also the reinforce glass coating will make it visible to see the display clearly under sunny sunlight.
The phone will be available in several colors, which are gold, silver, black, light blue, and pink. Besides its crisp LCD technology, the phone will be equipped with 3.2 megapixels camera, stereo Bluetooth, HSDPA, and GSM support for international support.
My father has very kindly sent me some copies of his pictures taken on the 19th October 1956. Four years almost to the day before the disaster and some 9 years before I put in an appearance!
The Kiu Tsui Country Park.
If you are looking for an island with great white sand beaches, clear water swimming and a little adventure, Sharp island is for you. Just a short trip from Sai Kung pier, this is a great getaway both for sun seekers and hikers – even better if you want both.
See the video at youtu.be/Gn2f3zupfXw
02/06/2016, Sharp Island, CHINA.
This is a crop of a test shot of my bookshelf I did to see how sharp an image I could achieve with my D300 and Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G lens. I shot at f/8 with an SB600 flash at max output, using a remote trigger and mirror up mode. It turned out really well - even at 300% edges are sharp and fine detail is visible. This is also a Lightroom test to see if its 90% JPEG setting yields visible artifacts in images with fine detail.
Not much going on out there these days, but if you persevere something interesting always turns up. This little hawk surprised me by perching very close to me on a fence rail, and when he flew off, I really wasn't expecting him to land in the field almost as close as when he was perched.
Hap Mun Bay.
If you are looking for an island with great white sand beaches, clear water swimming and a little adventure, Sharp island is for you. Just a short trip from Sai Kung pier, this is a great getaway both for sun seekers and hikers – even better if you want both.
See the video at youtu.be/Gn2f3zupfXw
02/06/2016, Sharp Island, CHINA.
Sharp LC-70LE732U
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The Installation SHARP program concluded its month-long Toiletries Drive for the Harford County SARC and presented the items during a Sept. 2 gathering near the SHARP Resource Center at Bldg. 4305. APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford led the ceremonial passing of the donated toiletries to SARC community outreach coordinator Megan Paice.
very brightly colored ripe fruit ready for the careful picking
Opuntia engelmannii ENGLEMANN'S PRICKLY PEAR Cactaceae
I walked into my kitchen to carve meat off a turkey and noticed there were no birds at my feeder. That either means there is a cat nearby or that a sharp-shinned hawk has frightened the birds away. Turns out after a short search I saw the hawk on the ground eating a bird. I had a 400mm lens on my camera. Since the bird was only 12 feet away I couldn't get the entire bird in the first few photos. I changed to a 70-200mm lens and took a few shots until the hawk flew to a planter about 18 feet from me. I took a few shots at 200mm and then changed back to the 400mm. What is remarkable is that I have never been able to snap more than 2 or 3 photos in the past, but this sharp-shinned allowed me to take many photos and even gave me time to change lenses twice. It looked right at me many times but did not fly.
This is one of the first photos I took with the 400mm lens. The hawk was about 12 feet from me. IMG_0997
So what is the best resolution for sharp images on Flickr?
Of course, the resolution, in which the images are displayed ... so no interpolation is needed.
But in which rez are the photos displayed? That varyies ...
In my opinion and with my tests, I would say, that the following rezs are good ones:
1024 x 683 (does mean: 1024 x somethingsmallerthan1024, example aspect ratio 3:2)
683 x 1024 (does mean: somethingsmallerthan1024 x 1024, example aspect ratio 2:3 )
These are the resolutions in which images are displayed in the "large" presentation. Also it's the maximum rez for the no-charge usage of Flickr.
Also good ones:
2048 x 2048
2048 x 1366, 1366 x 2048
These can be downsampled to quarter rez with almost no loss in sharpness (due to factor 2), but you also have a large backup of the file on flickr ... (also rez like the following are good ones: 4096x 4096 and so on ..., ... all with multiples of 1024 on the long side).
Examples: Compare these shots, both sharpened, but the 1024x683 shot was sharpened after downsampling:
www.flickr.com/photos/galllo/5833619909/in/photostream/
www.flickr.com/photos/galllo/5829987225/in/photostream/
These shots should be viewed in full rez display. With "large" viewing and with the browser in full-screen mode. Only so, one image pixel is one monitor pixel.
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Btw.: Why not optimizing for Medium Size Viewing? This would mean to interpolate the shots down to some rez with 640 pixels on the long side. Too small to see any optimiziation, I think. I did some experiments, trying to optimize for Medium Size Viewing, but there was almost no difference visible.