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A good day was had with my favorite guide, Ron Bielefeld at Blue Cypress Lake. The chicks are teenagers for the most part, practicing their aerial skills and maneuvers. The Lake is still good, but the season is near the end for Osprey. Here's an adult coming in to land with a whole fish for a change. He'll probably eat the head before providing for the family.
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Illuminated from underneath with LEDs under a translucent cutting board countered with opposing on-camera flash
Female figure consulting her smartphone as she goes up Abd el-Kader Street, in Baix Guinardó neighborhood of Barcelona.
We are thrilled to announce that a Fishing Cat has joined the Munich Zoo Cat Team as the new Fishing Manager of Jungle World!
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she doesn't write about them with great skill ;-)
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That's what a good architect must be like, just like Frank Gehry ... Inspiration, ideas, the intrinsic and motivation come from play, and then you need the technology and skills to turn these fantasies into reality ...
A museum entrance with special materials, a slide, and a double helix as a staircase ...
What more could you ask for? ;-) ...
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Cliffs and Tasman Sea,
North Avoca, New South Wales, Australia
These two young colts are already (about four months old) learning the skills to become stallions. It was so much fun to watch them! The one on the left is named Cresenete and the dark one is Poseidon.
COLORADO wild horses
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/191843720@N04] and myself decided to take an early look at the Skills-operated Medilink, which proved to be fortuitous as some of the vehicles used on it were later changed from how they originally entered service. In addition to the 25 plates which had spent the summer in regular Skills branding, a clutch of brand new 75 plates also appeared wearing Medilink livery from the outset.
YX75 KVR here, at QMC Island, demonstrates how the 75 plates were at the point of entering service. They differed from the 25 plates in having conventional mirrors instead of camera ones, and lacking wheel trims. However they were later modified to match the 25s with digital mirrors, wheel trims, and smaller additions like extra CCTV cameras.
As for the livery, it’s not too dissimilar to one I did a very quick mock up of (although didn’t upload) of the regular Skills colours with the addition of the Medilink’s ‘pulse’ graphics. I really like how they’ve blended the two with the pulse line occupying the space where Skills usually put a dotted line, and even in 2025 the Medilink name remains the same style with the Big Wheel logo on top of the “i”.
All in all, I quite like these.
3.9.25
The real skill of an artisan can be gauged by how he can produce the best with the available tools.
Seen here is a Gold smith working on a gold chain with the minimum tools.
I haven't been taking pictures for a while as life always goes first, but I never stop learning new things and sharpening my skills. I still have to go through a few months of backlog just to make sure my profile is up to date. Hopefully I will have some time soon and I'll keep posting more.
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Autumn is very much on the horizon now, and with it many changes occur - a new season, falling leaves and in this case, a new operator for the Medilink!
Skills have always had a strong presence in the Nottingham area's private hire and contract work so operating an "open doors" service, so to speak, is a new venture for this operator.
Taking over from previous operator CT4N, Skills have invested in a new fleet of diesel Enviro 400 MMC double deckers for the route. There are 6 of these machines, kitted out to a high specification, branded for the route in the rather attractive Skills emerald livery.
Two of these vehicles were delivered just in time for the start of the new contract on the 1st of September and as such, are registered on 75 plates - brand new, as seen here!
The other 4 have been in the fleet a little longer, being delivered in May 2025 as part of a batch of six 25 plates. The other pair in this batch are to be used on Skills other contracts, such as the extensive Bilborough College "R" series bus network and the usual private hires.
While a slight reduction in frequency from 5 to 4 buses an hour has taken place, the arrival of these new double deckers will mean an overall increase in capacity from the tired K9URs allocated under CT4N. I'm sure the new timing and fleet will help improve the reliability of this route, which passengers and drivers alike are bound to appreciate!
Skills; connecting you with care! Newly into service Medilink YX75 KVP is seen on Western Boulevard, adjacent to Crown Island in Nottingham with a journey towards QMC and Queens Drive P&R.
With the service having a full contingent of branded MMCs, plus ‘OGN as a spare and MVV/OGO potentially also available, it’s a bit disappointing that the appearance of some of Skills’ other deckers is highly unlikely. I mean even if one did it would likely to just be an ex-Lothian Gemini anyway, but they also own Presidents so we can dream...
3.9.25
Another President, and this time it’s a new one for me. SIL 7025 ferries University of Nottingham students off for a day at the races (although I can’t remember exactly where they were going). I’m sure that after this day I must’ve by now photographed most of the ex-Lothian Plaxton President Dennis Tridents that Skills own, and a good number of their Geminis too.
Usually I regard myself lucky if I see one Trident randomly out and about (Volvo B7/B9s and Scania N94s seem more common around Nottingham) but here I saw a whole clutch of them!
Derby Road, Nottingham
8.2.25
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Thanks to BN crew my brother Rebel, Reeno and Beps to Spra for the photos!
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SFZ 5770 departs Savoy on 8.2.25 with a full load, with the retrofitted LED blinds in their unusual format advertising it’s on a private hire. Mind you, the PH in the blind box could also suggest they’re off to the Public House... in fact for some of the students it seemed like they’d already been there.
Derby Road, Nottingham
"I've always felt like an artistic person. I can't draw or paint or sculpt. I never really had technical skills, but I've always felt like I appreciate really beautiful things, and part of taking a good photograph is being able to recognize beauty." Brandon Stanton.
I did not want to leave Manila without getting a nice picture of some of its monuments located in Intramuros, the historic and walled heart of a city that for over three centuries was the center of Spain's main colony in Southeast Asia. Soon the city founded by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, would see pass through it the Philippine Revolution and the American control of the archipelago, but lamentably after the devastation produced by the occupation of the Japanese army and the American bombings against them during World War II, little remains original between the walls of what once was called "Pearl of the East" or "Paris of Asia". However, some buildings have been restored and the history of Manila can still be relived if you visit among others, Fort Santiago, Casa Manila or Saint Augustine Church (which was the only one that miraculously survived after the destruction of the war).
Among the restored monuments, I chose to photograph the cathedral, whose reconstruction after the war was the seventh, since throughout history it had suffered earthquakes, fires and typhoons that destroyed it to a greater or lesser extent. It is a Neo-romanesque temple with very interesting details and a fine architecture, with a very bright interior thanks to its stained glass windows and white walls. Photographing the cathedral from the outside is a challenge, since the square in front of it is a pleasant place where people usually sit at nightfall. For this reason I chose to use beautiful red flowers in the foreground to cover the people, a decision that has made me spend several hours of work in the edition to mix the images with different focus. This technique is known as Focus Stacking, and allows more risky compositions, with the camera located a few centimeters from the elements that are placed in the foreground, but which creates really unique results and permits to show a great level of detail throughout the photograph.
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"Siempre he sentido que era una persona artística. No puedo dibujar, pintar ni esculpir. Nunca tuve habilidades técnicas, pero siempre he sentido que aprecio las cosas realmente bellas, y una parte de tomar una buena fotografía es ser capaz de reconocer la belleza". Brandon Stanton.
No quería dejar Manila sin conseguir una bonita imagen de algunos de sus monumentos localizados en Intramuros, el corazón histórico y amurallado de una ciudad que durante algo más de tres siglos fue el centro de la principal colonia de España en el Sudeste Asiático. Luego la ciudad fundada por Miguel López de Legazpi, vería pasar por ella la Revolución Filipina y el control americano del archipiélago, pero lamentablemente tras la devastación producida por la ocupación de los japoneses y los bombardeos americanos contra ellos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, poco queda original entre las murallas de la que fue llamada "Perla de Oriente" o "París de Asia". Sin embargo, algunos edificios han sido restaurados y la historia de Manila aún puede revivirse si se visitan entre otros, Fort Santiago, Casa Manila o la Iglesia de San Agustín (que fue la única que se libró milagrosamente de la destrucción durante la guerra).
De entre los monumentos restaurados, me decanté por fotografiar la catedral, cuya reconstrucción tras la guerra fue la séptima, ya que a lo largo de la historia había sufrido terremotos, incendios y tifones que la destruyeron en mayor o menor medida. Se trata de un templo neorománico con detalles muy interesantes y de fina arquitectura, con un interior muy luminoso gracias a sus vidrieras y blancas paredes. Fotografiar la catedral desde el exterior es un reto, ya que la plaza que se encuentra frente a ella es un lugar agradable en el que la gente suele sentarse al caer la noche. Por este motivo opté por utilizar unas bonitas flores rojas en primer plano para cubrir al gentío, una decisión que me ha supuesto varias horas de trabajo en la edición para mezclar las imágenes con diferente enfoque. Esta técnica se conoce como Focus Stacking, y da pie a composiciones más arriesgadas, con la cámara a escasos centímetros de los elementos que se sitúan en primer plano, pero que da unos resultados realmente únicos y permite mostrar un gran nivel de detalle en toda la fotografía.
Skills Coaches - BF73 CCX seen on Temple Newsam Road, Leeds operating a 'Big Green Coach' service to Slam Dunk Festival (North) on May 24th 2026
EWOK by KRUSH
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Skills Coaches National Express Caetano Levante BV74 LLN, featuring the “if you know, you go” strapline
Carrington Street, Nottingham
26.7.25