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Pastels rule the evening along the La Jolla coast. Depending on atmospheric conditions, the marine layer can lay well off the coast and create a soft view like this, or overtop the shoreline and make sunset either non-existent or supremely dramatic.
I like the feel of this image. It is tranquility defined and takes me away from the hustle and bustle that can often define Southern California living.
Congrats on Explore!
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - JUN-JUL 24 Color (Waterscape/Seascape) International Exhibition of Photography, San Diego County Fair
Accepted for Display - JUL 2023 by Darkroomers Photographic Club, San Diego, CA.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2.300 meters above sea level.
Crotophaga ani (Smooth-billed Ani / Garrapatero)
The Smooth-billed Ani is a widespread resident of scrub and forest clearings from the Caribbean and Costa Rica south to Uruguay and northern Argentina; it also occurs in south Florida, although the population there has declined significantly there in recent years. Smooth-billed Anis live in small flocks and eat a variety of insects, small vertebrates and fruit.
Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
The plant itself can grow 1 to 3 feet high. The flowers it produces are only 4mm wide though. They are invasive in our area but they are still pretty so I take pics of them anyway.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D
The Nabegataki waterfalls in Kumamoto prefecture, in Southern Japan. With plenty of rainfall as of late, the falls were even more impressive than usually. There were only few tourists around, which made taking pictures easier.
最近、雨が多いですから、熊本県の鍋ヶ滝の勢いは通常よりもありました。訪ねた日には、観光客はわりと少なくて、撮りやすかったです。
I'm a huge fan of clouds & I loved the shape & smoothness of these beauties! I hope you all like them too! Enjoy your day my friends =)
Captive - taken at the excellent Celtic Reptile and Amphibian facility on one of their photography days
Coronella austriaca
Taken in Western Rodopi, Bulgaria.
More photos can be seen at alexperryphotography.blogspot.com
It's the cool 'Mr Lincoln' hybrid tea-rose.
A smooth operator of the rose world with its enticing fragrance and elegantly shaped petals.
Currently enjoying Sydney's incessant Autumn rain.
So here's the ultra chic Sade with 'Smooth Operator':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYv2PhG89A
This is the re-mastered 2011 version, but the song was originally from 1984.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
I love shooting construction sites when I can get close enough. I was talking to the site foreman and he let me get up on a platform next to where they were pouring concrete. I got his e-mail and sent him some pics. He told me that in all the time he had been in construction, he had never looked at it the way I do. Took that as a compliment.
Santana Row, San Jose, California.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2.300 meters above sea level.
Crotophaga ani (Smooth-billed Ani / Garrapatero)
The Smooth-billed Ani is a widespread resident of scrub and forest clearings from the Caribbean and Costa Rica south to Uruguay and northern Argentina; it also occurs in south Florida, although the population there has declined significantly there in recent years. Smooth-billed Anis live in small flocks and eat a variety of insects, small vertebrates and fruit.
Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Love and solitude are the one ground of true maturity and freedom. Solitude that is just solitude and nothing else (i.e. excludes everything else but solitude) is worthless. True solitude embraces everything, for it is the fullness of love that rejects nothing and no one, is open to All in All
-Merton’s journal, April 14, 1966
Coronella austriaca
Taken in Western Rodopi, Bulgaria.
More photos can be seen at alexperryphotography.blogspot.com
Rathaus underground station in Cologne, Germany
A pleasing contrast of midnight blue and silvery gleam
When completed, the new north–south suburban railway line in Cologne will have eight stops. While the last stretch of the line is scheduled to come into operation in 2016, Rathaus station has already proven itself fit for everyday operation. Located directly beneath the historic market, Rathaus underground station provides quick and convenient access to the centre of Cologne's historic Altstadt (old town) district, which was previously only accessible by bus.
The station, covering almost 3,000 m², lies 16 metres below ground. Its design is characterised by a fresh contrast of midnight blue and silver. A large proportion of the wall area is velvety-smooth blue, while the ceilings and certain sections of the walls are a shiny silver. The walls and ceilings are clad in hot-dip galvanised and powdercoated steel sheet modules, which are perforated in the ceiling area so that they also absorb sound.
Above the entrances, main traffic areas and footpaths throughout the station, WE-EF DOC240 recessed exterior downlights ensure excellent visibility and safety as well as aid orientation. The luminaires had to be integrated into various building situations – either installed in circular sections of the expanded metal ceilings or combined with an installation tube and mounted directly on the concrete ceilings. The DOC240 downlights in the underground station have proven to be versatile, not just in terms of the installation and mounting options, but also in relation to lighting techniques.
While the stairways and escalators are illuminated from a relatively high position, the height between floors in the main traffic areas is rather low. With different light sources in varying wattages – in this case HIT and CFL lamps, and two symmetric light distributions [M] medium and [EE] very narrow beam – the WE-EF luminaires provide exactly the right amount of light for the unique spaces.
All DOC240 downlights used in this project are fitted with vibration protection in order to extend their service life. Luminaires mounted at especially high installation positions are equipped with a device to lower the luminaire to facilitate ease of maintenance.
Architects:
Lighting Designer:Lichtdesign Ingenieurgesellschaft m.b.H., Prof. Heinrich Kramer, Cologne
taken two years ago during our ocean crossing from hawaii to SF (somewhere near the middle, a thousand miles from land in any direction) -- reworked recently & so am finally posting...
it turned out lighter in tone/mood than this one, taken only minutes apart but probably pointing in slightly different directions, hence getting a slightly different relationship of light to ocean...
Talisker Point at Talisker Bay on the Isle Of Skye. This is not a million miles from the Talisker Distillery that makes fine whisky.
Just for the record the title refers to the transition from water to sky and vice versa and not the current state of the Brexit process!!! This gem was first shown to me 6 years ago by a friend. In the summertime this is a very popular spot and behind me there is a really nice beach bar but right now is very calm and peaceful. On this visit and right after I set my tripod I tried to cross to the left of the scene to put my camera bag down. In the process I slipped on the rock and while trying to save the gear (who wouldn’t 😂😂) I obtained a couple of bruises and cuts. That was not enough to stop me as I really liked the ambience and the soft tones. One would think that this is the end of the story but no...after sun went down and I packed away I decided to wash my hand in the sea to clean it; as I was approaching the water I see my phone (in slow motion) falling from my pocket into the water. I can tell two things: 1. I am surprised that my phone still works and 2. It’s not pleasant going in the water in January!
Thank you for looking and sorry for the essay but I thought it was quite funny (retrospectively obviously!)
Despite everything I had a very calming tune in mind: youtu.be/pkitw9LUB88
Technical info:
Nikon D810
Nikkor 16-35 @ 16 mm
ISO 64
F16
25s
Lee 0.6 GNDH
Lee Little Stopper
Thank you for taking the time to look at my image
I actually remembered to post a bokeh shot today for HBW (Happy Bokeh Wednesday), yay! HBW all! ;-)))
It is such a treat to watch these otters hunting in the waterways in the middle of the city, Singapore.
The smooth reflective surface of the Maroondah reservoir was broken a short time later with some light rain. But this was a beautiful view with the deep clouds and mist. Victoria