Soaring/Glider-flying
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The last of my Swiss photos, at least for the time being.
This is exactly how I want to remember Switzerland; beautiful, serene and once you jump off its mountains, simply exhilarating.
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This palm tree has totally rejuvenated itself, we all thought it might be dead after the freaky winter freeze storm that hit our area earlier this year.
Looking up from the fields surrounding my caravan into the sky on day one of my week away in (Looe, South-East) Cornwall.
Created using: Topaz Labs, and Topaz Studio
My last memory of true magic of winter, in the breathtaking German mountains, on a very cold, but fine day
Photographed from Zugspitze
Majestic and intense, these Bald Eagles patrol the open water looking for their next meal.
St. Clair River,
Guthrie Park, Corunna , ON
My husband and I recently took a trip to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. On the trip back home the wind was blowing pretty hard and was kicking up snow and producing these really cool images. It still amazes me how much just converting an image to black and white can change the overall photo!
P.S. This was taken through a windshield going about 70mph!
This is one of my favourite photos I've taken this year. There are many brilliant wildlife pictures on Flickr and in terms of image quality this does not compete: it was taken in lowlight well after sunset and was subject to a fairly severe crop. However, it was the first time I'd seen an owl in the wild and I managed to track it over several fields before grabbing this hand held shot. To me, this is a big part of the enjoyment of photography. Finding something new and of interest and capturing it to the best of one's ability. The owl may have been soaring but my heart was too!
Another photo where I am just showing my progress on learning to photo flying birds. I feel like there is a good photo in a silhouette flight against the clouds. Now I just need to perfect it.
When you begin the day with a sense of wonder and appreciation, your spirits will soar with a grateful heart - Author unknown.
A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head, devoid of normal feathers. Although it has been historically believed to help keep the head clean when feeding, the bare skin may play an important role in thermoregulation.
Vultures have been observed to hunch their bodies and tuck in their heads in the cold, and open their wings and stretch their necks in the heat. #HSS #sundaysliders #sliderssunday
An airplane happened to be in the sky. Photographed in the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area.
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I'm so drawn to birds in flight. I think that is because they are symbolic for me of freedom and spiritual ascension.
I've used the central part of Nesster's TTV to enhance the light. Many thanks Nesster!
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This image was started a long time ago. I took the sunset with my 300mm lens back in July 2013, but was never happy with it due to ugly power lines silhouetted by the sun. I cloned those out, but still discarded the image. Then, still some time ago, I took some shots of a starling murmuration and now this is the resulted composite. HSS, and hopefully this is a welcome break from all the wintry weather some of my Flickr friends are suffering.
The beautiful frigate bird is often seen flying high in the skys. He gets his food from other birds such as gulls and also will feed on small fish that are near the top of the water. They never actually land on the water. Fascinating birds to see and wonderful to photograph especially during the courting season when the male's pouch inflates and becomes a vibrant red color.. Very handsome indeed.
Wishing you all a beautiful and blessed evening !!!!