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April 16 marks my next orbit around the sun (my b-day indeed). Therefore this touch of spring happiness in the context of an Amsterdam balcony treat.
The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States.The vivid colors in the spring are the result of microbial mats around the edges of the mineral-rich water. The mats produce colors ranging from green to red; the amount of color in the microbial mats depends on the ratio of chlorophyll to carotenoids and on the temperature gradient in the runoff. In the summer, the mats tend to be orange and red, whereas in the winter the mats are usually dark green. The center of the pool is sterile due to extreme heat.
I have spent two days in Wulai where many butterfly species have been found. Maybe now it is too early in spring to meet butterflies. I should try later in March.
這兩天連衝烏來福山，櫻花雖然還有許多盛開著，可能因為時間尚早，早晚氣溫仍低，尚未遇見早春的蝴蝶，還是只拍到琉球青斑蝶，徜徉在一片紫花藿香薊間。
感謝賞景者Jeff Lin的資訊提供，才找到這藏於福山深處的一片世外桃源～
PS. 標題出自宋代，章采的「搖搖花行」。
~馬岸, 福山, 烏來區, 新北市
Fushan, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- ISO 200, F4, 1/400 sec, 200 mm
- Canon 5D Mark III with EF70-200 mm f/4 L lens
- Shot @ 10.55am
A very low and tranquil Cawledge Burn on the southern edge of Alnwick. Most of the ground cover is wild garlic though not quite in flower.
© 2018 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott
Because of the time that I need to travel (when the kids are on spring break holiday), I'm always a little early for the cherry blossoms in D.C. You can see that they have just started to bud in this colder than usual year, but I liked the framing of the Washington Monument across the Tidal Basin. I share this image to celebrate the launch of my review of the Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8, which I used here. You can read it here: bit.ly/batis2818da or watch it here: bit.ly/batis2818yt | #photodujour #dustinabbott #photography #sony #a7R3 #a7riii #zeiss #batis2818
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Fight ! L'automne est là, dernière étape avant le froid de l'hiver.
2 panoramas photographiés à 4 mois d'intervalle. Depuis les hauteurs de Valdahon dans le Doubs, entre le printemps et l'hiver.
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Fight ! Autumn is here, last step before the cold of winter.
2 panoramas photographed 4 months apart. From the heights of Valdahon in the Doubs, between spring and winter.
Boy, I had too much bottle up time again while awaiting spring and I am trying to build up energy after a year of insults to my energy levels. I snagged a shot of this almost permanent blank sky at the edge of Roger's Grove on a trek over from Isaac Walton Park of winter's latent trees while sidelined before my move back to the Thistle apartments unfinished construction. I have watched the sky but I need to get out when there is a suggestion of a good sky around here. But for now the scene still looks dead, dead, dead. Today is a bad sky day as we shuffle between bad sky and no sky days.
The beginning of Roger's Park that lies between Golden Ponds and Isaac Walton parks on the Greenway Trail was a foundation gift to Longmont from Roger Jones and his wife, long time Longmonters. I met Roger in the 50s. Still, it is now a pretty good place for a quiet walk in local nature. That is, if you can track down a spot to park at any of them. Same on this Sunday! Sheer luck parking then.
I am praying the area rebounds soon this spring after both jabs and if I manage to avoid herd immunity (today is over two weeks after my second and last jab) when they really mean herd stupidity. CU Boulder students erupted again - I thought they checked for IQ before college and presidential acceptance. We are currently about 10-15 degrees over normal in the valley. We could use a lot more masks worn at Logmont parks, especially by the covidiots. Why take advice from scientist or doctors warning of consequences?
Primroses from my garden, placed into a two tier stack of old cups. Then stacked on top of some old books. Taken using a 100mm macro lens, straight on, using a tripod. Natural light. Reflector used to bounce back light into the front of the still-life. Three layers of texture added in Photoshop after basic adjustments applied in Lightroom. Most challenging part is getting the composition right in camera and ensuring that the pale petals of the primroses weren't blown out.
Carrizo Plains in-camera motion blur. The hills are starting to come alive. Supposedly the best is yet to come.