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RKO_2415. From the archives. I guess B & W works well here! Focussed on the young elephant!
I love to watch these friendly "pre-historic" mammals while moving around and on how they interact!
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A Spotted Towhee that had flown into my climbing rose bush. I was surprised I was able to get several good shots of him despite the slow shutter speed. That dang fixed f11.
But I do like a bit of motion blur and he was in the process of getting ready to turn around.
I kept the ISO down as much as I could so the noise was not an issue this time
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Albeit short lived a storm rolled in from nowhere at the Weekend and my garden took a pounding.
The rain was mostly light at first but then without warning it literally went three gears up and started coming down in bullet form. So I took down the SS from 1/500 to 1/200 and used the flash to capture it, one of the things that was on my side was the fact the rain was so heavy and persistent that it was constantly impacting off my flowers so a degree where I could get this moment caught convincingly enough.
The raindrops were pretty much exploding on impact and I was lucky to hit the button just as this one did just that. I really love nature, so much diversity!
Here's to another week ahead and hope you're all well, so as always, thank you! :)
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The Estate Backershagen goes back to at least 1681 but Prince Frederic who became the owner in 1846 started to landscape the park in English style with a Chinese twist (sorry, Wikipedia text is only in Dutch). The place has now various owners and is accessible for the general public. It's worth a bike ride, but even better: a stroll.
A weather-beaten facade,I suppose.It was this way on the entire building,but this side has the fire escape stairs.
Some Snowflakes were taking a bow at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square PA.
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Another snow shower coming up between the mountains towards us. What with the strong winds and the snow, conditions were quite challenging in the wide open spaces to say the least.
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This is another photo of the geese taking off at Merced National Wildlife Refuge. Once they took off all of them were gone and did not return!
Short-billed Dowitcher wadding in the shallow water in search insects, worms etc. Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, Maurice River Township NJ.
Two mute swans leave as a storm approaches Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville, NJ, USA.
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Taking a midnight stroll last year in the midsummer gloaming light, Smercleit, South Uist, Scotland. I shall be returning to this part of the hebrides in a couple of weeks in search of more wild beauty...
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Of course I had to try my modified Helios on our Rudbeckia. This flower was (unfortunately) in the shade, where the other ones in the background were already illuminated by the sun and hence they created a glowing swirl bokeh. I hope you like it!
More water than normal - and this was before Christoph arrived. Guess it might be worth another visit tomorrow - with an umbrella unless the rain stops!
nb if this looks a little familiar, I posted a very similar shot in Dec 2018 not long after we moved to Alnwick flic.kr/p/PLFkBK
Later note in response to a couple of comments- no humans were harmed in the taking of this shot! In fact I only had to walk about 2-3 yards from the car!
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus), taking a rest. Seen here in the rainforest of Costa Rica.