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Link to Cincinnati Zoo..............Steller's Sea Eagle
Never far from water, the Steller’s sea eagle displays impressive fishing skills. Taking advantage of warm updrafts of air, the eagle glides above the water, looking out for fish. Its favorite prey, the salmon, has an extremely tough skin for which the eagle is equipped with a specialized hatchet-like beak.
In addition to diving from above, the sea eagle will also stand in the water and grab fish as they swim by.
If given the chance, Steller’s sea eagles will steal food from other birds.
Fact File Length: 3.5 to 4 ft
Weight: Male - 11 to 13 lbs,
Female - 15 to 20 lbs
Wingspan: 7.5 to 8 ft
Habitat: Forests and rocky shores along the coast or near large rivers and lakes
Prey: Primarily salmon, some carrion, mollusks, crabs, small mammals, and birds
Status: Species at Risk (IUCN—Vulnerable )
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Wishing you all a Happy Bokeh Wednesday Good Night! Hugs and thanks so much!
Bowls laid out ready for the first course.
119 Pictures in 2019 … #35. Dishes/Plates
A winter’s morning spent at Mottisfont.
Sony α7 II
Sony f1.4 50mm lens
Time and tide....Dr Who's TARDIS and yachts sailing in Cardiff Bay,Wales,UK....The TARDIS is an outdoor feature of the Dr Who Experience,a tourist hot spot for all Dr Who fans visiting the Bay area..
Passing the time (over two weeks) waiting to hear from a client. Café Le Sélect is the best place to pass time!
An interesting array of methane gas bubbles trapped in a frozen lake, complemented by a colorful sky and reflected peaks in Yukon’s Ogilvie Mountains.
Abandoned Time Capsule house with so many interesting things left behind! There were a lot of 50's & 60's. I don't normally take detail shots but at this house I spent easily an hour in this one room setting up numerous shots as I went through piles of items. The most interesting thing here was the squirrel that had been stuffed. Such an odd thing to have done & keep!
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The Schooner America 2.0 with Full Sails! She is one of the most majestic tall sail-ships in the Key West sunset-sail fleet. Her huge sails catch the wind and the light as she roams the harbor, giving passengers a day/evening of excitement and open-water beauty.
Schooner America 2.0 - Key West Harbor - vertical
Key West, Florida U.S.A. - The Florida Keys - 11/24/23
SUNSET - Autumn Light 2023 - Levels and Layers
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - harbor sunset-cruise charter]
*[harbor sunset moment - the day after Thanksgiving - Friday night]
*[taken aboard the "Commotion on the Ocean" Fury Catamaran
Sunset Cruise in Key West Harbor with the Cory Heydon Band]
History: Designed and built by Scarano Boat Inc. in Albany, N.Y., the America 2.0 had big shoes to fill. Its 1995 predecessor, the 139-foot America (now berthed in Santa Barbara) won the hearts and minds of many islanders on and off the docks. That ship replicated the original America, a 101-foot sailing vessel that won an 1851 race against 15 yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron in what would become known forever as the "America's Cup" in honor of that ship. The 1851 original America ended up a blockade-runner for the Confederacy and after the Yankees seized her, became a blockade-buster for the federals. She remained government property until falling victim to a shed collapse in 1945, and with the shed was scrapped and burned. A 170-year history with two replicas built.
America 2.0 (105 feet) replaced the 1995 replica schooner America (139 feet). The '95 replica is now berthed in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The America 2.0, the Adirondack III, the Western Union, the Appledore and many other tall ships are credited with helping
to keep Key West's maritime traditions alive for years to come.
Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Back In Time" - Huey Lewis and The News (1985)
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"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
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"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
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RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
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This pretty Orinoco goose was having a lovely time splashing about in a pond at Bentley Wildfowl. (Thanks, Neva, for the ID.)
(orig size is cool too!)
When I was in Tokyo, I had a great time out with Altus! He stayed with me here in Austin, and we were able to meet up for a fun time of photography out in Tokyo. That's one of the BEST things about having a blog, I must say! It gives me the chance to meet all kinds of nice people like YOU that extend gracious invitations for photography!
After dark, Altus took me to this cool restaurant. The manager was very nice and let us sit where we wanted and then a carte-blanche for taking photos. He asked if I would send him photos and if I charge... and I told him no... I do this stuff for fun! So, we have a smart and well-movied community here - who can tell me the name of this restaurant?
Peachpit definitely has the sample from my book up on their website now. Just click on "Sample Content" and you'll be in good shape. There are some very good tips just in that 20 pages! :)
from the blog www.stuckincustoms.com
Just a wildflower...but so much more is the memory of picking them for mom. Every spring time stands still for me when they return.
It was now time to venture outside into the sunlight always a dodgy experience for a soul that identifies as a vampire but loves the sun.
As luck would have it. turns out I will always be human no matter what because that's just how it is.
Right let's gloss over that like I do my stained lips.
So the Fort was garrisoned at the weekend by three units of British Tommy's and some female troops. The standard of kit was exceptional and it really was like stepping back in time.
It has been a long time since my last (less than average) PBR was uploaded and I think this is a vast improvement!
The build features a rotating gun tub, two MG positions behind the cabin, and a mounted MG on the lower back deck.
All these weapons, if built in reality, would be replaced by Brickarms M60's and 50. Cal's. I also added some ammunition boxes and jerry cans for a bit of mixed detail.
It couldn't be a proper Pibber without that stereo blaring "Satisfaction"!
Hope you all enjoy,
Cheers
=Apoca-Bricks Now=
Each day, the numbers of mourning doves increases. I never thought that they migrate,
Perhaps they spend the harshest part of the winter in the relative protection of the woods.
By the time they are ready to nest, there will be just one, or maybe two pairs in the yard.
Retired Time Traveller Dr. Cyber sits in his jammies pondering what happened to Timmy, his sidekick and faithful friend. While relaxing in his hypno lazyboy, a time vortex appeared momentarily. It dropped a note. IT'S TIMMY, HELP US! 2089. Dr Cyber's daughter, Dr. Alicia Cyber, now takes the mantle of TIME CRUISERS... to find Timmy and save the universe.
This time stack was a bit more complicated to make than the others I've done. 180 images make this one up, which isn't a whole lot. Each image was exposed for around 1/1600th of a second (I had the camera in Av instead of manual so I'm sure some images are a bit longer exposed or shorter exposed... whoops) with 5 seconds between images. The clouds weren't moving that fast otherwise I'd have less of a delay between images.
I'm documenting the editing process so I can remember what I did:
1.) Split the images into two Directories: The first 90 images went into the "1-Lighten" Directory and images 91 through 180 went into the "2-Long-Streaks" Directory. (Note: the images are in chronological order)
2.) Since the clouds were moving away from me I wanted to give the illusion of them zipping off into the distance. Using Advanced Stacker Plus in CS6 I chose "Lighten mode" for the "1-Lighten" batch. You can see the clouds with space in between them in the upper right hand corner of the frame and they get smoother as they reach the horizon due to the next step. I processed the first 90 images this way.
3.) I used the image outputted by step 2 and then selected "Long Streaks" in Advanced Stacker Plus using all the images in the "2-Long-Streaks" Directory. "Long Steaks" creates streaks between images with motion in them instead of empty space (like "Lighten Mode"). Using "Long Steaks" with "Lighten mode" seems to create a sense of smoother and more accurate motion blur when clouds are either coming towards you or going away from you. I probably could've used "Ultra Streaks", but I wanted some definition to remain. "Ultra Steaks" smooths things out a bit too much (from my experience at least).
4.) Once everything was done processing I sighed a big sigh. The ferry entered the frame from the left and was parked right in front of the city. It's white... so "Lighten Mode" didn't 'erase' any of the motion from it. Instead it combined all the images with the ferry in them into one long ferry taking up half of the frame. So I pulled an audible and opened up the first image of the sequence and replaced the buildings and water with a clean image without the ferry (which is why the water is not silky smooth).
5.) The final step was to mask out all the airplanes and bird bits. Half a wing here. Half a fuselage there. Etc...
6.) Final LR tweaks.
Things I would've done different:
1.) I would've processed the images in reverse, so it would look like the clouds are coming at me instead of going away from me.
2.) Wait for that 15 minute window where there are no ferries. There's no way to avoid the planes, or birds.
3.) Use manual mode.
Seattle, WA