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According to the little plaque down at the bottom of this art in the park near the banks of the Fox River, this is called "Tree Branches," and it was made of tubular steel by Kirk Seese of Lutherville, Massachusetts. It can be yours for $7,500, which is way more than I want to pay for an art, but I kind of like it. I wouldn't mind getting something like this and putting it in the planter in front of my house.
HOFA2135_B11 FUJINON
Václav Voska was a brilliant actor. Intellectual. Strong Catholic. In the 1960s he was interested in the Czech audience, just like Peter O'Toole, was interested in the English audience. He was a character. He criticized the occupation of Czechoslovakia. The Communists threw him out of the theater and had to leave the Czech National Council. Václav Voska died on August 20, 1982. He is not a substitute for him. Only idiots, children and a few old people play in the Czech National Theater. He played only a grimace.. He did not have to talk. An important person!
Taken earlier this year at RSPB Old Moor.
I think that the background colours really compliment this little bird and of course the bright late winter sunlight helps as well.
Smaller than a house sparrow and more active, with its tail almost permanently cocked. It has a chestnut brown head and nape (rather than grey), and white cheeks and collar with a contrasting black cheek spot. They are shyer than house sparrows in the UK and are not associated with people, although in continental Europe they often nest in buildings just like house sparrows.
The UK tree sparrow population has suffered a severe decline, estimated at 93 per cent between 1970 and 2008. However, recent Breeding Bird Survey data is encouraging, suggesting that numbers may have started to increase, albeit from a very low point.
The tree sparrow is scarcer in the uplands, and the far north and west of the UK. The main populations are now found across the Midlands, southern and eastern England. It is almost absent from the south west, Wales and the north west. Best looked for in hedgerows and woodland edges.
Tree.
18/03/17
Pentax P30 SLR yellow filter.
Kodak double x 5222 shot at iso 200.
Developed by me.
Rodinal, 1+60, 7 mins, 20C, Fomafix P, spiral tank.
Scanned with Epson Scan V550.
041012.
As sunset approached at the nature park, I was walking on a dirt path by the river, rounded the bend, and then was struck by this beautiful tree lit by the golden sun, with an equally beautiful reflection in the water. The light was fleeting, so I had to work fast. Because of the brilliant highlights, this shot was not so easy to capture technically. HDR produced ghastly results, so I had to work with one image and pull out detail in the shadows. That produced a lot of noise, which I then reduced using LOTS of noise reduction. But in the end, the beauty my eyes beheld was pretty much replicated in this image.
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Swallow's sometimes get a bad rap, especially the Barn Swallow who's messy mud nest can dirty up the outside of our homes.
Not so with the Tree Swallow who lives in Woodpecker holes or other small cavities and bird houses, near water.
The sheer beauty of this bird has made it a a top prospect for my photo list. I have in the past had a few shots of them but none where up to posting standards on my page until now. Took this shot from Baum Lake in Nor Cal, near Lassen Nat. Park, while one a fishing trip, yesterday. A great area for both nature shooting and fishing.
I truly love the Sapphire Blue and White color combination on this beautiful bird.
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A lone warlock treks to the an ancient power: a tree planted by the Primordial Greeble Gods of Yore.
From it, a darkness emits ... ready to joust the summer souls of light.
Build for InnovaLUG's Summer Joust - 12x12 Vingette category
Dollar Tree #127 (14,726 square feet)
455 Oriana Road, Newport Crossing, Newport News, VA
Opened in 2007, closed February 14th, 2023, reopened December 1st, 2023; originally The Toy Works (October 1990-1998), later Portside Imports (June 1999-mid 2000s)