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Well I'm going to bore you all again with even more images from that last visit up to Seaham
I came away with so many images I was fairly happy with and as unfortunately we don't seem to be getting away as much as we used to, this is what I have to work with
I've said many times previously how I often see faces in the waves. On this occasion I think the wave looks rather like a sea monster, rising from the deep
The conditions that morning although not great to start with and one or two togs seemed to call it a day, due to the rain. We stuck it out, as the waves continued to pound their way toward shore
Then from no where we got this beautiful light, backlighting the mist/rain as it headed out to sea
It provided a wonderful atmosphere, conditions you don't often get
So here it is, the creature from beneath
Recommendation I keep forgetting to mention - Billy & Molly - Disney Plus
Its a story about an otter on Shetland
You can't not be touched, I cried at one point
So worth watching, if you've not already
This is one of the old Leslie Salt buildings still standing at the Green Island Unit of Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife area. It wasn’t always a wildlife area, obviously. At one time huge swaths of our precious wetlands were given over to various corporations for salt evaporating ponds. After a century and a half of damage we are making slow progress in recovering this natural resource.
This building itself was surrounded by a lot of interesting junk the last time I was out here. It was all cleaned up today – a good thing, although there was less to interest a photographer. It will be a long time before this area will become truly beautiful, but it is already attracting a lot of birds.
Here’s an article about it:
napavalleyregister.com/community/eagle/news/the-napa-sono...
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This is my image for category 14, “Blot on the Landscape” in the group 120 pictures in 2020.
On this 2016 June afternoon, I had scoured the cliffs to find the two young male fledglings. Finally, I spotted them through a narrow gap in the trees. To get this perspective I scaled the side of the cliff, mounted a rental 600mm lens on my tripod, and, balancing carefully as a monopod, eked out a tiny viewing window. In this frame, a fledgling peregrine peers longingly up at his brother (out of frame on the ledge above) who managed to snatch a meal from Dad during a food exchange. Eventually, the foodless fledgling flew up to the ledge above and snagged a bit of meat.
I am honored that this image has been included among the Audubon Photography Awards top 100! www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2019/the-2019-audubon-pho...
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Yes, allow me to introduce Ferrari's worst nightmare, the Z06.
Camera: Canon EOS 350D Digital
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 108 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 2/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
I swear everytime I post something its related to some stupid change which has occured. Ugh. The last of the MRL locomotives have finally been removed from mainline service due to BNSF PTC going live. How ironic that the MRL was actually who began this PTC project but in the end became the victim. It's truly a waste as all 5 GP35's are likely sidelined but at the very least unable to lead trains any longer. Over the last few years of its existence the MRL spent over $500,000 to upgrade all 6 GP35's with a complete rewire and upgrade of the control system. MRL 405 has an easy tell by the red antennae right behind the cab. A close eye will also reveal the MRL 404 has been completed, as the class lights it wore its entire career have been removed and tastefully patched during the rewire. This was all done in house by MRL employees, not contractors. Now, who knows what will happen to them? Always thought they were pretty neat units who didn't seem to be very popular elsewhere but for the most part were very good workhorses in local service across Montana.
A wild pony, curious as to what I was doing on my visit to extensive heathland in rural Norfolk today. The light was fading and it resumed raining so I decided to return another day.
Winter moves out leaving space for Spring to begin squeezing in before Summer sneaks up on us, Time takes no hostages for sure. With uncertainty pervasive these days, we want something we Can count on, like our beloved seasons. Each season offers up a gift to us, so open your hearts and enjoy them all. Walking on Shannon Lane today and trying to push the World News from my mind as I walked. The Sun finally popped out from behind the cloud filled dark and gray skies. Ironic today how when the clouds finally opened up and the warmth of the Sun was felt. My state of mind improved and I saw my small corner of the World look a little brighter. Naturally I looked for some visual candy to capture and share here with friends. Knowing that something positive would happen if I looked closely I’d see “What Spring Brings” every year and that is rain, fresh air, color and most of all Peace. Thanks for viewing my work. Hey don’t forget to Wash your hands🙏.
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland, captured in February 2025.
Channelling a little Howard Jones in my title there. My apologies for the earworm.
What is love?
A façade?
Elusive?
A dream?
Lost?
Whew! Tonight was an eventful night to say the least. Had an amazing time celebrating Kylanie Westwood's rez day and ended the night celebrating with Patrice Virago at her 3rd Anniversary. I truly hope you ladies enjoy yourselves. Muah! ♥
Side Note: Big ups to Teyana Cartier Ivery for these pre-decorated backdrops. Hit her up if you're interested! ☺
maybe if you squint really hard something will come to light, I see a red headed smurf at the bottom.
#silderssunday
Sitting pretty, flying high...
This is just a spontaneous fun shot, duly over-processed for Sliders Sunday. It was one of those "Should I take the camera out or not?" moments where I also briefly worried that I might look silly photographing random doves (it was a crowded place, after all). Still, I also thought they looked funny and cute sitting up there on the roof of a subway station entrance, lined up "like organ pipes", as we say in German. I also didn't notice the plane when I photographed the doves but it was a nice surprise when I loaded the image into Lightroom (only to forget about it for another year), and it's a nice extra.
I enhanced the plane in LR with an extra mask and then went into Color Efex. I used the following filters: Brilliance and Warmth and Skylight to bring back the warmth of that sunny June day (the SOOC Raw file was a little on the cool side), Detail Extractor, Reflector Efex ("Soft Gold") to brighten the lower part of the image, and Tonal Contrast (setting "fine", opacity 35 %). I also blew the image up in Topaz Gigapixel because quite a bit of the image was lost by cropping (of the distracting lower part because I couldn't zoom in any further on the doves) and straightening (because I had to shoot straight up).
HSS, Everyone!