Shot at Laguna Lagarto Eco Lodge, Costa Rica

It was 4th of July 2016. It was raining so heavily. At the last moment, it just decided to stop to rain. And fireworks began!

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Sit right next to a weather radar and look into the sky. Are the stars rotating, leaving trails behind.

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It was a warm summer night. A full sky of stars. A lot of people camp on the beach, under the brilliant Milky Way!

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In a cold November morning, the most east point of the Long Island, the sun rose above the Atlantic ocean. There is a brave person, embracing the sun, embrace the ocean. Time for surfing!

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It is so exciting to see so many orchids on a single branch!

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I am always amazed by the city planning of NYC. From Brooklyn you can see all the way to the Empire State Building through the Brooklyn Bridge.

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remake with Aurora HDR from 08 / 2018

When I was walking around the one World Trade Center, there happens to be a helicopter circling around the top of it. Drawing a beautiful circle.

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Walking down south along the Hudson River, it was cloudy and the sun was setting. I walked on a pier going deep into the river and look down south, Manhattan on the left and New Jersey on the right. They look so different.

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A pano shot of the night sky in the Fire Island National Seashore at Long Island, NY. The sky is separated by the small lighthouse with stars and milkyway on one side and clouds on the other side. I am facing south to the Atlantic Ocean, NYC is to the right about 70 miles away, it still lights up the sky and clouds.

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Lightning storm in La Grande, OR.

Tripod and reflexes.

at the blue hour in Laufenburg (Baden) on river Rhine

After the snowstorm stella finished, the brilliant city light looks exceptional fresh.

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sunrise at the Lago Maggiore, Italy

Standing inside the lower Manhattan, looking past the Hudson River, the cloud is calm, the water is calm, only the sun is moving.

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Washington State on Interstate 84.

Central Park at night

It was a quiet night, barely any wind. Walk along the pond at night bring you peace in a busy city.

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The species was known as Magnificent Hummingbird from the 1980s until 2017. #tamronusa #withmytamron

Probably one of my favorite birds to photograph. Reddish Egret taking off at Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary, Galveston Island, Texas.

a colorful day in autumn, lake Albtalstausee, Black Forest, Germany

I've learned a lot (and continue to) about editing, my style, which changes based on my mood, and different ways of seeing over the years.

I'm glad I was able to revisit the @WeismanArtMusem 7 years later and apply what I've learned.

Red-headed Woodpecker, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.

I love finding fire escapes, especially at certain times of day when the light creates amazing shadows.

Wandering in Chicago almost always pays off.

Green-tailed Towhee, Dog Valley, California.

view from Watles in South Tyrol, Italy to Piz Sesvenna 3204m in summertime

Orange-crowned Warbler, WA.

White-headed Woodpecker visiting young in pine tree cavity. I had to climb a nearby pine tree to get the right angle on these birds. It was a serious waiting game as I was trying not to disturb the birds but find and climb a tree.

in back: Nuclear Pwoerplant Leibstadt (CH) and Water Powerplant Dogern (D)

Reddish Egret, Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary, Galveston Island, Texas.

Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Blyde Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa.

colorful reflections in the lake

(Lake Schlüchtsee, Black Forest, Germnay)

Blue Waxbill, Chisomo Game Lodge, South Africa.

Lesser Yellowlegs, Bolivar Flats Bird Sanctuary, Texas.

Rock Wren in a snowstorm, Nevada.

little chapel "MARIA SCHNEE" in Aschbach (South Tyrol, Italy) built in 1695, in back the Ötztal-Alps

Chukar calling in the mountains of Nevada.

Reddish Egret, Ding Darling NWR, FL, last spring.

© 2016 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

Here's a "tasty" image for you today of some Red Vines. No, not the candy, I'm afraid. These vines love to grow along chainlink fences, but create the most delightful subjects come autumn. It's not just the brilliant red color (though that helps), but also the great contrast of the dark fence that creates a great amount of contrast. Though the focus system of the 5D Mark IV doesn't seem radically different on paper, it is actually vastly improved in every area, and it's a treat to finally have DPAF on a full frame body. This image was featured in Flickr's Explore at position 17

Technical Information: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV + Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 VC, Processed in Adobe Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, and Alien Skin Exposure X (use code "dustinabbott" to get 10% off)

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One of the spots on the top of my list for our quick visit to Minneapolis over Thanksgiving.

The @weismanartmuseum by Frank Gehry. I'd been there once before and it's always good to revisit a location.

American Bittern, Squaw Creek NWR, MO.

dunkle Wolken überm Bodensee (Immenstaad, DE)

Black Skimmer, Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary, Galveston Island, Texas.

Western Tanager, Nevada pine forest.

House Wren, Nevada.

Snowy Egret, Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Missouri.

juvenile #tamronusa #withmytamron