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A Ring-billed Gull, paddled about looking for fish, before leaping in the the air to circle around and dive again.
About an hour before sunrise, captured in the darkness with the new 14mm Rokinon lens. Here at f2.8. Increased the ISO to 1000 so the exposure could be kept at 30 seconds. I had another mile and half hike to go before I would be at the spot I wanted to be for sunrise, so could spend to much time here at ISO 100 :)
Looking behind me on Cresswell beach Northumberland. Looking the other way it was a stunningly beautiful day!
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Awakened about 0600, looked out the window and saw clouds. I think we had some rain during the night. Made coffee, grabbed the camera and went to the roof to wait for sunrise.
I thought nothing much was going to develop. Almost half an hour after sunrise some light and color began. There were a few hot air balloons rising from the west mesa, south of us.
By shooting a few portrait orientation shots I was able to combine some that included a few balloons for a later pano.
Nothing very spectacular but it was nice being up there, drinking coffee, listening to the sounds of the neighborhood awakening.
A farewell to Greece / "My first memory is of light -- the brightness of light -- light all around.” ― Georgia O'Keefe
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Heraklion / Knossos, 2020
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The greatest thing about dreams is they don’t expire. They can lay dormant for years and when you pull them out and dust them off, they shine like new.
Casi McLean
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About balance
The reason why balance is important lies in the prevalence of imbalances. Therefore, balance and imbalance are equally important. And a world that is out of balance and a world that cannot be unbalanced, or life, is equally scary and absurd. However, balance or imbalance may be just an illusion, especially when these processes are too long and exceed our patience or the length of our lives, and sometimes give us a false sense of happiness or pain. So we come to realize that balance and imbalance may be the most fundamental attribute of time, which are difficult to show in paintings
Pottering about a bit in our Snowy Garden this morning, my Sonyeye became intrigued by this Winter Brightness. Almost violently red Cotoneaster Berries are vying with Gravity - can't show you that - over the fortunes of an H2O-droplet. Amazing forces of Nature form such a droplet. Water molecules would rather band together than bond with other kinds such as air. This desire for proximity to each other causes their spherical shape - a bit technically: a sphere has the smallest possible surface area to volume ratio. What looks like an 'elastic membrane' around the droplet is in fact its surface tension, caused by that central molecular binding. This tension is quite something: it makes it possible for example for small insects to walk on water.
In the photo, our water droplet is not a sphere. It's pendant, pulled out of shape by the force of gravity. And fell into a snowy grave just as Sony did its thing.
Just about through my Otter photos. I really struggled with this photo, first the ice was too green, then too red, too bright, too dark etc, etc. this was attempt number 11. I think its time to just accept it as it is, having good content.
How about this then?
I've not seen one of these in the UK for decades. It was nearly dark and starting to rain so I'll try and get some better shots in the future.
MOT exempt and last test expired in 2016. It had done less than 1,000 miles since 2006 and had plenty of rust fails and advisories. Well worth saving though.
Also known as a Simca 1307 depending on whether they were built in France or the UK.
I live in a small town called Bondurant just outside of Des Moines, Iowa. It's a nice place with 9,000 friendly faces. However, that is a significant increase from the 7,365 residents counted in the 2020 census. We just had a ‘special census’ to determine that new growth and it’s hard to believe we had a population of 3,860 back in 2010.
One of the newest additions to our town is a commercial property located in the center of Bondurant. There are three tenants: Buck's Depot (a bar and grill), an Edward Jones office (financial services company) and The Creamery (ice cream, slushees, etc). Unlike many rural areas, we are lucky to not have a bunch of empty storefronts and abandoned buildings in town. However, The Creamery is already “temporarily closed”. It’s probably not a big concern, it is November and ice cream is probably not in high demand this time of year. The alcohol and financial establishments will certainly survive.
Photographed early this morning at the intersection of First and Main a little before sunrise at 34°F / 1.1°C in Bondurant, Iowa.
Developed with Darktable 4.8.0.
“Now she’s lit by the warm orange spreading from the horizon as not-quite-day, becomes not-quite-night”
David Levithan
A mother polar bear with her two second year cubs caught executing a perfectly synchronized turn on the shores of Hudson Bay, Churchill, MB. This is my final contribution to #PolarBearWeek.
05/11/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
This picture was taken for the "Hope" Photo Challenge of my friend Frech:
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Inspired by: Birdy - What About Angels
We know full well there's just time
So is it wrong to toss this line?
If your heart was full of love
Could you give it up?
'Cause what about, what about angels?
They will come, they will go, make us special
Don't give me up
Don't give
Me up
How unfair, it's just our love
Found something real that's out of touch
But if you'd searched the whole wide world
Would you dare to let it go?
'Cause what about, what about angels?
They will come,…
In July, I decided to go to Granville Island, Vancouver's #2 top tourist location, and try to do some street shots. For those of you who don't know, Granville Island is a public market right by the water, usually hustling and bustling with crowds of people, especially in summer.
When I went, because of COVID, there was hardly anyone there. Used to the crowds, it was a very strange feeling walking around such an empty place. The market, itself, had security guards, and it was easy to stay away from other people. This wonderful place is now in big financial trouble, as it was closed for so long. They have gotten some government funding, but they still fear the place will close next year.
I was walking by the back of Bridges restaurant, a usually very popular place, and saw two of the chefs out back having a coffee break. The looks on their faces said it all.Not much to do, and an unknown future for them.
I tried this in black and white, but because their demeanors were so downcast, I wanted to show the contrast with the bright yellow walls.
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