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This was the absolute highlights of our trip to Texas for me! When we visited in 2017, we spent a good amount of time looking for these Aplomado Falcons and found them a couple of times but no great photos to be had on that trip. Still such a major thrill to finally see them that year. This year's encounter has made up for every trip and every mile we searched in vain looking for them in the five previous years!!
We found them in nearly the exact location as in 2017. It was overcast and windy as hell but they were hunkered down and we used the car as a blind. So amazing. I still remember every detail.
I am so behind in my Texas photos but today is the perfect day for posting these beautiful little falcons. There is reason to celebrate even more in that this week (June 5, 2019), the 500th Aplomado Falcon nestling was banded in South Texas since 1995!!! This is such fantastic news as a mere 24 years ago, this falcon was extirpated (extinct from part of its original range) in the US from loss of habitat and likely climate change.
The Peregrine Fund started releasing captive-bred juveniles. Artificial nesting platforms were innovated to keep Great Horned Owls from preying on the Aplomado nestlings, habitat was managed to provide better natural nesting sites, and partnerships were formed with state agencies and landowners to ensure success. I would definitely call this a HUGE SUCCESS!!! This article made me so very happy.
www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/conservation/500th-aplomad...
does absolute powerlessness make you pure? ;-)
Harry Shearer
HMM! Ukraine Matters! Resist the Despicable Orange Cockroach Poo Tin Puppet!
Zen magnolia, 'Pink Parchment', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
"Y si nadie te enseña nunca a soñar el sueño ilimitado,
si nadie te enseña nunca a respirar el aliento que
sale de los ollares de Dios en primavera, y si nadie
te enseña nunca a mirar el cielo en la medianoche y
contemplar el concepto del siempre jamás; si nadie
te enseña esto nunca, entonces.......................
El despertar de los dioses olvidados - Ramtha
Due to a number of reasons (soft temperatures, lots of rain,...), my local area is seeing a huge amount of snails this year.
While they can be an absolute nuisance (if you're into gardening for example), some of them can be quite photogenic as well.
Between the desire
And the spasm
Between the potency
Between the essence
And the descent
Falls the Shadow
—TS Eliot
Someone on my last post asked me if I had ever read TS Eliot's "The Hollow Men." Yes, definitely--I love Eliot and it is really hard for me to pick a favorite, though sentimentally it is Prufrock. I'd say my other absolute favorites are Rhapsody on a Windy Night and Little Gidding (the 4th quartet). This one right after those, though!
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The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon, it measures three and a half miles in diameter...these ones, above, in my Norfolk are slightly smaller and somewhat easier to capture on camera. :)
Don't waste your time, speed up your breathing just close your eyes, we'll hope it's not for nothing at all. Lay down, be still, don't worry talk they will, I'll be loving you until morning's first light, breaks tomorrow , I'll take care of you tonight.
Composite created from all black and white photos found on Google Photos.
Chosen for group cover photo for "Visual Delights" Group, November 2018!
Chosen for group cover photo for "Wonderful Photos!!!" Group, November 2018!!
Chosen for group cover photo for "It's Not About You" Group, November 2018!
Posted on Awake FaceBook 6/20.
Texture by Topaz Texture Effects.
HE > i
NOTW
Swallow-tailed Kite ~ (Elanoides forficatus)
I love the topside view of the Swallow-tailed Kite. The iconic fork-tail makes this bird one of my absolute favorite silhouettes. Their wing to body ratio, light weight and tail makes them remarkably agile in flight.
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©keithsurridge2023
In exploring AI and the generation of images, one approach has led me to make specific queries, then select any images that appeal to me. I then modify them using a digital tool, thus creating a composition that reflects truly my own creative disposition and identity. This process was used to compose 'Entrapment Absolute'. The query addressed to the AI image generator was 'Digital Composition.'
A second process involves mounting an image generated by AI with one of my own digital images that resembles or contrasts with the machine-generated one.
From both processes, an interesting next step would be to invite viewers to say which image was which.
Keith Surridge
22 avril, Mollans-sur-Ouvèze
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These are the Absolute Towers (AKA Monroe Buildings) from Hurontario Street in Downtown Mississauga just as the morning rush begins
May I introduce you to my absolute favorite band?
Weimar from Weimar – a band that sparks controversy, boasts a rapidly growing fanbase, and is by far the best German rock band.
If you'd like to see and learn more, you can find the four-page live photoshoot on my website at: fodronix.de/Weimar.live.in.Waldenburg.htm
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Darf ich Euch meine absolute Lieblingsband vorstellen?
Weimar aus Weimar - kontrovers diskutiert, mit rasant wachsender Fangemeinde und mit Abstand beste deutsche Rockband.
Wer mehr sehen und wissen möchte, findet das live-Shooting über vier Seiten auf meiner Homepage unter: fodronix.de/Weimar.live.in.Waldenburg.htm
Surely she would not betray me...
☆The Warehouse Sale Featured Items☆
✦ No Match → No Collision Hair
Go get your goodies at TWS, here, open now until November 18th! Links to respective stores have been provided, so that you can find the items after the current round of TWS ends! ♡
☆Featured BeSpoke Release☆
Showcasing my beloved Kar'niss on the Hybrid Arachne Head from BeSpoke! This head offers so many creative possibilities with not only a toggle-able unhinged jaw, but ALSO toggle-able extra eyes on the forehead! So in one moment, you can be perfectly humanoid, but the next, you can don the spider-y features of a beautiful nightmare! All with just two clicks through the HUD! This magnificent head can be found at the mainstore, ☆HERE☆!
And no, I'll never get over how dirty Larian Studios did my beloved drider husband... (Also sorry for the 50th picture that features a full moon, OOPS!)
Captured at Kokeizan Eiho-ji Temple, a historic Zen temple in Tajimi City, Gifu, Japan.Right after a heavy snowfall, the wind suddenly died down, revealing a flawless mirror-like reflection.The "Garyu Pond" of the scenic garden designed by Muso Soseki, the roofed "Musai Bridge," and the National Treasure "Kannondo" hall are beautifully mirrored on the still water.An unforgettable winter landscape born from a moment of absolute serenity.
My favorite lake in the world, unfrozen, with that unearthly turquoise beauty. Going here during the day is a bit of a nightmare with all the tourists, but I had the place completely to myself in the evening. Sunset here was amazing, and listening to nothing with the occasional echo of an avalanche or gentle splash of water was a true delight.
So much different than last year. Wow.
On a more technical note, I started to get pretty daring on this trip about using very long exposure times with the ND9 (I have a few at 8 minutes), and loving the results. The clouds in the Canadian Rockies are so beautiful, and having the time to sit and stare as my camera works is an absolute joy. I got a little better at judging the times required to shoot through that welder's mask of a filter as time went on, but still have a long way to go. I wish I'd pushed the exposure longer here, to get more movement in the clouds. I learned that later.
10mm - 30-second exposure - Hoya Moose Polarizer - 9-stop ND filter