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...and trees line the unique park of Crathes Castle in Scotland. Have a nice time at Flickr
Akkurat geschnittene Hecken...
..und Bäume säumen den einzigartigen Park vom Crathes Castle in Schottland. Euch eine Schöne Zeit bei Flickr
...and trees line the unique park of the
Drummond Gardens and Castle in Scotland,
north of Stirling.
Have a nice time with Flickr...
Akkurat geschnittene Hecken...
..und Bäume säumen den einzigartigen Park vom
Drummond Gardens und Castle in Schottland,
nördlich gelegen von Stirling.
Euch eine Schöne Zeit bei Flickr..
Sunset across Lake Tyrrell.
My son has been quite sick for a week but is much better now. He did a Rapid Antigen Test and then the more accurate PCR test. Both came back negative. It seemed odd given how bad he was feeling and he rarely ever gets sick. Yesterday his girlfriend started getting sick and did a RAT test. Positive for Covid.He repeated a RAT test which turned a very faint positive. He obviously has it but received a false negative. Fortunately he felt too unwell to go anywhere and infect others so they have basically been isolating anyway.
For the first two years of the pandemic, few people in Australia knew anyone with Covid. Now it would be very few who don't know someone!
Stay safe everyone and keep well.
Emerald Damselfly :-
Damselflies are very difficult to ID accurately so we have made a best guess on their names to the best of our ability, we are happy to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge. (Gordon & Maureen)
Damselflies are insects in the sub-order Zygoptera (meaning "paired-wings"). All four wings are near enough equal in size and shape. They are usually small, weakly flying insects that stay close to the water margins or water surface. When at rest, most species hold their wings along the length of their abdomen. The Emerald Damselflies are an exception and usually hold their wings partly open when at rest. They are therefore known as Spreadwings in North America. The eyes are always separated, never touching. The larvae have external plates (lamellae) at the end of the abdomen, which act as accessory gills.
In Great Britain and Ireland there are about 20 species that may be encountered and a few that are now extinct. These species fall into 4 families and 9 genera. A partial taxonomic "tree" for the damselflies is shown below.
(Courtesy of the British Dragonfly Society website)
The Bearded Tit, now more often and probably more accurately called, Bearded Reedling, is a beautiful little bird of large wetland habitat. Very large areas of “Phragmites” reed beds are required for this species to survive. Because of this they are not a common bird, but, they are doing well where they do exist. They depend on the reed seed for food in the winter months, when their summer insect diet is in short supply. They are sociable birds living in small colonies and are a wonderful sight to see when moving through the winter reed beds.
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The plumage of most kingfishers is bright, with green and blue being the most common colours. The brightness of the colours is neither the product of iridescence or pigments, but is instead caused by the structure of the feathers, which causes scattering of blue light (the Tyndall effect).
The kingfishers have long, dagger-like bills. The bill is usually longer and more compressed in species that hunt fish, and shorter and more broad in species that hunt prey off the ground. The largest and most atypical bill is that of the shovel-billed kookaburra, which is used to dig through the forest floor in search of prey. They generally have short legs, although species that feed on the ground have longer tarsi. Most species have four toes, three of which are forward-pointing.
The irises of most species are dark brown. The kingfishers have excellent vision; they are capable of binocular vision and are thought in particular to have good colour vision. They have restricted movement of their eyes within the eye sockets, instead using head movements to track prey. In addition, they are capable of compensating for the refraction of water and reflection when hunting prey underwater, and are able to judge depth under water accurately. They also have nictitating membranes that cover the eyes to protect them when they hit the water; the pied kingfisher has a bony plate which slides across the eye when it hits the water.
......Bread catching Gulls! HWW!
Happy Wing Wednesday :-)
They were great fun to watch and photograph as they swooped and bumped into each other while all diving for the piece of bread thrown into the air by my husband. ..... thank you hubby, always there to help me!! We only stayed at the reservoir for about an hour before the sun started it's decent and the temp dropped quickly! Brrrrrr and we made a sharp exit back to the car for a cup of our hot milky flasked coffee.....Mmmmm!
Belated seasons greetings to you all! Wishing you all a healthy and very happy 2017! xx
Not supposed to be historically accurate, just some random expeditionary looking figs and a Maxim. Sorta inspired by that new Tarzan movie, which was kinda meh.
I'll post some apoc figs next.
Best when L is pressed
I first became aware of this tree some years back when a Flickr contact put a shot of it up. The same contact also provided me with coordinates (cheers Alan) which proved very accurate so finding it was not an issue although it is a lot smaller than I imagined and not obvious in the vastness of the Annalong valley.
Still here it is. Not shot in the best conditions but I only had about three days to work with and this was the best of them. I actually think this has a harsh look to it and have been processing it in different ways but have come to the conclusion that it is just a harsh location so maybe the image is reflecting that.
I do think there is a potentially great shot here once the snow returns to the Mournes later in the year so hopefully this little tree will hang on a bit longer to give me a chance of that.
The mountain behind the tree is Slievelamagan that is often regarded as the toughest of the 700m + peaks in the Mournes. I wanted to climb something on this day and briefly considered Lamagan but went up Slieve Binnian instead. I have climbed Slievelamagan in the past and whilst the views are amazing I was not in the mood for it with a rucksack full of camera equipment and a heavy tripod.
Exploring the historically accurate pergola in Queen Eleanor's Garden at Winchester Castle, Hampshire.
The gardens are an authentic recreation of a medieval garden in the times of Henry III (Eleanor's husband) and Edward I (her son). The arbour is a tunnelled pergola, with flowers, grapevines and honeysuckle.
2-shot HDR, taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, blended in Photomatix, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Found on the window ledge outside my home office. I live surrounded by a heavily wooded county park, and the noise from thousands (millions?) of cicadas is deafening. You can even see the smaller wings underneath the larger outer wings. Amazing structure of the wings. Their bodies are so big, they can’t really fly that far or that accurately.
Hotel Europe is a six storey, flatiron style building, built on a pie shaped property located in Historical Gastown, Vancouver BC Canada.
Construction began in 1908 and the hotel was completed and opened in 1909.
It was the first reinforced concrete structure to be built in Canada and the earliest fireproof hotel in Western Canada.
For the first years, the hotel flourished as people arrived to Vancouver by Steamship and stayed at the hotel.
The ground floor was once a beer parlour and is now currently a store. Below this beer parlour was an underground saloon accessible by stairs from a sidewalk entrance.
The underground area, including the saloon is said to have extended under the sidewalks on both sides of the hotel. These extensions were known as “areaways,” a typical feature of buildings in the Gastown area. Areaways were used to load and unload freight through trap doors in the outside sidewalk.
The Hotel Europe’s areaways were eventually filled in and bricked up and the underground saloon is said to be now a storage basement.
A more luxurious, Vancouver hotel opened in 1919 and the guest traffic shifted to the new hotel. At sometime it was said that the Hotel Europe became a brothel.
This building was later renovated into suites and is currently an affordable housing complex.
Rumored haunted. It is believed there is one, possibly two ghosts residing in the Hotel Europe. The first ghost was reported in the early '80s by a contractor who had been working on some repairs alone in the cellar, near the bricked up areaway entrance. Supposedly, he had left the cellar briefly and when he returned he found his tools had been scattered all over the floor. He heard scratching noises coming from behind the brick wall (a wall said to have been previously filled in) and felt a bad presence. He grabbed his tools and fled. Also, reported was a man dressed in a black coat with a flat cap that appeared in the shop on the ground level. One evening in the early 2000's after the shop owner had closed the store, the owner saw a man/ghost clearly reflected in the convex security mirror at the top end of the store. She was surprised to see him as she was sure there were no customers left in the store when she locked up. When she went to investigate, there was nobody there. The man in the mirror had vanished. The owner was left shaken and fled the property. This man/ghost was reported to return again at a later date.
It is questioned if this was the same original ghost or indeed a second one.
**Please note: All enclosed information has been collected from various online sources and has not been verified to be true or accurate.
Thank-you for visiting
~Christie by the River
Nimbostratus cloud over the dutch landscape
Nimbostratus are dark, low-level clouds accompanied by light to moderately falling precipitation. Low clouds are primarily composed of water droplets since their bases generally lie below 6,500 feet (2,000 meters). However, when temperatures are cold enough, these clouds may also contain ice particles and snow.
The sun or moon is not visible through nimbostratus clouds, which distinguishes them from mid-level altostratus clouds. Because of the fog and falling precipitation commonly found beneath and around nimbostratus clouds, the cloud base is typically very diffuse and difficult to accurately determine. So if a metereologist corrects me, I'll be happy, because learning new things is a good thing.
This weather picture was taken in South-Holland , the Netherlands, in the early evening.
Canon 5D
The most accurate this lens when I came across it was just a piece of glass about 4.5cm x 7cm in diameter.
no brand, no focus, no aperture, no mount to connect...
I was curious, trying to assemble it into a simple lens to connect the camera and take a test shot...
And the result is this... Please comment on its photo and look forward to sharing technical knowledge with those of you who have similar interests.
This image accurately reflects New York City weather over the last three Winter months. In my view, this nearly snowless, persistently grey, damp, bleak winter is, at least in part, a consequence of global climate change.
Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park.
When taking this photo I was reminded of a painting by Andrew Wyeth (Christina’s World, 1948). In reality, this image accurately describes the accumulated fatigue from walking on loose volcanic sand for the entire day.
It was worth it, though!
The yellow section, far right was actually bluish, as was the dark area at the top. I haven't learned how to capture true color in such a situation with my iPhone. The rose-y color shown here is pretty true to life--it was an amazing sky, however brief.
It's cold here in London, so damn cold. I haven't been out with a camera for what seems like ages. I have good intentions but every morning I look outside at the frost and it doesn't take long for the motivation to completely desert me. Maybe tomorrow...
Meanwhile here's one I prepared earlier. Last summer to be accurate, taken on a little jewel of a 35mm film camera that is just a joy to shoot with.
35mm film photography
Olympus OM2n camera
Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.8
Agfa Vista 200 film (expired 2015)
Or more accurately, the aftermath of someone else's tea by the Windrush River. The loud, strong sound of rushing water made me bold enough to wander through and finally behind a little cafe in the town of Bourton on the Water, as I figured based on the sound that the river must change direction there. I was right. Once there, I was smitten with the leftover tea dishes, the sun-washed retaining wall by the river, and the industrial building just beyond.
Listening to Josh Rouse's "Some Days I'm Golden All Night": youtu.be/7XseJZc1cZ4
If I could then I would be showing accurate representations of the path of light and the rise and fall of warmth in each day and through the seasonal cycle of each year. The idea of the light refreshed each day anew and the energy expounded in the seasonal returns throughout the years is an acknowledgement that this house has survived through several restructuring episodes and is freshly rebuilt and now open to the public. These pictures illustrate the passage of light to dark as mentioned in our guide to Boleskine House where we told the atmosphere progresses from light to dark. The Sun Stations were out of reach on the tour so here are exposures set to enliven the mind and maybe even to stir the heart with notions of procession of light in our lives.
I am stating my claim to the darkest of the images as a Capricorn my birthday is always close to the shortest day of the year and the corresponding longest night. I was on the tour with three other companions and I do not expect them to make any choice and they are welcome to choose just as they wish, or as they do not wish. I started with the evening and impressions of the continuing Sun cycle that warms our days and enlivens Spring. Taking on the line of Wordsworth to fashion Immortal Intimations of the evening shadows deepening upon the waters with a lengthening of light illuminating the shadows in the Oratory at Boleskine House. The titles have been altered from their first inception. The titles and the pictures have been involved in intricate intimate visions that have ended here.
This picture shows the scene as exposed to open a window onto the evening in the Oratory at Boleskine House on the South-Eastern shore of Loch Ness in Scotland in 2026.
© PHH Sykes 2025
phhsykes@gmail.com
Boleskine House is open to the public and you can support the regeneration of the recently burned house and the wider projects they are undertaking. The Foundation is a registered charity.
Boleskine House Foundation
That old adage about "a picture being worth a thousand words" isn't always accurate.
This image, for example, doesn't even tell a fraction of the whole story: What you can't see is that after taking the shot, I ended up marooned overnight in a rental car stuck in a muddy trench thanks to the flash flood that followed those menacing clouds.
This stone spire is known as Long Dong Silver and although it looks like something that the Mars Rover would be photographing for NASA, it's actually hidden in a remote Utah valley.
Like I said, there's a lot more to this picture than just the picture. I've written a full blog about this misadventure...and it took lot more than 1000 words! Check it out here: www.firefallphotography.com/my-worst-shot-ever/
Cheers!
Jeff
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Or more accurately the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall.
It is found down the end of some very narrow lanes with no turning places and with the tiniest of car parks, but it was worth the risk.
Located in a beautiful rural setting beside the River Windrush.
Built in the 1430's it was eventually abandoned in the 1730's for a superior residence, Holkham Hall. My how some people used to live!
This photograph doesn't begin to accurately present just how beautiful Scadin Falls is in person. My jaw dropped when I saw it for the first time last week. The colors were in full peak and without any winds and great light I think I stayed for almost 3 hours. I previously posted a photo from an upstream position.
The hike is short, steep and rather sketchy. To photograph from this location, which is only big enough for one person, you are very close to a ledge. If you'd fall, you would be in bad trouble. Needless to say I was very careful in my time there.
Scadin Falls is in western North Carolina.
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Or more accurately a metal fish being filled with plastic...we saw quite a few of these.
www.portugalresident.com/manta-rota-beach-unveils-giant-f...
"A giant fish-shaped wire sculpture, which aims to raise awareness about beach littering, has been unveiled at Manta Rota beach in Vila Real de Santo António.
The structure was donated to the local council by sculptor Carlos do Oliveira Correia."
I did try to find more information on sculpture behind, but they might be fancy night lighting rather than a sculpture.
BF1 Open beta is only one week away dudes
this scene is 100% historically accurate and is totally not a fantasy battle
despite what benji might think
Comments and favs apreciated
Explored, July 23, 2013 #63
This is the Öresund Bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark.
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Nikon D500, AF-S 500mm f4G ED VR, TC-14E II
Shot this wide open on a D500 / AF-S 500mm f4G VR + TC-14E II (f5.6) for two reasons:
a. to get a better background blur
b. to check if I properly & accurately performed the AF fine tune on the camera / lens & converter combo the day before.
Tramore Beach, Horn Head Peninsula, Dunfanaghy, County Donegal, Ireland
The name ‘Tramore’ in Gaelic Trá Mór translates to 'Big Beach' so nothing too mystical 😄 but indeed very accurate! as this sandy cove stretches 2km across the stunning Donegal coast.
What I enjoyed almost as much as strolling along this sandy paradise was the actual walk to reach it. Starting off through a little woodland and following a winding path until greeted with a vast plain of grassy sand dunes (Lurgabrack Dunes) which stretched for miles. These dunes are carpeted in scented wildflowers and brimming with many butterfly, bird & bee species. On the final stretch they show a commanding view over Tory Island on the horizon which is timeless.
On this beautiful evening I patiently watched the sea mist and clouds for several hours, which showed no signs of rising or retreating. Never have I witnessed clouds lay so low over the ocean for so long before. I knew if there was a vibrant sunset then the light may reflect off the low-lying cloud tops, hopefully giving an ethereal look to the surrounding landscape.
I love to let my mind wander free and can just imagine the mythical lost kingdom of Tír na nÓg resting nearby under these calm Atlantic waters 🌊
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As you know, My Friends all over the world, in Italy there are many and many fields of wheat, corn, sunflowers, soy, and many and many cultivations of the grapevine... well, this summer was very dry and all these regains suffered for dryness.
Original file jpg: 103,4 MB
dimensions: 7360 x 4912 pixel
equipment: camera Nikon D800E + lens Nikon 105 micro
NO PHOTOSHOP, NO DIGITAL PROCESSING
NATURAL DIRECT SUN OBLIQUE LIGHT
THE BLACK BACKGROUND IS GIVEN BY THE CORRECT EXPOSURE ON THE FLOWER
the mirror is a real mirror
SEE ON BLACK, PLEASE: IT IS REALLY WONDERFUL!!!!!
Or more accurately, beakdust!
Lilydale Regional Park, a chilly 1 degree F! This little one was hard at work, and not at all shy this morning..
My original description on Facebook said this sparrow must have been running late for an early meeting. However, my friend Friday more accurately identified the expression as "having had a 4 hour long Zoom Meeting when a single email would have sufficed."
Lately there is a feeling of unrest in our country... probably more accurately the entire world. I guess to many of us, it feels like we are on the precipice of something. There is unease in that feeling, because it feels like it could go either way. There is also pain and blame. More than that, for many people it feels like a deception of a good friend or family member, ...someone you swore had your back. We are a people more divided than we've been in a long time, that is certain. This is a time we must all look for the things we can share. A desire for hope, for change and recognition. Truth is another thing altogether - it's certainly not always known for it's beauty. Yet, there is a beautiful thing about truth we sometimes forget: it's illuminating. It will indeed be a tender and heavy struggle to find a common ground in the coming months, a struggle that is also fettered with wincing grudges. As I write this, I am unsure how to be positive, but I know we'll each find that happy, positive place again. We have to. No matter what you believe or how heavy your heart, we cannot divide now. I have to believe that we'll find a way through this. A bright road. We will. Maybe it will awaken kindness, that ... knowledge that we're still here. You are not surrounded by strangers, although sometimes it feels that way beyond a shadow of a doubt.
We're still here.
As accurate as I can get it. I would have put the hat that they wore but I don't have one. Hope you guys like it. The picture I used for basis will be the 18th picture if you search "French soldier napoleonic wars"
Best wishes,
Venku
This is part of a path going from Fort Clatsop, where the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered over, to the mouth of the Columbia River. It's a beautiful area, great for hiking and wildlife viewing, but the boardwalk made me laugh. I'm sure Lewis and Clark would have appreciated it, but...
And if you are scratching your head about Lewis and Clark, it's an incredible story: