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Okay, okay...enough with the turtles already. I agree, but couldn't resist a last glance at the team taking a time-out ensconced on an uprooted lily pad. This is the last, I almost promise.
Turtles have always been my favorite animal. I still clearly remember my very first composition in early grammar school with my drawing of this very species sunning on a log on the cover. I've never lost the attraction and it remains a joy to see so many here.
Some may wonder as to why I didn't crop much of the right side, but the starting lineup always gets all the attention and I felt guilty about cutting the last guy on the bench, so he made the team photo. You may have to click large to see him.
This guy cracked me up. This was shot in Badlands National park. We saw a few owls and shot a ton of images. This guy was the most fun though. I was super far from him, shooting with my 600mm. I was lying on the ground, something I do a lot to get a unique POV. Every time I would shift my weight, or pull down the camera to check my settings of look at the images, he would stop what he was doing and stare at me. There was clearly an understanding, he was going to allow me to photograph him, as long as I stayed there and did not move. When I moved, I broke the unwritten contract and he called me on it putting me in check with his unbreaking stare. I could hear him saying, "dude, seriously, sit still." So I mostly agreed with the contract and sat frozen for quite some time. I could use this to my advantage though. If I wanted him to look at me, I just slightly shifted. Done, there was the stare, right on queue.
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Aix galericulata
Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.
L'Anatra mandarina (Aix galericulata) appartiene alla numerosa famiglia degli Anatidi ed è una delle più famose anatre esistenti. La sua fama è dovuta alla bellezza e alla ricercatezza del piumaggio dei maschi, Il maschio in abito nuziale nel periodo riproduttivo, presenta un vivace colore arancione sia nelle piume scapolari che lungo il collo, formanti una grande giorgiera allargata sui lati. Il capo è sormontato da numerose piume rosse e verdi con una fascia bianca ad arco che prosegue lungo il collo; possiede un piccolo becco dal colore rosso vivo, le zampe sono arancioni. Le mandarine sono molto sociali, volano in grandi gruppi d'inverno, in cattività vivono tranquillamente assieme ad altre specie di anatre. La femmina prende l'iniziativa nella scelta del compagno esibendo un comportamento attraente, le coppie hanno dei legami molto forti fra loro ed una volta formatesi, l'anno successivo si ricostituiranno piuttosto che cambiare; per questo motivo tradizionalmente in Cina ed in Corea l'anatra mandarina è un simbolo di affetto coniugale e fedeltà in quanto maschio e femmina si accompagnano sempre.
I agree I got carried away with the associations I had during experimenting with different screws, light sources and backgrounds (most of the images won't be seen here).
It was fun using the new light tape (it can be switched to different colours) that my husband brought home for (especially) macro work.
The four screws here were placed on a shiny plastic bag for reflections plus one on top. There are black cards in the background to darken the scene.
HMM to all participants 💙💙💙
They say travelling is better than reading a book and I fully agree with this notion. This picture was taken on our train journey from Jungfrau(the Highest Point in entire Europe) in Switzerland. Was lucky to find a spot on the train where I could lower the windows and click as much as I could. Simply breathtaking views!
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Premiers rayons sur le lac Memphrémagog d'une belle journée automnale
i love dark photos, and this one was really underexposed bec. i wanted to capture the ray..glad im able to salvage this one shot! :))
i reached the farthest left side of the beach...will share with you next time. :)
This is my favorite lake between the ones I have visited in the north of Italy.
Why is the Lago di Braies my favorite?
A paradisiacal view with a beautiful contour in which we can see many trees and wildflowers in the relaxing pathway destined to the visitors.
A splendid color in the water reflecting, between other things, the majestic Dolomites still with some snow even in the Summer.
Besides this, a lovely little church and rustic boat house. How not to be enchanted with this scenery?
Besides me, a lot of Italian and Austrian tourists certainly will agree.
Mal Waldron Plays Erik Satie - Desespoir Agreable
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m6, triX, objectif ?..je ne sais plus.
Ok, couldn't resist the play on words, but so agree that sunsets are such a wonderful, special blessing. Especially dramatic when they are doubled via a reflection. Absolute favorite spot to sit and view sunsets in Crosslake, Minnesota. Here are a few other shots, taken from this same vantage point: flic.kr/p/2ntrF9T and flic.kr/p/2maWpJt .
This is the dress that I received from Miss Aniela, with a close up of it (and for more detail) in comments. It is the dress from this shot of hers, which is coincidentally my all time favorite of hers. Thank you again!!
I went to an old western town to get this shot...there were a bunch of tourists taking my picture from afar, videotaping me and whatnot. I think they thought I was part of a show or something, I certainly looked the part. It was cute :) I'm just glad no one asked any questions as I was flinging myself against the wall.
Just bringing it forward from 4 years ago because I want to!
Vine Maple leaf in the sun...near Trout Lake, Washington State
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Today's foggy morning view.
I'm really enjoying the new camera...even in the fog...
If you have a moment, please view it larger, to see... less.
Kat and I agreed from time to time we would do a shot together using a song we both loved from the past....so here is "Take A Picture"....
A pair of young Black Skimmers squabble over personal space.
Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm f5.6E
Focal length 500mm f7.1 1/2000s ISO 800
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Another shot of our very special encounter with an Oncilla - - Colombia highlands.
We were told there was a chance if we got on the road by 4:30 am - - as a group we agreed that 5:00 am was good enough since it would be too dark if we were up in the mountains that early anyhow. Thankfully - - it all worked out !
Oncilla - - Colombia
So we booked a trip to Fairbanks Alaska really for one purpose, the Northern Lights. All the tourist info said if you go for three nights you have a 90% chance of seeing the lights. So we booked 4 days. But there are some things you just cannot control. We got there and the KP was only 2, and the sky was very overcast, in fact, it was snowing good and hard most of the time we were there. We tried not to be sullen, or downtrodden. In fact, I think we did a good job filling the days with other fun things to do. You have seen some of that in my other postings.
One such outing was the Chena Hot Springs. We soaked, we had fun. As we were leaving, the sky's opened up just a little and we could see stars. We could see no green, but I thought, heck, let me get out the camera and see if maybe the sensor could see green. I turned on the rear display and there it was, some green. Oh man. Frenzy. Get the tripods, get our coats, get the gloves (it was 18 degrees). We start to scramble. Very three stooges I must say. We know this will not last.
I am not trying to discount the image, but we had no control over where we were. I had 7 great locations scouted out with killer foregrounds, but when the sky won't play, you can't control where you are. So here we are in the parking lot of the Hot Springs. We tried to make the best of it. We ended up with about 45 minutes of clear sky the whole time we were there. The Aurora was not doing anything fun, no ribbons, no various colors, no dancing of any kind. We did try to control the foreground by driving down the road a bit, after the panic in the parking lot. We did grab a few more frames down the road, but the Aurora was stronger here.
I joked with Hilton Chen one time- we agreed that anytime you put blood, sweat and tears into an image, even if its a bit of a dog you are going to share it. So this image is not one of the great Aurora images on the Web. Maybe next time. But it is one I feel I earned, so here it is. Enjoy it darn you, enjoy it.
Rufus, emerging from his tunnel on my patio, agrees with the groundhogs, Wiarton Willy, Fred la marmotte, and their US cousin Punxsutawney Phil...an early spring!!! After all, Rufus is also a rodent, just from a different family :)
Rufus is also busy chasing Mrs Rufus around our yard, so love is in the air!
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I think he was used to getting "treats" on the trails in Gillies Grove (Arnprior, Ontario) and therefore agreed to pose for me ....
This photo also shows the balancing benefit of the large bushy tail.
In 1835, Berwick was told that its prison in the Town Hall was unsuitable and needed to be replaced. It took sometime to find a site, agree on plans and raise the money to do this. However, this project finally came to fruition with the opening of this building in Wallace Green in 1849 as a Prison. It's history as a prison was relatively short lived as it closed in 1878. However, having cost so much to build, a new use had to be found for it. Initially it was used as a Court house and by Berwick's Police Force, but then in the early 1890s it was purchased by Berwick's
Urban Sanitary Authority, it was converted to office
accommodation and stables were built on the back of the site. A plaque above the main door commemorates the completion of this work in 1892. From then until 2009, the building was used a Council administrative buildings, being eventually sold after 2015 to a local developer, who has converted it to four properties, retaining many of its original features, including some of the prison cells on the top floor.
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A dairy cow.. on a farm in Stoke-in-teignhead..
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EXPLORE..Highest position: #243 on Friday, January 2, 2009
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8.seconds exposure. f/22.. 70mm. iso/200.+3EV. +ND400 +black card AM5:49
原來差不多30隻腳架.
到最後太陽老高拍這張時.只剩我這老頑固在拍~~^^
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My son gave me the tips on taking this picture. He said a little bit of blue and the red with the clouds ..... :)
A little bit of long exposure looking out over the Solway at Rascarrel Bay, Dumfries & Galloway.
Sony Alpha A700, Sigma 10-20mm, F13, 10mm, ISO100, Exp 25 Second
Hitech Hard Grad 0.6, B+W106 ND
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