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This was one of those reflex shots. These two, what I think are Palm Warblers, suddenly flew out of a tree and had a second or two of arial argument. I’ve tried hard to identify the bird and have come up with our most common warbler, the Palm. But I invite you birders out there to correct me if I’ve mis-identified it. Thanks. (Setophaga palmarum) (Sony a1, 200-600 lens @ 362mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 second, ISO 1250)
Lying, dishonesty and political manipulation are nothing new. In the age of digital mass communication, however, these machinations have become endemic. The war in Ukraine is also a war of mis/information and this war is going on daily across all our media. Some of us may feel helpless when it comes to separating truth from falsehood. But we are not that helpless. Whenever we are confronted with a political message, we can ask one basic question: who is talking and what question is being asked (and, usually) answered? This will help to detect the “agenda” of the message, identify its argument and understand the claim that has been made. If we wish to go deeper into the analysis, we can try to identify also the underlying assumptions of the message, check the evidence that has been quoted and see whether or not the message makes sense. We are not that helpless. We can be skeptical and make distinctions. We can reject what is false and keep what is true.
It started with a careless squawk, and now they barely talk.
Arara Azul / Blue Macaw, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
"just a little bit left of center."
I am reminded of four definitions: A Radical is a man with both feet firmly planted— in the air. A Conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward. A Reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards. A Liberal is a man who uses his legs and his hands at the behest-at the command — of his head :-)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
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Kleine discussie tussen twee spelende kinderen op een pleintje in Kroatië. Dertig seconden later waren ze weer dikke vrienden.
The Drake equation is a probabilistic argument used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Galaxy.
There is considerable disagreement on the values of these parameters, but the 'educated guesses' used by Drake and his colleagues in 1961 were:
R∗ = 1 yr−1 (1 star formed per year, on the average over the life of the galaxy; this was regarded as conservative)
fp = 0.2 to 0.5 (one fifth to one half of all stars formed will have planets)
ne = 1 to 5 (stars with planets will have between 1 and 5 planets capable of developing life)
fl = 1 (100% of these planets will develop life)
fi = 1 (100% of which will develop intelligent life)
fc = 0.1 to 0.2 (10–20% of which will be able to communicate)
L = somewhere between 1000 and 100,000,000 years
Inserting the above minimum numbers into the equation gives a minimum N of 20 (see: Range of results). Inserting the maximum numbers gives a maximum of 50,000,000. Drake states that given the uncertainties.
The original meeting concluded that N ≈ L, and there were probably between 1000 and 100,000,000 planets with civilizations in the Galaxy.
Makes you think we might not be alone.
Bulls*** Asymmetry Principle
The amount of energy needed to refute bulls*** is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
Also known as Brandolini’s Law, the Bulls*** Asymmetry Principle captures a circumstance we’ve all experienced. Those with an indifference to the truth are at an advantage. An argument is easily made. But dissecting a claim and verifying propositions and evidence is tiresome. And what if it’s part of the bulls****er’s plan to keep us busy refuting his nonsense?
I share the above principle, created in 2013 as a segway into this photograph. It is from my archives and was taken on 07 October, 2018 in Silver Glen on the docks of The Juniper Club.
As a tradition, I pass on photographing blue herons as they have become like robins…they are everywhere and way too easily photographed! In this case, a large pickerel looking to be near death swam slowly just below the docks. The heron stabbed it, snatched it up, walked it over to the grass behind the dock and proceeded to try and swallow it. As I sat in my chair fishing, I lifted my camera that unfortunately had my 600mm on it, deciding to capture its attempt to swallow the fish whole. This shot is not cropped vertically, it was all I could get without getting up and walking away.
Watching as it lifted it, I did some “Fancy Cyphering” (Jethro Bodine reference) and realized that the length of the fish was greater than the length of the heron body (minus tail feathers) and if swallowed, some of the fish’s tail would surely be in the heron’s neck. Not to mention the girth of the fish. I sat my camera back down to watch the action. The heron rocked the pickerel back and forth a few times building momentum, then with what seemed to be all the strength it had, while maintaining this grip, swung the fish high in the air and swallowed it with ease!
I watched in amazement as the large lump in its throat quickly slid out of sight and into its stomach! My mind quickly spun back into fancy cyphering mode as I tried to guess the weight of the bird* vs the weight of the fish…and if it would be able to fly now with that heavy a load of cargo?
*I just googled the average weight of a blue heron. It can range from roughly 4-8lbs. Let's call this one 6lbs…the fish was certainly in the 4-5lb range…that is a huge get for this hunter!
It continued to stand around for a few minutes until I decided to change locations. Once I got up, it swatted down for takeoff, pushed off the dock into the air. Remarkably, the weight of its meal didn’t seem to slow it down a bit.
Had I not seen “the swallow” for myself, I might have thrown the BS card on someone else telling this tale!
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The church incorporates in its chancel arch masonry dating from c.1200. To this early building a south aisle and south chapel were added in the earlier 13th century; the chancel may also have been lengthened at this time. By the early 19th century a south porch and west tower, constructed of timber, had been added. Restoration of the church took place in 1854-5 under the direction of T.H. Wyatt, when the external walls were rebuilt. In 1933 the south chapel was extended eastwards and an aisle was added to the northern side of the church.
St. Andrew's Church was a chapelry within Downton ecclesiastical parish until 1915 when it was annexed to Odstock parish. Arguments by the inhabitants of Nunton and Bodenham that the church should be detached from Downton parish had arisen since the latter half of the 16th century; at numerous points in the 17th to 19th centuries the scarcity of services was noted.
In 1553 there were three bells, which remain in the church today. Parish registers date from 1672; baptism registers from this date to 1906 are held at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre in Chippenham, as are marriage registers from 2000, with a brief gap between 1764 and 1759. Burial registers held at the Centre date from 1672 to 1965. Later registers than those cited here remain with the church.
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A veces un café con un/a amigo/a es la mejor terapia.
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Frente a una taza con café se piensa, pero también se discute, se recuerda o se argumenta. Frente a la taza con café se columbra, se reflexiona, se sueña, se imagina, se escribe, se conversa, se enamora, Y el café, el misterioso café escucha, profetiza, atestigua, aconseja, da fe, observa, asiente, se ruboriza…
Gustavo Máynez Tenorio.
Snowy Plovers having an argument...
Last March, I captured this species at Fort de Soto. The Snowy Plover is found mainly on the Gulf Coast and the California coast.
En mars dernier, cette espèce était présente à Fort de Soto. Le pluvieux neigeux est principalement présent sur la côte entourant le Golf du Mexique et sur la côte de la Californie.
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[Oh!] One Sided Argument
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Bit by bit freedom is being eroded.
BBC News 25 September 2025:
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme in a speech on Friday.
The prime minister believes it would help crack down on illegal working and modernise the state, according to senior figures in government.
The practicalities of the scheme will be subject to a consultation, which will also look at how to make it work for those without a smartphone or passport.
On the other hand:
Arguments against national ID cards in the UK primarily centre on concerns over privacy, civil liberties, and cost. Opponents argue that a mandatory national ID scheme would fundamentally alter the relationship between the individual and the state, shifting the perception of identity from something inherent to the person to something granted and controlled by the government.
There are significant doubts about the effectiveness of ID cards in achieving their stated goals, such as tackling illegal immigration or crime. Critics contend that people working "off the books" or involved in criminal activity would simply operate outside of the system.
A centralised database of personal information would be a prime target for hackers and could lead to mass surveillance, tracking, and profiling of citizens, (as if it didn't happen already). I mean - like most people I have a passport, a driving licence, a bank account, an NHS number and a mobile phone. - what more do they need to keep watch on me?
Looks like Junior is being naughty!! Mom and Junior (on the left with the blue eyes) had a bit of an argument on who was going to take a bath first on this hot July day. Stay tuned - tomorrow I will post a photo of the winner :)
Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
These little guys are ubiquitous in our area and watching them forage for food (usually around our bird feeders) and engage in play time and ‘fight club’ with other squirrels is always fun. Their tail flicking, foot stomping and vocal chirping as they challenge other red squirrels and the much larger black squirrel is always entertaining. They’re curious, bold, and not easily intimated.
I should add that although the photograph makes it appear that this little guy is missing a right ‘hand’, s/he does in fact have all limbs :) And, thanks to my title, I now have Abba's "knowing me and knowing you" song in my head... groan ;)
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Courtesy of the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation, here are some fun facts about red squirrels:
“The red squirrel is closely related to chipmunks, and a litter of red squirrels usually clocks in at four or five babies
Red squirrels are feisty and territorial towards intruders, and confrontation between two red squirrels often entails a lot of tail flicking, chattering, and foot stomping. Though these actions may seem adorable to us as onlookers, it can mean that things are getting heated in a squirrel argument.
There’s a reason why a red squirrel’s tail is so big and bushy: when it’s not being flicked around to intimidate a rival, the tail of a red squirrel is primarily used for balance as the animal jumps from tree to tree in wooded areas. With a tail that measures to be about half the size of an average red squirrel (six and 12 inches, respectively), half of the animal’s body’s length is devoted to helping it keep balance and intimidating other squirrels.”
I miss the Methow.
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'Here Comes the Argument'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90
Film: Kodak Tri-X; x-03/1977; 50iso
Process: HC-110; 1+90; 18min
Methow Wildlife Area, Washington
May 2020
There was one subject on which we were unanimous. No arguments whatsoever on this one. From the moment Lee shared a black and white beauty he’d found in these pages, the deal was done. Whatever else we came here to take pictures of, the little bent tree in the wilderness was going to be one of them. At least assuming we could actually find it, that was. All we were certain about was that it was on Dartmoor, and that none of us had seen it on our travels. And although there are a number of very compelling images of it on this platform, none of you was very forthcoming about how to find it. A well guarded secret. And with nine hundred and fifty-four square kilometres of national park to explore, simply happening across it was about as likely as picking the correct numbers for the National Lottery. We needed somebody to tell us where it was. But it didn’t stop us digging. Dave managed to find an article that convinced us he’d narrowed it down to a few sprawling hectares.
It so happened that the author of Lee’s discovery was one of my regular contacts, so I messaged her and asked if she remembered where it was. But as an overseas visitor who’d been chauffeured around the moors for a couple of days, she had no idea. Perhaps she had been sworn to silence. I suspected I knew who’d shown it to her, so I asked him next. “Ah yes you won’t find that on your own. I’ll come along and show you where it is.” Nick’s wealth of Dartmoor inside intelligence seemed to be matched only by his stellar photographic talents and his generosity of spirit. We arranged to meet up with him during our visit, and he sent me details of where I’d need to park. I recognised the screenshot from Google Maps straight away. It seemed Dave’s hunch wasn’t too far from the mark.
In the event, although Nick was able to join us earlier in the day to share another of his secret locations (more of that in another tale), he had to dash off before the afternoon took hold. A good job I’d also arranged to meet another local photographer in the shape of Carl, who spent the day with us traipsing around the moors. It turned out that Carl had also asked Nick for the keys to the kingdom, and having been granted the freedom of the moors, he’d already visited the tree once before. He was keen to return to the scene for another mission. And so after lunch, we headed off towards what would be the final location of the day.
Even though we now knew roughly where the tree was, it was a good job we had a guide. Because standing here at the edge of the car park, it might have well as been on Exmoor for all we could see. Stick a pin in the huge rambling rock strewn green landscape and hope for the best. It was far away enough to deter visitors, its anonymous location protected by an enchantment of bogs and streams in a terrain where only welly boots would take the stubborn few. With a good set of binoculars we might have been able to see it from the top of the rise beyond the car park, but even as we approached the crag upon which the dwarfish hawthorn tree sat, it wasn’t entirely obvious as to exactly where it was. But then we spotted it, clinging to the edge of an expanse of granite tor, tiny and twisting towards us, changing shape from every angle. I hadn’t expected it to be quite so small. “Three ways to shoot it,” Nick had said to me conspiratorially. I hoped to find a fourth.
And here is (maybe) that fourth point of view, the small hunched shape leaning forward, her long locks flowing behind her as she careers down the slope. “I don’t know whether it’s a witch or a skier,” wrote one of my faithful correspondents when I shared this first image on another platform. “Maybe it’s both,” I replied. I don’t know anything about skiing, but “knees bent, lean forward and brace for impact” seem to fit the bill here.
I never did discover the three ways - I found two others that I liked a lot, and three more that I wasn’t so keen on. Excuse me if I’ve been a bit vague about exactly where it is - but seeing as I was entrusted with treasured information and I’m hoping my friends across the river are going to let me in on the inside track again next time I visit, well you know how it is - got to keep the Cornwall and Devon entente going you know. What a beauty she is though, even if finding her was like searching for a very small needle in a city made of haystacks. With such outlandish beauty, she deserves that veil of anonymity.
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Here in Thailand, you can encounter these creatures, the macaques, in many regions.
That was also the case here in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. These little monkeys are very curious and not at all averse to stealing (so always be on your guard).
So, this friend spontaneously took advantage of my short break to take a closer look at my backpack (to check for weak spots, of course).
Fortunately, a camera backpack is quite sturdy, so it didn't sustain any damage.
However, it took a lot of persuasion (and the use of a stick) to get the backpack back. Every time I even approached, the monkey went into attack mode.
In the end, though, I had the better arguments.
Hier in Thailand kann man in vielen Regionen diesen Zeitgenossen begegnen, den Makaken.
So war es auch hier im Khao Sam Roi Yot Nationalpark. Und diese kleinen Affen sind sehr neugierig und dem Stehlen überhaupt nicht abgeneigt (also immer schön aufpassen).
So nutze dieser Kamerad eine kurze Pause meinseits spontan, um sich näher mit meinem Rucksack auseinander zu setzen (natürlich um ihn nach Schwachstellen zu untersuchen).
Zum Glück ist so ein Kamerarucksack jedoch recht robust, so dass er keinen Schaden genommen hat.
Es kostete mich jedoch einiges an Überredungskunst (und den Einsatz einen Stockes) um mir den Rucksack wieder zurück zu holen. Denn jedes Mal, wenn ich mich auch nur näherte, ging der Affe in Angriffsposition.
Am Ende hatte ich jedoch die besseren Argumente.
The mask is telling us that it is in the interest of the common good that the rich get richer. That it is best to let them get on with things and that we all will benefit in the end. Humpty Dumpty said 'There's glory for you!' 'I don't know what you mean by "glory",' Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. 'Of course you don't — till I tell you. I meant "there's a nice knockdown argument for you!"' 'But "glory" doesn't mean "a nice knock-down argument",' Alice objected. 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.' 'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'
Sony A7M3; contre-jour, reflector. The Korean folk mask represents the "academic", better described as the landholding Confucian scholar.
Y la idea principal de Schopenhauer es que no podemos decidir libremente... Esto se puede demostrar mediante un ejemplo sencillo. Si me dispongo a pedir un plato en un restaurante, soy libre de elegir lo que más me guste dentro de las alternativas que me ofrezca el menú. Pero no soy libre de elegir qué es lo que más me gusta. No puedo decirme a mí mismo: “Hasta ahora, siempre he odiado las espinacas, pero hoy me van a gustar.” No puedo decirme a mí mismo: “¿He de decidir que me apetece pescado o he de decidir que me apetece pollo?” Lo que me apetece, lo que me gusta o lo que detesto, no es algo que éste bajo mi control. No son cosas que yo pueda elegir: me vienen dadas y hago mi elección partiendo de esa base. Puedo elegir qué es lo que quiero elegir, pero no puedo querer que es lo que quiero elegir. Como se suele decir, puedo elegir lo que quiero pero no puedo querer lo que quiero.
(...) El mejor modo de comprender lo que esto significa es analizar el caso contrario. Si yo le dijera al camarero: “Pensándolo bien lo que verdaderamente me apetece es una chuleta de cordero, pero por favor, tráigame un lenguado”, tanto él como mis compañeros creerían que había perdido el juicio. Y tendrían razón: la racionalidad es estas situaciones consiste en actuar de acuerdo con el resultado de todas las consideraciones. No hacerlo es excéntrico y anormal, “libre” ciertamente (si se quiere), pero no en un sentido deseable.
Schopenhauer niega que poseamos libre albedrío en este sentido. (...) Cada uno de nosotros tiene el carácter, el temperamento y la personalidad que tiene, con todas sus complejidades y puntos débiles, y cada uno de nosotros, puede reaccionar en un conjunto dado de circunstancias, con un conjunto dado de motivos, sólo de una forma.
(...) Dado que Schopenhauer niega que tengamos libre albedrío piensa que preguntas como “¿Cómo debemos vivir?” o “¿A qué he de aspirar?” son equivocadas, y que no existen respuestas del tipo de las que buscan quienes las formulan. Lo que elegimos hacer no es en sí nada que podamos elegir. Dado que “deber” implica lógicamente “poder” es falso decir que debemos hacer algo si no podemos hacerlo, y por lo tanto, si no podemos elegir qué motivos van a determinar nuestras acciones, es falso decir que “debemos” hacer una cosa y no otra. (...) (D)ado que el arranque definitivo de nuestras decisiones y de nuestras acciones está tan oculto de nosotros, no sabemos cuál va a ser en ocasiones futuras. Tomamos decisiones, por supuesto, pero a veces las ignoramos, y no es raro que nos sorprendamos ante lo que de pronto decidimos o hacemos. Esta ignorancia e inseguridad ayuda a crear la ilusión de que nuestro futuro es “abierto” y esto a su vez alimenta la ilusión de libertad. Segunda: casi todos nosotros hemos crecido en culturas que desde tiempo inmemoriales han presentado la ética como si estuviera vinculada a la religión. Todas las religiones tienen sus leyes morales, sus múltiples “debes” o “no debes”; y precisamente porque deber implica poder, nos ha inculcado desde la niñez la ilusión de libertad.
(...) Schopenhauer... Comienza tratando de investigar el comportamiento humano sin ninguna idea previa sobre lo que “deben” hacer las personas, observando en vez de ello lo que de hecho hacen, y en particular qué tipo de motivos funcionan como causas de sus acciones. Su investigación le conduce a la conclusión de que las fuentes de lo que tradicionalmente ha sido considerado comportamiento “moral” resultan ser, en un análisis detenido, de interés personal, y por lo tanto no pueden ser consideradas morales en un sentido positivo, ni en ningún otro sentido. Los motivos principales de la obediencia a las leyes de la religión y a las autoridades seculares no incluyen sentimientos morales, si los examinamos detenidamente. (...) “Muchos se maravillarían al ver de qué se compone su conciencia, que les parece tan espléndida: aproximadamente de un quinto temor de los hombres, un quinto de temor religioso, un quinto de prejuicios, un quinto de vanidad y un quinto de costumbre. De tal manera que, en el fondo, no son mejores que aquel inglés que decía: “Mantener una conciencia es demasiado caro para mí.”
Schopenhauer insiste especialmente en que los motivos de acción que la tradición judeocristiana considera más positivos moralmente, el miedo a Dios y la esperanza de un premio en la vida después de la muerte, son deliberadamente egoístas, y cuanto más segura sea la fe religiosa en la que se apoyan, más egoístas son. Es como si admiráramos a un hombre que se atreviera a invertir mil libras en un negocio aparentemente desinteresado cuando en realidad lo hace porque cree que su inversión le será devuelta multiplicada por mil.
(...) Schopenhauer nunca sugiere que las personas se comporten moralmente porque posean una comprensión teórica correcta de lo que efectivamente sucede. Por el contrario, dado que no podemos decidir lo que vamos a desear (cita en muchas ocasiones la frase de Séneca velle nom discitur: “la voluntad no puede enseñarse”) y dado que es la voluntad lo que gobierna nuestro comportamiento.(...) “La virtud no puede nacer sino del conocimiento intuitivo que nos revela en los demás la misma esencia que en nosotros. (...) (H)acer a un hombre virtuoso, como todos los tratados de estética lo han sido, desde Aristóteles acá, para hacer poetas. (...) (E)s decir, sobre la bondad de las intenciones, los dogmas abstractos carecen de eficacia prácticamente; los falsos no la perturban, y los verdaderos no la estimulan”.
(P)or lo mismo, (...) no puede aprenderse, sino que se revela por sí mismo, (en) los actos, a la conducta, a la manera toda de vivir”. (...) “Por lo mismo, no necesita el santo ser un filósofo, como tampoco necesita un filósofo ser santo, así como un hombre bello no está obligado a ser un gran escultor, ni un gran escultor a ser un hombre bello. En general, es una extravagancia exigir a un moralista que no enseñe más virtudes que las que él practica”.
(...) Pero las ideas de Schopenhauer acerca del libre albedrío implican que los ciudadanos no eligen si decidirán o no obedecer la ley, como tampoco eligen si harán o no alguna otra cosa; en este como en cualquier otro tema, eligen aquello que estén más motivados a elegir.
Si los seres humanos son enteramente creación de alguna otra voluntad personal, entonces sus ámbitos y límites y sus tendencias y propensiones, incluso todas sus posibilidades, han sido conformadas por ese Otro de modos que determinan toda su naturaleza y todo su mundo. Tan estrecha y limitadamente está predeterminado nuestro ámbito que ningún individuo es libre de elegir qué tipo de ser humano ha de ser.
(...)Tal y como lo ha expresado John Hospers en un argumento que expuso sin referencia alguna a Schopenhauer: “¿En qué consistiría ser causa de mi propio carácter? Para causar mi temperamento original, antes tengo que haber existido, y para existir ya he de tener algún tipo de “temperamento original”. No puedo causarme a mí mismo a menos que exista previamente para ser esa causa. Y si existo previamente, entonces no es mi composición original lo que creo o elijo, y entonces ¿de dónde tomo los rasgos o el temperamento que me llevan a elegir la composición que elijo? Para elegir un carácter, tengo que tener previamente un carácter. La idea de que seamos la causa de nuestros temperamentos originales es, como vemos una idea contradictoria en sí misma”.
(...) Schopenhauer creía firmemente que el único objetivo supremo de vida humana que poseía validez era el aumento de nuestra comprensión del mundo (...) y creía además que la vida tenía que vivirse hacia delante y, sin embargo, sólo podía ser comprendida hacia atrás.
(Schopenhauer, págs. 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 242 y 243) Bryan Magee
After the argument, the male positions himself a little to one side and looks away, a little annoyed. The female relaxes and shows wonderfully how smoothly she can contort herself.
Nach dem Streit positioniert sich das Männchen etwas abseits und schaut leicht genervt weg. Das Weibchen entspannt sich und zeigt wie wunderbar geschmeidig es sich verrenken kann.
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Any argument for alliteration.
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Psycho Silo Photofest
Sheffield, Illinois 41.367850, -89.687586
August 23, 2025
Psycho Silo is an outdoor biker bar. They're only open in the summer and have a strange and rusty collection of antique cars, trucks, signs, etc. to entertain the patrons. One day a year they have a "photofest" where they invite models.
A friend suggested a road trip (it's about 2 hours from my house) and we wandered around. We photographed the aforementioned antique things, and a few...ahem...tastefully dressed models.
As always, there will be more pictures.
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This is the first ladybug I saw this year. Seeing so many wonderful ladybug images here on Flickr I wanted to take one myself. And it wasn't easy. This lady just wouldn't cooperate. She wouldn't stay still not even for one split second. I wonder how you guys get them to cooperate...
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A male Rose ringed Parakeet arguing with an intruding female. Captured at Diyasaru Uyana, Thalawatugoda, Sri Lanka
When I say that I'm a "travel photographer" (which is not actually something I say a lot, but it's been mentioned), I don't mean that I fly around the world to National Geographic locations. I generally don't fly at all.*
By travel, I mean that I generally don't shoot at home. I travel (drive) to the locations I photograph.
Usually, it's about three to five hours away from where I live. And often it's just a daytrip.
Once a year, I am fortunate enough to take a month off and travel the US by car. Then, I am mostly camping, staying in hotels only when I "have" to. Usually the camping is free and in a tent. I don't like sleeping in my car.
For me, photography is how I interpret the world outside of my daily world. I don't carry a camera with me basically ever (unless I'm traveling).
I'm sure flying with big cameras and film isn't that much of a pain in the ass. And I see the draw in being able to essentially teleport ones self to your destination. It allows you to explore that destination much more thoroughly than I am usually able to. There's a great benefit to this.
But I am also a travel photographer in the sense that I photograph what I see while I'm literally traveling.
In this photo, taken looking towards Steptoe Butte in the Palouse area of eastern Washington, I literally stopped on the road, got out of the car, grabbed my RB67, and took the shot.
I don't think there's some big controversy over what is and isn't travel photography (unlike the ridiculous arguments over what is and isn't street photography), but it's at least something to think about while I'm apparently taking some sort of break.
*I've flown three times in my life - 1984, 2007, 2020. Will I ever do it again?
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'Reading No Words'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min
Washington
August 2022
I was surprised that the female House sparrow (on the right) was able to win the argument. The female Northern Cardinal flew off right after this encounter.
The most recent 'argument' between Steve Balcombe and myself is over the naming of these birds. The more he calls them Goosanders the more I refer to them as Common Mergansers... It's amazing that we ever get any photography done...
"I love how strangely nostalgic I feel at this time of year. I'm so alive!"
Pace yourself, Dad. Ranting of which: if winter is winter and spring is spring and summer is summer, why is fall autumn?
"I heard somewhere that the Innuit have forty names for snow!"
...Dad...name one.
"...I can't."
Well then. Some people don't like the autumn because-
"Let me stop you right there. It's not, "the" autumn. You can say, Some people don't like the fall, or you can say, Some people don't like fall, but you can't say, Some people don't like the autumn. It's just, Some people don't like autumn."
You're losing it. I've heard people say the autumn.
"Nope. Never."
For the sake of argument: Some people don't like the fallautumn because it brings on depression. In Dad's case, a kind of strange anxiety.
"It's not "the" fallautumn, just fallautumn!"
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Prescott-Russell Trail, Ottawa, Ontario
544 Clancy 9yrs 48wks
Clancy's YEARBOOK 10: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157720201164845
The warrior still does not realize that violence does not bring any solutions, that only communication, dialogue, discussion, argumentation, disputation are leading to solutions.
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