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A group of fisher men getting their boat back to water.. Sea was very rough during the evening. There were huge waves which surprised many onlookers.
Location: Shangumgham Beach
When she facing the sea, I had an anticipation that she might walk in to the sea a disapper.
So I took some photos to hold avoid this happen.
Agfa Isolette II + Agnar 4,5/85mm
Hoya Red #25A filter
B&W +3 push
Rollei Infrared 400 Black and White Negative Film
After a dunk in the citric acid solution and a quick scrub with a scrubby pad this is what I've got. The clean up won't take long and there's only a tiny bit extra brass on the inside of one of the cut outs. I couldn't get a photo of the inside of the crown but you can see brass all around the tops of the legs so I'm confident I made a good joint.
21/365 11-9-10
Today is the last day my back is going to look like this. I am about to get my first tattoo. I have never taken a picture of my back before, but I thought someday I might want to remember what it looked like.
FGR- Tuesday's Truth
My truth for today is I am super nervous about getting my tattoo. I am scared it will hurt so bad, I won't want to get it finished.
White Backed Vulture
Witrug aasvoel
(Gyps africanus)
Matombe,Thuli Block,Botswana
The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European griffon vulture, G. fulvus. Sometimes it is called African white-backed vulture to distinguish it from the Oriental white-backed vulture — nowadays usually called white-rumped vulture — to which it was formerly believed to be closely related.
The white-backed vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult’s whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage. Juveniles are largely dark. This is a medium-sized vulture; its body mass is 4.2 to 7.2 kilograms (9.3–15.9 lb), it is 78 to 98 cm (31 to 39 in) long and has a 1.96 to 2.25 m (6 to 7 ft) wingspan.
Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of animals which it finds by soaring over the savannah. It also takes scraps from human habitations. It often moves in flocks. It breeds in trees on the savannah of west and eastern and southern Africa, laying one egg. The population is mostly resident.
As it is rarer than previously believed, its conservation status was reassessed from Least Concern to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List. In 2012, it was further uplisted to Endangered. In October 2015, its status was changed to Critically Endangered because the ongoing decline is more severe than previously thought.
The population size of the white-backed vulture has been decreasing significantly within the past few decades. In 1922, the population was estimated at 270,000. Over the past two decades, its population has noticeably decreased. While not much is known about the current population, a recent study found that white-backed vultures have a high survival rate. Individual adults have the highest survival rate, while 2 year old birds have the lowest survival rate. Across all ages, the survival rate is estimated to be 90.7%. This means that the deaths of adult vultures will lead to rapid population declines. The loss of adults will cause less reproduction and with younger birds less likely to survive, the population will drop drastically. A major cause of population decrease is the loss of habitat. Elephants have been endangering the vultures, since they destroy the trees the vultures live and nest in. Vultures tend not to nest in areas with high elephant populations. Fires have also caused the destruction of trees. Humans also have a large impact. Power lines have caused many vultures to be electrocuted. In Kenya especially, humans are using a toxic pesticide called Furadan, which has led to many vulture deaths. Vultures are also being poisoned by humans, although not intentionally. In order to kill hyenas, lions, and other predators, herders add poisons into their livestock. Vultures ingest the poison upon eating a deceased animal's carcass. This poisoning generally occurs outside of protected areas but is a leading factor in the population’s decline. Habitats are also being disturbed by human land management and direct nesting persecution patterns.
More recent studies have indicated a new plausible factor in the current declination of the vultures. Researches have seen that there has been a rise in toxicity in the liver, kidneys, pectoral region, and internal organs. This toxicity is caused by higher levels of lead, cadmium, zinc, and copper. Although most of these metals level out as either non harmful or normal levels, the lead concentrate in the liver of the vultures (8.56 µg/g wet weight) and in the kidneys (9.31 µg/g wet weight) is higher than the average levels.
Studies have also been performed on the white-backed vulture and some species of Asian vultures within the Gyps clade to see the effect of veterinary diclofenac. Regardless of whether the vultures were given an oral or intravenous dose of the substance, the effects was nearly identical and the diclofenac eventually poisoned the subjects. This chemical is one of the greatest contaminants for the general vulture population because of its presence in livestock: easy food for the vultures.
Another study shows that there are heightened levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, HPA’s, which isn’t as likely a product in the endangerment resultant, but still concerning. HPA’s, also known as polyaromatic hydrocarbons, are formations of hydrogen atoms surrounding rings of carbon. As common as these compounds are—found in foods, engines/incinerators, fires, combustion—there are many forms, and some carcinogenic. Although there is no direct correlation of the high levels of HPA’s in the vultures, there is still a plausibility that it can result in a negative outcome for the species.
Another reason for the decline in the number of white-backed vultures is the decrease in the number of their nesting sites, which they construct in trees in savannah areas and which are roughly 1 meter in diameter. There is an inverse relationship between the amount of human activity (farming, ranching, etc.) and the amount of vulture nesting activity in said area, so as the amount of human activity in Africa expands, the number of nesting sites available decreases, putting the vultures at jeopardy.
Wikipedia
These little barns are in back yards in a subdivision. Notice the fence. The one on the right has been repaired and looks good now. They are mostly used for storage.
Our back yard at the dead of night with the pots of spring bulbs and the coloured night lights lighting the way across the decking. A 20 second exposure at f5.6 and ISO400. The pseudo HDR look has been given to it in the RAW setting by increasing the Clarity slider to almost +100 in ACR in Photoshop CC
the new back pond plants transferred from the old pond and a couple of new ones in pond plants in the pond are Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris)
Lesser Water Plantain (Baldellia Ranunculoides) water forget me not (Myosotis palustris)
Penny Royal (Mentha pulegium) up the left side of the pond is birds foot trefoil along the back of the pond is purple Aguga
Belly dancers at Canada Day celebrations.
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On Nov. 26, nine days after arriving back in CT, I decided to go for a walk with my camera. I was surprised to find some serious graffiti in this town where I grew up, and the little message in black seemed strangely appropriate.
After church service while visiting friends I saw a couple BBQ grill/smokers over in the corner of the parking lot. This one just needs a 'Lil TLC before she's fired back up.
The obigatory handheld 'back at where we started after a railtour' night shot. Often they don't turn out so well. But this one's alright :)
Western Champion in the platform at Tyseley Warwick Road after exploring Cumbria. See you on December 14 for some more...
21 September 2013
Possible new space in Downtown Canton! Rougly 9,000 square feet space, top for possible photo use and bottom for big time secret
Back Bay from the Charles Collection. Adding some of my own photos for my project page on Rav.
Karen aka choochooknits has started a KAL for this pattern in the BHK Cooperative group on Rav.
Reto 1-2010 "Regreso a la Cotidianidad"
Titulo: Back to School
Se acabaron las vacaciones, de vuelta al cole. Ya hace falta algo de stress.
Dedicada a mis estudiantes: I love u guys, u r the best!
Datos Técnicos:
Camara: SONY-DSCW110
Apertura: f/2.8
Esposición: 1/4s
Velocidad ISO: ISO-100
Modo de Flash: Sin Flash, Obligatorio
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