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I had to stop one more time and visit the bond waterfalls here in the U.P. of Michigan before my 8 hour drive home, just a stunning place to see and relax.
This image is just a humble but wholehearted tribute to the man I have admired most in my life. I took it just four days before he passed away at age 93. The metastasis in his brain had him unsettled and delirious during the last few days of his life, and holding his hand seemed to give him peace, at least for a short while. When I see this photo a hint of sorrow certainly hits me, but the overwhelming feeling is gratitude to this unaffected yet great man I had the privilege to call “dad” for more than fifty years.
I spent two days photographing in the Bond Falls area last week. Bond Falls is in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Watersmeet. A generous man let us camp behind his resort, plug into his electricity, and use the resort bathrooms. There are great people out there.
I used my tripod and polarizer to slow down the water---the color and light was a gift.
Aperture f/20, shutter .5 sec., focal length 28 mm, ISO 100
bond falls
one drop after another
the last is best
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
I love bonding
I cherish the ones I have around me
Using my time is what I do
I don't buy stuff
I only give my time
And when I give my time
I never read newspapers or watch tv or am on my computer or my phone
Then I'm all there
For You
And for the new You
There will be more loved ones to cherish, to bond to
I look forward to that
But I'm happy with what I have
I never ask for more
Today I'm SuperEvaThrilled
Bonding time is on
A new one is arriving in my familiy
WooHoo
I don’t know what they sell from this shed, but they give Gold Bond Stamps. Maybe they sell paddle boats or Coca Cola. Remember when we had those booklets to paste our Green Stamps and Gold Stamps into. You had to collect thousands to get anything good from the redemption store. I liked to paste them into the book when I was a kid. Where have all the good times gone ...LOL?
**We have been allowed to come home**
Yes, we have been evacuated again. This fire is closer to where we live. It was started when SCE shut the power off. Some guy who had not been maintaining his generator, switched it on: it exploded.
We're fine. The cats are fine.
I like colorful fall reflections on water and I am always on the lookout for them. When I saw these at Bond Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan I was amazed. The day before in the afternoon there was nothing like this, but at 9:00 am the next day the river was covered in color. I went to work and recorded many different images.
To make this I had to use a tripod, shoot at 100 ISO, have a slow shutter, and a small aperture. I spent most of my time shooting the little mini-falls that precede the dramatic bottom falls.
Camera settings: ISO 100, aperture f/13, shutter .3 sec, focal length 48 mm
colorful reflections
red, green, gold, orange, blue, yellow, etc.
at bond falls
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
Rallus Longirostris
The rattling call of the Clapper Rail is one of the most common sounds in the marshes. Nesting pairs enhance their pair bond by blending their clatter until they sound like one bird. Biologists refer to this is as a “duet”.
Ocean City, NJ
Whilst one parent sits on an egg the second moves in to reaffirm their bond.
Photographed at Bempton Cliffs.
Bonding Ritual?
Even though I could not see a nest or chicks, I watched this pair of Black-necked Stilts very aggressively defending a small island at Bombay Hook NWR. If shorebirds landed close by one would fly off to chase them away, if a gull or Osprey got too close both would chase it away.
Besides this, on two or three occasions when there was no intruder, the pair flew up almost vertically close together, calling loudly then glided back to the island. I am speculating that this interesting behavior might perhaps be a bonding ritual.
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PS Yesterday others spotted their chick on the island
Bond Falls is AMAZING - The first thing you see when approaching from the trail is the IMMENSE waterfalls which IS Bond Falls - but walking along the falls on the trail brings you back a bit further and it just seems to get better and better - I loved this particular spot as it depicts the beauty of the woods and the Waterfalls seeping through - and of course Autumn has arrived!!
The granny with her grandson and the cute newcomer in the house....taken in Dronagiri village on trek to Bagini glacier in Garhwal Himalayas, India
In the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales.
That is the actual James Bond Aston Martin DB5 as first seen in Goldfinger in 1965. Probably the most iconic and famous car in the world and likely priceless too. If you google that licence registration BMT216A, it will confirm that it also appeared in Thunderball, Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Skyfall, Spectre and No Time to Die. Or you can see the registration here -
www.007.com/the-vehicles/aston-martin-db5/
And now here it is on the Flickr page of old Magoo - who’d have thunk! A scoop or what? Here it has its latest modification to its front bumper - a guy in.a luminous orange jacket trying to take a photograph.
So how did old Magoo bumbling around with his white stick and who can’t tell a farmers truck from a pedal cycle happen to bump into it in the back of beyond on the Brecon Beacons, how did he know what it was and more importantly, is that the real James Bond behind the wheel?
So there I was on a very quiet mountain road in the middle of nowhere when I hear the throaty roar of a vehicle coming up behind me. The road isn’t wide enough for man and car so I step off to allow it through, but it pulls to a halt alongside.…
“You’re looking very official by the side of the road” Says James Bond. It puzzles me for a second and I realise he must be referring to my luminous coat. (I later realise he must have been looking for the camera crew and thought I was with them).
“Oh the jacket” I say “It’s so I can be seen by cars because I can’t see them” and I hold up my white stick. And then, listening to the sweet purr of the engine I say “That’s a beautiful sounding car you have there, what is it?
“An Aston Martin DB5” Bond says.
“Wow” says I “How old?”
“59 years” replies 007 without hesitation because if anyone would know he would, right? “It’s the James Bond car” he adds.
I wrongly presume he means ‘like the James Bond car’ not the actual car itself and so like an idiot I ask - “How long have you had it?”
“We are actually filming here for a couple of days” says James by way of explanation.
“Are you James Bond then?” I ask with a wry grin.
“Well, sort of “ he replies with a chuckle. I expect he was being covert. I’m stood there close enough to touch the car and am wondering whether or not this is Daniel Craig or the new Bond guy driving - I certainly can’t tell, the car is just a fuzzy haze to me and the driver non existent, when he politely excuses himself and drives off. I’m left wondering whether he was pulling old Magoo’s leg or whether this really was the real Bond car and then feel more than a little disappointed that I didn’t get a photo. Wouldn’t you?? Let’s face it, it’s not the sort of thing you expect is it?
I continue on my deflated way when after about half a mile I pass a group of people by the side of the road. There is absolutely never anyone here and even though I cannot see their equipment I presume it must be the film crew. I wander on thinking they must be waiting for me to walk on through so they can do the take, which means the Licence to Kill and his car must be up ahead somewhere - and sure enough, a couple hundred yards on I catch that sweet throaty purr again.
“Would you mind if I take a photograph of your car Mr Bond, so I can see it on the big screen when I get home?”
“Be my guest” says James. Realising I was probably holding things up and I would have only time for one shot I quickly took it and wandered up to his window and showed him the back of the camera and asked if it looked okay?
“Haha” Laughs the Licence 2 Kill “It’s right in the middle”. Well, that was good enough for me, a crackshot secret agent with such an eye for the ladies and who bumps off global super villains for fun should be able to judge a photo right? And after thanks, I wanders on me way, and when I was clear he must have got the ‘camera - action’ instruction because the pedal hit the metal and it leapt away towards the cameras with a glorious roar.
So was that the real James Bond, or another actor filling in for him? I have absolutely no idea, couldn’t see him at all - but I’ll go this far……it wasn’t Sean Connery or Roger Moore, I would have recognised those voices for sure…….
A big thanks to the photography gods for causing James Bond to stop and talk, because if he hadn’t I would have had no idea there was filming taking place and wouldn’t have got the shot - and a double big thanks to 007 for being sociable and letting me take the photo! If you see a tramp in a bright orange coat cluttering up the movie - that’ll be old Magoo……
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Although the mist hung around all morning, the soft light helped avoid burning out their white highlights and was kind to the gentle pastel pink of the male's chest.
These 2 are sticking close together during the pair bonding season, which roughly occurs from last week in September to the middle of October.
This is New York City shot at the corner of Bond and Lafayette streets. I like this shot in black and white, which is what I started out with back in the days before digital photography, back when you went out on your shoots with 20 rolls of film that would be developed later in your darkroom.
I do a lot of street photography with the versatile Olympus lightweight and portable mirrorless E-M1 Mark II Micro four=thirds camera and an Olympus Pro M.12-40mm F2.8 zoom lens. While this is an amazing zoom, I wonder what lies ahead, in better weather, when I shoot the streets with my newly acquired prime 12mm and 25mm (24mm & 50mm full frame equivalents) and how that might affect my photography.
Parenthetically, I often look at what equipment other contributors on Flickr use to get a particular shot. I learn a lot that way and it is one major reason why I spend time on Flickr and have a pro account. I'm disappointed when there's no info provided by others, or worse, when they are using artificially constructed non-photographic images to pass for real photography.
Your thoughts?