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Serving the city of Sheffield with its water supply, Ladybower is probably the most well known of the Peak District reservoirs in the UK. It was famously used as the location of the 1955 classic The Dam Busters, telling the story of Dr. Barnes Wallis and his team as they tested the bouncing bomb and successfully destroyed several dams in 1943 Nazi Germany.
Construction of the dam at Ladybower began in 1935 and was completed in 1943; the following 2 years saw the flooding of the villages of Derwent and Ashopton to fill the reservoir. The circular feature in the right foreground is one of two vertical overflows affectionately known by locals as "plugholes".
After about 4 years of practising the technique of shooting and stitching panoramic photos, this one from December 2007 was one of the first ones I was really happy with. It contains 6 portrait frames stitched using PTGui.
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 26mm
f/11
1/333s
ISO100
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) This chaffinch was joining in the free for all on the frozen pond where folks were throwing food for the ducks. He managed to secure a peanut and then dropped it when he slipped. He's looking very wistful as it bounces away! He also seems to have a fairly bad case of Fringilla papillomavirus on his feet. It is unsightly but rarely leads to the bird's demise fortunately.
Waterdrop meets water surface. Flowers in the background are reflected in the water waves. Panasonic DMC-FZ1000. Lens Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT 1:2.8-4.0/9.1-146 at 32mm. f/8.0. ISO 125. 1/160s.
An internal flash plus an external flash were used in manual mode. The external flash was an old Metz Mecablitz and was placed on the left. It was connected as slave flash triggered by the internal flash.
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I went up to my local woodland just after sunrise yesterday and was fortunate to have this male Great Spotted Woodpecker pay a visit.
The Donner Railroad tunnels. Built in 1866 and closed for train traffic in 1993. A very fascinating hike full of historic achievement and graffiti. Most of which was actually very well done. It was 5.8 miles from the entrance to the end and back. Bring a flashlight and a tripod. Its a photographic dream with light coming through the narrow windows and bouncing off the diverse rock walls. Maybe not worthy of your bucket list but recommended if your in the Donner summit area.
I'm fascinated by the way light moves and bounces in directions that I don't quite notice or take the time to observe.
Because I have so many RAW shots of notebooks and pens and notebooks and computer bits and love many, I thought to rework this one.
No blinky highlights died and the histogram looks fine. But I did push the highlights a tad for this just for fun.
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The heavens opened this morning to greet the passage of 66074 on 6V75, the Dee Marsh to Margam steel, passing through Ludlow.
Hunkered down beneath a brolly balanced on my shoulder for this one! Saturday 15.5.21.
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On such a miserable day we need some sunshine . This is at West Worthing where there are some nice rocks to be found at high tide .The light was just nice reflecting off the wet rocks from that amazing sky which I held back a bit with a reverse grad filter .
I was not expecting this effect and I was surprised when one of the shots showed a nice bouncing light from the water below
Took her in the back yard yesterday and we played ball with her. First time we've taken her off her leash back there and let her run. She had so much fun chasing the tennis ball. I would never do that else where but we had her contained there.
Ana tossed her belongings hastily into her hat box and suitcase, shoving clothes and trinkets into place without much care. The morning rush left her little time for neatness. Her music blared from the record player, the beat sharp and loud, a deliberate wall of sound to keep Maddy from barging in with questions or complaints. The grey phantom toad, her peculiar companion, sat balanced on the spinning vinyl itself, blinking slowly as it turned with the record, watching her frenzy with eerie calm.
She huffed as she knelt to close her suitcase, bouncing on top of it until the latch finally snapped shut. The hat box wobbled in her hand, threatening to spill open with the last-minute things she had thrown inside—scarves, quills, even a half-finished sketch rolled haphazardly. She ran her fingers through her hair, trying to smooth it down, though the effort was mostly wasted.
“Right, that’s it,” she muttered to herself, voice half drowned by the music.
Snatching her suitcase handle, she cut the record short with a sharp flick, sending the phantom toad leaping off the vinyl with a disgruntled croak. It clung stubbornly to the edge of her hat box as if it refused to be left behind. Ana rolled her eyes but allowed it, too pressed for time to argue with the creature.
The clock on the wall reminded her how little time she had left. Her heart gave a nervous leap. Gathering everything, she dashed out the door, the echo of her shoes on the floorboards matching the quick rhythm of her pulse.
The morning air hit her like a rush of cold water as she stepped outside, weaving through the busy street with her luggage bumping along behind her. Each step brought her closer to King’s Cross Station, closer to the hidden barrier between platforms nine and ten. She could already imagine the scarlet steam engine waiting beyond, the crowd of witches and wizards bustling, owls hooting in their cages, the mingled smell of smoke and sweets in the air.
Platform Nine and Three-Quarters awaited, and Ana was determined not to miss it.
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Things go unnoticed as we stroll down the street.
I've noticed that this generation of ladies love to wear fancy hats.
While the younger generations shy away from hats or only wear knit caps for warmth..
As I've stated previously; I'm an interactive photographer and love to exchange small talk when appropriate.
A smile given is a smile in return. They tend to bounce around. 😀
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Not so far from the location where I was for sunrise (which was a bit dull), I saw this place while driving home. Because of a bit of a foggy night, the trees were still moist, causing a nice reflection of the sunrise!
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Nikon D7500 / Tamron 70-300 / ISO 50 / f/9.0 / 70-300 @ 150mm
One of our teeny-tiny, homegrown, cherry tomatoes (c. 1cm) bouncing in Matcha powder. The whole scene is <3inches.
One thing I miss about OKC is going downtown with a camera and looking for interesting light. Sometimes it goes off and bounces around everywhere.
Camera: Minolta X-700
Lens: Minolta 35-70mm f/3.5 Macro
Film: Kodak T-Max 400
Scanner: Epson V550
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Over in the Peter Forsgard 52 Challenge group on Facebook, this week we had to use a filter.
So I took a couple of Lensbaby Omin wands down to the beach. For this I've used a shiny tab to bounce light, whereas for my 52 challenge I used a crystal.
They are really difficult to play with, and I think I need to go see how and what other people have done, but this'll do for my daily pic :)