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Canary. No post-processing done on photo. Nikon NEF (RAW) files available. NPP Straight Photography at noPhotoShopping.com
This is reed canary grass. Although technically a native grass, it's an unwanted invasive, growing in such thick clumps it chokes out desirable native plants. It was planted by early farmers as food for livestock and may have been crossbred with the European variety for faster growth. Now it's the bane of native plants, especially in wetlands. Photographed in Upper Hixon Forest.
Most chiffchaffs on the Canary Islands are a different species (Phylloscopus canariensis) to the one found in mainland Europe. It is characterised by longer markings around the eye, shorter wings and paler legs. Its song is also noticeably different.
Common chiffchaffs were also present (song heard) but I wasn't able to photograph one.
Next to Eden Dock, by the Jubilee Line main entrance.
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Autumn in Europe/UK 2025
One of a separate chiffchaff species only found in the Canary Islands photographed in Puerto de la Cruz. I find the easiest identifying feature is the long eyebrow which extends well behind the eye. The song is also noticeably different from the UK species.
Canary Wharf, London
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in Tower Hamlets, London. It is one of the UK's two main financial centres – along with the traditional City of London – and contains many of the Europe's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest in Great Britain, One Canada Square. Around 105,000 people work in Canary Wharf and it is home to the world or European headquarters of numerous major banks, professional services firms and media organisations.
A perfect night for reflections on the water at Canary Wharf. Not a breath of wind and some color in the sky.
Caroline and I spent a day in London walking around Canary Wharf...
What is impressive about this twenty year old location is how futuristic it looks. Litter free with buildings well kept and shining in the sunlight.
A great advert for Britishness and Capitalism.
We were also impressed us the openness of taking photographs.
In the current climate of things going on around the world.
London like many other cities is open for business....
Security is very visible, however common sense is also apparent.
Police were very visible but didn't interfere.....
We were approach by security once only to inform us there was a better point of view for photography was available.
Photography on the London Underground has never been easier too......
However the Police and security are everywhere.....
I go back to photos from Tenerife. We are going back from village Masca and I saw there a lot of agaves by the road :)
Agave is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Some agave species are also native to tropical areas of South America. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies (see semelparity). Agaves are succulents with a large rosette of thick, fleshy leaves, with most species ending in a sharp terminal spine. The stout stem is usually short, the leaves apparently springing from the root. During flowering, a tall stem or "mast" grows from the center of the leaf rosette and bears a large number of short, tubular flowers. After development of fruit, the original plant dies, but suckers are frequently produced from the base of the stem, which become new plants. There are four major parts of the agave that are edible: the flowers, the leaves, the stalks or basal rosettes, and the sap. Agave nectar (also called agave syrup), a sweetener derived from the sap, is used as an alternative to sugar in cooking, and can be added to breakfast cereals as a binding agent.
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Wracam do zdjęć z Teneryfy. Jedziemy teraz z miejscowości Masca z powrotem do hotelu, po drodze mijając rzędy kwitnących agaw :)
Agawa (Agave L.) – rodzaj roślin z rodziny agawowatych. Liczy ponad 100 gatunków, rosnących dziko od południowych części USA do północnych rejonów Ameryki Południowej. Agawy to sukulenty z grubymi, mięsistymi liśćmi, pokrytymi drobnymi, ale ostrymi kolcami na brzegach. Wszystkie gatunki agaw są hapaksantami (kwitną tylko jeden raz w życiu). Zakwitają w wieku 6–15 lat, ale niektóre gatunki później, nawet w wieku ok. 100 lat. Tworzą wówczas pojedynczy pęd kwiatowy o wysokości do 12 m, z ogromną liczbą (do kilkunastu tysięcy) kwiatostanów. Po przekwitnieniu roślina ginie, ale większość gatunków wytwarza odrosty korzeniowe, które kontynuują rozwój. W krajach o cieplejszym klimacie są powszechnie wykorzystywane do nasadzeń krajobrazowych, w dużych ogrodach skalnych i w parkach. W krajach o zimniejszym klimacie, m.in. w Polsce, niektóre gatunki są uprawiane jako rośliny pokojowe. Syrop z agawy jest w wielu przepisach kulinarnych stosowany jako alternatywa dla cukru lub miodu.
Seen whilst visiting the Canary Wharf Winter Lights trail ..... the laser projection on the building at the rear of the image is part of the winter lights programme called Idle Time by Marcus Lyall.
It is projected onto a 50sq metre canvas on a building under construction !!
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Image taken from a film projection by Catherine Yass, shown at the de la warr pavilion, Bexhill. I've reprocessed the image, subtly superimposing two of the images and given it a vintage film appearance.
The film, Descent (2002) takes the viewer at a disorientating slow pace via a camera which is lowered by a crane on the side of a high rise structure in a Canary Wharf construction site. The camera frames are rotated by 180 degrees to invert the viewer's sense of gravity. Catherine Yass' work (photos and film) captures the psychological impact of architectural space. Her films in particular gave me a strong sense of vertigo.