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Captured this scene a few years ago during a May sunrise (at 04:57).
Another one of those slightly cold (-1°Celsius) mornings where nature blessed us with calm winds and a powerful sun glow over mirror-like waters :-)
Found this tree branch (& reflection) positioned like a diamond (or an eye) and had to hurry and take some creative shots before any large ships passed the area (as their waves would most likely reposition the branch or knock it over... which is exactly what happened a little while later!)
(( update: Many people commenting on this photo say they see two arms with intertwined hands / fingers, crossed in the sun glow... and now I see that too! ))
The warm sun glow caused a pretty mist to rise upon the water, which made the scene even more lovely for me :-)
I captured this with my older Sony HX90V and cropped the photo quite a bit to remove land from the left side and also to reposition the 'Diamond Eye' from the center area.
Hope this golden glow brings a smile your way today :-)
Please remember (especially during this new year), even when we face dark days, the sun will always rise again... and shine on! ☀️
Thank you dear friends for all your kindness & support... you are greatly appreciated :-)
Wishing you all a wonderful 2021!
♪ "You know a smile... never goes out of style" ♫
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Animated capture here. And yes, you really should check it out!
Tattoo + Animated Fire: Infernal by THIS IS WRONG, available now at The Warehouse Sale, afterwards at the THIS IS WRONG Mainstore.
Captured in: North Topsail Beach, NC.
Pictured here is a brown pelican which is native to North Topsail Beach in North Carolina. This particular pelican is a coastal bird with a distinctive pouch and an enormous wingspan (sometimes measuring over 6 1/2 feet long). They’re often found gliding over ocean waves, or plunging headfirst into water from heights of up to 60 feet while searching for food.
Brown Pelicans reside in the coastal NC waters during most of the year, but a good number will migrate south for the winter. Small numbers of them remain in North Carolina year-round.*
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"The Brown Pelican" is a non-HDR image that was processed using a combination of ACR / Photoshop, and includes the use of Topaz Labs plugins -- Adjust, Clean, Denoise, Glow, and Impression.
*Credit to the National Audubon Society for the information & detail on this bird.
Captured this Great Grey owl not far from my gate on my way to go kayaking at sunrise (I recognized the owl from my winter shoot) It isn't camera shy at all but it doesn't like trucks so I get out and walk up. I'm glad I took images of all angles because I am just as crazy about a good background as I am of the subject. Not often I get both.
Since I love to paint, I decided to honor one of my favorite flowers. Columbine flowers are also called Granny's Bonnet. Many years ago I planted a few columbine flowers in my garden. At the end of that season, I would collect the seeds, then scatter them all around in the Spring. Here's to easy-to-grow flowers, a gardener's friend!
Another capture from last Friday's photoshoot at Mdina.
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Wishing you all a splendid day !!
I captured this beauty at Adleman's Peony Farm near Brooks Oregon.
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“If you can remember dreams of flying and soaring like a bird, or dancing, or singing more perfectly than you ever thought possible, you know that no second -hand accounts of such events could ever give you the thrill you felt in the dream”
~Gayle Delaney
Just another lucky shot :-)
This is an image of the male ringed kingfisher. He had just left his perch when this image was captured. The significant difference in the male and the female is the Rufus colored breast. Such a gorgeous species and awesome to see in flight !
Wishing each of you a beautiful and blessed weekend !!!!
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This was taken at Blooming Butterflies, located in Bolz Conservatory, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, Wisconsin. Although the previous two postings were with my iPhone, this was actually taken with my Canon EOS R5. Hope you all enjoy!
Blooming Butterflies
Bolz Conservatory
Olbrich Gardens
Madison, Wisconsin
071924
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This enormous fly will be my species No. 497 on iNaturalist.
I was kneeling in front of my flower bed, trying to get a clear capture of a mini Bee on one of the newly opened Alstroemeria blooms, when this weird insect landed on the Parsley flower head behind it.
Scientific name: Tachina grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name: Giant Tachinid Fly aka Yellow-faced Fly
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Wingspan : 15 to 19 mm.
Biotope: Open and damp woodlands, damp meadows, heathlands.
Geographic area: Western Europe.
Observation period : Late June to early September.
The Giant Tachinid Fly is the largest member of the Tachinidae family in France and maybe in western Europe.
You can easily tell it apart with its body size, its black thorax and abdomen and its yellow head contrasting with the two large rounded eyes.
The abdominal hairs are strong and raised at right angle.
The hairs on the thorax are not raised. There are yellow hairs at the back of the head.
It parasites butterflies' caterpillars, especially those of the Lasiocampidae family.
You can often observe the Giant Tachinid Fly on flowers in summer. /
There is one brood per year (maybe two in the southern part of its range). /
J'étais en train d'essayer de prendre une photo nette d'une mini Abeille sur une fleur d'Alstroemère tout juste éclose, lorsque cette énorme mouche s'est posée sur une tête de fleurs de Persil juste derrière !
Tachina grossa, l'Echinomyie grosse ou Tachinaire corpulente est une espèce d'insectes diptères brachycères de la famille des Tachinidae. C'est la plus grosse mouche d'Europe. Sa larve parasite des chenilles de papillons. Wikipédia
Conestoga Lake is half hour driving from home. The relative larger lake nearby. I went there quite often to shoot the sunset, it is a quiet and peaceful place, people kayaking, paddling, fishing, boating… Light was not perfect every day, it was different every time. This photo captured the people kayaking and fishing under the orange sun rays…
I was delighted to have Lisa, red stilletto and family stay with me over New Year, it was wonderful to bring in 2021 with them.
Many thanks for your visits, kind comments and faves, very much appreciated.
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