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The pilot checks the burner prior to raising a nearly completely filled ballon at the Teton Valley Ballon Festival.
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Falta pouco :D
Well, looking down my checklist of places to shoot in NYC I decided to hit up Grand Central Station in the heart of Manhattan. It's amazing to think about all the people that come through here in one day. It's one of Manhattan's Jewels. To think it was almost destroyed at one point makes me cringe. Penn Station used to be a beautiful station similar to Grand Central and some people decided to tear it down. Such a shame. Walking through Grand Central is definitely a sensual feeling. The shear size of the place is breathtaking. Although thousands of people are passing through at one point it really never feels all that crowded.
My Aussie friend emailed me this interesting fact after posting it last night - 'Apparently the sky projected on Grand Central's ceiling is backwards resembling what God sees of the sky everytime he looks down from the heavens.' How random and how interesting.
I took this with 3 exposures. I took a few other shots at different angles but at the end of the day the head of shot on the staircase from above is really the best way to capture this space. I masked back the people in order to keep from too much ghosting but I find that some ghosting here and there is nice as it adds to the motion and fluid feel to the photo.
TIP - This tip is location-specific. If you're planning on shooting Grand Central you really need a wide angle lens. I know my 17-40mm doesn't cut it. I used my 10-22mm and the 10mm barely captures this huge interior space! I hope you enjoy!
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba), Harras Moor, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S221730001
Distinctive but variable: all plumages are some bold combination of black, white, and gray. Shows considerable variation in plumage across the world, but never has a clear, thin and contrasting eye-brow like White-browed or Japanese Wagtail. Occurs in varied open habitats, from wild grassy areas and wetlands to paved car parks and grassy lawns. Usually seen as singles, pairs, or small groups walking and running around, pumping the long, white-sided tail up and down. Identified easily in flight by its loud, thick and distinctive “tsee-tsee’ call.
Source: Ebird
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge), St Bees Head, Cumbria, England
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S186059403
Black-and-white seabird with crisp patterning. Dark brownish-black above with white belly. Head entirely dark in breeding plumage; nonbreeding show white face with curved dark line below eye. Sides usually show some messy dark streaks. Bill is longer and more slender than similar Thick-billed Murre; but can be difficult to judge at a distance. Also note browner plumage and streaky sides on Common Murre. Breeds in colonies on rocky islands and cliffs; spends the rest of the year on the ocean. Usually single or in loose small groups; in the Atlantic, sometimes seen in loose association with Razorbills.
Source: Ebird
Body Part, check
Water, check
Waterfall, check
Hot Model (you have no proof, you can only see my hand), check
Fart Joke, check (it is in my photostream)
Yes, it's true, I farted in the pool. And for all of you who failed science, gas is lighter than water hence, the bubbles exploding into the air and why I am attempting to breath underwater
View while hanging on a rock
and will you all please stop going through my old self photos and saying HERE'S THE PROOF!
for
Cliche Saturday HCS
Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla), Tianliaoyang, Taiwan
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27220900
The little bunting (Emberiza pusilla) is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting and American sparrow family (Emberizidae), a group most modern authors separate from the true finches (Fringillidae).
Source: Wikipedia
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Kingston Common, Norfolk Island
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S154941336
Colorful rosella with blue cheek patches and highly variable plumage, occuring in crimson, yellow, and orange forms. Note diagnostic blue cheek regardless of form (the Green Rosella of Tasmania also has blue cheeks but the two species’ ranges do not normally overlap). Juvenile much greener than adult, attaining a blotched mixed plumage as they transition to adult. Found in a wide range of habitats in southeastern Australia. In many locations it is accustomed to humans and can be quite tame. Contact call is a familiar two-toned whistle.
Source: Ebird
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis tabuensis), Penrith Lakes, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S60932613
The spotless crake (Porzana tabuensis) is a species of bird in the rail family, Rallidae. It is found in American Samoa, Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga.
Source: Wikipedia
Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae), Sydney Pelagic, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin. It grows to an average of 33 cm (13 in) in height and 43 cm (17 in) in length, though specific measurements vary by subspecies. It is found on the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand, with possible records from Chile. In Australia, they are often called fairy penguins because of their small size.
Source: Wikipedia
In June 2018 I led a week-long bug-hunting adventure to Madagascar, and managed to document over 20 families of spiders. This post serves as a checklist of spiders that I had encountered, and I am slowly getting them identified to genus where possible. View entire photo checklist.
**VERY RARE**
First County Record
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35178416
Home Depot Pond
Harford County
Maryland
Fulgoroidea Checklist: Planthoppers
Planthoppers from the superfamily Fulgoroidea are plant-feeding insects which “hop” in the same fashion as grasshoppers. The nymphs, as well as some females, produce wax from special glands and some of them can be exceptionally flamboyant. Planthoppers can be differentiated from other “hoppers” (such as treehoppers, leafhoppers and froghoppers) by its Y-shaped anal veins in the forewing, and the thick three-segmented antennae.
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Nurragingy Reserve, Blacktown, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S105195661
The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east.
Source: Wikipedia
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa rogersi), Nurragingy Reserve, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S84807593
The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east.
Source: Wikipedia
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23434929 A pretty rare bird up here in MA. Yard bird 172. I could not ask for a better subject. This bird not only came really close to us when we found it, but it came to my feeder bird perch set up and posed on almost every perch. We originally found it right across the road from our house, so it was pretty exciting to have it at our feeders. Talk about a cooperative subject.
Canon 60D, Canon 400mm 5.6
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve, Cumbria
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S251729744
Small, well-marked warbler. Most striking plumage features are the contrasting broad, pale buffy eyebrow and dark crown stripes; otherwise, upperparts rich dark brownish overall (with indistinct streaking), underparts buffy. Juvenile (in summer–autumn) has fine dusky streaks on breast. Favors marshy and scrubby habitats with reeds, brambles, and bushes, usually not in extensive pure reed beds; can be found in drier habitats on migration. Often heard but can be hard to see: prolonged song much like a reed warbler but slightly faster-paced, jerkier, and overall rougher-toned. Gives short, dry “tchrrt” and “chek” calls.
Source: Ebird
Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), Ouyen-Patchewollock Rd, Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S98272077
The malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken (to which it is distantly related). It is notable for the large nesting mounds constructed by the males and lack of parental care after the chicks hatch. It is the only living representative of the genus Leipoa, though the extinct giant malleefowl was a close relative.
Source: Wikipedia
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla), Guishan Island, Yilan, Taiwan
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32276601
It breeds in North Eurasia from Eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor to South and South-east Asia in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
Checklist S25382595
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My favorites:
Checklist S25382595
All albums:
www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/sets
Viewers' favorites (top 10):
www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/sets/72157640904897455
My favorites:
Chestnut-breasted Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax castaneothorax), Bushells Lagoon, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/view/checklist/S47634193
The chestnut-breasted mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax), also known as the chestnut-breasted munia or bully bird (in Australia), is a small brown-backed munia with a black face and greyish crown and nape. It has a broad ferruginous breast bar above a white belly. The species is found in Australia, New Caledonia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. This species has also been introduced to French Polynesia and France.
Source: Wikipedia
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis mellori), Penguin Island, Western Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35057670
The buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis) is a distinctively coloured, highly dispersive, medium-sized rail of the rail family, Rallidae. This species comprises several subspecies found throughout much of Australasia and the south-west Pacific region, including the Philippines (where it is known as tikling), New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand (where it is known as the banded rail or moho-pereru in Māori), and numerous smaller islands, covering a range of latitudes from the tropics to the Subantarctic.
Source: Wikipedia
I was curious myself about the differences between each of the different releases of these cute dolls, so I decided to make a complete (so far) checklist.
So far I only own Mulan, Pocahontas, Elsa and Anna that had been on my wishlist for years, but I'd like to get a few more (not them all though).
I also wanted Tiana but her dress looked a bit cheap made and I'm not a fan of shiny satin dresses where the shiny effect is unnecessary.
The next one could be Belle, since I like her hair and eyes, and especially her lovely face, but her dress looks so cheap (and so unaccurate to the story) that I might want to wait for the next release (if there would ever be one).
I might get Merida too, since I like her hair (especially in the movie, but the doll's one seems nice enough), but I'm not sure about her face: many fans say it's unique and appealing, but I think her smirk could have been less accentuated. I like her dress in the second release better, but the trhird one with the Celtic knots is not bad and moreover she comes with her horse, but I'm really tired of all those shiny fabrics.
I like Jasmine in her first release with that cute outfit that fits the doll's age, but after that her clothes got a bad downgrade.
I've also considered to get Ariel, but that floppy tail is not appealing to me (maybe a stuffed one had worked better), and her fins look so cheap made (and I could not even redress her since it would be unaccurate to the story and I don't like it).
Snow White could be on the list too.
The ones I own have been mostly Christmas presents, but I should beg for more presents to buy so many! :D
By the way, I could not find the official promotional photo of Jasmine second edition box, so anyone's contribution is welcome (it must be the official one in a decent size).
Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis), Dongyin, Matsu, Taiwan
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29162848
The Chinese sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. Also called Chinese goshawk or grey frog hawk.
It breeds in Southeast China, Taiwan, Korea and Siberia; winters in Indonesia and Philippines, passing through the rest of Southeast Asia. It is a bird of wooded areas.
Adult has prominent black wing tips. The male is grey above, white below and has red eyes. Female has rufous on breast and underwing coverts, and yellow eyes.
Source: Wikipedia
Checklist S25718748
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My favorites:
Lidth's Jay (Garrulus lidthi), Amami Island, Japan,
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S163761007
Exquisitely plumaged songbird with dark blue head, ivory-white bill, and rusty red body. Endemic to the islands of Amami and Tokunoshima in southern Japan. Prefers mature coniferous and broadleaf evergreen forests but may also show up in gardens. Gives noisy squawking calls much like other corvids and also travels in small flocks.
Source: Ebird