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Photograph taken at an altitude of One thousand twelve hundred and forty four metres at 14:18pm on Thursday 11th May 2023 off Lightning Lake Loop at Lightning Lake in E.C Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia in Canada.

The Columbian Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus) is the second largest member of the rodent family Urocitellus, common in parts of Northwest United States of America and Canada.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/400s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/6.3 iso80 Hand held with Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4680k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (LS) Landscape (Sharpening +4.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Nikon EN-EL15a battery. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

LATITUDE: N 49d 3m 44.40s

LONGITUDE: W 120d 49m 40.60s

ALTITUDE: 1244.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.9MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 25.20MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and nine at 11.31am on Wednesday 7th June 2023 off the Capilano Pacific Trail on the Capilano treetops walk in West Vancouver, British Columbia.

Kia’palano (Beautiful river) was named by the Squamish first nations people, and gives Capilano park it's name. The suspension bridge was originally a cedar wood and rope bridge designed by George Grant Mackay, a Scottish civil engineer and park commissioner for Vancouver, in 1889. The park was sold and purchased and the bridge completely rebuilt in 1956 and later sold again in 1983 to the present owner, Nancy Stibbard. A treetops adventure was built in 2004 and a cliffwalk added in 2011. The bridge is 140 metres in length and seventy metres from the river bed and receives more than 1.2 million visitors annually.

In June 2023 an adult day ticket was not cheap at $67.00 dollars Canadian, but the park makes for a great days enjoyment with food and drinks available.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 58mm Shutter speed: 1/80s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso640 Hand held with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural light Auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 20m 38.70s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 6m 57.30s

ALTITUDE: 109.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 50.60MB

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HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventeen metres, at 13:36pm on Monday 9th January 2023, off the Mall and Horse Guards Road within the grounds of St James's Park in Central London, one of the Royal parks of London situated in South West London.

Here we see a Greylag Goose (Anser anser), which when fully adult can measure up to three feet in length and weigh 3.3kgs. European and Asian birds migrate Southwards to warmer climates in the winter, and it's ancestors were domesticated as early as the fourteenth century BC

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 460mm Shutter speed: 1/125s Aperture f/10.0 iso400 Hand held with no Tamron vibration control set Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering Active D-Lighting: Auto Vignette control: ON Normal White balance on: Auto1, 0, 0 Normal (4680k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3) High ISO Noise Reduction NR: Normal

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150 95mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

LATITUDE: N 51d 30m 13.50s

LONGITUDE: W 0d 7m 53.90s

ALTITUDE: 17.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 65.8MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 35.30MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

A codec (a “coder”) is a procedure for coding and/or decoding data.

Ein Codec (ein "Codierer") ist ein Verfahren zum Codieren und/oder Decodieren von Daten.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and thirty eight metres at 15.35pm on Tuesday May 7th 2024 off South Street in Rhayader, Mid-Wales from the Low level professional photography hide at Gigrin Farm feeding station.

The Red Kite (Milvus Milvus) is a medium sized bird of prey (Raptor) in the Accipitridae family, and was saved from national extinction by a long running protection programme. It has now been successfully re-introduced into England and Scotland, and Wales, and they are listed under schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside act, currently with a green status.

They can reach 66cms in length with up to a 195cms wingspan, and there around 4,600 breeding pairs in the UK in 2024.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Hand held Focal length: 450mm Shutter speed: 1/3200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 iso640 Exposure compensation +0.7EV Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Focus mode: AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled AF-Focus area: 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Centre weighted metering Active D-Lighting: Normal White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 52d 17m 49.60s

LONGITUDE: W 3d 29m 42.00s

ALTITUDE: 239.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 92.1MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 48.30MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and ninety three metres at 14:13pm on Thursday 7th September 2023 off the A386 in Roborough Down in Dartmoor, Devon.

Dartmoor ponies are free tom roam and graze across the landscape here and have done so for centuries. They are a single colour, hardy breed with records going back to 1012 AD acknowledging their presence and footprints being discovered that date back 3,500 years!

There are several breeds, including pedigree Dartmoor ponies , Dartmoor hill ponies and Shetland ponies .

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 340mm Shutter speed: 1/1600s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/8.0 iso800 Handheld with Tamron VC Vibration Control enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural Light Auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 50d 27m 37.10s

LONGITUDE: W 4d 6m 24.0s

ALTITUDE: 193.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 43.00MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.30 (21/07/2023) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

Vlc(left) vs Windows Media Player(right)

The vlc offers one of the best compatibility among the players.

But the codecs of Windows Media Player remain one of the best.

Of course every settings at default.

Done some effort here in this image, from NEF codec (RAW) with some state of the art Lightroom edits, just a few, to JPEG presentation for the spoiled viewers on Flickr. No matter what you think of my image (or not) it was pure fun to photograph these flower flies buzzing around the light blue flowers sucking nectar and bathing in pollen. I was a bit high myself on taking photos in a new way and having fun in the sun with my extra outfitted Nikon D3200. Enjoy! /A

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and eighteen metres at 09.57am on Thursday May 9th 2024, ten miles East of Aberystwyth at Pontarfynach (The bridge on the Mynach), or Devil's Bridge as it is known.

The village and community are in Ceredigion, where above the River Mynach is a series of three stacked bridges, constructed hundreds of years apart, from which the village gets its English name.

The lowest arch is medieval, the second bridge was built in 1753 and the iron bridge built in 1901. The steps down to the 300ft drop are known as Jacob's Ladder, leading to the waterfalls.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Hand held Focal length: 24mm Shutter speed: 1/60s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso100 Nikon VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Focus mode: AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled AF-Focus area: 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Centre weighted metering Active D-Lighting: Normal White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 52d 22m 36.00s

LONGITUDE: W 3d 50m 58.50s

ALTITUDE: 218.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.2MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 50.90MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and twelve metres at 12:28pm on Thursday 25th May 2023 off Keating cross and Benvenuto Avenue at the Butterfly gardens in Victoria, located in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia.

This is Mango, who is forty five years old now, a beautiful bird that I have visited for over 27 years on my trips here (Since it was located at the Crystal Gardens in Victoria back in the day). The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is the only flamingo which naturally inhabits North America, and is also known as the Caribbean flamingo. They can reach up to 83 years old in captivity!

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 460mm Shutter speed: 1/160s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso800 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4610k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 33m 52.30s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 26m 21.10s

ALTITUDE: 112.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 58.10MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Fifty four metres at 13:39pm on Friday 26th May 2023 off Richards Trail and Herd Road at the Pacific Northwest Raptors in North Cowichan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus), derives it's name from the Greek for 'Sea eagle', and the 'bald' denotation actually derives from an older meaning of 'white headed'.

Bald Eagles can be up to forty inches in length with a wingspan up to seven and a half feet and can weigh up to 6.3kgs. The females are generally 25% larger than the males.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 550mm Shutter speed: 1/2000s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso1600 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4670k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 49m 16.20s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 39m 36.80s

ALTITUDE: 54.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 36.90MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Twelve metres at 20:50pm on Friday 26th May 2023 around sunset (Sunset was at 20.59pm), off Qwuc Chus Lane and Patricia Bay Highway 17 on Vancouver Island in British Columbia in Canada.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 550mm Shutter speed: 1/40s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 iso64 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4700k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Manfrotto MT057C3-G Carbon fiber Geared tripod 3 sections. Neewer 9750 Gimbal tripod head with Arca Swiss standard quick release plate. Jessops Tripod bag. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 35m 23.50s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 59.40s

ALTITUDE: 12.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 89.7MB

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Photograph taken at 12:41pm on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at an altitude of sixty eight metres in the grounds of Scadbury Park nature reserve, located off Old Perry St, Chislehurst BR7 6P, in the borough of Bromley. It is also a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It is over 300 acres, and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park.

Here we see two beautiful equines (Equus ferus caballus) grazing in a private pasture.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 220mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/10.0 Iso125 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Nikkor VR Vibration reduction enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4680K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity A+1.00) Active D-Lighting: Low

Nikkor AF-P VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 51d 24m 46.1s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 5m 51.70s

ALTITUDE: 68.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.1MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventy one metres at 12:34pm on Thursday 25th May 2023 off Keating cross and Benvenuto Avenue at the Butterfly gardens in Victoria, located in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia.

This is a male Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), the most common estrildid finch of Central Austrailia (a family of small passerine birds of the old world tropics and Australasia). First collected in 1801 and described in 1817, the males are distinguishable by the much brighter and colourful markings to the face and wings.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/640s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/8.0 iso800 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4380k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 33m 51.70s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 26m 21.20s

ALTITUDE: 71.0m

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Eight hundred and twenty nine metres at 15:32pm on Thursday 11th May 2023 off Crowsnest highway 3 close to Sunshine Valley at the Cascade Recreation Park in British Columbia.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 62mm Shutter speed: 1/125s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 iso100 Hand held with Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5910k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

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LATITUDE: N 49d 3m 49.90s

LONGITUDE: W 121d 3m 20.80s

ALTITUDE: 829.0m

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PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 46.10MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventy SIX metres at 13:22pm on Thursday 25th May 2023 off Keating cross and Benvenuto Avenue at the Butterfly gardens in Victoria, located in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia.

This is a Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/50s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso400 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4530k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 33m 51.80s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 26m 21.90s

ALTITUDE: 76.0m

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Six metres at 12:10pm on Monday 22nd May 2023 off First Street and Oakville Avenue in Eastview Park, British Columbia in Canada.

The Northern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma californicum pluviale) is a native North American insect. It occurs throughout the southern half of British Columbia, extending as far east as Quebec. In the United States, it is found west of the Cascade Mountains, through Washington and South to Oregon, plus northern Idaho, western Montana and several northeastern states also. It turns eventually into a moth of stout bodied with a wingspan of 25-37 mm and a one year lifespan.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 120mm Shutter speed: 1/13s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso64 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Nikon VC Vibration Control enabled control enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4840k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 38m 46.60s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 37.30s

ALTITUDE: 6.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.8MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seven metres, at 12:49pm on Monday 9th January 2023, off the Mall and Horse Guards Road within the grounds of St James's Park in Central London, one of the Royal parks of London situated in South West London.

Here we see a Female Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) which was diving in the lake. The males have a distinctive long drooping crest and golden eyes, and these birds often like to nest on the sides of lakes and rivers.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 300mm Shutter speed: 1/800s Aperture f/6.3 iso400 Hand held with no Tamron vibration control set Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering Active D-Lighting: Auto Vignette control: ON Normal White balance on: Auto1, 0, 0 Normal (4610k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3) High ISO Noise Reduction NR: Normal

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150 95mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

LATITUDE: N 51d 30m 6.23s

LONGITUDE: W 0d 8m 20.23s

ALTITUDE: 7.0m

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Zero metres at 07:28am on Thursday 18th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road and Campbell Street where I was staying in an old house in Tofino, British Columbia. This was taken along the shoreline area around the marina in Tofino at low tide.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 150mm Shutter speed: 1/50s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture : f/13.0 iso640 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (6650k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 9m 1.80s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 53m 35.80s

ALTITUDE: 0.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 50.10MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and thirty metres at 16.00pm on Tuesday May 7th 2024 off South Street in Rhayader, Mid-Wales from the Low level professional photography hide at Gigrin Farm feeding station.

The Red Kite (Milvus Milvus) is a medium sized bird of prey (Raptor) in the Accipitridae family, and was saved from national extinction by a long running protection programme. It has now been successfully re-introduced into England and Scotland, and Wales, and they are listed under schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside act, currently with a green status.

They can reach 66cms in length with up to a 195cms wingspan, and there around 4,600 breeding pairs in the UK in 2024.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Hand held Focal length: 500mm Shutter speed: 1/5000s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/8.0 iso1000 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Focus mode: AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled AF-Focus area: 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Centre weighted metering Active D-Lighting: Normal White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 52d 17m 49.40s

LONGITUDE: W 3d 29m 42.10s

ALTITUDE: 230.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 26.90MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

Dạo này nhiều bạn hay chọc ghẹo mình lắm nha :-w

Mình là mình đang nhịn đó nha.

Thấy chân mình dị mà coi thường hã >p ...xl luôn ..đi chơi tuốt hết đó. Tắm mưa đồ đc luôn đó ..có điều là về nó ê ê nhức nhức xíu thôi. :"> =))

Bởi vậy ..cả tuần nay tui đâu thèm đi học đâu :"> ...cúp nguyên tuần chỉ đi học đúng ngày t6 ...vừa vào nghe thông báo nghỉ t7 ...ôi ta nói tụi nó rần rần như vừa trúng độc đắc -.-"

Thế là cả đám chúng nó hnay kéo nhau về quê bé Uyên chơi 3 4 ngày.

Đệt ...biết cái chân vậy mà rủ về ăn rau muống vs chả tắm sông. Lũ ôn dịch :((

Mà nói tóm lại là hnay tui nghỉ ..mai cn cũng đc nghỉ. cả t2 t3 nữa :x

Vậy là tui đc ngủ 4 ngày liên tiếp :x ...Ôi thích tóa :"> :))))))))))))

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Tặng mấy bạn sb hay boy đang yêu :"> =))

Lấy lòng bạn gái đêêêêê :x

Nếu một ngày Windows em báo lỗi

Anh nguyện làm các Soft test đơn phương

Từng Sector anh đi khắp nẻo đường

Fix hết nhé những Error trêu tức.

Tin anh nhé vì tình anh còn mãi...

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two metres at 21:25pm on Thursday 25th May 2023 around sunset at Patricia Bay , a body of salt water that extends East from the Saanich Inlet and forms part of the North Saanich shoreline in the District of North Saanich in British Columbia. It features a beautiful park which is at the south end of the Scoter Trail. Formerly known as Union Bay, the bay was named after Princess Patricia of Connaught, daughter of the Duke of Connaught who was Governor General in 1912.

The park has ties to transportation and the waterfront, and their pivotal role in the development of North Saanich. It is also tied to the development of the Victoria International Airport and military aviation efforts during the Second World War. In 1937, the airport was developed as one of six Royal Canadian Air Force Station training facilities on Vancouver Island.

The land was originally settled by the Tseycum First Nation (Union Bay Indian Reserve No.4) , one of four Saanich villages of Southern Vancouver Island in the area and part of the Northern Straits Coast Salish language group.

In the Sencoten langauge Tseycum is spelled Wsikem and means Land of Clay. The languages spoken include Lkwungen, Malchosen, Semiahmoo, SENĆOŦEN andT’Sou-ke and in 2023 the Chief is Tanya Jimmy, who was elected in July 2019. The Tseycum people have five reserves located at:

Bare Island 9, Goldstream 13, Pender Island 8, Saturna Island 7 and Union Bay 4.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 52mm Shutter speed: 1 Second long exposure (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 ISO64 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4 Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (3860k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR.Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150 77mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 0.6 (2 stops) Graduated Neutral density resin filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch. Manfrotto MT057C3-G Carbon fiber Geared tripod 3 sections. Neewer 9750 Gimbal tripod head with Arca Swiss standard quick release plate. Jessops Tripod bag. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 39m 43.8s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 27m 3.1s

ALTITUDE: 2.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 89.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 28.90MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

New application Camera & Gallery > PocketPix for Android.

PocketPix allows you to reduce the size of all the photos on your mobile by up to 90X - the idea is to never have to delete photos from your device again. Really.

Of course we'd be very happy for you to take a look, have a play with the app, and maybe, let us know what you think.

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ices.pocketpix

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and fifteen metres at 10:38am on Monday 8th May off the Sea to sky highway 99 and Shannon falls Road, at Shannon falls in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.the West Coast Road 14, on the shoreline of French Beach Provincial Park.

Shannon falls are British Columbia's third tallest waterfalls, dropping an impressive 335 metres(1,105 feet), with wonderful rock climbs to it's South face at 'Local boys do good', 'The gobsmacking wall', and 'Klahanie Crack'.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 150mm Shutter speed: 1/400s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/8.0 iso125 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.24 (6020K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery. Manfrotto MT057C3-G Carbon fiber Geared tripod 3 sections. Neewer 9750 Gimbal tripod head with Arca Swiss standard quick release plate. Jessops Tripod bag.

LATITUDE: N 49d 40m 14.70s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 9m 30.00s

ALTITUDE: 115.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 55.20MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

Various clips taken on the last night at Enlighten, unfortunately compressed to MP4 to combine in a PlayMemories Home movie..

See a video here on my WDMyCloud home.mycloud.com/action/share/2f0dd993-0235-4bdc-b5ae-29a...

But the Browser wont bloody play a WMV codec file!

AND it is 850Mb to download!! Not the CODEC! Thee Video, which is unclear from the MyCloud message!

This was the largest file as a 115Mb 1280x720 MOV file, 46sec, then converted to a 13Mb MP4 file, which you see here, using Play Memories Home, by Sony..

now part of the combined 871Mb movie on the WD MyCloud drive.. @

1440x1050 24Mb/sec bit rate

Made using Window Live Movie Maker from the MOV file, which better preserves the resolution.

Here is a Youtube video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VlBe8kMM30&list=PLAPczLULhUg...

and www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WBj64CGiQk&list=PLAPczLULhUg...

FROM the MyCloud App Manual..

Drag-and-Drop - Web App

The drag-and-drop process for the My Cloud Home web app is a function of the personal

computer operating system and Internet browser. Follow these basic steps to perform this

function:

1. Witin the My Cloud Home web app, navigate to the location in the Files &

Folders section that is to be the file or folder destination for the drag-and-drop

process.

2. Navigate to the location on the personal computer where the source file or

folder is located for the drag-and-drop process.

a. For Microsoft Windows use File Explorer, for macOS use Finder.

3. Click on the file or folder to drag-and-drop, and hold down the mouse button.

4. Drag the selected file or folder to the destination selected within the My Cloud

Home web app and let go of the mouse button.

5. The selected file or folder should copy or move to the chosen destination.

Drag-and-Drop - Desktop App

The My Cloud Home desktop app uses the functionality within Windows File Explorer and

macOS Finder to search, move and view files. Therefore, the the drag-and-drop process is a

function of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of Windows and macOS. These are the basic

steps to drag-and-drop content to My Cloud Home:

Note: With the My Cloud Home desktop app, the drag-and-drop process can be reversed, and

content can be moved from the My Cloud Home device to a personal computer.

MVI_4687

In fact this is almost usual station locomotive. There was the international division of a labor in Communist block. And Czech built ChKD Praha of 3o-3o

(or Co-Co) layout Diesel locomotive has been chosen as standard station/shunting locomotive for Soviet Railroads and for other Communist countries. In Soviet Union it was named ChME-3 (Czech-built, station, with electric transmission). It has recommended itself from the best side and circa 7500 pieces have been built. It was best Czechs' business for all their history. And now ChME-3 are carrying almost all station works in all post-Soviet countries, also being frequentely used in suburban traffic.

But this piece is unique simulteniously being 'named' locomotive. Named locomotives are not rare all over the world. But in this special case term 'named' means that this is a kind of award or moral stimulation. This practice is still kept since 1920 when for some locomotives names of war and revolution heroes have been given. Such 'named' locomotives were credited for best crews for combat heroism and labour achievements - as a sort of award, apart of honor badges, medals, etc. It was considered as a great honor for locomotives. But nobless obligee! And locomotive staff (or 'brigade' as it is called here) had to keep such locomotive in excellent technical state. And also to fulfil combat or labour feats equal to those of a hero to give his name.

Locomotive brigades were usually 'attached' to the one and the same locomotive for years and decades. It became a real second house for a staff. Therefore locomotives were beloved and pampered by crew. Locomotive shining by fresh painting and polished brass details was the subject of pride of a staff - it belongs to railroaders 'Codecs of honor'. At the steam age such cases were often when locomotive staff was unsatisfied by standard paint given by a railroad. And a crew bought some 'special' paint from it's personal funds.

We may see from these shots that nothing changed at this branch despite the change of political system. And 'named' locomotives tradition is kept almost a century.

And this locomotive is named in honor of N.E. Kalinichenko, the full Knight of Soldier fame order, receiving during the WWII the stars of all three degreess. Apropos the Soldier fame is rare award being given only for privates or sergeants and only for combat feats carried in specially hard and dangerous conditions. From 15 millions men and women who served in Red Army during WWII only 2656 became full Knights of this order - including four women.

This award system repeates exectly the Soldier's St Georgian Cross - the highest and most valuable soldier's award of Russian Empire. Both orders - Empire and Soviet were carried on the same insignia band with orange-n-black strips. So called Georgian or Guardian colors. It's well depicted on shields on both sides of locomotive.

Kahrkov-Passenger station, Juzhnaya (Southern) railroad, Kharkov. Ukraine

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This photograph was taken at an altitude of fifty four metres at 09:22am on a cold and wintry morning, on December 12th 2022, following overnight snow and a temperature of -3 degrees, off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.

Here we see ice formed on the top of a stone bird bath that refroze within half an hour of me clearing and warming it back into life.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 35mm Shutter speed: 1/50s Aperture f/4.0 iso160 Hand held with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction set to normal Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Exposure compensation: -1.0EV Metering mode: Matrix metering Active D-Lighting: Auto Vignette control: ON Normal White balance on: Auto1, 0, 0 Normal (8760k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3) Long exposure noise reduction NR: ON High ISO Noise Reduction NR: Normal

Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4.0G IF ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 28.50s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 10.41s

ALTITUDE: 54.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 28.90MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Fifty three metres at 12:51pm on Friday 26th May 2023 off Richards Trail and Herd Road at the Pacific Northwest Raptors in North Cowichan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

The Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is of the stork family, Cicoiidae and native to sub-sharan Africa.The name Stork is derived from the Arabic word for quiet or hermit like, Murabit. They can grow to almost five feet in height and weigh up to 9kg with a twelve feet wingspan.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 320mm Shutter speed: 1/800s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 iso640 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4980k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 49m 14.70s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 39m 41.50s

ALTITUDE: 53.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.2MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 30.70MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Five metres at 08:56am on Saturday 13th May 2023 off Lochside Drive and Ferguson Road at Saanichton Bay Park in Central Saanich area of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 24mm Shutter speed: 1/80s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso64 Handheld with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4660k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 35m 43.30s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 25.70s

ALTITUDE: 5.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 95.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 35.20MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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. Val d'Argenteuil Nord => "Val Nord" ou "VNF / Val Nord Favelas": (Val d'Argenteuil => "La ZUP")

--. St Just (La Dalle)

--. Diderot (La Dalle)

--. Canuts (La Dalle)

--. Berionne (La Dalle)

--. Maurice Thorez (La Dalle)

--. Dessau (La Dalle)

--. Alessendria (La Dalle)

--. Berlioz (Les Musiciens => "CDM")

--. Beethoven (Les Musiciens => "CDM")

--. Mozart (Les Musiciens => "CDM")

--. La Haie Normande => "La Hie"

--. Fernand Leger => "FLG"

--. Les 4 Tours

--. Coudray

--. Sisley

--. Clémenceau

--. Romain Rolland

--. Ecureuils

--. Henri Wallon

. Val D'Argenteuil Sud => "Val Sud": (Val d'Argenteuil => "La ZUP")

--. Cité Jaune => "CJ" (Broca, Tarnier, Mondor, Charcot)

--. Cité Carter

--. Poirier Fourrier => "PF"

--. La Marche

--. Le Square Anjou => "SA"

--. Cité Bretagne

--. La Poste

--. Cité Bleue

--. Cité Marron

--. Le City

--. L'Emmaüs

--. Cité des Roses => "Cité Rose"

--. Boulevard Lenine

--. La Rethondes

. Centre Ville:

--. L'Esplanade Salvadore Allende => "L'Esplanade"

--. Pierre Joly

--. Jean Borderel

--. Liberté

--. Léon Félix

--. Gabriel Péri

--. Henri Dunant

. Joliot Curie

. Rue D'Arras => "RDA"

. Krüger

. Balmont

. Cité Jardin

. Le Tronc

. Gode

. Bellevue

. Le Prunet (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Les Violettes (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Les Lilas (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Le Chateau (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Les Champioux (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. 11 Novembre (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Saint Exupery (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Le Perreux (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Tour Billy (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Les Peupliers (Val Notre Dame => "VND")

. Champagne + Roussillon + Bordelais

. Martin Luther King => "MLK"

ARNOUVILLE:

. Le Plateau

. La Vallée

. La Fontaine

. La Gare

BEAUCHAMP:

. Residence du Stade

. Residence Nungesser et Coli

BEAUMONT:

. Boyenval

. Le RAC

BESSANCOURT:

. Les Brosses

BEZONS:

. Tête de Pont => "Pont de Beuz"

--. Camille Desmoulins

--. Le Moulin Vert

--. Jean Carasso

--. Robert Branchard

. Le Plateau (Val Notre Dame):

--. Les Sycomores

--. Belles Vues

--. Cité Marron (Cité de l'Ogif)

--. La Paix => "M2LP"

--. La Berthie

--. Albert 1er

--. Mirabeau

--. Joliot Curie

--. Les Chenes

--. Denis Papin

--. Cité Blanche

--. Cité du Parc

--. R D Val

. Les Brigadières (L'Agriculture)

. Roger Masson (L'Agriculture)

. Les Lilas (L'Agriculture)

. Victor Hugo (L'Agriculture)

. Auguste Delaune (L'Agriculture)

. Colonel Fabien (L'Agriculture)

. Le Square de la Grenouillère (L'Agriculture)

. Claude Monet (L'Agriculture)

. Grand Cerf + Phoenix

. Franz Listz

BOUFFEMONT:

. Les Hauts Champs => "HC"

. Le Village => "VLG" (Rue de la Reovlution Française)

BRUYERES SUR OISE:

. La Placette => "Pla7"

. Emmaüs

. La Croix Dorée

CERGY: => "CRJ" ou "GYCER"

. La Prefecture => "La Pref"

--. La Croix Petit => "CP" + Les Chênes d'Or

--. La Justice

--. Les Linandes => "LBC / Linandes Beige City"

--. Le Ponceau => "PC"

--. Les Touleuses => "2Leuz"

--. Les Plants

--. Les Chateaux Saint Sylvere

--. Square Du Diapason => "Le Square"

--. Les Heuruelles

--. Les Paradis

. Saint Chistophe => "Stophe"

--. La Place (La Bastide + L'Horloge) (Place du Marché + Place du Gardien)

--. Les Genottes => "BGA / Brigade Genottes Armée"

--. La Colombie (Le Verger)

--. Le Pommier (Axe Majeur)

--. Le Gros Caillou => "Le Gros Kay" ou "Secteur G"

--. La Sebille => "C-by"

--. Le Chat Perché => "CHP"

--. Le Square de L'Echiquier

--. Lanterne

--. La Belle Epine

--. Les Terrasses

--. L'Embellie

. Cergy Le Haut => "CLH"

--. Le Bontemps => "BTP" + Point du Jour => "PDJ"

--. Le Terroir => "TMC4"

--. L'Enclos

CHAMPAGNE SUR OISE => "CSO":

. Place de l'Europe

CORMEILLES EN PARISIS:

. La Carrière

. La Cité Rose

DEUIL LA BARRE: => "DLB"

. La Galathée => "Gala-T" ou "GCK / Galath' City Krew"

. Les Mortefontaines => "Les Mortes"

. La Sourde => "La 2-Sour"

DOMONT:

. Cité De La Gare => "CDLG"

. Les Fossettes => "Fo7"

. Les Essarts

. Les Coquelicots

. La Coopération

EAUBONNE:

. Mont d'Eaubonne => "MDE"

. Les Dures Terres => "DT"

. Mirabeau + Bussys

. Cité Bleue => "CB"

. Bois Jacques => "BJ"

. Gabriel Peri

. Sablière (236 Rue du General Leclerc)

. CGC

. CVC

. PMD

. PDC

. Centre

. HPE

. ?? (Rue Pierre Brossolette)

ERAGNY:

. Les 10 Arpents => "Les X Arpents"

. La Challe

. L'Ourcq

. La Ronière

. Les Pinsons

. Le Grillon

. La Danne

ERMONT: => "MON-R"

. Les Chênes => "CS / Chênes Starz":

--. La Tour

--. La Bite

--. Balzac

--. Bapaumes

--. Rossignaux => "Courbet"

. Les Esperances

. Les Loges (avec SANNOIS)

. Les Carreaux

. Centre Ville:

--. Sablière

--. Le Village

--. Saint Flaive

--. Renaissance

EZANVILLE:

. Rû de Vaux

. La Justice

FOSSES:

. Le Plateau

. La Cabine

FRANCONVILLE:

. Chicago (La Fontaine Bertin)

. Les Bucherêts

. Montedour

. Anne Frank

. Mare Des Noues

. L'Orme Saint Edme => "OSE"

. Bel Air

. Pack City

. L'Epine Guyon

GARGES LES GONESSE: => "GEGAR" ou "GARGESALE"

. Zone 4 => "Z4" (Les Peintres) (La Dame Blanche Nord)

. West Park => "WP" (Les Ecrivains Est): (La Dame Blanche Ouest)

--. Lamartine

--. Peupliers

--. Voltaire

--. Jean Jacques Rousseau => "JJR"

--. Ronsard

. Cité des Indous => "CDI" (Les Ecrivains Ouest) (La Dame Blanche Ouest)

. Bel Air (La Dame Blanche Ouest)

. La Muette

. Cité Blanche => "CB" (Barbusse)

. La Commune => "Com1" (Centre Ville)

. Les Corbusiers => "Corbu" (Les Basses Bauves)

. Les Doucettes => "Dou7"

. Résidence du Clos de L'Epine

. La Pinsonne

. Cité Gounod

. Clos Bousselin

. Rue D'Albert => "RDA"

. La Cité du Parc => "CDP" + Rue Duvivier => "RDV"

. L'Antenne => "ADM" + L'Antenne du Font => "ADM2 Font"

. Vieux Peps

. Rond Point => "RDP"

. Pépiniere

. Argentière

GONESSE:

. La Fauconnière ou "La Fauco":

--. Square de la Garenne => "SQG"

--. Square du Nord => "SQN"

--. Square des Sports => "SQS"

. Les Marronniers ou "Les Marros" ou "ACG"

--. La Placette

--. La Boulangerie

--. Les Platanes => "La Colline"

. Orly Park => "OPG / Orly Park Gost" (Saint Blin)

. Orgemont

. Le Toit et Joie

GOUSSAINVILLE: => "GOUSS"

. Les Grandes Bornes => "GBC / Grandes Bornes City":

--. Place Descartes

--. Place Danielle Casanova

--. Place Voltaire (détuit)

--. Maurice Ravel

--. Rue du Marché

--. Henri Dunant

--. Cité Perdue

. Ampère

. Les Buttes aux Oies => "La Scic"

. 6 Juin 1944 => "Cité de la Gare"

. La DD

GROSLAY:

. Les Glaisières => "GSR"

HERBLAY => "R-BLAY" ou "BLE-R":

. Les Naquettes => "Ketna"

. La Tournade (Centre Ville)

. Les Marronniers (Centre Ville)

. Le Village (Centre Ville)

. Place du Marché => "PDM"

. Butte Blanche

. Caillou Gris

. Bournouvier

. Courlain

. Madefoyer

JOUY LE MOUTIER: => "JLM"

. La Hayette

. Le Noyer => "CN"

. Les Merisiers

. Le Bas Quartier => "BK":

--. Poteaux Roses => "PR"

--. Eguerets

--. Les Jouannes

. Quartier des Tremblays

LOUVRES: => "LVS"

. Diago (Corot)

L'ISLE ADAM

. La Garenne

. L'Abbé Breuil

LUZARCHES:

. Le Clos du Poncel

. Le Clos de la Pomeraie

MERY SUR OISE => "MSO":

. La Bonneville => "La Bonvil" ou "LBV" (Rue des Nations)

. Vaux (Zone Pavillionaire)

. Résidence Le Bel Air => "BLR"

. Le Plateau (Résidence des Toits)

MONTIGNY LES CORMEILLES => "MLC":

. Les Frances (Les Frances)

. 24 Dag-R (Les Vingt-Quatre Arpents => "24" + Daguerre => "Dag-R") (Les Frances)

. Les Aubepines (Les Frances)

. Aristide Maillol => "Tunisbar" (Les Frances)

. 6t d Gwere (Les Frances)

. 6t d Pakate (Les Frances)

. La Gare => "La Rega"

. L'Esperance

. Les Tuiles

MONTMAGNY: => "MONTMANE"

. Le Centre => "Central Park" ou "La 100trale" (Le Chateau)

. Les Vergers => "Ver-G" ou "Zone 6"

. Les Lévriers

. Les Acacias

. Pintar => "Pat-7" ou "Patrouille"

. Les Carrières => "K-rier"

MONTMORENCY:

. La Chenée => "CGS"

. Les Peupliers

. Allée Floriant

. Fontaine Renée

. Centre

. Les Champeaux

MONTSOULT:

. Les Charmilles

OSNY:

. Le Moulinard => "MSP"

. La Raviniere => "La Rav"

. Le Vauvarois

. Le Clos de Fleurance => "Le Clos"

PERSAN: => "100PER"

. Le Village => "VLG"

. Les 2F (Les Fresnoys + Le Foyer)

. Pierre Semard

PIERRELAYE:

. Clos Saint Pierre => "CSP"

. Le Petit Bois

. Les Grouettes

PONTOISE: => "PTS"

. Les Louvrais => "MDL / Mafia des Louvrais"

--. Piste Rouge

--. Terrain Vert

--. Rue de Bourgogne => "RDB"

--. Rue de Gascogne => "RDG"

--. Place de Flandre => "PDF"

--. Pepinière => "PEP"

--. Place Joseph de Guignes => "PJG"

. Les Cordeliers => "CZS / Cordeliers Zone Sensible"

. Marcouville => "TSM"

. Les Larris

. Les Maradas

. Citadelle

. Le Nigloo

. Plateau Saint Martin

SAINT BRICE:

. Le Village

SAINT GRATIEN:

. Les Raguenets => "RAG"

. Les Marrais

. Le Forum

. La Cité Blanche (Albert Camus) (avec EPINAY 93)

SAINT LEU LA FORêT:

. Les Diablots

SAINT OUEN L'AUMôNE: => "SOA"

. Les Brouillards => "CDB / Cité Des Brouillards" ou "Ghetto Rouge" (Chennevieres)

. Parc Le Notre => "PLN"

. Clos Du Roi => "CDR"

. La Cité Blanche de Castille

. Cité Jaune (Cité Jules Cesar)

. Cité Rose (Liesse (Rue Michel de l'Hospital)

. Le Mail (Chemin du Marquis)

. Residence Giono

SAINT PRIX:

. La Vallée => "LV"

SANNOIS:

. Les Loges => "GDL" (avec ERMONT)

. Les Carreaux

. Les Maraichers

. Les Vignerons

. Le Poirier Baron

. Le Petit Prince => "Cité Verte"

. Les Templiers

. Les Toboggans

. Centre Ville / Bel Air => "100tre"

--. La Plaine (Rue du 8 Mai 1945)

--. Biblioteque

--. Jules Ferry

--. Pouk

--. Anne Frank

. Les Buissons

. Le Moulin => "CDM"

. Gaston Ramon

. Les Tournesols => "Cité Soleil"

SARCELLES: => "CELLESAR"

. La Secte Äbdoulaye => "SÄ" (St-Exupery-Anatole France / Les Lochères)

. Cam City (St-Exupery-Anatole France / Les Lochères)

. C4 (St-Exupery-Anatole France / Les Lochères)

. Coop Killer (Watteau-Jaurès / Les Lochères)

. MJC (Joliot Curie / Les Lochères)

. SDÄ (Joliot Curie / Les Lochères)

. 4 Murs (Joliot Curie / Les Lochères)

. Afro Cartel (Joliot Curie / Les Lochères)

. La Douane (Joliot Curie / Les Lochères)

. Charcot (Les Cholettes)

. Quartier Feuj (Les Cholettes)

. Alfred de Vigny => "Le S" (Les Cholettes)

. La Cité Rose => "CR Thug": (avec PIERREFITTE 93)

--partie SARCELLES:

--. Place Saint Saens => "Codec Pss 187" (Les Vignes Blanches)

--. Place André Gide => "PAG" (Les Vignes Blanches)

--. Sable Rouge (Les Vignes Blanches)

--. Le K-ré (Les Vignes Blanches)

--. Le Creen Shaw (Les Vignes Blanches)

--. Allée Vincent D'Indy => "AVD" (Les Vignes Blanches)

. Place Jean Moulin => "PJM" (Les Vignes Blanches)

. Les 7 Tours (8 Mai 1945) (Les Vignes Blanches)

. Yalap City => "YC" (Les Vignes Blanches)

. Les Sablons => "Les Blon's": (Sablons-Pasteur)

--. West Negro

--. Cartel

--. Central Parc

--. Dom

--. T49

--. C1

--. La Pyramide

--. West Arabe

--. La Tour All Star

--. Valadon

--. Le Camp de Boby

. Les Flanades

. RCM Zoo:

--. Rosiers

--. Chantepie

--. Merisiers

. Les Chardonnerettes => "Les Chardos"

. La Pepiniere => "La Pep"

. Le Mont de Gif => "MDG"

. Mozart

. Malesherbes

. C2

. C5

. Zone 7

. Les Chaldéens

. PPS

. Les Castors

. Les Panoramiques

. Tox Land

SOISY SOUS MONTMORENCY:

-.Les Noëls => "NG / Noëls Gang"

. Le Noyer Crapaud => "Les Craps" + Claude Monet => "CM" + Edgar Degas => "Harlem"

. Clos Renaud => "CRS" + Mirabeau

. Sablière

. Dures Terres

SURVILLIERS:

. Les Grands Prés

. Le Colombier

TAVERNY:

. Les Pins

. Les Sarments => "SNT"

. Jean Bouin => "JB"

. Jean Mermoz

. Brosso

VAUREAL: => "VOVO"

. Les Toupets => "TPC / Toupets City" ou "Toup's"

. La Bussie

. Boulingrin => "BLG" (Zone Pavillonaire)

. 4 Chemins => "4C" (Zone Pavillonaire)

. La Siaule (Zone Pavillonaire)

. Harlem => "HLB" ou "HSC" (Zone Pavillonaire)

. La Côte des Carrières => "La Cote" ou "CDC" (Administrativement sur Jouy)

. Quartier des Longues Terres

VILLIERS LE BEL: => "VLB" ou "VILLIERS LE ZBEUL"

. Les Carreaux => "K-ro"

. Puits La Marlière => "PLM"

--. Place Berlioz => "La Grotte"

--. Square Chabrier => "Secteur Rakly"

--. Les 8 Mai

--. Les Terrasses

--. Les Briques Rouges => "BRLG"

--. Rue Gounod

--. Les Galopins

. Derrière Les Murs De Monseingeur => "La Zac" ou "Zac La Man"

--. Le Bois Joli

--. Presmane

--. 9 Arpents

--. La Traverse

--. Les Commerces

--. ]DLM

--. Place du Midi

--. Le Carré

--. Le Clos Baptiste

--. Les Buttes

- 6ème Chaudron => "6Cho" (La Cerisaie)

- Les Cascades => "K-scades"

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Photograph taken at 11:23am on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at an altitude of One hundred and one metres in the grounds of Scadbury Park nature reserve, located off Old Perry St, Chislehurst BR7 6P, in the borough of Bromley. It is also a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It is over 300 acres, and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park.

Here we see a European robin (Erithacus rubecula), also known as the Robin, or Robin redbreast, a small insectivorous passerine bird, more specifically a Chat.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 30m 26.7s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 5m 23.80s

ALTITUDE: 101.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.1MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 24.50MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Five metres at 09:52am on Saturday 13th May 2023 off Lochside Drive and Ferguson Road at Saanichton Bay Park in Central Saanich area of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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LATITUDE: N 48d 35m 44.10s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 26.10s

ALTITUDE: 4.0m

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and thirty eight metres at 15.16pm on Tuesday May 7th 2024 off South Street in Rhayader, Mid-Wales from the Low level professional photography hide at Gigrin Farm feeding station.

The Red Kite (Milvus Milvus) is a medium sized bird of prey (Raptor) in the Accipitridae family, and was saved from national extinction by a long running protection programme. It has now been successfully re-introduced into England and Scotland, and Wales, and they are listed under schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside act, currently with a green status.

They can reach 66cms in length with up to a 195cms wingspan, and there around 4,600 breeding pairs in the UK in 2024.

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LATITUDE: N 52d 17m 49.60s

LONGITUDE: W 3d 29m 42.00s

ALTITUDE: 238.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 28.50MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

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This is the FIRST E-M1 raw file I've had the chance to process in Lightroom! Lightroom 5.2 was released today with "preliminary" support for the OM-D E-M1 raw format. YAY!

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and twenty eight metres at 15.06pm on Thursday May 9th 2024, off the A470 on the banks of the river Afon Marteg at Gilfach Nature Reserve in Rhayader, Mid Wales.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Hand held Focal length: 24mm Shutter speed: 1/80s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso320 Nikon VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Focus mode: AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled AF-Focus area: 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Centre weighted metering Active D-Lighting: Normal White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 52d 19m 52.30s

LONGITUDE: W 3d 32m 14.10s

ALTITUDE: 228.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.1MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 51.80MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Twenty six metres at 14:10pm on Tuesday 30th May 2023 off the Botanical Beach loop trail at Botany Bay on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Botanical beach has two hundred and fifty one hectares of upland habitat and an abundance of intertidal life and is part of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 24mm Shutter speed: 1/40s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/10.0 iso800 Hand held with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction set to normal Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 31m 42.90s

LONGITUDE: W 124d 26m 57.20s

ALTITUDE: 26.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 49.40MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Sixty eight metres at 13:41pm on Thursday 25th May off Keating Cros Road and Benvenuto Avenue at Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Brentwood Bay on Vancouver Island in Brirish Columbia, Canada.

This is a Blue Morpho (Morpho Peleides) butterfly, one of the largest butterflies in the world with a wingspan up to eight inches. Light reflects from the microscopic scales on their wingbacks, giving a vivid iridescent appearance, and they are mainly seen active and in flight, resting only briefly. They are found in the tropical rainforests of Latin America from Mexico to Columbia.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 190mm Shutter speed: 1/60s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 ISO1600 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4500k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 33m 52.3s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 26m 20.3s

ALTITUDE: 68.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.8MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 42.40MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at 11:24am on Wednesday 10th April 2024 at an altitude of Forty eight metres in the Grounds of Warnham Nature Reserve in Horsham, West Sussex.

Here we see a solitary Greylag Goose (Anser anser), which when fully adult can measure up to three feet in length and weigh 3.3kgs. European and Asian birds migrate Southwards to warmer climates in the winter, and it's ancestors were domesticated as early as the fourteenth century BC.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 250mm Shutter speed: 1/250s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 Auto iso1100 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Tamron VC control enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Centre weighted metering White balance on: Natural light Auto, 0,0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 51d 4m 47.9s

LONGITUDE: W 0d 19m 56.90s

ALTITUDE: 48.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 95.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 30.80MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Five metres at 07:52am on Wednesday 17th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road from the front garden of a seventy year old house I was renting in Campbell Street, Tofino in British Columbia in Canada.

Eastern Raccoons (Procyon lotor) are native to the southern BC mainland, one of many different sub species of Raccoon, but are an introduced invasive species on Haida Gwaii. They were introduced in the 1940s to enhance the local fur trade, but they represent a significant threat to ground-nesting marine birds. My family refer to them as 'Trash Panda's', but I love them. They are also known as Racoons, Coons or Common Racoons

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 600mm Shutter speed: 1/320s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/8.0 iso1250 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held withy Tamron VC control enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (6070K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 9m 1.9s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 53m 36.20s

ALTITUDE: 5.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 66.30MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Three hundred and forty five metres at 16:09pm on Tuesday 9th May off Sunset Drive and Water Street close to the waterfront in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

The ornamental gardens here feature some magnificent red and yellow Tulips, (Tulipa of the family Liliaceae). This is a painted version of my original photograph.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 120mm Shutter speed: 1/800s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/4.0 iso64 Hand held with Nikon VR Vibration reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.24 (4630K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 53m 35.8s

LONGITUDE: W 119d 29m 49.70s

ALTITUDE: 345.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 89.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 27.80MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Six metres around sunset at 21:19pm on Sunday 14th May 2023 off Main Street and First Street, from the boat jetty and pier area in Tofino in British Columbia in Canada.

Here we look past the island of Clayoquot towards Vargas Island.

I was renting a fabulous seventy year old private house in Campbell Street, Tofino, and went for a drive and stroll that evening as the sun fell in the sky.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 62mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso80 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held withy Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5460k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Manfrotto MT057C3-G Carbon fiber Geared tripod 3 sections. Neewer 9750 Gimbal tripod head with Arca Swiss standard quick release plate. Jessops Tripod bag. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 9m 16.9s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 54m 36.50s

ALTITUDE: 6.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 40.80MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Fifteen metres at 12:15pm on Wednesday 17th May 2023 off Pacific Rim Highway 4 and Airport Road on the sandy shoreline of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve at Long Beach in Tofino, British Columbia.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 200mm Shutter speed: 1/100s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso64 Handheld with Tamron VC Vibration control enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5410k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 1m 17.20s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 40m 29.10s

ALTITUDE: 15.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 92.2MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 47.40MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.