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Photograph taken at an altitude of One thousand twelve hundred and forty two metres at 14:16pm 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 (4690k) 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 44.50s

LONGITUDE: W 120d 49m 41.10s

ALTITUDE: 1242.0m

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

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 35.70MB

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 One thousand twelve hundred and forty eight metres at 14:21pm 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 (4700k) 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: 1248.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.1MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 30.30MB

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...

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.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Sixty seven metres at 13:40pm on Thursday 25th May 2023 off Keating cross and Benvenuto Avenue at the Butterfly gardens in Victoria, located in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia.

In the foreground we see the Blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva) is also known as the turquoise-fronted amazon, also turquoise-fronted parrot, and the blue-fronted parrot, and is a South American species of amazon parrot and one of the most common amazon parrots kept in captivity as a pet or companion parrot

Blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva)

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 500mm Shutter speed: 1/320s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/6.3 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 (4280k) 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 52.00s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 26m 20.50s

ALTITUDE: 93.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF FILE 94.6MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 54.70MB

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 One hundred and sixty two metres at 15:28pm on Sunday 14th May 2023 at Englishman River Falls Park in Nanaimo, British Columbia in Canada. This section of forest sits at the centre of the lower and upper 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 Focal length 24mm Shutter speed: 1/50s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 ISO1000 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 (4220k) 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/Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4.0G IF ED VR. 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 14m 44.5s

LONGITUDE: W 124d 20m 59.8s

ALTITUDE: 162.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.9MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 53.20MB

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.

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

f/5.6

105,0 mm (macro)

ISO 400

1/500

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Three hundred and twenty four metres at 11:11am on Thursday 7th September 2023 off the B3357 between Tavistock and Merrivale, at Moortown in Devon.

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: 1/125s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 iso80 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 33m 21.20s

LONGITUDE: W 4d 4m 37.6s

ALTITUDE: 324.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.4MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 18.80MB

PROCESSING POWER:

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.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventy two metres at 10:41am on Monday 8th May off the Sea to sky highway 99 and Shannon falls Road, at Shannon falls in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.

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: 50mm Shutter speed: 1/80s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso500 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 (5600K) 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. 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 15.10s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 9m 28.70s

ALTITUDE: 72.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 95.2MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 51.90MB

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 Thirteen metres at 10:29am on Sunday 21st May 2023 off Lochside Drive and Ferguson Road at Saanichton Bay Park in Central Saanich area of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

This little row boat is permanently wrecked upon the rocks close to shore, emerging from each new tide before once more being engulfed by the water.

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: 22mm Shutter speed: 1/160s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso80 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 (5040k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm 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 40.60s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 24.70s

ALTITUDE: 13.0m

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

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 36.70MB

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 One thousand twelve hundred and forty five metres at 14:17pm 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.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Five metres at 07:32am on Wednesday 17th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road, and Campbell Street on the shoreline close to the marina in Tofino, British Columbia in Canada.

The The Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. It measures between 28–35 cm (11–14 in) in length with a wingspan of between 48–58 cm (19–23 in)

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Photograph taken at 11:44am on Monday 3rd March 2025 at an altitude of Sixty metres in the Grounds of Warnham Nature Reserve in Horsham, West Sussex. The Millpond dates back to the 16th Century and parts of the woodland dates back even further to the 13th Century. A beautiful location for a walk, or to sit amongst nature and so see birds and butterflies in their natural habitat.

The Eurasian chaffinch, common chaffinch, or simply the chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventy metres at 13:31pm 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 Ricepaper (Idea leuconoe) butterfly, also known as Paper Kites or Tree Nymphs and found in Malaysia, Taiwan and the Philippines. They are a common species found in lowland rainforests and coastal mangrove forests. These large, striking butterflies have translucent white wings patterned with black streaks and spots. Their patterns serve to warn predators that they are poisonous. Their flight is slow and graceful, and they may rest with wings open or closed.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Twelve metres at 07:40am on Monday 15th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road and Campbell Street, on the shoreline by the marina looking to the tops of the forest treetops in Tofino in British Columbia in Canada.

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LATITUDE: N 49d 9m 2.20s

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This photograph was published in an online article in BEAR GRYLLS OUTDOORS+ magazine on 2nd May 2025 by Bethanie H, titled:

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two metres at 11.19am on Monday 29th May 2014 off 2903 Ocean Boulevard, Victoria, on the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary, on the Juan De Fuca Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The Lagoon is one of seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia, and an important stopover for birds journeying between North and South America. Visitors include geese and Swans, Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons, plus many other species of birds.

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) is a wading bird in the Heron family Ardeidae and found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Galapagos Islands. One of the largest of Herons, it has a head to tail length of 01-137 centimetres (36-54 inches) and a wingspan of 187-201 centimetres (66-79 inches).

They are found where my family live, and naturally very wary of mankind, flying off as soon as you are within fifty to one hundred yards of them.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Five metres at 07:58am on Monday 15th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road and Campbell Street where I was staying in an old house in Tofino, British Columbia.

The Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos),is the most widely distributed species of Eagle, and large specimens have been recorded with a wingspan in excess of Eight feet and males weighing fourteen pounds. They have been know to maintain home territories of up to 200 kilometres and can dive at speeds of two hundred Miles per hour.

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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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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seven metres at 07:48am 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

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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 1.5s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 53m 36.30s

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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 Zero metres at 06:45am on Monday 8th May 2023 off Vancouver Street and Cleveland Avenue in Squamish, British Columbia in Canada.

I was staying for one night in the Howe Sound Inn & Brewing, and crept out early hours around sunrise to walk around and take some photographs.

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: 1/125s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/14.0 iso2500 Hand held 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 (4870K) 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 49d 41m 50.10s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 9m 13.5s

ALTITUDE: 0.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 49.80MB

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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.

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 Eighteen metres at 12:37pm on Sunday 14th May 2023 off Craig Drive and Madrona Drive in Parksville, Nanaimo in British Columbia.

Here, I am standing on the upper terrace of a property owned by some of our family members, and looking out towards Nanoose Bay and the Beachcomber Regional Park and Sunshine Beach Marina across the bay.

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: 32mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso80 Handheld with Nikkor VR Vibration reduction Vibration 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 (5700k) 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 49d 18m 17.10s

LONGITUDE: W 124d 13m 41.00s

ALTITUDE: 21.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.8MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 44.60MB

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 Fourteen metres at 20:48pm on Friday 26th May 2023 around sunset (Sunset was at 20.59pm), off Qwuc Chus Lane and Patricia Bay Highway 17 on Tsawout First Nation land, East Saanich Indian Reserve No. 2 (a 241 hectares site), on Vancouver Island in British Columbia in Canada.

A beautiful sunset as the light began to fade away, and from the horizon behind trees an aeroplane climbed the sky, leaving behind some wonderful contrails in the evening sky.

The Tsawout people are a member of the Sencot'en Alliance and one of five bands of the Saanich Nation, along with Tsartlip, Tseycum, Malahat and Pauquachin. In the 1850s they were signatories to the Douglas Treaties and they speak the SENĆOŦEN language. Nick Claxton was chief until April 2021 when Harvey Underwood was elected as his replacement. In January 2023 there qwer around 1600 inhabitants of which one third were Tsawout First Nations people.

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: 1/100s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 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 (4760k) 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 23.70s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 59.60s

ALTITUDE: 14.0m

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PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 40.20MB

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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 Four hundred and thirty two metres at 15:02pm on Wednesday 10th May 2023 overlooking LakeView Heights from a vantage point at the Indigenous World Winery at 2218 Horizon Drive in West Kelowna, 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: 24mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (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 (5870k) 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 52m 30.80s

LONGITUDE: W 119d 32m 39.60s

ALTITUDE: 432.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.5MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 41.50MB

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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)

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 metres at 11.14am on Monday 29th May 2014 off 2903 Ocean Boulevard, Victoria, on the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary, on the Juan De Fuca Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The Lagoon is one of seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia, and an important stopover for birds journeying between North and South America. Visitors include geese and Swans, Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons, plus many other species of birds.

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) is a wading bird in the Heron family Ardeidae and found in North America, Central Ameria, the Caribean and Galapagos Islands. One of the largest of Herons, it has a head to tail length of 01-137 centimtres (36-54 inches) and a wingspan of 187-201 centimtres (66-79 inches). They are found where my family live, and naturally very wary of mankind, flying off as soon as you are within fifty to one hundred yards of them.

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: 1/800s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso500 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: Matrix metering Active D-Lighting: Normal Vignette control: Nortmal White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5220K) 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 25m 34.50s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 27m 46.30s

ALTITUDE: 3.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 92.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 27.70MB

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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 Two hundred and thirty five metres at 15.15pm 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: 550mm Shutter speed: 1/5000s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 Auto iso720 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: 235.0m

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

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 59.10MB

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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.

Im Internet diskutieren sie ja wie die Kesselflicker die Systemfrage aus, nämlich welche(r) Hersteller überhaupt oder nur in Frage kommt(/-en), ob es ohne FF einfach mal gar nicht geht oder ob man sogar mit m4/3 sehr gute Ergebnisse hinkommen kann und ob man überhaupt nur bei abnehmendem Vollmond und mit Zustimmung des Medizinmannes fotografieren darf. Ich hatte phasenweise und aus Lust an der Freude oder aus Langeweile bzw. Frustration sehr leidenschaftlich und provokativ den Canon-Antagonisten-Troll gegeben und tue es im Grunde noch heute. Ich reduziere mich dabei gar nicht mal zum Sony-Fanboy, nicht nur weil mich da auch einiges stört, sondern weil ich meine, dass in Abhängigkeit des fotografischen Ziels und unter Berücksichtung des Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnisses nicht nur Nikon, sondern vor allem auch Pentax und Fuji mit sehr überzeugenden Produkten, ziemlich sahnig aufgestellt sind. Pana und Oly hab ich nicht auf dem Schirm, aber für die mag das natürlich auch gelten.

Ich wollte und will einfach ein gleichermaßen polemisches und ätzendes Gegengewicht zum lange Zeit erdrückend und zu selbstgerecht gewesen seienden Narrativ der Anhänger des Marktführers repräsentieren, weil gerade nicht nur 'Colours', Linsenauswahl, 'Menues' und Service valide Argumente sein dürfen, Argumente die - nur am Rande bemerkt - eh sehr oft jeden Gegenstandes entbehren oder schlicht vernachlässigbar sind und z.T. sogar den Vergleich bzw. die Überprüfung scheuen sollten, wie der Teufel das Weihwasser scheut.

Darüber war ich als Hobbyfotograf immer über die Dysstandpunkte mancher Disputanten im Netz erbost. Was interessiert es die Leute, die - beruflich oder privat - eh nicht mit f2,8er Ofenrohren hinter weit entfernten Dämmerungstieren, scheuen Promis oder schnellen Sportlern her schießen werden, ob ihr Hersteller die entspr. kleinwagenteuren, -großen und -schweren Linsen vorhält oder eben nicht? Nach der Logik könne man keinen 'kleinen', Vierzylinder, Mittelklasse BMW fahren, weil Walter Röhrl nun mal mit einem S1 den Pikes Peak rauf ist, den es doch nur bei Audi gab, oder weil nur Mercedes ein sehr komfortables oder sicheres Gimmick für die S-Klasse anbietet, das BMW für seinen - eh uninteressanten, weil weit außerhalb des möglichen Preisfensters liegenden - Siebener gar nicht listet.

Noch mehr als die Dysstandpunkte, hat mich aber die selektive Ausblendung von wirklich vitalen und kritischen Qualitäten aufgeregt. Wenn ein Hersteller nicht gut in Basis-Dynamik ist, wovon man nachts in der Stadt oder an sonnigen Tagen im Wald eben nie genug kriegen kann, dann hatte das auf Marktführerseite einfach nicht wichtig zu sein, dann zählte eben nur die High-ISO-Performance, was unter Hobby-, Landschafts- und touristischen Fotografen ja - wie einen Absatz weiter oben erwähnt - von aller kritischster Bedeutung ist. Und ein Schwenkmonitor, der kann doch auch nur kaputt gehen, also wozu den Murks. Die Postproductiongängigkeit aber, für mich als Rohdaten-Tratzer unter anderem DAS wichtigste Qualitätskriterium überhaupt, kam sehr spät und auch erst mit dem ISO-Invariance-Tool und den entspr. Vergleichstests der DPReview-Redaktion auf den Schirm der jew. Fangemeinden. Die eine hatten dieses Attribut eh selbstverständlich an- und hingenommen gehabt, während die anderen einfach jahrelang, unter der Ignoranzglocke des Primates ihres Markenkultes, keine Ahnung hatten, dass Belichtungsreihen und /oder Verlaufsfilter für die einen, auch in dynamisch anspruchsvollen Landschaftssituationen, schon seit mindestens einer Kamerageneration Anachronismen waren.

Da gab es dann siebengescheite, promovierte Hufschmiede, die sich auf ihrer Homepage halbe Doktorarbeiten aus dem Ärmel schüttelten, in denen sie das rhetorische und technische Kunststück vollbrachten, auf dem Boden eines peinlichen, von Vermutungen und den üblichen Nachplappereien geflickten Halbwissens, zwar eine halbe Seite lang zähneknirschend die Vorteile iso-invarianter Sensoren und ihrer Reserven für den Workflow (Post-, aber natürlich nicht 'Production' selbst, also mit einer limitierten Menge Licht, resp. Zeit, resp. Belichtungen bald doppelt soviel an Dynamik, also aufbereitbarer Information aus dem Sensor heraus bzw. in die Rohdatei(ein) hinein zu holen) anzuschneiden und runterzumurmeln, aber nur, um dann weitere 17 Seiten lang die Bedeutung dieses revolutionären Qualitätskriteriums für viele Bereiche der Fotografie gleich wieder zu relativieren. Wir sind ja eh alle nur Hochzeit oder so und da hat Canon einfach den besseren Spritzwasserschutz, wegen dem Sekt oder weil der Bräutigam zu früh kommt, oder so eben!

Darüber kollidieren bei Streits oder Fanboyismen im Netz die eigenen Argumente, die persönlichen fotografischen Bedürfnisse und die entspr. Standpunkte schon mal kognitiv dissonant miteinander, widersprechen sich bzw. kürzen sich aus oder besonders witzig, sie verzerren und verwaschen sich mit der Zeit, entspr. der herrschenden, ideologischen Großwettelage im eigenen Hause gegeneinander. Manch ein FF-Apologet aus der alten Mk-II und MK-III Schule/Ära will heute eh nicht mehr filmen oder überhaupt je gefilmt haben, obwohl er gerade dieses Argument seinerzeit als Rammbock gegen den anderen großen Hersteller einzusetzen wusste. So ein FF-Priester der Marktführerideologie-Kaderschmiede kann darüber durchaus selektiv ausblenden, dass der eigene Hersteller in den Sensor-Nettoleistungen, zumindest in der bezahlbaren Mittel-/Ambitionieren-/Berufsfotografenklasse- und bei den interessanteren Brot&Butter Modellen (wären sie nicht zu allem Übel auch noch künstlich im Funktionsumfang beschnitten) einen ganzen Lichtwert bzw. mindestens anderthalb Generationen oder eben tatsächlich schon eine ganze Sensorformatklasse hinter dem Wettbewerb her hinkt, was vl. am nackten, akademischen Signalrauschabstand nicht ganz so offensichtlich zu Tage tritt, was sich aber schon dergestalt auffällig zeigt, dass ein kleinerer Newcomer (oder nur der alte Hauptfeind) mit Cropsensoren und weniger Megapixeln auf vergleichbar detaillierte und feine Nettoauflösungen, Details und Zeilenpaare kommt, wie das - angeblich immer das Tempo unter den Papiertaschentüchern, die Nutella unter den Nussnougatcremes, die Pampers und den Windeln gewesen seiende - FF-Flaggschiff, mit seinen brutto immerhin sechs Millionen Bildpunkten mehr, Pixel, die schlicht in hoher Defektdichte oder schlechter Bildprozessierung regelrecht zu verrau(s)chen scheinen. Überhaupt scheint der Texas-Instruments Bastard mit seinen Hartplasikbatzen mit großen Informationsmengen resp. Auflösungen, Seriebbildraten oder Codes nicht so gut umgehen zu können. Ein schwacher Opel nur, der sich wie ein besser motorisierter Benz feiern und bezahlen ließ.

Eine sich selbst verstärkende Ressonanzkatastrophe oder eine ideologische bzw. quasireligiöse Runawaysituation, etwa dass unzeitgemäßes, langsames, an mangelnden Funktionen und überholter Sensortechnologie krankendes Gerät wie die sittenwidrig überteuerte 5 Douche Reihe es zur begehrtesten Referenzkamera schaffen kann, ist eine schlichte Funktion der Massenhysterie, des Fankultes, des Marketings, korrupter bzw. feiger oder unqualifizierter JPG-Only Redaktionen und der Psychologie, mal abgesehen vom Trägheitsmoment noch vorhandener, aber oft eh veralteter und deswegen zumindest anteilig matschiger Linsenparks, die den Hersteller vielleicht noch fort tragen, oder schlimmer, über die er seine Opfer glaubt erpressen zu können. Das ist ein bisschen wie mit Apple (Wo sich im Falle eines nötigen Batteriewechsels oder einer ersehnten Speichererweiterung der ein oder andere schon mal ins Knie biss) oder anderen, gemessen am lächerlichen Mehrpreis und den Folgekosten oder Beschränkungen, eigentlich gar nicht konkurrenzfähigen Modemarken. Dafür liefern Kleidungslabels ein viel besseres Beispiel als Technik, welche ja mit objektivierbaren und dämpfenden, weil kaum zu schönenden Kennzahlen (u.a. DXO) leben muss. Man zahlt im Feld aber trotzdem nicht nur bei Kleidung freiwillig die Deppensteuer viel zu gerne (um dann auch noch als lebende Werbetafel für Ralph Lauren, für North Face, für Lacoste und andere herumzulaufen, obwohl es doch genau anders herum sein müsste). Nur wenn etwas richtig teuer ist, ganz gleich ob die Qualität und der Funktionsumfang den Mehrpreis überhaupt rechtfertigen, kann es auch gut sein und dann will man auch damit gesehen und als ein entspr. materieller Gewinner gehandelt werden. Das gilt dann auch für Technik und das ist nur eine Facette der psychologischen Krux, die durch eine mögliche Scham, vielleicht am Ende richtig verarscht worden zu sein (vgl. iPhone/iPod), auch gar nicht kurierbar ist. Viel schlimmer wiegt nämlich - und das wurde in Forschungsreihen verschiedener Disziplinen (Soziologie, Psychologie, Kognitionsforschung, Politikwissenschaften, Kommunikationswissenschaften etc. pp.) immer wieder unabhängig voneinander herausgefunden - wenn sich im Netz und auch sonst (Politik, Hochschule, Wirtschaft), eine Meinung ungeachtet ihres Wahrheitsgehaltes nur oft und lange genug ausdauernd wiederholt, dann wird sie irgendwann schließlich geglaubt und dann ist auch nix mehr mit Scham. Letzteres ist wohl der eigentliche Grund für Canons Marktführerschaft und den Apple-Hype. Mode-Jpg-Colours oder unaufgeräumte, unstrukturierte, ja willkürliche, jeder Logik entbehrende, aber ach so viel intuitivere und angeblich überlegenere Canonmenüs, mit denen wirklich kein Fremdshooter von Sony/Nikon/Fuji auf Anhieb zurecht käme, sind dann bestenfalls Rechtfertigungen, die ebenfalls dank der netzaktiven Wiederholung und Verstärkung einfach zu echten Dogmen und hinzunehmenden Wahrheiten werden, genau wie ihre entspr. Umkehrung, etwa dass Sony Menüs oder EVF einfach mal gar nicht gingen. Natürlich nicht, wenn man sich über viele Jahre an was anderes gewöhnt hat und sich ziert.

Am Schluss dieser meist kindischen, aber spaßigen und energetisierenden Auseinandersetzungen einigt man sich dann vernünftigerweise doch darauf, dass eh der Fotograf das Foto macht und man sogar mit kleinen Sensoren oder älterem Gerät und den Produkten eigentlich eines jeden Herstellers (außer Sony natürlich, weil Sony-Shooter fressen bekanntlich Kinder und sind sowieso kulturlose Wilde (neben der augenkrebsigen Unmöglichkeit eines revolutionär-fortschrittlichen EVF)) gut schießen könne und das stimmt ja auch. Darüber müssen Canikon Leute doch am Ende auch zusammen halten - seien die D500, die D7200er, die D750iger und die D8**er nun Kameras, die nicht nur preislich mindestens einen Kilometer vor ihren Canon Pendants herrennen (was sie tun, eigentlich sind es sogar zwei Kilometer), oder eben nicht - wo nun auch noch Fuji in den Markt drängt und Pentax mit seinen Kampfpreisen in Relation zu den gebotenen 1A-Referenz-Bildqualitäten und seinen interessanten Innovationen wie Pixelshift die Platzhirsche und Dinos wirklich beschämen kann. Viele Dinge sind aber tatsächlich reine Pedanterie und irrelevante Erbsenzählerei, die im Alltag kaum Niederschlag finden sollte, obwohl es mich persönlich schon stört, dass die Postproduktion(in)toleranz/ -gängigkeit uva. die Hotpixelanfälligkeit in Relation zur Belichtungszeit so gar keinen Eingang in die, ansonsten durchaus objektivierbaren DXO-Charts findet. Danach würde der Marktführer zwar nochmal schlechter abschneiden, als er es eh schon tut, aber auch das würde die netzaktive, nach wie vor bestehende Übermacht seiner Fans nicht dran hindern, hinter dem Sensormarktführer herzutreten, weil dessen Bodies beim Filmen in UHD überhitzen, etwas das - genau wie ein Readout über die ganze Sensordiagonale, sowie ein angemessener, zeitgemäßer Codec - dort zumindest schon mal möglich ist, wenn auch nur minutenweise.

Bei der Wahl und der Notwendigkeit bestimmter Objektivklassen kann den Streit um das Für und Wider und die Notwendigkeit oder Unsinnigkeit natürlich nochmal und oft viel heftiger an ganz anderer Front aufflackern lassen und da haben Fussballplatz-Ronny, Hochzeits-Horst, Alpenglüh-Fonsi bzw. Arktis-Sven natürlich jeweils ganz eigene Standpunkte. Da war ich dann immer entspannt und bin es noch heute, weil ich mir keinen professionellen Linsenpark aus zeitgemäßen und schnellen Festbrennweiten leisten kann, weil Sigma darüber eh oft schönere und preiswertere Töchter als die Kamerahersteller selbst hat und weil sich in meinem Interessen- und Preisbereich (eben die üblichen f4-langsamen, aber tragbaren Brot&Butter Zooms: UWW-Zoom, Immerdrauf und Tele-Zoom) das Argument "Jibet keine Linsen für" unlängst qualitativ genau ins Gegenteil verkehrt hat (zumindest seit Erscheinen der ersehnten FE 24-105er und 70-200er) und der Marktführer auch da, also nicht nur im Funktionsumfang, der Preisleistung, bei den Sensoren und eben den kürzeren und mittleren Festbrennweiten, mittlerweile mess- und merkbar abgehängt ist. Natürlich kann man sich hier wie da mit superschnellen 50/85/135er Linsen den theoretisch möglichen Sensorpixeln nicht nur nähern, sondern diese sogar erreichen. Tatsächlich können sogar meine alten Rokkors in ihrem Zentrum einen wesentlich dichter gepackten APS-C Sensor noch ausnutzen und sogar herausfordern. Aber sonst dürfte bei diesen wohl meist in der Portrait-, Mode- (also Werbe-) und Peoplefotografie eingesetzten, superschnellen ~85iger +/- Linsen eh mehr das Bokeh und damit der cremige Bildeindruck einer weit offenen Blende mehr zählen, als das Pixelpeeping bis ins Eck hinein. Wenn man wie ich, als Landschafts- und Architekturfutzi und -autist, eh auf das Stilmittel der gezielt eingesetzten Unschärfe/Bokeh verzichtet, dann kann man ob der verwendeten, förderlichen Blendenzahlen gleich das Zoom drauf lassen, immerdrauf eben. Ob man dafür dann allerdings einen so hoch auflösenden Sensor bräuchte oder ob dann nicht doch und auch sonst 24MP in die Haut rein reichen würden, das ist ein weiterer Streitpunkt.

As promised, the "long photo" version of the previous photos.

This is 328 frames with a 5-minute interval between shots, taken over a period of about 27 hours.

There's a flash of light about halfway through: My room faces east, and I'm in a canyon. I get about 30 minutes of direct sunlight in the morning after the sun clears the canyon on the east side and before it goes above the eaves (forgot to close the shades before I left for work). It was otherwise lit with 2 color-correct studio lights with umbrellas.

I've been having a devil of a time figuring out which video codecs work with flickr (this is the fifth time I've tried to upload this). I think I've got it sorted now.

A shame I can't post the full-resolution version of this (it's really stunning), but it's about twice the size that flickr allows.

Type: Entry-level DSLR

Announced: Oct. 2013

Indicative price (USD): 800

Sensor type: CMOS

Resolution: 6016 x 4016

Sensor photo detectors (Mpix): 24.16 Sensor size (mm): 15.6 x 23.5

Color filter array: RGB Pixel pitch (µm)

Bits per pixel: 14.0

Focal length multiplier: 1.5

Aspect Ratio: 3:2

ISO latitude: 100 - 25600

Shutter type: Mechanical

Fastest - Slowest speed (s): 1/4000 - 30.0

Frame rate (fps): 5.0

Live view: Yes

Dust cleaning: Yes

Mount type: Nikon F DX

Battery type: Li-ion, EN-EL14a or EN-EL14, 7.4V, 1030mAh

Camera material: Plastic

Mount material: Metal

View finder type: Optical

View finder magnification: 0.82

View finder coverage: 95

Mirror lockup: Yes

View finder diopter: -1.7 to +1

Monitor type: LCD

Monitor size: 3.2

Monitor pixel: 1037000

Autofocus modes: Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) Number of autofocus points39 Exposure bracketing3 frames in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV Exposure compensation+/-5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Drive modes: Single-frame [S] mode; Continuous low-speed [CL] mode (1-3 frames per second); Continuous high-speed [CH] mode (1-5 frames per second); Delayed remote (ML-L3); Interval timer photography supported; Quick-response remote (ML-L3); Quiet shutter-release; Sel Buffer size

Recording medium: SD, SDHC, SDXC

Image format: JPEG, RAW (NEF)

White balance bracketing: 3 shots in steps of 1

Connectivity: USB 2.0, HDMI (Type C mini-pin HDMI connector)

Sound recording: Yes

External micro: Yes

GPS: Yes

Maximum format image video: 1920 x 1080 / 60 fps

Full HD: Yes

Live autofocus: Yes

Video file format: MOV

Video codec: H.264/MPEG-4

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Four hundred and twenty eight metres at 11:31am on Thursday 7th September 2023 off the B3357 between Merrivale and Rundlestone, in Dartmoor forest, Devon.

You need to drive with caution and obey the 40mph speed restriction across the moors, as sheep and cattle and Dartmoor ponies roam freely everywhere.

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: 420mm Shutter speed: 1/250s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 iso160 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 33m 25.80s

LONGITUDE: W 4d 1m 26.8s

ALTITUDE: 428.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.2MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 32.80MB

PROCESSING POWER:

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.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One thousand twelve hundred and forty two metres at 14:15pm 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 44.70s

LONGITUDE: W 120d 49m 41.50s

ALTITUDE: 1242.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.6MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 33.80MB

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 Two hundred and ninety four metres at 18.23pm on Thursday May 9th 2024 off B4569 in Trefeglwys, Caersws, Mid Wales.

In an adjoining meadow a Suffolk Ewe and two of her three lambs came up to take a look at me as I strolled around in the natural beauty and tranquility.

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: 400mm Shutter speed: 1/125s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/6.0 iso80 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 31m 18.30s

LONGITUDE: W 3d 31m 8.50s

ALTITUDE: 294.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.6MB

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 Twenty four metres at 17:47pm on Tuesday 16th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road and Campbell Street where I was staying in an old house in Tofino, British Columbia.

This is a view taken from the wooden balcony on the second floor looking out towards distance mountains and trees where a lone Bald Eagle rested for a while.

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: 1/1250s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture : f/13.0 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 (5710k) 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 8m 58.50s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 53m 45.90s

ALTITUDE: 24.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.6MB

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.

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The Canon EOS R5 is Canon's most advanced, complete camera in a long, long time. It has a few flaws (most notably a tendency to overheat when shooting the most demanding video codecs), but it has a very long list of virtues, including high resolution (45Mpx), great high ISO performance and dynamic range, fast burst rates (12 FPS mechanical and 20 FPS Electronic), deep buffers, great IBIS (sensor stabilization), and a truly awesome focus system. Add an amazing amount of video options and great ergonomics, and this is a camera that I simply love using. Bottom line: I bought one. Here's my review coverage:

Text Review: bit.ly/EOSR5review

Definitive Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5def

Standard Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5stan

Image Gallery: bit.ly/EOSR5images

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Technical Info | Canon EOS R5 + Lenses | Check me out on:  My Patreon  | Dustin's Website |  Instagram |  YouTube Channel

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seven metres at 19:53pm 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 150mm Shutter speed: 1/80s (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 (4850k) 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 23.10s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 59.60s

ALTITUDE: 7.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 89.6MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 40.80MB

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.

© 2020 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

The Canon EOS R5 is Canon's most advanced, complete camera in a long, long time. It has a few flaws (most notably a tendency to overheat when shooting the most demanding video codecs), but it has a very long list of virtues, including high resolution (45Mpx), great high ISO performance and dynamic range, fast burst rates (12 FPS mechanical and 20 FPS Electronic), deep buffers, great IBIS (sensor stabilization), and a truly awesome focus system. Add an amazing amount of video options and great ergonomics, and this is a camera that I simply love using. Bottom line: I bought one. Here's my review coverage:

Text Review: bit.ly/EOSR5review

Definitive Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5def

Standard Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5stan

Image Gallery: bit.ly/EOSR5images

#photodujour #dustinabbott #dustinabbott.net #photography #2020 #canon #EOSR5 #canonR5 #canoneosr5 #RF15_35L #shawwoods #forest #autumn #foliage #oldgrowthforest

Technical Info | Canon EOS R5 + Lenses | Check me out on:  My Patreon  | Dustin's Website |  Instagram |  YouTube Channel

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Three metres at 12.22pm on Monday 29th May 2014 off 2903 Ocean Boulevard, Victoria, on the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary, on the Juan De Fuca Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The Lagoon is one of seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia, and an important stopover for birds journeying between North and South America. Visitors include geese and Swans, Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons, plus many other species of birds.

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) is a wading bird in the Heron family Ardeidae and found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Galapagos Islands. One of the largest of Herons, it has a head to tail length of 01-137 centimetres (36-54 inches) and a wingspan of 187-201 centimetres (66-79 inches). They are found where my family live, and naturally very wary of mankind, flying off as soon as you are within fifty to one hundred yards of them.

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 500mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (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 (5860K) 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 25m 35.00s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 27m 46.00s

ALTITUDE: 3.0m

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

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 49.60MB

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.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two metres (Sea level) at 19:08pm on Wednesday 17th May 2023 on an unamed and uninhabited by mankind wilderness, some distance from Dawley Passage Provincial Park and Meares Island in the Alberni-Clayoquot region of British Columbia in Canada.

I was stationed in a seventy year old house I was renting in Campbell Street, Tofino in British Columbia in Canada and booked a place on a twenty three feet long Zodiac inflatable in full life saving gear with Remote Passages Marine Excursions at 51 Wharf Street in Tofino.

This is a magnifcicent full grown adult American Black Bear (Ursus Americanus), medium sized bears native to North America, and found in abundance in the Yukon territory and Alaska and remote island in British Columbia such as this. Black bears have a small tail, up to nine inches long foot length and males can weigh up to 250kgs. They have poor long distance vision but excellent smell, and this adult knew we were away in the water before we ever saw it.

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: 1/1600s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso2000 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: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4610k) 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 10m 7.0s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 44m 37.30s

ALTITUDE: 2.0m

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

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 29.20MB

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.

© 2020 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

The Canon EOS R5 is Canon's most advanced, complete camera in a long, long time. It has a few flaws (most notably a tendency to overheat when shooting the most demanding video codecs), but it has a very long list of virtues, including high resolution (45Mpx), great high ISO performance and dynamic range, fast burst rates (12 FPS mechanical and 20 FPS Electronic), deep buffers, great IBIS (sensor stabilization), and a truly awesome focus system. Add an amazing amount of video options and great ergonomics, and this is a camera that I simply love using. Bottom line: I bought one. Here's my review coverage:

Text Review: bit.ly/EOSR5review

Definitive Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5def

Standard Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5stan

Image Gallery: bit.ly/EOSR5images

#photodujour #dustinabbott #dustinabbott.net #photography #2020 #canon #EOSR5 #canonR5 #canoneosr5 #RF15_35L #shawwoods #forest #autumn #foliage #oldgrowthforest

Technical Info | Canon EOS R5 + Lenses | Check me out on:  My Patreon  | Dustin's Website |  Instagram |  YouTube Channel

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Thirteen metres at 07:44am on Tuesday 16th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road and Campbell Street, close to the shoreline in Tofino in British Columbia in Canada.

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related. It has roughly a two 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: 350mm Shutter speed: 1/25s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/7.1 iso640 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 (5240K) 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 0.5s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 53m 44.90s

ALTITUDE: 13.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.9MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 49.10MB

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.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on Tuesday 24th September 2024

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and forty one metres at 15.08pm 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: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/2000s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 Auto iso360 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: 241.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 92.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 23.30MB

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.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on Friday 28th July 2023

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This photograph became my 6,331st frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and ninety six metres at 15:16pm on Sunday 14th May 2023 at Englishman River Falls Park in Nanaimo, British Columbia in Canada. This section of forest sits at the centre of the lower and upper 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 Focal length: 66mm Shutter speed: 1/50s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/14.0 ISO250 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 (4550k) 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/Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4.0G IF ED VR. 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 14m 43.3s

LONGITUDE: W 124d 20m 57.3s

ALTITUDE: 196.0m

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

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 50.00MB

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.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Thirty six metres at 17.28pm on Sunday 28th May 2014 off Canora Road and Northbrook Drive in Sidney on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Here we see a beautiful House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), a North American bird of the Finch family, Fringillidae, originally an East coast native that has now spread widely. The female is brown streaked in colour.

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 500mm Shutter speed: 1/400s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 iso500 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 (4880K) 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 38m 25.40s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 24m 48.10s

ALTITUDE: 36.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 20.40MB

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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.