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This spring, I took quite a few different blossom shots that I was pleased with and felt it would be a pity to not upload them all and instead just to add them to my other backlog of shots that I still haven't got around to uploading. So I thought I would use them to decorate this page with the full (almost full) essence of spring. I hope you enjoy strolling through this page with your eyes like stroll in a garden or a park. And please if you would like to comment, I will be happy enough if you only comment on any that you might be drawn to or if you prefer just comment on them as a collection. Many thanks once again and I wish you a very happy Sunday and week ahead. : )) xo
A beautiful tune for Spring time - by Yiruma
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hedTqhf5sLs&feature=related
Vivaldi - Spring
Shan Pui River
Nam Sang Wai
Yuen Long and Kam Tim
New Territories
Hong Kong
香港元朗南生圍生貝河
Nam San Wai , the area between Shan Pui River and Kam Tin River becomes the feeding ground of birds. a luxurious growth o of reeds and mangroves could be seen. It is only here at Shan Pui River that you can cross a river by sampan. In Nam Sang Wai, hundreds of birds are attracted to roost here and many visitors come here for taking photo
南生圍山貝河及錦田河之間的地區成為鳥類的覓食地。豐盛的蘆葦和紅樹林在這裡生長。你可以穿越河流乘坐舢舨。在南生圍，有百種鳥類被吸引到這裡棲息，許多遊客來這裡拍照。
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hello everyone, i'm taking advantage of an unexpected 2 free hours between classes so i could edit this simple portrait .
this seems to be the only way i can do something about editing, flickr and al that. i am hating not having enough time but lets look on the bright side, i'm uploading :)
this is self portrait , as usual haha.
i edited like 5 different versions of this picture but this was the one i think looks better.
so i gotta go! hope everyone is doing fine :)
cheers!
i've been doing lots of homework and projects and i get really bored and want to distract myself from it for a while so i want to answer some questions on FORMSPRING
:) its entertaining plus that way you can now a little but more about me, you can ask things about me or photography related stuff or non photography related, ask whatever you want ! or just stop by and say hello or anything else you want to say.
That way i can distract myself from my projects and be in a little bit more contact with you guys :) so go and ask !!
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To see more pictures of Northern Hawk Owls, please visit my Northern Hawk Owl album at www.flickr.com/photos/black_cat_photography/albums/721576...
To learn more about these magnificent birds please visit www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Hawk_Owl/
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Canyon X
Page, Arizona, USA.
Taken June 2013.
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Description: 2014-04-13 - The image was taken last Sunday as on the last minute I decided to make my way to Darul Quran in Kuala Kubu Baru which is approximately 1 hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. Arriving a bit late, I quickly deployed my gears in place and Alhamdulillah this was the 1st frame of 900 frames I took for my time lapse session. Do visit my Vimeo or Youtube profile for the timelapse later.
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© Photography of Ricardo Gomez Angel
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All comments regarding this picture, subject, composition, etc are welcome and appreciated. TIA.
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I got that Microfighter Resistance Fighter set, and immediately fell in love with the figure.
I didn't really get any of The Force Awakens sets when they came out, so it was my first time getting the new pilot suit and helmet.
The figure was practically perfect already, but I wanted to add a little more.
Rebel Pilot:
I immediately changed the head, cause I love how these new heads look. The main figure details were all kept with same with the exception of a few. The white print seemed to be washed out, so I painted over it with a firmer shade of white. I added some black boots, just for a little contrast, and changed the color of the gray tubing on his thighs. The gap between the torso and legs was filled in. The whole figure was then washed in dark brown for a better look. I added simp pockets on the sides of his arms and legs and wrapped his hands in Etape. The helmet has battle damage of various browns, black, and even white for paint scratches.
For his accessory I made an SE-14C. The base was a brickarms gun, with the back chopped off and sights/piping glued on. The whole thing was painted in a matte black. I think I got the likeness pretty well, but I'm missing a side barrel.
I think that's it!
Overall I'm super pleased with how this turned out, as it is one of the first Star Wars figs I've done in a while.
Thanks if you comment and read!
Boss
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Here's my album for this year: flic.kr/s/aHskzGbt4P
Last year's is here: flic.kr/s/aHskPxovML
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COMMENT: Of Bots and Bad Pandas
After trying to log in to Flickr numerous times without success earlier today, I gave up. Too many Bad Pandas. No point posting photos if half the people can't get on to see them. I don't know why this platform is the only one we know that goes down so regularly. Looking at the Help Forum this is a worldwide problem. But that happens to be the least of our problems on Flickr.
There is something more important existentially that goes on every single day on everyone's page that far too many people are turning a blind eye to. I'm talking about bot use. For those who still live in a prelapsarian social media world, bots are either (1) pieces of internet code written specifically to trawl the pages of Flickr faving and in some cases commenting (generically) in order to garner reciprocal visits - you can buy them, or (2) humans behaving in a bot-like manner, simply faving and following as many people as possible in the hope of achieving the same goals - inflated views, faves and followers. Frankly I'm sick of it.
So much so that I will block any person I see that exhibits this bot-like tendency. My list of blocks is hundreds long. Of course this has seen a falloff in my own view numbers. We don't seriously think that all those views of our old photos are real do we? If say you post 3 photos a day and each of them gets 500 views in 24 hours and your total view count for the day is 5,000. I would argue a good percentage of all those extra 3,500 views are in fact unblocked bots.
Opponents of bots on social media platforms (and Flickr is by no means the worst here) estimate that up to 50 percent of all traffic on these sites is bot-driven. Now bots are easy to understand when the corruption of monetarization comes into play. That is not the case on Flickr. But ego is. And it seems to me that ego will drive some people to do very bad things to attract attention to themselves.
Have you ever wondered why that awful out of focus picture of the Grand Canyon has attracted 65,000 views and 1,500 faves? Well very likely this person is using a massive bot. And many people fave unthinkingly. Go to the Activities Feed and press the fave star and you don't even need to visit a person's page. You can fave thousands in an hour or two doing that. But what a hollow feeling. And what does it do for the photography community?
Explore is another area rife with gaming strategies. How many times do you see the usual suspects turn up on a person's page with "Congrats on Explore"? That's the only time they'll visit your page by the way (that's if you're lucky enough to ever get Explored because it seems only magic accounts do every 16-19 days). These are a group of people who fave (or by proxy their bot does) every one of the 500 Explored photos each day, in the belief it will garner them more "followers" (how I hate that word - CONTACTS is so much better). So if you have been in the habit of doing that there is an excellent chance I will have blocked you.
Of course the most dangerous bots of all are the ones pretending to comment. People think they are real, but AI is very clever now. And one in particular has been at the centre of attention during this week. Banned by Flickr after being clearly outed by a "bot catcher". He gets banned, and then the whistleblower gets banned too for exposing the biggest bot commenter on Flickr. All this ended up with the whistleblower rightly being restored, but also the return of the bot user. Some of you will have followed proceedings very closely.
Frankly I've advocated for a long time for view counts to be discontinued. Thousands of views do not make a good photograph. Social media has been bad for photography in that regard. It's made photographers complacent, and even worse, made them conform to particular styles or genres that "succeed" - as if that matters. Photography is an individual art and everyone is unique.
Always remember that not another soul saw Vivian Maier's photographs before she died. And I dare say you rarely see photographs on Flickr even half as good as the ones she spent a lifetime taking.
So if you feel like I do about the integrity of Flickr and bot use, please join us at this group:
....don't like bot-comments/faves? Join us, post your photos there.
Please post it to the Anti-Bots and Anti-Fake group.
* A final point. Mr Ed was a talking horse and not a bot user.
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Eastern Great Egret
Scientific Name: Ardea modesta
Description: The Great Egret's overall plumage is white, and, for most of the year, when not breeding, the bill and facial skin are yellow. The feet are dark olive-grey or sooty black, as are the legs. During the breeding season, the bill turns mostly black and the facial skin becomes green. Also at this time, long hair-like feathers (nuptial plumes) hang across the lower back, and the legs become pinkish-yellow at the top. Young Great Egrets are similar to the adults, but have a blackish tip to the bill.
Similar species: The Great Egret can be confused with other white egrets found in Australia. It can be distinguished by the length of its neck, which is greater than the length of its body (and with a noticeable kink two-thirds of the way up), a dark line extending from the base of the bill to behind the eye and the overall larger size.
Distribution: Great Egrets occur throughout most of the world. They are common throughout Australia, with the exception of the most arid areas.
Habitat: Great Egrets prefer shallow water, particularly when flowing, but may be seen on any watered area, including damp grasslands. Great Egrets can be seen alone or in small flocks, often with other egret species, and roost at night in groups.
Feeding: The Great Egret usually feeds alone. It feeds on molluscs, amphibians, aquatic insects, small reptiles, crustaceans and occasionally other small animals, but fish make up the bulk of its diet. The Great Egret usually hunts in water, wading through the shallows, or standing motionless before stabbing at prey. Birds have also been seen taking prey while in flight.
Breeding: The Great Egret breeds in colonies, and often in association with cormorants, ibises and other egrets. Both sexes construct the nest, which is a large platform of sticks, placed in a tree over the water. The previous years' nest may often be re-used. Both sexes also incubate the eggs and care for the young (usually two or three).
Minimum Size: 70cm
Maximum Size: 90cm
Average size: 80cm
Breeding season: October to December in the south; March to May in the north.
Clutch Size: 2 to 6
Incubation: 28 days
Nestling Period: 40 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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Black Bolt. definitely my least favorite. wish i had a better head.
Iron Man: keep moving...
Professor X: redesigned him based on grantmaster's awesome version.
Dr Strange: basically the reason i posted this. since its basically 99% confirmed that Benedict cumberbatch is going to be dr strage, i decided to re design my old version. i gave him thorin's head cause of the grey.
Mr Fantastic: you've seen him before, just showed what he looked like with normal legs.
Namor: changed the head
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All comments regarding this picture, subject, composition, etc are welcome and appreciated. TIA.
To see more pictures of Great Gray Owls, please visit my Great Gray Owl album at www.flickr.com/photos/black_cat_photography/albums/721577...
To see my pictures on flickr river - please visit www.flickriver.com/photos/black_cat_photography/popular-i...
To learn more about these magnificent birds please visit www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Gray_Owl/overview