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So I set up the camera outside the stables, the parents are zooming in and out feeding the new fledglings (of which seem to be down to 4 now) it’s real hard, they are so quick, so out of about 500 phots,,,,, this one
There is a moment when all becomes still and life is just solely about the two people in that moment
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Almagro, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
Almagro es una ciudad y municipio español de la provincia de Ciudad Real, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. En 1972 su casco histórico fue declarado conjunto histórico-artístico. Cuenta con una población de 8983 habitantes (INE 2017).
Está catalogado como Uno de Los Pueblos Más Bonitos de España desde el año 2015 y pertenece desde entonces a la asociación homónima.
Su entorno natural se halla encajado entre pequeñas sierras paleozoicas con algunos recursos de agua de escaso flujo: arroyos Pellejero y de Cuetos. Es del mayor interés la presencia de una zona volcánica (cerro de la Yezosa), sobre los macizos de cuarcitas existentes, lo que singulariza la zona, junto a la de Olot y a la de cabo de Gata, como los únicos territorios de origen volcánico de alguna importancia dentro de la península ibérica.
La localidad es conocida en toda la península por su compromiso con las artes escénicas desde que se redescubriera y recuperara en 1954 el que es hoy en día el corral de comedias mejor conservado de toda España (Monumento Nacional desde 1955).
Aprovechando su inmejorable situación, desde 1978 se celebra en la ciudad cada verano, durante el mes de julio, el Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico dedicado al Barroco y en especial al Siglo de Oro.
Otros festivales que se dan cita en la ciudad son el Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro Contemporáneo de Almagro (FITCA), que en 2015 alcanzó su XV edición y más recientemente el Festival de Creación Universitaria de Almagro (CUAL), que inició sus pasos en 2014.
Almagro is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. In 1972 its historic centre was declared a historic-artistic site. It has a population of 8,983 inhabitants (INE 2017).
It has been listed as One of the Most Beautiful Towns in Spain since 2015 and has since belonged to the eponymous association.
Its natural environment is nestled between small Paleozoic mountain ranges with some low-flow water resources: Pellejero and Cuetos streams. Of greatest interest is the presence of a volcanic area (cerro de la Yezosa), on the existing quartzite massifs, which makes the area unique, along with Olot and Cabo de Gata, as the only territories of volcanic origin of any importance within the Iberian Peninsula.
The town is known throughout the peninsula for its commitment to the performing arts since the rediscovery and recovery in 1954 of what is today the best-preserved corral de comedias in all of Spain (a National Monument since 1955).
Taking advantage of its unbeatable location, since 1978 the International Classical Theatre Festival dedicated to the Baroque and especially the Golden Age has been held in the city every summer during the month of July.
Other festivals that take place in the city are the Almagro Ibero-American Contemporary Theatre Festival (FITCA), which reached its 15th edition in 2015 and more recently the Almagro University Creation Festival (CUAL), which began its steps in 2014.
You have no engagements, commitments, obligations, or duties; no special ambitions and only the smallest, least complicated of wants; you exist in a tranquil tedium, serenely beyond the reach of exasperation, “far removed from the seats of strife,” as the early explorer and botanist William Bartram put it. All that is required of you is a willingness to trudge.
There is no point in hurrying because you are not actually going anywhere. However far or long you plod, you are always in the same place: in the woods. It’s where you were yesterday, where you will be tomorrow. The woods is one boundless singularity. Every bend in the path presents a prospect indistinguishable from every other, every glimpse into the trees the same tangled mass. For all you know, your route could describe a very large, pointless circle. In a way, it would hardly matter.
-- Bill Bryson
for now our children are being fashioned into commodities, if you don't believe me, just search the terms, "human capital"
Autumn in the Jardin de Luxembourg
This is again an attempt to photograph people and daily life in Paris in a way that keep the anonymity of the person. I will post soon some examples where people are recognizable. Here I was fascinated by the light on the chairs and his way of raking the leaves
There are only two options regarding commitment.
You're either in or out.
There's no such thing as a life in-between.
{ Pat Riley }
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Sometimes I get lucky. This pair did not notice me standing with my tripod. They swam up close, completely undisturbed. Their gift presentation was also a gift to me; Clark's Grebes; Aechmophorus clarkii; Santa Margarita Lake; CA; USA
Another long break due to work commitments and the unpredictability of the British weather (its not every year that you have snow in April in the South of England after all...). Weather seemed very nice and the tides were ideal for Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset (www.visit-dorset.com/things-to-do/attractions/kimmeridge-...) so I decided to drive the 2+ hours it takes to get there. This is a very popular location and another 9 photographers were "competing" for the best rock to stand on. I have a thing for green stuff growing on rocks and the rock in the middle of the frame automatically attracted my eye. Beautiful golden light, nice blue water but not enough cloud for my liking. I was expecting a nicer sunset but had to compromise. After so many years with my D300s I am still getting used to D810 but I have to say I am very impressed with the sharpness of the images.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my image
Technical info:
Nikon D810
Nikon 16-35 @ 17 mm
F16
8s
ISO 64
Lee Little Stopper and Lee GND H 0.75
Almagro, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
Almagro es una ciudad y municipio español de la provincia de Ciudad Real, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. En 1972 su casco histórico fue declarado conjunto histórico-artístico. Cuenta con una población de 8983 habitantes (INE 2017).
Está catalogado como Uno de Los Pueblos Más Bonitos de España desde el año 2015 y pertenece desde entonces a la asociación homónima.
Su entorno natural se halla encajado entre pequeñas sierras paleozoicas con algunos recursos de agua de escaso flujo: arroyos Pellejero y de Cuetos. Es del mayor interés la presencia de una zona volcánica (cerro de la Yezosa), sobre los macizos de cuarcitas existentes, lo que singulariza la zona, junto a la de Olot y a la de cabo de Gata, como los únicos territorios de origen volcánico de alguna importancia dentro de la península ibérica.
La localidad es conocida en toda la península por su compromiso con las artes escénicas desde que se redescubriera y recuperara en 1954 el que es hoy en día el corral de comedias mejor conservado de toda España (Monumento Nacional desde 1955).
Aprovechando su inmejorable situación, desde 1978 se celebra en la ciudad cada verano, durante el mes de julio, el Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico dedicado al Barroco y en especial al Siglo de Oro.
Otros festivales que se dan cita en la ciudad son el Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro Contemporáneo de Almagro (FITCA), que en 2015 alcanzó su XV edición y más recientemente el Festival de Creación Universitaria de Almagro (CUAL), que inició sus pasos en 2014.
Almagro is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. In 1972 its historic centre was declared a historic-artistic site. It has a population of 8,983 inhabitants (INE 2017).
It has been listed as One of the Most Beautiful Towns in Spain since 2015 and has since belonged to the eponymous association.
Its natural environment is nestled between small Paleozoic mountain ranges with some low-flow water resources: Pellejero and Cuetos streams. Of greatest interest is the presence of a volcanic area (cerro de la Yezosa), on the existing quartzite massifs, which makes the area unique, along with Olot and Cabo de Gata, as the only territories of volcanic origin of any importance within the Iberian Peninsula.
The town is known throughout the peninsula for its commitment to the performing arts since the rediscovery and recovery in 1954 of what is today the best-preserved corral de comedias in all of Spain (a National Monument since 1955).
Taking advantage of its unbeatable location, since 1978 the International Classical Theatre Festival dedicated to the Baroque and especially the Golden Age has been held in the city every summer during the month of July.
Other festivals that take place in the city are the Almagro Ibero-American Contemporary Theatre Festival (FITCA), which reached its 15th edition in 2015 and more recently the Almagro University Creation Festival (CUAL), which began its steps in 2014.
- Aesop.
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As we drove back from Matanuska Glacier, we had to keep our flight time in mind, making it a challenging task. Every turn presented us with breathtaking views, and I had to resist the urge to stop at every opportunity. Despite my commitment to staying on schedule, I couldn't pass up a few locations where the scenery was particularly striking. One such place featured a stunning mountain peak that had an imposing presence, making it impossible to ignore. I’ve always had a fondness for mountain peaks that resemble the ones I used to sketch as a child. The Matanuska River wound its way past the peak, providing a beautiful leading line, while the winding road added a sense of scale to the size of this magnificent mountain.
Particular entity
Existence affirmed
Web of belief
The image's aesthetic qualities—its colors, textures, and composition—are part of one set of beliefs, while the flower's biological properties—its species, its life cycle—are part of another.
"To be is to be the value of a bound variable." - Willard van Orman Quine
Nikon Nikkor 55mm f1.2 Reversed
[opis po polsku jest niżej]
So the story continues. If you came here for more than the picture itself, please check part 1 and part 2 of this story.
Apart of the locomotives painted green again, coming back to depots after overhauls, there was a number of locomotives that got their green heads independently. The reasons could be different but I think most common was some kind of commitment of railway fans that were PKP workshops employees that time. Sometimes it could be the head of the depot or other closer to top that could order repainting the heads. Anyway, this caused far more greenheaded mainline locomotives appearing on tracks, that it would come only after overhauls. And the locomotives painted in depots usually resembled more the look before yellow fronts era.
And the picture: EU07-173 with D-train 83100 "Krakowianka" from Kołobrzeg to Kraków Płaszów, leaves Budzyń station. The locomotive, despite overhauled in 2001, got its green front at Kraków Prokocim depot in the winter 2002, together with several other EU06/EU07 class locomotives. May 2, 2003.
Photo by Jarek / Chester
Kontynuujemy opowieść o początkach końca żółtych czół (albo początkach powrotu zielonych) na polskiej kolei w 2002 roku. Jeżeli interesucie Ciebie ta historia, przeczytaj jej część pierwszą oraz drugą, niedawno zamieszczone.
Dziś o nieco odmiennym podejściu do tematu. Oprócz lokomotyw wychodzących z napraw okresowych, przy których dokonywano odnowienia malatury, pojawiło się kilkadziesiąt egzemplarzy woluntarystycznie przemalowanych w lokomotywowniach. Chyba najczęstszą motywacją takich prac była chęć odtworzenia wyglądu lokomotyw sprzed ery żółtego, przez miłośników kolei pracujących w warsztatach czy mających moc decyzyjną w takich sprawach.
Jednym z ośrodków takich działąń była szopa Kraków Prokocim, skąd zielonoczelne lokomotywy EU06 i EU07 zaczęły wyjeżdżać już kilka dni po ogłoszeniu odstąpienia od obowiązku mallowania na żółto. I właśnie na zdjęciu krakowska lokomotywa po przemalowaniu czoła - EU07-173 z pociągiem pospiesznym 83100 "Krakowianka" opuszczającym Budzyń. 2 maja 2003 roku.
Fot. Jarek / Chester
May 7, 2016 - Hwy 385 Northbound / South of Wray Colorado
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It has been an excellent start to the 2016 chase Season. Bonus was, that I had the day off and no commitments except for storm chasing. I was set for an Epic Day!
I ended up with well over 700 pic from this storm chasing event, but I've skimmed it down to about 100+. Truly this will become some of my best photography to date...
Finally, after a 4 1/2 drive, I was in the severe risk, or moderate zone. @ Hwy 365 North Junction, a few miles north I pulled off to get these snaps of this developing cell that would turn into the Wray Tornado that afternoon.
I truly thought I had missed the game and I was feeling pretty depressed until I saw this.... This supercell already had rotation in it and I know from all the chases over the past 20 years of chasing... the last cell to develop will be the one to watch... even if there were other cells that day that were producing tornadoes.
We had all the right ingredients for this one to work her magic. I just had to position myself to get the best shots possible....
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Commitment
GRIEF CAN TAKE CARE OF ITSELF, BUT TO GET THE FULL VALUE OF A JOY YOU
MUST HAVE SOMEBODY TO DIVID IT WITH.
mark twain (1835 - 1910 )
Some family commitments involving a trip upt’ North stopped me posting over the weekend, so to prevent another Flickr blockage I made sure I did photoshop editing on my return to keep things loose, so to speak. However, when I thought this LE seascape was going to be a gas, I was wrong. It turned out a bit lumpier than I expected and I had a lot of cleaning up to do. Overconfidence can lead to embarrassing mistakes. That’s all I’m going to say about that.
The humanly side of photography contains at least three elements:
subjectivity
creativity
human initiative
If you going to purchase a camera and lenses you should try to be a photographer; however, for some (photographers?) laziness replaces human initiative.
I went looking for migratory birds outside of the city, and the only thing that let me down was the weather. I had taken a few days off work after a difficult file had ended, and I wanted to be away from the crowds flocking to Mud Lake. The plan was to be alone, in woods or on water, and to just try out some different places. I packed food and had no interactions with people.
Of course the weather was not entirely cooperative. On this afternoon, fog blew in as the skies darkened, and after I had staked out a natural hide of the edge of some water. In for a penny, in for a pound; and then a small flock of Red-breasted Mergansers joined me. While the surface-level fog was a pain it was also kind of neat.
I think these birds are very beautiful, and they were engaging in their distinctive mating behaviours (the males extend their necks in awkward ways and partially submerge - it is worth looking for on youtube and it is tough to explain). I got a lot of different images, but this one is my favourite. This bird is one of the ‘losers’ in the mating behaviours, chased to the shore so that more dominant males could compete for the lone female. He was standing in a couple of inches of water behind some raised earth, looking on, and the fog shrouded him. I was a bit of a loser too as I rolled into the water (accidentally) to secure this image.
I may post another image from this experience. Lying on the edge of the water is an ‘all-in’ commitment: you are going to photograph water birds, you are going to get mucky, and there may be all kinds of other things happening that you will miss. You can’t suddenly sit up because you saw a great Warbler, or you frighten away the water birds from whom you had been hidden. It is great when it works out though. And sometimes there are surprises.
Dedicated Laysan albatross mates alternate parental duties taking turns sitting on the nest and foraging for food. Tending the nest can mean a commitment of up to two weeks or more before swapping duties and heading out to sea to feed. This Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) nest site was in the shade of a naio shrub on the sand dunes of Ka’ena Point.