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When the Sun starts to go down, there is one thing in life that you can never lose beside yourself? - That the Sun will go down, and will always come back up again, for you to see on the other side again!
I took this cool capture of the Sun, starting going down behind the clouds, was over the Washlands of the River Trent, in Burton.
Une vision du tourisme de masse... Un Soir d’août comme les autres sur la caldeira de Santorin... La ville de Fira au sommet des 300m de la falaise semble assiégée par les énormes paquebots de croisière. A une toute autre échelle le Caïque au premier plan apparaît minuscule...
P1100761 - Lesser Adjutant n Great Egret
# 163
Great Egret: Size 90 - 102 cm
Lesser Adjutant: Size 110 - 120 cm
in Kaziranga National Park. Foothills of Eastern Himalayas 🐾
Also know as -
Lesser Adjutant - (Leptoptilos javanicus), Haircrested Adjutant, Lesser Adjutant Stork
Great Egret - (Ardea alba modesta), Large Egret, White Heron, Large Heron, Eastern Great Egret (modesta), Eastern Large Egret (modestus).
Happy birding 🍁
P1300914 - Striated Prinia - Size 16 cm
# 176 - 22 Dec '2017 - 21:55 (16:25 GMT)
Striated Prinia - in Uttarakhand, Western Himalayas ~2200m Altitude.
Also know as - Brown Hill Prinia, Brown Hill Warbler, Brown Prinia, Hill Prinia, (Prinia crinigera).
Happy birding 🌻
When I took this capture at an overlook that showed the Icefields Parkway there in Banff / Jasper ... I thought this would be a cool capture to apply a bit of tilt-shift effect to.
An amazing highway and drive, and one that I highly recommend if you have not done it.
*NOT the best image, but still a cool capture - (Holcosus festivus) - Also known as the Central American whiptail, and the tiger ameiva.
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Went out to shoot dragonflies and hummers in flight… both ponds are uber quiet, no breeze, overcast…I capture this ubiquitous denizen flying to a stick he has been “on and offing” for five minutes… still, a very cool capture with the 1200mm birding rig!!
My camera saw more than I could see at the time. It was almost dusk and I was very far. So I don't know what that thing is on the upper right. It may have been a bug....:)
This is another cool capture from the south of France, i took this in a small village inland, it stood on a massive hill and the houses had beautiful architecture! (Don’t worry i edited the number plate of the car 👍)
Amazing statistic of the New York City is that in Manhattan alone there are an estimated 280,000 dogs residing on the island and double that quantity in the outer boros of Queens and Brooklyn. Being smitten by dog love myself the proud owner of the two sweet mixed breed pooches, I often find my ‘street’ photography is of lovable canines. In the largely concrete jungle that is Manhattan, it’s amazing to see dogs of all shapes, sizes and breeds being walked. In the few green spaces on the island, many include dog parks within their confines. I seen dogs in the dogs as early as 5 AM (I walk my guys that early if I have to go into the office early or drive my youngest daughter to the train station) and in Washington Square Park after mid-night. Manhattan in particular poses challenges because a larger portion of the population relies primarily on public transportation, unlike us NY suburbanites in northern Jersey, north New York counties (Rockland and Orange) and Long Island, many don’t own motor vehicles. Owning a canine is a wonderful rewarding experience, but also is a large responsibility that requires forethought . My kids and I having moved in the last year, number 1 on the list is, places that will accept pets, then the question is how big. Well Manhattan those queries resonate even more, even if you find a dog friendly building, the bathroom situation, how do you walk the dog? Full time job? Going to be difficult. That’s why budgeted into the care and upkeep of a pooch dog walkers are a must. Added cost is also a factor, the vets, the groomers, tend to charge a bit more. That why it’s important when considering a dog, that a lot of consideration is taken with all the factors that play into having a loyal four legged companion. This consideration and calculation does not happen some times and the city sponsored and private animal shelters in New York City are full of dogs who at first seemed like a good idea, but then reality set in and became sadly expendable. Dogs are loyal, full of love and always happy to see you, I’ve had my two for 8 and 7 years and adore them. They require attention and time, they are living creatures and if they don’t get a decent amount of attention, they will act up.
I love capturing dogs living and interacting in the city. This dog was a bit tired and was on the lap of his female caretaker happy as could be in Washington Square Park people watching; totally cool.
Captured on an Olympus E-5 with an Olympus Zuiko 70-300mm F4.0-5.6 zoom lens processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
The low fog is picking up light from the not too distant interstate 80 freeway here. Very cool capture.
Emeryville, CA
Photographers are often asked if we have any good pictures from a day of shooting...and the response is usually...I will wait til I see what turns up on the computer! Kind of a cool capture of this heron's shadow on its wing...
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"Cool capture and a perfect title! Nice artistic look to the image." (Christy PADGETT / www.flickr.com/photos/162976396@N03/)
"Great action scene. Is it fair to let someone so experienced play ? She may be taking all their money in the bets." (Elliot MARGOLIES / www.flickr.com/photos/elliotmar/)
This is a stunning shot I snagged of the female Green Lynx (Peucetia viridans) spider that's being pursued by my pal. I'm sharing it mostly because I think it's a cool capture, but I have some potentially bitter-sweet news that's not pictured here.
As I went through my Darktable queue, I noticed this gorgeous gal was getting rather plump, a sure sign she may be gravid. This is good, because my favorite friend was the last lad I saw near her spot of choice! So, I went out to grab a photo of the dashing dad, and that's where the bitter part comes in.
He's gone. I'm not sure if he was harmed in the aftermath, or if he successfully pulled off the old Irish exit, but his friendly face was nowhere to be seen. As if to show the seriousness of the situation, I was also unable to spot the female at first.
She's relocated to the ragweed (genus Ambrosia) behind the plant, and has begun sheeting a leaf with silken strands. I'll almost definitely have the situation I was hoping for, but without my "pet" to be proud of.
While it makes me a little sad, this all but assures that my sanctuary will be simply stuffed with these stunning spiders next spring! Even better, there's a rather large chance that they are the direct descendants of my departed dude.
I haven't fully given up on him, though. He's a smart sucker, and he's survived everything from storms to sparrows! If he shows up in the morning I'll be sure to share, but the odds aren't in his favor. I'll leave you with a quote from a rather smooth smuggler, though.
"Never tell me the odds!"
This shot was captured around 1:1.2ish by my Venus Laowa 60mm f2.8 Super Macro. This photo is uncropped. This femme fatale (maybe for real this time!) is around 12mm, with a legspan of over 28mm!
As the ice starts melting, the heat starts taking back its Summer beaches. Although it still has a long way to go considering all the sand is like tundra. I was strolling along Fullerton beach looking for interesting angles with the skyline in the back, and wanted to keep the morning glow with the beautiful clouds in the background. I found some interesting ice banks, but couldn't quite get that compositional feeling when you're like "OH YEAH!!!". Unsatisfied, I continued walking and found this. At first it looked surreal, these weird mushroom like structures jutting out of the lake. I searched for a good angle to frame the photo and felt this was the best, even though I wish I could have gotten closer but the ice was super slippery and one wrong move and there goes loads of money down the icy toilet. I really liked this photo most because it emphasizes the weather torn wooden gate that is gnarled up, and also shows the unrelenting waves crashing into it and spilling through, and to the side of the gate. And my favorite part is the sunlight wrapping around each piece of ice. A very cool capture for a fun and surreal winter scene of Chicago.
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I'm talking about the one in the middle above the dock. Does it look like a giant white worm with a big brown head and a headlamp on it? Never mind...
The beautiful dock at Storm King Ranger Station, Lake Crescent. A bit of aurora glow from Vancouver Island direction with the north ends of the milky way. THAT white worm is some low clouds/fog with a big trailer as it's head. Pretty cool captured those light rays from the head lights! I was parked right beside the dock shooting time lapse til' next morning and fell asleep before sunrise... Lucky the people who unload their boat into the water was trying to be careful as my camera was right beside the car when they unloading it. Or didn't just took my camera...
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A few of you fine folks were worried about my family and our wellbeing after the storm, which is remarkably sweet! I'm happy to report we are fine, and that the backyard (mostly) survived the storm. I lost a few mature plants, and LOTS of small seedlings, but most of my cornerstone plants persevered. The largest loss was that of my most mature tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plant, which was uprooted and toppled to the turf. My Late Boneset (Eupatorium serotinum) was thrashed around as well, and lost the vast majority of foliage and flowers.
However, the aftermath has allowed for an attractive array of alien-like "weeds" to propagate and prosper! The Tievine (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) and Cypressvine (Ipomoea quamoclit) are producing plenty of picturesque petals, thanks to the reduced competition and sudden influx of nutrients and water!
As I was surveying the scene and getting a sense of it all, I heard a strange, almost robotic noise from the clump of vines that has overtaken the back corner. Quickly, I turned and raised my camera to start tracking this gorgeous Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) that was sampling the sweet stuff!
This is the only species of hummingbird native to the Deep South, and it's probably in contention for my photography "arch-nemesis". They are ridiculously fast, freakishly small, and super skittish, making it almost impossible to nail them down without some seriously expensive optics and a sniper's steadiness. I may not have either of those, but I have something almost as important. Stubbornness!
After sorting through a silly stack of snapshots, I picked this one and cleaned it up a bit in darktable. The wide open (f2.8) aperture on the Laowa lends some serious softness to the shot, and the Vivitar 2x Teleconverter stretches the focal point and compresses the background into a really cool capture; in my opinion, at least! It's not the sharpest, and I probably should have upped the shutter speed to "freeze" the frame more fully, but I kinda like the frantic feeling for a photo of a flighty friend. It just feels right!
This lovely little lady was captured by my Venus Laowa 60mm f2.8 Ultra Macro, in conjunction with my Vivitar 2x Macro Focusing Teleconverter. This capture is uncropped. This gorgeous gal greeting me in the garden was right around 3 inches (roughly 7.6cm) long!
Sticking around for several hours and watching a lot of fishing and interaction all along the river ... when you get a situation where the action comes in close, the lighting is perfect ... and you can track and not lose focus ... all I can say is WOW ... what an experience. Making it all worth standing out in the cold down along the river on the rocks.
With the camera snapping away at 10 frames per second, I came away with a lot of cool captures of this close in action.
This is cropped only just by 5% to tighten the composition just a bit.
My brother took me to this area which I had never been to before. Kittatinny Valley State Park is in Andover, NJ. I thought this was a cool capture with all the cattails.
Not 100% sure, but I think this cool capture is from a 1937 Chrysler Airflow. I love the patina effect with age it presents.
I spent some time below Kentucky Dam watching anywhere between 15 and 20 osprey catching a variety of live and dead fish. I'm pretty sure this one was a floater, but it's still a pretty cool capture. Both for me and for the fish.