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I have set myself a challenge to walk across Dorset over the next few months (I've broken it down into 10 mile chunks) . The jubilee trail is 90 miles long.. . I'm taking lots of pictures on my phone, but I also take my camera just in case.... This was a just in case 😊
The Black and Great Craggy Mountain Ranges of Western North Carolina
Yancey & Buncombe Counties of North Carolina (viewing) from McDowell County, North Carolina
Accessed via the Blue Ridge Parkway (mp 355)
Date Taken: Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Another rapid fire post: I haven't been giving each image much time to breath on its own before introducing the next, but I have a really condensed schedule before I'm on to the next thing and I would really like to get some of my better images posted before I get too busy with other endeavors.
The Black Mountains, home of six out of ten of the tallest peaks in the Eastern United States, including the tallest peak, Mount Mitchell at roughly 6,700 feet of elevation, are a sight to behold. Typically viewed from Mount Mitchell State Park or the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Black Mountains are seen here from Blue Ridge Pinnacle just outside of the protected Asheville Watershed area and the Swannanoa Valley to the left. Named for the dark and contrasting colors of the spruce and fir trees, the Black Mountains are one of only ten or so "spruce-fir islands" left in the Southern Appalachian Mountains; these areas are often referred to on informational signs and pamplets as Boreal or Canadian ecosystems.
The orange colored streaks on the foreground rocks are not, as I wondered while there, spray paint or otherwise human-induced. I believe they are some sort of mineral deposit in the rock leaching to the surface. Perhaps iron? I wish I knew a bit more about geology and the earth sciences in general--anyone know what streaks the rocks with an orange/rust color in the North Carolina mountains?
Erected by the local community in 1959
"1959" by Lee Kernaghan:
He'd Brylcreamed his hair and straightened his tie
When he walked out the door he'd kiss his mother goodbye
He's got the keys to his father's FJ
He's taking out Jenny; it's their first date
He knocks on her door and he can hear his heart pound
Her father appears and looks him up and down
He said 'Jen won't be long so you'd better come in'
And he waits on the couch, flowers in his hand
There's been so many changes down through the years
There's been so many good things left behind
You can call me sentimental but I really wouldn't mind
If you wrap me up and send me back to 1959
They'd go to a dance; JOK would be there
And she'd look so pretty ponytail in her hair
He plucked up the courage to take her hand in his
And there on her doorstep they stole their first kiss
They fell in love and they remember the night
When he nervously asked her would you be my bride
When they made that promise 'till death do us part"
You know that they meant it straight from the heart
There's been so many changes down through the years
There's been so many good things left behind
You can call me sentimental but I really wouldn't mind
If you wrap me up and send me back to 1959
Wrap me up and send me back to 1959
The only shot I took DOWNSTREAM of Ddwli that day. The leaf WAS actually there, I just repositioned it slightly ;o)
Something a bit different today.
An experiment!
Yesterday afternoon I received a brand new photo camera.
Here you're looking a the same image. The one on the left is unedited the one on the right had a tiny amount of contrast and shadow darkening and a dash of warmth added.
This image was captured with the iPhone and the new DxO One Camera. Maybe you heard about it?
It is a fixed 32mm lens tiny camera that attaches to your iPhone or iPad via the thunderbolt connection.
You use their app to run the device or you can use it as a stand alone camera.
There is an auto mode and portrait and landscape modes.
You can also take it out of auto where you'll get the usual DSLR manual settings.
This image was captured in the auto portrait mode with the focus being on the left more flower.
The camera automatically switches the aperture to put the background out of focus.
The color and light was captured very well in the first test shots. In addition, to this outside landscape, we took some shots of our welcome area.
The welcome area is very colorful with various types of lighting and is very hard to capture well without pro equipment. So far it did an amazing job with the colors there.
jpg images are stored on your device and a RAW and jpg are stored on the micro fast sd card in the attachment.
It is an expensive device, the price of some of the newer bridge cameras, lenses or even bodies. So this will not be an impulse buy for most people.
I'll post a few more images as I experiment some more.
I have question, is this still phoneography?
The annual crabfest with the Epiphany Episcopal Church. The only time of year that I get access to this private dock on the Severn. The replacement Big Stopper arrived just in time.
.. it was hard to get the babies looking up ... they were warm and cosy in
the sunshine! I only had my 50mm lens on so I had to get quite close. I
cropped this one a little more :)
…to our place. A house was leveled and a flood control project was installed years ago. Almost all of the trees and plants seen here grew since the flood control project was completed.
From 2010: Our flood control project was completed a month or so ago and it looks great. Twice now It has prevented flooding in this neighborhood. And with the extremely rainy weather we've had over the past few months, the timing could not have been better. This is the view from the curb at what used to be 2557 Little John Trail SE. The street at the back is Crockett Drive, where the house behind this address was also demolished for this project.
Peonies and Sweet Peas
“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.” – Iris Murdoch
On a walk around Mona Vale May 7, 2016 Christchurch New Zealand.
Mona Vale, with its homestead formerly known as Karewa, is a public park of 4 ha in the Christchurch suburb of Fendalton. The homestead and gate house are both listed as heritage buildings with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT). The fernery and the rose garden, and pavilion with the setting of the park along the Avon River, add to the attractiveness of the property. It is one of the major tourist attractions of Christchurch.
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-20...
4/4 - The first shot from my recent outing into a second growth redwood forest. The leafless limbs on the left caught my attention and the light on the back trees kept it.
My newest video is out now! A simple trip into a close-by park in my new home, the bay area of California. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did getting out there.
Link is in my bio.
A couple weeks ago I walked over to Durand Eastman Park for my morning reading and prayers. I put the Argus C3 in the daypack. The sun was filtering through the trees most delightfully. I took several photographs around me from where I was sitting as the light changed, and one more straight up.
Argus C3 Brick with the 50mm lens, yellow filter
Ilford HP5 Plus
Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner
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#dappledlight, #trees, #durandeastmanpark,
This shot reminds me of some of the Chinese paintings of villages or kingdoms precariously perched on steep mountain sides. In actuality, it's a moss- and fern-covered road cut partially illuminated by a few patches of sunlight filtering through the redwoods in the upper stretches of Bixby Creek, Big Sur, California.
...on Salter's Hall, from the Barbican's windows.
More lovely cold, crisp, sunny light this morning. Had a really busy and tiring day at work - my colleague Rosie and I gave a presentation to another organisation, over the phone in the end, as they couldn't get the video call to work. It went well, but I do find these things really tiring - think it's all the nervous energy I burn off doing them!
Phoned my Mum at lunchtime and had a nice quick catch up with her. She's feeling pretty good, having made it back to her keep fit class yesterday for the first time in many months, and is looking forward to visits from a couple of friends soon. Good to hear her sounding happy :)
I was due to go to a talk at LSE with Rosie tonight, but flaked and came home instead. So tired and also fighting off a cold, so thought a night in might be a better idea.
My photo friend, Greg Berger was in the area today. We photographed in downtown Knoxville (Market Square, Gay St, Old City and World’s Fair Park)
World’s Fair Park
Knoxville, Tennessee
Tuesday, November 6th, 2018
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...a bright spot in the day: a mother and son take a break for lunch, in the fields of a farm in rural Rajasthan, India
© Handheld Films 2020
Kelly Thoma's lyras lined up prior to a lunchtime concert with friends which included her husband Ross Daly. (I was taken aback by the amount of dust behind the strings!)
Shot at the Stone Pavilion in Matheson Hammock Park.
Model Mayhem: Namestartswithj #1372939
Shot with a Pentax K-1000 on Kodak 400CN, and scanned with Nikon Coolscan V. Imported into Corel Paint and adjust contrast and hue. Resized and done!
Enticing curves, voluminous clouds, textures of the moorland, forest and green pasture. What more could anybody want??
Croatia has some incredible natural landscapes, my favourite are these quiet, leafy trails through the woods.
Kamačnik Nature Preserve.