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Had not intended to make a comparison, but I happened to look out after a short while and saw how much the sun had sunk. Then I tried to get both photos alike but the second was not quite like the first.
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What a difference a day makes. Yesterday we didn't get above zero for a high temperature whereas today my car registered +27F when I grabbed this image. The Grand Rapids Local scoots west with a pair of green SD40-2s in tow that will be set-out at Brookston for the Kelly Lake Local. Deputy Rengo and Todd R were in hot pursuit on this fine afternoon.
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
Mark Twain
A Good Friend "knows all your Best Stories.
A Best Friend "Has lived them with you" ♥
My other Part My SoulMate & My Bestie...Literally My Everything♥
Of 8 Billions People on the Earth
You're my favor ♥
King, Love you bro♥
"A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference." - A. A. Milne (Winnie-The-Pooh)
Hope these cherry blossoms will brighten your day
Taken at HKIA Cherry Blossom Garden, Tung Chung, Hong Kong
Explore #95 (2023-02-19) - Thank you for stopping by and for your words of encouragement and favorites!
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Previously unpublished archive shot and a great example of the simple fact that some people are more relaxed and easily flattered than others. Enjoy!
ten degrees colder and still grey...
I think only gardeners will see the preparations for winter... and the work still to do...
Buchholz, Sachsen - October 2019
Blackcap - Sylvia Atrcapilla (M)
The Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) usually known simply as the blackcap, is a common and widespread typical warbler. It has mainly olive-grey upperparts and pale grey underparts, and differences between the five subspecies are small. Both sexes have a neat coloured cap to the head, black in the male and reddish-brown in the female. The male's typical song is a rich musical warbling, often ending in a loud high-pitched crescendo, but a simpler song is given in some isolated areas, such as valleys in the Alps. The blackcap's closest relative is the garden warbler, which looks quite different but has a similar song.
The blackcap feeds mainly on insects during the breeding season, then switches to fruit in late summer, the change being triggered by an internal biological rhythm. When migrants arrive on their territories they initially take berries, pollen and nectar if there are insufficient insects available, then soon switch to their preferred diet. They mainly pick prey off foliage and twigs, but may occasionally hover, flycatch or feed on the ground. Blackcaps eat a wide range of invertebrate prey, although aphids are particularly important early in the season, and flies, beetles and caterpillars are also taken in large numbers. Small snails are swallowed whole, since the shell is a source of calcium for the bird's eggs. Chicks are mainly fed soft-bodied insects, fruit only being provided if invertebrates are scarce.
In July, the diet switches increasingly to fruit. The protein needed for egg-laying and for the chicks to grow is replaced by fruit sugar which helps the birds to fatten for migration. Aphids are still taken while they are available, since they often contain sugars from the plant sap on which they feed. Blackcaps eat a wide range of small fruit, and squeeze out any seeds on a branch before consuming the pulp. This technique makes them an important propagator of mistletoe. The mistle thrush, which also favours that plant, is less beneficial since it tends to crush the seeds. Although any suitable fruit may be eaten, some have seasonal or local importance; elder makes up a large proportion of the diet of northern birds preparing for migration, and energy-rich olives and lentisc are favoured by blackcaps wintering in the Mediterranean.
The German birds wintering in British gardens rely on provided food, and the major items are bread and fat, each making up around 20% of the diet; one bird survived the whole winter eating only Christmas cake. Fruit is also eaten, notably cotoneaster (41% of the fruit consumed), ivy and honeysuckle, and apple if available. Some birds have learned to take peanuts from feeders. Blackcaps defend good winter food sources in the wild, and at garden feeding stations they repel competitors as large as starlings and blackbirds. Birds occasionally become tame enough to feed from the hand.
Aristotle, in his History of Animals, considered that the garden warbler eventually metamorphosed into a blackcap. The blackcap's song has led to it being described as the "mock nightingale" or "country nightingale", and John Clare, in "The March Nightingale" describes the listener as believing that the rarer species has arrived prematurely. "He stops his own and thinks the nightingale/Hath of her monthly reckoning counted wrong". The song is also the topic of Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli's "La Capinera" [The Blackcap].
Giovanni Verga's 1871 novel Storia di una capinera, according to its author, was inspired by a story of a blackcap trapped and caged by children. The bird, silent and pining for its lost freedom, eventually dies. In the book, a nun evacuated from her convent by cholera falls in love with a family friend, only to have to return to her confinement when the disease wanes. The novel was adapted as films of the same name in 1917, 1943 and 1993. The last version was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and its English-language version was retitled as Sparrow. In Saint François d'Assise, an opera by Messiaen, the orchestration is based on bird song. St Francis himself is represented by the blackcap.
Folk names for the blackcap often refer to its most obvious plumage feature (black-headed peggy, King Harry black cap and coal hoodie) or to its song, as in the "nightingale" names above. Other old names are based on its choice of nesting material (Jack Straw, hay bird, hay chat and hay Jack). There is a tradition of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm bases being named for birds. A former base near Stretton in Cheshire was called HMS Blackcap.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,200,000 territories
UK wintering:
3,000 bird
Some houses at Spalding, I found the nearest semi-detached houses quite interesting. They share a roof but one neighbour has tiles, the other slates, etc. There's a good bricked-up gateway as well at the start of the row.
Exakta Varex IIa (1960) SLR camera
Zeiss Pancolar 50 mm f/2 lens
Fuji Superia Xtra 400 film
Lab develop & scan
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Silbersalz 200T film
Nikon FE
High quality 4K images - I've ordered the 14k to see what the difference is...
“The difference you make today, counts in all our tomorrows.” - C. H. Pearce
Two weeks ago we visited the War memorial in Ottawa on our urban photo shoot of the city. There were a lot of lives lost over many wars to help us keep our freedoms. It made me think of other lives lost and how some people have a difficult time at Christmas because of those losses. Hopefully, we don't have to experience a war in our country. But there are still ways to make a difference in our tomorrows. These days I am trying to visit a few people who are struggling with being alone especially with this virus still proving to be a threat to our health and our freedom to gather. Sometimes it may be a brief drop off at the door with a quick hello so we can keep our distance. I am doing a little bit of supply work in a school for these two weeks to help alleviate some stress for former colleagues. But the rewards are when an 11 year old special needs student I hadn't seen in 2 years says to me without prompting. "Thank you for coming today."
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Sameba Cathedral in Tbilisi is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The cathedral is located on the hilltop of Elijah in the historic center of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and dominates the city skyline with its impressive architecture. Completed in 2004, the cathedral combines elements of traditional Georgian architecture with Byzantine influences. The design incorporates classic Georgian elements such as cruciform structures and details found in older monasteries and churches in Georgia. The dome of the church, covered in gold, rises 87 meters above the ground, giving the cathedral an impressive height difference and making it visible from many parts of the city. The construction of the cathedral was intended to symbolize Georgian unity and revival after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The project began in the 1990s and was largely funded by donations from both the Georgian government and the Georgian people.
The main entrance to the complex surrounding the Sameba Cathedral in Tbilisi leads to the cathedral itself. This entrance consists of a beautifully decorated gate with stone columns and crucifixes on both sides of the path, creating a symbolic passage to the holy place. The wide promenade, surrounded by green bushes and benches, invites visitors to walk serenely towards the cathedral. The architecture of the entrance wall is grand and massive, with round turrets and arched doors, which together create an imposing appearance. The building above the gate is crowned with a dome that emphasizes the Georgian style and serves as a landmark from the surroundings. Sameba Cathedral is a popular destination for tourists and pilgrims, both for its religious significance and for its architectural splendor. The cathedral is a must-see for visitors to Tbilisi and a powerful symbol of Georgian culture and identity.
De hoofdingang van het complex rond de Sameba-kathedraal in Tbilisi, leidt naar de kathedraal zelf. Deze ingang bestaat uit een prachtig versierde poort met stenen zuilen en kruisbeelden aan beide zijden van het pad, wat een symbolische doorgang creëert naar de heilige plek. De brede promenade, omringd door groene struiken en banken, nodigt bezoekers uit om op een serene manier naar de kathedraal toe te lopen. De architectuur van de ingangsmuur is groots en massief, met ronde torentjes en boogvormige deuren, die samen een imposante uitstraling geven. Het gebouw boven de poort is bekroond met een koepel die de Georgische stijl benadrukt en als een herkenningspunt dient vanaf de omgeving. De Sameba-kathedraal in Tbilisi is één van de grootste orthodoxe kerken ter wereld en de belangrijkste kathedraal van de Georgisch-Orthodoxe Kerk. De kathedraal staat op de heuveltop van Elia in het historische centrum van Tbilisi, de hoofdstad van Georgië, en domineert de skyline van de stad met zijn indrukwekkende architectuur. De kathedraal, voltooid in 2004, combineert elementen van traditionele Georgische architectuur met Byzantijnse invloeden. Het ontwerp bevat klassieke Georgische elementen zoals kruisvormige structuren en details die je ook terugziet in oudere kloosters en kerken in Georgië. De koepel van de kerk, bedekt met goud, steekt 87 meter boven de grond uit, wat de kathedraal een indrukwekkend hoogteverschil geeft en zorgt dat deze vanuit veel delen van de stad zichtbaar is. De constructie van de kathedraal was bedoeld als symbool voor de Georgische eenheid en heropleving na het uiteenvallen van de Sovjet-Unie. Het project begon in de jaren 90 en werd voor een groot deel gefinancierd door donaties van zowel de Georgische regering als het Georgische volk.
Obviously the same village church in Pulham St Mary. Taken with the same in camera Fuji settings for jpeg as the other day and from a similar position. The only real significant change is the natural light between the two days. The building itself seems to change in terms of texture! I much prefer the first image for the light but I thought it was interesting the difference between the light conditions and why we chase it so much. Anyway I decided to post this today.
The difference in size, it's hard to believe these two are from the same litter born earlier this year. . There now seems to be four cubs left from the original five
I think this is one of my favorite images from my Yosemite trip (believe me, narrowing down my photos was a difficult job). I know this view of Yosemite is one of the most over-photographed places on earth, but the difference in this image is that I saw it with my own eyes, took the time to get there at 5am and was able to watch this glorious morning unfold.
To my fellow photographers: get up early, go outside and take it all in. Leave your camera at home if you like, just concentrate on the majesty of this earth for an hour or two!
Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.
Yoko Ono
POV Series
Im Spätherbst fuhr ich bereits schon einmal diesen Weg durch Thüringen. Es war damals ein trüber Morgen. Heute war ich kurz vor dem Sonnenuntergang unterwegs...
Überwältigt vom Unterschied, den lediglich ein paar Sonnenstrahlen und ein imposanter Himmel machen können, muss ich euch hier noch mal beide Bilder zeigen!