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It is a little difficult to see -- but that is the idea, after all. A doe left her new little fawn to hide in the tall grass near our yard. He/she was very obedient and didn't move a muscle even as we got close enough for a shot.
It's difficult to tell where Kingsand finishes and the neighbouring village of Cawsand begins, and many of the buildings on the far left are actually in Cawsand. The local council has given up trying, and now the sign at the side of the road simply says Kingsand-Cawsand. But until the middle of the 19th century Kingsand was in Devon and Cawsand was in Cornwall. The pretty former fishing villages are on the Rame Peninsula in the far south-east of Cornwall where they overlook Plymouth Sound. In the distance is part of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, jointly owned by Plymouth City Council and Cornwall County Council.
In the centre of the picture the long dark grey building behind the village is the former Cawsand Fort. This was part of the 19th century naval defences of Plymouth and Devonport and was built on the site of a late 18th century battery. Like several other forts around Plymouth Sound, it has been converted into housing.
The requirement for defences in and around Cawsand Bay first became clear in 1779 when a 66 strong Franco-Spanish fleet anchored there intending to land 30,000 soldiers ashore. The invaders had planned to seize the high ground and bombard Plymouth and the Devonport dockyard. As with the earlier Spanish Armada, storms - plus the arrival of an English squadron - forced the ships to weigh anchor and depart. A battery was then constructed at Cawsand but following the end of the Napoleonic wars the threat subsided.
In the late 1850s a new threat was perceived when the French built the first heavily armoured ocean-going ironclad, "La Gloire". This immediately rendered the Royal Navy's wooden ships obsolete and prompted the British to build a ring of forts around their various dockyards, including the fort at Cawsand, which was on the site of the earlier battery. The British also responded by building their own ironclads, with HMS Warrior and its sister ship, both of which entered service in the early 1860s.
A night in old Cairo.
Difficult handheld night shot at ISO 3200. Tried 2 processing approaches: DxO Labs Pro 9.0 does a more subtle and realistic job but can't handle deep shadow noise, even emphasises it. My usual Topaz combination (here) fares a bit better there, but overall colour and detail may be found excessive by some :)
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I loved to make this photo. I needed something difficult enough to make myself feel challenged and doing this shot really was a challenge! I did the bodypaint all by myself, though I used a very useful tutorial I found on youtube. In particular I spent a lot of time doing the facial make-up in order to give my face a very doll-like look. I'm happy with the result and I wish you will like it too ^_^
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A difficult shot on a sunny day - bright dull might work better. Anyhow, the signal box is perfectly illuminated so the train doesn't matter too much, though there does need to be one in there. It is 6H62, the 0602 Drax - Immingham biomass empties, emerging from Kirton Tunnel. As I arrived there was a peacock butterfly warming itself up on the front of the box. You can just see a black metal stay on the right, helping to hold the box up. It does have a very slight tilt towards the tracks.
I think that Woodcock is among the most difficult of British birds to photograph (well). I have been a keen birder since childhood, yet this was the first time I have managed to watch and photograph a Woodcock doing things. It was creeping about in the undergrowth and probing its long bill into the soft earth to find worms, which incidentally it can detect by smell. Woodcocks don't just randomly probe in the hope of connecting with a worm. This one usually kept itself obscured by vegetation but occasionally I got a brief, clear view. Unfortunately it kept its bill low behind this mossy log using its unusually high-set eyes to monitor what was going on around. I did take a number of photographs as I think this was a once in a lifetime opportunity so I may upload a couple more in due course.
It's difficult to narrow down which photos to post of Slash, the red panda. I finally selected four. I don't think you'll mind seeing his face as he munches some bamboo leaves.
This is a very difficult warbler to find, much less photograph. I was beyond surprised when this one came into the open and stuck around for more than a second.
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Difficult to positively ID but most likely 'Bombus terrestris'
By the way when i took this one i caught my Thumb across the bottom corner luckily not obscuring the bee at all.
Can you tell
I found it quite difficult to photograph because of its size and with buildings all round it.
In 1088, John of Tours was made Bishop of Wells, which at this time was the seat of the Bishop and home to his cathedral. A few years later John was granted the city of Bath, the abbey and its monastic buildings and lands by King William Rufus and so was able to fulfil his desire to move the bishopric to Bath. As the Bishop of Bath, John by the early 1090s had set in hand an extensive building programme, which included plans for more monastic buildings, a Bishop’s palace, and most importantly, a vast new cathedral to replace the Anglo-Saxon abbey. By the time of John’s death in 1122 most of the lower walls of the new cathedral had been built; but the majority of the building work was masterminded by his successor, Bishop Robert of Lewes. The cathedral was probably completed and consecrated by the beginning of the 1160s.
The Norman cathedral would have been a very different size and shape from the Abbey as we see it now. The present building takes up the space occupied by just the nave of Bishop John’s cathedral. The building would have had a similar cruciform shape, but probably had a much more elaborate east end with additional towers and chapels which would have extended out far beyond the boundary of today’s abbey. Surrounding the cathedral would have been the monastic buildings and gardens, the Bishop’s palace and burial grounds.
The difference in floor levels between the Norman cathedral and the present building means that the evidence for the Norman building is to be found below the floor of today’s Abbey and the pavements outside. In the floor of the Alphege chapel there is a grille through which the remains of Norman pillars can be seen. In the Gethsemane chapel at the north east end of the Abbey, a rounded Norman window arch, built into the structure of the present wall, is clearly visible (depicted above).
D80 - RAW Mode.
Green heron - - - - - - ( Butorides virescens.)
A small, stocky wading bird, the Green Heron is common in wet spots across much of North America. It can be difficult to see as it stands motionless waiting for small fish to approach within striking range, but it frequently announces its presence by its loud squawking
The Green Heron is part of a complex of small herons that sometimes are considered one species. When lumped, they are called Green-backed Heron. When split, they are the Green Heron, the widespread Striated Heron, and the Galapagos Heron.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony, late Wednesday afternoon, June 4, 2008.
Seen best in LARGER VIEW.
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Difficult terrain exploratory rover. Sure she can drive but if the going gets tough she can also climb over obstacles. Heat radiator panels on the back can be flapped enabling the Buggy to fly for very short distances.
The small whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia), also known as the white-faced darter, is easily distinguishable from other darters by the white frons on the front of the head - unless you see it from an angle like this where the face is obscured.
Fortunately for me there are more distinguishing characteristics so we can determine this is a female L. dubia which I found on Midsummer's Eve in the Paradiset nature reserve near lake Långsjön.
It seems difficult to imagine a steam train running up and down what appears to be a pier, but that is exactly what happened after the Stone Jetty in Morecambe was constructed in the middle of the 19th century. The train picked up passengers from ferry boats from Ireland and the Isle of Man that used to call in at the small station and ferry terminal seen on the left in the distance. The old building is now a very pleasant cafe. A new port at nearby Heysham in the early 20th century meant the end of Morecambe's ambition as a port.
Morecambe used to have two conventional seaside piers in its heyday, as well as a large station on the seafront, but these have now all gone. The Stone Jetty is now effectively the town's pier. It provides outstanding views of Morecambe Bay and the mountains of the Lake District in the distance.
Difficult to photograph, they can't fly yet but they can see very well. They go behind the leaf when I come close with the camera, I go to the other side they turn the other way again.
I took this this evening so the light wasn't great, and it was really difficult to find a balance between the ISO, shutter speed and depth of field. I'd like to have had a wee bit more of this wee guy in focus. Next time I take a shot like this I will use a wider aperture and a tripod if I can.
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I haven't seen squirrels in the garden for ages, but one turned up today, and took over the feeders. I chased him away several times, but he was back before I was back indoors. I gave up at last and let him have his fill.
Europe is the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic now. With the precautions taken by the the governments and the reduction of social contacts recommended by experts life changes completely.
I spy a butterfly. It's actually difficult to miss such a large and gorgeous tiger when one visits the garden. And it's more difficult to pass up the opportunity to snap a few shots when one is here.
I need to take some time to design some signs to be made for the butterfly host plants in my yard. That way I can remember which tree goes with which butterfly. Or better yet, I won't have to remember I can read the sign :) I've gotten the vines down as to what butterfly goes with each and what each vine is called. With the trees, I'm always asking myself is that the red bay, the swamp bay or the other bay... Wait, what's the name of the other bay. Then I have to look it up :)
Regardless, I have at least three types of bay trees in the yard and I believe the birds have brought yet another. There are two volunteer trees out there. One is fine where it is, the other will have to be relocated. Since I have no idea what type it is other than some sort of bay; I will have to steal a leaf to take to the native nursery and see if they can give me a clue.
I just love a good mystery. May your day be filled with a whole lotta joy and a little bit mystery. Happy snapping.
The most difficult part of this build was to take a good photo of it as it didn't fit into my light box. I think it turned out alright. Let me know what you think. Cheers
im not really sure how i feel about this... i like the idea... but im not so sure about the photo... ill probably reshoot when i have a bit more time...
hahaha does anyone even get it?
It's difficult to be certain, but I believe this small member of the so-called "tyrant flycatchers" is the Acadian Flycatcher. Based on location - during spring migration - size, coloration and the two-toned bill. It did not call out while I was photographing and watching so it's just a best guess. There are several species of similar size, shape and general appearance. This one was seen at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas.
Difficult to make the image look like what the eye sees in a clear night... Just one picture edited with DxO, no compositing. Still a bit too colorful for a "realistic" rendering, but I like it that way.
Internet access is very subadequate here, will have a lot to catch up when I come back from holidays.
Thank you everyone for your visits, faves and comments, they are always appreciated :)
Just as a fletcher straightens an arrow shaft, even so the discerning man straightens his mind—so fickle and unsteady, so difficult to guard.
As a fish when pulled out of water and cast on land throbs and quivers, even so is this mind agitated. Hence should one abandon the realm of Mara.
Wonderful, indeed, it is to subdue the mind, so difficult to subdue, ever swift, and seizing whatever it desires. A tamed mind brings happiness.
Let the discerning man guard the mind, so difficult to detect and extremely subtle, seizing whatever it desires. A guarded mind brings happiness.
Dwelling in the cave (of the heart), the mind, without form, wanders far and alone. Those who subdue this mind are liberated from the bonds of Mara.
Dhammapada
Difficult to resist taking a photo of these cute cattle. In a meadow @ Lynford this morning. Forestry commission land I assume let out for grazing
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Although difficult to quantify, some lenses enhance overall image quality by producing more subjectively pleasing out-of-focus areas. Good bokeh is especially important for large-aperture lenses, macro lenses, and long telephoto lenses because they are typically used with a shallow depth of field. Bokeh is also important for medium telephoto "portrait lenses" (typically 85–150 mm on 35 mm format) because in portraiture photography, the photographer typically seeks to obtain a shallow depth of field to achieve an out-of-focus background and make the subject stand out.
Bokeh characteristics may be quantified by examining the image's circle of confusion. In out-of-focus areas, each point of light becomes an image of the aperture, generally a more or less round disc. Depending how a lens is corrected for spherical aberration, the disc may be uniformly illuminated, brighter near the edge, or brighter near the center. Lenses that are poorly corrected for spherical aberration will show one kind of disc for out-of-focus points in front of the plane of focus, and a different kind for points behind. This may actually be desirable, as blur circles that are dimmer near the edges produce less-defined shapes which blend smoothly with the surrounding image. Lens manufacturers including Nikon, Minolta, and Sony make lenses designed with specific controls to change the rendering of the out-of-focus areas.
Scanning some difficult (bad exposure) slides at the moment, so this is an old one. The Tango and its 16bit software deliver amazingly good files to work with. This one was considerably underexposed (exposed for highlights) but the Tango drew out every bit of information.
DaYi 6x17, 75mm, Velvia 50
Samantha is something of a philosopher ....and this is one of her recent quotes :
" I know this world can be difficult and frustrating ......but ..... for those who have the patience to take things one step at a time ....there is a chance that one day you can make it to the top "
More musings from the wise feline are below ...