Monte Subasio is a mountain in central Italy, and from its summit, you can enjoy breathtaking views of the Umbria region, including the city of Assisi

Finding a quiet place to read and concentrate on an email can be difficult in Sydney’s CBD. Here a man finds a sheltered corner which seems to do the trick.

I like the negative space and contrasts in light in this photo.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Candid Street Photography

Sydney CBD

November, 2019

This waterfall is fairly difficult to shoot. There is just not much color there to work with. If you look through other images of the falls most simply use the sky to add some color. When I visited the site, I wanted to do something different, use something besides the sky to add color. Well, there was some great yelow grass, and some green near the falls, but it was hard to get to. The lookout is high above and getting in close to the fals would have meant using a zoom, then loosing the setting. So in order to get the color, and the setting, I had to venture down the cliff edge. So I went down, into the cliff face, which was made of sand and loose rock. Sooooo not the smartest thing I have ever done. One step, slide 5 feet, next step, slide 4 feet, and so on. I finally reached the color and set up the tripod. I was quite excited to see what it looked like. So anyway, I do not advise this spot. Not sure its worth the effort or the danger. After all, when I finished shooting and turned around, I had to climb back up, one step up, three feet back, second step up, 5 feet back. Not a productive way to get up a cliff. Enjoy.

During these difficult times we have to remember our children in particular. We have to work to coming together to help everyone, the refugees, children separated from their parents and universally working at it. We all belong to the human family and the human family extends worldwide, not just within the borders of a country.

Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️

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As difficult as it is to take shots into the sun, I feel that you have always got to try, otherwise you will never remember the reason why you are there, to convey the beautiful scene...

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(Glaucidium cuculoides)

Mandal

Uttarakhand

Índia

We were photographing the species that appeared when the guide excitedly told us that an owlet was vocalizing. Since we hadn't photographed an owlet before, we tried with renewed enthusiasm to identify the origin of the sound, but quickly became discouraged as it seemed beyond our capacity to identify a bird that we already knew to be very small, although we had never seen one before. We refocused on what was displayed before our eyes and didn't think about it anymore.

After about 15 minutes, the guide exclaimed excitedly, "it's over there". However, even with the explanation of where to look, it was not easy and some of us took a few minutes to follow the instructions of the trunks to find this small, but beautiful, ball of feathers!

We spent another 10 minutes photographing this beauty, searching for possible angles, backgrounds, and frames. I even managed to find a second bird by myself. The difficult part is finding the first one :)

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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.

So, you may find:

- All the photos for this trip Índia (2023) (213)

- All the photos for this order STRIGIFORMES (66)

- All the photos for this family Strigidae (Estrigídeos) (61)

- All the photos for this species Glaucidium cuculoides (1)

- All the photos taken this day 2023/03/08 (16)

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Emerald Damselfly

Damselflies are very difficult to ID accurately so we have made a best guess on their names to the best of our ability, we are happy to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge. (Gordon & Maureen)

Damselflies are insects in the sub-order Zygoptera (meaning "paired-wings"). All four wings are near enough equal in size and shape. They are usually small, weakly flying insects that stay close to the water margins or water surface. When at rest, most species hold their wings along the length of their abdomen. The Emerald Damselflies are an exception and usually hold their wings partly open when at rest. They are therefore known as Spreadwings in North America. The eyes are always separated, never touching. The larvae have external plates (lamellae) at the end of the abdomen, which act as accessory gills.

In Great Britain and Ireland there are about 20 species that may be encountered and a few that are now extinct. These species fall into 4 families and 9 genera. A partial taxonomic "tree" for the damselflies is shown below.

(Courtesy of the British Dragonfly Society website)

Tower of the St. Clement Church in Klimno island Krk, Croatia, which dates back to 1381.

Taken from a rock outcrop at Boroka Lookout, on the southern end of Mt Difficult Range.

DSC02549-4 photo stitched Panorama

DO YOU KNOW, MY FRIENDS, HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO TAKE THIS MACRO PHOTO WHEN "MAESTRALE" WIND IS BLOWING IN SARDINIA (ITALY)?

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Sometimes your life's balance is upside down. Like the stick. You believe you will have the greatest challenges coming from below, and you try to feel prepared, enduring... Suddenly a small push from above and you fall… Setting the tweezers back in your life is always difficult and painful... but you have to do it... every time

♡ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛs ♡

Hᴇᴀᴅ → Lᴇʟᴜᴛᴋᴀ - Bʀɪᴀɴɴᴏɴ

Bᴏᴅʏ → Lᴇɢᴀᴄʏ

♡ Cʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ Aᴄᴄᴇssᴏʀɪᴇs♡

Oᴜᴛғɪᴛ → LSR MODA Tʀᴇs Cʜɪᴄ LM - Sᴇxʏ Zᴀɪʀᴀ Sᴜɪᴛ Tʀᴇs Cʜɪᴄ Eᴠᴇɴᴛ

Bᴏᴏᴛs → LSR MODA Tʀᴇs Cʜɪᴄ LM - Sᴇxʏ Zᴀɪʀᴀ Sᴜɪᴛ Tʀᴇs Cʜɪᴄ Eᴠᴇɴᴛ

♡ Mᴀᴋᴇ Uᴘ ♡

Eʏᴇsʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ → Pᴏᴜᴛ! - Dᴀʀᴋ Dᴇsɪʀᴇs Eʏᴇsʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ sᴇᴛ

Lᴀsʜᴇs → Pᴏᴜᴛ! - Mᴜsᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ-ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ʟᴀsʜᴇs

AMSTERDAM LIGHT FESTIVAL - Painting with light - it sounds magical but impossible. But people have been doing it for a long time – since 1889! It’s not difficult to do, you move a lamp through a dark space and capture these movements in a photograph using a camera with a slow shutter speed.

The Japanese artists Kazue Monno and Takeshi Nagata, who make up the duo TOCHKA, are specialised in light painting animations. They regularly organise educational projects including workings in light painting at schools or public spaces. In collaboration with Stichting Juf op Straat, they worked with children from 30 classes in Amsterdam to create light painting animations for their artwork 'Neighbours'

(Laniarus aethiopicus) B28I1551 Castle Forest - Central Kenya

This bird is a real challenge : shy enough and always staying in the shade - so, to get the good contrast between white and black is difficult

Difficult job for my camera to get this right, but I like the result :)

Snow has always been a bit rare here, and it is amazing when any of our cats see it! Holly #1 was just amazed at tracking in it and had a difficult time at first making herself walk in it! We lost this little Holly in 2020. She was so special.

Happy Caturday!

So difficult to capture the intense bright colours when back-lit! I had to mess with the original shot a little to remove my fingers from the shot as I held the stone against a light 😊

So apologies - but it does look great with back lighting !!

For the Looking Close on Friday group: "a single stone"

According to some … "Fluorite, known as the "Genius Stone," is a highly protective, colourful mineral valued for enhancing mental clarity, focus, and decision-making. It is a relatively soft mineral (Mohs hardness 4) that often forms cubes or octahedrons and is known for its intense fluorescence under UV light. It acts as a "psychic vacuum cleaner" to cleanse negative energy and balance emotions."

Macro-Looking Close: Here

As the days draw in earlier the Northbound train chase routine becomes more difficult. Here train 32 opens up the post Easter exodus ex Brighton behind TR units 01 + 06. As the train was approaching the shadows from the hillside behind were racing towards the train and when it got there there was hardly any light left so I used a monochrome rendition to rescue what I could as there were huge areas of shadows. Despite the borderline result I was quite happy with the lighting effect despite trying to not pay too much attention to the grain extracted from the shadowy areas !.

Monday 17th April, 2017.

Photo By Steve Bromley.

A difficult bird to photograph, as it lives in dense forests and is very restless...

Um pássaro difícil de se fotografar, pois vive em matas fechadas e é bem inquieto...

Tangará-rei (Fêmea)

Helmeted Manakin (Female)

(Nome em Inglês)

Antilophia galeata

(Nome Científico)

Pipridae (Família)

Passeriformes (Ordem)

Pássaro Silvestre

Água Mineral

Parque Nacional de Brasília

Brasília, Brasil

It was very, very difficult to find. After a long walk through the forest and crossing a river sliding on fallen tree trunks, our guide told us to wait while he went to look for it. He got tired of wandering around in the middle of the dense rainforest, and it was almost night when he found it perched on a small branch. Despite the low light, we still managed to take some photos, and in the end, our always cheerful guide even danced happily.

Endemic to Sulawesi island

Tangkoko - North Sulawesi - Indonesia

I consider street photo one of the most difficult styles of photography as your subject is constantly changing. You are not capturing a bridge or a river or a colorful fall forest. You are capturing moments from the city, an urban scenery, you are capturing expressions of random people while they are not posing for you, people doing their every day thing. So quite often I am trying to focus on something static on the street, something that caught my eye and then wait until the "right people" get into my frame. I think I got lucky on this one, as it felt like these 2 guys were just leaving the area after not finding what they were looking for (404 error, web administrators may get the joke). Picture taken at Little Five points, in Atlanta, GA.

Shurik'n - Samouraï

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMBTDuvl6dQ

Κατα τη γνωμη μου η φωτογραφια δρομου ειναι ισως το πιο δυσκολο ειδος φωτογραφίας καθως το θεμα σου αλλαζει συνεχως. Δεν φωτογραφιζεις μια γεφυρα, ενα ποταμι η ενα πολυχρωμο δασος το φθινοπωρο. Στη φωτογραφια δρομου το θεμα ειναι οι στιγμες σε μια πολη, ενα αστικο σκηνικο, οι εκφρασεις τυχαιων ανθρωπων που ομως δεν ποζαρουν για σενα, τυχαιοι ανθρωποι που κανουν καποιες κινησεις ρουτινας. Ετσι συχνα προσπαθω να εστιασω σε κατι στατικο, σε κατι που τραβηξε την προσοχη μου και επειτα να περιμενω μεχρι οι "σωστοι ανθρωποι" να μπουν στο καδρο μου. Νομιζω σταθηκα αρκετα τυχερος εδω αφου οι 2 αυτοι τυποι εμοιαζαν να απομακρυνονται απο την περιοχη αφου δεν βρηκαν αυτο που εψαχναν (σφαλμα 404, οι web admins μαλλον θα πιασουν το αστειο). Η φωτογραφια τραβηχτηκε στην περιοχη Little Five points στην Atlanta της πολιτειας της Georgia.

A difficult image to process, either in bw or colour, as everything is pretty much the same. All the stones have the same colour and the few plants on the edge of the path don't make much difference. Still, I love that little part of Aldeia Da Cuada, the narrow path winding between the cozy looking cottages. I always get a feeling of safety when I look at this scene.

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One of the more difficult photos I've ever had to process as it's actually a blend of three shots of differing brightness of the setting moon and Milky Way taken just after 3am at the Pinnacles, a wonderfully weird formation of limestone pillars a couple of hundred kilometres north of Perth in Western Australia.

Directly above the setting moon you can see a horizontal Milky Way and the constellation of Sagittarius. The two brightest stars directly above the central pinnacle are Nunki and Ascella. The brightest star in Sagittarius is actually Kaus Australis but because it's lower in the sky than the other two (to the left of the pinnacle), it almost seems less luminous. Further to the left of the pinnacle is the constellation of Scorpius.

The brightest star on the right hand side is Altair in the constellation of Aquila (the 12th brightest star in the night sky).

It’s been difficult to find time for Flickr recently due to my Mrs. suddenly developing loss-of-use of her left leg, and we have been dealing with exams and tests lately.

Today started out with a 9 AM arrival at the hospital for a surgical procedure on her lumbar spine. It's now 9:30 PM my time and I’m still waiting for her to get to the recovery room.

While waiting I came across this photo my wife captured (with her iPhone) of my sweet girl, Logan, who turned 12 this year. As you can see from the pic, she likes naps as much as this old guy, so we tend to hang-out together… for sure once a day at nap time.

Hopefully, I'll get back to photography and Flickr soon.

Well, I think it’s time to begin with posting several images I made during my stay in Asturias (Spain) some weeks ago. I made this shot here at a very iconic beach called „Gueirua“ one rainy afternoon. A single long exposure shot which I found very difficult to make as I was cleaning the lenses all the time due to the rain! And more it was not so comfortable to stay balanced over the rocks and stones during a heavy wind and rain, cleaning all the time the lenses and at the same time trying not to fall into the sea with all my equipment :-) But it was so rewarding to be there and I could’t care less about the weather … I was so happy to finally, finally, finally to see the sea again after so much time as I have no sea in my country :-)

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Emerald Damselfly ? :-

Damselflies are very difficult to ID accurately so we have made a best guess on their names to the best of our ability, we are happy to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge. (Gordon & Maureen)

Damselflies are insects in the sub-order Zygoptera (meaning "paired-wings"). All four wings are near enough equal in size and shape. They are usually small, weakly flying insects that stay close to the water margins or water surface. When at rest, most species hold their wings along the length of their abdomen. The Emerald Damselflies are an exception and usually hold their wings partly open when at rest. They are therefore known as Spreadwings in North America. The eyes are always separated, never touching. The larvae have external plates (lamellae) at the end of the abdomen, which act as accessory gills.

In Great Britain and Ireland there are about 20 species that may be encountered and a few that are now extinct. These species fall into 4 families and 9 genera. A partial taxonomic "tree" for the damselflies is shown below.

(Courtesy of the British Dragonfly Society website)

This white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) seemed to be having a difficult time dealing with the large scorpion it caught. The white-throated kingfisher is found across most of southern Asia.

Ranthambore National Park, India

It's been difficult to find lipsstick that fits my lips really well but I have found some really nice one with IDTTY. This is called "Little one Collection". You can find it at Fetish Fair Fetish Fair!

Diese beiden Pilze erregten meine Aufmerksamkeit, weil ihr Hutrand starke Verformungen zeigte, die eine Bestimmung auf den ersten Blick erschwerten. Bei genauerem Hinsehen wurde mir allerdings klar, dass es sich um Herbe Zwergknäuelinge handelt. Wie es aber zu den Verformungen kam - keine Ahnung

These two mushrooms caught my attention because their cap margins showed pronounced deformations, making identification difficult at first glance. Upon closer inspection, however, it became clear that they were *Astringent Clitocybe* (also known as *Astringent pygmyis*). How these deformations occurred, however, remains a mystery

Difficult not to put more poppy photos in Flickr these days

(series)

Live Concert @ Raindogs House (Savona - Italy)

03/31/2023

If you like Garage Rock a video by me:

"Time to move"

In the comment box other pictures of the band

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Very difficult to find and very localized. It was only possible to find it with the invaluable help of our guide deep in the forest.

Endemic to North and Central Sulawesi

Tomohon - North Sulawesi - Indonesia

Droplets quite difficult focus since my right eye have been laser:) But who can bear this nature at sight?

Thank you to simply happy all things surrounding:)

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J'adore son art... J'ai vu cellei-ci en janvier 2020 . Elle est si grande qu'il est difficile de tout capturer sur une photo.

Regardez les liens que j'ajoute à la description. Voici ce que l'artiste, Ola volo dit à propos de cette murale : « J'ai créé une pièce pour le Vancouver Mural festival 2016 sur le bâtiment connu sous le nom d'Arts Factory sur la 1st Ave et la rue Main. Je voulais apporter de la couleur à Vancouver, car il fait souvent gris et pluvieux dans la ville."

I just love her art.....I saw this one in January 2020 . it is so large , difficult to get in all in one photo.

check the links I add to the description. Here is what the artist, Ola Volo says about this mural : "I created a piece for the Vancouver Mural festival 2016 on the building known as the Arts Factory on 1st Ave and Main Street. I wanted to bring colour to Vancouver, as it is often grey and rainy in the city."

www.olavolo.com/new-page-28

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After a 10 hour drive it's not difficult to be motivated to get the camera out when you reach Assynt. The colours, the Birches, the mountains. All so characteristic of this magical area. This was early evening on the way to Lochinver.

Malaga, the Atazaranas market near the harbour

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📷 It's difficult to be next to a bird, especially to the European Robin. A very helpful advice is to wear dark clothes to avoid attracting attention. Another very important advice to get closer to the animal is to go quietly, making the least noise possible. If you want to get sharp pictures, you will need a very sharp telephoto lens and be as close as you can to the animal.

📷 Es difícil estar cerca de un pájaro, especialmente del Petirrojo Europeo. Un muy buen consejo es llevar ropa oscura, para evitar llamar la atención. Otro muy buen consejo para acercarse al animal es ir en silencio, haciendo el menor ruido posible. Si quieres conseguir fotografías nítidas, necesitarás un teleobjetivo muy nítido y estar lo más cerca posible del animal.

a Finalborgo nei chiostri di Santa Caterina con Claudio (ballcla)

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Though it is a magnificent modern structure and presents itself well I had quite a difficult time trying to find an angle which was appealing. Exasperated I stepped back to get a shot of the highway and when I turned around my shot was right before me.