View allAll Photos Tagged downsides
DB 66066 'Geoff Spencer' is seen having a quick crew change at Blackburn station whilst working the 6G35 Clitheroe Castle Cement to Bescot Downside loaded cement train.It was seen here on Saturday the 20th November 2016.
~ Lars & Leopolds first „eat the pic“ Creative Sketch Book is now available ~
Shot with my Nikon Df and my old Nikkor Ai 20 mm ƒ2,8, post processed in Lightroom using VSCO Film Pack 04.
This is not an image which I would normally upload but this one portrays an exceptional agricultural landscape in the French Departement Vosges. For a (Dutch) bird enthousiast like me (but no doubt ecologists and all nature lovers) this is a fantastic place! How beautiful it is compared to the sterile (!) farmland in Holland. Located about 550 kilometers from Utrecht (Holland) it takes a while to get there but its unique character is worth it. Yes, this type of "old style" landscape still exists in modern France. Just look at it, large tracts of different crops, substantial fields of long grass, extensive woodland and left alone track-sides in an undulating landscape. Great, such a variety of bird habitat! So which birds are found here? Yellowhammer (Geelgors) is common and every 150-200 meters in the hedge rows resides a territorial male. Less common is Corn Bunting (Grauwe Gors) but that's not unusual, it's a less common bird. Further, European Turtle Dove (Zomertortel) for which this is perfect habitat. Also Common Quail (Kwartel), numbers vary annually. Hoopoo (Hop) is found locally. Other birds of field and farmland are Stone Chat (Roodborsttapuit), Linnet (Kneu), (the very common) Sky Lark (Veldleeuwerik), Meadow Pipit (Graspieper) and Red-backed Shrike (Grauwe Klauwier). Of coarse birds of prey like Hawk (Buizerd), Kestril (Torenvalk), Red Kite (Rode Wouw) and Black Kite (Zwarte Wouw) are found here too. Whinchat (Paapje) I didn't see here. Butterflies and other insects by the way, abound here too.
The downside is that this kind of super bird habitat is diminishing in France since the turn of the century when French farmers started to upgrade to more intensive farming methods. Recent studies have indeed shown that France, like other West European countries and the U.S., is losing large numbers of farmland birds due to intensive farming practice.
Bald Eagle and Eaglets
Smith Rock State Park, OR
With three eaglets, the parents of this brood kept busy with feedings. Compared to a Bald Eagle nest I shot last year, this nest has full open views into it. The downside is that along with all the wonderful behaviors you can witness, you see all the gruesome details of eagle family life. I have toned down some of the grisly stuff for those that are squeamish like me.
After viewing hundreds of generative AI images of utopian landscapes, futuristic alien predators, spaceships, etc., I longed for something more mundane, like the basic Hamburger. This one was created with Midjourney AI, based on a prompt written when I was especially hungry for a loaded, juicy hamburger. The downside to all of this is that generative AI images such as this will undoubtedly impact the work of commercial photographers, especially those who specialize in product and food photography.
Press "L" to enlarge for greater detail.
The Juizhai Valley is a very popular National Park in China. It's easy to see why with many colorful lakes set among high snowy peaks and small Tibetan villages. This lake is called "Colorful Lake" and it's a popular spot for the tour buses to stop. During the high-season, as many as 50,000 people visit this park each day. We were there during the off-season and I still thought it was crowded (note all the people on the lookout platform on the left). Although I have shots without people in them, I liked this one since it told the full story. The downside to the offseason is that the leaves hadn't come out on the trees yet. It even snowed on us the day before. But the good thing is that once you hiked a little ways away from the bus stops, you would hardly see anybody. It's definitely worth a visit.
Same cold morning on Bristol docks. Really clear reflections, disrupted by a rather snooty shagorcormorant. Flipped vertically.
~ check out our “eat the pic“ picture albums at the iBook store for your iPad ~ Follow us on Facebook ~
Just some impressions from Rottach-Egern, captured with my Nikon Df and a manual Nikkor Ai 50mm ƒ1:1.2, post processed with VSCO Film Pack.
Marley giving me the loving look as I photograph him being oh so cute and playful. Posted for Happy Caturday's theme of "loving moments". Happy Caturday!
The downside to having bird feeders is that sometimes they attract predators that want to eat the birds you're feeding. I just saw this nice looking hawk looking for just such an opportunity.
白果银杏
The only downside to this is that these ripened berries often drop on the ground and start to ferment, giving a vomit smell! Many trees in the streets of Seoul are female and bearing fruits. Now we have cities where they intended to plant these beautiful trees( golden leaves in autumn) resort to sex choosing so that only male trees with no berries are planted)
For the adventure of some one who had harvested and ate the nuts ; read here.
Ahhh, to see green again will be like heaven. We now have a Winter Storm Warning for the next couple of days, I suppose to make up for the two days of "spring" we had this week! LOL Oh well, we're on the downside now..................what's another 6 or 7(?) weeks?!
Taken in Ashland, WI at Prentice Park.
Explored on February 19, 2010
Fast glatte Oberfläche des Wildensees / Kranzberg in Mittenwald mit Blick auf das Karwendelmassiv.
Wie bei allen Fotos freue ich mich über Lob, Kritik oder Anregungen. Comments are recommended.
Downside up. I had a shot like this in mind for quite some time now and today I could finally make it real. Spent my lunchtime waiting at the Zebra for bicycles :)
Downside up, upside down
Take my weight off the ground
Falling deep in the sky
Slipping into the unknown
Perhaps the backside of drinking beer. I think the image speaks for itself...
Vielleicht der Biertrinker von hintern gesehen. Ich glaube, das Bild spricht Bänder...
THE DOWNSIDE:
A SUMMER break in the Highlands sounds idyllic, but it has one obvious downside: the dreaded Culicoides impunctatus, or Highland biting midge. If you're planning to venture outside at all during your stay, the chances are you'll return with a smattering of itchy red lumps.
But however insane a cloud of these biting insects may drive you, there is an upside. Midges cost the Scottish tourist industry up to £268 million a year in lost revenue because so many people are put off visiting, so should you be among thsoe who decide to brave it, at least you can enjoy some peace and quiet.
www.midgeforecast.co.uk which gives five-day predictions of midge movements around the country. With alert levels of 1 (negligible) to 5 (nuisance), it could make all the difference when it comes to deciding where to pitch your tent for an impromptu camping holiday.
It's been a fascinating Edinburgh Fringe. I haven't got an exact total...but I think I've taken almost 6000 pics in the last three weeks. This is from the last show I attended on Monday evening.
It features two performers from Kataklo, an athletic dance theatre group from Italy...who appeared in the opening ceremony for the last Winter Olympics. I was able to see the show for free, thanks to knowing the producer (thanks Angella!) and also got permission to photograph it (I'll be making my pictures available to Kataklo).
I'm astonished I was able to get a picture like this. The performers were on a platform high above the stage and this was shot hand held...at 3200 ASA...telephoto at 105mm...relying on autofocus (in almost no light) with a shutter speed of 1/20 sec. I'm seriously impressed with my Canon EOS-5D...image stabilisation really does work! :-)
Oh...I have another picture of a performer from this talented group here: Making it Happen
One of the downside of cruising is on land you spend so much time on a coach ,which can be so frustrating as you just get glimses of your destination, passing all the beauty spots at speed.Wonderful experience though to get an appreciation of a place..Ideal way for a recce for future photography breaks.
We explored the West coast of Mull which was breathtaking.This image was taken through the coach window and is some typical scenery in that area.
Thank you for viewing and any comments.
I started this yesterday, for Upside Down, but it is also fine for today's theme.
The We are Here challenge on August 6 2020 was: Upside Down
and on August 7 2020 was: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 STOP THE SPREAD
Candid photography is nothing I intend to do. This one is the opposite perspective from the previous upload. That was taken from ca. 5 m below a swimming pool with a semi transparent bottom. This one is taken from ca. 20 m above a swimming pool. The subject was kind enough to strike this wonderful pose.