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I arrived at the site to discover I hadn't packed my tripod in the car boot. I can't handle a 500mm f4 lens unsupported for any length of time, so that was a huge negative at the start of the day having driven the 40 miles from Nottingham. The consequence was that of 300 plus shots taken all were to a greater, or lesser degree soft and largely scrap, which was a shame, as I thought I'd otherwise got a range of nice clean shots of these lovely little birds. This was one of the slightly more presentable ones. I haven't had much joy with Whinchats over the 6 years I've been photographing birds - the curse of the Whinchat strikes again!
Many thanks to Stuart Allen for the locational advice, it was spot on. Snag was a week had gone by and that was something else I omitted to double check this morning!
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Pure as the driven snow and fog surrounding this church.
I have photographed and posted this church before, as it is a favorite subject for me.
The church is Palmyra Methodist Church in Palmyra, IA (built 1870).
With the recent heavy fog from melting snow and warm weather it offered me a different weather and light opportunity which I immediately took.
The fog was thick but the sun was bright behind it gives it a pencil sketch drawing appearance.
Funny - one of my contacts also posted a similar church- see Jerry Newman's
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The Tüshaus mill is a water mill near Dorsten-Deuten in North Rhine-Westphalia. The mill is located on the southern edge of the forest area of Üfter Mark, where the water of the Hammbach River from Rhade is stowed to the mill pond.
The history of the Tüshaus-Hof, to which the mill belongs, can be traced back to 1382. The lords of Lembeck, who held the water law in their territory, leased a whale mill driven by the water of the Hammbach in 1615 to a certain Mr. Tuschhaus.
However, the mill was not the first building on this site, as it was built on older foundations. Sheep were mainly kept in the extensive heathland surrounding the area. The wool was rolled in the Tüshaus mill by a hammer mill and sold as felt material to the region's cloth makers for further processing. The billing books include customers from Wesel, Recklinghausen, Westerholt, Dülmen, Münster and Dinxperlo.
The mill had already been increased in 1752 and expanded by a second mill wheel, so that since 1754 it also served the tenant Joan-Heinrich Tüshaus as an oil mill. The oil was obtained mainly from the rapeseed and linseed of the surrounding fields. In 1880 Albert Brosthaus was the Ölmüller, followed by Dumpe and Schetter. The old plants of the oil mill were replaced in 1914 by a modern hydraulic oil mill, which pressed the oil out of the seeds with 350 atü. The operation of the oil mill was discontinued around 1948 for economic reasons.
🎶 KATIE MELUA - I WILL BE THERE
She is like the lady down the road
Or just the woman up the street
Like any mother you may know
To me, she is the one who had it planned
To lead us all to Wonderland
She always wanted us to go
And she said
"Don't ever be lonely
Remember, I'll always care
Wherever you may be
Remember I will be there"
And like another lady that we know
She has a smile so bright and sweet
And hair as white as driven snow
Though life is never easy day to day
She has a very special way
To make us smile when we are low
And she says
"Don't ever be lonely
Remember, I'll always care
Wherever you may be
Remember I will be there
Don't ever be lonely
Remember, I will be there
I will be there
I will be there
Just the wishful thinking is not enough … but it needs just some positive actions and – who knows – the world could be at our feet …
Wishing you a perfect week-end and that all your dreams come true!!!
I've only driven through this town a few times, always after picking up a meat load in Gaylord Minnesota. A Michael Farrell, a friend of ours on Flickr mentioned it before, I think he has a relative that lives here. Anyway, decided if I'd try to get a decent picture as I passed through. I was making a right turn and had a green light, but no cars behind, so I stopped in the intersection and took a picture.
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Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a seaside resort in North Yorkshire, England. The local council, a unitary authority, is Redcar and Cleveland. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. the town is around 12 miles (19 km) east of Middlesbrough, and the ward of Saltburn had a population of 5,912 at the 2001 Census, increasing slightly to 5,958 at the 2011 census.
The development of Middlesbrough and Saltburn was driven by the discovery of iron stone in the Cleveland Hills, the monies of the Pease family of Darlington, and the development of two railways to transport the minerals.
Old Saltburn is the original settlement, located in the Saltburn Gill. Records are scarce on its origins, but it was a centre for smugglers, and publican Richard Gregory is referred to as 'king of the whisky smugglers?
In 1856, the hamlet consisted of the Ship Inn and a row of houses, occupied by farmers and fishermen. In the mid-18th century, authors Laurence Sterne and John Hall-Stevenson enjoyed racing chariots on the sands at Saltburn.
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Move back they say. Get more in the picture. You are way too close! I hear it all the time. “There’s no people in your pictures “ my former boss would say. What can you expect from a former high school yearbook photographer? Basically I’m a portrait photographer of inanimate objects. There is never a doubt about what the main subject is. When I encounter an object that seems to be photogenic, I treat it as if I were doing a portrait of the queen of England. Lighting, framing, perspective, etc. must all be considered of course. Call it “in your face photography” if you wish, but please don’t tell me to back up and include more context. This is my style and it is what it is. Perhaps I was ossified by having only an old Minolta film camera with the standard 50 mm. lens to work with for the first forty years of my photographic life. Seeing the world through a nifty fifty! I guess I am not very artistic after all. I never did look good in a beret.
…due to my distinct lack of inspiration/mojo over the last week or so I present my half-a$$ed attempt at photographic ‘art’.
My whelmed has never been so under…
Hexham to Gleneagles
No 14 a Vauxhall driven by Charles Bishop co pilot Nellie Bishop both from Great Britian.
As ERA’s blue riband Flying Scotsman event smoothly glides into a second decade of outstanding vintage motoring, timetabling for the 12th edition in 2022 is already at an advanced stage.
Following an enforced absence, the UK’s premier rally designed exclusively for Vintage motorcars returns for 2022 with a Northumberland start. Our route then takes us through the very best scenery and roads that the area has to offer before heading into new territory with an overnight halt at St Andrews. Day 2 sees crews covering some famous ‘Flying Scotsman’ roads as they head into the Cairngorms and a halt in Aviemore. The final day will take a less than direct route to ensure crews are kept busy before arriving at the world famous Gleneagles Hotel for the final control and post event festivities.
Our Route Designers have been busy crafting another first-class journey. This combines scenic Regularities on remote country roads with exciting Special Tests where you can enjoy your fine vintage cars to their full. The competition will be suitable for all levels of experience with three days of exclusive vintage motoring and great camaraderie in prospect.
“It’s one of the best, there is something for everyone” John Lomas, Riley driver
“I love the comradeship between the competitors who gather from all over the world to participate” Willy Van Loon, Bentley driver.
As its still Ferrari Friday, here is a shot from the assembly road at Goodwood of chassis 2129GT, a Ferrari 250 GT SWB/C sold to Garage Francorchamps for Willy Mairess to race in 1960.
This car took the victory at the Tour de France on its maiden race, driven by Willy Mairesse and Georges Berger, under number 157. It then took second at the 1000km Paris with Wolfgang von Trips partnering Willy Mairesse.
In 1967, under the ownership of Bill Lake, the car had sliding windows fitted rather than the factory vent windows.
In 2001 Adrian Beecroft took ownership, and the car was fitted with registration "SSL 899".
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And now we are back in beautiful Moravia in the Czech Republic.
As I mentioned earlier, this region is very agricultural. And this hasn't just been the case since yesterday.
And so you can also find such beautiful historical windmills here, which fortunately have been preserved.
During my visit I found and photographed two of them, which fortunately were not far from each other.
If I had more time, I would definitely have driven past here several times and tried out other angles. For example, one at sunrise from back on the hills.
But unfortunately I didn't have the time for that this time.
Und schon sind wir zurück im schönen Mähren in der Tschechischen Republik.
Wie ich bereits erwähnt habe, wird diese Region sehr stark von der Landwirtschaft geprägt. Und dies ist nicht erst seit gestern so.
Und so findet man hier auch noch solche wunderschönen historischen Windmühlen, die zum Glück erhalten wurden.
Ich habe bei meinem Besuch zwei davon gefunden und fotografiert, welche zum Glück auch noch nicht weit von einander entfernt standen.
Mit mehr Zeit währe ich bestimmt noch mehrfach hier vorbei gefahren und hätte noch weitere Blickwinkel ausprobiert. Zum Beispiel einen bei Sonnenaufgang von dort hinten auf den Hügeln.
Doch dafür fehlte mir für dieses Mal leider die Zeit.
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Found this little dandelion on a walk and just thought to grab an image really quickly! I honestly didn't know dandelions were around in the winter.
Tell me what you think!!
'The John Street Roundhouse in Toronto was built between 1929 and 1931 by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. It had stalls for 32 locomotives that were moved in and out of the structure on a huge 120-foot rotating turntable shown here. Locomotives were driven onto the turntable and rotated for positioning into one of the available stalls'.
Now part of the Toronto Railway Museum....
193 553 "Responsibility driven" zieht DGS 43109 von Hannover nach Verona und kam zur Freude des Fotografen im Altmühltal vor die Linse.
193 553 "Responsibility driven" with DGS 43109 from Hannover to Verona in the Altmühl valley.
We've driven by this wreck more times then I care to admit and never stopped to grab a photo. On today's occasion we were on our way back from testing our mettle in the extreme cold at Niagara Falls and finally decided to stop. The ice offered a perspective we hadn't seen before and the sun came out for a few minutes to provide some contrast against the snowy sky we were driving back in to.
I believe the ship is known as La Grande Hermine or alternatively, The Big Weasel - although I'm not sure where the latter came from. Like most grand schemes, there is a colorful history to it and if you're interested, check out the link below.
niagarafallscliftonhill.com/blog/abandoned-ship-niagara-l...
Derwent Water, at three miles long, one mile wide and 72 feet deep, is fed by the River Derwent catchment area in the high fells at the head of Borrowdale, and has a long historical and literary background. The Lake is very much a landscape of moods, varying from the dramatic waves splashing against Friar’s Crag when driven by southerly gales, to the absolute mirror calm of early mornings. It is in a particularly attractive setting in the centre of the Lake District, and is surrounded by beautiful countryside with hills rising to well over 1,000 feet.
This photo was taken from the turntable inside the old Mildura railway yard. In all my trips to Mildura, I've probably driven past the railway yards 100s of times, but this trip made the old yard really stand out. This was originally going to be a B+W photo, but this version won. In the end I went for a vintage type colour feel.
This site has a great write up on the railway history of the area: vmrs.net/mildura/section1/Mildura_Railway_Yards_and_Sidin...
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Here’s another image from last year’s trip to NZ: I already uploaded the image Beyond Nowhere from this location whose description also includes the whole story around our journey to this beach, and it is something to remember: the arrival on the beautiful South Island, the five-hour drive without a single break over the windiest roads I’ve ever driven (and all with a big motorhome on the “wrong” side of the road) to the northernmost point where civilization is very sparse and electricity is limited, and finally the hurried hike to the beach. But all of that was so worth it and we did make it for sunset which was less spectacular than we had hoped (don’t get me wrong, the local is spectacular, but there was just no interest in the sky), but as the light faded I noticed the water channels in the sand that made some nice leading lines towards the Archway Islands. And so we kept shooting until it was completely dark and enjoyed our limited time at one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve yet been to. I hope you like it!
(Geophaps plumifera)
Ormiston Gorge - Northern Territory
Austrália
And finally, the long-sought Spinifex Pigeons.
Four days earlier, we had driven 130 km (each way) to this spot to look for them, without success. Later, on our way back from Uluru, we took a 300 km detour to search for them at Kings Canyon, but again, no luck.
We had already accepted that we’d have to be happy with the beautiful but much more common Crested Pigeon when John gave us even better directions.
Such kindness/persistence couldn’t be ignored, so on the last day of our stay in Alice Springs, we decided to return to this location.
But after awhile, as I mentioned in the previous photo, we had already given up searching for them.
So we were on our way back to the car, but quite satisfied with having found both the Pink Cockatoo and the Splendid Fairywren and agreed the trip had been well worth it, when, suddenly, we saw two birds walking in our direction.
Wow, the Spinifex Pigeons!
Thanks jfmfennell for not letting us give up!
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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 Austrália (2024) (309)
- All the photos for this order COLUMBIFORMES (118)
- All the photos for this family Columbidae (Columbídeos) (119)
- All the photos for this species Geophaps plumifera (3)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/13 (11)
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