View allAll Photos Tagged environment
Parys Mountain
On Parys Mountain the harsh acidic and metal rich environment supports specialised bacteria which derive their energy from the weathering of sulphides. Due to the high level of soil contamination little life survives on or near the mountain, but there are a number of examples of rare plants and bacteria. The bare, heavily mined landscape give the mountain a strange appearance which has been used in the filming of science fiction film. If a poor landscape what a colour it has left. Due to the high chemical content of the water, ”snotties” thrive in the until recently submerged passages.
And just in case like me you didn't know what snottites were, here is the explanation “Snottie is a microbial mat of single celled extremophilic bacteria which hang from the walls and ceilings of caves and are similar to small stalactites, but have the consistency of nasal mucus” – nice!
116 pictures in 2016 - 102 Earth Colours
In the struggle of life some are comrades and some are generals. Only their advantages make them different. Some grows up in joyful environment, and some are in loneliness and struggle
Oh, how I can hardly wait to spend time with the mountain goats of Colorado ... especially with those adorable kids.
This image was captured last year towards the end of summer so the kids were already quite a bit bigger than I had hoped. This year I hope to get there substantially earlier so that I can photograph them as they are younger ... which often translates to more animated and entertaining. Can't wait.
In the meanwhile, this week's blog post shares this and other images from my last trip out there. If you have a break in your Memorial Day weekend, and feel like reading it, you just have to click the link:
www.tnwaphotography.wordpress.com
Thanks so much for stopping by to view.
© 2017 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
Three images in my office - tracy before the opera, a fading proof of mine, my great aunt, who they say I look like. Yup.
Just press L or click on the shot to see it on black background !!!
Photography is a play with light and shadows ... An effort to capture as accurately as possible the miniscule amount of light that exists in the atmosphere, transforming the objects that it showers into a meaningful, visually interesting image ... And last but not least, photography is all about capturing something dead and serve a living, breathing, interesting to look at scene in its place ...
EXIF: NIKON D90 with Nikon Nikkor 18 - 55 lens, Manual Mode, f 25, ISO 200, focal length 46 mm, auto exposure mode, fine weather adjusted white balance, center weighted average light metering mode, HDR made by only 1 original RAW shot with shutter speed 1/25 s, managing to accurately convey the scene's lighting conditions to the viewer, flash didn't go off, no tripod ...
© Copyright - All rights reserved
This weeks blog (www.tnwaphotography.wordpress.com) is all about another family of sandhill cranes that I had the pleasure to photograph earlier this year. Yep, more "craniac" stuff. :-)
This beautiful and dedicated duo of sandhill cranes was suspected of having a nest in the wetlands of Florida, though you just never know for sure, nor when the newborns would hatch out of their shell. I waited until I could stand it no longer ... then decided to take a chance. I sure was glad that I did.
When I arrived, I could see the parents up and about foraging for food. At first, I couldn't see any colts (the tern they give to sandhill crane young), so I just waited. At first, I thought that I had arrived too soon, but then I saw this little colt emerging from the muck, through the tall grasses to be close to the parents and ultimately get some breakfast. They are the cutest thing!
I'm always amazed at how wonderful and attentive these parents are and how intuitively the colt knows what it needs to do. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, as these colts begin swimming almost as soon as they're born! I continued to observe and photograph them for about the next 3 weeks. Simply a delight and an honor.
If you're interested in seeing more images of this cutie and more, as well as read about it, please feel free to check out the blog at www.tnwaphotography.wordpress.com
Thanks for stopping by and for any thoughts or comments shared.
© 2016 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
Asian traveller with camera take photo for a fog on a mountain at Japo village with a set of coffee and tea, mae hong son, Thailand
I often like to take extra time to absorb the environment. When you slow down, you find more to appreciate.
Ozark National Forest, May, 2013
Photo # KS2_6300bws.
(c) Kelly Shipp Photography
opened the curtains this morning, and look - the ground is covered in a delicate dusting of frost. The first frost of this winter. How pretty. How cold. Dashed out to take this pic - dashed back in because it was pretty parky in my jamies and dressing gown.
Scholven Power Station is a E.ON owned coal-fired power station in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Its installed output capacity of 2300 MW it is one of the most powerful coal-fired power stations in Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
I am re-posting this photo of a Golden Whistler to illustrate the dense sticky thicket this bird was hiding in, on Callum Brae, May 2013.
This site is a narrow strip of dense bushes and sticks between a boundary fence and a track. It is home to the following species of small birds:
Fairy wrens
Red-browed finch
White eared honeyeater
Speckled warbler......(threatened species, I think)
Eastern spinebill
Yellow-faced honeyeater
Fuscous honeyeater
Leaden Flycatcher
Buff-rumped thornbill
Yellow-rumped thornbill
Striated thornbill
Weebill
White browed scrubwren
White-throated treecreeper
Silvereye
Grey fantail
Scarlet robin
Rufous whistler
Golden whistler
Sacred kingfisher.
Althought the Kingfisher just passes through from time to time, without living in the bushes.
On Callum Brae there would not be another single area of that size that could boast such a variety or density of small birds.
Yesterday morning two men with a large mechanical borer came in and drilled a series of holes along the fence line which they said were “test” holes for ACTEW.
Assuming either an electricity line or water pipe is to be taken along that fence line, it can only be done with the destruction of all of the abovementioned habitat, and dispersal of the small birds. Birds driven out of habitat that is especially suitable for breeding and cover will not necessarily find alternative accommodation, so to speak, and may cease to breed and inhabit the general area.
An impending further decline of bird numbers in the ACT.
This collection presents a breathtaking journey through diverse terrestrial biomes, reimagining the raw beauty of our planet through a synthetic lens. From the ethereal golden mists of a waking forest and the crystalline clarity of alpine rivers to the jagged, volcanic scars of primordial lands and the vibrant, sun-drenched cathedrals of coral reefs. Each environment is a study in light, texture, and atmospheric depth, blending hyper-realistic detail with a touch of the sublime. These landscapes explore the intersection of classical nature photography aesthetics and the boundless possibilities of modern generative tools, offering a contemplative look at worlds both familiar and imagined.
These images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
I can't believe it's a clear river in Taiwan until I see this shot developed.
We should protect natural environment and do something healthy!
Friday again! Have a nice weekend! yay
Metra SW1500 5 blasts off with a felled forest of used ties at Rondout. After sitting around all day, the ol' Nircky Five was coughing up some carbon for Mother Nature to chew on and savor.