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Yesterday spotted the CG helo go over and figured they were doing ice training. Headed down to Lake Charlevoix and the Coast Guard guys from the station had walked way out on the ice and the guy lowers from the helo and jumps on the ice and falls thru and they rescue him. Pretty amazing to watch.
A male Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus, carrying out his stretching exercises, after challenging me to race him up the mountain!
Some turtles live more than 100 years. I have discovered the reason behind this. Turtles tend to do daily exercises. The proof is in the photo above.
Why Do Turtles Live So Long?
www.petmd.com/reptile/care/how-long-do-turtles-live
"Why turtles live so long also tends to be somewhat of a mystery. One element that seems to play a large role, however, is turtles’ relatively slow metabolism, which helps them process things like diseases and aging at a different rate from birds or other domestic pets. It also helps them live for extended periods without food or water.
In turn, turtles are able to enter states of brumation and aestivation, hibernation-like states during hot and cold temperature extremes. During those times, water turtles can live underwater for months without access to oxygen, which some researchers believe plays a key role in how turtles’ bodies are able to process the stress of a decades-long lifespan.
“Everything’s a bit slower for them,” Mitchell says. “They can undergo anaerobic metabolism, which allows them to process things at a different rate.”
One 2013 study published in the scientific journal Genome Biology, decoded the genome of a western painted turtle, finding some 19 genes in the brain and 23 in the heart that are activated in low-oxygen conditions. Together, those genes work to protect turtles’ organs from oxygen deprivation, and could, as the study posits, potentially provide an increase in how long turtles live."
Why do some animals live longer than others?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=abxtRlNHo-g
Funny Turtles
We went to the park early in the morning, and there were people that were exercising. I wanted to just take a picture of them, but my dad told me to go join them... I jumped in long enough for him to snap the shot.
Similar to this, but more lighting was used for a different effect.
Also similar to this, but on a different bridge and different time of day.
I needed an excuse to play with my strobes at night.
I guess I'm easily amused.
Strobist:
*1 HVLF58AM 15' behind me, full power
*1 HVLF42AM 2' behind and 2' above camera, pointed upwards at about 20 degrees, 1/32 power
*rear curtain
*triggered via RadioPoppers
So anyway, back to my European street photography bonanza vacation pics...
Akhara (the gym) at Tulsi Ghat, Varanasi
Shot on a Nov/Dec 2011 photo trip to India with Gareth, Frankie and Jarvis.
I am looking forward to shooting in Varanasi again in April. Wanna join us? Details: www.maciejdakowicz.com/upcoming-workshops/travel-street-p... There is one last spot available.
Wood Duck, juvenile female
Aix sponsa
It was a beautiful morning as the sun was just clearing the trees.The resident family of nine juvies appeared to be enjoying the building warmth as much as the photographer!
Kensington Metropark, Oakland County, MI
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