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It takes courage to break away from the norm and to be different than what’s expected of you. It can show up in different areas of your life. Art is just one way.
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Being different and unique is being yourself. In what ways and areas of your life does is show up strongest for you? For me, it’s in my self-expression. Being able to create freely without expectations and exceptions is so important to me. Once I began to overcome this hurdle, my artistic vision grew wildly.
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Being different can feel like an outsider looking in, but it’s also an opportunity to create your own world and how you see it. Do you dare to be different in a world where fitting in is so valued? 🎭
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Kylo Ren. Dark warrior. Supreme Leader of the First Order.
Here's a sneak peek at my new Starkiller Base MOC! Expect more portraits this week!
I think only people with young kids that live nearby know his object exist. I never heard of this place before. I saw a picture of it , taken by an Hungarian photographer. When I was "in the neighborhood" earlier this month I knew I wanted to do a blue hour-shot. I really like those odd looking creations.
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Photographed in my back yard. I was ready for him this morning (Nov. 5). I expected him because I have seen him several times recently and yesterday he landed on my birdbath. He arrived a little latter this morning but may have been confused about the time because we went from daylight saving time to pacific standard time. I say this as if the bird knows the time. He tried for a quail, junco, and sparrow breakfast but as far as I know he failed. I enjoyed watching him for about 15 minutes while he sat from 15-30 feet from me between trying to catch a sparrow that was in a shrub next to him. He flew around the shrub and even jumped at it 4 or 5 times which was fun to watch. I will post more photos tomorrow.
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Monday, 14 June 2021: our temperature is PLUS 21C (windchill PLUS 22C) just after 10:00 am. Expected to reach a high of 31C this afternoon, with a risk of strong thunderstorms developing. We are still under a Heat Warning. Sunrise is at 5:21 am, and sunset is at 9:51 pm. Sunny. At 5:00pm a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued. Temperature around 7:00 pm is 32C (windchill 34C).
Luckily, the weather forecast for 11 June 2021 was good, as I just had to escape from the banging and drilling noise that is created by the workmen still repairing my building. On top of that, there was additional banging and drilling as a different repair company came to my neighbours' homes to start repairs on ceiling damage caused by a leaking dishwasher. Most unfortunate for both families! Walls are thin enough that loud noise from one home is heard in others. Anyway, I had a great day out, quiet and rewarding. Sunny, though the wind increased as the day went on and the further south I travelled. A total of 254 km driven this day.
All the roads were ones that I had driven before, apart from one short back road. Bird sightings made for a great day, even though they were all familiar species. A Red-winged Blackbird - surprise, surprise! - was the first bird to be seen, followed by three Wilson's Snipe, all perched on fence posts.
A Bobolink was one of the highlights of the day for me. Perched on a fence post, singing its little heart out, it gave me a chance to take a short video. Of course, the bird would have to land on a fence post (seen in the video) that had rather annoying, long blades of grass across its face, ha. I didn't want to restart my car and reverse to get a slightly better view, in case the bird flew. Hearing their song is such a delight. After looking at many Bobolink photos on Google, I think the beak of the bird I photographed must have some kind of deformity on the lower mandible. If that is the case, then I suspect this bird is the same individual that I photographed last year, at exactly the same place.
Before heading further south, I caught sight of a very distant bird of prey, perched on a fence post. I will need help to identify what kind it was. After quite a drive, I almost missed two Swainson's Hawks that were on fence posts, with a couple of bare posts in between them. Unable to stop in time, I cautiously reversed, expecting that both would fly off. Luckily, they both stayed and I was able to get a few photos - such beautiful birds. Came across a pair of Mountain Bluebirds along the same road.
Of course, seeing a few favourite silos and a barn or two makes any day special. By the time, I reached the silos, though, the wind had picked up and it was all I could do to take a few quick shots. A few photos were taken from the road, looking down on the Bar U Ranch. Later in the summer, I will hopefully visit the whole ranch again.
Heading eastwards, I returned to the city via the south-east. Eastern and Western Kingbirds, plus a few 'regulars', added to the enjoyment of the day.
Seabright Beach, Santa Cruz, California. On a recent trip to the coast I was shocked to see the massive amounts of driftwood strewn on the beaches. Out of it however came some very creative “monuments” scattered about the beach. This one shelter was especially creative and well assembled. Santa Cruz is a very “artsy” place and I wouldn’t have expected any less’
I'm not expecting many views or comments as I know people hate creepy-crawlies. But this is the first Scorpion I have ever managed to photograph. We had been on a night drive lamping for wildlife at Awash in Ethiopia when we spotted this Scorpion running about in the road. Someone shone my torch while I tried to capture a photograph, though it never stopped running. From claws to sting it was about 30cm, so quite a big one, though I didn't actually measure it. Despite having a formidable sting in the tail they are preyed upon by many species from Mongooses to Hornbills. That's why they usually only emerge after dark, having spent the day under stones.
This shot was a leap of faith. I had planned it for ages, knowing the Winter Milky Way would arc perfectly over this small, graceful arch with Mt. Whitney framed beyond. But the forecast wasn’t on my side - high clouds were expected to drift in from the north after dark.
Should I gamble on a four-hour drive from L.A., risking a total bust, or head somewhere closer with clearer skies? In the end, I went for it. I had waited too long for this alignment to skip it.
At sunset, a few cirrus strands hung around, but by nightfall, the sky looked clear. Then I checked my first exposure - and every bright star was swollen and hazy. Lens issue? Desert dew? A quick test with my second camera confirmed it wasn’t the gear. Thin cirrus had crept in, their ice crystals, even though invisible to the naked eye, blurring the stars like an overpowered starglow filter.
There was nothing to do but keep shooting and roll with it. The final image isn’t as technically flawless as I had hoped, but I’ve grown to love it. The soft, imperfect stars capture the atmosphere of that night in a way perfection never could.
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Canon EOS-R, astro-modified by EOS 4Astro
Sigma 28mm f/1.4 ART
IDAS NBZ filter with Canon EF-EOS R drop-in adapter
iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Sunwayfoto T2840CK tripod
Low Level Lighting
Foreground:
Panorama of 10 panels, each a focus stack of 8x 2.5s @ ISO800 during twilight
Sky:
Panorama of 10 panels, each a stack of 7x 45s @ ISO1600, clear filter & 3x 105s @ ISO6400, IDAS NBZ
A week into 2021 and I'm taking my first photos. L516 has been reliably on schedule departing after dark every day and I haven't had time to go looking during the day. I wasn't expecting anything different today and was surprised when L516 rolled into town slowly tonight and paused behind the house. I didn't have the radio on so I don't know if they had to get another warrant or what, they didn't set out any cars and after a couple minutes resumed their trip.
We've had a pretty mild winter so far with fog every night this week. Hoar frost has built up on trees and with overcast all day has remained there. Without daytime trains to take advantage of the frosty scenes I was glad to be able to include this frosty brush in this shot. January 8, 2021.
Final stop last weekend was Randolph's Leap on the River Findhorn. Unfortunately is was to be a shorter visit than expected due to Iain taking a tumble on the slippery path, thankfully no serious injury. The sun was just above the tree line and almost central in the frame so required a short wait and some judiciious cropping to capture this.
"I didn't expect you here !"
picture LarryB Writer for Mimi's Choice
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Defining the border between California and Arizona, in danger of running dry providing water to Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego — not counting the expected climate change.
This Small White came to rest on the least expected support : an old rattan chair under the veranda !
She really wanted to do something similar to Christina Aguilera's maternity pictures, and we both love the way this one turned out. :)
For thursdaymonochrome, donnerstagsmonochrom group.
One of several attempts shooting with a jeweller's eye-piece as a lens. I'm sure there were more productive ways of spending an afternoon but I was curious and got interested ... one for Dee.
A lovely evening for a cycle home on the canal towpath and wouldn't you know it, lots of others had the same idea! I bet this jam didn't make the traffic news!
The final image from our trip to Utah last fall. It was our first time at Arches and it was everything we expected and more. As the sun set and faded on the distant mountains I couldn't think of a better way to end our trip.
first uploaded on my DA~
I spent forever on this one, more than 6 hours -_-' From all of my paintings I think this is the longest ever...
But oh well! I'm really happy with the result! :D
I can say that I never expected for the result to be like this lol XD I might also say that this is the first time I ever do a realistic portrait painting. Most of my paintings are fantasy.
Anyways, this is Lana Del Rey. YES, I <333 her sooo much. She is just sooo pretty! ;D
Note : this painting I made is based on her photo for the Vogue UK magazine. Photoshoot by Mario Testino. Reference I used : www.selectism.com/2012/04/02/yes-we-are-late-on-this-lana...
Anne<3~
I expected today at work to be crap. Just when everyone else is preparing to get away for a sunny Bank Holiday weekend everything conspires against our industry. Everyone clamours to get their exports picked up early. There's more to pick up than usual as they have to compensate for Monday being a holiday. And the moment we pick up they are off in their cars clogging the roads up whilst our trucks try to do their job. And then some idiot has a wheel fall of their caravan and causes mayhem on the motorways.
It always makes it a fight for us to finish everything off. As predicted it was pretty late when I eventually locked up the business for the weekend. The alarm completed its set, and I took a deep breath of nice cool fresh air. Such a relief it was over. I could finally relax. I turned towards the car park and my eyes, went up and up and up. What a crazy pinkish vapour trail arcing up over my head! Wow, like a rocket had blasted off from Manchester airport. It lifted my soul so much! And I stood and looked and I suddenly got the thought that was one happy pilot, jigging with his joy stick. Bobbing and jigging across the sky in time with the beat. It must have been a fun plane to be on. There he was with the crew in the cockpit, costumes on, with this song blaring over the speakers and throughout the cabin. All the passengers were on their feet, dancing in the aisle. Crying at the discoteque. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CiOWcUVGJM
“A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.” — Mark Twain
Captured along the shores of Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, WI.
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Part 4 - (The Infected)
Arriving at Med-Bay DT-2, a team was on standby expecting our return. Heading the operation there, Doctor Ornius who served since the time of the Clone Wars. Accounting for everyone we got out of the hull, were able to pull back two survivors, one of them being Lanter who was taken down by one of those mutated. Brave soldier who led by example during this encounter. After being examined, no findings of marks or signs of infected cells n his bloodstream could be found. The other survivor, a handful of problems. At first glance, nothing was found, but after examiners found marks and entry points on his back, we slowly pulled back with weapons drawn. The soldier was frightened, but realized quickly what needed to be done. Without hesitation, he took his blaster and cried out “For the Empire” before shooting himself in the head. For some of us, it was a relief the problem was eliminated. Or so we thought.
(more details later, as time permits)
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I’m not sure what I expected when I walked out of my hotel one morning during my vacation visit, jumped into a taxi, and asked the driver to take me to the Berlin Wall — but not this.
My driver patiently explained, in English that was far superior to anything I might have dreamed of attempting in German, that there was really one one section of the wall (also known as the East Side Gallery) that remained intact — on Mülenstraße, which was only a few kilometers from my hotel. So off we went, and my driver smiled as I got out of the cab, with a pleasant request to “Enjoy yourself!”
I’m not sure “enjoy” is how I would characterize this experience … but it was one that I’m certainly glad that I had. The section of the wall along which I walked was separated from the Spree River by a grassy knoll about 50 yards wide (though I subsequently learned that the border itself, back in those days, was the river) … so I could get some distance and perspective as I looked at some of the vivid artwork. And that was on the “back side” of the wall; there was more street art on the “front side” that ran along Mühlenstraße. I walked both sides, several times, and did my best to photograph everything…
I don’t think there’s much point in my translating, explaining, or even commenting on the photos you can see here; there are 105 altogether, and they speak for themselves, with messages that are pretty self-explanatory. There may be a few phrases in German that you don’t understand; but Google will help you out.
One of the signs commemorated the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Germany—which, of course, was an almost immediate consequence of the collapse of East Germany, and the dismantling of the wall. But it made me wonder: how long will any of this last? It’s obviously meaningful to me and my generation; and if my parents were alive, I’m sure it would take their breath away. As for my children’s generation, and their children’s generation … well, who knows?
And a hundred years from now, will any part of this one small stretch of the old wall, which runs for only 1.3 kilometers, still be standing?
Dungeness Upper Trail in Sequim WA. Beautiful trail with all kinds of wild crazy mushrooms. I half expected to see Leprechauns running thru this forest it is so lush. :-)
Finally got to go back into the stadium for the anniversary games. It was awsome as expected.
This is another of my 'blended' images always seems more difficult on a sunny day, do try and do one occasionally but never seems to work, this is my first 'blended' for a while due to never getting it right.
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Also on this website - neighborhoodeffects.mercatus.org/2013/09/05/are-you-ready...
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You probably thought what I did: If I post to an award group that requires 3 awards, then I should expect 3 awards, on average. Obviously, any given photo will get more or less, but you figure on average you should get as much as you give, right? WRONG!!
I’ve done a systematic study of how many awards the different award groups give out, and the bottom line is this: The half of Flickrites who do actually give out rewards get nothing in return from the other half of the Flickrites who post and run.
If you’re posting and running, shame on you. If you’re posting and being honest, then you should check out the list below to see which award groups are best and worst.
Details of the study are below; I welcome any data that the group admins wish to share, or from anyone would like to validate these findings. I realize my sample is small and would like to get more data...
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Purpose: Do you get as many rewards as you give in Flickr award groups?
Method: Sample 20 Flickr award groups. Go to page 24 and count the number of awards given to the first 12 pictures; this is deep enough in the pool that awards have stopped, but not so deep that many images have been pulled. I validated a sample of 12 was sufficient.
Result: From a total sample of 240 images posted to award groups, you get 59% of the awards you give out, or roughly you have to give two awards in order to get one. There is huge variation amongst the groups, as you’ll see in table below.
Discussion: At a practical level, it appears that there are two things that contribute to a higher percentage of reciprocity. First, group cohesion makes a difference—for example Shining Star has a relatively higher percentage because many of the members are contacts with each other. Second, a mechanical pool sweeper, if properly used, makes a HUGE difference, e.g. Global Village 2 and Flickr Hearts. The results also show that there are lots of Flickrites who don’t play by the rules. In the case of group awards, without a pool sweeper there is absolutely no penalty for posting and running because there’s no way to get caught.
Group averages… For example, A+++ has 70%, meaning that for every A+++ award you give, you get 0.7 back… Some of the averages are above 100% because of sampling error, and because of multiple invites.
My Winners, 116%
Better Than Good, 116%
Global Village 2, 110%
Flickr Hearts, 88%
A+++, 70%
The Other Village, 70%
Shining Star, 68%
Music to My Eyes, 64%
Dragon Fly, 63%
Flickr Stars (newer one), 62%
Flickr Rose, 60%
Flickr Special, 56%
Perfect Photographer, 40%
Abstract Art Awards, 40%
Photographers Gone Wild, 37%
Peoples Choice, 37%
Colour Art Awards, 30%
Eperke, 24%
Flickr Stars (older one), 20%
I Think This is Art, 7%
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Currently on demonstration for a few days at Nottingham City Transport, this Yutong fits in nicely in allover green it has to be said!!
Another electric single decker is expected soon though which will be entering passenger service.
YD21NHE exits Trent Bridge garage for a jaunt round West Bridgford. This one is expected to enter service over the border in neighbouring Leicestershire for the Leicester City Park & Ride.
This is a female Belted Kingfisher(Megaceryle alcyon) seen in Kitchener, Ontario. Sometimes you have to be fortunate and today I was. As I approached an area where I expected to get a chance to see (photograph) one the Kingfisher was not in sight. I was thinking that I would approach the tree and stand motion and hopefully it would come. I hear a noise and there she was about 20ft in front of me in a great location. This is by far the best snap that I have ever taken of one of this species.
© Steve Lindsay 2017.
Wasn't expecting to see this in Dover today!, and PO58NPY is Newly aquired by Crosskeys Coaches and was on SouthEastern Trains Rail Replacement Services from Dover to Canterbury East.
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
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Altocumulus,Also known as a mackerel sky.
My Backyard,Lockrose SE,Qld,Australia.
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