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Not sure I expected any sort of shot at ISO 12800 on a grey afternoon, shot from the distance I shot it., with a 2x extender, but the wonders of Dxo helped out.
Each day, I come in with a positive attitude, trying to get better.
Stefon Diggs
I expect a sunny sunrise but it looks like this, so thats it, better luck next time ,
Thank you for the visit ,comments and faves... greatly appreciated.. Arlene Kato..
The interior corridors of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara on the Lake is exactly what you would expect a grand old hotel to be. It takes you back in time (but there's also a good wifi signal)
This is one of those shot's that came out much better than expected, not sure why I like it but I sure do :-)
Happy Sliders Sunday!
Despite being English, I've never particularly been a fan of the royals but the fact Meghan and Harry are now hanging out in Victoria, BC seems to have people quite excited. :-)
(Snapped on iPhone 6)
Illuminated barbershop pole, outside "Roots", next to Booths supermarket in Fulwood, Preston.
In days of yore, if an establishment displayed such an elaborate advertisement, then you could expect a bit more than a 'short back and sides' if you dared to venture inside!
From perhaps medieval times ‘barber-surgeons’ would provide a variety of services (a sort of casualty department from the Middle Ages), such as; dentistry, boil lancing (nice!), minor surgery, bone setting, amputation, and perhaps most infamously of all, bloodletting.
Bloodletting is the act of taking a person’s blood, either by cutting into a vein or scraping the skin. Sometimes leeches were used, which, if particularly hungry, could ingest almost 10 times their own weight (we’ve all been there).
There are many different theories of what the red and white (and sometimes blue) pole signifies. Some claim it represents the bloodied and clean bandages used during the bloodletting process, left hung out to dry outside the shop. Others assert that the barber's pole originated from the rod that the patient gripped to make their veins bulge, thus making them easier to slice open during phlebotomy.
To this day the barber’s pole is still universally recognised as a sign that a quick haircut and a conversation about where you are going on your holidays can be had therein.
Thankfully, if you require accident and emergency treatment here in Fulwood today, there is the Royal Preston Hospital just across the road from the barber shop!
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This is the photo stitch project I did using 3 photos to put together, it suppose to gives a Panorama view.
Instead it turn out like these. Perhaps Corel Album 6 team need to look at their software again. These certainly is not the right result that I expected.
But, I did spend lots of time in putting it together & corrections.
It is a great piece of work.
Another 2,498 views to reach 250,000views!!
When I left the shaw tower from some camera work, I walked past the convention center and had a talk with the construction manager at the Cactus club being re-designed.
He informed me that there would be a little fireworks show at 8 pm.
I was the only one near my place that was out with a tripod and looking for them.
© Jeff R. Clow
Six years ago this month I joined a new website called Flickr.....and I certainly did not expect the site to have such an influence on me as it has since that day.
I had read an article about this new site that allowed you to upload your digital photos online and back them up so that if you lost your computer or hard drive, you'd still have the file.
So I dutifully began uploading my small photo collection - almost exclusively photos of my family. Photography was not a hobby for me then, but simply a way for me to capture shots of my kids at the holidays and during special events.
After several months on Flickr, some kind soul commented on one of my images - a functionality that I did not even know existed at that time.
And that one kind comment triggered something in me.
I remember thinking that if people - besides my family - were actually looking at my photos, I better get better at taking images with my point and shoot camera.
Thus began the journey....from casual shooter to photo enthusiast to DSLR owner to stock photo photographer to photo tour guide.
And what a ride it has been because of the grand community of Flickr. Not one of those things would have happened without kind people commenting on my photos and instilling in me - through their comments - a desire to get better at the art of photography.
The photo you see above is one of my personal favorites - taken on New Year's Day in 2006. I had at that point acquired a Nikon DSLR that was capable of doing a thing called bracketing - and this is one of the first bracketed and blended shots I ever took using that technique.
It is a solitary tree on the shoreline of Meadowlake Park in Enid, Oklahoma. I was visiting my Mother and my hometown during the holidays.
Little did I know that the shot would end up on the front page of Flickr and then would be purchased and used many, many times since that fateful day. It has been on the cover of an Israeli newspaper and has been used for a couple of print ad campaigns as well.
And it is the most "favorited" photo of my almost 4,000 photos now stored on Flickr since 2004.
For those of you just starting on Flickr, I hope your journey is as rewarding as mine has been - and continues to be for me.
For those of you who have been around since those early days, I salute you and I thank you for your frequent visits to my photostream all these years.
Flickr is a magical site and I am constantly amazed at how it continues to be such a positive influence on my life day after day, week after week, and year after year.
Thank you all for your comments, your faves and your encouragement. You have touched my life and I am very grateful.
Sep 2007, Lok Hing Lane, Central, Hong Kong
"all time favourites" In photography, I'm not sure if there is right or wrong, even good or bad, but there are certainly the interesting or the boring, like or dislike. These are the ones I like most...
An extremely pleasant surprise seeing this. I did not expect to see this species but when it showed it was hardly shy. It is the first time I have seen this species - a lifer!!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy-breasted_crake
The ruddy-breasted crake (Porzana fusca), or ruddy crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas across South Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to south China, Japan and Indonesia. It has been recorded as a vagrant from the Australian territory of Christmas Island. It is mainly a permanent resident throughout its range, but some northern populations migrate further south in winter.
This crake nests in a dry location on the ground in marsh vegetation, laying 6-9 eggs.
The ruddy-breasted crake is about 22–23 cm long. The body is flattened laterally to allow easier passage through the reeds or undergrowth. It has long toes and a short tail. Coloring includes a pale brown back and chestnut head and underparts, with white barring on the flanks and undertail. The bill is yellowish, and the eyes, legs, and feet are red.
The sexes are similar, but juveniles are dark brown with some white spotting.
These birds probe in mud or shallow water and also pick up food by sight. They forage for shoots, berries and insects, as well as large snails, which they eat by using their bills to peck through the hard shell.
Ruddy-breasted crakes are territorial, but are quite secretive, hiding amongst grassy shrubs and bushes when disturbed.
PVG7222 arriving from Beirut in to Dublin with Irish peace keepers after a longer than expected deployment
I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that
I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do
it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Happy Bokeh Wednesday my Friends!
Not the tulip I expected to be on explore..... but nice anyway :-)
1. A lot of, 2. rainbow, 3. White tree, 4. Winter in Holland, 5. Lily, 6. Orchid, 7. Yeah, so I'm lying on the table...., 8. Sight at the sea,
9. Gerbera in rain, 10. Medicine Lake, 11. Blue lake, 12. Again, 13. Dandelion, 14. Me??? A big mouth???, 15. Look through the window, 16. Swan,
17. Paws, paws, paws, 18. RED, 19. Something on tv tonight..., 20. Eating grass, 21. Amsterdam again!, 22. Walking in nature, 23. Color disorder!, 24. Teplice, Czech Repubic
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Canadian Pacific 2816, "The Empress" is seen on a reverse move back to CP's Nahant Yard after spending the day at the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America in Silvis, IL, to celebrate the return to operation of Union Pacific "Centennial" 6936. 2816 is seen passing the iconic Williams White & Co. factory, which has been the backdrop for many a famous photo in the Quad Cities area. I expected this area to be swarming with people, but in the end, there were just 2 of us. Instead of battling other railfans, the only thing we had to battle was tall grass.
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.
Enjoy!
(do yourself a favour and click L for a full-screen)
*Image is under copyright by Bram de Jong. Contact me if you want to buy or use my photographs
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.
...we expected Spring but were given a return to winter!
Yes, the line that starts T S Eliot's "The Waste Land" sums up the month so well. A month when the sub-zero nights kept blighting the Spring buds, and low rainfall slowed any attempts at Spring growth. Skies have been grey and overcast, making outdoor photography difficult. Our first trip of the year to the coast was so welcome, but the opening up of local travel has not been as liberating as we had hoped.
As I assembled the shots I've posted this month, to make the usual collage, I realised just how many of them have been in black and white. An unconscious reflection of the persistence of winter!
But the talk is all of opening up .... opening up the economy, opening up the social world, opening up our horizons so we can move around without restrictions! Together with our 2nd vaccine shots, that is all good news. But so far we have not been able to take advantage of our new freedom. We await the warmer weather that older bones appreciate 😊
The 'opening up' is an experiment too, and one that has us holding our breath, to see whether it is wise or premature. This coronavirus has taken us by surprise in so many ways, and continues to mutate and spread with alarming speed, given the chance. Letting our guard down is scary!
And so we step into May, wondering what the month will bring. Hopes are high, but who knows where we'll be when May moves into June ....
Once again, thanks to everyone who has visited my photostream and for the comments and faves. I hope the collage gives an enjoyable look back through April.
All my collages are collected here: At a Glance
"I didn't expect you here !"
picture LarryB Writer for Mimi's Choice
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Due to continuous warm weather in Tokyo, Sakura is to full bloom one week earlier as expected!
This weekend is best for Cherry Blossom Viewing (HANAMI)
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Apologies for anyone expecting something Star Wars related - the doctor has landed!
Having uploaded a photo of my TARDIS exterior, I just had to have a go at building an interior to go with it (or should I say inside it? ;) And having made the hexagonal console for the 11th Doctor's TARDIS more than 3 years ago, I felt it was about time (pun intended) to finally put it to use.
Its hard to think about building this incarnation of the TARDIS without Xenomurphy's incredible recreation coming to mind. So instead of attempting to make the full blown room as he has, I opted to do a condensed version, incorporating all the essentials but not aiming for total accuracy. That said, I have borrowed many design ideas from his model most notably the curved section of wall which is more or less a direct copy. I doubt this would of turned out even half as good without his incredible model so be sure to check out if you haven't already! :)
At some point I want to take some photos of this illuminated, with LED lights shining through the floor... once I figure out how to actually put lights in this thing that is...
Until then though, please let me know what you think and if anyone has any advice about how to use and photograph LEDs effectively I'd be really grateful :)
Taken in Nottinghamshire, did not expect to find these, I thought they would have migrated to their moulting area by now and took their young with them, but this is a first winter plumaged juvenile.
Didn't find what I was looking for so this was definitely a bonus.
They were never close so large crop on both shots.
I'm particularly interested in the Latin names of birds, and this birds name Podiceps nigricollis is very descriptive.
Podiceps comes from the Latin podicis, "vent" and pes, "foot", is a reference to the placement of a grebe's legs towards the rear of its body, and nigricollis were nigri means black, and collis means neck
19.3.2025.
Caught out by this ..........
I was expecting the train to be on the on the up fast.
However, due to late running it was pathed through platform one to allow a Sunderland - LKX to pass - hence the strange camera settings!
Class 86 No 86259 (E 3137) 'Les Ross/Peter Pan' working 1Z54, the late running 14.33 Whitby - LKX 'Whitby Flyer'.
Organised by RTC and operated by WCRC.
I went to this location expecting to see clowns and trapeze artists, "I couldn't believe it."
Pete 5D's photos on Flickriver
Equipment
-Canon 5D Mark II
-EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM
-Manfrotto