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This ID was a challenge for me mainly because I wasn't expecting it up here (8600 ft. msl). My initial tentative ID was Blue Grosbeak juvenile female. I had never seen one up here. A sharp eyed Flickr viewer (and experienced birder -- Celestyn Brozek) opined that it was more likely a juvenile Lazuli Bunting. Likewise, I have never seen any of the several US Buntings up here. On checking the web images, I now concur with Celestyn. The bicolored bill, eye ring, and wingbar color matches are in agreement with posted juvie Lazuli Bunting images. After considerable study, I consider the best online image site for juvie Buntings to be alamy.com. There are relatively few juvie images on most other sites, and their sex is seldom listed... and you have to be cautious re the ID vetting of online info. Anyway, thanks to Celestyn, this bird now has a proper name, and I have a new species to add to my mountain list! (The sex ID is on hold, but I'm leaning toward female. I simply have not experienced seasonal continual viewing of this bird species to evaluate the plumage changes)
IMG_7501; Lazuli Bunting
Snow date during an unexpected snow storm in White Rock while walking on the pier
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I did not expect that the first time I saw the Northern Lights would be in Europe, but that's how it worked out. (This was a few months before the coronal mass ejection that saw much of the U.S. bathed in purple light.)
Lights in the distance are Portballintrae, U.K., not quite a mile from this vantage point. Giant's Causeway lies just over the ridge.
Maisy, the dog, Hannah and Cole await a new family member. She will be our 3rd granddaughter - all under 2 years.
After a few hours looking at old buses at the ProSoc rally (photos to follow), I wandered home to find this parked in Southsea. Possibly the first MMC to visit this area in service?
SN16 OHB
Alexander Dennis E40D, ADL Enviro 400MMC (H41/35F)
Weaver, Newbury (Newbury & District)
Clarence Pier Int., Southsea
06 August 2017
"respect existence or expect resistance"
(There is no Planet B - original artwork by Charlotte Bernays)
I wasn't expecting to phot 37610 until tomorrow night and had only intended on getting the two Anglia 90s making a Crew change on 4M11 tonight, but as I arrived this was parked there. This is apparently the 3z57 Mossend Down Yard-Carlisle Yard, which for some reason terminated at Carlisle. I think the DBSO may have failed in this case as the 37 was piloting it and not on the rear where the tool-van is.
This being in the way put pay to a shot of the 90s, although I shan't complain. 37025 was also here ready to leave shortly after, along with thunderbird 57308 and 37521 & 37667 in the High Wapping Sdgs.
“Some people expect things to fall into their lap. Oh, they might work a bit for it. I'll just shake this tree, and if I shake it long enough that pretty red apple will plop right into my hand. Never occurs to them that they might have to climb the damn tree, fall out a couple times, get some scrapes and bruises before they get to that apple. Because if the apple's worth wanting, it's worth risking a broken neck.”
- Nora Roberts
The Jarod Kintz quote made me smile :)
So I looked for an apple pic lol
For a city girl living in a concrete LA world, apples growing in the wild, and strew all over the ground, was a sight to behold :D
I had my driver Adam take me to Stowe
I was told that was where the color was
On the way, Adam told me about his two little boys, and the "fantastic" new word they had learned
Its a thing and starts with a "d"
LOL I told him not to worry
They were saying it because they wanted to get a rise out of him
(Pun clearly unintended here :))))
As a mom of two teens, I told him, I knew they would grow out of it, when it stops getting the attention he was giving it :)
So I ask him to pull over beside some water so I could take a few pics
I decide I wanted to cross over to the other side the see what was over the hill
Being from LA, we never jaywalk LOL...never, unless we have a death wish :D
But Adam says to go ahead and cross, the drivers were very friendly
And sure enough, it was easy-peasy :D
They slowed down, and I did not hear a single horn ;)
I get behind a slope and I see this spot
An apple tree with apples on the ground everywhere
And seriously in the middle of nowhere....at least thats what I thought
And I look up...and voila....
I turn to Adam and yell if it was safe to photograph
I just wanted to be sure I would not be looking down the barrel of a gun, and be told I was trespassing, and to get the hell off their property
Adam yells back that it was ok
So I am alive and I share :)))
Another delicious memory from my trip :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_DlNAcrZ8
Have an absolutely delicious day <3
Thank you for your kind support
xxxx
I twiddled by thumbs all morning. It was a blue/gray day with clouds everywhere (except to the west, behind the forest) and almost no contrast in the sky. It was too windy to work on my blue-morning project (it’s a surprise) so I just sat there.
I only knew sunrise had happened because I looked at my watch. But I sat there talking to some friends until, suddenly, God-beams started shooting out into the valley. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting that.
From the overlook at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7200 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
300mm
F8@1/640th
ISO 400
Cropped
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©Don Brown 2023
Boot Camp Day 2. Oneonta Gorge had been high on my list to see and shoot. Initially I wasn’t quite sure what to expect: questions of whether the log jam would be too difficult to traverse and whether or not the moss was at peak greens ran through my mind in the days leading up to the trip.
Suited up in bomber gear, Alan, Jave, and I embarked on our journey and crossed the log jam with minor difficulty. Across the obstacle we were immersed in a jungle-like scene with glowing greens and wet walls. The first thought that came to my mind was its resemblance to a Jurassic Park theme. We were quite fortunate the water level was quite low thus exposing some mini cascades in portions of the river. I was particularly drawn to this scene with the extreme greens and the rushing water in the foreground. To my dismay, the water level was too deep to reach the base on the falls at the end of the gorge. Nonetheless, I was mesmerized by the green beauty of this slot canyon.
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II
An unexpectedly gorgeous morning in the Peak District. We didn't expect this after what the forecasters said :)
Not what you expect whilst waiting for a 66..
67005 and 67006 TNT pictured returning south on the Royal Train at Treeton , headcode 1Z90.
It appears all passing trains have to be smart as well , coming the other way is smart DBC Red 66058 working the 6E08 1303 Wolverhampton - Masborough FD steel , not booked through to Immingham tonight.
Slightly before the Royal Train was 37602 and 37609 on a unadvertised NR train , bit of checking the track beforehand ? or is that a bit too James Bondish....
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it's been three years since I last went to Curbar Gap, and along the top. And today I was reminded what a pleasant walk it is. And there was even some fabulous colour in the sky just before sunrise. But the sun rises in completely the wrong direction to make anything off it there. I gave up on any prospect of stunning photos and concentrated on Darcy and I having a nice walk. Which we did. Until I came over a brow. And what I saw just wasn't what I expected at 7.30 in the morning.
Expect the unexpected. When I added a bit of chaos to the Midjourney prompt, this lady stepped into the frame and took over all I aimed for.
Once the sun was up, I stayed around to watch and listen to the birdlife, it was a very noisy dawn chorus mainly thanks to the geese and swans.
These two Canada Geese landed further down the loch and then approached where I was standing; I don't know if they expected me to feed them?
Of course...
Gotham News reports multiples homicides, all involving bite marks and scratches on an Arkham Asylum security guard and multiple other citizens, and Manbat's cell just so happens to be in pieces and empty.
I knew it wouldn't be long until he broke out, but i expected it to be longer than a week. Oh well, that's Arkham. No time, for that right now, though. Alfred says i need to get out of the house. Says people are starting to worry that something's happened to me. He's not wrong. It has been a while since I've been in public. Alot longer than the usual amount of time that people mourn a death. But i haven't been mourning...I've been seeking vengeance. Joker's going to pay for his crimes against Gotham, and against me. Oh right, gotta smile for the cameras.
When i get outside, the flashes are almost blinding. So many of them all at once. Alfred holds them back to the best of his ability as i walk to the Black Bentley that's waiting in the driveway. The chauffeur starts driving once i get situated.
After a couple minutes, when we are driving through a wooded area, the car slows down to a stop and three guys get in the car.
"What are you you doing?! Who are you guys?"
"Shut up," one guy says.
And before i know it, i get sprayed with something...crap...it's c-it's chloro--chlorof.....
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I wake up in complete darkness, when a bright screen lights up in front of my face, about 20 feet or so away. I can now see that I'm in a giant concrete box, sitting in a metal chair, with my hands locked to the arms by metal cuffs. And then i realize that I'm in an electric chair.
On the screen, i see a man in a white smiley face mask with spiked shoulder plates and tech body armor. I can only see that far down. And then i notice the symbol on his chest. A cracked red skull. Anarky.
//"Hello Mr. Grayson. Or should say Nightwing?"//
"What do you want Anarky? I don't have time for this."
//"Aw, no time for me? That hurt my feelings. You need to be taught a lesson about manners!"// Suddenly i begin to feel extreme volts of electricity shocking me. The pain is unbearable.
"AAAAAGGGHHHH!!!"
//"Now, have we learned some manners?"//
"..."
//"HAVE WE learned some manners, Mr. Grayson?"//
"Yes, sir."
//"Good. Now I'm going to tell you where you need to go, and you-"//
"If you think I'm going to listen to a word you say, then-"
//"I WAS TALKING!"//
There's that shock again. "AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!"
//"As i was saying, I am going to tell you where i want you to go and you will go there."//
"And why the heck would i do that?"
//"Because i left you a little...present there. *chuckles* The location of your gift is Gotham Bank. You better get there fast because there isnt much time before someone else gets it!"//
*Video turns to static*
Suddenly, the cuffs unlock and I can get up from the chair. Just then, a piece of the floor opens up in the far left corner of the room and a metal latter rises to the ceiling, leading to a manhole cover. I climb out of the room and find myself in the middle of a street. The bank is two blocks away. Great. So, i run the whole two blocks to Gotham Bank.
When i walk up to the doors, i start hearing screaming. Not just one person, lots of people. But then i hear a sound that's out of the ordinary. Almost like a giant...bat. Then i realize, someone else got my present.
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~FANTXTIK
Little did I expect that following the Humko local back into Champaign would lead me to a triplet of IC SD70s that were set to take off in just a few minutes. My earlier temptation to leave the house had certainly paid off nicely...
IC1022/IC1000/IC1036 took off from Champaign and barreled through Tolono and Pesotum both plenty quickly thanks to the still semi-recent manifest speed increase (up to 50mph now!). Here at the latter village, the trio is found racing past the old Illinois Central depot in town, one that has been very nicely kept up. It and the rest of Pesotum offer fine views of trains like A408 as they book it down the original Mainline of Mid-America.
An IC trio to close out the year was about the perfect way to do it, I reckon. Not to mention, starting my year with the IC1000 and ending it with it? Sorta perfect, even if it wasn't up front. At least 1022 is home from the Bessemer at last! You could almost believe CN hadn't taken over here if it weren't for the yellow sill, stolen and replaced numberboards, and the second batch of SD70s cheap nose logos done during the transition. Still, close enough for me!
Halfway through "Black and White Week", and I expect this shot will be the least popular of the lot. It's also the oldest. I like it because it captures the feeling, the atmosphere, of every small arena in Canada in the 1960s.
I didn't play hockey but I was in my share of rinks, often to photograph my brother's games. That's him - David Page - on the right, flying down the left wing, trying to corral the puck and evade the big defender who would like to dump him on his butt if possible. It looks like I'm on the ice, but actually I'm standing by the end boards, where the plexiglass ends. I guess they ran out of money when building the arena.
Kids still play on rinks like this across Canada, maybe a little more upscale now. We also played outdoors in those years, on frozen ponds and flooded backyard rinks. Now kids get channeled into the nationwide hockey factory at an early age, lesser players weeded out at each successive level. David is 17 here, and whatever level this was called was the highest he reached. In a few short years he went from being the biggest kid on his team to average size.
But it isn't the sports action that primarily interests me here, but rather, the ambiance. That haze hanging over the ice. The few, shadowy onlookers. I can feel the cool air in that building, wherever it was - Sainte-Thérèse? Sainte-Eustache? - on a winter day in Quebec. I can even smell it. It was such a huge part of my childhood.
A few years ago my friend Madonna was in Quebec and brought me back a t-shirt. It's white with blue lettering: La vie est simple. Manger. Dormir. Jouer au hockey. (Life is simple. Eat. Sleep. Play hockey.)
Photographed in a small city arena in Quebec (Canada); scanned from the original Tri-X negative. Pentax Spotmatic, 50mm lens. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©1969 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
This is Stonehouse coal depot and to judge by the little shunter a train is expected soon. This is a scene we cannot see today, all these little local coal depots closed many years ago and now the coal mining industry is moribund.
The locomotive is "Dougal" a 1947 Drewry/Vulcan Gardner engined shunter which was new to The Barking Jetty Company Ltd, it was named Mr Useful. The locomotive moved to the Bristol Mechanised Coal Company Ltd at Filton and made its final move to Stonehouse Coal depot where it is enjoying a quiet smoke.
The locomotive has survived into preservation
Copyright Geoff Dowling 09/09/1986: All rights reserved
Expecting over a foot of snow today with the whole state of West Virginia shut down, so I thought we'd try and make the most of it. We had a lot of fun but little Dolly seems to be enjoying it the most.
While walking to class this morning I glanced up the street to see Via 70 arriving at Brantford with P42 907 on the point.
I wandered a couple blocks past campus to snap a few shots on my cell phone, no hell but not bad either!
Wasn't expecting to find these near Maidstone!, and the ex Ipswich Buses vehicle on the left is now used by Rumwoods Gardens Farms to transport Farm workers around Langley Heath, and is used along with many other vehicles, including many ex Stagecoach Vehicles, and acording to recently updated Google Maps Satalite Imagery many other Farm Workers Buses can be found around Five Wents, Langley, Sutton Valence, Coxheath and Mereworth, all near Maidstone in Kent.
A Thank You to the Yard Owner who gave permision and allowed me to take this shot and the other shot I did here: www.flickr.com/photos/77145939@N08/51934388706/, and any truck or van registrations are blurred Out and not shown as requested, and the Leyland E228CFC on the right is in Non PCV Use and has lived in Kent for several years.
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 Today!!
'Expect the unexpected' is what I have learned from three of years of landscape photography, especially on Dartmoor where the weather can be so unpredictable. Today there was no obvious sign of what was about to happen and I almost wondered if I’d sacrificed my sleep yet again. However, I had my suspicions that the early sun would provide some light and colour but perhaps not quite as impressive as this. Thank you for taking a look. Mk
The weather has been poor; we have had lots of rain, but this gent is obviously expecting things to get even worse!
Okay, I like these a lot more than I first expected. They are clean, contrasty, and sharp. Sure, there's a bit of visible grain, but overall, it adds to the sharpness. The contrast is deep and rich, exactly what I expect from a cinefilm! I think the bit of overexposure and slight pull in development work perfectly, although I could have developed them at the listed nine minutes.
You can read the full review online:
www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2025/03/04/film-review-blog-no-10...
Canon EOS Elan 7 - Canon Lens EF 50mm 1:1.8 (Yellow-12) - ORWO UN54+ @ ASA-80
Blazinal 8:45 (1+50) @ 20C (Constant Rotation)
Scanner: Epson V700 + Silverfast 9 SE
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC
Expecting a fine day with clear skies, I got up early to set up a long exposure star trails photograph. Ten steps out the front door of our apartment block, I looked up, only to see almost complete cloud cover. Oh well, I'm up now so I may as well head down to the lake and see what photographic possibilities present themselves.
The NightCap Pro camera replacement app on my Phone 6s Plus has become my favorite app for taking long exposure photographs over the past few months, supplanting Slow Shutter Cam. This image was the product of using NightCap Pro in "Long Exposure" mode to stack (i.e., average) the many individual frames that were acquired with an exposure length of 1/3 seconds over a total period of 93.93 seconds. This stacking process had 3 obvious benefits when I look at this image - (1) to dramatically reduce the level of high ISO (i.e., an ISO of 5000) random speckle noise, (2) to give the water surface a satin smooth appearance, and (3) to produce a lovely sense of movement for the clouds.
I felt a deep sense of satisfaction to have overcome my initial disappointment at seeing clouds in the sky, for still heading outside, and for coming back with a shot that actually benefitted from the overcast conditions!
Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
iPhone 6s Plus - Photograph taken with the back-facing camera on an iPhone 6s Plus.
NightCap Pro - This camera replacement app was used in Light Trails mode, with a total exposure length of 93.93 seconds, a manual white balance of 3400K, an aperture of f2.2, a frame exposure length of 1/3 seconds, and an ISO of 5000. The output image had 4032 x 3024 pixels (12MP).
Snapseed - Cropped the image to 16:9 (panoramic) aspect ratio. Output an image with 4032 x 2268 pixels.
Photoshop Express - Applied the Sharpen filter.
ExifEditor - Transferred the EXIF data from the original photograph to the final image.
expect lots more of this. apparently i'm getting better with analog. instead of 4 good shots a roll, i got more like 15 on each of the 3 recent rolls i just got back! springtime flowers certainly didn't hurt.
2 pictures about chimneys in Montreal, which I intend to enter in a challenge here on Flickr. The details about these can be found here:
www.ticklebear4u.com/2013/10/channeling-mary-poppins-3003...
:)
Just won an eBay dress for £0.99. Woo Hoo! That's 2 new things to try soon. A top and a dress. And another dress. No....! 3... it's 3 new things. A top and a dress and a flirty dress... and another dress. 4! 4 new things. A top, a dress, a flirty dress and a sparkly dress. And another top..... I'll come in again.