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CHOBE RIVERFRONT | BOTSWANA
Loved the way this Eli was standing there, with his legs crossed. It looked quiet relaxed and casual.
As always... you just can't get bored or fed-up when watching elephants.
QENP | UGANDA
A small herd of elephants creating a roadblock after a mudbath, when crossing the dusty road and went to business.
A beautiful sunrise at the pinnacles National Park in California. Never imagined to be treated to a beauitful sunrise but scrambling at the end to find a frame was a good adventure
A perfect scene when you get Fall colors and snow and some great reflection of it..What a paraside here!
Despite having more than thirty years in the dark world of accountancy behind me, making stuff up doesn't come naturally. There are those who say I'm far too honest for the profession I chose, but sometimes it's so easy to tell a lie - even for me. For example, this photograph is a complete work of fiction.
No I haven't dropped in a fake sky - even if I knew how to, that wouldn't interest me at all - besides which I'd have gone for a bright pink one with a rolling thunderhead chasing over the bay behind Carter's Rocks. Ok yes I've done a focus stack and used a long exposure on the background and a fast one on the dunes - don't inspect the join too closely by the way or it'll probably spoil it for us both - but that's not what I'm referring to either.
The reason this image isn't telling the whole truth is that the apparent sense of tranquility overlooks the fact that the beach and the dunes were packed with visitors. I'll confess it was an unusually pleasant afternoon for the time of the year, but it may as well have been high summer for the number of people wandering int and out of my compositions. I know they have just as much right to be here as I do. I suppose that's what the pandemic has done -more people are heading out into the open spaces because Primark isn't open. The fresh air and scenery is going to make a huge difference to their health and wellbeing. It's just that I'm used to coming here when I don't have to queue to cross the narrow wooden bridge over the river that flows along the back of the dunes.
I had to reverse past a dozen VW campers twice to let other cars along the road before I could even get into the car park, which in itself was as full as I've ever seen it. This was the last Sunday in November - the time of the year in Britain when autumn finally slips away into winter. Normally on a late November weekend there might be just ten or twelve cars in a car park designed for hundreds of them as I arrive in time for a sunset shoot, and at that point at least half of them appear to be on the verge of going home. It's the reason why I don't even try to come here in the middle of the summer. I'm quite happy to go elsewhere and let our summer visitors enjoy the place without me staring gloomily at them from behind a tripod.
Still; what a lovely afternoon it was. Later on the sky turned to a glowing pink, vivid reflections bouncing off the wet sand as high tide coincided with sunset. I might share another photo of those moments if I can only decide which one to use. Wonderful light and running seas inevitably mean there are at least a hundred images to sift through by the time I download them onto my computer.
An hour earlier things seemed less certain, the sun rapidly dipping below the Penhale headland to the west with the shadows racing across the dunes towards us. Not long after I'd taken my shots on this spot the foreground grasses had faded to near darkness. I've always shot at low tide here before - it's a fantastic location when the beach is huge and empty - but in the knowledge that the shoreline would be much closer to the dunes for this visit, I'd had the composition you see before you in mind all morning.
As I descended the dunes to the water's edge for the second part of the session, I happened upon a fellow photographer who'd perched his tripod above the scene in the hopes that something was going to happen. I confessed that I thought the best light was probably already behind us, only to be proved wrong yet again by the display that was to follow in the next hour. But that's another story.
Now that Primark is open again, what's going to be really interesting is to see how busy our beauty spots are this weekend. I'll keep you posted........
Those of you who are kind enough to follow my exploits on a regular basis may remember a tale of near disaster at St Agnes Head in April last year. On that evening events conspired to very nearly lose me an expensive wide angle lens over an Atlantic clifftop when my camera bag decided upon a little adventure of its own and raced off down a steep slope towards oblivion without warning. You can read the story in these pages. I can't, because it still gives me occasional sleepless nights, but suffice to say the lens stopped short of the point of disaster and survived to face another day. In fact I'd only recently decided to purchase it as part of a plan to upgrade to a full frame setup before heading to Iceland three months later.
I knew from YouTube research and the tales of one Mads Peter Iversen, a rather wonderful landscape photographer from Denmark whom I follow almost religiously, that there was a secret beach where you could escape the chaos of Reynisfjara. When you arrive here, you might just find a place to park among the coaches that have disgorged their passengers onto the beach in huge numbers. Iceland may be huge and empty, but there are pockets where you may as well be in Morrisons when the pies have just been reduced to half price. Reynisfjara is one of those pockets, visitors inevitably drawn to its beauty and into our compositions on day trips from Reykjavik.
The secret beach is really only secret because it's camouflaged by a cluster of large rocks to the eastern end of Reynisfjara. It's not always accessible, so you need to pick your moment and keep a close eye on the tide and conditions, but if you can find it, you might just have it to yourself. We did. The first thing you find is that it's a surprisingly tricky place to shoot the Reynisdrangar sea stacks from. The cluster of smaller rocks in the foreground are a challenge to keep contained within the frame and avoid any edge patrol issues. Setting up takes up planning and concentration and can leave a middle aged man who struggles with multitasking vulnerable, something I soon learned to my cost. As I turned my back to fetch the lens cloth from my bag, the tripod succumbed to the shifting shingle under the weight of a heavy Canon DSLR and wide angle lens and toppled over. It was one of those moments that happens in an almost dreamlike manner, the ensemble falling in what seems like slow motion, but the only thing moving even more ponderously is one's own reaction.
Fortunately, (if that's the word for it) all that was damaged was my beloved and much used six stop filter, which shattered and buckled under the fall and wedded itself almost permanently to the thread of the lens. That was bad enough but at least the the lens was still functioning. At least it was until a month later, when 2000 miles further south in Majorca I stood on a very green slipway to photograph a white fishing boat on clear water. But instead of pressing the shutter I described a pirouette which isn't going to earn me a place in "Strictly Come Dancing" any time soon and landed on my elbow, before sliding helplessly on my back towards 4 feet of seawater. Luckily once more I stopped before landing in the water, staring in dazed confusion at a camera that had taken a bump on the concrete as I went down, while a woman shrieked from a balcony above that I was injured. I hadn't noticed. Two Majorcan fishermen nearby interrupted their peaceful lunch and patched up the elbow that was bleeding away as if I'd severed a major artery, yet all I worried about was whether the camera was intact. It's not like I haven't lived by the sea my entire life after all. There's a reason why a slipway is so called, yet lost in the moment I appeared to have forgotten that.
Three calamities all with the same lens. I wonder sometimes whether it's cursed. It used to auto focus almost instantly, whereas now it takes several days, if at all. I really should send it off to be repaired. There won't be a third photograph in this series. The white boat image never really justified the means in the first place if I'm honest.
Happy Friday all.
Found a great place to take photos. And so did everybody else. This guy knows what I'm talking about . . #instagood #melbourne #longexposure #explore #exploremore #visitvictoria #xt1 #fujifilm
BOYEEGHTER BAY | IRELAND
I believe a more or less classy shot at the beach. Find a piece of foreground, place your tripod, screw the ND-Filter on your lense and take some long-exposure with the waves rolling in.
Another classy part about it are the wet feet you get?!
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The old town of Ohrid climbs the hillside in layers, with many houses with red-tiled roofs scattered among trees and narrow streets. Rising high above the town stands the impressive Fortress of Tsar Samuel, one of the most iconic historic landmarks of North Macedonia. This medieval fortress largely dates back to the 10th century, when Tsar Samuel of the Bulgarian Empire made Ohrid his capital. From the fortress walls it was possible to control the entire area around Lake Ohrid. Its strategic position on the hill made it an important defensive stronghold for centuries. Originally the fortress had 18 towers and four large gates and formed part of an extensive defensive system protecting the city. Today large sections of the walls are still intact, and visitors can walk along them while enjoying sweeping views over the town, the lake and the surrounding mountains. A large flag of North Macedonia now flies proudly above the walls. Below the fortress lies the historic city of Ohrid, which together with Lake Ohrid is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The combination of ancient history, traditional architecture and the deep blue lake makes Ohrid one of the most remarkable and atmospheric places in the Balkans.
The hillside town of Ohrid is crowned by the impressive Fortress of Tsar Samuel, a medieval stronghold dating back to the 10th century. Once part of a powerful defensive system with 18 towers, the fortress overlooks the historic city and the waters of Lake Ohrid. Today, the flag of North Macedonia flies above its ancient walls.
De oude stad van Ohrid klimt in lagen tegen de heuvel omhoog, met haar vele huizen met rode daken die verspreid liggen tussen bomen en smalle straatjes. Boven alles uit torent de imposante vesting van Tsaar Samuel, één van de meest herkenbare historische bouwwerken van Noord-Macedonië. Deze middeleeuwse vesting dateert grotendeels uit de 10e eeuw, toen Tsaar Samuel van het Bulgaarse Rijk Ohrid tot zijn hoofdstad maakte. Vanaf de muren van het fort kon men het hele gebied rond het Meer van Ohrid controleren. De strategische ligging op de heuvel maakte het eeuwenlang een belangrijke verdedigingsplaats. De vesting had oorspronkelijk 18 torens en vier grote poorten en was onderdeel van een uitgebreid verdedigingssysteem dat de stad beschermde. Vandaag de dag zijn grote delen van de muren nog steeds intact en kun je er overheen wandelen terwijl je uitkijkt over de stad, het meer en de omliggende bergen. Op de muren wappert trots de vlag van Noord-Macedonië. Onder het fort ligt de historische stad Ohrid, die samen met het Meer van Ohrid op de UNESCO Werelderfgoedlijst staat. De combinatie van eeuwenoude geschiedenis, traditionele huizen en het diepblauwe meer maakt Ohrid tot één van de meest bijzondere en sfeervolle plaatsen van de Balkan.
The Golden Temple, located in the city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab,is a place of great beauty and sublime peacefulness.
A man was playing his flute in the 40 degree weather and no one stopped to watch. I snapped a few photos with my 50mm, enjoyed the tunes he played, and went along my way.
This fruit tree was in full bloom by the end of march. The warm light of the setting sun was reflected by the scene and the blossom leaves of the tree. This fine situation was also used by a wedding photographer, taking her clients to this tree.
March 2019 | Niefern
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