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Vineyards above lake Geneva/Leman/Genfersee east of Lausanne, Switzerland. Does anyone know the name of this tree? It's everywhere in urban France, and to a much lesser extent Spain, the branches are cut down every winter, they grow tall thin branches with fat leaves in summer.
There are certainly countless motifs that can be used to symbolize the new beginning of a year. A sunrise outside in nature (in this case on the Hoher Schneeberg in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains) is my favorite.
In both cases we are on a path that leads us into a new phase of life. A path that is only known to us to a certain extent and where a big surprise (or challenge) can be waiting for us around the next bend.
Now you could object that a day is just a day and in comparison a year must be much more significant. I would like to show you why I don't quite see it that way.
On the one hand, this assessment is based on our standards, which are based on a human life. If we look at it from the perspective of the lifespan of the universe, a year is just as insignificant as a day (basically the effects of neither are noticeable).
On the other hand, a single day, a single decision is enough to fundamentally change our own world in every conceivable direction.
So what if we didn't wait for a specific date every year to realize where we want to go, but could use every single day of the year to do so?
Our creative possibilities would increase many times over and we would have so much more room for directional corrections. We could learn, try things out and gain experience without having to ask the fundamental question every time.
With this in mind, I wish you all a good start and an exciting and fulfilling journey.
Because today is the first day of the rest of all of our lives.
Es gibt ganz sicher unzählige Motive, mit denen man den Neubeginn eines Jahres symbolisieren kann. Ein Sonnenaufgang draußen in der Natur (in diesem Fall auf dem Hohen Schneeberg im Elbsandsteingebirge) ist mein Favorit.
In beiden Fällen befinden wir uns auf einem Weg, der uns in einen neuen Lebensabschnitt führt. Ein Weg, der uns nur bis zu einem gewissen Grad bekannt ist und auf dem hinter der nächste Kurve eine große Überraschung (oder auch Herausforderung) auf uns warten kann.
Jetzt könntet Ihr einwenden, dass ein Tag ja nur ein Tag ist und im Vergleich dazu ein Jahr doch viel bedeutender sein muss. Ich möchte Euch aufzeigen, warum ich das nicht ganz so sehe.
Zum einen fusst diese Einschätzung auf unsere auf ein Menschenleben ausgerichteten Masstäbe. Betrachten wir das ganze aus Sicht der Lebensspanne des Universums ist ein Jahr genau so unbedeutetend wie ein Tag (im Grunde sind die Auswirkungen beider nicht spürbar).
Andererseits genügt ein einziger Tag, eine einzige Entscheidung um unsere eigene Welt grundlegend zu verändern und das in jede nur denkbare Richtung.
Wie wäre es also, wenn wir nicht jedes Jahr auf ein spezielles Datum warten würden um uns bewusst zu machen, wohin wir gehen wollen, sondern dafür jeden einzelnen Tag des Jahres nutzen könnten?
Unsere gestalterischen Möglichkeiten würden um ein vielfaches steigen und wir hätten so viel mehr Raum für Richtungskorrekturen. Wir könnten lernen, probieren und Erfahrungen sammeln ohne jedes Mal die Grundsatzfrage stellen zu müssen.
In diesem Sinne wünsche ich Euch allen einen guten Start und eine spannende sowie erfüllende Reise.
Denn heute ist der erste Tag vom Rest unser aller Leben.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
"Blue Skimmer Dragonfly" Always been fascinated by Dragonflies... As a child, thought them to be miniature helicopters... Tied a string on their tails - flew them... Later, became a pilot... then got amazed by the dragonfly's aerodynamics - the dragonfly concept in helicopter aerodynamics, often termed biomimetic or bio-inspired flight, focuses on mimicking the extraordinary manoeuvrability and efficiency of dragonfly flight to improve vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, particularly Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) and, to a lesser extent, larger rotorcraft. This approach relies on complex, unsteady aerodynamics rather than steady, traditional wing theory.
The size and extent of a persons own library says a lot about them. My bookshelves are full with extra books being added only occasionally, and when I weaken, from book sale trolleys in my libraries.
Some of what my personal library says about me is that I'm from New Zealand as these items show.
Using my lensbaby. HSosS. A great theme.
Last one honest , i just couldnt resist just one more from the epic aurora the other night. This one is taken from below the house on the nearby rocks, from this POV you can easily see the extent of the colours in the sky, and if you look in the 2.30 position to the right of the cottage , you can just see the andromeda galaxy, the milky way is also visable overhead, just a shame the prominent gas cloud was not there . I illuminated the foreground rocks on this shot with a flashgun, this is a single image , straight from lightroom, no blending in photoshop etc, thanks for taking the time to look, fave , and comment, and to all my flickr friends , have a great christmas!
Not just a bird of reedbeds, this common species is widely distributed across much of Britain & Ireland throughout the year. It is absent only from the highest upland areas.
The male Reed Bunting has a striking black head with a white moustachial stripe; the female has a browner head, but the moustachial stripe is still visible. When perched, both sexes flirt their tail sideways, showing white outer feathers. The male's buzzing call is distinctive.
In winter, the Reed Bunting often joins other finches and buntings to feed in arable landscapes. At the end of the 20th century, BTO research attributed declines in these species to intensive agriculture reducing food availability over the winter months. This issue has been, to some extent, addressed through agri-environment schemes, and there has been a gradual overall increase in the UK population since the late-1990s. However, the picture is mixed with a significant decline in South-east England.
Many people believe that all you need to do to create an AI image is type a description into a prompt box. Maybe that works for some people, but doesn't work for me. Below I've posted what this image looked like from the text prompt (actually this was image + text prompt to image). You can see the extent of post-processing needed: recomposing, repainting, color correction, re-rendering and so on. So before anyone starts claiming that all AI art is soulless and cheating I offer this as an example that a lot more work can (and in many cases should) go into AI images than their photographic counterparts. I'm not telling anyone how they should be creating art, but I would suggest that a text prompt might only be the start of an image.
One of my first proper attempts at doing stacked macro photography. 30 images in total, shot with a macro rail, Tamron 90mm macro lens, 68mm of extention tubes and a Raynox 250. Focus stacked in Photoshop and edited in Lightroom. Thanks for looking
Eglwys a ailadeiladwyd, i raddau healeth, yn 1878, gan George Morgan, i W. R. H. Powell
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Un iliz a voe adsavet e 1878, evit un tamm mat anezhi, gant George Morgan, evit W. R. H. Powell.
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Eaglais a chaidh hath-thogail gu ìre mhòr ann an 1878, le Seòras Morgan, airson W. R. H. Powell.
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Eaglais a atógadh, a bheag nó a mhór, i 1878, le George Morgan, do W. R. H. Powell.
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A church which was rebuilt, to a large extent, in 1878, by George Morgan, for W. R. H. Powell.
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The precipitous white, chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters provide a dramatic coastal view from these cottages.
The nearest high point, Haven Brow, stands about 80 metres above sea level, towering over the diminutive figures on the beach below. The cliffs are the easternmost extent of the South Downs within the National Park.
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Thank you very much for your interest in my creations based on my photographic work !
Very sincerely, I appreciate your visits, your kind comments, your additions to your favorites and your invitations to groups and to your exhibitions !
This means a lot to me and I pay a lot of attention to it every day.
My Flickr photo site has grown to an extent that I never imagined thanks to all of you with more than 46 million albums, galleries and photos viewed !
Please note, however, that my physical condition is deteriorating more and more and that this physical handicap bothers me considerably... However, my passion for photography remains based on what I can still achieve and it accompanies me every day for my happiness in share my photos and discover yours !
In early June, we visited Waterton Lakes National Park and were flabbergasted by the extent of the damage caused by the 2017 Kenow Wildfire. Imagine a wall of fire up to 400 feet high descending on the town and throwing out baseball sized embers on the roof of the historic Prince of Wales Hotel. At it's height, three ladder trucks were hosing down the hotel with water and fire retardant. Ultimately, the fire destroyed the Visitors Center, campgrounds, and water/electrical systems. Park staff went out in the aftermath and euthanized wild animals too badly injured in the blaze.
The area is slowly regenerating but it will take a while. You can find more information here: parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/waterton/nature/environment/feu-...
About a week after we visited, most of the park had to be closed due to heavy rains, which damaged or washed out trails and roads - including one we had climbed.
Coming home again, we were grateful to have been able to experience what we did and dodge most of the extreme events. Some were just too close for comfort.
CPKC 112 follows the north shore of Lake Superior near Nipigon, Ontario on what was part of the original Canadian Pacific transcontinental route. In the background is Kama Bay, the northernmost extent of Lake Superior.
The extent of these reeds and grasses in the Tamar Wetlands is considerable. Here they stand about 2 metres high and stretch as far as the eye can see. I am shooting from an elevated position. On the horizon you'll see a bit of the city of Launceston and the mountains beyond that.
Photo Note: I would normally straighten the lens distortion at the edges of a photograph. But in this case it creates a truer expression of the expanse of reeds to leave it as it is.
Put an extention tube on my 60mm macro lens and put a shiny penny on some coloured card and this was the result. This is how it came out the camera, the colour of the card reflecting on the shiny penny.
I also took a macro of the Blue Spur Flowers plant from my garden that I shared a large view of in the previous image:
Industar 50 with 11mm extension tube is my go to at the moment for macro shots. I forgot to lower ISO back after using another lens here. Definitely did not need it that high, although it was a gloomy day. f5.6 helped with better resolution here compared to my previous attempts to photograph this bloom with f3.6.
NikonD7500
Industar 50-2 3.5/50mm + 11mm extension tube
f/5.6
1/100
ISO800
Some people say that landscape photography is relaxing. I agree with this to a certain extent, but if you challenge yourself to get out in harsh conditions, this pastime is anything but relaxing. Having just been battered by a snowstorm, I tried to work fast in order to compose an image of the clearing weather front. A blanket of cloud was moving across the frame very rapidly from right to left, with the sun becoming stronger by the second as it began to emerge into clear sky. I managed to rattle off a couple of frames at the point where the sun was diffused by the passing cloud, therefore reducing the amount of lens flare.
Processing of the image was complicated by the fact that I had mistakenly shot only in jpeg and not RAW. I tried my best to make the most of a contrasty shot, with this image here being my eventual result.
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe
Am 20. Januar 2024 kam beim REX 1510 von Salzburg nach Wörgl statt des planmäßig vorgesehenen Triebzugs der Baureihe 4024 die 1144.111 mit einem CityShuttle Wendezug zum Einsatz. Hintergrund war vermutlich das Hahnenkamm Rennen, für das die Talente in Mehrfachtraktion fuhren und somit nur eingeschränkt zur Verfügung standen. Aus Fotografen-Sicht war das natürlich willkommen und ich betätigte bei Brixen im Thale erfreut den Auslöser, als der klassische Nahverkehrszug meinen Standpunkt bei besten Wetterverhältnissen passierte.
On January 20, 2024, REX 1510 from Salzburg to Wörgl 1144.111 with a CityShuttle push-pull train was used instead of the scheduled class 4024 multiple unit. The reason for this was presumably the Hahnenkamm Race, for which the Talent trainsets ran in multiple traction and were therefore only available to a limited extent. From a photographer's point of view, this was of course welcome and I was delighted to press the shutter release at Brixen im Thale when the classic local train passed my position in the best weather conditions.
Monument Valley is a jewel in the Southwest. Perhaps best known as a favorite filming location for John Wayne westerns, the scenery is spectacular. It is dominated by towering sandstone buttes scattered across the valley. Located on Navajo land, access is restricted to some extent. However, there is a seventeen-mile drive through the valley that is open to the public.
This is a photo of The Mittens and Merrick Butte taken from the observation deck at sunset. It was a pleasure waiting for the sun to set over the valley, covering the desert floor in shadows while the final rays of the sun bathed the towering monuments in golden light.
(Four Corners Project 1047-1)
Sanderling - Calidris Alba
The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling and sand-ploughman.The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alba is Latin for white.
It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
The sanderling breeds in the High Arctic areas of North America, Europe and Asia. In North America, it breeds in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut, Greenland (and to a lesser extent Alaska). In Eurasia, it breeds in Spitsbergen and areas of northern Russia from the Taymyr Peninsula to the New Siberian Islands. In the northern winter, it has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution across the world's marine coasts. It is a complete migrant, travelling between 3,000 to 10,000 km (1,900 to 6,200 mi) from its breeding grounds to its wintering sites. Birds that travel further also arrive later and leave sooner. Most adults leave the breeding grounds in July and early August, whereas juvenile birds leave in late August and early September. The northward migration begins in March at the southern end of their winter distribution.
If its size is misjudged, a sanderling in breeding plumage can be mistaken for some varieties of stint, or a sanderling in winter plumage can be mistaken for a dunlin or red knot. It can be told from other small wading birds, given good views, by its lack of a hind toe. Its behavior is also distinctive.
The Admiraly Extention covers the northern side of Horse Guards Parade and was built in the late 19th century.
It is a red brick building with white stone, detailing in the Queen Anne style with French influences.
This beautiful old village (pop. 650) near Montauban has kept to some extent its medieval appearance. It was used as background for the 1975 Robert Enrico war picture "Le vieux fusil", starring Philippe Noiret and Romy Schneider. Bruniquel is listed among "les plus beaux villages de France": www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org/fr/bruniquel-0
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Taking a bath. I've seen eagles bathing before but not to the extent that this one did. I watched her almost submerge her whole body and she kept this up for over fifteen minutes. Getting ready for a weekend date??
Hibiscus insularis, the Phillip Island hibiscus, is a species of hibiscus that is endemic to Phillip Island, a small island to the south of Norfolk Island. The entire natural extent of this species is just two small clumps, and each clump apparently consists of multiple separate stems of a single genotype (Wikipedia)
It's a rare and potentially endangered species // in Deutschland selten und auf der Vorwarnliste ( www.rote-liste-zentrum.de/de/Detailseite.html?species_uui... ).
In Rheinland-Pfalz presumably endangered. The extent of endangerment is unknown (see: lfu.rlp.de/fileadmin/lfu/Naturschutz/Dokumente/Rote_Liste... , Category G) // Art mit bekanntem taxonomischem Status, für die einzelne Untersuchungen eine Gefährdung vermuten lassen, bei denen die Datenlage aber nicht für eine Einstufung in konkrete Gefährdungsklassen ausreicht (siehe: lfu.rlp.de/fileadmin/lfu/Naturschutz/Dokumente/Rote_Liste... , Kategorie G).
For Macro Monday - July 30 2018 - Trinkets
This is a wine glass marker, when placed around the stem so you always know which glass is yours!
They are about an inch long.
The extent of this area is quite large, so there are lots of plants to photograph.
Thanks to the staff of the Botanic Gardens for maintaining it so well.
A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.
(British philosopher, mathematician, historian, social critic and political activist , 1872 - 1970)
Enhanced with touches of two textures by ✿ nicolas_gent ✿ and a bit of Topaz Impressionist.
I hope your life is a quiet one ;-). Thank you all for visiting, possibly taking the time to comment and/or fave.
heh, love 'em. Lol
This edit was difficult -_-" Aside from the fact that is sucks. It took aaagggessss..
So er.. Enjoy? To an extent :D
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Hugh Dowding was the Commander of the Royal Airforce Fighter Command in 1940. It is to a great extent thanks to him and his integrated system of competent control of the airspace that the Battle of Britain was won in 1940. Life-sized bronze statue in the Bentley Priory Museum, Stanmore. Leica M8, Elmar 50/2.8 wide-open.
The Netherlands is so closely associated with windmills, that it's often the first fact people recall about the country. The Dutch built windmills for many centuries (and to some extent, the windmills built the country itself, since without them much of the land drainage could not have occured). In that time the mills were developed for corn milling, land drainage, saw milling, and in fact all manner of industrial purposes. Despite this widespread use, Dutch mills are in may ways quite primitive - using canvas sails, and turned to wind by hand.
There are a very pleasing number of remaining windmills in the Netherlands - the number is about 1150 and rising, in that the Dutch only count complete workable mills, and in the past 10 years especially many extensive rebuilds have occured to add to this number.
This is what we saw during our Bicycle tours in the Netherlands, where we have cycled through the beautiful landscape.
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Surpassed All My Expectations Both From Thursdays Rehearsals And Fridays 1st Show I Was Enthralled To Such An Extent That I Returned Saturday For The Final Show And To Catch Up On The Photography I Missed The Evening Before !
I have been looking for one of my Venice shots to convert to B&W, but most of them seem to rely to a great extent on the colour. I hope this one works OK?
Pied Flycatcher (m) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
Dudley Tunnel, the South Western end at Blowers Green. Last used in 1993. The line has been cleared with a possibility of a new Very Light Rail test track being laid, but for now it remains abandoned.
The extent of the clearance work over the last 12 months can be seen by comparing this shot from September 2015: