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When I clean the empty shells I've collected from beaches, I soak them in bleach and water (to kill off any stinky bacteria), then rinse and rinse, and drain and spread them out to dry. This is a small sieve that helps in the process.
Taken for this weeks (13-Aug-2018) Macro Mondays "Mesh" theme.
- Happy Macro Monday everyone :-)
[Shot with my Canon EOS 600D and EF50mm f/1.8 STM lens (set at f/20), and an extension tube to get up close and personal]
Our photo collective LuciX has been invited to set up an exhibition in Museum Het Hoogeland in Warffum about industrial heritage sites in the province of Groningen later this year. I chose to make a series about the remains of the numerous brick factories that used to dot the landscape in this area. Once there were about fifty; now there's just one or two left. It's work in progress, at the moment I'm focussing on not merely showing ruins, but also discovering what purpose, if any, the remains of the industry serve nowadays.
I should like the photos to look great, first of all. It shouldn't be merely registration of what there is to see, it should also be a registration of what there is to experience. The technique of choice is 4x5" large format, transparency film, shot with my Toyo 45CF view camera. My film of choice is Kodak E100G.
I've processed the films myself with a JOBO CPE2 processor in Tetenal three bath E6 chemistry. That's a lot of fun to do, it's not that difficult at all, and the great thing is, it allows me to control the contrast to a certain extent by pulling the film. I use a shorter development time than the instructions indicate. The result is less contrasty slides, with a soft and beautifully natural color redition.
About this image: this is Willem, a great guy who now inhabites the site of the former bricks factory with a group of eight people. They live in harmony with the site, they've made it a very special place, it's now very much alive. They're fantastic people, I'm impressed by the way they live.
The pure extent of the stars you can see in the dark sky zone on Exmore is absolutely amazing. Will always stay here for hours. #starsstars #astrophotographers #exmore #devon #sony #beauty
Shot in Sony a7 - Samyang 14mm
One of my first attempts at butterfly captures... And yes.. a new series is beginning... :-)
Image created at the Wings of Wonder conservatory at Independence Oregon..
This shows the extent of the lake flood by the Sicamous and tugs Naramata and Canadian National No. 6 in Penticton. The boardwalk past the flock of geese seen here, has been built so that emergency exit on the port side of the Sicamous can still be used.
Normally there is a path on the west side of the Sicamous out to the breakwater, and the Naramata is usually on dry land in a fenced-off enclosure. Not right now.
Explored Jun 14, 2017
To the extent the Japanese rainy season, this year doesn't see the kind in an ordinary year.
I was leaving by earliness which is so.
This mountain where I came by chance in summer of last year is deep.
That a valley stream rich in the rustic beauty will be rainfall, the quantity of water.
It's rich and vivid.
This valley stream by which such rainy season has ended, mostly, daily.
Be so, I keep taking a picture.
The forest and the rock are covered by green moss up and are wonderful.
In a clear flow of the water on which faint light shines, life is feeling.drags me by overwhelming charm.
The earth where I live in this fascinating view, oh.
I realized and it was enriched, this, wonderful.
Made important forever as my memory.
I'd like to go on !
To some extent, photographers are graphic designer, aren't we? We are constantly looking for elements of design.
Happy Sunday!
Fuji X-T1
Fuji XF 50-140mm
Velvia Film Simulation
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One single shot.
A slightly different composition than the other -- I couldn't get the flowers and the reflection (the extent of the reflection I wanted) in the same shot. Thus, one optimized the reflection, while the other emphasized the flowers.
Panoramic -- 25-ish Mp.
A Sarus Crane. The tallest of flying birds.
IUCN status: This crane is listed as Vulnerable because it is suspected to have suffered a rapid population decline, which is projected to continue, as a result of widespread reductions in the extent and quality of its wetland habitats, exploitation and the effects of pollutants.
Sarus Crane Album:
The full extent of the job to replace the cladding on the Harvey Nicks apartment block. I have to say I've huge admiration for the folks who put up the scaffolding. This is an intricate job and I imagine one faulty connection could be a catastrophe
Chicago Botanic Garden, 'Butterflies and Blooms' tent, housing 2500 butterflies they claim.
Shot with Nikon D610, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR and a 20mm automatic extention tube. 151mm, f7.1, 1/1000sec, ISO 800, AF-C focus mode. Ring light flash
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Two things:
1. Is this bird incontinent?
2. Is it a Greater or Lesser Yellowlegs?
1. No, well at least not as far as I know. However, a group of these beauties together would collectively be known as an "incontinence" of yellowlegs! Perhaps an unfortunate but understandable term!
2. The Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs are very similar in appearance and yet, surprisingly, they are not, apparently, closely related. If you see them together the size difference is the obvious distinguishing feature. Otherwise, the best way to tell them apart is the length of their bill. The Lesser Yellowlegs' bill is 1 to 1.5 times the width of the head, the Greater Yellowlegs' is 2 to 2.5 times.
I think this guy is a Lesser Yellowlegs, but I might be wrong.
It is on the 2016 State of North America's Birds' Watch List, which includes bird species that are most at risk of extinction without significant conservation actions to reverse declines and reduce threats. It's a rare vagrant to the UK.
This Lesser Yellowlegs is actively foraging in the shallow margins of Upper Myakka Lake in Florida. It's diet includes aquatic and terrestrial insects, crustaceans, snails, worms and small fish.
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This pano, taken from one of the pull-outs near Mt. Washburn, shows the extent of the fires burning in Yellowstone late this summer. On this particular day the winds had kicked up and, coupled with low humidity, caused the fires to flare up again. Interestingly enough, the very next day snow moved in and put the fires down. All of the fires were lightning caused and allowed to burn. I wanted the dead trees in the foreground to show that this particular area had burned in the past, probably in the fires of 1988. Best viewed large.
Thanks for your views and comments! have a great week ahead!
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El Cabo da Roca es un bellísimo acantilado que emerge 140 metros sobre el Atlántico; es el extremo más occidental de Europa. Se encuentra situado a unos 18 km de Sintra (unos 40 km de Lisboa). Desde su mirador hay una vista espectacular de la costa recortada sobre el océano.
Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe (and by definition the Eurasian land mass). The cape is in the Portuguese municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, in the southwest of the district of Lisbon, forming the westernmost extent of the Serra de Sintra
Is a duet of short extent and concise form.
Mozart wrote the most beautiful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtTCwH2mQTA
Gerbera is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family. It was named in honour of the German naturalist Traugott Gerber. View On Black
It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia.
Colours include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The center of the flower is sometimes black.
It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip).
Giving my flowers SOUL?
I love 'creating' and playing with light in the studio, comp in camera, gives me a real 'PHOTOGRAPHY' buzz, lol, M, (*_*)
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Gerbera, red, petals, flowers, studio, black-background, colour, design, square, NikonD7000, "Magda indigo"
The visible extent of this teasel head is 4cm.
I am not sure whether the fine threads enveloping the head are spider webs or something produced by the plant itself.
Azuurwaterjuffer, vrouwtje, Coenagrion puella.
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Azure Damselfly, female, Coenagrion puella.
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One single shot.
Chicago Botanic Garden, 'Butterflies and Blooms' tent, housing 2500 butterflies they claim.
Shot with Shot with Nikon D610, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR and a 20mm automatic extention tube. 300mm, f6.3, 1/500sec, ISO 1100, AF-C focus mode. Ring flash.
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To the extent the Japanese rainy season, this year doesn't see the kind in an ordinary year.
I was leaving by earliness which is so.
This mountain where I came by chance in summer of last year is deep.
That a valley stream rich in the rustic beauty will be rainfall, the quantity of water.
It's rich and vivid.
This valley stream by which such rainy season has ended, mostly, daily.
Be so, I keep taking a picture.
The forest and the rock are covered by green moss up and are wonderful.
In a clear flow of the water on which faint light shines, life is feeling.drags me by overwhelming charm.
The earth where I live in this fascinating view, oh.
I realized and it was enriched, this, wonderful.
Made important forever as my memory.
I'd like to go on !
While much of Europe is on drought alert, this image, captured from space by Copernicus Sentinel-1 on 30 August 2022, shows the extent of flooding that is currently devastating Pakistan. Heavy monsoon rainfall – ten times heavier than usual – since mid-June have led to more than a third of the country now being underwater.
This catastrophic flood has claimed the lives of more than 1100 people and more than 33 million, one in seven Pakistanis, have been affected by the flooding. Homes, croplands and infrastructure have been washed away. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, describes the flood as the worst in the country’s history and says it will cost at least $10 billion to repair damaged infrastructure.
The left side of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 image shows a wide view of the area affected and the image on the right zooms into the area between Dera Murad Jamali and Larkana. The Indus River has overflowed, effectively creating a long lake, tens of kilometres wide. The blue to black colours show where the land is submerged.
The Copernicus Emergency Management Service has been activated to provide flood maps from space to help responders deal with the crisis.
Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission carries a radar instrument to ‘see’ through clouds and rain darkness, making it particularly useful for monitoring floods.
Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
15th July 2018 - McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extenter '87-0120' of the United States Air Forces 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. This is the aircraft that towed the 2 US F35A's across the pond.
The Lake Haeea, at its greatest extent, which is roughly along a north-south axis, Lake Hāwea is 35 kilometres long. It lies in a glacial valley formed during the last ice age, and is fed by the Hunter River. Nearby Lake Wanaka lies in a parallel glacial valley eight kilometres to the west. At their closest point (a rocky ridge called The Neck), the lakes are only 1000 metres apart.
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Few moments before the summer showers,...on the way to the next refuge...)
"The Morteratsch Glacier (romansh: Vadret da Morteratsch) is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland.
It is, just after the Pasterze Glacier and Gepatschferner, the third largest and by volume (1.2 km3) the most massive glacier in the eastern alps. The Morteratsch Glacier is a typical valley glacier with a pronounced ice front. The accumulation zone lies between the peaks of Piz Morteratsch, Piz Bernina, Crast' Agüzza, Piz Argient, Piz Zupò and Bellavista. From Piz Argient to the ice front in the Val Morteratsch, its horizontal extent is about ~7 km (4.3 mi), with an altitude difference of up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Together with the Pers Glacier, originating at Piz Palü, which joins the Morteratsch just below the rock formation Isla Persa ("Lost Isle"), it covers an area of about 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi). The volume of the ice is estimated to be about 1.2 km3. The Morteratsch Glacier drains through Inn River and Danube into the Black Sea.
In spring, depending on the snow conditions, a 10-km-long ski-run accessible to skilled skiers is marked on the glacier. It leads from the Diavolezza aerial tramway terminus to the Morteratsch inn and has an altitude difference of 1,100 m (3,600 ft). The RhB Station Morteratsch used to be situated directly at the ice front of the glacier. The ice front has receded over 1,800 m (5,900 ft) in the meantime, and cannot be seen from the station today.
Yearly length change measurements have been recorded since 1878. For the period to 1998, the overall retreat was over 1.8 km (1.1 mi) with a mean annual retreat rate of approximately 17.2 m (56 ft) per year. This long-term average has markedly increased in recent years, receding 30 m (98 ft) per year from 1999–2005. Substantial retreat was ongoing through 2006 as well.[1]
During the time that measurements have been taken, the glacier has advanced a few meters in only four years. Since the large glaciers react slowly to short-term climate changes, these advances cannot be accounted for by increased precipitation in the accumulation zone. On the high moraines to the left and right of the ice front, which are still nearly free of overgrowth, the enormous quantities of ice which were still being pushed down here at the end of the "Little Ice Age" in the middle of the 19th century can be seen.
Der Morteratschgletscher (rätoromanisch Glatscher dal Morteratsch oder Vadret da Morteratsch) ist ein Alpen-Gletscher in der Berninagruppe im Kanton Graubünden in der Schweiz. Zusammen mit dem Persgletscher ist er mit einem Volumen von rund 1,2 Kubikkilometern der volumenstärkste Gletscher der Ostalpen. Seit Beginn der systematischen Beobachtungen im Jahr 1878 hat der Gletscher 2,2 Kilometer an Länge eingebüsst, er ist heute noch rund 6,4 Kilometer lang und damit der drittlängste Gletscher der Ostalpen, nach Pasterze und Gepatschferner in den österreichischen Alpen.
Die beim Gletscherrückgang im Gletschervorfeld hinterlassenen Spuren gelten als typisch für die Alpen. Ein Gletscherlehrpfad erklärt an 20 Stationen Glaziologie, Geomorphologie und Vegetation. Entlang dieses Wanderweges stehen darüber hinaus Schilder zur Dokumentation des Gletscherrückgangs. Im Frühjahr führt eine Skiroute von der Diavolezza über den Gletscher.
Le glacier Morteratsch (en romanche : Vadret da Morteratsch) est le plus grand glacier de la chaîne de la Bernina. Il se situe dans le canton des Grisons en haute-Engadine.
Il a une longueur maximale de 7 km avec un dénivelé de 2 000 m et se termine au plus haut sur le Punta Perrucchetti à 4 020 m. Il couvre avec le glacier Pers environ 16 km2.
Entre 1878 et 1998, le glacier a reculé de 1,8 km avec une moyenne annuelle d'environ 17,2 mètres. Le recul s'est accéléré ces dernières années avec une moyenne de 30 mètres par an de 1999-2005.
À la confluence avec le glacier Pers, le glacier Morteratsch se comporte comme un barrage naturel bloquant les eaux de ruissellement et à l'origine d'un petit lac."
This informations was found at Wikipédia.
The extent of Tailem Bend's railway yards has retreated over the years but interstate freight services continue to pass through the crossroads.
076286 8 Jan 2016
And here we can see the full extent of the length of the new vehicle. Our 'standard' Gemini's are more than 11 metres, the latest fleet group of former London buses are a more than 10 metres, but keep going here right on to more than 13 metres long!
Nowhere else in Britain will have buses this length which may mean less over-crowding, but a few tight bends for the drivers.
Richard Hall, Managing Director, says,"We are pleased to announce our order and partnership with Alexander Dennis and Volvo for the production of 42 Euro 6 vehicles for our city bus fleet.
These vehicles will enhance our current fleet in line with our investment BUS2020 strategy and ensure that we continue to play our part to improve air quality across the city and Scotland whilst meeting our customers’expectations".
© Copyright A Pendleton 2014 This shot is for Carol, and I want to get this message across to ALL the people that care for Carol, it has been said and I wont say by who, that Carol is just fine well sadly that is NOT true she is very poorly and is just very tired most of the time even to the extent that even writing a small reply or comment is too much, Yes there are days when she is a little better but they are not as often as Carol would wish, I can say this because Carol and I have talked and these are the facts the REAL facts... it upsets me greatly when people choose not to listen to the truth and believe what they are told by third parties, well I am not a third party I am a very close friend of Carol who wants the truth to be known, Carol has a lot of friends on Flickr and I believe that if they knew the truth about Carol they would want to do the same as I, as Carol is a very special lady who has my utmost respect and love too, so Carol please take care take each day as it comes and know that ALL your friends send there love to you,................... Alan XX :)
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No picture can do the Wye Valley justice, but this panorama gives some idea of the extent of its wooded valley
and wonderful meandering course.
This shot looks north-west, but the meanders to the east and south-east of Symonds Yat Rock are true “U” shapes with rock-faces, deciduous and coniferous woodland, birds of prey, the lot.
The wood disappearing into the distance on the left, high above the river, is Lord’s Wood.
Below it, a canoe slalom course has been laid out through the rapids.
The county border between Gloucestershire and Herefordshire passes right down the centre of the river, here.
The Welsh border, into Monmouthshire, is only a mile or so, down-stream.
If you have never visited the Wye Valley, it is well worth a visit,
the scenery is spectacular.
Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe. The cape is in the Portuguese municipality of Sintra in the southwest of the district of Lisbon.
In October of 2016 my wife and I along with good friends visited parts of Italy, Spain, Portugal and France as part of a western Mediterranean cruise aboard the Celebrity Silhouette.
1Z29 Crewe to Glasgow Central. The Ayr Extention. LSL's Class 86 in Intercity Swallow livery heads north on the WCML with a charter to Ayr (Due to the fire damaged Ayr station the charter only went as far as Brassie Jn) seen here on the approach to Sheildmuir Station.
Deze Cethosia biblist vlinder is giftig.
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This Cethosia biblis butterfly is poisonous.
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One single shot.
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of minute liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may compose the droplets and crystals. On Earth, clouds are formed as a result of saturation of the air when it is cooled to its dew point, or when it gains sufficient moisture (usually in the form of water vapor) from an adjacent source to raise the dew point to the ambient temperature. They are seen in the Earth's homosphere, which includes the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere. Nephology is the science of clouds, which is undertaken in the cloud physics branch of meteorology. There are two methods of naming clouds in their respective layers of the homosphere, Latin and common. Genus types in the troposphere, the atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface, have Latin names due to the universal adoption of Luke Howard's nomenclature that was formally proposed in 1802. It became the basis of a modern international system that divides clouds into five physical forms which can be further divided or classified into altitude levels to derive ten basic genera. The main representative cloud types for each of these forms are stratus, cirrus, stratocumulus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus. Low-level clouds do not have any altitude-related prefixes. However mid-level stratiform and stratocumuliform types are given the prefix alto- while high-level variants of these same two forms carry the prefix cirro-. Genus types with sufficient vertical extent to occupy more than one level do not carry any altitude related prefixes. They are classified formally as low- or mid-level depending on the altitude at which each initially forms, and are also more informally characterized as multi-level or vertical. Most of the ten genera derived by this method of classification can be subdivided into species and further subdivided into varieties. Very low stratiform clouds that extend down to the Earth's surface are given the common names fog and mist, but have no Latin names. 64921
Adult female Hoodeds have variablity in the extent of their hood with some having hardly any evidence at all of a hood (perhaps a hint of black just in the sides of the crown) and some nearly resembling adult males like this one. Apparently the amount of black in the hood does NOT correlate with the age of the spring female. Notice despite the amount of black in her hood she has plenty of olive throughout it as well. She was hanging around a singing male who was undoubtedly trying to woo her. I was fortunate to get this image as she moved about the shadows in thick vegetation. Thanks for your visit!
Tennessee. 4/29/2019.
As a neat exercise in identifying warblers by song check out this 9 second video clip and see if you can identify the 3 warblers singing. I recorded it about a week earlier in this warbler rich Tennessee location.
We are living in times of great destruction of the world as we know it, earth changes, fires, floods, earthquakes.
Here alone in Australia we sit in horror at the extent of the fires rampage across the country. Unprecedented fires and weather in the history of our existence (well what is on record)
Whilst horrific - the earth we live on has always been full of cyclic changes.
Ancient cities have been discovered under the sea, we are naive to think that the world as we know it will remain the same.
What continents exist now may no longer exist. What coast line exists now is slowly being swallowed up by the ocean.
Volcanic eruptions are changing the face of the planet as are earthquakes - the list is long.
We cannot stop the force of Mother Nature. We live on a planet that has always endured such destruction.
We have pole shifts taking place - all kinds of catastrophic events happening across the Globe. We are but a spit in the ocean to the wide Galaxies that we know of. Yet we think we are precious in some way.
I cannot help but wonder why I was so drawn to create this "Black Winged Goddess" let alone give her the name of Black Winged Goddess. But I was drawn, my soul was pushing me for weeks with a "slight vision" of what I needed to create. It now makes total sense to me why I was so drawn to create The Black Winged Goddess, given the state of our world and humanity.
My soul as always when I listen guides me with powerful messages and reminds me to just 'be' to accept 'what is'.
We may not like the current state of our world but it is what it is and all we can do is stay strong within ourselves and hold the power of 'love' in our hearts despite seeing so much being played out on the planet.
Kali (Hindu) - was known as a deity of the Fearsome Demon destroying Goddess who represents death and rebirth - so her name means "Black One".
We can never truly comprehend or understand the power of mother nature - we have abused her for centuries, taken her for granted and she is a living breathing consciousness so powerful that we dare not go up against here.
In recent years we have seen the influence of the feminine energy on earth which for eons has been dominated by the male energy.
So it makes complete sense to me that we are witness to so much destruction on the planet.
We are witness to the destruction of our societies as we know it, breakdown of families, law, politics.
So much of humanity is at war with the 'system', the injustices, and the lack of balance within our society. The homeless, the abused, the forgotten souls, the mental health issues that seem to have become rampant, the rise of Corporate wealth while humanity is trapped in slavery. We have learnt nothing as a humanity over the past how many hundred years?
In order for rebirth, for new growth, a culling needs to take place - hence the energy of the Black Winged Goddess she is both the Destroyer and the Giver of New Life.
We have elected to be here at this time on the planet - despite the suffering we witness or endure - I know at a higher level it is absolutely necessary for real change to take place.
Our world is a very different place to the one we have known - and whilst we have believed we have had a safe and reasonable planet in which to live, the reality is much Evil has existed and people have been brainwashed to the point of being zombies. There has been so much suppression imposed upon humanity even to the extreme of vaccinations and fluoride to our water supply. All of these chemicals act as suppressants to our brain! It has been a deliberate agenda of the existing power on earth. Their agenda has always been to rule, control and suppress the populous.
Humanity is awakening and with this will be uproar, dis - ease, a culling if you like. It is time for humanity to step out of fear and into their true power which is within each and every one of us.
New growth, new beginnings but not before the dismantling of the old - it has to be this way.
These times we are living through were written in history.
So I have created "The Black Winged Goddess" she is available in different styles, inside a Dome with beautiful etched glass or stand alone. She will rotate or can be static.
She is available on MP in the Stand Alone version (rotating) or can be seen in world at my store.
I hope you enjoy and embrace 'The "Black Winged Goddess' and rather be in fear of her - understand she brings 'New Life" but first the old has to die for the new to be born.
How appropriate for a New Year of 2020 fast approaching.
Interestingly and unconsciously I created 4 of these Black Winged Goddesses.
The year 2020 equates to the number 4 in Numerology.
The #4 represents a Universal energy. (see below for a deeper understanding of the #4)
The # 2 - Is the most feminine and often underestimated when it comes to power and strength. She is always gentle, tactful, diplomatic, forgiving and understanding. She likes to keep peace and likes to avoid confrontation. # 2 is the survivor and extremely resilient force. Her shape looks as though she is bent back on a knee with head bowed in humility and service. However when enough pressure is applied to the # 2 energy. Some would perceive her as weak and powerless due to this servitude shape. However never underestimate the power behind #2 because she represents the power (double) #1 who is the all powerful warrior who will shake and destroy no matter what. So #2 brings the balance but never underestimate the power of 2 Energy.
The #4 Energy in more detail
The 4 is without a doubt masculine, reflecting strength and stability. His chief characteristics are dependability, productivity, punctuality and obedience. He is trustworthy, patient, conventional and a traditionalist.
Tend to be rule followers. 4 is the area of sciences, upholding the law (such as Government and the military). The #4 represents Disciplined, systematic, Dependable, Strong. Loyal
Four is the basis of all solid objects. Four points are used in constructing the simplest solid and thus four is the number symbolizing the way of construction. In many religions, four is seen as the number for earth, and representing the four elements, Air Earth, Water and Fire.
At its extreme 4's can tend to overreact to violence.
So 2020 seems to have more challenges ahead and I suspect we will be seeing more uprising across the planet (#2 energy) with totalitarianism (#4 energy) being played out like never before. Perhaps more of what the world has witnessed in Hong Kong this year.
It is as if the two energies Masculine & Feminine are battling against one another. But at the same time I cannot help but feel and acknowledge UNITY - and this is what I will remain focused upon during the year ahead. We must stand united. We are after all 'one humanity'
We are without doubt living in very challenging times.
May peace be with you!
Taxi
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Fujifilm X-T10, Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC @ f2.0, ISO 1600, 50 x 90 sec, tracking with iOptron SkyTracker Pro, stacking with DeepSkyStacker, editing with Astro Pixel Processor and GIMP, taken Sept. 26, 2019 under Bortle 3/4 skies.
This extent contains three frequently imaged nebulae: the Dark Shark Nebula (LDN 1235, center), the dark nebula LDN 1251 (lower left), and the Wolf's Cave nebula, which includes VdB 152, a reflection nebula and LDN 1217, a dark nebula. Other visible objects include the dark nebula LDN 1221 (lower right of VdB 152) and Dengel-Hartl 5, a blue and red planetary nebula (below VdB 152).
I've always loved this extent, which was high on my list of targets for the Samyang 135. I wasn't too happy with my first attempt, but am very happy with this result. Shooting raw, imaging when it was as high as possible, using the "remove light pollution' tool of Astro Pixel Processor, and some more experience processing made the difference.
Wildlife photography is to a large extent about opportunities, those you seize, those you miss, those you don't even see.... Red-winged blackbirds for sure are offering plenty of opportunities on Vancouver Island for a large portion of the year. It is probably one of the first bird I photographed when I started wildlife photography a few years ago. It is ever since, probably the bird I photograph the most each year. Yet, I feel that there is always a better picture of a red-winged blackbird which needs to be taken. The temptation was great to present a "year-end exhibit" of all those red-winged blackbird pictures I have taken this year. You will be glad I refrained from it. Here are a few I like.
THE ROSETTE NEBULA
This is the third in a series of images made through the STC Duo Narroband Filter (on loan from my friend in Magdalena). This filter increases contrast for emission nebula in light polluted skies by passing only two narrow bands of colors centered at 500 nm and 656 nm. These wavelengths correspond to the Oxygen III + Hydrogen-Beta atomic transitions in the blue-green and Hydrogen-Alpha in the deep red. The advantage of the filter is it greatly reduces man-made light pollution and increases contrast between nebulae and stars, but the disadvantage is it also mutes the natural color of the stars.
The Rosette Nebula is about 5,000 light years from earth. Turn left at Orion to find it, but be in a dark place and have binoculars. It is not visible to the unaided eye, and even with a low power telescope, it probably will not appear red in color. Long integrations with a camera and small telescope reveal the beauty that is within and surrounding this object. Look at those dark dust threads near the core and the intricate cloud structures. There are rivers of hydrogen streaming away from the center of the nebula at the 12 and 2 o’clock positions but I need more integration time to see them in detail.
The nebula’s full extent has an area 4-5 times that of the Moon. It is about 130 light years in diameter and thought to be spherical in shape. Astronomers estimate the materials in the nebula have a total mass about 10,000 times that of our Sun. An open cluster of bright (they are typically 5 times hotter than our sun), young stars thought to have formed from the nebula itself (stellar rebirth) is located near the center of the nebula and floods the nebula with ultraviolet light that excites gases in the nebula causing emissions captured by the camera. Also the thinned area in the center of the nebula is thought to be caused by stellar winds from that group of stars. The stellar winds exert pressure on the nebular cloud, compress it, and initiate gravitational collapse and stellar formation. Astronomers estimate this process has been ongoing for about 4 million years (a short time on the astronomical clock usually measured in billions of years).
This image was made in early March, 2019 in my backyard in the northeast height of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope and Nikon D850 camera. The STC Duo Narrowband Filter was installed at the output of the 180ED just in front of the D850 focal plane. PixInsight software was used to construct the image from nine 10 minute exposures at ISO 400.