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The new book I am listening to is "Don't Touch Me" by Howie Mandel. I love autobiographies and have the utmost respect for people who share the deepest parts of themselves with others. Howie talks about his struggles with OCD & ADHD and what led him to comedy. I am not very far into the book yet but so far it is interesting. It feels paralyzing to me to share the intimate details of my life with others and lately I haven't been writing my captions like I used to because I realized that there are some people who actually read them. For some reason I am more self conscious when friends and acquaintances comment than when online contacts do.
PS - I found myself crawling around on the ground using the light streaming through the slats in my fence to shoot this today.
I found this shot on the same roll of film as the one of my friend. I usually remember something about a shot, but not in this case. About all I can say is that it was from Charlotte, NC, 1972 or 73. This was back when if you were wandering around with a camera, kids would often say "take my picture, take my picture." I'm glad I did, even if it has taken 40 plus years to see the light of day.
A featureless sky is the perfect backdrop for the texture overload in the foreground. It was so much fun to explore the mud flats and washes looking for interesting shapes and patterns. Once I found my spot it was just a matter of waiting until the light hit Telescope Peak in the distance. This is a 3 image focus stack to maximize sharpness.
I found this photo on the website welt.de, taken at the Reschensee reservoir in southern Tyrol (Italy). A vehicle I have never seen before. It is rear engined, and the hubcaps betray there's a Volkswagen underneath. But what could it be?
A Swiss vintage car website tells that there is no information to be found on this car, but that with reasonable certainty it is a prototype set up in 1947 by the then young German body shop Drews Karosseriebau in Wuppertal, near Düsseldorf. This reservoir completed in 1950 though.
EDIT: this photo is dated August 13, 1953, according to websites Buzzfeed and Dailymail, during the Italian sailing championship.
He looks so handsome basking in the sunshine on my crepe myrtle tree.
Male Downy Woodpecker (picoides pubescens)
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The distinctive Crested Caracara “combines the raptorial instincts of the eagle with the base carrion-feeding habits of the vulture” Called ignoble, miserable, and aggressive, yet also dashing, stately, and noble, this medium-sized raptor, with its bold black-and-white plumage and bright yellow-orange face and legs, is easily recognizable as it perches conspicuously on a high point in the landscape. In flight it can be distinguished by its regular, powerful wing-beats as it cruises low across the ground or just above the treetops. Known locally in some areas as the “Mexican buzzard”, the Crested Caracara is an opportunist and is commonly seen walking about open fields, pastures, and road edges, feeding on a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate prey, as well as on carrion, often in the company of other avian scavengers. The name “caracara” is said to be of Guarani Indian origin, traro-traro, derived from the unusual rattling vocalization that the bird utters when agitated. A common subject of folklore and legends throughout Central and South America, the Crested Caracara is sometimes referred to as the "Mexican eagle."
I found this one along Canoe Creek Road finishing off some "Road Kill", in Osceola County, Florida.
The streaked bulbul, or green-backed bulbul, is a songbird species in the bulbul family. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
Scientific name: Ixos malaccensis
Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)
Maybe I have too many
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A few clown-fish that swim around around on the coral reef of the Perhintian islands. they were swimming around here and there - sometimes just a few but here and there many of them where at the same place. This is a closeup of a few of them.
You can see other shots of Malaysia in general in my Malaysia set.
You could watch this Large On Black since that brings out more details. My pictures aren't balanced for a white background.
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Found along the Neckar river just north of Rottweil Germany. I know I'm getting old when I don't notice the difference between 100 and 1000 ISO in the viewfinder while being amazed of being able to shoot at 1/500 of a second in a less than optimal lighting. :-) Thank goodness the D850 is so forgiving.
Found these tiny mushrooms in a grouping on the forest floor. What kind? They are no more than an 2 inches tall. Cute, though. Also found some Chanterelles nearby, but I'm not telling where.
Found a clear light bulb in the junk drawer and thought, "Oh, I could us this!!" I have now seen half of my household through a light bulb. Can't remember anymore why I was looking in the junk drawer though..............
and it's peace that I called for. and it's you that I long for. and it's days like this that never want to end, without me squeezing out your name. must I be so sure, of a world so small?
It is no secret that I love hollyhocks. So much so I will go out looking for some to photograph. Today was one of those days where I felt I needed a hollyhock fix so what better place to go than Maple Beach down at Point Roberts. (For some reason they seem to have more hollyhocks per capita than anywhere else around here.). I wasn't there long when I came across the most beautiful display and as the owners of the house were sitting out on the deck I called out and asked if I could take a couple pics of their flowers. Not only did they kindly agree to let me take some photographs but also invited me into the garden where I could enjoy them even more. While I was there the owner told me they have no idea where the flowers came from, one day they happened to look out and saw they had hollyhocks in the garden. Those first flowers flourished and gradually developed into the most beautiful extravaganza. Gradually people would make a point of walking by to admire the hollyhocks and those admirers would be offered seeds that had been collected from the previous year so they too could have some of these plants to enjoy. Over time the seeds from those couple of stray hollyhocks found themselves in numerous gardens in the Point making it the place to go for Hollyhock hunters.
PS. I was offered some seeds today too however I didn't think bringing them over the border would go down well.
ODC-Dr. Livingston I Presume?
This is the home we found in Upstate, NY. We looked for over a year for a place before settling on this one. I love living in the country now, it's so much quieter!
This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. ~ All About Birds
Looking through some images from this past Summer and I found this little gem of a Gaillardia or Blanket flower that has gone to seed, but still has some of its orange and yellow pedals and surrounded by the late day sun bouncing off the fence and other plants in the garden.
Shot using a Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 58mm f1.4 @ f1.8. This lens is just crazy in the right conditions. The bokeh can be super smooth all the way to intense and distracting at times. It really depends on the distance of the subject to background and the f-stop you are using.
For this image I actually removed some of the saturation and a wee bit of vibrance. Otherwise it was just crazy looking!
Also, I've been playing around with a signature for my images. I know some like it and some don't. I'm interested in what you think of it.
Excerpt from www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/community/art_huh_lost_found.html:
Art in station architecture
Lost and Found
Artwork Title:
Lost and Found
Artist Name:
Jaffa Lam (Hong Kong)
Artwork Location:
Hung Hom
Artist's Concept:
“Lost and Found” is a multiple-part work that weaves through an imaginative journey at Hung Hom Station.
At the platform, a series of ossified luggage, in a variety of styles commonly used in different eras, stand as a timeline at the historical terminal for cross-border transit. Moving on, passengers run into maze-like patterns flanking the escalators. The images are in fact the archetypal nylon canvas bags. What can possibly be found in these bags and cases? What have they lost?
Next to seating, lost properties, cast in recycled aluminium from scrap ships and vehicles, await to be found at the station: a crumpled handkerchief, an empty bottle, a tattered cap… look forward to a reunion with an armless watch and a lost shoe of a child.
“Let memory stay, and don’t get lost—here and now,” says the artist.
Found a little feather stuck to my daughter's singlet, on the washing line.
Still quite crook, so taking forever to catch up with contacts. Very sorry!!
It's the time of year for tribute / imitation shots in a couple of my groups and this is one for the assignment in Studio 26. Original by Cindy, see in the comments.
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Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera left. Triggered by Cybersync
Found this log washed up on the Beach with the vibrant red markings on it, didn't know if it was paint or some kind of reaction between the wood and the salt water....any ideas?
One of my absolute favorite spots in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge is Wahclella Falls. Everytime I return, I can feel the natural power flowing around me - a real treat for sure. The roaring water, the peaceful surroundings, the earthy scent - all wonderfully presented and absorbed. I took this one with my Nikon 14-24 and the fotodiox wonderpana system w/ a CPL. Enjoy.