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A black & white landscape of Chipmunk pond which is on 4 mile, 2,300 feet of vertical gain hike along the Ypsilon Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado
- Nikon D800e
- Sigma 24mm - 70mm
_B+W Circular Polarizer
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face"
This double crested cormorant did a few circles of the lake to gain altitude before it finally left the area. Gave me a few passes at it. Didn't nail the focus, but I liked the dynamic pose enough to post it.
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Flay you alive
One more word and you won't survive
And I'm not scared
Of your stolen power
I see right through you any hour
I won't soothe your pain
I won't ease your strain
You'll be waiting in vain
I got nothing for you to gain
I'm taking it slow
Feeding my flame
Shuffling the cards of your game
And just in time
In the right place
Suddenly I will play my ace
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Object: IC1805 – The Heart Nebula SHO (2022)
The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, Sh2-190, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is an emission nebula composed of glowing gases (ionized hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen) and darker cold dust lanes. The nebula is shape and illumination are produced by a central star cluster known as Melotte 15 aka Collinder 26.
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 11/23/2022 to 11/24/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 30 x 10min. (300min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):30 x 10min. (300min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):25 x 10min. (250min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:610min. (14.17hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
A northern pintail takes off from the Big Salt Marsh at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Stafford County, KS.
It must be so satisfying to 'drive' a traction engine.
Thank you all for visiting - it is really appreciated. Have a good week.
The Trautzberger Maar (= volcanic lake) at Strohn in the volcanic Eifel was unknown to me until now, because it has only been renatured since 2014 so it is filled with water again.
It was once drained (like many other maars) to gain additional grazing land.
The Maar is idyllically nestled in a meadow valley and is considered the smallest maar of the Eifel.
Das Trautzberger Maar bei Strohn in der Vulkaneifel war mir bisher unbekannt, weil es erst seit 2014 renaturiert also wieder mit Wasser gefüllt ist.
Es wurde einst trocken gelegt (wie viele andere Maare auch), um zusätzliches Weideland zu gewinnen.
Das Maar liegt sehr idyllisch eingebettet in einem Wiesental und gilt als das kleinste Maar der Eifel.
siehe auch: www.eifel.info/a-trautzberger-maar
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A faschinating little shop by this name, found along George Street, along my driving route to work.
I haven't actually been inside yet, just stopped to shoot its title mural along the side of the building.
Helicopter gaining altitude, having taken off from Battersea heliport.
Pentax K-3 mk lll
Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 APO DG OS
Happy 2021 , Dear Flickr friends !!
Let us leave this sad 2020 behind us , having gained lessons about Love, Compassion, Pain, True Harmony, Universal Peace, Friendship, and Democracy!
Some times misfortunes can become great Teachers in Life , and the result is to proceed ahead with a clear mind and a brave, refreshed heart…
I have left Flickr for a certain period…..again!! But here I am….again!! Hope, creative and optimistic as always!! To have again, my warm human and Artistic exchange with my extra talented flickr, Nature- Lovers- and-Photographers friends!!! ❤️❤️ 😊😊
3135 feet of elevation gain in 3 1/2 miles. And that's all that I have to say about that...
Mildred point is one of the highest viewpoints on the South side of Rainier next to Van Trump (which is kinda in view to the right) and of course Skyline which if you lost your baring's you might find yourself on the summit of the volcano... It is also unique in that it doesn't take you to a lovely spot, nay, it takes you to a chasm, a rocky valley carved and eroded by many a lahar and landslides depicting the more volatile aspects of the Grand Lady. Up and to the left you can just discern the Kautz Glacier and the birth of the creek by the same name as it is expelled into the world via waterfalls and a downhill run that would make a bobsledder cry. The chill wind is in your face and ruffling your clothes all the while the sound of water surrounds you interrupted occasionally by the sound of a boulder bouncing down the steep slopes and the insanely loud CRACK of the glacier melting in the Summer heat. I was alone as I'd set off at dawn and I couldn't find a bird, squirrel, dear, elk, bear, nor human in any pics or in person, it was eerie, just me and the mountain that I'd not seen in what felt like ages sharing a moment.
God rest the Queen, long live the King.
ps. once you see the smiley face you won't be able to unsee it. :)
Blow it up, lots to see in there.
Do you ever feel like this snail where somehow you got into a situation with or without your consent and now feel like a puppet? Think and act and get your control back. This snail was not going to do what I wanted and was actively letting me know by trying to escape. It moves slowly but that's all it takes to make the necessary changes to gain control, just baby steps. Never give up!
Sure hope we all soon can comfortably see aerial views like this again! :)
Have a terrific day, everyone...
Rolling into the nice super elevated curve just south of Gaines, Michigan is Grand Trunk Western train #410 running from Durand to Lang Yd. in Toledo, Ohio. Normally a pair of SD40's this day you found no complaints from me with GP9 4544 leading SD40 5929 - December 18, 1976.
Pacific white-fronted geese after taking off from the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge on their spring migration to the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada. Currently two populations of white-fronted geese are recognized: the Pacific Population and the Mid-Continent Population. Numbers of Pacific Population white-fronted geese have increased steadily over the last decade.
Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
© Melissa Post 2018
I already posted a summer version of Maria Eich (see comments) and I'll just insert the same text here:
The pilgrimage church Maria Eich has quite a history of miracles:
In 1710 the blacksmith sons Franz and Kaspar Thallmayr from Planegg placed a Loreto image of Mary in a hollow oak. Twenty two years later a day laborer made a pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary in the oak tree and recovered from an injury. As early as 1734, the influx of those in need was so great that a hut was built that surrounded the tree with the miraculous image. In 1742 a brick church building was built around the oak, which was consecrated on May 18, 1768. A hermitage was built in 1745, which also served as a school from 1790 to 1804.
Maria Eich gained supraregional importance in 1775 when the Bavarian Elector Max III. Joseph held a par force hunt in the forest. A hunted deer sought refuge by the chapel. The elector saw the miraculous image and spared the animal. To commemorate this event, a memorial plaque was attached to the chapel after the elector's death.
Maria Eich is still a popular pilgrimage destination, no pilgrims today though.
Rolling thru Gaines, Michigan having just left the home terminal in Durand a couple miles back is GTW train #450 a turn to east yard in Detroit with former boiler GP9 4930 leading 2 sisters on February 26, 1983.
Ok, maybe not a thousand, but the Goose Lake Railroad runs in some of the most isolated regions of California and Oregon. The former SP Lakeview Branch runs from Alturas, CA to Lakeview OR, branching off the famous Modoc Line. Due to few industries on the line resulting in low income, this branch has seen several railroads running this track over the years, but Goose Lake seems to be doing fine as Lakeview gains more traffic and customers. Seen here, a northbound brings somewhere around twenty or thirty cars toward Lakeview at Surprise Station.
Snuck in an early afternoon workout at The ReNew Fitness Center at The Vistas and about to have my shake, (it's seriously delicious and my fav thing to have after a high intensity workout.)
You guys are going to LOVE this place.
Serenity Studios...
Here we will cater to all of your needs. Mind. Body. Soul
Xo
On a cold fall day, a bighorn sheep chose to rest on a natural rock bench that had been heated by the sun. It was so content it was chewing its cud while soaking up the sunshine.
You may want to enlarge to see more detail of the sheep but I purposely shot for distance to get a better idea of the setting.
Photographed in the Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado.
Barking Owl.
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This bird has certainly gained some status on birdy social media.
I bumped into my birding friend Ray a few days ago when he had made the pilgramage to find the owl.
Ray and I go back to early days in Woodlands when I was a mere neophyte. Ray was always ready to share his knowledge of the birds and the area.
However it wasn't his day and he had dipped, as the bird had moved location. and wasn't heard.
I was down in the area today, as EE (friendsintheair) had been cleared to start walking again, so we strolled down along the river.
We were at the back of the zoo, and the giraffes were so pleased to see her back that they wandered over to say 'helllo'.
I thought I'd have a looksee for a Darter that roosts regularly nearby,.
And I found the "Birding Nerd Superhightway" that had been forged through the scrub to get to "THE" owl. All the grass trampled around a tree was a giveaway, and I spotted the owl through the leaves.
I made the shot and moved away content to leave it in peace.
But on the way back I ran into a number of photographers on their way to see it.
It should be charging modelling fees.
Once the bridge started to pop through, I knew the morning was going to provide some unique images.
For the whole sequence:
www.flickr.com/photos/62226820@N03/albums/72177720327011452/
Riga Motor Museum was founded in 1989.
It is located a few kilometers from Riga city center, houses the largest and most diverse collection of antique vehicles in the Baltic states and offers a truly interactive, fun and educating journey into the world of motors. The museum is considered as one of the most remarkable and most modern museums in Latvia, and a must see tourism attraction when visiting Riga.
Riga Motor Museum was opened after a large-scale reconstruction on the 2nd of July, 2016. The museum has gained broader and modernized exposition space, a comfortable and enjoyable environment for visitors, as well as accessibility for everyone. At the same time we have preserved the museum’s historical architecture and the specific Motor Museum’s atmosphere. The author of the reconstruction project is “Projektēšanas birojs ARHIS” Ltd. Reconstruction works are carried out by “Skonto būve” Ltd.
The new exposition tells fascinating stories about unique vehicles, renowned individuals and important milestones that helped to shape world’s automotive history. Visitors explore and engage with the story using modern and diverse multimedia and design features, as well as participate in several interactivities. The author of the design project is H2E Ltd.
The museum showcases more than a hundred unique antique vehicles and the collection is enriched with several significant acquisitions. The museum’s café, kids fun zone, hands-on exhibits, temporary exhibition hall, educational workshops and other entertaining events ensure a day well spent in the new Riga Motor Museum.
Unity Gain, .... the upshot of cooperation.
Taken on a Mix Stage at Sony Pictures Studios a couple years ago. This week marks my 10th consecutive year working for them, but the big change is I'm working from home in another state.
When I took the picture it would have never been an option. It is incredible how fast things can evolve.
The same faders from a different angle:
www.flickr.com/photos/larrygoeb/41097561611/in/dateposted...