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A walk along the oceans shore. The late afternoon world is full of colors, mostly shades of red and gold. The ocean is loud,intense and the power is unmistakable. The wildlife hunts and gains power from the sounds and sights. It is entertainment only nature can provide.`125
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Today August 29th Bastian celebrates his 6th anniversary with us. He has gained a little weight, but is still the same cudly and playful boy as back then, when we found him at the shelter. :)
Bastian (mixed breed), 11.07.2021.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
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.
Fort Gaines is a historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. It was named for Edmund Pendleton Gaines. Established in 1821, it is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War. Wikipedia
Dauphin Island, AL
The sign on this building reads "OTE", the Greek telecommunications organization, but it is closed and abandoned. In the past, few or no houses in these areas had a telephone, so when residents wanted to contact other areas, they would go to the agency's office and call from there. In fact, most of the time, they had to wait for the employee who was from the other part of the line to call their friend or relative, since they did not have a home appliance either. Or if they had little to say, they would send a telegram. Later, however, the few remaining inhabitants gained their own telephones, and the telegraph went down in history as a method of communication. And so, apart from a cat, a small table and some chairs of a nearby cafe, only the sign remained, to remind that once here was the beating heart of communication with the outside world.
Pyles, Karpathos island, Greece.
There is no Beauty Without Some Strangeness
- Edgar Allan Poe
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The Raven:
Ravens are among the smartest of all birds, gaining a reputation for solving ever more complicated problems invented by ever more creative scientists.
The Raven is an acrobatic flier, often doing rolls and somersaults in the air. Young birds are fond of playing games with sticks, repeatedly dropping them, then diving to catch them in midair.
People around the world sense a certain kind of personality in ravens. Edgar Allan Poe clearly found them a little creepy. The captive ravens at the Tower of London are beloved and perhaps a little feared: legend has it that if they ever leave the tower, the British Empire will crumble.
Common Ravens can mimic the calls of other bird species. When raised in captivity, they can even imitate human words; one Common Raven raised from birth was taught to mimic the word “nevermore.”
The oldest known wild Common Raven was at least 22 years, 7 months old. It was banded and found again in Nova Scotia.
(Nikon D750, Nikor 80-200/5.6, 1/320 @ f/8.0, ISO 400, edited to taste)
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It must be so satisfying to 'drive' a traction engine.
Thank you all for visiting - it is really appreciated. Have a good week.
Mt. Allan Centennial Ridge hike. 8.4 km to summit. 1440 meters elevation gain. Highest maintained trail in the Canadian Rockies.
The Sun chromosphere - HA Partial disk and prominence 04/22/2022
-Telescope - Lunt LS100MT internal etalon and B1200 blocking filter -HA spectra
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-2x Meade Barlow
Stack of 30% of 4000 frames (Exposure=1.1380ms each @ Gain=163)
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This little guy has been using the birdbath to gain access to the little swing feeder.
First, he comes to the window and looks in to see if anyone is watching. He sneaks around a bit then he hops on over to the birdbath and jumps to the feeder.
He doesn't stay long, he just grabs a few quick bites and off he goes to get into some sort of mischief.
Have a fabulous Friday, happy snapping.
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.
From Wikipedia:
Hurricane Ridge is a mountainous area in Washington's Olympic National Park. Approximately 18 miles (29 km) by road from Port Angeles, the ridge is open to hiking, skiing, and snowboarding and is one of the two most visited sites in the national park (along with the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center).
At an elevation of 5,242 feet (1,598 m), Hurricane Ridge is a year-round destination. In summer, visitors come for views of the Olympic Mountains, as well as for hiking. During the winter months the small, family oriented Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area offers lift-serviced downhill skiing and snowboarding.
The Olympic National Park can be viewed from the Hurricane Ridge viewpoint. The road leading west from the Hurricane Ridge visitor center has a number of picnic areas and trail heads. A paved trail called the Hurricane hill trail is about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long (one-way) with an elevation gain of about 700 feet (200 m). It is not uncommon to find snow on the trails even as late as July. Several other dirt trails of varying distances and difficulty levels branch off of the Hurricane hill trail. The picnic areas are open only in the summer, and have restrooms, water and paved access to picnic tables.
The Hurricane Ridge visitors center offers several conveniences, including an information desk, gift-shop, restrooms, and a snack bar. The exhibits in the visitor center are open year-round, but limited to Friday through Sunday during the winter months.
Hurricane Ridge is named for its intense gales and winds. The weather in the Olympic Mountains is unpredictable, and visitors should be prepared for snow at any time of year. The area receives 400 inches (10,000 mm) of snowfall annually
Words can't express my feelings of gratitude to you all,
when I started my page back in the Fall I never
dreamed that I would get to 100 followers let alone
1000! To celebrate this I have put together my first
picture that gained just 7 likes!!! with my most recent.
It has been a wild journey and I have seen some
great work from really talented people creating sims
which was my first love within Second Life
MANY years ago, indeed I started this page because I realized I didn't have a single picture of ANY of the work I had done back then. I have made some friends
some here and some there.... and I have learnt that one of my mesh suits has a hole in the pants!!!! Anyway the very best wishes to you all and here is to the next 1000! Tuomo Vella
The view through the fence of the historic suspension bridge where bungy jumping gained popularity above the Shotover River. Several places near here where used in the Lord of The Rings movies as locations and this seemed a fitting name for the shot given the many fences and locks preventing exploration.
This waterfall would be a part of the elven city.
Yes, I am an LOTR fan, if you couldn't tell from my dog's name ;P
Lower Falls Creek Falls, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA
What a beautiful waterfall. The hike had more elevation gain than I anticipated (I was missing my hiking poles after a while), but it was a great hike to a wonderful destination. The sunlight hitting the mist at the top really gave it a mystical feel. I bet if one timed it right one could really get some awesome sunburst action or morning mist magic.
Samwise and I arrived about 20min before a whole bunch of folks started to arrive, and by then we had turned around and were going up the other part of the Falls Creek Falls trail (WAY up), and there were some great places to pull over and watch the water and enjoy the sunshine. On our way back down we took the alternate route back to the parking lot, and I'm so glad we did. First off the forest was gorgeous; moss tufts clinging to bark, a carpet of green springy moss, light and shadows dappling the leaves and ferns, babbling creek sounds...oh so wonderful. And there were a lot of birds or insects making a sort of clacking sound (I imagined a bunch of tiny crabs in the trees clacking their pincers together, it's the best analogy I could come up with to describe the sound) that was entertaining. Secondly, I'm glad we went the other route because there were hardly any folks on that part of the trail, and when we got back to the parking lot it was overflowing with cars and people, meaning the main path would've been a clogged nightmare. Thank goodness the robins outside my window woke me up a little earlier than I originally planned this morning so I could get out and enjoy nature before being bogged down by other nature-seeking people.
Happy Memorial Day everyone.
Life is full of little pleasures awaiting our discovery each day. Seek them and you will gain happiness in the process. Neglect them and you will accumulate regrets along the way.
Minotaur Lake Trail-Chelan County-Washington State
750' of elevation gain in the first mile. Lots of uphill but a beautiful lake to see.
‘Beware the Blackthorn Winter’ is a country saying about a spell of cold weather in early April which often coincides with the blossoming of the blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa). The pure white of the blackthorn blossom matches the snow or hoar frost covering the fields nearby and almost invariably bitter north easterly winds. The longer days and sun gaining strength at this time of year often give a spell of warmer weather - but then the Blackthorn Winter comes along and reminds us it’s not quite summer yet. Statistically, we are more likely to have snow at Easter than at Christmas.
A Blackthorn Winter can be described as the opposite of an Indian summer.
Blackthorn white blossoms appear before the leaves, creating a contrast against the dark smooth thorny branches. The blackthorn flowers eventually become purple sloes, ripening in autumn and harvested traditionally in October or November, after the first frosts, and used to make a Sloe gin liqueur.
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
Your uber to beautiful Black Atoll
The name Malapascua, was coined to mean bad christmas . But still some confusion what actually this means . It was dubbed by the Spaniards whose ship stranded on the island on Christmas Day 1520. There were discussions about what the name actually stands for. Mal means ’bad’ in Cebuano but while ’pasco’ means Christmas in Cebuano, ’pascua’ means easter in Spanish.
"Malapascua is a small island located in the Visayan Sea on the northern tip of Cebu Island. The island is approximately 2.5 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide. You can walk around it in two to three hours. Even if it is situated in one of the most developed provinces it appears a world apart from the mainland. Around 4000 people inhabit the small island which do not have any paved roads or cars.
A local fisherman put Malapascua on the map when he discovered thresher sharks jumping out of the water when fishing near the dive site we refer to as Monad Shoal more than 20 years ago. Since then the island has gained more and more popularity and is by many regarded as the top destination in the world to watch thresher sharks. However, diving around Malapascua is not only thresher sharks. Divers are spoilt with a wide range of macro-, muck- and wreck diving...."
Source: ocean-vida.com/de/diving/article-about-malapascua/
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This primeval scene is beside the Natchez Trace Parkway at mile 122, east of Canton, Mississippi. The National Park Service has provided a nice boardwalk to help the visitor experience this silent and gloomy place. In the lower right a few cypress knees can be seen protruding upward out of the water.
A cypress knee is a distinctive structure forming above the roots of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamily Taxodioideae. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen on trees growing in swamps. Some current hypotheses state that they might help to aerate the tree's roots, create a barrier to catch sediment and reduce erosion, assist in anchoring the tree in the soft and muddy soil, or any combination thereof. (Source: Wikipedia)
Many years ago, the Pearl River flowed here but then changed course. A shallow area was created by the deposition of sediments as the river retreated. During periodic low water, seedlings of water-tolerant cypress and tupelo trees gained a foothold. The trees you see today are a result. Water tupelo and bald cypress trees can live in deep water for long periods. After taking root in the summer when the swamp is nearly dry, the seedlings can stay alive in water deep enough to kill other plants. (Source: www.nps.gov/places/cypress-swamp.htm)
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The only little brown bird (White throated Sparrow) to gain a name of the 20 or thirty that come to my thoughtfully provided buffet dining area. He has been missing his tail but I think I now see where it's coming back so after awhile I will probably be saying stuff like I used to have a little brown bird that I named Shorty but I don't' know what happened to him, when the reality will be that he is still right there and I can't tell him apart from all of his comrades! LOL Happy Sabbath everyone! The sun has decided to pay us a short visit today for which I am extremely grateful! :) I'm guessing Anita will escape the confines of "sick hill" today and be out and about doing what Anita does while I will be ... well, napping most likely! LOL
TS-Optics UNC 10" f/5, ZWO ASI662MC, ZWO ADC, Celestron Barlow X-Cel LX 3x, Baader UV/IR-Cut L CCD filter.
FPS (avg.)=49, Shutter=19.98ms, Gain=470 (78%).
FireCapture, Autostakkert, Registax, AstroSurface, Photoshop.
30000 frames stacked.
Firefighters are gaining the upper hand in controlling the deadly Camp Fire. Smoke continues to pour into Northern California, and conditions have been the worst in the world, particularly in Chico and Sacramento. Air quality improved slightly today in San Francisco, as an onshore flow developed over night. More relief is expected by Tuesday as wind patterns shift, and rain is in the forecast for Wednesday.
My heart aches for the people who have lost family members, friends, homes, communities, and a way of life.
Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
© Melissa Post 2018
The Little Lakes Valley trail at the end of Rock Creek Road is aa great hike for those who want a taste of the high Sierra without having to work to get there. The trail starts at Mosquito Flat, elevation 10,250 ft and continues along a chain of beautiful small lakes, with only moderate elevation gains in between. This is Marsh Lake, the second lake.
I tried some new techniques for processing high contrast images here and am quite pleased with the results. Thank you Michael Frye!
Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
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Orchhâ (Inde) - L’Inde est connu pour ses lumières fabuleuses qui donnent souvent des scènes merveilleusement colorées. Mais pour en bénéficier, il faut être très matinal ou attendre les derniers rayons de soleil pour capter ces ambiances « chaudes ». Du temps de l’argentique en dehors de ces heures extrêmes, je ne faisais plus de photos. Eventuellement, je m’autorisais quelques films en noir et blanc.
Avec l’avènement de la photo numérique, ces limites techniques - même pour le merveilleux Kodachrome 64 -, ont été repoussées. Les capteurs progressent d’année en année et gagnent en dynamique. Ce qui était impossible pour la diapositive, devient envisageable avec les appareils modernes.
La preuve par l’image. La photo ci-dessus n’aurait pas eu le même rendu avec une diapositive car l’homme était dans la lumière. La logique aurait voulu que le fond soit noir, sans le moindre détail, puisque j’ai mesuré la lumière sur l’homme. Le capteur et la mesure matricielle ont fait une remarquable analyse de la scène en restituant une masse d’informations qu’un film argentique n’aurait pu faire.
The art of striking a pose
Orchhâ (India) - India is known for its fabulous lights which often result in wonderfully colorful scenes. But to benefit from it, you have to be very early in the morning or wait for the last rays of sun to capture these "warm" atmospheres. From the time of the film outside these extreme hours, I no longer took pictures. Eventually, I allowed myself a few black and white films.
With the advent of digital photography, these technical limits encountered - even by the wonderful Kodachrome 64 - have been pushed back. The sensors are improving year by year and gaining momentum. What was impossible on the slide, becomes possible with modern devices.
The proof by the image. The photo above wouldn't have looked the same on a slide because the man was in the light. Logic would have wanted the background to be black, without the slightest detail, since I measured the light on the man. The sensor and the matrix metering made a remarkable analysis of the scene, restoring a mass of information that a silver film could not have done.
To everything
There is a season
And a time for every purpose under heaven
A time to gain
A time to lose
A time to reap
A time to sow
A time to love
A time to hate
A time for peace
I swear, it's not too late...
TURN TURN TURN.
From the book of Ecclesiastics...
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To all members of the Flikcr family who came in to visit my stream and commented on it! Thank you... Happy Earth Day...
Keep smiling...
Sure hope we all soon can comfortably see aerial views like this again! :)
Have a terrific day, everyone...
This image is 2-panel mosaic of NGC 3372 (Eta Carinae nebula), one of the brightest and largest DSOs in the night sky.
The image is the result of a 2-panel mosaic in SHO. Aiming at a 9-panel mosaic to cover the entire nebula...hoping my computer's graphics card can handle it 😅. A total of 14hr integration time so far.
Gear used
HEQ5 Pro, 6in reflector, ASI183MM Pro Cooled(imaging), ASI120MM mini (guiding),Baader Mpcc mkiii coma corrector, ASIAir Pro, Optolong Ha 7nm,Optolong Oiii 6.5nm, Optolong Sii 6.5nm, ZWO EAF, ZWO filter drawer
109 x 420s subs at gain 111, -10°C, bin 2x2
The star at the center (η Car) was once the second brightest star in the night sky after it suddenly exploded in the 19th century...an event known as The Great Eruption.
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Astrobin
Bad Muskau - Mużaków, Saxony, Germany
Bad Muskau (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈmʊskaʊ]; formerly Muskau, Upper Sorbian: Mužakow, Polish: Mużaków, Czech: Mužakov) is a spa town in the historic Upper Lusatia region in Germany, at the border with Poland. It is part of the Görlitz district in the State of Saxony.
It is located on the banks of the Lusatian Neisse river. The town is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, with all villages bearing names in both languages.
The town of Lugknitz, formerly incorporated into Bad Muskau, was separated in 1945 by the new state border drawn along the Oder–Neisse line. Muskau Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is similarly split with the municipality containing its western half. Bad Muskau gained worldwide fame through prince and landscape artist Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, who created a unique cultural asset with his landscape park.
After the fall of the Roman Empire beginning in the 6th century, Germanic Alemannic peoples increased their influence on this area of present-day Switzerland. Around 750 the Benedictine Monastery of St. Leodegar was founded, which was later acquired by Murbach Abbey in Alsace in the middle of the 9th century, and by this time the area had become known as Luciaria. In 1178 Lucerne acquired its independence, and the founding of the city proper probably occurred that same year. The city gained importance as a strategically located gateway for the growing commerce from the Gotthard trade route.