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....not even on Canada Day!
all it takes is to protest against vaccine mandates - for the freedom to get and get others gravely ill during the pandemic
08:30 AM She was playing hard to get and this was the best pose she would allow on this beautiful morning.
Taken from the Skyline Drive this past Sunday. The trip that we had planned went much further afield than this, but we were rerouted because my cat needed some TLC from a Vet ASAP. Wow... look at me using all these initials! ha! He's doing better and we still got to see some fabulous scenery. this is the end of the day with that nice strong light that we get and just minutes away from Sunset.
The winter solstice now grips the northern hemisphere in darkness. I refer to November and December as the dark part of winter even though most of this period falls in autumn. It's not just the darkness, but the constant ebbing away of daylight that depletes me. Each day brings less daylight than the one before. It's like a grim countdown that reinforces the notion that these final months of the year are something to be endured rather than appreciated. That's not a constant for me, however it is the general overtone. My psyche often rises and falls based on the cloud cover. Some days the overcast is so thick that it seems as if the streetlights will pop on during the midday. Skies so dark that it's impossible to detect even a glimmer indicating the position of the sun. And the landscape rendered into a shadowless, low contrast, and desaturated muddle. Optimism seems to surge when the sun manages to break free from the clouds. Still not much color in the world; quite bleak in fact. And the shadows cast all seem absurdly long and distorted. But everything is relative, so we take what we get and adapt to the circumstances. Three full months of astronomical winter lie ahead (and probably even more in terms of actual weather). But being on the gaining side of daylight is like hitting a mental reset button for me. A glimmer of optimism amid the shroud of fog, not unlike the sun, rising dimly in this scene.
All the stations had these long scalators lit by lights in the pictures. This made capturing the picture much more difficult as the camera doesn't know what you are trying to get and it gives you a bad reading. Hopefully I'm experienced enough to master this light.
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I have one of these in my garden the other I keep trying to get and end up finding its out of stock so frustrating. I did get a Thalictrum but it was not this one it has yellow flowers and grows quite tall. Seeing this photo again has reminded me to maybe try again. This was in the Botanic Gardens.
Just imagine all of the wee ones
Who have drawn you with green crayons
All the tourists
Who crowd around the dark water
Searching endlessly
All of the Scots
Who claim they don’t believe but
Secretly Hope.
I was swallowed whole
This is where I live now
Inside Loch Ness
Swimming with static and
Mythical creature digestive fluid
Trying to create new routines of existence
Patterns of mindfulness
So I don’t lose track of time completely.
I don’t dream of monsters anymore
I only fantasize about mundane things now
Bike riding on land with my own two legs
Planting seeds and looking forward to summer
Marking the changing heights of children with a pencil
Surprising my friends with a delicious vegan haggis
Hiking up large boulders without falling
Marveling at Scottish castles
Even if Nessy surfaced
You still wouldn’t see the me inside of her
Sitting and waiting to be digested
Trying to meditate about how deep water can get
And how imaginations can lead to a disastrous reality.
You can point at the dark abyss
And say that monsters don’t exist.
Reserved only for story books in secret nooks
That is your right.
But as for me, I believe.
**All silly poems and photos are copyrighted**
3-10-08
I love taking pictures this time of evening because of the blue effect I get and the interesting play of shadows. This is one of the old corrals at the farm where Maybelle the horse is.
Tanker cars sidetracked beneath a dramatic prairie sky. This is the final black and white conversion for now; starting tomorrow I'll be back in the colourful world.
I made this shot while driving home via secondary roads, with several scheduled stops to add images for a magazine story I'm working on with my friend Judith. However, this had nothing to do with the story - in fact, very little of what I shot was connected to the story: you have to work with the light you get, and prairie skies were on display that afternoon.
Converting to black and white increased the drama, as the sun was still high in a very bright sky. I was then able to increase contrast in the sky without worrying about a colour shift or producing an unreal-looking dark blue. Black and white by definition is a departure from reality. In the old days of film I would have used a red filter to darken the blues.
Photographed in Aneroid, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Skomer Island - Puffins 2024
Well it's that time of year again folks and I had to get my annual Puffin addiction treated. I gather the day before the seas had been rough and a couple of days earlier the boats didn't run so I was thanking my lucky stars yesterday for such nice weather.
I seem also to hit the sandeel catching period well too as the flying clowns wwre in full fishing mode.
This year I'd hired a RF 200-800mm lens as I've been wondering about it and whether it or the RF100-500mm would be the better bet and as I have the 100-400 I was thinking this might be the better bet. The ability to zoom in to 800mm (more with a 1.6 crop) is certainly useful but I did find my hands, arms and back aching during the day and after. It certainly seems sharp enough and despite the 3200 ISO the software made short weather of fixing noise.
I am by no means a wildlife photographer so wasn't sure what I'd get and decided to use the back-up cameras with it's better capabilities for wildlife tracking. I certainly didn't always get it right but I think I nailed enough shots to show it indeed has great capabilities.
Anyway, be prepared for a host of puffin images although I'm having to increasingly use a sluggish laptop for editing. IT people just won't call back as I need an expert to try and sort out my PC😖
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I first spotted this man (who's name I unfortunately didn't get) and his lovely dog as they walked past a cafe where Ray and I spent a leisurely afternoon yesterday enjoying a few champagnes in the sun.
He was aided by a walker in which the dog was perched on, and on either side were his groceries and an oversized stuffed teddy bear, easily twice the size of the dog.
I noticed that they had taken at seat at the cafe and so I wandered over to say hello . . . Dozer is a 10 year old bulldog who is so adorable . . . I took a few photos and gave him a good pat and then his owner, pictured here, leant over and they had this moment together which was just so beautiful.
I absolutely love this photo and everything it represents.
You can see all my 'What's Brewing' images here: 100 x What's Brewing: The 2016 edition.
Last weekend Jasper strained one of his hind legs while we were playing. We're still not sure exactly what happened. Likely just an "old man" thing (he's 13.5 years old). The vet said he should rest it for 2 weeks. No long walks, no playing, no running. And that's hard on Jasper who still has a lot of energy. So we're taking advantage of the neighborhood green spaces and doing a lot of puttering and sniffing there.
This morning, as I was preparing this post, I heard him going crazy like we were getting and Amazon delivery or something. I went downstairs to see what was up and there was a kitty cat in our back yard. This is OUR yard and Jasper desperately wanted to get out there and chase it off. I took him out there on leash so I could keep Jasper from running and undoing a week of progress. But we did manage to send the stray cat climbing over the wall and into the neighbor's yard. So at least Jasper was able to fulfill his job duties, even if on leash.
ODC = Fences
Neither Kay or myself has any interest in the black Friday shopping crowds so it is our tradition to take our cameras and go as far away from all that as we can get and shop for photos:) Imagine our delight when we pulled over and walked to the beach to take photos and happened upon this fence of found flip flops proving once again to ourselves if you get out of the car and walk you never know what you will see that you would have otherwise driven right past.....this find is priceless!
She wasn't letting that baby out of her sight...
I went to my local forest park on Saturday morning in hunt of the new baby fawns....
This was about the best shot I could get... and the quality isn't great, but it was nice to see the babies. There were others, but I couldn't get close as all - thank goodness for zoom lenses LOL
Thank you for the views, comments and faves on my recent uploads :)
Happy Monday everyone... I'm off work today, so heading to the beach... weather is "supposed" to be good today :)
The Rooks have been misbehaving today.
Trying to convince me that they are as worthy as the Woodpeckers, of the UPB mix.
I will admit to a softspot for the Rooks out of all of the Corvids.
This looks to be one of the older birds with the gap in the beak they seem to get, and it has a tick on its eye.
I do put down seed, away from the feeders used by the small birds.
ODC-Strength
Stu was out there after the snow stopped coming down to clean up the snow. This photo "really" shows how much snow is out there. We have 15 mph gusts of wind as well. I'm so happy we bought a Toro. It's a great snowblower and has the strength to do the job! We got around 13" of snow here today. Glad we got this size snowblower, a smaller one wouldn't have been adequate for the amounts of snow we get and the size of our driveway.
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Well been awhile since I posted something, then again its been awhile since I shot something that was worth posting. So recently I was hired on to do a photo shoot for the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, they recently got a new music director/conductor, the lovely Gemma New here. She is one of Canada's few female conductors and she made her debut as the new music director back in February, and conducted her second show just this past weekend. She was a joy to work with and I'm thankful for the opportunity to photograph her.
So since it was me shooting I wanted to do a nice large panoramic photo for this shoot. I knew I wanted to include the stage and the hall itself for this. The orchestra was was playing later that night so we did our best to keep everything where they were and to put whatever we moved back exactly where it was but with all the chairs and stands it was tricky to get everything exactly back in place for this. The first shot was with just Gemma in the frame, after nailing that shot we removed the lights, took a photo of where she was sitting then starting panning everywhere for this shot. We took a few different shots of Gemma here before calling it a day, she was only free for about an hour to shoot before she had to get back and get ready for rehearsals after all. This was the main shot we needed to get and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I'm honestly also still not 100% sure how I wanted to crop this shot so for now I just left it as a 16x9 crop instead of my usual 6x17 crop I use for these panorama. Regardless I was even happier being able to come back later that night with the misses and a couple friends to watch the orchestra, cause god do I love the orchestra
Strobist Info
Godox AD360 with a full CTO gel and a 45" octabox firing camera left at 1/128 power
2x Nikon SB-800 camera left and right behind Gemma with full CTO gels and a 2x3 softbox firing at 1/32 power.
20:33 / Secrets
Cool these engines
Calm these jets
I ask you, how hot can it get?
And as you wipe off beads of sweat
Slowly, you say, I'm not there yet...
My reason for the title is the outcome with this frame is rather baffling to me. First off is the tilt: I'm pretty religious about using a level with my riverscapes, so I don't know how this one got so out of whack. There's also the severe vignetting, which is unlike any of the other frames on the roll (which were exposed at the same time).
But with pinhole, you learn "to get what you get and not get upset." In any event, I kind of like it.
Zero Image 612B pinhole camera; Fuji NPH400 film, desaturated using the blue filter option (to add to the sense of mystery).
Lumiere divine - Another memorable dawn spent on the shore of Loch Awe with the most divine of all light just striking the beautiful medieval ruins of Kilchurn Castle. This is such a stunning and inspirational location as one can get, and the unique conditions did not disappoint.
Captured on the second of two very recent visits, this location has been extremely kind to me by presenting near perfect conditions which I feel privileged to experience. Arriving lochside some 20 minutes before dawn, conditions did not appear hopeful at all, with neither reflections nor light offering any promise. Oh how wrong could I be, as not long after sunrise I was treated to the most remarkable display of intense light for just a brief few minutes. Enough though to be able to catch this remarkable sight.
A wonderful and inspiring sight at any time, especially so when conditions are as unique and superb as this.
Dalmally, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
the 8x10 camera I have been working with has been a challenge because one of the locking mechanisms for the rear standard does not work...so getting and keeping the focus on at least something is always a challenge when putting in the film holder, removing the dark slide and or removing the lens cap for timed exposure, especially when shooting wide open and more so with people, but I enjoy trying :)
A rare snow day at home with the Silvereyes.
They're waiting in the hedge.. for a space at the feeder.
One of three feeders... so you can imagine how busy it gets..
and how noisy ;-)
Just loaded for a smile. Apologies.. the quality of this is terrible... and somehow (almost impossibly ;-) the uploaded version is worse. But if you can put up with that... and survive the motion sickness the video creates... then...
happily free
from fences friday ;-)
The other day I uploaded a long, wide load on the Leichhardt Highway between Moura and Wandoan in Queensland. Well, there were two loads and here is the second. This one was actually wider than the other, and if you look closely for the flags that distinguish the outside edges of the load, you will see that there is very little room left on the road. For this one, we were over as far as we could get and we still saw the load sweep past my nose!
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Payback is a bad bitch
And baby, I'm the baddest
Now I'm out here looking like revenge
Feelin' like a 10, the best I ever been
And yeah, I know how bad it must hurt
To see me like this, but it gets worse (wait a minute)
Now you're out here looking like regret
Ain't too proud to beg, second chance you'll never get
And yeah, I know how bad it must hurt to see me like this
But it gets worse (wait a minute)
Now payback is a bad bitch
And baby, I'm the baddest
You're fuckin' with a savage
Can't have this, can't have this
And it'd be nice of me to take it easy on ya, but nah
Baby, I'm sorry (I'm not sorry)
Baby, I'm sorry (I'm not sorry)
Being so bad got me feelin' so good
Showing you up like I knew that I would
Baby, I'm sorry (I'm not sorry)
Baby, I'm sorry (I'm not sorry)
Feeling inspired 'cause the tables have turned
Yeah, I'm on fire and I know that it burns
I wish now I had realized how tall it gets and I would have stepped back further or used a different lens. Back then I didn't have the good selection of quality lenses I have now. But still I think it turned out OK...
This mage was captured during a walkabout session at Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire with a photog mate of mine, prior to moving onto Saltwick Bay for sunset. Robin Hood’s Bay is full of small alleys which provide tons of photo opportunities.
I decided for this part of the day to keep things simple and use just a couple of primes, the RF28mm Pancake lens (a great little lens) and the 50mm f1.8, one on each of my R5 and R8, plus a small shoulder bag; the rest of the gear was left in the car.
You could reasonably argue that just one camera and a standard zoom would have been more flexible, simpler and lighter. Well actually the prime set up was only 40g heavier in total, and each set up was individually lighter, which was useful as I was going to be handholding, often with one hand for a low PoV.
Also I wanted to simplify things away from zooming; you can often pontificate too much over what focal length to use, as you constantly zoom in and out. So with primes you get what you get, and have to physically move to change your composition.
And two bodies because I hate changing lenses when outdoors 😁.
Reformatted from my original posting that is now deeply buried in this photostream. This is how the image appeared on a set of greeting cards for local sale last summer; I've also sold a couple of display prints, cropped to a more conventional 8x12.
I wasn't thinking "black & white" when I approached a small group of three Plains Bison bulls in a prairie dog town during a heavy snowfall. That was an afterthought. At the time, I was concentrating on how close I could get and still remain safe, while keeping the stress on them minimal. Not much happened. They just stood there, watching me approach. Bison are almost impervious to winter, protected by their shaggy coats and enormous bulk. They use their great heads to push snow away and expose edible grasses and sedges.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2014 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Taken for this weeks Macro Mondays theme: “Best with Holidays is…”
I almost completely forgot about my photo for this weeks theme until I got around to putting together some items I am taking to my parents for our family Christmas day celebrations. About a month ago I had bought these pretty Christmas crackers to decorate our dinner table with. I was delighted at how pretty they were because sometimes they can be quite tacky looking and I thought these would match our Christmas table nicely. It has long been a family tradition of mine to crack these open and see what prize we get and then wear the silly tissue paper crowns and, of course, we have to take a photo of us all...haha! What better way to spend the holidays than being together with our loved ones and sharing delicious food, having some good laughs and making memories? :)
I wish you all a magical Christmas and happy holiday to all. HMM!
Stacking every little pretty penny that I'm getting
And I'm never giving in to anybody, always winning
Never kidding when I die, I'm taking everybody with me
You're never gonna get me 'cause you'll never see it simply
I'm a motherfucking god, you're a light yawn, I'm a time bomb
And the vibes wrong, is this mic on?
I'm killing the syllables with a loaded refillable
I'm a lyrical, typical super villain, I'm venomous
And I'm never gonna stop until they put me on top of the list
I can't control the monster any longer that's inside
An image that I made earlier in the month on one of the few misty mornings that I had the opportunity to get and about locally. This area has become a honeypot for local walkers since the pandemic, with nice walks along the canal and river paths.
It's hard to believe it'll be Fall in a month or so... This one's from last year's quick trip to the Smokies and then on up the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was a crazy foggy day, and drizzling rain...so I thought, there won't be too many folks at Crabtree Falls, surely not. Hahaha, the parking lot was jam packed. This was a frustrating shot to get, and I'm surprised I got anything with so many folks around. There was an "instagrammer" up in the middle right of the shot with her bright coat and wide brimmed hat...it was quite funny, but it took her boyfriend forever to get 'the shot'. Luckily they finally left. Anyway...I hope everyone has a great weekend!
I am asked this question frequently. I put in my time researching on line information shared by other people interested in birds. One of the best local ones is the Fraser Valley Birding Forum Group and Ebird is the best one going for locations and sightings around the world. I occasionally get and give information to locals I know. I also just get out there and look and listen as best I can with old ears and eyes.
There are a lot of birds out there and you just need to put in your time. The more prep you put in the better your chances. Of course dumb luck is not to be discounted!
The air was pretty smokey due to some fires that were not quite under control. I'm not gonna lie -- I normally would have passed over this shot but I kind of made it a personal challenge to see if I could salvage anything from it. I probably should post the original photo for comparison. The mountains were almost unseen through the haze. I worked on this one probably close to 45 mins to an hour because I didn't like the results I was getting and would reset the photo's setting and start again. Wallowa National Forest 450.jpg
West Pond, Parsonsfield, Maine.
The last week was very cold here on West Pond and the ice has finally covered the entire pond.
The temperature got up to 33.F today so I ventured out for a few photos mid afternoon.
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As we get closer to the summer solstice, the sun's rays are coming in through different windows.
This is almost as far north as the sun gets, and will be like this through the solstice and the same amount of days after.
We'll have about a fortnight of this, and then the light will again be changing.
I was doing yard work early this morning—we're to have triple digit (ºF) heat again. Even before 0700 it was very warm.
One of my favorite birds and the reason I bought my Canon 600 f/4 prime lens - I found this drake hooded merganser at Lake Artemesia today with another drake and two hens. Little did he know that I had finally calibrated my Canon 2x tele-converter on my 7D2 and 600 using my lens align system and was going to test it out on some unsuspecting birds. So, Mr. Hoodie became my first test subject to see if I could focus with an astonishing 1920mm effective (7D2 body, 2.0 extender, and 600mm lens is 1.6 X 2.0 X 600 = 1920) and actually get a nice photo out of it. Why do this at all? Well, most of the hooded mergansers I've met aren't really a sociable lot. They seem uncomfortable around humans and they like to stay far far away towards the middle of the lake if they can. But the 2X introduces another problem and it's a huge consideration. Can I keep the camera and lens stable enough so that I didn't get a blurry photography. The longer the effective the more of a problem this is and this is as long as I can get and still use autofocus on my 7D2 body. I was shooting this camera combination on a tripod with a Wimberly head.
Well, you be the judge! How do you think it all worked out? Did I nail it or get a blurry photo? Thank you for looking and giving me feedback my friends!
Taken 6 February 2017 at Lake Artemesia in College Park, Maryland.
Here is another frame of a scene I shared long ago. Things are always changing in the rail industry and today some 18 months later this train is operated by CSXT with their power and symboled as M427. But here is the caption I wrote when I originally shared another take on this:
All my friends have been out after this train lately. Due to some track work the previously nocturnal POAY (Rigby Yard to Ayer) has been consistently leaving late morning and showing up here in perfect light.
Alas that perfect light is exactly the time of day that I am sleeping so I just haven't had the opportunity. To add to the recent excitement many of the trains have featured painted units including the SD40-2s and even a geep leader one day. So since I was tied up in training after work Tue morning I didn't have to work that night so figured I'd try my hand at this train and this spot. My timing was perfect and I had less than an hour wait in which time I shot the two window trains I'd posted previously. And while I lucked out with the both the timing and the lighting I was decidedly less fortunate with my lead loco!
But I'll take what I can get, and considering this is the first freight train I've ever shot at this classic Boston and Maine location I'm happy with this....
Hah, who am I kidding? No I'm not! This is about the ugliest unit on the roster. I guess there is only one solution right? I'll just have to try again.
Anyway, to learn more about this location and the history of Lawrence and the clock tower dominating the background check out the caption with the prior post: flic.kr/p/2k5t9xv
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Tuesday November 10, 2020
Mt. Rainier
Being in a place you have never been before is sometimes a blessing. Not having preconceived notions of what shots to get and instead just shooting where the light presents itself is such a rewarding feeling. I was lost trying to find the upper Tipsoo lake and on my random wanderings I came across this scene.
I literally flew up to Anchorage on a Sunday in December for just this plane as it was on my list to get and would only come to Anchorage on Sunday's for Atlas Air. One of only a handful of 747's to wear a full coat of Emirates paint.
Witnessing one of the smallest examples of life depending on life. The butterfly needs the flower's nectar; the flower needs the butterfly to spread its seeds. That’s the way of the world you give to get. And we all need each other to survive.