Barcelona

"Got on my skateboard and began to

Push away from my house

Went with the wind, the day was dim

And I was sure it was coming from the south

Had a jacket in my backpack

I threw it on 'cause it was blowing cold

Caught a glimpse of the setting sun

The day's now gone and I'm feeling old

[Chorus]

I guess I'm not getting any younger

Life flashes by just while we wonder

I guess I'm not getting any younger, younger

You’re young once, then you’re old forever"

''Ringrijden'' is a typical Frisian piece of folklore: a couple in traditional costume (dating from the early 19th century) ride in a ''sjees'', a two-wheeled carriage pulled at high speed by a thoroughbred black Frisian horse; the woman tries to collect mounted rings with a pointed wooden stick while riding past at a steady trot, as here in the town of Joure.

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The splash begins to settle after this Reddish Egrets successful strike.

A great blue heron in a blue sky, returning from the great blue yonder in the blue hour. A low light and out of focus shot, but I still like it for some reason.

Here's Zizou. The lego fisherman from Brooklyn.

Barri Gòtic

This is a lucky mistake photo. I accidentally changed to manual and got this shot in late afternoon shade with exposure of 125 and iso of 640. I was amazed that it turned out so well.

At the edge of Shuswap Lake

Ready for delivery by horse drawn wagon.

Audrain County, Missouri

Southwest Dairy Museum, Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Got a new lens, Nikon 85mm f/1.4D!

hmmmm.. Looks a bit dark here on flickr....

Finally got my baby back after it had been in the shop for two weeks. Had to get some repairs done on it because I was hit in a parking lot a while back at a truck meet. Wasn't my fault, and it has been resolved with no hard feelings. Just glad to have her back:)

A scrappy quilt. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com/2015/09/got-scrap.html?m=0

Got caught in a full-on blizzard near my village. You can see how bad it was from the photo.

Every night with the lights out where you gone? What's wrong? I got some if you need it.

My twin sister and i.

Peregrine Falcon

Long Exposure (421 sec) of Göta Älv at night

Thanks for you comments and faves.

After watching this Great Blue Heron hunt for awhile, it caught this vole and wasted no time getting it down.

LaKota is a very good 'catcher'!

This is one of the reasons I wanted to upgrade my camera... it was very hard to get clear action shots of the dogs with my old one. At 4.5 fps with the new one, I'm hoping to get more, and better, action shots of my guys.

Large Size is kinda scary - especially from the ball's perspective! ; )

This picture made the front page as "Picture of the Day" for the Dog Days group on May 30th.!! www.flickr.com/groups/puppielove/

Made Explore!! #127

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I had to take a picture of Simcha with this yarn because he LOVES it and manages to snuggle up to it whenever he can. I think it might be the "sheepy" lanolin smell as this is a wonderful rustic yarn specifically spun for Ysolda's shawl club by John Arbon Textiles.

Roseate Spoonbill during nesting season at St. Augustine Zoological Park, St. Augustine, FL

Got this one in flight at Cadiz, Oh.

Hola !

Para este juego, programé una salida para ayer, de 18:30 a 21:30, aproximadamente. En Barcelona, empecé por el Passeig de Gràcia (la Pedrera, Casa Batlló), llegué a Plaça Catalunya, me metí por el barrio gótico, llegué al mercat de Santa Caterina y luego a la catedral, como hubiera hecho cualquier turista. Veníamos de días de lluvia y se suponía que tenía que mejorar. No fue el caso, pero hay que saber tomar las fotos en todas las circunstancias, ¿no?

He puesto varias fotos en el Flickr. He descartado todas las que tienen cielo, porque no destaca (lástima... la Pedrera....) y he acabando escogiendo esta porque pienso que transmite barrio auténtico. ¿No os vienen ganas de tomaros unas tapas?? :-)))

Pictures taken at the first two sets of the Nite event at the 7th of December.

This squirrel was waiting for me in the trees when I arrived. I like the details of the claws (Squirrels-2019-2120.jpg)

Got a new 300mm lens for the Panasonic Lumix GX85, and had to learn to use it.

Be sure to view on a black background (just click on the image).

I will use this camera and lens combination when we take our South Africa photo safari.

Hand held 1/500 second. The 300mm is effective 600mm for full-frame. I used the Monochrome-L setting, and the colors came out a bit richer.

Lots of work with GIMP, increasing contrast and a little bit of sharpening.

Recommended, click this

"..it really is amazing how the light looks good in the dark. . . hmnn...cant think of anything more to say, hehee,." =)

Note: constructive critiques accepted, i'd love to know my mistakes and ways to make better images in the future.

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Yokohama, Japan

July, 2009

I had another GREAT day up on Angeles Crest Wednesday. The weather was cool enough I could play hard on the Harley and then head to Chilao. Once again being it was mid-week there was nobody there which made for a peaceful and relaxing day with the birds.

Chilao Visitor's Center, Angeles National Forest, CA

Saw these Johnnie Walker Game of Thrones bottles on the shelf this weekend.

P.S. I’m probably the only person who has not watched GOT. It may be my Winter binge watch.

Need I say more?