Summer Lovin' - Had Me A Blast!
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Had to crop pretty hard, but it's a funny shot anyway ;-) Enjoy!
If you want to see a short vid from one of my recent scenes please take 2 minutes end enjoy this relaxing short video. Feel free to like or leave a comment!
2016 - KW 05 - birds
This had been sitting on my bucket list, for a long while. I was thrilled to be able to capture this sunstar, behind Wizard Island. The weather was very unpredictable, with a clouds and snow forecast every day. My first luck was to be able to find a room at the Crater Lake Lodge, which had recently opened after winter closure. Being a light sleeper, I kept looking out the window, every time I woke up during the night, in the hope of seeing some clearing, to have some sun for my sunrise. I also had the bonus luck of capturing some moonlit night images, which I'll post at a later time.
This is a three 24mm horizontal image panorama.
As always, thanks for stopping by and looking, I appreciate your comments and visits.
Had to go back for another visit as who knows whether Colin will make it back this year. He is getting on for a Cuckoo.
This owl had been staring intently at the ground off and on for a period of time but never actually left its perch.
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Had resisted several Robins until I saw this one, something seemed different, the cloud had come over covering most of the sun and gave off this strange like backlight so I took the picture and the Robin decided on this pose when I pressed the shutter release, Almost like a Vulcan.
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had a cracking morning with this barn owl I spotted it sitting on a fence post beside a track and a dog walker was coming along so i hid behind a bush hoping it was going to fly my way and it did only hearing the shutter and giving me a glare as it flew past very close
We had a walk in an oak wood today as the autumn colours from them are stunning at the moment. Unfortunately I couldn't walk for any length of time as my gammy leg was causing me so much gyp. I did though manage to capture a few shots including this of a wonderful oak in full colour.
Had a couple of hours this morning sitting by the Colne river in lower Colchester Castle Park trying to get some dragonfly shots. Had to roughly manually focus quickly so the Z50 could require auto focus! Lots of blurred ones ( nothing new there )!
Had this photo sitting in a folder and decided to get a little creative with a reflection and a little mist… Not the best but getting better with practice.
I had to visit this well photographed bridge in Dunbar to take a look for myself and have a go at capturing it.
The weather was to say the least, wet and windy so quite a challenge, so no reflection or warm sunrise in this, instead my minimal twist on it!
This magnificent flambé had the courtesy to come and forage on our lavenders last week, in fact they were 2 but the other one had lost one of its tails, this one is intact for the moment, I hope they will come again.
With a maximum wingspan of 8 cm, the flambé is a cream-colored butterfly with large black stripes. Its tails are black and the tips of its hind wings have blue lunules and red spots. It lives in plains and orchards up to 2000 m between May and August.
Thanks a lot dear friends for your visits, kind comments, awards, invites, and faves.
Wish you all a nice week❤️
I had other photos lined up to post ... then this little guy landed on an unopened zinnia blossom. And let me get REAL close! That's our big pink hibiscus blooming in the background. Pachydiplax longipennis in our North Georgia yard on a rainy day.
UPDATE 9-6-22: Selected for exhibit in juried Natural Expressions photo competition by GNPA club here in Georgia - @ Alpharetta Cultural Arts Center September-October 2022
Had to check out Little Cottonwood Canyon while home for some Rest & Relaxation. Found a couple of new spots and was happy to see the water is down from last month, I think it will be perfect for the shots I'm looking in August.
I had 3 days away in June as part of my recuperation progress and visited Inverpolly Nature Reserve in the Scottish Highlands.
Using the camera on a tripod with a slow shutter speed to get more light on the foreground I was lucky as a 'murder of crows' started wheeling about, alas the slow shutter speed rendered them a bit blurry.
Had to post this for a laugh! I was just pulling away from The Welsh Harp yesterday when I notiiced this rather large chap above the
dashboard. I relaxed when I realised it was just a cricket although I guess it could have jumped at me! Anyway it stayed there having a stretch & a wash all the way home (about 20 mins). I took him out & put him in some long grass, I hope he survives! Now been identified as a Roesel`s bush-cricket!
We had an absolute blast exploring the Silver Thread Scenic Byway this last week. Fall color was peak awesomeness and I finally got to check out North Clear Creek Falls! Ever since I first saw a photo of these falls years ago I have been wanting to visit. Now that I have I would have to call this a somewhat hidden gem that easily is one of our finest waterfalls in the state.
In some ways these falls remind me of a western Colorado version of Palouse Falls in Washington, which is high praise indeed. We see them lit here by the full moon that followed last week's lunar eclipse (which was also awesome).
Have a great weekend ahead all!
Edit: I have replaced the first version posted with this as the previous had something happen with color management and came across far too warm.
It had been a pleasant late April day. Nearly time to eat in this delightful small town of Peloponnese, Greece.
Had some luck with weather conditions tonight...why go so far...Have a good remaining weekend. Stay healthy and safe. Thanks, Udo.
Had this one laying around, a variation of one I posted a while back. Here i shortened the exposure and turned the indoors light off.
Hometown hero at the bar
Burned out high life super star
You know
Kept a buzz to fill the hole
Loved the lights and stole the show
Someone I used to know
Would stay another round
Someone I used to know
Ran himself in the ground
It’s been a long time coming
Couldn't keep on running
Had to hit rock bottom to know
When you keep on losing
With the path you’re choosing
And it’s time to let go
Of someone that I used to know
Know, know
Know, know
Someone that I used to know
I had a very successful shooting day today, found both kinds of kinglets, and was closer to the ruby crowned kinglets than ever before. But also, the black-capped chickadees, which are so common, were in very nice locations with soft background. I noted on the computer that this chickadee got a little treat on its tongue.
At 9 am, the sky had partly cleared up and the sun had melted most of the fresh snow covering the red mountains bordering Laguna Lejia's northwestern shores.
The highest red mountains are Cerro Lámpara (in the center, 5198 m) and Cerro Corona (behind it to the left, 5291 m).
Laguna Lejía (Bleach Lagoon) is a salt lake in the Atacama desert.
It is located in the Chilean Altiplano of the Antofagasta Region,
100 km (62 mi) south-east of San Pedro de Atacama,
at an altitude of 4325 m (14,200 ft).
It is shallow and has no outlet, currently covering an area of
nearly 2 km² (0.77 sq mi) with an average depth of 1.2 m (4 ft).
#308 in Explore on Apr 22, 2023.
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Last week, we had another king tide, as well as 80km hour winds along the water. The wind and waves brought hundreds of logs to Ambleside Beach, as well as destroying the sailing club and some of the seawall, and the pier sustained damage, sadly.
I wish I had been there to witness the power of nature. But I did go there two days after hoping to photograph some of the aftermath. I couldn't get to the pier as it was closed, as was much of the seawall.
So I decided to do an ICM of the logs that had rolled onto the beach. Another photographer was walking into my scene and I thought she looked very ghostly here as she moved slowly along the shore.
I wish love and joy to nest in the hearts of people and to warm them, adding a note of happiness to the difficult daily life of this time.Stay Strong.. Stay Safe.. Soon all we will be better! Faith, Love, Courage.. Merry Christmas to all!!!Big hug! With Love Ela ♥♥♥
Believe..
Children sleeping
Snow is softly falling
Dreams are calling
Likes bells in the distance
We were dreamers
Not so long ago
But one by one
We all had to grow up
When it seems the magic slipped away
We find it all again on Christmas Day
Believe in what your heart is saying
Hear the melody that's playing
There's no time to waste
There's so much to celebrate
Believe in what you feel inside
And give your dreams the wings to fly
You have everything you need
If you just believe
Trains move quickly
To their journey's end
Destinations
Are where we begin again
Ships go sailing
Far across the sea
Trusting starlight
To get where they need to be
When it seems that we have lost our way
We find ourselves again on Christmas Day
Believe in what your heart is saying
Hear the melody that's playing
There's no time to waste
There's so much to celebrate
Believe in what you feel inside
And give your dreams the wings to fly
You have everything you need
If you just believe
If you just believe
If you just believe
If you just believe
Just believe
Just believe
Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Avycrez66o&ab_channel=JoshGr...
that's the day i was born and hence, i had a birthday on april 9th, 2009! AHHHH!
it was a fun day. though it ended with bloatedness after drinking a soy chai at a restaurant. it was the powder mix chai, which, from experience, tends to be laden with dairy... Oh NOES! . . .
in any case, it was still fun. a guy gave me a HUGE purple cellophane wrapped basket of homemade peanut butter cookies he made himself, pretty white roses, funny balloons, and a card about BOOTYBUTTS (the card i received at work was about a toilet and poo... ironic much?)! his mom got me a to-die-for gift card to starbuck's (i whole-heartedly support the local coffee and tea shops, but sometimes, they just aren't around when you need 'em the most!)
then he and i went out to breakfast/lunch/brunch/whatever you wanna call it at T.C. Eggington's. they have great vegetarian choices... "portobellini"... yum! on the way to breakfast, we saw a mother and her tiny baby ducks by the freeway in the puddle-y canal/gutter/whatever you wanna call that. it was cool because it was my birthday and they were cute, yet odd because it was by a freeway and not in a park, or in my school's irrigation or something. them duckies must be suffering economically too, eh?
so after that, i contemplated going back home to work on a commedia dell'arte mask for theatre class, but decided to just veg and hang with this guy at his apartment (i find vegging out, doing nothing a bit difficult to do sometimes).
later on, we met up with my parents to eat dinner at the Euro Cafe in Gilbert, AZ. a great foodsie greeky place. and that's where, you know, *ahem*... the soy-chai-laden-with-dairy-omg-why-did-i-order-this fiasco happened. so after dinner, with all of us feeling like cows (even though i hardly ate anything and they ate like contestants in a hotdog eating contest), we went to Wal-Mart of all places. i'm particularly NOT a Wal-Mart fan, but since i was at Wal-Mart and it might be cheaper than at other places, i bought vanilla soy ice cream because i was magnetized/hankering for some.
we finally headed home around 11pm, after which i quickly shoved this guy out the door and kissed him goodbye, so i could heat up some of those peanut butter cookies and WHAM BAM!... inhale hot cookies n' ice cream. mmmmmmmmmm... no cake this year. and i wanted it that way. no one even sang to me either i noticed, but that's perfectly ok. it's not a crime. wait wait...i take that back: he played the weird al birthday song... so essentially, i was sung to in mp3 format. :)
oh yeah, and at work today for my 'employee birthday'... i made up fruit, granola, & yogurt parfaits for everyone. someone bought all the ingredients (i requested it instead of birthday cake), and i went right to work -- whipping up those babies during my lunch break. i was so amazed some people didn't know what a parfait was or how to make them.
well, now they know :)
suffice to say, i'm on a parfait kick now. i hadn't had one in a year before that day. soy yogurt though. yes, please. :)
p.s. thanks dude for taking these kickity arse photos!
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This insightful Russian documentary on the personal life of the Dalai Lama had been removed from this site and just now I found it restored and decided to accompany the documentary with a collage.
Please take time to view. It's difficult to find. (Only itunes Australia has it for rent/sale)
In the documentary "Sunrise/Sunset", the Dalai Lama states one does not have to be a believer to attain Enlightenment.
This truth might appeal to you as it does to me.
Also inspired by the Dalai Lama’s baggy eyes in this film, I’ve increased my own practices :)
www.cultureunplugged.com/play/8467/Sunrise-Sunset--Dalai-...
My own recent sunset (including orange ring around the Buddha) photos taken from house viewing window following a torrential rain provide the collage base followed by that gifted by A. Walden. Thank you Alan.
Namaste
jana
We had the best weather on this Day 5 of our recent UP Michigan trip. Originally we had planned to spend 10 days up there, but with the disappointing foliage and the upcoming rains for the next three days, we decided to make it our last travel day and return home on the next day.
To take advantage of the good weather, we decided to just visit this iconic lake in the area, and then drive the 2+ hours up to have a look at the coastal area of the most northern part of UP Michigan, even that meant we would be spending 5 hours on the roads.
We had to watch our time because I wanted to make it back to watch the sunset at Lake Superior, plus DINNER! Due to the weird time-zone change, we missed dinner the night before; we couldn't miss trying out the famous UP Michigan Pasties again!
Lake of the Clouds was the most photographed place not only in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park but the entire Upper Peninsula. Since time was of the essence, we accessed it via a short hike from the parking lot, and was super lucky to catch the sun reflecting off the lake on its ascension.
(I only captured areas with the best colors, in most areas the trees were still green.)
(I only made reservations in hotels that had the best free cancellation policy, usually up to one day or the same day of the stay; might pay a little bit more but so worth it.)
Thanks for your visit, happy new week to y'all!
Having a few corners left over from the fun I had with my plastic cubes, I found myself seeing what more I could make of the images. One in particular was very colorful so I started with that one. I duplicated it a bit and that started to look interesting, I then added the yellow from the corner I cut off and that gave a bit of light to the dark. With some nice color going, I was off to look for a bit of texture which led me to a camping trip folder and a window from the side of a wooden building in Maryland. Turns out I really like that shot and went ahead and processed it too. A stone stairway from a monument at Gettysburg Battlefield also caught my eye so I gave it a try and liked it. Many, many times I head down this path and the image just doesn't work so I go find another. Just as many times the whole thing gets shelved and I go do something else. Every so often, as the piece gets developed, I like what I see as was the case here with The Onlookers. All in all, I used four images and included a collage in the first comment.
Happy Slider Sunday - HSS
Had to wait for a lull in the wind and rain to try and smooth the water out. Waves were breaking and I was huddled behind a large boulder muttering expletives attempting to keep the filter clean. Just to the left was a super bouncy labrador who'd been sat patiently in the back of the van for 4 hrs and was now delighting in snapping at a gazillion midges.
Landscape photography:)
I've had a family of thirteen-lined ground squirrels living in my back yard for many years. This female must have had her babies this week as I noticed she suddenly appeared slimmer and she's always scouting for food. These squirrels typically have a litter of 8-10 pups, weighing about 0.1 oz. at birth. Stripes begin to form at about 12 days, and eyes open at about 28 days at which time they leave the burrow to explore the world outside.
Many thanks for your visits, always appreciated!
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Had a wonderful day today folks and started to edit when I came home and lost all track of time, so a late post here, so sorry. Many of this guy which I've never seen before but am sure this is it, many flight images and one's I really wanted of the Barny and others, living in paradise is a plus.
Thank to all for everything.
Had to share another pic from Brisbane's Riverfire Festival on the week-end. Brisbane Festival was first held in 1996 as a joint initiative of the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, intended to foster the arts. The festival evolved from Brisbane's Warana Festival, first held in 1961. Originally held biennially, Brisbane Festival became an annual event in 2009 when it merged with Riverfire. The festival has had five artistic directors; Tony Gould (1996–2004), Lyndon Terracini (2006–2009), Noel Staunton (2010–2014), David Berthold (2015–2019) and Louise Bezzina (2020-2023).[3]
Last week we had a day with spectacular Cumulus Clouds Drifting on a Westerly Breeze. I decided that it was time to revisit the “Country Road” The Country Road is a tourist/bike touring route which begins in Mangaweka, travels to Rangiwahia, then Apiti, then down the Pohangina Valley to Ashhurst all via backroads. My route will start in Ashhurst and travel in the reverse direction. All the images are included in my Vlog which Premieres on Youtube at 7 pm (NZT) tonight 21/06/21. The Video of the Vlog can be accessed via the link below
I have had the wonderful pleasure of decorating the sim for The Beauty Factory . Please do come and visit!!
Mili Dress & Mili Back Nacklace Both available from The Beauty Factory
Had a god day with the Barn Owl :)
As always, many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and comment. That's very much appreciated
Had a great, hour-long photo shoot with this bittern who did his call numerous times during that hour. I originally heard him calling from 3 miles away. Still can't believe I found him!
Here is my video compilation of his call.
I had a preview before the sim went open again .. just few words
A must see Place where Zen meets Spring.
Again they did an amazing job. Give your eyes a treat, grab that taxi below and show them some love ♥
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Had a short visit with my family and captured a view of the city skyline as seen across Hobsons Bay from Williamstown, Melbourne.
Have a lovely day everyone!
Thanks to everyone who takes the time to view, comment or fave this image
We've had a new visitor to our garden. This male Chaffinch has been calling in over the last couple of days. It's been at least 3 or 4 years since we had one in the garden. Taken through the window.
Many thanks to all who take the time to view, comment or fave my images.
Yesterday I had a date with myself for dinner. With this indescribable beautiful view at mt. Lilienstein and the setting sun, it didn't need much to get a festally meal. Even the musical backdrop of an uncountable amount of different birds everywhere was a feast for the senses. And not as a sideline I had the opportunity to spend time with someone, thats really important to me. After all it was a very successful evening.
Gestern abend hatte ich eine Verabredung zum Abendessen, mit mir selbst. Mit diesem unbeschreiblich schönen Ausblick auf den Lilienstein und die untergehende Sonne brauchte es nicht viel um ein festliches Mal zu werden. Auch die musikalische Untermahlung von unzähligen verschiedenen Vögeln überall war ein Fest für die Sinne. Und nicht ganz nebenbei hatte ich die Gelegenheit Zeit mit jemandem zu verbringen, der mir sehr wichtig ist. In Summe ein sehr gelungener Abend.