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And sooooo after a helluva long time away, me is back! At least in part, been so preoccupied with DIY, Home Improvements and painting, as well as just wanting to take a break from photography, I decided to take advantage of the sudden nice weather after a mild start to Spring. Went for my usual walkabout, which means wondering for miles in no particular direction in search of no particular shot and I accidently happened upon this cemetery.
I have to say, and in well meaning respects, graveyards are actually beautiful places, I do however draw the line somewhat, as I never take shots of actual grave stones identifying people, I never step over nor onto an actual gravesite and always say a quiet thank you, in respects for deceased occupier of the grave.
These flowers were at such an angle I caught the sun rays, which felt like life upon death, hence the word serenade came to mind.
I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
White-Headed Buffalo Weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli, native to the dry brush and savanna of eastern Africa. San Diego Zoo's Africa Rocks aviary. Conservation status: least concern
Everything I said about the previous photograph applies here too. Shooting street scenes requires us being aware of more than just the subject in front of us. Here the light and shade, textures on the wall, and especially the colour, are the key elements. Here there's a nod to the late Canadian photographer Fred Herzog (1930-2019).
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Japanese
(n.) the philosophy of constant improvement.
Every day is an opportunity to improve, even if it is only by 1%.
It's not about being invincible, it's about being unstoppable.
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Cill Chriosd Manse House, Nr Broardford, Isle of Skye
I'll give you a break from Valencia for a while!
Back to March and my trip up to Skye. I met up with Skyeweasel and although the weather/tides meant Elgol was pretty pointless she was kind enough to show me a few locations I'd not shot before on the Broadford to Elgol road.
I'd seen this old manse house on a map and aerial photo and had it in mind to try to find but Louise took me straight there and we must have spent 90mins at least trying different povs and portrait v Landscape orientations. The snow on the mountains added a different feel. Several areas of rock existed to create leading lines and this was one of them.
Have to say I really enjoyed this location so once again my sincere thanks to Louise for her help and guidance on the day. Check out her channel if you haven't already www.flickr.com/photos/95388056@N02
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Cill Chriosd Manse House, Nr Broardford, Isle of Skye
I will be moving on but I think this location is worthy of posting 3 images. From this angle the chimneys could not be kept below the horizon so I went as low as I could so they were as high as possible. It's also about the closest I shot the Manse house from.
My thanks again to Skyeweasel for showing this to me and being patient whilst I spent ages shooting it.
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Some time before I shot the previous photo, the Black-shouldered Kite male was carrying this twig and landed in the tree where the nest should be. I suppose this was just some small addition to the already completed construction because I had observed the nest building process at lest a month ago. I wonder about the strength of his beak holding the twig so precisely at its very tip during the fast flight.
This Red-necked Grebe pair is working side by side to improve the nest with floating materials gathered nearby. Here they are moving the materials with their beaks to where they like them.
Taken 14 June 2021 in Anchorage, Alaska.
This house looked so sad for a very long time. The area at the front was overgrown and full to bursting with three cornered leeks.
It took the new owners a bit of time, but it's now looking lovely. You can just see the Welcome sign I took a photo of on the left hand wall - www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/50176710771/in/album-7...
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'twas great fun watching a pair shore up their nest in anticipation of little ones this morning.
Northern VA
Nice to see the trees getting away in the enclosure's .. 20yrs time there'll be quite a difference and improvement
Young red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) collecting hay. Grass was recently mowed with some hay remaining, and it's a great opportunity for some nest improvement.
Młoda wiewiórka (Sciurus vulgaris) zbierająca siano. Trawa zostałą niedawno skoszona i pozostało po tym nieco siana, co jest znakomitą okazją do ulepszenia gniazda.
The Little Old Woman finally found a cobbler to add on to her shoe. Of course, now there is room for more children.
Created by blending elements from several Wombo images.
Thanks to Cindy Mc for the idea
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Some of my old 1/72 were pretty rushed and all getting a good revisit. Much improved Mig-29 and now working on some camo versions.
The work never ends for a pair of nesting Blue-gray Gnatcatchers as this male returns to the nest bearing a clump of spider silk that will be woven into the nest.
Huntley Meadows Park
Alexandria, VA
a wetlands muskrat selected some new greenery from the opposite side of the pond to add to his shoreside home
Grey heron, partially back lit, working on home improvements.
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Cut away all that is excessive, straighten all that is crooked, bring light to all that is overcast, labour to make all one glow of beauty and never cease chiselling your statue, until there shall shine out on you from it the godlike splendour of virtue, until you shall see the perfect goodness surely established in the stainless shrine.
Plotinus
CN and BNSF GE C44-9Ws roll past through the construction zone at Prairie View in 2005.
Soon this will be double track with an interlocking installed. The cell phone towers will remain.
I last stopped to photograph this small ruined building near Elphin back in 2014 ('Des Res'). It sits atop a small 'hill' with stunning views to Cul More and Suilven at left and right. The skies on this visit were particularly 'angry', rendering the mountains as almost black. I was pleased to see that perhaps this is not quite as abandoned as I thought; there was some additional, unexpected garden furniture added since my last visit.
. . . this shot bigger (on black) . . . Via Fluidr . . . bigger stream . . . via Fluidr . . .
. . . thanx to boccacino for this great texture . . . www.flickr.com/photos/boccacino/6775333365/
A CSX West Olive coal train turns the corner toward Grand Rapids in Plymouth, Michigan with a much improved yellow nose scheme. I hated the all grey and blue/grey schemes, this was an improvement but far from what could have been considering all the classy schemes that disappeared into Family Lines and CSX. April 1990
Number 135 of my 365 photo challenge - Another macro image of a Dandelion fruit.
I know I have used this subject already, but this was just too much of an improvement from my point of view, not to be used for today's picture.
Created for
New challenge for December - Inclement Weather
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Texture by TCP
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Thanks everyone! I've been with this Flickr Account since the 29th of December 2011. With this image as my 100th uploaded I just wanted to recap the 60 days of Dirks_Designs.
Over 25,000 visits! with my best day at 1,097 :D
Created a Group for Decal requests with 39 members (Not too shabby) Which you can check out here
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I'm truly grateful to everyone for supporting this hobby with so much positive feedback and great ideas for additional designs!
This image showcases the first decal I ever made for LEGO. I made it December 25 while figuring out what to do with myself for Christmas on deployment... away from family.