粋 Iki (The Fantastic In The Familiar)
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I didn't have my tripod with me or an ND filter, so I perched the camera on my bag and closed the aperture to f/25 for this 1 second exposure.
We traveled to Sequoia National Park in winter. It's a challenging time to visit this location, even when there isn't a federal government shutdown reducing the staff to only the essential rangers required for safety.
Unfortunately, though near the entrance the skies were relatively clear, and the temperatures were in the 50s, the conditions at elevation were thick fog with ice covered roads. Worse, many people were taking advantage of the free entry to the park and ignoring the posted signs for snow chains. So, getting to the Sequoia groves proved impossible, and we returned to our hotel, but not before seeing these beautiful gnarled old oak trees near the entrance in the soft warm setting sunlight.
Visit Sequoia National Park; but, be advised, winter travel can be difficult, and give the rangers their due - especially when they are working at skeleton levels with no pay during a government shutdown!
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there was a little chihuhua, across the street, that gave me away ..... right after I took this, this dog & and his buddy weimaraner , sitting next to him, started barking like crazy ! :)
Hong Kong ~ 2013
Just moving this up in the stream for a second look (especially for my newer followers; I hope that others who have already seen it will also enjoy seeing it again). I do this from time to time.
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That’s the problem with improvising to catch the moment and at the end of the day what you really caught. So it was to my surprise when I come across this sequence of photos, and to be honest, not to blow my trumpet, I do like it, a lot. I did have the right gear in the bag to catch this scene but whether it was down to being lazy or just afraid I’d miss it I just used my attached lens a 70-300mm dialled in the exposure of the brightest area and proceeded to take 5 vertical shots.
...ein Bild, das ich mal wieder so gar nicht geplant habe. Dieses Flussbett hat selten richtig Wasser. Nur, wenn es stärker regnet füllt es sich mit Wasser und versiegt wieder, sobald dieses abgelaufen ist.
Nachdem es ein paar Tage geregnet hatte, war klar, dass Wasser vorhanden sein muss. Mittwoch sollte es klar werden, also bin ich gleich hin um ein Bild, welches ich schon länger im Kopf habe, umzusetzen. Angekommen gab es einen schönen und relativ klaren Sonnenuntergang. Also habe ich mich auf die Milchstraße gefreut. Leider sind dann aber pünktlich nach Sonnenuntergang dichte Wolken aufgezogen und man hat keine Sterne mehr gesehen. Da ich am nächsten Tag arbeiten musste und der Heimweg nicht wirklich kurz ist, konnte ich auch nicht warten und hoffen, dass die Wolken sich verziehen.
Daher habe ich es dann am Folgetag nochmal versucht, nur um feststellen zu müssen, dass das Wasser leider schon zum großen Teil weg ist. Da ich erst im Dunkeln angekommen bin, hatte ich keine wirkliche Möglichkeit mir eine ordentliche Komposition zu suchen, also habe ich einfach ein paarmal ausgelöst und so nach einem Motiv gesucht.
Die Pfütze hat mir letztendlich am besten gefallen und auch, wenn ich mal wieder nicht das bekommen habe, was ich wollte, so bin ich doch sehr zufrieden mit dem Endergebnis. Man muss die Feste eben feiern wie sie fallen.
Eigentlich wollte ich eine kleine Kirche mit Milchstraße. Vor Ort musste ich leider feststellen, dass der Kirchturm verhüllt ist, weil er renoviert wird. Also habe ich mir ein anderes Motiv gesucht. Wirklich glücklich bin ich nicht. Muss ich nächstes Jahr halt wieder versuchen...
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70x50cm fabriano pittura 400g/m2 paper
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gesso, acrylic, fineliner on paper
70xx50cm fabriano pittura 400g/m2 paper
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A number of old fishing vessels have been put to use as workshops at the small fishing port at Holy Island. They have been upturned, halved and provided with doors. What a great piece of improvisation that is. In the background can be seen Lindisfarne Castle.
A friend in RL has started sending recipes to friends, showing us different ways to cook good, healthy food with minimum ingredients and using as little resource as possible. Given the world's current situation, it's probably one of the best ways we can help others. Show them how to conserve food, because shortage is inevitable, especially with people constantly hoarding.
I learned the lesson that in a fireworks event people will stand and more likely in front of you, then if you are taking photos there is the chance that you won't get what you originally thought. The dark on the right is a tree :(.