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I've posted photos of Hunter before, but this was one of those instances where you look up and think, "I really should take a picture of this." ; )
I can't imagine having to go through life with a beak like this, but somehow, it appears these birds can coexist in tight flocks within impaling each other. But this instance came pretty close...
Italian legends from Maremma: the most common told legend of the "gentile donna senese", Pia de Tolomei, is that, although innocent, she was charged with infidelity and on the order of her powerful husband and Lord in Maremma, Nello d'Inghiramo Pannocchieschi, thrown from a window of her home Castel di Pietra in order that he could marry his lover Margherita Aldobrandeschi, Contessa of Sovana and Pitigliano.
Unsurprisingly given the nature of this legend, tales are told of sightings of a ghostly image of a woman in the ruins of Castel di Pietra. And on a bridge - now called the Ponte della Pia - near Sovicille in the province of Siena. In the latter instance, the legend that has evolved tells of Pia's ghost appearing on the nights of a full moon, completely dressed in white and crossing the bridge without touching the ground.
www.maremmaguide.com/pia-de-tolomei.html
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Location: Bridge of Pia, Ponte della Pia, Sovicille (Siena).
Big cities are not the best places to observe nature. For instance, when one lives in the Paris area, what types of birds can you see? I am starting this summer challenge with this duck that looks either very shy or resting. Shot in the Parc de Bercy.
Jimi Hendrix didn't decide on the career of professional musician when he learned to play guitar. No, he loved playing music and created something beautiful and that then became a profession. Larry Towell, for instance, was not a 'professional' photographer until he was already a 'famous' photographer. Make the pictures you feel compelled to make and perhaps that will lead to a career. But if you try to make the career first, you will just make shitty pictures that you don't care about :-).
Christopher Anderson
HMM! HPPT!
lotus blossom and guest, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Part of getting through life is accepting, and dealing with, our weaknesses. Which doesn't mean they aren't still a pain in the butt.
Me, I'm over-sensitive to all kinds of sensory input - and input affecting my sensors. For instance, even in August in our constant ocean breezes, I daren't go outside without my ears covered.
This is, of course, a huuuge pain. When everyone else is out in shorts and bathing suits, I'm sweating with a big fleecy band around my head. It sucks, but the alternative (excruciating ear aches) sucks a whole lot worse.
I'm also overly sensitive to noise. And bright light. Especially bright flashing light that hits my eyes unexpectedly. So... imagine how much fun I am as a companion at a rawk show. Normally I take along ear plugs. Last night I forgot.
I guess I was lulled into complacency by the fact that the show was at a theatre. A play house. A place I last attended in my teens, when I saw some Shakespearean production there. So yeah... I went in plugless. And immediately regretted it. Still... I was up for enjoying myself... until the %$(*&$%(&ing light show started.
I can't imagine whose idea it was to flash big spotlights directly into the audience's eyes repeatedly throughout the night. Probably the same wise person who decided a super-bright sign behind the band... illuminated by 10,000 1,000 watt bulbs... was also a very good thing to flash repeatedly in the audience's eyes.
What really amazed me was that no one else seemed bothered. Whereas I was in several sorts of agony all night.
The bright flashing lights. Fuck, man. I thought I was gonna have a seizure or something. I ended up spending most of the night doubled over with my head in my lap, eyes closed, hands clamped over my face. Every time I tried to enjoy actually watching the band... zappo! Unexpected blasts of super-bright white light set off pinball explosions in my brain.
So today is pretty much a write-off. Migraine city, man.
And I HATE HATE HATE that my body is so delicate.
I'm from sturdy peasant stock. Why am I so fragile? Why do things that normal people take in stride disable me?
Sorry for the whining self-pity. Kee-rist. At least I know, without a doubt, that I am now too old for rawk shows. Goodbye youth. Your time has come and gone. From now on I'll just satisfy myself by listening to records at home.
and another instance of those amazing Northern Lights, this one directly from behind our campervan at the shore of Ullsfjorden near Svensby ferry terminal.
On our way from Holmavik to Patreksfjordur in Iceland's immense Westfjords we came across this beautiful spot wherre a waterfall discharged its waters into the calm fjord. It is such a marvel to see all the instances of water on this beautiful island.
I usually love a shorter or shallow DoF, and I did have one. In this instance though, I did like seeing more of the image in focus.
Smile on Saturday
More instances from a night of total wonder under the wide open skies of Arctic Norway standing by a rock pool off Lenangenstraumen sea strait.
The light during our birthday stroll yesterday was absolutely amazing and everything looked pretty like these little "fluff things" whose name I have forgotten again. :) P.D.: It is some kind of clematis. Thanks to Steven Hromnak for clarifying)
more instances of the various aurora borealis appearances we were so lucky to witness during our stay in the Arctic region of Norway.
… the XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS is quite something.
Although getting the light right while moving through different wide focals is far from self evident. I lost some of the Summer clouds texture for instance.
Another issue with the XT-4, although not specific to this lens, is that I still haven’t discovered the proper hardware/software combo to get at the RAW files. Their format is different from the XT-3 and X100F. That would have helped a lot with those clouds. The loss of texture is mostly an artefact of compression.
an instance of one of our many pass road crossings during our round trip around Iceland. This pass road crosses one of the mountain ranges flanking Iceland's Westfjords and the compacted snow to the right gives an idea about the amount of snow coming down here and what struggle it must be to keep these roads usable during the long winter month!
A typical Lofoten scenario where one encounters sunshine and blizzard side by side and that makes for a wonderful photographic experience.
Is that the title of a book or a movie? maybe, but this image depicts for me what seems to be a fact: Most photographers spend lots of time on their own, not only taking photos but post processing images in the case of those who do this for living.
I can’t say that all photographers are loners, but there is a trend to go shooting alone and that might have several explanations, for instance, those who shoot landscapes or night photography might struggle to find someone to be with them if they go too early in the morning or too late at night. In addition, photography opportunities come unexpectedly, so stopping somewhere and wait for you might not be enjoyable for the others, especially if they are not involved with photography in any manner.
Personally, I have taken my best shots when going solo, but I can’t say that this is the best way to do it, going with others certainly can make the experience more enjoyable and bring learning and new ideas for photography.
With this image I wanted to capture the solitude that this occupation/hobby may bring to some photographers in certain moments, but at the same time the beauty, learning and reward that come with it.
Another instance and yet anotehr waterfall from our tenth day of Journey between Siglufjordur and Bloenduos along Iceland's Northfjords. It is simply mind-bogging how many waterfalls there are in Iceland.
The giant green anemone is a species of intertidal sea anemone of the family Actiniidae.
Generally, it is found along the low to mid intertidal zones of the Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to southern California and sometimes downwards to Panama, where cold water swells can occur. It prefers to inhabit sandy or rocky shorelines, where water remains for most of the day. They can generally be found in tide pools up to 15 m deep. Occasionally it can also be found in deep channels of more exposed rocky shores and concrete pilings in bays and harbors.
These anemones tend to live a solitary life, but can be occasionally seen as groups with no more than 14 individuals per square meter. They can move slowly using their basal disks, but usually stay sessile.
The anemone feeds on sea urchins, small fish, and crabs, but detached mussels seem to be the main food source. There are rare instances where the giant green anemone has consumed seabirds. It is not known whether the birds were alive or dead when engulfed by the anemone. (Wikipedia)
One evening we went to the tidal pools along the coast to look for fish, anemones and sea stars. It was adventure scrambling over the huge rocks, but we were rewarded with this anemone just under the surface of the water. No evidence of it having eaten a bird recently was found :-)
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada. May 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Ultimate British Columbia.
We took an early morning ride through the canals of Amsterdam in Captain Dave's boat. He was a great storyteller and the views were idyllic. Press "L" for a better view.
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sunlight and rain pouring down simultaneously, one of my favourite weather instances! Maybe that's why I love Scotland so much :))
Katabasis is the epic convention of the hero's trip into the underworld. In Greek mythology, for example, Orpheus enters the underworld in order to bring Eurydice back to the world of the living. (Wikipedia) I thought this was a modern instance of the same!
Loch Fascally Perthshire Scotland. Without the benefit of sunshine but with the bonus of mist on the hills.
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“There are other colors, pink for instance: pink is supposed to weaken your enemies, make them go soft on you, which must be why it’s used for baby girls. It’s a wonder the military hasn’t got onto this. Pale-pink helmets, with rosettes, a whole battalion, onto the beachhead, over the top in pink. Now is the time for me to make the switch, I could use a little pink right now”
So, I broke my computer, and I still have to wait a week for a new one, and am scrounging where I can. I hear breaking your stuff is a bad idea. Still, lots of cool stuff to be buying soon, like at Hair Fair, for instance!
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We may, for instance, be enticed to buy something because of a photograph’s direct appeal to our senses. Or our reaction may be more emotional, as a picture recalls a memory of someone we love and a time long gone but not forgotten.
This is the power and beauty of photography. Reaching into every part of our lives, it remains personal, touching us when we least expect it, with the image of a child’s distant smile or the quiet beauty of a winter landscape.
John Holland
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Another instance from our second night in North Iceland during our latest excursion there. We camped wild by the fjord with views on to Akureyri. After dinner in our 4x4 campervan we stepped outside to explore and could not believe our eyes. Northern Lights in October! And what wonderfully gracious ones they were!
Last year's forest fire and this year's smoke embrace the landscape of the Lava Fields National Monument in California. The split tree in the foreground is likely the result of many instances of dry lighting where the fires began. For a long time, I had no desire to shoot photos of the drought and fires ravaging the West. I've since decided as a photographer, it is important to tell the story of what is happening across our planet.
Hérault France
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here's another instance of that one magical night when we were driving back from our longest excursion to Reine (Lofoten islands) and saw this scenario of mist coming up from the meadows at around 2am in the wee hours
A Sunday stroll past flocks of sheep.
In comparison to other German states, Baden-Württemberg, along with Hesse, Bavaria, and Schleswig-Holstein, stands out as a focal area for sheep and goat farming. In Schleswig-Holstein, sheep are primarily kept on dykes to maintain a short turf and compact the soil with their hooves. In contrast, Baden-Württemberg predominantly utilizes extensive sheep breeds in migratory shepherding for landscape management. The sheep herds migrate to different grazing areas according to the vegetative season: in the summer, for instance, they graze on the orchard meadows and the sparse, dry grasslands of the Swabian Jura. Without the sheep, juniper heaths, sparse and dry grasslands, and sloping terrains would risk becoming overgrown with shrubs and trees. However, across Baden-Württemberg and the entire country, sedentary sheep farming prevails.
Not a pretty shot!
But then again you wouldn't stare at your nearest and dearest from 2 metres away with a fish in her mouth!
Would you?
But as this Egret caught and disposed of the fish virtually right next to me., I took the shot anyway
Al least it made for something a bit different!
#macromondays
#Smell
Has Mars rover Perseverance finally found proof that there is life on Mars? In recent audio transmissions there were strange munching sounds to be heard, frequently interrupted by "Mmmmmmmmm" sounds. And they seemed to come from Perseverance itself while it explored a new part of Candor Chasma. Or was it possible that Mars had its very own counterpart in Candyverse and that particular spot Perseverance was examining was a spot where both parallel universes interfered? And Perserverance had taken samples from Candor Chasma's Candyverse counterpart Caramel Chasma? The samples Perseverance would send to Earth later suggested the latter. Because the probe Perseverance had sent contained a jar full of vegan Dulce de leche. When the scientists at the NASA Mars 2020 mission headquarters opened the jar, the most delicious caramel smell filled the room. And the scientists decided to risk a self-experiment...
...which, as I can assure you, turned out all right. Just like my first attempt at cooking Dulce de leche at home ;) At first I thought about doing a caramel nest or another shape, then I thought caramel sauce would be nicer for the theme, because the delightful smell is strongest while the sauce is being cooked. But while I was looking for caramel sauce recipes, I also stumbled upon a few Dulce de leche recipes, and that's something I've wanted to make at home for ages. Since I couldn't decide which recipe I should use, I combined a few and started to improvise. And yes, that smell (and taste!)... yummylicious :) There are things that I like to taste, but not to smell – cheese, for instance. Of which I took a few shots today, because I wasn't sure about my Caramel Chasma image. But in the end I still preferred the image that illustrates the yummy smell.
What you see in the image are the remains of the Dulce de leche inside of the non-stick pot (strongly recommended for a sticky recipe like this) I've cooked it in. All that you see here is either the caramel cream or the pot itself. The image is another stacked one, made of 15 photos and combined in Helicon Focus (method A, radius 6, smoothing 4). Processed in DXO PhotoLab 4, Color Efex (Skylight filter, Color Contrast filter), and Luminar AI (Color Harmony). And, in case you are interested: ingredients used for the Dulce de leche were 200 g coconut sugar, 200 ml soy cream, one package (50 g) creamed coconut, ca. 70 g of vegan butter, bourbon vanilla extract and salt to taste.
HMM, Everyone, and I'll catch up with you a little later!
A Chinese Pond Heron in eclipse plumage catches a mudskipper, one of its favourite types of prey.
Pond Herons are kleptoparasitic (stealing the food of others), meaning it isn’t uncommon to see a pond heron that has caught a mudskipper being chased by many other herons (and even little egrets). The success of these chases is low however, although I have witnessed a few instances where a chased pond heron did drop its prey.
Species: Chinese Pond Heron / Ardeola bacchus / 中國池鷺
Species: Great Blue Spotted Mudskipper / Boleophthalmus pectinirostris / 大彈塗魚
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"I sit at the gateway, exposed to every rogue, and I ask: who wants to deceive me? That is the first instance of my human prudence, that I let myself be deceived in order not to be on guard against deceivers... This providence lies over my destiny, that I must be without caution. And whoever does not want to die of thirst among men must learn to drink out of all cups; and whoever would stay clean among men must know how to wash even with dirty water."
Ndutu area in the southeastern Serengeti, Tanzania
A massive vulture that lives in open, semi-arid or arid habitat, including deserts, steppes, grasslands, savannas, and open woodland, especially if there are some scattered acacia trees around for it to perch on.
It measures around 95–115 cm (37–45 in) in body length, with a wingspan of 2.5–2.9 m (8.2–9.5 ft).
As a scavenger it is dominant at kills where with its huge bill it also opens carcasses for other scavengers.
However this vulture is also reported to prey on birds, small mammals and reptiles. For instance it has been observed while taking flamingo nestlings.
Like most other African vultures also an endangered species.
Lappet-faced Vulture, used to be called Nubian Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Oorgier
Vautour oricou
Ohrengeier
Buitre Torgo / Buitre Orejudo
Avvoltoio orecchiuto
Abutre-real
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Another instance of Northern Lights we had the joy toe xperience during our 10 days stay in the Arctic region of Northern Norway.
For Crazy Tuesday#Abstract
This is actually a failed shot of a water droplet on a dry leaf.
Now let me make you smile.
Whenever I show to my son my abstract works, he asks me "Why persistently you call your failed photos an Abstract?
My answer is
"If we consider the definition "Artwork which takes liberties, altering for instance color and form in ways that are conspicuous, can be said to be partially abstract" , then I don't think it matters how the work came about, but whether the work satisfy this definition."
😄 HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday 😄
Yesterday, I decided randomly to visit Orlando Wetlands. Simply I wanted to turn my watch on, to track my steps to do my daily walking exercise. Instead of doing the normal exercise around the neighborhood, I thought walking around the Wetlands would provide opportunity to do some photo shooting and do my morning walk; killing two birds with one stone - LOL. It was early on, a bit cloudy, but there were few opportunities where the clouds would let out to allow for a bit, some sun light. In other instances, the layer of the clouds was not dense, giving chance for this opportunity photo - An Egret carrying a branch to build his nest.
Egrets are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build.
The distinction between a heron and an egret is rather vague, and depends more on appearance than biology. The word "egret" comes from the French word aigrette that means both "silver heron" and "brush", referring to the long, filamentous feathers that seem to cascade down an egret's back during the breeding season (also called "egrets").
Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds (British English, Australian English, South African English), ladybugs (North American English) or lady beetles (preferred by some scientists). Lesser-used names include ladyclock, lady cow, and lady fly.
They are small insects, ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm (0.04 to 0.4 inches), and are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, head and antennae. A very large number of species are mostly or entirely black, grey, or brown and may be difficult for non-entomologists to recognize as coccinellids (and, conversely, there are many small beetles that are easily mistaken as such, like tortoise beetles).
Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 5,000 species described, more than 450 native to North America alone.
A few species are pests in North America and Europe, but they are generally considered useful insects as many species feed on aphids or scale insects, which are pests in gardens, agricultural fields, orchards, and similar places. The Mall of America, for instance, releases thousands of ladybugs into its indoor park as a natural means of pest control for its gardens.
Ballerina
Van Morrison
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfaaaDX_Uh0
Spread your wings
Come on fly awhile
Straight to my arms
Little angel child
You know you only
Lonely twenty-two story block
And if somebody, not just anybody
Wanted to get close to you
For instance, me, baby
All you gotta do
Is ring a bell
Step right up, step right up
And step right up
Ballerina
Crowd will catch you
Fly it, sigh it, try it
Well, I may be wrong
But something deep in my heart tells me I'm right and I don't think so
You know I saw the writing on the wall
When you came up to me
Child, you were heading for a fall
But if it gets to you
And you feel like you just can't go on
All you gotta do
Is ring a bell
Step right up, and step right up
And step right up
Just like a ballerina
Stepping lightly
Alright, well it's getting late
Yes it is, yes it is
And this time I forget to slip into your slumber
The light is on the left side of your head
And I'm standing in your doorway
And I'm mumbling and I can't remember the last thing that ran through my head
Here come a man, here come a man and he say, he say the show must go on
So all you gotta do
Is ring the bell
And step right up, and step right up
And step right up
Just like a ballerina, yeah, yeah
Crowd will catch you
Fly it, sigh it, c'mon, die it, yeah
Just like a ballerina
Just like a, just like a, just like a, just like a ballerina
Get on up, get on up, keep a-moving, moving on, moving on, moving on up
Little bit higher, baby
You know, you know, you know, get on up baby
Alright, a-keep on, a-keep on, a-keep on pushing, keep on, keep on pushing
Stepping lightly
Just like a ballerina
Ooo-we baby, take off your shoes
Working on
Just like a ballerina
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Van Morrison
Ballerina lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc
This shot was taken in near perfect light, darkness created by Photoshop. The wonderful mountain of Anteallach NW Scotland, a truly spectacular walk for the more experienced mountain walker.
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A final word on the subject - for now anyway. I felt the need to say it as I read and hear about instances of hate. I feel the need to say it as someone who experienced something similar.
War robs people of their voices, no matter which side they are on.
Always remember that people are not their governments; do not villainize or dehumanize others based on nationality. Do not treat them as personifications and manifestations of all that you stand against. Let them speak for themselves - very often, they too stand for the same causes you do, and very often they too condemn the same things.
Helplessness has different faces. You can show solidarity with the victim without demonizing others - the people are just as helpless, and they're the other side of this coin. All that does is create or exacerbate the sense of alienization and isolation from the world, for a population that's about to be ostracized and blacked out for the faults of its regime.
There are countless Russian creators on Second life. So while we're out supporting our Ukrainian friends, let's not forget to show them some kindness. They too face an uncertain, increasingly bleak future. And they too are in a position they didn't choose.
If the thought offends you or you need to have it broken down, feel free to remove me. I'm okay with that. I don't believe in shitting on people based on arbitrary labels they have no say in, or based on the actions of a government they most certainly didn't choose.
Okay. I think I'm done. I think.
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The Lesser Oriental Chevrotain (aka lesser mouse-deer) is found widely across Southeast Asia in Indochina, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, China (Southern Yunnan), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of the smallest known hoofed mammals, its mature size being as little as 45 cm (18 inches) and 2 kg (4.4 lb) and related to the even smaller Java mouse-deer. It is threatened by predation by feral dogs.
In Indonesian and Malaysian folklore, the mouse-deer Sang Kancil is a cunning trickster similar to Br'er Rabbit from the Uncle Remus tales, even sharing some story plots. For instance, they both trick enemies pretending to be dead or inanimate, and both lose a race to slower opponents. (Wikipedia)
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This tiny deer came out at the bird hide to enjoy the left over seed. It was very shy and nervous and started at every unexpected sound. The Himalayan Striped Squirrel (about the size of a Chipmunk) provides some size comparison. At one point it was mingling with the Khalij Pheasants which were as tall as he was.
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.