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This is one instance where the female looks about as pretty as the male, if not prettier.
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Nature, as we all know, is far from simple. Just a few instances here in this photo. One, this beautiful purple Ruellia hails originally from Mexico; and yet during the last century it's been naturalised all over the tropical world, also in Kuala Lumpur and environs. In this case, apparently, naturalisation is simple. And also - different often from those in human worlds - this exotic is nurtured carefully; here in park borders far from Mexico. Two, our Asian Honeybee seems to have no problem at all in her symbiotic relationship with North American Ruellia. Three, pollination might seem to be a simple process... but just think how many factors come into its success. I watched these Bees for a bit and noticed that it was only very occasionally that their pollen-laden backs touched the Flower's pistil. The pay-load seemed very low indeed. And yet Nature 'works'.
The male bird is black with a golden orange-yellow crown, mantle and black-tipped wing feathers. It has yellow bill, black feet and yellow iris. The female is a brown bird with whitish or fawn markings, grey bill, black feet and crown. The name commemorates a prince regent of the United Kingdom.
All male bowerbirds build bowers. Regent bowerbirds in particular are known to mix a muddy greyish blue or pea green "saliva paint" in their mouths which they use to decorate their bowers. The male builds an avenue-type bower consisting of two walls of sticks, decorated with shells, seeds, leaves and berries. Regents will sometimes use wads of greenish leaves as "paintbrushes" to help spread the substance, representing one of the few known instances of tools used by birds.
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I “Love The Rain” for plenty of reasons, of course. In this instance for the beauty, richness and the way it’s combined with the Sunshine after this passing storm. The air got muggy with heat but the beauty was intensified when both rain and sunshine simultaneously landed on the pedals of this beauty few roses. Thanks for viewing and any comments you might leave any of my captures, Have a great weekend.
An instance where I found the focal length of the lens to be too much. There weren't a lot of openings in the leaves to get the full view of the owl.
Another image from the innumerable series of light-vented bulbul photos taken in Tongzhou District on the east end of Beijing. I seemed to share some sort of strange kismet with this species of bird, as I find they often give me the time of day to allow me to capture their photos without too much difficulty.
This one was taken at the apartment complex in Beijing where I reside, which has quite a large green space and an even larger park just next door. The original RAW file was taken as a fairly bright exposure, so I dialled back the brightness of the background and highlighted the main subject with Nik software. I used NX studio for native NEF file adjustments, saved the file as a TIFF and applied Standard AI noise reduction in Topaz DeNoise, then added some further sharpening, colour, contrast, tone and vignetting adjustments in PS and Lr.
If I recall correctly, I used centre-weighted exposure metering to tackle the tricky lighting of the canopy, which is something I've experimented with over the last couple of years to tackle complex, underexposed and filtered canopy lighting. I generally don't use this exposure metering mode much and prefer to go with spot metering, but it does lighten up a dark exposure quite well in certain instances. Anyone who tells you different exposure metering modes make no difference to the final exposure clearly have never tried them all out. Matrix metering can also work really well, but it can often completely ruin the exposure when used under the wrong lighting conditions.
In fotografischer Hinsicht steckt im Stinkenden Storchschnabel viel Potential. Man kann Details beleuchten und z.B. nur Staubgefäße und Griffel in starker Vergrößerung abbilden, oder aber die ganze Pflanze thematisieren, indem man alle oberirdischen Pflanzenorgane zur Abbildung bringt. In diesem Fall hatte ich Glück, da ein Blatt hinter der Blüte emporragte und somit das Vorhaben möglich wurde.
Objektiv: Helios 44 2
Herb-Robert offers great photographic potential. You can highlight details—such as capturing a highly magnified view of just the stamens and styles—or focus on the plant as a whole by including all its above-ground parts. In this instance, I was lucky: a leaf rose up behind the flower, making this type of shot possible.
Lens: Helios 44-2
I played with "darktable"'s Composite module used for overlapping multiple photos. In tis case I used two instance of the same "normal" shot and one ICM photo of the same subject.
Rainy days can sometimes interrupt out plans in lots of circumstances of course. There’s also times when the “Rain Highlights” our photographic opportunities. I feel this is one of those instances. Thanks for visiting my photos. Gratitude and Kindness take their place in all photography.
I shot various instances of this scene, trying to get the tree and the building to play nice with everything else. If only there were clouds.
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'Step the Divide'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 4.0/180mm
Film: Lomo Berlin 400
Process: Rodinal; 1+50; 13.5min
Lincoln County, Washington
March 2021
Trying the combination of Fujifilm digital medium format sensor with full frame lens, by instance Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM.
That specific lens is the reason why I still keep my Canon DSLR system. Sold many L lenses to be more light but that one I just can't get rid of it, it's an addiction ;-)
One thing that impresses me here in Thailand is how many people look after animals that don't belong to them. At our building, for instance, there are two feeding stations with bowls where various tenants provide food and water to free-roaming dogs or cats (one spot for each species).
I once watched a cat waiting right there for its "provider" to come home from work. As soon as he arrived, she ran toward him, calling out, and naturally received her dinner from him.
But it isn't just dogs and cats that people here care for.
At a café in a Bangkok park, I saw a waitress who, on a hot day, kept bringing small pieces of watermelon to a tree, where then a squirrel would come to collect them.
I managed to take a photo of one of these moments. In this instance, it was a Finlayson's squirrel gratefully accepting the sweet treat.
Eine Sache, die mich hier in Thailand beeindruckt ist, dass sich hier viele Menschen um Tiere kümmern, die ihnen nicht gehören. So gibt es bei uns am Haus zwei Futterplätze mit Schüsseln, wo verschiedene Mieter jeweils freilaufende Hunde oder Katzen mit Futter und Wasser versorgen (je ein Ort pro Gattung).
Eine Katze habe ich dabei beobachtet, wie Sie direkt darauf wartete, dass ihr "Versorger" von der Arbeit kommt. Bei seiner Ankunft lief sie lauf rufend auf sie zu und bekam natürlich auch ihr Abendessen von ihm.
Doch es sind nicht nur Hunde und Katzen, um die sich die Menschen hier kümmern.
In einem Cafe in einem Park in Bangkok sah ich eine Kelnerin, die an einem heißen Tag immer wieder kleine Stücke Wassermelone zu einem Baum brachte, wo diese dann von einem Eichhörnchen in Empfang genommen wurden.
Eine dieser Szenen konnte ich fotografieren. In diesem Fall war es ein Finlayson-Hörnchen, welches die süße Erfrischung dankbar angenommen hat.
It is widely known that travel broadens the mind.
On my trip to Laos, for instance, I had the opportunity to learn about the region's characteristic methods for transporting heavy loads.
Here you can see the version typical of this area: a bamboo pole with two baskets—woven from natural fibers like bamboo, rattan, or bast—hanging from it. In other regions, carrying baskets made from the same materials are used instead; these are carried using straps that rest either on the shoulders or against the forehead.
I have immense respect for this elderly lady, by the way. The load she is carrying up this rather steep road looks incredibly heavy.
Das Reisen bildet ist ja weithin bekannt.
Auf meiner Reise nach Laos habe ich zum Beispiel die regional typischen Techniken kennenlernen dürfen, um schwere Dinge zu transportieren.
Hier seht er die für diese Region typische Variante. Eine Bambusstange an der zwei aus Naturfasern (Bambus, Ratan oder Bast) geflochtene Körbe hängen. In anderen Regionen werden an dieser Stelle aus dem seben Material gefertigte Tragekörbe verwendet, die mit Riemen wahlweise auf den Schultern oder an der Stirn getragen werden.
Ich habe übrigens absolute Hochachtung vor dieser älteren Dame hier. Das, was sie hier gerade diese recht steile Strasse hinauf transportiert sieht ziemlich schwer aus.
Well, here we go again.......no spring this year, right into summer. Turn off the stove and get the A/C in the window. Wildfire smoke has become an issue for several years now, and having it on a weeks' vacation makes it even more frustrating. Once such instance was a day on the WNYP in 2020, we were following the Farmers' Valley job with 2 C-430's in a thick haze of smoke. OL-2's crew is adding to the sky conditions at the NY-PA state line in Portville, NY.
The Bourtzi is dated back to the period after 1500 and has been used in various instances as a prison. It has a two-floor octagonal tower. The tower finishes in a round dome.
Nikon D600, Nikkor AF-S 17/35 f/2.8 D
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Inaugurated in 1902, this lift links Lisbon lower downtown (Rossio and Restauradores Plazas, for instance) to the higher Largo do Carmo.
Still commonly used when I was a student at university, this lift is nowadays a tourist attraction with long queues, which make it unusable to anyone in a hurry.
For more information check
People and Posters
This is an area where I can be a bit more creative. Although I have been out with the camera in London and other cities in the past, trying to find those iconic areas of graffiti, coloured shop fronts and unusual posters. I must also find then the right people to walk by at that precise moment, which is not always possible; so I take the venues and the people separately and then match them together in my own time. But I think they are like Marmite. But in this instance I hope you do like.
As always, keep safe and best wishes. Patrick
Ps It comes about because I do not have the patience to wait around but I admire those people who do.
I cannot remember if he squashed it or just kicked it.
baby Yousef :D
No edit :)
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 320
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash
This was an instance of where I looked ahead on the tree this bird flew to, predicted where it might be in the clear, focused on the gap and it showed up.
I have always been late to the party when it comes to knowing some things that other people seem to have been aware of for years.
For instance, I have always loved seeing deer and in the last few years, I have photographed scores of them and have some loyal deer in the area who often come to me when they want a photo to memorialize one of their close relatives who lost their lives during a certain portion of the fall season.
Therefore it surprised me when a lot of people commented to me how deer are actually pests and that they know no shame about what and where they eat.
Note this tender young fellow I caught through a tunnel of trees who is probably a good example of what these folks are talking about. I think he is pretty comfortable around this house and is probably eager for the snow to melt so he can begin to eat spring tulips by the side of the house. In the meantime, he will settle for snarking down some bird food out of the feeders.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
50046 "Ajax" and 50003 "Temeraire" 2C08 0712 Newton Abbot - Waterloo, approaching Dawlish. This working appeared to be a regular way of getting a standby loco to Exeter or beyond and in this instance I was so mesmerized by what I was seeing in the viewfinder I almost let it run out of the frame. 20th June 1991
About the only instance of sun on this morning's run of eastbound NS 125 to Centralia, IL, seen here approaching Hoffman on the Southern-West District. And a Kelby sighting...making distinct radio calls using a most proper call sign: "Pennsylvania 8102"
Thanks to WR for the heads up on this move. 8102 ran to Kansas City on road-railer 255 on Friday, so it was not terribly surprising to see this unit sent back east a couple days later.
Today's cars don't have hood ornaments, and I guess I'm okay with that. If today's car designers made hood ornaments, they'd be pretty weak, I'm sure.
One of the last hood ornaments was form Chrysler and it was just a Chrysler logo made of cheap clear plastic that weathered poorly over time.
It could be argued that if there were hood ornaments now, they'd just get stolen. It's true that that's what happened back when they were prominent.
But if every single car had one, there would be much less of a chance of them being stolen because they'd be so common. For instance, why aren't more tires just randomly slashed? Why aren't more windshields broken? Why aren't more catalytic converters stolen (heh)?
We should at least be given the option. Especially trucks, but all cars should have that choice.
The same can go for hubcaps.
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'The Evening Diminished Nothing'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Vericolor III; x-11/1997
Process: DIY ECN-2
Washington
May 2025
A wonderful long light instance in Skjelfjorden fjord on the Norwegian Lofoten islands. It was here where Briitish Troops had a naval station during the submarine war with Germany, rests of which can still be seen further afar in the fjord.
Sprocket, in a rare instance when she can successfully stop me from whatever I was about to do and make me grab a camera for a few shots, one of which ultimately fits the weekend's Happy Caturday theme (sorry, usually of the broader ones like today's). Time constraints normally dictate the use of my everyday-carry camera, the timing was right for me to go fetch the DSLR.
Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and a fun, safe, and rewarding Happy New Year!
In “Respiro”, I will be reaching out beyond geopolitics to a more expansive context of a million plus years, going back to the creation of the universe and the beginning of time, back to the first-ever rainbow – the very first magical breaking point of light. Instead of binding ourselves to specific instances within the histories of politics, religion, philosophy and the arts, we will be embracing contemporaneity of both the present and the distant past in our continued attempt to defy stagnation. (Sarkis, 20015)
As amazing as the Lofoten might look in bright sunlight, their Northern character reveals itself more in stormy weather as I feel.
Princess Chelsea is a lot less twee than fellow kiwi band The Beths, for instance, but the songs come from the heart and the whopping 7 live member band played for almost an hour. Lead singer Chelsea Lee Nikke was quite a ham with her Judas Priest shirt. You could tell she might be a little anxious but she rocked out like she was meant to play stadiums.
Though I photographed the entire set, this was the last photo I took of Nikke when the song were all done and she was fooling around with her band mates. There were no other photographers at the show that I saw and it's a small enough venue that you don't need a photopass and there's no three song limit.
Whenever I photograph a show that actually does require a photopass (most recently Angel Olsen), I am often with other photographers who are obsessed with access to the show, many of whom stay for only just those three songs and miss out on the rest of the music. I prefer seeing bands in smaller clubs and I know for a fact that the first three songs usually have the worst lighting and the lowest amount of energy compared to the remainder of the set. How sad to experience just the first three songs of every band and be constantly doing tones of work just to cover the next first three songs of another band.
For some, music is a living. For me, it's just what I live for.
princesschelsea.bandcamp.com/music
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Today we had the largest swells in 5 years! Topping out in some instances at over 50 ft! What a day at Waimea Bay!
This was one of those instances when I was out to shoot the sunset, but it wasn't very special. Turning to my left (south) however, the clouds were lit up like they were on fire.
The peaks in the foreground, from left to right, are Eagle Mtn, Buck Knob and Bell Knob. Centered in the rear is the valley of the upper Hiwassee River. On the horizon to the right, above Bell Knob, is Georgia's tallest mountain, Brasstown Bald. If you look real close you can see the visitor center tower at the summit.
yet another panoramic view of the crystalline transparency of air, water and light high up in Norway's North.
Perhaps the best Autumnal seasonal crush there is?? Well...that may be hard to say simply due to the fact that I've photographed many crushes throughout my 10+ years of [staying] consistent with photography. I could not get to Benjamin Lake, so I did the next best thing -- find an unobstructed view of the Southeast, set up operations, and prepare to capture as many instances of this slow yet intense burning crush as allowed.
Photo captured via Minolta Maxxum AF 16mm Fish-Eye F/2.8 Lens. Audubon Lake Wildlife Area. Channeled Scablands section within the Columbia Plateau region. Lincoln County, Washington. Late October 2022.
Exposure Time: 1/80 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: + / - 1 * Color Temperature: 4750 K ** Film Emulation: Visions 04 **
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Many visitors to Death Valley National Park do not consider Dante's View a must-see. The majority stick to popular spots like the Mesquite Dunes, Water Basin, Zabriskie Point, and areas near Furnace Creek. However, I believe Dante’s View offers one of the most breathtaking vistas in the park. From this point in the Amargosa Mountains, you can overlook the entire Badwater Basin, and the view is always stunning, especially at sunset and sunrise.
During our recent visit, arriving early allowed me to take some daytime photos. I’ve increasingly enjoyed capturing landscapes outside of the golden hour, appreciating the unique beauty of these images. For instance, a photo of Badwater Basin at sunrise or sunset doesn't highlight the salt pan as much; instead, the salt pan dominates, revealing details like the remaining water and patterns formed by evaporation and wind. One of my favorites from the trip is an image I especially enjoyed, taken in spring.
I first went to this hotel about 5 years ago on a business trip. We were doing some work for a company on the outskirts of Telford, and this was the cheapest available at the time.
Looking back, it wasn't a great time for me, as I was working in a toxic business. I guess I knew it at the time, but thought erroneously that I had the mental means to not let it affect me.
Whenever I traveled for work, I always used to take some running gear with me, so that I could 'explore the area' I was sent, something which i still do today. You can generally see more if you run, than if you walk. I ran from this hotel and found an old railway line, now converted to a cycle/walking path around the area. It was an interesting hour to spend before the rigours of the work day to explore.
Fast forward to this weekend in March. I had an appointment with a luthier in Shropshire, and booked a different hotel in Shropshire. Again, with running gear in the luggage, my wife and I popped out before breakfast and found ourselves on the same pathway. We spent a leisurely hour exploring the area.
I found the experience of revisiting old places and going over the situation of that time quite cathartic, It took me longer than it should have to leave that company, I realise that now, but I can look back, not with dread, but with a sense of understanding and being able to focus on the good points of the time. Views like this, for instance, which I otherwise would not have seen.
Sixty Dome Mosque or Shatgumbad Mosque is the largest of the Sultanate mosques in Bangladesh and one of the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of the Indian subcontinent. It is ascribed to one Khan al-Azam Ulugh Khan Jahan, who conquered the greater part of southern Bengal and named the area khalifatabad in honour of the reigning Sultan nasiruddin mahmud shah (1435-59). Khan Jahan ruled the region with the seat of administration at Haveli-Khalifatabad, identified with present Bagerhat, till his death in 1459. Such a magnificent building turned into miserably decaying condition with the passage of time. It is however fortunate that the British government initiated measures for its restoration and repair and the process continued under the direct supervision of the successive Departments of Archaeology of Pakistan and Bangladesh. In the early 1980s an effective long-term programme was undertaken to safeguard this historical monument at the instance of UNESCO, and the work is nearing completion.
(Source: Banglapedia)
Bagerhat, Bangladesh
The melodious sound of a Robin Redbreast is a magical thing, most notably of course in the Spring and in the Autumn. After the late summer lull, they're in full force again.
This Robin appeared to be a little more animated than I'd usually expect and only after a 500mm view was it clear that the head-bobbing had something to do with the flies in his range. So was this one singing or eating? It was both in this instance!
One minute, Life can change and you don't know what to do.. Your partner in chime, your best friend, your soul mate, has a minor stroke. You feel helpless, lost, and shocked. You are so far away you don't know what to do.. All you can do is be there in spirit and pray that they are ok. Thank God, he is doing great, on the road to recovery.
Everyone, please take care of your health, and you notice something odd or you feel off.. Go get it check out, don't wait.. Waiting can change everything on how your are treated..
Get well my love.. You are my heart and Soul!
Taken at Isle of Rowlyria
Landmark to Isle of Rowlyria: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rowlyria/150/47/29
Windlight by BattleScars
Pose by: Hazeel: A Day to Relax
Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's smartest creatures, and is one of the few non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Urocissa, and Cyanopica.