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Cormoran huppé agitant ses ailes pour le sécher face au soleil
Pigmy cormorant facing the sun and flapping its wings to dry them.
Le cormoran huppé est de plus petite taille que le grand cormoran et se reconnaît à son bec en partie jaune, et à son œil vert.
Je viens de découvrir que cette espèce de cormoran, dit “huppé” n’est en réalité huppé qu’en période de reproduction, ce qui n’est manifestement pas le cas ici…
D’où l’expression “Je ne suis pas d’huppe !”
Photo un peu trop granuleuse à mon goût (difficile de faire mieux avec le vieux capteur du D300 et l’empilage de deux optiques) mais néanmoins retenue à défaut pour le bel iris vert fluo du volatile !
Une de mes dernières tentatives animalières (je m’en lasse un peu, des zozios des lacs !) avant de passer à autre chose (ou à rien du tout, tout dépendra de l’inspiration du moment !)
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Eastern Dobsonfly on the window screen.
Adult dobsonflies are some of the largest non-Lepidopteran insects of temperate zones such as the United States and Canada, with a wingspan of up to 180 mm in some species.
The incredible Hulk @ Madame Tussauds wax museum in London. It was set up by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud.
O incrível Hulk no museu de cera Madame Tussaud em Londres.
Sim-wide winter landscape at 21strom in Second Life.
Trom Búr magic trees, frozen and snowy winter trees and landscapes with smooth wind effect, shores with icicles.
Best place for hanging out during your virtual wintertime.
See HD video at Youtube.
Blogpost at 21strom blog.
Post-processed with ReShade.
Two young burrowing owls.
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Some of you may remember my 'room with a view' set.
This is a picture I took yesterday - we had a massive thunderstorm. This photo is SOOC, I only resized it. Yes, it was a wall of water.
Usually, I don't write captions for photos - I believe a picture should tell its own story. But this one... I feel a connection to it, so I'll share.
In Seoul, near the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, there's a public piano. As a music lover, I can never walk past when someone's playing. And if they play well, I can get hang out there for ages.
That day, I sat down with a small crowd to listen to an elderly man. He played virtuosically – classical pieces. You could tell instantly: a professional.
Behind us, standing apart from the group, was a young man. Eyes closed. Just standing there. Rhythmically tapping a book in his hand. I don't know what was in his mind, but he was very focused.
Meanwhile, the pianist paused, then launched into something familiar. It was Let It Be by the Beatles.
I turned my head... and saw him. The young man. Eyes still closed, but now a blissful smile spread across his face. And in that same moment – tears streamed down his cheeks while a quiet laugh shook his shoulders. So raw. So alone. Away from everyone.
It was clear the emotions were simply overwhelming him. I don't know – maybe the song meant something personal? Maybe he had some sudden insight? But in that outpouring, he was beautiful and utterly exposed.
This is what this photo is about. About sincere emotions from music, from life.
The thing is, I adore that song myself, and The Beatles. And I react the same way – deeply, emotionally – when I hear or see something that strikes a chord in my heart.
Since I was filming the pianist on my phone, I had to fumble quickly to switch to the camera, desperate to capture that fleeting moment of a stranger's raw vulnerability on the street. And yes, the peak intensity had passed; the wave of emotion had subsided.
But the hint of that contented smile remained.
And he kept standing there, eyes closed, smiling softly until the final chord faded.
35.)
I feel alive.
And I want to thank everyone here on Flickr for a hundred-thousand views. It reminds me how much I owe to this site and the people on it. I still can't believe how much I've changed in the two years since I've joined.
.... let us hope that 2021 is a far better year
Nxai Pan, Botswana, March 2020
Olympus EM-1ii, M.Zuiko 300mm F4 Pro @F5.6, 1/1000, ISO250