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Wahey! Managed to recover my fluffed shots so I get the classic image to add to my collection after all. Took a fair bit of cloning and cleaning but got there in the end. Pity about the peeps but hey, scale.
I Google'd this and not surprisingly found hundreds of near identical images. Hey-ho. Couldn't not do it though, could I?
So.. lots of pictures taken with the X-E1, stitched in Microsoft ICE and then cleaned and tweaked in a bunch of other software. Threw in a shade of cross processing for that edgy, ain't I a cool dude look. Does it suit me?
Thanks for visiting and please come again soon.. no really..
Regards
Cluke
An amazing mystery tour awaits you on this link....
Go on, dare you :D
Managed to get out for a short walk this afternoon. The temperature has gone up and the sun came out. Heavenly. 😍
Took this in the garden of one of our friends who lives only a few doors down from us.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :)
managed to capture this delight while zoom-zooming in Vancouver yesterday, would love to meet the owners :)
Day 3 of the epic temp inversions, and day 3 stuck inside on domestic duties, BUT I did at least manage to nip out and grab a few quick handheld family in tow images on day 3 just before the mists evaporated.
Shot from the iconic Great Ridge on the descent, which gives the appearance of a drone shot.
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Managed to get out before the cold snap ended and thankfully, the waterfall was looking lovely with the icicles and dusting of snow. Who knows when this may happen again!
|| IC Photo taken at Mischief Managed ||
Grinning, Everett listens to Zaira go over the specs of the garden like the expert she is. Something about her passion amplifies his smile even more, so when she moves to pat his arm, he attempts to grab it. "You know I don't work for free," he returns swiftly. "Not in this economy. I'll be your beast of burden, but it's gonna cost you." He wiggles brows. "On completion of course, I'm not greedy," the boy adds.
Zaira pouted a bit, not that he could see it but she did. Holding his hand she blinked and pouted "Can't it just be a graduation present? I only have so many chocolate wands left!" she whined clearly not getting any hints. "Or! We can sneak some ingredients and I'll make you a lovely dinner? I think I can talk the elves into letting me use the kitchen, or we can use the homemaking magic room, that's always empty." her head was going a mile a minute trying to find ways to pay Everett for his help.
Everett snorts, then snickers, as the girl scrambles to come up with some form of payment. "How do you even function," he teases, turning towards her. "That's in, payment in full, /up front/." The boy reaches a hand up to guess at Zaira's cheek and catches her temple --close enough-- grasping with both hands and angling her gaze upwards. Grinning, the boy tilts down and attempts to capture her in a kiss, his heart pounding in his ears; it had been far too long since he'd attempted it, and was bursting at the seams to get some already!
Managed to get an hour, with the camera, in Glen Slig today. Had to drive through a snow storm on snowy roads to get there, but it was worth it.
I thought it was time to take a break from the relentless Adventure series and I managed to sneak out yesterday morning with the camera.
This is one of my favourite places to sit and watch the world wake up. Although a new sign has appeared on the gate you have to go through
No Access
No Footpath
No dogs
No people
As it doesn't mention photographers hopefully I will be OK:-)
A 5 frame pano of a misty Piton Lake, part of the Croome estate landscaped by Capability Brown
Thinking over and over again about the situation that happened last night with the boy she has a secret crush on, she sat in the corridor alone using her favorite spell over and over....
Managed to find some Wild Garlic (ramslök if you're wondering what the Swedish name is) in an aptly named location called Wild garlic valley. Though I think I was there a tad too early and need to come back at the start of June instead as there wasn't too much on show. There were plenty of mosquitos though...
Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña - Irlanda del Norte - Carrick-a-rede - Puente de cuerda
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/carrick-a-rede
www.ireland.com/es-es/articles/regions/causeway-coast/car...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_gkpAWC3c
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8myPR6i9fg
ENGLISH:
Suspended almost 100 ft (30 m) above sea level, the rope bridge was first erected by salmon fisherman 350 years ago.
In 2016 Carrick-a-Rede welcomed the highest number of visitors ever to this exhilarating rope bridge experience.
As we approach our traditional busy season, we have introduced some new measures to help ensure your experience to Carrick-a-Rede is the best it can be.
As a conservation charity we are committed to preserving and protecting our special places and spaces for everyone to enjoy. This includes protecting ongoing conservation, managing health and safety and trying to ease traffic congestion around the site.
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ESPAÑOL:
El Carrick-a-rede rope bridge es un puente colgante situado en las cercanías de Ballintoy, condado de Antrim, Irlanda del Norte. Es propiedad de National Trust y tiene una longitud de 20 metros.
Se trata de un puente situado a una altura de 25 metros sobre el nivel del mar y que une a una pequeña isla, en la que existe una pesquería de salmones, con la costa. El puente actual data del 2008, aunque hay evidencias de un puente en el mismo lugar desde hace siglos.1
Se ha convertido en una de las atracciones turísticas de Irlanda del Norte, así en 2007 tuvo una afluencia de 227.000 visitantes. La entrada tiene un coste de £5,90 y hay que hacer una caminata desde la entrada hasta llegar al puente.
Managed to pick up the camera today, still not 100% fit but getting there! Spotted this little beauty flying around in the sunshine. Will prob never catch up with all your wonderful shots, if I don't comment please forgive! Have a super weekend foks oh and HFDF ;0)
Actually managed a day out with my camera today, and had the chance to tick 2 locations off my ever-growing bucket list. This beautiful old abandoned church really tickled me, with the oak tree growing up through the middle. Unfortunately we were plagued with very harsh sunlight today, so a return trip is on the cards....;-)
Managed a birding trip to Slovakia and Hungary. (I must be doing something right at home :). Anyhow, me and a friend of mine went over for a short week. Had a great time with some excellent sightings, but not many quality photos. Unfortunately the weather was not on our side. I managed this shot, one evening. This was by far the closest we got to one of these and even then this is a big crop and a lot of work on photoshop to clean it up. We had a few very brief and distant views of males on a few occasions no oportunity to get a shot though.
Thanks to all who view and comment on my images, much appreciated :)
Image taken, close to Hortobagy, Hungary.
We managed to get out and about yesterday, been feeling low so it was nice to feel the sun and fresh air. Whenever we are in Steveston we always buy a loaf of bread at Romania Country Bread. The owner built the wood-fired oven himself and is quite a character. All he makes is one type of bread and it costs ten dollars a loaf but it is fabulous. As for Win Win Chicken, haven't tried it yet :)
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listening to Pachelbel's Canon played by a rubber chicken :)
Well I finally managed to capture you in my lens Millionaire grins :P Our time zones don't allow us to hang out much my dear friend, but when we do we create awesome memories like this one here :) Thank you so much hun for walking to my path and for being a wonderful friend. I got kinda rusty in my edits coffs, but I ll catch up soon.
I choose a song from Lauv for you and its called breath. Hope u like it
Hugs u xx
I managed to see the Aurora on Thursday night. I took loads of photos and had such a great time. I was completely alone on my favourite beach at Rhossili (3 miles long!). Not the best Aurora shots I have seen but still happy to get anything! All shots taken in RAW and converted to jpeg images with no added saturation.
I managed to get in contact with the sheep registration office, and they said, we can keep the old registration numbers and get new ones for the two young ones. We're slow, and the bureaucracy is not helping, but maybe one day we'll be official. Europe doesn't exist when it comes to moving to another country.
Managed to snap this one as the sun was emerging over the horizon - the framing was a challenge with so much clutter
I finally managed to finish my article on "Optical" which was a small manufacturer based in Spain, which producing projection lenses for cine and slide projection.
I tried my best to find some information about the company and their products but unfortunately there still are lots of open questions. Believe it or not, I wasn't able to find even a single ad or mention in any book or catalog... Perhaps someone who knows where to find anything like that is going to stumble upon the article in the future and let me know. I'm still wondering how a company managed to sell their lenses without any kind of advertisement.
One of the reasons might be that they seem to have been a subsidiary of Benoist Berthiot a notable manufacturer of projection lenses from France... so they likely were able to use their channels (sales people etc.) and didn't have to rely on publicity beyond that. Another reason might be that it was just too small scale to leave a lot of traces. I don't have any concrete evidence of production numbers, but it's nowhere close to the big names among projection lens makers, like ISCO, Schneider, Zeiss, Bausch & Lomb etc.
However in my eyes that doesn't make their lenses any less fascinating or capable. They made some uniquely interesting lenses and I had a lot of fun using them. Here's the link to the article:
Managed to get out for a shortish walk this morning. Started off in great light, which then got worse and worse. But at least I got out!
An Oak-leaved Hydrangea in a public flowerbed near home.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :)
I managed to time my visit to the Parkville Nature Sanctuary waterfall perfectly to see the last few moments of the sun.
It's a muddy trail these days and was glad I brought my worst pair of shoes and pants. But if you're in the area, it's well worth the trip.
Managed by the National Trust, consider joining, for a photographer or historian its a ticket to some wonderful locations.
I managed some time to shoot for myself today. I have been wanting to visit the Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area for quite awhile now. When my friend and photographer, Michael Rosell, posted his image I knew that it was time to go. If you find your way out there, you will see this area is right at the main gate to the right. There is a very small parking area and a wooden fence. Make your way past the fence and up a very short trail to this grove. These trees feel like something out of Northern California.
These are actually Pine trees as well which is weird given the name of the park. I shot with my 24-105L, 85mm, and 50mm. There are quite a few different styles I chose to work with and I’m excited to hear which might be your favorite. I would encourage you to click on each one to get a further detailed look.
Finally managed to get a decent shot of this now rare localish car, its was parked outside the Ace Cafe, still taxed and MOT'd too.
Managed to get myself up to Plymbridge today for a bit of a ride around the woods. Got caught in a bit of a rain storm and managed to get a quick snap of these dog walkers going for shelter under the bridge.
One of the small waterfalls in Upper Pucks Glen. The water level was very low that day so the waterfall was not that impressive.
Managed to get out this morning before the snow disappears again. Stayed very local as wasn’t sure how good the roads were. The mist/fog was stuck on the higher ground, so I stayed relatively low and close to home. This was taken as I had just passed through a patch of fog, and spotted this little cluster of trees, with the sun just breaking through to give some diffused light. Liked the animal tracks leading toward the trees as well.
I managed to score one of these on eBay!
The guns are really nice. All of them look like they came straight from the movies and games.
I highly recommend them.
New figs coming soon?
Yes.
Thanks Brickarms!
Boss
23rd April 2021 :
Managed to get out for a short walk just before lunchtime today. I didn't go far, but it was good to get out for a bit.
Saw this in the car park and decided on something different for today. You can see the whole thing here :
www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/51132696592/in/datepos...
Today is : English Language Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/english-language-day-april-23/
And for some Silly News it's : International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/international-pixel-stained-techn...
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.
So, I managed to get out twice into the woods this weekend hoping to capture some autumnal images with the trees changing colours and perhaps do a small video about the image taking process and what nots.
Well, the thing is if you have been out of practise for a while it soon becomes apparent when you try to pick up where you left off.
I spent most of the weekend stumbling around in my wellies, slipping in the mud, and not really remembering how to use my camera!
So unfortunately I haven't really got anything to show for my efforts, so back to the archives for an image taken on the isle of Skye on the road to Elgol
Managed to catch this small private Porsche Carrera GT run leaving yesterday.
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I managed to scramble early to watch sunrise from the Alabama Hills in California. About 20 minutes before the sun's first rays hit the peaks of the Sierra Nevada, this neat pink/blue combination set in. Over the next 20 minutes they would completely change. There are so many great perspectives from these hills. Both formations are granite, with the foreground hills showing more weathering and soft shaping.