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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 :)
I had a full day today running errands so not much time to take pictures. I did manage to snap a quick one however when I stopped by the river to have a coffee and recharge. In fact it was the only photo I took.
I've had a little trip to Skye recently. Not the most conducive conditions for photography, but managed to take the odd snap or two worth sharing!
Pleased to find some heather to shoehorn into my photo 😁
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.
I managed to capture a really nice full moonrise over the beach huts at Lytham St Annes. I shot the image using a telescope from a distance of around 1/4 mile, which gives the effect of the moon looking much bigger in relation to the huts. If I had gone closer, it would look smaller, so I wanted to take the image from as far as I could to get this effect. This full moon is known as a sturgeon moon due to the fact that these fish tend to be easily caught around this time of year.
This image appeared in The Telegraph and The Sun newspapers
I made a video during the capture of this moonrise where I give out tips on planning & capturing the shot
I managed to get out early on the latest in a series of misty mornings characterised by a temperature inversion in the Derwent Valley (and, indeed, across a much wider area). I took this shortly after sunrise with mist starting to roll in to envelop Over Owler Tor.
Yes, the glasses managed a macro/close up too.
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Taken a few weeks ago - I've not managed to get out with the camera much since - mostly due to all the storms we've been having - but I'm always ready in case a spectacular sunrise decides to make an appearence!!
Nu ik al een aantal ÖBB Talenten op foto had weten te zetten, begon ik uit te zoeken wanneer ik een DB Talent – ook wel bekend onder hun bijnaam Hamsterbacke – voor de lens kon krijgen. Vanaf het balkon van ons vakantiehuis had ik namelijk al wat observaties gedaan, en die leerden me dat er om 10:46, 14:46 en 18:46 telkens een DB-variant vanuit Seefeld richting Innsbruck vertrok. Die tijden hield ik in mijn achterhoofd voor aan de overweg 😉.
Voor de geïnteresseerden: dit is trouwens gewoon te zien op het Fahrplanbild van de ÖBB. DB Talenten hebben namelijk zowel eerste als tweede klasse, dus je kunt ze op die manier makkelijk onderscheiden van hun ÖBB-tegenhangers. Maar ach, het was natuurlijk geen straf om op ons balkon te zitten, met uitzicht op de sneeuwbedekte bergen van het Inntal 😄.
Enfin, op dag 2 van ons verblijf had ik mijn eerste DB Talent al kunnen fotograferen aan het overwegje (die foto hou ik nog even achter de hand). Op dag 5, met opnieuw schitterend weer en lenteachtige temperaturen rond de 17°C, had ik met mijn oudste zoon een langere wandeling gepland. Mijn oog was gevallen op een route van Scharnitz – het Oostenrijkse grensstation – terug naar Seefeld. De eerste drie kilometer zou ik de spoorlijn volgen tot in Giessenbach. Een kwestie van strategisch plannen natuurlijk, want dat zou gegarandeerd nog een treinfoto opleveren.
Omdat ik tijdens de ochtenduren nog niet op pad was geweest deze vakantie, stond ik rond 8:30 op en begaf me opnieuw naar de overweg. Elke kans op een mooie foto moest benut worden! Na het fotograferen van twee passerende treinen, zag ik in de dienstregeling dat er om 9:56 een DB Talent zou toekomen in Seefeld, komende uit Garmisch-Partenkirchen – meteen ook zijn eindstation. Van die kant van het station had ik nog geen foto’s genomen, maar het leek me dat er vanaf de Riehlweg – die daar zo’n driehonderd meter parallel aan de spoorlijn loopt – wel een goede plek moest zijn.
Na wat heen en weer stappen vond ik inderdaad een mooi standpunt. En jawel, de Hamsterbacke werd naar volle tevredenheid vastgelegd!
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After capturing several ÖBB Talent trains on camera, I started looking for opportunities to photograph a DB Talent — also known by its nickname Hamsterbacke. From the balcony of our holiday home, I’d already observed that DB trains left Seefeld for Innsbruck at 10:46, 14:46, and 18:46. Handy times to keep in mind for a quick visit to the crossing 😉
For those interested: this info is actually available in the ÖBB schedule. DB Talents have both 1st and 2nd class, so they’re easy to spot — but hey, no complaints about train spotting with a view of the snow-covered Inntal mountains 😄.
On day 2, I managed to catch my first DB Talent at the nearby crossing (photo saved for later). Then on day 5, with perfect weather and spring-like temps around 17°C, I had a longer hike planned with my eldest son — from Scharnitz back to Seefeld, following the railway for the first 3 km to Giessenbach. Smart planning, of course — always thinking of a good train shot!
Since I hadn’t been out much in the early mornings, I got up around 8:30 and headed back to the crossing. After photographing two trains, I noticed a DB Talent was due at 9:56 from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, ending in Seefeld. I hadn’t photographed from that side of the station yet, but the Riehlweg — which runs along the track for about 300 meters — looked promising.
A bit of walking later, I found the perfect spot. And yes — I caught the Hamsterbacke just the way I hoped.
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Seefeld in Tirol, 11/04/2025
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RB/S6 5411 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Seefeld in Tirol
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.
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 :
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We finally managed to drag ourselves away from birds, family and domestic duties and got down to Tinchi Tamba Wetlands in northern Brisbane for a walk along their quiet riverside path. Luckily also it was slightly rainy so it was peaceful and quiet. A few of the large number of kangaroos that live peacefully in the wetlands reserve were out grazing on some grass as we passed by on the boardwalk.
On the way back through the forest we came across the biggest male Eastern Grey Kangaroo (which these are also) we have ever seen. Now kangaroos in this place and the wild are usually docile and while watchful will generally retreat. But this one didn't, he stood his ground and watched us, showing off his huge muscles and appendages. So luckily we had trees between us which prevented me gettIng a shot but when they are a bit alarmed it's just best to keep a distance. Just being cautious! They rarely get unhappy with humans but on the extremely rare occasion it's best not to push boundaries. As usual, humans are far more dangerous to them.....far more than vice versa.
Managed to catch this small private Porsche Carrera GT run leaving yesterday.
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We only have two or three snowdrops in the front garden, but I managed to find a clump of tight buds at the end of the back garden. Picked three, and kept them indoors for a day os so to encourage a little opening, then gradually frozen in layers of water. The buds were surprisingly uncooperative, and kept floating, which ruined the effect I wanted. Finally achieved an encased bud withour it escaping onto a closer plane of focus.
The ice was thicker underneath, so I played around with back-lighting from a torch. I enjoyed the way the tiny bubbles followed the line of the bud, giving it an almost predatory Triffid-like look?
Mcro Mondays "In Ice". This flower is less than 1" long.
A better one for the Treasure Hunt 18: Bud
Managed to get to Kithurst Hill at 7.15 this morning, and had myself better dialled into the butterflies.
The little Blues are such mazy creatures, leading me a merry dance on a warm morning.
I think this is a Common Blue, happy to be corrected.
Glad I went out early, as was able to collect Dave from hospital this afternoon. He's sore, and I guess our plans for mountain biking have gone awry, but at least it wasn't anything more serious.
Managing to avoid the mizzle, which threatened to end the night early. Mart and I fired off a few shots. I like this simple orange background lighting and a cooler light used in the Backlight Scanner used through the archway.
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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.
Managed to get my DJI Mini2 up before the rain came down and took away most of the snow that descended this morning.
After a very long time searching my local spot I finally managed to get a snap of the elusive and stunning female common blue.
This is the bridge over the pond in Benmore Gardens, recently re-opened after being closed for 2 years during Covid.
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Managed to get both the ground and aerial view of CXRG's Monte Vista turn as it pulled eight hoppers from the Coors plant at Monte Vista, Colorado. The trip back to Alamosa will take about an hour, while I get a leaky tire repaired.
Managed to get the BONZA B738MAX fleet* this morning VH-UIK, UJT & UJK sitting out on the ramp on the Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY/YBSU) awaiting their launch 31 January 2023...
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The stone ruins which were once the impressive buildings of Kanyaka Station. Settled and owned by a young Englishman, Hugh Proby, the enterprise supported 70 families, required to manage the immense sheep and cattle run.
The property is NNE of Quorn in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. The harsh, arid land's traditional owners were the Barnggaria people.
Whilst the amount of rain in Scotland can be tiresome at times, it always makes for great river and waterfall photos :)
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Even though I live only 10 miles from Scotland, last weekend was the first time I'd ventured across the border since the Coronavirus restrictions were introduced in March of last year.
I managed to capture the amazing A1 Locomotive of 60163 Tornado hauling the Northern Belle railtour along the West Coast Main Line, which was an added bonus as originally this leg of the railway journey was supposed to be diesel hauled until Carlisle, then picked up by 6201 Princess Elizabeth locomotive. However, after this engine recently suffered a fault with it's boiler, Tornado has been replacing it on all excursions where possible and, since it is was nearby anyway, it was able to haul this leg of the journey from Glasgow too.
I hadn't photographed along this stretch of railway before so I wasn't sure of what the viewpoints would be like, but looking at the map I thought this section looked promising and luckily it was - providing a wonderful moody backdrop with Tewsgill Hill beyond.
managed to take a short break of around 30 minutes to take some photos. Suddenly it started to rain... but I was happy despite everything.
In 2016 Czech operator LEO Express ordered net EMU's. The interior of their FLIRT units were in dire need of a renovation and the operator was planning the expand operations to new services, stretching their excisting fleet even more. Eventually the acceptance tests of these new CRRC Sirius units took slightly longer (officially due to the covid-crisis) and by that time LEO Express was bought by Renfe. Renfe cancelled the order and the CRRC Sirius units were left without owner. In 2024 the other large private operator in Czechia, RegioJet, acquired the units. Gradually the units were put into service on the Ústí nad Labem - Kolín route. Since the summer of 2025 all 3 units were active.
As a passenger I got to say the units are okay-ish. Somehow they remind me of the danish IC4 units. They looked great as well, but on the inside you could see signs of a different quality. I've been a couple of times on unit 665 001 and I wasn't all they impressed with the quality of the ride and with the sturdiness of some interor parts. However from the outside I'd say they look amazing. The RegioJet livery onto LEO Express' dark colours really fit well. Even better then their normal bright yellow trains. During the summer of 2025 I managed to get unit 665 001 on photo as it made its way to Ústí nad Labem. The city has already been reached, but due to turning around in one of the stations, it would take another 15 minutes until it would reach it final destination.
I managed to capture this Fox just at the moment he stuck his tongue out though I think he was licking his lips. Foxes are found throughout Britain and Ireland. In fact they are found pretty much throughout the Northern Hemisphere. British Foxes were once thought to be a different subspecies (crucigera) with smaller, more widely separated teeth. But further work has shown that dentition varies and it is highly doubtful whether British Foxes are sufficiently different to merit being called a subspecies. Though Foxes from even warmer parts of Europe seem to develop longer coats compared with British Foxes. They are highly adaptable and can occur in many different habitats feeding on a wide variety of food especially rabbits, voles, birds, beetles, worms and fruit. Foxes living in urban areas tend to scavenge for food scraps just as they do for carrion in rural areas. But they will also take live food in urban situations. The one visiting my garden is partial to peanuts.
Foxes mate in the depths of winter when the Vixen can be heard making that familiar screaming bark. Gestation is just over 50 days and the young are fully weaned at about 10 weeks. The male usually helps provision the young with food. The cubs usually associate with their mother until autumn, when they disperse to find territories of their own.
After waiting patiently, the evening sun finally managed to pierce the cloud on the horizon, instantaneously transforming the scene in front of my lens. Impressive fiery red sunlight illuminates the rock forms of Belstone Ridge, which compliment the beautiful rich greens of the surrounding summer landscape. Well worth the wait! Thanks for looking. Mk
I managed to leave my camera on the roof of my car earlier in the day and drove off. Unbelievably the thing still worked though the lens suffered considerably - that's why there's bad blur on the left, and overall the image quality is suspect.
Bozeman Pass, Montana.
Somehow, I managed to arrive at Westward Ho! at exactly the right time. The tide was going out (I had planned that part) and thankfully most of the dog-walkers were still making their way towards the beach.
Imagine that, the gloriously soggy sands of Westward Ho! devoid of frantic paw prints, ball divots and start-stop welly-boot tracks. Not that I actually have anything against dog-walkers on beaches - it's a joy to see the excitement and the wagging tails - it's just extra-nice to find pristine sands when the weather is perfect for photography.
Epic clouds. Unending wet sands. Intermittent sunshine. Strong, but managable winds. Just what the Doctor ordered.
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Is it World Hyphen Day? I seem to have been on a mission to hyphenate, necessarily and un-necessarily - whatever took my fancy really.
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Usual caveats etc.
Close-up shot of the rapids in Glen Massan where the rocks have been carved into unusual shapes by millennias of water movement.
Managed to capture this Spotted Pardalote about to land on a branch. Very overcast day but relatively low shutter speed as the bird slowed for landing allowed a sharp bird but with nicely blurred wings.
I somehow managed to delete this photo by mistake this morning and as I like it, have put it back on so back to zero everything again. Never mind I'll be more careful next time.
This is the RSPB woods at Tunbridge Wells Kent, UK late in the evening. It is populated with Deer, Konik horses and goats not forgetting the foxes, rabbits and lots of birds.
A beautiful place for a long or short walk.
Photo taken with a Helios lens,
I managed to persuade my grandson to come for a short walk after dinner but, he was quite alarmed when I asked two young ladies if they mind me taking a photo of their drinks.
She managed the pearls and the scarf, but Muriel thought she might need help clipping on the earrings. Personally, I'm just relieved she didn't find the red lipstick. :))
I bought these earrings for next to nothing in a local shop last year to use as a prop, but this is the first time they've seen the light of day. I was happy to see the theme this week!
For this week's Smile on Saturday! group theme, Earrings.
🇳🇱 Na bijna 60 jaar trouwe dienst is het moment daar: de Klassiekjes van de NMBS gaan definitief uit dienst. Vandaag, 14 december, wordt een belangrijke epoche in de geschiedenis van de Belgische spoorwegen afgesloten met een afscheidsrit, eentje waar ik helaas niet bij kan zijn. MS66 660 zal het enige stel zijn dat behouden blijft.
Bon, op 19 september heb ik gelukkig nog MS66 663 kunnen vereeuwigen op station Manage, die we hier als S62 E4262 naar Luttre zien vertrekken. Eigenlijk had ik een ander stekje in gedachten, maar door een recent geplaatst hekje was dat helaas niet mogelijk.
🇬🇧 After nearly 60 years of loyal service, the time has come: the NMBS/SNCB "Klassiekjes" are being retired for good. Today, December 14, marks the end of an important era in the history of Belgian railways, with a farewell run that I, unfortunately, cannot attend. MS66 660 will be the only unit preserved.
Back on 19 September I was fortunate enough to capture MS66 663 at Manage station, seen here departing working S62 E4262 to Luttre. I originally had a different spot in mind, but a recently installed fence made that impossible.
🇩🇪 Nach fast 60 Jahren treuem Dienst ist der Moment gekommen: Die „Klassiekjes“ der NMBS/SNCB gehen endgültig außer Dienst. Heute, am 14. Dezember, endet eine wichtige Epoche in der Geschichte der belgischen Eisenbahnen mit einer Abschiedsfahrt, an der ich leider nicht teilnehmen kann. Der MS66 660 wird die einzige Einheit sein, die erhalten bleibt.
Am 19. September hatte ich glücklicherweise noch die Gelegenheit den MS66 663 am Bahnhof Manage zu verewigen, hier zu sehen als S62 E4262 auf dem Weg nach Luttre. Eigentlich hatte ich einen anderen Fotostelle im Sinn, aber ein kürzlich errichteter Zaun machte das leider unmöglich.