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having managed to pull myself out of bed with only 3 hours sleep, i drove to buttermere in the lke district uk. its a place i frequent but havent had a walk round it for a few months.sunrise wasnt anything special but there was some interesting driftwood laying around and the low water levels made the usual shot of the lone tree a bit unpleasant on my eye.
this old branch on the other hand stuck out like a sore thumb. i really like how its twists and the textures on it really appeal. it made an excellent foreground subject.
Gus' mate, Forbes, managed to salvage a few parts from another 5 Series he fell out of up on Quiraing Road and improve his own aquisition from Murchison's Garage. Mind he only got a mile or two up the road to Drumbuie before he stuffed it through some whin bushes at the side of the road. "Ice" he said as he explained to the local bobby without mentioning he almost managed to hit 100 mph on the short straight before the brow on the hill
Managed to get a shot with him looking into camera this morning, still lots of twigs in way as usual
Managed to grab a quick shot before if flitted off. never seem to stay still long. This little fella is exploring some mossy branches . Lovely little birds can be quite confiding so when one strikes A pose for the camera I grab it !!
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I managed this shot a couple of nights ago whilst on a short trip to Bournemouth. I used my f@4 . 70-200 on the long end, a lens that never fails to deliver.
Photographing piers is a bit of a novelty to me,as we don't have these great structures in Cornwall.
Just when got her prefect badge, lol!
Meh edits and all that jazz. I just needed a picture for the profile on her wikia... So here it is! <.<
I managed to catch this jet stream as it passed the sculpture of The Ship at Half Moon Bay, Heysham. It has the effect of passing through the cavity in the sculptured mans body.
This sculpture is by Anna Gillespie to celebrate the maritime heritage of the Morecambe Bay area.
I managed to get out and about for a few hours on Wednesday afternoon during the frequent snow storms we where having. I have been meaning to visit this location alongside the A1 road for a while as it looked very favourable for a sunset location.
This was one of only a few shots I managed before the snow closed in again.
This image is a combination of two exposures, one exposed for the foreground and one exposed for the sky. The two images where combined manually in Photoshop Elements 9 using layers and masks before boosting contrast slightly then resizing and a slight sharpening.
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I managed a wee trip up to the Highlands for the afternoon yesterday.
The Bauchaillie was one of my stops and I arrived just before 4pm as the sun was side lighting the foreground.
With conditions due to change for the worst over the coming days I wanted to get up and take in some of this breathtaking scenery.
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I managed one cool photo. but the experience of the moment was truly more spectacular than any photo I could've taken today, just wow. the way the skies just darkened into night , the most amazing eerie feeling I can't quite put into words, just wow.
Managing to gaze into the open eyes of a snowy in daylight can be difficult, at best. Their sensitive retinas leave them squinting throughout most of the day… that is when they are not actually sleeping. But in the minutes before sunrise, when its rays lazily find their way above the horizon, the beaches and bays are eerily blue and the golden iris of the snowy glows with pupils as large as saucers. It takes luck! Luck finding a bird in a suitable place, luck having a cloudless sunrise, and luck finding an owl motionless enough to allow for a photograph in such low light. As luck would have it, we were -- quite lucky. It was a brief but memorable moment at twilight dawn, indeed. #SnowyOwls
I managed to make my way through the crowd of tourists who were busy taking selfies for this brief shot. Due to the number of people around me, I wasn't able to admire the scenery for even a minute.
There is a small villa which showed as a little white speck, just behind the nearest tree tops in this frame. A magnified shot of that architecture can be found right here.
Finally managed to get into this part of the red zone to get a few shots of the Catholic cathedral. This damage was done mainly in the 6.3 quake on Feb 22nd... more damage has apparently occured in the latest 6.3 as well but this was shot a few days before that happened.
The two front towers have collapsed and gone and that front wall on the left is held up by a bit of kiwi inginuity - shipping containers and hay bales.
To the right of the shot out of frame there is a carpark full of blocks and stone from the collapsed cathedral each layed out seperately and numbered - there being saved to possibly rebuild in the exact way once the quakes finally stop.... if they ever do... (they are doing the same to the Anglican cathedral in Christchurch's Center
The latest Quake has damaged it a lot more and it might now be never rebuilt, on this ground anyway....
Just as an interesting fact. The still standing tower at the back had a statue of the virgin mary facing inwards in the front window, during the feb 22nd quake the statue turned an exact 180degrees to face outwards - looking through the window - without falling over or being damaged.
The road im standing on - Barbadoes St - has been identified as having a Fault Line directly underneath - previously unknown. There are now 3 Major active faults under Christchurch.....
This is a 3 exposure handheld hdr processed in photomatix
Cheers for looking, ive got a few more of this from different angles ill post up
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So I finally managed to make my way down the bay when it was a) daylight and b) not raining terribly.
Still, I must admit, it's not the prettiest of areas, but with some creative editing I am quite happy at least two shots from the day.
This church/building is exactly what I love about the area - the history. Just metres from where I took this photo is a memorial to Captain Scott. In one of the photos - and in many showing the coal shipping industry in the area - is this church.
It is a wonderful constant in an area of great change. And I love that.
Managed to get out today for a bit so had a little trip out not to far from home, so thought I would have a look around Lumsdale Falls brilliant spot just a bit busy in the afternoon especialy this time of year but still worth the vist. They are situated in the Lumsdale Valley, near Matlock.
As you make your way through the gorge you'll pass several historical mill ruins, waterwheels, three mill ponds and a series of waterfalls. And also plenty of free parking... Bonus
Finally managed to get out as baby was merrily sleeping - a rare occiasion at this time of the evening... the investment in a bouncy chair has paid off! Only made it as far as the local reservoir, the pontoon here has been the subject of mine a few times now. The light while I was here wasn't the best, but there was some movement in the clouds so a moody mono was the order of the day! Canon 5Diii, Canon 17-40 f/4 L @ 21mm 274secs, f/11, ISO 100
I got home from work and managed a little backyard birdwatching before the worst of the smoke rolled in. I didn't see anyone outside of the usual suspects except for the goldfinches, who have been here continuously since summer, and are now in very large numbers. We had a very mild summer, so the yard is still full of bracken ferns like this one, which normally would have died off some time ago. Some rain right now would be helpful in many ways. Goldfinch, backyard Olympia.
Hidden away in a copse of trees near the Bernice farm house on the western shore of Loch Eck is this old graveyard containing 2 gravestones.
Highest position: 434 on Sunday, September 6, 2020
I think I was so lucky with the light here as I managed to get in the shadow of the tree so as not to blow out the highlights .
This was taken from the old steamship jetty at Inverchapel at the south end of Loch Eck looking towards Stratheck.
Haven't managed a Friday sunset in well forever now that I'm thinking about it.
Hectic mad day today felt the need for some fresh after dinner ... ducked down to Boonerah Point .. It's an easy walk when your knackered :-)
Two images this one with the Irix 21/1.4 and the other with the Irix 15/2.4
This one Pentax K1 w Irix 21/1.4 - two exposures ISO100 -3 and -0.3ev f/1.4
Raw developed in DxO PhotoLab 6 and HDR blended in Aurora HDR - bit of a touch up in Topaz AI, colour graded in Color Efex Pro 5 and finished off back in DxO PhotoLab 6
Why I have a challenge with what I can plant in my garden! Despite planting things that are "deer resistant, they manage to make a meal of a lot of stuff. We spray with stinky repellent but still they show up! There were 9 of the blighters in my side yard last evening. As I headed across the yard, they took off into the woods!
The house with the Bluebird nest is in this shot on the right.
I managed to get out for the first time this month and I took my Sony A6000 & Ricoh GR with me.
The reason I took my Sony was to see if I still want to sell it. After yesterday's day out in the dull rainy weather the GR kicked the Sony's butt. OK I only had the kit lens on the Sony but I wasn't too impressed.
I'll give it a few more days out with the prime lenses on to see if it's off to eBay or not.
The reason the GR won was the image quality at ISO1600. The Sony images with the kit lens were starting to fall apart :0(
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Managed to capture this seal as he was jumping out of his pool for his fish...Taken at skegness natureland and seal sanctuary..
Managed to grab an hour for myself to make some images. Been a good few weeks where I've had time and it wasn't cold, wet and grey. Popped into town for a quick stroll around the waterfront and shopping streets from some multi exposure fun
Rolleicord Va
Ilford FP4
EuroHC
This is my whisky-fueled, wee hours test shot using my home-made version of a Gary Fong flash diffuser. The real thing costs £50-£60 ... my version costs 60p :D
I finally managed to release a first version of the article about Noritsu, I've been working on for quite a while now. You can find it here, if you're interested:
deltalenses.com/the-makers-noritsu/
I hope you enjoy reading about something you've probably never have heard of before, including a couple of unusual lenses, supposedly made by some of the biggest names in the business, but forgotten over time. Of course I appreciate your feedback and suggestions and if you find some errors/have some additional information or know someone who might, I'm really thankful if you reach out to me!
Shot with a Rodenstock "Magnagon 75 mm F 3.5" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
I managed another sunrise outing with friend and fellow flickr photographer Paul Hollins to Merewether Beach and Burwood Beach NSW; Australia yesterday morning.
Conditions were wonderful - a really low tide exposed this nice collection of rocks and these were complimented nicely by some great color just prior to sunrise.
It's scenes like this that make you grateful for good vision and health that allow us to enjoy the magnificence of nature and the world around us!!
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Managed to shoot a few lovely shots of one of these speedsters swooping low over the field picking of midget flies. This is a 50% crop.
I only managed 1 1/2 hours of Oiii due to clouds rolling in but as this was an unexpected clear night I can’t complain🤔 but I will as that’s what astronomers do....😁
This is my 2nd image testing out my Explore Scientific 0.7 focal reducer. Due to not being able to get correct back focus because of running out of inward travel on my focuser, I'm getting slight stars distortion in the bottom left and Right of the image.
I've have manage to correct some of this by copying the image, changing the blending mode of this layer and nudging left or right and up 1 or 2 pixels, as the error is only in the corners I masked out the rest of the image.
Note:
I removed all the stars after the initial processing using StarNet++ and then added the Ha stars back in at the end.
IC1805 also known as the “Heart Nebula” and is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It’s is approximately 7500 Light Years from earth with an apparent magnitude of about 18.3 and apparent size of 150’x150’. Near the centre of the heart nebula is the cluster of stars known as Melotte 15 which contains many stars great then 50 times the suns mass
EQUIPMENT:-
Telescope Meade 6000 115mm and AZ-EQ6 GT
Explore Scientific 0.7 Focal Reducer
ZWO ASI1600mm-Cool cmos camera
Orion Mini Auto Guide
Astronomik 6nm Ha Filter (New)
Astronomik 6nm Oiii Filter
Chip Temp Cooled to -20 degC
IMAGING DETAILS:-
IC1805 California Nebula (Cassiopeia)
Melotte 15 Open Cluster
Gain 139 (Unit Gain)
Dithering
36 Ha subs@300 (3h)
18 Oiii subs@300sec (1h 30min)
Total imaging Time 4h 30min
20 Darks
25 Flats
PROCESSING/GUIDING SOFTWARE:-
APT "Astro Photograph Tools"
StarNet++
DSS
PS CS2
I managed to get a reasonable photo of one of these guys. They have a habit of being almost constantly on the move and don't settle for long so you don't get much chance to focus. This one is on a nettle leaf just resting, its not the food plant. Lady's Smock is the main food-plant.
More info www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/wildlifegarden/atoz/o/orangetipb...
Managed to get a very special package together just in time, Hopefully it will arrive for my Friend's Birthday.. Susie Stopped me from Shipping it before I put the Card in!
Good job Susie Sass!
Managed to capture the first ornamental Cherry Trees in bloom against a beautiful blue sky. This one is across the street from us. Spring has sprung for sure!
Setting up at the right place when the conditions play nice is one of the rewards of messing with a camera! This is a Southern California sunset in early spring. I managed to stay fairly dry during this photo session, so bonus points for that.
Managed to get a clear bit of late afternoon sun just in time to view the shards of ice soaring out of the glacierlagoon.
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I managed to do one this week! This seagull has taken up residence on the chimney pot of a new building at the bottom of my garden, the challenge was "High Key Photography" with a grey sky the setting on the camera got the exposure about right, an alteration to the contrast gave me the chimney.
Hope it is ok!
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Remnants of a fence on the edge of the chalk cliffs at Saltdean in Sussex, parts of which have evidently already been taken by rock falls. Shot from behind the newer fence that replaced it.
Having never managed to see an Arizona and California Railroad train, I've now done it twice in a week.
I've spent more than a few hours at Cadiz, perhaps because it has been one of those places where I've gotten lucky with one thing or another, perhaps because I've waited for the four-axles on the BNSF Cadiz local from Barstow.
But never have I seen the A+C train arrive from Parker AZ.
Tick.
It's a pity I didn't manage it in the days before the corporate Genesee and Wyoming look, I'm sure that elderly four-axles in that delicious green and cream looked absolutely sublime in this very spot.
But no matter.
It was non-stop at Cadiz on the TransCon, I barely had time to write my reference notes and there was another train on the horizon.
This was the cherry on the top. And sprinkles!
Cadiz CA, 13 February 2023.
ARZC 4403 GE C44-9W ex-BNSF 4527
ARZC 4401 GE C44-9W ex-BNSF 4577
ARZC 4400 GE C44-9W ex-BNSF 4534
The locomotives were returned by the BNSF to GE Leasing (GECX) then sold on.