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Finally managed to get myself back to the rocks this morning for another seascape shoot!!
Prolific high clouds were forecast, however there weren't many to be seen!!!
What little cloud there was, was complimented by with some nice color and the natural beauty of the Chalky Beach rocks (near Swansea, NSW; Australia).
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Bumped into fellow photographer and flickr member Brett Campbell (mott666) whilst here - I recommend you check out his photostream - full of great and interesting images!
Hope you all have a terrific day and weekend; thanks again for any comments, views or favorites - always greatly appreciated!!
I managed to escape to the Peak District this week to catch up with an old friend and visit a new location. The idea was to wild camp and take both sunset and sunrise shots, but the weather forecast changed and the sun failed to show up at sunset and with heavy rain predicted through the night and into the next day we decided to call it a night.
A nice view but one for another day when the conditions are better. A nice leg stretch and a good chat in the pub before heading home to a comfy bed.
Managed to get out for a little while this morning, and headed to Higger Tor in the Peak District. Conditions weren't exactly what I wanted - clear sky, which was expected, but no mist which I had been hoping for. It was also heaving with people, and someone, somewhere, was having a rave in their car. Unfortunately I forgot my glowsticks and whistle...
Played around with a few compositions using the gritstone rocks in the foreground, and some nice warm sidelight, and it was nice just to be out with my camera for the first time in over a month, so it wasn't a complete waste of time.
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I finally managed to get Jason's mask off ...
I tried when I got him but it was stuck tight to the bottom of his face and so I emailed the living dead dolls website to ask if it was removable ... they said no but over the months I saw several others of these dolls being sold all of which said the mask was removable so I was a bit flummuxed ...
I even found one which showed a pic' of the doll with and without mask so I thought I'm going for it! lol
Took out my trusty scalpel and set to work... the buggers had only glued his top lip and nose to the mask but ha ... didn't stop me and so here's my little boy's great unveiling...kinda cute ain't he? lol
I managed to get out for a walk around Burrator on Thursday night, the plan was to walk up Sheeps Tor for sunset but when I climb to the top I was uninspired so decided to take a walk around in the woods along the reservior.
I was surprised to find the Blue Bells still out in bloom and stumbling across this small meadow I had to take the picture. There is a small moss covered rock in the picture (I should have been close if I am honest) in a sea of blue and the evening sun shining through the branches.
Managed to capture, through the reeds, this Juvenile Deer feeding. Always a delight to see these shy deer.
North Norfolk
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On March 18, 2015, there was very strong Aurora Borealis, kp 9, spreading from the northern pole to this area, lake Baikal. We managed to capture this special light at this place, may be once in a life time chance. Though this photo is not great nor perfect, but it reminds me how that night was special. :)
Managed to capture an image of this fast-mover. Seen near the Turtle Pond at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia CA.
Managed to get a shot of the famous Austin Blues legend statue at Butler Park. Tried to get the city skyline behind him with the foliage. Used Lightroom to bring up the shadows and add a vignette on this one.
Recovering RNLB MARY MARGARET after a shout. The boat had first called at the marina pontoon before being taken back to the boat house on its launching trailer. August 06, 2002.
The Talus MB-H used to move the boat is a continuous track launch tractor which was specifically designed for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), to launch and recover carriage mounted lifeboats, particularly the Mersey-class lifeboat, from beach-launched lifeboat stations. In total, 31 tractors were manufactured by Clayton Engineering Limited of Knighton, Powys.
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Kilmore Quay Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat at Kilmore Quay in County Wexford, Ireland.
The first lifeboat was stationed at the Kilmore coastguard station in 1847 but this was withdrawn in 1857.
The station reopened in 1884 and moved into its present building in 2004.
The first lifeboat was stationed at Kilmore on 28 July 1847. It was crewed by the local coastguard and kept in their boathouse.
The boat soon fell into disrepair so an attempt was made to establish a local committee to manage it, although it proved difficult to find people who would join. The RNLI did, however, order a new lifeboat and the old one was repaired to keep it in service until the new boat was available.
The RNLI's annual report in 1858 stated that a new lifeboat had been provided during 1857, however it was subsequently reported that the new boat for Kilmore was one of six destroyed in a fire at the builder's boatyard on 19 June 1858. The following year it was reported that a replacement was 'ready to be sent' but it was not included in the RNLI's list of lifeboats in 1860.
There is no record of a lifeboat at Kilmore again until 1884 when the RNLI decided that it would be desirable to establish a lifeboat station because of the dangers around the Saltee Islands off Kilmore. A boathouse was built for £320 and this served until 1992 when it was demolished and a larger building constructed on the same site. The station had been renamed 'Kilmore Quay' in 1986. In 2004 a new berth was provided at the marina so that the lifeboat could be kept afloat.
The RNLI aims to reach any vessel in distress up to 50 nmi (93 km) from the coast within 2 hours of launching. The Tamar-class lifeboat at Kilmore Quay has a range of 250 nmi (460 km) and top speed of 50 kn (93 km/h).
Adjacent stations with all-weather lifeboats are Dunmore East to the west, Rosslare Harbour to the north, and St Davids to the east. There is also an inshore lifeboat at Fethard between Kilmore Quay and Dunmore East.
The first lifeboat to be stationed at Kilmore was a small, buoyant boat. When the station was reopened in 1884 it was provided with a larger boat of the then-standard self-righting design. These were 'pulling and sailing' lifeboats that were usually rowed with oars but could use sails when conditions allowed. The station's first motor lifeboat arrived in 1937. This was a single-engined design but later boats were equipped with two.
Modern, fast lifeboats have been stationed here since 1992. The first was kept in the boathouse and launched on a carriage, but since 2004 the lifeboat has been kept afloat in the marina.
The current lifeboat is Tamar-class Killarney which has been on station since 2010. (Notes: Wikipedia)
Managed to stack together 11 photos for this !
Manually aligned the images so the bulk of the alignment is around the galactic core. Resulting in a slightly fuzzy outer edge - which allows you to focus more on the core itself :)
Used the Samyang or Rokinon 12mm f2 wide open (at f2) for this photo
I actually managed to get a few good shots of Dean today. This is my favorite though because of the nice reflection in the window. He is usually not still enough to take photos of but the bird outside had him captivated.
. . . Well I managed to break my Snowy Owl curse this morning, found this beautiful female sitting on a dune at Pere Marquette beach, thanks to friends for tipping me off!
The session was spoiled by some idiot with 3 large dogs running the beach NOT on leashes, and the dogs scared her away. Otherwise I would probably still be down there, no wind, great sunshine, and those EYES!
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Managed to fit a trip to one of the local spots alongside the weekend commitments...nothing too exciting but it was nice to get the camera out :)
I managed to find some color in the sky this morning; this to add extra appeal to the nice rock shapes and water motion here at Burwood Beach, NSW; Australia.
I'm really pleased with a recent purchase of a 6 stop slot-in ND filter by Haida - excellent optics and trueness of color (Schott glass as used in B&W filters) and considerably cheaper than the Lee Little Stopper!
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Have an awesome day and week!!!
Managed to get a couple of rolls with Kodak Plus-X Pan 125 (expired around 2004). Shot this roll at ISO80.
Lokken, Norway
Mamiya 7ii
Mamiya N 80mm f4 L
Kodak Plus-X Pan 125 @ISO80
120 film
Heliopan Orange filter
Bergger PMK Pyro (1+2+100) 10:00mins
Moersch Alkaline Fixer (4mins)
Epson V850
Negative Lab Pro
Lightroom
I managed a drive over to the coast this weekend. It had been years since I'd seen the ocean! This photo is from the little beach town of Princeton-by-the-Sea, about 25 miles south of San Francisco. Years ago a friend and I would take a bottle of wine, a loaf of French bread, and a crab net here and amuse ourselves for hours on this pier. We always had some Dungeness crabs to take home - but the wine was usually gone.
I managed a fast turnaround as this one which was taken yesterday evening 3rd December. I had wanted to take some shots from this location on the Thames foreshore for a while. There have been a few other pictures by others but not many. For a start it requires low tide in the evening and a reasonable day. I had checked tide times and low tide came 40 minutes after sunset and also showers were due to clear to blue skies by the evening which they did just in time. The scene now is very different to earlier pictures with 3 tall new skyscrapers nearing completion on the western side of the Canary Wharf financial district for this view from Rotherhithe. This shot was taken at 4.30 pretty much at low tide and a sandy area was showing going further out into the river. This gave the opportunity to get a composition leading into the image. During the next image exposure though I had to make a fast retreat as a speedy river ferry came by creating a great wave. The surface of the river bank in the area was gravelly or firm sand unlike the quite dangerous deep mud which is present on some parts of the Thames foreshore.
I did some advance research using Street View which includes some parts of the riverside Thames Path to find the stairs down to the foreshore. The area is close to Doubletree Hilton Hotel and going west from there the first alley after the Blacksmiths Arms leads to the steps. These are very slippery with a railing for only part of them so a lot of care was needed. It is not exactly easy to get to. The nearest Underground is Canada Water and then the C10 bus which goes right past.
The picture was taken with a Sony A68 with a Sigma 10-20 zoom at 11mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. The picture was enhanced with HDR processing using contrast optimiser setting in Photomatix for a natural look; Topaz clarity was used for more detail. In Photoshop some adjustments were made to hue saturation to bring down blue saturation for a more natural look and bring up reds and yellows.
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Managed a few Barn Owl flight shots this morning. Had to pp them on PC as only from my "bridge" camera. Saw a toatl of 7 Barn Owls in various sites this morning
Managed to get a few shots before a man on his tractor arrived to see what was going on, the Owl bobbed down out of sight, had a chat to the man but the owl did not re-appear again.
Wollaton Park
I managed to squeeze in a bit of brick therapy during the past few weeks.
This is small cargo shuttle, that I've been building over the last five weeks or so. This ship is intended to be the space equivalent of a box truck, like this. I imagine this particular ship as having a lot of light-years under its belt, used for longer journeys than originally intended, so there's a hammock in the cargo bay. As I explained above, I had a lot of time to think about this creation, even if I didn't have much time to build or blog. I also imagined the that it might not always have been docked in the nicest of space neighborhoods, so I built after I took some photos, I covered it in graffiti.
I managed to get within 20' of this big guy. And I'd of been scared out of my socks, had I not been in my truck at the time. Some times it helps to take a trip to Yellowstone, even during a drought.
There were very few animals in the Park, and just outside the Park the animals I did see looked to be about half starved. We waited a life time to make this trip, and because of the lack of rain everything was pretty much dried out. I pray we get lots of rain this winter. We need to put out all these Fires and fill-up our lakes and reservoirs.
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Just managed a 90 second daytime long exposure shot in-between the rain showers, the sun had just managed to shine a couple of rays of light around the lighthouse.
Through the fog I managed to find a way to the bridge over the outer end of the Zandeken yard. An earlier attempt to photograph the train in the fog failed completely, as the train was just not visible. Close to the bridge, visibility was a lot better.
The 77 series loco will pull the train to Gent-Zeehaven, where an electric loco will take over to take it further south.
BLX 7857, Bundel Zandeken 18.2.2017
I have been trying all summer to get a shot of one of the hang gliders that goes over the village on summer evenings, managed a couple but one was a distant shot with my mobile and the other the light very poor. Then yesterday I heard the familiar noise and looked up to see one right above the garden - by the time I'd rushed indoors to get the camera it was really too far away but I'm using it anyway. If I get a better one I can replace it.
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I managed to negotiate the steepest hill without falling over but this smaller descent was a different matter and over I tumbled. No serious damage but I looked like a mud monster after!
Managed a shot if our moon tonight, taken with an iPhone through a very big telescope. Thanks to Dave of York astronomical society for his help.
every time i look at this image i am blown away knowing that it was taken on an iPhone,
With a huff and a puff and a rather profound protest from Paul, did the girls manage to manoeuvre the two stranded adolescents into a somewhat upright position.
Polly: This... *pant* would have been *gasp* easier if you hadn't been so fa..
Sandy: *just stepping into the room with little Penny* Hello, hello, hello! What's all this then?
Paul: *from the floor* Who ever you are, help!!
Patch: Sorry Paul, it's just Sandy and Goody Two-Shoes Penny and they're both yellow clad from top to bottom. As rigid as us I recon.
Polly: Heh, what a coinkydink.
Paul: *Groan*
Penny: Am not! Look what I can do! *waving her arms enthusiastically*
Sandy: No one likes a show-off Penny dear. But I'm as flexible. *demonstarting a modest wave*
Sindy: Then for heaven sake, help us stand up properly.
------> To be continued.
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Sindy is wearing 'Sail Away' 1967
Paul is wearing 'Ship Ahoy' 1967
Patch is wearing ‘Sou’Wester’ 1966
Polly is wearing ‘Sou’Wester’ 1966 (even more rigid)
Sandy is wearing 'Sail Away' 1967 (the soft and pliable version)
Penny is wearing 'a yellow raincoat' ?
All of whom (part from Sandy and Penny's versions) has become as unyielding as suits of plaster.
I managed to capture this beautiful sunset scene over a wheat field near where I live in West Sussex, UK. As I was walking through the field I came across the curved tractor track in the wheat that adds nicely to the foreground. I had to do quite a bit on noise reduction in post production though as it was quite a low light scene.
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Managed to get a few snaps of this beautiful field just before it started raining, Plenty of photographers out snapping this so difficult to get one without someone in the picture. I am surprised how lovely it still looks following the recent storms we have had
Managed to get a few shots of Pulpit Rock after a storm had moved through which produced a great array of colours in the sky. This is a 3 shot stitch using the shift on a 24mm tilt shift lens
Managed to get over to the Lakes on Boxing day for a walk. The light was wonderful especially earlier in the day. This is looking South on the way up Higg Rigg (Naddle Fell).
I managed to take a few shots of a semi-cooperative Gecko. I looked down at my camera to adjust the exposure compensation on my flash and when I looked up it was gone.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/250, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to over 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.
OK ... my plans to do a star trail in Whistlefield Quarry at the weekend were thwarted by clouds, condensation and a full moon. However I did manage to get this shot before giving up and hiking back to my car.
Yay! I managed to reverse-engineer this amazing tessellation!
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