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„A few are still standing there, have survived the long dry phase, and the subsequent rainy days with quite manageable amounts of water seem to have helped them a little.
They still nourish the already significantly fewer bees, wasps and bumblebees before hibernation returns to them..."
(Photo 2/2 - the big one)
„Ein paar wenige stehen da noch, haben die lange Trockenphase überlebt, und die darauffolgenden Regentage mit durchaus überschaubaren Wassermengen scheinen ihnen dann doch etwas geholfen zu haben.
Noch nähren sie die bereits deutlich weniger gewordenen Bienen, Wespen und Hummeln, bevor auch bei ihnen die Winterruhe einkehrt…“
(Foto 2/2 - die Große)
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„Ich danke an dieser Stelle allen Followern, allen neuen Followern, und all jenen die einfach so mal vorbeischauen. Ich sage Danke für alle bisherigen und für Sie all die neu hinzukommenden Fav‘s und Kommentare. 🙏“
My personal challenge for 2022 - I'll try - and do my very best...
Meine persönliche Herausforderung für 2022 - ich werd's versuchen - und mein Bestes geben…
When I was totally into digital/Photoshop I created this from a blank Photoshop canvas using 3 or 4 photographs, textures and effects covering 30 or so layers, which were finally merged into a manageable file - so it dropped from a massive file to a fairly small file size suitable for upload to internet pages. Probably about 6 hours work.
While this spot is beautiful and calm, getting here was way more difficult than I'd bargained for. I mentioned the other day that I stopped just before dark near Canyonville, OR off I-5 to take some pictures of Canyon Creek. The creek crosses under I-5 on it's way down the canyon many times. There are large tunnels at each of the spots and the site of the tunnels are where I go to get down into the ravine. On the right side of this picture the ravine connects to the side of a mountain. This was the first time I'd gone down at this location, I've been to this creek several times before, but at different spots. It's always a bit difficult, because the sides of the ravine are pretty steep and footing is not great, but when it's dry it's manageable.
Well, Friday it was wet, the moss, leaves, rocks, and it was all slippery and loose. I proceeded cautiously but my footing kept giving way, finally I slipped, fell on my right side, and slide the last six feet to the bottom. I was fine, my camera got a little dirty, but wasn't damaged.
Oh well, I thought, you're here now, take some pictures and then figure out how to get back out. After taking 6 or 7 long exposure pictures at several spots, decided it was time to get out before it got too dark. I was really having problems getting traction and was worried about getting up and then falling off the narrow ridge I'd come in on. I thought about crossing the stream and going up the other side, it didn't have steep drop offs, but was full of briar's, plus, actually what had me the most worried was how slippery the rocks were, even on the banks, and I worried I fall in the stream, which wasn't' deep, but my camera would likely get soaked and I would probably get hurt if I did fall. Anyway, long story here, so what I ended up doing was going up the side I'd come down on, but further up stream, problem was I had to go up very high, and it was a nightmare. Took me about 45 minutes to get out, only about 10 to get in. I didn't have my phone with me, and sure didn't want to spend the night down there, night temps would be well below freezing and all I had on was my jacket and a vest.
I should have been smarter, no picture is worth risking injury or worst for. Thankfully it all worked out fine, and I did get some pretty cool pictures.
The links below are pictures I took from the top before going down.
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A return to my puffin collection, I've still got over a 1000 images in the album so a little more work is needed to get that number down to a more manageable level.
I expected the single-coated lens to have problems with flare (some halation is expected with Cinestill films), but it's manageable. The real problem is seeing the frame lines in the dark - this is intuitive at best. Looks like I need a Pentax 67 after all.
With water levels in the Weasel River a whole lot lower than the last time I visited, walking much closer to the mighty river was much more manageable. This made the walking nice and easy, and brought us along plenty of compositions like this one. In a lot of areas, the river had saturated sand to create some lovely reflections of the peaks this valley is known for. With that said, sand like that can get challenging with intermittent quicksand, but thankfully it was pretty obvious and avoidable. Regardless, I’d brave the quicksand any day to find spots like this one!
SIA Renaissance 7.62 Ex
New from SIA, the REx is chambered in an experimental round based on the 7.62mm platform. The new round features high stopping power, medium to near-long range effectiveness and manageable recoil.
The REx is a skeletal platform; the version seen here includes a digital scoping module, but other accessories will soon be presented to market.
Scottish Industrial Armaments – Fac et Spera ©
Credit to Miko for the lettering. View in lightbox for full details.
This was taken in February 2023. We had never been to Crater Lake in winter. The road getting up there was icy but manageable. However, when we drove into the parking lot to view the lake, there was no lake. Years before we recalled you could see the lake from the parking area. We got out of the car and finally realized we would have to climb on the snow bank and hope the lake was visible from up there. This is what we saw.
These days my garden is small and quite manageable, having moved last year from a much larger property. The winter months have been spent working on landscaping and planting and now that spring has arrived, I’m starting to see the fruits of my labour. Brings joy to my heart. It’s the simple things…
Low Gap Creek has many slide cascades similar to this, but the slide pictured here, just above Low Gap Creek Falls, is stunning in both its length and magnitude. In fact, this is one of the longest slides I've ever seen with at least another 1/4 of the length further downstream out of the frame. No downfall or large trees across is just another bonus - what a beauty to photograph. My path to Crescendo Falls, posted earlier in the week, led me directly up this cascade section as there was no walkable land on either side to maneuver - slippery but manageable. Onward and upward.
I put together a video of the adventure if you would like to see this epic cascade and the other sights along Low Gap Creek in action:
As always, thanks so much for visiting! -H3
The Kruger National Park lies in the north-east of South Africa and runs along the border of Mozambique in the east, Zimbabwe in the north, and the southern border is the Crocodile River. The park covers 20,000 square kilometers and is divided in 14 different ecozones, each supporting different wildlife. It is one of the main attractions of South Africa and it is considered the flagship of South African National Parks (SANParks).
The infrastructure of the park is outstanding by African standards and roads inside the park are of very good quality and potholes on the main roads are rare. Smaller sidetracks are close to the originals landscape, but manageable with a normal car, although a 4x4 offers probably a better comfort on this type of terrain. KNP roads have speed limits range from 20 to 50 km/h and it is not wise to go much faster, because game tends to cross the roads out of nowhere.
Country Life, my cosmos garden
田舎暮らし・コスモス園
The cosmos garden I planted in a corner of the riverbank has grown to over 2.5m in height, which was unexpected growth, but it's finally in full bloom. I can see them from the bank, so it's manageable even though they're tall. I regret that I need to cut them back next year and make them a little smaller.
いつも自分が草刈りをする河原の中段に作ったコスモス園は、高さが2.5mを越え、想定を越える成長でしたが、なんとか見頃を迎えました。ちょうど堤防から見れるので、高くてもなんとか。来年は切り戻しをして、もう少し小さく作らなければと反省です。
[16:9 trimming]
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan
Happy Fence Friday! We are have been overwhelmed with garden work in our own backyard due to the heat and drought for weeks. The main problem lately is staying ahead of invasive insects. Everyday, I check for the Japanese Beetles in my flowers. I flick them into a container of soapy water. So far that has been manageable. But our province has a newcomer called the Boxwood Tree Moth that turns a Boxwood bush into a dead bush within a week. We had to dig up 5 small bushes in our backyard but with a special spray I have managed to salvage our tall tree in the front (I hope). Yesterday, we took a break to visit the local Sunflower farm. We walked the 1.4 km maze through the tall flowers that were at their peak. It was uplifting and put us in a good mood again about gardens. Enjoy a great weekend.
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Our trip to Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa in 2014 was absolutely perfect. Wat I loved most, is the absolute freedom you have while travelling these countries. It was perfectly safe and manageable, especially in Namibia, to drive around in your own car.
Depicted here is a pack of zebras drinking at a waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia. What I loved most about this park, is the fact that you can enjoy going from one waterhole to the next, again in your own car. No hordes of tourists nor sharing a vehicle with a guide or other tourists. Just you and your buddy the camera :D.
Just sit in the car nearby a waterhole and enjoy watching animals coming and going for a drink!
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Nikon D90 / Tamron 70-300 DI VC USD / ISO 100 / f/5.6 / 70.0-300.0mm @ 300mm
First post from the ICELAND trip. There are many iconic places in Iceland and I had pleasure shooting them. But what is more unique about Iceland is that it has thousands and thousand of places that are equally beautiful and amazing. Also the weather here, that changes at anytime and everytime - making the same place look completely different by altering the mood.
I was driving on the Road 1 and (I think) just before Djupivogur I saw this mountain with relatively calm water-body in front. I was so amazed looking at this beauty, the wind was very strong, it was drizzling and dark clouds were approaching and I wanted to capture this mood. Somehow, I managed to take the off-road (not a big deal as it was short and very approachable) and drove my car down to this place. Spent some time understanding the location and enjoy it a little bit before I get busy with the shooting. The rain started to get more aggressive, but still manageable at this point.
I setup the tripod and took a few shots, but I knew that only a long-exposure will do justice to this shot and the mood I wanted to capture. But the drizzling became more prominent and I thought it is better to take exposure that is less than 30 seconds and not more or I will end-up with images that will be of no use due to drops that might get captured in the process. So I used Haida Nano PRO 6-Stops ND filter, giving me about 30 seconds exposure in that situation. I took at least 15 Shots (so I have more chances of getting image that has no or less drops) and now, while opening the files I found out that all of them have rain drops in it except for two images - What a relief! This place was unknown and I could find the name for it on the Maps, so this whole time this place was printed on my mind as "The Unknown"
EXIF: Nikon D850, Tamron SP 15-30 2.8 Di VC USD, 15mm, F/8, 30 Sec, ISO-64
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Eine der großartigsten Erfahrungen war der Besuch des North Rims des Grand Canyons. Anders als die südliche Seite ist der Tourismus überschaubar. Auf der nördlichen Seite gibt es innerhalb des Nationalparks nur einen kleinen Camground und ein paar Cabins - und alles ist schnell belegt. Also muss man als ganz normaler Mensch jeden Morgen und jeden Abend 40 Meilenfahren, um zum Rim zu kommen und abends wieder vor die Tore des NP. Und dort gibt es nur eine kleine Tankstelle und eine Herberge mit wenigen Zimmern. Gegenüber liegt der Campground Lake Jacob. Ein großartiger Platz, wenn man es spartanisch liebt. Für alle hygienischen Bedürfnisse steht dem Camper ein Plumpsklo und ein Wasserschlauch zur Verfügung. Natürlich nur fließend kaltes Wasser. Und selbst damit ist Haarewaschen nicht erlaubt. Aber ein ganz natürlicher Reflex in so einer großartigen Natur ist es, dass man irgendwie mit sich selbst großzügiger wird, das Deo entbehrlich und der Fleck auf der Hose interessiert auch nicht mehr.
One of the greatest experiences was visiting the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Unlike the southern side, tourism is manageable. On the northern side there is only a small campground and a few cabins within the national park - and everything fills up quickly. So as a normal person you have to drive 40 miles every morning and every evening to get to the Rim and back to the gates of the NP. And there is only a small gas station and a hostel with a few rooms. Opposite is the Lake Jacob campground. A great place if you like spartan. For all hygienic needs, the camper has an outhouse and a water hose at his disposal. Only cold running water, of course. And even with that, washing your hair isn't allowed. But a very natural reflex in such a great nature is that you somehow become more generous with yourself, the deodorant is unnecessary and the stain on your pants is no longer of interest.
It was nice to get on a good ole Weevil on a school run bus. If I recall correctly at the time 401 had PM extras to cope with demand, and indeed the first one to turn up was too full to get on (and was an Enviro or something anyway). This was still busy but manageably so.
I've kept this photo hanging on my phone for stupidity long so it's nice to finally get it uploaded. Time flies too……
T321 appears to be the 229 lurking in the background
The Kruger National Park lies in the north-east of South Africa and runs along the border of Mozambique in the east, Zimbabwe in the north, and the southern border is the Crocodile River. The park covers 20,000 square kilometers and is divided in 14 different ecozones, each supporting different wildlife. It is one of the main attractions of South Africa and it is considered the flagship of South African National Parks (SANParks).
The infrastructure of the park is outstanding by African standards and roads inside the park are of very good quality and potholes on the main roads are rare. Smaller sidetracks are close to the originals landscape, but manageable with a normal car, although a 4x4 offers probably a better comfort on this type of terrain. KNP roads have speed limits range from 20 to 50 km/h and it is not wise to go much faster, because game tends to cross the roads out of nowhere.
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According to Wikipedia, the enclosed Bridge of Sighs bridge is made of white limestone and has windows with stone bars. It passes over the Rio di Palazzo (officially there are only three canals in Venice, the rest are "rios") and connects the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace (here on the left) to the New Prison. The bridge was designed by Antoni Contino, whose uncle Antonio da Ponte had designed the Rialto Bridge, and was built in 1602. The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge name, given by Lord Byron in the 19th century, comes from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells. In reality, the days of inquisitions and summary executions were over by the time the bridge was built and the cells under the palace roof were occupied mostly by small-time criminals. In addition, little could be seen from inside the bridge due to the stone grills covering the windows.
This image was captured from a bridge on the Riva degli Schiavoni shortly after 11 PM (after the day trippers have left) and Venice has become manageable again. During the day the bridge from where this image was captured is packed with street merchants selling most anything and with tourists on the way to and from St. Mark's square.
Explored Aug 17, 2020.
I am enjoying the unusually warm December in the NY area. The warmth is causing heavy mist and fog in the mornings. This area would normally be difficult to get to due to the heavy thorny bushes in the summer. This time of the year however, it is manageable and I got to it with only few scratches on my hand. Very little processing was needed with this photo as the natural colors and mood was perfect this morning.
A very early start to get over to Findhorn to meet Steve (Stoates-Findhorn) before heading for Portknockie and this intriguing rock formation.
Our calculations told us the sun will rise in the gap over the coming week or so and thankfully there was a low tide that allowed us to get far enough over for the shot (next weekend will probably be more manageable from the beach – weather permitting).
The light caused more than a few problems with flare and under exposure of the rock.
This image is available printed, framed or on a canvas here
Explore 23/08/2015 No. 426
C O R N I S H - W H I T E - X M A S
📍 Minions❄️
Here's a single frame version of a panorama I previously posted. And here's an extract from original description...
"With low temperatures forecast overnight, I headed to Minions in search of wintry scenes... and the location didn't disappoint! I hoped for frost, but found that the village on Bodmin Moor had heavy dusting of snow overnight! (Heavy for Cornwall).
Arriving before sunrise, I first climbed The Cheesewring (Stowes Hill). From there, as the sun came up, I enjoyed views across a misty Lynher Valley. On the way back to the car, I spotted the Stamps Engine House ruin in partial shade cast by Wheal Tor (making the strong midday sunlight more manageable), in front of the mist filled valley. The rust coloured ferns create a striking contrast to the blue sky."
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With the sun rapidly approaching I made my way from Dill Falls on the short trek to Upper Dill Falls. A rather steep but manageable scramble path leads down to the upper falls, and while the water level was somewhat low the setting was nevertheless fantastic. I found myself in a wonderful fall setting with the down leaves and the opportunity to get in the creek and make some captures. Lower Dill Falls is obviously the more picturesque of the two, but this upper falls undoubtedly has its own charm as well. Thanks for visiting! :) -H3
Trying to survive through the battle of the freezing cold, harmful, incredibly damaging storm. I am broken and somehow still holding on. God sustains me though I feel mostly dead. Trying to do my part, working, and waiting to thaw. He is faithful.
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This photo was taken on a cold afternoon when I was struggling with high levels of anxiety. This is one of the things I saw that captured my attention, drew me in. I felt I could relate to the story of this scene in a very personal way. I noticed that being outside for at least an hour on that frigid afternoon helped to reset and neutralize how I was feeling. It didn’t erase the struggle but did help it feel more manageable.
I took this shot at Tate Britain a couple of years ago.
Happy New Year! Let's hope 2022 sees the back of Covid (or at least a manageable side) so life can get back to whatever normal looks like these days.
A beaver lodge sits surrounded by a banquet of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) with East Beckwith Mountain (12,375 ft; 3,772 m) towering above swells of golden trees in the distance, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado.
As we approached the pond, it became clear that the beaver had created quite a fine situation for themselves. The views, of course, are unparalleled, should they care to stop and observe them. It’s a difficult question for humans to answer: Do our animal relatives appreciate the scenery? The place where they dammed the seeping creek to create the pond was also expertly chosen, as the shore of the pond reaches right near the leading edge of the aspen grove where the youngest, most easily manageable trees sprout from the clone. All around the pond is an effectively regenerating larder. There was ample evidence of beaver industriousness as well, with several large aspen stumps expertly gnawed and felled. Aspen are not particularly large trees, as far as trees go, but I still find it impressive that a knee-high rodent can bite one down, control where it falls, limb it, and then move the trunk in sections to where the dam needs reinforcement.
Beaver populations were decimated in the late 18th century, and throughout the 19th century, in order to feed the lucrative fur trade. The markets of London and New York were insatiable when it came to beaver felt. Losing the beaver from ecosystems in Colorado had a profound effect on hydrology, and I suspect the same is true elsewhere. I learned from a friend who is a scientist working for the USGS that beaver ponds created along every stream in the Front Range used to ensure constant, perennial flows of water into a system of wetlands on the plains that nourished countless waterfowl. Without beaver, many of these streams are prone to more episodic, less dependable flows. However, the human relationship with beaver is changing in at least some places. High Country News reported several years ago that the million-acre Winecup Gamble Ranch in Nevada no longer shoots beaver on sight, and has instead opted to leave the beaver to their own devices. A rising water table is one result of the numerous dams now found on the ranch, along with increased production of grass forage for the ranch’s cattle.
There's nothing else quite like it. Seeing these amazing galaxies in the night sky, and while they may be visible to the naked eye, only the most patient of individuals could get color like this.
This is Secret Beach near the California border, this was the last night of this weekend getaway, and the only night I got this beautiful night sky. The marine layer (or ocean fog) was fully over the bay the previous night (so I got consolation shots) and it's still on the edge of the horizon in this shot. Even for a wide shot I'm surprised by how much the center is in focus compared to the edges, it almost looks unnatural, like I used a mesh warp tool.
I sat there for a bit getting 30 second long shots, I went across the entire temperature spectrum looking for the ideal composition. The higher the temp, the more it would've looked like I dealt with light pollution (with the nearest town being Gold Beach, that would feel wrong). And in the end, I chose a purple sky over a blue one, feel as if it matches the aesthetic of the milky way itself better then a blue sky. There was a star tracker on site, but there were trees directly behind me, so I couldn't find Polaris, that's why some of the stars have a SLIGHT motion blur (this is only my 2nd time shooting a milky way as well)
It's not as chilly as you may think, I mean sure, it was midnight, and there was slight ocean breeze but it was entirely manageable. The problem was sitting there for a long while and just taking it. To get to this position you have to take a descent of a trail that is often grueling to get back up, so again don't worry about the weather you will warm yourself up at some point.
Upper Bell Falls
Unnamed Stream
Red River Gorge Geological Area
Clifty Wilderness
Powell County
Kentucky
Just before the earth stopped I had made my last day out on a trip down to the Red River Gorge with my good friend Adam Thompson visiting some new to us waterfalls and arches. Having not enough time to do any exploring we decided to hit Bell Falls and Upper Bell Falls along the RRG Scenic Drive. Here is Upper Bell Falls, a 7 or so foot tall waterfall that requires a steep but manageable ascent. Perfect flow and great light made this little side trip from our main objectives of the day well worth it! This was my last photograph for two months due to Covid-19.
A return to my puffin collection, I've still got over a 1000 images in the album so a little more work is needed to get that number down to a more manageable level.
I deployed my Mavic 3 drone in stiff but manageable wind to document this incoming shelf cloud over Aransas Bay on the middle Texas coast. Alas - this promising system produced almost no rain for our area...but, it did put on a show!
The magnificent mountain landscape of the Alpstein is reflected in the smooth surface of the Sämtisersee. The hike there is short, a little steep, but quite manageable.
When was the last time you rested at a mountain lake and enjoyed the landscape?
This image is from an ancient Anasazi/Puebloian ruin in southern Utah called Moon House. This is one of many, many ruins in the fairly new Bear's Ears National Monument. This ruin has so many facets, so many nooks and crannies to photograph. This is similar to an image I posted a few weeks ago. The other image shows the larger meeting area in Moon House, this is a smaller grain storage area off to one side of the main area. The other image shows a larger area, this image is showing a branch off that is much smaller. This doorway you see in the image is only about 3 1/2 feet tall. There is a wall that closes off the entire Moon House area from the outside world, that is why this place is so unique. Whomever built this wall left vents along the top for air and light (and probably food prep smoke) to escape. That's where the light is coming from in this image, to the left there and high up. This probably also helped with defense.
We had to wait a little while to get the light beam just right. The light was flooding in and making horrible contrasts in the alcove. I knew that if I waited until there was just one small strand of light that the contract would be manageable and still leave the image of the beam. I still had to do some blending of different exposures to get it all to work, but that helped to preserve the details too.
As a last note, BLM allows people to enter this area of Moon House. We would not enter an area that was not allowed. We are very respectful of these fantastic dwellings and want to be sure we do our part to allow our kids, kids to see these too. Leave only footprints. We were even sure not to leave fingerprints here. We only touches the stone that sits at the base of the main entry, because you kind of can't get in without touching that stone.
Let me know what you think.
A shot taken back in June at my favourite location locally. Sunrises back then were brutal to get up for. It always seemed I was waking in the middle of the night! Fortunately they are becoming a little bit more manageable as the year moves on.
- another part of the §“Gardens of the Wird“ in Berlin-Marzehn, opened end of May 2008, size: 3000 m².
The Renaissance garden bears the name “Giardino della Bobolina” and refers to a 1.30 meter high marble figure in the Boboli Gardens in Florence, one of the Italian gardens of the 16th century. Characteristic are the limitation of the stylistic devices, its manageable size and clear forms. It is intended to give the impression of the villa gardens of Tuscany with stone fountains, terracottas and ancient sculptures. Boxwood hedges form the parterres, flower and ornamental plantings complement the garden with orange trees, rose trunks in tubs, topiary trees made of boxwood and herbaceous and lawn plantings. In the "Giardino segreto" gravel paths convey the "private" ambience with slabs, pavement and steps made of light gray sandstone, a wall fountain in an alcove with tufa and recessed water jets is reminiscent of a grotto.
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the original idea was to put paper butterflies in the bottle. it turned out more difficult than i expected, so i've fallen back on something more manageable (althought a lot of paper boats have sunk in the making of this shot).
i'll try again with the butterflies tomorrow.
special thanks to javier, who put another kind of ship in another bottle
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Winifred after the hair wash.
The hair is very soft and manageable. I used human products.
Nexxus shampoo and Miss Clairol color conditioner from color box - blue tube to use after you dye your hair. (Not available for resale, only as a part of the coloring product.)
It does wonders!
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Last year I seemed to have a continuous bad run in terms of sunrise photography outings which has put me off for a long while, so this year I have focused more on sunsets.
However, as the days are getting shorter and sunrise times more manageable, I thought I'd head out the other morning and chance my luck. I'm glad I did as it definitely paid off.
I've walked past this tarn a few times on my Lake District outings, but had never considered it as a photography location. However, over the last few years I've noticed many beautiful pictures online from this spot so thought I'd give it a go myself. I usually like to photograph more off-the-beaten-track locations and find my own perspectives, but every once in a while I like to take inspiration from the many other great photographers out there.
As I was taking some long exposures of the water, the early morning sunshine suddenly and momentarily broke through, illuminating the distant and majestic Langdale Pikes. It was definitely a sight to behold.
Now I'm looking forward to autumn/winter and hopefully more successful sunrise shoots.
Railways of Great Britain
This start of another one of my collections although I have posted a few in the past
I have taken quite a few images over the years of Old Steam, Diesel and Electric engines and after sorting out probably 3,000 plus, I’ve now got it down to a more manageable number.
I’m starting with English Engines. Some of these images could be 25 years old. Many were transferred from negatives via a scanner so the quality will not be as good I would like. I have put them all through Photoshop to get rid of the most glaring issues
Apologies to those enthusiasts if I don’t get the right engine with the right Railway, they were taken a long time ago, some of them have moved on and my memory is not as good as it was.
Happy viewing.
Wild Boar - Sus Scrofa
Forest of Dean
Status in Britain
Wild boars were apparently already becoming rare by the 11th century since a 1087 forestry law enacted by William the Conqueror punishes through blinding the unlawful killing of a boar. Charles I attempted to reintroduce the species into the New Forest, though this population was exterminated during the Civil War.
Between their medieval extinction and the 1980s, when wild boar farming began, only a handful of captive wild boar, imported from the continent, were present in Britain. Occasional escapes of wild boar from wildlife parks have occurred as early as the 1970s, but since the early 1990s significant populations have re-established themselves after escapes from farms, the number of which has increased as the demand for meat from the species has grown. A 1998 MAFF (now DEFRA) study on wild boar living wild in Britain confirmed the presence of two populations of wild boar living in Britain; one in Kent/East Sussex and another in Dorset. Another DEFRA report, in February 2008, confirmed the existence of these two sites as 'established breeding areas' and identified a third in Gloucestershire/Herefordshire; in the Forest of Dean/Ross on Wye area. A 'new breeding population' was also identified in Devon. There is another significant population in Dumfries and Galloway. Populations estimates were as follows:
The largest population, in Kent/East Sussex, was then estimated at approximately 200 animals in the core distribution area.
The second largest, in Gloucestershire/Herefordshire, was first estimated to be in excess of 100 animals. Legally classified as dangerous wild animals, the group is known to be feral descendants of domestic (Tamworth) pigs abandoned nearby. Their numbers grew by 2016 to at least 1500 and the Forestry Commission planned to reduce the total to a manageable 400. "Adult males can reach twenty stone (125 kg), run at thirty miles an hour, and can jump or barge through all but the strongest fences. Also, they are not afraid of humans, so (unlike deer) you can't just shoo them out of your garden."
The smallest, in west Dorset, was estimated to be fewer than 50 animals.
Since winter 2005/6 significant escapes/releases have also resulted in animals colonizing areas around the fringes of Dartmoor, in Devon. These are considered as an additional single 'new breeding population' and currently estimated to be up to 100 animals.
Population estimates for the Forest of Dean are disputed as at the time that the DEFRA population estimate was 100, a photo of a boar sounder in the forest near Staunton with over 33 animals visible was published, and at about the same time over 30 boar were seen in a field near the original escape location of Weston under Penyard many miles away. In early 2010 the Forestry Commission embarked on a cull, with the aim of reducing the boar population from an estimated 150 animals to 100. By August it was stated that efforts were being made to reduce the population from 200 to 90, but that only 25 had been killed.
The failure to meet cull targets was confirmed in February 2011.
Wild boars have crossed the River Wye into Monmouthshire, Wales. Iolo Williams, the BBC Wales wildlife expert, attempted to film Welsh boar in late 2012. Many other sightings, across the UK, have also been reported. The effects of wild boar on the UK's woodlands were discussed with Ralph Harmer of the Forestry Commission on the BBC Radio's Farming Today radio programme in 2011. The programme prompted activist writer George Monbiot to propose a thorough population study, followed by the introduction of permit-controlled culling.
This is a picture from last years winter. Looks pretty and was manageable. Now we are preparing for a really big one and nobody really knows how much snow we are going to get in the next two days. Could be up to two feet. If we are not going to lose power, I will try to post a picture from the same spot hopefully by Sunday ;-)
Wish you all a wonderful and safe weekend!!
…be a Green Heron on the bayou EVERYTIME I visit. There really are no rules, but these little characters are always a welcome sight for me and I always enjoy seeing them. I always seek them out, but this one sort of fell in my lap. I was trying to capture a Yellow-crowned Night Heron that flew up in the tree above and was a bit disappointed until I realized that this little character was tucked way back in the shadows behind the Heron and continued to hunt as I drifted closer. The winds were favorable on this particular day even though the sky was overcast and it made the approach more manageable. Green Heron foraging on Armand Bayou.
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Good Friday morning everyone, and as always wishing everyone a very safe and wonderful weekend.
I had mad a change this week in my lens choice folks, I guess I am at the age where I have to do some things I am not very content to do.
I sold my new 180-600-mm zoom lens, and purchased a new 600-mm vr-r and will start to use it this weekend, am very excited, it is half the weight, so it seems, lighter, faster and the I can manage it a lot better, smaller and more nimble and a lot more manageable, I will keep you posted and thank you all.
Mast at Saddleworth aka Windy Hill Transmitter at twilight.
There is a sign here saying that its the highest motorway in England. Despite the fact I've driven past the sign hundreds of times, for some reason it always comes as a bit of a surprise as I would think it was somewhere in Cumbria instead of somewhere between Manchester and Huddersfield.
Am I delighted with this? Not particularly but its OK I suppose. With hindsight I got there too early and in the end I was bored and getting cold, so decided to go home.
The vantage point was a bit off the beaten track and the road surface was in places steep, unmade, bumpy and wet. I was absolutely horrified to find that my "dipped" headlamp bulb had blown. This was manageable if there was nothing coming towards me as I could use high beam but if there was oncoming traffic it was a sheer gamble but not much I could do as I was out "in the middle of nowhere".
I had lashed the tripod to my Kawasaki but found that when I pressed the shutter it still came out a bit blurred so luckily I had the remote control with me and even then put a 2 second delay on.
Winter in Germany: tinyurl.com/bdhdr9ur
One of life’s most important lessons is to understand that you do not live it for others. Though there is always someone to tell you what to do is relatively irrelevant whether this is what you wish for yourself. For many, judging the lives of others is more manageable than thinking about their own. In most cases, it is a projection of their ideals and fears onto you.
Hence, daring the impossible offers the chance to face risks and fears you can grow from. It’s a sense of achievement regardless of whether the results correspond to the initial expectations. If you don’t even dare something because others say it is doomed to fail, you’ve given up before you’ve even tried. To a certain extent, this also means giving up your life.
No one said it would be easy to prevail against opposing signs when daring the impossible. Still, it is vital to trust in what you believe is right for you because that’s the only way to grow. Yet, you only know if something works if you’ve tried it. Though there will always be people telling you how to live, it is not them but you who bear the consequences of listening to them in the end.
I live on a island and love to travel to other islands. It's often peaceful and manageable to explore every corner. This is the beauty of Terschelling.
Its about 30-45 min. hike up, some area is single track with a steep incline, you may need a hand from tour guide but manageable. Its a breath taking view at the top outlook, photo don't give it justice.
The Upsala Glacier is a large valley glacier on the eastern side of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Its higher portion lies in a disputed territory between Chile and Argentina. While the glacier flows from north to south it has three lesser eastflowing tributary glacier: Bertacchi, Cono and Murallón.
The glacier terminus is at Upsala channel of Lake Argentino. The Upsala Glacier is well known for its rapid retreat, which many see as evidence for global warming. Its retreat has been ongoing since the glacier was first documented in 1810.
The name comes from the old spelling with one p of Uppsala University, which sponsored the first glaciological studies in the area. The University is located in Uppsala, Sweden.
The glacier showed almost continual recession up until 1999. The acceleration in ice motion during the two decades preceding 1999 may have been augmented by the release of backstress when the glacier retreated beyond the islands in Brazo Upsala. Another period of even faster retreat started in 2008.
As of 2018 Upsala Glacier has retreated to such degree that it no longer constrain its tributary Bertacchi Glacier. Likely this makes Bertacchi Glacier have higher flow rates reflected with a subsequent stretching and thinning out of parts of the glacier as well. At parts the velocity of flow is also thought to have increased in Bertacchi Glacier as result of the near-separation from Upsala Glacier.
Tucked against the lush green of a Minnesota grove, this small red barn and diminutive silo stand as silent testimonies to a different kind of dream that once motivated many farmers—a dream aimed at raising families, not fortunes.
Last century, like many of my country schoolmates, I grew up on a common-sized, 160-acre farm. The terminology used by many farmers in our area was that they farmed “a quarter.” A quarter referred to one-fourth of a section of land consisting of 640 acres.
We had a few cows, a hundred or so pigs, and a small flock of unruly sheep. Though all 8 of us urchins worked hard at our chores, in retrospect, they were modest chores carried out by a family with modest needs. We weren’t into new cars every year or two, expensive vacations, or following the latest fashion in clothes.
My parents raised 8 kids on that small farm, each of us eventually making our own way in the world with successful careers and equally successful marriages. Our roots grew deep through chores done before dawn and again as the sun was setting. Often, as a family, we ate supper after dark, seated in a circle around an inexpensive, steel-legged kitchen table.
Under a single ceiling light, the penetrating aroma from platters of freshly fried chicken mingled freely with the laughter, teasing, and quiet conversations of a growing family.
On our farm, the barn was our center, where calves and kittens were born, where pitchforks and aluminum shovels hung on long nails pounded into fly-stained barn studs awaiting the next cleaning session.
Back in the 1950s-60s, a farm family could dream in manageable ways, perhaps buying a newer tractor every decade, slapping on a fresh coat of barn and house paint long after they first showed need. At the end of most years, there might be enough money left to have a modest Christmas, but one lavishly wrapped in family love.
But those dreams began to fall short economically. Economic needs forced farmers to choose between growing big or quitting. On many farms, animals began to disappear as farmers instead bought more land in an unending pursuit of making enough money to keep things going. Fields got larger, barns got lonelier, as there was very little profit in maintaining milk cows or raising a few feeder calves.
Today, across our state, hundreds of empty farm sites sing from the same hymnbook. Barns testify to the loss as their roofs rot, doors sag, and steel rusts.
If they could remember, they would think of every pitchfork lifted, every boyish laugh carried across the early morning fog that symbolized a way of life that was modest, but enough.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
Gemasolar is the first commercial solar plant with central tower receiver and molten salt heat storage technology. It consists of a 30.5 hectares (75 acres) solar heliostat aperture area with a power island and 2,650 heliostats, each with a 120 square metres (1,300 sq ft) aperture area and distributed in concentric rings around the 140-metre-high (460 ft) tower receiver. The total land use of the Heliostats is 195 hectares (480 acres)
The most innovative aspects of the plant, which belongs to the company Torresol Energy, are its molten salt receiver, its heliostats aiming system and its control system. In addition, its storage system allows it to produce electricity for 15 hours without sunlight (at night or on cloudy days). This storage capacity makes its solar power manageable so that it can be supplied based on demand.