Mischief Managed
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I finally managed to sneak down the Kukui Trail and found some nice clouds here at Waimea Canyon. Then the sun broke through clouds and cast some cool and interesting light over the landscape. After reviewing this photo, I wished I had taken out the 70-200 to pick the landscape apart piece by piece, but alas, Live and learn. :)
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Managed to get nice and close with the 2x on! Slightly cropped to straighten the image. Abberton reservoir.
The way the light has illuminated the top bud kind of reminds me of one of these human chakra diagrams where the crown chakra of enlightenment - the Sahasrara, is lit up. It is normally depicted with a lotus flower, but I think this one does a nice impression. Perhaps on some level, the fact it has thorns adds rather than detracts.....
It's a bit of a stretch I know, I was tempted to put a star burst onit but managed some self restraint, not bad for an old fool on this day.
Berberis Aurea.
Managed to get this magpie that came to take advantage of a free feed !!
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Well I managed to test negative after my five days isolation in Maura's apartment in Italy, so now we're mountain biking in Valle Maira. the combination of wild flowers and dramatic mountains is stunning. My legs are struggling with so many steep climbs and never ending ascents, but the rewards and downhills are well worth the effort. Simply Beautiful is by Al Green
Finally Managed to upload this pic!!
It is always the most fun to take pictures with You... Thank you my Friend for being You ..... Love you!!
On how I managed to diffuse a potentially explosive situation.
I was sat on a bench approximately 50 metres across from this family and noticed their reflections in the puddle. I took about five or six shots and noticed with each one the boy with his hands in his pockets became more and more agitated.
He eventually marched over to me and demanded to know why I was taking photographs of his family.
I smiled politely and assured him I wasn't taking photographs of his family, I was taking photographs of the puddle.
He thought for a moment, I could see he was in a mucking fuddle, then he said, Oh, that's alright then and calmly walked away.
As did I before the penny dropped!
This part of the Pucks Glen path takes the walker towards a rocky outcrop that contains what looks like a face ... can you see it?.
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More scenes from the walk can be seen here:.
Managed to get this shot of the iconic gate when there was almost no one around. It pays to get up early!!!
tyvm for all and any comments, much appreciated.
if flickr ever updates how comments are managed i will do a better job at responding to all of you. Thank you :)
I managed to get to Crosby Beach today to see HMS Illustrious leave Liverpool for the last time.
113 Pictures in 2013 - #97 Something beginning with 'B' - Boat
This shot was printed in Liverpool Post 21/02/2013
Managed to stop the car without the hawk immediately flying away - - a rare occurrence. Sun was pretty bright so a lot more dark shadows than you would like but otherwise a clear shot even after some cropping - - I'm glad my lens is finally sharp again after another round of micro-adjustments.
Red Tailed Hawk ((I believe)) - Minesing Swamp - Ontario
Managed a quick shot of the male Chaffinch that's been visiting our garden over the last couple of days. It only stays at the far back of the garden though. It’s perched on the shallow water trough. Taken through the window.
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Example of use of TOPAZ AI SHARPEN
A Chiffchaff taking off
Un pouillot veloce qui s'envole
It's impossible to recover a movement blur with a sharpening filter : a sharpening filter will only add noise in this case but it will never recover details.
TOPAZ AI SHARPEN includes a new function called STABILIZE that is different from a simple sharpening filter. It tries to find a movement on the photo and to cancel it. That's why sometimes there are small artifacts on the opposite side of the movement, but it is really easy to deal with them with GIMP or photoshop.
To conclude : this tool deserves a try as it is free for 30 days.
It is very usefull for animals in movement (birds in flight, animals running ...), but it can manage movement of the photographer too.
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I managed to nab a cherished front seat on the DLR. The windscreen wiper arms across the right of the shot were unavoidable. Approaching Tower Gateway Station as another one had just departed and a C2C train on the mainline to the right had just left Fenchurch Street.
Managed to get out with the camera yesterday as I saw some misty goodness sat on top of the woods, although it was cut short as the heavens opened! Anyway, found some foxgloves adding a splash of colour in Hillock Wood, Buckinghamshire.
Managed to get another one of those colds. So not much time to take pictures right now. But I'm heading down to the south coast at the weekend, so hopefully I will be able to get some different shots.
I managed to photograph the Hebridean Princess cruise liner from our doorstep, as she sailed up passing us by on the Sound of Sleat on a gorgeous March evening! Interestingly this lovely ship started off as a Caledoninan MacBrayne ferry, based in Oban and visiting the Scottish islands.
I managed to capture this Fulmar as it flew to its nest in a shady gorge which provided this lovely dark background.
Taken on the Isle of Lunga, Scotland.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving any comments or faves, they are very much appreciated.
I managed to get myself out the door and around the corner in time to catch this amazing light show in the sky. Pretty lovely indeed. Happy Friday everyone!
This is two photos stitched.
Managed to get out for a couple of hours with the camera today and found a new location in my local area of North Hampshire.
Managed to get out for a shortish walk this morning. Started off in great light, which then got worse and worse. But at least I got out!
I just love Lavender.
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Finally managed to get out and about and take a few photos to start this 100x project. My son liked this iPhone processed shot better than all the others and yes, for those of you who put up with my 100x last year, it's those bridges again!
Finally managed to get close up to our rather large visitor to Attenborough in the lovely afternoon winter sun, it's been several years since I have had the chance to photograph a Great White Egret and the size of the these birds still amazes me, when standing upright they actually look down on the passing swans not many birds can do that, lets hope it stays around for much longer.
After 5 years of trying, I finally managed to capture an image of a Common Snipe in full wingspread. These cryptic birds can often be tricky to spot amongst the tall grasses in Hong Kong’s wetlands and riverine environments — and flush easily, too — meaning this shot had frustrated me until recently.
Species: Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago / 扇尾沙錐
NOTE: Aside from the Common Snipe, Hong Kong is home to 2 other species of Snipe that are usually found here in winter, including the Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) and Swinhoe’s Snipe (Gallinago megala). As the Common Snipe is most locally abundant, and because the three species are “not safely separable in the field (*),” I’ve gone ahead and assumed that this bird is a Common Snipe. If anyone has any additional feedback, feel free to let me know.
(* The Birds of Hong Kong and South China, by Viney, Phillipps and Lam, 8th Edition, 2005)
Thank you for your interest, views, faves, comments and awards ! This image was captured in Hong Kong 香港. (Better viewed on a larger screen.)
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One the west shore of Loch Eck sits an old hut that has barely changed in the 15+ years I've been visiting there. Originally I think it was used to house animals by one of the nearby farms but now sits abandoned.
I just managed to squeezed both of them in at prime focus on my C11 telescope. However, I found wrestling with trying to remove the light pollution gradients quite a challenge on this occasion.
Canon EOS 6D @ ISO 6400.
150x15 sec unguided subs with calibration frames added.
Celestron C11 at f10.
Tracked on a Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 mount.
Imaged from suburbia.
Processed in APP and finished off in LR.
Wingardium Leviosa. It was the first spell she learned and, as it turns out, is one of her best spells. At first she could barely lift anything, or everything would backfire. Now? Now she could pull a person up by their clothing or move an object from across the room. Still, this didn’t mean she didn’t have to practice.
“Wingardium Leviosa,” she said quietly to herself and smiled as her books and papers lifted up around her.
Managed a trip to the Yorkshire Dales for these Turtle Doves before I disappear for a few days. They kept there distance, so unfortunately they are large crops.
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We managed to find several moose in the usual places around Anchorage. But they were all in heavily forested areas so I didn't manage many full body shots. So when that happens, I go to head shot portrait mode.
One very happy Blue Jay ... Managed to get this shot from the dinning room window ... Posed just long enough to "click" as he or she landed on our backyard fence.
Edited with a white matte frame ...
Blue Jay Symbolism:
Seeing a blue jay can be interpreted spiritually as a sign of good fortune, protection, joy, and spiritual guidance, symbolizing wisdom and clear communication due to its loud calls and intelligent nature. Culturally, Native American tribes saw the blue jay as a bearer of truth and messages. The meaning is not universal, however, and can also be a personal reminder of one's own strength, resilience, the importance of family and relationships, or even a call to be more lighthearted.
We managed to see a bit of sunshine on our last Norfolk trip and did a short walk from Morston Quay to Blakeney Quay.
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Actually managed to time a visit to South Wales when storm Ophelia came ashore.
There are always very dramatic seas at this location in Porthcawl and although I'v seen many images from here, I had never been able to time a visit to capture the crashing waves at their high tide peak.
The downside to this is that I'm still trying to get the salt, from all the spray, out of my kit!
Managed to take a few snaps in the early morning when this little guy wasn't all that active yet and stayed still long enough for me to frame it up nicely.
The White-browed Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius flaviscapis) is a small bird found in the Himalayas and parts of Southeast Asia - its a beautiful bird and a target of mine for a long time - never managed to see it before till my trip few weeks ago.
Around 12-13 cm in length with a distinctive plumage and a bold white eyebrow stripe, dark crown and ear coverts, and a bright yellow or yellowish-green wing patch, the male is easy bird to identify since there are few birds like this. These birds are primarily found in montane forests, often in dense undergrowth. I sighted several in a pine forest foraging in the dark canopy and waited more than 90 mins for them to come to a spot where I can take some pictures - luckily they did and I am delighted!
These birds are active foragers, gleaning insects and other invertebrates from foliage and branches. The calls are typically high-pitched and thin, often described as a series of whistles or trills.
Shrike-babbler's are a different species altogether - neither shrikes nor babblers. Their name comes from their shrike-like bill and babbler-like behavior.
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On this trek I managed to break both my 14-24mm and my D700 camera so that I was stuck with only using f2.8. However I thought I would use this shallow depth-of-field to my advantage for this shot :)
I managed to get amongst the wild flowers/beautiful weeds in a part of the garden yesterday and took some photos. They're mainly these yellow dandelion-like flowers collectively known as "false dandelions" and they have names such as Catsear, Meadow Hawkweed and Bristly Hawkbit. I think these particular ones are Catsear. There are so many of them and they give a beautiful display.
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