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I managed to visit the park on Saturday morning before the endless rain started. The so-called woodland garden of the park is one of my favourite areas there and it has many lovely details to discover like the metal owl and hedgehogs which you see in this photo. There is a squirrel too but it didn't fit into the photo. :)
In the comments I add a capture of a huge insect hotel which is also part of that woodland garden, just in case you are looking for inspiration for your own garden and like to think BIG !:)
I managed just one shot of this little beauty this time before it flew off, quite distant so pretty heavily cropped, being on heathland and because it can turn up anywhere makes it very difficult to get any closer.
I have never seen one before last week and have now seen it twice in two weeks, which is pretty much down to the virus as its forced me to stay local.
My apologies if like me you have spent many years visiting places where they are known to be and not seen one, I liken it to the many places we have visited to see red squirrels and drawn a blank everytime, one day maybe.
Stay safe everyone.
I managed to take a walk today, a day a bit 'more "warm" than the previous ones.
I did not have the "official" camera with me because I wanted to be free of weight and photographic obligations.
I wanted to enjoy the walk and I found myself, instead, taking a lot of photos of the fascinating river and the path in winter clothes.
This small nikon compact, now dated, is able to capture the "mood" of the environment, probably better than the other, has no claims in detail, all that immortal is what I needed today- the essence of the river in winter, in its apparent calm, in the dull colors, in the bony trees and in the total absence of living beings of all kinds....
Fabrizio De André - Le acciughe fanno il pallone (Live)
The chosen music has nothing to do with the photo, but is a tribute to De André in the twenty years since his death and a tribute to my father on his birthday ....
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A GP7 lettered for Watco’s defunct Southeast Kansas Railroad sits back in the woods along N4610 Rd. near Marble City, Oklahoma. The 102 was involved in a front-end collision years ago at the neighboring marble quarry that managed to remove the entire front pilot, and the locomotive has since been stuffed back into the woods on the abandon end of the spur and forgotten.
Managed to get up in the mountains just before peak leaf turn this year. The aspens dance year round, but their colors in the fall are add to their performance.
Next year's headache in the making....this seed head had already managed to send off most of it's tiny parasols of seed before the lazy gardener, (guess who), could get to it...this year's beauty will be next year's headache...
Managed to catch a group flying right over us. Not the best angle but you can see it's a spoonbill.
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The Catit play track is challenging for big-pawed cats, but Bastian still manages to roll the ball...
Bastian (mixed breed), 26.10.2015.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
This year, we have never seen so many Maple seeds fall from our trees.... they are everywhere... and even manage to catch the fishing lines we have stretched across out pond (to protect the koi from egrets & herons)... I was inspired to capture some.
We basically have to empty the pond skimmer at least twice a day!!!
I managed to get out for a little while and visited one of my favorite spots. The time of day was wrong and the lighting was contrasty. But you gotta take what you can get.
Flat Shoals near Gay, Georgia USA
infrared, 830nm
This is a view snapped from a rocky outcrop above the log cabins of Strathech and Loch Eck. Middle left can be seen the mini-dam at the foot of Loch Eck feeding water into the River Eachaig. Both the loch, and the river, are popular kayaking locations of mine:.
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This video starts from the beach in front of the right-most row of cabins and follows my paddle over the dam and down the river:.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MKLsq6XHY4.
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And this video was shot when the water was higher and faster :).
I only managed a rear view of this heavy cruiser of the skies. The background is the reflection of the intense blue sky in our village lake. Always a little surprised to actually focus on a dragonfly with the 800mm lens.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
I managed to catch a shot of the huge flock of crested terns before they took flight. Once again, this was a very small section of the huge number that filled the entire beach overlooking Merri Island on Warrnambool's coast.
Managed to snap an image of this classic American car in a local supermarket parking lot recently.
Didn't get a chance to identify it, seems to be a custom rebuild.
Any car buffs out there?
A Chevrolet perhaps?
I didn't manage to take a single shot of Skovtårnet. This photo is stiched together by 5 photos.
That is because the forest tower is located in the middle of Gisselfeld's forests. The experience already starts when you first step onto the 3,2 kilometer long raised footpath, which meanders through the forest, around the trees and over the streams, until the Skovtårnet suddenly fades into view between the trees.
Suddenly you stand in front of a 45 meter high tower.
The iconic architecture of the Forest Tower is inextricably linked to the hourglass shape, which is drawn from a cylindrical shape, where the bottom and top are maximized, while the middle is laced into a so-called hyperboloid shape. This narrowing in the middle of the construction is important for the experience in Forest Tower, as you get very close to three beautiful beech trees, which grow in the middle of the structure.
Managed out last weekend on a trip to Perthshire, Full Autumn colours are not there yet but was so nice finding new places, This was taken on the way back to my car where the sun was breaking through the forest to light up this ancient old oak tree in amongst the conifers.
Finally managed to catch a break with the weather - unseasonably warm - nice to see the blue sky, with a lovely side light to enjoy. This scene is on the higher ground and the back end of the Mary Gilbert walk.
I managed to get a clear shot after a lengthy approach to this juvenile Coopers Hawk. Lots of branches in front of it so by the time I got a clear shot I was much closer than I wanted and had to take it vertically at 700mm, so this is the entire frame. The bird had been eating a small bird just prior, and you can see some of the feathers on the perch just to the right of the hawk. They are more likely to tolerate your presence if they are eating and if you don't make a direct approach.....He/she was still there when I left but was gone 5 minutes later....
Managed to get this quick snap of Dumbo the dog leaving Sloane Squae Station.
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I usually manage to hear one or two grasshopper warblers every year but I often struggle to see one. This year however, I've heard four and of those seen two including this incredibly obliging bird which climbed up into this blackthorn bush right next to me as I was discussing it with another birder
Managed to take a couple of shots of a (1st winter?) Pied Wagtail that seems to have taken a shine to my pond, it's a first for the garden and has spent most of the day happily walking around
Managed to get down the coast for the sunrise. The tide seemed very high this morning, could not get on to the beach.
Managed to catch some sunlight on this patch of moss. There is even a mini rainbow!
This is uncropped and tweaked minimally in CS mainly lightened a little.
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I managed to get up to Staffordshire last Sunday as part of a recce prior to a school geography field visit. My recce involved finding the source of the River Dove on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton. However, prior to this, I decided to stop off at Ramshaw Rocks for sunrise. This is my first ever visit to this particular spot, though I have visited The Roaches and Hen Cloud, which can be seen in the distance, many times. In an otherwise featureless sky, I fel that the moon was an essential part of the composition.
We managed to get down in time, despite a dying set of strong thunderstorms covering from Darwin's rural right down to Mataranka... a developing cell just west of Batchelor threw down a few nice strikes. Had to skirt around felled large branches, twisted and smashed road signs between Noonamah and Acacia - evidence of a microburst there. From south of Adelaide River township, downpours pounded the area in the afternoon. 9 November 2015
I just managed to catch the last of the Heather before the colours faded. If ever you are in West Sussex try to fit Duncton into your day, you will not be disappointed.
Tech stuff
Exposure 1/80
Manual
F8
ISO80
31mm
4291.63EV
Nikon D810
36.15mp
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Still haven't managed to find any decent butterfly shots from Easter Monday, but this gorgeous field of rapeseed.
For those of you who don't know me, I'm only 5'2" and rapeseed is a lot taller than that.... so, I had to stand on my tiptoes and reach my camera as high as I could into the air... I was able to twist my screen down so I could see what I was shooting LOL
It was a dull evening, but I think I salvaged this one :)
I'm so glad we're getting closer to the weekend. Even with 2 days off, I'm still shattered LOL
Have a lovely Thursday and thank you for stopping by and for the great comments on yesterday's Spring Scene Pic :)
I finally managed to get a photo of a Spiny Assassin Nymph that I am happy with. These guys are kind of hard to photograph. They are very small, dark in coloration, their bodies reflect light, and they are skittish. Photographed in Maryland.
A focus stack of 4 images shot with the camera hand held. Canon 80D, Canon MPE lens, Canon twin flash, Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400.
Managed to pop into RSPB Bempton Cliffs on way up North for a family event. First time I've been there and first time I've seen a Gannet - I was not disappointed such beautiful birds! HWW ;0)
Today I'm combining my floral greeting with a memory and a view.
This photo was taken last summer on the Kaiserkrone (Imperial Crown) in Saxon Switzerland. The view, when it manages to get past the blooming heather and the trees, is directed towards the Lilienstein, near which the sun will soon set.
As beautiful as I find the Kaiserkrone, especially when the heather is in bloom, I've found it difficult to create harmonious compositions here. Somehow, the photos always seemed far too chaotic, which is also true of this one. That's why I haven't shown these pictures to anyone until now.
But I think this evening atmosphere definitely deserves to be seen. So I'll just have to live with a little chaos now. And I'm learning that something is valuable, even, or perhaps especially, because it isn't perfect.
I'll leave that last sentence for all of us and wish you a happy week.
Heute verknüpfe ich mal meinen Blumengruß mit einer Erinnerung und einer Aussicht.
Dieses Foto entstand im Sommer letzten Jahres auf der Kaiserkrone in der Sächsischen Schweiz. Der Blick, wenn er es denn mal an der blühenden Erika und den Bäumen vorbei geschafft hat, geht in Richtung des Liliensteins, in dessen Nähe in Kürze die Sonne untergehen wird.
So schön wie ich die Kaiserkrone auch empfinde, vor allem, wenn die Heide blüht, so schwer ist es mir gefallen hier harmonische Bildkompositionen zu kreieren. Irgenwie waren mir die Fotos immer viel zu chaotisch, was übrigens auch auf dieses hier zu trifft. Darum habe ich diese Bilder auch bis heute noch niemandem gezeigt.
Doch ich finde, dass diese abendliche Atmospäre es durchaus verdient gesehen zu werden. Da muss ich mit ein wenig Chaos jetzt eben leben. Und ich darf lernen, dass etwas wertvoll ist, auch, oder vielleicht gerade weil, es nicht perfekt ist.
Den letzten Satzt lass ich für uns alle jetzt mal so stehen und wünsche Euch eine fröhliche Woche.
After managing to drag ourselves away from the beach at The Bluff the Famous Flickr Five headed to another seaside location and had a delicious lunch at 'At The Heads' where we dined at another picturesque location on the waters edge.
Pictured here is a combination of Margaret's lunch and Beverley's drink . . . both who kindly refrained so I could take these two shots before they indulged . . . the bright oranges instantly catching my eye!
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There was tiny avalanches rolling down the side of this mountain and the rangers were doing avalanche control that day.... I managed to get some cool shots of that. Straight from the Canon 40D with some sharpness added.
” The mountains are the last place where a man can feel truly wild”
Appreciate you! Stay Wild!
Managed to get this lucky shot of this Grebe having its lunch. I must say it took some time for the bird to manage to devour its catch.
Managed to sneak out with the pup for a few minutes last night and catch this shot just as the sun was trying to break throught the clouds. Was kind of playing around and didn't think I;d have much time so I set the camera to 7 exp. at +/- 1/3 stops and converted in Photmatix.
I'm kind of liken the way this one developed
Hope you all have a great weekend ahead of you
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Managed to grab a quick shot before if flitted off. never seem to stay still long. This little fella is exploring some an old fencepost . Lovely little birds can be quite confiding so when one strikes A pose for the camera I grab it !!
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