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I managed to leave my camera on the roof of my car earlier in the day and drove off. Unbelievably the thing still worked though the lens suffered considerably - that's why there's bad blur on the left, and overall the image quality is suspect.
Bozeman Pass, Montana.
I managed to escape the confines of pixel world over the weekend and indulged in the human festivities they call Pride.
"Now - everybody throw down your guns or I scrape off all her make up!" - Tank Girl
Whatever you're into... I hope you're having fun doing it.
;) <3 Flit
I managed some time to shoot for myself today. I have been wanting to visit the Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area for quite awhile now. When my friend and photographer, Michael Rosell, posted his image I knew that it was time to go. If you find your way out there, you will see this area is right at the main gate to the right. There is a very small parking area and a wooden fence. Make your way past the fence and up a very short trail to this grove. These trees feel like something out of Northern California.
These are actually Pine trees as well which is weird given the name of the park. I shot with my 24-105L, 85mm, and 50mm. There are quite a few different styles I chose to work with and I’m excited to hear which might be your favorite. I would encourage you to click on each one to get a further detailed look.
Managed to get a bit better background as well as one of the chicks with its head sticking out of the nest hole.
I managed a few days away before the lockdown. Here's an hours exposure spent after midnight in a field stargazing and watching moon shadows darken the Langdale Pikes before rushing down the fells and over me.
Hasselblad 903 swc
Fomapan 100
November 2020
I managed to get a photo of these before the birds ate them all.
The flowers, leaves, berries, bark and roots of the elder have all been used in traditional folk medicine for centuries. There is also a rich background of folklore and traditions surrounding it. In the Middle Ages legends held that tree was home to witches and that cutting down one would bring on the wrath of those residing in the branches.
She managed the pearls and the scarf, but Muriel thought she might need help clipping on the earrings. Personally, I'm just relieved she didn't find the red lipstick. :))
I bought these earrings for next to nothing in a local shop last year to use as a prop, but this is the first time they've seen the light of day. I was happy to see the theme this week!
For this week's Smile on Saturday! group theme, Earrings.
Managed to catch this guy early one morning at the front of my house. You really do have to go far to find beauty in the world, as long as you at least step out.
I managed to capture this tender moment when a mother Grizzly Bear was given a hug by her young cub. The bears were so well fed on the abundant salmon they had excess energy for play fighting with mum, and between her twin cubs. This was on the Nekite River in British Columbia.
This week has been a difficult one for me - just couldn't find anything that I was happy with :-( so got out my sons Lego that he dosen't know I have - forgot to mention my wee stash in the cupboard ;-) anyway hubby started to play with it and he was the one that sugested the film theme :-) just managed before the cut off time :-)
Managed to catch a gorgeous sunset over St Giles church at Sandiacre. Despite the saying of Red Sky at Night..It wasn’t a Shepherds Delight! Woke up to thick fog! 😳.
Managed a certificate in our Through the Window' print competition a Old Coulsdon Camera Club. Could do with more print workers
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I managed to catch another nice sunset at home and I nipped into the field at the side of our property to catch a silhouette of this old Tree.
I have taken shots of it before and it won't be long now until the farmer has to take it down before it falls. It has had a long life and it still has a nice shape to its structure.
While the Oostvoornse Meer was covered in a thick layer of fog, I still managed to capture this winter guest in the Netherlands. Not my best photo, but still happy with it because he/she had been on my list for a long time to meet. The Whooper Swan is more elegant than the Mute Swan, who knows until a next meeting, but then closer and without fog.
managed to find some virgin snow at last
a rare hand held shot, and virtually no processing on this single exposure
Merry Chistmas to you all
Now also published in June's issue of Practical Photography Magazine.
Managed a shot with both the Muntjac & the Rabbit in. taken through triple glazing @ 7.30am on a dull morning
Managed to get out this morning and pay the beach a visit - this time it was Newcastle Beach, NSW; Australia.
Here I've used the rusty posts that surround what's known locally as The Canoe (or World) Pool a children's saltwater pool that is located beside the Newcastle Ocean Baths.
The sun was pretty high in the sky so it was necessary for me to use my Lee Big Stopper and Lee .9 Hard Grad filters to create this long exposure image.
Thanks again for any comments, views or favorites - hope you liked it!
Hope too that you have a wonderful week!!!
I managed to get into the best hotel in all of Vietnam - Vinpearl Resort. This is truly huge and wonderful hotel I've ever seen. It's is located on a separate island. Also, from the mainland to the island stretched the longest cable car over the sea. This is a wonderful thing! After I arrived at the hotel and got the keys to the room, I took this photo from my balcony. I really like this incomparable landscape!
Managed to get out once while in Newcastle over Christmas (annoying 2 beautiful sunrises which I missed due to Christmas Day and a flight to Southampton!) and headed to my favourite local spot, St Mary's Lighthouse. For once got the tide height and sunrise pretty bang on for a nice level of water over the causeway.
St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay
Nikon D750 / Nikon 16-35 @ 20mm / f/8 5s / LEEfilters 0.6nd Hard Grad
Managed to make it down to the lower lighthouse at Eastbourne last Thursday. What was a risky walk over the slippery rocks and staying away from the base of the cliffs, just in case of rock fall. I had the pleasure of seeing an incredible sunset. As the sun dipped under the low clouds, it managed to put some colour on the sky before dropping below the horizon. Times like these I'm very glad and grateful that I live close to the coast.
Managed to catch this hummingbird hovering next to the chili petin bush. I think it's probably a female black-chinned hummingbird.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
23rd April 2021 :
Managed to get out for a short walk just before lunchtime today. I didn't go far, but it was good to get out for a bit.
Saw this in the car park and decided on something different for today. You can see the whole thing here :
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Today is : English Language Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/english-language-day-april-23/
And for some Silly News it's : International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/international-pixel-stained-techn...
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This is a shot taken from above the waterfall that I call the Whale's Tail in Puck's Glen. The scene is a wee bit cluttered due to logging and landslide debris and this is the reason why the water over the rocks has been re-directed and no longer takes the shape of a whale's tail.
This is the bridge over the pond in Benmore Gardens, recently re-opened after being closed for 2 years during Covid.
I managed to get out today as the sun finally decided to shine.
I decided to do a 'stuck in the mud' exercise where I just stand in one spot for about 10 minutes to take the time to really look at what's there. This ivy winding its way up and around old fencing really caught my eye.
Thank you to everyone who pauses long enough to look at my photo. Any comments or Faves are very much appreciated.
The next day the weather was better and after a good breakfast at the "Hotel Steel" we got to work fresh. We managed to get at least one good picture on the south side of the complex, but it is clear that we wanted more. After a double check by the Ochrona, we positioned ourselves near the oxygen station and waited there in the din of the huge facilities. Two Qarmet locomotives were active at the same time and posed for us: TEM2UM-907 was shunting scrap for the steel converter, while TEM1-1697 was moving into the plant. Under the bridge, i.e. below us, the Ochrona was active and checking the fence. We noticed very clearly that we were not welcome and went in search of another place.
Kasachstan, Казахстан
Oblast Karaganda, Temirtau, Карагандинская область, Темиртау
JSC Qarmet, АО «Кармет»
ТЭМ1-1697
ТЭМ2YM-907
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Managed to sort of save this one after ruining the whole roll by not loading the tank correctly !!!! Won't be making that mistake again.
I managed to get a photo of all five of them at the den entrance.
Of course, one is braver than the others and goes exploring around the hill.
I hope you know that I appreciate your comments and visits. I may not get back to you quickly but I will try my best.
I managed around 85 frames of this pair running across the water. I started shooting after they were up and going. They must have run for 9-10 seconds. Toward the end of the display a rival male tried to horn in on the action. His awkward, flapping scoot across the water was comical after the grace and power of the bonding pair.
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.
This is the only shot I've so far managed to process from my trip to New York back in November. I was there for 6 days and had a long list of locations to visit. Of course this was near the top of my list of places to visit - a pilgrimage almost. I remember being there 15 years ago and loving it - I took a few snaps thats all - I remember it being incredibly busy. Nothings changed - its still a fabulous sinuous piece of architecture, and its still packed - not helped by a monsoonal downpour outside.
After a load of dark pictures I thought now was the right time to get back to my fist love, hence a high key shot once again. When I finally get around to processing and when I'm able to their should be some more too.
This is a 5 landscape shot stitched vertically of course no tripods allowed so all handheld, luckily it was quite light anyway, even with the inclement weather outside
Technical Details
Fuji XT-2
Fuji 18-135mm @ 18mm
F5.6
1/250 second
ISO 400
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This week I managed to photograph both Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler at close quarters. This one is a Chiffchaff and I'll post the similar Willow Warbler later. Most years the Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is the first spring migrant that I see and this year was no exception as I saw a couple of singing birds on 28 February. This coincided with some unusually warm, fine weather. Chiffchaffs do overwinter in Britain but they tend to occur at lower altitudes, so living in the Pennines I rarely see them in winter, and assume that singing birds in my area are genuine migrants. The early migrants like Chiffchaff mainly winter around the Mediterranean, so do not have as far to travel as sub-Saharan migrants. They can also make use of good migrating weather systems in Europe whereas the weather in sub-Saharan Africa has little relevance to the weather in Europe.
Chiffchaffs are very closely related to Willow Warblers and it was Gilbert White (author of the Natural History of Selborne) who first realised they were separate species by listening to their distinctive songs. He also separated Wood Warbler at the same time. This was in 1768 in correspondence with Thomas Pennant, twenty one years before he published the Natural History of Selborne. It isn't just the song that distinguishes them, Chiffchaffs are duller than Willow Warblers, with shorter wings and distinctive dark legs, all visible here. They also have a more ptominent white crescent below the eye and have a habit of down-pumping their tails. Willow Warblers are similar, except Willow Warbler is a little brighter with longer wings, and paler legs. That eye crescent is less obvious, and they don't habitually pump their tail. But if spring the song is the best way to distinguish them. Here is Chiffchaff song on Xeno Canto: www.xeno-canto.org/466006 (By Andrew Harrop at Rutland Water). For comparison here's a Willow Warbler www.xeno-canto.org/621080
The scientific name Phylloscopus means leaf-gleaner from its habit of searching leaves for insects. Collybita means money-counter which refers to the song; chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff, chiff-chiff-chiff-chaff. This really does sound like someone counting coins from a table top. And for me that coin-counting repetitive song will always herald the arrival of spring.