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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.
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Glancing through my gallery you might think that we have an abundance of insect life in our surroundings. Nothing could be further from the truth and I struggle to find much at all day to day, especially at the moment during our anticyclonic gloom. One species that does seem to have done OK is the mother of pearl moth - patania ruralis. As I go around the garden watering with the hose, I inevitably disturb one or two moths and this one flew out yesterday and secreted itself amongst the Japanese azalea leaves. Usually these moths in flight travel fast and disappear before I can pinpoint their position. But I managed to spot this one's hiding place and got a snap or two, even with our dark, grey skies overhead. These mother of pearl moths have emerged from a clump of nettles which we grew in a container pot. Quite often they have flapped back into the nettles which have kindly stung me as I strive for a snap or two. This time however, there were no such hazards.
I managed to get a shot of one of the juvenile kestrels at RHS Hyde Hall the other evening, but today I managed to get four of them in one shot! We think this is all of the juveniles as we stood and watched for a while. The one on the edge of the nest box kept hopping down out of sight, but there was never any sign of a fifth juvenile!
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Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. Owned by the National Trust and managed by the Rothschild Foundation, it is one of the National Trust's most visited properties, with over 463,000 visitors in 2019.
The Grade I listed house was built in a mostly Neo-Renaissance style, copying individual features of several French châteaux, between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898) as a weekend residence for entertaining and to house his collection of arts and antiquities. As the manor and estate have passed through three generations of the Rothschild family, the contents of the house have expanded to become one of the most rare and valuable collections in the world. In 1957, James de Rothschild bequeathed the house and its contents to the National Trust, opening the house and gardens for the benefit of the general public. Unusually for a National Trust property, the family of James Rothschild, the donor, manage the house
Managed by the National Trust, consider joining, for a photographer or historian its a ticket to some wonderful locations.
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.
Managed to catch a Blue Jay visiting the feeder earlier today.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
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The Beach Lighthouse (also known as the Lower Light) is a 44-foot (13 metre) tall sandstone lighthouse in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.
The lighthouse was designed in 1839 by Decimus Burton and Capt H.M. Denham. Burton had been commissioned three years previously by Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood as the architect of the new town of Fleetwood. Unusual for a lighthouse, it is in neoclassical style with a square colonnaded base, square tower, and octagonal lantern and gallery.
The Lower Light stands on Fleetwood sea front and was built with its counterpart—the Upper Light, or Pharos Lighthouse—to provide a navigational guide to shipping entering the Wyre estuary. Together the lights provide a leading line when the Pharos Light is directly above that of the Lower Light. Together they provide a range of about 12 nautical miles (22 km). In turn they point to the Wyre Light on the North Wharf Bank, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) offshore.
Both lighthouses were first illuminated 1 December 1840. Each was run off the town's gas supply, with a single parabolic reflector placed behind the burner; later they were converted to electricity.
The Beach Lighthouse was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage on 26 April 1950. The lighthouse is managed by the Port of Fleetwood. Wikipedia
Managed to catch the SpaceX Starlink 10-40 mission from Forest, VA, this past Wednesday morning. Despite the pre-dawn scramble, the Nikon Z6 III and Tamron 24-70mm combo handled the dynamic range beautifully. You can clearly see the Falcon 9 second stage leading the way, its exhaust expanding into that iconic "space jellyfish" as it hits the sunlight in the upper atmosphere.
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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.
I've seen small groups of stone stacks in Pucks Glen before, but on this day there was a whole crop of them.
Highest position: 375 on Friday, August 20, 2021
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Bumped into a bunch of shooters having a photowalk at the East Coast Park last week during a test shoot. It was a shutterfest (for me, at least); here's one MILF I managed to shoot.
*MILF - Moms I Love to Focus (my lens on)
I was a bit late to get amongst the bluebell action this year, but luckily managed to find some in a couple of locations before the season passes me by! This shot was taken in the woods at Golitha Falls in Cornwall. The bluebells were thicker in other places but I like the way this space opened out and exposed this tree.
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We managed to get down to Yosemite for a beautiful winter day. It snowed the day before and the paths were pretty much frozen everywhere making it a pretty slick experience - quite literally.
Looks like this hit explore on 12/31. Thanks to everyone for the faves and comments.
Finally managed to get out and get a shot of the moon rising when it is full. This is taken from the lookout on the way to Tharwa. Cropped a bit, and I love the colour of the sky.
1/60 second, f/5.6 Tripod used, manual exposure mode.
You won't find this forest on any tourist information map or a National Park Map as it's a forest managed for logging.
This planted forest is one of England's biggest managed forests and spans several miles in all directions, there's no road, no foot path, no bridleways, no car parks, no toilets, nothing, just miles and miles of dense forest, this picture was taken from roughly the middle of the forest.
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having managed to pull myself out of bed with only 3 hours sleep, i drove to buttermere in the lke district uk. its a place i frequent but havent had a walk round it for a few months.sunrise wasnt anything special but there was some interesting driftwood laying around and the low water levels made the usual shot of the lone tree a bit unpleasant on my eye.
this old branch on the other hand stuck out like a sore thumb. i really like how its twists and the textures on it really appeal. it made an excellent foreground subject.
I managed to persuade my grandson to come for a short walk after dinner but, he was quite alarmed when I asked two young ladies if they mind me taking a photo of their drinks.
I managed to visit the interior of the church when it was open the next day. Another Very DARK church inside. It was so dark in there that many of the murky details in the photos were impossible to see when I was actually visiting the church. My simple camera performed miracles.
I somehow managed to delete this photo from flickr (thx very much Adobe!) so forgive me for posting it twice. It is a result of spontaneous Sunday experiment which turned out rather well. Even the fact that my car got broken into could not have dampened my mood. :)
Painting with light shot taken in the ruins of the old Lachlan Castle looking across Loch Fyne towards the Milky Way.
I managed to see a lot of moose (or Elk as they're known in Europe). Wow, these creatures can handle cold. I took this one when my car said it was 1°F (about - 19°C). Talk about bad ass with its own mini snow drifts and icicles. They seem to be living on the twigs of leafless Willow trees right now. It seems they work their way down over the winter, starting with the previous years growth of shoots, then coming back to comp down even further.
I managed to travel around the South of Tehran by taking Metro but unfortunately during Friday and holidays, the city seems to be like a ghost town. Traffic is like non-existence. And shops are mostly closed.
Luckily I found this beautiful wall mural at Saadi Road, a walking distance to Tehran Bazar.
Location : Saadi Road - Tehran, Iran
...we managed to catch a bit of the sun before it was too late. Lucille isn't entirely thrilled with the flares on her face! :D Rebecca (glamourfae) was in Denver...fun dinner with her!
After seeing Laura's (plastic_fashion) gorgeous GR today, I was in the mood to photograph Lucille! Lucille is wearing a darling dress from Sugar Baby Love. Thanks so much! We love this dress set!
managed to catch up with 2 Wood Sandpiper's in poor grey misty conditions this morning. Should have waited untill afternoon when the sun came out. Passage migrants who stop off to feed after their long flight. Usually get a few every year but not that common
Managed to see a pair of Grey (English) Partridges this morning. Getting rather short supply now & on the endangered list now. I have been looking hard & was beginning to think I might not see them this year
Olympic Peninsula near Forks Washington. May 2025.
Olympus OM-10, Zuiko 50mm 1.8. Salvaged camera and lens. Cinestill 800, lab processed and printed (BMC)
In a secluded part of Pucks Glen is this wee quiet pool where the rock has been carved by an old waterfall spanned by an old fallen tree trunk.
Highest position: 44 on Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Managing to gaze into the open eyes of a snowy in daylight can be difficult, at best. Their sensitive retinas leave them squinting throughout most of the day… that is when they are not actually sleeping. But in the minutes before sunrise, when its rays lazily find their way above the horizon, the beaches and bays are eerily blue and the golden iris of the snowy glows with pupils as large as saucers. It takes luck! Luck finding a bird in a suitable place, luck having a cloudless sunrise, and luck finding an owl motionless enough to allow for a photograph in such low light. As luck would have it, we were -- quite lucky. It was a brief but memorable moment at twilight dawn, indeed. #SnowyOwls
Managed to grab a quick shot before if flitted off. never seem to stay still long. This little fella is exploring some mossy branches . Lovely little birds can be quite confiding so when one strikes A pose for the camera I grab it !!
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IFolio presentation
iFolio is an application created specifically for iPhone and iPod Touch, which aims to provide a pleasant and liquid portfolios of various artists
( Photographers, artists, graphic illustrators ...).
1) While viewing the portfolios of an artist, the "Contact" button will allow you to access information about the artist (his email, his website ...)
2) You can keep in your favorites any photographers, which will have the effect of increasing a computer fans, by photographer, and thus influence the
classification.
3) You can, if you want a photo, contact the author using the button "Send".
4) You can sort the list of authors in 4 modes:
. TOP: by ranking (number of fans)
. NEW: Registration date (can easily identify new photographers)
. MODIF: by date updated portfolios (which will see the photographers who have made recent updates)
. CACHE: ability to re-view (no Internet connection) portfolios already imported into iFolio.
Photographers and artists who are members of iFolio can manage and modify at any time their portfolios.
Therefore to facilitate consultations with news, a list by sorting the artists according to the option "Edit".
And iFolio back regularly to see the news presented.
5) You can also search an artist by name.
So if you're a member of iFolio, you can tell your customers and prospects that you are part of your work in the application iFolio, and they can easily find you by searching on your behalf.
6) There is also a display of photos with an automatic slide show playback.
7) You can also import all files of a photographer and later without Internet connection.
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I managed to hit the shutter at just the right second this afternoon. Fyero had jumped up on the couch and was making her way to the window sill but hesitated for just a second before making the leap and I was in the perfect spot to snap this moment.
I've watch her follow this routine multiple times a day for years and have always wanted to get this shot but was never in position or the light was wrong, or... list the endless reasons why it never worked out here...
But today, well today was the day! So needless to say, I'm happy to have finally capture this moment!
Hope everyone has had a good day.
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I managed a new sago palm spiral look today. This sago palm was only a couple feet tall and had all the old leaves trimmed off. That made it really easy to shoot without getting poked and the trunk made a nice brown background.
Managed to get Petrov up into the forest for a test flight with new firmware, just as the Sun was about to disappear below the ridgeline.
Day 16 of Pentax Forum's Daily in August 2017 Challenge.
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.
Taken last year during a Mountsberg photoshoot - I passed over this photo as it required a little bit more editing, but now as I need to stay close to home these days I've decided to clean up the old folders for hard drive space - but I absolutely adore the bokeh, as well as the light in this shot. What blows my mind is that I managed to shoot this handheld @ 1/100 - goes to show you the combination of stabilization that the Sony in body + lens stabilization provides!
There will be a few more of these shots in the next few days as I work through the backlog!