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Walking through Little Wittenham Wood with Damain Ward we came across a wonderful collection of trees on the edge of a clearing where there had been some forestry work. It is a managed wood, so there are always piles of logs kicking around. The trouble was the head high deer fence that run round them. So lifting the tripod up and thankfull for my new wireless shutter release I grabbed some frames and this is the result of two of them stitched together. I liked the way the main tree seemed to be moving into the clearing to see what had been done, with a hint of sadness.
Been a while since my last build; needed a break from bricks. Don't think I'll get back to posting regularly just yet, still don't feel recharged.
I wanted to try and see if I manage a decent castle build, since the last good one I've done was in 1823. Haven't made up my mind if I like it or not.
I managed to get the whole train in a single frame with my 85mm. Because of the distortion and perspective, the train looks like a big metal worm.
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I managed to acquire a new more powerful laser with different defraction heads so it would be rude not to make good use of it! Camera rotation stuff all shot in one photographic exposure etc etc.
Managed to get a short break in the English Lake District. A pleasant time spent around the northern fells. Beautiful spring greenery to enjoy.
Managed to creep up fairly close to this Brown Hare and take a few shots before it legged it.
It never lifted its ears once until it was running away from me!
Managed a few shots down at Yellowcraigs beach after the rain had gone on Sat night.
Annoying as the best skies were when it was raining so couldn't do any long exposures. Got a few normal exposures before without filters that I might post later. Nice to get out away from the crowds as had the place to myself
Taken about one hour after sunset with an exposure of over 300 seconds. Some hot pixels in the shot as had several attempts to get the exposure correct and this still was way too under exposed and it was getting darker still so gave up doing another.
I managed this fairly close shot of two Franklin's Gulls by crawling over a sandy, rocky beach for an hour, pushing my tripod ahead of me, two feet at a time. In some situations a painstaking approach is the only thing that will work. This pair watched me the whole time, one of them expressing apparent displeasure at this moment; a moment later, they were both gone.
The lake was teeming with birds in early May. By late May, very few remained. In late October, the place is a staging area for tens of thousands of snow geese, swans, and ducks on their southbound migration.
Photographed at Reed Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
I managed to squeeze in an afternoon trip to Åva-Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park on Midsummer's Day (of 2022) and ended up climbing up along the small creek hoping to get some good shots of the demoiselles fluttering over the water which looked absolutely gorgeous with their metallic wings. It turned out to be quite difficult to capture them though so I began walking (or climbing really) towards home when I spotted a real treat on a rock next to the water!
This is a female copper peacock beetle (Elaphrus cupreus) at just 9 mm (3/8") body length shot at 2:2 magnification. It is also a two-exposure focus-stack. I didn't use any particular stacking software though and just blended the parts together using Photoshop.
Part 1, from the top, here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52218581464/
Part 2, from the side, here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52267322328/
Part 3, a portrait shot, here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52521447433/
Part 4 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52545297405/
I managed to capture this beautiful sunset scene over a wheat field near where I live in West Sussex, UK. As I was walking through the field I came across the curved tractor track in the wheat that adds nicely to the foreground. I had to do quite a bit on noise reduction in post production though as it was quite a low light scene.
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The Gatehouse of the Grade I Listed Stokesay Castle a fortified manor house in Stokesay, near Craven Arms in Shropshire, which is managed by English Heritage. The Gatehouse was built by William Craven in 1640 at the cost of around £533
The castle itself was built in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, then the leading wool merchant in England, who intended it to form a secure private house and generate income as a commercial estate. Laurence's descendants continued to own the castle until the 16th century, when it passed through various private owners. By the time of the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1641, Stokesay was owned by William Craven, the first Earl of Craven and a supporter of King Charles I. After the Royalist war effort collapsed in 1645, Parliamentary forces besieged the castle in June and quickly forced its garrison to surrender. Parliament ordered the property to be slighted, but only minor damage was done to the walls, allowing Stokesay to continue to be used as a house by the Baldwyn family until the end of the 17th century.
In the 18th century the Baldwyns rented the castle out for a range of agricultural and manufacturing purposes. It fell into disrepair, and the antiquarian John Britton noted during his visit in 1813 that it had been "abandoned to neglect, and rapidly advancing to ruin". Restoration work was carried out in the 1830s and 1850s by William Craven, the second Earl of Craven. In 1869 the Craven estate, now heavily in debt, was sold to the wealthy industrialist John Derby Allcroft who paid for another round of extensive restoration during the 1870s. Both of these owners attempted to limit any alterations to the existing buildings during their conservation work, which was unusual for this period. The castle became a popular location for tourists and artists, and was formally opened to paying visitors in 1908.
Allcroft's descendants fell into financial difficulties during the early 20th century, however, and it became increasingly difficult for them to cover the costs of maintaining Stokesay. In 1986 Jewell Magnus-Allcroft finally agreed to place Stokesay Castle into the guardianship of English Heritage, and the castle was left to the organisation on her death in 1992. English Heritage carried out extensive restoration of the castle in the late 1980s. In the 21st century, Stokesay Castle continues to be operated as a tourist attraction, receiving 39,218 visitors in 2010.
Architecturally, Stokesay Castle is "one of the best-preserved medieval fortified manor houses in England", according to historian Henry Summerson. The castle comprises a walled, moated enclosure, with an entrance way through a 17th-century timber and plaster gatehouse. Inside, the courtyard faces a stone hall and solar block, protected by two stone towers. The hall features a 13th-century wooden-beamed ceiling, and 17th-century carved figures ornament the gatehouse and the solar. The castle was never intended to be a serious military fortification, but its style was intended to echo the much larger castles being built by Edward I in North Wales. Originally designed as a prestigious, secure, comfortable home, the castle has changed very little since the 13th century, and is a rare, surviving example of a near complete set of medieval buildings. English Heritage has minimised the amount of interpretative material displayed at the property and kept the castle largely unfurnished.
From the hide today, could only manage to go between 2 and 3 and the light was very strong and harsh so shot into the light here.
This is what the sometimes waterfall looks like after days of rain, as opposed to barely existing during dry periods. Despite being down in a gully on a rainy, overcast day I was lucky to catch this shot in a brief period of illumination.
We managed to get out & enjoy a couple of nice walks in the sunshine but my buddy has had a bit of a rough time of it this week! Barney had a dreaded trip to the vets for a vaccination on Thursday, so he got jabbed and his horrid hooman stopped him from biting the evil vet again! Then on Saturday, he had his first dog fight in a looooong time (he came off worst). The scrap was with dad's partner's BC Hovis, who's quite nervy & anxious about Barney but also rather provocative & annoying. Hovis will do things like follow Barn around for ages, really invading his space, nipping his hocks, then skitter away nervously when he turns around.
For everyone's sanity, I mostly keep them separate when Hovis is here & when the dogs are together, they're watched, praised for calm behaviour & parted if they start getting too tense. Up till now, Barney has generally been restrained in his responses to Hovis but he must've had enough this weekend. There was a brief, loud scuffle, in which Hovis came away with a minor cut on his paw & Barney got bitten in the face a few times :( He's now looking rather the worse for wear. I was initially worried but having cleaned him up, it's clear the cuts are superficial - hopefully they'll heal fast. It was quick & mostly just noise but I still feel really bad they managed to have a fight :( Barney seems fine in himself but he's still had quite a few extra treats & cuddles this weekend! Hoping next week is less... exciting.
I managed to get out for a walk around Burrator on Thursday night, the plan was to walk up Sheeps Tor for sunset but when I climb to the top I was uninspired so decided to take a walk around in the woods along the reservior.
I was surprised to find the Blue Bells still out in bloom and stumbling across this small meadow I had to take the picture. There is a small moss covered rock in the picture (I should have been close if I am honest) in a sea of blue and the evening sun shining through the branches.
Managed to capture the Piebald Pigeon in Flight as it took off when a car drove by.
Canon EOS 5DS with a Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens. Cropped in Lightroom CC.
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"For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own. Let them swim in the deepest ocean or glide over the highest cloud."
although...
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that."
- Dumbledore's quotes.
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Wizarding Faire is coming soon and this year, my little store will be in it. Much excite! \o/
I'm not sure if the sim is open to the public now. According to the sim's schedule, students are currently on summer holidays. Plus, certain areas are closed for Wizarding Faire setup.
But here's the sim's official page if you want to check out RP details or if the sim is open or not.
The sim is gorgeous!
Banbury, North Oxfordshire manages some great sunsets and small starling murmurations, you can wait ages for one or the other. Occasionally, they (like buses) both arrive together.
Managed to get a few snaps of this beautiful field just before it started raining, Plenty of photographers out snapping this so difficult to get one without someone in the picture. I am surprised how lovely it still looks following the recent storms we have had
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manage to capture two architectural icons in singapore for this shot; the concourse building n golden mile complex
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Managed to drag myself out of bed the other morning to hike down to Hope's Nose and catch the sunrise :)
Yay! I managed to reverse-engineer this amazing tessellation!
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This Green Heron managed to find a spot that was convenient for it, but a challenge for anyone wanting to photograph it. Cutting through the clutter to grab the capture. I know what most of you are saying, but I have turned off most of those automatic features in my camera. The Sony does have eye and face recognition along with a host of other features including AI. Call me old fashioned, but I’ve turned off all of those settings and rely strictly on what I can see. To me, it just seems like the camera is taking the photo and not me if too many of the settings are set to automatic. Just turn it on automatic and fire away and not worry about a thing and come home with the perfect capture. I just enjoy the challenge to focusing on the subject myself and using the camera to take the photo. It’s your camera and you can do as you see fit but I'm just "old school". Green Heron perched amongst the cluttered branches on Horsepen Bayou.
I guess that I should have called it - clustered in the clutter!
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Having never managed to see an Arizona and California Railroad train, I've now done it twice in a week.
I've spent more than a few hours at Cadiz, perhaps because it has been one of those places where I've gotten lucky with one thing or another, perhaps because I've waited for the four-axles on the BNSF Cadiz local from Barstow.
But never have I seen the A+C train arrive from Parker AZ.
Tick.
It's a pity I didn't manage it in the days before the corporate Genesee and Wyoming look, I'm sure that elderly four-axles in that delicious green and cream looked absolutely sublime in this very spot.
But no matter.
It was non-stop at Cadiz on the TransCon, I barely had time to write my reference notes and there was another train on the horizon.
This was the cherry on the top. And sprinkles!
Cadiz CA, 13 February 2023.
ARZC 4403 GE C44-9W ex-BNSF 4527
ARZC 4401 GE C44-9W ex-BNSF 4577
ARZC 4400 GE C44-9W ex-BNSF 4534
The locomotives were returned by the BNSF to GE Leasing (GECX) then sold on.
..it's the Hogwarts rp sim - open to visitors on Mondays -- beautiful build...
i saw it here -- www.flickr.com/photos/hogwartsmischiefmanaged/8350745186/
As you can probably guess from the title, I managed to get my hands on a "The Batman" set. The Catwoman chase one to be exact. Probably the only one I'm going to get, and boy is it a good one. But we're not here to review sets, we're here to talk minifig updates...again.
From the Batinson minifig I was able to revise the designs for two characters from the unnamed universe, Red Hood and Batman. It was originally only Batman, but nice as the leg printing is, I can't put it on a minifig with a grey torso, the black legs just look wrong. So what I did was swap the legs, Red Hood got Batman's, and Batman got Red Hood's dual molded legs, which look a lot nicer.
The result is actually a lot closer to what I've had in mind for Batman since I came up with him however long ago it was. Admittedly I'd rather the suit was black, but you make do with what you've got.
As for story....maybe there's a Catwoman/Batman type relationship going on, I don't know. There's probably not, cos of the whole "Red Hood is the son of 2/3rds of the crime syndicate" thing, but that's a whole other can of worms I'm not gonna open.
And with that thought in your heads, you're free to return to your scrolling.
Happy 6th Birthday to my lovely but very greedy Tasku. Most of the banana muffins disappeared during the photo shoot, I just managed to rescue two at the end.
The muffins are dog friendly, made with coconut flour, eggs, coconut oil, mashed banana and a little honey.
The filmstrip is created with an action by PanosFX.
Managed to spot this girl up on the moors today and for once, she stayed put long enough to get some shots off
I managed a fast turnaround as this one which was taken yesterday evening 3rd December. I had wanted to take some shots from this location on the Thames foreshore for a while. There have been a few other pictures by others but not many. For a start it requires low tide in the evening and a reasonable day. I had checked tide times and low tide came 40 minutes after sunset and also showers were due to clear to blue skies by the evening which they did just in time. The scene now is very different to earlier pictures with 3 tall new skyscrapers nearing completion on the western side of the Canary Wharf financial district for this view from Rotherhithe. This shot was taken at 4.30 pretty much at low tide and a sandy area was showing going further out into the river. This gave the opportunity to get a composition leading into the image. During the next image exposure though I had to make a fast retreat as a speedy river ferry came by creating a great wave. The surface of the river bank in the area was gravelly or firm sand unlike the quite dangerous deep mud which is present on some parts of the Thames foreshore.
I did some advance research using Street View which includes some parts of the riverside Thames Path to find the stairs down to the foreshore. The area is close to Doubletree Hilton Hotel and going west from there the first alley after the Blacksmiths Arms leads to the steps. These are very slippery with a railing for only part of them so a lot of care was needed. It is not exactly easy to get to. The nearest Underground is Canada Water and then the C10 bus which goes right past.
The picture was taken with a Sony A68 with a Sigma 10-20 zoom at 11mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. The picture was enhanced with HDR processing using contrast optimiser setting in Photomatix for a natural look; Topaz clarity was used for more detail. In Photoshop some adjustments were made to hue saturation to bring down blue saturation for a more natural look and bring up reds and yellows.
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Looks to be a Sempervivum but sad to read that after blooming it will die. "beauty in the death of a hen & chick plant as it reaches upwards in a burst of colour and bids farewell to this world"
Managed a trip to the former Coats Baptist Church in Paisley. Constructed in 1894, in memory of philanthropist Thomas Coats it is now a multi purpose venue. Yesterday it was hosting a wedding fayre. www.coatspaisley.com #paisley #coatsvenue
Managed to get a few shots of Pulpit Rock after a storm had moved through which produced a great array of colours in the sky. This is a 3 shot stitch using the shift on a 24mm tilt shift lens
Recently, when walking some of the forest tracks around Ardentinny, I noticed some numbered pegs by the side of the track. I soon found out that each peg was a point of interest for a canyoneering course run by the nearby outdoor centre. Every point-of-interest was also a photographers dream!.
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This is one of the waterfalls at peg #8. On the left can be seen the rope that I used to get access to the top of the waterfall.
Managed to get a couple of rolls with Kodak Plus-X Pan 125 (expired around 2004). Shot this roll at ISO80.
Lokken, Norway
Mamiya 7ii
Mamiya N 80mm f4 L
Kodak Plus-X Pan 125 @ISO80
120 film
Heliopan Orange filter
Bergger PMK Pyro (1+2+100) 10:00mins
Moersch Alkaline Fixer (4mins)
Epson V850
Negative Lab Pro
Lightroom
managed to outwit this little guy. I spent a good half an hour stalking and chasing through the bush. Eventually it sat still in the open for just long enough so I could rattle off a few frames. It doesn't look to impressed though.
I managed to take a few shots of a semi-cooperative Gecko. I looked down at my camera to adjust the exposure compensation on my flash and when I looked up it was gone.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/250, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to over 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.
I managed to spot this from the ground of the Hotel Suvastu ast Fiza Ghat in District Swat. Brown Crakes are rare in Pakistan - only recorded around Rawalpindi previously but I managed to spot two here. The fact that two are up here and in March could mean many things - they could be resident, they could be on passage migration, they could be dispersing, they could be a pair, they could have bred, be a family....
It is the first time I have seen this bird. A great pleasure to add to the list!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_crake
The Brown Crake (Amaurornis akool), or Brown Bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia.
Its genus name, Amaurornis, comes from the Greek amauros, meaning "dusky" or "brown" and ornis, meaning "bird".[2] The species name, akool, is of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mythology, or it may be a derivation of the Sinhalese word kukkula, which is used for both moorhen and watercock.