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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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One from the archives, reprocessed using my current workflow.
This bird flew very close past the boat I was in, so it was virtually frame filling. No idea how I managed to keep it all in the frame!
St Lucia, South Africa.
For a report on that weather affected trip, goto www.stephenburch.com/trips/sa/sa.htm
Taken earlier in the year, in a field near Abberton reservoir. This Egret was quite obliging at the time so I managed a few shots back in February.
Managed to get this magpie that came to take advantage of a free feed !!
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I managed to visit Kangaroo Island during my trip to Adelaide for the opening of the ANZANG exhibition at the SA Museum which includes my "Stormlight & Stardust" image. This is from a bay on the island being belted by storms over the Southern Ocean. Next stop from the edge here is Antarctica! It's been a long while since I've been able to shoot any seascapes, a conscious effort to expand the portfolio in other areas.
Canon 1DsMkIII, 16-35mm 2.8L, GND filter, single exposure.
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:.
I took this photo for the theme "A look in the mirror" of the Smile on Saturday group. The sewing items are usually stored in a box and haven't seen the light of day in a long time as sewing isn't exactly one of my talents. In fact I hardly manage to sew on a button. At least they have been useful for a photo now. HSoS !
We both managed to get out together today, first time in 2 weeks that Daniel has left the house, which was great, really good to see it lifted his spirits. Hopefully do it more often. We met with a friend and had a coffee at Hardwick park and fed the birds, then went to Fishburn airfield and sat outside plane watching. Had a mini-shoot while we were there. Have a wonderful evening all. ❤️
These lupines in Erba Park are slowly growing upward. They have managed to get above the grass surrounding them. Evening sun shines behind them. [P1040133_lr_2000]
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Managed to get this shot of the iconic gate when there was almost no one around. It pays to get up early!!!
This is a shot of the south end of Loch Eck taken from a hilltop overlooking Stratheck. From this viewpoint I can see 2 forest tracks that I regularly walk/cycle and also one of my favourite roads to drive :)
I managed to capture the entire courting and mating even in 115 frames. The cooing, preening, and kissing was pure bliss to see.
Have a lovely weekend!
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
Finally managed to get some shots of this little beauty in the sunshine.
A rare sighting for the reserve, last recorded sighting was 14 years ago in December 2005.
Attenborough NR
Rouken Glen, managed to get a few shots today it's quite a hard place to get shots as dogs kids people going in the water like one after the other it's a wonder the birds get a chance to forage so was good to get a short time with these lovely birds.
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.
As promised i spent as much time as i could to get this one done *giggle* If i manage to get the third Picture out till Sunday i might end up with two extra, maybe even three and that's all creepy Halloween stuff i have anyways. so i will try it~
Soooo for this picture i tried to capture the theme of the coming and going of nature a little and with the things i have and i hope you like it~ It's a bit more on the Arty side this time around so enjoy it~ See you all in comments! oh and i will do comments either late tonight or tomorrow since today is Iz's day off and these days are very important to me~ *nodnods*
*Gives everyone a Cupcake with rose shaped icing and hops off to play games*
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*The Rib Cage with flowers and the fitting Bunny Dolls are from Cureless. I Love their Stuff, i like the Macabre, Surreal and beauty in the ugliness and none Combines it Like Her. She still got so many sets i really want, but did not have the luck to get on MP yet. but if i do, i will surely feature them~
* The Skeleton arms and legs are from Ghoul. I got them not to long ago and wanted to pick up the Black ones too when i get the chance but ended up using the ones i have here again. They are amazing and so well done.
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Another unexpected visitor, the yellow-crowned night heron, is a rarity in Ontario; let alone in my backyard. To my big surprise I managed to photograph this bird from my living room LOL.
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.
Managed to stop a take a patch of daisies that has started to cover the bank of the roadside on the way to my dads a couple of weeks back.
Did not have the opportunity to capture Mr Rainbow this season. Managed to improve the PPing of these shots to get decent IQ. The shooting condition was very dim and shaded. Shot handheld with 1/8 sec. That's why I am hanging on to my Oly system for dear life - the great image stabilisation and Pro Capture feature.
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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 catch one. Could have been a little sharper I suppose. Well, there is always next time!
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.
Just managed a last gasp view of the sun, before it dropped below the horizon. Hove seafront 2021.
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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 quick trip to the beach in order to see if California is OPEN yet. Most coastal access remains closed, with all parking areas blocked.
But I found this Guy racing around a rest stop, and managed to get a shot before he raced off.
For a generation of viewers, the familiar “beep, beep” of Warner Brothers’ cartoon Roadrunner was the background sound of Saturday mornings.
(Although commonly quoted as "meep meep", Warner Brothers, the current owner of all trademarks relating to the duo, lists "beep, beep" as the Road Runner's sound, along with "meep, meep." )
Despite the cartoon character’s perennial victories over Wile E. Coyote, real-life coyotes present a real danger to Roadrunners; Coyotes can reach a top speed of 43 miles an hour—more than twice as fast as roadrunners.
Roadrunner can outrace a human, kill a rattlesnake, and thrive in the harsh landscapes of the Desert Southwest. Roadrunners reach two feet from sturdy bill to white tail tip, with a bushy blue-black crest and mottled plumage that blends well with dusty shrubs. As they run, they hold their lean frames nearly parallel to the ground and rudder with their long tails.
Roadrunners have evolved a range of adaptations to deal with the extremes of desert living. Like seabirds, they secrete a solution of highly concentrated salt through a gland just in front of each eye, which uses less water than excreting it via their kidneys and urinary tract. Moisture-rich prey including mammals and reptiles supply them otherwise-scarce water in their diet. Both chicks and adults flutter the un-feathered area beneath the chin (gular fluttering) to dissipate heat.
Roadrunners eat poisonous prey, including venomous lizards and scorpions, with no ill effect, although they’re careful to swallow horned lizards head-first with the horns pointed away from vital organs. Roadrunners can also kill and eat rattlesnakes, often in tandem with another roadrunner: as one distracts the snake by jumping and flapping, the other sneaks up and pins its head, then bashes the snake against a rock. If it’s is too long to swallow all at once, a roadrunner will walk around with a length of snake still protruding from its bill, swallowing it a little at a time as the snake digests.
Based on banding records, the oldest roadrunner was at least 7 years old.
- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
(600 mm, 1/2000 @ f/9.0, ISO 1000)
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 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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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.
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!
Finally managed to make it down the Elgol Road to my favourite view on Skye - in fact the worst ice was on the little lane to my house. A bit of patience eventually resulted in a gap in the clouds lighting up the mountains very nicely. Went for high tide so was able to get a reasonable reflection in the water. I expect this view will soon be gone with the arrival of the rain and warmer temperatures of Storm Bert.
Selected as one of the shots featured on Your Pictures of Scotland for the week of November 22 to 29 on the BBC Scotland webpage.
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
Last night I managed to get the evening off work and headed up to Sheepstor on Dartmoor for sunset. I really don't think there is a better view anywhere else on the moor. To the left but out of shot of this photo you can see all the way to Plymouth Sound on a clear day and in shot you can see Burrator Reservoir. It's a bit of a steep climb up to the top of Sheepstor but it is worth it. There was no cloud cover at all last night but there was still a lovely bit of colour in the sky.
I spent a good hour with this fellow, lots of photos with branches in the way but managed a few I am pretty happy with, more to come.
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Ahreum and Haneul | Phi Phi Islands, Phuket, Thailand | 07-08-2025
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In the photo: Ahreum Song & Haneul Park
Ahreum's Diary: 07-08-2025
I managed a quick visit at a park on Wednesday morning. It was cloudy but the temperatures were pleasant and I enjoyed every minute. I mainly went there to find out whether the dahlias had made any progress in the last two weeks but then I spent more time with the farm animals. Especially my friends the Kunekune pigs are always a joy to hang around with. This is the younger one who only a few weeks ago was just a little piglet. And yes, the grass definitely shows the effects of the heat and lack of rain but some parts of the meadow are watered and therefore still offer green grass for the animals.
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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Managed to capture my vain cat admiring himself in a mirror. Taken on his second birthday.
Had a play with it in Coral painter essentials 5 for Sliders Sunday.
Original taken on my Sony A580.