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I managed to get to Mote Park lake just in time to catch a few minutes of this early winter sunset - my first of this season. It was a very cold afternoon and the lake was frozen over as can be seen looking at the foreground.
Managed to get nice and close with the 2x on! Slightly cropped to straighten the image. Abberton reservoir.
Managed to get this magpie that came to take advantage of a free feed !!
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Hair: Stealthic
Finally Managed to upload this pic!!
It is always the most fun to take pictures with You... Thank you my Friend for being You ..... Love you!!
No one needs the lifebuoy ring
I finally managed to escape down to the coast for a much needed fix
I'd set the alarm for sunrise as waves were forecast up at Seaham.
Having had not an awful lot of sleep, partly due to our little visitor, the clock was switched off and I descended back into the land of Zzzzzzzzzzz's
Gutted I'd missed out when I saw the great image posted by a fellow Flickr contact (Malc)
I looked up when the next tide was due and hoped the wind wouldn't subside
We got there at four and I was amazed how high the waves already were. Yeah you guessed, the Benny Hill moment yet again
I really wish it was in my nature, to slow down a bit.
Many, many hours later, four in fact, we decided to head home
After all I'd only told Ken "One last image" a multitude of times.
And by this time we were both feeling the cold
I'm elated at what I came away with, as it was made all the more special, having not been out for so long
I'll post the usual lighthouse images a little later but for now, here is something a little different and a break in my Curvacious series for the time being
I took this picture from Kastella, Piraeus.
I know, it's not a brilliant one, as I still haven't managed to use lightroom, but it means a lot to me as it is my birthplace.
This owl is entangled in a net that someone carelessly left in a tree. We managed to carefully cut the net and free the bird without damaging its wings. Once free, the owl immediately flew up to the cactus, and then disappeared into the jungle.
Thailand, Phuket.
Mistaya Canyon in Banff National Park is a scenic gem on the Icefields Parkway. Sculpted by the rushing water of the Mistaya River, which originates from Peyto Lake to the southeast, this deep slot canyon features curvy limestone walls and eroded pothole depressions. One of my many stops along the Icefields Parkway that connects Banff to Jasper NP in Alberta, Canada. Many signs about telling people that there are sheer drop-offs and certain death is imminent. I took quite a few from different angles. It's hard to explain how curvy the gorge is below these falls as it deepens substantially below the frame here. I shot this early in the morning with just a few lingering about. I did manage to capture one gentleman getting out fairly far onto the rocks. Stay Tuned.
The Gepatschferner is the second largest glacier in Austria. After a very nice hike, we stood at the foot of this glacier, which extends to an altitude of around 3,500m. In a short moment, the sun managed to displace the fog a little.
Taken in October 2020 on a K&F Concept workshop. An exceptionally low tide at New Brighton of 0.6m meant we could make the mile or so walk out to the wreck of the SS Denham.
We were blessed with superb conditions with some wonderful cloud cover with breaks in between. As the light faded we turned our attention to the wind farm in Liverpool Bay. Thoroughly enjoyable and I think we all managed to forget about Covid for a few hours.
Managed to get back to the poppy field the weekend and it was full of photographers this time!
Had a touch of lens envy ;-)
Managed to get out with the camera yesterday as I saw some misty goodness sat on top of the woods, although it was cut short as the heavens opened! Anyway, found some foxgloves adding a splash of colour in Hillock Wood, Buckinghamshire.
Self-portait, Study in Yellow
“Society, sapped at its very base, will have to find new foundations; and Eros, beautifully and irresponsibly free, will flit like a gay butterfly from flower to flower through a sunlit world."
- Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow
"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about."
―Haruki Murakami
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=9389TpCElS4&list=PL7754BF6C8E...
SAIL AWAY – NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
Like a river life flows
how long is the journey, oh
this I cannot tell you, for
nobody really knows …
The tide may turn;
it ebbs and flows
tell me how far is the journey, oh
this I cannot tell you, for
no-one, not even I can know …
The rain may fall
on our wriggling toes
how long will it last now, oh
this I cannot tell you, for
nobody really knows …
The Winter may come
cloak everything with soft snow
how long will it last for, oh
this I cannot tell you, for
no-one, not even I can possibly know ...
The Spring may come
the sun warm with gentle glow
will I be here dear, oh
this I cannot tell you, for
nobody and no-one
not even I can know …
The Summer may come
the sun hotter;
the sea wind may blow
will I still be here darling, oh
this I cannot tell you, for
some things my dearest
are not ours to know …
The Autumn may fall
the trees may stand tall
the seasons may change
the angels may call
will I be here still, oh
this I cannot tell you, for
no-one but God can really say
His Grace in His time
will let everyone know ...
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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.
Benmore Gardens is a beautiful park near Dunoon in Argyll. There are miles and miles of paths to walk and plenty of features to see, such as this waterfall. Walking around is an exercise in relaxation as you take in the beauty of the place..
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However visiting the Gardens in the dark is a completely different experience!
It's the first time I have seen one of these. It stopped by for less than a minute and this is the only shot I could manage.
Hi All,
I managed to creep closer to Mr. Pileated than my last post of him. I clicked away as he pecked fast and furiously, (more like head banging)! :0(
Pileated Woodpecker Male - Dryocopus pileatus
Thanks a million for taking the time to view, comment and fave this image, so appreciated! Have a wonderful day!
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Managed to get out for a shortish walk this morning. Started off in great light, which then got worse and worse. But at least I got out!
I just love Lavender.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :)
I managed to get this shot of that rarest variety of Dwarf Elephant, the Malachite! You do not see many of them in the wild and as they are only a few inches tall at best, they are liable to be missed except when they emerge from the undergrowth! Their numbers are dwindling particularly as they are often trodden upon and killed being so small.
Malachite is a semi-precious stone. It’s a coloured mineral with attractive bands of darker and lighter green making it sought after for the making jewellery of all sorts and figures. It’s chemical name is Calcium Carbonate Hydroxide.
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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Thanks to Grace! Yeah yeah... I know she's called Whata these days, but... she was the inspiration for this picture and the play on words was far too good to miss out on. You see... she's one of those people whose pictures I always look forward to seeing. There are a few of them, but her recent picture stopped me in my tracks and even got a "Wow!" out of me.
In one of the comments on Flickr someone asked where the hair could be bought from. Whata replied. She's one of the busiest people I know, but has a gooood heart and always helps if she can. Hmm... she might well kill me for saying that though. *snorts*
Anyway.. I ramble! How unlike me!! So I thought "Oooh... that's not a store I have visited before" so... took a trip. Of course I had to IM a complaint to her as I was busily trying on demos... and complained that she was truly enabling my shopping habit... but really we chuckled about it. In fact, we often manage to smile when chatting, but once again I am rambling....
A big thanks to Grace for inspiring this picture. Creating helps preserve my sanity... well as much as I have. *grins*
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!
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.
The Goritsky Monastery of Dormition (Russian: Успенский Горицкий монастырь) was a Russian Orthodox monastery in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia.
It was supposedly established in the early 14th century during the reign of Ivan I of Moscow (Ivan Kalita). In 1382 Tokhtamysh Khan destroyed the town and the monastery with it. According to the legend, Grand Princess Eudoxia of Moscow arrived as a pilgrim the day before the attack and managed to escape the Horde on a raft, covered by fog of the Pleshcheyevo lake. In gratitude for the miraculous salvation, she rebuilt the monastery and established a tradition of Easter rides on rafts across the lake.
All the monastery's manuscripts were destroyed by a fire on June 12, 1722, which is why little is known about its history.
No original architecture was preserved. The oldest parts of the preserved ensemble date to the 17-18th centuries.
The monastery was closed in 1788. In 1919 the Pereslavl-Zalessky Historical Museum was established within its territory.
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.
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 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.
Many thanks as always for your comments and faves.
Looking toward Low Hauxley on the Northumberland Coast with Coquet Island visible on the horizon.
Coquet island is owned by the Duke of Northumberland. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds manages the island as a bird reserve, for its important seabird colonies
‘Standing out from the crowd!’. I liked this lone tree juxtaposed with the small copse, a local scene and as you can see we have floods from storm Dennis - managed to get this in-between the heavy showers. I hope you’ve survived the storms OK, Alan:-)
366 - I’ve decided to do this to force me to pick up a camera other than when we are away on our travels (they will be posted as normal) - I will be interested to see what transpires, they will be varied I’m sure so we’ll see where inspiration takes me over the course of the year, hopefully at the end of it I will be a better photographer. Feel free to critique as you see fit, but please don’t feel obliged, I anticipate they will not be to all tastes. Have a great year and if you also have embarked on a 365 project then good luck in seeing it through, Alan:-)
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I did manage to drag myself up onto Skyline drive in time to catch a very pleasant sunset. Yes, me and 50 billion other people! LOL I guess the "leaf peepers" aren't ready to admit yet that the leaves have pretty much finished and fallen! But for those few hardy soles who were patient and waited until after the sun set there was a fantastic red glow in the sky and twinkling lights down in the valley. In the end it was just me and a guy in a camper taking shots. :) A beautiful way to close the Sabbath day for sure! Anita and I are off on another adventure today. and there's no telling what we will find! Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!
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 ....
Thanks for your recent visits, favorites, comments and invitations, everything is very much appreciated, as always....
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My friend and I managed to capture the comet Neowise last year as it was setting, so we hung out awhile longer and did a little Milk work. In Joshua Tree National Park, with a couple of those namesake Joshuas at the right. An unforgettable evening.
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 !:)