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Yet another update: This image has been picked by the judges in the Outdoor photographer of the year 2016 comp to appear in their latest OPOTY portfolio 2 book. I'm a very happy chappy
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I apologise for the re-post, but I thought I would share the news that this image has been deemed one of the top UK shots uploaded to Flickr this year. Thank you to all of my friends for your support
Also congratulations to a few of my Flickr contacts who also made the list, both Worldwide and UK based...
Jerry Fryer, Steve Garrington, Paul(Shutterbug), Brad Eide.
I know for sure there are more stunning images than mine of Britain and many from most of my flickr contacts, but I'm not going to shy away from sharing a moment.
A memorable sunrise from a few years ago. Nature created the scene and I captured it with my favorite vintage lens. I enhanced it by adjusting the color balance and color intensity.
Beaverdam Reservoir, Ashburn, Virginia
"What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter's day?"
~ Henry David Thoreau
Thought I would celebrate the end of winter with a parting shot. This photo was really just supposed to be a test of my new 35mm prime, taken out of convenience at an unremarkable reservoir. Happily, a lovely winter sunset provided a memorable moment, even if it was a bit of a mud-march getting to this position. Handheld, no filter, manual settings, Capture One Pro post-processing.
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For me this was a memorable day of rolling mishaps, not least among them the weather. I'd seen the glorious landscape shots and wanted some for myself; it didn't happen. This shot taken in a howling wind as I prayed for the sun to break through the clouds. As you can see, it didn't happen.
Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the Magellanic subpolar forests and the Patagonian Steppes.
One of the highlights of my visit to Arches National Park was my visit to this arch at night. Not only for the fantastic sky and the resulting photo opportunities, but also for the experience of wandering off the trail and getting lost on my way back to the parking lot (actually, I guess the latter is a lowlight, if there is such a thing)! The large slickrock areas make the trail very difficult to follow at night, especially since I did not see any rock cairns. On top of that, my cell phone was not getting a GPS signal and my All Trails app was not working. Oh well, I'll just have to figure out a better approach next time. I wouldn't want to miss another nighttime trip to this arch.
Session photo mémorable avec un petit renard. Il était très coopératif, curieux, cute et irrésistible.
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A memorable photo shoot with a baby fox. He was very cooperative, curious, cute and irresistible.
@ Montreal, Canada
First light on some of the Ten Peaks reflected in Moraine Lake. My soul was singing as I experienced this memorable morning. The air was crisp and chilly, all was quiet (the buses hadn't arrived yet; had it to myself) and the show was amazing. Still smiling from this special dawn.
A couple more shots from this lovely dawn in comments:
Have a wonderful Friday and weekend!
Another memorable evening at Rialto Beach. (I really need to spend more time exploring some of the other beaches, but these amazing sea stacks keep pulling me back to Rialto.)
One of the most delightful evenings spent in Ullsfjord, Tromso by observing the Northern Lights painting the sky with unearthly, surreal colors.
The display began in the evening and continued with varying intensity and movements.
Needless to say, many pictures were taken during this wonderful and memorable display of the Aurora Borealis.
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
During a trip to Hawaii, my husband and I stayed in a private home on the property that also housed a parrot sanctuary. The owners of the property invited us inside the large aviaries to meet their feathered friends. This gorgeous bird was one of my favorites. His original owners had brought him to the sanctuary as he was much too loud to live in the small apartment with his owners. During our visit he was quietly investigating the metal bar of the aviary and seemed oblivious to us.
It is usually this time of year that we head on up to Mannum on the Murray River for a holiday. Unlikely to happen this year, so I couldn't resist a trip back through the archives for some of my favourite sunrise moments. This was always the best way to start every day up there. Up early, a mug of hot coffee, and sit quietly on the deck, just me and the birds all slowly coming to life.
Unusual, intriguing, memorable! The Cannonball tree is one of my favorite tropical trees with sea-anemone-like flowers whose sweet enticing fragrance can be enjoyed a field away. It has large hard brown fruit that clang like Cannonballs in the tropical forest at night. The flowers don't erupt on the upper branches either but on root-like branches around the base of the trunk! At night the flowers are particularly aromatic to attract swift-flying pollinators including bats. This particular Cannonball tree was collected in 1913 at Jamaica’s Hope Gardens and has flourished here at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden since it was planted in 1938.
According to textual records, Couroupita guianensis trees have been growing in India for at least 3,000 years, where it is so revered that it is often found growing at religious temples. It's possible that it is native to India as well. Part of the Lecythidaceae family, it grows up to 25m (82ft) in height.The majority of Cannonball trees that grow outside their natural environment were planted as botanical curiosities. Their large orange, scarlet and pink flowers form bunches that measure up to 3m in length. The large spherical, woody fruits, which range from 15 to 24cm in diameter, each contain up to 300 seeds.
Cannonball Tree, Ayahuma, Couroupita guianensis
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
One of the most memorable dawn and sunrises I have ever seen
at Lindisfarne on our recent photography break in Northumberland...it just gave and gave.
Worth the very early start to witness.
Cuando hice esta foto, no me podÃa imaginar que este iba a ser mi último gran viaje en una larga temporada, que sólo unos pocos meses después se iba a desatar toda esta situación que vivimos.
Hoy me apetecÃa recordar un lugar como este, Monument Valley, en la frontera entre los estados de Utah y Arizona. Porque los atardeceres siempre son especiales, pero si, además, tienes unas vistas tan excepcionales como estas, son memorables.
A very memorable day for me. We sighted this Falcon killing a pigeon in mid-air after which it landed in the middle of a dry lake bed. As the Falcon started consuming the Pigeon, a large number of cattle entered the lake bed for grazing. After a while, they reached the part where the Falcon was consuming it's meal. And the cattle - Cows in this case - didn't like the killing so they chased away the Falcon aggressively. The bird didn't like that a bit and resisted briefly, but almost immediately it flew away with the partly eaten prey, landed half a kilometer away and finished its meal there.
I was still new to bird photography then, so missed a majority of the flying and ground shots with poor focus that lacked sharpness. But I did love every moment of the scene!
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
From the archives of the most memorable photography trips in this year so far.
Sitting on a river / lake bank full of water birds, it was fun taking shots at them while observing their behaviors. I loved every minute of that session. But it is hard to get such opportunities with the heavy rains now.
The Brown-headed Gull is an Asian Gull found from the coasts of Pakistan all the way to China. It is also found inlands in some places near large reservoirs like in this case. Mostly seen in flocks, the bird in this picture is in its non-breeding plumage where the head is whitish. The rusty brown color appears on its head in breeding plumage.
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
Morning fortune at Banff's Two Jack lake this day. Often sunrises don't pop and glow like we wish after waiting in the dark and cold. Not this morning though. Daybreak developed slowly with lots of clouds over Mt. Rundle. And then the first warm rays of the sun struck. Bingo!
Thanks for taking a look, and for any comments, faves and suggestions!
Our last day in Oregon included a brief, but memorable, visit to Crater Lake. Winter here usually begins in October and lasts until June, so we were not surprised to arrive in a snowstorm. The temperature was below freezing when we arrived, and snow flurries were swirling across the lake. We decided to have lunch and wait to see if conditions improved.
Hope you have a good start to the new week. Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments, faves and awards -- I appreciate them all.
© Melissa Post 2016
Owing to their memorable and unusual style and appearance, A Flock of Seagulls are sometimes referred to with ironic appreciation. The New Musical Express wrote: "Of course, everyone remembers this group now for singer Mike Score's ridiculous back-combed haircut and the fact that they are mentioned in Pulp Fiction. So now they're kind of cool, but in the early 1980s it was a different story." Additionally, the band was featured on Viacom's VH1 and Sony's BMG Legacy Recordings' 2006 revival CD series and multi-platform marketing campaign, "We Are the 80's". In a 2007 article for The Guardian, Alfred Hickling described the group as "dreadful", and unfavourably compared them to Liverpool new wave peers OMD and other acts of the time.
Their dramatic style has drawn much criticism and parody, but the band has also been recognized as a pioneering act, capturing the spirit of their time, particularly with the guitar work of Paul Reynolds and sonically multi-layered hits such as "Space Age Love Song," "Telecommunication," and "Modern Love Is Automatic." The band also is noted for creating a successful concept album, their debut, which alludes to an alien invasion of earth. Billboard writer Robert Christgau applauded their "mechanical lyrics, about a mechanical end of the world," while noting the "aural pleasure" of both the band's debut album and the follow-up.
The video for "I Ran" was low budget (even for the time) but enjoyed enormous success, and is well-remembered in part because MTV played it frequently. Video below if interested.
Wiklipedia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU
For Smile on Saturday THEME: "PORTRAY the name of A MUSIC BAND" .
Had to use old photo - camera broken.
A memorable day at the beach. These juvenile Peregrine falcons were more busy eating than paying attention that I am lying close by. One can see the difference in size between male (the one waiting) female.
On my first trip to India, I went to three national parks on safari. Only one was memorable, Ranthambore. Perhaps it was because of its history as the hunting grounds of Maharajas. After all men of this statue, often found the most beautiful places to spend time. It is so true of this area.
The forests and the grassy meadows are visual treats. I loved this park as much as I love the Serengeti. They are very different in nature, but each are so memorable. This is a spotted deer or chital, alone in a pasture of tall grasses.
This photograph was taken earlier this week at Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, and is one of the world's largest flower gardens.
It was a beautiful day of sunshine, with many flowers in Keukenhof in full bloom. This photograph captured a number of visitors posing to record the memorable scenes. The colourful tulips in the foreground provided reason for this joyful occasion.
Best wishes for a relaxing Sunday!
This was one of the most memorable experiences in nature that I have ever witnessed. I watched this beautiful pair of Western Grebes perform in what seemed at first glance like perfectly choreographed dances. The fact is that it doesn't always work first time. For some of them it's their first season on the dance floor and they need to rehearse a little before they get it just right.
Having reviewed my series of Photographs I believe that this male is a more experienced dancer than the female. The male forced the female to change direction. The female in changing direction lost her grip on the mouthful of nesting material that she brought to the dance and seemed rattled and even sank a little.
Once the female dropped all of the nesting material she regained her composure and rose higher in the water.... they continued with the dance.