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This Class 37 Diesel locomotive (well, half of it) is resident in the car park at the Alexandra Hotel in Derby.
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Pen and ink drawing observed from my window. Enjoying experimenting with different styles and media of the same scene. A more detailed approach this time.
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it.
The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then spread the word.
There are different hypotheses regarding the date of Jesus' birth and in the early fourth century, the church fixed the date as December 25. This corresponds to the traditional date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar. It is exactly nine months after Annunciation on March 25, also the date of the spring equinox. Most Christians celebrate on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar, which has been adopted almost universally in the civil calendars used in countries throughout the world. However, part of the Eastern Christian Churches celebrate Christmas on December 25 of the older Julian calendar, which currently corresponds to January 7 in the Gregorian calendar. For Christians, believing that God came into the world in the form of man to atone for the sins of humanity, rather than knowing Jesus' exact birth date, is considered to be the primary purpose in celebrating Christmas.
The celebratory customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving; completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath; Christmas music and caroling; viewing a Nativity play; an exchange of Christmas cards; church services; a special meal; and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore.Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. Over the past few centuries, Christmas has had a steadily growing economic effect in many regions of the world.
He does not hide his curiosity when he is observed by a human and his camera.
Imagine that he is now part of posterity?
Taken at Blue Mound State Park in Minnesota, USA. This owl followed me for a while on a late night hike. The amount of wildlife in this little pocket of nature was pretty amazing. Lots of raptors, bats, and coyotes that made it kind of hard to sleep at night.
Paw Pageant 2013.
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an interesting animal.....we saw several as we left the upper falls at Iguazu...they seemed accustomed to the tourists...we had a few moments to observe them before they disappeared back into the forest.
Here is a little info from my usual source...Wikipedia :
" The South American Coati, or Ring-tailed Coati (Nasua nasua), is a species of coati from South America. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela.
South American Coatis are diurnal animals, and they live both on the ground and in trees. They typically live in the forest. They are omnivorous and primarily eat fruit, invertebrates, other small animals and bird's eggs. Coatis search for fruit in trees high in the canopy, and use their snouts to poke through crevices to find animal prey on the ground. They also search for animal prey by turning over rocks on the ground or ripping open logs with their claws.
Females generally live in large groups, called bands, consisting of 15 to 30 animals. Males, on the other hand, are usually solitary. Solitary males were originally considered a separate species due to the different social habits and were called "coatimundis", a term still sometimes used today. Neither bands of females nor solitary males defend a unique territory, and territories therefore overlap.
Group members produce soft whining sounds, but alarm calls are different, consisting of loud woofs and clicks].When an alarm call is sounded, the coatis typically climb trees, and then drop down to the ground and disperse. Coatis typically sleep in the trees. Predators of the South American Coati include foxes, jaguars, jaguarundis, domestic dogs, and people.
Reproduction
All females in a group come into heat simultaneously when fruit is in season. Females mate with multiple males. Gestation period is 77 days. Females give birth to 2-4 young at a time, which are raised in a nest in the trees for 4-6 weeks. Females leave the group during this time. Females tend to remain with the group they were born in but males generally disperse from their mothers' group after 3 years
South American Coatis generally live for up to 7 years in the wild, but can live up to 14 years in captivity. "
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Kiev 88CM, Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm 2.8 and Ilford HP5 plus stand developed in Rodinal 1 +100 for 1 hour.
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I observed the total Lunar eclipse of 28th September 2015 from near Playa El Golfo in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. This wide panorama of the southern sky shows the eclipsed ruddy coloured Moon hanging above the volcanic landscape of Playa Charco de los Clicos.
With the bright light of the full Moon cut by the shadow of the Earth, the sky got dark, bringing the Milky Way and even Zodiacal Band into view. The red Moon itself stands in the middle of Gegenschein, which is the part of the Zodiacal Light at 180 degrees away from the Sun.
This panorama consists of 22 panels that I photographed with my Hutech modified Canon EOS 6D at ISO 3200 and a 24 mm f/1.4 lens. 15 panels for the sky are single shots of 20 or 15-second exposures with the lens set to f/3.2. 16th panel with the eclipsed Moon consists of 3 individual exposures of 20, 20 and 10 seconds with the lens at f/3.2. The remaining 6 panels with the rocky foreground, beach or ocean are 20 or 25 seconds with the lens set to f/2.5 or 2.2. I made the panorama composite using PtGui Pro and completed the processing on Adobe Photoshop.
This colorfully attired stiltwalker is being observed by DBR. Not the greatest photo but I do like the reflection.
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Technical Details: Canon EOS 7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM, f/10.0, 0.006 sec (1/160), ISO 1000, 0 EV, 100 mm
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