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Ventured down the coast for a few days this week, Dovercourt is a grand total of 24 miles from home and I think that's as far as we're going to get this year in terms of a summer holiday!
The traditional view of the Low Lighthouse is normally a sunrise shot with it being on the East coast but it also makes an interesting subject during the day. We've had a few very hot sunny days here this week- it was all blue hazy skies so not a lot in the way of photographic opportunities, but it was lovely to see people enjoying the beach and cooling off in the sea. I love the sparkles on the sea on a bright sunny day.
(I THINK I got permission from the pretty girl in the pink swimsuit to photograph them. I was some distance away but we had a vague waving/pointing at the camera/distant thumbs up kind of exchange. I was pleased to see when I zoomed in she is looking straight at me and smiling :) )
Happy Weekend everyone!
Male Canvasback drying off in the Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, Md. My Dad and I took our bi-annual trip down to Oakley Street for the ducks.
With the primary grade crossings in Titusville now clear of snow and ice, 3568 continues on to work customers on the east side of town.
OCTL 3568 M420
Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) in early light; Embarcardero; Morro Bay; CA; USA; Sony a9: Sony 200-600mm lens + 1.4X at 280mm; 1/2000 sec; f/9; ISO 1000
this green heron decided to find a better hunting spot across the wetlands
(a rather dull looking bird in the shadows, but get them in the right light...)
Bonaparte's gull in a scuffle with a Ring-billed Gull over a patch of minnow-filled water (Niagara River).
This is a companion photo to my last image (On Track!) which you may recall was taken right on top of the defunct Hayling Billy line. This second image was taken from just a few feet away but angled towards the dilapidated pontoon that used to service the Hayling Billy Line.
The water you see is part of the upper reaches of Langstone Harbour. On the horizon, to the right, you may be able to make out some of the taller buildings of Portsmouth.
I’m not convinced this attempt at an arty monochrome image of the posts will appeal to all but I personally like the stark contrast between the two images which were taken within meters and minutes of each other.
Thanks as always for your interest and support.
C506 is seen setting empty wagons off 1491 back into Cooks River as a plane takes off from nearby Sydney Airport.
This is one of the last occasions C classes will operate the Crawfords train for Sydney Rail Services with introduction of replacement C44aci locomotives, the PHC class, imminent.
Here's how it goes in my neck of the woods....
1. watch the local news to see if the impending thunderstorm will stop the launch.
2. Wait until about a minute and a half before lift off, then go outside and take a few practice shots."
3. Watch the shuttle rise into the sky and fly over the ocean.
4. Watch the tiny, orange speck of flame until there's separation and it disappears.
5. Grab some more shots of the shuttle trail.
6. Go back in the AC and cool off again!
This is the view from my front yard of the Endeavor Launch at 6:03, July 15, 2009.
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Baby wood duck standing on a lily pad shaking off :-)
It was 100% worth getting up at 5:30 to see this!
GBRf Class 66/7 No. 66778 Cambois Depot 25 Years has just restarted after dropping off the shunter at Penyffordd Cement spur, out of site in the dip. The shunter accompanied the driver out and back to Dee Marsh to handle the runround there. The peg was pulled off just after this photo was taken so the train didn't have to make a further stop. The working is 6V41, the 17:07 Penyffordd Cement – Avonmouth loaded tanks on 5th September 2024.
I want to thank each and everyone who took the time to visit my little space here on Flickr. Have a super day!
Just after sunrise a huge flock of snow geese lifts off from the Wetland Roost in the Bosque del Apache refuge.
Don't mess with my fresh catch as this large female holds her ground against another hungry rival ,... so exciting to see the stand off WOW !!!
It was a sunny day, and the Queen Elizabeth Park rose garden called. I don't know most of the flower species names, but they sure are pretty!
There were Fritillaries there, but not many, and they were all in the middle of the meadow - well past the 'KEEP OFF THE MEADOW!' signs, so I couldn't get too close!
Lovely to see, you can't beat frosty early morning walks :-)