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I've shot at this location more times than I care to remember. I like the composition but the conditions were never right in regards to the sky. All that changed today and I came home reasonably happy. Sunset at Gosforth, New South Wales. Australia.
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins. Not through strength, but through persistence.” ~ Author Unknown
#2 of 5 new uploads....thought I'd return to some shots from our fall trip to Yellowstone....this series of shots was taken in the Lamar Valley near the Lamar Ranger Station (aka the Buffalo Ranch). Every season offers a unique perspective into the beauty of this landscape, and I cannot wait to return after Christmas for some winter shots :-)
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (or Thursday)....and wishing everyone a fabulous weekend. Thanks for all your wonderful comments & visits!!!!!
This black squirrel is persistently trying to get up the bird feeder pole. He made it once and I raised the baffle up a bit higher. I'm sure we will have fun trying new ways to discourage his scavenging.
Small waterfall at Juara Village in Tioman, Island Malaysia. D800E | F11 | 6 Sec
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So the second lesson learned from my House of Refuge shoot was persistence. I went with the intention of getting some great wave action and I chose this shot to show it. I pretty much stood near the edge getting splashed and soaked and I kept wiping the lens until I got something I liked. So I remained persistent and got a shot that I love. I actually learned one more thing at that moment... Bring a raincoat next time lol.
"Persistence" - Exodus Fleet Mobile Construction Yard
Length: 105 studs
Number of parts: not a clue
This is where most vessels in the Exodus fleet are constructed and repaired. The mobile refinery supplies the construction yard with refined metal from nearby asteroids.
Currently a batch of fighters are loaded up for testing in the main hangar. In the mid ship construction dock a new Attack Frigate is under construction.
This is my SHIPtember SHIP for 2016. My goal was to use that big yellow Duplo part, and use some kind of lighting. The ship's interior is somewhat lit up by a EL-wire and the construction dock is lit by lifelites.
We watched this sea otter for quite some time. He found several clams that he had a real tough time with. He would try to open some for a very long time - this is just a short clip of this persistent otter. He was well fed by the way!
My persistence paid off (and all of my bribes to the guards)! You never know if following age old rumors and stories will lead to an actual find, but this time they did. The Laird definitely was successful on the High Seas. Now to see if I can convince the estate to let me keep some of this, or at least donate it to the people that work in the castle.
Persistence pays off (sometimes!).....
Taken a couple of days ago during my most recent sunrise visit to Chalky Beach, NSW; Australia.
Living nearly 1 hour away from this location, I can't always rely on the accuracy of the weather forecasts or other apps such as Skippy Sky to give me the information as to how good a sunrise might be.
So I get up and leave home in the dark and wait before arrival hoping that I might have chanced a good sunrise - but this location seldom fails to reward anyway, as it has some amazing rock formations with wonderful textures and is relatively safe during most stages of tide!
As you can see, I managed to get some nice golden light at sunrise, and that teamed up with the Chalky rocks; I hope I have provided an image that appeals to you!!!
Helped by using my Lee .6 ProGlass ND + Lee .9 Hard Grad filers to counter exposures.
Have a fantastic day and week - thanks again for any comments, viewings or favorites - greatly appreciated as usual!!!
Dusting off my macro skills with the 100-400mm lens after way too long away.
Headed to my reliable Common Blue spot on the South Downs only to find a wasteland - something had mowed down or munched every wildflower in sight.
Heart sinking but refusing to give up! Racing against the dying light, I scrambled to the neighbouring field where I discovered a few Common Blues still resting in those last golden rays.
PHOTOGRAPHERS THOUGHTS …
Sometimes persistence pays off - and many times is doesn’t …
We were on a cruise in Walvis Bay, Namibia, when we were visited on-board by several pelicans. I decided to get some close-up images of their features, but trying to catch a front-on shot was not to be as easy as I thought. I think this character was out to make my life very frustrating. After about 40 shots, I finally captured one with the symmetry I was after …
LIGHT SOURCE
10.30am light hazy overcast conditions, which diffused the light nicely (no harsh contrast)
COMPOSITION ELEMENTS
Close-up, B&W (so as not to be distracted by colour), Symmetry, Lines, Neutral space, Eye contact, Patience, Wide Pano, Tonal graduation, Texture, Impact, Contours, Perspective, Luck …
LOCATION
Walvis Bay (near Swakopmund), Namibia, Africa
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Taken on Photographic Society African Trip Away on 15th July, 2019
SETTINGS
1/400, f5.6, 400 ISO, Manual Exposure based on blinking highlights in viewfinder, exposure meter & histogram, EV 0, AF, RAW, Fuji X-T2, Fuji 100-400mm (400mm on cropped sensor), Lightroom enhanced.
These ‘Photographers Thoughts’ are posted to aid photographers to recognise compositional elements, as well as the camera settings used, so you might learn from what worked, or through my mistakes … enjoy Greg