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One of the many ground squirrels (aka marmots or groundhogs) of the Grand Canyon. Taken on the South Rim trail with a 55mm (equiv. 82mm), no crop. Despite the signs, the cute furry balls are clearly fed by the hords of tourists, otherwise they wouldn't display this behaviour (and size !).
Part of my US West Coast set.
Paul C. Buff Einstein E640 out of the frame camera left (directly in front of the subject) into a Paul C. Buff 86-inch Soft Silver PLM with a 3410 gel (1/8 CTO).
Paul C. Buff Einstein E640 through a Paul C. Buff 8.5-inch Silver High Output Reflector with a 30 degree grid directly behind the subject camera right. This light does not have a gel. The difference between gel and no gel (just a 1/8 CTO) can be seen in the difference between the light on her face and the light on her hair and also between the light on the front and back side of her left shoulder.
ISO 160, f/5.0, 1/200 sec, 5D MKiii
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Thar Desert - Rajasthan. - Dryin chili for sale
Il Deserto di Thar,noto anche come il Gran Deserto Indiano, è una grande ed arida regione nella parte nord-occidentale del subcontinente indiano. Con una superficie di oltre 200.000 chilometri quadrati, è settimo deserto a livello mondiale per estensione. Si trova in gran parte nello stato indiano del Rajasthan, e si estende nella parte meridionale degli stati indiani del Punjab, Haryana e Gujarat settentrionale. In Pakistan il deserto copre la regione orientale delle provincia del Sind e la parte sud-occidentale del Punjab.
(Da Wikipedia)
The Thar Desert (Hindi: थार मरुस्थल), also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. With an area of more than 200,000 km2, it is world's 7th largest desert and also Asia's 3rd largest desert. The Thar desert along with the Sahara desert of Africa, Arabian peninsula desert, and Cholistan desert in Pakistan are part of the same desert formation. It lies mostly in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and extends into the southern portion of Haryana and Punjab states and into northern Gujarat state. In Pakistan, the desert covers eastern Sindh province and the southeastern portion of Pakistan's Punjab province.
(From Wikipedia)
With the recent activity of rowdy Flashin' Dan (the male Rufous Hummingbird that thas taken over as lord of the feeders) I was afraid that Victor may have left for more tranquil grounds. While I was out this evening under clouded skies, a sudden buzz, followed by a brillant flash of pink let me know that he was still about.
[Explored]
This is the shape I was looking for, very hard to synchronize.
It's a combination of sound generated drops like this and collision like this.
The subwoofer vibration generates the "pillar", then another drop collides on top of it forming the "hat".
Too bad the flash got bad synch in this one, you can see some ghosting, mouse over the image.
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Esta é a forma que eu estava procurando, super difícil de sincronizar.
É uma combinação de gotas geradas por som como esta e uma colisão como esta.
A vibração de um subwoofer cria o "pilar", daí outra gota colide em cima dele formando o "chapéu".
A má notícia é que deu um problema de sincronização de flash nessa, dá pra ver os fantasmas, passe com o mouse em cima da foto.
Thanks to my friend Jacinto Policarpo for the company... and to my friend Manel Monteiro that although we have not photographed together, the challenge came from him!! Thanks buddy's
THANKS so much for all your comments and support!! I appreciate it !!
OBRIGADO por todos os comentários e apoio!! Agradeço imenso!!
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: Canon EF16-35mm L 2.8
Focal Length: 16mm
Shutter Speed: 45 sec
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Tripod:
Walimex FT-6694AT Professional Tripod
Tripod Head:
Walimex Professional Panhead FT-6665H
Filters:
Lee Graduated Neutral Density 0.6 Hard
Heliopan Polarizer 105m
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Fotografía tomada de Mar del Plata - Partido de la Costa - Buenos Aires - Argentina
...ahora que ya no dueles....
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I am not on a vacation. / Ik ben niet met vakantie.
maar door gezondheidsproblemen ben ik even niet zo actief op flickr.
By health problems, I am not so very active on flickr at the moment.
Uit mijn archief / From my archive
My flickr photostream looks better on Fluidr
Thanks for your visit and comments, I appreciate that very much!
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yes, she will have a surgery, say a prayer for her please ;-)
inside the Gran Paradiso park, before getting to 2612 m, 8567 ft
Piedmont / Val D'Aosta, Italy
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Another shot of this great place On White
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Check out my last fun project (interviews with my fellows Flickr friends )
Today is Paul (Licht) turn @ angiereal.blogspot.com
Hellooo there.. I'm back from my vacation in England with many pix and here's the first one :-)
I was shooting coastline sunsets in Cornwall every evening of my vacation no matter the weather or the conditions and got quite a nice set together. I hope to find the time to process more of them soon but for now enjoy the Kynance Cove! I hope you like it.
I have a longer story on this shot on my blog here -> mibreit-photo.com/blog/?p=423
Please View On Black the expressions are priceless
Celine Dion sings Eric Carmen's smasher
A husband looking through a newspaper came upon a study that said women use more words than men.
Excited to prove to his wife that he had been right all along when he accused her of talking too much, he showed her the study results. It read "Men use about 15,000 words per day, but women use 30,000".
The wife thought for a while, then finally she said to her husband "It's because we have to repeat everything we say."
The husband said "What?"
If you're thinking of using this on your site or blog,please be nice and ask first. My legal team shoot first and ask questions later'
Oh and Happy Father's day
When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone
Livin' alone
I think of all the friends I've known
When I dial the telephone
Nobody's home
All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
Hard to be sure
Sometimes I feel so insecure
And loves so distant and obscure
Remains the cure
All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
All by myself
Anymore
When I was young
I never needed anyone
Making love was just for fun
Those days are gone
Peratallada que ha sido declarada conjunto histórico artístico, es uno de los núcleos más importantes del Ampurdán en cuanto a arquitectura medieval se refiere. De un extraordinario atractivo y belleza, conserva su antiguo aspecto feudal, donde hay que destacarn el castillo fortificado con su torre del homenaje y el palacio (s. XI-XIV), las murallas (s. XII-XIII) y la iglesia de San Esteban (románica, de principios del s. XII ). Llama la atención el gran foso que rodea a esta localidad, excavado en la roca viva. De aquí procede el nombre de la Villa: Piedra Tallada.
La villa conserva la misma distribución urbana medieval: desde la Plaza Mayor, con sus singulares porches, hasta la trama de estrechas callejuelas, donde descubriremos un interesante conjunto de arquitectura popular.
Peratallada that has been declared historical artistic, is one of the most important nuclei Ampurdán about medieval architecture is concerned. In a special attraction and beauty, retains its old feudal aspect, where destacarn that the castle with its tower and the palace of the tribute (s. XI-XIV), walls (s. XII-XIII) and the church of San Esteban (Romance of the early twelfth century). Draws attention to the great moat that surrounds the town, dug into the rock. Hence the name of the Town: Stone carving.
The village retains the same distribution medieval city: from Piazza Maggiore, with its unique porch, until the fabric of narrow streets, where they discover a set of interesting architecture.
WELL, I HADN'T INTENDED TO POST THIS WAS DOING SOME EDITING, AND THIS GOT THRU WITHOUT MY REALIZING IT. AND COMMENTS WERE MADE BEFORE I HAD BEEN AWARE OF IT!
SO GO AHEAD AND ENJOY THIS LITTLE BEAUTY THAT I FOUND ,
WHICH I WOULD HAVE CALLED "ATTITUDE"
BECAUSE THAT IS HOW SHE LOOKS, LIKE SHE IS SAYING
"I SHALL HOLD MY HEAD HIGH NO MATTER WHAT, AND BE PROUD"
THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS, AND HAVE A GREAT MONDAY!
BILLIE
At the farmer's market with a dear friend this weekend I saw the most beautiful bouquet of flowers *ever* ... I felt like I had wandered through a huge english garden in the countryside and picked the flowers myself. They were so natural and beautiful and real, you know what I mean?
And the colors ... oh my sweet lord the colors! I couldn't decide between two of them so I bought both. Best $10 I ever spent, because I can't believe how many gorgeous photos I got out of one session of admiring them with my macro lens. Wow. I am in love!
I couldn't wait until the morning to post. This is the first of many ...
i believe i can fly.
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i actually like this picture.. its inspiring. you can do anything you put your mind to.. sometimes you want to give up all hope on your dreams, but you can't. you just have to remember that sometimes.. :\\
sorry i got all mushy-wushy on you there x) buutt.. yea just saying.. i feel inspiring today! :D
GUESS WHAT! well my clarinet solo in the concert went GREAT!(: i didnt screw up, and i was sooo happy lol(: yupyup! and i find out if i get into student leadership tomorroooowww!! i cant wait.... i really hope i make it!<3 the interviews went well, but they can only choose around 8 soon-to-be eigth graders and there were 40-something people who applied. x( cross your fingers for me! (please (: )
oh yes, thank you all for your wonderful, kind support!
SCHOOL ENDS NEXT FRIDAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! it was supposed to end today but we had like 5 snowdays. blaaah.
should this or this be my 52 weeks?
oh yeah, and im putting a lot of my pictures on private that i think are no good.. so yes, just letting you guys know.
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Over the Rainbow on Black (much better and easier to see)
I decided to make my first post back one of my favorites from our recent trip to Brazil. Iguazu Falls was a true highlight of the trip. I have many shots from the Falls to process, and no matter how many I post, they won't do this place justice. The vastness of this location, with the 275+ falls ranging from small streams to true mammoths, is just amazing.
I had never witnessed a Lunar Rainbow (Moonbow) before. While it was a little faint to the eye, you could still make it out pretty clearly, and the 30 second exposure helped to bring it out that much more. I decided not to over-process the shot and brighten and saturate things beyond the true scene. I'm not sure there was ever much risk, but I did enjoy the part about having to keep an eye out for jaguars when walking around the park at night.
I look forward to going through the numerous memory cards' worth of shots. We saw a lot of great sites in Brazil, but as is always the case, it's good to be back home. This was another trip that makes one reflect on how lucky we are here in the U.S.
I look forward to catching up with everyone's streams.
Thanks for looking!
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Argentina is gorgeous. Have I said that before? Doesn't it go without saying by now?
You really get to know a set of mountains when you have to hike around them. Fortunately, in the middle of these death marches, I was able to stop and drink in some of the scenery. It took a lot longer than necessary to get to the destination, but at least I arrived with a camera full of photos. That beautiful peak in the distance is Fitz Roy. I was very lucky to see it, because 90% of the time it's covered with clouds.
So, last night something else lucky happened! Here are the high points:
- I did an interview that aired on NBC at 10 PM here in Austin. The segment was all about HDR and turned out really well. Jim Swift interviewed me and he did a great job editing together a nice little story. You can see the full video in the upper left hand area of the TV Station's KXAN site.
-- You guys should contact your local NBC affiliates and ask them to get the segment from KXAN - that would be cool!
-- The story also mentioned the HDR Tutorial, which you can get to via that link.
- The news segment mentioned an upcoming PhotoWalk in Austin on August 6 that I am organizing. You can find out more inside the Facebook Event!
From the blog at www.stuckincustoms.com
Peacock bass is the common name in English for several species of tropical, freshwater fish of the genus Cichla native to the Amazon River basin of South America. These tropical fish are not true basses, but are rather cichlids. They also inhabit the waters of Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore and parts of the USA (Guam, Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the United States Virgin Islands).
Sport fishermen have made these cichlids prized game fish for their fighting qualities, so much so that many travel agencies now arrange fishing trips to Brazil and Florida specifically to catch peacock bass.
Renowned American peacock bass fisherman and fishing author, Larry Larsen, refers to them as "freshwater bullies" due to their ferocious nature when hunting and their tendency to damage and sometimes destroy fishing gear when striking. Also, the most common techniques for catching them are similar to those for catching largemouth bass with the notable exception that peacock bass usually won't strike artificial worms -- a widely used lure among largemouth bass fisherman. In addition, fly fishing techniques, including lures such as poppers and large streamers, are becoming increasingly popular for catching these cichlids.
Despite their popularity among anglers, some naturalists have identified peacock bass as potential pests for causing ecological imbalances in some of their introduced areas.
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For Those Who May Have Missed Yesterdays Up-Load ~
There were many, many reasons I recently took a long break from flickr, some family, some health, but I guess the bottom line was that I had become bored with single shot posting ! A flower shot is a flower shot, a portrait is a portrait and there is nothing wrong in doing them, (I have many in my photo'stream) but the same cannot be said about any photograph that has some form of action as its theme, or a background story ! I don't think any of my recent photograph posting would have been the same had it just consisited of one photo ' ! My break also remined me that the real core of flickr is about photo' sharing and commenting and not an obsession about FP and/or Explore ! So I make no apology for wanting to share my photographs in flickr, as that is why I' m here, and if people wish to recipropcate thats fine by me, and if they don't, that's fine by me too ! I' m 63 years old and as each day goes by my life expectancy decreases ! If you have read this, then a huge thank you, agreement or dis-agreement is a part of life ~ tomorrow is another day !
" Keep Clickin' "
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A while back me and Taylor Bouse re-shot for Ugmonk Clothing becuase she had put her extensions back in. These are two pictures that I never released but now I am, ha. I really like how the lighting and everything came out, I like them a lot, I would love to get some feedback on them good/bad I want to learn as much as I can to progress. So tell me what you think about them, and I'm sure that you all will be seeing more of Taylor not on a backdrop soon! :]
Strobist:
AB800 camera right shot through softbox high
AB800 shot behind subject through reflector
Lurk;
I'm pleasantly surprised but this crop (as well as the original) has been explored (May 11, 2010) - Thank you!!
A couple of my good Flickr friends (wesbs and Jane in Colour)
convinced me to post a square crop of my magnifying glass & coloured slinky glass and plastic #2 image.
Thanks wesbs for the original suggestion and to Jane in Colour for backing it up.
If you haven't seen either of their streams already then I strongly recommend you take a peek!
fr: Soirée tranquille sur le Boulevard René-Levesque, Montréal, Québec, Canada
EXIF Data: to be posted later - HDR from 3 exposures - realistic tone mapping
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So this started as a joke shot that was way over-exposed for me to consider using originally. Once I started playing with color trying to save it, I ended up really liking it.
The sun was perfectly inline and almost setting down the stream. One of the members joked about them all getting in the water for the last photo and everyone called his bluff. You shouldn't be doing that in November in Ohio.
Strobist:
5d Mark ii
24-70mm f2.8
Cybersyncs
AB1600 w/softbox held camera right
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La Catedral de Teruel tiene su origen en la iglesia de Santa María de Mediavilla, que comenzó a edificarse en estilo románico en 1171 y se concluyó con la erección de la torre mudéjar en 1257. En la segunda mitad del siglo XIII, el alarife morisco Juzaff, reestructura la antigua obra románica y dota al edificio de tres naves mudéjares de mampostería y ladrillo, que mejoran y elevan la estructura románica del siglo XII.
En el mismo estilo gótico-mudéjar, ya en el siglo XIV se sustituyeron los ábsides románicos por otros, como se puede apreciar en la cabecera de la capilla mayor. Se redujo con ello a la mitad el número de soportes, lo que dio una mayor luminosidad y espaciosidad a las naves de arcos apuntados. También los muros fueron recrecidos. En 1423, ya con el aspecto mudéjar con que, en lo fundamental, conocemos el templo actualmente, el pontífice aragonés Benedicto XIII, el llamado «Papa Luna» la elevó al rango de Colegiata. Ya en estilo plateresco-mudéjar, fue construido en 1538 el cimborrio de la nave central, obra de Martín de Montalbán. Fue edificado de planta octogonal sobre trompas y presenta en su exterior ventanas ajimezadas con decoraciones platerescas. Más tarde, en 1587, con la creación de la diócesis de Teruel, fue promovida a Catedral y consagrada como tal. Por último en 1909 se aborda la edificación de la fachada en estilo neomudéjar, obra de Pablo Monguió.
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Education Of Shaman: Learning To Fly
Education Of Shaman: Don't Speak Of Future Nor Past
Education Of Shaman: Beautify the Path To Your Sacred Place
Education Of Shaman: Don't Speak Her Name
Education Of Shaman: Many Mirrors
Education Of Shaman: Many Changes
Education Of Shaman: Many Visions
Education Of Shaman: Travel On a Sunbeam
Education Of Shaman: Trees Dream Also
Education Of Shaman: Hear the Lake Breathing
Education Of Shaman: No Fear, There Is No Unknown
Education Of Shaman: Many And One
Education Of Shaman: Taste the Earth
Education Of Shaman: Celebrate
Education Of Shaman: Don't Explain Anything
Education Of Shaman: Do Not Disturb the Earth, the Sky Will Stay Clean
Education Of Shaman: They Die Only When You Do
Education Of Shaman: See, Not Judge
Education Of Shaman: Not Alone
Education Of Shaman: Step In Their Horseshoes
Education Of Shaman: You Don't Choose To Colour the Trees Green.
Education Of Shaman: Nothing But Miracles
Education Of Shaman: We All Just Fade Away
Education Of Shaman: All Viewpoints Are Not The Same
Education Of Shaman: Chasing Dragons In the Sky
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Not the ideal time of day for waterfalls the sun to high in the sky but it is my only day off work this week - the gardening or................A last minute trek with Rob :-) no contest - but its a tough trek and it hurt :-) i will get here one day before the sun rises .Its my favourite of all the waterfalls and not really happy with any of the shots ive got .
This waterfall is the least visited for a reason its a hard climb down and even tougher to get back up :-( its not dangerous like Sgwd isaf clun gwyn it just steep and the steps are a killer .
one or two obstacles to climb through , not the best time to go waterfalls for photography but this is one of my fav's a tough trek that hurt.
This is the least visited waterfall not many actually are aware is there .
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Es un típico postre Argentino: queso y dulce de batata
Porque las deudas se pagan... Acá te dejo el postre Dani, si si me acuerdo de la otra también.. iba a poner del pajarito... pero mmm queda feo jejejejejeje!!
Espero te/les guste!!
Que tengas una bonita noche!
Mua!
♥
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This photo resumes well why I shoot RAW and HDR.
RAW, because many cameras (especially Canon) would struggle with White Balance in this situation. Out of the camera, the photo had a pretty strong orange cast on it, the carousel had almost not colors. Of course, the blue sky is a bit weird but I preferred it this way.
I could set up my WB properly when taking the shot but that would be so much time consuming, so RAW is my way.
HDR because there is not way I would have got all the details in the carousel being dark at night and lit be strong lamps in comparaison. Also, the moon would have been much brighter and over exposed.
!!! Happy Wednesday !!!
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- 2.5s, f8, ISO100, 16mm
- 3xp HDR (±2ev) tone mapped in DPHDR
- Post-processed in Photoshop and Lightroom
Richmond, VA
The fellas were a pleasure to work with. They were super laid back, very easy to work with and real polite. We had a really good time shooting this, with the exception of ridiculous amounts of bugs. Colin (middle) lives on a lake outside of Richmond and that is were we shot. Right behind those trees is a beautiful lake, but it attracts of lot of bugs.
We hung all the lights together and the guys made the power supplies themselves to power up the lights through a small generator. Since it was so dark and I didn't want to kill the ambient light from the bulbs, I ended up shooting with a AB-400 with my octobox on it, but without the white diffusion panels and only used the modeling lamp. Overall, it was a good shoot and I pretty happy with the results!
Lighting: AB-400 with octobox in front and above. Modeling lamp only.
5d w/ 50mm f/1.2L
This car is only used on special occasions and, among other well-known passengers it has carried are the leading lights responsible for drafting the Catalan statute for self-rule in 1932 and personalities from the world of politics, culture, sport, media and the church. The entertaining ride, in which a detailed explanation is given of the principal features along the way, accompanied with cava and pastries, will turn the journey itself and the arrival at Núria, into a small celebration.
Este coche sólo circula en ocasiones especiales y, entre otras personalidades, ha transportado los integrantes de la redacción del Estatuto de Autonomía del 1932 y personajes del mundo de la política, la cultura, el deporte, la comunicación y la iglesia. Un viaje amenizado, con una explicación detallada de los principales puntos del recorrido, y acompañado con cava y pastas, convertirán el trayecto en si, y la llegada a Nuria, en una celebración.
Ne volim januar i bele zimske vragove
U svakom snegu vidim iste tragove
Tragove malih stopa, broj 30 i ko zna
Kako polako odlaze.
Vise ne prolazim ulicom Dositejevom
I nemam pojma kad neko pita gde je to
Tih 206 koraka, duzinom tog sokaka
Nikada nisam brojao
Nisam te nikad cuvao
Nisam te nikada mazio, pazio
Tvoju sam ljubav gazio, svemu smisljao broj.
Nisam te nikad stedeo
I nisam umeo stati i ostati
Sta ce od mene postati
Mali andjele moj.
Djordje Balasevic , Ne volim januar
Looks SO Much Better on Black and LARGE
I want to dedicate this shot to 3 very special friends that I have met here on Flickr. These 3 men have helped me become a better photographer and person. They have helped me grow outside of the studio and taught me so much along the way. They are amazing photographers and I have been a HUGE fan of their work for quite sometime. Every time I visit their streams they inspire me to go out and attempt to shoot these beautiful natural sceneries!
I picked up a camera for the very first time June 2008, however I did not learn to take it off auto mode until November of last year. I had never owned a camera before this, besides my cell phone. I wanted to take landscape and seascape pictures, but had no idea how to. I then found my passion in portraits, and capturing a person forever through a still-image. Until, I met Steven, Doug, and John, they helped inspire me and teach me how to take the shots that had made me want to pick up a camera in the first place.
I feel very blessed to have met them and become such good friend with them. I have met so many of you through Flickr, and I am grateful for each and every one that I have met. You have all helped me in some way!
Thank you and God Bless,
Hector
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Argynnis aglaja (ar-GIN-iss a-GLY-uh)
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:HeliconiinaeSwainson, 1827
Tribe:ArgynniniSwainson, 1833
Genus:ArgynnisFabricius, 1807
Subgenus:MesoacidaliaReuss, 1926
Species:aglaja(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Dark Green Fritillary is the most widespread fritillary found in the British Isles and is a pleasure to see as it flies powerfully over its grassland habitats, frequently stopping to nectar on Thistles and Knapweed. It gets its name from the green hue found on the underside of the hindwings, which are peppered with large silver spots. This butterfly can be found throughout the British Isles, although it is less common in central and eastern England. Outside of central Scotland and southern England, it is most frequently found in coastal areas and is the only fritillary found in Orkney and the Outer Hebrides. Despite its powerful flight, it is somewhat surprising that this species is not particularly mobile, staying within its breeding grounds.
Taxonomy Notes
Historically, several authorities have referred to f. scotica, defined in Watkins (1923), that is not recognised in current taxonomy. This form differs from the nominate form in that individuals are larger in size have much heavier black markings on both upper and undersides, especially in the female, and the underside has a darker green flush, with more prominent silver spots on both fore and hindwings. Different authorities described different distributions of scotica. Dennis (1977) says "The most extreme development of the morph is found in the Outer Hebrides, especially on Pabbay (Barra group), south Rona, north Raasay and on Orkney. Subspecies scotica has also been described by Heslop-Harrison for Scalpay, Soay, Rhum, Eigg, Canna and Coll, but everywhere in addition to specimens showing extreme development, others transitional to aglaia are found". The most recent analysis is given in Thomson (1980). Riley (2007) suggests that this form is found in Scotland (apart from southern localities), Ireland (where it is the only form found) and the Isle of Man. However, Riley's inclusion of Ireland is questioned by Nash (2012) who assigns all Irish specimens to ssp. aglaja. Thomson (1980), Emmet (1990), Riley (2007) and Nash (2012) elevate the aglaja forms to subspecific status. The counties where scotica was thought to be found, as mentioned by Thomson (1980), are shaded green in the image below.
Argynnis aglaja
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758) as shown here (type locality: Sweden).
The nominate form is found throughout its range in the British Isles.
Conservation Status
Although this species has declined considerably since the 1970s, especially in eastern England, the butterfly remains our most widespread fritillary and is not considered a priority species for conservation efforts.
Habitat
The characteristic habitat of this butterfly is open, windswept calcareous grassland. However, in some areas it can also be found in woodland clearings and coastal dunes.
Life Cycle
Adults generally emerge in the middle of June, reaching a peak in early July. In northern Scotland, adults emerge a little later at the end of June, reaching a peak at the end of July and early August. There is one generation each year.
Imago
Both sexes are avid nectar feeders and typically feed in early morning or late afternoon, when they will constantly fly from flower head to flower head staying at each flower for only a few seconds. This behaviour makes them very difficult to observe and it is sometimes easier to find a favourite flower and wait for a butterfly to come to you!
The males are the more conspicuous of the two sexes, and can be seen patrolling over large areas of habitat looking for a virgin female which often rest low down in vegetation. Once found, mating takes place almost immediately. A mating pair may be found resting on vegetation and will even continue to nectar while coupled.
Females are somewhat-easier to see when egg-laying, where they intersperse periods of nectaring with basking and bouts of egg-laying, when they will crawl deep in vegetation, searching out the lushest growths of larval foodplant before laying a single egg, although several eggs are often laid in the same area.
Ovum
Eggs are laid either directly on the foodplant, or on a suitable platform nearby, such as a twig, grass stem or dead leaf. Eggs are yellow when first laid but turn a dark purple after a few days and, eventually, a dark grey just before the larva emerges. This stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.
Larva
The larva eats the eggshell on hatching and immediately enters hibernation in a curled up leaf or other piece of debris. The larva emerges in the spring and starts to feed on the tenderest new growth of the foodplant, either eating large chunks out of the leaf lobes, or eating the leaf entirely with the stem left standing. The larva is most active during sunny periods and can often be seen wandering across bare ground or short turf in search of the foodplant. The mature larva has a distinct colouring, being mostly black with a feint yellow band running down its back and a series of red spots running down each side. There are 5 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana), Hairy Violet (Viola hirta) and Marsh Violet (Viola palustris).
Pupa
The larva creates a loose tent by drawing together several leaves and other pieces of vegetation together. The pupa is formed upside down, secured to the top of the tent by the cremaster. This stages lasts between 3 and 4 weeks, depending on the weather.
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Un'antica tomba nel bosco nebbioso
An ancient grave in the misty forest
Una tumba antigua en el bosque de niebla
Une tombe antique dans la forêt brumeuse
Ein altes Grab in der nebligen Wald
Uma antiga tumba na floresta neblina
Ένας αρχαίος τάφος στη misty δάσος
Puslu ormanda bir antik mezar
霧の森の中、古代の墓
古墓中的薄霧的森林
Древние могилы в туманном лесу
הקבר העתיק ביער הערפילי
안개 낀 숲에서 고대 무덤
धुंधला जंगल में एक प्राचीन कब्र
Seno kaps ir miglains mežs
Древна гробница во магливата шума
หลุม ฝัง ศพ โบราณ ใน ป่า หมอก
אַ פאַרצייטיק קייווער אין די נעפּלדיק וואַלד
Thank you all for your friendship and support, but for health reasons I will not be very regularly on flickr.
Thanks also not put multi-invitations to groups. Thank you very much.
Quero agradecer a todos a vossa amizade e apoio, mas por motivos de saúde não estarei com muita regularidade no flickr. Agradeço também que não coloquem muitos convites para grupos. Muito obrigada.
San Juan, mi barrio donde me crie y jugue cuando pequeño....
6º Premio de concurso Canarias y su Gente 2009 de Canarias 7
The Wave is a spectacular sandstone formation on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes in the beautiful and rugged Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, … just south of the Utah-Arizona border about halfway between Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona.
This incredible formation can be reached by hiking approximately 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) across rugged, trailless landscape, making the round-trip to and from The Wave a nearly 6-mile (9.7-kilometer) hike that climbs about 350 feet (107 meters) in altitude [sic]. The area can be really hot in summer (100 F +), so it is best to start the hike early. --from Wiki
Well, my friend and I hiked this late, staying over sunset in The Wave. It is an incredibly beautiful area, and I'd love to get back there.
Hiking back through the darkness was pretty exhilarating, but I could see it being nearly impossible and very stressful without a GPS. Carins are few and far between, and nearly impossible to locate at night, even with flashlights. Fortunately, there are a couple washes that cross at pretty identifiable areas on the trail; identifiable enough where we could see by a crescent moon and be okay.
Rieccomi ciao a tutti passate bene le feste ?....Scusate l'ignoranza qualcuno sa che cos'è quella ruota con le pale e come si chiama....?Grazie a Guido ora sappiamo che cos'è...è un ANEMOMETRO....L'anemometro è uno strumento utilizzato per misurare la velocità o la pressione del vento. Ne esistono molti tipi. Il primo fu inventato da Robert Hooke nel XVII secolo ed il perfezionamento avvenne per opera dell'abate astigiano Atanasio Cavalli nel XVIII secolo.