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Alpaca portrait shot taken at the Egli's Sheep Farm in Minnitaki in the Township of Machin in the Kenora District in Northern Ontario Canada
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The Wood Storks seem to be moving in everywhere.
See the comments for a portrait shot.
From the Florida Wildlife Commission:
Wood storks are about 35-45 inches in length with a wing span of about 60-65 inches. The plumage is white except for iridescent (you can see that in the photo above) or glimmering black feathers along the entire wing and tail. The head and upper neck of adult storks do not have feathers, but are covered with a rough, scaly skin that is gray-colored. The legs and bill are a black tone but the toes have a pink hue. Unlike herons, storks fly and soar with the neck and legs extended.
Whereas nestling storks utter a variety of calls and sounds, adult storks are nearly voiceless and make only hissing sounds. However, the stork will produce a loud sound by snapping their bills during courtship or aggressive behaviors.
Wood storks are highly social in their nesting habits, often nesting in large colonies of 100-500 nests. (Note – the most I’ve seen in one place is at Harris Neck NWR in Georgia) Historically, there were reports of stork colonies estimated to be as large as 1,200-5,000 nests in the Big Cypress and Everglades of south Florida. Wood storks feed mostly on fish, in water between 2-15 inches in depth, where the water is calm and uncluttered by aquatic vegetation.
Storks have a very specialized tactile foraging behavior whereby they move their partially-opened bill through the water in a side-to-side motion, often using their feet to rake or scare up aquatic prey. Once the bill detects a fish, the bill is snapped shut in one of the quickest reflex reactions among animals. Locating prey using tactile location allows storks to forage in muddy water but requires a relatively high prey density to be effective. Thus, storks tend to forage in wetlands that have long annual wet periods followed by drying conditions to concentrate prey during the spring and early summer months for successful breeding seasons.
Historically, wood storks were a common species throughout the southeastern United States. However, precipitous declines in stork range and populations occurred during the first half of the 1900s because of the stork's specialized foraging attribute and the loss of wetlands used for foraging, especially in south Florida. Ultimately, the United States population was listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1984 and by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in 1988. While the number of stork nests and colonies in Georgia and South Carolina appeared to increase during the 1980s and 1990s, storks still experience continued nesting related problems in Florida, especially south Florida. Recently, storks have established a colony in North Carolina.
The success of wood stork fledging, or the process in which a bird grows to be independent of its parents, often is variable among different years and colonies suggesting food resources are the likely factor in differences in nestling survivorship and fledging rates. Based on statewide surveys conducted by FWC personnel, stork colonies increased from 32 colonies during 1976-78 to 52 colonies during 1986-87, but decreased to 34 colonies in 1999. The most recent survey indicated about 7,216 nesting pairs in Florida during 2005.
If you know me you know I have enough difficulty getting things straight - without out them being crooked in the first place!
One of my favourite pano's I took over a couple of hours here. I don't know what the pink flowers are in that little dip but it was too early for thrift ? In some other shots further along the Bluebells were out but looking a bit battered....
The Rumps is a twin-headland promontory at the north-east corner of Pentire Head in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The promontory is formed from hard basaltic rock and projects north into the Atlantic Ocean. Its headlands lie east-to-west.
Courtesy of Wikipedia to which I happily donate as I need it so much :)
Longer panorama way back in my gallery and showing an earlier but wider view can be seen if you click on the link below:)
Portrait shot of a cormorant. This one stood out to me because it appears to be missing half of its upper bill.
I immediately started wondering whether or not it would even be able to survive with this handicap. That question got answered when I saw it pick a fish out of the water a bit later on.
A portrait shot of a tree swallow staring intensely at the photographer. This is a similar shot to my recently posted Barn Swallow image as they are both perched on the boardwalk railing at John Heinz NWR. I was basically at the minimum focusing distance my lens would allow, about 5 feet, when I clicked the shutter. You can see how shallow the dof is by looking at the one inch line of focus on the boardwalk rail. Everything else is blown-out. View large for tree swallow detail.
Enjoy the day ~!
Portrait shot of a northern gannet. For the first time ever I was nearly too close. Taken from the back of the boat while on a trip around Les Sept-Iles, Brittany, France.
This was taken at bempton cliffs, I love the colouring inside that beautiful beak and couldn't resist this shot
We regularly have visiting foxes in our garden.
This one stayed long enough for me to capture a shot through the window.
See the link below to see what happened 3 days later, in the early evening.....
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Pilings at Leesylvania State Park. This is the boat launch and dock area. It`s also a seagull waiting for a portrait shot. #LeesylvaniaStatePark #park #pilings #dock #BoatLaunch #pieux #parc #杭 #TheBird
This is an unposed portrait (shot with permission) of a homeless man in Bristol. He was sat outside a city centre shop with all his worldly possessions plus dogs.
Unfortunately for him, the helping hand in this instance that looks like an 'angel' touching his shoulder, is that of a shop window mannequin behind him. I didn't consciously notice the juxtaposition at the time so it was not staged.
There are many fake beggars on Britain's streets. I don't know this man's personal story (although I know he is known to homeless outreach workers) BUT that something in his eyes cannot be faked. I know he is in pain. And that makes me feel something.
7 portrait shots.
This shows the extent of the flood waters that pass through this field and hence the footbridge used to access the church.
Have been trying out processing in Luminar 4 and have found it very impressive.
Taking a bit of getting to know ones way around.
Eng 👉 FREEDOM, NOW WE KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT ... Emma knows something about it.
Esp 👉 LIBERTAD, AHORA SABEMOS DE QUÉ SE TRATA … Emma sabe algo al respecto.
Fra 👉 LIBERTÉ, MAINTENANT NOUS SAVONS DE QUOI IL S'AGIT … Emma en sait quelque chose.
The African fish eagle @ Wisentgehege Springe was having a bit of a bad hair day today. Still, he posed beautifully for my portrait shots. :o)
Baby squirrels are really curious and some of them are not shy at all. This is Trick and he came as close as about one meter (Squirrels-2020-9070.jpg)
Kirkenes Panorama taken with 24 Portrait shots (750MB RAW file)
Kirkenes [ˈçirkəˌnɛːs] (Finnish: Kirkkoniemi, Kven: Kirkkoniemi, Northern Sami: Girkonjárga, Russian: Киркенес) is a town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town lies on a peninsula along the Bøkfjorden, an arm of the large Varangerfjorden. The main church for Kirkenes is Kirkenes Church, located in the Haganes area of the town.
The 2.15-square-kilometre (530-acre) town has a population (2013) of 3,498; which gives it a population density of 1,627 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,210/sq mi). When the neighbouring suburban villages of Hesseng, Sandnes, and Bjørnevatn are all included with Kirkenes, the urban area reaches a total population of almost 8,000 people.
The area around Kirkenes was a common Norwegian–Russian district until 1826, when the present border was settled. The original name of the peninsula was Piselvnes ("Pis River headland"), but this was changed to Kirkenes (meaning "church headland") after the Kirkenes Church was built here in 1862.
Kirkenes is located in the extreme northeastern part of Norway on the Bøkfjorden, a branch of the Varangerfjorden, which is a vast bay connected to the Barents Sea near the Russian–Norwegian border. The town is situated about 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of the Arctic Circle.
Unlike the vast majority of Norway, Kirkenes is located east of the neighbouring country of Finland. Because of this, travelling directly west from Kirkenes actually changes the time zone forward instead of backward, as it usually does. Travelling directly east from Kirkenes (into Russia) changes the time zone forward by an hour in summer, but by two in winter. When Russia implemented permanent daylight saving time between 2011 and 2014, there was a three-hour difference travelling forward from the eastern part of the municipality to westerly Russian areas during winter. It also shares time zones with Galicia in Spain, in spite of a solar time difference of 2½ hours.
One can drive 100 kilometres (62 mi) south, and walk 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), into the Øvre Pasvik National Park, reaching the border point of the three countries (Muotkavaara), where the three time zones meet. There are only a few such places in the world. It is forbidden, according to both Norwegian and Russian law, to circumambulate the border marker, as the only lawful route across the Norwegian–Russian border is at the border control at Storskog.
Kirkenes is located just east of the 30th meridian east. As a result, it is further east than Istanbul, which marks one of the European borders with Asia. The easternmost point of Norway and the municipality is also at a point further east than Saint Petersburg. Kirkenes is also several meridians east of the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Portrait shot of a really clean and cute Dwarf Burrowing Skink (Lerista timida). Shown here is an adult at a diminutive 65mm in total length that I raked up while the lizard was sheltering in the loose soil beneath a dense leaf-litter mat accumulated under a Gidgee Tree (Acacia cambagei). This tree was growing along a shallow, ephemeral watercourse, meandering through an arid and stony valley in the breakaway country around the township of Coober Pedy. Coober Pedy is located in central South Australia.
Most of the time when I rock up to a location and pick a composition I have a clear idea in my mind as to whether it will be a portrait shot or a landscape version. I do though try to remember the words of wisdom of one of the well known YouTube ‘Tog Gods’ (I forget which one) who said to shoot both orientations ‘just in case’. This is one such occasion when I’m really glad I remembered that advice.
A day of rain earlier in the week had washed away all vestiges of the snow and ice that had made my first day and a bit in Glencoe so wonderful. Fortunately, Google in the UK hasn’t been taken over by the Trumpland desire to rename things so I was able to pretty much pinpoint the location after comparing Streetview with a YT video. .
I got there just before golden hour and thought ‘portrait’ so set up accordingly. I shot several focus-stacked set of images through ‘golden hour’ but the location of the tree and the mountains around it were not going to keep it in shade. As sunset approached I could see some cloud in the distance but my location meant I had no idea if the cloud was down to the horizon or not. I thought it likely it was but just as I was about to pack up I thought I saw the barest touch of colour in some high level clouds. It was too late to change locations and I had plenty of time before dinner so I thought I’d hang around and see if anything happened.
Well I think it’s readily apparent that something did happen! For between 5 and 10 mins the sky coloured up more and more. So with a smile on my face I shot several series of portrait focus-stacked sets of images. Then the ‘words of wisdom’ came to me and I changed to landscape.
I’ve decided to post both versions because I am genuinely torn as to which I prefer. I like the foreground rocks in the portrait image but also the wider aspect in the Landscape version. I’m genuinely curious to hear what you as an audience think? www.flickr.com/photos/184798091@N07/54329447924/in/datepo...
I do feel guilty in being so haphazard in commenting on posts. I’m struggling to even find the time to edit so I think I need to rethink my daily ‘schedule’.
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Snowy Egret that is! I was not focused on this species nor was I expecting to get such a close shot. I was attempting to photograph terns in a dive bomb a they were hunting for fish, when this Snowy Egret flew in to the salt marsh. I was laid out flat on the sod bank, and did not move a muscle as I was afraid to scare the bird. He gave me some nice close-up and portrait shots before wandering off in search of food. This is one of those shots. Please view large for best Snowy experience.
It is Wednesday. Thank you for stopping by~!
Last one from Royal William Yard, and a simple portrait shot of the yard and the little boat that is often moored up here in the harbour.
I don't think I've ever seen this boat not in its moorings so whoever owns it mustn't get out on it much, but that's good for us photographers as it adds a little bit of extra interest to our photos.
I hope you've enjoyed these shots, considering they were all taken from pretty much the same spot it's amazing how many different shots I managed to get that evening.
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Portrait shot of this almost prehistoric looking bird!
Taken on a stroll around the UQ University Lakes.
Another portrait shot pulled from a much larger image. The zoom in has made it impossible for this finished work to be expanded or seen any larger than it is, without losing resolution. So in a sense these 5 images, all derived the same way, if printed, would probably end up being smaller pieces, miniatures by comparison.
© Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) - 2015. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission.
Self portrait (Shot courteously snapped by my bro Joe & processed by self) during our last photo-shoot at Selmun ie. the location of my last two downloads - And the toy is ???? .......
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Recently I've been spending time photographing this summer visitor. I've been trying to get inflight shots of them skimming for fish. So far I have not been able to get any images the make the grade. They are fast and maneuverable fliers!
For now, here's a portrait shot.
I'll keep working on the action images!
Over the years, I have shot many full moon shots in the night sky, but that eventually became tiring. These days, I prefer to try to capture either a moon rise or its setting, hopefully with something else interesting in the image. I presented a photo from this setting in landscape mode, called "Beautiful Evening", a couple of weeks ago.
One of the very interesting books on composition, that I had read, suggested to take portrait shots at the same time as one does landscape ones, so I got into the habit of doing that. This photo, in portrait mode, was taken on the same evening, just as I noticed the moon. It is about 4 minutes earlier then my previous posting, and the sun had just set minutes before.
The image is not cropped, with only minor post processing to remove a few sensor spots.
Taken at Jones Lake in Moncton, NB, Canada on 7 August 2017.
DOF street candid portrait shot in Amsterdam with the Olympus E-M1.
This photo has been in Explore on March 13, 2021. Highest position = #103. This is my 157th photo in Explore.
Portrait shot of a hot looking Common Scaly-foot Legless Lizard (Pygopus lepidopodus) found active at dusk on a xeric sandplain vegetated with mallee/heathland straddling the Vic/SA border in southern Oz.