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Amtrak 42/NS 04T with P42DC 96 leading passes under the signal bridge in Lilly, PA. These signals have their days numbered as PTC work continues just a few miles down the line.
-EXPLORED- Best Position #295
Boat-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus Major)
Taken with Sigma 50-500mm. One thing that bugs me about these birds is that I have yet to get a good action shot. Usually when I do get a sharp shot the sheen on the feathers never show through just a black patch and a yellow eye. If I mess with the pic in editing you can see more detail but I always think to much editing makes a natural photo look fake and that bugs me.
Highest Explore Position #123 ~ On August 19th 2008.
Baby European Polecat - British Wildlife Centre, Surrey, England - Sunday August 17th 2008.
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European Polecat ~ Mustela putorius ~ A member of the weasel family (Mustelids), polecats were once widespread and common throughout mainland Britain. Relentless persecution by gamekeepers up until the late 1930's resulted in extermination everywhere except for a small population in north Wales. They have since recovered and are now found throughout rural Wales, the Border counties and are spreading across the Midlands, South and into the South-East.
They are solitary in nature and active throughout the year. They favoured habitat is woodland, riverbank and surrounding farmland. They will hunt by night or by day for small rodents, birds and insects using a keen sense of smell to locate their prey.
They emit a pungent musky odour, particularly when threatened. The polecat is the ancestor of the domestic ferret and can interbreed with them.
Origin ~ Native of the United Kingdom.
Size ~ Male length: 55 cm plus 20 cm tail. Female length: 50 cm plus 16 cm tail - about the same size as a ferret.
Description ~ Sexes alike. Fur long, almost black with purple sheen showing buff undercoat. White markings on face and ears.
Habitat ~ Favours lowland country below 500m in woodland, marsh, riverbanks, farmland and farm buildings.
Young ~ One litter of 3 -7 young born May or June after 40 days gestation. Fully grown in 3 months.
Diet ~ Frogs, water voles, trout, eels, rabbits, snakes and ground nesting birds.
Population Pre-breeding season estimated to be 63,000 and increasing.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ The European Polecat (Mustela putorius), also known as a fitch, is a member of the Mustelidae family, and is related to the stoats, otters, weasels and minks. Polecats are dark brown with a lighter bandit-like mask across the face, pale yellow underbody fur, a long tail and short legs. They are somewhat larger than weasels, weighing between 0.7 kg for females to 1.7 kg for males, but smaller than otters.
Range, habitat and ecology ~ Polecats are found throughout Europe. They are mainly nocturnal and are found in woodlands, farmlands and wetlands. They often make dens in stream banks or under tree roots. Almost entirely carnivorous, they feed largely on small mammals such as voles and rats and, seasonally, on frogs and toads. Small birds and insects are a much smaller component of their diet. They require a home range of about a square kilometer. The pattern of polecat predation on frogs was found to be sex selective and predation by polecats is found to influence sex ratio, male abundance and sexual conflict in a frog mating system, restricting the opportunity for multiple mating.
Reproduction ~ Though polecats are chiefly polygynous, females can show polyandry and the sexual conflict aspect of the mating system can change with environmental conditions. Sexual conflict may result in sexually antagonistic co-evolution, in which one sex evolves a "manipulative" character which is countered by a "resistance" trait in the other sex.
Hybridisation ~ Polecats (mainly dark phenotype) are able to hybridise with the rare European mink and have fertile hybrids. In some parts of England the abandoning of domestic ferrets has led to ferret-polecat hybrids living in the wild. Often hybrids have a less distinct facial mask, light throat patches and lighter fur especially on the undersides. However there are some hybrids that are almost indistinguishable from pure polecats.
The native polecat has made a recovery across much of central and southern England thanks in part to reintroduction programmes. Recent DNA studies have shown that the pure native polecats have become firmly reestablished and are not becoming greatly hybridised. It has been suggested that the hybrid animals containing domesticated ferret genes are less well adapted to life in the wild than native polecats as the hybrids tend to be distributed near or beyond the main polecat range.
Other species ~ Other species of polecat include the Steppe Polecat (M. eversmanni) and the European Mink (M. lutreola). Most zoologists believe that the domestic ferret (M. putorius furo) is descended from the European Polecat, or possibly from a hybrid of the European and steppe varieties. The Zorilla, also called the striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus), lives in subsaharan Africa.
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[ E x p l o r e d ] [ Best Position #271 ] on 22 Oct, 2010.
It was captured during Pavarana festival
Place : Buddhist Pavarana Purnima Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Camera : D90.
Date : 22 Oct, 2010.
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Welcome to a new year, I hope everybody has spent some nice time with friends or family and that you are not suffering from an indigestion or a hang over !-)
I would like to thank you and everybody else that has ever visisted my stream in the last year, 2008 was my first year on flickr, I hope there are some more to come, although I had more success that I could have imagined beforehand, I sometimes thought of quitting this game, it's putting a lot of stress on me, it's wearing me out and I don't get the returns I'm wishing for, I will not quit too soon since I love the flickr community, love watching all your great photos and other works and I'm sure that watching all that has had an influence on my growth in photography as well.
I believe in knowledge sharing and I will continue to do so over the years, also a big thumbs up for all like minded souls on this subject, you know who you are !
This digital age has brought us a way of communicating and learning that we couldn't have dreamt off only a few decades ago, if everybody kept all their knowledge to theirselves how would you have learnt anything in the first place?
If you wish me to learn you any photoshop technique I use, feel free to ask, I'm far away from being a photoshop guru, I've got still plenty of learning to do but I will be happy to share with you the things I know.
I apologize if I haven't been commenting on your photos too much or perhaps not at all, I wish I had more time to strawl around on flickr, I do a fair amount of commenting, sometimes giving processing tips or my honest opinion on the compositional aspect of a photo, I always try to come up with a descent answer whenever somebody asks me a question, it takes a bit more time than the average comment or reply and this has been one of my biggest frustrations about flickr or even the human race lately, we don't have time for anything these days, we don't take the time to listen to someone, read the descriptions or have a good look at the image in the larger size, I must admit I sometimes just say 'Super', it's hard
to say anything useful when the image is perfect in every way, there's nothing wrong in saying 'Super' when it really is, but if I see a dozen super-like comments on a shot that doesn't deserve such approval since there are clearly things wrong with one or more aspect of the shot I get a bit annoyed ( I'm not talking about what you like or not, but if there is a compositional mistake, a clear stitching problem, or something else that should be obvious to every viewer ) It was all too well proven to me when my tagged photo ( I thought sucked in several ways ) got to explore.
Some other things that make me frown a bit are the purists, b&w people, HDR is shit people, must be straight out of the camera people, etc.
I have nothing against any style, be it b&w, straight out of the camera, HDR, DRI, bokeh shots, whatever, don't get me wrong, and sure it is great that you're able to produce an image that looks great only by using your camera, shows you have mastered your camera: credits for that! But doesn't it depend on the camera itself a bit? Aren't you using an high end camera? A high end lens? Haven't you been selecting more saturation in the camera, etc? What I'm aiming at it that it all is a bit dubious and in the end it's the result that counts, whatever camera, lens, strobe, tripod, filter or processing tool you used to achieve the result, it's the result that should be criticized, not the method.
I often get comments or mail to say "I don't like HDR, it looks unnatural", I even had "I don't like HDR, it looks unnatural, I prefer b&w", wtf?
Ever wondered about the colours in your reality?
Photography is not about getting a natural looking image, reality can not be grasped in a shot, reality is a moving thing, a photo is a still, a normal photo doesn't look natural, a b&w sure doesn't look natural, a bokeh shot sure doesn't look natural, a macro doesn't look natural, etc
Photography is about creating nice images, expressing moods, just like a painting, did you ever say "I don't like your painting since your using brush number 4?" It's sounds the same to me as "I don't like your photo since it is HDR"...
I begin this new year with a very tranquil shot far away from fireworks and dinner tables, the calmness of mother nature, the dawn on the ice cold planet...
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My 3rd upload from my early morning trip through the bitter cold (-9°C) in nature reserve 'Het Broek'.
I had put my tripod in a very low position on the ice, this pond was all frozen, not a drop of liquid water to be detected under the ice, so no worries I wasn't going to fall through, I had made the composition and pushed the button and was waiting for the release timer (I wouldn't want to be touching the camera or tripod because the ice was extremely slippery and it could have easily ruined the shot with the smallest touch) when a flock of ducks flew very low over my head making those squeeky noises, I looked up and could clearly see the details of their feathers, awesome moment !
The shot
Standard 3 exposures HDR [-2,0,+2EV] in RAW/ISO100 at f/11 on a tripod using the Sigma 10-20mm lens.
Photoshop.
° Shadows & Highlights.
° Extra brightness and a little contrast.
° Extra blue saturation on the sky.
° Less blue saturation on the bottom part.
° Did some repairing work on a harsh red-green flare that didn't look attractive ( I have nothing against flare, sometimes it looks cool ).
° I added a very light lens flare to add some extra special light to this and to cover a bit of my repairing work.
° High pass sharpening.
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Craig Armstrong - Finding Beauty [CD:As if to nothing]
Happy holidays everybody !!!
A very recognizable symbol of the Pennsylvania Railroad remains in service today in a location far away from a PRR served location. Union Switch & Signal was able to sell a couple of the H-2 pot signals to the Chicago & Illinois Midland for use with crossing warning indicators. This one is at Shops in Springfield, IL at the North Grand Ave crossing. Another one I recall was in Pekin, IL. ETTS may come one day when North Grand becomes a bridge over the NS and I&M diamond.
The pot is displaying the stop indication. Clear is displayed once the crossing warning devices have been activated. This signal does not appear to convey authority across the interlocking.
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THE BASS ROCK is situated in the Firth of Forth,two miles east of North Berwick and one mile off the mainland. (Position on a Nautical Chart - 56` 4.6' N. 2` 38.3' W.) A huge trachyte plug rising 313 feet, with three sides of sheer cliff, and a tunnel piercing the rock to a depth of 105 metres. The gentler slope to the south forms a lower promontory where the ruins of a castle stand dating back to at least 1405. Where James the second son of Robert III, later to become James I was sent by his father until a vessel was found to transport him to France as the king's brother the Duke of Albany had designs on the throne. Albany tipped off the English who intercepted James's ship and imprisoned the prince in the Round Tower at Windsor for nineteen years.
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Highest Position - Explore #298 | Sept. 04, 2008 Thank you all so very much! :^)
Fishing stage at Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia
At least I think it's a fishing stage? Maybe somebody lives here? :-)
I mentioned driving to the south shore of NS to try to get a decent shot of this place when I posted the Lunenburg photo. This shot was the first time I visited and the tide was all the way out so it doesn't really convey the way this building just seems to float out in the middle of the bay. I think it's a really neat hidden gem of an area that even quite a few Nova Scotians haven't been to. I only found out about this place this year myself and I have lived here my whole life!
I took this shot in early June when the days are long and the skies are great! The sun was just starting to set off to the right and the evening sun really lit up the shack and the seaweed. I have been back a couple times to try and get a higher tide but the sky and light have never been as good. I will keep going back though because I love this spot.
For all you locals Blue Rocks is between Mahone Bay & Lunenburg. Take the lighthouse route and keep you eyes out for the tiny sign:-)
I will place it on the map as well.
Take care & thank you for all your comments & faves in the past.
I really do appreciate it.
All the best...
Dave
Explore #264 : Highest position 347
Image Details
Camera........: Canon 60D
Lens..............: Sigma 10mm fisheye
Aperture........: f/10
Focal length.: 10mm
ISO Speed....: 100
Exposures.....: -2,0 (13,3.2) and a 30s exposure of the departing train to blend in the lights, see below.
Resolution....: 5184x3456
Photoshop
° Blended the 30s exposure of the departing train into the 2shot HDR to get the lights of the train like this.
° Shadows and highlights.
° Desaturation of the lights outside the station and the ground under the trains ( too greenish ).
° Brightness with luminosity mask.
° Manual didging of the highlights on the train.
° High pass sharpening ( see below ).
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Saturday I spent some quality time with my 12 - Soon 13 - year old daughter Caitlin.
We travelled by train to the station of Liège Guillemins (Luik), this futuristic train station
was designed by the famous Spanish architect Calatrava and it is a photographers dream, anywhere you look you wish to take another shot. Due to it's attractiveness to the camera, this station has quickly become a magnet for photographers, we didn't count the number of photographers we encounters but there sure were a lot.
While I was using my new 60D I let Caitlin use my 'old' 400D, photography is new for her but I'm sensing some talent there ;)
° My photoshop tutorial on Layers, Masks, Selections & Channels.
° Channel mixer tutorial to remove lens flare spots.
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Thanks everyone for my 264 explore entries !!!!
La basilique Saint-Procope occupe une position éminente de la colline qui domine toute la ville de Třebíč. C'était à l'origine (XIIIe siècle) une église monastique et une partie d'un monastère bénédictin (fondé en 1101). Mêlant des éléments romans et du début du gothique, elle est aujourd'hui reliée au château construit sur le site du monastère après sa destruction au XVIe siècle.
C'est une église à trois nefs et triple chœur, dotée d'un presbytère allongé, d'un porche de plan carré ouvert au nord et de deux tours à l'ouest. Une crypte aux voûtes à nervures brisées se trouve sous l'extrémité orientale et sous le presbytère. La basilique est construite en granit et en grès, l'extérieur en blocs de granit de face carrée. La façade ouest, de style baroque, comporte des éléments gothicisants et des enduits en plâtre. Les murs internes sont aujourd'hui dépouillés, mais des traces de leur revêtement d'origine ont été découvertes dans le chœur. La nef présente des voûtes baroques d'inspiration gothique, avec des registres sculptés.
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The basilica is the only Christian site among Trebic's world heritage entries. The church on the hill was built between 1230 and 1260 as abbey church for the Benedictine convent which had resided there since around 1100. Since the early 16th century the church has been dedicated to St Prokop. After the secularization the convent buildings became a palace.
The church was planned and erected on the brink of change from romanesque to gothic style. The facades of the sides and choir show romanesque features with elaborate stonemason works. Don't miss the beautiful rose window in the wall of the choir.
The plastered western facade and the spires tell of a refurbishment in the baroque era. In the 19th century the church underwent a thorough renovation and "re-medievalization" which has left by far more traces than your tour guide will tell you.
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Ça a été une aventure formidable mais on est prêt à rentrer sur Terre et à retrouver nos proches. Je n’aurais pas pu espérer de meilleurs coéquipiers pour cette mission. Je leur ai dit une première fois sur le pas de tir, et j’y crois toujours aussi fermement après avoir passé 6 mois 24h/24 avec eux dans un espace confiné !
It’s been a fantastic ride and by now we’re all ready to go home and reunite with our loved ones. I couldn’t have hoped for better crewmates, or simply better persons to fly to space with. That’s what I told them on the launch pad, and that’s still what I firmly believe after 6 months in a tin can 24/7! Go Crew 2! #friendsforlife
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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A very happy birthday to the very thoughful and caring woman you are, Doris, from me and the furry boys !
The boys on Explore: Highest position: 275 on Friday, October 17, 2008
What do a canyon called massacre, a graffiti tunnel, and I, all have in common? Madleigh Twisted!!
This shoot was amazing. Not only did I get to work with beautiful and extremely talented Madleigh Twisted of IFL Models fame, but I had the opportunity to work with the creative minds behind two incredible guys who started came to the middle of nowhere, California didn't find the scene they were looking for so they created one.
IFL is Inner Family Legacy, a multi function model agency, clothing line and Hip Hop group from the mean streets of Hemet. They have incredible models, sic clothes and beats that do not quit with the rhyme style to match. And as if that wasn't enough they are some of the nicest, down to earth, hardworking, driven and talented group of people I have had the pleasure to work with.
This is just the beginning, I am going to start posting the photographs I did with Madleigh, then some of the clothing and fashion. I hope you enjoy this set as much as I enjoyed shooting it.
Madleigh Twisted can be found at : www.facebook.com/madleightwisted and www.modelmayhem.com/1862433
Information on IFL Models, clothing and hip hop can be discovered at : www.facebook.com/iflmodels; www.facebook.com/innerfamilylegacy; and
Filters:Nisi Polariser & Nisi 2000nd
Processed: Lightroom 4, Photoshop cs3
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Taken on a gorgeous early January evening from a position just across the Great Highway from Golden Gate Park.
Taken by a camera lofted by a helium balloon.
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One Year Ago Yesterday
Pennsy Position Light Farewell Tour - Part 5
This is not a new signal location, this is a repeat of the signals seen in this post:
So, after getting our fill of Johnstown and doing a little exploring some new areas John decided it was time to relocate back to Summerhill and the famed Automatic 263.7 signals for another round. The Pittsburgh Line didn't dissapoint as we shot 6 trains in the span of 45 minutes back here!
Nice variety too in both motive power and train types. Alas I don't know the symbols of any of these (if you care about that sort of thing), but here are six shots, one of each train shot in the 45 min span!
Man, the old PRR mainline sure is one hopping railroad!
Train #5 was a little varnish in the form of Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian train #43 on Track 3.
Summerhill, Pennsylvania
Saturday May 25, 2019
"...suffered from the position to which by neglect of nature which, in instituting the division of bodies, did not think to make possible the interpenetration of souls...", Mechanical pencil on drawing paper, 12.5inx9.5in, 2020
Explore Highest position: 207 on Saturday, June 27, 2009
Something different.
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture designed by Antony Gormley, which is located in Gateshead, England.
As the name suggests, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, standing 66 feet (20 m) tall, with wings measuring 178 feet (54 m) across — making it wider than the Statue of Liberty's height. The wings themselves are not planar, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward, which Gormley has said aims to create "a sense of embrace".
(from Wikipedia)
An image of the Angel of the North I took a while back (that's my son walking up to the angel)
How's the composition?
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Highest Explore Position: 338
As you can see, this is another go at the Water in a Bucket but used a different image on my flashgun. You can see alot more detail of the bubble in this. I prefer the last one but like the effects you can get from doing this sort of set up.
Equipment & Settings Used.
Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Program: Manual
Flash: Canon Speedlight 430EX II
Flash Settings: TTL used
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Remote
Tripod: Giottos 9351B
Tripod Head: Giottos MH1300-621 Ball Head
Bucket
Cooking Oil
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Custom T65 X-wing MOC. Build focused on strength/swooshibility, model accuracy and play-ability features. LDD is available for free : )
Hit EXPLORE on Sep 26, 2008 at position #446.
Macho (Male).
Fotografado no Parque Nacional de Brasília (DF), Brasil.
Explored highest position #273 03/21/13
I'm sorry I got flu, so I'll visit your photostream when I recovered.
風邪のため微熱があるので、皆さんの所には後程伺います。
Taken at Keio Ange Floral Garden.
TGIF!
"Clear Casey, main two west, out." The ex-PRR position light signal displays a clear board at Casey, Illinois. 1980-04-01