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My first visit to Lofoten in winter in February 2019 resulted in me spending a glorious five days among fresh deep snow and some of the finest scenery anywhere in Europe.
Reine is one of the hotspots for people to visit and photograph and 99.9% of them shoot the scene from the roadside which affords them an elevated position of the red fisherman's cabins below and of course the Olstind mountain in the background.
However in an attempt to capture something a little different, I ventured down to the waters edge where thigh high virgin snow and ice islands awaited. This was always going to be a landscape format due to the width of the scene but even I was surprised at just how beautiful it looked framed this way. Isn't it just stunning?
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 24mm
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Benro TMA48CXL Mach 3 Tripod
Benro GD3WH Geared Head
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Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Gerbera L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (daisy family). Gerbera is native to tropical regions of South America, Africa and Asia. Gerbera species bear a large capitulum with striking, two-lipped ray florets in yellow, orange, white, pink or red colours. The capitulum, which has the appearance of a single flower, is actually composed of hundreds of individual flowers. The morphology of the flowers varies depending on their position in the capitulum. The flower heads can be as small as 7 cm (Gerbera mini 'Harley') in diameter or up to 12 cm (Gerbera ‘Golden Serena’). Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. R_19913
The sun is 58.13 degrees above horizon.. based on my navigation charts and the ships clock, that lets me know where my position is.
Ship: N+K Morticia Galleon, N+K Shipyards
Pirate outfit : Toksik
Sextant instrument : N+K Shipyards
Mesh Body : Maitreya 5.3
Mesh Head : Lelutka Nova EvoX
I know these guys are everywhere in Caliornia making holes and lots of noise, but they are so cute. This guy had his foot up in a position that reminded me of the very recognizable logo on the Captain Morgan bottle.
Clown-faced western woodpecker with a complicated social structure, living in small colonies. Best known for its habit of hoarding acorns: the birds drill small holes in a dead snag, then harvest acorns in fall and store them in these holes, to be eaten during winter. Such a "granary tree" may be used for generations and may be riddled with up to 50,000 holes. Nesting is a group activity, with several adults (up to 12 or more) taking part in incubating the eggs and feeding the young in a single nest.
A painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) perched on a log in a cypress swamp within the Trinity River delta system of Texas.
Sunrise on the cliffs of the Bull Hill rock quarry in the Hudson Highlands.
I enjoyed this particular morning, even with the cold temps and mostly cloudy skies. For me it's about the anticipation of the sun breaking out from behind the clouds, even just for a moment, to illuminate the landscape. Being in position and ready takes a certain level of focus and previsualization, something that I'm far from mastering, but continue to work on each time out.
On June 10th, 2019, the Conrail era PL intermidiate signals fell in Portage, PA. The Pittsburgh Line has been a foamers dream the past few years, being filled with PPL's every few miles and the occasional decent piece of power. With word that the position lights would be gone before summer, I set out on this March day to clean up on some of the stuff I never shot. I'm very glad I went because the trip paid off. Pictured here, the helpers on NS 740 push east while splitting the PT-258 intermidiates at Portage, PA. These slightly unique signals replaced a signal bridge that once stood here.
“La simplicité est l'habit de la perfection.”
Wladimir Wolf-Gozin
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Highest position: 52 on Tuesday, November 16, 2021
A new location to me that I wanted to check out. Amazing views from there, looking over Epsom golf course to the city, which is 15 miles away. I tried lots of different spots to get the skyscrapers in Vauxhall on the left in properly but just not possible with the positioning of the trees.
A simple two shot focus stack, one for the golf course and one for the city. Deliberately wanted to leave the foreground trees left and right slightly soft to give more of a draw into the city.
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Hello? I’m at position 71! It’s cold. Very cold. But the sun is shining, and it warms the tip of my nose. Over!
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Allô ? Je suis à la position 71 ! Il fait froid. Très froid. Mais le soleil brille, et ça réchauffe le bout du nez. Terminé !
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Sony A900 + Carl Zeiss16-35mm + ND8 + 2 GND8 filters
Almograve, Odemira (Alentejo - Portugal)
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Shot taken from another angle from the previous picture. The castle is lived in by the Saunders Watson family and their castle accommodation are the buildings on the left hand side. On the far right hand side is the site of the former motte. This area has been used as a defensive position by the Romans and the Saxons prior to the building of this castle.
Durham Cathedral towering above the trees, the river and bridge.
Sigma 30mm f1.4, with a lot of vintage style processing.
The oak planks feature the Wane or Live Edge, woodworking terms for the boundary with the bark, and come from a large oak which died on the mountain-top years ago. I carefully positioned the log when we sawed the planks, to maximize the wavy edge to add to the effect. Cathie designed and largely built it....no surprise there, if you have seen her tree house shown earlier in the photo stream. Originally made as a grand-kids play house, it now houses a nice porta-potti for use when visitors swarm the pond-park area. I don't think there are any 90 degree right angles in the little building.
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Position: This photo was taken on the Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Solandra is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is named after the Swedish naturalist Daniel C. Solander. They have very large flowers and glossy foliage. Also called Cup of Gold.
Times so bad that even angels would wish to crouch and hide, others would prefer death to endless suffering, others again might wish to have never been born in the first place. So many men with guns pulling the religious traditions through the dirt. So much hypocrisy in the 'defence' of democracy; such a corrupted language defining the 'other'; so much violence masquerading as justified reactions. So little preparedness to step into the other's shoes. I could go on. However, when angels are helpless, and when violence is going to create even more violence, the foetal position is the wrong choice. We got to stand up and walk. Sony A7iii, 2x teleconverter, Helios 44M-7.
Am 29. April 2017 gab es eine schöne Überraschung im Rheintal. Ein DPF 51 Dortmund Hbf - Heidelberg Hbf war eingelegt, gebildet werden sollte diese Leistung aus der E 10 1309 und einer historischen TEE Garnitur. Veranstalter dieser Fahrt war die AKE Eisenbahntouristik. Bei St. Goarshausen legte ich mich auf die Lauer, der Zug kam dann überpünktlich. So war der Gleisbereich noch etwas schattig, mit dem Endergebnis bin ich aber durchaus zufrieden. Man könnte sich fast der Illusion hingeben, das Bild sei in den späten 1960er Jahren entstanden. Neben mir standen übrigens zwei nette Damen, die von ihren Männern mit Fotoapparaten bewaffnet wurden. Die Herren der Schöpfung standen dann bei Lorch, um den Zug dort zu fotografieren. Ich hoffe, alles funktionierte wie geplant.
At the 29th of April 2017 an interesting train surprised me during my stay at the track through the beautiful valley of the Rhine river. A historic TEE train hauled by E 10 1309 was scheduled from Dortmund to Heidelberg. I took position near St. Goarshausen. The train passed my spot earlier than i had expected so some shadows were still to be seen on the track. Nevertheless I am quite satisfied with the result - you can have the illusion that this picture was made in the late 1960ies. Next to me there were standing two nice ladies equipped with cameras by their husbands who were taking pictures near Lorch instead. I hope everything went fine for them also.
Position: I don't know the name or history of this sailboat. The Port of Los Cristianos is a port of the Atlantic Ocean located in the town of Los Cristianos on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).
The port of Los Cristianos in the south of Tenerife is one of the most important ferry terminals in the Canaries, connecting with the islands of La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma. The red lighthouse is at the entrance to the port.
Highest position: 22 on Saturday, May 16, 2009
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Our share of night to bear,
our share of morning,
our blank in bliss to fill,
our blank in scorning…
[E. Dickinson]
in explore 2jan09 - highest position: 75 on saturday, january 3, 2009
LOT7697 Positioning in empty from RAF Brize Norton to operate an MoD Charter to Victorville, CA.
LOT - Polish Airlines
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
SP-LRF
Prestwick Airport, Scotland
20th August 2014
CS-TKT EuroAtlantic Airways Boeing 767-36NER at BHX just touching down after a positioning flight from Lisbon.
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Highest Position - Explore #248
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Highest Explore Position #285 ~ On January 2nd 2009.
Sunrise - Colchester, Essex, England - Boxing Day 2008.
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Well, it's finally here, a shiny New Year, out with the old in with the New...:O)))
As I said yesterday, 2008 was rubbish...so I'm praying for a better 2009...:O)))
It ended pretty much the same as it started....I had a massive headache for most of the day yesterday, it seemed as though my head was going to explode!!!!, I popped soooooo many pain killers, I'm surprised I'm still here..lol, suffice to say, not one drop of drink passed my lips...so at least I am waking up in 2009 hangover free...and the headache...touch wood...seems to have gone for now...::O)))
Anyhoo...I wish all those with sore heads, or not a Wonderful Shiny New Year...2009...:O)))
The village of Charlestown in the townland of DERRYINVER is named from Charles Brownlow, a landlord who built roughly twenty houses here c.1830. The alias name BANNFOOT refers to the position of the village at the point where the Upper Bann enters Lough Neagh and where a ferry used to cross the river
The hoverfly seemed to have staked out this flower. When a green sweat bee came along she seemed strangely wary of the fly. They didn't want to share. They jockeyed for position. The bee snuck a couple sips of nectar before going on her way. The fly's larvae will protect the plant against aphids. The bee might not realize it, but the hoverfly's life cycle protects the food source for both insects. Best leave her alone, and leave her some nectar.
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A questionable patch job is in the lead position of CN L529 with a much more attractive GTW 5849 second as they work the XTL Transport facility in northern Etobicoke. The 4908 here was built originally for the Long Island Railroad and was mainly seen in passenger service throughout its time there. Since then it has been a leaser for both LLPX and more recently GMTX, where it wore the number 2284 until being sold to CN within the past month or so.
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Tomada en el Parque Natural de Calblanque - Cartagena, Murcia (España).
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
110"
F14
ISO 100
Canon 17-40mm @ 24mm
Hitech GND 0.6
Hitech ProStop IR ND64
LEE Holder
Tripod Giottos MT9271 + Ball Head MH 1300 + Remote control.