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When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.' Dalai Lama
Last evening the fire department had a controlled burn/training for new cadets. 19* out and Dave was gone for a good seven hours. I rode out for a few hours. One has to salute these men and women for their dedication.
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.”
—Kurt Vonnegut
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Nothing too special, i was out last week wanting to test a new filter, i didnt use it for this shot. While i was out there was a nice sky formation and i wanted to practice with reverse grads ahead of my holiday to Northumberland (just 3 months to go). Despite having the grads 6 months i havent really given them a work out. This sky was made for them- i dont know what it is about filter slides when they just pop an image you cant help but smile, one they were worth the cost and two i dont need to sit at a computer and mess around editing, so much easier this way :)
A few more shots from earlier in the year before I introduce my new Barnie.
Eye to eye contact with an owl at close quarters, can it get any better?
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Yorkshire Dales - Lower Barn/ Embankment Female
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Taken in our garden.
We think this is a Mayfly and probably the Large Dark Olive Mayfly Beetis Rhodani. If it isn't I hope someone will set us straight. The flower on the other hand, is definitely a clematis - Betty Corning.
At first I didn't know he was there. I took a single photo to upload to the big monitor to see if there were stamens inside and there he was, all blurry. So I went back out and made his acquaintance!
Majestic.
Thank you all so much for the kind comments. Really appreciated!
My patented wine glass shot :) A good night for the practice on which a short window this time of year for this kind of shot.
IMG_0204 as Smart Object-1
Albert showing off again.
I love the Kayakers positive attitude,what a selfie that would have made!
Albert's fame has spread far and wide. My pictures and Albert's fame, last year made four national newspapers, online and in print. Two South West papers and a two minute slot on the ITV South West news with me being interviewed!
This is the photography backdrop I told you about and the model is Rontzy, one of the toys I've made. And because mouses love to eat, she's sitting near an old wooden food recipient.
Any constructive criticism is warmly welcomed. Thank you!
Today I made a few more attempts to take better photos. I went for a white outfit again because I just like it. I think I succeeded to some extent^^
haven't done one of these shots in a long time :)
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A newly inducted student moves to the field for a football practise
The background is one of the residing hostels
It is very old dating back to 1963.
PS : This is my Undergraduate ( a government institute) Alma mater from where I did my bachelors in Mechanical engineering.
I stayed in the same hostel during the period from 1992-1996.
I visited my alma mater again in Dec 2022 after passing out from it in 1996
Red-winged Blackbird landing on a young aspen tree. With the proliferation of new trees came many new feathered friends.
"The Red-winged Blackbird... has scarlet-and-yellow shoulder patches they can puff up or hide depending on how confident they feel. Females are a subdued, streaky brown, almost like a large, dark sparrow.."
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Red-winged Blackbird
Nikon D810, 500.0 mm f/4.0 (1.4 teleconverter) (700mm)
1/2000 sec; f/6.3; ISO 1000
Manual exposure, tripod with Jabu thingy
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Shortly after weaning, young elephant seals progressively go into shallow inshore waters where they discover a new environment and learn how to use it. With no urgent need to find food, they quickly become curious about everything around them, including a diver.. Possession Island (cold) waters, Crozet Archipelago.
The Geese are practicing their V formation as part of their fall ritual. The sounds of them squawking away as they fly overhead in large flocks is a sure sign the season is changing. I watched these geese take off together and I was impressed at how close they were beside each other. They were able to co-ordinate the movement of their wings so they did not bump into each other.
(222/365) It was a lovely warm evening on Monday while my sister was visiting from England & as she's not likely to come over during Winter (meaning I won't see her again until next Summer) so we switched on the Christmas lights over our pergola. For 115 pictures in 2015 #93 Light painting