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The older juvenile doing some landing practice....below I have posted two shots of another practice session taken at quite a further distance....one of the juveniles decided that the other juvenile would be a good landing spot! It actually tried to land on the other's back twice and then gave up!
The two young loons are practicing flight. Did not takeoff yet but sure to make it soon.
They catch small fish already but still depend on parents to feed them.
Early this morning I’ve been out on the lake on my canoe, before sunrise, watching for the loons. When the wind picked up I was positioning myself to be in the flight pass. Loons take off against the wind to increase lift. While adults take off very fast with little notice, the young one stretches his wings for quite a few seconds, in a ready position, before he start his slow ran. In his third or fourth try he almost took off. I think they will fly very soon. I’ll be out there watching for them.
I do Yoga to burn off the crazy 😜
The call duck is a breed of domesticated duck raised primarily for decoration or as pets. Call ducks look similar to some other duck breeds, but are smaller in size. Call ducks were initially used in hunting, where their own calls and quacks—which are characteristically high in pitch as a result of their small size, and especially loud—would attract wild ducks towards the hunter. This practice has almost entirely been replaced with artificial duck calls, with call ducks now being kept primarily as pets.
Another practice shot with my wife, working on maternity shot. Taken at Beacon Hill Park on Canada Day.
I had the pleasure of having coffee with Mr. John Mckay, (Shoebox50) a couple weekends ago and his advice to me was lighting, lighting, lighting and keeping the shot pretty simple (John, I also used fill flash on many of the other photos I took today, as per your suggestion... made a really big difference, thank you!).
I thought the evening sun would be a good start, and I used a simple field, plain sky and an unexciting tree to back up the subject. I think it turned out decently, but I would really appreciate any insight, criticism, comments etc.. This is a type of photography that I am extremely new at so I could use some help from anyone with experience or just observation from the hobbyists eye!
Thank you very much!
Some of the UNC Tar Heels football team heading to the practice field. One last practice at home before their opening game Sat 9/3/2016 vs UofGA.
Soldiers from 2nd Canadian Division practice drill on April 7, 2015, in preparation for sentry duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The National Sentry Program will see sentries posted at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from April 9 to November 10, 2015.
Des soldats de la 2e Division du Canada exécutent des exercices militaires le 7 avril 2015, en vue de leur affectation à titre de sentinelles à la Tombe du Soldat inconnu. Dans le cadre du Programme des sentinelles, des sentinelles seront postées à la Tombe du Soldat inconnu du 9 avril au 10 novembre 2015.
Photos by : Cpl Wesley
Directorate of Army Public Affairs
21.7.2013. This is LBSC's original 2 1/2" gauge 'Ayesha' locomotive - built between 1920/22 from castings purchased from Bonds o' Euston Road. It is based on the Great Northern and Brighton Atlantics.
LBSC or Curly Lawrence, was born in 1883 and had a lifelong love of steam (he spent several years in the employ of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway, from whom he adopted his pen name). LBSC was a very keen model maker and advocated that model boilers should be fitted with fire tubes - modeled very closely on full size locomotive practice. This became popular in the modelling world and he wrote articles for the 'Model Engineer' magazine from 1923 to 1967, with only a short break.
LBSC is attributed with the start of amateur model engineering as he often said that any person with enough desire could build a working steam locomotive. Through his many articles, LBSC introduced enthusiasts to the joys of machine shop work and the construction of model steam locomotives. He died in 1967.
The above picture was taken on the 2 1/2" Gauge Society's stand at the Annual Guildford Model Steam Rally & Exhibition.
I’ve got a cousin who married an Italian, Emilio. They recently announced they’re expecting and came back to the States for a baby shower. While here, they took the time to come over for dinner where the expectant father practiced being a dad. From the looks of it, he’s got a knack for it.
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I’ll all but concluded I’ll be selling my lightly-used Fuji X100 to make way for the Sony RX100 I bought. The reason is almost entirely a size issue. This was shot with the Fuji, and makes me wonder if I made the right choice! The camera’s extra large sensor and fast f/2.0 lens allowed for great low-light shots and shallow dof.
Fuji X100 + f/2.0 + ISO 2500
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Batting practice is about to wrap up at Progressive Field before a game between the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. Players mill around the batting cage in a time-honored tradition.
Soldiers from 2nd Canadian Division practice drill on April 7, 2015, in preparation for sentry duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The National Sentry Program will see sentries posted at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from April 9 to November 10, 2015.
Des soldats de la 2e Division du Canada exécutent des exercices militaires le 7 avril 2015, en vue de leur affectation à titre de sentinelles à la Tombe du Soldat inconnu. Dans le cadre du Programme des sentinelles, des sentinelles seront postées à la Tombe du Soldat inconnu du 9 avril au 10 novembre 2015.
Photos by : Cpl Wesley,
Directorate of Army Public Affairs, © 2015 DND-MDN Canada
For Nacho Cordova, a kind and gentle soul who will be missed.
And for his loved ones - my thoughts remain with you.
Taken and processed with an iPhone 3GS.