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Geese flying northwest for the winter?

Happy Wing Wednesday!

Juvenile little owl practice its flight over the roof before trying longer flights away from the nest building.

Happy Wing Wednesday!

Been a while,

Getting a little practice in for fall dogtography action...I hope...

Just gearing up for the build off... gonna be a bloodbath!

Practice Makes Perfect - A couple weeks ago, I observed a cooperative immature Red-tailed Hawk on a family hike. I didn't get the shots I wanted that day, but figured I'd try again.

My buddy and I were treated to almost an hour of great passes by this hawk during a windy morning as it practiced hunting and chased a group of Turkey Vultures around. Was a great opportunity to practice bird in flight (BIF) techniques!

IG: @sswildlife

Species: Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Location: California, USA

Equipment: Canon EOS R3 + RF 100-500mm IS

Settings: 1/3200s, ISO: 4000, f/7.1 @500mm, Handheld, Electronic Shutter

Lufthansa Airbus A380-800, D-AIMN "Deutschland", Praha (PRG/LKPR)

Sydney Royal Easter Show

A pair of CSX ES44AH's bring K238 east through Tinley Park 80th Avenue. I'm making progress with this flash setup... 1/3/16

Juvenile great blue heron is practicing her fishing skills with a small wooden stick... for now :-) in the shallows of Bolsa Chica ecological reserve

The beach in Mallorca was teaming with early morning activity of volleyball enthusiasts practicing their game.

As soon as I got the trip photos on the computer, I knew I had to paiant one of these right away. This is a practice painting; hopefully I will do some more.

two juvenile hippos displaying practice fight in ISimangaliso UNESCO Wetland park, KZN, South Africa

Thanks Jake for being a great model for me :D

 

Going to practice more so I can do photographs for people~

The Blue Angles are stationed in Pensacola, Florida where i live. And the Navy Base is about 2 miles from my house. This morning I walked out into the yard and they were practicing for the 2009 season. This one flew right over the house... They are practicing again tomorrow so hopefully i can get some better details. It's really hard to get a good pic of a jet... but i could watch them all day! They are definitely a piece of my childhood :)

Piano Practice

Canon 50mm f1.4

Yn565 EXII behind subject

Triggered by YN622c tx

After finally finishing unpacking the obvious next step was to start practicing. Alison pulled her wand from her holster and took a step toward the trunk. Keeping her distance she pushed the trunk's lid open with the tip of her sneakers and quickly jumped back. A grin struck her face and she was ready!

Coast Guard personnel practice rope egress and entree from a hovering helicopter at the US Coast Guard facility on San Diego bay.

Just fooling around with my new Nikon D500. A bit of a learning curve. :-)

What looks like the top of a sports practice cage as seen over the top of a backfence. Would it be for golf or cricket? Anyone?

Beryl is trying to recreate the portal she used to go back in the past.

 

She's a bit rusty but it looks like it's going well...

 

This picture is an introduction picture to my next BJD wich I will get from my boyfriend for Christmass... a new entity will enter the world through this portal... evil or good, we shall know soon

  

>.< I spent 2 hours to make this and it still doesn't look like I wanted it to look.. but at least it looks better then my previous 5 attempts xD

The real gales of November pack a larger punch than this, but the waves made for some nice shots today.

Because of their weight and size, most large waterfowl, such as geese and swans, need a long running start to get airborne.

This young Trumpeter Swan, along with its two siblings take practice runs to build up strength and speed in anticipation of their first flight which should be happening soon.

Snooker practice

 

Stage II

Pot all reds, each followed by a colour.

Reset everytime you miss or hit a ball other than the one you're attempting to pot.

 

(I think this night my best run was 7 reds and 7 colours. A far cry from my best run of 11 reds and 10 colours.)

 

With a total of 36 pots required to clear the table, my 'average best run' is weak at about 14 and my all-time best run of 21 is so close, yet so far. I've read that to be taken seriously as a snooker player, one should be able to clear this practice without too much difficulty. AND, once you've cleared it, you're supposed to reset it and keep going until you miss. I dunno. Maybe I could get there one day if I didn't drink while practicing, but then where would the fun be in that?

A young Burrowing Owl exercising its wings at sunset.

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Central Valley, CA

First time shooting studio shots of my Chico. As you can see, he's pretty relaxed.

Two weeks before they leave the nest, young ospreys start flapping their wings and trying to get airborne.

 

Müritz National Park, northern Germany.

 

Wenn die jungen Fischadler beginnen, mit den Flügeln zu schlagen,macht sich die Mutter langsam auf den Weg nach Afrika. Der Vater füttert noch zwei Wochen weiter, dann fliegt auch er los. Nun müssen die Jungen allein klarkommen, und die lange Reise ins Winterquartier überstehen. Faszinierend, dass alle getrennt fliegen. Das Elternpaar sieht sich auch in Afrika nicht, aber kehrt im Folgejahr im Abstand von nur 1-2 Tagen zum Mecklenburger Nest zurück.

Someday I'll learn to fly.

  

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"O, what a tangled web we weave,

When first we practise to deceive!"

 

--Sir Walter Scott. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field,

Canto VI, stanza 17

 

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This was mostly to practice on painting skin. So its kinda why his horns have no detail and everything else is meh. Plus I have not been able to sit down and draw for 2 months.

 

I drew Haruyoshi, figured need Dais-0 here as well. Sense they seem to be my main avis.

Every Sunday evening is duelling practice time on Barracuda Bay! So Lady Anchor and Robin Loot square off and prepare to contest their skill. On frequent occasion, after the count of ten paces, Robin has be known to swig her liquor instead of shooting.

Practicing with lights and depth of field. This is a lot to remember all at once. Also bought my first poses!

 

Visit this location at Von Bismarck Residence in Second Life

More portrait practice in pencil :) I drew it on A3 paper and used 2B pencil only.

Doing a few practice poses (more for my benefit than hers) after her class let out.

Practicing with lights and depth of field. This is a lot to remember all at once. Also bought my first poses!

 

Visit this location at Von Bismarck Residence in Second Life

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