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Hot air balloons photographed in Prosser, Washington. Two previous trips when I traveled to Prosser they did not fly because of the wind. Happy to finally see them in the air. IMG_8171
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Compare this to the previous post, which had prairie smoke flowers. After the flowers are pollinated and the seeds are developing, the flowers turn from pendant to upright. When seeds are ready to disperse, long filaments develop, ready to loft the seeds on the next breeze.
At a close view, one can see the petals inside of the sepals and bracts filaments that have not yet elongated.
A very healthy looking cub from the previous year, seen here still with its think Winter coat in glorious morning light. Baffles me why they are still hunted, apparently for sport.
When I look at those clouds, I feel like I'm daydreaming.
The previous shot was of midtown; this one is downtown. I can see where I work from here. ;)
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The previous post was from my favorite night of shooting in California (and perhaps anywhere) and this was is as well, only about 16 minutes later and facing the other direction.
I was thrilled after arriving when I realized the long sloping shore and low tide made for perfect reflections. I had never shot a reflection before and didn't have much to go on so I did a mix of both long and short exposures for the next few hours.
As I shot, the sky became more and more vibrant and the intensity of the sunset was unlike anything I've ever seen. The colors changed rapidly and the concentrated crimson sky in the previous post seemed to appear out of nowhere and faded not too long after. For about a half hour, people slowly gathered around the area I was shooting, watching the sky and taking videos and photos with their phones.
After the crimson began to fade away, the people left and I was all alone on the beach again, shooting until the last dot of color was gone from the sky. A bit of that fiery red is still visible in the far right and the colors were still very bold at this point, but it wasn't long after this that the only light between me and the pier was the the flashlight on my phone and the planes overhead.
I arrived here in no hurry and with very little expectations other than the hope for a nice sunset and a new place to shoot. I ended up being the last person to leave the beach and I returned a half dozen times over the next month hoping for a repeat sky that never came.
Venice Beach Pier
Venice, California
January 27th, 2016
SETTINGS:
Canon T4i
EF-S18-135mm IS STM
@24mm
ISO 200
f/10
10 seconds
CPL
On a previous visit I had the great adventure of hiking through the Narrows at Zion National Park, but on this visit I contented myself with taking an early morning hike to the entrance to the Narrows. (I was alone on this hike, and there is enough risk with hiking through the river that I didn't want to attempt it without a partner.)
Previously, the mighty Nooksack River emptied into the Salish Sea at this point. It was redirected in the 60's and now empties into Bellingham Bay. Old pilings used as a breakwater are still in place here.
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1937 CORD 812 Supercharged Sportsman Coupe
The new Cord 810’s front-wheel drive was a decided improvement over previous systems, replacing double universal joints with constant-velocity units that enabled independent transverse springing, an industry first. So too were the Lycoming 288 CI V-8 engine and Bendix preselector gearbox. Fitted with a 2-barrel carburetor, aluminum heads, intake and pistons, and rated at 125 HP in naturally aspirated form, the Lycoming V-8’s output leapt to 170 HP with supercharging.
With a new “812” designation, the 1937 Cord offered a new optional Schwitzer-Cummins centrifugal supercharger giving up to 6 PSI boost and increasing peak output to upwards of 190 HP and 272 lb-ft of torque, figures that contributed to a series of Bonneville records set by racer Ab Jenkins in 1937, including a 24-hour average speed of 101.72 MPH that stood for 16 years.
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........... Getting to the "out-takes" at this point.
Previously grouped with the Ibis genus, the Milky Stork is now part of the genus Mycteria, together with e.g. the Painted Stork and the American Woodstork. It is listed as an endangered species due to loss of habitat throughout Southeast Asia but also due to extensive inbreeding with the Painted Stork. I saw two birds during my visit but I am not 100% either is a pure Milky Stork as not all of the plumage conditions can be seen in my pictures. The likelihood is however high as there are several confirmed sightings for this species in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, where I found these birds.
Previously spotted by Neil Potter i knew where this was located as i used to work around this area of NW London, it still took me ages to go and have a look and it is pretty rough but has survived!
A recent return trip to Cotter to try and capture a scene that has eluded me previously. The transformation of this idyllic waterfall through the seasons is something special. Accompanied and inspired this time by my good friend Jim, i set about trying to capture the falls from more unusual angles. Some extremely slippery rocks nearly cost Jim his 6D but a cracking save resulted in only some bruised ribs and very wet feet! As ever thanks for viewing. Nearly the weekend :0)
A Few Frames on from the previous shot posted...
Red Deer - Cervus elaphus
Hinds scrapping for herd position?
London Royal Parks
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. In many parts of the world, the meat (venison) from red deer is used as a food source.
The red deer is the fourth-largest deer species behind moose, elk and sambar deer. It is a ruminant, eating its food in two stages and having an even number of toes on each hoof, like camels, goats and cattle. European red deer have a relatively long tail compared to their Asian and North American relatives. Subtle differences in appearance are noted between the various subspecies of red deer, primarily in size and antlers, with the smallest being the Corsican red deer found on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and the largest being the Caspian red deer (or maral) of Asia Minor and the Caucasus Region to the west of the Caspian Sea. The deer of central and western Europe vary greatly in size, with some of the largest deer found in the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe.Western European red deer, historically, grew to large size given ample food supply (including people's crops), and descendants of introduced populations living in New Zealand and Argentina have grown quite large in both body and antler size. Large red deer stags, like the Caspian red deer or those of the Carpathian Mountains, may rival the wapiti in size. Female red deer are much smaller than their male counterparts.
The European red deer is found in southwestern Asia (Asia Minor and Caucasus regions), North Africa and Europe. The red deer is the largest non-domesticated land mammal still existing in Ireland. The Barbary stag (which resembles the western European red deer) is the only member of the deer family represented in Africa, with the population centred in the northwestern region of the continent in the Atlas Mountains. As of the mid-1990s, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria were the only African countries known to have red deer.
In the Netherlands, a large herd (ca. 3000 animals counted in late 2012) lives in the Oostvaarders Plassen, a nature reserve. Ireland has its own unique subspecies. In France the population is thriving, having multiplied fivefold in the last half-century, increasing from 30,000 in 1970 to approximately 160,000 in 2014. The deer has particularly expanded its footprint into forests at higher altitudes than before. In the UK, indigenous populations occur in Scotland, the Lake District, and the South West of England (principally on Exmoor). Not all of these are of entirely pure bloodlines, as some of these populations have been supplemented with deliberate releases of deer from parks, such as Warnham or Woburn Abbey, in an attempt to increase antler sizes and body weights. The University of Edinburgh found that, in Scotland, there has been extensive hybridisation with the closely related sika deer.
Several other populations have originated either with "carted" deer kept for stag hunts being left out at the end of the hunt, escapes from deer farms, or deliberate releases. Carted deer were kept by stag hunts with no wild red deer in the locality and were normally recaptured after the hunt and used again; although the hunts are called "stag hunts", the Norwich Staghounds only hunted hinds (female red deer), and in 1950, at least eight hinds (some of which may have been pregnant) were known to be at large near Kimberley and West Harling; they formed the basis of a new population based in Thetford Forest in Norfolk. Further substantial red deer herds originated from escapes or deliberate releases in the New Forest, the Peak District, Suffolk, Lancashire, Brecon Beacons, and North Yorkshire, as well as many other smaller populations scattered throughout England and Wales, and they are all generally increasing in numbers and range. A census of deer populations in 2007 and again in 2011 coordinated by the British Deer Society records the red deer as having continued to expand their range in England and Wales since 2000, with expansion most notable in the Midlands and East Anglia.
My previous post of Pine Lake showed it completely painted with autumn reflections. While admiring the reflections I noticed three Wood Ducks in the center of the lake. They never moved close enough for a detailed shot, but it was a beautiful scene nonetheless. Here I singled out one of the males as it moved across the multi-colored reflections.
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As written previously some strange encounters and experiences only hit the full impact mark with some delay.
On a recent event I was viciously struck, once again, by the fact how people are trying so hard to stand out from the crowd.
Clutching for recognition haunted and conforming to some distant paradigm.
In an almost perverted way of begging for attention, they act just merely all the same…
Waiting for a miracle to get noticed, dwelling around (could be a side effect of too many mojo-cocktails though) with eyes closed to their own originality.
Peculiar fact: they want to stand out and simultaneously being simply slightly different from the crowd terrifies them …
Exhausted by too much conversation, by all those attempts to come up with jokey and lively epigrams as the hours and the evening evolve, they seem to fill less and less the room, a kind of emptiness silently surrounding them. Awaiting some miracle solution or advice on how to navigate the crowd.
Wouldn’t it be more simple, every now and then, just to merciless avoid the crowd and just stand tall, against the wind …
...are never exactly alike. So it is with Illinois & Midland's two ex-C&IM RS1325's, seen here bringing the 0800 Powerton Roadswitcher south at Forest City, IL on 20 March 2015. They'll have some work to do at the small yard in Havana before #30 returns north to Powerton (see previous Flickr post).
After 30 gets home, an empty BNSF coal train will run north from Havana, and a loaded UP coal train will run south from Powerton. It's a much busier line than I had expected.
Previously the State Mosque of Sarawak and an integral part of the Kuching landscape, the Kuching Mosque; affectionately known as ‘Masjid Lama’ (Old Mosque), the present structure was built in 1968 to replace an original wooden one built in 1852. Best seen from the river, its gilded cupolas make it one of the city’s most striking landmarks, particularly at sunset.
Note: Visitors to mosqu
Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Previously unpublished shot captured on Saint Patrick's Day, 17th March, in 2018.
As Ireland won the Six Nations Rugby yesterday I imagine there are a few extra sore heads across Ireland and beyond today too.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you if you're Irish or of Irish descent. Enjoy!
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In my previous two images I showed 2 highly skilled Indian artisans from Agra working on different steps in the hand-crafting of Indian marble inlay tables. In this image I show one of their beautiful finished masterpieces. It is amazing how well the the inlay stones fit into the marble table top.
We were told that the same techniques were used to craft the beautiful inlay work on the Taj Mahal (see below).
My previous attempt at doing night photography at the Moulton Barns along Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park was cut short by a herd of Buffalo in the area. I could hear them all around me but could not see them. Not wanting to be trampled by ghost buffalo coming out of the darkness I cut my losses and left.
The other night it was a different story. It was a beautiful moonless night and no snorting! This is a 30 sec., ISO 6400 image of the south Moulton Barn. I did some light painting of the barn by pointing the flashlight at my shirt and moving back and forth to spread out the light a bit. This resulted in much more even light painting than when I shinned the flashlight directly at the barn.
The sky glow above the barn is from Driggs, Idaho on the west side of the Tetons.
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A previous coal mining location that was used in its last years as a place for old vehicles especially Fords.
Last minute 48 hour trip taking in a few new spots and some old locations. 17 hour days and mixed weather added to the fun.
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Better Large-A re-cut of a previous picture that needed to be brought up to date. Driving through the US, I could stop and take pictures everyday, summer, winter, spring, and fall. Personally, I try to take pictures that represent a particular area. The northern Midwestern states bloom in the summer with the wheat fields! 0030
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Every Season Has Its Own Glory (JHWatkins)
Every season has its own glory,
Every purpose has its own time,
Every moment has its own story,
Every story has its own line.
I have walked deep into cities,
Shining brightly never to fail,
Listened to heart cries,
Lost in the morning,
Standing on corners
Stagnant and stale.
Where is the hope
That brought forth the laughter?
Where is the song?
The music unveiled?
Why are the choices so
Wasted and bitter?
Gathered in hatred,
Broken and pale.
I have seen (new) stars on the mountains,
Fed on the movement of heaven and earth-
Free on the framework
Of perfect perspective,
Fueled by the turning of terrible truth.
Come now and sing of mists in the forest,
Sensual sonnets of songs in the dirt-
Come and behold the delicate balance
Of seasons and reasons and rhythms
And birth.
There are the voices lost in confusion,
Crushed in the thriving, deepening swale-
Calloused and cold the circling conveyance,
Crippled emotion commotion prevails.
Beacons in quiet of last true performance,
Heralded nature in singular cause-
Perfect and pure
Though wasted and slandered.
Washed by confession
In smoldering awe.
Severed connections, squandered projections-
Revered reflections of stammering tongues-
Coined by controlling contriving convections,
In different directions now written in stone.
Now is the time to look to the heavens,
Now is the moment to take up the cause,
Now is the voice of blazing amazement,
Borne on the winds of the gathering storm.
Listen to stream, listen to forest,
Listen to flower, and staggering fawn-
Listen to voices rolling like thunder,
Come drink of the waters
And dance with the dawn.
Wrapped in the garments of natural beauty,
Facing the force of the burgeoning call-
Strong in the seasons of life and creation,
Firm on foundations that never will fall.
James Watkins 09-01-08
Previously uploaded & poorly dealt with at the time, I've had another go at doing this 'moment' justice. I'm marginally better at bringing images to life than I was 2 years ago, so I've spruced this one at bit.
Picking up where I left off with my previous two posts, Gregg, Ryan and I arrived just after 4 AM at Mono Lake. Gregg and Ryan opted to stay behind at the car and catch some ZZ's as they were going to be driving home, but I had only been down next to the lake for about 10 minutes before both of them came down with their tripods. The sky looked very promising and it looked like out luck was about to change after a tough night of getting shut out at Glacier Point and a four hour delay in trying to get across the Tioga Pass.
This was my fourth time trying to shoot Mono Lake. On my previous three attempts I had either gotten up at 3:30 to make the drive over from Yosemite or had driven down from Reno and on all three tries, I had NO clouds whatsoever when I arrived, so I was more than a little excited to finally see partly cloudy skies above the lake when I arrived.
After shooting the Milky Way for a bit, I turned the camera on the lake and shot for about 90 minutes before the sun finally broke through the clouds. There were about 20 of us at that point, and we shot right up to 7 AM which was the time I had set as a deadline as I needed to get back for a birthday party. We then set off for the six hour drive back to Gregg's house, arriving exactly at 1 PM, 25 hours after we had set off the day before. All three of us were exhausted but had a great time shooting. I told the guys as we were leaving that I was hoping for a great sunset, good Milky Way shots, and a great sunrise. Two out of three ain't bad. We are already looking forward to our next excursion.
Up Periscope. Many of us have previous lives or careers that our current associates know nothing of.
This is an A.I generated image - the only thing real is my face.
Frighteningly easy to do using "Google Gemini"
"Nano Banana" is the popular online nickname for Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Image AI model, which creates small 3D figurines from images or text prompts. The name originated from a playful internal codename, partly because the "nano" refers to its efficient, lightweight architecture, and "banana" came from an early testing bug where the AI would insert bananas into unrelated images. The memorable and human-sounding name spread quickly online, making the advanced technology more approachable than its technical official designation.
I had previously unloaded this image on the day it was taken being probably the first person to obtain one on this biomass turn but it has now been deleted in order to upload the image in date order. So apologies if you previously favoured this image but you were warned not too. Sorry. Anyway.......
No 69012 had just arrived in the area early morning on 6M08 with 66718, was Class 69, No 69012 'Falcon' in its two tone retro green livery and allocated for the biomass drags. I made the decision early AM and to take a chance to see if it appeared on a biomass at this known location. To complicate matters, there was numerous clouds about, so sun was not guaranteed either. Regardless, if you not there to begin with, then no chance of getting it.
Arrived at Derby Road bridge about 10:00hrs and five minutes later, a rumble of loco was heard being 0E17 from Tuebrook Sdgs, thinking it sounded like a Class 60! Much to my surprise, it turned out to be No 69012! Yay! Just a question now of waiting for the departure but hoping it will operate to time at minimum as early operation would mean no sun! Much to my relief, it (6E10 11:00 LBioT to Drax biomass) turned up on time and in sun too with 'Black Underground' No 66718 on the rear giving the train a good shove and smoke to go with it! Yes, I am happy chappy as no revisit required.
However, word of warning, there is no guarantee that No 69012 will appear on all the drags as a number of drivers at Tuebrook are not passed on Class 69 as well as some who preference to use a Class 66. So, you got to take a chance and good luck too!
Copyright: Doug Birmingham (8A Rail).
All taken with Canon 60D with 200mm Canon L lens on tripod. See previous images for more details. Photoshop CC.
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UP 8444 roars along with a wintertime excursion sometime during late 1975. As previous, the locomotive is creating quite the dramatic scene.
Colorado
1975
Train of the Day
10/22/22
See previous post about these lightrays. I thought it would be good to view the previous image with this one that encompasses the entire scene and shows the context of those rays and that massive, blanket of cloud from which they escaped.
As stated in the previous shot in the stream, the entire train that this southbound brought down from Oakfield was to be dropped in Millinocket proper for the CMQ. After putting the train away in two tracks in the yard, the crew of the second 910 of the day got a clearance to head south to Brownville Junction. The snow was still lightly falling as the EMD trio rumbled light across North/South Twin Lake, capping off an excellent chase of these guys from Oakfield. I've only had success here one other time, and that was last year in quite similar conditions.
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The previous version of this shot seemed like it was tilted to the left, which even though it wasn't, the leaning trees gave it that impression. I made some corrections to make everything seem a bit more leveled out.
This snow photo was taken in early November of this year in the Puget Sound area, which is very rare. We usually don't get any snow this low in elevation, let alone so early in the year. I had originally planned on picking mushrooms this day in my favorite chanterelle picking spot, but the early snow made that plan go out the window. The spot you see in the photo is actually where I can get a full limit of picking done around that time of year. I only had my iphone 4s with me, which even being ancient by tech standards was able to capture this scene well enough in panorama mode. I can only imagine how amazing the images look coming out of the newer phones. I hope to upgrade to something new and with RAW capturing soon. It's great having a camera system that fits in my pocket.
Thanks for looking, again. :)
-Johan
- Johan
Giving away the vantage point for the previous shot. A fine pint of very local beer is enjoyed as trains pass.
197013 waits to head north.
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St. Peter's Basilica (Italian San Pietro in Vaticano) is a major basilica in Vatican City, an enclave of Rome. St. Peter's was until recently the largest church ever built (it covers an area of 23,000 m2 and has a capacity of over 60,000), and is one of the holiest sites in Christendom.
Ancient tradition has it that St. Peter's Basilica was built at the place where Peter, the apostle who is considered the first pope, was crucified and buried; his tomb is under the main altar. Other popes are also buried in and below the basilica. Contrary to what one might reasonably assume, St. Peter's is not a cathedral - the pope's cathedral is St. John Lateran.
History
The current location of St. Peter's Basilica is the site of the Circus of Nero in the first century AD. After Emperor Constantine officially recognized Christianity he started construction (in 324) of a great basilica in this exact spot, which had previously been a cemetery for pagans as well as Christians.
In the mid-15th century it was decided that the old basilica should be rebuilt. Pope Nicholas V asked architect Bernardo Rossellino to start adding to the old church. This was abandoned after a short while, but in the late 15th century Pope Sixtus IV had the Sistine Chapel started nearby.
Construction on the current building began under Pope Julius II in 1506 and was completed in 1615 under Pope Paul V. Donato Bramante was to be the first chief architect. Many famous artists worked on the "Fabbrica di San Pietro" (as the complex of building operations were officially called). Michelangelo, who served as main architect for a while, designed the dome, and Bernini designed the great St. Peter's Square.
The only way I could get "close'ish" was to sit for 2hrs in the bushes,hoping she would show.I had watched her for the previous week and took a chance on my location....If she had landed on a different post I would have missed the shot.
Luckily she had her fingers (legs) crossed for me.
As mentioned previously,the downpour of rain and the prospect of more to follow had made my mind up to head home.to rub salt in the wounds this magnificent rainbow had appeared and i had little chance to get a shot of it before leaving.Having packed up i set off to the car only to find the rain would suddenly stop.
yes.........quickly out with gear,set up the tripod,get the camera mounted and snap away.
by the time it had stopped raining i was on the track that leads to the 'Bathing house'.this acted as a nice lead in and i included the house roof and chimneys,roughly on the third,for a bit more interest and depth.
hope you enjoy the result. :)
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I previously posted close-up and better detailed pictures of the belted kingfisher. I purposely did not want to crop too much this image. I like the vast decor typically west coast that this bird occupies. One big give away is the arbutus tree that frames the right side of the image. The arbutus tree is native to the western coastal areas of North America, from British Columbia to California. It is an evergreen tree with rich orange-red bark that when mature naturally peels away in thin sheets. In British Columbia, Arbutus (Arbutus menzeisii) is found in the dry southeast regions of Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, and bits of the lower mainland. They are very distinctive trees that frequently grace artists renderings of the area. These unique and striking trees live in quickly drained, shallow, nutrient-poor soils on rocky outcrops. In these locations trunks commonly split into several main branches close to the ground, creating massive canopies of red, orange and chartreuse coloured twisted branches. Arbutus are sun loving trees. The dogwood and the arbutus trees are two of my preferred trees that I discovered when moving to the west coast, More information about the arbutus treee can be found here vancouverislandbigtrees.blogspot.ca/2010/12/arbutus-canad...
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