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Coming from a city environment, it's an interesting surprise to find how dark it really gets up here in the Lake District. This is a public footpath quite close to the centre of Windermere town. The only light source is my mobile phone.
With a properly placed flatcar first up for going away shots, here rolling westward just west of London, Ontario this Canadian Pacific extra will slow, stop and take the siding at Lobo siding just ahead as a wonderful consist of GP9 - RS18 - FP7A 4036 heads for Windsor on December 30, 1976.
Known properly as the Flavian Amphitheatre, this most famous of Roman landmarks takes its name from the giant statue of the emperor Nero that once stood near this location. Originally capable of seating some 50,000 spectators for animal fights and gladiatorial combats, the amphitheatre was a project started by the Emperor Vespasian in 72 and completed by his son Titus in the 80. The Colosseum when completed measured 48 m high, 188 m in length, and 156 m in width.
Das Kolosseum ist das größte der im antiken Rom erbauten Amphitheater, der größte geschlossene Bau der römischen Antike und das größte je gebaute Amphitheater der Welt. Es heißt eigentlich Amphitheatrum Flavium. Das berühmteste von Roms Wahrzeichen hat seinen Namen von der riesigen Statue des Kaisers Nero, welches einst in der Nähe stand. Gebaut wurde es vom Kaiser Vespasian (begonnen im Jahr 72) und wurde von seinem Sohn Titus im Jahr 80 fertiggestellt. Das Kolosseum ist 48 m hoch, 188 m lang und 156 m breit. Die hölzerne Arena war 86 x 54 m groß und mit Sand bedeckt und bot Platz für etwa 50.000 Zuschauer.
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Looking for a reason to show something today so there's a mediocre quadruple alliterative to go with this definitely not mediocre matched pair of tunnel motors on U717 a few months ago. The third member of the Missabe triplet had shit the bed and this pair lasted only for this trip.
The sun properly came out for this walk showing off the autumn colours perfectly. The Druance is a tributary of the River Orne, one of the main rivers of Normandy and finally enters the English Channel near to Caen. I couldn't decide between this panorama of the valley and the next. Which do you think is better?
This is a composite. But the Milky Way in the picture is approximately in the position that the actual MW was at that time of night.
I took a shot of the scene during blue hour for the landscape,
then took about ten shots for the stars and processed them in Starry Landscape Stacker, then another 9 shots for the lightpainting of the caboose. All with the camera staying put on the tripod.
Unfortunately the MW did not show up properly in the shot due to the moon being quite bright already and the sun still contributing light to the sky during nautical twilight. So I took an image of the MW that I took about 4 years ago in early June and used it as a stand in.
I'm hoping to take the same shot again during the next new moon phase and just a little later in the evening.
I'll accept if you call this picture a "fake".
It's 2021!!!!!!!!!!!! Had to start the new year out properly. Birds did not exactly cooperate, but were not rude either
A properly functioning balance system allows humans to see clearly while moving, identify orientation with respect to gravity, determine direction and speed of movement, and make automatic postural adjustments to maintain posture and stability in various conditions and activities.
Your brain uses the messages it receives from your eyes; your ears (including the inner ear, which contains the vestibular system); and other body parts (e.g., muscles, joints, skin) to help you keep your balance. Balance disorders can cause uncomfortable symptoms, such as dizziness, and can increase your risk of falling.
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This was taken with Nikon F801 one I was in Zurich 1998. I used Kodak PJA 100 film. It was my favourite negative film, along with EPP reversal film. Unfortunately the film has not been stored properly. The the scanned photo is not great and I do not have proper film scanner which may be able to remove some spots better.
My "new" Lubitel 2 Twin Lens Reflex taken with my wonderful new Pentax DA 14mm f2.8 ED wide angle lens! I know it's not the best subject for a wide angle (and I've cropped it square too) but it's going to be fun to use and I have my fingers crossed for some better weather so I can properly try out both Lubitel camera and lens :-) By the way I'm going to use the Lubitel with film rather than as a TTV.
Einer der Altvögel des Jungen:
One of the parent birds of this cub:
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Junge Waldkäuze sitzen normalerweise auf Ästen, weswegen sie auch Ästlinge genannt werden. Ästlinge können noch nicht richtig fliegen aber schon auf geeignete Bäume hochklettern. Dieser ist vom Ast gefallen und hatte sich gegen Abend auf einen Baumstumpf in die Sonne gesetzt, wo er gedöst hatte und erst nach Einbruch der Dämmerung wieder aktiv wurde.
Am Boden lauert die Gefahr z.B. von Füchsen, weswegen man versuchen sollte einen am Boden sitzenden Ästling wieder in den Baum zu setzen. Dieser wird dann problemlos von den Alttieren gefunden und weiter gefüttert.
- Besten Dank an Walter für den Anruf und das Zurücksetzen in den Baum -
Young tawny owls usually sit on branches, which is why they are also called branchlings. Branchlings cannot fly properly yet, but they can climb up suitable trees. He fell from the branch and sat down on a tree stump in the sun towards evening, where he had dozed and only became active again after dusk. The danger of foxes lurks on the ground, which is why you should try to put a branchling sitting on the ground back into the tree. This is then easily found by the old tawny owls and fed on.
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It had been a wild and showery day, but the sun somehow managed to find a gap in the clouds just before nightfall. The sunrays illuminate Keswick and the fells. Is that Skiddaw and Blencathra?
P.s. update on my storage problems - I've spent the last couple of days properly culling my photos, and deleting over 600GB of data 😳 I've ordered a HDD so will be backed up soon! I'll wait for the dreaded Black Friday and buy a huge SSD for my second copy as well. Thanks for all your comments and help.
Since I properly explored this region a couple of years ago, it has become one of my favorite areas. At this point in life I'm willing to say, there is only one way to know a place, to actually walk it (on foot) and be there.
And this particular spot is windy!, the air has no other choice than to go over this saddle, at some places it's obvious, all the trees are bend over in one direction. Probably takes some getting use to, living up there, some folks do.
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heliopan Infrared RG 1000 (87A) 800x filter
ISO1600, 24mm, f/6.3, 1/125sec (-0.7EV)
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so tired I dont know my own name...back to Cardiff early tmrw...cat was ecstatic to see me again....alls well at home....sleep is calling me havent slept properly for days.........
EXPLORED #234 thanks so much everyone XXX
Am 18. Juli 2020 rollte es ordentlich auf der Nord-Süd-Strecke. Insbesondere waren viele gemischte Güterzüge von DB Cargo zu beobachten. Einer davon war der EZ 51689 von Nürnberg Rbf nach Maschen Rbf, den ich bei Hermannspiegel im Haunetal aufnehmen konnte. Es führte die zum Aufnahmezeitpunkt noch recht neue 187 191.
On 18 July 2020, it rolled properly on the north-south route. In particular, many mixed freight trains from DB Cargo were observed. One of them was the EZ 51689 from Nuremberg to Maschen, which I was able to take a picture of near Hermannspiegel. It was hauled by 187 191.
Maybe, but certainly not sharp. At least as pertains to geography- we are far from the 100th meridian where the Great Plains start. We are more properly in the Upper Midwest's Driftless Region here.
As promised, the last snow shot.
Scenes from the churchyard at Leatherhead Parish Church on this cold morning with everything covered in mist&fog I do reckon bringing a whole new atmosphere to the place . To think years ago when I was growing up ( don't think I ever did properly ) , if I was not round the undertakers & stone masons yard I would have been playing in the churchyard here .
Anyway , looking at this morning's shot I think it needed the B&W treatment , and for a tune something suitable also ---
Toki-Doki 2nd Anniversary Festivities!
Please read it all (I know it is long) to properly participate and receive all the gifts in the anniversary!
First, I want to thank you all for supporting Toki-Doki these years, there are many of you who have been keeping up and wearing Toki-Doki since it's initial stages, thank you for believing and enjoying Toki-Doki's style. To everyone else who at one time or another has enjoyed any of the creations, thank you! You honor Toki-Doki and it is a pleasure to see so many beautiful people enjoy what we do.
To the many friends of Toki-Doki, the bloggers, the designers, the event organizers and Chihiro from Spirited Away, Thank you!
Second, I must explain that the Toki-Doki group is now closed, this is to make the gifts more exclusive and to thank those members who have chosen to join our update group. The group will re-open shortly after the anniversary festivities have ended.
Third, there are three parts to the event:
1. Every day there will be brand new exclusive group gifts, these gifts will not be given out past the event, please try to pick them up before Monday July 30th, at 11:59 PM SLT. A group notice will be sent when a new gift has been rezzed at the store, please wear your group tag.
2. Every day, 5 different items (all colours included) will be marked 75% off. You will have to find them though :) no special marks, no hints, can be any items in the store look carefully! ^^ (Mayallivanders items are excluded).
3. There is a particular section in the store where everything is sold for 2 or 0 lindens! Please look around and try to find it, it is really easy :)
Lastly, to my close friends...
ありがとう！ あなたを愛しています。 ♥ ♥ ♥
Ampan man ♥ and Haijin power ♥
♡女帝Sango
and 無理をしないで！
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A pair of properly-painted New England Central GP38s lift train 608 upgrade at Stafford Hollow Road in Monson. The power would later continue on to the shore of Long Island Sound when 610's crew came on duty.
** A few hours after posting this, I learned that lead unit NECR 3850 caught fire while trailing on today's 608.
Matt, by moonlight
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First time I ever got to properly drive and experience the Goddes on roads to my own choosing... I can't describe how great that feels. There is no other car, not even another Hydropneumatic Citroën that drives like a DS/ID.
This was no news to me... But to experience it from behind the wheel on the endless B-roads of North-Holland is quite a different story!
Such a shame they are way out of my budget...
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The most photographed building in India after the Taj Mahal. More properly called the Hawa Mahal, situated in the heart of the city of Jaipur.
Constructed in 1799 by the Maharajah Sawai Pratap Singh, the purpose of the palace was to allow royal women to observe street festivals and daily life from within without being seen from without, which satisfied the requirements of the purdah system.
The palace is renowned for its façade, which resembles a honey-comb with allegedly no fewer than 953 small windows or jharokhas. These windows are adorned with intricate latticework, allowing cool air to circulate, earning it the name the Palace of Winds. The structure is built from the local red and pink sandstones, contributing to its moniker as the Pink Palace.
The Hawa Mahal is a blend of Rajput and Mughal architectural styles, reflecting the cultural fusion of the era. It stands as a testament to the opulence of the Rajput dynasty. The Rajputs were the high-status warrior clans of Rajasthan.
The rest of Jaipur adopted its distinctive pink hue in 1876 to honour the visit of Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria, to India. Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II of Jaipur chose pink because it symbolised what he saw as the hospitality and warmth of Indian culture and he aimed to leave a lasting impression on the British royal guests.
To achieve this, the Maharaja ordered that the city's buildings be painted in a uniform shade of pink, or more accurately, terracotta. This decision was so impactful that, in 1877, a law was enacted requiring all buildings within the walled city to maintain the pink colour, a tradition that continues to this day.
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わりと頑張ってキャラクタークリエイトしたインキュバスの二人。
←「イィア/不遜」と→「アイヒエ/衝動」
どっちもインキュバスなのでいちおうタチ。アイヒエはどちらかというと女性っぽい外見なんだけど。悪魔をちゃんと描いたのって初めてだわ。
で、この絵からまた塗りだのなんだのをガラッと変えています。ガッツリ厚塗り。割と自分で気に入った絵柄になったので、これで落ち着くといいなぁ。
Two incubus who worked rather hard on their character creation.
← "Yyia / Irreverent" and → "Eyehiea / Impulsive".
They are both incubus, so they are both top. But Eyehiea has a rather feminine appearance. This is the first time I've ever drawn a demon properly.
And from this picture, I've completely changed the painting style again. Gutsy thick paint. I hope I can settle down now because I'm rather pleased with the design of the picture.
2022-04-11
Illustrated by 尾津杏奈 Oz Anna. The tool is Clip Studio Paint.
尾津杏奈 Oz Anna / Rehana all right received.
One from the music box I just post one and it wouldn't upload properly so sorry who took the time to favourite it !!thanks for looking paul
first properly-calibrated palladium print made here at home... made from a straight iPhone snap
the building is called the Bjargtangar Lighthouse (or Bjargtangaviti in Icelandic), first established in 1903, the current building was constructed in 1948. It's the westernmost point of Iceland, and hence also the westernmost building in Europe.
… from the Tate Modern’s balcony on a fine Spring morning.
Explored #1 on 13/06/2023.
Watch it properly @ Gallery Minimal
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Things are getting back to "normal" whatever that is. We have "kids" coming down today, and we went to a seminar on Bonsai trees where neither we nor the trees needed masks. (Well, it's voluntary, and we've had the two Covid shots and I got a distemper so that I no longer need a sedative when hearing about politicians, schools, and "gender appropriate" woke language where neither word in the phrase makes sense.
Anyway, I haven't had any time to comment on your photos, and I'll catch up tomorrow ... unless the other kids decide to come on down.
I shot another 285 cacti and succulents today, and they all survived. I'm not entirely happy because my "failure rate" is up to 70%, and I'll have to tweak my methods, especially on the smallest flowers.
On the other hand, I'm fairly happy with this Echeveria agavoides first because I can pronounce it, second because I can now put name and plant together, and third because for a flower that's a quarter-of-an-inch, it's spectacular and very satisfying.
… Ramsgate's cliffs and city centre turn gold as the sun starts to set mid-afternoon: it was a very nice Autumn day.
Explored #6 on December 30th 2022.
Watch it properly @ Gallery Minimal
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Shooting Raton Pass (properly) is not for the faint-hearted, but the classic Santa Fe signals and infrastructure surrounded by gorgeous landscapes was not to be passed up. Aside from Amtrak’s modern passenger equipment, Raton is truly a trip back in time.
To kick off our second day, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, train No. 3, throttles up passing the intermediate signals at Jansen shortly after departing the station at Trinidad, CO. Fresh snow from the night before and clear morning skies was a real treat.
March 11, 2022
Jansen, Colorado
Darchen དར་ཆེན་
Darchen (4,575 m),more properly known and still signposted as Lhara, was formerly an important sheep station for the nomads and their flocks. Until the late 1980s it still consisted at that time of only two permanent buildings. One survived the mass destruction of religious shrines during the Cultural Revolution, since it was said to have belonged to the Bhutanese government through the Drukpa Kagyu tradition, Which still claimed jurisdiction over it. More recently, Mount Kailash has become a popular destination for tourists and trekkers, and Darchen has correspondingly chanced out of all recognition. Sleaze, garbage and prostitution are the hallmarks of this once tranquil pilgrims'trailhead. Consequently many visitors and pilgrimage groups now prefer to camp further west at Darpoche or to stay at Jiu Gonpa beside Lake Manasarovar, and send their guide on ahead to make the final preparations for the circuit of the sacred mountain. ལྷ་ ར་ . དར་ཆེན་ IW long prayer flag, sail RY long prayer flag; a sail. standard; great flag. Darchen, Darpoche (dar po che), the Great Flag, at Mount Kailash www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
Chicago South Shore & South Bend GP38-2 2003 — properly equipped with a Leslie five-chime — breaks the silence of a quiet Michigan City morning as it jogs down 11th Street, en route to Shops.
Having spent December 2018 through July 2022 in the East Coast, I missed the last days of the South Shore Freight / NICTD street running in Michigan City in February 2022. At the time, I was a little displeased that I missed getting those last classic shots, like dipping down the grade at 11th St. and Lafayette and passing First Christian Church, or snaking onto 10th St. after clearing the Amtrak diamond.
Therefore, the promise of a relatively rare eastbound freight on the morning of August 6, 2022, was something of consolation prize for being six months late to the party. No more were scenes that seethed of an interurban railroad, with two steel ribbons laying in the pavement, boxed in by a series of stick homes and bungalows, and capped by overhead wire.
In retrospect, this consolation prize was worth more than the proverbial big check. Truly, how long will this brief moment in time — when the first crossties and continuous welded rail of the second track are going in, but the catenary and overhead wire still aren't in — be available? Certainly shorter than the century that photographers had to capture the classic Michigan City scenes hundreds of times over.
One for Switcher Sunday: What I believe is properly noted with the reporting marks PGVX 2012, an SW8, lets out a little bit carbon as it shoves on a set of 4 loaded hoppers at the site of the former Dubuque Junction.
I got lucky on this particular Friday afternoon and happened to be in the area of the Viterra operation here when I noticed activity with someone on the railcars. My best guess given what I saw and the very rusty condition of these former SOO Line Hoppers is that what the crew was transferring out of the barges in the upper center with a crane and loading these four hoppers was salt. With that job apparently complete, they were pulled slowly through the loading house (I assume it has a scale) and then eventually up to this spot to clear a switch. With a belch the crew is now shoving back where they'll deposit these 4 loads on one of the spurs just above the engine, for the CN yard/local crew to pick up soon. Since they are SOO cars, I wonder if they went to the CPKC interchange for forwarding to a customer on their railroad? The two road still swap cars via a spur off the main near the CN yard.
This is a scene loaded with so much neat history the more you look, and there's lots of layers. If you're curious here is a (admittedly somewhat long winded) description of some of it...
The most obvious is the diamond at front at center: This is the site of the former Dubuque Junction, once linking together the Chicago Great Western and the Illinois Central. The IC still is in operation with the mainline at right, and the track in the lower center is what is used to connect to this facility. The other former CGW main was originally abandoned west of Dubuque in the 1980s. A segment of the line here was still used until somewhere in the early 2010s though to service another nearby Cargill Complex - around 2012 I still saw the occasional set of cars being moved by a different SW1 assigned there. But it has since been severed and the track the 2012 is on is just a stub that ends a few more car lengths behind the camera. There was once a tower here at Dubuque Junction directly under the camera: see this neat Lance Wales photo showing off the spot in Chicago Central days looking in the opposite direction from my view: www.flickr.com/photos/wales23/11921296805/
The name Dubuque Junction is still used today for what is now the connection between the CN and CPKC a short distance to the west.
The second more obvious neat bit of history is the stone tower at upper right - that's the Shot Tower. Built in 1856, it is a holdout of the history of this tri-state area of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois in the lead mining industry that was really important around here for many years. Lead mining allowed for the production of lead shot for weapons in these towers, where the molten lead could be poured and the round shot formed as the material fell and cooled.
The industry here has been there far shorter than the tower, but it has changed over time too. The PGVX reporting marks of the 2012 would reflect Peavy Grain, a previous owner that then became Gavillon Grain before that company was bought in 2023 by current owner Viterra. The little complex here once had more buildings but some of them were torn down in the last few years, supposedly with the intent of creating a new facility although the Viterra purchase may have put a pause on some of those plans. There's still a number of tracks and loadouts for transferring bult products to and from trucks and barges, and the SW8 is stored inside the load out shed under the bins but can occasionally be found out and about.
This little blue switch engine also has a neat history: the best records I can find is that it was built in 1951 for the US Army, with the same number. That fits with a story told to me by the operations manager, that he once a number of years back had a group of Veterans stop in and want to see the engine. If I remember right, they had operated it during their time in the army as support for the Korean War! For now at least this 73 year old engine is still earning it's keep in what would seem to be a low-stress retirement job, moving the occasional cut of cars here on the banks of the mighty Mississippi.
(By the way, If anybody else has older photos of this junction in it's heyday beyond the handful on railpictures.net, I'd love to see 'em!)
How to Expose Shots in the Dark:
OK, so now I will describe my technique for properly exposing shots in the dark. I begin with my last shot as my baseline. I’ve got the composition I want, and the settings I used were 30 seconds at ISO 6400 with the lens wide open at f/3.5. For this shot, I want to have less noise and more star trails. I’ve decided to keep the aperture wide open so the only settings I will be adjusting will be the shutter speed and ISO. This keeps things simple.
A couple of things to keep in mind about shutter speed and ISO: 1) All other things being equal, doubling the exposure time lets in twice as much light. Conversely, halving the exposure time lets in half as much light. 2) All other things being equal, doubling the ISO setting lets in twice as much light. Conversely, halving the ISO setting lets in half as much light.
OK, now supposing I want to keep my exposure the same, I need to keep the light equation in balance as I make my adjustments and here’s the thoughts going through my head: If I change the ISO to 3200 from 6400 I will be letting in half as much light (actually, I’m turning the gain down on my sensor making it half as sensitive). To keep the exposure the same, I then need to double my exposure time to 1 minute. Good, different combination of settings but I will have the same exposure. Now I keep on going. I can change my ISO to 1600, again halving the sensitivity, so I double the exposure time again to 2 minutes. Back in balance. Halve the ISO again to 800, double the shutter time again to 4 minutes. Halve the ISO again to 400, double the exposure time to 8 minutes. And one more time I halve the ISO to 200, and double the exposure time to 16 minutes.
So here I am. I’m at ISO 200, which is the setting on my camera that has the optimum signal to noise ratio, and if I take a 16 minute exposure it will be exposed exactly the same as my test shot.
Now I’m going to make one more judgment call before I take my shot. My test shot was a little bit underexposed. I want this shot to be a little brighter. Doubling the exposure time again to 32 minutes would make it one f-stop (or EV [exposure value]) brighter but I don’t want it that bright. I think maybe 1/3 to 1/2 an f-stop will be just fine. I decide to add another 5 minutes to my exposure. That’s right in the range I want, and I know that at these long exposure times a minute more or less isn’t going to make a huge difference.
So I’ve decided on a 21 minute exposure at ISO 200 and f/3.5. I know this is going to be a perfect exposure, and I’m in a beautiful location so it’s going to be epic. I go back into my menu and turn the long exposure noise reduction back on. I put my camera in bulb mode and using a cable release I open the shutter. Bonus tip: Having a cheap $10-$20 digital watch is priceless when doing night photography. They have a stopwatch and a light. I start my stopwatch when I start my exposure and now all I have to do is wait for 21 minutes and enjoy the view. Sometimes the wind dies down and I can hear the brook babbling… sometimes I babble back.
OK, my stopwatch hits 21 minutes so I go over to my cable release and close the shutter. Since I’ve got the noise reduction on I’ll have to wait another 21 minutes for it to take the dark frame. I sit back down and resume my conversation with the melt water flowing through the rocks beneath me. OK, after 42 minutes my picture is done and Voila!!
Final Thoughts: So I can go out there and just wing it with night shots. It’s not that difficult considering there’s a pretty wide margin of error on long exposures. Using this technique, however, I’m able to get the exposure I want with a minimal amount of trial and error. I hope this tutorial helps folks interested in night photography. I’ll probably post some more tips later. Cheers!
21 minute exposure, f/3.5, ISO200
Darchen དར་ཆེན་
Darchen (4,575 m),more properly known and still signposted as Lhara, was formerly an important sheep station for the nomads and their flocks. Until the late 1980s it still consisted at that time of only two permanent buildings. One survived the mass destruction of religious shrines during the Cultural Revolution, since it was said to have belonged to the Bhutanese government through the Drukpa Kagyu tradition, Which still claimed jurisdiction over it. More recently, Mount Kailash has become a popular destination for tourists and trekkers, and Darchen has correspondingly chanced out of all recognition. Sleaze, garbage and prostitution are the hallmarks of this once tranquil pilgrims'trailhead. Consequently many visitors and pilgrimage groups now prefer to camp further west at Darpoche or to stay at Jiu Gonpa beside Lake Manasarovar, and send their guide on ahead to make the final preparations for the circuit of the sacred mountain. ལྷ་ ར་ . དར་ཆེན་ IW long prayer flag, sail RY long prayer flag; a sail. standard; great flag. Darchen, Darpoche (dar po che), the Great Flag, at Mount Kailash www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
Properly one of the most photographed trees in the UK. Apart from the iconic viewpoint facing Stob Dearg, Buachaille Etive Mor from the River Coupall at Glencoe I think this is the second most photographed ( Landscape ) viewpoint in Scotland.
In March 2008 I bought my first DSLR and motivation for this hobby came when I saw this photograph by David Mould. I have always looked to David's photostream for motivation as I reckon he must be one of the best amateur photographers of the Scottish landscape.
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Canon 50D
Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm
210 second exposure @ F18 with B+W ND 110 (3.0)
Lee 0.9 GND & Lee 0.6 GND
RAW processing in Digital Photo Professional (Canon)
White balance, levels and sharpening in Photoshop CS3
Removal of colour cast in Photoshop but my p/p skills are not that good yet to get everything right. Work in progress...
Lol, a premiere, my photo got kicked out of MMs, apparently I haven't read the description properly, and there is too much negative space in the capture, while the task was to fill the frame with food and nothing else. Next time I'll again read the entire description (which I usually do, but most stupidly not this time).
A very popular main meal of the day: cabbage rolls. "Tinyfied" for MMs :-) We didn't have cabbage rolls in a long time, but they made a delicious comeback as Sunday dinner yesterday ;-). In Germany, cabbage rolls are often made with a savoury mincemeat stuffing and are served with potatoes and a creamy (white) sauce. For this capture I made one (extra) miniature cabbage roll and sliced it like one would do with a sushi roll. The cabbage used here is savoy. To make it look more sushi-like, and also more complete, I also garnished it with a tiny potato cube (made of a blue potato) in the middle. The slice of "cabbage roll sushi" is roughly 2 cm / 0,78 inches in diameter, and I've cropped the final image to 3 inches. I had one image with some of the creamy sauce added, and another one with a little bit of horse radish, but liked neither captures, so I settled for this "dry" version.
I can't come up with a reliable recap of my processing steps here, I'm afraid. I processed one of the two final captures mostly in ON1, the other mostly in Luminar 4 (with a short excursion into Luminar 3, because I'm still struggling to retrieve all those filters). And which is which... I know that I removed some colour cast caused by the use of artificial light, because I took the captures late in the afternoon when it was dark outside already, and I experimented with the foliage filters both in Luminar 3 and 4, and also in Color Efex (but didn't like the result), but that's it. And I don't like the chopstick shadows, but, well, nobody's perfect, right?
I hope to catch up with you this afternoon!
A Happy Macro Monday, Everyone!
Jetzt hat es mich auch mal erwischt: Mein Foto ist aus MM rausgeflogen, weil ich dummerweise die Beschreibung nicht zu Ende gelesen habe, wonach außer der Hauptmahlzeit nichts anderes im Bild zu sehen sein sollte. Nun gut, beim nächsten Mal lese ich wieder alles ganz genau... ;-)
Der Sonntagsklassiker: Kohlrouladen, hier für's Foto miniaturisiert und auch irgendwie "sushifiziert" für das MM-Thema "main meal of the day". Wie es der Zufall so wollte, gab es gestern nach ewiger Zeit mal wieder - sehr leckere - Kohlrouladen als besagte Hauptmahlzeit. Bei der Zubereitung fiel ganz nebenbei (völlig [un]beabsichtigt, natürlich...) auch ein Miniaturroulädchen an, das ich, ganz wie die großen Originale, in ein Blatt Wirsingkohl eingerollt und dann, als eine Art deutsche Sushi-Variante, in Scheiben geschnitten habe. Um die Scheiben noch Sushi-ähnlicher aussehen zu lassen, habe ich in die Mitte noch kleine Kartoffelwürfel (blaue Sorte) gesteckt; Kartoffeln sind ja schließlich auch die klassische Beilage. Eigentlich wollte ich drei der Scheibchen im Bild haben, am Ende gefiel mir aber die Solo-Variante mit den Essstäbchen am besten. Die Kunstlicht-Schatten finde ich nicht so toll, ich habe es gestern am späteren Nachmittag aber nicht mehr besser hinbekommen und irgendwann lief mir auch mal wieder die Zeit davon.
Ich wünsche Euch einen guten Start in die (bei uns) sehr trübe November-Woche, liebe Flickr-Freunde!
I'm finally properly back, I'm sorry, I know I've been very on and off with uploads over the past year and a half, but I'd like to continue a sort of christmas tradition and upload a bus picture everyday of this month, like I've done for the past 2 years. I embarrassingly failed that last year and the reason for that will be briefly talked about on the last upload of this month . In general its also been hard because we're currently in a lockdown again and also the pandemic is far from over, so if I do fail to upload every day for this year I'm sorry again, but I'm also trying to limit my time being outside to be safe and keep others safe.
Well enough of that, let's talk about about one of the worst route cutbacks that took place exactly 2 years ago. Unfortunately, Route 25 was cutback to City Thameslink which was a part of bus proposals linked to the opening of crossrail, however even when it was announced that the opening had been delayed, it didn't stop TFL from delaying this change. As a result the route is no longer the #1 busiest route in London anymore, and now the 18 has taken it's place. Clearly I'm still not happy about it, we already had/have poor bus links from South East London to Central London and so to add this on was just swell!