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I cannot recommend the full-day Denali bus tour enough. There is only one road in Denali National Park. There are no privately owned vehicles allowed past the 15 mile point, and the park operates two bus tours that go further. On our bus tour - the Kantishna Experience - we were able to see several grizzlies. At least 8 of which were no more than 50 yards away.
It rained all day, which made viewing Denali all-but impossible, but seeing all of this wildlife was more than worth the trip. This yearling was with a sibling and their mama foraging for berries. By mid-August, these bears can think of nothing else. They need to gain weight in advance of the winter months when they will be hibernating. They were not disturbed by the diesel bus or the shutters clicking away near by...but this guy did seem to be having enough of the cold rain.
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#166 ⭐ February 23, 2023
Recognition:
Merit Image - FEB 2023, Professional Photographers of California (PPC), Animal category
Merit Image - NOV 2021, Professional Photographers of San Diego County (PPSDC), Nature/Landscape category
El Puerto de Santa María-Cádiz-Andalucía-España
El Puerto de Santa María- Cadiz- Andalusia- Spain
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RECOMMENDED AT IPC NATURAL WORLD 2016, MAMMALS THEME, GRAND PRIX DI PRIMAVERA.
AWARDED AS 4TH CLASS. AT XPOSURE IPC, WILDLIFE THEME, 2017.
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QUARTERLY WINNER OF APOTY 2018, CAPTURE AFRICA THEME.
PHOTO OF THE DAY, SIPA CONTEST, ON 21.01.2019.
FINALIST AT HIPA.AE IPC, WATER THEME, 2019.
FINALIST AT NATUREINPHOTO PC, WILDLIFE THEME, 2020.
HONORABLE MENTION AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION PC, MAMMALS THEME, 2020.
HONORABLE MENTION, AT VIEPA PHOTO AWARD, AVAILABLE LIGHT/NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY THEME, 2022.
HONORABLE MENTION AT KANAGA AFRICA TOURS PC, 2023.
AWARDED AS 1^ CLASS. (PANEL OF TECHNICAL JUDGES AND PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD) AT "IL MONDO IN BIANCONERO" NPC, BY FOTOCLUB IMMAGINE AVIS, 2024.
AWARDED AS 8^/15^ CLASS. AT IMPRESSUM PHOTO AWARD, NIGHT THEME, 2025.
Puerto de Sevilla- Río Guadalquivir-Andalucía- España
Seville Harbor- Guadalquivir River- Andalusia- Spain
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Stood at the 7th Hole fairway of ACCI and took this IR shot of the trees and pond that guarded the 12th. The course was drenched and closed.
Location: ACCI
Filter: Hoya R72
Speed: 30 sec
Aperture: f/8
FL: 55mm
WB: Tungsten
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Beating the last trip back to Yokosuka from a day of sunbathing and fun in Monkey Island.
Strange how the island got its name when it was not even a home of a single monkey.
But when I went there, it had one. Hahaha.
The waters of the Barnet Physic Well, located on the Common, were recommended as a remedy for various medical complaints in William Camden's Brittania (1586) as "The Barnet Whey" but only became well-known as a source of mineral water during the second half of the 17th century. In 1652 the well was described as producing "an excellent purging water" that worked as well as that of Epsom water but with half the quantity.
A well-house was built in 1656[3] and in 1661 the Well was described as "famous" by Joshua Childrey in his book Natural Rarities of England, Scotland and Wales.[14] In 1662, Thomas Fuller in Worthies of England hoped that its waters would save as many lives as were lost in the Battle of Barnet,[14] and Samuel Pepys recorded his visits in 1664 and 1667 in his Diary,[14] drinking five glasses of the water on his first visit which caused him to need to urinate "seven or eight times upon the road" home.[15] The Well was also mentioned by Daniel Defoe in his Tour of the Whole Island of Britain (1720s). It was popular into the 18th century but subsequently declined until being restored in the 20th century. A new Tudor-style well-house was built in 1937[14] which was restored in 2018.[15]
When in Banff I recommend a visit and tour of this iconic "Castle of the Rockies." Amazing inside and out. With the Bow River flowing below and the river's falls just to the right in this frame and Mt. Rundle rising majestically across the valley there is much to admire around it as well.
"The hotel opened in 1888 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, as one of the earliest of Canada's grand railway hotels. The original wooden structure burnt down in 1926, the replacement structure was made up of a steel frame, clad in Rundle limestone.
The Banff Springs Hotel includes 757 guest rooms and suites spread throughout the hotel property plus 12 restaurants."
Wikipedia
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I was amazed of the huge, I mean very huge LCD monitor in The Village as shown in my previous upload, but I was more amazed, I mean, astonished of the gigantic LCD that The Place has. There are two, four storey shopping malls beneath two office towers. A huge skyscreen links the two malls. The screen itself is a massive 4800 square meters! At night this screen is an amazing diversion for shoppers and a reflection of Beijing’s determination to show off its modern capabilities when it hosted the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Onscreen is the aerial view of the legendary Great Wall of China.
A highly recommended sim is the "Witch Rock Costa Rica", a surfers paradise which exists in reality in Costa Rica. I visited this beautiful Latin country myself in 2018 and I was amazed how they could give it the real feeling of this tropical country, which is very rich nature and wildlife.
Read more about this sim in this German blog:
echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/03/simtipp-witchs-rock-cos...
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:: One eye feel!, St-Barthélémy, Québec, Canada.
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Recommend viewing large the details there in the eyes is amazing to see. This was one little golden fly among the remaining raindrops
Not recommended unless you happen to have wings!
Although a Puffin apparently has to flap its wings between three and four hundred times per minute just to stay in the air!
Thus making this particular manoeuvre an extremely energetic event!
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I believe this is a parent to two young adults that now have their white feathers. This one was watching two others as they sat on lower limbs of trees. I watched him soar over the mouth of a lake while driving home through Bristol Mills. Wonderful way to end the day:)
Maine Loves Montana: Weekly Theme - Brown (again!)
Very busy at work so I'll try and catch up tonight - have a grand day and be well:)
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:: Première Neige / First Snow Adventure!, St-Norbert, Québec, Canada.
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I was asked before to show the image when you can see the light at the end of this 960 yards, or 886 metres tunnel. Well - you can see the dark spot there. I know this treatment might be not everyone cup of tea but i sort of like it. More normal image below.
The fact that it is possible to see the light shows how straight the tunnel is. It was finished in 1819 after 7 years of contruction and since then was repaired only once in 2000. Interestingly initially the competion was organised on design but noone came up with the good enough. So the Company engineer James Morgan was doing it based upon his own ideas. 4 mln bricks where used in the process - i do not know where it is big number for bricks but impressive for sure:-)
RECOMMENDED AT POLARIS PC 2010, WILDLIFE SHOTS THEME, 9TH CLASS. IN FINAL GENERAL RANK.
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They are graceful, swift and powerful. F1 cars have nothing on this bird!
Still practicing panning the bird as it enters and departs the water hence my flipping between shutter, manual and auto mode.
Will be off and on a bit over the next week. Take good care... I'm grateful for your visit and comments!!
Be well!
India
During my trip to India I got chance to visit few places for birding. With my friend Anupam Dash I visited Bhitarkanika (Only place in India where you can find all seven species of kingfishers) Mangroves for kingfishers and Manglajodi wetland for mostly waders and waterfowls. Both these locations are vast and home ground for Anupam. He has been working at thease both locations from decades. He has trained his team member as boat operators and they work with him seamlessly to put the boat at right place and angle to get perfect position for shot as he directs. He is amazing to know the active spots in that vast area at particular time and season. His team takes very little time to reach to place where action is going on considering huge area to cover. Although I was little late in season, he was able to find good number of species for me. If you are visiting any place in India or those places for bird photography, I highly recommend joining Anupam. A big thanks my friend. Here is Bluethroat we photographed at Manglajodi.
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My traditional weekend flower. Wanted first to post something very colourful, but the weather is grey so more moody... Hope you are all happy and relaxed:-))
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:: La rencontre....!!, Lake Simon, Québec, Canada.
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Triana-Sevilla-Andalucía- España
Triana- Seville - Andalusia- Spain
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I've just realised that summer is getting to the end and i have not posted any pics how was it... This is instead of weekend flower;-) Enjoy your weekend
"Здесь лапы у елей дрожат на весу.."
morgens im Teublitzer Weihergebiet zur Gassirunde ..... Gummistiefel sind nicht die schlechteste Wahl ....
Not recommended but I treated this like a special forces miltary op with flashers on the Theiway Castleton Spur Bridge and timing dialed in just right for this shot. Focal length and everything all set. Rare to get just a crisp morning in July and the MACs looked glorious as they crossed the Hudson. 1997 was a great year to shoot the action on the Boston Line for the best of old and new power and plenty of daylight freight activity to boot.
RECOMMENDED AT 2^ INPC BIOPHOTOCONTEST 2015.
AWARDED AT 19TH CIPN MONTIER EN DER 2015, PRIZE "ARRET SUR IMAGE".
SELECTED FOR PHOTO EXHIBITION AT INTERNATIONAL NATURE NAMUR FESTIVAL 2018.
WEEKLY SELECTED, ON WEEK 20, AT AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC P.O.T.Y. PC 2019.
PUBLISHED ON AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC STORIES, "HIPPOPOTAMUS", ON 10TH JUNE, 2022.
GETTY IMAGES CONTRIBUTOR SELECTED ON MAY, 2018.