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Repost of one of the best moments of my life was having this juvenile Mountain Plover run around my feet along with his 9 Snowy Plover friends. A Snowy Plover actually walked across my legs as I lay in the sand. Mountain Plovers are usually seen by scope in a distant field and usually not on a sandy beach! This was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so my friends and I drove 8 hrs down to the beautiful Oregon Coast. Oregon is in my top 3 fave states because of its beauty. I don't think I will ever get this close to a Mountain Plover ever again (he was within 5 feet) so it's a memory I will always treasure. These birds are listed as critically endangered in Canada and are threatened in the US. We really need to preserve their habitat and stop turning grasslands into agricultural land if we want this species to persist. They are vital to our ecosystem and indicate its health.
To see more of the photos I took of him two years ago click here
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Looking close ... on friday 2.8.2019 "Shadows"
Macro Mondays 18.2.2019 "Hard light"
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Making of see
Repost ~ 杜伯尼克（Dubrovnik），古稱拉古薩（Ragusa），克羅地亞
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovnik
Check out the photos on the link, you'd be amazed.
Note: A feature of Dubrovnik is its walls (992,000 visitors in 2015) that run almost 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) around the city. The walls run from 4 to 6 metres (13–20 feet) thick on the landward side but are much thinner on the seaward side. The system of turrets and towers were intended to protect the vulnerable city. The walls of Dubrovnik have also been a popular filming site for the fictional city of King's Landing in the HBO television series, Game of Thrones.
We ran out of time to visit the "Old Walls" which was s/b to the highlight of our trip, but, no cruise would wait for you if you miss its time to get back. We were so disappointed, that's for sure. :-(
Repost for new gallery page (www.lifeafterdeathstudios.com)! Also, you can now follow on 500px, as well! :) Thanks for all of the views, support, and the great community all these years on Flickr! Hope it continues! Have a wonderful new year in 2019! :)
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Just got back from our last camping/photography trip of the late summer season. It snowed on us! I'll be trying to catch up today on all the great photos from my friends and family! :)
I just got a new landscape lens for my birthday, a Canon, of course. :) We went to Mono Lake basin to try it out. I love this shot because of all of the textures and colors. The white "tufas" sticking out of the water make for great contrast and objects of interest.
Mono Lake is a very special lake, with a very unique ecology. Native American Indians called this place home, and utilized the brine shrimp that thrive in the salty mineral water. Mono Lake is ringed by ancient cinder cones (volcanic cores) and natural hot springs. Learn more about unique Mono Lake here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_Lake
from Avalon Park...
Since I posted this before in B&W, I have disabled the comments... but thank everyone who came to take a closer peek...
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Not finding the time to shoot lately so I've been going thru older images. This is a single image taken August 16, 2020 at 5:46am. No photoshop. Straight out of the camera.
We had no idea this storm was producing lightning when we left our home in Walnut Creek very early this Saturday morning. Dogs in tow, we were heading to the Marin Headlands to do a hike and catch the sunrise. We arrived at the bridge for this show and luckily my camera gear was in the trunk. I think I was the third photographer arriving at Battery Spencer. It was magical, photographers were screaming in delight. The composition is not great but, it's one of my all time favorite photography experiences. When the sun finally came up the hill was crowded with photographers.