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Ex B&O caboose, no couplers, no trucks, sits close to Martins in Connellsville, Pa. A friend from the area says it also used to be a store that sold CD's. It's in sad shape now.
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On an early Easter Monday bank holiday morning, I set off towards Bradgate Park under a biting wind, with my car showing just 4°C. Despite the cold, the land was clearly awakening with spring, quietly signaling renewal in every detail.
As I stepped into the park under the soft morning light, there was a rare stillness—no people, just nature beginning its day. Instead of the usual robin, I was greeted by a Eurasian chaffinch foraging on the ground. Around me, small birds were busily flying back and forth, carrying nesting materials in their beaks into tree hollows.
Continuing my walk, I noticed a group of fallow deer on my right. Among them, a young deer fixed its curious gaze on me, and I believe I captured that exact moment of connection in a single frame. Between us flowed the River Lin, its subtle elevation difference and fresh greenery adding depth to the scene.
As I observed the group, something remarkable caught my attention in the distance. Eurasian jackdaw were landing on the deer, pulling out loose fur and flying off to line their nests in ancient tree hollows. This interaction seemed less about parasite removal and more about building soft nesting material.
I waited patiently as the light shifted and the sun rose higher, creating a beautiful backlit background. Finally, the moment came—a female deer allowing a jackdaw to pull fur from her back. I captured this frame at ISO 4000 and 1/1250 sec.
It’s also worth noting that the deer are currently shedding their winter coats, which the jackdaws are clearly taking advantage of. Interestingly, not all deer tolerated this behavior—some females resisted, perhaps due to discomfort.
Nature’s balance and these subtle interactions continue to fascinate me, often leading me to reflect more deeply on the connections within the wild.
I hope this story adds another layer to the image and helps convey the moment beyond the frame.
Wishing you all a peaceful and joyful Easter Monday.
I've captured some unforgettable moments with my camera, and I hope you feel the same joy viewing these images as I did while shooting them.
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Lens & support:
Nikon AF-S TC-14E III — hand-held or monopod, SPORT VR enabled.
Aperture set to f/8, full focal length.
All images were converted from RAW to JPEG.
During long walks, I use either a Nikon cross-body strap or a monopod.
Monopod setup:
Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod
Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head (Standard Lever)
Really Right Stuff LCF-11 Replacement Foot for Nikon AF-S 500mm f/5.6E PF
Your comments and constructive criticism are always appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to explore! 😊
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I waited for this light. The squirrel waited for safety. For a brief moment, both came together - Yesterday, beneath the ancient olive trees of the North Aegean, patience once again became part of the photograph.
The wind was strong, reaching nearly 50 km/h. Autumn had clearly arrived, and the olive harvest was drawing near. In these conditions, the old trees were moving heavily in the wind, and I knew that the squirrels would most likely remain in the safety of their hollows after their morning feeding.
After lunch, I made a spontaneous decision to take my Nikon Z8 and 500mm lens and head into the olive groves. I did not expect much.
For nearly an hour and a half, I simply watched.
Then I noticed movement on one of the ancient olive trees. A young Anatolian squirrel emerged from its hollow and carefully secured itself among the branches. Whenever the wind eased, it moved from branch to branch until it reached another tree. I quietly moved beneath a nearby trunk and waited.
Eventually, just as I had hoped, the squirrel began to look down from the trunk.
Before descending, it paused.
It remained almost upside down against the bark, carefully examining its surroundings. Only after it was satisfied that everything was safe did it prepare to reach the ground.
At that very moment, the scene I had imagined came together.
Behind the squirrel, wild daisies had appeared naturally among the olive trees, creating a soft mixture of colours. The backlight was exactly where I had hoped it would be, gently shaping the background into a delicate bokeh and illuminating the squirrel's fur.
I remained completely still.
The Nikon Z8 was silent, mounted on the monopod. From where I was sitting, I followed the squirrel only with my eyes and pressed the shutter when the moment appeared.
One detail I have repeatedly observed with Anatolian squirrels is how carefully they approach the ground. They do not simply descend and begin feeding. From the safety of the tree, they first survey the surroundings. They can reach seeds lying roughly two metres away from the trunk, making use of the natural cover provided by the wild vegetation.
Even after reaching the ground, they remain cautious. After feeding for a while, they often return to the trunk, placing their backs against it and watching the surroundings once again before returning to the seeds.
Instinct, scent, sound and exceptionally sharp vision seem to form their own alarm system.
Nature leaves little room for mistakes.
Yesterday, I witnessed this remarkable behaviour once again.
I eventually returned home with more than three hundred frames on my Z8 card. But the number of photographs was not what made me happy.
For three hours, beneath the ancient olive trees, I had been given the opportunity simply to watch.
And once again, nature had quietly reminded me that sometimes the photograph comes only after we learn to wait.
Seen and witnessed with grateful eyes.
I've captured some unforgettable moments with my camera, and I hope you feel the same joy viewing these images as I did while shooting them.
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Rıdvan Kemal Ertuğ
Lens & support:
Nikon AF-S TC-14E III — hand-held or monopod, SPORT VR enabled.
Aperture set to f/8, full focal length.
All images were converted from RAW to JPEG.
During long walks, I use either a Nikon cross-body strap or a monopod.
Monopod setup:
Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod
Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head (Standard Lever)
Really Right Stuff LCF-11 Replacement Foot for Nikon AF-S 500mm f/5.6E PF
Your comments and constructive criticism are always appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to explore! 😊
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DA4 Required I build a model of a virus. I decided to represent it as one of those plug-and-play software toys. In retrospect I should have used those Lego Dimension disks, oh well.
The back panel is derived from builder "Trokodile's" idea for combining the wedges and the triangle plates.
Of all the times through the years I have been down to the sea to take winter pictures, I think this was the fastest one to make my fingers as good as useless.
"Only" - 16 C (it was over -40 C up north last night) today but a stubborn wind that made it feel so much colder.
Beach of HUS, Hanko, southernmost town in Finland.
(picture taken with the phone's camera)
Snowflakes come in many more forms than you can imagine – including the “fuzzy caterpillar” variety! View large!
At warmer temperatures (just under the freezing point of water), snowflakes can grow into columns and needles. This type of growth is common, but many of the snowflakes are too small or distorted by the time they reach the ground, as the ground temperatures are likely warmer than the temperatures in the sky. Occasionally we see a storm that produces very long column-type snowflakes that take on a mind of their own. There are a few things happening here worth discovering!
All of the lines running off the column are plates, should show that the snowflake entered colder temperatures or higher humidity. These plates don’t just randomly start growing off the sides, though the snowflake would naturally grow one plate on either end. In the middle, these plates require a “nucleation site”, some deformation in the surface of the main column for which a new crystal structure can start to grow. In this case, the main column likely encounter some super-cooled water droplets that were still liquid, but when making contact with the column froze on impact. These little additions would be exactly what you need to start new plate-like growth at each point of impact.
That idea is further supported by the balls of ice you see along this crystal. The term here is “sleet”, or frozen water drops / pellets. This happens when the temperature of super-cooled water drops continues to decrease or some turbulence causes them to freeze solid without impacting a snowflake. Sleet isn’t that common, we saw it only twice last year. These tiny pellets of ice adorn the larger structure; many of them could probably be shaken off, but some might have begun to fuse to the crystal structure itself.
All of these conditions together are quite unusual, and with all the snowflakes I’ve photographed I’ve only seen a small handful of weather systems produce anything remotely like this. While all snowflakes are unique, some definitely fall outside of what we think is possible!
Photographing these snowflakes is quite a challenge. With so many shifts in depth and overlapping elements, I can usually add an hour to the editing process when putting one of these together. It’s worth it, however! I love sharing the curiosities of winter, and this one is certainly an enigma.
For more weird and wonderful snowflakes and how they form, check out Sky Crystals: www.skycrystals.ca/book/ - it will also detail every photographic technique I use for “regular” snowflakes, as well as these unusual skyborne creations that require a slightly different approach. It’s never been more affordable with the current US exchange rate for folks south of the 49th parallel!
I only required three pom poms to make my necklace and yet my obsessive desire to make the perfect pom pom resulted in erm....many.
i did a little blog post here if you're interested...
Today required that I come home.
Pour a big glass of red.
Open up all of the windows.
And bask in what is evidently nothing but a tease.
Seeing as the weather is heading back to Shitsville in a few days.
Damn it.
Karlsbad - Karlovy Vary
18.08.1989 - CSSR Trip mit damals noch erforderlichem Visum im Reisepass.
Tschechoslowakische Sozialistische Republik
Analogue Slide scan
Kodak Film Ektachrome 100
Camera Canon A1
Carlsbad
18.08.1989 - CSSR trip with a visa still required in the passport at the time.
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. Camellias are evergreen shrubs or small trees up to 20 m tall. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are about 300 species and around 3,000 hybrids. Their flowers are usually large and conspicuous, one to 12 cm in diameter, with five to nine petals in naturally occurring species of camellias. The colors of the flowers vary from white through pink colours to red. Of economic importance in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, leaves of C. sinensis are processed to create the popular beverage tea. The ornamental C. japonica, C. sasanqua and their hybrids are the source of hundreds of garden cultivars. C. oleifera produces tea seed oil, used in cooking and cosmetics. The various species of camellia plants are generally well-adapted to acid soils rich in humus, and most species do not grow well on chalky soil or other calcium-rich soils. Most species of camellias also require a large amount of water, either from natural rainfall or from irrigation, and the plants will not tolerate droughts. However, some of the more unusual camellias – typically species from karst soils in Vietnam – can grow without too much water. 64115
40058 heads through Heaton to the east of Newcastle with 7S41, the Haverton Hill to Leith Ammonia Tanks train on 31st May 1984.
Some MacGyvering was required to get these shots. No tripods were allowed. Even a tiny pocket sized gorillapod wasn't allowed (I tried to sneak one in) without a "media pass". So I ended up building a "tripod" out of a Lee filter holder, a lens hood, a lens cap, some cocktail napkins, a used drink straw, and whatever other random stuff I could shake out of my camera bag.
Petronas Twin Towers and Kuala Lumpur Skyline, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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A bumblebee pauses on a lavender flower, extending its proboscis deep into the blossoms to gather nectar. Capturing this quiet moment reminds us that nature's smallest workers perform remarkable tasks every day.
Encountering this beautiful Bumblebee amid the vibrant, soothing shades of lavender was a truly mesmerizing reflection of nature's raw vitality through my macro lens. Driven by this year's abundant rainfall and the subsequent enrichment of the flora across the North Aegean region, witnessing a noticeable increase in the population of these gentle creatures compared to previous years has filled me with immense hope and joy.With their striking, velvet-textured colors and calm, meticulous work ethic, these small creatures are the indispensable and unsung laborers of our ecosystem. They teach us a profound lesson in patience and dedication. We truly need to step closer and observe these tiny friends with greater attention and reverence. After all, the grandest miracles of life do not unfold in haste; they are beautifully hidden within the wings of these silent workers who fulfill their cosmic duties with absolute patience, grace, and deep devotion.
I've captured some unforgettable moments with my camera, and I hope these images bring you even a fraction of the joy I experienced while creating them.
Thank you for visiting my gallery — whether you leave a comment, add a favorite, or simply take a quiet moment to look around. Your presence and support truly mean a great deal to me. I wish you good luck and beautiful light in all your photographic journeys.
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Tech Notes -
Camera: Nikon Z8 with Really Right Stuff Base Plate
Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S
Hand-held or used with a monopod, always with SPORT VR enabled.
Typical aperture settings: f/5.6 for close detail work and around f/8 for full-body compositions.
All images were processed from RAW and converted to JPEG.
Monopod Setup: Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod
Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head
Your comments and constructive criticism are always welcome.
Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to explore. 😊
I was at Vandalia by the dam waiting on this guy. The high sun was setting in and getting too far around for a northbound. A stack train stopped right in front of me, so I had to race to the car and make a mad dash up I-75 to Troy. I set up just in time to get this Q352 with a dogs brunchfast: KCS SD70MAC/CN SD75i/MP15T/GP15T. The light angle was a bit better here, anyway and wider open.
Thanks to Erik Landrum for the heads up and Rob W for the updates.
The last five months (May-September 2023) required me to move a lot for a variety of professional and personal reasons. It was the first time in several years that I entered airplanes without carrying my DSLR camera. This resulted in me tinkering and thinking with my mobile phone camera, surpassing my snobbish attitude towards it as means of photographic expression. Visiting an old favourite antique store of mine, I was exposed to wallet-sized black and white pictures, very fashionable in the 1920s-1960s. Phenomenologically, I thought, these little pictures carried significance similar to the one carried by the myriads of photos nowadays stored on mobile phones. I tried to combine the sensory experience of black and white with the ease of mobile phone shooting, itself resembling certain types of pinhole cameras. Themes are the same as in my earlier photography: decayed and rusty patterns of disintegration, emptiness of spaces, outlier figures of the everyday, street signs and letters, nonhuman friends, naturecultures, and psychopolitically haunted scenes. Places include: Canada (Toronto), Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki, Aghia, Larissa, Eleftheroupoli, Kavala), Scotland (Edinburgh), France (Paris), Belgium (Brussels).
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"No, he is not the brightest mask in the storehouse, but he exhibits unquestioning loyalty to me. After all, thoughts of rebellion require a brain, do they not?" — The Shadowed One
This unfortunate young Cattle Egret at the rookery is hunkered down with a broken wing. He has been in full sun on these recent 100 degree days and is on the shore opposite of Bird Island. He only appears able to make it to the water's edge for what have been frequent drinks. Sadly, he probably injured his wing on one of his first flights. With a hawk in the area and very aggressive soft-shelled turtles in the water, he is on constant look-out.
The local rescue group requires that an injured or sick animal be brought in to their facility for treatment. This little guy is not likely to be captured as he is quite skittish and is sitting in a rather precarious spot.
Bubulcus ibis
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES
FAMILY: ARDEIDAE
Williamson County, Texas, USA; July 11, 2016.
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Arches National Park, Utah. The Fiery Furnace is a natural labyrinth of narrow sandstone canyons and fins. There are no marked trails and the area has suffered resource damage due to increased visitation. Navigating its complex passages requires physical agility and careful observation. Hikers who want to explore the Fiery Furnace are encouraged to sign up for a ranger-guided hike at the Visitor Center. In order to visit the Fiery Furnace without a ranger, one must obtain a permit at the Visitor Center (fee charged) and watch a minimum impact video. Children under 5 are not permitted. (National Park Service) Scanned from color slide. Best viewed large.
Clear skies over the eastern horizon required me to look west where mid-level clouds developed a nice fire sky. GoPro 10 in time lapse mode captured 1 frame per second and was played back at 4x to 8x in this clip.
Picture of the Day x 2
An image taken in response to the Macro Mondays' group weekly theme of "Into The Woods". For the avoidance of any doubt, the piece of eggshell is less than 1" in both height and width. ;)
Let's hope that this is the result of an uncomplicated birth rather than the underhand actions of some other bird or animal!!
HMM to all in the group.
I have been keeping this image in my folder for flickr upload for quite some time. I was contemplating with the photographic value of it as it requires less challenge to come up with the image like this.
But, on the other hand, to spot something like this is not an everyday thing. When it happens, it happens. On top of it, I in particular actually do like this image for the configuration of its branches and the silhouette of it with the cloud formations in the backdrop.
The first thing came across my mind when I saw this dead tree, I was thinking of mind-mapping as it is analogous to the way we would draw mind-map when we are working on projects. I don’t know whether you practice mind-mapping or not to streamline your ideas to make it clear on the flow of it and to break down into its details – but I do.
What do you see in this image?
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This little waterfall probably has more people seeing it than many in the area just because of it's location. And most people pass it without hardly paying attention to it. It's small and unobtrusive. I like it because it can have some of the most brilliant greens surrounding it than anywhere else in the gorge. And most of these greens people aren't able to trample or they surely would. So here is my second take on this little guy in the last three years when Danilo and I ventured up a couple of weeks ago.
" aka ' Pablo ' From Walton Hall Park, Liverpool, This Photo' Was Taken During The Birds 'Eclipse'..."
" Larger than a pochard, the male has an orange-brown head with a red beak and pale flanks...Females are brown with pale cheeks...In flight they show whitish primaries...They dive, dabble and up-end for their food...There is a large population in Spain and nearer but smaller numbers in France, Netherlands and Germany - and occasional wild birds may come to the UK from the Continent...The UK breeding birds almost certainly all come from escaped birds...."
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Managed to get the SpaceX cargo mission CRS-22 orbital insertion on camera last Thursday but it required some processing on ground to make the colours come out. Orbital insertion is when the spacecraft enters orbital flight (which is a ballistic freefall around Earth), after the end of the propulsive phase (which is when the rocket was pushing you). After that critical point, there are manoeuvres to catch up with the International Space Station, raise the chasing spacecraft’s orbit to the same altitude as us (or almost), and finally manoeuvre around the Station until docking. See: spaceflight is simple after all – if it wasn’t I couldn't do it 😉.
J’ai réussi à photographier l’injection en orbite du cargo SpaceX jeudi dernier. Il a fallu un peu de temps pour traiter la photo afin de faire ressortir les couleurs (ce sont des collègues qui s’en occupent, comme pour les timelapses 😉). L’injection orbitale, c’est la phase après le décollage lorsqu’un vaisseau entre en vol orbital (qui est une chute libre balistique autour de la Terre), une fois la phase propulsive (= quand la fusée lance le vaisseau) finie. Après cette étape critique, le cargo qui doit rattraper l’ISS effectue plusieurs manœuvres, notamment pour atteindre la même altitude et enfin se positionner correctement en vue de l’amarrage. Vous voyez, les vols spatiaux c’est assez simple après tout - si ce n'était pas le cas, je ne pourrais pas le faire 😃
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet/A. Conigli
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The Cobalt boat...black hull,collided with the water taxi's moorings and became entangled and jammed...needing the lifeboat to rescue the occupants.
The yacht Vixen ,,just sailing past, looks on ..
Taken at Conwy Marina
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