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No description required, La Tower Eiffel is as unique as it is awe inspiring. In a city of endless sights it calls me like a beacon. As you may have guessed, if I have had to resort to images from my last holiday, my camera has been neglected of late.
March Point. Padilla Bay/Fidalgo Bay.
"The Washington population of the Black Oystercatcher is estimated to be roughly 400 birds. This number is probably not significantly different from the historical population, as these birds require fairly specialized habitat, which is not evenly distributed. Oystercatchers are highly vulnerable to human disturbance, oil spills, and pollution of the intertidal zone. Numbers of Black Oystercatchers on the outer coast may be higher than in the past, in part due to decreased human disturbance resulting from lighthouse automation. Numbers in inland areas, however, have declined in response to increased human activity. The Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Management Plan has identified the Black Oystercatcher as a regional species of high concern."
"The Black Oystercatcher is restricted in its range, never straying far from shores, in particular favoring rocky shorelines. It has been suggested that this bird is seen mostly on coastal stretches which have some quieter embayments, such as jetty protected areas. It forages in the intertidal zone, feeding on marine invertebrates, particularly molluscs such as mussels, limpets and chitons. It will also take crabs, isopods and barnacles. It hunts through the intertidal area, searching for food visually, often so close to the water's edge it has to fly up to avoid crashing surf. It uses its strong bill to dislodge food and pry shells open."
A picture taken few months ago in Aci Trezza, Catania, Sicily, and obtained blending with Photomatix five raw shots after processed with Photoshop.
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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
The great blue herons are good fisherman and this one seemed to be quite proud of his catch. Might even have been the catch of the day. This time of year is particularly busy for them as they have so many mouths to feed with their young who require so much food daily to support their rapid growth.
Wishing you all a beautiful and blessed day !!!
I feel like all wildlife shots require at least some luck, finding them, etc. Since this is the week of St. Patrick's Day, I have decided to post images where I felt there was some extra luck in getting the image or I felt lucky to have had a part in it. First up is this badger.
This is kind of an embarrassing/lucky story. I did not stop to take a picture of this badger. I stopped my car rather quickly to get a picture of something else. Then when I went to leave, my car wouldn't start. I called my husband and he going to be a bit. So I had some time. Since my original subject flew away, I decided I would go investigate what I thought was a marmot down the road. I mean I had time to waste. So I started walking down the road and all of a sudden this guy pops up. WHAT!!! I was so shocked and couldn't believe my luck. I followed him/her around while it hunted, occasionally putting his head up and just sharing the moment with me. Right before my husband got there he wandered off. So here comes the embarrassing part of the story. The reason my car wouldn't start was because I had turned it off while in drive. Seriously, wow, Jen! But, hey, at least I got the badger!
“Building the psychic vessel of containment, which is another way of speaking of soul-making, seems to require bleeding and leaking as its precondition. Why else go through that work unless we are driven by the despair of our unstoppered condition? The shift from anima-mess to anima-vessel shows in various ways: as a shift from weakness and suffering to humility and sensitivity; from bitterness and complaint to a taste for salt and blood; from focus upon the emotional pain of a wound – its causes, parameters, cures – to its imaginal depths; from displacement of the womb onto women and ‘femininity’ to its locus in one’s own bodily rhythm.” J.Hillmaan
Hello folks,
today I will bring you some cool tunes from all different movies.. like always it will be little bit eclectic mix.
If you like, wear costume of your most favorite movie character .. if you dont want.. please note .. formal attire is required!
Looking forward to see you all there.
8.8. at 12 pm slt
Taxi: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hilton%20Villas/178/222/2501
The shaddows are getting longer as NR28 leads 4SA8 around one of the many curves between Tarana Quarry and Gemalla.
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I just had to get in on the mech-monday hype! This was a quick weekend build that ended up looking like it would fit right into the terran army in Starcraft. It all started with me wanting to use the garage door parts as some sort of gun barrel, and i'm pretty happy with the results.
Hope you like it!
Also, follow me on Instagram for more building shenanigans!
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The Little Neighbor of the Olive Tree – First Encounters
Wildlife photography, for me, is about far more than capturing a beautiful image. It is about learning to wait patiently, respecting distance, and discovering how trust quietly takes root over time.
This album tells the silent story of my first two visits with a young Anatolian squirrel living among the olive trees.
With each encounter, I noticed a little less hesitation and a little more curiosity. The few walnuts I placed near the entrance of its nest were more than just food; perhaps they became a small invitation to explore the world beyond the familiar.
These photographs are not about taming a wild animal. They are a record of patiently waiting, respecting its space, and allowing it to decide, in its own time, whether to come a little closer.
I've captured some unforgettable moments with my camera, and I hope you feel the same joy viewing these images as I did 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 lot to me. I wish you good luck and beautiful light in all your endeavors.
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Tech Notes
Camera: Nikon Z 8 with Really Right Stuff Base Plate
Lens - hand held or Monopod and definitely SPORT VR on. Aperture is f5.6 and full length or f6.3. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Nikon Cross-Body Strap or Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod - Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Really Right Stuff LCF-11 Replacement Foot for Nikon AF-S 500mm /5.6E PF Lense -
Your comments and constructive criticism are always welcome.
Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to explore. 😊
The plan was to shoot sunset from the top of Angel’s landing. But half a mile from the top of the peak, that plan seemed a little… ambitious? Dangerous? Reckless? If you’re not familiar with the Angel’s landing hike, the last piece of the hike requires a very steep, very narrow climb 500 vertical feet upwards with nothing but a series of chains and about 3 feet of sandstone on either side of you preventing you from dropping 1500 feet to the canyon floor. All this is compounded by a fairly serious fear of heights, and the fact that if I was going to shoot sunset I’d have to climb down in the dark.
But… I’m stubborn and an engineer and so I did the math and it turns out that only 9 people have died on the trail since 2004 and hundreds of people do this hike every day, so I have like a .000005% chance of falling off and ending my hike a bit earlier than expected. As long as you’re being careful, and it’s not dark and storming, you should be perfectly safe according to the trailhead signs.
So up I go, and upon making it to the top I have learned a couple of things. First, my tripod has a knack for getting caught in the chain on the way up, which has the unfortunate side effect of unexpectedly throwing off my balance. Second, 1500 feet is a very, very, very long way down when you accidently peak over the edge. And third, in the distance are a serious of ominous looking clouds moving quickly towards me, and sure enough, they’re bringing rain.
Now I have a major dilemma. The photographer in me is ecstatic about the conditions: great light, interesting sky, beautiful scenery. Photographer Sean wants to stay at the top of the landing, but engineer Sean is thinking about risk and probabilities and how the mix of conditions is removing a zero or two from the probability that I end up shattered at the bottom of the canyon. It’s a back and forth debate in my mind before Catholic Sean steps in to remind myself that it’s been a minute since I’ve been to confession and I might want to consider that implication if I were to die today. Mind made up, I leave the landing and head back down the trail to set up shop at the viewpoint you see here.
Oh, and if you were wondering, the clouds broke up and the rain stopped right before reaching the canyon, just as I had finished climbing down the chains.
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16.7.2022.
With the soaring temperatures steam was replaced by diesel services at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T No 80080 stands in the yard at Wirksworth.
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
A commercial forest seen through the ‘eyes’ of a 3D laser scanning system developed by the ESA-supported Treemetrics company.
The trees of planet Earth – recently estimated to number three trillion in total – are both environmental and economic resources, and require careful stewardship.
“We estimate 20% of global forest resources are currently going to waste as they are harvested,” explains Enda Keene, CEO of Irish company Treemetrics.
“What Treemetrics aims to deliver is more wood from fewer trees, through a complete end-to-end forest management system. It combines forest mapping, assessment and valuing with decision-making tools for harvest planning as well as real-time monitoring of the cutting and collecting process.”
Treemetrics developed a project in collaboration with ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme’s Integrated Applications Promotion to integrate satellite communications into its system, enabling managers to monitor their equipment and track harvesting as it happens, even from remote forest locations.
The company can perform forest mapping through aerial and drone photography and ‘laser radar’ lidar, as well as satellite Earth observation – using missions including ESA’s Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2.
These maps are given a third dimension through ‘ground truthing’. Laser scanners perform a 360-degree survey at regular intervals to measure the straightness and health of trees – accurately estimating their quality as logs in advance of them being logged.
Mr Keene adds: “We are very grateful for the great technical, financial and business planning support we received through ESA’s IAP, which enabled the creation of a world class product for the global forest industry.”
The company’s customers to date include state forest agencies in 26 countries, as well as private forest owners and government agencies.
Credit: Treemetrics
GOT #623 follows a Lakeshore West outbound towards the Willowbrook maintenance facility for servicing.
Animated glowing flowers for Legacy and Matreya.
HUD: color, transparency, glow, animation speed.
Does not require advanced lighting.
From: 2018-12- 10
To: 2019-01-20
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
Lafaiet Solo & Aledif Taurus
Featuread Stylish
Built an igloo, and slept in it. My first time.
One fact I'll share with you - block making is easier than block placing. ;)
Woodcut and stencil on mylar and stencil on rice paper, by street artist ELBOW-TOE. Work for an upcoming show. The text on the piece reads "Every time I hear a plane, I still look up and fear the worst."
Room at the abandoned Carrollton Inn in historic Mt. Carroll,IL. Bring your own sheets,respirator advised....
My wife and I stayed at this hotel for an anniversary night about 15 years ago-I say 2001,she says 2002,go figure-in slightly better times.We even got a free bottle of champagne...
The Carrollton was originally built as a dorm for defunct Shimer College, which moved to Chicago in the late '70s.
I am a bit disappointed with this. I saw the scene of the man and his kid walking up the path and knew that the composition could be good, but I had the fisheye lens on my 'proper' camera, and didn't have time to change it. So I used the IR camera. It kind of works, but the amount of processing required by the IR has left it a bit grainy for my liking. Plus I have lost my 750nm filter, so I had to use the crappy Hoya R72.
Suggestions for better titles will be greatly appreciated.