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A picture which requires no explanation!
How they can get these big fish 'down' almost defies belief! Perhaps they should be renamed 'Rubbernecks!'
Anyway., one very happy Cormorant who really did get his main-course for the day!
There has to be a limit., but thinking about it I cannot remember seening a Cormorant discard its 'lunch' because it was too big!
Some nicknames don't make much sense., but (our's) … 'Mr Rubberneck, seems completely appropiate!
The real name before editing for this one was Rubberneck Tree. Every time there was some nice light on that main tree in the middle of the field, whilst traveling my much used A39 across Exmoor i almost crashed the Adventure Wagon on the big bends. As i don't wish to die anytime soon, i pulled over and took the shot!
f/14, 19 mm, 1/50th second at ISO 320 using manual exposure
One can only assume the owner of this charming terraced house has been harangued over the years by a multitude of tourists and rubberneckers.
Tiger rubbernecking
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I was here on my bike to do some landscapes, but shifted my attention to this fire that broke out across the road. Soon, rubberneckers started showing up, and this guy got into my field of view. Alarm center had already been called before I even took any pictures. This way I got to pretend I was Junior Press photographer for a few minutes.
It was surreal, or rather, eerie. That's because it was so quiet, unlike in movies and literature, where fires "roar". This was such quiet destruction, which gives food for thought. I mean, the idea that we would wake up because of the sound of a fire in our home is unrealistic. Fire is more insidious than I'd imagined it to be, and therefore more dangerous.
Randers, Denmark, 2021. Leica M2, 50/2.5 Summarit-M. Ilford fp4+ developed in Rodinal 1+50.
Catamaran of Meuddwy with an Evinrude twinset
Confident where once coracles plied a dangerous trade
With a cargo of rubbernecks
Acolytes and spirit types
Twitchers with binoculars and the would-be saved.
The tourist boat to visit Ynys Enlli, Bardsey Island, once a holy place of pilgrimage and reputed buriel place to 20,000 saints.
With aplogies to John Masefield, and his much-loved poem.
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no need to leave comments, unless it becomes unbearable to hold it ;) ~beer/bear hugs~
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plenty of balance in ~rubbernecking~ so it's about time for disruption.
just before the sunrise, the last enjoyment of the night, I did not think that the East side would work considering that the astronomical twilight was already happening and a 36 exposures pano takes time, framed for likely trimmed left side. processed it and.. yeah, I'll just go with the complete pano, no trimming *sic*
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| Single row Pano w/ 18mm: 6x3 @ ISO 6400 | f/2.8 | 10 sec, each of the 6 positions stacked in Sequator than stitched in PTGui Pro, final edit in LR & PS where creativity happens |
| made 18 FG exposures @72 sec also but it looked like the noise in the star frames was manageable so I didn't use them |
| no light painting |
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I posted this picture on Instagram a few months ago, where it was awarded. After Instagram deleted my account from one day to the next, taking away my 1000+ pictures and 5000+ followers, I feel free to save at least my most successful works here.
A visitor gives a passing glance to "Standing Woman," a bronze statue by the French born American sculpture Gaston Lachaise at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 500, f/9.0, 18mm, 1/320s
no linguist here, however I was looking at Merriam-Webster, as curiosity surfaces once in a while, and rubbernecking is listed as a synonym for gazing.
and so I realized that a bit over two months ago, just after 3 AM I was star-rubbernecking and the stars didn't have anything against that ✨
[Pano w/ 18mm: 6x FG @ ISO 25600 | f/2.8 | 30 sec ; 6x Stars @ ISO 8000 | f/2.8 | 20 sec.. star exposures a bit too long, reduced on pics made afterwards w/ same ISO & aperture]
Late this afternoon, I stopped by Kingston Inner Harbour to let my camera lens soak in the sights. As I neared the water’s edge, I was suddenly swept by the shadow of a large bird gliding toward one of the few pieces of woody debris still rising above the water. The encounter was perfectly timed: a gorgeous Black-crowned Night-Heron. Camera-shy, it settled long enough for me to capture a few shots before flying off.
The heron’s departure didn’t leave me short of photo opportunities. Immature Red-winged Blackbirds were learning to fend for themselves while their parents chased insects from exposed woody debris, which also hosted sun-basking turtles. Meanwhile, a Common Watersnake undulated across the calm water in its characteristic S-shaped motion. With the dog days of summer now here, the mostly Map Turtles — along with a few Painted Turtles — were making the most of the limited sunning spots. A little rubbernecking while strolling the Inner Harbour shoreline always pays off when you’re interested in wildlife.
Kingston Inner Harbour, Ontario, Canada
With everyone putting together their own crews these days, I figured it was time for your own Charles Brown to put together a crew of his own. Called the Aerialists, we steal from every blimp, plane, and hot air balloon you could ever think of. We've got Steeljacket, Raptor (Jace Lorens), Me (Kite Man), Roxy Rocket, and my good friend Rubberneck. Will you ever hear of our exploits? Maybe, maybe not, only time will tell. Also depends on if one of the bats catches us.
I thought we were the rubberneckers! I have never seen a giraffe bend its neck this way – I did not think this would be possible. I guess its neck is not as one dimensional as I thought.
Amboseli, Kenya
D05-0243-X3003990
These three giraffes showed considerable curiosity about a bit of litter that had blown into their enclosure.
Explored 2013-07-09 #171 best position
I'm Rubberneck Giraffe! I'm here to fight!!
Wow, you'll certainly have the height advantage.
Nice weapon!
Who will you fight tonight?
Pardon?
Your opponent for the match tonight. Who is it?
Match?
You just said you're here to fight!
Fight?
Wait, wait... lets check the archives.
*programs rustling*
Ah! He's a giraffe.
So??
Short memories. *
Really??
Hello! Why are you here?
Here? Hm. It looks nice.
Is that a note in your hand?
Hm? Oh yes. Let's see. "I'm Rubberneck Giraffe! I'm here to fight!!"
I predict some severe disadvantages for Rubberneck Giraffe.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Battle Beasts
Series 1 # 018
"Rubberneck Giraffe"
1987, Hasbro/Takara
* As seen in BP 2021 Day 126!
If you are not a Corner Gas fan (Canadian TV series), you won't understand the reference or the language. Funniest comedy series ever. I think Oscar and Emma will make good names even if you haven't seen the series
These are the resident ospreys near the road at the Missisquoi Refuge. Saw them for the first time yesterday.
West Swanton, Vermont
4/13/22
Another view of this Awesome 2009 Harley Davidson "Ultra Classic Electra Glide"
This is one great looking bike, the handling is so smooth, and boy did I get some rubberneckers checking this bad boy out at the lights.
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Hope Y'all like it too.!!!! Lol: Gaston (aka Gasssman)
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view in large or original size for details if you like.!!
Trees covered in a light coating of snow glow bright as the sun shines through. A magical moment of light that didn't last very long. Along a highway in the Oregon Coast Range.
As we drove we saw a number of scenes where the light looked nice and seemed to getting nicer. We had a destination of the Oregon Coast yet eventually you need to know when to stop when the timing is right. We flew past this and it was a rubbernecker so I was quick to turn around for us to race from the car to catch it before the light changed.
The Dimmuborgir volcanic feature in north Iceland.
Apparently featured on G.of T., the area was formed as molten lava extruded over a bog or a shallow lake. As the water boiled into steam, the lava forced its way upwards forming pillars and columns reminiscent of a collapsed castle - hence the name.
It's located near Lake Mývatn and is very popular for rubbernecks like me :-)
Amazing dust storms and haze the day we were there in Autumn, 2015.
Previously posted in colour but was never really satisfied with that version.
Fuji X-T1, Fujinon 18-55-2.8-4 R LM OIS, 1/170th sec at f/13, ISO 200.
On Telegraph Avenue, after a meeting.
I think I nearly caused an accident, dragging a make-shift tripod and doing this. There was a lot of rubbernecking going on.
Although maybe it was the shoes.
Being one with the universe doesn't mean you never indulge in a little rubbernecking and gossip. On the street far below, a woman was screaming at a man, and dramatically running away from and back to him repeatedly. Eventually some other people came to pull her away while the monks watched placidly. They couldn't explain it in detail but it seemed juicy, and they certainly watched the entire affair.
I have had at least ten hummingbirds in the garden daily this summer. I enjoy these tiny acrobats as they sip nectar from my garden flowers/feeders and rubberneck as they chase each other in a show of dominance. On day I was fortunate enough to be in the garden working on my tomato plants when this little one, paused on the fence nearby for a rest before flying off in a game of chase.
PS: No post processing here!
Howling their way down 11th Street and leaning hard into the curves dramatic dip, CSS 2003 leads three more Geeps through Michigan City's famed streetrunning, an operation which is now coming to an end as we speak. Once hosted by the likes of Little Joes some half a century ago, this freight was quick and startlingly aggressive - full throttle, hard brakes, blue smoke, and no slack. They could stop on a dime and send it flying ahead again in no time at all, practically like a truck instead of a train. It’s a performance that just won’t last as the grade realignment undoes this classic scene in the coming months. I can't imagine seeing such a show again, but I'm very glad I did see it when I did.
The black sand beach of Dyrhólafjara from the Dyrhólaey promontory, South Iceland.
This pic is actually further to the west and from the headland seen in the distance from my previous post.
The tracks of vehicles on the strand down below give some idea of the height of the cliffs which in spring and summer the cliffs are home to a small number of breeding puffins and other seabirds - not to mention a million or so rubbernecks like me :\
Another long exposure with the 10 stop ND filter between showers. I really like how the wash from the North Atlantic fades away into the distance.
Fuji XT2, XF23/1.4, 10 secs at f/8, ISO 100 - Nisi 10 Stop ND filter.
Evening joggers and rubberneckers looking at the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN77) the evening before she sailed.
Late this afternoon, I stopped by Kingston Inner Harbour to let my camera lens soak in the sights. As I neared the water’s edge, I was suddenly swept by the shadow of a large bird gliding toward one of the few pieces of woody debris still rising above the water. The encounter was perfectly timed: a gorgeous Black-crowned Night-Heron. Camera-shy, it settled long enough for me to capture a few shots before flying off.
The heron’s departure didn’t leave me short of photo opportunities. Immature Red-winged Blackbirds were learning to fend for themselves while their parents chased insects from exposed woody debris, which also hosted sun-basking turtles. Meanwhile, a Common Watersnake undulated across the calm water in its characteristic S-shaped motion. With the dog days of summer now here, the mostly Map Turtles — along with a few Painted Turtles — were making the most of the limited sunning spots. A little rubbernecking while strolling the Inner Harbour shoreline always pays off when you’re interested in wildlife.
Kingston Inner Harbour, Ontario, Canada