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The same photo as yesterday, only 3 min earlier :-)
Collected Sunrises in my Gallery:
About every other day, I shoot the view from my window and collect the pics in a gallery here:
and the few that made "explore"
Same runpast as the previous upload. Class 23 no 3300 just south of Agtertang on 12 July 1999.
Northern Cape, South Africa
This is the same Greenfinch I posted the other day on the same exact branch only on a different pose. I struggled between these two photos and chose to post the other one because of the bird pose. However I love the half light on it and the background on this one worked almost perfectly, reminding me of an Impressionist painting. I hope you'll enjoy this moment as much as I do. Cheers my Friends.
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same scene as my previous upload, on second look I think I like this one better. any thoughts?
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I know half of you love the micro skirts and the other half love this look, so hopefully you're both enjoying me today?
Adding the last five uninspiring photos taken two days ago. Not the best quality, but posting for my own records.
The day before yesterday, 17 March 2022, I took a last-minute afternoon drive SE of Calgary. The sun was shining and I just felt like getting out somewhere for a few hours. The roads are clear of snow, which makes such a huge difference.
No new roads for me this time; just checking out a few of my usual back roads. It was great to see that there was a lot of open water, both sloughs and temporary 'ponds' in fields. We have had so little snow this winter - small amounts on quite a few days - which is not going to help Alberta's drought. March is said to be our snowiest month but, so far, the weather has been beautiful. Looking at the forecast, they are expecting this mild weather to continue, even 18C for 23rd March.
My first sighting turned out to be a Bald Eagle. When I first spotted the distant dark 'blob' high up in a tree in a tangle of branches, I thought maybe it was a Great Horned Owl. It was almost impossible to get a tiny open spot to take a photo or two. (from my car window), but nice to see.
In places, there were so many birds in the fields. At first, I expected them all to be Canada Geese. However. when I zoomed in, I was delighted to see that there lots of Northern Pintail ducks scattered among the Geese. Pintails are such beautiful, elegant ducks and it is always good to see them return.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I found three Snowy Owls! The first one I found was a new (to me) bird; my fifth Snowy this winter. I had noticed a few birds in a field, mainly Canada Geese, but then took a look at one that looked different and smaller. At first, for some reason, 'gull' came to mind, but when I saw it from a slightly different angle, I realized that I was looking at a Snowy Owl, down on the ground near the Geese.
Continuing my drive, I came across two Snowy Owls, a male and a female, that I had seen before. Couldn't get a half-decent photo of either. Both were skittish, despite my sitting in my car way down the road from them.
A group of European Starlings were fun to see. Love it when they actually stay still for a moment. Though they are not popular birds with many people, they are beautiful, especially in the sunlight.
What a difference a skirt and change of heels can make to the previous picture with the same blouse
Enjoy my leg lovers
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Same shot as before but different - because the original edit just wasn't quite mad enough! One for Sliders Sunday :-)
I'll delete one or the other - probably...
Note: In December 2019, I discovered that my lens had been incorrectly reassembled by a previous owner with the rear element reversed. This made a quite pleasant soft focus lens but my early shots are not representative of it's true performance. Correctly assembled, it provides far better IQ.
This photo was taken at Focal Length (35mm format) - 1200 mm. Using a different camera, I was able to zoom in much more than the above photo, taken from exactly the same spot. So difficult/impossible to hold the camera steady, so I don't use it very often, but I was curious to see what kind of photo I could get.
"The great grey owl or great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl, documented as the world's largest species of owl by length..... In terms of length, the great grey owl is believed to exceed the Eurasian eagle-owl and the Blakiston's fish owl as the world's largest owl. The great grey is outweighed by those two species as well as several others, including most of the Bubo genus. Much of its size is deceptive, since this species' fluffy feathers, large head and the longest tail of any extant owl obscure a body lighter than that of most other large owls. The length ranges from 61 to 84 cm (24 to 33 in), averaging 72 cm (28 in) for females and 67 cm (26 in) for males. The wingspan can exceed 152 cm (5 ft 0 in), but averages 142 cm (4 ft 8 in) for females and 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) for males. The adult weight ranges from 580 to 1,900 g (1.28 to 4.19 lb), averaging 1,290 g (2.84 lb) for females and 1,000 g (2.2 lb) for males. The males are usually smaller than females, as with most owl species." From Wikipedia. The link below shows how small the skeleton is, compared to the size of the bird.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_grey_owl
Talk about a lucky weekend for Great Gray Owls - just what the doctor ordered! One individual seen on the Saturday and then two different individuals seen on Sunday, 11 March 2018.
On Sunday, I decided to follow a group of friends for the first part of their day's outing. The rest of their day was going to be a walk in an area that is treacherous in winter, as well as being a long hike. The very last thing I need at the moment is to break an arm or a leg - or anything. I am so glad I got up early and started the day with them, as we ended up seeing two separate Great Gray Owls.
The first owl (not this photo) was perched in a group of trees and then flew to a tree that was closer to us. It is always amazing to see such a large owl perched on a very thin branch/twig, showing that most of the bird is a mass of light-weight feathers.
The second owl, seen in this photo, was at first perched in a tree that had beautiful, dead leaves, adding a welcome splash of colour. The light was challenging, but at least it wasn't snowing. A few minutes later, it flew off and landed in a far-away evergreen tree (seen in this photo). Again, the light was a challenge, but I managed to rescue a few shots. After parting from my friends, I had to drive past this location again and was happy to see the second owl still in the same distant tree. I waited a little while, hoping it might fly and land closer, but it seemed perfectly happy staying exactly where it was.
I was just in time to get back to the city and join a different group of friends for a walk at Mallard Point in Fish Creek. Park. The birds we saw were too far away for any decent photos - but I didn't need any, after such an amazing owl morning. After the walk, we headed for Tim Horton's for late afternoon coffee and snack. Just being outdoors on such a lovely, sunny, comparatively mild day felt good.
The same location as the previous one on the south side of Leeds, by Wakefield Rd. signal box, looking towards Wakefield. Carriage and wagon repair shops were on the other side of the tracks (Leeds-City-Derby-St.Pancras), the sidings on the right once led to Stourton engine shed (55B).
Details: Zorki, Kodachrome 25 slide scan. Early 1976.
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Same as my last post sometimes things fall into place, the weather, the location, the loco, the company and along comes the 1015 Sheringham to Holt service on route towards Weybourne.
Ian Sharman - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission.
Blooming Lilacs on the creek side of Oshawa Valley , also at the same period is the annual Peony Festival at the Oshawa Valley Botanical gardens with a beautiful trail and creek that runs through the Oshawa Valley concervation area , Martin’s photographs , Oshawa , Ontario , Canada , June 17. 2020
Rotary bridge
Rotary bridge plaque
Plaque
Having a walk on this beautiful autumn day on trail
Eastbourne park
large trees
edited photograph
Having a walk
autumn
Bridge
Oshawa creek
Bridge across Oshawa creek
trail in Eastbourne park
trail in Eastbourne park in Oshawa
Alliums
Lilacs in the Kinsman Valley view park
Kinsman Valley view park
Lilac trees
Peony
Peony Festival
Botanical gardens
Oshawa Botanical gardens
Martin’s photographs
Edited photograph
Oshawa
Ontario
Canada
June 2020
Gazebo
Gazebo at the Oshawa Botanical Gardens
Peony Festival at the Oshawa Valley Botanical gardens
Oshawa Valley Botanical gardens
Oshawa Valley
IPhone XR
Favourites
Hosta
Hosta collection
Oshawa Garden Club Hosta Collection
Oshawa Garden Club
Martin’s photographs
Cropped photograph
Alliums and Peonies at the Annual Peony Festival in Oshawa
October 2016
Trail in Oshawa conservation area
Having a walk
large trees
IPhone 6
We having nice a walk at Oshawa Valley Botanical gardens trail in the Oshawa Valley concervation area
June 2021
IPhone XR
Park bench
Lilac
Alliums
Peonies
Annual Peony Festival in Oshawa
Lilacs in the Kinsman Valley view park
Nearly 48 hours since the last edition of CN 529 passed here with the CNJ heritage unit leading (no CN 529 ran yesterday), the new D&H heritage unit (NS 1080) leads CN 529 westwards, making its first run in Canada. Yesterday it made its first run up the D&H (as CPKC 929).
One of the coolest things I've seen was this past November at La Jolla Cove in San Diego, California. A herd of seals and pups lying on the rocks and playing in the waves, totally oblivious to all the tourists wandering around, no more than 6 feet away from them.
Totally awesome!.... EDIT: seemingly it’s a sea lion and not a seal. According to The Google, sea lions have visible ear flaps. Who knew! 😉