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Back to posting a few more old photos from my archives - again. Just not getting out enough and to the right places to take any decent shots. I am adding a description that I wrote under a previously posted photo taken on the same trip.
"On 26 September 2016, I had planned to join a group of friends for a birding walk at Bebo Grove, Fish Creek Park. By the time I had had breakfast, I was feeling somewhat queasy and thought I had better not go on the walk after all. Felt a bit better later in the morning and decided to go to the Park after all, getting there about noon. Met a delightful young man standing on the bridge over the creek, pointing out to me a perched bird of prey. My first thought was Merlin, but it seemed to be too big to be a Merlin. It took a while to decide just what it was - helped by excellent birder, Nimali, who happened to come along the path. We decided it was a Cooper's Hawk ('C' for curved edge of tail tip and 'C' for Cooper's). Looking at my photos later that evening, I was still not sure that we had made the right decision. Lol, even the best of birders (which definitely does not include me!) sometimes make mistakes : )
This bird stayed around for ages and gave some nice opportunities for photos, including of it 'mantling' (spreading out its wings to form a cloak) when it captured a large dragonfly and returned to the same branch. When two of us were first standing on the bridge, this bird flew down right over our heads two or three times - maybe because we were attracting insects around us? We noticed a second similar bird, too, and we wondered if they were maybe juveniles, especially as the main one was very comfortable with us standing nearby. Made my day : ) Later: really appreciate everyone's help with identifying this bird as a Merlin!
"Merlins are small, fierce falcons that use surprise attacks to bring down small songbirds and shorebirds. They are powerful fliers, but you can tell them from larger falcons by their rapid wingbeats and overall dark tones. Medieval falconers called them “lady hawks,” and noblewomen used them to hunt Sky Larks. Merlin populations have largely recovered from twentieth-century declines, thanks to a ban on the pesticide DDT and their ability to adapt to life around towns and cities." From AllAboutBirds.
I even spotted several mushrooms earlier in my walk, which was a surprise. Can't believe I was out in the park for about five hours! A very enjoyable walk - glad to have your company, Nimali, and that of the very knowledgeable young man we had just met."
Same picture as yesterday but in glorious colors...
Independence Grove, Lake County, Illinois
Which one feels colder to you? :)
Same day, but another train. TDX 1026 is back up to the station of Montmorency, for preparing this day on the Charlevoix Subdivision, MP 6.
One of my friends got herself a brand new D60. Just couple of minutes after we met, this girl passed us holding another D60. It seems Nikon is on the wave.
Same general location as the last one, but different composition. I was thinking of cloning out the photographer, but I think he adds a human element. I used the polarizer here, but to accentuate the reflections rather than kill them. I'm just not sure if it works.
I'm a little mixed on this one. Let me know what you think. What could work better?
Same problem that I’ve had on previous low light pictures. Some devices (like my low cost Samsung galaxy) display details in black zones, like brush strokes that are not supposed to be seen. I still haven’t found a solution yet, so any help would be welcome !
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Same place as previous photo.
I have previously posted a scan of this from a print but this one is from the negative which is a little better.
On the bridge is NZR Locomotive Ja 1275 made in 1952.
The car is my 1960 Ford Zephyr .
A very wet day in 1967.
B&W square negative.
Ja1275 is an oil burner.
You can choose a favourite of today's pictures or enjoy both
Something for both my leg lovers and those who like me in long skirts
#PassTheTime
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One of my favourite hobbys is to make paper flowers.
Until now, I've made hundreds, of all colours but the flower is always the same :-(
I've given many away, and this is what makes it pleasurable.
...same bird as in preceding video.
ISO1600, aperture f/5.6, exposure .003 seconds (1/400) focal length 450mm
On a business trip, in unfamiliar territory near the East coast, I went exploring in the hope of finding a photo opportunity. I drove along the coast feeling quite uninspired until I noticed these beach huts in a small seaside town called Mablethorpe. I was fascinated by the shape and the fact that their owners had all put their own individual stamp on the look of their particular hut. The bonus for me was that as the sun set, it cast some beautiful light across the scene and I went away happy.
Same as those on previous picture but having more repetitions of the same pattern... Not as effective as flower tower, as here next level is less than half, thus it's eating more paper. Folded from 30 cm of kami. The last level I opted not to try to finish it completely as it wasn't enough precise for that. The finish on the center is the same as on violet doodle... :)
RENFE (Spain) streamlined motorcar 9538 is about to depart Ciudad Real, Spain, for Madrid. Ciudad Real, located in the province of the same name, is in the Castilla-La Mancha region south of Madrid. The date is October 8, 1966.
Have you ever had someone look at one of your photos and comment "Gee, you must have a really nice camera"?
A friend sent me an email the other day wanting to know if he should spend (a fortune) to buy a laundry list of new camera equipment because he wanted to "take better photos".
In response to that, I wanted to post this shot taken with a $199 "point and shoot" 3-megapixel digital camera. I keep it in my briefcase when I'm traveling on business and can't take my D90.
Would this shot have been better with my Nikon? Sure.... there is some noise in the sky due to using a high ISO on a cheap camera and the optics can't match a $1200 lens.... but the basic image would have been the same.
Becoming a better photographer is about learning to see differently, experimenting, learning, challenging yourself - not about how much equipment you purchase.
Key West, FL
In July, whilst in the UK, I had a busy few days building vehicles for the Bright Bricks, Bricks in Motion exhibition. I've presented a few of them in the last few days. This is one of the last: a classic American Peterbilt. As with the other builds, it's scaled 1/20, the same scale as used for Legoland parks. I've built a fair few similar trucks over the years (albeit on a slightly smaller scale), which made this build fairly quick. I finished it in a day.
Some of my best work IMHO, comment and note your thoughts :3. The optics are planted inside of the suits used to fire this rifle :3, the iron sights are super high tech and require the suit to view down :D.
Same set up as the prior shot, but this time with my Nikkor 105mm macro lens. I think this lens gets closer to what Schoeller uses, even though I like the quality of the Zeiss better. I am also getting a sense of how he does post production on the images, bringing out micro contrast to emphasize the features of the face.
Two umbrellas with speedlights, angled near 90° right in front of my face. One speedlight on the background.