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It's all well and good having a huge batch of near identical electric Volvo BZL coming into service at one garage all at once, but it does make things, well, a bit... samey...
I know: there's no pleasing some people...
Three of Ashton garage's finest, beating a hasty retreat out of Ashton Bus Station: Metroline Manchester/Bee Network VMD 415 (BU25 YWR), VMD 411 (BU25 YWN) and VMD 422 (BU25 YXB).
07/10/2025.
Created this one for holly's Challenge.....ANIMALISTIC
in Creative Digital Art Community
it's intended to show the similarities of Alpha Males in many animal societies including human.....all being hardwired to achieve certain objectives
they present as strong healthy specimens capable of fighting....sometimes to the death & providing the females with healthy strong children...be it in a Herd of Deer i.e the Stags or in a Den of Lions...the mighty male or be they Bulls in a herd of Cows...
They are single minded & usually achieved their dominant positions within their own societies by being the biggest or strongest male around......they'll fight to the death to maintain that position
The females are attracted to them because they secure a good bloodline for healthy & fit offsprings.....a Human Alpha Male is very much the same as all others but with the added ability to think of more devious methods....which introduces other aspect to their objectives of outright domination of their home turf......
In the case of Humans the Alpha Male is likely to be found in sports & business but still very competitive & more thoughtful
A more recent development within some areas of human society is the Alpha Female whilst in other animals & other human communities the Alpha Male is still very dominant
thanks for having a look at this one.....appreciated....best bigger....hope you have a Great Day
I shot both stills & video at the same time during Lakey Peterson's record-setting heat at the pro women's Nike Hurley US Open Surfing contest in Huntington Beach!
Here's some of the video I shot with the above 45WINDSURF / 9SHOOTER rig:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o3Yh2CWKsk
And here're some of the photographic stills! www.flickr.com/photos/herosjourneymythology45surf/sets/72...
Enjoy!
Nikon D4 with AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED VR & Video Camera @ Huntington Beach!
Shooting some video and photographic stills of surfers at the Nike US Open at Huntingon Beach!
I call the above combination the 45WINDSURFER as it lets you SURF the intermittent waves of stills photography, while catching the constant WIND of video. :) I shoot all my models with a variation of this setup too, using the D800 instead with the 70-200 mm VR2.
Here is my gear for tomorrow's finals:
Nikon D4 with AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR & Video Camera!
The AF-S NIKKOR
600mm f/4G ED VR is a high-speed, high-performance prime lens which features Nikon’s VR image stabilization and Nano Crystal Coat!
The Nikon D4 rocks! It focuses fast and continuously! It can shoot 12 RAWS/second! Ideal for shooting Kelly Slater pulling tricks!
The video camera is the amazing image-stabilized Panasonic X900MK 3MOS 3D Full HD SD Camcorder. The 3MOS Sensor splits the light information captured by the lens into the three primary colors - red, green and blue - and processes each color with its own individual sensor. This reduces light loss compared to the 1MOS sensor. Pixel Shift Technology, which took years to develop, provides a huge number of effective pixels for moving pictures – equivalent to four times the pixel count of Full-HD. This technology renders ultrafine images with excellent color reproduction and superb detail! It is built with an awesome F1.5 LEICA lens! The image stabilization is amazing on this, even at full zoom!
Using a rugged Manfrotto tripod and a Manfrotto Bogen tripod head!
Wish me luck @ the finals! :) Wish you could join me to shoot stills & video of the world's greatest surfers!
These pictures were shot with the Sony Alpha 65 (A65).
The panasonic camcorder shoots at 60P and I slow it down to 24P in post for slow motion!
A bit later in the day upon my return to the mud flats, the area was hosting some different occupants. This photo was taken looking east in the same area. A couple of alligators had claimed the area as their own and were soaking up the sun. The nearest alligator is likely a mature female in the seven-foot range. The one behind her is about nine feet in length. This is the same area that was occupied by the two Ibis and the Snowy that I posted yesterday. They were not the most cooperative pair of gators and slid into the water before I could get closer. I didn’t notice it when I was taking the capture, but the one in the background appears to have an injury just in back of his eye. Not enough dof to confirm that injury as I was focused on the one that was nearer to me.
Just a bit of a footnote. I was reluctant to post large photo after a company from China stole a number of my photos and had them posted one of their websites. I have started posting full size photos of some shots so that people can see a bit more detail in the alligators. As Sue noted, you can click on the large version to see the scales and the eye on this particular gator.
I’m still running behind as I has some business to take care of today but will get to everyone’s photos directly. Have a wonderful weekend.
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The Horizon Fleet equipped Hoosier State rolls north through Lowell, Indiana on this fine morning. Everyone's favorite hogger, Dave Allenson is piloting the rocket today. The only thing that helps the look of this thing is the fall color. I think everyone around here misses the chocolate brown and orange of IP. Oh well...
Now I know I'm a long long way from being a really good photographer.Five minutes on flickr soon puts the old ego back in it's box where it belongs.I'll never be technically too strong because I don't have the brain cells.What I hope my pictures catch is a strong sense of a place,of belonging.
I've put together a fair few of my home area now and have been displaying them for nearly a year.This is my stall at a recent event in Holmfirth.All day long it was busy with people recognising places and I could see in many of them that same strong sense of belonging.It's good to make that connection with people and it's been a real pleasure to me to find that through photography.I've had some lovely conversations with complete strangers who spot a place on the stall that sparks a memory or emotion.I've gained an insight into Holmfirth and the Pennines which continues to grow and I've learnt that where you come from is as important as where you think you're going
for the Flickr Lounge
Weekend Theme - "Two the Same"
When Red Rose Tea began to offer Wade figurines in 1967, it wasn't uncommon to promote food and beverage items with free premiums. Even so, the success of Red Rose Tea figurines was unprecedented, boasting a production run for the first series of ceramic figurines that numbered in the millions. The miniatures soon became a perennial item in boxes of Red Rose Tea. To date, it is estimated that more than 300 million Wade figurines have been given away in packages of Red Rose Tea in America. George Wade came into ownership of Wade & Sons of Burslem, England in 1899, eventually renaming it George Wade Pottery. The style of Wade figurines known as “Wade Whimsies” first appeared in the 1950s, and have been a regular promotion in Red Rose Tea in the United States since 1983.
Same lady from an earlier photo but this time by herself.
To my warped sensibilities, anachronistic costumes don't look right unless they have some kind of black & white or tint added to it. So I did both to this one but it really makes her "pop" out in the photo. :-)
Same marble as below but shot from a different side.
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More in my set, "Marbles II:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633077363662/
and check out my original set, "Marbles:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157632432129257/
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Painted in the same scheme as that worn by that of John Lennon's Rolls Royce Phantom V, this was a 'curious' sight out on the streets of Liverpool, and the colours were certainly a little garish!
Deacon is standing in for Mini Jamie.............until he gets back from having his face put on. Don't have any boots tall enough for him, so knitted him some boot socks
Same as the Luke 4:27 picture! Not that good due to it being my first time, but I hope you like all the same! :)
Nothing is the same. Laurie Dorrell
This is an assemblage created with an antique bisque doll fragment, a frame piece that I covered in a rock like texture. I used painted wire, old hinge, green orb, strips of muslin, odd key and other found objects to create the work. The size is 6 inches wide and 7 inches tall. It hangs from a muslin strip.
Same product, different packaging. Yet another update. I just really like this mech, ok guys? Trying to get closer to an synth/organic style leg. Inspired heavily by Ragnarok's awesome Gekkos.
Images from the same series of about 100 frames, taken over about 1 hour 20 minutes, processed 3 different ways:
1 – single background frame, with each frame from the series with a notable meteor in it layered on top.
2 – all the frames stacked as a star trail photo – all but one of the meteors seem to get lost doing it this way.
3 – all the frames compiled into a 10 sec time lapse video. Meteors are there, but whizz by so fast you can’t see them. Trust me, they are there. Really.
Also check out photos taken at the same location but by a much better photographer (even though my camera is bigger than his): www.flickr.com/photos/cactusmelba/