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Yet, another seemingly perfect rose! When you see 'em, you've just gotta capture 'em! What color! What perfect petals! Hope you enjoy!
Rose Gardens
Point Defiance Park
Tacoma, Washington
061221
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After seemingly endless flitting from branch to branch buried deep inside a bush, this Cape May warbler rewarded my patience with a pose on a Common Mullein.
The 400 mm view from Snelling Avenue perfectly fits in-between the power lines, and exactly frames where the gap in the tree line is. It is certainly one of the nicer views within the immediately vicinity with the hill and all. If only one could get a few more feet of sidewalk separation with the unseparated traffic lanes.
An empty oil train heads west with a tired MAC second-out on the last day of February.
A seemingly deserted shop whose Christmas decorations still were hung up even in the mid summer in central Zürich. Poor Santa looked even more bloated than usual and as if he was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, There is an art to the shop display, though, even when it's a sad scene.
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OK you wouldn't get me fighting Conor McGregor but even his fights look tame compared with the life and death struggles of wildlife
They're no rules and anything goes
Even for the seemingly innocent looking Dunlin
Seemingly useless and rather large steel, green ornaments on a facade, which run from a small canopy to the windows behind it.
I saw the nails of a gigantic bird in it...
I know I'm seemingly obsessed with snow now but we've simply had SO much that it's really all I've photographed for many months now. We awake today in what is now supposed to spring to more of the white stuff. I'm 'pretty' certain there can't be any more though and spring will shoo it away soon!
This spot was a bit of a challenge to get to as it's nestled up on Grinton Moor in Swaledale but it's a favourite spot I visit and I didn't have it in the snow so made an effort (well....when I say I made an effort....I got my husband to drive the car who's a lot be experienced in winter driving than me - Southerner that I am lol!).
the Pakistan Pavilion is designed by artist Rashid Rana. The surface of the building comprises 24.000 seemingly identical but in fact unique pieces melting together in harmony.
This seemingly wild scene does lack the natural tree cover that once would have carpeted most of the Highlands below 600 metres.
There are attempts in the area to promote regeneration in the form of a high, visually intrusive deer fence, which encloses a laughably small portion of Beinn Suidhe's northern slopes.
Token; small-scale; unambitious; half-hearted, I could go on . . .
What a week it’s been. For me another of my seemingly endless trips to ER, this time with excruciating Kidney stones. Then yesterday, as many of you have no doubt heard, our biggest land earthquake ever measuring 5.9. It was felt in several other States. It was quite frightening and left me shaking, long after the rumbles and movement of the earth around me stilled. We were fortunate in a number of ways in that the overall damage was minimal and, probably thanks to lockdown, no-one was injured.
Unlike the 2011 Earthquake in New Zeland which caused a devastating amount of damage to the city of Christchurch from which they are still recovering. When I visited in 2019, I was surprised at how much damage remained with so little money to rebuild. One animal that has made the most of is the abandoned buildings the Black-billed gull who have chosen this half-demolished office block on Armagh Street in central Christchurch as a nesting site. This gull was once the most threatened gull species in the world but with some recovery, is now listed as “near Threatened”.
Many conservationists and bird loves are thrilled at having this special bird in the heart of the city but not so the developer as the birds presence is preventing development. Local cafe owners also dislike the birds being around as they "harass" diners for food. I hope the bird wins the stand -off in the long run but I am unsure of the current status of the site. It is pretty rare that an animal ever wins in these situations.
Unfortunately I am still dealing with alot of issues that make it hard to be on computer for long periods. Not going to bore you with all that but it is the reason for my sporadic Flickr work.
Hope everyone is safe and well and enjoying any freedoms you may have.
This curious galaxy — only known by the seemingly random jumble of letters and numbers 2MASX J16270254+4328340 — has been captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope dancing the crazed dance of a galactic merger. The galaxy has merged with another galaxy leaving a fine mist, made of millions of stars, spewing from it in long trails. Despite the apparent chaos, this snapshot of the gravitational tango was captured towards the event’s conclusion. This transforming galaxy is heading into old age with its star-forming days coming to an end. The true drama occurred earlier in the process, when the various clouds of gas within the two galaxies were so disturbed by the event that they collapsed, triggering an eruption of star formation. This flurry of activity exhausted the vast majority of the galactic gas, leaving the galaxy sterile and unable to produce new stars. As the violence continues to subside, the newly formed galaxy’s population of stars will redden with age and eventually begin drop off one by one. With no future generations of stars to take their place, the galaxy thus begins a steady descent towards death.
#MacroMondays
#FillTheFrame
This was only a seemingly easy theme. When what I tried to do with a lily in a flower pot on the window sill didn't work as imagined (same with a eucalyptus leaf) a bunch of untimely tulips came to the rescue. Spring and tulip season are still months away, but our favourite flower stall at the Saturday market already sells tulips and since this winter is so drab and dark they are a most welcome forerunner of spring.
I kind of blocked myself out with this theme but didn't want to skip again, so I tried to focus on at least taking a decent image. I did focus stacking to achieve the best possible overall sharpness. No in-camera stacking this time because of the fairly large DOF that is to be covered when photographing the inside of a tulip blossom straight from above. So I kept the focus distance settings in the stacking menu at 10 (on a scale from one to 10) and combined the 30 images in Helicon Focus (method B, R8, S4). I must admit that the tulip's stigma is a little off-center but I think it adds a little pizazz to the scene (at least I hope so) so I left it as it was (plus I didn't want to take even more images, and I was also late in the game).
HMM, Everyone!
Seemingly abandoned house near Porto, photographed from a moving bus.
Or, "All for Nothing # 12".
A sudden space, within the seemingly endless towers of Hong Kong island.
Much was quiet in the banking area as we clambered about the place sometime around midnight. Everything felt rather subdued- in a city full of lights, the absense of any in a few buildings makes a strong impact.
I had a completely different image in mind for this location, but unfortunately it was either too close to my subject, or I didn't have a wide enough lens. Only 21mm? Rubbish! Still- I didn't expect to get this view, and I loved it.
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April 2016: The trip of a lifetime to China... that didn't go so well. These are my photographs that I was able to take in the fewer, happier moments.
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There are some days where everything seemingly goes to plan or everywhere you turn you get ‘another’ shot that you’re happy with. It certainly felt this way when we went over to see my mother. It was the most miserable of wet foggy January days which I had suspected would not yield any decent opportunities for a single shot. How wrong was I?!
If the week has been a challenge, a mountain to climb or a dark valley to seemingly crawl through, the nights long with little hope of dawn ever coming to ease the pain of endless worry or grief, but, hope does come, the first faintest glimmer does arrive.
As photographers we know that the blue hour proceeds the first rays of morning sunlight which will gradually creep up and once again light up a world of beauty ( of pain and horrific tragedies too I know) to become that most glorious of hours, the golden hour, where the light is so warm and perfect that you want it to last all day.
The golden hour does pass and the day will have its trials and it’s successes. Life’s journey can be tough, but have we a comfort that we can lean on, trust in and know that there is hope? By hanging in and trusting you know that black becomes blue and that blue becomes glorious.
Thanks for stopping
The Thick-billed Longspur male in breeding plumage features a seemingly subdued combination of mainly black, white, and grey. But in their prairie habitat, the birds stand out elegantly, particularly with their chestnut wing patch. The breeding range is a rather small area of central North America; this bird was seen in southeastern Alberta, Canada.
You’d think this flower was big enough for both these busy bodies but No:-)..I was following the little honey seeker when the larger species flew in. I think the smaller honey seeker would have said, “Hey, I Was Here First”. Then maybe given the size of the larger winged intruder the smaller honey seeker considered the odds and yielded some sweetness to the seemingly hostile takeover. Gratitude and Kindness were shared here and both got a chance to satisfy their sweet tooth.🐝
A stray dog enjoying the view at Little Adams Peak in Ella, Sri Lanka. There are several stray Dogs that will join you on your hike, seemingly guiding you in the right direction. Taken with a Canon 5D4 and a 16 - 35mm canon wide angle lens. A black and white Lightroom edit of a previously uploaded image.
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... but seemingly not concerned.
Taken with a Meopta Belar 75mm f4.5 enlarger lens, the 11 blade version, wide open, fitted to a 30-45 mm focussing helicoid. Uncropped.
Day 14 of Pentax Forum's Daily in December 2022 Challenge - Bokehcember.
I've shot here before (as has seemingly every other photographer in the west of Ireland) but I thought I'd give it a go, as there remains some autumn colour and I wanted to try out my new wide-angle lens. While there's an excellent view from the footpath, I brought along my 'wellies' and waded out into the stream, trying for a new composition. Rather than make the waterfall the centre of attention, I gave the large rock in the middle of the water, usually used as foreground interest, equal weight, and used some other stones to create a diagonal leading line across the frame. Taken Saturday, 8 November 2025.
A long-billed curlew seemingly plays with its prey, a sand crab along the beach at Salinas River NWR.
This curlew had the same behavior pattern that I saw with the whimbrels - they would use their long bills to find crabs and then move up the beach away from the water. They would let the crab go, chase it and then start the process over until the crab did not move any longer. "Down the hatch," and then repeat!
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Another from this fall solo adventure.
With seemingly nothing going on at the BKRR I headed toward North Bennington where I found Vermont Railway's RDHJ turn having arrived down from Rutland. After grabbing a few shots there I followed them down the Hoosick Main to the junction with CSXT'sex Pan Am Freight Main.
A four unit set of power led by VTR 432 an SD70M-2 (blt. Dec. 2006 as FEC 103) is comibg off the Walloomsac River bridge and crossing Hoosick Junction Road just south of MP H1 of Vermont Railway's B&R Subdivision, Hoosick Main on former Boston and Maine rails now owned by the state of Vermont (which seems a bit odd since this is in New York State!). This 300 ft Warren deck truss bridge dates from 1910.
Hoosick, New York
Monday October 17, 2022
A narrow cobbled street, seemingly frozen in time, leads me toward the shimmering surface of Lago di Maggiore.
hmm... the stones beneath my feet have felt hundreds of footsteps , tourists, locals, and lovers too :-))))
..... and today, mine.
In the distance, the lake glistens like a mirror, reflecting a sky that doesn’t need to impress. It’s calm. So calm you can hear your own thoughts...
These aren’t the Italy of glossy brochures.
....it was an ordinary day.
There’s no rush, no selfie sticks, no crowds.
Instead, there had been the scent of freshly baked bread, neighbors chatting behind wooden shutters, and a plate of risotto with local wine that tasted like home.
Baveno had revealed a different side of Italy, one that i like, i love......
As I walk, I soak in the details: pots of flowers, faded shop signs, light dancing on the water. This place doesn’t need a sightseeing itinerary. It’s enough to be here. To look..... To breathe...... I love so much...
This incarnation of power, seemingly a Cadillac imported from the SF Bay, was captured on the South Island of New Zealand. (K1AA4219)
Some Dutchman’s Breeches are finally blooming during a delayed spring after a seemingly endless winter. Have been having some health problems and am behind in everything too. But hope springs eternal. I hope. :-)
Portico di Via Albertoni detto anche Portico dei Mendicanti.. Via Albertoni's porch also called Beggar's Porch. Prospettiva. Perspective. Bologna 2017
The seemingly impossible task of taking a photo at Upper Moor without another photographer (or in this case 3) in the shot. I could have removed them, but they were a nice bunch and provide a bit of scale. I did, however, remove the hideous barbwire fence that has appeared on top of the wall.
Venice, capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a marshy lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. Its stone palaces seemingly rise out of the water. There are no cars or roadways, just canals and boats. The Grand Canal snakes through the city, which is filled with innumerable narrow, mazelike alleys and small squares.
Seemingly unperturbed by all the tourists in the Generalife garden section of the Alhambra complex. Just a little shady spot. HBM
With seemingly nothing going on at the BKRR I headed toward North Bennington where I found Vermont Railway's RDHJ turn having arrived down from Rutland. After grabbing a few shots there I followed them down the Hoosick Main to the junction with the ex Pan Am Freight Main.
A four unit set of power led by VTR 432 an SD70M-2 (blt. Dec. 2006 as FEC 103) is exactly on the Vermont/New York state line as they cross aptly named State Line road at White Creek station, MP H5 of Vermont Railway's B&R Subdivision Hoosick Main on former Boston and Maine rails now owned by the state of Vermont.
Near unincorporated Walloomsac
Rensselaer County, New York
Monday October 17, 2022
Summer magic - A view down a seemingly endless tree lined track, imaged by the summer magic of infrared, with the foliage glowing in the sunshine and gently swaying in the light breeze. A surreal, blissful, view into a dreamlike world.
False colour 720nm infrared
North Yorkshire
I Got Lost One Time
And thought all had vanished
Nothing seemingly was recognizable
Almost all was different
So while things weren't the same
I began to realize
I only needed to find out what I had.
Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured around noon one day in Yosemite National Park at a bend in the Merced River with a view beyond to Half Dome. My thinking in composing this setting was to capture a look to the east across those river waters to the mountains and peaks of the Central Yosemite Sierras. A balanced, leveled-on type view. Blues of the skies above would be that color contrast to complement the earth-tones in the lower portion of the image.
I chose to initially work with Aurora HDR Pro to better bring that complete setting in the image, given the bright afternoon sunlight and darker portions in the trees caught in shadow. I later exported a TIFF image to DxO PhotoLab 5 where I did some final adjustments with contrast, saturation and brightness for the final image.
It's amazing how a seemingly small decision can change your life.
This is an image I took before falling last Sunday and breaking my shoulder.
At this point I decided that shooting into the sun wasn't ideal as it was pretty bright so headed down the falls.
In hindsight I should of decided to wait until the sun got lower.
Got a bit of a long slog to get back to full fitness but happy with this shot as this is an amazing place and I am privileged to able to witness scenes like this even if the camera struggles with the light range.
I now realise that I didn't fall and break my shoulder but fell with camera and tripod in hand and dislocated it which caused the break whilst falling or trying to stop it going into water.
Impressed that the camera seems to have dried out and working as Canon aren't great for sealing.
Seemingly the Spotted Towhee is a common bird in the north western staters of America, but like many others I hadn't heard of it until I looked it up after taking this photo. It is described as being Sparrow like but the size of a blackbird. This particular one was seen in a bush by the shore at Anacortes in Washington.
Another Union Pacific manifest of seemingly endless length is seen heading east at Rock River. Units 5897, 7142, 6787 and 8366 provide the motive power. GE built AC4400CW-CT 5897 being on pole.
To get to this vantage point myself and pal Chris clambered up a small bluff and spent an hour or so watching a procession of huge trains pass by.
Seemingly freshly minted Hoover, 50008 'Thunderer', lives up to its name as she makes a spirited start from Totnes station up the infamous Rattery Bank - one of the three significant inclines on the route between Exeter and Plymouth collectively known as the South Devon Banks.
While it's not particularly visible in this view Rattery Bank starts almost at the end of the platform and lasts for just over 4 miles varying between 1 in 45 and 1 in 80, before easing to 1 in 90 and then increasing to 1 in 65.
The route was such a challenge in steam days that an extra loco was required for the heavy expresses, and later even the diesels wouldn't treat this route lightly with any weakness potentially a source of delay, or worse, an embarrassing failure. It wouldn't be the first time I've ridden up where, even under clear signals, the train was barely doing 10 mph over the top.
Given the apparently relaxed ambience of the driver looking out of the side window, I'm presuming on this occasion 50008 was as good 'under the bonnet' as she looked externally. Or maybe he was just waiting for the right-hand curve a few hundred yards up the track to look back and check he still had eleven on!
Despite being withdrawn from BR service in 1992, 50008 has lived on under private ownership and has even hauled a few freight trains around the network over the last 12 months.
I'm guessing I took this from Malt Hill over-bridge before the A381 'Western Bypass' was built impeding the view looking the other way.
Agfa CT18
31st July 1979
It has been embarrassingly long since I posted anything or even checked Flickr to check on the beautiful photos my Flickr friends have posted. For some reason, I have not been excited by photography compared to how I once was. It is still there in my head and heart but seemingly needs some large pushing. I am actually excited today to check in here. I hope that all my Flickr friends are doing well. <3
small and quiet not at all seemingly alive
like the poor and the homeless
they live among us
no money do they spend
that make our economy ever end
yet, here they are not going anywhere
we must become aware
we will be told to watch for them
they never will they go away
they are us inside out we must support them in anyway
food and touch
we must do as much
love and mercy
from california to new jersey
we ignore their plight
and much to the delight
the rich and famous
make news every night
with mansions and glamor
driving by these destitute on their way to their gala's.
but you and i we can make a stand
we can take a hand
not to blend but to brush aside the blending
that this world makes so grand