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Kinda funky rendering of a sample shot using my Panasonic GF1 body with Tokina 70-210mm f4-5.6 legacy lens attached. Not too bad for an old lens and hand-focused with old eyes!
A Sharp-shinned Hawk that was circling high over Santiago Park, in northeast Santa Ana (Orange County), CA. 3 December, 2016. Appears to show the proportionately shorter tail (vs. Cooper's), with the sharply squared off tail tip. The head size and projection beyond the plane of the wings appears relatively small, this being accentuated in Sharp-shins by the wings, which when soaring are often held just slightly forward from the body (in the above photo this appears fairly subtle, but can be more pronounced in this species). Cooper's, when soaring, always seem to hold their wings straight out--perpendicular to the body--which helps to accentuate the head projection beyond the plane of the wings. Lastly, although this bird was getting fairly distant, it does not appear to show a prominent white terminal band on the tail, which is normally easy to see on a Cooper's Hawk.
Probably the most unexpected bird of my trip to the northeastern corner of BC! We were driving on a barely driveable dirt road near Fort St. John when this female Sharp-tailed Grouse crossed the road in front of us with her chicks! A lifer, and a very unexpected one!
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Olympus C-5060 self-converted to infrared, Hoya R72 filter used, white balance was set for the grass.
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I came across 4 sharp tailed grouse today. Unfortunately I had too much lens on (not a problem I'm used to), and could not back up and keep the birds in view.
They survive the extreme cold, by borrowing into the snow at cold temps. A few days ago, I saw one with just its head out of the snow, as I approached to investigate, the snow exploded into flying grouse.
You can also see the feathers on the feet to keep them warm even when they are about in the cold.
A wider view of Haydn Road, and Sharpes Coaches NLZ 116, a former Dublin Bus Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL, parked outside Nottingham Free School on 30.4.22
The owl caught me off guard when it dove down from the tree, to get that mole. I posted it because it shows the claws and is kind of interesting. I realize it is not a sharp shot.
Coach & Bus UK 2019 took place at the NEC in Birmingham over October 2nd & 3rd. The biennial event is the smaller of the two major UK trade shows which both take place at the NEC in alternating years.
Nonetheless there was still plenty to see including exhibits from ADL, Arriva, BASE, BKM, Dawson, EVM, Harris, Irizar, Mellor, Moseley, Noone, Pelican, Unvi and Volvo to name but a few. I visited on the first day of the show.
When on NCT's brown line buses, I've seen on most days a Sharpes double decker (or two) parked down Haydn Road and it was only a matter of time before I had a walk down to take photos. That time came on 30.4.22 when I'd already seen there was one (despite it being a Saturday) and on my return journey towards town decided to go on foot and take a look.
Rather fortunately, the bus waiting for me was NLZ 116, an ex-Dublin B7TL which I was after a better photo of! It is pictured on Haydn Road outside Nottingham Free School, on a Saturday evening, which seems like a weird time for it to be there. What was weirder was that two days later it was still there, seemingly untouched.
Green heron (Butorides virescens) in the Ohio and Erie Canal in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Summit County Ohio
Field thorns, Kefalonia, Greece
I have yet to identify these interesting prickly organics. A decent book on the flora and fauna of Kefalonia beckons...
The 50th and final Showbus took place near Redbourn in Hertfordshire on 25/09/2022 and was attended by around 245 buses and coaches from up and down the UK.
My photos show some of the vehicles that helped make the day another big success.
Second in the line of Sharpes vehicles was Gemini 2 60 YWX, carrying a registration that was formerly on a Dublin Olympian. IIRC this is an ex-Bournemouth bus, which although still a G2 has come from a city besides Edinburgh for once.
Maid Marian Way, Nottingham
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Yet another Siberian bird in RI. A friend suggested there is a portal to Russia in RI. He may be onto something.
Point Judith, RI 11-14-2021
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Recently I've had some rotten luck narrowly missing several good deckers from the coach operators (including Tiger European ex-NCT Y667 DRA), but some good fortune here meant I was in the right place at the right time to get a better photo of Sharpes Volvo B7TL ALX400 MIB 658, which is depicted here on Mansfield Road, but about to turn up Woodborough Road on 21.3.22
Athletic Goddess! Nikon D810 Photos Pretty Swimsuit Bikini Fitness Model Goddess: Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Nikon Cameras!
Loved shooting the awesome Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Nikon Cameras! It was a bit tough sometimes to achieve optimum focus at F1.4 due to the shallow depth of field, but hey--not every eyelash has to be perfectly sharp! I could do it if I and the model were perfectly still, or F1.8 or F2.0 did the trick too. Kept switching it up! We had fun and she loves the photos! :)
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Modeling the new black & gold & "Gold 45 Revolver" Gold'N'Virtue swimsuits with the main equation to Dynamic Dimensions Theory on the swimsuits: dx4/dt=ic. Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! :) You can read more about my research and Hero's Odyssey Physics here:
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After looking through my work,what do you think about Nikon vs. Sony? Do you prefer the Nikon D810 and Nikkor / Tamron / Sigma lenses /glass, or the Sony A7r and Sony Sonnar Carl Zeiss e-mount glass/lenses? I love them both! And I am so excited about the Sony A7rII !
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September 27, 2015
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Jinja, Uganda, Africa
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ohhh look more grass as promised!
dramatic grass, even.
Maybe i will dedicate Mondays to photos of different types of grasses...
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now doesn't that sound exciting!
p.s. a little behind on streams will catch up with you all later, promise!
It was back up to Sheffield yesterday (14/02/2025) for the final Young Voices event hosted at the Utilita Arena. A healthy 94 coaches attended on this particular day with a good variety of operators and coach types on display.
The Young Voices concerts tour are held every January and February and visit Sheffield (8 days), Birmingham (11 days), London O2 (8 days), Manchester (4 days) and London Wembley (2 days).