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Image sharpness has a special button!
Actually, these 'buttons' are organ mixture stops. These stops give to each organ note simultaneously the notes of the major chord, in other words the major third and perfect fifth. Some say that arguably, in some cases these stops result in harmonic congestion as they are largely a result of medieval ignorance and their search for loudness in a world without electricity to drive power amplifiers. Organs were at one time talked of as 'instruments of power', as mixtures were used to achieve a balance of harmony and acoustic power resulting in loudness across an audio spectrum, something that played a significant part in medieval power politics.
The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper is related to our Pectoral Sandpiper, and like that species it is a long-distance migrant, traveling from Siberia to Australia and New Zealand. A few reach North America every year, mostly fall migrants in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
Dixon Meadows Pa.
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RKO_9617. Male Kingfisher taking a bath!
It's so difficult to take a decent sharp shot of a fast flying kingfisher, not to mention a handheld shot of a kingfisher coming out of the water!
This capture is far from perfect, but it gives you a good idea of the dynamics and challenges to capture the moment! Timing, light, focus and settings.....!?
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Image taken on a clear sunny day on one of my favorite routes in the mountains, as it allows you to observe a beautiful 360 degree panorama all around.
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Immagine scattata al bivacco Legui mt 1960, in una limpida giornata di sole su uno dei miei percorsi preferiti in montagna, in quanto permette di osservare un bellissimo panorama a 360 gradi, in cui troneggia il Monte Disgrazia.
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A Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus ) perched on a fence post on the edge of a prairie meadow near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2 June, 2011.
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Photographed at my home. There are some interesting shadows on this bird. Shadows of small tree branches almost look like they are coming out of this birds shoulder. IMG_1173
Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I am goin' to
Silk suit, black tie,
I don't need a reason why
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man - ZZ Top
It was a personal highlight of 2025 to finally do Sharp Edge, having read so much about it and watched so many Youtube videos. Thankfully the day I chose was dry and the rock was grippy. People lose their lives here each year, mostly through attempting it in the wrong weather conditions.
This image is also perhaps a strained metaphor for this point in time, with the world balancing on a knife edge etc? :-) Let's hope things get better in 2026.. Happy New Year everybody!
Photo stitched from two camera jpegs.
Photographed in my yard, Yakima County, Washington. This bird was around my house most of the day. I saw a Coppers Hawk try to chase it away but it returned. I don't believe it made a kill but I hope it found something to eat. The next photo of the same bird.
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