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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Colour re-edit of a shot from April 2019. I am so desperately missing the sights and sounds of the city but Glasgow remains under level 3 restrictions for another week. Stay safe out there!
A rather rare sighting here in my area of West Virginia. We usually only see them in Fall and Spring on migration. Even more rare is finding one in the neighborhood, which is where I shot this fellow. I was driving up my street slowly along the river (the first two blocks of my street run along the West Fork River) when I noticed him across it, slowly wading and hunting. I sat and strained my eyes a moment to make sure it wasn’t a Great Blue Heron, that I was seeing it correctly. (Probably should get glasses.) I drove home, unloaded the Outback of groceries, put my Nikon and 200-500 mm lens on, drove back down . . . and he was gone. I drove up and down my street a couple of times and finally spotted him, close to where he was when I first saw him, across the river behind a daycare facility. He had just turned around and was heading back up. I parked in front of the daycare, walked behind, let the shutter go at it. This is the best of the bunch, and I have a few more to post down the road.
I took a couple photos of a bird yesterday I just cannot ID. I’ll post them maybe later tonight. I don’t want them to get in the way of my regular posts.
This one is a must-see in Lightbox, mostly because of the way I cropped it (I usually crop to size). Thanks for Viewing.
The captain of this cutter had to surrender his captain's license after going so far off course. The good news, nobody drowned when the ship ran aground.
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Monochrom "Henri"
Leitz Super Angulon 21mm/f4 M (1958-1963)
Credits
thecheekycupcake.blogspot.com/2017/11/park-sightings.html
GOOSE
Couples Park Bench
*ionic*
I am still Bunny Girl!
LISP
Victorian Streetlamp Corona
Kathy's Garden
Willow wood
Willow Border
Two Moon Gardens
Moving Autumn Grass
"To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart." ~Henri Cartier-Bresson
I'm learning...
Silhouettes
for the Smile on Saturday challenge "music in B+W"
I couldn't resist this week's challenge! I love music, especially classical music. I used to play the clarinet, and now there's just a recorder and a fife in the house to remind me - and plenty of sheet music (arranged primarily for piano). Together with the joke tea towel with dozens of musical puns and expressions.
Cliche and Smile on Saturday: Here
B/W Tinted and Mono Here
Still Life Compositions: Here
Dad, I got a bead on Putin. Now, how do you start this thing?
"Clancy, he'll do himself in eventually."
Long live Ukraine.
"Long live Ukraine."
(Waiting for snow is the hardest thing to do, so hard I almost started a war with Russia all by myself out of frustration. Damn you Putin, and damn you global warming. When Dad was a kid he was at the outdoor skating rinks every Christmas day trying out new hockey gear. These days it's 50-50 that we'll even have a white Christmas. Take it to the streets, take it to your leaders, do your own part, and let's reverse this problem before we get to the point where nothing else will matter.)
(This photo is from our 2016 trip to the St. Lawrence River, by a monument to the Battle of Chrysler's Farm, War of 1812.)
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St. Lawrence River, Morrisburg, Ontario
This time of the year is my favourite. The light is so warm and soft, and the long shadows have the potensial for really great images. Like on this winter afternoon at the beach. It was a cloudy day, but as the sun went down, a sudden crack in the clouds made a wonderful light. The beach was bumpy after several windy days, and filled with kelp washed ashore. The sudden yellow light made the lazy waves luminous, turning it into a beautiful sight that I tried to capture with my camera.
Have you ever wondered how a drake Wood Duck in nuptial plumage, with his wide array of vibrant colors, can possibly blend into his environment? Well, this is how. Every color of this slightly-disheveled drake is echoed in his surroundings. You might think that the his white markings would stand out, but they actually help to break up his profile. You can also see bits of white as the sun reflects against the lily pads. At the bottom of the food chain, Wood Ducks must be extremely discreet, even as they dress their best to please the ladies. October 18, 2017
Woke up early and drove to Carden Alvar today to see grassland birds. Cool weather and high winds kept the birds low in the bushes; however, I was surprised to see this beauty at the edge of a forested area, north of Sedge Wren marsh on the west side of Wylie Road. He was standing up and looking curiously around. He stayed there about a minute before disappearing in the woods behind. Also saw a Blanding's Turtle on Wylie Road. It is wonderful to see a wild animal such as a Black Bear in its natural habitat in less than two hours drive north from downtown Toronto. Hope we keep their habitat intact for all to see and enjoy. Carden Alvar, Kirkfield, Ontario.
........to see the tide come in at St Annes-on-Sea, NW United Kingdom. It was interesting that so many people were saying that they had visited many times but have never seen the sea come in!!
My 1st sighting and a record photograph of a Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia. My bird life list is now at 1267 seen and 1079 photographed.
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CP 7015 higballs through Minnesota City, MN with the RCP OCS. This was the first revenue train for 7015 as well as any given CP Heritage ACu rebuild.
Hubbrücke / vertical lift bridge
Magdeburg / Germany
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Explore # 277 on Saturday, October 10. 2020
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Riisitunturi National Park is in the southern part of Finnish Lapland near Posio. The park covers an area of 77 km² and represents the fell and hill landscapes in Koillismaa. There are colourful hanging bogs on the slopes of the Riisitunturi Fell and scenery over the Lakes Kitkajärvet and the forest landscape of Posio. The snowy forests wintertime are worth seeing by themselves.
One does not expect to see a stand up paddle boarder on Lake Ontario in February!
Bronte Harbour, Oakville, Ontario
This was the sight as we crossed the very short bridge over the Gordon River. We quickly found a spot to park and I starting clicking my camera. The bridge accomodated only one car at a time and I took shots in the middle, keeping my eyes and ears open for approaching vehicles. I felt some anxiety because it was at least 60 feet above ground and the railings were not even two feet high. The bridge is casting a shadow on the river in the foreground. View from the other side of this same bridge is my Gordon River2 shot in my Vancouver Island album.