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The artwork is painted on a brick wall and depicts a clown touching his own nose. The mural is characterized by vibrant use of color, particularly blue and orange, and detailed shadow effects. Street art like this is a common phenomenon in the streets of Amsterdam. This specific location is popular among art lovers. Mural, NDSM, site, Macaverso, painted, brick, wall, blue, orange, nose, touching, mural, vibrant, use of color, blue, orange, detailed, shadow effects, street art, common, phenomenon, Amsterdam, streets, specific, location, art lovers.
Het kunstwerk is geschilderd op een bakstenen muur en toont een clown die zijn eigen neus aanraakt.
De mural kenmerkt zich door een levendig kleurgebruik, met name blauw en oranje, en gedetailleerde schaduweffecten.
Streetart zoals deze is een veelvoorkomend verschijnsel in de Amsterdamse straten. Deze specifieke locatie is populair voor kunstliefhebbers.
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The railway crossing beside the Kamakura Koukou Mae station (鎌倉高校前駅 Station by the Kamakura High School) of Enoden or Enoshima Dentetsu Railway Co. Ltd. (江ノ島電鉄).
Being featured in the opening of an anime series "Slam Dunk," this is probably the most famous railway crossing in Japan.
Slam Dunk was originally a Manga story authored by Inoue Takehiko (井上雄彦) in the 1990s about the boys who dedicated their high school days to playing basket ball. TV anime series were produced based on the Manga, which was followed by animation movies. They recorded huge hits in Japan as well as in other countries.
A new Slam Dunk movie was released in 2022.
There are many places in Japan that provided scenes for anime and movies. There are people who identify such places, visit and take photos for the uploads to SNS. This kind of activity is called Seichi Junrei (聖地巡礼) meaning "pilgrimage to sacred sites." It is more prominent for anime than for live-action films.
Kamakura has been a pilgrimage site of Buddhism, Shintoism and folk beliefs. This railway crossing is a new addition to the pilgrimage scene in Kamakura.
New pilgrimage sites are not designed to receive a large number of visitors unlike temples and shrines. They often create mess in specific neighbourhoods.
This Kamakura High School crossing is an example. Security guards with red baton were employed to control visitors that included many foreigners.
Aside from the above, the site would look much better if the municipality copes better with the electric wire (^_^;
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus Ornithoptera.
Swallowtails have a number of distinctive features; for example, the papilionid caterpillar bears a repugnatorial organ called the osmeterium on its prothorax. The osmeterium normally remains hidden, but when threatened, the larva turns it outward through a transverse dorsal groove by inflating it with fluid.
The forked appearance of the swallowtails' hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread, gave rise to the common name swallowtail. As for its formal name, Linnaeus chose Papilio for the type genus, as papilio is Latin for "butterfly". For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied the names of Greek heroes to the swallowtails. The type species: Papilio machaon honored Machaon, one of the sons of Asclepius, mentioned in the Iliad.
I had heard of flannel flowers (Genus Actinotus) but seeing this flower for the first time through my macro lens still took my breath away. Most flannel flowers are endemic to Australia. While not considered threatened, they are not often seen unless specific conditions are met such as fire and smoke, followed by rainfall. This flower was among the first plants to grow after a recent bushfire.\https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6208
We continue our majestic journey, with luxurious garments dancing in the breeze, riding an imposing elephant and with specific looks we cross the golden dunes of the desert.
On October 6th, 2020, BC will light up green. World Cerebral Palsy Day is a global movement of people with cerebral palsy and their families, and the organisations that support them, in more than 60 countries.
The Canada Place Sails of Light are illuminated each evening from dusk to dawn, with seasonal vibrant colours.
Canada Place at the Port of Vancouver is pleased to offer local charities and non-profit groups the opportunity to build awareness for their cause or organization by illuminating the Sails of Light in colours themed to the specific cause*.
The European goldfinch or simply the goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western and central Asia. It has been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay.
The breeding male has a red face with black markings around the eyes, and a black-and-white head. The back and flanks are buff or chestnut brown. The black wings have a broad yellow bar. The tail is black and the rump is white. Males and females are very similar, but females have a slightly smaller red area on the face.
The European goldfinch was one of the birds described and illustrated by Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner in his Historiae animalium of 1555. The first formal description was by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae published in 1758. He introduced the binomial name, Fringilla carduelis. Carduelis is the Latin word for 'goldfinch'. The European goldfinch is now placed in the genus Carduelis that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 by tautonomy based on Linnaeus's specific epithet.[ Modern molecular genetic studies have shown that the European goldfinch is closely related to the citril finch (Carduelis citrinella) and the Corsican finch (Carduelis corsicana).
The English word 'goldfinch' was used in the second half of the 14th century by Geoffrey Chaucer in his unfinished The Cook's Tale: "Gaillard he was as goldfynch in the shawe (Gaily dressed he was as is a goldfinch in the woods)".
I had a specific hope from this sunrise shoot of the Buttercross in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, and that was to capture the sun rising at the end of the street on the left (Wrawby Street). But unfortunately there was an annoying slither of cloud on the horizon and by the time it cleared, the sun had moved too far to the right. Maybe I’ll be luckier another time.
Shot as a 5 shot panorama (each bracketed) with my Tilt Shift, and stitched in Lightroom. The highlights on the front of the building are due to spotlights above the upper windows.
The Buttercross, historically was the Brigg Town Hall, but is now used as a tourist information centre and as an events venue.
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I've had my eye on this tree on the top of a hill in Tasmania for a very long time. To be more specific about 10 years....The last time i was here the light wasn't any good and my schedule didn't allow it. I was lucky to get some nice golden hour light this time around.
Malayan tiger, from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies, that is native to Peninsular Malaysia. Classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2015.
There are certainly countless motifs that can be used to symbolize the new beginning of a year. A sunrise outside in nature (in this case on the Hoher Schneeberg in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains) is my favorite.
In both cases we are on a path that leads us into a new phase of life. A path that is only known to us to a certain extent and where a big surprise (or challenge) can be waiting for us around the next bend.
Now you could object that a day is just a day and in comparison a year must be much more significant. I would like to show you why I don't quite see it that way.
On the one hand, this assessment is based on our standards, which are based on a human life. If we look at it from the perspective of the lifespan of the universe, a year is just as insignificant as a day (basically the effects of neither are noticeable).
On the other hand, a single day, a single decision is enough to fundamentally change our own world in every conceivable direction.
So what if we didn't wait for a specific date every year to realize where we want to go, but could use every single day of the year to do so?
Our creative possibilities would increase many times over and we would have so much more room for directional corrections. We could learn, try things out and gain experience without having to ask the fundamental question every time.
With this in mind, I wish you all a good start and an exciting and fulfilling journey.
Because today is the first day of the rest of all of our lives.
Es gibt ganz sicher unzählige Motive, mit denen man den Neubeginn eines Jahres symbolisieren kann. Ein Sonnenaufgang draußen in der Natur (in diesem Fall auf dem Hohen Schneeberg im Elbsandsteingebirge) ist mein Favorit.
In beiden Fällen befinden wir uns auf einem Weg, der uns in einen neuen Lebensabschnitt führt. Ein Weg, der uns nur bis zu einem gewissen Grad bekannt ist und auf dem hinter der nächste Kurve eine große Überraschung (oder auch Herausforderung) auf uns warten kann.
Jetzt könntet Ihr einwenden, dass ein Tag ja nur ein Tag ist und im Vergleich dazu ein Jahr doch viel bedeutender sein muss. Ich möchte Euch aufzeigen, warum ich das nicht ganz so sehe.
Zum einen fusst diese Einschätzung auf unsere auf ein Menschenleben ausgerichteten Masstäbe. Betrachten wir das ganze aus Sicht der Lebensspanne des Universums ist ein Jahr genau so unbedeutetend wie ein Tag (im Grunde sind die Auswirkungen beider nicht spürbar).
Andererseits genügt ein einziger Tag, eine einzige Entscheidung um unsere eigene Welt grundlegend zu verändern und das in jede nur denkbare Richtung.
Wie wäre es also, wenn wir nicht jedes Jahr auf ein spezielles Datum warten würden um uns bewusst zu machen, wohin wir gehen wollen, sondern dafür jeden einzelnen Tag des Jahres nutzen könnten?
Unsere gestalterischen Möglichkeiten würden um ein vielfaches steigen und wir hätten so viel mehr Raum für Richtungskorrekturen. Wir könnten lernen, probieren und Erfahrungen sammeln ohne jedes Mal die Grundsatzfrage stellen zu müssen.
In diesem Sinne wünsche ich Euch allen einen guten Start und eine spannende sowie erfüllende Reise.
Denn heute ist der erste Tag vom Rest unser aller Leben.
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Dad, what the heck is wrong with the world?
"You would have to be much more specific, Clancy."
See, that's what I mean.
"There's nothing to worry about as far as you're concerned."
But I feel it, Dad, and it makes me sad and anxious.
"I'm sorry for that."
I should be doing something about it.
"You are, 24 hours a day. You bring 100% positive energy to the world, and if all humans would do the same, the world would be a lot better off."
You mean I'm doing as much or more than all humanity to help the world?
"Exactly."
Wow. Well then, let's get going and spread some more of that good energy!
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Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail, Ottawa, Ontario
423. Clancy, 7yrs 38wks
Clancy's YEARBOOK 8: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157711807199236
Y197's power shoves a TBOX into the dock at Columbian Logistics' Warehouse. Columbian warehouses and handles everything from beer to salt to cigarettes. The CSX 2804, an ex Conrail GP38-2, today on this job was a welcome change from the normally assigned Dash 3 rebuilds.
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After being shut out the night before by a stubborn storm that refused to break up over Jasper National Park, we had our fingers crossed as we headed back to Maligne Lake the following morning. We all seemed pretty happy with our blue hour shots, but as sunrise approached, it really began to look like we might not see the sun at all that day. I think we had all resigned ourselves to the fact that we were looking at another completely gray day when I glanced up an noticed the faintest wisp of pink on one of the clouds. Sure enough, the sun broke through just enough to throw some fleeting color across the the clouds that were continuing to roll in from the West. I think Tom and I are the ones in our group who really have a problem standing still during moments like this. Both of us went off in all directions at once, and both of us had two camera bodies for just such an occasion. Leaving my D800 on the tripod, I took off running with my D750 and cranked up the ISO a bit while I looked for other comps in addition to what I was getting down at the lakeside.
As I was racing back to my spot in front of the boat house, this puddle caught my eye and I spent the next few minutes trying to shoot if from several different angles with the 14-24. There have been times where I have doubted my run and gun approach, but I usually reserve it for situations where I feel like I've got a decent shot on the tripod before setting of to see what I might be missing maybe just a few steps away. If I had stayed camped out where I was I would have missed this particular shot along with quite a few others. We ALL gave in to temptation two nights before when we had a perfectly good view of the late afternoon sun up at the Opabin Prospect, but curiosity got the better of us and we full out RAN back up the trail to get more shots of the larches behind us. So I think there is something to be said for making sure you KEEP MOVING once you believe you have a decent shot...especially when you might only have another few minutes of good light.
This being said, it helps to be able to TRUST the guys who you are shooting next to. Maybe leaving the camera on the tripod while you run like a maniac in all directions should be reserved for those times when you actually know the people around you...or you might not have a camera when you get back. :)
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There is something about how the light hits these variegated 'Drummondii' leaves that is striking and beautiful. The creamy white edges against that sharp green center create a natural glow. It’s a quiet and lovely reminder to slow down and appreciate the small things.
Photographed in my parent's back yard way back in May of 2013!
Two INTERESTING FACTS about this Maple cultivar:
1. This variety is famous for that striking "Harlequin" look, where the leaves feature a light green center bordered by a broad, creamy-white or silver margin. The white edges are caused by a lack of chlorophyll in those specific areas of the leaf.
2. One thing to watch for with this species is "reversion," where a branch might start growing solid green leaves. If that happens, those green branches are usually pruned away to keep the variegated look across the whole canopy.
A trio of Norfolk Southern SD40Es work east across the CSX diamonds at Vickers with a train of Herzog ballast cars in tow.
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The 4:30 AM alarm hurt pretty bad, but we needed to be packed and ready to roll by 5 AM, so Todd and I groggily scrambled to get our stuff together before jumping in the van to pick up Todd and Mark who were living the high life over in the Fairmont Lodge in Jasper. As we headed up to Maligne Lake, I was driving a bit faster than I should have as I wanted to make sure we were in position before any color crept into the sky. I slowed down pretty quickly though as I rounded a corner and came face to face with the largest bull moose I had ever seen.
The first light was just beginning to creep into the sky as all four of us set up on the Northern shore of the lake and proceeded to shoot some long exposures of the boat house which was glowing brightly against the deep, early morning light.
We spent the next half hour or so agonizing over the fact that we were looking at some very nice looking clouds, but there was no real color to be seen. Just as all four of us gave up hope, I yelled "COLOR!" as the slightest wisp of pink had now appeared on one of the clouds in the distance. Sure enough, 5 minutes later, the sky exploded in early morning color and we shot like mad men right up until 9 am when we stopped to purchase our tickets for the trip out to Spirit Island.
Other than the area surrounding Lake O'Hara, the other location I was most looking forward to shooting was Maligne Lake. On this particular morning, we were very grateful that the skies had parted, the rain had stopped, and that the sun had come through as if on cue. I'm sure I blew through more than a thousand frames over the course of the next few hours before it was finally time to head to lunch and then South again to Canmore.
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1904 Milnes-Daimler Double Decker Omnibus
- the oldest motorised bus in the world
- specially designed for public transport in London
- 6785cc straight-4 SV engine
- power 45 bhp / 1.100 rpm
- top speed 35 km/h / 12 mph
- 30 seats
Unfortunately, I will have less time to spend on FLICKR in the coming period due to my study 'Drone Pilot Advanced EASA Specific-Category STS-01/PDRA-S01' 🚁
I keep trying to post 2 automotives a day on my stream and not in groups except by request
Oudemansiella mucida, the Porcelain Fungus, is specific to beech wood. It appears in autumn on dead trunks and on fallen branches, and occasionally it also grows on dead branches high up in living trees. Common and widespread in Britain and Ireland, Oudemansiella mucida occurs throughout northern Europe, but in southern Europe where Beech is not found the Porcelain Fungus is also absent.
Provided that the skin is thoroughly washed (or peeled from the caps) to remove the mucus, these mushrooms are edible, although their slimy covering is probably enough to put most people off. Only larger caps are worth collecting, because the flesh is thin and insubstantial.
Pareidolia par·ei·do·lia ˌper-ˌī-ˈdō-lē-ə -ˈdōl-yə : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern. The scientific explanation for some people is pareidolia, or the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness.
I happen to see a big smiling face in this collection of rusted objects.
It's amazing what you find in the junk along the train tracks when you're waiting for a train to come along.
I do every year a calendar with shots from around a year ago to a specific topic. The topic for 2019 is "water".
So this view encompasses the feeling of spring in the mountains. Snow is just gone, the grass is brown, but already first flowers coming through. When you're at a good place the water is crystal clear though it is snow smelting. So this will be most likely my choice for Mai 2019.
Although it is a brood parasite like the Common Cuckoo, the Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) has very different hosts: not small insectivorous birds, but Magpies and Carrion Crows. Not surprisingly many aspects of its behaviour also differ markedly from the Common Cuckoo.
The Great Spotted Cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.The genus name clamator is Latin for "shouter" from clamare, "to shout".The specific glandarius is derived from Latin glans, glandis, "acorn".. It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin.
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Following comments by Daniel Myers and James Burns and a specific question by Sccart, I managed to find on the Ephrata website an explanation of these strange buildings : they form a stage, build in 1970, and facing an amphitheater (that I had not photographed and then forgotten about, that was some 3 year ago...). It was first used for outdoor drama, and now for special programs.
That said, they are thin, but of normal height.
The specific origin of the Generals of the Ulla cannot be assured with certainty, but, due to the common characteristics of these masquerades, it is necessary to look for it in the different armed confrontations that occurred in the region throughout the 19th century: first the fight against the French invasion and, later, the revolution of 1846, which ended with the battle of Cacheiras, with the troops of each of the sides crossing the spaces in which this carnival is kept alive today. The different Carlist wars that took place in Spain during the nineteenth century would undoubtedly help create a collective astonishment that led to their ridicule.
Visit this location at Witherwood Thicket in Second Life
What a wonderful 2023 I had with you in SL. Thank you for being always there for me, no words can express how you make my days light and easy. You are my serendipity.😍
You found me in the middle of the crowd (Max's concert to be specific and was the closing of Steele live music sim Dec. 30, 2021). You came by surprise in winter when I already found solace in solitude. It's not the kind of love that makes me hold onto it like it's the only salvation I need. It's not gut-wrenching, and it's the kind of love that may hurt but not enough to break me. Thank you for sending that, ONE HELLO... and the rest is our story.
Mood: Rita Ora - You & I [Official Video]
I used to listen to the love songs on repeat
Tryin' to figure out how they would work for me
I just wanna dance with somebody
Somebody who loved me
Now I see you standin' in our garden lights
Damn, I knew when I got dressed to go that night
That I finally found that somebody
To stand by me
I will ride for you
Spare my life for you
If you asked me to
Now I'm dancin' in your arms to "Eternal Flame"
I know my life is never gonna be the same, that's fine
There's a lifetime in those eyes
Now we're singin' all the words to "Sweet Caroline"
As you say to me, "I love the way you look tonight", you know I
I never got it right
Until I found you and I
I always thought that the one thing waitin' for me
Was not a wonderful world, but a tragedy
But you went and rewrote our whole story
To an everlastin' love
The common name of this species of fungus that typically appears as a round piece of black coal-lik ball attached to a dying or dead tree trunks and branches is King Alfred’s cakes. This name originates from legend that King Alfred (who ruled in 9th century) was mistaken for a soldier by a peasant woman in the house were he was seeking a refuge after the battle. She asked him to look after cakes baking on the fire but he fell asleep…, well, another name for these fungi are coal fungi. Whether this story is true or not difficult to say because it was first told 100 years after the King lived, but the name sticks to the fungus forever.
The scientific name of this common and widespread saprotrophic fungus is Daldinia concentrica. The genus Daldinia is named in honour of Agostino Daldini, a Swiss clergyman and botanist. The specific epithet ‘concentrica’ is self-explanatory if you look at the image above showing concentric rings of the fungal body. This is where black spores are matured and then driven up to the surface and expelled outside through tiny openings. The concentric rings are thought to reflect seasonal growth like tree rings - so it is likely to be about 12 years old. Majority of trees were planted here in 2000. This fungus, when dry, can be used as tinder to light fires, hence another name the tinder bracket.
This specimen was neatly sliced in half by a chainsaw I think when this ash tree trunk was fell down and cleared of branches; a cut through the branch seen on the left. Massive clearance is taken place in this Community Woodland as part of removal ash trees infected with dieback fungus, as well as general maintenance. Primrose Hill Community woodland. Bath, BANES, England, UK
After Kolmanskop, we finally drove to one of my favorite places in Namibia: Sossusvlei. In fact, we didn't book our flights and car until we had a reservation for a specific campsite there. You may be wondering what the reason for this was, and the explanation is quite simple: there are two park gates, an outer and an inner one, with the first one opening at sunrise and the second one an hour before. Therefore, you have to stay in one of the few accommodations between these two gates to be able to shoot the sunrise. And since there is basically only the NWR Sesriem Campsite and the luxurious Sossus Dune Lodge, which costs 10 times as much as the campsite, we really wanted to book the campsite (there also seems to be another campsite called Sesriem Oshana Camp right next to the Sesriem Campsite, but we couldn't find a website to book it). Luckily it all worked out and by the time we arrived at the campsite we were pretty tired from the 6 hour drive from Lüderitz, set up our rooftop tent, cooked some dinner and went to bed early to be ready for the sunrise tomorrow, especially as we had read that there is usually a long queue at the inner gate before the park opens and so we wanted to be there early.
The next morning we didn't know exactly what to expect as we hadn't entered the park yet, but we knew we had to pay an entrance fee. Luckily they just opened the gate and let the line of cars pass, and you pay when you get back, otherwise you wouldn't make it to one of THE highlights in Namibia for sunrise: Deadvlei. As it was pitch dark when we drove through the gate and we had never driven this road before, we didn't drive too fast, especially as wild animals can cross the road at any time, which you simply can't see with the car headlights. After half an hour of driving, the morning light started to illuminate the huge dunes to the left and right of the road, which was so surreal. When we finally arrived at the parking lot right before the section where you can continue through deep sand, we opened the door and one of the shuttle drivers shouted: “Come on, come on, let’s go guys, let’s go for sunrise! We are already late!” Although I really wanted to try driving through sand myself, we both thought that these people are more experienced and we wanted to play it safe and not miss sunrise. During the shuttle ride, our driver pulled up next to a car that had gotten stuck in a section of deeper sand (they pick people up and pull the cars back out on the way back to the parking lot), which was funny because we met these two couples at the car rental company and heard their macho men bragging about their driving skills. Well, at this point we were glad we switched straight to the shuttle as this was definitely the faster option since these locals are driving like crazy over the extremely bumpy and sandy sections.
At the Deadvlei parking lot, we had to hike for another 15 minutes before we reached the dried-up river pan with all the dead tree skeletons. I'm sure you've seen countless pictures of it, but this place is simply a photographer's dream. However, I didn't take my favorite pictures from this trip until the next morning, which I'll share in later posts. After spending the morning there, we took the shuttle back to our car, drove to Dune 45 (the number represents the actual kilometers from the gate to the dune), had a snack and hiked up the ridge to take in the breathtaking views. Since we still had some time until sunset, we looked for possible compositions and didn't have to drive far to find a few. Most were located between Dune 37 and 45, and since we were so impressed by the sheer size of these piles of sand, we chose this amazing dune with the tree at its bottom as our first composition. And as the sun got low, the color of the sand turned from a dull midday brown to a bright orange with hard, contrasting shadows on the left side of its crest, resulting in a really nice, colourful minimalist image. I hope you like it!
A shot planned months in advance took place on Day 2 while chasing UP 4014 on its eastward journey. Built in 1941, the 25-engine Big Boy fleet never operated east of the Mississippi during its regular revenue service. This 2026 trip is the locomotive’s inaugural journey across Ohio and into the Northeast.
What makes this shot special is fans gathered to witness the 1.2-million-pound goliath glide at track speed along the former Nickel Plate Road corridor. Because the Big Boy was never originally designed for this specific route, it was uniquely treated to clearances and bridge capacities during its run along the southern shore of Lake Erie.
Here we see one of many bridges UP 4014 crossed on its trek across the NKP, headed east in Vermilion, OH, as it crossed the Vermilion River.
April 2025
Los Angeles, CA
From Los Angeles Zoo
Meerkats are members of the mongoose family. They live in matriarchal groups of up to 30 individuals called mobs or gangs. These are comprised of an alpha mating pair, their pups, and other adults. Mob members have rotating designated roles, for instance, non-alpha females who babysit pups or sentries who stand upright on rocks or termite mounds—using their tails for stability—and scan the horizon for predators such as hawks, eagles, or jackals. If any predators are spotted, the sentry sounds an alarm that including barks, clucks, and whistles to indicate the specific type of predator. Once alerted to the threat, the meerkats run to the nearest burrow entrance called a bolt hole. After the danger has passed, the sentry is the first to emerge and check the area, letting the others know when it’s safe.
The morning was one of those very hazy ones with lots of high cloud with no real breaks in it. However, with no real sky it ensured that the boats took centre stage.
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Showcasing distances to major points along UP's North West network, a unique sign found at Multnomah Falls along the Portland Sub
Be specific ship onion pacific
Volendam is a world-famous tourist fishing village in North Holland, known for its unique culture, traditional costumes and the 'Eel Sound' music.
Key features
Tourist hotspot: The village is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Netherlands and is often visited in combination with Marken and the Zaanse Schans. The center, especially the harbor, can be very busy.
Tradition and folklore: Nowhere in the Netherlands do so many traditional Dutch traditions come together as in Volendam. Think of the traditional costume (which is still worn by some inhabitants), wooden houses, and clogs.
Fishing industry: The port of Volendam is known for the smell of smoked eel and fried fish. Fishing and fishing have traditionally been important industries for the village.
Eel sound: Volendam is known as the cradle of the 'Eel sound', a specific style of Dutch pop music, produced by many well-known local singers and bands.
Sights and activities
The Harbour: The heart of the village, where you can walk along the many fish stalls, boats and terraces.
Photo in traditional costume: A classic Volendam experience is to have a photo taken in traditional costume in one of the studios at the harbor.
Volendams Museum: Here you will learn more about the history, culture and the 'Eel Sound' of the village.
Cheese tasting: Visit one of the cheese factories, such as the Cheese Factory Volendam or Alida Hoeve, for a tour and tasting.
Boat trip to Marken: From the harbor you can take the ferry to the nearby peninsula of Marken.
The Maze: Explore the picturesque old part of Volendam, with its narrow streets and small, authentic houses.
Volendam is part of the same municipality as the quieter, historic town of Edam, which is known for its spherical cheeses.
A painting created with Midjourney AI V5.1
Prompt: “A palette knife painting of an amazing landscape scene in Maine, a man and woman, calm and peaceful, summer :: oil painting, impressionism, painted by William Oxer + Pierre-Auguste Renoir + Nick Alm + Rachel Ruysch + Beatrix Potter + Camille Corot, soft atmospheric scene, soft pastel colors, thick impasto paint, brush strokes, paint texture, palette knife painting, oil on canvas, realistic tones, one-of-a-kind masterpiece, --ar 16:9 --q 2.0 --v 5.1 --no hands, brush, frame “
In post-processing, I created several new layers: Lylejk’s Painting (G’MIC filters), Paint Daubs, Dry Brush and Sponge (Photoshop). I tweaked the opacity of each layer in the stack and used a mask/brush to refine specific areas. I then created a gray-scaled bump map to enhance the existing image texture and then embedded another custom texture into the composite to enhance the appearance of the thick paint texture.
Alberobello - The trulli 20191012
A trullo (plural, trulli) is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. Their style of construction is specific to the Itria Valley, in the Murge area of the Italian region of Apulia. Trulli generally were constructed as temporary field shelters and storehouses or, as permanent dwellings by small proprietors or agricultural laborers. In the town of Alberobello, in the province of Bari, whole districts contain dense concentrations of trulli. The golden age of trulli was the nineteenth century, especially its final decades, which were marked by the development of wine growing.
From Wikipedia.
This olive-sided flycatcher proved more interested in perching at this specific location than with the dude in the camo-looking tent. I don't normally go to the trouble of lugging a hide around, but this guy seemed worth it.
In the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae (1758) great Linnaeus gave scientific binonial names to Butterflies (Papilio). He drew the specifics from six groups derived from Greek mythology virtually emptying out the list of possible names. Thus our Swallowtail was placed in the group Equites Achivi (=Greek Soldiers of the Trojan War). Demoleus was one of them; he was slain by Aeneas, important defender of Troy. It is unknown why Linnaeus chose that specific name for this Flier, as indeed the specifics for the 200 or so others that he identified.
The photo shows a male, which can be identified as such by the shape and color of the red tornal spots. Those of the females have a more blue border.
Landscape and Architectural Photography by Allen Russ - Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia
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Scotland - 2005
Negative Size: 6 x 6cm
Film Type: Ilford PanF, FP4 or Fuji NPS 160
Average Exposure: 5 - 10 Minutes
These photos are from a trip to Scotland in 2005. I had gone there for a friends wedding and stayed over for a week to visit the countryside for a week of photography.
In creating these images I used all of my classic film and darkroom technique and applied it to a digital work environment. The original photo was captured on medium format film and digitized via drum scanner. I then limited myself to what I believed would have been possible in a traditional wet (color) darkroom. In essence, I printed a black and white negative on color paper. With the exception of "Tree and Cuillin Hills" which is a color negative, all of these images where created by making broad enlargement burning and dodging masks. Further, each mask was given a specific color balance, Ie. blue or green.
1976 Bentley T-Series (1965-1977) Mark II (1970-1977) Model 4-door Saloon (SWB)
Unfortunately, I wĺill have less time to spend on FLICKR in the coming period due to my study 'Drone Pilot Advanced EASA Specific-Category STS-01/PDRA-S01' 🚁
I keep trying to post 2 automotives a day on my stream and not in groups except by request
Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Southwestern Florida
USA
Close encounters with a raccoon looking up from fishing under the sanctuary boardwalk.
The raccoon (Procyon lotor), also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon, or coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of (16 to 28 in) and a body weight of 11 to 57 lb).
Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for at least three years. They are usually nocturnal and omnivorous.
The original habitats of the raccoon are deciduous and mixed forests, but due to their adaptability they have extended their range to mountainous areas, and coastal marshes. Raccoons are now also distributed across much of mainland Europe, Caucasus, and Japan.
Though previously thought to be generally solitary, there is now evidence that raccoons engage in gender-specific social behavior. Related females often share a common area, while unrelated males live together in groups of up to four animals to maintain their positions against foreign males during the mating season, and other potential invaders. Home range sizes vary. – Wikipedia
after sunset in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
(specific area not disclosed as I have previously posted images of rhino's and poaching has reached a dramatic level in KZN)
acinonyx jubatus
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE
jachtluipaard
guépard
Gepard
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Miscanthus sinensis, the eulalia or Chinese silver grass, a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to eastern Asia throughout most of China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
The Latin specific epithet sinensis means "from China", though the plant is found elsewhere in eastern Asia.
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate climates around the world.
I saw this view on the A35 into Dorchester and just had to stop to take a few shots as the clouds were a bit special.
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Chlorophyll is vital for photosynthesis, which allows plants to absorb energy from light.
Chlorophyll molecules are specifically arranged in and around photosystems that are embedded in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts. In these complexes, chlorophyll serves two primary functions. The function of the vast majority of chlorophyll is to absorb light and transfer that light energy by resonance energy transfer to a specific chlorophyll pair in the reaction center of the photosystems.
A few weeks ago, I finally had a Friday off and with rain and snow in the forecast for Yosemite Valley, I took off with high hopes of some late afternoon shots of a breaking storm. After a six hour drive and a frustrating afternoon of waiting for the sun to break through the clouds (which it finally did for all of 5 minutes before the hail started pelting our small but determined cadre of photographers at the tunnel) I settled in for a long night of waiting for the moon to break through the seemingly impenetrable wall of clouds surrounding the valley. Feeling discouraged as I had just narrowly missed a rainbow over Bridal Veil earlier that afternoon, I headed back up to the tunnel to check my messages (best cell signal in the valley, btw) and as I came around the corner, I noticed a shaft of moonlight cutting across El Capitan. I wheeled my Prius into the first available parking space and jumped out, frantically grabbing the D810 and my 24-70 lens. I had just managed to grab a couple of shots before the moon disappeared again. I spent the majority of the night attempting to catch the moon in different corners of the valley before finally grabbing a few zz's while waiting for the sun to rise followed by a long drive back to Orange County.
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