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Long exposure twilight waterfall photo of Cauldron Linn near Murtaugh, Idaho (USA).
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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.
The Ontario Southland operates a fleet of vintage EMD and Alco/MLW products on a few sections of former Canadian Pacific trackage in southern Ontario. Two of the coolest locomotives on their roster are a pair of former SOO Line GP7s, 378 and 383. Both Geeps are seen here working the Woodstock Turn on their way back west, stopping to do a bit of switching in Beachville.
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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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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.
There are many sub-species of the Savannah Sparrow. This specific sparrow is seen all over North America, from the northern shores of the Arctic Ocean and right into the very southern region of Mexico. These sub-species are broken up by their habitat locations. The most common among them, is the Savanna Sparrow ( taiga). These sparrows nest right across the northern continent. In the winter months they are seen as far as the southern regions of Mexico. Depending on the time of the year, the Savannah Sparrow ( Ipswich) can be seen along the eastern coast, from Nova Scotia to Florida. Its primary nesting ground is Sable Island which is located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Savannah sparrow (large billed) is seen in this same area and its range also extends a short distance down the northwestern coast of Mexico. Then, last but not least there is the Savannah Sparrow that is seen in the northwestern areas of North America( as shown in pic) and are identified by their darker reddish-brown plunge.
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, or Pura Bratan, is a major Shivaite and water temple on Bali, Indonesia. The temple complex is located on the shores of Lake Bratan in the mountains near Bedugul. Water temples serve the entire region in the outflow area; downstream there are many smaller water temples that are specific to each irrigation association.
Built in 1633, this temple is used for offerings ceremony to the Balinese water, lake and river goddess Dewi Danu, due to the importance of Lake Bratan as a main source of irrigation in central Bali. The 11 stories of pelinggih meru dedicated for Shiva and his consort Parvathi. Buddha statue also present inside this temple.
Lake Bratan is known as the Lake of Holy Mountain due to the fertility of this area. Located 1200 m above sea level, it has a cold tropical climate. (wikipedia)
I saw this dead tree on the way to Thurne and thought it looked pretty good out there all on its own
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As a kid, my favorite CSX power were always the SD50s. It didn't matter if they were YN2, YN3 or Conrail blue, the big EMDs just looked mean and sounded powerful. On a particularly nice September evening in 2008, I was treated to a pair of YN2 SD50s slogging out of the Thornapple River valley with Toledo-Grand Rapids freight Q335 in tow.
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The generic name, Sciurus, is derived from two Greek words, skia 'shadow' and oura 'tail'. This name alludes to the squirrel sitting in the shadow of its tail. The specific epithet, carolinensis, refers to the Carolinas, where the species was first recorded and where the animal is still extremely common. In the United Kingdom and Canada, it is simply referred to as the "grey squirrel". In the US, "eastern" is used to differentiate the species from the western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus).
The eastern gray squirrel has predominantly gray fur, but it can have a brownish color. It has a usual white underside as compared to the typical brownish-orange underside of the fox squirrel. It has a large bushy tail. Particularly in urban situations where the risk of predation is reduced, both white – and black-colored individuals are quite often found. The melanistic form, which is almost entirely black, is predominant in certain populations and in certain geographic areas, such as in large parts of southeastern Canada. Melanistic squirrels appear to exhibit a higher cold tolerance than the common gray morph; when exposed to −10 °C, black squirrels showed an 18% reduction in heat loss, a 20% reduction in basal metabolic rate, and an 11% increase to non-shivering thermogenesis capacity when compared to the common gray morph. The black coloration is caused by an incomplete dominant mutation of MC1R, where E+/E+ is a wild type squirrel, E+/EB is brown-black, and EB/EB is black.
The head and body length is from 23 to 30 cm (9.1 to 11.8 in), the tail from 19 to 25 cm (7.5 to 9.8 in), and the adult weight varies between 400 and 600 g (14 and 21 oz). They do not display sexual dimorphism, meaning there is no gender difference in size or coloration.
The tracks of an eastern gray squirrel are difficult to distinguish from the related fox squirrel and Abert's squirrel, though the latter's range is almost entirely different from the gray's. Like all squirrels, the eastern gray shows four toes on the front feet and five on the hind feet. The hind foot-pad is often not visible in the track. When bounding or moving at speed, the front foot tracks will be behind the hind foot tracks. The bounding stride can be two to three feet long.
@2ᴇʟᴡƎ who inspired me to try something. I am not really satisfied by the result, but it was interesting to work on an specific idea.I think that the duality of the human being is a theme particularly difficult to put in image, so it's a crash test !
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 ghostly webs covering specific trees in Orwell Country Park alerted me to the presence of these Small Ermine Moth caterpillars!
The webs hide hundreds and sometimes tens of thousands of caterpillars of the Small Ermine moths. In the UK there are eight species of Small Ermine Moths, but only the Orchard Ermine (Yponomeuta padella), Spindle Ermine (Y. cagnagella) and Bird-cherry Ermine (Y. evonymella) tend to produce such extensive webbing, the former mainly on blackthorn and hawthorn, the others on spindle and bird-cherry respectively.
The Bird-cherry Ermine tends to have a more northern distribution compared to the other two and occasionally whole trees can be covered by their webs, the leaves stripped bare giving the tree an eerie appearance. Sometimes these webs are so extensive that they can cover nearby objects such as benches, bicycles and gravestones.
We all like to take a nice image, but I think there is something very special about going out with a specific image in mind, then actually getting that image. This happened to me yesterday. I've just purchased a low-profile tripod (Platypod) and thought it would be nice to try it lying down with my long lens to get one of the Superb Fairywrens that can always be found on the lawns at Woodlands Homestead.
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.
Yesterday a wild daffodil, today a wild orchid for letter O! Ophrys tenthredinifera is the sawfly orchid, named after the insect it resembles. Like many wild orchids, it's reproduction strategy relies on mimicking the female of a specific species of insect (in appearance, touch and released pheromones) to attract males that will pollinate it while trying to copulate with it. I'm always amazed at the things nature comes up with.
Flower 5/100 for the project "100 flowers 2025"
From a Covid 19 visit to the VanDusen Botanical Garden.
We had to make a reservation and book our visit for a specific day and time.
It was raining, but we decided to visit anyway.
No crowds, raindrops on everything, beautiful views and smells everywhere.
Along Livingstone Lake, they have planted drifts of red, white and pink Astilbe (aka False Goats Beard).
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
You know that feeling when you go out to photograph at a specific location for a specific subject ... but then something like this comes along ... Priceless to me! As we were scanning the landscape in the distance, this beautiful red fox enters the scene. The light was fabulous and the fox was hunting for voles or whatever it could find. Winter comes early for it, so it must score tasty morsels while it can more easily find it. So as no to interrupt its behavior, we grabbed images for a few moments, thanked it, and went on to see what else we could find. :-)
Just got back from some time away visiting with our granddaughter (now 4-1/2) in the mountains of CO. Such fun times ... and it was wonderful to feel the colder temperatures. Hang on everyone, it's not too far off. :-)
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A return to Aqueduct Cottage in a slightly unrealistic and non-specific time of spring (just sort of 'spring' in general :) )
"Experiences are tinted by / the filters set from earlier encounters. // Furthermore, the expectation / on a particular moment / in a specific environment / dictates to a large extent / what we think to view."
Sometimes, everything just works out! Marquette Rail and Grand Rapids Eastern meet at Fuller diamond on a sunny April morning. Once MQT clears, the GRE will use headroom across the diamond for some switching. Happy to have finally gotten a meet here!
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There had been 8 or 10 grosbeaks in the mountain ash, happily munching away. Then, something spooked them, and this was the moment of explosive departure.
Photographed from Mount Rainier National Park.
Soft colorful sky with wispy clouds. Neutral tones throughout image with lighting on specific key areas.
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American Purple Gallinule
The Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) is a swamphen in the genus Porphyrio. It is in the order Gruiformes, meaning "crane-like", an order which also contains cranes, rails, and crakes. The Purple Gallinule is a rail species, placing it into the family Rallidae. It is also known locally as the Yellow-legged Gallinule. The specific name martinica denotes "of Martinique".
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_purple_gallinule
The Cornell Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Purple_Gallinule/id
No. Definitely not. The gallic wasp with her specific long legs hanging around during flight.
Looks a little bit oversized with the artifical clouds. Without the ivy in the image one might think of the end of the human world. Canons 300L Non-IS in combination with 3 Kenko Extenders on the Sony A7R with Metabones V isn't a perfect choice to track an half inch sized Insect during a flight. This was the best catch I could do.
Churches in England are often aligned in a specific direction, typically with the altar at the east end and the main entrance at the west end, a practice known as orientation.
All Saint's church Walcott in the foreground aligned with St Mary's Church in Happisburgh some 2km distant.
A snapshot from a walk around local lanes recently.
They say there are 4 stages of photography or 4 directions you can go in.
1.The proof shot. Merely documenting that you came and saw.
2. To document.
Similar to the proof shot but more specific and technically accurate.
3. To narrate.
This tends to be a more thought out approach as in telling a story through photos or one single photo. It conveys a message.
4. The creative shot.
This is when you make a conscious decision to capture a certain moment in a certain way or capturing an image to process later as you have a vision for it in her mind.
I tend to lean towards the creative side with 90% of my shots I have a plan for them once i get home to create into something different.
I obviously in turn take proof shots and I do a little with the documenting but I haven't yet dabbled in number 3. The narration part of photos but this year I am going to challenge myself, my mind set and my photography to use my photography to create such images so hopefully by them I can make a difference.
Art installation by US artist Dan Flavin in a church in Milan - the site-specific artwork is called "untitled".
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Hoek van Holland, Line B, North Sea, Hoek van Holland Strand Station, Turnstiles (slightly cut from T)
The former 'Hoekse Lijn'—the NS railway line Rottedam-Hoek van Holland—has been converted to light rail and is now an integral part of the Rotterdam metro system. The line, which is being exploited by the Rotterdam municipal public transit organization RET, is now called 'Line B' (Hoek van Holland to Nesselande).
Like the other western stations of this line, Hoek van Holland Strand (Beach), the terminus, was designed by Marc Verheijen of Municipal Works Rotterdam (Gemeentewerken Rotterdam). He used colours to create stylistic unity. Along the line, he presents the voyager with different shades of yellow and red. The specific colour scheme (and in this case the texture too) of the terminus station shown here is meant to refer to the beach (and the sunset).
This is number 739 of the Rotterdam architecture Rotterdam architecture album and 37 of Metro stations.
Last week I made a late night driver over to Death Valley in hopes of catching a windy sunrise. Both Skyfire and Sunsetwx were forecasting good conditions and the NWS was forecasting gusts upwards of 25 mph. I had been trying to get back out to the dunes with some high winds for about two years now, and this seemed like a good opportunity. Unfortunately, when I arrived, it was dead calm and even though I came home with some shots, they weren't really the shots I was after.
What I really wanted was sand. Tons and tons of sand blowing off of the dunes in all directions being lit from behind by the setting sun. Since last weekend was a fail, I headed back out on Saturday as another storm was forecasted to roll through the area. I met up with my buddy Eric and we shot the dunes that morning before heading back to Lone Pine for breakfast and some wifi. After shooting the Eastern Sierras that afternoon, I arrived back at the dunes at 6:30. As I got out of the car, my heart sank. The 47 mph wind gusts seemed to be gone...at least where I parked my car. And it was HOT. I began walking, cursing the NWS under my breath and trudged my way back out to the dunes. I had only gone a half mile or so before the wind began to pick up.
By the time I reached the ridge of one of the taller dunes, I could barely stand upright. Sand was now definitely flying in all directions! The wind was too strong for my tripod, so I handheld both cameras and kept shooting even though I could barely keep my eyes open in the sand storm. It wasn't long before the sun came out from behind some clouds and lit up the sand billowing up in the distance. It was a solid four hour drive home, but I was definitely smiling as I headed back.
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Another view of the harbour but including a closeup of the white cliffs the place is famous for.
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Speculating on the Blue
Flaka Haliti
2015
Sand, Metal, Light
56th Venice Biennale, Kosovo Pavilion
«Speculating on the Blue is a site specific installation conceived by Flaka Haliti for the Kosovo Pavilion at the Biennale Arte. With this work she addresses the topos of borders that are not only part of her personal history but also our everyday global reality. The artist specifically examines the features of the borderland, often deserted and seemingly decaying within a short period of time. Barriers are manmade manifestations of political decisions made about territories, which are often drawn with little regard for natural and ethnical boundaries. Haliti aims at de-militarizing and de-familiarizing the aesthetic regime that is embodied by physical borders through the creation of a counter image. In doing so she transforms the former into a sign of optimism. Her approach is one of recontextualizing global politics through disconnection from its regime of appearance. The metaphor of the horizon, simultaneously emblem of possibility and enigma of our limitations is woven into the fabric of our past and present.
By drawing on the universal meaning of this metaphor, the artist removes the image economy of the horizon from any specific spatial-temporal context and speculates on its validity as an eternal truth.»
On the first full day of my Autumn In The Alps trip I had a tough decision to make. Do I sit around my hotel in Munich and hope that British Airways calls me with news of my missing bag...or do I head out with the clothes on my back and live like a hobo for the next 8 days? After spending 20 minutes getting nowhere with the nice young lady from India, my decision was clear. In spite of British Airways' best attempts to derail my trip (bumping me to a later flight, losing my bag and then refusing to give me any information for four days) I ignored the fact that I had no luggage and was now missing the big tripod, and headed to the Dolomites with nothing but my camera gear and the back up Benro that I had brought for just such an occasion.
By late afternoon, I was pulling into the Val di Funes and setting off for St John's Chapel. The few hours that I spent in this valley will stay with me for the rest of my life. After shooting around St John's, I headed up the steep hillside behind me and found another 20 or so photographers setting up for the sunset. Not wanting to be part of the pack, I headed further up the hill, and then just sat....and soaked it all in. The clinking of the cow bells. The church bells ringing out over the valley for Sunday evening mass. I dodged a couple of tractors driven by stern looking weather beaten farmers who seemed to roll their eyes at the small army of photographers. I couldn't help but wonder....do you ever get used to it? No matter how hard my day was as a farmer....to look up and see that view...in all directions....would you ever want to leave?
I certainly didn't, but it was a long drive to Slovenia and it was already getting dark. Reluctantly, I packed up and headed back down the mountain.
For more on my Autumn In The Alps trip, please feel free to read my latest blog post at: theresonantlandscape.com/looking-for-autumn-in-the-dolomites
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Specific feelings.. smells that remind you of someone or that brings back memories...
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Thought I'd try to capture some spring colors. Mostly about the color pallet and not a specific subject. Would this be better with a larger depth of field?
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Jardí Botànic, Barcelona, España.
El Jardí Botànic de Barcelona es un Jardín botánico de 14 hectáreas de extensión. Dentro del Jardín se encuentra el Instituto Botánico de Barcelona (IBB-CSIC), un centro mixto perteneciente al CSIC y el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona.
Se inauguró el 18 de abril de 1999, en el solar de un antiguo vertedero de escombros en el Parque de Montjuic. El proyecto fue obra del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. Es miembro de la Asociación Ibero-Macaronésica de Jardines Botánicos, y del BGCI, presentando trabajos para la Agenda Internacional para la Conservación en los Jardines Botánicos.
El código de identificación internacional del "Jardí Botànic de Barcelona" como miembro del "Botanic Gardens Conservation Internacional" (BGCI), así como las siglas de su herbario es BC.
Las colecciones están enfocadas en plantas de las regiones mediterráneas de todo el mundo, esta es una vegetación vinculada al clima mediterráneo que se caracteriza por un largo verano seco, de inviernos suaves y lluvias en la primavera y el otoño. Este clima sólo se encuentra sobre un 5% de la superficie de la tierra pero en 5 regiones del mundo en las cuales las plantas tuvieron una evolución adaptativa específica que con todo da paisajes bastante similares, por lo que las plantas se distribuyen agrupadas, según las cinco regiones mediterráneas del mundo.
Las sendas nos permiten acceder de zona en zona, comenzando por las Islas Canarias situadas a la entrada y subir al Mediterráneo occidental reconocible por el instituto botánico, que sobresale.
Del hemisferio Norte, la zona con una mayor representación es la Cuenca Mediterránea, siguiendo el camino de visita se accede hasta las costas de California de clima mediterráneo.
Después se encuentran las zonas mediterráneas del hemisferio Sur donde se visita la región mediterránea de Chile, el sur de África, y las dos regiones mediterráneas del sur de Australia (SE y S).
The Jardí Botànic de Barcelona is a 14-hectare botanical garden. Inside the Garden is the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC), a joint center belonging to the CSIC and Barcelona City Council.
It was inaugurated on April 18, 1999, on the site of an old rubble dump in Montjuic Park. The project was the work of the Barcelona City Council. He is a member of the Ibero-Macaronesian Association of Botanical Gardens, and of the BGCI, presenting papers for the International Agenda for Conservation in Botanical Gardens.
The international identification code of the "Jardí Botànic de Barcelona" as a member of the "Botanic Gardens Conservation International" (BGCI), as well as the initials of its herbarium is BC.
The collections are focused on plants from Mediterranean regions around the world, this is a vegetation linked to the Mediterranean climate that is characterized by a long dry summer, mild winters and rains in spring and autumn. This climate is only found on 5% of the earth's surface, but in 5 regions of the world in which the plants had a specific adaptive evolution that nevertheless gives quite similar landscapes, for which reason the plants are distributed grouped, according to the five Mediterranean regions of the world.
The paths allow us to access from zone to zone, starting with the Canary Islands located at the entrance and going up to the western Mediterranean recognizable by the botanical institute, which stands out.
From the Northern Hemisphere, the area with the greatest representation is the Mediterranean Basin. Following the visit path leads to the coast of California with a Mediterranean climate.
Then there are the Mediterranean areas of the Southern Hemisphere where you visit the Mediterranean region of Chile, southern Africa, and the two Mediterranean regions of southern Australia (SE and S).
Presumably, terns target a specific fish when they initiate their dive but their success rate is somewhat lower than their Osprey counterparts at less than 50%. This bird (from the previous post) emerged from the water with an empty beak on Horsepen Bayou.
There's no specific blog post for this photo, so here are your credits!
Body: Maitreya
Head, LAQ Gaia Bento Mesh Head
Skin: The Plastik, Elvenne Skin, Sunshula
Hair: Magika, Solace
Makeup: Alaskametro, Black Magic
Eyebrows: Queen of Ink, Definite Eyebrows
Ears: Swallow, Pixie Ears
Eyes: Arte, Galaxy Eyes
Tank Top: Goth1c0, Kath Loose Dress, Goth (At Trick Or Treat Lane)
Trousers: The Annex, Rae Skinny Pants, Orange Tartan (for Spookzilla)
Boots: Sweet Lies, Ragnarok Boots
Environment:
Backdrop: WeArH0uSE, Platform
Trolley: WeArH0uSE, Harry Props
Owl: Hextraordinary, Snowy Owl
Pose: Infiniti, Blowing Smoke
Northern Fulmar / fulmarus glacialis. Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire. 28/04/25.
'STONE THROWING BEHAVIOUR.'
After shuffling into position, this male Northern Fulmar indulged in some fascinating pre-breeding behaviour. He repeatedly picked up tiny pieces of chalk from the base of the rock (ie: presumed nesting scrape), then threw them over his shoulder. His mate had flown from there a little earlier, but was watching him from a distant ledge.
I wondered if this behaviour was all part of a courtship ritual between the Fulmars and tried to research more about it. Sadly, I can find no specific reference, but have learnt males do play an active role in incubating the single egg and feeding the chick.
This is my favourite image, made during a very profitable day at Bempton Cliffs. If viewed large, you can see a small chalk stone is about to drop from the open beak. Also note the other stones around the bird's body that had already been thrown.
If anyone else has observed 'stone throwing' behaviour, I would love them to comment.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Crail... is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area (Royal Burgh of Crail and District) in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 1,812 (in 2011). The name Crail was recorded in 1148 as Cherel and in 1153 as Karel. The first element is the Pictish *cair (c.f. Welsh caer) meaning "fort", though this word seems to have been borrowed into Gaelic. The second element may be either Gaelic ail, "rocks", or more problematically Pictish *al; no certain instance of this word exists in P-Celtic. However, if the generic element were Pictish, then this is likely of the specific. Quoted from Wikipedia
In the UK, woodland robins are not likely to migrate in the summer like some other bird species. They are often found in woodlands and other areas, and their presence is generally consistent throughout the year, though they might be more visible during specific times, such as the spring breeding season
Sand dune patterns in evening light, Death Valley.
Sand dune patterns in evening light, Death Valley.
first photographed this specific subject in Death Valley well over a decade ago, and perhaps close to two decades. I “discovered” it by accident while driving a short dirt road back from an entirely different feature. I had stopped in this location to photograph other things, and as I scanned the landscape I noticed this section of almost pure sand dunes. I went here again at the end of February when the light on my planned subject died early, and I thought I might be able to work with the soft light in this location.
Because I have photographed here for some time, I have watched — at times with some concern — as this location started to become another “icon” of Death Valley photography. One positive development of this, perhaps, is that the many photographs can look quite different, revealing the way that the ambient light “paints” the landscape of the desert. (Well, OK, also revealing the role that post-production interpretation plays in such photographs.)
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
This morning on Skye was one to remember. I was going to title this image 'My favorite morning', but I decided that was too specific. The changing light throughout the sunrise was special, yet as I remembered other sunrises on Skye; two gorgeous sunrises at The Old Man of Storr and several colourful sunrises in the Quiraing I could put this morning among my favorites but not THE favorite. Actually I'm hoping my favorite morning on Skye is one that has yet to happen. But here is some background on one of my favorite mornings on Skye . . .
As it was September, the alarm before sunrise was at a more sensible time than during my May visits to Skye. A glance out the window, where the skies seemed to have potential, had me in the car for a quick drive to the Quiraing. I enjoyed the drive from Kilmuir to the Quiraing parking with never seeing another car on the single lane road. Leaving the car in the empty parking area I headed along the path to begin setting up for sunrise. This was a very enjoyable morning at the Quiraing with the constantly changing views. The low clouds would move over the ridge hiding and then revealing various portions of the ridge, while simultaneously the light would shift highlighting sections of the ridge. I remained in place and enjoyed the morning from this location.
From my location at the Quiraing this was the view of the Trotternish Ridge, visible is Cnòc a Mhèrlich, Cleat while Bioda Buidhe is barely discernible in the cloud cover. In this image the shifting light is only highlighting the base of Cleat and portions of Cnòc a Mhèrlich. In the distance the sunlight can be seen highlighting the clouds that are hiding the Trotternish Ridge On the far right of the image is a curve of the Staffin-Uig road as it climbs the Trotternish Ridge.
Those interested in seeing how the shifting light changed that morning can view the Shifting Light Series album where the images are in chronologically order.
EN:: Best photographed at night when there are no background distractions, this art installation in a pond in the Tiergarten, Berlin. spoke to me of the adjustments societies had to make to the advent of shopping trolleys in supermarkets.
The very functional trolley that came after the advent of self service shopping coupled with carparks, meant that shoppers able to walk the trolley out of hte shopping centres and leave them strewn around the environs. Then came the temptation for anti-social individuals to take the trolleys further, dumping them in ornamental ponds, lakes even rivers.
Artistically this appealed because of the duplication by reflection, the waterline not immediately apparent.
The visible memory has remained, but the artist, the gallery and the specific location have all faded from memory. However, we would be most pleased to have any of that information, if there is any viewer who recognizes or recalls this installation.
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D:: Diese Kunstinstallation lässt sich am besten nachts fotografieren, wenn es keine Ablenkungen im Hintergrund gibt. Sie befindet sich in einem Teich im Tiergarten in Berlin. Es sprach mir von den Anpassungen, die Gesellschaften an die Einführung von Einkaufswagen in Supermärkten vornehmen mussten.
Der sehr funktionelle Einkaufswagen, der nach dem Aufkommen des Selbstbedienungseinkaufs in Verbindung mit Parkplätzen auf den Markt kam, ermöglichte es den Käufern, den Einkaufswagen mit dem Wagen aus den Einkaufszentren herauszunehmen und ihn in der Umgebung verstreut zurückzulassen. Dann kam die Versuchung für unsoziale Menschen, die Karren weiter zu transportieren und sie in Zierteichen, Seen und sogar Flüssen abzuladen.
(Explore: 4 June 23)
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Our back story::
On our very first day in Berlin, we had so enjoyed many significant landmarks and encounters with people, that we just had to do some more exploring that night. As the night settled and the traffic quietened we were prepared to take our car into this unfamiliar city (driving on the other side of the road from what we are familiar with!) so quieter places like the Tiergarten seemed wise. We found it full of surprises - this art installation being one of them.