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Rugged fort ruins under cloudy skies from the Crown Point State Historic Site in upstate New York (USA).
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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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on the historic Chinese clan jetties in Georgetown, Malaysia. Each house uses their own unique design on windows and doors, all i believe made by local jetty or clan specific craftspeople.
Unsurprisingly for me i like the most vibrant best :)
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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
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Mad honey, also known as grayanotoxin honey, is a rare and unique honey variety produced by bees that collect nectar from specific rhododendrons and azalea flowers in the Himalayas of Nepal above 8000 ft. These flowers contain grayanotoxins, natural toxins that give honey its psychoactive properties and potential health benefits.
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
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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Intentional imperfection in search of impression. Not specific memory but look of memory itself
Reversed rear element on Biotar design creates a bokeh similar to Trioplan. Some sharpness is there but blow is dominant. Light is getting dispersed and softened.
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Common redpolls (Acanthis flammea) are somewhat rare winter guests in Germany, where there are sightings in several places every year, but some years see an invasion of a larger number of these birds, most likely due to lack of food (at least in comparison to population size of the specific year) in the usual habitats of Scandidavia and northern Russia. This winter we see some of that activity, and as a result there are several smaller groups (5-25 birds) in and around my home town, with larger flocks of up to 800 birds also in northern Germany.
Taigabirkenzeisige (Acanthis flammea) sind etwas seltenere Gäste in Deutschland. Es gibt jedes Jahr Beobachtungen, aber in einigen Jahren kommt es zu größeren Invasionen, höchstwahrscheinlich aufgrund von fehlender Nahrung (jedenfalls im Vergleich zur aktuellen Populationsgröße) in den klassischen Habitaten in Skandinavien und Nordrussland. Dieser Winter scheint ein solcher Winter zu sein, denn mehrere kleine Gruppen (4-25 Vögel) wurden in und um meine Heimatstadt beobachtet und größere Schwärme von bis zu 800 Vögeln in Norddeutschland.
A wattle weaved fence seemingly sitting there for no specific purpose (from what I could see). This wattle technique was apparently commonly used to make fences and hurdles for enclosing ground or handling livestock. The technique goes back all the way to Neolithic times.
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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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This is a different redpoll than in the previous picture, and while I still find the Lesser Redpoll and Common Redpoll hard to distinguish, my vote on this specific bird is again on Common, as Lesser redpolls are typically darker, more brownish, especially also in their face, with heavier and darker streaks on their flanks and their undertail. The distinction between the two former sub-species into separate species is pretty recent, dating back to the 2019 publication of the IOC world bird list.
Surprise sunset
On this past April trip to Utah, we had a few specific goals in mind. Getting out to this overlook was one of them. To do so, we had to rent a jeep. The last mile of the road to this point requires a high clearance 4WD vehicle. We had the Jeep for a few days and intended to capture this spot at sunrise. We made a very wise decision and decided to drive out for a scouting trip, more to see what the road had to offer in terms of obstacles than photo comps. I'm really glad we did. Not only did we discover that driving out there in the dark for sunrise might get very sketchy, but we ended up with a beautiful sky and light for sunset. In fact, the next few days offered little to no chance of clouds for sunrise or sunset. It was incredibly windy which made shooting and moving down through the rocks a bit challenging. However, in the end, it all worked out really nicely and we were able to check this spot off of the list with smiles on our faces.
Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 24-120mm F4 lens at 24mm, ISO 64, 1/20 second, F11, 5 image focus stack. April 22 2026
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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.
Kürtőskalács is a spit cake specific to Hungarian-speaking regions in Romania, more predominantly the Székely land. - Spit cake is a generic term that denotes a variety of European cakes all made in a similar way: layers of dough or batter are deposited, one at a time, onto a tapered cylindrical rotating spit; the dough is baked by an open fire or a special oven, rotisserie-style. Generally, spit cakes are associated with celebrations such as weddings and Christmas. The spit can be dipped in a thin dough, or the dough can be poured or rolled on the spit. This cake group may have originated from Ancient Greek times, around 400 BC, when similar large cakes were prepared on spits for Dionysiac feasts.
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 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.
Thin slices of fatty salmon sashimi served on a small platter.
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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 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.
Prunus armeniaca is the most commonly cultivated apricot species. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation. Genetic studies indicate Central Asia is the center of origin. It is extensively cultivated in many countries and has escaped into the wild in many places.
The specific epithet armeniaca refers to the country of Armenia in Western Asia.
I have failed in my efforts to name the specific kind of Tachinid, but there are thousands, and the spiked bristles and the pollinating behaviour are two key field marks.
Not in the image is their other key behavioural marker: they are parasitoid, meaning their larva are parasites that feed by killing their host. Different species of Tachinid game this out differently: some lay their eggs on flowers known to be visited by a desired host for their young, while others drop eggs directly on species of caterpillar.
As you can imagine this behaviour is both revered (with agricultural pests)and reviled (with more appealing creatures like Monarch Butterflies).
This creature was working a small patch of wild daisies near one of our local wetlands.
In UK winters, snow buntings appear as sparrow-sized birds with a buffy and streaky plumage, contrasting with their summer black-and-white appearance. They have a sandy or buff wash on their heads and backs, with rusty-brown streaks on the crown, ear coverts, and breast sides. However, when they fly, they show bold white patches on their wings and dark wingtips, making them look black and white again
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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
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My favorite image.
A deliberate photo planned out and executed with meticulous intent towards an specific goal....
After Eric Gail and I decided on shooting the North Window for sunrise, we grabbed a couple of hours of sleep and headed back from the campsite in the dark. (Eric, by the way, has some serious mojo when it comes to getting campsites at the last minute on busy weekends. I think this was the third time in a row he just rolled up to a site that was marked "full" and somehow a got campsite.)
As soon as we parked, I made a bee-line for this particular spot as I knew it would fill up early. I need to thank Eric for tipping off to this location the day before. When you see photographers perched up in this position from below, it really does look intimidating. You can't really see the ledge or for that matter any possible way to crawl out there without using some serious rock climbing skills. But once you actually begin claiming up to this spot, there are only a couple of sketchy spots to negotiate before you arrive at one of the most stunning locations in Arches National Park. The arch within an arch is immediately visible as you look through the North Window to the Turret Arch directly behind.
And so I crawled out there in the dark and set up on a little outcropping of rock and dug in for the long haul. And sure enough, an army of photographers began to arrive 20 minutes later. By sunrise entire van loads of photographers were now milling around the window. It was interesting to watch several of them asking "WHO in their right mind would climb out there?" initially before their curiosity inevitably got the better and up they came.
For this particular shot, the "glow" behind the rock is actually light pollution, presumably from Moab, but I liked the way it played off of the early morning burn that was beginning to set up off to the East. I spent most of my time shooting up there with the Rokinon 12mm as I wanted to pull in as much color off to the East as possible while shooting through the window.
I finally gave up my spot to several other photographers who were circling like vultures behind me after the sun finally came out from behind the clouds. It was truly a spectacular morning and one has since become one of my favorite mornings of shooting to date. I can't wait to get back there!
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This is a tiny butterfly, quite common in our area in its specific flight times. It is very striking close up, but easy to overlook from a distance.
The Tailed-blue also has a small proboscis, which means it has to work with open-petalled wildflowers. This is turn gives a photographer a range of options. I wanted to get the butterfly in profile, while having one blue wing in focus as well. Lots of attempts, a couple of successes. The biggest challenge is that the small size of the butterfly enables it to get into low and dense foliage, to find protected flowers and secure itself against predation. There isn’t a lot of space down there.
The caterpillar of this butterfly secretes a sugary substance that makes ants very happy, and they in turn protect the caterpillar from predators until it creates its cocoon.
Though it should have obvious tails (hence the name) this male may have lost them in a skirmish with a bird or other predator. The field marks include the orange spots on its hind wings.
This tree is overtaken by its own beautiful pink blooms. How beautiful!
I only wished I could have made better photos of it.
These shots were quickly captured at home in limited time.
Also I am not sure what the name of this tree is, any help in this regard will be appreciated.
EDIT:
[ I have found the specific species of this beautiful plant. It is a "Calliandra Brevipes also known as Pink Powderpuff" the Mimosa is more of a tree and this one is more of a shrub. The leaves also differs considerably in size. ]
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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.
I usually like to pick only one favorite shot to publish from a specific vista or location, even if I have hundreds of others just as worthy. But I simply could not resist publishing this one from the same meadow, even if this is pano is similar to two other already published shots.
This panorama is made up of 7 portrait exposures stitched in Lightroom, edited also in Photoshop and Nik Color Efex Pro. The resultant photo is about 10k x 5k pixels. Go full screen and press L for the highest resolution available.
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Huron & Eastern 702's arrival in Durand is heralded by the distinctive glug of old GE FDLs. C30-7 #5175, U23Bs #8903 and #8905, and a pair of Geeps power the train on this day.
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Bark of a Ponderosa pine and wolf lichen in Kings Canyon National Park.
λειχήν is the ancient Greek word for lichen, while "woof" is the sound that dogs make when they bark.
As a child, I was always told that lichen indicates good air quality and that it was always on a specific side of a tree.
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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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.
If you have been wondering where exactly is the back of beyond I can confirm for you that I drove through it on my trip to the US recently and if you need specific directions just send me an email.
So this shot was taken on the road from Mexican Hat in Monument Valley on my way to St. George, Utah. Nothing and nobody for miles and miles and miles and miles on end ....until this appeared . I was so excited to have something, anything, appear that I skidded the mustang to a halt to have a look. Initially I thought it was a 'bus' stop (!!) , a shelter perhaps - however no shade . Then it had the 'viewing' window which looked out on to a whole load of more nuthin' . It then occurred to me that perhaps it was the viewing area for some 'experiements' in the desert...am I going out a limb in the back of beyond to even suggest this ???? Any ideas ?
Abysinnian Wolf is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands.
It is a highly specialised feeder of Afroalpine rodents with very specific habitat requirements. It is one of the world's rarest canids, and Africa's most endangered carnivore. Rates as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN.
Threats include increasing pressure from expanding human populations, resulting in habitat degradation through overgrazing, and disease transference and interbreeding from free-ranging dogs.
Beautiful world
Temperature just around zero degrees Celcius.
Hair ice (also known as ice wool or frost beard) is a type of ice that forms on dead wood and takes the shape of fine, silky hair. It is somewhat uncommon, and has been reported mostly at latitudes between 45 and 55°N in broadleaf forests. The meteorologist and discoverer of continental drift, Alfred Wegener, described hair ice on wet dead wood in 1918, assuming some specific fungi as the catalyst, a theory mostly confirmed by Gerhart Wagner and Christian Mätzler in 2005. In 2015, the fungus Exidiopsis effusa was identified as key to the formation of hair ice.
Formation
Hair ice forms on moist, rotting wood from broadleaf trees when temperatures are slightly under 0 °C (32 °F) and the air is humid. Each of the smooth, silky hairs has a diameter of about 0.02 mm and a length of up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in). The hairs are brittle, but take the shape of curls and waves. They can maintain their shape for hours and sometimes days. This long lifetime indicates that something is preventing the small ice crystals from recrystallizing into larger ones, since recrystallization normally occurs very quickly at temperatures near 0 °C.
The hairs appear to root at the mouth of wood rays (never on the bark), and their thickness is similar to the diameter of the wood ray channels. A piece of wood that produces hair ice once may continue to produce it over several years.
In 2015, German and Swiss scientists identified the fungus Exidiopsis effusa as key to the formation of hair ice. The fungus was found on every hair ice sample examined by the researchers, and disabling the fungus with fungicide or hot water prevented hair ice formation.[1] The fungus shapes the ice into fine hairs through an uncertain mechanism and likely stabilizes it by providing a recrystallization inhibitor similar to antifreeze proteins.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_ice
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Cheveux de glace
Les cheveux de glace, ou chevelure de glace, sont le phénomène d'apparition de glace sous forme de filaments très fins, par temps de gel, à partir de morceaux de bois mort ou d'autre végétaux. Le phénomène est comparable mais distinct des pipkrakes, issues du sol et plus grossières. Les cheveux de glace sont différents du givre par leur apparence comme par leur formation.
Formation
La formation des cheveux de glace se produit dans des conditions météorologiques particulières : par gel modéré et lorsque le sol, très humide, n'est pas encore gelé. Le phénomène est rare et s'observe plutôt dans les sites ombragés et tôt le matin.
Les cheveux de glace apparaissent sur des végétaux particuliers, comme le bois mort de hêtre ou de chêne. Leur observation donne à penser que l'eau contenue dans le bois est expulsée à travers les pores du bois par son expansion à l'approche du point de congélation, et gèle sous forme de fils très fin au contact de l'air. Le mécanisme pourrait néanmoins être plus complexe et être lié à la présence de champignons sur ces bois en décomposition; en 2015, le champignon Exidiopsis effusa (en) a été identifié comme essentiel à ce mécanisme. La poussée de ces fils de glace peut avoir une force suffisante pour repousser l'écorce d'un bois mort. La formation est très fragile, elle se détruit au toucher ou au souffle et disparait naturellement par fonte ou sublimation si elle est exposée au soleil.
Historique
En 1918 Alfred Wegener évoque que le mycélium sur le bois en décomposition contribue au phénomène. En 2014, Christian Mäztler, physicien de l’université de Berne associé à Diana Hofmann, chimiste et Gisela Preuss, biologiste ont élucidé le mystère de leur formation.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheveux_de_glace
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Haareis, manchmal auch Eiswolle genannt, besteht aus feinen Eisnadeln, die sich bei geeigneten Bedingungen auf morschem und feuchtem Totholz bilden können. Anders als Hydrometeore (zum Beispiel Raureifkristalle) entsteht Haareis aus dem im Holz enthaltenen Wasser, nicht aus Luftfeuchtigkeit.
Ähnlich aussehende und häufig nicht genau unterschiedene Phänomene sind Bandeis (engl. ice ribbons, ice flowers) an Pflanzenstängeln und Kammeis (engl. needle ice) am Boden, die beide jedoch anders gebildet werden.
Entstehung
Wissenschaftlich ist die Entstehung des nur selten zu beobachtenden Haareises noch wenig erforscht. 1918 beschrieb der Meteorologe Alfred Wegener Haareis auf nassem Totholz. Er vermutete einen „schimmelartigen Pilz“ als Auslöser, was jedoch von anderen Wissenschaftlern angezweifelt wurde, die rein physikalische Prozesse wie bei der Entstehung von Kammeis als Ursache annahmen.
Eine biophysikalische Studie von Gerhart Wagner und Christian Mätzler bestätigte 2008 Wegeners Vermutung weitgehend. Demnach wird Haareis durch das Myzel winteraktiver Pilze (u. a. Schlauch- und Ständerpilze) ausgelöst, deren aerober Stoffwechsel (Dissimilation) Gase produziert, die das im Holz vorhandene leicht unterkühlte Wasser an die Oberfläche verdrängen. Dort gefriert es und wird durch nachdrängende, beim Austritt aus dem Holz ebenfalls gefrierende Flüssigkeit weitergeschoben. Dies geschieht ausschließlich bei Temperaturen knapp unter dem Gefrierpunkt, wenn das Wasser im Holz noch nicht gefroren ist, es an der geringfügig kälteren Umgebungsluft jedoch gefriert. Eine Randbedingung für die Haareisbildung ist außerdem hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit: Wenn die Luft nicht mit Wasserdampf gesättigt ist, sublimieren die feinen Eiskristalle kurz nach ihrer Bildung an der Holzoberfläche, so dass keine langen Haareiskristalle entstehen können. Eine Reproduktion von Haareis ist in Versuchen solange möglich, wie das Pilzmyzel im Holzkörper nicht abgetötet wird.
Quelle: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haareis
1912 Ford Model T Series Model Touring
On EXPLORE March 31, 2023 www.flickr.com/explore/2023/03/31
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
I just found this photo while looking for a specific one from a while back. I didn't even know I had it. I think it is now my favorite red fox photo.
First time trying to photograph these amazing birds as the enter and leave the water...... taken from a specific Kingfisher Hide
So this would be one of the few times that I had a specific song in mind and I just wanted to find the right photo for it! So a pair of street dancers would match nicely with one of the most famous hip hop songs ever. And since we are still around Saint Patrick's celebrations, a little info (thank you Google) about the song: it was filmed during a Saint Patrick's parade in NYC but since it was Saint Patrick's there are a ton of Irish or Bostonian elements in the video clip (like Danny Boy wearing a Celtics jersey). Oh, by the way, I took this photo in Boston (which is the US city with the highest percentage of population with Irish decent)!
House of Pain - Jump around
This landscape seems like any other at first sight. But in fact it is the result of a conscious decision to go out into conditions that often deter photographers – what we think is bad light and rain. What prompted me to do this? Well I can be very specific here, and point to two absolutely brilliant video presentations that I had watched as the rain poured down earlier in the day. The first is by English artist and photographer Justin Jones, “On Landscape” www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBT5pgFFwWo
One of Justin’s key concepts here is the notion of “visual literacy”. In just the same way as we learn to read a text, so we must also to learn to read the visual language of a photograph. This is just as important for composing as interpreting a photograph. Landscapes that survive the test of time are those we choose to return to time and again. Chocolate box images in perfect light and with plenty of Photoshop-ing give us a “sugar hit”, but it doesn’t last. That’s why we keep returning to the realist landscapes of Ansel Adams, Robert Adams and Fay Godwin and not to those that dominate the Google pages.
The second inspiring video was an interview with the Danish photographer Per Bak Jensen, “It isn't the camera. It's life itself unfolding.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1L-UmKwZHQ&t=506s
I assure you that this is 38 minutes very well spent if you are concerned with making your photography count. If there is one quote that sums up Jensen’s perspective it is this:
“...I sense something in our midst. Among us is something that wants to be in contact with us… That something wants to tell me something. I often feel I am very close to knowing or being told something – that can increase my knowledge of being a human being. My photographs are an attempt to search for the presence of that something, that can teach me about myself and about life.”
Jensen then concludes a lifetime’s photographic observation with this key:
“The photos I take aren’t photos I take myself. It’s a cooperation between me and something else that makes me take the pictures. I’d rather claim that the fundamental value of art is the spirit. And the spirit wants to contact us, but it’s invisible… But somehow it gives us an odd desire. It gives us courage. And it gives us a life force… If that’s the case, traces of that spirit can be seen in our images. I think that everyone working with images hopes so. That one can find a life force and spirituality in one’s work.”
The important thing for me when taking “Being Present in the World” was to immerse myself in the scene. To allow my subconscious understanding of “being in the landscape” to take over the decisions I made in the composition. When this happens you become part of the flow of life – you feel the breeze, smell the water in the wetlands, taste the air, observe every swan, react to the subtle changes in colour from green through to straw-yellows. And you also feel the Presence.
For me the trigger for that was the cloud cover that sat like a cushion overhead. I made my settings and clicked the shutter button. In that fraction of a second the landscape and I were inseparable. In Buddhist philosophy this is known as non-duality. There is simply no way to distinguish subject from object. The landscape was taking me in as much as I was photographing it. You can’t describe this feeling (like most mystical experiences), except that when it happens you KNOW it is real.
When you come to process the image your rational mind begins to take over again. Observation of the landscape tells you things you hadn’t seen before. In this case the most interesting discovery was to see how my subconscious had noted the way that in the upper third of the photograph the darker clouds mirror the grass formations next to the river in the bottom third, with the brightest luminescence across the middle. I was not operating on some conscious level to obey the rule of thirds (most of those rules are intended to be broken anyway).
There are many ways to make a photograph. This is just another one of them.
Built in 1950s, this specific turbine, as well as the other three in the same hall, was stopped using in Dec 2010.
The whole power station was closed in 2018
A thermal plant in Shanghai China
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American Oystercatcher
The American Oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the Polar Regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this is the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the South Island Oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases. In the past there has been a great deal of confusion as to the species limits, with discrete populations of all black oystercatchers being afforded specific status but pied oystercatchers being considered one single species.
The name Oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. Palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name Sea Pie.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oystercatcher
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.