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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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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.
It was built in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1912 by C.W. Parker, an amusement company founded in 1894 by a man named Charles Wallace Parker.
This specific attraction was the 119th carousel built by the company and in 1913, it was sold to a man in Houston, Texas, named F.K. Leggett for $5,886.
According to Heritage Burnaby, the carousel travelled with the Lone Star Circus in Texas until 1915.
On demand of Andreas I'm providing a b&w version of the previous image. Converting a colored image into b&w is not like click and run. You have to take decisions what kind of detail, contrast, light to combine in order to get a specific mood wanted. For the moment this one is my favorate. And you? Do you prefer the colored or this version? Please tell me, I'll listen!
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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Hjerl Hede’s Open-Air Museum is an officially recognized privately funded theme-specific museum for cultural history.
The museum was founded in 1930 by director H. P. Hjerl Hansen and was run by the Hjerl-foundation until 1979 when the museum was separated from the foundation as a self-owned institution.
The museum consists of the Old Village, the Jutland Forestry Museum, and the Museum for Peat production. More than 50 different buildings can be seen at Hjerl Hede’s Open-Air Museum, showing the style of building and furnishing in the rural areas, as well as showing a number of elements which are characteristic for the surroundings of an old Danish
village. Among these are the rural craftsmanship.
After getting shut out at Glacier Point for a number of years, I was finally rewarded with some great light on my last visit. I started shooting as soon as the first bit of color stole across the sky and eventually the entire Western end of the valley was lit up. The irony here was that I was hoping there would be few to no clouds on this particular trip as I was there to shoot the Milky Way, along with quite a few other photographers. As I set up my tripod, I overheard a park ranger giving a lecture behind me on where the Milky Way WOULD be if you could, in fact, see it. I was starting to feel pretty depressed at this point as I had made multiple trips to Glacier point without much to show for it. Two summers ago I was smoked out by a huge fire, last year too many clouds for the Milky Way, and multiple trips in between with no sunset or sunrise. As I stared sulkingly off into the horizon, I noticed a faint bit of color in the clouds. Within just a few minutes the entire sky had lit up and the poor ranger was left with only a handful of people as the crowd moved en masse to the railing and began shooting like mad.
The Milky Way was a no show that night, but at least I walked away with my first decent sunset at Glaicer Point in four years. I'll be headed back to try the Milky Way at least one more time this year, so fingers crossed!
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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.
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This is a specific tree I love, at a particular rest stop that I frequent when I'm riding my motorcycle. Isn't it beautiful?
Sustenpass, Switzerland
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I was late for sunset because of traffic, parked my car and immediately raced to get a glimpse of golden light before the sun disappeared behind the clouds.
I saw this stream and run uphill looking for a good spot, got my shoes wet and all..but it was too late, the sun had gone.
I set my tripod to at least take a picture of the water when, just as magic, one last ray of light peeked through the clouds, illuminating this specific part of the mountain.
It truly was an incredible moment.
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.
Stokksnes Peninsula, near Höfn, Iceland
Neben dem Vestrahorn der zweite beeindruckende Gipfel des Klifantindur-Massivs auf der Stokksnes Halbinsel. Seine spezifische Gipfelform hat dem Brunnhorn den Spitznamen Batman-Berg eingebracht. Allerdings muss man von den Parkplätzen ein bisschen wandern, um den Berg in seiner ganzen Schönheit und sein "Batman Logo" auf seiner Spitze zu sehen.
Besides the Vestrahorn, this is the second impressive peak in the Klifantindur massif on the Stokksnes peninsula. Its specific summit shape has earned the Brunnhorn the nickname Batman Mountain. However, you have to hike a bit from the car parks to see the mountain in all its beauty and the ‘Batman logo’ on its peak.
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Lebanon, Ohio
This image is part of a project to photograph the Historical Markers in Lebanon, OH. Check out the album for the series.
The downtown commercial district of Lebanon is on the National Register of Historic Sites as are a of couple specific buildings. There are about 30 sites with markers out front placed by the Rotary Club. My goal of the project is to include one image of each marked site in the album. It could be a full image or some detail. I'm also trying (to the best of my ability) to make a good, interesting photograph and not just a snap shot or just "documentation" of each site. That is one reason it is taking me so long. It has taken me much longer than planned to finish the project.
Lebanon Commercial District National Register of Historic Places Ref# 84000429. Link to application catalog.archives.gov/id/71986380
Taken at the beginning of golden hour.
Historical Marker:
"The city building is Colonial Revival in style and was modeled after the chapel at Dennison University. It was dedicated in May of 1934. Two years earlier, the Opera House, built here 1878, burned down on Christmas morning. this is also where the county's first courthouse was constructed in 1805."
German sculptor Stephan Balkenhof is known for his figurative wooden sculptures, which combine traditional craftsmanship with contemporary art.
Duitse beeldhouwer Stephan Balkenhof staat bekend om zijn figuratieve houten sculpturen, die traditioneel vakmanschap combineren met de hedendaagse kunst.
Der deutsche Bildhauer Stephan Balkenhof ist bekannt für seine figurativen Holzskulpturen, die traditionelle Handwerkskunst mit zeitgenössischer Kunst verbinden.
Der deutsche Bildhauer Stephan Balkenhof ist bekannt für seine figurativen Holzskulpturen, die traditionelle Handwerkskunst mit zeitgenössischer Kunst verbinden.
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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.
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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
Thin slices of fatty salmon sashimi served on a small platter.
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Macro Mondays: Berries
Are grapes berries? Berries are small, juicy fruits with seeds inside: grapes are a specific type of berry grown in clusters on vines.
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.
Turkey
The Panorpa aspoeki group (or species group) is predominately found in Turkey. While identification keys for the group are lacking, researchers rely on detailed morpholoigal analysis of the male genital structures and specific features like the caudal recess on the subgenital plate, to differentiate species.
Which means we will never know. !!!!!!
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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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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.
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.
Cause it's a Gerber daisy.
Thanks to the nice Russian florist that gave me a bunch of flowers to shoot for free!
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
Misty autumn morning scene along the McDade Trail from the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania, USA.
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While I was preparing my travel through Singapore, I found a few similar shots about the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. I didn't want to miss this specific location. Just the night before I met 'Quek', which became my best local friend. he showed me where I had to go. Thanks Quek.
I have been organizing photos on the Google Drive for months now. I had some albums before, but took it to the next level last September when I started sorting everything into more specific albums, based on lens used or flower type, for example. It is a very slow process as some of the older images of flowers I took go back to 2003. However, it is totally paying off as it is much easier now to find pictures I am thinking of. Moreover, I unearthed some gems I did not even remember I had like this orchid image. It was taken at the Orchid Showcase organized by the San Diego Orchid Society. It was truly a feast for the eyes. However, it was held in the windowless hall and the lighting was atrocious, hence the ISO of 3200. I took lots of pictures, but most of them were just for memory and not to be shared as the noise level in the pictures was high. However, looking now at this image I feel that in this particular case the high ISO caused noise has actually been a plus and resulted in an image that looks like a vintage illustration, botanical print or a postcard.
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Stormy Sunrise Over Sunburst Park
I have to admit...I really didn't feel like getting out of my tent two weeks ago when the alarm went off at 4:30 AM. It had snowed a bit more overnight and everything seemed to be covered in ice. But I pulled out the jet boil, made some coffee, and staggered out into the cloudy predawn light. The Nublet might have only been 4 or 5 kilometers from the Magog Lake campground, but it might as well have been on the moon. I forgot to take my 14-24 out of my bag and between the weight of my tripod, new ballhead and multiple lenses, it was like hauling a couple of boat anchors up that trail. I grimaced several times as young twenty-somethings bounced happily up the trail past me as I sat shoving snow in my face to make up for the frozen life straw in my pack.
Somehow I made it back onto my feet and just managed to make it somewhere between the Niblet and the Nublet (I never did figure out which was which) just as the sun broke through, lighting up the clouds and bits of the range in front of us with a brief burst of orange. Suddenly I quite forgot about the fact that I was exhausted and freezing my butt off and spent the next two hours shooting some of the most gorgeous real estate in the Canadian Rockies. For someone like me, whose batting average was now in the minus territory after striking out with 10 days of shooting in the Northwest last Summer, 10 days of shooting the Dolomites last Fall, and finding the entire Western Hemisphere covered in smoke on my 10 day trip through the Canadian Rockies a month ago...this view literally brought tears to my eyes. Every once in a long while, I actually come across a breaking storm with some decent light. As the lady who set up her tripod next to me exclaimed "Thank you God!"
There was indeed much to be thankful for over those 10 days of shooting in the Canadian Rockies. When my shooting buddy Eric and I first arrived, the forecast was grim. Five days of gray skies...right through our time in Assiniboine. It was beginning to look like we might not see the sun at all. Instead, we were treated to just about everything from 4 inches of new snow, to bright sunshine, to some very decent sunrises and sunsets. The larches were just hitting peak color and we seemed to have arrived during a very small window this year between Autumn and Winter. A couple of days after we arrived home, almost a foot of new snow fell in and around Banff, and a second storm dumped even more later that week.
All of this to say, there will be many more images to come. We both had a fantastic time in the Canadian Rockies and we can't wait to go back. Our travels took us from Banff into Assiniboine for 3 nights before heading North to Jasper and Robson, finishing with trips to Yoho and back to Banff. As I told Eric, I paid for this trip in spades when I got back home and had mountains of work to catch up on…but that trip was easily worth what we paid in cash, time, energy and blood. More photos to come!
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I have been taking pictures on this spot for a number of years. I love to be here in winter time to take pictures of the moon. There will never be one picture the same because of the ever changing circumstances when the moon is descending: The varied graduation of light in the early morning hours, a distinctive difference in color tone, the ever different location of the moon in the sky: the moon can descend nearer to the old houses or nearer to the old turf church, the moon can descend higher or closer to the horizon, and also the presence of some clouds will give the moon a specific look. Without a doubt the presence of snow creates an even more distinctive ambiance.
See for example also:
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Singapore Cityscape
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These vehicles combine high-pressure cleaning with vacuum suction for efficient sewer maintenance and cleaning.
Deze voertuigen combineren hogedrukreiniging met vacuum zuiging voor efficiënt rioolonderhoud en - reiniging.
Variable volumes:
They have a water and sludge chamber.
Combined functions:
They combine suction modes with high-pressure cleaning.
Emptying:
Emptying is performed via a suction suction device.
Variabele volumes:
Ze beschikken over een water- en slibkamer .
Combinatie van functies:
Ze combineren zuigmodi met hogedrukreiniging.
Lediging:
Lediging vindt plaats via een perszuiger.
Specific feelings.. smells that remind you of someone or that brings back memories...
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Each and every year this specific Malva plant produce two almost flawless little pink flowers right next to each other. I think this is my 3rd year posting a photo of this, changed the angle a little this year.
Nature Lovers Group: Your Favorite Plant
Geraniums originated from South Africa. For interesting read about Geraniums and how it gained popularity across the globe:
wimastergardener.org/article/ngbs-annual-of-the-year-2012...
Using the Tamron SP AF 60mm f/2 Di II MACRO 1:1 LD (IF) (model G005N II) lens.
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One of the beautiful cicada species found in and around this ever-growing Metropolitan city. Even the genus level identification not yet fully confirmed and looks distinct from other species in Rustia species when I checked. So might be new to science. Hayath has captured this species beautifully last year with multiple angles. Hope it gets researched well and it's kind survives into the future even though the city is getting developed rapidly and destroying it's potential habitat.
Common names: Cicada (no specific name as far as I know)
Scientific name: cf. Rustia sp.
Place: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Date: June 09, 2019
File name: IMG_3931.enhanced.cropped.upload.JPG
1993 MAZDA NA Series (1989-1998) Type U9 Sports Roadster
I passed my 'Drone Pilot Advanced EASA Specific-Category STS-01/PDRA-S01' 🎉🎊🎉🎊!
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A snowy scene of my favourite spot at Virginia Water.
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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.
Phellodendron amurense is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae, commonly called the Amur cork tree. It is a major source of huáng bò (Chinese: 黄柏 or 黄檗), one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
The fruits ripen in September and are spherical, black, slightly shiny drupes, usually with five seeds, inedible, with a sharp specific smell, up to 1 cm in diameter. The seeds are semi-oval, almost black in color. In some years, the fruits may not ripen.
Had been too long since I just did some building for fun, and I felt like making a spaceship. Didn’t have anything specific in mind, so looked at what interesting elements I had around. Some RB 3x3x5 quarter cylinder with arches normally used for tree trunks and white balloon panels caught my eye. And the rest of the craft grew from there. Has an opening cockpit that reveals the little turtle pilot.
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This is a mystical and utterly poetic place to be!!! This specific point , is the end of my beloved forest path...
(Enjoy ...visiting LARGE!)
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