Street Objects, Oddities and Spectacles.
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The bridge at Swinford, Oxfordshire (revisited). A very calm day on the River Thames produced this reflection that resembled a pair of spectacles.
A calm day on the River Thames at Swinford Bridge (Oxon), allowing the impression of a pair of spectacles.
This shot I took through a window of a cafe on the Königsallee in 2019.
The date in the information is given as January 2021. That’s the date I Processed the shot!
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Hyperactive little yellow bird with an off-white belly and white “spectacles.” Found in a wide range of habitats, from mangroves to gardens to forest edge; generally favors more open forested areas, not dense tangles. Travels in flocks, sometimes mixed in with other species. Note light bouncing flight. Gives bright but faint “zwee!” calls both while foraging and in flight. (eBird)
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Hyperactive doesn't even begin to describe white-eyes in general, and this one was no different. The difference here was that we were at a hide looking for a pitta, so this white-eye did not realize that there were people with cameras nearby. He came out quite readily for a drink from the water puddle. Even then, he kept a wary eye out in case of danger.
Here's a link to our Thailand bird trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/328567
Wat Tham Pa Acha Thong, Chiang Rai, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
The golden one is about 1 cm long, the others are shorter! How anyone is expected to get them in the hole and then screw them beats me!
The North and South Windows in the windows section in Arches National Park are called the Spectacles when viewed together. The North Window is easy to access so it is a popular place to visit for sunset.
Took this shot while visiting Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. Taken with the iPhone 8 Plus on a misty morning, (you might be able to just make out the vague outline of a church tower above the bridge in the middle of the picture) edited in photoshop on Mac to remove 5 people, then tickled in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
The Stadtbrille, or "town spectacles," is a water gate construction spanning the Vils river, which once served to protect the town and to connect the new castle to the armory. the gateway was built in 1534. Two of the semi-circular arches cast reflections on the river to form an illusion of a pair of spectacles.
Amberg has a lot to offer: many churches (finely restored), town walls and towers etc., a few museums, sculpture path with modern pieces, the town hall, the smallest hotel Europe (only big enough for a couple), etc. A great place to sit and relax in the square, have a drink and watch the World go by......
It also has free parking for about 15 camper vans just outside the town walls (you have to pay into a machine if you want electric hook up), so this has become one of our regular stop offs when we travel to and from Czechia. it’s all so civilised. I so wish the UK had taken more inspiration from the EU during the last 40 years.
Processed with Snapseed. Now the pretty amazing week of communicating face to face is over I can concentrate on catching up on wonderful Flickr!
In Montreal they have several jazz bands entertaining the crowds in the afternoon, before the stage acts starts. This year, Montreal based 'The Early Jazz Band' was one group I managed to see and really enjoyed. 'The Early Jazz' takes their repertoire from the New Orleans swing of the 1920s, 1930s-1940s. Pure fun. I seen them first time, but one of Toronto's saxophone/clarinet musician, who comes to Montreal every year same time as me, played with few of them in Toronto. Jean-Sébastien Leblanc - clarinet is their leader and Dominic Desjardins - banjo/vocals is core member of the group. Jonathan Gagné – drum and Mathieu Roberge – double bass performed on this day.
354. Montreal P1150631; Taken 2024-Jul 01. Upload 2024-Aug 06.
Burnside, the 6 times Blues Music Award drummer of the year, did not touch drum sticks in Montreal. He played acoustic and electric guitar and sung. This was fine, as he had a competent drummer and bassist behind him. He was nominated for Grammy few times and won in 2022.
The grandson of R.L. Burnside seemed happy on the stage, first with few songs on acoustic guitar before his band mates joined. He is only 45, but plays blues already for 30 years. Fun fact: he replaced his father on drums in his grandpa band.
351. Montreal P1150316; Taken 2024-Jun 30. Upload 2024-Jul 29.
Burnside, seis veces baterista del año en el Blues Music Award, no tocó las baquetas en Montreal. Tocaba la guitarra acústica y eléctrica y cantaba. Esto estaba bien, ya que tenía un baterista y un bajista competentes detrás de él. Fue nominado al Grammy varias veces y ganó en 2022.
El nieto de R.L. Burnside parecía feliz en el escenario, primero con algunas canciones en la guitarra acústica antes de que se unieran sus compañeros de banda. Sólo tiene 45 años, pero ya toca blues desde hace 30. Dato curioso: reemplazó a su padre en la batería en la banda de su abuelo.
One advantage I've found in buying a pre-loved camera is that it came with a basic instruction booklet and a more advanced CD. Plus it has a beautiful brown leather case. It was obviously not pre-loved for long as it was boxed with all accessories tidily wrapped inside.
I tried it out around the garden and found its operation rather different from that of my a6000 and look forward to understanding more about it today.
Have the pleasure of looking at yesterday's shots on my new 24" screen today. (It's not even the 25th of any month....)
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My well worn glasses. Traces of glue can be seen on the edge of the lens on the left. At one point the glass fell out when I lifted the glasses from the table.
For the photo, I placed the glasses on a mirror and used a small ring light from the left.
The bottom metal wire rim frame that holds the lens in the eyeglasses. The length of rim is 7/16 inch long, or 11mm long.
Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmAOBosGlHY
Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from Heaven
Like the first dewfall on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day
Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world
North Window (51 feet high and 93 wide) is a popular place for people to stand inside. South Window (65 feet high and 105 wide) is a harder to access. While the colorful sandstone is always beautiful, sunset light makes it glow.
Color My World Daily - Blue
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Candid eye contact street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Love his glasses hanging there - enjoy!
One of the spectacles of nature is the murmation of starlings, which takes place at sunset each winter evening, prior to roosting for the night. They put on an awesome aerial display, gigrating back and for in synchronisation. They can throw up some amazing shapes. It is believed they do this because of safety in numbers and to put off would-be predators. These particular birds finally settled down in reed beds.
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