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Planning to spend more time practising shooting these Bee Eater inflight at Eco Lake which is part of the Botanic Garden. Need to master calibrating dot sight. Bought a Nikon dot sight and for me it seems to work better than my Oly which is in the service center for repair.
ISO 400, f 11, s 1/1000. 2XTC 800mm,
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Spending few days in the countryside is always such a great experience: sometimes it feels like time is going slower, with a different pace and helps you to enjoy the and the people you are with.
A rustic house is even enhancing the experience: when the sun is out it offers the warm colours that are warming up the heart too.
After spending the night camped out on a red rock bluff (seen in the background), I caught the Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 18 making its Sunday morning trek between Salt Lake City and Denver through Ruby Canyon on Sept. 5, 1979.
After spending the better part of an hour building their outbound train, Rio Grande GP9s No. 5911 and 5921 depart Provo Yard at University Avenue on April 12, 1977. Today's local freight No. 669 includes gondolas of scrap for recycling and hopper loads of limestone from the Keigley Quarry.
This was taken in Gills Rock , the uppermost tip of Door County .... I have been coming here as long as i can remember. I wanted it to look as nostalgic as it feels ....
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Spending a lot of time working from home and with Colas 66s running the RHTT I've not really covered this service this year. I was in the office today and there was a supposed triple 37 move at Sheffield at lunchtime so I took my DSLR in. Anyway I was busy when the 37s were due and then on leaving work I checked RTT and saw the RHTT sat just outside at Brightside, so paid a quick visit to the station to catch 66847 and 66849 working 3S14 11:38 Grimsby Town to York Thrall Europa
Spend the weekend walking and dining and strolling along the beach with my wife ... the sky was really open, but the windmills, 30 km out of the coast, were very visible Monday morning ...
After spending the morning shooting GSMR, I drove back to the Atlanta North End to catch a rare non-BNSF led Scherer coal train, which just so happen to have a heritage unit, the Monongahela in this case, on the point. Thanks to the rear DPU's failing to cooperate shortly after going through Memphis, the Monongahela was added to the point so that it could make the climb over Brushy Mountain at Braswell. 12-26-20
Spend most of last week in Amsterdam! What a nice city with so many pleasant and friendly areas. I donate this capture to my wife Karen, she toured with me and suffered as well because of some chilly and cold winds!
After spending much of the morning seeking an appropriate nesting site, this well-worn female snapping turtle lumbers eagerly back to the more comfortable waters of the lake which they leave only to perform this duty. I was very pleased to spot her as I haven't seen one of these impressive giants for years after encountering them fairly often back 6-7 years ago.
Turtles have always been my favorite animal. The very first essay I ever wrote in school was on the turtle. Not sure as to the source of this fascination but it remains. Perhaps because not much has changed in today's snapping turtle from that earliest variety of 215 million years ago. They saw the dinosaurs come and go. Tradition and survival indeed.
In any event, it was good to spend the morning with this grande dame. (They can live over 100 years.) It's hard to convey a sense of size without a frame of reference, but that is not a small stone above her. Records are almost 20 inches (50cm) in length and 75 lbs (34 kg). She was not quite that size but a very fine specimen nonetheless.
[A few more in comments of this not too mobile subject...and a click or two makes her beauty even more apparent...]
Between Sri Lanka and Italy, we spend a few days in Zurich, Switzerland. This ICM photo was taken at a bus stop in a suburb of Zurich. The bus stop is covered by an artistic red architecture. I have superimposed several shots. Every shot has different exif data but ISO 100 and 11 mm is common. The main shot was taken with a focus of 2.2 and 1/4 second exposure time. One of the shots I had to make a little wider with the help of AI so that they were all roughly the same size. I did this with the AI function "resize image" of the mobile app PhotoStudio.
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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After spending about 2 years sitting at the K&K facility in Welland, TR 108 pulls IC 1504, IC 1506 and CN 4100 out towards Southern Yard to be lifted by 562 the next day. They have been sold to Lambton Diesel Specialists in Sarnia to be Restored. Welland Tube Spur, apart of the Former CASO.
I spend way too many hours watching log piles with my mate John. It has been a joke and a dream of ours if we would get an image of a Shrew and a Vole together. We have heard a few tussles with them when one has run out to avoid the other using the same runs inside the log pile. We could not believe our luck or eyes when it actually did happen last week. They are such fast little buggers especially the Shrews.
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(The film not so much).
Through a Glass Darkly (1961) –
The film follows Karin, a young woman recently released from a mental institution, as she spends a few days on a remote island with her family: her husband Martin, her emotionally distant father David, and her teenage brother Minus.
As the isolation of the island intensifies, Karin’s fragile mental state worsens. She begins experiencing hallucinations and believes she is being visited by God, whom she eventually perceives as a monstrous presence. Her delusions grow more disturbing, revealing the depth of her schizophrenia and her desperate need for love and understanding.
Release date 16 October 1961 (Sweden)
Director Ingmar Bergman
Running time 1h 29m
Screenplay Ingmar Bergman
Languages Russian, Latin, Swedish, Serbian
Cinematography Sven Nykvist.
So this is me in Hemyock in Devon, UK - - not the isolation of a remote island. Though when I think back to the Covid19 pandemic when we all felt like islands.
Not normally how I spend my evenings but this was great fun and a challenge. We were in pitch black other than a small torch light being used to highlight the flower that had been sprayed to attract the bats. It was a job to sense the presence of the bat because they were in and out so fast if you hit your shutter when you caught a glimpse you would be too late. Hearing and instinct were much more important than your eyes. I didn't actually know what I had captured until I could lighten the images in Lightroom.
After spending the whole morning at Haukland Beach, we were freezing, so we headed back to our rorbu to warm up and have a quick lunch (including the famous Kvikk Lunsj). For sunset, we decided to explore Uttakleiv Beach, which is home to the famous Dragon's Eye, a small spherical boulder lying in a water-filled depression, but due to its popularity, I didn't expect us to be the only ones. When we arrived at the parking lot, we could see the Dragon's Eye from afar because two photographers had set up their cameras there waiting for the light. All the other photographers had moved on to other compositions, probably because the Dragon's Eye only allows one or two tripods right next to it. Nevertheless, we went down, hoping these photographers would leave soon, but before they packed up, another group of photographers showed up and claimed the spot for themselves.
In fact, I didn’t even took a smartphone image of it, since I also noticed that the snow on the dark rocks right next to it was full of footprints, and as this is a wide-angle composition these would inevitably be visible in the frame. Moreover, I thought that we would definitely return to this spot, but at the time I didn’t realize that this is a low-tide location and the tide would be rising the next days for sunrise and sunset. Instead of waiting I decided to look for other compositions and a few meters to the right of the Dragon’s Eye I spotted not one, but a few round boulders submerged in the frozen water in a depression that was surrounded by dark rocks that were covered by a pristine layer of fresh snow. I was immediately drawn to this composition and after setting up my tripod on the slippery rocks, I took most of the shots without a polarizer, thinking that the reflection would add to the image. Fortunately, I also put on my polarizer for one set of focus stack shots which I much prefer due to the better visibility of the boulders, even though the polarizer didn’t manage to cut all the reflections which I then tried to mitigate in post. So even though I didn’t get a chance to shoot the Dragon’s Eye, I’m very happy with this image of a composition I haven’t seen before. I hope you like it too!
After spending the night in Alexandria enjoying dinner and drinks with a good friend we headed out Friday morning only 15 min from his home for a wildly productive morning of photographing 12 different trains in the span of only three hours (plus a couple we didn't bother with because it was raining so hard when we first showed up).
With the world renowned Sakura (cherry blossoms) at peak there was only one place to go to photograph some trains. Few places in the district are more iconic for rail photography than the short bridge over the Washington Channel flowing from the Tidal Basin as seen from East Potomac Park.
This was the third of nine trains I shot at this spot before we moved to two other locations for trains 10 thru 12. Amtrak train 89, the New York to Savannah Palmetto is led by lone P42DC number 72 (GE blt. Apr. 1977) is at about MP CFP 111.3 on modern day CSXT's RF&P Subdivision. These rails leading to the Long Bridge over the Potomac River (out of sight to the left) are ex Pennsylvania Railroad and a few catenary poles remain as seen in this shot from the days when long freights behind electric motors headed for classification at the mighty and long gone Potomac Yard.
The roof of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is visible at right center behind the spring trees and the 555 ft tall Washington Monument rises beyond. The building at left is the headquarters of the National Park Services National Mall and Memorial Park that admisters the monuments and federal parks throughout the District. Known as the US Engineers Storehouse this building was designed by noted local architectural firm Wood, Donn and Deming and built in 1913. The simplified Mediterranean Renaissance Revival style is covered in yellow painted stucco with a red terra-cotta tile roof. If you're at all curious to learn more about this pretty but relatively obscure (by Washington standards) building check out the National Register of Historic Places nominating form here: parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=32387&MIM...
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Friday March 24, 2023
Spending some time exploring
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After spending the afternoon painting the front porch I sat down to enjoy the evening. A faint rumble of thunder in the distance hinted at an evening storm. A faun meandered into the yard, nibbling on our flowers. I watched as it found a suitable spot to rest and wait for mom. My camera is always near. I grabbed it and found a spot to sit in the grass not far away. It was the best hour of the entire weekend.
After spending a good part of the day unloading up the Black River the Herbert C Jackson's captain opted to back all the way out into Lake Erie rather than use the turning basin. Consequently I ended up with a stern-first chase into the good light while playing peek-a-boo with an advancing cloud bank. One of the last real "sucker holes" did correspond with them going past the Lorain Harbor Light though which allowed for this broadside of them nearing the end of their backwards journey before spinning the boat in open water. Lorain, OH 6/4/2022
While enjoying their lounge wear, Clown tang or Striped surgeons (Acanthurus lineatus) are quite territorial and keep competitors at bay.
Die männlichen Blaustreifendoktorfische besitzen feste Reviere, deren Grenzen sie ständig kontrollieren und dabei Artgenossen und Nahrungskonkurrenten wie andere Doktorfische und Falterfische verjagen. Menschen sind ihnen herzlich egal...
Joey actually spends most of his time indoors rather than outside the house.
I used to put a bell on him all the time years ago as he would frequently jump into our neighbor's yard and he would sometimes wander in the dirty culverts in the neighborhood.
Although he doesn't mind wearing a bell, I think he values his privacy away from both Sunny and Cherie. The bell alerts his presence to both cats and Cherie likes to follow Joey around the house.
Unlike 6 years ago, Joey no longer ventures outside our compound and doesn't even bother to sneak into our neighbor's yard. He'd spend about 10-15 minutes outside and makes his way back indoors.
In retrospect, I wish I had trained him to be an indoor cat rather than let he do what he pleased. All the troubles that led him to the vet's for treatment were in fact, caused by his outdoor escapades.
Since last year I've disallowed him from jumping down to the roof below my bedroom, for fear of his inability to jump back up the window.
Joey had been diagnosed with arthritis last year, further compounding his chronic kidney disease condition.
Sometimes I wonder if Joey misses his late companions, Adam and Tommy. He does get along well with Cherie the tortie, but is very wary of the physically bigger Sunny.
Joey turned 14 years old sometime in October 2024 and I adopted him exactly fourteen years ago on January 29th, 2011.
Spend a lovely day in Helsinki admiring the architecture and reality bending scenes. I guess this spot is quite famous for Helsinki people, but it is definitely worth to share here
After spending the night of April 26 at Fruita Campground, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Steve and I got an early start that gave us plenty of time to make many stops along the scenic Notom-Bulfrog Road. We took many photos, made a number of short hikes to enjoy the views from higher vantage points, and spent some time looking at the wildflowers. We turned off the Notom-Bullfrog Road and drove the Burr Trail and beyond. More about that with photos as time allows.
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Spending my time with Carl Zeiss Ultron.
Cold windy day in Montreal's suburbia. Only remedy for a lack of colors was monochrome rendering
Spending a lot of time walking around Wright Park near the hospital in Tacoma again. Dark, gray, wet, and dreary. Just as I remember it growing up. Happy Thanksgiving.
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As its name suggests, the red-eyed tree frog has red eyes with vertically narrowed pupils. It has a vibrant green body with yellow and blue, vertically striped sides. Its webbed feet and toes are orange or red. The skin on the red-eyed tree frog's belly is soft and fragile, whereas the back is thicker and rougher. Red-eyed tree frogs have sticky pads on their toes. They spend a majority of their lives in trees; they are excellent jumpers. Red-eyed tree frogs are not poisonous and rely on camouflage to protect themselves. During the day, they remain motionless, cover their blue sides with their back legs, tuck their bright feet under their bellies, and shut their red eyes. Thus, they appear almost completely green, and well hidden among the foliage.
So after spending a day in the Hofn area it was time to start heading back west to Reykjavik. It was cold and cloudy but we decided to check out the waterfall we could see in the distance and where that road went (see previous post). The cloudy weather was good for shooting waterfalls, and maybe with the cold less people. We bumped along in first gear all the way to a small parking area and started up the narrow trail. There was a lot of lumber all along the trail, so it looks like they're trying to improve the trial and areas were roped off(although some people just ignored the ropes and walked right through the sensitive ground cover) This was our first view of Hangandifoss and I liked how it was framed in the V of the canyon walls.
Spending a summer here with your friends? No cars, no crowds, no need to rush (and no corona btw)...
Life can be exceptionally secluded in #norway🇳🇴
Spending my last evening of an extended summer break trackside, PEA102 returns to Mykawa Yard through the center of Pearland. The H3 paint on this pair of Geeps looked sharp in the evening light.
Pearland, TX 8/21/2020
We spend such a nice evening high above this valley.
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Spend Saturday on a non-competitive chartiy ride. TSV Kochertürn (www.tsv-kochertuern.de) hosts its annual Kastanienfest (chestnut festival) and organizes a charity bike ride. Starting fees go to DKMS (www.dkms.de) a charity that organizes bone marrow for leukemia patients.
The group ride was super-fun. Saturday is a team event, Sunday a single event. Only thing that didn't go entirely right was I had no competitive riders on my team. And those two guy who in the end proved the best for fast riding were not really interested in being cooperative in sharing the work load. But anyway. Fun plus a good cause make for an excellent day, right? And so it was.