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Hope you are all still feeling good? In these strange moments it’s easy to get wrapped up in all of it so I really hope that more colorful days loke this one are not that far away. As a matter of fact we are leaving now to enjoy another one of these. What do you think?
- Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA -
Several more 'forest fire' photos from various parts of the world are in the first comment box.
Happy Easter!
Another shot from the outing the other day. Its a single exposure but I did make 2 copies of it from raw to bring back some of the highlight on the horizon. Then blended in PS. Used a cokin GND8 in an attempt to hold the rising light but after reviewing back on the PC it i was stil too bright.
Have a great weekend.
A perfect start to the new year. An early night on Hogmanay meant I was feeling fresh as a daisy yesterday so after a big run and a big walk, I headed out to photograph the wild weather. I have a few shots of big breaking waves going over the breakwater but I just loved the moody atmosphere and colours in the sky in the few minutes before sunset. This moment didn't last long at all so I was glad to have managed to capture it. What a great way to get the cobwebs of 2018 blown out of my system! This is Portknockie harbour in Morayshire, Scotland.
Macro Mondays: "Button"
The Start/Stop button in my BMW. It tucked away behind the steering wheel, so this is the best angle I could get.
The image is about 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) square.
View to Monte Altissimo (2074m) from Monte Baldo (1760m), Malcesine, Lake Garda, Italy
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Well then! When the Park screws up your campsite reservation, you wind up where you really didn't want to be in the first place, and the weather gods are being fickle, it's not an auspicious start to a trip far from home. I shot this image the day after we arrived and just before the rain started in earnest (I added just a little drama to reflect my mood of the day). We had to pack up again in rain under a big tarp the next morning but after that, the weather gods took pity on us, the sun came out, and we slept under a very chilly clear sky on heated mattresses. Did I mention that having access to electricity while camping is awesome?
After starting my day on the Mattawamkeag Sub with NBSR, I then cut across to Greenville to try and lens the rail train working the Moosehead around MP 36. They were dumping out around Squaw Brook for the whole morning and into the afternoon when they would meet 250. As luck would have it they took paper from the West siding switch Moosehead to Jackman immediately after the meet. With the sun fading I knew I wouldn't be getting anything at Parlin, but as I came around the corner on Route 15 at Demo Rd I knew I had them. The sun was nearly head on, if not for that there was no hope, the sun was getting incredibly low in the sky. Veteran SD40-2 5936 was doing the honors with SD60 6258 trailing.
Let start 2025 with some colors, I did this photo of a kingfisher hidden in a bush , and the bird was in a tree with a lot of branches , that's why you can see these branches even in front of him. But doing so I could be close to him : 20m. Sadly no much light under trees at the end of the day.
Commençons 2025 avec un peu de couleurs, j'ai fait cette photo d'un martin-pêcheur caché dans un buisson, et l'oiseau était dans un arbre avec beaucoup de branches, c'est pourquoi on peut voir ces branches même devant lui. Mais ce faisant, j'ai pu être proche de lui : 20 m. Malheureusement, pas beaucoup de lumière sous les arbres en fin de journée.
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An alert Hermit Thrush foraging for its breakfast in my rear yard.
Common migrant. Rare winter resident.
Start small - these are the 'Small Isles' after all - and work up. Small perhaps and a bit 'out the way' (the Outer Hebrides) but very beautiful. They are a group of islands to the south of Skye in Scotland and provide a richness of delights to satisfy the largest of appetites!
I used a long exposure here to help bring out the cloud textures and movement in the water