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I very recently started a new job after being laid off from my previous employer, so I haven't had much time to be out with my camera. This stream is on the property of my new employer, and was just too tempting not to grab a few shots.
(Swedish: Svartån) The stream flows through the city of Västerås. The weir was built in 1891 together with the Turbine House, a small hydroelectric power plant. This early electrification encouraged ASEA, a large electricity equipment manufacturer, to concentrate its operations in Västerås. After the 1988 merger with the power systems company Brown, Boveri & Cie, ASEA became ABB Group (ABB in Västerås produces e.g. robots and drive systems for the industry, high-voltage direct current transmission and power grids).
When I was a child I loved beautiful plants and gardens. It became ingrained, and expresses itself daily in my love of gardening. Sadly, not every child is brought up to appreciate the good and the beautiful in life...
Some juvenile vandals in my neighborhood have caused these once Nopales Cacti to be opened to disease that destroys their color and their smooth texture. This happened once before, a few years ago. I kept trimming the damaged petals or lobes until that crop of young vandals moved away from their parents. Then the plants healed and were gorgeous again.
Now, their younger siblings have come of vandalism age. Today I hope to begin trimming the disfigured lobes. It will take a few days. Then I will take these photos on my iPhone to a local garden center. Hopefully they will know a cure for the fungus or rot that is so ugly.
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On the morning of my second day trip to North Island, NZ, I headed to Kitekite Falls, which is situated on the hinges of the beautiful coastal town of Piha, an hour's drive east of Auckland. I say beautiful because Piha is the only town in New Zealand where it slowly gets into view as you descend from over the mountains, and the Tasman Sea behind it grows majestic.
Kitekite falls is not on Google maps, to get to the carpark (which is the end of Glenesk Road), plug this coordinate into your navigation system: -36.952303,174.48404
All my shots of the magnificent 5 tier falls turned out to be duds - water spray, high position of the sun etc. So instead of that, I present to you - the charming Kitekite stream.
Used Lee 105mm polarizer and GNDs for this shot.
Exposure: 6s
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100
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The sun was streaming in through the window, so I was obliged to make use of it with some self portraits.
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On my walk yesterday I came across lots of frogs in a small stream. There were adult ones and plenty of froglets, many sunbathing under the watchful eye of the bigger frogs.
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I'm not particularly fond of the telephone line in this shot, but I like the other elements. You can see the tree from the previous photos on the right.
We discovered this trail last weekend at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park. The surrounding woods are incredibly dense full of mosses and ferns. The place is almost like a mini rainforest with its own microclimates. I can't wait wait to explore that park again.
A left over shot from the snow we got last month. These are some ducks in the stream in my back yard hoping I've been to the store to get another 50 pound bag of cracked corn.
It may be an old Winter scene, but it just begs to be seen Large On Black