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Finally completed my first successful panorama!
This was taken Friday, probably one of the nicest days this year. I was out on a very special date with my gf and we both wanted to take photos of the tribute lights. I found a nice restaurant located along the Brooklyn Bridge called Atrium Dumbo. By the time we were finished, the sky had turned into a beautiful blue with just a small tinge of yellow from the remaining sunset. We quickly grabbed a spot...it was so crowded with hundreds of photographers walking the streets with their tripods. We ended up on the rocks where we were eventually greeted with the Hudson. The boats had created multiple waves with eventually caught us (well mostly my gf). I apologize again for that Cynthia!
In the previous photo ( www.flickr.com/photos/159726475@N03/54638749547 ), this Green Heron fully extended going after prey. When its neck retracted, the heron appeared to have caught a tadpole.
There is something to be said about the intrinsic link between failure and expectation. It seems to me that a key component of failure is expectation. Try to imagine failure without expectation? It's tricky. Because in order to fail, you have to have somehow defined what failure is. And we do this with expectation in hand all the time, be it consciously or otherwise. This image is an example of just that. I set it up, had a shot in mind, calculated my exposure, sat on the tracks counting that exposure off mentally, got up closed the shutter and wound the film. All with an expectation of something. Part of that something was a vague notion of how I wanted the image to look. Another part of that something was the expectation that I calculated the technical aspects of the image correctly - focus, exposure, etc. Yet another part of that something was the expectation that the film would be processed correctly. And so on. You get the idea of how something like this is built off a chain of expectations, even when we don't necessarily think of those expectations. Then, when something doesn't go as expected, for example I somehow blew the exposure and overexposed the frame by several stops thereby producing a more faded, washed out image with a bit of a color cast. Well, that goes against my expectation of how I thought this would turn out. My initial reaction was, "Well, blew that one" and mentally began the process of writing this image off. It was just one photo after all and I make a lot of photos. Also, I am no stranger to "blowing it". I often tell people I could bury them with the boxes of throwaway sample prints from "failed" images that I have accumulated over the years. But then again, as I implied above, what is failure really, other than unmet expectations? And if that is really a key to failure, can failure not be converted to something else merely by either tweaking those expectations or simply by not handcuffing yourself to them. It is fine to have expectations, it is also fine to set them aside. After a day, and a second visit to this negative, I gave my initial expectations of this photo a rest and what was left behind was something that was neither expected nor failed. I don't know what it is, nor do I really need to. It is another image in my collection that has something that intrigues me, that has given me something to consider and think about. I used to remark to students that if a every photo you make teaches you something, are there really bad photos?
Anyway, just some thoughts inspired by my misexposure in the making of this particular image. And no, I still don't quite know how I goofed this one up. But I am ok with that too. If I knew, I might want to do it again and that wouldn't be nearly as fun as when it happens incidentally.
Hasselblad Flexbody
Silberra Color 160
I have made several attempts to see Gerenuk over the years but have never been successful. This year I decided as I was already close by that I would head for Samburu where seeing a Gerenuk is almost a certainty. I was not disappointed.
Olympus EM-1ii, 300mm F5.6, 1/1250 ISO 320
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Successful breeding in 2015 at the WWT's Martin Mere centre, Lancashire. D7100_23977.NEF. Many thanks for views, comments and favourites.
Not a successful aurora hunt, but there was at least a hint of colour to the south. After watching in amazement today some night time video from North America showing wonderful green aurora on a livestream webcam in Duluth on Lake Superior, I was hopeful the good conditions would continue into our southern hemisphere night, but it was not to be while I was out there. Still, it was a good chance to get out with the new 16mm lens and see how it performed. On the R10 body used here, it is about a 25mm equivalent. Quite happy with it for such a cheap lightweight lens. Keen to try it now on the full frame RP body.
The foreground trees were totally dark in most of my attempts, but this one caught a car driving behind me and lighting up the trees with its headlights and I thought it added a little more interest.
Taken on the southern rim of the Blue Lake in Mount Gambier, South Australia.
A Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) shows off its successful Dog Salmon catch as a gull screams probably in excitement at the prospect of getting scraps. This bear was plying Pack Creek on Admiralty Island in Alaska on the Inside Passage.
Two top virologists successfully carried out a nuclear bomb test for the first time in the specially built test centre in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. After the atomic bomb explosion, no viruses were detectable within a radius of 10 kilometres. Thus, the widespread use of atomic bombs, in addition to vaccination, represents another important building block in pandemic control. Finally, an end to the pandemic is in sight. However, this measure only has a positive effect on those who have been vaccinated. The unvaccinated will still all die of covid, by the end of March at the latest. As you can see in the picture, the new test centre was slightly damaged by the atomic bomb explosion. But one has to make sacrifices for science sometimes.
One single exposure, no edit.
Models: Ralf Koplin & Hans Rouflair
Camer: Erik
Lights: me
Lisa Ray has made some interesting and successful acting decisions. Her big break came in 2002 when she snagged the role of an escort hired as a bride-to-be for a playboy millionaire in Deepa Mehta's 'Bollywood/Hollywood.' After 'Bollywood/Hollywood,' she went on to Jafri's 'Arrangement,' a U.S.-British co-venture about arranged Indian marriages; and Kiran Merchant's 'Quarter Life Crisis,' a portrait of twenty-somethings adrift in New York's singles scene. She recently starred in 'The World Unseen'. It's an adaptation of Shamim Sarif's critically-acclaimed debut novel.
Check out her interview with George here.
The 'Cedar Lake" Osprey nest is active again this year, though this photo is from a previous season. Fishing is always good for the Osprey and the Bald Eagles.
I'm now going to be adding my signature to photos. Seems the right thing to do now. Unfortunately, the way I do it strips the shooting information from the image file. To compensate for that, I'll put the basic information in as tags.
On Wednesday Wildthunder Wildlife And Animal Rescue came to Cedar Lake and rescued the beautiful injured Pelican that had been swimming there for several weeks. A major operation was carried out successfully. Below is the organization's description:
Today Wildthunder assisted in the rescue of this big beautiful bird.Two phenomenal ladies helped to rally a team of 10 kayaks and volunteers . Kayaks in the water closed in on the pelican and when the time arrived I took my net , ran into the water and netted the bird.I then secured the beak in my hands and held down the wings. Linn county DNR officers were present and helped me back to my truck where I put it in the crate and we called the vets at Bright Eyes and Bushy Tails who got us in and X-rays were taken. Sadly as is often the case we are dealing with an old injury beyond fixing . So our next step is to find a safe and suitable place for this pelican to live out his life .Thanks to an amazing team of people, pelican is safe!! We are going to need lots of fish donations to feed this guy until we place him!
Photos on Wildthunder's Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/wildthunderwars/
Scroll down on that page for the story.
glacier bay NP and preserve, AK usa
too early in the season ? or the day ? fog too thick ?
the expected NP ranger never made it to the ship to give a running commentary or to guide the captain to a glacier ...
and eureka ! with no local expertise - a glacier !
arriving from kobe japan, via yokohama, hakodate, kushiro, kodiak AK & ketchikan AK
destination vancouver british columbia canada
After fire, or logging, paper birch is an early pioneer species. For some reason, when loggers came through here recently, they left a few trees here and there. No matter, in 10 years, this hill will sport paper birch and big-tooth aspen replacements. I will return.
First successful attempt of catching milkiway using crop sensor and kit lens. Been trying for it since 2017 and never thought I would catch milki on my camera just sitting on my roof.
Undoubtedly air pollution and light pollution have been reduced by a tremendous level because of the pandemic. Will keep trying for better milkiway photographs in the upcoming days!
600sec in total (20 shots of 30seconds exposure each)
18mm
F/3.5
ISO200
Color correction in Lightroom
Stacked by Sequator.
Device: Canon EOS 700D and 18-135mm.
This was my first successful dance costume that I made for a showcase in 2006.
It was a daunting project for a costuming virgin... It took almost all of my spare time over a month to finish this and another dress for Rumba dance. It was endless cutting, sewing, pressing, ripping-apart, resewing, repressing... especially for the miles and miles of circular ruffles. I still couldn't believe that I had the perserverence to pull through this complicated and boring construction process...
But the end result paid it all off, it was a hit. It gets a lot of ohs and wows every time it makes an appearance. I would probably simplify some of the designs and choose better fabrics now that I have more experience, but this is nontheless a memorable piece.
The actionshots were courtesy of Shawn Pei and John Kotler.
The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.
It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.
The adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_egret
Ook dit jaar stond de Najaarsstoomdag van de MBS weer op ons lijstje. Samen met mijn oudste zoon er vroeg op uit om op te zijn voor een geslaagde dag. Het weer wisselde een beetje tussen bewolkt en zonnig. Dit jaar reed naast de eigen locs 2 (Cockeril), 6 (Magda), 8107 (Kikker) en 7853 (Navizence) ook de SHM 16 enkele slagen tussen Haaksbergen en Boekelo.
The Autumn Steam Day of the MBS was on our wish list this year again. Together with my eldest son, I was up early for a successful day out. The weather varied a bit between cloudy and sunny. This year, in addition to its own locomotives 2 (Cockeril), 6 (Magda), 8107 (Kikker) and 7853 (Navizence), the SHM 16 also made a few rides between Haaksbergen and Boekelo.
Der Herbstdampftag der MBS stand auch dieses Jahr wieder auf unserer Liste. Zusammen mit meinem ältesten Sohn war ich für einen erfolgreichen Tag früh auf den Beinen. Das Wetter schwankte ein wenig zwischen bewölkt und sonnig. In diesem Jahr fuhr die SHM 16 neben den eigenen Lokomotiven 2 (Cockeril), 6 (Magda), 8107 (Kikker) und 7853 (Navizence) auch einige Fahrten zwischen Haaksbergen und Boekelo.
After struggling up the Acton grade, CN L53331-28 passes through Guelph where Metrolinx is currently rebuilding the second track. 2296, 8864, 5775 lead this 123 car train.
This mature bald eagle has just successfully grabbed a fish out of the Susquehanna river (note the tail fins rising behind the body) with its right claw and will be on its way to a private lunch. It was not challenged for the fish like some eagles were. I love the column of water behind it still rising where the eagle had snatched the fish from the water.
Taken 13 November 2016 at Conowingo Dam in Maryland.
You can see the way the flake has broken off on this piece in a kind of cone shape, following the shock wave applied to the rock.
That's a hard hammer in John's hand. Those are generally pebbles. Soft hammers are made of bone.
My flint knapping photos were taken on a day course with John and Val Lord. They have a website here:
John has also written a book that's very useful as a beginner:
www.flintknapping.co.uk/shop.html
And John's son Will is also an expert in flint knapping and excellent teacher. He also runs courses, and will teach hide working, prehistoric jewellery making, bow-making and so forth as well.
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