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A jumper surfaces and gasps as she comes up in the icy lake water during the Penguin Plunge held at City Beach in Whitefish Montana as part of the City’s annual Winter Carnival. The plunge is held to benefit Special Olympics and is sponsored by Local Law Enforcement agencies and businesses. Over 130 people jumped and raised more than $40,000!
A much anticipated return to Coldwater Cove was overshadowed by dreary conditions the morning we made our stop.
I was working hard to keep my disappointment in check and I decided to switch to B&W for one shot, then continued with the B&W theme later in post, capturing what was for me, the mood of the time.
Virtual Surfaces. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Distorted reflections in the windows of a San Francisco building.
Almost every time I photograph in big city (and sometimes small city…) downtowns I end up getting distracted by the things reflected in the windows of tall buildings, and by how they relate to the forms of these architectural structures.
Buildings of certain styles and vintages have exteriors that are largely glass. While these buildings have physical forms and volumes, what we see of them is more a result of what is around them than of their own shapes. I’m intrigued by how little of what we see when we look at such structures is actually the structures themselves — most of what we see is virtual, imaginary, and transitory. In this photograph, all you see of the buildings actual exterior are a few non-reflective areas between windows — some dark horizontal strips and a few lighter vertical panels. Everything else in the image is either inside the building (a few interior lights seen through the windows) or a distorted reflection of the building’s surroundings.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
Antwerp, close to the harbour and the brand new porthouse, they are building many new appartment blocks. This one is recently finished. I love its minimalism and bright aspect.
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ANDEAN CONDOR Juvenile Vultur gryphus. This huge juvenile Andean Condor is soaring toward us at Volcán Antisana east of Quito in northern Ecuador at 7:43 AM on August 9, 2017.
Juvenile Andean Condors are distinguished from adults by their overall gray brown coloration and lack of a white collar at the base of the neck and lack of white wing panels on the upper surfaces of the wings.
The Andean Condor is very rare in Ecuador with the entire population numbering only about 100 individual birds. In Ecuador, Volcán Antisana is the best place to look for the it. The condor is an iconic bird of South America having cultural importance in many countries.
The Andean Condor is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is found in the Andes and along certain coasts from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego. The wingspan can exceed 10 feet (3 meters).
Un silvestre juvenil del Cóndor Andino Vultur gryphus está deslizandose hacia nosotros sobre las faldas occidentales de Volcán Antisana al este de Quito en el norte de Ecuador a las 7 y 43 de la mañana el 9 de agosto de 2017.
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Just one example of many types of asbestos surfacing material. This particular material is shown unpainted, in its "natural" color and texture as it was applied, displaying a tan hue and somewhat granular appearance.
Closer study of the thinly applied ceiling material reveals countless shiny vermiculite flakes and a fibrous component (chrysotile asbestos) interspersed within its matrix. Inset shows detail of small chrysotile asbestos fibers and vermiculite grains in a thin sample of the soft, crumbly surfacing layer.
Further distinction of this material is that it is lightweight and was applied only in an electrical equipment room, probably required by building specifications or special code of the day for increased fire-rating.
The surface lava from 61G flow that continuously pouring out for about a year now. Best chance to see the flow is by hiking around 8mi roundtrip from Kalapana in Big Island, Hawaii
Wide-angle, surface-level view of one of the waterfalls in Pucks Glen. I call this waterfall the Sometimes Waterfall as often it is little more than a dribble.
Well, back to the old sketchbook for inspiration. Could you use a boring machine to move around the ice? Underneath the snow or on the surface? Ah who cares, it looks hellacool!
A partially frozen Llyn Caseg-fraith between Y Foel Goch and Glyder Fach. Tryfan reflected slightly in the thin ice.
This image was taken during my last Snowdonia workshop only a few weeks ago. If you'd like to join me on one of these workshops in 2017 I'll be posting details shortly on my website www.gregwhitton.com, but the first two are 27-29 Jan and 24-26 Mar. Get in touch if interested.
'Surfacing' is a Pink Floyd track off the album Endless River...it seems to fit as Tryfan appears to be perhaps a submarine, surfacing from beneath the lake.
"Surface"
Site naturel classé des Cascades du Hérisson dans le Jura (Franche Comté)
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The autumnal equinox occurred this year (2015) at 4:21 A.M. EDT on Wednesday the 23rd of September. That exact time seems so matter of fact, but I’m pretty certain I was asleep when it fell, and I never heard a thing. There are still a little over 28 days until winter solstice on December 21st at 11:48 P.M. EST, but autumn has pretty much done its thing here in North Carolina. With a few nights in at under freezing temperatures, and cold fronts with wind and rain, there are few leaves that have not already been driven from their trees.
On the surface, that seems somewhat of a harsh reality… but is it really? So many places throughout this state touched by autumn were no less than brilliant this year, and I was blessed by its splendor. It’s somewhat amazing to think that these wonderful autumnal effects are actually due to leaves dying… I can only hope to go out in a blaze like that. And, having been evicted by the wind, their beauty doesn’t just blink out… their color adds a joyful blanket wherever they fall! Joyful, that is, until it’s time to grab the rake and round them up.
I wonder… would you have known what this was without the one vivid leaf? The pressure of a hydraulic pins it to a rock just below the surface of the Eno River, yet even in the throes of death, its beauty not only speaks, but gives definition to the whole.
I’d be willing to bet that you wish there were times that others knew that there was more to you than just what comes to the surface… but that shouldn’t keep you from offering that beauty that’s just below the surface. Chuck Swindoll tells a moving story about an act of kindness in his sermon Loving What’s Kind. A cab driver picks up a woman who moved slowly and asked him to take the long way around to her destination. The driver took the time to ask her why. She explained she had no family and was headed to a hospice. She wasn’t expected to live much longer. In that moment, the driver decided to spend the day with this woman, and not charge her a fare.
I love this story because, much like this picture, it reminds me I don’t know the whole story. It’s so easy to make assumptions and judgments about others’ motives and actions when I have no right to. What if instead of assuming the worst I choose to be kind? What if I decide to be the person who makes a total stranger’s day? Since hearing this story I’ve wondered what if I was the person to pick up this woman. Would I have bothered to look beneath the surface?
Here are some reasons Chuck says we aren’t kind:
•Kindness takes extra time and we’re all in a hurry
•Kindness makes us put ourselves in someone else’s place and we’re all selfish (it doesn’t come naturally or easily)
•Kindness calls for compassion and we are by nature preoccupied and intense
•Kindness occasionally includes forgiveness but it’s so much easier to hold a grudge
Joyce and I have invited many others to my big family Thanksgiving throwdown (it’s a southern thing), including Chinese nationals (Duke University students) who have never experienced a traditional Thanksgiving typical of American families, though “typical” may be a bit of a stretch where my family’s concerned… it should be fun not only just to express, but share how God still sheds His grace on us and why we are thankful for it. I hope you can find a way to show some goodness and beauty from below the surface.
Across the surface of the lake
Floating past, the clouds they break
Along the shore, over the deep
Filled with life the sky did weep
As the floating clouds they break
Above the surface of the lake
Here is a photo of my favorite snake species the Regal Ringneck Snake (Diaophis punctatis regalis). They have a very secretive natural history which makes them difficult to purposely find on the surface. That makes finding them that much more special.
This particular animal was the result of me specifically targeting them under environmental conditions when I thought they should be on the surface in Central Utah back in 2013. My timing was the result of much study of historical specimens, including my own personal finds as well as the finds of other people. I was very happy my theory was correct and that I was able to find and photograph this animal. These snakes have a widespread distribution in Utah and are probably common in the areas they exist but they live underground most of the time. Unlike the ringneck snakes in the central and eastern United states these snakes apparently don't eat worms and slugs and in most of their habitat they don't have amphibians to consume either. Not only that they can be found in very desolate areas which is again very different than their sister subspecies to the east. In some of these desert mountain and foothill habitats they have small toad and frog larvae to consume in spring and early summer but in most areas there primary food source is lizards and other snakes. Instead of constricting their prey, ringneck snakes have a saliva which is toxic to other reptiles and amphibians. Unlike a cobras or coral snakes that also feed primarily on snakes, the ringneck lacks fangs for delivery of this venom like saliva. The ringneck instead bites and holds onto its prey chewing its saliva into the prey item. Snakes and lizards can succumb to this venom within minutes. However there are no cases of ringneck snake saliva having any adverse affect on humans or other mammals. I have never even heard of anyone being bitten by these snakes. They are very shy. So if you see one in the wild, congratulate yourself on your luck, admire it and let it on its way.