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Empire Sandy was one of 1,464 Empire ships built or acquired for war service by the British government. Built in England in 1943 as a deep sea tugboat, she was tasked with Royal Navy work and salvaging merchant ships damaged in the Battle of the Atlantic and other naval engagements during the Second World War. She served in the North Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Sierra Leone, the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal during the Second World War. (Wikipedia)
A small group of us, led by Andy Cook, valiantly set off on the hike to Red Rock Falls. And then the rain began. And then got harder. And then the hail fell. Taking cover under a sparse tree I was soon find out that my new Shimoda backpack was up to the task. I couldn’t get to the rain cover without exposing the contents to drenching rain. Didn’t need to. Everything on the inside was dry. Had we not already made it relatively close to the falls I confirmed with Andy later that we would have turned back. But fortunately, on we went. It continued to rain, and hail a bit, but slacked off to a tolerable degree. Climbing around the rocks near the head of the falls wasn’t dangerous per se but to this sea level guy, still a bit nerve racking. But the views!!!! My microfiber cloth was already drenched and I didn’t know if the images would be ruined by rain drops on the lens, but everything turned out fine. This is my favorite image of the trip, enhanced greatly by the experience of getting it. It’s an HDR composite of 36 imaged taken from the top to the bottom of the falls in segments and then put together in Lightroom. (Thank you Adobe) (Sony a1, 16-35mm lens at 16mm, f/16, ISO 125 (which I’m sure I thought was on 100 at the time) and shutter speeds from 1/320 second to 1/5 of a second.)
Almost every stretch of the coast path brings up a view like this showing what still needs to be accomplished on the day's walking. It's both inspiring and sobering at the same time!
Course task.
A capture from a walk a take often with the dogs. Experimenting with colour and layers. Not my type of processing (too harsh) but putting it up anyway. Live & learn as they say
Multi-tasking Parent
Great Great taking the opportunity to preen its beautiful white plumes while protecting its precious blue eggs.
Taken at Ocean City, NJ on 6/10/2020.
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It has taken some time to get to grips with the intricacies of night time photography. The next task is to create a more natural environmental setting.
sometimes Rufus acts so clever , digital painting in monochrome.
Thanks for the visit have a nice day
Steve Jobs R.I.P 2011
A female giant green turtle returns to sea, after she has laid her eggs on the beach of Itsamia, Mwali, Comoros
A nice variety of power awaits it's next task at the P&H elevator just west of Tisdale Saskatchewan.
Ute Theater and Events Center, 132 East 4th Street, Rifle, Colorado. The original Ute Theatre on East 3rd Street was opened in 1935 as a 300-seat theatre located in a former retail store. It was destroyed by a fire in 1944. In 1948 this new Ute Theatre was opened, designed by architect Donald J. Monson. It had 600 seats all on a single floor. Later it was known as the Rifle Creek Theatre. In the spring of 2010, a group of citizens came together and formed a non-profit corporation naming it the ‘New Ute Theatre Society’, NUTS for short. Comprised of downtown business owners, contractors and community visionaries, the group set out to rebuild the theatre to its original Art Deco architecture. It was a daunting task, as City resources were scarce after witnessing the most recent oil and gas decline in Western Colorado. Today the theatre hosts movies and performing arts events.
From Wikipedia, "Leake Street (also known as the Banksy Tunnel) is a road tunnel in Lambeth, London where graffiti is tolerated regardless of the fact that it is against the law. The street is about 300 metres long, runs off York Road and under the platforms and tracks of Waterloo station.
The walls are decorated with graffiti, initially created during the Cans Festival organised by Banksy on 3–5 May 2008. The festival ran again on the August Bank Holiday weekend 2008.
While the Eurostar terminal was at Waterloo, the road was open for through vehicular traffic. On 14 November 2008 ownership of the road passed from Eurostar to Network Rail and through traffic was restricted to pedestrians.
Prior to the 1920s the street was known as York Street."
As the low, late afternoon sun illuminated the grasses into neon,
I catch a tiny flash of a different colour.
A new wildflower, I've never seen before?
Could be interesting for a pic. Let's have a look ..
No, it was these guys.
I didn't really think I'd get anything decent as everything was swaying in the the breeze, getting focus through the grass stems, and me shaky with zoom ... I gave it a go just for the practice.
Later at home, I was surprised I got 2 out of the three in focus before they did fly off into the wild green yonder, still stuck together.
More of a surprise to see one of them was holding a 'snack'.
Their version of crackers in bed, perhaps ..?
sooc..
HMM !
Update:
Many Thanks to Anuj, who just gave me the correct ID for the loving couple.
They are Robber Flies.
I haven't heard of this name, but now I look more closely, their wings aren't as long as those on Dragonflies.
Bari, Basilica di San Nicola
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Trying to do my row for the day at the same time as my shot for the day. I've worked four long days in a row so that I could have off tomorrow. I have no special plans for tomorrow and, thus, so special need to have the day off, but having a day off sounded good back when we did our late shift schedule last month. I will sleep in a bit and see where the day takes me. I plan to walk in the Women's March on Saturday so I need to come up with a poster.
19/365
On Easter Sunday, the crew on LBU53X out of Butler have been called for a run down the Clyman Subdivision to Jefferson. They've spent most of the day at their tasks of spotting a long string of U.P. reefer storage cars and two loads for the coop on the north side of Jefferson. With their work completed, the duo of UP 1024 and UP 1480 are now light power and are finally beginning the run back north for Clyman Junction and then Butler for the tie-up. Here they clattering over the diamond at Jefferson Junction as the crew checks in with the dispatcher. There's not any mainline traffic, so it sounds like it'll be a quick run back to Butler once they reach the mainline.
The caboose at right, CNW 10958, along with the font of the office sign help make the heritage of this area pretty obvious, despite the UP shield on the power and office door. "JJ" was once the crossing of the CNW mainline from Fond Du Lac to Janesville (which the LBU53X is on) and the mainline from Waueksha to Madison. Both lines have been significantly trimmed down, and with the dwindling of industries on the modern-day Clyman subdivision, this junction is quite sleepy compared to even a couple decades ago. Still though, just being able to see something still clattering through the diamonds here in 2021 is a neat sight in my book, especially from this elevated view.
The Devil’s Bridge, (also known as Sheytan Kyupriya) is a medieval bridge over the Arda river.
The bridge was built in 1515 - 1518 by the builder Dimitar from the village of Nedelino (which is a town nowadays) upon the remains of an ancient Roman bridge on the road, linking the Aegean region with Northern Thracian valley (Gornotrakiyski Nizina) through the Makaza pass.
Legend says that the Devil himself took part in the construction of this bridge. During the middle ages, the Arda river was extremly wild and turbulent. Many had tried to connect the two banks of the river, but they all failed. Until a determined and ambitious young man appeared. He decided to build a bridge across the river no matter what it would cost him. Suddenly, the Devil appeared before him and promissed to reval the secret of how to make a bridge that would last forever. The Devil demanded from the builder to incorporate his demonic face in the bridge in a way that would be visible and invisible at the same time. The young man had 40 days to accomplish this task. If he failed to do so, the Devil would take his soul to Hell. Surprisingly, the builder managed to do what the Devil told him to do before the deadline. The bridge still stand exactly as it was 500 years ago and if oyu look closer, you will notice the ominous appearance of Satan.
I walked down to the beach at Oceanside, California during my recent trip to San Diego, and shot this shorebird going about it's task of finding food in the sand. Not until I got home did I realize I didn't know this bird and after researching it I believe it to be a Marbled Godwit. So, another new bird for me! I have to laugh because I was thinking yellowlegs, but then of course these legs aren't yellow. And the bill is so much longer than a yellowlegs as well as being bicolor.
Taken 15 February 2018 at Oceanside, California.
Even if tasks are unfinished, everyone should take time to meditate and appreciate the beauty of nature.
If it's not responding, end it.
My entry to the final round of Bio-Cup 2022.
Based on the task manager's "end task" / "close program" function
Huge thanks to everyone who provided me with feedback - not just for this particular build, but throughout the contest in general. It was fun!
“Our task must be to free ourselves...by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
Albert Einstein
Another attempt to follow MM 80% rule for this one ... I found an old piece of royal blue crushed velvet for the background. But I think I prefer the reflected light on the white background of the first one.
I must say I've been learning more about using my Macro lens and what it can do. Juggling focal range, dof and lighting - it's trying to remember and apply in future what I've learnt today that is difficult, even when I write it down and 'highlight' it. Each situation or placement of subjects requires its own decisions methinks! I have to watch I don't stress myself by trying too hard ! Ha ha - mult-tasking is not my forte ....
I photographed this image while visiting the landing beaches of D-Day in Normandy, France, , which took place on June 6th, 1944. The image was taken at Pointe-Du-Hoc, at the top of cliffs that had to be scaled by American Rangers on the morning of June 6th, to take out enemy gun placements that were firing upon the Allied ships, landing craft and soldiers on the beaches.
The task appeared impossible, but 240 Rangers - using ropes and ladders that had been catapulted to the cliff tops - began the climb and completed it and the mission Unfortunately, only 90 Rangers were not killed or seriously wounded on that day..
45 video cameras. 90 interviews. 15 hours to turn it into something watchable.
This is why I'm fat and tired.
Taken in our woods it's unusual to see them alone and in the daytime.
Thank you all for your visit comments and faves much appreciated!
Have a lovely Day!
The raccoon is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in) and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb). Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur which insulates it against cold weather. Three of the raccoon's most distinctive features are its extremely dexterous front paws, its facial mask, and its ringed tail, which are themes in the mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for at least three years. They are usually nocturnal and omnivorous, eating about 40% invertebrates, 33% plants, and 27% vertebrates.
The original habitats of the raccoon are deciduous and mixed forests,
Wikipedia online encyclopedia.
India Set I Travel Collection I Steve's Website I © Steve Rosset 2009
Mumbai, India
This scene was quite amusing to me. We were driving along one of the major motorways when a motorcycle came flying by with a women sitting casually on the back. She was texting away while the guy was dodging in and out of traffic.
My second meetup at the enclosed beach resort, was a fun meetup so hardly had time for pics,
Star Trails at 3:00am D40 18-55mm kit lens tripod mounted, captured with 30mins exposure at 18mm and f16 at 200 ISO
Quite a difficult task capturing them in full moon, My first time , a lot of flaws need some retries to get it perfect, bushes got blury cause of wind