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This phase of the decorating nearly done so I should be back with you all from early next week.

In the meantime, here's one from a very frosty walk I had last month at Elmley Nature Reserve. I hadn't checked the tide times before I went and as the tide was out, most of the birds were too. However, just as I was getting back to the car at the end of the day, the light turned golden and lit up this marvellous tree. Gorgeous.

Enlarges quite well.

or "parking lot confusion, mars"

This is the original house the classic movie was filmed at in Cleveland. Ohio. The movie was filmed in 1983. The house was purchased on eBay in 2004 for $150,000. The house opened as a museum in 2006.

This peaceful view of the Tahquamenon River on August 22, 2023 belies the labyrinth of little islands, rapids, cascades, and falls that make up the Lower Falls area further downstream.

This starry sky can be seen in the mt.Chausu of Japan .

and this is my weapon.

This happy bald eagle just caught a big northern pike in the Mississippi River for its dinner.

This is really my nightmare. As a kid we used to skate on a frozen river near my house. It did not freeze sufficiently every winter but when it do it created a skating rink almost a mile long! My fear was always falling through the ice and not being able to find the whole through which I fell.

100x project where x = "at my feet"

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Check out my album for my growing collection of "At my feet" shots!

Inspired by We're Here theme: Skating.

ODC theme: Odd - surprising

I climbed Wangara Hill inside Wilpena Pound SA

ODC - DIRECTIONS

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV9BmH0tuH4

internet is down this morning, so relying on iPhone...

This is an example of the type of post-processing I sometimes do... I drop brightness and exposure way down which compacts the tonal resolution artificially, and then adjust light levels accordingly. This reduction of the number of tones in the image can produce nice drama in scenes with light/dark contrasts. At the extreme, you could have a monotone (pure black and pure white); the image above probably contains about 10 or 15 tones. (Note: In the original post I called this "Low Dynamic Range"; I believe "Low Tonal Resolution" is more accurate.) (Explore)

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This is another 'gentle' HDR, this time processed direct from a single raw file.

View On Black

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This is the path that leads from the old basketball court where I played when I was younger. I'm still relatively young :), but I have neither the time, nor the will to play. :))

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This image was taken at the City Museum in Saint Louis. This place is a concrete and wire wonderland. Clearly the guy behind the design was a mad-man, but we get to reap the benefits of his design. The museum is inside an abandoned shoe factory in fact, there is a shop just to the left of the image where they make and sell shoelaces. We got a pair. The place is an endless opportunity for interesting images. The hardest partis getting one with no one in the frame.

My day along the Ontario Midland is winding down as the crew arrives at Sodus, NY to spot a gas car and put the girls to bed. It's a blazing 74 degrees now and the sun is heating my back pretty good, but of course you know the rest. As the train approaches 150 yards away in purrrrrfect light, I get "C-Fed" by the smallest "pe***" in the sky. It hurt. It hurt real bad, but at least today's darkrooms are capable of breathing some life into an epic failure, but it it still hurts......

This was shot with the Edixa with the lens on which the ring with the M42 thread had become loose. I had hoped that stopping down would cover up any resulting focusing error and I still think it should have, so I don't know what went wrong here, but I still think the colour rendering is nice. It captures the sunny winter afternoon mood better than the black and white shots with the Varex did, though those are arguably more dramatic.

Wirgin Edixa Reflex

ISCO-Göttingen Westanar 1:2.8/50

Kodak Ektar 100 colour negative film

Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de

Organic bread straight from the oven. One loaf is about 50 cm in diameter :)

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Please do not use this image without my permission!

This A320 has always been high on my bizliner wanted list! :P Really glad I could finally get it today, even if the light was a bit low. "Al Siji" is seen on final 27 on a busy LBG afternoon : Qatari C17, HZMF1+MF3, N737ER, 2 Polish C295, P4-CLA...

This is one of those scenes you come upon and immediately the photo-narrative smacks you right between the eyes.

This was seen in the lower level of the Hennepin County Courthouse. Usually I do my people watching in the vast atrium the floor above, but this scene I saw as I was coming down the escalator.

The woman was very co-operative being engrossed in her phone call rather than giving me the "evil eye" as I composed and shot this scene.

This is the city's popular spot for walks. You've got a beautiful park along side the sea and some wildlife.

This is a photo of the reflection on the river of trees and grasses.

This was an end of session image and to see what this camera can do with just 3min exposures. The seeing was not good but better than it was earlier.

The Stars are not good and bit of a blue edge round the star Alnitak but I've spent far to long on this already, might try and sort this out later.

EQUIPMENT:-

Telescope Meade 6000 115mm and AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASI1600mm-Cool cmos camera

Orion Mini Auto Guide

Astronomik 12nm Ha Filter

Astronomik Oiii Filter

Chip Temp Cooled to -20 degC

IMAGING DETAILS:-

IC 434 Horseheadead Nebula (Orion)

NGC 2024 Flame Nebula

Gain 139 (Unit Gain) for Ha

Gain 200 for Oiii

Dithering

28 Ha subs@180sec (1h 24min)

20 Oiii subs@180sec (1h min)

Total imaging Time 2h 24min

20 Darks

12 Flats

PROCESSING/GUIDING SOFTWARE:-

APT "Astro Photograph Tools"

DSS

PS CS2

Near Bethlehem, IN

This happened tonight. First time ever - after this cat has lived with us for eight months - he climbed up on Dave's lap, took a few minutes to get comfortable and went to sleep. Sound the trumpets!

This colorful cow artistic sculpture is one of several that grace the shore front of a private home located on the Laguna Gloria estuary of Lake Austin, Austin, Texas. We pass this lovely site frequently while paddling our one-man wooden double-paddle canoes on frequent outings in the area.

This Ladybug was all snug like a bug in a rug deep inside a Dahlia flower. I did check to make sure she was alive and she was. Reminded me that we all have to take solace and close the doors to the outside world even if for a little while.

This plant Helianthus tuberosus belongs to the Asteraceae. Hummel, Topinambur

You know I got this feeling that I just can’t hide

I try to tell you how I feel

I try to tell you but I’m weak

Words don’t come easily

When you get close I shiver

this great blue heron unexpectedly landed close by and posed for a bit !

This is my challenge entry for the Imperium der Steine RPG " Die Neun Reiche".

"Castle Kupferloch"

...Evidently the power of Love has the big force of multiplying its fruits (but of course!) And this time the Lovebird couple didn't completely follow their usual cliché of two babies, one green peached head and one pistachio... They got three and they are all in perfect shape. The third one, the smallest to the left, called Piccola, is forest green with a neon green belly and a turquoise tail but the head is whole green, not peach as the other one. We are super happy for this success. The siblings, probably all female, are now about one month old, we already begun the hand feeding, which is also very much helping the parents who need rest now. (Mating about 15 days, than the eggs, than hatching them for about 25 days, then feeding the babies 20 more days... The whole process leasts about 2 months). In about two weeks the puppies should begin to fly. They are very chatty and loud and already begun to walk around and swing in their suspended swing. They chat even when they sleep, well this is typical for Lovebirds, especially when they are puppies... I wonder what kind of enthusiast dreams they have...) They still need to sleep a lot during night and day, and they eat continuously!

In-door Macro in natural daylight . Shot yesterday, Jan. 5 2023. If you don't dig with birds, I believe you can't imagine how much they move and what the energy and enormous patience is requested to wait for the right time to shoot them still or almost still and all in favor of the camera, especially when the subject is more than one. I love to observe them long, even with camera in hand.

We play together and they feel at ease, if it's sunny inside, they nap too! So my shootings need waiting extensions until they wake up ;-)

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This was an experiment where I used a flashlight in a darkened room to provide side lighting in order to create a feeling of mystery and nostalgia in the subject.

This shot was taken by Johnny last night.

. . . This male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is flashing his colorful neck at me, but really he is showing off for other Hummingbirds in the area. He chased several other females and younger birds away from the feeder as I watched.

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This bird shook its head half a dozen times as I watched, over a 20 minute period. Most of those shakes included an extended tongue, sometimes flopping about. Photo was taken in bright sunshine; hence the dark background.

This widow skimmer was very accomodating...

For an empty abandoned old house, this one is remarkable. Not only is it architecturally cool, it is also not over-run by trees allowing one a clear view of it's grand exterior.

This building is considered to be one of the most interesting examples of Brutalist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Это здание считается одним из самых интересных примеров архитектуры в стиле брутализма в бывшей Югославии.

My wife found this small flower in the garden, so we took it for a quick shot (which isn't that sharp, unfortunately).

Had to work the whole day, so i'm a bit late this monday...

Have a wonderful HMME - Happy Macro Monday Evening ;-)

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This location for this engagement session was so amazing! There was just too many places to shoot and let your creativity run wild.

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I call this The Singing Tree as it always look like it's in full song.

"When I Grow Up" is a song from the musical Matilda. Its music and lyrics were written by Tim Minchin. Based on the book Matilda by Roald Dahl. The book Matilda is about bright little girl who is very eager to learn. Eventually, her insensitive parents send her to a school run by Miss (The) Trunchbull. She is a cruel authoritarian that loathes children. Matilda befriends her school teacher, Miss Honey.

The book was a favourite book read for my children growing up. I too loved the book and many years later I love the musical and I love this song and the lyrics AND I love Tim Minchin.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEohF5rUGds

And when I grow up, I will eat sweets everyday on the way to work and I

Will go to bed late every night.........

This photograph is not in the public domain and may not be used on websites, blogs, or in other media without advance permission from Bruce Finocchio.

How could I visit Wellington and not get a photo of the cable car!

This is an older image form Caldwell Idaho, but seemed fitting to post. The real trick here is getting the image without the throngs of people that were there too. The dragon breathes fire, but I did not get the right kind of exposure to be able to use that image. Neat to see though.