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When I'm running late, I usually blame my "tardying angel" for throwing obstacles in my way, but maybe should blame Murphy's Law from my Murphy bed for bed timing.
This is a spring from the retracted bed, for FlickrFriday's "Timing" and Macro Mondays' "Spiral" challenges.
The timing is right on par with my previous records: March 13, 2015, March 10, 2016, March 11, 2016 (which included 1 Whooping Crane), March 9, 2017, March 13, 2021, and today March 10, 2022. I was able to differentiate the groups by numbers and the time as they passed overhead. Total time observed was 2 hours and 15 minutes. (Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois USA) *Group 13
The sky was a pale, blue gray all day, as the Sandhill Cranes flew overhead at thousands of feet in the air. Viewers of this series may wonder, "Why so many shots of the silhouettes of cranes?" The answer to me is in the spectacle to behold, the balletic movements as they fly, everchanging patterns, and a symphony of sound!
After weeks of effort, I finally got the shot I was after... entire windmill within the sun! I'm pretty happy with this one!
I find taking night shots of the boardwalk amusement rides to be both fun and challenging. There are several things to take into consideration. The boardwalk is crowded with onlookers and riders. This makes it difficult to find a spot with enough room to set a tripod, which is in alignment of the ride, and with limited onlookers and line waiters.
For years I have watched these rides spin, swirl, twist and turn upside down. Now I find I watch with the sole purpose of timing them. At which point will the ride flip, creating a full circle? Once I have the found the proper settings and place with the best angle, I am ready to press the shutter release. This is generally the exact moment someone decisions to walk directly in front of the camera and stop to say, “oh sorry”.
Yes, timing is everything.
submitted to ODC/ topic ~ timing is everything
Many of my trips to the former Boston & Maine’s East Deerfield Yard in west-central Massachusetts were not without a stop at my other favorite spot of Millers Falls. Here the north-south Central Vermont Railway and the east-west B&M would meet and the tracks of both railroads ran side-by-side for a bit. The CV southbound job to Palmer crosses the Millers River and I somehow snapped the shutter right before shadow engulfed the lead engine.
I had to put in a couple of hours at work this morning but finished up by 0730. The UP has a 6 day a week Z train that hits Springfield in the 0745-0815 window - just ahead of ATK 302. Today was no exception. I made it downtown and hiked up the parking garage and heard horns to the north as I reached the top! I was happy to have an ACE leader but disappointed with the graffiti. The Alton / GM&O depot is awake as 302 was only 45 minutes ahead and passengers were milling around the platform.
ZG4MQ 22
06-22-2013
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And, GOTTA go LARGE
Driving along down I-15 south towards St. George, Utah, I hoped to be able to get some good shots of the sunset. At the time I mentioned this out loud, there were thunderstorm clouds overhead, and so I didn't know if the sun would ever peek out. Luckily, we went to get some gas (and ended up not), but when turning back realized that the side road we were on offered the perfect view of a truly serendipitous moment for us; the sun had dropped below the ceiling of thunderheads and shot its last rays of the day through the gap between the clouds above and the mountains and horizon below. Lucky us.
... and I just missed it.
For this weeks challenge, I have used 4 subjects that have previously been seen in other Flickr Friday challenges.. The reflected ceiling, the carpet, the camera and the clock... and rather than hide the camera and tripod... lets make it part of the image... it is after all 5 o'clock and I have other things to do...
We were at a spot where the guide was talking about bats.
"There aren't any here right now, but many overwinter in this section of the cave."
She went on to talk of the first explorer of the cave who when he came to this section in the gloom was suddenly touching soft fur instead of wet rock.
And then a bat flew by us to the amusement of some and the consternation of others.
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Trying to take an image of the acorn cap and a chickadee landed on it.....twist of the camera and I got a cool image.
Despite the dense buildings and masses of people, I was please to see that NYC still had lots of nature mixed in, including these gorgeous eastern rebud trees. I had never seen one before, but it turns out April is perfect timing!
New York April 2025
A colourful building in Montreal that I stumbled upon recently. It is the new Convention Centre. At a certain time in the afternoon, if the light is just right, the colour from the windows is reflected onto the street.
I was trying to capture the sunlight glistening on the waters of Loch Lomond when suddenly a swan drifted into my view – I didn’t hear it coming as I was concentrating hard on the sunlight as it bounced over the water but I caught the, almost silent, movement as it unhurriedly floated into the scene.
You don’t get a second chance at a photo like this – I could have missed it by just a millisecond (a bit of an exaggeration but you know what I mean).
They say “Time waits for no man” but the bible says – “God is the same yesterday, today and forever”.
In a hurry but will get back tomorrow to comment on your photos. Sandra
Timing is everything, a split second later and I would have missed the water droplet falling from this loon's beak. That's why we've got high speed shooting now I guess, so we don't miss the slightest detail.
August 11, 2012
Stopwatch measuring time elapsed.
Theme: "Time"
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I dont know what equipment he used but Im sure he got some great shots.
The Antelope Island State Park close to Salt Lake City is a great location especially during sunset as you can see. The bad thing is the park closes at sunset which means there is only a few minutes window to get some pictures.
Poor timing and just general bad luck meant I missed out on my intended double-deck 10, but looking at the risk I'd have to delay uploads even longer, I'm quite happy to suffice with an eighth (!) photo of 11193, this time running dead up the Emergency Road. As it'll close by this weekend, it remains to be seen whether it'll open again later in the spring or summer if widening works are carried out on the other side. Giving it some thought, I think this'd make a decent bus corridor outside of road closures and school times. I wonder how feasible such a plan could be?
Running dead up the Emergency Road for a later service on the 241 contract to Heron Foods plant in Melton is Stagecoach in Hull's 11193, a 2019 ADL Enviro400 MMC.
Good timing. Not planned either. This is Fraser castle. A frequent enough visit where new ideas are required.