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At this time of the year, all the milkweed seed pods in the yard have started to open. I try to get a couple of shots outside but it's been overcast most mornings so I decided to to bring one inside for a closer look.
Given my current trajectory, I would have loved to shoot this with some kind of a super focus stack but that was no to be. Too much going on to get a decent stack (at least at my current level of ability) so I did a quick pivot and went with a single frame at f/16. I was pleased with the result.
Nikon 55mm f/2.8 NIKKOR Micro, Single shot at f/16.
BTW: Doesn't the surface of the seed pod look like some alien land?
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
El poblet medieval de Cantobre fou la darrera etapa del nostre viatge per el Avairon i el seu entorn. Forma talment una fortalessa natural, amb cingles gairebé encerclant-lo.
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The medieval fortified village of Cantobre, located in the Dourbie valley, is a natural fortress. In fact it barely needs walls, as has cliffs all arround.
It was the last visit in our 2021 trip arround the Aveyron and it's surroundings.
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Dans le torrent du Temps
(Note : Ce texte est une allégorie inspirée d’une théorie scientifique très actuelle, résumée dans le lien ci-dessous)
La Vie semblait monter à l’assaut du Grand Néant
Cette montagne morte qui trônait au centre de Terra Nova, un haut-plateau de Poësia…
Des milliers d’arbres et de plantes cherchant à coloniser le moindre replis de cet espace de non-vie, comme autant de combattants sur un champ de bataille.
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Cette vision conquérante de la vie telle que nous la connaissons est typiquement humaine. Elle se nourrit à la fois de la culture populaire (science-fiction) et de la Science, elle-même, légitimement curieuse de trouver des signes de vie au-delà de la Terre (ETI). Nous voulons y croire! Mais, pour l’instant…
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Là-bas, le Grand Néant résistait à l’expansion de la végétation, son environnement hostile étant impropre à la vie telle que nous la connaissons… sauf, peut-être, dans ses expressions les plus simples, de l’ordre de la molécule…
Debout sur le promontoire qui me permettait d’observer les forces en présence, les questions se bousculaient dans ma tête: Le Néant serait-il l’état dominant de l’Univers? La vie organique - qui plus est, ses formes intelligentes - serait-elle une situation exceptionnelle, un événement hautement improbable sur la lente trajectoire de l’évolution? Et la question essentielle dont je redoutais la réponse: Serions-nous seul dans l’Univers?
Si cette hypothèse devait faire son chemin dans le torrent du temps , une réalité pressante, existentielle s’imposerait alors à tous les enfants de Darwin: la vie sur Terre, sous toutes ses formes, est un héritage extrêmement précieux et nous avons, en tant qu’espèce intelligente, l’immense responsabilité de la préserver.
Patrice photographiste, Chroniques de Poësia
Voir : www.americanscientist.org/article/alone-in-the-universe
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Through the Ages
(Note: This text is an allegory inspired by a very current scientific theory, summarized in the link below)
Life seemed to rise to the assault of the Great Nothing,
This dead mountain which reigned in the center of Terra Nova, a high plateau of Poësia ...
Thousands of trees and plants seeking to colonize every fold of this non-living space like so many fighters on a battlefield.
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This conquering view of life as we know it is uniquely human. It feeds on both popular culture (science fiction) and Science itself, legitimately curious about finding signs of life beyond Earth (ETI). We want to believe it! But for now…
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There, the Great Nothing resisted the expansion of vegetation, its hostile environment being unfit for life as we know it ... except, perhaps, in its simplest expressions, of the order of the molecule …
Standing on the promontory that allowed me to observe the present forces, the questions rush in my head: Would Nothingness be the dominant state of the Universe? Could organic life - moreover, its intelligent forms - be an exceptional situation, a highly improbable event on the slow trajectory of evolution? And the essential question I dreaded the answer to: Are we alone in the Universe?
If this hypothesis were to find its way through time, a pressing, existential reality would then impose itself on all of Darwin's children: life on Earth, in all its forms, is an extremely precious heritage we have, and us, the intelligent species, have the immense responsibility to preserve it.
Patrice photographiste, Chronicles of Poësia
see : www.americanscientist.org/article/alone-in-the-universe
The very bobbly dunes backing Warkworth beach, with Coquet Island forming the backdrop.
The day had started beautifully but was heading on a downwards trajectory and, if I remember rightly, it was raining by the time I got home about an hour later.
ps A shot from the earlier, nicer part of the morning is at the start of the comments below.
This is the Firehole River, pass through here, in the moments of the colors of the fall of the sun.
The Firehole River is located in northwestern Wyoming, and is one of the two major tributaries of the Madison River. It flows north approximately 21 miles (34 km) from its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park. It is part of the Missouri River system.
This river has many sinuosities in its trajectory, so it makes it possible for you to look for a good position at the time of the fall of the Sun, but this in my case was casual, I want this to be for you to understand the colors and light of the moment.
The Mists of Avalon is a 1983 historical fantasy novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, in which the author relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters. The book follows the trajectory of Morgaine (Morgan le Fay), a priestess fighting to save her Celtic religion in a country where Christianity threatens to destroy the pagan way of life. The epic is focused on the lives of Morgaine, Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere), Viviane, Morgause, Igraine and other women of the Arthurian legend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9uT39TsChc
Created for the Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces
An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also known as the polar lights or aurora Polaris, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
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The picture show the comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan Atlas.
Despite the presence of a slight haze and some low clouds, the image clearly shows the comet with its long tail and the anti-tail, characteristic of this comet.
While the tail is formed by light gases ejected from the comet and pushed by the solar wind in the opposite direction to the sun, the anti-tail is formed by heavier debris that the comet leaves along the way. They therefore trace the comet’s trajectory and, under particular perspective conditions, appear as a straight trail in the direction of the sun.
The photo was taken from the eastern side of Mount Etna, at about 1800m altitude.
IMAGE INFORMATIONS
Data: October 14, 2024
Time: 19:35 ( UTC +2 )
location: Mount Etna
coordinate:37.72N 14.96E
TECHNICAL DATA
camera: Nikon Z6_II
camera lens: Samyang 135mm f/2
focal lenght: 135 mm
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
exposition time: 100 sec ( 20 images x 5 sec )
software: Astro Art, Luminar, Photoshop, Neat
Jasper was explaining to me how he uses Fourier Transforms to figure out the trajectory of his ball and understand the periodicity of the ball bouncing and blah, blah blah. He even wrote it all out on the whiteboard for me, but I'm still a little hazy on the whole thing. Its humbling to have such a smarty pants for a dog.
I spent a couple days in northern Minnesota and was fortunate to see some northern lights.
I was kind of surprised I wasn't able to see the colors with my eye until I checked the display on my camera.
Per Wiki...Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind. These disturbances are sometimes strong enough to alter the trajectories of charged particles in both solar wind and magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere).
The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles. Precipitating protons generally produce optical emissions as incident hydrogen atoms after gaining electrons from the atmosphere. Proton auroras are usually observed at lower latitudes.
Esta foto fue tomada en el campo de piedra pómez, Catamarca, al amanecer. A la derecha las nebulosas de Magallanes y por arriba la trayectoria de lo que pienso era un cometa o un satélite. Digo, pienso, porque la trayectoria no es lineal… el resto de las estrellas están sin movimiento, así que ni la cámara ni el trípode se movieron…muy raro
This photo was taken from the pumice field at sunrise. On the right are the two Magellanic nebulae and above, the trajectory of what I think was a comet or a satellite. I say, I think, because the trajectory is not linear...
散った花びらの中に軌跡を描くボート、ロマンチックです。
実際には花びらの散っていた場所は日陰なので思う位置にボートは進んでくれませんでした。
Boat to draw a trajectory in the scattered petals, romantic.
Actually place that had scattered the petals did not me boat willing to position you think so shade.
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MISSION TERRE
Pole Nord de la Terre, 3218_12_21
« Ce 21 décembre 3218, un premier groupe d’humains dont les ancêtres ont fuit une Terre devenue inhabitable - cette triste période l’histoire connue sous le nom de Grande Migration - se pose sur ces terres désolées et méconnaissables de l’hémisphère nord. Leur mission : chercher des réponses aux interrogations suivantes : l’évolution de la Terre est-elle irréversible? La vie pourra t-elle un jour y prospérer de nouveau? À quelles conditions?
Alors que les premiers indices donnent peu d’espoir aux explorateurs, un membre de l’expédition - une femme mieux connue pour ses talents de poète - fait une découverte inattendue qui pourrait, encore une fois, changer la trajectoire de l’espèce humaine. »
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Note : Je veux bien illustrer ce synopsis de film de science fiction, mais je suis de ceux qui gardent l’espoir que la Mission Terre n’aura jamais lieu. Il nous appartient de faire en sorte que la brève histoire du futur évoqué par cette image restera à jamais enfermée dans l’univers de la science-fiction!
Patrice
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MISSION EARTH
North Pole, December 21 3218
"This December 21, 3218, a first group of humans whose ancestors fled the land that had become uninhabitable - this sad period, know in history as the Great Migration - lands on these desolate and unrecognizable lands of the northern hemisphere. Their mission: to seek answers to the following questions: is the evolution of the Earth irreversible? Can life ever prosper again? Under what conditions?
While early clues give little hope to explorers, a member of the expedition - a woman best known for her poetry - made an unexpected discovery that could, once again, change the trajectory of the human race. "
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Note: I want to illustrate this synopsis of sci-fi film, but I am among those who hope that the Mission Earth will never take place. It is up to us to ensure that the brief history of the future evoked by this image will forever be locked in the world of science fiction!
Patrice
yes, last night I went out to take photos... at night
And I saw a lamppost... was full of insects.
I ponder, and thought... "clear, the insects are looking for light... thirst of power...sound better to me ...
And rememberd a sentence, " To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.
-Aristotle Onassis-
And I take this photo, is a direct shot, unattractive, perhaps
but it is so real....
2nd century AD, marble, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. Some say that this is a depiction of Zeus. It could be. Senior gods deserve a serious beard. Christian iconography of Jesus followed exactly this trajectory. Initially, Jesus was shown to be a young, beardless man. Once Christianity had become the state religion, he suddenly grew older - and a large beard. Religious fanatics often prop up their "seriousness" by having an imposing beard. They like to think they act in the name of God. But let me tell you, it is not the beard that does it. Leica M8, Voigtlaender
Lost in the coldness of outer space,
shooting across the galaxy,
I feel a great pull.
My trajectory suddenly changed.
This undeniable force caught me.
It caught me and pulled me ever closer.
So close, I feel the warmth of your atmosphere.
Now, I slowly orbit around you and travel wherever you go.
Together in the vastness, we are no longer alone.
I am caught in the gravity of you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rq9cgvpX34
This is the second installment of my short abstract series. This is a double image using light reflection and light refraction. More to come!
I look forward to visiting each of your photostream planets.
Happy Sunday Friends!
View of the mansion at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex. You will have noticed that the frontal part of the building has been preserved as a ruin and that only one of the side wings is still occupied. This is a result of a fire in 1947, a calamity the owners, the Messel family, never really recovered from. In the early 1950s, the whole estate was acquired by the National Trust. The point of the estate had always been to create an alternative world of beauty - far away from noisy cities and dirty industries. The building may look medieval, but it was built in the first half of the 19th century. When the Messels (stock brokers from Germany who had made their fortune in Britain and, later, liaised with nobility) purchased the place in the 1890s, they followed this trajectory and turned the gardens into a horticultural paradise. Consequently, when the National Trust preserves the estate, it also preserves a dream.
I found this awesome web earlier in the day, and later watched out a window as my husband mowed. I saw that his trajectory would take him right into the spider's work of art! But also saw his ball cap would protect him. Maybe. Then simultaneously a low-hanging branch snatched off the cap, he walked face-first into the web, did the crazy spider dance...and looked up to see me dying of laughter in the window. Busted!
Plusieurs avalanches cet après midi là, en face de la petite station de Plaine Joux, nous étions trop loin pour entendre celle ci. En agrandissant l'image vous pouvez suivre sa trajectoire . On se sent tout petit !
(A few avalanches, that afternoon, in front of the small ski resort of Plaine Joux. We were to far to hear that one. If you enlarge the pic, you can see its trajectory, you feel so small ! )
Passy, Haute Savoie, France.
Mieux en grand, better in large, click L.
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych. (958 – 15 July 1015), nicknamed the Great, was Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015.
Vladimir's father was Prince Sviatoslav I of Kiev of the Rurik dynasty. After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir, who was then prince of Novgorod, was forced to flee to Scandinavia in 976 after his brother Yaropolk murdered his other brother Oleg of Drelinia, becoming the sole ruler of Rus'. In Sweden, with the help of his relative Ladejarl Håkon Sigurdsson, ruler of Norway, he assembled a Varangian army and reconquered Novgorod from Yaropolk. By 980, Vladimir had consolidated the Rus' realm to the Baltic Sea and had solidified the frontiers against incursions of Bulgarians, Baltic tribes and Eastern nomads. Originally a follower of Slavic paganism, Vladimir converted to Christianity in 988 and Christianized the Kievan Rus'. Due to this act, which fundamentally altered the historical trajectory of the Rus' and led to his declaration as a saint in both Western Christianity and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Vladimir is thus also known as Saint Vladimir. Some scholars prefer Volodimer I or Volodimir I.
Фреска «Святий рівноапостольний князь Володимир. Північна стіна трансепту. Ліворуч. 1 ярус.
«Володимир I Святославич (960/963 — 15 липня 1015) — великий князь київський (979–1015), князь новгородський (970–988). Хреститель Русі. Представник варязької династії Рюриковичів. Наймолодший (позашлюбний) син київського князя Святослава Ігоровича від ключниці Малуші (імовірної дочки древлянського князя Мала). Онук київської княгині Ольги, батько київського князя Ярослава Мудрого. Молодший брат і наступник київського князя Ярополка Святославича. Захопив київський престол після міжусобної боротьби з братом (977–979). Приєднав до Київської Русі землі в'ятичів (982), ятвягів (983), радимичів (984), білих хорватів (981). Воював проти булгарів (985), греків (988), вірменів (1000), поляків (1001), печенігів (996, 1015). Охрестив Русь 988 року. Встановив Київську митрополію Константинопольського патріархату. Розширив межі столиці Києва, збудував Десятинну церкву (996). Першим із руських князів розпочав карбувати власну золоту монету. Заснував Володимир (988) та інші міста. Використовував особистий знак «тризуб», що став у ХХ столітті гербом України. Помер у Берестовському палаці за Києвом. Канонізований Католицькою і Православною церквами як рівноапостольний святий. Засновник династії Володимировичів. Національний герой України. Прізвиська — Великий, Святий, Хреститель, Красне-Сонечко тощо.» Вікіпедія.
Model of the sedimentary structure of cranial memorisation. It is important to note that the constant process of the deposition and erosion of memory forces its trajectory in the end to approach a value of zero. Samyang manual tele lens at F16, three LED lights, and lead.
The station reflects the historical moment in which it was built, highlighting the power of coffee in the city's expansion trajectory. Erected next to the Jardim da Luz, for decades its tower dominated part of the central landscape of São Paulo. Its watch was the main reference for setting the city's clocks.
At the height of the season (that is, in the early decades of the twentieth century, when Luz was a prominent region in the city), it was an architectural ensemble that was not only an urban reference but was effectively part of the daily life of the municipality, constituting what may be called the "image of the city".
In my view, the year 2025 may later be remembered as one of those fateful years that turned the course of history - comparable to 1914, though for different reasons. In 1914, a world still shaped by old monarchies, elites and ideals collided with the realities of industrial total war, and the shock triggered political, social, and economic change never seen in the history before.
The year 2025 has had its share of wars, catastrophes, and political instability. But in a dark sense, much of that feels familiar, bloody business as usual. The truly new element, the one with the potential to scale into a transformation of the 1914 magnitude, is the speed of artificial intelligence development. I have followed ChatGPT from the beginning, and what happened in 2025 felt unreal - not a linear improvement, as if years of progress were packed into months.
And the impact will land everywhere. In media, Deepfaked faces, voices, and "credible" footage can be produced at scale. In art and culture, it changes the way of creation itself. In warfare, it rewards speed, autonomy, and information advantage. And inevitably, states will try to harness this power, they do it always.
If this trajectory continues, we may look back on December 31, 2025 as a threshold. Those of us who watched that sunset were not simply ending a calendar year. We may have been witnessing the sunset of an older world - one that is still here, still familiar in many ways, but already beginning to recede before our eyes.
Bear Den Mountain, Adirondacks
I long for the days when I had a constitution of steel, driven to climb all of the peaks arrayed before me, and all the other compass points I could turn and look out at from this vantage point. This place has long been a favorite spot to break out my gear and look for compositions, whether as part of the longer hike south of me, or as a destination for a shorter outing. This morning the sun has gained on me, low in winter trajectory and casting its shadows as it clears the ridges behind me. Its burn highlights the iron oxide in an erratic deposited here in the pleistocene, as the massive ice sheets sculpted the Adirondack dome. North Country lore is sprinkled with iron. Furnaces and ore pits still stand in parts of the landscape, a history hinted at in my reddish-tinged granite boulder, posing on the verge of the Ausable Valley. I’ve been fortunate to have explored so much of America’s wildness; this country stands as hard as any landscape I’ve been in, and it hardens those willing to return after being scathed. Switchbacks were mostly unheard of up here, so topping these mountains is as much a matter of iron will as physical prowess. I have a long and chequered history of loves, romantic and spiritual, each accusing the other of time spent devoting my fidelities elsewhere. My regrets haunt me still. Rock will wear smooth, the forests will darken, iron will rust, and youth fades. The heart never concedes.
... my daughter and her boyfriend went to Venice last February just as coronavirus was emerging. She bought me this mask back as a memento of her trip. Needless to say we’ve been tracking the trajectory of this awful infection ever since
Life is curved in the shape of a flower, a curved trajectory that loops back on itself repeatedly until the last petal falls. – JV Beaupre
Smile on Saturday Weekly Challenge
Theme: "One single petal"
Thank you for your visit, faves and comments!
Happy 😊 on Saturday!
Taken at the Fitzroy Garden Conservatory. These primula blooms were grown in hanging baskets and they tend to swing a bit. I observed the swinging movements to ascertain their trajectory. Then I just prefocused and waited for the right moment to click !
Many thanks for your visit, comments, invites and faves...it is always appreciated..
Peaceful Bokeh Wednesday
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
Thank you for the 1st place \o/
Time traveler's photo contest Entry
It was a cold end of a December night and I was making my way through the dark streets of Berlin to the Brandenburger Tor. It was my favorite spot to go to relax after a night out in town, the view on the Tiergarten Park and the night sky was one of the best of the city, and man I loved the calm there . After spending hours with heavy jazz music in my ears, smoke filling my lungs, and booze coating my throat while I sat at the bar and silently observed people dancing Foxtrot Tango and Pasodoble for hours with their loved ones or the one they would love to be with. It was the roaring twenties, everyone was exhilarated, electrified... As I turned on to Unter den Linden and was slowly pulling up my collar to protect my skin from the wintery winds I looked in the distance and that's when I saw her. Tall and all dressed in red, elegant, and carelessly smoking a long cigarette in front of Kranzler's, one of the new places to be in town. My chest started to play the bongos, flushing my cheeks and making me forget about my trajectory. Before I even realized I was in front of her asking if she could light my cigarette
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If you always wanted to travel back in time and to different places around the globe, this sim is made for you !
Your taxi for the Time Travel Portal
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Note :
Remember to press L to display the image in full screen.
All the poses used in my pictures are made from scratch
No AI used
(Hydrornis cyaneus)
Di Linh
Vietname
The Blue Pitta, despite not being endemic to Vietnam, is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful bird species out there. It was one of our top priorities to capture a stunning photograph of this amazing bird. However, we soon discovered that it was one of the most challenging subjects to photograph, especially the male, which was incredibly difficult to spot, unlike the female that made several appearances.
It was interesting to observe that the Blue Pitta and the Bar-bellied Pitta, both males and females, foraged in distinct geographic areas, albeit not too far from each other.
We spent two mornings in a hide waiting for the male to show up. However, the activity level was weak and disappointing in this particular hide.
On the second session, although he was present, he never revealed himself out of the dense vegetation.
During the first session, he was wary and always stayed behind some fallen trunks, exposing only a fraction of his body.
We waited patiently, and when he finally exposed himself, the lighting conditions were at their worst, making it an extremely challenging task. It is also evident, from the photo, that the orientation of the hides did not take into account the trajectory of the sun! I suppose, and I am almost certain, that most of the time photography is done without direct sunlight!
For me it was very interesting to learn that shooting in (sub)tropical forests requires a different approach. The absence of direct sunlight is preferred, as the intense contrast and glare of the leaves can often cause more harm than good. This was unusual for me, having learned that the best shots (at least in Portugal) are taken with direct sunlight on the birds (at golden hour). However, in tropical forests, such type of light can create sharp contrasts and exaggerate shadows, making it difficult to capture the perfect shot.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Vietname (2022) (206)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)
- All the photos for this family Pittidae (Pitídeos) (28)
- All the photos for this species Hydrornis cyaneus (8)
- All the photos taken this day 2022/12/13 (30)
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An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
This image captures a fun moment of photographic good fortune.
Having embarked on another one of my late afternoon photo bike rides with my a6000, I wasn't expecting to be able to capture any sunset at this point, as the sun was obviously dissappearing behind this large cloud bank over the Colorado foothills.
However, as I rode back in the direction of Boulder along N. 73rd St. approaching Niwot Road, there was a great sweeping formation of dozens of geese that had just taken flight from Dodd Reservoir, just out of sight to the left in this photo. That sure caught my eye. Suddenly I noticed the incredible display of sunbeams shooting out from the clouds at the same moment I realized there would be successive waves of geese departing the reservior, all following the approximate trajectory of initial larger group. I quickly stopped, checked my camera settings, and started firing away, as the geese took a variety of paths through the sky. I was lucky that one small group flew into this nice compositional spot! Because the aperture was relatively small for deeper depth of field, I didn't have to concern myself with lock-on auto-focus for each group of geese. That sure helped! I hope you enjoy it!
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A su paso por la ciudad de Cuenca, el río Huécar forma una sinuosa hoz o cañón, entre sus hermosas rocas calizas y las casas de cientos de años que se sujetan milagrosamente sobre las mismas.
"El Puente San Pablo", contemporáneo de la Torre Eiffel, une ambos lados, siempre que no se padezca de vértigo.
On their way through the city of Cuenca, the Huécar river forms a sickle or winding canyon, between its beautiful limestone rocks and houses hundreds of years which are held on the same trajectory.
"El Puente San Pablo", a contemporary of the Eiffel Tower, binds both sides, provided that it does not suffer from vertigo.
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
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**🎥 PROMPT CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE ULTRA DÉTAILLÉ (FR)**
Paysage naturel spectaculaire au format **16:9**, rendu **16K ultra haute définition**, style **photographie animalière cinématographique digne de National Geographic**, avec une subtile touche de fantasy crédible.
Scène capturée à **l’heure dorée (golden hour)**, lumière rasante chaude, rayons du soleil traversant une atmosphère légèrement brumeuse avec **volumetric lighting**, diffusion réaliste dans l’air et reflets dynamiques sur l’eau.
Un **lac cristallin** au centre, alimenté par plusieurs **cascades réalistes**, entouré d’une végétation luxuriante extrêmement détaillée (fleurs sauvages, mousses, feuillages variés, textures photoréalistes, micro-détails visibles). L’eau présente des **reflets parfaits, caustiques, ondulations naturelles**, interaction crédible avec les animaux.
Au premier plan :
* Un **renard roux**, pelage détaillé, regard vif
* Un **lapin blanc** et un **raton laveur**, textures de fourrure ultra réalistes
* Papillons translucides avec ailes détaillées en macro
* Fleurs hyper détaillées avec gouttelettes de rosée
À gauche :
* Un **cerf majestueux avec bois imposants**, accompagné de biches et faons
* Un **paon** avec plumage iridescent, détails microscopiques
À droite :
* Un **tigre allongé**, muscles visibles sous le pelage, regard intense
* Une **lionne avec lion et lionceaux**, interaction naturelle
* Des **éléphants dans l’eau**, éclaboussures réalistes, peau texturée
Dans l’eau :
* Deux **cygnes formant un cœur**, accompagnés de leurs petits
* Bancs de poissons colorés avec effets de lumière sous-marine réalistes
Arrière-plan :
* **Montagnes enneigées** avec reliefs détaillés
* **Forêt dense** avec profondeur atmosphérique (depth of field naturel)
* **Arc-en-ciel réaliste** avec dispersion lumineuse crédible
* Quelques éléments fantasy subtils : **licorne blanche photoréaliste**, parfaitement intégrée à l’environnement, sans effet cartoon
Ciel :
* Partiellement nuageux avec **nuages volumétriques réalistes**
* **Aigle en plein vol**, ailes détaillées, motion blur léger
* Oiseaux variés avec trajectoires naturelles
* Quelques **montgolfières lointaines**, légèrement floutées par la profondeur
Effets visuels :
* **Global illumination réaliste**
* **HDR naturel**
* **contraste cinématographique équilibré**
* **lens flare subtil**
* **profondeur de champ réaliste**
* rendu type **ARRI Alexa / RED camera**
* color grading inspiré des documentaires haut de gamme
Ambiance :
* Harmonie parfaite entre nature sauvage et magie discrète
* Aucun effet cartoon, tout doit sembler **photographiable dans le monde réel**
Détail artistique :
* Signature en bas à droite : **"Emma L." en lettres gothiques fines dorées**, élégantes, légèrement brillantes, intégrées naturellement à la scène
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**🎥 ULTRA-DETAILED CINEMATIC PROMPT (ENGLISH)**
Epic natural landscape in **16:9 aspect ratio**, rendered in **16K ultra-high definition**, in the style of **cinematic wildlife photography inspired by National Geographic**, infused with a subtle, believable touch of fantasy.
Scene captured during **golden hour**, with warm, low-angle sunlight. **Volumetric lighting** beams through a slightly misty atmosphere, creating soft diffusion and realistic light scattering. Dynamic reflections shimmer across the water surface.
At the center: a **crystal-clear lake** fed by multiple **realistic waterfalls**, surrounded by lush, richly detailed vegetation (wildflowers, moss, dense foliage, hyperreal textures, visible micro-details). The water features **accurate reflections, caustics, natural ripples**, and lifelike interaction with animals.
Foreground:
* A **red fox**, highly detailed fur, sharp and alert gaze
* A **white rabbit** and a **raccoon**, ultra-realistic fur textures
* Translucent butterflies with macro-level wing detail
* Flowers with visible dew droplets and botanical precision
Left side:
* A **majestic stag with large antlers**, accompanied by does and fawns
* A **peacock** with iridescent plumage, microscopic feather detail
Right side:
* A **resting tiger**, visible muscle definition beneath fur, intense eyes
* A **lioness with a lion and cubs**, natural interaction and posture
* **Elephants in shallow water**, realistic splashes, highly textured skin
In the water:
* Two **swans forming a heart shape**, accompanied by cygnets
* Schools of colorful fish with realistic underwater lighting effects
Background:
* **Snow-capped mountains** with detailed geological features
* Dense forest with **atmospheric depth (natural depth of field)**
* A **realistic rainbow** with proper light dispersion
* Subtle fantasy element: a **photorealistic white unicorn**, seamlessly integrated, no cartoon styling
Sky:
* Partly cloudy with **volumetric clouds**
* A **flying eagle**, wings fully extended, slight motion blur
* Various birds in natural trajectories
* A few distant **hot air balloons**, slightly softened by atmospheric perspective
Visual effects:
* **Physically accurate global illumination**
* **Natural HDR rendering**
* Balanced cinematic contrast
* Subtle **lens flare**
* Realistic depth of field
* Shot as if on **ARRI Alexa / RED camera**
* High-end documentary-style color grading
Mood:
* A perfect harmony between wild nature and restrained fantasy
* Nothing cartoonish, everything must feel **photographable in the real world**
Artistic detail:
* Signature in bottom-right corner: **“Emma L.” in fine gold gothic lettering**, elegant, slightly reflective, naturally integrated into the scene
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--ar 16:9
--v 6
--style raw
--q 2
--s 150
--chaos 8
--seed 123456
--no cartoon, anime, illustration, painting, low detail, blurry, oversaturated