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When jetlag kicks in and waking up earlier than desired what are you suppose to do? taking pictures of course :)
When a Brown Booby decides to slow down or change direction etc the tail feathers splay out, ie, it puts the breaks on!
The Lacepede Islands are a group of 4 islands lying 120km to the northwest of Broome, Western Australia. The Lacepedes have been named by Bird Life International as an important bird area because they support over 1% of the worlds populations of Brown Boobies & Rosette Terns. The breeding colony of the Brown Boobies, of up to 18,000 breeding pairs, is possibly the largest in the world. Up to 20,000 Roseate Terns have also been recorded here. Black rats were eradicated in 1986.
Same bridge different day. Artists, when creating a piece, often do a study which means you take an in-depth look at a given subject. Observing it and sketching it from different angles, in different lights, in order to unlock it's essence. The same can be done in photography. After dropping my girls at dance class I returned to the bridge I did my last selfie to do a further study of this location. Even though the camera angle is virtually the same there were plenty of differences to observe. ~ the weather was slightly overcast and threatening rain so the light was softer and less contrasty, the shadows not as strong. It's a month later and the landscape shows some changes, the trees being fuller with their new leaves of the season. Since I am in both shots it's a study of me as well. I am closer to the camera so I am a larger element in this composition. I like that my posture looks a little better here and both of my arms are showing. In the last shot one arm was hidden. I think carrying the umbrella here gives my walk more purpose. My shutter speed is slower showing some of the motion of my stride in a pleasant way. Observing these subtleties helps me hone my eye for aesthetics in images to see what I like and don't like and helps me improve as a photographer.
I may return again changing some other variables and see what else this location has to offer.
My first attempt www.flickr.com/photos/47181226@N05/6883718420/
For ODC - parallel lines
Nikon D7000 ~ Nikkor 50mm 1.8G ~ Exposure 1/60 sec. ~ Aperture f/2.8 ~ ISO Speed 100
As the days become longer, there's a couple of minutes every evening when a sharp sunset ray, reflected off the windows of the residential block close by, pierces across our sitting-room. Sometimes highlighting very interesting objects in its way.
I am reading the new book "Digital Capture After Dark" by Amanda Quintenz-Fiedler and Philipp Scholz Rittermann. The book intrigues me again on the night photography.
But I am born to be a lazy photographer. I do not want to go to the remote or exotic places for night photography. I do not shoot RAW and I do not use a lot of post-production techniques as suggested by the writers. I don't even use DSLR for night shooting as everyone said compact camera has too much noise in the small sensor.
Anyways I just walk in the back alley in my neighbourhood and shoot in JPEG. I am just too lazy to fiddle around the white balance and therefore shoot in the B&W mode in-camera.
My photo club friends always tease me as crazy guy that associates photography with philosophy. Yes there is the philosophy that inspires you to see the beauty in mundane subjects and I believe there is a special charisma of night too. When the night falls, you can see some sort of special beauty even in a back alley.
Do you think so?
Happy weekend!
Fuji X10
ISO 400 F5.6 1.8 second
When up to El Dorado canyon and photographed this beautiful model in the mining town just outside Las Vegas Nevada
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Using two plastic Cocktail glasses with coloured liquid. Suspended by fishing wire and bounced off each other. 3 SD200 flash units used with a black clothe background
I am no different to any other woman when it comes to the pursuit of perfection, that elusive goal of looking as good as you possibly can. Not saying it has been achieved here but wow do I feel good about myself in this dress, make up and hair style.
When our tour bus stopped at the carpark in front of the San Carlone statue and church in Arona, these car enthusiasts suddenly arrived with their "chariots", giving us an unexpected photo opportunity.
Shot with my broken Tamron 18-270 lens that stopped auto-focusing, and doing so manually is cumbersome. Hope it get's fixed soon!
When I saw this movie with my daughter I loved the corky way they made that organ. I could not make it justice but was fun to build.
As for the grinch, just using lime color bricks makes anything look like him so easy to get away with! :)
Been working on this since a few weeks but got a stall because of the rare 1x1 plate with clip in lime that took 2 weeks to get in the mail... Can you imagine that little brick costing 5 euros? At least he is ready in time to steal christmas so all worked out...
Happy holidays!
/SuckMyBrick
Royal Navy Search and Rescue (SAR) Flight, from HMS Gannet, fly for the final time. Picture: CPOA(Phot) Thomas McDonald
Helicopter heroes from Royal Navy Search and Rescue (SAR) Flight, HMS Gannet, said farewell on Thursday, January 14, with a final fly-past some of the Scottish communities which have seen the majority of their rescues.
Three Royal Navy Sea King helicopters left HMS Gannet’s base at Prestwick at 10am on the day and completed a flight route which included Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Troon, Oban, Tyndrum and Troon.
Last year HMS Gannet was the busiest search and rescue flight in the UK, being called to attend 300 rescues. In 2009, the Scottish-based SAR unit broke the record for most rescues in one year, conducting 447 missions around the country.
On January 1st their 44-year SAR responsibilities finished when they handed-over to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency contractor Bristow Helicopters.
The final fly-past was an emotional time for the HMS Gannet crew. Commanding Officer of the unit, Lieutenant Commander Charlie Fuller, who flew on the final fly-past, said: “There was definitely a lump in the throat. It’s sad to be saying goodbye, but there is also a huge sense of pride at a mission which has been completed well.
HMS Gannet has played a big role in many people’s lives. The unit was not only a significant part of the local Prestwick community, but has touched dozens of often remote communities around Scotland. It was amazing to see so many members of the public come out to wave us off as we flew past. We would like to thank each and every one of them.
He continued: Many of the pilots and crew from Bristow have a military Search and Rescue background so we know that we are leaving people in safe hands.
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The ancient graveyard of The Church Of The Holy Rude in Stirling stands full of rich history high above the valley below and its brave new world of wind turbines and modern technology way off on the horizon.
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Abused, Abandoned Jungle Dogs.
When no# 1's brother showed up
we were all ready to go. The rain
was falling quite hard which caused
no# 1 to worry. She wanted to cancel.
My reply, "No way, we go right now !"
So we left ;-)-
I was the first one in the door at the clinic.
We had just enough to purchase the
two injections needed 4 Mickey
and DJ. In my position was
also enough medicine
for all the temple
dogs monthly
injections.
First stop was at Mr Kind Monks place
where Molly and Blondie were injected.
Next stop is at the nuns, they weren't home.
Didn't matter as we started right in giving
each dog their injections. Mickey was
given three in total. Two from the
clinic and one for his monthly
quota. About 15 minutes
had passed and the
nuns showed up.
No# 1 and the nuns started right in jabbering
and carrying on like three excited school girls.
Now here's the story behind Miss Yo-Yo -
To start with we all agreed Yo-Yo looks to
be about 41/2- 5 months old, no more.
She will end up being a large dog.
Two months ago, that's right it's been a long
two months sense we've been there, Yo-Yo
was dumped late at night in front of the
nuns place. She was covered from
head to toe in stinky black mud.
Her eyes were traumatized.
Nuns figured those two men on the motorcycle
had tried to drown her in the swamp. She fought
back for her life so they just dumped her at the nuns.
Yo-Yo is full of life now and zips all around, happy puppy.
And here lies the problem ---
The nuns desperately would like her spayed, so do we.
But, the cupboards are bare, like in empty kind of bare.
No# 1 will be calling the clinic to see what the cost is
for all her puppy shots, blood work and to be spayed.
This is an awkward dilemma but one that
must be addressed in the very near future.
Obviously we are in need of your help.
If you can spare a dollar or two it
will go to good use and be
greatly appreciated ;-)
From the nuns we went an injected all
The Hooligans. DJ received one extra.
There is lot more to todays adventure
but I don't want to drag this out to far.
Mickey an Little Stubby are laying
in the background. This's muscle
nuns porch if you wondering ?
Rocky has real sad eyes cuz
he misses Mama a lot. A towel
with her sent was given to him.
More photos will be uploaded soon ;-)
ps: I know this photo is a bit blurry.
Dog is moving, I'm moving, it's dark.
Handheld at 1/25th of a second ------
Thank You.
Jon&Crew.
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.I was going to title this piece 'The Calm After The Storm' as the night previously I was sat having a cider or two (as you do) looking at this scene during heavy rain and dark skies. Sadly i couldn't be bothered to go out and get soaked.
Falling Spring Falls. Covington, VA
On Friday evening, I decided to stop by this waterfall on my way down Virginia. But I had so much fun looking at foliage in Shenandoah that I was going to be late. I was getting bummed out as the sun set, and I still wasn't there, figuring I lost my chance for a photo. But when I got there, I was happy I still did go.
Taken @ Metropolis Sim
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