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Twenty-six minutes later (ie. after the shot posted yesterday), I had entered Grasslands Park, driven a few km, parked beside the road, and hiked across the frosty prairie for this view into Police Coulee. Meanwhile the sun had popped up above the horizon (although we know that in reality the earth had rotated toward it), and fog drifted up from the Frenchman River. At this juncture, my job was simply to point and shoot. It's a mistake to think too much in situations like this, and I can report that no thoughts crossed my mind while I stood there framing this photograph through the viewfinder.
The "Police" in Police Coulee likely comes from North West Mounted Police patrols in this area in the 1880s. They were the precursor of today's RCMP, wearers of red serge and famous for the musical ride they put on for tourists each summer. Seriously, what do you think of when you think of Canada, if you ever do? I would guess the image that comes to mind is a Mountie in red serge, with Niagara Falls in the background and maybe some kids playing hockey dangerously close to the falls while their mothers sip maple syrup and say "Eh?" and "Sorry!" nonstop, and the occasional moose trots past. Admit it. You do. Meanwhile, the ex-pop star Madonna - not to be confused with my dear friend, the talented artist and writer Madonna, who lives one street over from me - has advised the Royals to not move to Canada because it's boring. She is partly correct. Everything is boring for those who lack imagination.
Okay, the preceding paragraph is my idea of a joke, except for the part about the ex-pop star. Really. Try not to be offended, even if you are a Madonna fan. But seriously, I can't remember the last time I was bored, unless it was yesterday when all I could think of to make for supper was brown rice and veggies. And I know this writeup will come as a great disappointment to those who would prefer that I discuss photography and stay away from ex-pop stars and cultural icons entirely. Well, you are probably correct. Sorry, eh?
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
The writeup for March 29, 2015: Multiple Avalanches on Mt. Washington - www.mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/2015/03/29/march-2...
Mission 10.2 for the 253rd Elite Legion
"Sir... I've got sights on the Tarasin, but I can't get a clear shot."
-schhllllk-
"... that works too"
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Sorry I would've loved to have done a proper writeup, but I don't think I'll have much internet access for the next few weeks and I've left it a bit late. Hope you enjoy the build anyhow. :^)
here's the writeup on the previous photo - www.box.net/shared/4z0jmqeg4c
thanks for your comments, i'll be back tonight.
for those who are interested in some of the techniques i use to create the pastel/light colors (as in the previous picture), i'll do a writeup tonight.
[i use google picasa - so the writeup will be based on that (sorry no photoshop for me ;) ]
Liftoff of an Antares rocket supporting mission NG-18 from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia. The photo was taken with a Nikon D7100 I had picked up on eBay a few weeks ago. The camera was used as a remote, meaning I had to set it the day before and leave it. Setup includes choosing the right location , staking the tripod to the ground, adjusting the exposure for what you think will work, taping the lens and taping a hot hands to it, and finally adding a miops sound trigger and covering it with plastic.
You can read my writeup of the mission here:
www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/iss/ng-18-cygnus-carg...
www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/iss/penultimate-antar...
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On July 14 mother Gadwall brought six downy babies out into the harbour at the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
A week later on July 21, five of the ducklings remained, which rates as really good success in the duck world. It can be heartbreaking to monitor the progress of such families, counting fewer and fewer youngsters as the days go by.
Today, July 28, two weeks later, five are still alive and growing bigger and stronger, their chances of making it to adulthood increasing with each passing day.
I took this photo on July 21, so the duckling is eight days old. I was holding well back, attempting to secure a portrait of the whole family, but the group moved resolutely towards my position, showing no wariness. They eventually came ashore next to me, huddling up almost on my boots. The harbour is not very busy, but I guess the birds had had enough positive interactions with humans to lose their fear.
Ducklings of different species can look fairly similar and can be tricky to identify without the parent immediately visible. If you are doing a writeup on the Gadwall and need an image of a young one, get in touch for permission to use this one!
July 30 Update - Mother and five ducklings still going strong!
August 9 Update - Five ducklings now 2/3rds size of mom.
August 26 Update - Five ducklings still going strong (although not really ducklings anymore)!
Man, o man- what a roller coaster ride of a week it's been!
First things first, this is a finely polished single frame of a timelapse sequence for a night montage I'm working on. I can't promise the final timelapse piece will have all 300 frames looking like this, but.. it's a goal! Big thanks to [http://www.flickr.com/photos/drwhite75/] for poking me to process this one. He's been raving about it since I posted a preview screen shot from my phone from the night I shot this. Thanks Darren, I think I would have left if alone as just a timelapse if you hadn't kept at me!
Ohk, on to other things, in case you didn't hear- crazy amazingness happened this week (yes, that is a real phrase). I found out I won FIRST PLACE in National Geographic's Travel Photo Contest (insert scene of me running around the room with arms and hands flailing in air while yelling)!!! You can see details, writeup, and winning image and accompanying timelapse here:
intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2011/08/02/behin...
variation to description here:
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So, ....I'm still just blown away. I grew up reading National Geographic, and while in my globe-trotting backpacking phase- I devoured National Geographic's magazines as inspiration and window into the world at large. So, to win a photography competition for them is just shocking. Seriously, it may sound cheesy, but I'm really excited for me (yeah, that's right, I'll admit it) but, I'm excited for all of us because it means anyone can win those damn competitions. I didn't think anyone could win them. But, it turns out.. you can! If I did, then, with hard work and determination, next year's winner could be any of you reading this. That trips me out. And is exciting to me.
Thank you all for the incredibly kind comments and messages you've sent this week- man, I am just amazed at the support and encouragement that comes from all of you in the Flickr community :-) I'll be staying in this weekend working on some projects, and one of the things to do is get back to all of you with a thanks. So, till then, thanks again for the incredible support and inspiration that you've been to me, and we've all been to each other.
Cheers guys :-)
OH, also, this weekend there is a "Star Party" up at Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood. For any Oregon/Washington locals, I'm going to head up there and check out the stars. Come on out and join if you're in the mood!
Stars!!
Finally.
Check this out on the black screen :-)
I've posted a version from inside the bowl before, but, new with this posting is the FULL writeup concerning the events from this night. If you're in the mood for a literary adventure to match this eye candy, then indulge here
I'll keep from talking much about this night so you can hear about it all on the blog.
But, a few things before I'm done.
1, I'm going to focus on getting another tutorial on post processing of star shots. I've gotten an incredible response from the first tutorial, and many of you are asking, "What do I do with my noisy images?" So, that will be answered. Stay tuned.
2, Prints are available of most of my images. I will shortly be putting a rates list for buying prints on my website. Check there, or message me directly if you are interested in getting a star print. Purchasing a print is a great way to keep these crazy star shots in far places funded.
3, I am chomping at the bit to get clear skies and star pictures for 2011, but cloudy skies will have Oregon buried for a good bit. In the meantime, I am keeping myself busy and practiced with other photo projects. So, don't be surprised if you see fire dancers and other crazy stuff. And rest assured, star shots will be in the mix, and a fresh wave once the stars come back to play.
4, I've got one last link for you. An incredible help and support to me is my girlfriend. She keeps me going and on a somewhat focused path, as I am usually zigzagging all over the place. She is a photographer also, and I think you should take a look at her pics. You wont be disappointed.
Valorie's pics here
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Digital Leica CL + Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f1.7 ASPH
Weronika, Poland
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f1.7 - As Seen on YouTube! - youtu.be/Znar4ifNWgw
Full writeup - mrleica.com/voigtlander-ultron-35mm-f1-7-review/
Long-tailed tits feeding chicks at Millers wood.
More photos and writeup on my blog at www.johnstantonphotography.co.uk/long-tailed-tits-feeding...
Please take a look, thank you.
I believe this is a female desert forktail. The females are tough, at least for me, but that's my best guess.
Check out all of my Species a Day writeups here.
Part of the Eccentric Cycles Exhibit at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. One of many eccentric cycles built and ridden by the Steinlauf's. Good bit of info on them in the web, including videos on YouTube. Besure and look at original size to see the writeups on the bikes.
Shot with a Canon 5d camera on monopod, extended over bride and groom. Remote slave speedlight set to 1/2 power with red gel. Assistant is holding flash aimed at the floor, seen in upper middle right side of photo, facing away from subjects. Bounce light on camera to fill subjects with Canon 580. Full writeup at: www.flashflavor.com/2007/08/31/112/ive-got-a-hotstick.html
Check out the Film Shooters Collective website (link below) for a little writeup I did on my Canon 7 and Ferrania Solaris 200
September 2018
Ashland, Oregon.
Canon 7 rangefinder
Canon 50/2.2 LTM
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This little gal is named Wakanda. When I visited she was very shy although interested in the outside. Apparently she has some very distinct likes and dislikes - which last (according to the shelter writeup) includes teens and tall men. She was a very good mother to her kittens and has shown affection in the past, although she's still a bit jittery. She's looking for a home where she can have a little time to become more confident - and she found it 8 August 2018.
(She was in explore at 470... got dropped off, but did make the explore group. Since she never made it into any groups or anything spammish, my guess is she just didn't make the permanent 500 cut. Apparently it wasn't search engines finding "Wakanda" because the stats show all of the references yesterday being via Flickr, not external. I sure hope this helps her find a home though ;-) )
Long-tailed tits feeding chicks at Millers wood.
More photos and writeup on my blog at www.johnstantonphotography.co.uk/long-tailed-tits-feeding...
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Yellow-backed desert spiny lizard, Sceloporus magister uniformis. I took this yesterday, saved the file yesterday, and then fell asleep. Long weekend. This totally counts for yesterday.
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Winter sunset at Castle Hill Lighthouse. Got as close to the water as I could and shot as wide as possible.
I prefer this side of the light in Winter for sunset as the location of the sun is different than Summer. If you look at my last posted photo, it was taken from the other side of the light.
I did a writeup on photographing from this Lighthouse in Rhode Island for the Photographers Trail Notes website. Writeup describes the seasonal aspects. See link below:
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Digital Leica CL + Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f1.7 ASPH
Nicola, Poland (Apartment 2 lighting setup as shown on Patreon)
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f1.7 - As Seen on YouTube! - youtu.be/Znar4ifNWgw
Full writeup - mrleica.com/voigtlander-ultron-35mm-f1-7-review/
This one by my son, David, who keeps asking to contribute. He actually took this a little while ago on our windowsill. I'm way behind on sharing his shots. More soon.
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Here's the recipe
What I like about this is a sentence in the introduction, how awfully difficult it is, to get a writeup from your mum or granny, because they don't work this way - they just do it.
And of course we improvised cooking this recipe. A yolk for the base and three whole eggs in the filling? Make that two and the white. Didn't have enough almonds - replaced a part of that with buckwheat (Buchweizen) to keep the nutty taste. The tarte was awesome, Marie did a really good job!
Toy Project Day 2901
Please go to Around the Grid for Harper's writeup on these tops, and a little tribute to Sydney, Australia.
You can see our "together" shot, as well as Harper's two solo photos, in her group.
Result of a late night photoshoot in the center of downtown Paris. Unsatisfied with the first couple shoots with Pyrotechnician Andrey Das, we got together one final time the night before we left France to do an epic shoot in front of a church with flaming ropes and an impressive 5 gallons of fluid.
The challenge was once again to do the entire shot in camera and blend flashes, multiple exposures and fireballs all without using photoshop. I'll be doing a writeup quite soon upon my return back to Montreal on how multiple exposures can really get you some great results straight out of camera!
We're currently in spain right now and will be shooting our final subject Cecilio Castrillo Martinez in less than 5 hours...
For those of you interested in hearing what we've been up to - http://www.vonwong.com/blog/week-3/
Portraits Of Seattle #2: Animator/Director Sean Pecknold
Click the Link to read my writeup/Andrew Matsons 3 Questions
The script on the wall says - It is a sacred place, littering not allowed. Another writeup says - leave your footwear here.
Sakura, cherry blossoms at ARK hills Roppongi. reflected in traffic mirrors on pavement detailed writeup and other snaps japantourist.jp/view/sakura-festival-at-ark-hills
Part of the Eccentric Cycles Exhibit at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. One of many eccentric cycles built and ridden by the Steinlauf's. Good bit of info on them in the web, including videos on YouTube. Besure and look at original size to see the writeups on the bikes.
Check out my writeup on this area on my blog at:
carriecolephotography.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/hike-to-si...
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My first post from visiting La Jolla a couple of weeks ago... Many thanks to friends that helped point the way to this spot and a special thanks to Flickr friends Eric Gail and David Colombo for coming out to shoot on that Saturday evening. Eric has a much better and longer writeup on that evening and it was great to meet a couple of Flickr friends...such a great community here. So...the obvious...I didn't get a "great" shot of the potholes, but I'll post it eventually. I ended up liking this composition at the reef as much as any that I had (Thx to Eric for quickly pointing it out). The forecast didn't look great for us...but these clouds kept rolling through all evening. A big blast of color never came...but for a first visit to La Jolla...I'll take it :-)
I'm heading to the NC mountains for a family getaway this weekend....and crossing my fingers to slip out for some Milky Way or sunrise shots.
Today's post was actually inspired by the contents of tomorrow's post, but I felt like this one should go first. I made three different versions of Black Lightning! I was going to make five, but one was this costume from the 90s that I had trouble making and the other I couldn't remember once I started building.
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Mexican amberwing dragonfly, Perithemis intensa, at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve.
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So, I've been sitting on this one, ever since the night of the super moon, mainly because I didn't want to upstage everyone else's super moon photos and make them feel bad, since, you know, this is so awesome.
While everyone else was busy shooting the moon over to the east, as it was rising above the shipyards, I took four steps to the right, which completely changed the angle, and I was able to get the moon directly over the city. What a difference four steps makes, huh?
It's also practically SOOC. All I did was desaturate everything but the moon, to give it some pop. Now, I could explain why some clouds are actually going behind the moon, and what that big black cloud is in front of the moon. And why the moon is so huge and isn't casting a reflection on the water. But I won't bore you with the technical details. It's a lot of physics and math.
There's nothing I like better than a cookie pile. I wish these didn't look so much like a rolled pancetta, though...Writeup of the cookie swap I baked these for is here!
This spider was spotted during a "caterpillar safari" in Maryland. I've put a big writeup about their fascinating hunting technique under the next photo, but wanted to show this spider out in a nicer setting than the other, which I found just outside my door, anchored to a big Rubbermaid potting shed. In this photo, she has gotten herself into position, awaiting prey. The photo linked in the first comment was taken before this one, as she was maneuvering herself into position.
25 Arachtober 2023, 2 of 2
Triangle Weaver, Hyptiotes cavatus
Gillis Falls Recreation Area, Woodbine, Carroll Co, MD
10 September 2023
Loaded ballast extra, Middlefield Hill. June 27, 1982
On one of my outings with the Buck family. Unfortunately, only Kenneth is left now. I still have his 'Interesting Railfan 4-8-4', a satirical take on the Freeman Hubbard writeups in Railroad Magazine.
I found this startrail sequence from May 6, 2012, which included a spring "moonbow". I hung out with my dear friends Doug and Patti after the crowds from the day before had left and we had time to do a startrail sequence before the rising of the full moon. Now, this is just 33 exposures of 30 seconds each (from that sequence, after the moonlight struck the falls), layered in Photoshop. The opacity is changed to give the trails a "cometlike" effect, and then one last blast with a plugin called "StarSpikes" to create the spike at the beginning of some of the brighter trails. Thanks to David Kingham and Tim Kerr for their writeups on this technique.
Thanks everyone for following along on our journey to the Nuns Veil! Your comments and interest are much appreciated. Hopefully you have enjoyed the journey and through the photos and writeup have felt at least a bit like you were there with us.
Over the past few months I have been training for my first Ultra Marathon as well as working extra days and as a result have just had less time to post and write up the trip. The story trickled out a little slower than usual but thanks for hanging in there and coming along on the journey. These four days have gone on for long enough and it's time to bring it to a close.
We made the final walk back to the car park and dropped the packs relieving our shoulders for the final time. Now looking back over to the Nuns Veil it was hard to imagine that it was less than a day ago we were standing up there. It's one of those nostalgic moments when you realise that we were so privileged to have been there at that time and yet, in all likelihood we would never see those places again. Nevertheless the sun was now shining down on the peak almost like God's hand was bidding us farewell. We packed our gear in the car, took that last look on the mountain, and turned our eyes to the road.
Check out filmshooterscollective.com for a little writeup I did about my Zorki 4.
Talent, Oregon.
October 2017
1957 Зоркий 4
1957 Юпитер-8 50/2
expired Mitsubishi MXIII 200
Epson V750-M Pro
We're Here: Murals and Graffiti
A Lightroom panorama of a 40-foot-long work down at Berkeley's Amtrak stop. It's not much of a station, actually, but an open-air trackside platform adjacent to the old Southern Pacific station (which has housed a series of restaurants over the past few decades). Here's a nice writeup from the artist on this piece (including an explanation of local characters depicted here. The guy with the fish on the leash? You might have seen him in "Woodstock" or gone to his summer camp) and on the larger installation of which the mural is part. And here's a nice shot of the mural in situ.
A wonderful writeup on one of my photo and my photo stream has been given in this thread www.flickr.com/groups/kearala_clicks/discuss/721576057124...
by the fantastic new group KERALA CLICKS . Thanks to the admins of this wonderful group............
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This photo is the houseboat which is one of the attractions of backwater cruises in kerala. Such a houseboat is about 60 to 70 feet (about 18 to 21 meters) long and about 15 feet (about 5 m) wide at the middle. The hull is made of wooden planks that are held together by ropes of coconut fiber; the usual wood is 'Anjili'. The roof is made of bamboo poles and palm leaves. spending a night in the lake in the house boat is just wonderful for a vacation............
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This photo is dedicated to one of my flickr friend Maura.a wonderful person with an amazing talent for photography.........when she comes to vacation to kerala her family will be spending one day in this cruise.......
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My contacts..forgive me for not looking at your streams.........too busy nowadays.....will be making up
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We didn't know it at the time, but, as Dan and I were stopped here, these storms were crippling transportation infrastructure all around us. Both Minnesota Southern and Dakota & Iowa were knocked out of service with washouts, and, I-90 had 3 feet of water rushing over it, which we very well could have driven into (the woman who had to be rescued from her car by a State Trooper called 911 less than 5 minutes of this photo was taken).
In any event, Minnesota Southern resumed service on their east end in July, and is still working on restoring their connection with BNSF to the west - Steve Glischinski has a nice writeup on the Trains News Wire with the details.
The Minnesota Southern operates 41 miles of ex-CNW trackage in extreme southwest Minnesota between connections with Union Pacfiic and BNSF Railway. MSWY 1365 is an EMD GP9, built 7/1959 for the Milwaukee Road.
This is a single 5" exposure; no Photoshop hocus-pocus required.
One of my favorite shots of 2013, below is a quick writeup about the day.
On the afternoon of April 26th, 2013 a slight risk for thunderstorms covered much of central and western Oklahoma. After picking up my girlfriend as she got off work, we raced west as storms were starting to fire in NW Oklahoma. As we arrived in the town of Thomas, a supercell had become outflow dominant, and from the looks above, it showed some signs of decent structure.
I turned around and headed down Hwy 54 into the town of Weatherford. I was able to get ahead of the shelf cloud and saw it for the first time. It was perhaps one of the most amazing cloud structures I have ever seen. I found an open field in front of a church, a church that I had attended over a decade ago when I lived in Weatherford. Knowing the local geography allowed me to find a good spot to photograph this shelf cloud as it raced south. This day ranks first in 2013 for me, for best storm structure day, as this was not the only one I saw that day.
You may also view this on my photography page: www.jonstonephotography.com/atmosphere/shelfclouds/weathe...
January 14, 2013, snowfall in Tokyo saw Asakusa in a rather unusual decorated SNOW mode.
Check the other related photographs of the Asakusa snowfall at my Japantourist writeup at the below URL.
experiencetokyo.net/tokyo-in-snow-asakusa-goes-silent-and...