Jae Hoon Lee is a photographer whose work I always find captivating. His digitally manipulated images are very large scale, highly textural and surreal.
Jae Hoon Lee is a photographer whose work I always find captivating. His digitally manipulated images are very large scale, highly textural and surreal.
Jae Hoon Lee is a photographer whose work I always find captivating. His digitally manipulated images are very large scale, highly textural and surreal.
@janis b
is with things most never see. The night is for me the hardest medium to photograph.
Most people never truly experience what happens in nature when the sun goes down.
I am a lifelong night owl.
of a baby owl a friend filmed at the local bird rescue sanctuary.
Yes, night photography is intimidatingly difficult. Your "Night Hawk" is a very successful example. Thank you. Sounds like quite a great endeavour for a night owl.
I think I will do a little research into night photography.
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is with things most never see. The night is for me the hardest medium to photograph.
Most people never truly experience what happens in nature when the sun goes down.
I am a lifelong night owl.
of a baby owl a friend filmed at the local bird rescue sanctuary.
Yes, night photography is intimidatingly difficult. Your "Night Hawk" is a very successful example. Thank you. Sounds like quite a great endeavour for a night owl.
I think I will do a little research into night photography.
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The white rocks, in sun and shade, add such an interesting contrast to the delicate new leaves and cherry blossoms. They make a beautiful path through the landscape. Thank you taking us with you on your walk.
I made a visit to the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa park one morning last week.
The white rocks, in sun and shade, add such an interesting contrast to the delicate new leaves and cherry blossoms. They make a beautiful path through the landscape. Thank you taking us with you on your walk.
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I was going to post a photo of a show Springer, but decided to give you all a rest this week.
Instead, here's a photo of a 'rescue Elephant' that I ran across some time ago. I thought that it was sorta neat that villagers made them huge jackets to wear during their recovery.
Hey, Everyone have a great weekend!
Mollie
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There's something so humble and appreciative in the look of the elephant.
Is the coat for protection from the sun?
Have a great weekend.
many gorgeous and interesting images!
I was going to post a photo of a show Springer, but decided to give you all a rest this week.
Instead, here's a photo of a 'rescue Elephant' that I ran across some time ago. I thought that it was sorta neat that villagers made them huge jackets to wear during their recovery.
I couldn't quite remember 'why' they outfitted them with these coats--my memory's not what it used to be, I suppose. (It's been a few weeks since I ran across this photo.)
But, since you asked, I searched and found another version of the story about this conservation group--with another, much better photo.
Apparently, they were knitted/made to 'shield them from the cold.'
Take a gander at this big fellow's bright and cheerful outfit,
Elephants, many of whom have suffered serious abuse in the past, photographed wearing the knitted multi-coloured, pyjama-like garments knitted by local villagers. Photo Credit: Roger Allen
An excerpt,
Elephants in India are sporting colourful woollen jumpers after villagers knitted the super-size garments to protect the animals from near-freezing temperatures.
Women in a village near the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in the northern city of Mathura reportedly began producing the colourful, pyjama-like garments after staff at the centre warned temperatures were approaching sub-zero at night. . . .
Thanks for asking! Their story deserves to be shared, especially, since it is an uplifting one.
Have a nice weekend.
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
I couldn't quite remember 'why' they outfitted them with these coats--my memory's not what it used to be, I suppose. (It's been a few weeks since I ran across this photo.)
But, since you asked, I searched and found another version of the story about this conservation group--with another, much better photo.
Apparently, they were knitted/made to 'shield them from the cold.'
Take a gander at this big fellow's bright and cheerful outfit,
Elephants, many of whom have suffered serious abuse in the past, photographed wearing the knitted multi-coloured, pyjama-like garments knitted by local villagers. Photo Credit: Roger Allen
An excerpt,
Elephants in India are sporting colourful woollen jumpers after villagers knitted the super-size garments to protect the animals from near-freezing temperatures.
Women in a village near the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in the northern city of Mathura reportedly began producing the colourful, pyjama-like garments after staff at the centre warned temperatures were approaching sub-zero at night. . . .
Thanks for asking! Their story deserves to be shared, especially, since it is an uplifting one.
Have a nice weekend.
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
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had a soft spot for elephants since I saw a documentary about them, quite a few years ago.
It featured an 'orphan' elephant at a preserve in India, similar to this one. Apparently, elephants are super 'feeling,' or emotional. Pretty darn intelligent, too. So much so, that it is not uncommon for them to grieve to death upon the death of a close relative. Because of this, for many months (at night) an elephant keeper slept on a mat near the baby elephant, which helped him thrive, and survive the emotional shock.
Hope you, and your Brother (and Mr RA) have a lovely weekend!
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
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thank you so much for sharing this story. It moved me so.
Have a good evening.
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I couldn't quite remember 'why' they outfitted them with these coats--my memory's not what it used to be, I suppose. (It's been a few weeks since I ran across this photo.)
But, since you asked, I searched and found another version of the story about this conservation group--with another, much better photo.
Apparently, they were knitted/made to 'shield them from the cold.'
Take a gander at this big fellow's bright and cheerful outfit,
Elephants, many of whom have suffered serious abuse in the past, photographed wearing the knitted multi-coloured, pyjama-like garments knitted by local villagers. Photo Credit: Roger Allen
An excerpt,
Elephants in India are sporting colourful woollen jumpers after villagers knitted the super-size garments to protect the animals from near-freezing temperatures.
Women in a village near the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in the northern city of Mathura reportedly began producing the colourful, pyjama-like garments after staff at the centre warned temperatures were approaching sub-zero at night. . . .
Thanks for asking! Their story deserves to be shared, especially, since it is an uplifting one.
Have a nice weekend.
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
a couple of weeks ago when i trekked down to dc for the nodapl rally, i stayed overnight and went to the sackler gallery the next morning. i saw a whole bunch of buddhas, bodhisattvas and assorted gods and goddesses.
The last photo is very enchanting and mesmerising. The figure seems alive with a feeling of stillness and peace. It would be nice to sit quietly across from it.
a couple of weeks ago when i trekked down to dc for the nodapl rally, i stayed overnight and went to the sackler gallery the next morning. i saw a whole bunch of buddhas, bodhisattvas and assorted gods and goddesses.
@joe shikspack
Joe, Quite an impressive series you posted. I`ve always been amazed at the sculptural forms from this theme. I`m jealous really that you captured their beauty, but viewing them diminishes that vice to zero. So, we`re still best friends.
Hope all`s well with you & yours.
Best wishes from Knucklehead Knolls.
a couple of weeks ago when i trekked down to dc for the nodapl rally, i stayed overnight and went to the sackler gallery the next morning. i saw a whole bunch of buddhas, bodhisattvas and assorted gods and goddesses.
And this WAS me and Dusty Dawg over 30 years ago.
Dusty loved going cross country skiing and she was able to keep up most of the time but when she got tired I would put her in my backpack and off we went
Here's King Catnute, demanding the snow move away.
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And this WAS me and Dusty Dawg over 30 years ago.
Dusty loved going cross country skiing and she was able to keep up most of the time but when she got tired I would put her in my backpack and off we went
I always enjoy your images. Tonight I especially enjoyed the "Hopes and Dreams" one. I think it's because of the shadows, and how they look like a foreign language in calligraphic form; which in my mind compliments the exoticness of the Japanese image.
Finally got some hooded mergansers, yeah!!
They were almost out of range of my camera though so not very clear. Hubby looked it up on Google Earth and said they were 800+ feet away. Hopefully I can get some better ones this fall, but for now I have other places to go and other birds to photograph. Next on my list is wood duck, but it's supposed to rain tomorrow so we probably won't go anywhere.
Also got to photograph my first bald eagle!
I've seen them before, but usually when I was driving or something, so this was the first time I was able to just watch and photograph one in the wild.
Did you know cormorants' mouths are blue inside??
I love this one with three species in one shot:
(Scaup, gadwall and cinnamon teals)
I'm pretty sure this avocet only had one leg:
Oh and these two photos were taken from the same spot:
It's very unique looking. It's name in German is sort of 'Sea Goose'. Is it a duck or a goose?
I've seen Cormorants, but never their blue mouths before.
What exciting times it must have been. Thank you Daenerys.
Finally got some hooded mergansers, yeah!!
They were almost out of range of my camera though so not very clear. Hubby looked it up on Google Earth and said they were 800+ feet away. Hopefully I can get some better ones this fall, but for now I have other places to go and other birds to photograph. Next on my list is wood duck, but it's supposed to rain tomorrow so we probably won't go anywhere.
Also got to photograph my first bald eagle!
I've seen them before, but usually when I was driving or something, so this was the first time I was able to just watch and photograph one in the wild.
Did you know cormorants' mouths are blue inside??
I love this one with three species in one shot:
(Scaup, gadwall and cinnamon teals)
I'm pretty sure this avocet only had one leg:
Oh and these two photos were taken from the same spot:
@Daenerys
Never tried one myself, but it was fun to chew carefully because of birdshot.
#10.1 Mergansers are ducks; they eat fish. Glad you enjoyed them!
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@Daenerys
I took this one with my first camera and I had a 600mm lenses and a 2XL telex extender which I still have and I think I'm going to use it again even though it is a film camera.
I wonder where I can get film developed .
Someday I am going to have a darkroom and work with black and white again.
I still like the way film prints has the grain that digital prints don't have.
They look blurry but I think it's because they were scanned from slides at a low resolution.
Finally got some hooded mergansers, yeah!!
They were almost out of range of my camera though so not very clear. Hubby looked it up on Google Earth and said they were 800+ feet away. Hopefully I can get some better ones this fall, but for now I have other places to go and other birds to photograph. Next on my list is wood duck, but it's supposed to rain tomorrow so we probably won't go anywhere.
Also got to photograph my first bald eagle!
I've seen them before, but usually when I was driving or something, so this was the first time I was able to just watch and photograph one in the wild.
Did you know cormorants' mouths are blue inside??
I love this one with three species in one shot:
(Scaup, gadwall and cinnamon teals)
I'm pretty sure this avocet only had one leg:
Oh and these two photos were taken from the same spot:
Cheers!
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It makes the image look timeless, and almost as if it were an illustration.
#10
I took this one with my first camera and I had a 600mm lenses and a 2XL telex extender which I still have and I think I'm going to use it again even though it is a film camera.
I wonder where I can get film developed .
Someday I am going to have a darkroom and work with black and white again.
I still like the way film prints has the grain that digital prints don't have.
They look blurry but I think it's because they were scanned from slides at a low resolution.
@janis b
Because I cropped them. Here it is uncropped and it's not as blurry.
I went way out west close to the great salt lake and I walked about a mile to get closer to them. 20 minutes later a huge storm rolled in and I hope I can find the slides of it,
It was an incredible front with the storm and the wind coming out of nowhere and I could see the cloud formation that looked like they were rolling over themselves. It's really hard to explain what they looked like and I have a few more slides of the eagles trying to stay in the trees with the dark grey clouds in the back ground.
At the ski resort that's on the other side of these mountains, some of the people who were on the chairlifts were blown off and the others had to be rescued.
This is a picture of Ogden, Utah and the ski resort is on the other side.
If anyone remembers the 2002 Olympics, there were many skiing events at this ski resort called Snow Basin and I grew up skiing there.
The high peak on the left of this photo is called Mount Ogden.
The canyon that is right behind the steeple of the church is where I hike most of the time now because Abby's arthritis won't let us hike on the longer and steeper trails, but there are great hiking trails all across this mountain range.
I can be hiking within 10 minutes after leaving my house.
Snow Basin ski resort
It makes the image look timeless, and almost as if it were an illustration.
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might be the most surreal, in some way, of the multiple surreal images in this thread.
It looks like a stage setting to me, which transported me to a remote Western town of the past. The buildings although modern, still retain the feel of much earlier buildings. Even though there’s concrete everywhere, I still somehow expected to see dirt roads and horses.
#10.2.1
Because I cropped them. Here it is uncropped and it's not as blurry.
I went way out west close to the great salt lake and I walked about a mile to get closer to them. 20 minutes later a huge storm rolled in and I hope I can find the slides of it,
It was an incredible front with the storm and the wind coming out of nowhere and I could see the cloud formation that looked like they were rolling over themselves. It's really hard to explain what they looked like and I have a few more slides of the eagles trying to stay in the trees with the dark grey clouds in the back ground.
At the ski resort that's on the other side of these mountains, some of the people who were on the chairlifts were blown off and the others had to be rescued.
This is a picture of Ogden, Utah and the ski resort is on the other side.
If anyone remembers the 2002 Olympics, there were many skiing events at this ski resort called Snow Basin and I grew up skiing there.
The high peak on the left of this photo is called Mount Ogden.
The canyon that is right behind the steeple of the church is where I hike most of the time now because Abby's arthritis won't let us hike on the longer and steeper trails, but there are great hiking trails all across this mountain range.
I can be hiking within 10 minutes after leaving my house.
Snow Basin ski resort
@snoopydawg
My first camera my dad gave me I think, was one of those Kodak ones with a disk film-the disk looked like one of those ViewMaster disks. It took pretty crappy pictures, heh but one of the first things I remember trying to photograph was a downy woodpecker.
Anyway I think I'm going to try to get up to Beus Pond to see the wood ducks next!
#10
I took this one with my first camera and I had a 600mm lenses and a 2XL telex extender which I still have and I think I'm going to use it again even though it is a film camera.
I wonder where I can get film developed .
Someday I am going to have a darkroom and work with black and white again.
I still like the way film prints has the grain that digital prints don't have.
They look blurry but I think it's because they were scanned from slides at a low resolution.
" In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry, and is generally considered to have been a bad move. -- Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy "
@boriscleto
They were staying close to ground. I also saw my first Turkey Vulture of 2017. Birds are returning, I wish the area was a little greener and less white. Raining now.
Full spring means return of the wood thrush and the parking lot mockingbirds.
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"Things are a bit hairy around here"
Very funny!
Hi beautiful Purfleet.
Now I know who hairy knucklehead reminds me of ; ).
To compliment your last photo ...
Photographer http://www.ivananthony.com/jae-hoon-lee
Jae Hoon Lee is a photographer whose work I always find captivating. His digitally manipulated images are very large scale, highly textural and surreal.
Enjoy your evening.
Alas, the more mundane.
From one day
To the next
Love the light in the second shot Janis.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Thank you Bollox
It was stunning.
evening janis...
is that a canna lily? whatever it is, it is gorgeous and beautifully lit.
it is a canna lily.
I was happy to see it at that moment.
Those are lovely, janis ~
the canna lily is refreshing; rainstorm is perfectly lit ~ sweet.
Enjoy your evening.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Thank you Raggedy Ann,
for your appreciation and enjoyment of photography.
@janis b No place like Gnome.
No place like Gnome.
I`m already against the next war
Even in a kettle!
Night Hawk
Some of the strangest shrooms come out at night.
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
Your thoroughly strange mushroom photos
are thoroughly fascinating. This one looks like a gravestone in a cemetery of fallen leaves. It also looks like an eagle.
You must have an affinity with mushrooms!
Duh,
I just reread your title "Night Hawk"
My affinity
is with things most never see. The night is for me the hardest medium to photograph.
Most people never truly experience what happens in nature when the sun goes down.
I am a lifelong night owl.
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
Check out the following video
of a baby owl a friend filmed at the local bird rescue sanctuary.
Yes, night photography is intimidatingly difficult. Your "Night Hawk" is a very successful example. Thank you. Sounds like quite a great endeavour for a night owl.
I think I will do a little research into night photography.
I saw only one blink
A very observant little bird.
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Cheers river!
Very cool, Pricknick.
I enjoy birds. This one is a beauty.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Atomic cat
Speaking of surreal ........
and night.
Japanese Garden
I made a visit to the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa park one morning last week.
Koi pond
Koi in Koi
pond
Bridge over serene waters
Cherry trees in bloom
Cherry blossoms
More Cherry blossoms
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Springtime in San Diego looks idyllic.
The white rocks, in sun and shade, add such an interesting contrast to the delicate new leaves and cherry blossoms. They make a beautiful path through the landscape. Thank you taking us with you on your walk.
Thank you Janis
I'm glad you enjoyed the walk.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Beautiful!
My brother lives in SD. He's been here visiting me, this week. Thanks for sharing.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Thank you Raggedy Ann
And wherever here is, I hope you and your brother are having fun.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Evening all--thanks for posting so
many gorgeous and interesting images!
I was going to post a photo of a show Springer, but decided to give you all a rest this week.
Instead, here's a photo of a 'rescue Elephant' that I ran across some time ago. I thought that it was sorta neat that villagers made them huge jackets to wear during their recovery.
Hey, Everyone have a great weekend!
Mollie
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
Thank you Mollie.
There's something so humble and appreciative in the look of the elephant.
Is the coat for protection from the sun?
Have a great weekend.
You're quite welcome, Janis. The truth is,
I couldn't quite remember 'why' they outfitted them with these coats--my memory's not what it used to be, I suppose. (It's been a few weeks since I ran across this photo.)
But, since you asked, I searched and found another version of the story about this conservation group--with another, much better photo.
Apparently, they were knitted/made to 'shield them from the cold.'
Take a gander at this big fellow's bright and cheerful outfit,
Elephants, many of whom have suffered serious abuse in the past, photographed wearing the knitted multi-coloured, pyjama-like garments knitted by local villagers. Photo Credit: Roger Allen
An excerpt,
Thanks for asking! Their story deserves to be shared, especially, since it is an uplifting one.
Have a nice weekend.
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
Oh, Mollie,
thank you so much for sharing this story. It moved me so.
Have a good evening.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
My pleasure, RA--glad you enjoyed it. I've
had a soft spot for elephants since I saw a documentary about them, quite a few years ago.
It featured an 'orphan' elephant at a preserve in India, similar to this one. Apparently, elephants are super 'feeling,' or emotional. Pretty darn intelligent, too. So much so, that it is not uncommon for them to grieve to death upon the death of a close relative. Because of this, for many months (at night) an elephant keeper slept on a mat near the baby elephant, which helped him thrive, and survive the emotional shock.
Hope you, and your Brother (and Mr RA) have a lovely weekend!
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
He looks quite happy
in his coat of many colours. Thanks!
He does, doesn't he. Heck, I'd like to have his coat! :-D NT
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
He looks like one of the gang!
evening bollox, folks...
a couple of weeks ago when i trekked down to dc for the nodapl rally, i stayed overnight and went to the sackler gallery the next morning. i saw a whole bunch of buddhas, bodhisattvas and assorted gods and goddesses.
Thanks joe.
The last photo is very enchanting and mesmerising. The figure seems alive with a feeling of stillness and peace. It would be nice to sit quietly across from it.
@joe shikspack Joe, Quite an impressive
Joe, Quite an impressive series you posted. I`ve always been amazed at the sculptural forms from this theme. I`m jealous really that you captured their beauty, but viewing them diminishes that vice to zero. So, we`re still best friends.
Hope all`s well with you & yours.
Best wishes from Knucklehead Knolls.
I`m already against the next war
Back from a very nice meal........
Here's King Catnute, demanding the snow move away.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Please let us know whether Oscar's mental faculties
were successful at melting the snow.
Here's BeagleBailey enjoying the snow
And this WAS me and Dusty Dawg over 30 years ago.
Dusty loved going cross country skiing and she was able to keep up most of the time but when she got tired I would put her in my backpack and off we went
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Hi snoopy, Bailey and Dusty!
Great family portraits.
Ditto--thanks for sharing your 'dawgs' with us, SD! ;-D EOM
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
Nightshade blooms
Very nice.
The death plant.
You picture shows the backside with some beautifully exposed, soon to be berries.
Sweet!
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
That is simply beautiful
in it's subtilty and mystery.
A few from home
Malibu Fire
Hopes Dreams & Aspirations
Cold Storage
Peek-a-Boo Blenny
Bridesmaid Pink
Shaman
2147 A D
Traction Reaction
Viral Emerald
Scarlett O`Hara
Green Mandarin
I`m already against the next war
@Knucklehead Exquisite photos!
Exquisite photos!
Stunning photos, Knucklehead.
The colors are vibrant. Thanks for this evening's eye~candy.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Love the Dragons.
Or Horney Toads.
Almost surreal.
Thanks
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
Hi knucklehead
I always enjoy your images. Tonight I especially enjoyed the "Hopes and Dreams" one. I think it's because of the shadows, and how they look like a foreign language in calligraphic form; which in my mind compliments the exoticness of the Japanese image.
Birding adventures
Finally got some hooded mergansers, yeah!!
They were almost out of range of my camera though so not very clear. Hubby looked it up on Google Earth and said they were 800+ feet away. Hopefully I can get some better ones this fall, but for now I have other places to go and other birds to photograph. Next on my list is wood duck, but it's supposed to rain tomorrow so we probably won't go anywhere.
Also got to photograph my first bald eagle!
I've seen them before, but usually when I was driving or something, so this was the first time I was able to just watch and photograph one in the wild.
Did you know cormorants' mouths are blue inside??
I love this one with three species in one shot:
(Scaup, gadwall and cinnamon teals)
I'm pretty sure this avocet only had one leg:
Oh and these two photos were taken from the same spot:
Cheers!
This shit is bananas.
I now understand your wish to see the Hooded Merganser.
It's very unique looking. It's name in German is sort of 'Sea Goose'. Is it a duck or a goose?
I've seen Cormorants, but never their blue mouths before.
What exciting times it must have been. Thank you Daenerys.
Hi Janis
Mergansers are ducks; they eat fish. Glad you enjoyed them!
This shit is bananas.
You mean ...
that they're not just cruising to cool off in the water. Thanks for identifying the distinction between ducks and geese.
And I have heard that their meat stays fishy.
Never tried one myself, but it was fun to chew carefully because of birdshot.
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Great shot of the eagle, Danny
I took this one with my first camera and I had a 600mm lenses and a 2XL telex extender which I still have and I think I'm going to use it again even though it is a film camera.
I wonder where I can get film developed .
Someday I am going to have a darkroom and work with black and white again.
I still like the way film prints has the grain that digital prints don't have.
They look blurry but I think it's because they were scanned from slides at a low resolution.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
I like the blurry nature of the second photo.
It makes the image look timeless, and almost as if it were an illustration.
I think that they are also blurry
Because I cropped them. Here it is uncropped and it's not as blurry.
I went way out west close to the great salt lake and I walked about a mile to get closer to them. 20 minutes later a huge storm rolled in and I hope I can find the slides of it,
It was an incredible front with the storm and the wind coming out of nowhere and I could see the cloud formation that looked like they were rolling over themselves. It's really hard to explain what they looked like and I have a few more slides of the eagles trying to stay in the trees with the dark grey clouds in the back ground.
At the ski resort that's on the other side of these mountains, some of the people who were on the chairlifts were blown off and the others had to be rescued.
This is a picture of Ogden, Utah and the ski resort is on the other side.
If anyone remembers the 2002 Olympics, there were many skiing events at this ski resort called Snow Basin and I grew up skiing there.
The high peak on the left of this photo is called Mount Ogden.
The canyon that is right behind the steeple of the church is where I hike most of the time now because Abby's arthritis won't let us hike on the longer and steeper trails, but there are great hiking trails all across this mountain range.
I can be hiking within 10 minutes after leaving my house.
Snow Basin ski resort
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
The photo of Ogden, Utah
might be the most surreal, in some way, of the multiple surreal images in this thread.
It looks like a stage setting to me, which transported me to a remote Western town of the past. The buildings although modern, still retain the feel of much earlier buildings. Even though there’s concrete everywhere, I still somehow expected to see dirt roads and horses.
Thanks Snoopy!
My first camera my dad gave me I think, was one of those Kodak ones with a disk film-the disk looked like one of those ViewMaster disks. It took pretty crappy pictures, heh but one of the first things I remember trying to photograph was a downy woodpecker.
Anyway I think I'm going to try to get up to Beus Pond to see the wood ducks next!
This shit is bananas.
A few shots from last week
" In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry, and is generally considered to have been a bad move. -- Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy "
These birds, each one you've so clearly captured
make me feel quite nostalgic, the feeling of which I'm enjoying.
I saw my first robins yesterday in rain turning to ice.
They were staying close to ground. I also saw my first Turkey Vulture of 2017. Birds are returning, I wish the area was a little greener and less white. Raining now.
Full spring means return of the wood thrush and the parking lot mockingbirds.
Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.
@boriscleto Again Boriscleto, you
Again Boriscleto, you define that power of shooting photos of nature`s tiny beauties. Thank you for showing us how it`s done.
I`m already against the next war
Whoah! I'm blown away by all
the gorgeous photos that have shown up while I was paying bills online.
Thank you all for so freely sharing your work and talent!
Mollie
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.