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#Photography #Photo #TravelPhotography #Photographer #Art #Canon #Photos #Photograph #PhotographyLovers #Austria #Lake #Europe

19 hours ago

Austrian lake...

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Moored small sailboats on a lake in Austria with mountains in the background. Three people are on one of the boats working.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #GreatEgret

20 hours ago

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Here's a great egret that I saw this morning flying pass some trees on a small island in the lake.

"Visit a pond or coastal marsh and look for an all-white bird—slightly smaller than a Great Blue Heron, with black legs and a yellow bill. It may be wading slowly or standing stock-still, peering intently at the water as it searches for fish. If you live outside of the species’ breeding range, you may still see Great Egrets in late summer as they move about widely before heading to their wintering grounds." - allaboutbirds.org

In this photograph, there are the bottoms of some tall pine trees as well as some brushy bushes on a small island. The lake is visible through the trees. In the center of the frame is a great "white" egret flying from left to right. It's long neck is bent in an "S" shape tucking its head with its long yellow beak back into its body. Its long black legs dangle behind.

"Great Egrets are tall, long-legged wading birds with long, S-curved necks and long, dagger-like bills. In flight, the long neck is tucked in and the legs extend far beyond the tip of the short tail. All feathers on Great Egrets are white. Their bills are yellowish-orange, and the legs black." - allaboutbirds.org

#photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #Osprey

20 hours ago

Morning catch, 20230921

I went to the lake this morning, hoping to find some birds feeding. While out there, I saw a bird flying above the lake and started taking pictures. Turns ns out it was an Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). The bird was a long way off, so the photos aren't that great, this one shows the bird right after catching a fish. But darn it all, I missed the dive and splash.

"Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights soaring over shorelines, patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests, white heads gleaming. These large, rangy hawks do well around humans and have rebounded in numbers following the ban on the pesticide DDT. Hunting Ospreys are a picture of concentration, diving with feet outstretched and yellow eyes sighting straight along their talons." - allaboutbirds.org

In this photo there is blue rippled water. Above the water flying to the right, is an osprey, wings extended and billowed, tail spread, and feet clutching what appears to be a good-sized fish. The photo isn't clear enough to make out the species of fish.

"Ospreys are very large, distinctively shaped hawks. Despite their size, their bodies are slender, with long, narrow wings and long legs. Ospreys fly with a marked kink in their wings, making an M-shape when seen from below. Ospreys are brown above and white below, and overall, they are whiter than most raptors. From below, the wings are mostly white with a prominent dark patch at the wrists. The head is white with a broad brown stripe through the eye. Juveniles have white spots on the back and buffy shading on the breast." - allaboutbirds.org

Real_JamesCain

22 hours ago

I would give horrible direction as a portrait #photographer. Okay, swat at an imaginary bug in front of your face. Now gesture like William Shatner. Bend over like you’re tying your shoes, but…sexy. #Photography #PhotographersOnMastodon

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #moon

1 day ago

Moon 20230920

September 20
Waxing Crescent
26%

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #pigeons #rockpigeon #rockdove #doves

1 day ago

Good morning. 🕊️🕊️🕊️

21 September 2023

Hmmm ... I've been up for forty minutes already. Charlie was sitting by the bedroom door whining at 5 AM, I can't hear him, but my wife can hear a feather drop in a thunderstorm. So here I am doing my own early morning whining. :)

I've been reading list "on the line." You know, list like "20 useless things that boomers do," "Here are 23 Coolest Gadgets Nobody Would Think Of," or "21 times parent got roasted by their own kids and had to share sassiness online." There seems to be a lot to list about boomers now days. Amazingly, I'm certain that somebody gets paid to sit down and come up with lists of things, no matter how nonsensical, but I suppose it's all fun, or supposed to be.

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” - Dr. Seuss

This is a photograph of five pigeons flying in a blue sky.

H A G E N 📷

1 day ago

Les Orgues d'Illa

It's such an incredible location. I made a lot of photos and I like most of them.

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#photography #landscape #photographylovers #travelphotography #landscapephotography #photographer #bnwphotography #BnWGang #bnwphoto #photo

BnW photo of a stunning and weird stone formation in southern france

H A G E N 📷

Olive trees, Village de Casenoves, France, 2023

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#photography 📷 📸 #trees #nature #bnw #monochrome #travel #Fotografie #photographer #Fotograf

STUDIOVHF

https://www.nu.nl/cultuur-overig/6281764/fotograaf-erwin-olaf-overleden-op-64-jarige-leeftijd.html

Sadly, the great inspiring Dutch #photographer #ErwinOlaf passed away:

Jelmer de Haas - 📸🥁

#ErwinOlaf #RIP #Fotograaf #Photographer

Ach nee, Erwin Olaf is overleden.…. Zoveel prachtige series maakte hij. 😢

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #ScarletTanager

Morning catch, 20230920

Here is a scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), female I think, on her way to South America, I'm sure. She was hanging around in an oak tree beyond my fence. This is the first time to photograph one of these, maybe I'll see a male. Who knows.

"Male Scarlet Tanagers are among the most blindingly gorgeous birds in an eastern forest in summer, with blood-red bodies set off by jet-black wings and tail. They’re also one of the most frustratingly hard to find as they stay high in the forest canopy singing rich, burry songs. The yellowish-green, dark-winged females can be even harder to spot until you key in on this bird’s chick-burr call note. In fall, males trade red feathers for yellow-green and the birds take off for northern South America." - allaboutbirds.org

This tanager perches on a branch that shoots off a larger branch on the left. Branches and leaves surround the bird. The tanager faces the camera, with her head turned to the left. She had a gray beak with a reddish end, the tip of the upper mandible curves down slightly over the bottom. The feathers on top of er head and around her large black eyes are olive green. Her neck and front side are bright yellow down to the tail; however, her tail feathers are olive green with a distinct notch. Her wings are dark, but not black I think, and hang down away from her body.

"Scarlet Tanagers are medium-sized songbirds with fairly stocky proportions. They have thick, rounded bills suitable both for catching insects and eating fruit. The head is fairly large, and the tail is somewhat short and broad. In spring and summer, adult males are an unmistakable, brilliant red with black wings and tails. Females and fall immatures are olive-yellow with darker olive wings and tails. After breeding, adult males molt to female-like plumage, but with black wings and tail." - allaboutbirds.org

STUDIOVHF

Oh yes, i forgot that, the internet connection here is a bit slow... #photographer #Stirling working from #Falkirk

Laura S.S.M.

#Fotografía #Photography #Photographie #Fotos #Photos #Photographer #Mastofotografía #Mastophoto #Mastophotography #Mastophotos #Mastophotographie #DennisHopper

📸 Dennis Hopper photos (1961-1967)

1. David Hemmings (With Lips)
2. Neil Young in Desert shot
3. Jane Fonda in Malibu
4. Ike and Tina Turner

David Hemmings (With Lips), photo by Dennis Hopper

Neil Young in Desert shot, photo by Dennis Hopper

Jane Fonda in Malibu, photo by Dennis Hopper

Ike and Tina Turner, photo by Dennis Hopper

Laura S.S.M.

#Fotografía #Photography #Photographie #Fotos #Photos #Photographer #Mastofotografía #Mastophoto #Mastophotography #Mastophotos #Mastophotographie #DennisHopper

Acabo de descubrir que Dennis Hopper también era fotógrafo y me he enamorado de sus instantáneas.
𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙨 𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙨.

📸 Dennis Hopper photos (1961-1967)

1. Double standard
2. On the Road
3. Kissing Booth
4. Paul Newman

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #CarolinaChickadee

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)

I post a lot of photos of these birds because there are a lot of them around here this year. It's interesting to watch them fly in and out of the forest.

"Carolina Chickadees may be found in deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous woodlands, swamps, riparian areas, open woods and parks, and also in suburban and urban areas." - allaboutbirds.org

This is a clear closeup view of a Carolina chickadee hanging sideways on a thick gray branch. The chickadee's body faces to the right and front while its large black and white head turns completely to the left. It has a small black beak and black and gray eye. Its legs and feet are a blue gray.

"This tiny, approachable bird has a short neck and large head, giving it a distinctive spherical body shape. Its tail is fairly long and narrow. Its bill is a bit thicker than a warbler’s but thinner than a finch’s. Carolina Chickadees have a black cap and bib separated by stark white cheeks. The back, wings, and tail are soft gray." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #morning #friends #flowers #deals

Good morning, friends. 🌻🌻🌻

20 September 2023

Remember a few days ago, I wrote about ordering a new Canon 90D camera from Ebay and an amazing price. I also mentioned that it seemed almost too good to be true and was thinking that there might be a catch. Well, there is a slight catch, but not a big deal ... yet. The camera was mailed from China and is in transit, evidently by ship. So ... my new camera is coming by a slow boat from China. :) It's really no big problem, besides I took the deal with my eyes wide open.

"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it." - Denzel Washington

This photograph is of a small field of swamp sunflowers (Helianthus angustifolius).

Splendid Shot Of A Wave In #California
By Smitherspix
By #AmazingNature
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science

Dendrosenecio kilimanjari is a giant groundsel found on Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, below 4,000 meters (13,000 ft).
by Peter Zahar
By #AmazingNature
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science

https://www.geologyin.com/2017/05/stunning-cuprite-crystals.html?fbclid=IwAR1sCpjH3EMpW0QJ-SEHelerbU5AYvswZzpV2hymwMnmZzzm0TgegPc2t2I

#Cuprite has been a major ore of copper and is still mined in many places around the world. Of all the #copper ores except for native copper,

By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #minerals #crystals #gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer

An unusual, very rare large miniature/small cabinet rhodochrosite from N’Chwaning, #SouthAfrica. (8cm)
Photo Copyright ©️ @Green Mountain Minerals
By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #minerals #crystals #gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer

https://www.geologyin.com/2016/05/types-of-amber.html

#Amber is found in a variety of colors, including yellow, orange, brown, red, and black. It is also found in a variety of shapes, including tears, beads, and rods.

By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #minerals #crystals #gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer
@yoguiignacio

Obsidian Urbex Photography

@sciencebase @SteelFolk
Do you think their appearance depends on their food? This species definitely eats #Missoni shirts. 😆
#moths #NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science

#PhotoOfTheDay #Photographer #UrbanExplorer #Story #Abandoned #Window #Ask #AskMe #Photography

📷 Just for fun, here is a random photo from my collection of beautiful places lost in time. Would you like to hear its story? Did something catch your eye? Ask me a question in the comments!

💙 Follow if you love #Urbex and #AbandonedPlaces photography

An old decaying room. There is a pink chair in front of a table. Ivy is growing in trough the window

Carlo "64t0" Cabana 🅒🅒 :catjam: :comics_dc_batman: :comics_marvel_hespider:

#paint #reflections #TerrassART #artist

Hazte así
Como si
Te aclarases
El pelo

#art by Miguel Ángel Gonzálvez

#photographer: #greenlantern aka, ©️©️

Hatebunny

#photography #photographie #photo #photographer #torontophotographer #artmodel #nudemodel #nudity #nudeart #artnude #nsfw #EyeContact #fineartnude #blue #purple #redhead #freckles

have learnt.

Toronto. March 8th, 2023.
tuesday is also thursday.

model: http://instagram.com/theredbomb_model

Art model Dane Halo poses nude in blue and purple light, as her hair is caught in a heavy breeze, and she makes direct eye contact.

Alan E Mason Photography

Black and White Photography.
Royal Canadian Air Force F-18.
Have a great day!
Photography by Alan E. Mason.🙂
#photography #art #artist #aircraft #prints #AlanEMason #photographer #mastodon

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BlueJay

It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a bird.

I happened to catch this blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) shooting through the air. It's a really lucky shot, because they move pretty fast and their movements are normally short hops between trees.

This is a blue jay overhead in flight, its wings are in the down position, and its tail slightly fanned out. It looks as if it's shooting through the air like a rocket.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #WhiteEyedVireo

Morning catch, 20230919.

I love it when I photograph a species of bird for the first time. This is a white eyed vireo (Vireo griseus).

"Thickets and scrubby areas seem to vibrate with the spunky song of the White-eyed Vireo every summer in the southeastern United States. From the depths of a thicket, a yellow-spectacled bird peers through, its white eye gleaming and its yellow sides shining. It forages in the understory often out of sight but sings nearly all day to let you know it's there. It spends the winter along the coast in the United States and farther south in Mexico, the Caribbean, and northern Central America." - allaboutbirds.org

In this photograph, there are three leafy crepe myrtle branches cutting across the frame. The background is forest green. In the center of the frame, on the center branch is a small yellowish bird facing the camera with its head turned slightly to the left revealing its light gray eye. There is a white eye ring around the eye. Its forehead is grayish yellow. Its face around the eyes is yellow with a small black mark in front of the eyes. Its throat under its small white and gray beak is white. Its breast is yellow on the sides with and narrow strip of white down the middle. The underside of its rear and tail re white, but the tail feathers are gray. Only the upper edge of its right wing is visible. Grayish blue talons grip the branch.

"Small songbird with a thick, straight, and slightly hooked bill. It has a rather compact body and a thick neck. This vireo wears yellow spectacles surrounding its white eye. It has yellow-washed sides, a gray head, a white chest and throat, and 2 white wing bars. Young birds have a dark eye that turns white in their first winter or spring" - allaboutbirds.org

Khurram Wadee ✅

https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2023/sep/15/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2023-winners-and-finalists-in-pictures

#Astronomy #Photographer of the Year - #winners and #finalists | #Science | The Guardian

#Photography #Space

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #morning #dogs

Good morning. 🐕🐕🐕

19 September 2023

This dog is from a neighbor down the street. He usually barks when he sees Ben and Charlie out in the yard, a pretty high-pitched bark. I don't know the dog's name or his breed. In this photograph, the dog is in our yard barking and following us as we embark on our daily walk. He is a free roamer, one of only two dogs in the neighborhood who are not strictly controlled by their owners.

I was surprised that he ventured into our yard because Charlie is pretty territorial and has run this dog and his partner off more than once. But Charlie usually responds to my commands and when I told Charlie to leave the dog alone, he did.

“There's a world of difference between a dog that is off the leash and a dog that is trained to be off the leash.” - Don Sullivan

This photograph is of a medium size short haired brown dog with a black nose and mouth. His ear sticks up into the air and his tail curls up in the back. The dog stands between two small crepe myrtle trees, the tree on the right has reddish pink flowers.

Zap Productions

#FilmPhotography #Kodak #TriX #Film #Camera #120film #MediumFormat #Rolleiflex #BWfilm #Photography #ATX #TX #Austin #Texas #Outdoors #Monochrome #Artist #Urban #Photographer #Photographed #Pecan #Street #Festival #September_16_2023

Photographer Photographed • Austin, Texas, USA

Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2023

Obsidian Urbex Photography

#Travel #femalephotogs #Photographer #Photography #selfportait #portrait #france #lostplace #AbandonedPlace

A little #selfie I took inside and #abandoned spa in France 🇫🇷

I am far more comfortable behind the lens, but occasionally I take a photo as a memento of a nice day. And this was indeed a very lovely day 💙

tiled corridor with a pointed glass roof above. there are doors leading off the corridor. a girl with blue and green hair stands on one side

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #HouseFinch

Birds of a feather.

Here are three house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) in a tree. They arrived together for breakfast.

"House Finches eat almost exclusively plant materials, including seeds, buds and fruits. Wild foods include wild mustard seeds, knotweed, thistle, mulberry, poison oak, cactus, and many other species. In orchards, House Finches eat cherries, apricots, peaches, pears, plums, strawberries, blackberries, and figs. At feeders they eat black oil sunflower over the larger, striped sunflower seeds, millet, and milo." - allaboutbirds.org

In this photograph, there are three vertical grayish and leafless tree branches extending through the frame at various angles. The background is a deep forest green, from the out of focus forest behind. On the left side of the lower frame on a small branch is a male house finch, whose upper body is red. On the right side of the frame on a larger branch, there are two brownish gray female house finches, one near the upper right corner and one at the bottom right corner.

"House Finches are small-bodied finches with fairly large beaks and somewhat long, flat heads. The wings are short, making the tail seem long by comparison. Many finches have distinctly notched tails, but the House Finch has a relatively shallow notch in its tail. Adult males are rosy red around the face and upper breast, with streaky brown back, belly and tail. In flight, the red rump is conspicuous. Adult females aren’t red; they are plain grayish-brown with thick, blurry streaks and an indistinctly marked face." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BlueJay

We all need water.

There is a group of blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata) that I see every morning. I'm not sure how many there are, but there are at least four. They are more cautious than the cardinals, titmice, chickadees, and finches. Therefore, they are less likely to come to the feeders while I'm sitting in the yard. This photo, I took through the storm door. I do see them around in the trees flying here and there looking for an acorn (their favorite, BTW). I set out peanuts for them, but they usually wait until I go back inside before getting the peanuts.

"Tool use has never been reported for wild Blue Jays, but captive Blue Jays used strips of newspaper to rake in food pellets from outside their cages." - allaboutbirds.org

In this photograph, there is a bird bath that takes up most of the bottom of the frame. The bird bath is some sort of plastic material, perhaps CVC, but the visual color and texture is that of green oxidized copper. On the left far side of the bird bath sits a blue jay, who is there for a drink of water. Behind the blue jay are some out of focus plants and a white fence.

"Large crested songbird with broad, rounded tail. Blue Jays are smaller than crows, larger than robins. White or light gray underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above." - allaboutbirds.org

Rebecca @ RH Fine Arts

#Blooper #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Artist #Photographer #buyintoart #Art #Florida #Photo

BLOOPER Alert. Was out on an adventure looking for wildlife in Florida and there it was. A perfect Canadian Goose gracefully drinking water. I snuck up on it & started taking pics, like 10 of them. Then I got to thinking, he sure is drinking a lot of water. Yeah, it's fake. 👍😂

Fake Canadian Goose drinking water, blooper

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #morning #sleep

Good morning. 👩‍💻👩‍💻👩‍💻

18 September 2023

I pretty much slept in until nine this morning. Oh, I got up and delt with Ben and Charlie, but after letting them out early this morning, I laid down again and after feeding them later in the morning, I laid back down again. But last night, I finished the book that I've been reading.

I've noticed that Universeodon started having technical issues again yesterday evening, I'm no longer able to unboost postings. Also, image rendering is really slow. It's odd, I'm not getting any new postings from other people, but I sent out a "test" toot this morning and received a reply. Of course, to be fair, the reply said: "it's not working."

“Computers are heaven-sent when they work and hell-spawn when they don't. There's just not much middle ground when it comes to technology.” - Dani Harper

This photograph is a repost. I took it late last fall. There's an almost silhouetted bare tree with a few scattered orange leaves still hanging on. In the background are soft silhouettes, almost just shadows, of pigeons flying pass.

it's kat!

i really need to get back to paris. when i was last there, in 2019, this street had only recently been renamed in honour of claude cahun & marcel moore. so cool.
#paris #claudeCahun #marcelMoore #resistance #surrealist #art #writer #photographer #surrealism

iconic blue & green street sign in the 6th arrondissement of paris that commemorates surrealist artists & activists, claude cahun & marcel moore.

Marie Gardiner

#Photography #Travel #Photographer #Africa

Tunisia 2013

a woman making a fire in tunisia while a man sits under a sun shade

Obsidian Urbex Photography

#Photographer #Blogger #Urbex #AbandonedPlaces #UrbanExploration #Photography #Blog

Visiting the south of France during an August heatwave, to visit some hot locations? Count me in! I explored chateaux, houses & thermal spas.

✍️ Read this latest addition on my Urban Exploration and Photography blog obsidianurbexphotography.com/blog/south-fra…

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/blog/south-france-road-trip-2023-the-thermal-spa-tour/

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #WhiteIbis

White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)

These juvenile white ibises flew over this morning while Ben and Charlie took me for a walk. They circled around a couple times as if getting their bearings.

"White Ibises occur in many types of wetlands including swamps, mangroves, flooded pastures, freshwater marshes, and shallow ponds. They forage most often in wet areas with less than 8 inches of water and sparse, short vegetation, but they also forage on lawns and in parks, especially in southern Florida where they are now accustomed to humans. They nest in colonies in trees and shrubs near fresh, brackish, or salt water. During the nesting season, they forage more frequently in freshwater wetlands because nestlings cannot safely consume large amounts of salt. During the nonbreeding season, they use coastal wetlands more frequently." - allaboutbirds.org

There are four juvenile white ibises flying towards the top right corner in a clear blue sky. The ibises have long curved orange-yellow beaks. Their undersides are mostly white, but their long necks, the front of their wings, as well as their fight and tail feathers are dark. Dark feet dangle behind.

"White Ibises are large wading birds with football-shaped bodies. They have long legs and a long neck that they hold out straight in flight. Their bill is long and curved. This ibis is almost entirely white, save for the black-tipped wings and brilliant reddish pink legs and bill. The bare skin around their blue eyes is also reddish pink. Juveniles (fall through winter) are brown above and white below with a streaky brown neck. The legs and bill of juveniles are orange-pink. Immatures (first summer birds) are splotchy brown and white above as they molt into adult plumage." - allaboutbirds.org

A Person

I wonder how many photographers have photos of me, because I took photos of so many people the couple times I've been to see the #SnowMonkeys in #Nagano #macaque #monkey #photography #photographer #StreetPhotography

a photographer looking over his camera at a monkey looking back

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #GreatEgret

Morning catch 20230917

This great egret (Ardea alba) flew over this morning.

"Great Egrets fly slowly but powerfully: with just two wingbeats per second their cruising speed is around 25 miles an hour." - allaboutbirds.org

This egret is flying from right to left in the frame. The bird was flying to the southwest in the sky. The egret's feathers are completely white. Its huge wings are spread out. Its head tucks back into its body, it has a long yellow and black beak. Its long black legs dangle behind.

"Great Egrets are tall, long-legged wading birds with long, S-curved necks and long, dagger-like bills. In flight, the long neck is tucked in and the legs extend far beyond the tip of the short tail. All feathers on Great Egrets are white. Their bills are yellowish-orange, and the legs black." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #morning #coffee #dreaming #nightmare

Good morning. 🌊☕☕

17 September 2023

The coffee is good this morning but it's still hard to get going. I had a hard time going to sleep last night so I took a melatonin, it doesn't take much of that to help me sleep. The problem is I'm still sleepy in the morning. It also makes me dream, sometimes the dreams are unsettling. Not nightmares per se, but not pleasant either.

I have had the occasional nightmare while sleeping though. The kind that leaves you frozen with horror, unable to move and wanting to force yourself awake. Those dreams, like most dreams, usually dissipate quickly when I wake, no longer able to recall the details, only that it was bad.

“The night before seemed like a nightmare, a vague dream, that, as all nightmares, is unreal and transparent when the bright light of day shines upon it.” - Stephen King

This is a photograph of six brown pelicans flying from right to left in the frame over the Gulf of Mexico. Four of the pelicans are flying above the horizon line, where the ocean meets the sky, the other two are lower and below the horizon. There are also a couple of gulls floating in the water on the left side.

Seth Abrikoos

#Ayreon at #Poppodium 013
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#symphonicmetal #metal #rockmusic #concert #photography #photographer #sonyalpha #annekevangiersbergen #nederland #tilburg #metalband #progressiverock #edwarbie #maggyluyten

@arjenlucassen

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#Ayreon at #Poppodium 013
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@arjenlucassen

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Björn Ek photography

I took this photo in Alhambra palace area, Andalusia, Spain. #myphotography #photography #photographer #blackandwhite #Granada #blackandwhitephotography #Monochrome #España

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #WhiteTailedDeer

Into the forest.

Here's a female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) just before she disappeared into the forest. The photo isn't so great but it's still interesting. If I would just remember to look over my fence at dawn in the morning, I'd problem catch a bunch of them in my yard. I see fresh tracks around everyday.

This is a photograph of a white-tailed deer running from left to right. There are trees on the right side of the frame. The deer is mostly brown. Her front legs and hooves are off the ground as she pushes off with her rear legs. The photo was taken in relatively low light, so the deer's features aren't really sharp. It's mostly an almost silhouette with color, except for her raised cotton tail and hind quarters.

NimbleDave

V1 of my guitar bag to camera bag is ready to go.
#photographer

Guitar case open with tripod and camera plus gear fitted inside

#Photography #Photo #TravelPhotography #Photographer #Art #Canon #Photos #Photograph #PhotographyLovers #BlackAndWhitePhoto #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Amsterdam #Netherlands #Europe

Dutch (Bros?) Coffee...

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Black and white photo of two cyclists riding in front of a coffee shop in Amsterdam Netherlands.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #TuftedTitmouse

Titmouse on a swing.

This tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is at a feeder shaped like a swing. The bird grabbed a whole peanut and flew away. I thought the peanuts were too big for the titmice ... guess not.

"The oldest known wild Tufted Titmouse was at least 13 years, 3 months old. It was banded in Virginia in 1962 and found in the same state in 1974." - allaboutbirs.org

In this photograph there is a wooden feeder shaped like a porch swing. The view of the swing is from one end with the back of the swing facing to the right. There is a tufted titmouse perched on the far chair arm of the swing. The bird faces the camera slightly turned to the left and its head looks to the left. The bird's beak is short and black. The top of its heat is gray with a small crest that stick backwards on the head. Its black eye is surrounded by the white feathers of its face. The front of its body is a rusty yellow Its tail is dark. Short gray legs lead to gray feet atop the armrest.

"Tufted Titmice look large among the small birds that come to feeders, an impression that comes from their large head and eye, thick neck, and full bodies. The pointed crest and stout bill help identify titmice even in silhouette. Soft silvery gray above and white below, with a rusty or peach-colored wash down the flanks. A black patch just above the bill makes the bird look snub-nosed." - allaboutbirds.org

#Photography #Photo #TravelPhotography #Photographer #Art #Canon #Photos #Photograph #PhotographyLovers #BlackAndWhitePhoto #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Happiness

Happiness is...

Some of these are just beautiful!

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Black and white photo of chalk writings on the pavement that people have written what they believe happiness is.

#photo #photography #photographer #birds #birdwatching #RubyThroatedHummingbird

His majesty

Here's regal looking ruby throated humming bird (Archilochus colubris).

"Like all hummingbirds, ruby-throats are precision flyers with the ability to fly full out and stop in an instant, hang motionless in midair, and adjust their position up, down, sideways, and backwards with minute control. They dart between nectar sources with fast, straight flights or sit on a small twig keeping a lookout, bill waving back and forth as the bird looks around. Male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds aggressively defend flowers and feeders, leading to spectacular chases and dogfights, and occasional jabs with the beak. They typically yield to larger hummingbird species (in Mexico) and to the notoriously aggressive Rufous Hummingbird. Males give a courtship display to females that enter their territory, making a looping, U-shaped dive starting from as high as 50 feet above the female." - allaboutbirds.org

In this photograph, a male ruby throated hummingbird perches on a diagonal branch, with leaves, that rises from the lower right corner to the left. The bird faces the camera with his head turned to the left. He has a long needle like black beak that raises slightly upward to the left. The top of his head is covered with emerald, green feathers that surround his black eyes. There are tiny ruby red round feathers that cover his throat beneath his beak, overlapping each other so as to give the impression. of decorative plated armor. Soft white feathers cover its upper chest and lower throat. The feathers below are darker perhaps brownish. His deeply notched tail feathers stick down, looking a bit like a fish's tail fin.

"The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a small hummingbird with a slender, slightly downcurved bill and fairly short wings that don’t reach all the way to the tail when the bird is sitting. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are bright emerald or golden-green on the back and crown, with gray-white underparts. Males have a brilliant iridescent red throat that looks dark when it’s not in good light." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdwatching #morning #runningwater #shopping #RingBilledGull

Good morning. 🏖️🩴☕

15 September 2023

My wife and I drove to Alexandria, Louisiana yesterday and had lunch at a fancy. restaurant with tables and everything. :) While we were there, my wife did some shopping at Burlington's, a store that challenges my sanity. So, I dropped her off and went to Books-a-Million. I picked up the latest Stephen King book, " Holly." When we got home our water was off, it is again this morning.

We never really think about the convenience of running water in our homes until the water stops running. My wife and I usually keep plenty of drinking water around. The biggest problem is that the bathrooms stop working.

"The way we live in the West we live like kings. People moan about this and that in Britain, but we have running water, electricity, security and a rule of law and so many people in the world don't have these". - Bill Bailey

This is a photograph of a beach, In the bottom left, there is brown sand and small tidal pools. There are two ring billed gulls (Larus delawarensis) looking out to sea. beyond the sand are foamy waves and ocean swells.

"The Ring-billed is a medium-sized gull with a fairly short, slim bill. When the gull perches, its long, slender wings extend well past its square-tipped tail. In flight, the birds move lightly on easy flaps of their fairly slender wings. Adults are clean gray above, with a white head, body and tail; their black wingtips are spotted with white. They have yellow legs and a yellow bill with a black band around it. Nonbreeding adults have brown-streaked heads. During their first two years, Ring-billed Gulls are a motley brown and gray with a pink bill and legs." - allaboutbrids.org

Hatebunny

#photography #photographie #photographer #photo #nudity #nsfw #nude #artnude #nudeart #fineartnude #art #neon #purple #artmodel #torontophotographer

the arc.

Toronto. February 4th, 2023.
Always a golden spiral.

model: http://instagram.com/jaybanmodel

model jayban poses nude in purple and orange light, stretching her body backward into an arc.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #sky #sunset #sun

Just another sunset.

You can still see the sun peeking through a valley in the trees.

This is a photograph of an orange sky sunset above the trees to the west of my house.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #morning #cameras #foliage #leaves

Good morning. 🍁🍁🍁

14 September 2023

I ordered another camera from Ebay, another Canon 90D. It was listed as new for an excellent price. I warned myself that if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. But I decided to take the chance. Ebay advertises some sort of money back guarantee. Anyway, the asking price was probably more than selling it to a dealer. Time will tell whether it is a good deal.

I have two large lenses and I sometimes switch between them depending on the subject and distance, so I want to have both mounted and ready. I already have a Canon t3i, but after working with the 90D, the t3i just doesn't cut it for wildlife shots.

“A camera is just a medium to capture what you have in your vision, and vision is something that cannot be bought.” - Neeraj Agnihotri, Procrasdemon - The Artist's Guide to Liberation from Procrastination

This is a photograph of a stem with red maple (Acer rubrum) leaves, at least that's what my app tells me. The leaves are green towards the bottom of the stem and red where there is new growth at the top.

Björn Ek photography

I took this photo in central Uppsala, Sweden.
#cityscape #myphotography #streetphotography #photography #Sverige #bokeh #photographer #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #Monochrome

ken Tucky Swinson

#pottery #cat #love #rainbow #coffee #handmade #kentucky #photography #camera #photographer

sorry if im oversharing, but im so happy with this last batch of handmade cups, i just have to show off!

ill be the first to admit i have a pot(tery) problem. nothing should be this fun!

hope you are having a great day!

handmade cup with a cat taking a photo of doves flying into a rainbow

#Photography #Photo #TravelPhotography #Photographer #Art #Canon #Photos #Photograph #BlackAndWhitePhoto #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #PhotoMonday #PhotoMontag #Boston #PaulRevere #NewEngland

Have no fear, Revere is here...

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Black and white photo of Paul Revere's headstone in Boston MA.

The Eye of the Poppy
Photo: Tonja Oker Sturdevant
By #AmazingNature

#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science

#Railway to #Heaven

By #AmazingNature

#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science #AbandonedWorld

The Al-Naslaa Rock dates back more than 4,000 years ago
Darth Vader era. Because that's clearly a #lightsaber #fight remnant by the untrained hands of a Padawan.
By #AmazingNature

#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science

Walking Tree, Bryce Canyon National Park, #Utah
Photo: Maureen Price
By #AmazingNature

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NimbleDave

New project, making this into a camera bag that fits my assembled setup
#photography #photographer

Camera setup with tripod sitting in a guitar case

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #morning #dogs #tennis #trees #sky #clouds #foliage

Good morning. 🌳☁️🌳

10 September 2023

My buddies woke me before 05:30 this morning ... again. I was going to stay up and came in here, to my office, and started to do things when suddenly I felt like closing my eyes, so I went to my recliner and kicked back until I woke again about seven with Charlie looking in my face and nudging me. We usually have a short battle, where I tell him to go away, which he does for a minute or so. He speaks to me, you know ... I just wish I knew what he's saying.

Did you see the US Open Womens final yesterday, it was a nail biter, but the player I was rooting for won, Coco Gauff. I guess they are all nail biters, if you have a favorite in the game.

“They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.” - Jerome K. Jerome

This is a photograph looking up at the sky through the gap in the forest from a trail. The sky is blue with white and gray cotton clouds. The trees and the leaves of the trees are monochrome. I like the contrast.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #GreatBlueHeron #greategret

Good morning. ☁️☁️☁️

9 September 2023

When I was a kid in school, we generally wore high top Converse or Ked tennis shoes (run faster and jump higher) for gym class. We didn't usually wear them for out and about. For a while, Beatle boots or low topped colored tennis shoes (surfer shoes) (mine were blue) were the way to go. Who knew that our canvas gym shoes would one day be high style and cost big bucks.

Fashon, I think, is about trying to fit in with the crowd, thinking that somehow, if you dress like the rest, it'll make you better. Clothes help make a first impression, good or bad, but I don't believe the saying that clothes make the man. Anyway, I no longer worry about such things, needless to say, my wife inspects me before I go out anywhere. ;-)

“Every generation laughs at the old fashions but follows religiously the new.” - Henry David Thoreau, Walden

A couple of days ago, I saw a great blue heron and a great white egret flying together, going south. I raised my camera, but the focal length was at 600mm, and I couldn't acquire them in the view finder. I reduced the focal length to 400mm and got them in the view finder but not quick enough to focus. So, I ended up with an out of focus photograph of the two birds flying away. I still wanted to use the photo; so, I fiddled around with it to show only silhouettes of the birds and bring out the clouds.

In this photograph, there are the silhouettes of two birds flying away from right to left in the frame. The sky is deep blue with patches of snow-white clouds.

#beach #surfer #coastal #sports #autumn #ocean #blackandwhite #photography #photographer #photo #prints #artprints #art #artMatters #buyintoart #aYearForArt #travel #photoart #wallart #GiftIdeas #artist #homedecor #artwork #mastoart

Three surfers walking on the beach with their silhouettes reflected in the beach water shore in a cloudy sky. Print here https://marco-sales.pixels.com/featured/three-surfers-on-the-beach-marco-sales.html 🏄

Chery (Great Australian Pods)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-09/bird-photographer-of-the-year-contest/102819908
#birds #photography #photographer

Forest light mushrooms are among the one hundred fungi species that are bioluminescent. They are usually found in #Asia.
By #AmazingNature

#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science

Amazing shot in the #Bahamas by Jim _ Abernethy
By #AnimalPhotography

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Halnaker Tunnel of Trees.
Photo by: Arron Strutt
By #AmazingNature

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"Sometimes a photo just doesn't need a caption. This black panther is a great example of that."
Photo 📸 @pascalmaranus
By #AmazingNature

#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science

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In the wild grassland field, a water storage tank.Prints and much more, here https://marco-sales.pixels.com/featured/grassland-water-tank-marco-sales.html 🌿

#sunset #colorful #abstract #summer #photographer #photo #prints #artprints #art #artMatters #digitalart #abstractart #buyintoart #aYearForArt #photoart #wallart #GiftIdeas #artist #homedecor #artwork #mastoart

The Remarkable Countryside Sunset is here to warm up your day and night https://marco-sales.pixels.com/featured/remarkable-countryside-sunset-marco-sales.html 🏜️

Chrystyne Novack

#Art #ArtistsonMastodon #Artist #Photographer

Wow - the week went fast. #FollowFriday is once again here and I have two new recommendations!

@SteveHendersonFineArt paints some wonderful imagery capturing life and beautiful scenery! Take a look at two recent posts: Zephyr and Visions of Switzerland!

For some breathtaking photos of mountains and nature look no further than @patrickgwalsh Marvel at the storm in the desert and the celestial sky with meteor shower in his two recent posts.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #NorthernCardinal

Red birds.

Here's a couple of male northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) from last winter. I have hundreds of cardinal photographs that I haven't posted.

In this photograph, there are two cardinals one in the upper right corner of the frame and one in the lower left. Both perch facing right in a loose thicket of bare branches.

Rebecca @ RH Fine Arts

#Nature #MastoArt #Photography #Sunrise #Art #Florida #buyintoart #fedigiftshop #Fediverse #FediArt #Photo #artist #photographer #Atlanticocean #giftideas #rebeccaherranen #wallart

The first time I ever saw a sunrise over the ocean. For my whole life, the beautiful skies over the ocean came at sunset as a west coaster. Now I know that sunrise can be every bit as beautiful. Atlantic coast of Florida.

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Towering thunder clouds at sunrise painted in pinks and purples along the Florida coast.

#flowerphotography #flowers #ukraine #photographer #photo #prints #artprints #art #artMatters #buyintoart #aYearForArt #travel #photoart #wallart #GiftIdeas #artist #homedecor #artwork #mastoart

The Slava Ukraini Five Petals Flower. Available here https://marco-sales.pixels.com/featured/slava-ukraini-five-petals-flower-marco-sales.html 🎴🕊️

Gaming Greeks...

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Black and white photo of two men playing backgammon in Athens Greece

#nature #fog #mist #mystery #photography #photographer #photo #prints #artprints #art #artMatters #buyintoart #aYearForArt #photoart #wallart #GiftIdeas #artist #homedecor #artwork #mastoart

The Abandoned house in the mystical forest is waiting for you. 🌱 Available here https://marco-sales.pixels.com/featured/abandoned-house-in-the-mystical-forest-marco-sales.html