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2013-06-19 09:39:27 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 69 +1s)

Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery, Meteora, Greece

Although the site seems to have been occupied by monks since the 14th century, the current monastery dates from 1510. It was abandoned in 1900 and fell into disrepair, before being renovated and reoccupied in the 1960s. The frescoes inside are well worth a look. Today there is one monk still living in the monastery.

Nikon D700, 70mm-300mm

See more of my photos at www.lensman.eu

#PlusPhotoExtract, #lensman, #photography, #travel, #Greece,#meteora, #orthodox, #monastery, #architecture , #EOGPhotography , #architecture, #Europe , #European , #nikon  , #EuropeanPhotography 

2013-06-18 20:53:44 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 74 +1s)

Look how long my tongue is!
Male Purple-rumped Sunbird.
#kolkata   #birds   #India  for #birdloversworldwide  by +Robert SKREINER and #breakfastclub  by +Gemma Costa 

2013-06-18 20:44:31 (3 comments, 6 reshares, 47 +1s)

beacon | pigeon point, ca

I've shot the Pigeon Point lighthouse before, but never from the dunes to the south.  I would have loved to get down to the beach, but it didn't look possible.  Actually it did, but it didn't look advisable.  Anyway, this is from an outing last Tuesday evening.  I was able to get off work, get home to feed the dog AND make it to the coast with time to set up for shooting.  Woo-hoo...gotta love late sunset season!

The setup: http://on.fb.me/12OBZRn

#hdrphotographers  +HDR Photographers by +Jason Mayes 
#10000photographers  +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS by +Robert SKREINER 
#landscapephotography  +Landscape Photography by +Margaret Tompkins and Team
#pixelworld  by +Alberto Carreras  #plusphotoextract  

2013-06-18 20:44:09 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 44 +1s)

moeraki morning | otago coast, nz

Don't you half expect the next photo I post to be of a baby dinosaurs hatching from these orbs? Heh
  
+Greg Benz and I shot here at both sunset and sunrise, and in both cases we had to shoot in turns with other photographers.  The beach is pretty shallow and the boulders are all pretty close together, so there's a bit of cooperation/jockeying for position that has to go on to get a people-free shot of the composition you're going for.  Fortunately everyone was pretty well-behaved. Bonus: at our sunrise shoot, we were pleasantly surprised to run into fellow #queenstownadventure  participant +Dave Ball --- that was fun.

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#landscapephotography  +Landscape Photography by +Margaret Tompkins and Team
#hdrphotographers  +HDR Photographers by +JasonMayes 
... more »

2013-06-18 20:38:57 (1 comments, 7 reshares, 36 +1s)

Cologne hotspot

For all a good evening and this is my last post this evening from the #photowalk  through #cologne  . #kpwf-13  
You see here one of the most visited place from photographers from all over the world.
So I decide by this photo #hdr   to show you some of them in the foreground.:)

2013-06-18 20:31:44 (3 comments, 6 reshares, 31 +1s)

Kalahari, South Africa

You getting so nervous when such a beauty is coming up to you


#caturday   curated by +Jules Falk Hunter  +Shantha Marie Fountain  +Cicely Robin Laing
#catsallovertheworld  by +Robert SKREINER  +Edith Kukla
#HQSPAnimals curated by  +Joe Urbz and +Marina Versaci
#10000photographersaroundtheworld by +Robert SKREINER & +Nikola Nikolski +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS
#pixelworld +PixelWorld curated by +Alberto Carreras
#plusphotoextract curated by +Jarek Klimek
#breakfastclub by +Gemma Costa
#promotephotography  by +Promote Photography
#BTP Editor's Choice (Best Top Photographer's page)
#BTP Daily Highligt by +Marinus Boulanger &  115975948777344403036
#wholewildlifeweek +Diego Cattaneo +Matthias Haeussler +Sandy Schepis +Morkel Erasmus +Dick Whitlock
#kalahari #kgalagadi#kgalaga... more »

2013-06-18 20:31:24 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

Kalahari, South Africa

Love is only a heartbeat away ...


#wildlifewednesday +Wildlife Wednesdays curated by +Mike Spinak , +Morkel Erasmus
#HQSPAnimals curated by  +Joe Urbz and +Marina Versaci
#10000photographersaroundtheworld by +Robert SKREINER & +Nikola Nikolski +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS
#pixelworld +PixelWorld curated by +Alberto Carreras
#plusphotoextract curated by +Jarek Klimek
#breakfastclub by +Gemma Costa
#promotephotography  by +Promote Photography
#BTP Editor's Choice (Best Top Photographer's page)
#BTP Daily Highligt by +Rinus Bakker &  115975948777344403036
#wholewildlifeweek +Diego Cattaneo +Matthias Haeussler +Sandy Schepis +Morkel Erasmus +Dick Whitlock
#kalahari #kgalagadi #kgalagaditransfrontierpark #naturephotography #Wildlife_Photo #Wildlife #Africa #Canon

 

2013-06-18 20:31:03 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 22 +1s)

Kalahari, South Africa

Love is only a heartbeat away ...


#ThreatenedThursday curated by +Sumit Sen +Diego Cattaneo +Sandy Schepis and +Anette Mossbacher
#ThreatenedSpecies +*****
#HQSPAnimals curated by  +Joe Urbz and +Marina Versaci
#10000photographersaroundtheworld by +Robert SKREINER & +Nikola Nikolski +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS
#pixelworld +PixelWorld curated by +Alberto Carreras
#plusphotoextract curated by +Jarek Klimek
#breakfastclub by +Gemma Costa
#promotephotography  by +Promote Photography
#kalahari #kgalagadi #kgalagaditransfrontierpark #naturephotography #Wildlife_Photo #Wildlife #Africa #Canon
#wholewildlifeweek +Diego Cattaneo +Matthias Haeussler +Sandy Schepis +Morkel Erasmus +Dick Whitlock


 

2013-06-18 16:34:14 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 36 +1s)

3.....2.....1.....WET!!!!!

Last Saturday a group of Sydney and local photographers, +Ana Andres +Ali Sadreddini  +Jason Ruth +Jason Baker +Keith McInnes Sharon McInnes +Michael Blyde +Rodney Campbell +Grant Galbraith Belinda Campbell +Dianne Hall and myself went to Forresters Beach on the Central Coast of NSW for a sunset shoot and a Light Painting session.

Forresters Beach has a lot of interesting rock formations and I was like a kid in a lolly shop with too many image compositions to choose from.  I was in heaven with wet feet and often wet from the waist down getting in nice and close to the action as always. :)))

 Ali had also invited +Andrew Hellmich from Impact-Images who arranged a wedding gown supplied by  Kel-Leigh Couture gowns on the Central Coast to be modelled by Ali's fiancè +Elyse Stone later that night during the Light Paintingsession. The imag... more »

2013-06-18 15:17:40 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 57 +1s)

Colorful Tranquility
From my blog: http://www.niophoto.com/colorful-tranquility/

Haven’t posted in a while. My apologies for that! I’ve been crazy busy with travelling and all sorts of other (good) things. I am back at it though, and hope to be posting a bit more regularly again in the coming months!

This image is the last one in a series of images that I captured during a long exposure sunset shoot at Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) near the Swiss town of Morges. I shot this with my Nikon D800E and made a conscious choice to turn of long exposure noise reduction on my camera. The good part of a sunset doesn’t last that long, so turning it off allowed me to get away with more images. Never again though! The D800E adds thousands of tiny white spots to each image when that setting is turned off. I was aware of that and it can be taken care off in a post … but wow … what atime-consu... more »

2013-06-18 13:40:03 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 59 +1s)

A little color for Monday

This is an HDR Long Exposure. Three sets of 5 LE images were combined to make this HDR LE image.

#hdr   #cwlupicaphotography   #landscapephotography  

#10000photographers by +Robert SKREINER  +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS

#EuropeanPhotography  +European Photo 
+Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Michael Muraz +Susanne Ramharter +Ela Kupiec  +Carlos Duarte

2013-06-18 08:55:21 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 67 +1s)

Punch Bowl Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR
www.josephrossbach.com

I gave up my waders to a client and went in the water in bare feet for this one. It was freezing cold and my feet were like ice blocks after about 20 minutes in the water, but when the light broke free of a cloud and illuminated the spring foliage it was totally worth it!

2013-06-18 08:54:53 (5 comments, 6 reshares, 61 +1s)

I am honored to be included as a Modern Landscape Master alongside one of my all time idols and who was and is still a great source of inspiration for me,  Art Wolfe - http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/locations/north-america/modern-landscape-masters.html

2013-06-18 08:53:52 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 68 +1s)

The Watchman and the Storm, Zion National Park, UT
www.josephrossbach.com

We are down to our last two spots for our Autumn in Zion Photo Workshop, November 3-5, 2013 - http://www.josephrossbach.com/workshops/zion-national-park-photography-workshop/

2013-06-18 08:53:25 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 35 +1s)

Our Glacier National Park workshop is almost full. I am looking forward to sharing my favorite locations in one of Americas most beautiful locations this summer! Wildflowers, waterfalls, epic scenery and wildlife await! Get your registrations in before this venue sells out - http://www.josephrossbach.com/workshops/glacier-national-park-photography-workshop/

2013-06-18 08:38:40 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 44 +1s)

The Blue Pool, NSW about 45 mins before sunrise. 

#seascapephotography   #seascape  

#landscapephotography   #landscapephotooftheday  +Landscape Photography by +Margaret Tompkins +Landscape Photography Show +Dave Welling +Steve Gould +Kevin Rowe +Jay Gould +Jim Warthman +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Carra Riley +Carolyn Lim +Michael Blyde +Tom Hierl 

#hqsplandscape   #hqsppromotion  
+HQSP Landscape by +Delcour Eric +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +HQSPPromotion 

#pixelworld  +PixelWorld 

#1000photographers   #10000photographersaroundtheworld  
+10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS by +Robert SKREINER 

#promotephotography  +Promote Photography 

+BTP Editor's Choice (Best Top Photographer's page) +BTP Daily Highligt by +Bakker Rinus +Rinus Bakker Photography 

2013-06-18 08:19:50 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 35 +1s)

A pair of Burrowing Owls photographed at a park just outside of Fort Lauderdale, FL. I will not be releasing the location for these to help maintain their well being. Photographed while lying on the ground to create a soft blur of out of focus grass around the birds for a pleasing result.

Nikon D800, 400mm F2.8 w/ 1.4 teleconvertor, 20mm extension tube, 1/320 @ F5.6 at ISO 320

2013-06-18 08:19:16 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 30 +1s)

The Dance, Venice Rookery, Florida.
www.josephrossbach.com

I caught these two Great Blue Herons in an intimate moment just after sunrise as they preformed a courtship ritual from Venice Rookery, Florida.

Nikon D800, 400mm f2.8 w/ 1.4 teleconvertor, 1/2000 @ f5.6, ISO 400


This weekend I will conducting a Photo Bootcamp with Ian Plant on Chincoteague Island. The Bootcamp has proved so popular, selling out in no time at all and with at least five folks on the waiting list, that we have decided to schedule a second Bootcamp the weekend of March 9-10 with an opening reception Friday evening.

The Bootcamp is an intense weekend of shooting and lectures focusing on creative use of light, composition, mastering your camera and field techniques to think and shoot like a pro. Join us. More information and registration can be found here -... more »

2013-06-18 08:18:34 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 29 +1s)

Checking in from south Florida. It has been an amazing week so far shooting all kinds of wild birds and coastal landscapes. This is a Snowy Egret coming in for a landing just after sunrise from Venice Rookery.

Nikon D800, 400mm F2.8 w/ 1.4 Teleconvertor, 1/640 @ F4, ISO 400

2013-06-18 07:12:43 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 34 +1s)

2013, January 1st. First sunrise of the year. By meadows in the neighborhood.
#animals   #animalphotography  +Animals +Animal photography +Animal Photography  #horsephotos   #bellesphotos  +Belles photos By +Claudya Bonnet & +Jean-Louis LAURENCE  #europeanphotography  +European Photo By 
+Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Michael Muraz +Susanne Ramharter +Ela Kupiec  +Carlos Duarte #close2home  +Close2Home By +Brett Sivits +David Pond +Pia Raben +Shawn Stewart +José Juan Escudero  +john adams +Howard Weitzel  #closeupphotography  +Close Up Photo  #10000photographersaroundtheworld  +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS By +Robert SKREINER  #pixelworld  +PixelWorld By +Alberto Carreras 

2013-06-18 06:36:57 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 49 +1s)

A typical African landscape silhouette during sunset. There are clouds there too as you can see but one tends to see the sun far more often than during the current European "summer".
Wishing you all a colourful Sunday! For
#SilhouetteSaturday +SilhouetteSaturday curated by +Naila Ziani
#SunsetSaturday +Sunset Saturday curated by +Dennis Hoffbuhr
#hqsplandscape +HQSP Landscape curated by +* , +Delcour Eric , +Blake Harrold
#LandscapePhotography +Landscape Photography curated by +Margaret Tompkins , +Carra Riley , +paul t beard , +David Heath Williams , +Bill Wood , +Jim Warthman , +Ben T , +jeff beddow ,+Jeannie Danna , +Tom Hierl , +Vishal Kumar

2013-06-18 06:36:35 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 24 +1s)

The sun was setting on this water scene, dipping everything into a reddish glow. The grey herons had been riding on the backs of hippos for most of the day and were now looking out for an early dinner snack before they all flew off to spend the the night roosting in high trees. For
#SunsetSaturday +Sunset Saturday curated by +Dennis Hoffbuhr
#birdsinfocusfriday +Birds in Focus curated by +Risto Talman
#birdloversworldwide +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide curated by +Robert SKREINER and +Edith Kukla
#Birds4All +Birds4All curated by +Ricky L Jones & +Walter Soestbergen
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Marina Versaci and 101826850200845604590
#hqsplandscape +HQSP Landscape curated by +* , +Delcour Eric , +Blake Harrold
* #LandscapePhotography +Landscape Photography curated by +Margaret Tompkins , +Carra Riley , +paul t beard , +David Heath Williams , +Bill Wood ,... more »

2013-06-18 06:36:02 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 40 +1s)

Aahhh, it's weekend again! Time to relax and enjoy nature, have a great weekend everyone! For
* #CATURDAY +CATURDAY! curated by +Jules Falk Hunter , +Shantha Marie Fountain, +Cicely Robin Laing
* #catsallovertheworld +CATS all over the World curated by +Robert SKREINER
* #onecatadaykeepsthedoctoraway +OneCatADay - Photo Theme Page curated by +Sandra Deichmann
* #hqspanimals +HQSP Animals curated by +Joe Urbz , +Marina Versaci , +Nicole Best
* #wholewildlifeweek

2013-06-18 06:35:09 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Two cheetah siblings were resting but hunger pangs kept them alert and looking out for prey. I found it interesting to see how they complement each other in order to be more efficient.
Have a good weekend!
For #CATURDAY +CATURDAY! curated by +Jules Falk Hunter , +Shantha Marie Fountain, +Cicely Robin Laing
#catsallovertheworld +CATS all over the World curated by +Robert SKREINER and +Edith Kukla
#hqspanimals +HQSP Animals curated by +Joe Urbz , +Marina Versaci , +Nicole Best
#onecatadaykeepsthedoctoraway +OneCatADay - Photo Theme Page curated by +Sandra Deichmann
#10000photographersaroundtheworld +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER
#catsbigandsmallthebest +Cats Big And Small The Best curated by +Mark HELM

2013-06-18 06:34:29 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 33 +1s)

I was fortunate to spend 2 wonderful weeks in the Kruger National Park recently and although the grass is high and the bushes are dense at this time of the year, wonderful sightings are still possible with a little patience and endurance. I met these two white rhinos on the dirt road one early morning, the first rays of sun started to penetrate the still lingering mist. At the ever increasing rate of rhino-poaching for their horns, these impressive animals are unfortunately walking towards an uncertain future - even possible extinction - of the species. For
* #hqspanimals +HQSP Animals curated by +Joe Urbz , +Marina Versaci , +Nicole Best
* #africantuesday +African Tuesday "Ways of Africa"curated by +Morkel Erasmus , +Dick Whitlock and +Grobler du Preez
* #10000photographersaroundtheworld +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER
* #pixelworld +PixelWorld curated... more »

2013-06-17 21:27:09 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 80 +1s)

While the leaves have all dropped here, there's still plenty on my hard drive! Taken from this past autumn. For #ThirstyThursdayPics   curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Mark Esguerra and for +Landscape Photography  #landscapephotography curated by +Margaret Tompkins and crew.

2013-06-17 21:26:09 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

I've travelled down to Pennsylvania for a week recently and came back with many shots. This first shot is from a day trip to Assateague Island in Maryland where the wild ponies get to run free, a fantastic experience. I was hoping to catch them on the beach, but it didn't happen :( 
For #landscapephotography  , +Landscape Photography curated by +Margaret Tompkins  and friends and for #10000photographersaroundtheworld  curated by +Robert SKREINER 

2013-06-17 21:23:04 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 43 +1s)

"Wishing I Was There" in Kauai!
For #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography  curated by +Margaret Tompkins  and crew and for +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS around the World urated by +Robert SKREINER 

2013-06-17 21:22:42 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 46 +1s)

Autumn at Short Hills Provincial Park. This park is a quick visit for me as it's just outside my home town.
For #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography   curated by +Margaret Tompkins  and crew, for #thirstythursdaypics   curated by +Mark Esguerra  and +Giuseppe Basile  and for +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS around the World curated by +Robert SKREINER 

2013-06-17 21:21:48 (7 comments, 4 reshares, 65 +1s)

Lake Ontario this morning. It was nice to be back out there for a decent sunrise!

For #landscapephotography  , +Landscape Photography  curated by +Margaret Tompkins and crew, and for  #10000photographersaroundtheworld  curated by +Robert SKREINER , #plusphotoextract  

2013-06-17 19:41:34 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 52 +1s)

Many of you may already figured out... The Parliament, one of my all time favorite buildings to shoot in Victoria, B.C. :-)
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#plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 
+Texture Blend Photography  #textureblendphotography   #textureblendtuesday  by +Gemma Costa 
+10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS by +Robert SKREINER 
+PixelWorld  #pixelworld   +Best of PixelWorld+ by +Alberto Carreras 
#promotephotography   +Promote Photography 
#victoriabc   #yasminsimpson   #yasmin  

2013-06-17 19:41:10 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Happy Wednesday & almost Thursday to some of you... 
Another view from my favorite building ✒ The Parliament, Victoria, B.C.

http://www.yasminsimpsonphotography.com/
https://www.facebook.com/YasminSimpsonPhotographyScrapbooking

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#breakfastclub  +Breakfast Club  by +Gemma Costa 
+Texture Blend Photography  #textureblendphotography  by +Gemma Costa 
#plusphotoextract   by +Jarek Klimek 
+10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS by +Robert SKREINER 
+PixelWorld  #pixelworld   by +Alberto Carreras 
#wetwednesday   by +Jen Baptist 
+Promote Photography  #promotephotography  
#weatherwednesday   by +Jason Borg 

2013-06-17 19:40:47 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 34 +1s)

Happy Monday, everyone!
A Fuzzy Wuzzy for +Macro Monday  #macromonday  by +Kerry Murphy  +Kelli Seeger Kim +Jennifer Eden +Jake Easley
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+NatureMonday  #naturemonday  +Rolf Hicker +Jen Baptist   
+Macro4All  #macro4all  by  +Walter Soestbergen 
+10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS by +Robert SKREINER 
+PixelWorld  #pixelworld  by +Alberto Carreras 
+DOFMonday  #dofmonday  by +Mara Acoma +Alan Gurling  +Mark Hall  and +Nigel Smith 
+ColorMe Weekly  #colormeweekly   by +Rosie Nixon  #dofphotography   #yasminsimpson   #naturaleza   #flores  

2013-06-17 19:21:07 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 42 +1s)

Today is Mirror Monday +Mirrors and Reflections      

use the hashtags #MirrorsandReflections or   #MirrorMonday , the curator it's me

You don't know what love is
Until you've learned the meaning of the blues
Until you've loved a love you had to loose
You don't know what love is
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You don't know how hearts yearn
For love that cannot live yet never dies
Until you've faced each dawn with sleepless eyes
How could you know what love is

(You Don't Know What Love Is - Chet Baker)
 
You Don't Know What Love Is
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#breakfastclub  #seatuesday #landscapephotography #hqsplandscape #skyscape #europeanphotography #moodymonday #10000photographersaroundtheworld     #canonusers  #cloudscape   #pixelworld #Italy #coastalpho... more »

2013-06-17 19:20:49 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 37 +1s)

Today is: +Texture Blend Photography   Texture Blend Tuesday
#textureblendphotography   #textublend   #textureblendtuesday 

Pressure pushing down on me 
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Under pressure, that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
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Cause love's such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change

Queen - 'Under Pressure'

_ what do you think of disappearing from my mind?
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#breakfastclub   #mirrorsandreflections   #1000photographersaroundtheworld   #port #workinprogress    #seatuesday   #Italy #seascape #hqsplandsc... more »

2013-06-17 18:27:32 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 29 +1s)

Bluethroat / Blaukehlchen

Luscinia svecica

#hqspbirds  by +Marina Versaci +Joe Urbz +HQSP Birds  #hqspanimals  +HQSP Animals  #wholewildlifeweek  by +Diego Cattaneo +Anette Mossbacher +Sandy Schepis +Dick Whitlock +Whole Wildlife Week 
#plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek  #birds4all  by +Ricky L Jones +Walter Soestbergen +Birds4All +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide by +Robert SKREINER    #birdloversworldwide  

2013-06-17 18:27:01 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 27 +1s)

Eurasian Kestrel / Turmfalke

Falco tinnunculus

#hqspbirds  by +Marina Versaci +Joe Urbz +HQSP Birds  #hqspanimals  by +HQSP Animals  
#wholewildlifeweek  by +Diego Cattaneo +Anette Mossbacher +Sandy Schepis +Dick Whitlock +Whole Wildlife Week 
#bird4all  by +Walter Soestbergen +Ricky L Jones +Birds4All  #birdloversworldwide  by +Robert SKREINER  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide 
#plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-06-17 18:10:37 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 39 +1s)

Violet-backed Starling - Bela-Bela, Limpopo, South Africa


#birds4all by +Ricky L Jones and +Walter Soestbergen +Birds4All
#birdloversworldwide by +Robert SKREINER +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide
#hqspbirds with +Joe Urbz and +Marina Versaci +HQSP Birds
#birdsgallery by +Heinrich Wagner +Birds GALLERY
#birdphotography #birdphotographymonday

This image is Copyrighted © Berndt Weissenbacher/BeKaHaWe.

If you like it, feel free to share this image as presented here under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 licence (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) - no other use of this image is permitted without the express consent of the photographer.

2013-06-17 16:46:01 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 73 +1s)

Remember When the Days Were Long
Steptoe Butte State Park, Washington, USA

As the sun nears the horizon towards the west, the contrast between light and shadow in the rolling hills of the Palouse is a photographers dream. With so many possibilities for amazing photographs, the sun will probably set before you can shoot them all. That's why you get up the next morning and do it all over again at sunrise.

For #RuralSaturday  by +Mario Cerroni and +linda stokes 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould +Jay Gould +Kevin Rowe +Dave Welling

2013-06-17 16:45:42 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 38 +1s)

Where They've Saved a Place For Innocence
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, USA

I made a spur of the moment decision to go to Rodeo Beach last night and this is the result. 289 Seconds of the Pacific Ocean slamming against the sea stacks as the sun melted into the sea.

Even at 289 seconds, the water wasn't as smooth as I wanted, so I enlisted the Tonal Contrast filter in Nik Color Efex Pro to help out. By sliding all three sliders to the left in varying amounts, it reduced the texture and gave the water a smoother appearance. Give it a try the next time you want less texture or detail in one of your photographs.

For #SeaTuesday  by +Julia Anna Gospodarou 
#MyTownTuesday  by +Melanie Kintz and +Jamie Furlong 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography by +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +DavidHeat... more »

2013-06-17 16:45:14 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 38 +1s)

The Falling Light
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, USA

My day at Silver Falls started with perfect weather - overcast with just an occasional light drizzle. By the time I headed down the trail to Lower South Falls, some breaks in the clouds were letting some sunlight through, so I had to wait for the clouds to block the sun from the water as I was shooting.

I (very) briefly considered converting this to black & white, but I couldn't bring myself to removing the color from this one. The color plays a big part in the mood I wanted in this image. 

For #WaterfallWednesday  by +Eric Leslie and +Leon Turnbull 
#WetWednesday  by +Jen Baptist 
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2013-06-17 16:44:51 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 49 +1s)

Shine
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, USA

Every sunrise at the Golden Gate is an opportunity to find a new way to photograph a familiar subject. The changes in weather bring the possibility of getting a spectacular sunrise such as the one last month that led to this image. 

There are also mornings like today when the fog cleared momentarily, long enough to allow a few shots before the rain got heavier and the bridge became cloaked once again. I may have something to share from that brief shoot later this week. Until then, I hope you enjoy this one and have a great week!

For #NationalParksMonday  by +Juan Pons 

2013-06-17 16:44:25 (10 comments, 5 reshares, 38 +1s)

Sunrise at Moraine Lake 2
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Moraine Lake is one of the worlds iconic landscape photography destinations and I was fortunate to experience a spectacular sunrise while I was there. In addition to the classic horizontal view of the lake and the peaks shot from the top of the rock pile, I did some vertical compositions as well. 

One thing I noticed repeatedly when processing photos taken at several lakes in the Rockies is the shift in color of the water when converting the image to sRGB before uploading. The colors are fine in ProPhotoRGB and AdobeRGB, but the deep blues and greens of many of the lakes appear to be out of the sRGB gamut. Has anyone else noticed this?

For #NationalParksMonday  +NationalParksMonday  by +Juan Pons 
#MountainMonday  +Mountain Monday  by +Michael Russell 
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2013-06-17 15:58:29 (10 comments, 6 reshares, 51 +1s)

The Silence of the Mountains!
Singalila range from Sikkim Himalayas, India.
For #mountainmonday  curated by +Michael Russell 
  #Himalayas   #Kabru   #Kanchenjunga   #India   #Sikkim  

2013-06-17 15:53:48 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 39 +1s)

Baby Waterfall

#allthingsgreen  by +Cicely Robin Laing +All Things Green 
#EuropeanPhotography  +European Photo 
+Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Michael Muraz +Susanne Ramharter +Ela Kupiec  +Carlos Duarte
#10000photographers  by +Robert SKREINER +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS 
#plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-06-17 15:53:25 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 45 +1s)

Colors

taken on my "bad weather trip" to the north sea ;)

#10000photographers  by +Robert SKREINER +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS 
#europeanphotography  by +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Michael Muraz +Susanne Ramharter +Ela Kupiec +Ugo Cei +European Photo 
#landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Landscape Photography 
+HQSP Landscape by +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft +Lani Banadera  #hqsplandscape  
#hqsphdr  +HQSP HDR +Marinus Boulanger +Wameq Raza +Pieter Hibma         

2013-06-17 14:24:15 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 61 +1s)

REFLECTION ...

good afternoon dear g+friends

am donnerstag war ich wieder mit rad unterwegs, hier an diesem see machte ich eine kurze pause, man wird ja nicht jünger, also ein wenig verschnaufen und ein paar photos machen.

               ich wünsche euch noch einen schönen sonntag
                                         ♡have a happy sunday♡
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#fotoamateur  by +Britta Rogge +Remo Primatesta +Karsten Meyer +Markus Landsmann +Scotti van Palm 
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2013-06-17 14:23:52 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 41 +1s)

MYSTERY LAKE ...

to photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. it's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual.      
                                                                          ~Henri Cartier-Bresson 

                                 ♡wish you all a happy weekend♡
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2013-06-17 14:16:32 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 36 +1s)

on the farm

#dawnonsunday by +Ray Bilcliff +linda stokes +Dawn On Sunday
#europeanphotography by +Susanne Ramharter +Michael Muraz +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Ela Kupiec +Ugo Cei +Carlos Duarte
#10000photographersaroundtheworld by +Robert SKREINER 

2013-06-17 14:16:13 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 34 +1s)

make break

#buggyfriday by +Ray Bilcliff +Sherry McBriar +Dorothy Pugh +Victoria Etna +Buggy Friday
#hqspmacro curated by +HQSP Macro +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Vishal Kumar +Sandra Deichmann 
#Macro4All +Macro4All +Walter Soestbergen +Bill Urwin +Aamir Shahzad +Mark O'Callaghan
#photoextract #nikonshooters #fotoamateur