Nice Photos.

Do you still need a licence to photograph a Kingfisher?

I believe there are rules about disturbing some wild birds (including Kingfishers) where they nest but if one comes and sits on a branch across the river you’re allowed to take a picture!!!

winkyincanada posted:

rodwsmith posted:

Things are looking up!

 

Probably on completely different continent. These curious fellows are in Ecuador. Yours in Madagascar?

Hi Jamie! Yes indeed, well spotted. What is the Ecuadorian cutie?

I was in Madagascar last year for a holiday - a thoroughly wonderful place, I heartily recommend it (politically stable [well-ish] now and safe, although expect to witness poverty. The side-effect of which for tourists is that you can help, make a real difference, and of course everything is cheap once you get there. They are genuinely pleased to see and welcome you. Lovely, beautiful and hospitable people and an enchanting island. All the more so if you like wildlife, can tolerate very poor roads, and are prepared to forsake luxury for a few days.

We were delighted to see all of the species of them, including the one (Indri) that has never survived being in captivity and the exceptionally rare nocturnal mouse Lemurs. Although except the one that sadly went extinct because of human hunting). This particular one is called a Sifaka, which - wonderfully - is pronounced exactly as any [puerile] schoolboy would hope it is. We 'saw' plenty of the 'fakas'...

Here is another one, doing his best stoned impression:

Smiley Happy People. 

Have nothing. Love life. 

Slipway, Whitstable Bay

rodwsmith posted:

winkyincanada posted:

 

 

(Hi Jamie! )

Sorry!! Winky, not Jamie. Drat this not being able to edit after fifteen minutes thing...

Waiting for the summer.

Rain stops play

Smooth and Yellow

Truck grill

Leaving Work

Stop for Gelato at The Fainting Goat

Time Line

Kite folding

Steve2 posted:

Invisible boat?

Haim Ronen posted:

Time Line

I'll take my hat off for that photo Haim! That is just one of the best architectural photographies of old versus new I've seen to date! Well done!

Wonderful winter landscape today. I actually forgot to change my ISO settings..... Still, worked out quite well at ISO 3200.

             Bird Factory

NOAA S 221

JamieWednesday posted:

             Bird Factory

Wow Jamie! Incredible capture of space, timing and perspective. Rule of thirds, viewpoint, framing, and the flow of the birds from the focal point into the background of the clouds is outstanding. A potential photo contest winner AFAIC. I wonder how it looks in  contrasting B&W.

Thanks Joe.

Yes I need to do some better PP work. It was pretty dark by then so I did some quick n easy boosts to the light when I got home but it does merit some time spent I think and pulling out some of the vignetting.

I did make a B&W conversion, however it looks a little contrived and on this occasion I prefer the more natural, somewhat washed out, image.