“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
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While his family was scurrying around hunting for food, and dodging in and out of their dens this one sat on the stump keeping “watch”. While I watched them this one never moved that chip in its mouth.
Panasonic Lumix FZ200| Lexar Professsional Digital Film| Hand-held| Controlled Conditions
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My week-end wish for you. 🙂
Nikon D700| AF-S 24-70mmG @ f4| 1/320s| ISO 200| Manual Priority| Matrix Met| Hand-held
Strobist- SB910 @ 1/4 pwr camera left low-ish bounced off ceiling; triggered via Commander Mode in camera. ( After composing and developing this image in 2014 it’s been marinating on my back up drive) and published now. Marinating an image can be a good thing! I hated this image back then, but like it now. 🙂 Time is a wonderful thing to perception, and feelings. There’s a great lesson here to those who are listening and seeing. 🙂
Texture “savor” by Kim Klassen
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While over in Minden and Gardnerville, Nevada last Saturday we had a bit of time to kill so I cruised around looking for what else? DOORS! 🙂
The Steeple or Tower caught my eye of Trinity Lutheran Church before I knew what it was so He-Man and I made bee-line to the church.
This may have been the front door at one time, but I think they’re using a door on the East side now. There were quite a few cars in the parking lot on that side, and I did see a large glass door, but didn’t venture over there thinking there was something going on…possibly a wedding. I erred on the side of CHICKEN, and stayed on the north side of the building.
I really like the brick work in the arch entryway, and blond doors. I’m also a huge fan of brass kick plates.
Interesting facts/History:
The church was established in 1877. The first Trinity Lutheran Church in Carson Valley.
The first service in the nearly completed first building was in 1895. The official dedication ceremony for the newly built church was in 1897.
In 1899 a 1,020 pound church bell that was cast in France was installed. I’m guessing the tower holds the bell. Sadly, I didn’t hear it while there, but later that afternoon I heard a church bell, and wondered if this was what I was hearing.
In 1918 the use of German was suspended until after World War I.
In 1930 they selected their first building committee, but the Great Depression in 1931 contributed to the collapse of the first building effort.
1941 World War II begins. Many of their members enter the service 3 of which will not make it back.
Kenneth Storke was killed on the island of Luzon in 1945. His Grandfather, Henry Marquat donated the site for a new church also in 1945.
The following year they selected their second building committee, and in early Fall 1953 they held their last service in the old building.
In the fall of 1953 the new church was dedicated.
A side door closer look
and two plaques that are on the front brick work near the front doors.
The doors are simple yet elegant, and building is beautiful I think.
I’ll be going back to the area before summer is over we’re looking at houses there, and I will stop by the church to see if I can get a look at the East and South sides of the building…and with any luck maybe a peek inside too. One can hope!
This post is part of Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors. If you love doors and would like to see the doors others are posting, or post doors you’ve photographed and join other door lovers from around the world click here.
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Torch Lily has several common names- Red Hot Poker, and Tritoma, but its real name is Kniphofia uvaria. It gets it’s name Red Hot Poker from the shape of the blossom, and Torch Lily from the blossom, and the shape of its leaves which are similar to the Lily. They get to be quite tall, and can bloom at different times of the growing season. I made this image in the Spring while out birding.
It’s looks amazing against a green or dark background.
It’s a non-native plant to California. It originated in Cape Provence of South Africa, but it isn’t uncommon here.
When reading about this plant I discovered it’s become invasive in south-eastern Australia and they consider it an environmental weed. I guess it spreads easily damaging native and sensitive ecosystems. It may come to that here too, but it’s pretty, and a show stopper.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 200-500mm| Hoodman Digital Film| PS CC 2015.5
Heads Up– Adobe PS CC had a Bridge, and Adobe Camera Raw Update today. If you have PS CC just open your cloud thingy and Bob’s your Uncle! I will say since moving to the subscription service Updates are easy.
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The July Full Moon is called the “Buck Moon” in North America because male Deer are usually beginning to grow their antlers again in July.
The July Full Moon also has two other names. The Hay Moon; July is when Farmers begin storing their Hay, and the Thunder Moon because of the many thunder storms in the month of July.
I made this image in Santa Cruz, CA. The Moon looks large because it’s close to the horizon. Being on the coast there was a lot of moisture/atmosphere in the air, and the fog was slowly rolling in from the southeast so, the Moon looks a bit diffused.
The Moon was so pretty in the pink reflected light of the Belt of Venus. The pink part of the sky after sunset is called the Belt of Venus. It’s a phenomenon that happens after sunset and before sunrise. “The dark band of the Earth’s shadow at dusk and dawn often has a light pink arch above it, known as the Belt of Venus. It extends about 10-20 degrees up from the horizon, acting as a boundary between the shadow and the sky. The effect is due to the reddened sunlight being backscattered in the atmosphere, which produces the rosy glow.”~http://www.howitworksdaily.com/what-is-the-belt-of-venus/
as the Moon rose higher it began to turn more Golden.
Then it was time to head home.
Nikon Df| Nikkor 200-500mm| Delkin Digital Film| Tripod
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I went over the hill to Santa Cruz, CA. yesterday evening to photograph the rising Full Moon- the Buck Moon. I noticed this door getting out of the car. The light hit the glass just right.
It reminds me of an Abalone shell’s interior. The wood on this door looks so supple and soft doesn’t it. I want to touch that door to see if it’s really wood! 🙂
I’ll post the Buck Moon image soon!
Lumix FZ200| Lexar Professional Digital Film| Hand-held
This post is part of Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors. If you love doors and would like to see the doors others are posting, or post doors you’ve photographed and join other door lovers from around the world click here.
At the end of Norm’s latest Thursday Door post is a little Blue Link-up/View button click it to be taken to a page with all the links to view all the posts, and add your own if you’re a door enthusiast too.
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Saturday I spent late morning until early afternoon at sea Whale Watching outside of Monterey, CA. We sailed about 12 miles off shore to the Monterey Submarine Canyon where there were quite a number of Humpback Whales, Gray Whales, and a Blue Whale feeding on Krill, and other little fishes that were abundant on Saturday.
“The Monterey Submarine Canyon is quite large…an undersea Grand Canyon. It’s 470 kilometers (292 miles) long and approximately 12 kilometers (39 ft) at its widest point with a maximum rim to floor relief of 1,700 meters (5,577feet).” ~Simon Sanctuary
It’s was quite exciting seeing the Whales! I didn’t see a Breach this time out, but saw lots of Spouting, or Blowing.
It was overcast, windy, and a bit choppy out at sea the whole time. The Sun only peeked out a couple of times.
I saw some Fluking when the whales are going to dive down as much as 50 meters.
Once they reach the depth they want they begin to slowly rise by spiraling up to the surface often in teams creating a Bubble Net. The purpose of the bubble is to congregate the Krill and prey and force them to the surface. The Krill and fish see the bubbles as a net and feeling trapped they stay in the center of the Bubble Net. The Whales come up with an explosion of air with their mouths wide open eating all they can.
Here are two images of a fin of a Humpback Whale when it breaks the surface while they’re under the surface spinning.
The Humpback often get under that Bubble Net and Lunge up with their mouths gaping open scooping up the prey. Here you see at least 3 working as a team.
I see four working together here.
Humpback Whale Lunge feeding.
Humpback Whales spend the winter in the warm waters near Costa Rica and Hawaii. Humpbacks, including mothers with calves travel thousands of miles to feast on krill, and schooling fish in the Monterey Bay while they migrate north to their feeding waters in Alaska. They grow to be 45ft to 62ft (14-19 meters) long!
I missed quite a few good photo ops b/c for the first time in my life I got sea sick. It’s NOT FUN! I will go again but, I’m taking medicine before hand.
The images are not converted to Black & White. It was so gray out that they look black and white.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 80-200mm| Lexar Digital Film| Hand-held| Developed in PS CC 2015.5
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