Photo of the day - April 2021

[Apple fanboy]

So many beautiful flowers and open waters! There are at least 24 inches of snow on my backyard, and the ice thickness lakes nearby was around 4 feet about last month. People are still ice fishing

Another "Northern Lights" recently:

Beautiful. Did you see the news article about the Northern Lights and erupting volcano?

 

[MBAir2010]

this little happy bird was dancing, prancing but not romancing, just looking for food:
blue heron by expo bill, on Flickr

 

[StrollerEd]

Another from the Canal, taken late afternoon today on my way back from getting my 2nd Ox/AZ vaccine.

 

[Captain Trips]

Thank you. I hope the passing of time will lessen the pain. I still have one cat and one dog at home. But I really hope that in the future, my heart will be open to adoption again, after all it's a wonderful thing to love and be loved.

Just thought of a song whose chorus is spot on for people who have lost a loved one, whether a child (as in this song) or a pet. Whenever I hear this song I get goose bumps running up and down my arms. Heck, when I just read the lyrics I got goose bums. The song is Private Heaven by Utopia. This song and Wish You Were Here pretty much cover how I feel about any of our lost cats, and especially about Sherlock. ? ?

I think I may have to listen to my Utopia playlist when I go out for a run in about a half an hour.

 

[Hughmac]

Isn't this your second converted D70? Why is the workflow different between the two cameras?

Yes it is, but it turns out the first D70 was converted to 690nm (I still have the receipt), whereas this one is 720nm wavelength.
Blue skies rendered more easily at 690nm, and I was getting black skies with 720nm.
Part of this was lack of bright light when I first got the new camera, so today there was sufficient sunshine for the blues to come through when I swapped the red/blue channels, but needed extra enhancement to show up more strongly.
It's a learning process and I may not be there yet

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Allyance]

Somebody mention snow? Taken at family cottage on Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes of NY.

 

[mollyc]

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

So many beautiful flowers and open waters! There are at least 24 inches of snow on my backyard, and the ice thickness lakes nearby was around 4 feet about last month. People are still ice fishing

Another "Northern Lights" recently:

Well, we got well into spring and then we had a pretty late cold snap here. Yesterday we got about 3 inches of snow, and then a hard freeze last night. My poor Japanese maple looks like it took a hit. It was almost fully leafed out. I don't know how you do it up there in Alaska. I'm done with the cold!

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

...but the dogwoods seem just fine. Native plants certainly seem more well prepared to handle the unseasonable weather.

 

[AlaskaMoose]

Beautiful. Did you see the news article about the Northern Lights and erupting volcano?

Wow! Somebody was in the right place at the right time!

This is a video of the Aurora studies conducted at The University of Alaska, Fairbanks:

Surveying The Northern Lights

For nearly two decades, Don Hampton has been monitoring the Northern Lights in Alaska to understand the energy pouring down from auroras.

www.sciencefriday.com

 

[Dockland]

Canon R5 - RF/EF Adapter - EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM

 

[Dockland]

So many beautiful flowers and open waters! There are at least 24 inches of snow on my backyard, and the ice thickness of the lakes nearby was around 4 feet about last month. People are still ice fishing

Another "Northern Lights" recently:

One of my dreams since childhood is to see a Northern Light. Yes, I do live in Sweden but way to "south" (Stockholm) to be able to catch one. In the northern parts of Sweden they are quite common.

 

[stillcrazyman]

Spring flower

 

[GrandeLatte]

Just thought of a song whose chorus is spot on for people who have lost a loved one, whether a child (as in this song) or a pet. Whenever I hear this song I get goose bumps running up and down my arms. Heck, when I just read the lyrics I got goose bums. The song is Private Heaven by Utopia. This song and Wish You Were Here pretty much cover how I feel about any of our lost cats, and especially about Sherlock. ? ?

I think I may have to listen to my Utopia playlist when I go out for a run in about a half an hour.

It's strange you wrote this today because last night, I lost my 14 year old chihuahua. It was unexpected. Two losses in two months, I thought my heart was broken, but it's broken even more. Ruby and the Bo were thick as thieves. I would like to go for a run, but I'm afraid to pass out and faint on the run.

Then all of a sudden, I have this insane urge to adopt a new cat or a dog to fill out the deadly silence, but I know that's not good enough of a reason. I should adopt only when my heart is healed properly. AHHHHHHHHHHH.

 

[Captain Trips]

It's strange you wrote this today because last night, I lost my 14 year old chihuahua. It was unexpected. Two losses in two months, I thought my heart was broken, but it's broken even more. Ruby and the Bo were thick as thieves. I would like to go for a run, but I'm afraid to pass out and faint on the run.

Then all of a sudden, I have this insane urge to adopt a new cat or a dog to fill out the deadly silence, but I know that's not good enough of a reason. I should adopt only when my heart is healed properly. AHHHHHHHHHHH.

When it rains, it pours. I am so sorry to hear you lost another beloved pet. ?

 

[Captain Trips]

Scully gives a shout out to @GrandeLatte - hang in there man!

Camera on iPhone R. Focal length 4.25 mm, F number f/1.8, Exposure number 1/60.

 

[mollyc]

It's strange you wrote this today because last night, I lost my 14 year old chihuahua. It was unexpected. Two losses in two months, I thought my heart was broken, but it's broken even more. Ruby and the Bo were thick as thieves. I would like to go for a run, but I'm afraid to pass out and faint on the run.

Then all of a sudden, I have this insane urge to adopt a new cat or a dog to fill out the deadly silence, but I know that's not good enough of a reason. I should adopt only when my heart is healed properly. AHHHHHHHHHHH.

I’m so sorry for your loss. I don’t think your reason is all that bad, honestly, especially if you will ultimately get another animal. The sooner you adopt again the sooner you will heal.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Different version of the reed bank from last Friday.

 

[Hughmac]

Uprooted tree at the lake's edge...



Infrared converted Nikon D70

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Clix Pix]

Fooling around with abstracts again......

 

[Allyance]

Another shot from the Archives, gorge in Ithaca, NY. Very reminiscent of Watkins Glen and Montour Falls, NY.

 

[shanson27]

Today 🦢

 

[AlaskaMoose]

Well, we got well into spring and then we had a pretty late cold snap here. Yesterday we got about 3 inches of snow, and then a hard freeze last night. My poor Japanese maple looks like it took a hit. It was almost fully leafed out. I don't know how you do it up there in Alaska. I'm done with the cold!

? I know what you mean...Alaska is a place where some people love it, or hate it, but not only because of the cold. By June 20th we have nearly 24 hours of daylight, so there is sunshine when one goes to bed at night. From that point on we start losing daylight each day, and by December 20th we have nearly 24 hours of darkness. Then from this point on, we start gaining light-all over again-until June 21st. It's the darkness that adversely affects some people with "seasonal affective disorder" (SAD). Luckily none of us in my family suffer from SAD. We just love this place.

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

? I know what you mean...Alaska is a place where some people love it, or hate it, but not only because of the cold. By June 20th we have nearly 24 hours of daylight, so there is sunshine when one goes to bed at night. From that point on we start losing daylight each day, and by December 20th we have nearly 24 hours of darkness. Then from this point on, we start gaining light-all over again-until June 21st. It's the darkness that adversely affects some people with "seasonal affective disorder" (SAD). Luckily none of us in my family suffer from SAD. We just love this place.

Yeah, I wouldn’t make it for sure. When we get a week of gray days in the winter, I’m useless.

 

[StrollerEd]

Another from the Canal, taken late afternoon today on my way back from getting my 2nd Ox/AZ vaccine.
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Somehow this seems better: square with more sky ..