Something I'd never seen before -- the usually perpetual motion machine-like Hooded Mergansers actually sitting still! This couple was relaxing on the ice and catching a few rays of sunshine before heading back into the water for more fishing.
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Are you sure their paws weren't frozen and couldn't move!? ?Something I'd never seen before -- the usually perpetual motion machine-like Hooded Mergansers actually sitting still! This couple was relaxing on the ice and catching a few rays of sunshine before heading back into the water for more fishing.
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Thank you! The colors of the water surrounding them really adds something, doesn't it? Primarily due to reflections of the waterfront houses that are nearby. Yes, I'm rather chuffed that I was able to see these two sitting out there and to capture an image of them. This was the first time in the several years I've been watching Hooded Mergansers that I'd ever seen any of them just sitting quietly, never mind having the opportunity to catch a glimpse of their feet or legs, and it looks as though they have yellow legs and/or feet....Are you sure their paws weren't frozen and couldn't move!? ?
Such a beautiful photo: love the colors !
You don’t make your own glass?! But sand is so cheap!View attachment 1950128
I made this photograph at Ocean Beach, in San Francisco. I cut mats and frame my own prints. And make my own frames from various hardwoods for color prints (or, from lengths of black gallery stock I cut/glue/clamp for B&W prints). I made this particular frame from Maple and Cherry woods. I still need to purchase glass from a store, though.
Psssh... Wires are so 20th century. I prefer fiber optic cabling from my router to my home office...Yeah, wired is the surest way to get a solid connection. One of the appeals of the unfinished basement office—what’s one more exposed wire/cable/pipe/tube?
Wonder-Filled colorsThis was my alternate choice for the weekly Photo Contest - That's Absurd. This store wasn't my intended destination, but two blocks from is and where turned off the highway. Later, upon return just had to stop and wander through some rather unique yard art.
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