Photo of the Day | October 2024

[CK Williams]

.. thanks for bringing back some fond memories - I lived almost across the street from the Public Gardens for several years, and truly enjoyed many moments there!!

It is quite an impressive place! I hoped to get a photo of the main gate but there were a lot of people there as it was a beautiful afternoon. It will definitely be on my list to visit again the next time we have the opportunity.

 

[C0ncreteBl0nde]

I can't believe we're in October already! Where has the year gone?

./~Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as if they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday. ~/.

 

[Apple fanboy]

So after trading most of my Nikon kit in, I finally took delivery this week of my new camera. Ordered at the start of July so not an ideal time to be without a camera! Anyway today after work the sun came out for the briefest of moments so headed outside.

 

[C0ncreteBl0nde]

View attachment 2431871So after trading most of my Nikon kit in, I finally took delivery this week of my new camera. Ordered at the start of July so not an ideal time to be without a camera! Anyway today after work the sun came out for the briefest of moments so headed outside.

Beautiful. I hope you are enjoying your new gear! I'm envious!

 

[Apple fanboy]

Beautiful. I hope you are enjoying your new gear! I'm envious!

Thank you. You can read about my purchase here.

 

[_timo_redux_]

Bird, Weir, Sun
1/400s 177mm @ f/32

 

[madmin]

tunnel vision

 

[squawk7000]

 

[stillcrazyman]

 

[halledise]

Queen's Park, Mackay, Queensland.

 

[arkitect]

Early Autumn Sunrise…
Bath, Somerset

Olympus E-M10 II
Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8

 

[chmania]

Queen's Park, Mackay, Queensland.

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Poor souls, died so far away from home in someone else's country!

 

[halledise]

Poor souls, died so far away from home in someone else's country!

it was WW2 and they fought for the freedoms we enjoy today.
many survived. heroes all.
otherwise we'd be speaking German or Japanese - not that i've anything against those languages per se …

 

[sparksd]

In the Galapagos.

 

[CK Williams]

Halifax Public Gardens visitor

 

[dimme]

Playtime with the gang



Dogs-240818-14.jpg by Charles Martorelli, on Flickr

 

[chmania]

it was WW2 and they fought for the freedoms we enjoy today.
many survived. heroes all.
otherwise we'd be speaking German or Japanese - not that i've anything against those languages per se …

They are poor souls anyway. Of course heroes. I've seen a war, and always the lower end of the society dies in such wars, most times mobilised against their will. Anyway, off topic. Nice photo!

 

[oldBCguy]

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.. the sculpture projecting a thoughtful moment .. and your photo capturing its essence and the setting so well. Thanks for sharing!!

 

[squawk7000]

.. the sculpture projecting a thoughtful moment .. and your photo capturing its essence and the setting so well. Thanks for sharing!!

Thank you for your kind words.

The sculpture is of the botanist Eric Ragnar Sventenius. It is located in the wooded section of the Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo near Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, the largest botanical gardens in Spain, which was established by Sventenius in the 1950s. His grave is nearby.

edit to add: the gardens are well worth a visit if visiting Gran Canaria. The cactus garden alone has about 100 different species of succulent.

 

[EndlessSummer71]

This morning in the forest.

 

[katbel]

 

[ChrisN718]

Some fall colors starting to show
Queens, NY
iPhone X

 

[chmania]

Grabarka in Poland. Taken in summer 2018. Not a quality photo, though. Only had a phone with me.

 

[halledise]

 

[Chuckeee]

New York City. This sculpture is near the garment district.