An adult mountain lion.

Using another definition would have really changed your story.

 

Using snother definition would have really changed your story.

We call them cougars here. I thought the other details of my story painted the setting pretty good.

 

Only tried at the Fraser River. At best a flake here and there. It's mostly fine gold which appears in almost every pan. Have you tried it? It's quite peaceful other than almost getting eaten that one time.

Never tried it... but it sounds interesting, but also back-breaking ...

 

Never tried it... but it sounds interesting, but also back-breaking ...

Only pan and shovel are legal on public reserves here. I've given some serious thought to buying a claim for a sort of yearly adventure. Check out Dan Hurd on YouTube, I've been all though that area in BC. Lots of other minerals like "Ocean picture stone" that sell for big bucks.

 

Overcast today, but not opaque. Nature's softbox.

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That's a precision landing on the roof of the airport building !

 

My grandkids (2 & 4 yo) walking to the playground.

 

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My grandkids (2 & 4 yo) walking to the playground.

Amazing how some extremely simple images can also be so beautiful at the same time...

 

That's a precision landing on the roof of the airport building !

High fives to the piliots.

 

 

was traveling up north couple of days ago. stopped for coffee at our regular place and noticed that swallows have build the nests around the lamp. they covered sensor so light is now always on even in broad daylight. don't think they planned to do that as they are migratory birds. only ravens and crows seem to learn to cover the sensor to get warmed up in the cold winter days.

the best part was panicked reaction of my wife when i whispered to her to not move or make loud sound. she is afraid of nature and was recently reading about Japanese hornets. so i told her i just saw two of them entering the nests and pointed above our heads. oh well, at least that was before she had coffee in hand ;-)

 

A self portrait on the Magothy River in Maryland.

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From yesterday, a great blue heron and a daytime moon.

When I was out looking for birds I couldn’t resisting pointing the camera up at the moon in the morning sky. But the moon is an overdone subject so I wanted to try to give it something new. I worked out the exposure using luminance masks so I could keep color in the sky while exposing the moon properly.

The saturation of the sky is artistic license, though it is not a replacement color, just somwhat deeper than it appeared. The 1:1 crop here is to show detail, though the original edit was a 16:9 crop for composition.

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Enjoying perfect weather in Miraflores, Lima. There are nice trails and mini parks along the coast. Lots of young people, jogging, biking, holding hands... Next stop Cusco.

 

Just arrived. Wanna see it all but have to move slow, wife is not taking it well She cant take the altitude, was pretty floored in Huaraz too and Cusco elevation is even higher. It is late in the afternoon but sun still hits hard. Awesome place.

 

I took this through a foot of fast flowing water. The salmon is about an inch long.

 

I am quite exhausted and sore but this is so worth it

 

I am quite exhausted and sore but this is so worth it

Beautiful and magnificent ... thanks for sharing

 

Mosquito Killer.