Herring Gulls

Hi guys. I did some picture making yesterday as we had some nice moody skies and it was warm and balmy and nice, although quite breezy. Here's a small flock of gulls resting on some rocks out in the surf ( really helps to see this large). I love seagulls in a long exposure seascape when they hold still for long enough and I want to make a set that features them. So this would be image number 2 in that set. Right, hope you're all well, thanks for looking, and have a nice day -Nate.

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And one more that reminds me of power rangers? Check out the reflection and shadow... Looks cool to see them apart. :)

Continuing the stuck on whales week (only one more day) here are two Orcas from several pods we encountered in one area in Antarctica. There were somewhere between 50 and 70. I am not sure because its really hard to count when they are all around you, diving surfacing, near and far plus you are so excited and on a moving ship. I also have many many poor images since one just grabs a camera and works with the lens one has which means it is too long for the close ones and to short for the far ones. Plus since they are diving and surfacing one never knows where they will be next. Still I have some snaps to remember the occasion. I gather from information from researchers that these are the fish eating tribe rather than those who hunt larger prey and that there is some suggestion there are really three subspecies rather than two. Goes to show how little is known about those we share the planet with.
#InMotionThursday #ThirstyThursday #TravelThursday +Giuseppe Basile +Mark Esguerra +Laura Mitchum +Scott Thomas #Whales

"Stack" by Damien GRILLAT on http://dasm-photo.fr
#PlusPhotoExtrac by +Jarek Klimek

The sad elephant
I came across this young male early one morning a few years ago in Corbett National Park, India. For some reason he seemed very sad to me. I am sure that was not the case, but it is easy to fall into the trap of ascribing emotions to other life forms based on experiences with our own species.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park holds one of the best collections of log buildings in the eastern United States, built by European settlers starting from the mid to late 1800s. Settlers harnessed the power of water by constructing mills along the streams. Primitive turbines collected the fast-flowing water to spin the stones that turned corn into meal. If a family was able to build their own mill, they could avoid paying tolls to have their corn ground.

#historythursday curated by +Matt Shalvatis
#thirstythursdaypics curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Mark Esguerra
#longexposurethursday curated by +Le Quoc and +Francesco Gola

From: http://www.terragalleria.com/photos/?keyword=great-smoky-mountains-historic-buildings

...add some Beauty to your Life...

My favorite theme Floral Texture Blend Photography. I hope it will help start your day with a smile, because smile brings positive thinking and positive thinking brings success.... so, successful day, Everyone :D

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PhotoBlog Entry: "Skinny Dipping"
www.scottfrederickphotoblog.com/2012/02/23/skinny-dipping/

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Pied-billed Grebe

You gotta love these little guys...

Nikon D90,18-105mm:http://500px.com/photo/5253912

#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

Setup similar to the last image except that I used a flower pot as dropping area. Those flower pots are great, because they are just as wide as I needed, not too deep and very long..

Actually the water in the dropping area is colored but you can't see it due to the gel on the flash..

Setup available on flickr.. (Seems to be down right now)..

Ohrid-F.Y.R.O.M.

This shot was taken at the Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite.

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