Lift off
Grey Heron on The Dodder
Andromeda Galaxy M31
Andromeda Galaxy on a clear night in West Cork. 2.5 million light years away, it is the furthest object visible to the naked eye. 10 shots stacked in Sequator.
Great white pelican
Whilst out on a boat trip from Swakopmund
Well caught
This pelican caught a fish thrown by a boatman. It turned it around to swallow and I was lucky catching the moment. Unfortunately the bill is slightly out of focus. Taken in Wallis Bay, Namibia
Thunder Knob Overlook
North Cascades National Park, Washington State, USA
Drombeg Stone Circle, West Cork
The Galactic Core rises above the sea to the south of Glandore. The 17 stones of the circle are arranged to create an axis in alignment with sunset on the winter solstice. Radiocarbon established an 1100 - 800 BC date for burial remains at the centre of the circle. Andromeda Galaxy visible top centre
Valencia - Arts District
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“Ladies of the Boule”
Offshoot photography open theme Mono
Saltees-50
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Liverpool Museum
Taken with Offshoot Seniors Group
Diablo Lake Dam
North Cascades National Park, Washington State, USA
Cuckoo-(Cuculus canorus)
Know for its recognisable song but not seen often.
The Cuckoo's behaviour is one of letting other birds raise their young.
Meadow Pipits and Dunnocks are their favourites and when the Cuckoo chick is born it is bigger that the host family chicks and can push the other chicks out of the nest.
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No permission granted for its use.
Valencia - Arts District
The aviary @ the aquarium.
second team
festival faenza
team one
festival in Faenza
youth Brisegella
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door scooter
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Valencia - Arts District
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Sun-dappled Brook
Washington State, USA
Great Tit - Summer
No AI in my images
Hoverfly
Attending to the Ceanothus (California Lilac)
men in great tights
festival in Faenza
The Weight of a Number
This name highlights the dehumanization of people being reduced to numbers, a key aspect of concentration camps. I felt at the time of taking this photo the fear of the poor souls who perished here between 1933 -1945. Barracks 13 evoked thoughts of the fear of the number 13 and how unlucky it is. Every Barracks number was unlucky. May all those souls Rest in Peace.
Valencia - Arts District
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Abandoned
A couple of shots from a misty period early morning on the second day of the Tuscany workshop I was on back in May.
Walking in the Shadows in Marseilles
Mucem Marseilles
Washington Pass Overlook
Washington State, USA
Through the Porthole
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Puffin portrait
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Puffin in the campion
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God's Rays over Diablo Lake
Washington State, USA
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Geranium Johnston Blue
Taken on Offshoot Outing to June Blake's garden
June Blake's Garden
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June Blake's Garden
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Cirsius
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“Life’s Essential Buzz”
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Diablo Lake Dam
North Cascades National Park, Washington State, USA
Mount Fuji - Dusk
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Maple leaf
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Full moon over the Himba
After some careful planning on a tour with Andy Mumford Photography and Hougaard Malan, we caught the full moon rising over some Himba ladies in North West Namibia
Curvature
A 2017 night shot from European Square, or Plac Europejski, in Warsaw, shortly after it opened.
"Plac Europejski (European Square) is a relatively new spot on the map of Warsaw (it has been there since May, 2016); it is an architectural attraction, often visited both by tourists and the residents of the city. There you can find a stream gurgling in the distance, fountains with benches placed around them and very interesting specimens of architecture (including one of the highest office blocks in Europe, and the futuristic mass of Genesis restaurant). From the side of Grzybowska street, the square is framed with Art Walk passage, a 57-metre-long art gallery, in which various works of art are displayed all year round. In summer there are sunbeds, as open-air film screenings are organized here, whereas in winter a free rink is set up on this spot."
Diablo Lake Overlook
North Cascades National Park, Washington State, USA
Busy Bee
In my garden
Stormy sunset
The Chapel of the Madonna di Vitaleta is located in the hills of the Val d’Orcia. Framed by two rows of cypress trees, the chapel was built on the spot where legend says the Virgin Mary appeared to a shepherdess.
Taken on a Tuscan photography workshop back in May with Explore Light.
Lift off
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Robbin' the ball
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We don’t like Mondays (But Fridays we’re in love)
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Po Klong Garai Temple.
Po Klong Garai Temple is a Hindu Cham religious complex located in the Cham principality of Panduranga, in what is now Phan Rang in southern Vietnam.
Alder Lake Pier
Washington State, USA
Poppy head after the rain
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Wat Pho Temple
The statue is a Buddha statue, located within Wat Pho Temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Pho is renowned for its large collection of Buddha figurines, including the famous 46-meter-long gold-plated Reclining Buddha. This Buddha statue is being covered in gold leaf, a traditional practice in Thai temples.
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New Zealand
Reflection
New Zealand
West Pier sunset
Dun Laoghaire
Happy International Lynx Day
This is a wild Iberian Lynx. It was my 3rd attempt at trying to find one in Spain and it silently appeared out of the shadows. the early morning light was poor and I had to use a ISO of 10,000 and it was then I used Topaz denoise in post.
Wildlife photography can be a frustrating but joyful and it was really worth the 3 years of attempting to find the Lynx.
The Eurasian lynx was once quite common in most of Europe. Nevertheless, most original populations became extinct, or their abundance has been dramatically reduced in the last two centuries due to hunting, landscape changes, and habitat fragmentation that hinder migration.
wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?364350/lynx-day-2020
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No permission granted for its use.
What a bridge
New Zealand
Mount St. Helens view
Washington State, USA
blue dish and flowers
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Yellow Peril
One from the archives - a 2011 shot from the inside of Turlough Hill pumped storage hydroelectric power plant, Wicklow, Ireland.
Shot on an Offshoot outing, organised by Kevin Grace.
Saltee gannet
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Saltee landing
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Rope bridge New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Wish they still roamed free in Ireland
Taken in Wild Ireland Donegal
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Morgan
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Fern
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Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
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Three's a crowd
Gannets on the Saltee islands
Union Station Mono
I like both the colour and mono versions.
New Zealand
New Zealand
Dipper
Dodder
Common Blue Damselfly
Dodder
Jade Emperor of Heaven
A statue of the Jade Emperor of Heaven on Ming Mountain in Fengdu county, Chongqing, China.
Mount Rainier
Washington State, USA
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Highly commended - Offshoot Photography open theme
Blue Tit
Dodder
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum is a Buddhist temple and museum complex located in the Chinatown district of Singapore.
Mount Rainier National Park
Washington State, USA
sandycove sunrise 2
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Grand Staircase
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Ger Halpin_Wicklow Pier
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Little Terns
The Little Terns are arriving and very excited for the new nesting season
Black and White Blackcastle Co. Wicklow
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Taman Ayun Temple.
The temple complex is located at Mengwi between Denpasar and Ubud and is inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
strutting phesant
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