wiskerke Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 3 hours ago, gvallee said: <> (to top it off, one had a tinnie on the roof!! so far from any water). <> Moral of the story: always expect the unexpected. Said Noah to his neighbors.. 😁 wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 About time you had a bit of Māori Raukawa marae, Ōtaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 9 hours ago, spacecadet said: This is how they empty the toilets in Tongariro National Park in New Zealand. With a helicopter. Mt Ruapehu volcano behind. Here's said convenience. nice capture... over $100,000 per year just to remove excrement. one of the major issue that over tourism is bringing to the area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: nice capture... over $100,000 per year just to remove excrement. one of the major issue that over tourism is bringing to the area... I don't know about that. We talked to the chap at the visitor centre- he was on the helicopter crew earlier!- that particular loo only needs emptying about 4 times a year and the job takes about 20 minutes. They don't want people burying waste- it doesn't decompose in the arid environment- so there are a comparatively large number of loos. The DOC consider it a small price to pay to keep the national parks pristine. It certainly wasn't crowded even in midsummer; even our short "hike" takes a few hours so no-one does it casually. Edited January 23, 2020 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, spacecadet said: I don't know about that. We talked to the chap at the visitor centre- he was on the helicopter crew earlier!- that particular loo only needs emptying about 4 times a year and the job takes about 20 minutes. They don't want people burying waste- it doesn't decompose in the arid environment- so there are a comparatively large number of loos. The DOC consider it a small price to pay to keep the national parks pristine. It certainly wasn't crowded even in midsummer; even our short "hike" takes a few hours so no-one does it casually. i've seen the Crossing with over 4000 people in one day. Looking down from Ngauruhoe it looked like ants (and i saw lot's of people who were unprepared). And yes the evacuation is the price to pay, but it is still a burden on tax payer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertSnapper Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Some very calm water here .... A man strolls along a walkway across the Marine Lake on Clevedon seafront during a calm winter's day. Clevedon, North Somerset, UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Flinders Ranges, South Australia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, South Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Not spamming but catching up with my uploads. I'll be hitting the road again after this post and won't have Internet for a few days (heading to a bush pub in the middle of nowhere, love those). Sunrise at Arkaroola, South Australia The Goanna, Flinders Ranges, S.A. The Old Ghan Railway, Parachilna, South Australia Red-capped Robin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brooks Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Winter hikers in Rouge National Urban Park in Toronto. When shooting I overexposed by 2/3 stops over the camera meter reading to place the snow in the upper quarter tones. When shooting groups of people if they overlap with a sharp confusing background or overlap each other, their outlines become less readily readable. 3 people start to look like two people with 3 legs each or two heads. So I waited, and also changed shooting position, until people outlines separated visually. In Adobe Camera Raw I remapped the sensor information to add a cold blue cast to the mid-tones. Applied vignette slight over correction to lighten corners more than usual. Raised the luminance and saturation of the yellows only. Cloned out a few soft dark bare spots on the snowy road that looked like so many out of focus birds. Left the footprints in. Submitted 3 horizontals and 3 verticals, 2 of which had lots of sky/snow to give room for type top and bottom. Came back the next day for a second try, but the city ruined the location by plowing the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) No snow in Liverpool yet, Bill. But we have fog sitting low on the River Mersey. Edited January 25, 2020 by Ed Rooney 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Island Lagoon, a vast salt lake near Woomera, South Australia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Quite a few of these still left in New Zealand- they don't rot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) A rare Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertSnapper Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 10 hours ago, spacecadet said: Quite a few of these still left in New Zealand- they don't rot! Nice ! That top one looks to be in fine fettle. Bottom one looks great too. I wonder how they last so well over there ? mild wet climate like GB, the old cars soon turn in to rust buckets ! There's a couple of these for sale on a classic car website at present, one for £8k, the other for £12,000. It'll take a while to get one with Alamy sales tho.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 14 hours ago, AlbertSnapper said: Nice ! I wonder how they last so well over there ? mild wet climate like GB, the old cars soon turn in to rust buckets ! You're right about the rainfall- I was surprised. Maybe because they don't have to salt the roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I was sat in my car, waiting for my wife to finish work and I realised I had my camera and phone with me so.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) Something Māori and something tasty to round off my New Zealand contribution. Raukawa marae, Ōtaki Corn fritters and bacon. mmm bacon. Edited January 27, 2020 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 25/01/2020 at 03:52, spacecadet said: Quite a few of these still left in New Zealand- they don't rot! looks like the Wairarapa... google business... it is the Wairapapa (then i thought, should have just gone to image, SC probably KWed it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, meanderingemu said: looks like the Wairarapa... google business... it is the Wairapapa (then i thought, should have just gone to image, SC probably KWed it...) Yes, Martinborough. Sorry, you can't mouseover to see my captions because I copy the image from AIM. You can do that as soon as they upload- you don't have to wait for the update. Edited January 27, 2020 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, spacecadet said: Yes, Martinborough. Sorry, you can't mouseover to see my captions because I copy the image from AIM. You can do that as soon as they upload- you don't have to wait for the update. you know i love the country, so it's fun to play guessing games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Ventura Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Shot for an article about pedestrian safety (wish I had taken the name "Paul" out....may re-upload). This winter, for much of the eastern half of the U.S., has been very mild with very little snow, so shoots like this have been possible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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