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I learnt a great deal while taking this photograph. The first thing I learnt was about transport. I had been to this spot during summer and knew the location I wanted to take this picture from. Arriving after a fantastic blue sky day of photography and X-country skiing I commenced up the track a little too close to sundown. The track was so narrow and precipitus that skis were impractical so I just went up in boots. In summer it is an easy 15minute walk but in the sun softened meter deep snow it was a major struggle. Trying to hurry while going up a steep hill and sinking to your thighs every step is extremely draining. Needless to say I had a revelation about the need to purchase snow shoes fairly quickly. Eventually I reached some rocks and the going got easier. Rushing around like a wheezing madman I clicked off two quick frames upon reaching the ridgeline then headed to the spot this picture was taken. The last rays were glorious orange and as I set up my tripod and composed my shot I knew my efforts would be worth it. As per usual I used the self timer button to eliminate camera shake and in the time between pressing the shutter and taking the shot the sun dipped below the horizon. I couldn’t believe it, 45minutes of extreme effort for what??? Arrrgghhh. Despite the low light and comparatively flat colour from moments before I thought, Oh well I’ll take a shot of what I missed. The exposure was quite long and I packed up and struggled back down. Ten days later when I got my slides back I was gobsmacked, my one that got away shot was fantastic. It proved to be an important lesson that I have often re-visited. Camera’s see very differently to the eyes and with a little experience it can render fantastic shots out of low light situations that seem hopeless. The Cathedral is in Mt Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia and has one of the best rock climbs I’ve ever done on the far side called Maharajah. For more pictures from this area check out my Mt Buffalo gallery. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
California rancher Sue Byars communes with the head of her bison herd
Taken from Lake Buffalo, such a beautiful place
3d art render of a heard of buffalo in a lighting storm, two buffalo hit by lighting. Made with bryce 3d
A portrait of a bull Bison in Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA
“Wisdom is not forgotten – it lives on in those who remember…” 12×16-inch – Water-soluble oils on wood panel
Lone bison in the snow, Yellowstone National Park. You can tell that he was recently foraging for food due to all of the snow on his head. They use their massive heads to plow away snow looking for grass and such.
This is the boat and fishing dock at Little Buffalo State Park near New Bloomfield, PA. It’s a man made lake that was created in a small valley in a rural setting.
Lady’s Bath Falls, Mt Buffalo NP, Victoria, Australia. Having grown in in the Ovens Valley, I visited this place a lot when I was younger. / It was wonderful to return finally and record the experience. Canon 450d w/ Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM / Focal length @ 10mm / Aperture: f/18 / Shutter: 3.2 sec / ISO: 100 / Hoya CP Filter
Buffalo skull adorned with paint, leather and Hawk, all placed upon a leather shield. Behind the shield radiate the rays of a Zia (Sun).
The classic American icon, the American Buffalo (bison). Old West frontier style lettering with the regal bison, art imagery in the fantastic ©Fractal Tees style. Wear the math™.
The Buffalo teaches us an appreciation for the beauty of balance, and of the power of gratitude and giving…
as long as there are humans that have no conscience, the battle will not be over…our (my) opinion on this should be clear. “And most men are ruthless / But some will still weep / When the gifts we were given are gone…” Another song written by Dave Mallett, sung here by John Denver (R.I.P.), for all you humans WITH a conscience….... You Say The Battle Is Over – John Denver And you say that the battle is over / And you say that the war is all done / Go tell it to those / With the wind in their nose / Who run from the sound of the gun And write it on the sides / Of the great whaling ships / Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed / With the wind in their eyes / It is they who must die / And it’s we who must measure the loss And you say that the battle is over / And finally the world is at peace / You mean no one is dying / And mothers don’t weep / Or it’s not in the papers at least There are those who would deal / In the darkness of life / There are those who would tear down the sun / And most men are ruthless / But some will still weep / When the gifts we were given are gone Now the blame cannot fall / On the heads of a few / It’s become such a part of the race / It’s eternally tragic / That that which is magic / Be killed at the end of the glorious chase From young seals to great whales / From waters to wood / They will fall just like weeds in the wind / With fur coats and perfumes / And trophies on walls / What a hell of a race to call men And you say that the battle is over / And you say that the war is all done / Go tell it to those / With the wind in their nose / Who run from the sound of the gun And write it on the sides / Of the great whaling ships / Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed / With the wind in their eyes / It is they who must die / And it’s we who must measure the loss / With the wind in their eyes / It is they who must die / And it’s we who must measure the cost :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: “Now the blame cannot fall / On the heads of a few / It’s become such a part of the race / It’s eternally tragic / That that which is magic / Be killed at the end of the glorious chase…” ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Near Jackson Hole, Wyo. / 3/09 / Nikon P80 (auto) thanks for the look and listen, my friends! Serious Fun Studios ~ fractal art images and products Fractal Art Prints & Products by SBricker @ Zazzle fractal art by SBricker @ devientART
This image is a part of the wonderful sculptures covering the facade of the Ellicott Square Building in downtown Buffalo, NY / I’ve added to it and was inspired by this lovely instrumental by some of the members of Dream Theater along with Tony Levin, together as / Liquid Tension Experiment – State Of Grace /
A photograph I took of a Buffalo in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. / Buffalo are extremely large, ox-like animals. Standing approximately 65 inches at the shoulder, adult males have a mass of up to 1760 pounds and females weigh up to 1650 pounds. To support the large body, the legs are very heavy. Front hooves are larger than the hind because of the extra mass they carry in the huge head and thick neck. Both sexes carry horns, which in the males can grow to 1.5m. Buffalo varies considerably in size, with some of the forest populations half the size of those from the plains and Savannah. / Habitat: Dense forest to open plains. Plentiful supplies of grass, shade and water are essential habitat requirements for the savannah buffalo. They avoid wide open areas and flood plains which are far from shade. Buffalo drink regularly, often twice a day, and they frequently remain in the vicinity of water when feeding. / Diet: Herbivorous grazers. Buffalo graze almost exclusively, but do include a small amount of browse in their diet. / The African or Cape BuffaloSocialisation: Buffalo are gregarious, occurring in herds of up to several thousand. In the wild they are known to have lived up to 18 years. / Reproduction: Cows become sexually mature at +/- 3 years of age. The majority have their first calf at five years old and one thereafter every other year. Males that are 7 years or older usually mate with the females. / Gestation: The gestation period is from 330 to 346 days and a single calf is born. Calf mortality is high with only about 20% reaching maturity. / Predators: Humans and lion.
The Badlands have been photographed millions of times and in so many different ways. The awe they inspire is endless I guess. Having lived in South Dakota my whole life, I have gone through this part of the country several times and it always looks different. I was struck by the thought of how early pioneers, using primitive tools like the implement in this image, tried to “own” this land—they tilled the prairies and built roads through the Badlands. We erected fences and designated “reservations” and hunted the game. Yet in the end, it belongs still to those who were there first. The buffalo, the antelope, the native Americans. And in spirit—if not in actuality, they will go on owning it after the prairie and the sun and time absorb the tools and machines we have invented to ravish it.
An absolutely beautiful church in South Buffalo, and I can’t wait to go back to explore the inside. Leica V-Lux 1 I was inspired to find some music to go with this: Basilica National Shrine Immaculate Conception
I was honored to have access to my Mother-in-Law, Nancy’s saved photos, artwork and other interesting things. She passed away last year. She was a wonderful artist in her own right. I came across several torn, crumbling images of the Pan American Exposition. While she wasn’t born yet, they ended up in her possession. I took some artistic liberty piecing together and working on restoring some of the original integrity to this image using Picassa. Being from Buffalo, NY…I’m still awestruck by it’s rich history this amazing exposition being one. A few structures are left standing but little remains. I can’t believe that I found on youtube an actual film of this event by Thomas Edison. Please check out this amazing history and hear some good music too. Pan-American Exposition Buffalo NY 1901 DUB1 / Pan-American Exposition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /
North Side Represent. See ya at the St. Joseph’s Table!
One of the Buffalo Soldier reenactors at Tombstone, Arizona’s Vigilante Days, August 9, 2009. Photographed with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ 28. “The Town Too Tough to Die,” Tombstone was perhaps the most renowned of Arizona’s old mining camps. When Ed Schieffelin (SHEF·e·lin) came to Camp Huachuca (hwah·CHEW·kuh) with a party of soldiers and left the fort to prospect, his comrades told him that he’d find his tombstone rather than silver. Thus, in 1877 Schieffelin named his first claim the Tombstone, and rumors of rich strikes made a boomtown of the settlement that adopted this name. During World War I, Tombstone was a major producer of manganese for the government. In World War II, Tombstone was extracting lead for the cause. After both conflicts, Tombstone faded into obscurity, just to be resurrected at a later time. The citizenry of Tombstone decided rather than depending on a vanishing mining industry, they would focus their time and energy on tourism and restoration. Good call! Many of Tombstone’s historic buildings are within an area bounded by Fremont, 6th, Toughnut and 3rd streets. Among them are St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, built in 1882; the Crystal Palace Saloon, one of the most luxurious saloons in the West; and the Tombstone Epitaph building, where the oldest continuously published paper in Arizona is still being printed. Western printing history exhibits in the front office are free to the public. Truly a Historical American Landmark, Tombstone is America’s best example of our 1880 western heritage, which is well preserved with original 1880’s buildings and artifacts featured in numerous museums. 202 views as of December 29, 2009 Check out my other portraits / “Tombstone Buffalo Soldier” is featured in: / OUT OF THE PAST/August, 2009 / PEOPLE AND PORTRAITURE PHOTOGRAPHY/August, 2009 / BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHERS UNITED/August, 2009 / AROUND THE WORLD/December, 2009 / Tied for first in “TONE IT DOWN!” (3 PER DAY)’s “Toned Down People Portraits” Challenge / Top 10 in STYLE! CLASS! ELEGANCE! EXCELLENT!’s “Best People Image” Challenge / Top 10 in 50+’s “People Close-Up” Challenge/September, 2009 / / /
These guys live at a game farm in Sequim Washington. They run free and you are the one in the cage (you drive through in your car). These guys are old and HUGE. / Photoshop CS2 with a combination of Topaz and Nik plug ins FEATURED:LIVE, LOVE, LET DREAM 11-7-09 / / FEATURED:RURAL AROUND THE GLOBE 11-10-09 / FEATURED:EVEN TOED UNGULATES 11-25-09 / / TOP TEN CHALLENGE WINNER:12-09 /
I did this pastel of these two magnificent buffalo in a looser more energetic style than some of my older pastels. I took the ref photo on my last trip to the Kruger Park in South Africa.
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