To show the difference between the female and male hummingbird ~
The male ruby throated hummingbird at the front deck feeder. The little male is distinguished from the female by the colorful red throat.
Males need the extra display of color to attract the female
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-106444/@redheadpei/feathered-friends-round-68-female
About twenty years ago, I still remember on that rainy day, mom hold my hands so tight, it was raining and she was carrying her goods on her head, the tricycle were all loaded with passengers, because people rush to evacuate the market premises, since the rain was a kind that would rain till the next day.
Luckily for us, the tram station were close to the market, so she wrapped up all the goods she bought and she hold my hands as we moved to the station.
Getting to the tram station, a gentleman man rush and helped brought down the heavy goods that she carried, I was just a young boy, so i could not help, mom asked him where to bought the ticket and he directed her to enter the next room where she saw few people on a queue, Mom gave him few bucks but he told her that, their duty isn't involved taking money from commuter's.
She asked me to wait for her, and I stood there closer to the goods, not up to thirteen minutes, she came out along with two other women, we were lucky to have meet up the tram which was just about to moved.
A tram conductor came and hijack the goods and place it on the back of the tram, he inform mom about an extra charges for her luggage, she paid and I didn't know how much it was.
After mom's goods was loaded, a certain tram conductor, the one that was inside the tram show us where to seat.
I was somehow terrifying, and I asked mom, "if we are going home with this big motor", she said, yes", but by the time it moved, I was enjoying the tram, it balance so much and I didn't feel anything, I remember popping out my face on the window and feeling the air.
Although mom didn't allow me to do it for long, my experience in the tram as a child was admirable, and I learnt that, tram conductors are nice people.
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@faithetim/5-minutes-freewrite-prompt-tram
Today we visited the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which is in the centre of Edinburgh. It is a true palace in that it is the official residence of the British Monarch, when in Edinburgh.
Its quite a nice place to visit, consisting of the Palace, the gardens around it and the ruins of Holyrood Abbey. It contains a lot of history in respect of the Scottish Royal family, which then became the British Royal family via James the 6th of Scotland (and first of England) back in 1603.
Read more here
It’s been quite a while since I’ve stopped by here. I’ve been pretty busy with a few projects, and this one I’m showing you is one of them. For her 65th birthday, Magaly contacted me and said she wanted a photo shoot to celebrate. I was happy to do it, and here’s the result.
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@sandormb/birthday-photo-shoot
Hello hummingbirds lovers we are in dry season and in this season I decided to place a drinking fountain for the hummingbirds so they can cool off from this terrible and strong heat.
I live in the municipality of El Hatillo, this is a mountainous area of cloud forest, where there are many hummingbirds, years ago El Hatillo was called "Tucusopan", to say that it was a far away place. to say that it was a far away place where you could see hummingbirds, in Venezuela hummingbirds are called Tucusitos and that is why El Hatillo was called that way.
Being here I have been able to enjoy more closely this beautiful species, there is a great variety of hummingbirds ranging from the smallest to some very large, which at first glance do not seem to be hummingbirds, but all full of energy, lots of color and long beaks.
Hummingbirds are only in Latin America there are more than 350 species, each species has its particularity, in Venezuela is a megadiverse country and here there are more than 120 species of hummingbirds registered so far, but in this publication I will only talk about two of them, the ones that visit us to enjoy the watering hole.
The Green Hummingbird
This small green hummingbird with black beak and wings, with black and white details is about 5 cm .
I am not sure if this one is an emerald as there are many green ones , this is a curious hummingbird that stays close to us and watches us as we are enjoying the watering hole.
Read more here
You can't feel the waves or the smell of salt in the photos, but I love this destroyed corner of the city bay. It is a distant point, hidden from the rest of the population, but it has its charm, especially in the afternoons. The evening sun casts its golden tones everywhere: the abandoned concrete, the rusty piles and the metals of old structures. Everything is contrast to do a bikini session with my stellar muse Yeni. For her everything is music and good vibes, that's why I always come when she calls me.
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@abelfotografia/a-scenery-engesp
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Kraków szkielet swojej komunikacji publicznej opiera na tramwajach. Ciągły wzrost liczby pasażerów oraz wyższe oczekiwania względem komfortu podróży wymagają nieustannego zwiększania możliwości przewozowych sieci tramwajowej.
Niestety, infrastruktura, przebiegająca w znacznej części przez zabytkowe centrum miasta, ruchliwe skrzyżowania oraz posiadająca wąskie gardła uniemożliwia proste wysłanie większej liczy kursów tramwajowych na miasto. Poza wprowadzeniem tramwajów piętrowych wybór był tylko jeden: bardziej pojemne pojazdy.
Bydgoskie Twisty
Stąd Kraków zdecydował się w 2015 r. na zakup liczących niecałe 43 metry Krakowiaków (typ: Twist 2014N), produkcji bydgoskiej Pesy. Te tramwaje są obecnie najdłuższymi wozami w Polsce. Mogą zabrać na pokład 322 osoby, w tym 93 na miejscach siedzących. Słynną w Krakowie nie tylko z długości, ale i awaryjności, która powoduje paraliże komunikacyjne.
Ciąg bronowicki
12 stycznia 2018 r. został rozpisany przetarg na remont jednego z najważniejszych ciągów komunikacyjnych: Królewska -Podchorążych - Bronowicka, który jest kluczowy dla komunikacji z północnego-zachodu miasta. Obecnie w godzinach szczytu przejeżdżają tamtędy 32 tramwaje w ciągu godziny, czyli tramwaj powinien pojawiać się na przystanku częściej niż co 2 minuty.
Ostatni remont tego odcinka miał miejsce w 1997 r. Paląca potrzeba remontu tej linii wynika m.in. z faktu zastosowanej tam technologii tzw. węgierskiej płyty, która w połączeniu z brakiem dylatacji szyn i wyeksploatowaniem materiału powoduje podczas upałów wybrzuszenia szyn, które skutecznie potrafią wstrzymywać ruch nawet kilka razy w tygodniu.
Linia ta jest także wąskim gardłem. Począwszy od Plant aż do swojego końca na pętli Bronowice Małe nie posiada żadnego odgałęzienia, a jest to odcinek ponad czterokilometrowy.
Komunikacja zastępcza
Remont, wedle planów miasta, ma potrwać 12 miesięcy, z czego przynajmniej 10 nie będzie przejezdności torowiska do Bronowic.
Zarząd komunikacji chce minimalizować uciążliwość remontów poprzez komunikację zastępczą. Trudno jednak będzie znaleźć miejskim przewoźnikom tak wiele autobusów, by obsłużyć tę linię na porównywalnym poziomie, jak jest ona obecnie.
Stąd po siedmiu latach powraca pomysł połączenia w pociąg dwóch wagonów GT8S, które utworzyłby ponad 50 metrowy tramwaj mogący zabrać jednorazowo na pokład niemal 500 osób, w tym ponad 100 na miejscach siedzących. Zatem mimo mniejszej liczby kursów, można by zawieźć do centrum miasta jednorazowo dużą liczbę pasażerów.
Tramwaj GT8S (public domain)
Używane tramwaje z Dusseldorfu i rozjazdy
Wozy DÜWAG GT8S są dwukierunkowe, tzn. posiadają kabiny motorniczego na obu swoich końcach oraz drzwi wejściowe na każdej burcie pojazdu. Dzięki temu można bez użycia pętli tramwajowej zawrócić taki tramwaj. Wadą tych pojazdów jest brak niskiej podłogi, choć parę egzemplarzy zostało wyposażonych w środkowy niskopodłogowy człon.
Poza szczególnym rodzajem tramwaju potrzebny jest także rozjazd, który umożliwi przejazd z prawego toru na tor lewy. W 2012 r. wykorzystano, choć zaledwie na kilka dni, na tej linii specjalną nakładkę torową, która umożliwiała taki przejazd bez konieczności większej ingerencji w torowisko.
Niezbędne są także dłuższe przystanki oraz modyfikacja faz świateł umożliwiająca bezproblemowy przejazd tak długiemu tramwajowi.
Próbny przejazd
W nocy 18 stycznia 2018 r. przeprowadzono próbę przejazdu takiego tramwaju przez Kraków. Niestety nie wiemy czy próba wypadła pomyślnie i jakie będą ostateczne ustalenia w tej sprawie.
Z pewnością będę śledził ten temat
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/polish/@innomine/50-metrowy-tramwaj-w-krakowie
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus, an incredibly brilliant violet or purple color, huge by hummingbird comparisons, and such a delight to see, has to be one of the coolest birds in the American tropics.
The males of this species have large white outer tail patches that alert observers to their presence, and probably make them more difficult for predators to track. They can look all dark, or black in poor light, but in good light when their irridescence is in full view, they are simply spectacular.
Often it is easiest to really study these guys at a hummingbird feeder, where they can dominate the scene, driving off smaller species at will.
If you get the chance to watch Violet Sabrewings, take the time to enjoy.
Good birding.
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@birdbanter/violet-sabrewing-costa-ricas-largest-hummingbird
Russia, St. Petersburg
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/vehiclephotography/@zolotun/trams-in-russia
Happy Wednesday, friends! I hope, as always, that you’re all doing great and had a wonderful day. Today I want to share some photos with you of a new subject and model I had in my studio. His name is Richard; he’s a makeup artist at a beauty school in my city and also teaches there. His birthday is coming up, and he contacted me to take these photos for the occasion. Well, we’d worked together before, but on a portrait of him. He wanted to feel like a real model—he likes the whole modeling experience—and in fact, this was his first professional session. Here they are.
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-142159/@jlphotographyart/birthday-photos-for-richard-or-monomad-challenge
Photo taken at my local tramway museum
First time I see a green one
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/sevendaysoutside/@ellenripley/3ceb92-seven-days-outside-street-lamp-sunday
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The Clyde Arc – often known as the ‘Squinty Bridge’ – is a modern road bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow, which opened in 2006. Its most striking feature is its curved design, which runs diagonally across the river and has earned it its nickname. The bridge connects the districts of Finnieston and Govan and is regarded as an important symbol of Glasgow’s urban regeneration, as it improves access to new cultural and development areas such as the Science Centre. One evening, I visited the bridge and tried to find a suitable perspective for a long exposure. I used a railing as a leading line and an ND filter as a frame, into which I then inserted the finished image.
Créditos al autor:
https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@travelshots/long-exposure-composite-image-at-the-clyde-arc-ende
It's that time of year and unlike a lot of the senior photos we do, graduation season is a whole other thing. It comes with living in a University town but during this time, it's rush season on getting cap and gown photos to celebrate the pending college grads. It goes to 7 days a week at times in getting all the photos it and the quad location where you see most of these is a flurry of activity. Enjoy some photos of Zoey! She'll be graduating with a degree in psychology and then going on to pursue a doctorate degree to hopefully do research!
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@captainbob/its-graduation-season
‘Cinematic Street Photography’ isn’t just the title of my latest photography book, but also my motto for taking at least one photographic stroll in every city I visit. I try to capture everyday scenes and photograph people going about their daily lives as unobtrusively as possible, so that these images can later be made to look like scenes from a blockbuster film during post-processing. If you’re familiar with my photos, you’ll know that I specialised in a dark, moody look.
That’s why I particularly love taking photos after dark – often even in fog or rain. That’s how I try to create this atmospheric look. Of course, you need the right equipment for photos like these. In my case, that’s the Sony A7RIII combined with telephoto focal lengths and a wide aperture. For these photos, I used my beloved Tamron 70-180mm F2.8, which has an incredibly reliable autofocus, which is a huge advantage for this kind of photography.
Glasgow city centre is truly ideal for cinematic street photography, as it has a very urban and gritty feel. At the same time, there are always plenty of people about. The streets are partly laid out in a grid pattern, so you can often photograph streets far away through narrow alleyways. If you’re patient and wait for someone to cross the street at just the right moment, you’ll be rewarded with some particularly fascinating shots. Glasgow’s character also reminded me in parts of US cities like Chicago and Seattle. So if you’re looking for that vibe, I can highly recommend the Scottish metropolis.
Créditos al autor:
https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@travelshots/cinematic-night-street-photography-tour-in-glasgow-ende
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In the countryside, when the fog begins to lift and sunlight starts to dominate the landscape, things change. The scenery becomes more complex, and even the paths reveal much more than they did when the fog enchanted them with its veil of mystery. And I, personally, am fascinated by that moment when lingering wisps of fog remain like ghosts caught in the air, weaving through the vegetation or settling on the pastures and plowed fields. I love those moments precisely because of the cornucopia of light and romance that unfolds just as it happens. And I confess that at that moment it's difficult to think about black and white photos, because the golden tones emanating from the sun and the greens of the foliage being illuminated are truly beautiful. But you know me; you've seen my photos before, so you know that I like to understand the forms, the spaces, and the contrasts until I find the spirit of the scenes I observe. And that's how I end up doing photographic series like these, where the countryside reveals its essence in a way that's different from how it would appear to the naked eye...
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-142159/@jlinaresp/when-the-fog-lifts-photography-series
The title says Tramway Museum but where?
It looks lovely with two floors
Source:
https://peakd.com/monomad/@ellenripley/uexhv-monomad-photography-challenge
Hummingbirds get their name from the sound they make. Their wings beat so fast (up to 70 beats per minute) that they make a humming noise that is so loud that it causes you to duck if they fly near!
There are 15 species of hummingbirds living in the United States. The only one of that occurs east of the Mississippi River, the ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is the one I see here at my house
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/ruby-throated-humming-birds
Watching the tram pass by in Helsinki
One of the earliest ways to travel around Helsinki is by the very modern trams. They run almost all the time and to travel the length and breadth of the city.
Créditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-193084/@travmies-finhive/0dt86nsgf1metqjyz3akie
today is a beautiful Saturday. And my friend and I also had a productive day of photography in Mang Den. A beautiful Saturday in Mang Den always makes us want to grab our cameras and hit the road early. The first stop is Soc Coffee, a wooden - stone - palm leaf shop nestled in the middle of a pine forest, where the morning light shines through the glass windows, creating warm frames. Taking a photo at the corner of the fire, then a few more shots on the porch overlooking the green pine trees is enough to start an emotional album. Not far away is a garden of ripe persimmons, where the red-orange color stands out against the blue sky, for brilliant autumn portraits.
Continuing the journey, we visited Ho Nai, a lake deep in the pine forest - one of the most beautiful places in Mang Den. The calm lake reflects the tall pine trees, just stand at the edge of the water, raise the camera and you will have beautiful photos without much editing. The sound of the wind and the stillness of the space make every moment of taking photos more meditative and gentle. Leaving the lake, we went to Khanh Lam Pagoda, where the stone steps, red-brown temple roof and ancient corridors create a very harmonious scene for photos with a tranquil color.
In the afternoon, the golden sunlight becomes softer and clearer, extremely ideal to stop at a cafe overlooking Ngoc Le mountain. From the balcony, we were able to capture the scene of clouds hovering around the mountain top, the deep blue horizon and the golden color of the plateau afternoon - all blending into a vivid picture. Sipping a sip of warm coffee, sitting and editing a few photos I had just taken, I suddenly realized that a Saturday in Mang Den is not just a trip, but a journey to preserve the most beautiful moments of nature and soul.
Thank you very much for taking time to read my post. I hope you enjoy it and have a nice day.
Creditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-153349/@dodovietnam/a-beautiful-saturday-in-mang-den
Today I'm sharing some photos from the last triathlon I attended. Due to slow internet, it's taken me a while to post this.
I wasn't planning to go to this event because it was so far away… but a friend of mine was competing and he got me excited because he lent me a lens I've always wanted to use: the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 with a 1.4x extender. That effectively turns it into a 90-280 f/4. Just imagine that on my Canon 5D Mark III. A dream piece of gear I've always longed for.
Anyway. For those who don't know, triathlon is a sport that combines three disciplines: swimming, cycling, and running. This particular one was a sprint distance (750m swim + 20km bike + 5km run), although there are longer distances depending on the category.
I hope you like the images. I made them with love. Personally, I love the transitions between sports. I look forward to your comments and opinions. Best regards.
Creditos al autor
https://peakd.com/hive-142159/@ricky93/action-at-triathlon-for-the-monomad-challenge