A color landscape photo showing a gas pump island alongside a deserted highway. There is no infrastructure except for the long rectangular concrete pad for four gas pumps and the surrounding black asphalt. There was a small tree growing in the concrete island in the lower left put someone has cut it down and it lays dead on the asphalt pointing toward the left side of the frame. Moving toward the center of the photo, a square foundation is visible where a gas pump was once mounted. Slightly to the right of center a gas pump lies on its side, disconnected from it mount on the rectangular concrete island. furthest from the foreground and right of center are two gas pumps that are still standing but both have been striped of their outer shell. The landscape outside of the asphalt and highway is barren. The sky is a bright clear blue with puffy white clouds.
A color landscape photo showing a gas pump island alongside a deserted highway. There is no infrastructure except for the long rectangular concrete pad for four gas pumps and the surrounding black asphalt. There was a small tree growing in the concrete island in the lower left put someone has cut it down and it lays dead on the asphalt pointing toward the left side of the frame. Moving toward the center of the photo, a square foundation is visible where a gas pump was once mounted. Slightly to the right of center a gas pump lies on its side, disconnected from it mount on the rectangular concrete island. furthest from the foreground and right of center are two gas pumps that are still standing but both have been striped of their outer shell. The landscape outside of the asphalt and highway is barren. The sky is a bright clear blue with puffy white clouds.

Southern Emerald-Toucanet


We were hiking along a trail in the El Dorado Nature Reserve when I noticed the weird shape of a tree trunk from the corner of my eye. Since I had learned to point my camera at everything weird, this toucanet looking out of a tree cavity greeted me through the viewfinder.


Aulacorhynchus albivitta | Southern Emerald-Toucanet | Weißkehlarassari

Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm C, 600 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 s, ISO 2500, handheld
#bird #nature #photography #colombia#digiKam #darktable

Southern Emerald-Toucanet


We were hiking along a trail in the El Dorado Nature Reserve when I noticed the weird shape of a tree trunk from the corner of my eye. Since I had learned to point my camera at everything weird, this toucanet looking out of a tree cavity greeted me through the viewfinder.


Aulacorhynchus albivitta | Southern Emerald-Toucanet | Weißkehlarassari

Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm C, 600 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 s, ISO 2500, handheld
#bird #nature #photography #colombia#digiKam #darktable

Meanwhile I'm quite behind on processing some #photos from some larger events I've been to, nothing professional, just hobby work, but it still stresses me out whenever I think about it.
By happenstance, two more of those events were this past weekend.
After taking a bunch of photos on Friday, I did the shopping Saturday, got home and started testing the disks and they finished one round of full surface testing just yesterday. [ continued ]
#harddrives#spinningRust #NAS

I had to decide -- more burn-in to check for early errors or just build the array and let it detect them? So I fired up mdadm to create my #RAID5 array and that took literally all day. Oh and today too. But its done now and I downloaded 15 GiB from one and 17 GiB from the other event off my main camera.
I can finally fire up #darktable and start culling and processing pictures.
Dear fellow photo #geeks, its not just you. It happens to all of us.
Also please be patient, I'll post #photos soon!

Precious Feathers


This beautiful male white-tipped quetzal was nesting with its mate behind one of the El Dorado Nature Reserve's huts in Colombia. We also met them a few times during hikes in the forest. They are like large green forest spirits and have a beautiful metallic plumage.


The translations of "quetzal" from Nahuatl, the Aztec language, to English vary a bit. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec deity, is literally translated to something like "serpent of precious feathers" with "coatl" translating to serpent. The full name of the related resplendent quetzal seems to be Quetzaltototl with "tototl" translating to bird. My completely amateur translatation of "quetzal" with no knowledge of the language is therefore "precious feathers" which I think is an apt name for these bird species.


Sources of translation: https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl#Etymology


To be able to photograph in these dark forest conditions, I had to learn to go far below my comfort shutter speed of usually 1/500 s with the 600 mm (900 mm effective) telephoto lens. With some (forced) practice I was able to capture images like this one at 1/100 s handheld. My gimbal tripod was not an option, as it slowed me down too much during hikes, and the ability to react quickly was more important to me than deleting fewer blurry photos after each day.


Pharomachrus fulgidus | White-tipped quetzal | Glanztrogon

Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm C, 600 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 s, ISO 2200, handheld
#bird #nature #photography #green #colombia#digiKam #darktable

Precious Feathers


This beautiful male white-tipped quetzal was nesting with its mate behind one of the El Dorado Nature Reserve's huts in Colombia. We also met them a few times during hikes in the forest. They are like large green forest spirits and have a beautiful metallic plumage.


The translations of "quetzal" from Nahuatl, the Aztec language, to English vary a bit. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec deity, is literally translated to something like "serpent of precious feathers" with "coatl" translating to serpent. The full name of the related resplendent quetzal seems to be Quetzaltototl with "tototl" translating to bird. My completely amateur translatation of "quetzal" with no knowledge of the language is therefore "precious feathers" which I think is an apt name for these bird species.


Sources of translation: https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl#Etymology


To be able to photograph in these dark forest conditions, I had to learn to go far below my comfort shutter speed of usually 1/500 s with the 600 mm (900 mm effective) telephoto lens. With some (forced) practice I was able to capture images like this one at 1/100 s handheld. My gimbal tripod was not an option, as it slowed me down too much during hikes, and the ability to react quickly was more important to me than deleting fewer blurry photos after each day.


Pharomachrus fulgidus | White-tipped quetzal | Glanztrogon

Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm C, 600 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 s, ISO 2200, handheld
#bird #nature #photography #green #colombia#digiKam #darktable

Ross Reservoir, North Cascades National Park, Washington (8/7/2025).

#Travel#Lake#Roadtrip#Mountains#Photography#Darktable

A color landscape photo of a narrow turquoise colored lake extending from the lower right to center-left. The lake is confined by steep conifer tree covered mountains. In the background is a jagged mountain range with a lot of clouds breaking up on it due to a clearing storm. There is a little bit of blue sky also visible.
A color landscape photo of a narrow turquoise colored lake extending from the lower right to center-left. The lake is confined by steep conifer tree covered mountains. In the background is a jagged mountain range with a lot of clouds breaking up on it due to a clearing storm. There is a little bit of blue sky also visible.
Color landscape photo of a lake in a mountain valley. The lake is turquoise in color due to minerals from melting glaciers. The lake is in the shape of an upside down "Y". At the head of the "Y" is a barely visible dam. The lake is wider where is disappears on the lower left and narrow where it disappears a bit below center on the right. A fairly flat piece of land sticks out from the lower right to about a quarter of the way up in the frame. Steep tree covered mountains are on the right and left. A tall cloud capped mountain is in the background under a blue sky.
Color landscape photo of a lake in a mountain valley. The lake is turquoise in color due to minerals from melting glaciers. The lake is in the shape of an upside down "Y". At the head of the "Y" is a barely visible dam. The lake is wider where is disappears on the lower left and narrow where it disappears a bit below center on the right. A fairly flat piece of land sticks out from the lower right to about a quarter of the way up in the frame. Steep tree covered mountains are on the right and left. A tall cloud capped mountain is in the background under a blue sky.

Ross Reservoir, North Cascades National Park, Washington (8/7/2025).

#Travel#Lake#Roadtrip#Mountains#Photography#Darktable

A color landscape photo of a narrow turquoise colored lake extending from the lower right to center-left. The lake is confined by steep conifer tree covered mountains. In the background is a jagged mountain range with a lot of clouds breaking up on it due to a clearing storm. There is a little bit of blue sky also visible.
A color landscape photo of a narrow turquoise colored lake extending from the lower right to center-left. The lake is confined by steep conifer tree covered mountains. In the background is a jagged mountain range with a lot of clouds breaking up on it due to a clearing storm. There is a little bit of blue sky also visible.
Color landscape photo of a lake in a mountain valley. The lake is turquoise in color due to minerals from melting glaciers. The lake is in the shape of an upside down "Y". At the head of the "Y" is a barely visible dam. The lake is wider where is disappears on the lower left and narrow where it disappears a bit below center on the right. A fairly flat piece of land sticks out from the lower right to about a quarter of the way up in the frame. Steep tree covered mountains are on the right and left. A tall cloud capped mountain is in the background under a blue sky.
Color landscape photo of a lake in a mountain valley. The lake is turquoise in color due to minerals from melting glaciers. The lake is in the shape of an upside down "Y". At the head of the "Y" is a barely visible dam. The lake is wider where is disappears on the lower left and narrow where it disappears a bit below center on the right. A fairly flat piece of land sticks out from the lower right to about a quarter of the way up in the frame. Steep tree covered mountains are on the right and left. A tall cloud capped mountain is in the background under a blue sky.

Looking for beta testers! 👀 If you're a user of #kdenlive or #darktable and you want to try some film emulation presets please let me know!
I'll send you some LUTs including installation instructions, you just have to let me know if it works for you!

#photograhy #colourgrading #kodakgold #fedipower #greece #kefalonia

A video of a small boat on a rocky beach, before and after editing
A video of a small boat on a rocky beach, before and after editing

A couple of Grand Entrance shots from Friday's Rocky Boy's Agency Powwow in Montana. This powwow is gigantic compared to the ones I'm accustom to in Nevada! Saturday is the big competition day!

#Travel#Dance#Native#Photography#Darktable

A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.

A couple of Grand Entrance shots from Friday's Rocky Boy's Agency Powwow in Montana. This powwow is gigantic compared to the ones I'm accustom to in Nevada! Saturday is the big competition day!

#Travel#Dance#Native#Photography#Darktable

A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.

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📅 10/10/2014

📷 #Canon6D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

⚙️ ƒ/4.0, ⏲️ 1/100, 🎥 98.0mm, 🎞️ 100

#Canon #photography #pixelfed #darktable #ruins