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May 25, 2016 00:54 | #9991

Just a small square just around the corner from where I live. I don't think the pic reflects it, but it's real pretty and lovely on warm Summer nights.

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A close-up of one of the statues.

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May 25, 2016 00:58 | #9992

We had showers, it was chilly but some people won't give in to it and stay optimistic. Even if it means risking a cold...

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The city itself is also quite optimistic as fountains were spouting water on more than one square. Here's a close-up of one such water spouting thingy.

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May 25, 2016 01:08 | #9993

Who said you needed a telelens to shoot birds? :lol:

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Doesn't that bird scene look nice? Well, the Heron was looking for a snack there! He sits there for one reason, to snatch the little ones from a Mallard hen. I had no idea there was a Mallard family down below with the tiniest of chicks. They must have hatched just yesterday, that's how tiny they were. But the Heron knew all too well they were there. After taking the pic, I turn to take pics of parents with children, I hear a big splash, turn around and off he flies with a baby Mallard in his beak! I was in horror. I knew of course that Herons do this, but I had never actually seen it. Of course I was too late to take a pic of it, it happened blazingly fast. Within 10 minutes the Heron was back for another snack. I have to say that I intervened. Which is really bad, because this is nature and I have no business interfering, but I did. I went and sat on the corner where the Heron is standing in the pic, thus positioning myself between it and the Mallard family. And I swear, the mother hen knew what I was doing. She looked at me and then took her little troupe the other way, knowing I had her back. It sounds ridiculous, but that's how it felt.
Here's the mother hen with her remaining 6 very tiny chicks. She's yapping at the Heron but she is no match for the big bird who is just outside the frame.

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May 25, 2016 02:33 | #9994

Great shots levin. I am glad that Nifty has finally arrived for you.

Here are some more from the Burnaby Village Museum.

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An old church on the grounds.

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May 25, 2016 02:37 | #9995

Fantastic and Hip Hip HooRay!!!

Photos from Amsterdam and Vancouver BC!!

This is a fantastic day in the life of the Nifty Thread!@!!!!

Levina, I don't know what the humanitarian award is in the Netherlands, but you get my vote!
Nobel perhaps!!! :-P :-P

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May 25, 2016 03:08 | #9996

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Joayne, that last bit of your comment made me laugh so hard and you know how I could use that right now. Thank you so much! :love:

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May 25, 2016 03:10 | #9997

Those are really nice, Kevin. The church window is beautiful. IQ of your pics is a great deal better than mine. I need some light!

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May 25, 2016 07:25 as a reply to @ Levina de Ruijter's post | #9998

That's a great story! Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you intervened and so glad nifty finally arrived in beautiful Amsterdam. Looking forward to more shots :-)

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May 25, 2016 09:44 | #9999

Savethemoment wrote in post #18018456

That's a great story! Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you intervened and so glad nifty finally arrived in beautiful Amsterdam. Looking forward to more shots :-)

Thanks very much, Savethemoment. Hopefully I will get a bit of light in the coming days and weeks as I was struggling yesterday.

Also, I need to adjust to that 50mm again, just like in my first tour of Nifty!

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May 25, 2016 16:48 | #10000

This is the kind of weather and light I'm dealing with at the moment: dark, gloomy with dark, grey skies. I lighted it up a bit in post. However, higher temps and some sun is expected in the days to come so hopefully I have some shots with blue skies for you in the coming week.

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May 25, 2016 16:50 | #10001

I didn't go out to shoot today. Here are two shots from yesterday, from the park. Fathers with their children, visiting the ducks.

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May 26, 2016 04:01 | #10002

Way to go, Levina!! Well done on getting the Euro Nifty shipped to you, I thought it was never going to be sent.

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May 26, 2016 04:47 | #10003

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Way to go, Levina!! Well done on getting the Euro Nifty shipped to you, I thought it was never going to be sent.

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LOL. Thank you very much, Clare!
And it took only 7 months to get him to send it to me. :lol:

I'll be taking Nifty out this weekend. Fingers crossed for some fair weather. I'm tired of the grey skies!

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May 26, 2016 04:53 | #10004

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LOL. Thank you very much, Clare!
And it took only 7 months to get him to send it to me. :lol:

I'll be taking Nifty out this weekend. Fingers crossed for some fair weather. I'm tired of the grey skies!

We have grey skies here too. Yesterday was dark grey, just like yours!

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May 26, 2016 18:52 | #10005

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We have grey skies here too. Yesterday was dark grey, just like yours!

Yeah, our corner of the world isn't blessed too often with nice, sunny weather. Today we had a few moments of sunshine though.

I didn't go out to shoot with Nifty but took him with me to the supermarket, which happens to be located at the Harbour. I took a few shots but I don't like any of them. I did do a pano of 6 or 7 shots of one of the canals in the Harbour and that didn't turn out too bad. The sun was setting behind me and there wasn't much light left, but at least there's some colour in the sky...

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