A Tree-Dweller’s Curiosity
An orangutan looking intently at the camera in the local zoo. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
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Looking Towards Bray
It was a long flight.
We were exhausted after 11 hours in the air on the way to Dublin Ireland, but we knew we had to stay up and awake until our proper local time bedtime. This is crucial if you want to get a leg up on preventing jet-lag.
We landed, picked up our rental car, and drove down to Wicklow where we were staying for a couple days, but there is no doubt we were exhausted as neither one of us slept much on the flight over from California. Because of this we knew we had to get active for a bit to find our second (maybe third?) wind. The family we were staying with recommended a section of the Cliff Walk that runs along the coast for a number of miles. It was a 10 minute walk from the house, and 25-30 minutes down to the harbor. With 15 minutes of wandering about down there and, the return trip to the house, we managed to get in about an hour and 20 minutes of quality wandering to get our blood flowing to wake us up a bit.
It worked.
We were able to stay up to about 11 or so local time so we could stave off the jet-lag at the start of two weeks in Ireland.On top of being a useful little wander that served a greater purpose than to simply see the sights, the golden hour conditions and the view looking north up the coast towards Bray was sublime. The conditions contributed to a certain sense of tranquility that really helped to ease the tension from the long flight over.
Let's go exploring, international edition.
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鶴見線国道駅から鶴見川の辺りへ #02
From Tsurumi Line Kokudo Station to Tsurumi River area #02
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Safe At Home
A yellow-vented bulbul watching the photographer warily as it incubates its eggs. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
We nearly missed the nest as it was very well camouflaged among climbers near the top of a trellis. This had to be taken with the camera held overhead using live view. Thankfully, the camera with me that day had an articulated screen.
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The Chumash Wilderness
While hiking in the Los Padres Natl Forest today I was set upon by an interesting little bit of weather.
It started with a gradual increase in wind that began to form lenticular clouds, and as these clouds formed they seemed to coalesce into one large mass of cloud. The wind became so strong that whenever I turned my face to it, it would blow the breath right out of my mouth.
At this point I wasn't concerned with rain, but rather lightning strikes, as high winds in the mountains can sometimes lead to static discharge. Despite this, as I wasn't carrying a tripod, I continued on with my hike, keeping an ear out for the sound of thunder.
Now while I wasn't concerned with rain earlier in the hike, while I was on my way back the sky decided to spit on me. I say "spit" since it wasn't enough rain to soak anything, but just enough the make me aware it was raining. It lasted for only about a minute before letting up, and shortly after the wind kicked back up and really cut right trough my outerwear.
It wasn't unbareable, but it sure did send a chill into me.
Regardless, I'm glad I got out to do some exploring.
Let's go.
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high exposure + flash + rain = magic
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