Base camp Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Kamchatka after being hit by 100km/hr winds which included volcanic stones and rocks. Totally destroyed and, unfortunately, the end of our adventure.
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Some photos from our expedition to climb/ski Klyuchevskaya Sopka in Kamchatka. Fantastic experience, lovely people and an amazing country, but harsh weather and mountain conditions. The mountain even started erupting just before we arrived to add to the excitement
#Expeditions #Mountains #Mountaineering #SkiTouring #Kamchatka #Landscapes #Volcanoes #Photography #Snow #Ice
@jds Fascinating. We were there to climb/ski Klyuchevskaya Sopka. Very cold -30C, and the mountain blew up just before we arrived! High winds and volcanic stones destroyed base camp. Would I return? You bet. Will post a few more images later
@leif that's really cool. What software you using?
Today's mega task is to try and get some old PDF files (in iBooks) off a 15 year old iPad! I know why I changed to Linux/Android. Almost impossible
My boy Arko. Playful, mental and completely mad, but a good companion with a gentle soul
Good job I wore bright colours!
Driving snow and 80km wind gusts. Would struggle to cope with that these days.
#Kamchatka #Blizzard #Snow
The de-Googled Volla Phone 22 from @volla has now become in daily use with me. I'm enjoying the different experience, the clean user interface and best of all is ... I haven't really missed Google at all!
@tapasinthesun Fantastic shot! Am going there on Monday and Tuesday next. One of my favourite places, never tire of it. Looks amazing in B&W, might try some
@Steveb you've got me there Steve? :sablobsmilehappy:
@bergmeister This is the Refugio Poqueira, an 84 bed refuge in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is at 2500 metres
@Steveb I'm a bit of a latecomer to the prime lens scene, preferring the flexibility of a zoom lens. Things are changing though and I think photography is more fun if you have to work a bit harder for it.
Many "proper" photographers prefer to carry a variety of prime lenses so they can swap around at will. Not me, age is against me and travelling lightweight has become the norm. I think for now I will stick with my "Nifty Fifty" and have some fun.
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Certainly not as convenient as a zoom lens though, so I found myself having regularly to move around to find a suitable vantage point to frame a shot. To be honest, it was enjoyable and made me think more about the image I was trying to convey, rather than just zoom in/out to frame the shot.
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Room with a view! I've often wondered what stories this old house has to tell.
Was out yesterday with my 50mm prime lens. Sometimes called a "Nifty Fifty", this lens has a fixed focal length of 50mm, so you cannot zoom in nor out. These type of lenses are generally not only cheaper than zoom lenses, they are lighter and of good quality too. I guess due the simpler nature of their construction.
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@tapasinthesun me too. Takes you back 50+ years to an age where time stood still but communities thrived albeit in harsh times.
Today we have been enjoying views like this. The small, traditional village of Alcazar in the Sierra de Contraviesa backed by the snow clad mountains of the Sierra Nevada
#Spain #VillageLife #Snow #Mountains #SierraNevada #Photography #landscapephotography #landscape
Must say that I am enjoying my experience and interaction on Mastodon much more than on the birdsite. Thanks to all involved.
For those interested ... I used https://theskylive.com/ to ascertain where it was in relation to my location/time. Then the app "Stellarium" to find out exactly where it should be. Couldn't be seen with naked eye nor binoculars so it was aim in general direction with the camera and hope for the best.
#Sony A series 20s 24mm ISO3200
Here's a more "normal" night shot of my town, Lanjar贸n, under the stars. The constellation of Orion to the top left and the Pleiades to the extreme right.
#Spain #Granada #nightsky #astronomy #photography #stars
#StarSunday
So once again this valiant Comet hunter ventured out into the cold morning air. This time with all body extremities warmed up. Gottcha! Found Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) towards the north east. Couldn't be seen with my binoculars, but the camera managed to. Hopefully next week it will be brighter and easier to spot.
#comet #nightsky #skies #astronomy #night #spain #photography
@motforum if anybody can string together a couple of decent results they can pull clear. Hopefully us 馃
@cybersecdancer thank you
@JohnAltringham beautiful
So very nearly achieved the impossible this morning. Managed to slow down the water in the shot, whilst at the same time trying to slow down your dog so that he doesn't move for 20th second! Very difficult on a dog walk 馃榾
@jds No, really clear skies. Going to try some astro photography tonight instead of just binoculars.
Got up at 5:30 to try to spot the Comet C/2022 E3 (ZYF). All I got for my trouble and dedication was frozen nether regions 馃槫馃槄
#cometztf #comet #nightsky
@terminalautism thanks for all that enlightening info and also the tip about using uMatrix
Good morning from the spa town of Lanjar贸n in the Alpujarras! Sunlight on Cerro de la Escolta 949m earlier today
@leif very unusual scenery but typical of glaciated volcanic terrain
@charliebrownau Interesting. Enjoying Librewolf so far
Lanjar贸n and the mountains of the south western Sierra Nevada today. From the left ... Cerro de Caballo, Tajos Altos, Cerrillo Redondo and Las Alegas.
#panorama #SierraNevada #Spain #Photography #landscape #mountains #landscapephotography
Sometimes it's hard to believe that I live just over 200km from Africa! After some much needed snow here is the Cerro de Caballo (3009m), Tajos Altos & Lanjar贸n Valley
#SierraNevada #Spain #mountains #snow #photography #landscape
@charliebrownau Librewolf is an interesting one I hadn't heard of. Would you recommend this over say, Brave? Will view video later
@JulieNye I love early nights with a good book. Habit forming
@charliebrownau thanks very much. Using a few of those already but will investigate the others
@wrongthink Many thanks, that's great
@zachleat good stuff, looking forward to having a play
Been enjoying putting together a simple #Eleventy project with #simplecss, a very quick, small, classless CSS framework that makes semantic HTML look good.
@Steveb 馃槀 馃槀
@Steveb some people eh? We used to have same problem with hiring out sleeping bags. They couldn't (or wouldn't) understand the same cleaning rate for one night or 3 nights. In the end we gave up renting out sleeping bags
Photo from a few years ago ... Some of the most difficult ski touring I've ever done, whilst attempting the peak of Klyuchevskaya Sopka in Kamchatka. Here, trying to negotiate the rocky and volcanic dust laden glacier. Almost like a scene from a SciFi movie.
#ski #skitouring #mountaineering #kamchatka #expeditions #mountains #expeditions #glacier
@mountainswithemma those glacier photos with the volcanic rock mixed in remind me so much of Kamchatka
@MicheleV_AK very nice
@JulieNye I guess that's good news really for those of us that live in desert or semi desert areas? Here in southern Spain, we are in desperate need of precipitation.
@NormanDunbar Good morning. A lazy start here as its cold (9C), overcast and drizzly. High winds too, 60km/hr. A quiet day of reflection beckons. Have a good day
I just love the smell of moody olive groves in the morning! Especially those cold and fresh winter mornings when the sun is low in the sky and the shadows are long
@HansvR thats's exactly what happened to me 15 years ago. Haven't looked back since!
Free of the dreaded windows, good foss alternatives, helpful online support. Long live #linux operating systems!
@Steveb its very difficult. There's just not a lot of money in having a small holding these days, especially for the younger person. Very hard work for little return. Its sad to see so much land going to waste as then older generations pass on. We have so much "abandoned" land and buildings around our house
My daughters sent me this from #Iceland this morning. They at travelling the Golden Circle around Reykjavik. Looks incredibly beautiful, but extremely cold
