Ah. My assumption was that it was going to involve the Yellow Lotus triad in some way, but that's just a guess from the name...
It says the mission is the first in the Yellow Flowers Rising series, so it makes sense it hasn't been mentioned before
Now I'm confused again... They've been there since the 70s... Your caption said new domain, so I was thinking those specific birds were very new to the specific spot they were photographed at
But how did they get there?
Their new domain?
That's ok. I knew it wouldn't hit the same the second time around, even if the choices were meaningful, so I never went back to it. It remains perfect in my memory
My timeline reading this post...
My timeline reading this post...
I spent six weeks in Argentina by myself, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. I just went wherever I felt like as I felt like it.
It could be Leucospis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucospis) which are parasitic wasps that prey on solitary bees
I grew up in Australia. My cultural heritage (3 to 4 generations back) is mostly Irish and English. It's safe to say I don't particularly relate to either of then, until I did my family tree, I couldn't have told you which sides of my family come from which part of the UK.
And that leaves Australia. But I don't particularly feel drawn to an Australian identity either, because mainstream Australian culture mostly feels like a generic "Western" culture, with the edges rubbed off. I'm also well aware that the country as it stands today was founded on invasion and genocide, and to this day, is unable to let go of the racism that lead to those events.
So yeah, I'm Australian, but I don't feel emotionally attached to that identity.
Blood moon
The lunar eclipse at its peak, as seen from Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia.
1 second handheld exposure on an OM-1 Mk II / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO, so it's not quite as crisp as I would have liked.
Post processing done in Darktable
Keith Boden Wetlands, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia
Taken with an OM-1 Mk II / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO
Post processing completed in Darktable
Taken with an OM-1 Mk II / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO
Noise reduction with RawForge. Image post processing done in Darktable.
Brisbane, Australia
Taken with an OM-1 Mk II / Zuiko 300mm F4
I saw this little guy in a nest on the way through Gympie. With a dead sibling in the nest too...
Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
Taken with a DJI Mavic 4 Pro (70mm)
Taken with a DJI Mavic 4 Pro (28mm lens)
Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Australia
Taken with an OM Digital OM-3 / Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100 F4.0
The rise of fascism