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Flowers at Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland

Flowers at Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland

Macro Close Up shot of tiny Herb Robert Flower at Cornelscourt, Dublin, Ireland

Flowers at Cornelscourt, Dublin, Ireland

Flowers at Cornelscourt, Dublin, Ireland

Flowers at Cornelscourt, Dublin, Ireland

Flowers at Cornelscourt, Dublin, Ireland

through winter

Che cos’è la bellezza?
È il contrasto che toglie il fiato: l’azzurro irreale della Blue Lagoon che resiste al cielo plumbeo, il calore dell’acqua che sfida il gelo dell’aria, le montagne lontane spolverate di neve, silenziose e maestose.
La bellezza è ciò che rimane anche quando il mondo si fa grigio e silenzioso — un colore, una luce, una sensazione che continua a parlare al cuore, anche quando tutto il resto tace.

#BlueLagoon #LagunaBlu #Islanda #Iceland #ViaggioInIslanda #TravelIceland #BellezzaNaturale #NaturalBeauty #AcqueTermali #HotSprings #PaesaggiNordici #NordicLandscapes #MeravigliaDelMondo #WonderOfNature #Contrasti #ContrastOfNature #NeveESorgenti #SnowAndSteam #MagiaDelNord #NorthernMagic

Staoinebrig, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland // May 2025
5184px x 3456px
Ref: L0089
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Val dei Ratti, Invernale al Bivacco Primalpia.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®


No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on Monday 23rd September 2024


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This photograph became my 7,163rd frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.


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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and forty one metres at 15.08pm on Tuesday May 7th 2024 off South Street in Rhayader, Mid-Wales from the Low level professional photography hide at Gigrin Farm feeding station.


The Red Kite (Milvus Milvus) is a medium sized bird of prey (Raptor) in the Accipitridae family, and was saved from national extinction by a long running protection programme. It has now been successfully re-introduced into England and Scotland, and Wales, and they are listed under schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside act, currently with a green status. They can reach 66cms in length with up to a 195cms wingspan, and there around 4,600 breeding pairs in the UK in 2024.



Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Hand held Focal length: 460mm Shutter speed: 1/2000s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 Auto iso280 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Focus mode: AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled AF-Focus area: 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Centre weighted metering Active D-Lighting: Normal White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)


Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.




LATITUDE: N 52d 17m 49.50s
LONGITUDE: W 3d 29m 42.00s
ALTITUDE: 241.0m


RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.8MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 23.80MB





PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®


No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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I would like to say a huge and heartfelt 'THANK YOU' to GETTY IMAGES, and the 50.261+ Million visitors to my FLICKR site.


***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on Monday 6th January 2025


CREATIVE RF gty.im/2192121406 MOMENT ROYALTY FREE COLLECTION**


This photograph became my 7,162nd frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.


©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)


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This photograph was taken at an altitude of Seventeen metres at 13:56pm on Friday 27th September 2019 off West 75th Avenue on Fraser River Park on the shoreline of the Fraser River , near the district of Marpole in South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Nikon D850. Focal length 55mm Shutter speed: 1/80s Aperture f/16.0 iso500 Hand held with Nikkor VR Vibration reduction enabled. RAW (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L (8256 x 5504 FX). Focus mode AF-C focus 51 point with 3D- tracking. AF-Area mode single point & 73 point switchable. Exposure mode - Aperture priority exposure. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. Matrix metering. ISO Sensitivity: Auto. White balance: Natural light auto. Colour space Adobe RGB. Nikon Distortion control on. Picture control: Auto. High ISO NR on. Vignette control: normal. Active D-lighting Auto.


Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Cokin GND4 resin filter (2 stops) . Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150 77mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 Circular polarizer glass filter. Lee SW150 Filters field pouch. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960. Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.


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LATITUDE: N 48d 12m 33.00s
LONGITUDE: W 123d 9m 13.40s
ALTITUDE: 7.0m


RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 92.3MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 46.20MB





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PROCESSING POWER:


Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.10 (9/05/2019) LD Distortion Data 2.017 (20/3/18) LF 1.00


HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit (Version 1.3.1 11/07/2019). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit (Version 1.4.7 15/03/2018). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 1.3.2 15/03/2018). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

I was originally enrolled into the GETTY IMAGES collection as a contributor on April 9th 2012, and on November 13th 2015 GETTY IMAGES invited to Beta test the new stills upload platform called ESP (Enterprise Submission Platform), to replace the existing 'Moment portal'.


I would like to say a huge and heartfelt 'THANK YOU' to GETTY IMAGES, and the 50.254+ Million visitors to my FLICKR site.


CREATIVE RF gty.im/2034414789 MOMENT ROYALTY FREE COLLECTION**


CREATIVE RF gty.im/625923812 MOMENT OPEN COLLECTION**


This photograph became my 2,359th frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.


©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®


No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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A road trip of a lifetime from British Columbia, through the Yukon and onwards to Alaska. The hope of encountering wild bears along the way and memories of my previous glorious encounter.


Our only encounter with a Grizzly Bear (Ursus Arctos) on our Sidney BC Canada to Skagway Alaska USA road trip. I spotted a medium sized young bear nestling in the undergrowth off the Alaska highway 97, out of Pink Mountain en route to Sikanni Chief, at an altitude of Nine hundred and fifteen metres, at 13:51pm on Tuesday May 10th 2016.

Wayne stopped the Buick Enclave SUV and I baled out with a safe distance and the SUV between me and the bear, who turned and ran.... ah well, you can't win them all! 🐻🐾 Brown bears on the interior including the Alaska Highway are known as Grizzlies whilst coastal ones are known as Brown bears.


EQUIPMENT & SETTINGS


Nikon D800 FX Full frame DSLR Focal length: 390mm Shutter speed: 1/320s Aperture: f/8.0 iso100 RAW (14Bit) Hand held with Nikon VR Vibration reduction enabled Focus modes: Nikon back focus button enabled AF-C Continuous point focus with 3-D tracking Exposure mode: Manual exposure Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance: Auto white balance Nikon AF Fine tune on (+10) Colour space: Adobe RGB


Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6G ED VR. Power up 95mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries. Nikon DK-17M 1.2x Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Digi-Chip 64GB Class 10 UHS-1 SDXC card. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW Photo/ 15.4" Notebook Backpack camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.


LATITUDE: N 57d 41m 4.10s
LONGITUDE: W 123d 0m 54.00s
ALTITUDE: 915.0m

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RAW (TIFF) FILE SIZE: 103.00MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) SIZE: 60.66MB


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PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D800 Firmware versions A 1.10 B 1.10 L 2.009 (Lens distortion control version 2)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX2 Version 2.10.3 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

Loch Euport, North Uist, Outer Hebrides // May 2025
5184px x 3456px
Ref: L0088
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