2023 – Page 3 – In Photos dot Org

A Thirsty Ostrich

An ostrich at the Valencia Bioparc, near where I photographed this rhino.

Hey look! Another Ostrich!

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	4000
Shutter speed	1/1000s

A Rhino’s Reflection

A white rhino wanders near a pool of water in Bioparc Valencia, Spain.

In 2023, two rhinos arrived in the zoo and in December that year, they had the largest group of this threatened species in Spain. The biggest threat to them is, of course, humans who want to poach the animals for their horns in a misguided attempt to provide folk medicine.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

Parking Bay Oops

Looks like someone wasn’t that careful parking here. The poor parking sign is doing an imitation of the Leaning Tower of Pisa!

Happy new year to you, dear reader. I’ve been posting photos here for twenty years this year. My first image, this yellow flower, is only 700px wide, but with the advent of high-resolution screens I’m now posting 1280px wide ones. I’ve gone through times when I used the featured image of the post instead of embedding it in the post like I did with this one, and that lasted for a year or two. To deal with those posts, I wrote a small function that copies that image into the post if it’s not already there. It seems to be working OK.

Here’s to the next twenty years. Gulp.

I also decided to embrace the new WordPress Twenty Twenty Five theme, and play around with the formatting of blocks. Nothing fancy at all. Just the bare bones, really.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/500s

Follow the Fluffy Leader

A lady bringing her two dogs for a walk had to deal with one being more enthusiastic than the other. I don’t remember if I had Diego with me this day when I photographed them, but that lead dog certainly didn’t want to dilly-dally. He had places to go! Important things to do! 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/500s

Between the Grey and Pink

I love to see colourful murals and walls around the city. They make for nice backgrounds, even if there are ugly grey drain pipes spoiling the mood.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/500s

Floating Beauty

A jellyfish in a vibrant blue aquatic environment. The jellyfish has a translucent, umbrella-shaped bell with a greenish-yellow rim. Its tentacles and oral arms appear to be soft and frilly, with shades of white and pink. The background is a deep blue, enhancing the jellyfish's colors and details.

A translucent jellyfish swims through a tank at the Oceanogràfic de València in Spain.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	1000
Shutter speed	1/60s

A baboon resting on ropes

A monkey sits on ropes. It appears to be grooming or inspecting its hands and feet. The monkey is in a relaxed position, with its legs bent and arms wrapped around its knees. The background is a natural setting with logs and blurred foliage, suggesting a zoo or wildlife environment. The lighting highlights the monkey's fur and facial features.

A young baboon pauses for a moment in grooming. I saw him at Bioparc Valencia in Spain last year.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	1600
Shutter speed	1/500s

The movement of sunset

On a day when there’s a storm blowing outside and the sky is a white sheet covering the land, I like to look at the beautiful colours of the sunset.

Aperture	ƒ/18
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	175mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/2.5s

The Deer of the Rut

A stag looks towards me. One of his eyes is weeping and injured. He has grass in his antlers.

A few photos of the deer in Killarney National Park a year ago when I visited there with Blarney Photography Club. These have been sitting in my “Unpublished” collection since then, so I might as well make them public.