Two Widowed Penguins Overlooking the Melbourne Skyline Together

During this pandemic time, people had a chance to reevaluate their lives and the people around them. Most of us need human comfort now more than ever and are finding ways to have wholesome social experiences even while following the rules of social distancing. But it seems that we’re not the only ones who are seeking comfort in each other’s arms during hard times.

Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner has captured a touching moment in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in 2019, and shared the images on Instagram.

 

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During times like this the truly lucky ones are those that can be with the person/people they love most. I captured this moment about a year ago. These two Fairy penguins poised upon a rock overlooking the Melbourne skyline were standing there for hours, flipper in flipper, watching the sparkling lights of the skyline and ocean. A volunteer approached me and told me that the white one was an elderly lady who had lost her partner and apparently so did the younger male to the left. Since then they meet regularly comforting each other and standing together for hours watching the dancing lights of the nearby city. I spend 3 full nights with this penguin colony until I was able to get this picture. Between not being able or allowed to use any lights and the tiny penguins continuously moving, rubbing their flippers on each other’s backs and cleaning one another, it was really hard to get a shot but i got lucky during one beautiful moment. I hope you enjoy this moment as much as I did. #lovewillalwayswin • 📸 @tobiasvisuals •Shot on Nikon Z6, Nikkor 50mm 1.4, ISO 8000, 50mm, f/1.4, 1/60 sec

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This photo of two widowed penguins cuddling together while admiring the Melbourne skyline has provoked an emotional response from people around the world.

The photographer wrote on his Instagram: “During times like this, the truly lucky ones are those that can be with the person/people they love most. I captured this moment about a year ago. These two Fairy penguins poised upon a rock overlooking the Melbourne skyline were standing there for hours, flipper in flipper, watching the sparkling lights of the skyline and ocean. A volunteer approached me and told me that the white one was an elderly lady who had lost her partner and apparently so did the younger male to the left. Since then they meet regularly comforting each other and standing together for hours watching the dancing lights of the nearby city. I spent 3 full nights with this penguin colony until I was able to get this picture. Between not being able or allowed to use any lights and the tiny penguins continuously moving, rubbing their flippers on each other’s backs and cleaning one another, it was really hard to get a shot but I got lucky during one beautiful moment. I hope you enjoy this moment as much as I did.” 

He also said: “The way that these two lovebirds were caring for one another stood out from the entire colony. While all the other penguins were sleeping or running around, those two seemed to just stand there and enjoy every second they had together, holding each other by their flippers and talking about penguin stuff.
Pain has brought them together; I guess sometimes you find love when you least expect it. It’s a privilege to truly love someone, paradisiacal when they love you back.

People loved the photos and their story.

 

The “Instagram Reality” Community Is Exposing The Fakest Photos Online, Here Are 102 Of The Most Ridiculous Ones (New Pics)

In social media, there’s nothing wrong with adjusting your images. After all, we’ve got all the time in the world to make it presentable. An annoying person in the background? Crop him out! Picture too bright? Adjust the lighting! We can fix our photos however we’d like.

However, don’t edit it too much, or you will end up destroying your photo instead of fixing it. And for examples of terribly-manipulated photos, we went over the Instagram Reality subreddit. There, people shame poorly-edited photos posted on Instagram that would make anyone cringe! Check out the best, or rather worst, 30 images below!

For more shameful photos presented by the community, click here!

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#1 Same Person, Right?

Image source: JollyError373

#2 Asian Photoshopping

Image source: ParchedCoverage

#3 I – Um-

Image source: SinuateTenesmus778

#4 Small Face, Weird Big Fingers Wtf !

Image source: josuke2233

#5 Yeah…

Image source: Mattias504

#6 Skin Texture We Don’t Know Her

Image source: sugar_daddy_madi

#7 You’re Id Card Won’t Lie

Image source: TheWhaleEgg

#8 Look Guys My Waist Is The Same Size As My Arms!

Image source: ofeybuns

#9 Difference From A Live Performance And A Video

Image source: IloveLewisHamilton

#10 Everyone Looks Normal Except

Image source: StormTank40

#11 Her Waist Is Smaller Than Her Head

Image source: Olgina87

#12 I Can’t Believe She Posted This…

Image source: Blawaan

#13 This Hair Stylist Adding Filters After His Work

Image source: kellyatta

#14 I’ve Never Seen A More Accurate Description

Image source: stupidpoopoohead

#15 This One Made Me Laugh!

Image source: adullploy

#16 One Of My Fav Influencers

Image source: ParchedCoverage

#17 God I Hate Snapchat

Image source: ILikeGreenPotatoes

#18 Your Sleep Paralysis Demon Stood At The Edge Of Your Bed

Image source: minimaude

#19 These Actually Terrify Me!

Image source: xBigSister1988x

#20 That’s Her Strong Arm

Image source: 27littlebears

#21 Found This On A Japanese Musician’s Page. I Don’t Even Know What’s Going On – Is The Red Haired Dude Ok?

Image source: tofu-cutie

#22 Youtuber Who Always Looks Different In Each Of Her Pictures

Image source: MedSkewlgate

#23 I Cried Laughing. Can You See It?

Image source: DatBishStoopid

#24 Damn, We Got Some Fine Elbows Up In Here

Image source: phanieee

#25 Zoom In On The Nose

Image source: trash_bj

#26 Let Me Just Tuck My Hair Behind My Eyelash Real Quick

Image source: Tunelesshalo

#27 Just A Tad Bit Heavy On The Hips, Just A Tad Bit

Image source: shantiteuta

#28 Her vs. His Insta Post

Image source: Matis5

#29 It’s Like Her Hair Is Afraid To Touch Her Butt

Image source: Brewmeiser

#30 How Delusional Are You From 1 To This Person?

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