Created for Artistic Manipulation Group's Mixmaster Challenge #62 in which Chef Temari 09 asks us to create a manipulated and/or digital art image that uses her ingredients. www.flickr.com/groups/artisticmanipulation/discuss/721577...

CHEF Temari 09 wants us to enjoy our gardens!

➤ The main focus of your image must be a macro (closeup) of a single flower.

➤ The flower will be surrounded by a significant frame that includes an outer edge that is highly patterned and/or fractal.

➤ Include at least one other garden element (flowers, leaves, etc.).

➤ Also Illustrations (cartoon-like) of at least two funny animals (max 4).

➤ No People including humanoids (robots, statues, etc.).

Flower macro is my own photo.

I created the frame in DDG Text 2 Dream using this prompt:

A beautiful square frame with bright chartreuse fractals that has alternating stripes of black and white (and then I inverted the color in Photoshop).

Pngwing.com: Seahorse (used 2Xs), Seaweed (sea grapes).

Processing done in Photoshop Beta 2023 and Topaz Studio for a graphic texture.

Thanks for your visit, faves, and kind comments.

Another snowflake from our late January snowfall. Already in a deteriorating state when landed, it was still intriguing and larger than usual. Also like how a small flower like snowflake added itself to the larger flake.

Created for Artistic Manipulation Group's Mixmaster Challenge #62 in which Chef Temari 09 asks us to create a manipulated and/or digital art image that uses her ingredients. www.flickr.com/groups/artisticmanipulation/discuss/721577...

CHEF Temari 09 wants us to enjoy our gardens!

➤ The main focus of your image must be a macro (closeup) of a single flower.

➤ The flower will be surrounded by a significant frame that includes an outer edge that is highly patterned and/or fractal.

➤ Include at least one other garden element (flowers, leaves, etc.).

➤ Also Illustrations (cartoon-like) of at least two funny animals (max 4).

➤ No People including humanoids (robots, statues, etc.).

Flower macro is my own photo.

Pngwing.com: Lady beetle (used 2Xs), Splash frame, leaves.

All processing done in Photoshop Beta 2023. No Ai here.

Thanks for your visit, faves, and kind comments.

MUSIC

M.A.D CITY FASHION FITS

FATAL ERROR |METAL|

Technofolk- unanswered coat

RZ- Cyber prototype

B1-Cyber abs

GSHOT-Tessa body chain

KOKOLORES HAIR-POLA

This evening an Albert Clipper blew into town with at least 50mm of snow. Early part while the temperature was still cold produced some interesting snowflakes. This one was large (about 5mm in diameter) and looked perfect to the unaided eye.

Got lucky capturing a number of frames flat on. Processed a single frame, then did a focus stack of the best 4 frames. The focus stack version actually looked a bit sharper, so that is what I uploaded.

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Happy accident... I mistakenly shot a double exposure.

The was shot with this Kodak "Pocket Camera" www.flickr.com/photos/bodiegroup/5291164352/

120 film

1/50th @ F11 (2xs)

Kodak TMax 100

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It was snowing, so I went out to check the snow to see if it was worth photographing. The flakes were tiny averaging about 1 to 2 mm, with a lot of snow debris.

Would see plate snow flakes, but they were extremely difficult to find in the macro lens. I saw this tiny flake, barely 2mm diameter.

I was fascinated with the 3 dimesional structure of this snow flake. It seem to take on a plastic appearance, and getting the light to be at the right angle was crucial to actually seeing the detail. Using my LED ring light gaffer taped to the front of the lens taken at night.

This one landed relatively intact; I manage to get before it started to melt.

West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025

Great height with the Isle of Wight forming a backdrop.

{Explore 25.10.2025}

{Thurrock Camera Club 2025-26 PDI league 1 round 3 - 18/20}

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Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire ADL E400H MX13FLW (12210) seen in Morecambe bus station operating a combination of service 2Xs and 100s

This image was captured during my Palm Beach Photographic Centere workshop to Peru. It was captured with a Nikon D-2XS camera with a 70-210mm D series lens using the Nikon electronic file format (.Nef) Shot on Lexar Flash media. All file was post processed using NIKON capture NX2.

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This image was captured with a Nikon D-2XS camera with a 70-200mm VR lens using the Nikon electronic file format (.Nef) Shot on Lexar Flash media. All file was post processed using NIKON capture.

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East Wittering beach, West Sussex

Been working so hard

I'm punching my card

Eight hours, for what?

Oh, tell me what I got

I've got this feeling

That time's just holding me down

I'll hit the ceiling

Or else I'll tear up this town

Songwriters: Kenneth Clark Loggins / Dean Pitchford

Lyrics © Sony/atv Harmony, Sony/atv Melody, Milk Money Music

youtu.be/QmyiRv5ijN4?si=PjffViXA4wajXJSX

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West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025.

Photographer in the water! Some of his and other images from this contest can be seen here:

www.2xs.co.uk/2xs-wave-classic-west-wittering-2025/

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A very popular service linking Morecambe and Lancaster University (of which there are a few) every 15 minutes, the 100 uses a batch of 19 plate E400MMCs with branding for this and the 2X, a service which offers a half hourly service from Morecambe to Lancaster University via Heysham and Lancaster direct.

11213 is seen on a 100 entering Morecambe on Marine Road East heading to the Bus Station. This one will return to Lancaster University as a 100, the ones that continue as 2Xs show this on the bottom line of the display.

West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

Look at me

I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree

And I feel like I'm clingin' to the cloud

I can't understand

I get misty just holding your hand

Walk my way

And a thousand violins begin to play

Or it might be the sound of your hello

That music I hear

I get misty the moment you're near

Can't you see that you're leading me on?

And it's just what I want you to do

Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost?

That's why I'm following you

On my own

Would I wander through this wonderland alone?

Never knowing my right foot from my left

My hat from my gloves

I'm too misty and too much in love

Too misty and too much in love

Songwriters: Erroll Garner & Johnny Burke

Misty lyrics © Octave Music Publishing Corp

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_(song)

Misty by Johnny Mathis on YouTube:

youtu.be/KCQRZbisuMA?si=kcf8GojL1-Hexwfh

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West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025

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Rare Alexis Korner double LP* seen at Panopoly book store in the vinyl room - Lambertville, New Jersey [a Delaware River town].

* Alexis Korner ‎– Bootleg Him!

Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 2XS 1966

Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US

Released: 1972

Genre: Rock, Blues

Style: Blues Rock

- Discogs

West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025

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West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025.

The Isle of Wight forming a backdrop as the competitor is about to hit the sea completing a 360° twisting rotation.

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West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025

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only worn 2xs great condition 9.8/10 size 11.5 want gone!

West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025.

Backdrop of houses on Hayling Island, tower blocks in Gosport and the Spinnaker Tower at Portsmouth.

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Happy accident... I mistakenly shot a double exposure. ..The was shot on a antique 1920s Kodak "Pocket Camera"..120 film.1/50th @ F11 (2xs).Ilford SFX 200 film (no filter)

redo of shot from last year.

© 2012 Bruce Couch & Bodie Group inc | all rights reserved | don't be a dick, do not use or blog, without asking me first. I register my images AND this awesome copyright notice with the US Copyright Office and I can be a real asshole about people or companies stealing my images. That said: I ask you not to download any products (primarily Android apps) created by Swiss Codemonkeys and/or AppBrain. They took my images and other flickr user's images (taken through flickr's API) and used them without permission in their wallpaper app which was distributed to millions of android users. Tell your friends, tell your flickr contacts, and complain to flickr. force them out of business. Thanks.

West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025

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One of a stockpile of snowflakes from sessions earlier in January. Although we have been getting snow, most are already deteriorating before they land, By the time I set things up they are melting.

East Wittering beach, West Sussex

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"Super Budget 1:1 Macro Telezoom" Vivitar Series 1 140-420mm f/7.0

aka 70-210 f/3.5 with a 2x teleconverter.

West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025

The Isle of Wight forming a backdrop with what appears to be the distant Rowridge transmitting mast.

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February 6, 2012 Moon - Please view on black (press L)

Pentax Q with Tamron 300mm f/2.8 and Pentax 2x-s teleconverter.

3360mm equivalent focal length, no crop.

East Wittering beach, West Sussex

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West Wittering Beach, West Sussex.

The 2XS West Wittering Wave Classic 2025

Three images added together rather poorly

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10,080mm FOV with crop factor.

Tamron Adaptall SP 300mm f/2.8 (60B) attached to:

Tamron 1.4X Teleconverter (TC), Tamron 2X TC, Adaptall FD mount, Vivitar 2X TC (FD), FD-PK mount adapter, Pentax 2X-S TC, finally Kenko 2X MC7 TC.

Those doing the math adding up the TCs may note that this should be f/64...the FD-PK adapter also takes one stop of light away. :)

I was able to make one passable test image of a highway sign from my balcony, a big flare spot dominates the centre of every frame. Completely impractical, but it was fun to experiment with. :D

windsurfing off the south coast of the Isle of Wight.

I actually had 4 more to add to the pile but they kept falling over.

bottom to top:

Black Spider longboard with Variflex wheels

Variflex Chaos 10"

Birdhouse Tony Hawk 9"

Moose Blank 8.5"

Toy Machine Monster 8.5"

ATM Blank 7.75"

Cease and Desist Rodney Mullen Summer of 92 8.75"

Plank Skate 7.5"

Nash 7.75"

Dukes/Walmart skull 8"

Moose blank 7.75"

TRU Spiderman 7.75"

Krooked Eyes mini 7.4"

2xS 8"

Natas Evil Cat (cutdown) 7.75"

Channel One Old Poop 8"

Tunnel Flex 7"

Plank Skate 6.5"

Slikstik 6.5"

fiberglass skateboard 6"

This image was captured with a Nikon D-2XS camera with a 70-200mm VR lens WITH A Canon 500D Close-up filter using the Nikon electronic file format (.Nef) Shot on Lexar Flash media. All file was post processed using NIKON capture.

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East Wittering beach, West Sussex

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This image was captured with a Nikon D-2XS camera with a 70-180mm macro lens using the Nikon electronic file format (.Nef) Shot on Lexar Flash media. All file was post processed using NIKON capture.

© Vincent Versace 2008

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East Wittering beach, West Sussex

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God of merriment and mirth. Revels 2XS.