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just what a girl needs on valentines day: a new load of fantastic favorites by you wonderfully splendid people...!!
Can anyone explain to me why there isn't an international cloud appreciation day on the calendar? I mean, COME ON! What's the hold up?
I spent three winters watching this bittern (the one in the "slow motion" video previously uploaded) and, I like to think, establishing a sort of relationship with him. The bittern has not returned this season. I miss the challenge of trying to find him, the thrill of discovery (seeing those eyes looking out from deep within the reeds), and the serenity of just spending time in a beautiful natural environment with this individual bird. For this experience, I am most grateful.
And thank you, Flickr friends, for sharing your experiences with wildlife (and life, in general) with me in your photos and comments. Have a happy Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) and happy moments of spontaneous gratitude whenever they occur!
My appreciation to my assistant ;-))) that sometimes takes my tripod ... and that I very rarely use.
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Meu agradecimento à assistente ;-))) que ocasionalmente me leva o tripé ... e que uso muito raramente.
Australia Day Shoot with the Focus Group at Dawes Point in the Rocks. Clouds were a cracker and we were blessed with a bit of colour too.
Thanks to JA for the lift, and thanks to Peter for the lend of the lens(even though it was not needed!)
Weathervane atop the Grand Hotel, formerly the HQ of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), hence the locomotive on the vane, seen between the roof lines on Barker Lane.
The most beautiful mountains in the world, according to mountaineer Reinhold Messner. While I have yet to see as many mountain ranges as him, I can take his word for it. No view in the Dolomites is ever ordinary, every step you take among those elegantly crafted rock formations reminds you that you are experiencing a true gem of nature.
Now, in the off season, there's barely anyone there (100% my preferred way to travel, always moving acyclical). And there's something so special about having nature's beauty all to yourself. Can you truly connect to a place while thousands of others are trying to do the same? While the next tourist bus already waits in line?
Maybe it is a selfish wish but I at least want to enjoy the sweet illusion that, for a moment in time, I'm one of the selected few to lay my eyes on this magic. One of the many ironies of human existence 🌈
Dear flickr friends,
Thank you for visiting, commenting, and giving faves this year. And thank you for your wonderful photos I enjoyed very much.
Wishing you a very happy New Year!!
今年もたくさんのご訪問、コメント、Faveをいただき、ありがとうございました。励みになっております。そして皆様の写真にもいつも刺激をもらっています。
今年も今日で最後、皆様どうぞ良いお年をお迎えください。そして来年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。
Sunset facing east from Nuu, Maui, Hawaii.
High altitude clouds over the Big Island of Hawaii and the Alenuihaha Channel created an incredible light show. High surf and windy conditions added to the humble feeling of awe and appreciation of Mother Nature's power.
Aloha!
There is so much derelict land in Christchurch City after all the earthquake damaged buildings were demolished that someone decided to create a guide to the plants growing. There is mostly weeds, but some people did scatter flower seeds to brighten things up. The trouble is that Christchurch is so sunny and dry that it is hard for ordinary flowers to get a foothold.
After 60 years, "Whistler's Mother" returns for a visit to Chicago. (The painting is on loan from the Musee D'Orsay in Paris.)
I blame, rather credit, my photographic compositions on countless prowls of artwork, be it in public installations, mall galleries, hotel lobbies or museums. My perspective of art is shaped by a relentless urge to experience masterpieces firsthand. So I gushed watching this group of friends appreciating and discoursing this painting together. Of course, I wasn't so unlucky either as when in NY, I always get to visit museums, watch plays and visit parks with a good friend from way back when. (And she pays for the tickets always!)
viewing Salvador Dali's Crucifixion, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, uptown Manhattan, New York, the US
Words to ponder on Good Friday: the Siete Palabras in colloidfarl.blogspot.com.
My apologies to my flickr colleagues for not being able to view your work these past few weeks - was hit with the 'rona virus, and it really got me. Went out with the M5 after a CLA with both the 90mm Elmar and the 35mm Nikkor - slow going in three different regions. Developed in Rodinal/Xtol, and was a bit disappointed with the contrast - not sure what I did differently, but will be going out again with the same combo to see if it replicates. Thanks to my fellow flickeranians who continue to inspire despite the cold!