As I stated in the previous shot, I had to clean the glass bowl very often to get the effect that I wanted.

At the end of the day, my hands had many different colors on them: blue, green, yellow, red and purple.

Thank you for your visits and comments.

Gemma

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My photos are posted for your enjoyment, please do not use them in any way without my permission

as seen on the corner of Hout Street and Castle Lane, in the Bo Kaap area of Cape Town, South Africa

As we approach the final ten days of this January challenge I’m grateful for the walking I’ve done to identify compositions for those days, like today, when time was at a premium

As the sun sets, some cast their lines from the pier while others simply soak in the view. Nearing the last days of September, the scene feels timeless.

As soon as I snapped one, this bald eagle looked straight at me, then I snapped this one. They are majestic looking birds.

As the moon rose over Fae Landing, Trini kept silent as the fireflies flickered, the foxes running from yard to yard. He took it all in thinking how lucky he was to be here and now.

As Long as you are my Man

It's more than enough.

Just to be the Girl you Love .

As seen on explore! Thank you Dianerocks ;)

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As the fog cloud in the background starts to burn off due to the sun rising, a typical BNSF coal load passes south Monument with a pretty clean SD70ACe leading.

As usual the Red Squirrels were posing nicely at the BWC this week.

Popped along with Sarah Fraser63 and had a lovely time it's so nice to go with a photography friend, someone who is happy to hang around looking for that special shot.

“Ahem…seeing as you’re all here, let’s begin, the solicitor began. “The document reads as follows…” He was squinting. “Would someone find a light switch? I can’t see in this bloody darkness.”

“Ahem… now as I was saying…I, Patrick Paul Downes, residing in the city of Sligo, of the same county, Ireland, and being of sound mind, this, the twenty-seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-four, hear-by appoint Mr. Fred (Freddy Duh) Mavins, of Sligo executor of my estate on confirmation of my death.”

“Ah, shite,” Mary Quinn, sister of the deceased, whispered to her twin sister, Maggie. “The eejit went and done it. And Freddy Duh isn’t even here. If there was work in the bed, Freddy would sleep on the floor.”

“Hush, Mary. Shut up and listen to the man,” Maggie replied.

“The executor shall promptly pay any and all outstanding debts and assignments….”

The sisters and others had already quit listening to the legal boilerplate, and were eyeing the tea pot and biscuits that had been brought in and placed on a nearby table.

“I hate to admit it, but I’m glad Yuki left. I never liked having that foreign girl here. Pat Paul was better off without the woman,” Mary hissed.

Maggie put her hand on Mary’s leg. “Settle down. We said what was needed to be said. Today will be our reward.”

“Why did we have to be here so damn early in the morning?” Jimmy Joyce muttered under his breath. Seven AM? Christ almighty. He had cows to feed. Well, then again, maybe old Pat Paul would have though about that; hence the early hour.

“Ahem.” Declan O’Connor, the solicitor, tried to make eye contact with the group.

‘Now, the distribution of the estate is as follows…’’

That seemed to work, O’Connor noted. All eyes were upon him. You could hear the proverbial pin drop.

“To my lifelong fishing buddy, Jimmy Joyce, I leave my 17-foot lake boat, my Yamaha 5 horsepower engine, and all my fishing gear.“

Jimmy Joyce beamed. Pat Paul always went first class when it came to fishing. God bless ya, Jimmy thought.

“To my local parish, my church, Our Lady of Eternal Sorrows, and that lovely new priest, Father Akachukwu, recently arrived from Nigeria, I leave ten thousand Euro, to be used toward the recompense of people abused in their National School during the 1950s… the 1960s…the 1970s… the 1980s…

Father Akachukwu beamed.

Having little English, Father Akachukwu had no idea what had just been said, but he had heard his name, and knew what ten thousand Euro was.

Now we’re getting to the meat on the table, Maggie thought to herself.

“To my son, Patrick Paul Junior, who fecked off to America twenty years ago, and never sent so much as a postcard, I leave one Euro.”

Mary and Maggie gasped.

Patrick Paul Junior, who had at last returned to the auld sod for the reading of the will, spit on the rug and left the room; never, it was imagined by those in attendance, ever to be seen again.

“If I hurry, I maybe can catch the noon flight out of Shannon,” he thought to himself, as he fumbled for his mobile phone and the keys to the hire car. “The old gobshite…”

“To my sisters, Mary, and Mildred,” (who winced at hearing her given name) “Despite their constant bickering, and meddling in my affairs, I leave the remainder of my estate.”

Mary and Maggie beamed.

A month earlier, Patrick Paul Downes, knowing he was dying, had strolled into Mullaney’s in town and purchased a new suit, a couple of shirts, and a sharp looking necktie.

He’d then walked to the other side of the shop, to Mullaney’s travel agency, and had them arrange for airfare, a hotel, plus a car and driver, for a long-overdue holiday abroad. He wore the suit out of the shop, lacking a final tailoring, but suitable for his next task.

He stopped at the Bank of Ireland, whose manager knew him well, to arrange for a loan for the full market value of his property. The manager looked at Pat Paul; looked at the suit, and determined Pat Paul must of made a killing on the ponies at the local horse track. Loan approved.

Taking all the cash and life savings he’d gathered from beneath his mattress at home, he flew off to Monte Carlo a few days later. Pat Paul went to the grand casino, marched up to the first roulette table he saw, and bet it all on black. The wheel came up red.

Patrick Paul beamed.

(Photo taken at a grand Manor House now used as a luxury resort hotel, western Ireland.)

As we wandered down this lane in the dark to get further in to Sherwood Forest, a bank of fog rolled in. It would have been rude not to do a quick run and gun photo taking advantage of the epic atmosphere created by the mist.

As seen from the Necropolis.

As part of a Steampunk series I did a few years ago, here is an image of the Glasgow Science Centre and the IMAX.

As the evening sun sets over the Atlantic across the Bay of Kommentjie I captured this one. It is filled in my mind and eye with whimsical dreams and soft finesse of what would be my perfect calming dream of a magical place.

Pacific Spirit Park, Vancouver

...as seen from Piedmont Park early spring of this year.

As a kid, my grandfather would regularly take me on long car rides through the backroads of Bedford County. It was a time of reminisce for him and created a spirit for backroads adventure in me.

ELEPHANT PLAINS: Located in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, neighbouring the Kruger National Park, the Elephant Plains Game Lodge promises a Big Five game viewing experience with high class luxurious and comfortable accommodation facilities. From rondavels to intimate honeymoon suites the lodge provides its guests with a vast range of options to choose from for their accommodation. Elephant Plains Game Lodge is famous for the enthralling Big Five game viewing where guests can avail two game drives a day. With amazing facilities like swimming pool, spa, gym, library, games room and much more; Elephant Plains Game Lodge serves the guests with one of the best accommodation services in South Africa. The lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests at a time and also offer wedding planning services for those who wish to celebrate the wedding in the wilderness of South Africa. www.elephantplains.co.za

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,485 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926. To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere an area designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve (the "Biosphere"). The park has nine main gates allowing entrance to the different camps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_National_Park

SABI SAND: The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is situated in the southwestern corner of the world-renowned Kruger National Park in South Africa and consists of 65000 hectares. It is the most prestigious game reserve in South Africa and is famous for incredible leopard and lion sightings. www.sabisandsgamereserve.com

As I sit and witness this extraordinary sunset unfold here in south Texas, with wonderful colors and cloud shapes. I am amazed at natures phenomenal display of colors during "Sunsets Magic Moments".

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Thank you all for your wonderful support on my work in the art of Photography

Gaston (aka Gasssman).

Agradezco mucho sus comentarios. Esta foto fue tomada en la playa de las catedrales, escale las rocas para tomar un poco de perspectiva y que se captara la inmensidad y grandiosidad del sitio.

As a child...we believe.

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As I've mentioned before, I spend a lot of time in ditches. The ice in this one was thin, so I couldn't walk on it - I had to lean precariously over the ice from the margin and use live view rather than my viewfinder to frame my shots, while taking care not to fall in or wreck my back.

Sometimes the idea of how to crop comes after the fact, but in this case I knew immediately it had to be square. The frozen bubbles, framed diagonally; the horizontal fracture line across the top. Square felt right. I like its formal dimensions. I find it too static for most wildlife shots but just right for some other subjects and situations.

And that golden light seemingly originating beneath the ice. Just remember The Merchant Of Venice: "All that glisters is not gold." (Today we generally substitute the modern word "glitter", but in Shakespeare's day "glister" was a synonym.) Anyway, cold, not gold.

The usual setup here: macro lens, tripod, cable release, because my camera's shutter is not electronic, but rather, mechanical, with moving parts that create vibration. Locking up the mirror helps. Soon only dinosaurs will still be using DSLRs.

I love shooting spring ice; it's always a good exercise in imaginative seeing.

Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

As ‘32 Ford (“Deuce”) rods go, this one is a really clean example. Thankfully conditions at the moment allowed a nice, unobstructed view of this car, always something of a fleeting moment at any given Cars & Coffee type event!

I am so excited to be blogging for SH & AS! In this picture the pose is called Revival. It's a female pose that includes the vinyl. The scene used in this picture is also from SH & AS and sold separately. You will find both at the SH & AS store: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Oasi/48/156/509

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Belle Terre Beach, Long Island, New York

Digital painting, collage and processing

As the title says, dead flies.

Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brasil

Some have said they have seen FACES SCREAMING to be released from the tree.

PANO-Vision technique.

Faces from Pixaby pixabay.com/en/person-human-male-man-face-cry-802488/

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Face from Public Domain

Green as Hope

Built by Dr. Santa Clara, an important scholar of the time.

Initially, this arch was called Puerta del Tempra, in reference to a combat between the Knights of the Temple against the Moors.

As far back as I can remember, probably to 4th grade,

"Peacock Blue" has always been my favorite color.

I treasure this little bottle of original ink from 1955!

Hard to believe the liquid has not dried up!

As seen at the Dolce&Gabbana retrospective in Milan, Italy.

SN/NC: Strongylodon macrobotrys, Fabaceae Family

Strongylodon macrobotrys, commonly known as the jade vine, emerald vine, or turquoise jade vine, is a leguminous vine endemic to the Philippines. It is a popular ornamental plant known for its cascading clusters of vibrant turquoise or greenish-blue claw-shaped flowers. Cultivating jade vine requires a tropical environment, making it a popular choice in botanical gardens and conservatories. The plant's striking appearance and limited distribution contribute to its allure among plant enthusiasts worldwide. Absolutely gorgeous!

Strongylodon macrobotrys, comumente conhecida como trepadeira-jade, videira-esmeralda ou jade-turquesa, é uma trepadeira leguminosa endêmica das Filipinas. É uma planta ornamental popular, conhecida por seus cachos em cascata de flores vibrantes em forma de garra, nas cores turquesa ou verde-azulada. O cultivo da trepadeira-jade requer um ambiente tropical, o que a torna uma escolha popular em jardins botânicos e estufas. A aparência marcante da planta e sua distribuição limitada contribuem para seu fascínio entre entusiastas de plantas worldwide. Simplesmente deslumbrante!

Strongylodon macrobotrys, comúnmente conocida como parra de jade, enredadera esmeralda o jade turquesa, es una enredadera leguminosa endémica de Filipinas. Es una planta ornamental popular, conocida por sus racimos en cascada de flores vibrantes en forma de garra, de color turquesa o verde azulado. Su cultivo requiere un ambiente tropical, por lo que es una elección popular en jardines botánicos e invernaderos. La apariencia llamativa de la planta y su distribución limitada contribuyen a su encanto entre los entusiastas de las plantas de todo el mundo. ¡Absolutamente impresionante!

Strongylodon macrobotrys, communément appelée liane de jade, liane émeraude ou jade turquoise, est une liane légumineuse endémique des Philippines. C'est une plante ornementale populaire, connue pour ses grappes en cascade de fleurs vibrantes en forme de griffe, de couleur turquoise ou bleu-vert. Sa culture nécessite un environnement tropical, ce qui en fait un choix populaire dans les jardins botaniques et les conservatoires. L'apparence frappante de la plante et sa distribution limitée contribuent à son attrait auprès des passionnés de plantes du monde entier. Absolument magnifique !

Strongylodon macrobotrys, comunemente nota come vite di giada, vite smeraldo o giada turchese, è una pianta rampicante leguminosa endemica delle Filippine. È una popolare pianta ornamentale, conosciuta per i suoi grappoli a cascata di vibranti fiori artigliati di colore turchese o verde-azzurro. La sua coltivazione richiede un ambiente tropicale, il che la rende una scelta popolare negli orti botanici e nelle serre. L'aspetto straordinario della pianta e la sua distribuzione limitata contribuiscono al suo fascino tra gli appassionati di piante di tutto il mondo. Assolutamente splendida!

Strongylodon macrobotrys, allgemein bekannt als Jaderanke, Smaragdranke oder Türkis-Jaderanke, ist eine leguminose Rankenpflanze, die auf den Philippinen endemisch ist. Sie ist eine beliebte Zierpflanze, die für ihre herabfallenden Trauben von lebhaften, krallenförmigen Blüten in Türkis oder Grünlich-Blau bekannt ist. Der Anbau der Jaderanke erfordert ein tropisches Klima, was sie zu einer beliebten Wahl in botanischen Gärten und Gewächshäusern macht. Das auffällige Erscheinungsbild der Pflanze und ihre begrenzte Verbreitung tragen zu ihrer Anziehungskraft bei Pflanzenliebhabern weltweit bei. Ganz wunderbar!

Strongylodon macrobotrys, algemeen bekend als de jaderank, smaragdrank of turkoois jaderank, is een peulvormige klimplant die endemisch is in de Filipijnen. Het is een populaire sierplant, bekend om zijn cascades van levendige, klauwvormige bloemen in turkoois of groenachtig blauw. De teelt van de jaderank vereist een tropische omgeving, waardoor het een populaire keuze is in botanische tuinen en kassen. Het opvallende uiterlijk van de plant en de beperkte verspreiding dragen bij aan haar aantrekkingskracht onder plantenliefhebbers wereldwijd. Echt prachtig!

ストロンギロドン・マクロボトリスは、一般にジェードバイン（翡翠葛）、エメラルドバイン、またはターコイズジェードバインとして知られ、フィリピン固有のマメ科のつる植物です。ターコイズまたは青緑色の鮮やかな爪形の花が滝のように連なる房で知られる人気の観賞植物です。栽培には熱帯環境が必要なため、植物園や温室でよく見られます。その印象的な外観と限られた分布が、世界中の植物愛好家の間で人気を集めています。実に見事です！

翡翠葛（Strongylodon macrobotrys），俗称碧玉藤、绿玉藤或绿松石碧玉藤，是菲律宾特有的一种豆科藤本植物。它是一种受欢迎的观赏植物，以其层叠的花序和 vibrant 的绿松石或蓝绿色爪形花朵而闻名。栽培碧玉藤需要热带环境，因此它是植物园和温室的热门选择。其引人注目的外观和有限的分布范围使其受到全球植物爱好者的追捧。真是太美了！

سترونجيلودون ماكروبوتريس، المعروفة باسم نبات اليشم، أو المتسلقة الزمردية، أو اليشم الفيروزي، هي نبتة متسلقة من البقوليات مستوطنة في الفلبين. إنها نبتة زينة مشهورة، معروفة بعناقيدها المتتالية من الأزهار الفيروزية أو المزرقة المخضرة المنقارية الشكل. زراعة نبات اليشم تتطلب بيئة استوائية، مما يجعله خيارًا شائعًا في الحدائق النباتية والمحميات. المظهر المذهل للنبتة وتوزيعها المحدود يساهم في جاذبيتها لدى عشاق النباتات حول العالم. رائعة حقًا!

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As seen in Ponders End High Street.

As the seasons change the jet stream tends to move north bringing with it storms to England.

As always in life, you not need to be perfect to be beautiful... :-)

As the city lights illuminate the sky from below, a Coney Island bound F Train climbs over the Gowanus Canal.

Brooklyn, NY

As much as I love the 'renewal' of Spring, I think Autumn/Fall is my favourite season, not least for the array of gold and reds, but also the golden light, long shadows and the gentle smell of smoke in the air from homes setting up the fireplace. After an ugly couple of weeks of pounding rain and windstorms, we've enjoyed a gloriously sunny autumn weekend - the colours right now are striking.

Thick air covered the Snake River 9/22/12. Fires were burning to the South and to the West. Just over the hills, fires blazed. It was hard to see the other side of the River..

As CSX M511 from Detroit rolls though South Deshler as we have the Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS shining in the sky right above the signal bridge at South Deshler.

As many I strolled around during the project "The Quiet Space" at Kraftwerk Berlin. Equipped with my little (quiet) Contax T and a Ilford Delta 3200 @800, developed in HC-110