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LIGHTPLAY... by magda indigo

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Most of you will know by now, how much I love playing with light.

Well, this was one of these 'sessions', when imagination and creativity joined in the studio.

The lights went on! LOL

These lights, plastic tubes filled with little lights, had 'entertained' us the whole Summer in the garden.

It seemed silly to leave them out now, so, in they came!

Then, something happened, I saw them and thought, now wait a minute, what if, euhhh, yes, do this, try that?

I was thrilled now, and started to try ALL sorts...

These are the best, hah, sight, what a great time I had and glad with the results.

Wish you many moments like this, photography can do that for you eh?

Have a great day and thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Lights, garden-lights, tubes, theme, fun, play, lines, trails, emotion, portrait, studio, black-background, colour, design, square, "conceptual art", "Magda indigo"

THE EGGSTATIC CHICKS... by magda indigo

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EASTER for the young at heart!

Not just for kids.

Yep, another day together.

Yeah, jumping for joy.

Some crazy fun with Easter decorations.

Chicks on ribbon and more.

LOL, thank you for your time, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Chicks, ribbon, Easter, yellow, white, eggs, jumping, decorations, Spring, studio, colour, black-background, square, design, "magda indigo"

AUTUMN FOOD... by magda indigo

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... For colder weather, stew, soup, sauces, anything hot to warm us.

MINI VEG, MAXI FOOD.

All mini vegetables, broccoli stems, tomatoes, chestnut mushroom, spring onions (no, not leeks), maize, carrot, a pepper and a mini courgette...

I do not photograph my food in the kitchen, but in the studio, under special conditions and set-up, but NO tricks.

Bon Appétit!

I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, invites, faves and Awards.

Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

mini, vegetables, FOOD, broccoli-stems, chestnut, mushroom, onions, maize, carrot, pepper, courgette, studio, lighting, design, colour, black-background, square, magda indigo

MORE of THE MANY TALENTS of WILLEM... by magda indigo

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Willem Vermandere is a famous and much celebrated Belgian Artist.

My friend is a sculptor, singer-songwriter, musician, writer, poet and painter, but also a wonderful philosopher and raconteur.

We always enjoy a get together when we visit the Continent, this time no different!

Here, after a whole animated discussion about why we do what we do, how to do it well etc... we walked to the place where he's working, on a set of smaller works in CARRARA marble and we came back to our earlier conversation, about PASSION!!!

You have to have PASSION for your medium!

For a photographer we agreed that that should be all about the light!

Such moments are pure magic.

THANK you, M, (*_*)

For more : www.indigo2photography.com

Willem Vermandere, printing, writing, sculpting, Marble, Carrara, people, men, male, hands, statues, pleasure, work, colour, NikonD7000, "Magda indigo"

IN THE GLEN...SCOTLAND by magda indigo

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Falls Of Dochart,

Killin in the Scottish Highlands.

It was Autumn, and often dank, but with nice sunny spells!

A narrow stone bridge crosses these well-known, scenic falls that run through a charming village, where we spent a lovely week.

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

I wish you all a very good day and thanks for all your kind words, time, comments and likes.

Very much appreciated. Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Scotland, highlands, water, falls, Autumn, trees, rain, hills, loch, reflection, scapes, colour, beauty, "Nikon D7200", "Magda indigo"

JAPANESE WATER... by magda indigo

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One of the important rituals when visiting a shrine in Japan takes place at the water purification fountain, known as the chozuya or temizuya next to the entrance.

Worshippers use ladles called hishaku to scoop up water to wash their hands and sometimes their mouths.

Due to the pandemic, many ladles have been removed from shrines and temples as a safety precaution.

Some people feared the custom was in danger of dying out.

Have a beautiful day, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Shrine, water, ladles, bamboo, drinking, ladies, female, people JAPAN, Kanazawa, tradition, colours, NIKOND7200, "magda indigo"

BOSCHENDAL in South Africa... by magda indigo

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Boschendal (Dutch: wood and dale) is one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa and is located between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch in South Africa's Western Cape.

The name Boschendal will ring sweetly in the ears of all wine-lovers!

The farm's title deeds are dated 1685.

The Boschendal estate is crowned by the original Cape Dutch manor house, which is open to visitors, together with associated restaurants and outbuildings and visitor attractions.

The vineyards at Boschendal cover 2.54 km² between Groot Drakenstein and Simonsberg, and include substantial plantings of Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc, together with recent plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz.

The winery is noted particularly for its high quality white wines.

I totally agree! Wow.

We tasted some and we found one to our taste that was SUPER.

One of South Africa’s oldest wine estates, Boschendal played an indelible role in the history of the Cape, to which many trace their roots.

The first owner was Jean le Long, one of 200 Huguenots who fled religious persecution in France.

He was granted land by the Dutch East India Company in 1688.

It changed hands many times over the years.

We brought back two bottles, that were a great palatable memory that Christmas and New Year.

Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

trees, "South Africa", "Western Cape", Boschendal, entrance, lane, nature, vineyards, architecture, colour, horizontal, landscape, "magda indigo"

AUTUMNAL HARVEST... by magda indigo

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Fruit, nuts, veggie's and other beauties... typical for Autumn, a taste of the next season.

Maria Anna Smith (1799 Sussex UK) known as "Granny" Smith immigrated to Australia to her community in the Ryde area of Sydney, with her husband and children.

One day she tossed some rotten tart green French crabapples away on her property, not expecting any to grow since they were hybrids.

That was in 1868.

Surprisingly, one of the seeds sprouted, and grew into a young green sapling. The apples on the tree were sweeter than the mother apples had been, but still had a bit of a tart bite to them.

She began selling them and they were known as "Granny" Smith's apples.

Have a wonderful day and thank you for your comments... M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

PRETTY PURSES... Calceolaria by magda indigo

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The flowers of two different plants from our garden.

Calceolaria, also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower, is a genus of plants in the Calceolariaceae family.

Love their vibrancy and the unusual shape, great the way they emerge from the dark.

All originally from South America.

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

Calceolaria, lady's purse, slipper, flower, portrait, petals, flowerhead, two, design, conceptual art, studio, colour, black-background, square, Magda indigo

THE STORY of THE FIVE BENT TULIPS... by magda indigo

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So, lets put our minds to it... yes flowers talk to me and I hear them with my eyes, LOL

How this series came about: in the shop, the flower stall, in one of the buckets, on the bottom, one pack of Tulips, no water.... all bent!

I immediately saw the potential.

Many images passed my minds eye.

I had to keep the flowers cool, so they kept their shape, super enjoyed photographing them, making the images come true!

Once in water....

They straightened, the fun was over, now I have the photo's as sweet memories, to share with you.

I wish you all a lovely day and thank you for your visit, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Tulip, bowing, bent, pink, portrait, suitors, five, flowers, leaves, studio, design, colour, black-background, square, NikonD7200, "magda indigo"

THE HORSE-BREEDER... by magda indigo

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A SPECIAL BOND!

I love photographing horses, not the easiest to do, there are standards, but with the help of the breeders it usually becomes a very pleasant and exciting experience.

Here was a fortuitous moment, as a photographer, yes you have to focus on the main subject and there is MUCH to think about and concentrate on, but as a creative you stay aware of what is going on around you, and these 'off' images often become my favourite shots...

One of the horses I had photographed was taken back, so this was one of those 'in-between' moments...

This is the mother in the family that breeds horses, it is tough and yet rewarding.

They witness the birth and tend to the foals with love and yet when they lose one, they are quite stoic about it...

Such tenderness, closeness, emotion, just HAD to be captured.

I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and faves.

Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

horse, foal, portrait, lady, horse-breeder, woman, outside, colour, emotion, affection, vertical, "Nikon D200", "magda indigo"

HISTOIRE de SWAN… by magda indigo

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You cannot visit Brugge, and return without a photo with or of a SWAN.

Why Swans in Brugge?

THE LEGEND:

At the end of the 15th century, the oppressed people of Bruges rose in revolt against the unpopular Emperor Maximilian of Austria.

They captured Maximilian and imprisoned him in the Craenenburg House on the Market Square, together with his equally unpopular adviser, Pieter Lanckhals.

Lanckhals was condemned to death and Maximilian was forced to watch the execution.

The Emperor eventually escaped and later took his revenge: he decreed that ‘until the end of time’ the city should be required at its own expense to keep swans on all its lakes and canals.

And why swans? Because swans have long necks – and the Flemish for ‘long neck’ is ‘lange hals’ – or ‘lanckhals’!

And so a city legend was born…

THE FACT? More likely…

The first swans in Bruges go back to the Middle Ages.

In the early 15th century, Bruges bought the right to keep swans from the Count of Flanders.

At that time swans were a symbol of distinction.

The killing or stealing swans was forbidden.

Swans were first mentioned in the city accounts in 1403.

At that time the swans tended to stay on the vests around the city because the canals were the water highways of the city and too busy for the swans.

A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), preening in Spring.

The mute swan is commonly associated with romance because of its stark white beauty, graceful swimming and the fact that it mates for life.

Yet there are many things most people don’t know about this swan, including that it is not native to North America and it can be one of the most aggressive waterfowl.

I chose the graphic composition, because I wanted something different.

Hope you like it too.

I wish you a day full of beauty and thank you for your visit, Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

AND THEN, THE REVEAL... ORIENTAL POPPY by magda indigo

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AT LAST, my patience payed off!

The beauty exposed, in full glory.

Joy in the garden.

Thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

flowers, red, poppy, papaver, bloom, Oriental, garden, petal, outside, design, horizontal, colour, NikonD200, "Magda indigo"

CAUGHT MY EYE...MSM by magda indigo

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Mont StMichel, the ceremony is over, the nuns and monks gone, people wandering out.

I decide to dwell a little longer and explore this impressive edifice.

I discover many details that once again enchant me.

THANK YOU, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Mont-Saint-Michel, France, Church, gothic, pillars, details, architecture, colour, Normandy, NikonD200, "magda indigo"

KIDS in THE CITY... by magda indigo

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England... people are scared, parents worry, not without cause, the news is not good...

To see children playing outside, in the city, is a rare sight now!

The streets have gone mostly silent.

Sometimes you get lucky, you'll hear the laughter or tears that come with the joys of having fun with your neighbours instead of just with your brothers and sisters, or just you.

I've often observed these kids from the studio, they are well behaved, somehow they seem to have a preference for that ONE derelict backyard, I wonder what the attraction is?

It's not easy growing up these days, it's not easy growing up in the city these days...

I decided to start yet another series, I find it interesting, it will be ongoing for some time I suspect, lol.

Thank for your visit and comments, always appreciated, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

kids, bicycles, toys, city street-scene, car, colourful, wheels, games, play, "Magda indigo", colour, horizontal, Nikon D200

TRICOLORE… by magda indigo

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During a busy w-e, the weather had not been good for photography, grey and quite blustery with scattered showers.

So it was studio time again!

For some time I'd been playing with an idea, materials, statuesque, textures, striking, stark and with visual impact.

It's an ongoing process that you are witnessing, the creative ‘struggles’ or should I sat ‘trials and tribulations’ of a photographer, tee hee.

Not just flowers look good from the back? LOL

Have a fun day and thank you for viewing, Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

hair, studio, female, red, blond, "hair long", design, colour, black-background, square, "conceptual Art", Nikon, "magda indigo"

LES VERTS et JAUNES de MAI... by magda indigo

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The greens of May... the greens never more fresh, it had rained the day before...

And yellows, great patches of yellow Coal-flower fields.

May is treating us with THE BEST!!!

Well I think May is the sweetest month, everything so fresh, and the foliage not yet dense, so it lets through the gorgeous light!

Just a few of the images I came home with, a flavour of the opulence with which I was surrounded, what a feast for all the senses.

Have a glorious day and thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

park, road, England, fields, meadows, shadows, Yorkshire, UK, blossoms, May, Spring, grass, landscape, trees, "Nikon D7200", colour, horizontal, "Magda indigo"

ANEMONISSIMO! by magda indigo

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Different shades of blue, influenced by light...

The colorette and 'heart' of an Anemone, so delicate, complex and beautiful.

Wave after wave, let it engulf you.

Nature at its best!

I don't talk to flowers, they talk to me and I gladly listen, with my eyes!

This Anemone just wanted me to know about the dark inner secrets...

For years I 'experimented' in the studio, to get that Flemish painter's light? Well, I was born in Flanders, it must be in my blood? LOL.

Lead and enjoy a good life, do and say things that enrich... and do not forget to tell the people close to you, how much you love them!

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comment on my winning image, M, (* _ *)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

blue, Anemone, petals, layers, stamens, macro, flower, heart, design, studio, black-background, colour, square, NikonD7000, "magda indigo"

I DON'T DO BIRDS, LOL by magda indigo

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Something quite different for me, coz I don't do birds!

A black Swan, Mr and MRS Blackbird, sparrow, an Ostrich in the Cape, South-Africa

And a Cormorant in PADSTOW, Cornwall.

This Cormorant had been delighting me with its dives and popping up when it flew onto the sandbank and took this pose, I gather to dry its feathers?

They are coastal rather than oceanic birds, and some have colonised inland waters.

They range around the world, except for the central Pacific islands.

They are fish-eaters, dining on small eels, fish, and even water snakes.

They dive from the surface, though many species make a characteristic half-jump as they dive, presumably to give themselves a more streamlined entry into the water.

Under water they propel themselves with their feet.

Some cormorant species have been found, using depth gauges, to dive to depths of as much as 45 meters.

After fishing, cormorants go ashore, and are frequently seen holding their wings out in the sun; it is assumed that this is to dry them.

Unusually for a water bird, their feathers are not waterproofed.

This may help them dive quickly, since their feathers do not retain air bubbles. (info Wikipedia)

Have a sunny day, thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

bird, fauna,black Swan, Mr and MRS Blackbird, sparrow, Ostrich , Cape, South-Africa, Cormorant, PADSTOW, Cornwall, colour, black, Nikon, day, "magda indigo"

COME ALONG WITH ME... 2 by magda indigo

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This time, I take to different beaches in Cornwall, Northumberland, Yorkshire.

It is vast and quite unique.

We just need that air, that space regularly and England offers so many charming Coastal places.

Hope you enjoy the trip, come let's...

I wish you all a very good day and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and likes. Very much appreciated. Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Yorkshire, Cornwall, Northumberland, sea, "Nikon D200", Nikon D7000, colour, "Magda indigo", coast, beach, rocks, cliffs, boats, landscapes, horizontal, vertical,

NOSTALGIA... by magda indigo

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Often on the road you will suddenly overtake old timers.

It always makes me smile, where are the days that they were trendy, the dream car of many?

Sweet memories!

Here a small selection.

Thank you very much, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

metal, cars, road, old timers, transport, fun, nostalgia, colour, horizontal, outdoors, Magda Indigo, Nikon D200

TOOLS... by magda indigo

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Each specialty has its own special tools, which must have been conceived and made out of experience?

Bettering the tools all the time for the job?

Here, two specialists, Willem Vermandere and his woodcuts and Vincent Flachet, a luthier...

We had the honour to visit their workplace.

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

And for more: www.indigo2photography.com

tools, woodcut, luthier, instruments, wood, design, studio, day, chisels, colour, horizontal, "Nikon D7000", "magda indigo"

IN THE STUDIO... by magda indigo

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ALL KINDS with different usages.

Ribbon to make beautiful, rope to tie

Clips and ties to use in your hair!

A cork to close the bottle,

Wishing you all a colourful day, and thank you as always for your time, Magda (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

tools, instruments, harbour, pulleys, oils, boat, colour, sea, fishing, buoys, design, horizontal, "Nikon D7200", "magda indigo"

ribbons, rope, cork, wine, studio, black-background, "conceptual art", colour, design, square, "NIKON D7200", "magda indigo"

A NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN , BUT... by magda indigo

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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners?

'A new broom sweeps clean' means that someone with a new perspective can make great changes. However, the full version is 'a new broom sweeps clean, but an old brush knows the 'corners', which warns that experience is also a valuable thing.

I could NOT walk past this, it was begging to be photographed! Outside a Yorkshire Dales' village general store.

Here you have the bigger gear, for house and garden!

LOL, thank you, M, (*_*)

for more: www.indigo2photography.com

brooms, wall, rake, ted, for sale, colourful, tools, textures, shapes, dustpan, display, used, new, colour, design, NikonD7000, "Magda indigo"

FRUITS OF THE LOOM... by magda indigo

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YOU MUST know how much I LOVE COLOURS??? LOL

On the picturesque Fish-market of Brugge, we meet this weaver from Latvia again.

Last Summer we bought a scarf, pure linen, for Paul here, now we meet him: the creative textile designer – weaver Janis Rozentals

He began his career in the Old Town Riga and for several years wove on the wheeled loom and sold the scarves, all over the world.

Made out of linen, they are beautiful.

He loves Bruges. Of course, we go home, with… yes, you’ve guessed it, another scarf!

If you are interested in seeing a dedicated artist at work. See Janis on his loom...

I wish you a day full of beauty and thank you for your visit, Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

thread, "Janis Rozentals", loom, "wheeled loom", Fish-market, Brugge, Belgium, Flanders, colour, "Nikon D7000", "magda indigo", weave, linen, loom, weaving, wood, shuttle, textures

MONT ST MICHEL...The MYSTERY of the ROPE by magda indigo

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We decide to go on, walking up the one street… (GRANDE RUE, lol), which is narrow and claustrophobic, full of souvenir-shops and ‘Crêperies’, we battle our way through till we get to the stairs, where we take a break.

The climb to the abbey is hard -- by the time you have mounted the celebrated Escalier de Dentelle (Lace Staircase) to the gallery around the roof of the abbey church, you will have climbed no fewer than 900 steps -- but it's worth it…

Just over halfway, we saw that you had to pay to visit the Abbey, church and the other I interesting rooms…

Paul goes and moves slowly along with the huge waiting queue.

I decide, hiding in the shade, to concentrate on some interesting detail.

I must say it is all very clean and looks very ‘cared-for’!

I wonder what that rope is for?

THANK YOU, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Mont-Saint-Michel, France, Church, gothic, pillars, rope, wrought-iron, rope, metal, stones, wall, architecture, colour, man, monk , Normandy, NikonD200, "magda indigo"

THOSE GUILTY LITTLE PLEASURES... MACARONS by magda indigo

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We ALL need them, he?

MMMMMMM, irresistible... euhhh to be photographed... and then (of course) savoured...

Macaron is a sweet meringue-based confectionary made with egg whites, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond and food colouring.

The French macaron is commonly filled with ganache, buttercream or jam filling sandwiched between two cookies.

Its name is derived from the Italian word maccarone or maccherone.

Not to be confused with the English MACAROONS!!!

These here are the fancy French kind, not the rustic, chewy, coco-nutty variety.

The confectionery is characterised by its smooth, domed top, ruffled circumference (referred to as the "foot"), and flat base.

It is mildly moist and easily melts in the mouth.

Macarons can be found in a wide variety of flavours that range from the traditional (raspberry, chocolate, caramel) to the new (marmite, matcha).

The fillings can range from jams to ganache to butter.

Lead a sweet life!

Thank you, M, (~ _ *)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Macarons, sweets, confectionary, food, edible, studio, black-background, colour, design, square, "conceptual Art", "Magda indigo"

A RELUCTANT PROMISE of SPRING... by magda indigo

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I wrote this in my head...

The meager wind pulls around my ears

My hair dancing like snakes around the head of Medusa... LOL

Beginning of April, most treasure still skeletal, here and there a promising blossoming beauty.

April gives and takes, One day, warm sun caressing your Winter skin, the next, boots and gives and biting wind.

Have a lovely day, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

trees, blossoms, skeletal, nests, Daffodils, Spring, grass, landscape, "Nikon D7000", colour, horizontal, "magda indigo"

FAN-tabulous?? PLUMES by magda indigo

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l'Éventail MAGIQUE.

Hot pink feathers, arranged as a fan.

So softly tactile.

Do you think they ere plucked off a pink chicken? LOLOLOL

And more with the red ribbon!

Have great time and thank youfor everything, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

feathers, white, pink, fan, r ed ribbon, design, black-background, studio, colour, square, Hasselblad, Zeiss, "magda indigo"

TRAILBLAZER... by magda indigo

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Most of you will know by now, how much I love playing with light.

Well, these was one of these 'sessions', when imagination and creativity joined in the studio.

These lights, plastic tubes filled with little lights, had 'entertained' us the whole Summer in the garden.

It seemed silly to leave them out now, so, in they came!

Then, something happened, I saw them and thought, now wait a minute, what if, euhhh, yes, do this, try that?

I was thrilled now, and started to try ALL sorts...

Here I'm using 2 tubes, I tried different techniques with the studio-lights. Love a challenge, and it was.

To freeze me = washed out the lights too much.

So, the old joke was always that photographers do it in the dark! Here's PROOF!IN AUTUMN DARKNESS... A ROSE

These are the best, hah, sigh, what a great time I had and glad with the results.

Wish you many moments like this, photography can do that for you eh?

Have a great day and thank you, M, (*_*)For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Lights, garden-lights, tubes, theme, fun, play, lines, trails, emotion, portrait, studio, black-background, colour, design, square, "conceptual art", "Magda indigo"

BI-CYCLHOUETTE … by magda indigo

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Story in 2

Scheveningen (there's a challenge for you), Holland, is not just a posh and popular beach-resort in Holland, it is also a harbour, for both fishing and industrial, which I always found much more interesting.

It is 'the 'beach' of The Hague.

To protect the lowlands from the sea, many wave-breakers, made of huge boulders, and dikes divide up the different port-entrances.

Clambering over the rocks, looking for shots, I looked across, there had been a stream of people and cyclists.

To my delight this is what I saw, still can't believe it.

The second image: BICYCLHOUETTE...

I did not take many shots that day, just went to give the dog a run on the beach, and feel the wind in my hair and on my skin.

I waited and was rewarded and delighted with, the first one.

Just ONE shot each time, no PS or PP.

I knew I had only taken two shots in all of this scene, because these guys were really shifting it.

The front motorcycle had overtaken my first who was riding on a normal bike, so I took another look through my lens and was thrilled with what I saw, it was quite different, so pushed the shutter, this is the result.

I SQUEALED!

No filters or manipulation. PURE PHOTOGRAPHY!

Take care, be safe!

Thank you, M, (*_*)

silhouette, people, two, bicycle, motorcycle, harbour, sea, sunset, square, Holland, Scheveningen, colour, "Nikon F4", "Magda Indigo"

PEOPLE and THEIR DOGS... by magda indigo

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In Flanders there is a saying:

He who does not like animals, does not like people.

One to think about?

Anyway, here a series of images that leaves no doubt about the owner's love.

Have a wonderful day and thank you for your comments... M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

animals, dogs, people, portrait, daylight, day, fun, horizontal, colour, Nikon , "Magda Indigo"

AT the TEA-CEREMONY, KYOTO... by magda indigo

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We were invited to attend a tea ceremony in Kyoto.

Proper Japanese!

I saw all the implements and of course HAD to photograph them.

I was in a bit of a pickle, it WAS interesting, however I am NOT a tea-drinker!

AND, euhhh I had to drink it, HAD to be polite.

Im am still NOT converted, LOL!

I wish you all a very good day and thanks for all your kind words, time, comments and likes.

Very much appreciated. Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

tea-ceremony, room, inside, display, bowls, whisk, spoon, kettle, bamboo, colour, Japan, Kyoto, tatami, "Nikon D7200", "Magda indigo"

SINFONIETTA...of THE OYSTER MUSHROOM by magda indigo

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The Oyster mushroom, or Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus,BLUE OYSTER MUSHROOMS, they look like part of a Symphonic Orchestra, the Tuba section?

Oyster mushrooms (there are several varieties and subspecies) are some of the most nutritious around.

According to R.H. Kurtzman, PhD., they are a rich sources of high-quality proteins and amino acids, B vitamins, and pro-vitamin D (the vitamin a lot of people are missing these days, as indoor jobs means little sun exposure).

Minerals such as iron and potassium are also present.

Why not take a few minutes, CLICK on the link and WATCH, sit back and relax, enjoy the beauty, you'll feel replenished? FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD

I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and faves. Very much appreciated.

M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

mushrooms, blue, "Oyster mushroom", "Pleurotus ostreatus", funghi, food, macro, black-background, lighting, colour, studio, square "Nikon D7000", "magda indigo"

VISITING A STUD FARM... Adventures of a photographer. by magda indigo

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PURE JOY...

IGOR THE WORLD CHAMPION.

Once a horse won that title... it becomes invaluable and is used as a stud.

Igor had just sired a few mares and was feeeeeeeeeling GOOD...

(to sire is to inseminate.)

The Belgian horse, Belgian Heavy Horse, Flemish or Brabant is a horse breed that comes from the West-Brabantian region of Belgium.

They are one of the strongest of the heavy breeds.

The world's Largest Horse was a Belgian named Brooklyn Supreme, who weighed 3,200 pounds, and stood at 19.2 hands.

On average the Brabant will grow to be slightly over 1 ton or 2,000 pounds.

Colours normally are a blond with a brighter mane, or a sorrel/ chestnut colouring.

In history their main use was to work farms.

They are able to pull tremendous amounts of weight-up to over 4,500 pounds for a pair.

They also played an important role in the first World War, where quite a few perished.

I walked around and started to photograph, I discovered another blond stallion in an adjacent field and in order to get his whole head, with the velvet nose and pricked up ears all in, I had pushed through the fences and the top (danger!!!) ribbon... well I got the shot, but what a SHOCKING experience!

I straightened too soon and was electrocuted, in the neck, I called Paul, yelling: IS THE CAMERA GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT???

The horse got as much of a fright as I did, bolted and ran off.

Farmers are the same all over the world, they are only allowed a low voltage BUT... this was 240, my heart felt like I was 25 again. Bouboum.

I turned around into the 'safer' stables, obviously the nursery, since there were about 6 stables all with foals, that's where I captured those two lovelies.

The adventures of a photographer he, tee hee.

The Belgian horse is a much-loved gentle giant.

This large heavily muscled horse most likely descended from the heavy prehistoric horses and was indispensable as a workhorse in the Middle Ages when this horse was known as the Flanders (Flemish) Horse, now it is known as the Brabant.

Thank you and have a super day, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

brown, Flanders, Brabander, horses, foal, farm, stable, working-horse, daylight, natural, suckling, Flanders, horizontal, Nikon D200, "Magda indigo"

SUPER GRAPHIC... by magda indigo

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A graphic is an image or visual representation of an object.

It is truly amazing, anywhere in the world, that if you visit a working harbour, and... you like that kind of 'clutter', what you will all find.

This was a very graphic something I discovered in Cornwall, it was love at first sight, le coup de foudre as the French say so beautifully.

A bit of rust, some drops of soldering, these two are joined for eternity.

Take care, be safe!

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments! M, (* _ *)

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

diverse, metal, handle, ring, rust, graphic, fishing, nautical, colour, Cornwall, Nikon F4, horizontal, "Magda indigo"

BEAUTY in PURPLE… GLADIOLI by magda indigo

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Gently sprinkled with pollen...

These are a beautiful soft purple.

The waiting buds only just peeping out.

Summer was slowly leaving us in a flurry of colour.

Named for the shape of their leaves, like blades, gladioli – from the Latin word “gladius,” meaning sword – have a history that spans from Africa to the Mediterranean.

Symbolising strength and moral integrity, gladioli also represent infatuation, with a bouquet conveying to a recipient that they pierce the giver’s heart with passion. How romantic!

Take care, be safe!

Thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Gladiolus, sword, "purple", flower, sword, bloom, buds, studio, black-background, colour, design, square, "Nikon D7200", "magda indigo"

TOOLS of the TRADE… COOKING IN RED by magda indigo

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Can you tell that I love red?

It makes such a lovely happy accent in the kitchen.

These are also fantastic to work with in the non-stick pots and pans.

As I love being 'creative' in the kitchen these are definitely my kind of GADGETS, those that actually WORK and are properly helpful!!

Favourites to work with.

More fun from studio Indigo.

Have a good day and thanks for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

For moreS: www.indigo2photography.com

IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY images or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. If you do, without accreditation, it is STEALING © All rights reserved

silicon, spatula, spoon, brush, graphic, kitchen, utensils, red, colourful, studio, black-background, colour, design, square, NikonD7200, "Magda Indigo"

LE MONT St MICHEL... by magda indigo

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Perched on a 264 feet high rock formation sits Mont St. Michel. During the seasons' highest tides the abbey is surrounded by water.

During low tide the flats provide food for the world's only herd of salt water plant eating sheep (Les agneaux des prés salés), the meat tastes salty.

Mont St. Michel's tides can rush in at incredible speeds.The tides in the area shift quickly, and has been described by Victor Hugo as ‡ la vitesse d'un cheval au galop, "as swiftly as a galloping horse."

The tide actually comes in at 1 meter per second.

Popularly nicknamed "St. Michael in Peril of the Sea" by medieval pilgrims making their way across the tidal flats, the mount can still pose dangers for visitors who avoid the causeway and attempt the hazardous walk across the sands from the neighbouring coast.

The dangers from the tides and quick sands continue to claim lives.

Mont Saint Michel is a small rocky island about 1 km from the north coast of France at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy.

The mount is best known for the medieval Benedictine Abbey and steepled church that occupies most of the 1km-diameter clump of rocks jutting out of the waters of the English Channel.

AND La Gendarmerie...

Take care, be safe!

THANK you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

"MONT St MICHEL", France, church, abbey, water, scape, colour, causeway, horizontal, Normandy, "Nikon D200", "magda indigo"

BEYOND THE OBVIOUS... by magda indigo

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This was taken at Fort Napoleon in Ostend, Flanders.

A special building we visited after is was renovated.

This was looking out into an inner court-yard.

What a play with windows and light.

Fort Napoleon in Ostend is a polygonal fort built in the Napoleonic era.

It has recently been restored and is open to the public.

France had occupied the Austrian Netherlands (a territory roughly corresponding to the borders of modern Belgium) during 1792 and 1793 in the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.

During the War of the Fifth Coalition, Napoleon Bonaparte expected a British assault from the sea on the port of Ostend, and the fort was constructed in the sand dunes close to the mouth of the harbour in 1811.

The British attack never materialised and the fort was used as for troop accommodation and as an arsenal until the end of the French occupation in 1814 when it was abandoned.

During World War I, the fort was used as accommodation for a German headquarters, and decorated with murals by German soldier Heinrich Otto Pieper.

The heavy coastal artillery battery "Hindenburg" was stationed nearby; it had been transferred there from Fort Heppen, Wilhelmshaven in 1915, and it was armed with four 280 mm (11 inch) guns of 1886-1887 vintage in heavily armoured turrets on semi-circular concrete platforms.

It was captured by the Belgian army in 1918.

The fort was also used as German artillery headquarters during World War II.

After the war, it served as a museum and then a children's playground before falling into decay.

In 1995, the fort came into the care of Erfgoed Vlaanderen vzw (the Flemish Heritage Association) and following a five year restoration programme, was opened to the public in April 2000.

Have a great day and take care!

Thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

self-portrait people, Fort NAPOLEON, window, wall, bricks, outside, not-obvious, Ostend, Flanders, fun, colour, horizontal, NikonD7000, "Magda Indigo"

CRUMBLING PROTECTION of SPURN POINT... by magda indigo

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In Hull, we decided to push through to Spurn-point.

Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary.

It was a spit with a semi-permanent connection to the mainland, but a storm in 2013 made the road down to the end of Spurn impassable to vehicles at high tide.

The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and two disused lighthouses.

Over time, the whole spit, length intact, slips back – with the spit-head remaining on its glacial foundation.

This process has now been affected by the protection of the spit put in place during the Victorian era.

This protection halted the wash-over process and resulted in the spit being even more exposed due to the rest of the coast moving back 110 yards (100 m) since the 'protection' was constructed.

The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2.2 yards (2 m) per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.

We were there when it was still accessible!

It is a nature reserve.

Three and a half miles long and only fifty meters wide in places on the left side of the estuary of the river Humber.

There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s.

The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling, making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.

It is a unique place, qua fauna and flora, very protected; there weren't many people on that Good Friday.

This is what is left of the sea defences on the North Sea side, eerie, tragic, but extremely photogenic...

Have a sweet day and thank you, M, (*_*)

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

Spurn=point, Humber, "tidal island", sea-defences, Yorkshire, ropes, wood, lighthouse, England, YORKSHIRE, "United Kingdom", seascape, beach, people, colour, horizontal, Nikon F4, "Magda indigo"

INTERIOR MINIMALISM... by magda indigo

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Two design chairs in Flanders.

Towels ready at the hairdresser in Ostend.

Special lighting in the dining room Of a hotel in Dublin.

And a Minimalist graphic in a passage in the same hotel.

Have a lovely day and thank you for viewing, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

graphic, minimalism, table, shadows, lights, cotton, chairs, white, design, fruit, corridor, hotel, Dublin, Ireland, green, orange, towels, rolled up, apple, colour, horizontal, "Nikon D7000", "Magda Indigo"

ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR... by magda indigo

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Warm cheer, Santé, and keep warm... Festive fragrances for Christmas

Mulled wine is a drink usually made with red wine along with various spices and fruits.

It is served hot or warm and may be alcoholic or non-alcoholic.

It is traditional during winter, especially around Christmas also called Glühwein.

It was first recorded as spiced and heated in First Century Rome.

The Romans travelled all across Europe, conquering much of it and trading with the rest.

The legions brought wine and viticulture with them up to the Rhine and Danube rivers and to the Scottish border bringing their recipes with them.

Very much part of tradition now!

I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, faves and likes.

Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

ingredients, "mulled wine", "cardamom pods", "Jamaican peppercorn", cloves, cranberries, allspice, "Star anise", Cinnamon, stars, spices, orange, fruit, design, Winter, colour, black-background, square, "conceptual art", "Nikon D7200", "Magda indigo"

THE LITTLE RED ACCENTS... by magda indigo

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A series of images with only small red accents.

Wishing you all a colourful day, and thank you as always for your time, Magda (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

small, mixed, fun, series, red, colour, accent, light, design, "NikonD7200", "magda indigo"

LADIES of CRETE... by magda indigo

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Also in Kritza, where ladies are sitting together outside their houses, chatting and with hands always busy, the crochet-work gets sold in the shops of this artistic village in Crete, I love her hands too…

Have a good day and thanks for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

For more : www.indigo2photography.com

people, ladies, woman, female, portrait, hands, busy, crochet, conceptual, "Art”, colour, horizontal, Nikon F4, "Magda indigo"

BRITISH MUSEUM and SPIDERWOMAN... by magda indigo

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During shoots there are always 'loose' moments.

So in Amsterdam whilst setting up the next shot in a beautiful old house along one of the canals, the Keizersgracht, it was being renovated, and I did the reportage of the whole transformation over 2 years.

Flying in regularly to follow the massive project.

I noticed the glass back lit passage above me, built like a bridge, saw the potential, I asked my assistant to walk up, taking off her shoes she almost fell, put her hands down. CLICK...

Nice one?

Beyond the obvious...

THANK YOU, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

bridge, hands, legs, glass, see-through, metal, design, female, style, colour, horizontal, vertical, "magda indigo"

IT'S A WRAP... by magda indigo

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for wrapping, packaging and baking!

All in red...

Have a glorious day and thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

HARVEST... by magda indigo

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We were on the North Sea Coast in The North-East of England, Northumberland.

Very windy, wild seas, soft rolling hills, spent after Summer, hay-bales lying in wait, the leaning trees formed by the ever-present wind, STUNNING light...

Thank you for your time and comments, greatly appreciated, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

"North East of England", Northumberland, landscape, rural, hedge, grasses, bales, hay, trees, birds, sky, wind, hill, colour, horizontal, NikonD90, "Magda indigo"

ATCHOOO...THE SNEEZING PARROT TULIP by magda indigo

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And other models with attitude.

I had some fun in the studio again!

THE SNEEZING PARROT TULIP, LOL.

When the sun is out it feels wonderful.

Many people suffer from hay fever and allergies...

"A sneeze begins with a sudden inhalation.

This is the ‘Aaah’ part of the sneeze. The ‘Choo!’ occurs on the exhale because most of the muscles in your body are reflexively contracting.

This clamps your mouth shut until the pressure in your lungs rises too high and the air escapes in a burst.

Since your tongue is pressing against the roof of your mouth, the air makes a ‘ch’ sound, and with your lips pursed, it emerges as an ‘OOO’."

Best explanation I EVER saw of a sneeze! Thank you Mohammad Rashid, Wakefield

I wish you all a very good day and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and likes.

Very much appreciated. Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

tulip, "parrot tulip", white, sneezing, pollen, bloom, LEAVES, flower, design, "conceptual Art", studio, colour, black-background, square, "Nikon D7000", "magda indigo"

ABUNDANCE of the RANUNCULUS... by magda indigo

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Who doesn't love these colourful blooms of Spring?

Some look almost like blousy roses.

So many shades! Even a green one!

Here, it is the great reveal, there is so much to see in flowers!

Hope this makes you smile again, have a great day and thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY images or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. If you do, without accreditation, it is STEALING © All rights reserved

pink, green, yellow, red, blooms, Ranunculus flower, design, open, center, stamens, black-background, studio, colour, square, NikonD7000, "magda indigo"

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