Shapes and colors, captured in a marvelous garden in Ballater, Scotland.

October

It might have been a tranquil sunset to enjoy, but mosquitoes began to swarm us from the marsh. . .so we did not linger to enjoy the fading rays of gold. . .

I was lucky to come across a number of birds just resting on electrical wires... This one is just one of few shots I was able to take...

Keep an eye out for the rest! :)

Happy Monday Blues!

Happy Monday. Have a great week everyone.

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Shot while driving.... near Palm Springs, Cali

blues...

My most interesting photos on black

On my way to do some work.

Late night, so I will catch up tomorrow.

One of the magical glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly in which blue is the dominant element.

From my window.

The artist of the fantasy animal named it "Andalusian Tail Watcher"

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Here is a capture taken in Bar Harbor Maine earlier in the blue hour where I was able to try opening the aperture wide on the 24mm, go to ISO 250 and keep the exposure to around 8 seconds. With the slight chop in the water, this is about the total time to keep the shutter open and not have the boats docked there from moving.

Also, the White Balance here is around 5000K ... allowing for a nice balance I think between the blue hour sky and the warmer light from the town area lighting up the pier and boats.

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Kim

a beautiful Hibiscus in my neighbour's garden 😉 Wish you a ☀️ HBW!!!

Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro

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View in the late evening from the backside of the island.

Cool tones ruled the view this time of morning on the pretty river in Maryland.

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~Harpo's Blues

Blue

Blues

Bluest

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cansado do repouso amargo...

(fragmento final)

Uma linha de azul fina e pálida traça

Um lago, sob o céu de porcelana rara,

Um crescente caído atrás de uma nuvem clara

Molha no vidro da água um dos cornos aduncos,

Junto a três grandes cílios de esmeralda, juncos.

Mallarmé

Zooming in on the 'Owl"-mural , I uploaded yesterday.

I don't know why but the title "Chasing the blues' just popped up in my head.

Dana Point Harbor in Orange County California...:)

French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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This capture I left in the other boats that were moving around anchored out in the open water. I also cooled this one down to keep the light from the town on the pier and boats from being too warm. Liked this cooler view ... in a blue mood today :))

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Zoomed in for this long exposure there in the early morning light. The Snake River was a peaceful place to be on this morning.

Alvin Lee: The Bluest Blues

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A pleasant looking reflection delivers an appealing image.