Knowing a bit more about photography makes it easier to understand how and why some oil paintings, say the impressionist, abstract or even watercolour paintings, came into being.

"A beautiful closeup of delicate orchid blossoms and a kaleidoscope of background colors. Great depth and soft light."

A review by Flickr friend/Connoisseur Gertrud Klopp

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_vDQqg5uM

'Spring Flower on a White background is a macro photograph of a spring flower on a light box.

#FlickrFriday #GoodNeighbour

goo.gl/maps/oPaMxgjK85L92U1A6

Thank you very much for faves and comments!

That's pastels for you, they snap and crumble quietly.

background

I haven't had a kalanchoe quite like this one. New blooms keep appearing daily. I like using them for macro shots and am having fun experimenting with washi paper backgrounds. I like the way the buds showed up in this pic.

Please note that long lists of group invites will be vapourised.

Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief is rounds a curve between Cosnino and West Darling at Milepost 331 near Flagstaff, Arizona, on April 20, 1990. The San Francisco Peaks dominate the background on this scenic portion of the Santa Fe main line through Arizona.

Getting the background in the right spot took patience, it's part of the photo, and many times, the most difficult.

A rather elegant flower that I spotted in a local park last fall. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Background texture from Topaz Studio 2.

Thank you for your visits and comments, they're all greatly appreciated.

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

Please provide credit via a link under your work back to my account or to this image where possible.

I would love to see the results of your work, so please leave me a link or a small copy in my comment box below.

Thank you,

I belong to this album. Textures&Backgrounds

Hello awesome Flickr People !!

Today is a yellow day at Color my World Daily and the theme at the fabulous *ღღ* Cosas de casa *ღღ Group, is white background.

So what is yellow, full of vitamins, goes great with gin & tonic and looks awesome on white background ? Lemon of course !!

I had this picture on my mind for quite some time now so when I heard the white background theme I was ready !

Well at least in my head, because capturing the picture that I actually like is surprisingly very time consuming (am I too obsessive ??? Am I a photography monster ?? I think we have something here.)… We all (yes, my family’s input is mandatory during the photo shoots !!) almost lost our minds with this one… Luckily we had gin & tonic for my husband and I and video games for my sons to calm down… So cheers my friends and I hope you like the result !

See you later my friends !!

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and healthy!! And see you soon on Flickr!!

"It is not what you see, but how you see it" -Unknown

background

Another prairie sky show, with the high cirrus sunset lighting up the sky....

background

Processed in Photomatix Essential 4.0, 3 shots (-1, 0, 1 EV).

background

Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images

Emir Assaf Mosque is located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.

Emir Mansur Assaf inaugurated the mosque in 1597, on the former Serail Square.

During the civil was the building was heavily damaged, but now fully restored.

In the background the Beirut Municipality building.

Submitted: 06/10/2017

Accepted: 12/10/2017

Looking Close on Friday

Theme: White background

This delicate floral ceramic sulpture was a gift from a client many yrs ago. It is VERY special to me. HLCoF

Cell Phone Shot.

my texture

..

!Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License!

Please provide credit via a link under your work back to my account or to this image where possible.

I would love to see the results of your work, so please leave me a link or a small copy in my comment box below.

Thank you,

I belong to this set. Textures&Backgrounds .

.....

background

young tourist posing on tiers of Fiesole ancient roman theatre

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiesole

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Florenz-Fiesole_Theater.jpg

During the summer, American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) flowers produce large, sweetly scented, and cream to bright yellow flowers. Seeds are borne in pods that resemble a showerhead; the individual round seeds are up to 1.5 inches (4 cm) in diameter. While fresh seeds are firm and green, mature seeds are hard, brown, and persist in the pods after maturity.

Smile on Saturday -- "Sequence/Progression"

The taken date belongs only to the background image. The other photos are from this week.

A 2-page spread I did in March. Acrylic paint, collage, ink and white marker.

Little Egret at Leighton Moss NR...the Redshanks etc at the back were making a bit of a racket!

Processed with VSCO with b5 preset

song: Skyzoo - Civilized Leisure [Feat. MoZaic] (Produced By !llmind)

Another one from my Garden

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

Please provide credit via a link under your work back to my account or to this image where possible.

I would love to see the results of your work, so please leave me a link or a small copy in my comment box below.

Thank you,

I belong to this album. Textures&Backgrounds

Fall Foliage Background

Background by Lenabem-Anna www.flickr.com/photos/lenabem-anna/8076905224/

Thanks for the use Anna!:)

Another image from the woods recently.

My thanks on line tutor Matt Kloskowski for the lesson on creating one's own textures.

View from our rental apartment just outside of Portree. You can see Portree and the Old Man of Storr in the background. When the tide would come in, the body of land in the water is a full island.

Photographing signs is not the most original venture. In the background, a few lights from the skyscrapers in Frankfurt downtown can be seen. Just messing around.

old bridge down by the mud (mud river) i have taken a lot of pictures from this bridge and now they have blocked it even for walking on. it is wildly warped and probably shouldn't be walked on.

my texture - old paper

..

!Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License!

Please provide credit via a link under your work back to my account or to this image where possible.

I would love to see the results of your work, so please leave me a link or a small copy in my comment box below.

Thank you,

I belong to this set. Textures&Backgrounds .

.....