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It is Kam aka Tomatoskin in the water, Hock How was also in the water, but was not as close to me.
Just to clarify, I didn't get wet, stayed dry :-)
Played around with a fair amount of curve adjustments tonight. The ruins I did first followed by the rays. Colour balancing to set the mood then the Knight and his eagle to set the stage. Just to clarify it is a composite of free stock i've used from deviant art.
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends...
I would just like to extend an honest, heart-felt thank you to everyone that has been there for me over the past two weeks. Especially, Jennifer and Florian, Gwyn, Bernat and a special thanks to Jimmy, who had his Sunday school class praying for my mother. I was blown away.
I was never a big believer in technology bringing people together, or making friends over the net but damn if there isn't a whole bunch of your Flickrites that I would do anything for!
I found the above photo at the bottom of my mother's drawer while cleaning things out for the big move. My mother will be moving her bedroom downstairs, and we will be moving our apartment to the top two floors.
Who says you can never go home again.
By the way, thats me. Guessing about 4 or 5 years old. I'm messing around on my favorite jack in the bay of my father's repair shop. I still have the jack. And, yes I do occasionally ride it and jack myself up...just for the hell of it!
just to clarify again, there is no photoshop on this photo (or any of my photos except for cleaning dust off from the scanner)... this is all done inside the camera... :)
I don't often tell people when I get lost, but this night I got very lost. This picture was taken just before I made a couple of bad choices that got me nearly stuck in the mud in a place with no roads. Thankfully I didn't get stuck in the mud, and I found my way back to civilization.
While I don't know how old this 'house' is, I have always been intrigued by old things. I often wonder what their stories are. I'm sure this old shack has seen it's fair share of storms, and so this is nothing new (at least for it - I had never seen this sight). But it has to be getting weaker by the year. And if it's going to get knocked over, it's very likely that it's by a South Dakota storm (whether a summer thunderstorm or a winter blizzard). And so I wonder, if buildings could feel, if each storm successive makes it a little more nervous that this might be it's last. One could hope if that is how it meets it's end, that at least there could be a beautiful moment of glory before the storm takes this old shack.
**Please let me know if something doesn't seem right with this image. I tried something new with image, so critiques are more than welcome (as always - but sometimes it takes a little encouragement). I appreciate positive comments (always) as well, but I find that I learn more through criticism.
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Now it's time to let 'the cat out of the bag' and let you all know why I wanted you to treat this image a little differently than my usual.
In this maytag97 can help as he clarified a key difference. Those 'rays' weren't there originally and are drawn in using Photoshop. I normally wouldn't do anything of the sort, but I felt it was necessary (to help pull the image together) as the image itself isn't 'real' either. The sun/sky were taken from one image (and flipped horizontally), and the landscape was taken from another image. The images were taken on different days and from different locations. However, if I had been at the location where I took the landscape/shack pic on the same night as the storm was moving through I very possibly could have gotten an image very much like this (I feel).
I felt the final image was compelling and wanted to see what others thought, hence the emphasis on 'criticisms.'
Again, thank you all.
The point of this reminder isn’t to be morbid or promote fear, but to inspire, motivate and clarify.
Recreating one of those rare moments we talk to ourselves to clarify a situation and calm down...
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Sunrise on the sea. (English)
L'alba sobre el mar. (Català)
Amanecer sobre el mar. (Español)
Historia de la fotografía:
Para tomar estas fotografías, siempre tengo que madrugar para capturar la salida del sol de un dia nublado.
Quería capturar la salida del sol con nubes para darle mayor impacto visual, por lo que estaba pendiente del parte meteorológico que indicara nubes.
Llego a Vilanova i la Geltrú temprano y preparo el equipo a la espera de su salida y realicé varios disparos de distintos parámetros con el fin de asegurar que tuviera detalle la zona cercana al sol (las altas luces).
También que se sepa lo que tiene uno que hacer, para lograr estas fotografías y que no te las encuentras por casualidad.
Espero que os guste apreciados amigos.
Antoni Gallart.
Datos técnicos:
Cámara: Nikon D800
Objetivo: Nikon 35 mm.
Diafragma: f/8 (Para aprovechar la máxima calidad de la lente).
Velocidad: 1/5000 s. (Con los parámetros ya puestos solo debía variar la velocidad del disparo, para capturar y congelar alguna gaviota que volaban a baja altura por delante de mi).
ISO: 320 (Para no tener que ir cambiarlo en zonas de menor cantidad de luz).
Compensación de exposición: -1Paso (Para subexponer en las altas luces)
Trípode: Si
Filtros: Si (Durante su edición para potenciar las nubes).
Subexpuse la fotografía para tener mejor detalle en las altas luces y sol, aclarando el mar durante su edición.
History of photography:
To take these pictures, I always have to get up early to capture the sunrise on a cloudy day.
He wanted to capture the sunrise with clouds for added visual impact, so he kept an eye on the weather forecast for clouds.
I arrive in Vilanova i la Geltrú early and prepare the equipment while waiting for it to leave and I took several shots with different parameters in order to ensure that the area near the sun (the highlights) had detail.
Also that you know what one has to do, to achieve these photographs and that you do not find them by chance.
I hope you like it dear friends.
Antoni Gallart.
Technical data:
Camera: Nikon D800
Objective: Nikon 35mm.
Diaphragm: f/8 (To take advantage of the maximum quality of the lens).
Speed: 1/5000 sec. (With the parameters already set, I only had to vary the speed of the shot, to capture and freeze a seagull that flew low in front of me).
ISO: 320 (So you don't have to change it in areas with less light).
Exposure Compensation: -1 Step (To underexpose in highlights)
Tripod: Yes
Filters: Yes (During editing to enhance the clouds).
I underexposed the photograph to have better detail in the highlights and sun, clarifying the sea during editing.
Today's image was taken near to Kenilworth. It is a view looking up the lane toward an empty barn that is part of the Cryfield Grange Farmhouse.
The photo was taken using the App ExposerGL on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Snapseed to edit the picture. I cropped and Straightened the image. I then applied the Tonal Contrast and HDR Scape filter. After this I added the number 5 glamour glow filter to the image. Next I used the app Waterlogue to apply the Vibrant watercolour setting to the picture. Finally I used the app PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset a small dark vignette, the Canvas texture and the Parchment frame.
The image for today was taken this evening at home in my kitchen. The view is my entry for Macro Mondays. The theme for this entry is Stitch. I thought that I would try a variation on the theme today by capturing the label being Un-Stitched on an old pair of jeans. As always today's image was taken and edited on my iPhone 6.
The photo was taken using a Macro Lens attachment and the app 645 Pro on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Snapseed to edit the photo. I Cropped the image and applied the Tonal Contrast filter. I then boosted the Contrast, Saturation, Ambiance and Shadows. I also added a vignette and decreased the Highlights. Next I used the app ShockMyPic to apply an abstract painterly effect to the image. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Clarify preset and a Deep Dark Vignette. I then applied the Stucco texture and the Stacked frame.
Base of Govetts Leap as shot from Govetts Leap lookout. The waterfall is one of the longer single drop falls in the Blue Mountains at 180m drop. This image shows the last ~50m of the fall. The falls were once also named "Bridal Veil Falls", however this caused confusion with another fall in nearby Leura of the same name. Thank you to the members on the "Blue Mountains Waterfalls" Flickr group for clarifying the name of the falls.
Process: Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
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I believe these to be juvenile Wood Ducks. But now I think the photo I posted just before this one is the same pair? Can anyone look at both photos and clarify. I thought perhaps the photo before this one was of a mature pair. The light was definitely better when I shot these two, which happen to be hanging out where the other two have been spotted by me for the past week or so.
The image today was taken early this morning just before I went to work, not far from where I live. It is a view looking towards the rising sun over Prior Deram park.
The photo was taken using the App VividHDR on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Lightroom to straighten the image. I then changed the White balance to warm the image up a little. I then applied the Old Polar and Warm presets. Next I used the app Enlight to apply a lightly customised version of the Artistic Dahlia painting preset along with a little of the clarity setting. Finally I used PhotoToaster apply a little of the Clarify setting and add the Leather frame.
digital art using "Silk" application on iPad with Apple Pencil, then clarifying and embellishing with ProCreate on iPad with Apple Pencil.
Last year’s holiday star was for my friend Harry Urban, and showed my enjoyment of embroidery.
This year’s star shows six sharp “pointy” points. This picture goes with my blog entry about dementia symptom of not connecting cause with effect, and the various strategies now that i have returned from Emergency Room, Life Flight, and emergency removal of very "pointy" thing from my throat.
-- Tru finished 07Dec2021 and blog entry at >> truthfulkindness.com/2021/12/10/pointy-pkg/ .
The other day, I uploaded a rather scruffy Kingfisher waiting on a rock on the muddy foreshore at Cairns. I thought this was the same bird as it was just behind the other shot, but, a close look says it is not. This one is a little more sleek and also very tidy with the orange on its head, making it most probably a Sacred (and in Brisbane, sometimes called Mangrove) Kingfisher. Thanks to Eleanor for her clarifying ID below. I am less than an amateur with birds and to the untrained eye, these blue Kingfishers look similar. When in Townsville I shot one which was a little different again and ID'd as a Forest Kingfisher.
UPDATE: Since I have been wrongfully accused in the comments below of doctoring this image, I want to clarify a few things. The rays you see in the sky are anti-crepuscular rays which occur in the opposite direction of the rising sun. Those rays in combination with the Belt of Venus are responsible for the color and texture in the sky. This is an optical phenomenon that is more often seen in high altitude environments such as this. There were no "Luminar" sunrays added and I would have no problem showing the raw file.
Several of the western states are currently engulfed in wildfires and smoke, with California, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington being the worst affected. Many people and wildlife have been displaced from their communities. Firefighters are working bravely and tirelessly to contain the spread and minimize the devastating impact. Today, we are dedicating this image to all that have been affected by the recent fires. This was the last evening of a smoke-free sky in the PNW.
Please note the proceeds of any prints purchased in September will be donated to the National Fallen FireFighter Foundation and National Forest Services.
I shot this scene as a stitched pano in vertical mode which allowed me to use a longer focal length. If I had used a wide angle lens, the background mountains would look flat and the full moon would be very small. By shooting a pano I now have a 170 MP image to make very large prints.
Image may contain: sky, mountain, tree, outdoor, nature and water
#Macro Mondays
#Hobby
Chess is believed to have originated in India sometime before the 7th century. The game was derived from the Indian game chaturanga. Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered game board with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The game is played by millions of people worldwide.
Chess is one of the most mind bending and intellectually stimulating games available. It has been proven to develop you analytical skills and help to clarify your thinking. Although it is very complex game to play well, it is very easy to begin. Once you learn the basic moves each piece can do and a few other rules you can begin to play. Practicing is where you really learn to become a better player. You can never be to young to learn and many people keep learning past their old age.
I have observed the Australasian Darters for many years but only recently I've came to the conclusion that males feed the young birds much longer than the females.
Just to clarify - the father is on the lower branch...
(Anhinga novaehollandiae)
Finally, my Christmas present arrived! My first true macro shot. :)
To clarify: this is my first 1:1 macro, but I have several close-up pictures using diopters.
Portland Head light is probably the most famous US lighthouse. Informally is known as Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse as it sits at the tip of Cape Elizabeth right at the entry of Casco bay. It is 25 meters tall and its light can be seen from roughly 24 nautical miles away. George Washington himself gave the order to build the lighthouse in 1787 and it's interesting that the directions he gave to the constructors specifically clarified that due to shortage of money they should build it as cheap as possible. The Lighthouse is now part of the Fort Williams Park and it's arguably Portland's most visited landmark.
Thievery Corporation (ft.Gunjan) - Doors Of Perception
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Το Portland Headlight ειναι πιθανοτατα ο πιο διασημος φαρος των ΗΠΑ. Ανεπισημα ειναι γνωστος και ως Φαρος του Ακρωτηριου Elizabeth καθως βρισκεται στην κορυφη αυτου ακριβως στην εισοδο του Κολπου Casco. Εχει υψος 25 μετρα και το φως του ειναι ορατο απο αποσταση 24 ναυτικων μιλιων. Ο ιδιος ο George Washington εδωσε την εντολη για την κατασκευη του φαρου το 1787 και το ενδιαφερον στοιχειο ειναι πως ζητησε απο τους κατασκευαστες να χρησιμοποιησουν οσο φτηνοτερα υλικα μπορουσαν να βρουν λογω ελλειψης χρηματων. Ο φαρος πλεον ανηκει στο πάρκο του Fort Williams και λογικα ειναι το πιο τουριστικο αξιοθεατο του Portland.
Bovey Tracey, Devon, UK. In camera movement image. No post processing, other than cropped and clarified.
#6222 - 2025 Day 12/365: "Many facets" would be a phrase I'd use for much of life actually. When we can see life from multiple perspectives it does not necessarily clarify but it does expand our consciousness.
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
I just love this species so much. They're so fun to watch and so full of spunk and personality. Right now spring is in the air and they are pairing up. Bring on the babies!! (let me clarify: bird babies!)
Check out nature.org (Nature Conservancy) to invest in the private conservation of critical habitats for our wildlife.
Nikon D500 - 300 f/4 prime - 1/1000 - f/6.3 - ISO 400
First, Merton clarified the stages of contemplation: its starting point is finding the true self, its goal is union with God or an awakening to Reality, and its fruit is openness and sharing of compassionate love with others. Merton began his search for God not from outside the self but inside the self. He stated, “Our real journey in life is interior: it is a matter of growth, deepening and of an ever greater surrender to the creative action of love and grace in our hearts.” 158 He claimed that if contemplative life was conceived merely in classical categories such as “a life of withdrawal, tranquility, retirement, silence,” and rigid ascetical disciplines for the monk only, it would be “finished” for his contemporaries. 159 However, if contemplative life developed out of a process of “new self-discovery,” proceeded with real discipline, and was at the same time theologically sound, the contemplative life could be renewed for all people.
-Thomas Merton’s encounter with Buddhism and beyond: his interreligious dialogue, inter-monastic exchanges, and their legacy / Jaechan Anselmo Park, OSB.
DF, Brazil.
This butterfly is currently identified as Pharneuptychia innocentia, but it's part of a species complex - a group of very similar species that are hard to distinguish based on appearance alone. Taxonomic revisions are underway, and new research may clarify its true identity in the near future.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Satyrini
Subtribe: Euptychiina
Genus: Pharneuptychia Forster, 1964
Species: P. innocentia (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
Binomial name: Pharneuptychia innocentia
The relationships between the species need to be further clarified
Hidden almost out of sight, just off the Huron Street bridge in downtown Stratford, Ontario lies the Shakespearean Gardens. This well manicured English garden offers a formal setting with boxwood hedges,stone walkways, benches and gazebo yet comes alive with the brilliant colour of an amazing array of flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees.
The views from the garden are just as impressive with the historic Perth County Courthouse to one side and the gently flowing Avon River on the other side. Stone steps and a pathway along the Avon River lead you underneath the old Huron Street bridge and towards the Shakespeare Festival.
Snow, warm water and sun.
Hand mixture of three exposure and little more.
Edit: Just to clarify. This is not a sunset. It's taken just before noon at 12:18 (24h format).
Leica M6, Summicron 2/50 DR (1962), ADOX CMS 20 II Pro @ ISO 12, Epson V600, Affinity Photo
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I find it curious how one can find traces of dignity in forgotten things.
The door level is actually a mystery that I hurry to clarify. The picture was taken from the inner side of the house. There are some small size pillars that must have been used to support a flooring at the door level. This can be seen on the following picture:
www.flickr.com/photos/jaime_lebre/51034586083/in/datepost...
OK admit it. How many of you found yourself saying the second line of the verse? A little reprieve from pre surgery preparations this afternoon.
Secret Garden Tsawwassen.
Guess I should clarify that I am fine but Kevin is having knee surgery
Part 2 - Time-lapse shooting
To clarify this first. I know what you're thinking. Where tf does the light come from? It is coming from one of many cars that are driving through the Dolomites in the holiday season, even late at night. Of course I took advantage of it and used this frame.
In part 1 I showed you a nice sunset which I took on top of the ridge which you can see far to the left in this picture. 250m elevation gain below, I arrived at Hotel Car just before darkness, had a typical outdoor dinner and a problem. I only brought one T-shirt and a sweater. Both where soaking wet from the humidity and my poor fitness. I thought I can not spend the night outside with just a jacket, so I had the idea, in best manner of MacGyver to open the hood of my car and to dry them on the engine which was still fairly warm.
Of course it didn't work well because I was running out of time. The spot that I scouted beforehand was 1 kilometer away and the Milky way won't wait for me.
Ok, no choice. A jacket and a sleeping bag should do it. I walked to another beautiful ridge that impressed me with spectacular views from east to west. It was clear, the Milky way was up, battling with the unavoidable light pollution and I tried to set up my gear as fast as possible. That means, putting a lens heating on (impossible without when humid), connecting Camranger to remote control the camera. Guys, this is a very good thing if you have to spend many hours in darkness, not knowing if everything is ok with the camera. It also helps to kill time when you can see the results on the fly. Sometimes there is a beautiful meteor right in the frame like it was the case here. (I added some of the nicest of the sequence to this shot.)
Three hours later I couldn't take it anymore. My sleeping back my backpack and most importantly my camera where so wet as if they had taken a shower (Great job Nikon!). Fatigue was overwhelming and I decided that I have enough frames and should get 3hrs of sleep. My journey wasn't over. Ten kilometers away from here, in the heart of the Dolomites I wanted to capture the sunrise. But that's another story...
Ah the White river, I'm so glad I got to paddle this lovely section that runs through the Bibon swamp preserve.
Cocktails-to-Go Day / Social Distancing Day 175, 09/04/2020, Sunnyside, NY
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Canon EOS-1DS
135.0 mm
ƒ/2.0 135.0 mm 1/100 400
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The little bug is coming home with me today! He's been sleeping in my room at the breeder's house for the past 3 nights, and while there have been some growing pains (yaaawn), last night was fantastic; Lux was quiet for a full 5 hours, and I don't want to kill anyone today!
Last part was a joke. This is the internet, important to clarify.
365(2nd) - 1
New year resolution: to clarify my vision and upgrade my PS skills
Yes, I changed the BG of the shot above.
My son. He kinda looks like me, sometimes ;-P
I should start uploading differently, original is much sharper...
I like the outtake below in comments too, but it does not completely express the resolution i.e. it gained a 2nd place. Anyhow, I adore those colours.
Since I couldn't resist, I then combined both to get the result in the 2nd comment and I have a feeling the last one will end up on his FB as the new profile pic ;-)
Day 001
1/1/11
The Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London is seen through a walkway at One New Change.
As one walks through life, it is good to often reflect, with gratitude, on past experiences and lessons learned, which clarifies and brings into focus the right way forward.
Long sight in age
They say eyes clear with age,
As dew clarifies air
To sharpen evenings,
As if time put an edge
Round the last shape of things
To show them there;
The many-levelled trees,
The long soft tides of grass
Wrinkling away the gold
Wind-ridden waves- all these,
They say, come back to focus
As we grow old.
Philip Larkin
okay, i just wanted to add this description that clarifies who i am.
this picture is me.
some people seem to get confused..heh.
My 7 year old grandson is starting to take an interest in wildlife watching.
Bird identification has taken on a few strange twists however. So to clarify these are now blue birds and dunnocks obviously are Duncan's.
Blue Tit - Cyanistes Caeruleus
Golden Acre Park
Many thanks to all those who take the time to comment on my photos. It is truly appreciated.
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