Buffalo at a waterhole at night

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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A boat at Llandanwg Marina.

Little orange butterfly - probably a Lycaena ottomanus, but I am not sure.

Bulgaria, Varna. 43.239961, 27.874091

Fujifilm X-S1 + close-up lens (+2)

new skin

earrings - Nar Mattaru - SGE Piercings for Swallow Gauged Ears / Zenith

ear tattoo - Speakeasy - No Sleep

face tattoo - Post Mortem - Chaos

Even a clover flower would do.

Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.

Took a B&W then cropped close up and colored her eye and lips.

I think it turned out lovely even though the photo is small

A Belated Happy Birthday to 7DWF. Sorry I missed yesterday - sometimes Life gets in the way of Photography! Congratulations and keep up the good work. Love your Group.

Frauenschuh - Lady's Slipper

I am away for few days, see you in the middle of the month!

Miyama-gamazumi (Viburnum wrightii) is a flowering shrub that is found in mountainous areas as compared to Gamazumi (Viburnum dilatatum) that is found in lowlands.

Gamazumi is native to East Asia, but found in other parts of the world as an ornamental plant. Guelder rose (Viburnum opulus), which is a close relative of Gamazumi, is native to Europe, Central Asia and North Africa. It is called "Калинка" in Russia, which is also the name of a song that was used for the BGM of Tetris.

English name of Gamazumi is Linden arrowweed, but Miyama Gamazumi does not have an English name.

Fête des Lumières 2018. Place Bellecour. Lyon.

A close up of a water lily on llyn tan pant near llyn padarn in Llanberis.

A beautiful Zebra in Windsor Safari on Wednesday. Had a lovely day with my son and grandkids in spite of the chilly wet weather.

shape - my own

mesh head - Lelutka - Zora 3.1

skin - LeLAPEAU - Lum / Sienna *new at the Skin Fair Event

eyeshadow - KillJoy - New Wave Shadows *new at the Skin Fair

ears - Swallow - Pixie Gauged Ears *new at the Skin Fair

earrings - RichB - Demon Earrings *new at the Warehouse Event

hair - Doux - Taiane

tattoo - House of Pain - Dragon Tale *new at the Tokyo Zero Event

pose - StudiOneiro - Pearl *group gift

Close up of this flower which is only 4cm across

Credits Here : clefdesolsite.wordpress.com/2016/11/12/close-up/

Close up to entrance @

Dinorwic Quarry.

Jewelry - Metarose Set by Rise Design [rD]

Eyeshadow - Lelutka Friday Night HD Appliers by ~Shiny Stuffs~

Lipstick - Annia Creme lipstick by Unholy&JTM

Another image taken last week during another birding session at Hunter Wetlands Center (Shortland, NSW; Australia) with long time friend and fellow flickr tog Joe Micallef.

Hope you like it!

Thanks always for any comments, views or favorites for any of my images - appreciated!

Have a terrific day and weekend everyone.

A close up of the fungi in my previous photo, taken on my recent walk north from Lane End

Close-up Grey Squirrel in a tree at the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin

Close up shot of the fountain at Hofplein in colors. Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The cd was left in the car and didn't survive that.

HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday

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Saturday Self Challenge - Fill the frame

A close up of one of the trees at Waddesdon Manor, taken when I visited the Christmas Market there this week

Shot wide-open. This is a close-up, though somewhat cropped.

In onze tuin staat een afgezaagde amerikaanse eik. Elk jaar loopt ie toch weer uit met grote kleurrijke bladeren. Dit is een close-up van een van die bladeren.

In our garden stands a cut-down American oak. Every year, it sprouts new leaves with large, colorful foliage. This is a close-up of one of those leaves.

Thanks for taking time to fave, comment and look at my work. I really appreciate.

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Rose flowers, shot wide-open; hand-held.

This is a close-up photo of ice in a shallow channel of the river.

Mitakon Speedmaster at F0.95, hand-held.

Ares

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