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We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.
~ Mao Tse-Tung
So, once again, I dip a little toe into the deep waters of the Flickr group (We’re Here) daily theme image creation. Today’s theme seemed a simple one although given recent activities South of the border, the temptation was there to get political. I resisted, plunked a styrofoam head on the table and steeled my nerve, then grabbed a small knife and thrust it into an unsuspecting banana. It did not end well for the banana (but it was a tasty one, although I did entertain a brief Hannibal Lector moment). A depiction of banana violence and a complete lack of a conscience. - JW
Date Taken: 2021-01-07
Tech Details:
Taken using a hand-held Nikon D800 fitted with an AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm 1:4.0 lense set to 50mm, ISO100, Daylight WB, Spot metering, Aperture Priority mode, f/13.0, 1/3 sec with an EV+1.00 exposure bias. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: set final image size to be 9000px wide, brighten the image overall by setting exposure compensation to EV+0.35, set colour balance to 5200K to reduce a bit of a blue cast on the foam head, enable Tone Mapping at the default levels, boost black level to get a good dark background, use the Shadows/Highlights tool to tame the highlights on the head and also brighten the shadows a bit, apply sharpening (edges only), save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: use the tone curve to darken he top 20% of the curve and retain detail in the head highlight areas, while holding the remainder at default levels, use the colour balance tool to remove a slight residual green colour cast, duplicate the image to a new layer n top and then add a mask and paint in the banana (using white/opaque paint) on the mask, use the Hue/Saturation/Brightness tool on the yellow channel only to brighten the banana and also boost its saturation, create new working layer from the visible result, make small increase to the overall contrast, slightly desaturate the cyan channel and further reduce the colour cast in the head, sharpen slightly, save, scale to 6000px wide, sharpen slightly, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3000 px wide for posting online, sharpen very slightly, save.
Another SP, this time i guess this one shows more about my personality, as the contryside is where i want to be! Anyway maybe i should have smiled, i look far to serious haha. Don't worry i am not usually like this, well i hope am not anyway.
With all my ❤️ I thank you for your ⭐ or 💬 or just for 👀 it.
A 📷 taken by me + Camera Raw
THIS PHOTO IS NOT AI 📀
You can look at the Exif data on your right ➡️ (on PC) or below the comments 👇.
A solitary figure stands at the edge of the sea, holding a rainbow umbrella as waves roll endlessly toward the shore.
The contrast between the soft, muted tones of the sky and the vibrant colors of the umbrella turns a simple moment into a quiet statement of hope, resilience, and calm before the storm.
Sometimes, all it takes is a touch of color to face the vastness.
A shoot from the club with the most excellent Graham Currey.
Strobist Info; Shot with a single canon flash just above eye level directly in front of the model.
I did contemplate going all rockers bit of fluff by wearing his leatherjacket but it just didn't feel right and its way to big. didn't know he was such a lump of a man.
Contemplating the Dunes. Death Valley National Park, California. April 2, 2015. © Copyright 2015 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Walkers contemplate evening light on sand dunes
The wind had been strong enough the night before that as I lay in my fairly hardcore mountain tent (fully staked out!) I could hear nearby campers pounding in their stakes, rescuing gear than had gone flying, or giving up and sleeping in their cars. The wind continued on into the morning, and as I drove away to a place that I thought might be more sheltered I passed through big blowing clouds of dust and sand. As I returned in the middle of the afternoon there was still a lot of dust in the air and the wind was still blowing, thought its force was diminishing. I went to my camp for a quick visit and the winds continued to die down. By the point when it was time for me to head out for evening photography things had calmed down considerably and I decided to visit dunes.
The large nearby dune fields were in almost pristine condition on this evening, since the wind had kept a lot of people off the dunes and obliterated many of the tracks that folks had left earlier. I selected a part of the dunes where I saw no other people and headed out. The sand was largely undisturbed and I was able to photograph the patterns created by the wind with few signs of human visits. As I worked I looked off into the distance toward the highest dunes where a few people were not returning and walking toward the highest hills. From my position the foreground was a landscape of layered and angled slopes of sand, and in the distance a few people seemed to pause and enjoy the quiet evening among the dunes.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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.... ( What I'm really doing when gazing on all those distant solar systems peeking through the Aurora's curtains)
All these stars, being within our own little galaxy and thus holding distances generally within a few million light years, don't really encompass spaces akin to eternity, but ... from our little butterfly's temporal perspective, they might as well ...
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Candid iPhone shot. I think what he was contemplating was what kind of specialty coffee to order - this was shot at a Tim Horton's.
Day 7
Shot from a tuk tuk. I was a little shocked to see all the fish just lying out there in the shacks on the street.
14-150mm 4-5.6 II, om-5
She is a little unsure, awesome as they are, that these wings crafted by the amazing Maudib05 are actually capable of flight.
that's a 1000 yard stare if ever i saw one!
check out the other photos i shot this morning
if you think you can brave the cold on wednessday night (1st dec) why come to are along for some mold wine at mu open house private view more details here.