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Created for Mystic Challenges Dark Mystery Challenge May 2022
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∎ Created with Midjourny, further edited with Topaz Photo AI
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“And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done, full of tasks, claims, and demands;
and let us see that we learn to take it without letting fall too much of what it has to bestow upon those who demand of it necessary, serious, and great things.”
Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1892-1910
∎ Source: www.goodreads.com
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Created for Kreative People TT239 challenge.
Entered to Explore Worthy, Challenge 122 - Your 2020 Favorite.
(Winner - 1st pl)
Source images 1 Here and 2 Here with thanks, from abstractartangel77.
Other images, my own. Purchased.
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Created for Kreative People ~ Treat This # 313
Thanks to Catness Grace for starter image.
Background partially created in DDG and modified in Photoshop Beta23 .
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Thank you very much for your comments and faves, regretfully, I am finding it increasingly difficult to reply to your comments, because of my very limited time on the internet, due to constant power interruptions in South Africa. I do read and appreciate every one of them! Thanks again!!
Created for: Surrealart challenge " Shifting "
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Created for The Award Tree Challenge 106 ~ Spring Sprang Sprung ~ : www.flickr.com/groups/awardtree/
A brighter spring color palette.
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created by KHWD
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On Unst, Shetland’s northernmost island, a striking Viking longhouse and ship replica offer a vivid glimpse into Norse life and legacy.
Unst is believed to be the first landfall of Vikings in the North Atlantic, and today it boasts the highest density of rural Viking sites in the world—over 60 longhouse remains have been identified across the island. The Viking Unst Project, centered in Haroldswick, brings this history to life through two captivating reconstructions: a 9th-century longhouse and the Skidbladner, a replica of the famed Gokstad ship.
The longhouse, built using traditional materials and techniques, stands as a tactile interpretation of Norse domestic architecture. Its turf walls, timber frame, and central hearth evoke the communal warmth and practicality of Viking living. Visitors can explore the interior freely, gaining insight into how families cooked, slept, and gathered in these elongated, multifunctional spaces. The reconstruction draws on archaeological findings from three key Unst sites—Hamar, Underhoull, and Belmont—each revealing layers of Norse settlement from around 1025 to 1220.
Just steps away, the Skidbladner rests beside Harold’s Wick, its sleek silhouette echoing the seafaring prowess of Viking explorers. Modeled after the Gokstad ship discovered in Norway, this replica showcases the craftsmanship and navigational ingenuity that enabled Norse expansion across Europe. With its clinker-built hull and graceful curves, the ship is both a tribute to Viking engineering and a symbol of their adventurous spirit.
Together, the longhouse and ship form a compelling open-air museum, accessible year-round and free to explore. They’re not just static displays—they’re immersive storytelling tools, anchoring Unst’s identity in its Norse heritage. Whether you’re tracing the footsteps of settlers or marveling at maritime design, these reconstructions offer a tangible connection to a time when Unst was a frontier of Viking ambition.
Created for the Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces
156th MMM UNDER THE SEA THEME Challenge
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Created for Kreative People, Treat This #297
Thank you to Brillianthues for starter image.
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Created for DUC22#29 ~ QUIRKY~
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The Award Tree Challenge 215.0 ~ WET WORK ~
Background layers created in Midjourney
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Created with Dream Wombo
Happy Friday to all! Thanks for all your views, faves, comments and invitations!
created for TMI CHALLENGE: Those Amazing Animals ... Wild White
And for Sliders Sunday !
A photo by me textured with PhotoFunia
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Created using a small tube light.
Tiny pear is less than 2 inches from bottom to stem on black surface. "Macro Mondays" ~~~~ "#sidelit"
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Created with Stable Diffusion, further edited with Topaz Photo AI 2.1.1 ∎About AI: ai-image-stereotypes | People are still smarter - I hope!
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Created in JixiPix and Photoshop for Award Tree's "Pink and Green" Challenge and for Kreative People's "Spring Impressionism" contest.
Created for ~ Challenge 169.0 ~ Painted Portraits ~ The Award Tree ~
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Created for Trea This # 206 ~ Kreative People
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EXPLORE Worthy, Challenge 102 - Shades of Autumn (2018 Art)
Thanks to Jus tt for fun ~ Mike for starter images.
Created for Mystic Challenge Group ~ Mystic Autumn:
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Wombo Dream using my photo as a source and Flora filter.
Filters: PSE21 and Topaz Studio.
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Created with Mandelbulb 3d, additional editing done with PhotoFiltre Studio using textures by French Kiss & Shadowhouse Creations
Created for "Treat This" challenge No. 20
found in the Kreative People group, on front page
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Starter image from my stock entitled "Grouted Glass Chips" found here:
Created for Treat This 88 in the Kreative People group
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Many thanks to abstractartangel77 for the source image which you can see in the first comment box below or here
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Created for Treat This 281 in the Kreative People Group www.flickr.com/groups/1752359@N21/discuss/72157721915489626/ . (Opening 1 December 2021)
Many thanks to brillianthues for the source image which you can see in the first comment box below or here www.flickr.com/photos/brillianthues/51715371896/
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Created for the "Looking close... on Friday!" topic "Things with teeth" - but outwith the rules for this week!
During the first lockdown, when all public places were closed, and we had nowhere to walk and exercise, we ventured into more wild and inaccessible wooded areas ... where I found some poignant remains of a fox that had died over the winter. I brought the skull home, and here it is. Some teeth have already dropped out, but the few that remain are still firmly in place!
Have a happy weekend, and stay safe!
Macro-Looking Close: Here
Still Life Compositions: Here
Created for The Award Tree ~ Challenge 228.0 ~ Autumn Colours ~
Two people and the lake scene are both from Creative Commons (redrawn). Plus stock photos.
Processed with Wombo/paint/Paint Shop Pro/Filter Forge
Created for the macro group, "Looking close...on Friday!"
This weeks theme is "Bicycle."
How could I refuse?
Thanks for any likes and comments. I appreciate your support!
Created with Dream Wombo
Prompts: Winter woodland,
Style: VFX v2
Input photo taken this morning out of our window after a surprise snowstorm yesterday. I wish my view really looked like this!
All of you in the path of this winter storm, please stay safe!
Created for the new Shock of the New Challenge 58.0 ~ Heart Art~
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Created for Award Tree's "Art Tools and Materials" challenge.
I shot the original photo in an artist's studio in Venice, CA, a few years ago.
Created in Bryce a 3D program - no post manipulation or camera
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Created for "Flight" challenge Digitalmania. Photoshop with peacock feathers from Pixabay. Seems I have Escher on my mind. Saw a wonderful exhibition of his work in Florida a few months ago, and watched a documentary about him last week. This just happened, was not thinking of Escher at all when I did it.