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Learning more macro in my photography.
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FAMILIAR little finch, a delightful little bird of wayside habitats. In Summer the male as above is colourful and distinctive. Seen at the Reastharrow Scrape lead in path, at Sandwich Bay Kent.
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THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, Keep safe and well,enjoy the weekend my friends, God bless you........ Tomx
The little rare Primerose, 5 cm high, growing in the wet field in May, brighten up the ground.
I will be away for two days. Coming back Friday 26 may.
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Have a nice week.
... of a small tortoiseshell / Kleiner Fuchs (Aglais uricae)
on a white Eastern coneflower / Purpur-Sonnenhut (Echinacea purpurea) in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
captured with Dahlia 'Moonfire' bokeh for a Peaceful Bokeh Wednesday!
of Dotted Loosestrife / Punktierte Gilbweiderich (Lysimachia punctata) shining in Botanical Garden, Frankfurt
for a HMBT !
If you like to see more pictures from this 'city paradise', take a look at my Botanical Garden Album.
Sea Anemones and Crabs were my Companions on a Delightful visit to the Tide Pools at Corona Del Mar, California.
As excited children scurried from one pool to another shrieking at the sight of colorful sea life, this old guy was practically on hands and knees scrambling back to safety from the advancing tide. Do it while you can... Life is Good : )
(Nikon Z6, 14-30/4.0, 8 sec @ f4, ISO 200, edited to taste)
The most lovely roses I have ever bought from the grocery store. They have lasted well over a week too.
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Rasiglia is a delightful village crisscrossed by numerous small streams coming from the source of the Menotre creek, in the heart of the Umbria region.
A feast for the eyes of those who live there, tourists and photographers who come here to enjoy this spectacle created by nature and the intelligence of men many years ago.
Il villaggio delle sorgenti
Rasiglia è un delizioso villaggio attraversato da numerosi piccoli ruscelli, nel cuore della regione Umbria. Derivano dalle sorgenti del torrente Menotre, che una volta alimentavano mulini e macchinari per fare i tessuti.
Ora sono una festa per gli occhi degli abitanti, turisti e dei fotografi che arrivano qui per godere di questo spettacolo creato da natura e uomini.
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11 days later, the sun is finally out and the sky is blue, most importantly, the birds are happy!
Yup, Houston, nice try, but we don't have a problem!!! 😝😜😛
When clearing out my mom's house after she moved to a care facility, I found this lovely pill box on her nightstand. It was broken, but nothing a little glue couldn't fix. Not sure how long she had it, or where it came from. I cannot ask her, as a thief named Alzheimer stole all her memories. I decided of all her things, that was what I wanted to keep as my treasure.
Als wir das Haus meiner Mutter ausräumten nachdem sie in eine Pflegeeinrichtung gezogen war, fand ich diese schöne Pillendose auf ihrem Nachttisch. Sie war zerbrochen, aber nichts, was ein wenig Kleber nicht reparieren konnte. Ich bin nicht sicher, wie lange sie diese Dose hatte oder woher sie kam. Ich kann sie nicht fragen, da ein Dieb namens Alzheimer all ihre Erinnerungen gestohlen hat. Von all ihren Sachen, diese Pillendose war was ich als meinen Schatz zur Erinnerung behalten wollte.
of stone, wood and withering combination of the garden plantation!
This is classed and known to be one of the main great features of the garden.
I was very grateful that this wonderful framed constructure was near towards the house. Where it would get some shade from any strong contrasting sunlight above. That gave me, the best composition for framing and getting a great depth of view into this shot!
This is my favourite one for that day and I am very well pleased of the way it turned out.
Even though many photographers, as a rule, would rather have a person in the shot, even walking up or down to give the composition of framing.
But not for me this time, as I wanted to capture the beauty of the construction of this.
Also, if you zoom into the last frame, I managed to capture a couple walking on by!
So, it's easy to see why and can visualise, this gets used for the Wedding occasions they do from the house!
Especially when in Spring or Summer time, with full blooming out of flowers that surrounds all over it.
Which would make this the perfect setting and framing for any bride and groom shots.
This now raps up the end of this series, from Winterbourne House and Gardens, for this visit.
So, many thanks for your delightful comments and compliments from you here, my good flickr friends !!!
DELIGHTFUL and often confiding little bird with a proportionately very long tail and seemingly an almost spherical body. The long-tailed Tit is often seen in rather animated flocks; it moves in a rather jerky fashion and has acrobatic feeding habits, which is so entertaining to watch, one of my favorite birds, captured through the kitchen window on a very wet day, hence the 1/30 shutter speed on a I.S.O of 1250.
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"GODs BEAUTY is SIMPLY AMAZING !"
Delightfully busy little characters, that are constantly on the move.
I watched this one as it was collecting & caching Hazelnuts, in some parkland in Norway.
Sept 2021.
Beaumontia grandiflora,
growing adjacent to one of the entrances of Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in Brisbane. Unfortunately, what I had hoped would be an afternoon of photography, was cut short by rain.
Delightfully goofy, sometimes naughty, ninja stealthy and faster than a speeding bunny! In Grand Forks, ND.
A New Holland honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae, feeding on a Grevillea "Superb" inflorescence.
I am a relatively inexperienced bird photographer and am still getting used to the optics of a telephoto lens compared to a macro lens that I am much more used to. The photo was taken quite late in the afternoon and shot at 4000 ISO and f/7.1. I like the softness of the image.
Thank you for visiting. I appreciate the kind comments and faves very much.
«Prendete un tempio greco, incorporatelo per intero in un edificio cristiano, al quale Successivamente si aggiungono le modifiche e la ricostruzione dell'edificio per il culto cristiano adoperate dai normanna, tra le altre, la facciata abbattuta dal grande terremoto del 1693. Senza scoraggiarvi vi rimettete all'opera e, cambiando completamente direzione, sostituite la vecchia facciata con una deliziosa composizione barocca all'incirca del 1728‑54. E il tutto, deteriorato com'è, continua a vivere e a sorridere, diffondendo nel mondo la sua immagine come se fosse stato ideato da un Leonardo o da un Michelangelo"»
(Lawrence Durrell parla della Cattedrale di Siracusa)
La cattedrale della Natività di Maria Santissima sorge sulla parte elevata dell'isola di Ortigia, incorporando quello che fu il principale tempio sacro in stile dorico della polis di Syrakousai, dedicato ad Atena (Minerva) e convertito in chiesa con l'avvento del cristianesimo.
Considerata la chiesa più importante della città di Siracusa, è entrata a far parte dei beni protetti dall'UNESCO in quanto patrimonio dell'umanità. Il suo stile è all'esterno principalmente barocco e rococò, mentre al suo interno alterna parti risalenti all'epoca siceliota, poiché appartenenti al tempio greco e parti risalenti all'epoca medievale, costruite dai Normanni e così lasciate fino ai giorni attuali. La sua struttura interna è composta in diverse navate e cappelle, le quali hanno uno stile classico e decorato, tipico del barocco anch'esso.
Di grande significato religioso, custodisce statue, reliquie e spoglie di santi, martiri e nobili siracusani. I suoi arredi hanno visto il susseguirsi di artisti provenienti da più parti d'Italia e dall'estero. Da sempre simbolo della religiosità siracusana, la cattedrale attraversò le varie fasi storiche e culturali della città.
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"Take a Greek temple, incorporate it entirely in a Christian building, to which are subsequently added the modifications and reconstruction of the building for Christian worship used by the Normans, among others, the facade demolished by the great earthquake of 1693. Without discouraging you you get back to work and, changing completely direction, replace the old facade with a delightful baroque composition from around 1728-54. And everything, deteriorated as it is, continues to live and smile, spreading its image throughout the world as if it had been designed by a Leonardo or a Michelangelo "»
(Lawrence Durrell speaks of the Cathedral of Syracuse)
The Cathedral of the Nativity of Maria Santissima rises on the elevated part of the island of Ortigia, incorporating what was the main Doric style sacred temple of the polis of Syrakousai, dedicated to Athena (Minerva) and converted into a church with the advent of Christianity.
Considered the most important church in the city of Syracuse, it has become part of the assets protected by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Its style is mainly baroque and rococo on the outside, while inside it alternates parts dating back to the Siceliot era, since they belong to the Greek temple and parts dating back to the medieval era, built by the Normans and thus left to the present day. Its internal structure is composed of several naves and chapels, which have a classic and decorated style, typical of the Baroque too.
Of great religious significance, it houses statues, relics and remains of saints, martyrs and noblemen from Syracuse. Its furnishings have seen the succession of artists from many parts of Italy and from abroad. Always a symbol of Syracusan religiosity, the cathedral went through the various historical and cultural phases of the city.
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The great crested grebe is a delightfully elegant waterbird with ornate head plumes which led to its being hunted for its feathers, almost leading to its extermination from the UK. They dive to feed and also to escape, preferring this to flying. On land they are clumsy because their feet are placed so far back on their bodies. They have an elaborate courtship display in which they rise out of the water and shake their heads. Very young grebes often ride on their parents' backs. What they eat: Mainly fish (Courtesy RSPB).
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The shifting sand dunes in Death Valley, California shortly after dawn.
Hope you all have a delightful Weekend and new month!
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