Rainbow-flower,

Own photo used Filter Forge, Photoshop

I had a Dream,

used: Pixabay 67e54395dbe4160ba54a5c8fba08f82f, Photoshop, Filter Forge

Enjoying the peaceful bliss of a solitary moment on Lake Loon

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For those of my critics who complain that I'm just phoning it in. Sure, the computer does all of the heavy number-crunching but I'm the one who has to do all of the heavy labor involved in pushing all of the right buttons! :D

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A composite of two images

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Yet another rippled image from a photo of the giant glass canopy over Pike street at the 7th Avenue entrance to the convention center.

Red Crossbill

Hello Lovebird,

used: Photoshop, Studio Artist

CN Tower, Toronto, Canada

This is a digitally enhanced photo of a colorful fall scene of a tree with bright orange leaves and a pumpkin in front of a background of houses and trees.

Original photo by Abbie Shores. Used with permission.

Tree and pumpkin are from Pixabay.

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Arrangement,

used: Filter Forge, Photoshop

For Thi Huê

A combination of 3 images taken on the same day... horse...fence...tree. The fence was used to create a higher elevation for the foreground (horse) by placing it half way up the frozen tree canopy. The camera settings shown are of the tree.

I can't believe that this old bus is still on the road. It reminded me of the days of hippie's and flower children.

This photo was taken in downtown Glennallen, Alaska

Explored; Highest position: 372 on Monday, July 3, 2023

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Twelve degrees below zero this morning, and it will be even colder tonight. My heart goes out to all of the critters that share my beautiful boreal forest. This big kitty-cat is lucky to have such big feet - it's what keeps him walking on top of the snow.

Oops! I meant to upload this on April 20th but I'm chronically late here, at the Gallery of Sloth! !D

press 'L' to embiggen in the dark.

no, it's not like that, but i'm in a tearing-down mood. the colors are SOOC.

with apologies to master rita vita finzi.

at kosmopolis center on kifisias avenue in marousi, athens, greece, geotagged.

On exhibit some years back at the RBG (Royal Botanical Gardens), I'm still thankful of the piece of glass between us... one of the deadliest East African snakes. Slight manipulation and cropping.

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Dirk Van Saene

Artistic rendition with Filter Forge 12 of my photo taken with a Google Pixel 8a.

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The rainy season has begun in Alaska, as our state begins its transition from summer to autumn. Here and there the last of the fireweed blossoms cling to their stalks in a desperate move to stay alive just one more day before succumbing to their inevitable fate. All too soon our boreal forest will be devoid of color, and we will once again find ourselves locked in a monochromatic world until next spring.

As of today, it has been exactly 74 days since our last significant snowfall. This has been one of the shortest summers I have experienced in this part of Alaska.

Photo posted for Sliders Sunday - Processed to the MAX! HSS!

I am flying

Doc and I stood watching a busy beaver prepare for winter, as he swam between his lodge and the trees that lined his pond. In this photo you can see his wake in the water, and his head between the trees on the left.

I thought that this delightful poem by Del Ray told the story of beaver life in Alaska perfectly . . .

There’s a trail no one walks in the forest

that’s lined with a quilt of leaves,

webbed feet of the largest rodent*

scamper as fallen trees grieve.

Trees wilt with the sound of gnawing,

as wolves in the distance, howl,

and moose clamber over rocks fallen,

while wildcats stalk prey as they growl.

The beavers are content with their chewing,

they gather and chew chew chew,

not like old steam engines of trains

that chug through the valleys of dew.

They chew through the aspen and birch,

those beavers take down the sweet maple;

they gather the twigs and the branches,

that’s fodder on their muddy table.

And quietly in their spiky lodge,

their kits, as cute as they are,

they plan their dam of destruction

under the shiny north star,

reminding the race of humans,

we’re not the only ones chopping down trees,

they weren’t just meant to be hats,

like us they have families and needs.

So beavers keep growing and gnawing

through the winter as snowflakes fall,

yet seeds of change will soon sprout

in the spring, when song birds call.

Poem by Del Ray

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An ode to Karl Blossfeldt