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This slider was used for Smile on Saturday theme: Needles or Spines. Original picture taken through glass was dull and lackluster. Sliders brought out the beauty of this fish. See original:

www.flickr.com/photos/dionepsoc/54112711959/in/album-7217...

Taken at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans (new upload).

"Lionfish have fleshy tentacles above their eyes and below the mouth; fan-like pectoral fins; long, separated dorsal spines; 13 dorsal spines; 10-11 dorsal soft rays; 3 anal spines; and 6-7 anal soft rays."

Lionfish are considered an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean where they have no known predators. Unlike the Pacific Ocean where their enemies are sharks, tiger grouper, eels, cornetfish, and scorpionfish.

They are carnivorous and eat native herbivore fish which in turn leads to algae on coral reefs growing unabated.

"Their venomous spines can deliver a painful sting that can last for days. The sting can cause sweating, respiratory distress, and even paralysis."

Moral of the story: Don't mess with a Lionfish!

But Happy Smile on Saturday!

Theme: Needles or Spines

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Malachite Butterfly from our Zoo,

Own photo/ Photoshop/Filter Forge

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As she ages

I watch i know

From a tiny child all those years ago

She will be who she wants to be

And at some point

All she will have is a memory of me.

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AI/DIGITALMANIPULATION.

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Girl in red light,

used: Photoshop, Filter Forge, Pixabay

Digital manipulation of a photograph of a stone pillar.

De antemano, gracias por tu apoyo/ In advance, thanks for your support

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Temba Safari Lodge- Marken - Limpopo - Southafrica

Photo Art Composite

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Another job site study shattered, scattered, and rippled into the realm of abstraction. This one with a touch of tarp, weathered wood, and Caterpillar for color.

Digital art produced from a photograph of an eye.

Dragonfly fantasy,

used Filter Forge, Photoshop

I have been finding solace lately in going into my bedroom, locking the door, strategically opening the blinds enough to let light in but not enough to flash the many dog walkers that pass by, and shooting a self portrait. The blank white wall used to be my enemy as I always wondered how I would make it different enough from portrait to portrait and how I could distract from it. But lately, when I feel like I'm doing the same thing over and over, oddly enough I find myself back here, brainstorming, hair flipping, using my 10-second-click-and-dash timer, and just enjoying the solitude of 30 minutes with my camera. Life is so good, and moments like these truly let me breathe it all in.

You can see the winners of my last contest for inspiration here + there is info on how to enter the next contest.

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Fruit for you! Please,

used: Pixabay - Photoshop - Filter Forge

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www.flickr.com/photos/soes_nature_and_art/

2020

More artwork at: www.permiandesigns.com/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/permiandesigns/

Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/permiandesigns.bsky.social

NOTE: All works featured here are completely original creations. None are made with the assistance of any form of AI technology in any fashion whatsoever.

I like to dedicate this photo to my beautiful wife Merrin!

Without her in my world you probably would not see half of the photos I share with you.

She is a keen traveller and the kindest person I have ever come across.

Thank you Merrin and Happy birthday.

Thanks for looking

Norbert

☞ See the original photo in 1st comment below. • Created with the Amazing Circles tool of dumpr.net.

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West USA

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~~My own photo Digitally Manipulated and painted.

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°°°°°°°°°° Enjoy better this photo viewing it in large size clicking the letter L

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Uploaded February 2, 2018

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Hopefully the wind behaves...

Cegled, Hungary 2005

Aside from the fact that this foto is digital manipulated, this house was surely creapy for real. Very weathered and there were actually people living in it.

The sad twins,

used: Filter Forge, Pixabay, Photoshop

Just a rippled abstract of the scattered pile of tools on my kitchen counter top.

WEST USA

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