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My award from you is a word or few, not a flashing/dancing/jumping or singing copy/paste item.

Those comments waste my time and will be erased

The use of this photo is allowed only with written authorization of Svante Oldenburg

I spotted this heron perched up high on a tree branch at Cootes Paradise (RBG) either drying off or cooling off as it was a hot day. I found its stance being quite unusual from that of other birds, which simply stretch out their wings, and thought I would place it on a beach as just another "sun worshiper". Herons are known to frequent both fresh and salt open water and marshes and as such it only adds more credence for not being too far fetched an idea. I hope this image doesn't offend due to the devastation currently incurred in the Caribbean Islands and the coast of the United States but rather to be looked at as a humorous note on an otherwise unusual bird stance. The image of the beach is from a 2009 vacation in Cuba.

Published in Living the Photo Artistic Life," Issue No. 93, Nov 2022, Featured Artist, Cover and Pgs. 31-35, issuu.com. Image Sources:Water Background from anton-darius-Qbn7_Nqs8WA-unsplash; House from jean-wimmerlin-eB6D0Wks7jA-unsplash; Carp from PublicDomainPictures on Pixabay; Fish from Petco; Brush from Nucly; Woman from electricsorcere on Deviant Art; Plant from pngwing.com; Fractal from Dieter_G on Pixabay; Fractal from astronomiseme on Deviant Art; Branch from SatyaPrem on Pixabay; Light Beam brush from SS; Bubbles brush from millertimemsu on Deviant Art;

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I figured the scariest Halloween image I could come up with was my own physiognomy. Of course, I did have to give myself a bit of a run through Photoshop Elements and load a bunch of layers and stuff on top of it, and at no time did I have any idea what the final product would look like; and the only reason I quit was because I ran out of time, or who knows what this would have ended up looking like? Anyway, it was fun, and that's all I care about.

Grey Heron

The Model,

Used: Filter Forge, Photoshop

Digital manipulation of a photo of a stack of banquet tables.

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When I'm an Astronaut . . .

First I'll get into my spacesuit.

Then I'll bravely wave good-by.

Next I'll climb into my spacecraft

Built to sail right through the sky!

In command inside the capsule,

I will talk to ground control.

When we've checked out

all the systems,

I'll say, "Let the countdown roll!"

And it's 4-3-2-1 - - blast off - -

With a smile upon my face,

I’ll spin loops around the planets

up, up, up in outer space!

(Poem by Bobbi Katz)

I'm indulging an abstract obsession. Again. :D

The seed image for this was the previous picture in my photostream, "Waterfront Stairway In Winter".

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[Explored]

Superstar,

Used Pixabay, Photoshop, Filter Forge

I sometimes fret about the ravages of time when I look into the mirror. I've found it helps to play with selfies until I can see how things could always be much much worse, . . . complete with budding vestigial pedipalps to help me stuff my face. :D

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... By John Martyn. A favourite of mine. I have to replace the L.P. gets lost or damaged - It brings back memories of college days. He played at Oxford Brookes SU 24 May 1975

Music

Lyrics

A collage of my own photographs and textures created for The Hypothetical Awards’ 5th ANNUAL MUSIC CHALLENGE

Also Kreative People Contest 38 - In the Round

This spruce hen must have been bored, because he danced and played outside of our window for several minutes before flying up into his favorite tree.

Since the world is in such a sad mess at the moment - I thought I'd post this photo to elicit a smile or two from my Flickr friends. We could also take a tip or two from our forest friends, and not live our lives according to the news of the day.

Fantasy work

☞ See the original photo in 1st comment below. • Created with the sadly no longer available (November 2014) Amazing Circles tool of the former dumpr.net.

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Not my best, but ideal to have a bit of fun in Photoshop.

Just could not resist it.

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Norbert

Lovely view

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Flowers catch our attention and take way our breath with their beautiful colors. I posted this image days ago in color - but wondered what it would look like in plain old black and white. Well here it is - posted for the Color My World Daily group - "black and white on Sunday." I rather like this version. 😊

Digital manipulation of a photo to create a vision of life

The Queen of Lathyrus,

used: Filter Forge, Pixabay, Photoshop, > 12 layers

We have a huge flock of White Crowned Warblers draining our feeders every day. Snow is melting rapidly, and huge puddles are full of thirsty, and bathing birds. I expect the warblers to take off any day, and head to the tundra where they will build nests on the ground and lay their eggs. Until then, I am really enjoying the sound of their happy chirps.

Day length today: 17h 12m (May 9, 2022)

5 minutes, 40 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2022)

12 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2021)

2 hours, 36 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2021)

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This spacey abstract started out as a snapshot of a sea star in the waterfront sidewalk window of the Seattle Aquarium.

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