Natural white coral pedestal container decorated with starfish seashells, scented plumeria candles, and natural looking silk floral stems. This is a simple arrangement I made, and just wanted to emphasize the three elements "Man, Earth, and Heaven".

While traveling to the Stokksnes peninsula located in Southern Iceland, we came upon this impressive mountain emphasized by steep slopes and a widest spectrum of natural colors.

Thank for your comments.

Gemma

The horizon is the line that emphasizes the infinite ...

Consonance in photography refers to the repetition or similarity of visual elements within a photograph, such as color, shape, texture, or pattern. This repetition creates a sense of harmony and unity within the image, drawing the viewer's eye and creating a cohesive visual experience. Consonance can be used to create a sense of rhythm or movement within an image, and can also be used to emphasize certain elements or themes within a photograph.

Some time ago, when I was on the road in the Swabian Alb looking for photo motifs, I noticed the wind turbines and the atmosphere. Just at the moment I was taking pictures, several of the wind turbines were in sync.

Konsonanz in der Fotografie bezieht sich auf die Harmonie und Übereinstimmung von Elementen innerhalb eines Bildes. Dies kann durch die Verwendung von ähnlichen Farben, Formen oder Texturen erreicht werden, die die Aufmerksamkeit des Betrachters auf das Wesentliche des Bildes lenken und es visuell ansprechend machen. Konsonanz kann auch durch die Verwendung von Regelmäßigkeit und Symmetrie erreicht werden, die eine ruhige und ausgeglichene Atmosphäre schaffen. Als ich vor einiger Zeit auf der schwäbischen Alb unterwegs war um nach Fotomotiven zu suchen, fielen mir die Windräder und die Stimmung auf. Just in dem Moment, als ich fotografierte waren mehrere der Windräder synchron.

Autumn in Kyoto, Japan

Another version of this image was posted earlier where the women and their kimonos are emphasized against a muted background.

Thanks for viewing.

I must have looked ridiculous, lying flat on my belly to get the shot. Thankfully, there weren't many people about to have a laugh.

I cropped some repetitive sky and bridge off to emphasize the lines.

This was given the panoramic slice to emphasize the power of the horizontal planes in this photograph. There is a stronger sense of the clouds coming at you in this version than the earlier non-panoramic version.

Basilica San Vitale is one of the monuments of Ravenna and an important example of Byzantine art in Western Europe.

Construction on the church began in AD 527 and was completed in AD 548 during the reign of Emperor Justinian. The building is known for the best preserved Byzantine mosaics outside of Constantinople. The founder of the mosaics was probably the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great, who wanted to emphasize the power of the state by building a temple.

The church, unlike a typical basilica, was erected on an octagonal plan with niches.

Church of St. Witalis is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Bazylika św. Witalisa (Basilica San Vitale) jest jednym z zabytków Rawenny i ważnym przykładem sztuki bizantyjskiej w Europie zachodniej.

Budowę kościoła rozpoczęto w roku 527 i ukończono w roku 548, za panowania cesarza Justyniana. Budowla jest znana z najlepiej zachowanych poza Konstantynopolem bizantyjskich mozaik. Fundatorem mozaik był prawdopodobnie cesarz bizantyjski Justynian Wielki, który poprzez budowę świątyni chciał podkreślić potęgę państwa.

Kościół, w przeciwieństwie do typowej bazyliki, został wzniesiony na planie ośmioboku z niszami.

Bazylika św. Witalisa znajduje się na liście Światowego Dziedzictwa UNESCO.

© 2007 All rights reserved Patiblue

It's been such a long time since we've had a genuine pea soup fog around here and on Sunday we were blanketed all day. I was finally persuaded to get my camera out of the bag after almost a year and it was the thick fog that did it.

I know many people like cemeteries for different reasons. I like them because they demonstrate an important and inevitable aspect of the life cycle. It's also because reading the inscriptions makes me wonder about what made up the life of the one who has shuffled off this mortal coil.

Graveyards are generally peaceful places and deliberately designed to be so. The fog seemed to emphasize that peace as well as a kind of timelessness, so there, in the quiet, I couldn't help but think while the people buried there may have finished with this life they are certainly busy in their next one--another part of the cycle.

Thus, the great hope: life goes on.

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Meanwhile, it has started to drizzle and the desolation and gloom of the western coast of the island are emphasized by this.

The devastation of the sea since the island was returned to nature becomes clear here.

The sea has mercilessly struck back here and recaptured what humanity has taken from it.

The large chunk in the foreground is not a piece of rock, but a large piece of the bottom of the salt marsh that has been torn off the sand by the fiercing waves.

Along the line of the surf during high tide there are also pieces of the former salt marsh, but these are further crunched at high tide and stronger wind. On the side of the piece in the foreground you can clearly see the remnants of the root systems of the former vegetation....

some re-interpretation to emphasize the rocks and sky

It is the presence of milky fog that allows me to control the scenography here and emphasize the depth of the scene.

For a separate the foreground and theatrical backdrop as much as possible.

With a closed aperture, which is necessary here, this can be done with only a few tricks.

For example, in cinema we used pyrotechnics - the effect of smoke and spotlights.

in general, I am satisfied with the result of the picture, given that it is from a boat that rocks and floats with the current, and the stream moves along the bridge. A kaleidoscope in one word, changing rhythms every second..

- just have time to compose your composition !

.. but if you look at the bw album?

www.flickr.com/photos/zoombablog/albums/72177720297782769

Fomapan 100 film

Epson V600 scanned

A more closer look of "Pattern" (see first comment box). The texture reminds me of stone, so I did some processing to emphasize that.

The paper I used is 'glassine', which is great photogenic paper because of its translucency.

«Prendere possesso dello spazio è il primo atto di ogni cosa viva, uomini e animali, piante e nuvole, una manifestazione elementare di equilibrio e continuità. L'occupazione dello spazio è la prima prova dell'esistenza».

(Le Corbusier - sottolineando il rapporto tra architettura, scultura e pittura)

L'attualità di questo pensiero ben si addice alle opere realizzate, dall'artista spagnola Mariangeles Guil Làzaro, nel piazzale antistante il Tribunale di Gela. L'ambiente influenza l'opera come dimostra il gioco di luci che ripropone la cultura mediterranea dandoci l'idea di palme e giochi d'artificio tipici delle feste patronali.

L'opera di Guil è realizzata con materiali ferrosi, il ferro è zincato. Enormi e alte lastre di ferro colorato con diverse tonalità: dal verde all'arancio al giallo; dal blu, al verde al rosso. Enormi raggi colorati, un ventaglio di colori che svettano verso l'alto, verso il cielo, quasi a voler rappresentare un atto liberatorio: di pace, serenità e speranza. La stessa artista che parla di fuochi di luce, una luce realizzata con l'uso del colore che dà vita e vitalità all'opera. Le opere di Guil rompono la monotonia, il silenzio di uno spazio che viene vissuto, principalmente, all'interno. Il colore dà vita a questo spazio.

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«Taking possession of space is the first act of every living thing, men and animals, plants and clouds, an elementary manifestation of balance and continuity. The occupation of space is the first proof of existence ».

(Le Corbusier - emphasizing the relationship between architecture, sculpture and painting)

The relevance of this thought is well added to works of art, by the Spanish artist Mariangeles Guil Làzaro, in the square in front of the Court of Gela. The environment influences the work as evidenced by the play of lights that re-proposes the Mediterranean culture giving us the idea of ??palm trees and fireworks typical of patronal feasts.

Guil's work is made of ferrous materials, iron is galvanized. Huge and tall colored iron plates with different shades: from green to orange to yellow; from blue, to green to red. Huge colored rays, a range of colors that rise upwards, towards the sky, as if to represent a liberating act: of peace, serenity and hope. The same artist who speaks of fires of light, a light created with the use of color that gives life and vitality to the work. Guil's works break the monotony, the silence of a space that is mainly lived inside. Color gives life to this space.

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Schokland the former island reclaimed from much of the former "Zuiderzee" lies like a fish on dry land in the middle of the Northeast Polder, and is seen worldwide as the symbol of the Dutch struggle against the water and is included in the World Heritage List of the Unesco.

The island is fringed with a planted row of trees that emphasize the former contours of the island.

The island consists of peat soil and now the island is no longer enclosed by the seawater, this peat soil is increasingly sinking in and becomes part of the sea clay of the Northeast Polder.

The island has a tragic history as the ferocious former Zuiderzee swept away pieces of coastline further and further, bit by bit.

The seawall consisted of a single basalt piece of dike here and there, while the vast majority was formed by a wooden stockade.

The very poor population lives mainly from fishing, but there were also a small numbers of farms.

The situation got very bad when the pile worm made its appearance in the Zuiderzee, when it was taken by the East Indies sailing ships of the United East India Company.This worm practically ate away the wooden pilings around the island.

The situation became untenable, and when the island was inundated by a violent storm and storm surge in 1825, there were calls to evacuate the island.

However, it was not untill 1859 that King William III declared the order to evacuate the island by now being able to ensure safety was impossible and the povery of the population was dire.

Until the closure and reclamation, Schokland remained untill 1942 in existence with a few more employees and their families of the Department of Public Works including a harbor master and a lighthouse keeper.

We are standing here at the former harbor that was reconstructed until recently and look across the old path toward the harborlight, where there is the old lightkeeper's house and the small building where on the roof the foghorn was mounted.

This harbor was an important point of orientation for the busy shipping traffic to the route to the mouth of the river "IJssel" and the very important town of "Kampen".

During stormy weather the harbor was a port of refuge for the ships that sometimes remained at the quays for days........

The low storm clouds of a South Dakota thunderstorm during sunset. Taken from on top of a small hill - which emphasizes the closeness of the clouds.

I hope you like it.

Because of some comments, I want to emphasize that this is not a wild snake. It is taken in Oslo Reptile Park in 2013.

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to view, comment, and fave my photo.

With setting sun and cloud shadows emphasizing the “black” in Black Canyon, a Canadian National potash train rumbles along the Thompson River west of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on the afternoon of September 24, 2015. Five locomotives power the eastbound train that is about to cross the Thompson on a truss bridge and dive directly into a curved tunnel in the heart of this rugged canyon.

While I was working with the holly berries I noticed that the theme for Crazy Tuesdays was "Red" and that got me thinking of a shot that really emphasized the red color of the berries. I tried a few different things but with each series of shots I moved further down the rabbit hole in my study of making larger and larger focus stacks. This grouping of berries measures about 1.75 in. wide X 1.5 in. tall, but has about 1 in. of depth and the leaf is on the diagonal making for a tricky focus stack. I tried a few different techniques but finally decided to bite the bullet and try something I've been thinking about. Instead of marking the front and back focus on the lens and then turning the focus ring a bit for each exposure I would take shots wherever I wanted fine detail in the final image. The technique involved shooting every detail and edge for each berry and leaf and led to way more individual shots (31 in total). I was surprised that it worked out pretty well with fewer areas to fix in post. This shot is the result after aligning, stacking and processing in Photoshop.

Nikon 55mm f/2.8 NIKKOR Micro, 31 image stack at f/8

El Santuario de Montgarri, con una altura de 1640 msnm, se encuentra en un estado de buena conservación, fue construido en 1117 junto al río Noguera Pallaresa. Consta de varios cuerpos que forman una planta cuadrada, y destaca su alto campanario, de torre octagonal con ventanas en el cuerpo superior. Es una construcción que contaba con hostal, iglesia, rectoría y administración, y corral con pajares. Los tejados de pizarra tienen una fuerte inclinación apropiada a las condiciones climáticas.

Mantgarri Sanctuary, mit einer Höhe von 1640 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel, ist in einem guten Erhaltungszustand , wurde im Jahr 1117 neben dem Fluss Noguera Pallaresa gebaut. Es besteht aus mehreren Körpern, die ein Quadrat bilden, und unterstreicht seine hohe Glockenturm, achteckigen Turm mit Fenstern auf den Oberkörper . Es ist ein Gebäude, das Gästehaus hatte, Kirche, Pfarrhaus und Verwaltung und Corral mit Heuhaufen. Schieferdächer haben eine starke Neigung zu entsprechenden Wetterbedingungen .

The Sanctuary of Montgarri, with a height of 1640 msnm, is in a state of good conservation, was constructed in 1117 next to the river Noguera Pallaresa. It consists of several bodies that form a square plant, and it emphasizes its high bell tower, of octagonal tower with windows in the upper body. It is a construction that counted on hostel, church, rectory and administration, and corral with haystacks. Slate roofs have a strong slope appropriate to the weather conditions.

(Explore #420: Jun 01, 2009)

A close up view of the blue ripples, on a horizontal plane, contrasts and emphasizes the depth and warmth of the colours of the log house reflections in the lake on Bluebird Estates, Alberta, Canada.

HBM!

View On Black

In 2010 we had a pretty cold winter. The Wadden Sea with its interesting structures is always interesting for me. I think the ice emphasizes these structures.

I took this picture with my old D70.

This little lady landed on a sunflower in my garden. It's a good thing that I always have my camera nearby! I cropped this image a bit to emphasize the butterfly. Isn't she pretty!

I have found this abandoned kitten in a bramble bush.

Its stare emphasized fear. It do not know that have found a family.

Welcome Simba!

08-January-2022: temperature was about -16°C

Weather forecast conditions didn't look great for this night - I picked up dinner from 7-Eleven and ventured out to see what I can find.

The Great Salt Lake - GPS is not the exact spot of the shot.

I picked this crop to emphasize all the salmon swimming past this bear. This was downriver a ways from camp and these bigger boars have the whole system fine tuned to get the most with the least expenditure of effort.

This guy found a spot to stop and let his belly digest the previous 20 salmon he'd probably recently eaten while the salmon you see (the red stripes in the water) get to move on and live another day. Or not.

Interesting how sometimes random choices made by others can affect us in different ways: In little ways, good or bad, sometimes in big ways, good or bad.

Nothing profound here, just random thoughts

The missing exif data here isn't on purpose. I just forgot to reset one of my Lightroom settings while exporting images.

I was holding this vehicle for Teresa, having pointed out its fine condition and options, including the breezy, natural, and environmentally friendly air conditioning, but she seems to have lost interest.

I just want to emphasize the freedom of the buyer to choose her or his own body colour and interior furnishings and finish.

Be the envy of your neighbours with this fine antique classic parked in your driveway!

*OBO=Or Best Offer

I constructed this pair composite from images I took in 2021. I usually don't make a big deal about emphasizing copyright protection and enforcement but this unfortunately needs to be emphasized especially for my composite work.

Sunrise. Very long exposure of 686 seconds with a "proprietary" composition in an effort to emphasize just the sky and the sea. It was taken at Bellevue Beach north of Copenhagen and yes, you have seen the jetty before from a different perspective. I had decided to get up to try and catch blue hour but alas, my brain did not want me to get out of bed that early. Instead, I managed to force myself to catch golden hour.

Not that much to say about this one, except that I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, with the sun first below the horizon and then watching it rise above it. Simply a stunning experience, which was further emphasized by the complete silence; except for 3 more people (who were all there to simply enjoy the sunrise), I was completely alone. No traffic on the otherwise busy road behind me either.

I was a little worried that I might catch the sun in the shot when it rose above the horizon but besides the very bright light to the right in the image, I had managed to turn the camera away from the direct sun. I was also spared of any flaring.

I used 11 stop ND filters and a reference shot to help me calculate the exposure time using PhotoPills. I had to take the exposure down in post processing and I think that was because the sun came up above the horizon far quicker than I had anticipated and hence there was a lot more light than when I started the long exposure.

Oh, and in case you are wondering: The land you can see in the distance is the coast of Sweden.

"Said when you want to emphasize that both people involved in a difficult situation must accept the blame, or that an activity needs two people who are willing to take part for it to happen."

----> NOT my picture meaning. I love to tango, but it takes two people to do it. I have no one to tango with.

Music "Libertango" by Grace Jones:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLz5rfDtWr4

A telephoto lens can be put to good use even in a slot canyon. Here I wanted to emphasize the texture of the foreground slice of sandstone and throw the background slightly out of focus. The 70-200 mm was well-suited.

**the first photo is full of morning sunlight, here I tried to suppress the sunlight a bit and emphasize more of the flowers by the house..

map: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Frogmore/26/196/31

Shadowplay continues, Büyükçekmece

Re-cut: Just emphasizing the main figures and bringing the birds more to focus.

An oriental darter calling out to establish territory. The light from behind works very well in this case to emphasize his throat colours.

Separating & Highlighting.

I had a nice moody and foggy morning two weeks ago. The Albtrauf was covered in clouds and a first little snow helped to emphasize the contours of the trees.

Here's a different perspective of the same house I posted a week ago. This view of a solitary vacant house on a deserted street emphasizes a mood of abandonment and isolation.

Since everyone is busy at the same time and has a lot to do,

it is extremely important to travel away from

it all to reflect at a distance on our actual situation in the present and to interpret the secret laws

that rule our lives.

Dear contemporaries, my song wants to emphasize that the world needs

someone who lives on an island in a cave and watches and

listens

to the limits of existence, a spiritual spy,

an outpost in no man's land! The lone man on Salami's island by Hjalmar Gullberg © www.ludwigriml.com

A long exposure emphasized the bubbles circling below this small falls, just upstream from Douglas Falls

I've emphasized the verticals and made golden light to reflect how it felt in that grand lobby surrounded by wonderful art via every passage.

On the Isle of Lewis, we experienced the Stones of Callanish. Thirteen standing stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west. The site is thought to have been constructed about 5000 years ago. The light on this photo emphasized the shadows, shapes, and textures of the stones.

It seems at every turn, around every corner walking through Venice, light emphasizes the warmth & vibrancy of this colourful city.

The original image was ok but I decided to play, adding a border, some grain and emphasizing the colors a bit.

Internationaler Tag zur Erhaltung der Artenvielfalt 2023

This year the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity is 'From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity', emphasizing the action that needs to be undertaken on the ground to implement the plans agreed on paper to go beyond protecting nature and attempting to regenerate what we have lost.

More information about the importance to save the biodiversity of our planet HERE

White Stork / Weißstorch (Ciconia ciconia) in the 'open air' penthouse, sharing its nest with some sparrows / Sperlinge (Passeridae) as subtenants in the basement

near Dubkow-Mill, Leipe Spreewald, Brandenburg, Germany

Have a Peaceful Blue Monday!

This is a digitally enhanced photo of a pile of colorful autumn leaves, emphasizing their shapes, textures and glowing colors.

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'Kintsukuroi is the general concept of highlighting or emphasizing imperfections, visualizing mends and seams as an additive or an area to celebrate or focus on, rather than absence or missing pieces.'

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi

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Nefekalum's fab new materials tattoo, Medusa's Gaze, reminded me a lot of the Japanese art of Kintsuku - especially with the gold in the gaps of the cracks. I added cinphul's carnal headpiece [I turned it upside down for a different look] and completed the entire outfit with various pieces for that otherworldly Mage look. Yes, the diet is going well...

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Nefekalum Tattoos - Medusa's Gaze- @Mainstore [New Location!]

cinphul // carnal II @The Darkness Event till Aug 31st 2020

Nefekalum // [CX] Sceleratis Drip Augment

[CX] Sceleratis Ears

-Both @The Men’s Dept till Aug 30th 2020

Dura-B101-FAT PACK2 @ManCave till Sept 11th 2020

{aii & ego} + Ibaraki BOM Horns +

{aii & ego} + Flame Dual Magical Orbs +

Both @Mainstore

ANTINATURAL[+] Lost Saints / Unsainted / JAKE / RARE @Mainstore

- PENDULUM - PATIH . BlackChromatic @Mainstore

LUX AETERNA [Sigillum Dei Aemeth] Group Gift @Mainstore

LeLUTKA.Head Skyler 2.0 @Mainstore

-Belleza- Jake 2.1 Bento @Mainstore

I would like to draw your attention to this picture of the newly redesigned group from our highly esteemed

wildlife diva Amanda Collins Eade

If you have squirrel pictures, please become a member of

➡️➡️ Bushy-Tailed Brilliance: A Photographic Tribute.

PS

Midjourney prompt in the tags