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In a rush to Brighton classic car run yesterday and came across #Glimmertwin32 at work. One of Brighton’s famous street artist.
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2nd June, 2019
... a few minutes after my last upload was taken (in first comment), there happend a tough, nosiy fight under a overhanging tree on the riverbank.
It went on for about 2 minutes with a lot of splashing and roaring, but it was impossible to see anything of this action because of the dense tree.
After that, there was a moment of silence and then we saw the successful hunter dragging a caiman out of the water,
finally disappearing with his hard earned breakfast in the adjoining forest.
Part 30 and last part of a series of pictures of the hard job of a Jaguar, trying to get his breakfast ...
If you want to see the previous pictures of that little story in chronological order, have a look at my Jaguar Morning-Album.
Thanks for your interest and I hope you could feel some of the thrill we experienced while watching this fantastic jaguar for such a long time.
Have a good start to the weekend!
A few weeks ago, there was a fire in the building in which I live. Me being me, once I heard "confirmed fire on the fourth floor", I grabbed all my camera gear, laptop and external hard drives to ensure my image collections safety. The one thing I forgot was my tripod mount.
So me being me... I started walking around with my camera and before long, this sewer caught my attention.
This image is a by product of not being allowed to enter the building for several hours haha.
One of the few little flora left on the patio that survived the cold spell..'Rhodanthemum Marrakech' is a low-growing, spreading, woody-based, evergreen perennial with softly hairy, finely divided, silvery leaves and, from early spring to early autumn, pale pink to deep pink, daisy-like flowers..A low growing evergreen perennial with soft deeply divided leaves. Pale pink daisy-like flowers are produced from early Spring to early Autumn. Dislikes winter wet. Good for rock gardens, raised beds and courtyards.
This photo was taken a few years ago on a pre-Christmas trip to one of my best top destinations ever, beautiful Prague... It is not only that my Grandmother was a Czech but the City is so well-fraught with wit, this Slavic spirit that makes both Slavic and non-Slavic visitors alike feel like home...Added by famous second-to-none Bohemian humour (just remember My Sweet Little Village by Jiří Menzel nominated for the Academy Award, or Jaroslav Hašek's satire The Good Soldier Schweik which is the most translated novel of Czech literature) not to mention some of the most impressive pieces of architecture, numerous theaters and squares providing venues for jazzers playing in the open-air, teamed with the world-renowned beer, and greasy and unhealthy but extremely delicious noodles with bacon bits, this is a feeling no one should miss experiencing ...
Having purchased my Canon EOS 550D just a couple of months previously, little did I know then what proper night photography was. I just stood there fascinated by the scene and thrilled to witness one of the world's most photographed sights best known for being the location from the first Mission Impossible movie. If I hadn't been a total photographic beginner then, I'd never have dared take this photo in such a lighthearted and easy going way and, of course, without a tripod (still don't have one :)...and it turns out I'd got a beginner's luck...Well, I took it anyway, and now I'm glad I did because whenever I see it I feel like going there again...and now i do have one reason more to do so...and delight in that all around at-home-like feeling once again...:)
Key word: mission impossible.:).. Cheers, my friends!
A few days ago, conditions for sunset were looking promising. I had been meaning to captured this local field and asked the farmer for his permission to take some shots and fly the drone. He was more than happy, and I was glad I did, as it was a stunning sunset.
Aerial 2 shot panoramic
The Peaks from L>R are Ben Venue, Ben More & Stob Binnein and Ben Ledi.
A few of the autumn leaves falling from the miniature acers in the rockery. A Yuta Segawa miniature vase, set on a round table in the sunshine with a bokeh background of planters .
Happy Bokeh Wednesday!
Autumn through the lens: Here
From the garden Here
Miniature Vases: Here
Leaves, grasses, fruit, seeds: Here
This church has a notice outside saying 'we apologise for the weeds, we are feeding the bees :)' which I thought was really lovely and the weeds actually look beautiful with this tree. Thought I'd better post this before the moment for blossom photos passes, a week later and it's all gone!
Since a few of you asked, here’s a version of the lake without the kayak. It was taken a few minutes earlier than the previous one so the light coming over the mountains isn’t as great here, and the slightly different spot doesn’t show as much of the fall color. But I do prefer the clouds in this one, and the fact that the tops of the peaks aren’t clipped in the reflections here. Thanks for looking. Cheers!
With few clouds in the morning sky and most of them low on the horizon, I didn't hold out much hope for anything interesting to happen as the sun came up! It was quite a pleasant surprise! Taken on Horsepen Bayou looking across Mud Lake!
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A few miles out of Escalante Jct. finds the morning empties just about to MP 8 and into some awesome light. The crew is hot on it with the throttle in the company notch and the exhaust trailing in the breeze as they scream by with 46 aluminum hoppers bound for the Peabody Energy loadout a short 30 some miles away. The lead motor had a few extra faces in the windows as the crew had some lucky family members along with them on the 2nd. to last run of the railroad.
Sunset a few weeks ago from the GSL Trail, Palo Duro Canyon. It wasn't clear if there would be a good sunset ahead of time, but it turned out pretty nice! I met a lovely young couple traveling the country and hiked much of the way with them. They were hollering enthusiastically about how they had seen some of the best sunsets ever at Palo Duro Canyon.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas, USA
Camera: Fujifilm X-T5
Lens: Tamron 18-300 mm
Settings: ISO 2500, f/6.3, 1/70s, 49 mm
Shot handheld.
A few shots of the Stonechats of Horsey this morning. I was hoping to catch a late Wheatear and i did see one several times at distance though he was keeping his head down in the grass and who can blame him the wind was feezing
These little Fiery Skippers were discovered in Florida at the National Cemetery. It was a blazing hot day, and we returned home only a few days before the first hurricane landed. Note the sneaky Love Bug looking on....
Few rainbows this summer, so it was nice to see this evening bow. Supernumerary inner bands of purple and green as well as a secondary bow.
In the last few days I have used old and new ways to stage landscapes, especially forests and trees in hoarfrost. I was particularly impressed by a small biotope with an old willow tree, especially when the sun peeked through the fog.
In den letzten Tagen ging ich alte und neue Wege, um Landschaften, besonders Wald und Bäume im Raureif in Szene zu setzen. Ein kleines Biotop mit einer alten Weide hatte es mir besonders angetan, vor allem, als die Sonne ein wenig durch den Nebel lugte.
A few weeks ago between rain showers at the "Tiefenbach" near Tauplitz in the Styrian Salzkammergut/Austria. The stream feeds the Tauplitz waterfall.
Vor einigen Wochen zwischen Regenschauern am "Tiefenbach" in der Nähe von Tauplitz im steirischen Salzkammergut/Österreich. Der Bach speist den Wasserfall Tauplitz.
a few of my favorite things
came together quickly and spontaneously
with some very powerful, metaphorical messages.
The *spirit* doll was created from a weaving.
She represents the Goddess of truth, non-judgment and justice.
Austria, last Spring...
Taken in the Mostviertel (see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostviertel and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostviertel)
A few photos of our garden in Savage, MN!
Marigolds, tomatoes and a green pepper are all growing nicely!
Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park Alberta, Canada
So I just got back a few days ago from a solo road-trip up to Canada. I had snagged a campsite at Lake O'Hara back in April and have been eagerly awaiting the trip since. I spent 4 nights between Lake O'Hara, Banff, and Jasper. I went on glorious hikes and made about a million side excursions. I'll have more details written up later in an album description when I have more patience. In a nutshell, I had a blast despite a little bad weather and experienced incredible natural grandeur.
This location is along the super popular Johnston Canyon trail (there were hordes of people on the trail, almost making it unbearable for me). I knew about this little spot and had done a little research as to what to look for but even then, when I "found" the trail it was still a surprise to me since I wasn't 100% sure where it was. I was absolutely thrilled to have found it, and basically had the whole place to myself (there was a couple there doing some shots, but they were respectful and didn't detract from the splendor in any way) for a good 30 min or so. It is probably the coolest thing ever to see. And even though that rock looks like an island, it's just a matter of perspective and is actually a jutting, curved land mass.
This is also my first true HDR photo, and I think I did an alright job; no over-the-top glow effect or details. If you think I could do better, I would appreciate any advice since I am new at this and am really just sort of winging it.
I will have a ton of photos to post, but I won't inundate you with all of them at once, and I still have hundreds to go through. Just thought this would be a good start.
Cheers!
This was a view of a Fuchsia display at the Royal Horticultural Society show at Chatsworth house , Derbyshire. They were mounted on a circular stand resembling a Carousel . From any angle there was a terrific display of many different Fuchsias.
Click on image to see the many individual flowers.
A few years ago, we noticed a young fox in the woods with a bad case of Sarcoptic mange. The fur was missing on nearly 50% of its body and its poor tail had hardly any fur. The cold weather was only a few months away. Thankfully, we were able to seek assistance from a nonprofit group and were able to effectively treat the fox who we affectionately call Hot Dog. Her fur grew back before winter. She occasionally comes back to visit but I hadn't seen her in a long time. Most of the foxes we see are just passing through and never return. I guess she was wondering why I was crying when I saw her. It made my day to know she was okay and that she still recognized me.
From the window a few days ago, I saw what I thought was a large dove having a bath in dove creek. I thought to myself that I have not gotten an image of a dove for a while, perhaps I will sneak out and snap one splashing around.
Nope! Turns out that this Coopers Hawk was the one splashing about. He heard me coming and quickly flew to my backyard neighbors tree. I was clicking from a distance trying to figure out what he was. I could tell by his flight pattern and actions that he was no dove. Now I believed him to be a sharpie (sharp-shinned hawk) but was still not sure so I kept trying to get a clear shot. Cooper was displeased with my actions and went to my side yard neighbors and tried to disguise himself behind the branches. He realized I was not going away anytime soon, so bath time was over and snack time was going to be highly unlikely. Therefore, off he went over the neighbors roof and out of sight.
Sometimes beauty is the beast. I will be on the lookout for him over the next few days because it's fledge season and I believe the little blues should come out of their box any day now. Cooper has not been informed of the yard rules, yet. He doesn't stick around to listen to me. This was my third sighting of him and first opportunity to snap a shot. Nothing personal regarding Cooper, but until he learns the rules, I hope he doesn't visit often.
Have a beautiful day, happy snapping.
Last few shots of the amazing Roman aqueduct near Nimes, France - built in the first century A.D. Unbelievable workmanship and to think there I was, wandering along and taking photos with my digital SLR in 2019. Hard to grasp the time difference and just how far things have changed when you're standing right there.
Well, I think I've now posted enough photos of this magnificent piece of history :-)
In a deep valley a few kilometres east of Carvoeiro is the little fishing village of Benagil. The beach here is possibly a clue as to what Carvoeiro was like many years ago. However, at Benagil there is still a busy little fishing fleet with boats that can be seen pulled up on the beach at the bottom of the slipway.
There are other similarities to Carvoeiro too, such as the high ochre cliffs that flank the beach and the fact that these two stretches of golden sand are approximately the same size. The main difference is you will probably have a little more room to spread out at Benagil. [...].
The limestone cliffs around Benagil have been eroded into various weird and wonderful forms over the years. In varying degrees of yellow and orange, grottoes, arches, pinnacles and caves have all been carved into the cliffs. Google
Gonna share a few more shots of the mountain King of North America.
In 2015 I set off on my best road trip, taking my truck camper from Spokane to Alaska. I picked August and early September as I love autumn and figured I'd see the best of both seasons then.
The trip thru BC and Yukon was a dream in itself.
As a peak hunter seeing Denali was top of the list. I had 5 days reserved in Denali National Park hoping I'd see it come out during that time. Denali is notorious for cloud cover, with only 30% of tourists actually getting to see all of it. One early morning I did see a small portion of it, confirming where it was. Alas, no luck getting a good view while in the Park. I took several bus trips deep into the Park, including to the Eielson Visitor Center. No luck, always smothered in fog and clouds.
I had plans to meet friends in the Kenai so had to move on. Fortunately as soon as I left the Park the skies cleared and my wish was granted. Yes, stopped and danced. This shot was taken near my first view of Denali.
A few more Denali shots ahead.
Thanks for taking a look! Always appreciated.
A few years ago my oldest grandson and I were down at the lake and I pointed out two Spoonbills to him, my grandson said, quite correctly, "No Grannie, they are Royal Spoonbills" :-))
Many thanks for your visits, kind comments and faves, very much appreciated.
A few 66s have moved from DRS to GBRF in the last month so here sees 66304 in just plain DRS blue working 4M33 1046 Felixstowe - Hams Hall. Its seen at Beggars bridge between Three Horse Shoes and Whittlesey 28/10/22. (Taken using a pole)
23-December-2024
A cold front of North Atlantic origin, accompanied by Arctic-maritime air, colliding with pre-existing humid air gave rise to heavy snowfall between the late evening and night of Sunday 22 December 2024.
The Dinarides, which includes the Karst Region between Italy and especially Slovenia, were hit.
From 15cm at 4-500m, it reached up to half a meter above 7-800m altitude.
Temperatures, however, did not fall below 0°C below 700m altitude, but the intensity of the precipitation, with even white hail thunderstorms, which acted as a substrate, allowed the snow to take root for the most part and reach dustings down to 400m on the reliefs around Trieste.
Naturally, with the end of the precipitation, which dragged cold air from higher altitudes, temperatures have started to rise again, although the snow cover (of excellent quality) seems to be able to resist for a few days.
The last few days I wanted to replant a wide flower bowl on the terrace when I discovered these three blackbird eggs under the bushy lavender. I carefully took this photo with one hand, my other hand held the plant to the side so I couldn't focus better. Of course I didn't touch the eggs and I only look at them briefly when the parent birds are gone. Now I was happily surprised to see yesterday that two chicks hatched and today they have a little more fine fluff. When the parents appear, I try to remain stationary until they have settled into the nest and I don't look at them directly. They must have known that I often stayed on the terrace long before I saw the nest and yet they had the confidence to nest so close. Now I try to ensure an undisturbed and peaceful neighborhood.
That's how it sounds:
What would a "final tour" through series from the last few months be without a photo of what is probably the coolest sunset of the year for me, the one from the Carloa rocks in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
When you witness a very special moment as a photographer, you want to capture it from as many angles as possible. This has the big disadvantage that in these moments you are pretty busy trying to get the various possible compositions into the camera before the moment is over again. And the one where you actually just want to freeze in awe.
In some cases we're talking about a time window of two or three minutes, sometimes you're lucky and it's 20-30. The only problem is that you don't know that beforehand.
On the other hand, in the end you will have so many impressions in your head, in your heart and of course in your archive that you can return to this special moment again and again.
Nevertheless, when I take photos, I try to find enough time not to take photos and just be there.
Was wäre eine "Abschlußtour" durch Serien aus den letzten Monaten ohne ein Foto vom für mich wahscheinlich collsten Sonnenuntergang des Jahres, dem vom Carloafelsen im Elbsandsteingebirge.
Wenn du als Fotograf Zeuge eines ganz besonderen Moments wirst, dann möchtest du diesen in so vielen Blickwinkeln wie möglich festhalten. Das hat den großen Nachteil, dass du in diesen Momenten ziemlich damit beschäftigt ist, die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten einer Komposition in die Kamera zu bekommen, bevor der Moment wieder vorbei ist. Und das wo du eigentlich nur vor Bewunderung erstarren möchtest.
In manchen Fällen reden wir hier über ein Zeitfenster von zwei oder drei Minuten, manchmal hast du Glück und es sind 20-30. Das Problem, dabei ist nur, dass du das vorher nicht weisst.
Auf der anderen Seite hast du am Ende so viele Eindrücke im Kopf, im Herzen und natürlich im Archiv, dass du immer und immer wieder zu diesen besonderen Moment zurück kehren kannst.
Nichts desto trotz versuche ich auch beim Fotografieren ausreichend Zeit dafür zu zu finden nicht zu fotografieren und einfach nur dort zu sein.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Last few meters, but nothing will change
Premio Circo Massimo Listed Race metri 2000 p.g. per cavalli di 4 anni ed oltre.
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The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Over the past few weeks these kingfishers have been providing some brilliant close views & entertainment for their growing army of fans
I initially thought this was an attempted mating - but the images show it is the female who jumped on top of the male - presumably because she was too impatient to wait for him to pass the fish!
Both birds then fell from the perch, but no harm done and the happy couple soon kissed and made up
[4 more shots from this sequence are posted in the comments below]
Few towns in Germany can match the charm of Cochem. Cochem is rated as one of the prettiest villages along the Mosel, and it is a favourite place for visitors. Legend, folklore and a rich web of history is woven into every street. Little seems to have changed for centuries. The town has many fine buildings, quaint cottages, black & tan guild houses, and winding streets. The town square, lined with half-timbered houses, is particularly fine. Cochem Castle (Schloss Reichsburg) dramatically rises above the town.
Taken a few weeks back (I really did take a lot of pictures on this day)... another perspective where the snow allows for sharp contrast and the opportunity to minimalise the lone figure (my wife) walking in the distance, following a path around the local reservoir.
I posted a few frames of this bird after a fish, but never shared the one with its prize. He really worked to catch this needlefish. The rest of the series is in the comments.
#MacroMonday
#DutchAngle
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A very unusual (for me) MM contribution in quite a few ways, because it is a photo that I have neither taken at home nor specifically for the "dutch angle" theme – this fluffy feather was a chance discovery at last Wednesday's (fabuloutastic, I should add) photowalk at the Olympic stadium; I didn't even think about the theme when I found this pretty feather in a corner of a step of one of the many, many staircases there. And of course this isn't the photo from that walk that I'd planned to upload first, either ;-). But often things don't turn out as expected (something which happens a lot lately when it comes to MMs), and that's not always a bad thing.
This small feather, about 6 cm / 2,3 inches long, came to my rescue when my original idea didn't work out – which every way I tried to make it work (it was a small spoke reflector which I'd once found in the street; the idea was to capture its distorted reflection which made it look like a flowing piece of honeycomb, something that came to my mind because of the reflector's honeycombed structure; well, to make it short, I never managed to get the distorted reflection sharp enough so it would be pleasant to look at; maybe I can still make it work later... I also tried to magnify those honecomb patterns inside of the reflector by using the extension tubes and the Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens – but, no, it wasn't meant to work).
But back to my "Olympic feather": Most conveniently, I had already taken it at a dutch angle (Mr Freud, can you hear me?). It is a single handheld picture taken with the Ricoh (the GRIII rocks!) which I've sharpened in Topaz Sharpen AI, and then further processed it in Nik's HDR Efex Pro – I started with the "En Vogue" preset "Cool Deep" which I'd then still tweaked a little here or there. And because the staircase I'd found this feather on had been in a shadowy corner of the stadium (and the feather in an even more shadowy corner of the step), the DNG outcome was rather dull; to add some much needed light I went into ON1 where I added a "Sunflare" texture filter to the upper left corner of the image; back in LR I added the preset "Soft Fog" and tweaked the luminosity and saturation sliders for a dreamy look.
HMM, Everyone, stay safe and healthy!
Nicht das, was ich eigentlich für's Thema machen wollte, aber das passiert mir in letzter Zeit häufiger ;-) Meine ursprüngliche Idee war es, die verzerrte Spiegelung eines kleinen Speichenreflektors (ein Straßenfund) auf einer Spiegelfliese zu fotografieren; die Verzerrung ließ den Reflektor wie ein fließendes Stück Honigwabe aussehen, was auch schön mit der wabenartigen Struktur des Reflektors korrespondierte – nur wollte es mir partout nicht gelingen, der Verzerrung zumindest ein wenig Schärfe abzuringen. Ich habe dann versucht, die Wabenstruktur im Innern des Reflektors mithilfe der Zwischenringe und der Raynox-DCR-250-Makrolinse zu vergrößern, aber auch hier hatten die Endergebnisse zu wenig Schärfe.
Irgendwann, es war schon ziemlich später Abend (wie immer), gab ich frustriert auf. Zum Glück fiel mir dann die flauschige Feder ein, die ich letzte Woche zufällig auf einer der unzähligen Stufen des Olympiastadions entdeckt und aus der Hand mit der GRIII fotografiert hatte. Die Größe (gut 6 cm) passte, den Winkel hatte ich bei der Aufnahme (unbewusst? Freud lässt grüßen, denn vor Ort hatte ich überhaupt nicht an das Dutch-Angle-Thema gedacht) auch schon passend schräg gewählt... Warum also nicht, auch wenn diese Feder nicht das Foto ist, das ich als Erstes vom (außerordentlich schönen) Fotowalk dort hochladen wollte. Ich habe das Bild dann in Topaz Sharpen AI nachgeschärft (Modus "Stabilize") und in HDR Efex ausgehend von der Voreinstellung "En Vogue: Cool Deep" bearbeitet. Was dann noch fehlte, war etwas mehr Licht bzw. Leuchten, denn die Feder hatte auf einer der Treppen auf der Schattenseite des Olympiastadions gelegen und das DNG war recht flau und trüb. Also habe ich in ON1 noch eine "Sunflare"-Textur drübergelegt und in LR die Weißtöne aufgehellt und als Abschluss noch die Voreinstellung "Weicher Nebel" (mit zusätzlichen Veränderungen meinerseits bei der Struktur, Luminanz und Sättigung) für ein weicheres, verträumtes Aussehen verwendet.
Manchmal kommt es eben anders, als man denkt, aber das muss ja nichts Schlechtes sein ;-) Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Woche, liebe Flickr-Freunde, passt weiterhin gut auf Euch auf!