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Explored April 13th, 2009 #240 -- thanks to all for being amused and commenting.
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Tugboats Smit Seine and Smit Panther assist the Ro-Ro ship
WILHELMINE Ro-Ro Cargo
IMO: 9539080 - MMSI: 249239000 Call Sign: 9HA4165
Flag: Malta [MT]
AIS Type: Cargo
Gross Tonnage: 21020
Deadweight: 6374 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 152m × 24.4m
Year Built: 2012
More Vessel Details on: MarineTraffic
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Fairbanks Ranch Country Club golf course. Rancho Santa Fe / San Diego, CA. Taken during balloon Flight 7/8/06
This photo is now showing at the top of the Flickr Blog as the top photo! It has been on there for about 24 hours which has greatly increased, (ok, well maybe not GREATLY) traffic to my photostream. Thanks for the phone call yesterday from Boiani to alert me right away.
(Originally uploaded 3 years ago but moved to the top of my photostream to celebrate it being highlighted in the flickr blog)
Check out some of the stats in my comment below
Pose: Cuca Design - Jeremy 7 Male bento pose with mirror
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Face tattoo: DON'T DUP -Helpme group gift tattoo @ TOKYO ZERO
Outfit: [Mazzaro] - Billy Shirt @ TMD
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Rezz Room - Crow animesh
Switzerland, May 2021
My best photos are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
You find a selection of my 80 BEST PHOTOS (mostly not yet on Flickr) here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... (the website exists in ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
ABOUT THE PHOTO:
So this photo is a bit of a novelty for me - at least here on Flickr, but it's also a journey back in time in a sense. I've always loved b/w and sepia photography; already as a very young teenager I would go out into the woods with an old Pentax Spotmatic (which I had nicked from my father) whenever it was a foggy day to shoot b/w compositions of sunbeams cutting through the ghostlike trees.
I used films with a sensitivity of at least 1600 (for those of you who remember what that means 😉 ), and the resulting photos had an incredibly fine grain which I loved; I blew them up to the size of posters and hung them on the walls of my teenage man-cave next to Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Slash.
But then I abandoned photography altogether for 20 years, and when I finally picked up a camera again, it was one of the digital kind. Now neither film nor grain played any role in my photographic endeavours - let alone b/w compositions: because the reason I fell in love with shooting pictures once more was the rare and incredibly colorful lizard species that had chosen my garden as its habitat.
It's this species - the Lacerta bilineata aka the western green lizard - that my photo website www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ and also my Flickr gallery are dedicated to, but I've since expanded that theme a bit so that it now comprises the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat, which is to say my garden and its immediate surroundings and all the flora and fauna I find in it.
I like that my gallery and the website have this clear theme, because in order to rise to the challenge of portraying all aspects of a very specific little eco system (which also happens to be my home of sorts), it forces me to constantly explore it from fresh angles, and I keep discovering fascinating new motives as my photographic journey continues.
Which brings me to the horse pasture you see in this photo. This playground for happy horsies lies just outside my garden, and it normally only interests me insofar as my green reptile friends claim parts of it as their territory, and I very much prefer it to be horseless (which it thankfully often is).
Not that the horses bother the reptiles - the lizards don't mind them one bit, and I've even seen them jump from the safety of the fly honeysuckle shrub which the pasture borders on right between the deadly looking hooves of the horses to forage for snails, without any sign of fear or even respect.
No, the reason I have a very conflicted relationship with those horses is that they are mighty cute and that there's usually also foals. The sight of those beautiful, happy animals jumping around and frolicking (it's a huge pasture and you can tell the horses really love it) is irresistible: and that inevitably attracts what in the entire universe is known as the most destructive anti-matter and ultimate undoing of any nature photographer: other humans.
Unlike with the horses, the lizards ARE indeed very much bothered by specimens of loud, unpredictable Homo sapiens sapiens - which makes those (and by extension also the horses) the cryptonite of this here reptile photographer. It's not the horses' fault, I know that, but that doesn't change a thing. I'm just telling you how it is (and some of you might have read about the traumatic events I had to endure to get a particular photo - if not, read at your own risk here: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51405389883/in/datepo... - which clearly demonstrated that even when it's entirely horseless, that pasture is still a threat for artistic endeavours).
But back to the photo. So one morning during my vacation back in May I got up quite early. It had rained all night, and now the fog was creeping up from the valley below to our village just as the sky cleared up and the morning sun started to shine through the trees.
And just as I did when I was a teenager I grabbed my camera and ran out to photograph this beautiful mood of ghostlike trees and sunbeams cutting through the mist. There had already been such a day a week earlier (which is when I took this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51543603732/in/datepo... ), but this time, the horses were also there.
Because of our slightly strained relationship I only took this one photo of them (I now wish I had taken more: talk about missed opportunities), and otherwise concentrated on the landscape. It was only later when I went through all the photos on my computer that I realized that I actually really liked those horses, even despite the whole composition being such a cliché. And I realized another thing: when I drained the photo of all the color, I liked it even better - because there was almost a bit of grain in it, like in the photos from my youth.
Since then I have experimented quite a bit with b/w and sepia compositions (some of which I will upload here eventually I guess), but this photo here is the first one that helped me rediscover my old passion. I hope you like it even though it builds quite a stark contrast with the rest of my tiny - and very colorful - gallery. But in the spirit of showing you the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat (and also in the spirit of expanding my gallery a bit beyond lizards and insects), I think it's not such a bad fit.
As always, many greetings to all of you, have a wonderful day and don't hesitate to let me know what you think 😊
....I'm all for anything that helps you get through the night - be it prayers, tranquillisers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.
Frank Sinatra
The Frankfurt skyline at night with a canopy of stars
Im Grunde...
.....bin ich für alles, was einem hilft, die Nacht zu überstehen - seien es Gebete, Beruhigungsmittel oder eine Flasche Jack Daniels.
Frank Sinatra
Die Skyline von Frankfurt Nachts mit Sternenzelt
Leica M-E / Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar ZM 4/85 mm
Kronborg Slot Helsingør, Denmark
This picture is like my feeling in the long times of COVID-19 lockdowns. Isolated and and a unsharp piece in a big see of loneliness and sadness.
Question for all you photography buffs. We’re going to Rome for a few days in March and I was thinking about getting a Wide angle lens. 10-24mm. Not sure if its worth it or if my 18-105 will be good enough. What’s your opinions on it? Will be back laters for a catch up. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL TOO ☺️xx
Actually it's in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon but I couldn't help but think of that great water storage that kept so many invaders outside the walls of Constantinople. You can see it in that great movie Topkapi
Its time for them to bloom, this year it has many arms with cluster of flowers, this is one plant that does okay without help or water,
the simple morning dew it keeps it alive.
I can't help
That all I think about is
How you were taken way too soon
It ain't the same here without you
I gotta say, missing you comes in waves
And tonight I'm drowning
Yeah, I know you're in a better place
And one day I'll see you again
But it's killing me we can't be face to face
I miss my best friend
Chris Young - Drowning
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i've put this image into as many groups as i could - posting this image is for me an ethical/moral choice - it's not the sort of work that i've been showing here but it felt like the right thing to do - go to the sites listed above, learn as much as you can about what is happening - see how it makes you feel . . . . . . . do what you can - gary
Typical Cormorant pose as it dries out after a dive.
When they dive for a fish, their wings become saturated and heavy which actually helps them to dive quicker. However, they are unable to fly like this so "hang themselves out to dry."
Hi all !!
And this time, here is a photo with my Coxy !! This time, I worked on two characters. Something that I still find complex. Hope you like it!
Thanks for watching and your support ! ♡
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Lunar - Lamu for equal10
WarPaint* Baldur tattoo for Santa Inc
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DISORDERLY. / Presently Xmas for Santa Inc
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I have no idea who this is, but I couldn’t help notice the great building and fence behind him. He was very nice and we talked briefly but we both were there trying to get a shot of the Loons in the Reservoir. I snuck this one in ;-0
Southern Pacific SD40M-2s No. 8685 and 8648 are point helpers, leading a 75-car Roper to Grand Junction Forwarder along the Mapleton Bench near Spanish Fork, Utah the morning of Feb. 19, 1995. The flared and speed lettered MK rebuilds will cut off the ROGJF at Soldier Summit.
Outfit incl dress, ribbon, socks, rosette, bonneet : Insomnia Angel - Night Heaven Gacha. At The Epiphany.
Shoes : Breathe - Mikako Heels (common). At The Epiphany.
Hair : Olive - the Eva hair. At The Epiphany.
Head : Lelutka - Simone (new update in main store)
Skin : Glam Affair - Ophelia - 26 (exclusive). At The Epiphany.
Decor :
Post Office : Serenity Style - Santa's Post Office Gacha. Soon at TLC The Liaison Collaborative.
Telephone Booth : Madras - Snow Telephone Booth.
Cart : Serenity Style - Painted Holiday Cart. Soon at TLC The Liaison Collaborative.
Christmas Tree : DD Dreamland Designs - Frostine Peach Christmas Cuddle Tree. At Perfect Ten Event.
Dogs : Jian - Santa's Samoyeds. In main store.
On Sunday afternoon I heard some grumpy chirping in my mum's garden:
" Turn your world upside down, they said ... Performing a handstand improves concentration, they said ... But no one has told me how to get out of this posture again ... Help, please ?? "
And there it was: a tiny critter on a Colza blossom (a very young dark bush-cricket, I think - about 5 to 7 mm small), performing some kind of handstand yoga posture ...
It was finally able to get upright again - it was gone some minutes later : ))
In the first comment you can see a photo of my thumb and Colza in full bloom to get a size comparison ... it was really tiny : ))
Theme of May 11, 2021: Something smaller than a thumb nail
phewwwww.....I chomped down a 5 foot thistle and its babies and it's hot outside.
I did drink a lot of water.
Diana Instant with fujifilm instax film, converted to b&w
color version below
Normally a trickle, this little creek seems to have really taken off with the recent rains.
Taken with a nice old Zeiss Jenna manual lens.
We took an evening visit to Bow Lake in the hope of getting a nice sunset. Sadly it wasn't to be but I had a chance to play with long exposures for the first time and I like the effect it creates. My thanks to Justin Minns - www.flickr.com/photos/justinminns/ our tutor for the course for his help, guidance and enthusiasm to impart knowledge.
Constructive criticism is always welcome.
HSS 😊😊😍
Standing by my women friends in the me-too Movement with the hope of stopping once and for all abuse to women and girls.
Me too Movement
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo💜💜 💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️
A gray fox stopped by my campsite in Boot Canyon, gave me the once-over, then looked skyward for divine guidance. The apparent response was to just move on along and let the hapless biped fend for himself. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas.
I felt if he could speak to us or sing to us he would be singing " Oh what a beautiful morning " The beautiful male green crowned brilliant was on a nearby branch and I could not help but capture a few!! Such awesome beauty and Costa Rica has beauty at every turn . We will be heading back with Nature's Tapestry Photo Adventure Tours next November 2018 and April 2019 . If you would like further details please email us and we will be happy to send you more info. Also we will be leading a trip to Ecuador in August and the Patanal, Brazil the end of September 2018.
Wishing you a beautiful and blessed Thursday !!!!!!!