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Thursday Monochrome
I've been seeing more and more of these elusive little butterflies in my yard.
Arrowe Brook
After the heavy rain yesterday the brook was flowing quite heavily. Arrowe Park looking great in early Autumn!
Captured in: Carthage, IL.
Pictured here is a view of a beautiful old-fashioned style barn located in Southwestern Illinois, which is considered to be in the Heartland (or Midwest) of the United States.
The shot was captured on a recent trip to visit with family, and I made sure to find a little time for some photography of the area around my wife's uncle's farm. This particular barn had an almost a Norman Rockwell-esque appearance, so I tried to take a little bit of inspiration from those works for the processing.
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"The Heartland" is an HDR image constructed from 3 separate shots, with a differential of 2 stops between images.
The resulting HDR image was processed using a combination of ACR, Photomatix, and Photoshop (includes the use of Topaz Labs plugins -- Adjust, Clean, Denoise, Glow, Impression, LensFX & Texture Effects).
In the small town of Wülfrath in the heart of the Bergisches Land region, there is an unusual attraction: artificial sheep. However, these sheep are not the usual animals you see in the fields. They are made of fiberglass and were designed by local artists.
The idea came about in 2007 as part of the "Art and Sheep" art project. The organizers wanted to bring art into public spaces, using the theme of sheep as a symbol of the region and its rural environment.
Twelve artists from Wülfrath and the surrounding area were each asked to design an empty sheep according to their own ideas. The results were so impressive that the sheep quickly became the town's trademark.
Each sheep has its own character and its own story. For example, there is the sheep "Flocke", which looks like a fairy tale character with its woolly fur and golden horns. Or the sheep "Rudi", which was decorated with graffiti elements by an artist and is now emblazoned on the wall of a parking garage.
There are now over 30 artistic sheep in Wülfrath, which can be seen in various places around the city. Some stand in front of stores or restaurants, others in parks or public squares.
The sheep not only have an aesthetic function, but also contribute to the city's identity and sense of community. They have become a popular photo motif and provide but not only a tourist highlight. They also have a social function. Some sheep were designed by young people, who thus had the opportunity to live out their creativity and identify with their hometown.
All in all, the art project "Art and Sheep" is an example of how art in public spaces can strengthen the identity of a city and promote a sense of community. The art sheep have made Wülfrath a distinctive place and bear witness to the creativity and wealth of ideas of the people in the region.
I made a MOC! I love it. Creds to neighborhood bricks for the wall design. Vikrainian soldier in a trench battling against Germainians.
With acknowledgements to Ray Davies and The Kinks.
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ISO 200 1/480th @ f/2.0 Focal length is equivalent to 75mm in 35mm format.
In de nacht van 6 op 7 februari 2026 strandde SBB Cargo's Melzo-shuttle naar de Waalhaven in Venlo, vermoedelijk met een defecte loc.
Vanuit de Waalhaven werd 's ochtends vroeg de 193 533 als losse loc naar Venlo gestuurd, om vervolgens met de onfortuinlijke trein weer naar de Waalhaven te rijden. Beide keren overigens met een flinke omweg vanwege werkzaamheden tussen Tilburg en Boxtel.
De foto toont de 193 533 en 193 518 bij Papekop met de omgeleiede trein 40234, terwijl 2 zwanen op het perfecte moment in beeld komen zwemmen.
In Carneval you will find very interesting creatures and perhaps you will find a Hobbit on his way to the Misty Mountains.... perhaps...
Or you will find many, many people dancing and singing loud in the streets (mostly with to much alcohol in their blood...)
Misty Mountains Cold - The film: The Hobbit
The sombre stillness of Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies has been admired by countless visitors for generations. The curious colour of the water is created by the reflection of glacial flour -- fine rock particles ground down by the glacier that feeds the lake. From a slide.
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October 5, 2023
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♥♥You will never be forgotten and will live on in our hearts ♥♥
(Trilby Minotaur wearing Psalm of Soraya & Skye Fairywren wearing Born of Hope, both designed by Bee for Silvan Moon Designs)
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Taken at Storybook, Lost Unicorn @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lost%20Unicorn%20Gallery/6...
Photographed in 665 nanometer infrared using a infrared modified Canon 20D and rendered in black and white.
700 North in Orem, Utah. Cascade Mountain in the background.
A white Christmas would be wonderful, of course. But we've only had one (across the board) six times in the last 120 years. So there's no point in getting upset about it.
If there's no snow, then at least some sunshine would be nice. Unfortunately, it's been gray and foggy for days (at least here where I am). So, sunshine is probably out of the question.
Luckily, there's still the sunshine in my heart, which I hope to tap into with this photo and activate when needed.
Happiness, and the feeling of happiness, isn't dependent on chance or external circumstances. It's a conscious decision that strongly depends on how I evaluate a situation, where I direct my attention, and, of course, on my general outlook on life.
With that in mind, on this penultimate Monday flower greeting of the year, I wish you a large dose of sunshine in your heart and thus a sunny and joyful week.
And this is regardless of the weather.
Eine weiße Weihnacht wäre natürlich richtig toll. Doch hatten wir diese (flächendeckend) gerade einmal 6 Mal in den letzten 120 Jahren. Es lohnt sich also nicht, sich darüber zu ärgern.
Wenn schon kein Schnee da ist, dann wäre doch wenigstens Sonnenschein schön. Leider sieht es (zumindest hier bei mir) seit Tagen grau und neblig aus. Das mit der Sonne wird dann wohl auch eher schwierig.
Zum Glück gibt es noch die Sonne im Herzen, die ich mit diesem Foto ansprechen und bei Bedarf aktivieren möchte.
Glück und auch das Glücksgefühl ist nicht von Zufällen und Rahmenbedingungen abhängig. Es ist eine bewusste Entscheidung die stark davon abhängt, wie ich eine Situation bewerte, wo ich meine Aufmerksamkeit hin lenke und natürlich wie meine generelle Einstellung zum Leben aussieht.
In diesem Sinne wünsche ich Euch am vorletzten montäglichen Blumengruß das Jahres eine große Portion Sonne im Herzen und damit eine sonnige und fröhliche Woche.
Und dies unabhängig von meteorologischen Rahmenbedingungen.
My zoom lense was very busy as I watched this New Holland honeyeater fly around the Callistemon bush and drink from the flowers. Many shots were taken but few made the cut, such as this one.
St. Joseph's, Devine Street, Columbia, SC
Most of the shots I posted this weekend looked skyward, or at least featured the sky. It's been so beautiful with fluffy clouds and October blue. But I also shot a few toward the ground. These tiny tiny things were scattered among black-eyed susans and echinacea that skirted St. Joseph's on Devine Street.
Happy Macro Mondays! :)
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After a cold long walk, this morning, it was nice to return home, make a warm mug of coffee and have a seat at the kitchen island!
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Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... Thanks to you all!
Sono in un periodo fotografico compulsivo. Scatto ovunque e a qualunque cosa, racimolo decine di foto e ogni tanto qualcosa di buono salta fuori.... Questo è un piccolo cespuglietto di fianco a casa, passando di lì mi è scappata una foto :D
Constructed in 1884 with an addition added in 1910, Our Lady of Lourdes is a 900 seat Roman Catholic parish church that serves the James Town neighbourhood in Toronto Canada. The building was designated a Heritage Property under The Ontario Heritage Act in 1978 and by The City of Toronto in 1982.
Original photography using a Canon EOS RP body with a Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens and Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion.
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