Beautiful France / La Belle France
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This gorge, often called the Grand Canyon of Europe, is a beautiful range of mountains looking down on the river that runs through the whole gorge. A great spectacle, popular with tourists who visit the sights of Provence.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdon_Gorge
IN LOVING MEMORY OF GÉRARD (PIFOU) WHO LOVED PROVENCE, fRANCE.
DEFINITELY VIEW WITH MAGNIFIER
I have to confess that I was both surprised and quietly chuffed when I uploaded this and saw that I’d caught this little fellow fairly cleanly. He appeared from nowhere into that exact position, obligingly stopped for a fraction of a second as the sunlight hit him, and then was gone.
I had been patiently plotting up that little bit of lavender hoping a bee might come and land somewhere on it and was just about to give up because holding the 20x magnifier in place on the back of the LCD with pressure from my eye for any length of time can become uncomfortable, so I was about to quit when there was a glint in the sunlight. I didn’t even think about it before I knew it I had moved the camera and hit the button - one shot and gone - . I hoped the focus point had found him. I checked and saw that Ihad indeed caught him but I can never tell whether something is in proper focus even with that powerful magnifier - I can tell if it is blurred, but often they look sharp but when I upload to the big screen, they are anything but.
This time it was! :^))
The great reed warbler breeds in Europe and the west Palearctic. It does not breed in Great Britain, but is an irregular visitor. Its population has in recent decades increased around the eastern Baltic Sea, while it has become rarer at the western end of its range. It is a migratory bird, wintering in tropical Africa. This bird migrates north at a rather late date, and some birds remain in their winter quarters until the end of April (Wiki).
It is about the size of a thrush and the largest European warbler.
It was an overcast morning which was limiting for photography, sun came out mid-late morning, but had moved around too far, becoming more of hindrance. The bird kept his distance in mid reed bed, bar two very brief forays into the nearest reeds, the first chasing smaller Reed Warblers off his performance pitch. He also tended to frequent a particular set of reed stems for his singing recitals. This puts it at a very extreme range for photos, especially with a strip of tall reeds in front of the block of reeds where it sings most visibly.
Nevertheless, it was a great experience to see and hear this bird, for the first time for me.
Apologies to those who commented on and faved a previous photo of this bird that I posted, I wasn't too happy with the grain upon enlargement using Flickr's magnifier on my iMac, hence the removal of the earlier post.
Thank you for your faves and comments, which are much appreciated.
Phaeum - 'Samobor'
These very small geraniums are quite difficult to photograph, for me at least. They are small and leggy even though only about 30cm or so tall, but with the buds and flower at the top they dance around in the slightest breeze, so trying to locate them through my 20x magnifier which reduces the LCD size by about 80 or 90% can be tricky. It's worth it though, they are such unusual pretty little things.
Trying to catch a bee can be difficult too even plotting up a single bloom on a still day - actually I haven't succeedded even though they love them - because they are open the bees thump into them and once again they disappear off the screen, by the time I relocate the flower or it returns naturally, the bee is nowhere to be seen! Chuckle.
Water drops on a birch leaf (Betula species, Betulaceae) after a rain behave like small lenses that magnify the leaf's veins.
This is likely a birch leaf.
Vilas County, Wisconsin
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Golden ringed Dragonfly.
Cordulegaster boltonii
This is the UK’s largest dragonfly and you won’t be surprised to know that it is also a voracious predator and powerful flyer, eating damsel flies, bees, wasps and even other dragonflies. I managed to photograph it with the help of my wife, which is an amusing story in itself…..
My wife said to me “have you got the right lens on for a dragonfly” - “yes” says I and she led me to where it was, on a pot plant on the patio low to the ground. Despite it’s very large size, at least 8cm - well over 3 inches, those markings and me using my 20x magnifier on the back of the LCD monitor, I just could not find it, right under my nose, centimetres away and big enough to trip over but I couldn’t find it.. My wife - blessed with both brain and eye,
stood behind me as I knelt so she could see where exactly I was pointing the camera…….
“Left…..left….left…..right a bit… find the edge of the pot……up a bit ….now you should have it……”
And there it was. What a team!
And now it is here :^)
First blooms of 2023 - Winter Aconite.
Something dawned on me as I was lying face down in the mud and damp in a shady spot in the garden trying to photograph this tiny flower - only a couple of inches high, along with some snowdrops, and that was, that most no one else would have to do this! They would simply kneel, flip the screen up and hold the camera at ground level. But as I have to keep my eye directly on my 20x magnifier, and that is held in place on the LCD monitor by camera pressure which pushes the screen back into place, I can neither flip up the screen nor kneel down - so, get down and dirty it is. Chuckle.
I guess in a way it is a throwback to the good old days when there were no LCD monitors - but then, if all I had was a view finder, I couldn't do this anyway......
Greatest thanks to my wife who has just set me straight below... it seems there is no mud in our garden - therefore it wasn't mud, it was wet earth or soil, ....
Anthophila Fabriciana
Nettle Tap Moth
I took this one last year , but as I didn't managed to capture another one this year - and these ox-eye daisies are going over, I thought I would put. it up. Actually, I haven't managed to capture a single butterfly or moth as yet this year despite there having been an abundance of them. Ah well....
This tiny nettle tap moth is said to be about 10-15mm, I'm going to say this one was no more than 10mm as I recall that was quite a small daisy it was on. Whatever, it's still the smallest moth I've never seen :^))
Incidentally, without my 20x magnifier on the lcd, there is no way I would ever have known this tiny chap was there even then.......
I went to an art show, here in Austin, Sunday and saw these eyepiece magnifiers hanging down. Than, I realized how cool it looked with the sun shinning on the tent behind the booth I was standing in front of. After that, it was just one of those lucky times, right camera, right lens kind of day..;) Click on image for best view
This isn't a reflection. I shot through the eye glass. It's the tent on the other side
In my years on the lake, I have noted with some amusement how the herons watch me approach only to inevitably fly off the moment I raise my camera. So it is with all the wildlife around here (probably because they have never really become accustomed to humans) so when I actually find something willing to pose, however briefly, it is a moment of simple and unexpected pleasure.
So it was with this young heron who I watched prowl the banks for some time, seemingly unperturbed, as I drifted near...of course, without my camera.
The next day, I returned to the spot, hoping against hope that I might find him again. I was sitting in the canoe scanning the shoreline when a significant fluttering occurred over my head and looking back I saw him perched on a dead tree not 10 feet away. He proceeded to glide down to the shore and began his hunt, me, this time camera at the ready, snapping away. One of the real joys of an event like this is the instant affinity and kinship one feels when another species deigns to share an otherwise private moment. Special indeed.
I liked his pose in this one and it's worth a click on the magnifier I think.
....has there been a holy miracle giving Magoo the sight of a birder!?!?!
Well actually......erm....nah of course not :^)
I've been trying for ages to figure a way I might somehow catch a bird in one of our garden trees and well, came up with nothing. So I decided to park up on the little branch right next to the bird feeder which is cropped out on the left. Looking through the 20x magnifier on the back of the LCD monitor, everytime I thought I caught a flicker of movement I clicked away, and, eventually......
My first tree bird in 3 years!!! And the illusion of a competent birder LOL!
Next challenge - one of the Red Kites that fly regularly over OUR house - I've taken literally hundreds and hundreds and so far gotten little better than blurry blobs and 99% nothing at all. But I'll get one of you kite boys, where there's a will and all that ......
This is a keepsake that I used on a regular basis when I was working....
It measures the size of the Mesh, when Sieving Chocolate....at Cadbury Bros.
Part of my job was to replace torn and damaged Sieves to maintain quality...
Unfortunately I did not have a CMM at hand to throw into that mess for good measure... 😁
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As many of you know, this is the time of year when I have already posted numerous snow photos because I happen to live in an area with the highest probability of snow this time of year in the US (except Alaska). In fact, the historical likelihood of a white Christmas here is about 98%. Looking back through my archives, I have never personally recorded snowlessness at this time of year.
We've actually only had one measurable snowfall which has vanished with 24 hour temperatures consistently and unusually in a very narrow range of 35-42F/2-4C. Last night it rained. This of course has also caused any incipient ice on the lake to vanish. It has also been consistently grey and the sun has been absent for some time, the cloud cover in the winter, of course, holding the warmth.
While the local merchants are unhappy as winter sports activity will be significantly delayed, I can't say that I mind (especially after the unending and severe winter of 2013-2014) as it provides easier access through the woods in much more comfortable garb. This image accurately conveys the scene, the subjects, as are we all, seemingly waiting and wondering what's going on.
[Much better larger; the magnifier works well here...]
#macromondays
#Heart
The Look of Love, or rather the hazy gaze of love, which it often is, isn't it, when we fall in love with someone or something, and all of a sudden our mind turns off, and the yummy, yummy, yummy butterflies in our tummy take over...
When it comes to "Heart", I have already shot my bolt, or rather Cupid's arrow, with my image for last week's MM theme (which you can find in the first comment) ;) So I had to find something else for the actual "Heart" theme today because I didn't want to use the small silver heart pendant so soon again for another MM. I don't have many heart-shaped things at home, so at first, I considered buying something for the theme, but then thought "No, put your thinking cap on!" I have this sachet full of white, pink, and purple coloured Swarovski crystals in many different shapes (which I have already used for a few MM themes before), and among them are a few heart-shaped stones. That was my starting point. But I didn't want to present the crystals in a too kitschy way – and that was the difficult part ;) To make it short, a small two-in-one pocket magnifier with two plastic loupes came to my rescue. I have no idea where I have it from, it must have been a giveaway maybe at a DIY shop (the imprint says "Coilcraft, Cumbernauld, Scotland), I really don't know how it came into my possession, and I also had completely forgotten about it, when I stumbled upon it last week while looking for something else. It started with "Now where is that darn thing?!" (the one I was actually looking for), and happily ended with "Oh, what have we got here?" Because when you pull out both loupes from their protective plastic casing and arrange them in a certain way they form a heart shape. Nice :)
The width of the frame is 6 cm / 2,36 inches. Setup: I "glued" the two heart-shaped crystals onto a piece of gold-coloured carboard with modeling clay. Then I placed the loupe right in front of the two hearts, very, very close because otherwise, the hearts would have been a mere pinkish blur. I did some focus stacking, but it didn't look nice at all with everything in the frame sharp. So I went for a "single photo approach" with focus on the "eyes" (and once again that was my last photo). That did the trick ;) Processing-wise, I didn't do much this time, just the basics in DXO, some masking in LR, and as a finishing touch I applied a Film type in Analog Efex, one from the "Subtle" palette – and only today did I discover that these different film simulations have names, not just numbers, so from now on I can always tell you which of the simulations I have used exactly: here it was "Asai 2" :)
HMM, Everyone!
Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.
― Gretel Ehrlich
I will be out all day tomorrow so will catch up with you on the weekend!
I posted this image to a private group before, so apologies to those of you who have already seen it:)
Featuring Nutmeg at the Epiphany....this collection is full of mystery and beautifully textured designs....Pictured from the collection in no particular order:
10. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Table
9. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Armchair Brown Adult
8. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Armchair Black Adult
7. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag Maroon
2. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag of Souls Brown RARE
5. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag Black
6. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag Brown
4. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Raven RARE
16. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Papers
17. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Candle
14. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Tray
12. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Pocket Watch
18. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Phonograph
13. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Magnifier
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Book3
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Book2
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Book1
The Epiphany: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Epiphany/86/141/989
Nutmeg Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/REKA%20NUTMEG/233/125/21
Nutmeg Flickr: flic.kr/ps/Yr6Sn
Other Nutmeg items pictured available at the mainstore: (Landmark above)
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Painting (no shadow)_Bonus Item
ReKa. Still Life / 3 (group gift)
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Book Pile
Nutmeg. Old Oriental Rug3_Bonus Item
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Vase Set
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Candle Holder1
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Candle Holder2
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Side Table
Build: DRD Mystery Mansion new release available now at the mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Death%20Row/115/140/21
Other DRD items pictured from DRD and available for a limited time at Uber:
DRD - Antique Shoppe - Carpet Rectangle
DRD - Antique Shoppe - Chandelier B
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Thanks for your support! ❤️
I needed to lose you to find me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlJDTxahav0
Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me
Wearing:
.Entwined. Sophie
GENUS Project - Genus Head - Baby Face
amara beauty - Corissa eyeshadows GENUS
HARO Rosy Dress – Maitreya
HARO Neckerchief - Maitreya
Scene:
8f8 - forgotten secrets
01_8f8 - forgotten secrets - within the ruins RARE
03_8f8 - forgotten secrets - anima di concerto RARE
04_8f8 - forgotten secrets - dance with your hands
10_8f8 - forgotten secrets - creepy hugger
11_8f8 - forgotten secrets - broken image
12_8f8 - forgotten secrets - mystical woods
13_8f8 - forgotten secrets - night sky
16_8f8 - forgotten secrets - locked in silence
17_8f8 - forgotten secrets - private knowledge
20_8f8 - forgotten secrets – deartime
21_8f8 - forgotten secrets - distant calling
22_8f8 - forgotten secrets - key is in the bottle
23_8f8 - forgotten secrets - karma
32_8f8 - forgotten secrets - trembling light
24_8f8 - forgotten secrets – prosperity
8f8 - forgotten secrets – peace
25_8f8 - forgotten secrets - love
27_8f8 - forgotten secrets - breaking free
28_8f8 - forgotten secrets - carrie
29_8f8 - forgotten secrets - can you read the sound?
32_8f8 - forgotten secrets - trembling light
- 8f8 - Storyteller's Burrow
20 - 8f8 - Storyteller's Burrow - Curtain
34 - 8f8 - Storyteller's Burrow - Old Rugs
32 - 8f8 - Storyteller's Burrow - Pipe Set
40 - 8f8 - Storyteller's Burrow - Lantern Cage
35 - 8f8 - Storyteller's Burrow - Stairway to Knowledge
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's
9. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Armchair Brown PG
11. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Draped Table
13. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Magnifier
16. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Papers
. Nutmeg. Memoirs Diaries set:
3. Nutmeg. Memoirs Diaries set RARE
15. Nutmeg. Memoirs Diaries set Red
Nutmeg. Countryside Dream Collection:
Nutmeg. Countryside Dream Spruce Branch
Nutmeg. Countryside Dream Knitting
Apt B // Summer Travel Luggage RARE
.03 [ kunst ] - Phonograph record (1)
.05 [ kunst ] - Phonograph record (3)
.09 [ kunst ] - Candle holder
05 [ kunst ] - Blood jug RARE
.06 [ kunst ] - Blood globet
Pretty sweet viewing with the magnifier, if so inclined.
The entrance to the Cochem Imperial Castle is up there on the left and the washrooms are on the right when you get to the top.
Hearkening back to days of yore and gosh darn, my hasenpfeffer is tasteless again! "Küchenchef! Küchenchef!"
Leica M-E / Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar ZM 4/85 mm
Leica M10 silver
Leitz Visoflex III (19497) with 90° magnifier (16499)
Magnifer 5x (16461)
Leitz Elmar-V 3.5/65 mm black (1973) in Leitz focusing mount black (16464)
Leitz Telyt-V 4/200m all black (1969) with M-adapter (16466)
Leitz Tele-Elmar 4/135mm (1978) with Leitz intermediate ring
(16471) and (14020)
Au ras de la mare toutes le couleurs chaudes sont à exploiter pour magnifier son sujet. ici cette grenouille joue la star dans son habit de lumières...
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At the level of the pond all the warm colors are to be exploited to magnify its subject. Here this frog plays the star in his suit of lights...
.....but you can't hide.
Was sat on a bench in the garden trying to catch a bird near one of the feeders when I heard the crows wings flap low overhead and settle in the old apple tree near me. I scanned and scanned through my 20x magnifier on the LCD but couldn't find him, despite the dark and light contrast, I was about to give up when I passed over him as he moved and I picked up the movement not the shape. Gotcha! :^)
While I can't be without the 20x, the one problem with it is that it reduces the visible area on the LCD drastically, perhaps down to 5%, so on a large zoom tis a bit needle and haystackish with Mr Magoo looking for the needle. Fortunately, he moved as I passed over him otherwise, even at that size I would have missed him.
Nutmeg ‘s Soul collector set @Epiphany
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Draped Table
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Candle
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Raven RARE
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Papers
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag of Souls Brown RARE
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag of Souls Maroon RARE
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Phonograph
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Armchair Black
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Magnifier
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Book1
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Book2
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Book3
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag Brown
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag Maroon
taken with the Lensbaby Edge50 and I kept the lens straight, so no slice of focus... this optic also has a pull out magnifier in the front to get closer!!
It was almost dark and cloudy when I took this zoom across the valley of the distant mountain.
Looking through my 20x magnifier on the back of the little screen it was obvious the image would be much brighter than it really was. I wanted the photo to be a more realistic representation of the conditions so, as I shoot jpeg and do only bare minimal if any pp, beyond minor crops and straightening, I underexposed it to what I thought - as best I could - was more accurate reflection. It feels about right.
The FF focal length equivalent would be around 120mm I think.....
Nutmeg. Soul Collector's @ The Epiphany:
7. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag Maroon
8. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Armchair Black Adult
12. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Pocket Watch
16. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Papers
13. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Magnifier
15. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Books
2. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Bag of Souls Brown RARE
11. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Draped Table
17. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Candle
14. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Tray
4. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Raven RARE
Nutmeg. Old Oriental Rug1_Bonus Item
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Vase Set
ANC: Garden by anc "hydrangea" (gray)
[noctis] ~Black Melancholy Carpet 11d rug
DRD - Antique Shoppe - Old Door Display
07 -DaD- Spooktacular Steampunk- Pumpkin cup oxide m/t @ The Arcade Gacha
A simple Hover Fly on a weed at the place near Glendevon we were staying for the weekend..... hand held of course.....! Was trying out some Magnifier Filters for the end of my lens... this was X4.
Tiny, fiery red salvia - still going!
Apart from a small crop, and removing a bright spot bottom right hand corner, it hasn't been touched. The effect was gained by angle of sunlight just touching the tips in the shade, and camera settings.
On one like this, where the light stands out to me through my 20x magnifier on the LCD, I normally take several metering / exposure combos, because if I wait to see what they. are like when I upload, if I have to come back the light has changed. On this occasion this one stood out from the others.
Frog Pond Florals reject..... go figure.
For Smile on Saturday! - Optical instruments
This hands-free hanging magnifier belonged to my paternal grandparents. Van Waffle (Pappy) might have used it for looking at his stamp collection or Fern (Mimi) might have used it to read books and the newspaper. I felt closer to Pappy than my other three grandparents. He had been a self-made, successful business owner and a hard man by many accounts. I never saw that side of him. The year I was born he suffered a heart attack and retired. I guess it softened him. He had time for me. He remained active and did not have another heart attack until 20 years later when he died peacefully in his sleep, age 82. I've kept this magnifier since Mimi moved out of their house into a nursing home 30 years ago, knowing it would become useful someday. So far I have only used it two or three times to fix difficult knitting errors. Pappy would be puzzled to find me using it in fibrecraft, but he shared my enjoyment of gardening and storytelling.
Project 365, 2023 Edition: Day 25/365
Thank you to everyone who visits, faves, and comments.
A lovely old town in the Marche region of Italy ...
Many streets are very steep. If you look with the magnifier, you can see the handrail on the right.
Une superbe ville medievale, dans la province des Marches
Beaucoup de rues sont tres abruptes ... si vous regardez avec la loupe, vous pouvez voir la balustrade a droite ...
Credits:
Apple Fall Hardwick Manor
Apple Fall Amelie Magnifiers - Now available at Men Only Monthly
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Apple Fall Atelier Pendant Lamp
Apple Fall Bed Warmers
Apple Fall Books & Map
Apple Fall Coffee & Muffin
Apple Fall Countryfolk Bed
Apple Fall Dutch Parlour Chair
Apple Fall Monogram Suitcases
Apple Fall Period Fireplace - Now Available at Shiny Shabby maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shiny%20Shabby/105/110/23
Apple Fall Plan Chest
Apple Fall Rug
junk. street sign. carnaby street. black. leaning.
junk. street sign. portobello rd. white. leaning
Lark - Vintage Dress Form (1-light)
Scarlet Creative Safari Blinds
Skye Light Rays - Dusty Medium
Soy. Superlong potted cactus A w/stand
Soy. Superlong potted cactus B w/stand
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Dati Tecnici
a) Leica M8 + Carl Zeiss Biogon ZM 25 mm f.2,8T* (+ Filtro Leica UV/IR);
b) Tempo Finale 1/30s apertura a f.3,2 (a mano libera);
c) Utilizzato il Magnifier 1,25x per effettuare una messa a fuoco più precisa;
d) Impostazione Asa/Iso 160;
e) Lettura Esposimetrica esterna rilevata sulla media ponderata al cento;
f) Lettura Esposimetrica impostata in M (manuale) esterna effettuata con Sekonic DualSpot F-L-778 Angolo 1° (effettuate 4 misurazioni con metodo del Sistema Zonale di “Ansel Adams”) a luce riflessa e 1 lettura di equiparazione e bilanciamento con Esposimetro esterno Gossen Lunalite lettura a luce riflessa (con calotta inserita);
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e) Esposizioni:
1)......la prima sulla superficie della tenda posta subito dopo il vetro dell’infisso (in particolare quella parte ricamata più chiara in corrispondenza del bordo superiore della sedia) ;
2)......la seconda (doppia) sia sulla guancia destra della ragazza e per equiparazione sulla guancia destra della bambola (il valore era molto simile la variazione era di 1/3 di stop) questa lo posta sulla Zona V del grigio medio al 18% aumentato di 1/ del valore;
3)......la terza sul tessuto della spalla desta della ragazza in primo piano. Questa parte di superfice era molto importante per la trama ricca di particolari e di zone chiare e scure;
4)......la quarta sui capelli della ragazza, in particolare il riflesso, ovvero la porzione illuminata della luce proveniente dal balcone che si trova a destra. (In questa porzione, dopo alcune letture di verifica, ho dato un valore n+2,5 rispetto al valore letto in quanto la luminanza della luce era filtrata da una tenda di colore Panna con striature marroni pertanto loa luce oltre alla filtratura veniva assorbita e diffusa, il cielo non era particolarmente limpido ma parzialmente nuvoloso e pertanto avevamo una temperatura cromatica di quasi 6000°K);
5)......La media ottenuta dalle letture precedenti è stata confrontata con il valore t/d (tempo/diaframma) ottenuto dalla settima lettura effettuata con misurazione a luce riflessa sulla calotta superiore dell’esposimetro Gossen Lunalite posto parallelamente alla figura e con la calotta rivolta perpendicolarmente verso l’ottica di ripresa (l’esposimetro è stato posto fra il braccio sinistro della ragazza e la guancia della bambola);
La luminanza è stata posta sulla zona V del Grigio Medio al 18% sovraesponendo intenzionalmente di 1+1/3 diaframmi. Ho intenzionalmente imposto e compresso o contratto la scala di n-1,5 per avere una maggiore corposità dei neri cercando di non aumentare il contrasto. Il totale è stato sovraesposto di n+1/3 per evitare che l’esposizione finale impostata non penalizzasse le alte luminanze delle “zone VI/VII” (disegni della stoffa del letto e della sedia nonché della trama della tenda) che sarebbero risultate con poco dettaglio (visto che la luce che arrivava in quelle parti in penombra e pre-penombra aveva una “temperatura cromatica di 2700°k”) o le basse luci (le luci in forte ombra quelle in ombra o parzialmente illuminate erano troppo basse stimate fra 1250°K"/1900°K"/. Poi c’era il fattore “caduta della luce” visto che la stanza non aveva altre fonti di illuminazione ne diretta né per riflessione (non vi erano pareti chiare vicino) tale fattore era proporzionale alla distanza dall’asse ottico di ripresa quindi in quelle zono la caduta variava dal 22% al 45%.
f) Impostazione nel corpo camera Leica M8: ISO/ASA 160, DR (auto), WB (Bilanciamento del Bianco (auto), Saturazione Colore (Stadard), Nitidezza (Medio-Alto), Contrasto (Standard) Riduzione disturbo (0), Qualità Immagine (DNG), Dimensione Immagine compresso (3:2 – 10MB);
g) Tecnica di ripresa esposimetrica con il sistema dell”Esposizione a Destra;
h) Prima Post-Produzione per la correzione del bilanciamento cromatico/tonale delle varie aree e zone di colore per compensare la caduta di luce con Nikon Capture NX 2;
i) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe Photoshop CC2015 per il bilanciamento delle zone d’ombra;
l) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX2 e CorelPhoto-Paint X7 64bit per il completamento e la sistemazione finale del "Sistema Zonale"..
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Dedicata ad un bimba di nome Giada - Dedicated to a girl named Jade
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Questa parole sono dedicate ad una piccola bimba di nome Giada che ha avuto la sfortuna, assieme alla madre inconsapevole, di avere avuto in casa l’uomo “compagno della madre” che in assenza di quest’ultima abusava della bimba. Dai racconti delle suore tutrici e dai neuropsichiatri che attualmente la stanno aiutando a risollevarsi dal tremendo trauma psicologico e fisico. L’uomo è tato condannato.
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This words are devoted to a little girl named Jade who has had the misfortune, together with the unwitting mother to have had in the house man "boyfriend of the mother" that in the absence of the latter abused the child. From the stories of trustees nuns and neuro psychiatrists that currently are helping to recover from the tremendous psychological and physical trauma. Man is drawn condemned.
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Enya - So I Could Find My Way - Così ho trovato la mia strada
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Così, ho trovato la mia strada
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Nei falsi silenzi
delle cupe ombre,
un pallido visino,
nel muto pianto
avvolto,…nasconde
una piccola anima
dolorante.
Si sentono, sparsi
nel profondo silenzio,
eterni lamenti
che implorano
aiuto struggenti
… in sospiri frammenti.
Non è un bel giorno
come spesso tant’altri,
c’è il mostro che
mi cerca,…”vuole”
a dir di lui giocare
nervosamente attende.
Della mamma…
premuroso compagno
e agli occhi della gente.
La mia bambola,
compagna muta di tristi avventure
è lei che m’aiuta,
in quelle orrende disavventure,
a volte di pochi momenti,
ma spesso di ore infinite.
Mie grida occultate da
quella pesante mano invadente
bagnata dal mio pianto,
lacrime d'odio e dolore
irrompono le mie tenebre,
imploro a Lui negazione
di quei terribili giochi
osceni momenti,
ma al ricordo
di pacate e sue dolci parole
seguivano gravi voci,
minacce e suadenti menzogne.
Convulsi spasmi di pianto
e dolore, conducono
implacabili, l'anima a vani pensieri.
E’ Il gridare d'una sola notte?
no! .è un lamento costante
…..perenne.
False dolci parole di conforto
rantolano morenti
tra crudele realtà, vivono
sofferenti e contorti tormenti,
dell'anima mia affranta
deluse speranze,
illuse e tradite.
Senti il cuore impigliato e
squarciato da acuminati rovi
di false promesse...
Così, ho trovato la mia strada
apro d’un tratto
quell’uscio senza freni
vado via nell’immenso vuoto
chiudo gli occhi e nell’abbraccio
futuro della mamma mia
volo libera nell’aria
per andar a giocar con gli angeli.
……………………….…Luigi Mirto
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So I Could Find My Way
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In the false silences
of the dark shadows,
a pale little face,
wrapped in silent tears,
hides
a small,
painful soul.
Scattered
in the deep silence,
eternal moans
are heard, begging for
help, heartbreaking
... in fragmented sighs.
It's not a beautiful day
like so many others,
there's a monster
looking for me,..."he wants,"
as they say, to play
he nervously waits.
My mother's...
attentive companion
and in the eyes of the people.
My doll,
mute companion of sad adventures,
it's she who helps me,
in those horrendous misadventures,
sometimes for a few moments,
but often for endless hours.
My cries, hidden by
that heavy, invading hand
wet with my tears,
tears of hatred and pain
break through my darkness,
I implore Him to deny
those terrible games,
obscene moments,
but the memory
of His calm and sweet words
were followed by grave voices,
threats, and persuasive lies.
Convulsive spasms of tears
and pain, implacably lead
the soul to vain thoughts.
Is it the cry of a single night?
No! It is a constant lament
…perennial.
False, sweet words of comfort
rattle, dying
amid cruel reality, live
suffering and twisted torments,
of my broken soul
disappointed hopes,
deluded and betrayed.
You feel your heart entangled and
torn by sharp brambles
of false promises...
So, I've found my way
I suddenly open
that door without restraints
I go away into the immense void
I close my eyes and in the embrace
of my mother's future
I fly free in the air
to go and play with the angels.
……………………….…Luigi Mirto
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Enya - If I Could Be Where You Are - Se potessi essere dove sei tu
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Non potendo esporre la foto dell’adolescente ho inserito un’altra immagine di un’altra una bimba che per scena e costumi si avvicina molto alle parole scritte……..
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Not being able to expose the adolescent photos I put another picture of another girl who for a scene and costume is very close to written words .....
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Dati Tecnici
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a) Leica M8 + Leica Summilux-M 35 mm f.1,4 ASPH. FLE+ Filtro Leica E46 UV/IR;
b) Tempo 1/25s con apertura a f.2,8 +2/3 di stop in manuale (a mano libera);
c) Lettura Esposimetrica di base con Gossen Lunalite (Effettuate tre letture a Luce Incidente, due sui lati estremi opposti alla ragazza e una sul piano subito dopo la mano poggiata sul bracciolo della poltrona e il sedile. Le letture sono state effettuate con la cupola dell’esposimetro rivolto perpendicolarmente all’asse ottico di ripresa). Inoltre è stata effettuata una lettura Media a prevalenza centrale con l’esposimetro della macchina ed equiparata con la sommatoria delle letture effettuate con l’esposimetro esterno. La risultante finale è stata sovraesposta di 2/3 di diaframma per dare maggiore corposità ai particolari della tenda e far venire fuori ulteriori particolari nelle zone d’ombra.
d) Utilizzato il Magnifier 1,25x per effettuare una messa a fuoco più precisa;
e) Impostazione Asa/Iso 320;
f) Lettura Esposimetrica esterna rilevata sulla media ponderata al cento;
g) Tecnica di ripresa esposimetrica con il sistema dell”Esposizione a Destra.
h) Prima Post-Produzione per il bilanciamento cromatico delle varie aree e zone di colore per compensare la caduta di luce (ore pomeridiane circa le ore 15,30 con temperatura cromatica di 4400K° ) con Nikon Capture NX 2
i) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe Photoshop CS6 64Bit per il bilanciamento delle zone d’ombra e CorelPhotoPaintX7 64Bit;
l) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2.
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Guardate l’immagine, ascoltate questo brano e leggete le parole della poesia sotto:
Look at the image, listen to this passage and read the words of the poem below:
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Abel Korzeniowski - Come, Gentle Night
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Oramai ho perso
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Su questo mio mare
con gli occhi fermi sull’orizzonte
la triste mia malinconia
nel tempo immobile rimane.
S’infrangono le agitate onde
sulle fredde e scure rocce che
scandiscono i miei tormentati momenti
sfiorano l'intimità della mia anima
con la poca voglia di vivere.
Cerco ma non la trovo, è fuggita via
con la voglia di vivere
e conservo tutta la mia sofferenza
nella volontà di donare e ricevere amore
ma tutto è vano non la troverò mai
oramai ho perso.
……………………..Luigi Mirto
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Now I've lost
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On this sea of mine
with my eyes fixed on the horizon
my sad melancholy
remains in motionless time.
The rough waves crash
on the cold, dark rocks that
mark my tormented moments
touch the intimacy of my soul
with little will to live.
I search but I can't find her, she's fled
with the will to live
and I keep all my suffering
in the desire to give and receive love
but all is in vain, I'll never find her
now I've lost.
……………………..Luigi Mirto
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Worth a zoom on the centre.......
This tiny fellow is the very first forget-me-not to come through, and as he brought his buddies with him I decided I would get in close as I could, also taken in aps-c mode for another 50% magnification and a small crop. Not quite as I would prefer, I thought I had less aperture than that but surprisingly - considering the range I still like it and the centre is lush.
Trouble is without an aperture ring I have to remember where I am and count back or forward on the command dial and sometimes get it wrong. I still have to count with an aperture ring but it is easier to in effect ‘zero’ it and count forward. Even with my 20x magnifier on the monitor I can’t quite read the figures and therefore am guessing somewhat which tends to lead to even more trouble!😂
Ambiance toute en douceur et tons pastel pour magnifier ces fritillaires 2023.
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Blowing snow.
Posting 6K TIFF version.
If anyone is interested, lots of detail with magnifier.
4-frame pano stitched in Hugin.
Moth - Silver Y, so called because of the wing markings.
This little character was surprisingly difficult to photograph sharply. He moved quite leisurely, wasn’t bothered by my presence and gave me plenty of time - and they all came out blurred. Trouble is, his entire body seems to shimmer, tremble and vibrate rapidly the whole time, at first I thought it was just the light reflecting on him, I could tell through my magnifier there was something odd but didn’t know what.. So, discovering they were all blurred, on the off chance the next day at exactly the same time I returned to these same chives and within 2 minutes, quite surprisingly he was back. They were a lot better this time but even with the shutter up at 1000 some were still a bit blurry.