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… And now (drum roll… ) Yes, another sunrise from my Umbrian archives from Summer 2018 (for details about Umbria and that beautiful location you could explore my album aptly named Umbria.
I explored that sunrise as much as possible, shooting from as many points of view as I was able to. A convenient approach, you could say – yet there is a drawback. There was a strange light that morning – the air was heavy, thick, damp: it seemed to resist the pouring, silky sunlight. Maybe because of this the photos taken from some points of view are almost intractable. This photo is one of them: processing it has been a long struggle, and the final result has been uncertain up to almost the end of the journey. I am not completely satisfied with this image, yet I feel that it is not utterly devoid of merits and hope that it can convey good emotions and thoughts to somebody.
This reminds me of a scene I witnessed many years ago – one of those scenes one cannot forget.
I was on the underground: the archetypal train crowded with commuters going back home after work. I could hear the faint, distant sound of a guitar and a voice singing - a street musician trying to top up his daily earnings. A girl was sitting in front of me, her head lowered. It took some time for me to realise that she was quietly crying.
The music was louder now: I could see the tall, blond young man getting nearer and nearer. When he reached us he hesitated a bit and then he positioned himself just in front of the girl and started swinging as he kept playing his guitar and singing a song I cannot remember. He was definitely not a talented guitar player - even less a good singer - but his overall attitude was very lively, energetic, uplifting. The whole scene lasted more or less one minute. At last the girl slowly lifted her head, looked at the musician, wiped away her tears and… well, she smiled. A shy, hesitant smile – but it radiated an aura of delicate light all around her.
I hope that this photo, its flaws notwithstanding, can gift some of you with a little miracle like this. After all, one can never say when a miracle will happen, nor whence it will come – yet it happens.
I wish you all a happy (if locked down) Easter!
A hug from Italy!
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.3/0/+1.3 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.
A very selective contribution to the final effect came from the inverted RGB blue channel technique described by Boris Hajdukovic. While this technique (which, its imposing name notwithstanding, is pretty simple to implement) often holds interesting results in full daylight landscapes, its effects on a low-light capture (e.g. a sunrise) are utterly unpredictable, so at the end of my workflow I often give it a try to ascertain its possibilities. In this picture I have exploited this technique in a very frugal, yet effective, way – just some touches where needed.
RAW files has been processed with Darktable. Denoising with DFine 2 and the Gimp (denoised and original images blended by lightness).
Quando pensi di saper fare le "foto normali", talvolta ti ritrovi a giocare con gli effetti dei software di fotoritocco.
When you convince yourself that you know how to make normal photos, sometimes you play with the effects of photo editing software.
As many of my Flickr friends should have readily guessed, this is another image I have brought to life digging in my archives. Yes, Rosolina Mare, Summer 2016. Again. I am amazed at how many shots worthy the effort of postprocessing there are in that archive.
Just like its fellow image (You'll never walk alone), I had thought to process it a great many times, but I was deterred by some blown out highlights in the sky. Not worth the effort, I used to think. However I have made up my mind at last and, after recovering what was recoverable, I have decided to accept some blown out highlights instead of give up forever.
For me the main points of interest in this shot - the very reasons that have encouraged me to embarkupon processing this bracketing - were the rippled patterns of the sand and that enormous tidal pool, with its absolutely still water mirroring such a wild sky. I have a personal fixation (most probably a deviance) with envisaging certain patterns of sandy ripples as cortex convolutions of some mysterious brain of the Earth (e.g. my Thinking heavenly thoughts), so you can better understand whence the funny title of this photo has come...
Explored on 2020/07/06 no. 22
It was my second sunrise session at Rosolina mare - not really as good as the first one, to be sure (here it is an example): the sky was overcast, the light was hard, and a high-altitude sheet of clouds gave uniform highlights where the sun was. I was a bit tired - more on the morale side than physically, since I had walked some 23 km only to take a mere handful of second-rate photos. As I was returning to the "civilised" part of the beach, at last the sky started turning into something really interesting. Lots of clouds of different shapes and sizes, and piercing sunbeams at leisure. I was wise enough to take a real exposure bracketing, and this helped a lot to recover details in the blown-out area.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.3/0/+1.3 EV] by luminosity masks with the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4. RAW files processed with Darktable. Denoising with Dfine.
Silver Efex Pro 2
This is one of two weekly projects I've set myself for 2017 - 52 landscapes in 52 weeks, the idea being that I'll have learnt how to do it by December.
(My other weekly challenge... 2017: 52 Panoramas)
Sprocket, equally as restless as her sister during the short photo session. She darted to the top of the cat tree, which I rotated to get her looking in the right direction for this shot.
NIK Collection Silver Efex Pro 2, High Structure (Harsh) preset, within Affinity Photo.
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Another image where I decided to play with the composition a little bit. I was thinking about calling this "the Phoenix," can you see why?
#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #jetski #stunt #spray #LakeErie #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #mono #monochrome #toned #DxOPhotoLab #NikCollection #behindthelens
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Another image for my current personal project around the recent gale force storm that hit the Buffalo area in early December. This breakwater is normally a walkway positioned 6-8' above the waterline.
#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #personalproject #storm #stormy #seich #spray #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #On1photos #behindthelens
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«Il est un phénomène dans le monde entier lequel bordent le soleil couchant avec une rue, maison, auto et gratte-ciel, canyon-réseaux pour créer une expérience de solstice visuelle parfaitement encadrée"
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Captured in Kampung Mayang Mawang, this image reflects the quiet rhythm of village life beneath a dramatic tropical mountain landscape. The road draws the eye through modest homes, satellite dishes, corrugated roofs, and everyday details that reveal a lived-in sense of place.
Low mist drifts across the forested hills while textured clouds soften the morning light, creating a contrast between the intimacy of the settlement and the scale of the surrounding landscape. The photograph is a study of connection: community, weather, architecture, and nature existing together in a moment of calm.
#KampungMayangMawang, #VillageLife, #RuralMalaysia, #TropicalLandscape, #MountainVillage, #DocumentaryPhotography, #TravelPhotography, #SoutheastAsia, #AtmosphericPhotography, #MistyMountains, #RuralStreetPhotography, #EverydayLife, #VillageRoad, #RainforestLandscape, #CulturalLandscape
For this one I was trying for lots of contrast in the grass, and then the bi-color filter to affect a tinted look.
Shot in Manchester, this black-and-white street photograph captures the quiet, unscripted poetry of ordinary urban life. Stripping away colour shifts focus to light, shadow, form, and human gesture — the essential building blocks of the city’s atmosphere. The image balances stillness and movement: figures pause beside bicycles, others walk along the pavement, and dappled sunlight filters through the canopy of trees, creating patterns across the pathway. It explores the idea that beauty and narrative exist not only in landmarks, but in the fleeting, unposed moments that make up the heartbeat of a city. By using monochrome, the work aims to evoke a timeless quality, removing distractions to highlight the interactions, moods, and small stories unfolding in a single frame.
#StreetPhotography, #BlackAndWhite, #Manchester, #UrbanLife, #Monochrome, #DocumentaryPhotography, #EverydayMoments, #LightAndShadow, #CityStreets, #HumanStory #StreetPortrait, #UrbanRhythm, #TimelessMoments, #BnwPhotography, #StreetScene, #CityLife, #Unposed, #CandidPhotography, #ManchesterStreets, #VisualStorytelling
I felt my gallery needed a bit of colour to break up all the monos I've been posting so here is one out of the Icelandic archives....
Heading south through the Kaldidalur toward Þingvellir on the F550 - you come across the occasional water of Sandkluftavatn over which loom the ashen wastes of Ármannsfell (764m).
The lake clearly holds more water than was present in this pic - probably during the Spring - but as the valley floor is solely ash and tephra, the water simply drains away.
The F550 itself rolls right through the frame and out of sight.
West Iceland (Vesturland) October 2017.
Fuji X-T2, XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS 1/450th sec at f/5.6, ISO 250 FL ~ 85mm
actually the rotating tourbillon of an automatic watch...not a trip through a blackhole after all...sorry to dissapoint
#macro_flower #florida #nature #discovertheworld #nature_perfection #gregorymountainpacks #canon #gitzo #leofotousa #markins #manfrotto #TKpanel #luminarneo #adobe_LR_PS #nikcollection #topaz #dxo #capture_1 #rrs
Captured at Aira Beck, this image explores the raw energy of water moving through a secluded woodland gorge. Framed by overhanging branches and textured rock, the waterfall becomes the focal point of the composition, breaking through the stillness of the surrounding forest with a sense of natural force and movement.
The artistic concept centres on contrast between motion and enclosure. The white rush of the cascade stands out against the darker stone and deep green foliage, while filtered sunlight adds atmosphere and depth across the scene. The photograph invites the viewer into a quieter, less exposed corner of the landscape, where water, rock, and woodland form an intimate study of texture, power, and calm.
#AiraBeck #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #WoodlandWaterfall #ForestCascade #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #WaterAndStone #HiddenWaterfall #BritishWoodland #WildLandscape #MossyRocks #OutdoorPhotography #FineArtNature #WoodlandMagic
#Cascades #Forest #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors
The Kuching boat race refers to the historic Sarawak Regatta, a traditional event on the Sarawak River featuring longboat races that foster unity, alongside the modern Sarawak International Dragon Boat Regatta, drawing teams from across Asia for thrilling dragon boat competitions, both celebrating Sarawak's vibrant culture and diverse communities.
Started in 1872 to replace tribal feuds with friendly competition, the longboat races symbolize unity and cultural pride.
#KuchingDragonBoatRegatta #SarawakRegatta #DragonBoatFestival #RegattaSarawak #CulturalHeritage #DragonBoatRace #KuchingWaterfront #SarawakRiver #DiscoverSarawak #VisitSarawak #KuchingCity #MalaysiaTrulyAsia #WaterSports #PolisDirajaMalaysia #RiverPatrol #ActionPhotography #TravelPhotography #SportsPhotography
Sunset on the Gold Coast tonight was one of the best for some time.
Nikon D810 with Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G lens.
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A Noisy Miner from the Toowoomba Flower Festival, Queens Park.
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"The only difference between a flower and a weed is judgment." Dr. Wayne Dyer
I often wondered which botanist decided what distinguishes a weed from a flower. This little beauty stands about 3" tall and dots my yard with its perky little purple head. While it is considered a "weed" to be rid of, on close inspection it is quite delicate and pretty. Don't you think so, too?
#osprey #florida #best_birds_planet #planet_birds #birdbrilliance #birdphotography #nature #wildlifephotography #birdextreme #bestbirdshots #discovertheworld #nature_perfection #wildlifeperfection #gregorymountainpacks #canon #gitzo #leofotousa #markins #manfrotto #TKpanel #luminarneo #adobe_LR_PS #nikcollection #topaz #dxo #capture_1 #rrs
"In pale moonlight the wisteria's scent comes from far away." Yosa Buson
I wish a photo could capture the scent of this lovely wisteria bloom. My vine was heavy laden with bloom and the scent was heady!
#cormorants #florida #best_birds_planet #planet_birds #birdbrilliance #birdphotography #nature #wildlifephotography #birdextreme #bestbirdshots #discovertheworld #nature_perfection #wildlifeperfection #gregorymountainpacks #canon #gitzo #leofotousa #markins #manfrotto #TKpanel #luminarneo #adobe_LR_PS #nikcollection #topaz #dxo #capture_1 #rrs
A lovely foretaste of the summer seaside - a stand of Hare Tail Grass on the shore of Waubs Bay, Bicheno, Tasmania.
Taken with a bit of legacy glass that gets an outing every once in a while - a Nikkor-P 75mm f/2.8 lens designed and produced by Nikon in the 1970s for the Bronica S series medium format camera.
It's a gloriously sharp lens stopped down but with very plush bokeh left wide open. It's uncoated however so flare must be well managed. A few to come from this outing.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor-P 75mm f.2.8, 1/8000th sec at f/2.8, ISO 160.
Been raining all day here so had a fossick around in the archives.
The River Derwent under the light of the rising full moon June 23, 2013. Google tells me that this particular moonrise was a super moon or 'close approach'.
From Cornelian Bay - looking across the River to the suburbs of Lindisfarne and Rose Bay. The moon itself is just out of shot but the reason for those two big flare bunnies mid-frame over the jetty.
Nikon D7000, Nikkor 17-55/2.8, 25 secs at f/4, ISO 100.
Captured from Catbells, this image reveals the Lake District as a layered landscape of ridgelines, water, and distant fells. The sweeping summit view leads the eye along the narrow green spine of the ridge before opening onto the deep blue expanse of Derwentwater and the patchwork valley beyond.
The artistic concept centres on elevation and perspective. The foreground rocks and grasses create an immediate sense of place, while the broad sky and distant mountains expand the image into something more cinematic and contemplative. Light moves across the landscape in soft bands, balancing the rugged energy of the fell with the stillness of the lake below.
#Catbells, #Derwentwater, #LakeDistrict, #Cumbria, #SummitView, #MountainLandscape, #FellWalking, #BritishLandscape, #LandscapePhotography, #OutdoorAdventure, #RidgeWalk, #WildBritain, #FineArtLandscape, #HikingPhotography, #EpicViews
Magdeburg / Germany
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Yet another sliderized adaptation of a Macro Mondays outtake, this time from the session for the Oil on Water theme.